Mother—
I marched upon Atlanta expecting Falcons, only to discover pigeons with a generous advertising budget.
The Peach Brigade was routed, their feathers scattered and dignity plucked.
Let them question my fitness for battle. I question their fitness for war.
Yours.
—CW
Mother—
Sound the trumpets! The Dairy Platoon hath beaten our reserves!
Scouts confirm the Frenchman LeFleur reveled with unbridled glee, having found an army sufficiently depleted for him to conquer.
Enjoy thy milk whilst it remains sweet. The reckoning shall sour it.
—CW
When I got to Chicago in the summer of 1985, Mike Ditka and the Chicago Bears were king. Coach Ditka set the tone for a team that was punishing, dominant, and fun — and the city loved him for it. I'm thinking of the Ditka family and Bears fans everywhere on the passing of a legend.
Mother—
A giant of the North hath fallen.
Gen. Michael Ditka, conqueror of ‘85, led Chicago’s mighty regiment to glory & bestowed upon our city a championship immortal.
His name is etched in the annals of war. His banner shall never fall.
Rest, General. Chicago remembers.
—CW
A 22-year-old’s inhaler jumped from $66 to $539 overnight. Unable to afford both his medication and rent, he paid rent.
Five days later, he suffered a fatal asthma attack.
On January 10, 2024, Cole Schmidtknecht went to refill the daily preventative inhaler he had relied on for years.
Because his insurance no longer covered it, the price had risen to $539.19.
Cole left without the medication and relied on his emergency rescue inhaler instead.
On January 15, he suffered a severe asthma attack.
His roommate rushed him toward the hospital, but Cole became unresponsive and went into cardiac arrest.
He suffered catastrophic brain damage and was placed on life support.
Six days later, on January 21, his family made the decision to remove life support.
Cole passed away aged just 22.
His parents later sued Walgreens and pharmacy-benefit manager OptumRx, alleging he had received no advance warning of the coverage change and was not offered an affordable alternative.
They argue that losing access to his preventative medication led directly to his fatal asthma attack.
The companies have contested the allegations, and the federal case remains ongoing.
Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Onboard Footage HD
This spectacular footage was filmed by Charlie Duke on board the Apollo 16 Lunar Rover using the 16mm DAC Film Camera. It shows the drive piloted by John Young from Station 11 to Station 13.
The footage has been upscaled, interpolated to 60FPS and synchronised to mission audio by Moonpans
Original footage source : NASA Apollo Flight Journal
@CaptCSWilliams Dearest Capt: My heart is overcome with joy and elation of the news that your fall and injury is not as severe as originally thought. The troops within the barracks of Fort Joliet are celebrating with libations for your esteemed return to lead us back to glory. Good morrow sir 🫡
Mother—
The medics have studied the magnetic portraits of my leg & report, to their astonishment, no injury of consequence.
Thus, I may lead the troops against those Brotherly Lovers. Tell them to bring their cracked bell west.
Chicago shall be waiting when it tolls.
—CW
Mother—
I write with an unsteady hand. As I charged toward the enemy’s final line, victory within sight, my right leg betrayed me and I fell upon the field.
The doctors know not yet the extent of the injury but pray it is but a flesh wound.
There is still a war to be won.
—CW
On September 11, 2001, 24-year-old Gerard Way was commuting into Manhattan for his Cartoon Network internship when he witnessed the World Trade Center towers collapse.
He later described the scene as feeling like being inside a disaster film, something his mind could barely process.
At the time, Way had trained as an artist and was pursuing a career in animation and comics.
After 9/11, that suddenly felt meaningless to him.
He picked up a guitar and wrote “Skylines and Turnstiles,” a song inspired by what he had witnessed. It became the first song written for My Chemical Romance.
Way then recruited drummer Matt Pelissier and guitarist Ray Toro, beginning the band that would become My Chemical Romance.