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It's Buttons! @buttons.dog · 06/10/2026

The first comic page has been posted! www.buttons.dog/2026-comic-1

Buttons, a dog, and Zip, a duck, in in middle of a hike in the countryside.

Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Come to think of it, I ponder if one of the reasons why Transformers kids toylines pivoted to THAT direction in the mid 2010’s and lasted like that for about a decade was because they were trying to compete with the fidget toy boom.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Cyberworld is clearly trying to court that kid gaming audience in terms of themes and its YouTube uploads approach; The Amazing Digital Circus is the most obvious point of comparison but also I can't help but ponder Minecraft but I survive in PARKOUR CIVILIZATION as another reference point.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ultimatly, fate had other plans for him in mind.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Every DJ's favourite DJ ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U had two very different online mixes shared in August 2026. The results are head spinning when placed into context of each other, but are they worth it?

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Cone Mann Music Reviews: A Tale of Two ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U August 2026 Online Mixes

In August 2026, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U had two very DJ mixes to showcase. Cone Mann dives into these sets and their contrasting approaches.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Out today! Pls consider buying as it's Bandcamp Friday today (as of the time of publishing this post).

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Selected Conebient Works, by Cone Mann & Cone Lad

10 track album

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It's Buttons! @buttons.dog · 29/09/2026

A walk at Pevervil #doggie #buttons #castleton

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Part of the image is cut off in the preview thumbnail - prepare to be caught off guard by the full thing once you click on the article.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The third and last of my "reactionary thinking in filmmaking" pieces is both a retrospective of the previous two essays and a reflection on the broader culture surrounding the films discussed.

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On Vigilantes, Lesbians, and the Ties Which Bind Them: a collected epilogue

Cone Mann reflects on the writing of both his Immigrant/Migrant Films and Lesbian Space Princess essays, as well as the intersectionality…

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That Raccoon (Commissions Open!) @that-raccoon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

did a screenshot study! From a playthrough of #bigwalk I did with friends Thank you to @keilanktc.bsky.social for the original screenshot :>

a digital painting study of a screenshot from the game "Big Walk". There's 3 player characters, one of them being held by another player as they are "dead".

A screenshot from the game "Big Walk". There's 3 player characters, one of them being held by another player as they are "dead".

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The second of my three "reactionary thinking in filmmaking" pieces is both a complicated love letter of sorts to Lesbian Space Princess and an interrogation of the frankly unprecedented attention surrounding it. It also becomes a metaphorical action movie at one point.

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The Lesbian Space Princess debacle, the state of online critique, and putting all of it into…

Cone Mann analyses both a highly unusual trend centred around an indie animated film and also examines his own feelings towards the film in…

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Dante @insideastria.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The Rin Penrose 2 of fearful uncertainty: #inkpaintrose

Popular vtuber Rin Penrose 2 says her iconic catchphrase “I dunno… that’s scary…” as she clutches her iconic BLAHAJ.

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It's Buttons! @buttons.dog · 24/09/2026

www.buttons.dog

buttons.dog

It's Buttons!

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Over the next few days, a pair of blockbuster articles on Medium and a smaller piece of writing which ties the two together will be published. Brace yourselves for some of the headiest writing I've done so far.

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That Raccoon (Commissions Open!) @that-raccoon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I wonder who they were #bigwalk

a photo of a park with the player characters from the game Big Walk drawn over it.

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That Raccoon (Commissions Open!) @that-raccoon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm still looking for Illustration work! My last job gave us about a two week heads up before our location closed, so I am currently out of work.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Truth be told we don't really like playing the YT game for several reasons, but this is the first time where we've had a claim like this on any of our music works. Thankfully the upload will still be visible, but this is still BS so of course it's going to be disputed.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's frustrating to see at least one of our musical works get a false automated positive claim like this, especially when we had no prior awareness of another track also using disoriented pads as part of its sonic characteristics. It's also not even the RIGHT unauthorised instance of sampling here.

YouTube automated copyright claim for Cone Mann and Cone Lad's latest track "The Face of the Collective" where it claims there was infringement of the track "Nu 2002 - Sped Up Eden FM".

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The album's second single "The Face of the Collective" is out now. YT uploads of the singles will follow in a bit.

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The Face of the Collective, by Cone Mann & Cone Lad

from the album Selected Conebient Works

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Claudia @hiyfi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

He's one with the ghost bugs now 🐛

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Avalanches put out one of the most famous and iconic Plunderphonics albums of all time. A bunch of people made a valiant attempt to recreate it. But how well do I think it turned out exactly?

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Cone Mann Music Reviews: Various Artists — Project Since I Left You

16 producers under the guidance of (and including) Nickster recreated the entirely of Since I Left You using an entirely different set of…

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Truth be told, I'm not 100% sure how I fumbled my way into this way. ...Thanks Lexi?

Screenshot from the 49:14 mark of the
"Ruining Duck Life 4 by ignoring the game mechanics" video from Rin Penrose. Rin Penrose is on the bottom right reacting to my "Duck & Bass" comment. A duck is also on screen somewhere, within a volcanic environment.

In all seriousness I am flattened that my contribution was considered a fundamental loadbearing part of the highlight video experience, I'm just a bit taken aback that's all.

