The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is the subway system that runs through San Francisco, Oakland, and now to San Jose. They recently adopted an anime mascot character called Baylee and her three associates. On September 6, 2025 BART hosted its first Anime and arts festival, named “Lets Glow” at their Warm Springs station near Freemont, CA.
The event was free to attend. I drove in and utlized the ample free parking. I arrived before the official start time of 4:00pm, there were already over 300 attendees and more arriving via the regular BART trains to the station.
They distrubeted event passports that could get stamped at various sections of the event. There was an Itasha row with fun anime and video game graphics modified cars. There were huge crowds around the Artist Alley where local aftists sold their art and merch. There was exceptionally long line to buy BART Anime themed merch.
Lets Glow had probably 10 times more folks than the BART organizers anticipated. It was a fun taste for anime lovers but not much to do and see. Future events would do better to have a headline guest or guests like voice-over artists or J-POP bands.
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Named after a type of sushi, this US streaming service was founded in 2006 as a pirate media site, posting pirated versions of anime films and TV shows with unauthorized fan-made subtitles.
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Romcoms (Romantic Comedies) are some of the most popular genres in film and television, with a light, comedic tone and a plot that focuses on a romantic relationship. There are many great examples of RomCom TV shows like Friends, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, Three’s Company, The New Girl.
Most popular animated shows are comedies like The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guys, Bobs Burgers.
There are no American Romcom animated series? But there are Romcom Anime.
My favorites:
• My Dress Up Darling
• Love is War
• Makeine: Too many losing heroines
• Ranma 1/2
• Toradora
RomComs aren’t new. They’ve been around for as long as there have been movies. My favorite classic RomComs
Every rifle is different. I’m curious to know what you think of Tac-22 and how it shoots in your rifle? Is it a semi-auto or bolt? Do you consider it a premium or plinking ammo?
I’m sharing an ammo test I ran with my Ruger Precision Rimfire rifle. It’s a factory barrel and action with only minor cosmetic upgrades like an Anarchy Outdoor Penguin grip. I got this rifle during the lockdown so ammo was scarce and selection was next to none so I never got around to testing which ammo it likes until now. For the moment, I’m restricting my tests to the rimfire ammo I can easily buy at my local Big-5 or Sportsmans, rather going for match stuff, which I’ll have to mail-order.
In the last couple of years, Norma Tac-22 rimfire ammo has shown up at my local gun stores. This rimfire ammo was tailored for semi-auto rifles and AR conversions, but it has also earned a following among bolt-action shooters. Norma is a Swedish company, but this rimfire ammo is actually made in Germany by RWS. Inspecting Tac-22 you can see the RWS headstamp on each cartridge. RWS makes some well-regarded rimfire match ammo, but it has been hard to find locally. For baseline comparison, I’ve been using CCI Standard in this rifle. Among my gun club members, CCI Standard is probably the most popular everyday ammo for bolt-action rifles and bullseye pistol competitors.
Testing both in my factory Ruger Precision Rimfire Rifle (RPR), CCI had by far better groups. I had some challenges zeroing out my scope for Tac-22, expending over 20 rounds before I achieved a reasonable zero. This sighting-in should have sufficiently seasoned the barrel with Norma wax. Despite this, my first group produced significant flyers. The average group size of Tac-22 was nearly double the spread of CCI Standard.
At SHOT Show 2025, 5.11 showed off the new SIG Sauer branded collection of apparel and range bags. SIG And 5.11 have shared athletes and have partnered in events and promotions in the past. This collection is their first collaboration, with 5.11’s designers creating custom range bags, training bags, and backpacks for instructors and shooters.
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This Mexican brand of beer produced by Grupo Modelo in Mexico and exported to markets around the world by the Belgian company AB InBev.
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This american casual dining chain was started in 1969 in Tennessee, by a Shell gas station owner who wanted to create an old-timey general store concept of a diner; to encourage longer stops and sales at his gas station. The restaurant was filled with antiques, bric-a-brack, and features rocking chairs for sale on its front porch.
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Cracker Barrel announces a rebranding and remodel of its restaurants and sparks internet outrage.
What is your Cracker Barrel favorite entre and side?
In 2025, this restaurant chain’s CEO Julie Felss Masino revealed the brands their new logo and store remodel, which sparked online outrage by many of their long-time customers. Many conservative influencers claimed DEI influence while designers mocked its blandness.
YouTuber @dayattherange posted the Stretching It challenge on his channel. Elijah has invited his viewers to download his target and see how well they can group 22LR from a distance of 100 yards. https://dayattherange.com/stretching-it-2025-year-long-challenge/
I chose to take part using my factory-stock CZ 457 VPC, topped with an Area 419 Picatinny rail, and a Discovery Optics XED 6-36×56 scope (their top-tier long range optic with Japanese ED glass). For this attempt, I am trying out Norma Tac-22. This ammo is made by RWS in Germany which is also the ammo company used to proof CZ 457 rifles at the factory. I have heard good reports on this ammo but my experience with my Ruger Precision Rimfire rifle yielded mixed results.
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This German car company was founded in 1937 and its name in German means “People’s Car”.
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Today from Köln, Germany we have Professor Martin Rendel. Martin is a ward winning graphic designer, author, university lecturer, and Cultural Manager. What is a Cultural Manager? Wikipedia defines this as
A Cultural Manager is a person who is motivated by the improvement of art, …as a mediator between governmental and/or private cultural institutions with artists from different areas to articulate their work in the market with promotion and national and international dissemination.
Whaaaat? Well we’re going to figure out what that division means. Speaking of Wikipedia, Martin is famous enough he has his own Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Rendel
In 2025, this jeans and apparel company hit marketing gold by putting out a notable and some say notorious series of commercials starring Sydney Sweeney.
EMRs are quickly becoming the preferred pistol optics for military and law enforcement use because they more rugged and are less vulnerable to harsh environments like rain, dust, or mud. The Frenzy offers the features found in more expensive ERD from Trijicon and Holosun in a compact optic that weighs less than 3oz.
The Vector Optics Frenzy Plus is one of the most affordable enclosed emitter red dots (ERD) that I’ve come across. It checks the boxes in what the bigger name optics companies offer in an ERD. The Frenzy Plus has an ACRO-compatible footprint, an externally accessed user-replaceable CR-2032 battery, and features a solid, rugged design. And Vector Optics offers a lifetime warranty.
I tested it on my Glock 17 and shot through a box of ammo, doing multi-target drills, and the Frenzy Plus performed flawlessly without flicker. I was quickly able to find the dot and its wide window and relatively thin frame gave me good situational awareness.
