#claire dickson

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[faultfalha]

The rumors of Lil Tay's passing were as fleeting as the smoke of a forgotten fire. Yet what had transpired between that fateful day and this musty chair in the far-flung interview room remained shrouded in a haze of unanswered questions. No one knew what had, or had not, been said under the weight of a relentless and piercing glare. All that could be known was that the Lil Tay of now was not the Lil Tay of then, the aftermath of death and rebirth inextricably intertwined and perhaps ultimately unknowable.

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TDA Las Vegas Predictions

Mini Female

Winner: Lucia Piedrahita (Club)

Top 3/4: Savannah Jackson (Larkin), Belle Marie Arauz (Dancetown), Stella Brinkerhoff (CSPAS)

Top 10:

Tatum Self (Club)

Kennedy Marble (Club)

Alivia Hughes (DC2)

Amanda Carpenter (Dancetown)

Madisyn Rose Amos (Elite Dance Pro)

Jessica Sutton (K2)

Neala Murphy (Larkin)

Giuliana Shea (Larkin)

Melina Biltz (The rock)

Top 20:

Naomi Harper (CSPAS)

Penelope Jenson (CSPAS)

Penelope Pranger (CSPAS)

Mikayla Isler (Club)

Kinley Harper (Club)

Abbey Scott (Club)

Nixie Vance (Club)

Penelope Akey (DC2)

Soleil Lynch (Danceology)

Maylin Munos (Larkin)

Lexie Charnstrom (Larkin)

Junior Female

Winner: Aria Du (Yoko's)

Top 3/4: Kelsie Jacobson (Larkin), Skylar Wong (Woodbury), Lilly Anderson (Larkin)

Top 10:

Anistyn Larsen (CSPAS)

Violet Schwarz (CSPAS)

Isla Gardner (Club)

Brooklyn Besch (Club)

Emery Duffin (DC2)

Finley Ashfield (Larkin)

Mika Takase (Nor Cal)

Roxie Onellion (The base)

Annabella Atkinson (The rock)

Emily Polis (Vision)

Kennedy Anderson (Vision)

Top 20:

Brooklyn Ward (CSPAS)

Kylie Lawrence (CSPAS)

Kate Baker (CSPAS)

Rory Frye (CSPAS)

Ella-Nani Knight (Danceology)

Brynn Jones (Expresenz)

Bella Charnstrom (Larkin)

Mila Ayshford (Larkin)

Tayah Klimuck (Pave)

Addyson Paul (Pave)

Francesca Jen (The Academy at The Brea Space)

Teen Female

Winner: Savannah Manzel (Larkin)

Top 3/4: Taylor Morrison (DC2), Kira Chan (Elements), Kylie Kaminsky (Danceology)

Top 10:

Kamri Peterson (CSPAS)

Stella Condie (CSPAS)

Vivienne Mitchell (CSPAS)

Alexis Alvarez (Club)

Makaia Roux (Danceology)

Keelyn Jones (Danceology)

Mariandrea Villegas (Epic Motion)

Lilly allen (Kim massay)

Claire Monge (Larkin)

Katie Shinn (Next step)

Top 20:

Blakely Bell (CSPAS)

Halle Hunt (CSPAS)

Mya Tuaileva (CSPAS)

Ellie Duffin (DC2)

Haley Bertino (Danceology)

Laci Bloss (Larkin)

Channing Embry (Next step)

Madison Ronquillo (Nor Cal)

Kinsley Oykhman (The Academy at The Brea Space)

Carissa Hsu (Premier Youth Dance Company)

Faílenn Daley (the colony)

Senior Female

Winner: Izzy Howard (Westside)

Top 3/4: Keira Redpath (Larkin), Isabella Lynch ( Danceology), Hailey Bills (CSPAS)

Top 10:

Addison Middleton (Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre)

Ayla Rodriguez (Artistic Fusion)

Zoe Ridge (CSPAS)

Emma Donnelly (Danceology)

Caroline Skrable (Danceology)

Isabella Jarvis (Larkin)

Maliah Howard (Michelle L)

Lola Iglesias (Michelle L)

Beth Anne McGowan (Next step)

Kaitlyn Tom (Nor Cal)

Top 20:

Emersyn Dickson (CSPAS)

Brightyn Rines (DC2)

Addison Jones (DC2)

Brooklyn Jones (DC2)

Sami Sonder (Danceology)

Brielle McCoy (Kim massay)

Gianna Mojonnier (Danceology)

[bluecapsicum]

Just found your art, and I wanna say: Your reports artworks are some of the best illustrated skyscapes I've ever seen! You really capture the diversity of clouds (and their associated moods) in a way I've never seen from other artists. Your use of tones and colours is so vibrant and real that it's honestly uncovering old memories. Just a question, are there any artists that you take particular inspiration from?

Hi!

First of all thank you so much for your very kind words, I really appreciate them. It's been a real journey in many more ways than I had expected (scientifically speaking, I think I probably make a lot of mistakes, but luckily, I'm not a science communicator).

It makes me very happy that the reports project resonates with you.

In terms of inspiration for the reports specifically, there are a lot of artists that I really enjoy:

Isaac Levitan and his grey skies specifically:

The Vladimirka Road, 1892, and Over Eternal Peace, 1894

James Dickson Innes, incredible colours and shapes:

Deep Twilight, Pyrenees, 1912-1913, Ranunculus, 1909-1912

Félix Vallotton's work is deeply touching to me:

Clair de lune, c. 1895, Le Rayon, 1909, Le Vent, 1910, Coucher de soleil à Grasse, 1918

John Constable, of course:

Rainstorm over the sea, c. 1824-1828, Cloud Study, 1821

I could name many many more, but I think this is a good start. I find it fascinating how artists always have a different approach to painting the sky. I mean, that's pretty self-evident but also very very cool.

