"Lear said a security official told him that the Met had a policy barring entry to anyone wearing a costume."
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
"Costume fan claims she was denied entry to Met for wearing 18th century-style dress"
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Military capes
Various military rain capes ..— Marc (@History1History) February 25, 2018
If this is someone’s special interest pic.twitter.com/q0nEUyIMTg
That last RT: yeah military rain capes are definitely a special interest #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/AF0kfyH2Yp— jock (@Jock4twenty) February 27, 2018
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Golden Kingdoms exhibit
"This landmark exhibition of luxury arts of the Incas, the Aztecs, and their predecessors..." You can view all 299 items here.
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Poster for Blumhouse's Truth or Dare
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Monday, February 26, 2018
The Minnesota Twins "announced on Monday a deal to sell Prince-related merchandise year-round, including hats, shirts and balls"
On Prince Night, "The first 10,000 fans through the gates will receive inflatable Prince guitars — the purple one in the shape of his symbol."
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"Ranchers set to fight back against vegetarian 'fake meat'"
USA:
Now U.S. Cattlemen's Association is looking to draw a line in the sand.
The association launched what could be the first salvo in a long battle against plant-based foods. Earlier this month, the association filed a 15-page petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture calling for an official definition for the term "beef," and more broadly, "meat."
"While at this time alternative protein sources are not a direct threat to the beef industry, we do see improper labeling of these products as misleading," said Lia Biondo, the association's policy and outreach director. "Our goal is to head off the problem before it becomes a larger issue."
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NBA's bottom eight teams "have lost a collective 44 games straight"
"The Brooklyn Nets owe their pick to the Cavaliers, and as such have no incentive to be bad."
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"Famously Skinny Corinth Canal Shut Due to Rockfall"
"First conceptualised in ancient times, the canal took some 11 years to be built and start operations in 1893. "
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Star Wars Black Darth Revan figure available for preorder
Without having to buy a case. New Star Wars chess monster figures available for preorder, too.
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Operating the Thala-Siren
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
Art roundup
Okay. I think.... I'm finished.— Amanda Wong (@amandawtwong) February 23, 2018
Mirror Universe Discovery!#StarTrekDiscovery #StarTrek @StarTrek @startrekcbs @may_wise @extspace @WomenAtWarp @SonequaMG @Sketch_Dailies pic.twitter.com/QAZ8QZg7r6
The @PULPH0PE Batman pic.twitter.com/jpIqGIWy0Y— CCCANKORRR (@MatthewGAllison) February 26, 2018
Evil-Lyn pic.twitter.com/4ets3agycJ— CCCANKORRR (@MatthewGAllison) February 24, 2018
THE REALM desk shot— here is a sneak peek at the cover to issue seven. Probably my favorite to date. #therealm #deskshot #imagecomics pic.twitter.com/tAWgRabO43— jeremy haun (@jerhaun) February 12, 2018
I made it – and with 50 minutes to spare too! My poster/entry for @MattTaylorDraws's SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS art competition via @PlayStation. #ColossusArt #PlayStation #ShadowOfTheColossus pic.twitter.com/WyjOyqVZe7— Samuel Cooke (@_samuelcooke) February 21, 2018
My entry for the @PlayStationEU SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS Art Book contest, depicting the aftermath of Wander's first colossus battle. #ColossusArt #ShadowOfTheColossus— Eoin Marron (@eoinmarron) February 20, 2018
(I had to post this one last time with the contest tag to be eligible so sorry for spamming this, folks!) pic.twitter.com/3xeCi7MqMW
Doom bitches, DOOM! This one on a (new for me) Arches heavy watercolor paper, 22X15. I feel like I channeled @eribic on this one .Been having a blast on our Infamous IM run with @BRIANMBENDIS @Marvel pic.twitter.com/TCAzm11ZMP— Alex Maleev (@alexmaleev) February 16, 2018
And now presenting my cover for Mister Miracle Issue 9.— Nick Derington (@NickDerington) February 22, 2018
Kalibak is Koooool. pic.twitter.com/2GEArczNAA
Hey look it’s that new cosmic ghost rider! @Doncates pic.twitter.com/uiJF5pRtzh— Ian Bederman๐ ๐จ (@wonkytiger) December 2, 2017
