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Rob Sheridan

@rob-sheridan.com

Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.

WIRED @wired.com · 2d

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.

Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…

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December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM

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Pablo Hidalgo

@infinata.bsky.social

Physical media continues to win.

December 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM

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Staid

@staidindoors.bsky.social

they misspelled christmas on the title card lmao

December 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM

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Josh Foreman

@josh-foreman.bsky.social

Tumblr user nocryptographer:
I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation.
A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written.
AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence.
Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same.
There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that.
I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it.
If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene...
then it's real.

December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM

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Humanoid History

@humanoidhistory.bsky.social

The “Star Wars Holiday Special” cantina transforms into a cabaret as Bea Arthur sings “Goodnight, But Not Goodbye” like Tatooine is Berlin in the Weimar Republic.

December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM

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@starwarstimeline.bsky.social

Variant covers for Marvel's STAR WARS # 10, out on February 18, 2026!

• As the fate of the FENRIL SECTOR hangs in the balance, LUKE, HAN, RYNN ZENAT and the NAGAI must face off REYNA OSKURE and her twisted followers!

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/comics-marve...

February 18, 2026:
STAR WARS # 10
variant cover (retail incentive) by Carmen Carnero

February 18, 2026:
STAR WARS # 10
action figure variant cover by John Tyler Christopher

February 18, 2026:
STAR WARS # 10
2-Part Black History Month connecting variant cover by Taurin Clarke

February 2026:
STAR WARS: JAR JAR # 1 and STAR WARS # 10
2-Part Black History Month connecting variant cover by Taurin Clarke

December 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM

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M. Dean Cooper

@fractalchurn.bsky.social

calls to mind that thing that happens in Star Wars sometimes where a character has a human waitstaff instead of droids to demonstrate how wealthy they are--human effort is now a marker of luxury

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6d

Porsche reportedly created their new ad without using any AI.

December 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM

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preternia

@preternia.com

Playmates and Viacom will not be renewing their licensing agreement for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Their partnership will end on December 31st, 2026 - bit.ly/4axAYDu

December 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM

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The Star Wars Splash Page Podcast

@starwarssplashpage.com

Marvel's March #StarWarsComics?

Star Wars -- Shadow of Maul #1.

#DarthMaul #Maul #StarWars

December 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM

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Bill Hunt

@billhuntbits.bsky.social

Whether you're a STAR WARS fan or just a model builder, this new X-wing deep dive is outstanding.
@ilmvfx.bsky.social
www.ilm.com/how-to-build...

How to Build an X-wing: 50 Years After ILM Completed Its First ‘Star Wars’ Model

Take an extensive deep dive into ILM’s creation of the original X-wing fighter miniatures for Star Wars: A New Hope.

www.ilm.com

December 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM

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preternia

@preternia.com

Collecting toys in 2025.

December 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM

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Yakface.com

@yakface.bsky.social

New Commander Pyre helmet showing up at DisneyWorld near Epcot. Image courtesy of Brad D.

December 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM

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Phil Szostak

@philszostak.bsky.social

Excited to finally reveal that I will be writing an exclusive Star Wars short story, featuring a new character of my own creation, for the penultimate issue of Star Wars Insider, issue 236, out February 24, 2026! Thanks to @msiglain.bsky.social, Brett Rector, and Chris Cooper for the opportunity!

December 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM

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Jordan Maison

@jordanmaison.com

The fan made Episode VII posters were on another level. AI could never

Rik Villanueva @cadbanesbounty.bsky.social · 11d

"This will begin to make things right...."

#TFA10

A fan made and totally incorrect poster for Star Wars The Force Awakens

December 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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Matt Zoller Seitz

@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social

Destroy one of the oldest and most beloved entertainment properties in the world, get paid $567 million

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 12d

"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."

half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job

Warner Bros. Golden Parachutes Revealed: What David Zaslav and C-Suite Will Get In a Deal

The CEO stands to gain $567 million if a deal is sealed to sell the WB empire while longtime lieutenant Gunnar Wiedenfels will see $144 million in cash and stock considerations if a transaction close...

www.hollywoodreporter.com

December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM

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Yakface.com

@yakface.bsky.social

TBS ARC Trooper & Commando Droid (Training) 2pk is now available for preorder at Amazon. >>> affiliate link amzn.to/4aWk5SX #hasbro #starwarsblackseries #amazon #affiliate #battlefrontII #starwars

December 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM

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Yakface.com

@yakface.bsky.social

Coming soon to Amazon: TBS ARC Trooper (Infiltrator) & Commando Droid (Training) 2pk #hasbro #starwarsblackseries #amazon

December 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM

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Marv

@numidianprime.bsky.social

I wrote a continuity breakdown for the Star Wars stories released in 2025!

Star Wars in 2025 Continuity Breakdown

While technically a lot of Skeleton Crew aired in December 2024, there's enough overlap I'll cover it some since I never gave it a full breakdown. As confirmed by the creators, the show's frequent mentions of At Attin's role in the Republic's "Great Work" is intended to call to mind the High Republic and the…

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December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted

A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!

December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM

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Yakface.com

@yakface.bsky.social

First look at the TBS The Mandalorian & Grogu figure from the film via Facebook Marketplace #hasbro #starwarsblackseries #starwars thanks to matisotog on the @outofthebasementyt discord for the alert