This Day in Blogging History: RIP, Morgentaler; Wolverton's illustrated Old Testament; Massively multiplayer thumbwrestling

Cory Doctorow 10:00 am Thu May 29, 2014

One year ago today

RIP, Henry Morgentaler, Canadian abortion pioneer: Doctor Henry Morgentaler, who pioneered safe, legal abortion in Canada at great personal risk and cost, died today at 90. Canada is a better place for the work he did. Here's a photo of me and Morgentaler when I was 4 1/2 years old.

Five years ago today

Basil Wolverton's Bible: the putting the grotesque into the Old Testament: Basil Wolverton produced a series of Biblical illustrations, collected by Fantagraphics in a volume called The Wolverton Bible. Wolverton wasn't just a funnybooks illustrator: he was also a member of a millenarian evangelical church called the Worldwide Church of God, a sect that believed in obeying Old Testament lifestyle laws and the literal truth of Revelations

Ten years ago today

Massively multiplayer thumbwrestling: By forming a star, it is also possible to play the game with three or four participants. The left hands are also free to hook up with even more players.

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