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

Covers and sketch by Scott Koblish, the wraparound covers combine and include over 700 characters.

Marvel Legends MODOK is 43% off

$29.99 at Amazon at the moment. Marvel Legends Sabretooth is 41% off (choice of two pony tails).

Hot Toys movie Kang up for preorder; Jonathan Majors describes his remarkable body transformation

Hot Toys Kang with separate rolling eyeballs up for preorder:



Related: 6100 calories a day, shredded, and bursting with energy:



("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

Based on the 80's designs, some with the retro-style body, some with "Masterverse" articulation and alternate heads and accessories:

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From 1978, "The Sky Creatures: Living UFOs"

Amazon has it:

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

Super 7 Ultimates TMNT Raphael is 45% off

at Entertainment Earth.

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.

...

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.

...

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”

...

“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.”

Peni Parker and super-articulated SP//dr figure by Sentinel are 32% off

at Amazon. Two light-up face plates:

Timothy Zahn's "Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book I)" is $1.99 today

at Amazon.

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@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


@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
(I couldn't find the entire segment online, but it was my favorite part of the race weekend.)



Interimaginary Departures by Janet Zweig



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.)



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

Thwomp paper toy



Download.

Friday, March 17, 2023

Deluxe Scooby-Doo set includes masked and unmasked villains

The set is packed with figures and accessories.

Previously-exclusive Marvel Legends the Lizard up for preorder

Two heads and two test tubes. (Looks like it's sold out now, Amazon has it at scalper's price.)

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Glitch maneki-neko



On sale.

Bonus: Glitch Ronald McDonald and Mickey Mouse

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



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.


Virtual tour of the seed vault on Svalbard

Pretty cool.

*Previously: You can’t die in Svalbard.

Mondo's Wolverine figure for $100 at Amazon

With free shipping (in the sidebar, listed as new from a seller with five stars FWIW).

New Humble Bundle features Warhammer 40,000

Starting at $1 for five books and two coupons.

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Spine dress inspired by Dream's helm; Puzzle armor, UpsideGown





A few more designs showing her range, including space adventurer Princess Peach, and the Eye of Sauron, but make it fashion: