#annie hits 500

[souenkun]

Can't believe after the amount of shit talk that I did after this announcement, my dad pulled og steven from the ticket scout for me... the coincidence is insane lmao 😭

[diceriadelluntore]

Greatest Hits

L'altro giorno ho scritto un post dove chiedevo chi conoscesse il film di Chantal Akerman Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. L'ho chiesto perchè ho scoperto che il periodicamente decennale numero speciale di Sight And Sound, prestigiosissima rivista cinematografica inglese, sui film più belli di sempre nel 2022 lo ha definito il più miglior film di tutti i tempi. Qui c'è la classifica e qui la scheda del primo posto che ne spiega i motivi.

Ho scoperto anche che, introvabile, verrà messo in onda per i festeggiamenti del 35.mo anniversario di Fuori Orario. Cose (Mai) Viste, leggendaria trasmissione di RaiTre, che per decenni (dal 1988) ha regalato ai suoi notturni spettatori perle clamorose di cinema, documentari, musica e altro (date un occhio a RaiPlay per recuperare qualcosa).

Ringrazio @jacobyouarelost che nel suo intervento al primo mio post ha spiegato che, pur nella grandezza artistica del lavoro, il film di Akerman è lì per lo stesso motivo, questo lo aggiungo io, che nella classifica dei 500 Migliori brani del Secolo di Rolling Stone (aggiornata più volte negli ultimi anni, e questo già è un segnale) ha posizionato Respect di Aretha Franklin al Primo Posto, scalzando Like A Rolling Stone di Bob Dylan che ha capeggiato la classifica di tutte le passate liste.

@nanavitsaviee invece, dopo che le avevo chiesto del film in quanto brillante studentessa del settore cinematografico, mi ha fatto un'osservazione interessante, che è centrale: quanto conta, nel fare o non fare queste classifiche, il fatto che il cinema, forse più di musica e editoria, è un'industria potente? Mi ha fatto un esempio illuminante: al Festival ormai ci vanno i TikToker e non i critici, perchè serve altro che la critica, serve parlare e fare tendenza.

A tal proposito, cito un articolo che Mattia Carzaniga scrisse proprio dopo la notizia in questione sul film di Akerman: "la questione sollevata dalla classifica di Sight and Sound mi pare un’altra: il cinema, oggi, ha smesso di essere un’arte popolare. O meglio: si tende a premiare sempre e solo il merito artistico di un mezzo che certamente come arte non era nato" e cita un documentario, Sr. , che racconta la storia di Robert Downey Senior, padre del Junior attore tra i più famosi del mondo. È il ritratto di un autore, il padre, che non si è mai piegato al volere degli Studios e l’attore\figlio ex ribelle diventato il divo più pagato al mondo grazie ai colossi Marvel. Scrive Carzaniga: È un film umanamente magnifico, ma anche la definitiva ammissione di sconfitta del cinema come arte (scusate ancora) davvero popolare. Forse non lo è stata mai. Forse il cinema è sempre stato una vasta prateria con dentro tutto, troppo, fatta per feticisti che non saranno mai d’accordo gli uni con gli altri.

L'esigenza di classificare è il tentativo di dare ordine alla vastità delle cose. E soprattutto per trovare un modo di nominarle. L'uomo ha tentato, per i più vari motivi, di classificare e definire ogni cosa, per gestirla ed organizzarla. Esiste probabilmente una classificazione per ogni cosa materiale dell'umanità, e spesso anche per cose immateriali. Penso alla qualità della vita, alla povertà, alla soddisfazione. Ma come per la qualità del cinema o delle canzoni, o dei libri (ultimo caso, tutte le discussioni sulla scelta del New York Times di nominare L'amica geniale di Elena Ferrante il più bel romanzo degli ultimi 20 anni), più l'argomento è immateriale, e soggetto al gusto, più diviene discutibile.

E vogliamo parlare del rapporto emozionale privato che abbiamo con queste cose, che siano film, dischi o libri? Di tutte i sentimenti, i luoghi, le esperienze private che un titolo, famoso o meno, ci regala perchè visto con, o in un posto speciale, o in un giorno indimenticabile?

Questo discorso porta in posti davvero profondi, e fondamentali in un certo senso. Chiunque ha voglia di esprimersi a riguardo è il benvenuto!

[harveydenttiephysics]

From Teen Titans #48 (1977)

1977? Flash from the Past 1977? The year of the first flight of the United States Space Shuttle? The year Uranus' rings were discovered? The 7th year Columbo was nominated for at least one Prime Time Emmy? The year The Commodore PET was introduced? The Year The Clash released "White Riot"? The year Allen Bussey did 20,302 yo-yo loops? The year Star Wars was released in theatres? The year the International Computer Chess Association was formed? The year Electric Light Orchestra released international chart-topping song "Telephone Line"? The year the United States State of New Jersey started allowing casino gambling in Atlantic City? The year Paul Hackett was on the cover of Skateboarder Magazine? The year Silver St. Cloud made her first apearance in Detective Comics #470? The year we started using fiber-optics for communication? The year the musical Annie won a Tony Award? The year that one guy was struck by lighting for the 7th time? The year Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams won Best Original Song? The year Sadaharu Oh hit his 756th home run? The year the Eagles won Record of the Year with "Hotel California"? The year DC Comics raised the price of a standard comic book from 30 to 35 cents? The year Ellen Berryman won the women's division in the Skateboarding Freestyle World Campionships? The year Fleetwood Mac won Album of the Year with "Rumours"? The year General Motors introduced the Oldsmobile 88? The year The Carpenters released "I Just Fall In Love Again"? The year the MRI was becoming viable for medical use? The year the circus opera "Houdini" premiered in Amsterdam, Netherlands? The year Ringo Starr released "Ringo the 4th"? The year Alan Alda won M*A*S*H their 8th Emmy? The year DC revived Aquaman? The year Princess Beatrice opened the Amsterdam metro? The year Faye Dunaway won Best Actress? The year Canada started showing a regular TV broadcast of parliament? The year Walter Browne won his third straight US chess championship? The year of the Snake? The year Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver was nominated for 4 Academy Awards? The year A. J. Foyt became the first person to win the Indianapolis 500 four times? The year Freaky Friday made $25,942,00 at the box office? The year the Apple II computer entered the technology market? The year The Sex Pistols release chart-topping album "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"? The year Joel Benjamin became a chess master at the age of 13? The year of the Dover Demon sightings in the town of Dover, Massachusetts? That 1977? 🫠 x40

Green 🛑

Two-Tone Coat! With Pattern! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

uneven split 🛑🤔🛑

two-tone hair ⭐

pussy ass shirt 🛑🛑🛑

Two-tone tie! ⭐⭐

Clip on Tie? 🤔🤔🤔

OH HI DUELA! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Duela in jonker form 🛑

debated filicide 🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑

FUCKED UP HAND!!!11!!1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Split teeth, but in a way that could logically make sense ⭐⭐

no glove 🛑🛑

tie and coat cordination ⭐

Oh i so wish I could see your shoes 🤔

Dick is also Here 🤔

Gilda Mention ⭐

Awareness of his own disordered thinking ⭐

continued deranged behavior ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

STAR TOTAL ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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[conradscrime]

Caroline Mary Luard

February 29, 2024

Caroline Mary Luard was born in 1850. On July 1, 1875 she married a man named Charles Edward Luard. On August 24, 1908, around 2:30 pm, Caroline and her husband left home and took their dog for a walk.

