[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• io9 argues that it's time to survey Uranus, notwithstanding its name.


• blogTO describes the attractive-sounding art-friendly Harbord Laundry.


• The Dragon's Tales notes archeological evidence suggesting that Vanuatu was settled three thousand years ago.


• Joe. My. God. has comments about the Burger King-Tim Horton's merger that really bring American outrage over the shift of the resulting company to Canada for tax purposes home.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money notes the creepy locker-room homophobias of ESPN.


• Marginal Revolution notes that China is now officially building much more housing than it actually needs.


• The Planetary Society Blog considers various designs for probes to Jupiter's moon of Europa.


• Torontoist and blogTO note that Yorkville institution the Coffee Mill is closing down.


• The Volokh Conspiracy reacts critically to a survey claiming three-quarters of whites have no non-white friends.


• Window on Eurasia notes Russian concern that support for federalism in Ukraine might spread to Russia, observes the prominent role of Tatars in fighting for Russia in the First World War, and refers to the explicit concerns of Nazarbayev that Kazakhization not be carried too quickly lest the country risk Ukraine's fate.