Cars
IRacing goes off road
A family sedan with 621 BHP and launch control. It costs $200,000
Hyundai N Vision 74 is in production
Toyota is making a 2 liter 600 HP engine.
New games on the Tesla
Ideas on the car that will replace the SUV. Mostly electric weird boxes. It's by the Wall Street Journal so you should set expectations to that.
Interview with Nilu27 head and former ultra car designer for big names. He says technology has not improved the experience.
Tuthill makes the GT One a 90’s style racer
Pagani Utopia Roadster
A guy built a two stroke engine with parts found from a store.
A F355 with all sorts of changes
New Toyota Corolla
Electric Mono wheel
New Ford Capri and some guy
New AMG reviewed
Automatic Toyota Corolla coming out
New photos of the Dodge Charger
New faster WRX called Project Midnight
Cars: Corvette
The new Corvette has 1,064 HP
More on the new corvette
Even more
Cars: Celica
There are rumours the Celica will get a new edition
More rumours of the Celica coming out again.
Another fake Celica video. I fall for it every time.
Cars: Electric
Electric car company Fisker is barely out of bankruptcy
Electric Cars won all the awards
Dodge Charger will be an EV with 670 HP
New 9 minute charge 600 miles battery pack from Tesla
Cars: Robotaxis
Amazon robotaxi service almost ready
A short article and several comments about the automated cars and Robotaxis
Autonomous Trucking network in Dubai
Waymo gets $5 Billion from Google
Cars: Old
Emulating old cars on electric vehicles
Which Pikes Peak legend deserves a remake?
Corvette museum has display on sinkhole
Cars: Lists
Best Concept Cars of the ‘80s
Best Sports cars from Japan
Things from the 90’s that should come back
Best Chevy Concept Cars
Best Cheap reliable cars
Best cars at the New York auto show
10 fast cars you can buy for $40,000
A really nice article by various authors on what cars have been their all time favorites. Jerry Seinfeld and Mario Andretti make appearances.
Turbo Powered Cars
Bertone’s designs in 10 cars
Books and Comics
Books that are difficult to adapt to film or tv.
This latest book is about a woman who leaves home to have affairs. So many women want to do this. It's so popular!
Unmasking reversal in the Scooby Doo meets Batman comics
Impossible Creatures gets a NYT article
Top genres in publishing
Alien Green Lanterns
Ananzi Boys the comic is out now.
Comics: Videogames
Team Fortress 2 gets a comic
Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver gets a prequel comic
TTRPG
Verge talks about it's favorite table top games and videogames
Check out the BattleTech Sentinel
Brandon Sanderson had a very successful Kickstarter for a TTRPG about his Cosmere universe.
A look at Critical Role and why it's famous
Best Legacy TTG in 2024
New Middle Earth miniatures
A Warhammer player is making his own grim dark battle game using dinosaurs with frickin lasers
TTRPG: Woke or Not List
Have an archive of the list. Made by fans about the various companies in the tabletop and miniature world.
While looking up some stuff, I found Grimdark future.
https://www.onepagerules.com/games/grimdark-future
You can download the PDFs and 3D print the characters. So it's fairly easy to dive into without spending a lot.
Post Mortem games had a booklet on diversity. I haven't read it, but the description feels dweeby.
https://post-mort.com/collections/story-games
Gary Gygax was sexist!
TTRPG: IP
Phantasy Star is getting a ttrpg
Mandalorian has a ttrpg
TTG: Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic Battles
The trailer
TTRPG: WarHammer
Games Workshop has a mentor training system to join the miniature designers.
New Inquisition models
Mechanicus 2 teaches how to play the game
A painting and builder comp for Warhammer figures has banned all AI
Kill Team Promo video. It could be a board game, or Videogame
More Stores dedicated to Warhammer to open up in the USA
Model conversions
Toys
New TMNT toys bask in nostalgia
D&D Legos
Gremlins and the Goonies Legos
All of the Nintendo Lego sets
A fan asks for a Castlevania Lego set
https://ghostarchive.org/archive/JQ9em
Lots and lots of Legos coming out of 2024
Super Mario Kart coming soon
Eiji Aonuma is thrilled about the new Lego Zelda
Art
This architectural display was purposely flooded
Design awards for students announced
Henry Orlick has an art show. I haven't heard of him either.
Chicago in another world
An inflatable space that feels like some weird futuristic space station
Artist for Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure has art display
Interview with Giulia Cenci
A giant hanging timeline
A glowy bamboo see through maze.
