Raithe

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/dragon-age-the-veilguard-john-epler-interview-1235147001/

When there is unexpected help at the Cosplay Hospital...

Crewed MCM comic con London last weekend. As usual, working the Cosplay Central and Cosplay Hospital area. But this time, with half crew due to last minute illness and family issues. So, over the weekend, we hit a record of 1,894 cosplays clicked as repaired, 3 kids cosplay showcases, 3 adult cosplay showcases, 2 cosplay masquerades, a cosplay variety show, and the WCS qualifier for the UK team headed to Japan for the World Cosplay Summit championships. I was on the floor Saturday before 0730 and didn't head out till gone 2015. Also, first time I've had to share a room with someone I was not in a relationship with, and a complete stranger to boot for the entire weekend. I did not realise quite how hyper-focused and aware that would make me, and I might note, that while I am a Star Wars geek, the quiet Darth Vader in the corner because he had to use a sleep apnea machine was not conductive to sleep. I have spent the entire week trying to recover from that whole exhaustion. Given my sister a call and noted that this weekend I need a break from sorting through the house and dad's stuff and just doing a veg and recuperate.

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/pop-culture-artist-extraordinaire-greg-hildebrandt-dies-at-85/ Gorram it.

For something more upbeat:

'Bloodlines 3 [Will be] Done by Someone Else:' Paradox Responds to Future of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines After Sequel Debacle [Update] - IGN

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hurricane-milton-misinformation-meteorlogist-death-threats-1235130352/

To pull something from the other year out...

Everything I've ever heard about HOA make them seem like some weird American Suburbanite Cult Thing.

Atsuko Tanaka, the Voice of Ghost in the Shell's Major, Has Died (gizmodo.com)

I had it on in the background the other night. It.. adds pretty much nothing to the actual story. Or fixes any of the issues. There's like an opening 20 minute sequence that adds backstory to one of the minor character who barely has anything meaningful in the rest of the film. Plus even more slow-mo. But with added blood splatter.

This might interest and entertain a few folk here: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/alien-chestburster-sequence-oral-history/