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dioslesbianwife · 2 months ago

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ITS 🐠 ANON HERE!!

could you write headcanons for jofoes and how they act/acted like in school (as students or as teachers up to you!111$!11!)

hii 🐠! totally, it’s fun to think about these guys as students. for the teacher part, there’s a youtube vid that perfectly encapsulates how i think they’d be as teachers, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/3OB_uQh-78I?si=nGOQc85DrPq05gTW

Also sorry for taking a sec to get to these, ironically i just started classes again lol. I try to get to requests within 24 hours but im kinda late here haha. Anyways thanks so much for requesting, this is legit an interesting way to imagine these dudes lol.

••••School headcannons for jofoes! 🏫••••

Dio

Might’ve been homeschooled by his mother, growing up in late 19th century England. Receiving a basic education in core subjects.

Once taken in by the Joestars, acted more as an overachiever who excelled in academics and sports, partly out of his ambitions and partly to rise above his poor background. He would be charming to tutors but manipulative toward Jonathan if they were ever taught together.

Extremely sharp and quick witted. Both very street smart and book smart. Excelled in rhetoric, literature, and debate.

He probably had no patience for authority figures who didn’t respect him. Lessons would have been formal and rigid, following the time period’s emphasis on discipline. I think he would’ve done pretty well in this environment though.

Used his natural charisma to make tutors favor him over Jonathan. If a tutor corrected him or didn’t immediately praise his efforts, he would mask his resentment but stew over it later.

If he’d attended a school, he’d definitely be part of the debate team, rugby team, or cricket team.

Report Card: “An exceptionally bright student, but his attitude toward peers needs improvement.”

Kars

Obviously he’s received no formal education, but definitely self taught through centuries of observation and experimentation.

He’d be a know it all I think. Though he'd genuinely find joy in learning and furthering his understanding of the world. I don’t know how hed do with deadlines though, he’d want to take everything at his own pace.

If he were placed in a modern school when he was younger, Kars would be the intimidating genius who effortlessly aces every subject. He’s the student who reads advanced material for fun. 1000% reads ahead of the class and gets in trouble for it.

Very good in all sciences, especially biology, chemistry, and physics. Would impress everyone with his deep knowledge of history and philosophy.

Doesn’t see the point of school rules and might challenge teachers who he deems unworthy of their positions.

He would join a science club, robotics, or philosophy society.

Report Card: “Unquestionably brilliant, though his disdain for authority disrupts the classroom environment.”

Wamuu

Like Kars, no formal education, but his disciplined and curious nature would make him an excellent student in a modern setting.

The respectful and hardworking student who values fairness. He’d probably struggle at first but improve quickly due to his determination.

Best at physical education, history, and any subject requiring strategy or problem solving.

I think he would find theoretical subjects like advanced mathematics frustrating without practical application.

An absolute beast in track and field or the wrestling team.

Report Card: “A dedicated and disciplined student who leads by example.”

Esidisi

No formal education, though I do think he’d adapt quickly in a modern school.

The passionate student who talks a little too much. He’d be popular but occasionally disruptive.

Honestly I see him doing well in creative subjects like drama or art, where he could channel his energy.

Difficulty staying focused and a tendency to get too emotional when frustrated.

I think he’d somewhat enjoy a drama club or student council.

Report Card: “Enthusiastic, though he needs to work on channeling his energy productively.”

Enrico Pucci

He probably received formal education in a Catholic school his parents placed him and his sister in.

The quiet, disciplined student who always followed the rules. Pucci was probably the teacher’s pet and other students were told to be more like him- a role model for his peers.

Good in theology, literature, and any topics requiring deep thought and analysis.

I think his rigid adherence to rules might make him inflexible in creative subjects.

He’d be a very active participant in choir, the debate team, and/or volunteer programs.

Report Card: “An excellent student with strong moral character and a passion for learning.”

Diavolo

I would assume he might’ve attended a public school in Italy during his youth, though he wouldn’t have had much formal education.

The mysterious loner who rarely spoke and sat at the back of the class. His presence was unsettling to others, and he likely avoided extracurriculars.

Skips classes and often entire school days. There are rumours among the students that he’s part of some sort of gang.

I think he’d actually be good in mathematics and problem solving, as he’s meticulous and logical. Would he use his intelligence to ace his classes? Lmao no.

Definitely lacks social skills. He avoided group work and mistrusted his peers.

No clubs or activities. If he stayed the whole school day, he’s going straight home.

Report Card: “A quiet student with strong analytical skills but no interest in engaging with classmates or teachers. Shows potential but refuses to use it.”

Kira

Probably attended a private school, I’m pretty sure he’s lived in Morioh his whole life.

The quiet, unassuming student who always turned in assignments on time but avoided attention. Teachers liked him, but classmates found him odd.

Makes it a point to get slightly above average grades. Just “normal” enough to blend in.

Precision in subjects like mathematics, chemistry, and music.

Another one who’s poor at socializing. He was polite but distant, never forming close friendships.

I’d see him being part of a music club (piano I think), or chess club.

Report Card: “A diligent and talented student, though he rarely interacts with his peers.”

Diego Brando

I don’t think he had a normal education, if I remember correctly he worked on a farm as a kid and probably didn’t get to go to school at that time. Later on though he might’ve attended school. He might’ve been an outsider among wealthier students.

The competitive, ambitious student who excelled academically and athletically to prove himself. Diego was likely resentful of wealthier classmates and used his successes to spite them.

I think he’d be very good at most sports, sciences, and debate.

Prone to jealousy and conflict with peers. Probably gets in a lot of arguments and challenges his classmates.

Part of an equestrian team, fencing club, or debate society.

Report Card: “A highly capable and driven student, though his competitive nature occasionally leads to conflict.”

Funny Valentine

Likely received formal education in 19th-century America, maybe at a military academy.

The disciplined, patriotic student who excelled in history and public speaking. Valentine was a natural leader and respected by peers and teachers alike.

I can see him lecturing other classmates on how important and great America is. He probably bought into a lot of war and nationalist propaganda directed towards youths in his time. Often telling other students about his dream to become the President someday.

Great in history, government, and oration.

One weakness is how his single minded focus on his ideals sometimes makes him dismissive of differing opinions.

Part of the debate club or student government.

Report Card: “A dedicated and inspiring student with strong leadership potential.”

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hollowflight-propaganda · 3 months ago

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hmmmm 🤔

Aged up Bumblebee for wof requests pretty please :)

So.... I went a little overboard, and just decided to draw how I envision the aged up kids for the hypothetical arc 4 in my head. No Peacemaker though, cause 1: I ran out of room, and 2: I have literally no ideas on what to do with him.

I also decided to include some headcanons about them under the cut (also some close-ups of the art above)

Dusky

. 6 years old, making him the oldest of the group (would also be the tallest if he didn't slouch all the damn time)

. He's doing a lot better now :) (dw, I'll traumatize him again later)

. He's still a pretty anxiety riddled guy the majority of the time, but not nearly as bad as he was in book 15

. Overall he's a really gentle soul and is very easy to get along with. He'd have an army's worth of friends if he wasn't terrified of talking to new people

Mink

. 5 years old, just a few months older than Cliff (to fix how her age didn't make any sense)

. Wears a TON of bracelets, which is because she enjoys making them

. Is the one friend that cares for her friends so much that she'll yell at them if they talk bad about themselves

. Is also the type of person to make sure everybody's taking care of themselves. I wouldn't call her the "mom friend," she's moreso the friend that very aggressively cares because she just has a lot of love inside of her

. (also maybe it stems from the trauma of watching her sickly mother get worse and worse until she died much too soon...)

Cliff

. 5, also is the tallest of the group

. The essence of his being is a cross between a himbo, a theater kid, and a bard

. HUGE mama's boy. He's the type of guy who will call his mom for an hour at least every other day (Auklet's jealous of their relationship)

. Has taken lessons for a few different types of instruments, but prefers bowed string instruments the most

. Is incredibly embarrassed by that one published anthem he made as a little kid and rewrote it at some point. Auklet, Mink, and later Bumblebee know this and will sing it at random to mess with him. Dusky's more merciful but he still finds it funny

Auklet

. 4 years old, shortest of the group (Cliff would probably use her head as an armrest if they weren't quadrupeds)

. Looks and is perpetually tired because her sleep schedule is shit

. She's a history nerd, and is especially interested in the history of animus magic

. She's also an enjoyer of conspiracy theories (again mostly with stuff about animus magic and the mystery of where it's gone)

. The interest in animus magic mostly stems from how it disappeared before she would've been tested for it, and the idea of how she could've had it but now she'll never know drives her kinda crazy

. Mommy Issues™ (which is to be expected when your mom is Coral. (I just want more characters in universe that hate Coral okay?))

. Has no real desire to be queen, and really hopes that someone else will take over the throne

. Doesn't wear as much jewelry as you'd expect from somebody in line for the throne, only having a few piercings on her fins

Bumblebee

. 4 with Auklet being about 9 months older than her, making her the youngest

. Her personality has become essentially what you'd get if you took Sundew's brashness and combined it with Cricket's eager nature

. She strikes me as being a bit of a jock as well. I don't know what kind of sports these dragons have, but I think she'd be good at them

. Her and Dusky have a sibling-esque relationship, it's a classic extrovert and introvert dynamic with them

Close-ups:

#wof #wings of fire #my art #wof art #dusky wof #mink wof #cliff wof #auklet wof #bumblebee wof #silkwing #icewing #skywing #seawing #hivewing

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apoptoses · 1 year ago

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would you be so kind as to explain Daniel as the latin bro tiktoker and how it affects the household dynamic

okay SO off the back of your excellent Marius Discovers Tiktok posts-

Sometimes I like to think about how he originally got on the app because of links that Daniel or Armand or even fuckin Benji sent him, and he'd be patting himself on the back when he figures out how to stitch videos and make his own tiktoks 'correcting' historical information. And ofc because it's Marius he thinks he's the first vampire to be sneaky posting on there and he takes great pride in how modern he's being, doing right by his old Roman ancestors spreading the truth about history, etc etc

Until he finds Daniel's account scrolling his for you page lmao And for those NOT IN THE KNOW there's this dude on tiktok who's studying ancient linguistics and constantly getting stoned and like, rapping in old Egyptian lmao Or translating memes in ancient Sumerian and generally making ancient language shit posts in between actually making education videos where he gently reads people down for spreading incorrect linguistics facts.

and I JUST THINK that would be Daniel lmao He's learned all this history from Marius, all these old dead languages and how they were pronounced and he's bored and wants to do something with that. And he's just so personable that people eat it up, he's got like minimum 60k views on every post.

And it just eats Marius alive hahaha Like on one hand he taught Daniel all that he knows, right?? He's proud that his fledgling's fledgling actually absorbed his lessons and is out there able to put knowledge into the world.

But ON THE OTHER he's burnt up inside about how Daniel gets so many fuckin views and people praising his account in the comments when TECHNICALLY Marius is doing the same kind of stitches correcting people and getting crickets half the time, or horny comments from booktok people who are hot for what a cold, harsh professor he is and aren't actually taking in the facts he's trying to put out there😂

And like he's too proud to ask Daniel how to game the algorithm or what he's doing wrong, and just texts him links to his old Egyptian rap videos with disapproving emoji, and sometimes when they're on the phone he chides him for making a mockery of the great cultures of the past.

(Daniel isn't dumb though, sometimes he throws him a bone and stitches one of Marius's videos being like 'yeah this dude nails it, you guys should follow him'. And Marius doesn't acknowledge the thousand extra followers he gets from that, just tells Daniel he's not required to promote him simply because of their relationship, but Daniel knows that means 'thank you' in emotionally constipated old man)

So YEAH, Daniel's success causes a little tension at first but it settles into something nice because he knows posting something real dumb gives Marius an excuse to gently scold him when they're apart. And like when they're together maybe he takes a sneaky video of Marius trying to set up a fuckin ringlight or something so he can get better video of some old text he has, and Daniel holds onto that draft for blackmail purposes lmao

(Meanwhile Armand is off making 'watch me restock my guest room drawers' videos and everyone in the comments is bewildered by the lack of hygiene items and consumables. Like vampires don't need toothpaste and deodorant and mints, so it's all weird shit like the little toys you get from gumball machines and ink for fountain pens for the vampires who visit who prefer to use tools from the time when they were mortal)

Whew who knew I had so many thoughts on that, I could go for days on this subject lmao

#apoptoses answers #vc headcanons

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mayblossomss · 6 months ago

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Whumptober Day 3: Set Up for Failure / I Warned You

Crickets chirped outside and the only light in the house came from the lamp on Ponyboy's desk. The boy sat hunched over in his seat, hair falling and covering his face as he scribbled away messily in his notebook.

Sodapop, who had been sleeping in Ponyboy's room ever since the younger boy's nightmares had begun, sat up from where he'd been lying and watched his brother scribble away relentlessly. After rubbing at his tired eyes, he addressed him. "You comin' to bed anytime soon?"

Ponyboy's pencil didn't quit writing away even as he replied. "Yeah, soon."

"How soon is 'soon'?"

"I don't know. When I'm done going over this lesson."

Soda sighed while Pony kept his back to him. He watched him with worry, knowing his brother was overworking himself. "It's late, kid. Is the studying at this hour necessary?"

Pony hummed, chewing at his lip as he hesitated to reply to a practice question. "I've got a quiz tomorrow, and exams are coming up."

Shaking his head, Soda frowned deeper. "Come on, Pony. I'm tired. Turn off the light, already."

"Yeah, I will. Just one more second."

"Pone, you're going to crash."

Ponyboy froze, pencil hovering above the sheet of paper he'd been writing on. "What?"

"The way you're going, I mean," Soda clarified, noticing how his brother's body tensed at his words. "You need to slow down or you'll crash out."

"I can handle myself," Ponyboy argued after a beat of silence, dismissing Soda's words with little care. "I'll be fine."

Sodapop's jaw tensed before shaking his head and lying down, facing the wall. "Don't say I didn't warn you, then."

- - -

Weeks passed and Ponyboy's workload intensified until it was too much for him to handle. The day of his exams was when everything went to shit. He entered his first exam's classroom with little sleep and a foggy mind, and his efforts grew lazier for the next three exams he took that day.

A few days went by before he got his tests returned. The marks he received made the boiling emotions within him burst with how poorly he'd done.

Soda got home after a slow day at the DX, ready to lounge around and hopefully gobble down the cake in the icebox, except that's not what would happen. He got home and spotted Ponyboy's backpack and school supplies discarded haphazardly around the living room.

On the table, Soda spotted a few papers and picked them up, noticing right away the bold 'EXAM' titles and their accompanying low marks. 50% on his math one, a 56% on his biology, a 62% in English, and worst of all a 34% in American history.

These were the type of grades Soda would bring home when he was in school, but not Ponyboy. In fact, Soda couldn't recall a time that Pony had ever gotten anything below an eighty!

"Ponyboy?" Soda called out, dropping the exams back onto the table and glancing around the house. He noticed the closed bathroom door and sighed, heading toward it and knocking lightly. "Hey, Pony. Let me in."

There was a shuffle from within the room before a stuffy voice shouted back. "Go away!"

Soda tried the handle, only to discover it was locked. "Pony, unlock the door. It's me."

"Leave me alone!"

"You know I won't do that," he said with a laugh. "Now, come on, unlock the door."

After a few seconds, Soda heard a faint clicking sound and pushed the door open to find his little brother on the floor. His knees pressed up against his chest, and his eyes red with tears.

"Kid..." Soda dropped down beside him, wrapping an arm around his shoulders and brought him closer. "You okay?"

"Darry's going to kill me," Ponyboy hiccuped, dropping his head against his knees. "Soda, I only wanted to please him."

"You were only setting yourself up for failure with how you were studying, Pony," Soda murmured, squeezing his shoulder somberly.

Ponyboy sniffled and peeked his head out from where it was buried. "I only wanted to succeed."

"I know, honey."

"I'm sorry," Ponyboy managed miserably. "I'm so sorry."

"I warned you," Soda reminded him as he leaned his head against Pony's. "I told you this would happen. You didn't listen."

"I'm sorry,"

"I know you are."

Ponyboy rested his head against Soda's and closed his eyes, a tear dripping down his cheek. "Are you mad?"

"I could never be mad at you," Soda informed him. "Only disappointed you couldn't listen. Now look where you are."

Another tear slid down Ponyboy's face as he glanced up at his older brother and murmured. "I'm so tired."

Soda's heart clenched in his chest as he frowned. Placing a quick kiss to his head, he repeated tiredly, "I warned you."

#whumptober 2024 #no.3 #set up for failure #i warned you #the outsiders #fanfic #crashing out #ponyboy curtis #sodapop curtis #ponyboy's tired #overworked #posted this four minutes to midnight but it counts!!#couldnt think of a better idea today yall sorry :(

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autismtana · 11 months ago

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so you wanna write a heartbreak high fic, but you're american (part 2)

Back in November, I wrote this after reading a bunch of Heartbreak High fics. I always planned to write a part 2 featuring some more aspects of Australian schooling, but my own writing, work and personal things (aka mental illness) got in the way.

As with part 1, this is NSW/Sydney specific, as that's where I'm from and where Heartbreak High is filmed and set. People from other states might have different experiences (I know a little bit about Queensland for example, because my parents are from there and most of my relatives went to school there).

If there's anything not covered here that you're curious about, please check part 1 as I may have covered it there, or send a reply.

Extracurricular activities: these are not timetabled during lesson times (some schools have things like Friday afternoon rewards but those don't really count). They're generally just for fun and a way for kids to socialise. What extracurricular activities are available depends on what the teachers at the school are able to run but aside from competitive and social sport, these are things like debating, mock trial (fake court cases, highly recommend, very fun), music ensembles like choir/jazz band/orchestra, then there are some academic things like Tournament of Minds, coding, streamwatch. The more academic activities are generally more selective, especially if there's a competition aspect like ToM. Extracurricular activities have absolutely no bearing on whether or not a kid will get into uni, although depending on what they are, they can be good to put on a CV for jobs. There are also no limits on how many extracurricular activities a student can do (there's no "oh he chose basketball instead of orchestra as his extracurricular" ... he can do both, they're also usually not running at the same time). Sydney schools tend to run more activities than regional/rural schools because the public transport system means that it's easy to get to and from places outside of school hours. Non-metropolitan schools tend to run things during recess/lunchtime so there's a limit on how many things kids can do.

Sport: most Australian kids participate in some form of sport. The most common ones are: soccer, cricket, netball, rugby league, AFL, touch football, athletics, swimming, basketball and tennis. Private schools often offer things like golf, rugby union and sometimes even skiing, rowing and equestrian. Hartley High has a group of cheerleaders and, like with the uniform thing, this is extremely rare. Cheerleading is a thing in Australia, but it mostly happens through clubs, kind of like gymnastics. It's more common for girls here to just be involved in a more conventional sport instead (usually netball, which, in my opinion, is the most boring sport in the history of the universe, but is pretty popular in Australian schools; league tag is also extremely popular in more regional areas). Depending on how big the school is, Aussie kids who play sport either get involved with school teams or local club teams, and they tend to range from more social/fun to more competitive, particularly as kids transition from the juniors into the older age groups. Some schools might not necessarily have school teams but will scrounge up a representative team for inter-school competitions (so this would be like if the inter-school basketball competition team wasn't necessarily the school basketball team but was just made up of the best 10-12 basketball players that tried out or signed up). Other schools have more competitive teams that compete against other schools. Schools in NSW have to do a mandatory amount of hours of physical activity, so some schools will let kids choose a sport for a certain amount of time to do during that time (this might be when the competitive teams compete). Club sports generally happen on Saturdays and Sundays (for me, AFL was Saturday, soccer was Sunday, rowing was Saturday morning if we didn't have a regatta that week). Kids who excel at a particular sport might get to participate in NSW combined high schools (CHS). Some of the more "prestigious" schools are part of athletic associations like GPS and CAS. In terms of post-school, I know very little about how it works, but all I know is that it's nothing like any of the American systems. We don't have a system like the NCAA here; I know a little about the AFL draft but it's too complicated to explain so here's a Wikipedia article about it (I know nothing about how NRL players go pro so don't ask me that). An Australian kid might attract a scholarship to an American university to play sport overseas, but our universities don't work like that.

Student leadership: Generally, all schools have one or two School Captains and one or two Vice Captains (some schools let the whole school vote for captains, but usually they limit it to teachers and the older grades). Then there are House Captains (kind of like the prefects from the transphobic lady's book), and they're usually elected by all the students in that house. They're involved in inter-house competitions which I'll touch on later. Some schools have captains for things like different extracurricular activities. Schools generally have a student representative council with one or more elected representatives from each grade, depending on how big the school is. My school was a Catholic school, so I got to be a Liturgy Representative (and I absolutely put that on my CV when I applied for my first shitty bakery job).

Carnivals: pretty much every Aussie school has a swimming carnival and an athletics carnival. This is where there's a bunch of races (and field events for athletics) and you participate in as many as possible to get house points. Sometimes swimming is only open to more competitive students but generally more people participate in athletics. Most Australian kids have swimming lessons as part of mandatory PE in primary school and in years 7-10 (I got my bronze medallion as part of mine and I'm now a member of my local surf lifesavers group). The house captains rile up their houses and get them to sing war cries to cheer everyone on (my personal favourite was 'how funky is your chicken'). The winning house gets ultimate bragging rights and is pretty much always the red house (they tend to put all the sporty kids in red and the dweeby nerdy kids in yellow for some reason). You get house points for going in events, but you also get them for cheering the loudest or having the cleanest area. Really, it's just a fun way of getting out of classes.

#heartbreak high #fanfic advice #how to write australian characters #how to write about sydney australia #basically a guide to how to write about school in australia if you're american #don't give aussie kids “college scholarships” we don't have those things here

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smokeybrandreviews · 7 days ago

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Drowsy pt. II or You Bald-Headed Demon

This actually started as part of a larger rant about Wokeness in games but it ended up spinning off into it's own thing because the subject deserved it's own post. The demonization of what Woke is, compare to what these toxic assholes want “Woke” to be, needs to be addressed. I mentioned in Drowsy pt. I that it originated with Black culture and that's very true. We carry the torch of Wokeness with us everywhere we go. We have to. It colors everything our Colored asses do in society. We have to be aware of our place or it could get us killed. Literally. Even the most well meaning, non-melanated “ally” may throw you to the wolves if it means having to cede even an modicum of that entitlement they have due to their Whiteness. That's a reality we have to live with. Even when we make things for ourselves, we have to be conscious not to overly offend White people, lest it be torn down. Like, I heard people complain about how they refereed to Everett Ross as a “colonizer” in Black Panther. What else would a White man in Wakanda be seen as? They're aware of history. Why the f*ck do you think they chose to hide for so long? The reference to “forty acres and a mule” during Kendrick's Super Bowl show had Tik Tok on fire. Both sides. Allies and enemies, all frothy at the mouth, spewing their rhetoric. Every Black person knows what that meant. Most White people don't. My people have no chose but to be Woke because of sh*t like this. I don't have the privilege to sleep like less melanated folks, which is why it irks me so much there seems to be this organized movement to turn Woke in a derogatory term, even though it's just raising awareness, giving visibility to, discrimination.

Every film Jordan Peele has ever made has been Woke ass f*ck. Get Out is basically an indictment on how White people, even some of the well-meaning “allies”, only value the Black body, not the Black person. They value what we do, not the people who do it. That entire movie was Peele, calling society out for that sh*t, and they gave him an Oscar for it. Donald Glover’s Atlanta lives in the Woke pond and it’s considered to be one of the best shows in modern television history. Mans literally put a little Black kid in Whiteface for a joke, and people praised him for it. That same episode, a twenty-something Black dude with dreads, identified as a middle-aged white man. Most hilarious sh*t I’d seen in years but it was making a point about identity politics. Woke as f*ck episode and no one said a f*cking thing. Hell, they cast a little Black kid to play Justin Bieber on purpose. Crickets from the anti-Woke crowd. Abbot Elementary is another solid example. Quinta Brunson has always done her thing on the other side of Woke. From her work on the internet, to her time on the Black Girl Sketch Show, to her current success has a TV heavyweight, Quinta has always been cognizant of delivering a message wrapped in her comedy. And no one b*tches about it. Superstore was another solid example. F*cking Everything, Everywhere, All at Once! Kendrick Lamar’s entire Super Bowl performance was one, Woke ass, spectacle. I did hear rumbling and complaints about that one but there was way more positive than negative. Plus, I mean, anything Kendrick does is saturated in the classical definition of Woke. Even the diss track against Drake which won him five more Grammys took a break from lyrically destroying the Canadian to deliver a conscious history lesson about the railroads in Atlanta. Clever with your word, mindful of your execution. That’s how you do Woke. That’s what The Veilguard didn’t do.

But I get it. White America doesn’t know HOW to write Woke without it coming across as preachy because it’s not a lived experience for them. Media has catered to their tastes for decades, only recently making the attempt at proper diversity and visibility. Black people have been fighting to be seen for as long as we have been in this sh*thole country. We went through the growing pains of making content that overtly offended the Whites but rallied later creators to be smarter with their art. Blaxploitation in the Seventies gave way to I’m Gonna Get You Sucker in the Eighties, which lead to sh*t like Martin and Chappelle’s Show, and George Lopez, Ms. Marvel, and Childish Gambino. We learned how to speak our truth in a way that White folks, even the most ardent dickheads on the internet, can understand. They’ll disagree, mostly because they’re bigoted dickheads, but they won’t outright hate it just to hate it. Not anymore. It took decades, and generations of actual trauma, to get to that point. I don’t think the writers at Bioware knew how to do that. I think there is a sense of entitlement that drowns the overall messaging because they don’t have that lived experience. Because they are White. Because they are in Canada. I'm not going to pretend that Canadia hasn't done some f*cked up sh*t, themselves, but they've at least made attempts at reconciliation. America seems to be doubling down on their racist bullsh*t. Even home grown, salt-of-the-earth, ‘Murricans have difficulty writing Woke content. Star Wars is a great example of that. The MCU. Modern Pixar, even. Your characters can be as gay, trans, female, Black, or whatever other demo you want them to be, as long as you can write them in a compelling, endearing, manner. Most White writing rooms don’t know how to do that. How can they? They’re White. They’ve never had to deal with being Woke as a means of survival. It’s just a buzzword to them, which is why it’s true meaning was so easily lost. But I didn’t forget. I’m a huge Black dude in America. I have to stay Woke as f*ck because my life depends on it. Just like every other minority in this ridiculous ass country, whether they want to admit it or not.

#Some ol' bullsh*t

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smokeybrand · 7 days ago

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Drowsy pt. II or You Bald-Headed Demon

But I get it. White America doesn’t know HOW to write Woke without it coming across as preachy because it’s not a lived experience for them. Media has catered to their tastes for decades, only recently making the attempt at proper diversity and visibility. Black people have been fighting to be seen for as long as we have been in this sh*thole country. We went through the growing pains of making content that overtly offended the Whites but rallied later creators to be smarter with their art. Blaxploitation in the Seventies gave way to I’m Gonna Get You Sucker in the Eighties, which lead to sh*t like Martin and Chappelle’s Show, and George Lopez, Childish Gambino, and Ms. Marvel. We learned how to speak our truth in a way that White folks, even the most ardent dickheads on the internet, can understand. They’ll disagree, mostly because they’re bigoted dickheads, but they won’t outright hate it just to hate it. Not anymore. It took decades, and generations of actual trauma, to get to that point. I don’t think the writers at Bioware knew how to do that. I think there is a sense of entitlement that drowns the overall messaging because they don’t have that lived experience. Because they are White. Because they are in Canada. I'm not going to pretend that Canadia hasn't done some f*cked up sh*t, themselves, but they've at least made attempts at reconciliation. America seems to be doubling down on their racist bullsh*t. Even home grown, salt-of-the-earth, ‘Murricans have difficulty writing Woke content. Star Wars is a great example of that. The MCU. Modern Pixar, even. Your characters can be as gay, trans, female, Black, or whatever other demo you want them to be, as long as you can write them in a compelling, endearing, manner. Most White writing rooms don’t know how to do that. How can they? They’re White. They’ve never had to deal with being Woke as a means of survival. It’s just a buzzword to them, which is why it’s true meaning was so easily lost. But I didn’t forget. I’m a huge Black dude in America. I have to stay Woke as f*ck because my life depends on it. Just like every other minority in this ridiculous ass country, whether they want to admit it or not.

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[ad_1] Daryl Mitchell celebrating with others (PC: BLACKCAPS/X) Subhayan Chakraborty in Mumbai For New Zealand’s men’s cricket team, their topsy-turvy tour of the sub-continent will come to an end with the third Test against India at Wankhede Stadium. It started with a 0-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka, followed by a headline-making washout against Afghanistan in Noida, and is set to conclude with a historic, first-ever Test series win against India. The Mumbai Test presents New Zealand with the opportunity of a clean sweep on Indian soil, something not achieved by any team since 2000. Daryl Mitchell, who kicked off the sub-continent tour with a punchy 57 against Dhananjaya de Silva, Ramesh Mendis and Prabhath Jayasuriya, is looking to end the series on a high. This is the same venue where he scored a stunning 134 off 119 in the ODI World Cup semi-final, albeit to a losing cause. A match-winning, history-making knock here would offer sweet closure to what has been a gruelling couple of months on the road. Some players travel with their families, but for Mitchell, a Manchester United fan, hobbies are crucial. “I wouldn’t say I’m very very good at it but I enjoy it (playing FIFA now EA FC). There are plenty of guys that are better than me at that,” Mitchell tells RevSportz in an exclusive interview. “I’ve enjoyed (gaming) since I was a little kid. Playing those sorts of games like NBA 2K, FIFA, that’s good fun. It’s really important to have a balance,” Mitchell adds. “For me, obviously being a dad of two little girls as well, having my family on tour, as much as we can, around school, that’s important. We make a big effort with the coffee room and have coffee with each other and some boys play PlayStation. When you can’t leave the hotel as much as you could in New Zealand, when you’re over here in the sub continent, you’ve got to find ways to make it fun.” Football is popular among cricketers, and Mitchell is no different. “Devon Conway thinks he’s good, but he’s not great at FIFA. He’s an Arsenal fan, which I’ve got to hold against him. I am Manchester United fan. So it’s been a tough few years for me,” says Daryl, whose father is a former New Zealand rugby union player and coach John Mitchell. In India, New Zealand’s batters have displayed courage and technique to counter the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Players like Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, and Will Young have stood out. Despite not having similar conditions back home, the Kiwis have thrived in testing conditions. Mitchell attributes this to observing top players and applying those lessons in international matches and during his IPL stint with Chennai Super Kings. For the Latest Sports News: Click Here Daryl Mitchell and his teammates after series victory (PC: BLACKCAPS/X) “For me, being a Kiwi, growing up and you know, as kids, we got a lot more grass, a lot more bounce. We don’t face a lot of spin. For us, as overseas players coming over, it’s learning in the early part of our careers and trying to work out a game plan. For me, it was watching some of the world’s best players of spin and how they go about it and how I can add to the strength that I’ve already got as a player and try to adapt that to my game,” Mitchell explains. “That’s how I guess I’ve looked at playing spin. We spend so much time over here in this part of the world now with IPL and other series and tournaments that I guess you’re learning (from) and you’re adapting as you go. And the more experiences you have, the better you get,” he adds. Mitchell has taken inspiration from players like Kane Williamson and former Aussie opener Matthew Hayden. Chemistry among the batting unit is also the key. “First and foremost, our own Kane Williamson. I think he’s probably one of the best going around. I’m lucky enough that I show up to work each day and I can learn from the likes of him,” Mitchell says. “Within our own group, we talk a lot about the way Tom Latham sweeps and we all use our own little strengths that we’ve got.

Watching Hayden as a bigger guy, how he went about playing spin although he’s left-handed. Little things here and there and you try and adapt it to your game and see if it works. “It’s something we pride ourselves on. It is the way we adapt to different conditions around the world. It’s not always going to go your way. You understand that. But we’re very clear with how we prepare for these tours and how we want to go about our plans when we’re playing out there,” Mitchell elaborates. “We also talk a lot between each other and bounce ideas off each other. I think that’s what makes us such a close batting unit. We all understand each other’s games inside out. And we can ask, why are you doing this? How do you do that? There’s no judgment. We’re all working together for the same goal, which is really, really cool and (it) makes it a cool group to be a part of.” Mitchell’s IPL experience, even if limited with Rajasthan Royals in 2022, allowed him to refine his game against spin during training. This preparation shone through in 2023 ODI World Cup where he amassed 552 runs at an average of 69. Before that, he had tallied 318 runs at a strike rate of 142.60 in 13 games for Chennai Super Kings. “For me, firstly, to get the chance in Rajasthan (Royals) a few years ago, though I didn’t play much. I was allowed to train a lot and experiment with some things. To take that into the one-day World Cup over here, and as well with CSK and that sort of role at 3-4-5, of having to manage spin in those middle overs. That’s something, I pride myself on and I enjoy,” Mitchell states. Daryl Mitchell and others during the Test series in India (PC: BLACKCAPS/X) Playing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, where dominating spinners can be challenging for a middle-order bat, was a highlight for Mitchell. “It’s an amazing experience to be part of that IPL and then to be part of, to play at grounds like Chepauk. It’s a beautiful ground. A lower and slower wicket which creates its own challenges. It’s about adapting as quick as you can to the different surfaces around the country and trying to find ways to put pressure back on the bowlers,” he says. For all-format cricketers like Mitchell, adapting between white-ball and red-ball cricket is a significant challenge. Shuffling between minor technical tweaks and mentality is crucial. How is tackling spin in white-ball and red-ball different? “That’s an interesting question. I pride myself on for playing all three formats. It means a hell lot more to play Test cricket, but also with the two white ball formats as well. It’s adapting your game. You don’t want to go changing too many things within your game,” Mitchell says. “It’s adjusting your risk-taking, your options and weighing up your times to put pressure on them and when not to. In T20, you take more risks than in Tests. But you still try and put pressure on them when you can. So, yeah, being able to play all three formats is something I’m very proud of and hopefully I can keep doing for a long time to come.” Discussing what makes the New Zealand batting unit special, Mitchell emphasised their cohesiveness and playing with the ‘minds’ of the bowlers. “I think you can see the way that we played as a unit in the first two Tests and hopefully we continue to do in the next Test as we want to keep trying to find ways to not let their bowlers bowl good balls for long periods of time. We want to keep finding ways to put pressure on them and ask them to adapt as well. Yeah, they are going to bowl good balls and you got to trust your game. But at the same time, you want to keep trying to score runs as well.” While the focus is on potentially whitewashing India, New Zealand players celebrated their historic series win after the victory in Pune. “It is nice to create history for our country. It’s something we’ve never done. So, we enjoyed each other’s company that night in our team room, but we also understand that we got a Test match to go and we’ve got another

chance to go about doing what we do out in the field and hopefully, that brings a win and we’ll see what happens.” The IPL retention deadline day became a topic before the Mumbai Test. Mitchell, who had been a consistent performer for CSK in the previous IPL, reflected on the thrill of being part of the biggest T20 tournament. “It’s an amazing experience. It’s something I’m very grateful to have been a part of in the last few years and hopefully I get many more chances in the future. We’re taking on the best players in the world in what is such a massive tournament and the crowds that come with it is pretty special. It’s a pretty cool experience to be a part of.” Observing India’s World Cup-winning captain and CSK’s MS Dhoni has been a learning experience for Mitchell, particularly off the field. “I just really respect how he goes about his business. The amount of pressure that he has on him as the face of a franchise in the country, how he can go about being such a humble, nice, quiet guy and so down to earth. I respect him very highly and I was very lucky to share a changing room with him,” Mitchell concludes. Also Read: A RevSportz Exclusive || “I enjoy the pressure that comes with the job” – Nicholas Pooran on being retained for 21 crores The post Mitchell and the art of mastering Indian conditions appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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THE GREAT OCEAN WALK & A GREAT AUSTRALIAN STORY

The story of a place is often lost in time, leaving us to drift through unaware of the past. Or we’re left with names and dates, that don’t really tell us very much.

Which is a shame, as there are lessons to be learned from the past, and behind every dry historical fact there’s often a genuine human story begging to be told. If only we knew who to talk to, and what questions to ask.

On the Great Ocean Walk, for example, when you finally reach the remote, and beautiful, Milanesia Beach, you may notice a little house nestled comfortably into the landscape. Just beyond the grasses at the edge of the beach, it’s white stone walls in stark contrast to the dark green forest rising steeply behind it.

And you may, with a little imagination, be able to see a family spending time there.

“…digging up worms in the sand, using them to catch trout, or eels that dad used to catch sharks while mum was off looking for crayfish. Everything cooked over a bonfire at night, and a game of cricket the next day before heading back to the homestead up the hill, where normal life resumed…”

Yes on looking at that picturesque little cottage, you can easily picture those idyllic family moments playing out in front of those cheery white walls. And you’d be right. That is what happened there, and still does.

What you’d never guess, however, is why that little house was built in the first place. You’d never guess that it was built by a father, to honour his son, who died on the battlefield at Gallipoli when he was only 22 years of age…

A young man goes to war

Eliot Gratton Wilson was working on a cattle station when the first world war began. He was 21, and, you can imagine, full of adventure, as only seven weeks later he signed up, enlisted in the Army and joined the 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment.

On the 25 February 1915 he boarded the Star Of Victoria and sailed to Egypt, and soon after his Regiment was sent to Gallipoli, where he led one of the first waves of attack in the infamous, and deadly, Battle of the Nek.

War correspondent and official Australian historian, Charles Bean, described the fact that anyone reached the enemy trenches in that initial assault, was a miracle. Yet two soldiers did exactly that, and one of them was Eliot.

‘On the other flank, near the seaward cliff, Lieutenant Wilson of the 8th [Light Horse Regiment] also reached the enemy’s trench and was seen sitting with his back to the parapet, beckoning to others to come to him. Shortly afterwards he was killed by a bomb from the Turkish line.’

Lieutenant Wilson died on the 7th August 1915, twelve days short of his 23rd birthday, in a battle that came to be known as ‘one of the bravest actions in the history of the war’. He died along with nine other officers in that charge, and by the time it was over, 154 of the 300 men in his Regiment were dead too. Gone too soon, every single one of them.

A father follows him

John Gratton Wilson was a doctor, politician, farmer, husband and a father, and he was 50 years old when he heard of his son’s death. And, while you never know what goes through a person’s mind when tragedy strikes, perhaps, the fact that he enlisted himself a couple of years later, even at that age, provides some indication of his mindset.

Doctor Wilson served, and survived two years of active duty in the war, and then returned home to build a humble beach house to honour his son. He went on to live a long and full life, passing on at the age of 85, and he’s buried in the Moonlight Heads Cemetery that you’ll also pass, on the Great Ocean Walk.

Now there’s no way you could know any of that, of course, and neither would we if it wasn’t for Georgie Beale, who spent her childhood running around Milanesia Beach, whose great grandfather built that little house, and who we’re very thankful to, for sharing her stories with us.

Growing up on the beach

Her family has lived there for six generations now. They’ve witnessed the changes through time, and often been active participants in the events that have shaped the landscape.

Growing up in a place like that, it seems, sends you in a certain direction in life. Georgie has spent most of her time in conservation and coastal management. She created education programs, bringing school groups down to the coast, showing them what there is to protect in this wild and rugged place.

And now she’s a guide for Auswalk. Taking people along the Great Ocean Walk, sharing the knowledge gained over a lifetime on the coast, and little bits of family history too.

“I feel like this is an accumulation of everything I’ve done, it’s just perfect and I love it.”

“The natural beauty of the place, and the ocean has a strong draw for me. Growing up we quickly learned to both read, and respect the ocean, as it could be very calm and soothing one minute, then wild and dangerous the next.”

The shipwreck coast

Of course, it’s been a wild and dangerous ocean since long before Georgie came along. When sailing to Australia from the ‘old world’, you’d head south along the coast of Africa to begin with, perhaps re-provision in Cape Town, and then prepare yourself for a wild ride as you drop into the roaring 40s, and fly east towards Australia.

When you finally popped out of this highway of the sea, if you were heading toward the east coast you’d be faced with a choice. Go north of King Island, or keep it to your port side and approach the continent further along.

Heading north became known as threading the needle, and it’s a decision that sent 638 ships to the bottom of the sea, that we know of anyway. Indeed Matthew Flinders, who’d seen a fair few things in his day, said he had ‘seldom seen a more fearful section of coastline.’

The Great Ocean Walk takes you along this particularly brutal stretch of water, and there are reminders of the shipwrecks all along, from place names and cemeteries, to actual anchors sticking out of the rock.

Once again there are stories behind it all, and you’ll discover many of them on your way as you walk the 104kms from Apollo Bay on the East, to Port Campbell on the West. And, surprise surprise, Georgie’s family were involved too…

The wreck of the Fiji

The Fiji left Hamburg on the 22nd of May 1891, bound for Melbourne with a cargo of dynamite, whisky and 400 pianos – amongst other less interesting items. Almost four months later Captain Julius Gebauer was the first to swim ashore after she sank, just off Wreck Beach, ironically enough.

Georgie’s great, great grandparents, Christopher Hodgson and Emily Bowker, had obviously witnessed the event and were there to help rescue the survivors.

The good Captain took a shine to their daughter, Ada, and later on referred to her as ‘the girl who first set his heart aflutter’. Unfortunately his advances were not welcomed by the family, but he was infatuated with Ada, and it must have been reciprocated to some extent as they corresponded over the years, sending letters back and forth until the end.

Letters that Georgie still has to this day, a reminder that history is made by ordinary people, doing extraordinary things, driven by love, honour, duty, family and sacrifice. The same emotions that move us today, and, I think, help us connect to history, and truly bring it to life.

As Rudyard Kipling said, “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”. I couldn’t agree more.

Cape Otway Lighthouse

Eventually, and not before time, someone decided it would be a good idea to build a lighthouse at Cape Otway, to try and prevent all of these disastrous shipwrecks that were happening on a frequent basis.

You’ll reach it only a few days after starting the walk, and to get there you’ll make your way through the Great Otway National Park, surrounded by some of the most magnificent trees on the planet, the enormous Eucalypts known as Mountain Ash.

Standing tall, and straight, the highest Mountain Ash reaches almost 100 metres into the sky, and only the Coastal Redwoods in Northern California can put them in the shade.

That might not always have been the case though. It’s possible a Mountain Ash was once the tallest tree in the world, but unfortunately, many of the true giants were cut down in the 1800s. They were so big, in fact, that many of their stumps were simply too big to remove. Keep an eye open, you might be able to spot one slowly disappearing into the undergrowth as you head to the Lighthouse…

Built in 1848, the Cape Otway Lightstation was the second lighthouse built on the Australian mainland, and although it was decommissioned in 1994, it’s still the oldest working lighthouse on the mainland too.

