#Lynne Boucher

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(via Monday Motivation: Let Magical Moments Inspire You)

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Taylor Swift appeared in my dreams two hundred thirty six times times where we got married eight times and had a baby and she kissed me three times and she said I love you to me and I carried her in my arms and we had sex on the first dream and then we had sex again four times and I had a wet dream where I was rubbing my dick against her ass and I skeeted in my pants and she was yelling at the top of her lungs that we were married cause she was so excited to tell everyone we were married and she got naked and got in bed with me and then she took me shopping and we started making out and she said she'd have sex with me and we dated over two hundred times and I was living at her house and I manifested her with my omnipotence and grabbed her ass and she was living at my house and then we held hands — she doesn't like holding hands, but she still held my hand.

Sydney Sweeney appeared in my dreams seven times where we got married seven times in a row and I was living at her house and I was getting along really well with her parents, which is cute to me because I like her parents.

Olivia Rodrigo appeared in my dreams where we were dating.

Katy Perry appeared in my dreams five times where we got married four times in a row and she was flirting with me in the fifth dream.

Billie Eilish appeared in my dreams fourteen times where we got married twice and we had sex twice and we were dating five times and she kissed me ten times.

Jenna Lynn Meowri appeared in my dreams three times where we were dating three times.

Natalie Levin appeared in my dream once and in that dream, we were dating and she was paying my bills for me, even though I never asked her to.

Gigi Hadid appeared in my dreams three times where she looked at me in a really beautiful way where I knew she likes me because my dreams reveal your intentions.

Zara Larsson appeared in my dreams twelve times we got married in the first dream and then I got her pregnant and we had a baby in the second dream and then we got married again in the third dream and then in the fourth dream, I went to her concert.

Lana Del Rey appeared in my dreams twice where she came over to my house and sat there in my bedroom like a sexy little sex kitten just waiting for a kiss.

Miley Cyrus appeared in my dreams where she was trying to talk me into getting her pregnant and we were in bed together twice and she came over to my house and we were like cooking spaghetti and showering together and it was romantic.

Grimes Claire Boucher appeared in my dreams three times where we had sex and I skeeted in her pussy and got her pregnant.

Angelina Jolie appeared in my dream once where I was having a party in my bedroom and she came and sat on my lap in a sexy way and I stuck my hand in her pants and it was sexy as fuck.

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Interesting Papers for Week 33, 2023

Parametric control of flexible timing through low-dimensional neural manifolds. Beiran, M., Meirhaeghe, N., Sohn, H., Jazayeri, M., & Ostojic, S. (2023). Neuron, 111(5), 739-753.e8.

Dissociation in neuronal encoding of object versus surface motion in the primate brain. Bigelow, A., Kim, T., Namima, T., Bair, W., & Pasupathy, A. (2023). Current Biology, 33(4), 711-719.e5.

The presence of irrelevant alternatives paradoxically increases confidence in perceptual decisions. Comay, N. A., Della Bella, G., Lamberti, P., Sigman, M., Solovey, G., & Barttfeld, P. (2023). Cognition, 234, 105377.

A novel computational approach to pain perception modelling within a Bayesian framework using quantitative sensory testing. Drusko, A., Baumeister, D., McPhee Christensen, M., Kold, S., Fisher, V. L., Treede, R.-D., … Tesarz, J. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13, 3196.

Cerebellar control of a unitary head direction sense. Fallahnezhad, M., Le Mero, J., Zenelaj, X., Vincent, J., Rochefort, C., & Rondi-Reig, L. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(9), e2214539120.

Temporal derivative computation in the dorsal raphe network revealed by an experimentally driven augmented integrate-and-fire modeling framework. Harkin, E. F., Lynn, M. B., Payeur, A., Boucher, J.-F., Caya-Bissonnette, L., Cyr, D., … Béïque, J.-C. (2023). eLife, 12, e72951.

Illusory perception of visual patterns in pure noise is associated with COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. Hartmann, M., & Müller, P. (2023). i-Perception, 14(1), 204166952211447.

Interplay between biochemical processes and network properties generates neuronal up and down states at the tripartite synapse. Joshi, S. N., Joshi, A. N., & Joshi, N. D. (2023). Physical Review E, 107(2), 024415.

Inversion of pop-out for a distracting feature dimension in monkey visual cortex. Klink, P. C., Teeuwen, R. R. M., Lorteije, J. A. M., & Roelfsema, P. R. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(9), e2210839120.

Intraparietal stimulation disrupts negative distractor effects in human multi-alternative decision-making. Kohl, C., Wong, M. X., Wong, J. J., Rushworth, M. F., & Chau, B. K. (2023).eLife, 12, e75007.

Bayesian inference in ring attractor networks. Kutschireiter, A., Basnak, M. A., Wilson, R. I., & Drugowitsch, J. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(9), e2210622120.

Energy-efficiency computing of up and down transitions in a neural network. Liu, X., Lu, L., Zhu, Y., & Yi, M. (2023). Journal of Neurophysiology, 129(3), 581–590.

Recurrent networks endowed with structural priors explain suboptimal animal behavior. Molano-Mazón, M., Shao, Y., Duque, D., Yang, G. R., Ostojic, S., & de la Rocha, J. (2023). Current Biology, 33(4), 622-638.e7.

Brainstem serotonin neurons selectively gate retinal information flow to thalamus. Reggiani, J. D. S., Jiang, Q., Barbini, M., Lutas, A., Liang, L., Fernando, J., … Andermann, M. L. (2023). Neuron, 111(5), 711-726.e11.

Brain State-Dependent Modulation of Thalamic Visual Processing by Cortico-Thalamic Feedback. Reinhold, K., Resulaj, A., & Scanziani, M. (2023). Journal of Neuroscience, 43(9), 1540–1554.

Mountains of memory in a sea of uncertainty: Sampling the external world despite useful information in visual working memory. Sahakian, A., Gayet, S., Paffen, C. L. E., & Van der Stigchel, S. (2023). Cognition, 234, 105381.

Inhibitory top-down projections from zona incerta mediate neocortical memory. Schroeder, A., Pardi, M. B., Keijser, J., Dalmay, T., Groisman, A. I., Schuman, E. M., … Letzkus, J. J. (2023). Neuron, 111(5), 727-738.e8.

Motor recalibration of visual and saccadic maps. Tyralla, S., Pomè, A., & Zimmermann, E. (2023). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290(1994).

Serial dependencies between locomotion and visual space. Wiesing, M., & Zimmermann, E. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13, 3302.

