#G. B. Shaw

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Petey Wheatstraw (1977) // Dir. Cliff Roquemore

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COLONEL ROBERT G. SHAW BY ELIZA B. SEDGWICK | Poem #history

If you would like to read the full book, you can find many versions in your library or online. This book is in the public domain. You can find it on many sites. Ex. Project Gutenberg and Google Play Books. Disclaimer: The book is available in the public domain and may contain some historical inaccuracy. I summarize the book to the best of my ability or highlight excerpts of interesting facts. If you would like to add information, advise a current article/book, and/or critically analyze the book, it is welcome. Thank you.

[monicadeola]

Ho imparato tanto tempo fa a non fare la lotta con i maiali. Ti sporchi dalla testa ai piedi e, soprattutto, ai maiali piace.

– G. B. Shaw

[ms-m-astrologer]

Transiting Juno enters Libra

Friday, August 9 - Sunday, November 3, 2024

Caveat: this may not have a big impact on you personally unless Juno is prominent in your birth chart (closely in aspect to the Sun, the Moon, &/or an angle).

As you would expect, Juno loves to be in Libra. She’s powerful here in a “traditional” sense, working through the existing systems and structures to achieve her goals. Juno’s transit through Libra gives us a push toward equality and justice, as well as toward beauty and balance. In Juno’s areas:

All one-to-one relationships - equality is, I hope, the ruling principle. (Sometimes it’s social climbing.)

Protocol and social ritual - I would hope we take a more G B Shaw approach (Pygmalion): “The great secret, Eliza, is not having bad manners or good manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls: in short, behaving as if you were in Heaven, where there are no third-class carriages, and one soul is as good as another.”

The powerless (women, battered wives, abused children, minorities, disabled, victims) - justice!

The atmosphere (weather, climate, storms) - straight line winds, usually. Concerns about air quality.

In every Libra placement’s life, comes a choice between what is superficially attractive, and what is deeper but less pretty. We misuse this transit by manipulating people and situations to get our own way; by “both siderism” (as the US press calls it); and by glossing over aor ignoring life’s less pleasant aspects. Honesty is the best policy, especially when conveyed in a thoughtful manner.

Saturday, August 10 - Juno/Libra trine Pluto Rx/Aquarius, 0°26’. Empowerment. We can establish deeply transformative relationships.

Tuesday, August 13 - Juno/Libra semi-sextile Mercury Rx/Virgo, 1°14’. Second of three; a niggling nagging feeling which may not clear up for a while.

Wednesday, August 28 - Juno/Libra (6°24’) semi-square Mercury Rx/Leo (21°24’). Very frustrating for communications; it’s like a minor irritation that balloons exponentially if we don’t stop and breathe through it.

Thursday, August 29 - Juno/Libra semi-sextile Sun/Virgo, 6°17’. More niggling, nagging feelings. We know we could do better.

Saturday, August 31 - Sunday, September 1:

Juno/Libra square Ceres/Capricorn, 7°34’

Juno/Libra opposite North Node/Aries, conjunct South Node/Libra, 7°55’

A simple way to look at this is to imagine conflict between one’s spouse and one’s parent. Different ways of doing things that don’t seem to have common ground. Tendency to manipulate family to get what we want, instead of being open and straightforward.

Tuesday, September 3 - Juno/Libra (8°23’) semi-square Mercury/Leo (23°23’). Third of three. If we’ve had some habitual way of communicating, we realize that not everyone is charmed by it.

Friday, September 6 - Juno/Libra conjunct Venus/Libra, 9°26’. Aw jeez! Very romantic, of course. Be sure that, if you must wear rose-colored glasses, your feet are firmly on the ground. Can also be manipulative.

Saturday, September 14 - Juno/Libra (12°12’) sesquiquad Uranus Rx/Taurus (27°12’). Pushing for radical change, but the timing is off.

Tuesday, September 17 - Juno/Libra semi-sextile Mercury/Virgo, 13°20’. Third of three, and by now we’re aware of where our communication skills are lacking.

Saturday, September 21 - Juno/Libra inconjunct Saturn Rx/Pisces, 14°59’. Painful reality we would rather not face, but need to adjust to.

Sunday, October 6 - Thursday, October 10:

Juno/Libra semi-sextile Vesta/Virgo, 20°07’

Juno/Libra conjunct Mercury/Libra, 20°43’

Juno/Libra trine Jupiter Rx/Gemini, 21°20’

Juno/Libra opposite Chiron Rx/Aries, 21°25’

Juno/Libra semi-sextile Venus/Scorpio, 21°45’

The main thing here is Jupiter sextile Chiron, and the opportunity for learning and healing. Juno gives that energy some perspective, and Mercury helps negotiate.

Wednesday, October 16 - Juno/Libra conjunct Sun/Libra, 23°25’. The beginning of a new Sun-Juno cycle. Good for integrating Juno energy into our basic identity.

Saturday, October 19 - Juno/Libra opposite Eris Rx/Aries, 24°55’. The day before Kamala Harris’ birthday! Andre Kahr (ProActive Astrology on YouTube) has talked about the Vice President representing Eris warrior energy. This opposition demands social justice for all.

Wednesday, October 23 - Juno/Libra inconjunct Uranus Rx/Taurus, 26°14’. Unexpected events demand adjustments. We struggle to balance our need for independence with our need for a partner.

Sunday, October 27 - Monday, October 28:

Juno/Libra inconjunct Neptune Rx/Pisces, 27°35’

Juno/Libra (27°57’) semi-square Venus/Sagittarius (12°57’)

Juno/Libra (27°58’) sesquiquad Saturn Rx/Pisces (12°58’)

The main thing here is the Venus/Sag - Saturn Rx/Pisces square, with Juno providing annoyance and friction (like a pebble in your shoe). Our timing is off; we’re getting mixed signals, at best. We feel triggered by something.

Saturday, November 2:

Juno/Libra semi-sextile Mercury/Scorpio, 29°45’

Juno/Libra square Pluto/Capricorn, 29°45’

Ending on such a sour note. If we’ve been thwarted, we aren’t very gracious losers; we use our words to destroy. Instead of working on a relationship between equals, we’re indulging in power struggles and toxic emotional blackmail. Use Mercury to think it through clearly.

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hey bestie,,, uhhh for those NSFW alphabet fun things,,, you know I gotta do it… leigh shaw PLS I am begging and offering french toast 😌🙏🏼

Ignore that I'm finishing this at 8pm

We all know I love Leigh endlessly and god, doing this was so so fun!! I'm excited to do the others!! Also this is a good time so post this because this is the week my Leigh fic comes out hehehe 💖 so without further ado..

NSFW Alphabet: Leigh Shaw

A = Aftercare (What they're like after sex)

Oh she's so sweet. Even if Leigh is dead tired, she'll make sure you're feeling okay and that you're both all cleaned up and settled properly. When she's too out of it to do it herself, she'll prod you to do get up, have some water, get all cozy, etc.

Above all, she's so very caring and she wants to make sure you're in your best headspace after sex. If Leigh knows you're alright, she'll feel a thousand times better.

B = Body part (Their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner's)

Leigh loves her legs, mostly because she obviously does a lot of work with them at the studio and in her classes! She doesn't mind showing them off, laying them over your lap, letting you massage her thighs while you watch movies, and she absolutely melts whenever you mark up her legs with dark hickeys.

Her favorite on you are your hands. Before she met you, she was in severe drought for a caring touch. While you were just friends, you still always met her with such love, it almost brought Leigh to tears.

C = Cum (Anything to do with cum basically)

When you first started dating, Leigh was more squeamish about it. Not in a prudish way, but she always looked away whenever you licked your soaked fingers after pulling them out of her.

Now she thinks it's hot and typically she's the one to pull you up for a kiss after you've finished eating her out.

D = Dirty Secret (Pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

It's a simple thing, something she doesn't truly need to keep secret, she just hasn't been able to figure out how to ask you for it: Leigh is fairly sure she's got a bit of a degradation kink, based off the times you've gotten more carried away and said things you apologized profusely for later.

She wishes you'd stop apologizing and call her your pretty little slut again because she's never cum harder.

E = Experience (How experienced are they? Do they know what they're doing?)

While she's very much not a virgin, Leigh had never been with a woman before she met you. That meant she often felt really out of place/unexperienced whenever she was with you, but you never looked down on her for it.

Leigh's a smart woman, hates feeling out of the loop tbh, so let's just say she was very intent on not being inexperienced for long. There was a lot of reassurances because as much as you'll never say no to Leigh wanting to take control, you didn't want to pressure her, but nowadays she is very knowledgeable and very good at what she does.

F = Favorite Position (This goes without saying. Will probably include a visual)

She loves being on top, even if you're the one calling the shots. Especially if you're using a strap. There's nothing better than that deep, full feeling when she gets to ride you until she's fully spent.

G = Goofy (Are they more serious in the moment, or are they humorous, etc)

It's very easy for Leigh to fall into her head and that's when she'll get more serious about it, or when she wants you to fuck her for a distraction. Either way, she loves that you always try and bring levity in- if you tickle her sides, she'll giggle; if you blow raspberries on her tummy, she'll poke at you for being silly.

Some days it can be hard for her to truly let go, but she appreciates it so much when she can. Leigh loves to laugh and have fun during sex, it's more satisfying for her that way!

H = Hair (How well groomed are they, does the carpet match the drapes, etc.)

The girl is so Type A I feel like she's always well groomed. Not that she waxes necessarily, I don't see her doing that all the time, maybe more for vacations or beach days. On the daily, I'd say she's trimmed and neat about it!

I = Intimacy (How are they during the moment, romantic aspect...)

She likes intimacy, but she doesn't need it to be romantic to enjoy sex. The first few times you fucked certainly were nooot intimate at all; they were quick and had no strings attached... but then she started having feelings for you.

As soon as she did, Leigh needed that intimacy, needed you to know how much she felt... her demeanor changed, her kisses lingered, she wanted sex to last longer.

If she's in a relationship, she expects some sort of intimacy even if it's just a quick wellness check in before you fuck her into the mattress.

J = Jack Off (Masturbation headcanon) 

Leigh splurged and bought herself a lovense lush toy, fully thinking it was gonna be super overhyped, but when she got it, she found out it really was just as good as it seemed. For a while she just loved the discreet nature of it, how she could put it in while she was on FaceTime with you and if she was sneaky enough, she could get herself off even while you were busy working.

Eventually she let you connect to her toy control's though and you made up for all of those times you missed out on her orgasms.

K = Kink (One or more of their kinks)

We already talked about the semi-hidden degradation kink, but on the whole, Leigh is unapologetic in asking for what she wants. This kind of goes in hand with the degradation, but she absolutely loves dirty talk.

Talking in general is a big yes from her because it helps her stay present, but talk her through her orgasm well enough- "fuck, you're taking my fingers so well, already clenching around me and everything... I want to watch you cum for me" and you'll find her eyes rolling back to her head, nails scraping down your back, etc.

L = Location (Favorite places to do the do)

Her favorite of all is bed; sometimes she thinks that makes her boring, but she doesn't care. She likes being comfortable and she can go longest by herself or with a partner sprawled out in bed.

Also it's perfect for falling asleep right after you're done and she doesn't have to worry about anything past changing her sheets after particularly messy nights.

M = Motivation (What turns them on, gets them going)

Leigh adores feeling wanted. Nothing turns her on more than watching your face light up when she wears a nice set of lingerie for your enjoyment or honestly, something as simple as telling her what a good job she's done planning a new event as work.

During sex, whispering about how good she feels, how pretty she looks, etc. can make her cum on the spot

N = NO (Something they wouldn't do, turn offs)

Any hard kinks, specifically anything that involves pain. The last thing she wants to do is hurt you or mark you permanently nor would she want you to do it to her either.

O = Oral (Preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc)

She ends up receiving most often, but doesn't have any problems giving. It's partially due to Leigh's inexperience (as we mentioned before) with going down on a woman prior to meeting you; you never want to push or overwhelm her and typically fall into making your way down her body and staying until her brain is too fuzzy to function.

That being said, Leigh isn't bad at oral by any means! She's great, you taught her well.

P = Pace (Are they fast and rough? Slow and sensual? etc.)

100% a fan of slow and sensual if she's in charge. She wants to see you, needs to know you're real and present and not going anywhere. She loves holding onto you, scratching her nails down your back, burying her face in your shoulder, really surrounding herself in all of you.

She's not opposed to rough though, loves it too, but she doesn't ask for it that often. Usually you're the one who'll manhandle her or set the tone for some fast sex that she'll fall into it. Which works because some nights the poor girl just doesn't want to think and she needs you to force it all away.

Q = Quickie (Their opinions on quickies rather than proper sex, how often, etc.)

For Leigh, they're a means to an end. She prefers proper sex, but she won't say no to a romp in the car or even in the park if you promise to be quick about it.

Occasionally she'll say no because the location embarrasses her (i.e. a store fitting room or the locker rooms at the gym), but if you get your hands on her fast enough, it's not too hard to weaken her willpower.

R = Risk (Are they game to experiment, do they take risks, etc.)

It's rare she initiates an experimental thing, mainly because she wouldn't know the first place to go looking for things to try. But if you bring something up to her and it's clear you really want to give it a go, usually you can persuade her into doing anything at least once.

Even if she complains about it.

S = Stamina (How many rounds can they go for, how long do they last...)

Ohhh when you first met her, you thought she'd tap out after just one, but you were pleasantly surprised Leigh can go all night if you pace her out enough.

She wants to hate when you do... the edging, the overly-sensitive orgasms, how sleepy she gets only to be met with your smug little grin inches away from her face... but she can't; you make her feel too good.

T = Toy (Do they own toys? Do they use them? On a partner or themselves?)

I'd say Leigh owns a few vibrators, definitely at least one dildo. She uses them on herself mostly, but there have been times where she uses them on you. She doesn't admit it often, but she loves to watch you squirm and shake, especially when she can take credit for it.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

She'll tease if she's feeling up to it, like if it's a special day or if she wants your attention. She can be very persuasive when she feels neglected!

In general, Leigh's a cute tease above anything, examples are: bending over in shorts she knows you can see her ass in, going in for a sweet kiss only to blindside you with her tongue in your mouth, sliding past you in tight spaces to wiggle against you.

V = Volume (How loud they are, what sounds they make)

Leigh tends to be fairly quiet; not because she's necessarily ashamed, but she worries that if she's too loud you'll tell her to hush.

Further into your relationship, you start noticing how she bites her lip or finger to hold herself back and you're quick to stop her, forcing her jaw open or pulling her hand away from her face. Now she knows you like to hear her... but she still makes you work for it.

W = Wild Card (Get a random headcanon for the character of your choice)

Early in your relationship, Leigh was still learning your schedule, assumed you were at bored at work, and sent you a... quite suggestive picture of herself in her post-class outfit half out of it really.

Turns out you were at home and, living pretty close to the studio, you rushed down there and fucked her in the same room you found her in. Thankfully she was between classes, but every time Leigh looks at the mirror panel in the far corner and remembers how you'd stretched out her shirt and nearly ripped her leggings with how frantically you needed to get your hands on her, she shivers.

X = X-Ray (Let's see what's going on in those pants, picture or words)

For lack of a better word, Leigh is just... beautiful. The first time you were allowed to go down on her, you stared until she closed her legs out of nerves, but as soon as you could coax her to part them again, you dove straight in.

Y = Yearning (How high is their sex drive?)

It ebbs and flows really. Some weeks she'll be on you every time you turn a corner, pulling you to some secluded area for a quick fuck, or anything she can get out of you in the limited time she bought.

Other times, when Leigh isn't having a great brain time, she's just more shy and reserved. If she asks for something, it most likely comes in the form of her arms around your waist and gentle kisses until you catch on to what she's after.

Z = ZZZ ( how quickly they fall asleep after sex)

If she's not too in her head, Leigh will snuggle up and sleep so easily, it startles you. Truly she can be mid-sentence and then you'll hear silence and after, light snoring.

Sometimes, she'll beg you to fuck her to sleep which of course, you oblige happily.

[citizenscreen]

Burgess Meredith and Glynis Johns in the 1956 Broadway revival of G. B. Shaw's “Major Barbara”

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L G B T

Luke Patterson

reGgie Peters

Bobby Shaw

Trevor Wilson

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Post credit scene where Mirror Shaw comes over to our side to re-spray paint the Enterprise-G as the Titan.

And, for good measure, the Enterprise-D as the Titan-B.

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Don Ottavio* Modern Prod Jobs Tierlist

* and Ottavio-like characters in adaptations

As far as I remember (although my memory has heavy biases), Ottavio seems to be the Don G character with the most random jobs assigned to him when in a modern day setting. It makes sense; in the original he’s nobility, and they don’t really work at all, so in a modern prod, they’ll assign him something to give him more character traits than “guy who likes his gf, like, THIS MUCH”.

Some of these are really bad though.

F:

Parking inspector (#UncleJohn, Toronto, 2014) For some reason, this adaptation changed Anna and Ottavio to be significantly poorer than Zerlina and Masetto. Why? I have no idea. Anna and the Commendatore get an okay lot, being Zerlina and Masetto’s wedding planners, but Ottavio is a particularly low-ranking cop. This is pretty irreconcilable with the text and the actual character, although it does make him look extremely pathetic.

D:

Soldier (Don Giovanni, Chicago Lyric Opera, various) I just find it really hard to believe that a soldier is so squeamish about killing.

C:

Unspecified white collar profession (various) Sometimes you just gotta put him in a nonspecific grey suit. Practical, but boring. Words that could describe the man himself?

B:

Architect (Don Giovanni, La Monnaie, 2020) I'm not really sure what them specifying his profession is supposed to do for the production, considering in practice he ends up being just Anna's boytoy and hot tenor eye candy, but this is a solid choice and I could see it happening.

Whatever tf Poodle Ottavio is doing (Don Giovanni, Salzburg Festival, 2021) Is he an arctic explorer with a dog for some reason? Is he a military captain? Is he a guy in a toga with four arms? Romeo Castelluci I demand answers

A:

Artist/poet and professional sillyboy (Shaw’s Man and Superman) Okay, Tavy Robinson is not really Don Ottavio. He’s a lot more naive and adorably stupid, but I put him on the list anyway. Because Tavy is so romantic and idealistic, this works for him pretty well, although I would object if this was used for an actual Ottavio.

