#Joseph Scotto

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Smart Girl (1935) Aubrey Scotto

October 6th 2024

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More than 40 men have now come forward accusing the former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) of rape, sexual assault or drugging, lawyers have told the BBC.

Mike Jeffries, who was charged with sex trafficking in October, is facing multiple civil lawsuits alleging he assaulted men under the guise of modelling opportunities with the fashion brand.

The latest claims stretch back to the 1990s, when Mr Jeffries first started working at A&F and the alleged victims now include company employees as well as former models, the lawyers said.

Mr Jeffries has denied all the allegations previously made against him.

A&F is also being sued for negligence with the lawsuits claiming that it knowingly facilitated the "heinous sexual crimes" of Mr Jeffries and his British life partner, Matthew Smith.

The company - which also owns the Hollister brand - did not respond to requests for comment but has previously said it was "appalled and disgusted" by Mr Jeffries' alleged behaviour.

In the latest allegations, some men say they were already A&F employees when they were sexually assaulted,raising questions about what steps the company took to protect staff and hold Mr Jeffries accountable while he was chief executive and chairman between 1992 and 2014.

Now 80, Mr Jeffries is under house arrest after pleading not guilty to charges of running an international sex trafficking and prostitution business along with his partner Mr Smith, 61, and their middleman, James Jacobson, 72.

Their arrests followed a BBC podcast and documentary in 2023 that revealed they were behind a highly organised operation scouting young men for sex across the US, Europe and North Africa. They face a maximum of life in prison if convicted.

Brad Edwards, a civil trial lawyer, has told the BBC he is now representing 26 alleged victims in a lawsuit seeking class action status - where one or more people sue on behalf of a wider group.

"There is strength in numbers, so more men came forward after the arrests," Mr Edwards said, adding that many were co-operating with the authorities, and claiming it is likely more than 100 men could be victims overall.

Attorney Jared Scotto has told the BBC heis also representing more than a dozen men planning to take legal action, including some who say they were A&F employees. He said the claims date back to the autumn of 1992, the year that Mike Jeffries joined the company.

"A lot of men are coming forward to ask questions and better understand what happened to them," said Mr Scotto. "Now they know it's not just them affected; it was part of a larger nefarious scheme."

Separate to the group civil action, two lawsuits have recently been filed in New York by men alleging they were raped by Mr Jeffries after being falsely promised modelling opportunities.

The first of these lawsuits alleges two men, Brandon Steele and Joseph Sterling, were assaulted on multiple occasions after being pressured to take illegal narcotics and forced to endure penis injections. These happened at "Abercrombie-themed" events where they were given A&F clothing to wear, the lawsuit says.

Both men, who were in their late teens and 20s at the time, say they were initially approached by an A&F employee or representative about possible modelling work in 2010 and 2011, according to the court papers and their attorney.

They each then met James Jacobson, who also sexually abused them, they add.

"Coercive sex is not consensual sex," said their attorney Robert Georges, who told the BBC that Mr Sterling had been taken to France, Italy, St Barts and onboard an ocean liner sailing from Hong Kong to Australia.

"The power imbalance was extreme, and Mr Jeffries and Mr Smith used it shamelessly while Abercrombie & Fitch ignored the obvious for the sake of corporate profits."

In the second lawsuit, two former models say they were assaulted by Mr Jeffries during a casting call at the Setai Hotel in Miami in 2011, while auditioning to be pictured on A&F's bags.

One of the models alleges that Mr Jeffries sexually assaulted him after taking his pictures, telling him that "Abercrombie models get special treatment".

The other, who was represented by Wilhelmina Models, a top modelling agency, claims Mr Jeffries' assaulted him after he and his partner Matthew Smith "relentlessly" questioned him about his sexuality and expressed an interest in straight men.

Three weeks later, the men say they were contacted by James Jacobson with an offer to fly to New York to visit Mr Jeffries' home in the Hamptons to finalise the A&F casting.

According to their lawsuit, the men allege Mr Jeffries subsequently raped them.

One says this occurred after Mr Jeffries asked if he would have sex with a man in exchange for pay, gifts, or other favours.

"No, I'm straight and have a girlfriend," he said, according to his lawsuit. He says he was then dismissed but Mr Jeffries later accosted him in a bathroom.

In his lawsuit, he says he then grappled with Mr Jeffries and yelled at him to stop. He says when he finally did, Mr Jeffries asked: "Do you want this campaign or not?"

The mansays he rejected the offer of an A&F campaign deal and $6,000 (£4,600) to have sex with him and Mr Smith. He then tried to run out of the room, but Mr Jeffries grabbed him by the waist and raped him, the lawsuit claims.

A handler for Mr Jeffries then refused to arrange for him to return to New York without signing a non-disclosure agreement until he threatened to call the police, it adds.

Eric M Baum and Adriana Alcalde, attorneys for the two men, said it was often difficult for male survivors of sexual abuse, such as their clients, to come forward.

"Survivors may struggle for years to process what happened to them. Seeing others share their stories can reduce feelings of shame and embarrassment, serving as a catalyst for seeking justice," they said.

US prosecutors have said that there are currently 15 victims in the criminal case against Mr Jeffries, but the BBC understands that they are continuing to interview potential witnesses, so this number may grow.

Earlier this month, a court ordered that A&F must pay Mr Jeffries' legal fees - a bill likely to run into millions - in the criminal case as well as in all the civil lawsuits.

Mr Jeffries, Mr Smith and Mr Jacobson did not respond to the BBC's latest requests for comment.

Mr Jacobson - the middleman - has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges and has previously said in a statement through his lawyer that he took offence at the suggestion of "any coercive, deceptive or forceful behaviour on my part" and had "no knowledge of any such conduct by others".

Mr Jeffries and Mr Smith have also pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges and, in response to the civil case, have previously said they "vehemently deny" the allegations.

A&F also did not respond to requests for comment, though it has previously said that it had no knowledge of alleged sexual misconduct or sex trafficking and "up until the moment that the BBC's reporting was released in October 2023, there was nothing public about the allegations against Jeffries".

It said that new leadership had since transformed the company, and it has "zero tolerance for abuse, harassment or discrimination of any kind".

Following the BBC's reporting, the retailer opened an independent investigation and suspended $1m annual retirement payments to Mr Jeffries, which he was receiving on top of his pension.

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Opera on Youtube 4

L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love)

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 1967 (Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto; conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni; no subtitles)

Metropolitan Opera, 1981 (Luciano Pavarotti, Judith Blegen; conducted by Nicola Rescigno; Spanish subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Metropolitan Opera, 1991 (Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle; conducted by James Levine; English subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Vienna State Opera, 2005 (Rolando Villazón, Anna Netrebko; conducted by Alfred Eschwé; English subtitles)

Theatro da Paz, Brazil, 2013 (Atalla Ayan, Carmen Monarcha; conducted by Emiliano Patarra; Brazilian Portuguese subtitles)

Teatro Manoel, Malta, 2015 (Cliff Zammit Stevens, Shoushik Barsoumian; conducted by Philip Walsh; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2017 (Dmitry Korchak, Olga Peretyatko; conducted by Marco Armiliato; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Ópera de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2017 (Ramón Vargas, Olivia Gorra; conducted by Guido Maria Guida; Spanish subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 2018 (Benjamin Bernheim, Andrea Carroll; conducted by Frédéric Chaslin; no subtitles)

San Francisco Opera, 2023 (Pene Pati, Slávka Zámečníková; conducted by Ramón Tebar; English subtitles)

Hänsel & Gretel

Vittorio Cottafavi studio film, 1957 (Fiorenza Cossotto, Jan Poleri; conducted by Nino Sanzogno; sung in Italian with Italian subtitles)

August Everding studio film, 1981 (Brigitte Fassbaender, Edita Gruberova; conducted by Georg Solti; English subtitles)

Leipzig Opera, 1981 (Annelott Damm, Steffi Ullmann; conducted by Horst Gurgel; no subtitles)

Julliard Opera Center, 1997 (Jennifer Marquette, Sari Gruber; conducted by Randall Behr; English subtitles)

Opera Australia, 1992 (Suzanne Johnston, Christine Douglas; conducted by Johannes Fritzsch; sung in English)

Vienna State Opera, 2015 (Daniel Sindram, Ileana Tonca; conducted by Christian Thielmann; English subtitles)

Pacific Northwest Opera, 2015 (Sylvia Szadovszki, Ksenia Popova; conducted by Clinton Smith; sung in English with English subtitles)

Scottish Opera, 2020 (Kitty Whately, Rhian Lois; conducted by David Parry; sung in English with English subtitles)

Eklund Opera Program, 2020 (Christine Lee, Anna Whiteway; conducted by Nicholas Carthy; sung in English with English subtitles)

Amarillo Opera, 2021 (Sarah Beckham-Turner, Patricia Westley; conducted by Carolyn Watson; English subtitles)

Turandot

Mario Lanfranchi studio film, 1958 (Lucilla Udovick, Franco Corelli; conducted by Fernando Previtali; English subtitles)

Vienna State Opera, 1983 (Eva Marton, José Carreras; conducted by Lorin Maazel; no subtitles)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1986 (Gwyneth Jones, Franco Bonisolli; conducted by Jacques Delacote; English subtitles)

Forbidden City, Beijing, 1998 (Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin; conducted by Zubin Mehta; no subtitles)

Teatro alla Scala; 2001 (Alessandra Marc, Nicola Martinucci; conducted by Georges Prêtre; French subtitles)

Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2009 (Anna Shafajinskaia, Fabio Armiliato; conducted by Giuliano Carella; English subtitles)

Chorégies d'Orange 2012 (Lise Lindstrom, Roberto Alagna; conducted by Michel Plasson; French subtitles)

Wichita Grand Opera, 2015 (Zvetelina Vassileva, Ricardo Tamura; conducted by Martin Mazik; no subtitles)

Teatro de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2017 (Gabriela Georgieva, Carlos Galván; conducted by Enrique Patrón de Rueda; Spanish subtitles)

Opera Hong Kong, 2018 (Oksana Dyka, Alfred Kim; conducted by Paolo Olmi; English subtitles)

Eugene Onegin

Prince Regent Theatre, Munich, 1965 (Hermann Prey, Ingeborg Bremert; conducted by Joseph Keilberth; sung in German; no subtitles)

Paris Opera, 1982 (Benjamin Luxon, Galina Vishnevskaya; conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich; French subtitles)

Kirov Opera, 1984 (Sergei Leiferkus, Tatiana Novikova; conducted by Yuri Temirkanov; English subtitles)

Chicago Lyric Opera, 1985 (Wolfgang Brendel, Mirella Freni; conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; Spanish subtitles)

Petr Weigl film, 1988 (Michal Docolomanský dubbed by Bernd Weikl, Magda Vásáryová dubbed by Teresa Kubiak; conducted by Georg Solti; English subtitles)

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 1998 (Vladimir Glushchak, Orla Boylan; conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky; English subtitles) – Act I, Act II, Act III

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia, 2011 (Artur Rucinski, Kristine Opolais; conducted by Omer Meir Wellber; no subtitles) – Part I, Part II

