#JEFF THE LYRICS... HAVE MERCY

[isogenderskitty]

holy fuck i just heard the demo for facade (i missed the first half of the stream last night because i was at work)

ummmmmmm guys those lyrics?????? the crunchy sound???? the fact it's gonna be LAUREN MARIAH AND ANGELA????? THE FACT LAURENS DOING THE CHOREO?????

my gay ass is NOT SURVIVING THIS SHOW

[freaxs-blog]

Let's dive into the ferocious world of Slayer, one of the pioneers of thrash metal! 🎸 Formed in 1981 in Huntington Park, California, the band consisted of Tom Araya, Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman, and Dave Lombardo. With their raw energy and relentless sound, Slayer quickly rose to prominence and became an iconic force in the metal scene. 🤘🏻

💥 Slayer unleashed a brutal fusion of speed, aggression, and dark lyrical themes, creating a signature style that shook the foundations of metal. Their early albums like "Show No Mercy" and "Hell Awaits" showcased their relentless intensity, but it was their landmark release "Reign in Blood" that solidified their status as legends. Their music pushed boundaries, influencing countless bands with their lightning-fast riffs, rapid drumming, and Tom Araya's powerful vocals.

🌟 Over the years, Slayer's impact on the metal genre has been immeasurable. They became synonymous with thrash metal and were praised for their unwavering dedication to their craft. Albums like "Seasons in the Abyss" and "God Hates Us All" showcased their evolution and continued dominance. Their live performances were legendary, leaving audiences in awe of their sheer intensity. Slayer's influence can still be heard today, inspiring a new generation of metal musicians.

💡 Did you know that Slayer was one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax? This quartet spearheaded the thrash movement in the 1980s and left an indelible mark on the history of metal.

"South of Heaven" delves into the band's exploration of darker themes. The song reflects on the duality of good and evil, questioning the nature of heaven and hell. With its haunting melodies and powerful lyrics, it invites listeners to ponder deeper philosophical questions.

After an incredible four-decade career, Slayer bid farewell to their fans with a final world tour in 2019. While they've officially retired from performing, their legacy lives on. The band members have pursued various projects, and their influence remains prominent in the metal community.

[musicarenagh]

Jeff Tuffour Inserts A Soul Uplifting Gospel Tune - Okura Yen Fast-rising Gospel act, Jeff Tuffour reminds us of the motherly affection with which the Heavenly Father cares for his own on this spirit-inspired tune; Okura Yen. Produced by Makarios Music, the slow tempo 3/4 drum pattern gently massages the intent of the lyrics as attention is solely fixated on the multifaceted workings of God’s grace provision and protection. You can’t go wrong with this as an early morning reassurance of God’s renewed mercies towards all and sundry! Stream here! Jeff’s passion for music welled up within him during his early years in church where he served in the choir and other music ventures till the official call and mandate came to bless more lives with his own songs. Jeff Tuffuor has since his upbringing, marvelled at the mantles operational in the lives of Gospel greats such as; Dr Sonnie Badu , Pas. Derek Wilson, Min. Joe Mettle and Min. Nathaniel Bassey. He earnestly looks forward to having globally renowned collaborations with the likes of Min Joe Mettle, Pas. Derek Wilson, MOGmusic, Nathaniel Bassey, Akesse Brempong, Travis Greene, Min. Paolo, Min. Phillip Adzale, Min. Elvis Bentil, and other international gospel artistes. Get interactive with him via his socials and do well to subscribe to his YouTube channel for more edifying contents and songs. Facebook: Jeff Tuffour Music Instagram: Jeff Tuffour Music Twitter: @jefftuffour1  

[hardynwa]

Jeff Tuffour inserts a soul uplifting Gospel tune - Okura Yen

Fast-rising Gospel act, Jeff Tuffour reminds us of the motherly affection with which the Heavenly Father cares for his own on this spirit-inspired tune; Okura Yen. Produced by Makarios Music, the slow tempo 3/4 drum pattern gently massages the intent of the lyrics as attention is solely fixated on the multifaceted workings of God’s grace provision and protection. You can’t go wrong with this as an early morning reassurance of God’s renewed mercies towards all and sundry! Stream here! Jeff’s passion for music welled up within him during his early years in church where he served in the choir and other music ventures till the official call and mandate came to bless more lives with his own songs. Jeff Tuffuor has since his upbringing, marvelled at the mantles operational in the lives of Gospel greats such as; Dr Sonnie Badu , Pas. Derek Wilson, Min. Joe Mettle and Min. Nathaniel Bassey. He earnestly looks forward to having globally renowned collaborations with the likes of Min Joe Mettle, Pas. Derek Wilson, MOGmusic, Nathaniel Bassey, Akesse Brempong, Travis Greene, Min. Paolo, Min. Phillip Adzale, Min. Elvis Bentil, and other international gospel artistes. Get interactive with him via his socials and do well to subscribe to his YouTube channel for more edifying contents and songs. Read the full article

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I was going to make a joke about Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer but I looked back at this

Where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner I shall bring forth the seeds of the dead to share with the worms that gather in the darkness and surround the world with the power of their lives while from the dimlit halls of other places forms that never were and never could be writhe for the impatience of the few who never saw what could have been. In the black water with the sun shining at midnight, those fruit shall come ripe and in the darkness of that which is golden shall split open to reveal the revelation of the fatal softness in the earth. The shadows of the abyss are like the petals of a monstrous flower that shall blossom within the skull and expand the mind beyond what any man can bear, but whether it decays under the earth or above on green fields, or out to sea or in the very air, all shall come to revelation, and to revel, in the knowledge of the strangling fruit—and the hand of the sinner shall rejoice, for there is no sin in shadow or in light that the seeds of the dead cannot forgive. And there shall be in the planting in the shadows a grace and a mercy from which shall blossom dark flowers, and their teeth shall devour and sustain and herald the passing of an age. That which dies shall still know life in death for all that decays is not forgotten and reanimated it shall walk the world in the bliss of not-knowing. And then there shall be a fire that knows the naming of you, and in the presence of the strangling fruit, its dark flame shall acquire every part of you that remains.

and I'm pretty sure a few of the lyrics from Oblivion either directly reference this or at least the Vibe originates from Annihilation because he's posted photos of the book on his instagram

please I wanted to make a post with crywolf recommendations based on mood but all his songs are like "Mood? Yes."

[lovequinn]

Taylor Swift songs for Jackie/Shauna, go

this message is a sext. you do not know what you just got yourself into. like there is an entire dissertation under the cut.

i believe in the uniquely homosexual power of warping any taylor swift song into the exact situation you need with one or two lyrics and a little imagination, so i could technically say "all of them." however here's a long, exhaustive list of what i personally think ACTUALLY fits them the best overall and why (but please god feel free to send me your reasons for other songs too, this is the crossover area where i thrive like a fungus):

i almost do - this could honestly be about jackie and shauna both refusing to be the bigger person and apologize/go outside/come inside even though they both want to, leading to jackie's death, OR my favorite, au where they both live and are still pissed at/hate each other but also love each other

sad beautiful tragic - self explanatory (and you've got your demons and darlin' they all look like me?????)

fearless - jackie and shauna driving around wiskayok pre-crash, both so in love with each other, both too afraid to say it, but imagining what would happen if one of them finally did

you belong with me - HELLO SHAUNA PINING VIBES????

tell me why/breathe - the codependent relationship finally deteriorating and breaking i.e. the cabin fight, honestly listening to tmw right into breathe is a #journey with that context

the way i loved you - can be either a) jackie thinking about wanting to be with shauna/her feelings for shauna and their intense relationship when she's with jeff pre-crash, or b) shauna missing jackie and wanting for jackie when she's back with jeff post-crash and post-dead!jackie (this is a fave shackie song)

come in with the rain - shauna at the window watching jackie outside, knowing she should literally come in, but refusing to go get her and just hoping she'll do it on her own

gold rush - HELLO SHAUNA PINING VIBES PART 2?????

tolerate it - shauna feeling unappreciated/stifled by jackie leading to the blowup (break free and leave us in ruins, took this dagger in me and removed it, gain the weight of you then lose it, believe me i could do it)

coney island - just general heartbreak disappointment vibes between the two, not feeling like they know each other anymore, idk i feel like coney island fits any troubled couple lmao (esp. thinking of jackie @ shauna with "the question pounds my head, what's a lifetime of achievement if i pushed you to the edge but you were too polite to leave me")

ivy - i mean. come the fuck on.

marjorie - shauna haunted by jackie and missing jackie and reminiscing about memories with jackie and wishing she'd had more time with jackie and wishing she had salvaged their relationship before it was too late

right where you left me - shauna is mentally stuck in 1996 when she loses jackie. everyone else seems to be better at managing to move on, but shauna just can't cope. and jackie is literally, physically, right where they left her (did you ever hear about the girl who got frozen time went on for everybody else she won't know it yessir we love pain)

my tears ricochet - vindictive, heartbroken ghost jackie haunting the SHIT out of shauna. i just got worked up thinking about it my god it's so them

mirrorball - this is such a jackie pining song honestly, in her uniquely sad way?? she thrives when she's useful to others, she lives off of the knowledge that she lights up a room and makes other people feel good, she seeks that out. and she especially wants it, NEEDS it, from shauna. and when she doesn't succeed at that, she shatters and gets desperate and lashes out.

seven - little jackie playing with little shauna when shauna's parents get divorced :(

august - see you know a ship is *chef's kiss* when they have the angst to fit august. jackie gets with jeff and shauna feels like she's losing her even though jackie was never hers to lose. she's still at the mercy of her feelings for jackie, cancelling plans and dropping everything whenever she calls even though she's someone else's, missing the times when it was just the two of them and it was enough to just hope that one day they'd be something more (this all eventually grows into the resentment and overwhelming jealousy that leads to shauna fucking jeff)

hoax - jackie's heart breaking reading shauna's journal

the archer - hello jackie's crippling insecurity, fear of everyone seeing past her carefully crafted façade, and fear of losing shauna, + shauna's self-destructive behavior and need to just "blow things up and see what happens." this song is honestly such a good character study on both of them and how they're clinging desperately to each other (though in the end that doesn't save them from tragically blowing it up anyway)

death by a thousand cuts - these two are so goddamn codependent on each other, they're written all over each others' lives and if you were to rip them apart they'd struggle so hard to find anything untouched by the other. there's nothing strong enough to dull the ways they've hurt each other!!!! so they'd both just fall apart and wonder when it'll be alright again!!!!

afterglow - this is just both of these messy bitches to each other after the fight, taking ownership of what each of them did and regretting it (why'd i have to break what i love so much?)

it's nice to have a friend - self explanatory

look what you made me do - shauna having a fed-up girlboss moment and screwing jackie's boyfriend and probably immediately crying afterwards lol

gorgeous - jackie pining jackie pining jackie pining jackie pining

dress - jackie pining ft. picking out the red dress for shauna just so she could imagine her out of it (all of this silence and patience, pining and desperately waiting, my hands are shaking from holding back from you + say my name and everything just stops, i don't want you like a best friend, only bought this dress so you could take it off UGHHH KILL ME)

new years day - in the end it'll always be jackie and shauna there for each other, good, bad, and ugly.

out of the woods - this is the quintessential shackie toxic friends to uncertain lovers song. the rest of the world was black and white but we were in screaming color???? we were built to fall apart then fall back together???? your necklace hanging from my neck????? i walked out i said i'm setting you free????? yes.

i wish you would - refer back to i almost do.

bad blood - i feel like i'm obligated to include this one for obvious reasons but it isn't gay enough to really dwell on it

you are in love - the perfect soft best friends to lovers confession song we deserve if you're willing to flip some pronouns around

sparks fly - jackie pining part 3, ESPECIALLY if you read the lyrics as jackie asking shauna to whisper soft and slow that she's captivated by her (and also the irony of "give me something that will haunt me when you're not around")

the story of us - god there really are just so many great "we're fighting and there's tension fuck please just talk to me" songs aren't there. this takes the cake i think.

better than revenge - same as bad blood lol

long live - honestly this is just a wiskayok yellowjackets song in general but i'm including it

teardrops on my guitar - some serious name and pronoun suspension of disbelief needed here but also i could totally see shauna playing guitar as an extracurricular for her brown application and writing this sappy ass song about how she's yearning for jackie while jackie is raving about jeff

mary's song (oh my my my) - jackie and shauna growing up together and falling in love over the years, thank you

i'm only me when i'm with you - this is what plays in my head whenever they talk about knowing they're each others' best friends

i would like to conclude this post by saying yes, i am in therapy

[snailg0th]

here’s my giant leftist to-read list for the next few years!!!

if a little (done!) it written next to the book, it means i’ve finished it! i’m gonna try to update this as i read but no promises on remembering haha

Economics/Politics

Property by Karl Marx

Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx (done!)

Wages, Price, and Profit by Karl Marx (done!)

Wage-Labor and Capital by Karl Marx (done!)

Capital Volume I by Karl Marx

The 1844 Manuscripts by Karl Marx

Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Fredrich Engles

Synopsis of Capital by Fredrich Engels

The Principles of Communism by Fredrich Engles

Imperialism, The Highest Stage Of Capitalism by Vladmir Lenin

The State And Revolution by Vladmir Lenin

The Revolution Betrayed by Leon Trotsky

Fascism: What is it and How to Fight it by Leon Trotsky

In Defense Of Marxism by Leon Trotsky

The Accumulation of Capital by Rosa Luxemborg

Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg

Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault

The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin

On Anarchism by Noam Chomsky

Profit over People by Noam Chomsky

An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory by Ernest Mandel

The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith

The Postmodern Condition by Jean François Lyotard

Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

The Socialist Reconstruction of Society by Daniel De Leon

Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

Socialism Made Easy by James Connolly

Race

Biased: Uncover in the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

Blindspot by Mahzarin R. Banaji

Racism Without Racists: Color-blind Racism And The Persistence Of Racial Inequality In America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

How To Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy And The Racial Divide by Crystal M. Flemming

This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How To Wake Up, Take Action, And Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell & Aurelia Durand

The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism For The Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs

Tell Me Who You Are by Winona Guo & Priya Vulchi

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jesymn Ward

Class, Race, and Marxism by David R. Roediger

America for Americans: A History Of Xenophobia In The United States by Erica Lee

The Politics Of The Veil by Joan Wallach Scott

A Different Mirror A History Of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki

A People’s History Of The United States by Howard Zinn

Black Theory

The Wretched Of The World by Frantz Fanon

Black Marxism by Cedric J Robinson

Malcolm X Speaks by Malcolm X

Women, Culture, and Politics by Angela Davis

Women, Race, & Class by Angela Davis (done!)

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis (done!)

The Meaning of Freedom by Angela Davis

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Ain’t I A Woman? by Bell Hooks

Yearning by Bell Hooks

Dora Santana’s Works

An End To The Neglect Of The Problems Of The Negro Women by Claudia Jones

I Am Your Sister by Audre Lorde

Women’s Liberation And The African Freedom Struggle by Thomas Sankara

W.E.B. DuBois Essay Collection

Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. DuBois

Lynch Law by Ida B. Wells

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Sula by Toni Morrison

Song Of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Paradise by Toni Morrison

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe Moraga

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Black Skins, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

Killing of the Black Body

Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P Newton

Settlers; The myth of the White Proletariat

Fearing The Black Body; The Racial Origins of Fatphobia

Freedom Dreams; The Black Radical Imagination

How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

An Argument For Black Women’s Liberation As a Revolutionary Force by Mary Anne Weathers

Voices of Feminism Oral History Project by Frances Beal

Ghosts In The Schoolyard: Racism And School Closings On Chicago’s South Side by Eve L. Ewing

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon To White America by Michael Eric Dyson

Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, Big Business, Re-create Race In The 21st Century by Dorothy Roberts

We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race & Resegregation by Jeff Chang

They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era In America’s Racial Justice Movement by Wesley Lowery

The Common Wind by Julius S. Scott

Black Is The Body: Stories From My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, And Mine by Emily Bernard

We Were Eight Years In Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates

American Lynching by Ashraf H. A. Rushdy

Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson

Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affects Us and What We Can Do

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life Of Black Communist Claudia Jones by Carole Boyce Davies

Black Studies Manifesto by Darlene Clark

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Souls Of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

Darkwater by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Education Of Blacks In The South, 1860-1935 by James D. Anderson

The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery And The Making Of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist

The Color Of Money: Black Banks And The Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran

A Black Women’s History Of The United States by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross

The Price For Their Pound Of Flesh: The Value Of The Enslaved, From Womb to Grave, In The Building Of A Nation by Daina Ramey Berry

North Of Slavery: The Negro In The Free States, 1780-1869 by Leon F. Litwack

Black Stats: African Americans By The Numbers In The Twenty-First Century by Monique M. Morris

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique M. Morris

40 Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, And Redemption of The Black Athlete by William C. Rhoden

From #BlackLivesMatter To Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

A More Beautiful And Terrible History: The Uses And Misuses Of Civil Rights History by Jeanne Theoharis

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To The Present by Harriet A. Washington

Working At The Intersections: A Black Feminist Disability Framework” by Moya Bailey

Theory by Dionne Brand

Black Women, Writing, And Identity by Carole Boyce Davies

Slavery By Another Name: The Re-enslavement Of Black Americans From The Civil War To World War II by Douglass A. Blackmon

Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now by Andre Perry

The Origins Of The Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality In Postwar Detroit by Thomas Surgue

They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

Beyond Containment: Autobiographical Reflections, Essays and Poems by Claudia Jones

The Black Woman: An Anthology by Toni McCade

Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female by Frances Beal

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Indigenous Theory

Colonize This! by Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman

As We Have Always Done

Braiding Sweetgrass

Spaces Between Us

The Sacred Hoop by Paula Gunn Allen

Native: Identity, Belonging, And Rediscovering God by Kaitlin Curtice

An Indigenous People’s History Of The United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter by Daniel Heath Justice

Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, And The Pursuit Of Justice For Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid

The Other Slavery by Andrés Reséndez

Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga

All Our Relations: Indigenous Trauma In The Shadow Of Colonialism by Tanya Talaga

All Our Relations: Finding The Path Forward by Tanya Talaga

Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask by Anton Treuer

Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life by David Treuer

Latine Theory

Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of Pillage of A Continent by Eduardo Galeano

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gomez

De Colores Means All Of Us by Elizabeth Martinez

Middle Eastern And Muslim Theory

How Does It Feel To Be A Problem? Being Young And Arab In America by Moustafa Bayoumi

We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future by Deepa Iyer

Alligator and Other Stories by Dima Alzayat

API Theory

Orientalism by Edward Said

The Making Of Asian America by Erika Lee

On Gold Mountain by Lisa See

Strangers From A Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans by Ronald Takaki

They Called Us Enemy (Graphic Novel) by George Takei

Yellow Peril!: An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear by Edited by John Kuo Wei Tchen and Dylan Yeats

Yellow: Race In America Beyond Black And White by Frank H. Wu

Alien Nation: Chinese Migration In The Americas From The Coolie Era Through World War II by Elliott Young

The Good Immigrants: How The Yellow Peril Became The Model Minorities by Madeline H. Ysu

Asian American Dreams: The Emergence Of An American People by Helen Zia

The Myth Of The Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism by Rosalind S. Chou & Joe R. Feagin

Two Faces Of Exclusion: The Untold Story Of Anti-Asian Racism In The United States by Lon Kurashige

Whiteness

White Fragility by Robin Di Angelo (done!)

