#Art Michael Bennet

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I keep forgetting to post my art sooo :/

lots of ocs be upon ye

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WIP BIG BANG SIGN-UPS ARE LIVE!

The 2024 round of WIP Big Bang is now open for sign-ups! Any fandom is welcome, as long as the fic is 500 completed so far and will be at least 7,500 words upon its finishing. Signing up is easy: just fill out the form linked below after you read the FAQ and take a look at the schedule.

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Peepa Bunny duo in a mural I'm co-creating with the team at the tattoo shop where I am an apprentice. Peepa Bunny design copyright Dyri Rattlingourd 2011.

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌈 Good morning and happy Wednesday, my bookish bats! You didn't think that tiny "queer books coming out this fall" guide was ALL there was, did you? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR this month. Happy reading!

❤️ A Vision of Air by Nicole Silver 🧡 Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper 💛 How to Get Over the End of the World by Hal Schrieve 💚 Kween by Vichet Chum 💙 The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson 💜 The B-Side of Daniel Garneau by David Kingston Yeh ❤️ Midnight Companion by Kit Barrie 🧡 Let the Waters Roars by Geonn Cannon 💛 Into the Glittering Dark by Kelley York 💙 When the Rain Begins to Burn by A.L. Davidson 💜 Been Outside by Amber Wendler & Shaz Zamore 🌈 The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson

❤️ A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert 🧡 The Spells We Cast by Jason June 💛 Pluralities by Avi Silver 💚 Salt the Water by Candice Iloh 💙 Beholder by Ryan La Sala 💜 This Pact is Not Ours by Zachary Sergi ❤️ Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell 🧡 Menewood by Nicola Griffith 💛 Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout 💚 The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey 💙 Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson 💜 Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil and George Williams

🌈 In the Form of a Question: the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider ❤️ Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield 🧡 A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 💛 Being Ace by Madeline Dyer 💚 Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer 💙 The Glass Scientists by S.H. Cotugno 💜 The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado ❤️ By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter 🧡 Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall 💛 Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender 💚 Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen 💙 The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen

🌈 Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt ❤️ Family Meal by Bryan Washington 🧡 A Murder of Crows by Dharma Kelleher 💛 A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper 💚 Love at 350° by Lisa Peers 💙 Greasepaint by Hannah Levene 💜 The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels ❤️ Mate of Her Own by Elena Abbott 🧡 Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A. Wardell 💛 Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend by Ben Kahn 💚 All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters 💙 If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie

❤️ Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Lillah Lawson and Lauren Emily Whalen 🧡 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall 💛 It’s a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer 💚 Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein 💙 These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs 💜 The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu ❤️ Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 🧡 Mudflowers by Aley Waterman 💛 Here Lies Olive by Kate Anderson 💚 Fire From the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot, trans. by Eva Apelqvist 💙 Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake 💜 On the Same Page by Haley Cass

❤️ A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña 🧡 Art of the Chase by Jennifer Giacalone 💛 The Haunting of Adrian Yates by Markus Harwood-Jones 💚 The Sword: Xcian by Elle Arroyo 💙 The Complete Carlisle Series by Roslyn Sinclair 💜 300,000 Kisses by Sean Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall ❤️ Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow 🧡 Blackouts by Justin Torres 💛 Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros 💚 Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy 💙 Everything Under the Moon: Fairy Tales in a Queerer Light edited by Michael Earp ❤️ Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine

🧡 We Met in a Bar by Claire Forsythe 💛 Sweat Equity Aurora Rey 💚 Pumpkin Spice by Tagan Shepard 💙 The Misfit Mage & His Dashing Devil by M.N. Bennet 💜 Love and Other Risky Business by Sarah Brenton ❤️ Enough by Kimia Eslah 🧡 A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard 💛 Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot 💚 Wild Wishes and Windswept Kisses by Maya Prasad 💙 Dragged to the Wedding by Andrew Grey 💜 Fox Snare by Yoon Ha Lee ❤️ Murder and Manon by Mia P. Manansala

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2023

This is my copy of the Ice Age Essential Guide (featuring 1, 2 & 3).

It is a movie guide book written by Glenn Dakin. It was published by Dorling Kindersley (DK books) in 2009 following the release of the third film. The book features 64 pages.

In this post I will talk about the two menacing aquatic dinosaurs from Ice Age 2 The Meltdown, Cretaceous (an Ichthyosaur) and Maelstrom (a Pliosaur).