Some nice photos from around the world
An urban photographer who was also a nanny
A great horror picture
https://ghostarchive.org/archive/nU6yd
Contest winners on redesigning everyday things
Art Nouveau display
A walk through a garden with new sculptures
Immersive art combines architecture, theme parks, and now AI
Sculptures in an artsy garden, La Forêt Monumentale
Drones creating van Gogh
A rock sculpture artists legacy is displayed at one of his homes
Giant floating baby
Physical squiggly lines kids can play on that spell Love from certain angles
Stacked steel becomes mini auditorium for park
Walk inside bubbles for the Osaka art show
Ukiyoe is a personal favorite art form. Here is an article on Hiroshige
Art: NYCxDesign
Adobe had an AI presentation with all of the fluff terms designers and artists wanted to hear.
I've seen more articles about meetings and parties than actual displays at this show.
Art: Basel
Official pictures of the cool interactive art on display
Article about it
Music
KISS sells band and brand for $300 Million. They made the best Scooby Doo movie.
Music artists are canceling stadium concerts. Why did they do this in the first place?
Medieval Techno mixer
The Mo Pop Museum in Seattle has a dedication to Kurt Cobain. At the display it says he unalived himself.
How a kid produced and created his own album
Banjo Metal mix
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDARgbT9VwKCI&playnext=1&si=38WcRtqvuMbmBXoq
Music: Castlevania
If Back wrote for videogames, it would be Castlevania. An article.
The video the article was based on.
Music: Covers
Tavern version of Take on Me
GWAR covers I'm just Ken
If Rammstein did Sandman. Bad German and everything
Rock Orchestra covers Chop Suey
Music: Zombie
I saw this rock Orchestra version of the song, and it struck a chord. The song is about the troubles in Ireland and how they never felt like they were ending.
Here's the Cranberries singing it at a concert explaining what it meant. They were hopeful that it was soon over.
Here's an anti war in Iraq version done by Bad Wolves. The singer from the Cranberries was supposed to sing with them, but she died a few days beforehand.
I've always enjoyed the song, but seeing the troubles in Ireland are having a sequel, it all has a new meaning.
Music: Cultural
Taiwan Folk Metal
Germanic Tribal chants Rock
Music: Nightwish
One of my favorite bands is Nightwish. They have been changing a lot recently.
Part of it is because Marko Hietala has been doing a lot of side things.
In fact, he left the band.
Apparently he went through a divorce and realized he just didn't want to be in the band anymore.
https://youtube.com/shorts/8Up4zERzYDw
Food
Lollipop has a weird film. This is still a commercial for it.
Attack on Titan and KFC
Root Beer Ice Cream
Food: Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper is number two!
A video about Pepsi losing power to the great Dr Pepper
Pickles in Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper and Krispy Kreme
New Dr Pepper flavor is dark berry. I want coconut back.
Food:🍫 Dr. Pepper Brownies 🍫
These Dr. Pepper Brownies are rich, fudgy, and have a unique twist with the addition of Dr. Pepper soda. Perfect for any chocolate lover looking for something a little different!
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup Dr. Pepper soda 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt For the Dr. Pepper Glaze:
1/4 cup Dr. Pepper soda 1/4 cup unsalted butter 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions: Preheat the Oven:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan or line it with parchment paper. Prepare the Brownie Batter:
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in the granulated sugar until well combined. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and vanilla extract. Gradually add the butter and sugar mixture, whisking constantly until smooth. Stir in the Dr. Pepper soda. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Bake the Brownies:
Pour the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan and spread it evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached. Remove from the oven and let the brownies cool in the pan. Prepare the Dr. Pepper Glaze:
In a small saucepan, combine the Dr. Pepper soda, butter, and cocoa powder. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and well combined. Glaze the Brownies:
Pour the Dr. Pepper glaze over the cooled brownies, spreading it evenly with a spatula. Allow the glaze to set for about 15-20 minutes before slicing. Serve:
Cut the brownies into squares and serve. Enjoy these rich and fudgy Dr. Pepper Brownies as a unique and delicious treat!
Backrooms
The backrooms is a big thing to teens right now. The imagery is something they all love referencing. Someone actually found where the original images came from
Here is the twitter post that found it
https://ghostarchive.org/archive/69rVQ
The front of the building looks ordinary
But have you ever tried hot Dr. Pepper? Which was a thing, apparently.
It's a little bit fizzier.