#ima castro

[morning-star-joy]

hiii 🍐 & 🎵 for the asks! <3

Hello my dear!! Ty for sending these 🥹💜

🍐 I wanna say Joel. I really wanna say Joel but that man is so dangerous and might kill me. Pre-Outbreak Joel maybe? Yeah let’s go with that, ima be delulu and believe I could pull him 😌 ACTUALLY!! No, my answer is Castro Anthony White, my wife’s OC @cynibuns who was is my very first fictional husband, top of all time, love of my life, my ultimate comfort character 🥹🥹

🎵 Taylor Swift #1 always!! Also Phoebe Bridgers, boygenius, Daughter, Meg & Dia!

[therappundit]

*The Best of the Bestest!: The Rap Pundit’s Picks For The Finest Rap Projects of 2022

*Just a list of MY favorite favorites from a year filled with a lot of damn good music.  

What else needs to be said at this point?  You have probably seen at least a dozen “Best of” lists by now, with many of the same albums cluttered near the top....but this is THE Rap Pundit’s list, so you know you’re bound to find more gems than chalk.

In a historically deep year for rap music (a topic worth profiling in the future), the headline story was probably the numerous side stories.  Be it the explosion of great music coming from areas that had a previously under-reported wealth of talent (especially Wisconsin and Florida), the underground scene getting more high profile exposure than it has in years (artists like billy woods, Fatboi Sharif and Lungs/Lonesword being shouted-out by numerous mainstream outlets!?), sample-driven drill officially becoming the preferred drill-flavor (at least on the east coast, shout-out Shawny Binladen, Four50, Big YaYa and the YTB), and of course the simply inescapable rise of club music’s influence on rap right now (Bandmanrill is clearly the master of this lane, but this style isn’t going away anytime soon)….if you couldn’t find something you loved in 2022, you might not actually like rap music.

But the proof is in the pudding, let’s get into it.  Here are my personal picks for the most impressive albums/mixtapes/EPs/projects/whatever of 2022…

***High Honors***:  Beware of the Monkey by MIKE, Motion Not Emotion by DB.Boutabag, Playing With Fire by ShooterGang Kony, Crack Music 2 by Skilla Baby, Beyond Belief by 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud, Gold Bricks by ElCamino, and Formal Intro by dp0mmy [+about 100 more that I plan to shout-out on future posts!]

100. VACABULAREE by Valee

99. The DogFather by Paco Panama

98. u be ight by QThree

97. Traumazine by Megan Thee Stallion

96. Metatron’s Cube by Aj Suede & Televangel

95. Spaceships on the Blade by Larry June

94. Scorpion Eyes by BandGang Lonnie Band$

93. Raw Extractions by Lukah

92. Marlowe 3 by Marlowe (L’Orange & Solemn Brigham)

91. SNOFALL by Jeezy & DJ Drama

90. Tales Of A Yung Son by Four50

89. Ima Island Boy by Pros AP

88. WHERE ARE THE BUGS!? by Cise Greeny, Phiik & Lungs/LoneSword

87. Let’s Do A Drill by Asian Doll

86. GRIPTAPE by the grittiest, Raz Fresco, Eric Right

85. Triple Black Diamonds 2 by al.divino & Estee Nack

84. Where The Shooters Be by SleazyWorld Go

83. As Above So Below by VIP Skylark

82. ONLY BUILT 4 DIAMOND LINKS by Peezy

81. Deutsche Marks 3 by Willie The Kid & V Don

80. THE LIZ 2 by Armani Caesar

79. Wordly Ways by Archibald Slim

78. I NEVER LIKED YOU (Deluxe) by Future

77. MARTINELLI MAC-ELEV by Willyynova

76. Jungle Life by DCG BROTHERS (DCG Shun, DCG Bsavv)

75. FACE (Deluxe Edition) by Babyface Ray

74. What They Hittin 4 by Jay Worthy & DJ Muggs

73. Sedale Threat by Wrecking Crew (Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro & PremRock)

72. Dollar Menu 4 by Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim

71. On High Alert, Vol. 4 by Real Bad Man

70. EA Monster by Young Nudy

69. Back For Everything by Kodak Black

68. raja’s sun by iblss

67. BussaBrick Vol. 2: BussOne 101 by Chicken P

66. 2 Headed Goat by 1100 Himself & Mitchell

65. The I&I by Teller Bank$ & Ed Glorious

64. COTI 2:  The Course of the Inevitable 2 by Lloyd Banks

63. The Broadcast by Fil Jackson

62. The 13 Tape 2 by Jugg Harden

61. HTR Vol. 1: The Legend of Tawny Tone by Koncept Jack$on

60. MEMPHIS MASSACRE III *or* CRUNKSTAR [I still can’t make up my mind!?] by Duke Deuce

59. BEFORE SHIT GOT WEIRD by The Cool Kids

58. ENDLESS by evrymN

57. 25 Features, Vol. 2 by Los & Nutty

56. SLANG CASINO by YUNGMORPHEUS & Obijuan

55. Before The Winner Comes The Fall by Grunge Gallardo

54. Valley of Dry Bones by Stik Figa & Conductor Williams

53. Paint the City (Gangsta Grillz) by Icewear Vezzo & DJ Drama

52. Lost In Austin by kingdoughmane.

51. Gold by DJ Muggs & Rigz

50. Black Vladimir by Meyhem Lauren & Daringer

49. Dog$hit & Ammunition by WTM Milt

48. Laughing so Hard, it Hurts by Mavi

47. Metal Lung by Shrapknel (Curly Castro & Premrock)

46. Da Under Dog by MarijuanaXO

45. The Forever Story by JID

44. SHADOWSELF by Sleep Sinatra & Ohbliv

43. CHAINLINK by Phiik & Duro

42. $oul $old $eparately by Freddie Gibbs

41. Church by billy woods & Messiah Musik

40. RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART by Vince Staples

39. SOGW2: Estee Nack & The Order of the Golden Fleece by Estee Nack & Sadhugold

38. Blame Kansas by T.F, Roc Marciano & Mephux

37. Joe Fog by Errol Holden

36. ill be right back! by amani & robalu

35. LIVE FROM THE OTHER SIDE by Mikem Nahmir & The Fades Formation

34. The Elephant Man’s Bones by Roc Marciano & The Alchemist

33. Her Loss by Drake & 21 Savage

32. Frank by Fly Anakin

31. SOUTH CENTRAL by G Perico

30. Sewaside II by Mike Shabb

29. King’s Disease III by Nas & Hit-Boy

28. Cold Cuts by Wiki & Subjxct 5

27. Melt My Eyez See Your Future (The Extended Edition) by Denzel Curry

26. Intros, Outros & Interludes by Domo Genesis & Evidence

25. Few Good Things by Saba

24. BABYST5XNE GORILLAS by Baby Stone Gorillas

23. Fair Exchange No Robbery by Boldy James & Nicholas Craven

22. Continuous Improvement by Papo2oo4, DJ Lucas & Subjxct 5

21. Kiss The Ring by Rome Streetz

20. MOB by Babyface Ray

19. I Love Y.O.U. cuz Y.O.U. Ugle Vol.1 by Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire

18. It’s Almost Dry by Pusha T

17. Smoke Detector by Rich Jones

16. The Soufside Villain by Marco Plus

15. Tana Talk 4 by Benny The Butcher

14. Continuance by Curren$y & Alchemist

13. Cheat Codes by Black Thought & Danger Mouse

12. Languish Arts and Woeful Studies by Ka

11. Spirit Roaming by AKAI SOLO

Aaaaaaaaand now, my top ten...

