#ape 2025

[boonesfarmsangria]

Phil Sharp

All Points East 2025  will be welcoming The Maccabees for their first show in eight years on Sunday 24 August.

In 2017, The Maccabees said an emotional, euphoric goodbye with three sold-out nights at Alexandra Palace.

After a final performance of their breakout hit ‘Pelican’, they stood together on stage for the final time, waving back at a sea of adoring fans, all pouring their own goodbyes into the moment. It was an ending that has stayed with all who witnessed it, equal parts joyful and sad. At their creative, critical and commercial peak, they were leaving behind everything they had known in their adult lives. The end of crafting four increasingly accomplished and acclaimed albums, with each passing record reflecting the experiences of the fans who had grown up alongside them. The end of The Maccabees.

It was a farewell so resolutely final that each member threw themselves with full commitment into countless new endeavours: music, art, books, film scores, production, broadcasting and so much more. No matter how many times the question was asked in the years after, each member felt the same thing. It was the end. But not all goodbyes are necessarily forever. And so today comes the news that The Maccabees have reunited to headline All Points East in Victoria Park, London on August 24th 2025 – it also coincides with the 10-Year Anniversary of their final record together; the critically acclaimed, Number 1 album ‘Marks To Prove It’.

Not only will The Maccabees be Sunday night headliners – the bank holiday weekend being the perfect time for such a celebratory occasion – but they are also collaborating with All Points East to deliver an essential bill of artists that they love, both old and new.

The first small turning point on the road to All Points East can be charted back to guitarist and founding member Hugo White’s wedding in February 2020. He wanted to put together a covers band as part of the celebrations. Guest spots were divided out between an illustrious list of close friends and musical peers including Adele, Florence + The Machine and Jamie T. It was mooted that The Maccabees could maybe play ‘Pelican’ at the party to make it really special, but Hugo wasn’t entirely sure if singer Orlando Weeks would accept the invitation. They hadn’t all been together, on or off stage, since that last moment at Alexandra Palace.

For Orlando, it was about participating in a landmark life moment for his friend; as he puts it “I didn’t go because it was The Maccabees playing together again, but because it was a beautiful gesture to be invited and to contribute to the spirit of the day. What I wanted, band aside, was to find a way to be in each other’s lives in some way.’’

Having played almost every venue of every size in London as the band developed, the opportunity to headline the leading festival in the Capital in such good company, in the City they all grew up in, was eventually too good an opportunity to pass up.

Having immediately sold 30,000 tickets for their final Alexandra Palace shows shortly after its announcement, demand for tickets is expected to be huge. Fans who sign up to the mailing list at www.themaccabees.co.uk will gain access to a pre-sale which opens at 10am on Wednesday 30 October. Remaining tickets will then go on general sale from 10am on Thursday 31 October.

Felix White adds, on the pertinence of the show itself, “In the intervening years we’ve been to All Points East a lot, separately. It’s become a bit of a landmark festival for us, always checking who’s on the line-up. I’d go and have a great time throughout the day, but there was always this pinch of regret watching headliners that we could’ve done it ourselves one day too. I thought that moment had passed, and it was something I was prepared to come to terms with that I was always going to miss. I think we’re all kind of shocked and excited that we get to do it together again.”

Hugo White was inspired, in part, by watching The Strokes at last year’s All Points East: “I could see that they were enjoying it , realising how great what they had created together was. Being a band, you are usually in a mindset of, ‘We can do better’ and you’re always chasing something else. This is an opportunity to realise that whatever we had in that moment was pretty special and get to enjoy it again. It’s a chance to appreciate everything, and especially how it impacts other people and created a community.

[maasaiaura]

Met Gala 2025

On Wednesday, October 9, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” Drawing inspiration from Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, the exhibit will feature garments, paintings, photographs, and more—all exploring the indelible style of Black men in the context of dandyism, from the 18th century through present day. (Miller will also serve as a guest curator for the show, with Costume Institute Curator in Charge Andrew Bolton.)

Who is hosting the Met Gala 2025?

Colman Domingo, Sir Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Dame Anna Wintour will co-chair the 2025 Met Gala, alongside honorary chair LeBron James.

[joemerl]

Me, @DreamWorks

Seriously, everyone was praising you after Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Best not-actual-Disney movie in years. And then you look at their parade of hated remakes failing at the box office, and what? You thought this was an idea worth stealing?

[d-criss-news]

Selma Blair, Christina Hendricks, Darren Criss attend Christian Siriano fashion show *Darren Edit

[endofthe1980s]

In 2025, American Psycho will return to New York; this time, as an interactive musical (akin to Here Lies Love and the work of Punchdrunk) in a Brooklyn warehouse. The warehouse currently just has dirt in it, and some assorted boxes stored at the back. When it opens, it’ll be the coked-up synth club of Bateman’s dreams.

[thepeoplesmovies]

The Ape Rules In Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes At Official Film Chart

The Apes rule in the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes makes a Number 1 debut on the Official Film Chart. The standalone sequel to 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes flies in at the top spot with 59.6k sales entirely on digital downloads. Starring Owen Teague and Freya Allan, the takes place many years after the previous film; with apes now the dominant species on earth and humans living in…

[frances-baby-houseman]

oh my GODDDDDD

Lewis Hamilton is going to be a co-chair for the 2025 Met Gala "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style"

Are you KIDDING ME this is the news we need this is the news we DESERVE

And he'll be alongside COLMAN DOMINGO

Truly who is doing style better than these two, Black or otherwise?