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denny @90percentdenny.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

here are the (almost up-to-date) order counts for the #coolkidcody plushies! as a heads up there are‼️ONLY FOUR DAYS‼️left for pre-orders, so if you'd been thinkin' about snagging a plush, now's a great time to do so! :D plushwonderland.com/products/10c...

cool kid cody standing proudly in front of a big eleven with his cool purple shades, pan flag colored jacket and expression of triumph! THE COOL KID OF ALL TIME!!

pizza boy wearing his lil' pizza cap and pizza delivery uniform, staring at the letter ten in shock and awe. he has no idea why people like him so much, but we know (pizza scented plushie).

mini with her little god wings, flying with the letter ten on her back, looking up with a happy expression surrounded by sparkles and stars! nobody tell her that cody got a higher number than her.

juvie with their cool green and red hair, torn vest and red jacket around their waist, standing by a devilish 6. it's not a big number but it's how you use it or something like that.

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Transformers Wiki @tfwiki.net · 28/08/2026

#BehindTheBots remembers PETER CULLEN, whose nuanced portrayal of Optimus Prime won mainstream acclaim and enthralled Transformers fans for over forty years. For this is not the end, but merely a new beginning. Simply put, another transformation. tfwiki.net/wiki/Peter_C...

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The words “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy” come to mind when thinking about that forum.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Shoutouts to Wadapan (the original writer) and the TFWiki (dot) community by the way.

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John VTuber 👑🌌 @rinpenrose.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Tonight's video has horses youtu.be/ZQ6NavGNiTs

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denny @90percentdenny.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

i got sick but we power through it, here's the sun!! :D i actually really love this one, i know rover typically wears a jacket but i thought this would look more summery! #purrfectapawcalypse

the sun tarot card featuring rover from purrfect apawcalypse. he's holding a hockey stick and baseball bat and jumping for joy. in the background is a chainlink fence like the one in the school field, an evergreen tree and rolling green hills under a blazing sun.

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

And that's the gist of it. Bluesky threads are not the best place to share thoughts and opinions in without some compromise. Thanks to anyone taking the time to read this anyway. (I also have nothing against Kairyu or anyone who works with her, just to be extra clear.)

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

However, I do have another VTuber related article in the works (once more featuring Rin Penrose) and my first article about a written work in the works, which I can hopefully carry through. Look out for those when they eventually drop (10/10).

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Sometimes it's ok to abandon creative projects if they're not working. Me and Cone Lad have done this a few times with music productions when our synergy hasn't been at our best, and I can give myself permission to realise that there's some topics I just can't do proper justice to in writing (9/10).

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Ultimately there's a ton of questions I have that might never be answered without Croc being more direct about it, which I think is highly unlikely to happen. However, I suspect that wanting to start fresh without the expectations of a previous creative project is a huge motivating factor (8/10).

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

My understanding is that Kairyu and associates are committed to the kayfabe to the point where even the livestreams have "this reminds me of someone" and other similar keyphrases caught out by the stream chat word filter and then deleted later. Even I'm choosing my words carefully here (7/10).

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

In comparison... well, I'm not going to comment on anything specific about this video, but I've found myself thinking about it months later to put it that way. Croc's videos and streams are unable to make me feel like this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gKJ... (6/10).

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

When I was in the process of making my Rin Penrose essay, it occurred to me just how much passion I was willing to put into research to ensure almost all of her pre redebut livestream models were accounted for. Ultimately, this was the key ingredient missing that lead me to abandon this one (5/10).

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I'm somewhat spiteful and thus the essay would have took a more subtle approach compared to other people discussing it, but this unusual déjà vu disconnect with Kairyu's video's and livestreams ultimately proved to be far less interesting than the actual substance of them itself (4/10).

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I did have some wacky thumbnail parodies of said media circus surrounding Kairyu in her first month, I'm too pleased with my work with them not to share them in some form (3/10).

Kairyu Crocodile and a cropped version of the Richard. D. James album cover, with the satiric accusation "Aphex Twin & Kairyu Crocodile Are The Same Person!" written in bright red comic sans.

Kairyu Crocodile crossing her arms with the text "Ok lads I think I've managed to narrow down the possible identify of Kairyu to three suspects" written in white papyrus above her: next to her are pics of the YouTuber Emuru calling her "Emirichu?" with purple papyrus, VTuber bxadjaiden (no relation) being called "An actual rabbit?" and finally the Honda HR-Ve:HEV Hybrid (the most likely suspect, I'm sure) is also there.

This one's a pure banger, it's a shame that not everyone can see it with their own eyes.

An edit of a thumbnail taken from a Christ the Youtuber upload, with a handful of absurdist edits covering up *ahem* specific aspects of it. One element on the upper left corner is replaced with a screenshot of the Spanish Inquisition from Monty Python's Flying Circus crudely superimposed with the heads of three other members of VTuber streaming group "BEASTIEZ" on it (Croc is given a hat of her own to match them), and on Croc's right the text is edited to say "dude vtuber unorthodoxy is so bizarre to me LMAO. Finally, a fake YouTube comment is covered up so that the icon is of the Pope's anime mascot "Luce", and it's a reply to "Uncle Ted's Comment" which is an edited version of onscreen text from the same Monty Python Spanish Inquisition skit edited to say the following:

"In the early years of the 21st century, to combat the rising tide of VTuber unorthodoxy, the Pope gave Kairyu Crocodile of the swamp leave to move without let or hindrance throughout the land, in a reign of violence, terror and torture that makes a smashing video. This was the BEASTIEZ Inquisition..."

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Cone Mann & Cone Lad @theconemann.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I also had this planned as a video essay, but ultimately I'm far more confident with traditional essays than recording my voice (also, I just don't want to play the BS YouTube game at this point) (2/10).

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