#Ivana Monti

[classystarfishdreamer]

L'Arte dell'incontro, di Maria Cuono

L’Arte dell’Incontro è il nuovo libro di Maria Cuono, giornalista, scrittrice e insegnante di lettere nelle scuole secondarie di secondo grado, in promozione per tutta l’estate a soli 9 euro, anziché 12. La passione per la scrittura me la trasmise mio padre che era un poeta. Fra l’altro ottenne numerosi premi per le sue opere. Ho iniziato a dedicarmi alla poesia sin da piccola grazie anche a…

[marta-diablo]

Remembering The Mighty Boosh Through The Lens Of Actor And Photographer Dave Brown

“Come with us now on a journey through time and space,” I heard for the fifth time during a recent binge of the beloved BBC comedy series The Mighty Boosh. The televisual project, which stars creators Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt in various workplaces, is how most fans will remember the Boosh, but the legendary comedy troupe scaled the pages of books, the retro realm of radio and the live stage too.

Like Monty Python, the Boosh thrived on surrealism, but while the former made lengthy strides in religious satire and social commentary, the latter specialised in pop culture references, scaly man fish, talking naan bread and virtually anything Fielding and Barratt could conjure from the colourful cauldron of their unfiltered psyches. Ever awoken from a strange dream and decided not to tell the story? “No, it’s too weird,” you might think. Thankfully, the Boosh never held back.

On the topic of naan bread, I’d like to introduce you to today’s featured photographer, Dave Brown. As well as sporting gorilla garb for his role as Bollo, Brown played several other minor characters, including the deadly Black Frost and, of course, an anthropomorphic naan. While coordinating crimps and marshalling the mayhem as the troupe’s self-confessed “organised control freak”, Brown was never far from his camera. Much to our benefit, he took thousands of photos, documenting the Mighty Boosh’s meteoric journey to the big screen and beyond.

Last week, I had the great pleasure of chatting with Brown to sort through his extensive photography collection and discuss his time as a member of the Mighty Boosh. “I was at university with Noel,” he began, revealing how the Boosh came about in the 1990s. “We lived together at uni and, before I specialised in graphic design, in the course that we did, I was Noel’s partner. He was the copywriter, and I was an art director. We used to write various things and do crazy shit that always got horrendous marks, but actually turned out to be way ahead of its time because it was so ridiculous.”

“We used to be into comedy; Noel always wanted to be a comedian,” he continued. “We were basically comedy trainspotters. And there was a comedy club near where we were in Buckinghamshire called Hellfire Comedy Club. We’d been to see everyone, Kevin Eldon and Harry Hill – all of the greats of that era. Julian was on that bill as a comedian, and me, Noel and Nige [Coan; he and his partner Ivana Zorn conducted the animation for The Mighty Boosh] went to see him do the stand-up and then chatted to him after.”

The students became well-acquainted with Barratt, who told Fielding he had won the Daily Telegraph open mic award. Inspired, Fielding also entered the open mic competition, and there began his first foray into Britain’s comedy underworld. “When [Noel] did that, me and Nige kind of shadowed him through the whole journey, which was extremely stressful. I think Frankie Boyle won it, and I don’t think they have a second place, but I think Noel pretty much came in second.”

Energised by the open mic success, Fielding became involved with the Edinburgh festival alongside Chris Addison, Julian Barratt and Frankie Boyle, among others and eventually began working on the first incarnation of the Mighty Boosh stage show with Julian. “They started realising they were kindred spirits and started writing together,” Brown remembered. “They did Mighty Boosh, which was the first live show. They had met Rich Fulcher while doing a sketch called Unnatural Acts. They liked him and asked Rich to be the zookeeper in their first live show, which won the Perrier Newcomer Award.”

The troupe began to take shape in the late 1990s, a time when Brown was working a steady job as a graphic designer. “I was just living with Noel in Hackney, mucking about and helping them out and getting involved in that Monday night stuff [at the Hen & Chickens theatre in Highbury & Islington], playing music dressed up as different shit. Then I went to Australia to work,” he told me. “When I came back from Australia, [Fielding and Barratt] were writing their third live Edinburgh show [Auto Boosh] and wanted a third person in it because they wanted to do various characters and wanted two people on stage while the other changed into different characters. So they asked me, and I agreed to do that.”

Following the success of Auto Boosh in 2000, Fielding and Barratt were commissioned to partake in a six-part radio series, The Boosh. The show aired in October 2001 on BBC Radio 4 and served as a golden gateway to their popular television adaption, The Mighty Boosh, which aired on BBC Three for three series between 2004 and 2007. “My job varied from helping out with props and playing stupid characters when they needed,” Brown said of his role on the set of the TV show. “I was quite influential in the live direction of it and them two [Noel and Barratt], I was a therapist between those two most of the time [laughs].”

With a fine cast including Brown, Fulcher, Michael Fielding (Noel’s brother), Richard Ayoade and Matt Berry, Barratt and Fielding created a world unlike any other that gave fans a chance to escape. It could be hard to fathom how this silly world of surrealism could offer anything beyond laughter and release; however, in 2020, Netflix removed The Mighty Boosh from its catalogue, citing the use of blackface in episodes like ‘The Spirit of Jazz’ and ‘Jungle’.

‘Auto Boosh’ at Edinburgh Fringe 2001

BBC Radio Show 2001

As we touched upon this delicate topic, Brown recalled the show’s censorship as a particularly distressing period for the Mighty Boosh group. While Netflix cancelled the show, the BBC decided to keep it on iPlayer, instead issuing a warning that needs to be accepted before proceeding to the stream. “I love the fact that the BBC stood by us; Netflix just pulled us,” Brown said. “You know, you gotta tread so carefully. I’d hate to think that we ever offended anyone. I think most of our characters were so fantastical and based on surrealism and fantasy, based on our heroes. And everything was a celebration of those heroes and of a surrealist, fantastical, dreamlike child angle on all of that. So when you get accused of something so dark, it really hurts; we were all really hurt by it.”

“We always made sure that everything we did was based on fun, humour and silliness and never wanted to offend, upset or alienate anyone,” he continued. “We had so many people [fans] who felt like they were on the fringes of society all getting together because of their love of the Boosh. And we’d have people sending us letters saying, ‘I was suicidal’ or ‘I was being bullied, then I got together with this Boosh community. You’ve saved my life – you’ve improved my life’. We were always getting beautiful letters and feedback from fans. To then hear that we were getting cancelled for being inappropriate, it was like a double-edged sword where you go, ‘OK, times have changed, and we would never write that stuff now.’ But at the same time, there was never any malice.”

Brown added: “We weren’t dressing up or doing voices to alienate a particular race or particular section of society. But if we did offend anyone or if anyone watches it now and is offended, then that’s really sad, and we’re sorry.”

Towards the end of our conversation, I was keen to ask the question on all fans’ lips: “Have we seen the end of the Mighty Boosh?”

“All of us are still very close,” Brown affirmed. “We talk to each other all the time. I talk to Noel more than anyone else, but still, Julian was down here a couple of weekends ago. You know, life becomes life. Most of us have got children now. Rich has now moved from America to Richmond. We all meet up occasionally. We met up before Christmas at a Kim Noble gig, which was incredible.”

“We have a massive following in Australia; hence, this gallery have contacted me and asked me to put these exhibitions on. I was like, ‘Does anyone give a shit anymore?’ And they’re like, ‘Yeah, it’s massive!’ So there was always talk of doing a reunion show or something. But it’s a hard one, you know – I try and think of Noel squeezing back into it. It would have to be relevant to the time. I don’t know how it would be or what it would be, or whether it be as a band.”

Brown then revealed that, beyond the group’s near-constant musical references and sonic tangents in the various live and TV episodes, they had actually put a lot of work into an album. “We went to Electric Lady Studios in New York and recorded a whole album,” he revealed. “Like 25 tracks properly produced in one of the best Studios in New York, and it never got released because of disputes between the American representatives and English representatives. And Noel and Julian had a meltdown over that.”

As well as their huge following in Australia, The Mighty Boosh aired in the US on Adult Swim and dredged a cult following. “A cult following over there is like ten times bigger than a popular following over here,” Brown said.

They weren’t totally aware of the scale of their influence across the Atlantic until they visited on a DJ tour. “We went to New York and LA and did the big Comic Con in San Diego, and it was just fucking insane,” Brown remembered. “The following was mental. We went to the Bowery Ballroom in New York, and we were just meant to be doing a DJ set. But we ended up doing a bit of a live ad-lib thing, finding costumes and stuff because it was sold out. There were queues like four blocks down the road trying to get in, and the Roxy was the same.”

