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femmescripter · 2 months ago

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Medley of Maxley Headcanons

Greetings, all! It's been a long time since I've made an original post. So I wanted to make one for a favorite old pairing I enjoy that's been making a resurgence. A collection of all my Maxley headcanons. I hope that you enjoy them! Species Headcanons Max is a Labradoodle, a designer crossbreed between a Labrador Retriever and a Standard/Miniature Poodle. Along with being great family companions they're known for being great service dogs. Both breeds are in the Sporting Group and are water retriever dogs. He gets his Labrador Retriever side from Goofy and his Standard Poodle side from his late mother. I picked this breed for Max because both breeds have loppy ears, black fur and outgoing personalities. Bradley is a Saluki, a purebred dog that originally comes from the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East. It is well known for its hunting prowess and hunts by sight rather than scent, making it a sighthound. Additionally in Islamic culture it is the only dog that's described as being clean. I picked this dog for Bradley because the common fur coloring for the breed and its background as a hunting dog fits his personality and overall look. It's also used as a mascot for the Southern Illinois University Carbondale varsity athletic teams, called the Southern Illinois Salukis. And being the athlete that he is just made it an even more perfect choice for Bradley.

Regular Headcanons Bradley, being the Alpha male type that he is, will howl at Max when he walks by to tease him. The first time he did it Max whipped around to slap him out of instinct. Bradley barely dodged it but still likes to tease the cute freshman by howling at him. Now Max just rolls his eyes at the senior. Although he can't deny that he blushes a bit whenever Bradley does it.

Max likes pop music, which surprises a lot of people as he comes off as an alternative music type. And recently he's gotten into city pop(Japanese 70's/80's pop songs). So Bradley takes Max on a surprise trip to Japan to attend a live city pop concert.

Max is a chili head, and Bradley tries to eat a super-hot Serrano pepper chili to impress him. Even in spite of the fact that he has the spice tolerance of a two-year old. It goes about as well as you think. But Max is there with a nice, triple chocolate fudge ice cream cone and gives the Uppercrust a kiss for effort.

Bradley is very possessive and dangerously protective of Max. He does not tolerate anyone who's not part of Max's inner circle touching his freshman. Once at a party a guy tried to get handsy with Max when Bradley turned his head for a moment. Max tried to make the guy back off for his own sake - but it was too late. Bradley already had the creep out on his ear. For the rest of the party Bradley keeps Max sitting in his lap. And even as they leave, he carries Max all the way back to his dorm.

Before either of them enters a skating contest, Max and Bradley always rub noses for good luck. It was a little intimate tradition of theirs that started by accident when they bumped into each other - and their noses touched. Bradley quite liked the sensation, and Max finds it cute how the Uppercrust is a secret romantic. So they started rubbing noses for good luck.

Bradley likes to watch 70's/80's Saturday morning cartoons(i.e. Transformers Generation 1 and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), but he never told anyone until he started dating Max. When he told him the Labradoodle started watching the cartoons with Bradley - also having an interest in them. Max even got Bradley a collector's edition action figure from a favorite cartoon of his for his birthday. It was then that Bradley knew he wanted Max to be the new Mr. Uppercrust.

Whenever Bradley is upset he'll seek out Max to lay his head on his lap, and the Labradoodle rubs his scalp. Doesn't matter if Max is at the library studying, chilling at the park or it's late at night and he's about to go to bed. Bradley will text him that he's mad and Max immediately knows what he needs. He'll tell him where he is and Bradley will come to him and lay his head down on his lap, an angry pout on his face as he lets Max rub his scalp. Cute as this is, professors did have to express to Bradley that this isn't allowed in the middle of a midterm. When Bradley proposed to Max, he told him that there was no pressure or expectation to take his name or even hyphenate it. He's actually come to like the name Goof - and knows how much it means to Max. The Labradoodle found this very endearing of the Saluki to reassure him. However Max did at least want to hyphenate his last name. So, on the day of their wedding, Bradley Uppercrust the 3rd and Maximilian Goof-Uppercrust were wedded.

Max does get jealous over Bradley, but it's a bit more complex. Along with general insecurity Max is an angry jealous type. Not angry at Bradley - but angry at the person who tries to steal him or make light of their relationship either by claiming Max is just a gold digger or Bradley just has his wealth and looks to offer. Max would be rightfully pissed and tell off the person by saying Bradley is more than just some rich guy. He may be an arse, but he's trying to do better. And how it's more than he can say for his peers who go out of their way to be nasty people. And if it's someone trying to steal Bradley he tells them off by saying how trashy it is to go after a guy who's already attached and how they could have all the money in the world and still not buy good taste. Then he storms off. Bradley of course is elated to see his normally sweet Goof show some fire. And he spends that whole week just spoiling him from roses to breakfast in bed. Footnote: Don't panic at that last part ! He had someone else cook!

Bradley has always had an affinity for horror movies, so when a school dance was coming he got on a Scream costume and did the whole "Do you like scary movies" bit with Max and towards the end asked if he wants to be his "final girl". Dork that he is Max giggled and said yes.

Bradley was so nervous about asking Goofy for his permission to date/marry Max he actually gave him a bridal dowry. Let's just say you could rent two thirds of Spoonerville for what Bradley gave. But Goofy was cool about it and said that Bradley has his permission. Although he would like a new fishing rod, and Bradley happily got him a top of the line one.

Max wears a white-tailed suit to give the illusion of a gown as the bride and a veil. Bradley wears a classic black tuxedo as the groom. In place of a garter Max wore an ankle band for Bradley to take off and toss. A very special headcanon for all of you House of Mouse enjoyers! Bradley comes to the club every night Max works and always tips him. None of the Gammas, even Tank, go along with him after the first dozen(well for the other members it was the first three times, for Tank it was the first dozen) times because Bradley so shamelessly fawns over Max in his uniform. Older Disney characters like Aladdin and Hercules try to tell him to just talk to Max…but as the kids say, he fumbles the bag. Often. It takes Pongo doing his old ring around the leash trick to literally bring the two together for it to finally click and they actually get together romantically. Max's pet name for Bradley is dreamboat, while the Saluki's pet name for the Labradoodle is macaron. Max speaks fluent French thanks what he learned from his late mother's side of the family, as she originally hailed from Paris. While he doesn't have an accent per se his voice does change into a distinct tone when he speaks French. And it really gets Bradley in a romantic mood any time Max says so much as "croissant". Bradley's Family Headcanons

Bradley having emotionally/physically abusive parents or even a whole rotten family is getting really tired out. So, I'm going to do what Spongebob said and make aggressively NICE people!

Bradley's father, Bradley Uppercrust the Second or Bradman as to avoid confusion with his father or son, is a successful man and a man about town. He's intelligent, a strong leader and also a family man. However…he's a might uncoordinated. Like very uncoordinated. Like…Well like this fella here. For those who don't know, for reference's sake, this is Inspector Clouseau from the original live action Pink Panther film franchise.

Anyway, Bradley could never understand how in the world his accident/danger prone father got to where he was without offing himself just by walking on air. But if nothing else Bradman has a good head on his shoulders(which is amazing that he can keep it on) and is always there to support his son. However, he does wish that Bradley would tone down the intensity at times. As such Bradman views Max as a true blessing as someone who can keep his son grounded and as much on the straight and narrow as possible. Eloise Uppercrust is a mix of two women. The kind you see in beauty pageants, and the kind you see play as the dangerous femme fatale luring the hero to their doom as she was the villain all along. If Bradley got his smarts and looks from his dad, he definitely got his cunning and athletic prowess from his mom. Eloise is not a woman to trifle with, especially when it comes to her loved ones and career. She's a woman filled with ambition and righteous fury. But she can take a moment to settle and be a peaceful lamb when in the presence of her two most favorite men. When it comes to Bradley's fierce competitive streak Eloise does blame herself as she feels she didn't teach her son that there are times when you should stop and not go overboard. So, when Max comes along and shows himself as being both able to keep up with Bradley and having the willpower to make Bradley stop when he needs to, Eloise immediately approves of her future son-in-law. Mercedes Uppercrust, or Mercy for short, is Bradley's tween younger sister. She's usually reserved by nature but does have a wild side that she lets loose when she gets a burst of excitement. Mercy is very close to Bradley but felt that she was losing touch with him after he got more involved with the X-Games and felt that he was more focused on being the champion than he was being a person. And, by extension, being her big brother. So when Max came into the picture and began to help Bradley get on the road to the redemption Mercy looked up to the Labradoodle as a hero. A child prodigy in her own right, Mercedes has a predilection for all things music and cooking. Her favorite instrument to play is the harp and she greatly enjoys baking. And when she learned that Max is a culinary arts major and likes to listen to music Mercedes told Bradley not to blow it with him. Bradley Uppercrust the First, or Grandfather Lee, may be an older gentleman but he has a sharp mind and a strong spirit. Being the doting family man that he is Grandfather Lee loves his son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren very much. When it comes to Bradley he wants nothing more than for him to find the person that he wants to be and for him to be happy in his choice, rather than trying to continue what he thinks is a legacy his grandfather is trying to set up. Grandfather Lee actually takes a great liking to Max as his bright spirit reminds him of his dear late wife. And as it happens the oldest Uppercrust has a rather surprising past that not even Bradley was fully aware of. In his youth, Grandfather Lee was a vocal coach who taught the one and only Powerline. And he was actually backstage when Max and Goofy got on stage with the singer at his concert all those years ago to provide support for his old student. So, in a way, Max has actually "met" Bradley's family early on. Suffice to say - Grandfather Lee gives Max his blessing. Max is a Gamma AU Headcannon

Deciding that he wanted Max apart of the Gammas more than anything, Bradley begrudgingly agreed to let P.J. and Bobby join the Mu Mu fraternity as well. So the freshmen all joined in with the Gammas for the X-Games. And before long Max pretty much became the den mother of the bunch. Having lived with a single dad Max knows about how to run a house and clean. Even though his aloof, free-spirited nature would have you thinking otherwise. He listens to the other Gamma members and talks to them when they need a sympathetic ear. And he knows how to cook actual food, which has certainly worked to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood. Max's kind nature has also helped Bradley chill out. So much that this year he decides not to cheat for the X-Games. Mainly because he knows how disappointed Max would be if he found out.

At some point when Goofy arrives at the college, though, Bradley does feel compelled to come clean to Max about not always having been the nicest guy(understatement) but quickly adds that Max made him want to change. Of course Max is disappointed like he expected him to be. He even contemplates quitting the team. But eventually he's just glad that Bradley decided not to cheat this time - and tells him he'll stay if he puts in the work to win the competition fairly. Bradley does so, and the Gammas do win. It doesn't take much after that before Max and Bradley start dating, and the king soon lands himself a freshman consort.

#Bradley Uppercrust III #Max Goof #Maxley #Headcanons #Bradley's family headcanons #Species headcanons #Gamma AU Headcanon

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brookstonalmanac · 2 months ago

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Holidays 9.2

Holidays

Atlas Shrugged Day

Aylan Kurdi Day

Badger Badger Badger Mushroom Day

Battle of Albulena Anniversary Day (Albania)

Bison-Ten-Yell Day

Bowling Shirt Day

Calendar Adjustment Day

Community Day (Ceuta Day; Spain)

Day of Russian Guard Units (Russia)

Democracy Day (Tibet)

Dia de Ceuta (Spain)

Good Society Day

Gregorian Calendar Adoption Day (UK; 1752)

International Actuaries Day

International Vulture Awareness Day

Lemon Day (French Republic)

Mariamoba (Republic of Georgia)

Mindfulness Day

National Beheading Day

National Cinema Day (UK)

National Indoor Air Quality Day

National Live Fearless Day

National No Patrick Day (SpongeBob)

National Short People Day

Notaries Day (Ukraine)

Old Timer’s Day

Onliners Day

Patrol Police Day (Russia)

Pierce Your Ears Day

Sedantag (Sedan Day; Germany)

Spalding Baseball Day

Victory Over Japan Day (US)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer & Can Day

National Beer and Wings Day

National Blueberry Popsicle Day

National Cacao & Chocolate Day (Mexico)

National Espresso Martini Day

National Grits for Breakfast Day

World Coconut Day

Independence & Related Days

Artsakh (from USSR, 1991) [unrecognized]

Nagorno-Karabakh (from Azerbaijan, 1991) [unrecognized]

Nueava Ecija Day (Philippines)

Transdniestria (a.k.a. Transnistria; from Moldova, 1990) [unrecognized]

Vietnam (from France & Japan, 1945)

1st Monday in September

Burning Man ends (Nevada) [1st Monday]

Emotional Labor Day [1st Monday]

Great Bathtub Race (Nome, Alaska) [1st Monday]

Green Season begins (Fresh Hop Season; Pacific Northwest) [1st Monday]

Labor Day (Bermuda, Canada, Palau, U.S.) [1st Monday]

Luxembourg City Kermesse (Luxembourg) [1st Monday]

Makeover Monday [1st Monday of Each Month]

Meatloaf Monday [1st Monday of Each Month]

Meditation Monday [Every Monday]

Monday Musings [Every Monday]

Motivation Monday [Every Monday]

Mouthguard Day [1st Monday]

St. Giles Fair begins (Oxford, UK) [1st Monday]

Wakes Monday [Monday after Wakes Sunday]

Workers Day (Puerto Rico) [1st Monday]

Yard Art Day [1st Monday]

Weekly Holidays beginning September 2 (1st Full Week of September)

National Suicide Prevention Week (thru 9.8) [1st Week]

Umhlanga (Reed Dance Week; Eswantini) [1st Week]

Festivals Beginning September 2, 2024

Dancefestopia (La Cygne) [thru 9.8]

West Indian Day Parade (Brooklyn, New York)

Feast Days

Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Agricola of Avignon (Christian; Saint)

Allen Drury (Writerism)

Antoninus of Pamiers (Christian; Martyr)

Benny Hill Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Brocard (Christian; Saint)

Castor of Apt (Christian; Saint)

Coughing and Spluttering Convention (Shamanism)

Day of Revelation of Koran (Islam) [Malaysia]

Diomedes (Christian; Saint)

Eleazar (Christian; Saint)

Feast of All (Nussairis, Asia Minor)

Feast of Bishamonten (Japan)

Feast of Osiris (Egyptian God of Agriculture)

Feast of the Son of Semele (Honoring Dionysus; Ancient Crete)

Festival of the Grapevines II: Dionysos (Pagan)

Goddess of the Moon Festival (Honoring Ariadne; Ancient Crete)

Grape Vine Festival (In Honor of Ariadne & Dionysus; Ancient Greece)

Hieu (Christian; Saint)

Ingrid of Sweden (Christian; Saint)

Justus of Lyon (Christian; Saint)

Lill Tschudi (Artology)

Margaret of Louvain (Christian; Saint)

Maxima of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Nipple Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Nonnosus (Christian; Saint)

Princess Tizz (Muppetism)

Romare Bearden (Artology)

The Song of the Soul (Celtic Book of Days)

Stephen, King of Hungary (Christian; Saint)

Walt Simonson (Artology)

Watt (Positivist; Saint)

William of Roskilde (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Historically Bad Day (Great Fire of London, September Massacres in France, Anne Frank sent to concentration camp & 7 other tragedies) [8 of 11]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

All in a Nutshell (Disney Cartoon; 1949)

Battle of the Sexes (Film; 2017)

Beezy Bear (Disney Cartoon; 1955)

Ben Bolt, by Thomas Dunn English (Novel; 1843)

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland Attraction; 1979)

Buddy’s Day Out (WB LT Cartoon; 1933)

Carefree (Film; 1938)

The Cruel Sea, by Nicholas Monsarrat (Novel; 1951)

Designs on Jerry (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1955)

The Ducksters (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

Eight Men Out (Film; 1988)

Express Yourself, by N.W.A. (Song; 1989)

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, by The Dead Kennedys (Album; 1980)

How to Have an Accident at Work (Disney Cartoon; 1959)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Film; 1923)

The Iceman Cometh (Play; 1946)

I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2010) [Discworld #38]

Little Brother Rat (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Monkey Business (Film; 1952)

Paprika (Animated Film; 2006)

Pickled Puss (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1948)

Porky’s Hotel (WB LT Cartoon; 1939)

Prince Violent (WB LT Cartoon; 1961)

Puppy Love (Disney Cartoon; 1933)

Race Riot (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

Rear Window (Film; 1954)

Return to Forever, by Chick Corea (Album; 1972)

Rose Marie, by Rudolf Friml (Operetta; 1924)

The Shape of Things to Come, by H.G. Wells (Novel; 1933)

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, by John le Carré (Novel; 1963)

Tales of the Wizard of Oz (Animated TV Series; 1961)

The Third Man (Film; 1949)

Three Is a Magic Number (Multiplication Rock; Schoolhouse Rock; 1971) ]1st Version]

The Zero Theorem (Film; 2013)

Today’s Name Days

Ingrid, René, Salomon (Austria)

Ingrid, Just, Kalista, Mladen, Ostoja, Oton, Prosper, Višnja (Croatia)

Adéla, Patricie (Czech Republic)

Elisa, Maria (Denmark)

Maive, Maivi, Taive, Taivi (Estonia)

Justus, Kukka-Maaria, Maaria, Maija, Maiju, Maikki, Mari, Maria, Marika, Meeri, Riia, Sini, Sinikka (Finland)

Ingrid, Martinien (France)

Franz, Ingrid, René, Salomon (Germany)

Mamas (Greece)

Dorina, Ottó, Rebeka (Hungary)

Bernardino, Elpidio, Maria (Italy)

Dauma, Elīza, Elīze, Ilvars, Lauma, Lizete, Vineta, Zete (Latvia)

Gantautė, Ingrida, Jotvingas, Marijonas, Protenis, Steponas, Vilgaudė (Lithuania)

Kjartan, Kjellfrid, Lisa, Lise, Liss (Norway)

Absalon, Bohdan, Czech, Czechasz, Czechoń, Czesław, Dersław, Dionizy, Eliza, Henryk, Julian, Stefan, Tobiasz, Wilhelm, Witomysł (Poland)

Mamant (Romania)

Berta, Linda (Slovakia)

Antolín, Bartolomé, Bernardino, Íngrid, Marcia, Raquel, Urbano, Vidal (Spain)

Justina, Justus, Rosa, Rosita (Sweden)

Brock, Brook, Brooke, Brooklyn, Brooklynn, Brooks, Cassidy, Cassie, Castor, Kassidy, Kassie (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 246 of 2024; 120 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of Week 36 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 30 (Ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 29 Av 5784

Islamic: 27 Safar 1446

J Cal: 6 Gold; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 20 August 2024

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 22 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Bernard de Palissy]

Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 75 of 94)

Week: 1st Full Week of September

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 12 of 32)

#Holidays

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coolsomejet · 1 year ago

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Ever wonder about Bortron 7's meaning?

There are 9 planets in the Bortronian solar system, and the Propulsion family comes from the seventh planet, hence why it gets the most focus. The Bortron Solar System Song in Back to Bortron 7 reveals what all the other Bortrons are like

Bortron 1 is smooth as an egg

Bortron 2 is lumpy as a muscle builder’s leg

There’s Bortron 3, the place where down is up

There’s not a drop to drink there, cause it won’t stay in the cup

Bortron 4 is swampy, it’s full of muck and goo

Bortron 5 is not alive, there’s nothing there to do

Bortron 6 is in a fix, it’s hard to grin and bear it

It’s moon has got the hiccups

And there’s no way to repair it

Bortrons 8 and 9 are not mentioned in the song, but they are mentioned in “Visit to Mom’s Office,” where Jet says that Bortron 8 is so boring, and Bortron 9 is freezing.

With all this in mind, Bortron 7 is the ideal planet in the Bortron system. There are no unfavorable qualities to the planet or it’s three moons, and everyone is sweet as cake. In fact, Bortron 7 is described twice (in “My Fair Jet” and “Back to Bortron 7”) to be a slice of Heaven.

7, Heaven. Notice a theme? 7 shows up as a holy number in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam alike. For example, in The Bible and the Torah, it took seven days for God to create earth, and the seventh day is considered holy. In this way, the number 7 symbolizes completion and perfection. That’s what perfectly describes Bortron 7.

Also, as a side note, the plot of Back to Bortron 7 has Sean and Sydney staying with the Propulsions for the weekend while they visit Bortron 7, and they’re to return home on Sunday. Sunday - the holy day.

I’m probably reading too much into the Sunday part, but that’s what this entire blog is about - reading too deep into a cartoon aimed at zygotes

#ready jet go #pbs kids #back to bortron 7 #Bortron 7 #analysis

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brookston · 11 months ago

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Holidays 12.30

Holidays

Cleaning Day (Haiti)

Falling Needles Family Fest Day

Feast of the Holy Family

Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

Flail Day French Republic)

Freedom Day (Scientology)

Incwala Day (Eswatini, f.k.a. Swaziland)

International Day of Indian Cinema

Kodachrome Day

Let's Make A Deal Day

Lhosar (Gurung People, Nepal)

National Cheryl Day

National Resolution Planning Day

New Year’s Eve Eve

Rizal Day (Philippines)

Smart Highway Day

Take a Walk Show

Tamu Lochar (Sikkim, India)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Bacon Day [also 8.31]

Baking Soda Day

Coffee Day (Hawaii)

Drink With a Straw Day

International Day of the Donut

Kona Coffee Day

National Bicarbonate of Soda Day

5th & Last Saturday in December

Evergreen Tree Day [Last Saturday]

Last Saturday of the Year [Last Saturday]

Independence Days

Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province

Midget Nation-in-Exile (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Northern Federation of Occidental Republics (Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

USSR (Established, 1922)

Xenlandia (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Abraham the Writer (Christian; Saint)

Anysia of Salonika (Christian; Saint)

Boxing the Jesuit Day (Church of the SubGenius)

The Clam (Muppetism)

Ecgwine of Worcester (Christian; Saint)

Egwin of Evesham (Christian; Saint)

Felix I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Frances Joseph-Gaudet (Episcopal Church)

Gall (Positivist; Saint)

Get Drunk Early for Hogmanay Day (Pastafarian)

Kwanzaa, Day 5: Nia (Purpose)

Liberius of Ravenna (Christian; Saint)

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (Artology)

Maximus (Christian; Saint)

Obatala’s Day (Pagan)

Ralph of Vaucelles (Christian; Saint)

Roger (a.k.a. Ruggero) of Cannae (Christian; Saint)

Sabinus, Bishop of Assisi, and his companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Sixth Day of Christmas (a.k.a. Bringing in the Boar)

Twelve Holy Days #5 (Leo, the heart; Esoteric Christianity)

Twelvetide, Day #6 (a.k.a. the Twelve Days of Christmas or Christmastide) [until 1.5]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Premieres

Alice, Darling (Film; 2022)

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV Cartoon Series; 2000)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Film; 1925)

Born to Die, by Lana Del Rey (Song; 2011)

The Curious Puppy (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Dallas (Film; 1950)

The Gallopin’ Gaucho (Disney Cartoon; 1928)

Kiss Me, Kate (Broadway Musical; 1948)

Let’s Make a Deal (TV game Show; 1963)

A Man Called Otto (Film; 2022)

The Merry Widow, by Franz Lehár (Operetta; 1905)

My Way, recorded by Frank Sinatra (Song; 1968)

Nelly’s Folly (WB MM Cartoon; 1961)

No Man of Her Own (Film; 1932)

Rob Roy, by Walter Scott (Novel; 1817)

The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series; 1951)

Some Came Running, by James Jones (Novel; 1957)

Sounder, by William H. Armstrong (Novel; 1969)

Tainted Dreams (TV Soap Opera; 2013)

Tangled Up In Blue, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1974)

Tin Yop (Pixar Cartoon; 1988)

Two’s a Crowd (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)

Why Him? (Film; 2016)

Today’s Name Days

Felix, Lothar (Austria)

Feliks, Rajner, Srećko (Croatia)

David (Czech Republic)

David (Denmark)

Taave, Taavet, Taavi, Taavo, Tavo (Estonia)

Daavid, Taavetti, Taavi (Finland)

Roger (France)

Herma, Hermine, Minna (Germany)

Anisios, Filetairos, Gideon, Josef (Greece)

Dávid (Hungary)

Eugenio (Italy)

Dāvids, Dāvis (Latvia)

Dovydas, Gedrimė, Gražvilas, Irmina, Sabinas (Lithuania)

David, Diana, Dina (Norway)

Dawid, Dawida, Dionizy, Eugeniusz, Irmina, Katarzyna, Łazarz, Rainer, Sabin, Sewer, Uniedrog (Poland)

Anisia (Romania)

Dávid (Slovakia)

Judit, Judith, Raúl (Spain)

Abel, Set (Sweden)

Ainsley, Kelsa, Kelsey, Kelsi, Kelsie, Mason (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 364 of 2024; 1 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 52 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 5 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 18 (Ren-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 18 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 17 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 4 Fest; Foursday [4 of 5]

Julian: 17 December 2023

Moon: 87%: Warning Gibbous

Positivist: 28 Bichat (13th Month) [Gall]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 10 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 9 of 31)

#calendar #Holidays

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sethdomain · 7 months ago

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The apology song in the im a creep cartoon movie has a melody that sound like a literal sample from Indonesian Islam sad sitcom music

#ignorelist

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khutbahs · 4 years ago

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বাংলা স্বরবর্ণ দিয়ে ইসলামী বাক্য

অ- অস্বীকার করি সকল তাগুত,

আ - আল্লাহ একমাত্র সত্য মাবুদ

ই- ইবাদত একমাত্র আল্লাহরই জন্য

ঈ- ঈমান বিশুদ্ধ করে হবো ধন্য

উ – উপকারী জ্ঞান চর্চা করে সত্যিকারের জ্ঞানী

ঊ - ঊরধর্লোকে আল্লাহ তায়ালা আছেন-তা জানি।

ঝ - খজুতা রাখব না আকীদায়-ঈমানে,

খষিত্ের স্থান নেই ইসলামে।

এ - এবাদত করি শুধু এক আল্লাহর,

ঐ - ঐক্য গড়ে তুলি এসো মুসলিম উম্মাহর ।

ও - ওজন হবে পাপ-পুণ্যের শেষ বিচারের দিন,

ঔ – ঔদ্ধত্য ধুলায় মেশাবেন আল্লাহ রব্বুল আলামীন।

#Alphabet #Islamic cartoon songs #বাংলাবর্ণমালা #ইসলামিকবর্ণমালা #বাংলাস্বরবর্ণ #ইসলামীবাক্য #বাংলা স্বরবর্ণ দিয়ে ইসলামী বাক্য #অ #আ #ই #ঈ #উ #ঊ #ঝ #এ #ঐ #ও #ঔ #ইসলামী কার্টুন গানে বর্ণমালা শিক্ষা

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theanticool · 2 years ago

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Tagged by @tapetum-lucidumbbell

Currently Reading: Sci-fi classic The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin. Just a little bit more than halfway through and enjoying it thus far. Prior to opening this, I read a YA graphic novel called Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh that I highly recommend for people who want a middle-eastern inspired alt history world. Seen places call it fantasy but not really. Some great sword fights and themes of imperialism, historic revisionism, etc. Fun! Also just got done with middle grade graphic novel (children’s librarian here) ¡¡Manu!! by Kelly Fernandez. Really fun and cute. Also finally finished A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State by Meredith Tax, a fantastic introduction into Rojava (though it was published in ‘16 so it’s missing 6-7 years of stuff). I primarily read nonfiction.

Last Song: going thru old favorite hip hop albums while running so Lupe Fiasco - Theme Music to a Drive-By

Last Series: Amphibia, I guess? Don’t watch to much tv outside of sports. When I do it’s mostly cartoons.

Last movie: I saw Everything Everywhere All at Once last night. It was great. Saw the Bob’s Burgers movie on Saturday instead of watching the Davis-Romero fight. Def the better option imo.

Sweet, Savory, or Spicy: savory then sweet then spicy

Currently Working On: a Winnie the Pooh amigurumi for my niece or baby cousin. Whichever I see first. Also a knitted MJ blanket and Kirby amigurumi for my bro and his gf. Also trying to find something to write about for this dumb blog. Ideas welcomed.

Next up @cerealsensei @stogesbrosandhoes @dr-grayson @suplex-from-the-heavens

#I don’t get tagged in these or anything too often tbh

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keep-ur-head-low · 4 years ago

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Ghost Quartet Animated Movie Concept

So I really fucking love Ghost Quartet and if I had even a scrap of artistic talent I would totally make animatics for it but for now, here are some concepts for a fully animated version of the live album.

In this hypothetical animation, each storylines has its own unique artstyle so that the viewer can distinguish the four storylines just a bit easier. Zero changes are made to the lyrics or song ordering, cuz the album is already perfection and altering it ruins the fun of it yknow

1. The Tale of Rose and Pearl

- This one’s easy. Give it a cool japanese-esque fairytale style, similar to Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya. The animation can start off super pretty and colorful and pastel in The Camera Shop, but it gradually gets more and more muted and dark as the album goes on.

- You know that scene in Princess Kaguya when the princess runs out of the palace and the animation style suddenly becomes all intense and unclean to represent her distress? Do that but when Rose goes on her “fuck your books” rant in Bad Men.

- Rose can have her sexy red cloak and a rose in her ear and Pearl can have a cool white dress and a pearly necklace. The Astronomer should have nerdy lil suspenders and The Bear is just a fuckin Bear

- The Telescope should just be the most psychedelic sequence ever, stars transforming into dancing characters and shit

- Not sure if Soldier and Rose would be in the same art style since it doesn’t fit in any other story, but the dancing would admittedly look beautifully somber and melancholy.

2. The House of Usher

- This one absolutely needs to be in black and white. Put in spooky lil glitch effects and a smaller, boxy aspect ratio to replicate being watched on an old television set tape. If not 2d animated, then maybe stop motion????? Corpse Bride or Coraline vibes could be awesome

- I’m thinking every time The Son is in the frame, a little wooden bear carving could be emphasized to visually represent his alternate self as The Bear.

- When Roxie rises from the dead, she flickers between her Roxie self and herself as Rose but in the Japanese fairy tale animation style. Crimson red blood streams down her robes and it’s the only color that ever appears in the Usher plotline.

- This shit needs to be terrifying

3. Arabian Nights

- I’m thinking this could have a geometric animation style like Song of the Sea or The Secret of Kells, but with the same vibe of what one may find in an ancient Islamic painting.

- In Monk, have young Scheherazade and Dunyazad’s dance be a visual parallel to the Soldier and Rose’s dance. Also show The Pianist playing the piano but not what’s behind the door ofc

- In Tango Dancer, when we meet ancient Scheherazade, she could be in a veil that stretches out infinitely and eventually wraps into the sky, with little cartoon stars inscribed into it that all glow when she describes her young and blissful self. Just go full surreal with it. Have the conversation between Rose and Scheherazade be an obvious visual parallel to the camera shop conversation.

- Have Shah Zaman’s room just be covered in bear stuff. Bear rug, bear paintings, bear statues, etc. I don’t know if it’s historically accurate but that’s the last thing Ghost Quartet cares about lmfao

4. The Subway

- This one’s definitely the least figured out for me. Maybe live action?!?!? I really hesitate to say that but basically this storyline needs to have a claustrophobic, indie feel to it that contrasts heavily with the other three. Perhaps a different, more modern cinematic aspect ratio?

- Not sure what The Pusher’s bear visual would be here. Maybe a bear tattoo or grafitti on the wall that appears whenever he’s on screen.

- The Victim’s monologue on the tracks needs to be intercut with Lady Usher’s final moments before Roxie bursts through the door. I have a very strong image in my mind: When she says “I let the train rip through me,” we get a split screen visual of Lady Usher kneeling on the floor in the left and The Victim kneeling on the tracks in the right and the camera zooms in on both until their faces match up.

- The Shop Owner’s outfit would be the outfit that Gelsey wears in the actual production. Maybe the same could go with the other three in this timeline.

- Hero could either be in this style or somehow in all the styles. Have visual train imagery be used constantly throughout so that it becomes all the more poignant when she gets metaphorically run over here.

- Have Midnight be in some random bar, and that’s the same bar where I Don’t Know, Any Kind of Dead Person, Four Friends, and Prayer take place in. These four are just drinking and having a blast, remembering the many lives they’ve gone through in this bittersweet song cycle.

#ghost quartet #dave malloy #musicals #brittain ashford #gelsey bell #brent arnold #my post

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route22ny · 3 years ago

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By CALVIN WOODWARD, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and DAVID RISING

September 10, 2021 GMT

In the ghastly rubble of ground zero’s fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew.

