[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Anthropology notes the latest archeological findings suggesting that Easter Island was not destroyed by war.


• Beyond the Beyond's Bruce Sterling notes that Wired will now no longer be allowing people with ad blockers to access the site.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes the likely existence of a substantial gas giant in the disk of TW Hydrae and describes a Neptune-type world found through microlensing.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper suggesting, on the basis of the geology of Mars, that the early atmosphere was dominated by carbon dioxide with little oxygen.


• Joe. My. God. links to the audio track of the new Pet Shop Boys single, "The Pop Kids".


• Lawyers, Guns and Money notes opposition to the TPP in Indonesia.


• Language Log notes a poster from the Second World War era United States propagandizing against the use of German, Italian, and Japanese.


• Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw contrasts Australia's response to the Syrian refugee crisis with Canada's.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer notes that Mexico's PEMEX may be in bad shape.


• Spacing Toronto shares John Lorinc's skeptical essay about transit in Toronto. Grand schemes are great, but what about implementation?


• Strange Maps maps Brexit, in various dimensions.


• Torontoist suggests this city can learn from Detroit when it comes to repurposing vacant lots.


• Window on Eurasia notes the growth of separate Muslim and Christian neighbourhoods in many cities.