#lawrence gruber

[bird-likes-to-fandom]

Noel's divorced parents?? tell me all about them

His mom's name is Charlotte! She's a great cook and her family is from France, but she's only been to France a couple times as a little girl and has this idolization of it that has passed down onto Noel but in a... different way dflgkjhflkhj.

His father's name is Lawrence, and he and Char met during high school but started dating and got married years after they both graduated. Fun fact: Charlotte was a grade above him.

Charlotte's parents are Jewish, but she's never really believed in anything. She's more spiritual than religious. Lawrence and his family are catholic.

Lawrence was close with Noel until he started developing his own personality. Lawrence was kind of homophobic, and wanted his son to be just like him. Lawrence worked long hours at the bank and began distancing himself from his family, and he also had an alcohol problem and dementia-ridden father with a live-in nurse who happened to be really attractive. This all combined into Lawrence never being home, either physically or mentally, with his wife and son. And I should mention that the three of them were among the poorest in Uranium City (despite Larry being a banker) because of the alcohol problem.

So, Lawrence cheated on Charlotte for about two years (and sired two children) before he was caught making out with Patricia, the live-in nurse, at his father's funeral in a closet by poor little eleven y/o Noel.

Charlotte divorced him, and he packed his bags and moved far, far away (which isn't hard bc it's Uranium City). Eventually, he got clean and reconciled with Patricia, getting married nad buying a house together far, far away from Uranium City. He never spoke with Charlotte or Noel until Noel's funeral.

Lawrence's daughters are named Emma and Chloe. Emma was born when Noel was nine, and Chloe was born shortly after the father's funeral incident.

After Lawrence left, Charlotte and Noel became even poorer. Noel always wondered what happened to his father, and was traumatized by finding him with Patricia at his granddad's funeral. Noel wasn't really surprised that his father left, but a part of him always wondered if it was his fault.

also fun fact: Charlotte wanted to adopt Ocean and get her out of her parents' house as a little kid (when she and noel were best friends), but Lawrence would let her.

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Oh my GODDD these took FOREVERRR. I'm SUPER proud though!!! I know Noel's father is only brought up ONCE in an Alliance Theater clip but I actually have so many angsty thoughts about them it's insane. Ily RTC angst.

Btw, this is the color palette! Taken from @/color-palettes

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Masterlist:

*Imagines that aren’t linked means that they aren’t published yet*

Original Stories:

Senseless Reality

Series

Imagines/One-shots:

Die Hard (Movies):

Simon Gruber Pt.1: A Stranger

Simon Gruber Pt.2: A Savior

Simon Gruber: Am I Worth Anything?

Simon Gruber: Vengeance

Simon Gruber: Lost

Simon Gruber: Fear

Simon Gruber: Escape

Simon/Hans Gruber Pt.1: Alone

Simon Gruber Pt.2: I Will Protect You

DH3 Cast: Anxiety

Star Trek:

Christopher Pike: You Saved Me

Christopher Pike: Arguments

Seven of Nine: Effigy

War Games (1983):

In progress

David Bowie/Characters:

David Bowie: Sun Rays and Rainy Days

David Bowie: The Actress

David Bowie: Kid Sister

David Bowie: Don't Go

David Bowie: Security

David Bowie: Confrontations

David Bowie: Determination

Jack Celliers: Beautiful Eyes

Jack Celliers: Sadie

Jack Celliers: Alive

Rockstar: Your Story (Interview)

I Can't Stay Here Anymore

Jareth: Quelled Fear

Jareth: Twin Souls

Jareth: Lost Child

Jareth: Lost Queen

Jareth: Back Away

Mick Ronson:

Rockstar: Your Story (Interview)

I Can't Stay Here Anymore

Hannibal (TV):

Hannibal Lecter Pt.1: Antisocial

Hannibal Lecter Pt.2:Antisocial

Hannibal Lecter: New Patient

Hannibal Lecter: Protector

Marvel/DC:

Alfred Pennyworth: Alone

The Elder Maximoff (Series)

Animes:

In progress

The Lion King:

Scar: What Did I Do?

Scar: Betrayal

Scar's Adopted Brother (Series)

Cats (Musical):

In progress

Broadchurch:

Alec Hardy: A Messed Up Situation

Alec Hardy: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation

Unraveled (Series)

Harry Potter:

Severus Snape: Siblings

BBC:

In progress

Johnny Depp:

Johnny Depp: Bodyguard Bestfriend

Tom Hanson: Where is Y/N?

Sweeney Todd: Feeling Fatherly

John Dillinger: I Loved You

Jack Sparrow: Too Far

George Jung: Dangerous Affair

House MD:

In progress

MASH:

In progress

NCIS/Criminal Minds:

Aaron Hotchner: Found Out

Aaron Hotchner: First and Last Phone Call

BAU: Team Member to Murderer

Jethro Gibbs: The Dangers of Pride

Peaky Blinders:

In progress

The Dressmaker:

Tilly Dunnage: I'll Be Here

LOTR/The Hobbit:

Thranduil: Why Did You Run?

Thranduil: Abandoned

Thranduil: Nin Naur

Woodland Princess (Series)

House of the Dragon:

Daemon Targaryen/Matt Smith: Two Face

Daemon Targaryen: Daughter

Daemon Targaryen: Bastard

Daemon Targaryen: Unexpected

Aemond Targaryen: Blood Debt

Hazbin Hotel:

In progress

[alphabetquest]

J - K - L Prompts

Use the prompts to create something using these characters and fandoms. Creativity takes time, so post your creation whenever you are ready. It doesn’t have to be in the same month.

Remember, this is a fun, creative challenge for writers, gif makers, artists, video editors, and aesthetic makers. There is no pressure to post anything.

There are 9 prompts for each letter with a mixture of tropes, scenarios, songs, lyrics, and dialogue. 

The source is linked if prompts were taken from elsewhere.

K

Kinks

L

Lovers to enemies

Love Triangle

J

Just Can’t Have It by Esmee Denters

Joke’s On You by Charlotte Lawrence

K

Kiss It Goodbye by Morgan Gruber

Killing Me Slowly by Bad Wolves

L

Last Love by Sinead Harnett

Note(s): Use lyrics from the song or the feel of the song. 

J

“Just leave me alone.”

“Just let go.”

K

“Keep quiet.”

“Kiss me quick.”

L

“Let me hate you…”

“Loving you shouldn’t be this hard/easy.”

Note(s): Dialogue can be tweaked, but please keep it as minimal as possible.

J

Jealous / Jealousy

Jury service

Justice / Justification

K

Keeping secrets

Kindness, a hug, and butterflies

Kissing strangers

Note(s): Can be used as the title, dialogue, part of a scene, or concept.

L

Locked in

Lost in the middle of nowhere

K

Kidnapping / being kidnapped

J

“Just in case he makes the same mistakes that I did” - source - Just In Case by Conor Maynard

“Just give me a reason” - source - Just Give Me A Reason by Pink featuring Nate Ruess

L

“Last Christmas I gave you my heart” - source - Last Christmas by Wham! 

Note(s): Please do not tweak lyrics. They should be used in their entirety without change but can be used in any way.

Before posting, please read the Guidelines/Rules and the FAQs. If anything isn’t clear, please DM or ASK.

Discord is not required to participate in the event, but it will be a good place to interact with other participants, bounce ideas, and ensure submissions are received. Please let me know if you would like to be added to the server.

Please mention @alphabetquest in the Author’s Notes.

Use the hashtag #AlphabetQuestSubmission in the first five tags.

@deanwinchesterswitch / @hederasgarden / @k-slla / @nescaveckwriter / @innitmarvelous2 / 

@deanbrainrotwritings / @letsby / @rose-demica / @dawn-petrichor-world / @talltalesandbedtimestories /

@jld71 / @navybrat817 / @kazsrm67 / @jamneuromain / @walkingaline /

@a-reader-and-a-writer / @panthera-dei /  @lailawinchesterr / @justagirlinafandomworld / @cocoamoonmalfoy /

@eulalielatibule / @deadlydivergentgirl

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Masterlist <3

Currently in WIP ; shhh

The Santa Clauses•

Bernard the Head Elf x Male Reader |Romantic | Requested〜♧

Bernard the Head Elf x Son Reader | Platonic

Bernard the Head Elf x Gn! Reader | Platonic + hcs

Batim/Batdr•

Sammy Lawrence x Son Reader | Platonic pt.2 |angst + platonic

Marvel, The Mcu•

Bucky Barnes x Brother Reader | Platonic

Bring Tony Stark’s son who goes to NRC | Hcs

Tony Stark x Son reader | Platonic , Angst

Tony Stark x Son Reader | Platonic

Ride the Cyclone•

Saint Cassian Chamber choir + trans reader | Romantic/Platonic

 Obvious Crushes ; Noel Gruber x Male Reader | Romantic | Requested〜♧

Hurt Freshman ; Noel Gruber x Male Reader | Platonic + Angst | Requested〜♧

Ricky Potts x Gn reader with cold hands | hcs| requested〜♧

Saint Cassian Chamber Choir + what they would call their s/o | romantic| requested〜♧

Saint Cassian Chamber Choir + sick s/o | romantic , hcs| requested〜♧

Rainy Days ; Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg x gn reader | hinted hurt/comfort | requested〜♧

Ricky Potts with G/N reader with parent issues | Hcs , Romantic/Platonic | requested〜♧

Genshin Impact•

〜none for now

Twisted Wonderland•

Being Tony Stark’s son going to NRC | hcs/oneshot

Twisted Wonderland oneshot

Honkai Impact 3rd•

〜none for now

The Stanley Parable•

Aspen (oc) with the Narrator

Resident Evil•

〜none for now

The Owl House•

Lovely Melodies ; Raine Whispers x adopted son reader | platonic + Raine comfort

Ensembles Stars•

〜none for now

[sdj-official-fictive]

Sorting my irls by. Which part of me they most align with (Hymnal is my more caring/serious side)

O:

Evil G-man

Caroline

Barney Calhoun

Gordon Feetman

Gordon Freeman

Celestia Ludenburg

Kiyotaka Ishimaru

Karkat Vantas

Amy Lee

Felix Kranken

Ponmi

Fiona Campbell

Lemony Snicket

Pseudonymous Bosch

RED Scout

Doll

Charlotte

Brigadier Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart

Michael Afton

Bertrum Piedmont

Henry Stein

Ruth Fleming

Noel Gruber

Natsuki

Beezlebub

Lucifer

Freckles/Calvin

Denji

X:

Colette Green

Cave Johnson

Bubby

Kiyondo Ishida

Hiyoko Saionji

Roxy Lalonde

Popee

Candy Queen

Pronto Geronomole

Saxton Hale

Miss Pauling

Sparky

Sam

Ace

Susie

Circus Baby

Professor Henry Hidgens

Wiggly

Nifty

Rocky Rickaby

Emmy:

Makoto Naegi

Luz Noceda

The Collector

Flowey

Yellow Guy

Daniel “Buddy” Lewick

General John McNamara

Charlie

Emily

The Unknown:

Ga-men

Aradia Medigo

Bon

Caine

Gaster

Spamton G. Spamton

Hymnal:

G’

Boozoo

Papi

The Scarab

Lagomorpha

Grey Mann

Lesley

Ballora

Sammy Lawrence

Webby

The Amazing Karnak

Itward

Frank

OOOOOOO !! THIS IS CERTAINLY INTERESTING

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Warning: Reblog lungo, ma merita quanto una Epifania - per stare in tema.  Per la critica ufficiale DON'T LOOK UP doveva essere il film dell'anno (...) perché metteva insieme i due totem più rassicuranti della sinistra liberal: Netflix con i suoi sceneggiatori da centro sociale e l'ambientalismo in salsa gretina. Invece niente, abbonda il fuoco amico. Stroncature, perplessità, recensioni tendenti all'isterico («Cinico e insopportabilmente arrogante», Hollywood Reporter; «Un disastro, spiega ciò che è ovvio», il Guardian) e solo qualche concessione alla credibilità del regista, quel McKay osannato per avere preso a frustate gli squali di Wall Street (...) e autore di commedie brillanti (...) contro le ipocrisie del capitalismo obamiano buono per decreto. Per la media dei critici il film non vale più di «cinque» mentre per gli spettatori va oltre il «sette» e l'interesse è confermato da un record: nei primi tre giorni su Netflix ha accumulato 111 milioni di ore di visione. La storia rientra nell'alveo classico del disaster movie: una cometa come quella che spazzò via i dinosauri è in rotta di collisione con la Terra (...) - e nel cast non c'è Bruce Willis (...). Due astronomi di provincia (Leonardo Di Caprio, Jennifer Lawrence) non riescono a convincere i potenti di turno che la minaccia è seria, anzi vengono derisi (lei) e inglobati nel sistema (lui). Una metafora ovvia per richiamare il riscaldamento globale, in totale sintonia con l'afflato ecologista di Di Caprio. Se a ciò si aggiungono solidi riferimenti antitrumpiani (Meryl Streep è una presidente macchiettizzata, garrula e imprevidente), ecco il piatto pronto per far godere il ceto medio riflessivo progressista. Poiché McKay non ha nessuna intenzione di farsi seppellire dai luoghi comuni, cominciano i problemi. A indisporre il cinefilo politicamente corretto è una foto nello studio ovale: Streep abbracciata a Bill Clinton, come dire che nessuno è innocente. A irritarlo è la descrizione del mondo mediatico, impegnato a scegliere le notizie attraverso il gradimento social (...). Il giornalismo televisivo ne esce a pezzi e la regina del talk show (Cate Blanchett) sembra la caricatura di Lilli Gruber. A questo punto il critico comincia a contorcersi sulla poltrona e a domandarsi: nessun "poliziotto del karma" che abbia controllato il montaggio (...)?  Lo smantellamento delle icone globaliste continua quando entra in scena il re dei telefonini che dovrebbe fermare la cometa, tronfio e ambiguo, un mix di Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg ed Elon Musk, pronto a trarre vantaggio anche dalla fine del mondo. A un certo punto compaiono pure i Ferragnez: un'icona pop (Ariana Grande) e il suo rapper si lasciano e si rimettono insieme in diretta Tv mostrando melassa pubblica e ferocia privata mentre moltiplicano i like. Ora il critico avrebbe bisogno dello Xanax usato da Di Caprio per calmarsi; tutti i suoi riferimenti culturali stanno andando in aceto. Anche il titolo non aiuta. L'invito a non guardare lassù e a fidarsi ciecamente delle istituzioni rincorre un certo negazionismo vaccinista invitando il suddito a non dare nulla per scontato e a difendersi dalla mefitica alleanza fra potere politico, potere economico, media e comunità scientifica. (...) Steve Carell dice: «Ti stanno fregando e tu pensi alla partita di baseball». A supporto della tesi subliminale, nel film scorre un numero telefonico per tranquillizzare i cittadini; la voce degli esperti, il verbo dei Bassetti e dei Crisanti della ionosfera: 1-800-532-4500. Chi lo ha composto veramente per curiosità a fine film si è trovato collegato con una linea erotica. La rivista Variety ha parlato di un «Armageddon di sinistra». Per la verità è un Armageddon della sinistra, che entra in loop a tal punto da passare direttamente alla rimozione quando il regista (e qui non possiamo non spoilerare, sorry) gira la scena dell'ultima cena. L'unica seria, priva di sarcasmo, circondata dal rispetto: il vero testamento del film. La cometa sta per distruggere il pianeta e gli sconfitti (, i complottisti, i negazionisti delle verità predigerite e spacciate dall'alto, stile "andrà tutto bene", ndr) si ritrovano attorno a una tavola (...). A un minuto dalla fine di tutto, Di Caprio solleva un ultimo quesito: «La nostra famiglia non è molto religiosa, ma dovremmo almeno dire Amen». Allora il ragazzo raccolto nei bassifondi, il millennial rasta con la famiglia disastrata e il cappellino al contrario, che passa il tempo a rubacchiare nei supermercati, chiede a tutti di prendersi per mano. E prega a voce alta: «Padre nostro e Onnipotente creatore, abbi pietà di noi stasera e perdona il nostro orgoglio. Perdona i nostri dubbi. Ma soprattutto, Signore, ti chiediamo di amarci in questo momento buio. Affronteremo ciò che ci aspetta secondo il tuo divino volere, con coraggio e accettazione». Non tutto è perduto per McKay. E questo è imperdonabile per il critico dem, materialista senza speranza, così furente da saltarsi addosso da solo, che boccia il film derubricandolo a misera parodia ecologista. C'è da capirlo. In due ore il poveretto ha digerito la demolizione sistematica dei suoi miti: il giornalista collettivo delle coscienze tutto Chartbeat e botox, gli eroi siliconvallici del globalismo tecnocratico, gli esperti che suonano la musica del potere. Ma sul finale cattolico l'intellettuale Ztl non poteva farcela ed è crollato. La salvezza non sta nel fissare come scimmie la cometa assassina che arriva. Ma nel guardare più lontano, tutti i giorni.

Grande lezione di V.Genovese sulla resipiscienza a loro insaputa di certa sinistra incartata nella sua ipocrisia MA che prima o poi tocca con mano di essere nuda, su LaVerità sempre più l’unico giornale che leggo, via https://www.dagospia.com/rubrica-2/media_e_tv/sinistra-sta-rosicando-perche-quot-don-39-look-295367.htm

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Chart-Topping Christmas Singles — 1920-1945

Popular Christmas themed songs aren’t a new thing — they saw their infancy in the 1930s, and by the 1940s many popular seasonal songs from films and by popular artists were making the charts. These popular Christmas songs tended to be about not only Christmas, but also wintertime and the season in general and did not typically have overtly religious themes (a change from the carols of the pre-1930s).

Below is a list of chart-topping Christmas singles that would have been radio favorites between 1920 and 1945. Many of those released during WWII would be also been release on V-Disc to US military personnel, so it is highly likely they would be familiar to our boys while they were overseas.

Auld Lang Syne - Peerless Quartet | 1921 

Reached No. 5 on the Pop charts.

Written by Robert Burns. 

Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians first performed the song on radio in 1929, then recorded it in 1939.

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Vincent Lopez Orchestra | 1922

The Vincent Lopez Orchestra version peaked at No. 3 on the pop singles chart.

Other charted versions include Carl Fenton's Orchestra (1922), and Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (1923).

Music written in 1897 by Leon Jessel and popularized by Nikita Balieff's 1920s musical revue La Chauve-Souris.

Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) - Associated Glee Clubs of America | 1925 

Peaked at No. 5 on the pop singles chart. 

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - George Hall and the Hotel Taft Orchestra | 1934

Written in 1933 by Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots. 

Other notable hit versions were by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (1943)

Winter Wonderland - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians | 1934 

Lombardo's version peaked at No. 2 on the pop singles chart.

A version by Ted Weems and his Orchestra peaked at No. 13 on the pop singles chart.

Written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (composer) and Richard B. Smith (lyricist).

Jingle Bells - Benny Goodman and his Orchestra | 1935 

B-Side was Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

A version was released in 1941 with by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, featuring vocals by Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres and The Modernaires.

Other hit versions recorded by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (1943)

Silent Night - Bing Crosby | 1935

Written on Christmas Eve in 1818 in Germany by Franz Gruber under the title "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht". 

Crosby's hit version features the Victor Young Orchestra and backing vocals by the Guardsmen Quartet.

First known recorded version in the U.S. was by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra in 1928.

What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin'?) - Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang | 1936

The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot - by Vera Lynn | 1937

(Don't Wait 'Till) The Night Before Christmas - Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra | 1938

Featuring vocals by Stanley Worth. Peaked at No. 9 on the pop singles chart.

Babes in Toyland/March of the Toys - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | 1939 

Written by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough.

Hello, Mr. Kringle - Kay Kyser and his Orchestra | 1939 

Novelty record with Ginny Simms, Ish Kabibble, Sully Mason & Harry Babbitt on vocals.

The Night Before Christmas - Milton Cross | 1939 

Recitation of Clement Moore's famous 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" with musical background orchestrated by Victor Salon. 

When Winter Comes - Artie Shaw & his Orchestra | 1939 

Peaked at No. 6 on the pop singles chart.

Featuring vocals by Tony Pastor. 

From the 1939 film Second Fiddle.

Snowfall - Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra | 1941 

Written by Claude Thornhill.

Winter Weather - Benny Goodman | 1941

Peaked at No. 24 on the pop singles chart. 

Featuring Peggy Lee and Art Lund on vocals.

Also recorded in 1941 by Fats Waller.

Happy Holiday - Bing Crosby | 1942

Written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 film Holiday Inn, co-starring Crosby and Fred Astaire. 

Hit versions were recorded by Peggy Lee, Andy Williams, and Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme.

White Christmas - Bing Crosby | 1942

Spent eleven weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart and three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Harlem Hit Parade chart in late 1942. 

Written by Irving Berlin. 

This version featured the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter's Orchestra. 

The song debuted in the 1942 film Holiday Inn (sung by Crosby). 

Other charting recordings by Gordon Jenkins (1942), Charlie Spivak (1942), Frank Sinatra (1944), Freddy Martin (1945)

I'll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby | 1943

Written during World War II by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent and Buck Ram to honor soldiers overseas.

Let's Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby | 1943

With the Bob Crosby orchestra. 

From the 1942 film Holiday Inn.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland | 1944 

Peaked at No. 27 on the pop singles chart. 

Featuring orchestration by Georgie Stoll. 

Written by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin

Introduced in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis starring Garland.

The Bells of St. Mary's - Bing Crosby | 1945 

Written by A. Emmett Adams and Douglas Furber in 1917.

While the song has no lyrical relation to Christmas, its inclusion in the 1945 film of the same name has made it a popular choice for various artists' holiday albums.

Christmas Carols by the Old Corral - by Tex Ritter | 1945

Peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Folk Records chart.

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Vaughn Monroe | 1945 

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne.

Image Sources

Judy Garland and Tom Drake in 1944′s “Meet Me in St. Louis” | Source “White Christmas” and “I’ll be home for Christmas” V-Disc | Source “Sant Claus is Coming to Town” | Source

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PARENTS LIST

Abrams - Parents attending: Thomas and Nancy Abrams (FCs: Jason Segal and Allyson Hannigan). PAGE

Adams - Parents attending: Robert and Nancy Adams (Fcs: Jesse L Martin, Halle Berry). PAGE

Anderson - Parents attending: Pam Anderson and brother, Cooper Anderson (Fcs Gina gershon and Matthew Bomer). PAGE

Clarington - Parents attending: Colonel Henry Clarington and Crystal Clarington (Fcs: Stephen Lang, Heidi Klum). PAGE

Corcoran - Parents attending: Shelby Corcoran (Fc: Idinia Menzel). PAGE

Duval - Parents attending: Clara and Hector Duval (Fcs: Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth). PAGE

Evans - Parents attending: Dwight and Mary Evans (Fcs: hris Hemsworth and Samantha Smith). PAGE

Hudson/Hummel - Parents attending: Burt Hummel and Carole Hudson-Hummel (FC: Mike O’Malley and Romy Rosemont). PAGE

Jones - Parents attending: Calvin and Violet Jones, plus their submissives Yasmine and Roman (Fcs: Idris Elba, Garcelle Beauvais, Lisa Bonet, Dwayne Johnson). PAGE

Lynn - Parents attending: Patrick Lynn, Gloria Lynn, Lawrence Lynn (Fcs: Timothy DeKay, Marisa Tomei, Matthew Gray Gruber). PAGE

Rhodes - Parents attending: Preston Thurston and April Rhodes (Fcs: Danny Devito and Kristen Chenoweth). PAGE

These are currently the only known parents attending Parents week. Please let us know by TOMORROW (Sept 15th) if you’d like parents to attend. They need to be on this list WHETHER THEY ARE PLAYABLE OR NOT. We’d like to keep a running tally. Let us know if you have any questions.

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JPL Shares in Cosmology Prize for Planck Mission

ESA - Planck Mission patch. July 5, 2018

Image above: An artist's concept of the Planck spacecraft. Image Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech. The team of scientists behind the European Space Agency's Planck mission has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, played a key role in the design and construction of the Planck instrument, and in the scientific analysis of the mission's data. The Gruber International Prize Program is sponsored by the Gruber Foundation, based at Yale University. The Cosmology Prize "honors a leading cosmologist, astronomer, astrophysicist or scientific philosopher for theoretical, analytical, conceptual or observational discoveries leading to fundamental advances in our understanding of the universe." Launched in 2009, the Planck satellite spent 4 years making a high-resolution map of the oldest light in the universe, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), emitted 13.8 billion years ago when the universe was only 470,000 years old, giving us a "baby picture" of the cosmos. This map allows researchers to learn about the entire 13.8-billion-year history of the universe, including its age, rate of expansion, and the distribution of mass and energy throughout. While Planck is not the first mission to map the microwave background, it did so with unprecedented angular resolution, sensitivity, and frequency coverage, producing the most accurate and detailed CMB map ever made. JPL is managed by Caltech, also in Pasadena. Caltech’s science and data center for astronomy, IPAC, hosted the U.S. Data Center for Planck. “The scientific goals of Planck were highly ambitious and have been realized completely," said Charles Lawrence of JPL, project scientist for the U.S. Planck Project.  "Well over 100 people from JPL and IPAC worked on Planck over the years and contributed enabling hardware, software and analysis to the mission. We can be proud of this mission's legacy, and the recognition of its importance by the Gruber Cosmology Prize.” Mapping the CMB Maps of the cosmic microwave background show the sky covered in seemingly random freckles of color. Those colors represent variations in the CMB's temperature, which the Planck satellite could measure down to one millionth of a degree. Those incredibly subtle variations arise from quantum fluctuations in the very early universe, which develop into the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe that we see today. In addition, the light from the CMB that reaches Earth has traveled through the entire visible universe, and very massive objects, like clusters of galaxies, act like obstacles that can also change the patterns that scientists observe in the Planck data.

Image above: This map shows the oldest light in our universe, as detected by the Planck mission. The ancient light, called the cosmic microwave background, was imprinted on the sky when the universe was 370,000 years old. It shows tiny temperature fluctuations that correspond to regions of slightly different densities, representing the seeds of all future structure: the stars and galaxies of today. Image Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech. NASA's Planck Project Office -- which led the US contribution to the mission -- was based at JPL, where scientists and engineers developed the overall thermal design concept for the mission; built the 20-K hydrogen sorption cooler system, which cooled the Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) to its operating temperature and provided precooling for the High Frequency Instrument (HFI); built the detectors for the HFI; and developed the amplifier technology for the LFI. Engineers and scientists at IPAC are responsible for retrieving mission data from the Planck Data Processing Centers (in Paris, France and Trieste, Italy), staging data for usage by Planck team members, and for archival research by the astronomical community. The U.S. team at IPAC also generated the Early Release Compact Source Catalog (ERCSC), the first public data product from the mission. The Planck data have provided a wealth of results for the field of cosmology, including: a refined measurement of the age of the universe, its rate of expansion and other cosmological properties; a refined estimate of when the first stars appeared; a catalog of more than 1,500 galaxy clusters (collections of multiple galaxies held together by gravity); unprecedented observations of the microwave and infrared light coming from the Milky Way galaxy; and studies of the galaxy's magnetic fields. The results tested the most widely accepted cosmological model of the universe to high precision, and opened up new areas of study both inside and outside the Milky Way. Planck also helped researchers take a census of the three components that make up matter and energy in the universe: "regular matter," the kind we are made of, makes up just 4.9 percent; dark matter, detected only by the effects of its gravitational pull, makes up 26.2 percent; and dark energy, the name we give to whatever is causing the universe's accelerated expansion, makes up 68.9 percent. JPL scientists also played essential roles in turning the Planck measurements into all-sky CMB maps of unprecedented quality, and in the scientific analysis that led to the cosmological results recognized by the Gruber Prize.

Planck mapping the oldest light in our universe. Animation Credit: ESA

"Planck was by far the very best instrument of its kind, like a high-performance race car," said Krzysztof Gorski, a senior research scientist at JPL. Gorski joined the Planck mission on the European side in 1996 before transferring to JPL and then joining the U.S. Planck Project in 2003. "As it was designed to do, Planck provided complete closure on CMB temperature measurements and answered many important questions about the universe," he said. "But it also gave us hints about even bigger questions in cosmology that we can't fully answer yet -- so it left us wondering. All of that is a priceless legacy of the Planck mission.” The $500,000 prize will be divided between Planck's principal investigators, Nazzareno Mandolesi and Jean-Loup Puget, and "the Planck team." Hundreds of scientists have contributed to various aspects of the mission; a smaller group will represent the Planck team and accept the prize money. More than 300 scientists and engineers from the Planck mission, including many from JPL and IPAC, will accept the Gruber Prize at the 30th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Vienna, Austria, this August. The Gruber Prize was also awarded to two previous NASA missions that mapped the CMB: the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), launched in 1989, and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), launched in 2001. Related links: NASA's Planck: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/planck/index.html ESA's Planck: https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Planck Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): https://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/home/index.html Images (mentioned), Animation (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Tony Greicius/JPL/Calla Cofield. Best regards, Orbiter.ch Full article

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Fandoms alongside the characters I write for ;

Genshin Impact

Cyno , Yae Miko , Venti , Beidou , Kazuha Tighnari , Yelan , Tartaglia , Scaramouche , Baizhu

Twisted Wonderland

Floyd Leech , Azul Ashengrotto , Vil , Cater Diamond , Epel Felmier , Riddle Roseheart , Lilia Vanrouge , Malleus Draconia

The Santa Clause

Bernard the Head Elf

Bendy and the Ink Machine

Sammy Lawrence

Ride the Cyclone

Noel Gruber , Ocean Rosenburg , Mischa Bachinksi , Ricky Potts , Constance Blackwood , Jane Doe/Penny Lamb

Honkai Impact 3rd

Einstein , Elysia , Seele , Rita , Otto Apocalypse

The Stanley Parable

The Narrator

Resident Evil

Karl Heisenberg

The Owl House

Raine , Darius , Hunter

Ensembles Stars

Shu Itsuki , Madara Mikejima , Natsume Sakasaki , Ibara Saegusa

Bungo Stray Dogs

Bram Stoker , Chuuya Nakahara , Dazai Osamu , Fyodor Dostoevsky , Nikolai Gogol , Sigma, ALL OF THE HUNTING DOGS !! , Edogawa Ranpo, ALL OF THE GUILD <3

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August 2018 in Review

I have a weird memory. It’s highly pattern-driven and very visual. This means that my memory of films I’ve watched is based on images and series of images that made an impression instead of plot points. It’s why I rewatch movies so often. Even though I’ve been tracking my movie viewing habits for two and a half years, that doesn’t mean I’ve created strong memories for all those movies. That’s why I’m gonna start doing monthly roundups of the new-to-me films that struck me, one way or the other.

