#Andrew Finkelstein

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The Idol 1x01.

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The Endgame Of The Idol

TW: This post will include mentions of physical abuse so be wary.

So I’m sure by this point everyone has seen or heard about HBO’s The Idol, the newest offering by Euphoria creator Sam Levinson & Abel Tesfaye a.k.a. The Weeknd. It focuses on a pop star named Jocelyn following the death or her mother and a very public meltdown as she attempts to return to the music industry which hits a roadblock when she gets involved with a club owner named Tedros (Tesfaye) whom is leading a cult of amateur pop stars.

It has received A LOT of discourse even before it aired, with many decrying Levinson’s involvement due to his over reliance of sexuality in his productions, many had concerns his involvement would lead to the show being infused with a messed up form of storytelling that would overshadow the story being told. Since it’s airdate, the sexualised elements of the show have been criticised for being too frequent and provocative but this weeks ep Daybreak had an element that moved a more toxic element of the show into the main story.

At a dinner table Jocelyn discusses her recently deceased mother and mentions she used to hit her with a hairbrush when she lost focus, Tedros (who’s looking to break her further under his power) orders her to retrieve the brush so he can use it on her, as he assumes the reason she is struggling to make impactful music is because she no longer has her mother around to ‘discipline’ her. We’re then treated to a rather icky sequence of him using the brush, paired with shots of aftercare and concludes with Jocelyn thanking Tedros for caring about her, yeah…

For a crowd that was already turned off by the show, this will no doubt enrage them, however this one scene of Jocelyn’s backstory opens up an opportunity for new avenues for her team to travel down: We already known Xander (Troye Sivan) didn’t try to help Jocelyn due to not wanting to loose his paycheck as part of her creative team, Leia (Rachel Sennott) is already weak willed to make any level of impact and Nikki Katz (Jane Adams) alongside Andrew Finklestein (Eli Roth) couldn’t care about anything but getting music out into the world to make them money, but what about the other members of her team who’ve shown a care for her emotionally beyond the need for business Chaim (Hank Azaria) & Destiny (Da’Vine Joy Randolph)? How come they didn’t step in any earlier to help her? Is there a potential to have them be redeemed?

Jocelyn’s mother passing away opened up a whole new avenue for her to make her own impact on the world so Tedros robbing her of that opportunity and Jocelyn seemingly ‘welcoming it’ doesn’t sit well on the mind of even those watching The Idol with an open mind, however with this sequence, the show may have just given itself a second season. Think about it, if the show ends on a season final with Jocelyn introducing Tedros at her concert & being met with cheers, it sends a very negative message that abuse leads to results and only backs up the concerns shared about Levinson’s involvement in the project in the first place and even if this season were to end with Jocelyn overcoming the negative influences in her life and regaining her power, it looks as if it’d be rushed rather than paced out fluidly (there are only a handful of eps remaining, two or three dependent on whether the fortnight showing of the show will be the finale), however with a second season that focuses on the new ‘Power Couple’ of Hollywood with Jocelyn becoming concerned with how Tedros’s is dealing with his star rising due to his association with her, it would showcase a commitment to telling the story in a fully fleshed out way.

The endgame of The Idol is clear: Jocelyn is meant to go through a rough handling of the worst parts of the music industry & come out stronger at the other end, obviously going to therapy to deal with the deep seated issues her mother, Nikki & Tedros have created in her, but ready to heal and grow, whether HBO will give Sam, Abel & Reza Fhaim the opportunity to continue it? Only time will tell.

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A copy of the first reading list, if you dislike clicking on Google docs links:

The liberal news media is working overtime to silence Palestinian voices. As we sit thousands of miles away, witnessing the massacre through social media, the least we can do is educate ourselves and work to educate others. Apartheid threatens all of us, and just to reiterate, anti-Zionism ≠ antisemitism.

Academic Works, Poetry and Memoirs

The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine: Background, Details, and Analysis, Ghassan Kanafani (1972)

Palestinians: From Peasants to Revolutionaries, Rosemary Sayegh (1979)

Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment, Mazin Qumsiyeh (2011)

My Life in the PLO: The Inside Story of the Palestinian Struggle, Shafiq al-Hout and Jean Said Makdisi (2019)

My People Shall Live, Leila Khaled (1971)

Poetry of Resistance in Occupied Palestine, translated by Sulafa Hijjawi (Baghdad, Ministry of Culture and Guidance, 1968)

On Palestine by Ilan Pappé and Noam Chomsky (2015)

Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on the US-Israeli War Against the Palestinians, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé (2013)

The Politics of Dispossession: The Struggle for Palestinian Self-Determination, 1969-1994, Edward W. Said (2012)

Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique, Sa’ed Atshan (2020)

Stone Men: The Palestinians Who Built Israel, Andrew Ross (2019)

Ten Myths About Israel, Ilan Pappé (2017)

Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question, Christopher Eric Hitchens and Edward W. Said (2001)

Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape, Raja Shehadeh (2010)

The Gun and the Olive Branch: The Roots of Violence in the Middle East, David Hirst (1977)

Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom, Norman Finkelstein (2018)

Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians, Noam Chomsky (1983)

Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations, Avi Shlaim (2010)

Politicide: Ariel Sharon’s War Against the Palestinians, Baruch Kimmerling (2006)

The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering, Norman G. Finkelstein (2015)

Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, Jehad Abusalim (2022)

Nakba: Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory, Ahmad H. Sa’di and Lila Abu-Lughod (2007)

Peace and its discontents: Essays on Palestine in the Middle East peace process, Edward W. Said (2012)

Three Poems by Yahya Hassan

Articles, Papers & Essays

“Palestinian history doesn’t start with the Nakba” by PYM (May, 2023) 

“What the Uprising Means,” Salim Tamari (1988)

“The Palestinians’ inalienable right to resist,” Louis Allday (2021)

“Liberating a Palestinian Novel from Israeli Prison,” Danya Al-Saleh and Samar Al-Saleh (2023) 

Women, War, and Peace: Reflections from the Intifada, Nahla Abdo (2002)

“A Place Without a Door” and “Uncle Give me a Cigarette”—Two Essays by Palestinian Political Prisoner, Walid Daqqah (2023)

“Live Like a Porcupine, Fight Like a Flea,” A Translation of an Article by Basel Al-Araj

Films & Video Essays

Fedayin: Georges Abdallah’s Fight (2021)

Naila and the Uprising (2017)

Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory (2015)

Tell Your Tale Little Bird (1993)

The Time That Remains (2009)

“The Present” (short film) (2020)

“How Palestinians were expelled from their homes”

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011)

Born in Gaza (2014)

5 Broken Cameras (2011)

Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege (2021)

Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe - Episode 1 | Featured Documentary

Organisations to donate to

Palestine Red Crescent Society - https://www.palestinercs.org/en

Anera - https://support.anera.org/a/palestine-emergency

Palestinian American Medical Association - https://palestinian-ama.networkforgood.com/projects/206145-gaza-medical-supplies-oct-2023

You First Gaza - https://donate.gazayoufirst.org/

MAP - Medical Aid for Palestinians - https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate

United Nations Relief and Works Agency - https://donate.unrwa.org/-landing-page/en_EN

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund - https://www.pcrf.net/   

Doctors Without Borders - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/palestine

AP Fact Check

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-misinformation-fact-check-e58f9ab8696309305c3ea2bfb269258e

This list is not exhaustive in any way, and is a summary of various sources on the Internet. Please engage with more ethical, unbiased sources, including Decolonize Palestine and this list compiled by the Palestinian Youth Movement.

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EXCLUSIVE: Adele Lim is returning to work with Disney as director of the third installment of its prized Princess Diaries franchise.

It’s the second time Lim will be behind the camera after writing Disney’s animated 2021 movie, Raya and the Last Dragon. Lim made her directorial debut with the raunchy Lionsgate R-rated female Asian American comedy Joy Ride.

Debra Martin Chase is producing Princess Diaries 3. EPs include Lim’s producing partner Naia Cucukov and Melissa Stack.

Disney launched The Princess Diaries in 2001, catapulting Anne Hathaway into a marquee name at the box office. There was also a 2004 sequel, The Princess Diaries: Royal Engagement. Both also starred Julie Andrews and were directed by the late Garry Marshall. Together both pics grossed $300M WW. The first movie followed Hathaway’s Mia Thermopolis, who learns she’s the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. She takes her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz along for the ride as she tries to navigate through teenagedom.

Lim tells us: “As a diehard fan of the original Princess Diaries, I’m beyond excited to be a part of bringing the third iteration of this beloved franchise to life.  We look forward to celebrating its core tenants of female power, joy and mentorship with audiences worldwide.”

Lim’s credits include being a writer-producer on such TV shows as One Tree Hill and Lethal Weapon, as well as being the co-showrunner on the CW series Star-Crossed.

She wrote Warner Bros.’ blockbuster Jon Chu-directed rom-com Crazy Rich Asians, which grossed $174M stateside and picked up nominations for Best Picture at the Golden Globes and Producers Guild Awards and won the Critics Choice Award.

