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.

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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

_____________________________ 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

___________________________ 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