#David McLellan

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The back of David Lynch's head.

David Lynch, 2013 Alasdair McLellan  

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sorry if this is a bit much, but do you know where i can find information on LA's system? from what you've said it seems really interesting

Not too much!! I love chatting LAK :D I watch this team in Ways I simply don't with my other teams!

I really couldn’t tell you anything in-depth or specific about LA except that they’re running a 1-2-2 neutral zone forecheck (moving away from their infamous 1-3-1). Privately I dooo think the way some fans couched it as a huge shift was a little premature. I get that everyone was fed up with it at that point, though.

Many teams have employed a 1-2-2 with variations, it is apparently a system everyone learns to play at some point in their hockey career!! Here's a bit on it (includes diagrams) <- eventually I will gather media about it and make gifs and diagrams, but that's a long way away <3 I'm simply not confident in my own ability to break it down for you and tell you what the Kings are doing that's so special.

Beyond the 1-2-2, they changed up their special teams as well. Something about a more aggressive penalty kill here. I don't know what the hell they did to the power play because it is NAWT working </3

Here's what I've dug up from LAK media... Sparse coverage on the gritty details of the system. Wish I could say I've scoured every corner of the internet but I think when the changeover was happening I was laser focused on the Can.adiens + Shar.ks offseason. I unfortunately haven't trawled all the Kings podcasts out there. Might be worth a look to see if any of them covered the topic around the time the change was happening?

Note: There are some repeated quotes that I've cut out, and some of these articles are excerpted from larger pieces!

Published on The Hockey News, 20th September 2024: Kings Officially Move Away From Much-Discussed 1-3-1 - by Austin Stanovich (link / archive link)

The Los Angeles Kings' use of the 1-3-1 neutral zone trap has been a much-discussed topic amongst fans over the last few seasons under head coach Todd McLellan and briefly Jim Hiller after him. For a third year in a row it was completely infective against the Edmonton Oilers and saw the Kings lose in just five games in round one.

Both Jim Hiller and general manager Rob Blake hinted at a change in system over the summer and early in training camp that change has been confirmed.

Captain Anze Kopitar came out and confirmed the team won't be playing a 1-3-1 and Hiller talked about moving to a 1-2-2 after day one of camp. This move has sparked a lot of excitement amongst fans and for good reason. The 1-3-1 wasn't working and the Kings needed to change something. A shift to a 1-2-2 makes sense as well. It isn't a million miles away from the 1-3-1 and allows the Kings to remain a structured, defensively sound team without being as rigid as the 1-3-1.

The forwards, in particular, will have more freedom to be aggressive in the neutral zone and can look to create turnovers higher up the ice.

The biggest change will be for the defensemen, this team's blue line was very clearly built with the 1-3-1 in mind with all of their puck movers being right handed. While this defensemen; Drew Doughty, Jordan Spence and Brandt Clarke, will still be asked to do the majority of the puck moving, there will now be more pressure on the left sided defensemen to move pucks.

Mikey Anderson, Vladislav Gavrikov, Joel Edmundson and whoever else fills in will fall back and be less aggressive in the neutral zone but will have to go back and retrieve more pucks. I'd expect all of them to adopt a safe game on the puck and look to go D-to-D or straight up ice with a safe pass most times.

Still, there will be more pressure on them to have the puck on their stick which will be an adjustment. It might also put a little more pressure on the Kings' goaltenders. For all of the faults of the 1-3-1, it did do an excellent job shielding the Kings' budget goaltending. Darcy Kuemper and David Rittich won't have the same safety net goalies in the last few seasons have enjoyed. Again, the Kings will still likely be a more defensive team even with the system change, but their goalies might need to have an extra save or two in them.

I also wouldn't expect to never see the 1-3-1 again, it just won't be the Kings' default system.

Anderson and Trevor Moore discussed this in their exit interviews. The 1-3-1 is good for holding leads and is used throughout the league, the Kings just needed to get away from defaulting to this system.

Late in games and against certain opposition, I wouldn't be surprised to see this return at times, Kings fans just won't have to see it all game anymore.

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Published on The Athletic, 2nd October 2024: What we’ve learned about the L.A. Kings so far in training camp and preseason - by Eric Stephens (link / archive link)

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Ding, dong, the Kings’ 1-3-1 is dead

System changes rarely rate highly in terms of camp intrigue but the Kings’ switch from the 1-3-1 neutral zone trap setup to 1-2-2 is notable in that it’s something the players have lobbied for. The 1-3-1 boosted their defensive play for years and helped bring success but also left them feeling stunted in realizing offensive potential.

Most notably, Kempe and Kevin Fiala expressed their wish for change after last spring’s playoff loss to Edmonton. At the start of camp, Kopitar flatly said, “We’re not going to play the 1-3-1 this year.” It’s clear they’re embracing the change.

“Everyone likes to be on the attack and not playing on your heels,” Jeannot said. “Hopefully what we’re trying to do this year is just be hard on the other team. Don’t give them any time and space and keep them on their heels. Keep the momentum sloped our way. We’re just learning this new system and everyone’s going to take the time to buy in and just learn it. Come the regular season, it’s going to be dialed in and working really well.

“I think it’s going to cause a lot of turnovers and be a little bit more aggressive maybe. Hopefully get some more opportunities for our offensive guys and keep us out of our D-zone more.”

Jordan Spence, whose ice time will spike upward in Drew Doughty’s lengthy absence, mentioned how, as a right-side defenseman, there will be fewer times when he and others will be the ones to retrieve dumped-in pucks by the attacking team. Kempe said right wingers like himself will benefit from being more in motion on breakouts as opposed to starting from a standstill.

“Last year as a right winger you had to go back for the puck a lot and maybe aren’t up in the rush as the main guy,” Kempe said. “Sometimes you come late, and you get good chances. But I think playing 1-2-2, once we turn the puck over in our favor, I think there’s going to be some times where we get good rush opportunities. That’s where I feel like my game is really good so that’s something I’m excited about.”

The change to 1-2-2 as a means of creating more offense means the Kings goaltenders could be asked to do more, as the 1-3-1 helped limit chances and insulate them. But they’re on board.

“We have enough practices to figure out what’s going to be important in our system for goalies,” David Rittich said. “Some sort of things we already know what we’re probably going to see more than we’ve seen in the past. But I think it’s good. I personally feel like we have a really fast team and 1-2-2 is just going to help us.”

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Published on LA Kings Insider, 9th October 2024: Kings learning, adjusting, embracing the switch to the 1-2-2 - by Zach Dooley (link / archive link)

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All the way back on the first day of camp, Jim Hiller spoke about the neutral zone as a way to get the team’s forward moving a little bit more. No reminder needed on the infamous “standing still right winger” comment from exit interviews.

The 1-3-1 was certainly a part of the identity the Kings built over the last few seasons. You can’t say it wasn’t a part of the team’s success in transitioning from a team at the bottom of the standings to a playoff team three years running. Typically, any time you hear an opposing team comment on systems, it’s out of frustration.

While it’s no longer the primary option, it’s not like the concept has been forgotten, either. If the Kings need it, it’s there. But, with the personnel in place right now, Hiller believes that the best way forward for the Kings was to make a change in that area. It’s not meant to be a change away from a strong, sound defensive team, but a change that could hopefully fit the way the current roster is constructed.

“I think the 1-3-1 was a very effective system, I thought the guys played it very well, we just think with where we’re at now, as a franchise, it’s time to make an adjustment, to see if we can get our forwards to skate a little bit more” Hiller said, early in camp. “Hopefully we get better results because of it.”

As the Kings have progressed throughout training camp, the comfort level has risen within the system. It impacts the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders all a little bit differently.

Okay, maybe not really the goaltenders. Darcy Kuemper comes to the Kings from Washington, a team that did not play a 1-3-1 last season, while David Rittich was inclined to believe the change could benefit the group he sees in front of him.

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In terms of the skating ability, the Kings certainly have it, especially on the wings.

In the top nine, down the right side, the Kings have Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore and Warren Foegele, who are all strong skaters.

For Kempe and Moore, both players came from the 1-3-1 and are learning this system for the first time, if you will, although I don’t think there’s a professional hockey player in the world who hasn’t played a 1-2-2 in the neutral zone. Drew Doughty said as much prior to his injury. Even I learned it with the Shaker-Colonie Jets high school team back in 2009, so I’m certain that those guys can pick it up.

Both acknowledged the learning curve, but both also agreed that the change in system speaks to the speed that players like them, and others, can use within that system.

Kempe – It’s learning a new, complete system for the team, but I think we’ve created a lot of turnovers, a lot of chances from it. I’m excited for it, I think it’s going to be fast, I can use my speed and skill even more and hopefully it’s going to turn out good.

