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[BLOG] Some Thursday links
- blogTO notes a threat to some of Liberty Village's historic buildings through development.
- Centauri Dreams looks at planetary formation around close binary SDSS 1557, which includes a white dwarf.
- False Steps' Paul Drye announces a new book project, They Played the Game, which looks at how different baseball players overlooked in our history might ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Monday links
- The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly writes about the importance of truth in journalism.
- Crooked Timber looks at the example of Trump and wonders why that kind of charismatic authoritarianism is popular.
- The Dragon's Gaze links to a model of the inner debris disk of HR 8799.
- Far Outliers looks at the cultural divergences between North and South Koreans.
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[BLOG] Some Sunday links
- Crooked Timber looks at how evolutionary psychology can be used to justify monarchy.
- Far Outliers shares an excerpt describing how methamphetamine is used as a secondary currency in North Korea.
- The Frailest Thing shares quotes examining the link between seeing something and liking it. Language Hat talks about ways of voicing surprise.
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[BLOG] Some Saturday links
- A BCer in Toronto mourns the declining standards behind the Tim Horton's apple fritter.
- blogTO notes that the Toronto vs everybody T-shirt has been redone in the original Iroquoian.
- Centauri Dreams considers Project Orion.
- Dangerous Minds shares vintage North Korean anti-American art.
- The Dragon's Tales links to a paper suggesting that Mars' climate ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Wednesday links
- Bloomberg notes the rise of populism in Mexico, looks at how Europe is losing its reputation as a renewable energy leader, looks at political protest in Zimbabwe, and looks at changing habits of Saudi oil ministers.
- Bloomberg View notes the politicization of the Israeli army, looks at an effort to smuggle Korean pop culture into North Korea, and ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Monday links
- Bloomberg notes two former British intelligence chiefs saying that the United Kingdom is safer within the European Union than without, wonders if Saudi Arabia will be able to accept the economic shocks involved in transitioning away from oil, suggests South Australia could profit hugely from storing nuclear waste, and shares one journalist's ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Sunday links
- 3 Quarks Daily notes a Financial Times article on the rebirth of brutalism.
- Bloomberg looks at the Polish opposition's upcoming protest and notes the promise of North Korea's leaders not to use nuclear weapons first.
- CBC notes the likely permanent displacement of many from Fort McMurray and reports on the failure of Marvel's movies to be as ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Friday links
- Bloomberg notes the upcoming meeting of North Korea's governing party, observes the absence of a groundswell in favour of Brexit in the United Kingdom, and notes NIMBYism can appear in many forms.
- CBC reports on the upcoming summit of North American leaders, notes Mike Duffy's first appearance in the Senate, reports on the likely huge toll of ( Read more... )
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[BLOG] Some Thursday links
- Centauri Dreams considers, among other things, studies of Alpha Centauri.
- D-Brief talks about the unexpected chill of Venus' poles.
- The Dragon's Tales shares a photo of the San Francisco shoreline.
- Far Outliers notes the rare achievements of Michael the Brave.
- Joe. My. God. notes the recent finding by an American court that transgendered students are ( Read more... )
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[NEWS] Some Friday links
- Bloomberg notes the defection of 13 North Korean workers at an overseas restaurant to the South, reports that Venezuela has declared Friday a holiday to try to save on power consumption, wonders if low oil prices will hurt the Philippines through diminished remittances from the Middle East, notes that Russian efforts at import substitution are ( Read more... )