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Today's the 375th anniversary of Newton's birth, according to the Gregorian calendar (to which we are partial). Everybody talks about Newton and the apple, which is an apocryphal story at best. We're here to talk about something we have hard, scientific facts about - Newton's luscious locks.

Lena Waithe is preparing for the debut of her new show “The Chi,” a Showtime drama that explores life in the South Side of her hometown Chicago. And she tells the New York Daily News that inspiration for the show came to her after watching another news report about gun violence in the city. “That’s where I’m from, and I want to tell our story in a really good way and show the humanity,” Waithe told the New York Daily News. “They were walking through the neighborhoods that I lived in, been around,” the Chicago-born producer and actress told the publication. “I didn’t know the people the guy was interviewing but I felt like I knew them and I felt like I wanted to tell their story.” The coming-of-age drama was executive produced by Waithe and Common, and has the likes of  Dope writer/director Rick Famuyiwa involved. Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell will be part of the cast of a dozen characters navigating this seminal part of the city. “I was born and raised in Chicago, and my city is really under duress at this moment. It has become a war zone,” Chicago-native Waithe told Vogue.com about the show last year. “It was not that violent when I grew up there. It was never a peaceful place, mind you, but it was not this bad. And my family still lives there. It’s something I think about often—those headlines aren’t just background noise to me." Waithe became the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2017.  "The Chi" debuts Sunday, Jan 7 at 10 PM ET/PT on Showtime.

Thirty-five years ago, Return of the Jedi took Star Wars fans to the Great Pit of Carkoon, where Jabba the Hutt attempted to execute Luke Skywalker and Han Solo by dropping them into the belly of the sarlacc. Even in 1983, this monstrous hole in the desert was enough to give anyone a teeth phobia. Plus, the sarlacc ate Boba Fett, and we’ve never forgiven it for that. But now, some enterprising fan has created a sarlacc pit themed pillow…for very young children. Because if you’re gonna traumatize someone you love, you might as well start early.

Via Laughing Squid, the Pit of Carkoon Play Mat Floor Pillow Lounger was created and sold by the Bed Hog Shop. According to the description, it’s intended for toddlers and newborns, presumably before they’ve had a chance to realize that they’re sleeping on the mouth of a grotesque monster.

Nope. Not disturbing at all. This looks like a pre-Special Edition sarlacc, so the extra beak is gone and the tentacles are absent. But there are so many teeth. Too many teeth.

If you were hoping to pick this up for your child, you’re out of luck for now. The Bed Hog Shop is sold out of this item, but it has a few additional Star Wars inspired pieces that may catch your eye. And none of the other designs look like nightmare fuel.

What do you think about the sarlacc pit pillow? Unleash your thoughts in the comment section below!

Images: Lucasfilm, The Bed Hog Shop

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