#Richard Silverman

[compassionmattersmost]

Developing Ekagrata, or One-Pointed Concentration: An Essential Skill in Meditation

Developing ekagrata, or one-pointed concentration, is an essential skill in meditation that enhances mental focus and facilitates deeper states of awareness. Here are some steps and techniques to cultivate ekagrata: Choose a Focus Point: Select an object of focus, such as the breath, a mantra, a candle flame, or an image. This will be your pratyaya, the object to anchor your attention. Create…

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue July 1973

Lauren Hutton wears a long, figure-hugging dress in soft, silky red jersey. By Shannon Rodgers for Jerry Silverman. Clip by Peter and Peggy for P.C. Designs. Hair, Ara Gallant, editor Polly Mellen.

Lauren Hutton porte une robe longue près du corps de jersey rouge doux et soyeux. Par Shannon Rodgers pour Jerry Silverman. Clip par Peter et Peggy pour P.C. Designs. Coiffure, Ara Gallant, éditrice Polly Mellen.

Photo Richard Avedon vogue archive

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

It was men who built the pyramids and laid the great railroads.

Yes, it was men who laid down the bedrock of society; from the buildings high above, to the infrastructure deep below, all of it was built by the hard work of hardened male hands.

And so the problem of there being no shelters for male victims of abuse, seems kinda simple to solve?

Let’s build them boys! 🔨

How hard could it really be; bricks and mortar, some timber, chuck in some hard hats and some elbow grease, and were done.

In fact, funnily enough, it wasn’t women or bra burning feminists who built the first women’s shelters, in fact… it was men.

So why can’t the boys get together again, and reunite, to do what they do best? Build.

Why can’t ‘men build their own refuges’, as you’ll probably hear asked around social media.

Well, the issue is not necessarily the building itself, the boys love that, the problem begins when the building is done.

For there is a huge amount of hostility around the idea of men’s spaces, especially refuges, and to make it harder there’s quite literally no funding to help build them.

Many of tried of course, but each have fallen at the wayside of contempt, anger, neglect, outrage, or apathy.

For the world will congratulate and pat you firmly on the back for building spaces for vulnerable women escaping violent homes, and rightly so.

Just don’t expect that to last if you try to do the same for the men and boys.

The smiles will drop, the funding vanishes.

The proud face of joy turns to a snarled lip of contempt.

Reminding us that the problem is not what men can or can’t do, because building is easily, the issue is… what are men allowed to do?

So tell me, would you ever open a refuge for men?

Could you?

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Source:

Pizzey: https://tinyurl.com/3xzhy8k3

Gelles: http://breakingthescience.org/RichardGelles_MissingPersonsOfDV.php

Refuge funding (Charity Commission): https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/277424/charity-overview

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When you have the social and political power to topple, defund and block a crucial social service for members of half the population who are in physical danger, solely to prop up your ideology and conspiracy theory, you are - by definition - not "marginalized" or "oppressed," you're the ruling class and overlords.

Erin Pizzey was one of the earliest examples of what we now call cancel culture, decades before the term was coined.

[macmanx]

Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, as well as authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey — are suing OpenAI and Meta each in a US District Court over dual claims of copyright infringement.

The suits alleges, among other things, that OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s LLaMA were trained on illegally-acquired datasets containing their works, which they say were acquired from “shadow library” websites like Bibliotik, Library Genesis, Z-Library, and others, noting the books are “available in bulk via torrent systems.”

In the OpenAI suit, the trio offers exhibits showing that when prompted, ChatGPT will summarize their books, infringing on their copyrights. Silverman’s Bedwetter is the first book shown being summarized by ChatGPT in the exhibits, while Golden’s book Ararat is also used as an example, as is Kadrey’s book Sandman Slim. The claim says the chatbot never bothered to “reproduce any of the copyright management information Plaintiffs included with their published works.”

As for the separate lawsuit against Meta, it alleges the authors’ books were accessible in datasets Meta used to train its LLaMA models, a quartet of open-source AI Models the company introduced in February.

[thevondoom62]

Now, the Rose. Solid figure, looks nice but the torso is incredibly hampered by the suit jacket. Not like this is a character that needs to be really agile, ultimately. Came with two guns, but can only hold one due to lack of second grip hand. Very strange decision but I was never gonna display him with the guns anyway. I really like the Rose from a design standpoint, so I'm happy to have this overall. Hope we get a Crime Master soon.