White Kids: Growing Up With Privilege In A Racially Divided America by Margaret A. Hagerman

Waking Up White by Deby Irving

The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter

White Like Me: Reflections On Race From A Privileged Son by Tim Wise

White Rage by Carol Anderson

What Does It Mean To Be White: Developing White Racial Literacy by Robin DiAngelo

The Invention of The White Race: Volume 1: Racial Oppression and Social Control by Theodore W. Allen

The Invention of The White Race: Volume 2: The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America by Theodore W. Allen

Immigration

Call Me American by Abdi Nor Iftir

Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work by Edwidge Danticat

My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

The Devil’s Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario

Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay In Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli

Voter Suppression

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson

Give Us The Vote: The Modern Struggle For Voting Rights In America by Ari Berman

Prison Abolition And Police Violence

Abolition Democracy by Angela Davis

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis

The Prison Industrial Complex by Angela Davis

Political Prisoners, Prisons, And Black Liberation by Angela Davis

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (done!)

The End Of Policing by Alex S Vitale

Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie

Choke Hold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler

From The War On Poverty To The War On Crime: The Making Of Mass Incarceration In America by Elizabeth Hinton

Feminist Theory

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft

Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay

7 Feminist And Gender Theories

Race, Gender, And Class by Margaret L. Anderson

African Gender Studies by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí

The Invention Of Women by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí

What Gender Is Motherhood? by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí

Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity by Chandra Talpade Mohanty

I Am Malala by Malala Youssef

LGBT Theory

Gender Trouble by Judith Butler

Performative Acts and Gender Constitution by Judith Butler

Imitation and Gender Insubordination by Judith Butler

Bodies That Matter by Judith Butler

Excitable Speech by Judith Butler

Undoing Gender by Judith Butler

The Roots Of Lesbian And Gay Opression: A Marxist View by Bob McCubbin

Compulsory Heterosexuality And Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich

Decolonizing Trans/Gender 101 by B. Binohan

Gay.Inc: The Nonprofitization of Queer Politics by Merl Beam

Pronouns Good or Bad: Attitudes and Relationships with Gendered Pronouns

Transgender Warriors

Whipping Girl; A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity

Stone Butch Blues by Lesie Feinberg (done!)

The Stonewall Reader by Edmund White

Sissy by Jacob Tobia

Gender Outlaw by Kate Bornstein

Butch Queens Up In Pumps by Marlon M. Bailey

Black On Both Sides: A Racial History Of Trans Identities by C Riley Snorton

Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin

Ezili’s Mirrors: Imagining Black Queer Genders by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley

Lavender and Red by Emily K. Hobson

[dragynkeep]

Still confused as to how CRWBY still haven't confirmed that "Sacrifice" was a Raven song as fans (correctly) predicted, given the fact that said song basically explained her views on the war with Salem, how she felt about Summer's death, and her entire reason to why she doesn't trust Ozpin.

While we're at it, how the fuck is "All Things Die" a Cinder song? It's mainly a Raven song given how a lot of the lyrics have Corvid allusions and also summarizes both Raven's Darwinistic mentality and how everyone was sick of Cinder at that point in time, her death would bring the equivalent of "Ding dong the witch is dead". I mean Cinder was getting her ass beat to said song, and lord knows when your theme is playing in the background, you're destined to win that fight, or at minimum, have the upper hand.

sacrifice is very much exemplary of an issue a lot of people have with rwby songs in that they sometimes fail to actually define who they’re about or play with just enough vagueness that people can have concrete justifications for how it can be for other people. other examples of this are touch the sky, wings or red like roses part two which is supposed to be about ruby & summer but it feels nothing like ruby’s established character & honestly feels more like yang.

unfortunately a lot of these songs are either repurposed from jeff / casey’s original works like not fall in love with you, awake, all our days, etc so there’s not the specificity needed to apply them concretely to characters. even for sacrifice, i’ve seen people speculate it’s salem, pyrrha, cinder, etc. there’s nothing about it that’s wholly set in stone to go yes, this is about raven even though she is one of the most likely choices & it does fit her warped narrative about ozpin.

all things must die is however a more cut & dry example because it does have both raven & cinder’s leit motif’s in the song’s music track. cinder did also have the upper hand for some of that fight, she was very close to draining the maiden powers from raven before raven managed to turn the tide; i think that the lyrics in the second verse of the song, while being very generic, do also reflect cinder’s state of mind in how her arrogance & need to wipe any of her enemies out is eventually her undoing like it was in the fight & has been throughout the series. her telling them to beg for mercy before death like amber, to only comply & abide like emerald, admit that the hour’s arrived like with the fall of beacon & what could possibly be a subtle nod to cinderella’s “last hour” do all show that this was meant to be a duet between them.

[ramrage]

A Non-Exhaustive List of Lyrics That Remind Me of Thorki

““Like a hand, you reached out to me / the thunder rolls in with the dark /... Does it become you, troublemaker? / Watch them unravel you, pulling everything apart” Beach House - Troublemaker 

 “[He] tied you to [the] kitchen chair / [He] broke your throne and [he] cut your hair / And from your lips, [he] drew the Hallelujah” Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah 

“[His] fight and fury is fiery / Oh but [he] loves / Like sleep to the freezing / Sweet and right and merciful / I'm all but washed / In the tide of [his] breathing”  Hozier - Cherry Wine 

“On the sheet I see your horizon / All of me pressed onto you / But in this light you look like Poseidon / I'm just a ghost you walk right through” Sufjan Stevens - All of Me Wants All of You

“Oh I beg you, can I follow? / Oh I ask you, why not always? / ... / I, I follow / I follow you deep sea, baby / I follow you” Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers

“And I would say I love you / But saying it out loud is hard / So I won't say it at all / And I won't stay very long / But you are life I needed all along / I think of you as my brother / Although that sounds dumb / And words are futile devices” Sufjan Stevens - Futile Devices

“Oh, what can I do? / Life is beautiful, but you don't have a clue” Lana Del Rey - Black Beauty

“I miss you more than anything” Mitski - Francis Forever

“I will love you ‘till the end of time / I would wait a million years / Promise You’ll remember that you’re mine” Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans

“I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lines / I’ll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife / ... / Good God, let me give you my life” Hozier - Take Me to Church

“Found the truth beneath your lies / And true love never has to hide / I'll trade your broken wings for mine / I've seen your scars and kissed your crime” Beyoncé - All Night

“And promise me this / You'll wait for me only / Scared of the lonely arms”  Ben Howard - Promise

“Go back to screaming and cursing / Remind me again how everyone betrayed you / ... / Let me take your temperature / You can throw the thermometer right back at me” Sylvia - The Antlers

“I guessin' you're at an advantage / 'Cause you could blame me for everything / And I don't know where I'ma manage / If one day you just up and leave” Kanye West (feat. Pusha T) - Runaway

[howaminotinthestrokesyet]

When It Started: Julian Casablancas

The Strokes lead singer was born on August 23, 1978 in New York City. His father John was the founder and owner of Elite Model Management, while his mother Jeanette worked as a Danish model and former Miss Denmark. At the age of eight, his parents would divorce. His mother would later marry painter Sam Adoquei, who heavily influenced the young Casablancas by introducing him to classic rock artists such as the Doors. Julian has several half brothers and half sisters through his father’s multiple marriages. The future frontman of the Strokes would attend a variety of schools throughout his early life, which led him to meet many of the future members of the band through schools such as Lycée Français de New York, the Institut Le Rosey boarding school in Switzerland, and the Dwight School in New York. At the latter, Julian would start to informally play music with Nick Valensi and Fab Moretti, which ultimately was the beginning of the Strokes. The singer would never finish high school, but did receive his GED in place of it. He would later attend music classes at Five Towns College, which became the very first time that Casablancas actually enjoyed going to school.

Throughout the history of the Strokes, Julian has served as the principal songwriter for the group. Some have said that he would insert a large measure of control over the music, but he and other members have said that does not seem to be the case anymore. Each member of the group brings their own ideas about future songs, then the band decides what to use and what to discard. Nick Valensi would say this about the singer. “His ear is so sharp. He's the one with the ear for detail in this band. Creatively, he is a force to be reckoned with." In 2009, Casablancas released his first solo album entitled Phrazes for the Young through RCA. He would talk about releasing music as a solo artist versus material from the Strokes. “It’s like touring with me or with five of me." The singer would also go on to say that as a solo artist he is able to experiment with his music and lyrics in ways that he would probably avoid in the Strokes. He has always been quite adamant the brand name that is the band should be protected. The title of the album had been inspired by the Oscar Wilde book, Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young, while the album itself embraced a very 1980’s new wave sound that had a heavy emphasis on the use of synthesizers. He talked about this new direction in his music. “I would've gone weirder with the music, but I wanted to be smart. I didn't want people to say, 'Okay, this is his weird abstract thing,' and dismiss the album. I worked too hard on it for that to happen... I wanted to be crazy original and bridge the gap between traditional music and modern music." The LP would be recorded in New York and Omaha, Nebraska with producer Jason Lader and some additional assistance from Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes. A tour would follow the release with a backing band called the Sick Six including Jeff Kite (keyboard), Nelson London (synthesizer), JP Bowersock (guitar), Danielle Haim (percussion) and Alex Carapetis (drums). The first major shows in North America took place over the course of a month at the Downtown Palace Theater in Los Angeles. This venue had been previously used in the Michael Jackson “Thriller” music video.

In 2013, Julian began another side project called Julian Casablancas + the Voidz. Other members of this new band included Jeramy "Beardo" Gritter and Amir Yaghmai on guitar, Jacob "Jake" Bercovici on bass (as well as synthesizer), Alex Carapetis on drums and percussion, and Jeff Kite on keyboard. In 2017, the group wanting more recognition as a band rather than a side project changed its name to simply the Voidz. The goal of the group was to create music that represented a quality of being both very aggressive and quite complex. As lead vocalist and songwriter, Casablancas began to explore musical scales within Middle Eastern music, not any traditional Western scales. Jake Bercovici has said, they are interested in “exploring [music] from the margins.” The singer looked upon the group as a vehicle in which he could create music that embodied characteristics much more experimental than anything that the Strokes ever offered. Their debut album Tyranny was released in September 2014 through Casablancas’s own record label, Cult Records. The album would also feature an 11 minute single entitled “Human Sadness,” which Julian actually wrote originally for a short documentary film about his stepfather, painter Sam Adoquei. Their second album would be released in March 2018 entitled Virtue, which took on a much stronger political point of view emphasizing the paradox between truth and lies.

Over the years, Julian has collaborated on a number of tracks with other artists. In 2006, the Strokes teamed up with Eddie Vedder and Josh Homme for a cover of “Mercy Mercy (The Ecology)” by Marvin Gaye. On the track, Vedder sang backup vocals, while Homme would play drums. In 2008, he recorded a collaboration with Pharrell and Santigold for Converse on a track called “My Drive-thru.” In 2009, the singer lent his vocals to the comedy trio the Lonely Island for a parody song on their debut album Incredibad called “Boom Box.” The Strokes frontman would later record a cover of another Saturday Night Live parody, “I Wish It Was Christmas Today.” He would eventually perform the song live with Jimmy Fallon, Horacio Sanz, and the Roots on Fallon’s talk show. In 2010, Casablancas sang vocals for the track “Little Girl” on the 2010 Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse album Dark Night of the Soul. In 2011, Julian performed the song “Rave On” for the release of a Buddy Holly tribute record. In 2013, he would also provide vocals, lyrics, and guitar to the Daft Punk song instant crush on their 2013 record Random Access Memories. The album would go on the win the Grammy for Album of the Year, which he would receive recognition for his work on it. In 2015, Julian created a cover with Jehnny Beth of the 1983 song Boy/Girl, which would be released through Cult Records. In 2016, he would also provide covers for the soundtrack to the HBO series Vinyl performing three tracks by the Velvet Underground, “Venus in Furs,” “Run Run Run,” and “White Light/White Heat.” That same year, the singer would pen a song for Har Mar Superstar on his album Best Summer Ever entitled “Youth Without Love.”

In 2009, Casablancas started his own music label, Cult Records. The company currently includes a roster of The Growlers, Har Mar Superstar, Songhoy Blues, Rey Pila, Karen O, Promiseland, The Strokes, The Voidz, Exhibition and Cerebral Ballzy. Past artists were Albert Hammond Jr., The Virgins, Reputante, INHEAVEN, Exclamation Pony and Nelson London (C O L O R). The company first began as an imprint in order to release his first solo album Phrazes for the Young. As for his influences, the earliest ones were the Doors and Velvet Underground. He would say this about the latter group. “The way Lou Reed wrote and sang about drugs and sex, about the people around him — it was so matter-of-fact. He could be romantic in the way he portrayed these crazy situations, but he was also intensely real. It was poetry and journalism." Other influences include Bob Marley, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam. He would later say that the song “Yellow Ledbetter” inspired him to start making music. In his personal life, the singer would marry the Strokes assistant manager, Juliet Joslin in 2005. They have two sons together, but divorced in 2019. In the early days of the Strokes, Casablancas struggled with drinking, but he has been completely sober since 2009. Julian would say in an interview about trying to quit drinking, he was “hungover for five years.”

[warriordreamer95]

Thanks to FlyntofRWBY for providing the audio and confirming the official lyrics with Jeff Williams, as well as Exsidia for the artwork

Taunted and tortured Insulted and reviled In thrall to human overlords Since I was a child Surrounded by weaklings Pathetic and oppressed Satisfied to gnaw on scraps Afraid to leave the nest Won't apologize for Retribution Punishment is Well-deserved Subjugate, humiliate and rob us of our pride Watch them fall as I am glorified You'll see I'm their hero I'll be lionized I have the strength to do what's needed Unify our people with no compromise Champion the truth until they recognize Lead them to salvation and regain our lives Behold your flaccid leaders Too weak to take the prize Replace them with a warrior It's time we mobilize Depose the feeble cowards Heed this battle cry Vengeance on the human filth The time is now we'll rise Won’t accept a life of Destitution Suffering is Over soon Terminate, annihilate, our enemies must die Destroy them all while I am glorified I'm here I'm your savior I'll be lionized I am the path to reclamation This world will have no peace til our dream's realized No mercy no compassion our fate's justified Time to turn the table on who's tyrannized

[greaterblogston]

I don't know y'all. This one was hard. And I'm not sure I really did that great of a job. But honestly, that's probably true of the last couple of these, so oh well.

I'll give brief explanations below, sometimes int he form of lyrics, sometimes in the form of cryptic nonsense. If you have questions, feel free to ask. Lyrics are italicized.  

A lot of these songs are dance-punk or new age punk bands that sound kinda dance-y (Devo, Gang of Four). I like the idea that Leon liked things with specific and predictable rhythms to them, so that kind of music made sense. And then this narrative presented itself throughout the playlist - dancing became synonymous for...well, living. Do you decide to dance, even if dancing is draining? Life can be draining too. You don't have to dance to be alive, but if dancing makes you feel alive, then please keep dancing.

Track listing after the break.

1. Stroke it Noel - Big Star Do you wanna dance? Easy, now!

2. Everything In Its Right Place - Radiohead A thesis song for Leon. Order that slowly slips into musical chaos, becomes somewhat orderly again. But is still messy. Everything can be in its right place, but for how long?

3. Natural's Not In It - Gang of Four The orderly, sharp rhythm and beat, and list-like lyrics remind me of Leon. as do lines like "this heaven gives me migraine."

4. [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction - Devo For some reason I feel like Leon would like Devo, mostly because of how orderly and tight their songs feel, but this song also matches his MO a bit. Never the Rolling Stones. Leon would not be a Stones fan. God, no. But Devo's version? Yeah, he can get into that. He's never satisfied either. There's too much chaos in the world.

5. Dance Yrself Clean - LCD Soundsystem I imagine Leon confronting the worst parts of his personality in this song. Doing things that intentionally piss people off just because it's part of his nature. Like refusing to dance, even though he knows someone like Louisa loves it. Making these fussy plans and scheduling everything obsessively, even if he does do things to support others. In other words: Talking like a jerk / except you are an actual jerk / and living proof that sometimes friends are mean. / Present company expect it / Present company just laugh it off / it's better than it seems.

6. No Big Bang - Priests I get the exhilaration but when you look down and see the sheer stupidity of the roller coaster just staring you in the face as blank and inescapable as the slab of concrete below Just waiting to catch you, to crush you, your falling body, your skull All of the sudden all of the science and evolution and progress I mean sure, it looks good from a distance but when you're really inside of it you realize it's fucking terrifying

7. Dead - They Might Be Giants The quintessential song about realizing you're dead and maybe wishing you weren't.

8. Crystalized - The xx Yeah, bad pun. Leon is a crystal ball now, get it? But also a lovely little song about a complicated relationship, of which Leon has plenty.

9. Lost Coastlines - Okkervil River This is a song about two friends who are parting. The two singers were both in two different bands, Okkervil River, and Sheerwater, and one singer was leaving to focus on the other band full time. And there's just something so beautiful about these two guys duet on one song together for a final time, recognizing something was over, celebrating the time they had, what they created, celebrating each other. It's just a beautiful song and it kinda reminds me of Michael and Leon a little. There's distance there, but they will always be close.

10. Self Control - Frank Ocean Sometimes you'll miss it / the sound makes you cry Some nights you're dancing / with tears in your eye

11. Leave Me Alone - New Order From my head to my toes / From the words in the book I see a vision that would bring me luck / From my head to my toes / To my teeth, through my nose You get these words wrong You get these words wrong / Everytime You get these words wrong / I just smile

12. Retrograde - James Blake I feel like this is Leon at his loneliest. This is an incredibly lonely song. The lyrics don't really match much of what he's going through. Well, maybe the lines "You're on your own in a world you’ve grown," and "So show me where you fit."

13. I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)- The 1975 I bet you thought your life would change / but you're sat on a train again Your memories are sceneries for things you said / but never really meant. 14. Over and Over - Hot Chip Steady beat. You can dance to it. But does Leon want to? I love that it's about repetition. Something Leon appreciates for its predictability. I like the veiled threat of lines like, "Laid back, I'll give you laid back." Leon is not going to give you laid back.

15. Pieces of the People We Love - The Rapture Cause everybody's got a little piece of someone they hide It's okay, it's the way we distract until the day we die

16. Heartbeats - The Knife Look I don't have a good reason for this to be here other than I want it to be and feel like it should be. Think of it as Leon saying goodbye to Michael in a way. I don't know. Or Leon as a guiding higher power for Michael, but also accepting that Michael needs to grow on his own. Sure. That's the ticket.

17. Unforgettable Season - Cut Copy You sent an SOS away / Reach across the sky Through glowing windows we stare / But not at home

18. Subways - The Avalanches 19. Going Home - The Avalanches These are just fun danceable mixtape music about riding the Subway so I felt, "How can I not include them on a Greater Boston playlist with dance music on it?"

20. Bodys - Car Seat Headrest This is my favorite song of the year. I could have died this year. I had a pretty bad health scare. And lines like, "Do you realize our bodies could fall apart at any second?" hit home harder than they did earlier in the year. Ultimately this song is about letting go out your personal anxieties and deciding to live, deciding to ask someone to dance, deciding to embrace life while you can. I think it's appropriate for Leon. I think it's appropriate for all of us. But it's especially appropriate for me right now. So, "those are you got some nice shoulders. I'd like to put my hands around them."

21. ...While You're Alive - Jeff Rosenstock & 22. Perfect Sound Whatever - Jeff Rosenstock Possibly weird choices, but "when you're a ghost they'll sit around and talk about why they love you the most," make it a must to include. And it's another song that's about telling people why they matter to you while they have the time.

The second song is about acknowledging that chaos is inevitable. There is no perfection. A good lesson for Leon and all his planning. "Perfect always takes so long because it doesn't exist." There is no perfect sound. It doesn't exist. Then again, if it were to exist, a room full of people cheerily chanting, "It doesn't exist!" at the top of their lungs might be it.

