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Obscure Character List - Male Edition (A-M)

Obscure Characters List - Male Edition

Obscure Characters I love for some reason (A-M). (By obscure I mean characters that have little to no fanfic written about them. Not necessarily characters nobody’s ever heard of.) Don’t ask me to explain why. UPDATED: Tumblr is being a butt about post length or something so I’m splitting up the lists.

A

Abraham Alastor/Anthony Clarke (Dark Pictures Little Hope)

Adam (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)

Adam (Hallmark Frankenstein 2004)

Al Capone (Night at the Museum)

Alan McMichael (Crimson Peak)

Alec Fell (Nancy Drew, The Silent Spy)

AM (I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream)

Amphibian Man/The Asset (Shape of Water)

André Toulon (Puppetmaster series)

Anthony Walsh (Blood Fest)

Anton Herzen (Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box)

Ardeth Bay (Mummy series)

Armand (Queen of the Damned 2002)

Armando Salazar (Pirates of the Caribbean 5)

B

Barnaby (Sabrina Down Under)

Baron Humbert von Gikkingen (The Cat Returns)

Baron Meinster (Brides of Dracula)

Beast/Hank McCoy (X-Men, Kelsey Grammer version)

Beast/Prince (Beauty and the Beast 2014)

Ben Willis (I Know What You Did Last Summer)

Bernard the elf (Santa Clause series)

Black Phillip (The VVitch)

Blade (Puppetmaster series)

Bughuul (Sinister 1 and 2)

C

Caliban/John Clare (Penny Dreadful)

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)

Captain James Hook (Peter Pan 2003)

Cedric Brown (Nanny McPhee)

Christian Thompson (Devil Wears Prada)

Colonel William Tavington (The Patriot)

Cornelis Sandvoort (Tulip Fever)

Crown Prince Ryand'r/Darkfire (DC comics/Teen Titans)

D

Daniel Le Domas (Ready Or Not)

Death (Final Destination series)

Dimitri Allen (Professor Layton and the Unwound Future)

Dimitri Denatos (Mom’s Got a Date With a Vampire)

Dustfinger (Inkheart)

Dr. Alexander Sweet/Dracula (Penny Dreadful)

Dr. Gregory Butler (Happy Death Day 1 & 2)

Dr. Manhattan (Watchmen)

Driller Killer (Slumber Party Massacre 2)

E

Edward Gracey (Haunted Mansion 2003) 

Edward Mordrake (Urban Legend/American Horror Story Asylum)

Edward/Eddie “Tex” Sawyer (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3)

Elemer of the Briar (Elden Ring)

Erik Carriere (Phantom of the Opera 1990)

Ethan (Pilgrim 2019)

F

Father Gascoigne (Bloodborne)

Faustus Blackwood (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)

Fegan Floop (Spy Kids trilogy)

Fox Mask/Tom (You’re next)

G

George Knightley (Emma)

Ghost/Mitch (Haunt 2019)

Godskin Apostle (Elden Ring)

Godwyn the Golden (Elden Ring)

Gold Watchers (Dark Deception)

Greg (Bodies, Bodies, Bodies)

Grim Matchstick (Cuphead)

Gurranq Beast Clergyman (Elden Ring)

H

Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde (Broadway, Rob Evan version)

Henry Sturges (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)

Hugh Crain (Haunting of Hill House, the book and 1963 film. Not the Flanagan show or 1999 movie remake)

Hugo Butterly (Nancy Drew, Danger by Design)

I

Ingemar (Midsommar)

J

Jack Ferriman (Ghost Ship)

Jack Worthing/Uncle Jack (We Happy Few)

Jafar (Once Upon a Time, not the Wonderland spin-off)

Jan Valek (John Carpenter’s Vampires)

Jefferson “Seaplane” McDonough/Alex (Jumanji 2 and 3)

Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter (Arkhamverse! Video Games)

Jester (Puppetmaster series)

John (He’s Out There)

Joseph “Joey” Mallone (Blackwell series)

Juan (The Forever Purge)

Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood (Elden Ring)

K

Kalabar (Halloweentown)

Kenneth Haight (Elden Ring)

Killer Moth/Drury Walker (Teen Titans)

King Paimon (Hereditary)

L

Lamb Mask/Craig (You’re next)

Lamplighter (The Boys)

Launder Man (Crypt TV)

Lawrence “Larry” Gordon (Saw series)

Loki (Apsulov: End of Gods)

Lucifer (Devil’s Carnival 1 & 2)

M

Magic Mirror (Snow White 1937/Shrek)

Man in the Mask (The Strangers)

Manon (The Craft)

Man-Thing (Marvel’s Werewolf By Night)

Marco Polo/Merman (Crypt TV)

Marcus Corvinus (Underworld series)

Markus Boehm (Nancy Drew, the Captive Curse)

Mephistopheles (Faust’s Albtraum)

Micolash, Host of the Nightmare (Bloodborne)

Miquella (Elden Ring)

Mirror Man (Snow White and the Huntsman)

Mr. Crow/Aldous Vanderboom (Rusty Lake series)

Mr. Le Bail (Ready Or Not)

Mr. Slausen (Tourist Trap)

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It is June 1988. In the cobbled streets of Bankside, between Southwark Cathedral and the nearby bridge, steam pours from every vent and gap in the walls of an old warehouse down Clink Street. It’s like a crazed pressure cooker. Outside, a queue snakes all the way down towards the cathedral, while the KLF’s US police car is parked surreptitiously by the kerb.

Inside: a cacophony. An assault on the senses, the smells, the din, the whistle posse in full flow, dry ice hanging in the air, sweat dripping from the ceiling – from everything, in fact. Tough Chicago house and Detroit wails bounce off the Victorian brick walls as bodies perform a robotic ritual, somewhere between communion, dance and mayhem.

“Amazing things happened,” Lu Vukovic told Matthew Collin. “like one morning the sun was rising and everyone was completely tripping on the energy and the emotion and the feeling of it all, someone shouted out, ‘Bring down the walls!’ and they all started jumping up, trying to take the room apart, to actually bring down the walls! No amount of words could describe that euphoria, that sense of belonging, that possibility.”

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Contents: Prelude by Adam Parfrey Foreword by Bob Black 1. The Monstrous Regiment of Women by John Knox 2. The Pleasure-loving Modern Woman by William Prynne 3. A Fiery Flying Roll by Abiezer Coppe 4. Pirate Rant by Captain Bellamy 5. A Fair Dream and a Rude Awakening by Jean Paul Marat 6. Philosophy in the Bedroom by Marquis De Sade 7. King Steam by Anonymous Luddite 8. Hurrah! Ou La Revolution Par Les Cosaques by Courderoy 9. A Sentimental Bankruptcy by Charles Fourier 10. The Ego and Its Own by Max Stirner 11. Murder by Karl Heinzen 12. No Treason by Lysander Spooner 13. The Revolutionary's Catechism by Sergei Necheyev 14. Dynamite! By T. Lizius 15. Speech of the Condemned by Louis Lingg 16. Speech to Missionaries by Red Jacket, Seneca Leader 17. An Exchange by Judge Roy Bean & Judged Beaner 18. Voters Strike! By Octave Mirbeau 19. Might Is Right by Ragnar Redbeard 20. Degeneration by Max Nordau 21. Manifesto of Lust by Valentine de Saint-Point 22. Anarcho-Futurist Manifesto by A. L. & V. L. Gordin 23. Iconoclasts, Forward! by Renzo Novatore 24. Literature and the Rest by Philippe Soupault 25. Anathema of Zos by Austin Osman Spare 26. General Security: The Liquidation of Opium by Antonin Artaud 27. I Wish You All Had One Neck by Carl Panzram 28. The Eternal Youth by Ralph Chubb 29. Bagatelles Pour un Massacre by Louis-Ferdinand Celine 30. Darkness by Ezra Pound 31. The Poet's Dishonor by Benjamin Peret 32. Listen, Little Man! by Wilhelm Reich 33. Formulary for a New Urbanism by Ivan Chtcheglov 34. Concerning New Year 1963 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 35. Ball of the Freaks by Anonymous 36. There Is a Great Deal to Be Silent About by Emmett Grogan 37. SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas 38. Plea for Courage by Mel Lyman 39. P.O.W. Statement by Timothy Leary 40. On Fear by the Process Church 41. Occupy the Brain by Carsten Regild & Rolf Borjlind 42. Never Again! by Rabbi Meir Kahana 43. Situationist Liberation Front by Anonymous 44. The Invisibles by Thibaut D'Amiens 45. Misanthropia by Anton Szandor La Vey 46. The Anthropolitical Motivations by Stanislav Szukalski 47. The Correct Line by Bob Black 48. Investment in Survival by Kurt Saxon 49. The Roots of Modern Terror by Gerry Reith 50. Meese Commission Report on Pornography by Park Elliott Dietz, M.D. 51. Reward of the Tender Flesh by Ed Lawrence 52. The Nine Secrets of Mind Poisoning at a Distance by Kerry Wendell Thornley 53. L'Revolucion Pourneant by Pascal Uni 54. Sammy Prole Gets Tough by John Crawford 55. Population and Aids by Earth First! 56. Out of the Mouth of Venom: Creation by Kathy Acker 57. Intellectual S & M Is the Fascism of the 80's by Hakim Bey

[moonstarphoenix]

NHK Trophy Men’s LP Pt. 1

Alright. Today we have the men’s long programs and later the ladies. Yuzuru Hanyu is in top form. Kevin Aymoz really wants to make his frist Grand Prix Final and a 32-year-old Russian proves age means nothing. Let’s get to it.

I did not like Conrad Orzel’s long program at Cup of China last week. There’s not a lot of artistry yet and when you’re skating to Les Miserables youu kind of need it in spades. He landed his quads though a little shakily but goodness his spins were slow. I still don’t like this program. He’s overthinking it and you can see him walk through the steps in his head.

Alexei Bychenko’s Pirates of the Caribbean makes me happy. I’ve always loved the music and to see a program to it is just jun. Fall out of the quad. Triple axel right on with the music. He’s not quite into the character. The footstep sequence could have had more personality. He doubled some jumps and singled one on a combo, but otherwise he’s handling his jumps better than Skate America. Aw, I like it. He may not be the best skater/jumper but I love this program.

Tomoki Hiwatashi always looks so blank faced to me. He lands his two quads but gets sloppy on the triple axel. I think he could contend in the American Men’s nationals. I just don’t feel a lot watching him. He’s got the skills, just no personality. He’s struggling a bit on the jumps here.

Jason Brown is one of the best skaters in the world. He’s going for the quad today after a not so good short. Easy triple- axel double to start. Nope he goes for a triple loop instead of the quad. He falls on the triple axel but gets up like it’s part of the choreography. He’s still struggling a big on the jumps but his skating skills and choreography are divine. I always talk about quiet programs being captivating and this one is when he’s skating it lights out like at Skate America.

Sota Yamamoto is skating to a very familiar song for me. He seems on his jumps today. Not quite the artistic impression of Kevin’s from last year or Jason before him. He’s touching down on several jumps now. I like his skating, but you have to have a stellar program to beat one of my favorites last year.

Anton Shulepov’s Schlindler’s List did not impress me in France. It still didn’t hold my attention here. It looks like he managed the jumps but I personally prefer Jason’s more emotional take.

Jason remains in 1st leading to the final group. Coming up next.

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50 Awesome Women To Know: Part 5

Yes, this was supposed to be one post.

To say the least, it was not.

Altheia Jones-LeCointe (1945 -- ): Trinidadian, doctor and biochemist (she holds a PhD from University College London), as well as a major leader in the British Black Panther/anti-colonialism movement in the 1970s. She was insistent that defending black women and girls should be a big part of its aims.

Anbara Salam Khalidi (1897-1986): Lebanese, author, classics scholar, translator (the first to translate the Odyssey and the Aeneid into Arabic), one of the early figures of modern Arab feminism.

Anna Yevreinova (1844-1919): Russian, first Russian woman to receive a Juris Doctor degree, ran away from an arranged marriage and ended up in a long-term lesbian relationship, correspondent of Anton Chekhov and others, feminist, lawyer, editor, and scholar.

Anne Dieu-le-Veut (1661-1710): French, pirate and buccaneer (you’ve heard of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, but probably not her). Married another pirate after he refused to duel her since he didn’t want to fight a woman, then proposed to her on the spot. Described as “brave, stern, and ruthless.”

Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007): Pakistani, the first female leader of a democratic government in a Muslim nation when she became Prime Minister in 1988. Champion of liberal reforms and women’s rights, if controversial for alleged corruption in her administration. Assassinated in 2007.

Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914): Austrian, first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1905, for her ceaseless (if ultimately unsuccessful) efforts to keep early 20th-century Europe out of war. Correspondent of Alfred Nobel, author of many novels. With her husband, she founded a league devoted to fighting the growing Anti-Semitism in Europe, and sponsored a broad philosophy of tolerance.

Blanca Aráuz (1909-1933): Nicaraguan, first National Heroine of the country for her efforts to fight the U.S. occupation in the 1920s/30s (part of the Banana Wars of the U.S.’s long and disgraceful presence in Central America). 

Christine Jorgensen (1926-1989): American, trans woman, the first to become widely known in America after her transition in 1951. Trans activist, public speaker, actress, and singer.

Deborah (c. 12th century BC): Israeli, the only female prophet and Judge of Israel mentioned in the Bible, Jewish heroine and leader of the nation for almost forty years.

Dhuoda (9th century): Frankish, best known for her Liber manualis which she wrote as a lengthy book of instruction for her son, and which serves as an invaluable source for Carolingian social history. Educated and influential.

Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761-1804): British/West Indian, the mixed-race daughter of a British Royal Navy captain, niece of Lord William Mansfield, whose 1772 ruling outlawed slavery in Britain. The 2013 film Belle is based on her life.

Efua Sutherland (1924-1996): Ghanaian, author, educator, activist, known for her support of Pan-Africanism and the development of Ghanaian theater. Fierce advocate for children and community. Her daughter Esi is a professor, human rights activist, and advocate for female education and empowerment.

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204): French, and yes, I realize everyone who follows me probably knows about her already, but I just had to put her on an awesome ladies list as a matter of principle.

Eliza Haywood (c. 1693-1756): English, prolific author, actress, and novelist in the early eighteenth century, known as part of the “fair triumvirate of wit” with Aphra Behn and Delarivier Manley, author of romantic novels, translations, poetry, and drama. A best-seller of her day.

Elizabeth Holloway Marston (1893-1993) and Olivia Byrne (1904-1985): American, credited as the real-life inspiration for Wonder Woman, who was created by Elizabeth’s husband William Moulton Marston; the three were in a long-term polyamorous relationship. Elizabeth was also an accomplished psychologist and attorney.

Émilienne Moreau-Evrard (1898-1971): French, heroine during World War I who then became a crucial member of the French Resistance during World War II (!). She not only survived both world wars, but became a politician in the Socialist Party, and died of old age.

Enheduanna (23rd century BC): Sumerian, one of the first people in history whose name we have ever known. Poet, politician, high priestess, and scribe who wrote her own autobiography.

Gabriela Zapolska (1857-1921): Polish, author, actress, social critic, and outspoken feminist, whose many works of fiction often dealt frankly with taboo subjects and shocked the conservative Catholic culture of her day.

George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819-1880): English, best known by her male pen name; novelist, poet, journalist, and one of the most influential writers of the Victorian era. Her novel Middlemarch is sometimes cited as one of the best works of fiction in the English language.

Gerritdina Benders-Letteboer (1909-1980): Dutch, another Resistance heroine of World War II who protected many Dutch Jews from the Nazis. Her husband deliberately committed suicide in prison rather than risk giving up where she and the Jews were hidden. 

Grace Hopper (1906-1992): American, and honestly, few words exist to convey this woman’s awesomeness. 115 pounds of whoopass, mathematics professor, cutting-edge computer scientist, and oh yes, United States Navy rear admiral. Among other things, a college at Yale, a supercomputer, and a Navy missile destroyer are named for her. Received countless honorary doctorates and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Grace Thorpe (1921-2008): Native American, served in World War II as a corporal in the Women’s Army Corps and received the Bronze Star Medal, outspoken Native rights and environmental activist and champion of nuclear disarmament.

Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim (c.935-after 973): German, nun, Latin author and poet, and another of the few female medieval historians we know of, with works including a biography of Emperor Otto the Great.

Iris Murdoch (1919-1999): Irish/British, graduated with first-class honors from Oxford University where she later taught philosophy, prolific novelist and Dame Commander, openly bisexual, one of the most prominent modern British authors.

Jacinda Ardern (1980 -- ): New Zealander, current Prime Minister at the age of 37, social democrat, progressive, and fourth youngest world leader.

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Via: Bay Area Plays   

Full List as of 8/31/18: San Francisco - Peninsula - North Bay -East Bay - South Bay

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SAN FRANCISCO

42nd Street Moon – “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” – Oct. 3rd – 21st

African-American Shakespeare Company – “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” – Sept. 15th – 29th

American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) – “Sweat” – Sept. 26th – Oct. 21st “Men on Boats” – Oct. 17th – Dec. 16th

Awesome Theatre – “Terror-Rama III: Dead the Whole Time” – Oct. 12th – 27th

Bay Area Musicals –

Beach Blanket Babylon (OPEN-ENDED)

Bindlestiff Studio – “Stories High XViii” – Through Aug. 25th

Brava Theater Center –

Crescent Moon Theater –

Crowded Fire Theater – “Church” – Sept. 13th – Oct. 6th

Curran –

Custom Made Theatre Company – “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” – Sept. 20th – Oct. 20th

The Department of Badassery

Exit Theatre – “San Francisco Fringe Festival” – Sept. 6th – 15th

Faultline Theater Company –

Ferocious Lotus –

foolsFury –

Golden Thread Productions – “Kiss” (presented at Shotgun Players in Berkeley)- Aug. 23rd – Sept. 23rd

Killing My Lobster – “North by North Lobster” – Oct. 18th – 27th

Lamplighters – “The Pirates of Penzance” – Aug. 4th – 26th

Landmark Musical Theatre –

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre –

The Magic Theatre  – “The Resting Place” – Oct. 10th – Nov. 4th

The Marsh – “The Clyde Always Show” – Through Aug. 29th “Keeping Up With the Jorgensons” – Through Aug. 25th “Bravo 25: Your A.I. Therapist Will See You Now” – Sept. 20th – Oct. 27th “The Waiting Period” – Through Oct. 28th “Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name” – Oct. 25th – Dec. 8th “Acid Test: The Many Incarnations of Ram Dass” – Sept. 21st – Nov. 4th

New Conservatory Theatre Center – “Red Scare on Sunset” – Sept. 21st – Oct. 21st “Cardboard Piano” – Oct. 26th – Dec. 2nd

The Playwright’s Center of San Francisco –

Playwrights Foundation – “Bay Area Playwright’s Festival” – July 20th – 29th

Ray of Light Theatre – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” – Sept. 14th – Oct. 6th

The Refuge – “Cabaret” – July 6th – 15th

San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company –

San Francisco Mime Troupe – “Seeing Red: A Time-Traveling Musical – Begins July 4th (various locations)

San Francisco Playhouse  – “You Mean to Do Me Harm” – Sept. 18th – Nov. 3rd “Sunday in the Park with George” – Through Sept. 8th

Shelton Theater – “Baby Doll” – Sept. 13th – Nov. 3rd

SHNSF – “Les Miserables” – Through Aug. 26th “The Phantom of the Opera” – Sept. 5th – 30th “On Your Feet! The Emilio and Gloria Estefan Broadway Musical” – Sept. 11th – Oct. 7th

Theatre Rhinoceros –

Thrillpeddlers

Troupe Theatre – “The Future is in Eggs” – Aug. 25th – 26th

Virago Theatre Company

Z Space – “#GetGandhi” – Aug. 10th – 26th

PENINSULA

Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City – “Saturday Night Fever” – Aug. 10th – 26th

Coastal Repertory Theatre, Half Moon Bay – “Avenue Q” – July 27th – Aug. 26th “Death of a Salesman” – Sept. 28th – Oct. 28th

Dragon Theatre, Redwood City – “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence” – Sept. 14th – Oct. 7th

Fuse Theatre, Redwood City –

Hillbarn Theatre, Foster City – “West Side Story“ – Aug. 30th – Sept. 16th “Noises Off!” – Oct. 11th – 28th

Pacifica Spindrift Players – “My Fair Lady” – Aug. 10th – Sept. 2nd “It Can’t Happen Here” – Oct. 19th – Nov. 4th

Palo Alto Players – “Tarzan” – Sept. 8th – 23rd

The Pear Theatre, Palo Alto – “Northanger Abbey” – Aug. 31st – Sept. 23rd “Hedda Gabler” – Oct. 12th – 28th Stanford Repertory Theatre, Palo Alto –

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Palo Alto/Mountain View – “Native Gardens” – Aug. 22nd – Sept. 16th “Fun Home” – Oct. 3rd – 28th  

NORTH BAY

6th Street Playhouse, Santa Rosa – “Comedy of Errors” – Through Sept. 2nd “Guys and Dolls” – Sept. 14th – Oct. 7th

Bay Area Stage Productions, Vallejo – “I Ought To Be in Pictures” – Through June 10th Lucky Penny Productions, Napa – “Into the Woods” – Sept. 7th – 23rd “Blithe Spirit” – Oct. 19th – Nov. 4th

Marin Shakespeare Company –

Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley – “Oslo” – Sept. 27th – Oct. 21st

Novato Theater Company – “A Chorus Line” – Sept. 7th – 30th “God of Carnage” – Oct. 26th – Nov. 11th

Ross Valley Players – “Twelfth Night” – Sept. 28th – Oct. 21st

Sonoma Arts Live – “Hello, Dolly!” – Oct. 5th – 21st

Spreckels Theatre Company

– “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time”  – Sept. 7th – 30th“Addams Family Musical” – Oct. 12th – 28th

EAST BAY

Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley – “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged” – Through Sept. 3rd

Altarena Playhouse, Alameda – “Clybourne Park” – Oct. 5th – Nov. 11th “One Man, Two Guvnors” – Through Sept. 9th

Anton’s Well Theater Company – “Dirty Butterfly” – Sept. 21st – Oct. 7th

Aurora Theatre Company, Berkeley – “Detroit, ’67” – Aug. 31st – Sept. 30th

Bay Area Children’s Theatre, Berkeley – “The Cat in the Hat – El Gato Ensombrerado” Sept. 15th – Nov. 4th

Berkeley Playhouse – “Dreamgirls” – Sept. 21st – Oct. 21st

Berkeley Repertory Theatre – “A Doll’s House, Part 2” – Sept. 6th – Oct. 21st “Fairview” – Oct. 4th – Nov. 4th

Center REPertory Theatre, Walnut Creek – “Mamma Mia” – Aug. 31st – Oct. 7th “Dancing Lessons” – Oct. 19th – Nov. 7th

Central Works, the New Play Theater, Berkeley – “Chekhov’s Ward 6” – Oct. 13th – Nov. 11th

Chanticleers Theatre, Castro Valley – “Don’t Dress For Dinner” – Oct. 19th – Nov. 11th

Contra Costa Civic Theatre – “Allegiance” – Sept. 21st – Oct. 21st

Douglas Morrisson Theatre, Hayward – “Once Upon a Mattress” – Sept. 13th – 30th

The Marsh, Berkeley – “Each and Every Thing” – Through Sept. 29th “One Life Stand” – Through Sept. 29th “Can You Dig It” – Through Sept. 9th “Latin Standards” – Oct. 5th – Nov. 17th

Masquers Playhouse, Point Richmond –

Piedmont Center Theatre, Piedmont –

Pittsburg Community Theatre – “Spamalot” – Sept. 28th – Oct. 7th

Ragged Wing Ensemble, Oakland –

Shotgun Players, Berkeley – “Women Laughing Alone With Salad” – Oct 12th – Nov. 11th “Kiss” – Through Sept. 23rd

Stage 1 Theatre, Newark –

Those Women Productions, Berkeley – “Woman on Fire” – Through Sept. 9th

Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette – “The Revolutionists” – Sept. 29th – Oct. 20th

Tri-Valley Rep, Livermore –

Ubuntu Theater Project – “Pool of Unknown Wonders” – Aug. 31st – Sept. 23rd

UC Berkeley TDPS –

Woodminster Amphitheater, Oakland – “In the Heights” – Aug. 31st – Sept. 9th

SOUTH BAY

Broadway San Jose – “On Your Feet” – Oct. 9th – 14th

Center Stage Performing Arts, Milpitas –

Children’s Musical Theater San Jose – City Lights Theatre Company, San Jose – “In the Heights” – Through Aug. 25th “God of Carnage” – Sept. 13th – Oct. 14th

Foothill Music Theatre, Los Altos Hills –

Lyric Theater, San Jose – “The Wizard of Oz” – Oct. 13th – 28th

Naatak Indian Theater – “Mahabharat” – Sept. 2nd – 23rd

Norcal Academy of Performing Arts –

Northside Theatre Company, San Jose –

Pintello Comedy Theater, Gilroy –

San Jose Stage Company – “The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Sept. 26th – Oct. 21st

San Jose Theaters

San Jose Youth Shakespeare –

Santa Clara Players – “Exit the Body” – Oct. 26th – Nov. 17th

Silicon Valley Shakespeare, San Jose – “Much Ado About Nothing” – Through Sept. 2nd

South Bay Musical Theatre, Saratoga – “Mame” – Sept. 22nd – Oct. 13th

Sunnyvale Community Players – “Grease” – Sept. 15th – Oct. 7th

Tabard Theatre Company – “Another Roll of the Dice” – Sept. 14th – Oct. 7th

Teatro Vision, San Jose – “Departera” – Oct. 11th – 21st

OPEN-ENDED RUNS/IMPROVISATION

Bay Area Theatre Sports (BATS), San Francisco

Comedysportz San Jose

Made Up Theatre, Fremont

Synergy Theater, Walnut Creek

Un-Scripted Theater Company, San Francisco

OPERA

Bay Area Opera Collaborative

Island City Opera, Alameda

Opera San Jose

[lamaventures]

Philippines : îles de Palawan et Coron

Notre périple aux Philippines se termine par l'île la plus réputée pour ses plages de rêves au sable blanc et autres joies translucides : l'île de Palawan. Avant même de se décider à aller aux Philippines, ce sont les photos d'El Nido qu'on a vu défiler sur Instagram, alors forcément... On s'attend à des fractures régulières de la rétine. Par contre, on n'est pas dupes, on sait qu'on va y croiser notre pote, le touriste de masse.

