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suna-reversed · 4 years ago

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HQ boys as Taylor Swift songs-folklore

characters- Oikawa (exile), Atsumu (my tears ricochet), Meian (illicit affairs)

tags/warnings- ANGST, breakup, heartbreak, cheating, mentions of alcohol, manipulative behaviour, fluff in Meian’s if you squint

suggestions for pt2 would be appreciated (currently thinking of cardigan with Bokuto and hoax with Tsukishima)

Oikawa

“I can see you standin', honey

With his arms around your body

Laughin' but the joke's not funny at all”

He had told himself over and over again to not look; in the flight, in the ride to the hotel, even as he passed the entrance gates of the exquisite banquet hall where the reunion was being held. All he had to do was keep his eyes away.

But you were here, and he had never been good at withstanding the cosmic pull you always held. Even if you were in the arms of another, laughing like you always used to, with him.

I think I've seen this film before

And I didn't like the ending

“What changed, Tooru?” Your eyes were red and puffy, you had exhausted all your tears while he simply stood in the corner and watched.

“This isn’t going to work out y/n. We’re both miles away, with different lives, in different time zones, around different people; we can’t have a relationship built on nothi-” He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, “...I’m saving both of us from the pain that would come with splitting a few years down the line.”

“Do you still love me?”

Oikawa was familiar with the grief that came with loss; the grief of giving something every single bit of your soul, only to come out empty-handed and wounded.

“Go back home, y/n.”

You're not my homeland anymore

So what am I defendin' now?

You were my town

Now I'm in exile seein' you out

Perhaps he had damned himself to ruination. Given up without a fight. But that didn’t matter now.

You look ethereal, with stars in your eyes and glee in your smile. It doesn’t matter if he’s not the one behind it. You would have been a shell of who you are right now if you had stayed with him anyways.

He turns around, heading for exit.

Just one last time. He promises himself. His lips curve upwards into a bittersweet smile as he turns around to get his last look. Instead, he finds himself staring into the expanse of an entire galaxy. A cosmic explosion coming his way as the floor shifts from beneath him.

No, you definitely don’t sound the same.

How long has it been since he heard that voice?

“Not even gonna say goodbye before you leave Oikawa?”

What happened to your precious “Tooru”?

Atsumu

Even on my worst day, did I deserve, babe

All the hell you gave me?

The clock reads 01:27 am. You’ve been sitting on the couch for the past 3 hours, the untouched dinner on the table gone cold long ago. You hear the sound of a door slamming shut, hushed footsteps making their way towards the center of the apartment, coming to a halt at the sight of you.

“Why are you still awake?”

“You promised we’d have dinner together tonight.”

“Listen, it got late at practice, you could’ve just eaten without me.”

“You could’ve at least dropped a text.” You murmur, trying to keep your voice from breaking. This wasn’t the first time he had stood you up.

“It’s not that big of a deal y/n. You realise how important the upcoming match is to me, don’t you?” He sighs, shaking his head in disappointment, “Let’s just go to bed okay, I’m tired.”

“Okay.” You mutter, loosening your grip on the 2 year anniversary gift hidden below the couch cushion. A platinum ring with yours and Atsumu’s initials carved on the inside.

You wear the same jewels that I gave you

As you bury me

Atsumu’s vision is blurry, shirt drenched in sweat, his head pounding as he’s pushed against the wall. He doesn’t know whether it’s from the screaming match he just had with you, or from the two bottles he chugged at a shady bar right after he walked out.

All that matters right now is the feeling of the hands of the girl that’s kissing his jaw. The same spot where you had pressed a chaste kiss not too long ago as you told him that you were going to leave-

No, he’s not going to think about it. All that matters is the touch of skin against skin, filling in the void you caused as he kneads the supple flesh of her thigh with his hand. The same hand that bore a platinum ring, the letters engraved inside of it now fatuous and futile.

You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same

Cursing my name, wishing I stayed

You turned into your worst fears

No, no, no.

Why are you here?

Why are you back?

“I had hoped we could talk-” You take a deep breath, feet stuck in place as you lay your eyes upon the marks littering his jaw, his neck, going much farther down-

A sob comes out from deep inside your chest.

No, no, no.

He’s looking at you, your crestfallen face, tears falling off of it like british showers.

He’s acting before he can think, falling to his knees, grabbing onto your waist as you try to walk out.

“No! Angel, please just let me explain. I thought you were never coming back- I would've never-”

“Never what Atsumu?!” Your voice is louder than you expected it to be.

“Never what? A single fight is all it takes for you to discard everything we ever had? For you to step over everything I put into a relationship that has barely even existed for so long!”

He’s never heard you shout before. But it's okay, it’s okay if you shout at him, if you break a few things, hell you can wreck his whole apartment if it means that you’re staying for even just a moment longer.

But you’re not. You’re pushing him away, movements stern, as you try to make your way to the door. All he can do is cling onto you, crying your name over and over again as he racks his brain for a way to make you stay.

Why was it always you who knew what to say when it came to fixing things?

Meian

Make sure nobody sees you leave

Hood over your head

Keep your eyes down

Tell your friends you're out for a run

You'll be flushed when you return

You knew there were aspects of his life he had no control over. After all, he was watched by thousands of eyes everyday; the star player, the golden boy; the captain of MSBY. So how does it matter if you had to go a mile extra to hide what you had?

You loved who he was as a person and how he made you feel. Good-morning and goodnight texts, warm cuddles after matches, dancing in the kitchen to songs you don’t know the name of, late night drives to get takeout or go stargazing, laughing till you were on the floor crying. You loved him so much.

And that's the thing about illicit affairs

And clandestine meetings

And stolen stares

They show their truth one single time

But they lie, and they lie, and they lie

A billion little times

“Volleyball player Meian Shugo spotted with a blonde beauty at the MSBY vs Adlers afterparty. Could she be his rumoured girlfriend that we’ve been kept in the dark about all along? Read more for exclusive deta-”

You can’t shed a single tear staring at the cover of the magazine. Not because your heart hasn't just been ripped out of your chest, but because you’re in public, standing in line at the grocery store picking up snacks for you and...Meian.

Why did you not see this coming? What hurt more was that you knew the girl. Meian had introduced you to her as a friend, and her as his social media manager. So this was clearly a misunderstanding right? It had to be. Despite telling yourself that over and over again, you still couldn’t get the picture of his arm wrapped around her waist and the smile etched onto his face out of your mind as you drove home, tears blurring your vision.

Don't call me kid

Don't call me baby

Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me

“Baby please listen to me-”

You’re sitting on the edge of the couch. You don’t know how long ago you stopped screaming, how long ago the anger dissipated and the rage turned into silent sobs, leaving behind a gaping hollow feeling in your chest.

You feel him shift closer to you but you don’t at him, still sniffing, your head buried in your arms.

“She was at the party because she’s our manager, you know Jessi-”

“Don’t say her name.” you hiss out.

“I wish I never met you, I wish I never got into this stupid arrangement. I wish-” You’re rambling now, sobs escaping between every few words as you try to comprehend the situation, “I hate this. I hate you.”

Heavy silence hangs in the room.

And you know damn well

For you I would ruin myself

A million little times

You find arms being wrapped around you and your head being pulled into a warm chest. You try to fight at first, but you’re tired; your throat hurts, your eyes burn and everything feels so cold, so you let yourself guiltily fall into his comfort, pathetically sobbing into his neck.

He patiently waits for your sobs to quiet down, one hand rubbing gentle circles onto your back while the other cradles the back of your head.

“She was at the party with the whole team and the publicist used it as a way to create gossip. That’s all there is to it. I had not given my consent for them to go ahead with this, but they refused to make our relationship public. Apparently, they didn’t think that the age gap between us would reflect well on my reputation.”

Meian’s heart breaks at the sound that leaves you as he says that, your hand gripping onto the fabric of his shirt as you start sniffing once more.

“I don’t care about what they say princess, you know that.” He kisses the top of your head, pulling you even closer to himself as if he could absorb the pain from you.

“I’m so sorry, give me another chance please. I didn’t tell you because I knew it’d hurt you. I promise I’ll make it up to you, please?”

You look up at him. His eyes are filled with tender love and pure adoration, it makes your heart melt. You nod, burying your face into the crook of his neck. Of course you would, he's your precious Meian, you’d always forgive him. Why did you ever think he’d do anything to hurt you?

