#Jon weisberg

[part-time-soulmate]

Shout out to @alonetogether for finding this absolute fucking gem of an interview. Pete Wentz is on the back of Sonny Moore’s bike, hanging off of him like a schoolgirl, and they’re all giggling about how funny they think they are. Also Andy is there.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23 Eden Yerushalmi, 24 Carmel Gat, 39 Alex Lobanov, 32 Ori Danino, 25 Almog Sarusi, 26

The world failed you, and I am sorry. May you finally know peace.

No more words. Anger and disgust, and endless sorrow.

[Mikhail Iossel]

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Yesterday evening. I went to a wedding. Yes, a wedding. It is prohibited to postpone a wedding for almost any reason. I even know of one that took place the day after the bride's parents were killed in a traffic accident. It sounds absurd. And it feels absurd. But there's wisdom in it, just like the Talmudic ruling that if a bridal procession and a funeral procession meet, the funeral procession must cede the way for the bridal procession. Life takes precedence over death.

I have known the groom since he was about 7 years old. And his parents are very dear friends of mine. But they have also been close friends with Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg. The four met before either couple married.

And yet, they had to proceed. Not because of all the arrangements. Because it's a religious obligation.

Since October 7, we have added to all our prayers one for the freeing of the hostages. And it was included as they stood under the bridal canopy. And then we sang together:

"Our brothers,​ our brothers, the whole house of Israel, who are given over to trouble or captivity​, whether they abide on the sea or on the dry land: May the Omniprese​nt have mercy upon them, and bring them forth from distress to flourishing, from darkness to light, and from subjectio​n to redemptio​n, now speedily and soon."

And then we danced. And danced and danced and danced. To help the bride and groom rejoice is also a commandment obligation, a mitzvah. And we fulfilled it.

The bridegroom and bride and their families were glowing.

Amid the darkness.

Jewish weddings are all about redemption. Each new home we create is like a small reflection of the Temple, part of its rebuilding. The Temple and Jerusalem. We sing a verse from Jeremiah, known in a gross oversimplification as the prophet of doom over and over and over: "And yet will be heard in the towns of Judah and the outskirts of Jerusalem, the sound of merriment and the sound of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride." Indeed, the wedding was held at a kibbutz in the hills just outside of West Jerusalem.

I've written before that joy can be a powerful form of resistance. Last night, we resisted. Another home was created. And the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride were heard once again in the towns of Judah and the outskirts of Jerusalem.

And now, in a few hours, I will go to Hersh's funeral.

[Ori Hanan Weisberg]

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Rachel Goldberg-Polin: "Ok sweet boy, go now on your journey. I hope it's as good as the trips you dreamed about, because finally, my sweet boy, finally, finally, finally, finally you are free.

I will love you and I will miss you every single day for the rest of my life, but you're right here. I know you're right here. I just have to teach myself how to feel you in a different way.

And Hersh, there is one last thing I need you to do for us. Now I need you to help us stay strong and I need you to help us survive."

[mikhail iossel]

[americanahighways]

Song Premiere: Sister Sadie "The Last Thing On My Mind"

Song Premiere: Sister Sadie "The Last Thing On My Mind" @txpaxt @sistersadiemusic @mountainhomemusic @americanahighways #americanahighways #bluegrass #americanamusic #bluegrasssingspaxton #writtenbyahuman #sungbyhumans

Sister Sadie – “The Last Thing On My Mind” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Sister Sadie covering Tom Paxton’s song “The Last Thing on My Mind,” from the forthcoming tribute album Bluegrass Sings Paxton, set for release on August 30.  Bluegrass Sings Paxton was produced by Jon Weisberger and Cathy Fink; recorded by Ben Surratt in The Rec Room in Nashville; and mixed and mastered by…

[cbjustmusic]

Animated video for Billy Strings’ “Catch & Release”. Animation by Robert Bohn. ________________________ Catch & Release Songwriters: Billy Strings, Aaron Allen and Jon Weisberger

Well I woke up this morning ‘bout a quarter past 4, I grabbed my cap and my bag and slipped out the door I hooked up my tracker to the U-haul hitch, went and picked up Vince and we headed out to peep the sitch’ ..figured we’d try to go get into some smallies in the clear water.. praying there wasn’t nothin’ to get snagged up on.

So we’re cruisin’ somewhere near Livingston, I had some herb in my bowl and I lit it again. I was jabbered in the jaw and crimson in the eye, on the way to Dale Hollow I was floatin’ like a butterfly. Then I got stung by a bee.

Had to squeeze the mustard, uncle Vinnie said “wow” I saw then I saw the lights flash and my heart sank down, then a man rolled up with a real nice lean and I rolled down my window and he smelled my weed. He said “I’m officer Looper the Tennessee state trooper and I’ll take your license and your registration and your grass.

I guess it was only a matter of time.

He said “where you headin’?” I said “to catch some bass” he said “step on our under my magnifying glass” he made me watch his fingers and touch my nose then he made me count to 30 but then he let me go. Made my day.

I reckon it was a little catch and release.

So that there’s my story and I want you to know, if you’re gonna go fishin’ ya better take her slow, better look both ways and keep her in line, let this be a lesson to your partners in crime: always watch your six and nine, don’t roll through the stop sign, you don’t always need to make the verses rhyme, don’t be mixin’ liquor with your wine, if you feel so inclined, keep me in mind and by the way only break one law at a time.

[takadasaiko]

1, 11, 12, 23, 37, 42, 47 for the writer's ask

1.     Do you listen to music when you write?

Sometimes. It depends on where I am and how well I'm focused that day. Sometimes the music helps hone things in and sometimes it'll guarantee I get distracted lol

I do have full writing playlists though, sometimes catagorized by character or by ship or by story, sometimes a different playlist for all of those. They're fantastic for brainstorming.

11.  Books and/or authors who influenced you the most

Timothy Zahn, apparently. I reread the Thrawn trilogy recently after not reading them in decades and was highly amused when I found certain turns of phrase or general approaches that I've used in my writing for years. Clearly the man influenced me more than I realized :D

I will also call out @toseehowthestoryends as I always do on questions like these. I learned so much about deepening stories and adding all of the lovely twists and turns from reading her works.

12.  Describe your perfect writing space

Lately it's been my couch out on my patio. My back has been killing me lately, so after sitting in a computer chair all day for work it's not going to make for productive writing to try to write on my computer for hours after, so I've been taking my phone out onto the porch, settling in, and writing like that. And for those of you reading any of my current stories, yes, that's where those bizarre typos come from :P

23.  Favourite author

That's such an impossible question. For prose, I love Arthur Conan Doyle and Victor Hugo. Laurie R King is also excellent and, of course, Timothy Zahn.

For screenplays, I really love Jon Bokenkamp's The Blacklist pilot, JJ Abram's Fringe pilot, Joe Weisberg's The Americans pilot, and Dan Fogelman's This is Us pilot.

37.  First sentence or your current WIP

I'll use two, one from my multichapter and one from a oneshot :)

From my Star Wars canon divergent multichapter A Flicker of Light, chapter seven's first line:

There has been quiet curiosity through the ranks when he’d boarded the Executioner.

and from a Star Wars Rebels oneshot called Trust Goes Both Ways:

If there was something he’d learned during his time with the ISB, it was that covert ops only went smoothly for so long.

42.  How do you feel about love triangles?

In general, I loath them. I very rarely see them done well, even when there's potential for it, and so many shows/movies end up killing off one of the individuals as a way to solve it and I feel like that's such a lazy way out.

Funny thing is that as much as I hate them, I actually have one in the first pilot series I wrote. Sometimes I take tropes I hate as a personal challenge.

