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.)
Just saw you like Jack Vance. Me too. Surely he offends you somewhere though?
Words fail. I can't imagine what else might offend you. Great series, bizarre and ridiculous review. Especially the 'Nazi sympathizer'…
"Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kage Harper" Freudian slip there. ;)
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I'm going to have to find these and read them.