[archaalen]

How the Comstock Act could be used to ban abortion nationwide https://www.npr.org/2024/04/10/1243802678/abortion-comstock-act

[apthepotat]

3 months until 2025

If I have to be stuck with this knowledge then so does everyone reading this

[gotta-bail-my-quails]

on the first point, to clarify, according to 9news.com (and from what I saw on the official project 2025 document, although that isn't to say that classism isn't the intention), this would make federally funded schools (including private ones that receive federal funding) require to test students on the exam needed to determine a person fit for military service, though it DOES NOT mean you are ENLISTED into the army.

Education is one of few rights given to the states, so we must emphasize that this federal law plan (as far as I can tell) only extends to federally funded schools, since that money is giving them power over this aspect.

however, nevertheless giving the chance to the army to enlist financially vulnerable kids by allowing them contact with them, and using tactics such as probiding the army as a way to pay for college (when we very well could forgive college debt) is definitely bad.

Project 2025 explicitly wants to recruit more children to war when they are not even legally allowed to drink, and some WOULD STILL BE 17 WHEN TAKING THE MILITARY EXAM AND NOT ABLE TO VOTE

WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE TO

Jesus Christ please vote idc if Biden is in hospice care we cannot let Trump become president again

[seec-logic]

TASOKARE HOTEL ANIME REAL - JANUARY 2025

Final announcement from the LIVE stream was about the ANIME MAKING OF TASOKARE HOTEL!

Please watch the trailer in their tweet below

They also have a dedicated account for Tasokare Hotel Anime: @/TKH__A or you can just click below (or above)

JANUARY 2025. BE READY GUYS

[boonesfarmsangria]

[rei-fashion-corner]

AWGE s/s-2025

i'm back from hiatus for this awge spring summer 2025 collection.

a$ap rocky debut on paris fashion week.

this is really exciting this collection make me feel kinda nostalgic.

it have the awge dna. the a$ap rocky touch it feels authentic. it feels like he put his vision to the whole look. it's not just a stunt to promote his new album.

aight lets go through the looks.

this collection feels like a modernize 2010's high-street fashion era.

we got a street formal look that's really like what've flacko been wearing a few months back.

equipped with pins n the hair clips

also we got a trompe l'oeil looks with tees that have bullet proof vest printed on it, bomber jacket with enlarged collar, layered pants, n american flag.

the bomber does remind me of raf simons riot riot riot bomber with a awge twist on it.

n some of it goes really experimental like the hardened t-shirt, t-shirts that loop back to form a hood, n t-shirts face mask.

some of it remind me of hood by air when they r still doing full runway collection. like this:

but that make sense since it's what rocky wear on 2010's.

the collection have a lot of layering on the styling not just from the jackets n shirts n pants. even the face mask have layering on them.

this collection is great it's tasteful.

the range also really wide. like from colourful clothes that pop to punk to street-formal.

it's just *kiss* greatness

9/10

[kityote]

Coming to markets near you... it's Sasquatch Seduction by NC Mama Eu de Gros Pied A scent that will bring tall, dark, and hairy running to your door.

[wejustvibing]

Lewis Hamilton to co-chair the 2025 Met Gala with Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour & Honorary Chair LeBron James

[reasonsforhope]

"The last coal-fired power plant in New England, which had been the focus of a lawsuit and protests, is set to close in a victory for environmentalists.

Granite Shore Power said Wednesday it reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to close the Merrimack Station in New Hampshire by June 2028. As part of the deal, the company said the site will be turned into the state’s first renewable energy park that host solar power and battery storage systems. The company also said it would shutter Schiller Station in Portsmouth in December 2025. That facility, which is permitted to use oil, coal and biomass, has not operated for several years...

The 460-megawatt station in Bow has long been a thorn in the side of environmental groups. Most recently, the Sierra Club and the Conservation Law Foundation filed a lawsuit against plant owners, alleging it was violating the Clean Water Act. The plant was owned by Eversource until 2018, when it was sold to Connecticut-based Granite Shore Power. Both were named as defendants.

The environmental groups claimed the plant draws about 287 million gallons (1.1 billion liters) of water per day from the Merrimack River, heats that water as a result of its cooling process, and then discharges the water back into the river at temperatures that often exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius).

Climate activists also protested the plant and demanded its closure over concerns it is a major source of air pollution. [Note: Coal plants are by definition major sources of air pollution. x] In one incident, climate activists last year paddled canoes and kayaks down the Merrimack River to the plant site and were arrested after going onto the property.

“This historic victory is a testament to the strength and resolve of those who never wavered in the fight for their communities and future,” Ben Jealous, Sierra Club Executive Director, said in a statement. “The people of New Hampshire and all of New England will soon breathe cleaner air and drink safer water.”

The Sierra Club said the announcement will make New Hampshire the 16th state that is coal-free and New England the second coal-free region in the country."

-via AP News, March 28, 2024

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Note: It doesn't say it in this article, but the coal plants are being replaced by renewables! Specifically solar and battery farms! Source