#juniper lovejoy

[moonlightmidtone]

Indigo Katz & Juniper Lovejoy!

Canon roommates of one (1) Quinn Blythe.

[milkactivist]

juniper nation we up!

Who will win? The Princess of Hyranor? Hot lesbian criminal? Cowgirl, or rather Owlbear girl, from Malum? Stressed out train manager? The original start to the famous/infamous lovejoy family? Vote to find out (and change the outcome of this answer)

[hermitcraft-playlists]

Songs for Helsknight perhaps? (I was only planning to send like three songs but he kinda lives rent free in my head so-)

Hallelujah (I’m not Dead) - Citizen Soldier

Blood Upon the Snow, Take me to Church - Hozier

Broken Crown, Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons

Until the Wolves Come Out, Sandcastle Kingdoms, Live Long Enough to Become the Hero, Count the Teeth - NateWantsToBattle

Rule #4 Fish in a Birdcage - Fish in a Birdcage

Achilles Come Down - Gang of Youths

Tongues & Teeth, Curses - Crane Wives

The Nowhere King - Centaurworld

Lonely King -CG5

My Demons - STARSET

Send my Regards - Juniper

Bleeding Out, Warriors, I’m so Sorry, Monster - Imagine Dragons

Call Them Brothers - Regina Spektor

King for a Day - Pierce the Veil

The Wolf - SIAMES

Star a War - Klergy

The Horror and the Wild, Charlie’s Inferno - The Amazing Devil

Hell’s Comin’ With Me, The Gallows, C’mon Down, Providence, Give and Take, Feed the Machine - Poor Man’s Poison

This is War - Thirty Seconds to Mars

Legends Never Die - League of Legends

A Sadness Runs Through Him - The Hoosiers

Unstoppable, Revolution, Born for This - The Score

You’re Gonna go Far, Kid - The Offspring

Turn the Lights Off, Ruler of Everything, &, The Bidding - Tally Hall

Scum, Taunt - Lovejoy

Ain’t it Fun?, Interlude: I’m not Angry Anymore - Paramore

Hayloft, Hayloft II, Burning Pile, Wrecking Ball, It’s Alright, Arms Tonite - Mother Mother

I think I’m OKAY - Machine Gun Kelly

I Can’t Decide - Scissor Sisters

Hell of a Ride - Bo Burnham

Cradles - Sub Urban

This is Love - Air Traffic Controller

Middle Finger - Bohnes

Old Enough 2 Die - Heart Attack Man

The Pitiful Children - Be More Chill

Gasoline - Halsey

Oh No!, Hermit the Frog - MARINA

The Main Character - Will Wood

Devil Town - Cavetown

This is Gospel, House of Memories, Crazy = Genius, Let’s Kill Tonight - Panic! At the Disco

MSKWYDITD (Light em up), Thnks fr th Mmrs, Hum Hallelujah, Immortals - Fall Out Boy

Just a Man, Remember Them, Survive, My Goodbye - Epic: the Musical

You’re not Welcome - Naethan Apollo

Happy Face - Jaguar Twin

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, Duality, I’d Rather Drown - Set It Off

Twisted - MISSIO

100 Bad Days, Finale - AJR

Underground, I hear a Symphony - Cody Fry

American Idiot, Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Basket Case - Green Day

Battle Scars - Paradise Fears

We Raise our Cups - Hadestown

Innocently Annoying - Elysewood

Confrontation - Jekyll and Hyde

Brother, The Red Means I Love You - Madds Buckley

A Million Gruesome Ways to Die - Billie Bust Up

Breaking the Habit, What I’ve done, Numb, Crawling - Linkin Park

Wooooooahhhhhh okay nonny you just shot your blorbo straight up to the top of the ranking of longest playlist Helsknight's playlist is now 132 (!!!!) songs long

[mag200]

music recs uuuuh lessee

nerdy folk/filk: Vixy and Tony, any album really. their newest "We Are Who We Are" is their best imo, but I have a particular soft spot for some of the tracks on "Thirteen" (specifically the title track, Mal's Song, and Companion).