Meian smiles into your hair, ignoring the sound of the notification popping up on the phone kept on the table,

Jessica: hey, we're still on for tonight right ? ;)

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babygirlizz · 4 years ago

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izzie’s favorite movies and tv shows of 2020 (aka the worst year ever)

another year, another movie and tv show review. this year has, to put it simply, sucked. 2020 has been so terribly awful that sometimes the only light you can see are the absolute bangers of movies and tv shows that came out this year. with that being said, some of the movies and tv shows didn't come out in 2020. if the are mentioned in this post it is because they either: had a season come out this year, i found them this year, or they became popular this year.

SPOILERS: it may not come as a surprise but just in case you didn't realize, there will be many spoilers ahead, read at your own risk.

tw // death, suicide, drug use, mild adult language. if any of these things might trigger you, i strongly urge you not to read this post.

there is no specific order of these shows and movies, i'm just writing as they come to mind. if you enjoy any of these movies or tv shows, or if you have any suggestions for me, please let me know!

TV SHOWS

1) Santa Clarita Diet

Okay, so I know this show doesn't have anything to do with 2020. But, I found this show in 2020. I put it off for a while, thinking it wasn't my style of a show, but boy was I wrong. I loved this show. Sheila Hammond (Drew Barrymore) is a normal suburban wife and mom. She is a real estate agent with her husband Joel (Timothy Olyphant). She struggles with the fact that she isn't very adventurous. This all changes when she throws up an insane amount at a house showing. She then finds herself craving adventure, and craving human flesh. Yeah, she's a zombie. Not only is this show super hilarious, but it also shows the growth that they have with their characters and their family. I'm also team Abby (Liv Hewson) and Eric (Skyler Gisondo).

2) Outer Banks

So, I'm from NC. And, watching this show at first bothered me because I can very obviously tell this show isn't actually filmed in the obx, and the geography isn't exact, but once I got past that, I loved it. John B (Chase Stokes) is a teenager that lives in the poor side of the outer banks. He has a friend group called the Pogues which consists of JJ (Rudy Pankow), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), and Kie (Madison Bailey). They absolutely hate the Kooks, which are the rich kids. A while after John B's dad gets lost at sea, presumed dead, the group finds some evidence that may solve the mystery, and make them rich. In the process, John B falls in love with a Kook names Sarah (Madelyn Cline) whose father Ward (Charles Esten) may have a little more to do with the mystery than he let on. Through friendship, murder, and secrets, the gang may just figure out what happened to John B's dad.

3) Love, Victor

Alright. I loved loved loved Love, Simon. I also really loved the book "Simon vs. the Homosapien Agenda." So, when I heard about this show, I was so excited. Victor (Michael Cimino) is a teenage boy that moved to Creekwood with his family. He meets Felix (Anthony Turpel) who lives in his building. He also meets Mia (Rachel Hilson) and they begin dating. But, he also meets Benji (George Sear). While trying to get used to a new school, new friends, and a new relationship, Victor finds himself questioning his sexuality. With the help of Simon (Nick Robinson) and his friends, Victor finds it in himself to finally come out, and he admits his feelings, for Benji. This is such a good show, but I was so upset when season 1 ended on a cliff-hanger.

4) The Haunting of Bly Manor

The sequel to The Haunting of Hill House. Now listen, haunting of hill house was an absolute banger. When I saw that Bly came out I nearly died. I was so excited. But, I was alone in my apartment and also a lil bitch. So, I had to wait a week until I was home with my family to watch it. Now, I was so excited to be scared, and there were a few jump scares and ominous moments, but this season was more centered around the story line of Dani Clayton (Victoria Pedretti) and her new life in a foreign country. When seeing an ad for a live in job as an au pair. When she gets there, she meets the two young children she’ll be looking out for and the other workers of the house, including the gardener, Jamie (Amelia Eve). Throughout her stay at Bly she begins to notice weird behaviors from both children and by the end of the series she sacrifices herself for the children. Sadly, this story is being told by Jamie who Dani had fallen in love with during her stay at Bly. Now I was somewhat upset about the lack of horror, but was still very intrigued and drawn in by this series.

5) Julie and the Phantoms

Alright, at first I was not gonna watch this show. I thought it looked a little too young and childish for me, but everyone was talking about it on twitter so I had to. I. Love. This. Show. This show centers around Julie (Madison Reyes). Julie is a teenage girl who, sadly, lost her mother. The one major thing she shared with her mom, was their love for music. Since her mothers passing, she gave up music. This is until, dead musicians from the 90′s show up in her garage. Luke (Charlie Gillespie), Alex (Owen Joyner), and Reggie (Jeremy Shada) all tragically passed away in the 90′s after eating bad street hotdogs. When Julie finds their CD in her garage, she decides to play it and they come back in ghost form. But, only she can see them. With their help, she finds her confidence to play music again. Also, she has to find away for them to stay because they’re slowly disappearing.

6) Derry Girls

Bitch. I love this show. And yeah it didn’t come out in 2020. Shut up. I found this show recently after watching the cast on the holiday special of the Great British Baking Show. I loved the actors so I had to watch the show. This show focuses on Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) a 16 year old girl that lives in Derry, Northern Ireland in the 90′s. Alongside her is her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), her two friends Clare (Nicola Coughlan) and Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and Michelle’s English cousin James (Dylan Llewellyn). During these years, a lot of people in Ireland struggled, especially because it was during wartime. Even thought this show isn’t focused heavily around the war, it’s amazing to see these teens live a fulfilling life while struggling with the state of their country, and the lack of money that their families have.

7) Elite

HA. This show did have a season in 2020 so leave me alone. But bro, I love this show. At first, I didn’t watch it because I thought I could only watch the dubbed version in English, which I hate. I hate dubbed shows they look so weird. But, once I found out I could watch this show in Spanish, I fell in love. But, sadly, theres too damn much to talk about in one little post. It’s crazy. But basically it just follows the lives of teens in high school that are trying to survive. And no, not in the “I’m surviving high school,” sense. No, people be getting murdered.

MOVIES (tbh i didn’t find a lot of movies good this year lmk which movies u liked this year and maybe i’ll like them!)

1) All the Bright Places

After the death of her sister, Violet (Elle Fanning) is devastated. She closes herself off, and has her parents get her out of doing school work that involves working with others. But, as time goes on, they realize she may need to start to move on. Violet then meets Finch (Justice Smith) who is enamored by Violet. He suggests they do a project together. While finding and visiting some of the smallest wonders of their state, they begin to fall for each other. While you are focusing on Violet and her mental health, you tend to miss some of the signs that Finch’s mental health isn’t great either, but by the time you do, it could be too late.

2) Dangerous Lies

Hmm. This was weird for me. I had only ever seen Camila Mendes in Riverdale, and honestly, not a fan. So, Katie (Camila Mendes) and her husband Adam (Jessie T. Usher) are struggling with money. Katie decides to take a job working for an elderly man, and eventually gets her husband hired there as well. Unfortunately, he dies, but for some odd reason, leaves the house and all of his fortune, to Katie. As they get comfortable in the house, they begin to uncover some very weird and dangerous lies.

3) The Devil All the Time

Ok. Iconic. You got so many hot men in this movie. Bill Skarsgård, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson. C’mon now. That’s crazy. But, this story is so long and in depth that I wouldn’t even know where to begin. This movie is a bit disturbing. It involves murder, sexual assault, killing of animals, and so much more so if that’s an issue for you please do not watch this movie. It was also quite long, but it was still good.

4) After We Collided

Okay just listen. I was that teenager. I read wattpad stories and was, embarrassingly, addicted to After. This was not a great movie per say, but it was After. This is a sequel to the movie After. This movie centers around Tessa (Josephine Langford) and her recovery after her breakup with Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin). Theres sex, alcohol, bad acting. The whole nine-yards. But c’mon, they’re so cute together.

5) To All the Boys p.s. I Still Love You

Okay it was a good movie. I enjoyed it. This movie focuses on Lara Jean (Lana Condor) and her boyfriend Peter (Noah Centineo) and their relationship post the first movie. But of course relationships aren’t super steady, and John Ambrose McClaren (Jordan Fisher) shows up. Yeah, John Ambrose, from her letter. They become closer and Lara Jean has to decide who she wants to be with. Spoiler, it’s Peter. BOOOOOOO justice for John Ambrose McClaren, he deserved better.

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writingbykrystal · 4 years ago

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Crash! The sound of something falling came from inside the house, followed by someone loudly swearing, and others laughing. Leah smiled as she got out of her car. Just as she was about to open the door, she had a better idea. Making sure the bottle of cheap wine that she had brought was safe, she closed her eyes, invisioned the inside of Jack's living room, and vanished.

