#Paulo Francis

[homocausticus]

Crônicas e Pensatas

Meu amigo social-democrata gosta de falar dos cronistas da imprensa carioca nos tempos onde havia o estado da Guanabara e não tínhamos a ponte rio-niterói. Pensei nisso quando vi uma amiga no Threads reclamando dos escritores contemporâneos escrevendo em primeira pessoa em suas newsletters invés de descrever o espírito coletivo de um tempo como o nosso onde temos tantos desafios a serem descritos…

[hanssloane]

St Francis in ecstasy receiving the stigmata

El Greco

Museu de Artes São Paulo

[human-antithesis]

Sepultura - Beneath The Remains (Originally released on April 7th, 1989) [Remastered Edition released on April 3rd, 2020]

Lineup: Max Cavalera - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Igor Cavalera - Drums Andreas Kisser - Lead Guitar, Bass

Guest/Session: Henrique Portugal - Keyboards Francis Howard, John Trady, Scott Latour, Kelly Shaefer - Backing Vocals (Track 3) Paulo Jr. - Lead Bass (Track 3)

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“Extreme Venomverse” Unleashes New Symbiote Heroes and Villains in May 2023

Marvel Comics has announced a new anthology series called Extreme Venomverse that will reveal new symbiote heroes and villians across the Multiverse in honor of Venom’s 35th Anniversary.

According to Marvel “this landmark new series will feature jaw-dropping turning points for iconic characters like Eddie Brock and Dylan Brock and see never-before-seen Venoms bear their fangs for the very first time! But this thrilling tour through the Marvel multiverse is headed towards an explosive destination, and whether your favorite new symbiotes will survive this summertime saga remains to be seen…” (Marvel Comics)

In the first issue of Extreme Venomverse, Ryan North and Paulo Siqueira will spin a story about Eddie Brock as Spider-Man, Mirka Andolfo will reveal a new side of the Brock family, and Leonardo Romero will reimagine Venom as a Samurai.

Extreme Venomverse #1 (of 5), featuring a cover by Leinil Francis Yu, goes on sale on May 10, 2023.

(Image via Marvel Comics - Leinil Francis Yu’s Cover of Extreme Venomverse #1)

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Before the Death of Venomverse, it's Extreme Venomverse!

Before the Death of Venomverse, it's Extreme Venomverse! #comics #comicbooks #venom

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Venom, Marvel will kick off the Summer of Symbiotes, a season-long celebration of all things symbiote including new symbiote-focused titles, characters, and more! Readers got their first taste of the symbiote insanity that awaits in a teaser that heralded the foreboding “Death of Venomverse“… but before that epic begins, fans will witness the Venomverse expand…

[cenaindie]

Paulo Francis vai pro céu – Sasha . https://cenaindie.com/album/paulo-francis-vai-pro-ceu-sasha/

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https://paulosanet.com/filme-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-o-dia-em-que-a-terra-parou/?fbclid=IwAR1lQMfEgp4rS0JzEN4p8cXqqg6Lpo6JDqHoOc9kDJ5_Rc4INtOgyh_Dv9M

A minha resenha sobre o filme "The day  the Earth stood still", está disponível no site "Palavras & Sons"

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Summer 2021 Mixtape.

DMX ft. Griselda: “Hood Blues”

Mount Westmore: “Step Child”

Sal Dulu ft. Fly Anakin: “Zumo”

Prodigy ft. Knxwledge: “The Good Fight”

Ho99o9: “Prey Or Pray”

Pete Rosenberg ft. Method Man & Raekwon & Willie The Kid: “Next Chamber”

Cypress Hill: “Band Of Gypsies”

Nickelus F & Ohbliv:“Might As Well”

L’il Ugly Mane: “Addict”

B0nds: “Misty Dawn”

Benny The Butcher ft. Freddie Gibbs: “One Way Flight”

Conway The Machine ft. El Camino: “Forever Droppin’ Tears”

Dabrye ft. Clear Soul Forces: “Sysfo Ridin’”

Obnox: “Concrete Rose” (Stoneflower RMX)

Flatbush Zombies: “Dirty Elevator Music”

Bronze Nazareth & Recognize Ali: “Season Of The Seven”

Termanology & Shortfyuz: “T2”

JPEGMAFIA: “Baby I’m Bleeding”

Kyron: “Who Shot Rudy”

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New post: Broadway Barks! 🐕🐶

Over 30 Celebrity Presenters Will Join Bernadette Peters and Sutton Foster for Broadway Barks

The annual pet adoption event will be held later this summer in Shubert Alley.

Celebrity participants have been announced for the annual pet adoption event in Shubert Alley, Broadway Barks, which will once again be hosted by Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Sutton Foster.

