Who is voltron didn’t the avengers kill him in 2014
No, you’re thinking of Ultron. Voltron is the boy genius protagonist in a defunct Nickelodeon cartoon.
You’re thinking of Jimmy Neutron. Voltron is a spherical, electric-type Pokemon from gen 1 that resembles a poke ball.
No, you’re thinking of Voltorb. Voltron is that movie with the guys that rode motorcycles on lines of lights? It looked really like simplistic future tech.
No, you’re thinking of Tron. Voltron is the main antagonist in the Harry Potter fictional novel series created by J.K. Rowling.
No, you’re thinking of Voldemort. Voltron is the royalty class of vampires from Stephenie Meyer’s infamous teenage fantasy romance series, the Twilight Saga.
No, you’re thinking of the Volturi. Voltron is the company that infamously built all of the bomb shelters in the critically acclaimed Fallout franchise.
No, you’re thinking of Vault-Tech. Voltron is actually a video game reviewer with a robot bird, and is slightly responsible for the flex tape meme
No, you’re thinking of JonTron. Voltron is the main character of the High School Musical franchise who is a basketball player.
No, you’re thinking of Troy Bolton. Voltron is the guy who sang in Disney’s Lion King.
No, you’re thinking of Elton John. Voltron is a state in the northeast United States
No, you’re thinking of Vermont. Voltron is the unit of electrical potential.
No, you’re thinking of Voltage. Voltron was a french Enlightenment writer and philosopher during the 18th Century.
No, you’re thinking of Voltaire. Voltron is an evil symbiote that fights Spider man.
No you’re thinking of Venom. Voltron is that fire type fox pokemon
No, you’re thinking of Vulpix. Voltron is a Danish heavy metal band.
No, you’re thinking of Volbeat. Voltron is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol, but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings
No, you’re thinking of Volvic. Voltron is the leader of the Decepticons, the antagonistic alien race in Transformers.
No, you’re thinking of Megatron. Voltron is a German automaker company founded in 1937.
No, you’re thinking of Volkswagen. Voltron is the Swedish automaker company founded in 1926.
No you’re thinking of Volvo, Voltron is that one dinosaur that’s super fast and has very big and sharp claws.
No, you’re thinking of Velociraptor. Voltron is a treatment with a weakened or dead form of a disease to produce immunity against that disease.
No, you’re thinking of Vaccine. Voltron is a household item used to suck up dust and dirt to keep the carpets of homes and buildings clean.
No, you’re thinking of Vacuum. Voltron is the guy who was in Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
No, you’re thinking of Van Dyke. Voltron is a measurement of the space taken up by matter, calculated as length x width x height.
No you’re thinking of Volume. Voltron is a large black bird that eats dead animals at the side of road
No, you’re thinking of Vulture. Voltron is a subatomic particle with a negative electric charge.
No, you’re thinking of Electron. Voltron is an instrument used for measuring electrical potential difference between two points in an electric circuit.
No, you’re thinking of voltmeter. Voltron is the french word for car.
No you’re thinking of voiture. Voltron is an extraterrestrial humanoid species from the Star Trek franchise
No, you’re thinking of Vulcan. Voltron is an artistic gymnastics apparatus that was used in the Olympics for over a century.
No, you’re thinking of Vault. Voltron is any edible meat from a deer.
No, you’re thinking of Venison. Voltron is is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object that allows hot lava, ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
No, you’re thinking of Volcano. Voltron is the type of blade used to sever the monster’s head in the poem Jabberwocky.
There are things you can’t fight. Acts of God. You see a hurricane coming, you get out of the way. But when you’re in a Jaeger, suddenly, you can fight the hurricane. You can win.
My favorite Jaeger of all time is still Parliament Funkadelic. Best pilots, too.
You want “Drift Compatible?” George Clinton and Bootsy Collins INVENTED that.
I might have a new favorite Jaeger:
KOSHER EGGROLL.
Pilots are a Borscht Belt comedy duo. Best timing in the business.
Sometimes supporting a crowdfunding campaign for a product is like sending a present to yourself in the future.
THE MAGICIAN LONGS TO SEE Twin Peaks Tarot arrived on my desk this week, and it is a nice present indeed. Thanks, 2016 Matthew!
