#Jonathan Amos

[genevieveetguy]

. Aunt Lucy said: "If we're kind and polite, the world will be right."

Paddington 2, Paul King (2017)

[lockwoodandcodaily]

Jonathan Stroud via Instagram.

[opphiem]

A CALLOUT FOR GAY PEOPLE: LISTEN TO SPIRE

OKAY I HAVE SPENT THE PAST WEEK BINGING @spire-pod AND I KNOW I DONT POST A LOT ABOUT AUDIO DRAMA BUT THIS SHOW IS SO GOOD AND I MADE A VIDEO TO TELL YOU WHY TO LISTEN TO IT

im serious the fandom is two people and tumbleweed and I REQUIRE people to talk to this show about and to listen to!!!!! gay people please u know what to do

[rwpohl]

the boxer, shuji terayama 1977

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fallen angels, wong kar-wai 1995

the foreigner, amos poe 1977

[ajol0tita]

WIP de Jonathan y Erina ✨

Descripción ESP/ENG 💕

ESP:

Yo es que les lloro a ellos, no está terminado, me falta el coloreado pero es que se me hizo tan lindo que hasta me dije a mi misma ¿Yo hice eso? Xd soné engreida ¿No? 😫 Y me gusta más como se ve en sketch que como se anda viendo coloreado pero así es la vida embeces 😔👌🏻 igual Jonathan es mi JOJO fav y necesitaba que mi primer fanart fuera algo relacionado con él. Y que mejor que con su amada Erina ✨

ENG:

I really cry to them, obvs it's not finished, I have to colour them but it's so cute that I told to myself "I did that?" I sound conceited, right? 😫 But I liked more the sketch than the coloured version but life's like this 😔👌🏻 Jonathan is my fave JOJO so I needed to make my first fanart of him and what's better with his beloved Erina? ✨

[rodwhite]

Amos and wrath: The promising roar of the Lion

By 2004, things were hopping in our eight-year-old church. So why did I decide to speak about Amos for weeks? I can’t remember. But it has been interesting to look back on what I said. It still seems like a good discussion to have. You might like to read Amos 1 before you get into this, but not a requirement.  That disturbing wrath Fortunately, I am not God. Can we all agree on that, to begin…

[canesenzafissadimora]

Il bambino chiese alla bambina di dire nel barattolo: "Ti amo", senza dare spiegazioni.

E lei non gliene chiese, gli rispose: "Ti amo".

Il bambino coprì il suo barattolo con un coperchio e collocò l'amore della bambina per lui su un ripiano del proprio armadio.

Ovviamente, non poté mai aprire il barattolo, perché altrimenti avrebbe perso il contenuto.

Gli bastava sapere che era lì.

Jonathan Safran Foer - "Molto forte, incredibilmente vicino"

[atlantisxxi]

quando a taylor canta "ainda vivos, matando tempo no cemitério, nunca enterrados de verdade" e quando o ernest hemingway disse "eu amei essa pessoa, nós nos divertimos muito juntos, acabou, mas de certa forma nunca acabará" e quando azra t. diz "eu sou sempre vulnerável com você, esse é o problema" e a gracie abrams canta "se houver um momento certo, as chances são de que estarei aqui" e quando o jonathan carroll disse "minha memória ama você, ela pergunta por você o tempo inteiro" e quando phoebe canta "você está doente e você é casado e você pode está morrendo, mas você está me segurando como àgua em suas mãos" e quando a taylor canta "mudei os meus planos, minhas regras, troquei de namorados e de roupas só pra superar a sua ausência" e quando a sue zhao disse "há dias que eu desejo ter te amado porque então eu saberia como parar" e a taylor canta "agora eu quero vender minha casa e colocar fogo nas minhas roupas e chamar um padre pra vir exorcizar os meus demônios, mesmo que eu morra gritando" e a clarice lispector escreveu "eu te amo tanto como se sempre estivesse te dizendo adeus".

[mazapandechocolate]

La universidad te deja secuelas...

psychology made me like this batman

[popawritter12]

Amo tus escritos! Estaba buscando algo así desde hace mucho.

Quería preguntarte- ¿A qué yanderes les importaría tu consentimiento y a quienes no?

Si te hace sentir incómodx escribir algo así, puedes ignorarme.

Author's note: Anon, ¿puedo decirte que te amo?

ADORO ESTA IDEA, Y SIEMPRE LA QUISE HACER PERO NO ENCONTRABA UN BUEN CONTEXTO, PERO ¿EL CONSENTIMIENTO? DIOS QUE BUENA IDEA.

/english: Anon, can I tell you that I love you?

I LOVE THIS IDEA, AND I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IT BUT I DIDN'T FIND A GOOD CONTEXT, BUT CONSENT? GOD WHAT A GOOD IDEA.

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Also, thank you so much for your very original request <3<3<3!!!

So, with your amazing idea, let me open a new series of posts that I have long needed to do.

It will be called

“In each situation, how would this Yandere react?”

In this case, let's start with 5 archetypes: -Is not interested in your consent. -It's important, but in an extreme case may not need it. -Thinks it is important only in sex. -Without your consent doesn't even touch you with a stick. -Does not understand what consent is

And, since you didn't specify which fandom, I'm going to list some of the ones I'm in! <3

Let's start with the soft.

Without your consent doesn't even touch you with a stick.

League of Legends

Alistar, Bardo, Blitzcrank, Braum, Ivern, Kalista, Kassadin, Maokai, Nautilus, Rakan, Shen, Soraka, Taric, Wukong, Yone, Karma.

Kengan Ashura

Yoshinari Karo, Haruo Kono, Jun Sekibayashi (<3<3), Mikazuchi Rei, Mokichi Robinson, Suekichi Kaneda, Agito Kanoh.

Stardew Valley

Krobus, Willy, Linus.

Team Fortress 2

Engineer.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Part 1: Erina, Jonathan Joestar, Speedwagon, William Zeppelin.

Part 2: Smokey, Wamu.

Part 3: Joseph Joestar

Part 4: Tonio, Reimi Sugimoto, Koichi,

Part 5: Doppio.

Part 6: Foo Fighters

Part 7:Lucy Steel.

Demon Slayer

Ozaki, Genya, Nezuko, Mitsuri, Tanjiro, Gyutaro, Gyomei, Tamayo and Yushiro

TMNT: MM

Mikey (<3) April.

Mortal Kombat 1

Liu Kang, Geras, Smoke, Baraka, Asharh,

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance

BladeWolf.

Thinks it is important only in sex

League of Legends

Akshan, Aphelios, Camille, Ekko, Ezreal, Darius, Hwei, Illaoi, K'sante, Leona, Nilah, Pantheon, Pyke, Riven, Ryze, Yoeick, Yasuo, Xhin Zhao, Sarah Fortune, Taliyah, Ornn, Tryndamere, Nami, Janna, Kai'sa, Kindred (sheep), Senna, Udyr, Varus, Garen, Lee Sin, Master Yi.

Kengan Ashura

Kaolan Wongsawat, Saw Paing Yoroizuka, Gensai Kuroki, Ryo Inaba, Seishu Akoya, Takeru Kiohzan, Jerry Tyson, Niko Tokita, Adam Dudley, Ren Nikaido, Takeshi Wakatsuki, Ryo Himuro, Marvelous Seki, and Ichiro Nakata.

Stardew Valley

Maru, Emily, Marnie, Sandy, Caroline, Harvey, Robin, Marlon, Rasmodius, Clint.

Team Fortress 2

Heavy, Scout, Soldier and Spy.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Part 2: Lisa Lisa, Joseph Joestar,

Part 3: Kakyoin, Avdol, N'doul, Mariah, Hol Horse.

Part 4: Shigechi, Jotaro, Okuyasu.

Part 5: Bucciarati, Giorno, Fugo, Risotto Nero, Pesci, Trish Una, Squalo, Tiziano

Part 6: Hermes, Weather Report.

Part 7. Gyro, Hot Pants, Funny Valentine, Pocoloco.

Demon Slayer

Giyu, Yorichi, Kyojuro, Urokodaki, Kanae, Kagaya Ubayashiki, Kanao, Muichiro, Obanai, Akaza, Sabito, Murata.

TMNT MM

Leonardo and Donatello.

Mortal Kombat 1

Kung Lao, Raiden, Syzoth, Johnny Cage, Kenshi, Sindel, Li Mei,

Metal Gear Rising

Armstrong, Boris, Sam, Raiden, Courtney, Kevin.

