[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.
Written by Randy McDonald
November 18, 2014 at 8:35 pm
Posted in Assorted, Demographics, Economics, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Science, Social Sciences, Toronto, Urban Note
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