Below, we present a collection of photographs from Brown’s colossal archive, some of which you may recognise; others have been shared exclusively for his feature. The photographs are arranged chronologically, mapping out The Mighty Boosh’s epic journey from 1997 to 2013.

Dave Brown’s Photographic Journey With The Mighty Boosh:

Show at Hen & Chickens in Highbury & Islington 1997

‘The Mighty Boosh’ at Edinburgh Fringe 1998

‘Arctic Boosh’ at Edinburgh Fringe 2000

‘Auto Boosh’ at Edinburgh Fringe 2001 

‘Auto Boosh’ in Melbourne, Australia 2001

BBC TV Pilot 2003

BBC TV Pilot 2003

BBC TV Series 1 Rehearsals 2004 

BBC TV Series 1 2004

BBC TV Series 2 2005

Live Tour Rehearsals 2006

Dave’s selfie in Bollo eye makeup for the first live show in York 2006

Live Tour 2006

BBC TV Series 3 Filming 2007 

Live Tour Rehearsals 2008 

Live Tour 2008 

Creating Live Tour Artwork 2008

Boosh Festival 2008 

USA Promo Tour Comic Con 2009 

Recording album in USA 2011

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[aigiornileggeri]

Le cose che fanno bene a Mari e le strappano sorrisi:

• Io che dico di aver voglia di cioccolato, mamma che va a fare la spesa e me lo porta nonostante siano due giorni che sono insopportabile e tratto male tutti;

• Papà che quando lo chiamo per raccontargli di un problema che è sorto e ho risolto: “Si può risolvere? Pienz a campà”;

• Massimo che ricorda come mi piace la pizza/panino;

• Alfredo che si accorge guardandomi in faccia che qualcosa non va;

• Teresa che smuove mezza Sapri ogni volta che mi sorge un problema (d’altronde è capricorno come me che smuoverebbe mari e monti per chi ama);

• Zia Mary che: “devo andare a Salerno, mi accompagni?” E molla tutto e tutti per me (nipote non di sangue);

• Moira che: “non farmi fare la mamma di Giorgia, calmati che ce la fai, lo stai facendo”;

• Antonietta che: “a 27 anni non tutti avrebbero avuto il tuo stesso coraggio”;

• Ivana che si accorge da un audio se sono giù;

• Giovanna che ricorda che una volta le avevo detto che mi piaceva una pianta e me la porta;

• Anna che: “La Grande Piccola Imprenditrice come sta? Ti sono vicina”;

• Il signor Natale, 94 anni: “Se potessi stare in piedi sarei già lì ad aiutarti”;

• La signora Caterina che: “Chiamami ogni tanto che se no mi preoccupo, sei mia nipote acquisita e ij t vogl ben”.

E allora poi mi rendo conto che male come penso di essere non sono. Anzi, sono circondata d’amore.

[brokehorrorfan]

The Five Days will be released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on March 28 via Severin Films. Also known as The Five Days of Milan, the 1973 film is directed by Dario Argento (Suspiria, Deep Red).

Argento co-wrote with Italian action-comedy with Nanni Balestrini. Adriano Celentano, Enzo Cerusico, and Marilù Tolo star with Luisa De Santis, Sergio Graziani, Carla Tato, Glauco Onorato, and Ivana Monti.

The Five Days has been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negiatve. The 4K edition includes a soundtrack CD composed by Giorgio Gaslini (Deep Red, LA Notte). Special features are detailed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson

Interview with director Dario Argento

Interview with story co-writer Luigi Cozzi

Interview with executive producer Claudio Argento

Interview with actress Carla Tatò

Interview with actress Luisa De Santis

Interview with production manager Angelo Iacono

Dario Argento: The Man, The Myths & The Magic - Author Alan Jones on The Five Days

Trailer

TV spots

Set during 1848's five-day siege of Milan by the Austrian army, a cynical thief (Adriano Celentano) teams with a naïve young baker (Enzo Terascio) to survive the brutality and absurdity of the Italian Revolution.

Pre-order The Five Days.

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Al via la dodicesima edizione del Premio giornalistico Benedetta D'Intino

Al via la dodicesima edizione del Premio giornalistico Benedetta D’Intino. Quando bambini e adolescenti abitano lo spazio digitale: rischi e opportunità per la crescita e lo sviluppo delle relazioni. È dedicata a questo tema la dodicesima edizione del Premio giornalistico promosso dalla Fondazione Benedetta D’Intino, ente che affianca e sostiene l’omonimo Centro clinico milanese da trent’anni impegnato ad assistere bambini e ragazzi con disagio psicologico e disabilità comunicativa grave, insieme alle loro famiglie. "In un’epoca di iper-connessione, soprattutto per i più giovani, il ruolo delle tecnologie assume una dimensione sempre più sociale ma strettamente connessa con lo sviluppo e la crescita personale ed emotiva - dice Mattia Formenton, presidente della Fondazione Benedetta D’Intino -. Con questo riconoscimento vogliamo premiare chi nel mondo dell’informazione riuscirà a portare una riflessione originale e obiettiva sul tema, che aiuti a interpretare il fenomeno tenendo in considerazione le sue molteplici sfaccettature." Il concorso è rivolto ai giornalisti professionisti e pubblicisti che tra l’1 settembre 2023 e il 30 giugno 2024 pubblicheranno articoli su un quotidiano, un periodico, una testata on-line o realizzeranno servizi o inchieste per la radio o per la tv in merito a questo argomento. Per partecipare c’è tempo fino al 3 luglio 2024. Le candidature vanno inviate attraverso posta elettronica all’indirizzo premiogiornalistico@benedettadintino.it (per info www.benedettadintino.it). I vincitori delle due categorie articoli giornalistici e servizi audio e video giornalistici riceveranno, rispettivamente, un premio di 1.000 euro, al lordo delle ritenute di legge. Gli elaborati saranno valutati da una giuria di giornalisti composta da Armando Besio, Cristina Carpinelli, Salvatore Carrubba, Giancarlo d’Adda, Ferruccio De Bortoli, Paola Molteni, Andrea Monti, Barbara Rachetti, Antonio Rizzolo, Ira Rubini, Giangiacomo Schiavi, Carla Vanni, Pier Luigi Vercesi, Andrea Vianello e da un comitato tecnico rappresentato da Wally Capuzzo, psicologa psicoterapeuta, Nicola Corti di Fondazione Allianz UMANA MENTE, Stefano Malfatti dell’Istituto Serafico di Assisi, Alessandra Schiaffino, psicologa e psicoterapeuta, Aurelia Rivarola, Mattia Formenton, Silvia D’Intino, Anna Erba, Ivana Olivieri, Ilaria Dufour della Fondazione e del Centro Benedetta D’Intino. Fondazione Benedetta D’Intino: Nasce nel 1992 per volontà delle famiglie Mondadori, D’Intino e Formenton in ricordo della piccola Benedetta. È un ente non profit che si si occupa di bambini con grave disabilità comunicativa e con disagio psicologico, sostenendo le loro famiglie. Opera attraverso l’omonimo Centro clinico che assiste circa 400 bambini l’anno offrendo loro il supporto di professionisti con una formazione specifica e una lunga esperienza nel trattamento di problemi psicologici e disabilità. Al suo interno è presente anche una Biblioteca Speciale per bambini con disabilità motoria e di comunicazione. La Fondazione è stata la prima in Italia a istituire una Scuola di Formazione in Comunicazione Aumentativa Alternativa che, in circa trent’anni, ha formato oltre 1.000 operatori della riabilitazione e dell’educazione. Nel 2022 la Scuola è diventata Master di primo livello in Comunicazione Aumentativa Alternativa in collaborazione con l’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano.... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

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#The100 - Acceptable Losses (S05E07)

#The100 – Acceptable Losses (S05E07)

Clarke fa una disturbante scoperta sul possibile piano di battaglia di Wonkru per riprendersi la valle: ed è solo un assaggio di come le cose stiano precipitando…

Ed ovviamente non dimenticatevi della nostra affiliata, The 100 Italia!

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[clexa--warrior]

In 2016, The 100 went into a metaphorical butthole. In the span of a few episodes the show murdered one of its most prominent Black characters in a brutal manner and then murdered its most high profile lesbian. The audience fled in droves, the show was critically panned, a national conversation about the wanton killing of lesbians on TV was had (again), and then... the CW renewed the show.

And then, the network renewed it again and again. Over the last four years, The 100 has shed its glossy CW origins and become more cautious about the murder of regulars, and become a fun little space opera full of wormholes and time travel. That brings us to literal alien buttholes.

I don’t think the fact that The 100 has become a fun show excuses what it did in the past. I know that I have zero desire to revisit the early seasons of the show, when it was about 100 teen space refugees on a nuclear war-ravaged Earth. When I picked it back up in season five I made zero effort to look up the season and a half of the show I missed after dropping it in season three. (I’m told what I missed involved a lot of weird AI stuff.)

Season five picked up five years later with a much more grounded cast of characters (for the most part). Clarke Griffin and her adopted daughter are the only two humans living on the surface of the Earth; Bellamy and a small group of survivors are seemingly well adjusted and mature people living on a ruined space station; and Clarke’s mom, Abby, and Bellamy’s sister, Octavia, are... cannibals who live underground. Also, Ivana Milicevic is Charmaine Diyoza,  a space marine turned convict from before the Earth was ravaged by nuclear war who spends most of the season battling Clarke and Octavia to claim the last speck of green left on the planet.

But by the end of season five, the entire cast is on a space ship and planning on sleeping for 125 years in the hopes Earth will revitalize itself. Instead, they wind up abandoning Earth to colonize a less desolate wasteland, Sanctum, that Monty and Harper found for them while everyone else slept. What they find there is a group of humans who are descendants of a colony created before the nuclear war, a handful of humans who download their minds to chips that effectively make them immortal, and a big green glowing maelstrom known as the Anomaly.

In season seven (the current season), the Anomaly is revealed to be a wormhole that anyone with the right equipment can use to travel between multiple worlds, including one known as Skyring where time moves much, much faster. Another, known as Bardo, was apparently previously inhabited by crystal giants who created the wormhole network, and is now home to human refugees of the nuclear war who live underground and are some kind of religious fanatics who call themselves Disciples.

The latest episode, “Nakara,” starts on Bardo where Diyoza is being questioned and held prisoner after she and Octavia were stranded on Skyring for 10 years and then dragged to Bardo as prisoners. The character has spent most of her time on the show being accused of being a badass, highly trained soldier, but we haven’t seen her in action much until this episode. She rips a man’s jugular out with her teeth, uses his bare eyeball to escape her Bardo prison, and proceeds to ruthlessly murder jailkeepers until she reunites with a small faction of regulars—including Octavia and her daughter who, thanks to the timey-wimey stuff, is now an adult.

It’s a bright and fun, if violent, sequence of events that sets up just how capable Diyoza can be. And you will want to cling to the fun of the sequence because most of the episode is about Clarke, Raven, and friends using the wormhole to travel from Sanctum in an effort to rescue their friends on Bardo. Only instead of landing on Bardo, they land on a frozen wasteland planet the Disciples use as a giant graveyard for their dead.

When Raven realizes the next Anomaly is underground and they’ll need to go spelunking to get to it and off the planet, Clarke and the others happily crawl into a hole they all note smells really bad, and keep crawling.

The hole makes noises.

And they keep crawling.

A spider monster attacks them and the hole behind them closes up.

And they keep crawling.

They find themselves in a room dripping with acid. And they keep going.

Raven notes that the acid is similar to digestive bile. And no one acknowledges it.

These fuckers spend an ENTIRE EPISODE in the belly of some kind of rock monster alien. And yet. They do not. Even ONCE. Acknowledge that they climbed down the anus of the monster and straight into its intestinal tract. Not one damn acknowledgment that they are in the butthole of a beast. At the very least, they finally realize they are about to be digested.

What do they do instead? Talk about whether they deserve to die. Raven notes they’re going to be digested and says it’s karma for all they’ve done. Clarke insists she doesn’t believe in karma—which is fair because given how many peoples she’s murdered, she’s absolutely due for karmic retribution if such a thing exists. But again, neither they nor the three others they’re traveling with say a word about how they clearly are spelunking in the asshole of an alien.

The 100 might have climbed out of its own ass to be a better and more thoughtful show, but it’s still capable of diving face-first into alien ass.

[levtaviarising]

A few things I’ve been thinking about  [theory/speculation]

spoilers below, obviously ↓

Octavia, Jordan & Hope’s similarities 

All three of them grew up isolate, with only two people to raise them, while telling them stories: 

Octavia had Aurora and Bellamy

Jordan had Monty and Harper

Hope had Diyoza and Octavia

There was innocence in them, but the real world quickly snuffed that out.

I’m glad that, in 7x12, we see Jordan and Hope bonding and him getting to comfort her after the loss of her mother. 

He knows all too well what the loss of a parent feels like...

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Octavia’s Letter

The Disciples still have Octavia’s letter to Bellamy, right?

(gif by @stevenrogered​)

Has Levitt read it? 

What if he gives it to Bellamy and that helps him snap out of it?

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Who will take the Test for all Mankind?

Back in Season 6, the Anomaly called to three people: 

                   Gabriel, Octavia and Diyoza. 

Why?

My idea is that whatever or whoever is going to judge them as a species was selecting candidates for the Test. All three of them have had such incredible journeys...

This also explains, plot-wise, why Diyoza was killed off.

One less candidate.

Only two left.

Gabriel and Octavia.

Who is it going to be?

               Speaking of which...

How will they enter the code to take the Test?

I have an idea about that. 

Of the three candidates, only two remain. 

And, of the two, only one is a Nightblood who can receive the Key/Flame... 

                    Gabriel.

But what if something happens to him like it happened to Diyoza? 

Then, we have Octavia!

Octavia is, in my opinion, the best candidate for the Test.

We’ve been following her on her journey since the very first episode, we’ve seen her at her highest of highs and at her lowest of lows... We’ve seen her lose herself to darkness and despair, and we’ve seen her fight her way back.

There’s no one quite like Octavia Blake ...

How could Octavia take the Test?

We know they can make Nightblood and Raven - with her wits and Bardo’s advanced technology - can totally create a new Key/Flame, so they can enter the code into the Stone.

So, in my mind, there are two options of how this will happen:

Gabriel (with the Key in his head) enters the code into the Stone and Octavia takes the Test.

In an event that the person who enters the code has to be the one who takes the Test: they turn Octavia into a Nightblood, put the Key in her head, she enters the Code and takes the Test.

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If and When they pass the Test, what will happen?

Probably nothing. They’ll just survive.

OR... if these beings created and control GEM9, could that mean that they can undo its damaged and bring people back?

That would explain this BTS picture of Ivana in war paint I saw awhile back.

And what would happen then?

My guess it that the Aliens would return and take Bardo back, and everyone else would just move to Sanctum or Skyring.

Analysing the Episode titles, I would guess that (and this is just pure speculation) episode 14 - A Sort of Homecoming, could mean the gang going back to Sanctum to fight Sheidheda... Maybe.

Then, the series finale, episode 16 is called The Last War.

But who will the last war actually be against?

Cadogan & his Disciples?

Aliens?

Sheidheda?

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Levtavia’s Ending

If this weren’t the final season, I would know that Levitt was very likely to die soon... because every romantic interest that Octavia has must be killed *sarcastic eye roll*

But it is the final season!

And I think everyone can agree that Octavia and Levitt deserve to be happy. ♥

I don’t know about you guys, but I imagine them living in Skyring and raising a family there. I imagine them having a little girl named Dawn (after the Second Dawn bunker: where Levitt’s ancestors were when they left for Bardo during the first Praimfaya, and where Octavia ruled for 6 years during the second Praimfaya). I imagine them living in the little cabin and having a garden... and just being. ♥

Is it too much to ask that these two people who have been fighting all their lives can get some peace and have a happy ending???

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Anyway, let me know what you guys think?

[searchforthescars]

The 100 s6?? Haven’t seen your take yet

hhhhhhhhh oKay saddle up kids I had A Time with this

DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE ALL MY OPINIONS. ANYONE ATTACKING ME FOR THESE (and pls note that “attacking” and “respectfully disagreeing in the name of discourse or putting your two cents in” are different and I will definitely entertain the second one) WILL BE BLOCKED AND DELETED

it’s all under the cut bc Spoilers

Here's the thing: I'm glad they're taking advantage of the new setting to introduce a creepy-cool sci-fi element that I lowkey missed in this show. It's less teen-drama-y and more post-apocalyptic-moral-dilemma-y, and I like that a lot.

HOWEVER, I would like it a lot more if we had some quality character development to go along with this healthy main course of plot. I don't like storytelling where the plot happens to the characters; I like seeing the characters both react to the circumstances of Life as the plot dictates, but also making decisions that impact the plot. Like real life, these actions and events go both ways.

