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RANDOM LINKS FOR 4/26/12

April 26th, 2012 by Clark Humphrey

escapistmagazine.com

TheÂ Star WarsÂ universe is explained inÂ handy infographic form.
Rob McKenna is given an opportunity to prove he’s not part of the War on Women. Result: Epic Fail.
More details about the big waterfront renovation plan have been released. They show a great improvement over the original concept (which, as you may recall, was essentially just a bunch more “world class” windswept plazas, a commodity greater downtown already has in abundance). These proposals actually include stuff people can recreate with. Like a climbing wall, and a swimming pool on a barge in the water.
The Real Change-sponsored protest against homeless-camp removals went off without a hitch. Now let’s get our officials to do more for the homeless instead of merely against them.
Wash. state now has over 700 wineries. Twice the number in ’07.
The first Boeing 787s you’ll be able to get on from Sea-Tac will go from here to Tokyo starting later this year.
How does DC Comics’ plan for a Watchmen prequel series gibe with the original graphic novel’s creator Alan Moore? If you know anything about Moore, you’ll know he doesn’t much care for the idea.
Obama is picking his fights carefully, choosing for whom he’s going to strongly fight. Pot users: it’s still not your turn.
Rex Huppke at the Chicago Tribune announces the “Death of Facts,” following one too many tea bagger fabrication.
The newest thing to be paranoid about: what employers think about your Klout score. (Yes, the hereby linked article explains just what a “Klout score” is. It has something to do with how active you are on Twitter, or something like that.)