Cretaceous and Maelstrom are first seen frozen in a block of ice during the waterpark migration scene. These two have spent millions of years trapped in an ice berg since the Mesozoic era, but due to the warming weather they're beginning to thaw out and are very hungry. Along with the vultures they are seeking to eat all the mammals they can during the flood. Stu (a Glyptodon) becomes their first victim.

They work together as a team to bring down their prey. Both reptiles split up to try and hunt the herd in the movie and Scrat in the games. They can also defend each other for example If either Cretaceous or Maelstrom get hurt the other stands in to attack. Cretaceous is shown to have more strength and courage to take on Manny the Mammoth, whilst Maelstrom tries to take on the rest of the herd.

Their fate at the end of the Meltdown involves a fight with Manny who is trying to save Ellie from the cave. As they attempt to attack him, Manny wedges the tree trunk into the rock. He quickly gets out of the way as they bite onto it instead and are then taken down by the rocks as they crumble down saving Ellie in the process. Both reptiles are then sucked into a whirlpool as the ice dam breaks open thanks to Scrat. As a result, these two reptiles end up becoming a snack for the Mini Sloths (in the essential guide) and the Lone Gunslinger Vultures (in the movie storybook).

Cretaceous and Maelstrom also appear in the video game adaption of Ice Age 2 and are featured in Scrats Nutty Adventure (2019) as bosses. 3D rendered models which were used for the Scrat's Nutty Adventure videogame can be found here:

https://aaronhumphreys35.artstation.com/projects/w8gWa5

In the videogame of Ice Age 2, Scrat navigates through Maelstrom's digestive system to escape when he is eaten along with his acorn.

Cretaceous and Maelstrom's sound effects were a mixture of whales, tigers growling and human voices, which was used to give an eerie quality. In an early script, both reptiles could talk but this was removed from the movie as the studio didn't want too many characters with speaking roles.

The Art of Ice Age book published by Titan Books and co-written by Tara Bennet, features an early concept of Cretaceous and Maelstrom revealing that they were going to be alongside another character known as a Axolotl. All three characters are called 'The Villainous Trio' in the art book. The 3D sculptures were created by Michael Defeo and character drawings were done by Peter De Sève.

A Axolotl is only featured in the videogame of the second movie. Here is a screenshot featuring an Axloti in the Mud Bog stage alongside Scrat. Image from Sierra Chest.

Read more about the removed material from 'The Meltdown' here:

https://iceage.fandom.com/wiki/Ice_Age/Deleted_Material#Ice_Age:_The_Meltdown

See links below for more information:

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Cretaceous_and_Maelstrom

https://iceage.fandom.com/wiki/Cretaceous

More recently, Cretaceous and Maelstrom are depicted chasing the herd in cave paintings in the opening sequence of the sixth Ice Age spin-off movie called 'The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild' which was created and released by Walt Disney Studios in January 2022.

Disney's 'The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild' was followed later by 'Ice Age: Scrat Tales', a collection of short films produced by Disney with the help of a small team of Blue Sky Studios animators. Scrat Tales was Blue Sky Studios final farewell production following the studios closure.

© All Ice Age material is owned by the Walt Disney company under the Walt Disney Studios division. Walt Disney acquired Blue Sky Studios & 20th Century Fox in 2019.

See the Ice Age movies website here:

https://iceage.disney.com/

The images underneath show an artist's impression of an Ichthyosaur (Cymbospondylus) and a Pliosaur (Pliosauroidea).

[seth-the-giggle-fish]

The next installment of my Walter Family Portraits is done!

We have the original inventor, creator of our beloved Singing Musical Automatons, Col. Peter A. Walter I. Based off of the original art from Sam Luke (@samhears) in the Steam Powered Giraffe comic and a photo of David Michael Bennet

Color pallet was partially chosen by popular vote here on tumblr using the poll function

Acrylic paint on a 8x10 inch stretched canvas

WIP photos under the cut as always

The canvas was originally a test of the new blues I had bought, and was going to be used for the Sky Shark painting, but I ended up going with a larger size for that so it's been sitting partially painted since then. On the far left side you can glimpse my skeleton helper Darla, and part of my work surface is the sketch for my Lily Airheart painting (still in progress)

The very initial sketch, transferred over using graphite tracing paper, the canvas wasn't completely square so I decided to try making it look like an oval frame over a photo instead of a square and trying to find a frame that looked good with it

Unfortunately the blue had to go, at least for the bits of the painting that wasn't background, so it was time to start laying down some base colors and solidifying my choice to go for half-comic half-realism

Didn't really know what I was doing and ended up using Yellow Ocher for one of my base colors, I changed my mind on this much later after sleeping on the decision for a few nights. The yellow just wasn't working right with the Burnt Sienna for this

My reference photo and some more base colors, nearly ready to move onto shadows and other tones

Lips??? How do people paint lips?