10.  I Told Bessie by ELUCID

[A well-oiled machine of an album, I Told Bessie lurches along from one ear-grabbing soundscape to another, each gifted contributor putting their stamp on some precious reflection from ELUCID (all producers were in top form here, but Child Actor, Messiah Musik and Sebb were especially potent).  As one half of Armand Hammer, ELUCID has no trouble being a tour guide through his own stroll down memory lane.  He is a superior narrator that knows his way around a vast array of different styles of instrumentals, which means that Bessie never gets too dark or too bright, adding easy replay value to even the heavier moments of the album.]

9. Component System with the Auto Reverse by Open Mike Eagle

[Open Mike Eagle has circled around the epicenter of the underground rap scene for some time now, always a worthy contributor, albeit not one to necessarily be recognized during award season. That should change with his latest effort, a brilliant piece of nostalgia, personal reflection, and an earnest love for hip-hop.  Also, great writing aside, the beats on here are simply phenomenal.]

8. SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt

[Forgot that this dropped in 2022?  The first AOTY contender to drop is all too often the album ending up with the short end of the stick come December, and that seems to be the case with SICK!.  Less sonically aggressive than much of his previous work, Earl still manages to cram so much thoughtful writing into quick, fun-size doses.  The most effective music isn’t always the music that begs for our attention, and this feels like an album where the listener is fortunate just to catch Earl’s thoughts before they float away, to make room for more poignant passing thoughts.  Perhaps Earl’s best gift as an artist is his ability to leave fans wanting more.]

7. Bokleen World by Mike Shabb

[By now the buzz is just starting to nip at Mike Shabb's heels. The Montreal MC/producer was not on my radar before this year, but hot damn has he made an impact in 2022.  If it wasn’t his TWO great solo albums that he dropped, it was the acclaim from tastemakers like Westside Gunn, who got his production skills the attention they deserve.  More importantly, Shabb is coming out of Montreal, Canada, making him a representative of a scene that is starting to make waves well outside of the Canadian border.  I loved his release from earlier this year, but for me it was Bokleen World that showcased all of the many dimensions of an exciting young artist.]

6.  MOOR CHORES by Lord Kayso

[Another artist that I was completely unfamiliar with at this time last year, Brooklyn’s Lord Kayso is closing out this year as one of my favorite artists.  There’s something about his delivery and the way that he colors in his world that feels simultaneously intimate but distant, much like how a young Nas was portrayed as a writer’s-writer, watching events in his community unfold from a project window.  Kayso reflects on his world with a casual delivery that doesn’t seem to be emotionally affected in the moment, but the fact that he’s sharing these personal stories at all confirms that he’s a man with a great deal on his mind.]

5. For All Debts Public and Private by Defcee & Boathouse

[Last year Defcee & Messiah Musik really surprised some folks (myself included) by dropping Trapdoor, one of the best albums of 2021, in December...so let that be a lesson to anyone that thinks they can finalize their annual Best Of lists by the time Thanksgiving wraps up.  That's a tough act to follow, but Defcee & Boathouse managed to strike in 2022 with another fantastic project in For All Debts Public and Private. An impressive list of some of the underground's finest join forces with Boathouses impactful backdrops and Defcee's revealing bars, all to create an album that is as thoughtful as it is prone to high levels of replay value.  When it comes to dissecting one's life and perspectives, I don't know if any MC's pen is touching Defcee at the moment.]

4. Deathfame by Quelle Chris

[Detroit's uber-talented virtuoso Quelle Chris has been accumulating one of the deepest catalogues in music for some time now, but Deathfame is truly one of his finest works top to bottom. An under-reported trend for Quelle is that he somehow finds a way to become more and more versatile as a producer with every album.  Never allowing his sense of humor to drown out his messages, and never being so devoid of humor that his messages come off as bitter, a great Quelle Chris album has become a most welcome tradition over these past few years....and I hope it continues!]

3.  Aethiopes by billy woods & Preservation

[Gonna keep it moving here…billy woods is just flat out the most prolific writer in rap music right now, Preservation is a genius and their chemistry is off the charts.  Add a handful of standout guest verses - EL-P, Boldy, Breeze and hot damn, Despot!? - and you have an AOTY worthy album.  Too many memorable quotes and verse of the year contenders to list, but for some reason there’s a special place in my heart for “trying to pay rent - but that’s not black empowerment, that’s you trying to pay rent”.]

2. 10 (a.k.a. HWH10) by Westside Gunn

[Maybe my favorite Westside Gunn project since FLYGOD, which for me (as a bit of a Griselda stan since 2015), is saying a lot.  Reminiscent of Kanye’s “anyone around, come to the studio right now!” energy during better times - his MBDTF G.O.O.D. Friday roll out - for the latest (last??) installment of his controversially titled music series, Gunn managed to pull together a somewhat surprising list of features for a mixtape of loose and FUN bar-fests over the most varied, ear-grabbing production that we have heard from the Griselda collective in a minute.  I’m not actually sure who was in the studio and who wasn’t, but when the outcome puts Run The Jewels, A$AP Rocky, Doe Boy, Black Star, Busta and Rae & Ghost together on the same project, you get a straight-up dope tape that reminds me of why I fell in love with underground rap music in the first place.  Classic Soundbombing vibes, for me.]

1.  Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

[When it comes down to releasing new albums, no other rap artist needs to check as many boxes as Kendrick Lamar.  JAY-Z, J.Coke, Drake, you name it - none of them have to incorporate mainstream bangers, nuanced “conscious rap”, alternative choices, catchy lyrics, superior production, clear expression of ideas, and manage to touch the bar set by fans with incredibly high expectations for an artist that doesn’t release new music as often as his peers…but such is the life of anyone who is considered to have the highest ceiling in their field.  Yet with Mr. Morale, Kendrick unleashed the album that *he* wanted to release: a sprawling conversation piece that stumbles through dozens of sticky topics without digging his heels into any one stance for too long. 

 It’s the perfect expression of ideas from anyone that came out of the last few years of isolation with a creeping sense of doubt, mistrust for the information circling around him, and a general awkwardness for how to interact with the world once again.  I’m not sorry that many of the thoughts he shared on this album weren’t met as “correct” based on our expectations of what many of us want him to represent, but more importantly, Kendrick shouldn’t be sorry either.  Much like other prominent people of influence in the world today, we should be discussing the nuance of everything we’re told, and the great points often come from those exchanges - way moreso than the regurgitation of curated policy that is deemed acceptable by the loudest of audiences.  So yes, I believe Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers to be hands-down the best rap album of 2022.  All messages aside, how anyone could miss the well-crafted delivery and high quality production that is easily the most engaging of any mainstream rap album in 2022, is still pretty surprising to me….but I suppose conflicted opinions are exactly what should come from a talented artist stewing in his own conflicted opinions in recent years.   Oh well, I guess even the best in their field can’t please everybody.]

Next stop....best songs. 👀

[elarea]

La familia crece

Actualización de los responsables de todo "esto": Claudio Barragán Sacco claudiobarragan@hotmail.com Idea original, creación, dirección, diseño y mantenimiento     Gustavo Castro Rosa gustavocastrorosa@gmail.com Corresponsal para Uruguay y Brasil Proveedor gráfico e informativo     Daniel Yermolayew Bilo Proveedor gráfico e informativo     Juan Eduardo Imas juanijei@gmail.com Miguel Molinari miguelmolpagol@hotmail.com Elaboración estadística     Gabriel Ladetto Porrini Historiador y Estadígrafo Rioplatense especializado en el Fútbol Uruguayo   Rodrigo Pena estadiosdeuruguay@hotmail.com Diseño de indumentarias Agustín Montemuiño amontemu@adinet.com.uy Diego Antognazza oguico@hotmail.com Gustavo Castiñeira gusprofesor@gmail.com Colaboradores

Don Javier Padilla

Colaborador Honorario

[motorsportverso]

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[pretty-sweet-plums]

Was able to enjoy it at its last day! Lea was amazing! More than I even ever expected! So proud! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[peachbear88]

You're Timeless to Me

A/N: Inspired by "You're Timeless to Me" from Hairspray. (Yes, I did steal a bit of this from the movie. Hush.) If you haven't see the movie yet, GO FUCKING WATCH IT. Sorry, this was super rushed because I started not liking it halfway through writing it. Ya know?

Pairing: Yelena Belova x Reader

-=+=-

"How could you do this to me?" I trusted you!" Yelena screams, the wind drowning out her silent sniffles.

"Babe, nothing happened!" She scoffs.

"Nothing my ass. You were on top of her!" You sigh. There was no use arguing your way out of this one. Once she thought she knew something, there was no telling her otherwise.

"Styles keep a-changing-"

"No." She warns you, backing away.

"Worlds rearranging-"

"Don't try and woo me with your charming songs." She mutters, waggling her finger at you, reprimanding. She thinks they're charming, you smile to yourself.

"Lena, you're timeless to me." She flushes bright red, turning away to hang up some clothes in a futile attempt to hide her flustered state.

"Hemlines are shorter, a beer crossed a quarter,"

"But time cannot take what comes free." You grab her wrists, trying to meet her eyes but she pulls away, turning to the laundry basket on the floor.

"You're like a stinky old cheese, babe," she gasps, sending you an affronted look. "Just getting riper with age."

"You're like a fatal disease, babe!" She shakes her head disapprovingly, the hints of a smile flashing across her pale face. "But there's no cure so let this fever rage."

"Some folks can't stand it, say time is a bandit," You grab her hand, twirling her around. "But I take the opposite view." She pulls herself from your grasp, returning her attention to hanging the sopping wet bedsheets on the drying rack. "'Cause when I need a lift, time brings a gift!"

"Another day with you!" You waltz around the rooftop with an imaginary partner as your wife watches you amusedly. "A twist or a waltz, is all the same schmaltz with just a change in the scenery."

You grab her by the waist, bringing her in for a quick but loving kiss.

"You'll never be old hat, that's that." She wraps her arms around your neck as you dance slowly, your hands clutching her waist. "You're timeless to me."

"Oh Y/N, I love you." She chuckles, shaking her head.

"Fads keep a-fading, Castro's invading, but Y/N, you're timeless to me." You spin her around, catching her in your arms. "Hairdos are higher, mine feels like barbed wire, but you say I'm chic as can be!"

"You're like a rare vintage ripple." She boops your nose, making you giggle. "A vintage they'll never forget. So pour me, a teeny weeny, triple." She raises her imaginary wine glass in the air. "And we can toast, that we ain't dead yet."

"I can't stop killing, your hairline's receding, and soon we'll have nothing at all!" She grabs you hand, pulling you along with her. "So you'll wear a wig, while I roast a pig. Pass that Advil!"

"Glenn Miller had brass, that Chubby Checker's at gas, but they all pass eventually." The two of you waltz around the rooftop, the street lights twinkling below you. ""You'll never be passé, hip horray! You're timeless to me."

"You're like a broken down Chevy!"

"All I need is a fresh coat of paint."

"And Lena, you got me goin' hot and heavy! You're fat and old-" she gasps. "Baby, boring you ain't!"

"Some folks don't get it, but we never fret it, 'cause we know that time is our friend!"

"Yeah!"

"It's plain to see, that you're stuck with me, until the bitter end!"

"And we got a kid who's blowing the lid, off the Belova family tree."

"You'll always hit the spot, big shot, you're timeless to me." You murmur, leaning in.

"You'll always be du jour, mon amour. You're timeless to me."

"You're timeless to me."

"You're timeless to me."

"You're timeless to me."

The two of you collapse in a nearby sun chair, attempting to catch your breath.

"So you really didn't cheat?"

"Never." She sighs with relief.

"You're timeless to me."

-=+=-

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[missyoumaybank]

Gonna write a few imagines now that i have my laptop so request or whatever x

[appleflavoredkitkats]

sweeney todd manila review

okay, just a heads up, i don’t know much about sweeney todd outside of this production and of what little bits i’ve heard of the other productions, so this won’t be the most professional review. i watched the show on the twentieth of october and i believe the whole cast was there.

btw, this is gonna be really messy bc i still have lots of stuff to do so i’m speed typing this review out KDDLJF.

(hello, @thegirlisuedtobe, this is for you! sorry if this is very late, i was really busy!)

