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Layne Staley was Captain America

Oh hey, this weekend is New York Toy Fair! I'll be there covering the show so follow along if you like.

Shoutout to My Football Monster, the 1987 Super Bowl MVP. 🏈

I've never cared much about the Super Bowl halftime show, plus after Prince, it was always going to be downhill from there. No idea who Bad Bunny is but if he can enrage this many MAGAT imps by simply playing music and being of Puerto Rican heritage then it's simply must watch TV!!

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Naturally taken with NO filters or adjustments. Sunshine and a dream. I see someone on here that makes a point to constantly mention that their photos are all done in camera or something like that, but are clearly edited. It’s weird. Tell me which is best and I’ll be buried in a T-shirt with it.

By the Power of HellSkull! From a German audio drama you’ve never heard of, it’s Anti-Eternia He-Man! This one explores VISUAL DRAMA more than prior takes with this beautiful helmet and shield. The 3 power swords and the crack in his bald head imply some fun history. Love him! Have some photos!

MeidasTouch sent a reporter to look for waste, fraud, and abuse behind the Melania movie. Here’s what we found.

Playing live and learn during Sonic 3 still makes me feel such a sense of warmth. It’s the litttle things. For real.

Your movie ASSignment this week must be played LOUD. “Urgh! A Music War” (1981) features LIVE performances from: * Dead Kennedys * Devo * The Cramps * Gary Numan * X * Oingo Boingo * The Go-Go’s * Surf Punks * The Police * Echo & the Bunnymen AND MORE!!! Sheesh!!!

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Crushed to hear of the passing of Catherine O'Hara. Easily one of the funniest women I'll see in my lifetime, I have adored her since the first SCTV, and she was taken from us too soon.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Yep. Yep. This one hit me pretty fucking hard.

STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE

Cora’s Thoughts on the Actual Masters of the Universe Trailer Yesterday, I shared my thoughts on the teaser trailer for the actual trailer for the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film. Now, you can read my thoughts on the actual trailer, which was released today. But first, let's have…

Hurricane Hordak alt head looking great on the snake trooper body #MastersOfTheUniverse

@maxeeesai.bsky.social Touchdown!!

Go Patriots!!!

Day 17 of a year of toy pics - the Weredragon from Altered Beast and Roo from Streets of Rage have entered the chat! Pretty decent little figures from Jakks Pacific :) The opening spree continues! #ToyPhotography #toys #videogames

One year ago today we found Kasper on the side of the road near our house.

I'm thinking keep this in box and display it next to that Frazetta Icon collectibles 5.5 Conan. What do we think?

lol owned

I.C.E. vs ice

More pickups of the best kind. #Orko #MastersOfTheUniverse

Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

Is the Senate possess’d of this?

A Happy very belated New Year!! Also, the ol' vintage toy store appears to have been Wookiee-d.

Masters of the Universe Leech! Got this loathsome lamprey one Christmas & spent a large part of Christmas Day sticking him to my goldfish bowl (George & Samantha weren’t quite as intimidated as poor Man-E-Faces). Loved his bulk, he was a real tank in my battles

AFC East champions.

Oh boy have I fallen down deep in the Dark Sun well. I've never played a ttrpg in my life but the setting is oh so familiar to REH/Conan heart!!

@maxeeesai.bsky.social is that Buzz off behind bars there - but as a human wearing a 🐝 costume? That's wild.

Christmas video drop.

Merry Christmas!! And Happy Holidays.

Behold my Christmas tree, featuring decorations from six decades. Decorating it was a lot of work, but well worth it. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone. #Christmas2025

I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?

I’m sure many friends will be busy this week - and in and out on the Sky. All the best of the season, kids! Be nice to each other!

youtu.be/SmeQdJx60lY?... A Holiday tradition!! @secretgalaxy.bsky.social @danlarson.bsky.social

“Princess Bride” was 1st Wave-r Shane Muth’s suggestion yesterday, and I feel it’s a perfect tribute. It’s your last 80’s movie assignment for 2025.

I must have missed that NE Anti Eternia (that's a lot of Eternias) He-Man's crazy shield could also sheath all 3 swords he comes with

Still waiting for a Power sword like this.

Sad at the passing of Gil Gerard He was handsome as hell, and charming, dancing disco and reddogging enemy space planes as Captain William 'Buck' Rogers in the 25th Century. I watched the show with my mom (who liked Hawk).

Know ye, O' Prince, that 2 years after the coming of Conan the Barbarian of Marvel, came Dagar of Gold Key. Highly generic (notice 'gods of my people'), the writer, Don Glut, has a fun resume, from the novelization of Empire Strikes Back, playing Spiderman in his own unauthorized film (1969)