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nottinghillhq · 2 years ago

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welcome to notting hill mack, we’re super excited to have you here, you’ve got twenty-four hours to send in your accounts!

CHYLER LEIGH. SHE + HER / have you ever heard of CONCRETE ANGEL by gareth emery well, it describes GENEVIVE PETROVA to a tee! the thirty year old, and NICU NURSE was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say SHE is more anxious or more OPTIMISTIC instead? anyway, they remind me of hours spent in medical school digging her head into her textbooks, staying up all night to pass exams, the hustle and bustle of an emergency room on the daily, trying not to take home the emotional burden of her job, a long sleeked back chocolate ponytail as her signature look, falling asleep whenever she has the few seconds to spare, maybe you’ll bump into them soon! [ MACK / SHE / HER / 27 / PST ]

BRIGHT VACHIRAWIT. HE + HIM / have you ever heard of WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS by green day well, it describes CHE SAETANG to a tee! the twenty three year old, and DRUG DEALER was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say HE is more sneaky or more ENTITLED instead? anyway, they remind me of becoming the poster child for marijuana advocacy in countries that still ruled it illegal, living up to your reputation as the family disappointment, refusing to work a regular job and fit into the system like everybody else around him, finding any way to make money on the side and never letting giving up be an option, a trail of broken hearts behind him, maybe you’ll bump into them soon! [ MACK / SHE / HER / 27 / PST ]

JORDAN CALLOWAY. HE + HIM / have you ever heard of THE ART OF PEER PRESSURE by kendrick lamar well, it describes MICAH MITCHELLS to a tee! the twenty seven year old, and BARTENDER @ WOLFE'S DEN was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say HE is more dry or more POISED instead? anyway, they remind me of varsity jackets from his high school sports career, long lost dreams of going pro, running from a past that is bound to keep haunting you, a fresh haircut seemingly every time you run into him, maturing overtime through age and experience, taming a once known wild card who couldn't be predicted , maybe you’ll bump into them soon! [ MACK / SHE / HER / 27 / PST ]

LAURA HARRIER. SHE + HER / have you ever heard of TITANIUM by david guetta well, it describes DANDELION PEARSON to a tee! the thirty year old, and RETIRED RUNWAY MODEL was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say SHE is more nosy or more POISED instead? anyway, they remind me of more than ten years in the high fashion world of europe, long beautiful legs that made her a perfect runway model candidate from birth, longing to settle down and share her life with another half, maybe you’ll bump into them soon! [ MACK / SHE / HER / 27 / PST ]

LUKE HEMMINGS. HE + HIM / have you ever heard of KING FOR A DAY by pierce the veil, well, it describes BLAKE DANIELS to a tee! the twenty nine year old, and REAL ESTATE MOGUL was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say HE is more comfortable or more PERSUASIVE instead? anyway, they remind me of choosing the safe option because you're afraid to fail at trying something new, a family real estate dynasty that you never really had passion for or asked to be apart of in the first place, family dinners that lack the most important fundament of any healthy relationship, long golden locks that dangle below his ear, always well taken care of and styled, maybe you’ll bump into them soon! [ MACK / SHE / HER / 27 / PST ] (filling jamie rizzoli's wanted connection) MIA GOTH. THEY + SHE / have you ever heard of PYRAMIDS by frank ocean, well, it describes ORLANDO MCGHEE to a tee! the twenty four year old, and EXOTIC DANCER was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say SHE is more callous or more ADVOCATING instead? anyway, they remind me of stacked odds against you from birth, erratic relationships that are intense and short lasting, being a product of your environment, people judging and misunderstanding you but not realizing they wouldn't have survived the things that life has dealt you in your twenty eight years, watching hope leave her eyes by the mere age of twelve, having to grow up way before you're meant to ever be exposed to the world of adults, numbing the pain in whichever way possible, maybe you’ll bump into them soon! [ MACK / SHE / HER / 27 / PST ] CIERRA RAMIREZ. SHE + HER / have you ever heard of LA VIDA ES FRIA by jason joshua, well, it describes HAVANA LOZANO to a tee! the twenty six year old, and INSTAGRAM MODEL was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say SHE is more shallow or more DARING instead? anyway, they remind me of thick raven hair inching down her back that she refuses to cut no matter how long it may reach, mantras of beauty is pain humming through their mind at all times, having an extensive fifteen step skincare routine involving the most expensive of vegan skincare products, a light pink mini fridge specially made for chilling skincare, always plugged up in her bathroom, draining her bank accounts as fast as the money is placed in the account, spending all of her money on material things hoping to keep up with the latest trends and to fill a void deep inside , maybe you’ll bump into them soon! [ MACK / SHE / HER / 27 / PST ] (filling mariana lozana wanted connection) REECE WITHERSPOON. SHE + HER / have you ever heard of YESTERDAY by the beatles, well, it describes CAROLINE SPENCER to a tee! the forty three year old, and HOUSEWIFE was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say SHE is more aesthetic based or more DETAIL ORIENTED instead? anyway, they remind me of a picture perfect hand painted family portrait hanging over the fire place of her home, the real housewives of beverly hills, carpooling with other rich moms in the neighborhood, sending your children to the finest of private schools, having a doctor as a husband, being the strong family matriarch and carrying the emotional weight of the family on her back, with little to no support from her husband who underappreciates all she does to run the household and keep the family unit alive and seemingly perfect to the outside world, feeling alone in a house full of people who say they love you, accidentally isolating those that actually care while trying to hang onto the mess that is crumbling before your eyes, maybe you’ll bump into them soon! [ MACK / SHE / HER / 27 / PST ] (filling loretta abernathy wanted connection)

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kinobasel · 5 days ago

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KHRUANGBIN: Two Fish and an Elephant from scotty_fingers on Vimeo.

The story of a final goodbye and one last dance, based on the Khruangbin song, 'Two Fish and an Elephant'.

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sounds-right · 5 months ago

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Dall’8/6 ogni sabato Candlelight Night @ The Beach - Marina di Scarlino (Grosseto)

Ogni sabato, a partire dall'8 giugno 2024, The Beach @ Tarantella - Marina di Scarlino (Grosseto) si illumina di candele e musica. E' Candlelight Night, un nuovo format che mette insieme dinner show, atmosfera rilassante e ottimi piatti da gustare in coppia o con gli amici sulla costa toscana, nel contesto d'eccellenza di Marina di Scarlino.

