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[lamodechicsworld]

Coco Rocha in Agua Caliente for Numéro #94.

Shot by Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello.

Styled by Samuel François.

[medievalandfantasymelee]

Our 296 Noble and Worthy Contenders

Adhemar, Count of Anjou [Rufus Sewell], A Knight's Tale (2001)

Prince Aemond Targaryen [Ewan Mitchell], House of the Dragon (2022-)

Aguilar de Nerha [Michael Fassbender], Assassin's Creed (2016)

Ahchoo [Dave Chapelle], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Ahmad [Mahesh Jadu], Marco Polo (2014)

Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan [Antonio Banderas], The 13th Warrior (1999)

Alessandro Farnese [Diarmuid Noyes], Borgia (2011-2014)

King Alfred the Great [David Dawson], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Shah Ala ad Daula [Olivier Martinez], The Physician (2013)

Allan-A-Dale [Joe Armstrong], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)

Sultan Alauddin [Ranver Singh], Padmavaat (2018)

Amarendra Baahubali [Prabhas], Baahubali Series (2015-2017)

Amleth [Alexander Skarsgård], The Northman (2022)

Ancelyn ap Gwalchmai [Marcus Gilbert], Doctor Who: “Battlefield” (1989)

Antonius Block [Max von Sydow], The Seventh Seal (1957)

Aragorn, Son of Arathorn [Viggo Mortensen], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Arman [Matevy Lykov], I Am Dragon (2015)

Arn Magnusson [Joakim Nätterqvist], Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)

Arondir [Ismael Cruz Córdova], The Rings of Power (2022-)

Arthur Pendragon [Oliver Tobias], Arthur of the Britons (1972, 1973)

King Arthur [Richard Harris], Camelot (1967)

King Arthur [Graham Chapman], Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

King Arthur [Nigel Terry], Excalibur (1981)

King Arthur [Sean Connery], First Knight (1995)

King Arthur [Alexandre Astier], Kaamelott (2004-2009)

King Arthur [Bradley James], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

King Arthur [Charlie Hunnam], King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Asbjörn [Tom Hopper], Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014)

Ash Williams [Bruce Campbell], Army of Darkness (1992)

Asneez [Isaac Hayes], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Athelstan [George Blagden], Vikings (2013-2020)

Azeem [Morgan Freeman], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Azog the Defiler [Manu Bennett], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

Balian de Ibelin [Orlando Bloom], Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Bard the Bowman [Luke Evans], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

Ser Barristan Selmy [Ian McIlhinney], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Father Beocca [Ian Hart], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Beowulf [Gerard Butler], Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

Bilbo Baggins [Martin Freeman], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

Bjørn Ironside [Alexander Ludwig], Vikings (2013-2020)

Bofur [James Nesbitt],The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

Boromir, Son of Denethor [Sean Bean], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Sir Bowen [Dennis Quaid], Dragonheart (1996)

Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert [Sam Neill], Ivanhoe (1982)

Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert [Ciaran Hinds], Ivanhoe (1997)

Bronn [Jerome Flynn], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Brother Cadfael [Derek Jacobi], Cadfael (1994-1998)

Carlos I [Álvaro Cervantes], Carlos Rey Emperador (2015-2016)

Caspian X [Ben Barnes], The Chronicles of Narnia (2010)

King Caspian X [Samuel West], Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)

Cesare Borgia [Mark Ryder], Borgia (2011-2014)

Cesare Borgia [Francois Arnaud], The Borgias (2011-2013)

Charles Brandon [Henry Cavill], The Tudors (2007-2010)

Prince Charmont [Hugh Dancy], Ella Enchanted (2004)

Prince Chauncley [Daniel Radcliffe], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020)

Chris Vexler [Karan Soni], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020)

Chu Hun [Peter Ho], Double World (2020)

“Cinderella’s Prince” [Chris Pine], Into the Woods (2014)

Connor MacLeod [Christopher Lambert], Highlander (1986)

Corlys Velaryon [Steve Toussaint], House of the Dragon (2022-)

Ser Criston Cole [Fabien Frankel], House of the Dragon (2022-)

Daario Naharis [Michiel Huisman], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Prince Daemon Targaryen [Matt Smith], House of the Dragon (2022)

Darkness [Tim Curry], Legend (1985)

Ser Davos Seaworth [Liam Cunningham], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Prince Dastan [Jake Gyllenhaal], Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

Dong Yilong [Henry Lau], Double World (2020)

Khal Drogo [Jason Momoa], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Durotan [Toby Kebbell], Warcraft (2016)

Eamon Valda [Abdul Salis], The Wheel of Time (2022-)

King Ecbert Ealhmunding [Linus Roache], Vikings (2013-2020)

Lord Eddard Stark [Sean Bean], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Edgin Darvis [Chris Pine], Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)

King Edmund the Just [Skandar Keynes, Mark Wells], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010)

King Edward I Plantagenet [Stephen Dillane], Outlaw King (2018)

King Edward III Plantagenet [Blake Ritson], A World Without End (2012)

King Edward IV Platagenet [Max Irons], The White Queen (2013)

Edward, the Black Prince [James Purefoy], A Knight’s Tale (2001) 

Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford [Claude Rains], The Prince and the Pauper (1937)

Elendil [Lloyd Owen], The Rings of Power (2022-)

Elrond Half-elven [Hugo Weaving], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Elrond Half-elven [Robert Aramayo], The Rings of Power (2022-)

Sir Elyan [Adetomiwa Edun], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Éomer, Son of Éomund [Karl Urban], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Erik Thurgilson [Christian Hillborg], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Étienne de Navarre [Rutger Hauer], Ladyhawke (1985)

Faramir, Son of Denethor [David Wenham], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Fezzik [André the Giant], The Princess Bride (1987)

Fili [Dean O’Gorman], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

Finan [Mark Rowley], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Fjölnir [Claes Bang], The Northman (2022)

Forge Fitzwilliam [Hugh Grant], Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Francesco de Pazzi [Matteo Martari], Medici (2016-2019)

Francois Villon [Ronald Colman], If I Were King (1938)

Frodo Baggins [Elijah Wood], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Sir Galahad [Michael Palin], Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Galavant [Joshua Sasse], Galavant (2015-2016)

Galessin, Duke of Orkney [Alexis Hénon], Kaamelott (2004-2009)

Gandalf [Ian McKellan], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Gawain [Dev Patel], The Green Knight (2021)

Gendry Waters [Joe Dempsie], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Geoffrey Chaucer [Pier Paolo Pasolini], The Canterbury Tales (1972)

Geoffrey Chaucer [Paul Bettany], A Knight’s Tale (2001)

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence [David Oakes], The White Queen (2013)

Geralt z Rivii [Michał Żebrowski], Wiedźmin {The Witcher} (2002)

Geralt of Rivia [Henry Cavill], The Witcher (2019-)

Gest [Jakob Þór Einarsson], Hrafninn flýgur {When the Raven Flies}(1984)

Gimli, Son of Gloin [John Rhys-Davies], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Giuliano de Medici [Bradley James], Medici (2016-2019)

Glenstorm [Cornell John], The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Prince Graydon Hastur [Tony Revolori], Willow (2022)

Gríma Wormtongue [Brad Dourif], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Gu Tingye [Feng Shaofeng], The Story of Minglan (2018)

Guildenstern [Tim Roth], Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Gündoğdu Bey [Kaan Taşaner], Diriliş: Ertuğrul {Resurrection: Ertuğrul} (2014-2019)

Sir Guy of Gisbourne [Basil Rathbone], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Sir Guy of Gisburne [Robert Addie], Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986)

Sir Guy of Gisborne [Michael Wincott], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Sir Guy of Gisborne [Richard Armitage], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)

Sir Gwaine [Eoin Macken], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Haldir of Lothόrien [Craig Parker], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Prince Hamlet [Laurence Olivier], Hamlet (1948)

Prince Hamlet [Christopher Plummer], Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)

Hamlet [Iain Glen], Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Lord Harekr [Bradley James], Vikings: Valhalla (2022-)

King Henry II Plantagenet [Peter O’Toole], Becket (1964)

King Henry II Plantagenet [Peter O’Toole], The Lion in Winter (1968)

King Henry V Plantagenet [Laurence Olivier], Henry V (1944)

King Henry V Plantagenet [Kenneth Branagh], Henry V (1989)

King Henry V Plantagenet [Tom Hiddleston], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)

Henry VII Tudor [Luke Treadaway], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)

King Henry VIII [Ray Winstone], Henry VIII (2003)

Prince Henry [Dougray Scott], Ever After (1998)

Hubert Hawkins [Danny Kaye], The Court Jester (1955)

Hugh Beringar [Sean Pertwee], Cadfael (1994-1998)

Prince Humperdink [Chris Sarandon], The Princess Bride (1987)

Inigo Montoya [Mandy Patinkin], The Princess Bride (1987)

Isildur, Son of Elendil [Maxim Baldry], The Rings of Power (2022-)

Ivanhoe [Anthony Andrews], Ivanhoe (1982)

Ivar the Boneless [Alex Høgh Andersen], Vikings (2013-2020)

Jacques le Gris [Adam Driver], The Last Duel (2021)

Jack [Tom Cruise], Legend (1985)

Jafar [Marwan Kenzari], Aladdin (2019)

Ser Jaime Lannister [Nikolaj Coster-Waldau], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

James Douglas [Aaron Taylor Johnson], Outlaw King (2018)

Jareth, the Goblin King [David Bowie], Labyrinth (1986)

Jaskier [Joey Batey], The Witcher (2019-)

Prince Jingim [Remy Hii], Marco Polo (2014)

Little John [Nicol Williamson], Robin and Marian (1976)

Little John [Eric Allan Kramer], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Prince John [Claude Rains], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Prince John [Richard Lewis], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Prince John [Oscar Isaac], Robin Hood (2010)

Jon Snow [Kit Harrington], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Ser Jorah Mormont [Iain Glen], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Kai [Michael Gothard], Arthur of the Britons (1972, 1973)

Kili [Aiden Turner], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

The Kurgan [Clancy Brown], Highlander (1986)

al’Lan Mandragoran [Daniel Henney], The Wheel of Time (2022)

Sir Lancelot [Luc Simon], Lancelot du Lac (1974)

Sir Lancelot [Nicholas Clay], Excalibur (1981)

Sir Lancelot [Richard Gere], First Knight (1995)

Sir Lancelot [Santiago Cabrera], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Legolas Greenleaf [Orlando Bloom], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Leofric [Adrian Bower], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Sir Leon [Rupert Young], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Lin Shu [Hu Ge], Nirvana in Fire {Lángyá Bǎng} (2015)

Loial [Hammed Animashaun], The Wheel of Time (2022-)

Lurtz [Lawrence Makoare], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Madmartigan [Val Kilmer], Willow (1988)

Le Maître d'Armes (the fencing master) [Christian Bujeau], Kaamelott (2005-2009)

“Man With Snake” [Barry John Clarke], Edward II (1991)

King Mark of Cornwall [Rufus Sewell], Tristan & Isolde (2006)

Martin [Rutger Hauer], Flesh + Blood (1985)

Massetto [Dave Franco], The Little Hours (2017)

Matrim “Mat” Cauthon [Donal Finn], The Wheel of Time (2022)

“The Mayor of Hamelin” [Claude Rains], The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)

Mehmed II [Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu], Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020-2022)

Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck [Dominic Monaghan], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Merlin [Nicol Williamson], Excalibur (1981)

Merlin [Sam Niell], Merlin (1998)

Merlin [Colin Morgan], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Mikoláš Kozlík [František Velecký], Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Miles Hendon [Errol Flynn], The Prince and the Pauper (1937)

Mordred [Jason Done], Merlin (1998)

Much [Sam Troughton], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)

Murtagh Morzansson [Garrett Hedlund], Eragon (2002)

The Mute [Jon Bernthal], Pilgrimage (2017)

Nasir [Mark Ryan], Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986)

Niankoro [Issiaka Kane], Yeelen (1987)

Niccoló Machiavelli [Julian Bleach], The Borgias (2011-2013)

Niccoló Machiavelli [Thibaut Evrard], Borgia (2011-2014)

Nicodemus Ravens [Jakob Oftebro], Skammerens Datter {The Shamer's Daughter} (2015)

Prince Oberyn Martell [Pedro Pascal], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Odda the Elder [Simon Kunz], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

“One-Eye” [Mads Mikkelsen], Valhalla Rising (2009)

Osferth [Ewan Mitchell], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Sir Percival [Tom Hopper], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Peregrin “Pippin” Took [Billy Boyd], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Pero Tovar [Pedro Pascal], The Great Wall (2016)

Perrin Aybara [Marcus Rutherford], The Wheel of Time (2022-)

Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish [Aiden Gillen], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

High King Peter the Magnificent [William Moseley, Noah Huntley], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010)

Philip II [Timothy Dalton], The Lion in Winter (1968)

Phillippe Gaston [Matthew Broderick], Ladyhawke (1985)

“The Player” [Richard Dreyfuss], Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990)

Podrick Payne [Daniel Portman], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Prince Prospero [Vincent Price], The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

Ragnar Lothbrok [Travis Fimmel], Vikings (2013-2020)

Ramsay Bolton [Iwan Rheon], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Rand al’Thor [Josha Stradowski], The Wheel of Time (2022-)

Ravenhurst [Basil Rathbone], The Court Jester (1955)

“The Red Death” [John Westbrook], The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

Renly Baratheon [Gethin Anthony], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Richard Cypher [Craig Horner], Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010)

King Richard [Timothy Omundson], Galavant (2015-2016)

Richard II Plantagenet [Ben Whishaw], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)

Richard III Plantagenet [Aneurin Barnard], The White Queen (2013)

King Richard III Plantagenet [Benedict Cumberbatch], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)

King Richard IV [Brian Blessed], The Black Adder (1982)

Rilk [Jesse Lee Keeter] JourneyQuest (2010)

Robert of Artois [Jean Piat], The Accursed Kings (1972)

Robert of Huntingdon [Jason Connery], Robin of Sherwood (1984)

Robert the Bruce [Chris Pine], Outlaw King (2018)

Robin Hood [Errol Flynn], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Robin Hood [Richard Todd], The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)

Robin Hood [Sean Connery], Robin and Marian (1976)

Robin Hood [Michael Praed], Robin of Sherwood (1984)

Robin Hood [Kevin Costner], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Robin Hood [Cary Elwes], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Robin Hood [Jonas Armstrong], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)

Robin Hood [Tom Riley], Doctor Who: “The Robot of Sherwood” (2014)

Robin Longstride [Russell Crowe], Robin Hood (2010)

Rodrigo Borgia [Jeremy Irons], The Borgias (2011-2013)

Rollo [Clive Standen], Vikings (2013-2020)

Roose Bolton [Michael McElhatton], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Rosencrantz [Gary Oldman], Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Count Rugen [Christopher Guest], The Princess Bride (1987)

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji [Ryu Daisuke], Ran (1985)

Saladin [Milind Soman], Arn: The Knight Templar (2007), Arn: The Kingdom at Road’s End (2008)

Samwise Gamgee [Sean Astin], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Sandor Clegane [Rory McCann], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Saruman [Christopher Lee], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Stannis Baratheon [Stephen Dillane], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Tajomaru [Toshiro Mifune], Rashomon (1950)

“The Sherriff of Nottingham” [Alan Wheatley], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-1959)

“The Sherriff of Nottingham” [Peter Cushing], The Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

“The Sherriff of Nottingham” [Alan Rickman], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

“The Sherriff of Rottingham” [Roger Rees], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Sid [Luke Youngblood], Galavant (2015-2016)

Sihtric Kjartansson [Arnas Fedaravicius], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Simon Aumar [Justice Smith], Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Steapa [Adrian Bouchet], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Syrio Forel [Miltos Yerolemou], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

“Taunting French Guard” [John Cleese], Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Theoden, Son of Thengel [Bernard Hill], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Thierry de Janville [Jean-Claude Drouot], Thierry la Fronde (1963-1966)

Thomas Becket [Richard Burton], Becket (1964)

Thomas Cromwell [Mark Rylance], Wolf Hall (2015-2024)

Sir Thomas Gray [Nigel Terry], Covington Cross (1992)

Thorin Oakenshield [Richard Armitage], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

Thranduil, The Elvenking [Lee Pace], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

Thraxus Boorman [Amar Chadha-Patel], Willow (2022)

Tom Builder [Rufus Sewell], The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

Tormund Giantsbane [Kristofer Hivju], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Sir Tristan [Kingsley Ben-Adir], King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Trumpkin [Peter Dinklage], The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Mr. Tumnus [James McAvoy], The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Turgut Alp [Cengiz Coşkun], Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014-2019)

Tyrion Lannister [Peter Dinklage], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Lord Tywin Lannister [Charles Dance], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Ubbe [Jordan Patrick Smith], Vikings (2013-2020)

Uglúk [Nathaniel Lees], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Uhtred of Bebbanburgh [Alexander Dreymon], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Ulrich von Jungingen [Stanislaw Jasiukiewicz], Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)

“Unnamed Elf Escort” [Bret McKenzie], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Uther Pendragon [Gabriel Byrne], Excalibur (1981)

Uther Pendragon [Anthony Stewart Head], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Vaisey, Sheriff of Nottingham [Keith Allen], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)

Vlad III Dracula [Luke Evans], Dracula Untold (2014)

King Vortigen [Jude Law], King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Wat [Alan Tudyk], A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Wen Kexing [Gong Jun], Word of Honor (2021)

Westley [Cary Elwes], The Princess Bride (1987)

Wil Ohmsford [Austin Butler], The Shannara Chronicles (2016)

William Wallace [Mel Gibson], Braveheart (1995)

Will Scarlet O’Hara [Matthew Porretta], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Will Scarlett [Patrick Knowles], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Will Scarlett [Christian Slater], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Will Scarlett [Harry Lloyd], BBC’s Robin Hood, (2006-2009)

William Thatcher [Heath Ledger], A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Willow Ufgood [Warwick Davis], Willow (2022)

Xenk Yendar [Regé-Jean Page], Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Zbyszko z Bogdanca [Mieczyslaw Kalenik], Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)

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On May 19th 1795 James Boswell, diarist and biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson, died.

