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well, you know what they say...

like father, like child 🧸🎶

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ATLA taco preferences headcanons:

Aang: champiñones y pimiento morrrón

Katara: Campechanos

Sokka: birria, con queso

Zuko: suadero

Toph: al pastor

Yue: bistec con queso

Azula: arrachera con queso

Mai: lengua

Ty lee: carnitas

Iroh: pastor con queso

Ursa: thinks taco bell is mexican food

Ozai: thinks eating taco bell makes you mexican and is racist about it.

Hakoda: cecina

Kya: carne adobada

June the bounty hunter: longaniza.

Zhao: got kicked out for trying to capture the trompo.

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i think its been well documented that each episode since wild blue yonder has had a name check (if you dont know what that is, its whey they say the name of the show/episode title in the episode itself), and i was wondering, since its not the same character every time, could there be a connection between them? i cant think of anything but i did make a list of every character who spoke the first name checking line in each episode so if anyone else can find a connection then do add it in the tags anyways heres the list:

wild blue yonder - donna noble the giggle - the doctor the church on ruby road - the doctor space babies - the doctor the devils chord - timothy drake boom - the doctor 73 yards - ruby sunday dot and bubble - lindy pepperbean rogue - rogue the legend of ruby sunday - carla sunday empire of death - TBA

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Zuko, el principe del fuego.

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OTD in Music History: Legendary Spanish conductor, composer, and violin virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate (1844 - 1908) dies in France. A well-respected conductor and a highly gifted composer, Sarasate is undoubtedly best remembered today for being one the very greatest violin virtuosos of the Romantic era. It should be noted, however, that his compositional efforts usually dovetailed very closely with his concertizing career -- his most famous original works include the "Spanish Dances" (published in four volumes between 1877 - 1882), the "Zigeunerweisen" ("Gypsy Airs") (1878), and the show-stopping "Carmen Fantasy" (1882) on themes taken from George Bizet's (1838 - 1875) famous opera, "Carmen" (1875)... all of which were specifically written to showcase a virtuoso violin soloist. Of Sarasate's unusually effective and highly idiomatic writing for his own instrument, famed British playwright and music critic George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) once declared that while there have been many composers of music *for the violin*, there are very few composers *of violin music* -- and then went on to identify Sarasate as a member of that rarified latter caste. And concerning Sarasate's abilities as a performer of his own works, Shaw hastened to add that he "obviously left all criticism gasping miles behind him." PICTURED: A c. 1900 real photo postcard showing the elderly Sarasate holding his violin.

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Muchas vidas, muchos maestrosLibro de Brian Weiss

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'23 SKIDOO

Before rattling off a list of my top ten movies for the year, I should offer a disclaimer. As with most years, it's based on incomplete information. There are still quite a few significant movies I haven't yet seen. But here, based on what I've seen and how I'm feeling at this writing, is my Top Ten List for 2023.

Killers of the Flower Moon--Martin Scorsese's epic yet intimate nightmare about the Osage murders in Oklahoma in the 1920s is a masterpiece; one of his best works and probably the best movie of the year.

Oppenheimer--Half of the midyear smash duo, this chronicle of the atom smasher of White Sands is a dazzling directorial performance by Christopher Nolan, fracturing his narrative yet keeping us focused. Possibly a hair overlong and anticlimactic, it's riveting at its best.

Barbie--The other half of "Barbenheimer." Greta Gerwig's brightly-colored take on the Mattel icon is crazy, imaginative and deeply goofy, yet in its own way no less serious in its ambitions. Margot Robbie is improbably touching in the title role.

American Fiction--Jeffrey Wright is quietly marvelous as an African-American novelist who so resents being expected to pander to white ideas about the black experience that he does so with a vengeance and becomes a smash. Cord Jefferson's adaptation of the Percival Everett novel Erasure is both rueful and hilarious, often at the same time, and beautifully acted by Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, Leslie Uggams, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Issa Rae, Miriam Shor and the criminally underutilized Erika Alexander.

Maestro--It's not so much a biopic in the usual sense as a portrait of the marriage of Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre. Bradley Cooper is luminous as Bernstein, and his reserved directorial style balances Bernstein's grand self-dramatizing manner beautifully. Yet it's Carey Mulligan's Felicia who emerges as the movie's guiding spirit.

Godzilla Minus One--The Lizard King stands in for postwar despondency in this one-off, one-of-a-kind monster spectacle that's also a surprisingly moving portrait of a nation coming to terms with utter defeat, and gradually starting to rise from its own ruins.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret--Judy Blume's classic for adolescent girls was a long time coming to the screen, but under the direction of Kathleen Fremon Craig it struck just the right note; sweet and lighthearted.

