[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Crooked Timber comments on Amanda Lepore's essay in The New Yorker criticizing the idea of "disruption".


• The Dragon's Gaze notes the discovery of Gliese 832c, a super-terrestrial planet orbiting a red dwarf 16 light years away that is either a super-Earth or a super-Venus.


• The Dragon's Tales notes that one consequence of Scottish independence could be the United Kingdom's nuclear disarmament.


• The Financial Times's The World blog notes speculation that Russia could be behind the bugging of the Polish foreign minister.


• Joe. My. God. observes that some American reactionaries see Russia as a refuge from liberalism.
  
• Language Hat notes the ongoing controversy over the origins of the Yiddish language.


• The Planetary Science Blog's Emily Lakdawalla provides updates on Mercury's Messenger probe and the Venus Express as well.


• Savage Minds makes the argument that it's better to engage with people not abstractions.


• Steve Munro notes extensive construction around Spadina and Dundas this summer.


• Towleroad links to an article about once-prominent ex-gay John Paulk.


• Window on Eurasia notes high mortality in Russia.


• Yorkshire Ranter Alex Harrowell wonders how Andy Coulson got his security clearance.