Ethan Colchamiro
@ethandrewthat.bsky.social
Chicago area cartoonist, husband, dad, and raconteur. DM for commissions.
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Not the study we deserve, but the study we need: “When a pregnant woman boarded a subway car, thirty-eight-percent of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to sixty-eight-percent”
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The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Not the study we deserve, but the study we need: “When a pregnant woman boarded a subway car, thirty-eight-percent of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to sixty-eight-percent”
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Anyone concerned with privacy (which should be everyone, no?) would do well to give this book a read.
Ethan's review of Your Face Belongs to Us
4/5: An eye-opening and terrifying read. The author presents an account of the creation of the powerful and potentially dangerous Facial Recognition software known as Clearview AI. A classic case of “...
www.goodreads.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Anyone concerned with privacy (which should be everyone, no?) would do well to give this book a read.
I love this article so much. Talk about a dream job.
The Illustrator Who Enlivens Menus, Merchandise, and More for the Restaurants of Lettuce Entertain You
Alex Payne draws the elaborate cocktails of the Three Dots and a Dash menu, the comic-book style illustrations at Sushi-san, and much more, in a unique restaurant industry job.
www.wttw.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I love this article so much. Talk about a dream job.
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Ace Frehley, the Kiss guitarist who died on Thursday at 74, scored his only Top 20 solo hit with a cover of “New York Groove” that’s endured for decades. His take was louder and flashier than the original, adding more riffs and backing vocals.
How Kiss’ Ace Frehley Made ‘New York Groove’ His Own
The Kiss guitarist, who died on Thursday at 74, scored his only Top 20 solo hit with a cover that’s endured for decades.
nyti.ms
October 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ace Frehley, the Kiss guitarist who died on Thursday at 74, scored his only Top 20 solo hit with a cover of “New York Groove” that’s endured for decades. His take was louder and flashier than the original, adding more riffs and backing vocals.
I was worried this news was coming soon. Still heartbreaking. Ace ♠ was a true Rock and Roll superhero. He inspired me and countless others to pick up the guitar. Rest well, Spaceman.
Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist of the band Kiss, died on Thursday at 74. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/a...
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I was worried this news was coming soon. Still heartbreaking. Ace ♠ was a true Rock and Roll superhero. He inspired me and countless others to pick up the guitar. Rest well, Spaceman.
This was a tough watch but I’m glad I saw it.
The Long Walk (2025)
In a dystopian, alternate-America ruled by a totalitarian regime, 50 teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivo...
boxd.it
October 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This was a tough watch but I’m glad I saw it.
Kudos to DC Comics, Jim Lee and Anne DePies for taking a stand. I hope the rest of the major comic book publishers follow their lead.
DC Comics declares it will never use generative AI
DC Comics declares it will never use generative AI
www.avclub.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kudos to DC Comics, Jim Lee and Anne DePies for taking a stand. I hope the rest of the major comic book publishers follow their lead.
This is pure nightmare fuel. Why would anyone want to listen to these podcasts? I don’t want to live in the world that Ms. Wright is envisioning.
5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan
Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is pure nightmare fuel. Why would anyone want to listen to these podcasts? I don’t want to live in the world that Ms. Wright is envisioning.
There are no words to describe how much I hate this.
Orson Welles’ Lost Movie Will Use AI to Reconstruct Missing 43 Minutes
Amazon-backed firm Showrunner, led by Edward Saatchi, is using the film as a test case for how Hollywood can overhaul production. The results won't be commercialized — the tech giant hasn't obtained r...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There are no words to describe how much I hate this.
Cyber trucks are like the house centipedes on the carpet of our roadways.
September 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Cyber trucks are like the house centipedes on the carpet of our roadways.
I didn't feel old when FB or IG recommended my friend's kids accounts to me. But now LinkedIn is recommending their professional accounts...
a man in a white shirt and blue jacket is looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
ALT: a man in a white shirt and blue jacket is looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
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September 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I didn't feel old when FB or IG recommended my friend's kids accounts to me. But now LinkedIn is recommending their professional accounts...
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Puttering Around the Treehouse | Melissa Sue Stanley
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August 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Just finished this excellent book by @jeffrauseo.com A must read for cinema lovers.
Ethan's review of Lost in the Stream
5/5: This is an excellent book for anyone who fancies themselves a cinephile or movie lover. Especially if you miss the days of chatting with video store clerks trying to find that next great unsung g...
www.goodreads.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just finished this excellent book by @jeffrauseo.com A must read for cinema lovers.
Seen it twice now, and liked it even more the second time.
