we were just pretending
~ Miranda July
Nasa chief Bolden says agency can go where no man has gone before: Mars | Science | The Guardian
Space! Let’s keep it spacin’!
HULK KNOWS THAT SOMEONE IS PROBABLY GOING TO PIPE UP THAT A MARVEL CHARACTER SHOULDN’T BE TALKING ABOUT REAL LIFE TRAGEDY OR SOMETHING… THAT THINKING NOT ONLY SEEMS SMALL, BUT THE TRUTH IS HULK COULDN’T POSSIBLY CARE LESS. THERE ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN “THE APPEARANCE” OF SINCERITY. THINGS LIKE ACTUAL SINCERITY. THINGS LIKE CONTEXTUALIZATION AND PURPOSE. THINGS LIKE THE DESIRE TO COMMUNICATE SOMETHING ONE FEELS IS IMPORTANT.
AND HULK SITS HERE FEELING HOPELESSLY INADEQUATE TO DO THAT. EXCEPT TO SAY IN THESE MOMENTS THAT IT’S OKAY THAT OUR GUTS AND BONES WRESTLE WITH OUR HEARTS AND BRAINS. IT ALL COMES OUT AS ANGER AND FEAR AND INCALCULABLE SADNESS. IN THE DAYS THAT COME WE WILL HAVE THE WHOS, THE WHATS AND MAYBE EVEN SOME OF THE WHYS (THOUGH YOU CAN NEVER REALLY HAVE THEM ALL). WITH WHAT LITTLE WE KNOW AND UNDERSTAND NOW, THERE IS ONLY A SHADOW THAT HAS BEEN CAST.
THUS, THE ONLY THING HULK HOPES TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU IS THAT PATRIOTS’ DAY IS A SPECIAL THING TO THIS CITY. IT MEANT A LOT TO US. AND NOW IT SEEMS HELPLESSLY INTERTWINED WITH SOMETHING HIDEOUS. SOMETHING THAT REPRESENTS EVERYTHING THAT PATRIOTS’ DAY IS NOT. SOMETHING DARK AND VILE THAT TAPS INTO THE WORST THAT HUMANITY HAS TO OFFER.
Film Crit Hulk, who grew up in Boston, weighs in with his trademark eloquence and sincerity. Also communicates really well how much Patriots’ Day means in Boston.
Doctor Who Dalek found in pond - Telegraph
“A Dalek from Doctor Who was found submerged in a pond by volunteers enlisted to clear it of rubbish. The group had already fished out an old table football game and a skateboard when they bumped into the Dalek head, which was covered in weeds.
Sales executive Marc Oakland was pushing a rake around the bed of the shallow pool when he found the object with its distinctive eye stalk.
The 42-year-old said: “I’d just shifted a tree branch with my foot when I noticed something dark and round slowly coming up to the surface.”
This is amazing on so many levels that I don’t even know where to start.
Current, former Boston Herald staffers recall South End headquarters - The Boston Globe
Ol’ building, with your ink-stained basement walls and newsroom carpets that smell like cigarettes and history, I salute you from 200 miles away.
Actor Richard Griffiths, Uncle Vernon In ‘Harry Potter’ Movies, Dies
R.I.P. Uncle Monty
I am in shock. Honestly. Wow. What a blow for Boston.
Less than 11 hours after Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell announced a Kickstarter campaign,fans have raised the $2 million necessary to finance a Veronica Mars movie. It’s officially on!
“My mind is blown. I’ve been fantasizing about this and had to tell myself, ‘Stop it, Rob, you’re being silly. You’re setting yourself up for disappointment,’” the Mars creator tells EW. “And now today has exceeded the wildest pipe dream I let myself entertain. Holy cow. We better make a good movie. These amazing fans have stepped up. We better deliver.”
YAY.
Thanks for the memories, Fung Wah. We had some times together over the years, you and I.