According to Charles, he wanted to go get his golf clubs from the clubhouse at Godden Green Golf Club, but his wife wanted to go get some exercise before returning home as she was expecting a Mrs. Stewart for afternoon tea.

At 3 pm, the pair separated, at a wicket gate by St. Lawrence's Church. The gate led down a path to a house called "La Casa" owned by neighbours of Caroline and Charles. It was considered a summer house. Past that, through the woods, would get Caroline home.

Charles was seen many times between 3-4 pm. At 3:20 pm, Charles was seen by Thomas Durrand at Hall Farm. Between 3:25-3:30 pm, he was seen by a labourer, around the golf links, and again seen by the same man about 5-10 minutes later. At 3:35 pm, he was seen by the Golf Club Steward on the links.

At 4:05 p, Charles met Rev. A. B. Cotton. Charles was carrying his golf clubs and the Reverend offered to take the clubs in his car. Around 4:25 pm, Charles was dropped off at Ightham Knoll.

When Charles got home, Mrs. Stewart was at the house waiting for Caroline. Charles, knowing Caroline should've made it home by now went to search for his wife. He found her at 5:15 pm, on the verandah of the summer home. The home was locked and empty. Caroline had been shot in the head, and 3 of her rings and purse were missing. The only thing found at the scene were some "disappearing footprints."

The estimated time of the murder was around 3:15 pm, when Charles would have been walking towards the golf clubhouse. Three shots were heard by two witnesses at that time. Annie Wickham and Daniel Kettel, both heard them.

Wickham said she heard the shots come from the direction of the summer house, she was only about 500 yards away from the location.

The inquest was held on August 26, 1908. Caroline had been initially hit on the head, which knocked her to the ground, and she vomited. Her killer shot her behind the right ear, with the second shot into her left cheek.

Charles did claim to have owned 3 guns, but he was unable to remember where he kept the ammunition for them. It was concluded that the bullets came from a .320 revolver, which was fired a few inches from Caroline's head at close range. A gun expert claimed none of Charles' guns would have been able to fire those bullets, since they were smaller.

One of Caroline's pockets had been ripped off her dress, and police were hoping that would lead them to her killer. The pocket was found by a maid on the day before the funeral, at Ightham Knoll. The maid had been shaking out the sheet in which Caroline's body had been carried back to the house. Caroline's 3 rings were never seen again, despite police hoping someone would pawn them.

Many people believed Charles had murdered his wife, and Charles received anonymous letters accusing him of such. Charles decided to leave the area, and was staying with Colonel Charles Edward Warde.

On September 18, Charles wrote a letter to his son, who was supposedly on his way back from South Africa, after learning his mother had died, as well as a letter to Colonel Warde. He then walked the railway line at Teston, hid in bushes, and then jumped in front of the train.

He pinned a note to his coat that read, "Whoever finds me take me to Colonel Warde."

Caroline's murder police believed was committed by someone she knew, and that it had been planned. They did not think the real motive was robbery. Charles death was ruled a suicide due to him being "temporarily insane."

Some people think John Dickman was Caroline's killer, in 1910 he was sentenced to death for murdering a man on a train.

[project-sekai-archives]

If the 23rd of August and it's Not a Rui Lim I'm suing Colorpalette and Sega if it hits 500 notes

But It's impossible for Rui to get a Lim during September because of 4th Anni

[whumperwithwings]

Traditional Ice Fishing

Story: River Watchers (Part 1)

Words: Just under 500

Content: Near Drowning, Bad friends (kinda), Bad Caretaker(s) (also kinda mostly in upcoming chapters), Injuries, concussion, I think that’s it but let me know if I should add anything pls, also this is my first story I ever posted so if anything wrong just tell me

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  There was a time, many years ago, when Jonathan used to watch his family go ice fishing. His dad and two older brothers would get all their morning chores done, they would bundle up in the warmest clothing they owned, and they would come back hours later cold and wet yet somehow happy, carry buckets of savory fish for his mother and sisters to fry. Jonathan was just a small child then, to young to go with them, but he always wondered what exactly they were doing out there on the water.

  This is what, he thought, as he slipped under into a deep, freezing black abyss. This is what they were doing.

  Jonathan steeled his nerves and opened his eyes, only to regret it instantly when he was hit with an even greater rush of cold pressure as water rushed in. To make matters worse, it didn’t even help him see any better in the pitch black void of a river his buddies told him to go in.

  I just need one fish, he told himself, as if making a promise to the world. One fish and I’ll win the bet.

  Just minutes before this moment, Jonathan’s friends had told him to jump in the river and catch a fish.

  “Come on, it’s traditional ice fishing. Everyone can do it! Or was your family so weak as to have never taught you?” One of them had jokingly mocked, daring him catch a fish the traditional way, even with the freezing cold and iced over river.

  “Ha, of course I can. I’ll do it right now, in fact!” He proudly boasted before jumping in, neglecting the fact that he had never actually been taught traditional ice fishing before. His mother said it was too dangerous, after two of his brothers nearly drowned while fishing, and forbade him from doing it. He very much regretted neglecting that fact now.

  His shoulder hit a rock protruding from the riverbank, but he was to numb to feel its impact, all sensations except for the cold and the darkness being overpowered by the water rushing around him.

  It turned and tousled him around, leaving him without much control at all where he was going. To make matters worse, he did something wrong while diving in, and was now being swept away by the strong current. Just when he was beginning to consider panicking, he hit the ice on the surface of the river hard.

  That was when he remember that the word ‘ice’ in traditional ice fishing was not there for exaggeration, and he began to stop considering panicking and start actively panicking.

  Air. Air. Air. I need Air. His mind screamed at him, but no matter how much he tried, he just couldn’t break through the solid barrier of ice on the top of the river. Is this… really the end? He thought. His mother, father, brothers, sisters, everybody he’s ever known, would this really be the last they’d see of him?

  No- not like this- Was his last thought. He intended on continuing it, but was robbed of the chance when the current swept his head into a sharp rock, ending what was probably the worst few moments in his entire lifetime.

———

  When Jonathan came to, his head was pounding in agonizing pain, his clothes were sopping wet, and his body unapologetically shaking as if he were a clothes washer on high. Sounds buzzed from behind him, but he couldn’t make out what they were saying, or if they were saying anything at all. He could feel something lightly touch his shoulder, and he let out a small moan of pain as it moved ever so slightly.

  “Thomas, Annie’s telling me that there’s somebody there. We have to check it out. They could be hurt!” Jonathan could faintly make out somebody saying in the distance.

  “Are you sure, Nina? Their probably dead if they washed up from the river this time of year. It’s been frozen over for the past week.” A man, presumably Thomas, said calmly.

  “I know, but what if we’re not? We can’t just let somebody die on our research site!” The other voice, that he could know make out to be a young woman, replied indignantly.

  “Very well. Let’s hurry, then.” Thomas replied. Jonathan could start to hear hurried footsteps in the distance as they sped up toward his location.

  Jonathan opened his eyes carefully, not wanting to disturb the relative comfort he had too much. There were ice crystals on his  eyelashes, that pulled apart with an odd sensation.

  As he opened his eyes, he saw two people rounding the corner, quickly hurrying toward him. The man and woman were both wearing matching light grey coats and black snow boots, and the man had a brown leather backpack on, while the woman was carrying a clean white box in her arms. She let out a gasp as she then ran toward him, dropping the box at his side.

  “Oh my gosh! Who are you? Are you hurt? Thomas, do you have any first aid supplies in your rucksack?” The woman who was probably named Nina asked hurriedly, worry plaguing her voice.

  “Of course I do.” Thomas replied smoothly, jogging over to where Jonathan laid on the ground and setting down his pack in front of himself. “It’s a mandatory item for excursions, and I knew you weren’t bringing your rucksack considering you brought Annie with you.”

  “Oh, right!” The woman exclaimed while the man pulled a first aid kit out of his backpack, as if just having remembered something. “Annie, return.”

  A small robotic drone flew into the box that the woman was carrying, before making an electronic chime the likes of which Jonathan had never heard before.

  “Wh-what’s that?” Jonathan asked weakly, he teeth chattering so much that he could hardly talk. Immediately after, Thomas stuck a thermometer in his mouth, immediately silencing him.

  “Shh, don’t worry about it. Your body temperature is incredibly cold, and you’re probably injured after bumping into a rock or several down there. You’re very lucky we found you, you know. Now, are you injured anywhere?” He said calmly and reassuredly, as if nothing was ever wrong in the world, before pulling the thermometer out of Jonathan’s mouth.

A/N: That’s the first part of River Watchers! Expect the next part in a couple of days. I’m so glad to be posting whump after lurking for so long. Also, pls tell me if you have any criticism or think I should change something, I always welcome advice!

[toranekooo]

HAPPY 3RD ANNI, TORANEKOOO!

hi hi, everypony! in honor of hitting 500+ followers and celebrating this blog's 3rd anniversary, i'll be holding a simple and quick event! consider this a big thank you for all the support and kindness you've given me so far that i've actually managed to stay in this blog for over three years lol ^_^ old pinned here!

you've returned, reader-chan. the rules for this game are simple:

it's a gacha game! every requester is provided a set ten (10) nekocoins, which they can use as currency to roll for edits. there will be no increase from this number, sorry! anons will need a sign off to participate. now, while the rules may be familiar, there's an added twist!

TWIST: rather than being able to spend the coins and budget them on your desired edit types, as this is a gacha game, you'll only be allowed to specify a character and aesthetic! the edit type will then be randomized based on how much nekocoins you used to roll~

the edit types will cost as follows:

icons - 3 coins for 6 icons | 5 coins for 9 icons

layouts - 6 coins for standard layouts | 10 coins for full blog setups

moodboards - 4 coins for regular moodboards | 7 coins for gif/moving moodboards

stimboards - 8 coins

gifs - 10 coins

example event request:

"hello! may i please roll for akito shinonome with 6 coins?" <- rolls like these can either land on layouts or two sets of 6 icons!

"good day! could i use 9 coins to roll for ako udagawa? thank you!" <- this could land supposedly on a set of 9 icons and a regular moodboard OR it could land on stimboards with one nekocoin being returned to the requester!

if there are any questions, feel free to direct them in my ask box! this event will go on indefinitely, so feel free to have fun ^_^

with that out of the way, i've been ia for so long i may not know many people so could i ask for a promo? feel free to ignore and lmk if i should remove your @!

@5seraphim @prismdol @enananhearts @garikei @thornybenevolence @warmteabake @angelldose + anyone else who wants to!! thank you so much~

[ailendolin]

hey! your fics are honestly some of my faves, i can’t believe you’ve only just reached 500 followers - you deserve so much more recognition ^^

for the drabbles could i please request ❤️‍🩹 with dissectus and voltari? totally cool if not! <3

Thank you very much for your kind words, anon! 💙 They're very much appreciated. I know writers are supposed to write for themselves first and foremost but it's honestly such a wonderful feeling and privilege to be able to bring joy to other people with my stories, and I really your Disstari ficlet does exactly that! As all the others, it's set in my Second Chances verse.

Next up:

🎮 Games - Mary, Annie and alive Kitty

🌧️ Rainy day activities - Humphrey & Sophie

🩸 Patching up a wound - Alison/Mike

🥰 Saying ‘I love you’ without saying it - Thomas/Isabelle

🛁 platonic bathing - Ian/Gabriel

Ask Game is here. Filled prompts are here, here & here on AO3.

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Free

❤️‍🩹 Reunited after a long time apart

It was done.

Voltari still found it hard to believe, even now as he was on his way upstairs to open the Chamber doors for the Elders. Cuddly Dick had been defeated and the other Overlords rounded up and secured. Their plan had actually worked and Voltari – Voltari was free. No more mind games, no more torture and punishment dealt out with sickening smiles, no more constant vigilance. For the first time in his life, he could just be, and the realisation hit him so hard that his steps faltered on the stairs and he had to stop and take a deep breath to calm his racing heart.

There was, of course, still the lingering fear that the Elders, now that they had no use for them anymore, would go back on their word and not pardon him and Dissectus like they had promised. A lifetime of mistrust made it difficult, nearly impossible, for him to believe in the good of people now. But Voltari wanted to believe. He wanted to believe so badly even though he and Dissectus probably didn’t deserve a second chance – definitely didn’t, Voltari amended, thinking of all the things he’d been forced to do to survive in a world where showing even the smallest sign of weakness could mean certain death. But that didn’t stop him from wanting a new life, a better one – one without secrets, pain and loneliness. And after what he’d been through these last few weeks he wasn’t below begging the Elders for it.

His ruined eye began to throb under the eye piece, a painful reminder of everything he was walking away from right now. Voltari resisted the urge to reach up and rub at the mutilated skin as he continued on his way: up the stairs, then down the winding hallways until he finally reached the large wooden doors that had held him prisoner this whole time. His hands were shaking when he inserted the key and pulled them open.

The Elders were waiting outside and turned towards him as one. Voltari couldn’t deny his surprise when they all broke out into smiles, almost as if he was a long lost friend they hadn’t seen in a while. One of them, the scribe, let out a noise of unbridled excitement before she came forward and threw her arms around him in a hug.

Voltari froze.  

“Oh, sorry,” she said in embarrassment and hurried to step back. “I’m just so grateful to be home again!”

With that, she shuffled past him, the others close behind her. Voltari blinked after them, not quite able to comprehend what had just happened, before the soft clearing of a throat drew his attention back to the person behind him.

“You’ll get used to them,” Dissectus said, a smile tugging at his lips, and Voltari forgot how to breathe. He drank in the sight of his oldest, his only friend like a parched man, cataloguing all the things that were different about him; from the dark blue tunic he now wore in place of his uniform to the lack of make-up on his face. He looked gentler without both, Voltari thought, and lovelier if such a thing was even possible.

Something eased in his chest, then; something that had been tightly coiled ever since Cuddly Dick had summoned them for the first time and grown incredibly painful when Dissectus had left him behind to provide a cover for Negatus and secure their future. Without warning, tears pricked at his eyes and Dissectus’s face softened in spite of Voltari’s attempts to swallow them.

“It’s okay,” he said in a tone that had only ever been reserved for the privacy of their bedchambers before, the only places they could allow themselves to be vulnerable. “It’s over, Tari. We made it.”

Voltari knew that, of course. Yet hearing Dissectus say it was different, somehow; made it more tangible and real. He exhaled shakily and a moment later found himself drawn against a warm chest with more gentleness than Dissectus had ever shown openly before. Arms came up around his back, and when one of Dissectus’s hands found its way into his hair, Voltari closed his eyes and let his head be guided onto one shoulder.

