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New York Yankees announce George Costanza sleeping bobblehead giveaway
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New York Yankees announce George Costanza sleeping bobblehead giveaway

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The New York Yankees are again honoring their “assistant to the traveling secretary” this season.

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The first 18,000 fans at the Yankees’ Thursday matchup against the Boston Red Sox received a bobblehead of George Costanza sleeping under his desk. It coincided with “Seinfeld Night” at Yankee Stadium. Fans made sure to arrive as early as five hours before first pitch to snag the bobblehead.

The figurine depicts Costanza, played by Jason Alexander and one of the main characters of the hit show “Seinfeld,” sleeping on the job during the Season 8 episode “The Nap.” Above Costanza sleeping is one of his quotes from the episode: “I love a good nap. Sometimes it’s the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning.”

“I love a good nap. Sometimes it’s the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning.” – George Costanza

Join us at @yankeestadium on Thursday, August 21 for Seinfeld Night! 1st 18,000 guests will receive a George Costanza Bobblehead 🎟️👉https://t.co/9qKKKUfDRJ pic.twitter.com/68dJDkvLZN

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 26, 2025

In the 1997 episode, Costanza, played by Jason Alexander, decides to sleep under his desk in his office. He then recruits a handyman to expand the space under his desk for more headroom, a shelf for an alarm clock, a drawer for a blanket and a cup holder.

“This is better than my bed at home,” he says once it’s complete.

Costanza then tests it out and takes a nap. But then-Yankees owner George Steinbrenner — voiced by show co-creator Larry David — soon enters Constanza’s office looking for him. When he can’t find him, he waits inside. Eventually, Costanza phones Jerry Seinfeld and asks him to make a fake emergency call so Steinbrenner will leave the building.

The Yankees also released a bobblehead of Costanza during a game against the Red Sox last season. In that one, Costanza is in his batting stance while wearing a dress shirt and pants combination.

Crowds lined up four hours before first pitch during the Costanza giveaway last season.





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Game Of Thrones Fan Tells George R.R. Martin He’ll Be Dead Soon

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Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin recently appeared on a panel at Seattle WorldCon 2025 entitled The Shifting Landscape of Epic Fantasy, alongside Brandon Sanderson, Robin Hobb, Rebecca Roanhorse and Ryan Cahill. However, during the question-and-answer portion at the end of the session, one member of the audience got up in front of the all-star panel to complain that George R.R. Martin was taking far too long to write the penultimate book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter, and given that he likely doesn’t have that long left to live, shouldn’t he let someone else write it?

The outstandingly rude question was met with an astonished murmur in the hall, while the guests on stage looked incredibly uncomfortable and attempted to move the topic on. However, the audience member seemed not to be able to pick up on the mood they’d created, and just continued digging their hole with a series of staccato additional words. You can see the squirm-inducing moment here (thanks ScreenRant):

Which somehow means someone choosing to film a two-hour panel in portrait wasn’t close to the most offensive thing that happened.

The bizarre, rambling question, which begins with the audience member talking somewhat incoherently about Martin Scorsese directing her in a movie, then takes a dramatic left-turn as she declares, “George, you’re not going to be around for much longer.”

Martin, who is 76 and clearly still reasonably healthy, didn’t appear to react to the premonition of his death (although the person filming infuriatingly avoided filming him at any point). “This is a tough question,” the person at the mic continues while the audience begins audibly booing and vocally disagreeing, attempting to rescue herself by adding, “this is more directed at Brandon…” The reason being that Brandon Sanderson, a spritely 49, took over writing Robert Jordan’s unfinished The Wheel of Time epic fantasy series after the author died, aged only 58. The questioner wondered if the same could be arranged for A Song of Ice and Fire. “How would you feel about someone else taking over and finishing the books?” she said, seemingly now addressing Martin again, despite various members of the panel loudly saying, “No, no,” and getting up from their seats.

“Not me,” you can hear Sanderson say, while Martin gets up from his seat. Even then, the person at the mic keeps going, responding to inaudible comments from the panel, in a room that surely could no longer contain any air at all.

