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[jessebyron]

My 2024 Movie Watch List

A bit of a tall order, but here is my movie watching goal for 2024: to watch every listed film on Sight & Sound’s/BFI’s 100 Greatest Films from 2022 (the most recent version of the list). I was gonna do this last year, and watched two of them, but just didn’t keep up with it. There’s quite a few on this that I’m excited for, especially in the bottom half. I have a lot to watch through, but hopefully I’ll have time to do some posts/write ups after a few of them.

100 Greatest Films

95: Once Upon a Time in the West by Sergio Leone, 1968 (Italy, US)

95: A Man Escaped by Robert Bresson, 1956 (France)

95: The General by Buster Keaton + Clyde Bruckman, 1926 (US)

95: Black Girl by Ousmane Sembène, 1965 (Senegal, France)

95: Tropical Malady by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004 (France, Thailand, Germany, Italy, Switzerland)

95: Get Out by Jordan Peele, 2017 (US, Japan)

90: Parasite by Bong Joon-Hoo, 2019 (Republic of Korea)

90: Yi Yi by Edward Yang, 1999 (Taiwan, Japan)

90: Ugetsu Monogatari by Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953 (Japana)

90: The Leopard by Luchino Visconti, 1963 (Italy, France)

90: Madame de… by Max Ophuls, 1953 (France, Italy)

88: The Shining by Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (US, UK)

88: CHUNGKING EXPRESS by Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (Hong Kong)

85: Blue Velvet by David Lynch, 1986 (US)

85: The Spirit of the Beehive by Víctor Erice, 1973 (Spain)

85: Pierrot le fou by Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (France, Italy)

78: Histoire(s) du Cinéma by Jean-Luc Godard (France, Switzerland)

78: A Matter of Life and Death by Michael Powell + Emeric Pressburger, 1946 (UK)

78: Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin, 1936 (US)

78: Sunset Blvd. by Billy Wilder, 1950 (US)

78: Céline and Julie Go Boating by Jacques Rivette, 1974 (France)

78: A Brighter Day Summer Day by Edward Yang, 1991 (Taiwan)

78: Sátántangó by Béla Tarr, 1994 (Hungary, Germany, Switzerland)

75: Spirited Away by Mayao Miyazaki, 2001 (Japan)

75: Sansho the Bailiff by Kenji Mizoguchi

75: Imitation of Life by Douglas Sirk, 1959 (US)

72: L’avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960 (Italy, France)

72: Journey to Italy by Roberto Rossellini, 1954 (Italy, France)

72: My Neighbor Totoro by Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 (Japan)

67: The Red Shoes by Michael Powell + Emeric Pressburger (UK)

67: Metropolis by Fritz Lang, 1927 (Germany)

67: Andrei Rublev by Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966 (USSR)

67: La Jetée by Chris Marker, 1962 (France)

67: The Gleaners and I by Agnès Varda, 2000 (France)

66: Touki Bouki by Djbril Diop Mambéty, 1973 (Senegal)

63: The Third Man by Carol Reed, 1949 (UK)

63: Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese, 1990 (US)

63: Casablanca by Micahel Curtiz, 1942 (US)

60: Daughters of Dust by Julie Dash, 1991 (US)

60: La dolce vita by Federicio Fellini, 1960 (Italy, France)

60: Moonlight by Barry Jenkins, 2016 (US)

59: Sans Soleil by Chris Marker, 1982 (France)

54: The Apartment by Billy Wilder, 1960 (US)

54: Sherlock Junior by Buster Keaton, 1924 (US)

54: Le Mépris by Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (France, Italy)

54: Battleship Potemkin by Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1925 (USSR)

54: Blade Runner by Ridley Scott, 1982 (US, Hong Kong)

52: News from Home by Chantal Akerman, 1976 (France, Belgium)

52: Fear Eats the Soul by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 (Federal Republic of Germany)

50: The Piano by Jane Campion, 1992 (Australia, France)

50: The 400 Blows by François Truffaut, 1959 (France)

48: Ordet by Carl Th. Dreyer, 1955 (Denmark)

48: Wanda by Barbara Loden, 1970 (US)

45: Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick, 1975 (US, UK)

45: North by Northwest by Alfred Hitchcock, 1959 (US)

45 The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966 (Italy, Algeria)

43: Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (USSR)

43: Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett, 1977 (US)

41: Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (Japan)

