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[cyanide-sippy-cup]

The Flashes and their free-flowing-hair cowls.

[mohammedatallah]

IHello! Thank you for bearing with me,😭🇵🇸 🍉I am Mohammed, a Palestinian from North Gaza, my life is miserable and horrific, my left hand was injured and I need a bone transplant, my house was completely destroyed, and the family consists of 13 people, most of them are young children, Amir and Malak, infants. My family has nothing left but hope that you can support and help us with. After ten months of war, we are exhausted, desperate and displaced. We have lost our homes and livelihoods and gone with the wind. Things are driving us crazy. The minimum standard of living is unattainable. Clean water and food have become a dream that we must achieve. What makes our lives worse is the continuous bombing and killing. That is why I am asking in this post for your help to survive these unbearable conditions, and to move from hell to safety and peace. Your support can help us be safe and alive, so my friends, you can support us either by donating directly what you can or by sharing my campaign links so that generous people can know about our tragedy and pain. Remember that your small contribution can make a big difference in the lives of many children whose health deteriorates day by day. Let their lives change and let them feel happy through your generous contribution.My campaign was documented by @90-ghost 🙏🍉

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[blackbackedjackal]

Hey Jackal, you guys have my full support in this situation, and feel free to not answer if you don't have the time and mental bandwidth for it. I remember you mentioned that Dog got weird after realizing June was trans (WEAK, trans women are AMAZING). Do you mind talking a little more about that? I always got a weird terfy vibe from her too, but kinda wondered about if she ever went mask off

So it's funny because in her little "manifesto," (<- this word will come up in a later post) she left on her tumblr blog @thatdogmagic, she outed herself as a terf because her transphobic comments were one of the few things I only had on the verbal record.

I know the absolute worst thing she said was "the things I like about transmen are things they wouldn't like about themselves" which honestly shocked me so badly when I heard her say that I can hardly remember that convo other than her and Ependa talking about their weird ass relationships with genitalia, WITH PICTURES THAT EPENDA DREW AHAHAHAH I WANTED TO DIE. I'd have to chat with Rex to refresh my memory. She was there for the end of the conversation and saw the photos Ependa posted in the chat but wasn't there for the full thing.

As far as June, we were discussing NSFW content with our OCs, and literally any time I brought up June, Dog was super weird about it after she found out she's trans. I found out why later through her very terfy archive on VLC, but basically DogBlud's scared of dicks for [insert reasons I'm still not fully comfortable discussing]. Either way, it made her and Ependa stealing June FAR more fucked up because Lacey is cis. They made a cis Latina Guard Dog stereotype out of an Afro-Latina transwoman OC, and tried to cover it up and an "aha uh-ho whoopsie" (which was also part of DogBlud's kink and tactic to try and test boundaries with me).

Again, I just need more spoons to gather my thoughts properly on the whole thing, but Rex can likely provide more context when we compare notes. Most of my reaction to this was just:

[disaccoiates into the fucking ether]

[cherrylng]

ROCK'N'ROLL PREVIEW 2008! - Yannis Philippakis Interview - FOALS [ROCKIN'ON (May 2008)]

FOALS New horizons of art-rock pioneered by rising stars Foals. Interview: Yukiko Kojima

Foals are the 'most eagerly awaited' newcomers in the UK in the first half of 2004, alongside Cajun Dance Party. We wrote in last month's issue that their album 'Antidotes' has an atypical beauty and a novel beat that doesn't belong to any of the current UK/US scene's formulas, but Yannis, the central figure who embodies their sound world as it is, is a bohemian from a different culture who deviates from all common sense more than we expected. He grew up listening to his father's Byzantine folk songs in a village in the mountains of Greece until the age of seven, and at eight he moved to England with his anthropologist mother to attend a school full of middle-class kids. While receiving a traditional British education for gifted children, which was proud and rigid, he fell deeply in love with American hip-hop and suddenly transformed into a rebellious child. At the age of 12, he learnt to smoke, got a piercing, learnt to play guitar at around 14 or 15, became obsessed with US alternative, and spent his time playing live with his childhood friend Jack (drums) in a local mass-rock band that played a lot of noise. They later formed Foals and introduced dance beats and melodies because "we didn't know anything about dance music, so what would it be like if we made dance music?" was the reason. Normally, it would be impossible for a boy like this to get into the prestigious Oxford University in one shot! But he made light work of it, dropping out after just one year to concentrate on his work in Foals. Their subsequent popularity in the UK and US is well known. What a punk! It's the best.

The recording of this album was already finished in New York last summer. Why did it take so long between then and its release? 「Mainly because of the mixing process. When we recorded it in New York, everything sounded the way we wanted it to, but when we got back to the UK and heard the final mix, it didn't sound quite how we wanted it to. So we had to go back to the drawing board and re-mix all the songs ourselves.」

Up until now, David Sitek has been a producer who has mainly worked with US acts such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Was it your own choice to select someone with such a creative background? 「Yeah, we wanted to avoid a producer who was steeped in the so-called 'UK indie sound', so we turned to him, but he did the mixing on his own after we returned to the UK. The final mix was a lot more gung-ho with echoes and reverbs than we had expected…… On a human level, he and I were on the same wavelength, and the basic recording itself went well. But at the mixing stage, the essential view of the album was definitely different from what we both had, I guess.」

I have to confess that my first impression when I personally listened to the album was: "What a strange sound/album!" But around the third time I was gradually drawn in, and now I'm completely addicted (laughs). Every day your strange instrumental sounds and songs are going round and round in my head. 「(laughs). You're exactly where we want you to be.」

Yeah (laughs). First and foremost, the tone of the guitar itself has changed. Some songs sound more like mandolin or ukulele than guitar, and the beat pattern is an original mix of Afro, reggae, and rock beats, with many unusual instruments taking the lead. It's also a complete departure from the usual 'verse, bridge, chorus' formula/stereotype of a guitar band. For yourself, how would you describe Foals' music? 「For me personally, what we're doing now is ultimately pop music. I can understand why listeners who are used to listening to regular guitar bands might find this kind of music 'weird' when they hear it for the first time. But how would you categorise music like The Police, Talking Heads or P.I.L., for example, under the usual pop/rock yardstick? There are too many elements mixed in to be categorised as post-punk or new wave, and they are moving into new genres one after the other, so it's impossible to put them into any one genre. My motivation for starting this band was to create accessible pop music in a way that wasn't bound by any stereotypes. So we don't intend to create avant-garde music that is more noble than others.」

I see. So, for your part, are you aware that you are a "guitar band with elements of techno and dance"? Or, conversely, are you aware that you are a "dance band with elements of a guitar band"? 「At least at the moment, up to the point of this debut album, I'd say it's more the former. But the next album might be an album with no guitars at all, or with an emphasis on Mongolian drums. The reason why we introduced dance elements in the first place is because all of us have been doing music that has nothing to do with the so-called dance scene, so we wondered what we would get if we made dance music, what kind of thing would we create? That's how it all started. So for Foals, it's not so much about the predictable direction, but more about what kind of musical adventures the five of us might have together next.」

You grew up with a mother who was an anthropologist living in Oxford, but despite that academic upbringing, why did you decide to be in a band in the first place? 「I grew up in a village in the mountains of Greece, my father's hometown, until I was about seven years old. In Olympos, where the Greek language is still spoken in an archaic dialect, there are many arranged marriages, and the old tradition that all the villagers are either acquaintances or relatives continues. My father still makes folk instruments there. So when I was a child, I grew up listening to Byzantine folk songs that my father used to sing at the dinner table. Then, when I was about eight years old, I came back to Oxford with my mum and was suddenly sent to a school full of middle-class English people. So it wasn't until after that that I came into contact with so-called Anglo-American pop music. At first I started to gravitate towards American hip-hop, like Wu-Tang Clan and Naughty By Nature, and I learnt to smoke at the age of 12 and became a problem child at school. I often skipped classes, hung around downtown, got piercings and beat up my posh classmates, and my mum was called out for it (laughs).」

(laughs). So it was during your rebellious period, when you went from a simple country boy to a delinquent, that you encountered pop music. But despite being a delinquent, you were smart enough to get into the prestigious Oxford University's English Literature Department in a single shot. What kind of bands/artists drove you to music, even after dropping out of such an elite course after just one year? 「After hip-hop, I started going deeper into bands like Skinny Puppy, Butthole Surfers, Swans, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and maybe early Nirvana. It was around that time that I started getting interested in playing guitar and started playing shows with Jack (drums) in local bands.」

I remember that in the band you and Jack used to be in, Edmund Fitzgerald, you played guitar rather than vocals. 「Yeah, the Oxford scene at the time was full of so-called 'Math Rock' bands, which were experimental bands for the sake of experimentation, and we then formed Foals and started playing guitar. When we started writing songs with vocal melodies and choruses, we started getting shut out of the scene because people were like, "You're messing with low-class pop music". After that, I got out of the local scene and even moved to Brighton with the band for a while.」

Is "Mathletics" perhaps a sarcastic reference to the math rock that was prevalent in the Oxford scene at the time? 「(laughs). Maybe. It's a song about the ridiculous snobbism of the youth culture, represented by rock bands and the like, when they take themselves too seriously.」

Now let's talk about the specific songs on the album. "The French Open", which opens the album, refers to the famous tennis tournament? 「Yes, specifically the song was inspired by Andy Roddick (US professional tennis player). He's so good, but he always ends up second best in the most important matches, doesn't he? He lost the Wimbledon title to Roger Federer two years in a row. This is a song about losers. I don't know why I'm attracted to imperfect people and expressions like that that are somehow unfulfilled.」

What I found interesting about your lyrics was that for someone who used to study English literature at a top university, you didn't have an overtly 'literary' style. Is this intentional? 「Yes, because it's quite funny to see someone in a pop band pretending to be a literary person. I still like literature myself, but I don't want to bring that kind of pretentious style into pop music. So I personally try to concentrate on the visual imagery and describe it rather than the emotion of the song itself. I didn't put this band together to write about my daily grumblings about how I broke up with my girlfriend or how I'm having these problems.」

What kind of writers/poets fit your sensibilities, incidentally? 「I still like Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams.」

You like the poets of the so-called early 20th century US modernist and imagist school. And more to the point, I recently saw the music video for 'Cassius' on your MySpace, and once again I held my head in my hands and groaned (laughs). What does that bizarre visual image of a mass of meat hanging from the ceiling, swinging around, symbolise? 「That lump of meat is the heart of a cow.」

I understand that, but I wonder how that image is connected to the song 'Cassius'? 「You know that phrase in the lyrics, "The wind is in, the wind is in my heart"? That's the image that came to me. 」

Ah, so that's why your heart is swinging in the wind. I'm starting to get a feel for it. Foals' songs often feature 'mysterious' motifs that rarely appear in ordinary pop songs, and the rhythms and song structures themselves are 'non-traditional', not unlike those of ordinary rock bands. In such circumstances, surprisingly beautiful, so to speak, "melodies and phrases rooted in traditional pop" can appear unexpectedly in unexpected places. Especially "Olympic Airways", "Tron" and "Red Socks Pugie". Where does this unexpected 'pop sensibility' come from? 「It probably comes from our non-techno side, where we like a more melody-oriented type of music too. I personally like Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, and I still listen to them a lot, and all of us like bubblegum pop with clean choruses and hook lines. It's that kind of thing that made us decide to disassociate ourselves from the local math rock scene, which rejects all of those elements, in the first place.」

You yourself commented earlier that the local Oxford music scene is "full of experimental bands for the sake of experimentation", but what you are trying to do with Foals is to be an antidote to this "elitist consciousness of the British indie tradition" and "to be an experimental band that is also popular"? 「Yes. I think it's fair to say that this kind of anti-climatic attitude towards the soil and trends that used to shape our musicality was one of our creative motivations. I think that's probably why our music still has a certain strangeness and complexity that is outside the usual pop song formula. There are still remnants of the way we used to form our band in that kind of soil. We really want to shake it off, but we can't because we're like the creators of it, and that's exactly what you're talking about, the "snobbism/elitism of the English indie tradition". Oxford, in every sense of the word, is a place where that kind of old traditional British temperament and culture is still there in an obvious way. It was the perfect target for rebellion.」

So, when you titled your debut album Antidotes, was it also meant as an antidote to all the 'bad traditions' that are prevalent in the UK and the national scene? 「Hmmm…………… I personally think the title is more about 'healing' in a broader sense.」

'Healing'? 「Yes, it's more like self-healing. One of the purposes of this album was to create a place and a sound world where people can heal and eliminate the toxins that have become distorted or deviated from their true selves as a result of living in this real world. How does it sound to the listener? How would the listener hear or perceive it? We can't even imagine how it will sound or be perceived by the listener.」

Translator's Note: In my previous post, when I said that there's more that this particular issue of ROCKIN'ON (May 2008) has in its pages, this is one of them.

I've never listened to Foals before, but I translated this interview article because I know one or two of my mutuals who love Foals a lot and show their love of it on my dashboard, so I decided to scan and translate this so that they'll enjoy something that comes from Foals' debut album era. So if you see this, please enjoy it :)

[newsintheshell]

💫 ANIPLEX ONLINE FEST 2024: ANNUNCI, TRAILER E ALTRE INFO SVELATE DURANTE L'EVENTO!

Tante notizie belle, trailer da hype train e uno scherzo a cui non ha riso nessuno. Edizione completa, a tutto tondo.

Niente panico! Ce l'abbiamo fatta! Ripeto: ce l'abbiamo fatta! Mettetevi seduti e non mi dite che volete andare a letto presto, non si può. Ci sono le millemila novità dell'Aniplex Online Fest 2024 qua, oh! La mega diretta streaming di 4 ore annuale che c'è stata lunedì dai!

Ma Silenzio-kun, se questa roba è uscita lunedì come mai ce la riporti mercoledì sera e pure tardi? Perché se non forzavo le tappe forse arrivava pure giovedì o venerdì. Non scherzo KEKWait.

Purtroppo possiedo un'aura potentissima, ma sfigatissima, che attira inesorabilmente il massimo sforzo. Sempre, in ogni occasione e per qualsiasi cosa. Va da sé che, se mi capita di avere vari impegni e lavori da fare irl, il tutto accade in quella esatta settimana in cui ci sono annunci che vengono fuori dalle fottute pareti: di fine stagione, di inizio stagione, dei simulcast, da questo e da quell'evento. Un massacro insomma.

Partono quindi le maledizioni, Yog-Sothoth si sveglia e mi grida che devo smettere di fare casino, la Luna di Sangue si leva su Yharnam, l'armata delle tenebre si raduna sotto casa... poi mi dico che nessuno fa dei report belli come i miei, guardo i trailer, mi calmo e tutto torna a posto. Gli anime hanno salvato il mondo ancora una volta.

🔶🔸VIRGIN PUNK

Apertura a bomba con il reveal che mi ha spiazzato di più, sia per la qualità mostrata nel teaser trailer (anche se non so quanto possa essere rappresentativa del prodotto finale, visto che le produzioni di solito molto raramente sono così consistenti), sia per la collaborazione in sé.

Lo studio Shaft (Madoka Magica, Monogatari Series, Un marzo da leoni) sta infatti lavorando con lui, the man, the myth, Yasuomi Umetsu (Kite, Mezzo, Wizard Barristers, Galilei Donna) in persona!

Non si è ben capito se si tratti di una serie tv, di OAV o di film. È stato solo anticipato che la "prima storia", intitolata Clockwork Girl, verrà proiettata ad inizio estate 2025 in due cinema, a Tokyo e a Osaka.

L'unica cosa che posso aggiungere, oltre alla mia trepidazione e curiosità nel vedere cosa hanno combinato, è che la sceneggiatura di questo bombastico action scifi è stata affidata a Yuya Takahashi (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Lupin III: L'avventura italiana).

🔶🔸MAY I ASK FOR ONE FINAL THING?

L'action romcom di Nana Otori sta per diventare una serie animata, che vedremo approdare in streaming su Crunchyroll nel corso del 2025.

Il progetto ha come regista Kazuya Sakamoto (Kaginado) e sta venendo realizzato presso gli studi di LIDENFILMS (Insomniacs After School)e LIDENFILMS Kyoto Studio (She and Her Cat: Everything Flows).

🔶🔸THE FRAGRANT FLOWER BLOOMS WITH DIGNITY

Lo school romance manga di Saka Mikami ispirerà una serie animata, in programma per il 2025.

Dal teaser si vede già che sarà un altro absolute banger made in CloverWorks (The Elusive Samurai, Bocchi the Rock!).

🔶🔸MONO

Una nuova commedia slice of life si staglia all'orizzonte per riscaldare il mio cuore nero e inaridito da softy edgelord ed è tratta da un manga di Afro (Laid-Back Camp). My body is ready.

Anche questa serie è in programma per il 2025 e segna sia il debutto alla regia di Ryota Aikei, che il primo lavoro targato studio Soigne.

Come vedete stampato sull'immagine promozionale, la voce di Satsuki Amamiya sarà quella di Haruna Mikawa (Jin-Ah Sung in Solo Leveling).

🔶🔸INTRODUCTION TO MINERALOGY 

Di questa ve ne ho parlato giusto pochi giorni fa e, oltre a un teaserino, è stato svelato chi si sta occupando dell'adattamento.

L’educational adventure slice of life di Keiichiro Shibuya verrà trasformato in una serie televisiva Shingo Fujii (ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!), che sta dirigendo il tutto presso Studio Bind (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation).

Come vi dicevo, al momento il debutto è atteso per un generico 2025.

🔶🔸FATE/STRANGE FAKE

Non un grande aggiornamento per l'attesa serie animata tratta dalla novel firmata dal mitico Ryohgo Narita (Durarara!!, Baccano!, Dead Mount Death Play). 

Pur essendo passato un anno dall'annuncio, in occasione ell'Anime Expo, e dalla trasmissione dello special Whispers of Dawn, per il momento è stato confermato che il debutto mondiale in anteprima avverrà questo novembre, molto tematicamente, in quel di Los Angeles.

Come lo speciale televisivo del 2023, potremo vedere prossimamente (ma non si sa quando di preciso) la serie in streaming grazie a Crunchyroll.

Il timone presso A-1 Pictures (Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a) rimane saldamente nelle mani di Shun Enokido e Takahito Sakazume, che hanno entrambi già lavorato a  Whispers of Dawn e agli incredibili spot per Fate/Grand Order.

🔶🔸SWORD ART ONLINE ALTERNATIVE: GUN GALE ONLINE (Stagione 2)

Torna a mostrarsi con un nuovo trailer anche lo spinoff di SAO che è meglio di SAO! Siete pronti? La seconda stagione della serie sbarcherà in streaming su Crunchyroll dal 4 ottobre.

Lo staff è lo stesso della prima stagione, che nel frattempo potete recuperare su Prime Video e Netflix, oltre che in Blu-ray.

La regia insomma è ancora nelle mani di Masayuki Sakoi (Cautious Hero,A3! Season Autumn & Winter) e la produzione è tornata in casa A-1 Pictures (Lycoris Recoil, Mashle: Magic and Muscles).

🔶🔸PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE: WALPURGISNACHT RISING

Spero abbiate fame perché, nonostante il lungo posticipo, Shaft (Pretty Boy Detective Club, Monogatari Series, Un marzo da leoni) sta chiaramente cucinando forte.

Se ricordate bene, l'inatteso ma più che benaccetto quarto film della saga, era stato programmato per l'inverno 2024 per poi sparire completamente dai radar. Il debutto in sala, ora, è stato fissato per questo inverno.

Il nuovo capitolo nell'onirico mondo di sentimenti e dolore delle maghette di Yukihiro Miyamoto (Magia Record, Arakawa Under the Bridge) vedrà, dunque, la luce ad inizio 2025. Non vedo l'ora che arrivi anche qua in Italia!

🔶🔸 SOLO LEVELING (Stagione 2)

Poche nuove, ma buone nuove. Dall'evento è emersa solamente questa nuova locandina, che ci annuncia che la seconda stagione del popolare action fantasy tratto dall'omonimo fumetto coreano, piazzato sui nostri scaffali da Star Comics, arriverà su Crunchyroll da gennaio 2025.

L'unica cosa in più è che il 29 novembre, i fan giapponesi potranno vedere in anteprima i primi due nuovi episodi della serie, perché verranno proiettati nei cinema assieme al film riassuntivo della prima stagione.

🔶🔸AMEKU M.D. - DOCTOR DETECTIVE

Un detective in corsia, ma anime! Nice. Ok, è una citazione da vecchi, ma ehi, continuano a fare le repliche in tv.

La serie ispirata alla medical mystery novel di Mikito Chinen inizierà a gennaio 2025 e indovinate un po' chi la pubblicherà in streaming?Ma elementare Watson: Crunchyroll!

Il breve promo ci dice che la regia è di Kazuya Iwata (7th Time Loop, Love After World Domination) e lo staff al lavoro è quello di Project No.9 (I Tormenti della Vampira Reclusa, Senpai is an Otokonoko).

🔶🔸MIKADONO SAN SHIMAI WA ANGAI, CHOROI

L'harem romcom di Aya Hirakawa, con al centro le tre feisty sorelle Mikadono, comincerà ad andare in onda nel corso del 2025.

A dirigere la serie c'è Tadahito Matsubayashi (Magical Girl Site) e il tutto sta venendo confezionato presso P.A. Works (Skip and Loafer, Mayonaka Punch). Non so com'è la storia, ma quello che vedo nella locandina mi piace ( ͡ꈍ ͜ʖ̫ ͡ꈍ )

🔶🔸TO BE HERO X

Nuovo fighissimo teaser trailer per Rule of cool The Anime a.k.a. la terza webserie del peculiare franchise supereroistico cinese, in arrivo su Crunchyroll nel 2025, dove già trovate To Be Hero e To Be Heroine.

Come vi avevo già detto in altri post, la regia è affidata a Haoling Li (Heaven Officials Blessing, Link Click) e il progetto è in cantiere presso tre studi.

La colonna sonora, dallo stile inconfondibile, è firmata Hiroyuki Sawano (Kill la Kill, Attack on Titan) e nel cast si riconoscono tanti big fra i doppiatori nipponici. Stavolta hanno deciso di fare le cose in grande! 

🔶🔸BLUE EXORCIST (Stagione 4)

Il nuovo trailer ci ricorda che l'arco narrativo Beyond the Snow sbarcherà finalmente su Crunchyroll dal 5 ottobre!

Da gennaio, invece, si entrerà nel vivo della The Blue Night Saga dell’action soprannaturale tratto dall'omonimo manga creato da Kazue Kato, che possiamo leggere qua in Italia grazie da Panini Comics.

🔶🔸DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR

Il webtoon illustrato da HYBE, che fa diciamo da lore espansa per il background della boy band sudcoreana ENHYPEN, diventerà presto un anime che potremo seguire in streaming su Crunchyroll.

Non ne so molto, ma il mix di urban fantasy e teen romance, con al centro scuola, vampiri, licantropi e una ragazza, mi ricorda un po' tanto Twilight. Il nome dell'istituto, Riverfield, invece mi ha fatto subito suonare il campanello di Riverdale, anche se non ci azzecca granché xD

🔶🔸DEMON LORD 2099

Ragazzi, quando ho letto che l'incipit della storia era "Il Signore dei Demoni si risveglia a Night City" non mi aspettavo che diventasse, ehm... uno streamer! Subverting expectations: lo hai fatto bene 😂

La serie è fatta in casa J.C.Staff (Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-, DanMachi) e ha come regista Ryo Ando (Interviews with Monster Girls).

È tratta dall'omonima light novel fantasy sci-fi di Daigo Murasaki e anche questa farà parte del palinsesto autunnale di Crunchyroll, con il primo episodio in programma per il 12 ottobre.

🔶🔸I'M GETTING MARRIED TO A GIRL I HATE IN MY CLASS

Di tutti gli stereotipi del genere, quello del "mi devo sposare con tizio/tizia a caso, perché sì" credo sia fra quelli invecchiati più velocemente e male. Ma ehi, una romcom è una romcom e questa va ad infoltire la lista di quelle che potremo vedere da gennaio 2025.

È basata sulla light novel nata dalla penna di Seiju Amano e segna il debutto alla regia di Hiroyuki Oshima; la produzione porta il doppio marchio di Studio Gokumi e AXsiZ (Reborn as a Vending Machine I Now Wander the Dungeon, World's End Harem).

▶️ GUARDA IL TRAILER QUA

※ NOTA ※ Purtroppo questo e i prossimi due video ve li devo linkare così, perché Tumblr non me ne fa incorporare altri nel post. Chiedo scudo!

🔶🔸RUROUNI KENSHIN (Stagione 2)

Altro trailer per generare un po' di hype, in vista del ritorno del samurai vagabondo di Nobuhiro Watsuki, che ritroveremo su Crunchyroll dal 3 ottobre. 

Come vi ho già anticipato in un'altra occasione, sono stati confermati altri 24 episodi per la serie remake targata LIDENFILMS (Tokyo Revengers, Insomniacs After School).

Cambia però la regia, che vede Hideo Yamamoto (Cells at Work BLACK, La mia maestra non mostra la coda) essere sostituito da Yuki Komada (Build Divide) pe questo nuovo giro di carrozza.

▶️ GUARDA IL TRAILER QUA

🔶🔸UNITEUP! -UNIBIRTH-

Video e qualche aggiornamento sulla seconda stagione sulla serie idol al maschile di CloverWorks (Bocchi the Rock!, My Dress-Up Darling), parte del grande progetto crossmediale lanciato qualche tempo fa da Sony Music. 

Gli episodi saranno diretti ancora una volta da Shinichiro Ushijima (Voglio mangiare il tuo pancreas) e inizieranno ad arrivare su Crunchyroll a partire da gennaio 2025. 

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E per finire... Oh boy, non ce la faccio...

L'audacia! L'assoluto sprezzo di Aniplex nel ricordarmi, a distanza di 10 anni, quella grandissima cagata delusione di Aldnoah.Zero! Quella chiacchieratissima serie mecha con alle spalle un all star team, che prometteva epicità e drama, ma poi ha portato solo una sequenza di decisioni infelici, con dei twist che hanno costretto al seppuku diversi dei miei neuroni (rest in pepperoni) e un gran finale da dumpster fire di proporzioni leggendarie, degno delle peggiori soapopera.

Come mai rivango tutto questo? Perché il 26 marzo 2025, in Giappone uscirà un nuovo cofanetto Blu-ray della serie, che includerà anche un inedito episodio post epilogo, numerato 24.5 e intitolato Fragment of Rain -The Penultimate Truth-.

Fermiamoci un momento ad interiorizzare una cosa: hanno annunciato questo e non una seconda stagione di 86 - Eighty Six. Let that sink in.

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Make you Mine

This is my second Osferth imagine from The Last Kingdom, thank you for all the lovely feedback on my first imagine, I hope you will like this one. 

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Masterlist

Part 2

Summary: Osferth’s relationship with a princess is a well kept secret, but when she becomes ill and is in danger, he makes the decision to secretly take her away in the dead of night to save her and make her his.

Enjoy.

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A rush of adrenaline coursed through Osferth's stomach and his hand tensed around the sword sheathed against his hip. He could feel his stomach fluttering at the thought of someone seeing him here in the darkened hallway and realising where he was going- or who he was going to see.

He kept close to the wall lined with furs and turned another corner, almost at his destination causing a smile to grave his lips.

When he reached the room at the end of the corridor, Osferth made sure to keep his steps light and his breaths were short and quiet as he leaned next to the door and pressed his ear close. He couldn't risk just walking into the room and there being others in there too. Satisfied he couldn't hear any raised or hushed voices, he oppened the door and headed inside.

Osferth's eyes lit up like a roaring fire and he could feel a blush creeping up his neck and spreading over his face when his eyes met with a holy sight. There she was, (Y/n), the girl who held his heart in her hands, laid out on the bed at the far side of the room. He watched the way a sparkle lit up her eyes when she saw him and how her beautiful curved lips formed into the most beautiful smile he'd ever seen. He would swear to the end of his days that (Y/n) was an angel from Heaven right here on Earth; and she was all his.

(Y/n) sat up so quickly that black spots covered her vision and her head lolled to the side before slowly coming back round again but it didn't stop her beaming smile. He didn't tell her he was coming tonight.

"Osferth." His name rolled from her lips like sugar and he couldn't help but instinctively lick his lips at the sight of her. (Y/n) looked like a Goddess sat up in the middle of the bed, her gown hanging halfway down her arm off her shoulder, her hair swept behind her ears and falling to one side and her beauty made it seem like a halo of light surrounded her.

But the smile on Osferth's lips dropped when he stared at her a bit more whilst kicking off his boots so he didn't make any noise. He watched her with narrowed eyes, noticing that (Y/n) was trembling like she was cold but the hearth was full of a roaring fire making him sweat his layers. Her eyes, though still beautiful, looked hazy and drunk.

(Y/n) threw the sheet from her body and hurried from the bed, her arms aching to be wrapped around her lover. But her feet fumbled beneath her, feeling like blocks of ice that she couldn't shift or control.

"Woah, steady there Princess."

Osferth quickly stepped forward a few paces and wrapped his arms around (Y/n), coiling her into his chest to stop her from falling. His smile was warm and gentle and his eyes bore down into (Y/n). He could feel his heart hammering away against his chest at the sensation of having his love in his arms, her hands gripping his biceps and her eyes looking up adoringly at him.

A burning sense of worry welled in his chest at how ill (Y/n) seemed now she was up close.

"You're feverish, my love." He whispered the words quietly into the hot air around them and took a moment to tenderly wrap a coil of hair around his finger, swirling it for a second before placing it behind her ear. His hand was cold against her skin which was simmering and coated in sweat and he could tell the cold touch was soothing to her when she leaned into the touch. Her lips moving to lightly kiss his palm.

"I'm better now you're here," It was true, (Y/n) could feel her strength returning at the sight of Osferth and being in his arms felt euphoric to the point she forgot she wasn't well.

His body heat was warming her up and she couldn't help but burrow into the warmth, coiling her arms to trap them between his chest and hers and her chin nudged down the collar of his shirt so she could kiss his bare skin and press her cheek against him.

Despite snuggling into his body, (Y/n) was still shivering and her body was on fire with heat raging against a cold sweat that Osferth's body couldn't fight off for her. He kept his arms tightly around her and let his chin fall on top of her head, breathing in her scent and feeling her tucked into his body like he was keeping her safe in his heart.

"Come'ere." His voice enticed (Y/n) and dragged a soft moan from her lips as he slid his hand down, feeling over the curves and ridges of her body before reaching her thigh. He couldn't help himself from digging his fingertips into the supple flesh at the back of her thigh, hiking her gown up before he pressed his arm against her and lifted her from her feet.

(Y/n) sighed into his skin, feeling a moan vibrate against her lips when she nipped at his throat and rested her head on his broad shoulder, allowing him to pick her up and carry her back to the bed she had been confined to all day.

She felt the soft mattress beneath her and an incoherent murmur left her lips when her head was laid down again. Her legs coiled around Osferth's hips and her heels dug into lower back as he kneeled on the bed, resting between her legs before stealing her lips with a kiss.

It wasn't the first time he had found his way to her room when the sun went down and the creatures of the night began to prowl. Osferth had quickly gotten his bearings and knew how to sneak past the minimal guards to get to his Princess and he knew when the sun went down no one would barge in and disturb them.

Osferth was one of Uhtred's men, a warrior with a Holy heart and it meant he didn't stay in one town for long but oh, how he wanted to stay here forever so he could be wrapped around his Princess until the end of his days. He couldn't be with her in public, not yet. She was betrothed to another and if people saw them now, he would be putting her at risk. He needed to plan out a way to get Uhtred to help smuggle her away, to take her with them so they could wed.

Osferth wasn't letting her go, not for anything.

Reaching his hand up, Osferth brushed his fingertips against her burning skin, his thumb gliding across her cheek, lips merging with hers and devouring her moans. With his lips curving into a smile, he moved down to kiss and suck at her neck instead when a crackling cough left her lips. He could feel each breath she took, croaking and broken like she was breathing in shards of glass.

"I'll ask Edith to make you a tonic." He spoke each word between kisses, his hot breath sending shivers running through (Y/n)'s blood. Of course, he couldn't tell Edith who the tonic would be for but she wasn't the kind to ask too many questions.

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A shiver rattled through Osferth and his eyes snapped open, becoming alert and a bolt of fear rushed through him, why had he woken so abruptly? He usually rose with the sun, leaving before dawn and coming back when he cold after dark. Oh God, had someone come in and found them together?

His heart thudded against his ribs but he felt a wave of ease when he looked around and realised it was barely light out. He raked his fingers through his tousled hair before rubbing his eyes that looked down at his Princess. Her body was laid almost fully on top of him but she was shaking from a sudden and rather violent burst of coughing. Osferth pressed the base of his hand against her back and rubbed up and down but it didn't seem to help much.

A surge of pain burst in (Y/n)'s chest and it made her eyes snap closed and she swallowed down a whimper, she knew how Osferth worried and she didn't want that but it did hurt. Each breath made her chest feel like it was cracking in two and she couldn't find enough air to satisfy her lungs.

Osferth watched (Y/n) sit up and it was clear it had been a mistake, it was as if the room had spun on its axis and her body wavered and he was sure for a moment she stopped breathing between coughs.

A weak smile pulled at (Y/n)'s lips when she fell back into a hard bare chest and arms secured around her waist. She let her head fall on his shoulder as her coughing fit finally came to a stop and she weakly picked up the glass of whatever tea her mother decided would help her ailment.

"Don't drink that, love, I'll bring you something from Edith tonight." He didn't want to be pushy but he had to take the glass from her when it only made her choke. He didn't know what was in it and when he smelt the unusual tea, it made him gag. Osferth knew her family were all scheming, her father was dying and when he did, whoever (Y/n) married, as his sole heir, would take the throne. Her family were fighting to control her and he wouldn't put it past someone to give her a horrid concoction to subdue or control her.

"You'll be back tonight?" (Y/n) couldn't help the hopeful tone to her crackling voice. It was never easy to smuggle Osferth into her room. Uhtred's warriors would start to notice his absence if he came to see her every night like they both wished. But it made their game of love more fun to add intrigue and anticipation in the mix.

"You think I'd leave you like this?" He didn't give her time to answer, he stole her lips in a sweet kiss that made her toes curl. Osferth didn't know how he was going to wrench himself away from her when she was ill like this, there was no way he would be able to stay away tonight as well and sit around pondering if her health had taken a turn for the worst.

The moment was spoilt by the distant sound of voices down the hallway. He had to leave now.

"Osferth-" (Y/n) couldn't even get through his name without coughing but her cough was smothered by a kiss. His hungry lips pulled her with him as he slid out from the bed, parting from her to grab his bundle of clothing and boots. He quickly shrugged on his pants and bottoms, lips curving into a smirk when he watched (Y/n) reach down and grab his sword from the floor and bundle it under the blankets.

"Good girl." He murmured with a burning smile before tiptoeing into the small cupboard just as the bedroom door opened.

Osferth crouched down to the floor and leaned his back up against the wooden beams, allowing himself to see through the small gap in the door. He shrugged his shirt over his head, making sure to stay quiet as a mouse so he could see who was coming in to disturb his Princess. A foul taste formed in his mouth when he saw her cousin walk into the room, no concern on his face at how Osferth's girl was coughing in a way most foul and ill.

Tipping her head down, (Y/n) closed her eyes as she felt her chest convulsing and her shoulders trembling as she coughed violently into her hand. A tremor of fear rattled through her chest that she tried to hide. Osferth was in her cupboard, her secret lover was in the room, unbeknownst to her cousin and he was going to hear their conversation. She hadn't told him how Lance had been bothering her about a certain topic because she knew it would upset her lover and now he was going to find out.

"What do you want, Lance?" It took all (Y/n) had to keep her voice strong and hold her head and shoulders high.

"You know what I want, and you know what you have to do. Just agree and you will have everything you ever wanted." His smile was all sharp, biting teeth and no gentleness like Osferth. He had his hands clasped in front of him in a very formal manner but his face was cold and there was a cunning, almost frightening look in his eyes.

"And you know my thoughts on the matter, so please leave."

"Listen to me, Madam. You can't rule on your own and that little nobody your mother has betrothed you to can't either. Marry me and you'll have anything you want and you won't have to worry that little head about any state affairs. Just do it."

(Y/n) shivered and snapped her eyes closed when he sneered the words at her before roughly grabbing her shoulder so tightly she could feel the bruises starting to form on her skin. He pulled her close and for a dreaded moment, she thought he was going to do something rash like kiss her or slap her- either of which would have caused Osferth to come out of his hiding spot. But he just snarled closer to her and stared at her like he was trying to possess her.

It took all Osferth had in him to stop a growl from leaving his chest.

Who did this man think he was? He couldn't order (Y/n) about like this, he couldn't force her hand and make her marry him when she clearly didn't want to. She should have told him. (Y/n) should have told him that her cousin had been harassing her and trying to get her to marry him, Osferth could have talked to his fellow warriors and got their help and advice. He could have done something to help her.

Instead, he was sat within a small cupboard, watching a conversation he wasn't supposed to hear without being able to do anything about it.

"No."

A choked sound escaped (Y/n)’s lips when Lance's free hand grabbed her other shoulder, his fingers digging in dangerously close to her throat but she choked on something between a cough and a scream when he roughly pushed her on her back on the bed.

Her head started to spun from the abrupt movement and a broken sound left her lips when it felt like she was laid on needles that were stabbing at her chest, making it harder to breathe.

"Agree to marry me!" His voice rose in pitch and deepened in tone but when his face was in front of (Y/n)’s bleary vision, she simply spat at him. Her eyes widened and tears fell from her cheeks when she realised blood was welling in her mouth from her lungs that felt like they were on fire. Osferth was right, she really wasn't very well, she hoped Edith would be able to give him a tonic- if she got out of this interaction with Lance unscathed, that is.

(Y/n) couldn’t help the scream that left her chapped lips when his hand curled in her hair and forcefully pulled her up by her roots. Her hands fumbled behind her to try and grasp his arm to get him to let go of her but she held no strength with her weakened state.

"There's more than one way to deal with you, you know."

Osferth bit down on his knuckles to stop himself from giving away his location. He couldn't have Lance find him in here because then he would hold it over (Y/n) or hurt her or do something much worse. But he couldn't stay in here much longer and watch him abuse her like this without intervening and stabbing him. He shrugged on the last piece of clothing before he stood up in the confined space, ready to burst in and pretend he came in through the door instead.

Holding his breath, Osferth watched (Y/n)'s eyes move over to the cupboard before she closed her eyes and let her body loll back against the matress, slumping down with a thud when Lance let go of her, clearly thinking she had fainted. He seemed to tut at her before growling, smashing his fist into the wall before he stormed out of the room.

Osferth wasn't no more time and bustled out of the cupboard, rushing to kneel on the edge of the bed. He took (Y/n)'s face in his hands, gently hushing her when she started to splutter and cough. Her silent cries became loud when she felt him peppering kisses to her burning forehead.

"Sshh, shh, I have to leave darling but I'll be back tonight. I'll sort something out, the only one you'll be marrying is me."

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"Uhtred- Finan, please!"

"What is it you want us to do? Arrange a good political marriage for her, storm in there and demand that she be Queen? We're warriors, Osferth." Uhtred gave Osferth a funny sort of look. He didn't know what Osferth was asking of them or what he was hoping they could all do. They were warriors by trade, they were barbaric, they killed people and destroyed villages and defended Kingdoms.

(Y/n) wasn't a Kingdom or village or an enemy to them. Just because she didn't have a say in her marriage didn't mean they could or should help her, if they helped every maiden or Princess with a betrothal problem they would never have time to do anything else.

"He'll kill her if she doesn't marry him and he might be poisoning her, we have to help-"

"No, we have to train and get ready to leave for Winchester, leave this little obsession behind." Finan patted Osferth on the shoulder before he stuck his blade in the sheath on his back and started to walk away.

Turning on his heels to look at his fellow warriors, Osferth felt his hands curling up into fists and the little bottle of tonic Edith gave him was burning right through to his skin. The more he thought about it, the more he was certain that (Y/n) was being poisoned and if he didn't help her he might lose her. He couldn't have someone else marry her and abuse her or even kill her, he couldn't lose her at any cost.

"I love her!" He all but screamed, his face starting to go red in front of his group who had turned to look at him in shock.

He didn't need their help, he would save (Y/n).

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Where was she?

Osferth silently closed the bedroom door behind him and took a glance around the room to search for (Y/n). Uhtred was planning to leave for Winchester in the morning and Osferth couldn't exactly stay behind here, he had to go with them and if that was how it had to be then he was taking (Y/n) too. There was no way he was leaving her here.

The fire was still roaring and the room was sweltering to the point his head felt like it was spinning and his body was burning already.

But when he walked over towards the window, he felt his heart jump up into his throat.

"No, no no Princess? Open those eyes for me, Princess?" Urgency rattled through his voice as he dropped to his knees when his eyes locked on his girl. (Y/n) was slumped on the floor beside the bed, her hair covering part of her face and a glass of what Osferth could only assume was the strange herbal tea was spilled next to her.

He brushed her hair behind her ear before he cupped her face, trying to firmly brush her cheek to stimulate some sort of response. She was breathing very shallow but she sounded as crackling as the fire beside them.

What had they done to her?

(Y/n) was trembling subtly, her skin coated in a thicker layer of sweat than Osferth had noticed last night. She was burning hot to touch and her skin was clammy but she was wearing a few layers of clothing like she couldn't warm herself up. He didn't like the way the colour had left her lips and caused discolour beneath her eyes.

"Princess, that's a good girl." He murmured encouragingly when (Y/n) tried hard to open her eyes, weakly managing to look at him.

"Osferth, it hurts."

"I know but not for long, let's sit you up, look."

He gently supported the back of her neck and eased her up before shuffling so he was behind her, supporting her weight like they had done this morning at the crack of dawn. He didn't like how loose and limp her body had become, she couldn't seem to move at all.

"Edith made some magic for you." Osferth's thumb gently brushed against (Y/n)'s bottom lip, tickling her skin and his fingers tucked under her jaw and gently pulled her chin down. His thumb pressing between her lips to part them so he could carefully pour the tonic from the bottle into (Y/n)'s mouth and coax her to drink it.

He kissed the top of her head, shushing her and swaying her when she started to cough, a trickle of blood leaving her lips making him want to cry.

"I- I'm scared." (Y/n) could barely look up at Osferth but when she did, she could see her world in his eyes. He was everything she wanted and loved and needed. He was her life but she felt so horrible, her chest was burning, her lungs felt like they were shrivelled up and everything was broken. It hurt to breathe but all she wanted to do was curl up in bed with Osferth and feel him kiss every part of her skin.

"You don't have to be scared, Princess. You're coming with me to Winchester, we're leaving now. And you'll be a good girl and get better for me won't you? I'm gonna make you mine."

(Y/n) felt her heart flutter in her chest and Osferth's ice cold lips press to her forehead before he started to move. His arms held her tightly around the waist and he slowly shuffled round until he was next to the bed, close enough to rip off one of the sheets and drag it onto the floor.

Osferth gently tilted (Y/n) forward, noticing the way her head flopped down so her chin was resting on her chest while he wrapped the thick sheet around her shoulders and swaddled it around her middle before he pulled her back into him.

When he got here he thought they wouold have time. He thought he would have all night to formulate a plan, help (Y/n) get things sorted and pack a bag and prepare herself. He thought he'd pin her to the bed and tell her how much he loved her and how he was going to marry her and look after her and take her everywhere he went to keep her safe.

He had no time for that now.

He couldn't pack anything, he had to take her to the inn and get Edith to tend to her to make sure she would be well enough to travel in the light of morning.

He whispered little nothings against her head, keeping her bundled in the sheet before he slid one arm under her knees and slowly rose to his feet, leaning (Y/n) against him, tucking her into his chest.

She was trembling like a leaf, each breath causing her to whimper and wince as she snuggled further into her lover. (Y/n) inhaled his calming scent of pine and dirt, managing to kiss his neck and feel him shiver against her even though he was warm and she felt ice cold.

Her nose rubbed against his skin and Osferth felt her wet lips leaving open-mouthed, shallow kisses on his neck while her shaking hand tried to move his shirt out the way so she could touch his chest. Her palm pressed to his chest, feeling his erratic heartbeat against her skin, his strong arms around her waist and legs, his broad chest pushing into her body and his cheek nuzzling into her hair.

He didn't know how he was going to get her out of here unnoticed, but he had to go now. Osferth took a deep breath, lifted (Y/n) a little higher in his arms, kept his chin held high and left the room with his lover in his arms.

Here he goes.

[rancidpancakebatter]

This Post is About BLM and Tyre Nichols so Buckle The Fuck Up

I am a black person. I come from a small, rural town with two stop lights run by a railroad tycoon and "footloose" university. (It's a Christian school and among their vast restrictions is a rule that you can't dance unless at a wedding- hence "footloose"). In my experience growing up, I was the only Black American I knew who wasn't adopted by a rich white family.

My father entered my life when I was thirteen. Before then I was being raised solely by my very gentrified Mexican mother. I knew that I was black but not because I recognised that identity. It was because that is how everyone labelled me. I was not Mexican, I was not white, I was black. Anytime I celebrated my heritage people would grow uncomfortable because why would a black kid speak Spanish? Why would they bring homemade tortillas to lunch? Why would they have a quiñceanera? You are black, act like it.

Since having my father in my life- having his influence, seeing our culture, not through the characterized lens in the media but his- I would say I feel black now. That identity now comes from me, not others. But unfortunately, that growth, that journey, is seen as irrelevant.

I first learned that I was black on the playground in the first grade. A little girl asked me why my hair looked "that way"? At the time I had an afro. I told her I didn't know, it wasn't something I had thought about. She continued to question my appearance: my nose, my lips, my skin. When I wore box braids, years later, for the first time I was chased around that same playground. The children pulled at them; they told me I looked like Medusa. They had created a game in which they would freeze anytime I looked at them. This applied at recess, in the gym, in art class, during lessons, at lunch, in the halls, etc.

That is a very minor form of racism spurred on more by ignorance than hatred, but I have suffered from hatred as well. What I mean to say is I am no stranger to racism. So when I say that as a citizen of the US, I am afraid, I don't say that lightly. I have been stopped randomly by police late at night. I have been unjustly blamed for an altercation just because I was there, so I must have "aggravated the situation."

But the fear I feel is not for me. At the end of the day, I am perceived as a weak woman and I am really good at "white-passing" with my language and mannerisms. However, my father isn't. And he shouldn't have to be. He dresses like a "stereotypical thug" with sagging pants, chains, and durags. He looks nice, I think he looks rather handsome, but I have watched WASP moms cross the street as we walk past them.

It doesn't matter that he is the sweetest man alive. It doesn't matter that he is so crazy in love with his wife and posts every craft she makes on Facebook to brag to all of his friends and family. It doesn't matter that he looks at me like I single-handedly hung every star in the sky. It doesn't matter that he asks for screenshots of my ios theme every week when I change it just so he can tell me it looks pretty. It doesn't matter that he still makes sure that he makes enough food for all of us and freezes my portion so I can have it when I visit. It doesn't matter that despite being a boomer he has a trans son and a queer, non-binary "daughter" that he loves and supports with everything in him. What matters is he's black, and he's dangerous.

Black men are killed every day in the US at the hands of cops. This upsets me of course, but it hurts me personally as well. How many others have nightmares where they get a call from their mother to tell them their father was killed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time? How many others see the headline "Cops killed another black man" and hold their breath as they scroll to see if it was their brother? How many others make sure to keep their hands in their jeans pockets and their hood off so they don't look as threatening. How many others were taught what to do when pulled over in a car before they learned how to turn the car on? How many others live in this reality?

I see the conversation around Tyre Nichols and it breaks my heart. He was nine years my senior with a wife and child. He was active in his community. He liked to skateboard. He was a lot like me. And he was brutally beaten and murdered. That's insane. That could have been me. That could have been my brother, or his. It could have been my father. And my heart breaks for his family. I respect them for the spotlight they are taking. The justice that they are demanding.

Recently one of his family members posted a video of him. They said that when the body cam footage was released that it was going to circulate. That his death was going to circulate. And they wanted to share a video of him living. And I think that's really beautiful. Often times we get swept up in our anger, our fear, and we forget momentarily that their life was not just this one instance. Tyre Nichols existed before this.

I will always be afraid of when I will have to do the same thing. When I will have to beg people to remember that my father, my brother, were so much more than just victims. My father is a chef, he is a kind neighbour, he is an amateur gardener. My brother is loved, doing well in his transition, a shoulder to cry on, and the life of the party. They are such beautiful and important people.

So, I beg you. Be angry. Protest. Riot. Make your voice heard. Help this family try and right a wrong that can never be brought to true justice. But don't forget who they're fighting for. Say his name. But also share his story. Not just the ending.

[soulmusicsongs]

Soul from Nigeria, part 3

Soul from Nigeria

Afro Funk - Super Elcados (Togetherness Is Always A Good Venture - Tambourine Party Vol. 2, 1976)

Alo Mi Alo - Orlando Julius & His Afro Sounders (Orlando Ideas, 1972)

Amalinja - The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination (Amalinja / Fall On Your Knees And Pray, 1972)

Be Nice To The People - Question Mark (Be Nice To The People, 1977)

Black Power Dance (Part 2) - T-Fire (New Testament, 1979)

Come Back Baby - Theodore Nemy & His Band (Come Back Baby / Je Reviendrai, 1973)

Do The Good - The Future Hopes (How Can I Get To My God / Do The Good, 197?)

Fireman - Benis Cletin (Jungle Magic, 1979)

Lets Be Free - Aktion (Celebration, 1977)

Life’s Gone Down Low - The Lijadu Sisters (Danger, 1976)

Love Rock - The Strangers (Love Rock / Onye Ije, 1972)

Onwe Nne-E-Jie-Ijie Oba - Moonshine Dance Band (Moonshine Dance Band, 1979)

Papa's Black Dog - Pazy And The Black Hippies (Wa Ho Ha, 1978)

Somebody’s Gotta Lose Or Win - The Hygrades (The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria, 2010)

We’re Makin’ A Hell - Rock Town Express ( Rock Town Express, 1974)

More African Soul

Soul from Nigeria, part 2

Soul from Nigeria

Soul from Ghana

African Funk from the Seventies

Ethiopian Grooves

Funk from Africa in 20 tracks

Soul from South Africa: 18 tracks

[an-unholy-devotion-and-desire]

💘 call me Roman, Fiifi , Afia or Cupid ~ !! 💘

💫 she / he / fae / mink + any 💫 Alter/Part - Co-host of a system !

HOWDY! - im an alter n co-host 4 our system @infin8drip (main blog) - im a cherubim + succubus hybrid but i dont rly claim my more "corrupted" side of the spectrum or wtvr, im jus a zesty rebellious stupid ho LMAO (lightheartedly half jokin). i do have shiftable forms that more "simpler" 4 others in the headspace, typically i look like this :p (warnin, this is the host old art n it's an old ass "selfies" of me in the middle, i will update the this lol also i typically like messin around w/ my hair. )

- (ALL art by this sytem) - tw warnin 4 the n slur up ahead on the 3rd pic (i can reclaim it.)

- i'm an OCtive + Mixoject of multiple sources! ( sources; The other host OC, Cupid, Angels, Cherubim (Media & biblical accurate), Lola Bunny , Minerva Mink) - My system job resume includes: internal self helper, sexual protector, ADHD, BPD, NPD, OCPD, hypersexual symptom holder - i'm mentally (i say 'mentally' bc truely i'm ageless but im an adult) early 30 yr old, in a 25yr old body ✌🏾 how do u do c: - I am nonhuman and may interact with nonhuman/alterhuman posts! i identify as ! : - pangenderfaer - Etherio/Etho/nonhuman boy - pan gaybian, - stemmetwink !(mostly femme) - turigirl ! - i'm wlw, wlm , mlm, nblm , nblw , nblnb !! - i'm partnered x10 /r & /qpr <3 ; by members in our/my system, n' our/my 2 system partners, so pls don't be fuckin weird ! c:

body wise also:

. - parent . - blk/indigenous (afro american geechee + blackfoot cherokee/creek/seminole) . - anemic . - intersex . - transneumasc GNC FTM Maverique Cusper + QueerHet . - IC-DID . - Cluster B / Cluster C . - got zat ✨ AuDHD ✨ . - ✨ OCD Spectrum ✨ . - pullin up w ✨ psychotic + cluster a traits ✨ dancin w/ an ED

this blog's purpose is 2 just b my side of the internet, essentially. i reblog anythin angelcore, lovecore, coquette, 420 , fashion, early y2k, creepy cute, celebs, shows i like, shit from my culture, while talkin' abt social justices in my respected intersections! occasionally will sketch here 2 n show off my art :p tws: spirituality , suggestive content n probs +18 content under cuts , talks of trauma and ventin, hypersexuality n the highs n lows of it :')) , PDA ( i like gushin abt my boos <33 ) , possible religious imagery n weed mention. anythin else i haven't mentioned will still b tagged accordingly!

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BYF: - I reclaim the slurs/terms: nigga, retard, dyke, bulldyke, fag, sambo - speak in aave / ebonics unintentionally and intentionally. -I am a full time parent along side my partners, part time worker (soon will be attending college), trying to get support my partners/family out of a tough spot, so I'm always busy or stressed in some form. -Unless youre close to me and/or partners, do not call me "sis" or "shawty" even jokingly. that goes for the whole collective :/ THIS BLOG IS 18+ this is a no minor zone 4 my comfortability here! I block ageless blogs n anyone i think is weird or off puttin 4 me. Me n the block button r the realest definition of "bros b4 hoes" frfr

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DNI: PRO ZIONISTS, ANTISEMETIC, ANTIBLACK, ANTI NATIVE, ENDOS, PROSHIPPERS/COMSHIPPERS, DDLG/AGE KINK, RADQUEER , SAFEQUEERS, Labeled "DA/IRL" ( RECOVERING D-MISID's ARE FINE ) , OMEGAVERSE, TRANSID, ANTI-OTHERKIN/THERIAN, RTCA, ANTI RECOVERY BLOGS OF ANY KIND, TERFS, ANTI XENOGENDERS/NEOS, ANTI- MSPEC LESBIANS/GAYS, ANTI GOOD FAITH IDs ARE NOT WELCOME, . . Nor will I engage in discourse w/ it, unless its somethin i feel like I need 2 drop my two sense on somethin that i feel nobody may not have not touched on, or someone i care abt is publically involved. Other than that, i h8 gettin into discourse when the general public has already have made multiple points 2 counter a lot of misinformation w/ fax + its not always good for my health, nor the system's

Tag list:

# . 💘  .  | Preachin n servin the word   ( Spiritual uplifting talks)

# . 💘  .  | Divine creations ( Art or edits )

# . 💘  .  | Zealous Rebellion and Resistance ( Social activism ) # . 💘  .  | I'll just take the 85 2 Africa  ( Black excellence, Black Pride, Black history , anything blk related tbh ) # . 💘  .  | Before Genesis… ( Exomemories if i ever decide 2 talk abt them ) # . 💘  .  | Sorrows of the fallen ( Vents ) # . 💘  .  | Pierced by Cupid's Arrow <3 ( Partners tag <33 ) # . 💘  .  | Not safe 4 mortals ( NSFT )

# . 💘  .  | Sins of Wrath ( RANTS ) 

# . 💘  .  | Sins of Envy ( Narc lows vents ) # . 💘  .  | Sins of Greed ( Hoarding vents & talks , mentions ) # . 💘  .  | Sins of Lust (  Hypersexuality, Lewd talk, also NSFT ) # . 💘  .  | Sins of Pride ( me havin a narc high ) # . 💘  .  | Sins of Gluttony ( Recreational talks; Weed and alcohol mentions ) # . 💘  .  | Sins of Sloth ( Hyperfixation tag )

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[narrettwist]

free space for oc rambling. tell us more about your bone fashion designer (michi, right?) please

Michi!! So they started as a My Hero Academia OC but they have migrated into several AUs and other fandoms at this point.

Originally I wanted to make a character with what could easily be an OP quirk that they don't use in an OP way. Skeleton Animation works on all bone skeletons, even ones in living bodies, so very easily a big bad villain ability. However Michi only uses it on the dead, for personal reasons, and uses it mostly to create things to carry their stuff, make coffee, act as dress dummies/dress-up dolls, open doors, etc. Their real "villain" power is their attention to details especially in contracts. Manipulating business practices to create favorable outcomes for themself and their fashion design business, the typical white collar shady business practices. Basically, a shitty villain that's not worth the time of heroes to deal with. Or as I put in a few fics "a villain for the aesthetics."

They're an orphan, parents died in a car crash, and they were raised by their paternal grandfather Hamon. However because of Hamon's quirk, Spirit Summoning, Michi grew up knowing their parents. Hamon is head priest at a shinto shrine, where Michi grew up, with the family quirk line relating to death the place was known as "the spooky shrine". Michi was othered as a child and decided that they would be better than everyone else when they grew up.

I often pair them off with Tsunagu/Best Jeanist because the idea of two fashion icons who are both petty and dramatic is very entertaining to me. Also falls into the "villains and heroes are two sides of the same coin" thing. They both put forward a very specific public image that comes down completely around the other. They share history from being in the same first year class at UA, Michi was in heroics until second year when they transferred to business. Tsu was the first person who became friends with them. After graduation they both lean into the rival thing until Michi's redemption arc.

But because I love the dynamics of OCs with existing universes/fandoms ice brought Michi into several other fandoms and generic AUs. Sometimes I drag Tsu along, sometimes I leave him at home.

Common traits through all iterations:

Afro-Japanese (unless otherworldly fantasy au). Shinto. Raised by grandfather (shinto priest). Dramatic petty ho. Afab masc Nonbinary (there are a couple where they are transmasc). Usually some connection to the dead. A million walls to keep people from getting close because they become possessive over those they do like. Acts villainous but has very defined moral codes. The "Dating Catwoman" trope all day long. Does things for the aesthetics (and drama).

Fashion inspiration: Alexander McQueen, Balmain, Zuhair Murad, and general Burning Man vibes.

I love my fashion pseudo-villain.

[micro961]

Dj Faxbeat “Secondo me”

Un testo riflessivo sorretto da ritmi incalzanti e melodie ipnotiche per il nuovo singolo del cantautore di Asti

«Abbiamo tutti una nostra personale idea sulle cose ma spesso non focalizziamo le energie su noi stessi, tendendo a pensare con la testa altrui. Ho voluto fermare il momento in cui usiamo le parole “secondo me” su poche frasi e verità che abbiamo dentro di noi e probabilmente non ascoltiamo per paura di metterci in discussione.» Dj Faxbeat

“Secondo me” è il singolo d’esordio di Dj Faxbeat, al secolo Fabrizio Russo. Una linea vocale ipnotica, a metà strada tra il rap e il cantato tradizionale, che si sviluppa su una base musicale ricca di ritmi incalzanti. Il cantautore e producer di Asti porta avanti il suo percorso artistico decennale confezionando un brano orecchiabile con un testo mai banale.

Fabrizio Russo, nome d’arte Dj Faxbeat, è un produttore musicale, rapper e cantautore di Asti. Il suo suono è molto distintivo ed immediatamente riconoscibile ed incorpora elementi di musica elettronica, R&B, Funk, Afro.

