Monday, May 5, 2025

Today's news and jokes

seems impossible to make a potato threatening but here we are

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— Elle (@elleisanisland.bsky.social) July 27, 2024 at 2:37 PM


Sunday, May 4, 2025

Today's news and jokes

The Ref went down due to a collision. Don’t worry Jamie Vardy blew the whistle to stop play for him.

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— Sickos Committee (@sickoscommittee.org) May 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM


Denise Gough (Dedra Merro) talks about being chastised by her mom for frowning too much

@royaltelevisionsociety In Star Wars, Dedra Meero has the greatest scowl in the galaxy. Denise Gough explains why a life of ‘downturny mouth’ helped her bring the villain to life. #StarWars #Andor #RogueOne #DedraMeero #DeniseGough ♬ original sound - Royal Television Society

Simple atmospheric Warhammer 40K scenery

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Star Wars deals at Amazon are now up

Here's the landing page. A few I noticed:

The Black Series Grievous, Thrawn, Vader exclusive three-pack is 25% off (it includes a "frequently returned" warning?!)

Micro Galaxy Squadron Havoc Marauder with two of the Bad Batch is 35% off


Elite indoor team skydiving

@kyrapoh Replying to @bubble_tea_forever This was team #singapore free routine!!! #worldchamps filmed by @Mairis Laiva ♬ original sound - Kyra Poh

Comic art by Attilio Micheluzzi





Looks like he has a bunch of comic in the Archive.

Today's news and jokes

this is such a good metaphor for where America is at right now

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— Boone Ashworth (@boone.bsky.social) May 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM


Thursday, May 1, 2025

The rough sketch, first pass, and final cover for Flash Vol. 2 #1



Those first few issues, especially the death touch annual, are still my favorite version of the character.

The new Marvel Legends Thunderbolts figures are up for preorder

at the BBTS.


Not only does Thunderbolts* continue the long tradition of Marvel credits scenes, but at 2 minutes 54 seconds it now has the longest of any MCU film.

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— IGN (@ign.com) April 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Is this possibly true? It has to be that long because no one has seen anything Marvel since Endgame?

"Part of the job [running a restaurant] is paying as little and as late as possible"

"I joke that I am not a seafood provider," said ... wholesaler Greenpoint Fish & Lobster. "I'm a source of capital who offers a zero percent interest loan."

From Tuesday's edition of the Dinner Party newsletter, which includes a write-up about the restaurant industry, and also discusses this guy.

Great scenery for a wargaming miniature battle

Coolest thing I've seen at Salute today: this minis version of the classic early-80s Atari arcade game Battlezone. Not the digital-to-tabletop adaptation I'd expected to find, but wow.

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— James Wallis (@jameswallis.bsky.social) April 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM