Thursday, July 16, 2026

College Football's 2026 All-Name Team




This is just the offense, the thread includes defense and special teams.

The Jewish "Argentinian Egyptologist who saved hundreds of Nubian treasures" in the 60's

Middle East Eye:

Rosenvasser’s parents were originally from a village in what is now Ukraine. But in 1891 they had to flee anti-Jewish pogroms and ended up putting down roots in a small Jewish colony in inland Argentina, where they were allocated a 180-hectare plot of land to farm.

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In 1933, Rosenvasser had a stroke of luck when a small fragment of an undeciphered papyrus found in a museum in Argentina came into his hands. Thanks to what he had been able to learn about hieroglyphs, he discovered that it was part of the tale of Sinuhe, considered one of the finest works of ancient Egyptian literature.

This finding earned Rosenvasser the respect of international Egyptologists and ultimately the opportunity to travel to Nubia, where he was given the task of saving the Aksha temple, built by Ramesses II

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“There in the dunes, we talked about the heart. My father would clean the stones with his paintbrush while I told him about my love affairs”

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Best and worst Dodgers bobbleheads?







Also:

Some good news if you hate toy scalpers

I love the Micro Galaxy Squadron line of ships (the Razor Crest is 22% off at Amazon), but the ships I like most are all the chase versions gobbled up by scalpers. The reseller listings for Sabine's Tie all ask for well over $100 for a sealed box, but Jazwares just released a slightly updated one for $30 (and you can get a 15% off code signing up for their email):





New deluxe Gipsy Danger figure and new super, super-deluxe Cammy figure

These are both by Infinity Studios. Gipsy comes with lots of accessories including a cargo ship and is $240. But that will sound low because Cammy, with squishable nose and posable braids, is $1070:








New Humble Bundle featuring comics by Humanoids

Starts at $5 for, I'm not quite sure what qualifies as a volume, but 11 titles, each containing 1-5 "volumes."

New Humble Bundles featuring games that play well on handhelds and games with liminal spaces

The handheld bundle starts at $5 for two games, and the liminal spaces bundle is $10 for six games. 

Also, today's the last day for the bundle featuring roguelikes, starts at $5 for three games and a coupon.