This really reminds me of the old animated Hobbit and LOTR movies, in a good way. Or something like The Last Unicorn.

The minute details, although they tend to make the subjects look timeworn or ugly, are beautiful because of how much time and attention they must take, I think. They always gave me sort of a woven, durable impression, which makes sense for something like the dwarves in LOTR. I'd say it makes sense for Mario, too.

This is the emotional equivalent of letting a tesla drive itself while you nap in the back seat.

At this point, we just need stickied posts in various subs that pre-emptively point out what a manji is, because apparently today's population has no knowledge of its history, and we get somebody making some kinda 'wtf, swastika?' post every week or two.

Rotini pasta is top tier, right up there with farfalle.

Grabs sauce, cooperates with your fork, and has a lovely texture. Good stuff.