SJ Tucker, also most albums, she's a little more fae-leaning in topic, and her album Mischief is my favorite.

folk/indie/rock/idek: The Amazing Devil, their album ruin. All their albums are great, The Horror and the Wild and Love Run are both wonderful, but ruin is just blast your butt off amazing

Juniper Vale, Everything is Color. Juniper Vale is just... really pretty music idk man. The singer's voice is so pretty. Slightly poppier sound but then they're pure folk when they go full acoustic, so I think it goes here.

indie rock: James Marriot. He's only got like one EP out, Bitter Tongues, but it's worth it, and his singles are also great. He started putting out music during the pandemic and he's relatively popular in certain online circles but like, the music's actually REALLY good.

Lovejoy, EP Wake Up & It's Over has already been recced and at this point even if they're new and not yet SUPER well known they're not obscure by any means, but I'm seconding it. it just goes so fucking hard.

Wilbur Soot, Your City Gave Me Asthma. Wilbur Soot is the online... persona? stage name? of Lovejoy's frontman Will Gold, and this was one of his solo projects before Lovejoy's creation. It's quiet, mostly just one guitar and sometimes a drum, and it's a melancholy depressing sort of album, but it's great for like sitting with your headphones on staring out the window at the rain, if you know what I mean.

Sub-Radio, EP Past Selves. If you've seen that "Stacey's Dad" tiktok go around? That's Sub-Radio. They're queer (or at least the frontman is) and they're just so uplifting musically. Even when the lyrics are a little less happy, I'm constantly filled with joy listening to their music. Highly recommend.

that's all I've got. I'd recommend the Mechs but I'm preeeeetty sure you know them already. ;)

this is so many thank you i appreciate it!!!

i didnt realize wilbur soot was a music person, i've only seen him mentioned sometimes on tumblr and i think i thought he was a video game streamer lmao.

i admit i dont rlly like the amazing devil but i usually like music that sounds like them, idk its nothing against them tho

and yeah i love the mechs <3

[wanderingbards]

Just Roll With It characters as songs from my Wrapped top 100.

These are based both on vibe and on content, but not necessarily both at the same time. Also, just main pcs, sorry npcs and guest pcs.

Gillion Tidestrider:

Surface Pressure (Encanto)

Brother (Madds Buckley)

Close Every Door (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)

Chip Bastardo JRWI:

Oh Yeah, You Gonna Cry? (Lovejoy)

Burning Pile (Mother Mother)

Bones in the Ocean (The Longest Johns)

Jay Ferin:

She Doesn't Sleep (Anthony Amorim)

Liar (The Arcadian Wild)

Ready Now (Dodie)

William Wisp:

Saint Bernard (Lincoln)

Oblivion (Halfy & Winks)

Tightrope (The Greatest Showman)

Vyncent Sol:

Thus Always To Tyrants (The Oh Hellos)

Since I Saw Vienna (Wilbur Soot)

Lost (fin)

Dakota Cole:

Unsaid Emily (Julie and the Phantoms)

Seventeen Going Under (Sam Fender)

Lemon Boy (Cavetown)

Peter Sqloint:

Waiting on a Miracle (Encanto)

Body Terror Song (AJJ)

Discord (The Living Tombstone)

Rumiracle/Elena:

Farewell Wanderlust (The Amazing Devil)

I Hear a Symphony (Cody Fry)

Body (Mother Mother)

Thanatos:

Rät (Penelope Scott)

Evermore (Beauty and the Beast)

Monster (Dodie)

Rolan Deep:

Will I Find My Home (Juniper Vale)

Dear Fellow Traveller (Sea Wolf)

Under My Skin (Jukebox the Ghost)

Timothy Rand:

Goodbye (Bo Burnham)

The Haunting (Set it Off)

No Children (The Mountain Goats)

Kian Stone:

Mawce (Everybody's Worried about Owen)

My Heart is Buried in Venice (Ricky Montgomery)

Average (Sushi Soucy)

[foxwell]

