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For @ldpdlweek2026 day 4 - guilt | reconciliation and forgiveness

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Though it suffers from pacing issues, hit-or-miss humor, and a played-out fish-out-of-water story, Masters Of The Universe was a pleasant surprise. Lakia's Travis Knight is now 2/2 in his live-action efforts and 2/2 in adaptations of 80s animated glorified toy commercials.

It's a fun, goofy, campy, action-packed adventure that's almost a parody of itself. Solid direction from Travis Knight, solid performances from the cast (Jared Leto in particular did a great Skeletor), solid action sequences, great VFX, a fun score, and a nice message on what masculinity truly is and the dangers of toxic masculinity.

I've never been the biggest He-Man fan (I enjoyed the 2002 series that aired on Cartoon Network and the infamous meme as a kid), but you don't need to be to enjoy the film. It leaves you with a much deeper appreciation of the character.

It's a good time. See it!

Review is also available on Letterboxd.

Though it suffers from pacing issues, hit-or-miss humor, and its fish-out-of-water story is a bit played out, Masters Of The Universe was a

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Should The Mandalorian and Grogu have been the first Star Wars film in seven years?

It wouldn't have been my first pick, but I get the rationale behind it. The Mandalorian is an appetizer easing you back into the world of Star Wars on the big screen before the meal that's to come.

It's a classic Mando adventure that's one hell of a good time. Solid direction from Jon Favreau, tons of solid action sequences, great VFX, Ludwig Goransson brings another solid score, and of course, Grogu is an absolute scene stealer. It was a pleasant surprise seeing Rotta the Hutt again after all these years. I really like how his character was reinvented, and Jeremy Allen White did a fine job voicing him.

Mando & Grogu's biggest issue is a common one with most TV shows that get a film: if it's an episodic show, it feels like one long episode; if it's a serialized show, it feels like a multi-episode arc that got edited together into a film. Mando & Grogu is the latter, reminiscent of The Clone Wars animated movie. And since Mando is a prestige TV series, where every episode is cinema quality, there's no real difference or jump in quality when going to the big screen, aside from maybe a modest budget increase.

But it's still a fun, classic Mando adventure with a lot to love, and it gets you ready for the meal to come.

Review also available on Letterboxd.

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Today in Hip Hop History:

The Roots released their fourth studio album Things Fall Apart February 23, 1999

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Uncanny X-Men #22 - "No Clean Hands" (2026)

written by Gail Simone art by David Marquez & Matthew Wilson

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result of last night's stream!

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Sword girl, 18 x 24 acrylic paint and marker on paper

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10 Years of DJing

In the immortal words of Hilary Duff: "Let's go back... back to the beginning..."

10 years ago today, I began my DJ project Blitz Comet and released my first DJ Mix - Summertime Vol. 1. It was the summer of 2013. I had just finished Middle School and what I thought at the time was the worst school year of my life. Though I was nervous about starting High School, nothing made me happier than the school year and Middle School being over and I was looking forward to kicking back and taking a much-needed rest. And kicked back I did.

I spent a chunk of that summer watching glued to Cartoon Network and Disney XD watching Regular Show, Adventure Time, and Gravity Falls, hanging out with my friends in the scorching Pennsylvania heat, writing on the blog I had at the time, figuring out Tumblr, and after asking for it for some time, my sister finally gave me her old iPod Touch and from there I set up profiles on Instagram and Vine (remember that?) and started filling it up with music.

Like all kids, I got bored at points during the summer and while downloading songs for my new iPod, I also got some blank CDs my Dad had in his office and started making mix CDs (remember those?) and I'd play on our CD Changer that was practically never touched in our family room. From there, I stumbled upon a site called Mixtaping.fm (which sadly no longer exists) and started making mixtapes there. I was having a lot of fun with it and decided that I wanted to turn the mixtapes I was making into actual DJ Mixes. I didn't know anything about how to make them, so I went on YouTube and watched a tutorial on how to make mixes on Audacity, which I knew how to use. Shortly afterward, I made my first official DJ Mix, consisting of 7 songs I was heavily listening to at the time. Blitz Comet Presents Summertime Vol. 1 shortly after dropped on Mixtaping.FM and Mixcloud, and the rest is history.

Since then, I've worked on my mixing skills, learned how to use actual DJ software, and have released almost 50 mixes, a handful of mashups, and co-produced some tracks. And there's still more to be done! I want to thank everyone who's been listening and supporting the past decade. Two years ago, I released a remixed and rearranged version of the mix titled Summertime '13, which is available to listen to on SoundCloud and Mixcloud. If you have a half-hour to kill today and are in the mood to listen to some early 2010's EDM, give it a listen! And while I never made another volume of Summertime and it's been a pretty quiet year for Blitz Comet thus far, that may change come this weekend...

TRACKLIST:

1. Kill Paris - Slap Me (Candyland Remix)

2. Skrillex & Damian Marley - Make It Bun Dem

3. Krewella - Alive

4. Adventure Club - Retro City

5. Sirah - Blew Your Mind

6. Wolfgang Gartner - Overdose ft. Medina

7. David Guetta - Play Hard ft. Ne-Yo & Akon