By Robin 💐, MOD of "Enlightened Humour and Jokes" on Insight Timer
Used by permission

2009: Disney buys Marvel

2012: Disney buys Lucasfilms

2017: Disney buys 21st Century Fox

2019: Disney buys Paramount Pictures

2022: Disney buys Universal Studios

2027: Disney attempts to buy Warner Bros, Warner Bros tells them to fuck off

2028: Disney, being highly ( Read more... )

T-shirt seen at Chessiecon 2016


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Updated 1:05pm EST
Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83, according to AP.

Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83, according to AP.

The actor best known for his performance as Spock on the seminal sci-fi television series "Star Trek" passed away on Friday, after being hospitalized for chest pains in Los Angeles. Nimoy's wife confirmed ( Read more... )

trailer video for Steven Brust & Skyler White's new book The Incrementalists (0:47)

http://dreamcafe.com/incrementalists-trailer/

This entry was originally posted at http://thnidu.dreamwidth.org/1264359.html. You can comment here, or there using OpenID or your Dreamwidth ( Read more... )

I just stumbled across TC Lai's blogs (yes, I mean plural):
    •    A Singaporean Talk Box
    •    A Singaporean Story Box
    •    A Singaporean Dream Box
    •    A Singaporean Poem Box
    •    A Singaporean Sci-Fi Story Box

I haven't looked at all of them and don't intend to tonight, but the last one is pretty awesome. The November 2011 posts form ( Read more... )

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(The subject line doesn't refer to me, at least not directly. This essay is by a college sophomore, from the editorial page of yesterday's Daily Pennsylvanian.)

The twilight of childhood franchises
Duly Noted | Now that most of our franchises have grown up, does that mean we have to?
By Rachel del Valle
November 21, 2011, 1:15 am
So, the penultimate ( Read more... )