“It’s over,” Dissectus murmured again and this time, Voltari didn’t fight the tears. He curled his fingers into the soft fabric of Dissectus’s tunic and let the tension, fear and pain of the last few weeks fall away from him. It was a much needed moment of comfort, even if it only lasted briefly before Voltari pulled back. Ducking his head to hide the redness around his eye, he gestured at the doors. “We should head inside. There’s still much work to be done.”

“Of course,” Dissectus said gracefully. His soft smile said that he had seen right through the deflection and was choosing not to mention it – just as he was choosing not to mention the angry marks around Voltari’s eye piece or the way Voltari’s hands were still trembling faintly in the afternoon light.

Voltari had quite forgotten what it felt like to be seen, but rather than letting it unsettle him, he revelled in the sensation and allowed himself a small smile as they took the first steps of their new lives together.

[crystalelemental]

Unit Teambuilding - Battle Tower (Alt) Leon

I hate that it’s alt, but I guess “Battle Tower Leon” is a lot more to write out, so they went with Alt Leon.  Sure.  Thankfully, he got the cool outfit, and the cool Ghost Pokemon, so he’s-Dragon type?  Really?  Come on.

General Overview Leon is a Dragon Tech, who really should’ve been a Striker.  Leon’s main selling point is Dragon Darts, an effectively 200BP move.  This is excellent, and is actually stronger than SS Serena’s Core Enforcer.  With just this and a trainer move that performs the standard +4/+3 self buff, and an excellent speed tier of over 500 with +1 speed on TM, Leon really didn’t need for much more.  But he got it, in Piercing Blows.  Not only is his damage excellent, his gauge control is strong, and his damage cannot be stopped.  Adding a Max Move for burst damage makes this even more threatening.  Impervious, while generally inconsequential, does permit Leon some tools that will likely do well in Gauntlet.

So why do I not feel as impressed with him?  I think it comes down to expectation vs reality.  Leon’s a Tech, and his conditions are...painful.  Burn requirement but no Go Viral until 4/5, and needing as many debuffs as possible but only getting maybe 4 at a time is incredibly damning.  His opening sync is very slow acting and kind of a pain, and legitimately I think it’s less worth it to run his Buddy move if he’s the star of the show.  Just throw out Dragon Darts, it’ll do more.  His sync damage is around the standard for Tech, which means a bit better than Lucas and Drasna but not as good as Anni Raihan or C!Iris.

Leon is still really good.  I love debuffs, so I’m kinda partial to the kit, but he’s also really...odd.  He reminds me a bit of SS Cyrus, in the sense of “pick one thing and only do that.”  If he’s supporting another striker, just spam Buddy move.  If he’s dealing damage, just spam Dragon Darts.  There’s basically no reason to ever burn someone yourself.

EX and Move Level? Because he’s a Tech, EX is generally recommended.  That said, I do stand by the belief that his strength is DPS and having a Max Move.  1/5 is likely serviceable.  His sync multipliers are a rough time anyway, and he’s not getting great boosts to DPS since it’s only Burn Synergy 3, which is hard to set up.  I don’t agree with it.  But, there is a strong case to be made for 4/5, sadly.  Go Viral is legitimately fantastic when you’re running Burn multipliers and...*sigh*...Breaking Swipe: Hit Burned Opp Stat Down 9.  Guys, I know these skills are meant to be descriptive so people know what they do, but can be please just go back to using keywords?  You sound ridiculous.

Team 1: Alt Leon, H!Caitlin, Lucas Did someone say caps crit but needs a bit of attack?!  Hello naughty children, it’s Caitlin time!  Truth be told, she’s likely overkill, you can use something lower tier than that, but favoritism.  Lucas is chosen for the Zone, but admittedly, this is an issue with Leon.  He’s physical, and the Dragon Zone is special.  CS demands reallocation of points as a result.  Which isn’t great, but it’s manageable if desired.

Team 2: Alt Leon, V!Agatha/Bugscyther, H!Morty/V!Kiawe If only Bugscyther were real.  Anyway, the focus of this is on Leon’s sync.  H!Morty is a decent partner here, thanks to Spread Burn.  V!Kiawe can at least set up Power Play, and with Defense Crush lucky skill, actually contributes meaningfully to anything.  Bugscyther tops off attack and gets Leer debuffs, but in absence of him, any defense debuffing support like V!Agatha can work out.

Team 3: Alt Leon, Skyla One of the nice things about Leon is that he has Piercing Blows, and the ability to debuff, making him a pretty solid Gauntlet Duo choice.  Skyla in particular is great.  Defense buffs complement his attack debuffs, and the speed keeps gauge rolling.  Potion for survival, and you’re set to go.

Team 4: Alt Leon, C!Iris, Sonia Alt Leon’s debuffs are basically a buffed Leer that deals respectable damage in addition.  It’s a worthwhile consideration!  It’s especially worthwhile when you’re dealing with a partner who can hit for roughly eleventy billion damage on a single target, provided some debuffs are present.  C!Iris is a great partner to Leon.  Leon’s DPS is super strong, but C!Iris is the sync nuking monster that capitalizes on it all.  I actually ran this exact team this morning, with Leon 1/5, and we actually cleared before Iris could sync.  Leon’s spread damage is very respectable, and Iris’ Dragon Rush is more than enough to kill on-type.

Final Thoughts Here’s a question for you.  It’s the month before anniversary.  All of this is bait, and you might be looking at your gem stash, cautiously considering whether it’s really worth it to get any of these new pairs.  What does Leon offer you that doesn’t already exist?  That you don’t already have?  AoE Atk/Def/Spd debuffing?  SC Steven does that while pumping your damage up to infinity.  Burn?  Not until 4/5 he doesn’t, and SS Lysandre is far more significant for off-type clears given the absurdity of his damage and Buddy move.  Dragon damage?  It’s top of the chart, but I don’t think it’s necessary to pick up.

I think Leon is good; very good, even.  If you’re a paying player looking to pick something up this month, he’s not a bad choice.  But if you’re not?  If you’re saving for anniversary?  Why break for him?  What’s he offering that doesn’t exist elsewhere?  Is this necessary?  And if it is...do you need anything beyond 1/5?

[true-trauma]

Il concerto di Bonez Mc e Raf Camora all’Olympiahalle di Innsbruck è stato una celebrazione in grande stile del loro sodalizio artistico iniziato nel 2016, quandi i due decisero di incidere l’album di coppia Palmen aus plastik. Dopo di esso, son seguiti Palmen aus plastik 2 nel 2018 e Palmen aus plastik 3 nel 2022. Ovviamente, tutti e tre han segnato dei goal potenti per il deutschrap. Numerose sono state le hit che sono state estratte da questi tre dischi. E hanno tutte convissuto in questo show, che segna una sorta di prosieguo del loro tour avvenuto tra fine 2022 e inizio 2023, seguito alla pubblicazione del loro terzo volume della saga.

Ad aprire il concerto ci ha pensato Maxwell, unico ospite d’eccezione, e membro, insieme a Bonez e ad altri, della 187 Strassenbande. Maxwell ha anche duettato qua e là durante lo il concerto. Non solo: ha anche dato spettacolo di sé fornendo un ottimo contributo alla realizzazione del progetto. Intrattenimento allo stato puro. Musica, ma anche altro.

Le hit.