23. Let's Dance - Spiritualized The hour is getting late They're putting all our dreams away Lord have mercy on all of our thoughts today I should get away But I would rather stay and dance C'mon darling let's dance.

[rwbyconversations]

Adam Character Short Song Analysis

So Adam’s new song (which I think is called “Lionized”) has its lyrics partially transcribed already (god I love how this fandom works so fast). 

Credit to Myrkuri on Youtube for these lyrics, who makes great AMVs you should check out when you get the chance. 

Surrounded by weaklings, Scattered and oppressed, Satisfied to gnaw on scraps  Afraid to leave the nest

Adam’s new song opens with a look beneath the mask to show it seems he secretly loathes the Faunus around him who have let themselves be scattered among the Kingdoms like leaves in the wind. Even among the White Fang, the Faunus are oppressed and pushed down on (we see this in the short where Adam has to inspire a bunch of Faunus who work at an SDC plant to commit a robbery). He detests how it seems many  Faunus are content with the meager offerings that humanity gives the Faunus, and attributes this to their unwillingness to rock the boat or make substantial change themselves.

You’ll see, I’m their hero, I’ll be lionized!

But despite this seeming hatred, Adam decides to take on the mantle of hero for the Faunus. His character has always been one who started down the path of violence hoping for change, and at this point, Adam relishes in the glory he gets for being willing to kill racist humans. After Sienna puts him on a pedestal, Adam learns that he likes being on top of the dogpile. And ultimately, Adam is proven right. The White Fang do lionize Adam, adopting his mask and seeing him promoted to leading the entire Vale cell by his early-mid 20s.

I have the strength to do what’s needed,  Unify our people with no compromise,

Adam reaffirms how he and only he has the strength do what he thinks is necessary in his attempts of retribution for the Faunus- and he will unite them, whether they want to be unified or not. There can be no compromise in this mission and he will not tolerate dissent.

Additionally, remember Armed and Ready. “This time there’s no compromise.” Fuel for the fire of Adam and Yang’s foil status. 

Champion the truth until they recognize, Lead them to salvation and regain our lives!

All of this chorus has Adam insisting over and over that he’s committing a necessary evil- part of him, in spite of the atrocities he goes on to commit, recognizes that his is a path not everyone can or should walk. But after years of Ghira’s peaceful protests getting nowhere and Sienna’s more blood-stained approach making humanity comply through fear, Adam sees only one path going forward, and that path has the promised salvation that sees the Faunus regaining what Adam believes to be rightfully theirs.

Behold your flaccid leaders, Too weak to take the prize,  Replace them with a warrior, It’s time we mobilize!

We don’t see Adam and Ghira interact much in the short, but Adam’s silence as Ghira begins to ream into him for killing the human that organized the raid suggests that he respects Ghira enough to endure this punishment. When this part of the song kicks in after Sienna has fully replaced Adam and let him off the leash, Adam now seems spiteful towards Ghira, dismissing him as flaccid and too weak to properly bring the Faunus to glory. In replacing Ghira with Sienna, Adam now sees new blood in the White Fang (as Ilia and Blake join the front lines with the two veteran fighters in their perpetual war) and now, Adam believes, is the time that you (the Faunus) must fight for our lives. 

Depose the feeble cowards, Heed this battle cry, Vengeance on the human filth,  The time is now we’ll rise! 

Although Ghira ultimately chose to step down as leader of the White Fang, Adam describes Sienna replacing him as more of a coup. He latches onto the rallying power of Sienna’s more violent tactics and goes all in on the violent rhetoric. With Sienna at the helm and Blake and Ilia by his side, Adam sees this as the turning point in his battle.

I’m here, I’m your savior, I’ll be lionized! 

And thanks to Sienna in turn promoting Adam, he and the White Fang really do see him as a savior, we’ve gone from “You’ll see,” to Adam being a twisted All Might- “I’m here!”. Sienna wanted a weapon to turn on humanity and by God did she find one. 

I am the Path to Reclamation! 

It’s interesting that Adam calls himself this, given how just last Volume we had Weiss reflecting on the Path to Isolation. Jeff usually doesn’t make accidental connections, so I’m sure it’s very purposefully placed in the song- Adam is someone who has suffered at the hands of the SDC and has hurt them in turn. He is leading the Faunus who work those mines away from a life as glorified slave labor, instead showing them “Reclamation” by his side. Weiss meanwhile, at this point in the timeline is stuck in isolation, a path that is “littered with the dreams that lay destroyed.” (a reference to It’s My Turn, where Weiss says that Jacques shot down many of her childhood dreams)

This world will have no peace ‘till our dream’s realized, No mercy, no compassion, Our fate’s justified!  Time to turn the table on who’s tyrannized! 

Adam and the new White Fang led by Sienna make their mission statement clear- no one will get to live in a peaceful world, or even know what the word means, until they get off the warpath and have their paradise made reality. It doesn’t matter what they sacrifice- morals, mercy or compassion, they have justified the costs of this conflict and have committed in mind, body and soul. And their first target? Everyone who beat them down in the first place. The people who laughed at Ilia when they heard her parents died, who raided convoys for entering the wrong village. Those people will see what it’s like to be the victim and Adam’s hero complex means he’ll love every second of it.

[stained-carmine]

🎵 Reiko

((Of course, the song that best fits Reiko is none other than Ignite by Jeff Williams. If I had to pick a theme song for my characters, which is something I’ve considered doing because I love music, This would be Reiko’s theme without a doubt. So let’s go over the lyrics!))

Hello there my enemyWelcome to my punching spreeThis is where I lay waste and you go home bleedingDidn’t have to be this wayShould have stayed out of the frayNow you’re heading for a beating

((Always eager to fight, Reiko loves combat. She actively seeks it out, and she is very confident in her combat prowess. She will warn you not to mess with her, in her own little egotistical way, and if you don’t take her warning, you take your life into your own hands.))

Didn’t mother warn you?Now she’s gonna mourn youBeing damaged’s how you’ll end this dayYou’re a big messCuz I’m relentlessI gotta tell you I’m on fire today

((Her arrogance isn’t unfounded either, so beware, because once she gets going, she’s not gonna stop till she wins or dies trying.))

Crash and burn (crash and burn)Some lessons are just hard to learn

((Underestimate her at your own risk.))

Scathing eyes (scathing eyes)That see things from only one side

So let’s start the game!

Fool you shouldn’t stare into these eyes of fire

You’re goin’ to regret this little fight

You don’t wanna mess with meI’m something higher

((She really is, especially when it comes to ordinary humans. How can an average human hope to compare to someone who has maxed stats without any effort? When it comes to the humans of her world, a fight with her is just downright unfair.))

Anguish you’ll know for your miserable plightSoon you’ll bemoan your mistake of a lifeYou’ll watch yourself sufferYou’ll watch me ignite

((She’s a total sadist too.))

Usually, I devastateThis time I’d annihilateAny minute now, you’re gonna rue our meeting

The moments of your life are fleeting

((Mercy just isn’t in her vocabulary when it comes to fighting.))

Looking pretty tatteredYour blood is really splatteredWon’t be long until I end this game

((So don’t expect her to be gentle.))

As any remarkable heartHas gone through the hardship and shameThat’s born of standing apartFrom the easily processed, the uniform army of sameAnd that’s just so lame!

((Hipster? Hipster.))

I dominate, desecrate, leave you in a foul statePut you in the trash with that nonsense you perpetuate

((Does she ever stop shit talking? ….No, probably not.))

Why’d you get me riled up? Don’t you know I’m wild, bruh?

((Pester her at your own risk. She’s unpredictable and can attack at the drop of a hat, so she’s by no means safe to be around.))

Told you I’m torturous when you feel the force of this blastYou’ll crash like a cardiac explosion, bitch

((Explosions!))

Bloody body, broken nose, screw it it’s a bloodbathTry to get away but there’s no escaping Alcatraz

((She won’t let her prey escape once she’s locked on to them.))

Look what you made me do, told you I would slaughter you

((Take when she warned Chen against calling her cute. Chen didn’t listen of course. So Reiko, keeping her word, tried to enact her threat.))

Bringing out the beast in me, challenging my decencyNow I gotta ask: do you really want a piece of me?

“Do you?!”

Hope you’re ready for the pain, suffer when I hit your brainErase your essence from Earth, no need to explain

((Did someone say Essence?))

Fool you shouldn’t stare into these eyes of fireYou’re goin’ to regret this little fightYou don’t wanna mess with meI’m something higherAnguish you’ll know for your miserable plightSoon you’ll bemoan your mistake of a lifeYou’ll watch yourself sufferYou’ll watch me ignite!

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 125: PAPUAN]

There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 420+ Papuan faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

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THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

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Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

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and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Ria Thielsch (1951) Papuan Indonesian / Dutch - singer and model.

Patty Brard / Petula Louise Brard (1955) Papuan Indonesian / Dutch - singer and tv presenter.

Robyn Gibbes (1957) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - actress and casting agent.

Viva Westi (1972) Papuan Indonesian - actress, director, and screenwriter.

Genevieve Lacey (1972) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - musician and director.

Lala Suwages (1980) Papuan Indonesian - actress and singer.

Nowela Auparay (1987) Papuan Indonesian / Batak Indonesian - singer.

Emi Maria (1987) Papuan New Guinean / Japanese - singer-songwriter.

S. Olvah Alhamid / Syarifah Olvah Alhamid / Olvah Alhamid Bwefar (1990) Papuan Indonesian / Hadhrami Yemeni - model and Miss Eco Universe Indonesia 2016.

Paramytha Lestari Mulyarto (1991) Papuan Indonesian / Javanese Indonesian - singer.

Abigail Havora (1991) Papuan New Guinean - Miss Pacific Islands 2015.

Grace Agatha Nugi (1991) Papuan New Guinean - Miss Papua New Guinea 2014 and Miss Supranational Papua New Guinea 2015.

Kellyanne Limbiye (1993) Papuan New Guinean - Miss Papua New Guinea 2016.

