Today's Mighty Oak

Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends



Alright, let’s see what we have today.  First up, Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the trailer for the Alan Turing movie.  Turing is the man most responsible for the computer, as well as breaking the Nazi codes during WWII:

A new study shows that children who read Harry Potter are more welcoming to the gay and immigrant communities

The Satanists are using the “Hobby Lobby” decision to ask restrictive abortion laws be stricken, as they violate their religion.  Brilliant.

Seen on a t-shirt (in a window):

It can’t be unseen, but the Good Men Project tackles Manternity photos in an awesome way:

Let’s be frank—Pregnant women are beautiful, but some of the photographs we take of them are HORRIFIC. Simply HORRIFIC. And I don’t mean that it’s awful that we see their uncovered pregnant forms or anything (remember, the ladies themselves are beautiful), but, lately, in the race to create the most Pinterest-friendly maternity photos, pregnant women have been subjected to a level of photographic flourishes and clichés that would make an Anne Geddes baby cringe. Props are involved, Photoshop is unleashed, hearts are painted on bellies—cuteness is MANUFACTURED and those manufactured photos can take the most natural thing in the world and make it feel surprisingly unnatural and forced.

Also see: Garfunkle and Oates, “Pregnant Women are Smug”

Nerdist covers the science of Tatooine.

A new Kickstarter campaign for a Sci-Fi movie that will punch you right in the feels:

And finally, Andrew Rannells is taking over for NPH as Hedwig, here’s the promo shot:

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