From 2020, National Geographic has put together an article tracing the origins of the Christmas tree. While many cultures used evergreen boughs and ornaments in their midwinter celebrations, the official ruling is that 16th century Germany is the point of origin for the tree tradition as it is now known.
Good Housekeeping offers up a list of the most popular classic holiday foods. I was going to skip this one and then I saw that it had recipes! So here it is.
Atlas Obscura offers their 2022 gift guide.
Sunday Morning Transport gives us a free short story, courtesy of Sarah Beth Durst.
Originally, AMC renewed its shaky SF thriller Moonhaven, but now it has unrenewed—er, cancelled—it.
Also from Tor.com, all the fantasy new releases coming out in December.
EW.com shares all the new TV-and-TV-like stuff you can watch in early 2023.
Just the other day I was thinking, “Whatever happened to Amazon’s Carnival Row?” Well, it turns out there will be a second season! This Mary Sue article talks about the gap that shows between critics and audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tachyon is going to release new editions of works by Peter Beagle, beginning in May, 2023. Thanks to File770 for this one.
Here are 25 scientist jokes for you. (I have one on a T-shirt.)
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Oh thank you for the recipes! Such a variety - this is going to be fun.
COMMENT Hey, they seem to have added one while I wasn't looking! https://www.valancourtbooks.com/john-blackburn.html
Always my pleasure, Becky! And as I said, there are 19 Blackburn titles currently available on the Valancourt site....
Oh my goodness! I read "A Scent of New-Mown Hay" some time around 1970. It made a huge impression on…