Interesting Links for 14-02-2016

[nwhyte]

Chestnut blight I hadn't heard of this before reading Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver.
(tags: biology ) Antonin Scalia's death was first reported by the San Antonio Express-News. Here's how the newspaper got the scoop. (tags: uspolitics media ) Best Graphic Story Ballot for the #RetroHugos1941 Some recommendations and links.
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[resonant]

Many towns with dead chestnut trees lining the streets replanted with elms. Which were then killed half a century later by Dutch Elm Disease.