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Discover The Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland in July

Discover The Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland in July #comics #comicbooks

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REVIEW: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror: Omnibus #2

Closing in on October, boys and girls of all ages sit close to their tv screens to watch the much anticipated Halloween Spectacular. The Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror is a collection of short animations featuring our favorite cast of yellowed-skinned cartoons in thrilling, horrifying, and gruesome stories. This in many households is a tradition not unlike that of the carving of the pumpkin,…

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This is the Walking Dead team-up variant cover for Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland #4 (Image Comics, October 2023) by Dean Rankin

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The IZ comics have 15 extremely cool artists and here's a slight guide on how to identify them :3

Aaron Alexovich

- typically more dynamic and what i would describe as a “scratchy” artstyle

Issues: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, "Gir's Big Day", "Holiday Special", "The Dookie Loop Horror"

KC Green

- very silly and colorful style, creator of the “this is fine” comic/meme

Issues: 6, "Bitters and the Witch", 31

Dave Crosland

- more detailed style, similar to Alexovich but a bit cleaner

Issues: 7, 8, 9, 10, 21, "Invasion!"

Sarah Andersen

- another very silly style, though simpler than KC’s, creator of the “Sarah Scribbles” webcomics

Issue: 11

Warren Wucinich

- main artist and letter-er, typically stays fairly true to the original style though is a bit more round and curvier

Issues: 12, 13, 14, "Tales of Bitter", "The Evil Ms.Bitters", "Sweetheart Bitters", 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, "Tales of Stuff What Did Not Happen", 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, "Dib's Dilemma"

Ian Mcginty

- fairly detailed and feels 3d at times, typically a cover artists (see here)

Issue: "Ms.Bitters' Bugs"

Sarah Graley

- ANOTHER silly style :3, this time more chibi than the others with flat colors

Issue: 26

Maddie C.

- i don’t know how to explain it but squishy, similar to the original style but instead of being mostly flat/sharp lines it’s more curvy (dib being the best example)

Issues: 27, 29, 30, 38, 46, 47, 48

Mady G

- sil,,,,ly, everything just flows together really nicely, very stretchy and expressive

Issue: 28

Kate Sherron

- similar to Wuncinich but id say its a bit more 2d

Issues: 32, 34, 35, 37, 39, "Sugar & Spice"

Meg Casey

- very expressive and curvy

Issue: 32, "ZIM No More", 49

Fred C. Stresing

- tastes like mint ???????, i dunno how to explain it but very cool, i like zims faces

Issues: 33, "Warlocker ZIM", 49, "Zim's Greatest Plan"

Tait Howard & Matthew Seely

- uber chibi, very big eyes

Issue: 36

Dean Rankine

- only 2 pages so i cant really say much but cool

Issue: "SuperZIM"

Drew Rausch

- extremely shapely if that makes sense

Issue: 41

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hello! maybe i am misremembering, but i do remember you reblogged some guides on how to write characters, such as stereotypes to avoid when writing characters of color. do you have a tag or a list of guides for how to write disabled characters and stereotypes to avoid? i am only hard of hearing and even that is a weird experience that often isnt similar to other peoples expereinces, but i would love to write more disabled characters and want to make sure i am listening to disabled people and are respectful about the character im creating! thank you so much for all the amazing guides and info you are putting out! your masterlists have helped me find some amazing faces and are super useful ♥

Hey anon! When I research characters, for this instance characters with disabilities, I google the disability and then "stereotypes" or "what not to do" or look on Youtube because there's so many people on Youtube educating others about their disabilities.

The following speak about their disabilities in videos!

Special Books by Special Kids interviews a variety of people (not just children!) with various disabilities. Alyssa, a part of the team, also has mental health disorders which you find a video about here!

Jessica Kellgren-Fozard who has hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with Marfanoid phenotype causing blindness in one eye and deafness.

Chella Man who is deaf and uses cochlear implants, have done several interviews and videos on the past about his experiences!

Molly Burke who is blind, has a guide dog!

Lucy Edwards who is blind.

The Blind Life , Sam who is blind.

Matthew and Paul, Paul is blind, uses a cane and has a guide dog.

Alex1Leg who is a leg amputee.

Footless Jo who is a a foot amputee and a stroke survivor.

Spencer2TheWest who is a double leg amputee.

Squirmy and Grubs, Shane has muscular dystrophy.

The Frey Life, Mary has Cystic Fibrosis.

Chelsea Bear who has Cerebral Palsy.

Annie Elainey who has is autistic and has EDS.

Gem Hubbard who is a wheelchair user.

PARALIFE, Craig and Claire, Craig is paraplegic.

Mason Branstrator who is paraplegic.

Roll with Cole & Charisma, Cole is quadriplegic.

Jordan Bone who is quadriplegic.

Angela Rockwood who is paraplegic - links to her Instagram!

Jade O'Connell who has Tourette’s syndrome.

Lewis Capaldi who has Tourette’s syndrome.

Zach Kornfeld who has ankylosing spondylitis.

Georgia Rankin who has skeletal dysplasia.

Taylor Nicole Dean who is a recovering addict.

Documentaries / life stories:

Michael J. Fox who has Parkinson’s Disease.

Celine Dion who has stiff-person syndrome.

Shows:

Ryan O'Connell who has cerebral palsy, created and stared in "Special" which is an semi-autobiographical show.

Kayla Harris who is a wheelchair user with a spinal cord injury, created and started in "We Might Regret This".

Some other things!

A Guide to Writing Disabled Characters - Tumblr page!

Mobility Aids playlist (wheelchair users)

Mini Masterpost: Sources for Writing Wheelchair Users

Writing Wheelchair Users

+ will add more when I remember them!

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February 21st 2002 saw the all-Scots curling team won gold at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, watched by over 5 million TV viewers in the wee small hours of the morning.

The team led by skipper Rhona Martin, clinched the title and a place in history with the last stone of the final end. Martin, backed by Fiona MacDonald, Margaret Morton, Janice Rankin and Debbie Knox, are the first British Winter Games gold medallists since Torvill and Dean back in 1984.Scottish curler Martin needed nerves of steel to knock out a Swiss counting stone at the climax of the final, but she managed to pull it off.Her own stone then finished up close to the centre of the rink and that was enough to seal a 4-3 triumph.

"I was just panicking on the last stone," Martin admitted afterwards.

"It was just a case of having faith that I could I do it.

"We had to keep it a close game to have a chance and we were always in control."

MacDonald added: "All the hard work we've put in has paid off.  We've been living in each other's pockets for nine months now and we know each other so well."

Martin had earlier fired the team into a narrow 2-1 lead at the close of the fifth end with a double after successfully taking out a Swiss counting stone. A mistake by the Swiss during end seven increased that advantage to 3-1 before they struck back to tie the scores with singles in ends eight and nine.

The four women were the  first Scots to win gold at a winter games since 1936.  

And we did it all again last year  in Beijing, with a dominant performance against Japan in the final.

Eve Muirhead’s team, also all Scots, naturally, led from the first end of the gold medal match, and continued that form throughout to win by a score of 10-3 and top the podium. Skip Muirhead, who won bronze in 2014, expertly controlled affairs throughout and finally has a gold medal at her fourth Olympics after returning from hip surgery. 

Teammates Vicky Wright, Jen Dodds, and Hailey Duff are champions at their first attempt.

“It’s a dream come true,” Muirhead, who shed a tear on the medal podium said “That was my third semi-final, and the two I lost were hard but I bounced back and here we are. We are Olympic champions. It’s such a special moment.”

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MASTERLIST

DC

Amanda Waller (57) - Viola Davis

Artemis Crock (28) - Jolie Nguyen

Barbara Gordon (29) - Kennedy McMann

Bernard Dowd (20) - Nicholas Galitzine

Buddy Baker (27) - Paul Mescal

Cassandra Cain (26) - Lana Condor

Clark Kent (37) - Henry Cavill

Damian Wayne (19) - Anthony Keyvan

Dick Grayson (29) - Balint Jasko

Ed Nygma (34) - Ben Whishaw

Harleen Quinzel (31) - Samara Weaving

Jason Todd (26) - Kyle Allen

Jonathan Crane (35) - Cillian Murphy

Koriand'r (29) - Kiki Layne

Lex Luthor (36) - Keahu Kahuanui

Lois Lane (36) - Odette Annable

Michael Carter (32) - Boyd Holbrook

Minhkhoa Khan (45) - Desmond Tan

Pamela Isley (33) - Cintia Dicker

Roy Harper (30) - Cameron Monaghan

Selina Kyle (31) - Ana de Armas

Stephanie Brown (20) - Kathryn Newton

Ted Kord (33) - Joseph Gordon Levitt

Tim Drake (33) - Tba

Zatanna Zatara (33) - Aslihan Malbora

MARVEL

Billy Kaplan (20) - Timothee Chalamet

Bruce Banner (32) - Hugh Dancy

Bucky Barnes (30) - Richard Rankin

Clint Barton (31) - Jake McDorman

Elektra Natchios (33) - Tashi Rodriguez

Felicia Hardy (30) - Imaan Hammam

Gabriel Summers (26) - Michael Yerger

Gwen Stacy (29) - Hanna Edwinson

Jean Grey (31) - Alina Kovalenko

Jemma Simmons (28) - Elizabeth Henstridge

Johnny Storm (28) - Taylor Zakhar Perez

Karolina Dean (24) - Ginny Gardner

Kate Bishop (23) - Momo Hirai

Laura Kinney (24) - Lizeth Selene

Leo Fitz (33) - Iain de Caestecker

Logan Howlett (45) - Hugh Jackman

Loki Laufeybur (38) - Erika Linder

Mantis (35) - Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc

Mary Jane Watson (29) - Marina Ruy Barbosa

Matt Murdock (32) - Charlie Cox

Nadia Van Dyne (20) - Mia Alves

Natasha Romanoff (36) - Irina Shayk

Ororo Munroe (38) - Anok Yai

Peter Parker (25) - Charlie Rowe

RJ Boyle (18) - Tanner Buchanan

Scott Summers (31) - Jamie Dornan

Sharon Carter (35) - Margot Robbie

Stephen Strange (46) - Dev Patel

Steve Rogers (40) - Chris Evans 

Wade Wilson (32) - Ryan Reynolds

Wanda Maximoff (35) - Gratiela Brancusi

Warren Worthington III (31) - Lucas Till

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Queens Of The Stone Age anuncia la salida de su octavo álbum

In Times New Roman...

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Queens of the Stone Age anuncia su octavo álbum de estudio, In Times New Roman... que saldrá el 16 de junio a través de Matador @matadorrecords

Comunicado de Prensa Oficial: In Times New Roman... es crudo, a veces brutal y no apto para cardíacos. Y, sin embargo, es quizá el álbum más bello y, sin duda, el más gratificante de su épica discografía. Las letras más mordaces del fundador Joshua Homme se ven reforzadas por la huella sonora instantáneamente identificable de QOTSA, ampliada y embellecida con giros nuevos y sin precedentes en prácticamente todas las canciones. Con In Times New Roman... vemos que a veces hay que mirar debajo de las cicatrices y las costras para ver la belleza, y a veces las costras y las cicatrices son la belleza.

Sintiéndose un poco fuera de lugar y con dificultades para encontrar música con la que identificarse, los miembros de QOTSA hicieron lo que suelen hacer: In Times New Roman... es el sonido de una banda que crea la música que sus propios miembros quieren escuchar, al mismo tiempo que nos ofrece al resto un foro sonoro en el que reunirnos. "El mundo se va a acabar en uno o dos meses", canta Homme, planteando la pregunta: ¿Qué quieres hacer con el tiempo que te queda? Puede que Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman y Jon Theodore no puedan salvarnos, pero nos dan un lugar donde aguantar.

La primera entrega de In Times New Roman... es "Emotion Sickness", que envuelve a los oyentes en un cálido manto de coros hipnóticos y grooves fuera de lo común patentados por QOTSA, puntuados por tintes de turbulencia psíquica. Los últimos años han sido duros para todos, y no es ningún secreto que los miembros de QOTSA han sobrellevado su parte de angustia y pérdida. Pero, ¿quién de nosotros no ha sufrido recientemente un ataque (o dos) de malestar emocional? Un lyric video creado por Liam Lynch para "Emotion Sickness" se estrenará en el canal de YouTube de QOTSA

Escucha el primer single Emotion Sickness en tu plataforma favorita https://qotsa.ffm.to/emotionsickness

In Times New Roman... se grabó y mezcló en Pink Duck (RIP) del propio Homme, con grabaciones adicionales en Shangri-La. El álbum fue producido por Queens of the Stone Age y mezclado por Mark Rankin. El álbum estará disponible en todas las plataformas digitales y en vinilo y CD el 16 de junio. Las ilustraciones y el envoltorio del doble LP fueron diseñados por Boneface, colaborador desde hace tiempo. El LP en vinilo estará disponible en todo el mundo en negro, verde, rojo, plateado y azul. Todos los formatos pueden reservarse aquí. La lista de canciones es la siguiente:

Obscenery Paper Machete Negative Space Time & Place Made to Parade Carnavoyeur What the Peephole Say Sicily Emotion Sickness Straight Jacket Fitting

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Commons Vote

On: National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 1

Ayes: 195 (50.5% Con, 35.9% LD, 4.2% SNP, 2.6% DUP, 2.1% RUK, 1.6% PC, 1.6% Ind, 0.5% APNI, 0.5% UUP, 0.5% TUV) Noes: 353 (98.9% Lab, 1.1% Ind) Absent: ~102

Day's business papers: 2024-12-17

Likely Referenced Bill: National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision about secondary Class 1 contributions.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Commons Bill Stage: 3rd reading

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (97 votes)

Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Griffith Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Spencer Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Dinenage Charlie Dewhirst Chris Philp Christopher Chope Damian Hinds David Davis David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Graham Stuart Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriett Baldwin Helen Grant Helen Whately Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Wright Jerome Mayhew Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Joy Morrissey Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Karen Bradley Katie Lam Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Trott Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Luke Evans Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Pritchard Martin Vickers Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Paul Holmes Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Priti Patel Rebecca Paul Richard Fuller Richard Holden Robbie Moore Roger Gale Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Simon Hoare Steve Barclay Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Suella Braverman Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Liberal Democrat (69 votes)

Adam Dance Al Pinkerton Alex Brewer Alison Bennett Andrew George Angus MacDonald Anna Sabine Ben Maguire Bobby Dean Brian Mathew Calum Miller Cameron Thomas Caroline Voaden Charlie Maynard Charlotte Cane Chris Coghlan Claire Young Clive Jones Daisy Cooper Danny Chambers David Chadwick Ed Davey Edward Morello Freddie van Mierlo Gideon Amos Helen Maguire Helen Morgan Ian Roome Ian Sollom James MacCleary Jamie Stone Jess Brown-Fuller John Milne Josh Babarinde Joshua Reynolds Layla Moran Lee Dillon Lisa Smart Liz Jarvis Manuela Perteghella Marie Goldman Martin Wrigley Max Wilkinson Mike Martin Monica Harding Munira Wilson Olly Glover Paul Kohler Pippa Heylings Rachel Gilmour Richard Foord Roz Savage Sarah Dyke Sarah Gibson Sarah Green Sarah Olney Steff Aquarone Steve Darling Susan Murray Tessa Munt Tim Farron Tom Gordon Tom Morrison Victoria Collins Vikki Slade Wendy Chamberlain Wera Hobhouse Will Forster Zöe Franklin

Scottish National Party (8 votes)

Brendan O'Hara Chris Law Dave Doogan Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Seamus Logan Stephen Flynn Stephen Gethins

Democratic Unionist Party (5 votes)

Carla Lockhart Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Reform UK (4 votes)

James McMurdock Lee Anderson Nigel Farage Rupert Lowe

Plaid Cymru (3 votes)

Ann Davies Ben Lake Llinos Medi

Independent (3 votes)

Adnan Hussain Ayoub Khan Iqbal Mohamed

Alliance (1 vote)

Sorcha Eastwood

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Robin Swann

Traditional Unionist Voice (1 vote)

Jim Allister

Noes

Labour (346 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy McDonald Andy Slaughter Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna McMorrin Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Bridget Phillipson Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Cat Eccles Cat Smith Catherine Atkinson Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Evans Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Ward Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Efford Clive Lewis Connor Naismith Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Carden Dan Norris Daniel Francis Daniel Zeichner Danny Beales Darren Jones Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Baines David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor David Williams Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Diana Johnson Douglas Alexander Douglas McAllister Ed Miliband Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Elsie Blundell Emily Darlington Emily Thornberry Emma Foody Emma Hardy Emma Reynolds Euan Stainbank Fabian Hamilton Feryal Clark Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gareth Snell Gareth Thomas Gen Kitchen Georgia Gould Gerald Jones Gill Furniss Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Hamish Falconer Harpreet Uppal Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Hilary Benn Ian Lavery Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jess Phillips Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Josh Simons Julia Buckley Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Kanishka Narayan Karin Smyth Kate Osamor Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Kenneth Stevenson Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kevin McKenna Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Leigh Ingham Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Lorraine Beavers Louise Jones Lucy Powell Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Luke Pollard Margaret Mullane Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Hendrick Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Martin McCluskey Martin Rhodes Mary Creagh Mary Glindon Matt Bishop Matt Turmaine Matt Western Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Maya Ellis Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Navendu Mishra Naz Shah Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Nick Smith Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Davies Paul Waugh Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Lamb Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Polly Billington Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Hopkins Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosena Allin-Khan Rosie Wrighting Rupa Huq

Ruth Cadbury Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Edwards Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Smith Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Sharon Hodgson Shaun Davies Simon Opher Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Kinnock Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Reed Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Tahir Ali Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Terry Jermy Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Will Stone Yasmin Qureshi Yuan Yang Yvette Cooper Zubir Ahmed

Independent (4 votes)

Apsana Begum Mike Amesbury Rebecca Long Bailey Zarah Sultana

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I see it with the Bee Gees and Dean Martin as well. It's all about the vibes, right? Haha

That's so cool that your Christmas trees have themes! Sometimes the Christmas decorations in the shopping malls here have themes too, I remember one year in which the theme was squirrels, and it was super cute! Btw seven trees?🎄😱❤️

Do you have any favorite Christmas movies?

And what's an album you can't stop listening to lately?

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yesss it certainly is haha. i feel like i have lots of different albums that i associate with different seasons/times of year and i always love that :') even if it doesn't always make sense lol

omg squirrel tree sounds cute!! we have done a bird tree before but that's probably the closest we've come lol. a tree with all woodland animals would be nice 🥹 (and yes omg we were massively overachieving the year we did seven...but it was worth it)

i am generally not much of a movie person so i haven't really seen that many actual full-length christmas movies haha! but i love all of the little rankin bass specials <3 they're so cute and aesthetically pleasing :') and also anything charlie brown-adjacent. as for your other question!! omg it's crazy but i feel like in the past few weeks or so i rather uncharacteristically have not been listening to many albums. it has been a busy time and i usually only get to actively listen to albums at home, so i guess that's kind of part of it. i have however been listening to the bee gees albums i mentioned before (no surprise there i guess lmao), as well as kind of haphazardly listening to lotssss of tom petty. it has pretty much been the year of tom petty for me. and my entire household as well (i say that as if it isnt just my mom and two cats but still)

anyway!! okay i am returning both of your questions to you, your turn to answer them >:) <3

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The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 2 delivers laughs and scares like the cartoons

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 2 delivers laughs and scares like the cartoons #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #simpsons

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 2 Deadtime Stories for Boos & Ghouls delivers laughs and scares just like the cartoons The second of three volumes collecting the complete Simpsons Treehouse of Horror comics by creator Matt Groening-packaged in a deluxe, die-cut slipcase that glows in the dark Collected for the first time in a deluxe hardcover slipcase with an all-new…

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Pastor Dr. Howard Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) was an author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. He was born in Daytona Beach, he was raised by his grandmother who had been enslaved. He graduated as valedictorian from Morehouse College and became an ordained Baptist minister after receiving his seminary degree from Colgate-Rochester Theological Seminary. He studied Philosophy at Haverford College. He led Christian missions and meetings with religious and political leaders. He led a “Negro Delegation of Friendship” to India where he met Mahatma Gandhi.

He began his professional career as the minister at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Oberlin, Ohio. He secured a joint professorship in Religion at Morehouse and Spelman Colleges. He took the post of Professor and Dean at Rankin Chapel at Howard University before becoming pastor of the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco.

