#Julia h west

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Take Out The Trash by Melva L. Gifford

Offloading misspent spells at a school of magic is a dirty and dangerous job. - felt like filler with nothing to do with dragons aside from a casual mention.

Burying Treasure by Alex Shvartsman

An emperor rumored to be a dragon has a plan to draw in tourists and twin sisters find a way to cash in. - not bad but pretty meh

Dragon In Distress by Mercedes Lackey and Elisabeth Waters

An unusual trio of adventurers are summoned from a far off land by dragon magic to rescue a princess from an overly enthusiastic prince. - I've read this one before and still love it.

Over all I'd give the book 5 stars, in spite of the misses, because the hits are that good.

Even the misses aren't particularly bad so much as just not to my taste. Like "Loyalties" which leaned in heavily on the "monster-type humanoids like orcs and goblins are always evil and awful" and "humans who side with monsters have become monsters too" tropes.

There are some scenarios that could be triggering; abduction, physical and emotional child abuse, death (some graphic details), implied torture (not graphic), sexual harassment, betrayal.

A Dragon And Her Girl review

A Game Of Stakes by Max Florshutz

The daughter of a famed mercenary captain hires a dragon "matchmaker" to challenge potential suitors - Loved it

Dragon Soap by M. K. Hutchins

Fantasy swamp bayou family dealing with poverty and an infestation of disease-ridden dragon-blood craving mosquitos - Very good, satisfying ending, love the inclusion of swamp dragons

Li Na and the Dragon by Scott R. Parkin

A mother makes a bargain to keep her daughter safe. - Sad.

High Noon At The Oasis by Jaleta Clegg

An amnesiac unicorn finds a djinn and a scholar in an oasis and discovers trouble is a-hoof. - fast paced and funny

[brian-in-finance]

… to @bcacstuff and her Anon who said

Looks like Cait is on an interesting path in HW not just as member of The Academy of Motion Pictures and actress but also making things work in this industry from BTS.

ACADEMY REVEALS 2024 NICHOLL SCREENWRITING FELLOWS

Posted: Monday, September 30, 2024

LOS ANGELES, CA – Four individuals and one writing team have been selected as recipients of the 2024 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Each individual and writing team will receive a $35,000 prize and mentorship from an Academy member throughout their fellowship year. They also will participate in a week of virtual seminars, a virtual meet and greet with the Nicholl Fellowships committee, and in-person networking events, including a celebration in Beverly Hills on October 29. The Nicholl Fellowships were established in 1985 through the support of Gee Nicholl in memory of her husband, Don Nicholl.

The 2024 Nicholl Fellows are (listed alphabetically by author):

Alysha Chan and David Zarif (Los Angeles, CA), “Miss Chinatown”

Jackie Yee follows in her mother’s footsteps on her quest to win the Los Angeles Miss Chinatown pageant.

Colton Childs (Waco, TX), “Fake-A-Wish”

Despite their forty-year age gap, and the cancer treatment confining them to their small Texas town, two gay men embark on a road trip to San Francisco to grant themselves the Make-A-Wish they’re too old to receive.

Charmaine Colina (Los Angeles, CA), “Gunslinger Bride”

With a bounty on her head, a young Chinese-American gunslinger poses as a mail order bride to hide from the law and seek revenge for her murdered family.

Ward Kamel (Brooklyn, NY), “If I Die in America”

After the sudden death of his immigrant husband, an American man’s tenuous relationship with his Muslim in-laws reaches a breaking point as he tries to fit into the funeral they’ve arranged in the Middle East. Adapted from the SXSW® Grand Jury-nominated short film of the same name.

H (West Chester, PA), “The Superb Lyrebird & Other Creatures”

A neurodivergent teen who envisions people as animated creatures, battles an entitled rival for a life-changing art scholarship, while her sister unwisely crosses the line to help.

A total of 5,500 scripts, from 80 countries, were submitted for the 2024 competition.

The 2024 finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):

Kelly Beck-Byrnes, “Where the Boxelders Grow”

Tate Hamilton, “Delivery Girl”

Jamie Murphy, “Lights over Idaho”

Adele Smaill, “No Ghosts Tonight”

Justine Suh, “Deep”

The five fellowships are awarded with the understanding that recipients will complete feature-length screenplays during their fellowship year. The Academy acquires no rights to the works of Nicholl fellows and does not involve itself commercially in any way with their completed scripts.

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee is chaired by Julie Lynn (Producers Branch). The members of the committee are Aldis Hodge and Caitríona Balfe (Actors Branch); Julien Thuan (Artist Representatives); Susan Shopmaker and Academy governor Kim Taylor-Coleman (Casting Directors Branch); Andrzej Bartkowiak (Cinematographers Branch); Allison Anders (Directors Branch); Bruce Hendricks and Marcus Hu (Executives Branch); Blaise Noto (Marketing and Public Relations Branch); Jason Michael Berman, Susan Cartsonis, Julia Chasman and Linda Reisman (Producers Branch); Sue Chan (Production Design Branch); Bobbi Banks (Sound Branch); and Destin Daniel Cretton, Susannah Grant, Ehren Kruger, Adele Lim, Justin Marks, Zak Penn and Katie Silberman (Writers Branch).

The global competition, which aims to identify and encourage talented new screenwriters, has awarded 186 fellowships since 1986. In 2024, several past Nicholl fellows added to their feature film and television credits:

Aaron Chung is a staff writer on Apple+’s “WondLa.”

Elizabeth Chomko directed the docuseries “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints.”

Eric Nazarian wrote and directed “Die like a Man.”

“Holy Irresistible” is from Andrew Shearer and Nicholas Sherman’s 2007 Nicholl-winning script.

“Interstate” is from Anthony Jaswinski’s 1997 Nicholl-winning script.

Jason Micallef is an executive producer and writer on Disney+’s “The Acolyte.”

R.J. Daniel Hanna wrote and directed two features: “Succubus” and “Hard Miles,” which he co-wrote.

For more information about the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, visit oscars.org/nicholl.

Oscars Press

Brian 29 June 2022

Remember Caitríona’s latest Academy role?

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NEXT PROJECTS

TRAIN DREAMS 🚂

Director: Clint Bentley

Role: Gladys Grainer

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy, Clifton Collins Jr.

Synopsis: Robert Grainer, an average man living in extraordinary times, worked as a day laborer in the American West at the beginning of the 20th century. Battered by the death of his family, he struggles to adjust to this new environment.

Status: Completed

Release date: Fall 2025 (rumored)

OH. WHAT. FUN 🎄

Director: Michael Showalter

Role: Channing Clauster

Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloe Grace Moretz, Dominic Sessa, Havana Rose Liu, Joan Chen, Jason Schwartzman, Maude Apatow, Danielle Brooks, Denis Leary

Synopsis: Centers on Claire (Pfeiffer), who plans a special Christmas but is forgotten by her family. When they realize she's missing, their holiday is at risk until she returns to give them the celebration they deserve.

Status: Post-production

Release date: Holidays 2025

100 NIGHTS OF HERO 🌙

Director: Julia Jackson

Role: Moon | Also executive producer

Cast: Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe, Nicholas Galitzine, Charli XCX, Richard E. Grant, Amir El-Masry, Varada Sethu, Markella Kavenagh

Synopsis: When a charming house guest (Galitzine) arrives at a remote castle, the delicate dynamic between a neglectful husband, his innocent bride Cherry (Monroe), and their devoted maid Hero (Corrin), is thrown into chaos.

Status: Post-production

Release date: TBA

ONE (TV SERIES) 🏎️

Role: TBA | Also executive producer

Synopsis: A family drama series set in the high-stakes world of motor racing - the first officially sanctioned scripted series for Formula 1.

Status: In development (script)

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Sapphic Summer: reading a bunch of lesbian and wlw books this summer

Recently, I've figured out that I am a lesbian, and not bisexual, as I had thought for a while. Additionally, I read a couple of wlw/lesbian/sapphic books earlier this month and I now have this insatiable thirst to keep reading wlw books. While I've definitely read other wlw books, most of the books I've read have not been sapphic, so it was kind of a breath of fresh air. So, this summer, I'm going to try to read as much lesbian literature as possible, while still continuing to read and center books on Palestine/by Palestinian authors (not that those two are mutually exclusive, hello intersectionality, but you get my meaning).

wlw/lesbian books I've read thus far this summer:

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

Books in progress:

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

TBR:

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer

Some books I've read this summer that are by lesbian/queer authors, but that weren't necessarily sapphic/queer themselves:

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y Davis, Frank Barat, and Cornel West

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

Let's see how much of this I can get through! please lmk if you have any suggestions for my TBR!

[catominor]

Found some books and articles that might help with your research. These come from the bibliographies of Craig Williams' book "Roman Homosexuality," and Kelly Olson's article "Masculinity, Appearance, and Sexuality: Dandies in Roman Antiquity." Good luck!

Olson, Kelly. Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity. Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies, 2017.

Alexandra T. Groom, Roman Clothing and Fashion (Stroud, UK: Tempus, 2002), 31-73; Julia Heskel, "Cicero as Evidence for Attitudes to Dress in the Late Republic," in The World of Roman Costume, ed. Judith L. Sebesta and Larissa Bonfante.

Mary Harlow, "Clothes Maketh the Man: Power Dressing and Elite Masculinity in the Later Roman World," in Gender in the Early Medieval World: East and West., 300—900, ed. Leslie Brubakerand Julia M. H. Smith

Brisson, Luc. 2002. Sexual Ambivalence: Androgyny and Hermaphroditism in Graeco-Roman Antiquity. Translated by Janet Lloyd. Berkeley.

Foxhall, Lin, and John Salmon, eds. 1998a. When Men Were Men: Masculinity, Identity, and Power in Classical Antiquity. New York. Thinking Men: Masculinity and Its Self-representation in the Classical Tradition. New York.

Gilmore, David D. 1990. Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity.

Gleason, Maud W. 1990. “The Semiotics of Gender: Physiognomy and Self-fashioning in the Second Century C.E.” In Halperin, Winkler, and Zeitlin 1990: 398–415.

Gleason, Maud W. 1995. Making Men: Sophists and Self-presentation in Ancient Rome. Princeton.

Graver, Margaret. 1998. “The Manhandling of Maecenas: Senecan Abstractions of Masculinity.” American Journal of Philology 119: 607–32.

Gunderson, Erik. 2000. Staging Masculinity: The Rhetoric of Performance in the Roman World. Ann Arbor.

Kleijwegt, Marc. 1991. Ancient Youth: The Ambiguity of Youth and the Absence of Adolescence in Greco-Roman Society. Amsterdam.

Porter, James I., ed. 1999. Constructions of the Classical Body. Ann Arbor.

Walters, Jonathan. 1997. “Invading the Roman Body: Manliness and Impenetrability in Roman Thought.” In Hallett and Skinner 1997: 29–46.

Williams, Craig A. Roman Homosexuality: Ideologies of Masculinity in Classical Antiquity. Oxford.

Wyke, Maria, ed. 1999. Parchments of Gender: Deciphering the Body of Antiquity. Oxford.

YAYY thank you so much!! this is really useful!! my idea is mostly to do with ideas about attractiveness in terms of physical features as opposed to presentation, but as far as i know there's no writing on it yet so all of these are useful as sort of... nearby topics. it'll be really interesting to dig into the masculinity aspect of it as well as like... age/youth too

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Dusted Mid-Year 2024, Part III (The Lists)

Winged Wheel

Dusted’s writers picked two for the mid-year exchange, but any of them could easily reel off a dozen or more other favorites.  Find out what else they liked in this collection of lists. 

If you haven’t read Part I or Part II yet, check them out. 

Christian Carey

Arooj Aftab —  Night Reign (Verve)

Richard Baker —  The Tyranny of Fun (NMC)

Kyle Bruckman —  Of Rivers (New Focus)

Madi Diaz —  Weird Feeling (Anti)

Julia Holter —  Something in the Room She Moves (Domino)

Hurray for the Riff Raff —  The Past is Still Alive (Nonesuch)

Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey —  Compassion (ECM)

Kali Malone —  All Life Long (Ideologic Organ)

Rosali — Bite Down (Merge)

Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion —  Rectangles and Circumstance (Nonesuch)

Ches Smith —  Laugh Ash (Pyroclastic)

Waxahatchee —  Tigers Blood (Anti)

Tim Clarke

DIIV — Frog In Boiling Water (Fantasy)

Loma — How Will I Live Without A Body? (Sub Pop)

Jessica Pratt — Here in the Pitch (City Slang)

Jon Mckiel — Hex (You’ve Changed)

Winged Wheel — Big Hotel (12XU)

Corridor — Mimi (Sub Pop)

English Teacher — This Could Be Texas (Island)

Helado Negro — Phasor (4AD)

Ty Segall — Three Bells (Drag City)

The Smile — Wall of Eyes (XL)

Andrew Forell

Arab Strap — I’m totally fine with it 👍 don’t give a fuck anymore 👍 (Rock Action)

Camera Obscura — Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge)

Daryl Groetsch — Above the Shore (self-released)

Drahla — angeltape (Captured Tracks)

Geotic — The Anchorite (Basement’s Basement)

Iceboy Violet, Nueen — You Said You’d Hold my Hand Through the Fire (Hyperdub)

Kim Gordon — The Collective (Matador)

Mick Harvey — Five Ways to Say Goodbye (Mute)

Sandwell District — Where Next? (Point of Departure)

Umbrellas — Fairweather Friend (Slumberland)

Yosa Peit — Gutbuster (Fire)

Reissues:

Brion Gysin — Junk (WEWANTSOUNDS)

These Immortal Souls — Get Lost (Don’t Lie!) Mute

Bryon Hayes

Rosali – Bite Down (Merge)

Winged Wheel – Big Hotel (12xU)

Gastr Del Sol – We Have Dozens of Titles (Drag City)

Beings – There is a Garden (No Quarter)

Ambarchi Berthling Werliin – Dusted II (Drag City)

Sunburned Hand of the Man – Nimbus (Three Lobed)

Water Damage – In E (12xU)

Dun-Dun Band – Pita Parka Pt. 1: Xam Egdub (Ansible Editions)

Gerycz Powers Rolin – Activator (12xU)

Magic Tuber String Band – Needlefall (Thrill Jockey)

Alex Johnson

Rosali — Bite Down (Merge)

RE Seraphin —  Fool’s Mate (Take A Turn/Safe Suburban Home)

Uranium Club —  Infants Under the Bulb (Static Shock)

The Spatulas —  Beehive Mind (Post Present Medium)