Boswell is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language.

The son of Lord Auchinleck, Boswell matriculated in 1753 to study at the city’s University. In 1759 his father sent him to Glasgow, where he attended the classes of Adam Smith and others, but he tired of student life and fled to London on 1 March 1760. He became a lawyer, a writer and, and most famously the biographer of the aforementioned Samuel Johnson.

He first met Johnson on 16 May 1763 at Tom Davies Bookshop in Russell Street. It was the start of a lifelong friendship, with eventually Johnson calling him ‘Bozzy’.

By all accounts Bozzy was a handsome fellow, with an engaging character and great deal of charm evident in the portrait by George Willison attached to this post, painted during the early summer of 1765 when Boswell was in his mid twenties.

By outstandingly gatecrashing himself into literary circles James Boswell managed to introduce himself, during extended travels on the continent from 1763 – 1766, to two of the eighteenth centuries, and history’s most important civil liberty protagonists.

They were a dynamic duo, the self styled wit Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet), and political philosopher, educationist and author Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

James Boswell returned to England from his Grand Tour in February 1766 accompanied by Rousseau’s mistress. Three years later he married his cousin Margaret Montgomerie with whom he had six children.

In 1773 Boswell and Johnson shared a tour of the Hebrides. Boswell published an account of their journey in 1785, including a description of Johnson merrily swinging a broadsword and wearing traditional Scottish garb. Boswell brought Corsican nationalist Pasquali Paoli and the Polish ambassador Count Burzynski to visit Glasgow University. They were greeted by several professors and a large crowd of spectators, and toured the printing works and the Academy of Art with the University printers Robert and Andrew Foulis. They stopped off in Glasgow on their return, and stayed at the Saracen’s Head Inn near the University, which is still trading to this day.

For much of James Boswell’s life his father despaired of him. He didn’t follow his father’s profession and practice law, preferring his writing above all. However he did became 9th Laird of Auchinleck, but in the end his years of enjoying the good life finally caught up with him.

Not many people have a word named after them, to be ‘Boswellian’ means to be a constant companion and observer. Another noted Scotsman, Arthur Conan Doyle honoured his fellow countryman and writer Boswell in his works. His celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes said ‘that talent instantly recognizes genius’ and referred to his own cherished companion and observer, Dr Watson, as ‘my Boswell’.

After Johnson’s death in 1784, Boswell moved to London to try his luck at the English Bar, which proved even less successful than his career in Scotland. In 1792 Boswell lobbied the Home Secretary to help gain royal pardons for four Botany Bay escapees including Mary Bryant. He also offered to stand for Parliament but failed to get the necessary support, and he spent the final years of his life writing his Life of Samuel Johnson. During this time his health began to fail due to venereal disease and his years of drinking. Boswell died in London in 1795.

Boswell’s remains were interred in the crypt of the Boswell family mausoleum in what is now the old Auchinleck Kirkyard in Ayrshire. The mausoleum is attached to the old Auchinleck Kirk.

There are no shortage of plaques around the British Isles telling you that Boswell, and usually Johnsion had stayed there, the two amonf the pics are on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The statue is of the man and is on Market St, Lichfield, England.

[funstealer]

Asia Argento by Jean Baptiste Mondino Numero Magazine - August 2005 Fashion editor Samuel Francois Make up Karim Rahman Hair Stephane Lancien

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Round 2, Match 61: Phoenix Wright vs. The Dragonborn

Submitted kids:

Phoenix Wright: Confirmed: Pearl Fey, Trucy Wright (Arguably: Maya Fey, Apollo Justice, Athena Cykes)

The Dragonborn: Alesan, Blaise, Lucia, Sofie, Runa Fair-Shield, Hroar, Samuel, and Francois Beaufort are all the official adoption candidates. Theoretically, though, Dragonborn can adopt any kid in Skyrim as long as their caregivers are dead.

Propaganda under the cut!

Phoenix Wright:

1. “his mentor dies leaving behind her teenage sister hes like 'my sister now' teenage sister's aunt is arrested, and her 9yo cousin needs looking after 'say no more' dudes entire career comes crashing down around him at the same time a dude abandons his daughter 'looks like i have a reason to live now'”

2. “Tired old man (he’s 35) single lawyer dad of two other lawyers and a famous magician. Absolutely unhinged but appears Normal™️. Constantly embarrasses himself and is routinely assaulted and verbally abused in court but wins all his cases anyway (and he only forged evidence like twice!). Runs his own law firm (possible front for adopting more children?) and has 100% faith in his kids and his clients (two categories that overlap wayyyy too often, he and his family are constantly being framed for murder). He has a dumb hairstyle and no one ever lets him forget it. Phoenix has eaten glass before and would probably do so again. He has also survived falling from a 40-foot burning bridge into an ice-cold river, being the victim of a hit-and-run, and nearly being executed by a foreign government twice. Plus he’s bisexual and suffers from gay angst disease. Phoenix Wright is God’s favorite and he should be yours too!”

3. “Phoenix legally adopted Trucy and has just been taking kids without parents into his law agency ever since. Also if you consider him and Edgeworth to be together, then Edgeworth also essentially adopted Kay Faraday, so that's another one right there.”

4. “He's a lawyer. He adopts a little sister after her sister (his boss) dies. His client runs out on him so he does the logical thing and adopts the daughter he left behind even as his life falls apart. He meets her biological brother and manipulates him into joining his found family. I have no idea how he met teenage Lawyer Athena but that's his daughter now too.”

(Mod note: Full propaganda list coming soon!)

The Dragonborn:

“Dragonborn can adopt any two children - begging street urchins, orphans suffering an Annie-like predicament, any child they decide to relieve from their caregivers. And while it isn’t canon, there are mods to remove the “only two kids” limit. As a playable character, Dragonborn is a reflection of the desires and values of those that control them. Therefore, they reflect the tendency to serially adopt from “serial adopter” players: they take kids off the streets, assassinate the cruel orphanage boss so they adopt the children there, they might even kill the abusive Lemkil to give Sissel and Britte a better home. (And in a modded playthrough, they remove the adoption limit so they don’t have to choose between all the sympathetic children they want to shelter in their many houses; seriously that limit sucks when you have multiple children’s rooms that go empty.)”

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for December 29, 2014 #71.

Power Of Zeus “Sorceror Of Isis”

Cybotron “Aries Boogie”

Atomic Crocus, The “Ombilic Effect”

Rimshots, The “Neighbor! Get Your Own”

Jimmy “Bo” Horne “Dance Across The Floor”

Donald Austin “Crazy Legs”

Little Sonny “Eli’s Pork Chop”

Albert King “Cold Feet”

Richard Groove Holmes “You’ve Got It Bad”

Don Powell “Troubled Mind” (ver. A)

Second Direction “Praeludium”

Linda Tillery “Freedom Time”

Baron Von Ohlen Quartet, The “Runaway Heart”

Pete Kelly “Beachcomber”

Veit Marvos & Hid Red Point Orchestra “The Way You Look At Me”

Bobbi Humphrey “Chicago, Damn”

Roy Budd “Diamonds”

Hubert Laws “Undecided”

Frank Strazerri “Cloudburst”

Gil-Scott Heron “Home Is Where The Hatred Is”

Siegfried Shwab “Feel It”

People’s Choice, The “Soft And Tender”

Larry Willis “Journey’s End”

Mighty Joe Young “As The Years Go Passing By”

Banks & Hampton “Passion And Promises”

Samuel Jonathan Johnson “My Music”

Billy Preston “I Wonder”

Weldon Irvine “Morning Sunrise”

J.O.B. Orchestra “Govinda”

Tony Ansell “Softly As In A Morning Sunrise”

Jay Beliner “I Just Want To Be There”

Les Baxter “Black Mass”

Francois Betti “Brass Blues”

Marc Moulin “Tohu Bohu I”

Riff Raff “Original Man”

Pierre Bachalet & Mathias Camison “O’ Et L’Amour A Trois”

Pekka Pohjola “Sekoilu Seestyy (Madness Subsides)”

Bonus broadcast; jazz, soul, fusion, funk, vinyl treasures, crate-digging, and sampling.

[bikinibottomdayz]

JANUARY 10 2024 RELEASE

All my masters can be found here, full release under the read more! If interested, please contact me at bikinibottomtrading@gmail.com!