- the set is phenomenal. before the show started, there was the sound of rain while smoke scattered across the stage. it really gave off a very eerie vibe to the show, even if it hasn’t started, and i give huge props to the set designers for setting the tone of the musical!

- here’s what amazed me the most about the set-- FLOATING CARS. there were cars hanging up on strings and just... wow. absolutely breathtaking. there was also an upperstage that was build particularly for this musical which was also well done as well. on stage left, there was this platform in particular that intrigued me because it was slanted and only had a railing that could possibly reach below your thigh. it was risky, i might say, and because of that, huge appreciation to the cast because they were able to maneuver themselves on that platform without slipping or injuring themselves.

- another interesting prop which i’m sure many of you have seen in promos was the red car that both mrs lovett and sweeney todd used. in my opinion, at first glance, the car looked cool, but there were some pros and cons.

- pros of the car: the car gave some kind of edginess to the musical. the main characters rode the car into the stage as their introduction and it really left a good impact! additionally, i loved the way how they moved the car around. all transitions were so smooth and commendable and i praise the designer who thought of all of these up.

- cons of the car: it was awkward when the setting was at the bakery of mrs lovett. the car represented the second floor of the building and the chair of sweeney’s barbershop merely rested on top of the car. it was... kinda confusing at first, especially when it is really up to the audience on how they want to interpret the murders that occurred on the car (more on that later). additionally, the car served as a weird divider to the shop, the bakehouse, and the barbershop, and honestly, they should’ve placed the barbershop on the upperstage instead of on top of the car. (gurl, when i say i was confused, i say i was confused.)

- the keep your cellphone message was really funny to me but... kinda long? like it was so unnecessarily long that i was confused whether the show started or not. i also thought they were checking the set since there was many props littered around. but when they eventually get to the point of things, it was really, really funny, so i commend them for adding this small comedic scene just for audience members to stop taking photos. 

- the singing of the cast was phenomenal! these people are just... so great, and it was definitely the highlight of the show. 

- now... here’s where i get a little bit iffy-- the costumes. i don’t really know what to say because the costumes seem... laughable. but not in a good way. it seems like they wanted to modernize the costumes which is understandable but at some cases, it kinda fails? 

- pros of costume: mrs lovett and pirelli really have the costumes which i loved. lea salonga did not look like herself but my god, did her costume stand out from the rest. and pirelli, on the other hand, had a cape that wooshed around a lot alongside a skirt, and boio, did nyoy volante nail this costume well. the modernizing costume thing didn’t really work with the others besides these two. other modernized costumes that look passable were tobias’ costume and some of the ensemble. (also, jonas fogg wore a denim jacket with a junji ito screencap on the back of it? uh, okay, i love junji ito but why is his manga featured here...)

- cons of costume: oh boy. sweeney todd’s costume was... eh. jeans, really? out of everything they could’ve given to sweeney fucking todd, they gave him a polo under a denim jacket under a blazer and jeans? then there’s the mess that is johanna’s costume design. girl, the designer probably went to an sm sale and decided to just shove anything they found in the department store into their cart. johanna’s dress was. eh. her wig? eh. the costumes didn’t snatch my wig but i’ll let them snatch my wig just so that they can replace whatever the heck johanna has on her head. additionally, not all costumes were modernized... which is like... what? the ensemble who had victorian era-esque costumes looked fine! they even could’ve given sweeney todd one of their costumes because it looked much better than the denim outfit they gave sweeney. it’s just quite... odd to see a mix of modernized costumes and oldstyle costumes mix all together because they lowkey clash with one another.

- okay, let’s move on to the actors themselves. let’s start of with lea salonga-- oh my god, she is a legend. she easily adapted into being mrs lovett and that is so commendable especially when she isn’t used to playing an insane role like that. her mrs lovett had consistent, chaotic energy which i admired and she really was the one to eye whenever you see her in a scene.

- jett pangan was great but he isn’t as consistent as lea when he portrayed his character. sweeney todd was insane, he is angery, he is chaotic but jett pangan portrayed him as stoic and silent in some parts. i really enjoyed his more insane side during little priest but i wished he kept it throughout the whole performance. what i did like about him is his voice is just so, so great. his vibratos were so good y’all, his singing in general makes up for everything. additionally, when sweeney gets emotional, he did a really good job portraying a sadder and more depressed kind of sweeney, almost like he was having some existential crisis on stage. (he really looked like he was regretting life choices during by the sea and the ending, it was actually kind of amusing).

- now, luigi quesada, an underrated actor from this production. god... he was just so consistent and energetic and an absolutely great actor. he really portrayed a pure soft boi through tobias and when he started to become insane, he portrayed that shift of character so fucking well. the shift of character was my absolute favorite thing because, in my opinion, it is the scariest thing that’s happened in sweeney todd. tobias was a pure, innocent child who wanted nothing more but to have a smol job and serve others nicely and then, bam, when he saw the corpses, something snapped in his head and it was so horrific to witness his change. additionally, luigi had such a cheerful singing voice which embodied the character well and accustomed to both the innocent and insane side of tobias.

- nyoy volante was another great treasure in this. he wasn’t as seen since his character died midway through but his stage presence is so great. he was so flamboyant while also being very comedic, using his costume to emphasize the comedy. also, he didn’t die immediately when he got attacked by sweeney, and he did portray the struggling pirelli so, so well. 

- gerald santos was... okay. he has a great singing voice, they all do, so i tend to judge how good they are based from their acting. gerald was really good at portraying a panicky anthony who was desperate for johanna. his character was really consistent and i like that! my main issue with gerald is at some times, his diction isn’t too great. i know that some filipinos (even me) would struggle pronouncing words in english, but if you’re an actor who’s worked on many musicals in english, i expect a lot from you. i think he had a really thick filipino/tagalog accent and mixed with a really mediocre british accent, it wasn’t too... understandable. i couldn’t understand most of his dialogue and because he can’t do accents well, his acting becomes affected. 

- mikkie volante’s voice is so fucking beautiful, how do you even sing that high and make it look easy? anyways, she portrayed a very frightful johanna very well, and i can’t believe how much the costume and wig really affects my perception of the character. it’s just... i can’t take her seriously if she looks... like that. okay, enough about the costumes-- her johanna felt scared and i felt that, but when she fell in love with anthony, she was desperate, and i fuckin loved it. being isolated for your entire life will leave you desperate for affection and mikkie fucking nailed it!

- andrew fernando was so-so as the judge. he wasn’t... creepy, or disturbing. his character is disgusting and so close-minded but i never felt any eerie vibes from him. i also think the costume he had was restricting him from doing anything because he had layers upon layers of clothing and when he began whipping himself, he looked like he struggled a lot to sing and do the actions (the costumes for this production is just so off in general it’s a bit offensive). there wasn’t much stage presence from him and i just wanted him to act a bit filthier.

