Marvel Drops New Black Panther Trailer
There isn’t much to say here except watch it! The Black Panther film, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong’o, arrives in theaters on February 16. We’ve been getting glimpses of the stunning visuals and excellent cast since the adaptation’s announcement. Today’s trailer did not disappoint.
Rebooting The Nancy Drew Reboot
NBC is picking up after CBS by developing a new series based on Nancy Drew (the pilot for CBS’ series Drew was not picked up). CBS will still produce the series, and the writers and executive producers of Drew also remain on board, but the NBC series will follow a completely different storyline. Rather than focusing on an adult Nancy Drew, the series will focus on the author of the female teen detective books who turns to her two friends and muses when she gets swept up in a real-life murder mystery. Now who will they cast?
The Animated Legacy Of Virginia Woolf
Woolf scholar and doctoral candidate Iseult Gillespie outlined Woolf’s biography, and her innovative literary techniques and thoughts, through a TED-Ed video. The video also talks about Shakespeare’s sister who represents every woman hindered by domesticity in contrast to her male counterpart who pursues his goals unhindered. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the great writer and her contributions to literature and progressive thought, this is a fun way to get that insight.
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What won’t we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth?
Looking back with fascination, horror, and a dash of dark humor, Quackery recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are 67 outlandish, morbidly hilarious “treatments”, exploring their various uses and why they thankfully fell out of favor. With vintage illustrations, photographs, and advertisements throughout, Quackery seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine.