Friday, February 16, 2018

Miss Cellania's Links

From Batcave to Ivory Tower. Will Brooker talks about getting a PhD in Batman.

Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome to the Year of the Dog.

The Evolution of Marvel’s Black Panther. Introduced in 1966, the character hits the big screen this weekend.

The Very Real History of Death Stars. Germany, the Soviet Union, and the U.S. have all drawn up plans for weaponized satellites.

The Karate Kid gets a modern makeover with Cobra Kai. Daniel and Johnny will revive their unresolved conflicts as older adults in the YouTube Red series.

4 Laws That Could Stem the Rising Threat of Mass Shootings. Except we won't be able to enforce the laws we have now

How the “Heart Balm Racket” Convinced America That Women Were Up to No Good. Sensational cases of gold diggers meant the end of breach of promise lawsuits.

Here’s All 290 Star Wars Movies Officially in Production Right Now. At this rate, we shouldn't be surprised that Jar Jar's dad gets his own film.

What Europe's Oldest Wine Tells Us About Ancient Sicilians. Samples hidden in a cave thousands of years ago hold clues to their everyday lives.

Onion editor who coined ‘No way to prevent this’ headline lives near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Wednesday was the seventh time they've published the same article, with only the location and number of victims changed. 

2 comments:

  1. I've had it with these monkey-fighting clones on this
    Monday-Friday Death Star.

    But if they make Star Wars: The Atari Game: The Movie!;
    maybe one of the spin-offs would be a new game cartridge
    for my 2600. Nah. I'll be dead by then anyways.

    Viva Los Vader and Happy Friday Miss C.

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  2. Wait! I just a thought: Monkey-Fighting Clones on the
    Monday-Friday Death Star.

    291!

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