Best Reads from Lately

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George Lucas’ handwritten notes before starting the rough draft of Star Wars in 1974. Alt text provided. From The Making of Star Wars by JW Rinzler.

— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata.bsky.social) 2025-05-10T07:13:17.213Z

Ryan Coogler says inspiration for the film felt ‘like a bolt of lightning’ : NPR

If one is a public figure online it helps to know that most people don't see you as an actual human person – you're essentially a fictional character, presumably insulated by "fame" and/or money, and can be treated as such. Once I knew this, it contextualized/compartmentalized the nonsense I'd get.

— John Scalzi (@scalzi.com) 2025-04-28T20:44:03.689Z

Two Individuals Achieve First-Ever Communication Through Lucid Dreams While Sleeping At Separate Locations

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woodpecker-damages-vehicles-massachusetts-town-rcna202755

Don’t fear the fungi | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine | University of Colorado Boulder

EVERYONE I HAVE EVER KISSED THINKS ABOUT ME ALL OF THE TIME AND IS IN LOVE WITH ME – Taco Bell Quarterly

Egg, Five Ways – Identity Theory

“Bad Poets” by Randall Jarrell

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-impacts-data-centers-water-data

The reason is this: the movie is incredibly, richly *suggestive*. It gestures at all kinds of things that it does not show or explain to you. In fact, virtually every line is like this. What are power converters? What is the Kessel Run? What was Han Solo's history with Jabba?

— David Roberts (@volts.wtf) 2025-05-09T18:18:18.313Z

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/science/earliest-human-fossils-western-europe

Ancient Chinese Tomb Reveals Stunning Murals with Blonde Man

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/science/merlin-king-arthur-medieval-manuscript-cambridge

The hidden ancient mega-cities of the Amazon are finally revealing their secrets | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Reading Fight Club in America’s New Society of the Spectacle – Hollywood Progressive

Discovery Alert: A Possible Perpendicular Planet – NASA Science

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