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Stellachuu went to Akihabara, and, well....

Two bideos before I get back to my holiday preparations! First, one some Smiley Time with a reunion of her former idol duo: And then one from Teacher Tanuki a.k.a. "Crazy Japanese" talking about how Japan embraced Christmas while putting its own twists on it. There once was a time when...

If Home Alone 1 and 2 count, then so should the first Die Hard, in my opinion. But keep in mind for context, when I was younger and edgier I would watch Batman Returns in December, and My Mother Would Worry. 🙃

Way back in March of 2023, it was asked: Well, Merry Christmas to us all, because it is now....

In a similar track, I found it interesting that the Seacons (at least in US fiction) didn't really have a counter -- though it was a moot point in Marvel as they ended up amongst the many offlined by Underscream in that oft-referenced issue 50. In Masterforce, I guess Kingu Posaiden would be...

Marvel Database should have a rundown. That being said.... Not too far off from literal, as early in his wanderings he got infused with Celestial technology. So he become "something new" squared, essentially.

Well, supposedly, humans exposed to a white sun (the next in the OBAFGKM scale) would start exhibiting Kryptonian-scale powers as well, at least that was how it worked prior to the 1985 Crisis. As with exposing oneself to GMO spider bites, one would probably get cancer first (from the increased...

Finally, a reason to like that song.

Apparently the actor playing Orson Krennic has been known to go on about kalkite in interviews, which may have been an inspiration for this redub/remix video. For me, it was the extraneous chair pushes and the phrase "coat the Emperor's lenses" getting repeated for emphasis. The latter led one...

Andor arguably gave us the most serious take on the Galactic Empire and what it meant for individuals and planets under its rule. So of course, the fandom makes things like this:

There are two words that every Whovian should remember when they find themselves working too hard at making the Doctor's trans-media adventures all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle....

Regarding the pre-Time War/New Paradigm Daleks showing up, or the Fifth Doctor looking the actor's age? The latter was handwaved in "Time Crash", and while Dalek history is arguably even more of a recursive mess than the main continuity (and arguably it has been for longer), it'd probably be...

I'm going to leave some commentary here. Hopefully it will be read, and not dismissed out of hand as more of "the inveterate anti-Semitism of the world", but who knows? Quoting from same: (Emphasis mine.) I hope that I'm not myself profaning the discussion by inserting my own pop-cultural...

I did draw attention at work (and a concerned look from a younger team member) when I responded to the spread of such phrases off line with, "Excuse me, but what the Ʃ ?"

November's been something of a bad month for me ever since... well, 1998. At least one here will know what that's about. But overall 2025 has had some progress, good and otherwise. I was gifted a motor vehicle earlier this year, and have insured it. I helped my mother finally be recognized as...

Readers (we have readers?) may recall the Miss Japan 2024 flap that led to the title becoming vacant. I recently came across an article that went into more depth on the subject, in which identity issues, the Japanese tabloid media, pay-to-judge schemes, incestuous corporate sponsorships, and...

Hey all, checking in again. On October 23rd, I was gifted a 2014-make hybrid-engine car. Got insurance for same on the 30th, and have since then been adjusting to a different method of commuting. I am no stranger to driving -- I learned the skill in 2002, and have used it since 2010 (joined a...

I'm glad to have helped in the rebuilding of this space. I hadn't felt at home in Transformers fandom for many years. But this place, and its members, have certainly helped me feel as I haven't since... well, since Before the Dark Times. Thanks! And here's to more and better years ahead.

Saori's vlog of her Los Angeles trip: which, as it turned out, was for business, if not her day job.