Ian L

@iamscifi.bsky.social

Former database editor at Engadget, co-host of Comic Timing Podcast at http://comictiming.net & formerly of Comic Geek Speak for 6 years; NYC dweller, enjoys bagels and pizza, my native foods. @comictiming.bsky.social

#Dang on Netflix is dang funny. Voice cast includes Andrew Law, Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu, SungWon Cho (ProzD), and a bunch of other talented people. And it's set in NYC and feels like the real thing. Super impressed.

I found Adult Swim before Adult Swim existed… a milkshake being rude to a wad of meat, Brooklyn, December 2000. Twenty-five years for the block, twenty-four of me writing about it. This is the long version: night one, the bumps, the drift, and why I came back. adultswimcentral.com/2026/09/02/a...

Adult Swim at 25: The Night Cartoon Network Stayed Up Late

Adult Swim turns 25 today. A look back at the block that raised us, from night one's lineup to this week's Robot Chicken special.

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MLB owners say they need a salary cap, which will hold payrolls down, leaving more money for them. A team about to finish under .500 for the 11th consecutive season and that hasn’t won a postseason game since 2009 is going to be sold for $4B. Nobody cries poverty like ultra-rich white men.

Child: It’s the mayor. Mamdani: *laughs* Child: What? You are the mayor. You could become the king. Mamdani: I’m happy as the mayor. Jalen Brunson is the king.

Today in NYC, it’s theoretically possible for a crazy superfan to go to 3 MLB games in 1 day. The Yankees & Red Sox play a doubleheader at 1 and 7pm, and the Mets & Astros play at 4pm. Wish me luck.

A sign at a train station reading “New York Penn Station”

Pro-tip for Main Stage at #AnimeNYC: if they're saying standby is full and only pre-reg can go in, check the panel registration page even if it says it was full previously. I did so for the Masquerade and got in, as all of a sudden it was available to add to my schedule.

Another #AnimeNYC thought: they really need to raise the screens in panel rooms so that everyone can actually read the subtitles on videos, since they're almost always on the bottom of the screen. Anyone too far back can't read anything because there's no slope to the floor.