[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• 3 Quarks Daily's Omar Ali warns that ongoing violence against Shia in Pakistan threatens to destroy the country and destabilize the whole region.


• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly writes about her week-long vacation in Nicaragua.


• blogTO shares vintage photos of Spadina Avenue.


• Centauri Dreams' notes that the surface of Titan's Ligeia Mare is apparently completely still.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to different papers, one suggesting that terrestrial planets orbiting red dwarfs are less likely to enter runaway ice ages, another further examining the concept of superhabitable worlds.


• Eastern Approaches takes a look at the continuing progress made by Poland's modernizing agricultural sector.


• Geocurrents examines the geopolitical complexities of Ukraine and its relationship with Russia.


• The New APPS Blog notes research suggesting that Internet trolls actually are problematic people in real life.


• The Transit Toronto Blog notes that a vintage streetcar will be giving free rides on Kingston Road on Saturday the 29th of this month.


• Torontoist provides an overview of the concept of co-op housing.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes that, whatever else it was, the Russian conquest of Crimea was at least almost bloodless.


• Window on Eurasia warns of unrest among the Tatars of Tatarstan.