Teatro Comunale di Bologna, 2014 (Artur Rucinski, Amanda Echalaz; conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov; English subtitles)

Mariinsky Theatre, 2015 (Andrei Bondarenko, Yekaterina Goncharova; conducted by Valery Gergiev; French subtitles)

Livermore Valley Opera, 2019 (Morgan Smith, Antonina Chehovska; conducted by Alex Katsman; English subtitles)

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Backlogbooks Bingo Challenge - Horror Recommendations (part 2)

I'm back! There was a longer pause between part 1 and part 2 than I intended because job application and stress, but here we go with 2015 (actually 2016, horror didn't exist in 2015 according to my storygraph reads) to 2019

2016

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix -- The heart of this story is the friendship between Abby and Gretchen, who starts to lash out at her friends after a traumatic summer experience. As with most Grady Hendrix horror novels, this one combines comedy with some truly gruesome moments, and very 80s vibes.

Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You by Scotto Moore -- One of my beloved weird little horror books! It's 128 pages of a music blogger who's taken in by an absolutely magical song from a band that may be using some less-than-ordinary methods to capture listeners' attention (and.... souls??? maybe. who's to say it's been a few years since I read it). It's not the scariest nor the best book I've ever read, but it's a fun romp.

A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman -- Second weird little horror book! This one is more of a vibes horror than an outright horror--think unsettling moments rather than jump scares or outright threats. I loved the combination of the eerie tone with the realistically awkward teenage dating stuff, and the way the impossibility of the house at the bottom of the lake draws the reader in just as much as the characters.

2017

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones -- A haunted house novella about a boy who sees his long-dead father in his house. Jones's writing style works so well in the shorter form, and the character work in this one Broke Me.

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins -- A YA slasher in which the manner of the kills take center stage (I don't remember the specifics but I remember the Theatricality). This isn't my favorite slasher, but it's great for a quick read.

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica -- A horror dystopia about a world in which human beings have been bred and raised specifically to be eaten by other humans, after some kind of animal plague. This novel follows a character who works at a processing plant, focusing on the way he interacts with the world and his own internal conflicts (or lack of them, depending on the moment). This book is brutal, and so well written; it was the overwhelming favorite for the first year of our horror book club.

The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson -- An iconic weird little horror book! Every time Molly Southbourne bleeds, another Molly is born, and she's been trained since she was young to kill them before they can kill her. This book Commits to its premise, and I love it for that.

2018

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay -- A couple are on vacation with their child when four strangers show up, take them hostage, and insist that they must choose to sacrifice someone to save the world from apocalypse. This is a home invasion horror story and a meditation on violence, religious fanaticism, and the concept of sacrifice / self-sacrifice.

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand -- A YA horror novel set on an island where girls have been disappearing for decades, focusing on three girls who seem to have nothing in common. I don't remember much about this one, but I did enjoy it!

Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink -- This isn't a story. It's a road trip. I would die for the book and podcast version of this story; it's such a perfect portrait of American highways through a horror lens, and the main character, Keisha, is a very compelling narrator. I do probably love the podcast more than the book, but if you're not a podcast person, this is an excellent choice for you.

The Hunger by Alma Katsu -- This is a historical horror about the infamous Donner Party that spans most of the fateful trip. The strength and weakness of this book is the fact that it follows so many of the characters, and they're all varying levels of unsympathetic. I loved that aspect, but I know many readers have been put off or dnf'd--but if you're in the mood for a slow burn, tense, atmospheric read where you can see the whole party fall apart from the inside out, definitely pick this one up.

2019

Bunny by Mona Awad -- A loner is invited to the rich, pretty, popular clique's get together, and everything starts to go wrong. A tale as old as time, and Bunny tells it very effectively (with a twist, or two, or many). Usually I have trouble with books where it's unclear what's real and what's the protagonist losing it, but I loved the sense of unreality in this novel. I was about two seconds from making a conspiracy board to figure out What Was Going On lmao. Also, some great freaky gore.

Wilder Girls by Rory Power -- Don't go in for answers, go in for body horror and character dynamics, and maybe questions, and body horror again. This story centers around girls at an isolated school which has been put under quarantine because of the Tox, which has infected everything on the island, including them.

Pearl by Josh Malerman -- First and foremost, I have to say that this should've never been retitled from On This The Day of the Pig. That's the title that tells you what to expect more than "Pearl"; and what you should expect is a psychic pig, which compels violence from those around it. The dread I remember feeling in this one is so strong, and I might have to reread it soon.

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez -- This is a multigenerational story of a cult, a curse, and the price of having powers without being powerful. Very lyrical writing style and non-linear story telling, which I think added to the feeling of everything in the family being intertwined (for good and bad, mostly bad). Another favorite from horror book club!

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Un uomo salva il suo anziano padre ignorando sua moglie e suo figlio nonostante gli sia più vicino.

La madre rappresenta la vita, il figlio rappresenta il futuro e un vecchio è il passato. Inseguendo il tuo passato, perdi la tua vita e il tuo futuro …

Joseph-Désiré Court è stato

un pittore francese di soggetti storici e ritratti.

Nascita: 14 settembre 1797, Rouen, Francia

Morte: 1865, Parigi, Francia

Istruzione: Villa Medici

1821–1826

alluvione della corte, 1827

(Dal portale di Maurizio Scotto)

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Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street - Series Review

This 4 episode series, starring Joseph Scotto as Bernie Madoff, currently streaming on @Netflix gives an insight into Madoff, the man and the largest ponzi scheme in history that he managed to keep going for decades.  So what’s a ponzi scheme? It is a form of fraud that lures investors and any profits accrued to them are paid with funds received from more recent investors. Madoff had a small…

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Nancy Drew Asks- Send me a Suspect!

Since it seems everyone is cooped up at home, I figured I’d make an ask game of my own to help the Clue Crew combat boredom... Send me a suspect and rb!

Daryl Gray: What kind of car do you drive? Connie Watson: Are you a part of any clubs? Hal Tanaka: Have you ever cheated in school? Hector “Hulk” Sanchez:  Do you play any sports? If so, which one(s)? Detective Beech: Do you keep a journal? What’s in it? Mitch Dillon: Have you ever blocked your number and if yes, why?

Mattie Jensen: Describe the plot of the last TV show you watched. Rick Arlen: What’s your favorite kind of chocolate? Lillian Weiss: What’s the worst way you’ve ever broken up with somebody? Millie Strathorn: Would you consider yourself cluttered or organized? Dwayne Powers: Do you hold a grudge? Ralph Guardino: What is your job?

Rose Green: Do you talk with your hands? Abby Sideris: What is your star sign? Louis Chandler: What’s the oldest thing you own? Charlie Murphy: How many different places have you lived?

Dexter Egan: Did you get in trouble a lot as a kid? Professor Hotchkiss: Early bird or night owl (hoot hoot)? Lisa Ostrum: Do you speak another language? Jacques Brunais: Would you rather have a big or small wedding?

Brady Armstrong: What was the worst job you ever worked? Simone Mueller: Has anyone ever climbed out of your wardrobe? Nicholas Falcone: Have you ever been to a protest? Joseph Hughes: If you had to move away to live with family in another state, who would it be and where?

Joanna Riggs: What’s your favorite exhibit at the museum? Henrik van der Hune: Are you attracted to Henrik? this is a serious question I know a lot of you are or at least used to be.. what was the deal with that.. Alejandro del Rio: What country are you from? Taylor Sinclair: Do you have a nickname?

Red Knott: What’s your favorite animal? Emily Griffin: If you owned a store, what would it sell? Jeff Akers: Do you have any pets?

Harlan Bishop: Have you ever gotten into trouble with the law? Ingrid Corey: If you suddenly got a lot of money, how would you spend it? Joy Trent: Do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist? Elliot Chen: If any, what kind of art do you do?

Katie Firestone: What is your favorite kind of sandwich? Holt Scotto: Political alignment? Andy Jason: Sharks or whales? Jenna Deblin: Starbucks or local coffee shop?

Dave Gregory: You got a steady back home? Tex Britten: Have you ever ridden a horse? Shorty Thurmond: Are you a good cook? Mary Yazzie: Have you ever had a secret relationship?

Linda Penvellyn: Are you married? Jane Penvellyn: Favorite mythological creature? Mrs. Drake: Do you have plants? Ethel Bossiny: What period in or piece of history fascinates you the most? Nigel Mookerjee: Do you scare easily?

Emily Crandall: When was the last time you stayed in your pajamas all day? Richard Topham: Have you ever seen a psychic? Jane Willoughby: What kind of accent do you have? Jim Archer: Are you good with money?

Lori Girard: Favorite celebrity? Charleena Purcell: What was the last book you read? Tino Balducci: Do you exaggerate stories?  John Grey: What’s the cheesiest TV show you watch?

Minette: Do you have any tattoos? JJ Ling: Most outrageous lie you’ve told? Heather McKay: Do you care about fashion? Dieter von Schwesterkrank: How many people have you dated? Jean-Michel Traquenard: Where do you do your best work?

Dr. Quigley Kim: Bugs: yay or nay? Big Island Mike: What’s your favorite meme? Pua Mapu: Have you ever been surfing? Malachi Craven: Do you take compliments well?

Ollie Randall: Have you ever been hunting? Freddie Randall: Do you like winter weather? Bill Kessler: Name a place from your childhood that holds a fond place in your heart. Yanni Volkstaia: Winter or summer sports? Lou Talbot: What did you major in or what would you like to major in, if applicable? Guadalupe Comillo: Did you have a “wolf phase” growing up?

Henry Bolet: Are you more goth, jock, nerd, or prep? Renee Amande: Do you have a secret stash of food in your room? Lamont Warrick: Do you have allergies? Gilbert Buford: Describe your best friend.

Margarita Fauberg: Do you prefer to spend time inside or outside? Helena Berg: What’s your favorite city in the world? Colin Baxter: Do you give a single shit about tesserae tiles?? Enrico Tazza: Favorite card game? Antonio Fango: Do you work in an office?

Kyler Mallory: Do you know much about your family history? Matt Simmons: Do you enjoy playing practical jokes? Kit Foley: Have you ever gotten into a physical fight? Donal Delaney: Favorite drink, alcoholic or otherwise? Fiona Malloy: What was your favorite toy as a kid?

Johnny Rolle: Favorite Halloween costume you’ve ever worn?

Corine Meyers: Did you get good grades in high school? Izzy Romero: Were you popular in high school? Mel Corbalis: Do you play an instrument? Rachel & Kim Hubbard: Do you have any siblings?

Scott Varnell: What are you really passionate about? Debbie Kircum: Are you a hard worker? Frosty Harlow: Do you like photography? Chase Relerford: Have you ever stolen from a store? Pa: Do you do any theater?

Yumi Shimizu: Would you consider yourself bossy? Miwako Shimizu: Are you timid or assertive? Takae Nagai: Do you have any traditions you honor? Rentaro Aihara: Are you technical-minded? I was gonna ask if you like puzzles but, um, this is the friggin clue crew

Karl Weschler: Are you a leader or a follower? Anja Mittelmeier: Have you or would you lie on your resume?  Lukas Mittelmeier: Do you like to cause trouble? Renate Stoller: Tell us the best story you’ve got.

