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I’m a little late, but this is too good not to share:

Throughout these Olympics, people asked me why I was cheering for Team USA at this bleak moment in American history. I get it! Our government is a nightmare, causing endless harm internationally and at home. Abroad, they’re picking needless fights with our closest allies — remember what I said about Donald Trump reposting AI-generated videos of himself punching imaginary Canadians in the face? And domestically, they’re building camps for immigrants, and sending masked goons to brutalize and occasionally murder our neighbors in our streets.

So yeah. It felt weird being patriotic during these Olympics. Many Team USA athletes said so themselves.

But America is so much bigger than Donald Trump and his evil government.

The flag that flies when an American athlete wins a gold medal isn’t Donald Trump’s flag. It’s ours. The anthem that plays isn’t Donald Trump’s song. It’s ours. If we refuse to celebrate what’s great about our country because of the people trying to ruin it, they’ve already succeeded.

Thanks Rodger

I love seeing art created in mundane spaces. Liz West turned a Bristol parking garage into a color soaked experience.

A man roller skates through a parking garage lit by colorful lights in an art installation by Liz West

via Colossal

Modern Illustration is an archive of commercial illustration from the mid-20th century. I love these Smokey Bear stamps.

A 1967 illustrated Smokey Bear stamp

via Kottke

Glamour shot of MVKB’s Hi! Vix keycaps on a white keyboard

Worn out sign saying handle with rage

via Cat

LEGO Cros are a thing that exists

Promotional image of the new Crocs clogs shaped like LEGO bricks

via Daring Fireball

Flow chart that says you should do things even when you’re scared

from Janis Ozolins

Meet the PX-88, an Epson-inspired, Raspberry Pi powered, retro computer build by Typeframe.

An Epson-inspired custom Rasberry Pi computer

via jwz who digs the Alien-inspired PS-85

LEGO print by Jennifer Wandro

Wonderful LEGO prints from A2Z, a project spearheaded by Pedro Neves showing at the Design Museum of Chicago

via Colossal

A delightful video from Todd Vaziri of ILM on the art of cinema VFX.

Art from Lisa Congdon, via Colossal

Apparently Brennan Lee Mulligan “left” Dimension 20 not to make shoes, but for a new gig as DM for Critical Role’s campaign 4. I’ve loved Brennan’s previous collaborations with Critical Role, excited he’s moving into the big seat.

I’m adding Undertale and Deltarune to my to-play list, via our dev intern. And hey, look at that, Undertale is on sale …

I’m obsessed with HUNTR/X, so I was intrigued to learn about K/DA, a virtual k-pop group created by Riot Games to promote League of Legends.

HollowAura on Xitter

K/DA walked so Huntr/x could run. Damn, Riot really dropped the ball.

I’m pretty excited that Louis Sachar is writing fantasy. I was too old for Holes-mania, but I adored Wayside School.

I love the retro styling on this ebike from Temple Cycles

Temple Cycles Electric Bike in Glass Cream