#frank mcfadden

[teenagedirtstache]

[ellie88-blog-blog]

Santa Clause: A History

The author reviews the 1985 stop-motion special "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" by Rankin/Bass, recalling it fondly from childhood and appreciating its mature storyline detailed in a fantastical setting in adulthood.

When I was a kid, this was one of my favorite Rankin/Bass specials. I would have to pled to watch it when I saw it was coming on because, as many of us know, 1990s TV in December was saturated with options when it came to Christmas movies. There was always something else that was on that was deemed better than the last Rankin/Bass Animagic (stop motion) special, 1985’s “The Life and Adventures of…

[wineonmytshirt]

Jen Reads 2024!

You - Caroline Kepnes 8/10

Hidden Bodies - Caroline Kepnes 7/10

You Love Me - Caroline Kepnes 7/10

For You And Only You - Caroline Kepnes 6/10

The Duke and I: Bridgerton Book 1 - Julia Quinn 7/10

Atonement - Ian McEwan 9/10

The Viscount Who Loved Me: Bridgerton Book 2 - Julia Quinn 7/10

The Devil In The White City - Erik Larson 9/10

Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn 9/10

The Silence Of The Lambs - Thomas Harris 8/10

The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank 10/10

Conclave - Robert Harris 9/10

Red Sparrow - Jason Matthews 9/10

Never Lie - Freida McFadden 9/10

I’m Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy 9/10

The Queen's Gambit - Walter Tevis 9/10

A Hercule Poirot Christmas - Agatha Christie 10/10

[tfc2211]

  Also Can Be Played Here ▶ Hallowe’en Spookshow-Vol.15

☠ Excerpt from “Doctor Druid’s Haunted Seance” ☠ Pete Drake - The Spook ☠ Gary Warren - Werewolf ☠ Brad Fiedel, “Fright Night” OST - Jerry Takes Off ☠ Miss L.L. Louise Lewis - Monster’s Bride ☠ Excerpt from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” ☠ Putney Dandridge - Skeleton in the Closet ☠ Lou C. Furr - The Ghoul from Ipanema ☠ The Sharks - Spookareno ☠ Goblin, “Profondo Rosso” OST - Profondo Rosso ☠ Don Hinson & The Rigamorticians - Robbin’ Graves ☠ “The House on Haunted Hill” radio spot ☠ Frank De Vol & His Orchestra - House on Haunted Hill ☠ Aaron McNeil - Draculena ☠ “Frankenstein Created Woman and The Mummy’s Shroud” double feature trailer ☠ Bob McFadden & Dor - The Mummy ☠ The Robert Cobert Orchestra, “Dark Shadows” OST - Dark Shadows Theme/Collinwood ☠ The Fleshtones - Return to the Haunted House ☠ National Military Band - The Ghosts’ Dance ☠ The Daylighters - Mad House Jump ☠ Dickie Goodman - Monster Talk ☠ “Squirm” radio spot ☠ Jake LaPeire - The Pumpkin Waltz ☠ Billy DeMarco & Count Dracula - Drac’s Back ☠ Harry Manfredini, “Friday the 13th” OST - excerpt from Overlay of Evil/Main Title ☠ The Graveyard Five - Marble Orchard ☠ Spike Jones - Spooktacular Finale

[hot-boyband-tourney]

Welcome to the Tournament of the hottest boy band members of the 80s/90s

It was inspired by all the tournaments pitting famous beautiful people versus famous beautiful people of specific eras and specific jobs. The polls should start on the 8th of April, leaving around two weeks for submissions. I’ve compiled a list already but you can submit other boys that aren’t on the list through a google form. Feel free to submit non english speaking boy bands.

Propaganda

The only pictures accepted will be pictures from the 80s/90s and very early 2000s. To submit propaganda either use the same google form as for submissions (even if the guy in question is already on the list) or through the submission box or tag me on posts.

The List

Backstreet Boys

Nick Carter

Kevin Richardson

Brian Littrell

AJ Mclean

Howie Dorough

Take That

Robbie Williams

Mark Owen

Jason Orange

Gary Barlow

Howard Donald

NSYNC

JC Chasez

Lance Bass

Justin Timberlake

Joey Fatone

Chris Kirkpatrick

New Kids On The Block

Jon Knight

Jordan Knight

Joey McIntyre

Donnie Walberg

Danny Wood

Jodeci

Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey

Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate

Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate

Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey

G-Squad

Chris Keller

Marlon

Gérald Jean-Laurent

Mika

Andrew Mac Carthy

Seo Taiji & boys

Seo Taiji

Lee Juno

YG (Yang Hyun-suk)

