Influence

50 Things That Happened Because of Star Trek

Thanx to twistedchick

The First True Disney Romance

Mari Ness’s excellent series of Disney posts turns to one of my childhood faves: Lady and the Tramp

Thanx to Tor.com.

About time

First-ever memorial to lynching victims

Thanx to Metafilter

Question and answer

The article is entitled “‘Star Wars’ vs. ‘Star Trek’: Why ‘Star Trek’ is Losing.”

It says, “While Star Trek is firmly rooted in science fiction where the ideas and technology is extrapolated from our world, Star Wars is strictly sci-fi fantasy.”

Thanx to File 770

Holiday

Today is National Teddy Bear Day. My own heretical preference is shown in the userpic.

Essential

7 reasons why Robert Silverberg remains a must-read

Thanx to Tor.com.