this is how a Superman game should deal with the "what if he flies into a civilian" question https://t.co/MIictHbHpB
— 🍧🍦andrewthemandrew(BIRTHDAY ON THE 22ND)💜💚 (@andrewthemandr6) May 20, 2026
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Today's news and jokes
Friday, May 22, 2026
"Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in DR Congo as anger grows over the outbreak"
@dailymail Police fired warning shots and tear gas in the Congolese town of Rwampara after protesters stormed an Ebola treatment centre and set fire to medical tents during clashes over the burial of a suspected victim. Witnesses said tensions escalated after relatives disputed the cause of death and demanded the body be returned to the family. The unrest comes as health officials race to contain a growing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with suspected cases and deaths continuing to rise. #ebola #news #congo #health
♬ original sound - Daily Mail
@aljazeeraenglish An Ebola victim has been buried by health workers in hazmat suits amid tensions between families and local authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over funeral restrictions.
♬ original sound - Al Jazeera English
("The arson attack in Rwampara reflects the challenges of health workers trying to curb a rare Ebola virus by using stringent measures that might clash with local customs, such as burial rites...The center in Rwampara was burned by local youths who became angry while trying to retrieve the body of a friend who had apparently died of Ebola")
("The U.S. has pledged $23 million in funding to bolster the response in Congo and Uganda, and said it would also fund the establishment of up to 50 Ebola treatment clinics in the affected regions.”)WHO says Ebola outbreak is up to 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths. apnews.com/article/cong...
— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.com) May 22, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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New video game Humble Bundle featuring 4x strategy games
Xplore, Xpand, Xploit, Xterminate starting at $12 for six games plus a bunch of dlc and coupons (steam scores displayed).
Today's news and jokes
how have I never noticed the similarity before
— Kelly Knox (@kelly-knox.com) May 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Zach Braff shares the most Harrison Ford interaction imaginable during THR’s Comedy Actor Emmy Roundtable:
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 20, 2026
“I’m on the Warner Bros. lot in a golf cart with Harrison Ford, and one of the trams goes by with all the tourists in it and Harrison sort of just gently looks the other… pic.twitter.com/4gO3RS3YnU
Kids' illustrations turned into tattoos (art roundup)
I cherish these. pic.twitter.com/Yuz5EqYhb3
— Joseph Whimster (@JosephWhimster) May 8, 2026
Here’s my kids drawings turned into tattoos from when they were little. Th left is my son’s drawing of a flower he attached to an apology. Th right is my daughter drawing me as a Christmas angel ☺️ pic.twitter.com/MFybpnynI7
— Teresa M French (@TeresaMFrench) May 8, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026
3D-printable popcorn bucket for "Backrooms" (and a fun ad in the wild)
Download link.
And some clever marketing:
Async Researchers are reportedly marking entrances to The Complex with blue tape in London.
— Backrooms Movie Updates (@KaneHypeGuy) May 21, 2026
This is genuinely the coolest marketing I’ve seen for BACKROOMS yet!! pic.twitter.com/jwZlZsCcm9
WH40K video game Humble Bundle
Starts at three games for $5 (Inquisitor, Blood Bowl 2, Space Hulk).
There's also a new bundle featuring a broad selection of simulator-type video games ("Plane Accident," "Youtubers Life" 1 and 2, "Barn Finders: Amerykan Dream" (?)), $12 for 19 games.
Today's news and jokes
Mike Brown got excited at the end regulation and picked up a calf injury, as you can see at mid court after Merrill’s miss and Breen’s halfway ‘Bang.’
— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) May 20, 2026
Brown today: “I’ll be good to go.” pic.twitter.com/wRSZj1FsYc
Never jumpMike Brown says he suffered a calf injury in Game 1:
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) May 20, 2026
"I would've blown my Achilles out if I didn't have on my PF Flyers!" 😂 pic.twitter.com/y3hm79ymsp
Behind the scenes photos from Apple's excellent comedic horror series "Widow's Bay"
Tbt to Halloween when I dressed as the babadook but my friend's house had more of a grown ups drinking wine vibe pic.twitter.com/PoGKUFeLLw
— Katie Dippold (@katiedippold) June 30, 2016
Really fun series about a milquetoast mayor realizing his quaint island (it could be the next Martha's Vineyard!) is absolutely overflowing with ghosts and monsters and serial killer ghost monsters (Hiro Murai has directed so many of my favorite shows). From an interview with creator:
There's a scene [in Weapons] where - yeah. When - the scene when she's sleeping in the car, and the audience sees the woman coming out of the house, walking strangely to the car, and then you just hear the back seat open. I think that's the - it's terrifying, but I think that's the funniest thing in the entire world.
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MARTÍNEZ: What's the writing room like? 'Cause I'm wondering with a series like this that has horror, it has suspense, it has mystery and, obviously, lots of laughs, too, are there some writers that are better at one part of that?DIPPOLD: You know, I'm so glad you asked that because that was one of the more challenging things that ended up being the most rewarding. I had this great writers' room. There's seven other writers. Some of them came from more mythology-heavy shows like "WandaVision." And then I had, you know, a couple of old-time friends in comedies that - some of the best comedy writers I know from, like, you know, "SNL." One was from "Key & Peele." And so at first, that was a challenge, to sort of navigate the room and try to tell one cohesive story. What was very rewarding was by the end, the mythology writers were pitching jokes that were hilarious, and they all knew the show. And the comedy writers were passionately, heatedly debating and arguing for things on the mythology. And it was very fun to see that come together.
From an interview with Kate O'Flynn:
AVC: Was there something you were able to improv in or have any favorite scenes from the episode?KO: It was a late addition, but I loved this bit in episode one where she’s talking to Shep in the hospital room, and Tom walks in and says something about them being able to listen to you when they’re in a coma, so Patricia responds by saying, “I apologize for wasting his time.” That was a last minute throw-in line. There’s also a scene at the start of episode seven that we have to play it straight, but it was impossible to get through for me.In episode four, I loved the physical stuff, like the final scene on the beach where they’re all walking into the water. It looked spectacular in person. I felt like a kid in the playground pretending to save everybody.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Terrific new Pablo Torre podcast about the techniques used by a popular "mentalist"
He was the person scheduled to perform at this year's White House Correspondents' dinner instead of a comic--and apparently makes frequent appearances on major podcasts and tv shows.
Pablos's latest podcast goes into detail revealing how some of his popular tricks work, and asks whether the techniques stray from the common definition of magic tricks to outright fraud. (Torre's guest previously posted a much longer expose that's supposedly good.)
(The Columbo episodes about a mentalist and magician are good fun, and were great inoculation against falling for such nonsense.)
"A military-backed takeover at one of the world’s biggest cobalt operations highlights the dilemma facing wannabe investors in the rich mineral veins of the Democratic Republic of Congo"
William Clowes for Bloomberg's Africa newsletter:
The Katanga region of southeastern Congo is the source of most of the world’s cobalt and more copper than any country other than Chile. The geology, though, has created an operating environment that can at times resemble something out of a dystopian Mad Max movie.
The latest episode is the experience of a Eurasian Resources Group unit called Metalkol.
Intruders have hijacked a large part of its deposit and started to exploit the site on a near-industrial scale.
Noah Hawley wrote about attending one of Jeff Bezos's deluxe salons in 2018
Suitably spiced with various flavors of horror:
That’s how the weekend started. Here’s how it ended: My wife broke her wrist slipping on wet grass, and both children and I came down with hand, foot, and mouth disease. This is not a joke. One of us went home with her arm in a sling; the other three developed itchy, painful red blisters all over our faces and extremities. If you’re looking for a sign from God as to whether hanging out with the richest man on Earth is right for you, pay attention when he sends you not one plague, but two. Suffice it to say we have never been back to Campfire, nor have we ever been invited.