As previously reported, the 26th annual dog and cat adoption celebration—founded by Peters and the late Mary Tyler Moore—will be held August 3. The day kicks off at 3 PM, and celebrity presentations of the adoptable pets from 25 participating rescue groups and shelters will begin at 5 PM and continue to 6:30 PM.

Newly announced for the event are celebrity presenters Eric Anderson (The Great Gatsby), Philippe Arroyo (& Juliet), Jeannette Bayardelle (& Juliet), Shoshana Bean (Hell’s Kitchen), Dan Berry (The Outsiders), Maya Boyd (& Juliet), Stan Brown (Water for Elephants), Andréa Burns (The Notebook The Musical), Andrew R. Butler (Stereophonic), John Cardoza (The Notebook The Musical), Gabriela Carrillo (Six), Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo), Jenn Colella (Suffs), Joe De Paul (Water for Elephants), Olivia Donalson (Six), Gregg Edelman (Water for Elephants), Jordan Fisher  (Hadestown),  Jasmine Forsberg (Six), Sara Gettelfinger  (Water for Elephants), Dorian Harewood (The Notebook The Musical), Nikki M. James (Suffs), Jeremy Jordan (The Great Gatsby), Sky Lakota-Lynch (The Outsiders), Storm Lever (Six), Isabelle McCalla (Water for Elephants), Wade McCollum (Water for Elephants), Paul Alexander Nolan (Water for Elephants), Brad Oscar (Wicked), Emma Pittman (The Outsiders), Maryann Plunkett (The Notebook The Musical), Eddie Redmayne (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club), Jelani Remy (Back to the Future), Didi Romero (Six), Adi Roy (Aladdin), Austin Scott (& Juliet), Christopher Sieber (Death Becomes Her), Jennifer Simard (Death Becomes Her), Emily Skinner (Suffs), Steven Skybell (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club), Alexandra Socha (Wicked), Dennis Stowe (Aladdin), Justin David Sullivan (& Juliet), Paulo Szot (& Juliet), Jordan Tyson (The Notebook The Musical), Michael Urie (Once Upon a Mattress), Ben Jackson Walker (& Juliet), Khaila Wilcoxon (Six), Betsy Wolfe (& Juliet), and Joy Woods (The Notebook The Musical).

Proceeds from the event benefit the participating shelters and rescue groups: 1 Love 4 Animals, Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniels Rescue, Adopt A Boxer Rescue, Animal Care Centers of NYC, Anjellicle Cats Rescue, Best Friends Animal Society, Bideawee, Bobbi and the Strays, City Critters, Francis’s Friends, Hearts & Bones Rescue, Husky House, Linda’s Cat Assistance, Little Shelter, Long Island Bulldog Rescue, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, Muddy Paws Rescue, North Shore Animal League, Pet ResQ Inc., Save Kitty Foundation, Second Chance Rescue, SPCA of Westchester, Urban Cat League, and Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue.

Foster first co-hosted with Peters in 2022. Both are returning to Broadway later this season: Foster in the revival of Once Upon a Mattress and Peters in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends.

Since its inception in 1998, approximately 85% of the more than 2,000 cats and dogs showcased in Broadway Barks have found forever homes. Visit BroadwayBarks.org.

Broadway Cares is one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources, and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 Broadway Cares has raised more than $300 million for essential services for people affected by HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and other critical illnesses across the United States. Visit BroadwayCares.org.

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March 2024 Solicits are out!

source here

Lots of stellar covers for the x-lines, in my opinion!

Fall of the House of X #3

written by Gerry Duggan, art by Lucas Werneck, main cover by Pepe Larraz, Connecting Hellfire Gala variant by Nick Bradshaw and Paulo Siqueira

"THE END HAS TRULY BEGUN!

The X-Men have taken all they’re willing to take from Orchis… Now it’s time for them to do the dishing out. Unfortunately, just when it seems like one threat is over…another rises to take its place. The final battle of the Krakoan age rages as two series that are one move toward a crash that will echo across the universe…"

Dead X-Men #3 (of 4)

written by Steve Foxe, art by Lynne Yoshii, Bernard Chang, Javier Pina, and David Baldeon, main cover by Lucas Werneck, Rainbow variant by Rian Gonzales

"FAR, FARAWAY!

Rachel Summers recruited the Dead X-Men for a seemingly impossible mission…and now they’re about to discover the REAL reason behind their task. As the walls of reality start to bend, will anyone survive the revelation?!"

Wolverine #45

written by Ben Percy & Victor LaValle, art by Geoff Shaw, cover by Leinil Francis Yu

"X MARKS THE SPOT! – SABRETOOTH WAR – PART 5!

The treasure hunt is on as SABRETOOTH picks up on the trail of an item that will turn the tide in the war on WOLVERINE! But as the best there is regroups with the remnants of his allies, it’ll be a race against time for the good guys to uncover a LOST weapon that could prove to be their LAST HOPE! And that’s if ORCHIS and the STARK SENTINELS don’t get them first!"

Wolverine #46

written by Ben Percy and Victor LaValle, art by Cory Smith, main cover by Leinil Francis Yu, Sabretooth through the Ages Variant by Skan Srisuwan

"WOLVERINE’s memory has been altered, erased, restored, forgotten and destroyed. This time, if he can’t get his head on straight, SABRETOOTH will do far worse than that!

The most diabolical chapter of SABRETOOTH WAR yet…and you thought those early issues were violent?!"

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

LGBT+ Catholic Couples in Brazil Seek Blessing after Vatican Approval

Faithful celebrate Pope Francis's historic decision, even though priests are not obliged to administer the blessing

"The love of God is for everyone, and the church has finally had the courage to accept that," declares 25-year-old Daniella Cardozo from Rio de Janeiro. Bisexual, she has been in a relationship with Marianne de Luna, 28, since mid-2020. A Catholic, she plans to seek a blessing for their union after the Vatican's approval. In a historic decision, the Apostolic See authorized the blessing for same-sex spouses this Monday (18). In Brazil, the National Network of LGBT+ Catholic Groups celebrates the news. For the group, it recognizes and validates the existence of diverse families by the Catholic Church. It is, they say, a positive step towards visibility and acceptance of different forms of love in the community.

However, the papal government did not change its ban on same-sex marriage. The text signed by Pope Francis emphasizes that the act of liturgical giving to same-sex couples should in no way resemble marriage. According to Cardinal Odilo Scherer, archbishop of São Paulo, the opinion is clear. "These are blessings granted by the Church to individuals. This is different from celebrating a marriage or taking action with legal and institutional effects," he wrote to Folha.

Continue reading.

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Sepultura - Beneath The Remains (Original & Remastered Versions) [Originally released on April 7th, 1989] [Remastered Edition released on April 3rd, 2020] Country: Brazil Genre: Thrash Metal

Lineup: Max Cavalera - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Igor Cavalera - Drums Andreas Kisser - Lead Guitar, Bass

Guest/Session: Henrique Portugal - Keyboards Francis Howard, John Trady, Scott Latour, Kelly Shaefer - Backing Vocals (Track 3) Paulo Jr. - Lead Bass (Track 3)

Tracklist:

CD 1 - Beneath The Remains

Beneath The Remains - 05:13

Inner Self - 05:10

Stronger Than Hate - 05:52

Mass Hypnosis - 04:26

Sarcastic Existence - 04:46

Slaves of Pain - 04:03

Lobotomy - 04:59

Hungry - 04:30

Primitive Future - 03:11

A hora e a vez do cabelo nascer (Os Mutantes Cover) - 02:22

CD 2 - Bonus Tracks (Remaster Edition Exclusive)

Inner Self (Drum Track) - 05:10

Mass Hypnosis (Drum Track) - 04:24

Slaves of Pain (Instrumental) - 04:06

Inner Self (Instrumental) - 05:12

Hungry (Instrumental) - 04:32

Stronger Than Hate (Instrumental) - 05:42

Sarcastic Existence (Instrumental) - 04:55

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Hugh Grant, Justice Smith, Rege-Jean Page., Chris Pine, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Jeremy Latcham attend the Paramount Pictures presentation for "Dungeons & Dragon: Honor Among Thieves" at Comic-Con So Paulo in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo on December 4, 2022.

[bones-ivy-breath]

In 1995, the artist Francis Alÿs walked around São Paulo carrying a can of blue paint with a hole punched in the bottom. Over many days, as he moved through the city, a continuous stream of paint dribbled onto the ground in a trail behind him. The line of blue paint made a map of his journey, a portrait of time. Alÿs's performance illustrates hyphal growth. Alÿs himself is the growing tip. The winding trail he leaves behind him is the body of the hypha. Growth happens at the tip; if one paused Alÿs as he walked around with his can of paint, the line would cease to grow. You can think of your life like this. The growing tip is the present moment—your lived experience of now—which gnaws into the future as it advances. The history of your life is the rest of the hypha, the blue lines that you've left in a tangled trail behind you. A mycelial network is a map of a fungus's recent history and is a helpful reminder that all life-forms are in fact processes not things. The "you" of five years ago was made from different stuff from the "you" of today. Nature is an event that never stops. As William Bateson, who coined the word genetics, observed, "We commonly think of animals and plants as matter, but they are really systems through which matter is continually passing." When we see an organism, from a fungus to a pine tree, we catch a single moment in its continual development.

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake