#Justin Shilling

[trench]

Combination to gun safe in Oxford High shooter's home was '000'

I’m still working on my backlog of school shooting news, which today takes us back to Oxford, Michigan. If you’ll recall, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley shot and killed 16-year-old Tate Myre, 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, and 17-year-old Justin Shilling in November 2021 at Oxford High School. The gun Crumbley used was purchased by his parents as a gift to their son. In…

[allpromarlo]

emmanuel "22 tackles in his entire career" acho is having a field day on twitter bc of this chargers game this is the worst timeline

[stardust-swan]

I'm convinced that the idea that "love is blind" is a pysop meant to brainwash women into settling for less. I always see beautiful women who clearly take care of themselves, dress well, get their lashes done, work out etc with boyfriends who look like they just rolled out of bed and put yesterday's clothes on. And I very rarely see this happening the other way around.

Men shill the idea that it's shallow for women to want someone who looks halfway decent but never hold themselves to this standard. They're so cruel to women they find unfuckable and treat women who they are attracted to but don't fit the societal beauty standard as dirty secrets (how many times have fat women talked about how men are happy to have sex with them but won't claim them in public because they think being seen with a fat woman is embarrassing?) The dadbod thing has been big for a couple of years while there has been no equivalent for mombods that gained traction (you know, the ones whose bodies actually went through physical changes due to pregnancy instead of just gaining weight from stealing their kid's snacks and watching the football instead of playing it).

It's so bad that even women shill this idea to other women. You have to ignore the fact that he never trims his beard and his daily outfit is a lint encrusted hoodie and sweatpants with a hole because if you don't you're shallow and not considering who he is on the inside too. We're told that being haggard shouldn't count as long as they have a good personality, and while I agree personality is important, a huge amount of men don't have good personalities. A lot of men are boring at best and a lot of them are just straight up assholes. Most of them aren't raking it in cash either to make up for their lack of looks and character. It's sad to see so many women doing the most for men who aren't particularly pleasant to be around, don't have money, and aren't physically appealing.

Men also shill this to eachother. I remember when I was a teenager there were huge hate trains almost entirely compromised of grown men against any pretty boy singer who got popular (Justin Bieber had it especially bad). They never did anything wrong (Justin Bieber's hate train was at its worst years before he started acting like a douche), men just hated them because they looked nice and girls liked them. They also act like any guy in real life who's comfortable with being attractive instead of purposefully making themselves unattractive to fit in with the other ugly men is gay and act bitterly when the men who actually make an effort get more female attention than a man who last showered three days ago. They act like women are catty bitches who hate prettier women when their egos are so fragile around men who look decent. There was even a recent study that suggested good looking men are at a disadvantage when applying for certain jobs, because their male colleagues feel threatened by them.

It wasn't always like this either. Not all that long ago it was expected that a man dress up nicely, wear cologne, style his hair etc when he was trying to court a woman.

When my mother was my age, she could just walk into a cinema and at any given time there would be films with leading men who looked like Leo, Depp, Brad Pitt, James Spader, River Phoenix, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Brendan Fraser, etc. And now those World's Sexiest Men lists are filled with average or below average men and we're told that we're meant to cream our panties over guys who look indistinguishable or even worse than your average guy on the street. Right after this era my mum was young in was when the media started pushing this idea that we have to settle for unattractive men or else we're immature and shallow. There were a ton of movies with men like Adam Sandler pulling gorgeous 20 year old women just because they were funny. That stupid genre of movie where an awkward nerd pines over the cheerleader who is pining over a jock who's always portrayed as a bully that the cheerleader is framed as misguided or a bitch for wanting a handsome boyfriend instead of picking the nerd (even though the dork main character we're meant to root for also only likes the cheerleader for her looks and is just as much of an asshole as the jock) in became really popular around the same time.

Unsure of whether this is because of men complaining about beauty standards or other feminist concepts they only half understand (while female beauty standards never budge and have always and remain a much higher bar to reach than male beauty standards), or if men are just forcing this idea that looking like shit is cancelled out by telling a few dad jokes so that women will feel pressured into dating them no matter how busted they look just to not be alone.

[evaludate]

Evaludate Episode 99: The Devil Is Real (Tyril I Lister of even if Tempest, Part 1)

Summary:

On today's TWO HOUR EVALUDATE SPECIAL, we're getting into the real-world history of witch hunting and witch trials around Europe and North America, Madelyn insists that everyone else insisting that she would like Tyril is still wrong, and being a murder suspect is boring now--it's time to get deputized.

Content Warnings:

Discussion of antisemitism and islamophobia: 13:23 - 14:45, 54:28 - 54:55

Sexual Assault: 25:17 - 25:59

Emetophobia: 1:06:08 - 1:07:31

CSA: 1:16:50 - 1:17:20

Suicide: 1:16:50 - 1:17:20

Incest: 1:30:43 - 1:31:05, 1:34:04 - 1:34:16

Corrections, Notes, and Sources:

Air misspoke when saying Pope John XXII’s declaration of witchcraft as heresy in 1320 took the form of a papal bull. Though the pope eventually described witchcraft and announced that anyone who engaged with it would be excommunicated in his 1336 papal bull Super illius specula, his initial 1320 judgment was outlined in Cardinal William of Santa Sabina’s “Letter of 22 August 1320, to Inquisitors of Carcassone and Toulouse”

In the episode, Air stated that Matthew Hopkins charged around £20 per town, in reference to how much he was reported to have charged the town of Stowmarket in A.G. Hollingsworth’s History of Stowmarket (1844). According to the records, he charged £23 plus traveling expenses. Hopkins himself, however,  stated that he only took “twenty shillings a town” (A History of Witchcraft In England from 1558 to 1718)

Please note that some of Air’s sources are primary documents, and tread carefully. There are a lot of hot stoves in this source list. 

Cautio Criminalis, or a Book on Witch Trials by Friedrich Spee, Translation and Foreword by Marcus Hellyer

The Cheese and The Worms by Carlo Ginzburg, translated by John and Anne C. Tedeschi Daemonologie by King James I 

The Discovery of Witches by Matthew Hopkins

The Disenchantment of Magic: Spells, Charms, and Superstition in Early European Witchcraft Literature by Michael D. Bailey 

Esoterica Witchcraft Lecture Series by Dr Justin Sledge

The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century by Joel F. Harrington

A Guide to Grand-Jurymen by Richard Bernard

The History Of Witchcraft And Demonology by Montague Summers

A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Wallace Notestein

Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her Witnesses by Régine Pernoud

Male Witches in Early Modern Europe by Lara Apps and Andrew Gow

Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger, translation by Montague Summers

“Which Witch(craft Act) is Which?” by Nicole Hartland

[sunskate]

IAMO 2024-25 Schedule

2024 NextGen Competition and Camp (Gatineau, QC July 26-27, 2024)

Veillon/Brandys 2nd place🥈 (2nd RD, 2nd FD)

Lake Placid Ice Dance International (Lake Placid, NY July 30-31, 2024 Madison Hubbell and Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Hensen/Lickers 12th place (11th RD, 16th FD) Dozzi/Papetti 14th place (13th RD, 15th FD) Robinson/Portz 15th place (16th RD, 12th FD) Ritter/Brykalov 19th place (21st RD, 18th FD Shilling/Baeten 20th place (20th RD, 20th FD) Roberts/Alis 21st place (19th RD, 21st FD)

Corneil/Emery 8th place jr (8th RD, 8th FD)

USFS Champs Camp (Norwood, MA, August 12-16, 2024. Madison Hubbell for IAMO)

Carreira/Ponomarenko

Sectional Series August (Waterloo, ON August 16-18, 2024, Sheri Moir, Cara Moir for IAMO)

Hensen/Lickers 🥇1st place (2nd RD, 2nd FD) Dozzi/Papetti 🥉3rd place (3rd RD, 1st FD) Robinson/Portz 4th place (5th RD, 3rd FD) Ritter/Brykalov 6th place (6th RD, 6th FD) Roberts/Alis 7th place (8th RD, 7th FD) Shilling/Baeten 8th place (7th RD, 8th FD)

Veillon/Brandys 🥇 1st place (1st RD, 1st FD) Corneil/Emery 5th place (5th RD, 6th FD)

Skate Canada High Performance Camp (Mississauga, ON Aug 28-30, 2024)

Hensen/Lickers

ISU Junior Grand Prix Czech Republic (Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sept 4-7, 2024, Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Veillon/Brandys 🥉3rd place (3rd RD, 2nd FD)

Lombardia Trophy (Bergamo, Italy, Sept 13-16, 2024, Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti 9th place (9th RD, 9th FD) Ritter/Brykalov 12th place (12th RD, 11th FD) Roberts/Alis 13th place (14th RD, 13th FD)

Nebelhorn Trophy (Oberstdorf, Germany Sept 19-21, 2024)

Carreira/Ponomarenko 🥈2nd place (2nd RD, 2nd FD) Dozzi/Papetti 10th place (11th RD, 11th FD) Ritter/Brykalov 16th place (17th RD, 15th FD) Roberts/Alis 17th place (16th RD, 17th FD)

Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2024 (Astana, Kazakhstan Oct 2-5, 2024 Sheri Moir for IAMO)

Hensen/Lickers 11th place (10th RD, 11th FD)

JGP Ljubljana Cup 2024 (Ljubljana, Slovenia Oct 2-5, 2024 Cara Moir for IAMO)

Veillon/Brandys 6th place (6th RD, 6th FD)

Budapest Trophy 2024 (Budapest, Hungary October 11-13, 2024 Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Carreira/Ponomarenko 1st place🥇(1st RD, 1st FD)

Trophy Metropole Nice Côte d’Azur 2024 (Nice, France October 16-20, 2024 Justin Trojek for IAMO)

Ritter/Brykalov 11th place (15th RD, 11th FD)

Skate Ontario October Sectionals (Barrie, ON October 17-20, 2024)

Robinson/Portz 🥇1st place (2nd RD, 1st FD) Shilling/Baeten 🥈2nd place (3rd RD, 2nd FD) Corneil/Emery 5th place jr (5th RD, 5th FD) Anderson/Dawson 4th place jr (4th RD, 3rd FD)

IceChallenge 2024 (Graz, Austria November 4-10, 2024 Justin Trojek for IAMO)

Dozzi/Papetti 3rd place🥉 (3rd RD, 5th FD) Shilling/Baeten 8th place (8th RD, 8th FD)

2025 Skate Ontario Junior and Senior Sectional Championships (Oshawa, ON November 7-10 Sheri Moir, Alma Moir for IAMO)

Robinson/Portz 1st place 🥇(1st RD, 1st FD) Veillon/Brandys 1st place 🥇 jr (1st RD, 1st FD) Corneil/Emery 7th place jr (8th RD, 7th FD) Anderson/Dawson 4th place jr (5th RD, 4th FD)

ISU Grand Prix NHK Trophy (Tokyo, Japan Nov 8-10, 2024)

Carreira/Ponomarenko 2nd place🥈(2nd RD, 2nd FD)

ISU CS Tallinn Trophy (Tallinn, Estonia Nov 11-17, 2024 Adrian Diaz for IAMO)

Hensen/Lickers 9th place (10th RD, 9th FD)

ISU Grand Prix Cup of China (Chongqing, China Nov 22-24, 2024 Madison Hubbell for IAMO)

Carreira/Ponomarenko 3rd place🥉(3rd RD, 3rd FD)

Santa Claus Cup 2024 (Budapest, Hungary Nov 27 - Dec 2, 2024)

Dozzi/Papetti Ritter/Brykalov Shilling/Baeten

Skate Canada Challenge (Winnipeg, MB Nov 28-Dec 1, 2024)

Canadian National Figure Skating Championships (Laval, QC Jan 14-19, 2025)

US National Figure Skating Championships (Wichita, KS Jan 20-26, 2025)

Carreira/Ponomarenko

[saintmeghanmarkle]

Is Meghan the New "This is me now" JLo? by u/CatPaws8888

Is Meghan the New "This is me now" JLo? JLo sure hustled those buns...This is Me Now film flop, album release, faux documentary absolute PR blitz hustling LOVE and Bennifer 2.0, a PR concoction outted by Barkjack (still shilled as real by Lainey, go figure). And. What good did all THAT do for her? The album has zero hits and didn't make the top 100 billboard. She's already cancelling dates on a meagher few months touring schedule (unlike Taylor or Justin who tour for years). Meghan sure thinks she's slick with the timing and PR blitz now but where's all this desperate hustling going to lead to? Billion dollar lifestyle brand on cheese whiz budget? Enquiring minds wanna know!​​​View Poll post link: https://ift.tt/VIcNRgy author: CatPaws8888 submitted: March 15, 2024 at 05:06PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[sharkpupsblog]

😨 Lost Horse! 🐎 PART 15. Druid Outlaw.

Sabine x GN! Reader fanfic!

Wooo last part out today!!! It is LONG . I didn’t realize how much I had written until I was editing it all 😭 I was scared I was gonna have to make another part to fit it all but it did end up fitting! :D so happy rn 🙏 Anyways nothing else to say today so! Enjoy! :D

Summary: You take a moment to grieve the loss of your home and your father.

Warnings: foul language.

When you were younger you had heard a story of a boy named Justin. You heard that he had betrayed the druids. He partnered up with evil people that worshipped Garnok, and he became evil as well. You heard that he was sentenced to jail for life. The story was completely dismissed by you and the other teens of the village. You all thought it was just a story made up to scare everyone into staying away from Garnok and his worshippers. Your current situation made it clear that the story was real.

The worst part of it was that you were now currently living that story. Without the becoming evil or a Garnok devotee part. The going to jail for life part was very much a huge part in your story. Just before your phone died your dad called you. At first you thought he was calling to tell you to come back. His call was the complete opposite of a comeback call. “Don’t come back to Valedale” he said to you over the phone. “Fripp and the other druids are waiting for you and so are the Soul Riders” your dad had a shaky voice as he spoke to you.

“You are a traitor to the druids and to me” your heart still ached remembering those words. “I love you and because I love you, I call you to tell you to never come back” Valedale was no longer your home. “Stay far away from Valedale and from me” and that was all. Your dad hung up after those words. He didn’t let you get a single one in. You were now a runaway from druid law. A traitor to the druids and to their leader Fripp. You didn’t care about any of them. You just cared about your dad. You just wanted your dad.

You felt like a little kid again. You wanted him to hold you. You wanted him to tell you that it would all be okay while you apologized to him for lying. You knew he wouldn’t do any of that and he definitely wouldn’t hear you out. It very much sounded like he disowned you in that phone call. You were so scared. You just wanted to be home and back with your dad. How you wished things were different. How you wished Sabine and your dad were different people. With no involvement in Aideen or Garnok. You sighed and you covered your face with your hands.

You were in the bathroom of the inn in the fishing village standing in front of the mirror. You were trying to start the day, but you ended up breaking down instead of getting ready. You missed home and your dad so badly it made your chest ache. The constant pain in your chest kept reminding you of your current situation. It always made you want to cry. It always had your eyes watery and your vision blurry. You groaned and you removed your hands from your face coming face to face with yourself in the mirror. You looked like shit.

You had been crying so much that your eyes were red and somewhat puffy. Your hair was a mess. You had tear marks running down your cheeks. You were a huge grieving mess. You let out a sigh and you shook your head. You ran a hand through your hair trying to fix it. Your brush was outside the bathroom in your backpack. You left Valedale with nothing on hand. Everything you currently had was bought with the fifty Jorvik Shillings you had in your pocket or by your very generous girlfriend. You felt really bad about her buying you stuff. Once life got better you would definitely pay her back… But… When would it get better?

When could you start to look for a job? For another place to live? When could you stop laying low? Would the druids ever give up looking for you? You shook your head again trying to keep the tears building up in your eyes from spilling. Your thoughts continued to spiral. When will life get better? When will you be able to find a job? A place to live? A new place to- your thoughts come to a stop as your brain focuses on another thing.

There’s knocking at the bathroom door “you, okay?” It’s Sabine, the girl is worried. You’ve been in the bathroom for a while. You clear your throat it’s dry and it aches thanks to all your crying “I’m good!” You try your best to sound like you’re genuinely okay, but your voice is shaky. Sabine catches onto it there’s no hiding anything from her “you sure?” You bite your lip.

Should you talk to her? You’ve been avoiding talking about… Everything ever since you left. You don’t want to talk about it. It scares you and it makes you feel like if you do talk about it all hopes of things being okay will fade away from you. You feel like if you talk about it the situation will really settle in. You fear that you’ll realize there’s no chance of going back home. You fear your dad will never forgive you. Could you even call him dad anymore? Should you call him Avalon now?

You feel the ache in your chest get worse. “You still with me?” You blink the tears building up in your eyes away and you look at the door. You had been quiet the whole time. You quickly move to the door. You hope you didn’t freak Sabine out by being quiet. You open the door and Sabine takes a few steps back from it. You follow her you go straight to her. You hug her wanting her comfort. She gives it to you. Her left hand holds your waist and with her right she runs her fingers through your hair.

She gently combs her fingers through your hair being careful not to claw you with her nails. The girl hums when you rest your head on her chest. She moves the hand on your hair to rest on the back of your head. The girl rests her cheek on top of your head. “When you feel ready to leave, I’ll call for the ferry” she doesn’t ask you to speak on what you’re feeling. She knows you don’t want to talk about it. If you did you would have done so a long time ago. “You tell me when and I’ll do it” Sabine expects you to need a few more minutes but you’re ready to go now.

“I’ll get my stuff” you make a small movement letting her know that you want to break the hug. The girl lets you go, and you move away from her going to get your backpack. Sabine is surprised by your response. She wants to ask if you’re sure, but you beat her to it. “I’m sure” you grab your backpack, and you look to her giving her a smile. You hope your smile will make her smile too, but it does the opposite. The girl frowns and she nods “we’ll meet you outside.” When Sabine leaves, you gather the rest of your stuff.

You don’t truly feel ready to leave but you really don’t want to spend more time grieving in the inn. The inn just makes things worse. The bed makes you wish you were on your own back h-… Back in Valedale. The inn bed isn’t as comfy as the one you had in Valedale. You couldn’t find a way to get comfortable. All you did all night was toss and turn and sleep for five minutes or so. You wish you were back in your room. You missed your room. You missed so many things, your bed, your clothes, your blankets, and your cozy PJ’s.

The PJ’s you currently have on sucked. They were fluffy but not enough to be truly comfortable. They were all you could find at the Silverglade store, so they had to make do. They made the horrible uncomfortable inn bed worse. Maybe if you had comfy PJ’s, you would have slept a little more. You finish gathering your stuff which is just your dead phone and a half empty bottle of water. On your way out of the room you drink the rest of the water. There’s a trashcan near the door so you finish the water before you hit the door.

Once you’re at the door you throw the water bottle in the trash, and you walk out of the room. You put your phone in the pocket used for water bottles on the side of your backpack. The sun hits your eyes, and it hits them hard. You have to take a moment to adjust to sunlight. You squint as your eyes adjust. When they’re ready you slowly open them. The fishing village makes you feel a little better.

Watching the villagers interact, fish and walk around makes you forget about the ache a bit. You look around for Sabine. When you find her, you see her standing with Khaan and your mare at a bridge. The girl watches your mare as she curiously watches the waves move. Your mare had never seen waves up until now. She didn’t really have any time to see them last time she was in Cape West and she never saw them on her time on the oil rig. You make your way over to your girlfriend and the horses.

Sabine looks to you when she hears your steps on the wooden floors “the ferry should be here in a few minutes.” The girl gives you a weak smile when you stand next to her. “You can look around if you want to” you shake your head “look at what? Fish?” The fishing village doesn’t really have interesting stores. Sabine nods, and she jokes with you “go pick out a bass you can keep it as a pet on the oil rig.” You laugh softly, and you shake your head “there are no bass here.”

Sabine’s smile widens at the sound of your laugh. “There are cod here though” you know that because you studied fish in Jorvik at school. “Well then go pick out a cod” she looks to your mare when she whinnies as a wave gets too close to the bridge. “You can make it rig mascot name it something stupid like dog” the girl looks to Khaan when he neighs in response to your mare. “A cod named dog sounds great” you watch the waves move with your mare. “I’m sure dog will be a great mascot” you laugh again “you’ll definitely strike fear in Anne’s heart when she sees you guys carry team stuff with a cod on it.”

The conversation about a cod named dog makes you feel a lot better. “Thinking about it sure does scare me” Sabine takes her phone out of her pocket. She checks the time. The ferry should be arriving at the dock soon. “The ferry should be here soon-“ the girl pauses to grab Khaan’s reins. She continues talking once she’s got them “we should meet it at the dock.” Sabine can’t wait to get home and lay down in her bed. She’s really tired. Your tossing and turning made her get very little sleep.

She also can’t wait to show you around the rig. At least she hopes she’ll be the one showing you around. Katja or Jay will most likely steal you just to piss her off. “We’re leaving without dog?” You grab your mare’s reins she snorts. “You had your chance to get dog and you missed it” Sabine begins walking down to the docks with Khaan. You and your horse follow her “because you distracted me by talking about dog!” You laugh, and Sabine says to you “too bad so sad.” Your mind is now completely off the ache in your chest as you continue talking with Sabine about a cod named dog.

All the way down to where the docks are the cod distracts you. It works pretty well until something brings you back to the ache. While the four of you walk down to the docks a man yells “stop!” You, Sabine and the horses look back to the voice. Some villagers walking near you also look back. A very fancily dressed man that you recognize at the mayor of Cape West is pointing at you. At first you think maybe he’s mistaken you for someone else. It becomes clear you’re the right person when he says, “they’re right there!” And lightning shoots past you.

It misses you by a few inches. Suddenly you and Sabine are being chased down the docks by all of the Soul Riders. Your mare and Khaan run ahead of you both. Khaan and Sabine seem to be having fun while you and your mare are scared shitless. You apologize to fishermen and villagers as you run past them. Their yelling of “hey!”, “stop running!” and “what is your problem!?” Makes you feel awful. You didn’t mean to disturb their peace by running wildly down the docks, but you had to if you wanted to stay out of druid jail.

To the villagers you, Sabine, and the Soul Riders look like unruly teens running for fun. It pisses them off and they continue yelling at you all. The mayor recognized you thanks to a description given to him by The Soul Riders over the phone. Anne knew you might hit Goldenhills. She knew Sabine might take you with her to the rig since land wasn’t really safe for you anymore. The leader was right, and she was feeling incredibly smart and lucky for having guessed right. “Stop running!” Anne yells out to you “you can come back home!” She’s trying to trick you. You know she is, but a small sliver of hope makes you wonder if maybe what she says is true? You slow down a bit which makes Sabine panic. “Your dad is waiting for you! Just come with us!” Anne loses you with that. Your da- Avalon told you to stay away from him.

He told you to never come home. Hope vanishes and you regain your speed. Your girlfriend is glad you don’t fall for Anne’s tricks. “We need a way to lose them!” You yell to Sabine who’s already looking for a way to lose the Soul Riders before you speak. “Hold on!” Sabine looks to the sea she can see the ferry coming to the dock. “Run for the dock keep running and don’t look back!” Sabine suddenly comes to a stop.

She whistles, and Khaan stops too. He stops, he spins on his back hooves, and he runs to Sabine. You follow her instructions, and you keep running. You pray to Aideen your girlfriend knows what she’s doing. Can you even pray to Aideen anymore? Or does she hate you too? The Soul Riders keep yelling at you to stop and turn around as you run. Your mare looks back at you and she neighs. The poor Lipizzaner is freaked out. “It’s okay girl!” You try to comfort her “keep ru-.”

Now it’s your turn to freak out as a huge burst of heat followed by a blaze of light happens behind you. You can hear villagers yell “fire!” Now everyone is running. Not to you anymore but away from you as the fire continues to grow and spread down the docks. The fire follows you; you don’t look back you’re too scared to, but you know it follows thanks to the growing heat and light. You want to look back you want to make sure Sabine is okay. Who caused the fire? Did Sabine do it? Did Alex do it with lightning?

Your mare neighs again, and she looks past you. You look back you’re met with Khaan running to your side. The steed seems very energetic and not at all scared of the flames behind you. He neighs again, and he shakes his head giving you a little rear mid run. You go wide eyed when you realize his hooves are leaving burn marks on the wood in the shape of his horseshoes. You look behind him seeing Sabine running beside the flames. The further Khaan gets from her the weaker they get. You quickly understand Sabine caused the fire herself. Not with gasoline and a match but with her magic.

You knew she had magic like the Soul Riders, but you had never seen her use it until now. When the girl feels eyes on her she looks away from the fire she’s spreading and to you. “I told you not to look behind you!” She shakes her head at you, and you can tell she’s being playful. “I’m not a very good listener!” You slow down as you realize there’s no more need for running. Your mare who had been watching you the whole time also slows. She doesn’t walk to you she’s too scared of the flames.

Khaan doesn’t slow he keeps running he bucks and rears as he runs. He’s happy it’s been a while since he and his rider worked together to make a fire. Sabine stops the flames from spreading further and she walks to you. She checks you making sure none of the flames touched you. You allow her to check you. When she makes sure you’re okay she checks your mare. You watch the ferry dock as she checks up on your mare. Once docked the person driving the ferry waves to you from the control room.

You wave back letting them know you see them. Normally the people driving the ferry would ignore passengers, but Sands told them to be kind to you. You were his guest after all, and you deserved to be treated with great care. When the checkups on your mare are done you, Sabine, and the horses board the ferry. You are finally free to relax. No more running and no more worrying. You just lean against your mare and you both watch the waves as the ferry takes you to the oil rig. You can finally breathe.

As Anne watches the ferry pull away, she groans and facepalms. Linda and Lisa say nothing, they just watch the ferry pull away from the docks. The further the ferry gets the more the flames die out. Alex frowns, and she fixes her beanie it got messed up while she was running “Avalon is going to kill us.”

Arriving at the oil rig was nothing like how you had expected it to be. You expected to be greeted sure but nothing like how you were welcomed in. You were treated like royalty. Your mare was taken from you, and she too was treated like she was Jorvik royalty. Your backpack was also taken from you. A worker said it was going to your room. You were surprised by the fact that there was a room waiting for you. You were incredibly confused but very pleased.

Sabine didn’t like it at all. Something about it all felt off. She didn’t say anything to you about it. She didn’t want you to worry. You had to climb up a lot of stairs. On your way up you and Sabine talked. She told you about Mr. Sands. From her description of him you understood the man wasn’t very nice. The girl told you to leave all the talking to her. You had no problem with that. You would rather she talk, and you stay out of the way. You didn’t want to piss Mr. Sands off. When all the stair walking was over Sabine led you inside a building.

The building was dark and it was really cold, it freaked you out a bit. You walked down long metal hallways that echoed every step and every word. Sabine led you deeper into the building. She was leading you to the center of it where Sands office was. Halfway through the hallways Katja and Jay met up with you and Sabine. The two said a quick hello to you and then they started talking to Sabine.

This time you couldn’t hear anything they were saying. They were being really quiet so you wouldn’t hear anything. The echoes of your footsteps also made it hard to hear. All the Dark Riders stopped to talk, but you kept on going. You hadn’t even realized they weren’t behind you anymore. You kept walking deeper and deeper into the rig. By the time you realized you were alone it was too far to turn back. You stood in place wondering what you should do.

Should you turn back and make a double trip? Or should you stay and wait for Sabine and the others to find you? As you tried to decide you heard footsteps. They were coming your way. You looked down the hallway you assumed they were coming from. It was really hard to pinpoint where they were from. The echo was making it hard to guess. “I’ve been expecting you” you hear a voice behind you. It belongs to a man who sounds like his throat is very dry.

His tone is happy but it’s not genuine happiness. You look behind you. You’re met with a man who seems to be in his 50’s. He’s wearing a tan coat and a suit with a red bowtie underneath the coat. “I’m so happy you made it” the man smiles at you. His smile seems more like the fang bearing of a wolf than a smile. “I hope your journey here was a good one?” He walks forwards to you. He takes your hands, and he gives them a tight squeeze.

The squeeze is comforting, it reminds you of the ones your d- Avalon used to give you. The action makes your eyes water. The man tells you it’s okay to cry. He tells you he knows what you’ve gone through. The care he gives you makes your guard drop. You feel safe with him. That’s exactly what he wants. The man is just pretending. He has no real care for you. He just wants to use you for information on Valedale. “Welcome home” the man says, and he pulls you in for a hug. You allow it and you hug him back trying to replicate the hugs Avalon would give.

“Welcome to the team.”

TYSM FOR READING!!!! One req done two more to go! And for the Jay fans I will have summ for y’all as well ❤️

[beardedmrbean]

A Michigan judge has ruled that the 17-year-old Oxford High School shooter can be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole during a Miller hearing Friday morning.

Ethand Crumbley appeared virtually from jail in an orange jumpsuit for his Miller hearing, a proceeding held as he is a minor to determine if he could sentenced to life in prison.

Crumbley was 15 at the time of the Oxford High School shooting in November 2021 that killed Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17, and wounded seven others.

Oakland County Judge Kwamé Rowe said Friday that the court couldn’t find reason that he could be rehabilitated and the crime does not bear the “hallmarks of youth” as such, he can be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. 

His next hearing was set for Oct. 20 and his sentencing for Dec. 8.

Though he was convicted of first-degree murder, he couldn’t be automatically sentenced to life in prison without parole as adults are due to his age. Miller hearings allow the judge to decide if a minor can be eligible for such a sentence.

“This crime is not the result of impetuosity or recklessness,” Rowe said. “The defendant carefully and meticulously planned and carried out the shooting.”

He said the court found that Crumbley's possibility of rehabilitation was “slim,” and said he "continues to be obsessed with violence" even in jail. At this, Crumbley appeared to subtly shake his head and furrow his brows. 

"His obsession with violence is in part what caused defendant to commit the underlying offense. If defendant continues to be obsessed with violence in the jail, how can there be a possibility of rehabilitation?" Rowe said.

Oakland County prosecutors charged him as an adult and he pleaded guilty to all 24 charges against him in October last year.

The gunman admitted to one count of terrorism causing death, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

[jules-has-notes]

2015 Sing-Off tour

The first Sing-Off national tour in 2014 was a rousing success. So, even though the show's fifth "season" was reduced to a one-night holiday special, the second tour was expanded. The schedule was nearly twice as long, packing in 56 cities over the course of 9 weeks.

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Rehearsals

The singers didn't document their rehearsals for the second tour the way they did the year before. Why? Because the VoicePlay guys lost most of the first of their two allotted practice days to weather related flight troubles. Once they finally made it to upstate New York, it was crunch time on the group numbers with their new compatriots to be ready for opening night.

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Performances

Not only did the second tour visit more cities, for one night it was also livestreamed through Live Nation. Thanks to the forethought of an Exchange fan, the full Louisville concert from March 25th — including season 5 winners the Vanderbilt Melodores — has been archived in one convenient place.

(But because more is better, I've also provided links to audience recordings of individual songs from other stops on the tour.)

[0:00:25] Overture — Sing-Off opening theme & judges' comments compilation

[0:01:15] Group opener — "Under Pressure" by Queen & David Bowie ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February)

[0:04:40] Introductions — Geoff Castellucci & Adam Chance

Vanderbilt Melodores set

[0:06:20] "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo ** additional performance — Wilmington, DE show (28 February)

[0:09:18] "Take Me to Church" by Hozier ** additional performance — Wilmington, DE show (28 February)

[0:13:40] "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith ** additional performance — Wilmington, DE show (28 February)

[0:19:30] "Wiggle" by Jason Derulo, feat. Snoop Dogg ** additional performance — Nashville, TN show (15 March)

[0:22:30] Transition banter — Adam Chance

The Exchange set

[0:23:20] "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars ** additional performance — Minneapolis, MN show (29 March)

[0:26:30] "Sing" by Ed Sheeran ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February)

[0:29:25] introductions

[0:31:40] "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic ** additional performance — Verona, NY show (17 February)

[0:33:55] "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (17 February)

[0:37:30] history of The Exchange

[0:39:20] "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles (off mic) ** additional performance — Los Angeles, CA show (12 April)

[0:41:45] banter, merch shilling, & contest promo

[0:43:35] "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan

[0:49:35] Vocal percussion showcase — Mark McLemore, Jonathan Lister, Layne Stein, Richie Steighner, Kurt Zimmerman, & Tony Huerta ** additional performance — Santa Rosa, CA show — part 1, part 2 (9 April)

[0:56:08] Transition banter — Mark McLemore

VoicePlay set

[0:57:15] "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February)

[1:00:10] intro banter

[1:00:55] "Wow! Vol. 1" medley — "Beauty and the Beat" by Justin Bieber; "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj; "Animals" by Maroon 5; "Birthday" by Katy Perry; "Steal My Girl" by One Direction; "Drunk On a Plane" by Dierks Bentley; "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj; "Let It Go" from Frozen ** additional performance — Minneapolis, MN show (29 March)

[1:06:10] introductions

[1:07:55] "Aca Top 10 — Broadway" countdown — "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" from Avenue Q; "Sherry" from Jersey Boys; "Belle" from Beauty & the Beast; "Seasons of Love" from Rent; "Master of the House" from Les Miserables; "All That Jazz" from Chicago; "He Lives In You" from The Lion King; "Popular" from Wicked; gentle mockery of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark; "Phantom of the Opera" from Phantom of the Opera; "Hello!" from The Book of Mormon ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February)

[1:12:00] audience time

[1:13:45] Auditions, featuring Brian ** additional performance — Huntsville, AL show (17 March)

[1:20:40] banter & merch shilling

[1:22:05] "Elvira" by The Oak Ridge Boys ** additional performance — Huntsville, AL show (17 March)

[1:27:45] Transition banter — Geoff Castellucci

Street Corner Symphony set

[1:28:30] "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February) — first two songs

[1:31:12] "Hard to Handle" by The Black Crowes

[1:33:50] "Voodoo" by Street Corner Symphony ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February)

[1:38:33] banter

[1:39:38] "Johnny B Goode" by Chuck Berry ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February)

[1:42:35] introductions

[1:44:10] "Creep" by Radiohead ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February)

[1:47:30] audience thanks

[1:48:25] "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson ** additional performance — Minneapolis, MN show (29 March)

[1:52:20] Transition banter — Adam Chance

[1:53:10] Group closer — "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 ** additional performance — Red Bank, NJ show (20 February)

[1:57:00] Encore — "Fix You" by Coldpay (off mic) ** additional performance — Buffalo, NY show (24 February)

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Addenda

Award-winning barbershop quartet Forefront weren't included in the streamed video, but they did a great job warming up the crowd at the Louisville show.

Although they didn't perform it for the streamed concert, VoicePlay and Street Corner Symphony's cover of "Don't" by Ed Sheeran that had served as the tour announcement was included in at least some of the shows during the tour. There is a video of it from Red Bank, NJ.

Because they'd used most of their songs from the competition during the previous tour, VoicePlay's set was comprised of numbers from their established stage rotation, a recent addition to their "Aca Top 10" series, and one medley exclusive to the tour that featured video clips from some of their season 4 compatriots.

At the Seattle show, The Exchange slipped a version of "Can't Hold Us" by local boy Macklemore into their set.

The eldest Lister brother, Richie, was on the tour with Street Corner Symphony for the first few weeks, then handed his microphone off to Kaleb Jones for the rest of the run.

While Layne was away for one weekend to be in his sister's wedding, first Richie Steighner from The Exchange, and then VoicePlay's hometown pal Antonio Fernandez stepped in to cover percussion.

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Shenanigans & reunions

When you put 16 creative guys in close quarters for two months straight, they're going to get up to some nonsense eventually. During this tour, it manifested most notably in the form of a Nerf war that then escalated to water guns and Super Soakers.

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Of course, sometimes their friendly combat happened in the form of many colorful pixels.

Video games are a great way to pass the time on the road and make friends.

And sometimes they just enjoyed each other's talents.

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VoicePlay tossing Twinkies into the crowd every night meant that sometimes they needed to resupply, which Hostess apparently helped out with.

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And sometimes they had extras to distribute at the end of the night.

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Surprisingly, one of their victims auditioners early in the tour turned out to be a Paul Simon fan.

♫ "Why am I soft in the middle, now? Why am I soft in the middle? The rest of my life is so hard." ♫

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Swinging through Florida meant that VoicePlay's family and friends could attend one (or more) of the shows.

Guess which of their significant others hadn't worked in entertainment. Hint: It's the one who heard the photographer call for a "kiss pic" and went in for a full snog.

And their buddies in The Edge Effect joined them as the opening act for two of those three dates.

Having a day off at home also allowed Tony to pick up everyone's favorite member of the backstage crew.

Fletcher is a good boy, and friend to all.

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Emoni Wilkins, VoicePlay's partner in crime for the first Sing-Off Tour, popped in to visit during their shows in Nashville and Louisville.

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One of their rare days off in Minneapolis coincided with a break in Home Free's touring schedule, so Tim Foust came to hang out with his Sing-Off colleagues.

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The Filharmonic from The Sing-Off season 4 and the first tour were the openers for all three southern California stops. Jeremy Lewis from the AcoUstiKats also came to visit at the Los Angeles show.

Jazz a cappella group m-pact opened for the Riverside, CA show, which reunited VoicePlay with their pal Jarrett Johnson, who had helped with their 2012 album, "Once Upon An Ever After".

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The boys got to see DeeDee Yancey again when Ten opened for the final two nights in Dallas and Houston.

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Side trips & meal times

There wasn't much time in the schedule for tourist activities, but some of the guys did manage to see a few sights.

And there were many snacks and meals along the way.

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Press coverage

There were several nice write-ups about the show in various outlets, both before and during its run, as well as a few television appearances.

A pre-tour interview with Geoff covered the a cappella scene in general and gave hints of the tour to come. The resulting article by Alan Sculley appeared in both The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, MA) and the Detroit Free Press.

A very nice recap of the Providence, RI show by Jathan Fink was published on the website for the New Bedford, MA talk radio station and on his personal blog.

When the tour passed back through NYC, VoicePlay stopped in to visit with Nick Lachey at his new gig on VH1's Big Morning Buzz. The guys also got to meet actress Jane Lynch and social media darling ToastMeetsWorld while they were there. The video doesn't seem to be available anywhere anymore, but there are still a few pictures.

