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“Made of Stone” by The Stone Roses vs. “Daddy’s Speeding” by Suede

“Made of Stone” hails from The Stone Roses’ self-titled debut in 1989, and is a synthesis on the death of the artist Jackson Pollock, whose art had a significant impact on the aesthetic vision of the album. The album is an early classic of the Baggy/Madchester era, an early era of alternative dance music in Manchester in the UK with a heavy emphasis on drugs.

“Daddy’s Speeding,” conversely, depicts the death of James Dean and how his tragic passing was mandatory for the building of his legacy and the image he came to inspire. It hails from Suede’s sophomore album, Dog Man Star, which turns away from the anthemic-rock style of their own self-titled debut, in exchange for a pessimistic and hedonistic sound and outlook expressing the frustrations of the lifestyle that the band was living in. Dog Man Star is a personal favorite from the 90s Britpop era (released in 1994), which was heavily inspired by the preceding Baggy era.

The parallels between these songs, and the implications of the crashes they are about, are impossible to ignore.

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full list of biden letter 2:

Aaron Bay-Schuck Aaron Sorkin Adam & Jackie Sandler Adam Goodman Adam Levine Alan Grubman Alex Aja Alex Edelman Alexandra Shiva Ali Wentworth Alison Statter Allan Loeb Alona Tal Amy Chozick Amy Pascal Amy Schumer Amy Sherman Palladino Andrew Singer Andy Cohen Angela Robinson Anthony Russo Antonio Campos Ari Dayan Ari Greenburg Arik Kneller Aron Coleite Ashley Levinson Asif Satchu Aubrey Plaza Barbara Hershey Barry Diller Barry Levinson Barry Rosenstein Beau Flynn Behati Prinsloo Bella Thorne Ben Stiller Ben Turner Ben Winston Ben Younger Billy Crystal Blair Kohan Bob Odenkirk Bobbi Brown Bobby Kotick Brad Falchuk Brad Slater Bradley Cooper Bradley Fischer Brett Gelman Brian Grazer Bridget Everett Brooke Shields Bruna Papandrea Cameron Curtis Casey Neistat Cazzie David

Charles Roven Chelsea Handler Chloe Fineman Chris Fischer Chris Jericho Chris Rock Christian Carino Cindi Berger Claire Coffee Colleen Camp Constance Wu Courteney Cox Craig Silverstein Dame Maureen Lipman Dan Aloni Dan Rosenweig Dana Goldberg Dana Klein Daniel Palladino Danielle Bernstein Danny Cohen Danny Strong Daphne Kastner David Alan Grier David Baddiel David Bernad David Chang David Ellison David Geffen David Gilmour & David Goodman David Joseph David Kohan David Lowery David Oyelowo David Schwimmer Dawn Porter Dean Cain Deborah Lee Furness Deborah Snyder Debra Messing Diane Von Furstenberg Donny Deutsch Doug Liman Douglas Chabbott Eddy Kitsis Edgar Ramirez Eli Roth Elisabeth Shue Elizabeth Himelstein Embeth Davidtz Emma Seligman Emmanuelle Chriqui Eric Andre Erik Feig Erin Foster Eugene Levy Evan Jonigkeit Evan Winiker Ewan McGregor Francis Benhamou Francis Lawrence Fred Raskin Gabe Turner Gail Berman Gal Gadot Gary Barber Gene Stupinski Genevieve Angelson Gideon Raff Gina Gershon Grant Singer Greg Berlanti Guy Nattiv Guy Oseary Gwyneth Paltrow Hannah Fidell Hannah Graf Harlan Coben Harold Brown Harvey Keitel Henrietta Conrad Henry Winkler Holland Taylor Howard Gordon Iain Morris Imran Ahmed Inbar Lavi Isla Fisher Jack Black Jackie Sandler Jake Graf Jake Kasdan James Brolin James Corden Jamie Ray Newman Jaron Varsano Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen Biggs Jason Blum Jason Fuchs Jason Reitman Jason Segel Jason Sudeikis JD Lifshitz Jeff Goldblum Jeff Rake Jen Joel Jeremy Piven Jerry Seinfeld Jesse Itzler Jesse Plemons Jesse Sisgold Jessica Biel Jessica Elbaum Jessica Seinfeld Jill Littman Jimmy Carr Jody Gerson

Joe Hipps Joe Quinn Joe Russo Joe Tippett Joel Fields Joey King John Landgraf John Slattery Jon Bernthal Jon Glickman Jon Hamm Jon Liebman Jonathan Baruch Jonathan Groff Jonathan Marc Sherman Jonathan Ross Jonathan Steinberg Jonathan Tisch Jonathan Tropper Jordan Peele Josh Brolin Josh Charles Josh Goldstine Josh Greenstein Josh Grode Judd Apatow Judge Judy Sheindlin Julia Garner Julia Lester Julianna Margulies Julie Greenwald Julie Rudd Juliette Lewis Justin Theroux Justin Timberlake Karen Pollock Karlie Kloss Katy Perry Kelley Lynch Kevin Kane Kevin Zegers Kirsten Dunst Kitao Sakurai KJ Steinberg Kristen Schaal Kristin Chenoweth Lana Del Rey Laura Dern Laura Pradelska Lauren Schuker Blum Laurence Mark Laurie David Lea Michele Lee Eisenberg Leo Pearlman Leslie Siebert Liev Schreiber Limor Gott Lina Esco Liz Garbus Lizanne Rosenstein Lizzie Tisch Lorraine Schwartz Lynn Harris Lyor Cohen Madonna Mandana Dayani Mara Buxbaum Marc Webb Marco Perego Maria Dizzia Mark Feuerstein Mark Foster Mark Scheinberg Mark Shedletsky Martin Short Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mathew Rosengart Matt Lucas Matt Miller Matthew Bronfman Matthew Hiltzik Matthew Weiner Matti Leshem Max Mutchnik Maya Lasry Meaghan Oppenheimer Melissa Zukerman Michael Aloni Michael Ellenberg Michael Green Michael Rapino Michael Rappaport Michael Weber Michelle Williams Mike Medavoy Mila Kunis Mimi Leder Modi Wiczyk Molly Shannon Nancy Josephson Natasha Leggero

Neil Blair Neil Druckmann Nicola Peltz Nicole Avant Nina Jacobson Noa Kirel Noa Tishby Noah Oppenheim Noah Schnapp Noreena Hertz Odeya Rush Olivia Wilde Oran Zegman Orlando Bloom Pasha Kovalev Pattie LuPone Paul & Julie Rudd Paul Haas Paul Pflug Peter Traugott Polly Sampson Rachel Riley Rafi Marmor Ram Bergman Raphael Margulies Rebecca Angelo Rebecca Mall Regina Spektor Reinaldo Marcus Green Rich Statter Richard Jenkins Richard Kind Rick Hoffman Rick Rosen Rita Ora Rob Rinder Robert Newman Roger Birnbaum Roger Green Rosie O’Donnell Ross Duffer Ryan Feldman Sacha Baron Cohen Sam Levinson Sam Trammell Sara Foster Sarah Baker Sarah Bremner Sarah Cooper Sarah Paulson Sarah Treem Scott Braun Scott Braun Scott Neustadter Scott Tenley Sean Combs Seth Meyers Seth Oster Shannon Watts Shari Redstone Sharon Jackson Sharon Stone Shauna Perlman Shawn Levy Sheila Nevins Shira Haas Simon Sebag Montefiore Simon Tikhman Skylar Astin Stacey Snider Stephen Fry Steve Agee Steve Rifkind Sting & Trudie Styler Susanna Felleman Susie Arons Taika Waititi Thomas Kail Tiffany Haddish Todd Lieberman Todd Moscowitz Todd Waldman Tom Freston Tom Werner Tomer Capone Tracy Ann Oberman Trudie Styler Tyler James Williams Tyler Perry Vanessa Bayer Veronica Grazer Veronica Smiley Whitney Wolfe Herd

Will Ferrell Will Graham Yamanieka Saunders Yariv Milchan Ynon Kreiz Zack Snyder Zoe Saldana Zoey Deutch Zosia Mamet

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Gerard Way Comics and More

Joining me today is artist and comic shop aficionado Aynsley Leonardis! Check out Aynsley's indie comics convention, Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase - it's free - Saturday April 13. Is it OK to be confused when you read a comic? What comics has Gerard Way written? How did Aynsley get started reading comics? Who is Al Columbia? Would Gerard Way have had a career as a comic book artist and writer if not for his My Chemical Romance fame? What makes Umbrella Academy a good book? Has manga gotten more popular? What are some starter manga? What is Plus-Sized Elf? What comic did Brett pick up for free and then got the whole book? What happens in Legend? Is it fun to tell people about a comic you like? What would Brett have if it was up to him? What was it like for Aynsley to work in a comic book store when she was younger? What is Gerard Way like in person? Which Doom Patrol run is better? Is there a comic book for everyone? What is a 10 copy incentive variant?

Reading list: Gotham Central (free with Comixology Unlimited) Batman: Streets of Gotham Batman: Gotham Knights Grant Morrison's Batman Umbrella Academy (free on Comixology Unlimited) Spider-Gwen Gwenpool Greg Rucka's Wonder Woman Comics by Al Columbia Demon Slayer Pits of Hell Plus-Sized Elf (title of the year!) Attack on Titan One Piece Dragonball Legend Eden II Last Girl Standing, Trina Robbins autobiography (free on Comixology Unlimited) Julie Doucet Dame Darcy Dame Darcy's The Meat Cake Bible (free on Comixology Unlimited) Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Gerard Way's Doom Patrol Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol Rachel Pollock's Doom Patrol Other books on Gerard Way's Young Animal Imprint like Milk Wars Shade The Changing Girl Shelly Bond books Karen Berger books Kid Lobotomy Punk's Not Dead (free with Kindle Unlimited) Black Crown Imprint Local Man Chew (free with Kindle Unlimited)

Watch list: Gotham  Umbrella Academy 

Recorded live at Everyone Comics on 2-7-24

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“I Want Everything”: Pork Pie’s Auditory Ticket to Psychedelic Infinity In the shadowed alcove of today’s musical bazaar, where neon echoes pirouette with soporific reluctance, emerges “I Want Everything” – a phantasmagorical mosaic from Pork Pie that distills the wistfulness of an Elysian bygone era through a prism of anarchic dance-floor defiance. With Shane Brett's drums raining down like cosmic anvils against Michael Laverty's bass-lines - serpentine rivers carving valleys into virgin planets – this osmotic tapestry unfurls like fever dreams in an opium den. https://open.spotify.com/track/2soIwTad0D6NtAVfk3nudK Amidst this genesis springs forth Stafford, alchemist and siren both; his vocal cords spun from gossamer spider webs woven tightly around our collective longing. His literary wand taps upon piano keys morphing pain to solace while his alto sax exhales lost love letters found in attic chests. Peter Laverty on lead guitar ignites comet tails that lick at heaven’s door—every riff a Pollock painting mid-stratospection. "I Want Everything" catapults you into kaleidoscopic realms—a bacchanalian marriage between 60s psychedelia and modern tempestuous groove—its DNA redolent with garage rock sweat and indie effervescence crystallized under Dundalk’s Lockup watchful gaze: Pete Rust the conjurer; Fergal Davis the enchanter. Each note is a testament to their deft craftsmanship as sonic tailors who snip away till nothing but raw ethereal emotion remains. [caption id="attachment_55215" align="alignnone" width="2000"] “I Want Everything”: Pork Pie’s Auditory Ticket to Psychedelic Infinity[/caption] Pork Pie dares us—with audacity verging on lunacy—to sip from their chalice laden with liquid auroras in auditoriums where memories cavort untamed alongside pulsating cadences. Though birthed as progeny of "Pterodactyl," this latest offering is no mere fledgling—it surges forth emblazoned with plumes iridescent enough to blind Zeus himself. Ah! But fear not: for amidst such celestial braggadocio lies poignant humanity within every harmonic turn—an odyssey sailing agitated ocean-waves inside our marrow—the tangible ache of desire singing its universality straight through skin and soul alike... This is music that doesn’t simply demand your attention; it seizes it voraciously like Prometheus gripping fire—a decadent uproar meant not just for cognoscenti ears but any being dared dream beyond mundane finitude. “I Want Everything,” whispers golden-leafed infinity ascending—from deep-rooted nostalgia erupts esoteric present dancing furiously towards future crescendo yet unwritten—for Pork Pie hath sculptured sound into radiant rebellion befitting gods amid mortals. Follow Pork Pie on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

