[BLOG] Some Thursday links

• blogTO lets us know about planned subway closures and reports about Sam the Record Man’s sign.
• The Broadside Blog’s Caitlin Kelly talks bravely about her recent failures.
• Centauri Dreams speculates about the future.
• Crooked Timber examines the strength of the labor movement within the Democratic Party even if it wanes in the United States at large.
• D-Brief notes a Chinese mechanical chameleon.
• Language Hat shares Winnie the Pooh in multiple languages of the North Caucasus.
• Steve Munro notes the collapse in Union-Pearson Express ridership.
• The Planetary Society Blog updates us on Curiosity.
• Progressive Download’s John Farrell notes a simulation suggesting black holes could be gateways after all.
• Torontoist uses a photo of mine to illustrate an article on the LCBO.
• Towleroad recommends Key West.
• The Volokh Conspiracy notes Amazon Web Services’ support in the event of a zombie apocalypse.