[BLOG] Some Sunday links

[rfmcdonald]

• James Bow makes the case for inexpensive regional bus transit in southern Ontario, beyond and between the major cities.


• D-Brief explains why Pluto's Gate, a poisonous cave of classical Anatolia believed to be a portal to the netherworld, is the way it is.


• The Dragon's Tales takes a look at the plethora of initiatives for self-driving cars and the consequences of these for the world.


• Far Outliers takes a look at how Persia, despite enormous devastation, managed to eventual thrive under the Mongols, even assimilating them.


• JSTOR Daily notes the connections between North American nuclear tests and the rise of modern environmentalism.


• Language Hat looks at Linda Watson, a woman on the Isle of Man who has became the hub of a global network of researchers devoted to deciphering unreadable handwriting.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money makes the argument that the Russian hacks were only as effective as they were because of terrible journalism in the United States.


• The NYR Daily takes a look at an often-overlooked collaboration in the 1960s between New York poet Frank O'Hara and Italian artist Mario Schifano.


• Towleroad takes a look at out gay pop music star Troye Sivan.


• Window on Eurasia makes the believable contention that Putin believes in his propaganda, or at least acts as if he does, in Ukraine for instance.

Comments

[stoutfellow]

I'm a bit bothered by this line from the Far Outliers post:

The Mongols initially retained their paganism, but in 1295 their Buddhist ruler converted to Islam along with his army.

Is the author describing Buddhism as paganism, or is he distinguishing the religion of the ruler from that of the rest of the populace (possibly including his army)?