A ★★★★ review of Superman (2025)
I really wanted to love it and be moved by it and have it be one for the ages, like Spider-Man 2 or something. As it was, I just really enjoyed it, instead of loving it. A lot of characters, even ones...
boxd.it
July 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Seen it twice now, and liked it even more the second time.
Losing Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Ozzy Osbourne in 24 hours is surreal. Such icons of my 80s childhood.
July 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Losing Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Ozzy Osbourne in 24 hours is surreal. Such icons of my 80s childhood.
Materialists is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. Maybe tied with Sinners as my favorite of 2025 so far.
a man in a vest is carrying a silver tray to a woman in a blue dress
ALT: a man in a vest is carrying a silver tray to a woman in a blue dress
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July 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Materialists is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. Maybe tied with Sinners as my favorite of 2025 so far.
The new Pope *says* he's from Chicago but he's probably from Highland Park.
From now on instead of getting baptized, people will get "dipped."
When he goes out in the Popemobile he's gonna leave a deck chair at the Vatican to hold his spot.
From now on instead of getting baptized, people will get "dipped."
When he goes out in the Popemobile he's gonna leave a deck chair at the Vatican to hold his spot.
May 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The new Pope *says* he's from Chicago but he's probably from Highland Park.
From now on instead of getting baptized, people will get "dipped."
When he goes out in the Popemobile he's gonna leave a deck chair at the Vatican to hold his spot.
From now on instead of getting baptized, people will get "dipped."
When he goes out in the Popemobile he's gonna leave a deck chair at the Vatican to hold his spot.
I wonder how long it will be before The Miranda warning will be updated to say "if you cannot afford an attorney, an Artificial Intelligence attorney will be generated for you."
Or will Miranda Rights not be around by then?
Or will Miranda Rights not be around by then?
April 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I wonder how long it will be before The Miranda warning will be updated to say "if you cannot afford an attorney, an Artificial Intelligence attorney will be generated for you."
Or will Miranda Rights not be around by then?
Or will Miranda Rights not be around by then?
I couldn’t put this book down!
Ethan's review of MCU
5/5: This book was like catnip for me. I grew up reading Marvel Comics, and loved the interconnected nature of the stories (Fantastic Four get sued? Matt Murdock is their lawyer). After decades of sup...
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March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I couldn’t put this book down!
This is so shameful. This is erasure and it cannot stand.
The Department of Defense deemed a story about baseball hero and civil rights leader Jackie Robinson's time in the Army as "DEI" and deleted it.
March 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is so shameful. This is erasure and it cannot stand.
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bookshop.org - great deals and gives profits to bookstores
kobo.com - great for e-reading, not ecosystem locked
itch.io - by far the biggest payouts to artists and writers
kobo.com - great for e-reading, not ecosystem locked
itch.io - by far the biggest payouts to artists and writers
"I want to keep boycotting Amazon, but I also want to support indie authors. How do I do that?"
Many indie authors have their books on Barnes & Noble & Kobo! There are also places like Smashwords & Campfire that are almost all indie books! Itchio now has a THRIVING LGBTQ Indie Book Scene.
Many indie authors have their books on Barnes & Noble & Kobo! There are also places like Smashwords & Campfire that are almost all indie books! Itchio now has a THRIVING LGBTQ Indie Book Scene.
March 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
bookshop.org - great deals and gives profits to bookstores
kobo.com - great for e-reading, not ecosystem locked
itch.io - by far the biggest payouts to artists and writers
kobo.com - great for e-reading, not ecosystem locked
itch.io - by far the biggest payouts to artists and writers
It will be funny to see Bezos get more grief for destroying the Bond franchise than he does for destroying the environment. Maybe not haha funny. But funny.
Jeff Bezos reportedly interceded to oust Barbara Broccoli from James Bond franchise
Jeff Bezos reportedly interceded to oust Barbara Broccoli from James Bond franchise
www.avclub.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It will be funny to see Bezos get more grief for destroying the Bond franchise than he does for destroying the environment. Maybe not haha funny. But funny.
We used to eat at the Berwyn and Melrose Park locations from time to time, but after several disturbing interactions with gamblers using the “gaming” machines at the Melrose Park location, we stopped. Families shouldn’t be subjected to the ugliness of gambling at a family-style restaurant.
Home Run Inn To Close Bronzeville Pizzeria This Weekend
The family-owned pizza chain is closing three of its nine locations Sunday.
blockclubchicago.org
March 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We used to eat at the Berwyn and Melrose Park locations from time to time, but after several disturbing interactions with gamblers using the “gaming” machines at the Melrose Park location, we stopped. Families shouldn’t be subjected to the ugliness of gambling at a family-style restaurant.