Niawali Twain (1994) Papuan New Guinean - Miss Papua New Guinea 2017.

Kaiit (1998) Papuan New Guinean - singer.

Leoshina Mercy Kariha (2000) Papuan New Guinean - Miss Pacific Islands 2018.

Venda Kakaso (?) Papuan New Guinean - actress.

Ludia Maryen (?) Papuan Indonesian - Miss Papua 2018 and Miss Indonesia Persahabatan 2018 (instagram: ludia_maryen).

Maggie Kondango (?) Papuan New Guinean - actress.

Llane Munau (?) Papuan New Guinean - actress and director.

Moslyn Moses (?) Papuan New Guinean - actress.

Lucy Sari (?) Papuan New Guinean - actress.

Momon (?) Papuan Indonesian - instagrammer (monalisasembor).

F - Athletes:

Elizabeth Bure (1948) Papuan New Guinean - lawn bowler.

Linda Ahmat (1952) Papuan New Guinean - lawn bowler.

Geua Vada Tau (1957) Papuan New Guinean - lawn bowler.

Iammogapi Launa (1958) Papuan New Guinean - heptathlete.

Barbara Ingiro (1962) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Kune Amini (1964) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Elanga Buala (1964) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Rosemary Turare (1964) Papuan New Guinean - runner.

Lucy Ovia (1967) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Nurhayati (1970) Papuan Indonesian - bicycle racer.

Konio Heagi (1973) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Ann Mooney (1975) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Ura Rigana (1976) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Gari Mea (1976) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Boni David (1978) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Sarce Aronggear (1979) Papuan Indonesian - sprint canoer.

Mebo Ipi (1979) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Liz Wardley (1979) Papuan New Guinea - sailor.

Raema Lisa Rumbewas (1980) Papuan Indonesian - weightlifter.

Karo Lumis (1980) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Bede Morea (1980) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Maartje Scheepstra (1980) Papuan Indonesian - field hockey player.

Helen Philemon (1980) Papuan New Guinean - track and field athlete.

Pere Koroba (1981) Papuan Indonesian - rower.

Nao Kamea (1982) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Mae Koime (1983) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Koita Atai (1983) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Xenia Peni (1983) Papuan New Guinean - swimmer.

Salome Dell (1985) Papuan New Guinean - athlete.

Henao Sam (1985) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Maleta Roberts (1985) Papuan New Guinean - netball player.

Varoi Morea (1986) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Betty Burua (1986) Papuan New Guinean - track athlete.

Pauke Siaka (1986) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane (1986) Papuan New Guinean - swimmer.

Sharon Kwarula (1987) Papuan New Guinean - athlete.

Toea Wisil (1988) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Korwa (1988) Papuan Indonesian / Javanese Indonesian - badminton player.

Joyleen Jeffrey (1989) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Norma Ovasuru (1989) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Kaia Arua (1990) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Sibona Jimmy (1992) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Heather Watson (1992) Papuan New Guinean / British - tennis player.

Donna Koniel (1992) Papuan New Guinean - athlete.

Judith Meauri (1992) Papuan New Guinean - swimmer.

Rellie Kaputin (1993) Papuan New Guinean - track and field athlete.

Tanya Ruma (1993) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Jacob Sabua (1994) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Adrine Monagi (1995) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter and heptathlete.

Veru Frank (1995) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Ravina Oa (1995) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Vicky Araa (1996) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Helen Buruka (1996) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Afure Adah (1997) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Tegan McCarthy (1997) Papuan New Guinean - swimmer.

Brenda Tau (1998) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Asty Dwi Widyaningrum (2000) Papuan Indonesian - badminton player.

Kopi John (?) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Cunera Monalua (?) Papuan New Guinean - lawn bowler.

Konio Oala (?) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Hinamutawa Philip (?) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Wena Piande (?) Papuan New Guinean - lawn bowler.

Mairi Tom (?) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Isabel Toua (?) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Naoani Vare (?) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

M:

Rico Tampatty (1964) Papuan Indonesian - actor.

Edo Kondologit (1967) Papuan Indonesian - actor and singer.

Ari Sihasale / Juharson Estrella Sihasale (1973) Papuan Indonesian - actor, singer, model, and director.

Auki Henry / Lionel Renagi William Henry (1974) Papuan New Guinean / English, Scottish - actor, presenter, producer, director, and photographer.

Evan Sanders (1981) Papuan Indonesian - actor and singer.

Michael Jakarimilena (1983) Papuan Indonesian - actor and singer.

Aldiansyah Taher (1983) Papuan Indonesian - actor, presenter, and singer.

Sam Brodie (1987) Papuan Indonesian, Javanese Indonesian, Ambonese Indonesian, Chinese, Scottish - actor.

Douglas Oga (1990) Papuan Indonesian - actor, rapper, presenter, DJ, and dancer.

Mamat Alkatiri / Mohammed Yusran Alkatiri (1992) Papuan Indonesian - comedian.

Jimmy Kobogau (1992) Papuan Indonesian - actor.

Albert Fakdawer (1993) Papuan Indonesian - actor and singer.

Daniel Snoeks (1994) Papuan New Guinean / Dutch - model, tv personality, and tattooist.

Esal Revano (1995) Papuan Indonesian - actor and singer.

Julian Liberty (1999) Papuan Indonesian - actor.

Paul Bebes (?) Papuan New Guinean - actor.

Ochy Thenu (?) Papuan Indonesian - actor, DJ, tv host, and dancer.

Harry B.H. Koveso (?) Papuan New Guinean - actor.

Yauw Yobehfaa (?) Papuan Indonesian - Mister Indonesia Papua and Best Talent 2018 (Instagram: yauw_yobehfaa).

M - Athletes:

Allen Crawley (1941) Papuan New Guinean - shooter.

Edward Laboran (1942) Papuan New Guinean - high jumper. .

Trevan Clough (1942) Papuan New Guinean - former long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter.

Nigel Agonia (1948) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Wavala Kali (1954) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Zoffa Yarawi (1954) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.

Yohanes Auri (1954) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Tumat Sogolik (1955) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.

Takale Tuna (1955) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Johnny Aba (1956) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.

Tau John Tokwepota (1956) Papuan New Guinean - runner.

Rully Nere (1957) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Jeff Woodland (1957) Papuan Indonesian - golfer.

Rowan Brennan (1958) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Adolf Kabo (1960) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Lapule Tamean (1962) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Washington Banian (1963) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.

Willie Bera (1964) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Noah Maryem (1965) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

John Siguria (1965) Papuan New Guinean - runner.

Subul Babo (1966) Papuan Indonesian - sprinter.

Poloni Avek (1966) Papuan Indonesian - runner.

Manis Lamond (1966) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Francis Niakuam (1966) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Aaron Dupnai (1968) Papuan Indonesian - runner.

Steven Kevi (1968) Papuan Indonesian - boxer.

John Hou (1968) Papuan Indonesian - sprinter.

Gidix Nasa (1968) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Erich Momberger (1968) Papuan Indonesian - decathlete. .

Henry Kungsi (1969) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.

Kaminiel Selot (1970) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Godfrey Baniau (1970) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Ronny Wabia (1970) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Adrian Lam (1970) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

The Rock Breaker / Muhammad Rachman / Mohammad Rachman Sawaluddin bin Suhaimat (1971) Papuan Indonesian - boxer.

Bernard Manana (1972) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Baobo Neuendorf (1972) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Ricky Nalatu (1972) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Elias Paiyo (1972) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Bruce Mamando (1972) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Marcus Bai (1972) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Aples Tecuari (1973) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Chris Yarangga (1973) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Alexander Pulalo (1973) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

John Sem (1973) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.

Tapas Posman (1973) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Allan Akia (1973) Papuan Indonesian - sprinter.

Peter Moide (1974) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Navu Maha (1974) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Yanes Raubaba (1974) Papuan Indonesian - sprinter.

Ivan Wakit (1974) Papuan New Guinean - runner.

Stanley Gene (1974) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Eduard Ivakdalam (1974) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Graham Appo (1974) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Mark Mom (1974) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

David Westley (1974) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Peter Pulu (1975) Papuan New Guinean - athlete.

Alfred Songoro (1975) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Samuel Bai (1975) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Amos Ali (1975) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Kauna Vagi (1976) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Mal Michael / Malcolm Michael (1977) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - rugby league footballer.

Ortizan Solossa (1977) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Makali Aizue (1977) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Lukas Rumkabu (1977) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

John Wilshere (1978) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Archie Thompson (1978) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified - footballer.

Jack Komboy (1978) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Duncan Na'awi (1978) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Mowen Boino (1979) Papuan Indonesian - track and field athlete.

Elie Aiboy (1979) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Andrew Lepani (1979) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Erol Iba (1979) Papuan Indoneisan - footballer.

Yan D. Ruatakurey (1979) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Jack Willie (1979) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.

Korneles Budam (1980) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Yohanes Kabagaimu (1980) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Yohanes L.G. Kabagaimu (1980) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Reggie Davani (1980) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Kevin Prior (1980) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Trevor Exton (1981) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Ryan Pini (1981) Papuan New Guinean - swimmer..

Wally Kirika (1982) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Kema Jack (1982) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Sapolai Yao (1982) Papuan New Guinean - runner.

Izaac Wanggai (1982) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Steve Franciscus (1982) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Gerald Pangkali (1982) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Mauri Wasi (1982) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Nathaniel Lepani (1982) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Arifin Ginuni (1983) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Menzie Yere (1983) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Korinus Fingkreuw (1983) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Gari Moka (1983) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Pieter Rumaropen (1983) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

David Aua (1983) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Nehemia Solossa / Nehemia Bill Solossa (1983) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Yustinus Pae / Tinus Pae (1983) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Michael Bani (1984) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified Indigenous Australian - footballer.

Gideon V. Way (1984) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Yopen Wandikbo (1984) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Raymond Ovinou (1984) Papuan New Guinean - judoka.

Eric Komeng (1984) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Nelson Stone (1984) Papuan New Guinean - runner.

Henari Veratau (1984) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Imanuel Padwa (1984) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Charlie Wabo (1984) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Kieran Chan (1984) Papuan New Guinean / Chinese - swimmer.

Christian Warobay / Marthen Christian Warobay (1984) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Jason Chan (1984) Papuan New Guinean / Chinese - footballer.

Cornelis Kaimu (1985) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Jeremy Yasasa (1985) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Yohanis Tjoe (1985) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

George Keppa (1985) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Edison Ames (1985) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Paul Aiton (1985) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified - footballer.

Mayona Amtop / Ponsianus Y. Mayona Amtop (1985) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Neville Costigan (1985) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified - footballer.

David Christian Uron (1985) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Anton Lui (1985) Papuan New Guinean - sprinter.

Yesaya Desnam / Yesaya Nickhanor Desnam (1985) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Michael Foster (1985) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Didi Gento Paroy (1985) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Richard Kambo (1985) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Selsius Gebze (1985) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Jessie Joe Parker (1985) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Nickson Kolo (1985) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Alex Davani (1985 or 1986) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Victor Pae (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

James Nightingale (1986) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Kelly Jampu (1986) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Nur Iskandar / Muhammad Nur Iskandar (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Leslie Kalai (1986) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Wayne Bond (1986) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Isak Konon / Isak Konon Wombon (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Felix Bondaluke (1986) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Ian Kabes (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Larsen Marape (1986) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Cornelius Geddy (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Keith Peters (1986) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Ardiles Rumbiak (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Francis Kompaon (1986) Papuan New Guinean - athlete.

Steven Hendambo (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Raymond Gunemba (1986) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

James Gwilt (1986) Papuan New Guinean / Welsh - footballer.

Frangky Amo (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Boaz Solossa (1986) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Assad Vala (1987) Papuan Indonesian - cricketer. .

Valentine Nelson (1987) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Frans Freno Sauyai (1987) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Scott Daruda (1986) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Tim Natusch (1986) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Ashley Seeto (1987) Papuan New Guinean - swimmer.

Willie Minoga (1987) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Cyril Muta (1987) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Koriak Upaiga (1987) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

George Slefendorfas (1987) Papuan New Guinean / Lithuanian - footballer.

Samuel Kini (1987) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

David Muta (1987) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Steven Imbiri (1987) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Rob Griffin / Rodney Griffin (1987) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Stevie Bonsapia (1988) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Niel Hans (1988) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Manu / Imanuel Wanggai (1988) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Ruben Sanadi (1988) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Pipi Raho (1988) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Habel Satya (1988) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Tu'u Maori (1988) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Patrich Wanggai (1988) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Will Genia (1988) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Tom Butterfield / Tommy Butterfield (1988) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Jean Wilson Aleng (1988) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

David Mead / David Moore (1988) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Ricardo Merani (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Izak Ogoai (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Sam Joe (1989) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Fred Ferdinando Mote (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Nasution Karubaba (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Ronald Warisan (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Wira Wama (1989) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Titus Bonai (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Lukas Mandowen (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Tyson Martin (1989) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - footballer.

Joan Darome (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Wempy Obure (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Dominggus Fakdawer (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Yance Youwei (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Thompson Teteh (1989) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Vendry Mofu (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Septinus Alua (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Franklin Rumbiak (1989) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Morea Baru (1990) Papuan New Guinean - weightlifter.

Oktovianus Maniani (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Wartovo Puara Jr (1990) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Boas Atururi (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Ryan Tongia (1990) Papuan New Guinean, Chinese, German - footballer.

Brad McDonald (1990) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Alan Aronggear / Alan Arthur Aronggear (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

John Reva (1990) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Andri Ibo (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

James Segeyaro (1990) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Nelson Alom (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Aidan Toua (1990) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Mucklis Haay (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Ray Thompson (1990) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified Indigenous Australian - footballer.

Engelbert Sani (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Daniel Joe (1990) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Moses Banggo (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Bland Abavu (1990) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Jaelaniu Arey (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Roland Bala (1990) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Mario Aibekob (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Jamal Seeto (1990) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Daniel Tata (1990) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Kila Iaravai (1991) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Fandry Imbiri (1991) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Chad Soper (1991) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Mario Reyaan (1991) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Henry Wan (1991) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Marco Kabiay (1991) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Kurt Baptiste (1991) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - footballer.

Eldjo Iba (1991) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Nazmie-Lee Marai (1991) Papuan New Guinean - athlete.

Dedy Jaya Siregar (1992) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Toua Udia (1992) Papuan New Guinean - weightlifter.

Irvin Soskoy (1992) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Anis Nabar / Johanes Nabar (1992) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Sese Bau (1992) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

James Yoku (1992) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Feri Pahabol / Yohanes Pahabol / Yohanes Ferinando Pahabol (1992) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Emmanuel Simon (1992) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Ronaldo Meosido (1992) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Lega Siaka (1992) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

David Laly (1992) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Roni Beroperay (1992) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Steven Kari (1993) Papuan New Guinean - weightligter.

Cam Ellis-Yolmen (1993) Papuan New Guinean / Kokatha - footballer.

Ricky Kayame (1993) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Theo Piniau (1993) Papuan New Guinean - track and field athlete.

Ricky Kayame (1993) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Alei Nao (1993) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Gilbert Dwaramury (1993) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Norman Vanua (1993) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Yosua Pahabol (1993) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Rhyse Martin (1993) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - footballer.

Obert Bika (1993) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Melcior Majefat (1994) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Rodney Mobiha (1994) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Ahmad Indra Pattikuppa (1994) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Dogodo Bau (1994) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Ronal Semot (1994) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Patrick Aisa (1994) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Erik Sokoy (1994) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Samuel Seghers (1994) Papuan New Guinean - swimmer.

Israel Wamiau (1994) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Alwin Komolong (1994) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Muhammad Tahir (1994) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Nene Macdonald (1994) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Ronald Setmot (1994) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Damien Ravu (1994) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Nerius Alom (1994) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Watson Boas (1994) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Alex Johnston (1995) Papuan New Guinean / Saibai - footballer.

Philip Steven (1995) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Papalau Awele (1995) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Hiri Hiri (1995) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer..

Stanton Albert (1995) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Prisca Womsiwor (1995) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Kiplin Doriga (1995) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

David Browne (1995) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Daniel Russell (1995) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - footballer.

Yanto Basna / Rudolof Yanto Basna (1995) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Kyle Laybutt (1995) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - footballer.

Nixon Put (1995) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Fred Oala (1996) Papuan New Guinean - weightlifter.

Terens Puhiri (1996) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Joshua Talau (1996) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Nosaina Pokana (1996) Papuan New Guinean - cricketer.

Marinus Wanewar (1997) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Thadius Katua (1997) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.

Osvaldo Haay (1997) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Felix Komolong (1997) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Ronaldo Wanma (1998) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Lachlan Lam (1998) Papuan New Guinean / Unspecified White - footballer.

Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo (1998) Papuan Indonesian - badminton player.

Stahl Gubag (1999) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Gunansar Mandowen (2000) Papuan Indonesian - footballer.

Dairi Kovae (?) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Daroa Ben-Moide (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Desmond Mok (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Glen Nami (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

John Okul (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Nico Slain (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Eddie Aila (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Richard Alois (?) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Alex Haija (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Darius Haili (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Benjamin John (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Junior Rau (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Kolu Kepo (?) Papuan New Guinean - footballer.

Anton Kui (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Johnson Kuike (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Kungas Kuveu (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Timothy Lomai (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Levi Rumbewas (?) Papuan Indonesian - athlete and bodybuilder.

Arnold Krewanty (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

George Moni (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Brandy Peter (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Joseph Pombo (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Tumat Sugolik (?) Papuan New Guinean - boxer.  

Rodney Pora (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Arebo Taumaku (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

Barry Wilson (?) Papuan New Guinean - rugby league footballer.

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My Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2018

When it comes to music, ideas of "good" or "bad" or "best" are purely subjective. Frankly, it's ridiculous to suggest that any one person, or even any one group, has the authority to decide what the best albums of the year are, even if they did have the capacity to listen to every single release. But I love these kind of lists anyway because, at their best, they provide people the chance to gush about the music they loved in a year, the albums that challenged them, brought them joy, and helped reshape their lives. I don't necessarily think music should be ranked and judged, but it absolutely should be explored, examined, and shared.

The following is exactly that. These are my ten favorite albums of 2018, the ten albums I spent the most time with, got the most out of, and loved more than anything else released this year (that I had a chance to listen to, at least). If you've heard some of these albums before, I hope I can help you find something new to appreciate, or at least remind you why you liked them in the first place; if you haven't, then I hope you find a new song, band, or album here to love. 

Let's get to it:

10. MXPX -- MXPX: There were a few really strong albums competing for this final slot, but MXPX took it through sheer consistency. Every single song on this album is just an incredibly solid block of pop-punk, bolstered by some fun, yet often unexpectedly mature, lyrics. Mike Herrera and the rest of MXPX look backwards and forward simultaneously, reminiscing about their childhood and long history as a band, but also sharing the lessons they've learned along the way; on album stand-out "Moments Like This," Herrera specifically confronts the legacy he's leaving his family, and it's surprisingly poignant. MXPX is a blueprint for how any pop-punk band can mature without losing that youthful spark that makes the genre so dang fun in the first place. 

Highlights: Rolling Strong, The Way We Do, Moments Like This

9. Justin Courtney Pierre -- In The Drink: Two grueling years after the demise of Motion City Soundtrack (one of my Top Five favorite bands), former frontman Justin Courtney Pierre has returned with a solo album that manages to capture much of the spirit of MCS, but of course, with a more personal, intimate spin. Pierre still graces listeners with his intricate wordplay and earworm hooks, but also highlights some techniques and instruments that rarely took prominence in MCS (the bouncy bass in "Shoulder the Weight" is a personal favorite). In The Drink cuts right to the core of every song, especially in the exhilarating title track; the album is blistering, economical, and often ruthless, not just musically (only two songs clock in at over three minutes), but also lyrically, examining some surprisingly dark scenarios with the honesty and careful empathy fans have come to expect from Pierre. It's great to have him back (I still miss Jesse's MOOG, though).

