[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO lets us know about planned subway closures and reports about Sam the Record Man's sign.


• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly talks bravely about her recent failures.


• Centauri Dreams speculates about the future.


• Crooked Timber examines the strength of the labor movement within the Democratic Party even if it wanes in the United States at large.


• D-Brief notes a Chinese mechanical chameleon.


• Language Hat shares Winnie the Pooh in multiple languages of the North Caucasus.


• Steve Munro notes the collapse in Union-Pearson Express ridership.


• The Planetary Society Blog updates us on Curiosity.


• Progressive Download's John Farrell notes a simulation suggesting black holes could be gateways after all.


• Torontoist uses a photo of mine to illustrate an article on the LCBO.


• Towleroad recommends Key West.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes Amazon Web Services' support in the event of a zombie apocalypse.