Unfortunately, Leah miscalculated and ended up sitting directly in the middle of Jack's table, knocking over the newly built Jenga tower. Everyone stared at her for a second, until Izzy burst into laughter. "Guess that means Leah loses."

Smiling sheepishly, Leah hopped off the table and passed the wine into Izzy's waiting hands.

Jack's boyfriend Thomas, who happened to be the one that just rebuilt the tower, sighed, "I am not picking that back up again."

The door opened and Izzy's twin sister Jessica walked in. "Don't worry, Tommy, my dude, I gotcha." With a wave of her hands, the Jenga tower rebuilt itself.

Still laughing, Leah said, "Thanks, Jessie, but no telekinesis while we're actually playing, cheaters get no alcohol."

Jessie cackled and shook out her long, black hair. "Y'all are no fun. Izzy, gimme the booze."

Jessie looked around the table. "Who are we missing, just Adam?"

"Yeah. For a speedster, it's insane how he always manages to be late," Thomas said.

At that moment, the door banged open, and Adam rushed in, hair out of place, and holding another bottle of cheap wine along with some vodka. "Sorry I'm late, I forgot the alcohol. Nobody reminded me."

Jack sniggered. "That's because it's Leah's turn to bring the booze."

Confused, Adam looked at the bottle that was still in Jessie's hands. "Oh. Well, more for me then."

Before they picked teams, everyone decided to play Drinking Jenga. Whoever knocks over the tower, has to take a shot. Jack knocked it over twice, and Izzy three times. By that time, Izzy has just about lost her motor skills.

"Ok, new game," Thomas declared, after Izzy knocked it over for a forth time. "Sorry," she giggled.

They decided to split into teams for charades. "Ok, since Jack is a wimp and doesn't wanna do guys vs girls, let's pick out of a hat."

"It's not fair, the girls always win," Jack protested.

"Not true. You guys won, um, well. I'm sure you've won something," said Leah.

"We have not," said Thomas. "Anyways, let's have me and Jessie be team captains. I call going first."

After they all were divided up, Jessie's team, the Kool Kidz, consisting of her, Jack and Adam, were up first for charades. Jessie poorly mimed out an action.

"Skiing!" guessed Jack.

"Writing an email!" shouted Adam.

"Eating cotton candy!"

"Being a mime!"

"Getting robbed!"

Beep, beep beep. The time was up.

Exasperated, Jessie yelled, "Driving a car, how hard was that!"

During the next few rounds, Thomas's team, the Superstars absolutely destroyed the Kool Kidz, with the end score being 8 to 2.

All tired, and a little drunk, they all decided to sit in the living room and hang out.

Izzy, seated on the floor beside Leah, was talking about Clyde, Jack, Jessie and Leah's new annoying co-worker. "Ok, so I was doing a hold up with Hornet the other day, and Clyde, comes in all suited up and ready to go, and I was ready to honestly just let him have it, y'know, having an off day, and I skipped lunch, and all, and guess what the jerk does. Guess."

Jack's eyes grew big, and he started to chuckle. "He didn't. Tell me he didn't."

Full on chortling now, Izzy gasped out, "Yes. He did. He started monologuing at me. Full blown, 'You'll never get away with this, Ember, good always wins, blah blah blah.' And I was already having a day, and I didn't wanna deal with his shit, so I just punched him. Decked him right in the jaw, and walked away, right in the middle of his stupid hero speech. God, I hate newbies."

Gasping for air, Leah said, "Isabelle, you didn't!"

"I did, he was so bloody annoying, he even did a hero landing on the way in. I heard his knees crack!" The whole gang was now laughing so hard, nobody could get another word out. Jessie snorted so hard, she accidentally knocked over the Jenga tower across the room with her telekinesis, and Thomas shifted into a frog, and couldn't turn back until everyone stopped sniggering.

Finally, exhausted, all the heroes and villains calmed down.

"Well, lads, I think it's time for us to go," said Jessie, still wiping tears of laughter from her eyes. "Me and Leah have an early shift tomorrow, and I already feel like I'm gonna have a hangover."

Adam stood up and stretched. "I gotta go too, Hornet has got me on henchman duty all this week."

Izzy wrinkled her nose. "Gross. I hate henchman duty. Good luck bro."

Thomas laughed, "Same. I had it last week, and Hornet had me be a gorilla the whole time. I hate being a gorilla, they stink."

The four guests slowly exited Jack and Thomas's house. Adam, the only sober one because of his fast metabolism, was the one who had to drop the drunk girls off at their houses. As they were leaving, Izzy yelled over her shoulder, "See y'all at work, let's do this at my place next week!" She promptly ran into Leah, who then tripped over her own feet.

Sighing, Adam loaded all the drunk girls into Leah's car, and drove them home.

#my writing #story #superheros #fiction #heroes and villains #i like this world #super powers #alcohol tw #drunk tw

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tabloidtoc · 6 years ago

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In Touch, July 8

Cover: Irina Shayk’s worst nightmare -- Lady Gaga pregnant with Bradley Cooper’s baby

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: Who Wore It Better? Gigi Hadid vs. Emily Ratajkowski, Nathalie Emmanuel vs. Storm Reid, Please don’t wear feathers

Page 4: Beauty Buzz -- Summer Ready Legs -- Olivia Culpo

Page 6: Decoding Taylor Swift’s video for You Need to Calm Down

Page 7: The royals’ driving problems, Number of the Week -- Netflix viewers who watched Murder Mystery in its first 3 days, Makeover of the Week -- Zendaya dyed her hair red, Ed Sheeran appears in a commercial for Heinz ketchup, Jennifer Lawrence not happy that Amy Schumer goes to bed early because of her new baby

Page 8: Trevor Noah’s estate in Bel Air, Bella Thorne fired back at Whoopi Goldberg after Whoopi slammed her for taking nude pictures of herself

Page 9: Jessica Simpson shared a picture of her non-swollen foot, Tori Spelling’s kids didn’t recognize her in an old episode of Beverly Hills 90210 because she’s had so much plastic surgery, Man Candy of the Week -- Antone Exum of the San Francisco 49ers, Winners of the Week -- Luke Perry will get a tribute on Riverdale, Loser of the Week -- Bella Hadid shared a picture of her foot facing the flags for Saudi Arabia and UAE

Page 10: Up Close -- Pink hanging upside down for her Beautiful Trauma tour

Page 12: MTV Movie & TV Awards -- Tiffany Haddish and Melissa McCarthy and Elisabeth Moss, Dan Levy and Annie Murphy, Brie Larson

Page 13: Gal Gadot and Sandra Bullock, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt and son Gunner

Page 14: For the Birds -- Jamie Foxx, Prince Charles, Ireland Baldwin, Willie Geist

Page 16: Seth Meyers and Rihanna, Gigi Hadid, Selma Blair and son Arthur

Page 18: Just for Kicks -- Niall Horan, Rita Ora, Marsai Martin and Becky G

Page 20: Fun in the Sun -- Olivia Wilde and kids Daisy and Otis, Kate Hudson

Page 21: Chris Hemsworth

Page 22: Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner, Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry, Barack Obama and George Clooney

Page 23: Angelina Jolie and daughter Vivienne

Page 24: Eva Longoria and son Santiago, David Harbour, Padma Lakshmi

Page 26: Cover Story -- Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga ready for a baby

Page 30: The Scientology lawsuit that could destroy Tom Cruise

Page 32: The Bachelorette first -- four Fantasy Suite dates

Page 34: Prince William and Prince Harry -- brothers torn apart

Page 36: Stars Ditch the diets -- Christina Aguilera, Bradley Cooper

Page 37: Demi Lovato

Page 38: Ree Drummond The Pioneer Woman’s daughter Paige arrested for public intoxication and possession of alcohol by a person under 21

Page 39: If Matthew Perry isn’t sober his Friends castmates may stage an intervention, Adele has dropped 20 pounds since her breakup with her husband, Star Sightings -- Kerry Washington and Ciara, Jill Zarin, Nate Berkus, Cassie Randolph, La La Anthony and Terrence J, Luann de Lesseps, blind item

Page 40: Did Chris Martin dump Dakota Johnson for Dua Lipa, Jenna Dewan and Jessie J racing to the altar

Page 44: The Big Interview -- Nick Carter -- Being a working dad is brutal

Page 46: Stars Love Natural Beauty -- Justin Bieber

Page 47: Natalie Portman, Lea Michele, Jessie J

Page 52: Did I Really Do That? Nick Cannon, Kim Kardashian, Mel C

Page 54: Animal Overload -- My dog looks like Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino

Page 56: Sneak Preview -- Stranger Things 3

Page 58: My Night at Home -- Sara and Erin Foster, Guess Whose Godparent -- Macaulay Culkin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Henry Winkler, Marisa Tomei, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Zoe Kravitz, Miley Cyrus, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bryce Dallas Howard, Paris Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow

Page 60: Double Take -- Molly Sims and her kids Brooks and Scarlett

Page 62: Horoscope -- Cancer Margot Robbie

Page 64: Last Laughs

#tabloid #irina shayk #lady gaga #bradley cooper #prince william #prince harry

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blastingxff · 7 years ago

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Mun vs Muse

📚 = What sorts of books do the mun and muse like to read? Do you/they have a favorite author or book?

Mun: I’m not very picky when it comes to books. I will read anything. Right now I’m trying to alternate between reading fiction and reading non-fiction. I tend to really like adventure stories, and I love leaning towards ones with morally-grey characters and stories that just take the idea of good and bad and flip it upside down. That’s why I particularly enjoy One Piece, because not all Marines are good and not all pirates are bad (also I’m kinda obsessed with pirates. I have a lot of pirate swag usually. I don’t drink alcohol much but when I do, I drink rum because it reminds me of pirates. I’m really cool guys didn’t you know?). My all-time favorite manga is called Saiyuki by Kazuya Minekura. Like the heroes include a mass murderer, a heretic locked away for 500 years, a foul-mouthed crude red-head, and a Buddhist monk who smokes, shoots a gun, and tells people to go to Hell. These are the protagonists. The antagonists include a guy who loves his mother and wants to save her, his little sister who he adores, a woman he rescued who now helps protect him and his sister, and another guard guy who wanted atonement for not being able to save his little brother and now protects the main antagonist like he’s his brother. I love stories that make me use the words ‘protagonist’ and ‘antagonist’ because ‘hero’ and ‘villain’ just aren’t right. Also, when I was younger and because I cling, I definitely loved the Avalon: Web of Magic series by Rachel Roberts. I hope to write a series like it some day.

Muse: A sorta touched-on, not truly developed headcanon I do have is that Jessie did spend a bit of time in libraries growing up. Maybe born of my own obsession with libraries (spent my summers volunteering at them in high school!). Seeing as she was pretty much homeless for most of her life, she probably took advantage of public libraries. Heating in the winter, cooling in the summer, free computers, sometimes free food, books, television, and more. She’s mentioned that if she’s ever wanted to learn how to do something, she had to teach her self. And when you have no one expecting you home, when you have no one wanting you around, you have a lot of free time. So I think she did read a lot, and it’s how she’s kinda managed to appear educated even though she really didn’t have the opportunities James and the others did (even though he may not act it, James is highly educated). Right now I think she’d really like reading romance novels. Kinda living vicariously through them. But I think, when she’s younger, I’d really enjoy it if she’d have found the book series Fearless by Francine Pascal. I think she’d identify with Gaia, the main character. Though, if we’re also going further throwback I think she’d also like Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell or whatever Pokemon’s equivalent would be.

#diamonddandruff #{answered}#((thank you!! I'm a bad person to ask about books I like #because I love reading and just ugh #I love so much))

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tvwriteups · 5 years ago

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I’m gonna watch the whole Love Shine a Light special thingy but I’m honestly not expecting much. I really don’t care to hear “Heroes” and “Hallelujah” yet again after just having heard them last year. And After “Nana Banana” (or whatever it was called) I’m not sure I want to hear another song from Netta.

I actually tried to put together an “alternative ESC” for myself that includes 27 non-winning songs from 27 different countries. For some reason I tried to be all diplomatic and chose songs from the big 5, winning countries dating back to 2000 (the year I started watching), filled out with countries that finished in 2nd place. I almost excluded Australia just because but using all of this criteria yielded 27 which was the max number allowed with the special 2015 rules so I ran with that.

This gets long so I’m cutting it here.

Overall it was hard picking songs. I’d break down the selection process as this:

Easy slam-dunks because there’s something really good and not much else really (Latvia, Serbia)

Obvious for me but maybe not as slam-dunky because there were other interesting songs (Estonia, Iceland)

My gut says it’s this one. Yes, it’s this one (Spain)

I guess this is the one? Like, what else could it be? (Portugal, Finland, Israel)

I thought I’d have tons to choose from but after listening to these I’m surprised I don’t like this country’s songs that much (SWEDEN!)

Country with probably my favorite winning songs (”Dansevise”, “Fly on the Wings of Love”) but for some reason, out of the non-winners, I prefer the entries that scrape the bottom of the table or don’t even make it out of the SFs (Denmark)

There’s the song that results say I should choose but...like, this song does nothing for me. Results say I shouldn’t choose a different song but I sorta wanna. (Austria, Cyprus)

Multiple good choices but it didn’t matter if I chose the “best” one because there is just so much entertainment involved (Russia, Ukraine)

The sincere ballad vs the wacky party song (France at the extreme to the point where I felt shame and guilt; Bulgaria at the much less extreme; Azerbaijan in the middle, probably Norway too...and Australia...and Germany...actually a lot of countries)

You are making this very hard because there is practically nothing terribly good to choose from! (Greece)

You are making this very hard because you have a bunch of very good songs but they’re all really different so they can’t be compared at all! (Italy, Belgium)

I also tried to balance it out to get more song and year representation so when it came to the countries that presented me with multiple choices I tried to spread out the styles (Belgium), year representation (Azerbaijan) and defaulted to which song had a better presentation rather than the song I actually liked more (Bulgaria, Italy). Often I thought I was dumb to limit myself to these countries but I felt like if I made an exception and threw out Greece to put Lithuania in then I would NEVER STOP and keep doing it.

I even wrote a simple program to randomize the running order which somehow managed to front-load the show and left a strand in the middle perfect for snack or bathroom breaks.

This is what I ended up with:

1. Norway (2019) - KEiiNO - 'Spirit in the Sky' 2. Denmark (2001) - Rollo & King - 'Never Ever Let You Go' 3. Sweden (2014) - Sanna Nielsen - 'Undo' 4. Germany (2000) - Stefan Raab - 'Wadde hadde dudde da' 5. Ukraine (2007) - Verka Serduchka - 'Dancing Lasha Tumbai' 6. Australia (2015) - Guy Sebastian - 'Tonight Again' 7. Serbia (2004) - Zeljko Joksimovic - 'Lane Moje' 8. Russia (2012) - Buranovskiye Babushki - 'Party for Everybody' 9. United Kingdom (2002) - Jessica Garlick - 'Come Back' 10. Azerbaijan (2013) - Farid Mammadov - 'Hold Me' 11. Austria (2018) - Cesar Sampson - 'Nobody But You' 12. Greece (2004) - Sakis Rouvas - 'Shake It' 13. Iceland (2009) - Yohanna - 'Is It True?' 14. France (2010) - Jessy Matador - 'Allez Ola Olé' 15. Netherlands (2014) - The Common Linnets - 'Calm After the Storm' 16. Portugal (2008) - Vãnia Fernandes - 'Senhora Do Mar (Negras Águas)' 17. Finland (2011) - Paradise Oskar - 'Da Da Dam' 18. Malta (2005) - Chiara - 'Angel' 19. Israel (2005) - Shiri Maymon - 'Hasheket Shenish'ar' 20. Estonia (2009) - Urban Symphony - 'Rändajad' 21. Belgium (2003) - Urban Trad - 'Sanomi' 22. Turkey (2010) - MaNga - 'We Could Be the Same' 23. Cyprus (2018) - Eleni Foureira - 'Fuego' 24. Italy (2015) - Il Volo - 'Grande Amore' 25. Spain (2012) - Pastora Soler - 'Quédate Conmigo' 26. Bulgaria (2017) - Kristian Kostov - 'Beautiful Mess' 27. Latvia (2000) - Brainstorm - 'My Star'

2006 and 2016 are missing representation. It would be very easy to change Bulgaria’s song to 2016′s (which would also give me a slightly faster show) but then 2017 loses a song. But then I could change that to Belgium’s song but then 2003 loses a song AND a bit of diversity with it. It’s strange because I liked a lot of 2017 but could easily not choose a single song from it. I could also just switch Australia’s 2015 song for their better-placing 2016 one but then that slows down the show...and I just like Guy Sebastian more (Sorry, can’t help it).

2006 somehow comes out as hot garbage here and really feeds into my “Toss out Greece and put in Lithuania” feeling. (And it surprised me that I would pretty much toss out any non-winning Greek entry to put in “We Are the Winners.”)

