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"The Toast"

Photographed by James Booker Blakemore Wellington, c. 1912, England.

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🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in July 2024 🌈

🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats, and happy July! Pride Month may be over, but remember: Read Queer ALL Year. Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Happy reading!

[ Release dates may have changed. ]

❤️ Earth to Alis - Lex Carlow 🧡 Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts - Adam Sass 💛 The Sky on Fire - Jenn Lyons 💚 The Meaning of Liberty - Sage Donnell 💙 Making It - Laura Kay 💜 The Black Bird of Chernobyl - Ann McMan ❤️ A Map of My Want - Faylita Hicks 🧡 The Devil You Know - Ali Vali 💛 The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power - Various 💙 The Second Son - Adrienne Tooley 💜 Cursed Under London - Gabby Hutchinson Crouch 🌈 Forbidden Girl - Kristen Zimmer

❤️ Rise - Freya Finch 🧡 Undercurrent - Patricia Evans 💛 Online Rebellion - Blue Matt Jeff 💚 Wolf Gift - T.J. Nichols 💙 Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream - Tehlor Kay Mejia 💜 Miller: Origin - Starr Z. Davies ❤️ The Shadows Beyond - T.J. Rose 🧡 The Ones Who Come Back Hungry - Amelinda Bérubé 💛 Their Viscountess - Jess Michaels 💙 Fast Holiday - Kerry Lockhart 💜 The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky - Josh Galarza 🌈 The West Passage - Jared Pechaček

❤️ The Hades Calculus - Maria Ying 🧡 Misrecognition - Madison Newbound 💛 One Last Summer - Kristin Keppler 💚 Waypoint Seven - Xan van Rooyen 💙 Hiding Him - Adam Hattan 💜 Thousand Autumns - Meng Xi Shi, Me.Mimo ❤️ The Adventure Zone, Vol. 6: The Suffering Game - Various 🧡 Rowan & Aldred - Lucie Fleury 💛 Yoke of Stars - R.B. Lemberg 💙 Casting Vows - Ariella Talix 💜 Count Felford's Vessel - S. Rodman

❤️ The Actor and His Secret - Ben Alderson, Laura R. Samotin 🧡 How To Die Famous - Benjamin Dean 💛 So Witches We Became - Jill Baguchinsky 💚 The Amazing Alpha Tau Romeo and Juliet Project - Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey 💙 The Noble’s Merman - S.S. Genesee 💜 The Loudest Silence - Sydney Langford ❤️ Life is Strange - Brittney Morris 🧡 Bury Your Gays - Chuck Tingle 💛 I Will Never Leave You - Kara A. Kennedy 💙 The Blonde Dies First - Joelle Wellington 💜 Under the Lupine Moon - A. Knightley

❤️ Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf - Deke Moulton 🧡 Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher - Katie Siegel 💛 The Ghostkeeper - Johanna Taylor 💚 Trespass Against Us - Leon Kemp 💙 Exes & Foes - Amanda Woody 💜 The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl - Bart Yates ❤️ Unbound - J.A. Vodvarka 🧡 StreamLine - Lauren Melissa Ellzey 💛 Time and Time Again - Chatham Greenfield 💙 No Road Home - John Fram 💜 Queen B - Juno Dawson 🌈 A Darker Mischief - Derek Milman

❤️ Beautiful & Terrible Things - S.M. Stevens 🧡 Benvolio & Mercutio Turn Back Time - Elle Beaumont, Lou Wilham 💛 About Last Night - Laura Henry 💚 You Had Me at Happy Hour - Timothy Janovsky 💙 Moonbane - Jamie Jennings 💜 Between Fate & Failure - Amber D. Lewis ❤️ Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System - Robin Jo Margaret 🧡 Between Dragons and Their Wrath - Devin Madson 💛 Twisted Magic - Barbara J. Webb 💙 Rare Birds - L.B. Hazelthorn 💜 At the End of the River Styx - Michelle Kulwicki 🌈 Origin Story - Jendi Reiter

❤️ Eras of Us - Shannon O'Connor 🧡 Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema - Willow Maclay, Caden Gardner 💛 A Wolf in Stone - Jane Fletcher 💚 Toward Eternity - Anton Hur 💙 Portrait of a Shadow - Meriam Metoui 💜 Anyone's Ghost - August Thompson ❤️ Home Ice Advantage - Ari Baran 🧡 Unbelievable You - Chelsea M. Cameron 💛 Incorrect Eyes - Andromeda Ruins

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#OTD in 1945, Italy. The crew of a Wellington B Mark X. (Sergeant R. Turner from London, Flying Officer A. Merrick from Birmingham, Pilot Officer P. Faulkner from New Zealand, Pilot Officer J. Burnett from Australia and Flight Sergeant Radcliffe from Liverpool.) #WW2 #HISTORY

@rgpoulson via X

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“Le canal Lachine doit être vidé le 20 de ce mois,” La Presse. March 10, 1933. Page 8. ---- On y effectuera les réparations nécessaires pour as- surer l'étanchéité du tunnel.  ---- Assemblée maritime ---- Si les conditions de la température le permettent, il est plus que probable que le canal Lachine sera vidé vers le 20 courant pour y entreprendre les réparations nécessaires à ses berges.  Les travaux seront effectués dans un temps assez rapide pour donner passage aux vaisseaux vers le 24 avril. Le canal sera, toutefois, rempli à nouveau vers le 20. Un examen très sévère sera fait à l'endroit où se produisit, l'an dernier, presqu'à la même époque une première fissure par laquelle l'eau pénétra pour inonder Ia partie inférieure du tunnel de la rue Wellington. Comme on le sait, les travaux furent alors suspendus afin de permettre à la compagnie de retirer l'eau et continuer ses travaux.  Dès que le canal sera complètement vidé, des experts sonderont le lit et les parois du canal pour bien s'assurer s'il existe des lézardes. Le tunnel de la rue Wellington sera complètement parachevé vers la fin de ce mols et toutes les précautions seront prises par le ministère des chemins de fer et canaux pour en assurer l'étanchéité. 

Pour la prochaine saison Les représentants des différentes compagnies maritimes y compris l'Associated Lake Freighters, Limited, ont été en assemblée pendant deux jours à l'hôtel Mont-Royal en vue d'étudier les préparatifs pour Ia prochaine saison de navigation sur les grands lacs et le fleuve Saint-Laurent. Interviewé hier soir, M. Arthur Mathewson, de Montréal, président de l'organisation, a expliqué que les délibérations avalent été très satisfaisantes ayant eu trait tout particulièrement aux avantages mutuels des divers, propriétaires de navires. Il a ajouté être convaincu que l'Associated Lake Freighters, Limited, sera en meilleure position, la saison prochaine, de donner un service adéquat aux expéditeurs et aux propriétaires de navires. Sous ce rapport, il a rendu hommage à M. James Stewart, gérant de l'organisation avec quartiers généraux à Winnipeg. En plus de M. Mathewson, on remarquait: MM. T.-R. Enderby, vice-président, de Montréal; R.-A. Carter, secrétaire-trésorier; le capitaine H-I. Beauvals, le capitaine Léon Beaupré, J.-D. Calvin, P. Godin, fils; T. Siegerman, E. Spence et le capitaine T-W. Tinmouth, tous de Montréal. MM. A.-B. Buckworth et le capitaine James-B. Foote, de Toronto: le capitaine Scott Misener, de Port Colborne: J-J. Boland, E.-S. Crosby et E-T. Douglas, de Buffalo, N-Y, Norman M. Paterson, de Fort William, et L. Wolvin, de Winnipeg. M. Mathewson a laissé entendre que le taux du transport du grain entre Fort William, Port Arthur et Mont- réal à l'ouverture de la navigation sera de 6 centins et demi le boisseau, bien que ce taux eût été décide à Winnipeg avant l'assemblée tenue ici.

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POHEWA PAHEWA CURATORS

Desna Whaanga-Schollum

Desna Whaanga-Schollum is a chairperson at Nga Aho Maori design studio and studied Master of Science Communication (Nga Aho, n.d.). Desna connects through articulating and exploring cultural identity and is actively involved in Maori identity design.

Through design, the work talks about the engagements in governance roles and the collaborative projects branches out through to business, academics, design professions and artists to achieve changes in people, places and practices (Nga Aho, n.d.).