47.  Best way to procrastinate

Tumblr. Especially writing memes :P

A Writer’s Ask Game

[mayamusicltd]

| 12th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced The Guild of Music Supervisors today announced the nominations for its 12th annual awards ceremony, which will take place virtually on Sunday, March 20, 2022. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for the major categories. Also check out the nominations announcement presentation after the jump. For more information nominations, visit the organization’s official website. Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million : Mary Ramos – Being the Ricardos Tom MacDougall – Encanto Michelle Silverman – The Harder They Fall Linda Cohen – The Tender Bar Steven Gizicki – Tick, Tick… Boom! Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $25 Million : Pierre-Marie Dru – Annette Julianne Jordan, Justine von Winterfeldt – Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Becky Bentham – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie John Houlihan – The Eyes Of Tammy Faye Tracy McKnight – Flag Day Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $10 Million ; Victoria Beard, Sean Mulligan – Blue Bayou Katie Colley, Sean Mulligan – The Hating Game Alexandra Eckhardt – Passing Mandi Collier, Frankie Pine – Sylvie’s Love Rob Lowry – The Ultimate Playlist of Noise Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $5 Million: Andrea von Foerster – Happily Jen Malone – Malcolm & Marie Matthew Hearon-Smith – Red Rocket Henrik Hawor, Silje Katralen, Goran Obad, Emilie Sørensen – The Worst Person in the World Mandi Collier, Jen Malone, Nicole Weisberg – Zola Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film: “Guns Go Bang” from The Harder They Fall Songwriters: Jeymes Samuel, Scott Mescudi, Shawn Carter Performers: Kid Cudi, Jay-Z Music Supervisor: Michelle Silverman “My Father’s Daughter” from Flag Day Songwriters: Glen Hansard, Eddie Vedder Performers: Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard, Olivia Vedder Music Supervisor: Tracy McKnight “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto Songwriter: Lin-Manuel Miranda Performer: Sebastián Yatra Music Supervisor: Tom MacDougall “Fire In The Sky” from Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings Songwriters: Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars, Son Tzu, Rogét Chahayed, Wesley Singerman, Taylor Dexter, Alissia Benveniste Performer: Anderson .Paak Music Supervisor: Dave Jordan “Be Alive” from King Richard Songwriters: Beyoncé, Dixson Performer: Beyoncé Music Supervisor: Susan Jacobs Best Music Supervision – Television Drama: Sarah Bridge – The Crown – Season 4 Kevin Edelman – Cruel Summer – Season 1 Jen Ross – Genius: Aretha – Season 3 Liza Richardson – Lovecraft Country – Season 1 Iain Cooke – It’s A Sin – Season 1 Best Music Supervision – Television Comedy or Musical: Jason Alexander, Justin T. Feldman – Dave – Season 2 Matt Biffa – Sex Education – Season 3 Janet Lopez – The White Lotus – Season 1 Jen Ross – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist – Season 2 Jonathan McHugh – Blindspotting – Season 1 Best Music Supervision – Reality Television: Peter Davis – The Challenge: All Stars – Season 1 Sarah Bromberg, Stephanie Diaz-Matos, Eric Medina – Sweet Life: Los Angeles – Season 1 Jason Markey – Fboy Island – Season 1 Jon Ernst – Siesta Key – Season 4 Best Music Supervision – Television Movie: Nicki Richards – American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules Laura Webb, Lindsay Wolfington – To All The Boys: Always And Forever Mikki Itzigsohn, Willa Yudell – The Voyeurs Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television: Title: “Look At Us” Songwriters: Mike Aaberg, Joseph Epperson, Lauren Evans, Mounir Ghantous, Tony Ghantous, Goapele K. Mohlbane, Faraji Wright Performers: Goapele (feat. Rexx Life Raj) Program: Homeroom Music Supervisor: Julie Glaze Houlihan Title: “Fuck The Pain Away” Songwriter: Merrill Nisker Performers: The Moordale Singers and Oli Julian Program: Sex Education Episodes 302 and 307 Music Supervisor: Matt Biffa Title: “Beginning Middle End” Songwriters: Leah Nobel, Quinn Redmond Performer: Leah Nobel Program: To All The Boys: Always And Forever Music Supervisors: Laura Webb, Lindsay Wolfington Title: “Change” Songwriters: Ronald Colson, Jeff Gitelman, David Harris, Maxx Moore, Gabriella Wilson Performer: H.E.R. Program: We The People Episode 101 – “Active Citizenship” Music Supervisor: Jen Ross Title: “Anyone” Songwriters: Badriia Ines Bourelly, Dayyon Alexander Drinkard, Demi Lovato, Eyelar Mirzazadeh, Jay Mooncie, Samuel Elliot Roman Performers: Cast of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (Skylar Astin) Program: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Episode 209 – “Zoey’s Extraordinary Mystery” Music Supervisor: Jen Ross Best Music Supervision for a Documentary: Jonathan Hecht – Dear Rider Tracy McKnight – Rebel Hearts Maureen Crowe, Janet Billig Rich – Sisters On Track Gary Welch – The Sparks Brothers Angela Asistio – Val Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries: Ian Broucek, Kevin Writer – Amend: The Fight For America Aminé Ramer – HBO Music Box Series: “Mr. Saturday Night,” “Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, And Rage,” “Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss,” “DMX: Don’t Try To Understand,” “Jagged,” “Listening to Kenny G” James Cartwright – The Lady And The Dale Jon Ernst – Last Chance U: Basketball Iain Cooke – 1971: The Year Music Changed Everything http://mvnt.us/m1294939

[jgthirlwell]

I just discovered this gem on YouTube that I never knew existed - Steroid Maximus live at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles in October 2002. These were amazing shows! The ensemble included Nels Cline (Wilco), DJ Bonebrake (X), Bruce Fowler (Mothers Of Invention), Steven Bernstein, Pablo Calogero, Phil Teele, Sal Cracchiolo, Jon Fumo, Danny Frankel, Devin Hoff, Scott Amendola, Jimbo Ross, Nia Stein-Ross, Ruth Bruegger, John Wittenberg, Robert J. Anderson, Wayne Peet and Steve Weisberg with JG Thirlwell conducting.While you are there please subscribe to the Ectopic Ents YouTube channel. I add new content all the time.

[sserpicko]

Announcing Winners WGA Awards 2019: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?,’ ‘Eighth Grade’

In a pair of upsets, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” has won the Writers Guild of America’s adapted screenplay award for Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and Bo Burnham has won the original screenplay award for “Eighth Grade.”

The major television trophies went to “The Americans,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Homeland” and “Barry” for the 71st Writers Guild Awards, held at dual ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., and the Edison Ballroom in New York City. It was the last major awards show before the Feb. 24 Academy Awards.

“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” based on the memoir of the late Lee Israel, topped the screenplays for “Black Panther,” “If Beale Street Could Talk” “A Star Is Born”; and “BlacKkKlansman.” Though the script for the comedy-drama — the story of how Israel discovered her talent for forgery — has received an Oscar nomination, “Beale Street” and “BlacKkKlansman” were regarded as the front-runners. It appears that the tale of the travails and redemption of a professional writer clearly resonated with Hollywood writers.

“I want to thank Lee,” Holofcener said in her acceptance. “She’d probably be sitting in the room judging all of us. She though she was the smartest person in the room and she probably was.”

A stunned Burnham credited star Elsie Fisher for his winning the WGA award. Burnham won over Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma”; Adam McKay’s “Vice”; Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, and John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place”; and Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, and Brian Currie’s “Green Book.” “Roma,” “Vice” and “Green Book” are all nominated for Academy Awards along with “The Favourite” and “First Reformed” while “Eight Grade” did not receive an Oscar nod.