[If you wanna know all the films I’m watching, I keep full lists on letterboxd and imdb.]

The reviews below are essentially transcriptions of the notes I took right after watching the films. Because of Summer Under the Stars and my cosplay challenge, this month was pretty TCM heavy for me.

Full Roundup BELOW THE JUMP!

Teen Titans Go to the Movies (2018)

27 July 2018 | 84 min. | Color

Directed and Written by Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail

Starring Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, and Hynden Walch

I’m already a fan of the show and the movie kicks it up a notch with its humor and style. [If you liked the original series, give TTG a chance already.] TTG to the Movies is a great superhero movie for anyone who’s down for superhero stories but is fatigued by the current spate of offerings. Grain-of-Salt warning here because I think Superman III (1983) is great.  

Fun that they included some gags here and there for the parents out there who’ve had to hear the Waffles song a few too many times. Also, one of the best ending gags for a kid’s movie ever.

Where to Watch: Still in theaters, but I’d imagine Cartoon Network will be playing it soon.

Doctor X (1932)

27 August 1932 | 76 min. | 2-strip Technicolor

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Written by Earl Baldwin and Robert Tasker

Starring Lionel Atwill, Lee Tracy, and Fay Wray

I made the statement that Darkman (1990) is the most comic-book movie that isn’t adapted from a comic book. I hadn’t seen Doctor X yet though.

The set pieces are phenomenal. Each shot is artfully constructed and the way the shots are strung together makes the most of the production design. If one were to do a comic adaptation, it would take some imaginative work to not just mimic the film. The 2-strip technicolor is particularly effective in the laboratory scenes in creating an eerie aura. Sensational.

Lee Tracy is playing, as usual, a press man and he’s doing so perfectly. Tracy is so underrated.

Where to Watch: Looks like the DVD is out of print, so maybe check your local library or video store. TCM plays it every once and a while and, since Warner Bros has a deal with Filmstruck, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it pop up there eventually.

The Half-Naked Truth (1932)

16 December 1932 | 77 min. | B&W

Directed by Gregory La Cava

Written by Corey Ford and Gregory La Cava

Starring Frank Morgan, Eugene Pallette, Lee Tracy, and Lupe Velez

You might very well think Lee Tracy was a featured TCM star this month. (Maybe next SUTS? Pretty please.)

Lupe Velez is so talented and natural it was nice to see her in a film where her wits were matched. I’ll be honest, I’m a big Lupe fan but, for most of her films, she’s the only good reason to watch them. This wasn’t the case here! There are a lot of wonderful moments with small movements and gestures that make Velez and Tracy’s relationship feel very real, as if they’re actually that caught up in one another. Eugene Pallette, Franklin Pangborn, and Frank Morgan round out the ensemble. The running eunuch joke might not be all that funny, but it’s a masterclass in not saying what you mean. Also, very cute chihuahua.

Where to Watch: The DVD is available from the Warner Archive. (So, once again, local library or video store might have a copy.)

The Cuban Love Song (1931)

5 December 1931 | 86 min. | B&W

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Written by John Lynch, Bess Meredith, and C. Gardener Sullivan

Starring Jimmy Durante, Lawrence Tibbett, Ernest Torrance, and Lupe Velez

Lupe is wonderful in this. She plays a Cuban woman who sounds an awful lot like a Mexican woman--which might be something you have to overlook to enjoy the film FYI. Lawrence Tibbett has a shocking dearth of charisma in the lead, but Jimmy Durante, Ernest Torrence, and Louise Fazenda take the heat off him well. It’s a little hard to root for Tibbett’s character and the ending is disappointing. (Spoiler: privileging of the affluent “white” couple.)

The songs are great. I love the habit of placing people in musicals so that they are singing full force directly into each other’s faces. I don’t know why I find it so funny, but it’s not a mood ruiner for Cuban Love Song. The editing is fun and energetic. Until the war breaks out, there’s a lot of solid humor.

After watching so many Lupe films this month, I’d love to sit down with people who do and don’t know Spanish to talk about her films. There seem to be some divisions on social media and across blogs about Lupe’s films that might be attributable to whether or not one understands Spanish. I myself understand Spanish reasonably well and I think knowing what Lupe and others are saying makes almost all of her films funnier. And boy, does Lupe like calling men stupid animals.

Where to Watch: This one seems kinda rare. Looks like there may have been a VHS release, but you may just have to wait for TCM to play it again!

The Night Stalker (1972)

11 January 1972 | 74 min. | Color

Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey

Written by Jeffrey Grant Rice and Richard Matheson

Starring Carol Lynley, Darren McGavin, and Simon Oakland

and

The Night Strangler (1973)

16 January 1973 | 74 min. | Color

Directed by Dan Curtis

Written by Jeffrey Grant Rice and Richard Matheson

Starring Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, and Jo Ann Pflug

I loved that these films are exactly like the Kolchak TV series. My SO and I have been watching the show weekly as it airs on MeTV and so he surprised me by renting the movies that kicked off the series. Honestly, watching backwards may have made the movies even more entertaining. How is Kolchak still working for Vincenzo in Las Vegas?? The answer is in Seattle.

The TV movies were intended as a trilogy, but after the success of the first two films, it was developed into a series instead. It’s cool to see how every piece of the Kolchak formula was in place immediately and how firmly Darren McGavin had a hold on the character. His chemistry with Simon Oakland (Vincenzo) is spectacular--a great comedy duo TBH. If you like their shouting matches on the show, Night Strangler has a humdinger to offer you.

Night Stalker is a pretty straight-forward vampire story, written by Richard Matheson, one of the great spec-fic writers of the 1960s and 1970s. Matheson also wrote one of the best undead novels of all time, I am Legend. What elevates the film over the basic mythology, aside from the great performances, pacing, and editing, is that the story’s really about how suppression actually goes down--how mundane and frustrating it can be even in the face of the supernatural.

Night Strangler is a little more creative with its monster. They integrate the nature and landmarks of Seattle in fun ways. The stripper characters are delightful. Jo Ann Pflug gives a truly funny performance and feels like a natural contender for Kolchak. Even his romantic relationships should be affectionately combative. The ditzy lesbian, Charisma Beauty (Nina Wayne) is hilarious and Wayne’s timing is impeccable. (BTW: they don’t explicitly call her a lesbian but it’s still made very overt.) There’s also a wonderful cameo by Margaret Hamilton.

As far as I can tell, it’s easier to get access to these films than the series. They’re worth seeing even if you haven’t seen the Kolchak TV show. They’re also a good pick if you’re a fan of X-Files, as Kolchak is the mother of that show. Even though I’m an X-Files fan and grew up watching it, Kolchak is edging it out for me lately. Maybe because if you’re telling a story about fighting for truth against the suppression of information, you undercut yourself by making the protagonist a fed.

Where to Watch: Kino Lorber is releasing restored editions of the films on Blu-ray and DVD in October!

The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

1 July 1944 | 95 min. | B&W

Directed by Jean Negulesco

Written by Frank Gruber

Starring Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Zachary Scott

This was great! I loved Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet together. If you’re looking for a mystery story that flows and escalates well and presents a parade of interesting characters and locales, Dimitrios is for you. It’s also always nice to see Lorre in the lead.

Where to Watch: The DVD is available from the Warner Archive. (So, once again, local library or video store might have  copy.)

Strait-Jacket (1964)

19 January 1964 | 93 min. | B&W

Directed by William Castle

Written by Robert Bloch

Starring Diane Baker and Joan Crawford

I mentioned in my Joan Crawford CUTS post that I’d been meaning to see this for years. My enjoyment of the film didn’t suffer a bit from that length of anticipation.

I like William Castle’s movies a lot. I like the campy humor and quirky stories. This one is campy still, but not as heavy on the humor--unless you have a real weird sense of humor. That’s not a strike against Strait-Jacket though. Castle builds so much tension that by the end of the film, you feel like anyone could be axe-murdered at any moment, which becomes absurdly fun. The ending might be a little predictable, but it’s fun to go along for the ride. I didn’t particularly like the tacked on ending but I guess every JC movie needs to end on JC?

Largely unrelated, but if you’re a Castle fan, have you checked out his TV show Ghost Story/Circle of Fear? The first episode, The New House, in particular is top notch.

Where to Watch: It’s on Blu-ray and DVD from Sony (your local library or video store might have a copy) and it’s for rent on Amazon Prime. It’s also still on-demand via TCM for another few days.

One I didn’t write up: Cairo (1942). I brought up in my Jeanette MacDonald post that I was hoping to find a MacDonald film I enjoyed watching on her Summer Under the Stars day and I did!

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Favorite 80s movie characters.

You really should have set a limit on this question.  Having grown up on 80s movies, this could go on for hours.  But I’ll give it a try.  Again, in no particular order.

Samantha Baker (Sixteen Candles)

Allison Reynolds (The Breakfast Club)

Andrew Clarke (The Breakfast Club)

Brian Johnson (The Breakfast Club)

Ferris Bueller (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)

Johnny Lawrence (The Karate Kid)

Ali Mills (The Karate Kid)

Bobby Brown (The Karate Kid)

Jimmy (The Karate Kid)

Daniel LaRusso (The Karate Kid trilogy)

Chris Parker (Adventures in Babysitting)

Terri Griffith (Just One of the Guys)

Rick Morehouse (Just One of the Guys)

Buddy Griffith (Just One of the Guys)

Janey Glenn (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)

Lynne Stone (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)

Jeff Malene (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)

Carey Mahoney (Police Academy series)

Larvell Jones (Police Academy series)

Moses Hightower (Police Academy series)

Laverne Hooks (Police Academy series)

Pippi Longstocking (The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking)

Wadsworth (Clue)

Miss Scarlet (Clue)

Mrs. White (Clue)

Mr. Green (Clue)

Nick Di Angelo (Oxford Blues)

Rona (Oxford Blues)

Richard Dice (Illegally Yours)

Molly Gilbert (Illegally Yours)

Dwayne (The Lost Boys)

Paul (The Lost Boys)

David (The Lost Boys)

Andie Walsh (Pretty in Pink)

Frances “Baby” Houseman (Dirty Dancing)

Johnny Castle (Dirty Dancing)

Leia Organa (The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi)

Luke Skywalker (The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi)

Lando Calrissian (The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi)

Han Solo (The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi)

John McClane (Die Hard, Die Hard 2)

Hans Gruber (Die Hard)

Holly Gennaro McClane (Die Hard, Die Hard 2)

Tracy Turnblad (Hairspray)

Link Larkin (Hairspray)

Ferdy Meisel (Chopping Mall)

Watts (Some Kind of Wonderful)

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The Secret to Making Practice Regular!

The secrets to making your goals into routines and habits revealed! Whether it's practicing poi, working out, writing, or any pursuit you wish you could do more of or stay on track with, I'm going to share with you my best tips for creating new routines and habits to help you succeed with your goals whatever they may be! #AchievingYourGoals #LearningDiscipline #LearningGoodHabits Support these videos on Patreon: Big thanks to the Friends of the Channel: Dark Monk: Flow DNA: Flow Fests: Flowtoys: Juggling Calling: Pyroterra Lighttoys: Spinballs: Ultrapoi: Use the promo code "drexfactorpoi2021" for a discount on your order from Flowtoys Use the promo code "drexfact0r" for a discount on your order from LanternSmith or Ultrapoi or Emazing Lights Check out my 1-minute tutorials for bit-sized snippets of poi spinning knowledge: Be sure to follow me on Instagram for the latest cutting edge tricks I'm working on: A huge thank you to this month's Flow Supporters: Lane Lillquist Ky Lee Alex Johnson Patrick Spidey LiHao Zhang BJ ✨ josh bernard Daniel Popescu Clayton Burke Michael LaHood Rachel Weber Ben Reynolds William Pearson Alexey Gilman John Gruber Desert Black Kimmie Cherry Kathleen Griswold Christina S Catherine Hackett-Brooks space meat Kourtney Hunsader Maxim Fateev Sean Connell Dom Samuel Cabrera Ma Li Carmen Brandi Hine Victoria Danger Rose Mikey Liene Verzemnieks Luke Wuertemberger Tyrone Phillips Kathryn White Alex Johnson Spyro Wilburn Jennifer Packard Christoph Mau Angela Fortin Washington Alison Keroack Luke Vitaly Gashpar Skyler G Jim Martin Alan Sam Zachary Stephens Austin Yo Christaff Rachelle Bassen Jason Kupski Carys Matar Israel V Perez Sarah G Phlip Purple Tydell Williams Tina McDonald Zane Wagonfield Taylor Jessica Nunno Hannah Boler JF Aurora Parodi Sarah H. Karen Jane Mindi Luke Paul Kim Nathan Kirschman Randy Lawrence Kelly Contois Peter Lynch David Diaz Charlie Nate Techlin Patricia Lee '@whistlepunk.labs Pleiadian_Lights Elizabeth Ellis Julia Wheeler Dean Ritts Charles Kuttner geoff Brian Huddleston Randall Morgan Alex Ciminian Dan Sulfaro Yvonne Harlacher Kate Farah Dana Ma Bloodsong Lexi Nichelle Siryn Aaron Freeman Mr Mom Steffi jimid Matt Veazie Auron Wyse Matthew Riordan Lunaris Derek Silva Aleksander Poppe Arlene Smith Sterling Bishop Mike Pierce Alfred Blackman III Anna Gerus Jameel Alsalam Kali Marie Hill Hailey Laura Conner Jeremiah Johnston Flow Mayhem Mike Corelli Finn Bell S Jones Kelly King Alexis Russell Paac Parmita Dalal Kathy Zuckerman Corianne van Veen MelHerz Katie Porsch .video-container {position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.25%;padding-top: 1px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;} .video-container iframe, .video-container object, .video-container embed {position: absolute;top: 0;LEFT: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;}

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Sir Martin Rees on the Future: Prospects for Humanity

Today my guest is a world-renowned cosmologist and Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees. Martin has written 11 books and more than 500 scientific papers on topics ranging from the Big Bang and cosmology to technology and the future of humanity. Sir Rees has also been concerned with the threats stemming from humanity’s ever-heavier ‘footprint’ on the global environment and with the runaway consequences of ever more powerful technologies. His new book On the Future: prospects for humanity addresses these issues.

During our 90-minute interview with Martin Rees, we cover a variety of interesting topics such as: why he is a scientist and teacher first and foremost; his interest in existential risks and policy; his journey from math to astronomy and cosmology; his environmental and nuclear concerns; the necessity for ethics in science; my interview with Lawrence Krauss; his greatest fear and biggest dream; AI and the Singularity; technological unemployment, UBI, and taxation; the future of space exploration; the problem of consciousness; his bet with and differences from Steven Pinker; the major issues humanity is facing in the 21st century; the limits of science and a theory of everything.

My favorite quote that I will take away from Martin Rees’ book is:

“We need to think globally, we need to think rationally, we need to think long term, empowered by 21st-century technology but guided by values that science alone can’t provide.”

As always you can listen to or download the audio file above or scroll down and watch the video interview in full. To show your support you can write a review on iTunes, make a direct donation or become a patron on Patreon.

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity [Book Trailers]

Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various prospects for the future—good and bad—are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism. In this short, exhilarating book, renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees argues that humanity’s future depends on our taking a very different approach to thinking about and planning for tomorrow.

Who is Martin Rees?

Martin Rees is a cosmologist and space scientist. He is based in Cambridge, where he has been Director of the Institute of Astronomy, a Research Professor, and Master of Trinity College. He was President of the Royal Society (the academy of science for UK and Commonwealth) during 2005-2010. In 2005 he was appointed to the UK’s House of Lords. He belongs to numerous foreign academies including those of the US, Russia, Japan and the Vatican and has received many international awards for his research, including the Balzan, Crafoord, Gruber and Templeton prizes. He writes and lectures extensively for general audiences and is the author of nine books. In addition to his involvement in international science and policy, he has been concerned with the threats stemming from humanity’s ever-heavier ‘footprint’ on the global environment, and with the runaway consequences of ever more powerful technologies. His new book On the Future: prospects for humanity addresses these issues.

Speaking as both an astronomer and “a concerned member of the human race,” Sir Martin Rees examines our planet and its future from a cosmic perspective. He urges action to prevent dark consequences from our scientific and technological development.

A post-apocalyptic Earth, emptied of humans, seems like the stuff of science fiction TV and movies. But in this short, surprising talk, Lord Martin Rees asks us to think about our real existential risks — natural and human-made threats that could wipe out humanity. As a concerned member of the human race, he asks: What’s the worst thing that could possibly happen?

Sir Martin Rees on the Future: Prospects for Humanity was originally published on transhumanity.net

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I need a little Eydie! How about you?
 This Sunday on Everything Old Is New Again Radio Show we feature the music of Eydie Gorme Some of the songs from her career that we will hear: * "I'll Take Romance" * Jerry Herman's "If He Walked Into My Life" * "For Once In Your Life" with STEVE LAWRENCE * of course, "Blame It On The Bossa Nova" * and your requests..."What's New", "I Should Care", "Sabor a Mi", "Besame Mucho", "I Wanna Be Around", "My Funny Valentine", "How Did He Look"
and "What Did I Have That I Don't Have?



Special thanks to STEVE GRUBER for sharing some EYDIE Rarities!

TUNE IN 10M(ET) to WBAI 99.5 FM New York or ONLINE at https://www.wbai.org/listen-live/ Jerry Herman (Official) Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme ~ "Forever Together In Our Hearts"