Monday, May 5, 2025

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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


Funny, disturbing name for Kelsey Plum's family chat

@brwsports "Finger Toes" is WILD 💀 (Via @The Los Angeles Sparks) #lasparks #wnba #kelseyplum #trainingcamp ♬ original sound - B/R W Sports

Good Wild Bill (Super 7 lore) portrait

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


New Humble Bundle is the "The Essential Star Wars Insider Collection"

Starts at $1 for one Ultimate Guide and one Collector's Edition.

The Humble Bundle featuring id Software games now includes more games

Including the virtual reality Doom VFR.

Today's news and jokes

@charlotteoandr Looool live laugh love @jet2 ♬ Jet2 Advert - ✈️A7-BBH | MAN 🇬🇧


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.

Friday, May 2, 2025

Hot Toys Jar Jar and Poe Dameron (Episodes 1 and 7), and Hono Studio Vader (Rebels) up for preorder

at the BBTS.

Around 20% off Figuarts Endgame Iron Man

Damaged box, includes various weapons, unhelmeted head, and gemmed-up gauntlet. (EARTH10 might give you an extra discount)

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


"One Way Out" Andor poster for Mondo

Still in stock when I checked.

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.

Lando's helmet is a disco ball for this weekend's Miami race, and Albon's helmet is an orange






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?

Today's news and jokes

@brwalkoff Sounds like a grand time 🤣 #baseball #mlb #mlbtheshow #baseballszn #baseballlife #homerun #dodgers #freddiefreeman ♬ original sound - brwalkoff


"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

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

New Humble Bundle featuring management sims like Farm Manager and Espresso Tycoon

Frostpunk, Roller Coaster Tycoon, etc.

Today's news and jokes

("'When somebody said there was a kangaroo of course I didn’t believe it, and nobody believed it. But I’m looking at him,' Macon County Sheriff... said")

Free instructions to build a Lego Turgle from Star Wars Jedi Survivor

It's been TWO YEARS since Jedi: Survivor came out— to celebrate, I made free instructions to build your very own 11 inches of Turgle (including blaster and tongue accessories) details below! Instructions here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-219...

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— Jordan DeVries (@jordandevries.com) April 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM



Posted here.

James Jean designed a parachute for Pom Klementieff










Not dead, btw:

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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(We'll still have to hear about Heat culture all summer)

Alien poster by Ghanaian artist Mr. Nana Agyq

Diego Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, and a whole bunch of Stormtroopers at a baseball game



Monday, April 28, 2025

The novel "Whalefall" is $1.99 right now

at Amazon. 

(The NY Times called it "a crazy, and crazily enjoyable, beat-the-clock adventure story about fathers, sons, guilt and the mysteries of the sea")

New Humble Bundle featuring X-Com video games

Starts at five games for $3, $10 for the big bundle.

Jalen Hurts's official store raises money to provide school supplies to underserved schools in Philadelphia

Cheap tees and a pricier "exclusive, bespoke" duffle bag.

Today's news and jokes

@aljazeeraenglish Members of two rival #churches fire thousands of fireworks at each other's building during #Easter celebrations on the #Greek island of #Chios. The aim of the traditional 'rocket war' is to hit the bell in the other church's tower. #news #greece #church #Easter2025 ♬ original sound - Al Jazeera English
Rouketopolemos

Packaging for a Dune-themed candy called "Spice"