Nel 2001 fa da dj in alcune date degli allora DDP (oggi produttori del rapper Emis Killa) e produce assieme al gruppo il primo singolo, "Selvaggi" uscito per l'etichetta Blocco Recordz, che vede l'allora poco conosciuto Ale Cattelan in una parte del video.

Nel 2005 crea la One Night “The Flow! Hip-Hop r’n’b night” ed anima le serate dei club della sua città suonando insieme anche ad ospiti come BigFish, Esa e molti altri.

Nel 2009 incide "Origine di Futuro”, un album di 17 brani che vede la partecipazione di alcuni artisti emergenti della sua città natale.

Nel 2012 incide il singolo "Per Ora" con Tormento.

Nel 2013 apre i live dei Club Dogo, J-Ax e General Levy.

Dal 2014 ad oggi inventa un nuovo genere musicale, l'E.S.M, acronimo di Electronic Scratch Music, genere in cui suona il giradischi come strumento musicale.

Nel 2015 vince l'award come Best DJ 2015 dalla WSSA.

Forma assieme a Davide Calabrese e Beppe Di Filippo il gruppo UNTZ di cui ne è tuttora dj e scratcher performer.

Nel 2016 esce “Body”, l'album sperimentale di scratch e strumentali totalmente prodotto e suonato da Dj Faxbeat (con alcune collaborazioni) in cui utilizza il giradischi come voce sui beat.

Suona nei club fino al 2019 quando si ferma in studio per una personale ricerca musicale fino al 2024. L’8 marzo 2024 decide quindi di uscire con il suo singolo “Secondo Me”, sotto il nome di Dj Faxbeat.

Radio date: 8 marzo 2024

CONTATTI / SOCIAL

[diceriadelluntore]

Storia Di Musica #272 - Thin Lizzy, Black Rose: A Rock Legend, 1979

Phil Lynott non è alla vista il classico irlandese: carnagione scura, capelli afro, figlio di Philomena, irlandese, e Cecil, guyanese di passaporto brasiliano che all’età di tre anni si trasferisce a Dublino. Avrebbe una voce perfetta per il soul, ma si innamora al nascente hard rock tanto che a 17 anni fonda la prima band, siamo nel 1968, insieme all’amico batterista Brian Downey, a nome Orphanage. Quando si unisce un signor musicista, Eric Bell, che faceva parte dei Them di Van Morrison, il trio sceglie come nome un ricordo d’infanzia: la scelta cade infatti sul nome di uno dei protagonisti dei fumetti The Dandy, uno dei più antichi almanacchi di fumetti del mondo, che si chiamava Tin Lizzie, cambiandolo in Thin Lizzy, con quella “h” a sottolineare l’accento irlandese che pronuncia tin come thin. Il trio comincia a farsi notare e va a suonare anche a Londra. Nel 1971 pubblicano per la Decca il primo album, Thin Lizzy,  e nel 1972 pubblicano il primo singolo di successo, un traditional irlandese, Whisky In The Jar, che diventerà poi una delle canzone dell’heavy metal nascente (si ricordano le numerose versioni dei Metallica per esempio). Bell se ne va, e viene sostituito prima da Gary Moore, poi dal duo di chitarristi Scott Gorham e Brian Robertson, e con la formazione a 4 pubblicano il primo grande disco: Nightlife del 1974, che ha due singoli di successo in Philomena (dedicata alla madre di Lynott) e Still In Love With You. Iniziano i tour di spalla ai grande gruppi del rock, e lo stile inizia a delinearsi: un hard rock venato di blues ma che sa pescare anche nel folk e nella musica tradizionale dell’isola verde. Dopo Fighting del 1975, è Jailbreak del 1976 che li fa conoscere in tutto il mondo: contiene infatti uno degli inni rock degli anni ‘70, The Boys Are Back in Town, che ancora oggi passa frequentemente nelle radio. Pressati dai fan e dalla casa discografica di sfruttare il successo, pubblicano nello stesso anno di Jailbreak addirittura un altro disco, Johnny The Fox, che ha un’altra canzone mito, Don’t Believe A Word, ma il clima cambia pesantemente: problemi di alcol e droga, Robertson che dopo il disco non parte in tour, e viene sostituito da Gary Moore. Bad Reputation è prodotto in Canada da Tony Visconti (1977) e vende moltissimo, e l’apoteosi si conclude con un live, Live And Dangerous (1978), che arriva al numero 2 in classifica inglese ma passa alla storia per essere considerato un “finto live”, manipolato ad arte in studio da Visconti per passare come tale. Vanno a Parigi, con Moore che prende il posto di Roberston anche in studio, e registrano in 3 mesi al Pathé Marconi EMI Studios. Se dal vivo si presentano come una pirotecnica band heavy metal, con tutti gli eccessi del caso, dal vivo sono molto più sperimentali e il disco che ho scelto oggi lo dimostra in pieno. Black Rose: A Rock Legend che esce nell’aprile del 1979, in piena scossa punk, prende il nome dall’ultima canzone, Róisín Dubh, un traditional irlandese (dove la rosa simboleggia l’Irlanda, martoriata dall’invasione inglese) che mette in medley con altri canti tradizionali: Shenandoah, Will You Go Lassie Go, Danny Boy e The Mason's Apron, ovviamente arrangiato con il piglio di Lynott e Moore. Il disco si apre con il rullante potente di Do Anything You Want, rombante, e che mostra ancora una volta il timbro vocale affascinante di Lynott, che a fine brano canta “alla Elvis Presley”. Toughest Street In Town è il loro lato più radiofonico, S & M ha un ritmo funky, Waiting For An Alibi è il singolo del disco, che arriva in classifica in UK fino al numero 6. Sarah è una dolce ballata dedicata alla neonata figlia di Lynott. Got To Give Up e Get Out Of Here sono due brani che fanno esplodere tutta la bravura chitarrista di Moore e Gorham, che si trovano a meraviglia, e davvero da riscoprire è soprattutto la seconda, maestosa. Chiudono il disco With Love, che è il brano più furbo, e si chiude con i 7 minuti spettacolari di Róisín Dubh. Lynott, con gravi problemi di droga, inizierà una carriera solista, che destabilizzerà la band, che perde Gary Moore per l’ennesima volta: viene sostituito prima da Midge Ure, che diventerà poi famoso con gli Ultravox, e poi da Snowy White. I risultati sono scarsi, ma c’è l'ennesima svolta: nel gruppo arriva John Sykes, giovane e talentuoso chitarrista, con cui Lynott rinasce, e lo dimostrano due grandi dischi: Thunder And Lightining e Life\Live, entrambi del 1983, con quest’ultimo che in un brano vede la presenza sul palco di tutti i chitarristi precedenti. Sarà il canto del cigno, perchè la band si scioglie e nel 1986 Lynott muore, per abuso di droghe, dopo 10 giorni di coma. Il nome Thin Lizzy continuerà a esistere, ma diventerà una sorta di band commemorativa di un decennio vissuto a tutta velocità da un irlandese che non sembrava un irlandese, che aveva un gran talento.

[djevilninja]

Poison, deadly, movin' in slow, Lookin for a mellow fellow like DeVoe. Gettin’ paid, laid, so better lay low; Schemin’ on house money, and the whole show. The low pro ho she'll be cut like an afro, See what you're sayin', huh, she's a winner to you? But I know she's a loser - Me and the crew used to do her!

Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison (Extended Club Version)

[the-birth-of-art]

March Song Challenge, 2023

Day 9: A song from the 70s

"Get On The Good Food (Pt. 1 & 2)", James Brown (1972)

Said the long-hair hippies and the afro blacks They all get together across the tracks And they party Ho! On the good foot You know they dance on the good foot Dance on the good foot

[captain-wharfrat-lich]

Hi Thriller Bark spoilers because I just finished it this morning

Maybe it's coming off the high that was Ennies Lobby, but Thriller Bark was kinda... meh. Don't get me wrong, it was definitely a fun arc, but it kinda just bored me. Nightmare Luffy is probably the first time I've felt like Oda had an ass pull moment, but I'll let it slide this one time.

My boredom aside, it was still a really funny arc, so no complaints there.

I swear these three pages took me out multiple times over + all the others I didn't screenshot that also took me out

And now

Onto the emotional elephant in the room

The funny skeleton bard swordsman with an afro

Mr Yo Ho Ho himself

He

It didn't sink in just how fucking awful it must have been for Brook until the very end. Watching him and his crew sing in their final moments, dropping like flies one by one until only he remained

I'm not okay again

All in all, okay arc that completely destroyed me emotionally at the very end. Oda. Oda please. Just let me be okay for once after this.

Oh closing note I kept reading Gecko Moria's dialogue in Weird Al's voice and I could not tell you why