The haul today is: Hamilton (Miguel's final), Some Like It Hot (Closing), Hadestown (Belen Eurydice), & Juliet (Charity's debut), Appropriate

& JULIET January 2, 2024 (M) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (9.53GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Rachel Webb (u/s Juliet), Betsy Wolfe (Anne), Austin Scott (Shakespeare), Charity Angel Dawson (Nurse), Paulo Szot (Lance), Ben Jackson Walker (Romeo), Justin David Sullivan (May), Phillipe Arroyo (Francois), Makai Hernandez (Richard), Andrew Chappelle (Sly/Lord Capulet), Phil Colgan (s/w Crosse), Bobby “Pocket” Horner (Rumor), Joomin Hwang (Kempe), Megan Kane (Helena), Ava Noble (s/w Titania/Rosaline), Joe Moeller (Henry/Bathroom Attendant), Brittany Nicholas (s/w Viola/Lady Capulet), Alaina Vi Maderal (s/w Gwynne), Matt Raffy (Gregory), Tiernan Tunnicliffe (Eleanor/Benvolio), Notes: Great 4K capture of Charity Angel Dawson’s debut! Footage starts seven minutes in at the very end of “I Want It That Way,” audio only until then. Minor head obstruction on the left that only very occasionally blocks action. Increased wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Show stop during “Show Me Love,” video includes a little bit of the pause. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB91Z8 | ASKING $18 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL JULY 2, 2024

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HAMILTON January 7, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (11.52GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Miguel Cervantes (Alexander Hamilton), Alysha Deslorieux (Eliza Hamilton), Jared Dixon (Aaron Burr), Jennie Harney-Fleming (Angelica Schuyler), Tamar Greene (George Washington), Kyle Scatliffe (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Ebrin R. Stanley (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison), Marc delaCruz (u/s John Laurens/Philip Hamilton), Yana Perrault (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds), Jarrod Spector (King George), Alexander Ferguson (Philip Schuyler/James Reynolds/Doctor), Thayne Jasperson (Samuel Seabury), John Michael Fiumara (Charles Lee), Preston Mui (George Eacker), Lauren Boyd, Amanda Braun (s/w), Jonathan Butler-Duplessis, Jennifer Geller, Willie Smith III, Gabriella Sorrentino (s/w), Damani Van Rensalier Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Miguel and Alysha’s final performances! Head obstruction on the far right that is mostly worked around but blocks a few moments. Increased wandering / readjusting and unfocusing. Includes curtain call and the post-show speech given by Lin-Manuel Miranda, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB9xcS | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL JULY 2, 2024

SOME LIKE IT HOT December 30, 2023 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (11.12GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Christian Borle (Joe/Josephine), J. Harrison Ghee (Jerry/Daphne), Adrianna Hicks (Sugar), Kevin Del Aguila (Osgood), NaTasha Yvette Williams (Sweet Sue), Adam Heller (Mulligan), Mark Lotito (Spats), Angie Schworer (Minnie), TyNia Rene Brandon (Ensemble), DeMarius R. Copes (Ensemble), Casey Garvin (Ensemble), Devon Hadsell (Ensemble), Jenny Hill (Ensemble), K.J. Hippensteel (Ensemble), Jarvis B. Manning Jr. (Ensemble), Brian Martin (Ensemble), Abby Matsusaka (Ensemble), Amber Owens (Ensemble), Charles South (Ensemble), Brendon Stimson (Ensemble), Raena White (Ensemble), Ericka Hunter Yang (Ensemble), Richard Riaz Yoder (Ensemble) Notes: Great 4K capture of this show’s final performance! There is obstruction blocking off the right side of the stage, which is worst in the first 3 minutes of the show. Some action on the far right is blocked off as a result. Increased wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Audio is a bit muffled, especially from the end of the first song to the first scene in Spats’ office. Includes curtain call and the closing speech, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB8Bsw | ASKING $18 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL JULY 2, 2024

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[noah-moth-cursed-chaos]

"What is in these bags, Zane?" When Veezara had been invited to tag along on business his friend had in Riften, he'd naturally assumed it had something to do with the thieve's guild. However trotting right up to the gate with bags of stolen goods wouldn't be Zane's style, so it begged the question: What were they doing?

"Oh, toys, sweets, clothes, stuff like that. It's been a while since I visited the orphanage."

Veezara almost stopped walking, staring at the deadly assassin he'd come to know over the last month, he was aware Zane had his own children and always made sure in his travels to find trinkets to bring home for his girls, yet somehow the idea of him having a general soft spot for kids never occured, despite how he ended up a member of the brotherhood.

"You... Help with the orphanage?"

"I bring some supplies and visit the kids when I'm in the area or have time. They had a rough start, I want to make sure they're doing good now," Zane said idly, "They're good kids, Veez. They deserve good things." He waved at the guards at they entered Riften. The look one of them gave him made Veezara wonder if they knew who Zane was and just couldn't do anything about it.

Nonetheless the two made their way to Honorhall, and Zane knocked on the door, waiting a moment before an imperial woman opened it, smiling warmly seeing him, "Zane! How have you been? It's been a couple months."

"Busy but good, what about you and the kids?"

"We've been doing well! Oh, I wrote but I'm not sure if it's reached you yet, Brynjolf adopted Samuel and Hroar, I'm. Not sure about it, but they seem happy and you trust him."

"That's amazing! I'll have to visit them before I go." Zane seemed overjoyed to hear that. The two walked in, it seemed there were only two orphans at the moment. A young imperial boy and a young nord girl, who both ran over seeing Zane, the boy immediately hugged the argonian, and the girl hung back some but was clearly excited.

"Zane! I told Sofie you were going to visit soon! She said you were probably too busy with being thane of Whiterun and an adventurer and stuff, but you're never too busy for us!"

"Did you go on any adventures while you were gone? Did you see anything cool?" The girl, Sofie, asked, "Who's your friend?" She looked at Veezara, and he quietly realized the reason she hung back seemed to be nervousness. It made sense, she had never met him before after all.

"Oh! This is Veezara, Veezara, meet Sofie and Francois." Zane said, "Veez is an adventurer like me," An easy lie, "And we didn't just see cool stuff, we brought you two cool stuff." He took off his bookbag, handing it to Francois, "This one's for you, and Veezara the one you're carrying is for Sofie."

He nodded, taking it off and holding it out to her, she hesitantly took it, thanking him quietly.

"Of course, Sofie. I hope you enjoy the gifts." Veezara tried his best approximation of a kind smile, which looks nothing like a smile, because Argonians don't have lips as far as the author can tell and therefore are literally incapable of the majority of human facial expression. She gave a small smile back and walked back over to Zane to look through the bag.

The children were over the moon with the items they received, Francois also had plenty of questions about Veezara's supposed job of 'adventurer', he thankfully could combine his own experiences from traveling, and Zane's numerous tales of adventure and glory, to come up with convincing enough answers.

Zane listened diligently to the children talk about their lives, played with them, told them stories, caught up with the two boys who'd been adopted. He was... Gentle, and caring with them.

Zane had easily proven himself deadly, ruthless and bloodthirsty. It was second nature to him, clearly. But so was this... This soul deep tenderness, Veezara couldn't help but admire it some. How this man so capable of bringing death and destruction could stop on his way out of the orphanage, bend to Sofie's height when she asked for a hug, and wait for her to let go first, in a way that made Veezara so sure not a single child Zane had met ever knew he was anything to be afraid of.

On the way out of Riften, Zane had a spring in his step and a smile on his face. They paid the cart driver, who grumbled about how the sun would be setting soon and he's tired of having to drive through the wilderness at night, and they were off.

And... Veezara couldn't help but notice that well he was more so focused on the scenery passing by, Zane... Seemed to be looking at him more often than not.

"Is there something on my face?" Veezara asked, mainly as a polite way of asking 'why have you been staring at me for this long'.

"No I uhm-you just-" Zane tripped over his words, seeming a bit bashful, "... You look really nice in the moonlight."

Veezara stared at him, maybe for a bit too long, because Zane straightened his posture, looked away, and, "Sorry." It was quick and quiet, embarrassed.

"There's no need to apologize, I appreciate the compliment I just. Was not expecting it." Veezara replied, even his current companions were not the type to give such... admiration so freely like that. It's something to expect with assassins, they aren't as charming or earnest as they're written in books.

Zane, however, was full of surprises.

He just nodded, and kept his gaze on the passing scenery.

[boldlycrookedsalad]

Literary Canon (from kissgrammar)

The Holy Bible, Authorized King James Version [At a minimum, the books of Genesis, Exodus, Job, Psalms, from the Old Testament; Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Apocalypse from the New.] Whether or not you are Christian is irrelevant. The civilization in which we live is based on and permeated by the ideas and values expressed in this book. Understanding our civilization, the world in which we live, is probably impossible without having read -- and thought about -- at least the most famous books in the Bible. Historically, the King James Version is considered the most artistic, and thus has probably had the most literary influence.