Obviously a lot of GoT fans are frustrated by The Winds of Winter‘s prolonged absence, given the book was due out 14 years ago. Given the series is two books away from being finished, and given Martin’s current output, it’s reasonable to wonder if any human would live long enough to get it finished at the current rate. Assuming another 14 years, Martin would be 90. However, there are obviously more human and decent ways to approach the subject.

Martin said of the delay last year, “How could I be 13 years late? I don’t know, it happens a day at a time.” He then added, “A lot of people are already writing obituaries for me. ‘Oh, he’ll never be finished.’ Maybe they’re right. I don’t know. I’m alive right now! I seem pretty vital!”

And who knows! Maybe he’ll surprise everyone and release his version of the story’s conclusion all of a sudden (the Game of Thrones TV series had to write its own ending, given it unexpectedly ran out of source material). In the meantime, maybe don’t yell at the old dude on stage that you reckon he’ll die soon.



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Even The Witcher author is dogpiling on George R. R. Martin now
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Even The Witcher author is dogpiling on George R. R. Martin now

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George R. R. Martin just can’t catch a break, huh?

The author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, which adapted into the HBO show Game of Thrones, is suffering from perhaps the worst case of writer’s block in recorded history; Martin published A Dance with Dragons, the fifth ASOIAF book, in 2011 and hasn’t completed the planned seven-book series since. He receives plenty of flak from fans for not finishing the books yet, and now a contemporary in Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of The Witcher book series, is throwing shade too.

“I will write something else. Relax. No need to fear. And unlike George R. R. Martin — whom, by the way, I know personally — when I say I’ll write something, I will,” Sapkowski said to start a panel at Opole book festival (via Redanian Intelligence) in comments originally made in Polish.

Sapkowski meant no ill will, and empathized with the position Martin is in. “I totally understand him. Because if someone had pulled a stunt like that on me, filming a series based on my books, and then getting ahead of what I intended to write, I’d also be wondering whether there’s any point in writing anymore,” Sapkowski said, touching on how HBO’s Game of Thrones lapped the ASOIAF novels and provided an unsatisfactory conclusion for the series’ story. “If it’s already been done, right? Makes no sense. It’s nice when they adapt your work, that’s the author’s bloody right, but to adapt what doesn’t exist yet, to extrapolate like that? That’s just indecent.”

He echoed the theory that Martin isn’t continuing the series because the idea of it has lost its luster after Game of Thrones’ disappointed with its final seasons. “So Martin still isn’t writing, probably because he got offended that they filmed the continuation [of Game of Thrones], but I bet he didn’t give the money back, knowing how life goes. I wouldn’t have given it back.”

Sapkowski himself is no stranger to adaptations; The Witcher was adapted into a Polish film in 2001 and a TV series that lasted one season the following year. The Witcher gained mainstream popularity once CD Projekt Red got a hold of the license, culminating in 2015’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Netflix is currently in the throes of adapting it for TV; the third season in 2023 saw the exit of star (and huge fan) Henry Cavill, leading to Liam Hemsworth wearing the medallion for the final two yet-to-be-released seasons. Sapkowski opts not to comment on the quality of the Netflix adaptations, which include two animated Witcher films, saying, “I appear in the end credits. Which means: if I say something positive, you’ll say, ‘Well of course, the magpie praises its own tail.’ And if I say something negative, you’ll say, ‘Idiot.’ So I won’t say anything.”

The Witcher ended as a seven-book series in 1999 with The Lady of the Lake, but Sapkowski returned to it in 2013 with Season of Storms, set sometime before the events of the first novel. He’s returned to it again with Crossroads of Ravens, which released in Poland last year before a wider international release later in 2025. It’s a prequel that follows a young Geralt, fresh off of completing his Witcher training at Kaer Morhen.



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George Romero’s Daughter Made a Gay Zombie Movie, With Her Father’s Blessing

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With Queens of the Dead, Tina Romero, daughter of the legendary filmmaker George A. Romero, is set to make her first directorial outing, premiering the feature at the Tribeca Film Festival June 7. The filmmaker recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly and reflected on her father’s influence.