Yohei —  Echo You Know (Perpetual Doom)

Pardoner —  Paranoid in Hell (Convulse)

NYSSA —  Shake Me Where I’m Foolish (Six Shooter)

Nowhere Flower —  Ruts the Place (Radical Documents)

Sheer Mag —  Playing Favorites (Third Man)

Cindy Lee —  Diamond Jubilee (Realistik Studios)

Oren Ambachi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werlin —  Ghosted II (Drag City)

Winged Wheel —  Big Hotel (12XU)

Jennifer Kelly

Rosali—Bite Down (Merge)

Mdou Moctar—Funeral for Justice (Matador)

Mary Timony—Untame the Tiger (Merge)

Myriam Gendron—Mayday (Thrill Jockey)

Lupa Citto—S-T (12XU)

James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg—All Gist (Paradise of Bachelors)

Rail Band—S-T (Mississippi)

Winged Wheel—Big Hotel (12XU)

Six Organs of Admittance—Time is Glass (Drag City)

Split System—Vol. 2 (Goner)

Ian Mathers

The Body & Dis Fig — Orchards of a Futile Heaven (Thrill Jockey)

Broadcast — Spell Blanket: Collected Demos 2006-2009 (Warp)

Cassandra Jenkins — My Light, My Destroyer (Dead Oceans)

Chelsea Wolfe — She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She (Loma Vista)

Jessica Moss — For UNRWA (Self released)

Laura Masotto — The Spirit of Things (7K!)

loscil // lawrence english — Chroma (Self released)

Myriam Gendron — Mayday (Feeding Tube/Thrill Jockey)

Polar Inertia — Environment Control (Northern Electronics)

Whitelands — Night-bound Eyes Are Blind to the Day (Sonic Cathedral)

Jim Marks

Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, and Ted Nash — Tell the Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols (Sonic Camera)

Mary Halvorson — Cloudward (Nonesuch)

Demian Cabaud — Arbol Adentro (Porta Jazz)

Fabiano do Nascimento and Sam Gendel — The Room (Real World)

Francesco Sensi — In Abstracto (WoW)

James Brandon Lewis Quartet — Transfiguration (Intakt)

James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg — All Gist (Paradise of Bachelors)

Juan Pablo Alcazar — Otro Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps (Porta Jazz)

Michele di Toro, Yuri Goloubev, and Hans Mathisen — Trinomics (Calogola)

Tony Moreno Trio — Ballads Volume 1 (Sunnyside)

Patrick Masterson

Cindy Lee — Diamond Jubilee (Realistik)

Chief Keef — Almighty So 2 (43B)

Marika Hackman — Big Sigh (Chrysalis)

Water Damage — In E (12XU)

Oneida — Expensive Air (Joyful Noise)

Winged Wheel — Big Hotel (12XU)

Burial — “Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above" (XL)

Gouge Away — Deep Sage (Deathwish Inc.)

Blues Ambush — Blues Ambush (Radical Documents)

Tei Shi — Valerie (self-released)

Armand Hammer — BLK LBL (self-released)

Donato Dozzy — Magda (Spazio Disponibile)

Bill Meyer

 أحمد  [Ahmed] —Wood Blues (Astral Spirits)

 أحمد  [Ahmed]—Giant Beauty (Fönstret)

Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet—Four Guitars Live (Palilalia) 

Itasca—Imitation of War (Paradise of Bachelors) 

Lisa Ullen, Heirloom (Fönstret)

Lumpeks—Polonez (Umlaut) 

Matthew Shipp Trio, New Directions in Jazz Piano Trio (ESP-Disk’)

Olivia Block—The Mountains Pass (Black Truffle)

Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin—Ghosted II (Drag City)

Rafael Toral—Spectral Evolution (Moikai) 

The Handover—The Handover (Sublime Frequencies) 

Tomeka Reid Quartet—3x3 (Cuneiform) 

Jonathan Shaw

Bad Breeding—Contempt (Iron Lung)

Fuera de Sektor—Juegos Prohibidos (La Vida Es un Mus)

Cindy Lee—Diamond Jubilee (Realistik Studios)

SUMAC—The Healer (Thrill Jockey)

Thou—Umbilical (Sacred Bones)

VR Sex—“Hard Copy” (Dais)

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All the actors you can find on this blog

Use the following link and insert the tag you want to see:

a: adam croasdell - aiden turner - aimee garcia - alan rickman - alan tudyk - alex kingston - alison sudol - allen leech - amanda abbington - amir wilson - amita suman - anatol yusef - andreas pietschmann - andrew garfield - andrew scott - aneurin barnard - annette badland  - anthony hopkins - anthony mackie - antony starr - anya chalotra - august wittgenstein

b: barry bostwick - bellamy young - ben barnes - ben mckenzie - benedict cumberbatch - benicio del toro - bernard cribbins - bill nighy - billie piper - billy boyd - brendan gleeson - brent spiner - brianna hildebrand

c: calahan skogman - cameron monaghan - candice bergen - carla gugino - caroline dhavernas - cate blanchett - catherine e coulson - catherine tate - catinca untaru - chadwick boseman - charlie chaplin - chris addison - chris cooper - chris evans - chris hemsworth - chris malcom - chris pine - christian bale - christian clemenson - christian tramitz - christiane paul - christina ricci - christopher eccleston - christopher lee - christopher lloyd - cillian murphy - colin firth - colin odonoghue - colin woodell - corey johnson - cory michael smith - craig parker

d: dakota fanning - daniel brühl - daniel craig - daniel radcliffe - daniel sträβer - danielle galligan- david bowie - david dastmalchian - david duchovny - david morrissey - david tennant - david thewlis - david wenham - deforest kelley - diego luna - dietrich hollinderbäumer - dominic cooper - dominic monaghan - dominic west

e: eddie karanja - elijah wood - elizabeth olsen - elton john - emilie de ravin - emily beecham - emma thompson - emma watson - ethan hawke - eve myles - ewan mcgregor

f: ferdinand kingsley - frankie adams - freddy carter - freema agyeman

g: gareth david lloyd - gary oldman - geoffrey rush - george eads - george takei - georgia tennant - georgina haig - gillian anderson - ginnifer goodwin - gwendoline christie - gwyneth paltrow

h: hadley fraser - harrison ford - harvey keitel - hayley atwell - heath ledger - helen mccrory - helena bonham carter - henry cavill - hugh dancy - hugh jackman - hugh laurie - hugh skinner - hugo weaving

i: ian mckellen - imelda staunton - inbar lavi

j: jack davenport - jack wolfe - jackie earle haley - jake gyllenhaal - james mcavoy - james spader - jamie lee curtis - jared padalecki - jason isaacs - javier bardem - jayne brook - jeff goldblum - jenna coleman - jennifer connelly - jennifer lawrence - jennifer morrison - jensen ackles - jeremy renner - jim beaver - jodie foster - joel rush - joey batey - john barrowman - john boyega - john hurt - john larroquette - john rhys davies - john simm - johnny depp - jonathan frakes - jose pimentao - joseph gilgun - josh dallas - jude law - julia stiles - julianne moore - julie covington - juliette binoche

k: kacey rohl - karen fukuhara - karen gillan - karl urban - kat dennings - kate capshaw - kathryn hahn - keira knightley - kevin alejandro - kit young - krysten ritter - kyle maclachlan - kyra sedgwick

l: lana parrilla - lara pulver - lars mikkelsen - laura allen - laura dern - laura fraser - lauren german - laurence fishburne - laurie kynaston - laz alonso - lee arenberg - lee pace - leonard nimoy - lesley ann brandt - lesley sharp - lindsay duncan - lisa vicari - liv tyler - lizzy caplan - louise hofmann - lucas till - luke evans

m: mads mikkelsen - maggie gyllenhaal - majel barrett - margo martindale - marion cotillard - mark gatiss - mark pellegrino - mark ruffalo - mark sheppard - mark strong - mark waschke - martin freeman - matt smith - max schimmelpfenning - may calamawy - meat loaf - megan boone - mel gibson - melinda clarke - melissanthi mahut - meret becker - mia wasikowska - michael benyaer - michael bully herbig - michael cumpsty - michael des barres - michael fassbender - michael gambon - michael raymond james - michael sheen - michelle gomez - mikael persbrandt - miranda otto - misha collins

n: natalie portman - ncuti gatwa - neil patrick harris - nell campbell - nichelle nichols - nicolas cage - nicole kidman

o: olivia colman - orlando bloom - oscar isaac - owen wilson

p: paddy ohagan - patricia quinn - patrick stewart - paul bettany - paul chahidi - paul lux - paul mescal - pedro pascal - penelope wilton - peter capaldi - peter falk - peter hinwood - philip glenister - phoebe waller bridge - pierce brosnan - pip torrens

q: qorianka kilcher - quentin tarantino

r: rachael harris - rachel weisz - rafi gavron - ralph fiennes - rayner bourton - reece shearsmith - rene russo - rhona mitra - richard armitage - richard obrien - rob benedict - robbie kay - robert carlyle - robert downey jr - robin lord taylor - robin williams - ronald guttman - rose mciver - rupert graves - rupert grint - russell crowe - ruth negga - ryan gosling - ryan reynolds

s: sam neill - samantha smith - samuel l jackson - scarlett estevez - scarlett johansson - sean astin - sean bean - sebastian stan - sherilyn fenn - shohreh aghdashloo - sky du mont - sophia di martino - stanley tucci - stellan skarsgard - steven strait - susan sarandon

t: tan caglar - taron egerton - tilda swinton - tim curry - tim roth - toby maguire - tom conti - tom ellis - tom felton - tom hiddleston - tom holland - tom payne - tom sturridge - tomer capone - tony curran - tony curtis - tricia helfer - troy garity

u: una stubbs

v: val kilmer - vanesu samunyai - viggo mortensen - vivienne acheampong - vladimir burlakov

w: walter koenig - william shatner

y: yasmin finney

z: zachary quinto

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Six + Four Roles

A/B/S/C

Sadie Hurst (Cancelled Breakaway 2.0 + Initial Breakaway 2.0)

A/B/S/H

Mallory Maedke (Pre-Broadway Tour + Broadway) Willow Dougherty (Bliss 4.0 + 6.0) Audrey Fisher (Bliss 6.0 + Breakaway 6.0)

A/B/C/H

Cassie Silva (Broadway V2&3 and Boleyn Tour V1&2)

A/B/C/P

Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert (Pre-Broadway + Broadway) Liv Alexander (Breakaway 1.0 + West End V2 and UK Tour V3) Abbi Hodgson (Bliss 2.0 and Breakaway 2.0 + Breakaway 5.0) Marilyn Caserta (Broadway V2, Aragon Tour, and Boleyn Tour V1)

A/S/C/P

Natalie Pilkington (Bliss 1.0 + UK Tour V4)

A/S/H/P

Mallory Maedke (Broadway Previews + Broadway V1)

A/C/H/P

Holli' Conway (Broadway V1)

B/S/C/H

Sadie Hurst (Initial Breakaway 2.0 + Final Breakaway 2.0)

B/S/C/P

Cherelle Jay (UK Tour V3)

B/S/H/P

Mallory Maedke (Pre-Broadway Tour + Broadway Previews) Courtney Mack (Pre-Broadway Tour + Broadway V1) Julia McLellan (Initial Canada + Final Canada (possibly an error or miscommunication))

No Actors

A/B/S/P A/B/H/P A/S/C/H B/C/H/P S/C/H/P

[chessclubspacehamburg]

 17/01/23 AW

The feeling to be cut off any contacts in this 13 hour flight watching 3 movies while flying over the taklamakan desert with no lights on the ground that is earth, just the stars reflecting over the roof of the plane gives me the feeling of a paper blank self in space oddity, a reset button of identity while this horny french guy with man bun next to me make a huge effort to organize me a banana from the stuff because I told him I don’t eat dough 

I watched 

10 things I hate about you: 

5 stars for a teenage romance it’s so vulgar and dirty and gives me Australia vibes not the typical west coast problems 

Walk the line (Jonny cash biopic): 

had to watch it in German so 4 stars for cheesiness but I cried a river over the we love us but we can’t be together drama with June Carter and drug addict cowboy vibes always breaks my tears

Involuntary (de offrviliga): 

beautiful long-lasting pictures in classic Swedish melancholia but many moments that make you so uncountable you wanna quit the movie, which is I suppose a good sign.

Two nights before I left on this trip to Thailand that was originally booked to be a Fantasy of a honeymoon with my very toxic ex boyfriend who left everything behind him to find “himself” in India, I hosted a dinner at my place in Hamburg and rediscovered the calming meditation of preparing a dinner alone, listening to music like my dad always did when I saw him the happiest. The difference is I don’t drink one or two bottle of red wine to it. 

The 4th year in a row I am doing the sober january that I always broke on my best friends birthday on the 22. It makes one feel so superior to realize that you actually NOT need it.  

The guy in front of me watches oceans eleven, maybe I am Going to follow him with that. The good old classic actors gathered in the romantic vision of Las Vegas  - my mom always used to call them by their surnames - George— Brad—Al—Julia - like they are her colleges because she’s an actress too. A great genre of cinema that got replaced by cheap ass Netflix production with the worst stage and costume designs like the fucking Glas onion where poor Edward Norton plays a pale shadow of this old glory

Back to the dinner - I served my group of friends my dads Safran risotto recepie with glossy oven karrots 

I check the maps on the board computer in the moment we are flying over India and my stomach cramps together thinking at this person I loved may be 41111 ft beneath me somewhere in a tuk tuk on shrooms. 

Besides that very neutral feelings to anything up here. 

But fly ahead with 959 km/h direction Hong Kong First Time for my beautiful feet to step on Chinese ground

In front of me a group of sprayer boys like I used to date, now they seem like minions to me - north face arcteryx Nike, no skin care routine and  I can see the unwashed bedsheets in front of my inner eye. 

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Mogil-Kahn Construction Company 1957 (Photo taken by Tim Aarons in March 2023 on Collins St. between Lankersheim and Tujunga).

Kahn was Edwin “Ed” Walter Kahn, born on June 3, 1922 in Pittsburg to “Theodore and Helen H. (Meyers),” and a “construction company executive, engineer” (Who’s who in the West: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women of the Pacific Coast and the Western States, A.N. Marquis Company, 1989). In 1935, he lived with is family in Portland, Oregon. He was still with his family in Portland in 1940 (per the 1940 U.S. Federal Census). However, he attended Fairfax Senior High School in Los Angeles, CA. Before WWII, he also attended UCLA, where he played soccer and baseball. In WWII, he was a lieutenant pilot in the USA Air Force -  a B-24 bomber pilot in the 89th and as a flight instructor. He was later a civil engineer and, if I understand the abbreviations correctly, he had gotten a B.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of California in 1948 (assuming Berkeley).

According to his obituary, he was a “Registered Professional Engineer and a licensed General Contractor.”

He married Arleen Barbara Rudolph on December 23, 1951, and they had two children - Gregory Michael and Julia Fran. He was the chief structural designer for General Engineering Service Company in Los Angeles in 1948 and then a partner in Pollak-Kahn & Associates, engineers, also in Los Angeles in 1949. and Mogil-Kahn Construction Company (World Who’s who in Commerce and Industry, Volume 10, Marquis-Who’s Who., 1957). He died February 5, 2016 and is buried in the Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Pollak-Kahn was located at 1106 S. La Cienega Boulevard, now LB4LB Boxing Gym (Glaziers Journal - Volume 35, pg. 60, 1956). One project they had was the design and engineering of “a fully integrated community for light industry” on a 100-acre “tract of industrial buildings and plant sites” (Industrial Development, Volumes 3-4, Conway Publications, 1956).

According to the realty company, Crisby Doe Associates, “it is clear that Pollack & Kahn fully mastered the now classic post & beam glass house style pioneered by the U.S.C. School of Architecture just after war. Their work seems most closely aligned with that of Richard Dorman’s designs of the period. The living spaces are lifted, and set above the carport to allow maximum light and views from the close-in hillside setting.”

Some more info from his obituary: “He retired after 40 years as a real estate developer and as President of Kahn Construction Co., Contractors and Engineers. He had a commercial pilot's license and served as a docent at the original Museum of Flying in Santa Monica. Ed was a member of the Masons, Scottish Rites, Shriners, Commemorative Air Force, Air Force Association, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Ed is survived by his wife and best friend, Mariko, sons Greg and Winston, daughter Julie, stepdaughters Pam (Harry) Kraushaar and Andrea (Jeffrey) Lustgarten, stepson Mitchell Barnow (Dale Leininger) and step grandchildren, Shelby Powell (Brian), Kimberley Kraushaar, Brandon and Rachel Lustgarten.” (No mention of Arleen?) They also had two pets named Maya and Corey.  

I have no idea who Mogil is. Really strange how I could find out so easily who Kahn was but not Mogil. Mogil may be Norbert V Mogil, who was located at 6517 W Olympic Blvd according to the Los Angeles Street Address Directory, 1956, May (Los Angeles Public Library).

Additional source:

Who’s Who in Steel and Metals, pg. 209, Atlas Publishing Co, 1964

[alex51324]

As others have said, this is now believed to have been an action by Elon Musk's team of handpicked fuckboys.

Do go ahead and comment on the NPS's feedback form, but keep in mind as you write that you are not confronting an enemy; you're supplying encouragement and ammunition for an ally to take on the actual culprit.

In addition, the relevant oversight committees for the National Part Service are the Committee on Natural Resources in the House, and Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate. They would also be in a position to do or say something about this significant, yet also weird and petty, overreach by the Trumpelon administration.

The House Committee on Natural Resources includes the following Democrats:

Jared Huffman, California, Ranking Member

Raúl Grijalva, Arizona, Ranking Member Emeritus

Joe Neguse, Colorado

Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico

Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico

Val Hoyle, Oregon

Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island

Jared Golden, Maine

Dave Min, California

Maxine Dexter, Oregon

Pablo Hernández Rivera, Puerto Rico

Emily Randall, Washington

Yassamin Ansari, Arizona

Sarah Elfreth, Maryland, Vice Ranking Member[5]

Adam Gray, California

Luz Rivas, California

Nydia Velázquez, New York

Debbie Dingell, Michigan

Darren Soto, Florida

Julia Brownley, California;

And the following Republicans:

Bruce Westerman, Arkansas, Chair

Rob Wittman, Virginia, Vice Chair[4]

Tom McClintock, California

Paul Gosar, Arizona

Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa

Doug LaMalfa, California

Daniel Webster, Florida

Russ Fulcher, Idaho

Pete Stauber, Minnesota

Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin

Lauren Boebert, Colorado

Cliff Bentz, Oregon

Jen Kiggans, Virginia

James Moylan, Guam

Wesley Hunt, Texas

Mike Collins, Georgia

Harriet Hageman, Wyoming

Mark Amodei, Nevada

Tim Walberg, Michigan

Mike Ezell, Mississippi

Celeste Maloy, Utah

Addison McDowell, North Carolina

Jeff Crank, Colorado

Nick Begich III, Alaska

Jeff Hurd, Colorado

Mike Kennedy, Utah

These links go to their Wikipedia pages (because that's where I copied the list from); go here to get links to their House.gov pages, which include their contact forms.

Contact info for the Republican part of the committee as a group is here, and for the Democrats is here.

The Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources has the following Democrats:

Martin Heinrich - Ranking, New Mexico

Ron Wyden - Oregon

Maria Cantwell - Washington

Mazie K. Hirono - Hawaii

Angus S. King, Jr. - Maine

Catherine Cortez Masto - Nevada

John W. Hickenlooper - Colorado

Alex Padilla - California

Ruben Gallego - Arizona

And the following Republicans:

Mike Lee - Chairman, Utah

John Barrasso - Wyoming

James E. Risch - Idaho

Steve Daines - Montana

Tom Cotton - Arkansas

Jim Justice - West Virginia

David H. McCormick - Pennsylvania

Bill Cassidy - Louisiana

Cindy Hyde-Smith - Mississippi

Lisa Murkowski - Alaska

John Hoeven - North Dakota

See here for links to their Senate.gov pages & contact forms.

The phone number for the committee's front office--shared by both the Majority and Minority--is 202-224-4971. Their FAQ says that there is an email link for this office on their homepage, but I am having trouble finding it.

There is a fax number, (202) 224-6163, and the mailing address is

Energy and Natural Resources Committee Office 304 Dirksen Senate Building Washington, DC 20510

(Also I think it would be 100% hilarious if a few people who live locally to the Stonewall National Monument use the Volunteer Form to offer to hang around and shout "and trans!" at appropriate moments during tours and presentations, when actual employees are not permitted to say it.)

Not to be dramatic but this is a massive fucking deal and I legitimately hope every single politician dies.

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August Books

Holy fuck knuckles. I am so far beyond my yearly goal so far. I feel like I did myself a disservice. At this point, my goal is to at least double my reading, and then next year, I'll kick even more ass.

