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Also, one of the few ways to use 50 Shades in a positive reference...

Heh, apparently there is a bit of fuss going on over Shuri in Black Panther being a Disney Princess now or some such. Didn't we already have that with Loki?

Jordan got 'stuck', the first 5-6 books came out near yearly, then the later ones took comparatively ages while the quality declined due to him having too many characters and having to move people around to get them into the positions he needed at the right times which left half the cast treading water plot wise at any given time but still getting chapters- near exactly the same problem Martin's Song of Ice and Fire has battled for the last decade, though at this point Martin's just taking the piss. Pretty sure the 'recap' type chapters were added to the later books to make sure existing readers remembered what happened 2+ years ago when the last book released rather than for new readers, but they definitely hindered the already glacial pacing even more. It wasn't so much he got "stuck" as he was technically dealing with a life-affecting disease, which actually did result in his death. That was one of the reasons the writing got slowed down by so much, he was dividing his time between actually writing the story, and making sure there were details and explanations for how the story should go if/when he died before completing it. Apparently, he did make a couple of raaather large spreadsheets detailing characters, arcs, appearances in previous books, plots and subplots they were involved in, etc. Along with copious notes on the world and cultures. Although he did get a wee bit irritated over fans who kept moaning about Matt being "missing" from most of one book - he was all "The previous book ended with a rather large wall falling on him and injuries resulting from it. I didn't think anyone would be that interested in large chapters involving Matt covered in bandages, laid in bed, sleeping and recovering and not doing anything actually story affecting."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBlhXKjSy6M&

Observer - George Takei accuser changes his story of drugs assault

Apparently at the University of Balamand in Lebanon...

And Sesame Street has taken legal action against The Happytime Murders for "tarnishing the Sesame Street brand" due to using the tagline "No Sesame, All Street."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3RXf0E_Vuw

"Dreadcurve, Prince Xentarch of the Aurillian Brotherhood. And the She-Deacon"

Heh, it was some seriously cheesy, joyful fun. Dang, now I want to dig out the dvd and re-watch it... AVClub - The Phantom paid tongue in cheek homage to old timey do-gooders but never got its due

Did you not see his Trump diatribe? Warning, there is some bad language.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLG9g7BcjKs

Doubted it was real either as there’s no way it would keep rolling that long. "Jonathan Pie" is a fairly long running fictitious spoof news reporter played by Tom Walker. And is usually quite spot on with a lot of the things he's ranted over, although he's also played somewhat deliberately contrarian as well. BBC - Some people think I'm really Jonathan Pie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b5DBQeh1cU

From another author (David Weber) weighing in on the batch of conventions disinviting folks due to political issues...

Could this be a little over the top? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_bV6syHhDU

Wrapped up all the university work, so that's now done for the year. Just have that pause to wait for my actual results, and then the graduation ceremony in June/July some time. Should probably start applying for jobs, but eh, I think I'm going to take a week or two to just unwind. I have picked up a 20 year old bottle of port and a couple of Arturo Fuente Anejo "Shark" 77's, juggling the decision of whether to pre-emptively celebrate now or wait till I'm sure..