Tyrone Ohia

Tyrone Ohia was born in Tauranga, grew up in Whanganui, is part of the Alt Group in Auckland, and enjoys collaborative work (Universal College of Learning, n.d.). He has worked in various design studios in Wellington after graduating. His degree projects have won a Certificate of Typographic Excellence from the NY Type Directors Club (Universal College of Learning, n.d.).

He believes in good communication, looking them in the eye, listening, and learning about the topic. He believes design is for people to remind them that people should be kept at the centre of the conversation (Tyrone Ohia, 2019).

Graham Tipene

Studied Maori Art in 1996 and have continued working since then. Member of Ngā Aho (Nga Aho, n.d.-b). In 2005, he produced his first public piece. He is currently a lead artist and consultant in many objects across Tamaki.

His work is presented throughout Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland of projects led by the council, such as on the civic.

His work brings Māori kaupapa into the city environment, these including Victoria Park, Waterview Tunnel, Auckland Library and many more (Auckland Art Gallery, n.d.-a).

Johnson Witehira

Johnson Witehira is a designer, artist and a Māori and Pākehā researcher. In 2007 he completed his Masters in Graphic Design and 2013 Doctorate in Maori Visual Arts (Witehira, n.d.).

He thinks about the Māori traditions and how he could apply the knowledge to contemporary problems as a Māori artist. He believes in bringing the visual culture of Māori into all lives of Māori, and it is done through detailed consideration of the intersection of design, technology and indigenous culture.

Zoe Black

Zoe Black is a deputy director at Objectspace and leads Māori programming (Artnow, 2021). She also works with migrant communities and Moana within the kaupapa of co-leadership, focusing on community development.

References:

Artnow. (2021, November 18). Objectspace welcomes Zoe Black into the new role of Deputy Director. Artnow. https://artnow.nz/news/objectspace-welcomes-zoe-black-into-the-new-role-of-deputy-director

Auckland Art Gallery. (n.d.-a). Cultured Conversations with Graham Tipene. Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved August 20, 2023, from https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/page/cultured-conversations-with-graham-tipene?q=%2Fpage%2Fcultured-conversations-with-graham-tipene

Nga Aho. (n.d.). Nga Aho Kaiwhakahaere Desna Whaanga-Schollum (Chairperson). Ngaaho.maori.nz. Retrieved August 20, 2023, from https://ngaaho.maori.nz/steering-committee-profile.php?mid=8&ac=srch&m=29

Nga Aho. (n.d.-b). Nga Aho Members Search Graham Tipene. Ngaaho.maori.nz. Retrieved August 20, 2023, from https://ngaaho.maori.nz/memberProfile.php?mid=342

Tyrone Ohia. (2019, January 1). Britomart. https://britomart.org/tyrone-ohia/

Universal College of Learning. (n.d.). Tyrone Ohia. Universal College of Learning. http://ucol.ac.nz/staff-and-student-profiles/tyrone-ohia

Witehira, J. (n.d.). about. Johnson Witehira. https://www.johnsonwitehira.studio/about

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W3 - Source Lists

LITERARY

Tchounwou, P. B., Yedjou, C. G., Patlolla, A. K., & Sutton, D. J. (2012). Heavy Metal Toxicity and the Environment. In A. Luch (Ed.), Molecular, Clinical and Environmental Toxicology: Volume 3: Environmental Toxicology (pp. 133–164). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8340-4_6

Haden, Francis. (1864). Castle Kilgaren. DigitalNZ. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/42805

GAMES

Phillipps, C. (2019, December 13). All Choice No Consequence: Efficiently Branching Narrative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEa9aSDHawA

Game Ui database. (n.d) Game ui datavase. https://www.gameuidatabase.com/

bloomsbury.com. (n.d.). The Science Fiction Handbook. Bloomsbury. Retrieved August 1, 2023, from https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/science-fiction-handbook-9781441170965/

Williamson, J. H. (1986). The Grid: History, Use, and Meaning. Design Issues, 3(2), 15–30. https://doi.org/10.2307/1511481

GENRE

Techniques and Crafts. Foster, V. (2009). Anatomy & figure drawing artist’s handbook. A&C Black,.

McCaig, I. (2005). Visual storytelling with Iain McCaig. Gnomon Workshop and Design Studio Press,.

McCaig, I. (2005). Visual storytelling with Iain McCaig. Gnomon Workshop and Design Studio Press,.

Phillipps, C. (2019, December 13). All Choice No Consequence: Efficiently Branching Narrative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEa9aSDHawA

bloomsbury.com. (n.d.). The Science Fiction Handbook. Bloomsbury. Retrieved August 1, 2023, from https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/science-fiction-handbook-9781441170965/

Key themes and conversations

Beyer, J. (2023). Antigender Fashion: JW Anderson and Gender-fluid Fashion. ZoneModa Journal, 13(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2611-0563/17079

Hansen, K. S. (2012). In Defense of Graphic Novels. The English Journal, 102(2), 57–63.

McCaig, I. (2005). Visual storytelling with Iain McCaig. Gnomon Workshop and Design Studio Press,.

Blair-Early, A., & Zender, M. (2008). User Interface Design Principles for Interaction Design. Design Issues, 24(3), 85–107.

Seo, M.-H., & So, H.-J. (2022). Developing a Gesture-based AR Exhibit: Differently-Guided Experiences for Complex Conceptual Learning in Science. Educational Technology & Society, 25(4), 15–28.

Specialist Subject knowlage

Hubble, N. (n.d.). The Science Fiction Handbook. Bloomsbury. Retrieved August 1, 2023, from https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/science-fiction-handbook-9781441170965/

Williamson, J. H. (1986). The Grid: History, Use, and Meaning. Design Issues, 3(2), 15–30. https://doi.org/10.2307/1511481

Pierce, J. Foundations of Science Fiction: A Study i

n Imagination and Evolution: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy John J. Pierce Praeger. (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2023, from https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/foundations-of-science-fiction-9780313254550/

Graham, L. (2012). Basics of Design: Layout & Typography for Beginners. Cengage Learning.

Parasocial politics: Audiences, pop culture, and politics. (2014). Lexington Books,.

Creatives working in the Environment, social, cultural, subculture.

Auckland, A. L., & body, N. Z. D. of S. and L. I. issuing. (1988, January 1). Auckland Harbour / photography by Air Logistics Auckland. [Images]. Https://Natlib-Primo.Hosted.Exlibrisgroup.Com/Primo-Explore/Fulldisplay?Docid=NLNZ_ALMA11326840380002836&context=L&vid=NLNZ&search_scope=NLNZ&tab=catalogue&lang=en_US Archived Copy Available at the National Library of New Zealand; [Wellington?] : Department of Survey and Land Information, [1988]. https://digitalnz.org/records/38314990

Gipson, G. (2019). Creating and Imagining Black Futures through Afrofuturism. In A. De Kosnik & K. P. Feldman (Eds.), #identity (pp. 84–103). University of Michigan Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvndv9md.9

Harland, R. (2011). The Dimensions of Graphic Design and Its Spheres of Influence. Design Issues, 27(1), 21–34.

Headlands: Thinking through New Zealand art: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive. (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2023, from https://archive.org/details/headlandsthinkin0000unse

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Okay I know this one!!!!

Short summary:

The human brain has a reward system run by dopamine. When you do a thing like eating or sleeping or having sex, your reward system goes fuck yeah! Have some dopamine! Do that again! It's what programs you to do all the things that keep humans humaning.

Some substances and behaviours override the natural state of your reward system and give you a a huge rush of dopamine. So your body goes fuck yeah! Do that again! The survival system thought that was AWESOME.

If you keep doing that substance or behaviour, your brain starts thinking that's how much dopamine it's supposed to get from things, and if you stop doing it it thinks you've stopped performing a necessary human behaviour, and freaks the fuck out. If you do the substance or behaviour enough, or if its a particular type of substance, your brain can also lose some neurochemical receptors because it's so used to the substance providing that thing, and if you stop doing it there are more serious consequences (eg. Alcohol)

That's what addiction is. It's not some classist or ableist invention by doctors to stop you from getting your adhd meds (NOTE: IT CAN BE USED BY SOME DOCTORS FOR THIS PURPOSE BUT IS IN A VACUUM A NEUTRAL BIOLOGICAL STATE). ADHD meds are usually powerful stimulants that stimulate the reward part of your brain, and so absolutely fuck with this reward system.

