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Last Week in Pop Culture 022, 3rd week of February 2019

There are two culture news so that's an improvement.

Here's my accumulated news list for last week that I used for references for this post.

00. In memoriam: Bramble Cay Melomys

... is the first mammal species goes extinct due to climate change.

01. Alita: Battle Angel-inspired 'bionic arms' is given to Tilly Lockey by Open Bionics

You can be cynical and see this just a marketing ploy but I am just happy to see her so happy to be given a new pair of prosthetic arms. She looks so confident in that picture!.

02. Chris Hemsworth is Hulk Hogan for Todd Philips' biopic at Netflix

This came out of nowhere! Thor himself is such a huge get for Netflix and Todd is really not slowing down at all after that Joaquin Phoenix's Joker origin film. Seeing Eric Bischoff and the Hulkster himself producing this project is letting the more diehard fans know that they might gloss over the more unsanitary part of his career, from insider-politicking, steroids, and the more recent controversy. He still hasn't apologize properly for that. He said he is sorry for getting caught and remind others to be careful rather than apologize for his racist remarks in the first place ....