In an effort to properly finish the posts I mark ‘Saved for Later’ in Feedly, I regularly feature the best, most interesting, weird, disturbing, compelling or important of these to share with you.
Here is a first person account of the events of the infamous 1938 The War of the Worlds broadcast, adapted by Orson Welles. The piece states “while it’s debated how widely people actually bought into the broadcast, what is clear is that The War of the Worlds became a cultural meme.”
The first half of that statement is certainly correct. Just look at these two very different accounts that can be found in the US National Archives. (Click to embiggen, if needed.)
The assured incredulity of the second letter might be more in line with the prevalence of skepticism that many decades of “don’t trust everything you see/read/hear” have drummed into society, but what is also as prevalent (to me, anyway) is the willingness of the same said society to get carried away by an event or person. Like Batkid in San Francisco, for example. We love the story AND the story of the story.
20 Cemeteries You Need to Visit Before You Die. Well, why not? I love cemeteries. This one is Père-Lachaise in Paris.
If you haven’t’ already, you need to see the original Star Wars blooper reel:
Published as a pre-Halloween mood-inducer here is The Devil’s 10 Best Appearances in Literature. Stock choices there, which made me think how many more there are and I’m coming up a bit bare. I, Lucifer is fun. Hmmm … what am I forgetting?
Image credit: extranoise
