15 Movie Marathons to Watch on TV this Christmas

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Over the past few years it has become a tradition for some stations to offer marathons during holidays.  The Syfy channel has been running The Twilight Zone marathons on New Years for, uh, years.

With the transition to binge viewing, I think that the marathon idea is only going to get more popular.  Buzzfeed has a list of 15 Movie Marathons to Watch on TV this Christmas.

The Only Mercury Meteorite on Earth

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What you’re looking at  [if you’re looking at the photo above] is what scientists believe to be is the only meteorite from Mercury on our planet.

How can they tell? The rock’s magnetism matches that of Mercury perfectly. It also has high amounts of magnesium and chromium but a low amount of iron, which is apparently what scientists would expect from a chip off of Mercury.

Don’t you love stuff like this?

Source: Neatorama.

Walt Parrish’s “3 by 3” Original Art Collection

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Walt Parrish has a cool sketch collection theme.  Walt collects original art created on three inch by three inch bristol board.

The art ranges from full color paintings to quickie pencil pieces by artists such as Ken Meyer, Jr. [the Breaking Bad piece above], Tim Sale [the sketch below], Michael Golden, Matt Wagner, Neal Adams, Wilfredo Torres, Gabriel Hardman, Franchesco Francavilla, Bruce Timm, Howard Chaykin, Patric Reynolds and others.

Walt has the art on display at his three by three site and it is more than worth a look.

Z-View: Chambers by Locher & Rossi

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Chambers is a graphic novel published by Arcana

Writer/Creator: Wes Locher

Artist: Kristian Rossi

Narcotics Officer Denis Chambers comes from a family of law enforcers. Now, someone is picking them off one by one, and she’ll have to figure out who’s taking an axe to her family tree before it’s too late.

Denis Chambers is a cop marked for execution by the same powerful men who killed her father [who was also a cop].  Normally killing a cop brings the entire police force into play to find the killer(s)… but what happens when the killers are cops?

Denis Chambers finds herself in a race against time to discover who is trying to kill her and her brother.  Who can she trust?  How deep does the corruption run?  Is her partner in danger or part of the conspiracy to kill her?

 Wes Locher hits all the right marks as he moves us through Denis Chambers’ story.  She’s tough, and despite being outmanned and outgunned she keeps plowing forward.  This is classic noir with a great ending.

Kristian Rossi’s art does a serviceable job of telling the story.  I’d have liked to have seen Rossi’s art without the color.  At times Rossi’s art has a glimmer of an Eduardo Risso [and we all know what a Risso fan I am], influence.

Chambers  is a comic for mature audiences and not kids.  If you’re a fan of crime comics, pulp fiction, and noir, then Chambers  is worth a look.

Rating: 3 out of 5

20 Surprising Things About National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

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If you read 20 Surprising Things You Might Know About National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation…

… You’ll learn, among other things…

  • The connection between the Griswald’s, Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon, Kurt Russell in Overboard and the Bewitched tv series.
  • Why Cousin Eddie clicks his tongue when he eats.
  • Who is on the cover of the People magazine that Chevy Chase reads in bed.
  • Where you can score Christmas Vacation swag.
  • Cousin Eddie’s ties to Rocky Balboa.

Source: Uproxx.