UC What If?-s I want to see

Arc 1 What if Deb told Sir Mister Person that he was not a knight

Arc 2 What if Sasha had not managed to finish the replica in time

Arc 2 What if they had accidentally disabled magic

Arc 2 What if Gem Lovejoy had been waiting for them on that roof, preferably together with Franklin by her side

Arc 3 What if Diarmad had died in that sewer (Diarmad I love you but that would be so interesting)

Arc 3 What if nobody was allowed to have Forcecage

Arc 4 What if Russ had died there

Arc 5 What if people had lost their memories: Lily, Phoenix, any party member (my apologies to James and Owen specifically but I love Angst a bit too much for my own good)

Arc 6 let Gus re-do the finale like he would do it now (I personally, from a storytelling perspective, love the finale, but I understand the issues he has with it and want to see what he would change and how that would work)

Arc 7 What if after Arc 1 they had stayed together

Arc 7 Episode 2 combat with Sir Mister poisoned (from the degunking alcohol) and Deb exhausted (from not going to sleep the night before)

Arc 7 Episode 2 combat where the dragonturtle is compelled to duell Sir Mister

Literally every possible scenario from Arc 8, including: what if Sybilla's arm would not have been an issue? What if Helga had not come to her in time (when she was banished)? What if Annie had not left? What if Sir Up would have stood by her side after all?

Arc 9 What if Julian could not mindlink

Arc 9 Episode 7 What if Render convinced Juniper

Arc 10 Episode 8 What if they read about what was happening

Arc 10 What if people actually liked Tiffany

[silly-goofy-mood]

How much you wanna bet the thing with Juniper and her wife (arrest, getting her wing cut off, her wife being sent away) had to do with the fucking Lovejoys somehow

[hiya-homah]

Theres a lotta Springfield milfs huh

[gnfsbritishbiscuit]

dance battles playlist

back to series masterlist

dance songs

jive: robbery by lime cordial 

salsa: lady - hear me tonight by modjo 

contemporary: please stop calling by juniper 

paso doble: to be revealed 

ballet: to be revealed 

showstopper: to be revealed 

story songs

stop thinking by alfie templeman

taunt by lovejoy

talk to you by ricky montgomery 

me and my husband by mitski 

true love waits (live version) by radiohead

orange juice by melanie martinez 

use somebody by kings of leon 

savior complex by phoebe bridgers

running out of time by tyler, the creator  

headache by rigby 

drama club by melanie martinez

sparks by coldplay

best friend by rex orange county

line without a hook by ricky montgomery 

style by taylor swift

high school sweethearts by melanie martinez 

i hear a symphony by cody fry 

luna’s writing playlist <3

to be added

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9, 10, 15, 19, 20

9. what song do you think describes you best?

i just answered this one but i'll give another :D shine on top by surfaces is a beloved song to me ^_^ i try to be positive lol

10. is there any song you can't stand, even though you like the artist?

im going to be cancelled on tumblr dot com for this one but i cannot STAND lovejoys cover of knee deep at atp. ive never heard the original but i have this one color that makes me sick to my stomach practically, its sort of fuschia i cant describe it. but anyways a lot of songs and things have colors/smells/tastes/etc for me and knee deep at atp by lovejoy is THAT FUCKING COLOR FOR ME i cannot STAND to hear it. love all their other stuff and nothing against the actual song or recording i just CANNOT

15. is there an artist you wish more people knew?

oh for sure!!! theres an awesome guy called M.A.G.S. with some AWESOME music that isnt too popular, also a band called juniper with some good stuff, a band called goodnight, texas with some awesome stuff. OH ALSO JACK CAMPBELL HAS SOME REALLY COOL STUFF (ABSENTEE THE COOLEST SONG EVER!!!!!)!!!!! anyways probably more but yeah those are some faves of mine i wish more ppl knew!!!