Just some rich guy who doesn’t work (various) Probably the most logical updated version of his original character, since noblemen don't work and billionaires don't either. He wears classy grey suits everywhere because he can and so he can look as stylish as possible constantly along with his equally stylish wife.

Undercover cop (Peter Sellars Don Giovanni) Similar to Man and Superman, I consider the Sellars prod to be a completely separate story, but this choice works very well in the story it's trying to tell, and textually, it's not the worst either. Ottavio is trying to catch and kill a criminal, and he also achieves absolutely nothing. Peak American police behavior.

S:

I had a joke here about the La Monnaie 2014 Ottavio but honestly that production portrays this relationship in such a rapey way that I really don't want to mention it as a punchline. So pretend there's something actually cool and insightful here.

[mandowifey]

Character Masterlist.

Note: This list will be updated regularly when I get a new blorbo.

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Ethan Hawke:

James Sandin (The Purge)

Russel Millings (Adopt a Highway)

Arthur Harrow (Moon Knight)

Edward Dalton (Daybreakers)

Ellison Oswalt (Sinister)

Albert Shaw/The Grabber (The Black Phone)

Ray Harris (Raymond and Ray)

Ernst Toller (First Reformed)

Lars Nystrom (Stockholm)

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The Boys Universe:

Homelander

William/Billy Butcher

Ben/Soldier Boy

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Stephen Lang:

Norman Nordstrom/Blindman (Don't Breathe)

Commander Nathaniel Taylor (Tera Nova)

Colonel Miles Quaritch- Human & Na'vi (Avatar)

John Korver (Gridlocked)

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Hamish Linklater:

Father Paul Hill/John Pruitt (Midnight Mass)

John Tyler (Tell Me Your Secrets)

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Oscar Isaac:

Santiago "Pope" Garcia (Triple Frontier)

Marc/Steven/Jake (Moon Knight)

Kane Double (Annihilation 2018)

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Pedro Pascal:

Din Djarin/Mando (The Mandalorian)

Joel Miller (The Last of Us)

Frankie 'Catfish' Morales (Triple Frontier)

Deiter Bravo (The Bubble)

Javi G (Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent)

Max Phillips (Blood Sucking Bastards)

Maxwell Lord (Wonder Woman 88)

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John Krasinski:

Lee Abbott (A Quiet Place)

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Patrick Wilson:

Ed Warren (The Conjuring)

Orm Marius (Aquaman)

Josh Lambert (Insidious)

Daniel Dreiberg/Nite Owl (Watchmen)

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Jensen Ackles:

Tom Hanniger (My Bloody Valentine)

Soldier Boy (The Boys)

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Tony Dalton:

Lalo Salamanca (Better Call Saul)

Jack Duquesne (Hawkeye)

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Michael Fassbender:

Erik Lehnsherr (X-Men)

David / Walter (Alien Covenant/Prometheus)

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Karl Urban:

Commander Vaako (Riddick)

Billy Butcher (The Boys)

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Jon Bernthal:

Frank Castle (The Punisher)

Shane Walsh (The Walking Dead)

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Jason Bateman:

Marty Byrd (Ozark)

Michael Bluth (Arrested Development)

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Patrick Fabian

Howard Hamlin (Better Call Saul)

Cotton Marcus (The Last Exorcism)

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Spider-Verse

Peter B Parker

Miguel O'Hara

Venom

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Jake Gyllenhaal

Detective Loki (Prisoners)

Quentin Beck/Mysterio (Spiderman: FFH)

Danny Sharp (Ambulance)

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Overwatch

Cassidy

Soldier 76/Jack

Reaper/Gabriel

Hanzo Shimada

Genji Shimada

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Critical Role (S1)

Grog

Vax

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Baldur's Gate 3

Astarion

Enver Gortash

Gale Dekarios

Halsin

Zevlor

Cazador Szarr

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Other Chars (Unsorted)

Negan Smith (Walking Dead)

Rick Grimes (Walking Dead)

Daryl Dixon (Walking Dead)

Jamie Lannister (Game of Thrones)

Captain Rex (Star Wars)

Boba Fett (Star Wars)

Kylo Ren (Star Wars)

Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill (BCS/BB)

Barry Berkman (Barry HBO)

James "Logan" Howlett (Wolverine, Xmen)

Wade Wilson (Deadpool)

[compneuropapers]

Interesting Papers for Week 39, 2023

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The rostral intralaminar nuclear complex of the thalamus supports striatally mediated action reinforcement. Cover, K. K., Lieberman, A. G., Heckman, M. M., & Mathur, B. N. (2023). eLife, 12, e83627.

A model of hippocampal replay driven by experience and environmental structure facilitates spatial learning. Diekmann, N., & Cheng, S. (2023). eLife, 12, e82301.

Changes in behavioral priority influence the accessibility of working memory content. Ester, E. F., & Pytel, P. (2023). NeuroImage, 272, 120055.

Hippocampal spatio-predictive cognitive maps adaptively guide reward generalization. Garvert, M. M., Saanum, T., Schulz, E., Schuck, N. W., & Doeller, C. F. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(4), 615–626.

Neuronal birthdate reveals topography in a vestibular brainstem circuit for gaze stabilization. Goldblatt, D., Huang, S., Greaney, M. R., Hamling, K. R., Voleti, V., Perez-Campos, C., … Schoppik, D. (2023). Current Biology, 33(7), 1265-1281.e7.

Dissociating visual perspective taking and belief reasoning using a novel integrated paradigm: A preregistered online study. Green, R., Shaw, D. J., & Kessler, K. (2023). Cognition, 235, 105397.

Extracting statistical information about shapes in the visual environment. Hansmann-Roth, S., Chetverikov, A., & Kristjánsson, Á. (2023). Vision Research, 206, 108190.

Unsigned surprise but not reward magnitude modulates the integration of motor elements during actions. Jamous, R., Takacs, A., Frings, C., Münchau, A., Mückschel, M., & Beste, C. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13, 5379.

Saccadic modulation of neural excitability in auditory areas of the neocortex. Leszczynski, M., Bickel, S., Nentwich, M., Russ, B. E., Parra, L., Lakatos, P., … Schroeder, C. E. (2023). Current Biology, 33(7), 1185-1195.e6.

Emotion dynamics as hierarchical Bayesian inference in time. Majumdar, G., Yazin, F., Banerjee, A., & Roy, D. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(7), 3750–3772.

Differential replay of reward and punishment paths predicts approach and avoidance. McFadyen, J., Liu, Y., & Dolan, R. J. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(4), 627–637.

Systematic differences in visual working memory performance are not caused by differences in working memory storage. Pratte, M. S., & Green, M. L. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 49(3), 335–349.

Multiple cortical visual streams in humans. Rolls, E. T., Deco, G., Huang, C.-C., & Feng, J. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(7), 3319–3349.

Subjective perception of objects depends on the interaction between the validity of context-based expectations and signal reliability. Rossel, P., Peyrin, C., & Kauffmann, L. (2023). Vision Research, 206, 108191.

Estrogens rapidly shape synaptic and intrinsic properties to regulate the temporal precision of songbird auditory neurons. Scarpa, G. B., Starrett, J. R., Li, G.-L., Brooks, C., Morohashi, Y., Yazaki-Sugiyama, Y., & Remage-Healey, L. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(7), 3401–3420.

On quantification and maximization of information transfer in network dynamical systems. Singh, M. S., Pasumarthy, R., Vaidya, U., & Leonhardt, S. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13, 5588.

Intrinsic activity development unfolds along a sensorimotor–association cortical axis in youth. Sydnor, V. J., Larsen, B., Seidlitz, J., Adebimpe, A., Alexander-Bloch, A. F., Bassett, D. S., … Satterthwaite, T. D. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(4), 638–649.

Somatosensory targeted memory reactivation enhances motor performance via hippocampal-mediated plasticity. Veldman, M. P., Dolfen, N., Gann, M. A., Van Roy, A., Peeters, R., King, B. R., & Albouy, G. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(7), 3734–3749.

Tracking neural activity from the same cells during the entire adult life of mice. Zhao, S., Tang, X., Tian, W., Partarrieu, S., Liu, R., Shen, H., … Liu, J. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(4), 696–710.

[batllethinker]

The national team submissions masterboard

Overview: A look into the dynamics of our national teams

Spain:

Doms: Jenni, Ona, Aitana, Irene P, Sandra

Subs: Alexia, Mapi, Misa, Laia C, Leila O, Laia A, Salma, Athenea, Mariona, Patri, Cata, Eva N, Lucia, Pina

England:

Doms: Millie B, Mary E, Alex G, Millie T, Coombsy, Lucy S, Rachel

Subs: Lucy B, Keira, Esme, Leah, Georgia, Ellie, Hannah, Beth E, Beth M, Fran, Lauren, Ella, Lessi, Missy Bo

Sweden:

Doms: Magda, Olivia, Frido, Amanda, JRK, Linda S, Amanda N, Sofia J, Caroline, Elin, Rebecka