Subcortical encoding of summary statistics in humans. Zhao, Y., Zeng, T., Wang, T., Fang, F., Pan, Y., & Jia, J. (2023). Cognition, 234, 105384.

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When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it’s hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Ray Peterson: Tom Hanks Lt. Mark Rumsfield: Bruce Dern Carol Peterson: Carrie Fisher Art Weingartner: Rick Ducommun Bonnie Rumsfield: Wendy Schaal Ricky Butler: Corey Feldman Hans Klopek: Courtney Gains Dr. Werner Klopek: Henry Gibson Walter Seznick: Gale Gordon Vic, Garbageman #1: Dick Miller Joe, Garbageman #2: Robert Picardo Uncle Reuben Klopek: Theodore Gottlieb Detective #1: Franklyn Ajaye Dave Peterson: Cory Danziger Detective #2: Rance Howard Ricky’s Girlfriend: Heather Haase Steve Kuntz: Nicky Katt Ricky’s Friend: Bill Stevenson Ricky’s Friend: Gary Hays Cop: Kevin Gage Cop: Dana Olsen Walter’s Daughter: Brenda Benner Suzanne Weingartner: Patrika Darbo Voiceover Actor: Sonny Carl Davis Voiceover Actor: Moosie Drier Voiceover Actor: Leigh French Voiceover Actor: Archie Hahn Voiceover Actor: Billy Jayne Voiceover Actor: Phyllis Katz Voiceover Actor: Jeffrey Kramer Voiceover Actor: Lynne Marie Stewart Voiceover Actor: Arnold F. Turner Voiceover Actor: Gigi Vorgan Ricky’s friend (uncredited): Carey Scott Kid on Bike (Uncredited): Tony Westbrook Ray’s Boss (uncredited): Kevin McCarthy Film Crew: Sound Effects: Mark A. Mangini Casting: Mike Fenton Casting: Judy Taylor Costume Design: Rosanna Norton Original Music Composer: Jerry Goldsmith Director: Joe Dante Executive Producer: Ron Howard Production Sound Mixer: Ken King Hairstylist: Christine Lee Production Design: James H. Spencer Set Designer: James E. Tocci Producer: Larry Brezner Producer: Michael Finnell Additional Photography: John Hora Music Editor: Kenneth Hall Set Decoration: John H. Anderson Foley Editor: Ron Bartlett Makeup Artist: Daniel C. Striepeke Co-Producer: Dana Olsen Special Effects Supervisor: Ken Pepiot Editor: Marshall Harvey Camera Operator: Michael D. O’Shea Director of Photography: Robert M. Stevens Stunts: George P. Wilbur Associate Producer: Pat Kehoe Dolly Grip: Kirk Bales Key Grip: Charles Saldaña Stunts: John-Clay Scott Supervising Sound Editor: George Simpson Stunts: Eddie Hice Stunts: Gary Epper Stunts: Wally Rose Stunt Double: Brian J. Williams Stunts: Jeff Ramsey Stunts: John Hateley Stunts: Ray Saniger Art Direction: Charles L. Hughes ADR Editor: Stephen Purvis Stunts: Gary Morgan Stunts: Frank Orsatti Second Assistant Director: David D’Ovidio Sound Editor: Warren Hamilton Jr. Costume Supervisor: Cheryl Beasley Blackwell Makeup Artist: Michael Germain Foley Artist: Dan O’Connell Transportation Coordinator: Randy White Boom Operator: Randall L. Johnson Foley Artist: Kevin Bartnof Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael Owens Still Photographer: Ralph Nelson Jr. Script Supervisor: Roz Harris Leadman: Nigel A. Boucher Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Minkler Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gary C. Bourgeois Foley Editor: Aaron Glascock Sound Editor: Michael J. Benavente Chief Lighting Technician: Leslie J. Kovacs Costume Supervisor: Eric H. Sandberg Greensman: Dave Newhouse Construction Coordinator: Michael Muscarella Stunts: Roydon Clark Stunts: Sandra Lee Gimpel Set Designer: Judy Cammer Assistant Editor: Uri Katoni Lighting Technician: Brent Poe Grip: T. Daniel Scaringi Production Coordinator: Karen Shaw Lighting Technician: Ken W. Ballantine Special Effects: Michael Arbogast Studio Teacher: Adria Later Stunt Coordinator: Jeff Smolek Construction Foreman: Ciro Vuoso Production Accountant: Julianna Arenson Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Benny McNulty Set Designer: Erin M. Cummins Property Master: Gregg H. Bilson Lighting Technician: E. Christopher Reed Stunts: Rick Sawaya Unit Publicist: Reid Rosefelt Special Effects: Jeff Pepiot Grip: Danny Falkengren Best Boy Grip: Hal Nelson Grip: Paul E. Sutton Special Effects: Thomas R....

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Try A New Sport - SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) Yoga (aka Aqua Yoga)

Yoga has been around for awhile and offers peace, relaxation, fitness, and mental health benefits to the women who practice it. As Tracy Chamberlain Higginbotham invites more women to try different sports with her while networking with the other women who attend, suggestions included horse yoga, goat yoga, and SUP Yoga. With the warmer weather approaching, Women TIES and its Women's Athletic Network have chosen a SUP Yoga Class.

Take your love of the outdoors into a new realm of discover, challenge and playfulness as we float and pose! This multi-level class offers options for beginners to experienced yogis in a supportive and fun environment.

The class will be taught by Rochester woman entrepreneur Lynn Boucher of Yoga Revolution and be held at Bay Creek Paddling Center in Irondequoit Bay. The class runs from 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. After the class is over, we'll make a decision about going to K2Brewery for a drink or someplace for dinner. Bring your business cards, athletic spirit, and love for the water and trying a new sport with you.

We have paid for 6 spots which will be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis. SO MAKE YOUR RSVPS today! We might be able to add 2 more spots if we have the interest.

Note: In light of inclement weather being moderate to heavy rain, lightening, thunder or very wavy conditions, we will pick another date in the future. We won't know that until two hours prior to the event.

SPONSOR: If you would like to sponsor this event, we offer a lot of pre-event marketing, day of event connections, and post-event marketing. Contact our office for information.

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Library Update

Fan Culture Anastasia Salter; Bridget Blodgett - Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media: Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing Katherine Larsen; Lynn S. Zubernis - Fan Culture: Theory/Practice Linda Duits; Koos Zwann; Stijn Reijnders - The Ashgate Research Companion to Fan Cultures

Fandom & Fan Practices Bob Rehak - Materializing Monsters: Aurora Models, Garage Kits and the Object Practices of Horror Fandom Francesca Davis DiPiazza - Fandom: Fic Writers, Vidders, Gamers, Artists, and Cosplayers Joseph Brennan - Queerbaiting and Fandom_ Teasing Fans Through Homoerotic Possibilities Lucy Neville - Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys_ Women and Gay Male Pornography Matt Yockey - Monster Mashups: At Home with Famous Monsters of Filmland Melissa A. Click - Anti-Fandom: Dislike and Hate in the Digital Age Nancy K. Baym - Tune In, Log On: Soaps, Fandom, and Online Community Roos Gerritsen - Intimate Visualities and the Politics of Fandom in India Suzanne Scott - Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry

Fanfiction Ashton Spacey - The Darker Side of Slash Fan Fiction: Essays on Power, Consent and the Body Heather Urbanski - Writing and the Digital Generation: Essays on New Media Rhetoric

Boys Love & Yaoi Sandra Youssef - Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: Ethnography of Online Slash/Yaoi Fans

Games Melanie Swalwell; Helen Stuckey; Angela Ndelianis - Fans and Videogames: Histories, Fandom, Archives

K-Pop Crystal S. Anderson - Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-Pop

Specific Fandoms [Buffy] Allyson Beatrice - Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby? True Adventures in Cult Fandom [Comic Books] Bill Schelly - Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers,Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other Luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s [Doctor Who] Matt Hills - Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating Doctor Who in the Twenty-First Century [Doctor Who] Paul Booth; Richard Wallace - Fan Phenomena: Doctor Who [Harry Potter] Christopher Bell - From Here to Hogwarts: Essays on Harry Potter Fandom and Fiction [Harry Potter] Travis Prinzi - Harry Potter for Nerds: Essays for Fans, Academics, and Lit Geeks [Jane Austen] Deborah Yaffe - Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom [Jane Austen] Sarah Glosson - Performing Jane: A Cultural History of Jane Austen Fandom [Music] Daniel Cavicchi - Tramps Like Us: Music and Meaning among Springsteen Fans [Music] Eoin Devereux; Aileen Dillane; Martin J. Power - Morrissey: Fandom, Representations and Identities [Music] Mark Duffett - Popular Music Fandom: Identities, Roles and Practices [Music] Toija Cinque; Sean Redmond - The Fandom of David Bowie: Everyone Says Hi [Supernatural] Katherine Larsen; Lynn Zubernis - Representations of Fans on Supernatural [Supernatural] Travis Langley; Lynn S. Zubernis; Jonathan Maberry; Mark R. Pellegrino - Supernatural Psychology: Roads Less Traveled [Westworld] James B. South; Kimberly S. Engels; William Irwin - Westworld and Philosophy [Twin Peaks] Marisa C. Hayes; Franck Boulègue - Fan Phenomena: Twin Peaks [Hunger Games]Nicola Balkind; Emma Rhys - Fan Phenomena: The Hunger Games [Mystery] Marvin Lachman - The Heirs of Anthony Boucher: A History of Mystery Fandom [Lost] Jon Lachonis, Amy Johnston - Lost Ate My Life: The Inside Story of a Fandom Like No Other [My Little Pony] Edwards; Chadborn; Plante; Reysen; Redden - Meet the Bronies: The Psychology of Adult My Little Pony Fandom [Shakespeare] Johnathan H. Pope - Shakespeare’s Fans: Adapting the Bard in the Age of Media Fandom [Sports] Adam Brown - Fanatics: Power, Identity and Fandom in Football [Sports] Carrie Dunn - Football and the Women’s World Cup: Organisation, Media and Fandom [Sports] Dağhan Irak - Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy: Supporter Activism in Turkey [Sports] Erin C. Tarver - The I in Team: Sports Fandom and the Reproduction of Identity [Sports] Gary Armstrong; Alberto Testa - Football, Fascism and Fandom: The UltraS of Italian Football [Sports] George Dohrmann - Superfans: Into the Heart of Obsessive Sports Fandom [Sports] Jamie Cleland; Mark Doidge; Peter Millward; Paul Widdop - Collective Action and Football Fandom: A Relational Sociological Approach [Sports] Mariann Vaczi - Soccer, Culture and Society in Spain: An Ethnography of Basque Fandom [Sports] Nina Szogs - Football Fandom and Migration: An Ethnography of Transnational Practices and Narratives in Vienna and Istanbul [Sports] Phil West - The United States of Soccer: MLS and the Rise of American Soccer Fandom [Sports] Radosław Kossakowski - Hooligans, Ultras, Activists: Polish Football Fandom in Sociological Perspective [Sports] Stacey Pope - The Feminization of Sports Fandom: A Sociological Study [Sports] Steve Redhead - Post-Fandom and the Millennial Blues: The Transformation of Soccer Culture [Sports] Tamar Rapoport - Doing Fandom: Lessons from Football in Gender, Emotions, Space [Sports] Younghan Cho - Global Sports Fandom in South Korea: American Major League Baseball and Its Fans in the Online Community

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Tantoo Cardinal as Hama

Arguably, the most widely recognized Native actress of her generation, Tantoo Cardinal is a seasoned actress with over 40 years of experience in the television and film industry.

In television, she is best known for playing Renee Stonehouse in “Street Legal” (1992), Franoise in “By Way of the Stars” (1992-1993), Snow Bird in “Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman” (1993-1995), Betty Moses in “North of 60″ (1994-1997), Running Second in “Big Bear” (1998), Grand Chief Katie Blackfire in “H2O” (2004), Aunt Laura in “Windy Acres” (2004), Betty Merasty in “Moccasin Flats” (2003-2006), Ursula in “The Guard” (2008), Carol in “Shattered” (2010), Wilma Stoney in “Blackstone” (2012-2015), Zoe’s Mom is “Mohawk Girls” (2014-2017), Crow Medicine Woman in “Longmire” (2015-2017), Iyovi in “Godless” (2017), Kamenna in “Frontier” (2016-2018), Nookomis in “Cardinal” (2018), Ehawee in “Westworld” (2018), Adawehi in “Outlander” (2018), The Dreamer in “See” (2019), and Sue Lynn Blackbird in “Stumptown” (2019-2020).