Last year Lim partnered with Naia Cucukov to form the production company 100 Tigers. Cucukov was a former Walden Media senior executive who’s credits include the Netflix series The Baby-Sitters Club and Manhunt. The mission for the company is to “foster and empower artists and projects that share our passion for female-forward, cross-cultural stories with global appeal and a glossy edge.” 100 Tigers has several projects in development at various studios including Amazon/MGM, HBO Max and ABC.

Lim is repped by Paradigm and Ginsburg, Daniels, Kallis. Chase is repped by CAA and Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano. Cucukov is repped by Paradigm and Sean Marks. Stack is represented by CAA and Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment.

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The Idol 1x01: The Characters

What I have understand so far:

- Xander = he is her creative director.   

- Leia = her best-friend / assistant. 

 - Chaim = he is her co-manager. 

 - Destiny = she is her co-manager. 

- Benjamin = he is her publicist. 

- Nikki = she is a record label executive. 

- Dyanne = a friend / backup dancer. 

- Andrew Finkelstein = a Live Nation representative. 

- Life is war = the security chief of Tedros’ club?

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I’ve been thinking about this ask from @theravenkin’s blog that talks about how AFTG is a fandom that likes to do random ass and hyperspecific niche au’s so naturally I thought I’d make a fic rec list of 5 of my faves:

Under A Sea of Mist by puddlejumper99/ @writingpuddle

For a thousand years the Lord Ruler has reigned over the Final Empire. Ash falls from the sky and strange mists shroud the night. The skaa labour in the fields and the nobility dance in their Keeps, their glittering lights blinding them to the cruelty in their hearts.

The skaa rebellion is a fantasy and Neil knows it. The Lord Ruler is immortal; there's no overthrowing him. It's as much a surprise to him as anyone else when he gets recruited. But as he gets drawn deeper into the plot, he starts to discover things that will change their understanding of magic forever.

There's always another secret.

Mistborn au. There‘s probably only like 4 people that love both of these fandoms like me, so reading this felt so self-indulgent, like it was ripped straight from high school me’s wildest dreams, and it just makes me clap my hands with joy like a child every time I think about the fact that this fic exists

Whispers in the leaves, shadows in the moonlit night by Silveriss/ @wulfrann

Monsters and ghouls of every age,

Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

Far beyond the graveyard and its renowned Spiral Hill, the Woods prevail. There are no animals to be found there, not one sign of life but for the shifting of the mist and gentle caress of the wind.

Neil has lived in Halloween Town for as long as he can remember, though memory is a fickle thing.

Since his mother, Mary Finkelstein, died two years ago, he hasn't been as good at following her orders as he used to be.

He's made friends. He's not sure how it happened, really - it feels like he just woke up one day with his life suddenly entangled with a whole group of people he hadn't noticed getting slowly closer.

He's also taken the habit of looking at the Woods.

There's something calling to him. He can hear them in the wind, the whispers in a hundred incoherent tongues.

They say crossing the threshold is always the most difficult part.

Nightmare Before Christmas au. Really gorgeous atmospheric writing and adds some v cool worldbuilding elements to the Nightmare Before Christmas universe

The Real Folk Blues by moonix/ @annawrites

Captain David Wymack and the bounty hunter crew of the Bebop spaceship might be a little out of their depths chasing down the infamous hacker and notorious runaway Neil Wesninski, whose bounty exceeds even Kevin's wildest dreams. Worst of all, Andrew might actually enjoy it.

Cowboy Bebop au. The Foxes are space cowboys, I think that’s all I need to say

I'd Never Want to Complicate Your Heart by jingerhead/ @jingerhead

Andrew glanced at the board and found his name at one of the pods of two rather than four (thank god), right next to the windows. Next to his name was ‘Neil Josten’, one Andrew didn’t recognize, but he had to be at least a sophomore to be in this class. Turning to find the right seats, Andrew found himself pausing as he walked, seeing the person he’d be sitting next to for the foreseeable future if Mr. Browning had his way.

And shit, this was either a good thing or a bad thing, because Andrew is very, very gay, and Neil was good looking enough to become a distraction very quickly.

~*~

Or, the Heartstopper AU nobody asked for but that I absolutely needed to write.

Heartstopper au. I called this fic Heartstopper for the asexuals in my bookmark notes and in my comment on it and I will stand by that until I die cuz some of Neil’s experiences with his sexual orientation in this fic echo my own so well I got chills

Andrew Minyard's Diary by fuzzballsheltiepants/ @fuzzballsheltiepants

Andrew is comfortable with his life. He helps edit bad books. He has his collection of people, an apartment, and a novel he will never finish writing. If only his cousin and best friend would stop trying to set him up with one Neil Josten.

Except...perhaps he wouldn't mind being set up with Neil after all.

In which Andrew is Bridget Jones, Kevin is Daniel Cleaver, and Neil is Mark Darcy. Except none of them are like their inspiration characters at all.

Inspired by @scribbleb_red, who said on Twitter "What if there was a Bridget Jones AU?" and when I said, "Yes please!" she handed me the reins. I hope this is even remotely what you were looking for.

Bridget Jones’s Diary au. Absolutely hilarious concept with just perfect character dynamics

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Supporters of Creative Community For Peace Open Letter (Support of Israel) - Part 2/2

Bryan Terry, Head of Development, Vice TV

Melanie Greene, VP, Finance, Above Average Productions

Antony Gordon, Managing Director, Adeptus Partners/CEO, AG Productions

Jennifer Duberstein, Head of Sports Business Affairs, CAA Sports

Diane Mayer, CEO/Founder, Crown Jules Entertainment

Dan Carrillo Levy, Writer/Director, Moxie 88

Logan Binstock, Agent, CAA

Gregg Rossen, Screenwriter

Stephany Hurkos, Personal Manager, Stephany Hurkos Management

Jessica Pollack, Talent Strategy Executive, UTA

Marla Levine, Attorney/Producer/Consultant

Andrew Lear, Partner/Agent, UTA

Ben Bruskin, TV Traffic Coordinator, Allen Media Group

Steve Bornfeld, Writer/Editor, Freelance

Linda Lichter, Attorney, Founding Partner, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler Feldman and Clark, Inc.

Scott Stone, President, Stone & Company Entertainment

Mark Canton, CEO & Producer, Canton Entertainment

Robert Kamen, Writer

Itay Reiss, Manager/Producer, Artists First

Stephanie Davis, Literary Manager, Wetdog Entertainment

Sean Canino, President of Television, McFarlane Films LLC

Barry Schkolnick, Writer/Producer, Schoolboy Productions, Inc

Richard Rionda Del Castro, CEO, Hannibal Media

Lawrence Scot Deutchman, Producer, Great Escape Entertainment, LLC

Jeff Hynick, Partner, Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein

John Ondrasik, Singer-Songwriter, Five for Fighting

Erik Arnold, Writer/Linguist

Sean Elliott, Partner/Office-Head/Talent Manager, Authentic Talent & Literary Management

Sadaf Muncy, SVP, Development and Production, HappyNest Entertainment

Dean Cain, Filmmaker

Brandi George, CEO, Presse Public Relations

Roger Friedman, Owner, www.showbiz411.com

Marc Klein, Screenwriter, Birdy Num Num Inc

Eytan Keller, President, Keller Productions, Inc

Adam Schweitzer, Talent Agent, CAA

James Stoteraux, Writer/Showrunner

David Hunt, Owner, FourBoys Entertainment

Chad Fiveash, Writer/Showrunner

Adam Rosen, Partner, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, P.C.

Kevin Misher, Principal, Misher Films

Nathaniel Bear, Filmmaker, Nat Bear Media/4M Reviews

Deborah Gilels, Publicist, LAMedia Consultants

Lionel Chetwynd, Writer/Director/Producer

Dick Atkins, Producer, A-Films, LLC

Wayne Fitterman, Agent, WME

Gloria Carlin, Actor

Ellen H. Schwartz, Film Producer

Larry Webman, Agent, Wasserman

Emily Gerson Saines, Founding Manager/Producer, Brookside Artist Management

Michael Skloff, Composer, MSM

Joshua Feldman, Writer

Cory Richman, Manager, Liebman Entertainment

Sharon Paz, Senior Talent Agent, A3 Artists Agency

Jonathan Rubenstein, Producer, Crystal City Entertainment

Leah Yerushalaim, Agent, CAA

Brian Liebman, Manager, Liebman Entertainment

David Bickel, Writer/Producer

Samantha Nisenboim, Producer

Ruchel Freibrun, Marketing Specialist

David Caspi, Journalist, Golden Globes

Tommy Finkelstein, Head of Business Affairs, Independent Artist Group

Peter Biegen, Writer

Patrick J. Nicolas, Actor

Constantin Werner, Writer/Director/Producer, Rusalka Film

Jordan Silverberg, Head Of Music, Wild Card Creative Group

Susie Arons, President, Strategic Communications, 42West

Ben Winston, Partner, Fulwell 73

Jeff Refold, COO & CFO, Ryan Seacrest Productions

Robert Lantos, Producer, Serendipity Point Films

Beth Schwartz, Showrunner

Gideon Yago, Writer

Mel Nieves, Actor/Playwright/Screenwriter/Arts Educator

Phyllis Strong, Writer

Beverly D’Angelo, Actor

Ron Mix, Retired Professional Football Player

Shyla La’Sha, Actor

Ellen Lafair, President, Big Top Marketing and Promotions, Inc.

