[BLOG] Some Thursday links
- blogTO notes Yonge Street probably beats out Davenport Road as Toronto’s oldest street.
- The Dragon’s Tales notes simulations of Earth’s early atmosphere that might help us determine if exoplanets host life.
- Joe. My. God. notes an American Christian who thinks France deserved ISIS.
- Language Hat notes how song lyrics help preserve the Berber dialect of Siwa, in Egypt.
- Languages of the World’s Asya Pereltsvaig reposts an old article of hers on the English language of the islands of the South Atlantic.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money notes the complexity of solidarity with France in our post-imperial era.
- The Power and the Money’s Noel Maurer suggests well-timed American aid helped Greece enormously.
- Savage Minds notes the return of the Anthrozine.
- Window on Eurasia notes that Russian is now widely spoken by ISIS and looks at the exact demographics of traditional families in Russia (largely rural, largely non-Russian).
Written by Randy McDonald
November 19, 2015 at 4:11 pm
Posted in Assorted, Demographics, Economics, History, Politics, Popular Culture, Science, Social Sciences, Toronto, Urban Note
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