#Kris Costa

[yosoyloqueveo]

The Lady from Nagaland | 3D Portrait by Kris Costa

2020

“Alternative version. The intention here was to add more life to her eyes, which was missing in the past version and also incorporate more dramatic lighting and environment to help with the focus, which is her face and expression. I also addressed some anatomy issues. This model was started during my online class last January. As usual, I found the references and had a vague idea about the whole thing, but the work evolved on the fly and at the end it's always nice to see the character materializing itself as an alive entity. That's the best part of the process in fact, when you can say "hi! Pleasure to meet you!". This was strongly inspired by an online picture of this sweet, kind looking old lady from Nagaland. As usual, I added my own spin, but that picture inspired this work a lot. All detail hand sculpted using ZBrush's HD mode, using default brushes or my own custom sculpted alphas. Skin tones hand painted in ZBrush using HD geometry as well. No commercial alphas, textures or blue prints used. I hope you like this one.”

Software used | ZBrush, Maya, Photoshop

[dance-world]

Lazaro Cuervo Costa - photo by Kris Schmitz

[keycomicbooks]

All-New X-Men Special #1 (2013) Alexander Lozano Cover / Mike Costa Story / Kris Anka Pencils / 1st Appearance of Otto Octavius (Robot)

#AllNewXMen Special #1 (2013) #AlexanderLozano Cover / #MikeCosta Story / #KrisAnka Pencils / 1st Appearance of #OttoOctavius (Robot) "The Arms of the Octopus, Part 1 of 3: Elegy in the Classroom" The All-New X-Men cross over with the Indestructible Hulk and Superior Spider-Man! SAVE ON SHIPPING COST - NOW AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK UP IN DELTONA, FLORIDA https://rarecomicbooks.fashionablewebs.com/All-New%20X-Men%20Special.html  #RareComicBooks #KeyComicBooks #MarvelComics #MCU #MarvelUniverse #ComicBooks #NerdyGifts #KeyIssue

[dreamcloud12]

so what race are all your ocs

Pepe and Bianca are irish, canadian, italian and white

bub, bop and boop are australian, german and japanese

mia and bella are russian and Korean

blitzer pop and fifi are african American and japanese

damika and koa are african American and French

Rose is blaxican (that is a real word no joke)

Jason is mexican, Korean and cambodian

Molly is blaxican, Korean and cambodian

jasmine is russian and irish

fizz drop is samoan, brazilian and african American

Jister is german, indian and russian

kris is mexican

bozo is chinese

vivo is russian

tazzy is American

be-bow is just a little robot

perdo is a honduran white bat from costa rica

[zoebelladona]

fics by crowstyping (that's me!) 🌿

HIS DARK MATERIALS (follow @dximonions)

apple heart: narnia/hdm crossover. lyra belacqua x lucy pevensie one-shots collection.

bauble: a tony costa x lyra belacqua flash fic.

it's a long way out to reach the sea (but i'm sure i'll find you waiting there for me): au where lyra is not captured at the end of the subtle knife. lyra and will play in the ocean of another world.

paradise dropped: high school/small town au. panjava. will has a crush on lyra belacqua, they sit in the park and drink wine, talking about prophecies.

novaturient: post-the amber spyglass lyra realises that while she might love will she wasn't in love with him.

symbol no.14: bird: pre-the secret commonwealth fix-it where lyra and pantalaimon talk things out instead of letting it fester.

this peppermint winter: written post-s1 finale. christmas special about lyra trying to make the holidays feel special despite everything she went through.

within walls: human experiments but with dæmons

PERCY JACKSON

kyparissos, run! kyparissos, cry: novelisation of thalia's death

pointed north: au about my ocs, campers luke's age post-battle of manhattan. pov my son of apollo oc with mommy issues and psychosexual problems.

SHAPESHIFTER AU

the influence stars have: the lion king except it's humans who can shapeshift into animals

anatomy of an edelweiss flower: the secret of nimh except it's humans who can shapeshift into animals

《 possibly upcoming 》

power outage [ pjo / one-shot ]: throne room scene in tlo except thalia is there

lightning in a bottle [ pjo / multichap ]: au where luke does not join kronos. when thalia's tree is poisoned luke offers himself as volunteer to go on the quest for the golden fleece in an attempt to save her.

arkadia is gone [ pjo / multichap ]: broken trio lycanthrope au. in which it is lykaon instead of kronos.

smile to charge, hug to cast [ pjo / multichap? ]: my will solace and lou ellen are besties manifesto. backstory stuff and how they fared during the events of pjo

waking the oracle [ pjo / multichap ]: remember when we all were writing fics about will, lou ellen, cecil and nico going on a quest to reignite the oracle of delphi? i sure do

bellas aves [ pjo / multichap? ]: the one where will, nico, and lou ellen go on a quest looking for the nine muses that have been turned into birds

fixed star [ deltarune / one-shot? ]: following the events of the snowgrave route, instead of opening a new dark world kris goes to noelle and explains the situation. they think they might have a chance to find dess if they work together.

water lillies* [ merlin / two-shot? ]: freya is not dead. she and merlin got married, he visits her sometimes. he brings her flowers.

amphibious [ merlin / one-shot ]: merlin can think of no one better to look after aithusa than the lady of the lake.

the sorcerer's apprentice [ disney's wish / one-shot ]: i listened to my sibling complain about this movie for an hour and i got angry it didn't do fantasia 1940 sorcerer's apprentice like what the fuck

thaw & foredawn [ barbie / multichap ]: i rewrite magic of the pegasus but i let annika say fuck

recall [ loz / one-shot ]: totk being the "beginning" of the timeline makes me angry so i'm novelising a theory i saw refuting that

how terrifying to be aglow [ loz / multichap ]: totk + ss remix where i do my own take of the imprisoning war from skyward sword using tears of the kingdom worldbuilding. aka, hylia and the original hero are zonai

we'll be dead in the water [ thg / multichap ]: welcome to the 73rd hunger games! fanfic quality version of the ongoing rp between myself and @on-the-river-lethe. for more check out @laberinthos

waking up the giants [ tlg / multichap ]: my version of the backstory of the dead civilisation in the last guardian

wearing our remains [ trc / multichap ]: my adam/blue/noah manifesto + au where i remix trc to Not include gansey and ronan. die mad about it

[butterflyplnk]

um desabafo sobre minha vida aqui

eu tenho uma "amiga" Ana Clara, vou falar o nome porque ela não usa esse app e é um nome muito comum pra alguém achar ela, enfim, atualmente eu estou detestando a amizade dela.

Ela me trata diferente quando Kris (nossa amiga) está perto, hoje eu tava conversando com elas e era minha vez de falar né, Ana Clara virou as costas pra mim e simplesmente começou a conversar com Kris e me ignorou, sempre que só tem eu e ela (Ana Clara), ela conversa comigo, me abraça, essas coisas, mas hoje ela ficou lá sentada no colo de Kris e nem quando a gente se encontrou ela me abraçou.

Além de que ela fica com raiva sem motivo nenhum, outro dia quando a gente tava no treino de vôlei ela ficou séria e foi grossa comigo, perguntei "o que aconteceu Ana? Tá tudo bem?" ela falou " nada não" e foi embora, que chata sério.

Ela sempre falava mal do MEU PRIMO PRA MIM, teve um certo dia que eu falei mal da prima dela pra ela e ela disse "não fala mal da minha prima, tô falando sério" eu apenas disse "ok" aí quando falei pra ela parar de falar mal do meu primo ela ficou tentando dá motivo pra falar mal dele(????

Várias vezes mando mensagem pra ela e ela ignora, sei disso porque tem um grupo no whatsapp para o vôlei e ela tava mandando mensagem lá, tava respondendo as mensagens e tudo mais, e enquanto isso eu tava lá tentando falar com ela.

Ela �� grossa, ela vive falando que o que eu escuto, assisto e etc é ruim.

