[BLOG] Some Thursday links

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• Arctic Progress celebrates the rise of the Arctic as a human-populated and -used sea.


• The Burgh Diaspora doesn't mind photography and film which focus on Detroit's urban ruin; after all, they inspire people to come to the city in the first place.


• Eastern Approaches examines how Montenegrin prime minister Milo Djukanović's extended stay in office, perhaps to escape potential prosecution for criminal charges in Italy, works alongside Western tolerance for local corruption.


• Geocurrents maps the huge, yawning gaps in economic output between China's different provinces.


• Joe. My. God reports that famed GLBT human rights activist Peter Tatchell's home has received a Blue Plaque commemorating his achievements, perhaps because of his refusal of state honours.


• Slap Upside the Head commemorates the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite military formation from 4th century Thebes composed of pairs of same-sex lovers.


• This Volokh Conspiracy post may well represent American frustration with European Union data protection legislation.


• Window on Eurasia looks at the story of a Tajik mullah trained across the Middle East, now working in Tatarstan.