Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Today's news and jokes



Lego Dark Universe portal to Darkmoor

Monday, May 25, 2026

Good SDF-1 illustration, and check out the Chogokin






Excellent student concepts for Wemby Nike ads



Also:

Two deals on Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron vehicles

Razor Crest with new deco is $10 off at Amazon, and Fiend Fighter with Shin Hati is $6 off (if you have listed coupon).

Today's news and jokes

@straitstimes

That's one way to beat the heat. A spiritual leader brought his own air-con units while visiting an ashram in Haryana amid a heatwave in India. #India #heatwave #StraitsTimes

♬ original sound - The Straits Times


Small Soldiers figurines






Waitlist, when I checked

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Great colors on this danger zone map for the slowly-unfolding potential disaster in Garden Grove

Everything going great here in orange county

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— The American Caliban (@substitute.bsky.social) May 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM




It apppears to be good news that they've discovered cracks in the tank. ("Experts were brought in Saturday to 'think completely outside the box' to help resolve the crisis, which has proved incredibly difficult due to a phenomenon known as a 'thermal runaway' reaction, where the chemical generates its own uncontrollable heat, threatening either a massive toxic leak or a catastrophic explosion.")

Meanwhile:

Today's news and jokes



When the Waymo thinks you look like a child (AI roundup)

@clarahyee I thought they were calling to tell me to stop singing out loud… 😭 @Waymo #waymo #storytime #asianproblems ♬ original sound - Clara


Saturday, May 23, 2026

"Eighteen suspected Ebola patients escape after treatment tent is set on fire for a second time in Congo"

"The angry residents had arrived at the clinic in the town of Mongbwalu on Friday night and set fire to a tent set up for suspected and confirmed Ebola cases by the Doctors Without Borders humanitarian group"




Meanwhile:

New Humble Bundle for TTRPG fans

The Lost Lands bundle starts at $5 for six items.

Today's news and jokes



Star Trek title card generator



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— Mike Spahn (@fistydollars.bsky.social) May 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM


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")



WHO says Ebola outbreak is up to 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths. apnews.com/article/cong...

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— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.com) May 22, 2026 at 6:31 AM
("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.”)

Lando's new brain-damaged helmet is designed to raise money to fight dementia




Webstore

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

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— Kelly Knox (@kelly-knox.com) May 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM




Kids' illustrations turned into tattoos (art roundup)



Third-party Magik action figure




Webstore

Thursday, May 21, 2026

3D-printable popcorn bucket for "Backrooms" (and a fun ad in the wild)





Download link.


And some clever marketing:



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

Never jump

Behind the scenes photos from Apple's excellent comedic horror series "Widow's Bay"



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.
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.