Starting to regret the yellow, but forging on hoping that it'll end up looking ok

Relising that the process isn't going to fix this and that the yellow needs to go, starting to paint over it with a combination of Unbleached Titanium and Burnt Sienna

Just before I realized that I forgot his coat buttons, and a few details left to finalize. The little gold frills weren't popping as nicely as I hoped so I painted them over in black before adding a gold wash over it to make it look like worn and old gold

[slimethought]

Is this a video about Breadtube? Is it a reaction video to Philosophy Tube / Abigail Thorn and her video about coming out as trans? Is it a reaction video to myself? Is there such a thing as objectivity? Is there hope for joy in the wake of postmodernism? Can YouTubers really fill the role of educators? If not, can I still join in the party of making fun of conservative nonsense from Ben Shapiro and PragerU? Please?

Watch to find out! Then tell us because we have no idea.

The Leftist Cooks are Neil Farrell and Sarah Oeffler

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500g (4 cups) of self raising flour 100g (1/2 cup) coconut oil 100g (1/2 cup) of sugar 200ml (7/8 cup) cashew milk Add 125gms (1 cup) dark chocolate

Bake for 15 - 20 minutes at 180°C (350°F)

Heat 250g (1 1/2 cups) frozen berries 100g sugar (1/2 cup) on a low setting on your hob

↓↓↓ CITATIONS↓↓↓

Rozenblit, L., & Keil, F. (2002). The misunderstood limits of folk science: An illusion of explanatory depth. Cognitive science, 26(5), 521-562.

Fernbach, P. M., Rogers, T., Fox, C. R., & Sloman, S. A. (2013). Political extremism is supported by an illusion of understanding. Psychological science, 24(6), 939-946.

Kruger, J., & Dunning, D. (1999). Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments. Journal of personality and social psychology, 77(6), 1121.

Drescher, J. (2015). Out of DSM: Depathologizing homosexuality. Behavioral sciences, 5(4), 565-575.

Lindholm, C. (1997). ‘The Swat Pukhtum family as a political training ground’, in R.J. Casstillo (ed.) The Meaning of Madness. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Heine, S. J., Kitayama, S., Lehman, D. R., Takata, T., Ide, E., Leung, C., & Matsumoto, H. (2001). Divergent consequences of success and failure in japan and north america: an investigation of self-improving motivations and malleable selves. Journal of personality and social psychology, 81(4), 599.

Park, S. W., Tignor, S. M., Joo, M. J., & Heo, Y. H. (2016). Accuracy and bias in self-perception of performance: Narcissism matters in Korea as well. Korean Social Science Journal, 43(2), 29-43.

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Link to Philosophy Tube / Abigail Thorne's little public statement:    • Coming Out As Trans - A Little Public...   (I'm aware that this isn't actually the coming out video but it was the one she gave express permission to play with and use for making art and spreading positive messages)

↓↓↓ LYRICS↓↓↓ (and highly recommend all of these YouTubers)

Tom Scott, Adam Neely, Lonerbox and Michael Stephens T1J, Folding Ideas, Nerdwriter, Kevin Lieber Legal Eagle, Lindsay Ellis, Jay Foreman, Rowan Ellis David Bennet Piano, Innuendo Studios Every Frame a Painting, Lessons from the Screenplay, Matt Gray, Patrick Willems, We’re in Hell, Khadija Mbowe PBS Eons, Veritasium, Hank Green Animalogic, Numberphile and… John Green It’s Okay to Be Smart, & Today I Found Out Langfocus, Tom Nicholas, Jake Roper (opted out) Thought Slime, Jessica Kellgren Fozzard, Jessie Gender and Cogito, Ordinary Things and Hbomber...man Big Joel, Little Joel, Medium-sized Joel Plenty of others -- (YaadPikni, Verilybitchie, Flavorlab, Paul Morrin, Renegade Cut, Zoe Bee...) but how was I supposed to know? Some of these people might be absolutely full of sh*t And it’s an English-speaking young white guy list Edutaintment isn’t bad Nobody’s a perfect Dad Some of them are really smart And some of them just make Art Some of them created a whole new art form Like Natalie Wynn and Abigail Thorn.

And check out our special guest Matthew Tallon here:   / tallonmatthew   He's the funniest person on the Internet.

Thanks to All My Patrons: Lacey Eberl Unoriginal Junglist Lou Grath Misfit Unicorn Melinda Hristo Kolev Finola Mohan

[bdaman]

Battle B-Daman Lost Lore 1: Joshua’s Family

I will be commencing a small series of posts called ‘Lost Lore’, focusing on things mentioned on Inuki Eiji’s old, now-defunct blog, that weren’t mentioned elsewhere.

Inuki would often take art requests from his fans, and many a time discuss extra aspects of Batobi’s canon. One such part of this was his accepting of fans suggestions in regards to relatives, and coming up with more information about their families on his own.

I believe his blog is where it was once stated that Michael and Grace were the names of Gray and Liena’s father and mother, and thus where their children had taken their middle names from. This page, however, is lost to time and cannot be confirmed, but as even Japanese fans seem to agree on this fact, I choose to accept it.

But this post is about another family, specifically the family of Joshua. While Cain’s familial relationship (at least with his father) was an important plot point, we know little and less of Joshua’s... in canon, that is. Thanks to Inuki’s website, we are able to know that he had two loving parents and a little brother! And that’s who I will be discussing in my post.

From top left to bottom right: Jade*  (ジェイド) , Angelina*  (アンジェリーナ) , Abel* (アベル), and Joshua. Their surname is Bennet* ( ベネット). *Transliterations by me.

While little was said of the parents, Joshua’s brother Abel is somewhat of a different story. Abel is 12 years old, standing at 156m / 5'1 and weighing 45kg /99lbs. His blood type is A, and his birthday is on April 2nd.

While little is explicitly said on Abel's personality, it can be inferred from Eiji Inuki's illustrations of him that Abel is a typical, happy child, but has a protective streak towards Joshua, and warns Cain to not push him too hard.

It is implied that Abel does not get along with or like Cain, although this sentiment does not seem to be reciprocated, and Cain seems more confused by Abel's actions than anything else. Joshua is often seen being the mediator between them when they do argue, or when Abel gets angry at Cain.

Despite Inuki not having known the Biblical reference of Cain’s name when conceptualising him, it can be inferred that Abel’s name was chosen deliberately to play towards it. Abel’s dislike towards Cain can be seen as a darkly humorous nod towards this, as Biblical Cain is known for murdering his brother Abel. It also fits in well with his brother Joshua, whose name also has Biblical theming.

All art by Inuki Eiji.

[artbookdap]

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day, here are a few works from 'Action Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s to 1970s,' the first appraisal of modern Native American abstraction—merging abstract expressionism, color field and hard-edge painting with Native American art. ⁠ ⁠ Artists include: Ray Aguilar, Ralph Aragon, Sammy Begay, Larry (Littlebird) Bird, Earl Biss, Bennet Brien, Bennie Buffalo, George Burdeau, T.C. Cannon, Art Chischilly, Joseph L. Concha, Larry Desjarlais, Joe Dudley, Earl Eder, Mary Eder, Kirby Feathers, Anita (Luttrell) Fields, Phyllis Fife, Herman Fragua, Henry (Hank) Gobin, John Gritts, Harvey Herman, Patrick Swazo Hinds, John Hoover, Michael Jenkins, Peter B. Jones, Ralph Robert Kniffen, Delores Lee, Alice Loiselle, Linda Lomaheftawa, Linda Lucero, Edna Massey and more.⁠ ⁠ Pictured here: ⁠ Lloyd Kiva New, (Cherokee), Untitled, 1968⁠ Fritz Scholder, (Mission/Luiseno), New Mexico Number 1, 1965⁠ George Morrison, (Wahwahtehgonagabo) (Chippewa), White Painting #1, 1965⁠ George Morrison, (Wahwahtehgonagabo/Chippewa), White Environ VI, ca. 1967⁠ Henry "Hank" Delano Gobin, (Tulalip/Snohomish) Northwest Design, 1966⁠ Mike Medicine Horse Zillioux, (Akimel O’odham/Cheyenne/Pawnee), The Day Jackson Pollack Became Christian, 1974⁠ ⁠ Published by @iaiamocna⁠ ⁠ Text by Lara Evans, Ryan S. Flahive, Shanna Ketchum-Heap of Birds, Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer, Stephen Wall & @manuelawelloffman⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #actionabstractionredefinied #nativeamericanheritage #nativeamericanart #modernnativeart #nativeart @instituteofamericanindianarts #lloydkivanew #fritzscholder #georgemorrison #mikemedicinehorsezillioux #indiginouspeoplesday #indiginousart #indiginous https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjf1OawsN_W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ulkaralakbarova]