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: School of Rock

Rating: PG-13

Director: Richard Linklater

Cast: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, Miranda Cosgrove, Joey Gaydos Jr, Kevin Alexander Clark, Rivkah Reyes, Robert Tsai, Maryam Hassan, Aleisha Allen, Caitlin Hale, Brian Falduto, Z. Infante, James Hosey, Angelo Massagli, Cole Hawkins

Release year: 2003

Genres: comedy, music

Blurb: Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Dewey's activities, but his roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.

[jhl1031973]

Spider-Foes, Spider-Foes...

...Go wherever Spidey goes. Webhead's lucky to be alive, which you'll see in BI #145. In there, you'll find Spider-Foes.

It helps to sing the words above like the 1960s Spider-Man theme. Anyhow, BACK ISSUE #145 takes a look at Spider-Man's numerous foes. I take a look at Silvermane, Hammerhead, Tombstone, the Rose and the Schemer in "The Gangs Of New York: Organized Crime And Crimeloords In Bronze Age Spider-Man Comic Books". I received my digital comp copy yesterday while writing some things I had previously put to the side. However, you can order your PDF and print copies here.

My 25th article for BACK ISSUE is one I'm particularly proud of. It should be out in August's #146. Plus, I'm part of the magazine's 20th anniversary in BI #147 coming in October. All this, and various manuscripts are in the works. See you soon. Until next time, I wish you...

All The Best,

James Heath Lantz

[ekirina]

Ayer quería publicar la impresión de esta película que he visto estos días y no pude porque me surgieron imprevistos. Sí, he de reconocer que muchas veces tengo que ver las películas a trozos porque el tiempo no da, y que gracias a las suscripciones de streamings puedo iniciar la película donde lo dejé.

Bueno, esta película la vi en su día hace un porrón de tiempo y la verdad que no la recordaba muy graciosa. En cambio ahora, por sugerencia de la plataforma de Disney+, la he vuelto a ver junto con mi pareja y nos hemos reído bastante de muchas escenas e incluso algún que otro susto con la anciana vecina de Mary (Cameron Díaz).

Es una película muy entretenida, donde combinan las consecuencias de ir mintiendo sobre mentiras y el resultado de una mala racha constante.

Ted (Ben Stiller) se enamoró de su compañera de instituto. Pero a causa de la muy mala suerte, su primera cita se fue al garete. Seguidamente hay un salto temporal y Ted decide volver a buscar a Mary, para poder volver a tener contacto con su amor verdadero.

Recomendada.

PD. Cameron Díaz ganó el premio como mejor actriz en los premios Círculo de Críticos de Nueva York, 1998.

There's Something About Mary (USA, 1998)

[gbhbl]

Horror Movie Review: Werewolf by Night (2022)

The death of Ulysses Bloodstone, the leader of an unnamed monster hunting group and rightful owner of the powerful Bloodstone. His death allows Verussa to gather a collection of monster hunters together for the goal of inheriting the Bloodstone.

Werewolf by Night is an American television special directed by Michael Giacchino and written by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. Following the death of Ulysses Bloodstone, five experienced monster hunters, are summoned by Ulysses’ widow, Verussa, to Bloodstone Manor. They are instructed to…

[mudwerks]

(via Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement. - The Verge)

Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, as well as authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey — are suing OpenAI and Meta each in a US District Court over dual claims of copyright infringement.

The suits alleges, among other things, that OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s LLaMA were trained on illegally-acquired datasets containing their works, which they say were acquired from “shadow library” websites like Bibliotik, Library Genesis, Z-Library, and others, noting the books are “available in bulk via torrent systems.”

this will be interesting

[kwebtv]

Shameless - Showtime - January 9, 2011 - April 11, 2021

Comedy Drama (134 Episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher

Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher (seasons 1–9)

Justin Chatwin as Steve Wilton / Jimmy Lishman (seasons 1–3; special guest season 4; recurring season 5)

Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher

Shanola Hampton as Veronica "V" Fisher

Emma Kenney as Debbie Gallagher

Jeremy Allen White as Philip "Lip" Gallagher

Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher

Noel Fisher as Mickey Milkovich (seasons 3–5, 10–11; recurring seasons 1–2, 7; special guest seasons 6 and 9)

Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson (seasons 1–5)

Chloe Webb as Monica Gallagher (season 1-5)

Laura Slade Wiggins as Karen Jackson (seasons 1–2; recurring season 3)

Zach McGowan as Jody Silverman (season 3; recurring season 2)

Emma Greenwell as Mandy Milkovich (seasons 3–4; recurring season 2; special guest seasons 5–6) (Jane Levy played Mandy for six episodes of season 1)

Jake McDorman as Mike Pratt (season 4; recurring season 3)

Emily Bergl as Sammi Slott (seasons 7–8; guest season 3; recurring seasons 4–6)

Richard Flood as Ford Kellogg (season 9; recurring season 8)

Christian Isaiah as Liam Gallagher (seasons 9–11; recurring season 8)

Kate Miner as Tami Tamietti (seasons 10–11; recurring season 9)

[politicalrpf]

1975 painting of President Richard Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, depicting the night before Nixon's resignation. Painted by Burton Silverman.

[chalknpolish]

i don’t know if my father was a good man, but he tried

lefty/righty (2020) dir. max walker-silverman / jung kook / yves olade / eve lion / li-young lee / mary ruefle / karen russell / f. scott fitzgerald / lord byron / danez smith / carl dennis / andrew hudgins / victoria chang / richard siken / martin mcdonagh / hieu nguyen / eden robinson

[toughpaperround]

911 Cast Bios

Here's a list of them in one place, in order of appearance in 9-1-1 (fox, later abc). I choose them based on characters I enjoy, or where there are interesting connections / factoids to be found in their bios.

Gavin Stenhouse (The Priest)

Mariette Hartley (Patricia Clark, Abby's mother)

Claudia Christian (LAFD Capt. Maynard)

Debra Christofferson (Sue, Dispatcher)

Grasie Mercedes (Beth, in prenatal yoga class, 1x07)

Rebecca Wisocky (Marjorie, in lift crash, 1x09)

Connor Trinneer (bomb squad, 2x01)

Bryan Safi (Josh Russo, dispatcher)

Romi Dias (Chief Miranda Williams)

Ana Mercedes (Abuela Isabel)

Terri Hoyos (Aunt Pepa)

Christine Estabrook (Gloria, Dispatcher)

Devin Kelley (Shannon Diaz)

Wes Brown (Mounted Police Officer)

Rick Chambers (Dwight, newsreader)

Tara Karsian (Ruth)

Lawrence Pressman and Francis X. McCarthy (Mitchell & Thomas)

Romy Rosemont & Daniel Roebuck (Lola & Norman Peterson)

Brian Thompson (Capt. Gerrard)

Lou Ferrigno Jr (firefighter Tommy)

Brian Hallisay (Doug Kendall)

Julie Oullette (Blair, Elf Helper)

Marsha Warfield (Toni Wilson)

Danny Nucci (LAPD detective)

Sasha Roiz (LAPD Det. Ransone)

Paula Marshall (Helena Diaz)

George DelHoyo (Ramon Diaz)

Pepi Sonuga (Athena Carter, flashback in 3x07)

Nicole Delgado (Maynard, flashback in 3x07)

Eddie McGee (Frank the therapist)

Jack McGee (Red the retired firefighter, 3x16)

Deborah May (Cindy, 3x16)

Rumer Willis (Georgia, train Vic, 3x18)

Brooke Shields (counsellor, 3x18)

Dee Wallace (Mrs Margaret Buckley)

Gregory Harrison (Mr Phillip Buckley)

Colin McCalla (Connor, Buck's friend)

Chelsea Kane (Kameron, Connor's wife)

Aaron Staton (Daniel Buckley)

Laith Wallschleger (133 medic, 6x15)

Mark Lawson (pilot, 7x01)

Kathryn Boswell & Chris Gartin (hot-tub couple, 7x01)

Mercedes Colon (Ship Captain, 7x01-3)

Rick Cosnett (cruise crew, 7x01-3)

Eddie Jemison (cruise ship doc, 7x02-3)

Jesse Palmer & Joey Graziadei (7x04)

Richard Brooks (Chief Simpson, s7)

Exie Booker (Carl, 7x06)

Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Amir, s7)

Veronica Falcón (Cllr Ortiz, s7)

John Brotherton (Tim Nash, 7x08)

Tony Amendola (Herman, 7x08)

Paul Nobrega (Monty the Beekeeper, 8x01)

Hotshots group, s8: Callum Blue (Brad); Justin Taite (#1); Morgan West (director) & 1st AD

Bee-nado airplane gang: Cindy Chavez (Capt Dominguez); Devin McGee (Co-pilot); Bayley Corman (Tia); (Mr & Mrs Grandparent);

Adela Paez (Nurse Camila, 8x03 etc)

In draft ofc. Do check the updated OG post if you're looking at a reblog:

Finnigan and Silverman (divorcing couple, 8x06)

Zach Tinker (Officer Sparks, LAPD, 8x07)

Kelvin Han Yee

Glenn Plummer (Dennis Jenkins, 3x07, s8a)

Main resource is IMDb, with extra material from Wikipedia, podcasts or youtube on occasion. Where I use 911 images they are screengrabs I edited. Other images generally from imdb.