- arman ferrer as the beadle was a trip. he portrays the character as so dumb and i loved it, it’s just the idiotic energy really cracks me up. additionally, his singing, oh my word, his singing is so good. he hits high notes like it was no problem and it was jawdropping. there was not much to say besides his fuckin costume was whack why did he wear that-- but overall, he was pretty solid!

- ima castro was good! she portrayed a crazy beggar woman which was so chaotic and funny and just fucking bonkers and i loved the energy she had! the only thing i note is that, at times, her voice would stop and i’m not sure if it was intentional or not? even if it wasn’t, it actually added to her character rather than brought her down.

- ensemble was... phenomenal. ignoring the costumes for the hundredth time, i love the ensemble so much because they don’t get enough credit yet they nail it every time they get into a production. their acting during the asylum scene? iconic. their accents? iconic. everything was so iconic.

- now, imma just say a few points in the show that i remembered which is worthy enough to tell yall of.

- here i’ll explain how the murders work. it’s kinda... weird. the execution was inconsistent and i remembered three ways on how they were able to kill and cook their victims. firstly, the murder with pirelli is the only one of its kind. sweeney sliced his throat and threw him into the driver’s seat of the car which was confusing considering how the other murders took place. the second kind of murder and the more common one is when sweeney sliced someone’s throat, the victim would walk off the car and walk into mrs lovett’s oven by themselves. i’m assuming that with pirelli, they didn’t bake him yet so they just hid him in some kind of box or crate somewhere. the third kind applied to the judge and the beggar woman wherein when they killed them, it was implied that they were brought to the bakehouse and not burnt.

- here’s my interpretation of how the murders go. in the original, the bakehouse was the basement, but here, i assume since they claim it’s a “bakehouse”, there’s a secret compartment in the barbershop that brings dead bodies directly into the oven. i’m guessing that with judge turpin and the beggar woman, the oven was not on so they were just... brought there? it’s really, really confusing and i wished they cleared it up so i won’t keep wondering about what is where and how things work. i do think that the victims walking into the oven is really genius because it was a perfect mix of comedy and eeriness which i really commend.

- i liked the way they portrayed the streets in this. they used the upper stage and it really clears up where each scenery is set! it isn’t like the bakery and barbershop wherein the set is confusing, it was much better than that. when mrs lovett and sweeney walked up to pirelli’s barbershop, the scenery was so interesting because they walk from above and look down at them. i really, really liked it.

- additionally, the sprays tobias advertised were cleaning sprays found in ace hardware store, that’s funny. also, the only time their haggard wigs would be effective is when tobias used it and nothing else. (i’ve seen better wigs in beautiful, where did those wigs go?)

- the way they portrayed johanna’s place was so, so good. johanna’s room would be atop the upper stage and, ugh, it’s just so well put-together. this whole set was the work of god and no one can convince me otherwise.

- the lighting was great but the sound design was a bit off for me. the electrocution noises were smart to use but i thought it was a bit too loud? like it was really off-putting. i wished they added gross sloshing noises when they were handling the body parts just to add give a better effect when mrs lovett was holding actual intestines and organs.

- the opening of act 2 was hilarious and one of the more intriguing parts of this musical. pangan’s voice? spectacular. lea’s look of distress whilst serving pies? hilarious. the ensemble? god’s gift to mankind. it was so comedic because sweeney is calmly singing about johanna whilst he slices throats and the victims, in a daze, just walk into an oven while mrs lovett’s expression just screams, “yea, that’s life.”

- i can’t believe. they used handkerchiefs to express what a wig is during the asylum scene. like............ really. where are the leftover wigs from beautiful???

- also, it was weird to me that johanna was the one who shot jonas fogg. it was kinda badass of her and perhaps portrayed her character to become more brave but i still kinda thought it was ooc? (ALSO DEAN ROSEN IS GREAT I LOVE HIM HE POSTS CAT STUFF ON IG AND THATS ALL HE DOES)

- okay someone clarify with me because i initially thought tobias escaped the bakehouse, hence why they went looking for him, but they said it was locked from the outside and i’m left confused why they left in the first place...?

- btw whenever lea speaks, i become more of a lesbian, thanks lea salonga.

- when the plot twist was revealed and mrs lovett and sweeney were slow dancing, that was a theatrical experience. god, just... mrs lovett with the most fearful look in her face as sweeney slowly moves her into the oven is so iconic and that has to be one of the more chilling scenes in the musical. then, once sweeney kills her off, she holds the beggar lady close to him and he looks absolutely mournful.

- AND THEN TOBIAS FUCKING COMES BACK AND GIVES THE BIGGEST CHILLS EVER. will i ever stop talking about how good tobias was written/how good luigi quesada is? probably not.

- anyways, tldr; sweeney todd was beyond average but wasn’t perfect, the costumes were. eh. the singing was perfect, the SET was amazing, lea salonga, nyoy volante, and luigi quesada own my heart, and philippine theatre really needs better wig suppliers, someone please donate your wigs to them.

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Najbolji restoran na svijetu nalazi se u Danskoj. Iznenadit će vas kad vidite koliko je hrvatskih restorana u svjetskih TOP 50

Danski restoran Geranium proglašen je najboljim na svijetu, zasjevši na tron Forbesove liste 50 najboljih svjetskih restorana. Na popisu nema nijednog iz Hrvatske, a tek jedan predstavnik ovog dijela Europe - Hiša Franko u slovenskom Kobaridu - nalazi se na 34. mjestu     U Geraniumu jelovnik The Summer Universe trenutačno košta 440 dolara po osobi, a cijeli gastro doživljaj traje minimalno tri sata. Nudi tako razne vinske menije, ali i bezalkoholne kombinacije. Od početka 2022. restoran je uklonio meso sa svog jelovnika kako bi se fokusirao isključivo na povrće i plodove mora. Geranium je prvi danski restoran s čak tri Michelinove zvjezdice, a glavni kuhar i suvlasnik Rasmus Kofoed dobitnik je zlatne, srebrne i brončane medalje na svjetskom kuharskom natjecanju Bocuse d’Or. Restoran je otvoren 2007. i zatvoren 2009., da bi se 2010., usred financijske krize, preselio na sadašnju lokaciju. 'Sve su šanse bile protiv nas', rekao je Kofoed. Pojasnio je da jelovnik predstavlja 'njega samog', odnosno ono što jest kao kuhar i čovjek. Kako posljednjih pet godina nije jeo meso kod kuće, uklanjanje mesnih jela s jelovnika bila je za njega logična odluka i prirodan napredak za Geranium.

Ovo je, čini se, velika godina za dansku gastronomiju, uz Geranium s titulom najboljeg restorana na svijetu. Naime još su dva nova danska restorana ušla na popis 50 najboljih. Tako je 18. mjesto zauzeo Alchemist, takozvano Michelinovo 'holističko' gastronomsko iskustvo koje vodi kuhar Rasmus Munk. Jelovnik uključuje 50 sljedova i 'dojmova', koji uključuju svjetlo, kazalište, umjetnost i zvuk. Cijelo gastronomsko iskustvo traje između četiri i šest sati te košta 600 dolara. Alchemist se nalazi u bivšoj hali za zavarivanje u Refshaleøenu, nekoć industrijskoj četvrti Kopenhagena. Novi restoran na prestižnoj listi je Jordnær, što znači 'na zemlji', nalazi se na 38. mjestu i ima dvije Michelinove zvjezdice, a trenutačni meni od 17 sljedova košta 436 dolara. Geranium, smješten na osmom katu iznad parkirališta danskog nacionalnog nogometnog stadiona, s panoramskim pogledom na Fælledparken, bio je drugi na prošlogodišnjoj Forbesovoj ljestvici iza kultne Nome, no nakon promjene pravila bivši pobjednici ne mogu se više natjecati, već se premještaju na popis 'najbolji od najboljih'.

Prednjače sve više i južnoamerički restorani

Od 2002. godine Forbesova lista, koju je obradila Cecilia Rodriguez, predstavlja najbolja gastronomska mjesta za najistančanija nepca. Glavnu nagradu dosad je dobilo 16 od 19 restorana u Europi, a ostala tri dobili su restorani u SAD-u. Međutim nisu daleko ni južnoamerički restorani. Naime na ovogodišnjoj Forbesovoj prestižnoj listi drugo mjesto zauzeo je Central iz Lime, ujedno prvi južnoamerički restoran koji se probio među prva tri. Glavni cheovi restorana Virgilio Martínez i Pía León kažu da je Central u Limi oda Peruu u svim oblicima; jela slave jedinstvene krajolike, povijest i tradiciju koristeći obilje lokalnih proizvoda Vjenčali su se samo četiri dana nakon što se Central 2013. prvi put pojavio na Forbesovoj listi. Deset godina kasnije otvorili su restoran Mil u Andama i Kjolle u Limi, uz međunarodnu ispostavu u Tokiju zvanu Maz. Prošle godine Pía León proglašena je najboljom kuharicom, odnosno cheficom na svijetu. Osim Centrala, na 11. mjesto zasjeo je peruanski restoran Maido te se ističe kombinacijom japanske i peruanske kulturne baštine zahvaljujući kulinarskim vještinama kuhara Mitsuharua Tsumure. Među južnoameričkim restoranima još su Don Julio iz Buenos Airesa u Argentini na 14. mjestu i Boragó u Santiago de Chileu na 43. mjestu.

Španjolski Disfrutar

Treće mjesto osvojio je restoran Disfrutar u Barceloni. Disfrutar na španjolskom znači uživati, a taj restoran s brončanom medaljom nasljeđe je legendarnog El Bulliju, jer su trojica njegovih kuhara – Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch i Mateu Casañas – radila u njemu. Nakon zatvaranja tog restorana 2011. godine udružili su snage kako bi otvorili Compartir u Cadaquésu u Kataloniji, a 2014. uslijedio je Disfrutar, njihov najambiciozniji projekt. Suvremene tehnike, odvažne kombinacije i želja za iznenađivanjem posjetitelja među značajkama su tog restorana. Jela kao što su panchino (pahuljasta lepinja) punjena kavijarom i kiselim vrhnjem te pesto s nježnim pistacijama i jeguljom osmišljena su da 'iznenade i oduševe'. S renomiranim Eleven Madison Parkom, još dva njujorška restorana – korejski Atomix na 33. mjestu i Le Bernardin na 44. mjestu – predstavljaju SAD na ljestvici. Azija, koja je teško pogođena pandemijskim ograničenjima, ušla je među 20 najboljih s Denom u Tokiju. Druga dva japanska restorana, Florilège i Narisawa, također su uvrštena na popis najboljih svjetskih restorana. Olia Hercules i Alissa Timoshkina, osnivačice #CookforUkraine, osvojile su pak nagradu Prvaci promjena.

Popis 50 najboljih restorana na svijetu

1. Geranium, Kopenhagen 2. Central, Lima 3. Disfrutar, Barcelona 4. Diverxo, Madrid 5. Pujol, Mexico City 6. Asador Etxebarri, Axpe, Španjolska 7. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo 8. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italija 9. Quintonil, Mexico City 10. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italija 11. Maido, Lima 12. Uliassi, Senegalija, Italija 13. Steirereck, Beč 14. Don Julio, Buenos Aires 15. Reale, Castel di Sangro, Italija 16. Elkano, Getaria, Španjolska 17. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin 18. Alchemist, Kopenhagen 19. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italija 20. Den, Tokio 21. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Španjolska 22. Septime, Pariz 23. The Jane, Antwerpen, Belgija 24. The Chairman, Hong Kong 25. Frantzén, Stockholm 26. Tim Raue, Berlin 27. Hof Van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgija 28. Le Clarence, Pariz 29. St. Hubertus, San Cassiano, Italija 30. Florilège, Tokio 31. Arpège, Pariz 33. Atomix, New York 34. Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenija 35. Clove Club, London 36. Odette, Singapur 37. Fyn, Cape Town 38. Jordnaer, Kopenhagen 39. Sorn, Bangkok 40. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Švicarska 41. La Cime, Osaka, Japan 42. Quique Dacosta, Denia, Španjolska 43. Boragó, Santiago de Chile 44. Le Bernardin, New York 45. Narisawa, Tokio 46. ​​Belcanto, Lisabon 47. Oteque, Oslo 48. Leo, Bogato 49. Ikoyi, London 50. SingleThread, Healdsburg Tportal.hr Photo by Helena Lopes ,Dmitry Zvolskiy, Victor Freitas , Burak The Weekender, Lisa    . Read the full article

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SOLD 🎭 Miss Saigon @ New Victoria Theatre Woking 2005 (#103)

Title: Miss Saigon

Venue: New Victoria Theatre Woking

Year: 2005

Programme and Souvenir Brochure duo

Condition: Creasing and some bending

Author: Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg. Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jnr and Alain Boublil.

