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• Calling all X-Philes: looks like the show will be returning for a six episode arc. We don’t know what to do with ourselves.
• What does Marvel’s Secret Wars mean for your pull? (Further list of titles here.)
• This is the Uptown Funk parody you’ve been waiting for – Dark Lord Funk. Check out Voldy in hair curlers.
• Anthony Bourdain returns to the world of comic books with Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi.
• Skilled blacksmiths forge a real-life version of Link’s Shield.
• Mo’Ne Davis acted graciously towards a critic, but what does this say about how Black girls are raised?
• Thank you, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, for realizing your very gendered mistake.
• What some festival posters would look like with the male acts removed: warning, it’s a bummer.
• You can download over 400 art books for free from the Metropolitan Museum collection.
• A decade since the new Doctor Who kicked off, Tor’s Emily Asher-Perrin reminisces on why “Rose” is a special episode.

• Today is #BlackOutDay on social media. The hashtag speaks for itself beautifully, but here are some highlights.
• What a single SNL sketch tells us about women’s voices.
• Make your mark during Women’s History Month by participating in a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.
• Netflix picked up Cary Fukunaga’s adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation, starring Idris Elba.
• Orlando Jones has joined the cast of The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, also starring Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Biel, and Maisie Williams.
• HBO’s call for submissions from POC writers last week for their fellowship program was less than stellar, with a website crash and a 1K entry cap.
• Grace over at Mythcreants looks at six female archetypes in Stephen King’s works
• Anika Noni Rose will be leading CBS drama For Justice, based on a James Patterson novel. Rose will play tough as nails Special Agent “Nat” Chappel, who works in the Criminal Section of the Department of Civil Rights Division.
• Episode storylines of Friends if the cast were Black.
• Native Americans are fighting to keep their birth names on Facebook.
• Catch up on Bitch Flicks’ “Unlikable Women” posts. (While you’re on the topic, check out Elyse’s tribute to the Disney villainess.)
• Check out these awesome bookish posters and prints to decorate your abode!
• Emily Nussbaum talks about being a “bad fan” when it comes to women-centric television.
• We just stumbled on this: an interactive timeline of women pioneers in electronic music.

We are all gutted this morning to have learned that Leonard Nimoy passed away. Our thoughts go out to his loved ones and everyone whose lives he touched. His last tweet a few days ago feels especially poignant now:

“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP.”

• The Hollywood Diversity Report shows that diverse casts = better ratings, more money.
• In this deleted scene from Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod and Abbie attempt to take a selfie.
• Bob’s Burgers is not only pioneering animation, but saving trees.
• Amy Poehler discusses the character of Parks and Recreation‘s Leslie Knope, including how Poehler’s adoration of Rashida Jones was emulated in Leslie and Ann’s friendship.
• Lady Gaga is set to star in Season 5 of American Horror Story: Hotel.
• Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick have signed a deal with Universal TV to adapt Sex Criminals into a TV series!
• Craig Brittain, revenge pornographer, is petitioning Google to erase his embarrassing online history. Also filed under: schadenfreude; irony; yeah right.
• The 90s are really having a moment right now! Disney is rebooting Ducktales, set to air in 2017.
• The team behind IDW’s upcoming Jem and the Holograms comic confirms: Stormer and Kimber are out gay characters and the comic will explore their romantic relationship.
• Lynda Barry shows you how to draw Batman.
• Beautiful Chemistry is exactly that: a visualization of chemical structures and reactions made art.

• Dynamite Comics announced crossover comic Swords of Sorrow, to be created by a group of female writers. Gail Simone talks about her excitement for the project on her Tumblr.
• In an effort to improve accessibility, Comcast is launching its “talking guide”. The innovative campaign features a blind 7 year old girl named Emily, discussing her favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.
• Invader Zim comic coming? Oni Press teased with this tweet, with more info promised to be revealed today.
• Get official NASA mission sounds for your phone or computer!
• First look at Jason Momoa as Aquaman!
• Check out these amazing NASA posters, with references to a lot of our favorite sci-fi shows and movies.
• Flavorpill has indie film suggestions to watch this Black History Month.
• A database of diverse fantastic fiction.

• A discussion of intersectionality, Appropriation vs Appreciation, hip hop, and how it all relates to Fresh Off the Boat.
• Laverne Cox to star in CBS legal drama Doubt as an Ivy league educated attorney.
• We’re sad to see Jon Stewart go: who will cover the 2016 election? And who will take over his spot on The Daily Show? (Pst, Jessica Williams!)
• Naturally everyone’s abuzz about the Spidey remake and how it’s going back to high school. Adam Murray’s tweets say it all for us.
• 17 year old scientist Anya Poghari creates prototype for cheaper, smaller dialysis machine.
• Not acceptable: half of WOC in STEM frequently being mistaken for janitorial staff.
• Love these gorgeous covers proposed by artist Jian Guo for the Chinese translation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
• Our friends Black Girls Talking made this list of 13 must-listen podcasts bringing Black voices to the mic.
• Jenn Northington compares ODY-C and Bitch Planet, two very different comics that both bring new takes on feminism and gender.
• Must read: Dianca London Potts writes about her experience working in historical reenactment in Salem.
• Aging robotic pets Aibos, created by Sony in 1999, are in urgent need of some robo-veterinary care!
• It’s perfect time to revisit Rachelle Abellar’s adorable Doctor Who Valentines – free for all!

