Cheddar Bay Buzzkill

@tomslackerman.bsky.social

Board game player and designer. Cars suck.

When the time comes for the cultural revolution necessary to get out of this mess we need to set up a cabinet position like the Department of Hobbies that supports literally anything that gets people out of these brain breaking sites and counteracts this collective breakdown

Hey man they’re putting our carcasses in a big industrial drum and doing a sort of vibrating boil wash to get the last usable bits of meat off us tonight if you wanna come thru

Chani: tell me of the dressings of your home world Paul: well you got ranch, buttermilk ranch, peppercorn ranch, balsamic vinaigrette, green goddess, thousand island- Chani: what is this ‘island’ Paul: don’t ever interrupt me

GKIDS is proud to announce the acquisition of North American rights to VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST. 🩸 The rarely-screened gothic horror classic from Yoshiaki Kawajiri and MADHOUSE will get a full theatrical release in 2027. More details soon! brnw.ch/21x57Tg

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This is the tenth anniversary of this photograph of Kristen Schaal, which I took backstage at a Brooklyn comedy festival as a MASSIVE thunderstorm was rolling in. This is the moment the rain started and she DANCED IN THE MAELSTROM.

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That there are now five media franchises (Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, DC, and Minions) reflects an unprecedented diversity in options over most of Western history, in which all literature and art had to choose between only two (Homer and The Bible).

Josh Fruhlinger@jfruh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

the only way i've remained sanguine during the past 15 years of endless superhero movies is remembering that athenian drama, the cornerstone of western literature, consists entirely of playwrights delivering fresh, edgy takes on existing IP