In film, she is best known as Indian Princess Tantou in “Marie Ann” (1978), Caroline in “Running Brave” (1983), Rose in “Places Not Our Own” (1986), Rosanne Ladouceur in “Loyalties” (1987), Annie in “Candy Mountain” (1987), Molly Brant in “Divided Loyalties” (1990), Black Shawl in “Dances with Wolves” (1990), Silent Tongue in “Silent Tongue” (1993), Sister Amantha in “Mustard Bath” (1993), Bangor in “Where the Rivers Flow North” (1993), Dawn Rainfeather in “Sioux City” (1994), Pet in “Legends of the Fall” (1994), Granma in “The Education of Little Tree” (1997), Arlene Jospeh in “Smoke Signals” (1998), Honey Moccasin in “Honey Moccasin” (1998), Violet Boucher in “Heartwood” (1998), Singing Bird in “Hi-Line” (1999), Heaven Fontaine in “A Stranger in the Kingdom” (1999), Reenie in “Postmark Paradise” (2000), Ruth in “Edge of Madness” (2002), Aunt Shadie in “Unnatural & Accidental” (2006), Auntie Apple in “Older Than America” (2008), Celine in “Mothers&Daughters” (2008), Aunt Marcy “Every Emotion Costs” (2010), June in “Shouting Secrets” (2011), The Nurse in “Eden” (2012), Older Venus in “From Above” (2013), Tekahera in “Maïna” (2013), Stella Mitchell in “Down Here” (2014), Lana in “Hope Bridge” (2015), The Pope in “ARQ” (2016), Alice Crowhart in “Wind River” (2017), Mary Lou in “Through Black Spruce” (2018), Janace in “The Grizzlies” (2018), Mary Birchback in “Falls Around her” (2018), Illanaq in “Hold the Dark” (2018), and Grandmother Ruth in “Red Snow” (2019).

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Trickster’s Treats #4: Coming Buried or Not! Edited by Louise Zedda-Sampson and Geneve Flynn, Things in The Well, 2020. Cover image by Adobe Stock, info: thingsinthewell.wordpress.com.

Here comes the fourth Halloween anthology from the Trickster! Filled with thirty-two dark and quirky stories and poems about buried things, and edited by Louise Zedda-Sampson and Geneve Flynn, it comprises an international line up of authors, including many award-winning and award-nominated. Trickster’s Treats 4: Coming, Buried or Not! is an unearthed delight raising funds to support literacy in Australian Indigenous communities. All proceeds will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

Contents: Dreaditorial by Louise Zedda-Sampson and Geneve Flynn   COMING... In a Cave Wall by Dominick Cancilla Requiem Aeternam by R.S. Pyne Bury My Heart, Somewhere Deep by Ian A Bain Burying the Well on the Wings of a Crow by Herb Kauderer The Crows of Las Cruces by Kurt Newton The Box Born Wraith by Kevin David Anderson The Toddling by Kurt Newton The Raving by Sheri Vandermolen Pythia Speaks by Jenny Blackford Frostfire by Aline Boucher Kaplan Drowning by Liam Hogan   BURIED? Digging Up the Past by Chris Mason Till Death Do Us Part by Kellie Nissen Digging Up the Dead by Edward Ahern Buzzing by Lynn White A Guilty Conscience Needs No Accuser by Fiona Jones A Light for the Grave by Aristo Couvaras Whole by Andrew Cull The Little Helper by Kali Napier The Garden by Kurt Newton Tender Age in Bloom by Matthew R Davis   OR NOT! To Leaven His Bones by Amanda Crum The Witch Tree by Alyson Faye Jimmy’s Boys by Laura E Goodin An Afterlife of Stone by Jenny Blackford Shaft by Kev Harrison The House Whisperer by Robert Kibble Playlist by Stephanie Ellis There is No Such Thing as Dead by Lucy Ann Fiorini Dead Set by Steve Dillon Sleeping with the Dead by Alicia Hilton A Streetcar Named Lugosi by Mike Sheedy Biographies

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This Saturday night!!!!! "El Final De Una Era" (The End of An Era) Please join us for our Final Show Wonderlandsf Hernandez-Feiks Saturday June 1, 2019 from 6pm until the cops show up!! I hope you can come and celebrate 10 years of supporting our community of amazing artists. Truly honored to be showcasing the works of: Aaron Johnson Abel Manalo Alberto Hernandez Alberto Ybarra Alec Huxley Alex Garcia Alice Koswara Amanda Lynn Amos Goldbaum Amy Ahlstrom Andreina Davila Andrew Fuller Andrew MacRae Ben Collison Benjamin Ahn Bianca Lewin Blanca levan Brad K. Alder Brandon Hurley Brett Crawford Camelia Skikos Carmela Cucueco Cat Sommer Chris Granillo Chris Leib Chris W. Stokes Cindy Shih Daniel Segrove Daryll Peirce David Young V Delphyne V Derek Lynch Dianne Hoffman Dom Fontana Doug Rhodes Elodie Boucher Eon75 (Max Hrman) Eric Joyner Eve Skylar Felicia Gabaldon Felicia Ann Fleur Spolidor Gooch Helice Wen Henry Lewis Hilary Williams Houston Berry Ian Reynold Ian Ross Irene Feiks Ismar Mahmutovic Jacinto Castillo J.L. King Jessica Petrie Jesus Hernandez Joel Tesch John Wentz Jon Ching Jonah Burlingame Joshua Coffy Joshua lawyer Josh Thurman Jun Yang Justin Young Karla Korazon Keegan Roberson Kelly Nicolaisen Kelly Tunstall Kenneth Malone Kevin Earl Taylor Lacey Bryant Lana Kohn Laura Buss Leon Loucheur Lindsey Millikan Locust Lucas Bononi Luciano Roque Maja Planinac Marcus Era Marina Berlin Mario Navasero Mark Campbell Mark Lynch Mary Syring Matt Hunter Maureen Shields Mexakitsch Micah LeBRUN Michael Murphy Mj Lindo Monty Guy Nate 1 Nate Geare Nathalie Fabri Nick Flatt Nome Edona Olympia Altimir Galvez Ozi magana Paul Hemming Patrick Hoffmeister Paul Lewin Paul Morin Peter Samuels Phillip Hua Pixelstud Rachel Znerold Ransom & Mitchell Raul D'Mauries Reiner Hansen Rick Kitagawa Rob Harris Robert Bowen + more This is a very special show!!! I really hope you can come and celebrate with us 10 years of Wonderland SF amazing art, music, food truck by Dmaize . When : Saturday June 1, 2019 from 6pm-cops show up where: Wonderland Sf (1266 Valencia Street, SF 94110) www.wonderlandsf.com 415-205-4587 wonderlandsfgallery@gmail.com (at Wonderland SF) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByEIQtlhcxf/?igshid=14n6urfszznk4

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Gala Québec Cinéma 2019 : Les nominations

Irlande Côté, Émilie Pierre, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie. Crédit photo : Julie Caron

Adoptant une nouvelle formule cette année, où le vote du jury est pondéré 50/50 avec le vote des membres votants de l'industrie, le Gala Québec Cinéma se retrouve avec des nominations qui offrent un bel équilibre entre le cinéma populaire et d'auteur.

Ainsi, dans la catégorie Meilleur film, les 7 finalistes incluent les gros succès 1991 de Ricardo Trogi (aussi Meilleure réalisation et Meilleur scénario) et La Bolduc de François Bouvier d'une part, et les productions acclamées par la critique À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas de Yan Giroux (aussi Meilleure réalisation et Meilleur scénario), Genèse de Philippe Lesage, La grande noirceur de Maxime Giroux (aussi Meilleure réalisation), Répertoire des villes disparues de Denis Côté (aussi Meilleure réalisation), et Une colonie de Geneviève Dulude-De Celles (aussi Meilleure réalisation et Meilleur scénario).

La catégorie Meilleur scénario est complétée par deux excellents choix, Avant qu'on explose d'Éric K. Boulianne et Origami d'André Gulluni & Claude Lalonde.

Je me permets aussi de mettre en lumière ma catégorie préférée, Révélation de l'année, qui est dominée par les vedettes du brillant Une colonie, soit Émilie Bierre, Irlande Côté et Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, qui sont rejoints par Lévi Doré pour La chute de Sparte et Maripier Morin pour La chute de l'empire américain.

FINALISTES 2019 PAR CATÉGORIE 

Les finalistes sont présenté.e.s en ordre alphabétique 

MEILLEUR FILM Iris du Meilleur film

1991 - Go Films - Nicole Robert À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas - micro_scope - Luc Déry, Élaine Hébert, Kim McCraw La Bolduc - Caramel Films - Valérie d'Auteuil, André Rouleau Genèse - L'Unité centrale - Galilé Marion-Gauvin La grande noirceur - Metafilms - Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant Répertoire des villes disparues - Couzin Films - Ziad Touma Une colonie - Colonelle films - Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering

MEILLEUR PREMIER FILM Iris du Meilleur premier film

Sera annoncé lors du Gala Québec Cinéma

MEILLEURE RÉALISATION Iris de la Meilleure réalisation

Denis Côté - Répertoire des villes disparues Geneviève Dulude-De Celles - Une colonie Maxime Giroux - La grande noirceur Yan Giroux - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas Ricardo Trogi - 1991

MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO Iris du Meilleur scénario

Guillaume Corbeil, Yan Giroux - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas Geneviève Dulude-De Celles - Une colonie André Gulluni, Claude Lalonde - Origami Eric K. Boulianne - Avant qu'on explose Ricardo Trogi - 1991

MEILLEURE INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE | PREMIER RÔLE Iris de la Meilleure interprétation féminine dans un premier rôle

Josée Deschênes (Gisèle Dubé) - Répertoire des villes disparues Debbie Lynch-White (Mary Travers) - La Bolduc Brigitte Poupart (Marie-Claire Dubé) - Les salopes ou le sucre naturel de la peau Karelle Tremblay (Léo) - La disparition des lucioles Carla Turcotte (Sasha) - Sashinka

MEILLEURE INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE | PREMIER RÔLE Iris de la Meilleure interprétation masculine dans un premier rôle

Jean-Carl Boucher (Ricardo) - 1991 Pierre-Luc Brillant (Steve) - La disparition des lucioles Martin Dubreuil (Yves Boisvert) - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas Patrick Hivon (Kevin) - Nous sommes Gold Théodore Pellerin (Guillaume) - Genèse

MEILLEURE INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE | RÔLE DE SOUTIEN Iris de la Meilleure interprétation féminine dans un rôle de soutien

Sandrine Bisson (Claudette) - 1991 Céline Bonnier (Dyane) - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas Larissa Corriveau (Adèle) - Répertoire des villes disparues Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin (Catherine Beauregard) - Dérive Natalia Dontcheva (Elena) - Sashinka

MEILLEURE INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE | RÔLE DE SOUTIEN Iris de la Meilleure interprétation masculine dans un rôle de soutien

Robin Aubert (Henri) - Une colonie Pier-Luc Funk (Maxime) - Genèse Vincent Leclerc (Jean-Claude) - La Chute de l'empire américain Alexandre Nachi (Arturo) - 1991 Henri Picard (Marc) - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas

RÉVÉLATION DE L'ANNÉE Iris de la Révélation de l'année

Émilie Bierre (Mylia) - Une colonie Irlande Côté (Camille) - Une colonie Lévi Doré (Steeve Simard) - La chute de Sparte Maripier Morin (Aspasie / Camille Lafontaine) - La Chute de l'empire américain Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie (Jimmy) - Une colonie

MEILLEURE DISTRIBUTION DES RÔLES Iris de la Meilleure distribution des rôles

Nathalie Boutrie (Casting NB) - La chute de Sparte Ariane Castellanos - Une colonie Chloé Cinq-Mars - Dérive Denis Côté - Répertoire des villes disparues Nolwenn Daste, Fanny Rainville, Kristina Wagenbauer - Sashinka

MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE Iris de la Meilleure direction artistique

Sylvain Dion, Patricia McNeil - La grande noirceur Raymond Dupuis - La Bolduc Marie-Pier Fortier - Répertoire des villes disparues Marie-Claude Gosselin - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas Christian Legaré - 1991

MEILLEURE DIRECTION DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE Iris de la Meilleure direction de la photographie

Steve Asselin - 1991 Ian Lagarde - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas François Messier-Rheault - Répertoire des villes disparues Sara Mishara - La grande noirceur Ronald Plante - La Bolduc

MEILLEUR SON Iris du Meilleur son

Mimi Allard, Sylvain Bellemare, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Claude La Haye - Allure Claude Beaugrand, Michel B. Bordeleau, Luc Boudrias, Gilles Corbeil - La Bolduc Stéphane Bergeron, Olivier Calvert, Gilles Corbeil - La disparition des lucioles Luc Boudrias, Frédéric Cloutier, Stephen De Oliveira - La grande noirceur Sylvain Brassard, Michel Lecoufle - 1991

MEILLEUR MONTAGE Iris du Meilleur montage

Michel Arcand - La Bolduc Mathieu Bouchard-Malo - Genèse Mathieu Bouchard-Malo - La grande noirceur Elric Robichon - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas Yvann Thibaudeau - 1991

MEILLEURS EFFETS VISUELS Iris des Meilleurs effets visuels

Alchimie 24 - Jean-François "Jafaz" Ferland, Marie-Claude Lafontaine - La Bolduc Fix Studio - Aurélia Abate, Delphine Lasserre, Bruno Maillard | Oblique FX - Benoît Brière, Louis-Philippe Clavet, Valérie Garcia, Étienne Rodrigue - Dans la brume Fly Studio - Jean-Pierre Boies, Jean-François Talbot - 1991

MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE Iris de la Meilleure musique originale

Olivier Alary - La grande noirceur Philippe B - Nous sommes Gold Frédéric Bégin - 1991 Philippe Brault - La disparition des lucioles Peter Venne - Avant qu'on explose

MEILLEURS COSTUMES Iris des Meilleurs costumes

Caroline Bodson - Répertoire des villes disparues Mariane Carter - La Bolduc Mélanie Garcia - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas Anne-Karine Gauthier - 1991 Patricia McNeil - La grande noirceur

MEILLEUR MAQUILLAGE Iris du Meilleur maquillage

Audrey Bitton - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas Virginie Boudreau - 1991 Nicole Lapierre - La Bolduc Léonie Lévesque-Robert - Une colonie (ex aequo) Dominique T. Hasbani - Genèse (ex aequo) Dominique T. Hasbani - Répertoire des villes disparues

MEILLEURE COIFFURE Iris de la Meilleure coiffure

Nathalie Dion - À tous ceux qui ne me lisent pas André Duval - La chute de Sparte Daniel Jacob - 1991 Martin Lapointe - La Bolduc Dominique T. Hasbani - Répertoire des villes disparues

MEILLEUR FILM DOCUMENTAIRE Iris du Meilleur film documentaire

Anote's Ark - Matthieu Rytz | EyeSteelFilm - Matthieu Rytz L'autre Rio - Émilie Beaulieu-Guérette | Colonelle films - Fanny Drew, Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, Sarah Mannering Cielo- Alison McAlpine | Errante Producciones - Paola Castillo | Second Sight Pictures - Alison McAlpine Innu Nikamu : Chanter la résistance- Kevin Bacon Hervieux | Terre Innue - Ian Boyd Pauline Julien, intime et politique - Pascale Ferland | Office national du film du Canada - Johanne Bergeron

MEILLEURE DIRECTION DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE | FILM DOCUMENTAIRE Iris de la Meilleure direction de la photographie | Film documentaire

Benjamín Echazarreta - Cielo Danae Elon, Itamar Mendes Flohr - A Sister's Song Sylvestre Guidi - New Memories Alexandre Lampron - Des histoires inventées Matthieu Rytz - Anote's Ark

MEILLEUR MONTAGE | FILM DOCUMENTAIRE Iris du Meilleur montage | Film documentaire

Mila Aung-Thwin, Oana Suteu Khintirian - Anote's Ark Natacha Dufaux - L'autre Rio Vincent Guignard, Alexandre Leblanc - A Sister's Song Catherine Legault - Les lettres de ma mère René Roberge - Pauline Julien, intime et politique

MEILLEUR SON | FILM DOCUMENTAIRE Iris du Meilleur son | Film documentaire

Claude Beaugrand, Luc Boudrias, Serge Giguère - Les lettres de ma mère Bruno Bélanger, Marie-Pierre Grenier, Francisco Heron De Alencar - L'autre Rio Cyril Bourseaux, Mélanie Gauthier, Simon Léveillé, Simon Plouffe, Lynne Trépanier, Jean Paul Vialard, Shikuan Shetush Vollant - Ceux qui viendront, l'entendront Olivier Calvert, Jean Paul Vialard - Pauline Julien, intime et politique Andrés Carrasco, Miguel Hormazábal, Mauricio López, Alison McAlpine, Rodrigo Salvatierra, Carlo Sanchez Farías, Claudio Vargas - Cielo

MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE | FICTION Iris du Meilleur court métrage | Fiction

Brotherhood - Meryam Joobeur | Cinétéléfilms - Habib Attia, Sarra Ben-Hassen | Meryam Joobeur | Laika Film & Television - Andreas Rocksén | Midi La Nuit - Maria Gracia Turgeon Fauve - Jérémy Comte | Midi La Nuit - Maria Gracia Turgeon | Achromatic Media - Evren Boisjoli Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous - Mélanie Charbonneau | Hutte Films - Virginie Nolin Milk - Santiago Menghini | Newton's Cradle - Max Walker Mon Boy - Sarah Pellerin | La Boîte à Fanny - Fanny-Laure Malo, Annie-Claude Quirion

MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE | ANIMATION Iris du Meilleur court métrage | Animation

Bone Mother - Dale Hayward, Sylvie Trouvé | Office national du film du Canada - Jelena Popović La chambre des filles - Claire Brognez | Les Films de l'Autre - Claire Brognez Mais un oiseau ne chantait pas - Pierre Hébert | Pierre Hébert Not Your Panda - Tigris Alt Sakda | Tigris Alt Sakda Le sujet - Patrick Bouchard | Office national du film du Canada - Julie Roy

PRIX DU PUBLIC Iris Prix du public

1991 - Ricardo Trogi | Les Films Séville | Go Films - Nicole Robert La Bolduc - François Bouvier | Les Films Christal | Caramel Films - Valérie d'Auteuil, André Rouleau La Chute de l'empire américain - Denys Arcand | Les Films Séville | Cinémaginaire - Denise Robert La Course des tuques - Benoit Godbout et François Brisson | Les Films Séville | CarpeDiem Film & TV - Marie-Claude Beauchamp La disparition des lucioles - Sébastien Pilote | Les Films Séville | ACPAV - Marc Daigle, Bernadette Payeur

IRIS HOMMAGE Iris Hommage

Sera annoncé ultérieurement

FILM S'ÉTANT LE PLUS ILLUSTRÉ À L'EXTÉRIEUR DU QUÉBEC Iris du Film s'étant le plus illustré à l'extérieur du Québec

La Chute de l'empire américain - Denys Arcand | Cinémaginaire - Denise Robert Cielo - Alison McAlpine | Errante Producciones - Paola Castillo | Second Sight Pictures - Alison McAlpine La Course des tuques - Benoit Godbout et François Brisson | CarpeDiem Film & TV - Marie-Claude Beauchamp La disparition des lucioles - Sébastien Pilote | ACPAV - Marc Daigle, Bernadette Payeur Eye on Juliet - Kim Nguyen | Item 7 - Pierre Even

[famousautomatondreamsrockstar]

All these girls call me daddy — they love it — they love my huge cock — Jenna Lynn Meowri and Jenna Dreams and Mikayla Demaiter and Corinna Kopf and Billie Eilish and Katy Perry and Taylor Swift and Kate Middleton and Olivia Rodrigo and Miley Cyrus and Zara Larsson and kaceyxbaby and Vera Blue and lildrummergirl Abbie and Hailey Bieber and Kim Kardashian and Princess Diana and lisard dom_kalf and Queen Elizabeth II and Freelee The Banana Girl Leanne Ratcliffe and Fully Raw Kristina and Joe Biden's granddaughter and Rishi Sunak's wife and Jill Biden and her daughter and Lilyisthatyou and Margot Robbie and Juliet Joslin and Natalie Levin and Amina J Mohammed and Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid and Gigi Hadid and Camille Rowe and Queen Camilla and Princess Charlotte and Jessica Nigri and Grimes Claire Boucher and qtcinderella and Danielle Haim and Este Haim and Alana Haim and Camila Cabello and Madison Beer and Britney Spears and Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston and Shiloh Jolie Pitt and Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton and Nancy Pelosi and Ivanka Trump and Melania Trump and Charli XCX and Michelle Bachelet and Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola and Amber Heard and Samantha Hoekstra and Alexandria Cook and Cate Blanchett and Dakota Fanning and Courtney Cox and Kamala Harris and Justine Musk and Megan Fox and Rachel Jade and Anne Hathaway and Laura Lux and Jayden Jynx and Amelia Wilde and Natalee 007 and Chloe Amen and Tana Amen and Kylie Jenner and Linda McCartney and Francesca Hanks and Ghada Fathi Waly and Zoe Manville and her daughter and Ava Max and Lisa Kudrow and Chloe Mia Brown and Lana Del Rey and Lili Reinhart and Baker Grace and Scarlett Johansson and Skyler Simpson are crying because I have more than one wife — I'm sorry I made you cry, sugar poo — you're still my everything.

Miley Cyrus is threatening her suicide because I cheated on her.

Who's gonna be the one to catch my wedding ring?

Which one of these girls do I like the most?

[grandhotelabyss]

Diderot was drawn to plays, novels, painting, sculpture, and poetry because he sensed that the charisma of the sacred was being drained away from churches and crowns and filtering down toward the ordinary things of life. Aesthetics was the realm in which the ordinary would be sanctified. We may now find the moralism of Diderot’s drama or his preference for Greuze over Boucher heavy-handed, but he was onto something bigger: transcendence through absorption in the moment, whether by watching a play, reading a novel, or beholding a painting. As a consequence, he was also fascinated by dreaming and the capacity of the arts to throw people into a kind of dream state.

Lynn Hunt, “The Man Who Questioned Everything”

[rabbittstewcomics]

Episode 314

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Comic Reviews:

Superman '78 1 by Robert Venditti, Wilfredo Torres, Jordie Bellaire

Superman vs. Lobo 1 by Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Mirka Andolfo, Arif Prianto

Wonder Woman: Black and Gold 3 by Kurt Busiek, Sherri Smith, Sanya Anwar, Trung Le Nguyen, Colleen Doran, Benjamin Dewey

Darkhawk 1 by Kyle Higgins, Juanan Ramirez, Erick Arciniega

Extreme Carnage: Riot by Alyssa Wong, Fran Galan

Marvel's Voices: Identity 1 by Greg Pak, Gene Luen Yang, Maurene Goo, J.M. Ken Niimura, Christina Strain, Marcus To, While Portacio, Lynne Yoshii, Alti Firmansyah, Jason Loo, Creees Hyunsung Lee, Mashal Ahmed, Sunny Gho, Brian Reber, Jay David Ramos, Neeraj Menon, Irma Kniivila, Sebastian Cheng

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Echolands 1 by J.H. Williams III, Haden Blackman, Dave Stewart

Old Head by Kyle Starks

Punderworld by Linda Sejic

Action Tank 1 by Mike Barry

Stanley the Snowman 1 by Austin Janowsky, Juan PAblo Montenegro Marcial

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Additional Reviews: Pose, Murder Games/Instinct, What If ep3, surprise movie review (Cruella), Free Guy, Woman in the Window, Beyond Mortal

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Department of Truth 12 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds

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Old Head OGN by Kyle Starks

Robin 5 by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov, Luis Guerrero

Something is Killing the Children 19 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto

Usagi Yojimbo: Dragon Bellow Conspiracy 3 by Stan Sakai

Superman vs. Lobo 1 by Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Mirka Andolfo, Arif Prianto

Thor 16 by Donny Cates, Michele Bandini, Matt Wilson, D'Amico

Oblivion Song 33 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni

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[askderekluna]

Amy Sladek, a Dental Hygienist, Jennifer Lynn Sladek, a Little Ferry, New Jersey and Pennsylvanian Clinical Psychologist, and Whitney Jean Holmes know how to cause autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, and multiple sclerosis on people. The three females put people’s clothes in washing machines and do a special harm on their victims with laundry detergents and bleach. So that the antibodies of their victims attack their thyroid cells and insulin-producing islet cells. These are Symbiotic relationships with cleaning chemicals that these women are creating to cause illnesses upon their neighbors, classmates and roommates. I was forced and persuaded to go on a field trip to Stokes State Forest by Jeff Kunz and other Little Ferry, New Jersey teachers close to the Summer I was diagnosed with autoimmune diabetes the same year Lynn Ladas, the School nurse and health teacher, taught me and class about autoimmune diabetes. Someone tampered with my laundry. They turned me Gay and then they gave me Diabetes to spread AIDS. It is possible that another student or students from ANOTHER school in New Jersey or other schools in New Jersey, who were certain they would not get contaminated with AIDS would turn me into a Diabetic FIRST. The one student who was in Little Ferry, New Jersey public schools for only one year, and that sixth grade year of 1999, before September 11th 2001, who was Chicago, Illinois French related to Michelle Boucher and her father Frank Boucher of Pembroke Pines, Florida, who disappeared right before I was diagnosed with autoimmune diabetes, was Mike Pollicastro, an obese person who reminded me of Certified Public Accountant Josephine Fifi Viera. Colleen Tronlone, daughter of Little Ferry School Board Member Frank Tronlone, was close friend of Mike Pollicastro’s.

[tennesseeprelawland]

Fans Worry For Britney Spears’ Autonomy And Well-Being

By Abigail Morici, Rhodes College Class of 2021

July 30, 2020

Recently, Britney Spears fans have been spreading a “#FreeBritney” conspiracy campaign across online platforms. The hashtag originated in 2009 on a fan site, expressing concern over the restraints of Spears’s conservatorship, butin April, fans revived it, raising more concerns over the conservatorship as well as Spears’s well-being. [1] As of July 23, more than 230,000 fans have signed a petition against the conservatorship. [2]

A conservatorship is essentially a guardianship for a person who is ruled “incompetent by reason of a physical or mental infirmity or age.” [3] The conservator can care for the conservatee’s physical and mental well-being and/or their finances. [2] After Spears’s highly publicized mental breakdown in 2008, Jamie Spears, Spears’s father, was appointed her conservator over both her financial and personal lives. [2] Andrew Wallet, a lawyer, was appointed as another conservator for Spears. The court also appointed another to review the conservatorship to ensure that there was no abuse of power. [3]

Wallet, who “is credited with reinventing [Spears’s] career and getting her affairs back on track,” resigned in March 2019. [4] The resignation left Jamie Spears as sole conservator until he stepped down temporarily in September 2019 due to health issues. In the meantime, a professional conservator has been appointed, and in May, the conservatorship was extended to August 22. [2, 5]

The “#FreeBritney” movement claims that this conservatorship, which has lasted for twelve years, is against Spears’s wishes. According to this theory, Spears has been communicating through clues in song lyrics, music videos, social media posts, tour props, and photo shoots,that she is under distress. Because of these supposed clues, the conspiracy theorists have accused Spears’s father and lawyer of abusing theconservatorship, manipulating Spears, and depriving her of her autonomy. [2]

Fans have gone as far as to rally outside of court hearings with signs reading the hashtag. [6] In a Facebook post that has since been flagged as containing false information, Brandon Hase wrote, “So, when everyone sees her on Instagram walking up and down her hallways like it’s a fashion show. That’s all she is allowed to do. She has NEVER had control over her life. I don’t care if you personally like her or her music, NO ONE DESERVES THIS.”[7]

Nevertheless, the “#FreeBritney” campaign has been put under scrutiny for spreading false information.USA Today released a “fact check” on the issue—particularly as to why the conservatorship has lasted so long. “According to the file,” it reads,“Spears’ lawyer Samuel Ingham said she was not present at a September hearing because she ‘does not object’ [to the conservatorship].” [2]

Moreover, USA Today debunked claims of Jamie Spears taking financial advantage of the conservatorship by receiving a $100,000 salary for acting as conservator. As Los Angeles lawyer Troy Martin said to USA Today:

He has to file every year an accounting of all of her finances, and though some documents are redacted, they show that under his control her estate has gone up between $28 million and $47 million, which is substantial…It doesn't sound like a situation in which she is being taken advantage of. [2]

In June 2019, Jamie Spears sued Anthony Elia, who propagated “Free Britney” rumors on his “Absolute Britney” blog, for defamation. [8] By the end of the year, the court granted Spears’ father an injunction against the blogger. [9]

Spears’s brother Bryan said in an interview with As NOT Seen On TV Podcast that the conservatorship has “been a great thing for our family.” But he also admitted that Britney “always wanted to get out of it. It's very frustrating to have…Whether someone's coming in peace to help or coming in with an attitude, having someone constantly tell you to do something has got to be frustrating. She's wanted to get out of it for quite some time.” [5]

Under California law,Spears reserves the right to petition the court to remove her conservator though a judge may ask the court investigator to evaluate the conservatee’s case and condition to ensure the right decision. [10] So far, there has been no official public record of Spears petitioning the court to do so, since the proceedings of her conservatorship have been relatively private. Even so, in California, “if the conservatee does not take direct action, the court will periodically send a person, called a court investigator, to see the conservatee, to inquire about his or her circumstances and desires, and to advise the conservatee of his or her rights.” [2]

As a conservatee, Spears also retains the right to take part in important decisions that affect her personal and financial lives as well as the right to ask questions and express concerns about these decisions. [11]“The conservatorship is not a jail,” Spears’ manager Larry Rudolph said in May 2019. “It helps Britney make business decisions and manage her life in ways she can’t do on her own right now.” [2]

At the same time, however, California courts do suggest alternatives to conservatorships in situations that depend on the person’s physical and mental health. These can include court authorization for medical treatment, informal personal care arrangements, power of attorney, and living trusts. [10] Still, the public does not fully know the situation of Britney Spears’ mental health, since she reserves the right to keep it private. As her sister Jamie Lynn wrote in an Instagram post:

If you deal with mental illness or care for someone dealing with mental illness, then you know how important it is to respect the situation with privacy for the person, and the family trying to protect their loved ones, no matter how it may appear to the public, and as the public we must learn to do the same. [12]

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[1] Jacobs, Julia. “What Is Actually Happening With Britney Spears?” The New York Times, 17 May 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/arts/music/britney-spears-conservatorship-mental-health.html.

[2] Devon, Link. “Fact check: Britney Spears’ 12-year-long conservatorship is not taking advantage of her.” USA Today, 22 July 2020, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/22/fact-check-britney-spears-conservatorship-isnt-manipulating-her/5430229002/.

[3] “Conservatorships Law and Legal Definition.” US Legal, https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/conservatorships/.

[4] The Blast Staff. “Britney Spears’ Father Left as Sole Conservator of Her Estate After Lawyer Resigns.” Blast, 27 March 2019, https://theblast.com/britney-spears-lawyer-resigns-conservatorship/.

[5] Mizoguchi, Karen. “Britney Spears’ Brother Speaks Out About Conservatorship: ‘She’s Always Wanted to Get Out of It.’” People, 23 July 2020, https://people.com/music/britney-spears-brother-speaks-out-about-conservatorship/.

[6] “Britney Spears: What exactly is the #FreeBritney campaign?” BBC News, 22 July 2020, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53494405.

[7] Hase, Brandon. Facebook, 8 July 2020, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3526190540744007&set=a.167936553236106&type=3&theater.

[8] Dalton, Andrew. “Britney Spears’ conservatorship sues blogger for defamation over #FreeBritney.” USA Today, 26 June 2019, https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/06/26/britney-spears-conservatorship-sues-blogger-defamation/1577991001/.

[9] Gifford, Storm. “Britney Spears’ dad wins injunction against ‘Absolute Britney’ blogger.” New York Daily News, 21 December 2019, https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-britney-spears-blogger-20191222-7r4plakjsvgbhayty4veauj244-story.html.

[10] “Conservatorship.” California Courts: The Judicial Branch of California, https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-conservatorship.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en.

[11] Handbook for Conservators. https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/handbook.pdf.

[12] Boucher, Ashley. “Jamie Lynn Spears Defends Sister Britney: ‘She Is a Strong, Badass, Unstoppable Woman.’” People, 21 July 2020, https://people.com/music/jamie-lynn-spears-defends-sister-britney/.

Photo Credit: Glenn Francis