World affairs reordered abruptly on that morning of blue skies, black ash, fire and death.

In Iran, chants of “death to America” quickly gave way to candlelight vigils to mourn the American dead. Vladimir Putin weighed in with substantive help as the U.S. prepared to go to war in Russia’s region of influence.

Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi, a murderous dictator with a poetic streak, spoke of the “human duty” to be with Americans after “these horrifying and awesome events, which are bound to awaken human conscience.”

From the first terrible moments, America’s longstanding allies were joined by longtime enemies in that singularly galvanizing instant. No nation with global standing was cheering the stateless terrorists vowing to conquer capitalism and democracy. How rare is that?

Too rare to last, it turned out.

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Civilizations have their allegories for rebirth in times of devastation. A global favorite is that of the phoenix, a magical and magnificent bird, rising from ashes. In the hellscape of Germany at the end of World War II, it was the concept of Hour Zero, or Stunde Null, that offered the opportunity to start anew.

For the U.S., the zero hour of Sept. 11, 2001, meant a chance to reshape its place in the post-Cold War world from a high perch of influence and goodwill as it entered the new millennium. This was only a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union left America with both the moral authority and the financial and military muscle to be unquestionably the lone superpower.

Those advantages were soon squandered. Instead of a new order, 9/11 fueled 20 years of war abroad. In the U.S., it gave rise to the angry, aggrieved, self-proclaimed patriot, and heightened surveillance and suspicion in the name of common defense.

It opened an era of deference to the armed forces as lawmakers pulled back on oversight and let presidents give primacy to the military over law enforcement in the fight against terrorism. And it sparked anti-immigrant sentiment, primarily directed at Muslim countries, that lingers today.

A war of necessity — in the eyes of most of the world — in Afghanistan was followed two years later by a war of choice as the U.S. invaded Iraq on false claims that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. President George W. Bush labeled Iran, Iraq and North Korea an “axis of evil.”

Thus opened the deep, deadly mineshaft of “forever wars.” There were convulsions throughout the Middle East, and U.S. foreign policy — for half a century a force for ballast — instead gave way to a head-snapping change in approaches in foreign policy from Bush to Obama to Trump. With that came waning trust in America’s leadership and reliability.

Other parts of the world were not immune. Far-right populist movements coursed through Europe. Britain voted to break away from the European Union. And China steadily ascended in the global pecking order.

President Joe Biden is trying to restore trust in the belief of a steady hand from the U.S. but there is no easy path. He is ending war, but what comes next?

In Afghanistan in August, the Taliban seized control with menacing swiftness as the Afghan government and security forces that the United States and its allies had spent two decades trying to build collapsed. No steady hand was evident from the U.S. in the harried, disorganized evacuation of Afghans desperately trying to flee the country in the first weeks of the Taliban’s re-established rule.

Allies whose troops had fought and died in the U.S-led war in Afghanistan expressed dismay at Biden’s management of the U.S. withdrawal, under a deal President Donald Trump had struck with the Taliban.

THE ‘HOMELAND’

In the United States, the Sept. 11 attacks set loose a torrent of rage.

In shock from the assault, a swath of American society embraced the us vs. them binary outlook articulated by Bush — “Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists” — and has never let go of it.

You could hear it in the country songs and talk radio, and during presidential campaigns, offering the balm of a bloodlust cry for revenge. “We’ll put a boot in your ass, it’s the American way,” Toby Keith promised America’s enemies in one of the most popular of those songs in 2002.

Americans stuck flags in yards and on the back of trucks. Factionalism hardened inside America, in school board fights, on Facebook posts, and in national politics, so that opposing views were treated as propaganda from mortal enemies. The concept of enemy also evolved, from not simply the terrorist but also to the immigrant, or the conflation of the terrorist as immigrant trying to cross the border.

The patriot under threat became a personal and political identity in the United States. Fifteen years later, Trump harnessed it to help him win the presidency.

THE OTHERING

In the week after the attacks, Bush demanded of Americans that they know “Islam is peace” and that the attacks were a perversion of that religion. He told the country that American Muslims are us, not them, even as mosques came under surveillance and Arabs coming to the U.S. to take their kids to Disneyland or go to school risked being detained for questioning.

For Trump, in contrast, everything was always about them, the outsiders.

In the birther lie Trump promoted before his presidency, Barack Obama was an outsider. In Trump’s campaigns and administration, Muslims and immigrants were outsiders. The “China virus” was a foreign interloper, too.

Overseas, deadly attacks by Islamic extremists, like the 2004 bombing of Madrid trains that killed nearly 200 people and the 2005 attack on London’s transportation system that killed more than 50, hardened attitudes in Europe as well.

By 2015, as the Islamic State group captured wide areas of Iraq and pushed deep into Syria, the number of refugees increased dramatically, with more than 1 million migrants, primarily from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, entering Europe that year alone.

The year was bracketed by attacks in France on the Charlie Hebdo magazine staff in January after it published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, and on the Bataclan theater and other Paris locations in November, reinforcing the angst then gripping the continent.

Already growing in support, far-right parties were able to capitalize on the fears to establish themselves as part of the European mainstream. They remain represented in many European parliaments, even as the flow of immigrants has slowed dramatically and most concerns have proved unfounded.

THE UNRAVELING

Dozens of countries joined or endorsed the NATO coalition fighting in Afghanistan. Russia acquiesced to NATO troops in Central Asia for the first time and provided logistical support. Never before had NATO invoked Article 5 of its charter that an attack against one member was an attack against all.

But in 2003, the U.S. and Britain were practically alone in prosecuting the Iraq war. This time, millions worldwide marched in protest in the run-up to the invasion. World opinion of the United States turned sharply negative.

In June 2003, after the invasion had swiftly ousted Saddam and dismantled the Iraqi army and security forces, a Pew Research poll found a widening rift between Americans and Western Europeans and reported that “the bottom has fallen out of support for America in most of the Muslim world.” Most South Koreans, half of Brazilians and plenty more people outside the Islamic world agreed.

And this was when the war was going well, before the world saw cruel images from Abu Ghraib prison, learned all that it knows now about CIA black op sites, waterboarding, years of Guantanamo Bay detention without charges or trials — and before the rise of the brutal Islamic State.

By 2007, when the U.S. set up the Africa Command to counter terrorism and the rising influence of China and Russia on the continent, African countries did not want to host it. It operates from Stuttgart, Germany.

THE SUCCESSES

Over the two decades, a succession of U.S. presidents scored important achievements in shoring up security, and so far U.S. territory has remained safe from more international terrorism anywhere on the scale of 9/11.

Globally, U.S.-led forces weakened al-Qaida, which has failed to launch a major attack on the West since 2005. The Iraq invasion rid that country and region of a murderous dictator in Saddam.

Yet strategically, eliminating him did just what Arab leaders warned Bush it would do: It strengthened Saddam’s main rival, Iran, threatening U.S. objectives and partners.

Deadly chaos soon followed in Iraq. The Bush administration, in its nation-building haste, failed to plan for keeping order, leaving Islamist extremists and rival militias to fight for dominance in the security vacuum.

The overthrow of Saddam served both to inspire and limit public support for Arab Spring uprisings a few years later. For if the U.S. showed people in the Middle East that strongmen can be toppled, the insurgency demonstrated that what comes next may not be a season of renewal.

Authoritarian regimes in the Middle East pointed to the post-Saddam era as an argument for their own survival.

The U.S.-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq killed more than 7,000 American military men and women, more than 1,000 from the allied forces, many tens of thousands of members of Afghan and Iraqi security forces, and many hundreds of thousands of civilians, according to Brown University’s Costs of War project. Costs, including tending the wars’ unusually high number of disabled vets, are expected to top $6 trillion.

For the U.S., the presidencies since Bush’s wars have been marked by an effort — not always consistent, not always successful — to pull back the military from the conflicts of the Middle East and Central Asia.

The perception of a U.S. retreat has allowed Russia and China to gain influence in the regions, and left U.S. allies struggling to understand Washington’s place in the world. The notion that 9/11 would create an enduring unity of interest to combat terrorism collided with rising nationalism and a U.S. president, Trump, who spoke disdainfully of the NATO allies that in 2001 had rallied to America’s cause.