Il concerto vero e proprio, dopo tre o quattro canzoni cantate da Maxwell (tra cui Safari, originariamente interpretata anche con lo stesso Camora), è iniziato con Letztes mal, che è stato anche il primo singolo estratto da Palmen aus plastik 3. Subito dopo Letztes mal, 500 ps, tratto dal secondo capitolo della saga. E ancora, e ancora, e ancora.

Si può dire che di hit non ne sono certamente mancate. Anzi, è stato uno spettacolo caratterizzato quasi solo ed esclusivamente da hit. Via, pertanto, pezzi sì importanti ed introspettivi come Ruhe nach dem sturm e Risiko, tra i migliori della trilogia, e spazio alle varie Kontrollieren, Sommer (sulla quale Maxwell ha fatto il suo ingresso surfando la folla a bordo di un canotto, cadendo peraltro tra il pubblico, tra le risate generali) e Beste leben.

Sold-out.

Non è la prima volta che Raf Camora e Bonez Mc si ritrovano a comunicare una data “ausverkauft”, o come diremmo noi “sold-out”, preferendo la forma anglosassone per eccellenza al posto del termine tedesco. Tutto esaurito, e a dispetto di quanto si possa pensare, non c’era un limite di età. Il pubblico nel parterre è stato certo un pubblico giovane, ma sugli spalti non erano poche le persone “più in là con gli anni”. Si prenda l’espressione con le pinze, in quanto certamente non si sta parlando di ultra-cinquantenni, ma neanche poi così tanto giovincelli. Questo a riprova del fatto che il rap non è solo “un genere per ragazzini”. Non in tutte le nazioni, almeno.

Gli ospiti (assenti, ma presenti).

Oltre a Maxwell, Bonez Mc e Raf Camora hanno deciso di giocare un po’ con l’aspetto legato ai visual sui maxischermi posizionati ai due lati del “bühne” (“palco”). Infatti, sui due maxischermi sono apparsi a più riprese due nomi che han collaborato con i due artisti: Luciano e Gzuz.

Luciano ha condiviso da poco un pezzo già diventato hit con Raf Camora, tale All night, tratto dal suo disco XV (il titolo deriva dal fatto che quest’anno il rapper viennese festeggia i suoi 15 anni di attività, XV a numeri romani corrisponde proprio al numero 15). Per impegni già precedentemente presi, Luciano non ha potuto prendere parte fisicamente allo spettacolo.

Stessa cosa vale per Gzuz, assente invece per problemi giudiziari, con cui ha a che fare da svariati mesi a questa parte, e a più riprese i due colleghi hanno citato il motto “free Gzuz”, mentre le sue strofe scorrevano sottoforma si pupazzo sul maxischermo.

L’orario del concerto.

Contrariamente a quanto si fa generalmente in Italia, il concerto di Raf Camora e Bonez Mc è iniziato alle 19:30, quando Maxwell ha fatto improvvisamente irruzione sul palco, iniziando a rappare alcune sue strofe per iniziare a scaldare il pubblico. Una breve pausa, gli ultimi accorgimenti, e il concerto è iniziato definitivamente poco prima delle 20. Dalle 20 alle 21:30, un continuo no-stop di spettacolo e di musica. E una volta giunti agli sgoccioli, il pubblico in sala ha iniziato ad inneggiare ad un “bis”, come generalmente si fa ad i concerti: i vecchi “fuori”, ovvero i nuovi “se non metti l’ultimo, noi non ce ne andiamo”.

È interessante notare come la scelta dell’orario di un concerto possa influenzare la serata. Porre un concerto che inizia alle ore 9 di sera, come generalmente accade in Italia, per poi farlo terminare alle ore 11, quando ormai molte attività commerciali sono sul punto di chiusura, equivarrebbe quasi costringere i ragazzi a tornarsene alle proprie abitazioni. Al contrario, un concerto che inizia e termina in una fascia oraria antecedente, permette agli spettatori di essere quasi “semplicemente” intrattenuti dagli artisti che si esibiscono prima di proseguire con la serata fuori dal luogo del concerto, decidendo eventualmente cosa fare e dove andare, senza ansie e senza stress.

[mint-moon25]

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[diceriadelluntore]

Storia Di Musica #314 - Susan Tedeschi, Live From Austin TX, 2004

Le storie di chitarre femminili di febbraio volevano sviluppare, lo ricordo per questo ultimo appuntamento, una questione che avevo sentito per radio (ho recuperato pure i particolare): durante la trasmissione Morning Glory di Virgin Radio, condotta da Alteria, alla domanda "quale sarebbe il tuo mestiere dei sogni" una giovane ascoltatrice scrisse "diventare una famosissima chitarrista, perchè non c'è ne sono". Alteria, che è anche musicista, ha subito cercato di smentire, ricordando Sister Rosetta Tharpe, la grandissima blueswoman e cantante gospel degli anni '30-'60 del 1900. Tuttavia, e alla fine di questo percorso che è sempre anche un'occasione per imparare qualcosa di nuovo, sono arrivato alla conclusione che, dal punto di visto della fama e della riconoscibilità, aveva ragione l'ascoltatrice, non c'è mai stata per gli indicatori appena descritti una chitarrista riconoscibile come Hendrix, Blackmore o Jack White, per citare tre chitarristi di epoche differenti. Allo stesso tempo, non vuol dire che non ci siano state chitarriste tecnicamente e musicalmente eccezionali, e le scelte di Febbraio 2024 sono solo un antipasto di un viaggio che lascerà deliziati chi vorrà continuarlo. Per concludere la carrellata, oggi vi porto a Norwell, Massachusetts, dove all'interno di una famiglia di origini italiani, i Tedeschi (che sono facoltosi, proprietari di una famosa catena di supermercato in tutto lo stato) nasce nel 1970 Susan. Sin da piccola è un prodigio nelle recite e a sei anni ha una piccola parte in un Musical itinerante che una compagnia locale porta in giro nella contea. Cresce in mezzo ai dischi, e per quelle strane ascendenze del gusto, si appassiona ai ritmi e alle atmosfere del blues. Susan Tedeschi frequenta il Berklee College, come Emily Remler (la prima protagonista delle storie di Febbraio) e si specializza in canto gospel e a 20 anni si laurea. Ne ha pochi di più quando fonda la prima Susan Tedeschi Band, con Adrienne Hayes, Jim Lamond e Mike Aiello che, dopo una fondamentale gavetta nel locali di Boston e dintorni, vengono notati da un musicista e produttore, Tom Hambridge (che vincerà nella sua carriera 7 Grammy Awards), che li mette sotto contratto per la piccola etichetta Tone Cool e produce il primo disco, che per scelta sua vedrà a luce solo a nome Susan Tedeschi: Just Won't Burn del 1998 è un grandissimo debutto, con la seconda chitarra di Sean Costello (uno dei più grandi talenti chitarristici di quegli anni, stroncato a 28 anni da complicanze della sua dipendenza dalla droga) che ha due hit da classifica in Rock Me Right e It Hurt So Bad, scritte con Hambridge. Il disco venderà tantissimo per un disco blues di una piccola etichetta, 500 mila copie, e porterà Susan Tedeschi a suonare per gente come John Mellencamp, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, The Allman Brothers Band, Taj Mahal e Bob Dylan. Nel 2003 apre quasi tutti i concerti americani del Licks Tour di un certo gruppo inglese, appena arrivato ai 40 anni di attività, i Rolling Stones, acquisendo una fama crescente, anche per le sue meravigliose qualità artistiche, che penso si esprimano al meglio nel disco di oggi.

