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Baird Center security pulled me aside this morning for a "weapon" at Anime 414

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IT HAS BEGUN!

Find me at Anime 414 this weekend!

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Here's my table placement at Anime 414 this year!

Stop by and say hi tomorrow and Sunday (if you feel like it).

Find me at Anime 414 this weekend!

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The more I learn about Henry Cavill, the more I'm glad he's not going to be in the Witcher season four

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reblog if you're corny and insufferable

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The Meatgrinder: S5E8. A Raccoon, a Poodle, and a Monkey http://dlvr.it/TMMmlG

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Commodore 64, which falls right in to the Gen 1/2 option.

I played Trek 64 and Kickman and Creeps and Rebel Bomber for hours.

also pls tag the first game you remember playing

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Why I hate the word "Sconnie"

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Fun fact! In the vast majority of counties in the United States, you do not need to be a police officer to run for sheriff. Just some food for thought :)

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One of my favorite hoaxes was in early 1962. There was a musical that debuted in 1961 called Subways are for Sleeping that was doing very poorly. For bizarre reasons (ads were banned in the New York subway system lest people take it as permission to sleep there) and normal (the reviews were poor).

But in 1962 an ad came out full of effusive praise from every prominent theater critic in New York. Every single one. From the Times to the Post, all of the famous theater critics in New York LOVED Subways Are For Sleeping

Except...

One of the papers paid to run this ad noticed something...off. Namely, that the editor knew Richard Watts the theater critic and he wasn't African-American.

It turns out that the producer of the musical had found seven New Yorkers with the same names as the seven biggest theater critics in New York, since while he couldn't lie and say they liked it, he could pay for *a* John Chapman or *a* Robert Coleman to see the musical and quote them next to their photo truthfully, bc how many people even knew what the leading theater critics in NYC looked like?

Turns out the producer had wanted to do this for ages, but had to wait for the NYT's critic to retire bc he couldn't find anyone with the same name. Anyway it worked: it went from being about to close, to running another hundred shows and winning a Tony

Here's the main source for this, btw

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I will continue to watch Dr Who again!

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There was an interesting thread on Bluesky dissecting Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's relationship

TL:DR - It seems like Gaiman has been exaggerating the level of closeness between them for YEARS

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Find me at Anime 414 this weekend!

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Hi all! I want to boost Birdie Sam, self-described as a Tlingit 2spirit multi-media artist, speaker, educator and content creator. Birdie goes by showme_yourmask across all social media (Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads).

I've known and deeply admired Birdie for a couple years. They are a tireless climate and Indigenous justice activist, as well as a skilled and inspiring artist. Also a maker of awesome wearables: I've been a fan of their orca-focused activist pins and stickers for a long time!

Birdie's father, Bob Sam, is a lifelong repatriation expert and cemetery caretaker in Alaska, who has dedicated his life to bringing home Indigenous people who were taken from their homes, died, and were buried and forgotten far away.

Recently Bob has experienced housing upheaval among other difficult things, and Birdie is flying him from Alaska to their home to stay with them while he rests and heals.

Birdie is trying to raise $2,000 to support their father—an extremely achieveable goal, already at $797 raised!

If you have anything to give, please consider supporting Birdie and Bob! It would be great if you could match my $5 donation!

You can also support Birdie by becoming a patron or purchasing from their shop, and just generally engaging in their content!! Thank you so much!