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Here comes the third team member of the Haslab Dragonfly crew: Rip Cord in his Night Force gear. Rip Cord was the first tier/ stretch goal figure unlocked (at 13,000 orders) and, since he's decked out in his Night Force gear and was part of the 1984 series, we'll likely see a standard version (or Retro version) at some point in the near future. While Rip Cord isn't one of …

When they’re not shooting shampoo commercials, fleecemane lions guard places where the power of Nyx seeps into the material world of Theros. The post Fleecemane Lion Tactics appeared first on The Monsters Know What They’re Doing.

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First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I …

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Jennifer Spiegel‘s nonfiction collection Kids Without Horses evokes the highs and lows of the authors life vividly and honestly throughout the book. Katherine …

The Nextorch TA21 portable tactical flashlight is an updated version of the TA20, a light I enjoy! This one has two white and one red emitter. Read on! 🔦Nextorch TA21 Portable Tactical Flashlight Review first appeared on ZeroAir Reviews. Please click through for full testing and many photos! RSS feed managed by AIOSEO.🔦

Ignition (WARNING story discussed in explicit detail--though how comprehensible details may be is a matter of debate, with both discussion and debate an exercise in futility) The episode's putative title-- "Got a light?" sounds odd on first reading (online you see it under the episode's thumbnail pic) gains significance later on. Starts off plottily enough: Evil Mr. C (Kyle MacLachlan) and less evil Ray (George Griffith) have blackmailed their way …

Sometimes a sudden change in one's life is all one needs to reevaluate what gives life purpose, meaning and most importantly joy.I am now retired. It was planned for this year, but came six months earlier than anticipated. I was made an offer I couldn't refuse, so to speak. In the past two weeks I have had to fast forward all my planning that I was going to spread out …

Found photo The woman’s long fur coat marks this as a very prosperous couple, even more so than the man’s expertly matched plaid suit. Fur has long been a status symbol for American women, and especially older women according to fashion historian Patricia Millbank. “They seek to offset the creeping appearance of crow’s-feet and gray hairs by wearing more expensive clothes, bigger jewels, and flattering furs.” (New York Fashion, 202) …

This February, swoon for big-city romance with our New York Love Stories collection; celebrate Black history with stories of community, creativity, and resistance; or tango with the shady characters of Argentina’s noir thrillers. And we’ve got so much more for you to enjoy: retrospectives dedicated to Claudette Colbert and Joan Micklin Silver, Buster Keaton’s jaw-dropping stunts, the rediscovered films of Afro-Cuban trailblazer Sara Gómez, Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’s one-of-a-kind TV show, …

On a note similar to my previous post, I uninstalled Duolingo from my phone this evening.

Here are eight new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change. …

I have another new arXiv preprint: “Computational geometry with probabilistically noisy primitive operations”, arXiv:2501.07707, with Mike Goodrich and his student Vinesh Sridhar. Many computational geometry algorithms are designed around the use of primitives, subroutines that access the coordinate data of the input and convert it into combinatorial information, with the assumption that all access to the input goes through these primitives. For instance, a key primitive often used for computing …

Robin Rendle quoting Chris Armstrong: … Chris [Armstrong] argues that personal websites could become more like wikis instead: With digital gardens, every new piece of content in the network has the potential to add depth and context to every other part. The whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. I truly love the idea that topics might grow over time with constant refininement [sic]. Expand! Condense! Connect! I …