Director: Mitchell Lemsky and Laurence Connor

Choreographer: Maggie Goodwin based on the Original Musical Staging by Bob Avian

Cast: Leo Tavarro Valdez, Ima Castro, Jennifer Hubilla, Ramin Karimloo, Lara Pulver, John Patridge, Christian Rey Marbella, Ravy Soc Alfonso, Analin Bantug, Matthew Barrow, Miguel C Braganza II, Edward Briones, Joey Bryans, Dan Burton, Ian Carlyle, Mark Connell, Neil Dale, Natalie Everett, Theresa De Guzman, Eaton James, Maria Lawson,Meynard Marcellano, Lee Mead, Kanako Nakano, Jun Ofrasio, Azumi Ono, Angelo Paragoso, Ariel Reonal, Sherwin Roux, Celia Mei Rubin, Romeo Salazar, Christine Sambeli-Marquez, Jiwon Sohn, Ian Venida, Ian Waller, Damian Winter-Higgins, Crystal Yu

FIND ON EBAY HERE

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Ima Castro singing Dulaang UP's Lukso ng Dugo sends me 😭

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Finally got to host a LIVE event again for the Outstanding Filipino Luminary Awards last night at Conrad Manila (Pasay City, Philippines) with my co-host Jay Yu. Oh, How i miss hosting Live events during this pandemic. It's always a different vibe. Im happy that everything is slowly getting back again to normal. Huge Congrats to dra. Rhoda Espino for a successful event, very proud of you and Jose Roberto Madrigal Derrick C Carreon 👏 With the beautiful awardee and amazing number by Ima Castro ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CWfwCrepV3n/?utm_medium=tumblr

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STARI GRAD VISOKI je bio poznati srednjovjekovni grad i tvrđava koji je nastao tokom 14. vijeka na brdu Visočici. U njegovom podnožju, te ujedno podnožju Visočice se danas nalazi grad Visoko. Prvo spominjanje Starog grada Visokog se desilo 1. septembra 1355. godine, u povelji mladog bana Tvrtka I. Kotromanića pod nazivom "in castro nosto Visoka vocatum", što znači da je u vrijeme vladavine njegovog prethodnika bana Stjepana II Kotromanića, u prvoj polovini 14. vijeka, ili sagrađen ili je već postojao. Služio je i kao sjedište visokog feudalca sa titulom velikog kneza bosanskog. Osmanlijskim osvajanjem Bosne grad biva napušten prije 1503. godine jer se ne navodi u tursko-ugarskom ugovoru iz spomenute godine. Godine 1626. Đorđić spominje Visoki među napuštenim gradovima. Danas je Stari grad Visoki nacionalni spomenik Bosne i Hercegovine. 

Stari grad Visoki je smješten na vrhu 213 metara visokog brda Visočica na visini od 766,5 m, i oko 300 m iznad doline gdje se razvio sam grad Visoko. Smješten je na istaknutom mjestu sa izvrsnim pregledom na čitavu okolinu, odakle se vide i ostala kraljevska stolna mjesta. Prilaz se nalazi na jugozapadnoj strani, sa ravni koja je 60 metara niže, a podgrađe tvrđave i grada se zvalo Podvisoki. Iako historijski važan, stari grad Visoki nije bio velikih dimenzija, dužine oko 60 m i širine oko 25 m imao je dvije kule koje su ga štitile po cijeloj dužini. Unutar samog grada postoji nekoliko tragova zgrada. Debljina zida je oko 2 m, a uglavnom je građen od pločastog vapnenca lokalnog porijekla koji su grubo otesani, dok je jamski pijesak za mješavinu nejednake čvrstine i dosta grub. Kako je bio običaj u srednjem vijeku oko cijelog grada je iskopan jarak dubok oko 4 m, a širok oko 8 do 10 m.

Primarna funkcija starog grada Visoki je bila ona odbrambena, ali također je bilo mjesto odakle su bosanski vladari pisali mnoge povelje i dokumente, a zadnja napisana je bila ona iz 1436. kada je knez Tvrtko Borovinić izdao isprave na Visokom. To je dokaz da je, osim svoje vojne namjene, grad Visoki bio povremeno stolno mjesto, uz obližnje Mile, Moštre, kao i njegovo podgrađe Podvisoki, koje je bilo trgovačko središte, urbano naselje i kraljevski dvor. Prema Anđeliću osnovna funkcija grada Visoki je bila uloga upravnog centra teritorijalno-političke jedinice. Pobrojana mjesta su bila jedna od najranijih župa najranijeg perioda bosanske države od 10. vijeka pa sve do kraja 12. vijeka.

U drugoj polovini 11. vijeka se pominje bosanska biskupija i njeno sjedište civitas Bosna, a sjedište bosanske biskupije je bilo upravo u Visočkoj dolini i njegovim stolnim mjestima, gdje su starješine crkvene hijerarhije, kao i visoki dostojanstvenici bosanske crkve stolovali. Već krajem 12. vijeka Kulin Ban podiže crkvu u Biskupićima, dok je u Moštrima u polovini 14. vijeka bila kuća krstjana, i jedno vrijeme kraljevski dvor, a sve javne poslove crkva bosanska je obaljvala baš u Moštrima. Ako se uzme u obzir činjenica i da je u Milama (današnji Arnautovići) bilo mjesto održavanja sabora, franjevački samostan, a između 1377. i 1461. godine i krunidbeno mjesto bosanskih kraljeva, nije teško zaključiti da je Visočka dolina sa starim gradom Visoki, Podvisokim, Milama i Moštrima bilo rano središte Bosanske banovine, i kasnije kraljevstva. Plato na vrhu brda Grad koji vodi do starog grada Visoki. Iako napušten odavno, dokazi i na kojima se temelji historija starog grada Visoki i ostalih mjesta u visočkoj dolini su pronađeni tokom 1950-tih, 1970-tih i 1980-tih godina sa arheološkim iskopavanjima i nalazima koje su uglavnom javnosti predstavljali Pavao Anđelić, Hamdija Kreševljaković, Đoko Mazalić, Desanka Kovačević-Kojić a najstarija sačuvana literatura je ona od Đorđa Stratimirovića iz 1891. godine. Mazalić je bio prvi, već 1953. godine, koji je dao detaljniji opis ruševina koji je do danas nezamjenjljiv izvor kada se spominje stari grad Visoki. Čak i u teškim vremenima, tokom rata u Bosni i Hercegovini, kada je ARBiH vršila zemljane radove u blizini grada Visoki nađeni su vrijedni nalazi. Na dubini od 1,15 m nađeni su fragmenti arhitektonske plastike, 6 dijelova gotičkog portala i 2 fragmenta dovratnika od kojih je na jednom urezan prikaz konjanika, gdje je ostatak natpisa pisan bosanskom ćirlicom, dok je na drugom dovratniku plitko ugraviran natpis. Nijedan od ovih natpisa nije pročitan, a nalazi su uredno predani Zavičajnom muzeju u Visokom. Funkciju glavnog predstavnika u srednjovjekovnoj tvrđavi Visoki obavljao je kastelan, vlastelin sa titulom Veliki knez bosanski. Istaknutu poziciju imali su kastelani tvrđave Priboje Masnović, Batić Mirković i Tvrtko Borovinić. Januara 1398. knez Priboje Masnović kastelan Visokog (Comes Priboe Masnouich de Bossna nunc castellanus de Visochi in Bossna) je primljen za dubrovačkog građanina. Aprila 1428. godine Juraj Dragošević iz župe Sana, poslanik Doroteje, kćerke Balše sina hercega Hrvoja Vukčića Hrvatinića, prima polovinu novca od zakupa Hrvojeve kuće i zemlje koju je Hrvoje posjedovao na području Dubrovnika. Usput je spomenut Tvrtko Borovinić, kastelan grada Visoki (comiti Tuertichom Borouinich castellano castri Visochi) koji je zajedno sa suprugom Katarinom, Dorotejinom sestrom, uživao polovinu navedenog zakupa od kuće i zemlje. Tokom rata 1992.-1995. godine, prilikom izvođenja zemljanih radova unutar zidina grada, na dubini od oko 1,15 m ispod današnje razine terena, nađeni su fragmenti arhitektonske plastike: 6 dijelova  lunete gotičkog portala i 2 fragmenta dovratnika, od kojih je na jednom urezan prikaz konjanika i dio natpisa pisan bosanskom ćirilicom, a na drugom je samo plitko ugraviran natpis bosanskom ćirilicom. Natpisi nisu pročitani. Nalazi su predani Zavičajnom muzeju u Visokom. U novembru 2006. godine Akademija znanosti i umjetnosti BiH je izdala poštanske marke sa motivom 11 fragmenata kamenih vrata koje su pronađene 1994. godine pri zemljanim radovima oko područja starog grada. Na drugom stupu kamenih vrata, onom koji izvorno nedostaje, je ubačen motiv sa poveljom Kulina Bana koja simbolično predstavlja vrata Bosne. U gornjem desnom uglu se nalazi heraldički znak dinastije Kotromanić. Markica ima vrijednost od 1,00 KM i dolazi u brošitanom izdanja. Veličina markice iznosi 27,72 x 41,58 mm, sa tiražom od 50.000 primjeraka.