Even before Trump, Obama surprised allies and enemies alike when he stepped back abruptly from the U.S. role of world cop. Obama geared up for, then called off, a strike on Syrian President Bashar Assad for using chemical weapons against his people.

“Terrible things happen across the globe, and it is beyond our means to right every wrong,” Obama said on Sept. 11, 2013.

THE NEWISH ORDER

The legacies of 9/11 ripple both in obvious and unusual ways.

Most directly, millions of people in the U.S. and Europe go about their public business under the constant gaze of security cameras while other surveillance tools scoop up private communications. The government layered post-9/11 bureaucracies on to law enforcement to support the expansive security apparatus.

Militarization is more evident now, from large cities to small towns that now own military vehicles and weapons that seem well out of proportion to any terrorist threat. Government offices have become fortifications and airports a security maze.

But as profound an event as 9/11 was, its immediate effect on how the world has been ordered was temporary and largely undone by domestic political forces, a global economic downturn and now a lethal pandemic.

The awakening of human conscience predicted by Gadhafi didn’t last. Gadhafi didn’t last.

Osama bin Laden has been dead for a decade. Saddam was hanged in 2006. The forever wars — the Afghanistan one being the longest in U.S. history — now are over or ending. The days of Russia tactically enabling the U.S., and China not standing in the way, petered out. Only the phoenix lasts.

___

Rising reported from Bangkok; Knickmeyer and Woodward from Washington. AP National Security Writer Robert Burns contributed to this report.

https://apnews.com/article/911-20-years-world-affairs-cc497f11743fcbd48b0b3e0c3ed2da5f

#vladimir putin #two decades after 9/11 #new world order #historical turning point

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brookstonalmanac · 2 years ago

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Holidays 4.2

Holidays

April Facts Day

Autism Acceptance Day (Abeldane Empire)

Education and Sharing Day

Elevate Your Sprinkler Day

Gio to Hung Vuong Day (Vietnam)

Great Lovers Day

Green Day

International Children's Book Day

International Fact-Checking Day

International Passover Joke Day

International 2x4 Day

International Wedgie Day

Love Your Produce Manager

Malvinas Day (Argentina)

Mint Day

National All Things Detroit Day

National DIY Day

National Elevate Your Sprinkler Day

National Ferret Day

National Handmade Day

National Love Your Produce Manager Day

National Out to Win Day

National Ride Your Horse to a Bar Day

Odisha Day (India)

Pascua Florida Day (Florida)

Pharmacists in Public Health Day

Preen-tail Day (a.k.a. Tallie Day; Scotland)

Ramadan begins tonight (Islamic) [through May 1]

Reconciliation Day

Taily Day (Scotland)

Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand)

Unity of Peoples of Russia & Belarus Day (Belarus)

Velcro Day

Veterans Day (Argentina)

World Autism Awareness Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

1st Sunday in April

Be Kind to Spiders Week begins [1st Sunday]

Dictionary Day [Sunday of Nat’l Library Week]

English Breakfast Day (UK) [1st Sunday]

Geologists Day [1st Sunday]

International Trombone Week begins [1st Sunday]

Parents & Children’s Day (Florida) [1st Sunday]

White Orchid Day [1st Sunday]

World Transformation Day [1st Sunday]

Independence Days

African Federation (Declared; 2001) [unrecognized]

Capi (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Abundius of Como (Christian; Saint)

Æbbe the Younger (Christian; Saint)

Amphianus of Lycia (Christian; Saint)

Apian of Lycia (Christian; Saint)

Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology)

Constantine, King of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Ebba (a.k.a. Abba; Christian; Saint)

Existential Angst Day (Pastafarian)

Euclid (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Acan (Mayan God of Alcohol)

Francis of Paola (Christian; Saint)

Francisco Coll Guitart (Christian; Saint)

Henry Budd (Anglican Church of Canada)

Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus; Japan)

Macha’s Race Day (Pagan)

Max Ernst (Artology; Saint)

Nicetius of Lyon (Christian; Saint)

Night of the Evil Clown (Church of the SubGenius)

Passouter (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Pedro Calungsod (Christian; Saint)

Sizdeh Be-dar (Nature Day; Ancient Persia) [13 Days after Vernal Equinox]

Sixth Sunday in Lent (Western Christianity) (a.k.a. ...

Branch Sunday

Jack-’o’-Lent Day (England)

Flower’s Day (Bulgaria)

Flowers’ Sunday (Duminica Florilor or Floril; Moldova, Romania)

Palm Sunday

People's Sunday

Pussy Willow Sunday (Latvia)

Semana Santa (Spain)

Sul y Blodau (Flowering Sunday; Wales)

Virpominen (Finland, Karelian custom)

Yew Sunday

Theodosia of Tyre (Christian; Saint)

Urban of Langres (Christian; Saint) [coopers, drunkards, vintners]

William Holman Hunt (Artology; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [19 of 71]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

As the World Turns (TV Soap Opera; 1956)

The Beatles 1962-1966, by The Beatles (Greatest Hits Album; 1973)

The Beatles 1967-1970, by The Beatles (Greatest Hits Album; 1973)

Canyon Bomber (Atari 2600 Video Game; 1979)

Cat People (Film; 1982)

The Crush (Film; 1993)

Dallas (TV Series; 1978)

Geri’s Game (Pixar Cartoon; 1997)

Hellboy (Film; 2004)

Home on the Range (Animated Film; 2004)

I Walk the Line, recorded y Johnny Cash (Song; 1956)

The Long Good Friday (Film; 1982)

Mama Said, by Lenny Kravitz (Album; 1991)

Private Pluto (Disney Cartoon; 1943)

Ready Steady Goes Live! (UK TV Series; 1965)

Rock and Roll All Nite, by KISS (Song; 1975)

The Singing Nun (Film; 1966)

Symphony No. 1 in C, by Ludwig Van Beethoven (Symphony; 1800)

Today’s Name Days

Franz, Mirjam, Sandra (Austria)

Božidara, Dragoljub, Franjo (Croatia)

Erika (Czech Republic)

Theodosius (Denmark)

Ene, Eneken, Enel, Eneli, Enelin (Estonia)

Pellervo (Finland)

Sandrine (France)

Frank, Franz, Mirjam, Sandra (Germany)

Áron (Hungary)

Emilia, Francesco, Ginevra, Grazia, Graziella, Isotta, Regina, Selene, Selenio (Italy)

Glita, Irmgarde, Zemvaldis (Latvia)

Elona, Jostautas, Jostautė, Pranas, Pranciškus (Lithuania)

Sigvard, Sivert (Norway)

Franciszek, Sądomir, Urban, Władysław, Władysława (Poland)

Tit (Romania)

Svetlana (Russia)

Zita (Slovakia)

Francisco (Spain)

Gudmund, Ingemund (Sweden)

Rad, Radoslav (Ukraine)

Ebba, Eboni, Ebony, Gardenia, Gardner, Garnet, Garnett (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 92 of 2024; 273 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 13 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Second Month 2 (Gui-Mao), Day 12 (Geng-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 11 Nisan 5783

Islamic: 11 Ramadan 1444

J Cal: 1 Aqua; Oneday [1 of 30]

Julian: 20 March 2023

Moon: 89%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 8 Archimedes (4th Month) [Euclid]

Runic Half Month: Ehwaz (Horse) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 14 of 90)

Zodiac: Aries (Day 13 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Aqua (J Calendar) [Month 4 of 12]

#Holidays

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saqrqa3d · 3 years ago

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What you expose your young children to and surround them with is what they will internalize. It's what they will use as their reference for daily events. It's what will pop out of their mouths.

I am often reminded of this with my own kids.

The other day, I asked one of my sons,

"فين خالد؟"

("Where is Khalid?")

He replied without skipping a beat,

"يأتي به الله."

( "Allah will bring him.")

He nodded at me, grinning knowingly.

I laughed. He was referring to a small incident in the seerah, the time when Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Al-Waleed ibn Al-Waleed ibn Al-Mugheerah, the eldest son of Al-Waleed ibn Al-Mugheerah and Khalid's older brother,

"أين خالد؟"

"Where is Khalid?"

Khalid was not yet Muslim at this point but Waleed was. The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was asking the older brother where the younger brother was, what kept him from coming to Islam.

Waleed replied,

"يأتي به الله يا رسول الله. "

("Allah will bring him, O Messenger of Allah.")