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full list

Aaron Bay-Schuck Aaron Sorkin Adam Berkowitz  Adam Goodman Adam Levine Adam & Jackie Sandler Adee Drexler  Alan Grubman Alex Aja Alex Edelman Alexandra Shiva Ali Wentworth Alison Statter Allan Loeb Alona Tal Amy Chozick Amy Pascal Amy Schumer Amy Sherman Palladino Andrew Singer Andy Cohen Angela Robinson Ant Hines Anthony Russo  Antonio Campos Ari Dayan Ari Greenburg Ariel Martin  Arik Kneller Aron Coleite Ashley Levinson Asif Satchu Aubrey Plaza Barbara Hershey Barry Diller Barry Josephson Barry Levinson Barry Rosenstein Beau Flynn Behati Prinsloo Bella Thorne Ben Stiller Ben Turner Ben Winston Ben Younger Billy Crystal Blair Kohan Bob Odenkirk Bobbi Brown Bobby Kotick Brad Falchuk Brad Slater Bradley Cooper Bradley Fischer Brett Gelman Brian Grazer Bridget Everett Brooke Shields Bruna Papandrea Cameron Curtis

Carin Sage Casey Neistat Cazzie David Charles Randolph  Charles Roven Chelsea Handler Chloe Fineman Chris Fischer Chris Jericho Chris Pine Chris Rock Christian Carino Cindi Berger Claire Coffee Colleen Camp Constance Wu Cory Litwin Courteney Cox Craig Silverstein Dame Maureen Lipman Dan Aloni Dan Mazer  Dan Rosenweig Dan Swimer Dana Goldberg Dana Klein Daniel Glass

Daniel Palladino

Danielle Bernstein

Danny A. Abeckaser

Danny Cohen

Danny Strong

Daphne Kastner

David Alan Grier

David Baddiel

David Bernad

David Chang

David Ellison

David Geffen

David Gilmour &

Polly Sampson

David Goodman

David Joseph

David Kohan

David Lowery

David Oyelowo

David Schwimmer

Dawn Porter

Dean Cain Deborah Lee Furness Deborah Snyder Debra Messing Diane Von Furstenberg Donny Deutsch Doug Liman Douglas Chabbott Eddy Kitsis Edgar Ramirez Eli Roth Elisabeth Shue Elizabeth Himelstein Embeth Davidtz Emmanuelle Chriqui  Eric Andre Erik Feig Erin Foster Eugene Levy Evan Jonigkeit Evan Winiker Ewan McGregor Francis Benhamou Francis Lawrence Fred Raskin Gabe Turner Gail Berman Gal Gadot Gary Barber Gene Stupinski Genevieve Angelson Gideon Raff Gina Gershon Ginnifer Goodwin  Grant Singer Greg Berlanti Guy Nattiv Guy Oseary Gwyneth Paltrow Hannah Fidell Hannah Graf Harlan Coben Harold Brown Harvey Keitel Helen Mirren Henrietta Conrad Henry Winkler

