J.L. Switzer
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Surrounded by comics they never have time enough to read. Always tired. Writing nonsense about Robotech on the internet since the late '90s.
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There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
From the description (especially the size) it sounds like Chronicles is what they're calling Origins now since it'll be doing figures of versions of these characters that aren't twenty-some to forty-some years old. Basically a rebrand to indicate that it's no longer just focused on Old Stuff.
From upcoming figure descriptions it looks like January Mattel will be launching 2 new Masters of the Universe lines for the new movie.
Chronicles is collector focused scaling at 5.5-inches & 30 POA. First Ones appears to be a smaller scale line which is aimed at kids.
Chronicles is collector focused scaling at 5.5-inches & 30 POA. First Ones appears to be a smaller scale line which is aimed at kids.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
From the description (especially the size) it sounds like Chronicles is what they're calling Origins now since it'll be doing figures of versions of these characters that aren't twenty-some to forty-some years old. Basically a rebrand to indicate that it's no longer just focused on Old Stuff.
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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“What if rich kids take advantage of free school lunches?” is like asking “What if rich executives take advantage of public transportation?”
What if they do?
They probably won’t. But what if they do?
Well, nothing.
What if they do?
They probably won’t. But what if they do?
Well, nothing.
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“What if rich kids take advantage of free school lunches?” is like asking “What if rich executives take advantage of public transportation?”
What if they do?
They probably won’t. But what if they do?
Well, nothing.
What if they do?
They probably won’t. But what if they do?
Well, nothing.
Oh good, now I have this earworm playing in a loop in my head.
December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Oh good, now I have this earworm playing in a loop in my head.
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The way Parker laid this timeline out—it’s so clear what has been ramping up, even if some of these appeared to be isolated events at the time.
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The way Parker laid this timeline out—it’s so clear what has been ramping up, even if some of these appeared to be isolated events at the time.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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Very similar to the trans-kids panic, where the prestige media narrative is that it's far too easy but you talk to any trans person, expert or parent and it's obvious that it's way too hard.
Once again, no one making these claims seems to understand the enormous hurdles in the way of getting a kid the help they need - in this case - I dare anyone suggesting this to go through an IEP process.
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Very similar to the trans-kids panic, where the prestige media narrative is that it's far too easy but you talk to any trans person, expert or parent and it's obvious that it's way too hard.
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Holy crap! I was just thinking about the Dirty Pair replacement discs and the lack of further communication about them and -- they're here!
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Holy crap! I was just thinking about the Dirty Pair replacement discs and the lack of further communication about them and -- they're here!
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Any given trans person (particularly one in any role of power or prestige) is at risk of being forcibly cast as the villain in an algorithmic right-wing fairy tale by some grifter who's greatest dream in life is to be a pitchman for crypto schemes and off-brand fertility supplements
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Any given trans person (particularly one in any role of power or prestige) is at risk of being forcibly cast as the villain in an algorithmic right-wing fairy tale by some grifter who's greatest dream in life is to be a pitchman for crypto schemes and off-brand fertility supplements
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she went to state legislators, TPUSA and conservative media outlets within a few hours of getting her grade, if you can’t identify the bad faith that can be seen from space, you need to get your eyes checked
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
she went to state legislators, TPUSA and conservative media outlets within a few hours of getting her grade, if you can’t identify the bad faith that can be seen from space, you need to get your eyes checked
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Musk has been saying this for a while & if I were as lucky as Musk has been, while still not understanding many of the basics regarding how society works, I'd probably think I was living in a simulation too. But a nice way for him to admit he doesn't actually think he deserves what he has
Flawless logic, sir! Makes perfect sense that because video games are improving, we must live in a simulation!
November 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Musk has been saying this for a while & if I were as lucky as Musk has been, while still not understanding many of the basics regarding how society works, I'd probably think I was living in a simulation too. But a nice way for him to admit he doesn't actually think he deserves what he has
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What’s it mean “The average American reads at an 8th grade level?”?
YouTube video by GenericArtDad
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November 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
délete this
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Jen can’t save the world right now, her paralegal needs to file a motion to dismiss.
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Jen can’t save the world right now, her paralegal needs to file a motion to dismiss.