Homer, The Iliad

Homer, The Odyssey

Sophocles, Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex)

Sophocles, Antigone

Plato, The Republic, especially "The Myth of the Cave"

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Saint Augustine, The Confessions

Dante, The Divine Comedy

Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron

Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince

Giambattista Vico, Principles of a New Science

Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

Romeo and Juliet

King Lear

Hamlet

Othello

Macbeth

John Donne, "Holy Sonnet XIV"

John Donne, "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning"

Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress"

John Milton, Paradise Lost

Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels

A Modest Proposal

Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Michel de Montaigne, Essays, especially "Of Experience"

Francois Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel

Moliere, The Misanthrope

Blaise Pascal, Pensees

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile

Voltaire, Candide

Erasmus, In Praise of Folly

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Parts One & Two

Honore de Balzac, Old Goriot (also translated as Pere Goriot)

Stendhal, The Red and the Black

Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

Emile Zola, Germinal

Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

William Blake

William Wordsworth

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Lord Byron, Don Juan

John Keats, "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

Robert Browning, "My Last Duchess"

Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist

A Tale Of Two Cities

Hard Times

A Christmas Carol

Matthew Arnold, "Dover Beach"

John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre

Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

Francis Thompson, "The Hound of Heaven"

Samuel Butler, Erewhon

Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

George Eliot- Silas Marner

Middlemarch

Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Friedrich Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil

The Will To Power

The Birth of Tragedy

On the Genealogy of Morals

Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin

The Bronze Horseman

Nikolai Gogol -The Overcoat

Dead Souls

Mikhail Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time

Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

Fyodor Dostoevsky -Notes From the Underground

Crime and Punishment

Leo Tolstoy -The Death of Ivan Ilych

War and Peace

Anton Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard

James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays

Emily Dickinson - "Because I Could Not Stop For Death"

"The Tint I Cannot Take"

"There's a Certain Slant of Light"

Walt Whitman  - "Song of Myself"

"The Sleepers"

"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"

"As I Ebbed With The Ocean of Life"

"Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"

"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd"

Nathaniel Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown

The Scarlet Letter

Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

Edgar Allen Poe - "The Raven"

The Cask of Amontillado

Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Kate Chopin -The Story of An Hour

The Awakening

Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage

Henry James

Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Luigi Pirandello

[beardedmrbean]

ARRAS, France — 

A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in northern France, authorities said.

France raised its threat alert to its highest level, and the attack was being investigated by anti-terrorism prosecutors amid soaring global tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas. It also happened almost three years after another teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded by a radicalized Chechen near a Paris area school.

The suspected attacker had been under surveillance since the summer on suspicion of Islamic radicalization, French intelligence services told The Associated Press. He was detained Thursday for questioning based on the monitoring of his phone calls in recent days, but investigators found no sign that he was preparing an attack, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

"There was a race against the clock. But there was no threat, no weapon, no indication. We did our our job seriously," Darmanin said on TF1 television. French intelligence suggested a link between the war in the Middle East and the suspect's decision to attack, the minister said.

The suspect, identified by prosecutors as Mohamed M., was reportedly refusing to speak to investigators. Several others also were in custody Friday, national counterterrorism prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said. Police said the suspect's younger brother was among those held for questioning.

President Emmanuel Macron said France had been "hit once again by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism."

"Nearly three years to the day after the assassination of Samuel Paty, terrorism has hit a school again and in a context that we're all aware of," Macron said at the site of the attack in Arras, a city 185 kilometers north of Paris.

A colleague and a fellow teacher identified the dead educator as Dominique Bernard, a French language teacher at the Gambetta-Carnot school, which enrolls students ages 11-18. The victim "stepped in and probably saved many lives" but two of the wounded — another teacher and a security guard — were fighting for theirs, according to Macron.

Authorities said the third person wounded worked as a cleaner at the school. The prosecutor said the alleged assailant was a former student there and repeatedly shouted "Allahu akbar," or "God is great" in Arabic during the attack.

Police officer Sliman Hamzi was one of the first on the scene. Hamzi said he was alerted by another officer, rushed to the school and saw a male victim lying on the ground outside the school and the attacker being taken away. He said the victim had his throat slit.

"I'm extremely shocked by what I saw," the officer said. "It was a horrible thing to see this poor man who was killed on the job by a lunatic."

The National Police force identified the suspect in the attack as a Russian national of Chechen origin who was born in 2003. The French intelligence services told the AP he had been closely watched since the summer with tails and telephone surveillance and was stopped as recently as Thursday for a police check that found no wrongdoing.

Friday's attack had echoes of Paty's slaying on Oct 16, 2020 — also a Friday — by an 18-year-old who had become radicalized. Like the suspect in Friday's stabbings, the earlier attacker had a Chechen background; police shot and killed him.

Martin Doussau, a philosophy teacher at Gambetta-Carnot, said the assailant was armed with two knives and appeared to be hunting specifically for a history teacher. Paty taught history and geography.

"I was chased by the attacker, who ... asked me if I teach history,'" said Doussau, who recounted how he barricaded himself behind a door until police used a stun gun to subdue the attacker. "When he turned around and asked me if I am a history teacher, I immediately thought of Samuel Paty."

The school went into lockdown, and some children were held inside classrooms for hours while distraught parents gathered outside.

"My husband was in tears. There were a lot of people crying, a lot in a state of panic," said Céline Bourgeois, whose 15-year-old son, Louis, was inside.

Prosecutors said they were considering charges of terror-related murder and attempted murder against the suspect.

Macron visited the school, stopping for a moment before the blanket-covered body of the teacher, which was in the parking lot in front of the school, then met with students.

He said police thwarted an "attempted attack" in another region of France after the teacher's fatal stabbing. He did not provide details, but the Interior Ministry said he was referring to a man armed with a knife arrested coming out of a prayer hall in the Yvelines region west of Paris. The man's motives weren't immediately clear, police said.

School attacks are rare in France, and the government asked authorities to heighten vigilance at all schools across the country.

The government also increased its threat alert to its highest level Friday, allowing for larger police and military deployments to protect the country. Darmanin said there was no specific threat that prompted the move, but cited calls by extremists to attack amid the Mideast war.

He said authorities have detained 12 people near schools or places of worship since the Hamas attack on Israel last Saturday, some of whom were armed and were preparing to attack. France has heightened security at hundreds of Jewish sites around the country this week.

The suspect's telephone conversations in recent days gave no indication of an impending attack, leading intelligence officers to conclude that the assailant decided suddenly on Friday to act, intelligence services told the AP.

The suspect's father was expelled from France in 2018 for radicalism, the interior minister said.

An older brother is serving a 5-year prison term for terror offences. He was convicted this year of involvement in a plot for an armed attack around the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris that was thwarted by the intelligence services. Other members of the radical Islamist group were also jailed for up to 15 years. He was the group's only Chechen.

The older brother also was a former pupil at the high school targeted Friday, according to legal records from his trial earlier this year on terror-related charges. Investigation records show that during a school class in 2016 about freedom of expression, the older brother defended a terror attack in 2015 that killed 12 cartoonists at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

Friday's attack came amid heightened tensions around the world over Hamas' attack on southern Israel and Israel's blistering military response, which have killed hundreds of civilians on both sides.

Darmanin on Thursday ordered local authorities to ban all pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid a rise in antisemitic acts.

France is estimated to have the world's third-largest Jewish population after Israel and the U.S., as well as the largest Muslim population in Western Europe.

A moment of silence was held at the opening of a France-Netherlands soccer match Friday night to honor victims of the Israel-Hamas fighting and the slain teacher.

Macron said the school in Arras would reopen as soon as Saturday morning, and he urged the people of France to "stay united."

"The choice has been made not to give in to terror," he said. "We must not let anything divide us, and we must remember that schools and the transmission of knowledge are at the heart of this fight against ignorance."

[scotianostra]

On October 29th 1740 James Boswell, the biographer, diarist and travel writer was born in Edinburgh.

Boswell is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language.

The son of Lord Auchinleck, Boswell matriculated in 1753 to study at the city’s University. In 1759 his father sent him to Glasgow, where he attended the classes of Adam Smith and others, but he tired of student life and fled to London on 1 March 1760. He became a lawyer, a writer and, and most famously the biographer of the aforementioned Samuel Johnson.

He first met Johnson on 16 May 1763 at Tom Davies Bookshop in Russell Street. It was the start of a lifelong friendship, with eventually Johnson calling him ‘Bozzy’.

By all accounts Bozzy was a handsome fellow, with an engaging character and great deal of charm evident in the portrait by George Willison attached to this post, painted during the early summer of 1765 when Boswell was in his mid twenties.

By outstandingly gatecrashing himself into literary circles James Boswell managed to introduce himself, during extended travels on the continent from 1763 – 1766, to two of the eighteenth centuries, and history’s most important civil liberty protagonists.

They were a dynamic duo, the self styled wit Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet), and political philosopher, educationist and author Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

James Boswell returned to England from his Grand Tour in February 1766 accompanied by Rousseau’s mistress. Three years later he married his cousin Margaret Montgomerie with whom he had six children.

In 1773 Boswell and Johnson shared a tour of the Hebrides. Boswell published an account of their journey in 1785, including a description of Johnson merrily swinging a broadsword and wearing traditional Scottish garb. Boswell brought Corsican nationalist Pasquali Paoli and the Polish ambassador Count Burzynski to visit Glasgow University. They were greeted by several professors and a large crowd of spectators, and toured the printing works and the Academy of Art with the University printers Robert and Andrew Foulis. They stopped off in Glasgow on their return, and stayed at the Saracen’s Head Inn near the University, which is still trading to this day.

For much of James Boswell’s life his father despaired of him. He didn’t follow his father’s profession and practice law, preferring his writing above all. However he did became 9th Laird of Auchinleck, but in the end his years of enjoying the good life finally caught up with him.

Not many people have a word named after them, to be ‘Boswellian’ means to be a constant companion and observer. Another noted Scotsman, Arthur Conan Doyle honoured his fellow countryman and writer Boswell in his works. His celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes said ‘that talent instantly recognizes genius’ and referred to his own cherished companion and observer, Dr Watson, as ‘my Boswell’.