Thank you again for your wonderful message! Hope you have a fantastic day.

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US people who care about railroads should definitely read the Corridor ID Selections. While it was published a little over a year ago, the program is designed to fund shovel-ready programs and dedicate money to assessing the viability of corridors which would be either new or upgraded, and they just posted a massive update to the map including new HSR viability studies.

A partial list of served cities:

High speed rail candidates

San Francisco, Anaheim, LA, Vancouver, Portland, Seattle, Eugene, Charlotte NC, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Las Vegas, Palmdale

New Conventional rail candidates

Asheville NC, Salisbury NC, Savannah GA, Chattenooga TN, Nashville, Memphis, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Boston, Albany, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, King's Mountain NC, Moline IL, Naperville IL, Wyanet IL, Chicago, Fort Wayne IN, Columbus OH, Pittsburgh PA, Cleveland OH, Cincinnati OH, Dayton OH, Toledo OH, Detroit MI, Coachella CA, Fullerton CA, Indio CA, Riverside CA, Palm Springs CA, Fort Collins CO, Pueblo CO, Denver CO, Boulder CO, Colorado Springs CO, Newport News VA, Charlottesville VA, Roanoke VA, Richmond VA, Dover DE, Wilmington DE, Berlin MD, St Paul-Minneapolis MN, Eau Claire WI, Fayetteville NC, Raleigh NC, Lillington NC, Fuquay-Varina NC, Mobile AL, Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula MS, Houston, San Antonio, Rosenburg TX, Flatonia TX, Seguin TX, Meridian MS, Mineola TX, Longview TX, Marshall TX, Shreveport LA, Ruston LA, Monroe LA, Vicksburg MS, Jackson MS, Jacksonville FL, Miami FL, Orlando Fl, Tampa FL, Indianapolis IN, Louisville KY, Milwaukee, WI; La Crosse, WI; Eau Claire, WI; St. Paul, MN; Fargo, ND; Bismarck, ND; Dickson, ND; Glendive, MT; Billings, MT; Bozeman, MT; Butte, MT; Helena, MT; Missoula, MT; St. Regis, MT; Sandpoint, ID; Spokane, WA; and Pasco, WA, Duluth WA, Peoria IL, Phoenix, Tuscon, Maricopa, Reading PA, Scranton

These are most of the cities with new service

If you are between two of these cities, there is a serious chance you will have a train coming to you soon. Check the Doc for more as well as service upgrades on existing services

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Commons Vote

On: Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Second Reading

Ayes: 351 (96.6% Lab, 2.3% Ind, 0.8% Green, 0.3% SDLP) Noes: 84 (100.0% Con) Absent: ~215

Day's business papers: 2024-7-29

Likely Referenced Bill: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision for passenger railway services to be provided by public sector companies instead of by means of franchises.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Commons Bill Stage: Committee of the whole House

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Labour (341 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alison Taylor Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy McDonald Angela Eagle Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Midgley Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Bell Ribeiro-Addy Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Bridget Phillipson Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Eccles Cat Smith Catherine Atkinson Catherine McKinnell Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chris Bloore Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Lewis Connor Naismith Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Jarvis Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Danny Beales Darren Jones Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Baines David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Taylor David Williams Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Diana Johnson Douglas Alexander Douglas McAllister Ed Miliband Elaine Stewart Emily Darlington Emma Foody Emma Hardy Emma Lewell-Buck Emma Reynolds Euan Stainbank Feryal Clark Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gen Kitchen Georgia Gould Gerald Jones Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Josan Hamish Falconer Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Hilary Benn Ian Lavery Ian Murray Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Healey John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Josh Simons Julia Buckley Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Kanishka Narayan Kate Dearden Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Keir Mather Kenneth Stevenson Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kevin McKenna Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Leigh Ingham Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Lisa Nandy Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lorraine Beavers Louise Haigh Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Luke Pollard Margaret Mullane Maria Eagle Mark Ferguson Mark Hendrick Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Marsha De Cordova Martin Rhodes Mary Creagh Mary Glindon Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matt Western Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Maya Ellis Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Amesbury Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Pat McFadden Patricia Ferguson Paul Davies Paul Foster Paul Waugh Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Perran Moon Peter Kyle Peter Lamb Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Polly Billington Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosena Allin-Khan Rosie Wrighting Rupa Huq Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett

Sarah Coombes Sarah Edwards Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Owen Sarah Russell Sarah Sackman Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Shabana Mahmood Sharon Hodgson Shaun Davies Simon Lightwood Simon Opher Siobhain McDonagh Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephen Doughty Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Reed Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Tahir Ali Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Tulip Siddiq Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Warinder Juss Will Stone Yasmin Qureshi Yuan Yang Zubir Ahmed

Independent (8 votes)

Adnan Hussain Apsana Begum Ian Byrne Imran Hussain John McDonnell Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Burgon Zarah Sultana

Green Party (3 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Ellie Chowns Siân Berry

Social Democratic & Labour Party (1 vote)

Colum Eastwood

Noes

Conservative (84 votes)

Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alec Shelbrooke Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Griffith Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Dinenage Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Claire Coutinho Danny Kruger David Davis David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Geoffrey Clifton-Brown George Freeman Graham Stuart Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Grant Helen Whately Jack Rankin James Cleverly Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Mark Francois Mark Garnier Martin Vickers Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Patrick Spencer Paul Holmes Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Rebecca Harris Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Holden Robbie Moore Robert Jenrick Roger Gale Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Steve Barclay Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

[twistedsoulmusic]

Claire Dickson’s second album, The Beholder, weaves a hypnotic spell with its ambient dreamscapes. Her wordless lyricism invites listeners into a world brimming with mystery and endless possibilities, encapsulated by the album’s fluid ambience.

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Nike_World of Warmth from HAMLET on Vimeo.

Credits:

Nike China Brand Creative Senior Director: Simon Lee, Che Lin Narrative Director: Seven Yang Senior Narrative Manager: Yuling Yao Narrative: Elaine Weng, Phoenix Zhao Senior Copywriter: Yi Qi Art Director: Diana Tang Designer: Cyan Wang, Xiaojing Li, Cathy Shang-Kuan Production Director: Kelly Zhan Senior Producer: Cora Liu Producer: Monika Jiang

Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai Chief Creative Officer: Ian Toombs / Vivian Yong Head of Creative: Matt Meszaros Creative Director: Zhong How Associate Creative Director: Ruby Li Senior Art Director: Alex Litovka Art Director: Edmund Chang Copywriter: Pat Cholavit Head of Production: Fang Yuan Senior Producer: Iris Li/ Jazzy Zhao Head of Planning: Summer Yang Associate Planning Director: Alan Wu Strategist: Katie Li Group Brand Director: Qinna Ye Brand Director: Esther Choi Senior Brand Executive: Wayne Zhang/ Louise Cai Business Affairs: Jessica Deng, Hui Ye, Gloria Ji Head of Design: Juni Hsu Designer: Qi Zhang Junior Designer: Chumeng Design Producer: Vic Zhang Senior Retoucher: Changqing Lee FA Artist: Dennis Chen

Production Company: Hamlet China MD/EP: Yimeng Zhang EP: Ruben Goots, Jason Felstead Hamlet Producers: Claire Qin, Duffy Du Production Manager: Winson Wang Line Producer: Wang Zhiyuan, Sun Ying Production Coordinator: Selene Xu

Director: Henry Scholfield

DOP: Pat Aldinger 1st AD: Stella Gui 2nd AD: Yan 1st AC: Terry Yan Assistant Camera: Ma Chao, He Xiaohu, Cao Cheng, Zhang Hongming, Zhang Zhaoyu, Ou Wentao B-Cam: Ben Kang

Gaffer: Dickson Lim Lighting crew: Sun Zhanchao, Yu Puping, Tang Yichun, Gao Binbin, Wang Yongcheng, Chang Dan, Ma Chong, Wang Jie, An Dongdong, Jing Deliang, Jing Xudong, Li Yaohui, JIn Xin Production Designer: Maruxa Alvar

Art Director: A-Liang Assistant Art Director: Alec Wei, Tziyi Yu, Kuo Hung Tsun Prop Master: Guan Guowu Prop Assistant: Lian Guanglong, Zhang Lei, Liang Jiancong, Li Zhao, Li Xiaolong, Liu Ruijie, Guan Weiwei, Sun Haoyu, Li Bo, Wang Xian, Ding Jun, Huang Yanfei, Gao Xiuquan, Zhao Bangyin Special Props: Julius Mak Special Props Assistant: Tang Cheng, Zhang Zhipeng, Zhai Heguang, Yang Jun, Zhang Bo, Yin Rongliang

Key Grip: Sun Weibin, Wang Hengru, Nan Ben, Xiang Yang, Zhang Po, Wang Weitao Stylist: Cheyuan Lee

Wadrobe/HMU: Alice Hsu, Sunny Chen, Dong Hongjuan, Qin Mengyao, Cao Chenyi, Huang Yu, Chen Weikang, Tian Zhao, Gao Qi, Dong Lulu Casting: Baiwen Zhang, Feifei Zhou Storyboard Artist: Vince Wei DIT: Luo Dong Q-take: Sun Haichen Runner: Yan Baowei, Jiao Qiqi, Xie Jun, Liu Gaochen, Shi Chenhuang, Jia Youpeng, Kong Shaogen, Wu Junqian Chaperone: Joyce Sun

Post Production Post Producer: Joy Chiang Offline Editing (UK): Sam Bould Offline Editing (Shanghai): Bing Feng CG & Online Editing: Wicked Pixel VFX Lead Artist: Eddie Van Rensberg, Carl Jeppe Post Producer @ Wicked Pixels: Kamila Kelly, Leigh Human, Leticha Kisting On-set Supervisor: Schalk van der Merwe, Paolo Gnoni Music Studio (Composition, SD, Mixing): Mr.Pape Colorist: Marina Starke

Special Thanks to: Art Director: YETI Art Studio Online Editing: HUE, Bottles Color Grading Studio: MZ Studio, Fin Design Mixing: Hush Studios

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Silverfalls Court Chapter 16

Title: Silverfalls Court

Author: Jay Grayson

Word Count: 50K

Genres: drama, suspense, who-done-it, LGBT+

Available on: Kobo and my website

Synopsis: A young girl, lost in the bliss of her first relationship, will do anything in the pursuit of what she believes is true love—even sneaking out of her house in the dead of night. Unfortunately, she is met by someone she didn’t quite expect. Her fight or flight instincts kick in but she in no match for the killer in the woods.

And her death won’t be the only one.

The once peaceful and quaint neighborhood of Silverfalls Court is thrown into chaos and upheaval when bodies keep showing up in the woods. When it becomes apparent that the murderer must be one of them, suspicions grow thick and trust is shattered.

Some, like Lisa-Marie Castel, want to play detective and solve the case on their own while others, like Dominique Pulmer, want to keep their heads down and wait for things to return to normal. Some might even wish to capitalize on the bizarre nature of the story while those who have been personally affected are left to pick up the broken pieces of their lives amidst the chaos.

Full chapter 16 under the cut:

16. Fool in the Town Square

Shocked silence between bouts of confused muttering filled the cul-de-sac as everyone began to group together. A loose mob formed in front of Dominique’s door though no one aside Lisa-Marie knew why. Mabel and Ilene kept their distance, however, as Mabel had a bad feeling about what was to come.

Mabel sent a look backward at Ilene who tightened her grip on the woman’s wheelchair. She, too, was nervous but her curiosity kept her within listening range.

Polly also hung back (though not as much as Mabel and Ilene) and she held onto Claire and Miguel with each of her hands. Serena stood beside her and watched with a frown. Jumin inched closer to his friend as Lisa-Marie continued to bang on the door and scream. He shot Serena a quick look, hoping to convey his nerves through it.

The remaining Jungs kept closer together and Suri flinched every time Lisa-Marie’s fist came down against the door.

Carson and Diana drifted closer toward each other, sharing quiet murmurs of conversation only they were privy to. They stayed away from the heart of the mob but mainly just so they could get a better look at what was happening.

Karowitz joined the Dicksons as though he were part of their household. He and Gary shared a few words while Kimberly held onto Hunter for dear life.

The Burns formed a vanguard behind Lisa-Marie—Hailey kept a hand on Madison while Jason’s eyes were glued to his neighbor’s back.

No one really had an idea of what was going on. Those in the first cul-de-sac could guess that something had gone wrong since there were police cars outside of the Castel’s house but, clearly, Lisa-Marie wasn’t dead or in trouble. The neighbors from the second cul-de-sac were even more confused as they only knew their presence was demanded outside.

Now they all paid witness together.

“Get out NOW!” Lisa-Marie screamed and threw both of her fists against Dom’s door.

“Why is everyone on my lawn?!” Dom’s voice finally sounded from the other side.

“You KNOW what you did! Get OUT!”

Everyone flinched and grew even more nervous about the circumstances. Hailey swallowed a lump in her throat and then tried her hand at convincing the man to join them. “Mr. Pulmer, we don’t know what happened! Maybe you can come out and tell us?!”

“Dom!” Carson yelled next, “Me and Diana are out here too! It’s fine!”

Diana glanced over at him and felt her stomach twist. She wasn’t sure she believed him though she knew he wasn’t lying on purpose. He probably had no idea how much danger Dom could potentially be in if the neighborhood collectively turned against him.

She bit down on her lip and silently hoped he’d just stay inside.

But, the door knob turned, and Dom slowly emerged. He glanced around with narrowed eyes and a defensive pose as he realized that everyone was at his doorstep. Everyone except Victoria at least.

“What is going on…?” he asked anxiously.

Lisa-Marie pointed her finger in his face. “You know. You KNOW!” Before he could open his mouth to protest, she shouted, “Brandon’s fucking DEAD!”

Shock momentarily paralyzed the crowd before all eyes were on Dom again. It was hard to tell who was immediately on Lisa-Marie’s side in her assumption he’d done it and who was bewildered by the insinuation. Most would automatically know that Dom was innocent—or at least Diana hoped that was the case.

“…You think I killed Brandon?” Dom’s mouth gaped as he fought for something to trace that accusation back to. Other than an easy counter-accuse, he couldn’t see how she’d think that. 

“You were the last one with him!” she shouted and threw her hands out. “No one else has been around him but you!”

“Except you,” he rebutted calmly.

Her eyes bulged and she lunged toward him. “How DARE you!” She dug her fingers into his shoulders at first and then started to encroach around his neck.

“Lisa-Marie!” Hailey and her husband both yelled but Hailey was the one who pulled Lisa-Marie off of Dom. “Calm down! Tell us what happened.”

She didn’t tear her gaze away from Dom but she did stop her assault. “Yesterday, well, last night actually…I came home and I spotted Dominique on his way to his house. Brandon told me he came over to ask him questions. Questions about the murders…and now Brandon is DEAD!”

“Dom wouldn’t do that,” Diana countered and braced for the heated stares she knew would come her way. Surprisingly, no one looked at her for longer than a second.

“She’s right,” Jason agreed. He was one of the last people Diana expected backup from. The Burns and Castels always seemed to have something of a symbiotic relationship. To hear the patriarch of the Burns family turn on Lisa-Marie was quite the surprise. “It makes no sense for someone to question another about the murders only to turn around and kill them. If Brandon was murdered like everyone else, it would have had to have been someone else.”

Lisa-Marie glared at him but said nothing. Mostly, because Dom beat her to the punch.

“You’re leaving out some vital information, Lisa-Marie,” he said and took a step to the side. It wouldn’t keep her from lunging at him again but he’d at least have more room to evade if she tried. With everyone’s attention back on him, he continued, “When I talked to Brandon last night, he confessed to me what happened with Lamar.”

“Shut it,” Lisa-Marie growled—her expression turning angry and red, “That’s a lie…”

“Aren’t the police at your house right now?”

“They are…” Kihyun interrupted and turned his concerned stare toward Lisa-Marie’s direction. “What is happening?”

“Wait, what did you and Brandon do to Lamar?” Carson asked, trying to get the group back on track.

“Nothing!” Lisa-Marie shouted, a few pitches higher than normal.

Dom shook his head. “You shouldn’t keep denying it. It just makes you look more guilty.”

As he expected, she tried to jump at him again with her arms outstretched and her teeth bared. Jason caught her that time and held her back. He looked down at her and asked, “What did you do, Lisa-Marie…?”

“Her and Brandon killed Lamar,” Dom took the liberty of answering for her.

“NO!” Lisa-Marie screamed in protest, “It wasn’t on purpose!”

Everyone went silent at her confession and Jason even let her go as if he was too disturbed to be in contact with her.

She stumbled to the side and shook her head. Clearly, she hadn’t meant to say what she had so she immediately went to trying to explain, “You don’t understand—NONE of you understand! We were trying to solve this case and Lamar was an accident! We didn’t know he had epilepsy when we took him to ask him questions! We didn’t know!”

“But he told you, didn’t he?” Dom narrowed his eyes at her. “He asked for you and Brandon to let him go because he needed his medication. Didn’t he?”

“There…no…there’s no proof of that anymore because Brandon’s dead,” Lisa-Marie said as if that, somehow, made her look better.

“Because you killed him,” Diana pointed out. She walked closer and was able to see everyone’s expressions a little better—they were all turning on Lisa-Marie.

“Who’s to say someone else didn’t kill Brandon?” Karowitz raised his voice. It seemed he was the only one not convinced. “Sure, she accidentally killed someone but that don’t mean she’s the serial killer, right?”

“Who do you suppose it is then?” Munhee asked with a scowl in his direction. Judging by her expression, she expected her family to be number one on his list.

“Could be any of us,” the man responded but then gestured to Diana, “Like Miss Muhammad over here.”

“Oh, shut the hell up,” Carson scoffed and rolled his eyes. “It’s clearly Lisa-Marie. She’s been playing us this whole time. Hell, it was probably a game between her and her husband but when Brandon blabbed to Dom, she got pissed and killed him.”

“You know NOTHING!” Lisa-Marie yelled and aggressively combed her hair back. “None of you! It’s all lies! I’m telling you the culprit is Dominique and you’re all turning against me?!”

“I know who it’s not…” Jason spoke slowly and stared her down, “It’s not my daughter. I locked her in her room for no reason. Because of you. You and your sick game!”

“I didn’t make you do that!” She stepped away from the mob with wild eyes. “It’s all wrong. YOU’RE all wrong!”

“There is no one else, Lisa-Marie,” Hailey agreed with her husband.

“Did you really kill all of them?” Gary asked as he pulled his wife and son closer into his arms to protect them. “Even Susan?”

“Even Peter?” Polly added on with tears burning her eyes. She hadn’t ever fully believed any of the suspects had been the true culprits until now. Until she looked at how Lisa-Marie was squirming in front of everyone. And all she could think was that the couple who had been her neighbor for years had taken one of her children from her.

“I didn’t kill anyone!” Lisa-Marie shouted and started to shake.

“It’s over, Lisa-Marie,” Dom said quietly as the neighborhood was joined by a handful of men in uniform.

Chief Hampton approached his daughter while two officers walked around the group to meet her on the other side. There was nowhere for her to run to so she just went limp and allowed them to secure the handcuffs around her wrists.

A squad car pulled up so the officers could place Lisa-Marie in the back. She didn’t even fight it.

Chief Hampton stayed where he was and looked at the crowd with a sober frown. “I am so deeply sorry for what has happened here these past few months. Truly…this was a failing that will not easily be lived down.” He sighed and shook his head. Everyone understood how much it must have stung to have his daughter be the one behind such heinous acts.

“We’re just glad it’s over,” Jason said with a sigh. He looped his arm around his wife’s shoulders and brought her and his daughter closer to him. Many of the other families shared in his sentiment and followed his lead in pulling their loved ones close.

The police chief nodded and then looked to Dom. “Mind coming to the station as well? With Brandon dead we can’t exactly get much out of him. Your testimony of his confession borders on hearsay but it might help when comparing it to my daughter’s story.”

Dom was nervous but he understood why it was necessary. He gulped and then agreed, “Alright. I’ll tell you everything I was told.”

The rest of the neighborhood watched the two walk off together and then continued to watch as the police cars drove away. The knowledge that it was over wasn’t quite the same as relief but the emotion was settling into some of them. The Dicksons cried and hugged their son tightly between them; Polly was surrounded by her children who began to mourn Peter all over again. The Jungs walked closer to the Rosello family and offered their support while Jason looked back to the direction of his house.

Victoria hadn’t done anything.

 She needed to be freed.

He led the charge back across the street and those from the first cul-de-sac shortly began to follow after. Once they were gone, the Dicksons and Karowitz both retired to their homes as well.

Only Diana and Carson remained on the street and they looked at one another with expressions that mirrored each other.

After a moment, Carson smiled. It was crooked and full of exhaustion but it was a smile nonetheless. “It’s exactly what we thought.”

Diana didn’t feel as excited about ‘getting it right’ but she still nodded. “Yeah. I guess things will go back to normal now.”

“It’s too bad for my blog though.” He shrugged.

“You can still write. Or make some stuff up,” she offered as they causally started to walk back to her place. They had a lot to talk about and, even though it was still early in the morning, Diana was sure they could both use a drink.

[theruggedhuman]

i-D magazine ‘A-Z of Dance’ by Jacob Sutton with Diesel Jogg Jeans from Holmes Production on Vimeo.

Director: Jacob Sutton Commissioned by: i-D magazine with Diesel Jogg Jeans Executive Producer: Laura Holmes for Laura Holmes Production DP: Jackson Hunt Editor: Jarrett Fijal at Bonch Stylist: Tracey Nicholson Music: 'Wut' by Le1f Music Supervision: Pitch & Sync All apparel by Diesel and Diesel Jogg Jeans Diesel Executive Producer: Marcus Ray Executive Producer: Eddy Moretti Executive Producer: Shane Smith Executive Producer: Suroosh Alvi Executive Producer: Andrew Creighton Global Head of Video i-D Magazine: Danielle Bennison-Brown Video Commissioner i-D magazine: Jack Robinson Production Manager: Pia Ebrill for Laura Holmes Production Casting Coordinator: Molly Zinar for Laura Holmes Production Local Producer: Wes Olson for Connect The Dots Local Production Manager: Meghan Gallagher for Connect The Dots Local Production Coordinator: Cassandra Bickman for Connect The Dots 1st AD: Knoko Chappele PA's / Drivers: Hank Hartnell, Jordan Jolliff, Diane Kim, Saul Luzeus and Paris Potter Studio Teacher: Cyndi Raymond Hair Stylist: Tony Chavez at Tracey Mattingly Make Up Artist: Lisa Storey at The Wall Group Stylists Assistants: Camila Dominique Jimenez, Timothy Chernyaev, Ali Raizin Make Up Assistants: Megumi Asai and Hinako Nishiguchi Hair Stylist's Assistant: Mateo Sifuentes Seamstresses: Lauren Bradley and Caroline Flach Focus Puller: Rachel Fox B-Camera Op: Doug Parter 2nd AC: Steve Doyle Camera PA: Nolwen Cifuentes Key Grip: Tom Whitehead Best Boy Grip: Mattew Lim Grip: Ivan Acero DIT: Claire Fulton VTR Playback Operator: Kai Morrison Gaffer: Brandon Musselman Swing: Kevin Kim Editors Assistant: Anna Gerstenfeld After Effects Artists: Matt Detisch Photographers Assistant/BTS: David English Special thanks to: Diesel, i-D Magazine, Bloc Agency, Connect The Dots, Bonch and all our incredible dancers and their managers.

Talent A - Arabesque: Morgan Quinn B - BGirl: Bgirl Terra C - Chicken Noodle Soup: Terence Dickson D - Death Drop: Nick Lanzisera E - East Coast Swing: Yani Marin & Nathan Kim F - Finger-Tut: John 'Pnut' Hunt G - Grand Jeté: Julia Cinquemani H - Harlem Shake: Amanda Meade-Tatum I - Indian Bhangra: Reshma Gajjar J - Jumpstyle: Høps K - Krump: Jigsaw L - Liquid Dance: Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb M - Memphis Jookin’: Lil' Buck N - Northern Soul: Levanna McLean O - OMG: Anthony 'Lil' Bob' Cabaero P - Pole: Nicole ‘The Pole’ Williams Q - Questionable: Reid Shapiro R - Rumba: Emily & Junior Alabi S - Step: ‘SoulSteps’ Maxine Lyle, Dionne Norton & Heather DeLeon T - Twerk; ‘TwerkTeam’ Mizz Twerksum & Lady Luscious U - Ultimate: Shofu Tha Beatdown V - Vogue Hands: Javier Madrid of the ‘House of Ninja’ W - Whine Ya’ Waist: Colleen Craig X - Xpress Yourself: Ryan Heffington Y - YMCA: Allison Chu Z - Turf FeinZ: Gary Morgan aka Noh-justice, Donald Brooks aka Torch, Eric Bossett aka Kidd Strobe, Rayshawn Thompson aka Looney2smooth, Byron Vincent Sanders Jr. aka T7, Leon M. Williams aka Mann.

[luuurien]

Claire Dickson - Starland

(Ambient Pop, Drone, Indietronica)

Claire Dickson's soft, spacious debut album puts her soul at the center of things; it's ambient music with a particularly human touch. Starland's less than half an hour spent across seven tactile, psychedelic sprawls, but rarely is Dickson unable to sweep you up in her breathtaking world.

☆☆☆☆

Starland was recorded partly on a boat in the Arctic Circle, and partly in the Brooklyn apartment where Claire Dickson lives. It's unimaginable how far apart these places are from one another, almost like two entirely different universes. But that's where Claire Dickson is most comfortable, this liminal-feeling spot in between existences that makes up the emotional bulk of her magnificent debut album Starland. Her voice sometimes exists as a lyrical vessel or to simmer on top of droning synths, sometimes she'll opt for acoustic instrumentation on Snowglobe and relegate the electronics to the backburner for a time.  Starland's minimal nature doesn't hide much from you, but everything here is so well done that you'd never wish to miss a second of it. Comparisons to Grouper are almost impossible to avoid with an album like Starland: they both share that misty, slightly-inscrutable presence on their tracks and a chilly, fully body-high compositional style. Golden Summer's array of vocal tracks coagulated around twinkling, bright drones recalls the sound of something like Alien Observer that I can easily imagine the song being an outtake from that album. Sea Change's tense implied rhythms around Dickson's sweeping melodies mirror the dichotomy between love and death explored throughout the song ("She takes my hand, and out of time we’re above the city / I step off a building and fly / Reckless and calm our flesh is earth and silver"). The title track eschews songwriting entirely, Dickson's emotions expressed through trickling electronics and hums so close to the microphone you can practically feel her breath through the recording. I Need More hits this strange, baroque/ambient crossroads with its unresolved chord progressions and angelic choral harmonies, the one instance in Starland where Dickson threatens to let it all come crashing down from the sky. The best thing about Starland is that it never feels like Dickson is using these ambient sounds to mask a lack of musical muscle, something that happens all too commonly with the genre now. Bringing Grey Mcmurray on for a rich, contemplative guitar solo on Arctic, Dickson structures the ebbs and flows of the track to always have something going on; woozy and playful synths begin to chirp two and a half minutes in after the sunlight passes over Mcmurray's passage in the first half of the song. Sea Change throws in an ambient techno groove split in half by the sea, a shuffling hi-hat shuffle and rhythm created by delay-kissed synths that renders hypnotizing here but could easily soundtrack a high-tech dance floor if you threw it into boiling water. Dickson lets her voice be completely bare on Golden Summer, far away from the rippling waters her voice was dropped into on previous tracks. It's a reminder of the soul behind this celestial album, something often forgotten about in the heavy stupor of ambient music. Claire Dickson's music is so delicate that it would crumble from the pressure of a single finger being pressed down on it. So, she keeps her music isolated in chilly, aurora winter skies where nobody can touch them. You stare up at Starland from far below, only seeing a new angle when the light hits it just right. For those who have the patience, sitting and watching it float for hours in the air just to see every possible color it can reflect is unparalleled. But you can also come to Starland once, lose yourself in its beauty, and be content with everything you saw in that short flash of time. It's a bit odd to call an ambient album "exciting," but for a debut with as much character and depth as Starland, Claire Dickson has quickly become one of the new names to pay attention to for the future. She's a master of letting you in on everything in her music, and yet it never feels like you could entirely understand it until you've spent a lifetime with these songs next to you.

[mhisadj]

Claire Dickson - Sea Change

Off of Starland.

I’m reading a story about a complicated relationship, set in the future during a mission to find alien life in the arctic circle. It’s like this album fell into my lap at just the correct moment. Fantastic symmetry.

[readyforthesequel]

Hoagie: Wait...

Hoagie: So, Lizzie is an alien, and now she's your ex AND your coworker...

Hoagie:... The love of your life has a brother who hates you with every fiber of his being...

Hoagie: ...and your daughter is dating the son of your worst enemy.

Hoagie, through muffled laughter: You're never gonna know peace!

Nigel: >:(

[bizoevan]

the cast of dear evan hansen in toronto photographed by matthew murphy

[yuichiroswife]

𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐐’𝐒:  

1. When are you usually online?

Due to the fact I pretty much have nothing else to do because of reasons I’d rather not specify to everyone here on this hellsite, I’m basically here 24/7. You can always reach me via IMs (granted that my phone doesn’t make the little message noise like it’s supposed to so sometimes I don’t know you messaged me) or throw me asks and starters whenever you’d like (that also takes some time for me to get to though because I only answer that stuff on my laptop). You can also reach me via Discord 24/7 since I always have that open on my phone and laptop (when my laptop isn’t off anyway) so if you want that, just shoot me a message via IMs.

2. What verses are you involved in?

Truthfully, Mika has a pretty decent amount of verses that I’ve tossed him into, though most of them don’t belong to any series because they’re just mainly used in a more modern setting. Due to the fact that people stopped being interested in my Mika though, I ended up pretty much removing Mika’s verses from his blog completely. The only verse that I use now is his OnS verse and I used to use his Resident Evil 2 verse with Ino pretty often (though it was just him taking Sherry’s place and Crosseyra taking Claire’s). Oh, I also use Mika’s Assassination Classroom verse with my platonic girlfriend, Vira.

3. What is your biggest RP pet peeve?

Um... probably just the basic stuff for roleplaying that everyone else gets irritated with? Godmoding, force-shipping, not reading rules, and metagaming I guess? Though if I’m completely honest, I could care less about what someone else’s muse knows about my muse because it’s not like it’d bother them in the first place, lmfao. Most of my muses are pretty nonchalant about everything, especially Dickson, so if your muse somehow knows he’s a monster or something and try to use it as a way to get one over on him, he’d literally just laugh about it and be like “yeah, I’m totally not human. Pretty cool that you noticed.” It’s the same with if you try to godmod against my muses, if I don’t like what you’re doing, I’ll just do it back. XD I promise you I can be ten times more annoying (especially since my sister says I’m annoying 24/7). :D

I guess what irritates me more though is when your freaking partner doesn’t barely add shit into the roleplay so it’s just a basic response and you don’t know what to do with it. Like... it’s just three lines of absolute horse shit that you can’t even pick up and throw even if you wanted to! Nothing interesting is happening and the actions preformed are literally just being repetitive. God... I hate the repetitive actions. I can’t do anything if all your muse does is blush and giggle. Please, if you value me as a partner or even just value my sanity, DON’T FREAKING DO IT.

Also, please, and I do mean PLEASE, do not expect my muses to fall in love with yours ESPECIALLY if they’re: 1) already married or in a relationship, 2) are single-ship muses, 3) aren’t interested in relationships, or 4) are like Dickson where they literally HAVE NO EMOTIONS TO BEGIN WITH. Everything he does is ACTED. Learned through observing others and copying them. His feelings, unless worked on by himself or someone else (and I mean worked on for a very long time), are not genuine. He does not love you, he is using you unless he actively states otherwise, and I don’t mean when muses who are in love do the usual “oh, I love you so much.” I mean him quite literally obsessing over your muse to the point he’s willing to murder anyone who even breathes in your muse’s general direction. I rambled a bit there... but the point is, don’t think my muses will instantly love yours just because yours confess to mine. Most of my muses would probably just call your muse an idiot or laugh at them. One more thing, I promise. Do not assume that just because your muse is some big and scary bad person (or whatever) that my muse will fear yours (unless they’re possibly human or some weaker being, but even then most of my human muses don’t care) because they won’t. People like Philis, Rain, Mikaela (sometimes it depends on his mood though), and Ember will not be afraid of you, if anything, they’ll likely just think you’re crazy. People like Dickson, Tina, Giovanni, and Hazen (in the future only) will not be afraid of you either, instead they’ll laugh and ask if you’re looking for a partner to aid you in whatever terrible path you’re going down. Also, do not assume that my muses will not outright kill yours if you piss them off to a certain degree because they will, especially since most of my muses aren’t against killing random people (either because they aren’t stable or come from a world that is filled with war). Even if you interact with my kinder muses, they still have a line you can cross and they will try to still kill your muse if need be.

4. Are you drawn to specific types of muses?

I’m pretty sure everyone has noticed, but I have an unhealthy obsession infatuation with darker muses, such as ones who are unstable or unhinged. *coughs* Like Envy as the biggest example. *coughs* I also am really drawn to male muses that are either super pretty or super masculine (I don’t know any other word to describe what I mean, please forgive me) or ones that are very fatherly (probably because they remind me of my own dad). Bonus if they’re super masculine and fatherly because it melts my heart. ; w; Appearance-wise though, I’m drawn to male muses with black hair and blue eyes (*gestures at Dickson*) while I’m drawn to female muses with bizarre colored hair (meaning outside of the usual blonde, black, red, brown) and bizarre colored eyes (outside of green, blue, and brown). But I’m also super fond of male muses with black hair and bizarre eye colors too because sometimes it can look super pretty.

This is totally uncalled for, but my biggest draw in to a muse is if they look a lot like or remind me a lot of Chris Redfield from Resident Evil because that man has my WHOLE heart. And I don’t mean that shitty excuse of a “Chris Redfield” from Resident Evil 7 either. I’m talking about Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6, and Resident Evil 8 (where he now has a dad bod), though I also love all previous Chris Redfields too. <3

5. Are there reoccurring themes in your writing that people might not notice?

Um... aside from the fact that I tend to ramble a lot? I don’t think so? I personally don’t think my writing is all that great so I don’t think I can really answer a question like this? I’m also not really sure what a reoccurring theme could be in my writing. Sorry! ; ;

6. What are your favorite RP trends?

Dunno really? I don’t really know any roleplay trends aside from the Google Docs and carrd thing. I attempted to do Google Docs, but I got frustrated because I couldn’t figure it out so I gave up. I didn’t even attempt with carrd because you gotta pay for that and I’m always broke so... haha. I only recently learned how to do mediocre graphics and add extra muse themes onto my blogs. I’m a pretty bland person honestly.

7. What is your process for starting a new story with someone?

I usually try to just toss them a very small random starter that isn’t really affiliated with anything in case they wanna use a specific verse with it. I try not to actively talk to the person I’m trying to start a thread with because of my anxiety being so bad to the point (mainly from all the years of being bullied and being ignored when I attempt to talk to people) that I just assume everyone doesn’t actually want to listen to me talk to them. I remember when Envyness teased me about something and I almost cried because I thought they were mad at me. The only reason I didn’t was because they actively said they were teasing and I instantly felt better afterwards. I’m pretty pathetic, haha.

8. How do you feel about duplicates?

I don’t mind duplicates of my canon muses (though I’m pretty sure I have more OCs than canons). I think duplicates are pretty cool to be honest, especially when they like to do the whole “twin” situation with me. XD I had two friends that roleplayed Mika do that with me and it was hella cute.

Though since OCs are supposed to be one of a kind, if I find someone stealing my fucking character that I put YEARS of work into, I’m ripping their arm off and beating them into submission with it.

9. How long have you been involved in roleplaying?

Um... I think I first started when I was like... thirteen or twelve? I just recently turned twenty-four so... twelve years or maybe closer to thirteen? Hard to fully remember since I started roleplaying via Skype and I’ve had Skype since I was in fifth or sixth grade. Yes, just imagine a baby Speka typing up a storm for roleplay with friends. Probably not as cute as most think since I was a gremlin according to my older brother.

10. Is there a muse or verse you could write in, but haven’t?

I dunno to be honest? Given the fact that I have a pretty large multimuse, I can pretty much just add whoever I want to it and start writing for them. Though, I guess if I had to pick someone, I’d probably like to write... Zhongli from Genshin Impact or maybe Jill Valentine from Resident Evil?

Tagged by: @s-talking​​

Tagging: Whoever wants to do this, just steal it and tag me.

[bottlesofapricots]

Let's think of dirty 1700s names. Or 1800s. The era with the top hats and gothic cities.

Fapston.

Dickson.

Fuckerson.

Lord Herpes.

Vaginton.

Shitterson.

Dick.

Lepussy.

Assterton.

Thanks for listening to my Ted talk. I will now self destruct.

You forgot “Debussy” which is the real name of the real person who created Clair de lune, one of my favorite prices