The difference is just that people with ADHD don't have an effective reward system. We forget to eat, and sleep, or we overeat and oversleep, and hypersexuality is a common symptom. We take ADHD medication to regulate our reward systems, but not enough is understood about ADHD to safely say that it 100% protects you from the addicting effects, because that's straight up just a physiological process that's happening, and ADHD isn't so straight forward. There's a theory it's due to dopamine receptivity issues but we really don't know that much!

So guys, please. Yes, actually, you are functionally addicted to drinking water, and eating, and sleeping. That's the whole point of the system that facilitates addiction. And ADHD medication IS a dangerous and powerful drug when misprescribed or misused, and your doctor has a duty to inform you of these risks.

(This is Also the reason why pain medication is so tightly controlled. Opioids also target the reward system. But that is another rant for another day lmfao)

Sources Below

Tello, C., 2021. Effect of ADHD Medications on the Brain - SelfDecode Drugs. [online] SelfDecode Drugs. Available at: <https://drugs.selfdecode.com/blog/adhd-medications-brain-effects/>

Dresden, D., 2019. Concerta crash: What it is and how to prevent symptoms. [online] Medicalnewstoday.com. Available at: <https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325673#causes>

Ismail, S. and Essawi, M., 2012. Genetic polymorphism studies in humans. [online] Middle Eastern Journal of Medical Genetics. Available at: <https://journals.lww.com/mejmedgen/Fulltext/2012/07000/Genetic_polymorphism_studies_in_humans.1.aspx>

Youn, J. and Ellenbrook, B., 2016. Gene-Environment Interactions In Psychiatry. [ebook] Wellington: Academic Press, pp.19-46. Available at: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128016572000021>

Gornick, M., Shaw, P. and Lerch, J., 2007. Polymorphisms of the Dopamine D4 Receptor, Clinical Outcome, and Cortical Structure in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. [online] Jana Psychiatry. Available at: <https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/482389

Ptáček, R., Kuželová, H. and Stefano, G., 2011. Dopamine D4 receptor gene DRD4 and its association with psychiatric disorders. [online] Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Available at: <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560519/pdf/medscimonit-17-9-ra215.pdf>

Lembke, A. (2016). Drug dealer, MD : how doctors were duped, patients got hooked, and why it’s so hard to stop. [online] Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Available at: https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/drug-dealer-md

Kosten, T.R. and George, T.P. (2002). The neurobiology of opioid dependence: implications for treatment. Science & practice perspectives, [online] 1(1), pp.13–20. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851054/

United States Drug Enforcement Administration (2019). Drug Scheduling. [online] Dea.gov. Available at: https://www.dea.gov/drug-scheduling

How was my doctor like "okay we'll try ADHD medication but we gotta be careful cause it's addictive" when I'm going through my day like "shit I forgot my meds. Shit I forgot my meds. Shit I forgot my meds. Shit I f

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Events 7.7 (After 1900)

1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City. 1911 – The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. 1915 – The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end. 1915 – Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims. 1916 – The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington. 1928 – Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. 1930 – Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). 1937 – The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). 1937 – The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine. 1944 – World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan. 1946 – Mother Francesca S. Cabrini becomes the first American to be canonized. 1946 – Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. 1952 – The ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world. 1953 – Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. 1958 – US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law. 1959 – Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. 1962 – Alitalia Flight 771 crashes in Junnar, Maharashtra, India, killing 94 people. 1963 – Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. 1978 – The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom. 1980 – Institution of sharia law in Iran. 1980 – During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre. 1981 – US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1983 – Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. 1985 – Boris Becker becomes the youngest male player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17. 1991 – Yugoslav Wars: The Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 1992 – The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public. 2003 – NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket. 2005 – A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others. 2007 – The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world. 2013 – A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people. 2016 – Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen during an anti-police protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. 2019 – The United States women's national soccer team defeated the Netherlands 2–0 at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final in Lyon, France. 2022 – Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.

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Jennifer Lopez’s Motown tribute on the Grammys: What was that insulting foolishness?

Sunday night’s performance was a slap in the face to history — in particular black women’s, who were the backbone of many of Motown’s greatest musical contributions.

Elizabeth Wellington

February 11, 2019

This is hard for me to write because when it comes right down to it, I’m a fan of Jennifer Lopez going back to her days as an In Living Color fly girl.

In fact, when it was announced earlier this month that J. Lo was going to lead the Grammy tribute to Motown, I defended the choice. Lopez, I surmised, had every right to honor the legendary Detroit record label’s 60th anniversary. It was the soundtrack of her youth, just like it was mine.

But the rest of the world — including my mom who lived through Motown’s heyday — wasn’t having it.

Now, I see why.

Sunday night’s performance was a slap in the face to history — in particular black women’s, who were the backbone of many of Motown’s greatest musical contributions. And I know the Grammy’s know better because Miley Cyrus’ rendition of “Jolene” with her godmother Dolly Parton for Parton’s own tribute was just the perfect touch. In contrast, Lopez in all of her J. Lo glory gyrated in wanna be Beyoncé style in several places where we all know she shouldn’t have. Berry Gordy’s Motown was all about showcasing black people’s decorum during an era when it was believed they didn’t have any, so this whole hot mama business was a total mess.

But that performance reeking of poor taste was just the beginning: Lopez’s voice faltered terribly in her tired rendition of Martha and the Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Street” and The Marvelettes’ "Mr. Postman.” When she erroneously channeled “Proud Mary” Tina Turner for her rendition of Barrett Strong’s chart topper, “Money (That’s What I Want),” I cringed. (Even though Gordy wrote “Money,” Turner was never on Motown. In fact she recorded that song with her husband, Ike, on Liberty Records in 1971 in direct competition with Motown.)

Lopez’s followed that foolishness up with The Contours’ “Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)” and a snippet of the Jackson Five’s beloved “ABC” in booty shaking tackiness that was more Vegas revue rather than classy Motown choreography. I so wish that she had left The Temptation’s “Papa was a Rolling Stone" all the way alone. And if it wasn’t for Neyo standing in for Stevie Wonder on “Another Star” I think I may have jumped through my television and kicked her off the stage myself.

To quote Russell from Fat Albert, the entire performance was the epitome of N.C. — No class.

I’m not saying that J. Lo shouldn’t have been a part of the celebration, there was no doubt she was inspired by the music. Like Smokey Robinson said in his defense of the performance, Motown music was made for everyone. But we shouldn’t ignore that the label was created back in 1959 because white-owned record labels were slow to let black people record their music. Motown turned black women, like Diana Ross, into stars. Black women were seen as more than mammy’s and cleaning ladies. We were glamorous and sexy and well-dressed without being Venus Hottentots.

To completely leave out black women in this tribute — especially with Janelle Monae and Ella Mai, the British singer who won a Grammy for best R & B song Sunday night for her 2018 summer hit “Boo’d Up” were in the audience and Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Jill Scott presumably still breathing — the Grammys effectively erased black women from our own history. That was way beyond problematic. It was a stone cold mess.

