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If you're a movie buff, an illustration buff, or both, this one's for you:

http://boingboing.net/2015/09/23/80-great-movie-posters-with-th.html

"Female knight making her mark in competitive jousting":

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2010/10/17/woman-of-steel.html

Glorianna approves.

http://comicbook.com/2015/08/19/batmans-yvonne-craig-has-passed-away/

What a shame. The Batman show was a huge part of my childhood, and a genuine cultural touchstone. And Yvonne Craig was a big reason why it was so memorable.

Glorianna just texted me: "Why didn't anyone tell me this was an option?!?"

http://geeksterink.com/blogs/20-images-of-women-in-practical-armor

...ladies' division:

http://unatheblade.tumblr.com/post/124881325720/tessfowler-professor-slimmcharles

Because, damn.

Just in time for Halloween, Perry Lake talks about the many myths and legends that inspired his vampire novels:

http://www.booksmoviesreviewsohmy.com/author-guest-post-perry-lake/

8 Surprising Historical Facts That Will Change Your Concept Of Time Forever:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/historical-facts-time_n_4832325.html

Should be pretty easy if you pay any attention to the news (It's very America-centric, though, so those outside the U.S. may have a tougher time):

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

A very good examination of privilege, phony apologies, and the need to get over yourself:

http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/07/intentions-dont-really-matter/?upw

I love the artwork on these:

http://vintagelunchboxarchive.tumblr.com/

"Nail Houses" - Homeowners refuse to move out of the way of construction projects, forcing the builders to work around. Gloriously stubborn and kind of poignant:

http://io9.com/unbelievable-nail-houses-around-the-world-892781747

Erika Moen's new webcomic "Oh Joy Sex Toy" is nominally about, you guessed it, sex toys. But she also uses it as a vehicle to discuss broader issues of sexuality and related health issues. In the latest strip, she examines an interesting alternative to traditional tampons. Guys, you'll want to share this with the women in your life. And read it yourself for a little more insight into that monthly fact of life. Not Safe For Work, but well worth your time.

http://www.ohjoysextoy.com/mooncup/

Words that we still use, even though we've forgotten their meanings:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/51150/12-old-words-survived-getting-fossilized-idioms

So it turns out that, unlike Wikipedia, TV Tropes doesn't care about "notability", nor do they mind if you write your own entries. So I spent some time figuring out their format and markup code, and created these:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Glorianna
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/LadySpectraAndSparky

If you're a Troper, feel free to go in and add any tropes I missed!

If you pay any attention to the news at all, this should be a piece of cake:

http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/

For MLK Day, Six Badass Pacifists:

http://www.cracked.com/article_20157_the-6-most-aggressively-badass-things-done-by-pacifists.html

Mark Evanier tells a very funny and revealing story about his run-in with Larry Hagman. A great actor and a cool dude:

http://www.newsfromme.com/2012/11/24/my-larry-hagman-story/

"Is it possible to build a jetpack using downward firing machine guns?” xkcd does the math:

http://what-if.xkcd.com/21/

What a long, strange trip it's been:

http://io9.com/5962009/20-pictures-that-sum-up-the-whole-history-of-science-fiction

25 places you won't believe are real:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/miniusanotnormal/25-places-that-look-not-normal-but-are-actually-r-7lct

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Entries tagged with links

Classic movie posters without text

Apparently, jousting is still a thing

Yvonne Craig has passed away

Women in practical armor

Welcome to the gun show...

The legends behind the Legend of Dracula

Betty White is older than sliced bread

News quiz

Why your intentions don't really matter.

Vintage Lunchboxes

Hell no, we won't go

Erika Moen's "Oh Joy Sex Toy"

Old words that survive in idioms

Does this mean I've Jumped The Shark?

News IQ quiz

Giant. Brass. Balls.

Larry Hagman, R.I.P.

Machine gun jetpack

The history of science fiction in 21 images

Mother Nature laughs at your silly special fx...

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