“I am his kid. There’s no denying it. And he has influenced me greatly.” Romero said. Queens of the Dead will feature Easter eggs to honor her father’s legacy. “And this is his monster, this is his genre. I had fun doing my little Romero nods throughout the film, and we have some good ones,” she shared, including appearances by notable figures such as makeup artist and actor Tom Savini and Dawn of the Dead star Gaylen Ross. 

“The zombie apocalypse is such a rich sandbox to play in when it comes to social commentary. I can’t be my dad’s daughter without making an attempt at saying something with zombies,” Romero told the magazine. “I did want this to be a film in which I am paying homage to the world and the monster he created, but I’m also introducing my own voice. It’s very much not a film he would make, but it is using his vocabulary and is playing by his rules. As far as the queer element, on one hand, I just feel like the gays need a zombie film. It’s time that we get to have a big gay zombie movie.”

“I didn’t want to touch the genre unless it felt authentic to me,” Romero emphasized. Queens of the Dead revolves around a night in the queer party scene when the nightlife vibes at a warehouse drag show get interrupted by the zombie apocalypse. The inspiration came from intense conflict on social media among party promoters during her stint as a DJ.

Romero recounted,  “The original promoter posted this manifesto begging the question, ‘When will the queer community stop devouring its own?’ And it hit me like a bolt of lightning. I was like, ‘Oh my God! This would be how I want to explore the zombie genre in this world of queer nightlife.’” The Mandalorian baddie Katy O’Brien plays the fictionalized promoter who leads the film; Romero noted that there’s a special thanks to Tom Cruise in the credits for letting them take the time off their Mission: Impossible shoot to film the horror flick.

Romero hopes the film will shine a light on the hunger for more genre films that represent an intersection of gay scream queens with that familiar flair for horror and dark comedy from her father’s roots. The legendary filmmaker didn’t get to see a completed script but mentored his daughter during the development process.

Romero shared, “He said, ‘I love it! Run with it. Go for it.’ Unfortunately, he never got to read the completed script because it took me about seven years to get this developed… but I did have this blessing.”

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.



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Spanish GP: Max Verstappen admits George Russell crash ‘shouldn’t have happened’

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  • Laurence EdmondsonJun 2, 2025, 10:00 AM ET

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Max Verstappen has said his controversial collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix “was not right” and “shouldn’t have happened” in a post on social media the morning after the race.

The four-time world champion was given a 10-second penalty for causing the collision after he appeared to let Russell overtake on the entry of Turn 5, only to accelerate and drive into the side of the Mercedes.

Verstappen showed no signs of contrition in his post-race interviews and when asked if he caused the collision on purpose, he responded, “does it matter?”

However, in a post on Instagram on Monday morning, the Red Bull driver admitted his mistake, saying he had been frustrated by the events leading up to the incident.

Max Verstappen was given a ten-second penalty for his collision with George Russell. Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images

“We had an exciting strategy and good race in Barcelona, till the safety car came out,” Verstappen said. “Our tyre choice to the end and some moves after the safety car restart fuelled my frustration, leading to a move that was not right and shouldn’t have happened.

“I always give everything out there for the team and emotions can run high. You win some together, you lose some together. See you in Montreal.”

The Red Bull driver was running third when a safety car was deployed to remove Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes from the Turn 10 gravel trap.

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Because Verstappen had already used his allocation of soft and medium tyres over a three-stop strategy, he had only a set of hard tyres left to fit when he pitted under the safety car.

The two cars behind him — Charles Leclerc and Russell — both fitted soft tyres under the safety car and therefore had a performance advantage when racing resumed.

Leclerc passed Verstappen shortly after they crossed the start finish line to resume racing, while Russell attempted a move into Turn 1 that saw the Mercedes driver slide into Verstappen and force the Red Bull driver wide.

The stewards launched an investigation into the incident, which Red Bull feared might result in Verstappen receiving a penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Verstappen’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, radioed the reigning champion to tell him to give the position back to Russell to avoid a potential penalty — much to the frustration of Verstappen.

On the approach to Turn 5 on the following lap, Verstappen appeared to cede the position to Russell, only to accelerate again before the apex and collide with the Mercedes.

