[BLOG] Some Sunday links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly considers the quiet power of the candle.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper examining horseshoe patterns in protoplanetary disks.


• The Dragon's Tales looks at the impact of human civilization on the Amazonian rain forest and looks at the negative impact of a 6th century volcanic eruption on the Maya.


• Language Log notes that "dumpster fire" is the American Dialect Society's word of the year for 2016.


• Towleroad notes Kiesza's new single.


• Transit Toronto notes service changes for the TTC.


• Understanding Society looks at the Black Panther movement.


• Yorkshire Ranter Alex Harrowell examines the irresistible force of negative campaigning.