Over the years I've gotten a lot of compliments about the Gentry Tears mug some of my friends/fellow journalists at the Asheville Blade made for me. We've also received questions about when people might get one of their own. Who doesn't love defying gentrification in style?

Well here they are. As part of our summer subscriber drive, we're sending out Gentry Tears mugs to those who support our leftist journalism co-op. We're all working class trans and nb folks dealing with limited resources, so every bit helps.

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does someone want to buy a very old copy of pokemon colosseum for like 75 bucks. i can send pics if there's any interest. also an old gamecube which still works for an extra 50

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This post is part of Debutniverse, a series where I watch just the first episode of various cartoons.

First episode title: Babar's First Step
How familiar with the show am I?: I was vaguely aware of it.

So I may or may not have already mentioned why I started doing Debutniverse. The inspiration came while having compilations of old cartoon TV theme songs (like these) playing while I worked. I loved the nostalgia hit I was getting, even from the shows I didn't already know about just because of the styles, and decided I wanted more of that. So, even though I only vaguely knew about Babar, I've seen the opening a couple of times already, and I made some assumptions about what the show might be like as a result.

This show... is not what I was expecting.