Air--Sneakers have become such a cultural touchstone that it's probably inevitable that we'd get an origin story for athletic footwear. Ben Affleck's account of the development of the Air Jordan line and the issues around it is absorbing and amusing.

The Holdovers--Alexander Payne's '70s-period comedy, set at a private school in Massachusetts, is essentially a vehicle for the performances of Paul Giamatti as a splenetic ancient history teacher, Da'Vine Joy Randolph as a bereaved cafeteria manager and Dominic Sessa as the kid they're stuck with for the holidays. But what performances they are.

Saltburn--After her stunning debut with Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennel's second feature, a neo-gothic take on class, is by comparison a little overwrought and sour. But it's no less brilliant, and it comes together joltingly at the end.

A few others that I found to be worth my time: The Blackening, A Haunting in Venice, Dumb Money, Jules, Theater Camp, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Thanksgiving, Somewhere in Queens, Cocaine Bear, Renfield, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Napoleon and The Boys in the Boat.

A superb 2024 to us all!

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behind the scenes // ST. LOUIS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS (2023)

The winners have been revealed! The St. Louis Film Critics Association has announced its picks for the most outstanding filmmaking in 24 categories. Like all of the Nobel Prize winners in Barbie, they all worked hard for and deserve the recognition. 

If you’re interested in the mechanics of how critics’ voting works , I recently provided a behind-the-scenes look at last year’s voting with a more logistical view. (Read it here or just keep scrolling to the next post if you’re on the home page of Crowd vs. Critic.) For this year's behind-the-scenes look, I’ll be sharing more about why I chose my nominations and how I decided on final voting. Of note, I had not seen every film that ended up being nominated before I submitted my nominations ballot, so if you’re wondering why I ignored Anatomy of a Fall, Bottoms, Evil Dead Rise, The Holdovers, Godzilla Minus One, Knock at the Cabin, Menus Plaisirs - Les Troisgros, Perfect Days, Poor Things, Robot Dreams, Skinamarink, Talk to Me, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, or The Zone of Interest, the simple reason is that there are only 24 hours in a day!

Unlike awards shows, I’m starting with the big kahuna: Best Picture! The SLFCA decided to up this category’s number of nominations to 10 from 5, and you’ll keep seeing these 10 titles in my voting:

Priscilla - My favorite Sofia Coppola movie since 2006’s Marie Antoinette. It just missed a lot of nominations, which I suspect is because too few in the group had seen it, but those who had seen it ranked it highly. Unfortunately, every critic in the group only has 24 hours in a day!

Air - I rewatched this just before submitting my nominations, and it still rules! Based on chatter from my colleagues, I suspected the first six films on my list didn't have a ton of support across our group, which is why I ranked them higher. As you can see, my suspicion was correct since none of them made the final cut

BlackBerry - Another film that just missed nominations by a few votes, including Glenn Howerton’s performance as a most terrorizing boss

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. - My first notable theater cry this year

Asteroid City - The 4th of 7 movies in my top 10 that were released before October—a rarity! I’ve been thinking about all of them for months since their release, which tells me it's not just Awards Season hyping them up in my mind

The Iron Claw - This is the most recent viewing to make my list, and it's also the one that made me cry the most

Past Lives - I ultimately ended up voting for Past Lives because its simple elegance moved me so much that it has stayed with me since seeing it in June

Barbie - The funniest movie of the year and one with big ideas...aka the heart of Crowd vs. Critic!

Oppenheimer - Practically eligible in every category—what wasn’t well-done here?

Killers of the Flower Moon - The same note as Oppenheimer, which is to say, no notes! I correctly assumed Past Lives, Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Killers of the Flower Moon would earn nominations without ranking them at the top of my noms, which was why I ranked them low even though I think they are all outstanding

Also on my long list: Creed III, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, The Killer, You Hurt My Feelings

Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor are two categories I never wavered on how I would vote. Lily Gladstone and Ryan Gosling put performances for the ages on the screen this year! I also wanted to recognize the incredible year Jason Schwartzman has had between Asteroid City, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. His lead role in Asteroid seemed like the best bet for widespread support, but basically every time he breathed in The Hunger Games, I laughed.

