I’ve returned to my Final Fantasy XVI after about a year of pausing bc I found it too depressing.
It’s a beautiful and well-written game, though.
And it’s about people doing everything when they can, even - especially - when things seem hopeless.
The Catholic theme of atonement doesn’t hurt!
Whatever book I was looking at cautioned it takes seven years to reestablish?!?! Ofc you can work miracles as a green mage
Lovely thread about how the anime version of Witch Hat Atelier’s most recent episode went. I love this manga, and the screenshots of the details in the market especially - it looks fantastic. I’m glad it’s getting such a good treatment.
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Man was not created to spend all day in an office, separated from their dog
Vladeck, aflame: “Roberts didn’t change his mind sometime between 2016 and 2025; he’s just being a hypocrite. It’s irreparable harm for Republican presidents; just not Democrats”
The key here is how utterly impoverished the discussion was. There was no real debate and no in-person meeting to hash out differences of opinion; just a brief exchange of remarkably short memos over five days (two of which were a weekend). I’ve suggested before that folks would be floored to see just how little analysis and deliberation go into rulings like this that produce massive real-world effects; here, for once, is pretty compelling direct evidence in support of that speculation—and a pretty powerful rejoinder to those who have insisted that the Court’s internal debates in these cases are rigorous and deeply substantive. Whatever else this was, it wasn’t that.
Vladeck is exactly right.
Also, I’ve suggested before that it’s outrageous for the Court to nuke carefully reasoned lower court rulings so casually.
Federal judges ought be enraged to see this cavalier approach confirmed.
“a pretty powerful rejoinder to those who have insisted that the Court’s internal debates in these [shadow docket] cases are rigorous and deeply substantive.”
I have no idea what either of those things are BUT I’M GONNA!!!
The man is just RUTHLESS. Noting the display of some random trophy and the premise of who gave it and why they fucking suck.
Things brings me to one of my all-time favorite YouTube videos, which is a six-hour video of some guy talking about a 1990s Japanese dating sim:
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Hell yeahhhhh
I have obviously heard of Mr beast but I have never watched him; is his whole schtick just that other people have talent and expertise and he has neither of those things, but is constantly filming himself?
It’s so fucking good
Guy who makes longform YouTube videos is invited to Mr Beast extravaganza, and starts with musing why he was invited, but then turns into absolutely fucking roasting the design of the show, the premise of the activities, the waste of resources and idiocy of the entire enterprise.
Guy who went really hard about dishwasher soap was pretty good, but my new favorite is this Folding Ideas review of having been invited to a Mr Beast tv show:
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I don’t think it surprises anyone that Antoine’s favorite genre of YouTube videos is: guy commits incredibly hard to a bit, talks about something they have clearly spent hours if not days or weeks researching, and are just relentless. Long-form always.
More than something, that’s like five things
The co-op!
Ramps are out at the grocery store, and making my house smell amazing, and A is putting them in our soup tonight, 🥹
❤️❤️
Unsounded Vol. 1 cover
REVIEW. First published April 1, 2026 (Booklist): Adults who grew up reading Jeff Smith's Bone may find a new fantasy adventure world to dive into with this crowdfunded print edition of cartoonist Cope's popular webcomic. Mischievous and downright volatile Sette Frummagem is a sharp-toothed mutant little girl and the daughter of the powerful Lord of Thieves. She's on a mission to collect a debt from her cousin. Her talented, even-tempered "attack zombie" bodyguard is Duane, who has agreed to escort Sette on her assignment. If the pair can survive monstrous plants, ruffians, Crescian soldiers, and fierce magic duels, they'll still need to survive each other. The character focus here is sharp, giving both Sette and Duane plenty of room to be dynamic as they encounter trials, and the vibrant artwork expresses their personalities and the detailed settings to near perfection. Some readers may find the world building to be too clumped in the final half of the book, but seasoned fantasy readers will likely enjoy it. Though the artwork appears kid-friendly, be advised that this is decidedly better suited for adults or older teens.
My @ala-booklist.bsky.social review of UNSOUNDED: THE CORPSE WITH NO EYES is now available. 📚 #libraries #comics #PubLibs
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I've been saying for a while, now.
A functional FBI under Trump would be an FBI doing a ruthless job of jailing opposition leaders and activists on bullshit charges
I'd say the shoe was rather on the other foot, wouldn't you? Ha ha! I hope I don't get yelled at
Yes, the fact that I'm attending the White House Correspondents Dinner might SEEM like a supine gesture of complete deference to the insane dullard who demands total obedience from the press, BUT that's until you see the secret message I have on my pocket square
There’s a spider in my bedroom, and I was very whatever about, it’ll be on the wall and then disappear.
But it has climbed the wall and is now lie directly above my head on the very tall ceiling that’s too tall for me to reach even with like a stick if I had one in here and so now I can never sleep
I'm so out of patience with this kind of mockery. Yes, progressive language is jargon-y and occasionally irritating. You know how long ago that started? Roughly the dawn of time. So be irritated privately. But whining about it is like discrediting a picket sign because you hate the font.
Process video for the witch hare linocut illustration I posted last week.
I don’t post as many linocut process videos these days but @martinnutbeem.bsky.social reminded me some people still enjoy them.
These are going to come for the left too. They financially motivated — Macedonian teenager type stuff for the AI era. Scammers profiting off of easily enraged people. MAGA may be more susceptible to ragebait but worth understanding what’s going to happen in 2026 and 2028.