It is important, but in an extreme case could “forget” about it

League of Legends

Ahri, Akali, Azir, Caitlyn, Fiora, Irelia, Jarvan IV, Jayce, Kayle, Kayn, Morgana, Quinn, Rell, Sett, Shyvana, Sona, Swain, Sylas, Twisted Fate, Luxana, Vayne, Victor, Xayah, Zeri, Alune, Olaf, Seraphine, Ashe, Diana, Lucian, Nasus, Sivir, Talon.

Kengan Ashura

Cosmo Imai, Tokita Ohma, Muteba Gizenga, Sen Hatsumi, Naoya Ohkubo, Keizaro Sawada, Julius Reinhold, Sen Hatsumi,

Stardew Valley

Abigail, Alex, Elliot, Gunther, Haley, Leah, Kent, Jody, Penny, Sebastian, Sam and Shane.

Team Fortress 2

Demoman and Sniper.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Part 1: Straizo.

Part 2: Stroheim, Esidisi. Caesar Zeppelin

Part 3: Polnareff, Jotaro, Vanilla Ice.

Part 4: Josuke, Yuya Fungami, Rohan,

Part 5: Mista, Ghiaccio, Narancia, Abaccio, Prosciutto.

Part 6: Anasui, Jolyne, Pucci.

Part 7: Dio, Jhonny Joestar.

Demon Slayer

Zenitsu, Kokushibo, Sanemi, Uzui, Daki, Shinjuro.

TMNTMM

Raphael.

Mortal Kombat 1

Kitana, Mileena, Kuai Liang and Rain.

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance

Sundower, Moonson.

Is not interested in your consent

League of Legends

Aatrox, Bel'veth, Brand, Cassiopeia, Draven, Elise, Evelynn, Gangplank, Graves, Jhin, Katarina, KKhartus, Le Blanc, Lissandra, Mordekaiser, Nidalee, Quiyana, Renata Glasc, Renekton, Sejuani, Singed, Syndra, Thresh, Urgot, Vi, Virgo, Vladimir, Xerath, Zyra, Tham Kench, Malzahar.

Kengan Ashura

Karla Kure, Raian Kure, Setsuna Kiryu, Hajime Hanafusa and Yohei Bando.

Stardew Valley

Mr. Qi and Morris.

Team Fortress 2

Medic.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Part 1: Dio .

Part 2: Kars.

Part 3: Dio, Mariah, D'Arby,

Part 4: Yoshikage Kira, Yukako, Akira Otoishi,

Part 5: Cioccolata, Melone, Formaggio, Illuso.

Demon Slayer

Douma, Enmu, Muzan, Shinobu, Gyokko, Hantengu, Sekido, Karaku, Urogi, Zobakuten, Uzami, Nakime and Kaigaku,

TMNTMM

(none)

Mortal Kombat 1

Bi Han, Shao Kang, Quan Chi, Shang Tsung, Nitara, Reiko and Havik.

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance

Mistral

Don't know the concept of consent

League of Legends

Briar, Dr.Mundo, Galio, Gwen, Hecarim, Jinx, Lillia, Neeko, Orianna, Rek'sai, Rengar, Shaco, Sion, Skarner, Trundle, Vel'koz, Volibear, Warwick, Zac, Aurelion Sol.

Kengan Ashura

(none)

Stardew Valley

(none)

Team Fortress 2

(none)

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Part 2: Santana.

Part 4: Mikitaka.

Part 5:Secco.

Demon Slayer

Inosuke,

TMNTMM

(none)

Mortal Kombat 1

(none)

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CON ESTO TERMINAMOS

Fue hermoso, espero que les haya gustado leer esta pequeña lista salida d mi creatividad y del pedido de este anon ;)

/ english

WITH THIS WE END

It was beautiful, I hope you liked reading this little list from my creativity and this anon's request ;)

[smokingago]

"Il bambino chiese alla bambina di dire nel barattolo: "Ti amo", senza dare spiegazioni.

E lei non gliene chiese, gli rispose: "Ti amo".

Il bambino coprì il suo barattolo con un coperchio e collocò l'amore della bambina per lui su un ripiano del proprio armadio.

Ovviamente, non poté mai aprire il barattolo, perché altrimenti avrebbe perso il contenuto.

Gli bastava sapere che era lì."

Jonathan Safran Foer - Molto forte, incredibilmente vicino

[mirabel-on-a-bicycle]

OK I FORMED SOME COHERENT THOUGHTS it's actually the way Lockwood pauses abruptly as it dawns on the both of them that... he just offered her a home in his childhood bedroom. It's how Lucy was so lost before she found her ground in the Lockwood house again, the way they so visibly realise that they just witnessed a turning point in their liveess agafdshj IT'S THE WAY THINGS JUST GOT DOMESTIC REAL FAST wait a sec lemme calm down

It's how Lockwood starts out uncertain and how his eyes grow more and more fond with every cut and how Lucy looks more and more in awe of him as she as she covers it up by talking about the newspaper clippings.

It's the way the camera gets closer and closer to their faces as the conversation proceeds (as the feels increase), not with a slow zoom/ push in, but through abrupt cuts. The emotions on their faces and what they're actually talking about is running in such wildly different directions that you almost subconsciously dissociate and look at them looking at each other instead.

And then its there before you know it. They've grown closer to the camera (to each other) and it's sudden and much more subtle. It's a perfect parallel to the last breakfast scene even.

See? The exact same one! Except that the lighting is warmer and they look more sure of themselves :')

"Its incredibly rare... both of you are." Lockwood clearly directs the compliment at both Lucy and George... and then it cuts just between them. Another instance of the camera cutting right through the surface of a scene, to it's undercurrents, and showing us what really is.

Also, it's interesting how these repetitive cuts between them were used again when i) Lucy told him that he could tell her anything and then ii) in the end, right before Lockwood decides to truly open up to them. From the beginning, till the end. A full circle moment, perfectly complimenting the parallel of Lucy describing him to Norrie in the beginning:

"A posh one who thinks he's god's gift"

and then again, in the end:

"I think he's decided he's better off alive. Which is really good."

A change of heart.

And THIS. is pure intimacy through the camera my dudes :')) The "show not tell" effect done right on film.

They say the best kind of editing, in most cases, is the one that goes unnoticed, but the thing about l&co is that it goes a step beyond and fleshes out it's characters through its editing too while it's at it. and this was actually part of an elaborate plan to sneakily make y'all Rewatch it! Imma go crie again btw

This is absolutely a show fan pov and I went in knowing nothing but MY GOD these shots? were so intimate??!

Something about this scene is just... so so right. Imma crie

[dweemeister]

Whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.

Born to a turbulent family on a Mississippi farm, James Earl Jones passed away today. He was ninety-three years old. Abandoned by his parents as a child and raised by a racist grandmother (although he later reconciled with his actor father and performed alongside him as an adult), the trauma of his childhood developed into a stutter that followed him through his primary school years – sometimes, his stutter was so debilitating, he could not speak at all. In high school, Jones found in an English teacher someone who found in him a talent for written expression, and encouraged him to write and recite poetry in class. He overcame his stutter by graduation, although the effects of it carried over for the remainder of his life.

Jones' most accomplished roles may have been on the Broadway stage, where he won three Tonys (twice winning Best Actor in a Play for originating the lead roles in 1969's The Great White Hope by Howard Sackler and 1987's Fences by August Wilson) and was considered one of the best Shakespearean actors of his time.

But his contributions to cinema left an impact on audiences, too. Jones received an Honorary Academy Award alongside makeup artist Dick Smith (1972's The Godfather, 1984's Amadeus) in 2011. From the end of Hollywood's Golden Age to the dawn of the summer Hollywood blockbuster in the 1970s to the present, Jones' presence – and his basso profundo voice – could scarcely be ignored. Though he could not sing like Paul Robeson nor had the looks of Sidney Poitier, his presence and command put him in league of both of his acting predecessors.

Ten of the films James Earl Jones appeared in, whether in-person or voice acting, follow (left-right, descending):

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) – directed by Stanley Kubrick; also starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, and Slim Pickens

The Great White Hope (1970) – directed by Martin Ritt; also starring Jane Alexander, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook Beah Richards, and Moses Gunn

Star Wars saga (1977-2019; A New Hope pictured) – multiple directors, as the voice of Darth Vader, also starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz

Claudine (1974) – directed by John Berry; also starring Diahann Carroll, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, and Tamu Blackwell

Conan the Barbarian (1982) – directed by John Milius; also starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gaviola, Gerry Lopez, Mako, Valerie Quennessen, William Smith, and Max von Sydow

Coming to America series (1988 and 2021; original pictured) – multiple directors; also starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, and KiKi Layne

The Hunt for Red October (1990) – directed by John McTiernan; also starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, and Sam Neill

The Sandlot (1993) – directed by David Mickey Evans; also staring Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Adams, Grant Gelt, Shane Obedzinski, Victor DiMattia, Denis Leary, and Karen Allen

The Lion King (1994) – directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, as the voice of Mufasa; also starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calame, Ernie Sabella, Nathan Lane, and Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, and Madge Sinclair

Field of Dreams (1989) – directed by Phil Alden Robinson; also starring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta, and Burt Lancaster

[panelshowsource]

britcom comedians & panel show personalities who share your sign

AQUARIUS ♒ dara ó briain • frank skinner • glenn moore • guz khan • hugh dennis • lucy porter • maisie adam • mark watson • phil wang • vic reeves

PISCES ♓ aisling bea • alan davies • dave gorman • ed gamble • jenny eclair • katy wix • michael mcintyre • rose matafeo

ARIES ♈ andy parsons • desiree burch • ed byrne • gary delaney • jamali maddix • john kearns • josh widdicombe • josie long • roisin conaty • romesh ranganathan • rory bremner

TAURUS ♉ al murray • alex brooker • catherine tate • greg davies • joe wilkinson • john robins • mae martin • milton jones • morgana robinson • rhys james • rob brydon • sally phillips • sandi toksvig • sean lock • stephen mangan

GEMINI ♊ alan carr • bob mortimer • david baddiel • fern brady • judi love • julian clary • london hughes • mel giedroyc • noel fielding • paul sinha • rich hall • richard ayoade • sara pascoe • sarah millican • shappi khorsandi • sindhu vee • tom allen

CANCER ♋ adam hills • alice levine • david mitchell • katherine ryan • harriet kemsley • ian hislop • jack whitehall • joe lycett • paul merton • peter serafinowicz • phill jupitus • rosie jones

LEO ♌ bridget christie • cariad lloyd • chris ramsey • daisy may cooper • frankie boyle • isy suttie • lee mack • jo brand • nish kumar • victoria coren mitchell

VIRGO ♍ alex horne • dane baptiste • darren harriott • ivo graham • jimmy carr • johnny vegas • lolly adefope • miles jupp • nina conti • stephen fry • sue perkins • tim key

LIBRA ♎ diane morgan • harry hill • jack dee • jon richardson • limmy • nick helm • rhod gilbert • robert webb • tiff stevenson • zoe lyons

SCORPIO ♏ angela barnes • chris addison • elis james • ellie taylor • holly walsh • liza tarbuck • jonathan ross • kerry godliman • kevin bridges • matt forde • mike wozniak • sofie hagen • susan calman

SAGITTARIUS ♐ adam riches • david o'doherty • jessica knappett • larry dean • miranda hart • richard osman • seann walsh • simon amstell • steven k. amos

CAPRICORN ♑ ahir shah • angus deayton • bill bailey • claudia winkleman • james acaster • mark lamarr • paul foot • rob beckett • suzi ruffell

[roboticsappreciationsociety]

By Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent@BBCAmos

Nasa says its Perseverance rover has essentially completed the job it was asked to do when it landed on Mars in February 2021.

The robot's basic requirement was to survey an ancient crater lake and to collect rocks that would aid the quest to identify evidence for past life.

This primary objective had been accomplished, the mission team told a major conference in San Francisco.

The announcement was made on the 1,000th Martian day of the mission.

"It's a pretty incredible achievement and we've done an amazing amount of science," said Nasa's director of planetary science, Dr Lori Glaze.

This does not mean Perseverance is about to park up and "switch off the engine".

Plenty of challenges lie ahead.

[diceriadelluntore]

