The second part of the audiobook explores how eugenics operates today, as part of our language and culture, as part of current political and racial discussions, and as an eternal temptation to powerful people who wish to sculpt society through reproductive control. The first half of Control is the history of an idea, from its roots in key philosophical texts of the classical world all the way into their genocidal enactment in the twentieth century. Despite this horrific legacy, eugenics looms large today as the advances in genetics in the last thirty years-from the sequencing of the human genome to modern gene editing techniques-have brought the idea of population purification back into the mainstream.Įugenics has "a short history, but a long past," Rutherford writes. How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?Ĭontrol is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls "a defining idea of the twentieth century." Inspired by Darwin's ideas about evolution, eugenics arose in Victorian England as a theory for molding the British population, and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents, funded by Gilded Age monopolists, and enshrined into racist American laws that became the ideological cornerstone of the Third Reich.
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Then again, what if they just animated it and had the original actors do the voices? Like they did with Marvel’s What If…?. While ideally you would have the original actors reprise their roles, I think it would work best if we got completely different actors to take on the roles. With the success of fantasy shows like House of the Dragon and Rings of Power now, I think an adaptation of 1602 can provide some interesting variety for the Disney+ lineup. In this reality, the mutants have been branded as ‘witchbreed’ and have been sentenced to burn at the stake, and it’s up to the heroes to team-up and save them.Īdmittedly, that description is an oversimplification of the convoluted plot of 1602, but the book does contain memorable versions of almost every superhero from Daredevil, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Thor, Captain America, and plenty more. Just in case you haven’t checked out 1602 yet, it’s an alternate reality of the Marvel universe where all the heroes exist as characters in the Victorian era. Replying to a fan on Twitter, Gaiman expressed his interest in turning his book Marvel 1602 into a Disney+ series. Neil Gaiman is currently coming off the adaptation of his beloved Sandman series with Netflix, but he has one Marvel project that he wrote that he wants to come to Disney+. If you're trying to stick to a budget, we've included several gift ideas under $25 that she's sure to love. Many of these gifts are from Amazon and can arrive as soon as tomorrow if you have a Prime membership. And if you waited until the last minute to buy a Mother's Day gift, don't sweat it. This is especially true if you've been in each other's lives for a long time - you might have already used up all your good gift ideas! But fear not, we've rounded up some of the best mother-in-law gifts you can shop right now. 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Named one of the ten best books of the year by the Chicago TribuneĪ Publishers Weekly best book of 2019 | A 2019 NPR Staff PickĪ pathbreaking history of the United States’ overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empire There’s also a personal grudge between him and Batman, but I won’t spoil it here.” RELATED: Mark Waid and Dan Mora Will Relaunch DC’s Batman/Superman Series “But in order to enhance him a bit, I added a compelling backstory that involved him working with Thomas Wayne’s company under the tutelage of Mr. “It wouldn’t be a Beyond book without Derek Powers in the story, and him having a secret that leads to the death of Terry’s father,” added Murphy. Not only are there influences of the Dark Knight in there, but also Blade Runner (duh), Spider Man 2099, Ghost in the Shell, and a dozen other things.” The idea is to make is unique but familiar. “But it also plays with some of the pieces in different ways, reinventing some of the characters and taking a different approach on a few of the plot points. “This series is designed to check all the boxes of what readers love about Batman Beyond,” said Murphy. |