70: 19th Century Equivalent of Texting

Movie Bracket! Shakespeare nerds, this is your episode! Cuthulhu real. D'Artagnan: dead. Frogs: mini. Sky: synthed. Horseblood! Poetry corner! Chirps! Van Buren?!?! Warm spots in a cold universe.

Film Bracket:

https://lithub.com/and-the-best-literary-film-adaptation-of-the-last-50-years-is/

Shakespeare List:

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2026/apr/22/every-shakespeare-play-ranked-lear-antony-cleopatra-hamlet

The Majestic Giant Octopus:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kraken-fossils-show-enormous-intelligent-octopuses-were-top-predators-in-cretaceous-seas/

D'Artagnan:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rew2dgzzo

The Frog Guy:

http://www.markscherz.com/

Skysynth:

http://skyviewer.app/skysynth

3I/Atlas:

https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-invader-comet-3i-atlas-formed-in-a-world-much-colder-than-the-solar-system

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