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DAILY ROUNDUP
The final trailer for Fantastic Four is out, Kevin James is a hitman, the ESA is postin’ some stunning photos, Mattel has some gorgeous new toys collectibles on the way, James Cook’s sandwich has been found, and heaps more today!
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TOYS & COLLECTIBLES
Mattel has three insanely cool sets coming up
I couldn’t choose just one of these to feature, so here we go!
Jurassic World: T-Rex crashing a convention centre. Epic!
This one is A$150, but… damn it looks cool. I may have a really, really hard time resisting.
JAWS 50th anniversary set
Hot Wheels is the team behind this one, and it’s incredible. The detail is amazing, given the scale. A must-have! A$56
Mashup: Shredder and Skeletor become one!
Somebody at Mattel got proper high to come up with this one. Serious fever dream stuff. 😂 I’ll probably skip it, but it does look brilliant! A$78
TECH NEWS
SMALL THINGS
COOL STUFF
James Cook’s HMS Endeavour discovered, and now I need a sandwich
Just last week I was in Amsterdam aboard the replica of the ship named Amsterdam, whose original form sank off the coast of England.
And now I learn that the remains of the Endeavour – the ship in which Captain James Cook sailed up the south-east coast of Australia – has been discovered 14 metres and 250 years of sediment and silt beneath the waters Rhode Island, where it was scuttled by the British navy in 1778, during the American Revolution.
How’s that for a mouthful? Speaking of, the vessel had actually been renamed Lord Sandwich by the time it was sunk – as the Brits had sold it off even before Cook, as captain of the HMS Resolution, was busy being speared to death on a Hawaiian beach in 1779.
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Show the kids: ESA’s photos from space
My son’s been asking if I think he should become an astronaut.
I said hell yes buddy, and make sure you take my Fujifilm up there with you to bring back some sweet shots like these!
Speaking of becoming an astronaut
if your kids are asking too, Technology Review has a great piece by astronaut Cady Coleman on her journey. “Maybe I could have that job…”
I wanted to be an astronaut, too. And an actor, a singer, a race car driver, an autocratic but benevolent president, and…
SCREENTIME
WHAT TIME IS IT?!
I think I've watched this third and final Fantastic Four trailer about a dozen times this afternoon. 😂
Like a lot of folks, I’m beyond exhausted with the MCU lately – we’re 36 films in now, folks, and a lot of them have sucked – but this feels like a redemptive step that I’m here for. Just like Thunderbolts!
If you’re wondering how the new movie fits into the modern-day MCU, you can catch up a bit with this rundown at Screen Rant. (The short version is that it’s an alternate universe, but they’ll end up in the main MCU in time for Avengers: Doomsday. (In which Robert Downey Jr plays Dr Doom. (Yep.)))
Where are you at with Marvel movies? Stick with me guys, this one’s gonna clobber.
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Kevin James is a tough guy now
Wild. Somebody heard about the manga Sakamoto Days and said yep, that’s a Kevin James hitman comedy right there
Also does the King o’ Queens look tough as hell in this or am I just busy picturing my chubby dadbod as an unstoppable assassin? Wednesday’s a bit hot too
Also also, I asked my wife if I should shave my head, and she said “omg why would you shave your head when literally every other man your age is desperately trying to hang on to what they have left”.
Sorry guys, but to be fair, my unremittingly full head of hair is all I’ve got going for me 😂
But seriously should I shave my head and go into the hitman trade?
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Watch with the kids: Patagonia’s Parenting ‘Disaster Style’ series
I confess I’m not the outdoors type (lied about it a few times), but this new series might just inspire somethin’.
You, I mean. It might inspire you. Not sure it’s gonna get me climbing cliff faces… 😂
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Steven Spielberg on his first reaction to the JAWS theme
CARS
This is the AMG GT XX, a 1000kW electric super sedan
The meanest version of Porsche’s Taycan delivers a properly ridiculous 815kW, so this 1000kW EV ain’t messing around.
It also claims to have a preposterous 350km/h top speed, again smashing the Taycan’s 305km/h claim – and the Tesla Model S Plaid, which promises 320km/h.
STYLLLE
Nike Vomero Plus: “Big on cushioning”
As a big guy, I too am big on cushioning.
I don’t think the soles glow like this, but honestly I’d be pretty cool with a USB-C port and an app for setting the RGB colours of my kicks’ air bubbles. Nerd.
Nike says “the Vomero Plus is built with a full ZoomX midsole to offer an even softer, lighter and more responsive ride than the Vomero 18”, and while I don’t know what any of that means, I’m magically drawn to the idea of it.
Of course, as one of those poor souls with flat and wide flippers, these things won’t fit me (like most shoes). One can only dream!
Any recommendations for a fella cursed as I am?
LAST BITES
A The Social Network sequel is coming
Personally I’d prefer a new run of The West Wing, but alright let’s do this.
HDMI 2.2 is out. Do I need it?
No idea, but Aussie tech site GadgetGuy knows. (I assume it’s really just for massive TVs, right?)
Nike x Levi’s is back
I confess I’m into these Levi’s Air Max, but they still don’t compare with the 2018 Levi’s Jordan 4.
‘Straya availability not yet confirmed btw
Billboard’s 50 best songs of 2025 so far
Does your Spotify need a detox from all the kids’ tunes? Try this.
That’s it for today!
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DADBASE Mike!
