Wednesday, May 6, 2026

The new Micro Galaxy Squadron vehicles are up for preorder, including the ridiculous INT-4 Interceptor

The Hex with Darth Maul and Rook Kast

INT-4 Interceptor with Warlord and bonus blindbox

Imperial Remnant AT-AT Battle Pack (walker, mini walker, interceptor, six figures) up at Amazon. 

And speaking of the Darth Maul cartoon series, they actually created a physical miniature for the animated production:
“There’s a lot of pressure to just produce the show, and as a result, there are gaps where we need to think creatively to solve problems,” Aron explains. “One example is this miniature ship. We had the episode kick-off meeting, and in the story reel they used one of the Black Sun ships as a proxy for Rheena Sul’s. The problem was that the ship would be too recognizable.”

“We didn’t have the time to build it in CG,” adds Art Director Andre Kirk.

“So I jokingly said, ‘What if we just built one?’” Aron says. “‘We could build a miniature and shoot it.’”

The playful suggestion proved to be the most efficient solution to the team’s tight deadline.    

New Humble Bundle featuring virtual reality games

Starts at two games for $5.

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Plush rat warrior

I have just discovered his sword can be removed from the sheath and it is made of metal and quite heavy. Bestie I’m going to be honest with you. I would die for this brave and rather haggard looking rat

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— Stella Sacco (@antlervel.vet) April 28, 2026 at 6:31 PM


Not available online when I checked, was part of a magazine bundle:


Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Chicago Cubs make progress in their lawsuit claiming a nearby rooftop shouldn't be permitted to sell access to watch their games

Sportico:

The Chicago Cubs are one step closer to proving that Wrigley View Rooftop is breaking the law by selling access to a rooftop building where fans can watch Cubs games in person without actually paying the Cubs.

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Judge Coleman concluded the Cubs have an established property right in the product of live Cubs games produced at Wrigley Field. She emphasized a ruling from 1938 in Pittsburgh Athletic Co. v. KQV Broadcasting Co. The case involved a radio station paying “observers” to watch Pirates games from the rooftop of a building adjacent to Forbes Field.

Through those observers, the radio station provided a play-by-play of Pirates home games

(At least from that snippet, seems like the obvious difference is the broadcast)

Glow in the dark Sadako figure (Ring) up for preorder

There's a non-glowing version, too.


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