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Larry Hama had his finger on the pulse of the last 50 years of American culture when he wrote that Cobra Commander started out as a used car salesman
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Larry Hama had his finger on the pulse of the last 50 years of American culture when he wrote that Cobra Commander started out as a used car salesman
The Digi Charat English language ad @miketoole.com just played reminded me that back at AX '01 my sister went in for the open audition to be the English voice of Dejiko -- she was one of the FINALISTS per this old ANN article, which I completely forgot.
DigiCharat Voice Actress Selected
Karen Hsin selected from over 30 semi-finalists and 5 finalists to play the voice of Dejiko, the catgirl mascot of Gamers!
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Digi Charat English language ad @miketoole.com just played reminded me that back at AX '01 my sister went in for the open audition to be the English voice of Dejiko -- she was one of the FINALISTS per this old ANN article, which I completely forgot.
I worked for that company for 6 years, ending with their (first) bankruptcy, and if his article is to be believed to-the-letter I'd say Jon's experience was only a LITTLE more cartoonishly absurd than mine. (I still have a collection of those magnetic name badges -- yay rebranding! -- on my fridge.)
Every Black Friday I take the time to read what is perhaps my favorite piece in the history of online media— @jonbois.bsky.social on RadioShack’s slow, painful death.
www.sbnation.com/2014/11/26/7...
www.sbnation.com/2014/11/26/7...
A eulogy for RadioShack, the panicked and half-dead retail empire
This may very well be RadioShack’s final holiday season. Jon, a former employee, looks back on a strange, craven, five thousand-fingered strip-mall monster from a forgotten age.
www.sbnation.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I worked for that company for 6 years, ending with their (first) bankruptcy, and if his article is to be believed to-the-letter I'd say Jon's experience was only a LITTLE more cartoonishly absurd than mine. (I still have a collection of those magnetic name badges -- yay rebranding! -- on my fridge.)
Finished Super Robot Wars Y last night. Am I remembering right that SRW 30 ALSO ended with most of the cast going "yeah, we'll stick around for a bit" so as to keep post-game missions making in-universe sense?
Also would've been nice for the new DLC characters to have dialog w/ the last boss.
Also would've been nice for the new DLC characters to have dialog w/ the last boss.
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Finished Super Robot Wars Y last night. Am I remembering right that SRW 30 ALSO ended with most of the cast going "yeah, we'll stick around for a bit" so as to keep post-game missions making in-universe sense?
Also would've been nice for the new DLC characters to have dialog w/ the last boss.
Also would've been nice for the new DLC characters to have dialog w/ the last boss.
Also worth looking at even w/out the toy plane to fly around (and also it works like a light gun so it wouldn't work with your screen anyway) because all the "training footage" was, if I remember right, animated by AIC in Japan and looks PHENOMENAL. Love those variants of all the Bio-Dread designs.
Captain Power also had an incredible VHS "game"
Captain Power - Future Force Training
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November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Also worth looking at even w/out the toy plane to fly around (and also it works like a light gun so it wouldn't work with your screen anyway) because all the "training footage" was, if I remember right, animated by AIC in Japan and looks PHENOMENAL. Love those variants of all the Bio-Dread designs.
One of my absolute favorite things ever.
Anyway y'all should go watch what is arguably the first North American tokusatsu in the tradition of Metal Heroes or Super Sentai, 6 years before MMPR, with entirely original footage and story.
"Earth, 2147. The legacy of the Metal Wars, where man fought machines—and machines won..."
"Earth, 2147. The legacy of the Metal Wars, where man fought machines—and machines won..."
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
One of my absolute favorite things ever.
Out and about and bought a new Pizza Thrower at Ollie's (one of the few Turtles vehicles I had as a kid and I'm pretty sure my original is long gone/broken somewhere) and also the barista at Starbucks made multiple wrong guesses how to spell my name in one go. Not the *worst* I've seen, though.
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Out and about and bought a new Pizza Thrower at Ollie's (one of the few Turtles vehicles I had as a kid and I'm pretty sure my original is long gone/broken somewhere) and also the barista at Starbucks made multiple wrong guesses how to spell my name in one go. Not the *worst* I've seen, though.