Port Barton

Avant de se jeter dans le bain de foule, on fait un stop à Port Barton, un petit village de pêcheurs reculé en bord de mer. On est d'ailleurs comblés dès notre arrivée : 3 rues de terre se battent en duel avec 1 coq et 2 chiens. Mise à part les maisons des locaux, il y a quelques restaurants branchés qui ont ouvert leur porte depuis peu dans ce petit bled. C'est encore très tranquille mais ça ne le restera sûrement pas éternellement. En tout cas, nous, on se sent coupés du monde. Pas électricité donc pas de wifi. Pas bien grave. On va vivre au rythme des cocotiers et des coqs. On réserve dès le lendemain un island hopping tour en bateau car c'est en prenant le large qu'on en prend plein les yeux. Et ça tombe bien, c'est l'anniversaire d'Antoine !

Au programme, plusieurs stops dans de superbes spots de snorkeling. Les coraux sont intacts et forment un véritable jardin aquatique. On croise des anémones habitées par des poissons clown, tout un tas de petits poissons tropicaux et puis une tortue. Pour le déjeuner, on s'arrête sur une île déserte. On s'installe dans des hamacs le temps que notre capitaine fasse griller du poisson. On mange les pieds dans le sable. Pas terrible quand même. Au moment du dessert, on a le droit à un plateau de fruits frais avec une composition trop touchante, parce que "Happy 33rd Birthday Anton" !

L'après-midi se fait plus smooth, entre deux séances de nage, on s'arrête sur d'autres îles aux plages paradisiaques. C'est vraiment très beau et préservé. On adore !

Pour notre deuxième et dernière journée à Port Barton, on décide d'aller poser nos fesses sur une plage de rêve, la prénommée "white beach". On traverse la jungle et on longe la côte pour rejoindre ce petit bout de paradis perdu. On profitera de la plage sous l'orage et la pluie, mais ça a son charme aussi !

El Nido 

Nous y voilà ! El Nido ! On se croirait presque toujours en Amérique latine avec un nom pareil. C'est le lieu le plus touristique de toutes les Philippines. Mais pourquoi attire-t-il tant les foules ? C'est l'archipel de Bacuit qui vend du rêve. Avec ses magnifiques rassemblements d’îles et de lagons au milieu de pics et de roches karstiques, le paysage vaut la carte postale. L'archipel se visite en island hopping, on réserve donc un bateau à la journée pour le lendemain. On sait qu'il y aura du monde, mais si ça vaut le détour, alors...

Et du monde, il y en a. Avant même de monter sur le bateau. Tous agglutinés sur la plage, on attend une bonne heure avant de se frayer un chemin, l'eau jusqu'à la taille, parmi les multiples bateaux accostés. Nous sommes plus d'une vingtaine à bord. Un bien bel équipage. Il y a le couple Ken et Barbie avec un Ken aussi musclé que Dwayne Johnson. Mais c'est pratique, il peut porter Barbie dans l'eau, car Barbie a très peur de l'eau et pousse des cris (pratique pour une journée snorkeling). Il y a kéké en plein tourisme sexuel. Plutôt que de prendre des photos du paysage, il préfère zoomer sur les fesses en string des deux jeunes allemandes qui, il faut le dire, exhibent leurs formes très (trop ?) généreuses à l'avant du bateau. Et puis, il y a ceux qui ne savent pas nager et qui ont besoin d'être tractés par de multiples bouées en plus de leur gilet de sauvetage, tout ça en criant. Un peu plus au fond, il y a un jeune pirate mystérieux. Avec son bandana noir et ses cheveux au vent, il observe l'horizon d'un air pensif. Le coude sur le genou et la main soutenant le menton, il dévoile un bras tatoué d'une enclume et d'une carte au trésor. Serait-il en quête de Barbe Noire ? Et puis, au milieu de tout ça, il y a nous, dont l'attention se serait presque égarée du paysage pour observer l'intéressante composition du bateau.

Finalement, ce qui nous a le plus attristé dans tout ça, ce n'est pas d'être perdus au milieu du tourisme de masse, c'est plutôt la destruction des coraux et de la vie sous-marine liée au tourisme de masse. Les spots de snorkeling sont morts. Il n'y a plus rien à part quelques poissons égarés. Mais si la croisière s'amuse...

On décide donc de quitter El Nido dès le lendemain matin et de rejoindre Coron, une île au nord dont les paysages ressemblent à El Nido, mais en moins touristique et plus joli, avec à la clé, quelques plongées en épave. On nous reconnait mieux là.

Coron

Ici aussi, on peut faire un tour en island hopping. La différence, c'est qu'on peut privatiser un bateau pour un très bon prix. Et puis, on choisit le parcours que l'on veut faire. Et aussi, on achète au marché avant de partir le poisson, les légumes et les fruits que le capitaine va cuisiner. Royal.

Nous voilà donc partis avec un couple de français croisés sur la route dans notre bateau privé. On s'est levé aux aurores pour profiter des premiers sites seuls au monde. On commence par le Kayangan lake. Un petit escalier nous permet de prendre de la hauteur pour profiter du magnifique panorama, seuls. Ça en jette bien plus qu'à El Nido. On se dirige ensuite vers le lac, caché de l'autre côté de la falaise. L'eau est chaude et translucide. Un vrai paradis.

Deuxième stop, Twin lagoon. L'afflux de touristes se fait beaucoup plus ressentir ici. Le bateau jette l'ancre dans le premier lagon et on rejoint le deuxième à la nage en passant par une arche en pierre. L'eau est toujours aussi translucide mais ça grouille un peu trop de touristes à notre goût. On continue ensuite avec le premier spot de snorkeling de la journée, Siete pecados. Sublime. On contourne à la nage un îlot. La richesse des coraux est impressionnante et surtout, on croise de gros poissons perroquets et poissons à bosse, des bancs de barracudas. Un vrai spot de snorkeling en somme ! 

Pour le déjeuner, on s'arrête sur un petit bout de plage paradisiaque pour déguster nos victuailles. Avec de la mangue et de l'ananas cette fois-ci merci (berk la pastèque) ! On finit le tour sur deux sites de snorkeling dont une épave peu profonde. La journée fut vraiment superbe !

On ne va pas quitter les Philippines sans faire quelques dernières plongées hein ? En plus, Coron offre quelques unes des meilleures plongées en épaves au monde. Après la 2ème guerre mondiale, plus d'une dizaine de navires de guerre japonais furent coulés suite à un bombardement américain. Il y a donc l'embarras du choix !

On réserve 3 plongées, une au Barracuda lake et deux dans des épaves. Le Barracuda lake est un superbe lac translucide dans lequel on peut expérimenter l'halocline (rencontre entre l'eau douce et l'eau salée) et plus particulièrement des changements de température impressionnants. Si en surface, l'eau avoisine les 30°, en profondeur, elle peut atteindre 38° ! Pas besoin de combinaison donc, on saute dans le lac cul nu uniquement avec notre bouteille. Plus on s'enfonce, plus l'eau est trouble et plus on se sent littéralement bouillir. C'est limite si ça ne donne pas mal à la tête ! Au moment où on longe une superbe parois rocheuse, on peut observer distinctement le phénomène de l'halocline. L'eau en profondeur est trouble et brûlante, l'eau en surface est froide et transparente, les deux univers étant séparé par une ligne distincte.

