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Best reads from lately
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/95910-tim-o-connell-takes-the-reigns-at-saga-press.html Ancient DNA adds to evidence debunking theory of Easter Island collapse | CNN https://link.lithub.com/view/602eabc6180f243d654b95celuktr.1hwp/d8c149cc https://www.cbc.ca/arts/the-rise-of-indigenous-horror-how-a-fiction-genre-is-confronting-a-monstrous-reality-1.5323428 https://www.livescience.com/animals/bees-wasps/parasitic-horror-wasp-that-bursts-from-a-fly-s-abdomen-like-an-alien-xenomorph-discovered-in-mississippi-backyard Neanderthal remains found in France reveals there were not one, but at least two lineages of late Neanderthals in Europe, our research shows Shakespeare was an Alien!. It’s the only possible conclusion… | by Eric Armstrong | Medium
Robert McCammon to the rescue
Thanks to Benjamin Percy for the heads-up. And, man, if only I had the nerve to ever do something like this. I’ll jump off whatever, walk into dark places, stick my fingers in light sockets, all that. But, this? This is far beyond consideration, for me. Not because it’s rap. Because it’s doing something remotely
Best reads from lately
We fact-checked Trump’s recent news conference : NPR Review: Matthew McConaughey’s Pantalones Tequila https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/pronghorn-texas-fastest-mammal https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/10/martin-amis-tina-brown-memorial-service-novelist How I Made Google’s “Web” View My Default Search https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/21/africa/toba-supervolcano-early-human-migration-africa-scn/index.html Sydney Sweeney on Fame, Euphoria, and the Pressure of Paying the Bills World’s oldest fossilised trees discovered along Devon and Somerset coast | Palaeontology | The Guardian Deciphering the Denisovans
SAT-land
Been hearing for about a year that some of my books have been in the PSAT and SAT—but nobody’s smuggled a snapshot out. Guessing . . . phones aren’t exactly allowed into those testing environments? But, finally: And, in case that tweet or twitter itself goes away, here’s the image, via Jay Slayton-Joslin:
I Miss Them Each One
So many that aren’t here anymore. They all break my heart. But, speaking of, everyone should read Howard Waldrop’s “The Ugly Chickens.”
Best Reads from Lately
https://georgiasouthern.libguides.com/wraparoundsouth/summer2018/eastern-kentucky-in-four-figures The Devil’s Rejects movie review (2005) | Roger Ebert A Brief History of Time Travel – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency https://www.christophergolden.com/post/to-those-of-you-nodding-along-with-tom-monteleone KUOW – Seattle crows are so smart, they’re challenging what we know about evolution Silver Linings of Being Bitten by a Great White Shark – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Hollywood’s Newest Money-Making Scheme Is… Books
Best Reads from Lately
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/george-strait-college-station-record-show https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/magazine/alcohol-health-risks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb 12,000-year-old ritual passed down 500 generations may be world’s oldest | CNN https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/texas-tarantula-summer-love Jibe vs. Jive – What’s the Difference? – Writing Explained Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) – 4K Ultra HD – FILM FREAK CENTRAL
Jaws in Lego
Remember when Jordan Peel did The Shining in emoji? This is the blocky version of that:
Best Reads from Lately
Noted Ho Scott Wampler Once Again Bails Early A Brief History of Time Travel – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency https://www.gq.com/story/kevin-costner-gq-cover-story Giant hail as large as DVDs bombards Texas – The Washington Post https://www.darkalcoves.com/1856773_seven-questions-with-michael-wehunt https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy99v7xg45xo
Few extra links & reviews
https://www.bottalk.com/2024/04/conan-lord-of-mount-review.html http://raforallhorror.blogspot.com/2019/12/beckys-top-20-horror-for-libraries-of.html https://shepherd.com/best-books/supernatural-terror-with-real-world-adversity