The Fellowship Church had a multi-racial congregation of at least 250 members, half of them white, and the remainder African American, Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino. The church had national associates like Eleanor Roosevelt, entertainer Josephine Baker, and South African writer Alan Paton. Fellowship Church generated an international reputation and had supporters in Great Britain, Japan, South Africa, India, Iran, and Taiwan.

He wrote over 120 works, including 20 books. His most famous book, Jesus and the Disinherited. His book influenced several civil rights leaders including James Farmer and Martin Luther King, Jr.

He was named by Life Magazine as one of twelve “Greatest Preachers of the 20th Century.” Ebony called him one of the 50 most important figures in African American history.

He left Fellowship Church to become the first African American Professor and Dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University. He became the Director of the Howard Thurman Educational Trust and Minister Emeritus at Fellowship Church. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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From Memphis To Merseyside Ep 104

Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis To Merseyside Ep. 104 - Thanksgiving This week, Tony Stuart and Aaron Badgley celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with music. A lot of great songs, and a top five of Canadian Artists from the 1970s. Happy Thanksgiving! 1. **Ric Denis** - *This Rumbling Sky* (Cancon) 2. **Bing Crosby** - *I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For* 3. **The Edison Quartet** - *One Horse Open Sleigh* 4. **Peggy Lee** - *I Like A Sleighride (Jingle Bells)* 5. **Vince Guaraldi Trio** - *Thanksgiving Theme* 6. **The Guess Who** - *Share The Land* (Cancon) 7. **Little Eva** - *Let’s Turkey Trot* 8. **Bob Dylan** - *Turkey Chase* 9. **The Beatles** - *Thank You Girl* 10. **Big Star** - *Thank You Friends* 11. **Led Zeppelin** - *Thank You* 12. **The Band** - *Stage Fright* (Cancon) 13. **Cab Calloway & His Orchestra** - *Everybody Eats When They Come to My House* 14. **Luke & The Apostles** - *You Make Me High* (Cancon) 15. **Jesse Winchester** - *Yankee Lady* (Cancon) 16. **Edward Bear** - *You Can’t Deny It* (Cancon) 17. **Steel River** - *Ten Pound Note* (Cancon) 18. **R. Dean Taylor** - *Indiana Wants Me* (Cancon) 19. **James Taylor** - *You’ve Got A Friend* 20. **James Taylor** - *How Sweet It Is* 21. **Helen Reddy** - *Thank You (The Thanksgiving Song)* 22. **Hagood Hardy** - *The Homecoming* (Cancon) 23. **Spirit Of The West** - *Save This House* (Cancon) 24. **Ray Davies** - *Thanksgiving Day* 25. **Kate & Anna McGarrigle** - *The Log Driver’s Waltz* (Cancon) 26. **The Rankins** - *North Country* (Cancon) 27. **ZZ Top** - *I Thank You* 28. **Angela Galuppo** - *Thank You For Being A Friend* (Cancon) 29. **The Good Brothers** - *Fox On The Run* (Cancon) 30. **Supertramp** - *Give A Little Bit* 31. **Dinah Shore** - *I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For* 32. **Brian James Duffy** - *Red Brick Road* (Cancon) ---               Read the full article

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Dean Village Edinburgh from David Rankin on Vimeo.

Dean Village is a peaceful village on the Water of Leith, Edinburgh's largest river. Founded during the twelfth century by the Canons Regular of Holyrood Abbey, it is also known as the Water of Leith Village. Dean Village Dean Village (dene means "deep valley" in Scots) was a prosperous hamlet for over 800 years. In the past, the area had eleven working mills on the strong currents of the city's river.

Trade in Dean Village diminished and the village soon fell into decay and abandonment especially during the second half of the twentieth century. Ten years later, the greenness, tranquillity and proximity of the hamlet to the city centre made this area extremely popular and plans to redevelop it were put into place. It quickly became one of the most sought-out residential parts of Edinburgh.