Heidi Jo Markel Holland Taylor Howard Gordon Iain Morris Imran Ahmed Inbar Lavi Isla Fisher JD Lifshitz Jack Black Jackie Sandler Jake Graf Jake Kasdan  James Brolin James Corden Jamie Ray Newman Jaron Varsano Jason Blum Jason Fuchs Jason Reitman Jason Segel Jason Sudeikis

Jason Biggs &

Jenny Mollen Biggs

Jeanne Newman

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Levin

Jeff Rake

Jeffrey Best

Jen Joel

Jennifer Morrison

Jeremy Piven

Jerry Seinfeld 

Jesse Itzler

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Sisgold

Jessica Biel

Jessica Elbaum

Jessica Seinfeld

Jill Littman

Jimmy Carr

Jody Gerson

Joe Hipps

Joe Quinn

Joe Russo

Joe Tippett

Joel Fields 

Joey King

John Landgraf 

John Slattery

Jon Bernthal

Jon Glickman Jon Hamm Jon Harmon Feldman  Jon Liebman Jon Watts Jon Weinbach  Jonathan Baruch Jonathan Groff  Jonathan Marc Sherman Jonathan Ross Jonathan Steinberg Jonathan Tisch Jonathan Tropper Jordan Peele Josh Brolin Josh Charles Josh Dallas Josh Goldstine Josh Greenstein Josh Grode Josh Singer Judd Apatow Judge Judy Sheindlin Julia Fox  Julia Garner Julia Lester  Julianna Margulies Julie Greenwald Julie Rudd Julie Singer  Juliette Lewis Jullian Morris Justin Theroux Justin Timberlake KJ Steinberg Karen Pollock Karlie Kloss Katy Perry Kelley Lynch Kevin Kane Kevin Zegers Kirsten Dunst Kitao Sakurai Kristen Schaal Kristin Chenoweth Lana Del Rey Laura Benanti  Laura Dern Laura Pradelska Lauren Schuker Blum Laurence Mark  Laurie David Lea Michele Lee Eisenberg Leo Pearlman  Leslie Siebert Liev Schreiber Limor Gott  Lina Esco Liz Garbus Lizanne Rosenstein Lizzie Tisch Lorraine Schwartz Lynn Harris Lyor Cohen Madonna Mandana Dayani Mara Buxbaum

Marc Webb

Marco Perego

Maria Dizzia

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Foster

Mark Scheinberg

Mark Shedletsky

Martin Short

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary McCormack

Mathew Rosengart

Matt Geller 

Matt Lucas

Matt Miller

Matthew Bronfman

Matthew Hiltzik

Matthew Weiner

Matti Leshem

Max Mutchnik

Maya Lasry

Meaghan Oppenheimer

Melissa Zukerman

Melissa rudderman 

Michael Aloni

Michael Ellenberg

Michael Green

Michael Rapino

Neil Blair

Neil Druckmann

Neil Paris

Nicola Peltz

Nicole Avant

Nina Jacobson

Noa Kirel 

Noa Tishby Noah Oppenheim Noah Schnapp Noreena Hertz Octavia Spencer Odeya Rush Olivia Wilde Oran Zegman Orlando Bloom Pasha Kovalev Pattie LuPone Patty Jenkins Paul Haas Paul Pflug Paul & Julie Rudd Peter Baynham  Peter Traugott Rachel Douglas Rachel Riley Rafi Marmor Ram Bergman Raphael Margulies  Rebecca Angelo Rebecca Mall Regina Spektor Reinaldo Marcus Green Rich Statter Richard Jenkins Richard Kind Rick Hoffman Rick Rosen Rita Ora Rob Rinder Robert Newman Roger Birnbaum Roger Green Rosie O’Donnell Ross Duffer Ryan Feldman Sacha Baron Cohen Sam Levinson Sam Trammell Sara Berman Sara Foster Sarah Baker Sarah Bremner Sarah Cooper Sarah Paulson Sarah Treem Scott Braun Scott Braun Scott Neustadter Scott Tenley Sean Combs Sean Levy  Seth Meyers Seth Oster Shannon Watts Shari Redstone Sharon Jackson Sharon Stone Shauna Perlman Shawn Levy Sheila Nevins Shira Haas Simon Sebag Montefiore Simon Tikhman Skylar Astin  Stacey Snider Stephen Fry Steve Agee Steve Rifkind Sting & Trudie Styler  Susanna Felleman Susie Arons  Taika Waititi Thomas Kail Tiffany Haddish Todd Lieberman Todd Moscowitz Todd Waldman Tom Freston Tom Werner Tomer Capone  Tracy Ann Oberman Trudie Styler Tyler Henry Tyler James Williams Tyler Perry Vanessa Bayer  Veronica Grazer Veronica Smiley Whitney Wolfe Herd Will Ferrell Will Graham Yamanieka Saunders Yariv Milchan Ynon Kreiz Zack Snyder Zoe Saldana Zoey Deutch Zosia Mamet

