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I like to think that I am not a total Torquemada when it comes to historical accuracy in novels set in the medEvil period, but there are some clankers which set me to brooding.

Just as a for instance: it is highly unlikely that an English monk living in an eighth-century monastery would be able to see his reflection in a glass window.

Also, it is just as unlikely that a medieval woman would show a guest into her living room.

I know, I know-- I am just a cranky elitist snob throwing the cold water of historical continuity upon some poor author's creativity, but I can't help feeling that authors should make some pretense of not gratuitously crossing over the yellow line while blithely barreling down the highway of poetic license.

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This Friday sees the release of Charlemagne: The Omens of Death, the second metal LP by actor/secret agent/metal musician Sir Christopher Lee. Death and Taxes has song clips and a video where Lee “shares the inspiration for his calling as a metal sorcerer.”

The Frisky gives us 10 Feminist Lessons We Learned From The Women Of Star Trek
Via Mediaite, Jose Canseco Tweets Purported Rape Accuser’s Name And Phone Number. Really, dude?!

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Blastr has five new pieces of promo art from The Wolverine. This is the one with ninjas.

Luther‘s four-episode season three is set to air in the US on BBC America across September 3-6. Hurrah for more Idris Elba! (Digital Spy)
Illinois Makes Birth Control Information in Sex Ed Classes Mandatory. (Gawker)

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Researcher David Legg discovered a 505-million-year-old fossil of a lobster ancestor with scissor-hand claws. So he named it after Johnny Depp. Ladies and gents, meet Kooteninchela deppi. (ScienceDaily, via Chocolate & Cream Cake)

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Ben Kokes went through ten prototypes for this ring before he came up with one worth presenting to his fiance Mary, “because doing things in the most complicated way possible is just what he does to show the love.” Those are real white and blue gemstones illuminated with LEDs, but they only light up when the ring is near an “induced alternating magnetic field.”

Now I’m going to be honest with you: I don’t know what that means. But if Kokes’ process, documented on his website, is any indication, it’s very impressive.

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Is this comics or Mortal Kombat? Bryan Singer just announced casting for the character Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past. This is going to get messy.

Ok, maybe not, but this does present a few questions.

Frankly, we were surprised when Joss Whedon announced he’d be utilizing both Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver in The Avengers 2 for a few reasons. But mostly it was because both are mutant characters, specifically the daughter and son of the villainous Magneto. You may already be aware some Marvel character (specifically mutants) rights are held by Sony or Fox (which is why Spider-Man didn’t show up in Iron Man, etc.) and some by Marvel Studios, but the duo are sort of owned by both.

Speaking with HeyUGuys, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said, “They’re uh – It’s a little complicated, but if they want to use them in an X-Men movie they could, and if we want to use them in an Avengers movie we could. They’re unique.”

But whatever the case, the character Quicksilver is ready to make his big screen debut. Singer announced via Twitter actor Evan Peters, who you may know from American Horror Story, has been cast as Quicksilver. And he did it with a bit of a dig:

Before he was an #Avenger, he was just a REALLY fast kid. Thrilled to say #EvanPeters is joining #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast as #Quicksilver.

— Bryan Singer (@BryanSinger) May 23, 2013

Maybe it’s not a dig, maybe it’s just a way to reference the overall issue. Either way, we hadn’t previously heard about the character being considered for X-Men: Days of Future Past until now.

Just earlier today we posted an exclusive interview with Saoirse Ronan about her potential casting as Scarlet Witch for The Avengers sequel. Will Whedon have to drop Quicksilver from his script or might we be seeing double?

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Deleted Shower of Evil clip from Star Trek: Into Darkness featuring Benedict Cumberbatch's chest. Skip to 1:30 if you don't want to bother with J. J. Abrams pretending that there was an actual reason to put Carol Markus in her underwear.

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things in the press caught my eye this evening, following yesterday's tragic, senseless, macabre, murder in Woolwich.

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On a gentler subject, I caught part of BBC2's Chelsea Flower Show coverage, and one sculpture in particular caught my attention. This gorgeous wire horses head is by Rupert Till. His preliminary sketch work can be found here.

And, given that it's Cannes and I am totally out of touch with what is being shown at the festival, aside from The Bling Ring and Nymphomaniac

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I thought I'd give you two images from Cannes of yester-year:

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This one got quite a bit challenging, as the professor who introduced her (who was one of my professors, especially for my Master's program) did it in a way that was...overly familiar and rather sexist. He told of how, when they first met in the 60s, how beautiful she was and how everyone was in love with her...and when she took the mike, she called that shit right out. It was amazing, and uncomfortable, and she called us out too, for laughing nervously as it happened.

I had my tutorial with her today, which was amazing and frightening and wonderful. And we talked about it a bit, but also all sorts of other things. I think I'll hold on to them for myself for now, because there's still a lot of processing to do.

Hope you enjoy the storify. There's only one last lecture from her tomorrow, and then the weekend (which I will spend in Rome, and computerless). I'll catch up with you all again on Monday.

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As promised, here's the story I posted last night:

"So gimme all you've got (I can take it)" (AO3 | DW)
Bandom (MCR), NC-17, 2400 words, Ray/Frank, for

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Ray's played a bunch of different types with Frank, and he doesn't always take the lead. But he's usually the virgin, not the teacher.

Yay porn! Yay roleplay porn where people are pretending to be sex workers! I needed to write something that wasn't me trying to tie in themes and build things and everything that my BBB is. It felt great to write.

And if you haven't done so yet, feel free to drop me a number at the AO3 work meme! :D

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So, as you may or may not know, I am in the midst of trying to get ready for my sister's visit here in less than a month. This has involved things like ordering furniture--already bought bookshelf; have ordered this buffet, which should (hopefully) arrive in a couple of weeks (sister arrives 6/18). I also bought frames for my Collings Foundation certificate (from when I flew on the B-24 last year) and the two photos they sent with. Those arrived yesterday, and I put the stuff in them today, and now I have a dilemma about where/how to place them.

I have several pictures and descriptions up on Twitter, and would love the feedback of those of you who aren't over there!

This is possible grouping #1 of the pictures/certificate

This is grouping #2. The certificate & the picture of the B-24 by itself are both 8.5 x 11, and the picture of the three planes a little smaller--so the frames are pretty big.

This is the current set up in my dining room

And this is the set up in the living room.

The buffet, when it arrives, will most likely go under the family pictures to the right of the table, although I may reverse things once I see how big it actually is.

My questions are:

1. Which grouping do you like better?
2. Should the pictures go above the tv, or should I move the Navajo rug to over the tv and put the pictures where it is now?

So, what do y'all think? It feels like a kind of major decision (not least because it's going to be a pain in the ass to hang anything behind the television), so I'm feeling the need for feedback.

Note: for those who don't know (because you weren't reading me last spring), my default icon (the one I'm using here) is a photo I took of the B-24's propeller. My two posts about the flight I took (the one the certificate is for) are here and here (second one has lots of pictures).

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For those who love the visual aesthetic of the 1920s and Disney villains (They’re so much better than Disney princesses. There, I said it.), man, have we got some fanart for you. Katia Oloy has reimagined Disney villains, including the #1 Disney villain (step aside, Scar, I’m not talking about you—the best is Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove, clearly), in the style of the 1920s.

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