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"I am Malenia. Blade of Miquella. And I have never known defeat."

So excited for the dlc ! ✨️

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hi tags ! i have added more muses to my muse page. below is a list of my new original characters ! please like this post if you would like to plot with them !

delilah jo green - delilah jo "dj" green is a twenty-two year old botanist. she enjoys all things plants and flowers, spending most of her time in a greenhouse. she has a strong southern accent. she looks like rachel zegler.

ines delgado - ines delgado is a twenty-seven year old cosmetologist. she owns her own salon and regularly does makeup and hair services for red carpet events, music videos & more. she looks like marisa davila.

maya boland - maya boland is a twenty-five year old bartender & only fans creator. she is a chaos loving, captivating enigma who happens to enjoy drama in her life. she looks like sydney sweeney.

mei zhang - mei zheng is a twenty-one year old art student who is painfully shy and reserved. she is constantly in the shadows of her peers, often daydreaming of her art being located in a gallery. she looks like lola tung.

wyatt mcnichols - wyatt mcnichols is a thirty year old firefighter who is the single father of a five-year-old daughter. he spends his off time with his daughter or on the boardwalk of santa monica pier. he looks like oliver stark.

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Batman The Adventures Continue Season Three #1 Review

Batman The Adventures Continue Season Three #1 Review

Batman The Adventures Continue Season Three #1 DC Comics Written by Alan Burnett and Paul Dini Art by Jordan Gibson Colors by Monica Kubina Letters by Josh Reed The Rundown: Batman protects a mob hitman from some powerful enemies. Mob assassin Oscar “Muscle” Delgado is currently serving time in Blackgate and finds himself facing his third assassination attempt in the form of Killer Croc.…

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Angels Roost by Monica Delgado

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new HEATHEN DISCO ep 231 10/25/2020 --> LISTEN

Hey yeah here’s the new episode, click to get listenin’ here on Mixcloud

HOUR 1

75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band – Like Like Laundry (Live at Tubby’s / Grapefruit, 2020)

Monica Lassen and the Sounds – Incitation (Wamono Vol. 1 / 180g, 2020)

Laughing Clowns – New Bully in the Town (Ghosts of an Ideal Wife / Hot, 1985)

The William Loveday Intention – The Desert’s Flame (People Think They Know Me But They Don’t Know Me / Damaged Goods, 2020)

Death Bells – Web of Love (New Signs of Life / Dais, 2020)

John Sharkey III – I Found Everyone This Way (Shoot Out the Cameras / 12XU, 2021)

Astute Palate – Stall Out (Astute Palate / Petty Bunco, 2020)

El Grupo Folclórico – Tamba (La Locura de Machuca 1975-1980 / Analog Africa, 2020)

Luke Stewart – Awakening the Masters (Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet / Astral Spirits, 2020)

HOUR 2

Chris & Cosey – Hypnotika (Rise 12” / Nettwerk, 1989)

Vivien Vee – Alright (single / Delirium, 1982)

Shinichi Atobe – First Plate 2 (From the Heart, It’s a Start, A Work of Art / DDS, 2017)

Linda Clifford – Runaway Love (If My Friends Could See Me Now / Curtom, 1978)

Johnny Iguana – Hammer and Tickle (Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular! / Delmark, 2020)

Siouxsie & the Banshees – Song from the Edge of the World (Columbus Mix) (single / Geffen, 1987)

High Lonesome Sound System – Love Night (Underground Dub) (single / Exist Dance, 1991)

Bleep – In Your System (Joker Mix) (single / SSR, 1989)

Fun Fun – Happy Station (Dub Mix) (single / X-Energy, 1983)

Nox – Crowd (Crowd / Permis de Construire, 1988)

S.M. – S.M. (single / Subway, 1988)

Sarah Davachi – Midlands (Cantus, Descant, Late Music, 2020)

Kyoufu Shinbun – Scrap Hell/Pressurization Experiment (Death Training / Bitter Lake, 2020)

HOUR 3

Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (extended version) (single / EMI America, 1985)

112 – Dance With Me (remix instrumental) (single / Bad Boy, 2001)

Gabi Delgado – Sex Goddess (Mistress / Virgin, 1982)

Casa Nostra – Insomnia (extended version) (single / Brilliant, 1989)

Experimental Products – The Mannequin (Glowing in the Dark EP / Short Circuit, 1984)

Cyber People – Void Vision (single / MEM, 1984)

Portray Heads – Dream to Dream (demo) (Portray Heads / Minimal Wave/Bitter Lake, 2020)

Midnight Minds – Crybaby (Midnight Minds / Life Like, 2020)

Faction – The Other Kind (Bag / Third Mind, 1988)

Sweet Breeze – She’s Cooler Than You (Across the Desert / Feathers, 1976)