• Watch the trailer for Appropriate Behavior, a rom-com about an Iranian-American bisexual woman, and be charmed!
• A sobering read about The Interview, with a perspective from a North Korean defector.
• The beautiful and detailed backdrops of the Star Wars movies.
• Idris Elba is developing a trilogy about demon-fighting Edgar Allan Poe, based on 1978 novel Poe Must Die.
• We’re super excited for DC’s Vixen to arrive on the CW this fall! Vixen is African-born Mari Jiwe McCabe, who has a mystical Tantu totem that gives her the abilities of animals.
• Feeling sad, or forgot how to paint a happy little tree? You can stream all episodes of The Joy of Painting.
• Laura Palmer returns 25 years later, as promised.
• The Superbowl: Chris Pratt vs Chris Evans. Who wins? Children.
• Would you pay $80 to have Cumberbatch all over your legs?
• Mount Holyoke College decries The Vagina Monologues as “inherently reductionist and exclusive;” Eve Ensler responds.

• Scarlett Johansson has signed on for the starring role of Motoko Kusanagi in Dreamworks adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, and fans of the anime are not too happy about it.
• Director Ava DuVernay on Selma: “I wasn’t interested in making a white-savior movie.”
• Actors Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, and Cecep Arif Rahman from The Raid and The Raid 2 have joined the cast of the new Star Wars.
• Check out this piece on The Mary Sue about the real life Peggy Carters of WWII.
• You need to watch Nathan Stewart-Jarrett recite Shakespeare’s Sonnet 102.
• The Flood is an album bringing ancient Sumerian and Babylonian music back to life.
• Ghana is launching they country’s first satellite into space in 2015.
• Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an unknown Egyptian queen.
• The Internet Archive has uploaded tons of old MS-DOS games. A great way to kill time, though you may die of dysentery.
• Flavorwire has a list of 50 film titles for cinephiles wanting a feminist perspective.
• Harvard University Press have a new project: Murty Classical Library of India, with over 500 volumes projected, including the Therigatha – a collection of verses by the earliest ordained Buddhist women.
• Fans of The Shining should consider submitting their proposals for a 61,500 square foot hedge maze to be built by The Stanley Hotel, which inspired Stephen King’s novel.
• This is giggle worthy: what if Hannibal Lecter was notorious… for telling bad jokes?

After today, we’ll be taking a break from Geeking Out for the next couple of weeks, so here’s a whole lot of links to tide you over.

• Coming soon: The Kingdom Of Dreams And Madness, a documentary about Studio Ghibli.
• We’re keeping an eye out for Fresh Off The Boat, a sitcom written by Nahnatchka Khan (Don’t Trust the B* in Apt 23) and starring Randall Park.
• Anita Sarkeesian and Carolyn Petit present five feminist moments in video games.
• Archie Comics is relaunching its flagship series with writer Mark Wald and artist Fiona Staples.
• Star Trek and Parks & Rec – a match made in the stars.
• Sure, superhero = spandex, but overall, we’re still digging the design for Spiderwoman’s new costume.
• Tis the season! Make your own superhero snowflakes!
• Judy Blume’s In the Unlikely Event, a new book aimed at adult readers.
• What was the best moment in feminism of 2014? Mic.com weighs in.
• Who shone brightest among women in science this past year?
• On that note, check out Rachel Ignotofsky’s awesome posters celebrating women in science!
• Women You Should Know looks at the legacy of that famous LEGO ad from 1981.
• 3D printing gave this cute pooch the opportunity to run wild and free.
• And let’s finish off the list with something magical that will make your heart ache: John Cho singing “Wild World”. Soundcloud for just the audio version, or YouTube to watch his beautiful face.

• A 22 Jump Street and Men in Black crossover movie? Tell us more…
• What happens when you combine 54 movies into 27 amazing looped gifs? This.
• Cosmos may be returning for a second season. If viewers want to see more, Seth MacFarlane suggests tweeting to Dr. Neil.
• Tash Wolfe’s thoughtful piece on trans characters in comics.
• “Mark Wahlberg Doesn’t Deserve Pardon” is a great piece on the difference between white and black crime.
• In the past few weeks, Ferguson Public Library has received over $350,000 in donations, as well as signed copies of books by popular authors.
• Gifts other than books for your bookworm friends.
• And for the science-loving people in your life, a lovely list of gift ideas from Scientific American.
• An anthology of Kenyan fantasy fiction, free for your enjoyment! (via Coilhouse FB)
• The designer of the all-female scientist LEGO set is back with another set of figurines.
• Einstein once wrote a fan letter to Marie Curie. To paraphrase, “haters gonna hate.”

• Krysten Ritter rumored to play Marvel’s Jessica Jones opposite Mike Colter.
• We have no idea what possessed someone to make Thor out of cups of coffee, but it’s pretty awesome.
• We’d totally support Stephen Hawking‘s dream to play a Bond villan!
• It’s Holiday Shopping Time! Check out these two science-inspired lists for kids of all ages.
• Samantha Cristoforetti, Italy’s first female astronaut, answers the expected sexist questions with grace.
• Checkout Lumino City, a gorgeous video game designed with paper and cardboard.
• CN Lester’s beautiful essay about mermaids, transformation, and a search for self as a genderqueer child.
• Aww, poor droids. io9 ranks the top 10 most useless in the Star Wars universe.