41: Bicycle Thieves by Vittoria De Sica, 1948 (Italy)

38: Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 (US)

38: Á bout de souffle by Jean-Luc Godard, 1960 (France)

38: Some Like It Hot by Billy Wilder, 1959 (US)

36: M by Fritz Lang, 1931 (Germany)

36: City Lights by Charlie Chaplin, 1931 (US)

35: Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray, 1955 (India)

34: L’Atalante by Jean Vigo, 1934 (France)

31: 8 ½ by Federico Fellini, 1963 (Italy, France)

31: Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 (US)

31: Mirror by Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975 (USSR)

30: Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma, 2019 (France)

29: Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese, 1976 (US)

28: Daisies by Vĕra Chytilová

27: Shoah by Claude Lanzmann

25: The Night of the Hunter by Charles Laughton, 1955 (US)

25: Au hasard Balthazar by Robert Bresson, 1966 (France)

24: Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee, 1989 (US)

23: Playtime by Jacques Tati, 1967 (France)

21: Late Spring by Yasujirō Ozu, 1949 (Japan)

21: The Passion of the Joan of Arc by Carl Th. Dreyer, 1927 (France)

20: Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa, 1954 (Japan)

19: Apocalypse Now: by Francis Ford Coppola, 1979 (US)

18: Persona by Ingmar Bergman, 1966 (Sweden)

17: Close-up by Abbas Kiarostami, 1989 (Iran)

16: Meshes of the Afternoon by Maya Deren + Alexander Hackenschmied, 1943 (US)

15: The Searchers by John Ford, 1956 (US)

14: Cléo from 5 to 7 by Agnès Varda, 1962 (France, Italy)

13: La Règle de jeu by Jean Renoir, 1939 (France)

12: The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (US)

11: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 1927 (US)

10: Singin’ in the Rain by Gene Kelly + Stanley Donen, 1951 (US)

9: Man with a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov, 1929 (Ukrainian SSR, USSR)

8: Mulholland Dr. by David Lynch, 2001 (France, US)

7: Beau travail by Claire Denis, 1998 (France)

6: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (US, UK)

5: In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (Hong Kong, France)

4: Tokyo Story by Yasujirō Ozu, 1953 (Japan)

3: Citizen Kane by Orson Welles, 1941 (US)

2: Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock, 1958 (US)

1: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles by Chantal Akerman, 1975 (Belgium, France)

[stereoshanghai]

Shanghai, August 2017 Marina Alexandrova c. Lily Xiao

[artificialqueens]

Galactica, Chapter 42 (Group Fic) - TheDane/Veronica

A/N: Hello darlings! The saga continues… Click here if you’re looking for previous chapters (or here if you’d rather read on AO3). 💫

Last Chapter: Pearl’s eye started to wander and Violet set out on a quest to truly prove herself.

This Chapter: Aiden struggles with envy, Adore learns something extremely disturbing about her girlfriend, and Violet makes a friend in the park.

***

“Oof!” Katya held the sweater she was knitting in front of her face, blocking the view of the TV. “Oh god, that scene gets me every time.”

“I can see why this is one of your favorites.” Violet smiled, her pencil paused on her sketchpad as she watched Nancy’s powertrip, The Craft a surprisingly good film.

They were sitting on the couch in Trixie, Katya and Pearl’s apartment, Katya sending Violet a text if she wanted to come down and watch a movie.

Violet had learned early on that Katya despised people who were on their phones while watching movies, but that crafts were allowed, which was probably also why Katya had asked her specifically since Max was out of town. Pearl, Kim and Shangela were all on the no movies list, while Trixie was apparently walking on ‘thin fucking ice’ as Katya herself had said.

“I was a witch once.” Katya smiled, going back to the pink sweater with purple clouds she was knitting, the size of it making it clear that it was for Trixie. “Who doesn’t like a side of blood magic?”

Violet smiled, shaking her head as she turned her attention halfway back to her sketch, her hand doodling flowers along the lapel of the jacket she was working on.

***

“Kiara?”

Aiden was having a perfectly good day until she came over.

It was a little after lunch, the cafeteria serving the chicken he liked. He’d been working on some sketches, fairly satisfied with his progress so far, the days going by so fast.

He was on track to have almost 10 different looks finished by the end of the day when they had to turn them in, and so he was certain that he’d be getting into the Spring collection.

He had been perfecting a sleeve, when his pleasant thoughts had been rudely interrupted by Violet’s voice, as she approached their station to talk to Kiara.

“Hi,” Violet was holding a black portfolio in her hands, her pink nails tapping on the black vinyl. She was wearing a pair of black high waisted pants, a belt cinching in her waist and a long sleeved silk top. “I was wondering if I could see what you were working on for the Spring prêt-à-porter collection?”

“Sure? Kiara looked surprised, but she still grabbed her own stack of sketches, Kiara one of the few designers that still preferred to do everything by hand. “Why?

“I heard that you’re doing a jacket,” Violet put her portfolio down, “and I’m thinking of doing a jacket, so I just want to make sure we’re not submitting the same thing.”

Of course Violet was thinking of submitting a jacket.

“Scared of the competition Chachki?” Aiden was about to reach for his own sketch, his centerpiece for his spring submissions a jacket as well.

“No?” Violet looked at Aiden, her big brown eyes unblinking. “Why would I be?”

Aiden was about to open his mouth to respond when he realized that there was no point, his hand falling down.

That girl was just so incredibly condescending, and he hated her for it.

“Here we go.” Kiara said, gesturing to her sketches, tapping on the 3 versions of the jacket that she was going to submit.

“Hmm.” Violet peered at them, nodding. “Good. We’re not doing the same at all.”

“I showed you mine. Are you gonna show me yours?” Kiara asked, and Violet giggled, pulling out her own sketches.

“Deal,” she said, flipping open the portfolio.

As curious as he was, Aiden decided not to look, burying his head in his own work, now more determined than ever to get that jacket spot.

***

“Babyyy, pay attention to meeee,” Adore whined, tugging on Pearl’s top, attempting to nuzzle into her neck as they were on the bed. Pearl had invited her over for dinner, but the second they’d finished Katya’s famous twice-baked potatoes and garlic chicken (and several bottles of wine), she’d pulled out her laptop and begun working on content for Galactica’s new website.

Adore had never seen Pearl work after hours before. She was slightly shocked to see her do any real work, to be honest, imagining her position at Galactica to be purely schmoozing with brand reps and taking high-profile selfies at fancy events.

“Sorry, I have to finish this shit tonight.” Pearl finished the last of her wine and pressed a quick kiss to Adore’s forehead before going back to her computer, her fingers flying over the keyboard, Pearl actually typing at a surprisingly impressive speed.

“But…” Adore knew she was being a brat, but really, what was Pearl’s rush to finish something this late anyway? Would anyone even be ready to receive it? “Please-”

“Dore,” Pearl sighed, actually looking down at her. “I need to turn it into the site designers before midnight tonight. I thought I’d have time at work, but there was an influencer emergency and you know how those bitches get.”

Adore didn’t, in fact, know how influencers got, the realization that she knew absolutely nothing about Pearl’s work slowly creeping over her.

“I tried asking for extra time, but Fame said no.” Pearl pressed space, her short nails clacking against the black keys of her Macbook. “And unfortunately, eating her pussy right now for a favor is out of the question.” Pearl huffed. “Believe me. I tried.”

“What?” Adore’s hand froze on Pearl’s waist. “You tried what?”

“Eating her pussy?”

Adore sat up, rocking the bed. “Pearl!”

“What? You know that me and Fame used to hook up. We’ve done it for years.” Pearl turned to her with a curious expression. “They didn’t tell you?” Pearl raised a brow. “Huh.” She bit her lip, going back to her laptop. “I thought for sure they would when they were all freaked out about us getting together.”

“They?” Adore asked, trying to keep her voice from getting shrill.  “Who is they?”

“Fame mostly” Pearl shrugged, “but I thought Bianca would have had something to say.”

“Wait, so...sorry.” Adore squeezed her eyes shut, trying to clear her mind before asking, “You and Fame used to hook up, and Bianca knew about it?”

“I assumed? I don’t know for sure, but why else would your sister hate me?” Pearl paused typing, a cheshire grin on her face. “I’m delightful.”

Adore could feel her heart pounding in her throat.

“And you… You were gonna...you were gonna cheat on me with her?”

“Cheat? Wha - No!” Pearl closed her laptop, putting it to the side before she turned to Adore, shaking her head. “I’m not cheating.”

“It sure as shit sounds like it.”

“We never talked about being exclusive? So I just figured…” Pearl shrugged, and Adore wanted to hit her. “You’re a really cool girl, and I thought you didn’t care about stuff like that.”

“Well…” Adore’s mind raced. She’d been so ready to get angry, throw an absolute fit, but Pearl calling her cool was having the effect of pouring aloe onto inflamed skin. “I mean...I guess that’s true, we never talked about it.”

“It’s 2014. Everyone who’s not an absolute square is open these days,” Pearl continued.

“Is that… I mean, so…” Adore swallowed hard. “So you want an open relationship?”

“I’m not running around town fucking everyone I meet, if that’s what you’re thinking. I just think like… We know how we feel about each other? So why worry about oppressive hetero-normative rules?” Pearl punctuated her question with a charming smile, and Adore could feel herself melting.

“Yeah, that...makes sense.”

“See, this is why you’re the fucking best.” Pearl closed her laptop and kissed Adore gently, cradling her head, and every last ounce of anger dissipated into thin air.

Well...anger at Pearl, anyway. She’d deal with Miss Goddamn Fame and her traitorous sister tomorrow.

“Don’t you need to work?” Adore asked, pressing into Pearl’s embrace.

“I’ll go in early tomorrow,” Pearl said, moving her lips to Adore’s neck.

Adore sighed happily, lavishing the attention, sure that being with Pearl was worth it.

***

Courtney had gotten to the office before 6 am to prepare for the Friday design meeting--organizing the nearly 400 sketches into categories, making scans and copies and mounting the originals on card stock, each one numbered for easy reference. In the end, she had a tabbed binder for each of the attendees with high-quality copies, just barely finishing by the time Miss Fame strolled in at 9:30.

They’d been at it for awhile now, and what had begun as an orderly review with everyone on the same page had devolved into chaos, tension high as people defended their opinions. She stood in the corner of the conference room, feet already aching in her 4-inch heels, trying to follow the rapid-fire conversation, Raja and Trixie bickering about pant length and Pearl tearing out the pages she didn’t like, tossing them to the floor.

“This skirt on 42 is nice, but it looks complicated. How much would it cost to manufacture it?” Pearl passed a sketch to Bendela, who was the head of the tailoring department.

Bendela examined it closely, before proclaiming, “At least $700.”

Pearl pulled it out of her hands, dropping it on the floor with the other rejects. “Bye!”

“Well, hey now…” Alyssa flipped to the same sketch in her own binder. “Maybe it wouldn’t work for the stores, but it’s still good. Could we save it for a potential runway look?”

Pearl rolled her eyes. “Sure, but that’s not what we’re doing today.”

“Why don’t we put it aside and give Jovan some notes for runway?” Trixie suggested.

“That’s literally what I just said,” Alyssa snapped.

“I know, I’m agreeing with you!” Trixie exclaimed, handing her a fresh Red Bull. “Here, have some more gogo juice.”

“I really like this top on 27, but it would have to be a bit shorter to work with the other separates,” Alaska drawled, and Raja nodded, jotting down a note on the corresponding page of her binder.

“Yes, it’s pretty. What do you think, Fame?” asked Raja.

“It would be pretty, if it wasn’t in this disgusting color,” Fame said.

“Non-disgusting color coming right up!” Trixie said cheerfully, scribbling a note on the page.

“Trixie, I do not appreciate your tone.”

“Sorry Miss. You want to see something great? Check out Maxwell’s suit options. Starting on 104. He really outdid himself this year.” Trixie let out a loud chef’s kiss.

“Awww, thanks coach!” Maxwell said.

Courtney shifted, stretching a little, and noticed that Miss Fame had finished her coffee. Relieved for an excuse to move, she slipped from the meeting, grabbing her coat on the way to the elevators. She got Fame’s usual order as quickly as possible, along with her preferred apple cinnamon muffin to have on stand-by in case her blood sugar was having its usual pre-lunch dip, and returned to the 25th floor, shocked at the face that greeted her in the lobby when the elevator doors opened.

“Adore?”

“Courtney! Thank god. This bitch wouldn’t let me into Fame’s office-” Adore gestured towards Roxy, irritated, who gave her an equally dirty look in return, “And I need to talk to her.”

“Well…” Courtney beeped her access card, shooting Roxy an apologetic smile and saying, “Thanks, I got it.”

Once inside, she tossed her coat over her chair and turned back to Adore, who was rattling the doorknob of Fame’s office like a crazy person, pounding on the door.

