The Daily Dad — Jan 9, 2024

Things you might want to know:

• Kevin Feige Confirms All Marvel Films and TV Shows Are Part of the MCU Multiverse
  💭 The multiverse is both the raft keeping the MCU afloat, and a cinder block that could easily drag it to the bottom. Feige has already done something extremely impressive —he made movie theaters and movie budgets compatible with television-style, open-ended storytelling— but he still has to climb the final mountain: make the audience take the multiverse for granted, like superheroes themselves.
• Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station after state of emergency declared – The Guardian
  ❝ Gangsters unleashed wave of terror following move by President Daniel Noboa in response to gang leader’s prison escape
• Ed Brubaker’s ‘Criminal’ Ordered To Series By Amazon With Jordan Harper As Co-Showrunner
  ❝ Prime Video has given a series order to Criminal, a drama based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Ed Brubaker, who writes the comic, and Sean Phillips, who illustrat…
• Archaeologists Keep Finding Evidence of a Mysterious Ancient Cult In Europe
  ❝ The discovery of a gilded belt buckle depicting a snake eating a frog was thought to be unique. However, similar evidence is popping up across Europe.
• Wave of Apple Generative AI Tools on Track for WWDC Debut
  ❝ Apple is on schedule to announce a series of generative AI-based tools at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Bloomberg’s Mark…

• RIP: David Soul of “Starsky and Hutch” died yesterday at age 80
  ❝ David Soul, best known for his role in the 1970s “Starsky & Hutch” television cop duo, died yesterday at the age of 80. The singer and actor, born as David…
• CES 2024: Withings Launches ‘BeamO’ Home Health Scanner
  ❝ Withings, known primarily for its lineup of iPhone-connected smart scales, today debuted the BeamO, a 4-in-1 home health checkup device. The BeamO…
• iPhone Survives 16,000 Foot Drop After Alaska Airlines Plane Incident
  💭 This is more impressive if you’re not familiar with terminal velocity.
• Apple Announces February 2 Launch Date for Vision Pro Headset
  ❝ Apple today announced that the Vision Pro headset will launch in the United States on Friday, February 2. The headset will be available at all…
• Measles erases the immune system’s memory
  ❝ The measles virus can usher in other infections for months, or even years.

• Is ‘Fables’ Actually in the Public Domain? And Can We Save It From Bill Willingham’s Iffy Politics? https://static.dc.com/dc/files/default_images/Vert_Essential_Fables_1_ce69fbz4uq_.jpg?w=640
  ❝ If true, this would be a huge boon to creatives who are ‘Fables’ fans. However, things are a bit murkier than Willingham’s cut-and-dried statement.
• Twitch Bans Implied Nakedness In Response To ‘Nudity Meta’
  💭 Twitch continues to find new ways to make its platform as unappealing as possible… puritanical and indecisive? Fuck right off.
• Michael Bolton Reveals Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Announces Break from Touring
  ❝ Michael Bolton recently underwent a serious procedure to address a brain tumor found by doctors. Here’s the latest on his condition.
• Portal 64 is an N64 demake of Valve’s classic, now available as a “First Slice”
  ❝ It’s shocking how good the Portal Gun feels on late 1990s tech.
• Bill Maher And Seth MacFarlane Clash Over Vaccine Mandates And “Natural Immunity”: “That Was Debunked”
  💭 Maher was never actually funny… his stand-up has always been weak shit, coasting along on his snide, inexplicable self-importance and little else. Actually clever/funny libertarians of my generation —Penn Gillette, Trey Parker— long ago figured out that simple contrarianism isn’t a philosophy, but Maher never will.

• Clicks for iPhone
  ❝ Clicks brings a REAL KEYBOARD to your iPhone. Enjoy the feel of buttons, type with precision and double your space to create. Available now. Ships worldwide.
• N O S ⋊ Ɔ I ᴚ ᴚ Ǝ ᗡ ⊥ ⊥ O Ɔ S
  ❝ John Cazale starred in only five films. All five were nominated for Best Picture. One of the best actors of all time, he was unafraid to play characters from a place of weakness. He made everyone on screen with him better. https://t.co/We6jlSxBfp pic.twitter.com/DiNSexoTsa
• Nigel Lythgoe Faces Second Sexual Assault Suit – Variety
  💭 Nigel, ol’ buddy… you need some witnesses for the defense. And I don’t mean the “Our friend Danny Masterson has always been a reliable co-worker and helpful comrade, meaning he couldn’t have raped all those girls” kind of witnesses. He needs the “Paula Abdul was tripping on Vicodin and vodka for at least ten years, and barely remembers her own name” kinda witnesses.
• You’ve seen Disney’s Mickey Mouse – here are the new morbid takes popping up as Steamboat Willie enters public domain
  ❝ Now that Steamboat Willie is in the public domain, expect to see a lot of fake Mickey Mouses across media in the next few years. Here are some of the first.
• Ban Facial Recognition in Stores
  ❝ Your face should not be scanned, stored, or sold just because you walk into or work at a store.
• Three Decades Later, Someone Has Finally Beaten Tetris On NES
  💭 ”Thirteen year old Blue Scuti”. I suddenly feel like we’re living an episode of Mythic Quest.

• Star Trek: Discovery’s cancelation wasn’t decided until after final season was filmed
  ❝ The rumors were true: Star Trek: Discovery’s fifth season wasn’t originally meant to be the final one.