When I asked my own eldest son about the whereabouts of his younger brother Khalid, he recognized the similarity of the question and gave me the same answer.

Another time, when my kids were fighting and bickering, I told them to resolve their fight amongst themselves.

My 8-year-old said, "Yeah, we should have a هدنة (truce) and come up with a treaty with written terms that we all agree on. We will start it with, "هذا ما قاضى عليه محمد بن دانيال وعلي بن دانيال..."

("This is what Muhammad ibn Daniel and `Ali ibn Daniel have mutually judged/ agreed upon...")

This is a reference to the beginning of the text of صلح الحديبية , the Treaty of Hudaybiyah, as well as the treaty between `Ali ibn Abi Talib and Mu`awaiyah ibn Abi Sufyan decades later.

In both treaties, the starting lines are the same:

"هذا ما قاضى عليه محمد بن عبد الله وسهيل بن عمرو..."

"This is what Muhammad ibn `Abdillah and Suhyal ibn `Amr have mutually judged/ agreed upon...")

And later,

"هذا ما قاضى عليه علي بن أبي طالب ومعاويه بن أبي سفيان..."

"This is what `Ali ibn Abi Talib and Mu`awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan have mutually judged/ agreed upon...")

Some children quote movies, cartoons, song lyrics, dance moves, curse words or foul language that they hear around them. This is their environment and it gets reflected in their behavior and speech.

Muslim parents, try your best to expose your children to and surround them with good things. Beautiful, wholesome, nurturing things from the Quran and the sunnah, the lives of the best generations.

May Allah instill the love of these influences in our hearts and the hearts of our children, ameen!

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brookston · 1 year ago

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Holidays 8.22

Holidays

America’s Cup Day

Baltic Unity Day (Latvia)

Be An Angel Day

Chuck Brown Day

Dia do Folclore (Folklore Day; Brazil)

Exercise Day

Feast of the Queenship of Mary

Flag Day (Russia)

International Apostasy Day

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion of Belief (UN)

International Museum Meme Day

Liquid Soap Day

Loch Ness Monster Day

Madras Day (India)

National Firefighters Day (Mexico)

National Pamela Day

National Punctuation Day

National Rainbow Baby Day

National Surgical Oncologist Day

National Tooth Fairy Day (also 2.28)

Never Bean Better Day

Pocketphone Day

Rumpleskunkskin’s Wedding (Goblin celebration)

Salmon Day (French Republic)

Southern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day

Take Your Cat to the Vet Day

Tunamint (Natural Chimneys, Virginia)

World Folklore Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Eat a Peach Day

National Bao Day

National Pecan Torte Day

World Jolly Rice Day

World Plant Milk Day

Independence Days

Arstotzkan Union (Declared, 2019) [unrecognized]

Wakamawabla (Declared, 2016) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Andrew (Christian; Saint)

Archibald Willard (Artology)

Double Seventh Festival (a.k.a. Qi Xi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day or Feast of the Milky Way; China) [7th Day of 7th Month]

Fabrizio (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Hathor and Min (Ancient Egypt)

Guinefort (Christian; Saint)

Harrison (Positivist; Saint)

Hippolytus (Christian; Saint)

Ignatius Reilly Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Immaculate Heart of Mary (Roman Catholic)

Janmashtami (Festival celebrating birth of Krishna; India)

Philibert (Christian; Saint)

Queenship of Mary (Christian; Saint)

Symphorian (Christian; Saint)

Tarantula Teasing Day (Pastafarian)

Timotheus (Christian; Saint)

Virgo zodiac sign begins (Pagan)

The Weatherberries (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Alice in the Big League (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

And Now For Something Completely Different (Film; 1972)

Another One Bites the Dust, by Queen (Song; 1980)

Bojack Horseman (Animated TV Series; 2014)

Bootle Beetle (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

The Cocktail Party, by T.S. Eliot (Play; 1949)

Dancing in the Streets, recorded by Martha and the Vandellas (Song; 1966)

Ghosts, by Henrik Ibsen (Play; 1883)

G.I. Jane (Film; 1997)

Hamlet 2 (Film; 2008)

High Plains Drifter (Film; 1973)

The House Bunny (Film; 2008)

If I Stay (Film; 2014)

Joy in the Morning, by P.G. Wodehouse (Novel; 1947) [Jeeves #8]

Jumpin’ at the Woodside, recorded by Count Basie (Song; 1938)

Plop Goes the Weasel (WB LT Cartoon; 1953)

Porky’s Poultry Plant (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

The Saint, by Burt Barer (Film Novelization; 1997) [Saint #51]

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (Film; 2014)

The Skeleton Dance (Disney Cartoon; 1929)

Stand By Me (Film; 1986)

Toby Tortoise Returns (Disney Cartoon; 1936)

Today’s Name Days

Regina, Siegfried (Austria)

Marija, Regina, Vladislava (Croatia)

Bohuslav (Czech Republic)

Symphorian (Denmark)

Iivo, Ivalo, Ivar, Ivari, Ivo (Estonia)

Iivari, Iivo (Finland)

Fabrice (France)

Maria Regina, Regina, Sigfried (Germany)

Menyhért, Mirjam (Hungary)

Fabrizio, Maria, Regina (Italy)

Nadīna, Rudīte (Latvia)

Ipolitas, Karijotas, Rimantė, Sigitas, Zygfridas (Lithuania)

Harriet, Harry (Norway)

Cezary, Dalegor, Fabrycjan, Fabrycy, Hipolit, Hipolita, Maria, Namysław, Oswald, Oswalda, Tymoteusz, Zygfryd (Poland)

Tichomír (Slovakia)

María, Timoteo (Spain)

Henrietta, Henrika (Sweden)

Florence, Florent (Ukraine)

Hayden, Hazel, Heath, Heather, Hector (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 234 of 2024; 131 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 34 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Geng-Shen), Day 7 (Ren-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 5 Elul 5783

Islamic: 5 Safar 1445

J Cal: 24 Hasa; Threesday [24 of 30]

Julian: 9 August 2023

Moon: 32%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 10 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Harrison]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 62 of 94)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 1 of 32)

Calendar Changes

Virgo (The Virgin) begins [Zodiac Sign 6; thru 9.22]

#calendar #Holidays

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uma1ra · 3 years ago

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Unfortunately, many of us have been brought up not liking Mondays.

In the UK and many other countries, Monday is the end of the weekend and the first day of the work week, signifying the end of our ‘free time’ and going ‘back to the grind’. We have therefore been raised on a ‘universal’ dislike of Mondays in popular culture, with songs like ‘I don’t like Mondays’, and cartoon characters like Garfield professing, ‘I hate Mondays’. It has become normal for us to talk about the ‘Monday morning blues’ and participate in this culture.

As Muslims, our perspective on time is not defined by the working week or the Gregorian calendar. Rather, we follow a lunar calendar, containing certain days which are blessed with the winds of Allah’s mercy. And in Islam, Monday is a tremendously honoured day, chosen by Allah for significant events.

#islam #islamic #quran #muslim #islamicquotes #pakistan #islamic group #muslim community #muslim countries #istanbul #the muslim world

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raeynbowboi · 5 years ago

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Dating Disney: Aladdin

With the live action movie releasing today, I thought it would be a good time to address the time period of the movie by examining the events and locations in the film to point out an era and setting for the movie. Full disclosure, while I did study some parts of Islamic history for my medieval history degree, I am still by no means an expert on the culture or history of Islam.

The first thing that must be made certain is that the characters are definitely Muslim. The sultan even says “Praise Allah” so the faith of Islam has been established. Jasmine also almost loses a hand for stealing. While looking up when such practices might have started, I found that this punishment is listed in the Quran, which was written between 609 and 632 AD. So we can assume that the movie takes place after 632 when the Islamic faith was fully formed.

After the “Whole New World” segment, Aladdin and Jasmine land on the roof of the Forbidden City in China. The building finished being constructed in 1420, meaning the movie cannot take place any sooner.

During the song “A Whole New World”, Aladdin and Jasmine fly from Agrabah heading to the Great Sphinx of Giza, then to Greece, and finally to the Forbidden City in China. The merchant at the beginning of the movie mentions “This side of the River Jordan” which runs through modern day Israel, but doesn’t specify which side of the River he’s talking about.

