The Sunday Edition - Jan 22, 2023
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Comics, Jewelry Bonney, manga, One Piece, one piece manga, stussy, Vegapunk

One Piece Chapter 1072’s Revelations Had Me Screaming The Entire Time

Stussy at Big Mom's Tea Party in One PIece

Whether you’re watching the anime, reading the manga, or both, One Piece is on fire right now. This weekend’s episode in the anime featured absolutely stellar animation and, best of all, was Yamato-centric. Then I bopped on over to the manga, and my jaw hit the floor and didn’t pick up until several minutes after […]

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Anime, akane sawatari, anime, Chainsaw Man, Hide From Homepage, mappa

Who Is Akane Sawatari In Chainsaw Man?

Akane summoning the Snake Devil in Chainsaw Man

So you can’t figure out who Akane Sawatari is huh? I don’t blame you. Getting any kind of information out of the cast of Chainsaw Man is kinda like pulling teeth. You tried to talk to Power, but she told you that you were a “spineless worm and not even worthy of an answer.” You […]

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Anime, Gaming, anime, Canon, eiichiro oda, lore, One Piece, One Piece Odyssey, video games

Is One Piece Odyssey Canon? Answered

In its 25 years of existence, One Piece has spouted countless streams of other media: 15 films, 56 video games (if Wikipedia’s count is to be believed), a COVID-casualtied indoor theme park. Among the fans of Eiichiro Oda’s original manga and the anime it spawned, none of these off-shoots are considered canon. However, as Oda […]

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Anime, anime, Chainsaw Man, easy revenge, himeno, mappa

What Does “Easy Revenge” Mean In ‘Chainsaw Man’?

*sniffles* it means that Himeno is still Best Girl even from beyond the grave.

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TV, Giancarlo Esposito, Kaleidoscope, Netflix, what's on netflix

Netflix’s New Top Show Wastes Its Amazing Cast and Clever Gimmick on a Boring Story

Header image for Netflix's Kaleidoscope, starring Giancarlo Esposito

Netflix original, Kaleidoscope, jumped to the top of the streaming service's most-watched shows in less than a week because of its random order episode gimmick -- but it's actually just super boring?

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Books, #OwnVoices, fantasy, Middle East and North African, Muslim, Shannon Chakraborty

The Significance Of S.A. Chakraborty’s Name Adjustment In Upcoming Book

Shannon Chakraborty in front of her new book The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.

This accusation will never leave the author, however the upcoming book marks a change the moves through the reading community as a white Muslim.

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News, mass shooting, news, stop aapi hate, white supremacy

Lunar New Year Mass Shooting a Horrific Reminder of Dangerous AAPI Hate

A man holding Stop Asian Hate sign

This is a developing news story and has been updated with new information as it has become available. At 10:22 PM local time on Saturday, January 21, a shooting occurred on the first day of a Lunar New Year Festival in Monterey Park, California. At this time of writing, 10 people were killed, with another […]

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Books, books, Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner

It’s Happening: Japanese Breakfast is Doing a Book Tour

Michelle Zauner playing a set as Japanese Breakfast

Best-selling author (and musician) Michelle Zauner will be going on a book tour this year! Who else is going?

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Anime, anime, dub cast, sub cast, Trigun, Trigun Stampede

All Voice Actors In The Trigun Stampede English Dub Cast (And The Sub Cast, Too)

Vash, Nicolas D. Wolfwood, and Meryl Stryfe in the key art for Trigun Stampede

Trigun Stampede is now in full swing, with the dub of the show premiering two weeks behind the Japanese cast. This is not unusual—MAPPA’s blockbuster Chainsaw Man pulled the same stunt just one season ago. But, unfortunately, it does mean that fans waiting for the dub will have to block spoiler tags on Twitter and […]

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News, capitalism, crafts, credit card, debt, michaels

A Major Crafting Store Just Made a Dangerous Announcement

We Bare Bears Tote Life Hoarding

Every time I walk into Michaels, I feel like a shark getting the scent of blood. My pupils dilate and I know I need everything in that place to feel like I can finally craft my masterpiece.

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Comics, Loki, marvel, Marvel Comics

Loki is Getting a New Series! (And It’s Not the One You’re Thinking Of)

Loki sits on an ice throne, smiling. Art by Rod Reis.

The new series will focus on Loki's quest to track down a set of ancient weapons he crafted at some point in the past.

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News, court marshal investigation, Dobbs v. Jackson WHO, supreme court

The Supreme Court’s Investigation Into The Dobbs Leak Was A Total Joke

Abortion rights demonstrators rally with signs and megaphones.

On Thursday, the office of the court marshal of the Supreme Court released their investigation into the leak of the fateful Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health decision. However, the biggest insights the investigation offered is were its showcasing of a surprising lack of security and an egregious double standard between the justices and their staff. […]

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Gaming, Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Engage, Hide From Homepage, JRPG, Nintendo, video games

Is ‘Fire Emblem Engage’ a Mainline Game? Answered

Official game art for Nintendo's Fire Emblem Engage featuring characters from the video game

While 'Fire Emblem Engage' relies on some gimmicks, it's by no means a spin-off for the franchise.

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News, George Santos, Jews

Seriously, Why Is George Santos So Obsessed With Jews?

George Santos smiling behind a podium.

George Santos falsely claimed that his grandparents were Holocaust survivors. Now, it turns out he used a Jewish name for fake fundraisers.

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Big on the Internet, contributor, fat shaming, fatphobia, LGBTQIA

Response To Viral Advice Column Is a Reminder That Anti-Fat Bias Isn’t Limited To a Specific Gender or Sexuality

Two fat women embrace in a swimming pool

Queer culture website Autostraddle published an advice column responding to a letter from a reader seeking advice for how to patch things up with their girlfriend after they made a cruel comment about her weight gain. Social media users are wrongly assuming the reader is a straight man.

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TV, HBO, The Last of Us (TV series)

In One Episode, I Went From Knowing Nothing About ‘The Last of Us’ To Being Obsessed

Bella Ramsey as Ellie and Pedro Pascal as Joel in key art for HBO's 'The Last of Us' (HBO)

A week ago I had almost no interest in The Last of Us. Now I have watched the first episode more than once, listened to HBO's accompanying podcast, and spent hours researching stuff online.

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Anime, Gaming, JRPG, One Piece, One Piece Odyssey, review, RPG, video games

One Piece Odyssey Review: A Good One Piece Game, A Good JRPG, And A Good One Piece JPRG

The Straw Hat Pirates (and Adio) celebrate a cube haul in One Piece Odyssey

When One Piece Odyssey was announced in 2022, you could feel a tentative excitement from fans. “Is this the one?” we whispered among ourselves. “Is this the One Piece game which will actually be unequivocally good?” One Piece celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. Part of this celebration was the release of the series’ (absolutely […]

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Books, Cecila Rabess, everything's fine, publishing, romance novels

The Latest Conservative/Liberal Enemies-to-Lovers Story Gets Roasted by Romance Readers

Comedian Dulce Sloan reads a copy of 'Indigo' while sitting on a sofa and wearing romantic negligee during a segment on 'The Daily Show'

The latest book drama all over TikTok and Goodreads is Cecilia Rabess’s debut novel Everything’s Fine.

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Big on the Internet, George Santos, Harvey Guillén, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Harvey Guillén as George Santos? Perfection.

Harvey Guillén as George Santos

Who else could be this funny while doing a spot-on impression of George Santos? Only our beloved Gizmo, that's who.

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News, Food Stamps, Republican morons, Republicans, SNAP, WIC

Iowa Republicans Are Being Classist, Paternalistic A**holes With Proposed Restrictions on Food Assistance

A woman looks confused in a grocery store aisle.

Iowa Republicans are once again punishing poverty through a proposed bill that would further limit what SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recepients can buy with their food stamps.

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