I loved Ben Mackey’s card designs when I first saw them online, and backed the publication of an actual deck as soon as I could. But shortly after the project was funded, it ran into problems with the owners of the Twin Peaks copyrights, and so completion the project was delayed. Not a surprise, in hindsight, but there were times I didn’t think the published deck would become a reality.
I’m so glad it did. Details were worked out among the copyright holders and the artist, and what began as a fan’s labor of love is now out in the world. And it was worth the wait. The deck is a beautiful artifact, and every card I’ve examined so far is delightful and exquisitely drawn.
There are plenty of Rider-Waite-Smith-inspired decks in the world. More than we need, because many of them are rote restatements with little new to add. That is not the case with this deck. The R-W-S imagery and Twin Peaks are a perfect match.
Not only does world of Twin Peaks provide excellent material for a tarot deck, but the deck also offers insight into Twin Peaks. The fact that every card features a character from the series, and every assignment of character to card seems fitting and right, demonstrates how Twin Peaks is a story woven from archetypes. Cleverly interpreted and executed archetypes, but fundamental and powerful archetypes nevertheless.
Twin Peaks was always a tarot deck. Mackey’s creation helps make that clear.
Richard Merkin, who was known for his art, as well as his flamboyant sense of style, has this quote I love. In talking with The Daily News Record in 1986, he said: “Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise. Somewhere, like in Krazy Kat, you’ve got to throw the brick.”
That’s how I feel about sunglasses nowadays. While you’ll rarely go wrong with the classics, eyewear can be a great opportunity to express some real personality. Especially if you, like me, favor more conservative pieces elsewhere. Ray Ban’s Wayfarers and aviators have been popular for decades because they flatter almost everyone, but with a standard navy suit or even a sport coat, they can also make you look like a G-Man (or worse, a Blues Brother). Searching for something more unique – that both fits your face and sense of style – takes work, but it also pays off.
One of the best starting points is to play with color. Instead of something in black, consider eyewear with light brown, faux-tortoiseshell, stone gray, or even clear colored frames. There are a million companies nowadays that make your standard sunglasses with the keyhole-shaped gap between the bridge and nose pads. Almost any of them would work with everything from tailored clothing to casualwear. Don’t get too caught in worrying if the style “fits.” Andy Warhol can be seen above wearing a thinner pair of sunglasses with a thick and heavy motorcycle jacket. Sometimes contrast is the point.
If you want to play within an aesthetic, think of how style has evolved over the decades. Slightly squared off shapes can be a hip way to accessorize a 1960s-inspired suit. Thinner, slightly oversized sunglasses with wire frames can express the sleaziness of the ‘70s. Rounder oversized sunglasses can feel very ‘90s and early-aughts. Allyn Scura is a great website if you want to explore different decades and their eyewear styles (each frame is described by era in the product description). Figure out which decade your closet is most inspired by and go from there.
For something that won’t break the bank,Warby Parker, Classic Specs, and Kent Wang are solid go-tos. As Pete noted in his review, Kent Wang’s $55 frames are a “fantastic middle ground between $200+ shades and the shrugging compromise that is buying sunglasses at CVS.” The bright faux-tortiseshell color here makes these stand out, while the subdued shape is easy to wear.
For something versatile, I’ve gotten a lot of use out of these thinner frames from Lunettes Kollektion. Mine are in a light toffee brown, which is sold out, but the tortoise color at No Man Walks Alone is pretty close. I find they work with everything from sport coats to workwear to more contemporary styled casualwear. They are on the smaller side, however, so be aware. For something similar, but slightly larger, try Oliver Peoples’ Finley Esq.
For more browsing, check your local shops (especially those carrying vintage eyewear). A lot of this is personal, so it helps to be able to try on a wide selection of options. If you don’t have anything nearby, you can browse online at End, Need Supply, and Mr. Porter. They have a huge range of sunglasses, a lot of which looks great.
On a recent trip to Wyoming I discovered sunglasses by Fisherman Eyewear. It’s been years since I picked up a fishing pole but I really like these sunglasses. Polarized, well made and very affordable. The Chinook style I chose is pleasantly heavy and reminds me of Ray Ban aviators but with a more square shape that works better with my giant block of a head.