I feel as though we're watching many of our characters kind of waste away in the background for the sake of what is a really good plot and premise on its face, but needs a strong set of emotional performances to keep it going. I'm disappointed at the lack of character interaction, especially when it comes to dealing with the host of sins that were committed before everyone went into cryo. I understand that the characters may not have even had time to process everything given the intensity of the current conflict, but SHOW ME THAT!

On that vein, they've done a really poor job of internal conflict continuity. Murphy has one (1) crisis about dying and apparently being shown hell, and that's it. That's not something that leaves you easily, especially not for someone like Murphy who already carries around a lot of guilt. However, we're not shown that - we see him manipulating Josephine to get the immortality chips, but his actions don't seem to be motivated by that Fear Of Hell - they just seem to be happening because the script wills it so.

I'm not taking shots at Richard or any of the other actors - I think they're all doing an awesome job with what they're given. I just feel like, unlike previous seasons, we were thrust straight into the action instead of letting it build slowly. I think they could've done incredible things with both character development and plot if they had stretched all this out over one and a half or two seasons. In past seasons, we've always started off on the heels of a rising conflict from the previous season, but this time, we're starting fresh, and I don't think that was handled well.

On a final (negative) note, (and then I have some positive stuff), I'm a little tired of the endless trope of "let's have one episode per season that feeds Clarke's martyr complex and endears Poor Little Her to the audience." This is the thing: I don't particularly care for Clarke. It's not because I'm a Becho shipper (although I am). It's because - IN MY OPINION DONT NO ONE COME FOR ME OK - Clarke has been taken from a moral character Trying Her Best to do the right thing as a child-slash-new adult thrust into a world of harsh extremes with no guidance whatsoever to someone with a savior complex who uses the same excuse over and over to justify acting alone even though, at this point, help is RIGHT THERE. I was happy when she apologized to Raven at the beginning of s6, but I wasn't happy that she and the narrative both then turned around and tried to justify why Poor Baby Isn't Actually Such A Bad Person After All.

Clarke has done bad things. Periodt. No ifs, ands or buts. She, like Octavia, Abby, Indra, Lexa, Bellamy, Kane, Miller, etc. has messed up. Periodt. No ifs, ands or buts. That's part of what this show is about, and it's why I love it - I love moral greyness and that endless battle between our better angels and what we feel we need to do to stay alive. It's why I love this genre.

HOWEVER, while the narrative continuously gives Clarke a pass because she justifies that she was doing it all "for her people," Octavia, Indra, Lexa, Titus, Luna, heck, even Lincoln and Monty, don't get those same passes. They're left to carry their own guilt while also getting half-hearted reassurances from the people around then and the narrative. Meanwhile, we're all expected by the storytellers to feel sorry for Clarke because she gives insincere apologies and keeps coming back to "I did it for my people oh poor me I'm carrying your sins for you." No one asked her to do that.

Okay, rant over. I also want to give a positive nod to Marie and Ivana's acting; those two are playing off one another so well and, while I don't like Marie as a person, she is really embodying the role of a traumatized former leader who believes she's so far gone death is the only way to save her soul. Likewise, Ivana is doing a great job of taking her tough-as-nails, untouchable, snarky character and showing a softer side that doesn't detract from her power in a situation, but rather adds to her dynamic with Octavia. Last season, there's no way I could've seen her as a mother. Now I can.

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Marjorie Prime

Un senso di profonda inquietudine rimane nello spettatore alla chiusura del sipario su Marjorie Prime, pièce suggestiva e delicata, scritta dal finalista al Premio Pulitzer nel 2015 Jordan Harrison, in scena al Teatro Franco Parenti per la regia di Raphael Tobia Vogel. (more…)

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Al via la presentazione di tutto con il cuore

Olga De Maio, Maria Cuono (al centro) e Luca Lupoli IL NUOVO LIBRO DELLA GIORNALISTA E SCRITTRICE MARIA CUONO, IMPREZIOSITO DALLA PREFAZIONE DEL SOPRANO OLGA DE MAIO. Lunedì 11 marzo alle ore 11.00 si terrà presso la libreria UBIK di Napoli la presentazione del nuovo libro della giornalista e scrittrice Maria Cuono, dal titolo Tutto con il cuore. La nuova versione di Verso l’Orizzonte, edito a…

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The 100 6x05 "The Gospel of Josephine" Review

Y’all breathing okay? I think there were a few times when I held my breath this episode and boy howdy! I’m glad The 100 can still give me those moments. Now let’s dive right in to the episode:

Bonjour Josephine!

Last week we got a tiny bite of Josephine. Tonight we got the whole "gâteau opéra”, emphasis on “opera”, for the story of the Primes seems to be a long and bloody Shakespearean affair on an alien moon. Jaux!Clarke (see what I did there?) has barely fired up her silicone memories before she dispatches poor Kaylee with a cheese knife. Apparently Kaylee assisted, or at least didn’t prevent, Josephine’s last host body’s “death”, and she’s been on ice for six years waiting for a new host to be born and grow up. (Which we learn later is because they need a fully developed over-21 adult brain to host an adult’s memory chip, as they overload and kill child hosts. Glad we don’t have to see how they know that.)

Apparently Russell and Simone “jumped line” to bring back Josephine so I’m assuming it’s setup like an organ donor list, except people wait actual decades to talk to their loved ones again. The price of eternal life, eh? Also I can bet there will be some VERY unhappy Primes once they find out Russell and Simone cut line to get their daughter back amongst the living. Josephine seems to be hardened by her long life, and thinks very pragmatically and cold. She has successfully “other-ed” everyone except her loved ones...which is not comforting but also, I can’t help but think the gang would be very happy to have old Clarke back when they get a taste of real cold indifference from Jaux!Clarke.

Her “parents” give her time to adjust and we see Jaux!Clarke painting while dancing to French rap — a sentence I never thought I’d type for a sci-fi show review. She’s of course been given a task: find out how many nightbloods, aka hosts, our Space Popsicles have (since we really can’t call our gang the 100 or the delinquents anymore I’ve decided to call them this, fight me) to keep the Primes from becoming extinct. How hard can it possibly be to pretend to be Clarke right? All I thought was give Bellamy Blake and Jordan Green 10 minutes alone with her and she will figure that out real quick. (Also I was SO pleased to discover I was correct with guessing those two!)  

Space Popsicle™️ Fam finds skeletons in the closet!

Jaux!Clarke meets up with Bellamy, Jordan, Gaia and the rest of the SpacePops™️ Fam and starts acting weird immediately. (Subtle at first but someone forgot to check if she knew Trig ha!) She dodges her first bullet and finds Abby to try and find out how many nightbloods might be on the main ship, only to hear herself called a monster and have Abby compare her book to the Eugenics books of our time. I enjoyed seeing her squirm at Abby’s assessment of her book, though Abby doesn’t have a lot of room to judge...

When Abby questions why her left-handed daughter is writing with her right hand, Jaux!Clarke needs to find a reason to exit stage left and she sees Bellamy and Murphy looking for Jordan and follows them. They find Jordan in the spooky science closet full of skeletons (subtle the Primes are not) and Bellamy is of course in full Dad mode™️, asking Jordan what the heck he’s doing. Jordan delivers quite possibly my favorite line of the season, thus far:   

“What you would’ve done, The you before Praimfaya, anyway. Heart over head. That was always my favorite Bellamy.”

Monty and Harper's son, ladies and gentlemen!! Y’all I nearly jumped to my feet and clapped! Because that Bellamy is also my favorite Bellamy! And this whole season is a little odd feeling to me because Bellamy already feels like he’s been body snatched. Let’s hope this wonderful line delivered with perfection by the fabulous Shannon Kook is a sign we will get some old “I say, screw fear. I’m telling my own damn story” Bellamy Blake back this year! (Can I get an amen!)

Back to the science skeleton closet:

Jaux!Clarke Tries and fails to lure team SpacePops™️ out but Jordan and Gaia keep digging around and they end up watching the first “successful” upload of Josephine by Gabriel and her now very old looking father (og body) Russell. We also learned it took 25 years for them to develop and perfect the AI tech and lord knows how many corpses to get there.

We don’t know yet but I have a feeling we can guess the “old man” is Gabriel and “the Children of Gabriel” are followers against the “Primes ways” and are a result of him regretting playing God to get Josephine back and exiling himself once Josephine and fam got a little to unhinged about “hosts” and “nightblood”, leading others to follow his example. After Jaux!Clarke calls Murphy “John” and says a few other strange things, Bellamy asks to speak to her alone and, I’m just saying, if you watch this scene you see that Bellamy already KNoWS this isn’t “normal” Clarke. He isn’t sure what’s wrong yet, but he knows enough to test her and he can tell she can’t really understand what he’s saying in Trig! So he pulls a signature “Bellamy” move and yanks her back by the throat and starts asking questions because he’s now officially in panic mode —

BUT alas! She had a syringe of that lovely paralytic on hand just in case and the last thing we see in this scene is the horrible realization in Bellamy’s eyes as he lies helplessly paralyzed on the ground: there is a cold stranger behind his best friend’s beautiful blue eyes...and he cannot process his fear and loss fast enough. Welcome back heart over head Bellamy, we’ve missed you!!

Cut to Jaux!Clarke finding Murphy in the bar and revealing her true identity and confessing “Clarke is dead. My parents killed her” (listen I don’t buy it kids) and offering our favorite morally questionable cockroach something he might not be able to pass up: eternal life. Given his recent brush with death and sudden fear of hell….oh boy! It’s gonna take him a minute to realize he should help his friends, I just hope he realizes that before he’s made a full deal with the devil.

Diyoza and the Brat

This pair is a surprising team up, but if I have to suffer through Octavia’s “redemption” they couldn’t have picked a better reward than my favorite Season 5 addition (besides sweet Shaw! I’m still bitter about that guys) DIYOZA! Sassy, amazing fighter, the universe’s longest known pregnant lady. I could watch an entire show about her. (Also Ivana Milicevic is a dream in this role.) She’s the gift that keeps on giving, cool as a cucumber while stuck in space quicksand as Octavia is about to go under because she cannot be still for one second. Probably because if Octavia’s quiet she’ll think and with that comes dark thoughts: how she failed as a leader, how she was willing to abuse, torture and maybe even kill her brother, how her brother, the one person who she thought would always love her through her greatest faults, finally couldn’t take anymore and rejected her. She doesn’t have anything left to lose. Rock bottom meet Octavia Blake, Octavia Blake meet rock bottom.

Now I know I sound harsh but after Season 4 I was beyond seeing her as anything but a villain. I know she is on her way to redemption, but I’m glad they are giving her the long way through the dirt and mud, letting her soak in the cage of her own making a while. And giving us the wonderful Diyoza to lighten the mood. I am all for unsuspecting road trip buddies in shows (Arya and the Hound anyone?) but unfortunately so far all Octavia’s done is try to murder people, throw tantrums, and sulk. Oh well, at least Diyoza is getting in some practice for when she finally gets to have her 200-year-old baby! Really though bless her heart, she deserves some kind of sainthood for this.

Mount Weather + City of Light + Commander worship, shaken not stirred

I actually dig the intersecting of all the “bad guy” storylines into one big villain origin story wearing Clarke’s face. If nothing else it’s a poetic rehash of all the previous seasons, but refreshing enough to not seem stale...for the most part. I grow tired of the Flame/commander story and miss the more simple “teens surviving the unknown my learning to depend and care for each other” story of the first few seasons. BUT considering Season 5’s underwhelming last half, if there is one thing I can say about Season 6 of The 100...it’s not boring! And for a show that sometimes paces the plot too fast I was actually okay with that this time around! I did not want it to take three episodes for our fave family of 150 year old space popsicles to discover Clarke is “dead”. Also I am so glad it was the magic duo of Bellamy and Jordan that made the realization first.

Final thoughts

Eliza Taylor has grown so much as an actress over the seasons! She looks like she had so much fun playing Jaux!Clarke and she gave her such a different “spirit” than our usual worried and sometimes snarky but mostly serious Clarke Griffin. Just the way her eyes dance lets you know it’s not “real Clarke”.

I neglected to mention the importance of Jordan knowing “Delilah” before her change to Priya VII, so his spidey senses also go off around Clarke because he knows what a person who just got body snatched acts like! When he took “Delilah” the flowers I was like my poor son.

This episode was great because the focus was tighter and had fewer characters to keep up with! (Listen I love ensemble casts but they have not given Raven a strong independent storyline since Season 4, and I love Emori but she doesn’t really have a lot to do at the moment either, as for Echo...why she was made a main character when Harper was right there all those seasons? I’ll never know.) All that to say, I like when they break up the cast a bit and just focus on a few at a time to really get that interpersonal development between characters. That used to be the bread and butter of this show. Don’t get me wrong, I still love The 100 and find it unique and fun and twisty and exhilarating and at times beautifully heartbreaking.

(Episodes 1x05, 1x07, 1x13, 2x15, 2x16, 4x13 and 5x13 are perfect examples of this.)

But I do yearn for those slower, deeper days of, say, a boy and a girl grappling with the moral quandary of torturing a stranger tied up in the cockpit of a crashed spaceship to save a dying friend. Sometimes bigger and shiner isn’t always better. But no matter how this season goes, The 100 is still one of my favorite TV shows ever, and deserves a spot up there with a lot of other great sci-fi dramas of the past two decades.

As of now all I need to know is: where the heck is Bellamy Blake and is he okay?!

Gina’s episode rating: 🐝🐝🐝🐝

The 100 airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on the CW.

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(some Rare VHS 📼 Cover...& Dvd)

1980

Luca il contrabbandiere

Also Known As (AKA)

(original title) Luca il contrabbandiere

Belgium (French title) (video title) Lucas le contrebandier

Brazil Luca o Contrabandista

Canada (French title) Lucas le vengeur

Denmark (DVD title) Napoli forbindelsen

France La Guerre des Gangs

Greece (video title) O lathremporos

Netherlands (informal literal title/video box title) The Smuggler

Norway Brennpunkt Napoli

Portugal O Contrabandista

Soviet Union (Russian title) Контрабанда

Spain Luca el contrabandista

UK (video title) The Naples Connection

UK (video title) The Smuggler

USA contraband 1980

West Germany Das Syndikat des Grauens

World-wide (English title) The Smuggler

(literal English title) Luca the Smuggler

Release Dates

Italy 8 August 1980

Spain 5 April 1981

West Germany 7 May 1982

USA 23 July 1982 (limited)

Portugal 27 May 1983

Mexico 21 May 1984

Finland 2007 (DVD premiere)

UK 19 May 2014

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Music by Fabio Frizzi

Writing Credits

Ettore Sanzò ... (story/screenplay)

Gianni De Chiara ... (story/screenplay)

Lucio Fulci ... (screenplay)

Giorgio Mariuzzo ... (screenplay)

Filming Dates

3 December 1979 - March 1980

Filming Locations

Naples, Campania, Italy

technical specifications

Runtime 1 hr 37 min (97 min)

1 hr 28 min (88 min) (25 fps) (cut) (UK)

Cast

Fabio Testi ... Luca Di Angelo

Ivana Monti... Adele Di Angelo

Marcel Bozzuffi ... The Marsigliese - Francois Jacois

Lucio fulci ... Old Boss (uncredited)

Giulio Farnese ... Alfredo

Venantino Venantini ... Captain Tarantino

Ajita Wilson ... Luisa

Luciano Rossi ... Chemist

Salvatore Billa ... Marsigliese Thug

Romano Puppo ... Enforcer

Omero Capanna ... Marsigliese Thug

Saverio Marconi ... Luigi Perlante

Enrico Maisto ... Mickey Di Angelo

Ferdinando Murolo ... Scherino

Fabrizio Jovine ... Chief of Police

Daniele Dublino ... Prosecutor

Guido Alberti ... Don Morrone

Giordano Falzoni ... Charlie

Ofelia Meyer ... Ingrid

Tommaso Palladino ... Capece

Virgilio Daddi ... Marsigliese Thug

Cintia Lodetti ... Ursula

Rita Frei ... Filomenia

Nello Pazzafini ... Traitor (as Giovanni Pazzafini)

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The 100 Highlights - “Damocles: Part 2″ (5x13)

Hey guysssssss. 

I’m back to cover my final highlight recap for Season 5. After this, I’ll be going more in-depth on analysis/criticism of the overall season so enjoy this lighthearted blundering while you can. :)

To read other posts in this series, you can click here. 

Tree is really out here (as always) doing his best work. The score during the opening sequence this episode was *kisses fingers*

I have to say that I did enjoy Bellamy protecting Madi in various ways throughout the finale. He promised Clarke that he would, and it feels like he’s living up to that promise. First by stepping in front of her to protect her from Octavia, and then later when he told her “we’ll be right beside you”, ensuring that he would have her back the entire time. And that he would be there to advise her whenever she needs his help.

“Now we win.” Lousy shot. Ha. Sorry, but that was hot.

“You’ll never know your daughter.” Good. Fucking. Riddance.

“We’ve been here before, Madi. We were the criminals. The 100.” I get weak for any reference to the original hundred what can i say i’m a starving woman

“You can execute them because they’re the enemy, or you can break the cycle. You can be better than them. You can be better than us.”

I do like the theme of Season 5 being about breaking the cycle. Let’s hope that the writers really do mean that when they say it.

I also enjoy the return of motivational speeches Bellamy. Madi may have been the figurehead throughout this episode, but it was really Bellamy leading the way. He may have changed, but he’s still the heart. He still inspires people, and I’m glad that he got to the be the one to have this moment where he changed the tide of the war. It felt like a nice wrap up of his journey over the course of “Book One”.

“We’ll wait as long as we can.” “Deja vu.” MONTY IS THE ONLY REAL ONE HERE. My first thought when Raven said that line was “oh ffs not this again”. 

I did enjoy the parallel of Monty saving Murphy’s life like Murphy did in 4x13. 

“First we save their lives. Then we let them prove they deserve it.” “The commanders told you that?” “No. Bellamy.” aksqinsks first lemme laugh at Clarke’s skepticism about the flame telling Madi to spare them because that bitch KNOWS that they would never be so noble lmao. Second lemme appreciate my crumbs.

I mean ... I guess we finally know how the radio calls were addressed???

Clarke’s hopeful little smile when Bellamy sat down next to her on the ship was really cute. She looks so guilty and nervous. Eliza raised millions for the Blarkes in this episode.

“THAT’S BRILLIANT!” Me, every single time Bellamy Blake speaks. Thank you for the enthusiasm, Clarkey G.

Bellamy and Clarke are so, so, so awkward in this scene between them but it kind of feels like ... the start of something? Like, they both have made huge mistakes and still found it in them to forgive each other despite it. And now they know how much the other cares for them. I have to hope that it means they’re going to move forward. For real, this time. How they’re supposed to.

“You’re not mad at me for leaving you in Polis?” “The commander told me not to be.” Anyway, Bellamy’s jokes still suck and Clarke still laughs at them so ... some things never change?

“I’ll meet you on the bridge.” That was a weighted fucking look, my dudes. I liked that Bellamy thought to include Clarke. It felt like an apology, in a way. 

Also, WAS THAT THE S5 BELLARKE THEME I HEARD IN THAT SCENE. Cause if so, it’s fucking beautiful.

THAT LOOK BETWEEN THE BLAKES. BOB AND MARIE HAVE SO MUCH CHEMISTRY.

“Cheer up. I wasn’t invited either.” I LOVE A WOMAN

“Your mistake was liking it. Power. It’s the kiss of death. It’s okay. I liked it, too.” Ivana and Marie are both such compelling actresses and HEY LOOK THEY GOT CHEMISTRY. I honestly really enjoyed this short scene between the two of them. They were enemies and yet - no hard feelings. Because the war wasn’t personal to them. We didn’t get many scenes between Charmaine and Octavia this season (or obvious reasons) but I’m intrigued to see if we’ll get more in Season 6 because they work really naturally together. And they seem to understand something about each other (or, at least, Charmaine understands something about Octavia). 

Bellamy and Clarke leading the meeting on the ship ... it felt like old times. I really loved that everyone looked to them for guidance in that scene, despite everything that happened throughout the rest of the season. Gives me hope that we might (finally !) get that co-leading dynamic back in Season 6, especially since they were the two that will be informing the others of Monty and Harper’s discovery. 

Bellamy, in particular, gave me serious Chancellor vibes in that episode. He really stepped into his leadership boots this season, especially near the end there. 

Dear god, please get rid of that goddamn flame as a viable form of leadership. If anyone from Eligius starts following it next season I’m calling B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T. Let Bellamy and Clarke lead, dammit! 

Also ... Zeke looked to Bellamy for permission to speak. Not the Commander. So jot that down, honey’s.

“And Bob’s your uncle.” “I thought you hated that phrase.” “It’s growing on me.” STOP this was cute (and now i’m cryingggggg cause that was Monty and Raven’s last interaction ever)

Clarke taking the bindi off of Madi. 10/10 great scene, let’s burn it now.

Marie in that tank top ... ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm where’s the nearest bucket of holy water

“Kind of like closing the door in the floor.” “Kind of like that.” I liked this callback. Octavia is soft with Bellamy in this scene in a way we haven’t really seen all season. It’s ... oddly nice? Coming from someone who has never cared for Octavia.

“You’re my sister, and a part of me will always love you.” “Does the other part of you still wish I was dead?” “The other part wishes a part of you was. Yeah.”

OKAY. I really liked this scene for a couple of reasons. The first being that I think it clarifies the line from 5x12 where Bellamy tells O that he wishes she was dead A LOT. It basically confirms that Bellamy was referring to the part of Octavia that is blodreina, which doesn’t feel as out of character (whereas Bellamy wishing for his sister’s death did). 

I also really like that, even though Octavia tells Bellamy that she loves him and he tells her that he loves her, too, he doesn’t forgive her. Bellamy and Octavia feel like they are finally on the road to establishing healthy boundaries and burying their dysfunctional relationship in place of building something new. I’ve always wanted this to be textual on the show and I never anticipated that we might actually get it. What they did with the Blakes this season is probably one of my favourite things to come out of the season.

And, as always, Marie and Bob are stunning together. This is a large part of the reason that I’m actually okay with Octavia surviving this season, because they work so damn well together.

I feel like Tree doesn’t get enough credit for his work so I have to mention, again, how beautiful the score was during that scene. He elevates the show so much with his music. In the scene where Clarke and Bellamy woke up, alone, it had such an eery feel to it. I really liked it.

Ngl, my FAVOURITE moment in this entire episode was Bellamy and Clarke’s soft-ass fucking smiles when Bellamy’s pod opened. Like, Clarke’s face when she was watching Bellamy wake up? A BITCH IS IN LOVE. And Bellamy was so soft too ughhhhhhhh Platonic Excellence

“Hey.” “Hey.” HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

LISTEN. BELLAMY BLAKE DESERVES TO WAKE UP TO CLARKE LIKE THIS EVERY SINGLE MORNING FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE OKAY? OKAY I’M GLAD WE’RE ON THE SAME PAGE

...

I’m a Big Fan. They’re so fucking cute. That was so domestic. How do I move on?

“Why is it just us?” I literally stood up and yelled “BECAUSE IT’S FATE DUMBASS”

“That’s the way mom and dad wanted it.” I stan my new Bellarke warrior 

“Can I just say that - wow - I mean, I can’t tell you how good it is to finally meet you. Weird, but good. Great, actually.” WHY IS THIS LITERALLY ME WHEN I MET BOB AND ELIZA 

ALSO JORDAN IDOLIZING BELLAMY AND CLARKE? RELATABLE. THIS WOULD 100% BE ME IF I GOT TO MEET THEM

“Who are you?” WHY THE FUCK AM I LAUGHING. Bellamy is so intense and he’s got his deep voice and he’s wearing his intimidation face and him and Clarke are both looking at Jordan like “what the actual fuck is going on” and then there’s Shannon Kook with his adorable fucking smile and his adorable fucking voice and he’s literally a bundle of sunshine and these two people are just glaring at him. BELLAMY, CLARKE, SWEETIES, PLAY NICE THAT IS YOUR GODSON YOU ARE TALKING TO

“My name. Right. I didn’t tell you my name. Sorry. I haven’t met anyone before, so clearly I suck at it.” Reason #2 for Jordan being the most relatable character ever. I, too, am the most horridly awkward human in the world. Step aside, Clarkey G, I think I’ve found my TRUE self-insert on this show.

Monty and Harper are just the loveliest couple on this show. I never anticipated how much I would love them when they hooked up in Season 3. Wow. It was really nice to get all of those shots of them in peacetime, just loving each other, on the ship - especially after how little screentime they got throughout the rest of the season. Also, I swear that Shannon has a mixture between Monty and Harper’s smiles. What is this sorcery?

“Smart like his father.” “Kind like his mum.” CAN YOU HEAR ME CRYING ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE ON EARTH 

(Also ... sounds like my new damn favourite character.)

“Hey Bellamy ... hey Clarke.” WTF MY EYES ARE SWEATING

“Wait ... take care of our boy.” Listen, Jordan. Madi failed me. I’m counting on YOU to parent trap them. Okay? Okay.

But seriously, the fact that Monty and Harper trusted Bellamy and Clarke to take care of their kid, that they wanted it to be them ... is A Lot. I’m excited to see how that goes in Season 6. 

When Jordan opened the window and the new planet appeared and the music started swelling I got fucking shivers. Holy hell. It was so beautiful. TREE WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME 

“Can you see it? Is it beautiful? It is in my dreams. I hope we do better there. I hope Jasper was wrong and we aren’t the problem. I hope your lives there will be as happy as mine has been. Be the good guys. May we meet again.”

