• blgoTO notes how the Guild Inn was once a popular resort.
• Centauri Dreams notes the import of real scientists in Arrival.
• Crooked Timber notes that anti-Trump Republicans did not seem to matter in the election.
• The Dragon's Gaze looks at cutting-edge options for studying exoplanets.
• False Steps notes a proposed American spacecraft that would have ( Read more... )

Russia Beyond the Headlines' Gleb Fedorov notes that Russia remains strongly opposed to any talk of shared sovereignty with Japan over any of the Kuril islands.

Valery Kistanov, Japan expert from the Institute for Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Science, believes that the Nikkei article “was a deliberate leak” to test Russia’s ( Read more... )

• 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... )

• At Apostrophen, 'Nathan Smith describes his experience at the CAN•CON conference in Ottawa.
• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper speculating about the consequences of observing a large extraterrestrial civilization.
• Far Outliers notes how Chinese soldiers in 1937 Shanghai did not want to take prisoners.
• The Frailest Thing's Michael Sacasas considers the ( Read more... )

CBC News' Sima Sahar Zerehi has a photo-heavy feature describing how the decay of an American military base from the Second World War in Greenland threatens catastrophe.

It's an image that requires a double-take: a pristine Arctic landscape in Greenland, dotted with rusted debris from an abandoned World War II military base ( Read more... )

• Centauri Dreams considers Juno's photos of Jupiter's poles.
• The Dragon's Gaze notes the discovery of another star that behaves much like mysterious Tabby's Star.
• Far Outliers reports on the good reputation of the Chinese forces at Shanghai in 1937.
• Joe. My. God. notes a Christian site that claims gay sex is not sex.
• Language Hat reports on the problems ( Read more... )

• blogTO notes that Green Day will be headlining a festival in the Distillery District.
• Centauri Dreams looks at research into an interstellar solar sail.
• The Dragon's Gaze notes a study of brown dwarf populations.
• The Dragon's Tales looks at ancient Martian rivers and flood plains.
• The Everyday Sociology Blog looks at the protest of Colin Kaepernick.

Bloomberg's article suggests a compromise such as desired by the Japanese, with a transfer of sovereignty over one or more of the islands, is not in the offing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a conciliatory tone before talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a territorial dispute that’s prevented the countries from signing a ( Read more... )

• Bloomberg notes the recent challenge to one-family rule in Gabon, looks at Russia's new Internet firewall, examines the Syrian Kurds' withdrawal beyond the Euphrates, and reports on near-record migration into the United Kingdom.
• Bloomberg View talks about inequality in China, looks at continuing disputes over Second World War history in Poland and ( Read more... )

• The Big Picture shares photos from a Newfoundland where the cod fisheries are recovering.
• blogTO notes the bars which will be screening the final concert of The Tragically Hip.
• Centauri Dreams notes a paper finding that KIC 8462852 has been fading noticeably in recent years.
• The Dragon's Gaze notes the detection of circumpulsar disks.
• Language Hat ( Read more... )