• blogTO shares the new face of the Broadview Hotel.
• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly writes about the joys of the unscreened life.
• Dead Things reports on a study suggesting that although humans are violent by the standards of mammals, we are among the least violent primates.
• The Dragon's Gaze reports on the discovery of five sizable planets orbiting ( Read more... )

The Inter Press Service's Emilio Godoy describes some of the tensions created around Mexico City as that megalopolis expands.

People living in neighborhoods affected by the expansion of urban construction suffer a “double displacement”, with changes in their habitat and the driving up of prices in the area, in a process in which “we are not taken ( Read more... )

• Antipope Charlie Stross imagines future directions of evolution.
• Anthropology.net reports on a reconstruction of the vocal tract of Iceman Otzi.
• blogTO notes the temporary return of the Dufferin jog owing to construction.
• Centauri Dreams considers asteroids.
• The Dragon's Tales reports on the expected crash of China's Tiangong-1 space station.

• Centauri Dreams and The Map Room each report on the ESA's Gaia satellite mapping project of the galaxy.
• The Dragon's Gaze reports on the hunt for hot Jupiters.
• Marginal Revolution suggests that the Mexican peso has weakened because of Trump.
• The Planetary Society Blog notes China's successful launch of its Tiangong-2 space station.
• Savage Minds ( Read more... )

• Beyond the Beyond links to an exhibition of art by a Brazilian inspired by War of the Worlds.
• blogTO shares photos of Vaughan's new library.
• Centauri Dreams reports on the difficulty of reaching Proxima b.
• The Dragon's Gaze reports on KS-39b, a hot Jupiter orbiting a subgiant.
• False Steps reports on a proposed late Soviet space shuttle.

• Bloomberg notes that the first Brexit poll since the murder of Jo Cox shows Remain in the lead, and notes the possibility that the ANC might lose control of Pretoria.
• CBC notes that the last Tragically Hip concert will be televised.
• The Inter Press Service notes that most vulnerable refugees will not be resettled.
• The National Post notes the ( Read more... )

• blogTO notes laneway crawls in Toronto and notes a vacant lot in Leslieville is set to become a community market.
• The Dragon's Tales looks at atmospheric nitrogen on Earth and Venus.
• Joe. My. God. confirms Prince's death as a consequence of an opioid overdose.
• The LRB Blog notes the importance of Felix the Cat in television broadcasting.
• The Map Room ( Read more... )

• 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... )

• The Dragon's Gaze links to a study suggesting lithium-rich giant stars have recently eaten their lithium-rich planets.
• The Dragon's Tales notes Russia's opposition to the US-China position on global warming and carbon emissions.
• Joe. My. God. reports from the Sao Paulo Pride.
• Language Hat notes the Chinese of Wuhan, apparently marked by a willingness ( Read more... )

• Beyond the Beyond considers the floating mountains of Pluto.
• The Boston Globe's Big Picture notes the story of a church that transitioned from an old-style church building to a storefront.
• blogTO shares a photo of the Gardiner Expressway, closed for construction.
• Centauri Dreams considers the search for life around red giant stars.
• Crooked Timber ( Read more... )