and remember that Taika Waititi and Jordan Peele signed the letter thanking Joe Biden. people love to talk about freedom except when it's Palestinian

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IMG_0134 by Stockton Heat - Photos Courtesy of Asvitt Photography

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Wallace Polsom, Fashion Forward (Old Lace) (2020), paper collage, 18.9 x 26.3 cm.

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Days until Opening Day

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शोएब अख्तर ने सौरव गांगुली को बताया बहादुर बल्लेबाज कहा, 'तेज गेंदबाजों पर भी बनाते थे वे रन'

शोएब अख्तर ने सौरव गांगुली को बताया बहादुर बल्लेबाज कहा, ‘तेज गेंदबाजों पर भी बनाते थे वे रन’

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भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के पूर्व कप्तान सौरव गांगुली दुनिया के बेहतरीन बल्लेबाजों में से एक माने जाते थे। खास तौर से स्पिनर के खिलाफ ऑफ साइड में उनके द्वारा लगाया जाने वाल शॉट किसी भी टीम के लिए सिरदर्द साबित होता था। हालांकि कई मौकों पर यह कहा गया कि गांगुली तेज गेंदबाजों के खिलाफ सहज नहीं थे और उन्हें शॉट पिच…

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the spring tarot 4 - the emperor // 2017-04-07 // c.robinson

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Hommage à H.M., Helen Frankenthaler, 1971, Art Institute of Chicago: Contemporary Art

Artist Morris Louis referred to Helen Frankenthaler as “a bridge between Jackson Pollock and what was possible.” Her best works are characterized by radiant compositions—large expanses of color deployed in loose, organic forms. Frankenthaler pioneered the so-called soak-stain technique, in which she poured washes of turpentine-thinned paint over unprimed or raw canvas, allowing the color to find its own form, eventually absorbed into the weave of the linen support. In Hommage à H.M. a graceful network of wiry lines connects color areas that have been pushed to the farthest reaches of the canvas. Frankenthaler completed the work after traveling to Morocco; it is inspired by the painter Henri Matisse, whose work was influenced by a visit to the country in 1913. Gift of Helen Harvey Mills in honor of Natalie, Julian, and Brett Size: 203.2 x 160 cm (80 x 63 in.) Medium: Acrylic on canvas

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117254/

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Spooktober TBR

Hey, everyone. This Halloween season is going to be a little different, so I wanted to do something fun that captures the spooky vibes for at least myself, but maybe you will join me too. So! Welcome to my Spooktober Reading List! I crafted what I think is a pretty fun list of books ranging from traditional horror/thriller books to dark academia and gothic reads too. I hope there’s something for everyone! I am going to be reading all 13 (it had to be 13, obviously) of these books in October and writing a more detailed review/blog post for each of them as I go, so choose some and come along for a spooky read-a-thon. Happy Halloween! 

