Let's start off the month of January with various pieces of news and links you all might find interesting.
Jimmy Carter passed on December 29th of 2024 at the age of 100. He was our oldest living President. While Carter's presidency is generally thought of as having been a mess, his accomplishments post-presidency were incredible--Habitat for Humanity and his work with it being one major example. He will be missed.
A car intentionally drove through a crowd in New Orleans celebrating the New Year. The suspect later died in a shootout with the police. It saddens me to think I get scared at the thought of going to big public events because in America I always worry about some kind of attack being possible. Also alarming is that on January 1st a Cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas and it appears to have been intentional as well.
I know it feels like this comes up every year--as I discussed last year--but "Half-Life 3," is allegedly far enough along to be playtested. If that's true it is more than just conceptual vaporware--that would be exciting.
Jolt Cola is coming back, but this time, it will be advertised more as an energy drink than a soda. When I was younger, I enjoyed a Jolt Cola now and then, even if it wasn't my favorite cola (Coke and now Coke Zero would claim that title). Still, it shows that almost no brand ever stays dead for long—well, except Mr. Green.
I love the reality show, "The Traitors," and the 3rd season of the U.S. version is due to premiere on Peacock on January 9th. An extended sneak peek has dropped with with the first seven minutes available to stream for free. It looks like it's going to be a murderously good time!
Lastly, I listed my favorite comics of the year already but some other sites are getting their posts up now too. Comicsbeat and The Comics Journal both have nice chunky lists I enjoyed examining to see what I agreed with and what had me baffled--that's part of the fun with these kinds of things!