“Eighth Grade,” which stars Fisher as an awkward teen dealing with the final week of eighth grade, also won the first-time Directors Guild of America Award for Burnham on Feb. 2. The film is also up for four Spirit Awards on Feb. 23.

“To the other nominees in the category — Have fun at the Oscars, losers!” Burnham joked in his acceptance. “No, I prepared nothing. This all belongs to Elsie Fisher who performed the script. No one would care about the script if she hadn’t done it.”

“Eighth Grade” is the first film to win the WGA Original Screenplay award without being nominated for an Academy since Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine” in 2003.

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won the comedy series award for Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino and Amy Sherman Palladino. Starring Rachel Brosnahan, “Mrs. Maisel” won the Emmy for best comedy series last year.

The final season of “The Americans” took the drama series award for Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg and Tracey Scott Wilson.

Bill Hader and Alec Berg won the episodic comedy award for the opening segment of HBO’s “Barry,” “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (“Barry”). They also won the new series award.

Stephanie Gillis won the animated award for the “Bart’s Not Dead” episode of “The Simpsons” — which was just renewed for its 31st and 32nd seasons by Fox — and showrunner Alex Gansa took the episodic drama award for the “Paean To The People” segment of “Homeland.” “Bathtubs Over Broadway” took the documentary award and “God of War” won the videogame trophy.

Hulu’s “Castle Rock” won the long-form original award and “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” took the adapted long-form trophy. “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” won the comedy-variety series cagtegory.

Chelsea Peretti hosted the West Coast ceremonies while Roy Wood Jr. was the emcee in New York. “All the glitz and glamor of the Oscars without the pressure of public interest,” Peretti said in her intro.

Jordan Peele’s horror-comedy “Get Out” won the WGA Award for original screenplay and James Ivory’s coming-of-age drama “Call Me by Your Name” won for adapted screenplay last year. Both went on to win the Oscar.

The WGA awards are mixed indicator of Oscar sentiment. Six of the last 10 WGA winners have gone on to win Academy awards over the past five years. The awards are decided in voting by the 17,000 members of the WGA.

The West Coast ceremonies included plenty of political commentary. Adam McKay, on receiving the WGA’s Paul Selvin Award for “Vice,” asked for a “beat of silence” for the million people who died during the invasion of Iraq.

Jenji Kohan, recipient of the Paddy Chayefsky Award, was unable to attend due to having to shoot the final episode of “Orange Is the New Black.” She said in a taped message: “I’ve been incredibly lucky to work with enormously funny and kind people. I love the people I work with. Life is too short to work with a******s, by the way. That’s my Public Service Announcement.”

Here are the nominees with the winners in boldface:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Eighth Grade,” Written by Bo Burnham; A24  (WINNER)

“Green Book,” Written by Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly; Universal Pictures

“A Quiet Place,” Screenplay by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski, Story by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck; Paramount Pictures

“Roma,” Written by Alfonso Cuarón; Netflix

“Vice,” Written by Adam McKay; Annapurna Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“BlacKkKlansman,” Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, Based on the book by Ron Stallworth; Focus Features

“Black Panther,” Written by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Based on the book by Lee Israel; Fox Searchlight  (WINNER)

“If Beale Street Could Talk,” Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Based on the novel by James Baldwin; Annapurna Pictures

“A Star is Born,” Screenplay by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters, Based on the 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart and the 1976 screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson, Based on a story by William Wellman and Robert Carson; Warner Bros.

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

“Bathtubs Over Broadway,” Written by Ozzy Inguanzo & Dava Whisenant; Focus Features  (WINNER)

“Fahrenheit 11/9,” Written by Michael Moore; Briarcliff Entertainment

“Generation Wealth,” Written by Lauren Greenfield; Amazon Studios

“In Search of Greatness,” Written by Gabe Polsky; Art of Sport

VIDEO GAME WRITING

“Assassin’s Creed Odyssey,” Associate Narrative Directors Matthew Zagurak, Joel Janisse, James Richard Mittag; Narrative Director Melissa MacCoubrey; Story by Jonathan Dumont, Melissa MacCoubrey, Hugo Giard; Scriptwriters Madeleine Hart, Betty Robertson, Jesse Scoble, Diana Sherman, Kelly Bender, Jojo Chia, Ian Fun, Zachary M. Parris, Ken Williamson, Daniel Bingham, Jordan Lemos, Simon Mackenzie, Katelyn MacMullin, Susan Patrick, Alissa Ralph, Stephen Rhodes; Team Lead Writer Sam Gill; AI Writers Jonathan Flieger, Kimberly Ann Sparks; Ubisoft Quebec

“Batman: The Enemy Within,” Episode 5-Same Stitch, Lead Writer James Windeler; Written by Meghan Thornton, Ross Beeley, Lauren Mee; Story by Meghan Thornton, Michael Kirkbride; Telltale Games

“God of War,” Written by Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog; Story and Narrative Design Lead Matt Sophos; Story and Narrative Design Richard Zangrande Gaubert; Narrative Design Orion Walker, Adam Dolin; Sony Interactive Entertainment  (WINNER)

“Marvel’s Spider-Man,” Story Lead Jon Paquette; Writers Benjamin Arfmann, Kelsey Beachum; Co-Written by Christos Gage; Additional Story Contributions by Dan Slott; Insomniac Games & Sony Interactive Entertainment

“Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire,” Narrative Designers Alex Scokel, Eric Fenstermaker, Kate Dollarhyde, Megan Starks, Olivia Veras, Paul Kirsch; Additional Writing Tony Evans, John Schmautz, Casey Hollingshead, Nitai Poddar; Narrative Design Leads Carrie Patel, Josh Sawyer; Obsidian Entertainment

DRAMA SERIES “The Americans,” Written by Peter Ackerman, Hilary Bettis, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Sarah Nolen, Stephen Schiff, Justin Weinberger, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX Networks  (WINNER)

“Better Call Saul,” Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Bob Odenkirk, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock; AMC

“The Crown,” Written by Tom Edge, Amy Jenkins, Peter Morgan; Netflix

“The Handmaid’s Tale,” Written by Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, John Herrera, Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Eric Tuchman; Hulu

“Succession,” Written by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Anna Jordan, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton, Daniel Zelman; HBO

COMEDY SERIES “Atlanta,” Written by Ibra Ake, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Taofik Kolade, Jamal Olori, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX Networks

“Barry,” Written by Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah Solemani; HBO

“GLOW,” Written by Liz Flahive, Tara Herrmann, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Carly Mensch, Marquita Robinson, Kim Rosenstock, Sascha Rothchild, Rachel Shukert; Netflix

“The Good Place,” Written by Megan Amram, Christopher Encell, Kate Gersten, Cord Jefferson, Andrew Law, Joe Mande, Kassia Miller, Dylan Morgan, Matt Murray, Rae Sanni, Daniel Schofield, Michael Schur, Josh Siegal, Jen Statsky, Tyler Staessle; NBC

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Written by Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman Palladino; Prime Video  (WINNER)

NEW SERIES “Barry,” Written by Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah Solemani; HBO  (WINNER)

“The Haunting of Hill House,” Written by Meredith Averill, Charise Castro Smith, Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard, Rebecca Leigh Klingel, Scott Kosar, Liz Phang; Netflix

“Homecoming,” Written by Micah Bloomberg, Cami Delavigne, Eli Horowitz, Shannon Houston, Eric Simonson, David Wiener; Prime Video

“Pose,” Written by Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Todd Kubrak, Janet Mock, Ryan Murphy, Our Lady J; FX Networks

“Succession,” Written by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Anna Jordan, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton, Daniel Zelman; HBO

LONG FORM ORIGINAL “Castle Rock,” Writers: Marc Bernardin, Scott Brown, Lila Byock, Mark Lafferty, Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason, Gina Welch, Vinnie Wilhelm; Hulu   (WINNER)

“My Dinner with Hervé,” Teleplay by Sacha Gervasi, Story by Sacha Gervasi & Sean Macaulay; HBO

“Paterno,” Written by Debora Cahn and John C. Richards; HBO

LONG FORM ADAPTED ���The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” Writers: Maggie Cohn, Tom Rob Smith, Based on the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth; FX Networks  (WINNER)

“The Looming Tower,” Writers: Bash Doran, Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney, Shannon Houston, Adam Rapp, Ali Selim, Lawrence Wright, Based on the book The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright; Hulu

“Maniac,” Writers: Nick Cuse, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Amelia Gray, Danielle Henderson, Mauricio Katz, Patrick Somerville, Caroline Williams, Based on the Norwegian television series Maniac by Espen PA Lervaag, Håakon Bast Mossige, Kjetil Indregard and Ole Marius Araldsen; Netflix

“Sharp Objects,” Writers: Ariella Blejer, Scott Brown, Vince Calandra, Gillian Flynn, Dawn Kamoche, Alex Metcalf, Marti Noxon, Based upon the book written by Gillian Flynn; HBO

SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA ORIGINAL “After Forever,” Written by Michael Slade & Kevin Spirtas; Vimeo.com

“Class of Lies,” Written by Tessa Leigh Williams; Snapchat    (WINNER)

“Love Daily,” Written by: Lauren Ciaravalli, Andrew Eisen, Aaron Eisenberg, Will Eisenberg, Alexis Jacknow, Nathaniel Katzman, Yulin Kuang, Nathan Larkin-Connolly, Alexis Roblan, Bennet D. Silverman, Ryan Wood; Go90.com

“West 40s,” Written by Mark Sam Rosenthal & Brian Sloan; West40s.com

SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA ADAPTED “The Walking Dead: Red Machete,” Written by Nick Bernardone; AMC.com

ANIMATION “Bart’s Not Dead” (The Simpsons), Written by Stephanie Gillis; Fox  (WINNER)

“Boywatch” (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Rich Rinaldi; Fox

“Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now” (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy Molyneux; Fox

“Krusty the Clown” (The Simpsons), Written by Ryan Koh; Fox

“Mo Mommy Mo Problems” (Bob’s Burgers), Written by Steven Davis; Fox

“Send in Stewie, Please” (Family Guy), Written by Gary Janetti; Fox

EPISODIC DRAMA “Camelot” (“Narcos: Mexico”), Written by Eric Newman & Clayton Trussell; Netflix

“The Car” (“This Is Us”), Written by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger; NBC

“Episode 407” (“The Affair”), Teleplay by Lydia Diamond and Sarah Sutherland, Story by Jaquen Tee Castellanos and Sarah Sutherland; Showtime

“First Blood” (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Written by Eric Tuchman; Hulu

“Paean To The People” (“Homeland”), Written by Alex Gansa; Showtime  (WINNER)

“The Precious Blood of Jesus” (“Ozark”), Written by David Manson; Netflix

EPISODIC COMEDY “Another Place” (“Forever”), Teleplay by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, Story by Aniz Adam Ansari; Prime Video

“Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (“Barry”), Written by Alec Berg & Bill Hader; HBO   (WINNER)

“Halibut!” (“Santa Clarita Diet”), Written by Victor Fresco; Netflix

“Kimmy and the Beest!” (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix

“Pilot” (“The Kids Are Alright”), Written by Tim Doyle; ABC

“Who Knows Better Than I” (“Orange Is the New Black”), Written by Jenji Kohan; Netflix

COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee,” Writers: Kristen Bartlett, Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Mike Drucker, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Nicole Silverberg, Melinda Taub; TBS

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver;” Writers: Tim Carvell, Raquel D’Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O’Brien, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Owen Parsons, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Juli Weiner; HBO   (WINNER)

“Late Night with Seth Meyers;” Supervising Writers: Sal Gentile, Seth Reiss; Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Amber Ruffin, Mike Shoemaker; NBC Universal

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Head Writers: Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi; Writers: Emmy Blotnick, Michael Brumm, Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Greg Iwinski, Barry Julien, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Michael Pielocik, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux; CBS

COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES “At Home with Amy Sedaris,” Writers: Cindy Caponera, Paul Dinello, Jodi Lennon, Meredith Scardino, Amy Sedaris; truTV

“I Love You, America,” Head Writer: Dave Ferguson; Writers: Glenn Boozan, Leann Bowen, Raj Desai, Kyle Dunnigan, John Haskell, Tim Kalpakis, Opeyemi Olagbaju, Gavin Purcell, Diona Reasonover, Jocelyn Richard, Christopher J. Romano, Sarah Silverman, Beth Stelling, Dan Sterling, Nick Wiger; Hulu

“Nathan For You,” Writers: Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Michael Koman, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central  (WINNER)

“Portlandia,” Writers: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Karey Dornetto, Megan Neuringer, Phoebe Robinson, Graham Wagner; IFC

“Saturday Night Live,” Head Writers: Michael Che, Colin Jost, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker; Supervising Writers: Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Streeter Seidell; Writers: James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Megan Callahan, Steven Castillo, Andrew Dismukes, Anna Drezen, Claire Friedman, Alison Gates, Steve Higgins, Sam Jay, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Michael Koman, Alan Linic, Eli Coyote Mandel, Erik Marino, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Lorne Michaels, Nimesh Patel, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Simon Rich, Gary Richardson, Marika Sawyer, Pete Schultz, Mitch Silpa, Will Stephen, Julio Torres, Bowen Yang; NBC Universal

COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish, Written by Will Ferrell, Jake Fogelnest, Andrew Steele; Prime Video

Drew Michael Stand-Up Special, Written by Drew Michael; HBO

The Fake News with Ted Nelms, Written by John Aboud, Andrew Blitz, Michael Colton, Ed Helms, Elliott Kalan, Joseph Randazzo, Sara Schaefer; Comedy Central  (WINNER)

The Oscars 2018, Written by Dave Boone, Carol Leifer, Jon Macks; Special Material Written by Megan Amram, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Gonzalo Cordova, Adam Carolla, Devin Field, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Joe Strazzullo; ABC

QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION “Hollywood Game Night,” Head Writers: Ann Slichter, Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alexandra Kokesh, Dwight D. Smith; NBC

“Jeopardy!,” Written by Matthew Caruso, John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Deborah Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC

“Paid Off with Michael Torpey,” Head Writer: Ethan Berlin; Writers: John Chaneski, Rosemarie DiSalvo, Leigh Hampton, Katie Hartman, Amanda Melson, Larry Owens, Jennie Sutton, Michael Torpey, Jeremy Weiner; truTV

“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” Head Writer: Stephen A. Melcher, Jr.; Writers: Kyle Beakley, Tom Cohen, Patricia A. Cotter, Ryan Hopak, Gary Lucy, James Rowley, Ann Slichter, Dylan Snowden; Disney/ABC Syndication  (WINNER)

DAYTIME DRAMA “Days of Our Lives,” Head Writer: Ron Carlivati; Writers: Sheri Anderson, Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Joanna Cohen, Lisa Connor, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon,  Cydney Kelley, David Kreizman, David A. Levinson, Rebecca McCarty, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Katherine Schock, Elizabeth Snyder, Tyler Topits; NBC

“General Hospital,” Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Christopher Van Etten; Writers: Barbara Bloom, Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Donny Sheldon, Scott Sickles; ABC  (WINNER)

CHILDREN’S EPISODIC AND SPECIALS “Carnivorous Carnival: Part One” (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Teleplay by Joe Tracz; Netflix

“The Ersatz Elevator: Part One” (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Teleplay by Daniel Handler; Netflix  (WINNER)

“For The Last Time” (Andi Mack), Written by Jonathan S. Hurwitz; Disney Channel

“Picture Day” (Alexa & Katie), Written by Ray Lancon; Netflix

“Warehouse Towel Fight” fka “Emil Strikes Back” (Prince of Peoria), Written by Marty Donovan; Netflix

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS “Black Hole Apocalypse” (Nova), Written by Rushmore DeNooyer; PBS

“Blackout in Puerto Rico” (Frontline), Written by Rick Young; PBS

“The Gang Crackdown” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria; PBS

“Trump’s Takeover” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS   (WINNER)

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS “Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia – Part 1” (Frontline), Written by David Fanning & Linda Hirsch & Martin Smith; PBS

“The Circus, Part One” (American Experience), Written by Sharon Grimberg; PBS

“The Eugenics Crusade” (American Experience), Written by Michelle Ferrari; PBS  (WINNER)

“Into The Amazon” (American Experience), Written by John Maggio; PBS

NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT “Catastrophe” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young; CBS News

“Las Vegas Massacre” (CBS Evening News with Anthony Mason), Written by Jerry Cipriano and Joe Clines; CBS News

“The Spotted Pig” (60 Minutes), Written by Anderson Cooper and Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS News

NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY “100,000 Women” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley and Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS News

“On Broadway: Rodgers and Hammerstein” (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Mo Rocca and Kay M. Lim; CBS News

“War Crime” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young; CBS News

“Wounds of War” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Katie Kerbstat, Nicole Young; CBS News

DIGITAL NEWS “D.C.’s Biggest Homeless Shelter Is About to Close. Will Amazon Take Its Place?,” Written by Emma Roller; Splinter

“How To Not Die In America,” Written by Molly Osberg; Splinter

“Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games,” Written by Cecilia D’Anastasio; Kotaku.com  (WINNER)

RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY “2017 Year in Review,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio

“RFK: 50 Years After Shots Rang Out at The Ambassador Hotel,” Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio   (WINNER)

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT—REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT “5pm CBS News Radio Glor Newscast,” Written by James Hutton; CBS News Radio

“ABC News 6p Hourly 9-27-2018,” Written by Stephanie Pawlowski; ABC News Radio

“Remembering The Good, The Bad and the Brilliant,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio  (WINNER)

“World News This Week 9-21-2018,” Written by Joan B. Harris; ABC News Radio

RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY “John McCain: A Life of Service,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio  (WINNER)

“A Tribute to Le Grand Orange,” Written by Thomas A. Sabella; CBS Radio News

ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION) “FBI 2018 Promo Reel,” Written by Ralph Buado; CBS

“Tribute to Star Trek for the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys,” Written by Sean Brogan; CBS  (WINNER)

“Westworld: Season 2 Promo (Super Bowl spot),” Written by Jonathan Nolan; HBO

Source: variety

By DAVE MCNARY

[generallynaive]

O Melhor de 2018 - 25 Episódios TV

1- Teddy Perkins (Atlanta)

Temporada 2 - Episódio 6

Escrito por: Donald Glover

Realizado por: Hiro Murai

2- Free Churro (Bojack Horseman)

Temporada  5 - Episódio 6

Escrito por: Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Realizado por: Amy Winfrey

3- START (The Americans)

Temporada  6 - Episódio 10

Escrito por: Joe Weisberg  & Joel Fields

Realizado por: Chris Long

4- I Have a Thing About Bathrooms (Killing Eve)

Temporada 1 - Episódio 5

Escrito por: Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Realizado por: Jon East

5- The Queen (Castle Rock)

Temporada 1 - Episódio 7

Escrito por: Sam Shaw

Realizado por: Greg Yaitanes

6- Kiksuya (Westworld)

Temporada 2 - Episódio 8

Escrito por: Carly Wray & Dan Dietz

Realizado por: Uta Briesewitz

7- Janet(s) (The Good Place)

Temporada 3 - Episódio 10

Escrito por: Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan

Realizado por: Morgan Sackett

8- The Good Twin (GLOW)

Temporada 2 - Episódio 8

Escrito por: Rachel Shukert & Nick Jones

Realizado por: Meera Menon

9- Not Yet (One Day At A Time)

Temporada 2 - Episódio 13

Escrito por: Gloria Calderon Kellet & Mike Royce

Realizado por: Pamela Fryman

10- Two Storms (The Haunting of Hill House)

Temporada 1 - Episódio 6

Escrito por: Jeff Howard

Realizado por: Mike Flanagan

11- Pilot (Pose)

Temporada 1 - Episódio 1

Escrito por: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Steven Canals

Realizado por: Ryan Murphy

12- Austerlitz (Succession)

Temporada 1 - Episódio 7

Escrito por: Lucy Preble

Realizado por: Miguel Arteta

13- Coushatta (Better Call Saul)

Temporada 4 - Episódio 8

Escrito por: Gordon Smith

Realizado por: Jim McKay

14- The Box (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)  

Temporada 5 - Episódio 14

Escrito por: Luke Del Tredici

Realizado por: Claire Scanlon

15- We're All Beasts (The Deuce)

Temporada 2 - Episódio 6

Escrito por: George Pelecanos & David Simon

Realizado por: Susanna White

16- The Man Who Would Be Vogue (The Assassination of Gianni Versace)

Temporada 2 - Episódio 1

Escrito por: Tom Rob Smith

Realizado por: Ryan Murphy

17- Chapter 9 (Legion)

Temporada 2 - Episódio 1

Escrito por: Noah Hawley & Nathaniel Halpern

Realizado por: Tim Mielants

18- Simone & Midway To Midtown (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Temporada 2 - Episódios 1 & 2

Escrito por: Amy Sherman-Palladino

Realizado por: Amy Sherman-Palladino

19- It Takes You Away (Doctor Who)

Temporada 11 - Episódio 9

Escrito por: Ed Hime

Realizado por: Jamie Childs

20- Go For Broke & Gore (The Terror)

Temporada 1 - Episódios 1 & 2

Escrito por: David Kajganich &  Soo Hugh

Realizado por: Edward Berger

21- If I Was An Elf I Would Tell You (Mozart in the Jungle)

Temporada 4 - Episódio 2

Escrito por: Will Graham

Realizado por: Will Graham

24- Two Portraits (The First)

Temporada 1 - Episódio 5

Escrito por: Francesca Sloane

Realizado por: Deniz Gamze Ergüven

23- Species Jump (Homeland)

Temporada 7 - Episódio 6

Escrito por: Anya Leta & Ron Nyswaner

Realizado por: Michael Offer

24- La Dolce Vita (Trust)

Temporada 1 - Episódio 3

Escrito por: Simon Beaufoy

Realizado por: Danny Boyle

25- USS Calister (Black Mirror)

Temporada 4 - Episódio 1

Escrito por: William Bridges & Charlie Brooker

Realizado por: Toby Haynes

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MerleFest draws 75,000

MerleFest,    presented by Window World, has officially come to a close, but not without    a number of electric collaborations, spontaneous sit-ins, and world-class    performances. 

Wynonna &    The Big Noise, Amos Lee, Tyler Childers, Sam Bush Band, Brandi Carlile, and The Avett Brothers all brought    extra MerleFest energy to the Watson Stage, marking another successful year    for the long-running festival.

Early estimates    show that from its start on Thursday, April 25, to its close on Sunday,    April 28, participation over the festival’s four days exceeded 75,000    attendees and artists from across the world.

MerleFest, held    on the campus of Wilkes     Community College, is    the primary fundraiser for the WCC Foundation, which funds scholarships,    capital projects, and other educational needs.

“We’ve had an incredible weekend,”    Festival Director Ted Hagaman said. “With over 100 artists on 13 stages    over the four days, we again feel we succeeded in providing a quality and    successful event for all involved. Preliminary numbers show we attracted    thousands of fans from all over the world. We appreciate their support.    This event could not happen without the work and dedication of our    4,500-plus volunteers and the many great safety and service agencies in Northwestern North Carolina. We’re already looking    forward to MerleFest 2020.”

Thursday

Chatham    County Line kicked off the 32nd annual    MerleFest with a big “newgrass” bang. At the top of their game,    Raleigh-based Chatham County Line appeared right at home on one of the    biggest stages their home state has to offer. After Thursday’s    sunset, Wynonna Judd and her band, The Big Noise, set    about conjuring up enough rock and roll, blues, and country juju to knock    the first-day crowd right off their feet. Once the crowd had recovered, the    ones left with enough energy to carry on into the wee hours were treated    with more electric boogie music in the form of Donna The Buffalo.    Sporting dancey rhythms and electric improvisation, Donna proved to be the    ultimate weekend ice-breakers, encouraging the late night crowd to let    loose during their First Night Dance on the Bojangles’ Dance Stage. 

Friday

Before the    sun had set on Friday, patrons were treated to show-stopping sets from the    likes of Texas    troubadour Radney Foster, Boston-based bluegrassers Mile    Twelve, and the soft folk harmonies and humorous musings of The    Milk Carton Kids. Upon the close of the Chris Austin Songwriting    Competition, festival first-timer Amos Lee took the Watson    Stage with his unique blend of soulful Americana.Tyler Childers closed    out the Watson Stage with his now famous concoction of mountain music, old    school country, and 1960s The Band-ish rock and roll. Under the bright    stage lights, Childers rollicked through songs off of his award-winning 2017    album “Purgatory” to the delight of fans, some of whom had traveled to    MerleFest on Childers’ merit alone. During Childers’ set, eclectic folk    rockers Scythian set up in the Dance Tent for their second set of the day,    the annual Friday Night Dance. Keeping the night owls rocking until almost    midnight, Scythian reminded fans just how fun their music can    be. 

Saturday

Saturday    saw Chris Austin Songwriting Competition winners perform    on the Cabin Stage to an audience eager to hear these up-and-coming songwriters    before they’ve hit the big time. Now in its 27th year, the contest is an    extraordinary opportunity for aspiring writers to have their original songs    heard and judged by a panel of music industry professionals (Joey Ryan and    Kenneth Pattengale, better known as The Milk Carton Kids, Cruz    Contreras of The Black Lillies, and Texas-troubadour Radney    Foster), under the direction of volunteer contest chairperson, Grammy    Award-winning singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale.

The first    round of the CASC took place in Nashville,     Tenn., and was narrowed down    from 970 entries to 12 finalists representing four categories: bluegrass,    country, general and Gospel/inspirational.

Each of the    12 finalists received admission and lodging for three nights at MerleFest.    Finalists attended a workshop Friday morning given by D’Addario prior to    the finals. After the contest, all finalists took part in a songwriting    mentoring session with Jim Lauderdale and the on-site judges. The    first-place winners in each category received $600 cash from MerleFest, a    performance at the Cabin Stage on Friday night, and a 20-minute set on    Saturday at the Cabin Stage. In addition, the first-place winners    received a live performance/recording session with Saloon Studios Live,    D’Addario strings, Shubb Capos, and their winning song will be aired on    WNCW 88.7. Net proceeds from the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest help    support the Wilkes Community College Chris Austin Memorial Scholarship. See    below for a complete listing of winners and finalists.

Bluegrass:

1st Place- Anya Hinkle (Asheville) – “Ballad of Zona Abston”

2nd Place-    James E. Woolsey (Petersburg, Ind.), David Foster (Petersburg, Ind.)    – “Sugar Ridge Road”

3rd Place-    Wyatt Espalin (Hiawassee,     Ga.) – “Light Coming Through”

Country:

1st Place-    Andrew Millsaps (Ararat) – “Ain’t No Genie (In a Bottle of Jack)

2nd Place-    Hannah Kaminer (Asheville)    – “Don’t Open Your Heart”

3rd Place- Shannon Wurst (Fayetteville,     Ark.) – “Better Than Bourbon”

General:

1st Place-    Alexa Rose (Asheville)    – “Medicine for Living”

2nd Place-    Bryan Elijah Smith (Dayton,     Va.) – “In Through the Dark”

3rd Place-    Wright Gatewood (Chicago,     Ill.) – “First”

Gospel/inspirational:

1st Place-    Russ Parrish (Burnsville, Minn.),    Topher King (Savage, Minn.)    – “Washed By The Water”

2nd Place- Ashleigh    Caudill (Nashville, Tenn.),    Jon Weisberger (Cottontown,     Tenn.) – “Walkin’ Into    Gloryland”

3rd Place-    Kevin T. Hale- (Brentwood,     Tenn.) – “We All Die to Live    Again”

On    Saturday, Molly Tuttle returned to the MerleFest stage for    the first time since she won the Chris Austin Songwriting Competition in    2012. A rabid crowd ate up every guitar lick and melody Tuttle played as    she continues to push the envelope of what can be played on a dreadnaught    guitar. The Waybacks’ annual Hillside Album Hour found the    bay-area band covering Led Zeppelin IV in    its entirety with Sarah Dugas (formerly of The Duhks) handling most of the    vocal duties and Sam Bush, Jens Kruger, Red Young, and Tony Williamson    backing them up for yet another memorable Saturday afternoon set. Sam    Bush Band lit up the Watson Stage ahead of Brandi Carlile, running    through his career-spanning catalog of “New Grass” tunes and closing with    his new rousing rock and roll anthem, “Stop The Violence”. Traditional Bluegrass super group Earls of Leicester once    again paid excellent homage to the giants of the genre, Lester Flatt and    Earl Scruggs. In an era of progression for the genre, the Earls brand of    picking reminded the crowd that it’s perfectly OK to stick with tradition    from time to time. Brandi Carlile and her band closed out    Saturday with her signature songwriting style and vocal fireworks. Drawing    from her newest release, “By The Way, I Forgive You,” and then diving    deeper into her past works, Carlile and longtime musical partners Tim and    Phil Hanseroth belted and whispered in close three-part harmonies well    enough to make every last MerleFest attendee’s jaw drop. To close out    an already special night, Sunday headliners Seth and Scott Avett of    The Avett Brothers joined Carlile around a single mic at the front edge of    the Watson Stage and performed the Avett’s “Murder In The City”,    drawing a huge reaction from the already stunned crowd.

Sunday

North    Carolina Governor Roy Cooper introduced Steep    Canyon Rangers Sunday afternoon on the Watson Stage. Late last    year, Gov. Cooper declared 2019 to be North Carolina’s    “Year of Music”, adding, “from bluegrass to the blues, from gospel to funk,    from beach music to indie and hip hop, North Carolina is the birthplace of many    musical styles and iconic performers.” Gov. Cooper was in attendance    for Steep Canyon Rangers’ “North Carolina Songbook” set on the Watson Stage    which dove into the rich history of the region’s music, specifically the    musical heritage of their—and the festival’s—home state, and solidified their    place in MerleFest lore. Bluegrass    patriarch and hair-style pioneer Del McCoury celebrated his 80th birthday    surrounded by friends, family, and the Del McCoury Band. Del and the boys    fired up the Hillside Stage, highlighting his eight-decade milestone with    class and style that only the McCourys can provide. North Carolina’s own The Avett    Brothers closed out the festival after having joined their father,    Jim Avett, for Sunday’s annual Gospel Hour. On the Watson Stage,    gladly playing tunes that spanned their almost-two-decade long career, The    Avett Brothers had the crowd singing along from the very first line. While    many MerleFest patrons have seen the Avetts at the festival before, this    performance proved that the brothers and their band have now truly transcended    to the next level of much-deserved stardom.

