Excuse me, my grandparents were the same generation as Lovecraft and I do not remember them ever expressing any kind of racist or anti-semitic sentiments. They supported civil rights and ran a safe-house in occupied Europe for people fleeing the Gestapo.

Upvoted for Dagon.

Well, fuck.

Here we are: Queen Jadwiga of Poland, elected ruler in 1384 at the age of 10 or 11.

All my good news are very low-key:

"Evil mad hatter." I'm surprised that I chose and bought my costume a week ahead of time, instead of my usual "Halloween morning panic purchase."

Oceans of Kansas: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea, by Michael J. Everhart. There was once a large, shallow sea covering the Great Plains and stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Artic Ocean. It was full of interesting animals, including mosasaurs—you know, the giant aquatic reptile you saw in Jurassi…

Over the last week or so, I read:

"Cinema’s primary strengths are its ability to compress time and create meaning via the juxtaposition of images—for an example of both, think of the famous cut from bone to spaceship in 2001: A Space Odyssey."

The Walking Whales: From Land To Water In Eight Million Years, by Hans Thewissen. The early evolution of whales and dolphins, as explained by a paleontologist who dug up many of the fossils. Here's one of his experiences in the Indian Himalayas:

You're thinking of polar bear liver. </esoteric>

The documentary you're thinking about is probably Machete Maidens Unleashed.

Actually, metric-hating America is totally down with useless, archaic measurement units.

Ha! Ha! I can only remember back to when comics were 12¢. I'm a spring chicken compared to you!

Okay, we've found a plot for Inside Out 2.

I like Mars, and I liked the bold color of that particular photo.

The type in your avatar was too small to read, but when I read your comment I instantly realized it had to be "Somebody is wrong on the internet!"

Note: I recently twisted my ankle which frees up a surprising amount of time for reading, apparently.

I haven't watched this show since the first season, but I have to admit that headline intrigues me.

I'm sorry to be the Latin grammar nazi, but it should be "… et spiritus sancti." It's a fourth declension noun, damnit!