Cloverfield "Confirmed" as a Secret Prequel to Escape From New York by Matt Reeves (Exclusive)

https://comicbook.com/horror/news/cloverfield-matt-reeves-escape-from-new-york-connection-statue-of-liberty/

""No, it's not a secret prequel, but it is related to it. That's actually where the idea came from"

Headline: Secret! Interview: No, it's not.

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Do what you love, even if it doesn't turn into a career - James Acaster on how he got into comedy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9iuYv_X9pU

"Comedian, writer and presenter James Acaster joins us for an inspirational talk on his career in comedy."

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History of the World Part 2 | Teaser | Hulu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIfMfLbCbzY

"A sequel 40 years in the making, Mel Brooks' History of the World PART II. A four night event, streaming March 6 on Hulu.

There is finally a sequel to the seminal Mel Brooks film, HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I, with each episode featuring a variety of sketches that take us through different periods of human history."

They said "seminal"

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From 2018, filmed 1991:

Return to the Forbidden Planet, Cambridge Theatre Final Performance 01 1991

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvuwOCSrcAM

"The entire last performance of the original cast of Return to the Forbidden Planet at the Cambridge Theatre 01/1991 filmed by Bobbie Aitken."

🎩 https://sfba.social/@karlauerbach/109677904840469638

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The Elder Futhark Die

https://sjgdicestoreq422.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/475528#

"Cast The Runes!

Tell your characters' fortunes – or your own – Viking style!
This set includes a 24-sided die inscribed with the runes of the Elder Futhark, and a 20-page book of rune lore to help you interpret them."

Post-campaign shop closes Jan 16 for a successful crowdfunding effort, incl the above.

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Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/chuck-e-cheese-still-uses-floppy-disks-in-2023-but-not-for-long/

"On Sunday, a Chuck E. Cheese employee named Stewart Coonrod posted a TikTok video that documents the process of installing a new song-and-dance show on an old Chuck E. Cheese animatronics system—a process that involves a 3.5-inch floppy disk and two DVDs. Coonrod says it is the last update before his store undergoes a remodel that will remove the animatronics altogether."

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