Deirdre Shannon: Do you get jealous easily? Brenda Carlton: Are you just the fucking worst? (HINT: No, because you’re not Brenda) Toni Scallari: Do you talk about people behind their backs? Alexei Markovic: Do you break things often?

Abdullah Bakhoum: Do you have high self-confidence? Lily Crewe: Favorite board game? Dylan Carter: Are people inclined to believe you, even when you lie? Jamila El-Dine: Do you believe there are aliens on other planets?

Victor Lossett: Are you strict? Ryan Kilpatrick: What’s your favorite kind of candy? Mason Quinto: Do you consider yourself a logical thinker? Ellie York: What “percent scientist” are you? Gray Cortright: Would you work a night shift?

Clara Thornton: Tell us a story you haven’t told almost anyone. Apparently “have you ever accidentally gotten someone killed?” isn’t an appropriate question for tumblr dot com Wade Thornton: Do you believe in ghosts? Jessalyn Thornton: Do you think spending a night on a haunted island with your best friend sounds like fun? Harper Thornton: What’s your favorite book? Colton Birchfield: How would you get the attention of someone you liked?

Alec Fell: Are you especially witty? Moira Chisholm: Again, since “have you ever accidentally gotten someone killed?” isn’t gonna cut it, I’ll go with: What are your hobbies? Ewan Macleod: What piece of spy gadgetry would you pick if you got to take one home? Zoe Wolf: Do you like to break the rules?

Sonny Joon: Do you doodle? Patrick Dowsett: Are you a good swimmer? Leena Patel: How did you meet your best friend? Kiri Nind: Why did you dedicate your life to being on trashy TV? Do you watch reality TV?

Xenia Doukas: Which fictional character do you relate to on a personal level? Niobe Papadaki: Are you a good public speaker? Grigor Karakinos: If you had to make up a fake identity for yourself, what first and last name would you pick and why? Thanos Ganas:  Do you think you’re intimidating?

Elisabet Grimursdottir: Are you a cat or a dog person? Dagny Silva: What’s your sexuality? Soren Bergursson: If you were a villain, what would be your weapon of choice? Gunnar Tonnisson: What stands out about your physical appearance?

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In the vast world of Library Music, Philopsis with its enigmatic cover artwork stands as an exception. Philopsis was released in 1978 on Freesound – a sub-division label dedicated to French composers of the UK based publisher Ambient Music. At the source of the project - which has gained cult status in recent years - there is Jacky Giordano, a mysterious musician whose name rhymes with excitement to any of those who have heard his productions on mythical labels such as Montparnasse 2000, l’Illustration Musicale, Musax, Sonimage, Timing. Very little is known about this French musician and producer, who remained mostly in the shadow: once an accountant and later a label boss, Jacky Giordano produced and co-signed many titles under many pseudonyms. For a period of time he was the conductor for the Crazy Horse revue. He also composed for maverick film director Jean-Pierre Mocky. He is even co-credited on Bernard Fèvre’s masterpiece: Black Devil Disco Club. Later on, his setbacks with the justice in the late 2000s revealed a darker side of the persona, yet Jacky Giordano remains one of the most fascinating creators of the golden age of Library music. Among all of his confidential discography, Philopsis is undoubtedly his masterpiece. Library Music has its detractors: some will say it is uninspired music for documentaries, radio jingles or erotic productions but it is unlikely that Giordano had in mind to illustrate this kind of productions while recording Philopsis, an album of an astonishing coherence. Accompanied by Yan dY's - probably Yan Tregger (an alias forEdouard Joseph Scotto Di Suoccio, another forgotten hero of Library Music) and by Francis Personne - an obscure musician who later worked as a sound engineer on many zouk productions of the 80s - Jacky Giordano experimented a lot: the result is an airy and rough low-fi jazz-funk with clear inspirations from the musics by Lalo Schiffrin, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, Ennio Morricone, Jean-Jacques Perrey, Nino-Nardini and even Brian Eno. Confidentially distributed at the time of its release, original copies are now almost invisible, and market price have reached crazy amounts in recent years. Making Philopsis available again sounded like an evidence.

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Preview: Red Sonja 2021 Holiday Special

Red Sonja 2021 Holiday Special preview. The grim Sonja is not one for ebullient festivities #Comics #ComicBooks

Red Sonja 2021 Holiday Special writer: Mirka Andolfo & Luca Blenginoartist: Zulema Scotto Lavinacovers: Joseph Michael Linsner (A), Will Robson (B), Cosplay (C), Cosplay (D-RI/Virgin), Will Robson (E-RI/Virgin)FC | 40 pages | Action/Adventure | $4.99 | Teen+ An all-new She-Devil tale, from ongoing Red Sonja architect MIRKA ANDOLFO and a cavalcade of creators! The grim Sonja is not one for…

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Powered by Non-Existent Demand: My Favorite (and least!) Nancy Drew Characters!

1. Simone Mueller 2. Lori Girard 3. Quigley Kim 4. Deirdre Shannon 5. Lillian Weiss 6. Abby Sideris 7. Minette 8. Clara Thornton 9. Margherita Fauberg 10. Izzy Romero 11. Lamont Warrick 12. Ethel Bossiny 13.Emily Crandall 14. Charleena Purcell 15. Mel Corbalis 16. Nigel Mookerjee 17. Enrico Tazza 18. Kit Foley 19. Letitia Drake 20. Mattie Jensen 21. Brady Armstrong 22. Debbie Kircum 23. Dexter Egan 24. Renée Amande 25. Elliot Chen 26. Ingrid Corey 27. Anja Mittelmeier 28. Henry Bolet Jr. 29. Shimizu Yumi 30. Lukas Mittelmeier 31. Heather McKay 32. Big Island Mike Mapu 33. Guadalupe Comillo 34. Charlie Murphy 35. Bridget Shaw 36. Dylan Carter 37. Colton Birchfield 38. Daryl Gray 39. Jessalyn Thornton 40. Yanni Volkstaia 41. Jeff Akers 42. Rick Arlen 43. Jane Willoughby 44. Jing-Jing Ling 45. Bill Kessler 46. Malachi Craven 47. Jean Michel Traquenard 48. Millie Strathorn 49. Connie Watson 50. Linda Penvellyn 51. Dave Gregory 52. John Grey 53. Pua Mapu 54. Alejandro del Rio 55. Joanna Riggs 56. Hal Tanaka 57. Hulk Sanchez 58. Shorty Thurmond 59. Lou Talbot 60. Richard Topham 61. Brenda Carlton 61. Jamila El-Dine 63. Shimizu Miwako 64. Tobias “Frosty” Harlow 65. Corine Myers 66. Leela Yadav 67. Joy Trent 68. Colin Baxter 69. Ollie Randall 70. Nagai Takae 71. Kyler Mallory 72. Kim Hubbard 73. Jacques Brunais 74. Nicholas Falcone 75. Chase Releford 76. Helena Berg 77. Emily Griffin 78. Moira Chisholm 78. Kiri Nind 78. Leena Patel 78. Patrick Dowsett 78. Thanos Ganas 78. Xenia Doukas 78. Niobe Papadaki 78. Grigor Karakinos 78. Magnus Kiljannson 78. Dagny Silva 78. Elisabet Grimursdottir 78. Gunnar Tonnisson 78. Soren Bergursson 91. Rose Green 92. Beatrice Hotchkiss 93. Red Knott 94. Dieter von Schwesterkrank 95. Jenna Deblin 96. Katie Firestone 97. Mary Yazzie 98. Renate Stoller 99. Rachel Hubbard 100. Dwayne Powers 101. Jane Penvellyn 102. Tex Britten 103. Tino Balducci 104. Louis Chandler 105. Donal Delany 106. Jim Archer 107. Karl Weschler 108. Scott Varnell 109. Fatima 110. Ewan MacLeod 111. Henrik Van Der Hune 112. Ellie York 113. Wade Thornton 114. Alec Fell 115. Gray Cortwright 116. Victor Lossett 117. Joseph Hughes 118. Lisa Ostrum 119. Aihara Rentaro 120. Holt Scotto 121. Abdullah Bakhoum 122. Sonny Joon 123. Andy Jason 124. Harlan Bishop 125. Taylor Sinclair 126. Ryan Kilpatrick 127. Gilbert Buford 128. Lily Crewe 129. Alexei Markovic 129. Antonia Scallari 131. Pa 132. Detective Beech 133. Harper Thornton 134. Mason Quinto 

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Can we do the opposite too? Most despised suspect in each game? (:

YES

secrets can kill: everybody here is EQUALLY ANNOYING

stay tuned for danger: and everybody here is as two-dimensional as their character models

message in a haunted mansion: ah, good ol’ louis chandler, the man with the voice like caramelized poison.

treasure in the royal tower: what still baffles to me to this day is that when i was younger i genuinely liked giant pissbaby jacques. NOT ANYMORE, PAL

the final scene: soz joseph, but i have NO SYMPATHY for your sad lil backstory. also, LOL at the game for trying to keep us from hating him by adding “at least he was kind and courteous to maya the whole time he kidnapped her” ????? he was going to kill her??? for a theater???? and even when it was obvious that the demolition was gonna happen no matter what he still stuck her in a fish tank and refused to budge?? NO

secret of the scarlet hand: i cannot forgive anyone with hands like taylor sinclar

ghost dogs of moon lake: red knott strolls around SALLY’S PROPERTY acting like he has ANY RIGHT TO BE THERE and BUILD HIMSELF A TREEHOUSE and then has the A U D A C I T Y to berate nancy for making noise even though he is T R E S P A S S I N G

the haunted carousel: joy trent, a disappointment to her name and to us all. she also has the morale of a defeated slug. if she doesn’t figure out miles’ riddle in a matter of seconds she thinks it’s HOPELESS. GIVE ME SOMETHING TO WORK WITH HERE, HER INTERACTIVE

danger on deception island: okay, yes, he is amusing, but how can anyone in this current american political climate actually do anything but flinch when holt scotto starts talking

secret of shadow ranch: there is no one unlikable in this game. i mean, even shorty, who is obviously Not The Best Person, has some truly stellar lines

curse of blackmoor manor: I LOVE EVERYONE HERE TOO

secret of the old clock: you know, i’ve wondered for many years if jane’s unwillingness to help us sew that dress was an intended culprit giveaway or just nancy drew characters having their useful penchant for being as unhelpful as possible so nancy can be forced to do ALL THE CHORES. that being said, there is just nothing likable about a woman stupid enough to explode a kitchen of a place she is trying to sell for as much money as possible. JANE, all the way

last train to blue moon canyon: I LOVE EVERYONE AGAIN

danger by design: everyone in this game is just Existing, taking up absolutely no space in my heart/brain. i’m tempted to say dieter is the most annoying because he has the audacity to try to make us sympathize with him because he is in love with a woman who is not interested in him. much sad. very hurt.

