[BLOG] Some Thursday links

• blogTO notes the legalization of Uber in Toronto and reports on city council’s approval of Bloor Street bike lanes.
• In a very personal essay, the Broadside Blog’s Caitlin Kelly explains why she does not celebrate Mother’s Day.
• D-Brief notes research into whether bears are put off by drones.
• Dangerous Minds looks at Japanese pop star Kahimi Karie.
• Joe. My. God. notes that the governor of North Carolina said he might be looking for a new job.
• Language Hat notes multilingual libraries. (Toronto has quite a few, of course.)
• The LRB Blog tackles the question of Labour anti-Semitism.
• The Map Room Blog shares maps of Canadian wildfires.
• Peter Watts posts some evocative art.
• The Planetary Society Blog shares images of Mars’ giant volcanos.
• Window on Eurasia notes declining social mobility in Russia.