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rfmcdonald) wrote2015-11-16 04:02 pm
rfmcdonald) wrote2015-11-16 04:02 pm
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- afghanistan,
- architecture,
- astronomy,
- blogs,
- cabbagetown,
- clash of ideologies,
- cold war,
- demographics,
- diasporas,
- earth,
- extraterrestrial life,
- former soviet union,
- france,
- germany,
- globalization,
- history,
- links,
- maps,
- mars,
- non blog,
- oceans,
- photos,
- politics,
- russia,
- space science,
- terrorism,
- ukraine,
- united states,
- war,
- writing
[BLOG] Some Monday links
- The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly writes about the things important to her.
- Crooked Timber's Chris Bertram shares a quietly beautiful picture of a Paris cafΘ late at night.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes a paper suggesting that atmospheric haze on exoplanets might be a biosignature.
- The Dragon's Tales notes that the Earth appears not to have gotten its water from comets, and examines the geology of Mars' massive Hellas crater.
- Far Outliers notes initial Soviet goals in Afghanistan and looks at Soviet reluctance to get involved.
- Joe. My. God. notes panic in the Republican Party establishment over a possible victory of Carson or Trump.
- Language Hat notes some online resources on Beowulf and the Hittite language.
- pollotenchegg maps the distribution of ethnic Germans in Ukraine in 1926.
- Torontoist notes an architecturally sensitive data centre on Cabbagetown's Parliament Street.
- Towleroad notes Ukraine's passage of a LGBT employment non-discrimination bill.
- Window on Eurasia notes Putin's attempt at forming an anti-globalist coalition and notes Russian opinions about Western passivity.