H.O.T

Moon Hee-jun

Jang Woo-hyuk

Tony An

Kangta

Lee Jae-won

Sechskies

Eun Jiwon

Ko Jiyong

Kim Jaeduck

Lee Jaijin

Jang Suwon

Kang Sunghoon

2Be3

Filip Nikolic

Frank Delay

Adel Kachermi

Westlife

Shane Filan

Mark Feehily

Kian Egan

Nicky Byrne

Brian McFadden

Boyz II men

Shawn Stockman

Wanya Morris

Nathan Morris

Marc Nelson

Michael McCary 

5ive

Scott Robinson

Ritchie Neville

Sean Conlon

Abz Love

J Brown

Boyzone

Ronan Keating

Keith Duffy

Michael Graham

Shane Lynch

Stephen Gately

98 degrees

Nick Lachey

Jeff Timmons

Drew Lachey

Justin Jeffre

Jonathan Lippman

Dream street

Matt Ballinger

Frankie Galasso

Greg Raposo

Jesse McCartney

Chris Trousdale

B2K

Omari Grandberry

Jarell Houston

Dreux Frédéric

De'Mario Thorton

BBMAK

Mark Barry

Christian Burns

Stephen McNally

LFO

Rich Cronin

Brian Gillis

Devin Lima

The Moffatts

Scott Moffatt

Clint Moffatt

Bob Moffatt

Dave Moffatt

New edition

Ralph Tresvant

Bobby Brown

Ricky Bell

Michael Bivins

Ronnie DeVoe

Johnny Gill

East 17

Terry Coldwell

Brian Harvey

John Hendy

Tony Mortimer

[holyarchistud]

2023 REVIEW + 2024 TBR

From last TBR I finished:

Lock Every Door, Riley Sager

Dune, Frank Herbert

The Magus, John Fowles

Mock, Marek Krajewski

Mock. Ludzkie zoo, Marek Krajewski

The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

Police, Jo Nesbo

Also I finished some not from the list: Rzeczy którch nie wyrzuciłem, Marcin Wicha Little Women, Louisa May Alcott Atomic Habits, James Clear Mrs March, Virginia Feito Krótko i szczęsliwie, Agata Romaniuk The 5am Club, Robin Sharma One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey Piercing, Ryu Murakami Homesick for Another World, Ottessa Moshfegh Miss Kim Knows, Cho Nam-joo La Place, Annie Ernaux The Housemaid, Freida McFadden Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine, Klara Hveberg Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Stephen Hawking The Housekeeper and the Professor, Yoko Ogawa Demian, Herman Hesse Siostry, Monika Białkowska The Dragonet Prophecy - Wings of Fire, Tui. T. Sutherland Kwiaty w pudełku, Karolina Bednarz

Probably list of books is not great idea for me, but despite it I plan the 2024 TBR ! 24 books for 2024 !

21 lessons for the 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari

Think like a Monk, Jay Shetty

The Four Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank

The E-Myth Revisited, Michael E. Gerber

The $100 Startup, Chris Guillebeau

Creativity, Inc., Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

The Creative Act, Rick Rubin

Your Next Five Moves, Patrick Bet-David

Nad życie, Wojciech Harpula, Maria Mazurek

What happened to you?, Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

The Sound of the Mountain, Yasunari Kawabata

I fell in love with hope, Lancali

Blindness, Jose Saramago

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, Zoulfa Katouh

The Fall of the Human Intellect, A. Parthasarathy

Chłopki, Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak

Birdy, William Wharton

A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

Widma w mieście Breslau, Marek Krajewski

Mock. Golem, Marek Krajewski

Educated, Tara Westover

Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov

1984, George Orwell

The Test, Sylvain Neuvel Wish me luck! It was pretty good year of reading!

[friend-through-teenage-nights]

The Illustrated Al Part 2

Part 1/Part 3

Everything You Know is Wrong by Gideon Kendall

Really nice art style with lots of detail in the panels including some Extra Bonus Jokes.

Albuquerque by Ryan Dunlavey & Adam Guzowski

ehehehe look at him in his little box

:)

GLORIOUS gag that Al had the weasels on his face attacking him for the entirety of his relationship with Zelda, and upon breaking up with her they were finally removed, revealing that they had done LASIK surgery on him purely with random ravenous biting and scratching.

In the interests of balance and transparency I should mention that 1) this comic's way of depicting the snorkel thief is Not Good which was disappointing and 2) YouTube user RWappin made animated music videos of both of the above songs 11 years ago.

Frank's 2000" TV by Brian McFadden

This one is delightful because there are references to every other song on Alapalooza!

(accurate depiction of how it feels to listen to Achy Breaky Heart).

Good Old Days by Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey & Mark Welser

I don't really like this song but having the memories be sepia-tone with only the focus of the violent act be in colour was a nice touch.

Tw for animal cruelty and (unrelatedly) blood under the cut.

Michele's surname is shown as "Krajewski" which, given the most obvious connection, is a...choice.

[gatespage]

Gates McFadden as Kimba Rose

Marker 1x02 - Frank & Mike’s (1995)

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 7.29

Beer Birthdays

Max Schwarz (1863)

Garrett Oliver (1962)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Ken Burns; documentary filmmaker (1953)

Geddy Lee; rock bassist, singer (1953)

William Powell; actor (1892)

Dave Stevens; artist, cartoonist, illustrator (1955)

Wil Wheaton; actor, blogger (1972)

Famous Birthdays

Afroman; rapper (1974)

Jean-Hugues Anglade; French actor and director (1955)

Doug Ashdown; Australian singer-songwriter (1942)

Porfirio Barba-Jacob; Colombian poet and author (1883)

Melvin Belli; attorney (1907)

Clara Bow; actor (1905)

Danger Mouse; cartoon character (1977)

Don Carter; bowler (1926)

John Clarke; New Zealand-Australian comedian and actor (1948)

Edgar Cortright; scientist and engineer (1923)

Professor Irwin Corey; comedian, actor (1914)

Sharon Creech; author (1945)

Simon Dach; German poet (1605)

Alex de Tocqueville; French writer, historian, political scientist (1805)

Stephen Dorff; actor (1973)

Neal Doughty; keyboard player (1946)

Leslie Easterbrook; actress (1949)

Richard Egan; actor (1921)

Adele Griffin; author (1970)

Tim Gunn; fashion consultant, television host (1953)

Dag Hammarskjold; Swedish diplomat (1905)

Betty Harris; chemist (1940)

Jenny Holzer; painter, author, and dancer (1950)

Robert Horton; actor (1924)

Isabel; Brazilian princess (1846)

Peter Jennings; television journalist (1938)

Eyvind Johnson; Swedish novelist (1900)

Joe Johnson; English snooker player (1952)

Diane Keen; English actress (1946)

Eric Alfred Knudsen; author (1872)

Harold W. Kuhn; mathematician (1925)

Stanley Kunitz; poet (1905)

Don Marquis; cartoonist, writer (1878)

Jim Marshall; guitar amplifier maker (1923)

Martina McBride; country singer (1966)

Daniel McFadden; economist (1937)

Frank McGuinness; Irish poet and playwright (1953)

Goenawan Mohamad; Indonesian poet and playwright (1941)

Harry Mulisch; Dutch author, poet (1927)

Benito Mussolini; Italian journalist and politician (1883)

Gale Page; actress (1910)

Alexandra Paul; actor (1963)

Dean Pitchford; actor and director (1951)

Isidor Isaac Rabi; physicist (1898)

Don Redman; composer (1900)

Sigmund Romberg; Hungarian-American composer (1887)

Mahasi Sayadaw; Burmese monk and philosopher (1904)

Patti Scialfa; musician (1954)

Mary Lee Settle; novelist (1918)

Tony Sirico; actor (1942)

Randy Sparks; folk singer-songwriter (1933)

John Sykes; English singer-songwriter and guitarist (1959)

Booth Tarkington; writer (1869)

David Taylor; English snooker player (1943)

Paul Taylor; dancer (1930)

Mikis Theodorakis; Greek composer (1925)

Didier Van Cauwelaert; French author (1960)

David Warner; English actor (1941)

Woody Weatherman; guitarist (1965)

Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer and inventor (1888)

[docrotten]

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987) – Episode 224 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“Welcome to prime time, bitch!” Not words I’d use in front of my mother, but they are iconic just the same. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Ralph Miller  – as they enter another Wes Craven nightmare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). Expect a lot of FX talk with Ralph in the house!

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 224 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine

A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

  [NOTE: Effects crew credits are listed as they appear in the film credits.]

Director: Chuck Russell

Writers: Wes Craven (story) (screenplay) (characters); Bruce Wagner (story) (screenplay); Frank Darabont (screenplay); Chuck Russell (screenplay)

Music: Angelo Badalamenti

Storyboard Artist / Visual Consultant: Peter von Sholly

Stop-Motion Skeleton and Marionette Effects: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.