Storia Di Musica #323 - Devotchka, A Mad & Faithfull Telling, 2008

Il mese di Aprile ha visto come protagonisti dei dischi sulla cui copertina ci sono una o più mani (l’avevate capito, lo so). Aggiungo che sono dischi di musica indipendente degli anni 2000, definizione che accompagna lavori prodotti e distribuiti da piccole etichette musicali che non fanno parte di grandi agglomerati di industria multimediale. È stato un viaggio che mi ha fatto scoprire molte band che conoscevo poco o non conoscevo affatto, ed è sempre una bellissima esperienza lo scoprire. Concludiamo questo percorso con una band che si forma a Denver, verso la fine degli anni ’90, con due caratteristiche peculiari: suonano un punk gitano ricchissimo di richiami alla cultura gipsy europea (e non solo), l’altro è la scelta del nome. Si chiamano infatti DeVotchKa, traslitterazione nel nostro alfabeto di девочка, che in russo vuol dire ragazza. La band è formata da ottimi polistrumentisti: Nick Urata, che canta e suona il theremin, la chitarra, il bouzouki, spesso il pianoforte e occasionalmente anche la tromba; Tom Hagerman suona il violino e la fisarmonica; Jeanie Schroder, cantante e suonatrice di bassotuba, contrabbasso e flauto; chiude il gruppo Shawn King, percussioni e spesso tromba aggiunta. Iniziano come band di accompagnamento agli spettacoli di burlesque della regina del genere, Dita Von Theese. Grazie alla crescente notorietà di Dita, girano quasi tutti gli Stati Uniti, divenendo uno dei punti forti dello show. Durante le serate, vendono dei dischi autoprodotti: nel 2004 una loro canzone, How It Ends, entra a far parte della colonna sonora del bel film Ogni Cosa è Illuminata (film tratto dall'omonimo romanzo di Jonathan Safran Foer diretto da Liev Schreiber con Elijah Wood e Eugene Hütz, frontman dei Gogol Bordello che furono il gruppo apripista del genere punk gypsy). Dopo una applauditissima performance al Festival di Bonnaroo del 2006, iniziano ad essere richiesti anche oltre il circuito underground. Una mano gliela dà anche Win Butler degli Arcade Fire: propone loro di fare un Ep di Cover, tra cui The Last Beat Of My Heart di Siouxsie And The Banshees, Somethin' Stupid di Frank e Nancy Sinatra e addirittura Venus In Furs dei Velvet Underground, Ep che si chiama Curse Your Little Heart. Questo disco verrà notato da Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris che chiamano i DeVotchKa a scrivere la colonna sonora del loro film, Little Miss Sunshine, lavoro per cui ricevono persino una nomination ai Grammy 2006 come Miglior Colonna Sonora originale. È la svolta finale.

Nel 2008 esce il disco di oggi, A Mad & Faithful Telling: prodotto dalla band con Craig Schumacher (che ha lavorato con i Calexico, Giant Sand, Amos Lee tra gli altri) è un po’ il riassunto del loro modo di fare musica. Una musica divertente e divertita, che mischia folk, tradizioni gitane, Sudamerica e Europa, con ganci pop davvero notevoli. Ai quattro si aggiunge una corposa sezione fiati e di archi e un piccolo coro. Basso Profundo è un viaggio nella musica balcanica che qualche anno prima è esplosa nell’ambito world (con i film di Kusturica e la musica di Goran Bregović) dall’andamento baldanzoso e ritmico. C’è la musica mariachi in Along The Way, soprattutto nei fiati. L’intro da carillon di The Clockwise Witness è preludio ad un grande brano, dalle ondeggianti parti musicali, un piccolo gioiello dove la voce di Urata fa la sua bella figura. Head Honcho e Undone (dalla bellissima chitarra che sa di musiche ispaniche) sanno di omaggio agli spaghetti western, e potrebbero fare da colonna sonora a qualche scena dei film di Quentin Tarantino. Translitterator è il brano più pop, anche qui con un intro da musica di orchestrina giocattolo, una musica che fa pensare ai circhi, ai teatri delle marionette. Ci sono due splendidi strumentali: Comrade Z, che unisce i fiati mariachi con i ritmi gitani e Strizzalo, divertente parodia di un valzer italiano, da sagra di paese, con la fisarmonica, il basso tuba e dei romantici violini (spesso hanno usato l’italiano per le loro composizioni, uno dei loro primi dischi si chiama Una Volta). New World, una malinconica ballata moderna, chiude il disco, e fu usata in una puntata della serie Tv Weeds. Il disco è viaggio musicale tra circhi di frontiera, feste messicane, passeggiate in città dell’Europa dell’Est e paesaggi italiani. Sarà in top ten della Heatseekers di Billboard e diventerà il loro più grande successo. Successo che li porterà a suonare pure in Europa, addirittura come apertura dei concerti di grandi band, come i Muse.

Pubblicheranno nel 2009 la colonna sonora del film I Love You Phillip Morris (black comedy con Jim Carrey e Ewan McGregor) e altri dischi, l'ultimo del 2018 This Night Falls Forever, continuando nel frattempo a portare in giro la loro musica scanzonata, potenzialmente irresistibile anche per la cura e le qualità musicali dei musicisti.