- Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Captain Marvel series ended last week with #17, paving the way for a relaunch under Marvel NOW! The sold-out issue not only paid tribute to the books’ devoted fanbase, it was also the first appearance of the new Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan.
- Adam Driver discusses the rumors that he will be cast as Nightwing in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman.
- Step 1 is win the the lottery, step 2 is buy all Star Wars furniture.
- The R2D2 to be used in Star Wars VII was actually built by fans. Fans who are presumably very, very excited.
- The UK is rolling out a real life “MultiPass” for public transportation.
- Suckers Apparel has created a whole line of Twin Peaks inspired clothing.
- Nefetari Spencer, a Black comedienne, auditioned for SNL and tells Salon about the experience.
- Belgian scientists find traces of herpes and cocaine on 50 Shades of Grey library books (so – you’re doin’ it right?).
- Are Cecil and Carlos the best gay characters in current pop media?
- “Histagrams!” For the social media conscious history nerd in us all.
- You had me at “all-woman team of spelunking scientists”.
- As strong as the original UN Women Google auto-complete campaign is, this additional set of striking ads has a slightly more positive image.
- Grace Hopper India hosted their fourth all womens’ hackathon in India!
- NASA has created a video based on new findings that envisions Mars as a fairly pleasant place to live… 4 billion years ago.
Now, for some Doctor Who links!
- Warris Hussein, the original director of Doctor Who talks about his experience and his thoughts on the BBC Film An Adventure in Space and Time honoring the creators of the series.
- Charlie Jane Anders at io9 takes on the Herculean task of ranking 250 Doctor Who stories from best to worst.
- This tapestry showing the entire progression of the sci-fi series is quite lovely.
- Blogger Jamie Harsip perfectly reminds us why Martha Jones is the best.
