#c: annie schmidt

[yessadirichards]

Carol Kane on working with Jason Schwartzman and her dream of being in a Martin Scorsese film

PARK CITY, Utah

Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman, but the opportunity would require her to step a little outside of her comfort zone.

Filmmaker Nathan Silver came to her with an idea for “Between the Temples,” about a widow and a widower who become friends one winter. Her character, Carla, is a retired music teacher who wants to get her bat mitzvah. Schwartzman’s Ben is her former student, and currently a cantor, who agrees to help (reluctantly at first). Silver and his co-writer C. Mason Wells didn’t have a script, not in any traditional sense. It was something in between a script and a treatment, a novella of sorts with some written lines and lots of opportunity for creativity and character development.

“The idea sounded pretty fascinating,” Kane, 71, said in a recent phone interview. “But I was a little trepidatious about working in a way that I never had before.”

She was willing to take the leap with her collaborators, however. It helped that she felt like she knew Carla in a way.

“The story of Carla is somewhat similar to my mom’s story. She moved to France and started an entirely new life at 55. She just changed her life,” said Kane, with her 97-year-old mother nearby. “I think that there are a lot of very brave women out there sort of trying to reinvent themselves at a certain age when certain responsibilities have freed them to make that choice.”

The film premiered this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where it is seeking distribution. And working with Schwartzman on the complex, loving relationship between Carla and Ben was as good as she hoped.

“It was like having a great dancing partner,” Kane said. “He’s just a great actor and he’s a great human being. I certainly hope that we will get to do this again sooner rather than later.”

Kane considers herself extremely lucky for all the great filmmakers she’s gotten to work with over the years. Her first film, “Carnal Knowledge,” was with Mike Nichols after all. She’d go on to work with Hal Ashby (“The Last Detail”), Joan Micklin Silver (“Hester Street,” for which Kane got an Oscar nomination), Sidney Lumet (“Dog Day Afternoon”), Woody Allen (“Annie Hall”), Elaine May (“Ishtar”) and Rob Reiner (“The Princess Bride”), and act in the much-loved series “Taxi.”

More recently she’s gained new fans through “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and her current series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” But there’s at least one dream collaborator on her list that she hasn’t gotten to work with yet.

“I hope to one day get a chance to work with Marty Scorsese,” Kane said. “That’s been my lifelong dream.”

Recently Kane was watching an interview with Emma Stone on “CBS Sunday Morning.” She was a big fan of Stone’s Oscar-nominated performance in “Poor Things” and was interested in what she had to say.

“She’s a genius in that movie. She’s just brilliant,” Kane said. “And (in the interview) she goes on and on about how every time she gets a new part, she feels she won’t be able to execute it, that she won’t be able to do it and that fear just reverberates on a constant basis. I have to say, that’s how I feel.”

Kane continued: “For me, at my age, it was kind of jarring, but also kind of moving to hear someone who’s as young and beautiful and as big a movie star as Emma Stone is having the exact same feelings I have.”

[holidays-events]

Saturnalia Explained What is Saturnalia? You may have heard of this Roman holiday, but the details are scant and fragmentary from Roman sources. This video explains what we know about Saturnalia and whether or not it influenced the institution of Christmas. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5lsctaPJSvo

Comments The War on Saturnalia! Can’t even say “Happy Saturnalia” any more without people getting all upset

Another well researched and presented video. As a church minister am intrigued as to who you are and your background. Your videos are a good source of material for an academic study of theology but also for anyone wanting to know more about their faith.

A few notes I should have included: Western churches celebrate Christmas Dec 25. Some Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate Jan 7 while Jan 6 is the celebration of Epiphany. The difference in the days is due to the shift from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar (the latter wasn’t introduced until hundreds of years later). Dec 25 on the Julian calendar correlates with Jan 7 on the Gregorian calendar. Celebrating Christmas on January 6, as the Armenians do, predates the introduction of the Gregorian calendar. In fact, to this day, when celebrating in Jerusalem, the Armenian Patriarchate shifts Christmas ahead to January 18.

PRIMARY SOURCES: Chronographia anni 354 Seneca, "Moral Letters" Lucian, "Saturnalia" Athenaeus, "The Learned Banqueters" Plutarch, "Moralia" Macrobius, "Saturnalia" Martial Suetonius, "Augustus" and "Vespasian" Pliny, "Letters," 4 Historia Augusta, Life of Verus, 7 Justinus "Collection of Memorable Things" Epictetus, "Discourses" Catullus 14 Hippolytus, "Chronograph" and "Commentary on Daniel" Julius Africanus, "Chronograph" Augustine "On the Trinity" On Solstices and Equinoxes

SECONDARY SOURCES: Andrew McGowan, "How December 25 Became Christmas," https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/d…

C. Philipp E. Nothaft, "Early Christian Chronology and the Origins of the Christmas Date: In Defense of the 'Calculation Theory,'" QL 94 (2013), 247-265.

Thomas Schmidt, “Calculating December 25 as the Birth of Jesus in Hippolytus’ Canon and Chronicon,” Vigiliae Christian 69 (2015) 542-563: https://tcschmidtblog.files.wordpress…

Fanny Dolansky, "Celebrating the Saturnalia: Religious Ritual and Roman Domestic Life,” Chapter 29 in A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds," 2010.

Gaston Halsberghe, Cult of Sol Invictus, Brill 2015.

[vanltys]

took this quiz for evie and honestly i’m not mad about the results

she got allison hargreeves at 90% and im looking respectfully (((:  i am also screaming @ MARGAERY TYRELL !!!!!!!!! black widow, lana kane, jennifer jareau, maeve millay, and ASTRID LEONG-TEO !!!!!!! i am totally not biased bc i write them ........ dont look at me .........

the rest are under the cut (there was like ,,,,,,,,, over 800 total so i just took 102 of them lmao) 

Allison Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy): 90%

Iris West (The Flash): 89%

Dana Barrett (Ghostbusters): 89%

Laurel Lance (Arrow): 88%

Tess Ocean (Ocean's 11): 88%

Inara Serra (Firefly + Serenity): 87%

Joan Holloway (Mad Men): 87%

Beth Pearson (This Is Us): 87%

Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries): 87%

Caroline Forbes (The Vampire Diaries): 87%

Angelica Schuyler (Hamilton): 87%

Rachel Zane (Suits): 87%

Lana Lang (Smallville): 87%

Leslie Thompkins (Gotham): 87%

Sophie (This Is Us): 86%

Dr. Alana Bloom (Hannibal): 86%

Alexis Castle (Castle): 86%

Joey Lucas (The West Wing): 85%

Veronica Donovan (Prison Break): 85%

Mia Toretto (Fast & Furious): 85%

Lucilla (Gladiator): 85%

Donna Paulsen (Suits): 85%

Jennifer Jareau (Criminal Minds): 85%

Juliet O'Hara (Psych): 85%

Nala (The Lion King): 84%

Astrid Leong-Teo (Crazy Rich Asians): 84%

Bo Peep (Toy Story): 84%

Beverly Katz (Hannibal): 84%

Dr. Claire Browne (The Good Doctor): 84%

Anita (West Side Story): 84%

Lagertha (Vikings): 84%

Storm (X-Men): 84%

Ada Shelby (Peaky Blinders): 84%

Nancy Wheeler (Stranger Things): 84%

Camille Saroyan (Bones): 84%

Fleur Delacour (Harry Potter): 83%

Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender): 83%

Jadzia Dax (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine): 83%

Kasidy Yates (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine): 83%

Princess Leia (Star Wars): 83%

Maeve Millay (Westworld): 83%

Olivia Benson (Law & Order: SVU): 83%

Jules (Superbad): 83%

Lady Jessica (Dune): 83%

Carla Espinosa (Scrubs): 83%

Carmela Soprano (The Sopranos): 83%

Rarity (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic): 83%

Stella Gibson (The Fall): 83%

Jasmine (Aladdin): 83%

Joan Watson (Elementary): 83%

Aunt Polly (Peaky Blinders): 83%

C. J. Cregg (The West Wing): 82%

Abbey Bartlet (The West Wing): 82%

Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe): 82%

Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey): 82%

Maggie Hart (True Detective): 82%

Rachel Menken (Mad Men): 82%

Monica Hall (Silicon Valley): 82%

Taystee Jefferson (Orange is the New Black): 82%

Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights): 82%

Beverly Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation): 82%

Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation): 82%

Guinan (Star Trek: The Next Generation): 82%

Kurt Hummel (Glee): 82%

Abby Whelan (Scandal): 82%

Diane Lockhart (The Good Wife): 82%

Gisele Yashar (Fast & Furious): 82%

Meadow Soprano (The Sopranos): 82%

Claire Randall (Outlander): 82%

Kim Wexler (Better Call Saul): 82%

Annie January (The Boys): 82%

Lila Crane (Psycho): 82%

Skylar (Good Will Hunting): 82%

Elizabeth Burke (White Collar): 82%

Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones): 81%

Margaery Tyrell (Game of Thrones): 81%

Mercedes Jones (Glee): 81%

Angela Moss (Mr. Robot): 81%

Dr. Madolyn Madden (The Departed): 81%

Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon): 81%

Jemma Simmons (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.): 81%

Sam Seaborn (The West Wing): 80%

Black Widow (Marvel Cinematic Universe): 80%

Addison Montgomery (Grey's Anatomy): 80%

Zoe Washburne (Firefly + Serenity): 80%

Rachel Chu (Crazy Rich Asians): 80%

Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean): 80%

Norma Jennings (Twin Peaks): 80%

Samantha Carter (Stargate SG-1): 80%

Janet Fraiser (Stargate SG-1): 80%

Tahani Al-Jamil (The Good Place): 80%

Olivia Pope (Scandal): 80%

Kevin Keller (Riverdale): 80%

Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier (Hannibal): 80%

Caitlin Snow (The Flash): 80%

Dr. Audrey Lim (The Good Doctor): 80%

Kiara (Outer Banks): 80%

Kate Beckett (Castle): 80%

Ellen Parsons (Damages): 80%

Shirley Schmidt (Boston Legal): 80%

Jennifer Parker (Back to the Future): 80%

Lana Kane (Archer): 80%

[taunuswolf]

MEINE VORBILDER, IDOLE, HELDEN ODER MENSCHEN, DIE ICH SEHR SCHÄTZE

Natürlich ist diese Liste nicht vollständig. Sicherlich könnte ich sie um viele Persönlichkeiten erweitern. Besonders bei Künstlern, Schriftstellern, Musikern und Schauspielern kämen sicherlich noch viel mehr bewundernswerte Menschen zusammen, die mein Leben mitbegleitet haben. Bei den eher unbekannten Namen habe ich die Funktion in Klammern daneben geschrieben. Einige Namen sind Legendengestalten oder biblische Figuren, zum Beispiel Heilige (HL). Menschen, die ich zum Beispiel während meiner Zeit als Redakteur oder anderwärtig persönlich kennen gelernt habe, sind zum Beispiel auf der Tumblr-Seite fett gekennzeichnet. Unter der Rubrik (Vormärz) versteht man die frühen Akteure der Demokratiebewegung, die leider nicht zum Zug kamen und stattdessen einem autokratischen System weichen mussten, die als Pseudodemokratie bis heute anhält. Im Klartext: Deutschland verträgt keine echte Opposition.  

A: Jeanne d´Arc, Hannah Arendt, Ernst Moritz Arndt, Bettine von Arnim, AC/DC, Johann Valentin Andreae (Rosenkreuzer), Alexandra (Sängerin), König Arthus, Adele, Hirsi Ali, Charles Aznavour,    

B: Hugo Ball (Schriftsteller), Marianne Bachmeier (Mutter Courage), Sebastian Bach, Gottfried von Bouillon (Kreuzritter), Friedrich Barbarossa, Clemens von Brentano (Dichter), G.L. von Blücher, F.W. von Bülow (Preußische Generäle der Befreiungskriege), Hildegard von Bingen, Beatles, Carl Ludwig Börne (1848ziger), Robert Blum (1848-Rebell), Ludwig van Beethoven, Arnold Böcklin, Max Brodt, David Bowie, Thomas Bernhard, Wilhelm Busch, James Baldwin, M. A. Bakunin (Anarchist), Boetius (Philosoph), Buena vista social Club, Josef Beuys, Samuel Beckett, Sebastian Brandt (Humanist)        

C: Cicero, Paul Celan, Carl von Clausewitz (Oberst Befreiungskriege), Leonard Cohen, M. Caravaggio, John Cassavetes (Regis.), Karl August von Cohausen (Archäologe), Charlotte Corday (Rebellin 1790), Robert Crumb, Eric Clapton, Lowis Corinth, Joe Cocker, N.S. Chruschtschow, Sean Connery.        

D: Denis Diderot (Aufklärer), Albrecht Dürer, Bob Dylan, Carl Theodor von Dalberg (Aufklärer), Dante, Dido (Sängerin), Alexander Dubcek, Doors,    

E: Max Ernst, Hl. Elisabeth, Enya, Eisbrecher (Band), Michael Ende, Umberto Ecco, Joseph von Eichendorff,    

F: Gottfried Fichte, Ernst Fuchs, Friedrich der Große, Georg Forster, Caspar David Friedrich, Fleetwood Mac,  

G: Theo van Gogh, Franzisko de Goya, Gottfried Grabbe, Che Guevara, Siddharta Gautama, Karoline von Günderode (Dichterin), Georges I. Gurdjief (Mystiker), Matthias Grünewald, Artemisia Gentileschi (Malerin), Gandalf, Brüder Grim, Grimmelshausen, Ralf Giordano (Journalist), Green Day (Band), Florian Geyer (Rebellenanführer), A.N. von Gneisenau (General Befreiungskriege), M.S. Gorbatschow.      

