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Mandela - Invictus
Ever since high school I have thought this poem to be more pompous than meaningful, more worthy of a sniff than of respect. (The Latin title means "Undefeated".)
Invictus
by William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
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The world's greatest comic
... at least to my brain which is currently screaming for sleep. I just discovered Sandra and Woo. Some blogger I follow mentioned it, maybe
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NO_Hydra!Cap, much improved by the Silicon Shaman
About 43½ hours ago, stupidly if persistently (obsessively) around 4am local yesterday, I posted an image that was meant to represent "No to Captain America as an agent of Hydra!", free for reuse with a couple of mild conditions mentioned there.
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Well, whaddya know?
A plausible and acceptable view of Hydra!Captain America.
Who'da thunk it?
This is from "Between the Panels: Marvel Didn't Ruin Captain America", by Jesse Schedeen. There's a helluva lot in that article I disagree with, but this much seems ... credible.
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Blasphemy!
from Time Magazine
A Marvel Editor Explains How Captain America Was a Hydra Agent All Along
Sheesh. No. I'm not a serious Marvel fan, but some of you readers are. No. This is straight against headcanon. No, NO, NO, HELL NO!
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superheras too sexualized
Thought-provoking article in Scientific American:
The Problem with Female Superheroes
From helpless damsel to powerful heroine, but still hypersexualized This entry was originally posted at http://thnidu.dreamwidth.org/1439750.html. You can comment here, or there using OpenID or your Dreamwidth ID.
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The Last Question
(From $SON)
Adapted to Imgur
http://imgur.com/gallery/9KWrH
DO. NOT. MISS. THIS.
Be patient while it loads.
( spoiler of sorts, wait till you've read the story )
