[BLOG] Some Friday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bad Astronomy notes the proposed names for new superheavy elements.


• Dangerous Minds examines the lost music of the Human League, neglected unjustly on the charts.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes a young hot Jupiter being eroded away after only two million years, and links to a paper suggesting high-metallicity stars preferentially form gas giants.


• The Dragon's Tales looks at the plumes of Europa and Enceladus.


• Far Outliers notes Czech defections to Russia in the early days of the First World War.


• Joe. My. God. links to Politico's unflattering portrait of the Bernie Sanders campaign in its final days.


• Steve Munro reports about different transit plans in Toronto.


• The Planetary Society Blog notes the continued findings from Ceres.


• Progressive Download's John Farrell notes a movement for teleology in understanding the universe.


• Towleroad notes Bobby Brown's claims that Whitney Houston was bisexual.


• Transit Toronto notes Ontario support for the Yonge Street extension of the subway.


• Understanding Society notes LBJ's support for cities.


• Window on Eurasia reports on the Kremlin's use of the last Romanovs, examines Russian fears about Kazakhstan, and notes Ukrainian perspectives on the Donbas war.


• The World notes the problems Brexit would create in a divided United Kingdom.


• The Yorkshire Ranter examines efficient, and less efficient, spending by political parties in elections.