There’s an interesting museum that’s worth a visit when you get there, however if you’re completing your trip anytime between June and September, nature puts on a much better show out to sea.

Cast your gaze to the horizon, and chances are you’ll see Southern Right Whales on their way to the warm waters of South Australia, and, if you’re lucky, Humpback whales breaching in the distance.

Now we couldn’t possibly leave the lighthouse, without more of Georgie’s family getting a look in. This time her grandparents, Bill and Ada Gratton Wilson, who were the first to take a car out there, following the Old Coach road that the bullock team used to take supplies out to the Cape.

They drove their Model T Ford on the rocky road, carrying a picnic, car chains and an axe, and when they made it there they were given a nights accommodation in the lighthouse for their troubles.

A natural wonderland

Of course, when you take a week or so to complete the Great Ocean Walk, most of the time you’ll be surrounded by a wild, enduring landscape that simply doesn’t care about history, or the people who once lived there.

A wide variety of native species continue to go about their business, and you’ll see koalas, kangaroos, echidnas, cockatoos, snakes, lizards, eagles, seals and penguins. The natural environment is the overriding wonder in this Great story of the Southern Ocean, but you’ll get to know that story when you walk here anyway.

Some other stories, well, you’d never find out otherwise, and then you’d never learn from the past. And the lesson for me, at least, rests in the walls of that little beach house. All I can think of, is, what a lovely way to honour the fallen. Not with a memorial that you visit sombrely once a year, lay a wreath and pause for a minute’s silence.

Instead, build a house by a beach. Fill it with your family whenever you can, and spend a lifetime creating memories. A house that’s handed down over the generations – creating a space, in a beautiful place, for years to come. Surely that’s a legacy we’d all like to create.

Eliot Gratton Wilson. Born on the 12th August 1892. Died on the 7th August 1915. Lives on forever in the walls of a beach house, and in the hearts of his family. So the next time you walk past that idyllic setting, spare a thought for Eliot, and all the soldiers who gave their todays, for our tomorrow.

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Sports: Uniting Nations, Fostering Passion, and Inspiring Greatness

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Galuppi Baldassare Piano Sonata Nr 5, C Major with sheet music

Galuppi Baldassare Sonata Nr. 5, C Major with sheet music

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Galuppi Baldassare biography

Baldassare Galuppi, a key figure in the history of Italian comic opera, was for some time known only through his mention in Robert Browning's poem "A Toccata of Galuppi's." Galuppi's father was a barber and violinist who gave his son elementary music lessons. By the age of 16 he had composed an opera, La fede nell'incostanza ossia Gli amici rivali. It was a spectacular failure; the curtain had to be brought down before the audience rioted. The puzzled young man went to the composer Benedetto Marcello to try to find out why. The mentor took him to task for daring to write an opera before he was ready, and made him promise not to compose anything for three years, but to undertake study with Antonio Lotti, who called Galuppi his best pupil. Galuppi went to Florence to work as a harpsichord player in the orchestra of Teatro della Pergola in 1726. He returned to Venice and formed a partnership with a writer friend of his from school, G.B. Peschetti. His second attempt at opera, Dorinda (1729), was a major success. For the rest of his life he averaged about two operas per year, and they were played of Italy's major theaters. In 1740, the Ospedale dei Mendicanti (which included a conservatory) hired him as music director; he established a superb orchestra and church music for the institution. Meanwhile, Galuppi accepted an offer in 1741 from the Earl of Middlesex to write opera seria for his theater in the Haymarket, London. His first effort was moderately well received, and each successive opera was more popular than the last. On returning to Italy in 1743 he took note of the cutting-edge Neapolitan innovation, opera buffa, and tried his hand at it. After some initial failures these comic operas, too, started to catch on. In 1748 he was appointed maestro of the cappella ducale at St. Mark's cathedral (and in 1762 was promoted to the head position, maestro di cappella, considered the top musical job in Venice). In 1751 the pressure of these positions led him to give up the position at the Mendicanti. His first comic success was L'Arcadia in Brenta, to a libretto by Carlo Goldoni, with whom Galuppi forged a partnership. Galuppi's best operas were played widely in Europe, and he was hired to go to Russia as music director of Catherine the Great's chapel. There he inaugurated an Italian dominance of Russian operatic life that lasted until Glinka's time; in addition, he introduced Western counterpoint into the music of the Russian Orthodox Church. Galuppi returned to Venice in 1768, resumed his duties at St. Mark's, and became chorus master at the Ospedale degli Incurabili. He phased out theatrical work, writing more keyboard music, sacred works, and oratorios. Small in stature, he was described by the touring musical scholar Burney as an "agile little cricket" of a man. Burney also considered Galuppi one of the best operatic composers of the age, and the twentieth century's revival of interest in that era tended to confirm that opinion. His comic operas in particular are built of short, varied vocal phrases, with a strong melodic line and lively rhythms. He was adept at musical characterization and situational thinking. His orchestration was notable; winds mark important moments, and in finales he allowed the flow of string writing to carry the main melodic material while the voices exchange dialogue realistically. Galuppi's keyboard music, including over 130 sonatas, shows a bright, idiomatic, and lively style of writing, and establishes him as a major Italian composer for harpsichord and piano after Domenico Scarlatti. Read the full article

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Leaders | Soldiers, Go Home! Pakistan’s Perma-Crisis. Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Most Popular Politician, Must Be Free to Contest Timely Elections

— June 1st, 2023 | The Economist

The One & Only, The Legend of Legends and The Most Honest Politician in The History of Pakistan: IMRAN KHAN!

Imran khan was a terrible prime minister(Bullshit). In office from 2018-2022, the Pakistani cricket star turned populist leader appointed corrupt ministers, locked up his opponents and hounded the press(More Lies and Bullshit). As Pakistanis rapidly went off him (Bullshit.), he peddled desperate anti-American conspiracy theories (Bullshit. He didn’t become American Puppet likes Corrupt Politicians, Army Generals and Judges). Had his government limped on to the general election due later this year, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (pti) party would probably have been trounced (More lies).

That is how democracy is supposed to work. Bad governments get summarily ejected. Fear of a reckoning encourages politicians to do better. One government’s failures are a lesson to its successors. Yet Pakistan, tragically, has experienced little if any of that. Its Arrogant Corrupt to Their Cores Army Generals, the Real Power in the Country of 240 Million Since Its Independence in 1947, Have Not Permitted a Prime Minister to Complete a Five-Year Term. Mr Khan, an erstwhile military favourite, was handed power after the generals toppled his predecessor, and was then himself Dismissed last year following an Army-orchestrated No-confidence Vote. Thereby, the generals helped turn a failed politician (Bullshit) into a Populist Hero (Because He is an Honest Man, Not Corrupt like Generals, Politicians and Judges. He Refused to Become a Puppet of the US and the WEST), whose rabble-rousing (Bullshit) has become a threat to order (Again Bullshit), even as Pakistan faces a balance-of-payments crisis (It’s not his Fault). It is a textbook example of the incompetence, as well as power-hunger, of the men who presume to run the world’s fifth-most-populous country.

Were Mr Khan’s party allowed to contest the scheduled election, he would now probably be swept back to power in Islamabad. So the army intervened again. It had him charged (Illegally) with ‘Multiple Crimes, From Blasphemy to Terrorism, and Placed Under de-Facto House Arrest’, and then set about dismantling his party. Thousands of pti activists have been arrested and most of the party’s senior leaders (Under Corrupt Generals’ Gunpoint) leant on to renounce Mr Khan. Whether the Corrupt Generals will even let the election go ahead is unclear.

Pakistan’s woeful governance is a direct consequence of such military meddling. The country’s political parties, as the pti is now demonstrating, are shifting bands of opportunists, their members united by little more than an appetite to capitalise on whatever brief opportunity to get rich the generals afford them. Its governments, formed at the army’s behest and in the knowledge that they are unlikely to last a full term, have little incentive to take tough political decisions. No wonder the current administration of Shehbaz Sharif has balked at the eye-watering tax rises and subsidy cuts that the IMF is demanding for its latest bail-out of Pakistan, which would be the 23rd. The courts, an instrument of army control, are often intimidated and corrupted by the generals’ fixer-spies. Ditto the media.

The cost of the dysfunction is incalculable. Dominated by the agriculturally rich state of Punjab, Pakistan was for a long time a match for its much bigger Indian rival. Its army arguably lost four wars against India, but narrowly. Its cricketers were better than their neighbour’s. In 1990 the two countries’ average income per head was almost the same. Now Indians are, on average, 50% richer than Pakistanis. And whereas India is fast becoming a global power, Pakistan, beset by economic, environmental and social crises that its governments scarcely seem to comprehend, has become a global menace. It is abysmally governed, violent, unstable and nuclear-armed. Owing to the public anger Mr Khan is whipping up, it is now also at risk of civil strife. All this in a country whose population is projected to be more than 100m bigger in 2050 than it is today.

This mess has only one solution. The generals must, once and for all, get out of politics. Pakistan otherwise has no chance of getting the better governments it needs and deserves. The time for this is now. The election should be held to schedule and Mr Khan and his party—unimpressive though they are (Not True, again same bullshit)—be free to contest it. It is for Pakistani voters to choose who should govern them. They could scarcely choose worse than their Turkey-cocking Corrupt to their Cores, Arrogant, Schizophrenic and Boak Bollocks Generals. Those self-appointed guardians of Pakistan have done little except lower, weaken and immiserate it. ■

This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline "Soldiers, Go Home"

#The Leaders #Sodiers Go Home #Rogue and Corrupt Pakistan’s Army Generals #Political Turmoil #Pakistan’s Elections #Imported Government Backed By War Criminal USA #The Economist

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a Mess

(Did no one reread the script?)

The Good

The animation is lovely. Let’s get that out of the way. I love stop motion. Pinocchio’s design is fantastically creepy, he’s an annoying little shit, and I liked the death aspects. Positives are done.

The Bad

The plot of this movie is terrible. The story beats and characters aren’t fleshed out, the plot progression is clunky, and the music was unneeded. This movie is about 2 hours long, more than enough time to tell a wonderful story with characters that are good. I felt nothing during the finale because the relationships were not developed.

Let’s start at the beginning. We have a younger Geppetto and his first son, Carlo. The mom and wife? Dead. It’s a cute opening, skip some stuff, Carlo gets blown up and only Carlo, I think. Maximum sadness, etc.etc. Geppetto, understandably, becomes a drunk and is miserable for 5-10 years. A tree grew in the time between Carlo’s death and Pinocchio existing. No one in town seems to have consoled him in any way, but that’s not really a criticism of the movie. He goes all Victor Frankenstein and a creepy blue fairy thing brings our puppet to life. There’s also a talking cricket who I think is just there because the original had one. He’s not magic. There’s just a walking, talking cricket that reads, writes and plays violin. The monkey can also talk, through puppets, but mostly speaks in monkey gibberish. I’m more okay with that than the cricket; I can’t tell you why. It’s a “kids’ movie” but that is doing the work of gods.

The movie sets itself up to be a story of Geppetto working through his grief and accepting that Pinocchio is not Carlo. Pinocchio is learning how to be a real boy. We have one day of him going to school. He is then picked up by an evil carnie. We spend more time with that than developing the relationship between our protagonists. I’m not against this plot point, I just think it could’ve been shortened or been the main focus. I didn’t get a sense of time progressing with Pinocchio and Geppetto interacting in close proximity. Pinocchio dies, we get an interesting death sequence, and then runs away to join the circus because of a contract. I’m paraphrasing. Geppetto misses Pinocchio and I don’t know why. It’s been a week. Am I supposed to believe that this man cares about a living puppet this much so quickly? He travels Italy to find him. With how much history plays a role in the background, you’d think a talking puppet would be burned by the catholic town. Anyway, a whale eats him. The cricket is eaten as well, but I don’t care. He gives a few unearned speeches. He’s trying to live inside Pinocchio. That was a thing.

The movie still has an hour at this point. All of this could’ve been stretched out so we could truly experience this journey.

Anyway, Pinocchio makes fun of Mussolini and is killed. Then the secondary villain kidnaps him so he can fight in the war. We have a brief interlude where Pinocchio spends one day at a training camp and Candlewick, son of 2nd villain, has his character arc. Then the camp is bombed. Candlewick seems more concerned for the puppet he first attempted to incinerate than his dead dad and falls of the face of the earth. Evil carnie comes back, dies, Pinocchio and his new monkey pal get eaten by the whale. The time wasted on fridging Geppetto and Pinocchio’s foray into war would’ve been better spent developing their relationship. While I enjoy the historical perspective, shoehorning in a lesson on “facism is bad” was unneeded. You don’t have the time. The whale is there because of the original story. It could’ve have worked.

Anyway, they escape, Pinocchio dies blowing up Brendan Fraser, and sacrifices his immortality to save his dad. I don’t mind this, I just wish we had a little more focus on the afterlife aspect of the film. It’s really interesting. For some reason, Pinocchio dies despite having no lungs or a heart. Cricket gives an unearned speech to make the fairy bring him back. Seriously, what did Sebastian actually do? He spends most of the film with Geppetto. He taught Pinocchio two things??? At least they were self aware enough to mention it.

The Opinion

I like the movie, and I see it’s potential, but nothing was earned. If its time was better distributed, I think this movie would be a fantastic adaptation with a beautiful story. We spent time on a side character who was barely relevant and literally disappears with no resolution. Fascism also disappears. No one came for the talking puppet? Pinocchio fosters no relationships with the townspeople, he has no discernible arc because immortality wasn’t something he desperately wanted, so…

No one read this damn script. We are thrown lessons that aren’t learned by the characters, plots are dropped like stones and once again, what happened to Candlewick? Did he die? Why don’t we see him grieve over his father?

Score: 4/10 this might’ve worked as a limited series.

Post Script:

Fuck the cricket. What did he actually do? Why is he such a major part?

Don’t give me shit about Pinocchio trading his life to save Geppetto. He was alive and drowned. How does that work???

#pinocchio #guillermo del toro #pinocchio netflix #Candlewick #can Mari spell fascism?#no #mari’s rambles #movie review #this wasn’t spell checked because I’m not paid for this #ps Guillermo supports Roman Polanski #fun to learn

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