Highlights: Anchor, Shoulder the Weight, In The Drink

8. Jeff Rosenstock -- Post-: The first album of 2018 (seriously -- Post- was a surprise release on 1/1/18) remained urgent, relevant, and relatable throughout the entire year -- that's not good for the world, but it's great for Post-. Jeff Rosenstock's social commentary is as sharp as ever, deftly mixing the political and the personal, especially in tracks like opener "USA," which dives head-first into the paranoia, apathy, and hypocrisy of modern American living. The frustration and hopelessness of trying to change a broken system coats this album like dew, but Rosenstock's approachable and energetic strain of punk make them seem manageable -- or at least bearable -- nonetheless, and closer "Let Them Win" provides much needed catharsis and hope; it's a rally cry for a better future. Post- wasn't necessarily the follow-up to Worry. that anyone expected, but it's certainly the one we needed, right when we needed it.

Highlights: Powerlessness, 9/10, Let Them Win

7. The Penske File -- Salvation: Out of all the albums on this list, Salvation by far was the biggest (and happiest) surprise. Having never heard of them before, I saw The Penske File open for (the irresistibly fun) PKEW PKEW PKEW back in October and was blown away by their harmonies, by Alex Standen's ability to balance drums and lead vocals at the same time, and most of all, by a song that dug its way into my head and wouldn't let go. That song turned out to be album stand-out "Spin My History" (easily one of my top favorite new songs of the year), and thankfully, all the best aspects of The Penske File's live show translated perfectly over to Salvation. The vocals are the perfect combination of intensity, melody, and harmony; the lyrics expertly capture and unpack moments in time; the music itself (especially when accompanied by harmonica, which pops up in a few songs) wonderfully reflects the mood of each song, be it the reckless abandon of "Lakeshore" or the aching nostalgia of "American Basements." Thanks to Salvation, I could easily see The Penske File following in the blue collar punk footsteps of bands like the Menzingers, and that's high praise indeed.

Highlights: Spin My History, Come What May, Blessed Unrest

6. Joyce Manor -- Million Dollars to Kill Me: Joyce Manor has never been a band content to make the same album twice, and Million Dollars to Kill Me not only continues the musical evolution that began on 2016's Cody, but manages to run an entire musical gamut in under 25 minutes. Million Dollars to Kill Me shows off Joyce Manor's impressive range, leaping from something approaching hardcore ("Up The Punks") to shoegaze ("Gone Tomorrow") to ballads ("I'm Not the One") to even doo wop ("Silly Games"); lead singer Barry Johnson likewise moves between the frenetic, frantic yowls of "Up The Punks" or "Big Lie" to the gentle, sing-songy joy of "Wildflowers," revealing new facets to his voice and thus finding new notes for Joyce Manor to hit. Underneath it all, though, lies some wonderfully classic emo, with Johnson channeling intelligent, introspective, and bittersweet lyrics into each and every track. Not every song on Million Dollars to Kill Me is going to work for every listener, but every single one of them is guaranteed to leave an impression. 

Highlights: Big Lie, Million Dollars to Kill Me, Wildflowers

5. Bad Moves -- Tell No One: On first listen, it might be Tell No One's flawless harmonies that most catch your attention, or perhaps the bouncy, infectious melodies of its early tracks. Spend some time with it, though, and Tell No One has so much more to offer. Bad Moves makes some truly ambitious musical leaps here, especially on tracks like "Out of Reach," whose bridge and outro layers several different, contrasting harmonies over a darkly ominous riff; it's the musical equivalent of standing at the edge of a hurricane, and it's exhilarating. Ultimately, though, it may be Tell No One's lyrics that leave the greatest impression. Bad Moves creates anthems for those on the outskirts of society; Tell No One features songs about dealing with disappointing your family, forbidden romances, dark family secrets, growing up queer, facing police harassment, and the toll hiding parts of yourself can take on you, but also some uplifting tracks about using everything you've got to make life better for everyone around you. There's albums I liked more this year, but I don't think there's any lyrics that hit home for me harder than the ones on Tell No One.

Highlights: Spirit FM, Out of Reach, Missing You

4. The Get Up Kids -- Kicker: Kicker is the Get Up Kids record I've wanted for more than a decade now; it's a band recapturing lightning in a bottle. The first three tracks channel the pop-punk glory of the Red Letter Day/Something to Write Home About era without copying it wholesale (there's a rawness to the guitars and Matt Pryor's voice that was absent on those releases; it's very rock and roll), and the lyrics take that trademark Get Up Kids earnestness and update it for 2018, with Pryor and Jim Suptic tackling topics like regret, responsibility, and family with the same honesty and emotional intensity they once saved for tales of adolescent love and heartbreak. And then comes the closer, "My Own Reflection," which sounds like nothing the Get Up Kids have ever done before, a track driven by one of James Dewees' best synth-lines, some propulsive drums, and a striking, surprising bit of profanity. It's somehow upbeat and downbeat simultaneously, totally bittersweet, and thus emo in a nutshell, while also transcending so many of the genre's (and this band's) most common cliches; if these four songs are the future of the Get Up Kids, then it's a bright one indeed. The main reason Kicker isn't ranked higher on this list is because it's an EP rather than a full record (it's harder to keep this level of quality up for 12 tracks instead of 4), but let's not mince words: every single song on this EP is perfect.

Highlight: My Own Reflection

3. Save Face -- Merci: Merci would be ambitious even if it wasn't Save Face's debut release -- it's a concept album about addiction and the way it can destroy lives and relationships, accompanied by music videos for each and every track, linking together to form a visual novel of sorts. What's even more impressive than all that ambition, though, is the fact that it all works -- the overall concept forms a compelling narrative on its own, but should still resonate with anyone who's dealt with addiction or mental illness, with heartbreak and loss, with self-hatred or self-destructive habits. All those ideas are packaged within some truly explosive tunes -- Save Face's riffs are so big it's a wonder they can even be contained within the record, and singer Tyler Povanda's voice cracks with passion and mania, accompanied by some cathartic, soul-piercing screams, yet Povanda also has the range to capture the smaller, more nuanced emotions beneath all the outsized drama. The simple melodies reveal more and more layers the more you listen to them, creating a record I've returned to over and over, consistently, throughout 2018. Merci is almost as addictive as the substances its songs highlights, although in this case, that's a feature, not a bug.

Highlights: Bad, Plans, Love

2. Saves the Day -- 9: There's a line from their song "It's Such a Beautiful World" that sums up both Saves the Day and their newest album, 9, perfectly: "Let them say what they say/we're gonna play what we play." That instinct has proven polarizing at times, but as an absolute Saves the Day fanatic, I've always found it a joy and privilege to join the band as they follow their muse, and thankfully, 9 is no exception. 9 is an investigation and celebration of Saves the Day's history and legacy; some listeners have criticized this as being self-indulgent, but Saves the Day has always been a band that's channeled very specific scenarios into relatable and cathartic emotion, and at its best, 9 does just that, from the power and joy of friendship ("Side By Side") to nostalgia and the way our experiences help us change and grow ("Rendezvous"), all of it wrapped up in the power music has to bring people together (and if that last point's not something you can appreciate, then I'm not sure how you even found this list). Meanwhile, "Rosé'" provides a classic Saves the Day diss track that wouldn't feel that out of place on Stay What You Are, while the 22 minute "29" transforms frontman Chris Conley's entire life story into a sprawling epic that needs to be heard to believed. 9 also provides an opportunity for each and every member of the band to show off; lead guitarist Arun Bali continues to highlight his ability to shred in increasingly cool and unique ways, Rodrigo Palma sneaks fun bass flourishes into every song, absolutely taking charge of "1997," and Conley stretches his voice to unexpected heights, be it the yowls of "Side By Side" or the falsetto of "Saves the Day." Hell, they even kick 9 off by writing their own theme song. If you can't appreciate that, this probably isn't the album for you, but man, that is my exact kind of jam.

Highlights: Side By Side, Rosé, 29

1. The Wonder Years -- Sister Cities: I can't remember the last time I've seen an album become an essential part of a band's canon as fast as Sister Cities has, especially considering how far The Wonder Years are into their career at this point. Sister Cities is undeniably a Wonder Years album despite sounding almost nothing like what's come before, and in large part, that's due to Dan Campbell's sheer skill as a storyteller. The songs on Sister Cities pick up the ideas of compassion, connectivity, and home introduced on previous albums and take them global; Campbell discovers the similarities between his relationship and the relationship of a homeless couple despite all their differences, finds a lifeline from his overwhelming grief half a world away, and just overall finds power in exploring what holds us together as human beings rather than what splits us apart. Even the music videos tap hard into these ideas; last winter I wrote about how the video for "Sister Cities" finds power in connection, and its follow up, "Raining in Kyoto," expands upon this by cutting back and forth between life in Kyoto and Philadelphia, showing how, no matter where you go, people are just trying to live their lives the best they can. Lyrically, Campbell just keeps getting better and better, creating vivid metaphors and word pictures and finding perfect turns of phrases; he's straight-up the best in the biz at knowing just when and how to use profanity to the maximum effect (seriously, nobody else should be allowed to use the word "goddamn" in a song until they can do it even half as well as Campbell does in "Pyramids of Salt" or "Flowers Where Your Face Should Be"). Musically, Sister Cities takes big risks, and finds success, in going small more often than not, but reaches its greatest heights in closer "The Ocean Grew Hands To Hold Me," a song that just builds and builds until it reaches this epic swell of pure catharsis that just washes over you like the ocean. Honestly, Sister Cities is so emotional that it can sometimes be hard to listen to. That kind of power is that makes it my favorite album of 2018.

Highlights: Sister Cities, Flowers Where Your Face Should Be, The Ocean Grew Hands To Hold Me