[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• D-Brief notes that astronomers have witnessed a distant black hole eat a star.


• Dangerous Minds looks at 1980s VHS cover art from Germany.


• The Dragon's Gaze looks at TYC 3667-1280-1b, a warm Jupiter orbiting a red giant.


• The Dragon's Tales looks at how an electric wind helped render Venus uninhabitable.


• A Fistful of Euros' Alex Harrowell notes that the dependence of Brexit proponents on outrage over immigration limits their appeal.


• The LRB Blog notes the severe internal divisions within the Labour Party.


• The Map Room Blog links to a map of North America drawn in the style of fantasy maps.


• The Planetary Society Blog notes Chinese plans for the Chang'e 4 probe to explore the far side of the Moon.