Adulkt Life – New Curfew (Book of Curses / What’s Your Rupture?, 2020)

Sacred Product – Kriminal Kash Konverter (Same Old Gag / Eternal Soundcheck, 2020)

Brain Drugs – Rainy Day Men (Brain Drugs / Cannery, 2020)

Brett Naucke – Stereo Variations for Buchla 200 Synthesizer (EMS Hallucinations, American Dreams, 2020)

MJ Guider – Cherry Bell Blacktop (Sour Cherry Bell, Kranky, 2020)

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Characters: A Brief Summary

Heath Averell (18) has long considered Los Angeles his playground, and he knows college is his chance to take LA - and the world - by storm. Having grown up in Santa Monica with his dads and three sisters, Heath understands the importance of where he comes from, and the necessity of breaking away from that in order to become who he wants to be. Armed with an overactive imagination, a fierce caffeine addiction, and a rose gold heart (pure gold is so last season), Heath is ready to find his new place in the world, and he knows he’ll look damn good doing it.

Danica “Dani” Vogel (18) has been transplanted from Nashville to Los Angeles for college, and is ready to retake the world—as long as she can dodge her mom’s calls, hold her therapist at arm’s length, and keep her secrets close to the chest.

Caroline Parekh (18) doesn’t know many things for certain, but she knows that she’s over the pressure that came with growing up as the youngest of three siblings in a household with high expectations. But with a class schedule full of new possibilities, the promise of a fresh start, and a few things she can’t wait to leave behind her, she’s stepping into Los Angeles from San Francisco with her head held high, ready to offer a kind smile to anyone willing to see her for who she really is.

Silas Laghari (18), better known as “Heath’s too-serious roommate” is a grounding force for Heath and those around him. Having made the trip to Los Angeles from Tallahassee, Florida, Silas is hungry to make a name for himself in this city he longs to call home.

Raleigh McKinnon (17), affectionately referred to as “Rails,” has always preferred fading into the background. Whether he’s scribbling sci-fi stories quietly in a notebook or watching The Princess Bride on repeat, Raleigh’s always looking for a way to stay comfortably in his shell, but as he gets to know Caro and Heath, he’s realizing it might be time for a change.

Stella Delgado (18) likes to keep her life organized into checklists. Get into an art program at her college of choice? Check. Befriend a ragtag group of plucky creatives? Check. Stop feeling guilty about leaving her mom and young siblings to go to college? Well—she’s working on it. Really. Always equipped with a sketchbook and a gruesome murder mystery novel, Stella is prepared for any situation—except for confronting her own past at the start of her new chapter.

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The Ink Well Foundation.

The Ink Well Foundation is a non-profit that helps bring smiles to the faces of children facing adversity such as illness, neglect, and abuse. I cannot begin to express how big of an honor it is to have Elizabeth Winter on Case—this interview brought me to tears, and it means a lot to share her message on here, so that you all can help more children in need to be able to connect with this incredible foundation.

Bio: I am the Founder and Executive Director of the Ink Well Foundation. Growing up, I had cancer my entire childhood—it was a rare cancer that kept getting misdiagnosed, which meant a fair amount of biopsies and days in the hospital, and finally major surgery where I was told I might wake up without a leg. I am very fortunate in that the doctors were able to remove all the cancer without amputating, and I have been cancer-free since I was about 20 years old. 

That experience gave me a lot of empathy and compassion for kids facing long, isolating hospital stays. There were also other issues during my childhood: I experienced a lot of abandonment with a mother who just could not play the role of mother, and who eventually died when I was fifteen. In general, I just had a pretty severe lack of affection and emotional support growing up. All that made me very tough, in some ways too tough and it wound up creating only further isolation and pain. 

As an adult, I saw that pain mirrored in other children's eyes and I began to seek out a way to connect with them, to help them and myself learn to nurture and heal together. I strongly feel that genuine human bonding can fuel both physical and emotional healing. I also think getting out into nature and carrying that same respect to all wildlife helps us to become humble and connected in a very powerful way, so we stress those ideas in our work often.

In 2005, I was working in animation in New York City, and I stood up in a meeting at work one day, and asked if any of the other artists would like to come along with me to draw with kids facing illness and hardship. A couple people raised their hands, and we went together to Gilda's Club out in Brooklyn (that club house has since closed, but we still go to the one in Manhattan). The artists who came along in those early years, like Rami Efal and Ray Alma, Pedro Delgado and Sergei Aniskov—those people are all still volunteers today! That says so much to me about the kind of people this work attracts. We've all become like family over the years and I love those guys so much. 

It all began at Gilda's Club, but then I reached out to places like the Ronald McDonald House, St. Mary's Hospital and Bellevue Hospitals, and we slowly but surely became accepted and welcomed at healthcare and at-risk support centers all across New York, because the kids loved what we did, and at then end of every event they were begging us to come back. So we always did! That is the true mark of success for me every time, when the kids are yelling at us to get back there as soon as we can.

A few years ago, I learned about the great organization on the Upper East Side, The Society of Illustrators. Their Executive Director, Anelle Miller, connected me with all these other great artists like Stefano Imbert, Bil Donovan, Abby Merrill, and Elana Amity (who is now our Event Director at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she hosts a monthly live drawing call-in show that beams to all the kids' hospital rooms at once). They draw along with us and call or text in with questions and comments. It's hilarious and adorable. We also connected with the great people of the National Cartoonists Society, and wonderful artists like Ed Steckley, Adrian Sinnott, Howard Beckerman, Tim Savage, Marty Macaluso, Joe Vissichelli and so many more. 

After MTV Animation New York shut down, pretty much all my colleagues and I from great shows like Beavis and Butthead, Daria, The Head, and Celebrity Death Match all moved out west. So I had this great group of talented friends still living there, and based on the Ink Well's popularity in NYC, I thought, let's give it a shot there too! I reached out to my former colleague from Rugrats and Wild Thornberrys, Joseph Scott, and asked if he'd be interested in running things there. He is now heading up all our operations in L.A. and he is just the most phenomenally kind and talented person on earth. With his art skills he could do whatever he wanted but he devotes a huge amount of time to the kids we work with and I'm so moved by his giving spirit and boundless good energy. And Michael Daedalus Kenny is also stepping up in a leadership role as our newest Event Director, we've got amazing artists like Marla Frazee of Boss Baby genius, Monica Tomova from SpongeBob, Jeanette Moreno, king of The Simpsons, Chris Harmon from Futurama, Ashley Simpson from Phineas and Ferb, Christian Lignan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, graphic novelist, Jeremy Arambulo and so many others so we're in great hands there. I just wish the traffic weren't such a problem! It really is tough to get around that city, unlike NYC where there's a decently functioning subway that goes to all our locations, so getting around is no real trouble comparatively.

Tools of choice:  Our events are usually very handmade by design so that the kids can feel like they could do all of this easily by themselves. So we come up with themes like, “Who is your Superhero?,” and we ask the kids to focus on their strengths and what superpowers they wish they would have, and we draw their portraits as such. We are not art therapists, but we feel these event themes help to make the kids focus on positivity and their potential, and therefore help them to bond and heal. 

We do sometimes get more elaborate, like when we teach stop motion, claymation, and we once even taught them how to build homemade rockets on the roof of Bellevue Hospital! One of our Event Directors at the time, Nathan Schreiber, used to come up with the most fantastic science-focused events. He now runs a company called Science Ninjas, that helps kids learn about science with fun card games. But usually it's simple by design.

We are extremely fortunate to have Blick Arts as a sponsor. Their support enables us to provide each child with their own art kit after each event so that they can keep creating on their own after they learn new skills with us so thanks to them we have a lot of the arts tools we need.

Tool I wish existed: I think we do great working with anything we've got lying around- we emphasize the potential of just about anything to become art: we often create characters out of inanimate objects, make flip books, sculptures and puppets— using everything from card stock to socks to toothpicks and gum drops. We keep it accessible and inventive. 

How can we support The Ink Well Foundation? Because our volunteers are by definition "the artists behind the kids' favorite books, films, comics, and TV shows," we don't solicit volunteers from the general public. We do have an online application on our site, so other professionals that meet our criteria in the illustration, animation, and cartooning industries are welcome to apply there. 

What the general public can do is to help us spread the word so that more children can see that others are going through what they're going through, and also so that they see examples of adults believing in them and encouraging them. We try to promote the idea of art as self-expression and a way to get through trying times, ideally together. Connectivity and encouragement are critical to healing, and honestly, to just building a better world. So we talk about that a lot on our social media and at the events themselves. We also honor the kids' intelligence by talking about art in general there— we highlight classic and new artists and ideas and encourage them to learn from those masters as they develop their own skills.

Because we are a very small 100% volunteer-run organization, we focus on giving the kids the greatest events possible, and sometimes that means we don't have a lot of time for social media, self-promotion, and fund-raising. So spreading the word is huge and we are always extremely grateful for, and in need of, any financial donations. 

Where are Ink Well Foundation events held? We operate in New York City and Los Angeles because that's where the top artists in our fields are concentrated. We go to hospitals and at-risk support centers like Ronald McDonald House, Gilda's Club, Bellevue, St. Mary's, Mount Sinai, Childhelp, Covenant House and more. You can see the full list here. 

How can children who don't live near Ink Well Foundation events benefit from your Pen Pals Program? This is another reason we want people to spread the word. Loved ones of a child experiencing serious illness or hardship, who is physically or geographically unable to attend our events, can apply to have a special artwork sent straight to them. We ask the kids what their favorite animated films, TV shows, or illustrated books are, and then we have an artist who actually worked on that production make something tailored to that child. We then frame it up, and send it off to them by mail. 

We've done this with artists from SpongeBob, Captain Underpants, and just a week ago, we delivered a beautiful drawing of Curious George that our Event Directors, Franz Palomares and Lisa LaBracio (both of whom worked on Curious George) lovingly made. This was for a girl named, Maryanne who lives in Florida. She suffers from a rare disease called, vein of galen malformation that has led to brain damage and vision loss. She is unable to talk or walk or eat through her mouth and she suffers seizures but she understands everything around her, and she can feel texture. So Franz and Lisa made her Curious George playing in a sand box, and they glued real sand into the picture, so that Maryanne could feel that, and enjoy the art on multiple levels. Maryanne's mother, Sandra, said that she was thrilled, and that she loves to hold it. 

Our hearts are full being able to share these works with kids who need that moment of light, and that knowledge that an adult they admire, someone who doesn't even know them well, can care enough about them to take the time to create careful, tailor-made artworks just for them. We hope that helps to bring a smile in the moment, and build self-worth long term.

Misc. I'd like to mention that everything we do is 100% free of charge. No one gets paid, no money ever changes hands for the art. We have brilliant artists like Peter de Séve who is on our board and attends many events, while also creating characters for Ice Age, The Little Prince, and all his New Yorker covers. He could get a mint for his works, but he comes down and does this for free, and that's a testament to the power of that loving connection we all feel when we are just selflessly helping one another.

I feel this most acutely when I'm working with youth who have suffered abuse and neglect. We have an Event Director, Jane Archer, who leads our work at Bellevue Hospital. Many of those kids are there because they have been through unendurable trauma, and Jane connects with them beautifully. She begins with a meditation where we all envision our strengths together, we talk about our talents, and hopes for a brighter day, we imagine embodying those gifts and then we gently, patiently, ask the kids to help us draw characters step by step. Many kids start out very suspicious and resistant, even angry. But by the end of the events they are almost always laughing and teasing us, and they don't want to stop creating. It is my greatest joy to experience that transition and I hope we may continue to spread this support and faith in one another for many years to come.

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For the week of 26 November 2018

Quick Bits:

Action Comics #1005 gives us a reappearance of The Question and a HERO Dial--possibly counterfeit, possibly just doesn’t work for villains--amidst an advancement of the underground mob arc, a surprising “conclusion” to the arson case, and a revelation of who the Red Cloud is. Although there are many spinning plates, and a decided lack of conclusion to most of the arcs, I actually quite like how Brian Michael Bendis is crafting this story. You could argue that it’s decompressed, but it feels a bit like old school superhero soap opera, and that feel really works for Superman. It’s also aided immensely by the gorgeous artwork from Ryan Sook and Brad Anderson.

| Published by DC Comics

Amazing Spider-Man #10 concludes the “Heist” arc in a fairly impressive manner. Nick Spencer really seems to get Spider-Man, Mary Jane, and their world and is delivering some great character moments here, with great heart and humour. Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado, Michele Bandini, and Erick Arciniega also do a wonderful job with the art.

| Published by Marvel

Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1 concludes the “Drowned Earth” event in fairly epic fashion from Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul, Howard Porter, Scott Godlewski, Hi-Fi, and Tom Napolitano. While this even is definitely a vehicle to move Aquaman to his new status quo for incoming Kelly Sue DeConnick, it’s also been a great story in its own right. Building on Aquaman and Justice League mythology, while also advancing the Legion of Doom and Totality story for the main Justice League book. Also, Super-Pirate should continue as one of Superman’s looks.

| Published by DC Comics

Archie 1941 #3 explores bits of basic training with Archie getting into the usually kind of hijinks that he would and the problems back on the homefront with those left behind. I really like how this series is coming together, looking at some of the basic personal fallout from the war. Also, Peter Krause and Kelly Fitzpatrick’s art remains a huge boon to this series.

| Published by Archie Comics

Barbarella #12 brings Mike Carey and Kenan Yarar’s run on the series to a close, with a kind of retrospective as one of Barbarella’s early antagonists attempts to exact revenge. Very nice guest piece illustrated by Jorge Fornés and Celeste Woods. This has been a fun and entertaining series, definitely feeling like some of the stranger sci-fi that you see out of Europe. 

| Published by Dynamite

Batgirl #29 has some great art from Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, and Jordie Bellaire for this conclusion to “The Art of the Crime”. Also some very interesting development in the status of the Dark Web and Grotesque.

| Published by DC Comics

Beyonders #4 takes a different approach to the material that the team already has, leading them to a new location wherein they hope to save the world and unravel the mystery. The light humour adds a nice touch to the otherwise dense subject matter.

| Published by AfterShock

Black Panther #6 gives some much needed backstory, focusing on the Emperor, his rise to power, and his connection to the Wakandan pantheon. Very interesting implications to both where the gods went and in the Emperor being a host for a symbiote. Beautiful guest art from Jen Bartel, Paul Reinwand, and Tríona Farrell.

| Published by Marvel

Coda #7 has some pretty big revelations as Hum & Co. confront the Pilot, and his schemes to “fix” his wife look like they’re baring fruit. Si Spurrier and Matías Bergara really are creating something epic here.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Daredevil #612 concludes “The Death of Daredevil” from Charles Soule, Phil Noto, and Clayton Cowles and with it Soule’s run on the title. It’s good, with some nice character bits and twists for this final chapter.

| Published by Marvel

Die!Die!Die! #5 burns Bethany and Theodore as “Paul” turns on them for his side of the battling senators, even as John confronts his side alerting them to something nefarious being afoot. This is still mostly an insane action book, but at least there is something resembling an overarching plot and direction developing. 

| Published by Image / Skybound

Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Terror #2 gives us an entertaining and somewhat strange adaptation of Poe’s Ligeia from Rachel Pollack, Rick Geary, and Michael Garland. Also a very different take on Jules Verne from Stuart Moore, Ryan Kelly, Rico Renzi, and Rob Steen. This issue is rounded out by a poem, another prose piece, and a wonderful new Black Cat short from Hunt Emerson.

| Published by Ahoy

Faith: Dreamside #3 takes Doctor Mirage and Faith into the deadside where they’re searching for Monica Jim’s soul. Very interesting landscapes and characters from MJ Kim and Jordie Bellaire, capturing the oddity of what’s going on in the story.

| Published by Valiant

The Flash #59 continues the “Force Quest” arc with a cursory investigation of the slaughter of Gorilla City. We don’t really get any answers there, but there is a broader bit of information about the four forces as a means to protect the multiverse. Also we learn just how bloody that Gemini are willing to get. The avatar of the forces motif that Joshua Williamson is bringing in is very reminiscent of the rainbow-coloured Lanterns of Geoff Johns and of the various Parliaments (and the Red and the Rot) in Swamp Thing and Animal Man, but it’s interesting to see where he’s going with this.

| Published by DC Comics

Hellboy and the BPRD: 1956 #1 begins the next chapter in the BPRD’s history, with change definitely coming as they begin operating under the government’s purview and start having more overt bureaucracy and demands on results. You can definitely see that change in the feeling of alienation that Hellboy’s having from his friends and family as he tries to deal with the loss of his dog. Interesting decision to have different plotlines illustrated by different artists, it kind of echoes the previous breakdown of the series’ stories as discrete units, but now under one umbrella much like the changing nature of the Bureau. Great art in each too from Mike Norton, Yishan Li, and Michael Avon Oeming.

| Published by Dark Horse

House Amok #3 starts to break the illusion, with Dylan relating how she became disillusion with the madness that her family is living. Gorgeous artwork from Shawn McManus and Lee Loughridge.

| Published by IDW / Black Crown

Infinity Wars: Arachknight #2 isn’t a bad conclusion to this origin story for the Spider-Man/Moon Knight mash-up character. Great art from Alé Garza, Victor Olazaba, and Ruth Redmond. Really like the design for Arachknight’s costume.

| Published by Marvel

Infinity Wars: Weapon Hex #2 finishes up one of the more balls-out insane Infinity Warps origin tales, from Bens Acker & Blacker, Gerardo Sandoval, Victor Nava, Israel Silva, and Joe Caramagna. This one has been an entertaining mash-up of X-23 with Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver that ports over a lot of the irreverence of an All-New Wolverine or X-23 tale and all the nervous energy of Honey Badger into this story.

| Published by Marvel

Ironheart #1 is off to a pretty good start from Eve L. Ewing, Kevin Libranda, Luciano Vecchio, Geoffo, Matt Milla, and Clayton Cowles, working to give a bit more personality and relatable situations for Riri Williams. There’s still the cold and awkward behaviour from Riri, but Ewing is spotlighting that she’s distancing herself and that may not be great for emotional development. Wonderful artwork from Libranda, Vecchio, Geoffo, and Milla.

| Published by Marvel

Justice League Odyssey #3 sees Philippe Briones and Jeromy Cox take over the art duties from Stjepan Sejic, It’s definitely a different style, but it still looks good.

| Published by DC Comics

KINO #11 continues this fairly dramatic change in tone and status quo for the series from Alex Paknadel, Diego Galindo, Adam Guzowski, and Jim Campbell. It is really damn good, bringing in a fair amount of mystery and intrigue, with two Alistair Meaths running around.