Red My Lips - Lila Herron ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ King of Greed - Ana Huang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fierce Vow - Monica Kayne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Savage Lover - Sophie Lark ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Make You Mine - Laura Pavlov ⭐️⭐️ Once You're Mine - Morgan Bridges (Audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blue-Eyed Devil - Lisa Kleypas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ All the Lies - Rina Kent ⭐️⭐️⭐️ All the Truths - Rina Kent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our Breakaway - S. C. Kate ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bring Me Back - Kristen Granata ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Now You're Mine - Morgan Bridges (Audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Guard of Destiny - Tracie Delaney ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Priest - Sierra Simone ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tainted Saints - Rosa Lee ⭐️ A Love for Always - Victoria Paige ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From Lukov with Love - Mariana Zapata (Audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mind Game - Christine Feehan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sincerely, Your Inconvenient Wife - Julia Wolf ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Structural Damage - Sloan Spencer ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Score - Elle Kennedy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Savior - Aquila Thorne ⭐️ How Not to Date a Demon - Lane Kole ⭐️⭐️ Damon - V. R. Tennent ⭐️ Haunting Adeline - H. D. Carlton (Audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Blood We Crave: Part 1 - Monty Jay ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Blood We Crave: Part 2 - Monty Jay ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Paradise - Judith McNaught ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Breakaway - Anastasia White ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beach Read - Emily Henry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Painted Scars - Neva Altaj ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One Pucking Heart - Ellie Wade ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bittersweet - Morgan Elizabeth ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hunting Adeline - H. D. Carlton (Audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Chimera Bounty - Ember Holt ⭐️ Hate You Always - Jennifer Sucevic ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Corrupted Chaos - Shain Rose ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heart of Desire - Liana Tiamzon ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Swift and Saddled - Lyla Sage ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ C*ck on the Block - Amy Award ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Broken Whispers - Neva Altaj ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hidden Truths - Neva Altaj ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan (Audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bane - L. J. Shen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Birthday Gift - Mary Waterford ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Forgotten Deal - Andrea Hagan ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Peter Pumpkined Out - Kacie West ⭐️ The True Love Experiment - Christina Lauren ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lost Lilies - Ada Taylor ��️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alive and Wells - Bailey Hannah ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Little Black Dress - Piper James ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Perfect - Judith McNaught ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hans - S. J. Tilly ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Trapped with Mr. Walker - Elle Nicoll ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Prickly Romance - Nia Arthurs ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Pucking Wrong Number - C. R. Jane (Audiobook) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Soul of a Witch - Harley Laroux ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In the Likely Event - Rebecca Yarros ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

58 total books read for the month of August.

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h)

Ayes: 111 (95.5% Con, 2.7% DUP, 0.9% Ind, 0.9% UUP) Noes: 390 (96.7% Lab, 1.0% Ind, 1.0% PC, 1.0% Green, 0.3% SDLP) Absent: ~149

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (106 votes)

Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Griffith Andrew Mitchell Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Ben Spencer Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Nokes Charlie Dewhirst Chris Philp Claire Coutinho Damian Hinds Danny Kruger David Davis David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Esther McVey Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Geoffrey Cox Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Whately Iain Duncan Smith Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Wright Jesse Norman Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Karen Bradley Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Trott Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Luke Evans Mark Francois Mark Garnier Martin Vickers Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil O'Brien Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Nusrat Ghani Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Paul Holmes Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Priti Patel Rebecca Harris Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Fuller Richard Holden Robbie Moore Robert Jenrick Roger Gale Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Simon Hoare Steve Barclay Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Suella Braverman Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Democratic Unionist Party (3 votes)

Gavin Robinson Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Independent (1 vote)

Alex Easton

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Robin Swann

Noes

Labour (377 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alison Taylor Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Angela Rayner Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna McMorrin Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Apsana Begum Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Bell Ribeiro-Addy Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Eccles Cat Smith Catherine Atkinson Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Bryant Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Evans Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Lewis Connor Naismith Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Jarvis Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Daniel Zeichner Danny Beales Darren Jones Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Baines David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor David Williams Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Diana Johnson Douglas Alexander Douglas McAllister Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Elsie Blundell Emily Darlington Emily Thornberry Emma Foody Emma Hardy Emma Lewell-Buck Emma Reynolds Euan Stainbank Feryal Clark Fleur Anderson Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gareth Snell Gen Kitchen Georgia Gould Gerald Jones Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Hamish Falconer Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Hilary Benn Ian Byrne Ian Lavery Ian Murray Imogen Walker Imran Hussain Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Frith James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jess Phillips Jessica Morden Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Healey John McDonnell John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Jonathan Reynolds Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Josh Simons Judith Cummins Julia Buckley Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Kanishka Narayan Karin Smyth Karl Turner Kate Dearden Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Kenneth Stevenson Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kevin McKenna Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Leigh Ingham Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Lisa Nandy Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Lorraine Beavers Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Luke Pollard Margaret Mullane Maria Eagle Marie Rimmer Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Hendrick Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Marsha De Cordova Martin McCluskey Martin Rhodes Mary Creagh Mary Glindon Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matt Western Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Maya Ellis Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Amesbury Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Naz Shah Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nicholas Dakin Nick Smith Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Pat McFadden Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Davies Paul Foster Paul Waugh

Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Lamb Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Polly Billington Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Reeves Rachel Taylor Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Baker Richard Burgon Richard Quigley Rosie Wrighting Rupa Huq Rushanara Ali Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Edwards Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Russell Sarah Sackman Sarah Smith Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Shabana Mahmood Sharon Hodgson Shaun Davies Simon Lightwood Simon Opher Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Morgan Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Reed Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Tahir Ali Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Terry Jermy Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Tulip Siddiq Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Warinder Juss Wes Streeting Will Stone Yuan Yang Yvette Cooper Zarah Sultana Zubir Ahmed

Independent (4 votes)

Ayoub Khan Iqbal Mohamed Jeremy Corbyn Shockat Adam

Plaid Cymru (4 votes)

Ann Davies Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Llinos Medi

Green Party (4 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns Siân Berry

Social Democratic & Labour Party (1 vote)

Claire Hanna

[mineofilms]

Review of: “Leave the World Behind”

Leave the World Behind (2023) Writers: Rumaan Alam, Sam Esmail Directed by: Sam Esmail Stars: Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 Stars Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 35% Runtime: 2 hours, 20 minutes Full Plot Spoilers Ahead, You Have Been Warned...

Amanda Sandford, who's not big on people, decides to take her family on a surprise weekend trip to a vacation rental. It's supposed to be a nice family bonding time with her husband Clay and their kids, Archie and Rose. While they're out shopping for groceries, Amanda notices some guy stocking up on a ton of canned food and water. Later, while they're chillin’ at the beach nearby, they see a skyscraper-sized oil tanker crash onto the beach right in front of them. When they get back to the rental house, they realize the TV and Internet are not working, and there are some deer staring at them. That night, the owner of the house, George H. ("G.H.") Scott, and his daughter, Ruth, show up, saying there's a blackout and they need a place to stay. The blackout was why they returned to the home. Amanda's not too sure about them, but Clay's like, "Sure, why not?" Later, emergency alerts start popping up on TV. The next morning, Rose is bummed because she can't watch the last episode of "Friends" without Internet or TV. Amanda gets a bunch of news alerts on her phone, saying there's a blackout on the whole East Coast and maybe it is because of hackers. Rose notices more deer hanging around outside. Clay goes to town to try and find out what is happening, while G.H. goes to his neighbor's house to check things out. Clay runs into a Spanish-speaking lady and sees some weird leaflets in Arabic falling from a drone. G.H. finds a satellite phone at the neighbor's place and figures out there's something wrong with the satellites. He also discovers a crashed plane on the beach while dodging another that is crashing right on top of this one. Meanwhile, Rose and Archie find an empty shed in the woods, and Archie gets rid of a tick that is biting his ankle. When they get back, G.H. tells Amanda about what he found, but they get interrupted by a loud noise that stuns them all. Amanda remembers the guy stocking up on supplies, who G.H. thinks is his contractor, Danny. Clay comes back freaked out by the leaflets, and they decide to try to go to Amanda's sister's place in New Jersey, but they get stuck in traffic as the interstate is clogged with empty and collided brand-new self-driving Teslas; which they narrowly avoid more incoming Tesla cars continuing to drive themselves without drivers into the pile-up, and are forced to return to G.H.'s house. During the night, Ruth and Clay have a deep talk and get distracted by seeing flamingos in the pool. Amanda and G.H. start getting along, but then there's another loud noise and the power goes out. Rose tells Amanda a story from "The West Wing." The next morning, Archie's teeth begin to fall out for no reason. G.H. thinks it's because of the tick bite and suggests they go see Danny for help. Rose disappears, so G.H. and Clay take Archie to Danny’s while Amanda and Ruth look for Rose. They find a bunch of deer at the shed that freak them out. At the same time, G.H. and Clay have an armed standoff as they talk to Danny, who tells them about microwave weapons, makes a deal for meds and sends them to a bunker nearby. Shaken, G.H. thinks as he discusses with Clay and Archie on the basis of his work with military contractors that the country is in a three-stage campaign leading to a progressive-breakdown of social order and resulting in coup d'état or possible civil war in the United States. Amanda and Ruth see New York City getting bombed. Rose finds the bunker, flips on the generator for power. She finds a collection of DVDs that includes the entire “Friends” run and decides to watch the last episode as a computer screen in the background displays a message that warns of attacks by rogue military elements and elevated radiation levels across multiple U.S. cities. Rose gets to watch her last show while the United States burns as the screen cuts to black ending the movie.