Robert Siegel, Writer/Showrunner

Mitchell Gossett, Talent Manager, Industry Entertainment

John Fogelman, CEO, FactoryMade Ventures

Tanisha Harper, Actress, Mariko Entertainment

Jonathan Golfman, Co-President Film, MRC

Allen Kates, Ghostwriter/Author, Holbrook Street Press

Hannah Li-Paz, Assistant, Echo Lake Management

Harris Doran, Writer/Director/Producer

Lawrence Kopeikin, Entertainment Lawyer, Kopeikin Law PC

Cindi Berger, Chairman, R&CPMK

Patricia Marin, Producer, Marin Group Productions

Andrew Carlberg, Producer

Yariv Milchan, Chairman and CEO, New Regency

Ashley Adler, Voice Actor

Ben goldmanRobert Zaccano, Executive Producer, Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg

Ali Axelrad, Actor

Trevor Raine Bush, Actor

Nancy Belle Novello-Hahn, Owner/Founder iRead2Know Radio Network iHeartRadio, iHeartRadio

Ann Kline, Music Supervisor

Jennifer Kim, Sr Manager, The Walt Disney Company

E Randolph Kielich, Visual & Photographic Artist, Broken Light Inc.

Dawn Solér, President, Working Music Entertainment LLC

William Todd Levinson, Actor, Independent

Jessica Kaminsky, Writer/Producer

Gary Mantoosh, Partner, The Initiative Group

Oliver Ewy, Actor

Beth Milstein, Writer

Eric Slee, Data Analyst, Writers Guild of America West

Julia McArthur, Actor

Matt Galsor, Partner, Greenberg Glusker

Jessica Sharzer, Screenwriter

Eileen O’Farrell, Owner/Manager, Eileen O’Farrell Personal Management

Tair Biton, Producer, One Night Only

Scott Rosenbaum, Showrunner/Writer

Sam Kott, Producer

Howard Brande, President & Executive Producer, Brain Bucket Productions, LLC

Hodayah Miller, Executive Assistant, HBO

Jan Kovac, Film Editor

Emma Andrus, Filmmaker

Amy Elmer, Events, CAA

Danielle Nebel, Actress

Dorit Rochelle, Publicist

Kevin Gimble, Agent

Lars Sylvest, Producer

Lawrence Bender, Producer, Lawrence Bender Productions

Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul, EVP, Publicity & Head of Communications, Disney Entertainment

Ashley Kline Shapiro, Vice President, Publicity, ABC Entertainment

Liza Chasin, Producer, 3dot Productions

Michael Diamond, Partner/Talent Agent, MGMT ENTERTAINMENT

Sheri Rosenberg Kelton, CEO/Literary and Talent Manager, SRK Entertainment

Jay Weisleder, Film & TV Producer, Fuego Films

Kristin Konig, Talent Manager, MGMT. Entertainment

Diana Garelik, Manager, Original Content Post Production, IMAX

Theodore Bressman, Writer

Andy Hirsch, Actor

Leonard Fisher, Music Engineer, L. F. Productions

Claire Kennedy, Writer, Baby Banana Productions

Gary Shlifer, Director/DP

Paul Farberman, President, Paul Farberman Entertainment

Robert Golenberg, Partner, Silver Lining Entertainment Productions

Melanie Elman, Talent Agent, Gersh

Maggie Lane, Writer/Producer, The Maggie Lane Company

Lindsay Arends, Actress

Scott Weinger, Writer/Actor

Sarah Abrams, Artist

Kia Kamran, Attorney, Kia Kamran P.C.

Esther Hornstein, Producer

Candi Zell, Actor

Joshua Jolcover, Editor, Dunphy Films, Inc.

Marc Gerber, Retired Film Marketing Executive/Creative Advertising Producer

Isabelle Marcus, CEO

Sally Ware, Manager, Industry Entertainment

Stu Levy, Founder and CEO, TOKYOPOP

Josh Radnor, Actor/Writer/Director

Steven Warner, Actor/Writer/Director, Trove Films

Larry Webster, President, Media Magik Entertainment

Courtney Kivowitz, Owner/Partner, MGMT. Entertainment

Aron Baumel, Partner, Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher, LLP

Stephen Sewell, Screenwriter, ISM Films

Roger Kumble, Writer/Director

Kevin Asch, Director

Ben Goldman, A&R, ONErpm

Ori Marmur, VP, Original Studio Film, Netflix

Jay Levy, Writer/Producer, Jay Levy Entertainment

Oran Zegman, Film/TV Director, Van Zegman Films

Marty Adelstein, CEO, Tomorrow Studio

Zosia Mamet, Actor

Mor Muriel Naim, Director/Writer

Anna Green, Promoter, Exceptional Artists

Shira Gross, Actor

Tara August, President, A Type, Inc.

Henry Selick, Animation Director, Twitching Image Inc.

Adam Kanter, Partner, Head of Motion Picture Literary, A3 Artists Agency

Stacey Sher, Film and Television Producer, Shiny Penny Productions

Russell Schwartz, Head of Business Affairs, Starz

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Jonathan Prince, President, PhilmCo Media

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Peter Bochner, Editor

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Kevin Farley, Artist

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Marty Callner, Director, Cream Cheese Films

Alex Berechet, Location Scout

Odeya Rush, Actress

Pierce O’Donnell, Partner, Greenberg Glusker LLP

Jeffrey Moon, Video Editor

Andi Howard, Artist Manager/Record Company Executive, Andi Howard Entertainment/Peak Records

Bob Ringe, CEO, Anime Entertainment LLC

Dan Signer, Writer/Producer

Viviane Telio, Film Agent, Verve

Adva Reichman, Writer/Director

Wayne Tighe, Chairman and CEO, The Tighe Group Entertainment, LLC

Nami Melumad, Composer

Richard Wolf, Producer/Composer, The Producers Lab, Inc.

Roni Weissman, Filmmaker

Josh Schaer, Writer/Producer

Mendel Goldman, Musical Artist, Born Entertainment

Marie Minnich, Website Developer, Lyrics On Demand

David Margolis, Photographer

David Rowell, Associate Professor, Arts and Entertainment Management, Dean College

Martin Masadao, Production Designer

Mary Jo Mennella, CEO, Music Asset Management, Inc.

Lisa Rockoff, Freelance Make-Up Artist

David Lasky, Producer, David Jay Lasky Productions

Lynn Silver, Actress/Writer

Annah Boyer, Actor

Dana Kaminski, Actor, Voiceover

Billy Schwartz, Film Acquisitions/Sales, Quiver Distribution

Karen Maine, Writer/Director

Julie Hermelin, Managing Partner, Gutsy Media

Julie Carson, Retired Sales Manager, Warner Bros

Camila Seta, Executive, CAA

John Kreidman, Producer

Gary Pearl, Television and Film Producer, Aquarius Content

Sharon Hart-Green, Writer

Michael Burwick, President, Strategic Sports, Media & Entertainment LLC

Charlotte Lichtman, Agent, CAA

Ethan Landzberg, Independent Producer

Louis Allen Epstein, Agent/Entertainer/Head Writer, Best Entertainers/AdamsDavy Productions

Cheryl Watson, Retired Theatre Teacher/Acting Coach

Bonnie Greenberg, Music Supervisor/Professor, Ocean Cities Entertainment/NYU

Douglas Denning, Screenwriter

Iddo Goldberg, Actor

Charles Horn, Writer

Louise O’Brien-Moran, VP Production & Deputy Film Commissioner, Manitoba Film & Music

Tory Howard, Vice President/Partner, Atlas Artists

Matt Sherman, Talent Manager, Matt Sherman Management

Douglas Edley, Talent Agent, UTA

Jessica Kantor, Agent, UTA

Frederic Richter, Archival Producer/Consultant

Emily Brundige, Animation Writer/Showrunner

Scott Halle, President, Gramercy Park Entertainment

Jess Parker, Actor

Brett Gursky, Writer/Director/Producer, Magic Hour

Danielle Solzman, Film Critic, Solzy at the Movies

Barry Weiss, Academy Member

Ann Cherkis, Writer/Producer

Christopher Lussier, Producer, Hollywood Motion Pictures

Anastasia Pozhidaeva, Screenwriter

Gary Kaplan, Singer/Performance Artist

James Cullen Bressack, Director/Producer, Sandaled Kid Productions

Natalie Shampanier, Screenwriter

Inon Shampanier, Writer/Director

Mark Owens, CEO, Rogers & Cowan/PMK

Dani O, Producer

Kevin Walsh, Producer, The Walsh Company

Allan Mandelbaum, Producer, Imagine

Shelly Amor, Artist

Brian Schneiderman, Writer

Heidi Peaster, Author

Jarrett Furst, Producer

Holly Spiegel, Engagement Manager, Motion Picture Television Fund

Cheynne Moye, Streamer/Content Creator/Activists, Twitch

Howard Stein, Film Professional

Suzanne Scara, Writer, Active Ingredients

Vincent Brown, Writer, Completely Plausible Prod.