The stewards deemed Verstappen entirely at fault for the collision and issued a 10-second penalty and three penalty points on his superlicence.

The additional penalty points mean for the next two races Verstappen will be one point away from a race ban.

Meanwhile, the 10th place finish has dropped Verstappen 49 points off championship leader Oscar Piastri in the drivers’ standings.

Later on Monday, Red Bull boss Christian Horner said Verstappen had apologised to the team after the race.

“The safety car came out at the worst possible time for our strategy, we had the choice to stay out on older tyres or take the gamble with a new set of hard tyres,” Horner wrote on instagram.

“Hindsight is always 20/20, but we made the best decision at the time with the information we had. The result that followed was frustrating as it was looking to be an easy podium for Max and good Championship points.

“Max apologised in the debrief for his incident with Russell.

“The [safety car] also hurt Yuki’s race, he would’ve been very close if not in the points otherwise if you look at the trajectory he was on.

“But that’s racing. It can turn in a split second.”





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Spanish GP: George Russell says Max Verstappen crash 'felt deliberate'
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Spanish GP: George Russell says Max Verstappen crash ‘felt deliberate’

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BARCELONA, Spain — George Russell said Max Verstappen’s move on him felt deliberate and suggested the four-time world champion is a bad example for kids watching Formula 1.

Verstappen drove into the side of Russell’s car in the closing moments of the race after being asked to let the Mercedes driver back past, following an incident several laps earlier.

It was unclear whether Verstappen had driven into Russell intentionally or if he had attempted to let the Mercedes back past and then overtake again and simply misjudged the corner.

Russell was in no doubt which of those it was.

“It felt very deliberate, to be honest,” Russell said after the race. “It’s something that I’ve seen numerous times in sim racing and on iRacing. Never have I seen it in a Formula 1 race. So that was something new.

“It’s a bit of a shame because Max is clearly one of the best drivers in the world. But maneuvers like that are just totally unnecessary and sort of lets him down. It’s a shame for all the young kids looking up, aspiring to be Formula 1 drivers.

“So, as I said, I don’t know what he was thinking. In the end, I’m not going to lose sleep over it because I ultimately benefited from those antics.”

George Russell and Max Verstappen came together at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Mark Thompson/Getty Images

When asked if Verstappen should have been disqualified, Russell said: “Honestly, I need to look back on it. If it was truly deliberate, then absolutely. Because you cannot deliberately crash into another driver.

“We’re putting our lives on the line. We’re fortunate the cars are as safe as they are these days, but we shouldn’t take it for granted. As I said, it’s down to the stewards to determine if it’s deliberate or not.”

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When told about Russell’s comments when he arrived in the written media pen after, Verstappen simply said: “I’ll bring some tissues next time”.

On top of the penalty, stewards handed Verstappen three penalty points on his super license — which leaves the Dutchman one point away from a race ban.

Verstappen has 11 points on his super license in total, with F1’s rules stating that 12 in a 12-month period will result in a single-race suspension.

Two of Verstappen’s 11 points will expire when they become 12 months old on June 30, meaning Verstappen must avoid any penalties over the next two races in Canada and Austria in order to gain extra breathing room for the rest of the season.

Nico Rosberg, the 2016 world champion and now a pundit for Sky Sports, said Verstappen should have been black-flagged and disqualified for what looked to him like intentional retaliation for the earlier contact.

When watching the footage back in the cool down room, the top three drivers could barely believe their eyes.

Charles Leclerc: “Oh my god.”

Oscar Piastri: “Yikes.”

Lando Norris: “I’ve done that before … in Mario Kart.”

Verstappen, meanwhile, did not want to reference the incident directly.

“Does it matter [if contact with George was intentional]?” he said to Sky Sports. “I prefer to speak about the race than just one single moment.

“We are way too slow any way to fight for the title, I think that was clear again today.

“We tried to do a three-stop,” he continued. “I thought it was quite good and it was quite racy, and we also needed it because we had quite a bit of degradation on the tires.

“I think that was good but unfortunately the safety car came out at the end and we basically ran out of tires and the hard tire was clearly not the right tire.

“When you only have six laps to go everyone can go flat out and I was severely grip limited on the hard.”



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