Subs: Hanna B, Asllani, Lina H, Stina, Nathalie, Filippa, Jonna, Anna S, Matilda V, Stina B, Julia Z, Emma

Australia:

Doms: Mini, Lani, Emily VE, Tameka, Kyah, Emily G

Subs: Macca, Sam, Ellie, Steph, Charli, Clare, Mary, Kyra, Chloe, Teagan, Caitlin, Hayley, Courtney N

Oranje:

Doms: Sherida, Dominique, Shanice, Merel

Subs: Danielle (Switch), Lynn, Viv, Lieke, Jackie, Jill, Damaris, Esmee, Daphne, Kerstin

Germany:

Doms: Melanie, Popp, Svenja, Lina, Sara, Linda, AKB

Subs: Obi, Jule, Giulia, Merle, Klara, Laura, Sydney, Lea, Feliciats, Sjoeke, Sara D

Ireland

Doms: Denise O’Sullivan, Louise Q, Courtney Brosnan, Caitlin H, Diane C, Niamh F, Heather P

Subs: Katie M, Megan Connolly, Amber, Claire O’R, Abbie Larkin, Izzy Atkinson, Lucy Q, Ruesha L, Grace M, Jamie F, Megan Campbell, Kyra Carusa, Anna P

Canada

Doms: Cloé L, Adriana L, Janine B (switch), Kadeisha B, Allysha C, Melissa Dagenais, Ashley L, Bianca SG, Nichelle P, Kailen S, Desiree S, Shelina Z

Subs: Jordyn H, Quinn, Jessie F, Sab, Julia G, Marie-Yasmine, Amanda A, Simi, Tanya, Gabrielle C, Sydney C, Rylee F, Vanessa G, Anna K, Devon K, Clarissa L, Marie L, Jordyn L, Lysianne P, Emma R, Deanne R, Jade Rose, Jayde R, Zoe B, Victoria Pickett, Olivia S, Sarah S, Evelyn S, Sura Y

Norway

Doms: Ada (switch), Ingrid, Maren M, Guro P, Guro B, Maria T, Tuva H

Subs: Guro R, Frida, Caroline, Aurora, Vilde, Thea, Celin, Julie B, Lisa N, Elisabeth T, Sophie H

Scotland

Doms: Lisa E, Kirsty S, Rachel C, Jenna F, Lee G, Jenna C, Hayley L, Jane R

Subs: Sam K, Erin C, Kirsty H, Nicola D, Sandy M, Sophie H, Leah E, Christy G, Jamie-Lee, Brogan H, Jennifer S, Amy R, Chelsea C, Fiona B, Martha T, Claire E, Lauren D

USA

Alyssa Naeher (Dom), Jane Campbell (Dom), Aubrey Kingsbury (Sub, Jane), Casey Murphy (sub, Alyssa)

Tierna Davidson (sub, Andi), Emily Fox (sub, Alex), Naomi Girma (sub, Alex), Casey Krueger (Dom), Jenna Nighswonger (sub, Crystal), Emily Sonnett (sub, Lindsey), Sam Staab (switch)

Sam Coffey (Dom), Hal Hershfelt (sub, Andi), Lindsey Horan (Dom), Rose Lavelle (sub, Lindsey)

Crystal Dunn (Dom), Catarina Macario (Sub, Lynn), Alex Morgan (Dom), Trinity Rodman (sub, Hatch/Sofia), Jaedyn Shaw (sub, Abby D), Sophia Smith (sub, Becky), Mallory Swanson (switch, Christen)

Ashley Sanchez (sub, Hatch/Sofia), Ashley Hatch (switch, Sofia), Becky Sauerbrunn (Dom), Abby D (Dom), Lynn W (Dom), Olivia Moultrie (sub, Becky), Alyssa Thompson (sub, Christen), Midge Purce (sub, Alex), Kristie Mewis (sub, Lynn), Sav DeMelo (switch, Jane), Andi Sullivan (Dom), Alana Cook (sub, Sofia), Sofia Huerta (Dom), Tobin Heath (Sub, Christen), Christen Press (Dom)

[hrodvitnon]

Ooh. I sent these when I was last catching up on Tumblr via the "submit a post" option, but in case they didn't get through on there:

Some more Abraxasverse headcanons from me while I'm online, relating to bits of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. ;)

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(1) Abraxasverse Verdugo, and Monarch's black ops division. Perhaps the Abraxasverse version of Verdugo, instead of being Monarch's deputy director, is in charge of Monarch's black ops? 'Cos I feel like Monarch as an organisation in any universe would have needed a black ops wing to handle the shadier stuff if their top brass and G-Team would have been uncomfortable having anything to do with it.