On se dirige ensuite vers les épaves. Les deux paquebots sont couchés sur la tranche et mesurent plus de 150 mètres de long. La visibilité n'étant pas optimale, on a du mal à se rendre compte de leur gigantisme. Dans les deux épaves, on a la possibilité de s'engouffrer à l'intérieur et de visiter les immenses cales obscures. Dans l'une d'elles, on croise même un tractopelle. C'est impressionnant. Lorsque l'on ressort des épaves, on longe la partie supérieure sur laquelle la vie sous-marine a pris le dessus : des immenses coraux s'y sont installés. On finit sur une touche vraiment originale notre voyage aux Philippines !

Ça sent un peu la fin... la fin des Philippines ! Pour quitter le pays, on n'a d'autre choix que de prendre un ferry d'une quinzaine d'heures jusqu'à Manille. On attend près de 7h dans une chaleur suffocante avant de monter à bord. Une fois embarqué, on découvre avec horreur le "confort" qui nous y attend. Il y a deux espaces, un à l'intérieur, climatisé et plus "intime" avec une cinquantaine de lits couchette. Un à l'extérieur avec une bonne centaine de lits dans lesquels tous les philippins sont entassés. Même si nous avions réservé dans la pièce climatisée, on change rapidement d'avis en découvrant... que ça grouille de bestioles sous les matelas. L'horreur ! On s'installe donc à l'extérieur sur des matelas qui ne sont pas moins sales mais qui ont le mérite de ne pas être habités ! On passe finalement une nuit pas si mauvaise avec tous nos amis les philippins. Ça aura au moins eu le mérite d'être très local !

On quitte les Philippines avec ce sentiment de béatitude et de satisfaction. On ne regrette pour rien au monde ce gros détour qu'on a si longuement hésité à faire. On connaissait la réputation des Philippines pour ses sites de plongée exceptionnels mais on était loin d'imaginer qu'ils étaient aussi beaux et diversifiés ! Et puis, on aura réalisé notre rêve : la rencontre avec le requin baleine.

[savetopnow]

2018-03-23 07 MOVIE now

MOVIE

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Deep Focus: Unsane

SXSW Interview: PJ Raval

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Interview: Khalik Allah

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6 BALLOONS Interview: Director Marja-Lewis Ryan And Producers Samantha Housman & Ross M. Dinerstein

THE VANISHING OF SIDNEY HALL: Tricksy Melodrama About a Depressed Novelist Falls Flat

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[only-the-stars]

💉 - Specifically, are they addicted to any substances or immoral behavior patterns? (Bonus points if you outline why!) [Linden, Cliff, Anton, and Freddy!]

All of them? GOODNESS. Aight, les’ go.

Linden used to be a bit of a binge drinker. It’s why he hesitates to do it very much anymore. He’ll have an occasional glass, but the temptation to keep going is always there. He’s never gone full blown dysfunctional, but early on in his Judge days, he ended every day with a little too much to drink. 

Cliff is probably my straightest edge, but if there’s anything he’d fall victim to it’s a bit of a vengeful mentality. He tends to hyper focus on right and wrong, and if he feels you have done wrong, he will take your punishment into his own hands. He’s working on that. In another world, he’d be a vigilante. 

Anton is VAIN. Super vain. His most unhealthy pattern of behavior is probably an excess of pride in his own looks. Don’t get me wrong, he doesn’t think it for nothing. Man’s fancy. But it wasn’t until recently that he was able to even think of anyone beyond himself.

Freddy’s hilarious to me. He’s fine with following the law, until he gets impatient. Long line at a store? He’ll just nick what he needs and leave payment hidden somewhere for the shopkeeper to find later. When he was expressing interest in learning physics, and other scientific matters, he groaned at the idea of a classroom. So he just stole/pirated textbooks and has been teaching himself. Also, he completely lied about certain details to get his nanites, because he does that a lot. He’s not a fan of people knowing a ton about him.

[free-for-all-fics]

Obscure Characters List - Male Edition

Obscure Characters I love for some reason. (By obscure I mean characters that have little to no fanfic written about them. Not necessarily characters nobody’s ever heard of.) Don’t ask me to explain why.

A

Abraham Alastor/Anthony Clarke (Dark Pictures Little Hope)

Adam (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)

Adam (Hallmark Frankenstein 2004)

Al Capone (Night at the Museum)

Alan McMichael (Crimson Peak)

Alec Fell (Nancy Drew, The Silent Spy)

AM (I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream)

Amphibian Man/The Asset (Shape of Water)

Anthony Walsh (Blood Fest)

Anton Herzen (Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box)

Ardeth Bay (Mummy series)

Armand (Queen of the Damned 2002)

Armando Salazar (Pirates of the Caribbean 5)

B

Barnaby (Sabrina Down Under)

Baron Humbert von Gikkingen (The Cat Returns)

Baron Meinster (Brides of Dracula)

Beast/Hank McCoy (X-Men, Kelsey Grammer version)

Beast/Prince (Beauty and the Beast 2014)

Ben Willis (I Know What You Did Last Summer)

Bernard the elf (Santa Clause series)

Black Phillip (The VVitch)

Blade (Puppetmaster series)

Bughuul (Sinister 1 and 2)

C

Caliban/John Clare (Penny Dreadful)

Captain Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)

Captain James Hook (Peter Pan 2003)

Cedric Brown (Nanny McPhee)

Christian Thompson (Devil Wears Prada)

Colonel William Tavington (The Patriot)

Cornelis Sandvoort (Tulip Fever)

Crown Prince Ryand'r/Darkfire (DC comics/Teen Titans)

D

Daniel Le Domas (Ready Or Not)

Death (Final Destination series)

Dimitri Allen (Professor Layton and the Unwound Future)

Dimitri Denatos (Mom’s Got a Date With a Vampire)

Dustfinger (Inkheart)

Dr. Alexander Sweet/Dracula (Penny Dreadful)

Dr. Gregory Butler (Happy Death Day 1 & 2)

Dr. Manhattan (Watchmen)

Driller Killer (Slumber Party Massacre 2)

E

Edward Gracey (Haunted Mansion 2003) 

Edward Mordrake (Urban Legend/American Horror Story Asylum)

Edward/Eddie “Tex” Sawyer (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3)

Elemer of the Briar (Elden Ring)

Erik Carriere (Phantom of the Opera 1990)

Ethan (Pilgrim 2019)

F

Father Gascoigne (Bloodborne)

Faustus Blackwood (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)

Fegan Floop (Spy Kids trilogy)

Fox Mask/Tom (You’re next)

G

George Knightley (Emma)

Ghost/Mitch (Haunt 2019)

