"Tupac's estate" is not run by his family. It's run by some greedy corporate demon who seized it after his mother's death. In fact, his sister, who SHOULD be the owner/executor/etc of the estate, has apparently been trying to sue him for embezzlement. So "approved by his estate" is just PR bullshit

WHAT DO YOU MEAN STRANGER THAN HEAVEN RESURRECTED TUPAC. WHY. WHAT DO YOU MEANNNNNN

Just… goddammit

Doctor in Osaka: I’m going to prescribe you an inhaler and medicine to take through it for your cough. Me, an American: Ummmm… How much will that cost? Doctor: Your total for your visit and meds today is ¥1200. (Like… $8.)

Breaking News: Sonny Rollins, a jazz great with a forceful and imaginative approach to the tenor saxophone, has died at 95.

I don’t any anything novel to say about Colbert. I’ve been watching the man on TV every week for most of my literal lifespan. I’m sad. I also can’t help but feel, watching that final shot with Paul McCartney, that a profound chapter of American history is ending. I’m sad about that, too.

Popping in real quick to say that condition at the moment is stable. Being hospitalized is another unforseen financial problem, so please share and donate if you have the means. Thanks to those who have reached out. It means a lot to hear from anyone and everyone. gofund.me/bf02c6cae

I still don’t know how to feel about The One Piece, but I guess it’s coming next year. Seems like it’ll be 7 40-ish minute episodes.

Yes yes yes yes this is why I love One Piece.

some days it just feels like the entire op-ed internet is being fed into a woodchipper, and eventually all we'll be left with is facebook, pinterest, tiktok, and for some reason, lycos

FT asked me to weigh in on the debates around paid UGC campaigns, so I tried to emphasize what I think is important, which is calling out unlabeled advertising in its many forms -- and that the agencies themselves might be using these narratives to overhype their services www.ft.com/content/9c26...

Polygon last year, AV Club this year… Why do all these devastating, landscape-changing layoffs keep happening on Mayday?

As someone who used to write about anime for several sites that either no longer have anime coverage or simply do not exist anymore… this is true.

Hours before this happened, I was asking my dad about how the current moment feels in comparison to Vietnam, which he vehemently protested. He said that it feels like right now, any reasonable idea of what’s “normal” has just gone out the window.

Nothin’ to make you homesick for Osaka like NYC, man. A concrete jungle, sure, but everything works and is clean and if you solicit the help of a neighbor when you can’t get the key to turn in an old garden door to save your life, they don’t actively and literally assume you’re a murderer.

What anime should I binge on my plane ride to the US?

I wrote and posted this to Instagram a couple of days ago and it became my most-read poem ever. I’m honored I get to feel big feelings alongside you all. I’m posting it here too and want to use this space more consistently. Hello friends ❤️

Here's the number for the congressional switchboard. Please call your reps and senators. This man needs to be removed from office now. (202) 224-3121

We are terrorizing an entire country. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

THANK YOU BUG FILMS. You absolutely wonderful, beautiful bastards [complementary], you really did it 😭😭😭😭

WITCH HAT IS A TWO EPISODE PREMIERE THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Finally saw Project Hail Mary. Rocky is a 10/10 weird little guy, no notes would KRRRWWW EE EEE again.

No kings except the future King of the Pirates

Is… the thesis of Chainsaw Man similar to the thesis of BoJack Horseman? That if you desire endlessly, if you cultivate that craving for the next peak, you’ll never be satisfied?

Commentary: AI translation of literature should be questioned because literary translation requires human interpretation and cultural understanding that machines cannot provide.

If you live in IL-09, vote for @katmabu.bsky.social!! Election Day is today!

Overall, I enjoyed OPLA S2 far more than S1. More of One Piece’s whimsy, heart, and kindness stayed in. Although Kureha’s “decision” in episode 8 harkened back to my issues with Nojiko in S1. Kindness is so central to why I love OP. Lastly, Hiriluk in ep 7 is effectively a miracle. Astonishing.

Seto-kun is a mascot from Seto City and is based on a historical ceramic guardian dog from there. He plays a mean sax.

How can One Piece season 2 get a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes when they didn’t even let that little girl spill her ice cream on Smoker’s abs?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHAINSAW MAN ENDS NEXT CHAPTER WHAT WHAAAAAAAAAAT

In case you were worried about missing out on the mystery present Japanese attendees of the One Piece Netflix screenings got… This was it.

YESSSS!

WWLKD #re9 (bonus panel below)

Badass as hell

Masaaki Yuasa’s Akira

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Going back and re-watching all the Gorillaz music videos. Cried like a baby when I got to El Manana. I am - to the day - the same age as Noodle. Combine that with the fact that Demon Days was my respite in a very dark time, and that music video hit me even at the time as the death of my innocence.

Gorillaz forever

My childhood dream came true

Sir this is just Sobble with confidence

FRIEND IS FRIEND-SHAPED.

There’s so many reasons the Warner Bros Paramount merger is terrifying, but also - goddamn, the amount of money tied up in all of this is nauseating.

A) can’t wait for this movie bc long live Gorillaz and B) the smarmy way the radio host is like “oh so you’ve NEVER used AI??” And Jamie and Damon both laughing and being like “lmao no” is the energy we should all have for these losers x: www.instagram.com/reel/DVC1lAs...

This story is even more insane and horrifying than the blurb suggests.

The hype is off the charts. The hype is through the roof. The hype is on the moon, benevolently waving down at us mere earthlings.

David Byrne… Sakanaction… Babymetal… Cornelius… ?!! Also Jamiroquai and Kasabian for some reason

Finally saw Sinners, and my husband and I pledged to each other we would not make one another get the car.