[BLOG] Some Sunday links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Crux looks at the australopiths, not-so-distant ancestors of modern humans.


• Bruce Dorminey notes the interest of NASA in exploring the lunar subsurface, including lava tubes.


• Far Outliers looks at the politicking of mid-19th century European explorers in the Sahel.


• io9 notes that the new Joker film is getting stellar reviews, aided by the performance of Joaquin Phoenix.


• JSTOR Daily explores how, to meet censors' demands, Betty Boop was remade in the 1930s from sex symbol into housewife.


• Language Log reports on an utter failure in bilingual Irish/English signage.


• Erik Loomis at Lawyers, Guns and Money shows that a history of slavery in the US (Canada too, I would add) must not neglect the enslavement of indigenous peoples.


• Marginal Revolution notes a paper studying San Francisco looking at how rent control did not work.


• The NYR Daily considers growing protest against air travel for its impact on global climate.


• Drew Rowsome reviews the queer romance film Bathroom Stalls & Parking Lots.


• Window on Eurasia notes how the influence of Russia in the former Soviet Union is undone by Russian imperialism.


• Arnold Zwicky considers the striking imagery--originally religious--of "carnal weapons".