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The Daily Dad — Nov 19, 2024

REVIEW: The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic by Alan Moore & Co.
❝ The relationship between the world and our consciousness, between the mind and our bodies, has been speculated about since the dawn of consciousness itself and the beginnings of a philosophy that could problematize that relationship.

James Van Der Beek Reveals Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
❝ ‘Dawson’s Creek’ actor James Van Der Beek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
Codeless, AI-generated video game is a terrible Minecraft clone
❝ It’s vaguely reminiscent of early art games like LSD Dream Simulator, but those actually had some degree of intentionality behind them.

Bad day for letter “X” as study shows teens rejecting Twitter, sex in movies and TV
❝ Bad day for letter “X” as study shows teens rejecting Twitter, sex in movies and TV
💬 Or —y’know, just maybe— young people who are hyper-aware of public perception are giving carefully considered, disingenuous answers to intrusive questions.

This new graphic adaptation of DRACULA is absolutely gorgeous
❝ JH Williams III is a comic book artist renowned for his elaborate layouts and luscious paints on works such as Batwoman, Promothea, and The Sandman: Overture.
💬 Williams is one of my favorite living, active artists.

Revisiting the richest of the slasher franchises, A Nightmare On Elm Street
❝ We run the series on A Nightmare On Elm Street, a slasher franchise with more depth in one blade-finger than most of its peers.
💬 I’m not sure it’s “the richest”, but it’s the only one of the major horror franchises of which I’ve seen more than half of the entries.

Time has run out for for That ’90s Show
❝ Time has run out for for That ’90s Show
💬 …and that time was during development. I love Red and Kitty as much as anyone, but the rest of this thing was a complete shit-show.

Lana Del Rey Obtains Marriage License Amid Jeremy Dufrene Romance
❝ Lana Del Rey is trading in “Summertime Sadness” for “Fiancé Fall” … as the singer looks set to marry her boyfriend, Jeremy Dufrene.
Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe, Groundbreaking New Research Suggests
❝ This latest clue about the architecture of consciousness supports a Nobel-Prize winner’s theory about how quantum physics works in your brain.

Tupperware, pioneer of food storage and sales parties, files for bankruptcy
❝ Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago and saw exponential growth with Tupperware parties, has filed for bankruptcy after years of financial woes and slumping sales due to cheap online competition.

‘Chimp Crazy’ Swings Big Donations for Tonka’s Sanctuary
❝ The craze surrounding HBO’s docuseries “Chimp Crazy” has become quite profitable for the sanctuary now housing the show’s star, Tonka the Chimp.
Singer Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, dead at 70
❝ The Jackson 5 included brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael.

New multispectral analysis of Voynich manuscript reveals hidden details
❝ Handwriting suggests Prague doctor named Johannes Marcus Marci tried to decode in 1640.
Pathogenic microbes blown vast distances by winds, scientists discover
❝ Living microbes that cause disease in humans and host antibiotic-resistance genes carried 1,200 miles
Judge Orders Guardianship Firm to Return Thousands It Took From an Elderly Woman for Services It Never Provided
❝ New York Guardianship Services had billed Judith Zbiegniewicz $450 a month for court-ordered care, but a judge found the company provided “minimal services, if any” for years, including at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.