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アジア大会の開会式の歌舞伎
中村屋の登場（初代・中村勘三郎のルーツは現名古屋市中村区）。それにしても髪の毛のぐるぐるパフォーマンスは迫力があってすごい笑 pic.twitter.com/53Tui5pHtc

— 尾張君 Owarikun (@owarishogo) September 19, 2026

🇯🇵 🇰🇷 Asian Games organisers offered "deepest apologies" on Saturday for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team.
➡️ https://t.co/RHVoQ77wPS pic.twitter.com/3McrED7N66

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 19, 2026

The North Korean national anthem was played for a South Korean team at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.
An apology was later issued for the mistake.
Many online posts are also complaining about the quality of food and housing for athletes.pic.twitter.com/yHdv5qx4m3 https://t.co/yA4OmyY30A

— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) September 19, 2026

Scottie Pippen is promoting an AI-powered version of a basketball from 1991, and the pope got an anti-AI orb (This week in AI)

Scottie Pippen has not only gone off the deep end with crypto, he has now used AI to make the 1991 Bulls championship ball he own TALK. pic.twitter.com/pT7808HU8q

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 15, 2026

("Meet BALL, the AI character inspired by the championship ball Scottie Pippen preserved. Ask about the story, challenge its basketball knowledge, or discover what it could do for your audience.")

NEW: Pope Leo XIV has been gifted a massive green orb. pic.twitter.com/JhOcstjNsy

— Valuetainment (@valuetainment) September 17, 2026

("Pope Leo XIV receives 'symbolic’ sphere in charity's push for AI to 'protect human dignity'...The sphere, based on an original design by Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti, contains four handwritten passages from Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas")

Some good Pikachus

なみのりピカチュウ作りました。羊毛フェルトです。 pic.twitter.com/VRCuQn2oyz

— monzo (@monzo_felt) September 18, 2026

Batman comics Humble Bundle

Starts at $5 for three volumes (Absolute, Hush, Dark Patterns) plus one month of the DC online comics portal.

Today's news and jokes

Good grief, thanks to a video on Instagram, I've just discovered that the Criterion edition of Lone Wolf & Cub (that I've had on my shelf for about 9 years) has a secret compartment in the spine containing the blueprint for the weaponised babycart..!

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— Richard Wells (@slipperyjack.bsky.social) September 16, 2026 at 1:19 PM

Amazon has it

The Juvenile batfish looks like a fallen leaf

枯れ葉に擬態するナンヨウツバメウオの幼魚がいました！！🍂

見事な擬態っぷり！！！！！ pic.twitter.com/GYKvsbjhV3

— 串本海中公園センター (@KushimotoMP) September 7, 2026

Wikipedia. More pics here.

Mountain lion captured in San Francisco and resettled

Incredible photos of the San Francisco mountain lion — now tranquilized and removed — by @manuelorbegozo

Story by @aidinvaziri and @stjbs https://t.co/PdrP1hCq2W pic.twitter.com/u38avijS1x

— Demian Bulwa (@demianbulwa) September 18, 2026

A surprise visitor for people living in the Sunset in San Francisco. Animal Care & Control is at Ulloa and 44th for a mountain lion sighting! pic.twitter.com/IvSVu89DWe

— Mike DeWald (@mike_dewald) September 18, 2026

#BREAKING A mountain lion spotted in San Francisco's Sunset District near 44th & Ulloa has been safely captured by Animal Care & Control officers and SFPD. Authorities are on scene. @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/yFg4CBdCg0

— John Zuchelli (@tvzuke) September 18, 2026

A happy ending for today’s wayward mountain lion saga! @CaliforniaDFW has returned the 2-3 year old male cat back into the wild with the help of the Santa Cruz Puma Project. pic.twitter.com/AUEW6vu3Cy

— Mike DeWald (@mike_dewald) September 19, 2026

More footage.