[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• At Apostrophen, 'Nathan Smith writes about the status of his various writing projects.


• Beyond the Beyond's Bruce Sterling links to an article examining pieces of software that have shaped modern music.


• blogTO notes the expansion of the Drake Hotel to a new Junction site. Clearly the Drake is becoming a brand.


• Citizen Science Salon looks at how Internet users can help fight illegal fishing in the Pacific.


• Crooked Timber asks readers for new Doctor Who candidates.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper finding that the presence of Proxima Centauri would not have inhibited planetary formation around Alpha Centauri A and B.


• The LRB Blog notes the growing fear among Muslims in the diaspora.


• The Map Room Blog shares a reimagined map of the Paris metro.


• The Volokh Conspiracy and Towleroad have very different opinions on the nomination of Neil Gorusch to the US Supreme Court.


• Transit Toronto reports on the reopening of the TTC parking lot at Yorkdale.


• Whatever's John Sclazi responds to the past two weeks of Trump-related chaos, and is not impressed.


• Window on Eurasia notes that the Russian Orthodox Church carries itself as an embattled minority because it is one, and looks at the future of Russian federalism in regards to Tatarstan.