San. Sen? Zan? Princess. pic.twitter.com/WLkN3GFHAy— Eric Canete (@EricCanete) February 18, 2018
I put in her other hand cuz it was feeling weird pic.twitter.com/VkMaKxyuvF— Erica Henderson ECCC #O3 (@EricaFails) February 20, 2018
laid down some colors of some superb @andymacdeez lineart pic.twitter.com/rxg8dCZvo4— Jonathan Yuen (@mrjonyuen) February 8, 2018
My first attempt at drawing with deleter screen tones, was inspired by @danielwarrenart beautiful work on Green Leader and all his amazing Star Wars commission work, hope to reach your level professionally and artistically #StarWars #MillenniumFalcon #TieFighter #ComicArt #art pic.twitter.com/UxFN5oMfiN— Nate Illustrates (@NateIllustrates) February 20, 2018
In D&D my PCs fought a Yuan-Ti and her band of scavengers and managed to kill her...until a cleric of the war god revivified her ๐ pic.twitter.com/hsr9zz4xQe— Molly Knox Ostertag (@MollyOstertag) February 19, 2018
Daily Paint 1912# Red Velvet Worm Cake— Piper Thibodeau (@Piper_Thibodeau) February 14, 2018
Daily Paintings Book now available: https://t.co/kgYQdxzXKy https://t.co/msrmM6p5QT #cute #illustration #ValentinesDay pic.twitter.com/BhWXiCNmFn
Sorry I couldn’t get you all flowers and chocolates today, but how about a first look at my cover to MISTER MIRACLE #7 instead?— Mitch Gerads ECCC J14 (@MitchGerads) February 14, 2018
๐ค⚡️๐ @DCComics #MisterMiracle pic.twitter.com/GLqYPPalgg
‘Blackwood’ Brings Your Dose of the Occult to Dark Horse this May https://t.co/qEDhmCTWxf pic.twitter.com/Cxn0Lf81rC— FangirlNation (@FGNMag) February 7, 2018
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
"Trump officials fight eviction from Panama hotel they manage"
AP:
Representatives of the hotel owners’ association formally sought to fire Trump’s management team Thursday by hand-delivering termination notices to them at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, according to a Panamanian legal complaint filed by Orestes Fintiklis, who controls 202 of the property’s 369 hotel units. Trump’s managers retreated behind the glass walls of an office where they were seen carrying files to an area where the sounds of a shredding machine could be heard, according to two witnesses aligned with the owners. The legal complaint also accused Trump’s team of improperly destroying documents.
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"Rarely in corporate history has a giant come and gone so quickly"
Anbang was founded in 2004 as a small Chinese car-insurance company. By the start of last year it ranked among the world’s biggest insurers with some $300bn of assets
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For a time, Mr Wu appears to have had powerful backers. He was married to the grand-daughter of Deng Xiaoping, China’s revered former leader. He also was reputed to have a close relationship with Xiang Junbo, the top insurance regulator during Anbang’s dizzying rise. Yet nothing is permanent, not least in Chinese elite politics. In 2015 Caixin, a respected Chinese financial magazine, reported that Deng’s grand-daughter had separated from Mr Wu. And early last year Mr Xiang was detained for corruption.
When Anbang’s reputation in Beijing started to fray, it looked to cultivate connections in another capital: Washington, DC. It entered talks with a company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, to invest $400m in a New York skyscraper. It looked as though Mr Wu was trying to prove his worth to Chinese officials by having a direct line, or just about, to Mr Trump. But this last bid at saving his career, if that is what it was, came up short. A flurry of media reports examining the deal and the potential conflict of interest led the two sides to break off talks.
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Friday, February 23, 2018
Original art for sale
Joshua Hixson has various illustrations for sale (approx $60).
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Kind of the opposite of that bunny/airhorn video
I've watched this GIF at least 100 times now, cry-laughing the entire time. pic.twitter.com/Hih7VJe28T— Helen ไพฏ-Sandรญ (@helenhousandi) February 23, 2018
(Has this one made it to Snopes yet...)
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"Navy investigating terrifying EA-18G Growler flight"
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The temperature inside the cockpit suddenly plunged to temperatures reaching -30 degrees and a mist pumped into the the cockpit, covering the instruments and windows in a layer of ice, and rendering the pilots almost completely blind, according to several sources familiar with the incident and an internal report obtained by Defense News.From June:
The fog inside the aircraft iced over the instrument panel, forcing the pilot and electronic warfare officer to use a Garmin watch to keep track of their heading and altitude while air controllers began relaying instructions to the crew. The pilot and EWO were forced to use the emergency oxygen supply, which was completely depleted by the end of the flight.
The Navy is Issuing Every F/A-18 Pilot A Garmin Watch. Here's Why.
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"The Navy is investigating allegations of a drug ring at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis"
Fox:
sources estimated the number of students under investigation to be as high as roughly two-dozen, despite the lower official estimate.
In a sign of how seriously Naval Academy officials are taking the alleged drug use, the second in command of the school, Capt. Robert B. Chadwick II, ordered a surprise drug test for all the midshipmen at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. The entire Brigade of Midshipmen totals 4,500.
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Last week, drug-sniffing dogs from the DEA were brought in to search the rooms of the suspected drug users and discovered cocaine. The midshipman suspected of possessing the drug was at athletic practice at the time and she tried to escape but was apprehended and brought in for questioning, according to two midshipmen with knowledge of the incident.
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Cat in a backpack that looks like a space capsule
There was a lady on the tube with a REAL LIVE CAT in a SPACE AGE BACKPACK you guys. I have rarely been so impressed pic.twitter.com/U7F7xduixu— Alex von Tunzelmann (@alexvtunzelmann) February 23, 2018
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Killmonger vs. Dragon Ball Z's Vegeta
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"Why Koreans Are So Good at Speedskating"
The NYT's answer is "Koreans, in other words, are really good at repetition." But this is good:
But a more compelling, if troubling, reason for Korean short-track domination might be glimpsed, oddly enough, in “Planet B-Boy,” a 2008 documentary about international break-dancing culture. In one memorable scene, the Gamblerz, at the time the Yankees of break dancing, are rehearsing in their studio in Seoul. As the dancers contort and invert their bodies, you see that break dancing, which must look stylishly effortless, is actually created by brute strength and technical repetition. A Gambler named Still explains why his teammate Laser became the best head spinner in the world. “Laser has spent the past five or six years spinning on his head,” Still says matter-of-factly. “He doesn’t really do anything else, and to be honest, he’s not that good at any other moves.”
Thursday, February 22, 2018
“There are spreadsheets detailing who got paid, how much they got paid and how much more they were planning to pay” in college basketball investigation
“The feds got everything they wanted and much more. Don’t think it will only be players who ended up signing with ASM that got paid. Those spreadsheets cast a wide net throughout college basketball. If your school produced a first-round pick in the past three years, be worried.”
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One source with knowledge of the investigation estimated that ASM Sports was paying more than three times as many prospects, and families of prospects, as clients they signed. The impact on the NCAA landscape is expected to be significant.
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Honda's "3E-D18 is an AI-equipped platform robotics device built to 'empower'"
By replacing the upper attachment, the 3E-D18 can perform various tasks such as fire-fighting, farm work and sports training support. Its off-road capabilities allow autonomous operation on rugged terrain such as farms and mountains.
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"A wildfire ignited mines laid by the Cuban military decades ago and jumped the fence line at the U.S. Navy base at Guantรกnamo Bay on Thursday, threatening buildings and forcing evacuations of six neighborhoods"
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In an afternoon broadcast on the base station, Radio Gitmo, base commander Navy Capt. Dave Culpepper advised: “Folks probably heard in the middle of the night a bunch of ordnance going off. And of course that was the fire burning on the other side of the fence, over on the Cuban side, their mines cooking off from the heat.”