No começo da nossa amizade eu perguntei "qual cantor você escuta?" ela disse que gosta da Billie Ellish ( não sei escrever) eu apenas disse "ah sim, não curto não, não faz o meu estilo" ela perguntou qual era o cantor que eu escuto e eu disse que gosto de Lana Del Rey, amgs.... a menina surtou e falou "CREDO, VOCÊ TA FALANDO MAL DA BILLIE SENDO QUE VOCÊ ESCUTA ESSA PORCARIA" então só o que ela gosta é bom, e ela só faz isso comigo, com Kris ela respeita tudo, a opinião, a religião, o gosto musical, o que ela assiste e tudo mais.

Essa menina tá me cansando chata demais

[fans4wga]

SAG-AFTRA Warns ‘Acting Profession’ May ‘No Longer Be an Option’ Without ‘Transformative Change’ in Contract

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SAG-AFTRA held an informational meeting for more than 760 people over Zoom on Monday afternoon.

Among those who signed on were actors Lupita Nyong’o, Vanessa Kirby, Melissa McCarthy, Vanessa Hudgens, Lucy Liu,  Laverne Cox, Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Walter Hauser, Jon Huertas and Josh Pence, according to a source.

CAA’s Bryan Lourd, Faith France and Ryan Abboushi also attended, as did UTA’s Jay Gassner and Shani Rosenzweig and Houston Costa and Kris Heller of IAG. Publicists included Mara Buxbaum, Jill Fritzo, Luke Windsor, Brianna Smith and Cheryl Maisel.

The meeting was led by SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. The guild shared a one-sheet of talking points for participants. Among the bulleted items on revenue sharing, health care and retirement, online casting platforms and artificial intelligence, the memo states, “Without a transformative change in SAG-AFTRA’s current contract with the AMPTP, the acting profession will no longer be an option for future generations of performers, and actors already working in the industry will need to pursue other careers in order to survive.”

Crabtree-Ireland read questions from participants in the chat, including one asking if SAG-AFTRA members should “unsubscribe” to struck streaming services. While there is no rule regarding subscriptions, Crabtree-Ireland said that leaving a streamer is one way of showing support of the strike, a source tells Variety.

There are two more similar Zoom meetings set for Tuesday, July 18.

As Variety’s Gene Maddaus reported on July 15, the biggest sticking points for SAG-AFTRA and the major studios is the union’s demand for 2% of the revenue generated by streaming shows. The two sides also remain far apart on basic increases in minimum rates, with the studios offering 5%, 4% and 3.5% across the three years of the contract, while the union is demanding 11%, 4% and 4%."

[directedbywomen]

Celebrating Kris Rey!

“I try to remind myself — and everyone — it’s really supposed to be fun and playful, and that it’s actually no big deal. So even though I had important things that I wanted to say, I also know that I’m not performing surgery on someone. In the end, it really is just a film and, when I remind myself of that, it gives me a little freedom to play and to try new things in the piece — to take risks — and that attitude carries over to the actors.”

Read more in Arts at IU.

I Used To Go Here (2020)

"I Used to Go Here balances its wistful approach to college days with genuine thoughtfulness about adulthood. Warmth and wisdom pervade Rey’s pleasing comedy, where other similarly themed films might hew toward cynicism."

Read more in the Crooked Marquee review.

Empire Builder (2014)

"Because of the film’s refusal to divulge the inner workings of the narrative (or the potential endgame), opting instead to hint and insinuate, the task of emoting and communicating these subtleties for the actors multiplies in weight and importance, the production’s success resting squarely on the shoulders of the two leads..."

Read more in Film Pulse's review.

It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009)

"I traveled to Costa Rica 3 years ago to try and learn Spanish and to try and gain some feeling of independence in my life. While telling a friend about that experience I thought it might be a good idea for a movie to show two girls traveling there together. I had been interested in exploring the uniqueness of female friendship for a while and thought that this would be a good backdrop. There is also something incredibly intimate about traveling with someone abroad that I thought would lend itself to the story." Learn more in this Indiewire interview.

Explore Rey's filmography on Letterboxd:

In several of her earlier films she was credited as Kris Swanberg.

[belialjones]

Mary Magdalene drag, clothes and headdress by kris costa for NYFW

[pazaryerigundem]

TOFAŞ grup liderliğini garantiledi

https://pazaryerigundem.com/haber/190843/tofas-grup-liderligini-garantiledi/

TOFAŞ grup liderliğini garantiledi

TOFAŞ Basketbol Takımı, FIBA Europe Cup A Grubu 4. haftasında deplasmanda Keravnos’u 96-99’lık skorla mağlup ederek bitime 2 hafta kala namağlup grup liderliğini de garantiledi.

BURSA (İGFA) – FIBA Europe Cup normal sezonunda A Grubu’nda yer alan TOFAŞ, 4. hafta karşılaşmasında Güney Kıbrıs Rum Kesimi temsilcisi Keravnos’a konuk oldu. Lefkoşa’daki Costas Papaellinas Arena’da oynanan mücadeleye Alex Perez, Marcquise Reed, J.J. O��Brien, Yiğitcan Saybir, Kris Bankston beşiyle başlayan Mavi Yeşilliler, ilk basketini J.J. O’Brien ile buldu. Bursa ekibi, Marcquise Reed‘in üçlükleri sonrası Kris Bankston ve Yiğitcan Saybir’in basketleriyle 4.20’de molaya 6-18 önde girse de moladan 8-0’lık seriyle dönen ev sahibi takım, 6. dakikada skoru 14-18 yaptı. Seriye Tolga Geçim’in basketiyle son veren TOFAŞ, Marcquise Reed ve Trevor Thompson ile sayılar bulsa da ilk çeyrek Josh Hagins’in üçlüğüyle 26-24 sonuçlandı.

Karşılıklı sayılarla başlayan ikinci periyodun başında rakip sayılarına Alex Perez ile karşılık veren TOFAŞ Basketbol Takımı, 12. dakikada farkın 7 sayıya çıkmasını önleyemedi: 34-27. Tolga Geçim, Marcquise Reed ve Yiğitcan Saybir’in basketleriyle skoru dengelemeye çalışan Bursa temsilcisi, J.J. O’Brien ve Marcquise Reed’in sayılarıyla 18. dakikada durumu 47-42 yapsa da ev sahibi takım soyunma odasına 51-44 üstünlükle gitti.

Üçüncü çeyreğe savunma direncini arttırarak başlayan TOFAŞ, J.J. O’Brien, Trevor Thompson ve Yiğitcan Saybir’in sayılarıyla 22. dakikada farkı 2’ye (53-51) çekti. Alex Perez’in üçlükleriyle 26.30’da 61-62 yeniden öne geçen Mavi Yeşilli takım, Kris Bankston ve Yiğitcan’ın sayıları sonrası Cem Küçüközkan’ın üçlüğüyle 27. dakikada 7 sayılık fark yakaladı: 63-70. Cem’in elinden bir üçlük daha bulan Bursa ekibi, çeyrek sonunda rakip sayılarına engel olamayınca son çeyreğe 75-73 geride girdi.

Dördüncü periyodun başında Alex Perez ve Marcquise Reed’in basketleri skora 78-78 denge getirirken, Yiğitcan Saybir’in pota altı basketi sonrası Alex Perez’in üçlüğü 33. dakikada TOFAŞ’ı bir kez daha öne geçirdi: 80-83. Rakip sayılarına J.J. O’Brien ile karşılık veren konuk takım, Marcquise Reed’in üçlüğüyle bitime 4.27 kala durumu 86-90 yaparken; Keravnos Landrius Horton’ın skor katkısıyla son 3 dakikaya girerken 91-90 üstün duruma geçti. Alex Perez’in üçlüğü sonrası Yiğitcan Saybir ve Marcquise Reed’in sayılarıyla bitime 27 saniye kala 96-99 üstün durumda olan TOFAŞ, son bölümde yaptığı iyi savunmayla rakibine sayı şansı tanımadı ve parkeden bu skorla galip ayrıldı.

Keravnos deplasmanında TOFAŞ’ta Marcquise Reed 24 sayıyla en skorer isim olurken; Yiğitcan Saybir 20 sayı; Alex Perez 18 sayı ve J.J. O’Brien’dan 14 sayılık katkı geldi. Soğuk algınlığı geçiren Uros Trifunovic bu mücadelede forma giymedi.

Bu galibiyetle grubunda 4’te 4 yapan TOFAŞ Basketbol Takımı, bitime 2 hafta kala A Grubu lideri olarak üst tura çıkmayı garantilerken; Mavi Yeşilliler; FIBA Europe Cup’ta sıradaki maçını 6 Kasım Çarşamba günü saat 20.00’de evinde gruptaki bir diğer Güney Kıbrıs Rum Kesimi temsilcisi Petrolina AEK Larnaca ile yapacak. Bursa ekibi, Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi 5. haftasında ise 3 Kasım Pazar günü saat 15.30’da Bursaspor Basketbol ile karşılaşacak.

BU Haber İGF HABER AJANSI tarafından servis edilmiştir.

[homestuck-human-generator]

Name: Citizen Kris Da Costa Color: Flax #Eedc82 Symbol: robot Strife Specibus: candlekind Handle: temporalAesthete Animal: duiker Pronouns: it/its Age: 30 Birthday: 145th day of the year Sexuality: sapphic Interests: kayaking and bus spotting Dream Moon: prospit Classpect: Bard of Heart Land: Land of Bamboo and Silence, a crowded place, with dark Egyptian Tortoise consorts. It is a place full of casettes and clouded skies. Iapetus can't be found. Instrument: banjolin

[askgv]

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[nfliplnews]

[ad_1] Kris Rhim, ESPNJan 8, 2024, 05:08 PM ETCOSTA MESA, Calif. -- As the Chargers head into an offseason well over the league's projected 2024 salary cap and with plans to hire a new head coach and general manager, Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, two of the team's highest-paid players, said they hope to stay in Los Angeles."I don't want to go nowhere else," Allen said. "I've been here 10 years like you said, the longest guy on the team, so I'm not looking forward to anything else."Allen was having the best season of his career before suffering a heel injury in Week 14, which kept him out of the Chargers' final four games. Allen said he could have played in the Chargers' final game if a playoff berth was on the line but sat out to be cautious.Editor's Picks2 RelatedIn 13 games, Allen set the Chargers' single-season record for receptions with 108 and reached 1,243 yards, the second-most in his career. But the Chargers are projected to be $27.5 million over the salary cap next season, according to the Roster Management System. Allen, 31, is due $18.1 million in the final year of his contract.Allen said he would play for only a "select few" teams if he were traded. Otherwise, he would retire."If It did come down to that, adios amigos," Allen said with a smile. "I'll get picked up in the offseason or right before the playoffs like them old heads be doing."Williams, who suffered an ACL tear in Week 3, echoed Allen's comments about wanting to stay with the Chargers.Williams is in the final year of a three-year, $60 million contract and is owed $17 million next season. When healthy, he has been one of the Chargers' top targets. Williams' best season came in 2021, when he had 76 catches for 1,146 yards and nine touchdowns, all career highs. In Williams' final game this year, he had seven catches for 121 yards and a touchdown."I feel like all that stuff is going to play out itself," Williams said of the future. "I don't really think about that too much. That's going to happen regardless of the situation. My main focus is just getting back healthy."As for a timetable for Williams to return from his ACL tear, he said he is ahead of schedule but declined to give specifics on when he would return.Whether or not Wiliams and Allen are back next season, it appears the Chargers will be without center Corey Linsley.Linsley, who was out since Week 3 with a non-emergent heart issue, said Monday there is a 99% chance he will retire this offseason.Linsley declined to go into the specifics of what his diagnosis is but said that doctors advised him that playing football put him at a higher risk of severe problems moving forward. On Monday, Linsley looked much slimmer than his 300-pound playing weight, and acknowledged it's been a part of his plan to remain healthy. Linsley said he will have more medical tests done in March to solidify his status but acknowledged his NFL career is likely over."I mean, Year 10, I don't know how many years I have left anyway," Linsley said. "So, it sucks. Obviously, that's not how I would've wanted this to end, but I can't complain. I can't be sad about 10 years in. It's got to end for everybody at some point."... I'm thankful for everything that I got to accomplish. Everything. Teams that I've been on, the people that I met, the friendships and the battles that we've had out there. And there's so much to be thankful for that I can't really be too upset."The Chargers signed Linsley to a five-year, $62.5 million contract in March of 2021. In his first season with the Chargers, Linsley was an All-Pro and a Pro Bowl selection. [ad_2] Source link

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Globe One Digital is pleased to announce a new partnership with carpo, a brand name associated with top-quality nuts, chocolates, and coffee.

We're poised to elevate carpo's digital presence, especially in the B2B segment, focusing on sectors such as hotels and cafes. Our objective is twofold: to highlight carpo's product offerings and to emphasize their curated corporate gifts. The latter will be achieved through the creation of a different landing page with tailor-made digital solutions, exclusively dedicated to corporate gifts. We plan to channel our promotions via a strategic mix of Google Ads and LinkedIn, tailored specifically for B2B professionals.

Our vision is well-defined: to enhance carpo's online visibility and online footprint to such an extent that the increased demand will organically lead to an optimized e-shop solution. It's not just about transactions, it's about offering a unique digital journey for everyone who loves nuts, chocolate, and coffee.

carpo offers an innovative international retail concept, perfectly blending three timeless favorites: nuts, chocolate, and coffee. carpo works with independent, small growers worldwide who produce the finest varieties of dried fruits, pure honey, and seeds, transforming the way these nutritional gems are viewed. Every step into a carpo store is more than a shopping experience; it's an invitation to embark on an enchanting sensory journey. From the irresistible aromas to the rich flavors, carpo promises an unforgettable exploration, celebrating nature's abundance and paying homage to Greek traditions. carpo was founded over 30 years ago and today it operates 11 stores: six in Athens, Greece; one in Dubai; and four in London, with a new store set to open on Glasshouse Street in autumn 2023.

With a distinguished track record of partnering with renowned brands like Coffee Berry, Costa Coffee, Coffee Island, Coca Cola HBC, Nitsiakos, and Kri Kri Ice creams, Globe One Digital offers not only a deep reservoir of experience in digital transformations within the food & beverage sector but also a specialized expertise in transforming brands' B2B procedures. We eagerly anticipate the successes that our partnership with carpo promises to yield. Stay tuned for an exquisite revolution in the gourmet digital world! #globeone #globeonedigital #carpoworld #carpo #carpoathens #carpolondon #carpodubai #newpartnership #digitalpresence #b2bmarketing #digitalsolutions #onlinevisibility #onlinefootprint #digitalmarketing #marketing #onlinemarketing

[kk]

Trends in Impact Communications & Corporate ESG with Dr. Lisa Costa, Robert Scales and Melissa Orozco.

Explore the ethical and technological nuances of AI in the communications landscape with us. Engage in thoughtful dialogue, gain expert insights, and challenge your understanding of this transformative technology.

Date: Tomorrow, September 6, 2023Time: 9:00am – 10:00am PTPlatform: EventbriteModerators: Kris Krüg & Melissa Orozco Introduction Good morning, cyberpunks, futurists, and change-makers! I’m Kris Krüg, your host for tomorrow’s cerebral rollercoaster through the digital jungle of AI and Impact Communications. Teaming up with me is Melissa Orozco, the mastermind behind Yulu Public Relations and…

[kiki-de-la-petite-flaque]

“Há muita gente, e muitas instituições, que lhe devem um pedido de desculpa. Darão certamente – uns dias ou uns anos depois da sua morte.

No dia 16 de Outubro de 1992 no Madison Square Garden, em Nova Iorque, lotado com mais de vinte mil pessoas, celebrava-se num grande concerto os trinta anos de carreira de Bob Dylan. Sinéad O’Connor era uma das intervenientes nesse grande espectáculo, tinha vinte e cinco anos. É anunciada por Kris Kristofferson e, à medida que se aproxima do proscénio, começam a ouvir-se os apupos. Os músicos, que já estavam antes no palco, tocam a introdução programada, tocam-na uma e duas vezes, tentam recomeçar algumas vezes. Sinéad não canta, é impossível. São quase vinte mil os que a apupam. Se ela cantasse ninguém a ouviria. A organização pede a Kris Kristofferson que a vá tirar de lá. Ele vai, mas para lhe dizer ao ouvido “não deixes que eles acabem contigo”, ela responde “não deixo”. Sinéad fica de novo sozinha, aproxima-se ainda mais do limite do palco. Fica dois minutos inteiros, direita, de mãos atrás das costas a olhar o público recebendo os apupos e os insultos com o que parece ser uma calma celestial. Depois manda calar os músicos, arranca os auriculares dos ouvidos, pede para subirem o som do seu microfone e começa a cantar a capella, entre o canto e o grito, uma sua versão de War, de Bob Marley, onde ela junta, no final, à letra de Marley, palavras suas sobre os crimes de abusos contra as crianças.

Volta as costas ao público e sai dali. Kristofferson vem abraçá-la, e ainda em cima do palco, mas já num lugar onde o público não a consegue ver, vomita.

Antes de no resto do mundo, nos anos noventa do século passado, tinham já, na Irlanda, terra de Sinéad, vindo a público muitos crimes contra as crianças cometidos por membros da Igreja Católica. Só se falava disso na Irlanda. Naquela época, o Vaticano ainda achava que eram questões da Igreja para serem resolvidas dentro da Igreja. Os casos iam sendo denunciados, mas sucessivamente abafados.

Sinéad cresceu com uma mãe que a espancava, e insultava. Uma percentagem importante do seu trabalho é dedicada às crianças. A mãe morreu nova. Quando Sinéad foi com os seus irmãos desmanchar a casa da mãe, só quis ficar com uma coisa: uma foto do Papa João Paulo II que a mãe tinha na parede do quarto.

Duas semanas antes do concerto no Madison Square Garden, Sinéad foi convidada do programa televisivo Saturday Night Live, cantou a capella a sua versão de War de Marley, e no fim tirou do bolso a foto que tinha estado anos na parede do quarto da mãe, e rasgou-a em quatro pedaços em grande plano em directo na televisão. Foi banida para sempre do canal de televisão NBC. Nos EUA, as pessoas juntavam-se na rua para queimar tudo o que tinham em casa que tivesse que ver com ela, CD’s, posters, roupa com a sua cara, etc..

Um dia um grande como ela foi a Dublin para a abertura dos Jogos Paralímpicos, e disse quando lá chegou que queria conhecer Sinéad O’Connor – era Muhammad Ali. Convidou-a para ir com ele à abertura dos Jogos, foram. Grandes, sim, mas Ali era a força forte, e O’Connor a força frágil.

Já na sua idade adulta foi-lhe diagnosticada mais do que uma doença mental. Andou de tratamento em tratamento, de interrupção em interrupção. E quando se é uma criança violentada, anda-se quase sempre a vida toda de mão dada com essa criança.

Nos últimos anos, quem quis, pôde vê-la desfeita nas redes sociais desta vida, fazendo apelos desesperados em crises agudas da sua doença. Não devíamos ter visto. Aqueles apelos não eram para nós. É a crueza das redes sociais. Foi usada por aquele chamado Dr. Phil num dos seus programas de televisão. Quando as crises passaram, Sinéad disse que estava profundamente arrependida de ter ido àquele programa.

Sinéad estava melhor, e a viver num lugar calmo na Irlanda. Tinha programada uma pequena digressão, para ver como corria e se faria outras, para 2020. Veio esta pandemia, tudo cancelado. Acabou de escrever Rememberings, uma biografia, em Abril de 2020.

Sinéad teve quatro filhos, três rapazes e uma rapariga. O mais velho nasceu quando ela tinha vinte anos, três semanas antes de sair o seu primeiro álbum. O seu terceiro filho, Shane, suicidou-se no passado dia 7. Sinéad teve que ser internada por não estar a conseguir lidar com este horror de ter perdido o seu filho, mas já saiu do hospital e publicou nas suas redes sociais um apelo para que ninguém siga o exemplo do seu filho.

Há muita gente, e muitas instituições, que lhe devem um pedido de desculpa. Darão certamente – uns dias ou uns anos depois da sua morte".

Teresa Villaverde, Público, 24/01/2022