È chiamata, per la terza volta, ad esibirsi per l'Austin City Limits, uno dei programmi musicali più famosi degli Stati Uniti, che trasmette un concerto dal vivo di 60 minuti sui canali della PBS, che è la televisione pubblica negli USA. Insieme a lei, William Green all'organo Hammond, Jason Crosby alle tastiere, violino e ai cori, Ron Perry al basso e Jeff Sipe alla batteria. Live In Austin TX esce nel 2004 ed è un delizioso esempio di classe e maestria musicale: la chitarra e la voce di Susan giganteggiano, senza mai strafare, ma lasciando evidenti tocchi di bellezza (tra l'altro vi invito a fare caso alla differenza che ha la sua voce quando canta e quando, quasi timida, ringrazia con un Thank You gli applausi). E la sua chitarra è una espressione di questa dolcezza: mai ossessiva, ma affilata e precisa, con assoli eleganti e morbidi, accompagnati da inserimenti degli altri strumenti. In scaletta pezzi del suo repertorio solista (It Hurt So Bad, la sofferta I Fell In Love, Wrapped In The Arms Of Another), altri scritti per lei (The Feeling Music Brings dal futuro marito Derek Tucks) ma soprattutto una meravigliosa collezione di cover, dove viene fuori il suo canto di impostazione gospel e tutto il suo talento: You Can Make It If You Try di Sly And The Family Stone, Gonna Move di Paul Pena, Alone di Tommy Sims (che produsse Streets Of Philadelphia di Bruce Springsteen), Love's in Need Of Love Today di Stevie Wonder e un suo cavallo di battaglia, sia su disco che dal vivo, Angel From Montgomery di John Prine, che è così strettamente identificata con Bonnie Riatt, altra grandiosa cantante e chitarrista, il cui testimone è preso da Tedeschi in questo senso. C'è il soul di Voodoo Woman di Koki Taylor, uno strumentale meraviglioso come Hampmotized e c'è la cover più bella e sentita di Don't Think It Twice, It's All Right di Bob Dylan: la versione originale del grande di Duluth era basata su un folk tradizionale, Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons When I'm Gone?, e riprendeva un verso da una rielaborazione dello stesso brano fatta da Paul Clayton, che rititolò il brano Who's Gonna Buy Your Chickens When I'm Gone. Il brano ha una leggenda in sé: si dice che fu scritto da un giovane Dylan (il brano fa parte del leggendario The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan del 1963) preoccupato e "geloso" del fatto che la vacanza della sua allora fidanzata, Suzie Rotolo (che è la ragazza che appre nella copertina dello stesso disco a braccetto con lui), in Italia si stesse allungando troppo, immaginando quindi come sarebbe stato raccontare un litigio. In realtà come scrisse Nat Hentoff nel libretto originale (Hentoff è stato critico musicale del Village Voice per 51 anni) è probabilmente il primo degli innumerevoli "discorsi con sè" di Dylan, "un'affermazione che magari puoi dire per sentirti meglio… come se stessi parlando da solo". l'arrangiamento slow blues di Tedeschi è fantastico, con il violino e l'organo Hammond, e diventerà per anni uno dei momenti più attesi dei suoi concerti.

Concerti che saranno sempre il fulcro principale della sua attività, soprattutto dopo l'incontro, prima sentimentale e poi artistico, con Derek Trucks, altro chitarrista formidabile, erede della dinastia Allman Brothers, con cui formerà dal 2010 una Tedeschi Trucks Band, vincendo nel 2012 un Grammy con il disco Revelator. Una grande artista e un'altra grande chitarra da scoprire.

[justamonkeyonautopilot]

Can't remember if it was last year or the year before I did this or both. But yesterday on my way to work I saw that Apple has already shared their Replay 2024 list. So I'm going to post it here to see if it has changed any by December. As once again I'm curious. I also noticed through this that some of the songs listed on here I have only listened to once so I have no clue how they generate these lists. Some I understand they're on there from the dance show back in February because I'd play them on repeat to practice.

Here we go then:

Texas Hold 'Em - Beyonce

Anatomy - Kenzie

Feminine Rage - Peggy

The Code - Nemo

A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey

Stick Season - Noah Kahan

Marameo - Alessandra

I Choose Violence - Jax

Houdini - Eminem

Austin (Boots Stop Workin') - Dasha

90s Kids - Jax

The Me I Was - Kenzie

Sos - Soap

Heather On The Hill - Nathan Evans

Seventeen - Marina and The Diamonds

Born This Way - Lady Gaga

Get the Party Started - P!nk

Disconnect - Becky Hill & Chase & Status

Attention - Todrick Hall

As Long As You're There - Stuart Matthew Price (Carrie Hope Fletcher and Oliver Ormson)

Hayloft II - Mother Mother

Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi

Sail - Awolnation

A Song For Chelsea - Jax

Where Do All The Good Kids Go? - Maddie Zahm

Lost On You - LP

Naughty - Matilda Movie Soundtrack

Beautiful Things - Benson Boone

Anybody Have A Map? - Dear Evan Hansen

Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

Join Us For A Bite - JT Music

Kang Kang Kang (DJ) - Half Ton Brothers

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles

Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

Whistle (While You Work It) - Katy Tiz

Ava - Natalie Jane

Airplanes - B.o.B.

Found A Way - Drake Bell

I Just Can't Wait To Be King - The Lion King

Freedom - Pharrell Williams

Like My Father - Jax

Girl In The Mirror - Megan Moroney

W.I.T.C.H. - Devon Cole

The Room Where It Happened - Hamilton

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

You'll Be Back - Hamilton

Youngblood - 5 Seconds of Summer

Wasn't Expecting That - Jamie Lawson

Hit The Road Jack - 2WEI & Bri Bryant

I Say No - Heathers

Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj

I Got Up - Overnight Lows

Pretty Devil - Alessandra

Working For The Company - Willy Moon

We On Top - Photronique & Shari Short

Pretty Little Black-Eyed Suzie - Guy Mitchell

21 Reasons - Nathan Dawe

Stargazing - Myles Smith

Below The Surface - Griffinilla

Kiss An Angel Good Morning - Charley Pride

Barry and Freda - Victoria Wood

Circle The Drain - Katy Perry

I Kind of Relate - Drake Bell

Helium - Sia

Teir Abhaile Riu - Celtic Woman

Bring Him Home - Ramin Karimloo

One Day More - The 2020 Les Miserables Staged Concert Company

I'm Not Here To Make Friends - Sam Smith

Dark Horse - Katy Perry

Don't Forget - Demi Lovato

It's Goin' Down - Descendants

I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson

Break The Ice - Britney Spears

Candyman - Christina Aguilera

Vampire - Olivia Rodrigo

Hey Mama - David Guetta

Karma - JoJo Siwa

Beat Again - JLS

I Think I'm In Love - Kat Dahlia

Diva - Beyonce

Paint The Town Red - Doja Cat

We No Speak Americano - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP

Boyfriend - Alphabeat

Get Stupid - Aston Merrygold

I Put A Spell On You - Annie Lennox

Let Me Down Slowly - Alex Benjamin

Can't Be Tamed - Miley Cyrus

They Just Keep Moving The Line - Carrie Hope Fletcher

Kings & Queens - Ava Max

Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

She Likes - Forever the Sickest Kids

Boyfriend - Dove Cameron

The Hanging Tree - Rachel Zegler

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

42nd Street - 42nd Street

La Vecinita - Don Omar

You Matter To Me - Carrie Hope Fletcher

(After going through them again, I genuinely don't remember listening to half of them anytime recently - it's not that I don't listen to music either I have a playlist I play in the car when I'm driving and the songs off that aren't on this list)

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Carole King

Carole King, la cantautrice e compositrice di maggior successo della seconda metà del Ventesimo secolo, è stata un modello per diverse generazioni di musiciste e musicisti.

Le sue canzoni sono state riprese e interpretate da artisti come Quincy Jones, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees e Manhattan Transfer.

Cento diciotto sue canzoni sono entrate nella Billboard Hot 100 e sessantuno nella classifica inglese.

Con la sua fortunatissima You’ve Got a Friend è stata la prima donna della storia a vincere il Grammy nel 1972.

Nata col nome di Carol Klein, a New York il 9 febbraio del 1942, ha mostrato un precoce talento come pianista e autrice. Era alle scuole superiori quando ha formato il quartetto vocale Co-Sines. Poi è passata ai Tokens, la band del suo fidanzato di allora, Neil Sedaka che aveva scritto una canzone che porta il suo nome.

Arrivata al Queens College aveva conosciuto una serie di promettenti artisti, tra cui Paul Simon e Gerry Goffin, che sarebbe diventato suo marito e co-autore con cui ha sfornato pezzi che hanno fatto la storia della musica,

Il loro primo successo Will You Love Me Tomorrow, composto per le Shirelles, raggiunse la vetta della Billboard Hot 100 il 1˚ gennaio del 1961 quando Carole King doveva ancora compiere 19 anni.

Insieme hanno prodotto hit per i nomi più grandi dell’epoca, dagli Animals ai Byrds e i Monkees, fino al capolavoro ‘You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman)’, realizzata per Aretha Franklin.

La costruzione musicale dei loro successi si discostava dagli stereotipi dell’epoca per il loro stile nelle armonizzazioni, che hanno ispirato anche i primi Beatles.

Dopo il divorzio da Goffin, nel 1968, si è trasferita a Los Angeles con le due figlie per vivere in una comune creativa dove ha conosciuto Joni Mitchell, James Taylor e la sua compagna Toni Stern con cui ha scritto It’s Too Late, una tappa fondamentale nel percorso per divenire una songwriter in autonomia. È stato un periodo difficile della sua vita, ma che le è servito per acquisire consapevolezza delle sue capacità e potenziale.

È stato in quella fase che ha composto molti dei brani finiti nell’album Tapestry, inclusa You’ve Got a Friend, ispirata a un verso della canzone di James Taylor Fire and Rain. Il disco, posizionato dalla rivista Rolling Stone al 36º posto nella classifica dei 500 migliori album di tutti i tempi, ha venduto ventidue milioni di copie in tutto il mondo e le ha portato ben quattro Grammy per miglior album dell’anno, migliore canzone, migliore composizione dell’anno e migliore interprete femminile, facendole detenere per 20 anni il record femminile di permanenza in classifica.

Questo disco dal successo strepitoso ha contribuito a rendere un genere popolare il cantautorato confessionale e le donne del rock hanno trovato un modello da seguire.

Superando gradualmente la sua timidezza e insicurezza a mostrarsi in pubblico, ha suonato capolavori come It’s Too Late e I Feel the Earth Move davanti a platee sempre più grandi, fino al mega concerto gratuito a Central Park del 26 maggio 1973, quando si è esibita davanti a una folla di 70000 persone.

Oltre alla musica, passione di una vita, Carole King ha sempre avvertito una forte attrazione per la natura incontaminata e la libertà.

Dopo l’esperienza della comune californiana, si è trasferita in una piccola città di montagna, nell’Idaho, e da questa dimensione è cominciato così il suo attivismo ambientale, più volte si è recata a Washington con l’Alliance for the Wild Rockies.

Nel 1990, è stata inserita, insieme a Goffin, nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nella categoria non-esecutori per il suo successo come autrice musicale.

Nel 1996 è stato realizzato un film ispirato alla sua vita, Grace of my heart.

Ha riscritto la canzone Where You Lead (I Will Follow) per adattarla al telefilm Una mamma per amica, cantandola con la figlia Louise Goffin. È anche apparsa in qualche episodio, nel ruolo della proprietaria del negozio di musica.

Ha prodotto diversi altri dischi, mai uguagliando il successo di Tapestry, ma ha continuato a suonare, adorata dal pubblico e dalla critica.

Tanti i premi che le sono stati riconosciuti nella sua carriera, tra i quali spiccano la stella col suo nome nella Hollywood Walk of Fame, il Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song conferitole da Barack Obama e il Kennedy Center Honors.

Nel 2014 ha debuttato a Broadway il musical sulla sua vita, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

La timida figlia dei fiori newyorkese che si è imposta sulla scena internazionale, con la sua voce limpida e la delicata sensibilità, pregna delle utopie degli anni Settanta, non si è fatta mai travolgere dallo star system, conservando integra la sua grazia iniziale intrisa di grandi ideali.

Negli ultimi anni si esibisce poco, mentre è rimasto immutato il suo impegno per l’ambiente.

[thetoxicgamer]