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"Drug Seizure at Russian Embassy Leads to Arrests"
NYT:
A former Russian diplomatic official and an Argentine police officer were among those arrested in connection with the seizure of a large cocaine shipment at the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires that prompted a yearlong investigation into an international drug ring, officials said Thursday.
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Authorities said the drugs have a street value in Russia of about $61 million.
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Marvel Legends Vibranium Suit Black Panther in stock
At the BBTS.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Luke Cage #170 cover
By Rahzzah. Also:
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Samus
@tyrannojones saw the awesome grayscale image you made of samus hiding from sax, and I just had to color it pic.twitter.com/nYXMkF02gk— Emmeboi Landminemann (@EmmeboiManhorse) February 21, 2018
Also, starting to catch back up on commissions... got a Mad Max related thing coming up and another Metroid piece! pic.twitter.com/Hus0A5K8iI— Tristan Jones (@tyrannojones) February 9, 2018
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"A Top-Secret US Military Base Will Melt Out of the Greenland Ice Sheet"
MB:
About 60 years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the US designed a network of top-secret mobile nuclear launch sites buried in the Greenland ice sheet to prepare for possible war with the Soviet Union. At Camp Century, which was part of Project Iceworm, soldiers lived in the ice, which enclosed the base so it wouldn’t be completely buried in snow.
Camp Century was shut down in 1967, and the site was abandoned as Project Iceworm wound down. Back then, military planners assumed the hazardous stuff buried at Camp Century—including diesel fuel, PCBs, and some radioactive coolant—would stay locked up in the Greenland ice sheet, essentially forever. But now Greenland is warming
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"Fourth US man dies hunting for buried $2m treasure"
BBC:
A US man who fell to his death while searching for buried treasure in the Rocky mountains has become the fourth person to die on the hunt.
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He had been looking for the stash of gold and jewels allegedly hidden by a wealthy 86-year-old art dealer.
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Murphy was seeking the fortune of New Mexico millionaire Forrest Fenn. The antiques dealer wrote a 24-line poem in his 2010 memoir that he claimed led to the treasure.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
G-Force and other new toy preorders
New toy preorders: Team Fortress 2 Spy and Engineer by NECA, four figure set including Casshern and Ken, and deluxe S.H.Monsterarts Shin Godzilla.
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"This U.S. Olympic Team Practices in a Refrigerated Parking Garage in Slovenia"
WSJ:
The concept of a ski tunnel was foreign to the Americans before their arrangement with Slovenia. What they found there was something unlike anywhere they had ever skied. For one thing, it was indoors. For another thing, it was supposed to be a parking garage. And there were many other things.
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Thor: Ragnarok Hela and Grandmaster concept art
Concept of Hela and her antlers growing up in order to create and form some minions. The concept evolved during the production and was replaced by the old dead warriors awaken from the grave under Asgard palace.— Aleksi Briclot (@AleksiBriclot) February 20, 2018
-#thor #thorragnarok #marvel #mcu #marvel… https://t.co/cUBKBPw5Yu pic.twitter.com/p9XXZu3mm1
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Also, Killmonger:
Erik Killmonger reflecting on the stolen Wakanda artifacts. I hoped to capture some of his inner anger in this moment. #BlackPanther #Killmonger #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/vIMOvj8eS7— Jackson Sze (@JacksonSze) February 20, 2018
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Legion season 2 teaser
LEGION ๐ SEASON 2 ๐ FX @LegionFX pic.twitter.com/IPPDQvXMdG— Aubrey Plaza (@evilhag) February 20, 2018
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Alternative poster design by Jock for The Empire Strikes Back
this one nearly made the cut #Bespin pic.twitter.com/0Z6DqugIqu— jock (@Jock4twenty) February 20, 2018
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Monday, February 19, 2018
Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider
like we always do, heres the clean lines for the #culture pic.twitter.com/JS8FV5RTg9— tranquilobos- ECCC X9 ๐๐๐ (@RamonVillalobos) February 18, 2018
did a robbie reyes ghost rider for fun. not sure what marvel is doing with him anymore but this is the direction i think he should go tbh pic.twitter.com/5yCO5ODSgA— tranquilobos- ECCC X9 ๐๐๐ (@RamonVillalobos) February 18, 2018
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Sutur, Valkyrie, and more Thor Ragnarok concept art
Early keyframe wip for Thor Ragnarok with Surtur close to cut Asgard in two.— Aleksi Briclot (@AleksiBriclot) February 18, 2018
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Another concept for Surtur in Thor : Ragnarok. This one being more animal.— Aleksi Briclot (@AleksiBriclot) February 10, 2018
-#thor #thorragnarok #marvel #mcu #marvelcinematicuniverse #surtur #kirby #conceptart #asgard #instaart #marvelstudios #creature #digitalpainting #demon #inferno #muspelheim #arm… https://t.co/r3es2x20cu pic.twitter.com/H99yJUOelH
Surtur facing Thor in Thor : Ragnarok. Surtur is wounded with crusted parts and lava on the inside. My idea was that the lava was being transformed into rocks as long as Surtur don't move. And then, with some motion, the crusted parts cracks revealing t… https://t.co/98fHADHCOd pic.twitter.com/HzreuAiQAU— Aleksi Briclot (@AleksiBriclot) January 31, 2018
Concept art for Fenris in Thor : Ragnarok. Facing the Hulk for some sense of size. There was a lot of iterations before coming back to the current dark and bulky wolf. This one is about some kind of Fenris giant werewolf. Still with @andyparkart lead. -— Aleksi Briclot (@AleksiBriclot) February 17, 2018
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A scavenger for Thor : Ragnarok. Kirby excessive shapes and patterns (like the helmet) + a tribal feel + parts of this and that. One of the reference I’ve used for all my scavengers was photographs of african guys with hyenas as domestic pets. Like dogs.… https://t.co/Lw5ld9dU0a pic.twitter.com/V5Cg0E7Zuc— Aleksi Briclot (@AleksiBriclot) February 3, 2018
Closeup of another concept art of Valkyrie for Thor : Ragnarok. Played by #tessathompson in the movie. And the final Valkyrie design (on Saakar) is signed by @constantinesekeris. . Still under the master guidance of @andyparkart. i was playing with a bri… https://t.co/diXBotMDNk pic.twitter.com/SoCLHFGeGh— Aleksi Briclot (@AleksiBriclot) February 12, 2018
Closeup of a concept art of Valkyrie for Thor : Ragnarok. Played by #tessathompson in the movie. And the final Valkyrie design (on Saakar) is signed by @constantinesekeris. . Still under the master guidance of @andyparkart. i was playing with a bright an… https://t.co/MH6CtJf9MF pic.twitter.com/syAvxilasz— Aleksi Briclot (@AleksiBriclot) February 2, 2018
Some #thorragnarok work on my art station page. More coming soon. #creaturedesign #conceptart https://t.co/he4wM10WfN pic.twitter.com/6upMcUSn1y— Ian Joyner (@IanJoynerArt) January 28, 2018
Another fiery fiend for #thorragnarok , this time with a more white ash like complexion to offset the darkness of Surtur’s layer. I worked with the awesome #marvelstudios Vis-Dev team under @andyparkart #creaturedesign #mcu #thor #conceptart #marvel pic.twitter.com/cQNDqdllRU— Ian Joyner (@IanJoynerArt) February 17, 2018
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"In Ukraine, Corruption Is Now Undermining the Military"
NYT:
Ukraine’s spending on defense and security has soared since the conflict in the east started in 2014, rising from around 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product in 2013 to more than 5 percent this year, when it will total around $6 billion.
This bonanza, which will push procurement spending in 2018 to more than $700 million, has enabled Ukraine to rebuild its dilapidated military and fight to a standstill pro-Russian rebels and their heavily armed Russian backers.
But
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Military spending, however, has opened up new vistas for opaque insider deals, sheltered from scrutiny by a cone of secrecy that covers the details of military spending.
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"The number of operating ski jumps in the United States had dwindled from 116 to 27"
"How a small ski club in Chicago, of all places, produced three American Olympians"
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"Is It Possible to Game the Apple Podcast Charts?"
An accusation against a specific podcast.
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"Russia could lose its chance to be reinstated before the end of the Winter Olympics because of a doping charge against curling bronze medalist"