More actors on my long list: Matt Damon, Air; Scarlett Johansson, Asteroid City; Anthony Hopkins, Freud’s Last Session; Florence Pugh, A Good Person; Jason Schwartzman, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; Zac Efron, The Iron Claw; Michael Fassbender, The Killer; Carey Mulligan, Maestro; Jessica Chastain, Memory; Jodie Foster, Nyad; Teo Yoo, Past Lives; Colman Domingo, Rustin; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, You Hurt My Feelings 

These categories are always difficult for me to pin down. For Ensemble, is it about the breadth of performers and the number of familiar people I am happy to see? For Director, is it the size of the production and the level of difficulty the shoot appeared to have? Those are all factors, but I think it comes down to weaknesses being nigh invisible in both categories. For example, in The Iron Claw, it was difficult to identify which actor stood out the most because they worked so well in tandem. In Past Lives, the camera work, performances, and writing aligned perfectly to support its theme in every moment. Barbie ended up being my final vote in both categories because Greta Gerwig's vision of Barbie Land was inspired and every member of the huge cast found a moment to shine.

More directors on my long list: Ben Affleck, Air; Matt Johnson, BlackBerry; Sean Durkin, The Iron Claw; David Fincher, The Killer; Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon; Bradley Cooper, Maestro; Todd Haynes, May December

More ensembles on my long list: American Fiction, The Boys in the Boat, The Color Purple, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Leave the World Behind, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Which stories felt clever, sharp, and authentic to the human experience? Which felt fresh with a unique point of view? Which created moments I've never seen before onscreen? Which explored its ideas with honesty, empathy, and thoroughness? It’s no coincidence 8 of these screenplay 10 nominations align with my picks for Best Film.

More screenplays on my long list: American Fiction, The Boys in the Boat, Freud’s Last Session, A Good Person, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Iron Claw, The Killer, May December, Memory, Oppenheimer, Polite Society, You Hurt My Feelings

There’s no such thing as objectivity in criticism, but it really goes out the window when looking at these focused categories. Animated and Documentary films aren’t as plentiful as live-action narrative films, and I’m not naturally drawn to Horror and International films as much as other genres, though I’m trying to grow in those areas. (Seeing Cocaine Bear, Renfield, and A Haunting in Venice in theaters felt like big risks for me!) Not including My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 on my ballot would have felt dishonest since I saw it three times in theaters, and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is one of the most fun theatrical experiences I’ve had in years. Perhaps my most unpopular vote this year was for Elemental over Spider-Verse—I'm one of the few people who liked but didn’t love that sequel.

More genre films on my long list: Cocaine Bear (Comedy), The Covenant (Action), The Equalizer 3 (Action), Extraction II (Action), Gran Turismo (Action), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Action, Comedy), A Haunting in Venice (Horror), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Action), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Action), Kandahar (Action), The Meg 2: The Trench (Action), Polite Society (Comedy), Renfield (Comedy), You Are So Not Invited to My Bar Mitzvah (Comedy), You Hurt My Feelings (Comedy)

In many ways, Stunts and Visual Effects are extensions of the Action Film category, with a few exceptions. The Iron Claw is a drama with insane wrestling stunts, and Polite Society is an action-comedy that centered on the art of stunt work.

More stunts on my long list: Creed III, Extraction II, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Kandahar, Sisu

More VFX on my long list: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, M3GAN

This is where my Spotify Top 100 comes in handy. The Air, Barbie, BlackBerry, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Priscilla soundtracks all charted for me this year, which made those votes no-brainers. Asteroid City, Creed III, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Past Lives all had soundtracks I spent time with as well, and May December’s score almost acts like a narrator, adding comedic and dramatic punch when needed.

More music on my long list: Creed III, A Good Person, The Iron Claw, The Killer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Leave the World Behind, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Wish

These come down to wow(!) factor, and the categories were some of the hardest to rank. I voted for Priscilla for Costume Design in the final round because I hoped that movie would win something, but to be honest, I adored the costumes in Barbie and Killers of the Flower Moon, too. Same with Production Design: I picked Asteroid City, but it's a three-way tie between Asteroid City, Barbie, and Killers for me.

More editing on my long list: Barbie, BlackBerry, The Iron Claw, Leave the World Behind, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Missing, Oppenheimer

More cinematography on my long list: The Iron Claw, John Wick: Chapter 4, Killers of the Flower Moon, Leave the World Behind, May December

More costumes on my long list: Asteroid City, The Boys in the Boat, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Oppenheimer

More production design on my long list: The Boys in the Boat, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Iron Claw, The Killer, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Sisu

I saved Best Scene for last when picking my nominations since I'm better at remembering how a movie makes feel as a whole than its scenes. I started thinking through my favorite movies of the year, and these moments were the ones that left the biggest impressions (more wow factor!). Barbie’s scene of tricking the Kens made me laugh so hard I cried, but I happily voted for America Ferrera’s monologue in the end since it just made me cry, period.