19. do you have an exception to a genre you don't like?

tbh theres not really any genre i have a strong dislike for, i kinda feel like theres a time and place for all kinds of music i guess. im sure i have a song and genre that fit this question but nothigns coming to mind rn lol

20. do you listen to your music loud or quiet?

my hearing is kind of fucked so i genuinely dont know 😭 if its in earbuds or my car then i feel like sort of loud??? ish??? i like it to like fill the silence completely i guess, sorta envelop me, but if i play it on a speaker then usually pretty quietly i think. thats more for background noise. once again though my hearings fucked up so im not really sure LMAOO

[the-hindu-times]

January 2019 reviews roundup

Before I knew his backstory, I handed rock-wordsmith, Neil McCormick, one of my own demo CDs at a charity event he was hosting at Islington Assembly Hall, which included performances from Gabriella Cilmi, Bo Bruce, The Magic Numbers and fellow underachieving musician, David Ford. He gave me a look of ‘thanks but no thanks’; gritting his teeth through a previously care-free, joyous smile which immediately swayed to the upset expression of someone taking the most offense possible. After hearing him talk on stage of how he tracked down the evening’s headliner, David Gray, for an interview, I thought he might entertain my similar-styled efforts for a potential leg up. His expression seemed to suggest that he should be the one doing the approaching – maybe that was just what he was used to as he first came over to London from Dublin in time for the early 1980s to chase record labels. Either that, or me handing him the CD had dragged up his unsuccessful past to the surface. Fast forward a couple of years. ‘Later with Jools Holland’ is on the TV, and there he is - Neil McCormick, promoting the new film based on his life (and book ‘I Was Bono’s Doppelganger’) ‘Killing Bono’. Suddenly, his unanticipated mannerisms began to make sense. Fast forward another few years to tonight. We were at the Soho Theatre for ‘Chasing Bono’ - the latest adaption of the tale, in the form of a play. Most of the 1.5 month run (+ matinees) had limited availability but tonight, there are a few extra seats that could have been taken. Sat directly in the row in front of us, though, was nonother than Neil McCormick, himself – awaiting the accuracy of his fantastic fable. As soon as we entered the theatre, the stage-set suggested that this was not the typical, low-budget production expected to be housed here. This was already as mainstream and ‘West End’ as the credits would suggest; billed as a new comedy by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - creators of acclaimed television programmes and films including ‘Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?’, ‘Porridge’, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’, ‘Lovejoy’, ‘The Commitments’, and ‘Still Crazy’, whilst directed by Gordon Anderson (‘The Catherine Tate Show’, ‘The Inbetweeners’, ‘Shameless’ and ‘Fresh Meat’). The attention to detail on design was a spot on as the delivery of the dialect in the best play we have seen since ‘The Edge Of The Pier’. 

The irony is that Neil and Ivan McCormick’s band, Shook UP!, achieved the kind of success that most new bands would love but will never achieve. Not many groups could still be continuing their success now, since the mid ‘70s though. However, we headed north straight from the theatre to see a group that fitted that exact description.  Taking their name from Arabic for the meaning of "black", Asward continued to add R&B and Soul to their Reggae sound tonight at Camden's Jazz Cafe. Although they are descendants from the Carabien, they pointed out that they are from Ladbroke Grove. With at least one song played from all their previous LPs, it was setlist closer 'Shine' that had first brought me to the attention of the band in 1994.

After Enter Shikari the following evening at Brixton Academy, we learned how both Ricky Gervais and Ben Howard had made their shows for named ticket holders only, with fans not even able to give their spare tickets away; losing out on money whilst those, willing to take them off their hands, missed out on the show altogether.

The following week saw 2 nights from Irish national treasures, Bell X1, at the Union Chapel in Islington. Starting out life as Juniper, lead singer Damien Rice soon left the band to pursue a solo career, forcing Paul Noonan to make the transition from behind the kit to lead vocals. Tonight, he was still switching between the two, rotating roles with David Geraghty after the band scaled down to a three-piece since the departure of film composer, David Crosby. The numbers were made up by the addition of the ‘Dowry Strings’ section, who created a delicate subtlety, impossible to have been attempted at Bell X1’s high energy, 2006 arena performance at the Dublin Point for their live DVD. I had only witnessed the band live once before – and that was just in soundcheck when they played at the Kings Cross Scala; having left to go to Soho for Ed Sheeran at the Borderline, before he later announced his own headline Scala show at that larger, 800 capacity club.   The second half of tonight’s show was opened by just the three band members huddled around one microphone, otherwise playing purely acoustic – certainly not breaking the sound barrier - but similar to Norah Jones’ encore when we saw her at the Palladium. Their songs performed this way felt better than on record, and the intimacy gave them a stronger meaning, if not forgiving of some literal lyrics and some often, Frames-styled, cheesiness.

