#benjamin sparkes

[fukutomichi]

The King's Daughter (2022) directed by Sean McNamara Benjamin Walker as Captain Yves De La Croix

[galstelperion]

Teresa Palmer & Benjamin Walker

The Choice (2016)

[nedison]

Sparkstember Day 30: 'A metaphor is a pickleball court...'

So literally on the afternoon of Hello Young Lovers day I was reminded of this absolutely (and intentionally) ludicrous article from the New York Times last year and it struck me and reading the words MALE and LONELINESS next to one another set off the Metaphor alarm in my brain. So rather than hold this one over until next September 20th, here it is now before the pickleball craze is just a forgotten cultural reference.

This was another fun one! See you next year folks.

[mad3lyncline]

𝑩𝑬𝑵𝑱𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑵 𝑾𝑨𝑳𝑲𝑬𝑹 & 𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑨 𝑷𝑨𝑳𝑴𝑬𝑹 as Travis and Gabby in The Choice ( 2016 ) .

[kaitlinj16]

“It was inevitable for people to try to create a sense of normalcy in a place where nothing was normal. It helped one get through the day, to add predictability to a life that was inherently unpredictable.” ― Nicholas Sparks (The Choice)

❤❤❤

[nectro250]

Huevember Week Day 5

[evilhorse]

I’m Green Lantern.

[fordreviews]

📽️ The Choice (2016)

Oh man do I love me a good Nicholas Sparks movie. This one is a classic Nicholas Sparks story, complete with the storyline that will make you cry. The two leads are so good, especially Benjamin Walker. He was perfect for this part. I’ve watched this movie more than once, and I know I’ll watch it again.

Sex/nudity: 2/10 (implied sex, making out, women in bikinis, men making comments on bikinis)

Language: 2/10 (fairly mild, especially for a PG-13 rating)

Violence: 2/10 (spoilers)

Overall rating: 7/10

[auburnlaughter]

WIP Wednesday: Plant Company

Thank you for the ask! As I was writing your sentences, I realized that I never actually planned out what Alta Station looks like and I'm 13 chapters into this story, which up until this point has taken place mainly *in* Alta Station.

WIP Wednesday Game-Plant Company (original story)

Allan's eyes widened as Gatling acknowledged over the comm.

"You really think he might try to leave the station?" she asked as she followed Haskell to the nearest exit and out into the third atrium.

Alta station was built as a series of specialized wings that extended from a set of three atria ringing the station's main reactor.

[benwalkerupdates]

teresa palmer & ben answering for each other during an interview for the choice (2016)! every time i remember ballet ben i do have to kick my feet a little.. maybe even giggle…..

[eightone81podcast]

The podcast is live! Check out our first episode about the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” wherever you find podcasts…

[hardinnews2]

Benjamin Netanyahu UN Maps Spark Debate Over India, Iran

[sayruq]

Senior White House figures privately told Israel that the U.S. would support its decision to ramp up military pressure against Hezbollah — even as the Biden administration publicly urged the Israeli government in recent weeks to curtail its strikes, according to American and Israeli officials. Presidential adviser Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East, told top Israeli officials in recent weeks that the U.S. agreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s broad strategy to shift Israel’s military focus to the north against Hezbollah in order to convince the group to engage in diplomatic talks to end the conflict, the officials told POLITICO. Not everyone in the administration was on board with Israel’s shift, despite support inside the White House, the officials said. The decision to focus on Hezbollah sparked division within the U.S. government, drawing opposition from people inside the Pentagon, State Department and intelligence community who believed Israel’s move against the Iran-backed militia could drag American forces into yet another Middle East conflict.

[kaitlinj16]

The Choice (2016)

🖤🖤🖤

[rockrevoltmagazine]

RAVEN BLACK to Open Festivities on SEX METAL CIRCUS TOUR 2023!

  Dark Metal Carnival RAVEN BLACK has announced that they will be supporting on the SEX METAL CIRCUS TOUR 2023 with LITTLE MISS NASTY and GINA & THE EASTERN BLOCK! Launching April 25th at Fulton 55 in Fresno, RAVEN will be opening the SEX METAL CIRCUS TOUR 2023 as it travels through the West Coast and West Central US before winding through Texas and back into California, wrapping up with an…

[reasonsforhope]

"A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has officially begun, after a last minute delay of almost three hours. The fighting continued past the initially provisioned 8:30 a.m. local (1:30 a.m. Eastern) deadline as the Israeli military said Hamas had failed to provide the names of the first three hostages due to be released, as per the terms of the agreement.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later confirmed that a list of names had been provided and that the ceasefire would take effect from 11:15 a.m. local time (4:15 a.m. Eastern). 

Now, families in Israel wait for the release of hostages who have been held by Hamas for more than 15 months. The exchange is set to begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, 4 p.m. local time on Sunday.

In Gaza, fighter jets and drones were reported to have disappeared from the skies as the deal took effect, and aid trucks began entering into Gaza through the Karem Shalom crossing.

The first phase of the ceasefire calls for Hamas to release 33 hostages over a six-week period. They include women, children and hostages over 50 years old, a draft viewed by CBS News said...

How the hostage release will work

Under the negotiated deal, the ceasefire will be in three phases.

The first phase of the ceasefire will last 42 days, and negotiations on the far more difficult second phase are meant to begin just over two weeks in.

After the six weeks of the first phase, Israel's security cabinet will decide how to proceed.

In total, Hamas would release 33 hostages during the first phase. Hamas would start releasing hostages on the first day, initially returning three to Israel, according to the draft viewed by CBS News. On the seventh day, Hamas would release four hostages. Thereafter, Hamas would release three hostages every seven days, starting with the living, and then moving on to return the bodies of those who have died.

Among those expected to be released is the youngest hostage, Kfir Bibas, whose family marked his second birthday on Saturday. The child has become a symbol across Israel for the helplessness over the hostages' plight.

During each exchange, Palestinian prisoners will be released by Israel after the hostages have arrived safely.

Mr. Biden said Wednesday that Americans would be among the hostages released in the first phase, but he did not specify any names or how soon they would be freed.

In phase one, Israel will release at least 1,700 Palestinian prisoners, including 1,167 Gaza residents who were not involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that sparked the war. All women and children under 19 from Gaza held by Israel will be freed during this phase.

The remainder of the Hamas-held hostages, including male Israeli soldiers, are to be released in a second phase that will be negotiated during the first. Hamas has said it will not release the remaining captives without a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal.

When does fighting stop

During the ceasefire's first phase, Israeli troops are to pull back into a buffer zone about a kilometer (half of a mile) wide inside Gaza along its borders with Israel.

In a post on X, Qatar's foreign minister advised Palestinians to exercise caution when the ceasefire goes into effect and wait for directions from officials.

Israel's military later said Palestinians would not be able to cross the Netzarim corridor that runs across central Gaza for the first seven days of the ceasefire, and it warned Palestinians not to approach Israeli forces.

Despite the caveats and uncertainty, anticipation was high."

-via CBS News, January 19, 2025