GUYS THOSE WORDS FROM MONTY ARE FUCKING EVERYTHING

LIKE, THESE ARE THE EMOTIONAL BEATS THAT THE REST OF SEASON 5 HAS BEEN MISSING

This is honestly the first real time where I’ve had hope that they might actually break the cycle. That they might build something new. Its the end of an era, but it feels like the start of something new. I genuinely cannot predict what is going to happen on that planet. Which is a new feeling. And I like it.

And of fucking course it would be Monty and Jasper (and Harper) who are responsible for breaking that cycle. Of course. This is the best thing they could have done with Jasper’s memory, is sending Monty on this mission to do better for the rest of humanity. And this is the best send-off I ever could have asked for for any character. Monty and Harper have been with us since the beginning. It just feels right that they should get this ending, that they should be the ones who usher in the next generation of The 100. Like. Wow. I’m speechless.

Also, that Bellarke side hug was er nice. That’s the most domestic they have ever looked. Idc. Bellamy staring at the Earth alone on the Ark in 4x13 and 5x01 vs him staring at the new planet with Clarke at his side is the ONLY parallel I claim.

The final shot of them through the window with the planet reflected around them was STUNNING. Honest to god the most beautiful shot I think this show has ever done. 

“End Book One” on Bellamy and Clarke, together, staring at the new world and the new hope they will deliver to their people. Maybe that’s what the first five seasons were really about. Bringing them to this place, where they are staring at the future - side by side, as a unit, ready to face whatever comes next.

Fuck. 

I have to say that I enjoyed the second half of that episode way more than the first half. I feel like it had a lot of emotional beats that I really wanted to see throughout the season (that we just weren’t getting) and it also teed up a lot for the next season. I’m so intrigued by what they’re going to find down on that planet, and I’m excited for the writers to really break the cycle and build something new - hopefully something that involves more character moments. 

I still haven’t decided if I’m going to continue with this series in Season 6, but stay tuned! I hope you enjoyed reading all of my recaps throughout this season. It’s been a ride ahaha. See ya on the other side, folks. 

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Varese: ventennale del Sacro Monte Patrimonio UNESCO

Varese: ventennale del Sacro Monte Patrimonio UNESCO. Quest'anno ricorre il ventesimo anniversario della nomina a Patrimonio UNESCO del Sacro Monte di Varese. Per celebrare la ricorrenza, il Comune di Varese organizza per lunedì 3 luglio un concerto gospel, che con i colori del tramonto risuonerà dalla Terrazza Mosè. L'evento è gratuito e aperto a tutti fino a disponibilità di posti. In caso di brutto tempo, il concerto si terrà nel Santuario. A seguire una camminata lungo la Via Sacra. “L'iscrizione del Sacro Monte di Varese ai siti del Patrimonio Mondiale dell'Umanità sottolinea il valore di un luogo che da sempre è un simbolo della nostra città, frutto di un grande progetto di sacralizzazione del paesaggio. La ricorrenza dei vent'anni è l'occasione per tutti di riscoprire la bellezza del complesso architettonico, con la magia di un concerto e con una camminata sotto le stelle”spiega la la vicensindaca Ivana Perusin. Il concerto del 3 luglio sarà tenuto dal Greensleeves Gospel Choir, con inizio dalle ore 19.00. A seguire si potrà partecipare a una camminata guidata in discesa lungo il Viale delle Cappelle: un'occasione per ripercorrere, nella suggestiva luce serale, il viale seicentesco e ammirare le Cappelle grazie all'illuminazione interna. La visita è organizzata da Archeologistics, realtà impegnata nella valorizzazione del Sacro Monte e dei suoi musei, e dalla Parrocchia di Santa Maria del Monte. L'evento del 3 luglio, con concerto e camminata guidata, è gratuito e aperto a tutti. Prenotazione consigliata: info@sacromontedivarese.it , telefono 366.4774873. Nell'ottica della promozione del Sacro Monte, in occasione della ricorrenza che celebra l'iscrizione a patrimonio UNESCO del complesso architettonico varesino insieme agli altri otto Sacri Monti di Piemonte e Lombardia, sono in programma anche altre iniziative. Sabato 01 luglio alle ore 9.30 ci sarà la visita Sacro Monte: patrimonio di tutti. Una camminata guidata lungo il viale della Cappelle. La visita terminerà nel Santuario che costituisce la quindicesima cappella del Viale seicentesco, un vero teatro montano con statue ed affreschi che narrano i Misteri del Rosario. Domenica 02 luglio alle ore 11.00 appuntamento con Il borgo e la cripta di Santa Maria del Monte: una camminata tra le vie del borgo di Santa Maria del Monte per ammirare scorci panoramici e visitare la Cripta del Santuario, prima chiesa costruita sulla montagna, oggetto di continue ricerche archeologiche e di progetti di valorizzazione tra i più importanti del sito UNESCO.... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

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Turismo En Puerto De La Cruz

BUSCO PROYECTOS PARA DESARROLLAR QUE NECESITEN INVERSIONISTAS FINANCIAMIENTO SOCIOS ESTRATEGICOS EN LAS AREAS DE MINAS, PUERTOS,EDIFICIOS,HOTELES,AEROPUERTOS,GAS Y PETROLEO. Restorán y cocina de montaña casera, preparada con ingredientes frescos y de primera calidad.Y una excelente atención adaptada. Entorno familiar en un entorno único y amplios aparcamientos. Menús, Bocadillos, Platos combinados. Se establecen por ser las islas paso obligado con sus colonias africanas, desde ahí una serie de comerciantes británicos se instalan en Canarias creando sedes de navieras, carboneras, talleres, centrales eléctricas, comercios, telégrafos, etcétera hola combato,te agradecere mucho si me envias el tema a este respecto y decirte que tu página esta buenisima.gracias,atte.javier. Halla en Páginas Amarillas toda la información y servicios sobre Albergue Patio Hostel Tenerife. Consulta el teléfono de contacto y la dirección en San Cristóbal De La Laguna para saber cómo llegar. Recordemos que para llegar a Tenerife además de poder ir en cruceros y barcos, es necesario como es una isla y llegar en aeroplano, muchos se quejan de que la aeropuerto de Tenerife porque realmente el aeroplano antes de aterrizar en el aeropuerto de Tenerife, hace una vuelta extraña tratando de eludir la montaña donde está alojado Tenerife mejor dicho el aeropuerto de Tenerife, y mucho pasajeros en el vuelo verdaderamente se atemorizan mucho pues semeja ser tal y como si el aeropuerto de Tenerife estuviese en un lugar oculto tras la montaña, igualmente para sosegar a los turistas podemos decir que todo los días salen vuelos desde España a las islas Canarias, y jamás se registró ningún accidente grave de ningún avión que voló desde España hasta las islas Canarias. Esta incluida en la provincia de Santa Cruz de Tenerife así como las islas de el Hierro, la Gomera y la Palma siendo la otra provincia del archipiélago la de Gran Canaria formada en un caso así por las islas de Fuerteventura, Lanzarote y Gran Canaria. Continuamos dirección Igueste de San Andrés, a una playa llamada Las Gaviotas, semi nudista y lo más curioso, de arena negra, nunca había estado en una ya antes. No obstante, lo que más me estaba llamando la antención eran los paisajes, en tanto que pensaba que la isla era solo montañosa en su parte central, y para llegar hasta esta playa, primero debimos subir a lo alto de un barranco. Hola quisiese saber si incluso esta actual el trabajo que ofreces, tengo la motricidad fina super desarrollada y me encantaria poder hacer algo asi. Me interesaria saber cuanto es la ganancia aproximadamente y como seria el pago respecto a la entrega. Desde ahora mil gracias por la atencion recibida. CCOO seguimos trabajando para lograr una terminante solución al enfrentamiento de los Registros Civiles, presionando a todas las fuerzas políticas para que se posicionen en favor del mantenimiento de este servicio público atendido en exclusiva por personal de la Administración de Justicia, con oficinas en todas localidades, incluyendo las que tienen juzgado de paz, gratis y absolutamente público, recobrando las competencias que han sido privatizadas. Saludos Cordiales, Somos una Empresa que se dedica a la construccion de viviendas con nuevo sistema que garantiza resistencia, rapidez, y economía en un cuarenta por cien en comparación del tradicional, precisamos inversionistas para proyectos a nivel nacional. hola soy de zona oeste estoy interesada en trabajar desde mi casa. Hola Don Alexis Bejarano ,la inversion de la que le hablo es de 25.000 dolares como máximo y el resultado puede representar millonesmuchas gracias por su atención. Ahora, trataremos ciertos aspectos lingüísticos que señalan las variaciones de la lengua española, conforme las diferentes zonas de España e Hispanoamérica. Los hoteles en Tenerife ofrecen por encima de 350 establecimientos entre hoteles, apartamentos y casas rurales, existiendo hoteles en Tenerife asequibles que ofrecen una gran calidad con muy buenos precios con buenas, mas también se hallan hoteles en Tenerife de gran lujo a unos precios que le parecerán increibles.