Susan Gurman, Theatrical Agent, Gurman Agency LLC

Michelle De Vries, Music Supervisor, Extra Mile Music

Mary Beth Leidman, Host/Producer

Linda Kessler, Artist

Sarajane Robinson, Actor

Risa Miller, Novelist

Danny Cohen, President, Access Entertainment

Maksim Kunin, President, Banyan Communications

Dagmar Jaeger, Visual Artist

Marc Simonsson, Film and TV Agent, SoloSon Media Limited

Paul Richman, Director, PR Films

David Thurman, Musician, Aweberry Records

Marnie Salsky, Documentarian

Deborah Hall, Writer

Fredric London, Actor

Winfried Hammacher, Producer, WMG Films

Jack Ferdman, Film Critic/Podcaster, Rewatching Oscar Podcast

Anne Smith, Hairdresser/Makeup Artist

Kenneth Slotnick, CEO, AGI Entertainment Media & Management, LLC

Jacob Marko, Television Producer/Artist

Miriam Spritzer, Entertainment Journalist, Golden Globes

Marian Wolf, Chief of Staff and SVP US Publishing, BMG

Brian Stern, Partner, AGI Entertainment Media & Management

Edward Fletcher, Musician

Thomas Arslan, Director

Steve Kline, President/COO, Better Noise Entertainment

FTV Teubner, Artist

Steven Cohen, Writer

Robert Harris, Founding Partner, Lazarus & Harris LLP

Victoria Selman, Author

Gregor Tholl, Author/Journalist

Na’ama Keha, Filmmaker

Max Nagler, Agent, Verve Talent & Literary Agency

Thomas Lynch, Retired Actor

Ben Solenberger, Actor

Marilee Albert, Producer/Author, Amicus Pictures

Richard Wright, Podcaster Host/Producer, TPFP

Matt Torres, Artist

Kadia Saraf, Actor and Writer

Terry Serpico, Actor/Writer

Leslie Litt, Sr. Casting Executive, Amazon MGM Studios

Betty Pillk, Actor

Victoria Gordon, Actress/Singer/Writer

Robin Blick, Musician

Andrew Atkinson, Actor/Musician, Chapel Music Company

Ross Warner, Writer, Operation Thunderball

Udo Kulvinder Jolly, Actor/Playwright

Vicky Asher, Singer

David Livingston, Director

Andreas Galk, Author

David Stone, Artist Manager, PRF Management

Jim Smith, Writer, 2thirteen22 Productions

Benjamin Shekelbergstein, Producer/Director, New World Studios, Inc.

Mark Landesman, Business Manager/CEO, ML Management Partners

Mandore Oviedo, Writer/Producer, Fenna Productions

Diana Hoffman, President, Music With Confidence

Meirav Zur, Actor/Producer

Cheryl Bloch, Partner, Backyard Pix

Homer Hickam, Writer/Author, H3 Author

Susan Cartsonis, Partner, Resonate Entertainment

Alyssa Rosenheck, Author, Speaker & Photographer

Dina Smith, Production

David Kanter, Manager/Producer/Partner, Anonymous Content

Erika Rosenheim, Talent Manager

Jeff Greenberg, Senior VP, Gersh

Suzanne Farwell, Producer

Clément Bauer, Producer, Resonate Entertainment

Tim McKinney, Actor/Director/Producer, Cubed Five Productions

Kaci Christian, Retired TV News Anchor & Investigative Reporter

Aaron Sandler, Producer, Lot 2160

Sharlene Martin, President, Martin Literary Management

Lisa Moran, Production, The Alan Parker Film Company

Susan Sofayov, Author

David Rose, Partner, Pryor Cashman LLP

Jonathan Sturm, Director, HR, MLB Network

Debbie Peiser, Director/Writer

Oriana LaRusso, Social Media Influencer

Chris Collins, Producer, Purposeful Pictures

Michael Chait, Director, TMU Pictures, LLC

Sandy Sabean, CEO, Merity, LLC

David Eisman, Partner, Head of Entertainment Group, Skadden

Emily Greenberg Hogan, 1st Assistant Director

Ross Kohn, Producer

Catherine Rich, Executive Producer

Maxwell Weberman, L&OD, Endeavor

Carole Davis, Actor

Lindsay Fabes, Actor/Director/Singer

Geoffrey Cantor, Actor

Duff Berschback, Lawyer, Concord Music Publishing

Karynne Tencer, PR Exec, Tencer & Associates

Sloan Roberts, Actor

Iris Bahr, Actor/Author

Robert Glynn, Writer/Director/Editor/Camera Operator

David Singer, Co-Chair, Content, Media & Entertainment, Jenner & Block LLP

Hal Burg, CEO, Brandview

Adam Rodman, Writer

Micah D. Sjerven, Freelance Filmmaker

Rafael Marmor, Founder, Delirio Films

Eric Kranzler, Manager/Producer, Entertainment 360

Carly Sadolf, Actress/Producer

Beth Delany, Writer

Jim Heath, Teacher/Writer/Actor

Scott Ratner, COO, OBB Media

Kyria Collins, Singer-Songwriter

Maxim Rowlands, Pianist

Chris Dawson, Visual Effects Artist

Allison Estrin, Casting Director, Allison Estrin Casting

Suzi Steiger, Freelance Art Dealer/Curator/Writer

D.J. Gugenheim, President/Partner, Incognegro Productions

Samuel Cohen, Actor

Arthur Spector, Head of Film & TV, Epic

Michael Feldman, Actor

Dalia Ganz, SVP Digital Marketing, Warner Records

Marc Stone, Filmmaker, Banjo Films

Jen Lanter, Director, SHTARKcontrast

Nathan Kaye, Actor/Musician/Music Producer/Composer, New Realms Films, Australia

Max Perlman, Actor

Jordan Serlin, Writer/Agent/Inventor, Warner Bros. Records/ICM/Pacific Swan

Toby Emmerich, Producer, Fireside Films

Peter Vogel, Producer, Blank Slate Pictures

Rebecca Shapiro, Writer/Director, Not Even the Chair Productions

Phylis Rossi, Actor

Eric Eskenazi, Founder, Brooklyn Digital Media, Inc.

Narayan & Janet Baltzo, Musicians/Songwriters, Love Bus Music Unlimited

Natalie Cassoni, Curator, Artist, Cassoni Design Gallery

Michelle Satter, Founding Senior Director, Sundance Institute

Kiersten Lipkin, Choreographer/Dance Educator

Larry Kunofsky, Writer

Michael Glouberman, Writer/Producer, Global Robot

David C. Tam, Actor/Writer/Producer, Telesis Design and Development

Justin Hires, Actor, Hire Level Productions

Saul Blinkoff, Executive Producer/Director, Life of Awesome!

Cindy Bond, Founder/CEO, Mission Pictures International

Jacob Abrams, Executive Director, Abrams Theatre Project

Iris Helfand, Retired, Theatrical Wardrobe Union 764 NYC

Golan Ramraz, Writer/Producer, EGX Film Factory

Eric Schrier, President, Disney Television Studios

Scott Pollack, President, A to Z Media

Matthew Tishler, Songwriter/Producer

William Schmidt, Writer/Producer, Edelson Productiobs

Bruce Cohen, Producer, Bold Choices Productions

Roslyn Cohn, Actress

Greg Goetzman, CEO, Goetzman Group

Alex Astrachan, Director of Development, Permut Presentations

David Permut, President, Permut Presentations

Jill Littman, Partner, Impression Entertainment

Ari Luxenberg, Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Paramount Television Studios

Joshua Rothstein, CEO/Founder, Ice Cream For Dinner

Kevin Lin, Co-Founder, Twitch

Stacy Harris, Publisher/Executive Editor, Stacy’s Music Row Report

Mark Rogers, Musician, abovewaters indy

Nizar Aghri, Writer

Timotius Samanuli, Director, EMOS Global Digital

Virtic Emil Brown, Filmmaker, Artist Studio Prods.

Tim Clemente, Writer/Producer, XG Productions

Jay Karas, Director

Laurence Miller, Producer, Nimax Theatres

Birgit Grebenstein, Sound Technician

Mitchell James Kaplan, Author

Sheila Richey, TV/Film Producer, George Richey Family Music

Gero Worstbrock, Head of Legal & Business Affairs, Constantin Film

Vered Danovitch, Actor, LAV

Richard Motzkin, EVP & Managing Executive, Global Soccer, Wasserman

Matt Greenberg, Managing Partner, Greenberg Chopurian-Valencia & Associates, LLP

Neil Silvert, President and Owner, Your Grey Matters Podcast

John Benjamin David Tatum, Actor/Producer/Director

Matthew Mishory, Director

Iyar Hartogs, Influencer Manager

Dan Bleiwas, Former Major League Baseball Scout

Lisa Cohen, President, Associated Booking Corp.

