[PHOTO] Picasso on Richmond, 318 Richmond Street West, horizontal and vertical

Picasso on Richmond is an eye-catching tower in the heart of the Entertainment District, a 39-story condo tower with what Urban Toronto is right to note is a "decidedly edgy silhouette", all different colours and shapes.

[BLOG] Some Friday links

• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly talks about her vacation in Croatia's Istria.


• Centauri Dreams highlights the work of citizen scientists who are producing stunning images of Jupiter through Juno data.


• Cody Delistraty examines the unique history of Paris' Maison de Verre, a house made entirely of glass.


• Bruce Dorminey notes a recent study suggesting red dwarfs tend to produce stellar winds stripping exo-Earths of their atmospheres.


• The LRB Blog looks at the mechanics of press censorship in a changing Burma.


• Language Log's Geoff Nunberg points out that the phrase "... in the woodpile" is indelibly marked with racism.


• The NYR Daily remembers the life and notes the death of Xiu Liaobo.


• Pamela MacNaughtan at Roads and Kingdoms tells the story of how she found the perfect lobster roll on the Iles-de-la-Madeleine.


• The Signal shares a provocative discussion on the potential role and future decipherability of the emoji in language.


• Towleroad shares a comforting legal analysis suggesting that marriage equality is not yet threatened in the United States.


• Transit Toronto notes another weekend subway shutdown, this time on the Bloor line west from Ossington.


• Window on Eurasia argues that this year will be critical for Russia's future relationship with Tatarstan.


• Unicorn Booty largely approves, as do I, of the controversial recent Teen Vogue guide to anal sex. Safe sex is informed sex.


• Arnold Zwicky shares photos of the purple-heavy gardens of his neighbourhood in California.