Stop-Motion Animation: Doug Beswick

Effects Photography Supervisor: Jim Aupperle

Stop-Motion Puppet Construction: Yancy Calzada

Marionette Construction: Mark Bryan Wilson (as Mark Wilson)

Miniatures: James Belohovek

Illustrator: Larry Nikolai

Makeup effects Sequences: Greg Cannom

Assistants to Greg Cannom: Larry Odien, Earl Ellis, John Vulich, Keith Edmier, Brent Baker

Krueger Makeup effects: Kevin Yagher

Assistants to Kevin Yagher: Jim Kagel, Mitch DeVane, Gino Crognale, Brian Penikas, David Kindlon, Steve James, Everett Burrell

Makeup Effects Sequences: Mark Shostrom

Assistants to Mr. Shostrum: Robert Kurtzman, Bryant Tausek, John Blake Dutro, James McLoughlin (as Jim McLoughlin), Cathy Carpenter

Additional Makeup Effects: Matthew W. Mungle (as Mathew Mungel)

Assistant to Mathew Mungel: Russell Seifert

Mechanical Effects: Image Engineering

Special Effects Coordinator: Peter Chesney

Lead Technician: Lenny Dalrymple

Mechanical Designers: Bruce D. Hayes (as Bruce Hayes), Joe Starr, Anton Tremblay (as Tony Tremblay)

Effects Technicians: Bernardo F. Munoz (as Bernard Munoz), Rod Schumacher, Bob Ahmanson

Effects Crew: Scott Nesselrode, Tom Chesney, Kelly Mann, Phillip Hartmann (as Phillip Hartman), Ralph Miller III (as Ralph Miller), Joel Fletcher, Brian Mcfadden, Sandra Stewart (as Sandy Stewart), Terry Mack (as Troy Mack), Blaine Converse, Ron MacInnes, Brendan C. Quigley

Selected Cast:

Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson

Craig Wasson as Dr. Neil Gordon

Patricia Arquette as Kristen Parker

Ken Sagoes as Roland Kincaid

Ira Heiden as Will Stanton

Rodney Eastman as Joey Crusel

Jennifer Rubin as Taryn White

Penelope Sudrow as Jennifer Caulfield

Bradley Gregg as Phillip Anderson

Laurence Fishburne as Max Daniels (credited as Larry Fishburne)

John Saxon as Donald Thompson

Priscilla Pointer as Dr. Elizabeth Simms

Clayton Landey as Lorenzo

Brooke Bundy as Elaine Parker

Nan Martin as Sister Mary Helena

Stacey Alden as Nurse Marcie

Dick Cavett as Himself

Zsa Zsa Gabor as Herself

Paul Kent as Dr. Carver

Guest host Ralph Miller III, who worked behind the scenes on Dream Warriors provides insights and many effects development photos that are shown in the YouTube version of the podcast. Post-recording, the crew wants to clarify that Kevin Yagher was responsible for the Freddy Snake, and Mark Shostrom was in charge of the Penelope Sudrow dummy that smashes into the Freddyvision TV.

With the success of A Nightmare on  Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), following the critical failure of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), New line Cinema firmly cemented Freddy Krueger and A Nightmare on Elm Street as one of the most iconic horror franchises of its time. Not only does Dream Warriors feature Robert Englund continuing to breathe both humor and fear into Freddy Krueger but also the return of both Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon from the original. The film also features Craig Wasson (Ghost Story) as the male lead and early film roles for Patricia Arquette and Larry Fishburne. Frank Darabont (The Mist) and Bruce Wagner join Wes Craven on scripting chores and Chuck Russell (The Blob, The Mask) directs while Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet) provides the score – a winning combination of talent. Surely a Grue-Crew highly recommended selection with special effects by Greg Cannom, Doug Beswick, Mark Shostrom, Kevin Yagher, and more!

Be sure to check out the first time the 80s Grue-Crew took a dive into this film in February 2017, featuring Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Thomas Mariani as the Grue-Crew. You can find it here: A NIGHTMARE ON ELMS STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987) — Episode 102

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Jeff, will be The Changeling (1980), starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, . . . and a bouncing, red, rubber ball.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

[imthefailedartist]

2024 Reading List

2024 was a slow reading year compared to 2023. Even though I enjoyed most of what I read, nothing could break the slump. Still accomplished my goal of 12. Read 15 total

In order:

Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

How to Fake a Wedding Date by Karen Booth

The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter

Severance by Ling Ma

Dune by Frank Herbert

Credence by Penelope Douglas

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Troop by Nick Cutter

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Dead Space by Kali Wallace

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris

Passing by Nella Larsen

STATS

10 women to 5 men. Great ratio.

4 writers of color.

7 library books

2 used books

1 reread

Genres

Sci-fi: 4. Romance: 3 (or 4 wink wink). Mystery/Thriller: 5. Fiction: 2. Horror: 1.

Influenced by Booktube/Booktok/Bookstagram/booktwitter: 6.

Finished the Hannibal series. Now, what am I supposed to do for Halloween? I'll find something.

On to reading in 2025.

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

Ayes: 375 (79.5% Lab, 14.4% LD, 1.9% SNP, 1.6% Ind, 1.1% PC, 0.8% Green, 0.3% Con, 0.3% SDLP, 0.3% APNI) Noes: 9 (55.6% DUP, 11.1% Con, 11.1% RUK, 11.1% UUP, 11.1% TUV) Absent: ~266

Day's business papers: 2024-12-11

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Labour (298 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis 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 Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Angela Rayner Anna Dixon Anna McMorrin Anna Turley Antonia Bance Ashley Dalton Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Becky Gittins Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Bridget Phillipson Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Eccles Cat Smith Catherine Fookes Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Bryant 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 Efford Connor Naismith Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Carden Dan Norris Daniel Francis Danny Beales Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor David Williams Dawn Butler Deirdre Costigan Douglas Alexander Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Elsie Blundell Emily Darlington Emma Hardy Emma Lewell-Buck Emma Reynolds Euan Stainbank Feryal Clark Fleur Anderson Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gareth Snell Gen Kitchen Gerald Jones Gill Furniss Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Ian Murray Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier James Asser James Frith James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell John Grady John Whitby Jon Pearce Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Kanishka Narayan Karin Smyth Kate Dearden Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Kenneth Stevenson Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kevin McKenna Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lewis Atkinson Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Linsey Farnsworth Lisa Nandy Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lola McEvoy Lorraine Beavers Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Myer Luke Pollard Margaret Mullane Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Martin McCluskey Martin Rhodes Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Michael Payne Michael Wheeler Michelle Welsh Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Navendu Mishra Naz Shah Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pat McFadden Patrick Hurley Paul Foster Paul Waugh Paula Barker Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Reeves Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosie Wrighting Rushanara Ali Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Owen Sarah Russell Sarah Smith Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Shabana Mahmood Simon Lightwood Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Doughty Stephen Morgan Steve Race Steve Reed Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Tahir Ali Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Terry Jermy Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Tulip Siddiq Uma Kumaran Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Wes Streeting

Will Stone Yuan Yang Yvette Cooper Zubir Ahmed

Liberal Democrat (54 votes)

Adam Dance Al Pinkerton Alex Brewer Andrew George Anna Sabine Bobby Dean Calum Miller Cameron Thomas Caroline Voaden Charlotte Cane Claire Young Clive Jones Daisy Cooper Danny Chambers David Chadwick Edward Morello Freddie van Mierlo Gideon Amos Helen Maguire Helen Morgan Ian Roome Ian Sollom Jamie Stone Jess Brown-Fuller John Milne Josh Babarinde Joshua Reynolds Layla Moran Lee Dillon Lisa Smart Liz Jarvis Luke Taylor Manuela Perteghella Marie Goldman Martin Wrigley Max Wilkinson Mike Martin Monica Harding Munira Wilson Pippa Heylings Rachel Gilmour Richard Foord Sarah Gibson Sarah Olney Steff Aquarone Steve Darling Tessa Munt Tom Gordon Tom Morrison Victoria Collins Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse Will Forster Zöe Franklin

Scottish National Party (7 votes)

Brendan O'Hara Chris Law Dave Doogan Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Seamus Logan Stephen Flynn

Independent (6 votes)

Imran Hussain Iqbal Mohamed Jeremy Corbyn John McDonnell Mike Amesbury Richard Burgon

Plaid Cymru (4 votes)

Ann Davies Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Llinos Medi

Green Party (3 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns

Conservative (1 vote)

Simon Hoare

Social Democratic & Labour Party (1 vote)

Claire Hanna

Alliance (1 vote)

Sorcha Eastwood

Noes

Democratic Unionist Party (5 votes)

Carla Lockhart Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Conservative (1 vote)

Christopher Chope

Reform UK (1 vote)

Rupert Lowe

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Robin Swann

Traditional Unionist Voice (1 vote)

Jim Allister

[ztremx]

00:00Open

00:55News of Musk Love: The Elon Musk story

05:25'Hold On' by Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

10:01More News of Musk Love: Tesla Cybertruck recalled again

12:02Rudy Giuliani's lawyers ask judge's permission to drop him

14:06News of the Godly: Church of England suspends minister and her Colman's mustard heir husband; Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over sex abuse scandal; Australia's highest court rules Catholic Church not liable for abuse by priests

19:38News of AI: Google Gemini tells grad student to 'please die'; Top AI companies are struggling to build more advanced AI; GM's Cruise fined $500k for filing false report in SF pedestrian crash; Elon's own AI Grok thinks he spreads misinformation

27:20Medicare Advantage skit

28:39'No Better Time' by Judith Owen

31:40News of the Atom: Kyrgyzstan is still dealing with Soviet-era radioactive waste

35:22Smart World: DNA testing company vanishes, along with its customer data

36:49'Little Marco' by Harry Shearer

41:09The Apologies of the Week: Catholic Diocese of Oakland, Norway, YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee, David Duchovny, YouTuber Johnny Somali, Mecklenburg County Sheriff McFadden, Rachel Zegler

52:27Land of 4,000 Princes: Saudi Arabia is scaling back Neom megacity plans to focus on sports

54:24'Chega De Saudade' by Antonio Carlos Jobim /Close

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When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Michael Williams: Nicolas Cage Lyle from Dallas: Dennis Hopper Suzanne Brown: Lara Flynn Boyle Wayne Brown: J.T. Walsh Deputy Matt Greytack: Timothy Carhart Deputy Russ Bowman: Dan Shor Truck Driver: Dwight Yoakam Jim: Craig Reay Mr. Johnson: Vance Johnson Howard: Robert Apel Old Man: Bobby Joe McFadden Kurt: Dale Gibson Cashier: Ted Parks Receptionist: Babs Bram Doctor: Robert Guajardo Nurse: Sarah Sullivan Red Rock Bartender: Michael Ruud Truck Driver’s Buddy: Peter Kevin Quinn Country Girl Bartender: Jeff Levine Ted: Shawn Michael Ryan Jane: Barbara Glover Caretaker: Robert Beecher Caretaker’s Wife: Jody Carter Film Crew: Screenplay: John Dahl Associate Producer: Rick Dahl Producer: Steve Golin Executive Producer: Michael Kuhn Executive Producer: Jane McGann Producer: Sigurjón Sighvatsson Original Music Composer: William Olvis Director of Photography: Marc Reshovsky Editor: Scott Chestnut Art Direction: Don Diers Set Decoration: Kate J. Sullivan Casting: Carol Lewis Costume Design: Terry Dresbach Executive In Charge Of Production: Tim Clawson Associate Producer: Lynn Weimer Production Design: Robert Pearson Supervising Producer: Aron Warner Production Manager: Philip Rose First Assistant Director: Mike Topoozian Second Assistant Director: Michael McCue Post Production Supervisor: Vincent Landay Script Supervisor: Nancy Karlin Production Coordinator: Larry Shapiro Production Coordinator: Beth DePatie Assistant Production Coordinator: Jeff Caulfield First Assistant Camera: Karl Owens Camera Loader: Jon Massey Still Photographer: Suzanne Tenner Sound Mixer: Mark Weingarten Boom Operator: Yehuda Maayan Gaffer: Stephen Rocha Best Boy Electric: Robert Eyslee Electrician: Dana Arnold Electrician: Fred Gibson Electrician: Michael E. Gips Electrician: Raymond Gonzales Electrician: Peter Pearce Electrician: Gary W. Shaw Key Grip: Mark Shane Davis Dolly Grip: Levon Besnelian Additional Photography: Rohn Schmidt Property Master: Jonathan R. Hodges Hairstylist: Fríða Aradóttir Makeup Artist: Patty York Costume Supervisor: Lori Eskowitz Special Effects Coordinator: Frank Ceglia Special Effects: Mark R. Byers Special Effects Makeup Artist: John Carl Buechler Sculptor: Dean Gates Stunt Coordinator: Dan Bradley Stunts: Rick Barker Stunts: Charlie Carpenter Stunts: Scott Alan Cook Stunts: Dale Gibson Stunts: Don Ruffin Stunts: Keith Campbell Movie Reviews: Steve: A bit dated looking at it over 20 years later, but still entertaining. A slick neo-noir that helped revive the genre. John Chard: All Roads Lead To Intrigue. Red Rock West is directed by John Dahl who also co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Rick. It stars Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, J. T. Walsh and Timothy Carhart. Music is by William Olvis and cinematography by Marc Reshovsky. When a promised job in Wyoming fails to materialise on account of an injury sustained in combat, Michael Williams (Cage) drifts into the town of Red Rock and is mistaken in a bar for a hit-man hired to kill an unfaithful wife. Tempted by the high cash on offer, Michael plays along and promptly finds himself in a web of intrigue from which escape is looking unlikely Welcome To Red Rock/You Are Now Leaving Red Rock. The studio didn’t know what to do with it, a neo-noir flavoured with contemporary Western spices. Put out on cable in America and thriving on its limited release in Europe, it started to gain a cult fan-base. More so after a theatre in the Frisco Bay area started showing it and it made considerable coinage. Today it still remains more of a cult piece than anything else, which while it deserves more accolades and exposure, is still kind of nice for the fans, because it’s like we have our ...

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"FREED ON PROBATION FOR SAKE OF MOTHER," Toronto Star. March 28, 1933. Page 2. -- Ticket Scalper Fined $10- Under Another's Influence, Is Plea --- Coming up in men's court to-day for sentence on a charge of fraud, Frank E. Cox was informed by Magistrate Jones that the crown was content to put him on probation for a year. "We don't want to make it hard for your mother," said the cadi.

Appearing on a charge of criminal negligence, Gordon Foster was remanded until April 4. Ball was set at $2.000.

Alexander Bluwol was charged with ticket-scalping.

"He was selling hockey tickets of face value of 50 cents each at $1.10." said, an officer. "He had nine of them when we arrested him and he said he would return the money."

"He was under the influence of a man who was sentenced for the same thing last week," said Counsel Tommy Horkins.

Stating that he was being lenient. his worship imposed a fine of $10.

Must Restore Bicycle P.C. Masters (658) stated that he had found in the possession of Frank Smokler, aged 17, charged with receiving, a bicycle that was stolen from Norman Lewis. "The machine was painted red and the number was filed off. said the officer.

Magistrate Jones ruled the bicycle belonged to Lewis. "Well, in that case," said Counsel W. B. Horkins, "my client will be out the $8 he paid for it."

"He had better be careful when he is buying second-hand bicycles," said Mr. Jones, as the charge was withdrawn and an order was made for restitution.

With one charge of theft and two of false pretences preferred against him, Jack Murray was remanded until April 4 on a bail of $500.

"I'll keep you off the books and mark this charge withdrawn if you will respect the police," Magistrate Jones told two lads charged with vagrancy. They were Frank Cast and John Shapiro.

"They were blocking the sidewalk at the corner of Bloor and Lansdowne," said the arresting officer. "They were telling jokes and pushing each other and would not move on when I asked them to."

"I had been drinking considerably," said William Huston as he pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of a pair of hair clippers from a department store.

"Where did you get the liquor?" asked the bench. "A friend got a jug of wine and I had a couple of glasses."

"Ten dollars or ten days," said Magistrate Jones. William Caddick also suffered the same penalty for taking a dress and a cake of soap from the same store.

Blames Drink For Theft The third man to be fined $10 or 10 days for theft was Edmund Freeman. He admitted stealing a pair of gloves and some shaving cream. "I had been drinking," he said, "and have no recollection of what happened."

Thomas Sampson was the last of the quartet. He was charged with receiving as well as theft.

Huston, who was recalled from custody, declared that he had asked Sampson to take a pair of pliers and knife. "Sampson," he said, "did not know that the articles were stolen."

A store detective said she had seen Sampson take a package of razor blades but nothing else.

Counsel T. B. Horkins, for accused, spoke eloquently and at some length, trying to convince Crown Attorney McFadden that accused, if he had received the articles had been unaware that he was committing an offence.

Magistrate Jones brought the case to close by saying: "I will fine Sampson $10 or ten days for receiving and withdraw the theft charge."

Thomas B. Hind, aged 34, of Collahie Ave., charged with the theft of $400.96, was remanded until April 1. Bail was set at $1.000. It is alleged that Hind, for 22 years a cashier with the C.P.R., had used two days receipts at the West Toronto office to finance a trip to the United States. He was arrested yesterday by Detective-Sergeants Nelson Silverthrone and Joseph Ewing.

"He told me the cheque was as good as gold," said the complainant, who charged T. W. Sparks with a fraud of $10.

"What did you say?" asked the bench. "Ο.Κ."

Witness said the cheque turned out to be bad. A bank manager said that Sparks had exactly five cents to his account when the cheque was issued.

"I was relying on a brother-in-law to deposit some money for me," said Sparks. The charge was thereupon withdrawn.

Reckless Driver Pays $10 William Lyle was fined $10 and costs or thirty days when he pleaded guilty to reckless driving on Broad- view Ave. before Magistrate Browne in liquor and traffic court to-day. His driver's permit was cancelled for two months. A constable testified he smelled of liquor.

Roy Tanner pleaded guilty to reckless driving on Queen St. E., on Sunday.

"If I was speeding, I didn't know it," he pleaded. "Oh, no," remarked the bench.

Tanner was assessed $10 and costs or thirty days. His driver's permit was cancelled for two months.

Irving Martin bumped into a taxi cab on Front St., related P.C. Smith (453). The case was remanded till April 4 so Martin could make restitution. Bail was set at $500.

Harold McKinley was fined $10 and costs or 30 days for reckless driving on Roncesvalles Ave. His driver's permit was cancelled for two months. "He had been drinking by the odor of his breath," said P.C. McNaughton. "He wasn't intoxicated."

Anna Wilson was fined $25 and costs or 30 days. Her driver's permit was cancelled for three months.

P.C. Wrigglesworth said he followed the woman from Carlton St. to St. Alban's St. She had no lights on, he declared. The woman told the court she had drunk some ale.

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My First Six Reads of Summer

This is the officially my tenth day of summer break, and I finished my sixth book yesterday. Not bad!

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware - This was a three-star read most of the way through, but I would rate it a three and a half overall as I did like the ending. The title of the book is nearly the name of a reality show (The Perfect Couple) that the thirty-something virologist protagonist and her younger boyfriend (wannabe actor) go on as part of an attempt to boost his pathetic acting career. The show takes place on a a brand new resort on an island in the Indian Ocean. Once there, they will compete with four other couples for a hefty cash prize. Once contestants are elminated, their partner is allowed to spend the night with any other contestant. Protagonist Lyla hopes that she can just be eliminated and boyfriend Nico can stay and win the money. Obviously for the sake of the plot, that does not happen. Things get even worse when a violent storm leaves them without power or any access to the mainland (the show took their phones). Aliances are made for survival purposes. But who will survive? Ware's writing is always fast-moving. Her protagonists are likable. This one got a little too long, but I did enjoy the end. Rounded up to four stars on Goodreads.

The House that Horror Built by Christina Henry - I had been saving this for nearly a month to be my first book of summer until the previoius book came in at the library. No matter. This was not Henry's best effort. Good characters. Good pace. Mediocre plot. Single mom Harry gets a job cleaning the mansion of a recluse. But not just any recluse: a horror film director who is hiding from the public eye after his son and wife disappeared years ago. While cleaning, Harry hears noises. She tries to ignore them but can only do so for so long. Even though this was average at best, I will eagerly await Henry's next book.

The Housemaid is Watching by Frieda McFadden - Another one I was waiting for. That I bought. But oly $4.99 on Kindle. And it wasn't even worth that. Two stars. Nothing happened for most of the book. I figured out what was going to happen and then was disappointed when that was, actually, what happened. I think I enjoyed the narration in the previous two installments of this series, but the narration annoyed me in this one. Disappointment.

Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda - This book takes place in North Carolina during an unprecendented period with no rain. Miranda really uses rain as its classic symbolism in literature when the end arises. Protagonist Hazel returns to her small town for the sudden death and funeral of her father. As expected with any return to a small town, secrets emerge regarding Hazel's family including her long-lost mother. This book was pretty average. Fast-moving. Good dialog to prose ration. I didn't predict the entire ending. So not bad.

Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah - So many people I know loved this book that I couldn't wait any longer. The hold came in quickly, but it just wasn't for me. It was more character driven which always makes a had read for me. The title characters are part of gladioator-style entertainment which allow prisoners to fight to the death to win their freedom. There are a lot of characters to keep straight all with sad stories which, as a reader, you know are the stories of real people. Some of these stories are told in the footnotes: real and fictional. The footnotes slowed me down, but I was pleased with some of the new information I learned. The writing style wasn't a style I enjoy due to minimal dialog. I should have made this a DNF. But I did enjoy the very end. Two stars.

The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank by Ellen Feldman - I bought this as a cheap e-read as a number of people mentioned its worth on FB book groups I'm part of the day it was on sale. Sadly, this one ended up as three stars as well. And that was up from two stars in the first half. This book tells the story of Peter Van Pels (van Daan in the Anne Frank's famous diary and consequent play) if he survived the Holocaust. We find him married with two children in America living a comfortable suburnan life and hiding his wartime history and his Judaism. Things are going quite well until the book version of Anne's diary makes it into his own home via his wife. The first half was insanely slow. The character building was, sadly, not engaging. But the plot did pick up some in the second half. However, not enough that I'd recommend it.