(2) Abraxasverse explanation for why pre-KotM Monarch still don't believe the Hollow Earth is real. 'Cos let's be honest, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters convoluted the issue of Monarch including the top brass denying Hollow Earth's existence in KotM even further with Shaw's 1982 incident, and with the glowing Vile Vortices and then the escape from Axis Mundi. (God, the Monsterverse's "loose canon" approach to internal continuity isn't doing it many favours. xP) Anyway, perhaps in the Abraxasverse version, Monarch doesn't believe in the HE until they travel into the submerged city in 2019, because in Abraxasverse: (a) it was perhaps a different organisation to Monarch who initially retrieved Shaw in 1982 and kept him locked him up until the present, plus (b) whether it was still Apex or a different organisation yet again who helped Tim, Hiroshi and Kentaro rescue the escapees from Axis Mundi in 2017, those benefactors made sure that word of the escapees and their Axis Mundi discoveries never made its way to Monarch then? Which could solve the issue of most of Monarch up to the top brass not believing 'til the Mass Awakening in the HE's existence?

(3) Vivienne's interactions with Shaw. Perhaps, if Shaw in Abraxasverse still had his breakout during the pre-Mass Awakening 2010s, Serizawa and Vivienne were a bit more involved in tracking him unlike how M:LoM all but forcing them to stay offscreen even when the Earth was at risk of imploding? Maybe Serizawa and Vivienne instead of Verdugo stepped in to personally interrogate Shaw in Alaska, and Old Shaw talked to them about his personal experiences with Eiji Serizawa, and he also spent a lot of the session making it clear to Serizawa and Vivienne's faces just what he thought of Serizawa's "let them fight" attitude? Maybe Vivienne had previously spent years looking up to Shaw for the part he played in building Monarch, but when she finally met Old Shaw, that view of him was a bit shaken by his attitude. And from there, when Shaw enacted his Anti-Monarch plans to stop the Titans emerging, it almost fully turned him into a Broken Pedestal in Vivienne's eyes?

(3.5) Additional Shaw-Vivienne, and Axis Mundi-related Dramatic Irony. Old Shaw would have likely become a Rebuilt Pedestal to Vivienne, if he still performs his sacrifice to get Keiko and his friends out of the Axis Mundi, somewhat making amends for getting Cate and May into that situation in the first place with his plan. However... the aforementioned coverup of the Axis Mundi's survivors under (2) would probably mean that Vivienne and Monarch never do find out anything about Shaw's sacrifice. (At least not until/unless the 2017 Axis Mundi rescuees including Keiko are revealed to Monarch sometime post-2020, maybe or maybe not at around one of the three times that Shimo, Battra and Spacegodzilla respectively emerge if the Old Monarch Trio are thematically compared to Battra, Shimo and Ozymandias.) So Vivienne's view on Shaw tragically, in a bit of Dramatic Irony, doesn't move past the Broken Pedestal stage?

(4) The Axis Mundi's black hole time distortion. I'm sceptical that something like that could have just appeared inside the planet by any natural means. If the Axis Mundi's time distortion still exists in the Abraxasverse, surely some major ancient Titan event in the Hollow Earth was involved in causing that time distortion to form. Maybe a big clash against Ghidorah in one of the Hollow Earth's upper-tunnels, involving another Titan whose powers when clashing with/mixing with Ghidorah's bio-electricity caused a permanent black hole effect to form? OR, depending on just how eldritch Bagan is made to be in the Abraxasverse, maybe Bagan was involved?

Oh, cool! These are good ideas, and it definitely helps to "patch in" more consistency for the internal goings-on of AbraxasVerse organizations, plus Vivienne's admiration of Shaw turning into a knee-jerk Broken Pedestal because of his Anti-Monarch sentiments and rejection of "let them fight". I kind of like the idea that Vivienne will go from nice and reasonable to "YOU INSULTED MY DAD. FUCK YOU. DISHONOR ON YOUR WHOLE BLOODLINE." (Ooh, Godzilla could have lost, you guys are stupid, wehhh! Two words, old man: Ford Brody. Your argument is invalid.)

I also like the Axis Mundi having some eldritch origin that no one is really certain of but might have been caused by Bagan. Will that idea be canonized? Well... who knows. I'm also a fan of things that don't necessarily have an explanation in-universe and out, because that adds an element of mystery. (Example: bioresonance in SIGNALIS, which might have some eldritch origin but no one knows for sure.)

[royally-obsessed]

on this day in 1962

Royal audience in Theatre Royal

The Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II arrive on 23 February 1962 at Windsor's Theatre Royal for a performance of G. B. Shaw's "You Never Can Tell".