Mason Rabinowitz

Editor, writer and reader of cool stuff. Comic geek & die-hard fan of the 6X Champ NE Patriots.

[Ben Stiller @BenStiller]

E PLEB NEESTA!!!!!!!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Crystal Palace F.C. @CPFC]

Crystal Palace, Champions of Europe ❤️💙

[LoLNothingMatters @DastDn]

Francis Fukuyama is a fucking genius and a prophet.

[largest rodent @capybaroness]

a short freewheeling (and free!) post about The Pitt fandom and what their deal is https://t.co/AhGy3qSR72

[Boichi @Boichi_Bo1]

When we look at people around the world who dream of building a manga industry, their goal is often Weekly Shōnen Jump.
As someone who is part of Shōnen Jump, I am very grateful for that.

However, if your goal is Shōnen Jump itself, you cannot build a strong and vibrant manga industry.
That is because Shōnen Jump is not the cause of a manga industry—it is the result of one.

The true strength of manga does not lie in a few massive hit titles, but in its diversity and richness.
Only by understanding this can a country build a manga industry and a true ecosystem—and use it to powerfully develop its cultural sector.

The comics industry, including manga, can produce about 2,000 serialized titles per $100 million in advanced markets.
In developing countries, it can produce up to 5,000 serialized titles per $100 million.
If a market reaches $1 billion, it can generate around 50,000 new IPs every year—an astonishing number.

But for this to be truly meaningful, MANGA(漫画) must be diverse.
If all the works being produced resemble those from Shōnen Jump—in art style, characters, themes, storytelling, or ideas—then what is the value of producing 10,000 or even 50,000 such works every year?
That would be nothing less than a disaster.

Well, Films can afford to be somewhat similar to each other.
This is because fewer films are produced, their budgets are high, and the risks are significant.
In fact, films tend to be more similar to each other than manga.
Unlike manga, films do not have characters ranging from two-head-tall figures to fifteen-head-tall figures, right?
From a mangaka’s perspective, films often appear quite similar—the outlines of subjects are alike, and the frames are standardized, such as 16:9 or 2.35:1.

When I talk about the manga industry with others, there is one manga I always show and mention.
It is a manga work I deeply love—a manga about raising cows.
The mangaka is someone who actually raises and loves cows.

More than any manga I have drawn, this work is a living example of the true power and potential of manga.

Manga allows for endless possibilities:
a story about cows, created by someone who raises them; a simple yet refined rural food story, told by someone who has lived in the countryside; the story of a poor robot living alone in human society; narratives about great philosophers, religious figures, or social activists; and even works drawn from personal experiences with illness, such as kidney stones.

That is why mangakas serve as IP creators.
A rural food manga was later adapted into a remarkably well-crafted and emotionally rich film.
Such a challenge is only possible because there exists a powerful original manga that resonates with many people.
And it is precisely this diversity—in style, subject matter, thought, and life experience—
along with the countless acts of pure human creativity,
that ultimately give rise to Shōnen Jump and its hit titles.

Shōnen Jump is the result.

If you truly want manga to exist in your country, don’t aim for Shōnen Jump—aim for diversity in manga.

[Historyland @HistorylandHQ]

Chuck Jones, creator of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoons, offers rules for the cartoon universe (1949)

[Cobra Commander @CobraCommander]

Technically Cobra Island is open for tourism. The only thing preventing that is Cobra firing on any vessel that approaches.

[Mina Kimes @minakimes]

How you get to the answer matters as much as the answer itself

[James Moore @honjamesmoore]

Elections are for later. Vote Conservative, vote Liberal - that choice will come. Put down your partisan swords today and take a moment and listen to this speech and what is being framed. These times are not like any other.

[Dan Mora @Danmora_c]

Next week! my first time drawing my beloved Deadpool!
Grant Morrison, Alejandro Sanchez beautiful colors and lines by Me!

[Arpan Gupta @arpangup]

When Shohei Ohtani was a high school freshman, he created a detailed "dream sheet" with one central goal: to be the #1 draft pick for 8 NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) teams.

It was a 64-cell roadmap based on a framework called the Harada Method.

Here's exactly what Shohei did 👇

1. First, some history.... The Harada Method was created by Takashi Harada, a Japanese junior high track coach. He took a team ranked last out of 380 schools and, using his system, turned them into the #1 team in the region within 3 years. They held that top spot for the next 6 years.

2. You start by placing your main goal in the center of an 8x8 grid. For Ohtani, this was "be the #1 draft pick."

3. Next, you identify 8 critical supporting pillars needed to achieve that goal. These surround the main goal.

Ohtani's 8 pillars were:
• Body
• Control
• Sharpness
• Speed
• Pitch Variance
• Personality
• Karma/Luck
• Mental Toughness

4. You then break down each of those 8 pillars into 8 smaller, actionable tasks or daily routines.

This fills out the entire 64-cell grid, turning a massive dream into a concrete, daily action plan.

To improve his karma, he listed tangible actions like:

• Showing Respect to Umpires
• Picking up trash
• Being positive
• Being someone people want to support

5. The method goes far deeper than just technical skills. It forces you to analyze your weaknesses and build confidence. It also has a highlight on service to others, emphasizing that humility and contributing to your community are essential for personal success.

6. The key to the system is daily execution and accountability. Once the 64-cell chart is complete, you turn the tasks and habits into a daily diary and a "Routine Check Sheet." It’s designed to transform abstract intentions into a measurable, daily practice.

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.

And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.

[Deadline @DEADLINE]

'Andor' Writer Dan Gilroy On Disney Suspending Jimmy Kimmel & Hollywood Facing "Venomous Evil": "This Isn’t A Skirmish. It’s A Siege" – Guest Column https://t.co/58xtGlHl0C

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

they tried to "un-woke a robot and it went full nazi" is something out of an episode of 30 Rock

[Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball]

Oliver Glasner dedicates Crystal Palace's FA Cup victory to the fans ❤️

[// @aggzzx]

If you haven’t seen the BBC closing montage, sit back and enjoy 🥹🦅 #CPFC

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

Ian Fleming's original James Bond novels haven't aged well. For example, Moonraker - published almost exactly 70 years ago in April 1955 - features a villain who's a super-rich industrialist and rocket-maker seeking to cause chaos because he's a secret Nazi. Such a silly idea!

[Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly]

Hey @ElonMusk, when you finally get the nerve to climb into a rocket ship, come talk to the three of us.

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

This guy got two Bronze stars in Iraq and clerked for Roberts before landing at SDNY

[Mark S. Zaid @MarkSZaidEsq]

1/My statement on learning through news reports that my #securityclearance has just been revoked.