[docrotten]

PROM NIGHT (1980) – Episode 268 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“The killer’s comin’! The killer’s gonna get you!” Ah, yes, the childhood game everyone played. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they discover who wins and loses in Prom Night (1980).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 268 – Prom Night (1980)

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Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously.

Directed by: Paul Lynch

Writing Credits: William Gray (screenplay); Robert Guza Jr. (from a story by)

Music by: Paul Zaza, Carl Zittrer

Cinematography by: Robert C. New (director of photography)

Selected Cast:

Leslie Nielsen as Mr. Hammond

Jamie Lee Curtis as Kimberly Hammond

Casey Stevens as Nick McBride

Anne-Marie Martin as Wendy Richards (as Eddie Benton)

Antoinette Bower as Mrs. Hammond

Michael Tough as Alex Hammond

Robert A. Silverman as Mr. Sykes (as Robert Silverman)

Pita Oliver as Vicki

David Mucci as Lou Farmer

Jeff Wincott as Drew Shinnick

Mary Beth Rubens as Kelly Lynch (as Marybeth Rubens)

George Touliatos as Lt. McBride

Melanie Morse MacQuarrie as Henri-Anne

David Gardner as Dr. Fairchild

Joy Thompson as Jude Cunningham

Sheldon Rybowski as Seymour ‘Slick’ Crane

Rob Garrison as Sayer

David Bolt as Weller

Beth Amos as Housekeeper

Sonia Zimmer as Melanie

Sylvia Martin as Mrs. Cunningham

Elizabeth M. Mason as Adele (as Liz Stalker-Mason)

Pam Henry as Car Hop

Ardon Bess as Teacher

Lee Wildgen as Gang Member

Brock Simpson as Young Nick

Leslie Scott as Young Wendy

Tammy Bourne as Young Robin

Dean Bosacki as Young Alex

Debbie Greenfield as Young Kim

Karen Forbes as Young Jude

Joyce Kite as Young Kelly

Prom Night (1980) is one of six horror films in which Jamie Lee Curtis appeared over a three-year span from 1978 to 1981 and the last covered by the Grue-Crew. Three John Carpenter films (Halloween, The Fog, Halloween II) and Prom Night are joined by Road Games and Terror Train. 

Prom Night is not the best of Curtis’s 1978-1981 six-pack of horror movies (does that go without saying?), but is it the worst? Leslie Nielsen, soon to go through his transformation to a standout comedic actor, has little to do as Curtis’s character’s father and the school’s principal. There’s also the student body providing fodder for the killer, the creepy kids that set the whole thing in motion fifteen years earlier, and athe disco music and dancing. Don’t worry. The Grue Crew will give you the straight poop.

At the time of this writing, Prom Night is available to stream from Shudder, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Hoopla, Kanopy, Tubi, PlutoTV, and Freevee. It is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from Synapse Films. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be Ghost Story (1981), based on Peter Straub’s 1979 novel! The Grue-Crew has been wanting to do this one for a long time! If you heard them announce Without Warning (1980) on the podcast, they apologize for the change, but it is on the schedule for November. Be patient, fellow babies.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

[demifiendrsa]

History of the World, Part II | Teaser

The mini-series sequel to Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part I film will premiere on Hulu on March 6, 2023, followed by two new episodes daily through March 9, 2023.

Cast

Mel Brooks, Wanda Sykes, Nick Kroll, Ike Barinholtz, Pamela Adlon, Tim Baltz, Zazie Beetz, Jillian Bell, Quinta Brunson, Dove Cameron, D’Arcy Carden, Ronny Chieng, Rob Corddry, Danny DeVito, David Duchovny, Hannah Einbinder, Jay Ellis, Josh Gad, Kimiko Glenn, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Jake Johnson, Richard Kind, Johnny Knoxville, Lauren Lapkus, Jenifer Lewis, Poppy Liu, Joe Lo Truglio, Jason Mantzoukas, Ken Marino, Jack McBrayer, Zahn McClarnon, Charles Melton, Kumail Nanjiani and Brock O’Hurn, Andrew Rannells, Emily Ratajkowski, Sam Richardson, Nick Robinson, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Timothy Simons, J.B. Smoove, David Wain, Taika Waititi, Reggie Watts and Tyler James Williams.