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In the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like.

Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.

The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.

Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.

It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.

The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than me.

The passing of Nichele Nichols at the age of 89, deserves comment. (and George Takei's post on his friend is very touching)

The word I've seen most used to describe her is a "trailblazer" and in 1960's America her performance as a woman of colour being the equal in every way to the other officers on the bridge of the Enterprise ensured she was absolutely that and, as the anecdote she often told mentions, she was going to leave Trek to pursue a Broadway career until no less a person than Dr Martin Luther King Jr told her she HAD to stay, as her role as Lt Uhura was too important to young people to be abandoned. And she embraced that role and it's significance with grace and determination for the rest of her life.

If that was "all" she had achieved in her life then that would still be extraordinary, but she was so much more than that. She took the cachet she had earned from Trek and made use of it, volunteering her time to NASA to help recruit minority and women personnel to the agency. Dr Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut was a direct result of that initiative, as was Guion Bluford, the first black US astronaut and many, many more. What an extraordinary and wonderful legacy to leave behind.

The passing of Pat "Ursula the Sea Witch" has received a post of her own, but in another "July REALLY sucks as a month" moment Bernard Cribbins, beloved star of British TV and movies for something like 70 years, died at the age of 93.

From novelty songs and appearing in one of the big screen Doctor Who films in the 60's to being the voice of The Wombles (ALL of them) in the 70's, right up until his charming turn in pre-school show "Old Jack's Boat" in 2013-15, he retained all his skills as a comedian, actor and storyteller, with a voice which was as reassuring as a warm fluffy blanket, with just a touch of mischeviousness to it. He won a new legion of fans in the 00's as Wilfred Mott, Grandad to Donna Noble, in Doctor Who. He recently filmed some scenes to appear in next years 60th anniversary special, and Russell T Davies eulogy is as particularly poignant.

England's women's soccer team won the 2022 Women's Euro's, becoming the first major soccer title won by an England team of any gender since 1966.

After 37 years, Australian soap "Neighbours" broadcast it's last episode. That might not mean much to those in America and much of Europe, but it was quite a big deal in the UK and Australia. Future stars like Margot Robbie and Guy Pierce got their big breaks in this series, and came back for the finale, along with Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and some unexpected ghosts from the past. (Though Kylie's Charlene seemed oddly mute for some reason)

The trailer for Andor dropped

Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary (That's a title and a half) dropped it's first couple of episodes on Crunchyroll, having moved there from Netflix. I've only seen the first episode so far, but gosh the Gold Saints are SHINY. Apaprently Masami Kurumada has been more involved in this season, having not been entirely happy with some choices made in the first couple of seasons (though too polite to mention which choices as far as I know)

Pixar is bringing us a series based on Cars called, what else "Cars on the Road"

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I'm going to finish my playthrough of Mass Effect Legendary today.

Last night I finished the Citadel DLC and did pressed the shoulder buttons 183 times just to spite a squadmate I hate.