[BLOG] Some Monday links

• At Antipope, Charlie Stross writes about how colonizing even a nearby and Earth-like Proxima Centauri b would be far beyond our abilities.
• The Broadside Blog’s Caitlin Kelly responds to Canada’s mourning of the Tragically Hip.
• Centauri Dreams considers the life that may exist in the oceans of Europa.
• D-Brief notes an Alaskan village that is being evacuated because of climate change-related erosion.
• The Dragon’s Gaze notes that Gliese 1132b is likely a Venus analog.
• The Dragon’s Tales wonders about Titan’s polar regions.
• False Steps considers the Soviet plans for a substantial lunar settlement.
• Far Outliers reports on the Czech and Slovak secret agents active in the United States during the First World War.
• Gizmodo notes the steady spread of lakes on the surface of East Antarctica.
• Language Hat examines the birth of the modern Uzbeks.
• Language Log shares bilingual Spanish-Chinese signage from Argentina.
• Marginal Revolution notes the arrival of tourists in Belgium seeking euthanasia.
• Maximos62 shares footage from Singapore’s Festival of the Hungry Ghost.
• Steve Munro notes the little publicity given to the 514 streetcar.
• Justin Petrone reflects on Estonian stereotypes of Latvia.
• pollotenchegg looks at the regional demographics of Ukraine.
• The Russian Demographics Blog notes the inclusion of Cossacks in the Russian census.
• Strange Maps shares a map of the actually-existing Middle East.
• Understanding Society examines the interwar ideology of Austrofascism.
• Window on Eurasia looks at what the Soviet coup attempt in 1991 did and did not do.