Un palcoscenico incantevole aspetta gli ospiti sulla terrazza del The Beach, dove al calar del sole l'atmosfera, ogni sabato l'atmosfera è ancora più suggestiva grazie a centinaia di candele e alla musica dal vivo di artisti diversi.

Sabato 8 giugno sul palco ci sono Leonardo Marcucci alla chitarra e Jole Canelli alla voce per il primo appuntamento Candlelight Night. Leonardo Marcucci, chitarrista toscano, ha seguito tutte le tappe che un giovane artista può toccare inseguendo una crescita musicale di qualità: Musicultura, Sanremo Lab, Progetto Radar, Music Italy Show sono tutti laboratori artistici che provano a selezionare le migliori promesse nel campo della musica d'autore. Ha anche aperto i concerti di importanti artisti come Gino Paoli, Gareth Pearson e altri. Vanta al suo attivo numerose collaborazioni di prestigio, sia live che in sala di registrazione. Ha poi incontrato la vocalist Jole Canelli con cui ha formato un duo – voce e chitarra – che non mancherà di emozionare gli ospiti di The Beach @ Taratnella - Marina di Scarlino.

Cena Candlelight Night @ The Beach - Marina di Scarlino (Grosseto) con prenotazione obbligatoria dalle dalle ore 20.30, musica dal vivo dalle 21.30. Candlelight Night prende vita dall'aperitivo, dà nuova luce a cene romantiche e diventa un dopocena da vivere con gli amici.

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COS'E THE BEACH LUXURY CLUB

Creato e gestito dall'imprenditore viareggino Manuel Dallori, The Beach Luxury Club è un concept di beach club con intrattenimento che prende vita in spazi aperti dal mattino alla notte. Propone cucina raffinata, presentata in un contesto unico, con piatti di ispirazione mediterranea e fusion, dinner show internazionali e party che finiscono solo alle ore piccole. Prende vita tutto l'anno a Sharm El Sheikh presso e dalla primavera all'autunno a Santa Flavia (Palermo). Nel 2024 sono previste due nuove aperture, a Tulum, in Messico e in Toscana. https://www.thebeachluxury.com/

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tarditardi · 5 months ago

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Dall’8/6 ogni sabato Candlelight Night @ The Beach - Marina di Scarlino (Grosseto)

The Beach @ Tarantella c/o Marina di Scarlino (Grosseto)

Lungomare Giuseppe Garibaldi 2 Scarlino

Informazioni e prenotazioni al +39 334 949 3344

Marinadiscarlino.com

COS'E THE BEACH LUXURY CLUB

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skinnyravs · 11 months ago

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"Choices"

This, is an old fan fic (yes they do exist and I do still sort write them) relating to rugby league. Not something I'd turn into a fan fic but hey sometimes that is where the idea leads!

Never finished it, never went far with it but I'm going to post the parts I did do. Maybe, someday (and I tend to say this alot) it will see an end. Maybe.

Oh, and if you are wondering about my little clan rant thing. I haven't forgotten about it absolutely not. But I'm giving it a little break in the mean time. Wouldn't really want to end the year on a sour note. It can start up again later. Plus I may have half forgotten shit lol.

Anyway! Back to showing you this fan fic.

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‘Choices’

By: Victoria Liu-Pearson

Chapter 1

‘…Oh yeah he is like totally fine!’

‘Fine doesn’t even cut it Ani he is total hotness!’

The loud voices soon broke into a fit giggles, causing Vickie to grow annoyed at them, she wanted to sleep in it was Sunday morning and she had no intensions of getting up early.

‘Oh what about Gareth? Now that he is heaps gorgeous!’

Vickie covered her face with the pillow and groaned this was not the sort of discussion she wanted to be hearing from her friends; however their constant giggling and chatter began to annoy her and she pulled the pillow off her head sat up and looked at the time. 9:43am.

‘Lovely.’ She muttered. Still hearing her friends’ voices coming from the lounge she reluctantly got out of bed and padded along the corridor towards the lounge their voices getting louder and louder still giggling over their talk of who was the hottest player they’ve met.

‘Would you guys shut the hell up!’ She yelled walking in on them.

‘Morning Vick.’ They called back.

‘Whatever.’ She said, her friends Sally, Andrew, Brook, Ani, Michelle, Chris and Natalie are massive NRL fans they enjoyed going to the games every weekend, post-match functions and training sessions whenever time would allow. Brook and Andrew lived up in Sydney and both supported the Tigers, although in Brook’s case whenever she was in Melbourne and attended a game she would support every team apart from the Storm. Natalie, Chris, Ani and Sally were all based in Melbourne and loved the Storm having been supporters of the club for several years.

‘Ok so how come all of you are here so early on a Sunday morning?’ Vickie asked as she sat down on the floor.

‘We’re just waiting to hear when the Sydney Roosters fly in so we can stalk them,’ Brook said this huge cheesy grin on her face Vickie frowned.

‘Why?’

‘Ani so badly wants to meet Justin Carney she reckons he’s way hot,’ Chris added.

‘Shut up!’ Ani said laughing.

‘At least I don’t go chasing after a married man!’ she added in reference to Chris’s obsession with Storm’s captain Cameron Smith, at this Chris’s face immediately blushed from embarrassment she didn’t have a good enough come back her friends knew it seeing the guilty look on her face they burst out laughing.

‘Hey Vick don’t you know the Roosters guys?’ Sally asked Vickie stared at her friend a bit shocked while the laughter had quickly died down and the attention went on her and she fiddled with her hands.

‘Uh---yeah I do, well sort of but why?’ she asked just before Sally could say what she was going to suggest Brook immediately jumped in.

‘Oh my god, you know the Roosters! That is amazing! How do you know them? Like did you used to go out with one or something?’ she said.

‘No.’ Vickie replied quickly she got up off the floor.

‘I was friends with a couple of them but that’s about it.’ She answered she could tell from the looks her friends gave her they didn’t look convinced although she was partly telling the truth.

‘I’ll try and see if I can ask them when they get in and if they are training and stuff if you guys want.’ She added.

‘Oh yes, yes please.’

