[BLOG] Some Monday links

• Centauri Dreams looks at the discoveries of Dawn of Ceres.
• Crooked Timber remembers anthropologist Benedict Anderson.
• The Dragon’s Tales reports on the intensification of Russia’s war in Syria.
• Discover‘s The Extremophiles blogs about the DNA of viruses in Yellowstone’s acidic hot springs.
• Joe. My. God. notes Ricky Martin’s launching of a LGBT group in support of Hillary Clinton.
• Language Hat notes the discovery of the earliest traces of an alphabet.
• Lawyers, Guns and Money writes about Lakota leader Red Cloud.
• The New APPS Blog considers, after Foucault, if ancient Greek philosophy was Western.
• Transit Toronto notes the resumption of subway service after midnight north of Eglinton.
• Towleroad notes the importance of the B-52s.
• Why I Love Toronto profiles an interesting cat gift shop.
• Window on Eurasia notes Russia’s pharmaceutical weaknesses, suggests Russia is using Syria to undermine Europe mainly, and looks at Tatarstan’s issues with Russia’s constitutional practices.