[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• James Bow shares his story of how he met famed Canadian kid's author Gordon Korman.


• Paul Drye has sales on this month for his two books, space race WI book False Steps and his first, Passing Strangeness.


• Far Outliers' Joel notes two overlooked episodes of migration in Canada, of Hawaiians in British Columbia and Canadian exiles in Australia.


• The Great Grey Bridge's Philip Turner shared, again, his personal photo essay about his links to and love of Canada.


• Language Hat looks at the potentially Australian slang phrase "good on you" (pronounced "good onya", apparently).


• Language Hat looks at claims that translation and grammar complicate the meaning of the text authorizing the handover of Hong Kong to China.


• The LRB Blog announces that their #readeverywhere photo contest is up and running for July!


• Cheri Lucas Rowlands shares a gorgeous photo essay of her trip to Chania, on Crete.


• Unicorn Booty has an interesting essay looking at the barriers to membership imposed by gay culture on newly-out members of the community.


• Window on Eurasia looks at the cost of the Russian war in Ukraine and argues that the consequences of a crash now would be worse than in 1998.