Sabrina Nudeliman Wagon, CEO, ELO Studios

Peter Tordai, Chief Creative Officer, White Dog

Al Rain, Songwriter/Producer

Tahj Mowry, Actor

Val Stulman, Writer/Actor/Educator

Jonathan Kier, Co-Founder, Upgrade Productions

Gary Gilbert, Producer, Gilbert Films

Jennifer Joel, Co-Head, CAA Books, CAA

Larry Klein, Record Producer/Musician, Strange Cargo Inc

Alan Zweibel, TV Writer/Screenwriter/Playwright/Author

Patrick Schabus, Publishing Director, The Friendly Facts

Seth Faber, SVP Artist & Label Strategy, Stem Distribution

Sylvanna Seydel, Actress/Costumer, Made With Mischief

Yehuda Siegal, Actor

Betty Jo Butler, Talent Agent and Producer, Resilient Films Studios

Daniel Finkelman, Producer/Director, Danielfinkelmanfilms.com

Michael Drebert, Creative Director, Resilient Films Studios

Joseph Browns, Film Set Designer

Zach Calig, Writer/Producer

Greg Hoffman, Actor

Hallie Brookman, Agent, UTA

Victoria Cook, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit

Ed Buller, Composer/Producer/Musician, who’ll ever have me

Freddie Green, Writer/Director

Andrea Jolly, Actor

Simon Halfon, Producer, Nemperor Ltd

Steve Luna, Actor/Filmmaker

Ricky Kirshner, Producer, Kirshner Events

Jacob Schiff, Agent, CAA

Gerald Petievich, Writer, Charles Carr Productions Inc

Allegra Israel, Games Producer

Allyson Taylor, Actress, Aqua Talent

Don Swayze, Actor

Josh Roehl, Singer/Songwriter

Patricia Randell, Actor

Bill McCarty, Comedian/Actor

Judy Friedman, General Counsel, PhilmCo Media

Dmitry Borshch, Artist

Michal Shany, Entertainment Attorney

David Blackman, EVP, Head of Film &TV Development and Production, Universal Music Group

Declan Joyce, Actor/Writer/Producer, Irish Magic Inc.

Kellie Adan, Spiritual Director/Writer

Michele Robins, Artist

Michael Black, Singer/Songwriter/Artist

Alan Bradley, Author/Songwriter

Richard Klagsbrun, Writer/Composer

Michael Porter, Director, Netflix

Stanley Herman, Actor/Writer/Music Publisher, Jordan/Herman/Holmes

Jon Keidan, Trustee, George Gershwin Godowsky Trust

Adam Gershwin, Manager, Marc George Gershwin LLC

LJ Strunsky, Managing Director, The Ira Gershwin Music Estate

Nataliya Kirakozova, Film Director, Founder, Dva Kapitana

Misha Aranyshev, Editor, Dva Kapitana

Dan Liebman, Actor

Ross Buckley, Senior Business Development Manager, Prime Video

Brett Rosen, Motion Picture Agent, Endeavor

Beth Suckiel, Artist, East Linden Avenue

Iris Joon, Artist, Blair Records & Publishing

Marshall Blair-Cohn, Musician/Composer/CEO, Blair Records & Publishing

Peter Samuelson, CEO, PhilmCo Media LLC

Gerry Tamber, Lead Singer/Mandolin, The Shade Tree Pickers Bluegrass Band

Seth Oster, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, The Wonderful Company

Michael Pasternak, Actor, Founder, The Amazing Bottle Dancers

David Kantrowitz, Musician

Sam Schifrien, Founder/Content Development & Production, 93 Cedar

Cathryn Wadden, Costumer

Jan Kunesh, Exec Director, Production Finance, 20th Television

Robert Avrech, Screenwriter

Sharon Lieblein, Casting Director, Sharon Lieblein Casting

Orly Sitowitz, Casting Director

Bob Kushell, Writer/Producer

Jeffrey Bank, CEO, Alicart Group LLC

Nancy Klopper, Casting Director

Larry Jenkins, Manager, LJ Entertainment

Stacey Pianko, Casting Director, Stacey Pianko Casting

Susan Paley Abramson, Casting Director, Paley Hempe Casting

Lindsay Heiman, Showrunner’s Assistant, Warner Bros.

Wendy Warren, Writer

Tim Blough, Actor

Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, Casting Director, Mackey/Sandrich Casting

Josh Lieberman, Agent, Creative Artists Agency

Mark Silverman, President & COO, Fox Sports

Danielle Cohen, Global Operations and Distribution Executive

Heidi Kozak Haddad, Writer/Actress/Producer

Steven Adelson, Director/Producer, Breakout Pictures Inc

Michelle Hansen Como, Story Developer

Justin Kalifowitz, Founder & Chairman, Downtown Music Holdings

Sherrill Hayes, Writer

Andrew Bergman, CEO, Downtown Music Holdings

Peter Lewit, Managing Partner, Davis Shapiro Lewit & Grabel, LLP

Binta Niambi Brown, Talent Manager, Omalilly Projects

Andrew Howard, Personal Manager, Shelter Entertainment Group

Brenda Kyle, Television Executive

Chris Hartung, Musician

Aidan J. Crowley, Actor/Producer

JoAnne Ruggeri, Arts Administrator

Rona Menashe, Co-CEO and Co-President, Guttman Associate

Lizzie Friedman, Producer/Partner, Priority Pictures

Michael Rauch, Showrunner

Yael Bergman, Producer/Writer, YB Productions

Marissa Nadel, SVP, Integrated Marketing, Paramount

Paul Simpson, Actor

Alan Gary, Actor/Writer, Too Much Fun Productions, Inc.

Eric Gault, Musician

Noah Morris, Writer/Producer/Actor, At Liberty Entertainment Studios

Steve Vitolo, CEO, Scriptation

Noel Ashman, Film Producer/Director

Brian Ash, Writer/Producer

Keith J. Klein, Media Director

William Jeffcock, Director

Jennifer Peralta-Ajemian, Founder/Casting Director, JPA Casting

Ari Roussimoff, Director/Artist

Garry Schyman, Composer, Garry Schyman Productions

Carol Berke, Color Designer, Walt Disney Company

Ari Lubet, Manager, 3 Arts Entertainment

Samantha Korn, Talent Agent, WME

Shari Shankewitz, Partner, WME

Daniel Rak, Agent, WME

Gabriella Shink, Talent Agent, WME

Anna Anna, Agent, WME

Rachel Goldberg, Director

Hilary Michael, Agent, Partner & Co-Head of Literary Packaging, WME

Max Maulitz, Agent, WME

Nicole Rosen, Producer, Ladybug Productions

Agnieszka Kolek, Artist

Jeremy Drysdale, Screenwriter

Samantha Leon, Talent Agent, WME

Alyssa Reuben, Agent, WME

Jeffrey Schnabolk, Senior Manager, IMG Models

Caroline Gold, Writer

Natalie Haverstock, Artist, Miss Ballooniverse Ltd

Mina Kupfermann, Artist

Alan Chebot, Director/Executive Producer, Parallax Productions, Inc.

Wade Brown, Writer

Anna-Sue Greenberg, Producer, Facet4 Media

Sheri Kelton, Manager, SRK Entertainment

Euphrosene Labon, Writer, Wise El Co

Abraham Hoschander, Attorney and Radio Talk Show Host

Nancy Josephson, Partner, WME

Nathan Ross, Film/TV Producer, Lilyrose Productions Inc.

Howard Klein, Partner, 3 Arts Entertainment

Amir Shahkhalili, Agent, WME

Andrea Cayton, Philanthropist

David Boren, Partner, Ritholz Levy Fields LLP

Marc Emert-Hutner, Vice-President, Membership, Pop/Rock, ASCAP

Sara Laffer, Executive, WME

Orna Rachovitsky, Actress/Producer/Filmmaker, Goldart Films

Orestes Matacena, Actor/Producer/Writer/Director, Goldart Films

David Herman, Documentary Director, Double Shot Films

Kos OmIsrael, CEO, Kos Entertainment

Dolores Delaney, Writer

Rhonda Gale, Business Affairs Consultant

Kirk Acevedo, Actor

Talin Chaturantabut, Actor

John Winfield, President and Chairman, InterGroup Corp.

