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"Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast." -- King Kong
By driftglass — March 2, 2026

On this day in 1933 the eighth wonder of the world himself -- King Kong -- enjoyed its big screen theatrical premiere in New York City! In 1991, King Kong was finally inducted into the U.S.'s National Film Registry, which seeks to preserve films for the ages that have demonstrated significant historical, cultural, or aesthetic contributions to the genre.

No More Mister Nice Blog: War With Iran: Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad Better.

Balloon Juice: Two Devils Dancing.

The Field Negro: The Epstein War has begun.

Attention space nerds! Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?

Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast and Science Fiction University

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