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rfmcdonald) wrote2014-03-07 03:05 pm
rfmcdonald) wrote2014-03-07 03:05 pm
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- anthropology,
- astronomy,
- blogs,
- central europe,
- chinese language,
- clash of ideologies,
- croatia,
- czech republic,
- czechoslovakia,
- european union,
- first world war,
- former soviet union,
- germany,
- glbt issues,
- history,
- imperialism,
- lebanon,
- links,
- middle east,
- migration,
- poland,
- politics,
- popular culture,
- popular literature,
- russia,
- slovakia,
- social sciences,
- space science,
- ukraine,
- united kingdom,
- war
[BLOG] Some Friday links
- Centauri Dreams notes that some astronomers have come up with methods for measuring the densities of the atmospheres of difference exoplanets.
- Crooked Timber's Chris Bertram thinks that the state of the migration debate in the United Kingdom is grim, given what he thinks is the toughness of even a liberal proposal.
- Eastern Approaches notes that the Czech Republic and Slovakia aren't as vocal in their support of Ukraine against Russia as Poland.
- At the Everyday Sociology Blog, Karen Sternheimer explores the role of justifications and excuses in culture.
- Far Outliers notes that, on the eve of the First World War, Germany lacked settler colonies.
- The Financial Times' World blog worries that Croatia might not be able to make effective use of European Union funds.
- Language Hat notes that Western-style romance novels were popular samizdat in the Soviet Union.
- Language Log's Victor Mair argues that, between influence from foreign languages and technology, the Chinese language is evolving rapidly.
- Marginal Revolution notes an argument that state-formation in Europe might have been driven by economics not military affairs.
- Towleroad notes the recent progressive court ruling on gay sex in Lebanon.