Today's news and jokes

If you are wondering why the two people who want to lead the nation's second-largest city are sitting in what looks like a high school student council debate set up, read our backgrounder from this morning on the persistent power of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association! pic.twitter.com/hztaF0KR8M

— Julia Wick (@sherlyholmes) August 20, 2026

The Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association didn't spring for a professional Zoom account, so sorry, you can't watch the Mayoral debate if you're just logging in now. https://t.co/bSeAvP9iEL

Seriously, what is this amateur hour foolishness? The City has a television channel. pic.twitter.com/dNPRcVKk7d

— Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles (@esotouric) August 20, 2026

Thanks to a Redditer who apparently wishes to remain anonymous, here is an unlisted livestream from inside the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association Mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman. Thanks!https://t.co/NWmVowtw8r pic.twitter.com/aja8biAeNU

— Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles (@esotouric) August 20, 2026

Congratulations to Nithya Raman on becoming Mayor of LA! www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

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— Justin Ware (@justinware.bsky.social) August 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM

Arellano: L.A. Mayor Karen Bass lost last night's debate against Nithya Raman. Badly https://t.co/e4eQykzVHh

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 20, 2026

Psylocke redesign (art roundup)

Maybe this one reads a little better.

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— Mindy Lee (@mindyleedoodles.bsky.social) August 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM

Frazer Irving posted some new art and is having a sale

20% off all art and commissions with code MELTING26 used at checkout (some great Sandman prints if the character isn't ruined for you).

New alternate Dodgers logo

New White Collar themed logo™️ bout to drop! pic.twitter.com/oW4pb6Cvop

— KNBR (@KNBR) August 19, 2026

New Humble Bundle featuring "Megahits" by 2K

$15 for fifteen. 

There's also a new bundle of scifi novels by Greg Bear, starting at three books for $3, awards listed.

Today's news and jokes

bro im crying what the fuck 😭😭😭 https://t.co/BEpxTnGn97 pic.twitter.com/nBv2xaFqbu

— john (@john_wilddog) August 16, 2026

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Yes

The fast food places are pivoting to selling toys to adults

@ana13love No limit buy them All!!!😁😁@McDonald’s @hellokitty ♬ original sound - The Other Real Vince Masuka

@toyinvades Now Available at @McDonald’s 🐱#hellokitty ♬ original sound - ky

The Simpsons is doing a collab with Jack in the Box set around Treehouse of Horror with collective cups and a special dount option pic.twitter.com/uuYwHFwzJZ

— Out of Context Simpsons Couch Gags (@OOCCouchGags) August 19, 2026

BTW, France's Spidey toys:

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Effectively sloppy paintjobs on these X-Men custom action figures

Really makes blending look overrated. These are great

改めて展示写真撮ってきた
みなさんすごすぎる pic.twitter.com/mN26TS4jHr

— ビー （Vi） (@Vicus_Arctos) August 11, 2026

ビーさんのコロッサス、間近で拝見させていただきました🙇🎶🎶
コミックタッチでとてもかっこよかったです🎶🎶 pic.twitter.com/ur6m5dzXvP

— OTK-一輝 KAZUKI (@avUhlnziy059477) August 7, 2026

最近壮絶に忙しく
無心で塗り始めてできたウルヴァリン

←before after→ pic.twitter.com/jRh4nYu5yf

— ビー （Vi） (@Vicus_Arctos) July 18, 2026

Best back to school video by a teacher I've seen

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Part 2:

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The BBTS has the previously exclusive Classified Pythona figure

Along with a few other previously exclusive figures. 

They also have a new Snake-Eyes plus comic book set by Super 7.

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These JoyToy King of Fighter figures come with fun accessories

A bunch of new King of Fighters and Warhammer 40K figures by JoyToy up for preorder.

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Disney comic book Humble Bundle (and some new game bundles)

The Disney comic bundle starts at $5 for three books. 

There's also a Warmachine novels bundle starting at six books for $5. 

In games, the Summer Getaway Bundle starts at five games for $6. 

And the "Yes Chef" bundle featuring cooking games starts at seven games for $7, Steam scores displayed.

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Lowe's is taking the fight to Home Depot's 12-foot skeleton with their new 15-FOOT-TALL Lighted Skeleton Watcher Animatronic.

According to Lowe's, it's the "tallest Halloween animatronic on the market at 15 feet tall."

Available now for $429, it speaks & features LED eyes. pic.twitter.com/KJHlDNmBm3

— Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) August 18, 2026

Mice people costumes

@_false_face

Mouse people by [at]imagicario on instagram

♬ original sound - false face

A few more creations by the team:

This year's top 100 athletic freaks in college football

Lots of clips of multi-sport athletes with improbable dimensions demonstrating absurd speed and strength. 

Related:

Saints WR Brock Rechsteiner — the son of Scott Steiner — has already been suspended for PEDs and delivered a German Suplex in a practice fight just a few months into his NFL career. It's too perfect.