Na osnovu ranije odobrenih sredstava od strane Federalne vlade u iznosu od 250.000 KM stvoreni su uslovi za početak arheološkog istraživanja starog grada Visoki. Na čelu tima je arheolog mr. Lidija Fekeža, a tim sačinjavaju stručnjaci i predstavnici Zavoda za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika, Zemaljskog muzeja iz Sarajeva i Zavičajnog muzeja iz Visokog. Prvi radovi su počeli 15. septembra 2007. godine gdje je tim stručnjaka i radnika započeo čišćenje lokaliteta i nabavku materijala. Nastavak radova podrazumijeva plan zaštite od daljeg propadanja, a koji će uraditi geodeti i crtači. Na osnovu ovih istraživanja, te ranijih iz prošlog vijeka, bit će izrađen elaborat ili projekat pomoću kojeg će se pristupiti daljnim istraživanjima, te restauraciji grada. Grad je često mjesto okupljanja domaćih i stranih turista, najviše zbog hipoteze Semira Osmanagića. Evidentirano je da neki turisti na području grada kampuju, lože logorske vatre te da su kameni ostaci Starog grada Visoki sekundarno iskorišteni kako bi se napravili stubići nepoznate namjene. Zidine grada su se najvećim dijelom srušile do blizu temelja. U zemlji ima još oko 1,5 m ostataka zidova. Djelomično su još sačuvani donji dijelovi flankiranih kula. Cijeli lokalitet je zapušten i zarastao u rastinje. Dana 28. februara 2020. na lokalitetu je postavljen jarbol sa zastavom Bosne i Hercegovine, a Gradska uprava Visokog planira i uređenje i izgradnju pristupnih staza, te osvjetljenje jarbola sa zastavom.

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🏎Brasileiros se deram bem na sétima etapa do calendário da IMSA disputada em Mid-Ohio, ontem: Hélio Castro Neves (Acura DPi) conseguiu a terceira vitória consecutiva, em dupla com Ricky Taylor e Pipo Derani e Felipe Nasr (Cadillac DPi) chegaram em segundo, apenas 0”607 atrás. A liderança do campeonato é da dupla Ryan Briscoe/Renger van der Zande (180); Pipo Derani é o segundo com 177, dois à frente de Helinho e Taylor. A próxima etapa está marcada para 17 de outubro, em Road Atlanta, Geórgia. 🏎As duplas Cristian Baumgart/Beco Andreotti e Marcos Baumgart/Kleber Cincea ficaram em primeiro e terceiro lugares, respectivamente, no Baja Capital dos Vinhos, disputado no final de semana em Reguengos de Monsaraz, no Alentejo português. O resultado marcou a estreia vitoriosa dos novos Toyota Hilux IMA que o X Rally Team vai usar na próxima edição do Rally dos Sertões. Em segundo lugar ficou a dupla Alejandro Martins/José Marques (Mini Cooper JCW). 🏎Nelsinho Piquet anunciou que vai participar da edição 2020 do Rally dos Sertões pilotando um UTV Can-Am Maverick X3. A prova inicia dia 30/10 no autódromo Velo Città (Nova Louzã, SP) termina dia 7/11 em Barreirinhas (MA) e tem percurso de 5.000 km passando por cinco estados e Distrito Federal. 🏎Copa São Paulo Light de Kart, torneio paulista de repercussão nacional, já tem calendário para 2021: 16 categorias vão competir nas dez provas programadas para o Kartódromo Ayrton Senna (Interlagos, São Paulo) nos dias 30/01, 13/03, 10/04, 15/05, 12/6, 21/08, 11/09, 12/10, 13/11 e 11/12. 🏎Kartódromo Speed Park, em Birigui (SP), vai se firmando como novo polo da modalidade no interior do estado. No último fim de semana 143 pilotos disputaram a segunda etapa da Copa Speed Park; a disputa mais acirrada reuniu 22 pilotos da categoria Cadete, com vitória de Gabriel Ribeiro, que lidera o certame com 18 pontos, contra 13 de Augustus Toniolo e 11 de Miguel Fazzineo e Pablo Hattori. 🏍Os brasileiros Paulo Alberto (Yamaha YZ450F) Carlos Jimenez (Yamaha YZ450F) e o venezuelano Anthony Rodriguez (Honda CRF 450R) ocupam as três primeiras posições da categoria MX Elite após a 1a.etapa do Campeonato Brasileiro de Motocross. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFslsPehzUD/?igshid=spzk09r7gjwl

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