About MerleFest

MerleFest was    founded in 1988 in memory of the son of the late American music legend Doc    Watson, renowned guitarist Eddy Merle Watson. MerleFest is a celebration of    "traditional plus" music, a unique mix of traditional,    roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including old-time,    classic country, bluegrass, folk and gospel, and blues, and expanded to    include Americana, classic rock and many other styles. The festival hosts a    diverse mix of artists on its 13 stages during the course of the four-day    event. MerleFest has become the primary fundraiser for the WCC Foundation,    funding scholarships, capital projects, and other educational needs.

About Window    World

Window World®,    headquartered in North Wilkesboro, N.C., is America’s largest replacement    window and exterior remodeling company, with more than 200 locally owned    offices nationwide. Founded in 1995, the company sells and installs    windows, siding, doors and other exterior products, with over 15 million    windows sold to date. Window World is an ENERGY STAR® partner and its    windows, vinyl siding and Therma-Tru doors have all earned the Good    Housekeeping Seal. Through its charitable foundation, Window World Cares®, the    Window World family provides funding for St. Jude Children’s Research    Hospital®, which honored the foundation with its Organizational Support    Award in 2017. Since its inception in 2008, the foundation has raised over    $8 million for St. Jude. Window World also supports the Veterans Airlift    Command, a nonprofit organization that facilitates free air transportation    to wounded veterans and their families. Window World has flown over 100    missions and surpassed $1 million in flights and in-kind donations since it    began its partnership with the VAC in 2008. For more information, visitwww.WindowWorld.com or    call 1-800 NEXTWINDOW. For home improvement and energy efficiency tips,    décor ideas and more, follow Window World on Facebookand Twitter.

 For more information, visit www.MerleFest.org.

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Read More 2019 U.S. President or First Lady A book about a U.S. President or First Lady

Nonfiction American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham American Ulysses: a Life of Ulysses S. Grant by Ronald C. White The Ascent of George Washington by John E. Ferling A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk by Robert W. Merry Eisenhower: In War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith Eleanor and Hick: the Love Affair that Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship by Patricia Bell-Scott Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson by Gordon S. Wood George H.W. Bush by Timothy J. Naftali James Madison: A Life Reconsidered by Lynne V. Cheney John Adams by David G. McCullough John F. Kennedy by Alan Brinkley Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History by Michael L. Gillette Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton by Joe Conason Michelle Obama: A Life by Peter Slevin Richard Nixon: The Life by John A. Farrell Ronald Reagan by Jacob Weisberg Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin Traitor to His Class by H. W. Brands Wilson by A. Scott Berg

Fiction Patriot Hearts: A Novel of the Founding Mothers by Barbara Hambly

Thriller The President is Missing by Bill Clinton

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Song Premiere: Kevin Daniel "Heart Like Mine"

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[thebattleofarbela]

Podcasts to Save America

Here we go!!! If you’re looking  to keep yourself informed with real, important and NOT-FAKE news and information, here’s my top recommendations. These are the podcasts I listen on my commutes to keep my brain active, engaged, and keep me asking the important questions. I’m still making an effort to read more books and magazines, but whenever I’m on-the-go during the week, a podcast is the perfect thing to keep me in the loop. Some of these I’ve been listening to for a while, and others were literally born out of election of Donald Trump, and it’s fascinating to see people having important discussions and keeping debates going. Hope ya’ll enjoy these! They’re all available on iTunes for free. 

Slate’s Trumpcast

This podcast got created before the election in the hopes of trying to understand and discuss the phenomenon of Donald Trump running for president. The day of the election, they were actually planning on ending the Trumpcast, in the hopes that Hillary Clinton would’ve won and there would be no need to talk about the orange candidate anymore. Alas, that wasn’t the case, so this awesome podcast is still sticking around, hosted by editor-in-chief of Slate Magazine, James Weisberg. 

Pod Save America

The name speaks for itself. Pod Save America came after the election of Donald Trump, and I like it because it’s as funny as it is witty and informative. Hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, this show dives into all the corruption, scandal and bullshittery happening in the Trump Administration so far. They get into the details while still explaining the complications quite well, and being very blunt about the crap that our president is currently pulling. 

The Weeds

Hosted by my favorite Vox reporters/editors, this podcast soon became one of my favorites. It does exactly what the name implies--gets into the weeds of politics in Washington and the U.S. But thanks to wonderful hosts, Ezra Klein, Sarah Kliff and Matthew Yglesias, they’re able to explain things in an enthusiastic and clear way that you’ll become a policy nerd in now time. And let’s face it, it’ won’t be such a bad idea for us to start out weeding out what our government is doing. 

On the Media

A podcast, radio show and website that has been around for a while, but has really started getting more content to talk about in the recent times...On The Media, an important show to listen to help understand the media. Whether it’s analyzing the phenomenon of Fake News or understanding how to report on Donald Trump, this will help shed some light on these issues. Available on iTunes and WNYC radio. 

About Race

Unfortunately, this podcast literally ended about a month ago. HOWEVER, I kept it on the list because it has some really important and interesting conversations between some amazing people. Hosted by Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby and Raquel Cepeda, this podcast is much needed for the times we are entering (and have been living). The hosts of this show are not afraid to talk about the uncomfortable but extremely crucial conversations about race, class and politics and their reactions and analyses of the election, Donald Trump and the current state of America. 

Intercepted

Created by editor and co-founder of The Intercept, Jeremy Scahill,  started a podcast to help analyze the corruption happening with Trump and others. This show is necessary to listen to if you’re a journalist or simply a person who consumes the news. Especially if you’re a fan of the Intercept you’ll enjoy this. The journalists at The Intercept specifically focuses on investigative journalism and exposes, and they’re ready to bust some ball for the next 4 years. If you haven’t heard of either, you should check out both. This podcast dives into the complicated threats that Trump is creating and isn’t afraid the ugly truth and how intercepts with the reality we’re living in. 

Other pods to listen to:

The Ezra Klein Show, hosted by Ezra Klein 

With Friends Like These, hosted by Anna Marie Cox

Double X Podcast hosted by June Thomas, Noreen Malone and Hanna Rosin

Sooo Many White Guys, hosted by Phoebe Robinson

Art For Sale, hosted by Jack Slater and Zoe Jones (this is a podcast started with some great people I went to school with, they talk about the contradiction between art and capitalism. They just published their first episode so check it out!)

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What can you tease about Once Upon a Time? — Harley There’s an upcoming flashback that offers up what’s sure to be the most heartbreaking piece of information this show has dealt with throughout the entire series. Can’t say more than that, but you may find a hint in this week’s Hot Seat.

If Chase is Prometheus, then who is under that Vigilante mask on Arrow? — Maggie Alas, we won’t find out soon. “We know the answer to that,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim says. “You probably will not get the answer to that in season 5.”

