Tuesday, March 21, 2023
I think the deal is $29.99 for a copy of Fantastic Four #7 and #8 plus a sketch by the cover artist of the character of your choice
Marvel Legends MODOK is 43% off
Hot Toys movie Kang up for preorder; Jonathan Majors describes his remarkable body transformation
Related: 6100 calories a day, shredded, and bursting with energy:
“how’d he do it?” well… pic.twitter.com/crzM7tQLCB
— kang’s whore (@HailEternal) March 9, 2023
("May take a bit more than that"; "You are pacing up and down your apartment, force-feeding yourself the food you need to grow.")
Dozens of new Masters of the Universe figures up for preorder
Today's news and jokes
I've been laughing at this for 10 minutes pic.twitter.com/9VYLLEgn63
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) March 19, 2023
From 1978, "The Sky Creatures: Living UFOs"
“The mysterious ‘foo fighters’ that World War II And Korean War Pilots reported as miniature UFO’s can be fully explained as critters in the visible state pic.twitter.com/aMkC4TCMug
— TheHuntForTomClancy (@HuntClancy) March 8, 2023
This extraordinary book has done what thousands of astrophysicists, exobiologists, and ufologists have failed to do. It breaks through the baffling UFO mystery to demonstrate the presence of living "critters" in the sky - a nearly invisible lifeform of unknown origin.
Drawing on the theories of Rudolf Steiner and Dr. Wilhelm Reich, "Sky Creatures" uniquely states - with photographic evidence - that UFOs are not extraterrestrial spaceships at all, but biological organisms inhabiting our own planet.
Written in clear, non-technical language, these pages present UFOs as they have never been presented before - as bio-organisms native to our atmosphere, living with us, side by side, unnoticed since the beginning of time. A must-have for serious ufologists.
Monday, March 20, 2023
LA Times explores why there are so many castles in Burbank, California
LAT:
before this developer built castles, he made a fortune doing something slightly less whimsical: supplying specialized parts and hinges for the aerospace industry.
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Over the years, [he] reinvested profits into real estate development. He built various residential, industrial and commercial buildings — dressing some of them up as castles along the way.
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Conveniently, building castles doesn’t need to cost significantly more than constructing your average building — at least not the way [he] and his team approached it. “You only needed to modify walls a little bit and put on some extra characteristics that weren’t that much more expensive than a regular block building”
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“We hold a pretty much zero vacancy rate across Burbank in any of the buildings that we own that are in the castle style,” [his son] said. The aesthetic “really appeals to anybody that wants a creative spot to have their business.”
"Howard Schultz Steps Down as Starbucks CEO ... days before Schultz is supposed to testify before a Senate committee"
That's today from Eater. NBC, a couple of weeks ago:
Starbucks is pushing back against Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee he chairs ahead of a vote expected next week to subpoena interim CEO Howard Schultz as part of an investigation into federal labor law.
“Respectfully, Howard Schultz is not the right witness for the hearing,” [wrote] Starbucks’ acting executive vice president and general counsel . . . . he will “cease to be the interim ceo of the company this month.”
Today's news and jokes
It’s a good job they’re #F1 drivers because they are definitely not artists. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have drawn portraits of the other #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/80z6QKa9dB
— Ian Parkes (@ianparkesf1) March 16, 2023
@formul1_clips Charles drawing Carlos ✍🏻 It’s a masterpiece, but it’s a good thing that they are race car drivers 😂😅 #charlesleclerc #charlesleclerc16 #leclerc #cl16 #charlesleclercedit #charlesedit #carlossainz #charlos #carlossainz55 #cs55 #sainz #charlosedit #charlosedit #c2 #c2edit #ferrari #ferrarif1 #formula1 #formulaone #f1 #f1tiktok #f1memes #season2023 #formulaonefans #fy #driversedits #f1driver #ferraridriver #formulaonetiktok #fyp #funny #foryoupage #drawing #challange #jeddahgp #jeddahgp2023 #saudiarabiangp #scuderiaferrari ♬ original sound - Formula1_clips