"Svishchev said it was possible someone spiked Krushelnitsky's food or drink. He suggested that rival Russian athletes or Russia's political enemies could be responsible."
"China’s former internet czar was expelled from the Communist Party and will be prosecuted for corruption"
"An usually high-profile party official, Lu was the face of China’s vicious crackdown on the internet and free speech in the last few years."
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Olivia the pet elk
This man has a very big cat. https://t.co/dchxvkS3Su pic.twitter.com/NChajlTx5j— Fiona Lang (@fiona_lang) February 19, 2018
"'she's like a ballet dancer. She goes around very carefully. She comes and says hello for 15 minutes and then she goes back out to the others.'"
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"Measles cases have soared across Europe over the last year"
"WHO Europe says there has been a 400% increase during 2017, with more than 21,000 cases and 35 deaths. That will be a major disappointment following the record low in 2016, when there were just 5,273 cases in Europe."
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"Links from Newsweek have been banned from one of the biggest traffic-driving sections of Reddit due to concerns about paid spamming"
"The source, a longtime Redditor with knowledge of /r/news moderation practices, said moderators concluded that links were being submitted at high volume by influential Reddit accounts in order to drive traffic to Newsweek.com."
Related, a more subtle advertisement on Reddit for Black Panther.
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Newly-revealed NECA toys available for preorder
Pale Man, Arcade Dutch etc. There's also a fancy 6" Iron Giant available for preorder.
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Suspended wave by Miguel Rothschild
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Black Panther director Ryan Coogler "was the star captain of the football team, elected to the homecoming court, and voted the guy with the best smile and physique"
Ask Coogler what he was like in high school, and he shakes his head, smiles, and says, "I didn't have anything figured out." Crack open his St. Mary's College High School yearbooks (class of 2003) and you'll find that he's being more than modest
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Looking at those pages, Coogler's face lights up, he calls in his fiancรฉe, Zinzi, and they giggle at the throwbacks; he waves off awards he had long forgotten and quickly moves on to discussing some of the other kids in the photos, high school teammates and buddies that he actually cast
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"Shape of Panther"
I have lost all interest in the films actually on offer. I demand to see these ones. pic.twitter.com/z4TcJLUUXh— February Name (@nimbus_nought) February 18, 2018
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Sunday, February 18, 2018
Shirtless Kylo Ren doodles
Some shirtless kylo from the 70++ (i almost died) shirtless kylo doodles i made for you who ordered my pins before the 14th. pic.twitter.com/C6SBDsop9P— Amelia Lola็ฝ (@machodoodle) February 18, 2018
Also:
Drew some derp girl and sulk boy pic.twitter.com/ogvv906xtH— Ken Wong (@kenwongart) December 28, 2017
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All-Star bunt contest
Give me the Korean Baseball Organization’s bunt contest over the dunk contest any day. Just electric entertainment. (๐น: @MyKBO) pic.twitter.com/qHOb75wPXq— Nick Hamelin (@NickHamelin) February 18, 2018
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi variant cover
By Joe Quesada.
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Venom Adidas
Donovan Mitchell is breaking out this “Venom” pair of the Adidas Dame 4 for tonight’s Slam Dunk Contest. pic.twitter.com/gVyAbEeoGR— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) February 18, 2018
What will @spidadmitchell do tonight?— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2018
The @UtahJazz rookie swings by the #NBAKicks stage ahead of #VerizonDunk! pic.twitter.com/ES1ClvVp3y
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New Marvel Legends available for preorder
Captain America and Crossbones Two Pack, Ronan.
I've also substantially updated the new toy reveal roundup, including an enormous Valkyrie.
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Saturday, February 17, 2018
Doctor Aphra and other new toy reveals (to be updated)
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Tomb Raider Barbie.

Jumbo Valkyrie.



Splatoon and much more Figma.

Kingsman and more MaFex.



Yellowjacket, Wasp and Storm Marvel Legends.


Blade, Cable, and more Mezco.




Aphra and more Star Wars.

SDF-1 and more.
Video game Dutch and more from NECA.

BMO and more from Kidrobot.


TMNT.

Naruto and more from McFarlane.

Iron Man 3 Marvel Legends set with The Mandarin and Pepper. There's also a new set with movie Scarlet Witch and The Vision.


Hellboy, Deadpool, Cable, and much more from Funko.



Infinity Gauntlet with lights and sounds.
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Incredibles 2.

Pacific Rim and much more from Bandai.

The Real Ghostbusters cartoon figures.


Goro and Street Fighter 2 figures from Storm Collectibles.
New t-shirt based on The Lost Boys at Last Exit to Nowhere
Santa Carla California tee available at Last Exit to Nowhere, and also being given away on Twitter. Last Exit also has a brand new t-shirt inspired by Unbreakable.
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Friday, February 16, 2018
Drivers get stuck in sand trying to avoid traffic jam
A slew of cars trying to bypass the horrible traffic on the 10 Freeway in Rialto ended up getting stuck in the sand https://t.co/vGbR6Qi61c pic.twitter.com/JFByshiGoZ— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) February 17, 2018
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Spider-Man cosplay
ใใฃใฑใใใฎใฌใคใคใผใใใใใ!— ใใใกใ (@taro_rider) February 11, 2018
ไปๅบฆใฏ็ฎใใใใใใงๅใใฆใ!#C3AFAHK pic.twitter.com/MleuYFmHBG
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Pulling the cord on an emergency slide
Ever wonder what happens when you yank the pull cord on an aircraft emergency slide?— AeroDork (@AeroDork) February 15, 2018
Wonder no more. pic.twitter.com/872diWGEGQ
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Recent Black Panther comics are on extreme discount
Cross Purchase for Amazon/Comixology:
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Vol. 1 is free
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Vol. 2 is 99 cents
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Vol. 3 is 99 cents
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It plushies
Lots more newly-revealed Funko toys available for preorder.
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Liverpool fans chant for their Egyptian striker, Mohamed Salah
IF HE SCORES ANOTHER FEW THEN ILL BE MUSLIM TOO pic.twitter.com/qYzdY06wGU— Sean Griffiths (@seangriff123) February 14, 2018
"If he scores enough for you, he scores enough for me . . . then I'll be Muslim too . . . sitting in a mosque that's where I want to be."
"Apple employees keep smacking into the glass" at the new headquarters
BW:
Some staff started to stick Post-It notes on the glass doors to mark their presence. However, the notes were removed because they detracted from the building’s design, the people said.
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Storm by Jen Bartel
Rising Tempest ⚡️✨ pic.twitter.com/RLGKGdVi2Q— Jen Bartel - ECCC V8 (@heyjenbartel) February 15, 2018
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Party decorations
Wow thank you so much for letting me host tonight pic.twitter.com/loJe1mcovS— hannah (@TribalSpaceCat) February 16, 2018
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
$15 off Crest Whitestrips
$43.99 - $5 coupon at item page - $10 more dollars with the code 10CRESTPE22 at checkout.
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"the fantasy archipelago of 300 artificial ‘countries’ [in Dubai] is back in business"
TG:
Conceived in 2003, the project was to be an exclusive offshore playground for film stars, royalty and celebrity tycoons: an artificial archipelago of 300 islands set two miles off the coast. Invitations to “Own the World” were sent to a targeted group of 50 potential buyers each year, offering tours of the site by yacht or helicopter, with prices for the islands ranging from $15-50m (£10-36m). Richard Branson posed for photos on little Britain in a Union Jack suit; Karl Lagerfeld launched plans for a fashion-themed island; rumours swirled that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had acquired Ethiopia for their ever-expanding clan of adopted children.
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After five years of dredging, which saw 320 million cubic metres of sand and 25 million tonnes of rock hauled into place, the final stone in the breakwater was laid in January 2008 – on the eve of the global financial crisis. The vision collapsed just as quickly as the computer renderings had been conjured. Dubai World, the government investment arm in charge of the project, was revealed to have debts of $60bn.
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So it comes as some surprise to learn that construction is back under way.
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"About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm were either killed or injured in Syria last week, according to three sources familiar with the matter"
The timing of the casualties coincided with a battle on Feb. 7 near the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor where, according to U.S. officials and associates of the fighters involved, U.S.-led coalition forces attacked forces aligned with Moscow’s ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.See also:
Two Chechen-language audio recordings are circulating on WhatsApp, from a Chechen member of Wagner. He's at Hmeimim airbase and his message is "whatever you do, don't come here [to Syria]. It's not what they say. We are getting f***ing slaughtered, every day." His words.— Neil Hauer (@NeilPHauer) February 15, 2018
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The Last Jedi aliens
Star Wars— dee tails (@deetails) February 15, 2018
The Last Jedi
Front Cover Of 'Filming In Croatia'
Snimanje u Hrvatskoj
Great pic taken by John Wilson for LucasFilm/Disney.
Actress/Stunt woman Clare Lawrence and I 'Brother Letrun Pay' chat away while they line up the shot.#starwars #thelastjedi #deetails pic.twitter.com/cQSU88piXO
Star Wars— dee tails (@deetails) January 14, 2018
The Last Jedi
Star Wars The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary by Pablo Hidalgo and DK Books.
This is another creature I got to play in The Last Jedi.
He also appears in Canto Bight but very briefly.
His name is Brother Letrun Pay.#StarWarsTheLasJedi pic.twitter.com/gqlE2F09BZ
Star Wars The Last Jedi— dee tails (@deetails) January 24, 2018
This is the 3rd character I got to perform for The Last Jedi.
Lexo Sooger
The most famous masseuse of Canto Bight, Lexo Sooger is the main character of “Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing” the novella by Rae Carson in Star Wars: Canto Bight.@PH_FX pic.twitter.com/M3Vkig5ZEu
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