After Johnson’s death in 1784, Boswell moved to London to try his luck at the English Bar, which proved even less successful than his career in Scotland. In 1792 Boswell lobbied the Home Secretary to help gain royal pardons for four Botany Bay escapees including Mary Bryant. He also offered to stand for Parliament but failed to get the necessary support, and he spent the final years of his life writing his Life of Samuel Johnson. During this time his health began to fail due to venereal disease and his years of drinking. Boswell died in London in 1795.

Boswell’s remains were interred in the crypt of the Boswell family mausoleum in what is now the old Auchinleck Kirkyard in Ayrshire. The mausoleum is attached to the old Auchinleck Kirk.

[servants-hall]

All Creatures Great and Small - 4x01 Synopsis

From Radio Times:

Episode 1: Broodiness

Summary

Return of the drama, starring Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West. It is Spring 1940, and without Tristan, Skeldale House is busier than ever. James and Helen dream about the future, hoping that he won't be called up. And a chance encounter with young lad, Wesley Binks, leaves James worrying if his dog, Duke, is being mistreated

Credits

Siegfried Farnon Samuel West Mrs Audrey Hall Anna Madeley James Herriot Nicholas Ralph Helen Herriot Rachel Shenton Richard Carmody James Anthony-Rose Mrs Pumphrey Patricia Hodge Gerald Hammond Will Thorp Richard Alderson Tony Pitts Jenny Alderson Imogen Clawson Wesley Binks Billy Hickey Clifford Slavens Paul Hilton Granny Binks Pam Shaw Miss Harbottle Neve McIntosh Mr Dakin James Bolam Joe Coney Paul Bazely Maggie Mollie Winnard Jack Dodson Mark Smalley Mrs Stokes Susan Hilton Anne Chapman Cleo Sylvestre Grace Chapman Cat Simmons Francois Joseph May Private Biggs Olly Rhodes Ned Clough Paul Copley Sid Crabtree Ryan Hawley Elsie Crabtree Chloe Harris Marie Crabtree Matilda Kent RSPCA Officer Susan-Jayne Robinson Delivery Man Keith Hyland Government Clerk Chris Coniston

Director Andy Hay Executive producer Melissa Gallant Executive producer Colin Callender Writer Jamie Crichton Executive producer Ben Vanstone Executive producer Louise Pedersen Executive producer David Swetman Producer Yvonne Francas

[serialadoptersbracket]

Match 11, Round 1: The Dragonborn vs. Daud

Submitted kids:

The Dragonborn: Alesan, Blaise, Lucia, Sofie, Runa Fair-Shield, Hroar, Samuel, and Francois Beaufort are all the official adoption candidates. Theoretically, though, Dragonborn can adopt any kid in Skyrim as long as their caregivers are dead.

Daud: Billie, Thomas, the rest of the whalers

Propaganda under the cut!

The Dragonborn:

Dragonborn can adopt any two children - begging street urchins, orphans suffering an Annie-like predicament, any child they decide to relieve from their caregivers. And while it isn’t canon, there are mods to remove the “only two kids” limit. As a playable character, Dragonborn is a reflection of the desires and values of those that control them. Therefore, they reflect the tendency to serially adopt from “serial adopter” players: they take kids off the streets, assassinate the cruel orphanage boss so they adopt the children there, they might even kill the abusive Lemkil to give Sissel and Britte a better home. (And in a modded playthrough, they remove the adoption limit so they don’t have to choose between all the sympathetic children they want to shelter in their many houses; seriously that limit sucks when you have multiple children’s rooms that go empty.)

No propaganda has been submitted for Daud

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 9.4

Beer Birthdays

Samuel Simon Loeb (1862)

William Hamm, Jr. (1893)

Ken Weaver (1983)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Anton Bruckner; Austrian composer (1824)

Whitney Cummings; comedian (1982)

Candy Loving; Playboy playmate 1/79 (1956)

Darius Milhaud; French composer (1892)

Ione Skye; English-American actress (1971)

Famous Birthdays

Joan Aiken; English author (1924)

Al-Biruni; Persian physician and polymath (973)

Carl Heinrich Biber; Austrian composer (1681)

Janet Biehl; philosopher (1953)

Daniel Burnham; architect (1846)

Martin Chambers; English drummer and singer (1951)

Craig Claiborne; journalist, author (1920)

Darryl Cotton; Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1949)

Francois Rene de Chateaubriand; French writer (1776)

Max Delbrück; German-American biophysicist (1906)

Edward Dmytryk; film director (1908)

Gary Duncan; rock guitarist (1946)

Danny Gatton; guitarist (1945)

Mitzi Gaynor; actor, dancer (1931)

Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist (1934)

George William Gray, British chemist, creator of liquid crystals (1926)

Max Greenfield; actor (1980)

Kevin Harrington; Australian actor (1959)

Paul Harvey; radio journalist (1918)

Jacqueline Hewitt; astrophysicist and astronomer (1958)

Syd Hoff; author and illustrator (1912)

Constantijn Huygens; Dutch poet and composer (1596)

Beyoncé Knowles; pop singer (1981)

Lewis Howard Latimer; inventor (1848)

Alexander Liberman, Russian-American artist (1912)

Dave Liebman; saxophonist (1946)

Donald McKay; shipbuilder (1810)

Kyle Mooney; comedian (1984)

Albert Joseph Moore; English artist (1841)

Stanford Moore; biochemist (1913)

Howard Morris; comedian (1919)

Gene Parsons; singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player (1944)

George Percy; English explorer (1580)

Mike Piazza; New York Mets C (1968)

Drew Pinsky; radio and television host (1958)

Mary Renault; English writer (1905)

Oskar Schlemmer; German artist (1888)

Hanna Schwamborn; German actress (1992)

Jan Švankmajer; Czech filmmaker (1934)

Kim Thayil; guitarist and songwriter (1960)

Tom Watson; golfer (1949)

Damon Wayans; actor, comedian (1960)

Dallas Willard; philosopher (1935)

Gerald Wilson; trumpet player (1918)

Richard Wright; writer (1908)

Shinya Yamanaka; Japanese biologist (1962)

Dick York; actor (1928)

Bobby Jarzombek; drummer (1963)

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This Week in Rust 574

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Updates from Rust Community

Official

Announcing four new members of the compiler team

Foundation

Announcing the Rust Foundation’s Newest Project Director: Carol Nichols

Rust Foundation Collaborates With AWS Initiative to Verify Rust Standard Libraries

EuroRust 2024

Through the Fire and the Flames - Jon Gjengset

Build bigger in less time: code testing beyond the basics - Predrag Gruevski

A gentle introduction to procedural macros - Sam Van Overmeire

Practical Rust for Web Audio - Attila Haraszti

Augmented docs: a love letter to rustdoc and docs.rs - Francois Mockers

The Impact of Memory Allocators on Performance: A Deep Dive - Arthur Pastel

Proving macro expansion with expandable - Sasha Pourcelot

Runtime Scripting for Rust Applications - Niklas Korz

Unleashing 🦀 The Ferris Within - Victor Ciura

The first six years in the development of Polonius - Amanda Stjerna

Non-binary Rust: Between Safe and Unsafe - Boxy Uwu

Writing a SD Card driver in Rust - Johnathan Pallant

My Journey from WebDev to Medical Visualization Rustacean - David Peherstorfer

Code to contract to code: making ironclad APIs - Adam Chalmers

Rust Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann - Henk Oordt

Linting with Dylint - Samuel Moelius

RustConf 2024

Dr. Rebecca Rumbul (Rust Foundation Executive Director): "Welcome Remarks"

Aeva Black: "Making Open Source Secure by Design" | KEYNOTE

Marc-André Moreau (CTO, Devolutions): Diamond Sponsor Talk

Nick Cameron: "Eternal Sunshine of the Rustfmt'ed Mind"

Jack Wrenn: "Safety Goggles for Alchemists"

Rohit Dandamundi: "Widening the Ferris Net"

Isabel Atkinson: "Rustify Your API: A Journey from Specification to Implementation"

Sparrow Li: "The Current State and Future of Rust Compiler Performance"

Nathan Stocks: "Shooting Stars! Livecode a Game in Less Than 30 Mins"

Pedro Rittner & Sean Lawlor: "Actors and Factories in Rust"

David Koloski: "The (Many) Mistakes I Made in rkyv"

Kyler Chin: "How We Built a Rust-y Real-Time Public Transport Map"

Adam Chalmers: "Making a Programming Language for 3D Design"

Martin Pool: "Finding Bugs with cargo-mutants"

1Password, Adobe, Woven by Toyota: Gold Sponsor Lightning Talks

Miguel Ojeda (Rust for Linux): KEYNOTE

JetBrains, K2 Space, Zed: Gold Sponsor Lightning Talks

Jonathan Pallant: "Six Clock Cycle per Pixel - Graphics on the Neotrol Pico"

Joannah Nanjekye: "Rust Interop: Memory Safety Across Foreign Function Boundaries"

Jacob Pratt: "Compiler-Driven Development: Making Rust Work for You"

Angus Morrison: "How Rust is Powering Next-Generation Space Mission Simulators"

Michael Gattozzi: "What Happens When You Run Cargo Build?"

Pallavi Thukral: "Rust in Motion: Building Reliable and Performant Robotics Systems"

Marc-André Giroux: "Low-Overhead Observability in High-RPS Servers"

Predrag Gruevski: "Putting an End to Accidental SemVer-Breaking Changes"

Chris Biscardi: "Web Sites, Web Apps, and Web Assembly"

Nicholas Matsakis (Co-Lead, Rust Design Team): "Rust Roadmap 2.0" | KEYNOTE

Frédéric Ameye: "Rust in Legacy Regulated Industries"

Walter Pearce: "Dude, Where's My C?"

Ed Jones: "Fearless Refactoring & the Art of Argument-Free Rust"

Dr. Rebecca Rambul: Opening Remarks

OxidOS Sponsored Talk

Martin Geisler: "Rust Training at Scale"

Quanyi Ma: "Embracing Monorepo and LLM Evolution"

Joshua Liebow-Feeser: "Safety in an Unsafe World"

Jack Huey & James Munns: "An Outsider's Guide to the Rust Project"

Newsletters

This Month in Rust OSDev: October 2024

Project/Tooling Updates

hyper in curl Needs a Champion

godot-rust November 2024 dev update

Security in hickory-dns

Virtual Geometry in Bevy 0.15

Glues v0.5 - Editor Tabs and Enhanced Vim Commands

Streaming data analytics, Fluvio 0.13.0 release

Rerun 0.20 - Geospatial data and full H.264 support

git-cliff 2.7.0 is released! (a highly customizable changelog generator)

Observations/Thoughts

You don't (always) need async

The fastest WASM zlib

A rustc soundness bug in the wild

[audio] Compile Time Crimes

[audio] Oxide with Steve Klabnik

Rust Walkthroughs

Zed Rope Optimizations, Part 1

Futexes at Home

Build your own SQLite, Part 3: SQL parsing 101

dtype_dispatch: a most beautiful hack

Sending Events to Bevy from anywhere

Building an email address parser in Rust with nom

Exploring Async Runtimes by Building our Own

Traits to Unify all Vectors

Basics of Pinning in Rust

Building a Wifi-controlled car with Rust and ESP32

[video] Build with Naz : Diesel ORM, SQLite and Rust

Crate of the Week

This week's crate is fixed-slice-vec, a no-std dynamic length Vec with runtime-determined maximum capacity backed by a slice.

Thanks to Jay Oster for the suggestion!

Please submit your suggestions and votes for next week!

Calls for Testing

An important step for RFC implementation is for people to experiment with the implementation and give feedback, especially before stabilization. The following RFCs would benefit from user testing before moving forward:

RFCs

No calls for testing were issued this week.

Testing Steps

Rust

No calls for testing were issued this week.

Testing steps

Rustup

No calls for testing were issued this week.

Testing steps

If you are a feature implementer and would like your RFC to appear on the above list, add the new call-for-testing label to your RFC along with a comment providing testing instructions and/or guidance on which aspect(s) of the feature need testing.

Call for Participation; projects and speakers

CFP - Projects

Always wanted to contribute to open-source projects but did not know where to start? Every week we highlight some tasks from the Rust community for you to pick and get started!

Some of these tasks may also have mentors available, visit the task page for more information.

If you are a Rust project owner and are looking for contributors, please submit tasks here or through a PR to TWiR or by reaching out on X (formerly Twitter) or Mastodon!

CFP - Events

Are you a new or experienced speaker looking for a place to share something cool? This section highlights events that are being planned and are accepting submissions to join their event as a speaker.

If you are an event organizer hoping to expand the reach of your event, please submit a link to the website through a PR to TWiR or by reaching out on X (formerly Twitter) or Mastodon!

Updates from the Rust Project

480 pull requests were merged in the last week

ABI checks: add support for some tier3 arches, warn on others

ABI checks: add support for tier2 arches

CFI: append debug location to CFI blocks

AIX: Add crate "unwind" to link with libunwind

illumos: use pipe2 to create anonymous pipes

check_consts: fix error requesting feature gate when that gate is not actually needed

const_panic: inline in bootstrap builds to avoid f16/f128 crashes

rustc_metadata: Preprocess search paths for better performance

suggest_borrow_generic_arg: instantiate clauses properly

add visit_coroutine_kind to ast::Visitor

add parentheses when unboxing suggestion needed

add reference annotations for diagnostic attributes

allow CFGuard on windows-gnullvm

always inline functions signatures containing f16 or f128

borrowck diagnostics: suggest borrowing function inputs in generic positions

change Visitor::visit_precise_capturing_arg so it returns a Visitor::Result

change intrinsic declarations to new style

check use<..> in RPITIT for refinement

consolidate type system const evaluation under traits::evaluate_const

delete the cfg(not(parallel)) serial compiler

deny capturing late-bound ty/const params in nested opaques

diagnostics for let mut in item context

extend the "if-unchanged" logic for compiler builds

feature gate yield expressions not in 2024

fix ICE when passing DefId-creating args to legacy_const_generics

fix REGISTRY_USERNAME to reuse cache between auto and pr jobs

fix a copy-paste issue in the NuttX raw type definition

fix compilation error on Solaris due to flock usage

fix span edition for 2024 RPIT coming from an external macro

for expr return (_ = 42); unused_paren lint should not be triggered

handle infer vars in anon consts on stable

improve VecCache under parallel frontend

increase accuracy of if condition misparse suggestion

liberate aarch64-gnu-debug from the shackles of --test-args=clang

likely unlikely fix

make precise capturing suggestion machine-applicable only if it has no APITs

make sure to ignore elided lifetimes when pointing at args for fulfillment errors

mention both release and edition breakage for never type lints

move all mono-time checks into their own folder, and their own query

proper support for cross-crate recursive const stability checks

querify MonoItem collection

recurse into APITs in impl_trait_overcaptures

refactor configure_annotatable

remove attributes from generics in built-in derive macros

rename rustc_const_stable_intrinsic → rustc_intrinsic_const_stable_indirect

skip locking span interner for some syntax context checks

trim extra space when suggesting removing bad let

trim whitespace in RemoveLet primary span

tweak attributes for const panic macro

unify FnKind between AST visitors and make WalkItemKind more straight forward

use TypingMode throughout the compiler instead of ParamEnv

warn about invalid mir-enable-passes pass names

miri: implement blocking eventfd

miri: refactor: refine thread variant for windows

miri: renamed this to ecx in extern_static

miri: use -Zroot-dir instead of --remap-path-prefix for diagnostic dir handling

stabilize const_atomic_from_ptr

stabilize const_option_ext

stabilize const_ptr_is_null

stabilize const_unicode_case_lookup

vectorize slice::is_sorted

#[inline] integer parsing functions

add as_slice/into_slice for IoSlice/IoSliceMut

generalize NonNull::from_raw_parts per ACP362

rwlock downgrade

implement mixed_integer_ops_unsigned_sub

improve codegen of fmt_num to delete unreachable panic

float types: move copysign, abs, signum to libcore

make CloneToUninit dyn-compatible

mark is_val_statically_known intrinsic as stably const-callable

optimize char::to_digit and assert radix is at least 2

hashbrown: further sequester Group/Tag code

hashbrown: mark const fn constructors as rustc_const_stable_indirect

codegen_gcc: fix volatile loads and stores

cargo resolver: Stabilize resolver v3

cargo rustdoc: diplay env vars in extra verbose mode

cargo fix: error context for git_fetch refspec not found

cargo: always include Cargo.lock in published crates

cargo: migrate build-rs to the Cargo repo

cargo: simplify English used in guide

rustdoc search: allow queries to end in an empty path segment

rustdoc-search: case-sensitive only when capitals are used

rustdoc-search: use smart binary search in bitmaps

rustdoc: treat declarative macros more like other item kinds

rustdoc: use a trie for name-based search

rustdoc: Fix duplicated footnote IDs

rustdoc: Fix handling of footnote reference in footnote definition

rustdoc: Fix items with generics not having their jump to def link generated

rustdoc: Perform less work when cleaning middle::ty parenthesized generic args

clippy: missing_safety_doc accept uppercase "SAFETY"

clippy: allow conditional Send futures in future_not_send

clippy: do not trigger if_let_mutex starting from Edition 2024

clippy: don't lint CStr literals, do lint float literals in redundant_guards

clippy: handle Option::map_or(true, …) in unnecessary_map_or lint

clippy: new lint: unnecessary_map_or

clippy: support user format-like macros

rust-analyzer: migrate reorder_fields assist to use SyntaxFactory

Rust Compiler Performance Triage

We saw improvements to a large swath of benchmarks with the querification of MonoItem collection (PR #132566). There were also some PRs where we are willing to pay a compile-time cost for expected runtime benefit (PR #132870, PR #120370), or pay a small cost in the single-threaded case in exchange for a big parallel compilation win (PR #124780).

Triage done by @pnkfelix. Revision range: d4822c2d..7d40450b

2 Regressions, 4 Improvements, 10 Mixed; 6 of them in rollups 47 artifact comparisons made in total

Full report here

Approved RFCs

Changes to Rust follow the Rust RFC (request for comments) process. These are the RFCs that were approved for implementation this week:

[RFC] Thread spawn hook (inheriting thread locals)

Final Comment Period

Every week, the team announces the 'final comment period' for RFCs and key PRs which are reaching a decision. Express your opinions now.

RFCs

No RFCs were approved this week.

Tracking Issues & PRs

Rust

[disposition: merge] Always display first line of impl blocks even when collapsed

[disposition: merge] Stabilize async closures (RFC 3668)

[disposition: merge] Tracking Issue for fn const BuildHasherDefault::new()

[disposition: merge] Add AsyncFn* to to the prelude in all editions

[disposition: merge] Tracking Issue for #![feature(const_float_methods)]

Cargo

[disposition: merge] Add future-incompat warning against keywords in cfgs and add raw-idents

Language Team

[disposition: merge] Consensus check: let-chains and is are not mutually exclusive

Language Reference

No Language Reference RFCs entered Final Comment Period this week.

Unsafe Code Guidelines

No Unsafe Code Guideline Tracking Issues or PRs entered Final Comment Period this week.

New and Updated RFCs

[new] Hierarchy of Sized traits

Upcoming Events

Rusty Events between 2024-11-20 - 2024-12-18 🦀

Virtual

2024-11-20 | Virtual (Cardiff, UK) | Rust and C++ Cardiff

Rust for Rustaceans Book Club: Chapter 12: Rust Without the Standard Library

2024-11-20 | Virtual and In-Person (Vancouver, BC, CA) | Vancouver Rust

Embedded Rust Workshop

2024-11-21 | Virtual (Berlin, DE) | OpenTechSchool Berlin + Rust Berlin

Rust Hack and Learn | Mirror: Rust Hack n Learn Meetup

2024-11-21 | Virtual (Charlottesville, NC, US) | Charlottesville Rust Meetup

Trustworthy IoT with Rust--and passwords!

2024-11-21 | Virtual (Rotterdam, NL) | Bevy Game Development

Bevy Meetup #7

2024-11-25 | Virtual (Bratislava, SK) | Bratislava Rust Meetup Group

ONLINE Talk, sponsored by Sonalake - Bratislava Rust Meetup

2024-11-26 | Virtual (Dallas, TX, US) | Dallas Rust

Last Tuesday

2024-11-28 | Virtual (Charlottesville, NC, US) | Charlottesville Rust Meetup

Crafting Interpreters in Rust Collaboratively

2024-11-28 | Virtual (Nürnberg, DE) | Rust Nuremberg

Rust Nürnberg online

2024-12-03 | Virtual (Buffalo, NY, US) | Buffalo Rust Meetup

Buffalo Rust User Group

2024-12-04 | Virtual (Indianapolis, IN, US) | Indy Rust

Indy.rs - with Social Distancing

2024-12-05 | Virtual (Berlin, DE) | OpenTechSchool Berlin + Rust Berlin

Rust Hack and Learn | Mirror: Rust Hack n Learn Meetup

2024-12-07 | Virtual (Kampala, UG) | Rust Circle Kampala

Rust Circle Meetup

2024-12-10 | Virtual (Dallas, TX, US) | Dallas Rust

Second Tuesday

2024-12-11 | Virtual (Vancouver, BC, CA) | Vancouver Rust

Rust Study/Hack/Hang-out

2024-12-12 | Virtual (Charlottesville, NC, US) | Charlottesville Rust Meetup

Crafting Interpreters in Rust Collaboratively

2024-12-12 | Virtual (Nürnberg, DE) | Rust Nuremberg

Rust Nürnberg online

2024-12-17 | Virtual (Washington, DC, US) | Rust DC

Mid-month Rustful

Africa

2024-12-10 | Johannesburg, ZA | Johannesburg Rust Meetup

Hello World... again

2024-12-07 | Virtual( Kampala, UG) | Rust Circle Kampala

Rust Circle Meetup

Asia

2024-11-21 | Seoul, KR | Rust Programming Meetup Seoul

Seoul Rust Meetup

2024-11-28 | Bangalore/Bengaluru, IN | Rust Bangalore

RustTechX Summit 2024 BOSCH

2024-11-30 | Tokyo, JP | Rust Tokyo

Rust.Tokyo 2024

Europe

2024-11-20 | Paris, FR | Rust Paris

Rust meetup #72

2024-11-21 | Copenhagen, DK | Copenhagen Rust Community

Rust meetup #53 sponsored by Microsoft

2024-11-21 | Edinburgh, UK | Rust and Friends

Rust and Friends (pub)

2024-11-21 | Madrid, ES | MadRust

Taller de introducción a unit testing en Rust

2024-11-21 | Oslo, NO | Rust Oslo

Rust Hack'n'Learn at Kampen Bistro

2024-11-23 | Basel, CH | Rust Basel

Rust + HTMX - Workshop #3

2024-11-25 | Zagreb, HR | impl Zagreb for Rust

Rust Meetup 2024/11: Panel diskusija - Usvajanje Rusta i iskustva iz industrije

2024-11-26 | Warsaw, PL | Rust Warsaw

New Rust Warsaw Meetup #3

2024-11-27 | Dortmund, DE | Rust Dortmund

Rust Dortmund

2024-11-28 | Aarhus, DK | Rust Aarhus

Talk Night at Lind Capital

2024-11-28 | Augsburg, DE | Rust Meetup Augsburg

Augsburg Rust Meetup #10

2024-11-28 | Berlin, DE | OpenTechSchool Berlin + Rust Berlin

Rust and Tell - Title

2024-11-28 | Gdansk, PL | Rust Gdansk

Rust Gdansk Meetup #5

2024-11-28 | Hamburg, DE | Rust Meetup Hamburg

Rust Hack & Learn with Mainmatter & Otto

2024-11-28 | Manchester, UK | Rust Manchester

Rust Manchester November Code Night

2024-11-28 | Prague, CZ | Rust Prague

Rust/C++ Meetup Prague (November 2024)

2024-12-03 | Copenhagen, DK | Copenhagen Rust Community

Rust Hack Night #11: Advent of Code

2024-12-04 | Oxford, UK | Oxford Rust Meetup Group

Oxford Rust and C++ social

2024-12-05 | Olomouc, CZ | Rust Moravia

Rust Moravia Meetup (December 2024)

2024-12-06 | Moscow, RU | RustCon RU

RustCon Russia

2024-12-11 | Reading, UK | Reading Rust Workshop

Reading Rust Meetup

2024-12-12 | Amsterdam, NL | Rust Developers Amsterdam Group

Rust Meetup @ JetBrains

2024-12-17 | Leipzig, DE | Rust - Modern Systems Programming in Leipzig

Types, Traits und Best Practices

North America

2024-11-21 | Chicago, IL, US | Chicago Rust Meetup

Rust Happy Hour

2024-11-23 | Boston, MA, US | Boston Rust Meetup

Boston Common Rust Lunch, Nov 23

2024-11-25 | Ferndale, MI, US | Detroit Rust

Rust Community Meetup - Ferndale

2024-11-26 | Minneapolis, MN, US | Minneapolis Rust Meetup

Minneapolis Rust Meetup Happy Hour

2024-11-27 | Austin, TX, US | Rust ATX

Rust Lunch - Fareground

2024-11-28 | Mountain View, CA, US | Hacker Dojo

RUST MEETUP at HACKER DOJO

2024-12-05 | St. Louis, MO, US | STL Rust

Rust Strings

2024-12-10 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Detroit Rust

Rust Community Meetup - Ann Arbor

2024-12-12 | Mountain View, CA, US | Hacker Dojo

RUST MEETUP at HACKER DOJO

2024-12-16 | Minneapolis, MN, US | Minneapolis Rust Meetup

Minneapolis Rust Meetup Happy Hour

2024-12-17 | San Francisco, CA, US | San Francisco Rust Study Group

Rust Hacking in Person

Oceania

2024-12-04 | Sydney, AU | Rust Sydney

2024 🦀 Encore ✨ Talks

2024-12-08 | Canberra, AU | Canberra Rust User Group

CRUG Xmas party

If you are running a Rust event please add it to the calendar to get it mentioned here. Please remember to add a link to the event too. Email the Rust Community Team for access.

Jobs

Please see the latest Who's Hiring thread on r/rust

Quote of the Week

The whole point of Rust is that before there were two worlds:

Inefficient, garbage collected, reliable languages

Efficient, manually allocated, dangerous languages

And the mark of being a good developer in the first was mitigating the inefficiency well, and for the second it was it didn't crash, corrupt memory, or be riddled with security issues. Rust makes the trade-off instead that being good means understanding how to avoid the compiler yelling at you.

– Simon Buchan on rust-users

Thanks to binarycat for the suggestion!

Please submit quotes and vote for next week!

This Week in Rust is edited by: nellshamrell, llogiq, cdmistman, ericseppanen, extrawurst, andrewpollack, U007D, kolharsam, joelmarcey, mariannegoldin, bennyvasquez.

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