Dolores Claiborne -Stephen King (384 pgs)

The Devil All The Time -Donald Ray Pollock (261 pgs)

Jane Eyre -Charlotte Brontë (532 pgs)

The Snowman -Jo Nesbø (383 pgs)

American Psycho -Brett Easton Ellis (399 pgs)

Bunny -Mona Awad (307 pgs)

Along Came A Spider -James Patterson (449 pgs)

Shutter Island -Dennis Lehane (369 pgs)

Pretty Little Liars -Sara Shepard (286 pgs)

Psycho -Robert Bloch (208 pgs)

The Secret History -Donna Tartt (559 pgs)

I’m Thinking of Ending Things -Iain Reid (241 pgs)

Nightmares & Dreamscapes -Stephen King (836 pgs)

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[ Keep The Change at Boreal ] Riders : Keenan Cawley, Mike Ravelson, Johnny Brady, Parker Szumoski, Zander Blackmon, Mark Wilson, Brett Wilkinson, & Tommy Gesme Art - Dave Steigerwald, Colton Feldman & Mike Rav Filmed & Edited - Colton Feldman Photo - Danny Kern (thumbnail) & Jake Pollock Thank you Boreal Mountain

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Brett Whiteley, The 15 great dog pisses of Paris, 1989, oil and collage on canvas, 155 x 140 cm. 

Whiteley inspires me on a number of levels. His draughtsmanship and technical mastery, the sheer energy of his work, the mixture of figuration and abstraction, his strong sense of place, a diverse body of work and styles etc etc.

But perhaps what I appreciate most is his sense of humour. Dog piss as Pollock-like brushstrokes!

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I’m still pissed about the Jim Lites comments regarding Tyler and Jamie, but what really upsets me is that there is no accountability by any higher ups regarding the real issues with their franchise which are bad scouting, and development. In this post I will highlight the 2013-2018 drafts where Jim Nill has been GM

2013:

For the drafts I’m going to highlight who the Stars drafted in the first round and what kind of dent they had on the team, then will highlight who they could’ve drafted as well as 2-7 round beautiful scouting by other teams

With the 10th overall pick the Stars drafted RW Valeri Nichushkin who is a complicated player to talk about. During the 2013-2014 season he had 34 points in 79 games as a rookie, the following season he would suffer injuries. In 2015- 2016 he would play another 79 games but this time dropping to 29 points. He then went to the KHL and retuned to Dallas for the 2018-2019 season which we are currently over half way through and he has a total of 7 points which are all assists. Obviously there is a readjustment period but we’re half way in now and he only has 7 points (I’m going to highlight at the end some of the reasoning for this)

With that pick the Stars could’ve drafted Alexander Wennberg who is a solid 30 point guy and could’ve been the number 2 Center behind Tyler. Andre Burakovsky who could’ve served as a second or third line winger (I also feel like Andre would serve better on a not so high pressured team). Max Domi another solid 30 point C. Josh Morrissey D, Shea Theodore D.

Dallas also had the 29th overall pick and drafted Jason Dickinson who is up and down and in and out of the lineup. 

Other 2013 Dallas players: Remi Ellie, Philippe Desrosiers, Niklas Hansson, Nick Paul, Cole Ully, Matej Paulovic, Aleksi Makela. All these players combined have played a total of 157 NHL games with a total of 29 points. None of which are currently on the roster.

Notable 2013 late draft picks by other teams which = good scouts : Brett Pesce, Jake Guentzal, Juuse Saros, Miles Wood, and Andreas Johnsson who went in the 7th round!!

2014 Draft

Stars draft with the 14th overall Pick Julius Honka D. Julius has played a total of 86 games with a total of 13 points.

Notable 1st rounders after Honka : Dylan Larkin, Alex Tuch, Nick Schmaltz, Kasperi Kapanen, David Pastrnak (Imagine him on Tyler’s right)

2-7 round Dallas picks : Brett Pollock, Alexander Peters, Michael Prapavessis, Brent Moran, Miro Karjalainen, Aaron Haydon, John Nyberg, Patrick Sanvido. Combine games played in the NHL: 0. Nhl points: 0

Notable 2-7 round picks: BRAYDEN POINT,  Viktor Arvidsson

2015 Draft

Stars draft with the 12th overall pick Denis Gurianov who has played a total of 12 games in the NHL and has a grand total of 3 points!!!!! I don’t even know how it was possible to draft a complete dud this year but somehow the Stars found a way

Major notable 1st rounders after Dallas : Jake Debrusk, MAT BARZAL, Kyle Connor, Thomas Chabot, BROCK BOESER, Travis Konecny, Anthony Beauvillier.

2-7 Dallas picks : Roope Hintz, Chris Martenet, Joseph Cecconi, Markus Ruusu. Combined have played a total of 22 NHL games with 5 points. 

Notable 2-7 picks : Travis Dermott, Sebastian Aho, Brandon Carlo

2016 Draft

The Dallas Stars draft with the 25th pick  Riley Tufte has played a total of 0 games. 

Notable 1st rounders : Brett Howden, Tage Thompson

2-7 round Dallas picks: Fredrik Karlstrom, Rhett Gardner, Colton Point, Nicholas Caamano, Jakob Stenqvist. Combined NHL games: 0

Notable 2-7 rounders: Carter Hart, and Dillon Dube who was selected with a Dallas pick.

I’m going to stop here cause way to go Dallas you didn’t fuck up the third overall pick in 2017.

The point of this is to show that the Stars have poor scouting and need to fix this ASAP, the players they have drafted in recent year’s have barley made a dent in the NHL other then Miro. The drafted players are also not being given the chance to properly development, they get called up and down and are healthy scratches. I think a player like Julius Honka could’ve been a good player in the NHL however he spends his time benched, where other NHL teams could use him. Look at the leafs for example with a player like Josh Leivo, Kyle Dubas knew he was never going to be given a proper chance with this team so he made a trade to give Leivo a shot in the NHL. The Stars fail to do this, hell they lost Gemel Smith to waivers to Boston when they could’ve instead easily have traded him to Boston since the bruins were in need of players since so many of them were injured, but instead they lost him for nothing.

Let’s talk about coaching cause this is the third year in the row were the team has had a different coach. Hitch comes in and helps the team defensively which exposes how weak the team is upfront other then the first line. Hitch was the first coach that really allowed Tyler to break through, Tyler takes that and runs with it and shows why he is the star of the Dallas Stars however the rest of the team decided to nap and allow his best season to go in the garbage. Say what you want about Hitch but yes he did help Tyler, and Tyler has publicly admitted that.

Now I don’t know anything about Monty other then this season and I’ll be honest I’m very iffy on him. I remember watching a video of him near the beginning of the season where he said something on the lines of how Hitch always split up the top line and it didn’t work so you wouldn’t see him doing that, however it took 3 games after that for him to start changing the lines. THE ISSUE IS NOT THE TOP LINE, why the fuck do you split up the line that is getting you the points????? and you do it repeatedly!!!! And I understand Radulov got injured and needed to be replaced  but the issue here is that the stars have no one to truly slot in that first line cause there is no other first liners!!! And what really pissed me off during this time was when Monty kept giving them a different winger every damn night!, never giving them a shot to build chemistry, and then he has a brilliant idea and goes to Jamie and Tyler and says “who do you think you should play with?” they respond “Pitlick” and what do you know the line gets some points but what happens next? Mr Coach takes Pitlick off the line and replaces him with another player that doesn’t work.

The Dallas Stars have no proper line ups, The players are not given the chance to build ice chemistry cause the lines are ALWAYS changing. Why the fuck can’t we just keep the same lines for a few games and allow these players to build off it? Instead of getting something going and breaking it up. The Stars this season is being held together by their goalies. The Dallas Stars NEED their first line to not be split up. The Dallas stars NEED for their GM to get on the phone and make some trades to get them some true second liners. The Stars NEED new scouts so we can start drafting players who can actually help the team.

Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn are not horseshit, they are the players holding your team together and waiting for their management to get their shit together.

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