Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 118th installment of Saturday Hot Links!

Today: The Mind-Blowing Images From The Hubble Telescope Edition!

FastToCreate analyzes the 2013 Black List.

Legendary Hollywood movie producer Saul Zaentz dies at the age of 92.

12 letters that didn’t make the alphabet.

30 movies turning 30 in 2014.

30 things turning 30 in 2014.

Mysterious light associated to earthquakes now linked to geologic rift zones.

Bamboo Killer aka Emily Blake goes off about screenwriting… and in the best way.

Rich people really do think they’re different than the rest of us.

WGA Awards nominations announced.

City councilman writes resignation letter in Klingon.

Read about the greatest movie ‘quote whore’ of all time.

Bruce Springsteen picks CBS to push his new album.

How Netflix reverse engineered Hollywood.

10 lines from Napoleon’s love letters that read like crazy texts.

Warner Bros. wins global B.O. title for 2014 with $5.04B.

Dogs might poop in line with the Earth’s magnetic field.

Social media’s most anticipated movies of 2014.

TheWeek: All the films you should see in January and February.

12 predictions Isaac Asimov made about 2014 in 1964.

China B.O. grows 30% in 2014 primarily due to home grown movies.

The best time to buy anything during the year [infographic].

Kevin Smith’s next movie: Humankind turns to Satan to battle giant, rapturing Jesus.

Science says you can fight the common cold with booze.

U.K. home entertainment biz climbs 4% in 2014.

Exercise prevents, treats or cures about everything.

10 great movie quotes from 2013.

50 sci-fi/fantasy novels everyone should read.

50 worst movie hangover scenes.

The psychopath’s relationship cycle: idealize, devalue, discard.

The best 2013 movies that made under $100K.

Did God have a wife.

Why everyone is piling on The Wolf of Wall Street.

Sex toys and cybersex are enhanced by new technologies.

Books vs. movies: Which is better [infographic].

The 25 best websites for literature lovers.

Roger Ebert’s 10 best lists from 1967–2010.

11 hidden messages in company logos.

IndieWire’s top 10 stories from 2013.

50 places every literature fan should visit.

Hollywood’s stocks end 2013 on a high note.

35 things you might not know about Mr. Rogers.

Why Hollywood should worry about Samsung’s 110-inch TV.

The biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2013.

2014 in the year in science.

Even with a short season, “Treme” finds a beautiful, bittersweet ending.

The stories behind 22 classic album covers.

Where to stream 10 of the year’s best films.

10 awesome new species discovered in 2013.

50 coolest movie writers.

8 inventions that never needed updating.

Hollywood struggles against new film meccas.

The 10 drunkest states in the U.S.

John Goodman reflects on his remarkable Coen brothers career.

Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers dead at 74.

The best and worst for femme-centric films in 2013.

Cozy and contemporary forts for winter hibernation.

Worst of 2013: Bring on the ineffectual bad guys.

20 words we owe to William Shakespeare.

6 lies of film distribution.

7 tips for keeping your man (from the 50s).

8 things you may not know about Nutella.

Finally who has the toughest 2014 World Cup draw.

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