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El historial del Sudamericano de Cross Country

La primera edición del Campeonato Sudamericano de Cross se realizó hace 37 años en San Carlos de Bariloche, en la Argentina. Este domingo 22 de enero se disputa la 36ª. edición. Hasta el momento, los vencedores en la prueba central fueron los siguientes:   1986 San Carlos de Bariloche Hombres, 12 km:          Omar Aguilar                CHI       39,23 Mujeres, 8 km:              Olga Caccaviello           ARG     31,52   1987 Santiago de Chile Hombres, 12 km           Omar Aguilar                CHI       36,04 Mujeres, 8 km               Mónica Regonessi         CHI       27,56 1988 Tandil Hombres, 10 km           Antonio Silio                 ARG     33,30 Mujeres, 6 km               Stella Maris Selles        ARG     22,49 1989 Asunción Hombres, 10 km           Artur de Freitas Castro  BRA     31,17 Mujeres, 6 km               Griselda González         ARG     21,47 1990 Caracas Hombres, 12 km           Gerardo F. de Assis      BRA     36,49 Mujeres, 7.8 km            Rita Cassia de Jesús     BRA     27,37 1991 Ambato Hombres                      Jacinto Navarrete           COL     41,37 Mujeres                        Graciela Caizabanda     ECU     32,39 1992 Sao Paulo Hombres, 12 km           Valdenor Pereira dos S. BRA     37,30 Mujeres, 6 km               Carmen Souza Oliveira  BRA     20,34   1993 Cali Hombres, 12 km           Valdenor Pereira dos S. BRA     36,33 Mujeres, 6 km               Silvana Pereira              BRA     20,51 1994 Manaus Varones, 12.1 km          Silvio Ramón Guerra      ECU     38,39 Mujeres, 6.1 km            Carmen Souza Oliveira  BRA     21,57 1995 Cali Varones, 12 km            Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima B     33,04 Mujeres, 6 km               Roseli Aparecida Machado BR   19,28 1996 Asunción Varones, 12 km            Herder Vásquez            COL     38,19 Mujeres, 6 km               Stella Castro                 COL     21,43 1997 Comodoro Rivadavia Varones, 12 km            Elenilson da Silva          BRA     38,01 Mujeres, 6 km               Stella Castro                 COL     21,18 1998 Artur Nogueira Varones, 12 km            Sergio Goncalves da S. BRA     37,56 Mujeres, 8 km               Rosangela Pereira Faria BRA     29,50 1999 Artur Nogueira Varones, 12 km            Sergio Correa Couto      BRA     38,35 Mujeres, 8 km               Erika Oliveira                CHI       29,48 2000 Cartagena Varones, 12 km            Daniel Lopes Ferreira     BRA     37,14 Mujeres, 8 km               Bertha Sánchez            COL     28,10 2001 Rio de Janeiro Varones, 12 km            Adilson A. Ribeiro         BRA     37,14 Mujeres, 8 km               Adriana de Souza          BRA     27,54 2002 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Varones, 12 km            Jonathan Monje CHI       38,45 Mujeres, 8 km               Adriana de Souza          BRA     29,54 2003 Asunción Varones, 12 km            Javier Guarín                 COL     39,34 Mujeres, 8 km               Susana Rebolledo         CHI       31,13 2004 Macaé Varones, 12 km            Bayron Piedra               ECU     36,44 Mujeres, 8 km               Maria Lucia Alves Vieira BRA     28,32 2005 Montevideo Varones, 12 km            William Naranjo             COL     38,50 Mujeres, 8 km               Lucelia de Oliveira         BRA     29,23 2006 Mar del Plata Varones, 12 km            Javier Guarín                 COL     36,29 Mujeres, 8 km               Inés Melchor                 PER     27,55 2007 Rio de Janeiro Varones, 12 km            William Naranjo             COL     38,45 Mujeres, 8 km               Ednalva Laureano          BRA     29,30 2008 Asunción Varones, 12 km            Marilson G. dos Santos BRA     37,28 Mujeres, 8 km               Inés Melchor                 PER     28,19 2009 Concepción (Chile) Varones, 12 km            Roberto Echeverría        CHI       37,08 Mujeres, 8 km               Zenaide Vieira               BRA     28,08 2010 Guayaquil Varones, 12 km            Miguel Almachi             ECU     35,53 Mujeres, 8 km               Inés Melchor                 PER     27,16 2011 Asunción Varones, 12 km            Solonei Rocha da Silva  BRA     36,39 Mujeres, 8 km               Simone Alves da Silva   BRA     27,05 2012 Lima Varones, 12 km            Gilberto Silvestre Lopes BRA     38,06 Mujeres, 8 km               Tatiele R. de Carvalho    BRA     28,59 2013 Concordia (Argentina) Varones, 12 km            Gilberto Silvestre Lopes BRA     39,58 Mujeres, 8 km               Cruz Nonata da Silva     BRA     30,25 2014 Asunción Varones, 12 km            Wellington Bezerra        BRA     37,12 Mujeres, 8 km               Sueli Pereira Silva         BRA     27,44 2015 Barranquilla Varones, 10 km            Gilberto Silvestre Lopes BRA     28,31 Mujeres, 7 km               Gladys Lucy Tejeda       PER     21,18 2016 Caraballeda Varones, 10 km            Gilberto Silvestre Lopes BRA     31,36 Mujeres, 10 km             Luz Mery Rojas             PER     38,05 2017 Santiago de Chile Varones, 10 km            René Champi                PER     30,46 Mujeres, 10 km             Carmen Toaquiza          ECU     35,36 2018 San Salvador (El Salvador) Varones, 10 km            Cristhian Pacheco         PER     30,08 Mujeres, 10 km             Carmen Toaquiza          ECU     35,04 2019 Guayaquil Varones, 10 km            José Luis Rojas            PER     32,22 Mujeres, 10 km             Silvia Patricia Ortiz        ECU     37,24 2022 Serra Varones, 10 km            Wendell J. Souza          BRA     31,46 Mujeres, 10 km             Maria L. da Silva Moreira BRA    36,21           Read the full article

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djcs.free [at] gmail.com CV b. 1994 in New Plymouth, New Zealand.  DJCS is an artist and curator from Ngāmotu. They are interested in the production of political subjectivities, dreams, and violence in postcolonial world(s), and make use of art to redistribute care, belonging and value. DJCS is the director of Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Previously they were an assistant curator at Artspace Aotearoa, and were the founder of artist-run gallery Parasite, Tāmaki Makaurau. DJCS has worked in public, private and artist-run galleries since 2012, and curated independent exhibitions and events across Aotearoa. Education: BFA, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ Solo & Duo Exhibitions: 2023       Backdirt (w Priscilla Rose Howe), The Physics Room, Christchurch, NZ 2022     Broken Sovereignty, Lightship, Auckland, NZ   Becoming Animals, Play_Station, Wellington, NZ 2021       Urban Nothing, RM Gallery and Project Space, Auckland, NZ 2019       Intimate Atmospheres, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ 2018       After Jack, Window, Auckland, NZ After Carmen, Meanwhile, Auckland, NZ Group Exhibitions: 2022       Twisting, turning, winding, Objectspace, Auckland, NZ Wild Once More, Te Tuhi, Auckland, NZ 2020      Social Practice, Auckland, NZ Queer Pavilion, Auckland, NZ 2018       Under Your Skin You Look Divine, Basement Specialist Adult Store and Cruise Club, Auckland, NZ 2017       I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, because I don't hate you; I love you (curated by Misal Adnan Yildiz),  Artspace Aotearoa with Michael Lett, Auckland, NZ Curatorial: 2024 Paul Johns: Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them, The Dowse (via City Gallery Wellington), Wellington, NZ Alexandra McFarlane: Extraordinary Contact, Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Wellington, NZ Justice for Palestine: Gaza: the Soul of Souls,  Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Wellington, NZ Te Waka Hourua: Whītiki, Mātike, Whakatika, Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Wellington, NZ 2022 Ciwas Tahos (Anchi Lin): mgluw tuqiy na Temahahoi/malahang cu awusa Temahahoi na tu’uy/Finding pathways to Temahahoi, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland; The Physics Room, Christchurch, NZ Cushla Donaldson with Quentin Lind: Neighbourhood of Truth, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland; City Gallery Wellington, Wellington; Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch, NZ Tobias Allen: The Tableau of Two Throats, S&M's Cocktail Lounge, Wellington, NZ Prairie's Drama Club, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ Alexandra McFarlane: Nina’s Dance, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ The Killing: ILYSM, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ Hana Pera Aoake: te tamaiti te ao, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ IM/PERFECT, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ Nayan Patel, Parasite, Auckland, NZ 2021 Bronte Perry: Guilty Pleasures, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ Apexalternativeconcubine, Angel Fitzgerald, Priscilla Rose Howe, Xi Li, Ming Ranginui, Obadiah Russon & Anto Yeldezian: Cruel Optimism, Artspace Aotearoa, Auckland, NZ Deborah Rundle: On My Volcano Grows the Grass, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Laura Duffy: Maybe someone is starting to bloom, Parasite, Auckland, NZ p.Walters: New World Daughter; a sterile sermon on the vile waha of a fuckin' leitī, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Obadiah Russon: Splitting Lips, Limbs and Eyes, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Xun Cao: Command & Conquer: The Covert Sculpture, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Owen Connors, Nayan Patel & Aliyah Winter: Salon De La Mort, Auckland Art Fair, Auckland, NZ 2020 Owen Connors: For Future Breeders, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Nayan Patel: Still Life, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Samuel Te Kani: Daddy, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Aliyah Winter: Hypno.Matrix, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Ali Senescall: As Above So Below, Parasite, Auckland, NZ Ali Senescall, Tash Keddy & Samuel Te Kani: On Rat Bones, May Fair Art Fair, Auckland, NZ Tash Keddy: Grind House, Parasite, Auckland, NZ 2018 val smith, Jordana Bragg, Tash Keddy, Lila Bullen-Smith, Owen Connors, Aliyah Winter, Abbey Gamit, Richard Orjis, Juliet Carpenter with George Banach-Salas, Ary Jansen, Samuel Te Kani, Jessica Morgan, Alice Senescall, Jaimee Stockman-Young, Magdalena Hoult, Natasha Matila-Smith, Hera Wing, DJCS: Under Your Skin You Look Divine, Basement Specialist Adult Store and Cruise Club, Auckland, NZ 2017 Abby Gamit, Allyson Hambert, Tommo Jiang, Samuel Te Kani, Bronte Perry, Pati Solomona Tyrell, Jaimee Stockman Young: The Windows Are Alive, Auckland Pride Festival, Auckland, NZ 2016 Penny Goring, Aurelia Guo, Orion Facey, Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle, George Watson, Jack Hadley, Cristine Brache, Clara Chon, Katherine Botton, Hana Pera Aoake, Owen Connors: NSFW, New Zealand Fashion Week, Auckland, NZ Lila Bullen-Smith, Ashleigh Fanauga Tofa, Hipera Kelly, Jessica Robins, Nadine Paredes, Tommo Jiang, Quishile Charan, Talei Yates, Uma Tuffnell: dorf, White Night, Auckland Central Library, Auckland, NZ Ashley Fanuga Tofa, Bridget Rigger, Brittany French, Cameron Ah Loo-Matamua, Dan Nash, Emilie Rākete, Faith Wilson, Hana Pera Aoake, Haley Jean, Jennifer Katherine Shields, Hera Wing, Jess Francis, Lana Lopesi, Lila Bullen-Smith, Mya Middleton, Piu Piu Maya Turei, Quishile Charan, Robin Murphy, Ruby Papāli���i-Curtin, Sacha Donnell, Samuel Te Kani, Theo Macdonald, Tash Keddy, Dreary Modern Life, Hapori, Hashtag500words, Parahistory, Yoursdankley: Bus of Tales, White Night, Auckland Central Library, Auckland, NZ 2015 Mobile Library, White Night, Auckland Central Library, Auckland, NZ Residencies & Grants: 2021 Creative New Zealand Arts Grant 2020 Creative New Zealand Arts Continuity Grant 2019 Artist-in-residence, RM Gallery, Auckland, NZ