I could replace “Shake It” with “Die For You” but the presentation of that song sucks. “Alcohol Is Free” is a fun presentation but that song is headache inducing after a while. But, yeah, ugh Greece.

So, yeah, a cuckoo bananas move within my weird set of rules would be to remove “Shake It”, use Greece’s 2001 song “Die For You”, replace Denmark’s 2001 entry “Never Ever Let You Go” with their 2016 (“died in the semifinal”) song “Soldiers of Love.” HAHAHAHAHA. (This is why designing one’s own ESC from ESC cast-offs can be so fun and maddening at the same time.)

Orrrrr, put in the 2002 Malta song, remove the 2002 UK song for pretty much any UK song in any year because who cares amirite? And 2006 was that hot mess of an unintentionally pedo UK rap song. LOL. At least it replaces two slow songs for two faster ones.

But then I end up with TWO rap songs which isn’t indicative of the ESC at all. But I guess Germany can easily be replaced as well EXCEPT that I like Stefan Raab.

Oy vey, 2006!

I still might change a bunch of these songs.

#tvw watches the esc #...except this year there is not real ESC #...so I gotta make my own #'soldiers of love' is still on my ESC playlist #I am totally shameless about that #Sweden-hosted ESCs had the best production values #...but Moscow 2009 and Vienna 2015 had the best lineups for competing songs #IMHO of course

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winged-demons-and-co · 9 days ago

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Custom Tags List bc I figured I needed to make one

#michael speaks #oblivious <3 #raphael speaks #raphaels art finds #raphael vs pets #gabriel speaks #gabriels book talk #gabriel loevs pets #nox the cat #jessie speaks #jessie vs alcohol #ink & moon share a braincell

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winged-demons-and-co · 6 days ago

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I'm gonna try. She's a bit of my reason to be sober

Hey, Mr. Constantine, did I tell ya I have to actually make an effort to be sober again? My friend's coming back to live with us

@winged-demons-and-co

That's always hard kid. Hope you are coping well

#jessie speaks #jessie vs alcohol

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spoondragon · 7 years ago

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Music tag 2.0

I was tagged by @make-upgeek like 45 years ago. Thanks Jessy! Sorry this sat in my drafts for so long! <3

1.) a song you like with a color in the title:

Little Red Corvette - Prince

2.) a song you like with a number in the title:

One - Rodrigo y Gabriela (Metallica cover)

3.) a song that reminds you of summertime:

David’s Last Summer - Pulp

4.) a song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about:

Have Love Will Travel - The Black Keys

5.) a song that needs to be played LOUD:

all of them!

6.) a song that makes you want to dance:

Nasty Feel - MGMT vs. Notorious Big vs. Justice

7.) a song to drive to:

Doing it for the Money - Foster the People

8.) a song about drugs or alcohol:

Between the Bars - Elliott Smith

9.) a song that makes you happy:

Fett’s Vette - MC Chris

10.) a song that makes you sad:

I Can’t Make You Love Me - Bon Iver (Bonnie Raitt cover)

Er... was I supposed to tag people? Everybody’s probably already done this by now or doesn’t want to buuut i’mma tag you bastids anyway: @dickwinters, @realhunterswearplaid, @nonegenderwithleftbees, @ramimalekeyes, @aces-low, @all-of-the-ships-are-sailing, @semperama and @ackackh.

#tag game #music

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lionwall08-blog · 5 years ago

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Jim Mann’s new study: are high fat diets really dangerous, or is soybean oil toxic?

We were surprised to hear this Radio New Zealand interview with Jim Mann regarding a Chinese study he co-authored.[1] In it he predicts various terrible things for people eating LCHF diets, which we think is out of line and not supported by the study.

In fact, the LCHF and Paleo community have been warning about exactly the type of diet that was used in the study – high in energy from soybean oil, rice, and wheat – for years, and Jim Mann’s crowd have attacked us for that, while the NZ Ministry of Health and Heart Foundation they advise has actively promoted such a diet. So it’s ironic that, as soon as we’re proved right, this is presented as evidence against our own, quite different advice – rather than being acknowledged as the humbling result it is for those supporting the current guidelines.

Professor Jim Mann of Otago University Department of Human Nutrition and Medicine

“Of particular interest was what happened to the bacterial flora of the gut, the microbiome underwent radical changes in these three different groups. The low fat group had a bacterial profile which was compatible with low risk of a number of western diseases: heart disease and cancer. The high fat group had a very different profile of bacteria in their gut, one more compatible with an increased risk of bowel cancer and also a much higher risk of inflammation leading to cardiovascular disease, heart disease and possibly diabetes,” Prof Mann says. The results, he says, were pretty “pretty scary.” “It’s a strong message for what is happening in China, but I believe also a strong message for New Zealand and other similar countries where at least some people believe there are benefits to a high fat diet.” All three groups had consistent and similar intake of vegetables, he says. “A lot of people have argued you can have a high fat diet as long as you have a lot of veggies, I think that’s a serious misapprehension. If you are having a really high fat diet you’re not going to get a high fibre diet at the level of fibre that will be protective against these diseases.”

So what was the study?

“In a 6-month randomised controlled-feeding trial, 217 healthy young adults (aged 18–35 years; body mass index <28 kg/m2; 52% women) who completed the whole trial were included. All the foods were provided during the intervention period. The three isocaloric diets were: a lower-fat diet (fat 20% energy), a moderate-fat diet (fat 30% energy) and a higher-fat diet (fat 40% energy). The effects of the dietary interventions on the gut microbiota, faecal metabolomics and plasma inflammatory factors were investigated.”

The most important part of the paper is this statement:

Notably, the predicted lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and arachidonic acid metabolism pathways were also increased in response to the higher-fat diet. Lipopolysaccharide is known to induce the release of arachidonic acid and its inflammation-involving metabolites, such as prostaglandins, thromboxane and leukotrienes. It should be noted that the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) was relatively high in the higher-fat diet group (24% of total energy) owing to exclusive use of soybean oil, which is rich in n-6 PUFA. A higher intake of n-6 PUFA has been reported to have proinflammatory effects.

In the interview, host Jessie Mulligan, who is a chef and knows his oils, does a great job of extracting this part of the story from Prof Mann. The n-6 (omega-6) PUFA in soy and other seed oils is linoleic acid; linoleic acid is the precursor of arachidonic acid (AA) and high levels drive AA synthesis. Lipopolysaccharide is also known as endotoxin and is a product of gram-negative bacteria that stimulates an immune response if it enters the bloodstream; a little endotoxin seems to be beneficial, but a lot can drive inflammatory diseases by activating the TLR4 receptor on immune cells.[2]

Now, the traditional Chinese diet varies across regions so that it is hard to generalise, but the low fat Southern version looks like this – lots of green and coloured vegetables ( a very wide diversity, not just a large quantity), nose-to-tail meat (mostly pork and chicken), eggs, legumes, and white rice. Though low in fat, it can be relatively high in cholesterol due to the use of organ meats. Cooking can be by steaming, or stir-frying using small amounts of various oils. The dietary transition has seen more deep-frying in oils and the use of more oils in processed foods. Most of this is soybean oil (the majority of the soy grown in the former Amazon rainforest is now exported to China where it is used to make oil and soy protein, some of which is no doubt exported to NZ and the Pacific).

The equivalent of a 40% seed oil diet in NZ would be deep fried meals from KFC, plus Best Foods mayonnaise – popular foods in the more deprived areas of NZ.

Now, why would a high fat diet be bad for the microbiome? A moment’s thought will show that this doesn’t make sense as a generalisation. The microbiome is established in infancy, starting with birth when bacteria are transferred from the mother. The diet in infancy for mammals is, by definition, milk, a food always high in saturated fat and low in polyunsaturated fat. At day 16, human breast milk is 54% fat; of this fat 44.6% is saturated, 37.6% is monounsaturated, 14.6% is polyunsaturated omega-6 and 3.1% is omega-3.[3] in hunter-gatherer populations without access to seed oils the omega-6 content is lower – e.g. 10% in the Tsimane of Bolivia vs 18% in the population of Cincinnati, USA.[4]

Breast milk contains small amounts of soluble fibre, and lactose which lactobacillus can ferment but which is mostly absorbed and used for energy and growth. However – lactobacillus also metabolise saturated fats. And some lactobacillus species make saturated fats that many other bacteria rely on between meals – these are the odd-chain fatty acids, C15 and C17, which you’ll find in dairy, beef, and lamb fat, but other dietary saturated fats can substitute for C15 and C17 when their production is disrupted by alcohol.[5]

Supplementation of saturated long-chain fatty acids maintains intestinal eubiosis* and reduces ethanol-induced liver injury in mice. (*Eubiotics (Greek eu = good/healthy, bios = life) is the science of hygienic/healthy living. The term is used in the feed industry where it refers to a healthy balance of the microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract.)