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Gareth Jones: James Norton Ada Brooks: Vanessa Kirby Walter Duranty: Peter Sarsgaard George Orwell: Joseph Mawle Lloyd George: Kenneth Cranham Matthew: Celyn Jones Maxim Litvinov: Krzysztof Pieczyński Rhea Clyman: Beata Pozniak Miss Stevenson: Fenella Woolgar Yulia: Michalina Olszańska Bonnie: Patrycja Volny Eugene Lyons: Edward Wolstenholme Leonid: Oleg Drach Sir Ernest Bennet: Martin Bishop Paul Kleb: Marcin Czarnik Major Jones: Julian Lewis Jones William Randolph Hearst: Matthew Marsh J.E. B Seely: John Edmondson Hotel receptionist: Olena Leonenko John Cushny: Barry Mulkerns Petro: Oleksandr Pozharskyi Ralph Barnes: Marcin Lata��ło Leonard Moore: Jacob Krichefski Katya: Ksenia Matsuk Malcolm Muggeridge: Michael O’Donnell Konstantin Umansky: Wojciech Urbański …: Martin Hugh Henley …: Cara Chase …: Sabrina John …: Piotr Szostak …: Alexander Bozhko …: Oleh Kyryliv …: Roman Skorovskyi …: Serhii Bachyk …: Anton Andriushchenko …: Alexandr Markin …: Marcin Masecki …: Jan Młynarski …: Jerzy Rogiewicz …: Hanna Turnau …: Mikhail Klymchenko …: Richard Elfyn …: Olexa Gorodenko Film Crew: Director: Agnieszka Holland Original Music Composer: Antoni Łazarkiewicz Line Producer: Pam Roberts Production Sound Mixer: Marcin Matlak Casting: Colin Jones Makeup Designer: Janusz Kaleja Set Decoration: Robert Wischhusen-Hayes Costume Design: Halyna Otenko Casting Director: Magdalena Szwarcbart Casting Associate: Toby Spigel Costume Design: Ola Staszko Art Direction: Fiona Gavin Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Filip Krzemień Co-Producer: Angus Lamont Editor: Michał Czarnecki Co-Producer: Yehor Olesov Still Photographer: Robert Pałka Set Decoration: Kinga Babczyńska Production Design: Grzegorz Piątkowski Executive Producer: Jeff Field Producer: Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska Associate Producer: Tomasz Karczewski Associate Producer: Marcin Piasecki Director of Photography: Tomasz Naumiuk Second Unit Director: Olga Chajdas Associate Producer: Jacek Kulczycki Co-Producer: Magdalena Zimecka Producer: Stanislaw Dziedzic Casting Director: Alla Samoilenko Location Manager: Viktor Shevchenko Special Effects Supervisor: Oleksandr Suvorov Assistant Editor: Krzysztof Korybut-Daszkiewicz Musician: Wojciech Kowalewski Production Coordinator: Shona Mackenzie Gaffer: Łukasz Głaszczka Best Boy Grip: Igor Słupecki Key Grip: Sebastian Frac Drone Cinematographer: Filip Jurzyk Producer: Andrea Chalupa Focus Puller: Zbigniew Gustowski Executive Producer: Leah Temerty Lord Associate Producer: Izabela Helbin Associate Producer: Patryk Tomiczek Line Producer: Bogna Szewczyk-Skupień Boom Operator: Rafał Lenart Sound Supervisor: Wojciech Mielimąka Set Decoration: Paulina Korwin-Kochanowska Music Consultant: Paweł Juzwuk Script Supervisor: Karolina Foltyn VFX Supervisor: Michal Konwicki VFX Supervisor: Franciszek Jankowski Special Effects Technician: Roy Murfin Drone Cinematographer: Marcin Kukla Electrician: Mateusz Dybiec Electrician: Maciej Konopczynski Electrician: Michał Marciniak Electrician: Bartlomiej Modrak Electrician: Rafal Seraj Electrician: Mariusz Sojak Electrician: Marcin Szychowski Electrician: Bartosz Szymaniak First Assistant Camera: Maksim Najdienow First Assistant Camera: Pavel Alekseyenko Steadicam Operator: Bogdan Ruslan Techno Crane Operator: January Jarnot Techno Crane Operator: Maciej Jarnot Makeup & Hair: Stanislaw Dolinski Makeup & Hair: Błażej Pintara Construction Foreman: Marcin Nosal Construction Manager: Andrey Gontar Construction Manager: Ryszard Idzik Graphic Designer: Marta Artyfikiewicz Graphic Designer: Dorota Pabel Graphic Designer: Maria Wilk Casting Assistant: Nataliya Gordey Extra...