I am late to the party with this movie. I didn’t watch it right away when it came out. Took me a few months to get to it as I was watching the entire series/movies/return series run of “TWIN PEAKS.” When you watch “Twin Peaks” you gotta finish it first right? It’s a mind-FK on what the hell is actually going on with that show. So “Leave the World Behind” (2023) I liked… It has issues, sure, but all-in-all it’s a decent watch. My issues are minor, but some of them could be semi-major. While trying to be as realistic as possible it actually seems a little hokey how the characters mesh during the film, but there are some real good moments in and outside of that. 'The not knowing' really saves this movie. Would love to see the same movie, but from Kevin Bacon's character of Danny’s point of view. The end sequence of New York City has a semi-massive mushroom cloud. Too small to be a H-bomb but big enough to still be in the atom bomb family. Does this make sense to anyone else? Is anyone else seeing the same thing I saw at the end? There were no loud sonic booms or blast wave happening moments before. From where they are they would have absolutely felt and heard an atomic explosion, even in the kiloton range over megaton. If it were an A-bomb level explosion the cloud is probably an hour to three hours old. They would have suspected something. To just walk in the woods nearby and discover this huge mushroom cloud in New York City doesn't seem plausible to me. Since the movie is supposed to be ground in our current reality it takes some pretty big liberties, both for positive and negative storytelling probes.

Some Internet theories were saying Aliens…

Aliens? Not the worst theory here. My issue with aliens here is that some people knew this was coming within the confines of the story being told here. I do not think aliens and that knowing would align in a more plausible way than say, a possible rouge AI… I feel like this is how a rouge AI would attack the U.S. though. Why does everyone believe it will happen as if this was “Terminator” or “the Matrix?” Destroying everyone and  everything. Killing off humanity in a nuclear fireball would destroy this planet’s ability to host technology to support AI to begin with. The idea of destroying a country with a largely intact infrastructure would be the way to go. Like the machines said in "The Matrix;" "There are levels of survival we are prepared to accept.” ~The Architect. I feel like this movie could exist inside the continuity of "the Matrix" in a way. After the initial attack the machines would need humans to help rebuild and execute the machine's instructions. This could even come from a human-puppet leader, like G.H. Scott's mysterious client. Like they said in the film; ‘America has made a lot of enemies.’ In all seriousness I do not believe these enemies, even United, could take down America in this fashion. Even the Alex Garland film “Civil War” (2024) – where a modern-day United States descends into another Civil War. In order for a plan like this to actually work in “Leave the World Behind” (2023) there would have to be a considerable amount of inside help. Computer-wizards, CIA people and technology verse a largely sleeping Federal Government. There was one news blast in “Leave the World Behind” (2023) that said the White House was under attack by rouge US forces. That made me think. How long would it take under an attack of this nature for our own Generals to begin to seize power, be it for our own good, their own ego and motivations or perhaps part of the plan itself?

In “Leave the World Behind”(2023) it was roughly 24 hours…

So much could have been taken into account and they do not go anywhere with any of it. The kid losing teeth, the animals behaving strangely, the flirting and dancing. I just feel like this was a super great idea with too much passive-progressive-woke takes over going in more direct and logical, real human direction on something like this. I doubt in real life G.H. Scott would keep any of this a secret. The second he knew the world would never be the same again, in a literal sense, things would have taken a more serious and deadly tone. I can give the movie a solid 7 out of 10 stars for effort and tension. A lot of things are left kind of vague. What caused the whole apocalypse, what the Spanish lady was saying, Archie's teeth, and the deal with the secret cabal? The movie doesn't come right out and say it, but it's all about uncertainty and misinformation during a blackout. The message seems to be about sticking together in tough times and not turning against each other. The lady speaking crazy in Spanish talking about some pretty intense stuff, like seeing a plane spraying red gas and feeling lost. We do not get subtitles to know exactly what she's saying, but it adds to the overall feeling of uncertainty and chaos. Then there's the whole deal with the flyers dropping from the sky. Maybe it's a warning, maybe it's a threat, maybe it’s total bullshit, we're not totally sure. It just adds to the confusion and tension. G.H. mentions ‘cabal’ as a joke, but it could be a hint at something more sinister. Maybe someone or something took control when the world was in chaos, leading to even more problems, and Archie's teeth falling out? That's a weird one. It could be from some bug, microwave energy weapon or radiation in the area. Whatever it is, it's not good news. The movie leaves a lot of things up in the air, but that's part of what makes it so interesting and horrifying. It's all about uncertainty and how we deal with it, both in the movie and in real life.

It is an interesting premise though and who is to say how humans would behave when/if the world goes to shit for real. It is bound to at some point. Why not now or soon… If we believe the BS-news and shooty-political takes we are well on our way. I have been saying for years; “just give me a nice spot on the beach so I can sit and watch the world burn.”

Review of: “Leave the World Behind” (2023) by David-Angelo Mineo 4/14/2024 1,826 Words

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Once again:

As others have said, this is now believed to have been an action by Elon Musk's team of handpicked fuckboys.

Do go ahead and comment on the NPS's feedback form, but keep in mind as you write that you are not confronting an enemy; you're supplying encouragement and ammunition for an ally to take on the actual culprit.

In addition, the relevant oversight committees for the National Part Service are the Committee on Natural Resources in the House, and Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate. They would also be in a position to do or say something about this significant, yet also weird and petty, overreach by the Trumpelon administration.

