[Daily article] October 20: Stucky (fandom)

Stucky is a term used to denote the pairing of Steve Rogers (Captain
America) and James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes (the Winter Soldier),
fictional characters appearing in comic books and related media produced
by Marvel Comics. It is a manifestation of shipping, a phenomenon in
fandom wherein individuals create fan works that depict a romantic or
sexual relationship between two characters; Stucky is an example of
slash, a genre of fan works that focus on same-sex characters. Following
shipping naming conventions, Stucky is a portmanteau of "Steve" and
"Bucky". Though Rogers and Barnes have appeared in media dating to the
1940s, Stucky fan works grew substantially in popularity in the 2010s
following appearances by the characters in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe. Critics and commentators have used the popularity of Stucky in
fandom to remark on a range of topics, including the lack of LGBT
characters in superhero films and the nature of fandom on social media.

Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stucky_%28fandom%29>

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1944:

World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years
previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the
recapture of the Philippines.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte>

1967:

Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin filmed an unidentified
subject, which they claimed was Bigfoot, at Six Rivers National Forest
in California.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson%E2%80%93Gimlin_film>

1982:

During a UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC
Haarlem, a large number of attendees tried to leave the Central Lenin
Stadium at the same time, resulting in a stampede that caused 66 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzhniki_disaster>

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Wiktionary's word of the day:

knacker's yard:
1. The area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human
consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful
materials such as glue.
2. (colloquial, figurative) A (notional) place to send a person or
object that is spent beyond all reasonable use.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/knacker%27s_yard>

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Wikiquote quote of the day:

  From all eternity I have indeed recognized Thee and unto all
eternity will ever do so through Thine Own Self and not through any one
else besides Thee. Verily Thou art the Source of all knowledge, the
Omniscient. From everlasting I have besought and unto everlasting will
beseech forgiveness for my limited understanding of Thee, aware as I am
that there is no God but Thee, the All-Glorious, the Almighty.  
--The Báb
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/B%C3%A1b>

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