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"NO DECISION YET MADE," Daily British Whig (Kingston, Ont.). August 7, 1912. Page 5. --- AS TO WHAT PAVEMENT SHOULD BE USED ---- On the Five Downtown Blocks - The Board of Works is Now Inclined to Lay Creosoted Wood Blocks. ---- The nature of the pavement for the five blocks on Clarence, Wellington, Brock and Bagot streets is not decided upon yet. A meeting of the board of works was held on Tuesday after noon, but it has no recommendation to forward to council as yet, on account of some developments.

However, the board is favorably inclined to pave these blocks with creosoted wood blocks, generally acknowledged to be the best pavement in the market. The United States Wood Block company, the manufacturers, quoted a price, by telegram, owing to the short notice. It was $1.87 square yard for the blocks or $2.98 a square yard laid on the street. The quotation was somewhat indefinite, and it is not likely the $2.85 includes the curbing and extras. The engineer instructed to obtain the necessary information. The blocks ar three inches thick, and treated with a chemical which insures them against damage by water or frost. The road laid with such is guaranteed for seven years. These blocks have and are being laid in many of the heavy traffic streets in New York and Philadelphia, and this ought to be sufficient guarantee as to their wearing quality. At $2.98 a square yard, the price would be about $21.150 for the locks to be paved. The company suggests that the city do the work, under its superintendent.

John Mofiett, of Westrumite, limited, Brantford, explained the qualities and process of making of his Westramite pavement. This was the sheet pavement which is also under consideration. It is a mixture of Bermuda and Trinidad asphalt. Mr. Moffett spoke of the cooking of the mixture being by steam, stirring by compressed aid, and of being shipped in barrels to the scene of operations, where it is laid cold on the street. There is a five-inch foundation of cement and acetone. After it is finished it must set for four or five days. The Brantford company guarantees a street Iaid with Westrumite for five years, and it is estimated that its life is for ten to fifteen years, according to the traffic. The company also has a grade "B," which is adapted to heavier traffic. A number of the cities and towns in Western Ontario have streets laid with this pavement. The price tendered is $2.36 s square yard.

The Godson Contracting company, of Toronto, quoted prices on three grades of its retrobit sheet pavement. There were $1.25, and a square yard, with extras. Many of the streets in Toronto are laid with this pavement. The company has thirty-nine years experience in paving.

The Central Paving company, of Ottawa, also tendered a price of about $19,165 for the work. The company is at present doing a 300,000 con tract at Amherst, N.S., for the department of railways and canals.

The Barber Asphalt Paving company, of Montreal, and the Kocmac company, of Thorold, wrote, saying that, owing to the short notice given, they were unable to tender.

On the advice of the company supplying the Bermudez asphalt to be used in the paving of Barrie street, the board reconsidered the purchasing of a 100-gallon kettle, instead of a 150-gallon kettle for heating the material. The matter was left in the hands of the chairman and engineer.

Ald. Litton asked what progress was being made at the Barrie street road way. The engineer replied that it was being trimmed up, the scarifying would soon be done, and that what was holding the work back a little was the new roller and heating kettle to be purchased.

The pavement first considered and which tenders were received, was asphalt block, as laid last year. The quotation was $3.50 a square yard, said. K. J. Melelland, city engineer. declares that the city could do the work for 23.10 a square yard.

The members of the board present were Alds. Elliott (chairman), Couper, Peters, Litton, Fair and Harty.

[impetuous-impulse]

This is a great post!! These types of reflections are what makes discussing musical pieces closely worth it for me... the balanced analysis you bring into the discussion makes me go 🥺!!!

A couple of responses: the Eb major and C major motifs in Wellingtons Sieg are lifted from the popular songs "Rule Britannia" and "Marlborough s'a va-t-en guerre" respectively, representing the British and French sides of the conflict. I can see why critics later dismissed Wellingtons Sieg as a hodgepodge of themes because Beethoven doesn't really modulate between them when introducing them—the trumpets/bugles just cut to the chase and assert their key! And with C being the major submediant of Eb, they're difficult to relate to each other (unless you modulate from EbMaj -> Cm -> CMaj). Maybe good ol' Beets chose these keys for their distance from each other to symbolise the irreconcibility of both sides... or am I reading too much into this.... (Also, as a certified part of the Brass Gang™, I laugh at the misfortune of those violins./j Okay maybe I sympathise a little... we've all sightread pieces during the performance and died at key changes/transpositions 😔)

Beethoven doesn't incorporate parts of the motifs into the B major/battle part of the piece either. And unfortunately, he doesn't really recapitulate the motifs, but he does insert "God Save the King" in the latter half/victory part of the symphony and spin a fun little fugue off of it to finish. It's like he was illustrating or mythologising historical events. We can debate about the superiority of Beethoven's absolute music all day, but this is undeniably a great example of a programmatic and thorough-composed piece.