Las más importantes de la islas son la romería San Marcos en Tegueste, San Isidro Labrador en Los Realejos, San Isidro Labrador y Santa María de la Cabeza en La Orotava,El Auxilio de Güimar, San Benito Abad en La Laguna , San Isidro Labrador en Tacoronte, San Roque en Garachico la de San Agustín en Arafo. Me interesa el trabajo, soy de Lanus Oeste, trabaje en armados de bolsas, me doy maña para las manualidades puesto que me gustan mucho. Necesito realmente el trabajo, les dejo mi numero de celular mil ciento sesenta y un millones ciento noventa y cuatro mil trescientos cincuenta y cuatro y el particular 39805684. Desde ya mil gracias. Un tanto más arriba se halla La Orotava, que da nombre al val que acoge ambos ayuntamientos. Es una bonita y próspera población que condensa como pocas el estilo arquitectónico de las Islas Canarias, además de sus costumbres y estilo de vida. Las casas señoriales de estilo colonial, con muy elegantes y coloridos balcones de madera, son su sello distintivo, y acoge abundantes y pequeños museos que recogen las tradiciones de las islas. En entrevista telefónica desde las Islas Canarias, el dirigente comunista de hecho advierte en España un escenario similar al italiano, donde, ante la imposibilidad del Estado de España de pagar su deuda externa, que asciende a más de novecientos con cero millones de euros, la Unión Europea va a estar salvando y también interviniendo en la vida social y política del país, no solo con un rescate financiero, sino con la imposición de un tecnócrata al estilo de Mario Monti al frente del gobierno, lo que supone la dimisión adelantada del presidente Mariano Rajoy a cambio del nombramiento de lo que Suárez llama "un capataz". Mare Nostrum Complejo turístico Official Weblog. Keep up with everything that happens in our Hotel in Tenerife, all events, news, parties, prizes, and more. Your best vacation in the south of Tenerife. Busco inversor para emprender trabajo de turismo, hostal, en casa que se vende en $ 160.000.000 pesos chilenos. arriendo esta casa y la trabajo en este rubro, si deseas invertir, la trabajo como asociado. me gustaria que me mandaras toda lo música que tienes de vallenatos. gracias. hola. soy de España y mi novia colombiana. me gustaria saber si ustedes podrian asistirme a traerla a españa. muchas gracias por adelantado. saludos. El hotel de reciente apertura, aire moderno y acogedor. Hotel con restaurant, asador y Wi-Fi sin coste. Habitaciones insonorizadas, TV, teléfono, Canal+ y caja de seguridad. Los pasajes de avión que van desde España a las islas Canarias más exactamente a el aeropuerto de Tenerife, son pasajes económicos y pasajes asequibles, pues realmente la distancia entre España y las islas Canarias es muy poca por ende el avión debe volar poquísimas millas, por ende el pasaje el boleto de aeroplano a Tenerife es económico, lo que sucede es que cuando tenemos en las islas Canarias los gastos van a ser altos pues toda la hotelería de las islas Canarias está preparado para un turismo de alto poder adquisitivo y que pueda gastar dinero, en este caso en euros puesto que como afirmábamos las islas Canarias pertenecen a España , aunque asimismo las islas Canarias perciben turismo y vuelos directos desde otros lugares de Europa, como puede ser Londres en Inglaterra ciertas ciudades de Alemania, en general todo los pasajes que se venden a Tenerife son pasajes y billetes de avión boletos de avión que salen desde España. Esta subida salarial de jueces y fiscales se costeará con cargo a los fondos adicionales, pendientes de repartir entre Letrados y demás cuerpos generales y especiales de la Administración de Justicia, y por este motivo CCOO seguimos defendiendo que se empleen estos fondos para la supresión de estas injustas diferencias salariales. me gustaria trabajar con desde mi casa,ya q dispongo de horario,ustedes me mandan la direccion para la entrevista,gracias. soy de maracaibo-venezuela quisiera saber donde puedo comprar los productos masglo, quiero empezar mi propio negocio y esos esmaltes son de calidad. Ya que la conquista de las Canarias ocurre ya antes de la que se marcha realizar en las Américas, Tenerife servirá como una base de escala para las expediciones españolas hacia las Américas. Como consecuencia, muchos residentes de las Canarias se iban a las Américas en estas excursiones invasoras. Además de esto, una relación comercial, basada en productos de frutas como las uvas, entre las Canarias y las islas en el Caribe se fue desarrollando poco a poco. El comercio entre las 2 regiones alcanza su auge en el siglo XVII. Para ese entonces, había mucha emigración de españoles de las Canarias cara el Caribe y Venezuela, y viceversa. Por un buen tiempo, cuando se hablaba de la emigración de españoles cara otras partes,” era entendido que se estaba refiriendo particularmente al movimiento de tinerfeños hacia Cuba y Venezuela. A la vez, de ahí que hay una grande repercusión de Caribeña en Tenerife y las otras islas canarias. Además de esto en los hoteles en Tenerife todo incluido hallamos piscinas con jardines, ciertos ofrecen una variedad de tratamientos de salud y belleza y cuenta con una zona de piscina termal. hola,esta es la cuenta de mi hijo,mi nombre es interesa mucho este gustaría saber si pueden informarme pero sobre eso.y como puedo ingresar.muchas incluso hay vacante. Hola soy Ivana, tengo 22 años y soy de Rafael Castillo. Queria saber si están necesitando personal para trabajar. Espero su contestación! Gracias. Dispongo de una extension de 1.400 hectareas en la zona del caribe de Belice necesito socio inversor para realizar proyecto. Asador Mutiloa: especialistas en asados, carnes, txuleton y pescados a la brasa. Verduras de temporada. Restorán asador. Atendemos bodas y celebraciones. Nuestras instalaciones cuentan con parking y jardín. Cerca del aeropuerto, Pamplona Arena, El Sadar, Upna y Uned. Soy Ingeniero Civil me dedico al desarrollo de proyectos y tengo múltiples opciones de negocios que quiero desarrollar cuales son las condiciones para hacer negocio con usedes. Saludos cordiales. Buenas noches Aun esta buscando proyectos para invertir, tengo proyecto para construccion de puertos. Espero su comunicacion. https://www.hoteltenerife.info/ de la Cruz fue el lugar donde comenzó el turismo en Canarias. En el año 1886 en este pequeño puerto del val de La Orotava se estableció el primer sanatorio del archipiélago para acoger a los turistas enfermos. Fue además el primer centro turístico español de ámbito europeo. Tenemos 6 pisos y una suite con calefacción, TV, pantalla plana, Wifi sin coste, terraza. Cocinas totalmente equipadas. Limpieza diaria de las habitaciones y cambio de toallas diario. Buenas Tardes Mi nombre es Raquel. Tengo 50 años y quisiese conseguir dinero para solucionar gastos en mi casa puesto que no tengo empleo. Mi numero de contacto es 1564920271. Gracias. Saludos. Tras veinte minutos de curvas llegamos a Punta Teno. Increible los cambios de panoramas y de temperaturas en tan pocos kilometros. Habíamos empezado con un cielo despejado en Santa Cruz y El Sauzal 4 horas antes para comenzar en tan solo setenta km, y por no hablar del paisaje. Viendo las fotografías tomadas exactamente el mismo dia podría haber estado en tres islas distintas. Buenas Tardes, estoy interesado en desarrollar un complejo turístico, el cual incluye hoteles, casinos, parques acuáticos, centro comerciales y otros. La persona corporación que este interesado en invertir ha de saber que, el proyecto a efectuarse, sera construido en la Isla de Margarita, Venezuela. Sir Alexis, buenas tardes, tengo una propuesta de proyecto para desarrollar en Cozumel Quintana Roo, Mexico, es un Muelle de cruceros, este lugar es la capital de los cruceros y hay ocasión de hacer uno mas y posiblemente el último en esta isla, es lo mejor para inertir, ya que una vez concluido solo es una "fabrica de dinero" para siempre. Espero cualquier comentario, saludos y gracias por su tiempo y atención al presente.