[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Eastern Approaches notes the ongoing protests in Bosnia and the Hungarian purchase of a Russian nuclear reactor for its energy needs.


• Far Outliers first notes the fragile stability of the Mexican republic at the beginning of the 20th century under Profirio Diaz then remarks on the failed Wilsonian reset of Mexican-American relations.


• Hogtown Commons, newly added to the blogroll, comments on the exceptional diversity of Toronto.


• Language Log's Victor Mair notes confusion with Chinese-language script on Singaporean food products.


• Marginal Revolution observes that the United Arab Emirates plans to deliver some governmental services via drones. Shades of Amazon.


• Peter Rukavina celebrates the fact that the Charlottetown Guardian's archives to 1960 are now online.


• Guest posting at Savage Minds, Sienna R. Craig writes about unreliable narrators in anthropology. How can we count on things in a complex world?


• Supernova Condensates comments on the discovery of SMSS J031300.36-670839.3, so far the oldest star known to exist (and only 6000 light years away!).


• Towleroad notes a Fox News contributor's complaints that gays have ruined sports for him.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes that people can now adopt the children of their same-sex partners.