Holla if ya hear me https://t.co/GGgMXXUJdB

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) August 18, 2026

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To celebrate achieving his first Formula 1 podium at Zandvoort, Hadjar has included on his helmet the moment he broke his trophy pic.twitter.com/V39MEGoPdz

— Holiness (@F1BigData) August 17, 2026

Really good Lego Lancer creations

Can't believe it's taken me a whole year to get another batch of lego #lancerrpg mechs built. Here's Big Sal, Manticore, Black Witch, Goblin, and Hecatoncheires.

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— Dane Erland (@mechanekton.bsky.social) August 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM

JoyToy Space Marine repainted pink

@bubblegum_angels This was super fun and I most definitely WILL be doing more of these ✨ You should too! I purchased the ultramarine because it was literally like a week before the blank Joy Toys were available from @joytoy_official because available 😆 #warhammer #warhammer40k #joytoy #spacemarine #warhammercommunity ♬ Bubble Hearts - Axis7

Small scale looks good too:

@bubblegum_angels Bladeguard vets ✨ #warhammercommunity #warhammer40k #spacemarines #warhammer #miniaturepainting ♬ love me! - Mofeny

@spacemeowrines Grandma’s favorite space marine inspired by my grandmas china cabinet. Maybe this could be the miniature that gets your grandma into warhammer. #warhammer #warhammercommunity #whimsical #fantasy #antique ♬ So Easy (To Fall In Love) - Olivia Dean

Marvel sale at the BBTS

Various Marvel Legends including No Way Home Electro at 50% off, and Hallow's Eve at 35% off.

New video game Humble Bundle featuring the "half-genie heroine shantae"

Starts at $5 for a coupon and three games including "Spidersaurs," "Mighty Switch Force! Hose it Down," and "Shantae: Risky's Revenge--Director's Edition."

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going insane looking at the door to the practice space my band rented pic.twitter.com/Jqps2ZPdTH

— Amber (@bloodberry_tart) July 18, 2026

Burbank's chair for lovers gets dangerously hot

In Burbank, I often drive by this park where, last year, Ron Howard and wife Cheryl made a very sweet donation on their 50th anniversary: this "kissing chair," two beautifully engraved bronze chairs reversed so a couple can sit and face each other. There's only one problem - pic.twitter.com/d4wUxRsaVq

— Nick Carr (@nickcarrscouts) August 14, 2026

Of course, in true SoCal fashion, rather then relocate the chair and actually fix the problem, a warning sign was installed instead. It's now a pretty common occurrence to see visitors ignore the sign and plunk into the chair, only to scream and leap off in pain. pic.twitter.com/iyNCLOghbO

— Nick Carr (@nickcarrscouts) August 14, 2026

Today's news and jokes

Hearing the trumpets at dodger stadium is like hearing a tornado siren in oklahoma

— annoying ohtani fan 🇲🇽🇺🇸 (@owndodgerhaters) August 15, 2026

Dodgers Win #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/FqfoVmONtO

— DΛVΣ (@DoyersDave) August 15, 2026

She thought the students were using AI, and realized the students themselves were AI (AI roundup)

wild story: prof suspects students in online class of using AI. but they turn out not to be human students at all, but bots probably part of a scam to collect financial aid money by mimicking the existence of students https://t.co/QJUhik5SGE

— csz (@cszabla) August 11, 2026

"ASU is a pioneer in online education, and many of our students earn their degrees without ever stepping foot on campus"

A 27-year-old employee at BlackRock has let AI 'journalists' loose on the Bay Area. They're mostly taking human reporters' work. missionlocal.org/2026/08/the-...

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— Mission Local (@missionlocal.org) August 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM

This wrestler's Persephone costume

BOWW DOWWN TO PERSEEE#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/SvxAbp0yZt

— Sebas ──★ セバスチャン──★ (@Sebas_Bucks) August 6, 2026

Gosling's Starfighter jacket and other highlights from the Disney convention

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‘it’s a decommissioned g-17 imperial reaper 🤓 fastest star fighter ever built ☝️’ pic.twitter.com/WqsS61qltp

— cam 🌌 (@camandfilm) August 15, 2026

Star Wars ✅
Ryan Gosling ✅
IMAX ✅ pic.twitter.com/Nm84j25yg2

— IMAX (@IMAX) August 15, 2026

Ryan Gosling gets a special Mickey Mouse Club sizzle at #D23. pic.twitter.com/qgE8acYXVA

— Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 (@RottenTomatoes) August 15, 2026

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Anthony Edwards linked up with doppelganger versions of Luka, Steph, and LeBron in the Philippines 😭 pic.twitter.com/jNjjJKyoCO

— Modern Notoriety (@ModernNotoriety) August 13, 2026

Project : ARES electric motorcycle

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It looks interesting, and it must be heavily influenced by two of my favorite designers, Yutaka Igarashi and Daniel Simon.

Especially influenced by Daniel Simon's Lotus bike pic.twitter.com/C2YvMNetg9

— Ioannis K. Erripis (@erripis) August 12, 2026