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Today I found out that there actually is a real Frankenstein Castle . Really! It’s in Germany. That info about the castle comes from author John Scalzi, who also recently wrote about why, after being on it for a year, Bluesky is his favorite social media platform . I haven’t been on Bluesky for a year yet, but it is easily my favorite social media platform. (I like it because: no ads, no algorithm, and it’s simpler than Mastodon.) Via Andrew … who played the greatest guitar solo ever? Was it Prince? It was probably Prince . From 2016 but new to me, writer/director Shane Black talks about some classic Shane Black scenes with Screencrush . From CBR.com, the first time Garfield hated on Mondays . There’s a comic shop called Dr. No’s , and it’s only a couple hours east of me, so I am obviously going to have to visit at some point. And finally, this is a deep cut even for Gen X-ers… Back in the 1970s there used to be a Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew TV show . It was based on th...

The classic 1960s Star Trek TV series is one of my favorite shows of all time. In the 1970s and ’80s, Star Trek reruns were one of the best sci-fi things available. Especially to a youngster like me who lived in a rural area with no cable TV. I’m somewhat obsessive about the show. Especially now, since I have my DVDs of it ripped and readily available on my home media streaming server. Having watched every episode a few times (and favorite episodes several times), I have opinions. I decided I’d start making a few notes as I undertake my latest informal rewatch of the show. And I’m going to start a running, sorted list of Trek episodes from favorite to least favorite. I’ll bump this post back to the top of the blog as I add new episodes. “Journey to Babel”: Action, danger, interpersonal drama, silly aliens, cool aliens, Spock’s parents, a high-stakes diplomatic mission… this episode has it all. And it moves — there isn’t a wasted frame. (good) “Mirror, Mirror”: Iconic f...