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Political Maps, Our Article about Ensemble by Julie Mehretu

At Palazzo Grassi, open until January 6, 2025, the exhibition Ensemble by Julie Mehretu, curated by Caroline Bourgeois, has been inaugurated. Although it is a gigantic exhibition dedicated to Mehretu, Ensemble also features the presence of other artists (Nairy Baghramian / Huma Bhabha / Tacita Dean / David Hammons / Robin Coste Lewis / Paul Pfeiffer / Jessica Rankin). "Together" as an experience of one's own lived experience, the artist often emphasizes how her work has intersected from the beginning with the collective dimension and the relationship with other authors, but also as a political choice compared to the heroic singularity of the artist narrated by modernity, creating shared studios, relational spaces, works, precisely in dialogue. This approach not only manifests itself in the exhibited works but also in the text accompanying the exhibition and in the chronology of artistic events, which treats the involved artists without distinctions, overlapping the events of the artists, their respective exhibitions, the events that have succeeded them. Community, in this case, is also a destiny as almost all of them have experienced the necessity/choice of relocation from their country of origin, be it Ethiopia, Iran, or Pakistan. A generation of post-decolonization, which has experienced the failure of that modernity. Let's go point by point:

Julie Mehretu, (from left to right), Sun Ship (J.C.), 2018, Pinault Collection, Loop (B. Lozano, Bolsonaro eve), 2019-2020, Pinault Collection.

Installation view, “Julie Mehretu. Ensemble”, 2024, Palazzo Grassi, Venezia. Ph. Marco Cappelletti © Palazzo Grassi, Pinault Collection

We talk about abstract painting. Those who visit the exhibition and are not familiar with Mehretu will benefit from watching the documentary in the first cinema room where her story is told. The description of the complexity of the realization of her graphic work, which we fortunately find in the captions that shy away from the definition of mixed technique (instead citing lithography, aquatint, intaglio, and often all together), with the numerous group that tries and retries together with her the various techniques, the story of her gigantic work of which she illustrates the sources, seeing the superimposition of images from which some of her canvases start, allows us to look with more understanding at her work. A painting that is stratification, not material but of overlapping signs, playing to re-emerge, recalling others, alluding to experiences creating maps that appear in their intertwining, not on the surface nor in the background, in between.

Julie Mehretu, Desire was our breastplate, 2022-2023, Pinault Collection. Installation view, “Julie Mehretu. Ensemble”, 2024, Palazzo Grassi, Venezia. Ph. Marco Cappelletti © Palazzo Grassi, Pinault Collection

2. Political art. That a blotch of red color recalls the path of the Jewish exodus, that the background is a reworking/overlay of profiles of power palaces that are obsessively explored and submerged by traces, signs, brushstrokes investigating the Egyptian revolution, that the superimposition of photos of prisons is the object of a political vision. It's not as simple as we described it. It's not just about picking up symbols here and there and fitting them into the canvas network, otherwise it would simply be a matter of patience and deciphering the many references to solve the puzzle of the map and find the meaning. Mehretu, instead, in the accumulation of signs, documents, and traces of events, layers her own semiotics to tell migrations, dictatorships, inequalities. This accumulation is completed with the hand-painting by the artist, creating a new and self-sufficient space, with an alternative narrative that creates the conditions for a political critique that can be shared.

Julie Mehretu​, TRANSpaintings, 2023-2024, Courtesy of the artist and White Cube. Installation view, “Julie Mehretu. Ensemble”, 2024, Palazzo Grassi, Venezia. Ph. Marco Cappelletti © Palazzo Grassi, Pinault Collection

3. Evolution of perspective. The exhibited works cover 25 years of Mehretu's activity and, despite substantial continuity, clearly suggest stylistic and approach differences of the artist. Simply put, the monochrome that then colors and then picks up again. The idea of abandoning the wall in the series of Transpaintings, realized with sculptural structures supporting them made by the artist Nairy Baghramian. The palaces that exude their history, the images of dramatic events of contemporaneity so modified, superimposed, blurred to disappear, up to the opacity that does not transmit light nor hides a background, mark the mutation of the gaze towards the drama that persists, its reflection that matures, the new emergencies. All this on the traces of the titles of the works which, always from the introductory video we mentioned, we discover to be a part of the work, carefully chosen whether they speak of finance or exploitation

Julie Mehretu, Your hands are like two shovels, digging in me (sphinx), 2021-2022, Courtesy of the artist and White Cube. Installation view, “Julie Mehretu. Ensemble”, 2024, Palazzo Grassi, Venezia. Ph. Marco Cappelletti © Palazzo Grassi, Pinault Collection