Neil Blair, Founding Partner, The Blair Partnership

Marilyn Lindsay, Production Accountant

Amanda Alley, Creative Executive, Skydance Media

Jim Jackoway, Attorney, Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein

Ben Jacobs, Writer

Steven Keslowitz, Attorney and Author

Aaron Wilson, Writer/Artist

Richard Cannon, Photographer

Nina Mueller, Translator & Actor, COMM-art

Leo Pearlman, Managing Partner, Fulwell 73

Nicholas Frenkel, Partner, 3 Arts Entertainment

Rebecca Wicking, Actor/Singer

Mark Mason, Playwright

Keith Lucas, Filmmaker, LBMC

Joanne Horowitz, CEO, Joanne Horowitz Management

Rod Lurie, Film Writer/Director, Perfection Hunter Productions

Raquel Munoz, Production Executive

Scott Baker, CEO/Founder, RiverArch Ventures LLC

Alexander Ney, Artist

Joel Ney, Independent Creative

Frank Eckhardt, Artist

Noah Munro Lehrman, Musician/Writer

Bar Maman, Artist, Art by Bar

Jamie Conviser, Music Producer, The Walt Disney Company

Roland Ronge, Photographer/Artist

Dvora Englefield, Partner/Head of Music Artist Strategy, WME

Brian Ross, Writer/Producer

David Sacks, Executive Producer

Hannah Lowy, Writer/Director

Bernd Schuller, Artist & Scientist

Will Daws, Creative Director, Plum Pictures

Rinne B. Groff, Playwright/Performer

Lori Silfen, Head of MGM Music, MGM/Amazon Studios

Jacob Elyachar, Chief Content Producer-Writer/Podcast Host

Michelle Jubelirer, Chair & CEO, Capitol Music Group

Andrew Heinze, Playwright, New York City, American Renaissance Theater Company

Adam Butterfield, Producer/Actor

Lisa Mierke, Manager, Mosaic

Bruce Kirschbaum, Writer/Producer

Chaim and Stephanie Glicken, Co-Founders, Digilicious Media LLC

Julia Rymer Brucker, Artist/Art Educator

Lloyd Braun, Producer

Sarah Agor, Actress/Producer

Nathan Ross, Producer

Jonnie Forster, Founder, The Penthouse

Sarah Ulicny, Writer

Holly Hubsher, SVP, Bay Mills Studios

Michael Rubinoff, Theatre Producer

Bruna Papandrea, Founder/Producer, Made Up Stories

Mitchell Akselrad, Writer/Producer

Liran Nathan, Actor

Fred Raskin, Film Editor

Sasha Valenti, Artist

David Friendly, Film/TV Producer, Friendly Films

Allison Eden, Glass Mosaic Artist

Sasha Valenti, Artist

Rachel Morrissey, Artist

Lisa Edelstein, Actress/Artist

Harel Sharon, Editor In Chief, CON-ART magazine

Wyatt Benny, Songwriter/Filmmaker, 327 Films

David Hedges, Writer

Seth Saltzman, Musician/Music Professional

Zoe Manor, Designer/Producer

Emily Leonard, Music Talent Publicity Assistant, The Lede Company

Victor Fresco, Writer/Executive Producer

Adam Shulman, Manager/Producer, Anonymous Content

Sarah Flack, Film Editor

Steve Sackstein, Background Actor

[speculativism]

I was really shocked at what seemed to me to be Andrew Maxwell's stupidity on this week's episode of The News Quiz. He said he had a theory that most British people had never met anyone who is Jewish! "Rubbish!" I thought, "Britain has a very large Jewish population!" But when I checked online sources I found that the numbers were less than 400,000 even for the "enlarged" Jewish community which includes non-Jewish relatives of Jews. This is a bit of a bombshell to me. I suppose I had a slightly distorted idea of the population numbers because I've lived in North London a couple of times in my life and North London has a large Jewish population. I've always felt that I may have some Jewish ancestry in me but I've never been able to prove it. The nearest I can get to "evidence" is that my Scottish grandfather was from Renfrewshire which has a significant Jewish-Scottish population.

[paulburkhart]

NEW LIKED VIDEO The REAL Origin of the 12 Tribes of Israel Try Speakly free for 7 days + get a 60% discount of an annual subscription: https://ift.tt/hI4A5gx Buy the Biblical Family Tree chart: https://ift.tt/tu98hFd SOURCES: * Baden, Joel S. (2012). The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis. Yale University Press * Finkelstein, Israel & Neil A. Silberman (2002). The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts. Free Press. * Fleming, Daniel E. (2020). Yahweh before Israel: Glimpses of History in a Divine Name. Cambridge University Press. * Friedman, Richard E. (2009). The Bible with Sources Revealed. HarperOne. * Friedman, Richard E. (2017). The Exodus: How It Happened and Why It Matters. HarperOne. * Schmid, K. (2010). Genesis and the Moses Story: Israel's Dual Origins in the Hebrew Bible. Eisenbrauns. * Tobolowsky, Andrew (2017). The Sons of Jacob and the Sons of Herakles. Mohr Siebeck. * Tobolowsky, Andrew (2022). The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel: New Identities Across Time and Space. Cambridge University Press. * Wright, Jacob L. (2023). Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins. Cambridge University Press. CREDITS: Narration by Matt Baker Animation by Syawish Rehman Audio editing by Ali Shahwaiz via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtBBVnyX3A

[internationalrealestatenews]

[ad_1] Q: I dwell on the sixth flooring of a 54-unit co-op constructing within the West Village. 5 years in the past, throughout renovations within the condominium beneath mine, a wall was eliminated and I misplaced my connection to the constructing’s intercom system. It has by no means been restored. The constructing’s architect is meant to assessment and approve all renovations, however apparently didn’t catch this downside. I've notified constructing administration a number of instances, to no avail. The common doormen are conscious of the issue and name my cellphone if mandatory, however when others are on responsibility, I miss deliveries and guests. What ought to I do?A: A working intercom isn’t only a comfort when guests or meals deliveries arrive — it’s a authorized requirement. Below the state’s a number of dwelling regulation, buildings constructed or transformed after 1968 with eight or extra items should have a two-way voice intercom system linking the entrance door to every condominium. Town’s housing upkeep code additionally requires a functioning intercom.“Because of this, the co-op has a authorized obligation to restore or exchange the intercom,” stated Nancy Kourland, a accomplice who handles actual property litigation with Lasser Regulation Group, based mostly in Manhattan.Furthermore, Ms. Kourland stated, courts have discovered that intercoms are a vital service and that failing to take care of them is a breach of the guarantee of habitability underneath state regulation as a result of it impacts the habitability and safety of an condominium.You'll be able to seek the advice of your proprietary lease to make certain, nevertheless it’s most unlikely that repairs to the intercom system as you describe can be the accountability of a shareholder. Write a letter to the co-op board notifying them that you just haven’t had a working intercom since 2019, and that it must be repaired instantly. You'll be able to add that if it isn’t repaired, you'll take additional motion.If the board isn't responsive, you may search a restore by making a grievance to 311, or by beginning an HP continuing in housing courtroom.You'll be able to withhold your upkeep charges till a restore is made, based mostly upon the proprietary lease. If the co-op brings a authorized motion towards you for nonpayment, the damaged intercom may very well be a protection in courtroom, stated Andrew I. Bart, a senior litigation counsel who focuses on co-ops and condos at Kagan Lubic Lepper Finkelstein & Gold, LLP.If the issue was brought on by your neighbor’s renovations, your neighbor could also be liable for the restore, relying on the lease phrases or the alteration settlement that was signed when the work was carried out, stated Andrew Freedland, a accomplice in the true property division at Herrick. In case your neighbor is discovered accountable, they might then have a declare towards their contractor, Mr. Freedland stated.For weekly electronic mail updates on residential actual property information, enroll right here. [ad_2] Supply hyperlink

[burner2047]

I worked for Jimmy Finkelstein in the mid-90s. What a tool! He was an abyss of clownery and everything he touched got sucked into its foolishness never to return in any worthwhile let alone functional form. I remember his sock-footed tantrums (and the sound his foot dragging made on the commercial grade low pile office carpeting) triggered by one thing or another (mostly by his ego). What I learned most about having someone like Jimmy Finkelstein as the Boss is that you’re doomed. Someone who never “needed” a job, who displays no discernible talent, charisma or genius, and yet is handed the reins because Dad — it’s the patriarchal American way to ruin if you ask me.

When I heard about the Messenger, before it even launched, I knew it would fail because that shit flows from the top down. Jimmy’s brother, Andrew Finkelstein changed his last name to Stein when he entered his politics era. Now entering his post-Messenger era Jimmy should change his name to Failkelstein… and retire from publishing and any other potential cockamamie business endeavor he may deficiently devise.

[lizseyi]

Klaviyo becomes the recommended email solution partner for Shopify Plus - Skywire London

Many a fashion, luxury or lifestyle business presently working with a dedicated Shopify agency for high-end brands, will have reason to take an interest in the announcement of a new “strategic partnership” between Shopify and Klaviyo. 

‍What’s involved in the new “partnership”? 

The new “product partnership” between the Canadian multinational ecommerce firm Shopify and the marketing automation company Klaviyo will see Shopify make what has been described as “a strategic investment in Klaviyo to build upon the long-term collaboration between the platforms.” 

As part of the agreement, Klaviyo will gain the status of recommended email solution partner for Shopify Plus, which is the plan Shopify offers for merchants with higher-volume sales, and who therefore require a greater level of functionality, scalability and support than is available from the base-level version of Shopify. 

The enhanced collaboration will also mean Klaviyo receiving early access to new Shopify development features, which a press release announcing the news said would help the two parties “accelerate critical new technologies designed to help merchants navigate recent shifts in online marketing.” 

Building on an established association between the two brands 

It should be noted, of course, that this latest partnership hardly represents the first time Shopify and Klaviyo have been linked. The Klaviyo solution is already available in the Shopify App Store, and Klaviyo indicated that it expected the new partnership to “further strengthen opportunities for merchants to deepen customer relationships amidst a dynamic marketing environment.” 

The features and benefits of Klaviyo’s customer platform include its unification of customer journey data under a single solution, and the accessibility and actionability of this data, which enables marketers to draw upon it in their efforts to acquire, enchant, and retain customers. 

Klaviyo co-founder and CEO, Andrew Bialecki, commented: “Our goal has always been to understand our customers (and their biggest challenges) and build the most loved product that solves those challenges. 

“Partnerships with leading platforms like Shopify that share our values and mission are crucial to how we help solve those challenges creators and brands face. We’re excited about what this continued partnership represents for our customers.” 

Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, stated: “Klaviyo is a shining example of the outsized impact Shopify’s app and partner ecosystem can have on the next generation of commerce solutions for independent brands. 

“Klaviyo has become invaluable to hundreds of thousands of merchants to help them better understand their customers and engage them in highly personalised ways across so many touchpoints. 