After Dan Skinner’s character, Angelos Epithemiou, headlined Outside The Box at the Fighting Cocks in Kingston, we went to see Stephen K Amos’ new show ‘Bouquets & Brickbats’ at Epsom Playhouse a couple of days later. Ever since leaving his role as the interlude, in-between the booked comics, at the Big Fish Company clubs in South London in 2001, he has been travelling to Edinburgh to perform a new show every year. Tonight, rather than just leaving it at one hour, he calls back to material from previous tours when necessary. He covered thought provoking ideas on race, sexuality and political correctness, before revealing some true tragedies that have struck him and reasons why we need to laugh. Maybe that’s why he is at the best he’s ever been, reflecting on the turnout; having nearly doubled since the last time he was there, making the show close to a sellout.

The following evening saw a disappointing show from Gruff Rhys at the Roundhouse. After seeing an impressive solo instore from him at Rough Trade East, I went along to the Barbican Centre to see him and his band brilliantly perform his fantastic new album with an orchestra. Remembering how good Lisa Hannigan was at an all-seated Roundhouse, having also seen her with an orchestra at the Barbican, I was hoping for a repeat experience. However, this evening’s sound and lighting were in battle to see which one could give you a headache first whilst the songs were not coming across as strong at all, with little dynamic.

The next day, I was in Angel for Star Shaped club at Islington Academy 2 – a one off evening that felt like how every evening was in the ‘90s but everyone there tonight was much, much older than back then. Maybe it’s strange to have a club that isn’t for the young, and mainly for larger-drinking men but who else would want the non-challenging musical playlist of Shed 7 and The Bluetones? Tonight had the guitar and percussion wizardry of Aziz Ibrahim and Inder Goldfinger performing the songs they made with Ian Brown for his solo albums. Taking on the additional roles of singing and operating a drum machine, Aziz demonstrated how important his riffs were. The small room, still with plenty more space to fill, made it possible to appreciate the techniques involved in producing these sounds and grooves, with the whole show benefiting from bringing these two masterful players to the forefront. January ended with Josh Widdicombe at Outside The Box comedy club and Nina Nessbitt at Banquet Records. Nic Bennett

[moonlightmidtone]

Fortune of Decay kiddos 😌 if you want to see the full WIP checkout my patreon!

[uc-beepboop]

Some doodles of uc characters I found in the margins of my notes

[tonyduncanbb73]

All the Boston Food News That Mattered in October 2018: From Fish Trays to Fried Chicken Sandwiches

The month in openings, closings, top news, and more

Welcome to rainy November. A chill is in the air, but there are plenty of new restaurants to enjoy. Here’s a look back at last month’s activity, including buzzy new openings like a massive new space for an old brewery in Fort Point, a New York City fried chicken sandwich import in the Seaport District, and an arcade bar in Downtown Crossing.

There were some sad closures, too, including a popular neighborhood hangout in Coolidge Corner and a Southern restaurant in Inman Square.

Read on for a summary of October 2018, including the most-read news stories and maps, the openings, and the closings.

Jump to: Most-Read Stories | Top Maps, Guides, and Food Crawls | Openings | Closings | This Time Last Year

Most-Read Stories

Trillium [Official Photo]

Fish tray at the new Trillium Brewing Company restaurant in Fort Point

Trillium’s Massive Fort Point Restaurant and Brewery Opens: Three stories of food and beer, including a seasonal roof deck.

Suburban Boston Dining News, Updated Weekly: A round-up of restaurant openings, closings, and other news outside of the immediate Boston vicinity.

