[PHOTO] The former Stollery's, Yonge and Bloor

I've blogged in the past about Stollery's, a men's clothing store on the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor that was hastily demolished in January 2015 ahead of a heritage designation. There was discussion that an eighty-story mixed-use tower was intended for that site. As of June 2016, the whole lot remains empty, and level.

[BLOG] Some Sunday links

• Beyond the Beyond references Vincent Cerf's concern about the fragility of new media.


• Crooked Timber considers the politics inherent in monetary unions.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes a paper suggesting Alpha Centauri A is quite evolved.


• Discover's Dead Things wonders if Georgia is the birthplace of wine.


• Joe. My. God. notes the claim of a Florida public employee that the rainbow flag creates a hostile work environment.


• Language Hat looks at records of ancient Greek music.


• The LRB Blog considers the politics of hate in the United Kingdom.


• Marginal Revolution wonders which European financial centres would win at the expense of London.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer suggests the United Kingdom should merge with Canada.


• Registan notes domestic terrorism in Kazakhstan.


• Torontoist looks at queer people who opt not to celebrate Pride with the crowds.


• Towleroad looks at a Thai gym for trans men.


• The Volokh Conspiracy makes the case for sports boycotts.


• Window on Eurasia notes the fragility of the post-Soviet order, in Ukraine and in Russia.

[NEWS] Some Sunday links

• 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 devastation inflicted on wild fish populations by the pet trade.


• The Toronto Star notes what seems likely to be the extended separation of a Mexican family, split between their country of birth and country of residence.


• Wired looks at the Siemens plant where Florida light rail vehicles are being manufactured.