“Klaviyo’s success has been astounding, and we’re excited to take this next step in our already robust partnership to make it even easier for Shopify merchants to grow their businesses.” 

Would you like to know more about how the Shopify-Klaviyo connection could aid your own business in its efforts to grow during 2022 and for many more years to come? If so, you could be well-advised to get in touch with our own Shopify agency for high-end brands here at Skywire London; we’ll help you plot the best possible path ahead for your firm in the luxury sector.  

[onceuponatown]

The Mohonk Mountain House, also known as Lake Mohonk Mountain House, is an American resort hotel located on the Shawangunk Ridge in Ulster County, New York. Its location in the town of New Paltz, New York, is just beyond the southern border of the Catskill Mountains, west of the Hudson River.

The National Historic Landmark Program's "Statement of Significance", as of the site's historic landmark designation in 1986, stated:

Begun in the 1870s as a small resort for family and friends by the Smiley brothers, it became so popular that it was enlarged many times. Because of the Smileys' love of the outdoor life, the area around the hotel was treated as an integral part of the attractions of the resort. Much of this area was planned as an experiment in conservation of the natural environment, and as an educational tool for the study of botany, geology, and outdoor living.

The resort is located on the shore of Lake Mohonk, which is half a mile (800 m) long and 60 feet (18 m) deep. The main structure was built by Quaker twin brothers Albert and Alfred Smiley between 1869 and 1910.

From 1883 to 1916, annual conferences took place at Mohonk Mountain House, sponsored by Albert Smiley, to improve the living standards of Native American Indian populations. These meetings brought together government representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the House and Senate committees on Indian Affairs, as well as educators, philanthropists, and Indian leaders to discuss the formulation of policy. The Haverford College library holds 22,000 records from the 34 conference reports for researchers and students of American history.

The hotel hosted the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration between 1895 and 1916, which was instrumental in creating the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands. Those conference papers were donated by the Smiley Family to Swarthmore College for research.

The house was given a United Nations Environment Programme Award in 1994 in honor of "125 years of stewardship". According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, "Through its buildings and roads, its land, and its spirit, Mohonk exemplifies America's history and culture. Mohonk has since managed to maintain its 19th century character into the 21st century."

Mohonk Mountain House has 259 guest rooms, including 28 tower rooms, an indoor pool and spa, and an outdoor ice-skating rink for winter use. The property consists of 1,325 acres (536 ha), and much of it is landscaped with meadows and gardens. It adjoins the Mohonk Preserve, which is crisscrossed by 85 miles (140 km) of hiking trails and carriage roads. The Smileys conveyed the majority of their property to the preserve, in 1963. At the time the preserve was called the Mohonk Trust. 

Mohonk Mountain House has hosted many famous visitors including lawyer, Daniel H Kovel, industrialist John D. Rockefeller, financier Charles A. Schmutz, naturalist John Burroughs, industrialist Andrew Carnegie, prolific author Isaac Asimov, and American presidents Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Bill Clinton. Guests have also included actor Alan Alda, former First Lady Julia Grant, author Thomas Mann, and religious leaders such as Theologian Lyman Abbott, Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, Reverend Ralph W. Sockman, Reverend Francis Edward Clark. `Abdu'l-Bahá, the eldest son of Baháʼí Faith founder Bahá'u'lláh, stayed there in 1912 during the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration as part of his journeys to the West. William James Roe II described the resort as a "palace of peace" after his stay there, writing an article of the same name, published in Harper's Young People. 

See our other post on the Mohonk Mountain House here. 

[yourdailykitsch]

Did Taylor sign on with that PR firm you talked about?

Answer: I noticed this past weekend that a PR Firm had recently followed Taylor on instagram. I was curious because Taylor hasn't dealt with a PR Firm or had a publicist for almost 10 years now. At one point he just said that he didn't know why he was paying a publicist when it was something he could do. Whether the new agency he signed on with (WME) suggested it or if he anticipates an onslaught of press/appearances he doesn't want to have to deal with, I don't know. Regardless he now has a publicist through ID-PR and her name is Phillene. Some of the clients she represents are: Taika Waititi, Jude Law, Denis Villeneuve, Sean Penn, Zach Snyder, Sacha Baron Cohen, Emerald Fennel, etc.

As far as his agency goes. I was able to track down who specifically represents him at WME and he is now repped by the team of Andrew Finkelstein and James Farrell, who represent (to name a few): Nicolas Cage, Michelle Dockery, Jon Bernthal, Rachel McAdams, Denzel Washington, Bill Skarsgard, Zac Efron, Dylan O'Brian, Joel Kinnaman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Richard Gere, Steve Martin, Ted Danson, John David Washington, Miley, Oprah, Tom Holland, Henry Cavill, Jessica Biel, Joel Edgerton, John C. Reilly, Mike Myers, Eric Bana, Gwendoline Christie, etc.

I just wanted to update the previous post a) because I had new information and b) this is a shift in Taylor's philosophy and how he has managed his career over the past 10 years as far as publicity goes.

Again, hoping this all means good things in the future and news to come. Ready for all the news!

[mesillusionssousecstasy]

The Idol 1x01: Quotes

“- But what is the image saying? (Xander) - That she’s young, beautiful, and damaged. (Nikki) - Sh... - Eh, not damaged. She had problems that she overcame beautifully. (Nikki) - O-Okay. Uh, the robe, the hospital wristband. (Xander) - Mm-hmm.  - I mean, are we romanticizing mental illness? (Xander) - Absolutely. (Nikki) - And you’re fine with that? That’s cool? (Xander) - You people are so out of touch. (Nikki) - You people? (Xander) - You college-educated internet people. (Nikki) - Okay, yeah. You’re criticizing me for going to college. (Xander) - Oh, will you let people enjoy sex, drugs, and hot girls, okay? Stop trying to cock-block America. (Nikki) - No, Nikki, I’m not some sort of prude. I just don’t think that with everything that she has been through, she should be wearing a hospital wristband. (Xander) - Mental illness is sex. (Nikki) - No, it’s not. (Xander) - Yeah. If you live in Sioux City, Iowa, you are never gonna meet a girl like Jocelyn. She’s not walking down the street, she didn’t got to your high school, she doesn’t work at the bar or the diner, and she did not marry your best friend. And if, on the off chance, she did, she is still never, ever gonna fuck you. Unless, she has some very, very serious mental problems. And that right there is why mental illness is sexy.” (Nikki)

“- According to the nudity rider, we only can show the side boob, the under boob, and the side flank. (the intimacy coordinator) - I didn’t ask. She did it. (the photograph) - Okay, so I’m not allowed to show my body? (Jocelyn) - Not in the general, like, human rights structure of it all. (the intimacy coordinator) - You realize how fucking annoying and insane that sounds? (Xander) - It’s actually very progressive. It’s to make sure she doesn’t feel pressured. (the intimacy coordinator) - Right. I don’t feel pressured. (Jocelyn) - Fully respect that. (the intimacy coordinator) - This is her album cover. (Xander) - It’s also my boob and my house. (Jocelyn) - Fully respect body autonomy.” (the intimacy coordinator)

- “Hey! You! Come here! You want $ 5′000? You keep this door shut for the next three hours. Hold it. You gotta hold it really hard. (Chaim) - Who’s in here? (a guy) - All right? None of your business. Just take it or leave it, yes? Yeah? Okay, good. (Chaim) - Yeah, yeah.” (a guy)

“- No one’s having a pschotic... Let’s all calm down. (Benjamin) - Yeah, please.(Chaim) - Deep breath. Kay. I’m gonna give some information. I need it to be received peacefully, calmly. Okay? We’re the number one trending topic on Twitter. (Benjamin) - Okay. All right. (Nikki) - It’s not... (Benjamin) - No. I find out who did this. May God have mercy on their fucked up, depraved soul. Okay?” (Chaim)

“- It’s gotta say, it’s gotta say “revenge porn”. It’s gotta say “revenge porn” or they’re not gonna take it down (on the phone). - Andrew Finkelstein (at the gate). - Do you have ID? (security guard) - No, I’m from Live Nation. I’ve been here many, many times. (Andrew) - That’s great. Do you have ID? (security guard) - No, I don’t fucking have ID! (Andrew) - There’s a lotta people here today. We can’t let anyone in without an ID. (security guard) - Jesus fucking... Okay, let me deal with this fuckin’jabroni. Hang on. I’m gonna Google myself. Here, watch this. Ready? “Andrew Finkelstein, Live Nation”. What? Whoa! Who’s that? Huh? See that punim? See this face? See that face? Wow, they’re similar. (Andrew) - Okay, okay, sir, calm down. You don’t have to be so rude about it. I’ll get this figured out, okay? (security guard) - Yeah, I don’t have to be so rude. You know, my fucking star client has face full of cum. I’m not rude. (Andrew) - Mr. Finkelstein. So sorry for the inconvenience. (security guard) - Now you’re sorry. Thank you. (Andrew) - Right this way. (security guard) - You’re mensch. Wonderful fucking service.” (Andrew)

“- Lock him in a closet, too? (Destiny) - Remind me to let that guy out at some point, but not yet. (Chaim)