[aurorabayaesthetic]

SHOPPES:

Ye Olde Surf Shop - Run by Jared Evans for Surf's Up Surf Shop - with Asher Ortiz

Luxe Apothecary - Run by Amelia Evans for Luxe Crystal Shop

FOOD & DRINK:

Driftwood Coffee Shop - Run by Jace Bergeron

Sweet Nothings Bakery - Run by Noelle Driscoll

Sea Shanty Shack - Run by Blake Michaels, Phoebe Keller, and Darcy Anthony

BOOTHS:

Art Booth - Run by Cassidy Cooke

Hand-made Jewelry - Run by Sterling Levin

Princess station - Run by Izzy Alamilla

Art booth - Run by Casey Dundrich and Paxton Brady

Flower Crown Booth - Run by [employees/volunteers] for the Botanical Gardens

Fairy Wench Mini Bar - Run by Imani Linh

ENTERTAINMENT:

Jousting volunteers - Ari Salazar, Hunter Carrigan, Travis Miller, Ford Tamblyn

Music: Aurelia Cavendish

Dancing: Sloane Danvers

Fairytale story time: Eden O'Connell and Emerson Cassidy

OTHER SERVICES:

Security: Clint Bennet, Hinata Ito

EMS: Noah Atwood

[journeydb]

July 21 2022 Boulder County

Our grandnephew, Maddox, the son of our niece, Autumn, is three months old now!  He is SO cute and I’m SO excited to meet him in a few weeks when I go to Bethel, in Maine, where they live, to visit family and friends there.

Autumn is a wonderful mother to him and to his “sister”, their dog Nova.

Today I took Maple for a walk again in her family’s neighborhood and saw the cutest mailbox that I just had to capture for posterity.  Hobie LOVED trains and built many tracks for his toy trains when he was little and I hope Maple inherits both his and MY fondness for trains so we can take many trips together by train when she is older.

ZOOM has opened up such a big world to everyone which can be accessed from their homes.  Today I watched Denver Mayor Michael Hancock give his “state of the city” address and it was very interesting.  I think he has been a good mayor and done a lot to help revitalize the city.  His focus has been on safety and housing, two things which are very important to people in any city, especially given the violence created by the gun culture in our country and the housing crisis created by the inequity in the economy.

I like Denver a lot and try to spend as much time as I can there to enjoy the art, culture, and everything this beautiful city has to offer.  I hope Denver elects another good mayor in its next election, because Mayor Hancock can’t run again.

Other political representatives from Colorado who support the mayor’s vision and policies featured in this photo are our U.S. Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper.  I have supported all these law makers and leaders for many years financially and by working for their elections and I’m proud that Colorado has so many good people working on behalf of the interests of the people who live here.

[justbeingnamaste]

“A Cherokee elder was teaching his young grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil- he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt and ego. The other is good- he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. This same fight is going on inside you—and inside every other person, too." The boy thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The elder simply replied, "The one you feed.”    ~ Tsalagi Tale  

~ Animation George RedHawk

[comicbooksblogger]

Daily reading: Secret Empire Omega #1 (Spencer, Sorrentino, Bennet) - regular cover by Mark Brooks - variant cover by Michael Cho - No More Hydra cover by Andrea Sorrentino - variant cover by Michael Turner - Stan Lee Box cover

[soracities]

what are some must read books in ur opinion?

i’ve gotten this question a few times and there’s a general mix of things under the book recs tag here, but otherwise, as a general rule, i don’t believe in ‘must read’; what i do believe in is reading as widely, openly and diversely as possible and following your own instincts and impulses throughout it all. where classics are concerned, given how ridiculously limited the canon has been for so long, i like to supplement each work with something from a different perspective, just to hear it spoken from the other side because that’s what’s important to me.

so if you’ve read tropic of cancer by henry miller, read paris when it’s naked by etel adnan.

if you love the expansive, multi-layered poetry of t.s. eliot then read the selected poems of adonis (or the pages of day and night as an introduction),

for classic works focused on war and strife and the devastation of it all: maus by art spiegelman, persepolis by marjane satrapi, the war works hard by dunya mikhail, death and the maiden by ariel dorfman, a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini. for the things they carried by tim o’brien try: the sympathizer by viet thanh nguyen, on earth we’re briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong.

for the gothic imagination of edgar allen poe and bram stoker add: angela carter, daphne du maurier, shirley jackson, or, if you’re more contemporarily inclined: carmen maria machado & kelly link

magical realism that isn’t gabriel garcía márquez: ben okri, amos tutuola, isabel allende, laura esquivel.

epic poetry / classical texts that aren’t roman or greek: the ramayana, the epic of gilgamesh, the tale of genji.

i hate bukowski and am not the biggest fan of the beats but if they’re your thing try: erica jong, kim addonizio, dorianne laux, diane di prima, elise cowen – or you can broaden even further: the dub poetry of michael smith or linton kwesi johnson - and while we’re on that: louise bennet, or edward kamau brathwaite (multi-layered, pushing the boundaries of language with a post-colonial perspective)

if you like e.e. cummings and pushing the boundaries of language and form with writers like aram saroyan, try ca conrad,

love dickens? try elizabeth gaskell or zadie smith.

love 1984? read we by yevgeny zemyatin who not only inspired it, but lived it.

for every walden or book like it, try basho’s narrow road to the deep north or rebecca solnit’s wanderlust.

love tolkien, asimov, bradbury? try: ursula k. le guin, octavia e. butler

want intense, challenging reads on the often violent mires of identity and ideas of self-hood? try toni morrison. want it mingled with kafka-esque absurdity? try invisible man by ralph ellison. 

want breathless interiority or philosophical examinations à la camus’ the stranger? try clarice lispector’s the apple in the dark (other female writers also worth the look: sarah kane, forugh farrokhazad, alejandra pizarnik, see also: norah lange’s the people in the room)

i’m also not the biggest fan of rupi kaur (at. all.) but if you like her: maram al-massri’s barefoot souls is hauntingly beautiful and concise.

also this goes without saying but even so: you can’t ever read conrad’s heart of darkness, and not read: chinua achebe, aime cesaire, ngũgĩ wa thiong'o

read simone de beauvoir? then read nawal el saadawi & arundhati roy

love pablo neruda? try nizar qabbani, mahmoud darwish, saadi youssef (and while we’re on them: as gorgeous as their love poems are, they write just as beautifully on exile as any eastern european / soviet writer, to which i’ll add nathalie handal’s the neverfield)

like, this is by no means definitive and is a very, very rough list of examples, the vast majority personal. but my point is that the only ‘should’ i follow in reading is being careful of reducing your experiences to one voice, one standard, one culture. it’s a human experience, and a human heritage. that heritage is so much broader than a canon of straight white men. there is another voice, always, and i think we should all do our best to try and find it whenever we can.

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Publisher Modus Games and developers Dreams Uncorporated and SYCK have released a new trailer introducing the characters of Cris Tales.

The companies also announced the game’s voice cast:

Main Characters

Kira Buckland in the role of Crisbell – Crisbell is the main character of Cris Tales. She is a young orphan with a slim figure that is unaware of her latent powers as a time mage, until Matias the frog helps her unlock her abilities. She is able to see into the past and future, and can interact with both of them to change the present.

Cody Rock in the role of Matias – Matias is a small, orange talking frog with a black top hat who meets Cris Bell at the beginning of the game. After stealing a rose from the garden Cris Bell is tending, he leads her to the Cathedral where she discovers Crystals of Time, granting her the power to control time. He will assist her party in various ways throughout the game.