creature of kapu cave: is there a single redeeming quality about quigley??? also WHERE DOES NANCY’S FIERCENESS GO when she’s stuttering out answers while quigley grills her on where her clipboard is and HOW THIS IS A REAL SHAKY START TO THIS UNPAID WORK SHE’S DOING FOR HER

white wolf of icicle creek: there is just not enough understanding in my bones to have the patience for trap-happy gun-wielding ollie randall knocking down chantal’s door for a raise

legend of the crystal skull: i like the whole cast here!

phantom of venice: colin baxter

haunting of castle malloy: BYE, KIT

ransom of the seven ships: of all the brilliant villains we had at our disposal, and we got….. dwayne powers (with frank’s voice to boot)

warnings at waverly academy: am i SUPPOSED to like rachel and/or kim after they shovel all their homework onto us and yet still barely give us the time of day?????

trail of the twister: everyone is great! although man, do i wish debbie would stop yelling at us to HAVE FUN all the time

shadow at the water’s edge: listen i know everyone likes her and yes, she has some great dialogue, but i find yumi more annoying than anything else

the captive curse: everyone is great, no complaints here

alibi in ashes: toni scallari is the only person in this FANTASTIC ensemble to dislike, and even then, i kinda can’t because of how unbelievably REALISTIC she is

tomb of the lost queen: lily is just too obnoxious for me to enjoy her. also, it’s so painfully obvious that she and lukas from cap share a voice actor that it’s hard for me to even get through her dialogue

the deadly device: listen, i get that he’s super clenched up in his man pain but gray could be a LITTLE less terrible. he’s probably still better than victor, though.

ghost of thornton hall: i really WANT to like jessalyn, especially since we get such a build-up to her reveal, but damn girl, weren’t there easier ways to get to the bottom of your mom’s sordid past than kidnapping yourself, dressing up as your dead aunt, and torturing your entire family into thinking you were dead/held at gunpoint/being murdered somewhere? it also doesn’t help that she goes ape shit on nancy if nancy doesn’t immediately went to help her despite her very sketchy situation. or that she somehow finds it appropriate to complain about her family being a “hot mess” because they’re…… worried about her????

the silent spy: nope. nope, y’all, NOPE. everyone is stellar, a+, 10/10

the shattered medallion: if there is anybody out there who genuinely likes kiri…. gimme your location….. i just want to talk……….

labyrinth of lies: i really do like everyone, but if melina could’ve been a little less hot/cold with us, that would’ve been nice??

sea of darkness: okay, so i really do like everyone in this game, but there is one person i like just a liiiittle less. and y’know, i can already feel the backlash from this, but i really wish dagny would’ve been a bit less of a grumpy, brooding loner. i just remember way too many kids in high school who acted JUST LIKE THIS because they thought it was uber cool. i probably would’ve had more sympathy for this attitude if we would’ve gotten more about dagny’s backstory, but all we know is that she’s going through a divorce. which, that sucks, but it’s also VERY COMMON. if she would’ve un-iced herself a little more before the game’s end, i would’ve definitely liked her a lot more.

[allthingsdarkanddirty]

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How Nancy Drew characters would fare in Squid Game (Part 1)

SCK (remastered)

I’ve never played the original SCK and I’ve only played the remastered version once so bear with me

-Hal Tanaka: would die in the first game

-Connie Watson: has the potential to win

-Hulk Sanchez: would also die in the first game

-Daryl Gray: might survive a couple games but would end up being killed by the women he tries to hit on

-Detective Beech: would die before the first game

STFD

I’ve never played this so I’m going off Wikipedia’s summaries for the characters

-Millie Strathorn: she sounds ruthless tbh. I think she’d make it through a couple games, kinda like Il-Nam

-Mattie Jensen: idk might make it through a couple games but wouldn’t ultimately win

-Lillian Weiss: definitely has the potential to win

-Dwayne Powers: he’d be so confident he’d win but he’d lose in the second game

-Rick Arlen: will die simply because he deserves to

MHM

Rose Green: could win if she plays her cards right

-Abby Sideris: would be killed trying to smuggle in a ouija board or crystal ball or something

-Charlie Murphy: too nice to win, Ali vibes

-Louis Chandler: would kill to make sure he doesn’t die, could win but doesn’t deserve to

TRT

-Dexter Egan: would try to win without killing anyone, may or may not succeed

-Jacques Brunais: would freak out in the first game and be killed

-Lisa Ostrum: would win

-Hotchkiss: people aren’t gonna like it but she is too eccentric to win. She’d be too busy admiring the sets to notice she’d been shot

FIN

-Brady Armstrong: would get surprisingly far but wouldn’t win

-Simone Mueller: would be killed because no one likes her

-Joseph Hughes: like Gi-Hun and Il-Nam, someone would take a liking to him and help him through some of the games but he wouldn’t survive

-Nicholas Falcone: he’d rally everyone up to vote to leave, and if that didn’t work he’d rally everyone up to rebel which would end up killing all of them Les Mis style

SSH

-Joanna Riggs: semper ubi sub ubi isn’t going to get you far in this game I’m afraid

-Henrik van der Hune: would do his best but wouldn’t survive

-Taylor Sinclair: a Deok-Su character. He maliciously fight but probably wouldn’t win

-Alejandro del Rio: he might get moderately far but wouldn’t win

DOG

-Red Knott: no

-Emily Griffen: she’d get halfway through maybe?

