Nice stance on AI. Though "Superman only feels right in the DCU" is going to be interesting when he and the other early characters (Batman, the Justice Society, etc.) enter public domain in a decade or so...

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Forgot Moon Girl's also "woke" for starring a Black girl. Black people are "supposed" to just be the best friend or supporting character of some white person as the star, or not appear at all! (Also, she's technically a reboot of a white character... I'm sure Elon Musk is livid.) 🙄

Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who need them. n.pr/48ihZvq

If boycotting streaming services over politics/Trump, as I've noted before, they all have flaws. The *least* problematic options here at this point are probably Netflix, PBS Kids, and going back to DVDs and Blu-rays (those can be bought used).

The header image is on purpose. They're all shows either mistreated by their owners (LooneyTunes), faced censorship (Moon Girl), have LGBTQ characters and thus "woke" (Moon Girl, The Loud House), or fel victim to Trump gutting PBS funding (Molly of Denali).

From August: Recommended streaming services for cartoons (2025 edition)
www.diversetechgeek.com/recommended-...

#streaming #animation #ThrowbackThursday

New CWR post: I’m Going to Thought Bubble! @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
With @janetharvey.bsky.social !

Any tips from locals? Or previous attendees?

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Happy 29th Wedding Anniversary to Lois and Clark.

(Superman: The Wedding Album on sale date: October 9, 1996)

why not, it was free

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

'Air Bud Returns': Sequel Reboot Sets Cast Ahead of 2026 Release
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

At work is a picture of "Brave and the Bold" #28 (the JLA's debut) on my cubicle wall as part of something. Explained to a coworker the Justice League = "the superhero team Superman Batman and Wonder Woman belong to and founded." Probably could've also said "they're like the Avengers" (I know...).

One result of expanding unemployment and inflation increasing prices on everything is lots of folks are trying to make decisions about what expenses to cut.

Disney+ recently waved it arms while yelling “Pick me!” And I did.

It might not be a good business decision to become an obvious choice.

New: The 10 top-grossing Western animated films starring people of color (2025 edition)

www.diversetechgeek.com/10-top-gross...

#animation #disney #pixar #sony #dreamworks #peopleofcolor

does anyone have someone in their life that has actually subscribed to cnn's premium content?

Similar to Disney+'s price hikes, I assumed these were prescheduled, but still a "look" per recent boycotts/events. Also, guessing any other theme park is cheaper...

Disney World, Disneyland Increase Prices
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NYCC '25: BOOM! snaps up JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS rights
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#comics

Adding a few possible reasons for less violent shows: 1968 saw the "Batman" TV show canceled, so the superhero/action craze already peaked? "Mr. Rogers" debuted that year, with "Sesame Street" the following year (both on PBS' predecessor NET). Also, well, there's also real life events in 1968.

Next week's DC Calendar posts: Joker again! Another "Shazam" character that isn't Black Adam (who's not on this calendar at all, so stop wondering)! And the only Black character on the calendar! (Again, this *was* made in 1976, though DC had other Black characters by this point.)

Since the ad's from the 1967-68 season, there was probably already a loud enough fuss being raised over violence. By 1968-69, networks started shifting to less violent fare: "Wacky Races," "Archie," etc. "Archie" being a hit and "Scooby" being a *way* bigger hit in 1969, well...

Think Tiny Toons had a joke with a sign on the WB lot stating they'd "booted out Columbia."

Firefox for Android supports installing extensions, including the uBlock Origin ad blocker. On iOS, think there's AdGuard as an ad blocker for Safari.

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