And really, this should be obvious – if you buy yoghurt, the original probiotic food, you will only find two types to choose from – that made from milk (the animal food highest in saturated fat), and the vegan yoghurt made from coconut (the plant food highest in saturated fat).

Don’t blame the butter for what the soyabean did.

It has been known since 1945 that polyunsaturated fatty acids are toxic to lactobacillus and other gram-positive bacteria.[6] In the China trial, the high soybean diet decreased levels of the gram-positive bacteria, Faecalibacterium, and increased levels of the gram-negative bacteria Bacteroides and Alistipes.[1] A 2018 review [7] stated that:

Linoleic acid and the other two major unsaturated FAs in SBO, oleic acid (18:1), and alpha-linolenic acid (18:3), are known to be bacteriostatic and/or bactericidal to small intestinal bacteria as non-esterified (free) fatty acids in vitro at concentrations found in the small intestine (Kabara et al., 1972; Kankaanpää et al., 2001; Kodicek, 1945; Nieman, 1954). The primary modes of killing include permeabilization of cell membranes (Greenway and Dyke, 1979) and interference with FA metabolism (Zheng et al., 2005). Affected microbes are predominantly Gram-positive bacteria including the genus Lactobacillus (Nieman, 1954). Lactobacilli are particularly important as they are considered beneficial members of the human small intestine (Walsh et al., 2008; Walter et al., 2007; Walter et al., 2011). They have been shown to be growth inhibited by the specific FAs present in SBO (Boyaval et al., 1995; De Weirdt et al., 2013; Jenkins and Courtney, 2003; Jiang et al., 1998; Kabara et al., 1972; Kankaanpää et al., 2001; Kodicek, 1945; Raychowdhury et al., 1985). It is interesting to note that the human-associated L. reuteri underwent a population bottleneck that coincides with the increase in SBO consumption in the U.S. and is far less prevalent than it was in the past (Walter et al., 2011). In the 1960’s and 1970’s prior to the emergence of SBO as a major dietary fat source, L. reuteri was recovered from the intestinal tract of 50% of subjects surveyed and was considered a dominant Lactobacillus species of the human gut (Reuter, 2001). Today, however, it is found in less than 10% of humans in the USA and Europe (Molin et al., 1993; Qin et al., 2010; Walter et al., 2011), yet it is present at a reported 100% prevalence in rural Papua New Guineans (Martínez et al., 2015).

Yet the paper Jim Mann co-authored cites none of this research. There is only one reference in it (46) to the possibility that a high omega-6 intake can be inflammatory, and this review does not mention the effect on the microbiome – despite being written by microbiologists.

This sort of thing is all-too common – a lack of curiosity in nutrition research. To plan an experiment like the Chinese soybean oil trial takes years. If you’re planning to feed an unusual amount of linoleic acid – 24% of energy – to people and measure its effects on the microbiome, why are you not curious enough to search for the evidence about the effect of linoleic acid on the microbiome? If you think more fat is bad fat, whatever its composition, you might miss this step. It’s possible that reference 46 and the comment about linoleic acid was added by a reviewer and was not even part of the paper as originally submitted. Or, it might have been included by Jim Mann, who is not a complete fool and who has long been exposed to Paleo arguments about omega-6, but went over the heads of his coauthors, the microbiologists.

So the microbiome results are no surprise to us (though predicting disease from the microbiome at our present stage of knowledge would be about as reliable as predicting it from tea leaves or tarot cards, gram-positive lactobacillus and bifidus probiotics have been well-tested and are for example associated with a reduction in rehospitalization for mania in bipolar disorder, HR 0.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.10, .69; P = .007)[8]. But what is surprising, and should have surprised Jim Mann, is that LDL cholesterol did not go down on the high-PUFA diet. After all, the effect of PUFA on cholesterol has been the excuse for promoting these oils. There is increasing doubt about whether the effects of fat (amount or type) on LDL cholesterol counts has any important influence on CVD risk in the first place, but the news that soybean oil has no effect on LDL in a real world experiment means that there is no longer any rationale for recommending it.

So come on. This isn’t good interpretation of the results. The results of this high-soybean oil study say nothing about the effects of high fat diets when those fats are traditional fats that are not toxic to beneficial bacteria. The results of this study, where more energy came from carbs (mainly wheat and rice) than from fat, can say nothing about LCHF diets where wheat and rice are avoided or limited. Jim Mann’s comments about “the level of fibre that will be protective against these diseases” are based on epidemiology where very high levels of fibre are associated, not with IBD as in the real world, but with protection against all sorts of diseases. But we have news for him – very high levels of linoleic acid were also protective in epidemiology. Just not in the real world. The majority of associational results discovered in epidemiology are not borne out by later experiments, because associational epidemiology is inherently inaccurate, and can reflect the bias of epidemiologists, who are today also influencers of the populations they study.[9]

References

[1] Wan Y, Wang F, Yuan J, et al Effects of dietary fat on gut microbiota and faecal metabolites, and their relationship with cardiometabolic risk factors: a 6-month randomised controlled-feeding trial. Gut Published Online First: 19 February 2019. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317609

[2] Marshall JC. Lipopolysaccharide: an endotoxin or an exogenous hormone? Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Nov 15;41 Suppl 7:S470-80. https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/41/Supplement_7/S470/666706

[3] Jensen RG. Lipids in human milk. Lipids 1999 Dec;34(12):1243–71. http://pmid.us/10652985

[4] Martin MA, Lassek WD, Gaulin SJ, et al. Fatty acid composition in the mature milk of Bolivian forager-horticulturalists: controlled comparisons with a US sample. Matern Child Nutr. 2012;8(3):404-18. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851016/

[5] Chen P, Torralba M, Tan J, et al. Supplementation of saturated long-chain fatty acids maintains intestinal eubiosis and reduces ethanol-induced liver injury in mice. Gastroenterology. 2014;148(1):203-214.e16.

[6] Kodicek E. The effect of unsaturated fatty acids on Lactobacillus helveticus and other Gram-positive micro-organisms. Biochem J. 1945;39(1):78-85.

[7] Di Rienzi SC, Jacobson J, Kennedy EA, et al. Resilience of small intestinal beneficial bacteria to the toxicity of soybean oil fatty acids. Elife. 2018;7:e32581. Published 2018 Mar 27. doi:10.7554/eLife.32581

[8] Dickerson F, Adamos M, Katsafanas E. Adjunctive probiotic microorganisms to prevent rehospitalization in patients with acute mania: A randomized controlled trial. Bipolar Disord. 2018 Nov;20(7):614-621. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12652. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

[9] Ioannidis JPA. The Challenge of Reforming Nutritional Epidemiologic Research. JAMA. 2018;320(10):969–970. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.11025

Source: https://profgrant.com/2019/02/25/jim-manns-new-study-are-high-fat-diets-really-dangerous-or-is-soybean-oil-toxic/

#read more #see more #check it out #interesting #learn more

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dylanstewartboxing · 6 years ago

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Preview: Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner, A Freak Show worthy of the Las Vegas Strip

As fight week draws closer to a close, you can begin to feel the tension rise between Pacquiao and Broner. What was all laughs in November has become much more serious come fight week. (Scott Hirano/SHOWTIME)

It is somewhat fitting that the long-awaited matchup between Senator Manny Pacquiao and frequent arrestee Adrien Broner is taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The same venue that has housed Circus Du Soleil, David Copperfield, and, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao. The connection all the previous mentioned shows have is they have the Las Vegas taste to them. They captivate, they bring something that you could only expect from Sin City. Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner fits in with all in the genre perfectly. This fight between the “Pac-Man” and the “Can-Man” certainly couldn't be confused with the plight of other high-level matchups that Showtime has on the first half of their schedule in 2019. It doesn't fit alongside matchups such as Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia, or, Gervonta Davis vs. Abner Mares, or the rematch between heavyweight kings Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury. It fits into its own category, and that isn't a bad thing. This matchup is fascinatingly odd, there are levels to the oddity of this matchup and the storylines going in and out of the blockbuster fight on January 19th. And it is in the oddity, and the storylines, that you have a massive Pay-Per-View worthy showdown that features two of the biggest draws in the sport, past their prime. Sounds familiar? doesn't it?

