#Christian Grahn

[thebowerypresents]

The Hives Explode at Kings Theatre

The Hives – Kings Theatre – September 24, 2024

Of all the “the _____” bands of the early aughts rock renaissance, no one was more worthy of an added exclamation point to end their band’s name than the Hives. The Hives! Swedish purveyors of rock rizz in a time before rizz was in the lexicon, a time when the all-out Swedish takeover of American pop music was otherwise a little more subtle and buried in pop-song songwriter credits. The Hives are a band that know no subtlety.  

They’ve always been a live-show-first band, so their return to this world is a welcomed one. On Tuesday night they continued their comeback journey off the heels of their latest, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, their first album since 2012. But there were no cobwebs for the Hives to shake off last night. In fact, the metaphorical doors were immediately blown open with the opening guitar strums of “Bogus Operandi,” a true-to-form Hives jam that boils over by the time Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist enters the song shrieking, then boils over again and again and again. He looked to the audience and gestured for more applause like he was fanning the flames of a fire, the band donning their custom lightning-bolt-covered black-and-white suits. 

“I have been mortally wounded,” Almqvist informed Kings Theatre, letting everyone know he’d suffered an ACL injury, but in a call-and-response way with the crowd more in the style of a Pentecostal preacher. “You may have noticed I am not moving with my normal, cat-like vigor.” It’s always a little difficult to separate fact from myth with the Hives. If true, Almqvist was showing no signs of the injury. “I feel like it would do me a lot of good if you all blew on my knee,” he requested of the fans, instructing them through this twice. (Perhaps this had worked.) 

Almqvist is a man who windmills everything: windmill kicks, windmill arms, taking the microphone by the cord and windmilling that. He’s the least-still man in rock and roll, a joy to watch, to listen to banter between songs and to wander amongst the crowd. During a bathroom break I caught bartenders laughing at his line, “You have asked for a lot, but we have given you a lot.” The Hives also employs one of the world’s greatest and hardest-working stagehands, someone dressed in ninja attire as not to overshadow the band, doing his best to keep track up with the miles-long mic cord while the frontman snaked his way through the stage and crowd. 

“I hear this is a fast-paced environment where you can only make it if you do your job really quickly,” said Almqvist poking fun at New York City and introducing the fast-paced “Trap Door Solution.” For a show with ever-increasing energy, it was only appropriate to end with band introductions followed by the explosive “Tick Tick Boom.” Allow the Hives to reintroduce themselves, then explode. —Dan Rickershauser | @D4nRicks

(The Hives play Roadrunner in Boston tonight.)

Photos courtesy of Adela Loconte | www.adelaloconte.com

[gbhbl]

Album Review: Brothers of Metal - Fimbulvinter (AFM Records)

Swedish Vikings, Brothers of Metal will release their new album, Fimbulvinter, on 1st November, through AFM Records. Brothers of Metal are a rising phenomenon on the international metal scene delivering catchy songs that pay homage to both heavy metal and the Norse gods. Their first two album releases, Prophecy Of Ragnarök in 2017 and Emblas Saga in 2020, earned the band an outstanding…

[copias-thrall]

Translation: For some reason I thought this would happen earlier in the evening. When I realized it would happen a bit later.. as you know, it takes a lot of teamwork to make a record, everything from getting the record together sonically to getting it out in physical form. I've worked with a lot of people and halfway through this evening, I realized, "Fuck we haven't been mentioned yet, our category hasn't been mentioned! I'm gonna be way too drunk!" So l told Klas - Klas Åhlund, producer of our record, that if we win anything, we should get up here together because it would be difficult to remember everyone that's been part of it. So, some of the people who have helped us: Klas Åhlund, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare, Max Grahn... and a whole lot of other people. Everyone from Universal, Nicholas, Christian, BMG, Live Nation has been there and helped us so much. Thank you very much everyone who has been involved!

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Jul - Dec 2024 Reading List

In Progress:

Barrett, Ruth, ed. Female Erasure: What You Need to Know About Gender Politics’ War On Women, the Female Sex, and Human Rights. Pacific Palisades, CA: Tidal Time Publishing, 2016.

Barstow, Anne Llewellyn. Witchcraze: A New History of the European Witch Hunts. San Francisco: Pandora, 1994.

Burton, Gabrielle. I’m Running Away From Home But I’m Not Allowed to Cross the Street: A Primer on Women’s Liberation. Pittsburgh: Know, Inc., 1972.

Dworkin, Andrea. Letters from a War Zone. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988.

El Saadawi, Nawal. The Essential Nawal El Saadawi: A Reader. Edited by Adele Newson-Horst. London: Zed Books, 2010.

Completed:

Bell, Diane, and Renate Klein, eds. Radically Speaking: Feminism Reclaimed. North Melbourne: Spinifex Press, 1996.

Douglas, Carol Anne. Love and Politics: Radical Feminist and Lesbian Theories. San Francisco: Ism Press, 1990.

Gage, Matilda Joslyn. Woman, Church and State: A Historical Account of the Status of Woman Through the Christian Ages, with Reminiscences of the Matriarchate. Aberdeen, S.D: Sky Carrier Press, 1998.

Grahn, Judy. Blood, Bread, and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World. Boston: Beacon Press, 1993.

Hagan, Kay Leigh. Fugitive Information: Essays From a Feminist Hothead. San Francisco: Pandora, 1993.

Koedt, Anne, Ellen Levine, and Anita Rapone, eds. Radical Feminism. New York: Quadrangle Books, 1973.

Leidholdt, Dorchen, and Janice G. Raymond, eds. The Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism. New York: Teachers College Press, 1990.

Lerner, Gerda. The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.

Marsh, Margaret S. Anarchist Women, 1870-1920. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1981.

Miller, Elizabeth, ed. Spinning and Weaving: Radical Feminism for the 21st Century. Mason, MI: Tidal Time Publishing, LLC, 2021.

Penelope, Julia. Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers’ Tongues. New York: Pergamon Press, 1990.

Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism (Autumn Equinox 2003).

Ranck, Shirley Ann. Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: An Exploration of Women’s Power Past, Present and Future. Chicago: Delphi Press, 1995.

Raymond, Janice G. Women as Wombs: Reproductive Technologies and the Battle Over Women’s Freedom. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

Sanday, Peggy Reeves. Female Power and Male Dominance: On the Origins of Sexual Inequality. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981.

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The Finnish government is being pushed to tighten criminal law to combat racism and xenophobia, writes Helsingin Sanomat.

The EU Commission started a formal infringement procedure against Finland two years ago, because in its view, the current criminal code does not fulfill EU obligations. The Commission's stand is that the law on incitement against an ethnic group is too narrowly defined. Discussions between Finland and the Commission are still ongoing.

According to HS, the current government has no concrete plans to propose tougher laws in this regard, and the matter is not part of its legislative agenda. On the contrary, the Finns Party, one of the government coalition partners, has demanded that the definition of incitement be further narrowed.

In August, the government parties issued a joint statement on eradicating racism and promoting equality in Finnish society.

Under the previous government, preliminary plans were drawn up to present parliament with legislation that would have come into effect in mid-2024 making the legal definition of incitement more explicit in criminal law.

Rescheduling elections

Karjalainen is among the papers carrying a report that the party secretaries of the main governing parties would be ready to discuss moving the date of the parliamentary elections from April back to March.

Voting in parliamentary elections was shifted from March to April in 2010. The move was made in the hopes of generating higher turnout on election day.

According to National Coalition Party secretary Kristiina Kokko, the later election date has been found to raise problems in terms of government formation, the appointment of the government and the national budget process.

Finns Party secretary Harri Vuorenpää told the Uutissuomalainen news group that his party is ready to discuss the issue.

The idea has taken off after Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (NCP) took up the issue in an online posting in which she argued that moving the elections back to March would give new governments more time to prepare their first budget and would also enable longer consultation periods on planned legislation.

The smaller governing parties, the Swedish People's Party and Christian Democrats, have rejected the idea and the political opposition is also reported to be reluctant to make the change.

Watch your payments

Aamulehti tells readers that they would be wise to keep track of payments they make for healthcare and social services to ensure they don't start paying more than required.