Lindsey Vega in the role of Willhelm – Wilhelm is Crisbell’s magic teacher who you will meet early on in the game. He looks like a child, but has a pretty remarkable level of skill and experience. He tends to be a bit sarcastic. He is well known in the city of Neva Tulira and is friends with many members of the Oroitz family, the most powerful family there.

Zeno Robinson in the role of Cristopher – Christopher is a brave and heroic Mage Warrior that helps defend the Kingdom of Narim from Goblins. He fights with dual gauntlets that can be joined together to create a shield to defend against enemy attacks. His magical abilities allow him to conjure different elemental attacks such as fire and water that can be enhanced by Cris Bell’s time powers.

Lizzie Freeman in the role of Zas – Zas is upbeat, outgoing, and a bit of a wildcard. Cris Bell’s party will encounter her upon arriving in the Kingdom of Cinder, where she will aid the team with her explosive set of tools. She is instantly recognizable by her athletic build, dark apparel, and large green bag.

Daman Mills in the role of JKR-721 – JKR-721, also known as K, is a mechanical android built to fight. His armor grants him the ability to charge and attack rapidly with a series of electrical attacks, assisted by a jetpack hidden underneath his coat. He exhibits a genuine curiosity about the world, and will join Cris Bell on her adventure.

Other Characters

Suzie Yeng as Various Characters

Sean Chiplock as Various Characters

Jenny Yokobori as Kari Hudo

Cassie Ewulu as Lucia

Sarah Thomas as Fenia

Rhiannon Moushall as Assan

Christina Kelly as Lau

Lindsay Shepherd as Rysa and Nasar

Adin Rudd as Lucio

Michael Kovach as Azufra

Farah Rishi as Orola

Dawn M. Bennet as Rhallus

Tamara Ryan as Gladys

Laila Berzins as Buki

Marissa Lenti as Sophia

Dani Chambers as Adri

Kamran Nikhad as Enzo

Natalie van Sistine as Mother Superior

Tyler Carson as Armando

Tiana Camacho as Galley and June

Meredit Sims as Volcano and Paulina

Vincent Fallow as Farmer Robert

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Experience Past, Present, and Future simultaneously in this gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs.

Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future — all on one screen as you play! Join the newly awakened Time Mage Crisbell and her fantastical companions on their journey across a dark, fairytale world facing a grim future.

Crisbell must embark across Crystallis and the four Kingdoms in a bid to stop the powerful Time Empress and rewrite the future of the world and all those living in it. Along the way, she’ll meet and recruit powerful allies with their own unique stories and skills like Matias the Frog and Willhelm the Child Mage.

As she explores the world and meets her unique companions, Crisbell will have to make choices with far-reaching consequences for the people she meets – consequences that will impact the world you’ll experience in real-time throughout your journey. Each companion will be invaluable as you face these choices and the myriad enemies who stand in your way. Will you buffet them with attacks, or discover creative ways to use Crisbell’s time powers to alter the reality of each fight?

Beautifully hand-drawn 2D art is animated frame by frame to bring the branching pasts and futures of each region, enemy, and NPC to life across more than 20 hours of gameplay. Experience a unique combination of branching stories, innovative combat, and classic RPG excitement in Cris Tales’ exciting and unforgettable exploration of how our actions echo through time.

Key Features

A Love Letter to Classic JRPGs – Inspired by timeless JRPGs like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, Valkyrie Profile, and modern classics like Bravely Default and Persona 5, meet and recruit a unique cast of teammates, challenge myriad enemies, and make your way through an expansive world.

Experience the Past, Present, and Future Simultaneously – Peer into and learn from the past, decide on actions in the present, and alter the course of the future in ways that will reshape the world dynamically depending on the choices you make.

Master Strategic Turn-Based Combat – Warp your enemies into the past or future, synchronize attacks for enhanced group abilities, and master the timing of attack and defense to go beyond your party’s limits in combat.

Uncover a Fascinating Story & Characters – The Empress’ plot to destroy the world is complex and layered. Use your wits and recruit powerful allies throughout the world to uncover and undo her multi-faceted web and make your way to the True Ending of this enchanting tale.

Discover a Beautiful World – Climb aboard an airship or boat and traverse this handcrafted, dark fairytale world. From the shining kingdom of Crystallis to the slums of Saint Clarity, discover each unique location and shape its future.

Cris Tales is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store, and Stadia in July.

Watch the trailer below.