H: Hagen, Hermann Hesse, Peter Handke, Hölderlin, Heinrich Heine, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Gottfried Herder, Friedrich Hecker (1848-Rebell), Händel, Villard de Honnecourt (Gotik-Baumeister), Michel Houellebecq, Homer, Herodot, Klaus Heuser (BAB), Gorge Harrison, Andreas Hofer, Johnny Hallyday (Franz. Sänger), Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Werner Herzog, Elmar Hörig (Kultmoderator), Ulrich von Hutten (Humanist), Victor Hugo, Harro Harring (Vormärz),      

I: Jörg Immendorff, Henryk Ibsen, Isaias (Prophet),  

J. Jesus, Johannes der Täufer, Johannes der Evangelist, Jeremia (Prophet), C.G. Jung (Psychologe), Jennies Joplin, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (Turnvater)

K: Karl Kraus, Theodor Körner, Franz Kafka, Frida Kahlo, Gustav Klimt, Charlotte von Kalb (Muse), Lee Krasner (Künstlerin), Rainhard Karl (Bergsteiger), Peter Keuer (Grünen-Gründer), Alfred Kubin,  

L: Lukas, John Lennon, David Lynch, Flake Lorenz, Andreas von Lichnowski (1848ziger), Cyprian Lelek (1848ziger), Georg C. Lichtenberg, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Lanzelot, M.V. Llosa (Schriftsteller), Annie Lenox, Königin Luise, Ludwig A.W. von Lützow (Befreiungskriege), M. Lafayette (Fr. Staatsmann und Aufklärer) Franz Liszt, Led Zeppelin, Hanns Lothar (Schauspieler)

M: HL. Maria, HL. Maria Magdalena, Marcus, Matthäus, Matthäus Merian, Maria Sybilla Merian, Amadeus Mozart, Bob Marley, Edward Munch, Claude Monet, Albertus Magnus (Scholastiker), Merlin, Alma Mahler-Werfel (Muse), Meister Eckard (Mystiker), Moody Blues.    

N: HL. Nikolaus, Novalis, V. Nabokov (Schriftsteller), Ningen Isu (Band), Nirvana, Agrippa von Nettesheim (Alchimist), Hannah Nagel (Künstlerin),    

O: Josef Maria Olbrich (Jugendstilbaumeister), Rudolf Otto (Religionswissenschaftler), Oomph (Band), Oasis, Mike Oldfield,  

P: Platon, Plotin, Pythagoras (Philosophen), Jean Paul, Plinius, Parzival, Tom Petty, Daniel Powter, Procol Harum, Pink Floyd,  

Q: Queen,

R:  Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Josef Roth, Ramstein, Philipp Otto Runge, Ludwig Richter, Rio Reiser, Ritter Roland, Rainer Maria Rilke, Erasmus von Rotterdam, Eric Rohmer, Ulrich Roski (Sänger), Rolling Stones, R.E.M. Lou Reed, Chris Rea, Petra Roth (Ex-OB Frankfurt/M)

S: Johann III Sobieski (polnischer König), Sunzi (chinesischer Philosoph), August Schöltis (Schriftsteller), Lou von Salome (Muse), B. Smetanar, Carlos Santana, Sappho (Dichterin), Schopenhauer, Helmut Schäfer (Staatsminister im Auswärtigen Amt) Sokrates, Egon Schiele, Madame de Stael, August Strindberg, Richard Strauss, Philipp Jacob Siebenpfeiffer (Vormärz), Helmut Schmidt, Subway to Sally (Band), Karl Ludwig Sand (Vormärz)    

T: B. Traven (Schriftsteller), A. P. Tschechov, Ivan Turgenjev, Ludwig Tieck (Romantiker), HL. Judas Thaddäus, Hermes Trismegistos (Philosoph), P.I. Tschaikowski, William Turner, Lars von Trier (Regisseur)  

U: Peter Ustinov, Ludwig Uhland, Siegfried Unseld (Verleger),

V: Luchino Visconti, Leonardo da Vinci, Velvet Underground, Vitruv, Vercingetorix, Francois Villon (Dichter), Walter von der Vogelweide, Robert Vogelmann (Menschenrechtsaktivist)    

W: Wim Wenders, Richard Wagner, Otto Wagner (Jugendstilbaumeister) Wagakki-Band, Sara Wagenknecht, Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosoph), Georg August Wirth (Vormärz),

X: Xhol (Band)    

Y: Neil Young, Yvonne (Aktivistin der Gegenöffentlichkeit)

Z: Heinrich Zille, Carl Zuckmayer, Frank Zappa,  

[funkyrights]

Mostly just making this blog as a hub for tumblr where we can link to everyone’s personal accounts and all that!

This post will be updated if/as anyone else makes their personal spaces.

Main Instagram: @/thewitchforeverlives no age restriction as it’s a general account for everyone to share

System Twitter: @/GRRBARKBARKSYS

Main blog: @thewitchforeverlives

Evan & Mark Hansens' blog: +18 only @evanistotallyokay

Shane Oman’s blog: +18 only @goodomans

Rich Goranski’s blog: +18 only @fieryblip

Ben’s blog: @chlorinebreath

Melchior Gabor’s blog: @famishedsaint

FAHC Michael's blog: @litdynamite

H. Chandler's blog: @blacklightchandler

Casey Becker's blog: @daisychainpoet

Annabeth Chase's blog: @wisegirlsuperiority

Ethan Nakamura's blog: +18 only @violenceofdevotion 

Ryan Torres’ blog: @torresofterror

Win's blog: +18 only @ironicallylosing

Nick's blog: @king0fsunnyvale

Alex Chen's blog: @fosterhomedropout

DMs are open!

Emoji Key under the cut:

Nicolas Goode: 🦬

Annabeth Chase: 🧢

Clarisse La Rue: ⚔

C. Beckendorf: 🛠

Thalia Grace: 🌩

Nico di Angelo: ☠

Teddy McLean: 💌

Frank Zhang: 🏹

Travis Stoll: 🧨

Ethan Nakamura: 🗡

Leo Valdez 🔨

Apollo/Lester Papadopoulos: ☀️

Artemis: 🌙

Mr.Blofis: 🐡

Rich Goranski: 🔥

Jake Dillinger: 🏆

Evan Hansen: 🌳

Cynthia Murphy: 🧺

Shane Oman/Khidros: 🍓

Tavros Nitram: 🐮

Sollux Captor: 🍯

Kanaya Maryam: 🐛

Lil Hal: 🤖

Elle Woods: 💖

Agent Washington: ⭐

FAHC Michael: 💣

Victor "Russ" Russel: 🎥

Casey Becker: 🌼

H. Chandler: 🥀

Hannah Washington: 🦋

Bolin: 🍜

Nigel Bumble: 🐝

Ricky: 🎄

Jack Kelly: 📰

Melchior Gabor: 🖋

Ryuji Sakamoto: 💀

Ben: 🦦

Peter Pevensie: 🦁

Peter Parker: 🕷

Branch: 🌿

Mabel Pines: 🌈

Ren Matthews: 🎸

Casey Hartley: 🥁

Will Gorski: 🚓

Steve Harrington: 🍦

Bill Denbrough: 📖

James Sullivan: 📚

River Barkley: 🎹

Jacques Snicket: 🚕

Noah Turner: 🎃

Mark E. Hansen: 🌲

Adrien Agreste: 🐾

Nathan Drake: 🗝

Eurydice: 🌹

Moana: 🥥

Kenai: 🐻

Bucky Barnes: 🦾

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Yang Xiao Long: 🐲

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Jesse Cox: 🕹

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Jason "JD" Dean: 🔫

Mogar: 💎

Mad King: 👑

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Alberto Scorfano: 🐟

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Lyna Mahariel: 🌱

Pallas: 🪶

Manolo Sanchez: 🕯

Edd Gould: 🥤

Asterius: 🔗

Megaera: ⛓

Hermes: ⚕

Ares: 🛡

Hades: 🪦

Simon Kalivoda: 🦄

Kate Schmidt: 📣

Samantha Fraser: 📟

Cindy Berman: 👚

Tommy Slater: 🪓

Sarah Fier: 🐷

Ryan Torres: 🔪

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Maverick: 🎱

Akihiko Sanada: 🥊

Win: 🫀

Applejack: 🍎

Pipp: 🎠

Carlos Garcia: 🎶

BENdrowned: 🩸

Mashirao Ojiro: 🥋

Alice Hale: 💘

Kenya Kobayashi: 🎞

Juliet O'Hara: ⚖

Izuku Midoriya: 🐰

Yoon Ji-su: 🎧

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Chester: 🪴

Bumblebee: 📻

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Fred Jones: 🪤

Gwen Grayson: 🃏

Zach Braun: 🔋

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Nemo: ♥️

Ilse Neumann: 💜

Luke Isaac Castellan: 🤞

Burgess Sawyer: 🐗

Tubbo: 🐐

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Lenny: 🐬

King Shark: 🦈

Percy "JJ" Jackson: 🌀

Leon S. Kennedy: 🕸

Marshall Lee: 🍟

Hawke: 🦅

Bethany Hawke: ⛅

August "Auggie" Hildebrandt: 🥘

Finley: 🦪

Dewey Riley: 🍩

Mr. Peanutbutter: 🥏

Nikki: 🍬

Jasper: 👻

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Achilles: ⚱

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Eva: 🥇

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》 Gav: 🪙🗡

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Miles Wingrave: 🕰

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[interiori-smart]

Bauhaus

1919 - 1933

No estás inmerso en el mundo del arte si no sabes que es Bauhaus. La Bauhaus o Staatliche Bauhaus (Casa de la Construcción Estatal) fue una escuela de artesanía, artes, diseño y arquitectura que ha sido reconocida mundialmente por su aportación en el diseño.

Historia

Bauhaus (nombre derivado de la unión de las palabras en alemán “Bau”: construcción y “Haus”: casa). Walter Gropius fundó esta escuela de arquitectura y diseño en 1919. Agruparía a las figuras más interesantes de la vanguardia alemana de entreguerras. Fue conocida oficialmente como la Staatliches Bauhaus («Casa de la Construcción Estatal»). 

Al igual que otros movimientos pertenecientes a la vanguardia artística, los procesos políticos y sociales tuvieron gran influencia. Con el final de la primera guerra Mundial comenzaron a surgir movimientos revolucionarios que aspiraban provocar una renovación radical de la cultura y la sociedad que con la necesidad de encontrar nuevos caminos en cuanto a diseño y composición.

Su historia tiene tres fases:

La primera (1919-1924) coincide con el periodo en que la Escuela Bauhaus tiene sede en Weimar. La obra más importante desarrollada entonces es el proyecto del Chicago Tribune de Gropius. Progresivamente la consolidación de la república democrática de Weimar, después de la I Guerra Mundial, así como la conjunción de la arquitectura y el diseño modernos con el sistema capitalista, determinarán una nueva orientación en el estilo de la Bauhaus. Es la fase idealista , expresionista y de experimentación de formas, productos y diseños.

Se utilizan las formas geométricas básicas (el círculo, el cuadrado y el triángulo) junto con los tres colores primarios como base aunque los colores principales fueron negro, blanco y rojo.

En la segunda fase (1925-1927), la Escuela se traslada a Dessau, y esta etapa se caracteriza por los diseños de todos los aspectos del entorno arquitectónico (muebles, accesorios) y la inserción de la práctica arquitectónica en los procesos industriales. El edificio más importante de la Bauhaus de entonces es el de su sede, de planta geométrica, aunque carente de simetría.

En la tercera fase (1927-1930), la Bauhaus es dirigida por Hans Meyer, que trató de vincular la problemática técnica y estética de la construcción con las organizaciones obreras. Para él, la casa debe responder a los modos de vida del morador y no a las aspiraciones estéticas del diseñador. Fue cesado en 1930, iniciándose una rápida decadencia de la institución. Van der Rohe asume la dirección de la escuela hasta la llegada al poder de los nazis en Alemania, que supone su cierre y la constatación del divorcio entre las ideologías totalitarias y los proyectos de vanguardia.

Impacto del Bauhaus

El objetivo de la escuela, encabezado por Gropius, era reformar la enseñanza de las artes para lograr una transformación de la sociedad burguesa. Su contenido crítico y compromiso de izquierda causarían su cierre en 1933.

Con ella se trataba de unir todas las artes estableciendo así una nueva estética que abarcaría todos los ámbitos de la vida cotidiana, “desde la silla en la que usted se sienta hasta la página que está leyendo” (Heinrich von Eckardt).

Por primera vez, el diseño industrial y gráfico fueron considerados como profesiones ya que se establecieron las bases normativas y los fundamentos académicos tal y como los conocemos en la actualidad (antes de la Bauhaus estas dos profesiones no existían del modo en que fueron concebidas dentro de esta escuela).

Principios de la Bauhaus

Para Gropius la base del arte estaba en la artesanía: los artistas tenían que volver al trabajo manual.

Uno de los principios establecidos desde su fundación fue «la forma sigue a la función«, por lo que en arquitectura los diferentes espacios eran diseñados con formas geométricas según la función para la que fueron concebidos.

La Bauhaus es sinónimo de modernidad, de colores primarios, nuevas concepciones del espacio y de la forma e integración de las artes.

Desde el momento de su apertura se establecieron los objetivos de la escuela recogidos en el manifiesto de la Bauhaus: “La recuperación de los métodos artesanales en la actividad constructiva, elevar la potencia artesana al mismo nivel que las Bellas Artes e intentar comercializar los productos que, integrados en la producción industrial, se convertirían en objetos de consumo asequibles para el gran público”.

Con la idea del arte como respuesta a las necesidades de la sociedad se pretendía eliminar las diferencias entre artistas y artesanos.

Bauhaus, Weimar 1919

Métodos de enseñanza

Durante seis meses (como un ciclo de la U) los alumnos trabajaban en los distintos talleres. Así, bajo la metodología de “aprender trabajando”, se formaban en las distintas áreas para descubrir sus preferencias y orientarse para su posterior formación: trabajaban con piedra, madera, metal, barro, tejidos, vidrio, colorantes y tejidos mientras se le enseñaba dibujo y modelado. Aprendían las pautas básicas de diferentes oficios y el trabajo con materiales nuevos para la elaboración de edificios y todo tipo de objetos.

En este tiempo realizaban también un curso obligatorio “vorkurs”, conocido posteriormente como “Método Bauhaus”, creado por el arquitecto Johannes Itten, donde se investigaba los principales componentes visuales en textura, color, forma, contorno y materiales.

Principales exponentes de la Bauhaus

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), pintor.

Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956), pintor y fotógrafo de artes.

Paul Klee (1879-1940), pintor.

Walter Gropius (1883-1969), arquitecto.

Lilly Reich (1885-1947), arquitecta y diseñadora de interiores.

Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe (1886-1969), arquitecto.

Ludwig Hilberseimer (1885-1967), arquitecto y urbanista.

Lothar Schreyer (1886-1966), escritor, dramaturgo y pintor.

Josef Albers (1888-1976), pintor y docente de arte.

Johannes Itten (1888-1967), pintor y profesor de arte.

Oskar Schlemmer (1888-1943), pintor.

Gerhard Marcks (1889-1940), pintor y escultor.

Hannes Meyer (1889-1954), arquitecto.

Marianne Brandt (1893-1983), diseñadora en metal.

Joost Schmidt (1893-1948), tipógrafo y escultor.

Lászlo Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), diseñador visual.

Georg Muche (1895-1987), pintor y grafista.

Gunta Stölzl (1897-1983), tejedora.

Walter Peterhans (1897-1960), fotógrafo.

Alfred Arndt (1898-1976), arquitecto.

Anni Albers (1899-1994), diseñadora textil y grabadora.

Arieh Sharon (1900-1984), arquitecto.

Herbert Bayer (1900-1985), diseñador gráfico y pintor.

Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), arquitecto y diseñador

Lotte Beese, (1903-1988), arquitecta y urbanista

Xanti Schawinsky (1904-1979), Pintor, dibujante, diseñador y fotógrafo.

Grete Stern (1904-1999), diseñadora y fotógrafa.

Horacio Cóppola (1906-2012), fotógrafo.

Muebles Bauhaus

Los muebles y los objetos decorativos de la Bauhaus destacan por ser funcionales; los diseñadores de la icónica escuela querían crear objetos estéticamente agradables, pero también querían que sus productos estuvieran disponibles para un público masivo.

"Wassily Chair" de Marcel Breuer. Es también conocida como la silla Modelo B3, fue diseñada por el arquitecto modernista y diseñador de muebles húngaro Breuer entre 1925-1926; se inspiró para crearla mientras montaba su bicicleta; imaginó tomar el acero tubular, utilizado para el manillar, para doblarlo y hacer muebles.

"Baby Cradle" de Peter Keler.  Compuesta por formas simples como triángulos y rectángulos, y colores primarios, la base presenta un cuerpo de bloques de color en rojo y amarillo, con un balancín circular azul, una policromía reconocida como marca de la casa Bauhaus.

"Brno Chair" de Mies van der Rohe, ejemplifica el principio de Bauhaus de reducir objetos a sus elementos básicos, sustituyendo las cuatro patas, que normalmente lleva una silla, por una única barra en forma de C que soporta todo el asiento.

"Wardrobe on Rollers" de Josef Pohl, se conoció como el "Vestidor de los solteros" debido a sus cualidades móviles y de ahorro de espacio; el armario rectangular está montado sobre ruedas para facilitar sus reubicaciones.

"Nesting Tables" de Josef Albers, cada mesa fue hecha de roble macizo y vidrio acrílico lacado; Albers aplicó el mismo estilo geométrico a las tablas, otorgando a cada una los distintivos azul, rojo, amarillo y blanco.

Recomendaciones, para saber más:

Lotte am Bauhaus.

Weimar, 1921. La vida de Lotte Brendel, de 20 años, parece estar predeterminada. Su padre la ve como una futura esposa y madre del lado de un hombre que se hará cargo del negocio de carpintería parental. Pero la idiosincrásica Lotte se une a un grupo de jóvenes artistas contra la voluntad de su familia, se presenta en la Bauhaus y es aceptada. La Weimar Bauhaus, bajo la dirección del visionario Walter Gropius, aspira no solo a combinar artes y oficios, sino también a encontrar el lugar para el "Hombre Nuevo". En la estudiante Paul Seligmann Lotte encuentra un partidario y su gran amor.

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Jewish Representation on Television: A Random Review

I've been thinking about Jewish representation on television series over the past few days. The trigger was actually an antisemite who was complaining that there are too many Jewish characters on television -- we apparently have taken over his TV. That struck me, because my naive view was that Jewishness actually doesn't get a lot of attention on TV series (even Seinfeld, if I recall correctly, rather famously did not actually say its characters were Jewish). But I decided to actually think about it more, and look into how Jews are portrayed on the shows I watch. This is therefore not remotely scientific -- though I do watch a fair bit of TV -- and some obvious choices (Broad City!) thus aren't included. I'm most interested in shows that are not primarily about Jews, but nonetheless have Jewish characters whose Jewishness is fleshed out in a substantive way. I include shows that have no Jewish characters. This is not necessarily a critique -- not every show has to include Jews -- but it is worth including to get a sense if there is any pattern to what sorts of shows have Jews and what don't. That said, I'm not necessarily a superfan of all these shows, so it's possible that I could miss something (though it hardly counts if deep in Season 6 a show briefly mentions so-and-so is Jewish, only to never bring it up again before or since). * * * 30 Rock: On a show about New York City comedy writers, only Josh -- Josh! -- might be Jewish. This entire show is a case of "just say Jewish, this is taking forever!" C- Big Bang Theory: Of the major characters, only Howard (and his mother) are Jewish. Neither are exactly positive representations -- Howard, in particular, manages to be the most perverted, awkward and creepy of a cadre of young male scientists whose whole shtick is that they're kind of perverted, awkward, and creepy around women. Interestingly, Bernadette is portrayed as super-goyish even though Melissa Rauch is actually Jewish (Mayim Bialik is more famously Jewish, but to my knowledge Amy Farrah-Fowler is not depicted as a tribe member). D- Billions: At first I thought this show had no Jewish characters, a decision I chalked up to maybe wanting to step lightly around the whole "ruthless billionaires manipulating the financial system" thing. But then I remembered: Spyros is Jewish! Spyros! By far the worst character on the show along pretty much any metric you might consider, including that he's portrayed as a serial sexual predator. Literally every character is at least written in shades of grey, and we get Spyros. Ugh. D Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Jake Peralta is Jewish. It pretty much only comes up when he has flashbacks to his Bar Mitzvah (curse you Jenny Gildenhorn!), but at least it is acknowledged as a part of his character with substance. That said, it almost never is visible in his adult life -- most strikingly, there's no portrayal of it being discussed with Amy in terms of how their family will or won't be Jewish. B- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and Angel): Willow is Jewish, but it gets almost no attention -- I think by the end of the series she's outright celebrating Christmas. C The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: No Jewish characters. Community: Annie is Jewish, but it is almost entirely downplayed. Indeed, it basically never comes up outside the first season. Missed opportunity. C+ Crashing: This is a tough one to judge, since so many of the characters are playing themselves. I know Sarah Silverman is Jewish. I think Artie Lange is? I don't know if Ali Reissen is supposed to be Jewish, but the actress who plays her definitely is. I do know Pete Holmes is not Jewish. I can't give a rating here. Dollhouse: No Jewish characters. Elementary: No Jewish characters. Firefly: No real Jewish characters, though they do briefly show a postmaster wearing a yarmulke. It's actually a really neat moment of casual Jewish inclusion that I really appreciate. Fresh off the Boat: I don't think any of the regulars (including Eddie's friends) are Jewish, but Evan's arch-rival Phillip Goldstein is definitely Jewish -- and definitely portrayed as a massive asshole. C Game of Thrones: No Jewish characters (outrageous!). The Good Place: No Jewish characters (actual sad face here -- though I can see how incorporating actual religious faith into this show might be hard). I Feel Bad: Probably not worth including -- it was canceled after one season, and I'm not sure it even fully aired the one -- except to give one last plug to my headcanon where it is Sarayu Blue's side of the family that is Jewish. Brian George -- who plays her father -- is Jewish! He should get to play a Jewish character some time. Alas, the show goes down the more predictable route of making Paul Adelstein's side of the family the Jewish one. It does a good job with that. I guess. Still salty. B Insecure: I don't think any characters are Jewish. Frieda might be Jewish, which would be okay. Joanne also might be Jewish, which would be a less attractive proposition. iZombie: No Jewish characters. Mad Men: Rachel Mencken is great. She also stands pretty much alone. B+ Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: This is the only show that is explicitly Jewish in focus, and as I said that's not my main concern here. In any event, not everyone likes the portrayal of Jewishness, but I actually find it quite warm on the whole. A. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: No Jewish characters. Mozart in the Jungle: No Jewish characters (really?). New Girl: Full disclosure: I did not watch this show all the way to the end. Anyway, Schmidt is one of the more famous Jewish portrayals of contemporary television. I'm not his greatest fan -- in particularly, that he's a proud Republican is, shall we say, statistically anomalous -- but once I started comparing him to the competition above he turns out pretty decent. Still, he, too -- especially in the early seasons -- doesn't exactly stand out on the "treats women with respect" metric. B Parks and Rec: The main Jewish characters are the Saperstein twins -- John-Ralphio and Mona Lisa. They are each, in their own way, "the worst person in the world." And with John-Ralphio, we get yet another creepy Jewish harasser. D The Orville: There are no Jews in space. The West Wing: This show actually comes out great. Toby and Josh are Jewish, visibly so, yet in very distinctive ways. It comes up, though it isn't obsessed over, in ways that feel authentic to their character. And the pilot includes one of my favorite "Jewish" scenes in all of television. A+ * * * In sum, I'd say that -- outside of shows where Judaism is a central focus (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), there are a dearth of characters whose Jewishness is portrayed (a) positively and (b) as a substantive (not all-encompassing) presence in their lives. It seems that sci-fi and fantasy shows are the least likely to have Jewish characters, which is understandably, though it includes series set on Earth or otherwise "near-real world" conditions. This might reflect anxiety around how to portray Jews in juxtaposition with the occult and/or dystopian authoritarianism without reenacting antisemitic tropes. On the positive side, The West Wing, in my view, stands head-and-shoulders above the crowd; other solid performers include Brooklyn Nine Nine, New Girl, and (for what it's worth) I Feel Bad. But these are exceptional, for the most part, the Jewishness of characters either isn't established much beyond its mere mention. And the main exception is when Jewish male characters are portrayed as perverts, creeps, or sexual harassers -- indeed, this might be the most common way of "marking" a character as Jewish, which is worrisome. via The Debate Link http://bit.ly/2YP4sVe

[stopandimagineloveforever]

It's rare for a television show to get its first Emmy nomination in its fifth season, but sometimes voters are late to catch on to a good thing. Building on its loyal fanbase, Schitt’s Creek has been on the receiving end of a Netflix bump after the streaming platform first debuted the series in 2017 (each season airs first on the CBC in Canada and the Pop network in the U.S.). It also helps that creatively, Schitt’s Creek continues to hit new peaks, injecting heart and humor into a simple fish-out-of-water premise. The Rose family lost all their money in the first episode, forcing them to move to a town that was purchased as a joke, but the emotional riches continue to pour in with each passing year.

Dan Levy co-created Schitt’s Creek with his comedy icon father Eugene, but the younger Levy has been showrunning in a solo capacity since the second season. As a triple-threat, Levy has three shots at an Emmy nomination in writing, directing, and acting. Competition in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy category is stiff: there's last year’s winner Henry Winkler for Barry, previous Veep victor Tony Hale, Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Andrew Scott (Fleabag), and Alan Arkin for The Kominsky Method. There is an argument to be made that David Rose is the lead character on his show, but as Schitt’s Creek is very much an ensemble comedy, so it makes sense from a name recognition point-of-view to submit his dad in that category.

As David, Levy wears his emotions on his black-and-white designer sleeve, and all over his expressive face. A ball of skittish anxiety with a dating history that is “one bungle after another” (as per his mother’s description and David’s many horror stories), his relationship with Patrick (Noah Reid) has evolved into one of the best love stories on TV. Queer romances on sitcoms are typically chaste, with fleeting moments of intimacy and non-existent PDA. However, this is not the case in Schitt’s Creek, a town that Levy purposefully wrote as homophobia-free. They are able to serenade and smooch in public, with Levy explaining to Esquire, “To be able to present a love story that's without fear of consequence was something that I wanted from the very beginning.” As a result of this union, David has let his guard down after realizing he is someone who deserves to be loved, which builds to a beautiful moment in this season’s penultimate episode.

“The Hike” is Levy’s submission for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, an episode in which Patrick’s planned proposal hits many snags along the way before leading to a swoon-worthy declaration of love. Initially, David isn’t particularly enamored with the great outdoors as he can’t track his eBay bid and his backpack is heavy. But when Patrick has a nerves-induced meltdown and injures himself, David swoops into caring mode. A few seasons ago, David would’ve turned around at the first opportunity, now he is piggybacking his boyfriend up a mountain. Other contenders in this category include last year’s winner Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Bill Hader for Barry, the Big Bang Theory finale, and the returning Veep (which is likely to reap quite a few Emmy nods for its final season).

While the four-ring proposal — to match the silver rings David has worn since the first episode — is the crowning moment of “The Hike,” the B and C plots are just as strong, mixing the signature heart and humor of Levy’s vision. A health scare for Johnny (Eugene Levy) and Alexis (Annie Murphy) prepping for her trip to the Galapagos Islands with Ted (Dustin Milligan) open up new avenues for Rose family drama and growth. This is a tear-inducing episode for the characters and audience, as Stevie (Emily Hampshire) has a very visceral response to Johnny’s trip to the hospital. This vulnerability from Stevie is a thread that runs into the season finale, “Life is a Cabaret.”

Taking on a stage and screen musical classic like Cabaret is no easy feat, but a move this bold is perfect for Moira Rose (Catherine O’Hara). This is only Dan Levy’s second time behind the camera, co-directing with Andrew Cividino — the Christmas special was their first joint Schitt’s venture — an audacious move that more than pays off. David’s perfectly planned engagement announcement goes off the rails when Stevie goes “missing” pre-show, but Dan is not David and he flawless executes the staging. Giving us front row seats to the revival of the year, the camera sweeps across the auditorium during “Wilkommen” making sure we get to enjoy this very different side to David’s butter-voiced beau. When it comes to Stevie’s big Sally Bowles number, aside from a few reaction shots, the focus is entirely on her as she belts out an emotional “Maybe This Time.” If only we could see the whole musical.

As with writing, returning winner Amy Sherman-Palladino and Veep are in the mix. But Dan Levy isn’t the only Emmy comedy triple-threat as Natasha Lyonne and Bill Hader could also get recognized in three different categories for Russian Doll and Barry, respectively.

Schitt’s Creek was nominated earlier this year for a Critics Choice Award, and more recently by the Television Critics Association. And just last week, Dan Levy won the MTV Movie/TV Award for Best Comedic Performance. So the show is certainly benefiting from a surge in viewers who've  discovered the series on Netflix (I am one of those late adopters). In March, Levy announced that the show's next season will also be the last, choosing to go out on a high note. Emmy voters shouldn’t wait until then to nominate Dan Levy in at least one of these categories.

June 24, 2019

[sincerelybluevase]

For the "Books and You" ask: C, H, V 😊

Thank you very much nony :D

C: Do you remember the first book you ever read? I do! The first proper book I read (not the ten-page long things they use when you just start reading) is Ibbeltje by Annie M.G. Schmidt. It’s a very lovely children’s story about a girl named Ibbeltje whose mother used to be a fat ginger cat and a witch’s familiar. Now, her mother is human and married to Ibbeltje’s father, but of course having a mother who used to be a cat has its difficulties. 

H: What’s the longest book you’ve ever read? That would have to be Les Misérables by Victor Hugo which Wikipedia informed me is   655,478 words long in the French edition. Now, I did not read it in French but in English, but I have no doubt it is still the longest one I have ever read. 

V: What’s your reading goal for this year? I have several: -I want to read 100 books (I’m almost there, having read 90 so far!) -I want to read 10 non-fiction books (done and dusted!) -I want to read 10 graphic novels (on my way) -I want to read 10 German novels (now I’ve only read 1 so far so I think this goal is one I am not going to reach).

Thank you for asking!

Books and You Questions. 

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

What other fandoms are you familiar enough with to use as an AU prompt? Pokemon Trainer AU? Homestuck AU (they'd still probably die but at least there are lots of ways to come back to life)?

I’m not that familiar with Homestuck, definitely not enough to do an AU.  I read the novelizations of the Pokemon show as a kid but never saw the show or played any of the video games.  I did play the super-obscure Pokemon board game, but most of my trading cards were printed in Japanese (I had a strange childhood), so my experience there is, uh, probably not quite overlapping with everyone else’s.

Anyway, if you want list of all my fandoms… Boy howdy.  I don’t think I can come up with them all.  However, I can list everything that comes to mind between now and ~20 minutes from now when I have to end my procrastination break and go back to dissertating.  So here it is, below the cut:

Okay, there is no way in hell I’ll be able to make an exhaustive list.  But off the top of my head, the fandoms I’m most familiar/comfortable with are as follows:

Authors (as in, I’ve read all or most of their books)

Patricia Briggs

Megan Whalen Turner

Michael Crichton

Marge Piercy

Stephenie Meyer

Dean Koontz

Stephen King

Neil Gaiman

K.A. Applegate

Ernest Hemingway

Tamora Pierce

Roald Dahl

Short Stories/Anthologies

A Good Man is Hard to Find, Flannery O’Connor

The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka

I Am Legend, Richard Matheson

Dubliners, James Joyce

Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes

Who Goes There? John W. Campbell

The Man Who Bridged the Mist, Kij Johnson

Flatland, Edwin Abbott

I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, Harlan Ellison

To Build a Fire, Jack London

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Ambrose Bier

At the Mountains of Madness/Cthulu mythos, H.P. Lovecraft

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle

The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving

The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury

Close Range: Wyoming Stories, E. Annie Proulx

The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

Bartleby the Scrivener (and a bunch of others), Herman Melville

Books (Classics)

Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neal Hurston

The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Secret Garden, Francis Hodgson Burnett

Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson

Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte

The Secret Annex, Anne Frank

Nine Stories, J.D. Salinger

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

East of Eden, John Steinbeck

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison

Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut

The Stranger, Albert Camus

The Call of the Wild, Jack London

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

Lord of the Flies, William Golding

Atonement, Ian McEwan

1984, George Orwell

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith

The Iliad/The Odyssey, Homer

Metamorphoses, Ovid

Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne

The Time-Machine, H.G. Wells

The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, Hamlet, MacBeth, Othello, and The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Thomas Stoppard

Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett

Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

Books (YA SF)

Young Wizards series, Diane Duane

Redwall, Brian Jaques

The Dark is Rising sequence, Susan Cooper

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Diana Wynne Jones

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

Abhorsen trilogy, Garth Nix

The Giver series, Lois Lowry

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

Uglies series, Scott Westerfeld

Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt

A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin

Song of the Lioness, Tamora Pierce

A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L’Engle

Unwind, Neal Shusterman

The Maze Runner series, James Dashner

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Patricia C. Wrede

Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Louis Sachar

Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine

Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card

The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster

Coraline, Neil Gaiman

Among the Hidden, Margaret Peterson Haddix

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi

Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice

Poppy series, Avi

The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd

Tithe, Holly Black

Life as We Knew It, Susan Beth Pfeffer

Blood and Chocolate, Annette Curtis Klause

Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie

The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

Haunted, Gregory Maguire

Weetzie Bat, Francesca Lia Block

Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White

East, Edith Pattou

Z for Zachariah, Robert C. O’Brien

The Looking-Glass Wars, Frank Beddor

The Egypt Game, Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

Homecoming, Cynthia Voigt

Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll

The Landry News, Andrew Clements

Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson

Bloody Jack, L.A. Meyer

The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Chandler Warner

A Certain Slant of Light, Laura Whitcomb

Generation Dead, Daniel Waters

Pendragon series, D.J. MacHale

Silverwing, Kenneth Oppel

Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Define Normal, Julie Anne Peters

Hawksong, Ameila Atwater Rhodes

Heir Apparent, Vivian Vande Velde

Running Out of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Keys to the Kingdom series, Garth Nix

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken

The Seer and the Sword, Victoria Hanley

My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George

Daughters of the Moon series, Lynne Ewing

The Midwife’s Apprentice, Karen Cushman

Island of the Aunts, Eva Ibbotson

The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, Nancy Farmer

A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray

A School for Sorcery, E. Rose Sabin

The House with a Clock in Its Walls, John Bellairs

The Edge Chronicles, Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Hope was Here, Joan Bauer

Bunnicula, James Howe

Wise Child, Monica Furlong

Silent to the Bone, E.L. Konigsburg

The Twenty-One Balloons, William Pene du Bois

Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters, Gail Giles

The Supernaturalist, Eoin Colfer

Blue is for Nightmares, Laurie Faria Stolarz

Mystery of the Blue Gowned Ghost, Linda Wirkner

Wait Till Helen Comes, Mary Downing Hahn

I was a Teenage Fairy, Francesca Lia Block

City of the Beasts series, Isabelle Allende

Summerland, Michael Chabon

The Geography Club, Brent Hartinger

The Last Safe Place on Earth, Richard Peck

Liar, Justine Larbalestier

The Doll People, Ann M. Martin

The Lost Years of Merlin, T.A. Barron

Matilda Bone, Karen Cushman

Nine Stories, J.D. Salinger

The Tiger Rising, Kate DiCamillo

The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi

In the Forests of the Night, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

My Teacher is an Alien, Bruce Coville

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, Julie Andrews Edwards

Storytime, Edward Bloor

Magic Shop series, Bruce Coville

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket

Veritas Project series, Frank Peretti

The Once and Future King, T.H. White

Raven’s Strike, Patricia Briggs

What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy, Gregory Maguire

The Wind Singer, William Nicholson

Sweetblood, Pete Hautman

The Trumpet of the Swan, E.B. White

Half Magic, Edward Eager

A Ring of Endless Light, Madeline L'Engle

The Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riordan

Maximum Ride series, James Patterson

The Edge on the Sword, Rebecca Tingle

World War Z, Max Brooks

Adaline Falling Star, Mary Pope Osborne

Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo

Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi

Parable of the Sower series, Octavia Butler

I, Robot, Isaac Asimov

Neuomancer, William Gibson

Dune, Frank Herbert

The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Emily M. Danforth

The Martian, Andy Weir

Skeleton Man, Joseph Bruchac

Comics/Manga

Marvel 616 (most of the major titles)

Marvel 1610/Ultimates

Persepolis

This One Summer

Nimona

Death Note

Ouran High School Host Club

Vampire Knight

Emily Carroll comics

Watchmen

Fun Home

From Hell

American Born Chinese

Smile

The Eternal Smile

The Sandman

Calvin and Hobbes

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For

TV Shows

Fullmetal Alchemist

Avatar the Last Airbender

Teen Titans (2003)

Luke Cage/Jessica Jones/Iron Fist/Defenders/Daredevil/The Punisher

Agents of SHIELD/Agent Carter

Supernatural

Sherlock

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Angel/Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Firefly

American Horror Story

Ouran High School Host Club

Orange is the New Black

Black Sails

Stranger Things

Westworld

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Movies

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jurassic Park/Lost World/Jurassic World/Lost Park?

The Breakfast Club

Cloverfield/10 Cloverfield Lane/The Cloverfield Paradox

Attack the Block

The Prestige

Moon

Ferris Bueler’s Day Off

Django Unchained/Kill Bill/Inglourious Basterds/Hateful 8/Pulp Fiction/etcetera

Primer

THX 1138/Akira/How I Live Now/Lost World/[anything I’ve named a fic after]

Star Wars

The Meg

A Quiet Place

Baby Driver

Mother!

Alien/Aliens/Prometheus

X-Men (et al.)

10 Things I Hate About You

The Lost Boys

Teen Wolf

Juno

Pirates of the Caribbean (et al.)

Die Hard

Most Disney classics: Toy Story, Mulan, Treasure Planet, Emperor’s New Groove, etc.

Most Pixar classics: Up, Wall-E, The Incredibles

The Matrix

Dark Knight trilogy

Halloween

Friday the 13th

A Nightmare on Elm Street

The Descent

Ghostbusters

Ocean’s Eight/11/12/13

King Kong

The Conjuring

Fantastic Four

Minority Report/Blade Runner/Adjustment Bureau/Total Recall

Fight Club

Spirited Away

O

Disturbing Behavior

The Faculty

Poets

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Marge Piercy

Thomas Hardy

Sigfried Sassoon

W. B. Yeats

Edgar Allan Poe

Ogden Nash

Margaret Atwood

Maya Angelou

Emily Dickinson

Matthew Dickman

Karen Skolfield

Kwame Alexander

Ellen Hopkins

Shel Silverstein

Musicals/Stage Plays

Les Miserables

Repo: The Genetic Opera

The Lion King

The Phantom of the Opera

Rent

The Prince of Egypt

Pippin

Into the Woods

A Chorus Line

Hairspray

Evita

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Fiddler on the Roof

Annie

Fun Home

Spring Awakening

Chicago

Cabaret

The Miser

The Importance of Being Earnest

South Pacific

Godspell

Wicked

The Wiz

The Wizard of Oz

Man of La Mancha

The Sound of Music

West Side Story

Matilda

Sweeney Todd

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Nunsense

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown/Snoopy

1776

Something Rotten

A Very Potter Musical

Babes in Toyland

Carrie: The Musical

Amadeus

Annie Get Your Gun

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The Final Battle

Rock of Ages

Cinderella

Moulin Rouge

Honk

Labyrinth

The Secret Garden

Reefer Madness

Bang Bang You’re Dead

NSFW

War Horse

Peter Pan

Suessical

Sister Act

The Secret Annex

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Disclaimer 1: Like a lot of people who went to high school in the American South, my education in literature is pretty shamefully lacking in a lot of areas.  (As in, during our African American History unit in ninth grade we read To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn… and that was it.  As in, our twelfth-grade US History class, I shit you not, covered Gone With the Wind.)  There were a lot of good teachers in with the *ahem* Less Woke ones (how I read Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Bluest Eye) and college definitely set me on the path to trying to find books written/published outside the WASP-ier parts of the U.S., but the overall list is still embarrassingly hegemonic.

Disclaimer 2: There are a crapton of errors — typos, misspelled names, misattributions, questionable genre classifications, etc. — in here.  If you genuinely have no idea what a title is supposed to be, ask me.  Otherwise, please don’t bother letting me know about my mistakes.

Disclaimer 3: I am not looking for recommendations.  My Goodreads “To Read” list is already a good 700 items long, and people telling me “if you like X, then you’ll love Y!” genuinely stresses me the fuck out.

Disclaimer 4: There are no unproblematic faves on this list.  I love Supernatural, and I know that Supernatural is hella misogynistic.  On the flip side: I don’t love The Lord of the Rings at all, partially because LOTR is hella misogynistic, but I also don’t think that should stop anyone else from loving LOTR if they’re willing to love it and also acknowledge its flaws. 

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FYI   GA & PM - The agencies:

1 - PM left ICM in 2007 and moved to UTA until 2013 when he became part of CAA. 

ICM > UTA (X)  - UTA > CAA (X)   

2 - GA has never been part of UTA. She was in WMA at the beginning and went to CAA where she spent 20 years but since this year she is with WME. 

WMA > CAA (X) - WME (X) 

3 - Subias -one of the New York theatre community’s top literary representatives- is in UTA since 2012 and before that he was in his own company and WMA ... (X) 

The Truth is out there! 

Update

MARK SUBIAS - REPRESENTS Daniel Aukin Director Annie Baker Author Neena Beber Anne Carson Author Bathsheba Doran Author Nathan Englander Author Will Eno Author, Director Cynthia Erivo Performer Sam Gold Director Denise Gough Performer Danai Gurira Author, Performer Michael C Hall Performer Ann Marie Healy Author Ivo van Hove Director, Adaptation Nick Jones Author Keegan-Michael Key Performer Kevin Kline Performer Benjamin Kunkel Dane Laffrey Settings, Costumes, Settings & Costumes John Lithgow Author, Performer Justin Long Performer Pam MacKinnon Director Dave Malloy Music & Lyrics, Book, Music & Lyrics, Performer Simon McBurney Director, Conceived By, Adaptation, Performer Elizabeth McGovern Performer Itamar Moses Author, Book & Lyrics, Book Writer Suzan-Lori Parks Adaptation, Book Writer, Author Adam Rapp Author, Director, Music & Lyrics, Performer Susan Sarandon Performer Joshua Schmidt Sound, Music, Orchestrations, Sound & Original Music, Original Music, Book & Lyrics, Lyricist Jenny Schwartz Author, Additional Lyrics Theresa Squire Costumes Rebecca Taichman Director Moritz von Stuelpnagel Director 

UNITED TALENT AGENCY (UTA) NY - COMPANY STAFF Nancy Gates - Agent Steven Fisher - Agent Mark Subias - Agent ( April 16, 2012 - ) Rachel Viola - Agent Shauna Perlman - Agent Max Stubblefield - Agent Geoff Morley - Agent Chris Highland - Agent Kendall Aliment Ostrow - Agent Andrew Cannava - Agent Mackenzie Condon Roussos - Agent

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2017 - Year of the Laura Dern

Laura Dern is having the best year of her career, or anyone else’s for that matter. 

I could just end this article here, but you know I have to tell you WHY. Laura Dern has, for me, been constantly impressive with her acting prowess from a young age. My first memory is seeing her as Dr. Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park, and even back then, little didn’t-know-I-was-gay-yet me loved the cool female paleontologist. (Looking back she also had THE best lines (“we can discuss sexism in survival situations when I get back!”), most famous of them all being during Goldblum’s “Man creates dinosaurs” soliloquy – “Dinosaurs EAT man….woman inherits the Earth.”) She’s always played interesting characters, but, for me, has never really had her breakthrough with mainstream television and film.

Until this year where Laura Dern has excelled in four projects and netted her first Emmy victory!

Sure, she’s had her accolades with David Lynch’s Blue Velvet and Wild At Heart and her notable appearance as the woman Ellen DeGeneres came out to on Ellen. But never anything truly concrete to make a large cross-section of people go “wow.” She’s always, at least to me, been good for niche groups.  Her last Golden Globe win was for the HBO series Enlightened where she played self-destructive executive Amy Jellicoe, and she got an Oscar nomination for 2015’s Wild as Reese Witherspoon’s mother.

Wild director Jean-Marc Vallee is one of the main reasons we’re buzzing about Laura Dern’s 2017 renaissance. He definitely saw something in Dern, and her chemistry with Witherspoon, because the two would reunite and butt heads in HBO’s Big Little Lies – exhibit A in her best year. While everyone was obsessed with the performances Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley gave as the main trio of Madeline, Celeste and Jane (as they rightly should because the series is just that flawless), my focus was on Laura Dern embodying Renata Klein, queen of the helicopter moms in Monterey.

Dern’s Renata had me shouting EMMY long before others jumped on the bandwagon. There’s a scene in the second episode where the birthday party for Amabella, Renata’s daughter, is derailed by Madeline - out for blood when Renata didn’t invite Ziggy, Jane’s son. So Madeline comes back and gets plenty of comped tickets for Disney on Ice so everyone cancels on the birthday party. Renata hits the ceiling, calmly, telling her friend Harper (who bears the unfortunate duty of informing Renata) “Ok. Thank you.”

Harper tries to mediate with “Let us all get along-”

But Renata comes back with the AMAZING over the top…well…this.

“I SAID THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!”

Whether ad-libbed on the spot or script, this moment of hilarity, for me, from Renata made her one of the best characters this year on any show. Showing perfectly poised Renata lose it time and time again, especially when threatening her husband (“I will take my hands and put them around your throat!”) or Madeline (“I’ll even get Snow White to sit on your husband’s face. Maybe Dumbo can take a squat on yours”) was a highlight week after week. The entire series was worth of every Emmy it garnered and survived a potential shutout from FX’s Feud: Bette and Joan but if anything, Laura Dern was the only one out of those nominated that truly deserved to win.

From here, Laura Dern turned from psycho mom to plain old psycho in Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Wendy Hebert – who’s set to marry Kimmy’s old pastor. It’s a brief guest starring role, but Dern adds so much in those 20 minutes and delivers a fully-formed character. Wendy starts off so innocent, but the more we spend time with her and Kimmy (Ellie Kemper), the more we realize how unstable she is. Plus she helps Kimmy to confront some real traumas the reverend has inflicted on her, and she also delivers one of my favorite lines in the three seasons of the show as she confides in Titus (Tituss Burgess): “If we only see each other one hour a week, he’ll never realize what a useless piece of crap I am and he’ll love me forever, and that’s what I deserve!” In short, Dern’s portrayal of a woman with absolutely zero self-worth is hysterical.

And from here, Laura Dern’s year hits its zenith with Twin Peaks as she plays long-heard-about-but-never-seen Diane: Agent Dale Cooper’s secretary to whom he has dictated all of his many tapes. Laura Dern’s work with David Lynch has always been fantastic: whether in Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Industrial Symphony No. 1, or Inland Empire – it’s clear that Lynch knows how to get the best results out of her craft. And that’s the reason why her work as Diane is probably a role we will be talking about for years to come.

We meet Diane Evans as a chain-smoking foul-mouthed goddess who was my favorite part of the mindfuck of this 18-part opus. I seriously loved every time Dern, in her platinum bob wig would take a drag off her cigarette and generally her conversations would consist of “Fuck you [insert name here].” She played so well off her director Lynch as FBI agent Gordon Cole and the late Miguel Ferrer as FBI agent Albert Rosenfeld. But one of my favorite moments came when newbie Tammy Preston (Chrysta Bell) tries to thank Diane for helping them, only to be met with this-

Diane: “What did you say your name was again?”

Tammy: “Tammy.”

Diane: “Fuck you, Tammy.”

I laughed way too hard at this, for way too long. Diane’s modus was basically this for a few episodes but about halfway through the series, her mood changed. We saw her visibly uncomfortable speaking with Mr. C, Cooper’s evil doppelganger BOB created. She revealed that Cooper (Mr. C) had come to see he years ago, but refused to elaborate. We later her she and Mr. C were in cahoots, via text. Was THAT why Diane was so crazy? Diane seemed to be cool when Gordon Cole offered her a slot on the infamous Blue Rose team – investigating supposed paranormal encounters.

“Let’s rock.” Diane said, her index and middle fingers down.

Here is where I said “Something’s up.” You could easily explain her wayward associations with Mr. C, but those two words were uttered by The Man From Another Place in the original series. It’s not just a nudge-wink happenstance, it’s a deliberate clue from Lynch that something is off with Diane. And that comes to fruition twice as the series comes to a close. In part 14, we learn that Dougie Jones’s fingerprints match Cooper’s, and Diane reveals that Janey-E, Dougie’s wife is Diane’s half-sister. No simple coincidence, again.

In part 16 when the actual Cooper emerges from a coma (long story….), Diane receives another text from Mr. C. She goes to meet with Cole, Albert and Tammy and finally reveals what happened the night Mr. C came to see her. He raped her – and it affected her. Dern’s face telling this story is so genuinely pained and she just nails this. Then Diane begins to act odd….really odd, even for this show. She convulses and says “I’m in the sheriff’s station. I’m in the sheriff’s station. I sent him those coordinates, because…I’m not me.” Diane eyes the gun in her purse, Albert’s on edge and Diane pulls hers out only to be shot by Albert and Tammy before being whisked away by some unseen force. Tammy remarks she’s seen a real tulpa (a manifestation) and we cut to the Red Room in the Black Lodge. Yep, Diane was “manufactured.” But what about her cryptic statement “I’m in the sheriff’s station”? Well as luck would have it, we wouldn’t have to wait long to find that out.

In the finale of the series, we learn that the eyeless Naido who helped Cooper out of the Lodge and who Andy rescued, was actually our Diane. A quick fight took care of Mr. C and once the genuine article Dale Cooper lays eyes on Naido, she becomes our Laura Dern again and they kiss.

Then it gets weird.

Cooper pulls a Back to the Future Part II seeing the events of Fire Walk With Me play out – only this time he stops Laura Palmer from being murdered. We cut to the Black Lodge and Cooper and Diane are both there. Then they’re driving on a highway for 430 miles, cross over an electrical grid and check into a motel to have sex.

This is Diane’s final scene of the series and I love how Dern hearkens back to what she told Cole and the FBI earlier about her rape. You still see the pain and confusion on Dern’s face, especially because we’re unsure if this is OUR Cooper, Mr. C or a hybrid of the two. It’s such a fitting end for her work on one of the best shows of 2017, and her exit opens a whole new mystery.

The next morning, Diane’s gone and a note from “Linda” to “Richard” is left for Cooper and leaves us wondering if in a world where Laura Palmer has been saved – has absolutely everything changed? Is Dale Cooper now Richard and is Diane Evans now Linda? (Way more to say on this for a Twin Peaks fan theory thesis later, especially with the role of Carrie Page.)

I didn’t even need to see Laura Dern in Star Wars Episode VIII-The Last Jedi in her role as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo to know it will be amazing. I knew that from the casting, from her stills with the late Carrie Fisher (something I’m eagerly looking forward to) and the gorgeous Annie Leibowitz photos in Vanity Fair revealing that gorgeous lilac hair. But upon seeing Rian Johnson’s masterpiece that has become the crown jewel for me and many other (but not all) STAR WARS fans, I got to see Dern cap her banner year off in the most fabulous and wonderful style.

When General Leia Organa is unconscious from a First Order attack on the Resistance, command falls to Holdo. Dern and Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron immediately clash, and it’s breathtaking to watch. Holdo wants to load unarmed transports to try and escape to nearby Crait – home of an abandoned Resistance base – and Poe so strongly disagrees with her that he mutinies and relieves her of command (only for himself to be relieved by General Organa stunning him). Holdo remains on ship while the remaining Resistance flee to Crait, and as the First Order begins firing on transport ships. Holdo decides to make a stand and engage the ship to lightspeed, directly at the First Order’s ships. Hyperspace jumps only work when a ship is totally free and clear to maneuver. So if a ship’s in the way, it’s not gonna be pretty.

And it isn’t. Rian Johnson shows the devastation in a soundless scene that cements Holdo’s beautiful and poignant sacrifice. Dern’s time in the Star Wars universe may have been brief but Holdo is a character anyone should be proud to look up to: willing to step up when it matters and sacrifice everything for the needs of the many (…Wait that’s Star Trek…)

Laura Dern’s 2017 is something that won’t be duplicated any time soon, and it’s a career testament to one of Hollywood’s best actresses finally getting the recognition she has beyond deserved.

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72nd Primetime Emmy Awards announced…

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards announced the best in U.S. prime time television programming between June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2020, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The show was originally to be held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, but the COVID-19 pandemic reasons, it was instead held at the Staples Center, while winners gave speeches by webcam from their homes.

The ceremony was held on September 20, 2020, and broadcast in the U.S. by ABC. It was preceded by the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 14, 15, 16, 17, and 19. The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

The nominations were announced on July 28, 2020, by Leslie Jones, Laverne Cox, Josh Gad, and Tatiana Maslany. Watchmen led the nominations with eleven, followed by Succession with ten and Ozark with nine.

_ Here is the nominees and awards; _

Outstanding Comedy Series

Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV) – winner

Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)

Dead to Me (Netflix)

The Good Place (NBC)

Insecure (HBO)

The Kominsky Method (Netflix)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

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Outstanding Drama Series

Succession (HBO) – winner

Better Call Saul (AMC)

The Crown (Netflix)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Killing Eve (BBC America)

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Ozark (Netflix)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

_

Outstanding Limited Series

Watchmen (HBO) – winner

Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)

Mrs. America (FX)

Unbelievable (Netflix)

Unorthodox (Netflix)

_

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – winner

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

_

Outstanding Competition Program

RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) – winner

The Masked Singer (Fox)

Nailed It! (Netflix)

Top Chef (Bravo)

The Voice (NBC)

_

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose on Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “The Pitch”) (Pop TV) – winner

Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Sr. on Black-ish (Episode: “Love, Boat”) (ABC)

Don Cheadle as Maurice “Mo” Monroe on Black Monday (Episode: “Who Are You Supposed to Be?”) (Showtime)

Ted Danson as Michael on The Good Place (Episode: “Whenever You’re Ready”) (NBC)

Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky on The Kominsky Method (Episode: “Chapter 12: A Libido Sits in the Fridge”) (Netflix)

Ramy Youssef as Ramy Hassan on Ramy (Episode: “You Are Naked in Front of Your Sheikh”) (Hulu)

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Catherine O’Hara as Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “The Incident”) (Pop TV) – winner

Christina Applegate as Jen Harding on Dead to Me (Episode: “It’s Not You, It’s Me”) (Netflix)

Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam “Midge” Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo…”) (Prime Video)

Linda Cardellini as Judy Hale on Dead to Me (Episode: “If Only You Knew”) (Netflix)

Issa Rae as Issa Dee on Insecure (Episode: “Lowkey Happy”) (HBO)

Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson on Black-ish (Episode: “Kid Life Crisis”) (ABC)

_

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy on Succession (Episode: “This Is Not for Tears”) (HBO) – winner

Jason Bateman as Martin “Marty” Byrde on Ozark (Episode: “Su Casa Es Mi Casa”) (Netflix)

Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson on This Is Us (Episode: “After the Fire”) (NBC)

Steve Carell as Mitch Kessler on The Morning Show (Episode: “Lonely at the Top”) (Apple TV+)

Brian Cox as Logan Roy on Succession (Episode: “Hunting”) (HBO)

Billy Porter as Pray Tell on Pose (Episode: “Love’s in Need of Love Today”) (FX)

_

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Zendaya as Rue Bennett on Euphoria (Episode: “Made You Look”) (HBO) – winner

Jennifer Aniston as Alex Levy on The Morning Show (Episode: “In the Dark Night of the Soul It’s Always 3:30 in the Morning”) (Apple TV+)

Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown (Episode: “Cri de Coeur”) (Netflix)

Jodie Comer as Oksana Astankova / Villanelle on Killing Eve (Episode: “Are You From Pinner?”) (BBC America)

Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde on Ozark (Episode: “Fire Pink”) (Netflix)

Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri on Killing Eve (Episode: “Are You Leading or Am I?”) (BBC America)

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Mark Ruffalo as Dominick and Thomas Birdsey on I Know This Much Is True (HBO) – winner

Jeremy Irons as Adrian Veidt on Watchmen (HBO)

Hugh Jackman as Dr. Frank Tassone on Bad Education (HBO)

Paul Mescal as Connell Waldron on Normal People (Hulu)

Jeremy Pope as Archie Coleman on Hollywood (Netflix)

_

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Regina King as Angela Abar / Sister Night on Watchmen (HBO) – winner

Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly on Mrs. America (FX)

Shira Haas as Esther “Esty” Shapiro on Unorthodox (Netflix)

Octavia Spencer as Madam C. J. Walker on Self Made (Netflix)

Kerry Washington as Mia Warren on Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)

_

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Dan Levy as David Rose on Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “Happy Ending”) (Pop TV) – winner

Mahershala Ali as Sheikh Ali Malik on Ramy (Episode: “Little Omar”) (Hulu)

Alan Arkin as Norman Newlander on The Kominsky Method (Episode: “Chapter 14: A Secret Leaks, a Teacher Speaks”) (Netflix)

Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Episode: “Ransom”) (NBC)

Sterling K. Brown as Reggie on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “Panty Pose”) (Prime Video)

William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye on The Good Place (Episode: “Whenever You’re Ready”) (NBC)

Tony Shalhoub as Abe Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “Marvelous Radio”) (Prime Video)

Kenan Thompson as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: “At Home #2”) (NBC)

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose on Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “The Presidential Suite”) (Pop TV) – winner

Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “Marvelous Radio”) (Prime Video)

D’Arcy Carden as Janet on The Good Place (Episode: “You’ve Changed, Man”) (NBC)

Betty Gilpin as Debbie “Liberty Bell” Eagan on GLOW (Episode: “A Very GLOW Christmas”) (Netflix)

Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo…”) (Prime Video)

Kate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: “Host: Daniel Craig”) (NBC)

Yvonne Orji as Molly Carter on Insecure (Episode: “Lowkey Lost”) (HBO)

Cecily Strong as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: “Host: Eddie Murphy”) (NBC)

_

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison on The Morning Show (Episode: “Chaos Is the New Cocaine”) (Apple TV+) – winner

Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch on Succession (Episode: “This Is Not for Tears”) (HBO)

Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy on Succession (Episode: “Tern Haven”) (HBO)

Mark Duplass as Charlie “Chip” Black on The Morning Show (Episode: “The Interview”) (Apple TV+)

Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring on Better Call Saul (Episode: “JMM”) (AMC)

Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans on Succession (Episode: “This Is Not for Tears”) (HBO)

Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence on The Handmaid’s Tale (Episode: “Sacrifice”) (Hulu)

Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe on Westworld (Episode: “Crisis Theory”) (HBO)

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore on Ozark (Episode: “In Case of Emergency”) (Netflix) – winner

Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret on The Crown (Episode: “Cri de Coeur”) (Netflix)

Laura Dern as Renata Klein on Big Little Lies (Episode: “Tell-Tale Hearts”) (HBO)

Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay on Westworld (Episode: “The Winter Line”) (HBO)

Fiona Shaw as Carolyn Martens on Killing Eve (Episode: “Management Sucks”) (BBC America)

Sarah Snook as Siobhan “Shiv” Roy on Succession (Episode: “The Summer Palace”) (HBO)

Meryl Streep as Mary Louise Wright on Big Little Lies (Episode: “I Want to Know”) (HBO)

Samira Wiley as Moira Strand on The Handmaid’s Tale (Episode: “Sacrifice”) (Hulu)

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Calvin “Cal” Abar on Watchmen (Episode: “A God Walks into Abar”) (HBO) – winner

Jovan Adepo as Young Will Reeves on Watchmen (Episode: “This Extraordinary Being”) (HBO)

Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend (Netflix)

Louis Gossett Jr. as Will Reeves on Watchmen (Episode: “See How They Fly”) (HBO)

Dylan McDermott as Ernest “Ernie” West on Hollywood (Episode: “Meg”) (Netflix)

Jim Parsons as Henry Willson on Hollywood (Episode: “Outlaws”) (Netflix)

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm on Mrs. America (Episode: “Shirley”) (FX) – winner

Toni Collette as Det. Grace Rasmussen on Unbelievable (Episode: “Episode 6”) (Netflix)

Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug on Mrs. America (Episode: “Bella”) (FX)

Jean Smart as Laurie Blake on Watchmen (Episode: “She Was Killed by Space Junk”) (HBO)

Holland Taylor as Ellen Kincaid on Hollywood (Episode: “Jump”) (Netflix)

Tracey Ullman as Betty Friedan on Mrs. America (Episode: “Betty”) (FX)

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Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “Happy Ending”), Directed by Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy (CBC / Pop TV) – winner

The Great (Episode: “The Great”), Directed by Matt Shakman (Hulu)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “It’s Comedy or Cabbage”), Directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Prime Video)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “Marvelous Radio”), Directed by Daniel Palladino (Prime Video)

Modern Family (Episode: “Finale, Part 2”), Directed by Gail Mancuso (ABC)

Ramy (Episode: “Miakhalifa.mov”), Directed by Ramy Youssef (Hulu)

Will & Grace (Episode: “We Love Lucy”), Directed by James Burrows (NBC)

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Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Succession (Episode: “Hunting”), Directed by Andrij Parekh (HBO) – winner

The Crown (Episode: “Aberfan”), Directed by Benjamin Caron (Netflix)

The Crown (Episode: “Cri de Coeur”), Directed by Jessica Hobbs (Netflix)

Homeland (Episode: “Prisoners of War”), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter (Showtime)

The Morning Show (Episode: “The Interview”), Directed by Mimi Leder (Apple TV+)

Ozark (Episode: “Fire Pink”), Directed by Alik Sakharov (Netflix)

Ozark (Episode: “Su Casa Es Mi Casa”), Directed by Ben Semanoff (Netflix)

Succession (Episode: “This Is Not for Tears”), Directed by Mark Mylod (HBO)

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Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Unorthodox, Directed by Maria Schrader (Netflix) – winner

Little Fires Everywhere (Episode: “Find a Way”), Directed by Lynn Shelton (Hulu)

Normal People (Episode: “Episode 5”), Directed by Lenny Abrahamson (Hulu)

Watchmen (Episode: “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”), Directed by Nicole Kassell (HBO)

Watchmen (Episode: “Little Fear of Lightning”), Directed by Steph Green (HBO)

Watchmen (Episode: “This Extraordinary Being”), Directed by Stephen Williams (HBO)

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Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “Happy Ending”), Written by Dan Levy (CBC / Pop TV) – winner

The Good Place (Episode: “Whenever You’re Ready”), Written by Michael Schur (NBC)

The Great (Episode: “The Great”), Written by Tony McNamara (Hulu)

Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “The Presidential Suite”), Written by David West Read (CBC / Pop TV)

What We Do in the Shadows (Episode: “Collaboration”), Written by Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil (FX)

What We Do in the Shadows (Episode: “Ghosts”), Written by Paul Simms (FX)

What We Do in the Shadows (Episode: “On the Run”), Written by Stefani Robinson (FX)

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Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Succession (Episode: “This Is Not for Tears”), Written by Jesse Armstrong (HBO) – winner

Better Call Saul (Episode: “Bad Choice Road”), Written by Thomas Schnauz (AMC)

Better Call Saul (Episode: “Bagman”), Written by Gordon Smith (AMC)

The Crown (Episode: “Aberfan”), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix)

Ozark (Episode: “All In”), Written by Chris Mundy (Netflix)

Ozark (Episode: “Boss Fight”), Written by John Shiban (Netflix)

Ozark (Episode: “Fire Pink”), Written by Miki Johnson (Netflix)

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Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Watchmen (Episode: “This Extraordinary Being”), Written by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson (HBO) – winner

Mrs. America (Episode: “Shirley”), Written by Tanya Barfield (FX)

Normal People (Episode: “Episode 3”), Written by Sally Rooney and Alice Birch (Hulu)

Unbelievable (Episode: “Episode 1”), Written by Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman (Netflix)

Unorthodox (Episode: “Part 1”), Written by Anna Winger (Netflix)

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Virtuálisan zajlott a 72. Emmy-díjátadó - Íme a nyertesek

Virtuálisan zajlott a 72. Emmy-díjátadó - Íme a nyertesek - https://metalindex.hu/2020/09/21/virtualisan-zajlott-a-72-emmy-dijatado-ime-a-nyertesek/ -

A járványügyi helyzet miatt virtuálisan rendezték meg a 72. Emmy-díjátadót. Az esemény házigazdája Jimmy Kimmel volt, aki a Los Angeles-i Staples Stadion üres épületéből jelentkezett be, a jelöltek pedig 130 kiküldött kamera segítségével otthonról kapcsolódtak be a ceremóniába. 

Virtuálisan bonyolították le vasárnap este a 72. Emmy-díjátadót. Az eseményen az HBO minisorozata, a Watchmen összesen 11 díjat kapott, komédia kategóriában pedig a kanadai Schitt’s Creek zsebelte be a legtöbb elismerést. A bukott kiváltságos család életét bemutató sorozat ráadásul elnyerte mind a négy színészi díjat – írja az euronews.

Az HBO ezúttal összesen 30 díjat, a Netflix pedig 21-et söpört be, de a Disney-plus is elvitt 8 szobrocskát.

Íme a jelöltek és a nyertesek listája (cosmopolitan):

Legjobb drámasorozat

Better Call Saul

A korona

A szolgálólány meséje

Megszállottak viadala

The Mandalorian

Ozark

Stranger Things

Utódlás

Legjobb vígjátéksorozat

Félig üres

Halott vagy

A jó hely

Bizonytalan

A Kominsky-módszer

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Schitt’s Creek

Hétköznapi vámpírok – A sorozat

Legjobb minisorozat

Little Fires Everywhere

Mrs. America

Hihetetlen

A másik út

Watchmen

Legjobb férfi főszereplő drámasorozatban

Jason Bateman (Ozark)

Sterling K. Brown (Rólunk szól)

Steve Carell (The Morning Show)

Brian Cox (Utódlás)

Billy Porter (A póz)

Jeremy Strong (Utódlás)

Legjobb férfi mellékszereplő drámasorozatban

Nicholas Braun (Utódlás)

Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)

Kieran Culkin (Utódlás)

Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)

Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)

Matthew Macfadyen (Utódlás)

Bradley Whitford (A szolgálólány meséje)

Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)

Legjobb női főszereplő drámasorozatban

Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)

Olivia Colman (A korona)

Jodie Comer (Megszállottak viadala)

Laura Linney (Ozark)

Sandra Oh (Megszállottak viadala)

Zendaya (Eufória)

Legjobb női mellékszereplő drámasorozatban

Helena Bonham Carter (A korona)

Laura Dern (Hatalmas kis hazugságok)

Julia Garner (Ozark)

Thandie Newton (Westworld)

Fiona Shaw (Megszállottak viadala)

Sarah Snook (Utódlás)

Meryl Streep (Hatalmas kis hazugságok)

Samira Wiley (A szolgálólány meséje)

Legjobb férfi főszereplő vígjátéksorozatban

Anthony Anderson (Feketék fehéren)

Don Cheadle (Fekete hétfő)

Ted Danson (A jó hely)

Michael Douglas (A Kominsky-módszer)

Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek)

Ramy Youssef (Ramy)

Legjobb férfi mellékszereplő vígjátéksorozatban

Mahershala Ali (Ramy)

Alan Arkin (A Kominsky-módszer)

Andre Braugher (Brooklyn 99 – Nemszázas körzet)

Sterling K. Brown (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

William Jackson Harper (A jó hely)

Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek)

Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)

Legjobb női főszereplő vígjátéksorozatban

Christina Applegate (Halott vagy)

Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Linda Cardellini (Halott vagy)

Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek)

Issa Rae (Bizonytalan)

Tracee Ellis Ross (Feketék fehéren)

Legjobb női mellékszereplő vígjátéksorozatban

Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

D’Arcy Carden (A jó hely)

Betty Gilpin (GLOW)

Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)

Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek)

Yvonne Orji (Bizonytalan)

Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live)

Legjobb férfi főszereplő minisorozatban vagy tévéfilmben

Jeremy Irons (Watchmen)

Hugh Jackman (Romlott oktatás)

Paul Mescal (Normal People)

Jeremy Pope (Hollywood)

Mark Ruffalo (Ez minden, amit tudok)

Legjobb férfi mellékszereplő minisorozatban vagy tévéfilmben

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen)

Jovan Adepo (Watchmen)

Tituss Burgess (A megtörhetetlen Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy kontra a tiszteletes)

Louis Gossett Jr. (Watchmen)

Dylan McDermott (Hollywood)

Jim Parsons (Hollywood)

Legjobb női főszereplő minisorozatban vagy tévéfilmben

Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America)

Shira Haas (A másik út)

Regina King (Watchmen)

Octavia Spencer (Madam C. J. Walker: az önerejéből lett milliomos)

Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)

Legjobb női mellékszereplő minisorozatban vagy tévéfilmben

Uzo Aduba (Mrs. America)

Toni Collette (Hihetetlen)

Margo Martindale (Mrs. America)

Jean Smart (Watchmen)

Holland Taylor (Hollywood)

Tracey Ullman (Mrs. America)

Legjobb tévéfilm

A fiunkat keresve 

Romlott oktatás

Dolly Parton: A szív húrjai 

El Camino: Totál szívás – A film 

A megtörhetetlen Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy kontra a tiszteletes

Legjobb forgatókönyv (vígjátéksorozat)

Schitt’s Creek (Happy Ending)

Hétköznapi vámpírok – A sorozat (Collaboration)

Nagy Katalin – A kezdetek (The Great)

Hétköznapi vámpírok – A sorozat (On the Run)

A jó hely (Whenever You’re Ready)

Hétköznapi vámpírok – A sorozat (Ghosts)

Schitt’s Creek (The Presidential Suite)

Legjobb rendezés (vígjátéksorozat)

Will és Grace (We Love Lucy)

Schitt’s Creek (Happy Ending)

Modern család (Finale Part 2)

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Marvelous Radio)

Nagy Katalin – A kezdetek (The Great)

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (It’s Comedy or Cabbage)

Ramy (Miakhalifa.mov)

Legjobb rendezés (minisorozat vagy tévéfilm)

Watchmen (Little Fear of Lightning)

Normal People (Episode 5)

Watchmen (It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice)

A másik út

Little Fires Everywhere (Find a Way)

Watchmen (This Extraordinary Being)

Legjobb forgatókönyv (minisorozat vagy tévéfilm)

Mrs America (Shirley)

Hihetetlen (Episode 1)

Watchmen (This Extraordinary Being)

Normal People (Episode 3)

A másik út (Part 1)

Legjobb rendezés (drámasorozat)

A korona (Aberfan)

A korona (Cri de Coeur)

The Morning Show (The Interview)

Homeland: A belső ellenség (Prisoners of War)

Utódlás (This Is Not for Tears)

Utódlás (Hunting)

Ozark (Fire Pink)

Ozark (Su Casa Es Mi Casa)

Legjobb forgatókönyv (drámasorozat)

Utódlás (This Is Not for Tears)

Ozark (Fire Pink)

A korona (Aberfan)

Ozark (All In)

Better Call Saul (Bad Choice Road)

Ozark (Boss Fight)

Better Call Saul (Bagman)

A Virtuálisan zajlott a 72. Emmy-díjátadó – Íme a nyertesek bejegyzés először a On Stage jelent meg.

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Introducing | NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program Recipients and Finalists

NYFA has awarded a total of $644,000 to 95 New York State artists.

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced the recipients and finalists of the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship program, which it has administered for the past 31 years with leadership support from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The organization has awarded a total of $644,000 to 95 artists (including three collaborations) whose ages range from 25-84 years throughout New York State in the following disciplines: Crafts/Sculpture, Digital/Electronic Arts, Nonfiction Literature, Poetry, and Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts. Fifteen finalists, who do not receive a cash award, but benefit from a range of other NYFA services, were also announced. A complete list of the Fellows and Finalists follows.

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program makes unrestricted cash grants of $7,000 to artists working in 15 disciplines, awarding five per year on a triennial basis. The program is highly competitive and this year’s recipients and finalists were selected by discipline-specific peer panels from an applicant pool of 2,744. Since it was launched in 1985, the program has awarded over $31 million to more than 4,400 artists.

“Being an artist is hard work, and a struggle for many; a recent report by New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs found that 40% of the artists surveyed cannot afford art supplies and tools,” said Michael L. Royce, Executive Director, NYFA. “This sobering figure is one of the reasons why we are proud to support artists across New York State with unrestricted grants. For 31 years, artists of all disciplines have put the money towards anything that helps make their lives and practice easier, including buying the supplies and time they need to make their art and push their careers forward” he added.

New York State Council on the Arts Chair, Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, said: “The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship program supports New York State’s creative communities, and NYSCA is proud of our leadership role in this nearly 32-year collaboration with NYFA. Since 1985, NYSCA has provided $31 million in funding for this critical program. Each individual grant helps the recipient more freely engage in imaginative work, and expand the boundaries of creative media. It is gratifying to know that this program has made a real difference in the daily lives of thousands of artists, throughout New York State."

Richard Barlow of Oneonta, New York, was awarded a Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts. He expressed that “the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an incredible validation of my work as a visual artist. As a relative newcomer to New York State, it also feels like an acknowledgement that I have established a successful art practice and presence in my new home.” He added that the money will “offset many of the costs of maintaining an active artistic practice: travel, shipping, residencies, materials, promotion, fabrication, etc., and in doing so will alleviate financial pressures and open some mental breathing room to allow for more creative work.”

Neda Toloui-Semnani, a Fellow in Nonfiction Literature from Brooklyn, New York, shared the following about her fellowship: “The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship has given me, a nonfiction writer, the luxury of resource. It has given me both peace of mind and a great deal of joy because I get to see through the final reporting and writing of my first book without compromising. It’s an extraordinary gift.”

Fellowship Recipients and Finalists by Discipline and County of Residence:

Crafts/Sculpture

Sharif Bey (Onondaga) Robert Bittenbender (Kings) Kathy Butterly (New York) Jack Elliott (Tompkins) Hiroyuki Hamada (Suffolk) Dave Hardy (Kings) Valerie Hegarty (Kings) Sophie Hirsch (Kings) Jerome Johnson (Kings) Robin Kang (Nassau) Zaq Landsberg (Kings) China Marks (Queens) Melanie McLain (Queens) Shari Mendelson (Schoharie) Toshiaki Noda (New York) Kambui Olujimi (Kings) Peter Opheim (Kings) Jim Osman (Kings) Lina Puerta (New York) Patrick Robideau (Niagara) Diana Shpungin (Kings) Elise Siegel (New York) Kurt Steger (Kings) Joanne Ungar (Kings)

Crafts/Sculpture Finalists

Jarrod Beck (Ulster) Oasa DuVerney (Kings) Panagiotis Mavridis (Kings) Susan Meyer (Columbia)

Crafts/Sculpture Panelists

Mikhail Gubin (Queens) Cal Lane (Putnam) Ryan Sarah Murphy (Kings) Armita Raafat (New York) Kako Ueda (Kings)

Digital/Electronic Arts

Merche Blasco (Kings) Jeremy Couillard (Queens) João Enxuto and Erica Love (New York)* LoVid (Suffolk)* Melinda Hunt (Westchester) Zohar Kfir (Kings) Jen Liu (Richmond) Amelia Marzec (Kings) Eva and Franco Mattes (New York)* Joseph Morris (Kings) Ziv Schneider (Queens) Pascual Sisto (Kings) Christopher Woebken (New York)

Digital/Electronic Arts Finalists

Anthony Graves and Carla Herrera-Prats - Camel Collective (Queens)* DeeDee Halleck (Ulster) Mattia Casalegno (Kings)

Digital/Electronic Arts Panelists

Peter Burr (Kings) Heather Bursch (Kings) Moo Kwon Han (New York) Gabriela Monroy (Kings/International) Boryana Rossa (Onondaga)

Nonfiction Literature

Humera Afridi (New York) Jennifer Baker (Queens) Ava Chin (New York) Mitchell Jackson (New York) T Kira Madden (New York) Alia Malek (Kings) Joseph Osmundson (New York) Brice Particelli (New York) Ross Perlin (Queens) Hugh Ryan (Kings) Aurvi Sharma (New York) Neda Toloui-Semnani (Kings) Kelly Tsai (Kings)** Alejandro Varela (Kings) Katherine Zoepf (New York)

Nonfiction Literature Finalists

Brian Castner (Erie) Lisa Chen (Kings) Rong Xiaoqing (Queens)

Nonfiction Literature Panelists

Shahnaz Habib (Kings) Abeer Hoque (Kings) Annie Lanzillotto (Westchester) Thaddeus Rutkowski (New York) Eben Wood (Kings)

Poetry

Desiree C. Bailey (Queens) Jennifer Bartlett (Kings) Wo Chan (Kings) Alan Davies (New York) Joey De Jesus (Queens) Betsy Fagin (Kings) Jameson Fitzpatrick (Kings) Harmony Holiday (New York)*** Jake Matkov (Kings) Uche Nduka (Kings) Allyson Paty (Kings) Tommy Pico (Kings) Jayson Smith (Kings) Ann Stephenson (New York) Bridget Talone (Queens) Michelle Whittaker (Suffolk) Samantha Zighelboim (New York)

Poetry Finalists

Ana Bozicevic (Kings) Krystal Languell (Kings) Asiya Wadud (Kings)

Poetry Panelists

Albert Abonado (Monroe) Rosebud Ben-Oni (Queens) Rachel McKibbens (Monroe) Stacy Szymaszek (Kings) Matvei Yankelevich (Kings)

Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts

Richard Barlow (Otsego) Alex Barry (New York) Natalie Beall (Dutchess) Thalia Chantziara (New York) Amanda Church (New York) Amy Cutler (Kings) Terry Conrad (Saratoga) Donna Diamond (Bronx) Mark Dion (New York) Mark Ferguson (Kings) Johanna Goodman (Rockland) Ellen Grossman (New York) Takuji Hamanaka (Kings) Amir Hariri (Queens) Carla Rae Johnson (Westchester) Cotter Luppi (Columbia) Kymia Nawabi (Kings) Susan Rostow (New York) Jennifer Schmidt (Kings)**** Charlotte Schulz (Westchester) Sean Sullivan (Ulster) Dannielle Tegeder (New York) Scott Teplin (Kings) 

Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts Finalists

Nicole Maloof (New York) Debra Priestly (Ulster)

Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts Panelists

Perry Angelora (Kings) Gil Avineri (New York) George Hrycun (Allegany) Svetlana Rabey (New York) Jen Ray (Queens)

* Collaborating Fellows **Joanne Chen Fellowship: Kelly Tsai (Nonfiction Literature); the Joanne Chen Fellowship is awarded annually to a Taiwanese American artist residing in New York State ***Shelley Pinz Fellow: Harmony Holiday (Poetry) ****Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Fellow: Jennifer Schmidt (Printmaking/ Drawing/Book Arts)

Click here for more information about the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program.

Funding Support

Major funding is also provided by the New York State Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA). Additional funding is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, and individual donors.

Images, from above: Terry Conrad (Fellow in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts ‘17), Photo Credit: PD Rearick; Kathy Butterly (Fellow in Crafts/Sculpture ‘17), Chaos Monkey, 2017, clay and glaze, Photo Credit: Alan Weiner; Amelia Marzec (Fellow in Digital/Electronic Arts ‘17), Weather Center for the Apocalypse: Weather Tower, 2016, Wood, glass, acrylic, electronics

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17 APR 2019 19:141. LE DONNE, L'ARTE, GLI AMORI, VASCO ROSSI RACCONTA CHI ERA LA RAGAZZA DI “ALBACHIARA” E QUELLA DI “BRAVA”: “GRAZIE A LEI HO SCRITTO TUTTE LE CANZONI IN CUI SONO INCAZZATO CON LE DONNE. DEVO PAGARLE I DIRITTI D'AUTORE. HA TIRATO FUORI IL POETA CHE È IN ME” 2. "ERO IO STESSO A CREARE LEGGENDE. UNA VOLTA MI PRESENTAI IN RITARDO A SANREMO: 'HO TROVATO DUE RAGAZZE IN AUTOSTRADA, CI SIAMO UN PO' DIVERTITI'. TUTTO INVENTATO"- "CERTE SERE MI TROVAVO A PIANGERE. E NON SAPEVO PERCHÉ. ALLORA HO PENSATO: DEVO..." 3. E POI LA STORIA CON LAURA, LA COCA COLA "CHE MI VOLEVA FARE CAUSA PERCHÉ AVEVO DANNEGGIATO L'IMMAGINE PURA", ACHILLE LAURO E SFERA EBBASTA…- VIDEO

Luca Valtorta per “la Repubblica - Robinson"

Vasco dice: « Vedi? Questa sembra la bandiera americana ma se la guardi bene le stelle sono bianche su fondo rosso e le strisce, invece, sono verdi: è la bandiera italiana. Era stata una mia idea, ma non è che ai tempi l' avessero tanto capita sai... » . Sta guardando il retro della copertina dell' album originale in vinile di Non siamo mica gli americani, il suo secondo disco del 1979. Quello di Albachiara. Ma anche quello di Io non so più cosa fare, pezzo sicuramente meno noto ma forse, per alcuni motivi che scopriremo, quasi più importante. Almeno per Vasco.

Non c'è nessuno che non conosca Albachiara, una canzone entrata nell' immaginario italiano. Come sei riuscito, tu che sei un uomo, a cogliere certi aspetti dell' animo femminile?

«Mah, forse perché sono cresciuto in mezzo alle donne: la mamma, la tata, la zia Edwige. E questo ha sicuramente contribuito ad aumentare la mia sensibilità femminile. Ma, a dire il vero, Albachiara è stata la mia prima canzone provocatoria. Per me l'artista deve essere provocatore, deve provocare le coscienze. Se non lo fa non ha quasi senso la sua esistenza. Vedi allora che Albachiara è una provocazione perché in quei tempi parlare di masturbazione femminile era qualcosa di più di un tabù. Tutte le mie amiche degli anni 70, non era una cosa che ammettevano, neanche le più femministe. Non ne parlavano mai. Quindi figurati metterla in una canzone...».

Anche perché parlava di una ragazza qualunque non un' attrice o una modella.

«Esatto: una ragazza pulita, giovane. Bella per quello, no? Chiara. Ma che, giustamente, aveva le sue esigenze dal punto di vista sessuale. Ha fatto scandalo ma era solo l'inizio. Dopo è arrivata Siamo solo noi che ti diceva: "Guarda che c'è un altro mondo di cui non parla proprio nessuno, che si fa finta che non esista e invece c'è: siamo noi". Io, i miei amici, le persone normali che vedevi al bar e che non raccontava nessuno. E comunque, tornando alle donne, credo di saperle raccontare perché io le amo tantissimo le donne!».

Beh, si capisce: hai dedicato tantissime canzoni a loro: Toffee, Gabri, Laura...

«Perché io le amo in tutti i loro aspetti le donne. Innanzitutto le rispetto come persone ma amo anche la " femminilità", quella cosa per cui le sento così diverse da me, questo rapporto tra maschio e femmina che si incontrano e che per me è una cosa bellissima».

C' è una tua canzone, Io non so più cosa fare, che dice: "lei insiste/ mi vuole proprio fare/ magari è femminista/ e non vuole certo farsi violentare/ ma vuole gestire/ allora come devo fare/ dove la bacio, come la devo toccare, eh...".

«È stata la mia prima storia d'amore vera. Avevo diciott'anni e il primo anno in cui siamo stati insieme ero innamoratissimo. Però sono sempre stato molto ingenuo, molto immaturo per cui è chiaro che mi scontravo con la maturità delle donne. Io in confronto ero un bambino. Allora c'erano le rivendicazioni del femminismo e il mito della sincerità, della spontaneità. Io con la spontaneità mi sono sempre salvato: pensa che una volta mi hanno dato un tema che a me mi ha proprio cambiato la vita, la prospettiva...».

Che tema era?

«Questa vale la pena di raccontarla perché spiega bene come sono io. Sai le "sliding doors"? Beh, quello è stato uno dei primi momenti in cui ho preso una porta che ti conduce da una parte piuttosto che da un'altra. Io non ero molto adatto alla scuola perché facevo fatica a sopportare le regole. Finché un giorno arriva questo professore d' italiano molto illuminato che mi ha fatto capire che non si devono sempre accettare le cose che ti vengono imposte, come si fa da piccoli, ma puoi anche decidere se sono giuste o no.

Così un giorno arriva a scuola e dice: "Oggi non vi do il titolo: dovete inventarlo voi, questo si chiama Tema Libero". Mi metto a pensare ma non sapevo proprio che titolo mettere: "Le mie vacanze"? Boh. Dopo un' ora tutti scrivevano come matti e io zero. Finché mi viene un' idea: "Io, se non mi date un titolo, non sono capace di scrivere niente". Poi comincio a criticare: "Guardate come mi avete ridotto: dopo 15 anni di scuola, non ho più fantasia. Se non vengo guidato non riesco neanche a pensare!". Avevo paura di aver fatto una stronzata pazzesca: "Adesso chissà che cosa cazzo mi dice!".

Il mio tema non arrivava mai. L'aveva tenuto per ultimo e -sorpresa- mi aveva dato dal 9 al 10. Ed era uno che non dava più di 7 eh! Quello per lui era il voto massimo. E dice: "Questo è un tema che mi fa sopportare di essere un professore, di avere una 500 gialla, una moglie". Quel momento fu fondamentale per me: lì ho avuto l'illuminazione: "Se dico sempre quello che penso mi salvo". Da allora in poi ho sempre fatto così».

Quindi però con questo vuoi dire che hai avuto problemi con la ragazza della canzone a causa della tua sincerità?

«Esatto. Perché insomma, mi metto insieme con questa ragazza di cui ero innamorato e dopo un po' di tempo lei mi fa: "Dimmi la verità, quest'anno hai avuto delle altre storie?

Guarda che se me lo dici non c'è problema". E io, ingenuo, perché è chiaro che è ingenuità quella lì e basta, se non avessi detto niente non ci sarebbero stati problemi, le racconto che avevo avuto due storie. Ma perché erano storie così, che avevo già e che volevo chiudere, non è che queste ragazze le avevo incontrate mentre stavo già con lei, erano storie di prima. Quando ti innamori non ti sparisce mica tutto quello che hai intorno no? Era capitato che le avevo riviste, ma erano storie finite. Per me davvero contava solo lei».

E a quel punto che succede?

«Che mi ha mandato a cagare e se n'è andata. E mi è crollato tutto il mondo addosso. Anche perché anche in questo caso come era successo per il mio maestro di canto io ho pensato: "Allora non ci si può fidare delle persone". Questa è stata un' altra delle delusioni che mi ha segnato perché io ci credo alle cose che si dicono... Poi se gli altri dicono le cose così tanto per dire, beh io non sono fatto in questo modo, io ci rimango male e però allora se è così che vadano affanculo!».

E lei non è più tornata?

«Sì, dopo una settimana è tornata. Io soffrivo come un cane e lei mi fa: "Guarda, io non riesco a lasciarti, torniamo insieme. Al massimo aspetto che sia tu a lasciarmi».

Un lieto fine?

«Da quel momento lei ha sistematicamente incominciato a distruggermi. Mi voleva uccidere, capito? Io ero quello sbagliato da tutti i punti di vista. Diciamo che tutti i miei difetti fisici, mentali, psicologici ormai li conosco perfettamente grazie a lei. In due anni mi ha massacrato: mi sentivo la merda più merda che calpestava la terra. A un certo punto ho anche cambiato città e per lasciarla ci ho messo sei mesi.

Pensa che mi sono addirittura messo a calcolare i tempi giusti per cui le dovevo dire che l'avrei lasciata mentre contemporaneamente partivo per restare tre mesi a Zocca, sai allora tre mesi erano una vita. Quello era l'unico modo, sennò non ci riuscivo. E feci proprio così: ho fatto finta di niente fino a quando è arrivato giugno e l'ultimo giorno le dico: "Guarda, io non voglio più avere niente a che fare con te" e me ne vado. Mi ricordo che ero nel piazzale di Zocca a giocare a pallone e sento mia mamma che mi chiama dalla finestra, una volta si faceva così: "Vascooo! Vasco vieni che c'è la Paola al telefono".

E io "Cazzo no, non è possibile". Vado su e lei incomincia a parlare e mi fa tutto l'intorto. Ci stavo ricascando di nuovo. Per fortuna - vedi a volte sono proprio le piccole cose che ti cambiano la vita - si ferma e mi fa: "Sono da un'amica, torno a casa e ti richiamo". Mette giù il telefono e così io vado a prendere una bottiglia di whisky. Me ne sono bevuta metà per essere abbastanza forte, così quando mi ha richiamato riesco a dirle: "Non ne voglio più sapere, smettila, non mi chiamare mai più, lasciami perdere". Tac. Metto giù il telefono e finita la storia».

E non l'hai mai più sentita?

«Oh, ma figurati! Un po' di anni dopo, quando ho avuto l'esperienza del carcere, mi ha scritto, così quando sono uscito l'ho rivista e abbiamo avuto un altro momento in cui ci siamo incontrati. Poi la storia è finita. Diciamo che io l'avevo rincontrata perché volevo dirle: "Guarda che un sacco di canzoni che ho scritto le ho scritte grazie a te, tanto che dovrei darti i diritti d'autore».

Quali sono?

«Tutte quelle in cui sono incazzato con le donne: da “Brava” fino a “Io no”. Ha tirato fuori il poeta che è in me (ride)».

Anche lì però dici: "Io no, io non ti perdonerò" e poi invece "io no, non ti dimenticherò" e persino " io no, non ti lascerò mai": non eri proprio convinto ancora.

«Pensa che quella canzone l'ho scritta nell' 88 e doveva finire nel disco che è del '98. Ho passato vent' anni in cui non volevo innamorarmi più di nessuno: avevo rapporti per cui mi incontravo con una persona non più di tre o quattro volte e poi se diventava troppo importante la lasciavo. Proprio non volevo più avere storie. E non ne avrei più avute, secondo me, se non avessi incontrato la Laura (Laura Schmidt, compagna per decenni e dal 2012 anche moglie di Vasco e madre del figlio Luca)».

E a quel punto la Paola, al contrario di quello che dici nella canzone, l'hai finalmente dimenticata

«Con la Laura è successo qualcosa per cui mi sono detto: "Ecco, adesso puoi tornare a lasciarti andare". E finalmente, dopo tanto tempo, ci sono riuscito. E così è nata la storia».

Ed è andata bene

«Beh, è andata bene perché ci abbiamo lavorato. Ci abbiamo lavorato tutti e due, ognuno per la sua parte. Perché noi siamo gente che se fa un patto poi lo rispetta. Rispettare le promesse è fondamentale perché ti fa essere uomo invece che bestia. Io non sono moralista eh, ma per me la promessa è sacra. Quando hai un famiglia cambia tutta la tua vita. Ma io prima ero immaturo, ero in un altro viaggio, non mi rendevo conto di certe cose. Prima non avevo paura di niente, andavo contro tutto.

Poi quando ti nasce un figlio e tu nel frattempo sei diventato consapevole, incominci ad aver paura di tutto. Adesso non posso più fare tante cose perché quando nasce un figlio non sei più tu figlio: cominci ad essere padre. E allora capisci che il mondo non gira solo intorno a te, cambia la prospettiva. Per tanti anni andavo in giro a fare musica: che mi fregava della casa, delle cose da fare, da amministrare? Io non mi rendevo neanche conto: andavo in giro, stavo nello "stupido hotel" e mi divertivo e basta. Non pensavo».

Poi invece che cosa è successo?

«È successo che a un certo punto mi sono rotto le palle».

Perché?

«Certe sere mi trovavo a piangere. E non sapevo perché. Allora ho pensato: "Devo fare una cosa per cui almeno se piango c'è un motivo: devo trovare un' ancora, un punto fermo. Insomma, una famiglia". Quando fai una famiglia non ami più solo la donna, ami il progetto. È per il progetto che si fanno i sacrifici. L'amore non dura? È logico che l'amore e soprattutto la passione non durino. Si trasformano. Ma l'amore per il progetto deve durare. E ai figli devi cercare di dargli almeno vent'anni di serenità con un padre e una madre che non litigano davanti a te: non puoi essere così imbecille da far soffrire loro perché tu egoisticamente cambi idea.

Io quando vedo quelle smandrappate in televisione che dicono "Eh sai poi a 50 anni mi sono innamorato di quest'altro qua" penso: "Ma stai scherzando? Tu a 50 anni sei lì che ti innamori ancora? Ma se vedi che ti stai innamorando, chiudi subito, perché se no fai soffrire le persone, cazzo!". Non è che io sto difendendo quel modello di famiglia da bacchettoni di cui tanti adesso si riempiono la bocca mentre fanno tutto il contrario, sia chiaro: non esistono nelle realtà quelle famiglie da Mulino Bianco. Però bisogna usare il cervello e affrontare le cose, tutto qui».

Scusa ma per ritornare da dove eravamo partiti, alla Giovanna (la vera ragazza che ha ispirato Albachiara, figlia del barista sotto casa di Vasco a Zocca), glielo hai poi detto che era lei la protagonista della canzone?

«Eh, certo che gliel'ho detto, ma un bel po' dopo. Eravamo in un locale, era diventata grande. Le ho detto: "Guarda che quella canzone lì io l'ho scritta per te"».

E lei come l’ha presa?

«Mi ha guardato come per dire: "Ma vaffanculo". Non ci credeva. E allora dagli e ridagli le ho fatto vedere che non scherzavo mica. Nel 1983 quando ho fatto Bollicine eccola lì: Una canzone per te. "Non ci credevi eh?" le faccio (lo dice come nella canzone, ndr) e invece eccola qua! (ride)».

Infatti nel testo tu poi dici: "Una canzone per te/ come non è vero? sei te/ ma tu non ti ci riconosci neanche/ lei è troppo chiara/ e tu sei già troppo grande/ e io continuo a parlare di te"

«Esatto. Però attenzione: non sono canzoni " dedicate a", sono canzoni " ispirate da". Non è che io descrivevo la Giovanna come era veramente, infatti il personaggio reale non è esattamente quello di ma l' idea era quella e quando gliel' ho detto ho fatto proprio quel ragionamento lì ma lei non ci credeva anche proprio perché non si riconosceva nella descrizione fisica».

Poi però ci ha creduto…

«Eh ci ha creduto sì (ride)».

Le donne di Vasco

«Sai nelle canzoni c'è la mia vita, anche se a volte poi nascevano delle leggende. In qualche caso ero io stesso a crearle. Per esempio ritornando a quella volta che sono andato a Sanremo per cantare qualche giorno prima di partire ero finito contro un albero e avevo distrutto la macchina completamente. Io però non mi ero fatto neanche un graffio (ride). Allora me ne vado a casa e il giorno dopo chiamo il mio discografico, Rapallo e lui: "Va beh, va beh, se non ti sei fatto niente allora dai, ci vediamo giovedì a Sanremo".

A quel punto ci ripenso un attimo, lo richiamo e gli dico: " Guarda che mi sono sbagliato: la macchina non si è fatta niente, io invece mi sono fatto male per trenta milioni (ride) Se non me li dai non vengo a Sanremo". A quei tempi si viveva così: per vedere qualche soldo dovevi sempre ricattarli. Credevano che scherzassi: invece no. Non partivo. E infatti non sono partito fino a quando non mi ha dato l' assegno. Solo che a quel punto sono arrivato un giorno dopo e a Sanremo avevano già fatto le prove!".

E quando finalmente sei arrivato che cosa è successo?

«Tutti quelli che incontravo mi guardavano come fossi un marziano. Due amici mi fermano e mi dicono: "Sei matto, ti stavano aspettando tutti, ma dove sei stato?"'. E io: "Ho trovato due ragazze in autostrada, sai ci siamo un po' divertiti". Tutto inventato. Ma ecco, così nascevano le leggende. Io alimentavo. Ci stava, no? Io vivevo in quel viaggio lì.

A quei tempi il rischio me lo prendevo per fare una vita così bella: ne valeva la pena. Tra l' altro se morivo in quel periodo morivo giovane. Sarei diventato una leggenda. Invece sono bastian contrario per natura: non li ho accontentati quei moralisti che mi avrebbero visto bene schiantato contro un muro. Quando sei giovane è così. Il periodo duro invece è arrivato dopo, quando quel senso di invincibilità passa».

Certo che scandalizzare ti piaceva molto. Quell' anno lì di Sanremo non c' era solo Vita spericolata: c' era anche un altro pezzo che ha fatto la storia che si intitolava Bollicine. Anche lì non c' erano allusioni?

«Io raccontavo le cose che vedevo. E quello che vedevo in quel periodo era che dopo il " tempo delle mele" era arrivato quello delle pere. Certo, è chiaro che io giocavo sulla Coca Cola! Facevo apposta a ritardare nel dire la parola successiva, " Cola!", ma ancora una volta non era mica un inno: volevo che il benpensante si prendesse paura. Lui si aspettava Coca-ina? Eh, no: Coca-Cola!».

A proposito di Coca-Cola, non hai avuto problemi con la casa produttrice?

«In quel periodo mi voleva fare causa perché avevo danneggiato l' immagine "pura" (ride, della Coca- Cola. Poi, invece, non hanno fatto niente».

Quest' anno, a Sanremo, c' è stata una forte polemica contro Rolls Royce di Achille Lauro che, per alcuni, era un inno alla droga. Lui ti ammira molto. A te piace?

«Sì, a me è piaciuto: anche lui ha fatto la sua provocazione artistica. Anche quelli della trap, come Sfera Ebbasta, sono interessanti: ci puoi vedere il disagio giovanile di oggi. Inneggiano alla scarpa firmata, alla macchina grossa, i soldi. L' idealismo di ieri è stato ucciso, non ci credono più ma invece di condannare dovremmo cercare di capirne il significato».

Questo essere tuo essere " bastian contrario" lo ritroviamo in uno dei pezzi più importanti che hai scritto: Portatemi dio in cui parli di Dio e/o della sua assenza, un tema che ritornerà.

«Ma pensa: questo è proprio un pezzo che voglio riproporre nei nuovi concerti che farò!

Come facevi a saperlo?».

Non lo sapevo assolutamente, mi stai dando una notizia.

«Con i nuovi concerti di fatto è come se riprendessi un discorso con la gente che veniva a vedermi da quei tempi. Parlerò dell' inclusione perché è la cosa più ragionevole e lo farò prendendomi la responsabilità del caso perché poi non è che io voglio parlare della situazione politica italiana, parlo dell' inclusione e dell' esclusione, punto. E a quel punto ha senso rifare un pezzo come perché, visto che ce la stiamo prendendo con tutto, prendiamocela anche con lui.

Per chi crede dio ha lavorato per sei giorni e il settimo si è riposato ma allora, visto come siamo messi poteva lavorare anche il settimo: così poteva perfezionarlo un po' il mondo, no ( ride)? Io credo che tutte le religioni aiutino a vivere meglio: per me se uno ha la fede è fortunato. Io purtroppo non ce l' ho, vedo le cose come stanno: credo che noi siamo un caso, che la vita è un caso, è una necessità, non è un dono. Io cerco di fare il meglio che posso ma non perché io devo essere buono o perché c' è un dio buono. È chiaro che aspiro a essere meglio di quello che sono ma per la gente che ho vicino, per mio figlio, mia moglie, per i miei amici e anche per me».

Siamo soli?

«Sì. Ma non c' è da preoccuparsi: a volte meglio soli che male accompagnati. Non voglio avere una visione troppo semplice, stupida della felicità».

Grazie Vasco

“Grazie a te per la seduta di psicanalisi”.