More scenes on my long list: Killers of the Flower Moon, lots of choices!, Maestro, lots of choices!, May December, hot dogs; Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, the train falling; Past Lives, bar conversation

See more about the St. Louis Film Critics Association picks for 2023 at STLFilmCritics.org.

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LISTEN DONT GET ME STARTED ON NANCY AND D&D AND THE FACT SHE’D GET RIGHT BACK INTO IT. I’m just imagining someone making a dumb comment like Steve saying ‘what like a magic elf’ half assed like and Nancy just ‘Druid - keep Harrington,’ without missing a blink,

cont. OH! And the fact she could totally bring the the other teens into it (Robin and Steve)

okay but we need to talk about how one of my ultimate wishlist things on this blog is dustin ( & erica ) getting to dm a campaign/one shot for nancy, steve & robin

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Headcanons Avatar, Universo Alterno Latinoamérica.

- Katara y Sokka crecieron viendo 31 minutos, se saben todas las canciones.

- Suki se agarró a golpes con un vato que le dijo que parecía la mujer del video de mi barrio me respalda. Suki ganó la pelea.

(Referencia del clip que se hizo viral)

- A Azula le gustan las arepas.

- Ty lee casi no come picante.

- Mai le pone tajín a todo.

- Ozai está obsesionado con las dictaduras de latam. (Los idoliza)

- Ursa no se sube al transporte público.

- Aang tiene cara de que lo alburean pero les contesta bién bonito.

- Hakoda llora cuando escucha ciertas canciones de salsa, era algo que siempre compartía con Kya.

- Kanna escucha boleros.

- Mai ve los cuentos de la calle broca con Tom Tom.

- Hakoda y Sokka ven dragonball juntos cada chance que tienen.

- Katara ve Sailor moon y recuerda como su mamá lo veía con ella.

- Ursa sabe bailar tango y le encanta.

- Toph tiene un sentido casi paranormal para detectar que tan lleno viene el camión/colectivo/bus/micro.

- Toph se albureaba a sus maestros de la primaria.

- Zuko le dice a la gente que su cicatriz fué un accidente en una carne asada.

- Zuko y Azula son otakus y comparten una colección de katanas, wakizashis, etc.

- Azula se burla de Zuko porque a el le gusta evangelion.

- Ty lee se brinca los torniquetes del transporte público.

- Mai sabe de cerrajería.

- Katara es feminista y ayuda a víctimas de violencia doméstica.

- Sokka apoya el feminismo porque Suki lo convenció con argumemtos de alto impacto.

- Yue le pone chimichurri a todo.

- Después de volverse amigas, Azula y Katara ocasionalmente fuman mota juntas.

- Azula le cambió el sonido de notificación del celular de Zuko al sonido de notificación de grindr.

- Zuko estaba enojado hasta que Jet le empezó a coquetear.

- Para vengarse, Zuko y Jet cogieron en la habitación de Azula.

- Azula le dió el número de Zuko a los testigos de jehová. (O inserta grupo religioso que manda spam en tu región)

- Iroh adoptó a Zuko y Azula después de que Ozai los corrió por ser bi y lesbiana.

- Ursa se divorció

- Ozai se unió a un grupo antiderechos.

- Azula, Katara, Ty lee, y Mai traen una situación que nadie sabe quién se acuesta con quién. Zuko sospecha que es un rollo poliamoroso.

- A Jet le echaron gas lacrimógeno en una manifestación. Zuko le ayudó y lo dejó quedarse con el.

- Sokka y Hakoda siempre usan el meme de hasta aquí mi reporte Joaquin.

- Ty lee le dices michis a los gatos y usa la frase a mimir.

- Azula es super fan de Avenged Sevenfold.

- Mai ve la rosa de guadalupe com su mamá.

@azutara-lover @waterfire1848 @soyunmago @drpoisonoaky @bellatrixobsessed1 Creo que tu también hablas español.

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Etiqueten porfas a la banda hispanoablante y/o latina.

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Desafíos de la inclusión educativa en Buenos Aires: Una mirada crítica

Desafíos de la inclusión educativa en Buenos Aires: Una mirada crítica La inclusión educativa enfrenta desafíos en Buenos Aires, con aulas sobrepobladas de acompañantes terapéuticos y procesos burocráticos que dificultan la verdadera integración de estudiantes con discapacidad.

La inclusión educativa enfrenta desafíos en Buenos Aires, con aulas sobrepobladas de acompañantes terapéuticos y procesos burocráticos que dificultan la verdadera integración de estudiantes con discapacidad. Según un reciente relevamiento realizado por la Asociación de Institutos de Enseñanza Privada de Buenos Aires (AIEPBA), la inclusión educativa en la provincia enfrenta serios desafíos. En…

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Zuko.