“- You know, you worry too much. Just relax. (Chaim) - I worry too much. My shareholders think I worry too little. You know, every time I fuckin’ breathe in and out, I hemorrhage money for Christ’s sake.” (Andrew)

“- Oh, there’s no shame in being a slut, case in point. I’m just worried she’s having another psychotic break. (Andrew) - No, no, she never had a psychotic break. Never had one. She was just exhausted and she was tired. (Destiny) - She’s a trouper. She reminds me of myself at that age. Okay, the thought of you younger is terrifying to me. (Benjamin) - I was having fun. I was getting fucked in the ass of the Capital Records building stairwell and then walking straight into meetings. (Nikki) - Yeah, I remember. I was the one fucking you. (Andrew) - Jesus Christ! (Benjamin) - Learn form the best. (Andrew) - Can I just remind everybody that we have “Vanity Fair” with us today? So, if we could just... keep the shit-talk to a... (Benjamin) - Oh, my God! Having her around is like living in communist China. (Nikki) - Benjamin, did you get the revised statement from Holly? (Andrew) - Revenge porn? (Benjamin) - Yeah, exactly that. Make sure that every dipshit with a keyboard has it spoon-fed down their fuckin’throat. (Andrew) - But it’s true? (Benjamin) - Well, if we say it it. (Andrew) - I’m in a “Twilight Zone” episode. (Benjamin) - All right, people. (Andrew) - Okay, see you later. (Nikki) - We live to fight another day.” (Andrew)

“- Tomorrow, I wanna wake up to, uh, like, 150 Google Alerts telling me Jocelyn’s some kind of feminist hero, right? (Nikki). - Okay. Yeah, me too. (Benjamin) - You can do that. (Nikki) - But I’m gonna start with victim and move up from there. (Benjamin) - Yeah well, it’s the same difference. (Nikki) - I don’t understand anything. How could it possibly be any fucking worse? Just tell me a scandal that was worse, recently! (Chaim - we don’t want to know). - She’s coming out of it more famous than when she came in. And that’s! That’s the win. Let’s just put it that way.” (Benjamin)

- “Ah, you’re dangerous. I mean, how could anyone not fall in love with you? (Tedros) - I don’t even know you. (Jocelyn) - You fit perfectly in my arms.” (Tedros)

- “What a fuckin’ boner killer. (Tedros) - I know, she prevented us from starting our family. (Jocelyn) - (...) and I hate it, and you’re gonna hate it, too. (Jocelyn) - You hate it? How can you put out something you hate? (Tedros) - Well, you obviously don’t work in the music industry. Pop music is just... superficial. (Jocelyn) - I think Prince would disagree with you. (Tedros) - I love Prince. (Jocelyn) - Are you gonna call “When Doves Cry” fuckin’ superficial? (Tedros) - No, I love that song. (Jocelyn) - If that song came out today, it’d be a smash tomorrow. (Tedros) - So, all I have to do is make music like Prince? (Jocelyn) - I didn’t say that. (Tedros) - Easy. I’ll just do that. (Jocelyn) - No... I didn’t say that. (Tedros) - Why didn’t I think of that? (Jocelyn) - You can’t make music like Prince. Pop music is like the ultimate Trojan Horse. Ya get people to dance, ya get people to sing along. Could say whatever you want. Shit’s powerful. (Tedros) - I like you. (Jocelyn) - I like you, too. You got the best job in the world. Should be having way more fun. (Tedros) - I’m trying.” (Jocelyn) While playing “Pieces of Your Heart” by Meduza & Goodboys)

“- Did it hurt? That photo? The betrayal of it? (Talia from Vanity Fair) - Of course. But, I mean, what am I supposed to do? (Jocelyn) - I don’t know. Fuck up the guy that did it to you. (Talia) - Like in the piece you’re writing? (Jocelyn) - Yeah, actually. I think it would be inspirational for young women and girls all around the world who have been targeted and humiliated in the way you were. (Talia) - Revenge is empowerment? (Jocelyn) - It’s human, I think. (Talia) - Look, I mean. I think... five years ago when people would tell me that it was important to comment on something publicly, I would buy into it. But now I just know that I’m being hustled. (Jocelyn) - Yeah, I mean, obviously, my editor is breathing down my neck, gun to my back, trying to get me to get you to talk about this photo. It’s all anyone can talk about. (Talia) - I get it. We all have to answer to somebody. (Jocelyn) - Who do you answer to? (Talia) - God.” (Jocelyn - Wrong, the public opinion).

“- I don’t know. I haven’t done anything in, like, a year. And I just feel like people are, like, waiting for me to fail. And I just don’t wanna, like prove them right. (Jocelyn) - Yeah, but, Joss, you always do this. You always second-guess yourself right before something comes out. You’re just gonna drive yourself crazy. (Leia) - I just don’t wanna, like, make a fool of myself. I don’t want people to, like, make fun of me. (Jocelyn) - They are not. Trust me. It’s good. It’s, like, really good. (Leia) - (....) What’s wrong with him? (Jocelyn) - He’s so rape-y. (Leia) - Yeah, I kinda like that about him. (Jocelyn) - Joss... No. Gross. So disturbing.” (Leia)

“- Hello, Angel. (Tedros) - You call all the girls Angel? (Jocelyn) - Just you. (Tedros) - Yeah right. (Jocelyn) - Fuck’s up with her? She doesn’t wanna hang out with us? (Tedros) - She’s my assistant. And my best friend. (Jocelyn) - She’s your best friend and your assistant? (Tedros) - Yeah. (Jocelyn) - She’s your best friend that words for you? (Tedros) - Yeah, isn’t that nice? (Tedros) - Really? Hm. (Jocelyn) - Don’t you think that’s kinda, like a nice arrangement? Oh, for her it’s amazing. Fuck. Can I be your best friend? I’d love to get paid. (Tedros) - Can I play you my new song? (Jocelyn) - Are you desperate to put this specific song out? (Tedros) - No, I’m not desperate to put anything out, my team is. ‘Cause everyone in my life is, like, telling me that it’s really great, but I don’t believe them. (Jocelyn) - Why? (Tedros) - ‘Cause when you’re famous, everyone lies to you. (Jocelyn) - And you trust me? (Tedros) - I just think you’re enough of an asshole that you might tell me the truth. (Jocelyn) - Cheers to that. (Tedros) - I don’t know. I feel like it’s, like, too superficial or something. (Jocelyn) - (...) If you’re gonna sing a song called “I’m a Freak” you should at least sing it like you know how to fuck. You gotta stop carin’ what people think. You are too locked up in your head. (Tedros) - Yeah? (Jocelyn) - Yeah, you’re thinking too much. You need to block out the world. Feel it. Do you trust me? (Tedros) - No. (Jocelyn - Good reply!)

[wulfrann]

Whispers in the leaves, shadows in the moonlit night (Andreil Nightmare Before Christmas AU)

All for the Game

Rating: Mature

Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard, Aaron Minyard & Andrew Minyard, Neil Josten & Aaron Minyard

Additional Tags: The Nightmare Before Christmas AU, Neil is Sally, Andrew is a werewolf, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Pining, Temporary Amnesia, Visions, Dreams and Nightmares, Typical Twinyards Drama, Spooky Woods, Body Horror

[ One-Shot - 20k words - Published 2020-03-31 ]

Written for the AFTG Reverse Big Bang 2020 !

Summary:

Monsters and ghouls of every age, Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

Far beyond the graveyard and its renown Spiral Hill, the Woods prevail. There are no animals to be found there, not one sign of life but for the shifting of the mist and gentle caress of the wind.

Neil has lived in Halloween Town for as long as he can remember, though memory is a fickle thing. Since his mother, Mary Finkelstein, died two years ago, he hasn't been as good at following her orders as he used to be. He's made friends. He's not sure how it happened, really - it feels like he just woke up one day with his life suddenly entangled with a whole group of people he hadn't noticed getting slowly closer.

He's also taken the habit of looking at the Woods. There's something calling to him. He can hear them in the wind, the whispers in a hundred incoherent tongues.

They say crossing the threshold is always the most difficult part.

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[Appreciate the Art]

Author’s note:

2020 is the year, I told myself a while ago, where I become more involved with the AFTG fandom. And thus, here we are. It wasn't without sweat and tears, but I still managed to complete my RBB fic, and of that I am very proud. It ended up being double the length it was supposed to be and the longest thing I've ever posted in one chapter, but I regret nothing.

I was lucky enough to be paired with a fantastic artist: Ally, aka kittyfeathersflying, now an estimed friend. Please go give her some love, because she's amazing and deserves to have her talent appreciated. This prompt was incredibly fun to build on, and I would not have finished this fic if it wasn't for the enthusiasm she showed for all of my ideas.

I also had the help of an incredible beta, makebelieveanything, who really pulled through and did not hesitate to call me out when my syntax went haywire or, worst of all, slipped into French grammar territory. I could not have asked for a better beta - this fic would be so full of typos without her, you would have pulled your hair out.

ANYWAY friendship and love and all that is great, but keep in mind that this fic is tagged as Body Horror. Part of it is due to Neil being Sally, but most of it you can only blame on me and me alone. (And probably The Magnus Archives, but that's neither here nor there.) All I will say here is that it gets gross. If that is something you're sensitive about, you can either skip this fic entirely, or you can of course message me for more details.

Enjoy!