"Labubu doll maker Pop Mart’s shares sank nearly 23% on Wednesday"

NYT:

“Labubu’s popularity has been a huge success,” said [] a senior economist at French bank Natixis. “However, there is an emerging concern that there is no second growth driver.”

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Three things missing on Nike collapse.

1. Focus on retro cushed them. Literally embracing a customer growing older.

2. Today’s kid doesn’t get excited about the swoosh. They lost all buzz. My boys would rather GOAT or The Drip Shop.

3. Completely abandoned storytelling. https://t.co/wfI6iiIsVj

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 3, 2026

(I'm always stunned when I see the cost of a Nike clothing item) 

Quick cheap trick for making good looking trench walls for wargaming scenery

@lettersfromthelongline A quick guide for how to build tremch walls for tabletop wargaming like Warhammer 40k and Trench Crusade. This is a common method I can't take credit for but I get asked the questiom a lot and its quick, simple and cheap!! #warhammer40k #trenchcrusade #tabletopgames #gaming #scalemodels ♬ Ace of Spades - Motörhead

"Tactics and Tycoons" video game Humble Bundle

$8 for the collection, including "Homeworld Remastered Collection" and "Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Deluxe Edition."

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i’m obsessed with this photo of them working in their severance costumes https://t.co/qumXHv6iBT pic.twitter.com/rG4jOcuvHd

— Severance HQ (@lumonsindustry) April 2, 2026

Nightmarish Ronald McDonald statue (art roundup)

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Revoltech Hellbat and MGS 3 The Boss figures up for preorder

The Boss's accessories include a small nuclear warhead.

Official 3D-printable Rocky figurine

A new 3D model has dropped on the official Project Hail Mary site. You can now print your own Rocky figurine: a fully articulated action figure or a static version. This is cosmically cool. pic.twitter.com/bJ9xRfWqhb

— Project Hail Mary Updates (@HailMaryLogs) April 2, 2026

The link is at the bottom left. (Their SEO for the official movie site is horrendous.)

Entertainment Earth has an exclusive black and white version of the new Garfield figure (the teddy bear and lasagna are also black and white)

And an alternate expression for Garfield.

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A Little Owl was rescued after falling down a chimney. South Essex Wildlife Hospital reported he was "dirty and dehydrated but soon on his way back home". Want to donate to SEWH? southessexwildlife.org/donate Source: fb.com/555952912555... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

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— Owls in Towels (@owls-in-towels.bsky.social) March 21, 2026 at 4:27 AM

The theory is that the recent game "Baby Steps" is an absurdist, unauthorized sequel to the "Uncharted" series

Detailed here. (Haven't played it, didn't seem like an April Fool's joke)

Making a colorful alien environment scenic base for wargaming miniatures

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Two new video game Humble Bundles

First, "A collection of strategy games of all genres and levels of difficulty" (including Terminator Dark Fate Defiance) starts at three games for $10, and a collection of co-op shooters (including Warhammer Vermintide 2 Collector's Edition) starts at four for $7.

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A few Dodgers players had Yoshinobu Yamamoto sign their Yoshi bobbleheads today. pic.twitter.com/izbkfuU782

— Sonja Chen (@SonjaMChen) March 31, 2026

Many Dodger fans have lined up hours ahead of tonight’s game to secure the Yoshi bobblehead giveaway 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Pi0J5it9zW

— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) March 31, 2026

Sun Day Red sold out of the Cosmic Blue Review Polo shirts that Tiger Woods was wearing in his mugshot.

Now prices are surging on secondary markets, with bids well over $300.

The shirts retailed for $125. pic.twitter.com/jriRujK5Oz

— cllct (@cllctMedia) March 31, 2026

Twin brother adventurers are comparing state of the art outdoor gear to 100-year-old heritage kit

Carryology:

One figure is a vision of modern mountaineering: clad in streamlined, synthetic insulation, waterproof membranes, and modern plastic boots. The other looks like he just stepped out of a sepia-toned photograph from 1914: wrapped in heavy wool, gabardine cotton, and cumbersome leather boots treated with dubbin.

...

Gone are the days of lugging heavy machinery up mountains. Today, their biometrics are tracked by ingestible sensor pills that monitor core temperature from the inside out, patches that analyze sweat composition, and smartphone-connected hygrometers taped to their skin to measure moisture buildup under layers.

(The verdict is, if you know how to use the antiquated stuff correctly, you're almost as warm as the cutting edge stuff)

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3D-printable version of the classic box set plastic Mark VII Space Marine

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