[BLOG] Some Sunday links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly talks about her experience at the NY Daily News after that newspaper halved its staff.


• Hornet Stories talks about US Navy drag queen Harper Daniels.


• io9 notes that Chelsea Cain is returning to Marvel to write for a new mini-series featuring the Vision.


• JSTOR Daily

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<Li>The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly <a href="https://broadsideblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/25/ny-daily-news-halves-staff-an-ex-reporter-some-of-my-memories/"><U>talks</u></a> about her experience at the NY Daily News after that newspaper halved its staff.</li>
<li>Hornet Stories <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/harpy-daniels-navy-drag-queen/"><U>talks</u></a> about US Navy drag queen Harper Daniels.</li>
<Li>io9 <a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/chelsea-cain-returns-to-marvel-for-a-brand-new-vision-m-1827778512"><U>notes</u></a> that Chelsea Cain is returning to Marvel to write for a new mini-series featuring the Vision.</li>
<li>JSTOR Daily <a href="https://daily.jstor.org/can-oil-rigs-grow-into-ocean-reefs/><U>looks</u></a> at how oil rigs can spur the growth of coral reefs.</li>
<Li>Language Hat <a href="http://languagehat.com/the-dominance-of-english/"><U>links</u></a> to an article examining the growing influence of the English language, to the point it is influencing the grammar of other languages.</li>
<li>Dan Nexon at Lawyers, Guns and Money <A href="http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2018/07/american-hegemony-part"><U>starts</u></a> an extended analysis of American hegemony post-1992, arguing that any decline has more to do with a lack of cohesion in the "greater West".</li>
<LI>The LRB Blog <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2018/07/24/frederick-wilmot-smith/strong-reasons/"><U>notes</u></a> the willingness of the British government to allow the extradition of two of its citizens accused of collaborating with ISIS to the US without seeking a guarantee against the death penalty.</li>
<Li>Marginal Revolution <a href="https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/07/cross-mediterranean-migration-europe-falling.html"><U>notes</u></a> that cross-Mediterranean migration to Europe has fallen, mainly as a result of the risk of the crossing and the actions of the Libyan coast guard.</li>
<LI>The NYR Daily <a href="https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/07/28/the-ascetic-beauty-of-brancusi/"><U>examines</u></a> the sculpture of Brancusi.</li>
<Li>Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/07/28/ask-ethan-where-does-the-energy-for-dark-energy-come-from/"><U>examines</u></a> the question of what dark energy actually is and what it means for the future of the universe.</li>
<Li>Understanding Society's Daniel Little <a href="https://understandingsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/cyber-threats.html"><U>reviews</u></a> a book on cyber-security and cyber-threats, and finds little comfort.</li>
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