Vickie left them alone to continue their discussion and as she headed back to her room she wondered how in the heck Sally found out she knew the Roosters. She let out a tired sigh and rubbed her forehead it didn’t matter who knew anyway it wasn’t as if she left those guys on good terms and that was evident after the Roosters last visit to Melbourne last season.

Flashback

She discretely knocked on the hotel room door her eyes darting to both sides of the corridor hoping nobody would suddenly come out of the room and spot her.

‘Come on hurry up.’ She muttered giving another knock this time a bit louder. Seconds later she heard footsteps shuffling along the carpet floor and some mumbling before the latch un-hooked and the door opened she held her breath as he stood in front of her water dripping off his head down his chest before disappearing under the towel.

‘Vick!’ he exclaimed surprised yet very happy to see her, and before she could really digest anything he gave her a hug. She smiled softly and patted his back.

‘Hey its nice to see you too.’

‘Although I wasn’t quite expecting you to be standing in the doorway half naked.’ She remarked he laughed blushing slightly.

‘Yeah sorry I only just got out of the shower. I definitely wasn’t expecting visitors, Mini didn’t tell me you’d be coming by.’ He replied she rolled her eyes.

‘Why am I not surprised?’ she said.

‘Yeah well you know him. Ok come in seriously you don’t need to stand out here all night,’

He moved aside allowing her to walk inside of the room; it was quite a large hotel room with a plush carpet, two-twin single beds, a small bench for the microwave and mini fridge and a little sink, a small round table with a single chair and another bench for the TV. She heard the water running in the bathroom and guessed it was now Anthony’s turn to take a shower so she went and sat down on the lone chair in the room and stared out the window seeing the clear night sky pale against the bright lights of Melbourne city below. He stood and stared at her for a few minutes wondering why his teammate had asked her to come, things had been awkward for a while now especially for the three of them.

‘So.’ He said trying to break the silence Vickie turned away from looking out the window and back at her friend.

‘Yeah…. so.’ she replied.

‘How’ve you been?’ he asked she shrugged.

‘Ok I guess just get by I suppose where I can. It’s been kind of difficult you know; I really didn’t want to leave all of you but in the end I had to, just to get away from that whole environment,’ she remarked.

‘Did it have anything to do with us?’ he asked a slight frown crossing his face she quickly shook her head.

‘No, no had absolutely nothing to do with your or Mini.’ She said.

‘Then who?’

She looked down at the floor for a second everything was still pretty fresh in her mind but she never ever wanted to speak of it again if she could avoid it.

‘It’s not something I’d rather discuss.’ She said at last.

‘Ok that’s cool.’ He said he had a feeling he knew who it was he just wanted to hear it from her first.

‘Anyway don’t you think you should be getting changed?’ she asked he raised his eyebrows a crocked smirk on his face.

‘What? I am offended you don’t like!’ he said in mock protest.

‘Whatever!’ she laughed back.

‘Besides if you don’t I may just take a photo and splash it all over twitter and facebook.’ She said doing her best to look at him seriously but he still smiled.

‘I really doubt anyone would believe you anyway but I’m sure I could help with it.’ He added the smirk on his face getting wider as he stood up her eyes widen when she realized just what he was going to do.

‘Mitchell Pearce you keep that towel on thank you very much!’ she yelled half laughing he pretended to huff and folded his arms though to her relief he did keep the towel where it was still tightly wrapped over his waist.

‘Well fine than you are just not fun,’ he remarked sulking.

‘Aw sweetie don’t be all upset.’

She got up and walked over and hugged him and he kissed the top of her head.

‘We do miss you loads.’ He said she sighed.

‘Me too.’

‘I think I know who I can hear out there!’ Anthony yelled from the bathroom he poked his head around Vickie looked over at him and laughed.

‘Ok please tell me you aren’t half naked as well I think seeing one of you in this state is enough for me,’ she answered Mitchell just laughed seeing the confused look cross Anthony’s face.

‘Please I’m not that much of a show off!’ he said.

Soon the three friends got some food ordered, drinks and spent the time chatting and doing a lot of catching up over the past two years. Vickie hoped like hell they wouldn’t want to find out any more information on why exactly she had left her job at the Roosters then left Sydney altogether and moved down to Melbourne.

‘Are you expecting someone?’ she asked Anthony seeing him check his watch for the fifth time in the past ten minutes.

‘No, why?’ he asked.

‘Well you keep checking your watch.’ She answered

Knock! Knock!

She raised her eyebrows at him suspiciously he shrugged his shoulders she had a feeling he was definitely hiding something Mitchell got up and went to answer the door.

‘What are you doing here?’ he exclaimed they couldn’t hear what the other person said but Mitchell was soon shaking his head and his voice dropped to a whisper.

‘Look just get out of the way Mitch I said I want to talk to her and I mean it.’ The other person said a lot louder this time Vickie froze she’d recognize him from anywhere even in the time she’d been avoiding him since then she never forgot, she stared fearfully at the door hoping Mitchell wasn’t going to let him in she had no idea what she would do if she had to face him right now. She glanced sideways at Anthony he looked very stressed about the situation and she wondered if by the way he kept looking at his watch if he had known something like this could possibly happen. Suddenly Mitchell landed on the floor looking very surprised and the door swung further open hitting the wall making her flinch at this Anthony stood up.

‘Todd, seriously what the hell are you doing?’ he asked.

‘That is not any of your business.’ He answered back.

‘Well it is my business if you’re going to come around un-invited.’ Anthony replied Todd folded his arms and laughed.

‘Un-invited? You’re the one that told me you were going to get her to come by and you even suggested that I come.’ He said Vickie turned around and stared at Anthony.

‘You told him!’ she exclaimed.

‘I—well---yeah I did.’ He said slightly embarrassed she couldn’t believe it.

‘Why in the hell would you tell him? Him of all people you had to let him know I was coming!’ she cried.

‘Look I just thought maybe after all that other stuff you guys could talk about it.’ He remarked she laughed sarcastically at him.

‘Talk? Talk! When he’s involved.’ She pointed at Todd.

‘There is no such thing as talking! The way he ever communicates with anyone is by actions. Bad actions I will add.’

‘Hey you don’t need to damn well talk about me when I’m standing right here!’ Todd yelled back she turned on him.

‘Just shut it I don’t want to hear from you. Ever. Get that clear in your head.’ She snapped she picked up her bag and moved around getting past him without giving him a chance.

‘As for you two.’ She added looking at Anthony and Mitchell.

‘Some friends you are thanks a lot!’ She stormed out down the corridor and instead of waiting for the lift she took the stairs.

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Vickie sat down on her bed holding her mobile in her hand that had been the last time she’d spoken to any of them properly, both Anthony and Mitchell did try to call her several times, left messages apologizing for it but she didn’t want to even speak to them. She’d eventually forgiven them over the incident though never told them and its been a year since it happened and now her friends wanted to go and stalk the Roosters. She looked at her phone she knew she wouldn’t have the right words to say if she called so instead she began to write a message something short she hoped it didn’t come across as her wanting just the information straight out. Before she put her phone down it started beeping indicating the arrival a text she went to open it up seeing it had come from Mitchell.

Vick! Miss ya heaps!

Wen am I goin 2 get 2

See u? :(

We got in 2hrs ago.

@d hotel chillin.

FYI Im not naked! Haha!!

Going 2 train @OP

Frm bout 11:30.

Def cum! Please? ;-)

She couldn’t help laughing at his message particularly about the naked bit he would have known that still got on her nerves. She also knew both the senior squad and the Toyota Cup juniors were in so it was likely both would train together at the same time. She got up and went to relay the message to her friends they got even more excited.

‘You are coming too right?’ Nat asked she hesitated a bit torn over the decision. She definitely wanted to see her friends she had missed talking to them but there was still the issue of Todd; she still didn’t want to see him or have anything to do with him, but looking down at the message she’d got she decided it didn’t matter he was a separate problem and she wasn’t about to let it get in her way.

‘Yeah I’ll come.’ She said at last.

‘Cool we’d better leave soon then want to try and arrive at the same time as the team.’ Sally replied Vickie went back to get ready and replied to the message.

Glad 2 knw u aren’t naked! :-P

Yes I will cum w/my crazy friends.

See u there!

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yorkcalling · 1 year ago

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Discovery: Jono Wright

As a big fan of the British folk scene, I was very excited to discover Jono Wright and his fantastic musical style! By Jane Howkins Jono’s track Gone Fishin’ also features Gareth Pearson, seeing the two musicians work together to produce something of wonder. It’s an instrumental track, featuring some gorgeous acoustic guitar melodies that perform in an ensemble manner, creating a beautiful…

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Organizational Theory, Design, and Change 7th Edition by Gareth R. Jones, ISBN-13: 978-0273765608 [PDF eBook eTextbook] 512 pages – PDF eBook Publisher: Pearson; 7 edition (January 20, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0273765604 ISBN-13: 978-0273765608 For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change/Development. Business is changing at break-neck speed so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market. Business is changing at break-neck speed so managers must be increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organizational effectiveness. By making organizational change the centerpiece in a discussion of organizational theory and design, this text stands apart from other books on the market. What makes us different? • Instant Download • Always Competitive Pricing • 100% Privacy • FREE Sample Available • 24-7 LIVE Customer Support

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Afficher uniquement les événements clésVeuillez activer JavaScript pour utiliser cette fonctionnalitéFlux en directLes évènements clésil y a 2hNouvelles de l'équipeil y a 2hPréambuleAfficher uniquement les événements clésVeuillez activer JavaScript pour utiliser cette fonctionnalitéil y a 6 mois09h47 HNEPeep peep peeeeeep. C'est tout pour le moment. Aucune des deux équipes n'a mérité de but jusqu'à présent.il y a 7 mois09h45 HNERien n'est trop niche pour Internet :@A_Hess C'est marrant que tu poses des questions sur le snood cette semaine, car un explicatif a été fait par Tifo lundi https://t.co/Iq73wzkTN0– Asha (@Melatomin) 22 janvier 2023 il y a 9 mois09h43 HNE41 minutes : Le meilleur mouvement du match de Leeds survient lorsque Wober étouffe une attaque de Brentford et envoie le ballon dans les pieds de Rodrigo pour déclencher un contre. L'attaquant choisit Harrison avec un excellent ballon pour la première fois, mais le milieu de terrain, avec des acres à parcourir, prend une touche douloureusement lourde et perd la possession. Quel gâchis.il y a 13 mois09h39 HNE39 min : Rodrigo fait bien de créer un mètre d'espace sur le bord de la boîte, mais son tir du pied gauche est insuffisamment cuit et facilement capté par Raya.il y a 14 mois09h38 HNE37 mn : Chance pour Brentford. Un centre profond de Roerslev navigue juste au-dessus de Toney mais tombe aux pieds d'Henry, qui arrive dans la surface par la gauche. Confronté au choix de tirer sous un angle ou de l'envoyer carré pour un tap-in Toney, il opte pour ce dernier mais Koch l'a repéré et se précipite pour intercepter au dernier moment.il y a 18 mois09h35 HNE33 mn : Toney, qui il y a une minute a abattu une balle haute avec un contrôle majestueux, tente d'attraper Meslier endormi au premier poteau avec un tir spéculatif à distance. Large.il y a 19 mois09h33 HNE31 mn : Comme si on lui avait dit que le jeu avait besoin d'une touche de classe, Gnonto muscade son homme sur la gauche et joue un une-deux soigné avec Rodrigo. La passe de retour est cependant un peu trop forte et l'attaque s'essouffle après qu'il ait été forcé à l'écart. Mais un moment de qualité bienvenu de la part du jeune de Leeds.Mis à jour à 09h36 HNEil y a 21 mois09h31 HNE28 mn : Momentanément enflammé, Leeds fonce vers l'avant. Harrison fouette une belle balle dans la surface, elle n'est qu'à moitié dégagée et casse à Aaronson, dont le tir est désespérément bloqué par un défenseur de Brentford à plat ventre. Le volume à Elland Road monte d'un cran.il y a 23 mois09.29 HNE26 mn : Lutte! Adams et Jensen se disputent la possession sur la ligne de touche et la transforment en un match de bousculade complet sur le terrain de jeu une fois que le ballon est sorti du jeu. Il assume le rôle d'enseignant, les gronde tous les deux et les envoie sur leur chemin.Mathias Jensen de Brentford est confronté à Tyler Adams de Leeds United. Photographie : Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesMis à jour à 09h47 HNEil y a 27 min09.26 HNE23 mn : Mbeumo fouette dans une croix inswinging après avoir pris un petit corner et Meslier s'envole avec confiance pour le frapper d'un poing. Pinnock récupère le ballon et forme un centre depuis la gauche qui saute sur le haut de la barre transversale, mais il est sorti du jeu.il y a 30 min09.22 HNE20 mn : David Raya prend son temps sur un coup franc à mi-chemin dans la moitié de terrain de Brentford. Il regarde l'image devant lui, identifie sa cible, se fixe… et la bloque tout droit hors du jeu pour un coup de pied de but.il y a 36 mois09h17 HNEJoe Pearson résout le mystère : "Il me semblait me rappeler que les avançons étaient interdits il y a quelques années, alors j'ai regardé. Bien sûr, la FIFA a interdit le snood en 2011. Ce n'est qu'un exemple de l'impact que Carlos Tevez a eu sur le jeu. "il y a 37 min09h15 HNE13 mn : Wober le prend du pied gauche en cherchant à boucler son tir par-dessus le mur. Il en fait autant, mais la balle ne lâchera pas le temps et navigue sans danger.il y a 39 min09h14

HNE12 mn : Jensen est surpris en train de tergiverser sur le ballon au bord de sa propre boîte et alors qu'Aaronson entre dans la zone, il est renversé par Norgaard. A quelques centimètres près, c'est un coup franc.il y a 43 mois09.09 HNE6 min : Le jeu s'est un peu calmé, les deux équipes profitant de périodes de possession prolongées. Les visiteurs jouent peut-être un peu plus profondément, dans le but de casser intelligemment – ce qu'ils font presque en bas à gauche jusqu'à ce que Wober intervienne avec un défi glissé.il y a 48 mois09.04 HNE3 minutes : Petit modèle de jeu jusqu'à présent. Après de bons travaux d'Adams, Harrison avance et essaie de repérer la course fulgurante de Rodrigo mais se trompe d'angle et l'attaquant, devant arrêter sa course, se trompe.Mis à jour à 09.06 HNEil y a 50 m09.02 HNE1 minute: Et c'est parti. Brentford donne le coup d'envoi et lance le ballon vers Toney, qui défie bien dans les airs et s'éloigne d'un instantané du pied gauche sous un angle. Il survole, mais c'est une bonne six premières secondes de la part des visiteurs.il y a 53 mois08h59 HNELes équipes sont sorties et les visages du jeu sont allumés. Tout comme les gants. Qu'est-il arrivé au snood, hein ?il y a 1h08h53 HNE@hankbobbym tweete dans : «Le meilleur chien de gestion de LinkedIn doit être Brendan Rodgers et ses bêtises brentiennes. "L'une de mes forces est que j'apprends et j'aime apprendre de toutes sortes de personnes de tous horizons."Un bon point bien fait. Rodgers est un entraîneur formidable, mais il n'aime pas du tout le langage de la gestion. Ma préférée est « Vous pouvez vivre sans eau pendant plusieurs jours, mais vous ne pouvez pas vivre une seconde sans espoir », mais c'est une question de goût personnel.il y a 1h08h49 HNEEt voici notre homme à Elland Road, Will Unwin :.css-14ukgk6hauteur : 1 em ; largeur : 1,5 em ; marge droite : 3 px ; alignement vertical : ligne de base ; remplissage : # 0077B6 ;Il fait froid et Leeds n'a plus gagné en Premier League depuis début novembre, mais Elland Road regorge de fans qui espèrent que c'est le jour où l'équipe cliquera. Jesse Marsch dit qu'il peut voir une amélioration chaque semaine et une victoire de la FA Cup sur Cardiff qui remonte le moral signifie qu'il y a des raisons d'espérer, mais Brentford n'a pas perdu depuis sept ans et sait comment ouvrir des défenses, en particulier une aussi poreuse que Leeds.il y a 1h08h47 HNE"Fan de Brentford ici," écrit Alex Ross. « Malgré une forme récente, je suis Gnonto confiant sur un résultat. J'espère que nous pourrons Schade, cependant. Oh cher. il y a 1h08h37 HNE"J'ai vraiment hâte de celui-ci," écrit Shaun Tooze. "Sur le papier, cela ressemble à un jeu de bout en bout. J'adore l'esprit et la folie de Leeds, et Brentford a vraiment impressionné cette saison, avec de très grands noms qui se sont retournés. Je m'attends à un classique de ding-dong. Donc, 0-0 alors hein.il y a 1h08h26 HNESur cette note, qui est le plus Responsable LinkedIn ? Eddie Howe et Graham Potter se distinguent le plus évidemment pour moi - à la fois douloureusement sérieux et pas timides d'un peu de langage de gestion dénué de sens. Marco Silva a aussi une forte odeur de LinkedIn. Plus pour plus?Mis à jour à 08h41 HNEil y a 2h08.21 HNEQuelques lectures d'avant-match : Louise Taylor sur l'abondance d'options offensives de Leeds… et l'arrivée de leur manager sur LinkedIn :Jesse Marsch a son attaque liée mais Leeds est une équipe de contradictionsLire la suiteil y a 2h08h16 HNEMarsch raconte Sky Sports que son équipe doit "trouver des moyens de ne pas abandonner de buts". Très bien.il y a 2h08h15 HNEAlors Jesse Marsch donne Max Wober son premier départ au cœur de la défense assiégée de Leeds et récompense le jeune Wilfried Gnonto pour son doublé chic contre Cardiff en le gardant sur le côté, en tête avec Rodrigo. Cela signifie qu'il y a beaucoup de puissance de feu sur le banc à domicile, sous la forme de Patrick Bamford, Georginio Rutter et Luis Sinisterra.

Thomas Frank fait venir Rico Henry et Mads Roerslev, qui occuperont probablement les flancs de chaque côté d'un arrière trois.il y a 2h08.09 HNENouvelles de l'équipeLondres : Meslier; Ayling, Struijk, Koch, Wober ; Adams, Roca, Aaronson, Harrison ; Rodrigue, Gnonto. Remplaçants : Robles, Firpo, Llorente, Kristensen, Greenwood, Sinisterra, Bamford, Rutter, Gelhardt.Brentford : Raya ; Roerslev, Ajey, Pinnock, Mee ; Henry, Norgaard, Jensen, Dasilva ; Mbeumo, Toney. Remplaçants : Strakosha, Hickey, Schade, Wissa, Zanke, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Janeit.Mis à jour à 08h12 HNEil y a 2h08.03 HNEPréambuleUne force pas tout à fait imparable, rencontre un objet pas tout à fait inamovible. Avec son équipe sans victoire en championnat depuis novembre et dégringolant vers la zone de relégation, Jesse Marsch est à court de route. Et avec un double-tête consécutif contre des rivaux en forme de Manchester United qui se profilent, il a besoin de points rapidement. Pendant ce temps, Thomas Frank et sa bande rêvent d'Europe, invaincus depuis octobre et jouant avec une intrépidité insouciante qui a déjà battu Liverpool et les deux clubs de Manchester cette saison.Ayant passé la saison concédant environ deux buts par match, on pourrait penser que tout revirement de situation pour Marsch dépendrait d'un resserrement de la défense. En réalité, son plus grand espoir en ce moment semble être à l'autre bout du terrain, où Patrick Bamford vient de revenir d'une blessure – avec deux buts espiègles contre Cardiff en milieu de semaine – et la signature du record du club, l'attaquant Georginio Rutter, vient d'arriver. en ville de Hoffenheim.Ajouter au mélange l'un des rares joueurs fiables du club cette saison à Rodrigo, plus le jeune Wilfried Gnonto, également auteur d'un magnifique doublé en milieu de semaine, et vous avez une équipe qui pourrait bien se maintenir seule sur les buts. L'entraîneur Marsch se révélera-t-il un Keegan à prix réduit? Il le prendrait sûrement.Quant à Brentford, une victoire aujourd'hui les emmènerait vers les hauteurs vertigineuses du sixième et à une distance touchante des Spurs. Ils ont passé la saison à montrer leurs pairs riches et rien ne laisse penser que cette forme ne peut pas être maintenue jusqu'à la ligne d'arrivée. L'équipe de Frank est élégante, organisée et compte l'un des buteurs les plus fiables de la division, Ivan Toney.Toney a enregistré un glorieux triplé (penalty, coup franc, puce à longue portée) dans le match inverse en septembre et l'argent intelligent serait sûrement de son côté pour l'emporter aujourd'hui. Là encore, leurs adversaires atteignent le territoire do-or-die, et Elland Road un dimanche après-midi est une perspective menaçante pour n'importe qui. À vous, Leeds.Coup d'envoi à 14h00 GMT.Les sujetspremière ligueLeeds UnitedBrentfordRéutiliser ce contenu

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Forgotten Lives 2

After a certain amount of unavoidable delay, Forgotten Lives 2 now has a publication date, 8 August -- and a cover, courtesy of John J Pearson and Cody Schell!

As before, this will be a limited edition paperback run in aid of Alzheimer's charities. Preorder it here.

And here's the blurb:

‘How far, Doctor? How long have you lived?’ The Doctor has inhabited uncounted personas. Forgotten Lives introduced us to eight of these, glimpsed long ago during a psychic deathmatch with a re-embodied tyrant. A scholar, a detective, an inventor, an adventurer, a statesman, a trickster, a warrior, a showman — each one of them, at hearts, the Doctor we already knew. Now, those Doctors return, in sixteen stellar stories from their original authors and newcomers, building on all we learned about them before. Eight men, eight pasts. Eight forgotten lives…Click to expand...

And the contents:

The Island of Aeons by James Bojaciuk

Retrogenesis Part 1 by Philip Purser-Hallard

The Hand of Night and Shadow by Simon Bucher-Jones

The Hounds of War by Kenton Hall

Retrogenesis Part 2 by Philip Purser-Hallard

The Rosewell Incident by Matthew Kresal

The First Englishmen by Daniel Tessier

Retrogenesis Part 3 by Philip Purser-Hallard

Swan Song by Andrew Hickey

The Demons of Dog Street by Kara Dennison

Retrogenesis Part 4 by Philip Purser-Hallard

The Hive Minders Part 1 by Ian McIntire

Leverage by Gareth Madgwick

Retrogenesis Part 5 by Philip Purser-Hallard

Trail of a Time Lord by Lance Parkin

In the Land Beyond the River by Aditya Bidikar

Retrogenesis Part 6 by Philip Purser-Hallard

Scene to Uncover by Cody Schell

The Hive Minders Part 2 by Ian McIntire

Retrogenesis Part 7 by Philip Purser-Hallard

Borrowed Time by Jay Eales

Doctor Crocus and the Factory of the Future by Nicole Petit

Retrogenesis Part 8 by Philip Purser-Hallard

The Queen of Bohemia and the Laughing TARDIS by Paul Driscoll

#morbius doctors #forgotten lives #forgotten lives ii #obverse books #the brain of morbius #doctor who #drwho #doctorwho #dr who

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Yuletide 2020 Recs, Batch Three

16 recs for Galavant, The Gentlemen, The Great, and Hades

Darkness is Your Candle Galavant, Gareth/Madalena, Galavant/Isabella

In which Isabella and Galavant try to be better parents than their own parents were, Madalena practices the Dark Dark Evil Ways and has feelings (but not necessarily in that order), and Gareth realizes that Madalena doesn’t need him to save her.

Sketch Lecture Room & Library The Gentlemen, Fletcher/Raymond Smith, Implied Mickey Pearson/Raymond Smith

Fletcher’s always had an imagination on him.

Even The Gentlemen, Coach/Raymond Smith

The week after he intercepts Fletcher, that squirrelly little cunt, outside the London Miramax office, Raymond reluctantly ventures down to Brixton.

Under normal circumstances, Raymond tends to give this part of Brixton a wide berth, but he has unfinished business that needs attending to. Of course, that doesn’t mean he has to like being accosted by the overwhelming smell of greasy fish and chips when he pushes the car door open, doesn’t mean he has to be pleased about stepping into a piece of chewed-up gum the moment he sets a foot on the kerb.

But then, he can always take a shower after an errand in Brixton. The deep-seated discomfort of unfinished business doesn’t wash off that easily.

walking on a string The Great, Catherine/Peter III, Catherine/Grigor Dymov

Assassination, revisited.

all the spaces between us Hades, Thanatos/Zagreus

For a place full of the dead, crammed with ghostly shades and nothing but the endless lull of eternity unchanging, gossip sure travelled fast in the Underworld.

Or, Zagreus mulls over his relationship with Thanatos while the rest of the Underworld get overly invested.

Philoposía Hades, Dionysus/Zagreus

Zagreus sits down in the wine god’s lap at an Olympian feast and gets more than he bargained for.

A Day Without Death Hades, Thanatos/Zagreus

The only time Thanatos has seen Zagreus's face lately is on the Featured House Servant portrait in the Lounge.

Maínomai Hades, Achilles/Patroclus

Patroclus knew three things as he died.

First: If Achilles had loved Patroclus more than his own godsdamned pride, he’d have joined the battle and the Greeks would have won the day.

Second: if Achilles had loved Patroclus more than his own godsdamned glory, they would never have joined the war in the first place. They might have lived out their days together in peace, far from the bloody plains of Ilium. And Patroclus would not have died in a foreign land, alone.

Third: Death had stripped away the pain in his body. The pain in his soul remained.

Growing Pains Hades, Hades/Persephone

Hades thinks Persephone is perfect, except for one thing: she only comes up to his mid-thigh.

Superior Connexions Hades, Zagreus/Ares

To hear tell of it, Zagreus was a very lucky man. He had not only the good fortune to have been born handsome, clever, and rich; he was also blessed to be the only heir of a lordly father, adept at cards, and a quick step on the dance floor.

come healing Hades, Megeara, Persephone

Megeara punishes oathbreakers, but it's not until Zagreus intercedes that she decides to go after the once-queen of the underworld, who abandoned her throne.

as the darkness turns into the dawn Hades, Persephone

Persephone, after Zagreus' first meeting with her on the surface.

Love at First Bark Hades, Cerberus

The most curious hound of hell looked up upon the master as Haders offered a new and exciting toy, a squirming thing writhing in a faintly powder-scented blanket.

Don't Bring Your Black Heart to Bed Hades, Thanatos/Zagreus

“You want to play a game? A new one?”

He caught his breath while Zagreus tempted him, inches from another suffocating kiss. “Now?”

“You’ll like this, I think.”

It doesn't matter how many times they bump into each other during Zagreus' escapes - Thanatos can't bring himself to confess his feelings for the prince. And when an Olympian takes note and offers to help, neither need words to express their affection.

to those who cannot love gently Hades, Megaera

5 times Megaera was too rough

Come to Rest Hades, Nyx & Zagreus, Nyx & Thanatos

Unlike his brother, Thanatos dislikes naps, and he has an accomplice in escaping. However, his mother has learned a trick or two, even for dealing with a child who can teleport.

#yuletide #yuletide 2020 #galavant #the gentlemen #the great #hades

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Godzilla vs. Kong Writer Talks About Spending 8 Years in the MonsterVerse

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This article conatins spoilers for GODZILLA VS. KONG.

Aside from studios Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, and certain behind-the-scenes executives, the four MonsterVerse movies to date have embraced largely different creative and directorial visions for each outing. This includes the latest installment Godzilla vs. Kong. But even though all four movies have had different directors, somewhat different tones, and mostly different casts, one of a handful of constant names has been that of Max Borenstein.

Borenstein has had a writing credit on all four MonsterVerse movies, starting with penning the screenplay for 2014’s Godzilla. Since then he’s co-authored the screenplay for Kong: Skull Island (2017), gotten a story credit for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and is back to full screenplay credit (with Eric Pearson) on Godzilla vs. Kong.

Of course Hollywood screenwriting is a tricky field: many projects have multiple writers come and go during development, production and even post-production, with the issue of who wrote what and how they’re credited an often complex negotiation between producers, agents, and the Writers Guild. But Borenstein (whose other projects include executive producing the TV series Minority Report and The Terror Infamy) has legitimately had a hand in the evolution of the MonsterVerse since the start.

With Godzilla vs. Kong off to a–yes, we’re going to say it–roaring start at a still-reopening and recovering worldwide box office (including nearly $50 million in the U.S.) and streaming away on HBO Max as well, Den of Geek got on Zoom with Borenstein shortly before the movie’s launch to discuss the development of this fourth–and perhaps final?–entry, its relationship to the other films, and what these iconic monsters mean to new generations of fans.

Den of Geek: You’ve been involved in each of the films up to this point. What was the process for this one? How many iterations of the story were you involved in?

Max Borenstein: I’ve been involved in the franchise in different ways from the beginning. I helped with Godzilla, the first film. It was a kind of a rebuild of the script from brass tacks when Gareth Edwards came on board to direct, and we worked really closely together. And I stayed more or less on that movie from then through production.

It was in post-production on that, that the head of Legendary at the time, Thomas Tull, and Mary Parent–who was then a producer and is now running Legendary–and Alex Garcia, who’s the exec there who’s really been overseeing the whole franchise, first came to me and asked if I was interested in being involved in writing a Kong movie that would sort of bring Kong into that universe. For Thomas, who was really the big fan and the kind of driving force behind it, it was always about creating a universe where ultimately we can bring those two together, like the Avengers, in Godzilla vs. Kong.

So those were kind of the marching orders from the very beginning, at least for me, once it was clear that we to some extent had cracked the code on the new American version of Godzilla. And through the years, I was involved on and off in every one of these films, but Godzilla vs. Kong was the one where I at this point, had become part of the brain trust, so to speak.

How did Godzilla and Kong change from the previous films?

By this point it was clear we had done the groundwork in terms of filling out what these monsters were, how we envisioned Godzilla, what level of anthropomorphic attachment they had to people, and how unknowable our Godzilla was. There have been so many different Godzillas over time. So we developed that and we developed an idea of how our Kong fit into the spectrum of different King Kongs over time.

Really for me, the mandate of this film was: how do we finally allow Godzilla and Kong to carry their own movie? In the previous films, because we were sort of establishing them, we always had these human characters who were our way in, and they still are. But more and more in this film, Godzilla and Kong are the stars, and everybody else is a supporting character.

Is it a challenge to come up with interesting human characters, especially when you know that people are there to see the monsters fight?

Yeah, it is. It’s always a challenge. And I think one of the challenges of it is scale. It’s very different from the superhero franchises, because in superhero franchises, your characters are actual people who also have superpowers. But in the case of Godzilla and King Kong, particularly Godzilla and Kong in this iteration, you’re operating at a scale that’s not human. It’s societal, it’s global. When they do something, it has a much larger impact. It’s much harder to have a human character have too much agency with these creatures without stepping into inventing devices that control the creatures. We do some of that, but on some level, it becomes boring if people are just piloting these guys.

So the challenge is how do you create human characters that allow us to experience that while not taking too much of the spotlight? I think we honed more and more as we went forward, that if you see the human characters less as protagonists in the traditional sense and more as supporting characters in the stories of Godzilla and Kong, they become crucial in storytelling. They’re not carrying the movie, but they might be like Simon Pegg in the Mission: Impossible movies, where there’s charm and there’s humor, and there’s emotion that comes from those characters. But they’re not being asked to carry the movie in the way that a star would, because our stars are Godzilla and Kong.

Did you know early on that Millie Bobby Brown and Kyle Chandler would be coming back from Godzilla: King of the Monsters?

Yeah. By the time I came into this project, those kinds of bones were in place. It evolved somewhat, but we knew largely what the cast of characters was going to be. They were kind of Camp Godzilla, and then Camp Kong was the main characters, Alexander Skarsgård and Rebecca Hall, and those guys.

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Was Mechagodzilla always the secret villain?

Well, it’s funny. Because like I said, a lot of the bones for this one were in place by the time I kind of came in, in terms of those decisions. But I had originally written Mechagodzilla into [Godzilla: King of the Monsters]. It was very similar in the sense of being an opportunity for the human characters to have some agency at the scale of the monsters, which is one of the hardest parts of these stories.

It was something I really quite liked, and ultimately [KOTM director] Mike Dougherty, as they were developing it, kind of put it aside. But I was really happy that we had brought it back in Godzilla vs. Kong, because it felt like one of the main challenges of Godzilla vs. Kong is neither Godzilla nor Kong is a villain. We’re rooting in different ways for each, we’re connected in different ways to each.

So it felt essential to have a third thing. Round one goes to Godzilla and round two goes to Kong. The question is in round three, rather than having one or the other win, how can we have the two of them develop a grudging respect for one another and go up against the third thing. Mechagodzilla felt like this perfect route into that.

It’s fun how you tied him back to King Ghidorah by using Ghidorah’s skull as a control panel.

Yeah, totally. It had different kind of evolutions and expansions as we went along and then contractions, but it was always those two characters, Serizawa and Simmons [the Apex Cybernetics scientist and CEO, played by Shun Oguri and Demián Bichir respectively], who both are interested in this idea of being able to act at the level and the scale of the creatures. But each has a very different kind of perspective on what they want to do with that power and how that can corrupt them. Ultimately it got slimmed down, but still I think retained its fundamental sort of core.

When it came to the final battle, was there any point where one of them was going to lose or was it always planned that both of them would survive?

No, neither Godzilla nor Kong were ever going to lose. There were different moments of how far we took it in terms of Kong taking a beating, but the two of them were always going to gang back up and work together.

Have there been discussions about what comes next? Do you have ideas for a fifth film?

There have definitely been ideas thrown around. I can’t say I’m appraised on the absolute latest right now, but I know that it’s all about this being the kind of Avengers moment and hopefully people respond and audiences will dig the way that we’ve kind of wrapped up this initial chapter of the Monsterverse.

What about a Monarch TV show where they would chase different monsters around the globe?

Again, I couldn’t speak to whether anything like that has been discussed, but that’s something I’ve always thought would be really fun. It would allow you to get into a different kind of storytelling in a different kind of scale that has a little bit more X-Files vibe within that universe. I’ve always thought that’d be cool.

Over the course of the four movies, what elements do you feel the most ownership of?

These are such collaborative endeavors, as are just movies of this scale in general, and in particular movies like this that are so reliant on what you’re building in post-production in terms of creatures and everything. But every now and then, in the actual writing, there’s some dialogue here and there that makes you think, “Oh, that was mine. I’m proud of that.” The “let them fight,” moment from Godzilla is one, and there are a couple of moments in this one, like when Rebecca Hall says, “Kong doesn’t bow to anyone.” Things like that are moments that I’m proud of that made it into the movie, because those are the kinds of moments of dialogue that you look forward to in a movie like this.

The thing that I’m proud of is what you feel when these two characters finally come together–the emotional investment, I think, that we’ve built. When you get to that moment at the end, when Godzilla and Kong square off, not as enemies, but as allies, it’s the kind of thing that I feel proud of because I think we’ve done a lot of work to get to a place where we’re invested in these two characters and we feel kind of thrilled at the fact that the two of them create this grudging alliance.

What are your feelings about the original King Kong vs. Godzilla?

I had watched it when we started working on this, and it’s super campy and fun and hopefully we did it justice. It’s one of those films that it felt a lot like playing with your toys on the floor where you take the two toys that don’t go together, and suddenly they’re together in the same story. I always thought that one of the best parts of that whole franchise is the playful quality of just taking Kong, who has nothing to do with that world, and throwing him in there. That’s why those films always captured my imagination in that way.

What do you think that these monsters represent nowadays?

I think they’re both vessels. Godzilla certainly over the course of the decades has been a vessel for, at times our fears — whether it be fears of nuclear annihilation initially, or environmental degradation, the anxieties of the moment have been sponged up by Godzilla in different iterations over the years. Certainly Kong has evolved from his earliest days of being kind of a somewhat problematic kind of colonialist metaphor for “the other,” and over time has become just an iconic beloved character.

When these characters take on this scale, there’s this philosophical term, “hyperobject,” which this philosopher Tim Morton talks about–something so large that it touches everything and everyone all the time. You can’t have any conversation about anything without kind of also talking about it. Climate change is one of those things that’s just ubiquitous and everywhere. So is the pandemic. There’s not a single moment of any day or a single thing we do right now where COVID isn’t having some kind of impact because it’s on a scale that touches everyone around the world.

So [Godzilla and Kong] reveal to us the fact that we’re all connected, which is easy to forget when we live in big glass skyscrapers and we ignore the other people around the world. Hyperobjects bring us into connection. Godzilla and Kong, creatures of this scale that can hop around the world and touch everyone haphazardly and create tumult and chaos, reveal that in our globalized world, we are all connected for better and for worse. To me, that’s really what this movie is kind of all about.

Godzilla vs. Kong is out in theaters and streaming now on HBO Max.

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