Alix Jansma of Boston University's Daily Free Press had nothing but praise for music director Deke Sharon — an alumnus of both Tufts University and Berklee College of Music — and the tour itself, particularly VoicePlay's set.

Local outlets in Florida were, of course, proud to have VoicePlay bringing the show back to their home state. The Broward Palm Beach New Times had a nice preview interview with Geoff by Natalya Jones for the Coral Springs stop, and Boca Raton Magazine published a lovely recap.

Crew member Jacklyn Krol provided a backstage peek on the Stage Right Secrets blog.

The VoicePlay boys had an early morning appearance on the local NBC affiliate in Kansas City to promote the tour, show off their talents, and give the hosts an impromptu a cappella lesson:

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If you've made it all the way to the end of yet another very long post, I hope you enjoyed yourself, and maybe found something interesting.

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Is It Really That Bad?

When last we saw Mike Meyers, he had heavily damaged his career by starring in the live action Dr. Seuss adaptation The Cat in the Hat. Yes, I argued that it wasn’t that bad a film, but back in the day critics and audiences didn’t agree, and the one-time comedic juggernaut spent five years without headlining a major film. So, as you can imagine, when it was announced he was going to be coming out with another comedy in the vein of Austin Powers or Wayne’s World called The Love Guru featuring a character he had been working on for years, people got interested. Meyers is a very funny guy, and we all wanted to see him make a big comeback in live action. Shrek is great, but so is Austin Powers, and seeing the man inhabit a ridiculous character (or several) in live action is always amusing. Combine that with the star-studded cast, and what we have is a recipe for success!

Unfortunately, if that worked, we wouldn’t be here. What we got is a film that was so critically reviled that it sank what was left of Mike Meyers’ floundering career, ensured the director Marco Schnabel never directed again, and perhaps most notably sounded the death knell for the comedy formula Meyers had help popularize in the 90s and 2000s. Think of the gags in the Austin Powers films, with their gross-out humor and overly-long jokes and the clever but ridiculous visual gags; these films were already slowly dying off thanks to films like Freddy Got Fingered taking everything to the logical, polarizing extreme, but this movie basically took a genre that was on life support out behind the shed and executed it.

The film managed to make it to #3 on Empire’s 50 Worst Movies Ever (a list I have a lot of issues with, to be fair), but other than that, it really has kind of been forgotten. Sure, it comes up sometimes when people discuss bad comedies, but it’s not really a go-to example like some of the Seltzerberg films. It’s a very niche pick, so maybe there’s some sort of value to it that’s saving it from being more widely mocked. Fifteen years down the road, is The Love Guru really that bad, or was it unfairly judged by critics and audiences?

THE GOOD

With this much talent in the film, there was bound to be something good. Meyers definitely pulled in at least some of the right people, because there are a few truly standout performances here. Chief among them is Stephen Colbert as a deranged, drug-addicted sports announcer who feels like he would be at home in Madworld; they waste no time in showing him either, as he manages to breathe life into an otherwise bland opening infodump. He bounces off Jim Gaffigan pretty well; Gaffigan’s continued exasperation at Colbert’s insane hijinks are pretty amusing.

There is also, amazingly enough, Justin Timberlake. Unlike that other time he co-starred with Mike Meyers in a comedy film, he’s actually kind of funny (by this film’s standards, anyway). He portrays a hockey player named Le Coq, so named because he has a very big dick. Like, it’s fucking enormous, the bulge on this dude is unreal. As lame and one-note of a joke as this character would be in the hands of someone slightly less talented, Timberlake manages to make him amusing by portraying him as a huge fucking idiot, which ends up making him moderately endearing when compared to the “heroes” of the film.

That’s all I got, guys.

THE BAD

I think the big problem is, unfortunately, Meyers himself.

I love the guy and how he can just portray the wackiest people imaginable, but there’s somewhere where you have to draw the line, and boy fucking howdy is Guru Pitka the line. In the first twenty minutes, he establishes himself as a sexist pervert who is also extremely intolerant of dwarfism, and if that’s not enough he is very much the epitome of a guy who cannot stop doing a bit. Meyers shines through this character in the worst way possible here: It always, always feels like he’s mugging for the camera. The cherry on top is that the movie shills him constantly as this super genius guru, but all of his advice and his numerous books that he whips out for gags are the most basic self-help bullshit you could imagine. And there’s the whole weirdness of Meyers playing a white guru with an Indian accent; gives off heavy Apu vibes if I’m being honest, so I’m really not sure why he thought this character would be the next big thing. 

And maybe this could be at least a little forgivable if he was ever funny. But he is not. All he does is act rude to others, make the lamest jokes and puns imaginable, and do one of those weird Mike Meyers laughs that sounds extremely similar to ones he did as the Cat. Speaking of the Cat, even if that movie was far from perfect, at least its main character got in a few chuckles with some of his lines, deliveries, and gags. Man got his cock and balls tortured for that pinata scene, you gotta respect that. Pitka doesn’t have anything like that.

Though let’s be real here: Nothing in this movie has anything like that. This is a comedy devoid of humor. Yes, there are a few mildly funny elements here and there, there are a couple of amusing side characters, but it’s not anything you’ll be laughing out loud at. I barely even cracked a smile watching this, at most nodding and thinking, “Yeah, I guess this isn’t as awful as the last few jokes.” Pitka is such an obnoxious and unfunny lead that any time you’re away from him for a moment with a different character, it feels like a comedic breath of fresh air even if the joke is just “This guy has a large penis” or “This guy has dwarfism.” And this film is really ripe with all the worst aspects of comedies of its time: There’s misogyny, there’s toilet humor, there’s lazy genitalia humor, there’s mockery of people with dwarfism (aimed at Verne Troyer, no less!), there’s homophobia… You know, it’s funny. I watched Talladega Nights recently, and while that film has a bit of homophobic humor to it, it kind of fits the sort of characters they are, and the film does end with Will Ferrel giving Sacha Baron Cohen a huge kiss to thunderous applause. Like it’s played for laughs and all, but it doesn’t feel nearly as mean as when this supposed love expert self-help guru is throwing around homophobic insults.

And then there’s the racism. For example, we have Ben Kingsley’s minor role as… sigh… Guru Tugginmypudha. He’s Pitka’s mentor obviously, and he is probably one of the most horrendous stereotypes imaginable. He’s like a minstrel show version of a Hindu guru, and this is even more fucking baffling because not only is he being played by a man who won an Academy Award for portraying Gandhi, Kingsley is literally of Indian descent! What the actual fuck was he thinking when he took this role? I’m guessing it was what he was going to do with the paycheck they offered him, but really, it just comes off as needlessly tasteless in a film nearly completely devoid of flavor.

