[BLOG] Some Saturday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Antipope's Charlie Stross considers the question of how to build durable space colonies.


• blogTO notes that the musical Hamilton might be coming to Toronto.


• The Dragon's Tales notes that European populations are descended from Anatolian farmers, not local hunter0-gatherers.


• Far Outliers notes the plight of Czech and Slovak migrants in Russia following the outbreak of the First World War.


• Language Log looks at new programs to promote the learning of Cantonese, outside of China proper.


• Towleroad notes the sad story of a Belgian man who wants euthanasia because he's ashamed of being gay.


• The Financial Times' The World worries about the possible spread of illiberal democracy to Croatia.