May. 21st, 2016
[BLOG] Some Saturday links
May. 21st, 2016 02:06 pm- 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 criticizes left-wing Brexit proponents for the contradictions in their politics.
- The Dragon's Tales looks at mountain-building on Io.
- The Frailest Thing's Michael Sacasas wonders if the kids are all right in an age of ubiquitous technology.
- The LRB Blog notes Trump's acceptance by Fox.
- Otto Pohl shares a list of his articles dealing with the Crimean Tatars.
- The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer examines air pollution and car traffic in Mexico City.
- Window on Eurasia notes the political popularity of Sufis in Dagestan.
- Arnold Zwicky celebrates actor Joe Dallesandro.
[NEWS] Some Saturday links
May. 21st, 2016 04:52 pm- Bloomberg notes the difficulties Syrian refugees have with liberal Europe, reports on warnings of dropping property values, and examines Russia's search for partners in Southeast Asia.
- Bloomberg View reports on a Russian oligarch who warns of the dangers of oil dependence.
- CBC warns of a resurgence of sexism if Hillary Clinton gets elected.
- The Inter Press Service notes the positive things refugees can bring to the cities where they are resettled.
- The National Post reports a claim that an Argentine lawyer whon was investigating a terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires was forced to kill himself.
- Reuters notes Oklahoma legislators who want to impeach Obama over trans rights.
- The Toronto Star notes the imminent installation of a tidal power turbine on the Bay of Fundy.
- Wired looks at IKEA's indoor farming kit and defends Los Angeles' new metro line.