The Redemption Story:

Adrien “The Problem” Broner, 29, has been no more a “problem” for his opponents inside the squared circle as he has for himself outside of it. Broner, at one point was one of the most heralded fighters in the world. Considered by some to be a future Pound-For-Pound best in the sport. Veteran ringside commentator Jim Lampley once said after Broner TKO’d Gavin Rees on an HBO telecast in 2013 “How long is it before we put Broner somewhere near their league [Andre Ward & Floyd Mayweather]. It’s too early for that yet, but clearly that will be the target...” Lampley continues his sentiments, “By all lights, what we see here, appears that somewhere down the road, that discussion will take place.” We never got to that point down the road. Hindsight is 20/20. Anyone who had an opinion on boxing saw a bright future from the then budding protégé to one Floyd “money” Mayweather. At the time, Broner was only 23 years old, and he had already traversed two weight categories winning and defending championships at both super featherweight and lightweight. He achieved a record of 25-0 with no fights remotely close. He had also achieved massive economic successes at by his clear talent, and relationship with Mayweather. Broner had over one-million dollars in the bank at the time of the Gavin Rees fight. He was on top of the world. And, for a man who grew up with nothing, Broner himself will tell you he didn't- and many would argue he still doesn't know how to act with all the success that came at an early age. “I come from water and cornflakes” is a quote that Adrien “About Billions” Broner often barks out to point out his struggle of an upbringing. He often says boxing saved his life, in fact it’s a phrase Broner has used since he was 12 it certainly doesn't show. Broner now has the ego of a glutton, rather someone who came up from nothing. Broner’s egotistical nature is at the root of his unfocused approach to boxing which has been quite visible over the last five years. It is in that eleven fights-five-year period, from the Rees fight to his most recent draw against Jessie Vargas, that the narrative would eventually formulate that Adrien Broner has become a “letdown” and that his career is a far-cry from what could have been. It is evident the skills that Adrien Broner still has, he is a top-flight pugilist when he’s at his best. The twelfth round against Shawn Porter, the second half of the Jessie Vargas fight, the fact that he is the youngest ever four division world champions, and his initial 27 fight unbeaten streak could all be used as circumstantial evidence to prove that a hungry, focused Adrien Broner is a dangerous one and the reason you cannot quite rule him out against an aging Manny Pacquiao. Unfortunately, a focused Broner is something seldom seen as of recent years. It seems like a “do-or-die” angle is created by the Showtime producers, and a promise of a “re-focused” Broner. We all know, truth be told, he hasn’t been focused in recent years. He simply cannot avoid run-ins with the law, attempted robbery charges, sexual battery charges, and most recently, two separate sexual misconduct charges in two diffrent states. He was supposed to be in court in the states of Florida and Ohio on the same day just two weeks before the biggest and most important fight of his career against Manny Pacquiao on the 19th. Also, frequent videos of drug and alcohol abuse, embarrassing public behavior, and an affection for clubs and the party lifestyle have left Broner at rock bottom more than once. To say Adrien Broner is 100% focused seems illogical from an outsiders perspective, but, the rhetoric from Team Broner headed by coaches Kevin Cunningham, an ex-police officer, well known for his strict style of fight preparation, and, Mike Stafford who has been with Broner since he was seven years old, is that this is the most focus and the most well prepared Broner has been for a fight in years. Also, according to Steve Farhood (Showtime’s Hall-of-Fame commentator), The Showtime Sports All-Access crew who documented the entire training camp of Adrien Broner said Broner has worked tremendously hard in this training camp and he seems to be truly focused on the task of beating one of the greatest of his era, Manny Pacquiao. For all wrong Broner has done in his career, a dominate, statement making win could rectify what would otherwise be considered an overall disappointment, and Adrien Broner and his close-knit team are fully aware of that rare opportunity.

The Economics:

Manny Pacquiao, a Senator, a philanthropist, the most humble millionaire you will ever meet, endearing to everyone he meets, if there was ever a better representative for the sport of boxing, I do not know who that person is. Manny Pacquiao is the ultimate protagonist. He, like his counterpart, Broner also comes from nothing. A wooden and metal shack on an impoverished island country with little to eat. Pacquiao has the outcome of someone you would expect came from nothing, and his countryfolk as well as boxing fans and media universally adore him for it. Adrien Broner is the clear perfect candidate to be Manny Pacquiao’s antagonist. He’s brash, arrogant, flashy, selfish, and a headline grabbing trash talker. These two men come from very similar backgrounds, but they have become polar opposites with time. Sometimes a fight just makes sense, this is one of those times. You have a clear good guy vs. a clear bad guy. This is a fight that could sell itself just based on the personalities involved.

When the announcement came from left field that Manny Pacquiao would be signing with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions stable after spending an entire career with direct rival Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions, it was clear what he was after. He wants the big names, and most importantly he wants the biggest name of them all, a rematch with Floyd Mayweather.

This fight in particular, Pacquiao vs. Broner has been spoken about for around two years now. This dates back to a post Mayweather Pacquiao looking for big name opponents to get him big money and allot of attention. This fight made economic sense for all involved, except Broner who was offered only one-million dollars at the time from Pacquiao’s former promoter Bob Arum. That, of course brought negotiations to a screeching halt, the fight was dead in the water for years despite obvious fan intrigue in the bout. A couple of years later, Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner were under the same roof and now the stars have aligned. You can’t help but to get somewhat of a feeling that Showtime is “using” Broner given his recent track record of losing high-profile fights against the upper echelon. After all, boxing is a money business first and foremost. Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao 2 makes MONEY. There’s a clear route set up, and it is brilliant planning by Showtime if it plays out in the most likely of scenarios.

One thing that remains a constant, Broner is a ticket seller and he is must-see television. He’s only hit under the 500,000-viewership mark one time since he began headlining events with his 2013 main event attraction against well respected Brooklynite Paulie Malanaggi. Those are unheard-of numbers for a premium cable network in the 2010′s. He is one of the few legitimate stars in boxing, when he is in the ring, people watch. Whether it is out of spite, or out of love, people tune in. Broner can move a needle despite never headlining a pay-per-view event himself. Allot of his star comes from his more than frequent visit to the headlines, he is what I would consider the most polarizing figure in prizefighting. From arrests, to relentless trash-talking, to truly funny one-liners. Adrien Broner is a salesmen, and more often than not, you get what you pay for. There isn't a single fight out of his 37 that could be considered “boring”. Unlike his style predecessor, Floyd Mayweather, Adrien Broner is known to be comfortable in the pocket. He will not back down from a firefight, be it to his own demise and the fans approval, or vice versa. You can call Adrien Broner allot of things, but you certainly cannot call him boring. Manny Pacquiao has been a PPV star for the bulk of his career making his PPV debut all the way back in 2005 with his first fight with Erik “El Terrible” Morales. Since then, Manny Pacquiao has broken one million PPV buys on seven separate occasions, and he’s brought home over $1 Billion dollars in PPV revenue alone. Like his opponent, Manny Pacquiao is one of the rare five in boxing that can draw massive numbers and transcend into the more casual sphere of sports. That is why this fight is the perfect appetizer for a Floyd “Money” Mayweather rematch. This is big business.

Manny Pacquiao’s Late Career Revival:

