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[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

  • blogTO shares a list of the five most cliched music video locations in Toronto.
  • The Dragon’s Tales notes that Germany has abandoned its support for upgrading the Ariane 5, instead opting for a new Ariane 6.
  • Eastern Approaches notes the surprise election of Transylvanian Saxon Klaus Iohannis as president of Romania.
  • The Everyday Sociology Blog looks at the sociology of aging.
  • Geocurrents’ Martin Lewis compares the diverging political patterns of northern California and Minnesota.
  • Joe. My. God. links to the new Giorgio Moroder single and notes the AHF’s anti-PReP ad.
  • Language Hat notes that the Mayan glyphs on the walls of Chipotle restaurants actually mean something.
  • Lawyers, Guns and Money mocks Nicolas Sarkozy’s opposition to same-sex marriage.
  • The Map Room’s Jonathan Crowe shares geological maps of Vesta, produced by the Dawn probe.
  • pollotenchegg lists the ten largest Ukrainian cities of the long 19th century.
  • Window on Eurasia notes the firebombing of some Crimean Tatar mosques.