According to Disney Wiki, Agrabah was based on Bagdad as well as the Abassid Calliphate (750 - 1258) and Medieval Persia (633-1219). While technically both continued past these points, these are when these powers were at their height. Interestingly, by 1420, Persia had been invaded and conquered by the mongols in 1219, and the forbidden city was built during the Timurid Empire (1370-1507).

However, the Timurid Empire was not led by a Sultan, but was ruled by an Emir. However, a powerful kingdom that was ruled by both Sultans and Grand Viziers was the Ottoman Empire (1299-1922) On a side note, in the Aladdin television series, Aladdin’s enemy, Mozenrath, is the leader of the Mamluk people. The mamluk Sultinate ruled Cairo from 1250-1517. Since Mozenrath is a contemporary of Aladdin, this changes the world setting.

With Aladdin’s rival, Mozenrath ruling Cairo, this means that the film cannot take place any earlier than the decline of the Mamluk Sultinate in 1517, and based on the colorations of this map, takes place as early as 1451. However, considering Aladdin and Mozenrath were frequent adversaries, it’s more likely that the movie is set later, closer to 1481, and closer to the eventual downfall of Mozenrath’s sultanate.

Princess Jasmine

I am by no means an expert in Islamic fashions. However, knowing as little about Islamic beliefs as I do, I highly doubt that Princess Jasmine should be walking around in such revealing clothes. She is literally dressed the same as the concubines. While in more modern Islamic countries, women are not forced to wear Hijab, considering Jasmine is living in a medieval/renaissance Muslim country when religion held greater power and thieves lost hands instead of just going to prison, I don’t believe that the general consensus would react positively to a Muslim woman showing such immodesty. Now, I will give the movie slight credit in knowing that she couldn’t walk around outside dressed like a harlot, but it’s still wildly inappropriate and is an example of exoticizing and romanticizing another culture for Western consumption. While it’s true that some women, such as belly dancers, did dress something like this many centuries later, this is wildly out of place for the conservative era that Jasmine is living in. To be fair, this general look is not something I know the history behind. It is only something I have seen in old cartoons and movies from the 1930s and 40s as exotic Muslim women dressing this way was seen as erotic and tantalizing.

Final Verdict

With everything we have to go off of, Aladdin is set in the 15th century in the Ottoman Empire. With Agrabah seemingly being in a desert, I initially set this movie in 1521 after the conquest of Cairo and the areas of Arabia that bordered the Red Sea. But with Mozenrath ruling over Cairo, this means that the Ottoman empire hasn’t reached that far and the film is set between 1420 when the Forbidden City was built and 1517 when the Mamluk kingdom fell. Thus, I have to assume that Agrabah is a stand-in for Istanbul, despite Istanbul not being located in the middle of a desert. Based on the map above, I would have to finalize my findings by saying that Aladdin is set in 1481 when the Ottoman empire was expanding, and before the conquest of Mamluk territory along the Red Sea, with the assumption that during Aladdin’s eventual reign as Sultan, he would go on to defeat Mozenrath’s forces and conquer the Mamluk Sultanate for the Ottoman Empire in 1517, 36 years later.

Setting: “Agrabah” (Istanbul, Turkey) Kingdom: Ottoman Empire Year/Era: 1481 Language: Ottoman Turkish

#disney #aladdin #dating disney #muslim #islam #princess jasmine #arabia #ottoman empire #historically accurate disney #history #historically accurate #istanbul #agrabah #jasmine #sultan #jafar #abu #genie

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dweemeister · 4 years ago

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The count goes on...

I scarcely noticed it, but last evening with the publication of my write-up on Fanchon, the Cricket (1915), I hit 750 full-length film write-ups on this blog. As you may know, the write-ups are tagged “My Movie Odyssey”. You can access every single write-up via the blog’s index. Some years ago, when I was putting out these write-ups and watching movies at a faster pace than I do now, I jokingly put a target of 1,000 write-ups for myself.

As I approach nine years on this site, this blog is now three-quarters of the way to that coveted century mark, hitting baseball hall of fame numbers if that number was counted as home runs. It would not have been possible without the support - through likes, reblogs, shares, comments, and simple reading the write-ups - of my followers present and past, and of course family and friends off of tumblr. For every write-up you have interacted with, I hope you were introduced to new ideas and perspectives, the filmmaking process, and how each of those films fit (or may someday fit) in the grander context of the history of one of the youngest artforms.

I admit that, if this year-long lockdown was good for anything, it has inspired a run of some of my best write-ups here on tumblr. Very few of these were on 2020 films, as I felt sorta liberated from the pressures from watching the newest releases (who has that much money for all those streaming services?). If you’ve missed them, here are a few highlights from some of my “COVID write-ups” so to speak...

Movie Odyssey Retrospectives on the Walt Disney Animation Studios canon: A long planned-for project that never got off the ground until last spring (and thanks to a friend sharing their Disney+ account). Reviews have included Disney’s Golden Age films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937; this was write-up #700); Pinocchio (1940); Fantasia (1940); and Bambi (1942)... (1941′s Dumbo was written on a few years ago). Cinderella (1950) was published last month; this series continues hopefully this weekend with Alice in Wonderland (1951).

A Letter to Three Wives (1949): One of the finest pieces of feminist Americana I’ve ever seen, all thanks to Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s directing/writing and the stupendous performances from the three leads.

Diego Maradona (2019, United Kingdom): It is not often I feature soccer on this blog anymore. But when it comes along in the form of a write-up? I could never be more excited. This is Asif Kapadia’s documentary on the mercurial, controversial, and inflammatory late footballing genius of Diego Maradona. I wish it covered more time, but one can’t argue its effectiveness.

Ordet (1955, Denmark): As someone who was raised in a Buddhist family but was not raised with religion, I have always been fascinated by but nevertheless perplexed by narrative art that delves deeply into religious faith - especially in terms of the Abrahamic faiths (Christianity, Islam, Judaism). Probably one of my best efforts on a movie surrounding faith.

Once Upon a Time in America (1984): Epic-length gangster films are intimidating to write on. They hail from a place and time that I am very removed from - and I wish to stayed far removed from - and are so often celebratory of the “necessary” violence that they depict. Not this movie. This gangster epic is filled to the seams with regret. And I hope I conveyed that as effectively as I ever could.

Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959, India): Some of my best writing has come from write-ups of films that were deeply personal, if not fatefully biographical, for the filmmaker involved. You got that with Guru Dutt in his final film - a Bollywood box office failure but now largely considered one of the greatest examples of classic Hindi cinema. And, for those in the know, this film did pretty damn well in 2020′s MOABOS.

Tokyo Olympiad (1965, Japan): Another sports documentary? Well, this is not your typical sports documentary. This is an official film of the Olympic Games. And, other than Leni Riefenstahl’s propagandistic Olympia (1938, Germany), this is the most artistically accomplished of them all. And perhaps among the most important. I contextualize this film as essentially marking the beginning of Japan’s reintroduction to the world - perhaps not cinematically, but in the realms of politics, sport, and broader culture,

Flower Drum Song (1961): Before The Joy Luck Club (1993), the most recent film with an almost all-Asian cast was this. An adaptation of a famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that is never performed anymore (various reasons), it was a revelation to see so many actors of Asian descent that I had seen in bit roles in other movies or television star in this production. Even if that meant the film was not terribly culturally specific or accurate.

Wolfwalkers (2020): Another visual and thematic triumph from the folks at Cartoon Saloon in Ireland. There’s more to animation than just the major American studios and anime, as I hope many of you will learn if you haven’t already. Multinational European productions and Latin America are coming to the fore - and bringing ideas and visuals that the aforementioned American and Japanese studios could never produce.

The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005, Mongolia): One of the gentlest films I’ve seen in the longest time. It plays like a fable, and - critically - like a lesson in learning how Mongolian nomads live without ever feeling like a university lecture. Wonderful performances from the non-professional actors, and an ideal watch for children.

Yi Yi (2000, Taiwan): A gorgeous portrait of a middle-class Taiwanese family as they navigate life’s messy current at the turn of the twentieth to twenty-first centuries. A pleasure to reflect on, however difficult actually writing this review was.

Thank you for your goodwill, support, and good humor for the first three quarters of this journey to a thousand Movie Odyssey write-ups. The fourth and final quarter begins. Onward.

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