July 23, 2022
Just what the neighborhood needed
Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse “Yu and Me Books is one of more than 300 new independent bookstores that have sprouted across the United States in the past couple of years, in a surprising and welcome revival after an early pandemic slump. And as the number of stores has grown, the book selling business — traditionally overwhelmingly white — has also become much more diverse.” (archive)
Memo: From now on all guards must eat separately at truckstops
Mystery shrouds colossal Brink’s heist at I-5 truck stop: Who stole millions in gems, gold?
In the early hours of July 11, two armed guards left their Brink’s big rig, giving a gang of thieves a 27-minute window to make the huge snatch, its total value still a mystery. Estimates range from $10 million to $100 million.
(Unpaywalled)
Wakanda Forever!
Back in 2020, a decision was made to not recast the role of Black Panther, after the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed the character in the self titled 2018 movie.
This choice winds up setting a somber, yet hopeful, tone over the first trailer for the sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
A Couple Things are Gonna Happen
We've discussed actual play before (February, 2021, 2017, and 2016) and some history of D&D, AD&D, and how they begat Pathfinder (recent discussion) and various other table-top role-playing systems, stories, and games. Let's revisit given new options and more variety available: Meet Pathfinder, The Glass Cannon Network, and the many options beyond D&D. Now that Glass Cannon's flagship show has wrapped, start at episode 1 and... don't leave town. [more inside]
Vince McMahon retires from WWE amid allegations of sexual misconduct
Barely a month after the start of the latest round of allegations of bad behavior by Vince McMahon, majority shareholder in World Wrestling Entertainment, he has "decided" to "retire" from his roles as (suspended pending investigation) Chairman and CEO and (still in place pending investigation) head of creative. [more inside]
The progress we've made and the fight we are still fighting
Rupert Everett's Shades Of Gay (2017) [46m] explores the changes in UK society after the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1967. Looking at the oppression of the past and the freedom of today and what has been gained and lost. Out In The Open (2013) [1h28m] begins with outdated myths and stereotypes about LGBTQ people, and moves through them using interviews and testimonials into encouragement, truth, light and joy. I wish I'd seen this when I was a bullied 14 year old.
‘I’m very pleased we’ve got the same name’
Brian Cox meets Brian Cox. "The actor Brian Cox used to be irked by the success of his upstart namesake. Now, for the first time, he and Prof. Brian Cox talk science, Succession and what Shakespeare and black holes have in common." [The Guardian]
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