"Drake’s Publicity Stunt Brings Ice, Blowtorches and Headaches to Toronto"

Drake posted coordinates to the Ice structure on his Instagram story on April 20, 2026 and caption “Release date inside”.

Fans and passerby’s began to swam the area, taking pictures, making videos. As of 8PM on Monday night notable streamers were already on scene. pic.twitter.com/EdaTwU9KhW

— Ice Melts (@IceMelts2026) April 21, 2026

Fans are NOT allowed to touch Drake's 'ICEMAN' structure for safety reasons ⚠️

Seems like it will have to melt on its own... ⏳ pic.twitter.com/J4yALW0wD6

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) April 20, 2026

drake iceman ice structure live countdownhttps://t.co/czYVopYoLW#drake #toronto #iceman #freezetheworld

— gian (@f11bootmenu) April 21, 2026

Going on 10+ hours of Toronto fire crews pouring water on Drake’s ice structure. @Toronto_Fire made the call to melt ice because of public safety concerns. Police have Bond Street closed, dozens of people coming out to take photos and watch pic.twitter.com/1GuplfC55J

— Courtney Heels (@CourtHeelsCP24) April 22, 2026

NYT:

“Large numbers of individuals have gathered to attempt to melt the ice using flammable liquids and open flames in an uncontrolled environment, which results in an immediate threat to life,” 

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This was the second disruption in Toronto in less than a week connected to Drake’s album rollout.

Residents in a north Toronto neighborhood were rattled by a loud explosion in a park

The official Mandalorian and Grogu poster looks like a loving satire Brandon Bird would make, but without fully committing to the bit

New official poster for #TheMandalorianAndGrogu created by Matt Ferguson! 🎨 @mattferguson.bsky.social

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— The Star Wars Underworld (@theswu.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Those little flying vehicles are apparently some super obscure 80's toy I've never seen before (and a sign this movie is made by and for people that are too steeped in Star Wars nostalgia):

Related, I tried watching the new Darth Maul series--I stopped watching early in the first episode, and then tried episode 6 because I'd heard it was good, but it felt like nothing more than a collage of moments from other Star Wars product. Why wouldn't Disney think AI could make something similar? (Support Brandon Bird)

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New Humble Bundle promises a "cinematic level 5 adventure" for Dungeons and Dragons

The World of BattleZoo starts at $5 for 13 items, big bundle includes 3D-printable files for the creatures. There's also a new VR game bundle, starts at $5 for seven games (inlcuding one that places you in an episode of Survivorman), Steam scores displayed.

Masterpiece Secret Agent Arcee up for preorder; Also, the Witch Hat Atelier Coco Nendoroid

Today's deluxe Transformers preorders are Arcee and Menasor (a combiner). And from Good Smile, new Witch Hat Atelier and Okami preorders.

Transformers MPG-23 Secret Agent Arcee New Promotional Image https://t.co/3rD1UyM1Ci pic.twitter.com/B4lku1knQ4

— TFW2005 (@tfw2005) March 31, 2026

From a simple girl to a dedicated apprentice. Coco from “Witch Hat Atelier” joins the Nendoroid line, ready to learn the artistic craft & mend the mistakes of her past. Preorder now to score a GSC Exclusive Bonus Base!

Shop: https://t.co/pJMqsRkFvK#WitchHatAtelier #Goodsmile pic.twitter.com/oh1uP1N7Zz

— GoodSmile_US (@GoodSmile_US) April 21, 2026

New Humble Bundle featuring turn-based video games

Starts at two games and two coupons for $4.

Today's news and jokes

I’m still laughing at this social team cooked up an idea to show how stupid the entire team is https://t.co/Z33Z6poecg

— Shack (@WeAreAllShack) April 20, 2026