Tuesday, October 6, 2026

New scifi book Humble Bundle celebrating Africanfuturism

One $18 bundle for 13 books. 

Also, the Astro City and more bundle ends in a few hours (starts at $5).
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New Marvel Legends figures up for preorder, including Aja-style Hawkeye and Earth X Captain America

Elektra, Elsa Bloodstone, and more. 

Also, Inart's DKR Batman is up for preorder.





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The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is 47% off (if you want to play Amazon Luna games on your tv)

$44.99 for the stick and remote, or $79.98 for the stick, remote, and native controller (48% off). The current Luna games include Star Wars Galactic Racer and Star Wars Outlaws.
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Amazon Basics 128GB USB Flash Drive is 30% off (with USB C and A ports)

$32 at Amazon. (Wirecutter's budget pick for transferring files between phone and computer).
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Star Wars Galactic Racer is free to Prime members

via their cloud play Luna (it worked great when I tried Dispatch, but I haven't tried a fast twitch game like this yet). If you don't have Prime, you can also try for 30 days for free.


Really pleased to finally say that Chris Remo and I were the lead writers on Star Wars: Galactic Racer. The team at Fuse are the absolute best in their field, and it really shows. It was a great project to work on and is an even better game to play. Sebulba forever

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— Duncan Fyfe (@duncanfyfe.net) October 6, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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Mechanical brooch creatures







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Monday, October 5, 2026

Lacoste's silly tennis ball shoes (I'm pretty sure this isn't a joke)



But the shots from the show were good:
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Taco Bell Ultra Marathon recap (1200 people participated)

@abcnews

ABC News’ Danny New spoke with the co-founder of the International Taco Bell 50K, the annual event where participants cover 31 miles while making stops at 11 Taco Bell locations along the way.

♬ original sound - ABC News
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Deals on Micro Galaxy Squadron vehicles at Amazon right now

Several on sale. The Razor Crest is $15. Kenobi's Jedi Interceptor plus a blindbox is $7.99.
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Today's news and jokes

Folks we’ve got a rare Reverse William Carlos Williams in the office fridge

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— Mags Display Name (@mags.colvett.online) July 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM


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I love this evil wrestling penguin

Yippie! Hooray! It's time for some good fun with Mahiro and all our friends at #tjpw! ...oh, that's a knife. #tjpwWP7 #wrestleUNIVERSE ➡️ wrestle-universe.com

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— TDE Wrestling (@tdewrestling.com) October 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM


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Sunday, October 4, 2026

Ann Leckie's latest scifi novel "Radiant Star" is $1.99 right now

at Amazon. The latest in her Radch universe, I enjoyed it.
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Berhalter provokes a double-slap red card (Weekend sports roundup)



(My favorite on the team, I hope his body holds up)

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Capcom video games Humble Bundle

Starts at $10 for Resident Evil 1-3. 

There's also a new bundle of 3D-printable miniatures starting at $5 for seven files, including a hamster companion.
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Today's news and jokes

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I assume this cyberpunk chef is training a cooking AI (This week in AI)



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Saturday, October 3, 2026

Today's news and jokes




Breakroom Chronicles:
From breakroom banter to viral moments, Breakroom Chronicles celebrates the humor, music, and memories that make every workplace unique. Created by Esha and brought to life alongside creative partner Melly, it's a place where coworkers become friends, everyday moments become stories, and the 9-to-5 gets the respect—and the roast—it deserves.


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These repainted Star Wars Black faces reveal the terrific sculpted likenesses hiding under terrible paintjobs




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Friday, October 2, 2026

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Really good netsuke puppy (Art roundup)



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Thursday, October 1, 2026

LA Material's list of three tight races in California that "could help decide which party controls the House"

If you're looking to get involved. (And don't forget to sign up for their newsletter so I can get some merch, please.)
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SHFiguarts Gamerverse Venom up for preorder

$20 cheaper at the BBTS than at EE for some reason.


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New Humble Bundle featuring books by Gene Wolfe including the Book of the New Sun

Starts at $5 for the first volume. (I loved the Book of the New Sun, and the Urth of the New Sun had its moments.) 

Also, the Valiant Comics bundle ends tomorrow, starts at $5 for six volumes.
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Jeans that look like thieves are in the process of stealing the patch




And another fun creation:




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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

The International Taco Bell 50k Ultramarathon is this weekend

31 miles in Denver:

It has been described as Urban Legend. More mysterious and barking spiders than the Barkley Marathons. The International Taco Bell 50k boasts a higher DNF rate than the famed Leadville 100 Trail Race. 

Some of the rules:

Be present at all 10 Taco Bell stops along the courses.

Eat a menu item from at least 9 of the 10 Taco Bell stops.

By the 4th stop, all entrants must have consumed at least one (1) Chalupa Supreme or one Crunchwrap Supreme (dietary restrictions will be allowed within reason).

By the 8th stop, all entrants must have consumed at least one (1) Burrito Supreme or one Nachos Bell Grande (dietary restrictions will be allowed within reason).

Finish under 11 hours.

SURVIVORS will eventually get a commemorative item after successful completion of the run.

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The Habit's ongoing promotion with Alex Vesia includes a special bobblehead




The Habit (I like their Cobb) has various Dodger-related promotions including discounts when the team turns a double play at home, and lately have been featuring Vesia-inspired menu items. I guess I'm glad the bobbleheads aren't being given away at my local shop so I'm not tempted into wasting the day:

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Immersive Dune experience coming to Los Angeles



Here's the website. The LAT says:
In one centerpiece of the exhibit, guests will be asked to take their so-called “test of humanity,” an opportunity to place one’s hand in a box
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“I don’t want to spoil exactly what happens when you put your hand in the box, but it is intended to be somewhat shocking, participatory and to put people on edge”
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McFarlane made a deluxe Lara Croft figure if you regret missing the GI Joe version

Various weapons, and two heads, although the difference in expression seems fairly slight.

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New video game and comic book Humble Bundles

A horror-themed bundle of IDW comics starting at three volumes for $5.

The first game bundle is described as "arcade-inspired fun" but includes games like Norco, so a broad selection starting at four games for $5, Steam scores displayed.

The other new game bundle features the Dying Light open-world horror game, starting at $6 for four DLC including "Brecken" and "Rais."

Finally, the isometric CRPG bundle (WH40K Rogue Trader, Disco Elysium etc) starts at $10 for five games and expires in a few hours.

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Today's news and jokes









(Paywalled)

What are the chances that this Hawkeyes vs. Hawks mixup from Eric Schmitt was an AI hallucination resulting from somebody on the committee staff?

— Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 9:49 AM


Everyone's said all there is to say about Schmitt's hilarious "Hawks" boner. But the part that I keep coming back to is that Schmitt apparently thought proving Smith was in Atlanta would somehow prove some cross-prosecutorial conspiracy. Then he didn't bother to confirm if Smith ever was in Atlanta.

— Noel Murray (@noelmu.bsky.social) September 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM




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Clever camouflaged Space Orcs

@heresyforheretics SNEAKY Warhammer 40k Ork is LEGAL!?! . #thearmypainter #warhammer40k #spacemarines #orks #craft #painting #art #gaming #tabletop #miniature #sneaky #legal #distraction #bloodangels #ultramarines #puppet ♬ original sound - Heresy For Heretics



@heresyforheretics This SNEAKY ORK is Warhammer 40k Tournament LEGAL . #thearmypainter #warhammer40k #orks #spacemarines #basing #base #tournament #gaming #art #craft #sneaky #hobby #orc ♬ original sound - Heresy For Heretics


@heresyforheretics Orks aren't the ONLY Sneaky Gits in Warhammer 40k . #thearmypainter #warhammer40k #spacemarines #craft #gaming ♬ original sound - Heresy For Heretics
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

I scored in the 99th percentile on the online vocabulary test




I don't know if everyone gets the same words, but I learned "susurrate" from China Mieville's terrific "Iron Council" (learned many words from his books)
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Kids performing the Storm II choreography (I hope this becomes a trend)

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