Moore – It feels a little bit more intuitive out there, a little bit more forward skating. You can attack better. I think it’s been good so far. There was definitely stuff you have question marks on, but we’ll get it going.

Moore highlighted the system’s ability to get the feet moving for players like him on the wing, to better capitalize when the system executes as intended. It gets players skating, as opposed to waiting, so when a turnover comes, it’s a created with forwards already moving. There’s benefits to that with regards to potentially going the other way.

I think part of the change too comes down to the players the Kings have on the right. Kempe, Moore and Foegele are all penalty killers and none of them cheat the game for points. The Kings were a Top-5 defensive team around the NHL last season in just about every category. Whether it was goals against, suppression of high-danger chances or anywhere in between, the Kings ranked in the league’s Top-5 in 5-on-5 situations.

They don’t want to lose that, but they also understand that the offensive production hasn’t been to where it needs to be in order for the organization to take the next step. Having the right mindset, with the right system change, is something the Kings hope can help one without hurting the other.

With regards to the defensemen, there are multiple changes.

In past seasons, the Kings prioritized fast, puck-moving players on the right side because they fit into how the 1-3-1 was aligned.

Doughty was already there, but frankly he can play in just about any role and be successful. Think Jordan Spence and Brandt Clarke, as puck retrievers, those are the guys who handle pucks well, with the right defenseman always the furthest player back.

Even guys who have recently departed the organization were strong puck movers, guys like Sean Walker and Sean Durzi had those areas as strengths, whether it be Walker with his legs or Durzi in moving the puck.

The right-sided defensemen now have different responsibilities. Puck retrievals will still be key, but there’s more variance.

“I think we’re way more aggressive this year,” Spence said. “For the right D, we were always staying back, trying to retrieve the puck, but this time we’re trying to step up to guys before the blueline. It’s a big change, but at the same time, I think it’s going to create a lot of opportunities in the offensive zone, turn the puck around as fast as possible. I think for us, it’s going to work out really well and for me to jump up and contribute.”

For those who play on the left side, the Kings typically looked for that more defensive player, perhaps with some physicality, as the left-sided defenseman was up on the left side as a part of the three across.

For Mikey Anderson, the 1-3-1 is more or less how he came into the professional ranks. Playing that system for four consecutive seasons turned it into clockwork for him. The role is a little bit different now and he admitted there’s still an adjustment taking place. But, with two weeks of camp under his belt, he and the group are feeling more comfortable.

“It takes a little bit of time, the 1-3-1 turned into second nature because of how long we were doing it, but it’s getting more comfortable,” Anderson said. “It’s nice to go through it in practice, do it in a game, being able to talk through it in different situations, but overall I think it’s been a good transition so far. We’ve got to keep grinding away at it to feel more comfortable.”

While players are generally optimistic, it hasn’t been perfect.

Look at the preseason win over Boston, with the goal conceded.

The Kings lost the faceoff at center ice, just after Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game. The play was a lesser-seen detail, with center-ice faceoffs not occurring all that often other than to begin a period. The Kings got lost between a neutral-zone faceoff loss and a neutral-zone forecheck. It led to Bruins forward Patrick Brown splitting the team down the middle and scoring from the slot.

“That was kind of an in-betweener, it really should have been a neutral-zone faceoff loss and in that scenario we have protocols, in a neutral-zone forecheck is another protocol,” Hiller said. “One of the players thought at that point, it had turned from that into a forecheck, so we got a little bit mixed up. It shouldn’t happen again, but things like that will happen from time to time.”

With a new system comes adjustments and the Boston game, while generally good, served as a reminder that mixups can still happen as the team becomes more comfortable. Tomorrow, those mistakes would be even more costly. When the Kings take on the Sabres, we’ll get a truer sense of where they’re at with this facet of their game.

It’s exciting to talk about these principles on October 9. On October 10, those principles need to be put into practice, in the games that matter. If the Kings get burned through the neutral zone, aw the pace picks up and the intensity increases, we’ll know there’s work to do. If the system is executed as intended, it’s onto another evaluation on Saturday. Such is life in the NHL. The team feels prepared. Tomorrow, we’ll find out for sure.

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For a deeper dive into the systems they're running this year I am waiting on Jack Han’s 2025 edition of his hockey tactics reference book where he goes over every team's systems, but that won’t be out for a while.

Last I heard he plans to squeeze it out around the Trade Deadline this season! It’s gets published here if you want to keep an eye on it, and he posts updates on progress semi-regularly here in this twt thread. I will be purchasing it and no doubt yelling about it enough on here so you could always just wait for the smoke from this blog <3

Can't recommend him enough as a twt/bsky follow + substack read. If I had the disposable income I'd be subscribed to him and paying for his work. He writes plenty of free stuff, but his paid work... oughhh...... absolutely worth it.

Sorry this was a bit long! I considered just dumping the links on you but honestly I've been meaning to get all this archived on my blog so thanks for prompting me to do it. <3

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Do you know any LGBTQ+ holiday books or winter books?

Sure do! You can find these here: https://lgbtqreads.com/romance/by-tropearchetype/

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Matzo Match by Roz Alexander

Higher by Roz Alexander (Rosh HaShana)

A Masc for Purim by Roz Alexander

How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow (YA)

Snow Globe by Georgia Beers

All I Want for Christmas by Georgia Beers

Checking it Twice by Lucy Bexley

*Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

Take Me Home by Lorelie Brown (Thanksgiving) (Amz)

*Most Wonderful by Georgia Clark

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

Mistletoe by Lyn Gardner

Season of Love by Helena Greer

Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera

Under a Falling Star by Jae (Christmas)

Under the Mistletoe by Everly James

In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae (Christmas)

Collie Jolly by Leigh Landry (Christmas)

All I Want for Christmas by Clare Lydon

All I Want for Valentine’s by Clare Lydon

Christmas in Mistletoe by Clare Lydon (Amz)

Holly and Ivy by TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod

Stocking Stuffers by Erin McLellan

Party Favors by Erin McLellan

The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish

The Christmas Ball by Lily Seabrooke

Silent Night by Lily Seabrooke

Eight Kinky Nights by Xan West (Chanukah)

M/M

The Geek Who Saved Christmas by Annabeth Albert

Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert (Christmas)

A (Fake) Boyfriend for Christmas by Sean Ashcroft

Faux Ho Ho by ‘Nathan Burgoine

Felix Navidad by ‘Nathan Burgoine

Hearts Alight by Elliot Cooper (Hanukkah) (Amz)

Real World by AJ Cousins (Christmas)

Glass Tidings by AJ Cousins (Christmas)

You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky

Candy Hearts by Erin McLellan

His for Hanukkah by Reese Morrison  – T (Amz)

A Boyfriend for Christmas by Jay Northcote

A Family For Christmas by Jay Northcote

What Happens at Christmas by Jay Northcote (Amz)

The Longest Night by EE Ottoman – T

The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish

Finding My Elf by David Valdes

Kissing Santa Claus by Max Walker

Red Envelope by Atom Yang (Lunar New Year) (Amz)

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The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese – DF

Bottle Rocket by Erin McLellan – BM

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Christmas Inn Maine by Chelsea M. Cameron (Demigirl)

NB/NB

A Very Enby Christmas by Eli Wray

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Her Christmas Cookie by Katrina Jackson

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Edward Enninful's British Vogue (December 2017-March 2024)

December 2017: Adwoa Aboah by Steven Meisel

January 2018: Taylor Swift by Mert & Marcus

February 2018: Margot Robbie & Nicole Kidman by Juergen Teller

March 2018: Gigi Hadid & Bella Hadid by Steven Meisel

April 2018: Gugu Mbatha-Raw by Mikael Jansson

May 2018: Vittoria Ceretti, Halima Aden, Adut Akech, Faretta Radic, Paloma Elsesser, Radhika Nair, Yoon Young Bae, Fran Summers & Selena Forrest by Craig McDean

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January 2019: Dua Lipa by Nadine Ijewere

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December 2019: Emma Watson by Alasdair McLellan

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February 2020: Lupita Nyong’o by Steven Meisel

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September 2020: Marcus Rashford & Adwoa Aboah by Misan Harriman

October 2020: Emma Corrin by Charlotte Wales

November 2020: Serena Williams by Zoë Ghertner

December 2020: Beyoncé by Kennedi Carter

January 2021: Kate Moss by Mert & Marcus

February 2021: Dua Lipa by Emma Summerton

March 2021: Angelina Jolie by Craig McDean

April 2021: Janaye Furman, Precious Lee, Mona Tougaard & Achenrin Madit by Steven Meisel

May 2021: Thandiwe Newton by Mikael Jansson

June 2021: Billie Eilish by Craig McDean

July 2021: Malala Yousafzai by Nick Knight

August 2021: Margot Robbie by Lachlan Bailey

September 2021: Gemma Chan by Hanna Moon

October 2021: Zendaya by Craig McDean

November 2021: Adele by Steven Meisel

December 2021: Lady Gaga by Steven Meisel

January 2022: Kristen McMenamy by Steven Meisel

February 2022: Amar Akway, Majesty Amare, Akon Changkou, Nyagua Ruea, Abény Nhial, Maty Fall, Janet Jumbo, Adut Akech & Anok Yai by Rafael Pavarotti

March 2022: Naomi Campbell by Steven Meisel

April 2022: Anya Taylor-Joy by Craig McDean & Queen Elizabeth ll by Antony Armstrong-Jones

May 2022: Lila Moss by Steven Meisel

June 2022: Gisele Bündchen by Steven Meisel

July 2022: Beyoncé by Rafael Pavarotti

August 2022: Cara Delevingne, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana DeBose, Jordan Barrett & Munroe Bergdorf by Mert & Marcus

September 2022: Linda Evangelista by Steven Meisel

October 2022: Timothée Chalamet by Steven Meisel

November 2022: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Tribute

December 2022: Simone Ashley, Senna Miller, Yasmin Finney & Elizabeth Debicki by Scot Trindle

January 2023: Iman by Nadine Ijewere

February 2023: Priyanka Chopra Jonas by Zoë Ghertner

March 2023: Rihanna, A$AP Rocky & son by Inez & Vinoodh

April 2023: Jill Kortleve, Precious Lee & Paloma Elsesser by Inez & Vinoodh

May 2023: Sinéad Burke, Selma Blair, Aaron Rose Philip, Justina Miles & Ellie Goldstein by Adama Jalloh

June 2023: Miley Cyrus by Steven Meisel

July 2023: Miriam Margolyes, Janelle Monae & Rina Sawayama by Tim Walker

August 2023: Maya Jama by Steven Meisel

September 2023: Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford & Christy Turlington by Rafael Pavarotti

October 2023: Lily Gladstone & Leonardo DiCaprio by Craig McDean

November 2023: Emily Ratajokwski, Adwoa Aboah , Irina Shayk, Adut Akech, Karen Elson & Mona Tougaard by Sean Thomas

December 2023: Kate Moss,Lila Moss, Olivia Colman, Jodie Comer, Stormzy, Little Simz & Tilda Swinton by Tim Walker

January 2024: Emma Watson, Tolu Coker, Priya Ahluwalia Torishéju Dumi & Amber Valletta by Charlote Wales

February 2024: Julia Roberts by Lachlan Bailey

March 2024: Karen Elson, Irina Shayk, Laverne Cox, Anya Taylor-Joy, Serena Williams, Rina Sawayama, Karlie Kloss, Jourdan Dunn, Amber Valletta, Precious Lee, Cindy Crawford, Jodie Comer, Gemma Chan, Adut Akech, Vittoria Ceretti, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Cara Delevingne, Jane Fonda, Gigi Hadid, Linda Evangelista, Adwoa Aboah, Miley Cyrus, Paloma Elsesser, Iman, Victoria Beckham, Ariana DeBose, Jameela Jamil, Oprah Winfrey, Salma Hayek, Christy Turlington, Selma Blair, Maya Jama, Anok Yai, Kate Moss, Kaia Gerber, Cynthia Erivo, Naomi Campbell, Simone Ashley, Dua Lip & Lila Moss by Steven Meisel

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Rianne van Rompaey by Alasdair McLellan and Elodie David-Touboul, Harper’s Bazaar France, April 2023.

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Top, photograph by David McLellan, A damaged wayside crucifix near Bellenglise (being used to hold telephone wires), 9 October 1918. Via. More. Bottom, photograph by LA Hyder, Untitled, 1984, Gelatin silver print. Used for the cover of the first issue of On Our Backs, Summer 1984. Via. Via.

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In language that today seems bizarre or even repulsive, the side-wound was addressed as “Heart pierc’d deep,” as “precious Cavity,” as the “Dearest,…Sweetest,…most beloved Side-Hole.” Believers imagined turning to the side wound to drink from it as from a spring, to touch it and kiss it, or even to crawl inside it and live within its warm and welcoming shelter. The side wound was revered as the place out of which the believers had been spiritually born and through which their souls would pass again at the time of their death to enter paradise.

Peter Vogt, from “Honor to the Side": The Adoration of the Side Wound of Jesus in Eighteenth-Century Moravian Piety, 2009. Via.

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4, 6, 11, and 15!

4 - what sections of a bookstore do you browse

i poke around the sci-fi section and whatever early american history stuff they have, usually with little success in the latter

6 - what books have you read in the last month

embarrassment okay maybe i lied in my original tags because i got very caught up in my thesis work early this month and didn’t read much beside jstor articles and my own writing. in may so far i’ve read:

- the angel of darkness by caleb carr. this was a christmas present and i had fun but if you’ve read the alienist you’ve read the sequel.

- notes on an execution by danya kukafka

- when breath becomes air by paul kalanithi. something of a let-down for me

- childhood’s end by arthur c clarke

- this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone. i should never read books i see on tiktok. this was very bad.

i’m currently reading the left hand of darkness by ms le guin and selections from marx’s grundrisse edited by david mclellan

11 - what non-fiction books do you like if any

if any!! i’m getting my masters in history so i’m in a committed relationship with nonfiction. some of my faves include:

- scraping by: wage labor, slavery, and survival in early baltimore by seth rockman

- power, pleasure, and profit: insatiable appetites from machiavelli to madison by david wooton

- debt: the first 5,000 years by david graeber

- the shoemaker and the tea party: memory and the american revolution by alfred young

15 - answered!

[nancymcl]

When our kitties were new to us, my husband, David, wanted to bond with them. He started calling them to the bedroom for treats at 8:30 pm every night. Now, if he is late they remind him. Creatures of habit.

caturday

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The Legacy of JAG: Exploring the Impact and Careers of the JAG TV Show Cast

The JAGs cast, featuring a talented ensemble, and the show’s iconic courtroom drama and military themes continue to resonate with fans. The JAG theme song stirs patriotism and perfectly encapsulates the series’ blend of military courtroom drama, romance, and intrigue. Created by Donald Bellisario, known for other hits like Magnum P.I. and Quantum Leap, JAG became a cultural phenomenon, paving the way for the NCIS franchise. With ten seasons of compelling storylines and a talented cast, the series remains a favorite among fans of military dramas.

Throughout JAG, Captain Harmon Rabb Jr., played by David James Elliott, and Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie, portrayed by Catherine Bell, developed a captivating chemistry that kept viewers invested. Elliott transitioned into other legal dramas after JAG, while Bell became a Hallmark staple following her role. Karri Turner (Lt. Harriet Sims) and Patrick Labyorteaux (Bud) also made lasting impressions, with Turner participating in USO tours and Labyorteaux advocating for youth charities. John M. Jackson (A.J. Chegwidden) and Chuck Carrington (Jason Tiner) continued their acting careers, while Zoe McLellan (Jennifer Coates) starred in NCIS: New Orleans. The legacy of the JAG tv show cast lives on, highlighting the show’s impact on military-themed television and its dedicated fanbase. Who was your favorite member of the JAG team? Do you watch any of the NCIS spinoffs?

[athousandgateaux]

"An enforced raising of wages (quite apart from other difficulties, apart from the fact that, being an anomoly, it could only be maintained by force) would only mean a better payment of slaves and would not give this human meaning and worth either to the worker or to his labour. Indeed, even the equality of wages that Proudhon demands only changes the relationship of the contemporary worker to his labour into that of all men to labour. Society is then conceived of as an abstract capitalist. Wages are an immediate consequence of alienated labour and alienated labour is the immediate cause of private property. Thus the disappearance of one entails also the disappearance of the other."

-Karl Marx, "Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts" from Selected Writings, ed. David McLellan, pg. 93-94.

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Harper's Bazaar France February 2024 Cover

Harper’s Bazaar France February 2024 CoverPublished: February 2024 In this picture: Karolina Spakowski All people in this magazine cover: Olivier Lalanne – Editor-in-Chief Alasdair McLellan – Photographer Franck Durand – Art Director Elodie David Touboul – Fashion Editor/Stylist Anthony Turner – Hair Stylist Lynsey Alexander – Makeup Artist Alexandra Leavy – Set Designer Helena Balladino –…