Godskin Apostle (Elden Ring)

Godwyn the Golden (Elden Ring)

Gold Watchers (Dark Deception)

Greg (Bodies, Bodies, Bodies)

Grim Matchstick (Cuphead)

Gurranq Beast Clergyman (Elden Ring)

H

Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde (Broadway, Rob Evan version)

Henry Sturges (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)

Hugh Crain (Haunting of Hill House, the book and 1963 film. Not the Flanagan show or 1999 movie remake)

Hugo Butterly (Nancy Drew, Danger by Design)

I

Ingemar (Midsommar)

J

Jack Ferriman (Ghost Ship)

Jack Worthing/Uncle Jack (We Happy Few)

Jafar (Once Upon a Time, not the Wonderland spin-off)

Jan Valek (John Carpenter’s Vampires)

Jefferson "Seaplane" McDonough/Alex (Jumanji 2 and 3)

Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter (Arkhamverse! Video Games)

Jester (Puppetmaster series)

John (He’s Out There)

Joseph “Joey” Mallone (Blackwell series)

Juan (The Forever Purge)

Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood (Elden Ring)

K

Kalabar (Halloweentown)

Kenneth Haight (Elden Ring)

Killer Moth/Drury Walker (Teen Titans)

King Paimon (Hereditary)

L

Lamb Mask/Craig (You’re next)

Lamplighter (The Boys)

Launder Man (Crypt TV)

Lawrence “Larry” Gordon (Saw series)

Loki (Apsulov: End of Gods)

Lucifer (Devil’s Carnival 1 & 2)

M

Magic Mirror (Snow White 1937/Shrek)

Man in the Mask (The Strangers)

Manon (The Craft)

Man-Thing (Marvel’s Werewolf By Night)

Marco Polo/Merman (Crypt TV)

Marcus Corvinus (Underworld series)

Markus Boehm (Nancy Drew, the Captive Curse)

Mephistopheles (Faust’s Albtraum)

Micolash, Host of the Nightmare (Bloodborne)

Miquella (Elden Ring)

Mirror Man (Snow White and the Huntsman)

Mr. Crow/Aldous Vanderboom (Rusty Lake series)

Mr. Le Bail (Ready Or Not)

Mr. Slausen (Tourist Trap)

N

Nigel Billingsley (Jumanji 2 and 3)

Night’s Cavalry (Elden Ring)

Nothing (The Night House)

P

Pazuzu (The Exorcist)

Pierre Despereaux (Psych)

Prince Anton Voytek (Vampire 1974)

Prince Escalus (Romeo and Juliet, no particular adaptation)

Prince Quartus (Stardust)

Prince Septimus (Stardust)

Professor Petrie/Phantom of the Opera (Phantom of the Opera 1962)

Peter Quint (Turn of the Screw, the book and maybe some other adaptations. Not the Bly Manor Flanagan show.)

R

Reese Kelly (Scarlet Hollow)

Rene Belloq (Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Roland Voight (Hellraiser 2022)

Ronin (Star Trek)

Rorschach (Watchmen)

Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Rusty Nail (Joyride trilogy)

S

Salem Saberhagen (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

Sam Wayne (Scarlet Hollow)

Silver Surfer/Norrin Radd (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer)

Simon Jarrett (SOMA)

Sir Lancelot (Night at the Museum 3)

Sportacus (LazyTown)

Starscourge Radahn (Elden Ring)

STEM (Upgrade)

Sutter Cane (In the Mouth of Madness)

T

Thantos DuBaer (Twitches 1 and 2)

The Auditor (Hellraiser: Judgment)

The Babadook (The Babadook)

The Black Knight Ghost (Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed)

The Curator (Dark Pictures Anthology)

The Designer (Devil’s Carnival 2)

The Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest/Professor Joel Barash/Steven Verdel (Wishmaster series)

The Faun (Pan’s Labyrinth)

The Fox (The Little Prince 1974)

The Jester (The Jester, A Short Horror Film series)

The Kinderfänger (Crypt TV)

The Knight/Tarhos Kovács (Dead by Daylight)

The Look-See (Crypt TV)

The Man (Carnival of Souls)

The Merman (Cabin In The Woods)

The Metal Killer (Stage Fright 2014)

The Mirror (Oculus)

The Narrator (Stanley Parable)

The Other (Hellfest)

The Phantom (Phantom Manor)

The Projectionist (Pearl)

The T-1000/Cop (Terminator 2, Terminator Genisys)

The Tall Man/The Entity (It Follows)

The Thing (The Thing 1982)

The Torn Prince/Royce Clayton (Thirteen Ghosts remake)

The Torso/James “Jimmy” Gambino (Thirteen Ghosts remake)

Thomas Alexander “Alex” Upton (TAU)

Tiger Mask/Dave (You’re Next)

Tommy Ross (Carrie, 1976)

V

Valak (The Conjuring)

Valdack and his real world counterpart (Black Mirror)

Van Pelt (Jumanji 2)

Venable (Wrong Turn 2021)

Viktor (Underworld series)

Viktor Frankenstein/Dr. Whale (Once Upon a Time)

Vladislaus Dracula (Van Helsing 2004)

W

Wade Thornton (Nancy Drew, Ghost of Thornton Hall)

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts (The Princess Bride)

Wildwind/Dark Skull, Stormy Weathers, and Lightning Strikes (Scooby Doo and the Legend of the Vampire)

“William”/The Headless Figure (Crypt TV)

William "Billy" Butcherson (Hocus Pocus 1 and 2)

X

Xenan the Centaur (Xena Warrior Princess)

[mysteresurterre]

Débarquement à Brest

Le résumé qui va suivre se déroule dans le monde de Knight.

En 2037, la Terre a été envahie par une étrange obscurité - l’Anathème - qui semble peu à peu ronger les sentiments positifs des humains ainsi que leur créativité. Au milieu de ce monde où les couleurs disparaissent s’est formée une organisation qui repousse les ténèbres et redonne espoir à l��humanité, qu’elle soit terrée dans les arches, protégée de l’obscurité par des dômes lumineux ou à l’extérieur, en proie aux créatures des ténèbres. Le Knight et ses chevaliers combattent pour que l’humanité puisse vivre un jour de plus à l’aide d’armures à la technologie très avancée: les méta-armures.

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Les chevaliers qui ont participé à cette expédition sont :  - James Shefield : un chevalier au passé sombre particulièrement charismatique. Apparemment, le Masque a une dent contre lui. Armure de type Bard.  - Guy Delacroix : un homme passionné par les mystères de l’Anathème qui surestime parfois ses capacités. Armure de type Ranger.  - Valerian Sauveur : un réparateur né qui est au Knight depuis sa création. Il garde au fond de sa tête quelques mauvais souvenirs. Armure de type Priest.  - Izaya Tanaka : né au Japon, Izaya est allé jusqu’à Bordeaux au moment de l’apparition de l’Anathème. Armure de type Rogue.

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Le Knight a repéré un navire de croisière en approche des côtes françaises. D’après les relevés, il est occupé par une centaine d’humains en provenance de la côte Est des Etats-Unis. Lancelot fait appel à la coterie des Fleurs-de-Lys pour se charger d’assurer la sécurité de ces rebuts, mais aussi pour s’assurer de la sécurité de l’Europe. En effet, la côte Est d’Amérique du Nord a subi de plein fouet l’épidémie de Peste Rouge de 2029 et il est possible que certains parmi les voyageurs soient atteints. De plus, le seigneur de l’Anathème connu sous le nom de la Machine agit majoritairement dans la région Est de l’Amérique du Nord, peut-être veut-il utiliser ce navire comme une opportunité de rejoindre l’Europe ?

Le navire, d’après son cap, va arriver à Brest. James, Guy, Valerian et la nouvelle recrue Izaya vont se charger de les accueillir sur le vieux continent. Lancelot, cependant, ne leur demande pas que cela. Si possible, l’escouade doit sécuriser les armes de la Base Navale de Brest et les distribuer aux nouveaux-venus, afin qu’ils puissent efficacement se défendre. Ils doivent aussi récupérer le tableau de Charles Antoine Coypel exposé dans le Musée des Beaux-Arts et enfin, enquêter sur les mouvements suspects du Quai de l’Est.

Une courte discussion entre nos quatre chevaliers et Anton, leur pilote pour cette mission, suffit à décider de la marche à suivre concernant le bateau. Ils vont le survoler et l’arrêter dans le goulet de Brest où ils feront leurs vérifications avant même qu’il ne touche terre. Pour la suite, ils aviseront en fonction des résultats de la fouille.

Sitôt cette mise au point faite, l’escouade se rend sur place et attend l’arrivée du bateau qu’ils stoppent en débarquant sur le pont. Le chef des rebuts les accueille du bout de son fusil d’assaut, mais James a connu pire menaces et calme immédiatement les voyageurs. Sa voix résonne sur le pont pour apaiser les esprits affolés. Il explique clairement ce que lui et ses compagnons sont venus faire. Et effectivement, ses compagnons n’ont pas attendu la fin des explications. Valerian s’attaque aux ordinateurs qu’il parcourt à la recherche d’IA corrompues par la Machine tandis que Guy s’enfonce seul dans les entrailles du navire. Une bataille sur deux plans commence : Valerian contre une IA récalcitrante dont il essaye de limiter peu à peu les droits jusqu’à la sceller et Guy contre des constructions métalliques animées qui peuplent la salle des machines. Dès que Valerian a constaté sur les caméras dont il a pris le contrôle que Guy est aux prises avec des créatures de l’Anathème, il envoie directement Izaya et  James lui prêter main forte, lui-même étant toujours pris dans sa guerre de lignes de code.

Malgré la ténacité des Mécanoïdes de la Machine, il faut assez peu de temps aux trois chevaliers en salle des machines pour en venir à bout. Par chance, Valerian arrive aussi à se débarrasser de son IA corrompue pour venir les aider et éviter le pire. Lorsque ces golems mécaniques meurent, ils déclenchent en leur cœur un explosif à retardement que seul Valerian a la capacité de pirater parmi son équipe.

Dès lors que les rebuts sont tous en sécurité et que le navire est scanné une nouvelle fois pour repérer les éventuelles dernières traces de la Machine ou de la Peste Rouge, l’escouade les fait accoster dans la base navale. Ils en profitent pour aller récupérer les armes qui se trouvent dans un hangar proche, repéré grâce à sa forte signature magnétique par Izaya. À l’intérieur, cependant, ils ne trouvent pas que les armes. Un rebut d’une communauté du centre-ville de Brest était en train de fouiller. Ayant bien vu que les Américains étaient assez armés, l’escouade décide de laisser le supplément d’armes à la communauté de Brest qui se réfugie dans l’école Notre-Dame des Carmes. Ils aident donc l’éclaireur à ramener plusieurs fusils et des munitions pour ses camarades.

La communauté de l’école est accueillante. Magdalène, leur cheffe, propose aux chevaliers de partager avec eux du thé et des biscuits dans le réfectoire. En arrivant dans la grande pièce, les quatre chevaliers reconnaissent aussitôt la peinture qu’ils sont censés sécuriser. Un bref appel au QG leur apprend qu’ils peuvent tout aussi bien prendre celles restantes dans le musée, ce qu’ils s’empressent d’aller faire. Hélas, alors qu’ils explorent les galeries, un cri retentit : ‘Greetings from Perth ! Jaamesss’. Un couteau tombe du ciel sur le dit James et un masque s’enfonce dans le plafond lorsque tous les yeux se tournent vers le ciel. Aussitôt, les chevaliers sortent, seules cinq œuvres sont dans leurs sacs. Peu importe, ils barricadent avec des voitures tous les accès possible au musée et préviennent Kaamelot.

Il ne leur reste maintenant plus qu’une chose à faire. Enquêter sur le Quai de l’Est. Une mission aussi courte que dangereuse au vu du calme plat qui y règne à présent. Pourquoi toute l’activité s’est-elle dissipée soudain ? Izaya, camouflé par le mode Ghost de son armure et James sous le couvert du visage d’un rebut projeté par son armure Bard s’avancent vers le hangar dont il est question et l’ouvre en grand. Guy surveille par la lunette de son fusil depuis un point culminant tandis que Valerian se tient à l’écart mais tout de même assez proche pour plonger dans l’action en cas de combat, mais de combat, il n’y en a point. La scène grotesque qui se révèle devant les yeux de James et Izaya ne leur fait pas pour autant perdre leur sang-froid. Ils neutralisent un homme masqué en train d’en torturer un autre. Le but de ces tortures, semble-t-il est d’ajouter des membres à une abomination recousue de partout, dont le visage n’est qu’un masque d’un blanc d’ivoire avec deux billes noires pour les yeux. Pas de doute possible, cet homme touché par le Désespoir est tombé entre les mains du Masque. Tandis que Valerian prodigue les premiers soins à la victime pour s’assurer qu’elle puisse tenir le voyage jusqu’à Londres, Izaya et James neutralisent le Désespéré et saute au plus vite dans le Vector qui doit les ramener à Londres. Leur but principal ? Sauver une vie humaine de plus.

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Le vaisseau ardent T1, le pirate sans nom

Le vaisseau ardent T1, le pirate sans nom

Auteur : Jean-Claude Marguerite

Genre :  Fantastique, Aventure

Edition : auto édition pour cette édition ( existe aussi aux éditions Denoël et Folio ) 

Année d’édition :  2013 pour cette édition

Pages : 616 pages

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  Synopsis :

Au sommet de sa gloire, l’explorateur Anton Petrack se remémore ses dix ans, dans la Yougoslavie de…