Tuesday, June 9, 2026

New Humble Bundle features scifi and fantasy novels by Tad Williams

Starts at three for $5. 

There's also a new TTRPG bundle of "Dungeon Crawl Classics" starting at $2.

Today's news and jokes



President Trump, a native New Yorker, was greeted by thunderous boos as he appeared in a suite at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. https://wapo.st/4e9ZcUb

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— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) June 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM








Weta made a goofy animated diorama for the company that says its de-extincting dinosaurs

Monday, June 8, 2026

Micro Galaxy Squadron Razor Crest is 38% off

at Amazon ($21 right now).

Belgium's jersey ("this is not a jersey") is a Magritte tribute




Ghana's jersey is great, too:

Funny paragraph way down in the article "The shocking budget disaster hitting one of L.A.'s ritziest school districts."

L.A. Material looks at the $6.5 million budget hole for Manhattan Beach's public schools. Here's a taste of the first several paragraphs:

The problem, according to parents and administrators: a change more than a decade ago in the way California allocates its state education money. The move was intended to help disadvantaged children but has inadvertently pummeled districts where families have more means

...

“We do understand the equity model,” said ... a parent and board member of the Manhattan Beach Education Fund. “And we do understand that we’re a very fortunate, privileged community and that we have the wherewithal to privately fundraise … But when we’re fundraising so hard and we can’t even pay to have enough math teachers and English teachers so that our kids won’t have 47 kids in a class?

Keep reading:

Mira Costa High School looks like a glimmering college campus. An $18 million Olympic-sized swimming pool is in the works to complement the school’s $39 million athletic center, opened in 2021. 

Today's news and jokes