LINKS: ( Read more... ) I chose to do two icons from one of my favorite and I think most touching scenes in all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode THE VISITOR because I LOVE the touching portrayal of Jake Sisko's love for his father Benjamin Sisko. My third icon is Picard as Locutus of Borg in THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS from Star Trek: The Next Generation, followed lastly by Alt. Spock and Bones from MIRROR, MIRROR Star Trek: The Original Series because I began my many voyages with the Star Trek universe with Captain Kirk and his crew!
Title: Dazzling Date Night Fandoms: X-Men: Evolution Pairings: Amara/Jean Rating: G Warnings/Spoilers: post-series, post-Phoenix, established relationship Summary: Amara takes Jean to a Dazzler concert. Notes: Written for 100femslash prompt drink and also written for Sapphic Summer 2026 prompt Any, Any/Any(/Any+) - dazzling. [...Table...]
Did Norway's Viking-themed World Cup photo shoot cross a line? Richard Utz examines the debate and the enduring legacy of Viking imagery in modern culture.
A new study reopens the debate over Eilmer of Malmesbury's famous flight, suggesting the medieval monk's remarkable experiment may have happened decades later than previously thought.
Angus McBride’s 1966 “Legendary Beasts” series ran in the backs of the weekly magazine Finding Out. Daisy at Beautiful Books has collected all 36 of them over here - this is just half of them!
Have you ever been writing some historical fiction and wondered “hey, I wonder if my characters would have been able to pop an ibuprofen in 1977?” Well, you’re in luck, because this post is all about when common medications became available:
Acetaminophen: 1950
Albuterol: 1969 (UK) 1982 (US)
Allopurinol: 1966
Alprazolam: 1981
Amitriptyline: 1961
Amlodipine: 1990
Amoxicilin: 1972
Amphetamine/Dextroamphetamine (together as Adderall): 1996
Apixiban: 2012
Aripiprazole: 2002
Aspirin (first NSAID): 1899
Azidothymidine (first antiviral): 1987
Barbital (first barbiturate): 1903
Bupropion: 1985
Buspirone: 1986
Calcium Carbonate (TUMS): 1930
Captopril (first ACE inhibitor): 1981
Chlordiazepoxide (first benzodiazepine): 1960
Chlorothiazide (first thiazide diuretic): 1957
Chlorpromazine (first antipsychotic): 1952
Cyclobenzeprine: 1977
Diphenhydramine: 1946
Furosemide: 1959
Fluoxetine (first SSRI): 1988
Gabapentin: 1993
Glipizide: 1984
Hydrochlorothiazide: 1959
Ibuprofen: 1969 (UK) 1974 (US)
Insulin: 1923 (though many types of insulins would become available over the next century)
Imipramine (first tricyclic antidepressant): 1959
Iproniazid (first antidepressant (MAOI)): 1952
Levothyroxine: 1927 (though desiccated pork thyroid was used for the same reasons as early as 1890)
Lisinopril: 1987
Lithium: 1949
Losartan (first ARB): 1995
Lovastatin (first statin): 1987
Naproxen: 1976 (Rx) 1990 (OTC)
Nitrogen Mustard (first chemotherapy agent): early 1940’s
My favorite Star Trek movie is First Contact, my favorite element of Star Trek are the Vulcans, and specifically Spock. So I picked different Spock moments, two from the NuTrek Reboot movie (old Spock and young Spock) and one from TOS.
First Contact | Star Trek Reboot x2 | Star Trek TOS
[ID: Event infographic for Be A Goldfish: A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang, dated 1 July to 31 August 2026. Across the middle, a variety of mediums are listed in three columns: “meta, zines, podfic, poetry, ficlets, drabbles, playlists, fanvids, (web) weaves, recipes, crafts, paintings, graphics, sketches, textiles, gifsets, icons, and more!”
The bottom left reads “No sign-ups or check-ins, award banners and tokens, small fanworks, 1,000 words max, comment bingo.” A star in the bottom right reads “join today!” /End ID]
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