Wed. 08/11 - Robin, Batman's Sidekick, Has Come Out of the Closet
Robin has officially come out of the closet. No statement yet from Batman, but I do have the other details, and a brief history of LGBTQ+ superheroes. Plus, SpaceX is planning to put billboards in space. And plastic pollution is confusing the hermit...
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Robin has officially come out of the closet. No statement yet from Batman, but I do have the other details, and a brief history of LGBTQ+ superheroes. Plus, SpaceX is planning to put billboards in space. And plastic pollution is confusing the hermit crabs in Yorkshire.
Links:
- Robin, Batman's Sidekick, Comes Out, Which Only Makes Sense (NPR)
- Robin comes out as gay in new Batman comic, adding to DC's LGTBQ characters (Polygon)
- The Evolution of Extraño, DC's First Openly Gay Super Hero (DC Universe Infinite)
- Why Tim Drake's Coming Out as Bisexual Matters (Nerdist)
- Sav Rodgers: The rom-com that saved my life (TED)
- No One Wants Your Space Billboards, Elon Musk (The Mary Sue)
- SpaceX and Canadian Startup Launching Space-Advertising Satellite (Business Insider)
- SpaceX acquiring satellite data start-up Swarm Technologies (CNBC)
- Plastic pollution in North Yorkshire is arousing hermit crabs, University of Hull scientists say (Washington Post)
- Plastic waste: Study finds crabs confused by chemical additive (BBC)
- Embrace the 90s again with Kid Pix's web app (It’s Nice That)
- Kid Pix web app
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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