David Chang’s Fried Chicken Joint Debuts in Boston’s Seaport District: Here’s a peek inside the casual new spot.

A Bar Filled With Arcade Games Debuts Downtown: Look inside the Big Night Entertainment Group’s newest venue, Versus.

One of Boston’s Best Italian Restaurants Is Probably Closing at the End of the Year: New development and liquor licensing are playing a role in the imminent shutter of Erbaluce in Boston’s Bay Village.

Beacon Hill Pub Closes, but Not for Good: The longstanding dive bar has shuttered for now, but it’s temporary.

One of Boston’s Best Bartenders Headlines New Downtown Bar: Naomi Levy is at the helm of Better Sorts Social Club, serving gorgeous cocktails made from ingredients like pasta water.

Longtime Industry Vet Debuts His First Restaurant Tonight in Boston’s West End: First-time owner Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli opens Alcove, located at Lovejoy Wharf, right by TD Garden.

Davis Square Is Living the Pizza Dream: The Boston Burger Co. team’s new venture, Mortadella Head, opened last week with square pizzas and huge sandwiches.

Chef Behind Needham’s Beloved Sweet Basil Opens Third Suburban Restaurant: Dave Becker (also behind Juniper in Wellesley) has opened Balani in Waltham, and there are smoked meats, poutine, pizza, and more.

Top Maps, Guides, and Food Crawls

Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater

The Flour sticky bun, one of Boston’s iconic dishes

The 38 Essential Restaurants in Boston, Fall 2018: Boston’s greatest restaurants for any occasion, updated quarterly.

The Hottest Restaurants in Boston Right Now, October 2018: Boston’s best new hotspots, updated monthly.

The Hottest New Brunches in Boston Right Now, Fall 2018: Tired of your usual brunching routine?

26 Iconic Dishes Around Boston: Get to know the city and surrounding area with these essential eats.

12 Solid All-You-Can-Eat Meal Deals in Boston: When eating all that food is worth the money — and the pain.

Where to Eat Vegetarian and Vegan Food Around Boston: 25 of the area’s best meat-free options.

Where to Eat Dumplings in and Around Boston: From mini juicy buns to Taiwan-style pan-fried dumplings, Greater Boston’s got the goods.

16 Essential Boston-Area Coffee Shops: Start your caffeine adventure here.

20 Essential Cheap Eats in Boston: Save money while eating well.

Warm up at These 20 Ramen Destinations: So many noodles.

Openings

Caitlin Cunningham

Cocktails at Better Sorts Social Club

Achilito’s Taqueria (38 Hyde Park Ave., Jamaica Plain, Boston): A casual spot for burritos, tacos, and more, right by the Forest Hills T stop.

Alcove (50 Lovejoy Wharf, West End, Boston): The first ownership venture from longtime industry vet Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli, serving a menu that nods to the southeastern Massachusetts “farm coast,” full of agriculture, fishing, and wineries.

The Bagel Table (21 Main St., Ashland): An expansion of the Chestnut Hill shop, which specializes in local OMG! Bagels.

Balani (469 Moody St., Waltham): The third restaurant from Dave Becker, who is also behind Sweet Basil in Needham and Juniper in Wellesley. Balani serves a wide-ranging menu that includes everything from barbecue to scallop paella to Boston cream loukoumades.

Better Sorts Social Club (90 Tremont St., Downtown Crossing, Boston): This swanky cocktail bar replaced the Highball Lounge at the Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel. With acclaimed bartender Naomi Levy at the helm, Better Sorts serves cocktails full of interesting ingredients; there’s even a cacio e pepe-inspired drink with gouda-infused vermouth and black pepper pasta water syrup.

Bistro 489 (489 Winthrop St., Medford): Located inside of Medford Vocational Technical High School — and staffed by students. Open for breakfast and lunch some weekdays.

Central Public House (42 Main St., Hopkinton): Burgers, steak, sandwiches, tacos, and more, steps from the Boston Marathon start line.