Oh, and among the many celebrity cameos, we have one from Celine Dion. She’s only ever seen from far away or from behind. Out of all the celebs they got for this film, they decided to keep in a joke for one they couldn’t get, and this is all the more glaring when they managed to manipulate stock footage of Oprah to at least kind of seem legit. Like if it weren’t for everything else I mentioned prior, this wouldn’t really be a big issue, but it kind of just highlights how little of a fuck anyone gave about this movie.

Did I mention the fucking elephants? The plot is resolved with the help of fucking elephants.

IS IT REALLY THAT BAD?

I decided to come up with this series because I wanted to examine some of the most infamous, contested, and despised movies in history and determine if they’re deserving of their reputation. So far, my answer for every film has been a “No,” or at least not a straight up “no.” But The Love Guru? This film is exactly as bad as it sounds.

I think the reason it has been so thoroughly forgotten is because, in the grand scheme of things, it is just another really bad late 2000s comedy filled with all of the sort of jokes people stopped doing in the wake of stuff like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which pushed comedy in a more natural and realistic direction which involved less outrageous scenarios and more down-to-earth hijinks with a smarter angle to it. This was a film Meyers had been gestating for a while, so it came out right in time to snuff out it brand of comedy by being woefully outdated and out of place, a sad relic of a bygone era of comedy films. It was the sort of thing no one wanted anymore, and so why even bother to remember it?

Frankly, I think this film would have fared a lot better if it had been connected to the Austin Powers films as originally intended. It would have worked on multiple levels: It gives Meyers another new character to bounce Austin off of, it rejuvenates the Austin Powers franchise with a new film, it gives Pitka a role in an established property as a boost, and its humor is far less out of place in a series that relies on that very thing. If they had released it earlier, maybe after Goldmember, they could have given Powers one last hurrah and maybe had Guru Pitka in a film that wasn’t absolute dogshit.

That being said, is this really the worst comedy ever? I’m not sure that it is, but it’s definitely up there. Alongside The Master of Disguise and Disaster Movie, I certainly consider it one of the worst comedies I’ve ever seen in my life. That 3.8 is way to generous; how this film isn’t higher on the Bottom 100 of IMDB is beyond me. This is rated better than Battlefield Earth, better than Cats, and most bafflingly of all it has a higher score than Sharkboy and Lavagirl is just baffling to me! The Room is rated worse than this! HOW?

So hey, congrats to everyone who voted for me to watch this! You’ve given Is It Really That Bad? It’s first resounding “YES, it’s that fucking bad!” I’m sure it won’t be the last time this happens, but what a first entry in films that are hated as much as they deserve… although I honestly think this one deserves to be hated a little more.

[trench]

Ethan Crumbley sentenced to LWOP for Oxford High School shooting

By now, you should know the story. In late November 2021, a then 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley shot and killed four students of Oxford High School in Michigan. With the handgun his parents bought him, Crumbley shot and killed 16-year-old Tate Myre, 14-year-old Hana St. Julian, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, and 17-year-old Justin Shilling. Several others were also severely wounded in the…

[tuberculocusts]

Shoutout to the funniest fucking campaign ad I’ve ever seen. Like I know at some level that criminalizing addiction is a selling point for conservatives, but I can’t get over the comparaison of like: Justin Trudeau (Centrist Incumbent) likes to SMOKE DRUGS and LEGALIZE SKATEBOARD. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Candidate) plans to MAKE FUN ILLEGAL and EXECUTE ALL PUPPIES. Vote Conservative!

Like let’s be clear, Justin Trudeau is an ineffective neoliberal shill who backed out of almost ever actually good promise he made (unsurprisingly) and spent every term he’s had in power fucking over indigenous people, but the conservatives have still managed to center their entire campaign on how he’s so much cooler than them.

Also, Justin straight up DIDN’T DO THAT, he promised to, BUT DID NOT FULFIL HIS PROMISE TO DECRIMINALIZE HARD DRUGS. They are straight up lying to make their opponent seem cooler than he actually is.

[twopoppies]

i saw something online im bemused about & my memory is fried so i have no clue. but it was someone saying harry & zayn were planning on leaving 1d earlier (i think it was 2014 they were saying) & i was wondering if you/anyone know if theres any truth to this

i know there was at one point a lot of ‘harrys gonna go solo’ tabloid stuff but from what little i can remember that was shilled as pr rubbish? thanks

Oh that’s just someone talking out of their ass. People (and tabloids) were saying H was going solo as early as 2013. But there was never any septa talk about the two of them leaving. Sony never would have done that because they still run with that stupid model of “there can only be one Justin Timberlake star”

[geezerwench]

Jimmy Fallon and a bunch of other celebs are getting sued for shilling their expensive monkey pictures

Plaintiffs: Adonis Real, Adam Titcher

Promotor defendants: Jimmy Fallon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Paris Hilton, Diplo, Post Malone, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Curry, Kevin Hart, DJ Khaled, Guy Oseary, Matt “Beeple” Winkelmann

Bored Ape Yacht Club

Moonpay

[bisluthq]

you will not see me defending or siding with a white man whos willing to work with people who helped johnny depp get out of facing any consequences for his actions.

lol so you're siding with a much richer, more privileged, even whiter man lol who's launched what certainly appears to be a slander campaign against this random dude? Like come tf on lol. It's not like the cast and crew went to Ronan Farrow and said "Justin Baldoni is a bad man" or even that Blake came forward with an op ed on what happened on set. That'd be different. By all accounts, especially in legitimate publications, Ryan Reynolds butted into another dude's project, that guy has tried to stay out of it, Ryan is still big mad for whatever reason, and is now trying to destroy this guy's comparatively smol career without providing ANY evidence as to why and while shilling a "romcom" about DV and his wife's hair products lol? Like... Not saying Justin is an angel man because idk that he is but do you GENUINELY want him to sit back and do nothing while all this happens? He tried that btw, he's been praising Blake and saying she should take over for the sequel etc. He already tried doing nothing.

Also like you can for sure call Melissa Nathan a traitor to women or w/e for handling Johnny's PR but she is a woman lol whose entire senior team is made up of women and who... handle crisis PR management like as their jobs.

Justin doesn't need a lawyer at this point and if he does choose to sue Daily Mail and now People and maybe Ryan and Blake personally for libel (if he can prove it's them) he may have to hire lawyers but at this point he hasn't done that, he's hired a PR firm to try and sort this out because a HOLLYWOOD GIANT is directly attacking him?