#carbon peel las vegas

[safimiran]

[musesmusingz]

Attention-Grabbers and Cacophany

The October sun is setting at UC Berkeley’s Greek Theater, and the amphitheater is buzzing in anticipation. Hordes of young women in synthetic flower crowns and Dr. Martens pack the floor, pushing and shoving towards the stage. As the sun sets, Lana Del Rey gracefully steps out under pink spotlights. The woman I had idolized since my preteen years was no longer just an image on a screen but was now twenty feet in front of me. She looked angelic in her peasant blouse and skinny jeans. I didn’t know how lucky I was to be there— she would go on hiatus after this tour. Soon she swung over the audience on a flowery swing, holding the microphone out to the adulating masses, smiling as we shouted the lyrics to Video Games.

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            Taylor Swift has been on the lips and cell phone screens of every American for the last year. Recently her jet-setting, carbon-emitting ways brought her 9,000 miles from Tokyo to Las Vegas to support her boyfriend, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, Travis Kelce in the Super Bowl. The two were photographed kissing after the Chiefs’ victory. Their intimate moment, surrounded by an army of cameramen, deeply immersed in the crowd, is the 2024 equivalent to Eisenstaedt’s V-J Day in Times Square. I’m not sure privacy exists anymore.

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            Deep in the woods, off the Washington coast, the Hoh Rainforest resides inside Olympic National Park. The rain from omnipresent rainstorms trickles down through the Douglas Firs, Western Hemlocks, Sitka Spruces, and Western Red Cedars, like gentle wet sequins, and tickle your nose saturating your clothes. The Hall of Mosses trail isn’t even a mile long, yet its gently inclined mossy loop seems to exist beyond any measures of time and space. Lush canopies and old growth swaddle you into a safe, green embrace, surrounded by undergrowth and banana slugs. The only reminder of the outside world is a plastic placard of Mary Oliver’s When I am Among the Trees staked into the mushy ground. In stillness, on the overgrown forest floor, life buzzes around you in shades of green.

~

            The shooting at the sports bar had everybody shaken up. Every body hit the deck. Let the bodies hit the floor! Drop it like it’s hot! 25 shots fired at 1 AM through the outdoor patio at Jackie’s in Southeast Portland, zero deaths and zero injuries. That should have been the news headline. Is it not snappy enough? Would carnage have made it newsworthy? There was no evidence in the news. Nothing but a Reddit thread asking if any neighbors heard the shots fired. Fifty bodies huddled on the sticky ground, circling the silent DJ booth, debating whether to call their loved ones. But no one died, so it clearly doesn’t matter. Are foliage half walls bulletproof? Where did the security go? Portland isn’t known for its clubbing scene, so why the fuck did I go to the bar?

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            This year’s Milan Fashion Week was littered with banana peels, candy wrappers, whole eggs, and soda cans on the AVAVAV catwalk. The designer planted haters in the audience—actors armed with artillery loaded with garbage. Models stumbled and fell, slipping and sliding on the trashy runway laid out before them. The designer made a statement on hate and the fashion industry as her runway show descended into filthy chaos. Hateful Instagram comments passively scrolled by on large screens, overwhelming the audience with grimy, hateful text and imagery. The hate was real, but the medieval tomato-throwing was staged. Spectacle and staged anarchy will always be on-trend. 

~

            There’s an urban legend in California that it’s a legal offense to pick a wild, California poppy. The rich orange blooms pop sporadically in road medians and sidewalk cracks, teasing and begging to be picked. Pavement, condominiums, parking garages and urban development in the 20th century killed the abundance of orange that once painted hills with a lush brush and covered meadows with a blanket of wild grasses. Californians are more likely to see a poppy on a postcard than dancing in a dense patch. California is a temperamental muse. She’s plagued with earthquakes, fires, droughts, and the mystique of the Santa Ana Winds, but she’s also blessed with wildflower season and superblooms. The long dormant Arroyo Lupines, Canterbury Bells, Desert Primroses, and California Poppies reemerge, carpeting the rolling hills. The wild poppies reenter the scene, welcoming the spring, and tempting kids to pluck their ripe flowerettes.

[brookston]

Holidays 3.10

Holidays

Buffy the Vampire Day

Common Sense Day

The Day the Data Died

Denim Day for Dementia (UK)

Doctor’s Day (Venezuela)

Festival of Life in the Cracks

Harriet Tubman Day

Histotechnology Professionals Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Bulgaria)

Hote Matsuri Day (Fire Prevention Festival; Japan)

International Bagpipe Day

International Be Nice to Jeremy Danner Day

International Day of Awesomeness

International Day of Women Judges

International Find a Pay Phone Booth Day

International Social Emotional Learning Day

International Wig Day

Jitterbug Day

Joyce Buckshot National Day

Jupiter Effect Anniversary Day

Kurdish Clothing Day

Labour Day (Korea)

Landline Telephone Day

Mario Day

Men’s Day (Poland)

National Anthem Day (Ukraine)

National Black Girl Day

National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers

National Drake Day

National Freelancers Day

National Peel Day

National Sending Day

National Skirt Day

National Theatre Day (Azerbaijan)

National Wildlife Rehabilitates Appreciation Day

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Paper Money Day (a.k.a. Dollar Bill Day)

Salvation Army Day

Telephone Day

Theatre Day (Azerbaijan)

Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign (Canisteo, New York)

Twine Day (French Republic)

Whoopsical Day

World Culture Day [leap years]

Food & Drink Celebrations

Couscous Day (Libya)

National Blueberry Popover Day

National Ranch Dressing Day

Pack Your Lunch Day

2nd Sunday in March

Charter Day (Observed; Pennsylvania) [2nd Sunday]

Daylight Savings Day [2nd Sunday; DST Day] (a.k.a. ... 

Check Your Batteries Day

Check Your Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Day

Fill Our Staplers Day

Napping Season begins

Summer Time

Festival of Incompetence Day [2nd Sunday]

Holmenkellen Day (Winter Festival; Norway) [2nd Sunday]

International Day of Planetariums [2nd Sunday]

National Dry Shampoo Day [2nd Sunday]

National I Am Day [2nd Sunday]

Selection Sunday [Sunday before March Madness; NCAA]

Snake Sunday [Sunday before 17th]

Weekly Holidays beginning March 10 (2nd Week)

Brain Awareness Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Week]

Campfire USA Birthday Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

Girl Scout Week (thru 3.14) [Week including 3.12]

MS Awareness Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

National Bubble Gum Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

National Older Workers Employment Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (thru 3.16)

National Sleep Awareness Week (thru 3.16) [Week beginning with DST]

Patient Safety Awareness Week (thru 3.16)

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week (thru 3.15) [begins 2nd Sunday]

Sunshine Week (thru 3.16) [begins Sunday before 16th]

Termite Awareness Week (thru 3.16)

Universal Women’s Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

World Folk Tales and Fables Week [begins 2nd Sunday]

World Glaucoma Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

Independence & Related Days

Slavstria (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Székely Freedom Day (Romania)

Tibetan Uprising Day (Tibet)

Zanzibar (Recognized by France & UK; 1862)

Festivals Beginning March 10, 2024

Academy Awards (Los Angeles, California)

Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival (Tampa, Florida) [thru 5.21]

Carnival of Pétange [KaGePe] (Pétange, Luxembourg)

Cavalcade Remich (Remich, Luxembourg)

Crawfete (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Dine and Discover Food Tour (Belmar, New Jersey)

Family Winemakers of California Tasting (Del Mar, California)

National Famers Union Convention (San Francisco, California) [thru 3.12]

National Grocers Association Show (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 3.12]

St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Feast Days

Anastasia the Patrician (Coptic Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Apollonius of Tyana (Positivist; Saint)

Attala (Christian; Saint)

Benito Mussolini Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Codratus and Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

The Daedala (Festival Honoring Hera and Zeus; Ancient Greece)

Dante’s Banishment Day (Writerism; 1302)

Domingos de Sequeira (Artology)

Droctovaeus (Christian; Saint)

Edward Bawden (Artology)

Farvardigan begins (Ancient Persia, Zoroastrians) [10 Days]

Festival of Quan Yin (Buddhist Heart of Mercy and Queen of Compassion) [19th Day of Lunar Month 2]

Forty Martyrs of St. Sebaste (Christian; Martyrs)

Harriet Tubman (Lutheran)

Himelin (Christian; Saint)

Hote Matsuri (Shinto Fire Festival; Shiogama, Japan)

Hypatia’s Day (Women in Science; Pagan)

John Ogilvie (Christian; Saint)

Kessog of Scotland (a.k.a. Mackessog; Christian; Saint) [Scotland]

Liberalia (Ancient Rome)

Macarius of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (Christian; Saint)

Pope Simplicius (Christian; Saint)

Salle (The White Willow; Celtic Book of Days)

Shabbat Sarah (Sabbath of the Red Heifer; Judaism) [17 Adar]

Simplicius, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Sojourner Truth (Lutheran)

Whoopsical Day (Shamanism)

William Etty (Artology)

Wooden Leg Polishing Day (Pastafarian)

Zoe (Muppetism)

Christian Liturgical Holidays

Fourth Sunday in Lent (Western Christianity) (a.k.a. ... 

Bretzelsonndeg (a.k.a. Pretzel Sunday; Germany, Luxembourg)

Carnaval de la Laetare (Stavelot, Belgium)

Laetare Sunday (Anglicans, Lutheranism, Roman Catholicism)

Mothering Sunday (UK)

Refreshment Sunday

Rose Sunday

The Sunday of the Five Loaves

Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays

Shrove Sunday (Orthodox Christian) (a.k.a. ... 

Cheese Fare Sunday

Judgement Sunday

Meatfare Sunday

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [11 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [18 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s Chuck Norris' birthday.)

Premieres

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Film; 1988)

Another Music in a Different Kitchen, by the Buzzcocks (Album; 1978)

Brimstone (Film; 2017)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series; 1997)

Bunny Hugged (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

The Canary Murder Case (Film; 1929) [1st Philo Vance film]

The Cat in the Hat (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1971)

Cilly Goose (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)

Do the Circulation (Science Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)

Felix the Fox (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1948)

The Fighting Seabees (Film; 1944)

Fish and Slips (WB MM Cartoon; 1962)

G-Man Jitters (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)

The Godfather, by Mario Puzo (Novel; 1969)

Good Times Bad Times, by Led Zeppelin (Song; 1968)

Guided Mouse-ille (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)

The Holy Barbarians, by Lawrence Lipton (Novel; 1959)

How to Play Golf (Disney Cartoon; 1944)

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, by Aretha Franklin (Album; 1967)

I Spit on Your Graves, by Boris Vian (Novel; 1946)

Kong: Skull Island (Film; 2017)

The Little Princess (Film; 1939)

Little Skeeter (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1969)

Mission to Mars (Film; 2000)

Muriel’s Wedding (Film; 1995)

The Naked Sun, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1958) [Robot #2]

The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon (Broadway Play; 1965)

Powers (TV Series; 2015)

Rainy Day Women #12 and 35, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1966)

Respect, by Otis Redding, as performed by Aretha Franklin (Song; 1967)

Return from Witch Mountain (Film; 1978)

Robin Hood, Jr. (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1934)

Rocket Squad (WB MM Cartoon; 1956)

Rocky Horror Picture Show (Broadway Musical; 1975)

Send for the Saint, by Peter Bloxsom (Short Stories; 1977) [Saint #46]

The Sense of An Ending (Film; 2017)

65 (Film; 2023)

The Sound of Silence, recorded by Simon and Garfunkel (Song; 1964)

Space Invaders (Atari 2600 Video Game; 1980)

Sweet Bird of Youth, by Tennessee Williams (Play; 1959)

Tangled: The Series (Animated TV Series; 2017)

Wings of Honneamise (Anime Film; 1995)

Today’s Name Days

Emil, Gustav, John (Austria)

Galina (Bulgaria)

Emil, Krunoslav, Makarije (Croatia)

Viktorie (Czech Republic)

Edel (Denmark)

Helda, Helde, Heldi (Estonia)

Aura, Auri, Aurora (Finland)

Vivien (France)

Emil, Gustav, Märtyrer (Germany)

Ildikó (Hungary)

Emiliano, Eugenia, Gaio, Maria, Simplicio (Italy)

Adrians, Kira, Laimrota, Liliāna, Silvija (Latvia)

Butgailė, Emilis, Geraldas, Naubartas (Lithuania)

Edel, Edle (Norway)

Aleksander, Bożysław, Cyprian, Makary, Marceli, Porfirion (Poland)

Anecton, Ciprian, Codrat, Crescent, Dionisie, Pavel (Romania)

Branislav (Slovakia)

Eugenia, Macario, María (Spain)

Ada, Edla (Sweden)

Ann, Diodor, Hannah, Isidora (Ukraine)

Les, Lesley, Leslie, Lesly, Lester (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 70 of 2024; 296 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 10 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 22 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Ding-Mao), Day 1 (Gui-You)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 30 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 29 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 10 Green; Threesday [10 of 30]

Julian: 26 February 2024

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 14 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Pythagoras]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 81 of 89)

Week: 2nd Week of March

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 21 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Beore (Birch Tree) [Half-Month 6 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 3.24)

杏月 [Xìngyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 2 of 12] (Apricot Month) [Earthly Branch: Rabbit Month] (èryuè; Second Month)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 3.10

Holidays

Buffy the Vampire Day

Common Sense Day

The Day the Data Died

Denim Day for Dementia (UK)

Doctor’s Day (Venezuela)

Festival of Life in the Cracks

Harriet Tubman Day

Histotechnology Professionals Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Bulgaria)

Hote Matsuri Day (Fire Prevention Festival; Japan)

International Bagpipe Day

International Be Nice to Jeremy Danner Day

International Day of Awesomeness

International Day of Women Judges

International Find a Pay Phone Booth Day

International Social Emotional Learning Day

International Wig Day

Jitterbug Day

Joyce Buckshot National Day

Jupiter Effect Anniversary Day

Kurdish Clothing Day

Labour Day (Korea)

Landline Telephone Day

Mario Day

Men’s Day (Poland)

National Anthem Day (Ukraine)

National Black Girl Day

National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers

National Drake Day

National Freelancers Day

National Peel Day

National Sending Day

National Skirt Day

National Theatre Day (Azerbaijan)

National Wildlife Rehabilitates Appreciation Day

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Paper Money Day (a.k.a. Dollar Bill Day)

Salvation Army Day

Telephone Day

Theatre Day (Azerbaijan)

Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign (Canisteo, New York)

Twine Day (French Republic)

Whoopsical Day

World Culture Day [leap years]

Food & Drink Celebrations

Couscous Day (Libya)

National Blueberry Popover Day

National Ranch Dressing Day

Pack Your Lunch Day

2nd Sunday in March

Charter Day (Observed; Pennsylvania) [2nd Sunday]

Daylight Savings Day [2nd Sunday; DST Day] (a.k.a. ... 

Check Your Batteries Day

Check Your Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Day

Fill Our Staplers Day

Napping Season begins

Summer Time

Festival of Incompetence Day [2nd Sunday]

Holmenkellen Day (Winter Festival; Norway) [2nd Sunday]

International Day of Planetariums [2nd Sunday]

National Dry Shampoo Day [2nd Sunday]

National I Am Day [2nd Sunday]

Selection Sunday [Sunday before March Madness; NCAA]

Snake Sunday [Sunday before 17th]

Weekly Holidays beginning March 10 (2nd Week)

Brain Awareness Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Week]

Campfire USA Birthday Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

Girl Scout Week (thru 3.14) [Week including 3.12]

MS Awareness Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

National Bubble Gum Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

National Older Workers Employment Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (thru 3.16)

National Sleep Awareness Week (thru 3.16) [Week beginning with DST]

Patient Safety Awareness Week (thru 3.16)

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week (thru 3.15) [begins 2nd Sunday]

Sunshine Week (thru 3.16) [begins Sunday before 16th]

Termite Awareness Week (thru 3.16)

Universal Women’s Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

World Folk Tales and Fables Week [begins 2nd Sunday]

World Glaucoma Week (thru 3.16) [2nd Full Week]

Independence & Related Days

Slavstria (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Székely Freedom Day (Romania)

Tibetan Uprising Day (Tibet)

Zanzibar (Recognized by France & UK; 1862)

Festivals Beginning March 10, 2024

Academy Awards (Los Angeles, California)

Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival (Tampa, Florida) [thru 5.21]

Carnival of Pétange [KaGePe] (Pétange, Luxembourg)

Cavalcade Remich (Remich, Luxembourg)

Crawfete (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Dine and Discover Food Tour (Belmar, New Jersey)

Family Winemakers of California Tasting (Del Mar, California)

National Famers Union Convention (San Francisco, California) [thru 3.12]

National Grocers Association Show (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 3.12]

St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Feast Days

Anastasia the Patrician (Coptic Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Apollonius of Tyana (Positivist; Saint)

Attala (Christian; Saint)

Benito Mussolini Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Codratus and Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

The Daedala (Festival Honoring Hera and Zeus; Ancient Greece)

Dante’s Banishment Day (Writerism; 1302)

Domingos de Sequeira (Artology)

Droctovaeus (Christian; Saint)

Edward Bawden (Artology)

Farvardigan begins (Ancient Persia, Zoroastrians) [10 Days]

Festival of Quan Yin (Buddhist Heart of Mercy and Queen of Compassion) [19th Day of Lunar Month 2]

Forty Martyrs of St. Sebaste (Christian; Martyrs)

Harriet Tubman (Lutheran)

Himelin (Christian; Saint)

Hote Matsuri (Shinto Fire Festival; Shiogama, Japan)

Hypatia’s Day (Women in Science; Pagan)

John Ogilvie (Christian; Saint)

Kessog of Scotland (a.k.a. Mackessog; Christian; Saint) [Scotland]

Liberalia (Ancient Rome)

Macarius of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (Christian; Saint)

Pope Simplicius (Christian; Saint)

Salle (The White Willow; Celtic Book of Days)

Shabbat Sarah (Sabbath of the Red Heifer; Judaism) [17 Adar]

Simplicius, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Sojourner Truth (Lutheran)

Whoopsical Day (Shamanism)

William Etty (Artology)

Wooden Leg Polishing Day (Pastafarian)

Zoe (Muppetism)

Christian Liturgical Holidays

Fourth Sunday in Lent (Western Christianity) (a.k.a. ... 

Bretzelsonndeg (a.k.a. Pretzel Sunday; Germany, Luxembourg)

Carnaval de la Laetare (Stavelot, Belgium)

Laetare Sunday (Anglicans, Lutheranism, Roman Catholicism)

Mothering Sunday (UK)

Refreshment Sunday

Rose Sunday

The Sunday of the Five Loaves

Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays

Shrove Sunday (Orthodox Christian) (a.k.a. ... 

Cheese Fare Sunday

Judgement Sunday

Meatfare Sunday

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [11 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [18 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s Chuck Norris' birthday.)

Premieres

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Film; 1988)

Another Music in a Different Kitchen, by the Buzzcocks (Album; 1978)

Brimstone (Film; 2017)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series; 1997)

Bunny Hugged (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

The Canary Murder Case (Film; 1929) [1st Philo Vance film]

The Cat in the Hat (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1971)

Cilly Goose (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)

Do the Circulation (Science Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1979)

Felix the Fox (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1948)

The Fighting Seabees (Film; 1944)

Fish and Slips (WB MM Cartoon; 1962)

G-Man Jitters (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)

The Godfather, by Mario Puzo (Novel; 1969)

Good Times Bad Times, by Led Zeppelin (Song; 1968)

Guided Mouse-ille (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)

The Holy Barbarians, by Lawrence Lipton (Novel; 1959)

How to Play Golf (Disney Cartoon; 1944)

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, by Aretha Franklin (Album; 1967)

I Spit on Your Graves, by Boris Vian (Novel; 1946)

Kong: Skull Island (Film; 2017)

The Little Princess (Film; 1939)

Little Skeeter (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1969)

Mission to Mars (Film; 2000)

Muriel’s Wedding (Film; 1995)

The Naked Sun, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1958) [Robot #2]

The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon (Broadway Play; 1965)

Powers (TV Series; 2015)

Rainy Day Women #12 and 35, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1966)

Respect, by Otis Redding, as performed by Aretha Franklin (Song; 1967)

Return from Witch Mountain (Film; 1978)

Robin Hood, Jr. (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1934)

Rocket Squad (WB MM Cartoon; 1956)

Rocky Horror Picture Show (Broadway Musical; 1975)

Send for the Saint, by Peter Bloxsom (Short Stories; 1977) [Saint #46]

The Sense of An Ending (Film; 2017)

65 (Film; 2023)

The Sound of Silence, recorded by Simon and Garfunkel (Song; 1964)

Space Invaders (Atari 2600 Video Game; 1980)

Sweet Bird of Youth, by Tennessee Williams (Play; 1959)

Tangled: The Series (Animated TV Series; 2017)

Wings of Honneamise (Anime Film; 1995)

Today’s Name Days

Emil, Gustav, John (Austria)

Galina (Bulgaria)

Emil, Krunoslav, Makarije (Croatia)

Viktorie (Czech Republic)

Edel (Denmark)

Helda, Helde, Heldi (Estonia)

Aura, Auri, Aurora (Finland)

Vivien (France)

Emil, Gustav, Märtyrer (Germany)

Ildikó (Hungary)

Emiliano, Eugenia, Gaio, Maria, Simplicio (Italy)

Adrians, Kira, Laimrota, Liliāna, Silvija (Latvia)

Butgailė, Emilis, Geraldas, Naubartas (Lithuania)

Edel, Edle (Norway)

Aleksander, Bożysław, Cyprian, Makary, Marceli, Porfirion (Poland)

Anecton, Ciprian, Codrat, Crescent, Dionisie, Pavel (Romania)

Branislav (Slovakia)

Eugenia, Macario, María (Spain)

Ada, Edla (Sweden)

Ann, Diodor, Hannah, Isidora (Ukraine)

Les, Lesley, Leslie, Lesly, Lester (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 70 of 2024; 296 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 10 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 22 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Ding-Mao), Day 1 (Gui-You)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 30 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 29 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 10 Green; Threesday [10 of 30]

Julian: 26 February 2024

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 14 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Pythagoras]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 81 of 89)

Week: 2nd Week of March

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 21 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Beore (Birch Tree) [Half-Month 6 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 3.24)

杏月 [Xìngyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 2 of 12] (Apricot Month) [Earthly Branch: Rabbit Month] (èryuè; Second Month)

[omgericzimmermann]

There were a lot of things that Dima found confusing about the United States. He didn’t understand why cell phone bills cost as much money as they did. He didn’t understand why there were that many ingredients in Nutella. He didn’t understand why the Americans around him treated vodka like it’s some miracle drug, or why none of them knew the difference between pierogi or pelmeni. He didn’t, absolutely did not, understand why tins of tuna said they were “chicken of the sea” when they were actually fish. 

The one thing he did understand was hockey. 

And with hockey, the whole reason he lived in the strange, brightly lit den of desert iniquity that is Las Vegas, he understood Kent Parson.

Dima didn’t understand the United States and probably never would - which he decided mere moments after he first landed in the US after a long, long flight from the Kiev airport - but it didn’t take him long to understand Parse. They started on the Aces the same year, though Dima was a few years older, but Parse was graceful on the ice in a way that Dima never could be; Parse was poetry in motion; Parse was sex on skates. 

Dima liked the fact that Parse tried, that he asked whether Dima spoke Ukrainian or Russian - that he knew there was a difference - and he liked the fact that Parse made an effort at speaking Ukrushian that Dima and the Russian players on the team could all understand. He liked the way Parse said “Dimitri” and then later “Scraps” and then, sometimes, quietly, “Dima.” 

He liked that Parse only ever said “Dima” quietly, softly, when other people couldn’t hear. When they were watching a movie together in the apartment they shared their joint first year, or when they were bunking together on roadies. He liked that Parse picked it up after they skyped with Dima’s mom who was in their dacha east of the city, in the kitchen making shashlik, and the way he tried to be formal with is “Dobry den” even though all he usually spoke was curse words. 

Dima liked all of those things when he first started on the Aces, and first moved to Las Vegas, and he understood hockey and Kent Parson, right up until the first moment they were alone together after they won their first Stanley Cup. And in the dark of their apartment, a day and a half after their cup win, with the Vegas heat pressing in through their windows, and the blackness of the hour just before dawn smothering all thoughts and common sense, with Parse’s small, lithe frame pressed against his much larger, more scarred, blunter body, and his mouth, so hot, and soft, and wet against Dima’s own, Dima realised he didn’t understand Kent Parson. 

“What are you doing?” Dima had asked, putting his hands on Parse’s shoulders and pushing him away. 

“I thought--” Parse had said, and his eyes had cycled through a series of emotions: fear, shame, disappointment, resignation. 

“No?” Dima had replied, because he did understand Parse, he had realised again, and he understood him to be the right amount braver than Dima was himself. 

“Fuck, sorry,” Parse had said, but of the emotions Dima had seen in his eyes, apology had not been one of them. 

And it had gone away. It had all gone away, and it had stayed away until their second cup. And maybe Parse was confused when Dima hadn’t asked him to find his own place, and hadn’t protested Parse’s captaincy, and hadn’t told anyone. But Dima understood hockey, and he knew Parse was best for their hockey. 

At their first moment alone together after their second cup, it was Dima, in the bright morning light of their apartment, after they had peeled themselves off the Strip, with Kit Purrson winding around their ankles and the taste of champagne still on their tongues and the carbonated bubbles still popping inside their cheeks, who kissed Parse this time. It was Dima who thanked him for good games, good hockey, that thing which they both understood so much better than anything else, especially human hearts, and it was Dima who cupped Parse’s face in his own, oversized hands and aligned their lips for the best coverage. For the best coverage, and the most electricity running up and down both their spines, half from taking the cup a second time, half from doing what they ought to have done two years earlier and had started abortively but properly this time. Dima understood that at least: he understood kissing. 

And he understood the sleepy soft smile on Parse’s face the next morning when he woke with Parse’s cheek pressed against his chest. 

And he understood Parse well enough to read the look in his eye when pictures and videos and twitters - tweeters - whatever they were called - of Jack Zimmermann kissing a small blond man on centre ice in the wake of his own Stanley Cup victory turned up all over their phones. 

He understood Parse well enough to know that as soon as they got home - the bachelors who’d never found reason to get their own places as far as the rest of their team was concerned - the first words out of Parse’s mouth would be, “I wasn’t supposed to go first in the draft, but I was supposed to be first at this.” 

[gonzalomingo]

En Orbita (RN3): Sonar

Especial Festival Sonar I

A$AP Rocky “Praise The Lord”& “hun43rd”, Acid Arab “la hafla”& “stil”

Andy C “till dawn” & “what bass”, Bruce brubaker “Jaime la biaute”

Daniel Avery “drone logic” & “naive response”, Disclosure feat. Sam Smith “latch” & “omen”, Dj seinfeld “u”, Four tet “planet”, Jarreau vandal “small talk” & “someone that you love”, Jlin “black origami” & “carbon 7 161”, Joseph Capriati “awake” & “control room”, Maya jane coles “other side”, Palms trax “equation” & “to Paradise” y Phran “basical klasse wrecks 006” & “vimanismo klasse wrecks 011.

Especial Festival Sonar II

Bad Bunny ft Drake “Mia”& “Caro”, Bad Gyal “Fiebre prod King doudou slow wine” & “Yo sigo igual”, Jesse Baez “Apaga la luz”& con  C. Tangana “Fácil”, Deva “Recycled j cupido”, Lil Moss feat Mishii prod enry k “Chrome medal”, Lil Uzi “vert 20 min” & “vert sanguine Paradise”, Dano “kyhook”, Dixon “En vue”, Dj tennis “floating boy self portrait” & “gordon”, Louie Vega “Thousand fingered man” , Max Cooper “Ripple”, Paul Kalkbrenner “sky and sand”, Red Axes “Silver bed”, Erol Alkan “A hold on love” & “Spectrum”, Flava d “In the dance” & “Return to me”, Katarzia “Hodinovy hotel”, Kaytranada feat Shay lia “Chances” & con Syd “youre the one”.

Especial Festival Sonar III

Dj Krush “kemuri” & “beyond raging waves”, Dj Seinfeld “sakura, Lomepal feat Romeo Elvis “10000c” & “trop beau”, Mall grab “cant get u outta my mind”,Naafi “tototo wasted fates”, Octavian “lit” & “Little”, Sho madjozi“huku”, Vince Staples “fun” & “norf norf explicit”, Rrucculla “Comatose lime peel”, Skepta “Bullet from a gun” & “Shutdown”, Theo Parrish “Lost angel”, Waajeed “Shango” & Waajeed “Winstons midnight disco”, Amelie Lens“Drift” & “In silence drumcode”, Branko feat Nonku phiri mr carmack “let me go” &  feat Dino dsantiago “tudo certo”, Yakamoto Kotzuga “Until we fade”, Murlo “evaporate”, “into mist official” & “into mist”

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Guía de series: Estrenos y regresos de abril 2019

¿De qué series tenéis más ganas? ¿Cuántas de ellas recordaremos dentro de un año? ¿Qué importa eso si solo buscamos pasar un buen rato? ¿Por qué estoy hablando solo?

¡Feliz abril!

Leyenda:

Verde: series nuevas.

Rojo: series de las que haremos reviews semanales.

Negro: regresos de otras series.

Naranja: miniseries o series documentales.

Amarillo: tv movies, documentales, especiales o pilotos.

Morado: season finales.

Púrpura: midseason finales.

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Calendario de series

1 de abril: 

The Twilight Zone (1T) en CBS All Access

Magnum P.I. (1T finale) en CBS

2 de abril: 

The Last O.G. (2T) en TBS

This Is Us (3T finale) en NBC

Good Trouble (1T finale) en Freeform

3 de abril: 

Brockmire (3T) en IFC

You're the Worst (series finale) en FXX

4 de abril: 

In the Dark (1T) en The CW

Cloak and Dagger (2T) en Freeform

5 de abril: 

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2T completa), Quicksand (1T completa) y Unicorn Store en Netflix

The Tick (2T completa) en Amazon

Warrior (1T) en Cinemax

Justo antes de Cristo (1T completa) en Movistar+

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (series finale y concierto especial) en The CW

7 de abril: 

Killing Eve (2T) en BBC America y AMC

The Chi (2T) en Showtime

The Durrells (4T y última) en ITV

8 de abril: 

The Victim (1T) en BBC One

Magnum P.I. (1T finale) en CBS

Fleabag (2T finale) en BBC Three

9 de abril: 

You Me Her (4T) en Audience Network

The Code (1T) en CBS

Fosse/Verdon en FX

The Bold Type (2T) en Freeform

Don't Forget the Driver (1T) en BBC Two

Splitting Up Together (2T finale) en ABC

10 de abril: The Silence en Netflix

11 de abril: 

Black Summer (1T completa) en Netflix

Lee & Dean (2T) en Channel 4

Fam (1T finale) en CBS

12 de abril: 

Special (1T completa), Huge In France (1T completa), ¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? y The Perfect Date en Netflix

Fresh Off the Boat (5T finale) y Speechless (3T finale) en ABC

14 de abril: God Friended Me (1T finale) en CBS

15 de abril: 

No Good Nick (1T completa) en Netflix

The Code (cambio de día) en CBS

16 de abril: 

Bless This Mess (1T) en ABC

The Rookie (1T finale) en ABC

18 de abril: Life in Pieces (4T) en CBS

19 de abril: 

Ramy (1T) en Hulu

Bosch (5T completa) en Amazon

Samantha! (2T completa) y Someone Great en Netflix

21 de abril: Madam Secretary (5T finale) en CBS

22 de abril:

Gentleman Jack en HBO 

The Neighborhood (1T finale) en CBS

23 de abril: Roswell, New Mexico (1T finale) en The CW

24 de abril: Cobra Kai (2T completa) en YouTube Premium

25 de abril: 

Supernatural (14T finale) en The CW

Gotham (series finale) y The Orville (2T finale) en FOX

26 de abril: 

Chambers (1T completa) y The Protector (2T completa) en Netflix

Jamestown (3T y última) en Sky One

27 de abril: The Son (2T y última) en AMC

28 de abril: The Red Line (1T) en CBS

30 de abril: The 100 (6T) en The CW

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Estrenos de series

The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)

El tercer revival de la serie de ciencia ficción que emitió CBS entre 1959 y 1964 estará presentado y producido por Jordan Peele, el creador de Get Out y Us. Cada capítulo contará una historia, y contará con la participación de Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story, The Nun), Adam Scott (The Office, Big Little Lies), Allison Tolman (Fargo, Castle Rock), Jacob Tremblay (Room, Wonder), Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead, Burning), Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time, Big Love), Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, As Good as It Gets), Chris O'Dowd (Get Shorty, The IT Crowd), John Cho (The Exorcist, Sleepy Hollow), Seth Rogen (Superbad, Pineapple Express), Kumail Nanijani (The Big Sick, Silicon Valley), DeWanda Wise (She's Gotta Have It, Shots Fired), James Frain (Gotham, Orphan Black), Sanaa Lathan (Shots Fired, The Affair), Zabryna Guevara (Gotham, New Amsterdam), Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project, MADtv), Jessica Williams (2 Dope Chicks, Girls), Tracy Morgan (30 Rock, Saturday Night Live), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul, Whitney), Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Rectify), Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Deadpool 2) o Betty Gabriel (Counterpart, Westworld). Diez episodios. Estreno: 1 de abril

In the Dark (The CW)

Una mujer ciega, irreverente y llena de defectos (Perry Mattfeld, Shameless) es la única testigo del asesinato de su amigo, que era traficante de drogas. Después de que la policía desestime su versión, se embarca en una aventura con su perro Pretzel para encontrar al asesino al mismo tiempo que lidia con su vida amorosa y el trabajo que odia en la escuela de perros guía, propiedad de sus sobreprotectores padres. Escrita por Corinne Kingsbury (The Newsroom, Fam) y producida por Ben Stiller (Escape at Dannemora, Another Period), cuenta también con Brooke Markham (Foursome, Cassandra French's Finishing School), Keston John (Blood & Oil, Bosch), Derek Webster (Damages, Ray Donovan), Kathleen York (The West Wing, The Client List), Rich Sommer (GLOW, Mad Men) y Casey Deidrick (Eye Candy, Teen Wolf). Trece episodios. Estreno: 4 de abril

Quicksand (Netflix)

La primera serie sueca original de Netflix está basada en la novela 'Störst av Allt', de Malin Persson Giolito (2016), y trata sobre un tiroteo masivo en un instituto y un juicio por asesinato a una adolescente (Hanna Ardéhn). Escrita por Camilla Ahlgren (Millennium, The Bridge). Seis episodios.

Estreno: 5 de abril

Warrior (Cinemax)

Se centra en Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji; The Innocents, The Wrong Mans), un prodigio de las artes marciales recién llegado de China, que se encuentra de pronto inmerso en las Tong Wars (San Francisco a finales del siglo XIX). Creada por Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) e inspirada en una idea de Bruce Lee, tiene también a Hoon Lee (Banshee, Outcast), Olivia Cheng (Marco Polo), Dianne Doan (Vikings, Descendants), Jason Tobin (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift), Kieran Bew (Rellik, Da Vinci's Demons), Dean Jagger (Mr. Novak), Joanna Vanderham (Vanished, The Paradise), Tom Weston-Jones (Copper, Dickensian), Joe Taslim (Star Trek: Beyond, Furious 6), Langley Kirkwood (Dominion, Banshee), Christian McKay (Frontier, Borgia), Perry Yung (The Knick) y Rich Ting (Waco). Diez episodios. Estreno: 5 de abril

The Victim (BBC One)

Thriller legal ambientado en Escocia y contado desde dos puntos de vista: Craig Myers (James Harkness; Darkest Hour, Rogue One) es un hombre de familia que, tal vez por error, es identificado online como un conocido asesino; y Anna Dean (Kelly Macdonald; Trainspotting, Black Mirror) es una mujer cuyo hijo de nueve años fue asesinado hace quince años y es acusada de revelar la nueva identidad del criminal y de conspirar para asesinarlo. Completan el reparto John Hannah (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Dirk Gently), Jamie Sives (Game of Thrones, Frontier), Karla Crome (Under the Dome, Misfits), Ramon Tikaram (Fortitude, Jupiter Ascending), Cal MacAninch (Banished, Doomsday), Isis Hainsworth (One of Us) y Chloe Pirrie (War & Peace, Troy: Fall of a City). Escrita por Rob Williams (The Man in the High Castle). Cuatro episodios. Estreno: 8 de abril

  The Code (CBS)

Escrita por Craig Sweeny (Star Trek: Discovery, Elementary) y dirigida por Marc Webb (Limitless, The Amazing Spiderman), es un drama legal en el que las mentes más brillantes del ejército deberán enfrentarse a uno de los mayores desafíos de su historia. Cada uno será entrenado como abogado, investigador y marine y trabajará codo con codo junto a sus compañeros dejando sus ideales a un lado para servir con honor a su país. Protagonizada por Luke Mitchell (Blidspot, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives, Body of Proof), Anna Wood (Falling Water, The Following), Ato Essandoh (Altered Carbon, Chicago Med), Phillipa Soo (Smash) y Raffi Barsoumian (The Vampire Diaries). Trece episodios. Estreno: 9 de abril

Fosse/Verdon (FX)

Limited series sobre la historia de amor entre el director y coreógrafo Bob Fosse y la actriz y bailarina Gwen Verdon. Protagonizada por Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards, Moon) y Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn, Blue Valentine), escrita por Steven Levenson (Masters of Sex, Vegas), basada en la biografía de Fosse y producida por Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) y Nicole Fosse, hija de la pareja. Norbert Leo Butz (Bloodline, Trust), Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers), Aya Cash (You're the Worst, Easy), Nate Corddry (Mom, Mindhunter), Susan Misner (The Americans, Billions), Bianca Marroquin (Esperanza del corazón), Kelli Barrett (The Punisher), Evan Handler (Californication, Sex and the City), Rick Holmes (The Punisher), Paul Reiser (Stranger Things, Mad About You), Ethan Slater, Byron Jennings (The Greatest Showman) y Laura Osnes serán Paddy Chayefsky, Ann Reinking, Joan Simon, Neil Simon, Joan McCracken, Chita Rivera, Liza Minnelli, Hal Prince, Fred Weaver, Cy Feuer, Joel Grey, George Abbott y Shirley MacLaine. Ocho episodios. Estreno: 9 de abril

Don't Forget the Driver (BBC Two)

Comedia negra ambientada en la ciudad balneario de Bognor Regis que intenta contarnos qué significa vivir, trabajar y criar hijos en plena crisis europea. Peter Green (Toby Jones; Wayward Pines, Detectorists) es un conductor de autobús y padre soltero con una vida monótona, viviendo con su hija (Erin Kellyman) y con su madre (Marcia Warren), que descubre un cadáver en la costa al mismo tiempo que alguien nuevo llega al pueblo. Les acompañan Jo Eaton-Kent (Poldark, Wasted), Luwam Teklizgi, Claire Rushbrook (My Mad Fat Diary, No Offence), Danny Kirrane (Wasted, Poldark) y Dino Kelly (Peaky Blinders). Creada y escrita por Toby Jones y Tim Crouch (An Oak Tree, Beginners). Seis episodios. Estreno: 9 de abril

Black Summer (Netflix)

En este spin-off precuela de Z Nation, una madre separada de su hija (Jaime King; Hart of Dixie, Sin City) hará todo lo posible por encontrarla enfrentándose al apocalipsis junto a un grupo de refugiados americanos. Con Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Gwynyth Walsh, Christine Lee, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau, Sal Velez Jr., Edsson Morales, Aidan Fink y Kash Hill. Creada y escrita por Karl Schaefer (Z Nation, The Dead Zone) y John Hyams (Z Nation, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 11 de abril

Special (Netflix)

Comedia escrita y protagonizada por Ryan O'Connell, guionista de Will & Grace o Awkward, y basada en sus propias vivencias, sobre un chico gay con una leve parálisis cerebral que decide reescribir su vida y perseguir lo que realmente quiere. Con Jessica Hecht (Friends, Breaking Bad), Punam Patel (Kevin From Work, Alone Together), Marla Mindelle, Augustus Prew (Prison Break, Pure Genius) y Patrick Fabian (Better Call Saul, Veronica Mars). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 12 de abril

Huge in France (Netflix)

Comedia creada, producida y protagonizada por Gad Elmaleh, e inspirada en su vida, que trata sobre un cómico muy famoso en Francia que se muda a Los Ángeles para intentar reconectar con su hijo adolescente (Jordan Ver Hoeve) y se da cuenta de que allí no es nadie. Con Matthew del Negro (Scandal, Mistresses), Erinn Hayes (Childrens Hospital, Kevin Can Wait), Scott Keiji Takeda, Austin Fryberger, Keana Marie (Flaked) y Brittany Ross (The Middle). Escrita por Jarrad Paul (The Grinder, Stargate SG-1) y Andy Mogel (The Grinder, Yes Man). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 12 de abril

No Good Nick (Netflix)

Comedia multicámara sobre un matrimonio con dos hijos que da la bienvenida a la familia a una joven que busca venganza por haberle arruinado la vida inconscientemente. Protagonizada por Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Melissa & Joey), Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings, Stranger Things), Siena Agudong (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Kalama Epstein (The Fosters) y Lauren Lindsey Donzis (Liv and Maddie). Creada y producida por David H. Steinberg (Yo-kai Watch, American Pie 2) y Keetgi Kogan (Yo-kai Watch) y dirigida por Andy Fickman (Kevin Can Wait, Liv and Maddie). Veinte episodios. Estreno: 15 de abril

Bless This Mess (ABC)

Comedia sobre una pareja de recién casados que se mudan de la gran ciudad a un pueblo de Nebraska. Protagonizada por Lake Bell (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp), Dax Shepard (Parenthood, The Ranch), Pam Grier (The L Word, Jackie Brown), Ed Begley Jr. (Arrested Development, Six Feet Under) y Madison Curry (Us). Creada y producida por Lake Bell y Elizabeth Meriwether (New Girl, Single Parents). Bell también dirigió el piloto. Seis episodios. Estreno: 16 de abril

Ramy (Hulu)

Comedia creada, escrita, producida y protagonizada por Ramy Youssef (Mr. Robot, See Dad Run) y basada en sus propias experiencias como musulmán nacido en Estados Unidos. Con Steve Way, Dave Merheje, Laith Nakli (The Long Road Home), May Calamawy (The Long Road Home), Mohammed Amer, Poorna Jagannathan (Big Little Lies, The Night Of) y Hiam Abbass (Succession, Insyriated). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 19 de abril

Gentleman Jack (HBO)

Anne Lister (Suranne Jones; Doctor Foster, Scott & Bailey) es una terrateniente de Halifax que en 1832 está decidida a cambiar el destino de su hogar, Shibden Hall, reabriendo las minas de carbón y casándose, pero no tiene ninguna intención de casarse con un hombre, sino con la rica heredera Ann Walker (Sofie Rundle; Bodyguard, Peaky Blinders). Basada en hechos reales, ocultos en sus diarios personales codificados. Creada, escrita y dirigida por Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax). También participan Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, The End of the F***ing World), Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing, Fortitude), Katherine Kelly (Happy Valley), Timothy West (Last Tango in Halifax), Gemma Jones (God's Own Country, Bridget Jones's Diary), Stephanie Cole (Still Open All Hours), Peter Davison (Liar, Doctor Who), Amelia Bullmore (Happy Valley, Scott & Bailey), Vincent Franklin (Cucumber, Happy Valley), Shaun Dooley (Gunpowder, Broadchurch), Joe Armstrong (Darkest Hour, Happy Valley), Rosie Cavaliero (Hold the Sunset, Unforgotten), Stephanie Hyam (Bodyguard, Peaky Blinders), Dino Fetscher (Humans, Cucumber), Rupert Vansittart (Game of Thrones, Foyle's War), Derek Riddell (Happy Valley, The Missing), Sylvia Syms (The Queen, Rev), Brendan Patricks (Downton Abbey, Traitors), Lucy Black (The Durrells, Jericho) y Michael Xavier (Into the Woods). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 22 de abril

Chambers (Netflix)

Drama sobrenatural creado por Leah Rachel y escrito por Akela Cooper (Luke Cage, The 100) que se centra en una joven que sobrevive a un ataque al corazón (Sivan Alyra Rose) y comienza a investigar la misteriosa y repentina muerte de su donante (Lilliya Scarlett Reid) cuando su comportamiento se vuelve cada vez más siniestro. Completan el cast Uma Thurman (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction), Tony Goldwyn (Scandal, Ghost), Nicholas Galitzine (Handsome Devil), Kyanna Simone Simpson (Black Lightning, Show Me a Hero), Lilli Kay (Paterno), Sarah Mezzanotte (Royal Pains, Blue Bloods) y Griffin Powell-Arcand (Mixed Blessings). Diez episodios. Estreno: 26 de abril

The Red Line (CBS)

Drama que profundiza en el carácter personal de algunas políticas criminales a través de la historia de tres familias afectadas por la muerte accidental de un doctor negro a manos de un policía blanco (Noel Fisher; Castle Rock, Shameless). Daniel Calder (Noah Wyle; The Librarians, Falling Skies) es un dedicado profesor de instituto que se encuentra en duelo por la injusta muerte de su marido y que no sabe cómo encargarse en solitario de su hija Jira (Aliyah Royale), a quien Tia (Emayatzi Corinealdi; Ballers, Hand of God) y Ethan (Howard Charles; The Widow, The Musketeers) dieron en adopción. Cuenta también con la participación de Michael Patrick Thornton (Private Practice), Vinny Chhibber (No Tomorrow) y Elizabeth Laidlaw (Boss). Escrita por Caitlin Parrish (Supergirl, Under the Dome) y Erica Weiss, dirigida por Victoria Mahoney (Power, Claws) y producida por Greg Berlanti (You, Brothers & Sisters) y Ava DuVernay (Selma, When They See Us). Ocho episodios. Estreno: 28 de abril

Ghosts (BBC One)

Comedia sobre los espíritus que habitan en una vieja mansión que una pareja quiere convertir en hotel. Escrita por Simon Farnaby (Horrible Stories, Yonderland) y protagonizada por Farnaby junto a su reparto habitual: Matthew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard y Ben Willbound. Seis episodios. Estreno: Aún sin fecha

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What condo amenities do today’s buyers desire most?

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When shopping for a condo, you have the delightful task of reading lists upon lists of available amenities — and then figuring out the difference between which ones are desirable, which ones are necessary and which ones the seller is offering that you weren’t even looking for in the first place (is that rooftop helipad really necessary?).

It’s fun to daydream about fantasy amenities (coffee delivered to your bedside every morning would be a great one), but what features and benefits do people really want when they get serious about buying a new condo?

Looking at recent experiences and reports, it’s easy see which amenities and features truly draw buyers in. Here are a few that stand out as the biggest and brightest in the eyes of a condo buyer:

The high life: Rooftop recreation features

Condo buyers far prefer high-rise buildings to those with only a few floors — this was one of the top three desirable features for condo sales in 2014. It’s hard to deny the draw of the skyscraper life, especially in vibrant locations where condo units offer stunning views of the surrounding city.

Living in a high-rise building also increases the likelihood of more amenities featured in the building itself that provide added convenience for residents.

A high-rise condo building becomes even more attractive when it makes good use of the rooftop. Residents love attractive common areas, providing the ability to enjoy views from a rooftop terrace, garden or lounge.

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Many rooftops now feature swimming pools, grills (or outdoor kitchens), banquet tables, fire pits, private cabanas and more — creating more allure for residents seeking to wine and dine guests.

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Some buildings even feature multiple rooftop recreation areas that may be reserved for private parties.

Whether on the roof or not, rooms that can be reserved for private events are in demand, especially when upscale catering is available. Some condo buildings increase appeal by organizing social events and entertainment such as lounge parties, wine tastings or other gatherings.

The green life: Environmentally friendly features

Green living is increasingly a priority, as condo buyers keep their eyes peeled for the Energy Star certification marking energy-efficient appliances in addition to low-flow water fixtures and LED light bulbs.

Eco-friendly appliances and lights make a positive impact on the environment, and the reduction in energy usage saves money for residents on utility bills. Homebuyers know that investing in sustainability means saving in the long run by keeping ongoing costs low and consistent.

Many buyers are looking even past the in-home features for proof of environmentally responsible materials used in construction and decoration of condo units.

This includes the use of low volatile organic compound paints, carbon monoxide sensors (particularly within parking garages), windows designed to minimize heat loss and high-efficiency heating and cooling systems.

Condo buildings that show ongoing efforts to reduce water and energy usage are extremely appealing to buyers, who like to know that they’re contributing to a larger goal of helping the planet.

The luxury life: Fitness and spa facilities

Condo buyers are looking for features that enhance their lifestyles and support health and wellness. One of the major benefits of owning a condo over a house is that it offers a more convenient lifestyle.

High-end health clubs and fitness studios rank among the most popular luxury amenities for condo buildings. Residents enjoy the convenience of not having to pay separate gym fees or travel far from home to enjoy a healthy and relaxing lifestyle.

These facilities may include yoga and other exercise classes, gym equipment, indoor racquetball or basketball courts, steam rooms or saunas and hot tubs.

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Luxurious spa services also may be offered, such as massages, facials, nail care and more.

Current trends show that finding the right home is about more than just the floorplan and appliances — buyers are looking for facilities right outside their doors that make their lives easier and give them heightened wellbeing.

The family life: Features for children

If condo buyers have children, or plan to have them in the future, they will be looking for amenities that serve those younger residents as well.

Condo buildings can provide a family-friendly appeal by offering onsite daycare facilities, play areas for children that offer interactive games and community opportunities for enriching group activities.

Condo buildings also find success in hosting events tailored for children, such as featuring a professional storyteller reading aloud or a child-friendly music group.

When it comes to parents, proximity to good schools is another very attractive feature for buyers.

The captivating life: Location always matters most

A condo building may include a variety of services and shops within it — but condo buyers also love living in a location near shopping and attractions.

Desirable condos capture not only the amenities and features a buyer wants in the home but also the atmosphere and personality the buyer wants in an ideal lifestyle.

For some buyers, this means the height of excitement in a bustling city. It’s no wonder high-rise condos on the Las Vegas strip are on the upswing. The tremendous array of restaurants, theaters, clubs, performance venues, parks and more provide appeal for the adventure-seeker and the luxury-lover.

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It’s difficult to get bored in a big city, and Las Vegas may be the epitome of alleviating boredom or restlessness. Easy access to family-friendly destinations is an especially appealing feature for buyers with children.

Even for buyers who find the hustle of city life a bit overwhelming, condo buildings in convenient locations (relatively close to entertainment venues and other sources of activity) are extremely sought-after.

As the trends for desirable amenities slide up and down throughout the years, location is at the top spot for hottest condo features, and it won’t be giving up its title anytime soon.

Randy Char is a broker with Sky Las Vegas Condominiums in Las Vegas. Follow him on Facebook or LinkedIn.

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8 Sights to See at Red Rock Canyon

Need a break from the busy Strip?

Located only 17 short miles from the Las Vegas Strip, Red Rock Canyon is the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of Sin City. It’s also perfect for families who want to add a little extra adventure to their Southwest vacation.

The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is open to the public year-round and welcomes over one million visitors every year. The 197,000 acre recreation area houses more than 30 miles of hiking trails, as well as rock climbing, picnic areas, a visitor’s centre, a spectacular 13 mile scenic drive, and over 10,000 years of human history.

If that’s not enough to convince you to visit Red Rock Canyon while you’re in Las Vegas, let’s take a closer look at Red Rock Canyon’s unique geology, as well as 8 impressive sights and spots to explore when you visit:

Red Rock Canyon Geology

One of the most stunning sights at Red Rock Canyon is – you guessed it – the red rocks. After all, it’s called “Red Rock Canyon” for a reason!

The Canyon was named after its characteristic sandstone formations, some of which reach 3,000 feet tall. They’re such a bright red because of the iron oxide, or hematite, in the sandstone. Exposure to the elements, like wind and rain, causes this sediment to rust, resulting in the bright red rocks we see today.

The eponymous formations were formed by multiple geological forces, including fracture faults where the earth’s crust collided, erosion, and fossilization. Before the red cliffs were formed, the area was actually covered in a vast desert. The desert’s sand dunes were then lithified (the process of compressing unconsolidated sediment into sedimentary rock) to create today’s Aztec sandstone formations.

These forces created the breathtaking formations we get to experience today. Here are some of the most iconic:

1. Keystone Thrust Fault

A “thrust fault” is a fracture in the earth’s crust. These faults result from compressional forces driving one crustal plate up over another.

The Keystone Thrust Fault formed about 65 million years ago when the oceanic plate began subducting (or moving beneath) the western edge of the North American plate. This caused the older limestone to be thrust eastwards over the younger sandstone. That’s why you’ll see gray rocks on top of red sandstone – the older limestone doesn’t contain the iron oxide that creates the red hue.

The Keystone Thrust fault stretches up the west coast all the way to Canada, but it’s most visible at Red Rock Canyon. If you look to the west, you can’t miss it.

2. Mount Wilson

Reaching 7,068 feet into the air, Mount Wilson is the highest sandstone peak among the bluffs of the Spring Mountains, and you can get a great view of this impressive peak from Red Rock Canyon.

Image Source: Ken Lund

Image Source: Stan Shebs

Its sheer face may seem unclimbable, but Mount Wilson is a popular trek for climbers. Its trails can be difficult to follow, but there are a number of easy trails available to novice climbers. Make sure you do your research before you plan a hike up Mount Wilson.

3. Calico Hills

These distinct crimson hills began as red sand dunes over 180 million years ago. Over time, underground water carried away most of the original color, leaving behind calcium carbonate to cement the sand dunes. These dunes were then compressed and lithified under the weight of overlaying deposits that have now eroded away. Geology rocks!

4. Scenic Loop

The 13 mile scenic loop is the cornerstone of Red Rock Canyon. This paved, one-way road travels right through Red Rock Canyon, offering many places to safely pull over and snap photos, have a picnic, or explore a hiking trail.

As you leave the visitor center, the loop will take you into the Calico Hills and passed many more scenic viewpoints, including Ice Box Canyon.

All of our guided tours of Red Rock Canyon include a trip around the scenic loop. Check out these tour options:

Red Rock Canyon SUV Tour

See the dramatic scenery of Red Rock Canyon on this unique tour, including scenic drives and an exclusive off-road adventure. RESERVE NOW

Red Rock Canyon Hummer Adventure Tour

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5. Ice Box Canyon

Ice Box Canyon is the perfect spot to explore on a hot day. This canyon rarely sees sunlight, and the cool water and air from the mountains helps keep it significantly cooler than the surrounding desert. It takes about an hour walk through the open desert to reach, but when you arrive, you’ll be rewarded with views of a cool, shady box canyon complete with seasonal waterfalls.

Image Source: Stan Shebs

Keep your eyes on the upper canyon – bighorn sheep like to hang out near the large pools of water that collect there for most of the year.

6. Lost Creek

This seasonal desert waterfall is easily reachable along a short 0.35 mile hiking trail. If you’re travelling with kids, check out the Lost Creek Children’s Discovery Loop and explore the surrounding rock formations as well, as well as check out some cool pictographs.

7. The Visitor Center

No trip to Red Rock Canyon is complete without a stop at the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center. The Center is divided into four parts: earth, air, fire, and water. In each section, you can read about the history, geography, and plant and animal life of the Canyon. There are also interactive stations featuring information on local wildlife. Did you know that resident squirrels use their fluffy tails to cool off when it gets hot out?

If you’re lucky, you’ll also catch a glimpse of Red Rock Canyon’s “spokes-tortoise”, Mojave Max. If you don’t get a chance to see Mojave Max, there are seven female tortoises in a habitat just outside the visitor center.

8. Desert Wildlife

In addition to its spectacular rock formations and scenic vistas, Red Rock Canyon is home to over 200 species of mammals. Keep your eyes peeled and your camera ready to spot burros, rabbits, coyotes, bighorn sheep, red tailed hawks, and golden horses!

Seeing Red

Take a break from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas and check out this nearby desert oasis. At only 17 miles away from the Strip, Red Rock Canyon is a can’t-miss outdoor adventure for any Las Vegas traveller.

Take our crash course on Red Rock Canyon before you go!

See Red Rock Canyon on one of our popular tours:

Red Rock Canyon SUV Tour

See the dramatic scenery of Red Rock Canyon on this unique tour, including scenic drives and an exclusive off-road adventure. RESERVE NOW

Red Rock Canyon Hummer Adventure Tour

Traverse the desert on a 2.5 hour off-road adventure and overcome its obstacles in a Hummer, the most powerful all-terrain vehicle available! RESERVE NOW

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