There is an annual payment ceiling of 692 euros, the maximum amount that can be charged annually per person for public social services and healthcare. After that ceiling has been hit, clients in the public sector are entitled to no-charge or reduced-price services.

The paper points out that what is now causing confusion over payments is that various computer systems within the country's welfare counties are not able to communicate with each other.

Pirkanmaa welfare county customer payment manager Mari Kallinen told Aamulehti that each municipality may have up to three different customer information or patient information systems, for example one for dental services and another for all other patient information.

She advised users of public services to keep track of what they have paid and if they suspect that they are being charged after reaching the ceiling to contact the customer services number or email on their invoice.

Pricey supermarket scam

Ilta-Sanomat tells the tale of how the dishonesty of a supermarket customer boosted the price of a salad portion from less than 10 euros to over 345.

On the evening of 9 June, the 59 year-old woman went to the Postitalo K-Supermarket in the centre of Helsinki, boxed up choices from the market's salad bar, weighed them, printed out a price tag, then went back to add more.

She was detained after passing through the checkout line and charged with petty fraud, convicted and fined 336 euros in addition to the full 9.35 euro price of her salad.

The supermarket manager, Mikko Länsiluoto, told IS that the practice is unfortunately common at the self-service salad bar. Starting this past summer all purchases from the bar have been re-weighed at checkout.

Getting colder

At the same time as southern Europe is sweltering in an autumn heatwave, the latest monthly forecast here in Finland is for considerably cooler than average weather.

Iltalehti quotes Foreca Meteorologist Anna Latvala as saying that some of the rain in this week's forecast will come down as sleet or snow, especially in northern parts of the country.

Nighttime snowfall is likely to be seen this week in central regions and the thermometer may dip below freezing at night in the south, as well.

[icelovesfire]

𝗳𝗮𝘃 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 -

• july 21, 2011 - met 👸🏻 rebecca herbst (also 2012)

• march 19, 2023 - met shannen doherty

• march 19, 2023 - met jason priestley

• july 23, 2011 - met jason thompson

• march 19, 2023 - met ian ziering

𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 -

• july 23, 2011 - saw steve burton (also 2012)

• march 19, 2023 - met jennie garth

ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ᴍᴇᴛ - alicia minshew, alicia silverstone, blake gibbons, bobbie eakes, bradford anderson, brandon barash, brianna brown, bruce weitz, cameron mathison, chrishell stause, christina bennett lind, danica mckellar, eddie alderson, erin chambers, finn wittrock, haley pullos, jacob young, jill larson, john j. york, j.r. martinez, julie marie berman, kimberly mccullough, kirsten storms, kristen alderson, lee meriwether, lexi ainsworth, maurice benard, monica potter, natalie hall, sarah glendening, scott reeves, sean blakemore, stephanie gatschet, vanessa marcil, vincent irizarry

𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 - beth broderick, breckin meyer, cady mcclain, caroline rhea, chad duell, charisma carpenter, clare kramer, danny tamberelli, dominic zamprogna, dorian gregory, drew fuller, drew garrett, elisa donovan, elizabeth berkley, holly marie combs, james marsters, jamie luner, jason marsden, jen lilley, jenna leigh green, jonathan jackson, jordan villasuso, kel mitchell, kelly monaco, laura wright, levar burton, lindsay korman, lisa locicero, lori beth denberg, mario lopez, nancy lee grahn, nathin butler, olivia d’abo, rebecca gayheart, rose mcgowan, stacey dash, steve burns, susan lucci, tava smiley, thora birch, tori spelling

𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 - brad paisley, bryan adams, darius rucker, gloriana, jess glynne, justin cole moore, kellie pickler, raven symoné, taylor swift … several obscure Christian artists

(𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳)

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[thebowerypresents]

The Hives – Brooklyn Steel – October 30, 2023

The Hives’ sixth studio album — and first in more than a decade — the well-received The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, dropped this past August and the band’s been out on the road since before it was even released. Back in NYC on Monday night, the Swedish garage-rockers kicked off the North American leg of their world tour with a sold-out show at Brooklyn Steel.

(The Hives play The Sinclair in Cambridge, Mass., tomorrow.)

Photos courtesy of Adela Loconte | www.adelaloconte.com

[westandwithprofauma]

Offener Brief              25.01.2021

Sehr geehrte Professorin Dr. Auma,

wir als Studierende und Absolvent_innen der Kindheitswissenschaften möchten Ihnen hiermit öffentlich für Ihre Lehre und Forschung danken. Viele von uns durften Sie live in einem Ihrer Seminare erleben und von Ihrer fundierten Expertise profitieren.

Die Kontextualisierung von Macht und sozialen Positionierungen sowie die Situiertheit von Wissen sind zentrale Erkenntnisse, die wir in den Kindheitswissenschaften u.a. durch Sie verstehen lernen durften. Ihre wissenschaftlichen Beiträge und Analysen zu Diversity Studies bezogen auf Kindheit(en), Ihre intersektionale Forschung, die uns diskriminierungssensible Bildung in der Kindheit fortwährend verstehen und anwenden lässt, sind von großem Wert für unsere Ausbildung und unseren weiteren beruflichen Werdegang. Darüber hinaus tragen Sie mit Ihren machtkritischen Analysen dazu bei, gesellschaftliche - und demnach auch universitäre - Räume verstehen zu lernen und neu zu denken.

Für diese wegweisende Arbeit möchten wir Ihnen herzlich danken!

Die Strategie rechter Populist_innen, anerkannte Wissenschaftler_innen zu diffamieren, ist nicht neu. Dass diese haltlosen Diffamierungen sich Ihnen gegenüber als Schwarzer Frau rassistischen und sexistischen Inhalten bedienen auch nicht. Wir leben in einer Gesellschaft, in der sich solche Szenarien täglich zur Genüge abspielen. Ohne diese Tatsache aus den Augen zu verlieren, inspirieren uns Menschen, die sich für eine diskriminierungsärmere Zukunft einsetzen. Zu diesen Menschen zählen wir Sie und stehen an Ihrer Seite.

Vielen Dank für Ihre bisherige Arbeit. Wir freuen uns auf weitere erkenntnisreiche Seminare und Publikationen Ihrerseits, die unser Studium, unsere Arbeit und unser Leben bereichern.

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[mondoholic]

'Kids are an unfinished gift and whatever can pinball them in the right direction, I'm in,' Josh Homme said of the museum's new music exhibit. Vickie Connor, The Desert Sun

Josh Homme loves to play, and he finds it's best to give the gift of play as well.

The Queens of the Stone Age frontman was on hand Wednesday evening to dedicate a "musical pathway" at the Children's Discovery Museum in Rancho Mirage. Leading from a picnic area to the traveling exhibit gallery, the outdoor space features three oversized instruments that kids of all ages can play on – a set of tuned drums, chimes and a metallophone, which looks and sounds much like a xylophone.

The exhibit was built thanks to a grant from Homme and his Sweet Stuff Foundation, created to provide support for children’s music programs as well as those within the music community who struggle with health issues and disabilities.

Homme said the decision to help build the pathway was inspired by having children of his own and visiting the museum together.

"I realized mentally that I've been a child the whole time," Homme said. "It's so wonderful to play. That's what I do, I play with my friends. It all donned on me that I'm giving the gift of play, and never letting it go."

The museum unveiled the pathway last year but this week's dedication ceremony featured a plaque to be installed in the future with the inscription, "Make Some Music."

Growing up in the Coachella Valley, Homme said there weren't places like the Children's Discovery Museum or opportunities for young people to play music like there are now.

"Even though there's a lot more to do now than when I was a kid, (the Coachella Valley) is a wonderful place that a lot of people worked their whole lives to come to," he said. "There's some difficult things here, too, and music can keep you from getting caught up in the rough things here," he said.

He also explained the benefits he's received from playing music throughout his life.

"Music is the only thing I understand that is never wrong. You may not like something, but it's not wrong," he said. "It's a safe space to be yourself. You gain confidence because of the expression of being yourself. I also think in this modern world of anxiety and stress of things going on, it's the most positive thing you can do that says, 'Everything is ok, just slow down.' That's a gift I was thankful to get and to give, too."

Off and on since 1997, Homme has led the Desert Sessions, a musical collective series that has included a large cast of musicians like PJ Harvey, Les Claypool of Primus, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, and Christian Grahn of The Hives. In October, he released the first new material since 2003, "Volumes 11 & 12."

During the recording sessions, Homme said he left early one night and was surprised when he heard a track the following day, recorded in his absence.

"That's a gift too, because I love to reserve the right to be surprised by things," Homme said. "The one thing I know is: I know nothing. It's just as inspiring to go to bed at 10:30 p.m. and wake up in the morning with this unfinished gift to make your mark on, too. There's a parallel there. Kids are an unfinished gift and whatever can pinball them in the right direction, I'm in."

[opera-ghosts]

Marie Taglioni, Comtesse de Voisins (23 April 1804 – 22 April 1884) was a Swedish ballet dancer of the Romantic ballet era, a central figure in the history of European dance. She was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the romantic ballet, which was cultivated primarily at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, and at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique of the Paris Opera Ballet. She is credited with (though not confirmed) being the first ballerina to truly dance en pointe. Taglioni was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Italian choreographer Filippo Taglioni and Swedish ballet dancer Sophie Karsten, maternal granddaughter of the Swedish opera singer Christoffer Christian Karsten and of the Polish opera singer and actress Sophie Stebnowska. Her brother, Paul (1808–1884), was also a dancer and an influential choreographer; they performed together early in their careers. Before joining the Paris Opéra, Taglioni danced in both Munich and Stuttgart, and at age 23 debuted in another ballet choreographed by her father called "La Sicilien" that jump-started her ballet career. Taglioni rose to fame as a danseuse at the Paris Opéra when her father created the ballet La Sylphide (1832) for her. Designed as a showcase for Taglioni's talent, it was the first ballet where dancing en pointe had an aesthetic rationale and was not merely an acrobatic stunt, often involving ungraceful arm movements and exertions, as had been the approach of dancers in the late 1820s. In 1837 Taglioni left the Ballet of Her Majesty's Theatre to take up a three-year contract in Saint Petersburg with the Imperial Ballet (known today as the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet). In July 1845, she danced with Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, and Fanny Cerrito in Jules Perrot's Pas de Quatre, a ballet representing Taglioni's ethereal qualities that was based on Alfred Edward Chalon’s lithographic prints. Pas de Quatre was originally choreographed to be presented to Queen Victoria, who attended the third performance.

[djbcadventures]

The Bryan Awards - The Best of the Last Decade (The 2010s)

With only two weeks left in the decade, I took a thorough look back at the last ten Bryan Awards (with the last nine of them being recorded as annual podcasts for WCRS FM), and picked the Best of the Best since the 2010 Bryan Awards (or programs that aired since January 1, 2010, and airing up until the cut-off for this September’s Bryan Awards, which was May 31, which would eliminate the likes of Mrs. Fletcher, Season 2 of Big Little Lies, plus newbies like On Becoming A God in Central Florida, Perfect Harmony, the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and this week’s A Christmas Carol).

Here are the Guidelines Chosen for both this and the Silver Garbage Awards Worst of the Decade: - Eligibility Period is January 1, 2010 to May 31, 2019. - Glee is being entered for New Series of the Decade, because it won the 2010 Bryan Award in that race, despite it debuted in 2009. - Younger Acting will be merged through the genres: Daytime, Comedy, Drama, and Limited Series.  And if an actor turned 26 doesn't really matter, as long as 50% of their nominations were before they were 26. - Big Little Lies (Season 1), Orange Is the New Black, and Downton Abbey are Dramas.  Shameless is a Comedy.  True Detective is a Longform, as is American Horror Story, and ALL seasons will be lumped into one for Anthology Stories. - Sherlock and Sharknado are being entered for ALL of their movies, ditto for Black Mirror episodes, in the Longform races. - There will be separate Lead and Supporting Acting races for Comedy and Drama Bryan Awards, but NOT for Silver Garbage. Apologies for the Length of this Post, but without further ado...

COMEDY SERIES of the DECADE: Barry (HBO) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) black-ish (ABC) Girls (HBO) Glee (Fox) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Modern Family (ABC) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Transparent (Amazon Prime) Veep (HBO)

DRAMA SERIES of the DECADE: The Americans (F/X) Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Homeland (Showtime) Mad Men (AMC) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC)

LIMITED SERIES, TV MOVIE, or SPECIAL of the DECADE: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (F/X) Behind the Candelabra (HBO) Chernobyl (HBO) Fosse/Verdon (F/X) Game Change (HBO) Mildred Pierce (HBO) The Normal Heart (HBO) Olive Kitteridge (HBO) The People Versus O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (F/X) Temple Grandin (HBO)

DAYTIME SOAP OF THE DECADE: All My Children (ABC/TOLN) As the World Turns (CBS) The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Days of Our Lives (NBC) General Hospital (ABC) One Life to Live (ABC/TOLN) The Young and the Restless (CBS) 

VARIETY or TALK SHOW of the DECADE: The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated) Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) Key & Peele (Comedy Central) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) New Series of the Decade: Glee (Fox; 2010 Winner) Boardwalk Empire (HBO; 2011 Winner) Homeland (Showtime; 2012 Winner) The Newsroom (HBO; 2013 Winner) Masters of Sex (Showtime; 2014 Winner) black-ish (ABC; 2015 Winner) Casual (Hulu; 2016 Winner) This Is Us (2017 Winner) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime; 2018 Winner) Succession (HBO; 2019 Winner)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series of the Decade: Anthony Anderson - black-ish (ABC) Aziz Ansari - Master of None (Netflix) Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock (NBC) Don Cheadle - Black Monday & House of Lies (both Showtime) Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Donald Glover - Atlanta (F/X) Bill Hader - Barry (HBO) William H. Macy - Shameless (Showtime) Matt LeBlanc - Episodes (Showtime) Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series of the Decade: Kristen Bell - The Good Place (NBC) & House of Lies (Showtime) Rachel Bloom - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Zooey Deschanel - New Girl (Fox) Lena Dunham - Girls (HBO) Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie (Showtime) Allison Janney - Mom (CBS) Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep (HBO) Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation (NBC) 

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series of the Decade: Louie Anderson - Baskets (F/X) Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live (NBC) Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Ty Burrell - Modern Family (ABC) Adam Driver - Girls (HBO) Tony Hale - Veep (HBO) Ed O’Neill - Modern Family (ABC) Tony Shalhoub - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family (ABC)

Henry Winkler - Barry (HBO) Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series of the Decade: Alex Borstein - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Julie Bowen - Modern Family (ABC) Anna Chlumsky - Veep (HBO) Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock (NBC) & Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Jane Lynch - Glee (Fox) Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live (NBC) Kathleen Rose Perkins - Episodes (Showtime) Sofia Vergara - Modern Family (ABC) Betty White - Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series of the Decade: Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us (NBC) Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad (AMC) Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom (HBO) Jon Hamm - Mad Men (AMC) Rami Malek - Mr. Robot (USA) Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul (AMC) Billy Porter - Pose (F/X) Matthew Rhys - The Americans (F/X) Milo Ventimiglia - This Is Us (NBC)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series of the Decade: Claire Danes - Homeland (Showtime) Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder (ABC) Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey (PBS) Claire Foy - The Crown (Netflix) Nicole Kidman - Big Little Lies (HBO) Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife (CBS) Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) & Mad Men (AMC) Keri Russell - The Americans (F/X) Kerry Washington - Scandal (ABC) Robin Wright - House of Cards (Netflix) 

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series of the Decade: Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul & Breaking Bad (both AMC) Jim Carter - Downton Abbey (PBS) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Game of Thrones (HBO) Alan Cumming - The Good Wife (CBS) Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones (HBO) David Harbour - Stranger Things (Netflix) John Lithgow - The Crown (Netflix) Mandy Patinkin - Homeland (Showtime) Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad (AMC) John Slattery - Mad Men (AMC) 

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series of the Decade: Uzo Aduba - Orange Is The New Black (Netflix) Christine Baranski - The Good Wife (CBS) Alexis Bledel - The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Laura Dern - Big Little Lies (HBO) Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad (AMC) Lena Headey - Game of Thrones (HBO) Christina Hendricks - Mad Men (AMC) Thandie Newton - Westworld (HBO) Monica Potter - Parenthood (NBC) Dame Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey (PBS)

Lead Actor in a Limited Series, Movie, or TV Special of the Decade: Darren Criss - The Assassination of Gianni Versace (F/X) Benedict Cumberbatch - Parade’s End, Patrick Melrose, and Sherlock (HBO/Showtime/BBC America) Michael Douglas - Behind the Candelabra (HBO) Jared Harris - Chernobyl (HBO) Richard Jenkins - Olive Kitteridge (HBO) Matthew McConaughey - True Detective (HBO) Sam Rockwell - Fosse/Verdon (F/X) Mark Ruffalo - The Normal Heart (HBO) Billy Bob Thornton - Fargo (F/X) Courtney B. Vance - The People versus O.J. Simpson (F/X) 

Lead Actress in a Limited Series, Movie, or TV Special of the Decade: Amy Adams - Sharp Objects (HBO)

Claire Danes - Temple Grandin (HBO) Kirsten Dunst - Fargo (F/X) Nicole Kidman - Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO) Jessica Lange - American Horror Story & Feud: Bette vs. Joan (both F/X) Frances McDormand - Olive Kitteridge (HBO) Julianne Moore - Game Change (HBO) Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story & The People versus O.J. Simpson (both F/X) Michelle Williams - Fosse/Verdon (F/X) Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce (HBO) 

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, Movie, or TV Special of the Decade: Matthew Bomer - The Normal Heart (HBO) Sterling K. Brown - The People versus O.J. Simpson (F/X) Martin Freeman - Sherlock (BBC America) Ed Harris - Game Change (HBO) Guy Pearce - Mildred Pierce (HBO) Jesse Plemons - Fargo (F/X) Edgar Ramirez - The Assassination of Gianni Versace (F/X) David Thewlis - Fargo (F/X) Ben Whishaw - A Very English Scandal (Amazon Prime) Bokeem Woodbine - Fargo (F/X) 

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Movie, or TV Special of the Decade: Patricia Arquette - The Act (Hulu) Angela Bassett - American Horror Story (F/X) Kathy Bates - American Horror Story (F/X) Patricia Clarkson - Sharp Objects (HBO) Regina King - American Crime (ABC) Melissa Leo - All the Way & Mildred Pierce (both HBO) Julia Ormond - Temple Grandin (HBO) Julia Roberts - The Normal Heart (HBO) Allison Tolman - Fargo (F/X) Evan Rachel Wood - Mildred Pierce (HBO)

Lead Actor in Daytime of the Decade: Maurice Benard - General Hospital (ABC) Peter Bergman - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Scott Clifton - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Doug Davidson - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Billy Flynn - Days of Our Lives (NBC) Anthony Geary - General Hospital (ABC) Christian LeBlanc - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Billy Miller - General Hospital (ABC) & The Young and the Restless (CBS) James Scott - Days of Our Lives (NBC) Jason Thompson - General Hospital (ABC) & The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Lead Actress in Daytime of the Decade: Eileen Davidson - Days of Our Lives (NBC) & The Young and the Restless (CBS) Susan Flannery - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Nancy Lee Grahn - General Hospital (ABC) Katherine Kelly Lang - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Debbi Morgan - All My Children (ABC) Gina Tognoni - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Heather Tom - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Maura West - As the World Turns (CBS) & General Hospital (ABC) Laura Wright - General Hospital (ABC) Colleen Zenk - As the World Turns (CBS)

Supporting Actor in Daytime of the Decade: Darin Brooks - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Steve Burton - General Hospital (ABC) & The Young and the Restless (CBS) Trent Dawson - As the World Turns (CBS) Chad Duell - General Hospital (ABC) Jonathan Jackson - General Hospital (ABC) Bryton James - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Eric Martsolf - Days of Our Lives (NBC) Greg Rikaart - Days of Our Lives (NBC) & The Young and the Restless (CBS) Greg Vaughan - Days of Our Lives (NBC) Jacob Young - All My Children (ABC) & The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Supporting Actress in Daytime of the Decade: Julie Marie Berman - General Hospital (ABC) Jessica Collins - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Melissa Claire Egan - All My Children (ABC) & The Young and the Restless (CBS) Jane Elliot - General Hospital (ABC) Genie Francis - General Hospital (ABC) & The Young and the Restless (CBS) Amelia Heinle - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Elizabeth Hendrickson - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Michelle Stafford - General Hospital (ABC) Kirsten Storms - General Hospital (ABC) Arianne Zucker - Days of Our Lives (NBC) 