-Jeff Akers: definitely could win

CAR

-Joy Trent: would be killed by other contestants because she’d just whine the whole time

-Elliot Chen: would make a lot of friends but also a lot of enemies, would get really far, might win

-Harlan Bishop: similar vibe to Ali but less trusting, he’d get to game four or five

-Ingrid Corey: would die of starvation because they don’t serve the proper foods. Niacin

DDI

-Katie Firestone: would eat a poisoned sandwich and die

-Holt ‘Vote4Holt’ Scotto: would be similar to Nicholas Falcone, but if they were in the same game they would clash horrifically

-Andy Jason: would be killed because no one cares about your flippin whale facts bro

-Jenna Deblin: would never be there in the first place, but if she was she would win

SHA

-Dave Gregory: wouldn’t ultimately win but is also too hot for anybody to kill so they just release him into the ocean or smth

-Tex Britten: would play solo, absolutely refuse to play with anyone (unless their name is M*** Y*****)

-Shorty Thurmond: his yodelling would drive people to suicide but they’d try to take him down with them and they would succeed

-Mary Yazzie: would never call the number in the first place

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CORRADO LEVI, TRA GLI SPAZI. "Tra gli spazi" è il titolo di una mostra dedicata a Corrado Levi, personaggio eclettico e poliedrico, artista, architetto, animatore culturale, docente, critico e collezionista che ha operato, nei diversi ambiti delle arti visive. Allievo di Carlo Mollino e Franco Albini, è stato anche docente di composizione architettonica al Politecnico di Milano, ma in realtà l'arte spesso concettuale, è stata il suo vero pallino. Joseph Grima e Damiano Gullì, curatori della mostra della Triennale di Milano che ha chiuso i battenti il 23 febbraio scorso, hanno pensato ad una "esposizione diffusa" di alcune delle sue opere, intitolando appunto la mostra, "Tra gli spazi". Non vi nascondo che il titolo mi sembra del tutto casuale, e anche le opere, sembrano un po' campate in aria, alcune proprio in senso letterale come "Piercing a Milano", un anello di metallo avvinghiato ad un pilastro nell'atrio del Palazzo della Triennale; com'è noto, l'architettura è per Corrado Levi un "corpo" sul quale intervenire, anche se qui il risultato mi sembra troppo facilmente prevedibile. Molto meglio "Motosauro", gioco di parole per definire un animale immaginario costituito da caschi per motocicletta assemblati tra loro in una delle prime sale del palazzo. La poetica degli oggetti quotidiani re-assemblati, è una delle forze ispiratrici della sua opera che, naturalmente, paga uno scotto molto alto a tutta le poetiche del "ready-made" , dal dadaismo in avanti. Maggiormente legata alla sua attività progettuale ecco "Edipo", una lampada a forma di testa umana trasparente, con gli occhi bendati evocante il mito di Edipo; peccato che l'opera, collocata nel bookshop della Triennale venga scambiata per uno dei tanti (e anche carini), oggetti in vendita. Stessa sorte, sembra toccare a "Desiderando gli amici", una sequenza di cinture donate all'artista da amici e appese anonimamente e in malo modo, sullo scalone interno del palazzone milanese. Si potrebbe continuare, poiché l'azione di spaesamento delle opere sembra davvero un'operazione di scarso interesse e soprattutto di puro comodo. Qualche rara eccezione si può riscontrare in "Uomini", intervento fotografico “site-specific” in uno stabile abbandonato della fabbrica "Brown Boveri" di Milano, una fotografia della porta di un bagno abbandonato, dove all'indicazione "Uomini" è associato, dipinto sul muro, il nome dell'artista, intervento che si richiama direttamente a tantissima parte della'arte concettuale. Di buona qualità e di ottima collocazione è “Omaggio a Michelangelo", fotografia tesa a togliere il valore auratico al grande artista, con un fitto dialogo con lo specchio "Milo" disegnato da Carlo Mollino. Nel complesso un po’ troppo poco, con opere nascoste, alcune mortificate, altre all’interno del museo del design, altre ancora che per essere viste, occorre essere accompagnati dal personale, insomma una caccia al tesoro che non riesce quasi mai a suscitare il desiderio della scoperta e che deprime il valore estetico-concettuale delle opere di Corrado Levi. Supplisce alle tante mancanze e ai paludamenti incomprensibili, il bel volume “È andata così”, diario dell’artista edito da Electa ed in vendita presso il book-sbop.

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My towering #OctoberWrapUp! Quite a change from September! Of course, the readathon and the TBR challenge I participate in both helped, as did the fact that twice a week I started my day picking a book to bring with me to physical therapy. I may not have gotten *that* much reading done in waiting rooms, but then I would be thinking of the book all day and sneaking in more time to read. Sadly, not a whole lot of these were five-star reads, but I did enjoy them over all. . . ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (third read!) A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Sex Criminals, vol. 5 by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky (second read) . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Inner Room by Robert Aikman Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Gods, Wasps, and Stranglers by Mike Shanahan Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman Buffy the Vampire Slayer: High School is Hell by Jordie Bellaire Radioactive by Lauren Redniss . ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You by Scotto Moore By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho Batman: The Chalice by Chuck Dixon . . What about you? What was your favorite book you read this month? Disagree with any of my ratings? Have you read any of my 5⭐️ reads, which I would happily yell about forever? . . #bookstack #booknerd #bookdragon #booklife #theinnerroom #howlsmovingcastle #yourfavoritebandcannotsaveyou #themasterandmargarita #escapingexodus #ahatfullofsky #carmilla #bytheriverpiedraisatdownandwept #freshwater #godswaspsandstranglers #anansiboys #highschoolishell #batmanthechalice #fivefingereddiscount #radioactive https://www.instagram.com/p/B4U5TbYA-cM/?igshid=gxsc7e38whkq