Senator Manny Pacquiao, 40, boxing’s only eight division world champion, first ballot Hall of Famer, multiple time fighter of the year, the arguable best of an entire generation, everyone who has remotely hovered around the sport of boxing for some time over the past two decades knows the movie-like story of Manny Pacquiao. They are also aware of his pugilistic excellence that he has exuded over the past twenty years inside the boxing ring. Capturing world titles in eight separate weight divisions- from light flyweight all the way up to light middleweight. He has shared the ring with a who’s who of boxing royalty, four fights with Juan Manuel Marquez, three fights with Erik Morales, two fights with Marco Antonio Barrera, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, and most notably Floyd Mayweather. It is remarkable that someone of Pacquiao’s age and his prestige is fighting at the highest levels of the sport, especially considering the amount of wars he has been in throughout a what will be on Saturday night, seventy fight career. Manny Pacquiao doesn't have a risk adverse style by any means. He’s one of the all time great offensive fighters in the long and rich history of boxing, he’s been in allot of tough fights, and to be preforming in such a way that he did against then WBA ‘Regular’ Welterweight Champion Lucas Matthysse this past July, it is almost like we’ve gone through a time warp back to 2009. And, the boxing public can’t get enough of it. Of course, this late career revival will come with consequences. There have been allegations in the past by more of the conspiratorial minded that Manny Pacquiao is a dirty fighter, that he uses steroids. This allegation steams from a contract dispute that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao had when the original contest was supposed to take place after Manny Pacquiao beat Miguel Cotto in 2009. The fight was intally agreed on, after it was settled both men would split $50 million upfront, but there was a conflict between both Team Mayweather and Team Pacquiao on the drug testing. Mayweather was hard-set in favor of blood testing by The United States-Anti Doping Agency, Team Pacquiao was hard-set on not being blood tested within 30-days of the fight taking place as “it would weaken my fighter.” said Freddie Roach. Thus, the fight was called off, and the anti-Pacquiao propaganda from Mayweather and his backers began, likewise the claims of Manny being a drug cheat. These allegations have resurfaced from commenters both credible and not, after Pacquiao’s fantastical turning back of the proverbial clock against Lucas Matthysse. This was not the same Manny Pacquiao we have seen in fights from the Juan Manuel Marquez knockout loss on (2012-2018) we saw a much diffrent Manny Pacquiao in those fights, an older version of the man that once was over his next seven bouts. This was a physically faster, stronger, more spirited version of an old Manny Pacquiao. And there are plenty of reasons that could attribute to what seems like a late-career resurgence. One, he could be easing more into the groove of being both a senator and elite level prizefighter, you have to imagine he couldn't have been completely focused on fighting when he was dealing with all of his political asperations outside of boxing. Now, he has a secured job as Senator, and more experience with balancing both boxing and politicking. There is no true incriminating evidence that Manny Pacquiao has ever used or is using steroids. He hasn't ever tested positive on a drug test in all his time taking them. And for this fight with Adrein Broner, he looks to be in even better shape than he was last July, and they have been testing under the WBA’s mandatory VADA testing since training camp began. Both fighters are clean until otherwise proven dirty, Manny Pacquiao is an extreme outlier for someone his age to be as fast, as strong, as powerful and as athletic he is. That just shows you how special Manny Pacquiao is.

A flattened, shocked, Lucas Matthysse coming to his senses after a vintage Manny Pacquiao knocks him down and eventually finishes him in the fifth. (Action Images/Reuters/Lai Seng Sin)

After Manny Pacquiao’s sixth round knockout loss (now dubbed “the shot heard ‘round the world”) to Juan Manuel Marquez in their fourth fight together, many called for Pacquiao’s retirement then and there, it would have been unimaginable to think he would be fighting on six years after and in nine fights. He went on a three fight win streak looking decent, but no better against Brandon Rios, Timothy Bradley, and Chris Algieri thus setting the stage for “The Fight of The Century” even if it was six years past when it should have taken place. The fight, and the potential rematch, will both be covered in full in my book slated to come out at the end of the year, Pacquiao would of course lose that fight in less than spectacular fashion citing a shoulder injury that hindered his ability to use his lead right hand. He took one more fight before “retiring”, that was a little wanted trilogy bout with Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao would cruise to a decision. This was and seemed like it was going to be Pacquiao’s last fight, especially considering the issues Pacquiao was having with his then newly acquired career in Philippino politics. The fight was nearly cancelled due to some obligations that Pacquiao had to attend to on a governmental front. He would then unretire (as many boxers do) a remarkable seven months later and dominate a much larger Jessie Vargas in a near shutout decision in Las Vegas. Then, the entire Manny Pacquiao comeback contingency plan was exploded by a rough and rugged Jeff Horn and a controversial decision by three judges at ringside in Horn’s backyard. A Floyd Mayweather rematch was expected to be next, but after the loss, more rumors of retirement would come, and Pacquiao wouldn't fight for the rest of the calendar year as he was attending to senatorial duties and recovering from the Jeff Horn fight. The aforementioned fight with Lucas Matthysse come one-year and one-week to Manny Pacquiao’s loss to Jeff Horn. He would go on to dispatch Matthysse in a familiar aggressive Pacquiao fashion, knocking down the Argentine slugger three times in five rounds. We saw a flash of a past Manny Pacquiao in the ring this past July, it didn't look like a “prime” Manny Pacquiao, but it didn't look much diffrent than the Manny Pacquiao that brutalized Miguel Cotto or Oscar De La Hoya if you squint hard enough. Granted, Lucas Matthysse picked up a reputation of being a “quitter” in his later years, but he had also picked up some decent wins before facing Manny Pacquiao last July. This fight with Adrien Broner is the toughest fight on paper that Manny Pacquiao has been in since his losing effort against Floyd Mayweather all those years ago at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. We are here again, we are at the crossroads, the astronomical economical rematch with Floyd Mayweather lies on the other side of the street, the only thing in Manny’s path to revenge is Adrein Broner. Likewise with Broner’s question of focus and dedication, we have a question of Manny Pacquiao, has he gotten old overnight? will we see the Pacquiao we saw lose to Jeff Horn in heartbreaking fashion? we can only speculate until we see the “legend face the letdown” as Steve Farhood astutely observed. One thing that is undeniable, this fight is going to be fireworks from the beginning to the conclusion, especially if both polarizing figures enter the ring at their respective peaks for being past their primes.

Prediction:

Anyone who tells you they have a real read on this fight is lying. This is one of the more unpredictable fights I have witnessed in my years of being a boxing spectator. In one corner, you have Adrien Broner, the youngest ever four-division world champion. An underachiever with a chip the size of his ego on his shoulder. He has all the motivation in the world to actually SHOW up for this fight. This is his chance to write a new chapter for himself and his career. And, judging by the rhetoric from his corner and the ones in the know, this is the hungriest and most focused Adrien Broner has been in a long time. It is always a question if Adrein Broner will preform to occasion and to expectation, but I for one am buying into the notion that he is truly focused for this fight. He has had a much more monotoned fight week, usually there is no shortage of drama from the colorful Broner on fight week, all we got this week was Adrien calling out Showtime’s Al Bernstein for “setting him up”, “going against him”, and for being a “b*tch ass ni**a “ that’s mellow compared to what we have experienced in times past. Manny Pacquiao has had an important reverse of roles as well in Las Vegas during this fight week. The usually hyper focused but warm Pacquiao was all smiles, all week long. He has been laughing, joking, and opening up more so than he ever has in his high profile matchups. You can get the sense this is a more relaxed version of Manny Pacquiao, it feels as if he is at home. His camp headed by longtime cutman turned head coach Buboy Fernandez and seconded by longtime head coach turned cutman Freddie Roach has been the best he’s had in years. Roach has been on record saying this version of Manny Pacquiao hits just as hard, and is just as strong as the Pacquiao of past years. Whether that be true or not is to be foreseen, Pacquiao’s conditioning can not be called into question however as he looks to be in awe-inspiring shape for a man who just turned 40-years old. He looks to be finally fitting into the welterweight mold better than he has in fights prior. We may very well see the best versions of Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner relative to their post-prime positions in the ring on Saturday night, and that is all that we can hope for.

From a historical based-technical viewpoint, I expect a high class firefight in the ring on Saturday night. Assuming Manny Pacquiao is the same Pacquiao we saw thrash Lucas Matthysse into submission, and Adrien Broner is the same Broner (if not better) that fought ferociously for a draw against Jessie Vargas in April, we could have a real treat on our hands. Adrien Broner, while coming from the Floyd Mayweather mold, has some major stylistic differences to Floyd. He mainly boxes out of a high guard, and while it does remain true that Broner is indeed a natural counterpuncher, he is a fine offensive fight as well. He has been criticized in fights previous, namely the Mikey Garcia fight for shelling up in his high guard when pressed with smart, fundamentally sound aggression, something Manny Pacquiao has in spades. Broner will need to shy away from his typical catch and counter style that he has applied in previous fights as that will most likely spell his doom against one of the finest offensive fighters of all time. For Adrien Broner to win this fight, I believe he needs to stay busy offensively, but not get complacent against Pacquiao, he needs to work with his jab at distance and he needs to work the body of Manny Pacquiao on the inside. And he absolutely can not get off to a slow start as he has in nearly every fight he has been in since the Marcos Maidana fight. He will get stopped if he takes rounds 1-6 off. Personally, I do buy into the fact that Adrien Broner is the best version of himself that he could be, but I simply do not believe he’s good enough to beat someone of Manny Pacquiao’s caliber unless Pacquiao has gotten old overnight. In that case, Broner could potentially stop Pacquiao. But, in the most likely occasion, I see Manny Pacquiao winning a clear but competitive decision over Adrien Broner who’s chin is notoriously hard to crack. I think Broner probably give Manny some fits early and in the middle rounds, but I believe Manny Pacquiao’s excellence will shine through paving the way for a Floyd Mayweather rematch in late summer-early fall. Face it, we will all be watching that.

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