[BLOG] Some Friday links

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• blogTO notes that the TTC plans on raising fares for next year.


• Centauri Dreams notes the evidence for an ocean on Pluto.


• City of Brass' Aziz Poonawalla argues against Muslims voluntarily registering in an American listing of Muslims.


• Dangerous Minds notes the sadness of Abbie Hoffman at Janis Joplin's use of IV drugs.


• Joe. My. God. notes that Manhattan's Trump Place complex has opted to drop the name.


• Language Hat looks at a seminal Arabic novel published in mid-19th century France.


• Language Log looks at an intriguing Chinese-language sign in London.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money suggests that the US-Iran nuclear deal is likely to stay.


• The LRB Blog looks at a critic's old building, an old warehouse, in New York City.


• The NYRB Daily looks at the art of the spot illustration.


• Window on Eurasia notes the state of interethnic relations in Kazakhstan.


• Arnold Zwicky looks at some flowers of Mediterranean climate zones.