What can you reveal about Alex in next week’s Supergirl? — Charlie Well, she’s going to some dark places in the wake of learning her father is colluding with Cadmus. “It’s hard because when they realize that there’s a deeper issue going on with Jeremiah, you don’t really know where his loyalties lie,” Chyler Leigh says. “When that’s questioned and Alex gets put in a position where she’s questioning it, it becomes this deep, dark intense realizing, her coming to grips with the fact that this isn’t in her control. Basically, Alex goes head-to-head with Lillian Luthor, so it’s a really powerful episode.”

Anything on the Vampire Diaries finale? — Marie There’s no better place for nostalgia than a series finale, and this one is going to be packed full of it — so much so that you’ll even recognize a line or two. “Remember when Damon was dangling Vicki over the building and he says, ‘For me to know and you to dot dot dot.’ Spoiler alert: You hear that line in the finale,” executive producer Kevin Williamson says. “There’s little Easter eggs like that throughout the whole thing.” So which lines do you hope to hear again?

We know the Jennings’ are doing better this season on The Americans as a married couple and that Paige is in a relationship with Matthew Beeman, but what about Henry? — Lou I’m so glad you asked about Henry, the consistently forgotten Jennings child! Without spoiling too much, this season just might be the best one yet for Henry fans. “Henry is in a very interesting position this year,” writer-producer Peter Ackerman says. “He’s the odd man out in his family, whether he knows it or not, and he’s teetering on a certain point… He has the potential to go different directions, and I’m intrigued by how he stakes his claim this season.” Adds creator and executive producer Joe Weisberg: “It’s kind of a breakout season for him.” Better that than breaking into his neighbor’s house, as he once did in season 4.

Did all those Daisys die in the HQ explosion on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? — Martin That remains to be seen, but I have a hard time believing Fitz would mention enabling the “seek and destroy mode” just prior to the explosion and not getting resolution there. “When we come back, we’ll see how big of an explosion it really was,” EP Jed Whedon says. However, he hedges: “The idea was May sacrifices herself to try to put an end to what they’re doing.” So maybe don’t hold your breath?

Any Malec sccop for the Shadowhunters finale? — Sky Considering that Valentine has the Soul Sword, there’s one thing I can guarantee: Magnus, along with the rest of the DownWorlders, is in danger — and if anything forces couples to re-evaluate their relationship, it’s a life-or-death situation. I can’t say what it is, but expect Malec to make a big decision by the hour’s end.

How did Red have so much info on Tom on The Blacklist? Is he connected to Christopher Hargrave’s disappearance? — Kyle Just because Red knew Tom was Scottie’s son does not mean he played a role in the abduction. In fact, the writers are trying to keep the mythos of each show somewhat separate. “What Reddington told Tom was to stay away from it,” EP Jon Bokenkamp says. “There’s no good that is going to come from [him] going into this world and asking these questions. Red is not somebody who has a tremendous amount of love for Tom. They’ve had their own fraught relationship, but that did seem genuine. That was one of the most caring things Reddington’s ever told Tom, and he probably said that because he cares about Elizabeth and Agnes. But as far as the history, the two shows share some DNA, because they live in the same landscape, and there’s great potential for some crossovers, but I don’t think Red had anything to do with the origin of this story. Of course, he’s always full of secrets, so who knows? But it feels like it stands on its own.”

Will the Mahoneys return next season on How to Get Away with Murder? — Brenda Survey says: It’s likely. “I don’t think we’ve closed the Mahoney chapter completely, but I also don’t know if it’s going to be that dominant of a storyline next year,” EP Pete Nowalk tells me. “Obviously there’s a lot of baggage between Sylvia and Annalise, so it depends whether Annalise is going to dive back in there or not.”

Time After Time comes out this Sunday. I’m a fan of time-travel shows — anything you can tease about this one in advance? — Barry I can tease that Time After Time won’t stay in the present once H.G. Wells catches up with his best friend John Stevenson, a.k.a. Jack the Ripper. This time-travel show won’t hop to other historical periods every episode, but it will be going to Paris during World War I and even stopping by the 1980s. So stay tuned! H.G.’s time machine gets put to good use.

This week in TV: The casting so far on Marvel’s Inhumans has me beyond excited.

That’s a wrap on this week’s Spoiler Room. Be sure to email your questions to spoilerroom@ew.com or tweet them to @NatalieAbrams.

Additional reporting by Samantha Highfill and Shirley Li.

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2018 Reading List

o   A book recommended by a librarian: A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)

o   A book that’s been on your TBR: Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)

o   A book of letters: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (Tucker Max)

o   A book by a POC: A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)

o   A book with one of the seasons in the title: When Autumn Leaves (Amy S. Foster)

o   A book that is a story within a story: Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)

o   A book with multiple authors: Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (Roger Aspirin)

o   An espionage thriller: The Love Interest (Cale Dietrich)

o   A book with a cat on the cover: Pet Sematary (Stephen King)

o   A book by an author under a pseudonym: The Regulators (Richard Bachman)

o   A bestseller from a genre you don’t normally read: And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)

o   A book about a person with a disability: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblowski)

o   A book with subtitle: The Bartimaeus Trilogy: Book One… (Jonathan Stroud)

o   A book published in 2018: The Prince and the Dressmaker (Jen Wang)

o   A book with a mythical creature: The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)

o   A book you’ve read before that makes you smile: The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)

o   A book about food: Monster’s Chef (Jervey Tervalon)

o   A book with career advice: A Theory of Nothing (Thomas Barlow)

o   A book from a nonhuman perspective: The Plague Dogs (Richard Adams)

o   A steampunk novel: The Alchemy of Stone (Ekaterina Sedia)

o   A book with a red spine: Paper Towns (John Green)

o   A book set in the wilderness: Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)

o   A book you loved as a child: The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)

o   A book by an author from another country: Pigeon English (Stephen Kelman)

o   A book with a title that is a character’s name: Demian (Herman Hesse)

o   A novel set during wartime: A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)

o   A book with an unreliable narrator: Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)

o   A book with pictures: A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)

o   A book where the main character is different ethnicity: Push (Sapphire)

o   A book about an interesting woman: The Obituary Writer (Ann Hood)

o   A book set in two different time periods: The Time-Traveler’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)

o   A book with a month/day of the week in the title: The Wednesday Wars (Gary D. Schmidt)

o   A book set in a hotel: Hotels of North America (Rick Moody)

o   A book written by someone you admire: Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)

o   A book becoming a movie in 2018: A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L’Engle)

o   A book set during holiday other than Christmas: The Halloween Tree (Ray Bradbury)

o   The first in a series you haven’t read: The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)

o   A book you bought on a trip: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (Carolyn Mackler)

o   A book recommended by an author you love: Lolita (Vladimir Nabakov)

o   A bestseller from 2016: Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty)

o   A book with a familial term in the title: Aunt Julia and the Script-Writer (Mario Vargas Llosa)

o   A book that takes place over a character’s life span: Big Fish (Daniel Wallace)

o   A book about an immigrant/refugee: Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)

o   A book from a genre you’ve never heard of: The Boundless Deep (Kate Brailler)

o   A book with an eccentric character: The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)

o   A book that’s over 800 pages: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)

o   A book you got from a used book sale: Asta in the Wings (Jan Elizabeth Watson)

o   A book that’s been mentioned in another book: The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger)

o   A book about a difficult topic: The Effects of Light (Miranda Beverly-Whittemore)

o   A book based on mythology: The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)

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Noted roots songwriters join Asheville Music Publishing writing team

Noted roots songwriters join Asheville Music Publishing writing team

With the creation of broadly appealing and artistically satisfying roots songs in mind, the award-winning Asheville Music Publishing has recruited four elite songwriters to its already impressive roster of gospel writers with the goal of expanding its catalogs into roots music genres.

Jon Weisberger, who’s signed an exclusive publishing agreement, and Thomm Jutz, Mark Simos and Becky Warren,…