- Three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic discovered a remarkably well-preserved copy of Superman No. 1, which sold at auction for a record-breaking $9.12 million.
- Everyone in Florida should be thankful for alligators. – via my dad
- What makes the world’s first bar joke funny? No one knows. – via @heidiyounggrasshopper
- I love this research into whether the mere presence of someone in a Batman costume makes people act nicer. (Spoiler: It does.)
- Why do NFL refs keep botching the overtime coin toss?!
- Clues by Sam is a daily brain teaser that manages to be both cute and maddening – via The Athletic
- On the evening of October 9, 1992, a meteor weighing more than two tons punctured the atmosphere. Sonic explosions accompanied its descent as it broke apart while screaming across the sky before a small chunk of it went through the trunk of a parked car in Peekskill, New York.
- Does Harrison Ford Know His Lines?
- The ultimate dad gift? A World War II Aircraft Advent Calendar
- War Is Over If You Want It:
- The people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least.
- Higher Ed’s Rush to Adopt AI Is about So Much More Than AI
The current maliciously-ignorant dotard running the most powerful nation-state in the history of mankind decided to demolish the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden (established by first lady Edith Roosevelt as the Colonial Garden in 1903) in addition to leveling the Rose Garden and felling two historic magnolia trees (commemorating Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt) adjacent to the East Wing in his craven lust to install a self-aggrandizing and pointless ballroom.- A 17-year-old U.S. citizen and high school senior was detained by immigration officers in Oregon on Nov. 21, 2025.
- Driver Denny Hamlin breaks down in tears as the first witness testifying at NASCAR antitrust trial
- Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of Northern Exposure was detained by ICE at a bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake. – via @phillewis
Posts tagged “Batman”
- I created a Bluesky account back in April, but then fell into Threads. I think I’m going to try using the former more than the latter. I very much appreciate that you can get verified there without paying for it, and their verification process is excellent.
- Whether he’s writing a television pilot, a comic book, or one of the greatest superhero movies of all time, Sam Hamm always has Virginia basketball on the brain. I loved this story about the Batman writer who hides UVA basketball Easter eggs in his work. – via David Betancourt @ The Athletic
- After a Montana man illegally cloned and bred an endangered giant sheep species, government agencies must now contend with the illicit offspring.
- I’m very happy to report that my cocktail guide iOS app, bartender.live, is still chugging along. If you’re a fan, please leave a review and/or spread the word. (Thanks!)
- The Miraculous Resurrection of Notre-Dame: This is the story of how an army of artisans turned back centuries to restore the crown jewel of France by hand, and wound up reviving something even greater than the cathedral itself. – via Curious About Everything
- Ok, NOW I’m thinking a lot about the fall of the Roman Empire. – via @chrisjbrinkman
- “Billionaires” puts the focus on an arbitrary number. Bring back “robber barons,” or at the very least, “tycoons” – via @king_mattking
#FridayFive: PopChartLab Posters
Very cool artwork
#FridayFive: #Superman Villains
Enemies of truth, justice, and the American Way
Wolverine
I always liked Logan.
Anniversary
Crisis on Infinite Earths
#FridayFive: Batman Villains
Everybody needs a bad guy.
One Week after September 11
A Crisis on Infinite Earths
- I think it’s safe to say that bluntcard.com is my new favorite ecard site.
- Ferris Club
- Few things are as cool as Batman riding a robotic unicorn over a rainbow full of dolphins.
- There was once a woman who had immortal cells.
- True fact.
- I live in Los Angeles, so I am almost always “near” the ocean. There’s nothing like being in Hawaii, though. I need to be near a big body of water on a regular basis. I need it to reset my psychic metronome.
- To promote his new novel, Doubles, author Nic Brown challenged pro tennis player Tripp Phillips to a tournament. The story of the match is terrific.
- Fantastic feline fun for the whole family!
- Is anything sadder than a sad bear?
2024-06-07: Broken links in this post have been removed and/or updated.