Flour Bakery & Cafe (1 Design Center Pl., Seaport District, Boston): Joanne Chang’s acclaimed bakery continues to expand; this location is at the Innovation and Design Building at the far end of the Seaport, alongside the recently opened Chickadee and a few other dining options.

Fuku (43 Northern Ave., Seaport District, Boston): Celebrity chef David Chang’s first foray into Boston. It’s his fast-casual fried chicken sandwich joint, which originated in New York City.

Genki Ya (246 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville): This is the fifth location for the decade-old local sushi chain, which originated in Brookline. This one is in the former Diva Indian Bistro space.

Happy Lamb Hot Pot (693 Washington St., Chinatown, Boston): The second local Happy Lamb (the first is in Cambridge.) Both are connected to the international Little Sheep Hot Pot chain.

J.C. Fruit Shop & More (606 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, Boston): Fruits, juices, and smoothies for now, with wraps and sandwiches coming soon.

Mortadella Head (20 College Ave., Davis Square, Somerville): An Italian-American deli from the team behind Boston Burger Co., serving a giant menu of pizza and sandwiches with many toppings, as well as salads, pastas, and more.

Noodle City (1 West Union St., Ashland): Ramen, pho, and other noodle soups.

Our Zone (1583 Commonwealth Ave., Brighton, Boston): A Sichuan restaurant replacing Chang’s House, serving dumplings, noodle soups, stir-fries, and more.

Rewild (1546 Hancock St., Quincy): A temporary home for an eventual vegan beer hall. For now, it’s a vegan cafe and restaurant during the week, pouring beer and wine on weekends, and it’ll get a permanent home — with a more expansive booze license — within the next few years.

Saloniki (1350 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge): The third location — and the flagship — for the casual Greek spot (the first two are in Fenway and Central Square.) This one is part of the newly renovated Smith Campus Center at Harvard, and it features a full bar and some new menu items.

Samuel Slater’s Restaurant (200 Gore Rd., Webster): On the shore of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Samuel Slater’s is now open at Indian Ranch, serving American food with hints of French and Italian.

Tawakal Halal Cafe (389 Maverick St., Jeffries Point, East Boston): Formerly called Tawakal Halal Cuisine and located elsewhere in East Boston, this popular Somali restaurant has made a comeback after closing its original location back in 2011.

Thai Bar Shi (336 Washington St., Weymouth): Thai and sushi in the former Chile Mango & Lime space.

Trillium (50 Thomson Pl., Fort Point, Boston): A giant, multi-level restaurant and taproom for the popular brewery, which got its start in a much smaller space nearby and has since expanded to Canton and launched several seasonal beer gardens, too.

The Well Coffee House (1 State St., Downtown Boston): An expansion of the Christian non-profit cafe in South Station. This one is located in a former Pret a Manger space.

Versus (42 Province St., Downtown Crossing, Boston): An arcade bar, with comfort food, from the Big Night Entertainment Group (Red Lantern, Empire, etc.)

Wen’s Yunnan Noodle and Ramen (144 Tremont St., Downtown Boston): The second location for a noodle soup-focused restaurant (the first is on Newbury Street.)

Whole Heart Provisions (1350 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge): This is the third location for the vegan-friendly local restaurant; it’s inside the newly renovated Smith Campus Center at Harvard.

Closings

Dana Hatic/Eater

Yo Sushi conveyor belt

October 2018 Closures

Brasserie Jo (Colonnade Hotel, 120 Huntington Ave., Back Bay, Boston): The French restaurant closed after 20 years in business.

Kummerspeck (118 Water St., Worcester): A restaurant and butcher shop from alums of the Barbara Lynch Gruppo. It was open for a little over a year.

Maria’s Pizza (273 Cabot St., Beverly): This North Shore pizzeria will be replaced by another — Amazing Pizza out of Salem.

Pho Mai (17 Beach St., Chinatown, Boston): After a recent transformation from Pho Hoa (a chain) to Pho Mai, this Vietnamese restaurant shut down.

The Regal Beagle (308 Harvard St., Coolidge Corner, Brookline): Named for the pub on Three’s Company, this neighborhood hangout had been open since 2009.