League of Legends Patch Notes – 13.7 Update Nerfs Meta Junglers, Phew

As we approach MSI there’s a new round of League of Legends patch notes to sink our teeth into – literally, as the MOBA‘s beloved Cats vs Dogs skinline has made a comeback post-April 1. If you pick up the Nidalee skin you’ll probably get the chance to make good use of it, as meta junglers Lee Sin, Sejuani, and Vi are taking the nerf hammer to the face in 13.7. Lee Sin, Sejuani, and Vi all get nerfed I’d be a liar if I said writing that didn’t give me an awful sense of satisfaction. All three junglers have dominated the meta – especially in pro play – and as a result are getting taken down a few pegs ahead of MSI. Lee Sin’s base attack damage and armour have been knocked down by a couple of points each, and Vi has been shifted towards AD to negate her building tank items but dealing out huge amounts of damage. Sejuani’s Arctic Assault (Q) and Glacial Prison (R) now also have longer cooldowns, and her passive’s damage cap has been decreased to stop her easily beating up epic monsters like drakes and the Baron. League of Legends patch notes – 13.7 update Below are the champion changes from League of Legends patch 13.7, as well as a list of any upcoming skins and chromas. Champion Adjustments Kha’Zix Q – Taste Their Fear - Isolation Range: 425 ⇒ 375 W – Void Spike - Evolved Slow: 60% ⇒ 40% - Evolved Slow Against Isolated Targets: 90% ⇒ 75% R – Void Assault - Buff Duration: 10 seconds ⇒ 12 seconds Thresh Q – Death Sentence - Cooldown Refunded On Hit: 3 seconds ⇒ 2 seconds Champion Buffs Alistar Base Stats - Base Armor: 44 ⇒ 47 - Base Health: 670 ⇒ 685 Azir Base Stats - Base Armor: 19 ⇒ 22 - Attack Speed Growth: 5% ⇒ 6% Passive – Shurima’s Legacy - Duration: 30 seconds ⇒ 45 seconds - Cast Range: 500 ⇒ 700 Q – Conquering Sands - Mana Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 ⇒ 70/80/90/100/110 - Stab Range: 370 ⇒ 325 W – Arise! - Magic Damage: 0−110 (based on level) (+50/60/70/80/90) (+55% AP) ⇒ 0−92 (based on level) (+50/67/84/101/118) (+55% AP- (Note: Assuming W max, this is a damage per hit buff that scales from +0 to +10 by level 11 and then stays there). - Mana Cost: 40 at all ranks ⇒ 40/35/30/25/20 Miscellaneous - Recommended Skill Order: The game will now recommend maxing W first. Graves Passive – New Destiny - Critical Strike Bonus Per Pellet: 20% ⇒ 30% R – Collateral Damage - Cooldown: 120/90/60 seconds ⇒ 100/80/60 seconds Kalista Base Stats - Attack Damage Growth: 3.5 ⇒ 3.75 Passive – Oathsworn Bond - Oathsworn Ceremony Duration: 12 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds (Note: This begins when Kalista activates her Black Speak.) - Ride Together, Channel Together: Kalista is now forced to channel on the Black Spear while her Oathsworn is reviving Katarina Passive – Voracity - Sinister Steel Dagger Magic Damage: 68−240 (based on level) (+ 60% bonus AD) (+65/75/85/95% (levels 1/6/11/16) AP) ⇒ 68−240 (based on level) (+ 60% bonus AD) (+70/80/90/100% (levels 1/6/11/16) AP) R – Death Lotus - Physical Damage per Dagger: 18% (+30% per 100% bonus AS) bonus AD ⇒ 16% (+50% per 100% bonus AS) bonus AD Yasuo Passive – Way of the Wanderer - Shield Amount: 100/105/110/115/120/130/140/150/160/170/180/200/220/250/290/350/410/475 ⇒ 100/105/110/115/125/135/145/160/175/195/220/250/275/325/375/425/500/575 E – Sweeping Blade - Damage Increase per Stack: 25% of E’s base damage ⇒ 15-25% of E’s total damage (scales linearly, levels 1-18) - Maximum Stack Amount: 2 ⇒ 4 Champion Nerfs Annie E – Molten Shield - Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds ⇒ 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds - Shield Amount: 60/100/140/180/220 (+40% AP) ⇒ 60/95/130/165/200 (+40% AP) Lee Sin Base Stats - Base Attack Damage: 68 ⇒ 66 - Base Armor: 36 ⇒ 34 Olaf Passive – Berserker’s Rage - Attack Speed: 60-100% (based on level) ⇒ 50-100% (based on level) Q – Undertow - Physical Damage: 70/120/170/220/270 (+100% bonus AD) ⇒ 65/115/165/215/265 (+100% bonus AD) Rammus W – Defensive Ball Curl - Bonus Armour: 35 (+40/55/70/85/100% total armour) ⇒ 35 (+40/50/60/70/80% total armour) Sejuani Passive – Fury of the North - Damage Cap against Epic Monsters: 300 ⇒ 250 Q – Arctic Assault - Cooldown: 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 seconds ⇒ 19/17.5/16/14.5/13 seconds R – Glacial Prison - Cooldown: 120/100/80 seconds ⇒ 130/110/90 seconds Veigar Q – Baleful Strike - AP Ratio: 60% at all ranks ⇒ 45/50/55/60/65% W – Dark Matter - AP Ratio: 100% at all ranks ⇒ 70/80/90/100/110% E – Event Horizon - Sneaky Stuns: Veigar can no longer hide his E VFX from enemies by placing it inside certain walls. R – Primordial Burst - AP Ratio: 75% at all ranks ⇒ 65/70/75% Vi Q – Vault Breaker - Minimum Physical Damage: 55/80/105/130/155 (+70% bonus AD) ⇒ 45/70/95/120/145 (+80% bonus AD) - Maximum Physical Damage: 110/160/210/260/310 (+140% bonus AD) ⇒ 90/140/190/240/290 (+160% bonus AD) E – Relentless Force - Physical Damage: 10/30/50/70/90 (+110% AD) (+90% AP) ⇒ 5/20/35/50/65 (+120% AD) (+100% AP) Wukong Base Stats - Attack Damage: 68 ⇒ 66 W – Warrior Trickster - Cooldown: 22/19.5/17/14.5/12 seconds ⇒ 22/20/18/16/14 seconds E – Nimbus Strike - Bonus Attack Speed: 40/45/50/55/60% ⇒ 35/40/45/50/55% Zeri Base Stats - Health Growth: 115 ⇒ 100 Passive – Living Battery - Shield Absorption: 60% of damage dealt ⇒ 45% of damage dealt R – Lightning Crash - Magic Damage: 175/275/375 (+100% bonus AD) (+110% AP) ⇒ 175/275/375 (+85% bonus AD) (+110% AP) League of Legends patch 13.7 skins The following skins and chromas will be released this patch: - Kibble-Head Kled - Kittalee - Shiba Yuumi - Woof and Lamb Kindred The full patch notes can be found on the League of Legends website, but they’re quite long so get ready to read. While the Cat vs Dog skins aren’t for me – thankfully I won’t need to check how much I’ve spent on League of Legends this month – those jungle changes (especially the Lee Sin ones) absolutely are. Hopefully it knocks some of the more meta junglers down the League of Legends tier list a bit, and lets some new faces rise to the top – specifically Evelynn. I like Evelynn. Read the full article

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“Mister Moneybags” Annie Besson

Emojis: 🚹 💰

Name: “Mister Moneybags” Annie Besson

Pronouns: She/Her (He/Him when the mood strikes)

Nicknames (insulting): That bitch, that bastard

Nicknames (affectionate): That bitch, that bastard , Genderfuckery Icon, Queen, King

Character Profile: Daughter of the original Mister Moneybags, Annie Besson opted to keep her father’s nom-de-guerre wholesale rather than alter it into a variant like “Miss Moneybags” or “Madame Moneybags”. Proud inheritor of her father’s legacy, Annie Besson brings the same swaggering confidence to her work. Able to rouse the anger of any crowd with a well placed flex or cutting insult (garnished with a soupçon of a French accent), the modern Mister Moneybags makes a fine antagonist in any storyline. Unlike her father, Annie favours a hard-hitting Strong Style enriched with a variety of infuriating holds. Mister Moneybags’ preferred tactic is to target one spot of her opponent’s repertoire (be that the limb they need for their finisher or a weakspot) and to work it until she can end the match with one smug and devastating hold. Prospective opponents should be warned against challenging her confidence, however, as an enraged Mister Moneybags has been known to lose matches on a DQ by breaking her opponent’s limb. While laying her opponents out for months on end while they recover always incurs a heavy fine, they don’t call her Mister Moneybags for nothing. Indeed on several occasions she has simply tossed a wad of cash to the ref with a smug grin on her face while her injured opponent is being carted out on a hospital gurney.

Finisher: The Torture Rack (called the Torture 500), the Backbreaker (inhereted from her father, called the Bankbreaker). Bankbreaker into Torture 500 is a combination reserved only for her most hated foes.

Design: Just as I had decided to make a concerted effort to add more women to the roster… I rolled up the Mensroom and a Moneybag. Thus while the title “Mister Moneybags” immediately sprung to mind I decided to take it in a more Charlotte Flair inspired direction and have her be an inheritor to the mantle. Other than that my aim with Annie Besson was simply to create a BEEG BUFF WOMAN whom you would thank for breaking your arm, and I think I succeeded. The Mister Moneybags logo was fun to design as well, consisting of a dollar symbol and a mars symbol merged into one.