Younger Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or Daytime Soap of the Decade: Max Burkholder - Parenthood (NBC) Chris Colfer - Glee (Fox) Bryan Craig - General Hospital (ABC) Freddie Highmore - Bates Motel (A&E) Connor Jessup - American Crime (ABC) Chandler Massey - Days of Our Lives (NBC) Cameron Monaghan - Shameless (Showtime) Rico Rodriguez - Modern Family (ABC) Marcus Scribner - black-ish (ABC) Jeremy Allen White - Shameless (Showtime)

Younger Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Daytime Soap of the Decade: Kristen Alderson - General Hospital & One Life to Live (both ABC) Tara Lynne Barr - Casual (Hulu) Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things (Netflix) Hunter King - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Yara Shahidi - black-ish (ABC) Kiernan Shipka - Mad Men (AMC) Holly Taylor - The Americans (F/X) Sophie Turner - Game of Thrones (HBO) Mae Whitman - Parenthood (NBC) Maisie Williams - Game of Thrones (HBO) 

Talk/Variety Show Host of the Decade: Samantha Bee - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) and The Late Show… (CBS) Jimmy Fallon - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon & The Tonight Show… (both NBC) Chelsea Handler - Chelsea Lately (E!) John Oliver - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Dr. Mehmet Oz - The Dr. Oz Show (Syndicated) Amy Schumer - Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)  The Hosts of The Talk (CBS) The Hosts of The View (ABC) Game/Reality Host of the Decade: Ted Allen - Chopped (Food Network) RuPaul Charles - RuPaul’s Drag Race (Logo/VH1) Carson Daly - The Voice (NBC) Steve Harvey - Family Feud (Syndicated) Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race (CBS) Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn - Project Runway (Lifetime) Jane Lynch - Hollywood Game Night (NBC) Jeff Probst - Survivor (CBS) Ryan Seacrest - American Idol (ABC & Fox) Alex Trebek - Jeopardy (Syndicated)

Ensemble of the Decade: As the World Turns (CBS) Big Little Lies (HBO) Downton Abbey (PBS) General Hospital (ABC) Mad Men (AMC) Modern Family (ABC) The Normal Heart (HBO) The People versus O.J. Simpson (F/X) Saturday Night Live (NBC) This is Us (NBC) 

Episode of the Decade:

The Americans - “START” (F/X)

As the World Turns - “# 13,858” (CBS)

Breaking Bad - “Felina” (AMC)

Game of Thrones - “The Battle of the Bastards” (HBO)

Game of Thrones - “Mother’s Mercy” (HBO)

Glee - “The Quarterback” (Fox)

Mad Men - “Person to Person” (AMC)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - “Pilot” (Amazon Prime)

Saturday Night Live - “Betty White/Jay-Z” (NBC)

South Park - The “Black Friday” Trilogy (Comedy Central)

Sports Moment of the Decade:

American Pharoah Wins The Triple Crown (NBC)

The Big Comeback: The Atlanta Falcons blow a 28-3 lead in Super Bowl LI (Fox)

The Cubs Win The World Series - 2016 World Series (Fox)

The Fierce Five - U.S. Women’s Gymnastics, 2012 Summer Olympics (NBC)

Maximum Security Gets Disqualified from the Kentucky Derby (NBC)

Promise Fulfilled: The Cavs Win the 2016 NBA Finals (ABC)

The Shot ‘18: Michigan Beats Houston at the Buzzer - NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (TNT)

Spotgate: Barrett Was Short - “The Game: Michigan at Ohio State” (ABC)

Team USA Women Win the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup (Fox)

Undisputed: Ohio State Wins the College Football Playoff (ESPN)  

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