The House Committee on Natural Resources includes the following Democrats:

Jared Huffman, California, Ranking Member

Raúl Grijalva, Arizona, Ranking Member Emeritus

Joe Neguse, Colorado

Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico

Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico

Val Hoyle, Oregon

Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island

Jared Golden, Maine

Dave Min, California

Maxine Dexter, Oregon

Pablo Hernández Rivera, Puerto Rico

Emily Randall, Washington

Yassamin Ansari, Arizona

Sarah Elfreth, Maryland, Vice Ranking Member[5]

Adam Gray, California

Luz Rivas, California

Nydia Velázquez, New York

Debbie Dingell, Michigan

Darren Soto, Florida

Julia Brownley, California;

And the following Republicans:

Bruce Westerman, Arkansas, Chair

Rob Wittman, Virginia, Vice Chair[4]

Tom McClintock, California

Paul Gosar, Arizona

Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa

Doug LaMalfa, California

Daniel Webster, Florida

Russ Fulcher, Idaho

Pete Stauber, Minnesota

Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin

Lauren Boebert, Colorado

Cliff Bentz, Oregon

Jen Kiggans, Virginia

James Moylan, Guam

Wesley Hunt, Texas

Mike Collins, Georgia

Harriet Hageman, Wyoming

Mark Amodei, Nevada

Tim Walberg, Michigan

Mike Ezell, Mississippi

Celeste Maloy, Utah

Addison McDowell, North Carolina

Jeff Crank, Colorado

Nick Begich III, Alaska

Jeff Hurd, Colorado

Mike Kennedy, Utah

These links go to their Wikipedia pages (because that's where I copied the list from); go here to get links to their House.gov pages, which include their contact forms.

Contact info for the Republican part of the committee as a group is here, and for the Democrats is here.

The Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources has the following Democrats:

Martin Heinrich - Ranking, New Mexico

Ron Wyden - Oregon

Maria Cantwell - Washington

Mazie K. Hirono - Hawaii

Angus S. King, Jr. - Maine

Catherine Cortez Masto - Nevada

John W. Hickenlooper - Colorado

Alex Padilla - California

Ruben Gallego - Arizona

And the following Republicans:

Mike Lee - Chairman, Utah

John Barrasso - Wyoming

James E. Risch - Idaho

Steve Daines - Montana

Tom Cotton - Arkansas

Jim Justice - West Virginia

David H. McCormick - Pennsylvania

Bill Cassidy - Louisiana

Cindy Hyde-Smith - Mississippi

Lisa Murkowski - Alaska

John Hoeven - North Dakota

See here for links to their Senate.gov pages & contact forms.

The phone number for the committee's front office--shared by both the Majority and Minority--is 202-224-4971. Their FAQ says that there is an email link for this office on their homepage, but I am having trouble finding it.

There is a fax number, (202) 224-6163, and the mailing address is

Energy and Natural Resources Committee Office 304 Dirksen Senate Building Washington, DC 20510

FYI the national park service has removed the T from LGBT on the Stonewall Monument page

there is a form at the bottom of the page for public feedback ("Was this page helpful?" click No and provide details)

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SDL: Week 3

Specific techniques and crafts 

printmaking

Liu, Y. (2022, 27-29 May 2022). Research on Intelligent Digital Printmaking Printing System based on Viterbi Algorithm. 2022 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Electronic Technology, Communication and Information (ICETCI), 

Hudson, Z., Zandt, A., Katz, A., & Graves, W. (2022, 2022/01/02). From Dirca to design: printmaking with leatherwood (Dirca mexicana) bark paper. Journal of Visual Art Practice, 21(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702029.2021.1981633 

ABELL, C. (2015). Printmaking as an Art. Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, 73(1), 23–30. https://doi-org.ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/10.1111/jaac.12137

Mohamed, zahira ibrahim Ibrahim. “Modern Vision for Visual Merging between Printmaking and Mixed (Media ).” Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science 7, no. 36 (November 1, 2022): 259–82. https://doi.org/10.21608/mjaf.2021.59336.2182.

“Full Article: Printmaking and Cultural Imagination in Contemporary Nigerian Art.” Accessed August 2, 2023. https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/doi/full/10.1080/02560046.2020.1856900.

Key themes, ideas and conversations

Feminism

Resnick, E. (2016). Collaborative Learning. In Developing Citizen Designers (pp. 139–188). New York: Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved August 1, 2023, from http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781474274395-010

France: 1945—2000. (2020). In Margolin, V., Margolin, V. , Houze, R. , & Margolin, S. (Ed.). World History of Design: Europe and North America 1945–2000. London: Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved August 1, 2023, from http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781474246224.045 

Marketing/ advertising 

David-West, H. (2016). Overview of the State of Graphic Design in Africa. In D. Huppatz (Ed.). Design: Critical and Primary Sources: Development, Globalization, Sustainability (pp. 41–47). London: Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved August 1, 2023, from http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781474282888.0012 

Religion 

Blount, Taheera N., and Craig C. Brookins. “Adinkra Symbolism, Printmaking, and the Cultural Identity of Ghanaian Emerging Young Adults.” Journal of Creativity in Mental Health 17, no. 3 (July 3, 2022): 374–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1911724.

Romanenkova, Julia, Nataliia Zemlianska, and Svitlana Zaria. “Religious Genre in the Contemporary Ukrainian Ex- Libris: Schools, Techniques, Main Characteristics,” no. 13 (2021).

Specialist subject knowledge

Renaissance 

Lincoln, Evelyn. “Interactive and Sculptural Printmaking in the Renaissance. Suzanne Karr Schmidt. Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History 270; Brill’s Studies in Art, Art History, and Intellectual History 21. Leiden: Brill, 2018. Xxviii + 440 Pp. $195.” Renaissance Quarterly 73, no. 1 (April 2020): 251–53. https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2019.521.

“A Renaissance without Order Ornament, Single-Sheet Engravings, and the Mutability of Architectural Prints on JSTOR.” Accessed August 2, 2023. https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/stable/10.1525/jsah.2012.71.4.488.

Feminism 

Artes, Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) Facultad de Bellas. “AusArt Revista para la investigación en arte.” Text. Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU). Argitalpen Zerbitzua / Servicio Editorial, 2013. https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ausart.

Identity 

“Full Article: Adinkra Symbolism, Printmaking, and the Cultural Identity of Ghanaian Emerging Young Adults.” Accessed August 2, 2023. https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/doi/full/10.1080/15401383.2021.1911724.

LGBTQ+

“Full Article: In the Making: Queer Publishing and Transpedagogies.” Accessed August 2, 2023. https://www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/doi/full/10.1080/00043249.2021.1960078.

Creatives working in the environmental, social, cultural, sub-cultural, and political contexts

Environmental

Karim, Maryam, Mehrdad Ghodskhah Daryaei, Javad Torkaman, Reza Oladi, and Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary. “Effect of Environmental Changes (Temprature and Moisture) on Destructive Behaviour of the White Rot Fungus Trametes Versicolor on Chestnut-Leaved Oak.” Iranian Journal of Wood and Paper Industries 9, no. 1 (May 1, 2018): 75–85. 

Sub-cultural

Bruton, D. , & Radford, A. (2012). Serious play. In Digital design: A critical introduction (pp. 108–122). London: Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved August 1, 2023, from http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781474294065.ch-007 

Political

Eeden, J.V. (2016). Southern African Design. In The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design (pp. 239–243). London: Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved August 1, 2023, from http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472596154-BED-S085 

Social

“Perspectives on Contemporary Printmaking : Critical Writing Since 1986.” Accessed August 2, 2023. https://web-p-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.aut.ac.nz/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook?sid=40e0f963-1764-4bb2-b72b-d0e6c545bd7d%40redis&vid=0&format=EB.

Notable latino artists. (2023). In N. Kanellos, Latino almanac: from early explorers to corporate leaders. Visible Ink Press. Credo Reference: https://networkservices.aut.ac.nz/ezproxy.cgi?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/viplatino/notable_latino_artists/0?institutionId=5349