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Robert Fludd, An Astrologer Casting a Horoscope, Utriusque Cosmi Maioris Scilicet, 1617

Pier Paolo Pasolini, The Decameron, 1971

Second adventures are tricky. A Doctor’s debut episode presents its own challenges, but the very fact that the show has a new incarnation to introduce eases the narrative burden. A compelling story is a nice thing to have, but audiences are really there to get to know this new face, and the expected post-regenerative mania means there’s some leeway in establishing precisely who this particular Doctor is going to be. But the second story can’t be about the new Doctor in quite so direct a way, as it’s now time to get back to the business of adventuring through time and space. Indeed, the show can take its shiny new Doctor to literally anywhere and anywhen, so, when presenting a Doctor with the infinite for the first time, the simple act of making a decision and sending him somewhere specific can feel vaguely disappointing. After all ...

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Found a better use for the wine glasses

That’s a martini glass

I’m literally using it for milk and cookies does it look like I care about the finer points of debauchery

An investigation, in six bottles.

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Why did Stan Lee make a cameo in The Princess Diaries 2? Was this foreshadowing Disney buying Marvel? Is Princess Mia going to be an Avenger? So many questions

In case you though I was joking

The much-loved TV version of The Tick was axed by Fox in its first season, after just nine episodes. Now, it looks like the Big Blue Bug of Justice is back! According to People, the show is being revived by Amazon – and Patrick Warburton will star! And original creator Ben Edlund will write and produce! SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

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Caught up in the let's-attach-a-rocket-to-everything-and-see-what-happens fad in Germany in the late 1920s, one genius came up with a rocket-propelled motorcycle.

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Hal Finney, the renowned cryptographer, coder and bitcoin pioneer, died Thursday morning at the age of 58 after five years battling ALS. He will be remembered for a remarkable career that included becoming one of the first programmers to work on bitcoin’s open source code.

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The ‘Dissected Cake’ made by the cake artists at the Conjurer’s Kitchen

Just For Laughs Gags, a comedy group based in Québec, Canada, decided to play a prank in which a border collie hand puppet fiercely guarded a yummy bone when the real dogs tried to steal it away.

We got tired of pranking plain-old humans, so we’re going after canines! They have much better reactions than their owners [humans] anyway.

via Tastefully Offensive

Earlier this month we learned that UC Riverside Library's Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy – the world's largest public reserve of SF/F books and materials – has come under threat by new management. Now, the Eaton Collection is the beneficiary of a $3.5-million gift – the largest ever received by the university's library.

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Uh-oh.

UH-OH.

Sad dudes in costumes, sure, but let's not overlook the horrified fan in front of them.

A report suggests that the swoosh has matched UA's mammoth offer.

Nike has matched Under Armour's mammoth offer to Kevin Durant and believes it will be able to retain Kevin Durant as a marquee endorser, reports Marc Stein and Darren Rovell of ESPN.com. UA had been reported to have offered the reigning NBA MVP as much as $285 million over 10 years to switch from the swoosh to the Baltimore-based apparel company. But ESPN reports that Nike believes its counter-offer with keep Durant with the shoe company he's endorsed his entire NBA career.

As has been noted, the shoe deal would appear to pay Durant more than the Thunder do. KD makes about $20 million per season in NBA salary.

One aspect of interest in the Under Armour dance is that Durant is from Washington, D.C. and will be a free agent in 2016. The Wizards are expected to pursue Durant hard, and having KD's second major employer based in the area could have been a nice asset. That said, it's not as if Nike regularly helps land the Portland Trail Blazers land stars, so it's unclear of UA's corporate proximity to the Wizards would have been relevant.

The ESPN report claims KD's Nike shoe line generated $165 million in revenue last year. Durant pulled out of USA Basketball participation this summer at the last minute, with rumors suggesting he wanted to focus on completing his endorsement deal.

Ray McDonald will be the first test for the NFL's new domestic violence policy.

San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald was arrested Sunday for felony domestic violence, according to a report by Damian Trujillo of NBC Bay Area. San Jose police have confirmed the arrest to Trujillo. McDonald will be the first player to test the NFL's new domestic violence policy, which could mean that the 49ers lineman will face at least a six-game suspension.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently admitted that he was wrong in giving Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice just a two-game suspension for a domestic violence incident involving Rice's now wife, leading the NFL to change its policy on domestic violence. Players will now face a six-game suspension for their first domestic violence incident, following by a lifetime ban for the second.

According to Trujillo, the victim in this alleged incident is pregnant, which could lead to McDonald's potential suspension being more harsh than simply six games. From Goodell's statement on domestic violence earlier in the week:

Among the circumstances that would merit a more severe penalty would be a prior incident before joining the NFL, or violence involving a weapon, choking, repeated striking, or when the act is committed against a pregnant woman or in the presence of a child. A second offense will result in banishment from the NFL; while an individual may petition for reinstatement after one year, there will be no presumption or assurance that the petition will be granted. These disciplinary standards will apply to all NFL personnel.

McDonald has a DUI arrest in his past but hasn't had any off-the-field incidents otherwise. That does not matter with the new policy on domestic violence, however.

The 29-year-old defensive lineman was originally drafted in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft and signed a five-year, $20 million contract extension in 2011.

Valdez Showers of the Florida Gators runs back the opening kickoff for 64 yards against the Idaho Vandals for the first and only play of the game, which was terminated due to weather. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

Florida analyst recaps the game:

As perfect a performance as could be expected from Will Muschamp's 2014 squad, and certainly a satisfying one.

LaCie shipped the 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 storage system originally announced at NAB. Using eight of Seagate's new 6 TB hard disks, the system provides up to 48 TB of storage capacity at speeds of up to 1330 MB/sec over one Thunderbolt cable in a single rack unit, the company said.

When you’re about to fire a leader viewed by thousands as a deity, and then install new CEOs with a history of either selling, breaking apart, or tanking companies, have your PR firm already hired! This is not something you want to be scrambling around to do at the last minute. Or put down the glass of ‘Haterade’ and don’t fire him.

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Ottoman army officers, late 19th c. CE.

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That last part tho.