Tupelo (1193 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge): Open for almost a decade, this Southern restaurant cited staffing shortages as a reason contributing to the closure.

Yo Sushi (79 Seaport Blvd., Seaport District, Boston): The London-based conveyor belt sushi chain had been open for a couple years. It’ll be replaced by clothing store Indochino.

Forthcoming Closures Announced in October 2018 That Haven’t Happened Yet

Erbaluce (69 Church St., Bay Village, Boston): One of Boston’s best Italian restaurants for the past decade, Erbaluce will almost definitely close at the end of 2018 to make way for a new development. Owners Charles Draghi and Joan Johnson may try to open something more casual somewhere.

KO Pies at the Shipyard (256 Marginal St., East Boston): Owner Sam Jackson recently closed the smaller original location of KO Pies in South Boston, and now he has announced a probable closure in East Boston as well as he plans to leave the city in search of new adventures. He’s open to finding the right buyer to carry on KO Pies as is, though. Even if it does close, it won’t be until sometime in 2019.

This Time Last Year

Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater

Loco moco at Momi Nonmi, which opened in October 2017

Looking back at October 2017, openings included the debut brick-and-mortar space for a popular bagel pop-up; a casual Boston sibling to an acclaimed Portland, Maine, seafood star; a flashy new Fort Point location for a Back Bay Mexican restaurant; a cozy Inman Square izakaya; and more.

On the closure side, Boston bid farewell to a decade-old Seaport bar and a recently renovated Central Square Italian restaurant, both to make way for new developments, among other restaurants.

In other news in October 2017, a big international food hall confirmed plans for a 2019 expansion to Fenway; a Waltham hotspot detailed a number of expansion plans for Boston proper and beyond; and more.

[foxwell]

My attempt at the UC Trivia Quiz

Spoilers for Arcs 1-10 as well as the trivia quiz itself, obviously

Four ❌ (remembered three, thought she had collected one more)

Dragonborn, specifically: Bronze ❌ (had the same problem that brass and bronze sound exactly the same to me)

Opal, shot through with blue and red ✅ 400

Halfling/Firbolg (mostly Firbolg), Gnome ❌ (was uncertain between Goblin and Gnome)

Ki Lon: Tiffany's accounting papers; Thalia: the catnip / philosopher's rosehip; Liyra: the phoenix ✅ 200

To a better tomorrow ❌

Juniper: Birdie; Serenity: Bunny; Riot: Spike; Art: /; Julian: Child ⚠️ (Julian wrong, so I will just give myself half) 150

Traveller's Provisions ✅ 400

Amethyst dragons ✅ 300

Two of Spades ⚠️ 200

The Plague Rat ✅ 200

Kipp, Lottie, Kix, Remeny, Salas ❌

A foot ✅ 500

A Lovejoy painting, Bracers of the Gricks, a pocketwatch ❌ (I had Viktor's compass in mind, which was not on the list anyways [A2E1 00:37:50])

Theophania Highwater Illanya Orpheus Renegold ⚠️ (Completely forgot there was an L, would have gotten that with the reminder, technically it's Rennigold. Partial credit.) 200

Septuplets ✅ 500

Jefferson Jeffers ✅ 500

Aetherborn ✅ 200

Four ❌ (They aren't Commoners, so I will accept the wrong answer. It were four people, though [A4E3 00:29:37])

An ornate dagger ✅ 200

Haley, Gus, Jenny, Reed ✅ 200 (my own question but I'd say it still counts) (also: my question!! hell yeah!!)

Solaris ✅ 100

It's a Natural 8 ✅ 100

Celestian ✅ 100

Jombo and Lursa ✅ 100

Wagering 200 points. Hope, Penny, Richard, Art, Hunter, Tanner, Robyn, Chase, Miles, Melody ✅ 200

Points: 4750 (4550 without the last question)

Hell yes! As soon as I learned to trust my gut it worked out pretty well for me I'd say ^^

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Some Fortune of Decay Blorbo doodles from @underdog-arts Black Sheep comic!! Some interactions with Quinn and Logan 😌