Camouflaged Peeta (and other Hunger Games vinyl figures) up for preorder
Shirtless Finnick and curteseying Katniss, and various other properties, including WH40K emperor in his throne.
Today's news and jokes
(the mistake was actually a spelling error; the trophy’s engraving spelled “Offensive” as “Oefensive.”)@sports.illustrated Not one, but two mistakes 😅 #nfl #seahawks #jaxonsmithnjigba ♬ original sound - Sports Illustrated
The Mandalorian's Fornite snagging a Tie Fighter emote is fun
NEW STAR WARS FORTNITE EMOTE 😭 pic.twitter.com/GvGXT6Dclr
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 18, 2026
https://t.co/8pm8JxWjh7 pic.twitter.com/L3e5QTADoA
— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) May 18, 2026
You can download the Mandalorian loading screen here.
And speaking of silly tie-ins:
ROCKET LEAGUE x RATATOUILLE KEYART REVEALED pic.twitter.com/NVvmL2B5Bc
— Sam (@SamLeakss) May 18, 2026
Finally, Cyclops lets loose in Marvel Rivals:
Season 8: Sins of Alchemax is imminent! 💥
— Marvel Rivals (@MarvelRivals) May 12, 2026
The Gilded Saint may have purged the Time Plague from Lower Manhattan, but the root of the rot remains. Alchemax Headquarters stands defiant, shielded by a mysterious crimson Chronovium — fueled by a dimension of pure, kinetic force.… pic.twitter.com/2G7W36REhz
‼️FIRST LOOK: SEASON 8 LOBBY SCREEN
— RivalsInfo (@RivalsInfo) May 13, 2026
Here's your first look at the new lobby screen featuring Cyclops arriving in Season 8--Showcased in the creator streams. #MarvelRivals pic.twitter.com/dzO9ubfBiU
4K Cyclops frames #marvelrivals pic.twitter.com/rdWVVEmLYI
— Neb | 🏳️🌈 (@NebsGoodTakes) May 12, 2026
— Neb | 🏳️🌈 (@NebsGoodTakes) May 12, 2026
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The Los Angeles mayoral race summarized
A lot going on on this West Adams apartment building pic.twitter.com/teTrUzu56q
— Julia Wick (@sherlyholmes) May 20, 2026
Also:
(I think he said politicians shouldn't wear black dress shirts)i have no idea who is spencer pratt, but it appears that if you say anything remotely critical of him, hundreds of people pile into your replies. good tip if you're looking to make money. each tweet might earn you a couple of bucks, but repeat for a month and you have $$$
— derek guy (@dieworkwear) May 19, 2026
Somewhere in San Francisco, buried one foot underground, rests a treasure chest filled with 10,000 $1 coins
Reddit (posted three weeks ago):
One year ago we announced here that we buried a $10,000 treasure chest. Many hunters went searching and it was found in just 11 hours.
We did it again. It's located within 7 miles of San Francisco city hall, weighs more than 150 pounds, and is buried one foot deep.
Hopefully this one takes a little longer than 11 hours.
Edit: Update: The treasure is NOT on Angel Island or in Francisco Park.
Why are we saying this? Civic duty, mostly.
NYT:
[A student], 16, was sitting in his high school history class when his dad texted him a link to the hunt with two words: “It’s on!”
Soon, he had skipped school and was at the old U.S. Mint building at Fifth and Mission Streets, squirreling through a hole in the wrought iron fence and digging in the garden area. But a barefoot woman injecting herself with a hypodermic needle on the steps yelled that he was causing a disturbance, and he reconsidered.
New Image comics Humble Bundle
It's the "big bundle of misfit heroes and hilarious hijinks", starting at $5 for three volumes ($18 for 49 volumes).
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