(I couldn't find the entire segment online, but it was my favorite part of the race weekend.)@formul1_clips This Charles and Carlos drawing challenge is absolutely hilarious 😂😂 #charlesleclerc #charlesleclerc16 #leclerc #cl16 #charlesleclercedit #charlesedit #carlossainz #challange #carlossainz55 #cs55 #sainz #charlos #charlosedit #charlosedit #c2 #c2edit #ferrari #ferrarif1 #formula1 #formulaone #f1 #f1tiktok #f1memes #season2023 #formulaonefans #fy #funny #red #driversedits #f1driver #ferraridriver #formulaonetiktok #fyp #funny #foryoupage #drawing #challange #jeddahgp #jeddahgp2023 #charlos #saudiarabiangp #scuderiaferrari ♬ original sound - Formula1_clips
Interimaginary Departures by Janet Zweig
I LOVE THEMED ENTERTAINMENT pic.twitter.com/48VWt4q25F
— Phil • The Horizoneer (@TheHorizoneer) March 11, 2023
By Janet Zweig. Here's video so you can hear the fun destination warning messages:
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Today's news and jokes
(King Kong Lives.)I love clever disc art. pic.twitter.com/UXn1KkI2Gi
— Justin Decloux (@DeclouxJ) March 7, 2023
Samsung ads all over the Sagrada Familia
@katrina2036 I don’t care if it’s temporary and I dont care if they paid for it like what in the capitalism is going on here 😭😭😭 I’m still increidbly happy and grateful to be here but COME ON 😭 #barcelona #spain #barcelonaspain #barcelonatravel #barcelonatiktok #barcelonatrip #barcelonaviews #samsung #expectationvreality #cathedral #barcelonacathedral #travel #traveltiktok #travelbucketlist #travelchallenge #bucketlist #experiences #memories #travelmemories #epiclocation #bestview #beautifuldestinations #studyabroad #studying #abroad #exchangestudent #gapyear #movingabroad #berlin #germany #berlingermany #studyabroadberlin #europe #dream #vacation #dreamvacation #doyoutravel #traveltheworld #worldtravel #explore #exploretheworld #wanderer #backpacking #hostel #budgettravel #solotravel #solofemaletraveler #travelinyourtwenties #fulltimetravel #fy #fyp #foryou #foryoupage ♬ Circus - Color Clownies
From last year: "Samsung Electronics has installed 16 screens with advanced Neo QLED 8K technology, which show live images of various spaces inside the Temple in an unprecedented way, improving visitor experience."
*Previously: Samsung is warning customers about discussing personal information in front of their smart television set
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Today's news and jokes
SOMETHING MAJOR is happening. WHAT AREN'T THEY TELLING US about the cardinal directions https://t.co/S6YndI7dyR
— Dan Kois (@dankois) March 14, 2023
Friday, March 17, 2023
Previously-exclusive Marvel Legends the Lizard up for preorder
Today's funny posts
WE👏 ARE👏AWARE👏THE👏LOGO👏LOOKS👏LIKE👏A👏BEARDED👏DUDE👏IN👏AN👏ORANGE👏HAT👏
— Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (@OKWildlifeDept) March 15, 2023
—YOU👏DO👏NOT👏NEED👏TO👏KEEP👏POINTING👏THAT👏OUT👏EVERY👏SINGLE👏DAY👏
Some great, colorful Lego robots (and a chameleon)
A few more robots, plus a spacehsip and chameleon:
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Jaxxon the space rabbit by Mike Mignola
Drawing a green space rabbit was a challenge--But it was a FUN challenge.
— Mike Mignola (@artofmmignola) March 16, 2023
The cover for the upcoming STAR WARS HYPERSPACE STORIES. Color (or course) by the great Dave Stewart-- #StarWars pic.twitter.com/IzAx7Nv4Cm
He has a new kickstarter, too--a Pinocchio project.
*Previously: Jaxxon by Zdarsky.
Microsoft says the errors its AI assistant creates will be "usefully wrong"
CNBC:
Microsoft said that its popular business apps like Word and Excel would soon come bundled with ChatGPT-like technology dubbed Copilot.
But this time, Microsoft is pitching the technology as being “usefully wrong.”
In an online presentation about the new Copilot features, Microsoft executives brought up the software’s tendency to produce inaccurate responses, but pitched that as something that could be useful. As long as people realize that Copilot’s responses could be sloppy with the facts, they can edit the inaccuracies and more quickly send their emails or finish their presentation slides.
From Microsoft's Copilot announcement:
— Tanay Jaipuria (@tanayj) March 17, 2023
"Sometimes copilot will be right, other times usefully wrong" 👌 pic.twitter.com/w33WxPG4gn
Mondo's Wolverine figure for $100 at Amazon
Today's funny posts
I did enjoy the Abbott Elementary Halloween episode. With lots of Marvelness on show. One Storm, two Scarlet Witches, a baby Thanos & a baby Thor. Synergy with Disneycorp? It wouldn’t matter if it was. Tis fun. pic.twitter.com/Fjgn9KJ7B6
— Colin Smith 💙 🇺🇦 (@Colin_TBTAMC) March 15, 2023
Spine dress inspired by Dream's helm; Puzzle armor, UpsideGown
IT’S DONE! 😭
— Lie | Disguised Trash Panda (@Lie_chee) March 15, 2023
I told myself to not post anything before this is done to stay motivated and I FINALLY finished the spine dress inspired by Sandman’s helmet (by Neil Gaiman) pic.twitter.com/na9MvLyqJM
A few more designs showing her range, including space adventurer Princess Peach, and the Eye of Sauron, but make it fashion: