#i DO have solaris unlike the other three books i mentioned

[taniushka12]

6 for the reading ask game?

6) Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?

i did actually!! The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, its this weird murder mystery kinda deal but with time loops & body hopping in the middle?? i've been so curious on the premise since the first time i read the back cover and its Definitely a 2023 goal to buy & read it :')

also i wanted to read some of stanisław lem's work (particularly Solaris, Tales of Pirx The Pilot, and The Cyberiad), i've heard a lot of good things abt him and i really liked the movie solaris, but it's been a busy year u_u

[end-of-year book ask!] (thank you!! ♥)

[headlesssamurai]

not a clone wars fan then or rebels

I'd reckon it's less to do with being a "fan" of anything in particular, and far more involving a passionate investment in the philological enjoyment of storytelling as an art form, an entertainment medium, and an inspirational tool as these relate to the linguistic tradition of narrative structure.

Star Wars at its core was nothing especially deep or philosophical beyond a simple adventure story, and far from perfect at that, yet its cast of lovely characters, minimalistic worldbuilding, and a confluence of passionate individuals collaborating to portray an artistic vision captured something like lightning-in-a-bottle as a film franchise. I cannot help but notice that subsequent attempts to re-bottle this proverbial lightning have become more and more iterative with each new installment, and at the same time less minimalistic and more philosophical in their plotting and worldbuilding - which is not always a good thing. Some stories (Blade Runner, Solaris, et cetera) thrive precisely because they do not over-explain their premises, others flourish for the opposite, but I've observed that a simple adventure story suffers greatly when injected with needless layers of explanation, elements which grow superfluous the more are tacked-on, resulting in a product that emerges as incredibly generic rather than notably outstanding as the first Star Wars was.

Apart from this, and unlike another property owned by the same conglomerate, Star Wars is not a massive comic books universe with eight decades of continuous stories from which to adapt new shows and films. Its relevant stories were heretofore limited to three films (of the aforementioned simplistic adventure story) and three more (of the latter mentioned iterative and overexplained expansion of said adventure story), as well as a plethora of third-party material which amounts to mountains of fan fiction of questionable quality. I've thus no recourse to feel excitement nor obligation to new pieces of media bearing the Star Wars title as its inherent meaning has been slowly diminished each time it's slapped onto something new.

Well, that, and I own copies of the first six Star Wars films, and Sleeping Beauty (the only Disney film with a dragon fight at its climax), so I've little motivation to pay for a monthly service that would allow me to watch new or old content. I might say I'd pirate it if curious enough, but I'd imagine the effort undertaken to do so would be better spent exercising, meditating, or making tea.

侍 headless

[torentialtribute]

Clasico key questions: How is Gareth Bale after his angry celebration?

Clasico core questions: How is Gareth Bale after his angry celebration? Who will start with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez for Barcelona?

Real Madrid organize Barcelona in Copa del Rey semi-final second leg

Real drew 1-1 with Barca in the Nou Camp in the first stage earlier this month

The couple confront each other again in Madrid on Saturday in La Liga

By

Pete Jenson for MailOnline

Published: 13:56 GMT, 27 February 2019 | Updated: 13:57 GMT, 27 February 2019

It is the first of two Clasicos in three days and the prize for this is immediately – a place in the Spanish cup final on 25 May. With the game, in Santiago Bernabeu, ready on 1-1 Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos and Sergio Reguilon at the back. With Luka Modric, Casemiro and Toni Kroos in the midfield. And Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius on both sides of Karim Benzema in front. The only possible change in this is Gareth Bale starting instead of Lucas, but it seems more likely that Santiago Solari will repeat the front from the first stage. Sergio Ramos is also on a booking. So no compulsions tonight! He will miss the final if he sees yellow and Madrid goes through it.

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Malcolm started and scored, but he will have to make it with the bank. The will Philippe Coutinho as Ousmane Dembele comes alongside Messi and Luis Suarez. They are Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets and Sergio Roberto or Arturo Vidal in the midfield, with Nelson Semedo, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet and Jordi Alaba at the back.

Yes and no.

[IT] BEKER & # 39; KEEPERS?

Yes and no. Real Madrid takes Keylor Navas for Thibaut Courtesy, but there are doubts about the condition of Jasper Cillessen, so Marc Andre ter Stegen seems to be starting. The return of Navas is in poor condition, according to statistics. He has admitted every 100 minutes so far this season. Courtois has left one in every 72 minutes. The cup is the only game that Navas did not win in Madrid

WHAT TEAM IS IN THE BEST FORM? sign out of the Nou Camp and win in Amsterdam. But then they lost to Girona and they were not great on the weekend and only beat Levante thanks to a scandalous penalty. Barcelona was pretty bad in the first half against Sevilla on the weekend, losing 2-1 during the break, but they won Messi and Messi with his 50th hat trick of his career.

Solari without doubt. He must win a trophy if he has the chance to stay in the job. It is unlikely that this is the competition with a nine-point lead between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​so the cup is a good option for him. Jose Mourinho only won the cup in his first season and it was springboard to win the competition in his second campaign. Betis of Valencia are waiting in the final, but Madrid becomes a favorite, even if it is Betis, who is organizing the final this year. Valverde has just signed a new contract to hold him to the club until the end of the next season and he is on course to win the competition. The Champions League is the most important for him this season. Valverde's record, incidentally, is 67 victories in 99 games. Pep Guardiola & # 39; s was 80 on 100 and Luis Enrique 79 on 100.

HOW IS GARETH BALE?

Still wearing his tin hat after all the brick rattles have walked away since I won Lucas Vazquez after scoring the winner on the weekend. He was supported this week by Barcelona legend Rivaldo. The Brazilian said: & # 39; I do not think Bale is a bad teammate. I have already shown his value. I would even like to say that Solari could start with him tonight.

were excellent this season in both good and bad times. Pique probably gets the usual & # 39; friendly & # 39; welcome after he had said at the weekend that the complaints of Madrid about a lesser peace were stupid, because earlier in the season Barcelona had a lesser day ahead of the competition Clasico in the Nou Camp and ran out of 5-1 winners. Ramos plays his 41st Clasico.

Barcelona struck Real Madrid from [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] the cup on the Bernabeu twice and both times it was with an English coach. Both Bobby Robson and Terry Venables won two-leg knockout matches with the second game at the home of Madrid.

[Sirene] Sir Bobby Robson was the last manager of Barcelona who threw Real Madrid out of the cup

He is hardly an 'unlikely & # 39; winner, but he also mentioned Luis Suarez in the run-up. It is possible that Suarez has not scored in Europe for three years, but he loves the goal of Clasico and he likes to play at the Bernabeu. In 16 visits I scored 17 goals and I was part of Barcelona which won nine times in 11 seasons. Benzema, also for Madrid, is not in the spotlight but can be crucial.

Messi has never scored against Real Madrid in seven cup games. Does this mean that the winds of destiny blow on the backs of Madrid … or does it just mean that Messi has something new to offer that will fire him even more than normal pre-match? We know he likes a challenge. It may be that Madrid takes it on Wednesday night and Barcelona retaliates at the weekend by winning Madrid's small chances of winning the competition and ending

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