As for the Eroica, I remember listening to the first movement a while ago and thinking just how well it builds up despite the abrupt start. I can't say I have much emotional attachment to it (yet), but I get why you describe it as a hug. The music does envelop you completely when Beets lets the brass thunder and the strings chug, and sometimes dynamic contrasts and frenzied part-writing—with some motivic subtlety!—is all it takes to make your day. It feels so rewarding you reach the music apex of the Eroica. Beethoven was definitely in Full Heroic mode there, even compared to Wellingtons Sieg, but especially the fragmentation of the late works. In his book Beethoven after Napoleon, Stephen Rumpf argued that Wellingtons Sieg was the gateway to Beethoven's late era, and I kind of see why, even though it wasn't completely convincing. The Ninth Symphony carries the same kind of pot-pourri approach of Wellingtons Sieg—but obviously a lot more refined. Late Beets is full of tonal whiplash and juxtaposition—the Grosse Fuge sounds like a full mental breakdown at parts. I should take the time to listen to the Eroica again, just to compare...

Thank you for taking the time to write such detailed musical analysis! And I wish you the best of luck for your exams! You can do this :)))

Comparing the intros to Eroica vs Wellingtons Sieg by Beethoven *fanboy screaming*

Inspired by @impetuous-impulse 's long-post essay on if Wellingtons Sieg was a certified banger or just liked because of its political ties. Very interesting, go read the post. Also literally don't worry about being socially awkward while interacting with me, my tumblr tag is literally diagnosed anxiety disorder, I understand if you get social anxiety in my notifs 😭

I'm going to put the post under a Keep reading so my mutuals don't get sieged with a wall of text on their dash ahaha

tldr: Wellingtons Sieg focuses more on imagery and takes a more cinematic/patriotic approach, sacrificing a bit of melodicism. While Eroica is very lyrical and musical, having a steady motif that it grows on, but I wouldn't know that it's about war if someone didn't tell me. Both pieces focus on different aspects of musicality and in their own domain, they perform quite well. I like Eroica more since it's more musical in my opinion, but Wellingtons Sieg is also really dramatic and cool. This is just my personal taste. I recommend listening to both and formulating your own opinion! Both pieces really do sound very Beethoven-esque though

ok coming at this from a musician's perspective and not a historical perspective (since there's plenty of you history buffs out there haha). I had to play a bit of Eroica for an orchestra audition and I just took the time to listening to a bit of Wellington's Victory and sight read the conductor's sheet music. I will now proceed to do a long post looking at the intros of Eroica and Wellingtons Sieg because I don't have the time to listen to both of them in their entirety right now

Just going to put it out there, Eroica and Wellingtons Sieg are both in Eb Major, which is practically known as the heroic key, but that's probably because of Beethoven. The only difference is that Wellingtons Sieg first starts in Eb, then goes to C major (bright and festive) then goes to B major (in this use it's similar in mood i think to C) and then it goes back to Eb.

First of all, I will tell you right now that I like Eroica more than Wellingtons Sieg. Not only am I biased but I've actually listened to Eroica in its entirety multiple times.

At the start of Wellingtons Sieg (after the dramatic snare drum and trumpet fanfare thingies) you have this nice cute little motif. The motif actually ends after the down beat in measure 8 but I wanted to include the crescendo poco a poco. Anyways, this is in Eb and it's backed up by a bunch of quarter note Eb's on the down beats as well. It's a simple melody and it kinda feels like a marching song honestly. During the whole crescendo part it kinda does a whole developmental twisty thingy with the motif and then lands on a forte and it ties it all together at the end with a small recapitulation of said motif. This whole intro just feels like the army marching into battle and whatnot.

Eb Major motif ^^^ I really like it! The staccatos and major key makes it feel very bouncy and lively

Then Beethoven decided that the army is not done marching actually and he's actually going to change the time signature entirely, giving the next upcoming C Major section an entirely different feel. In fact, an entirely different melodic motif, because it makes it ✨interesting✨. So after an even longer period of the snare drum going insane in a triplet-based time signature and then the trumpets follow up with their loud repeated notes since trumpets are good at doing that, then we have another motif!

C Major motif ^^^ (pretend like there's a quarter note C in the invisible measure 8, it was written on a different page so i had to cut off the resolution im sowwy) .

Similar to the first motif, it also has a light and bouncy feel with all the staccatos. The grace notes play a similar role as the 16th notes in the Eb motif as well. I mean, C is the 6th of the Eb major key, but I don't know enough music theory to know the significance of that :/ (im taking AP music theory next year though!!!). So this motif repeats itself a bunch of times in different modulations in 3rds (i think) while the violins either do nothing or echo the melody. Very big focus on the band, especially brass probably.

And then... we get into the part that is probably when the army actually reaches the battlefield. Now, we have our two soldiers right, the Eb motif and the C motif. These two soldiers were obviously on the front lines and got brutally one-shot killed by artillery or something because in the B major section there is literally no motif at all!!

Ok, these two screenshots are 11 pages apart. Beethoven wanted to torture the violinists for a bit. He's literally doing what Wagner did for Ride of the Valkyries where he turns the violins into little Christmas ornaments and gives the brass section a field day. Moments like these are the reason why most of the violinists I know wish they picked the cello instead because wow look at all those juicy quarter notes and long notes ties, very chill. Also the second page that I screenshotted is when the key shifts from B major to Eb major. It's not written in the key signature but the accidentals suggest that the key is different because Beethoven wanted to make sure that no violinist was sight reading on the day of the concert, which is totally something I've never done before (haha... sorry maestro 💀)

I don't think you really need to read sheet music to understand what's going on. The winds are just holding long dramatic notes while the strings are having a stroke. This part of the piece is very cinematic and it very much sounds like the background music for a 1800s based war movie. A lot of times when pieces are based on.. uh... "things" they tend to ditch melodic lines for foley impressionistic sounds. There was this one concert I went to for my city's philharmonic orchestra and they played a piece based on Nazi Germany and they literally used two metronomes that were going off asynchronously as apart of the piece. I mean, the piece was very 1900s modern so... but that's the only example that's at the top of my mind right now.

What I'm trying to say is that there's no melody. Or at least there's no clear lyricism or melodic line that you can pinpoint, or there's no sense of melodicism that I can find with my mediocre knowledge of music theory and composition.

Overall, the intro of Wellingtons Sieg is very cinematic, in its sense that the musical lines paint a picture of the army marching to battle and then roughhousing it on the front lines in the section I just talked about. I really liked the motifs at the beginning, I hope Beethoven recapitulates on them at the end of the piece :(

Alright onto Eroica– I love how it just jumps just straight into the theme after the grandiose entrance. I love the intro to this piece so much, the cellos have such a beautiful rich tone with the arpeggiated Eb 2nd inversion chord while the strings just have a bubbly metronomic portato touch, it's so satisfying. Then when the violin I's take over with the G to Ab dotted quarter notes and how it just leads into the next phrase. Then the end of the first motif is on the same beat as the repeat of said motif but the woodwinds play it instead, contrasting from the deep cello sound to a more free and gentle tone it's really beautiful.

Just listen to the Berlin Philharmoniker play it, they do such a good job with the phrasing and musicality. The Berlin Phil is one of if not the best orchestras out there in my opinion. Each section is so in time with each other it just sounds like a one person powerhouse from each instrument. I wish I can play in an orchestra even a fraction as well-refined as them one day. Nothing wrong with my school's orchestra, it's just aaaa Berlin Phil <333

I don't know where this happens in the sheet music, but after some developmental stuff building off of the Eb major chord motif that is juggled between the sections, the strings lead up to a tremolo-d Eb note and then the brass takes over and plays the Eb chord motif. It's so grandiose and probably sounds amazing live.

The melodic line moved from a soft but rich tone from the cellos to a calm interjection from the violins, sounding like a sigh that is carried on by the woodwinds. The woodwinds take their own artistic spin on the melody as the violins gradually crescendo in anticipation to the climax of the exposition. At the peak of the phrase, the brass section majestically explodes and sound goes everywhere and it's just... Beethoven. The piece feels like a really nice hug

With that being said, I kind of focused on two different things for the two pieces. Wellingtons Sieg tells a story through its music while Eroica is more melody based. Wellingtons Sieg does a great job on portraying a certain patriotic feel through its use of percussion and the brass section. It gets its point across that it is about a heroic war victory, listening to the piece is like watching the battle unfold in front of you. While Eroica, ah Eroica... it's majestic in itself. I don't know how else to describe it other than it really sounds like Beethoven. The way he stamps the epic Eb major motif all over the place and plays with the notes, always making it interesting, it's so nice to listen to.

These two symphonies are both musical in their own way. I believe these two symphonies were written roughly a decade apart, so a lot could've happened to Beethoven personally to influence how he sounds. Wellingtons Sieg definitely has its patriotic zeal thoroughly seasoned across the score while Beethoven's heart bled out on the pages of Eroica.

They're both beautiful in their own special Beethoven-esque way. I'm not historically educated enough to tell you what the audience of the time would prefer but what I think is the most important is to know your own opinion. Like how you don't read a book, the book reads you, music is interpreted differently for every pair of ears, or singular ear (not discriminating van Gogh). Music is for everyone, but at the same time, not for everyone. No matter the political introjections or emotional ties, art will always be art and will be seen differently by any audience. I think it's more important to just experience the music for yourself and figure out what you like.

Alright, this post is long enough. I'm not familiar with making long posts so I have no idea if I did this correctly ._. Thank you for reading this in its entirety if you did, I really appreciate it!

All this talk about Beethoven is making me want to relearn the Beethoven Sonatas I was working on on the piano and violin. Anyways, I gotta study for one of my final exams that is... uh... tomorrow.. and I totally studied for it hahaa.. ha... ... please wish me luck, I need it

ok, I'll shut up now, 再见

The End !

[cendrineartist]

Early photography: Eventide - J. B. B. Wellington

Sharing my favorite images from the early days of photography… Title: Eventide Date: ca. 1880/90, printed April 1890 Location: England Photographer: J. B. B. Wellington (1858-1939) Process: photogravure Note: Photogravure from “Sun Artists, No. 3” (1890) Source and information: The Art Institute of Chicago

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Ronnie Bell Following

RAF 304 Sqn Vickers Wellington GR-MkXIII HZ635 Coastal Command 1943.

Vickers Wellington

Role : bomber, anti-submarine aircraft

Manufacturer : Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd.

Designer : R.K. Pierson

First flight : 15 June 1936

Introduction : October 1938

Retired : March 1953

Primary users : Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Fleet Air Arm, Polish Air Forces

Produced : 1936 to 1945

Number built : 11,464

Variants : Vickers Warwick and Vickers VC.1 Viking

The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a bomber by the larger four-engine "heavies" such as the Avro Lancaster. The Wellington continued to serve throughout the war in other duties, particularly as an anti-submarine aircraft. It was the only British bomber to be produced for the entire duration of the war. The Wellington was popularly known as the Wimpy by service personnel, after J. Wellington Wimpy from the Popeye cartoons and a Wellington "B for Bertie" had a starring role in the 1942 Oscar-nominated Powell and Pressburger film One of Our Aircraft Is Missing. The Wellington was one of two bombers named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, the other being the Vickers Wellesley.

Via Flickr

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Since this is a fic fest about soulmates, we are in need of prompt suggestions! Please send in some prompts that have to do with soulmates! You do NOT have to be writing for this fest to send in prompts!

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A: The One au. The One is a tv series that's sort of dystopian in that it explores a reality in which you could suddenly apply to this program that will match you to your soulmate and it follows how specific people deal with that.

B: Where you wake up with a tattoo after meeting your soulmate. Larry are vacationing at the same hotel, they meet and then every day for 4 days after they both gain a new tattoo. When they meet again, they realize their tattoos match perfectly. Rope & anchor, compass & ship, heart & arrow, rose & dagger. 

C: Ziall soulmates au where their first words to each other are tattooed somewhere on their body. Both of them have the phrase “fuck you” on their arms. Of course the first time they meet they both say...

D: in uni, prof is giving a lecture, his student is his soulmate, figuring it out over the semester

E: reverse Wellington: Larry meet, drunk Louis shouts "soulmate" at Harry, then they get to know each other and fall in love

F: Larry please- soulmates who meet in dreams and appear the way they see themselves so that irl one doesn’t recognize the other because he sees himself as plain/boring

G: Larry please - One of them either doesn’t want to meet his soulmate and has been doing everything to avoid meeting them. He gets stuck in a time loop (like Groundhog Day) until he meets and acknowledges his soulmate. 

H: One of them is a surfer, the other is a photographer and they meet somewhere warm. They're 26 and kinda gave up on finding their soulmate but then it happens.

i: any pairing: universe in which soulmates recognise each other by having the same song stuck in their head. cue person a hearing person b humming the song under their breath in location x

J: Larry please - fic where each year you get opportunities to meet your soulmate and live life with them but as soon as the clock hits 00:00 on Dec 31st your memory resets in regards to who your soulmate is. There’s no way to go around this...or is there?

K:  A is a hopeless romantic who has always dreamed of meeting their soulmate. Unfortunately their remote location means they see the same few people every day, none of whom is their match. When Character B arrives and A falls in love with them, the question arises: are they soulmates? Or does A just want them to be?

L: Food is love, and supposedly your soulmate's cooking will taste better than anything you've ever eaten before. Too bad Character A is hopeless in the kitchen. Character B is the chef who promises they can teach anyone how to cook-- is that the only reason A finds their food so delicious? Or is there something more at play?

M: Characters A and B are working together on a yacht. They share a room, and as crew they also happen to share most of their working hours and duties as well. Is that the reason they're so drawn to one another? Regardless of their connection, they're both determined to keep it professional. 

N: It's not only humans who have soulmates, apparently. At least if the pet psychic Character A has consulted about their dog's depression is to be believed. The psychic claims the pup met his soulmate at doggie daycare. Now A is trying to see if she's right by seeking out every possible dog from the playgroup. Will helping a dog find it's soulmate lead Character A to the same thing?

O: Hybrids aren't accepted many places, but in a few countries they have full rights and equality, even if prejudice still exists. Character A was raised in an anti-hybrid country and is now studying/working in a hybrid friendly place. Character B is the hybrid neighbor who they feel drawn to in ways they've heard are typical of soulmates. The possibility is as frightening as it is enticing.

P: Nontraditonal ABO: it's generally accepted doctrine that alphas and omegas are made to go together. Character A has always been attracted to people of their own secondary gender, and has therefore run away from the concept of finding a soulmate. When they meet character B, who shares their secondary gender, and find that the two of them share a soulmark-- the sign of a true mate --their world is turned upside down.

Q: (larry) They have been penpals for years now, sharing their little creative thoughts with each other. Will they ever meet? A new job, a different city, some crossed paths and fate might help.

R: Louis is 30 and the CEO of his family business in Toronto and he has hired a new assistant, Harry, 27. A lot of sexual tension, business trips, coincidences and ‘if he my soulmate or I just have a stalker and also a big crush?’

S: Strangers to friends with benefits to lovers larry; Louis and Harry has finished college and they both are doing a tour across Europe visiting different countries. They start from different cities in and meet in the second/third country they’re visiting. They get along quickly and have a one night stand because they think they won’t meet again. But they meet again in the next city or in the trip to the next city. Is their connection due to their sexual attraction or because they’re soulmates?

T: Louis and Harry are both Niall’s friend but they don’t know each other, however they meet in Niall’s wedding (with his soulmate) in Ireland (or another country if the author prefer another place for the wedding)

U: Larry: Soulmates have a special connection, they have visions of their more important events of their life - both sad and happy but they can’t see their faces, bodies or their friends/families faces. Louis and Harry know everything important that happen to them but they haven’t met yet, they live in different countries and they know that but they don’t know the country they live in. How will they meet? What will happen?

V: Larry: Exes to lovers - People have their soulmates mark in their 18 birthday. Harry and Louis were together during high school and break up before Louis 18 birthday because person A was afraid of not being their soulmates. Louis goes to travel aboard so they don’t know about their mark. They meet again some years later when they’re in their 20...

W: Larry enemies to lovers: Both of them work for the same company and has the same job position but they hate each other because the first time they met it wasn’t “meet cute”. All their coworkers think they are similar and would make an amazing couple so they try to get them together. Most people don’t believe in soulmates anymore, they think it was a legend or maybe it’s not a legend and they’re soulmates?

X: Untraditional soulmates !! For example, a pairing (or poly) comprised of people who aren’t soulmates but are in love anyway. Maybe their “true” soulmates died or just didn’t work out for some reason. Maybe their “true” soulmates are platonic and separate from the romantic relationship. But ultimately the theme being something like “i am choosing to love this person” rather than the world telling them who to love :) 

Y: Character A is a writer who pours their heart and soul into everything they write, though their focus on the soulmate trope is underappreciated. They go away on a writer's retreat to give it one last try and meet Character B, a person who seems to have stepped right out of one of their novels. Is this their soulmate or a figment of their imagination, or have they truly had one of their characters come to life?

Z: In a world where you see in color after hearing the sound of your soulmate's voice, Character A doesn't remember seeing in black and white. When they realize they're different, nobody can explain the reason. It isn't until they meet Character B, a stranger with the same affliction, that they begin to put things together. Or: A and B hear one another's cries as babies, changing their vision from black and white to color before they could possibly have realized it.

AA: Characters A & B somehow keep running into each other inexplicably all over the world. Maybe they happen to study abroad together then have a work conference in the same city then vacation in the same city, etc. Eventually they realize they've been seeing each other all over and maybe the universe is trying to tell them something.

BB: Louis gets a call from an unknown number from across the world. When he answers it, he's asked if he is a Mr. Harry Styles' previous employer and to give a recommendation on his performance. Amused, he pretends he is Harry's old boss and gives a glowing recommendation without knowing who he is. The job that this Harry is going for must be quite intense, because a few days later Louis is asked to fly out to interview in person to attest to Harry's character, where he ends up meeting Harry and falling for him.

CC: OT4/5 platonic soulmates with all the main characters being aro, ace, demisexual, etc. A soulmark appears when you meet a soulmate-- whether they're a platonic, romantic, or sexual soulmate(or sooner combo of the 3) is something each person has to discover for themselves. OT4/5 are grateful to find soulmates who are excited to experience beautiful and deep platonic relationships.

DD: Soulmarks are a trait that most humans have lost. Character A is a vampire who was born in a time when they were far more common. Imagine their surprise when they meet Character B, a human, whose soulmark complements their own.

EE: Larry: An AU where magic exists, Louis has always thought he’s a dark wizard and Harry doesn’t know if he’s a wizard or a normal human. Spoiler: he’s a wizard! They meet when they are 18/20 in a trip and they find more than themselves.

FF: Larry: Louis and Harry are friends of Zayn and Liam but they haven’t met yet. Ziam is having a wedding and their bachelor parties in Hawaii, they meet them.

GG: Louis and Harry haven’t met yet but they meet in a reality show that consists of traveling around the world. The rules of the reality show: Choose a person in the first program to travel with them (Louis and Harry travel together) and spend as little money as possible.

HH: Louis and Harry have been working in the same building for years but they haven’t met officially although they’ve seen each other around. They officially meet when their boss decided to do a work trip to Sydney

ii: Louis and Harry go to Orlando to visit the amusement park. They meet when they’re waiting in the queue for one of the rides and they spend a lot of time together because their other friends are tired of visiting different amusement park and they want to chill.

JJ: Famous/Non-famous larry: “Every time that you and your soulmate are in the same city, you’ll have a mark in your wrist. If one of you leave, the mark disappears” Person A is an actor who loves love but is tiring of two things: fake pr-relationships that make the general public believes that he’s not interest in having a soulmate and traveling. Person B wants to find his soulmate but he knows it’s not in his city so he’s traveling around. They have been in the same place several times but they haven’t met. How many countries will they visit until they meet?

KK: larry please: It is well known that the first time soulmates touch they leave a vivid mark on their partner's skin.  Well one morning Louis wakes up with a bright stripe across his cheekbone and no idea what happened.

LL: hl au: harry is a well-known anthropologist from england but he’s requested to join the discovery of an ancient palace in mexico city. louis is a historian that has lived in said city for several years now, so he’s almost a local. the discovery they both take part of includes a blue greeny jewel that holds a legend about soulmates.

MM: Zouiam ot3 matching soulmate tattoos

NN: A and B are childhood friends and have known they're soulmates since they got their marks in their early teen years but they never develop romantic feelings for each other but they Do want to spend the rest of their life together. Bit of conflict / comfort.

OO: Lirry Shrek au. Harry Fiona has always expected their perfect soulmate to break their curse. Liam Shrek is tired of playing the role of the ogre and being rejected by prejuices. They meet.

PP: Zayn is travelling with his van, he picks up some hitchhikers along the way. They stargaze and bond with each other. They find out they are soulmates when some dangerous situation arises.

QQ: ot5 1d era au. A slowly finds out they are soulmates with each of the others while in the bus or travelling/staying abroad together.

RR: Ziam: In a world where magic exists but soulmates are rare, Liam and Ziam met in the same Magical College and have an instant connection. In history of magic, they learn about soulmates and Character A know that they (Ziam) are soulmates but he’s  afraid and tries to avoid Character B all the time.

SS: Larry - Louis needs a break of his job and travels to a place where Harry lives and Harry needs a break of his past relationships. They meet in a pub and after too many drinks, they decide to do a road trip around the country. The author decides how people know who is their soulmates.

TT: Zouis: they discover they’re soulmates in Zayn’s wedding. Louis is the boyfriend of one of the best mates

UU: Larry - A reality show is trying to prove that soulmates still exist and Louis and Harry are participants in it

VV: HL Monday AU with Harry as Mickey and Louis as Chloe (but with a happy and not toxic ending please!)

WW: The voice you hear your thoughts in is your soulmate’s but you don’t know who they are until you hear them speak for the first time

XX: You’ve been sketching your soulmate’s face since you were old enough to pick up a pencil, the drawings become more realistic through the years as the day you meet comes near

YY: Red strings of fate au. Person A cuts their string. Person B is devastated to find their string has been cut but moves on with their life and finds love with, you guessed it, Person A who doesn’t believe in soulmates. When Person B finds out that Person A cut their string they’re so angry because they know how devastated they were to find their cut string. And Person A is confused at first because they thought Person B didn’t believe in soulmates either and didn’t realize that it was because they had no way of finding their soulmate. And then it hits Person A that there might be a slight chance that Person B IS their soulmate. So they nervously show up with their string and ask if Person A wants to see if the ends fuse together or not. Up to writer if the ends fuse or not.

ZZ: Person A reads tarot cards and while reading Person B’s cards, Person A can see that the cards are telling them that the two of them are soul mates

AAA: Soulmates can hear what their soulmate is singing.  Harry grows up with a soulmate who exclusively sings a weird blend of Oasis, Green Day, and the odd Light Killers song.  Louis grows up with a soulmate who mostly sings Fleetwood Mac and Peter Gabriel. They both hate their soulmates taste in music.

BBB: Every person is born with a golden string on their finger attached to their soulmate.  Everyone but them can see it but it is considered highly rude to tell people without prompting (like taking away a coming of age experience).  Or Harry and Louis fight a lot and everyone looks at them knowingly until one of them cracks and asks someone about it.

CCC: Character A runs a clothing boutique of some kind and one day uses a steamer too close to the smoke detector and sets off the fire alarm. Character B is one of the firemen to respond. Character A is very embarrassed that they did this in front of a super hot fireman, but the firemen are super nice about it. It just so happens they have to come back the following week for an annual inspection of the building and Character A jokes around/flirts with B. Soulmate aspect up to writer. (One idea could be matching soul marks?)

DDD: When soulmates touch for the first time, an electric shock goes through each person. They can’t touch each other without a shock...until they fall in love with each other. Too bad Character A & B hate each other and are not thrilled that when they touch by accident they finally feel the electricity they’ve always been waiting for. 

EEE: The color of your eyes act like a mood ring and changes according to your soulmates' mood. The first time you make eye contact with your soulmate, they turn the same color.

FFF: Reluctant soulmates where one or both of them keep their soulmarks covered at all times because they want to fall in love without the person soulmates

GGG: AU where your soulmate smells like HOME only they’re both too dirty and disgusting to smell like anything other than yuck

HHH: Older Larry AU where they’re both in their 40s or older and still haven’t met The One. Embracing this, they each go on a trip alone, but wind up meeting

iii: Fleetwood Mac/ Rumours AU - Larry as Stevie and Lindsey, Ziam as Christine and John. A breakup and a divorce while recording and touring an iconic album. Endgame Larry. Lovers to exes to soulmates.