Deathbird Stories: A Pantheon Of Modern Gods By Harlan Ellison.

"This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel." - Horace Walpole, The Letters of Horace Walpole

Created by a Greek god, Talos was a metallic giant that guarded the island of Crete. Greek myths say that this beast broke huge chunks of rock off the cliffs to throw at approaching ships and burned men on his blazing bronze skin, which was nearly as hot as the sun. The giant's brute strength could wipe out an invading army.

Talos was said to be a metallic giant made entirely out of bronze, and stood about 30 feet tall. This beast was crafted atop Mt. Olympus by Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, and sent by Zeus to guard the shores of the island of Crete.

This legendary giant was given life by a fluid called ichor, which was the blood of the gods. Ichor ran through a single vein that stretched from Talos' neck to his heel. A nail was used as a plug in the giant's foot to keep the fluid from running out.

His name comes from the Latin word "talus," which means "enduring".

Plus, fun fact, Hephaestus, the god that created Talos, also made metallic dancing women and fire-breathing bulls.

Lluvia en los Ojos (Rain in the Eyes).

Mound by Allison Schulnik.

The Eternals (Volume 1) #9.

"The Killing Machine!!"

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein

Fun Fact:

One of the scariest creatures in Celtic folklore has gotta be the Caorthannach. Also known as the "Celtic fire-spitter" and believed by some to be the mother of Lucifer himself, Caorthannach was the name of an old witch that was part human, part serpent. Whenever she would emerge from her watery abode, she would wreak havoc, murdering travelers, burning down homes with families trapped inside and the rare few who evaded her initial torment would still be caught and devoured later.

The Caorthannach's reign of terror ended thanks to Celtic hero Finn McCool. He and his band of warriors lit her up with arrows and she died right on the spot. Except, a year later, a little turd named Conan broke her thigh bone, allowing a worm to crawl out and escape into a lake. That worm was Caorthannach and when she emerged out of the same lake fully grown and ready to terrorize a nearby town, Conan let her swallow him whole. Then he cut her open from the inside, beheaded her and threw her head into the lake. Her blood then permanently turned the lake red, and it was called "Loch Derg" or the "Red Lake" from then on.

Well she sounds... lovely, doesn't she?

Fun Fact:

Archaeologists have found some of the oldest artistic depictions of domesticated dogs.

In recent years, archaeologists have uncovered more than 1400 rock carving panels in Northwestern Saudi Arabia depicting ancient hunting dogs. All of the dogs depicted are medium in size with upright ears, short snouts and curled tails. They look a lot like the modern Canaan breed, a largely feral breed that roamed the deserts, indicating these dogs were chosen based on their natural ability to navigate the surrounding terrain.

The carving showed dogs taking down animals like wild donkeys, ibexes and gazelles, and a few even depict them leashed to the humans they're hunting for. These carvings are an estimated eight thousand to nine thousand years old and may even be older than the Iranian pottery that was previously labeled as the oldest art of domesticated dogs. As the carvings are studied more, we should have a more concrete idea of the culture that left them behind.

Fun Fact:

Humans have been astral planing a LOT longer than we thought.

Researchers analyzed hair strands from a burial site in Menorca and detected scopolamine, ephedrine and atropine. Atropine and scopolamine are naturally occurring substances in the nightshade plant family that cause hallucinations and altered sensory perception, while ephedrine is a stimulant taken from certain shrubs and pines that boosts excitement and physical activity. Before this discovery, we'd only found indirect evidence of psychedelic use in ancient cultures. The cave that the analyzed hair strands were taken from was first occupied around 1600 BCE and featured a chamber that was used as a funeral space until around 800 BCE. It's estimated that 210 individuals were laid to rest here, but only certain people had their hair dyed red, placed in containers and sealed in a chamber further back in the cave. We don't know what made these individuals so special that their hair had to be preserved but we are certain that a major psychedelic discovery was just made in Spain.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been one of the most consistent comedies on TV for years and one of the best.

In my opinion, the world is a much better place with this show in it. I love these characters and the good, healing energy this comedy series brings. It gives us characters that feel organic, beautiful, strong, dignified, yet with flaws and vulnerabilities. It perfectly balances comedy and drama.

The show very much feels like a television adaptation of Phil Lord and Chris Miller's 21 Jump Street (one of my favorite comedy films). I promise to continue watching it if it ever returns in any way, shape or form.