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What Survival Would Cost: Jun Maeda’s Cancer Decision
On October 19, 2026, Key released an announcement. The wording was tight and the facts were specific. Jun Maeda had felt throat discomfort since early spring. By summer, swelling and pain had worsened. After examination, he was diagnosed with pharyngeal cancer. After “repeatedly and carefully weighing his own condition and the prospects of treatment,” he decided not to pursue active treatment and to receive mainly palliative care. He wanted to “preserve his stamina and focus on creative work.” The announcement also described the work: the portions of Heaven Burns Red ’s main story through the first part of Chapter 6 that he was responsible for were complete, and the main story needed to finish Chapter 6 was written. The new music project, originally planned for long-term operation, would now focus on completing currently conceived songs as quickly as possible and releasing them one after another.
By Jin3 days ago in Geeks
MUSK The God Player. Top Story - October 2026.
I have watched this four-hour (!) documentary but it didn't feel like it was four hours. A 10-minute intermission in the middle helped, but the documentary itself was engaging and pulling in the ways I didn't expect.
By Lana V Lynx3 days ago in Geeks
Which Gambit was Better?
Have you ever doom-scrolled and found a video you felt needed a blog because the comment section was too short and limited? Trust me, it's happened to me a lot. I came across a video about the live-action X-Men character Gambit. The video is called “Is Channing Tatum’s Gambit really that bad? The video was made by YouTuber Cinefrenzylab; check out the channel and like their videos.
By stephanie borges5 days ago in Geeks
What If Iman Vellani Helped Shape Marvel’s Future? Turning Superhero Fandom Into a Global Movement for Literacy and the Arts.
Picture this: Marvel shifting its focus away from securing A-list stars for the upcoming Avengers movie, the Disney+ show slated for next year, or even from the whole notion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it.
By Jenna Deedy7 days ago in Geeks
Love Furry shorts
What do you say, we take a trip undergrrround? Not “Underground” with 1 R but with 3 R’s. I am talking about some animated shorts under 30 seconds about two anthropomorphic canines. They live together as human couples do. One is a hyena named Diesel, and the other is his girlfriend, Roxie, a wolf. If you haven't heard of this interesting show, you might want to check it out on YouTube. I came across it in the suggestions notifications tab while watching more video clips of the famous Miss Chiff, written and created by Dreamshorizon.
By stephanie borges8 days ago in Geeks
Yu-Gi-Oh! Didn’t Die Overnight. Here’s the 25-Year Slide.
Introduction: The Quiet End In 2025, after 25 years, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TV anime series ended. The news moved through fan circles. Outside them, it barely landed. No farewell special. No trending topic. Not much regret. An IP that once had kids arguing at recess over Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Red-Eyes Black Dragon left almost in silence.
By Jin9 days ago in Geeks
Why Marvel’s Mutants Can Never Be “Easily Co-Opted” — And Why That Fantasy Keeps Coming Back
In many discussions about mutants, highly upvoted answers often display a strange optimism: since mutants are powerful, human governments only need to give them official positions, honors, jobs, and exemptions, and they can “co-opt” the X-Men and even the entire mutant population as super civil servants. Those who can fight go into the military, those who can read minds go into interrogation, those who can control fire go into power generation, those who can heal go into medicine, and the weak can be assigned marginal posts. As if the mutant problem were merely a “human resource allocation” problem, solvable easily as long as the interests are sufficiently served.
By Jin9 days ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Serena Collyer (Elsbeth)
I just want to say this: thank God for Elsbeth ! Here's why I say that. A line that has stayed with me for years was uttered in an episode of Family Guy . The Griffins were watching Law & Order , and it was Lois who said that the biggest guest star the episode is usually the killer. That is so very true! In nearly every crime drama, the biggest guest star's usually the culprit. It's doubled down in howcatchem shows like Columbo and Poker Face , both of whom have featured high-level celebs playing killers.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 days ago in Geeks
I Watched Hongguo Short Dramas Until 3 A.M. Here's Why 168 Million People Can't Stop
In July 2026, one number kept coming up: 168 million. That was the daily active user count for Hongguo Short Dramas. It passed the combined daily active users of Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku, and Mango TV. Getting there took less than three years.
By Jin12 days ago in Geeks
If You Want The Snyderverse To Continue, Write It!
What becomes of the tales that are never shared? This is a question that lingers over the Snyderverse. For a long time, fans have pushed to bring Zack Snyder's vision of the DC universe back into active development. Lately, some fans have turned to generative AI to produce fan-made clips, envisioning how Justice League 2 and 3 might have turned out.
By Jenna Deedy14 days ago in Geeks
Notes from the Mind Palace
Entry... Whatever: The Comfort Carousel If you look closely at the titles stacked near the television, you can map out the exact texture of a person's internal weather.
By Syl De'Vil14 days ago in Geeks
China’s Music Industry Is Broken for Everyone
1 At two in the morning, a singer sits on the sofa outside a recording studio. His phone screen is still lit. Three days after release, his new song has two million plays. In the comments, someone writes, “I’ve had this on loop all day.” Someone else writes, “The chorus hit and I started crying.” He scrolls down to the backend revenue details. One yuan and seventy cents.
By Jin16 days ago in Geeks