[CAT] Shakespeare, in bed in the dark

[BLOG] Some Saturday links

• Centauri Dreams considers the challenges and the prospects of laser SETI.


• Citizen Science Salon reports on a couple who have done their best to keep their bee numbers up.


• Joe. My. God. notes that Milo's book, contrary to Milo's claims, has performed very badly indeed in the UK, among other places.


• Language Log features a poetic digression by Victor Mair on Chinese characters for words like "plum" and "wine."


• Lawyers, Guns and Money suggests that moderate Republicans in Congress might not be all that.


• The LRB Blog considers Nice at, and after, the time of last year's terrorist attacks.


• Marginal Revolution features Tyler Cowen's description of his writing processes.


• Drew Rowsome interviews Toronto gay photographer Dylan Rosser.


• Unicorn Booty looks back at the history of the queercore movement--gay punk, as a first approximation.


• Vintage Space links to an article explaining why there was neither an Apollo 2 nor an Apollo 3.


• Window on Eurasia suggests the Russian state is undermining various once-allied Russian nationalist movements.

[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links, from Lego TTC to private nude beaches to University Avenue

• Global News reports on Jackson's Burger, driven from Yonge Street by high rent.


• blogTO shares this man's collection of TTC vehicles done in Lego. It is truly impressive.


• Steve Munro reports on the cost of renovating the Bloor-Danforth subway.


• The Toronto Star reports on the private nudist swimming resorts in the GTA. There are no legal public nude beaches without Hanlan's.


• The Globe and Mail's Dave Leblanc <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/toronto/neglected-islands-along-torontos-university-avenue-deserveattention/article35663168/?cmpid=rss1'><U>reports</u></a> on the embattled traffic islands of University Avenue.</li> </ul>