“Fame? Fame, open up!”

“Adore…” Courtney touched her lightly on the shoulder. “She’s not in there. She’s in a meeting, with like, the whole senior design and marketing teams right now, and-”

“Well, I need to talk to her, right away.” Adore was clearly agitated.

“Are you okay? Can I-”

“No! I’m obviously not okay! I need to talk to her, now-”

“Okay. You wanna wait here until they break for lunch?” Courtney asked. “I can’t really ask her to leave without-”

“No, I want to talk to her. If you don’t want to interrupt, I will. I don’t give a shit about her meeting.” Adore charged forward, and Courtney caught her by the shoulders.

“Wait! Okay, I’ll tell her you’re here and that it’s urgent. Please, just…”

Adore seemed to begrudgingly accept this plan, crossing her arms and sitting on the edge of Courtney’s desk. “Two minutes and then I’m coming in.”

Courtney took a deep breath and made her way towards the conference room, trying not to wring her hands on the way. She was worried for whatever was making Adore so upset, but she also couldn’t help but roll her eyes a little at her demanding attitude. It wasn’t something that reared its head terribly often, but when it did...hoo boy. Spoiled brat Adore was by far the worst version of Adore--petulant, entitled, unyielding. Courtney prayed that she would get through this tantrum without a scene.  

Courtney re-entered the conference room, handing Miss Fame her coffee and then turning to a fresh page in her notebook and scribbling out a note, trying to be as concise as possible.

Adore Delano here. Very upset. Needs to talk. Says it’s urgent.

She underlined “urgent” before showing it to her boss, hoping that she wouldn’t get scolded for her friend’s behavior.

Fame glanced at the note and then stood up, clearing her throat.

“I have to go attend to a family matter,” she announced, “but I’ll be back shortly.” She gestured vaguely to the empty chair beside her seat, indicating that Courtney should stay and take notes.

Courtney quickly sat down, pulling over Miss Fame’s binder.

***

When Miss Fame entered her office suite, Adore was there, pacing around. She looked physically fine, which was a relief, but Fame was still concerned, knowing that Adore wouldn’t come to her, not in the middle of the day like this, unless something terrible had happened.

“Hello darling, what on earth is going on-”

“Don’t fucking darling me!” Adore snapped, catching her off guard, and Fame took a deep breath, opening her door to her office and ushering Adore inside before firmly shutting it. For one thing, it would give them some privacy. And for another, it would make sure that no one passing by saw Adore’s messy hair and booty shorts.

“Is anybody hurt?”

“Fuck you!”

Fame sighed, locking the door. If she was going to screech like a maniac, they may as well have as much soundproofing as possible.

“Now, Adore-” Fame began, but Adore immediately interrupted.

“What the fuck do I have to do for y’all to stop treating me like a fucking child?!” Adore burst out, and Fame couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

“A child? Since I was at your 15th birthday, I don’t think that’s very fair-”

“Don’t change the subject!” Adore shouted, looking genuinely upset, her hand shaking.

“What is the subject, dearheart?” Fame took a step forward, but Adore stepped back. Fame could feel her panic rising, wondering if something was actually wrong with Bianca, if anyone had gotten hurt. “I think we missed a step here-”

“Pearl! Pearl, is the fucking subject!” Adore jabbed a finger against her chest, Fame looking down.

“Adore!” No one had done that to Fame since she was a child, the action incredibly upsetting and weird.

“Specifically,” Adore poked her, “you,” poke “fucking her.” Adore looked up, her eyes filled with anger. “Is that clear enough?”

“Oh.” Fame’s heart sank, the secret apparently out. The last thing she ever wanted was for Adore to get hurt, but here they were. “How did you…” Fame looked over her shoulder, making sure the door was locked, hoping that Courtney was still in the conference room.

“Look at me!”

“How did you find out about this-”

“Pearl told me!”

Fuck.

“She apparently thought that you’d told me already.”

“Good god.” Fame closed her eyes briefly, cursing herself for not being more explicit with Pearl back in September. “She really shouldn’t have done that.”

“She?!” Adore yelled. “Why didn’t you? Why do you all fucking tiptoe around, protect me like I’m a goddamn infant?!”

“Adore-”

“I’m 24 fucking years old! Half of your employees are younger than me, and I know for a fact that you don’t treat them like delicate little babies-”

“Please. Calm down, I don’t-” Fame held up her hands. “Please.”

“I’m not a child.”

“You want the truth? The grown-up truth?”

“Yes!”

“Me not telling you about my…” Fame made a vague gesture, “history with Pearl. That wasn’t to protect you. That was to protect myself.”

“What…” Adore looked momentarily thrown by this, her anger replaced with confusion, and Fame pulled her onto the sofa, taking the opportunity to grasp one of her hands.

“She’s my employee, Adore.” Fame rubbed her thumb over Adore’s hand, gently caressing it. “We may have had an understanding between us, but…” Fame sighed. “Nobody else would--could understand.”

“You mean like your husband?” Adore shot back, face twisting once more into anger. “I can’t believe you would cheat on him, that you would-”

“I would never ‘cheat’ on Patrick. He knows everything. You don’t need to worry about my marriage. But I mean that if my...Interests came out publicly, it would be very damaging to my professional reputation. That’s what I feared.”

“And you didn’t trust me?”

“I don’t trust anybody with things like this, Adore. So instead of telling you, I just...broke things off with her, and made sure she knew how much I love you. That I would be very angry if she mistreated you.”

Adore bit her lip, taking in what Fame had said, her blue eyes misty. “You went behind my back and told my girlfriend to be nice, or she’d be in trouble? Don’t you see how fucked up that is?”

“I’m sorry. It was a bad decision, but it wasn’t because I was trying to baby you. It was...it doesn’t matter. I can see now that I should have told you instead.”

“Yes. But…” Adore sighed. “I guess I understand why you didn’t.”

“I’m glad,” Fame said. “Thank you for that.”

She pulled Adore close, hugging her tightly, trying to show how sorry she was. When Bianca had taken custody of Adore nearly ten years earlier, Fame felt like she shared the responsibility to look out for her.

She knew, of course, that sometimes that meant that she was overprotective, and maybe even patronizing, but she couldn’t help it: Adore would always be a sweet baby to her, someone who had been through hell far too young, who deserved to be a bit spoiled and sheltered.

“There’s one more thing I need to know,” Adore said, still chewing on her lip.

“What is it?”

“Does my sister know?”

Fame took a deep breath, tucking a lock of Adore’s fading purple hair behind her ear. “She does. But she’s the only one. Besides Patrick. And now you. And she promised me, swore on her life, that she’d never tell.”

“Hmm.”

***

“We’ll get the results tomorrow, and it isn’t that I’m like, nervous nervous, I just hope I have done a good enough job-”

Sutan smiled as he listened to Violet chat, the fact that she was actually sharing her honest feelings about Galactica’s prêt-à-porter collection feeling like a big deal.

Sutan had asked Violet out for lunch since he was already in midtown for a meeting, the two of them now walking hand in hand around Central Park, Sutan drinking coffee while Violet was sipping on tea. The air was crisp, Autumn leaves covering the ground, the people of New York taking in the beautiful day.

“Sutan!” Sutan felt a pull on his hand, Violet stopping dead in her tracks. “Sutan, look!”

He turned his head, not even registering what was happening before Violet had shoved her tea and bag into his arms, letting go of him to make a beeline towards a couple that were walking a small dog.

“Excuse me-” Violet cleared her throat, catching the couple’s attention. “Can I pet your dog? Please?”

“Of course!”

The couple smiled, and Sutan watched as Violet crouched down on the ground, quickly taking off her gloves and handing them to Sutan so the pug could sniff her fingers.

“Hey there, hello gorgeous, hi,” Violet smiled, her hand soon running over the puppy’s head, scratching it behind the ears. “That’s it, that’s a good boy.”

Sutan tilted his head. He had never seen Violet interact with a pet before, and somehow, he had assumed that she would be either a pet hater or a cat person, but she looked genuinely happy, and completely in love with the dog.

“What’s his name?”

“Dough. It’s his first trip to Central Park, he’s been looking forward to it all week.”

“Really?” Violet looked up, her smile never wavering as she chatted with the couple about the dog. “Oh Sutan, look how cute he is.”

“He’s very-”

“Who’s a good boy?” Violet grinned, cutting off Sutan as she scratched the pug’s chin. “Who’s a good boy?”

Sutan took a sip of his coffee, hiding a grin as Violet’s bag dug into the crock of his elbow. He had never seen Violet so willingly talk to strangers, had never seen her be so overly excited about anything that wasn’t related to fashion. He took another sip, pocketing Violet’s gloves as he watched her play with the dog, a sense of calm washing over him as Violet made Dough chase his own tail.

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Best free video editing software

If you're planning to create videos of your family and friends or getting started on YouTube, there are free video editors that can help you to produce high-quality videos in this top 5 I will count down the absolute best free video editing software for Windows Mac and Linux, they all include professional quality features with no time restrictions or forced watermarks since we all have different needs, I will point out the pros and cons of each program to assist you in finding the best video.

Lightworks

Lightworks this nonlinear editing program has been used in many Hollywood productions including the wolf of Wall Street Pulp Fiction Mission Impossible and many others light works has both a free and pro version thankfully their free edition includes most of the key features most people would ever need including video capture professional-level color correction and, allows for the import of most file formats what keep this program from being higher on this list is that the export formats are limited to MPEG-4 with a max resolution of 720p with the free addition of light works this program is powerful and has a steep learning curve if you want to try it out they have excellent video tutorials on their website light works is available for Windows Linux and Mac.

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Openshot

This free and open-source video editor is great for beginners with less of a learning curve than includes a ton of features some of those include video and audio effects transitions keyframe animations and supports most file types best of all it's completely free, the user interface is very well designed when you go to export your project it supports multiple resolutions up to 4k openshot does contain bugs that could make it crash but over time it's been continuously updated making it a more stable open shot is now available for all major operating systems including Linux Mac and windows.

Shotcut

shotcut like openshot it's completely free and open-source it supports most of the popular audio and video file formats with export resolutions up to 4k the video effects include transitions color correction and various filters the timeline allows for multiple tracks and adding Clips is easy the interface is somewhat clunky and looks outdated but once you figure out some of the basics it becomes very easy to use to begin a project, Windows Mac and Linux.

Hitfilm express

this powerful free editor is packed full of features to create professional-quality projects it includes more than 400 effects and presets advanced cutting tools audio and video filters output resolutions up to 4k and a whole lot more if you need additional tools more than 30 add-on packs are available starting at around $10 per pack here in the US if you're getting started learning how to use hitfilm express they have video tutorials that will teach you how to use it hitfilm express is available for Windows and Mac it's more demanding than most free video editors so make sure that you meet or exceed the system requirements before installing.

iMovie

iMovie is a simple program for basic video editing the open-source video mocs is a lightweight program which is great for quick tasks like trimming encoding and other basic features if you have blender the popular open-source 3d creation program sitting on your computer their built-in video editor, just may include all the tools you need for your video editing project is a fantastic choice if you run Linux it's built upon these same MLT frameworks as shotcut it includes dozens of effects transitions and other useful tools, there's a beta for Windows now available if you want to try it out and the final bonus pick is vs DC this fine program exclusively for windows includes a good number of special effects video stabilizer pre-configured profiles along with other cool features.

DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve initially released in 2004 the free edition of this video editor includes so many professional features it's amazing that it's still free some of the key features include multitrack timeline editing 4k various trimming tools Multicam editing along with a good amount of cool transitions and effects making DaVinci Resolve even better is that fusion effect is now built in to create film quality visual effects and motion graphics their wide selection of color correction tools are some of the best of any Video Editor free or paid online you can install DaVinci Resolve on all major operating systems including Windows Mac and Linux, their free Edition includes just about every feature most people would ever need their paid version which they call studio costs $299 it supports multi-user collaboration with additional 3d tools and effects. Read the full article

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FCM Strengthens Innovation Programme with Shep Investment

FCM Travel Solutions has made a minority investment in Shep, a browser extension that assists companies with better management of travel purchased outside of their corporate travel policies. Shep is the latest initiative joining recent similar investments and acquisitions made by the company that include Sam :], FCM’s Personal Travel Assistant on your mobile, and 30SecondsToFly with its AI powered chat booking platform, to help foster additional product innovation for FCM in the business travel space.

FCM plans to incorporate Shep’s technology into the next generation of its platform offering. “We’ve had a long relationship with the Shep team and have enjoyed following their success,” said John Morhous (pictured), Chief Experience Officer for FCM, “We’re excited to leverage some of this technology into our platforms, as we feel the browser extension is a simple and elegant solution to a problem many of our customers face, which is gaining visibility over spend on travel that happens outside of the managed programmes they provide.” Founded in 2016, Shep helps companies improve travel programme savings, compliance and safety by monitoring activity on over 70 consumer travel sites. In addition to tracking, Shep's advanced browser extension approach can also enforce policy at the point of sale and link to client analytics and duty of care programmes. “Even in our early days, John and the FCM team immediately recognised and valued Shep's potential to solve a major pain point in the business travel market," said Daniel Senyard, CEO and co-Founder of Shep. “We are very excited to be partnering more deeply with such an innovative team to support and create more sophisticated, empowered, and educated business traveller programmes.” See latest Travel News, Interviews, Podcasts and other news regarding: FCM, Shep, Tech. 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Boeing sends 'Rosie' dummy to space in key crewless mission

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Boeing sends 'Rosie' dummy to space in key crewless mission

The reputational stakes of the crewless mission are high for Boeing, emboiled in a safety crisis over its 737 MAX jet

Boeing is set to launch its Starliner capsule Friday on a crewless eight-day journey to the International Space Station and back, a dry run for NASA’s plans to end US dependence on Russia for space rides.

The reputational stakes are high for the aerospace giant, which is in the midst of a safety crisis over its 737 MAX jet, while US national pride is also on the line.

The mission’s sole passenger will be bandana-clad dummy Rosie, named after Rosie the Riveter, the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting women to munitions factory jobs during World War II that featured her wearing blue overalls and flexing a bicep.

NASA has been forced to rely on Russian Soyuz rockets to transport its astronauts since the Space Shuttle program was shuttered in 2011 following thirty years of service.

The US wants to end this dependence, even if US-Russian space ties have remained immune to a broader deterioration of bilateral relations in recent years.

Under former president Barack Obama, NASA opted for a shift in how it operates: instead of owning the hardware, it would hire private companies to take over the role, awarding Boeing and SpaceX billions of dollars to develop “Made in the USA” solutions.

Both companies are running two years behind schedule but appear almost ready: approval now rests on the successful completion of final tests.

“By early next year, we’re going to be launching American astronauts on American rockets from American soil again for the first time since the retirement of the space shuttles back in 2011,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX already carried out its own successful uncrewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) back in March, when its CrewDragon docked with the station and returned to Earth carrying the dummy “Ripley”—named after Sigourney Weaver’s character in the film “Alien.”

The dummies are packed with sensors to verify the voyage will be safe for future teams of humans.

“It’s been eight and a half years, far too long, in my opinion,” said Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson, who commanded the last Shuttle mission in 2011 and is set to be on Starliner’s first crewed mission.

“But here we are right on the threshold of getting ready to do it, he added.

The developments are independent of the Artemis program to return to the Moon by 2024, which will use a spaceship built for longer journeys into space, Lockheed Martin’s Orion.

A giant Atlas V rocket will take off shortly before sunrise from the famed Cape Canaveral on Florida’s coastline, where all US crewed flights are launched

Factfile on Boeing Starliner spacecraft, set to launch for the ISS this week

SpaceX already carried out its own successful uncrewed mission to the International Space Station in March

$8 billion payment

A giant Atlas V rocket will take off shortly before sunrise, at 6:36 am local time (1136 GMT), from the famed Cape Canaveral on Florida’s coastline, where all US crewed flights are launched.

Starliner, which is fixed to its summit, will separate 15 minutes later and enter Earth’s orbit. About 25 hours later, it will dock autonomously with the space station, 250 miles (400 kilometers) above sea level.

Its return to the Earth, in the southwest US, is set for December 28.

NASA has committed to pay a total of $8 billion to the two companies, who in return need to deliver six trips carrying four astronauts each time, up until 2024.

A recent report by NASA’s inspector general said the cost per astronaut comes to about $90 million for Boeing, against $55 million for SpaceX, while the US currently pays Russia more than $80 million for the same.

But both Bridenstine and Boeing contest the numbers, which were calculated by taking the total sums paid by the space agency to each company and divided by the number of missions and astronauts.

SpaceX has the benefit of receiving billions of dollars in earlier contracts to develop the Dragon’s first version, for cargo, which was modified to make the crew version.

Bridenstine expressed his confidence in Boeing after its 737 Max debacle.

“I would also say that if you look at Boeing as an institution, the people that develop spacecraft are not the same people that develop aircraft,” he said.

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