| Published by Lion Forge / Catalyst Prime

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #33 gives us a bit of Ellarien’s history as she navigated this universe tending towards entropy and found herself as its sole Ranger. I really like the new direction and mythology that Marguerite Bennett and Simone Di Meo are building.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Old Lady Harley #2 introduces us to a very frightening extension of the Batman idea with Bruce plugging himself in to the Bat-computer in order to police Gotham through his Bat-robots. It’s interesting, though, how Frank Tieri can go from this grim vision of the future to the more ridiculous hilarity of Arkham Asylum as an old folks home.

| Published by DC Comics

Paradise Court #5 brings the series to a close with the revelation of what’s been going on in the planned community and what its true purpose really is in dramatic fashion. This has been a good little horror thriller from Joe Brusha, Babisu Kourtis, Leonardo Paciarotti, and Taylor Esposito. If you enjoy Bentley Little or Scott Nicholson novels, you’ll probably like this.

| Published by Zenescope

Quincredible #1 is the first Catalyst Prime series to be co-branded with the Roar imprint, Lion Forge’s teen label, (though I suppose at least Superb was also rebranded with it) and it’s a pretty good debut from Rodney Barnes, Selina Espiritu, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Tom Napolitano. This first issue introduces us to Quin, another teen affected by the Event, who has developed what might be invulnerability. Barnes focuses the story on his community involvement in New Orleans, bringing up class and racial divides, as well as a problem Quin has with bullies, to really make the story feel rich.

| Published by Lion Forge / Roar / Catalyst Prime

Regression #12 continues to be bleak, entertaining the very real idea that the “bad guys” are going to win. I think that’s probably one of the reasons why I like this series, not because the Valgeroti are right or worth cheering for, but because Cullen Bunn has created a compelling horror tale where the wrong thing feels like a satisfying end resolution. Also it comes with some phenomenal, beautiful, and grisly artwork from Danny Luckert and Marie Enger as they work their terror.

| Published by Image

Scarlet #4 is an interesting penultimate chapter to this mini from Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, and Josh Reed. Most of it is discussion of what will happen when Scarlet surrenders and her giving her goodbyes to her friends. Really makes you wonder what’s going to happen in the finale.

| Published by DC Comics

The Silencer #11 begins “Cold Cold Heart” and it feels like the title is working towards an end. I know that many of the other New Age of Heroes titles have been cancelled and are winding down, but I’ve not seen anything in that regard to this one. It could just be working its way through change. In any event, it’s pretty damn good. Seeing all of Leviathan as it exists now is fairly neat and the art from Jack Herbert, Tom Derenick, and Mike Spicer is great.

| Published by DC Comics

Spider-Girls #2 takes a bit of time to trade stories about Normie Osborn before going to him to warn him about the Inheritors on their world and work some magic on the scrolls of the Spider Cult. Nice character development from Jody Houser here.

| Published by Marvel

Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #2 explores an alternate reality where Harry Osborn was Spider-Man and Gwen became the Green Goblin. It’s an interesting emotional ride as we see what happened in this reality, beautifully illustrated by Rosi Kämpe and Ian Herring. One thing that isn’t quite clear, though, is why having our Gwen help their Peter find their Gwen because she’s necessary to help our Gwen is blackmail, though. Maybe I missed something, but it seems like the heroic thing to do.

| Published by Marvel

Stranger Things #3 largely works to create an atmosphere of despair and defeat as Will continually tries to reconnect with his mother, or anyone, back in the real world and fails. The artwork from Stefano Martino, Keith Champagne, and Lauren Affe perfectly convey that feeling.

| Published by Dark Horse

Strangers in Paradise XXV #8 takes a running leap into the strange. Or stranger, as Katchoo returns with the package for Jet. Terry Moore is really taking this tale into a different direction from the initial intrigue thriller plotline. Also, a nice return of Libby and Sam from Motor Girl.

| Published by Abstract Studio

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #88 has quite a few “holy crap” moments as the Mutanimals aid the Turtles in repelling the EPF from Burnow Island. Huge revelations about Bishop’s history and a hero moment from Slash. Dave Wachter and Ronda Pattison deliver some incredible artwork all throughout. 

| Published by IDW

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Macro-Series: Leonardo #3 is one of the most beautiful Turtles books I’ve seen. The art from Sophie Campbell and Brittany Peer is gorgeous, guiding us through a fairly introspective tale of what Leonardo really wants out of life, while still advancing major plot points with the fate of the Foot Clan.

| Published by IDW

These Savage Shores #2 continues this brilliant series from Ram V, Sumit Kumar, Vittorio Astone, and Aditya Bidikar. It is a thoroughly stunning combination of horror tale, tragic romance, and political drama rolled into one absolutely beautiful package. The world is deep and enthralling, brought to life in amazing use of mostly variants on 9-panel grids from Kumar and Astone. The design sense alone makes this series interesting to read just from a technical perspective, but Ram V and Kumar put so much into the story and storytelling that it transcends just style. This is a truly great comic.

| Published by Vault

Titans #30 continues to break the team into pieces. The rebuilding, if they ever make it there, should be interesting.

| Published by DC Comics

Vampirella/Dejah Thoris #3 nicely moves this along, introducing even more of the various peoples of Mars as Vampirella searches for aid for her people. Great art from Ediano Silva and Dinei Ribeiro. 

| Published by Dynamite

The Warning #1 is fairly decompressed, slow, methodical, but there’s still an interesting premise here of genetic manipulation of soldiers and an alien invasion. The art from Edward Laroche and Brad Simpson is very nice. Laroche has a style somewhat akin to Chris Sprouse and Jonathan Luna and it works to give this a bit of distance echoed by the existential narration.

| Published by Image

Wonder Woman #59 continues G. Willow Wilson and Cary Nord’s first arc on the series, with an interesting rebirth and reinterpretation of Ares that’s possibly deadlier than the previous one. Love the artwork from Nord, Mick Gray, and Romulo Fajardo Jr. So far this has felt a lot like Greg Rucka’s original run on the series over a decade ago, a nice mix of modern sociopolitical analogues and DC’s take on Greek mythology.

| Published by DC Comics

X-O Manowar #21 sees Juan José Ryp somehow level up his artwork. The designs, detail, and storytelling this issue are just incredible, made even more beautiful with Andrew Dalhouse’s colours. Matt Kindt, Ryp, Dalhouse, and Dave Sharpe are crafting a very interesting next chapter in what started as the Divinity saga, building upon the recent Eternity mini as Aric and co. confront David Camp in New Eden.

| Published by Valiant

Other Highlights: Atomic Empire, Books of Magic #2, Come Into Me #4, DC Nuclear Winter Special #1, Fantastic Four #4, Hex Wives #2, Invader Zim #37, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Under the Spell #1, Man-Eaters #3, Marvel Action: Spider-Man #1, Marvel Two-In-One #12, This Nightmare Kills Fascists, Oh S#!T It’s Kim & Kim #4, Old Man Hawkeye #11, Pandora’s Legacy, Red Sonja #23, Redneck #17, Rick & Morty #44, Sex Death Revolution #2, Spider-Man/Deadpool #42, Star Wars: Darth Vader #24

Recommended Collections: A Walk Through Hell - Volume 1, Amazing Spider-Man - Volume 1: Back to Basics, Black Hammer Library Edition - Volume 1, The Book of Ballads and Sagas, Eternity Girl, GI Joe: A Real American Hero - Volume 21, Harbinger Wars 2, The Highest House, The Mighty Thor - Volume 5: Death of the Mighty Thor, Quicksilver: No Surrender, The Realm - Volume 2, Spider-Man/Deadpool - Volume 7: My Two Dads, Summit - Volume 2: Price of Power

d. emerson eddy does not know, and has never met, those three people who have never been in his kitchen.

[architectnews]

Stacked exhibition spaces to form Rotterdam port visitor centre by MVRDV

Five irregularly stacked boxes wrapped by red staircases will form the Harbour Experience Centre, which MVRDV has designed for the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

The Harbour Experience Centre will open in 2024 at the port's westernmost point for use as an exhibition space and visitor centre for the site.

MVRDV has revealed its design for the Harbour Experience Centre

Its twisted, stacked form has been designed by MVRDV to stand out from its low-lying surroundings while offering visitors panoramic views of the coast and port.

It also nods to the "dramatic presence" and industrial heritage of the Port of Rotterdam and will be crafted with pared-back, low-cost and recycled materials.

It will be built on the west side of the Port of Rotterdam

"We think of the Harbour Experience Centre as a machine to reveal the incredible world of the port", said MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas.

"It's low-cost, it's stripped back, you can see some of the building's structure when you're inside. But it, therefore, does its job almost ruthlessly – just like the machinery of the port itself."

It takes the form of five staggered boxes

"Every part of the design is geared towards engaging people and then educating them about their surroundings," Maas added.

"In that way, it not only teaches people about the Port of Rotterdam but envelops them in the spirit of the port itself."

Red staircases will wrap around each floor

Harbour Experience Centre has been designed by MVRDV as the successor to FutureLand – a temporary information centre dedicated to the port that opened in the port in 2009.

The success of the centre prompted calls for a larger permanent centre on a more prominent site within the port.

It will be powered partly by a windmill on site

The twisted stacked form of the 3,500-square-metre building was informed by the activities that will take place both inside and out of the centre.

Each floor is square in plan and rotated to frame a specific view through a large window at one end. The cantilevered corners will be used as roof terraces.

A large atrium will run through the centre

All five floors will be connected by a large central atrium, which will double as a large exhibition space containing a suspended sculpture and model of the Port of Rotterdam.

This space will also become the entrance to the building, accessed through a rotating door that is designed to conceal the exhibits and scale of the atrium until entering.

Each floor will have a large panoramic window

A permanent exhibition for the centre is being created by Amsterdam design agency Kossmanndejong to occupy the three middle levels of the building.

Each level of the exhibition will explore a different theme and their large windows will each frame specific parts of the port that will "enhance the content".

Glimpses inside the exhibition spaces will be provided externally from the staircases that wrap around the building.

These stairs, which provide a route up to the rooftop terraces, will be free for the public to access in an effort to encourage people to go inside.

Solar panels will also help power the building

The structure for Harbour Experience Centre will be made from steel recovered from demolished structures, while the facade will be partly composed of recycled materials. Internal acoustic ceilings will be crafted from recycled paper pulp.

According to MVRDV, the design will also be fully demountable at the end of its useful life so that all elements can easily be reused.

The Harbour Experience Center is planned to be carbon-neutral in operation through a combination of efficient insulation and renewable energy sources including 266 solar panels and a windmill.

Roof terraces will be publicly accessible

MVRDV is an architecture studio founded in Rotterdam in 1991 by Maas with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries. Other recent projects by the studio include the world's "first publicly accessible art depot" in Rotterdam and a proposal for an artificial hill alongside London's Marble Arch.

BIG also recently used a series of stacked boxes to create a white-brick and glass school in the USA, while OMA used three staggered triangular volumes to create RAI Hotel in Amsterdam.

The visuals are courtesy of MVRDV and Kossmanndejong. 

Project credits:

Architect: MVRDV Founding partner in charge: Winy Maas Partner: Fokke Moerel Design team: Arjen Ketting, Klaas Hofman, Pim Bangert, Jonathan Schuster, Samuel Delgado, Duong Hong Vu, Monica di Salvo, Efthymia Papadima, Luis Druschke and Maximilian Semmelrock Strategy and development: Magdalena Dzambo Exhibition designer: Kossmanndejong Structural engineer: Van Rossum MEP, building physics and environmental advisor: Nelissen Cost calculation: Laysan

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Happy New Year !

And a belated christmas theme post. 🙈✨️As I previously said, I love the nutcracker story and aesthetic and started to imagine an illustration based around those three nutcracker soldiers, each with their own personality and style. A bit like the three musketeers but in the Land of Sweets. ☺️

I really enjoyed working on this drawing, apart from the colouring, which was difficult. It's been such a long time since I did a colour illustration, but I'm glad I managed to finish it ! 😅 Also Tchaikovsky's music was with me every step of the way. I've listened to the whole suite over and over again so many times I can't count them ! Hehe 💖

Thank you for following me and again Happy New Year to you all ! 🤗✨️

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andy warhol arts prize

Books

Sergio Delgado Moya, A Nervous Archive: Sensationalism and the Potency of Horror

Ariel Goldberg, Just Captions: Ethics of Trans and Queer Image Cultures

Naeem Mohaiemen + Anjali Singh, Harmit Singh’s War

Jerry Philogene, The Socially Dead and Improbably Citizen: Visualizing Haitian Liberation

Jeannine Tang, Living Legends: The Art and Care of Queer and Transgender History

Joseph L. Underwood, Forging a New Contemporary: Art from Senegal in Transnational Networks, 1974–1984

Short-Form Writing

Ratik Asokan

Jessica Baran

Barbara Calderón

Dan Fox

Bean Gilsdorf

Colony Little

Jessica Lynne

Lauren O’Neill-Butler

Amy Taubin

Monica Uszerowicz

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Había una vez donde yo me dedicaba a filmar videos musicales y andábamos filmando como 2 por mes, ese tiempo se a acabado, las disqueras ya no pagan y uno ya no trabaja de a gratis, llegó a ser mucho de amor al arte por hacer reel pero una vez de que ya tenias reel ya no aceptabas esos presupuestos pobres y dejabas de hacer videos yo llevo ya mas de 3 años sin hacer un solo video musical, este de la foto lo filmamos para Fonovisa Los Angeles, un grupo que se llamaba Pesdeyet los integrantes eran Carlos Sotelo, Jorge (el Botas) Sotelo, Armando Delgado y Gerardo Guzman, mientras vivía en LA yo le hice 2 videos a ellos y varias fotos de portadas, este fue un estudio que me pidieron lo hicimos en Santa Monica, ahi se ve el pier atrás, el stock aun era Kodak y cine, si no mas me equivoco era un D100 o un E100VS que en ese tiempo estaba obsesionado con esos stocks de cine y foto, el D100 era de cine y lo usaba para hacer foto fija, en LA había un laboratorio especial que nos rebelaba el stock de cine para hacer foto fija y así hacer pruebas de camara. #copyrightedphoto #fitopardocopyrighted #pesdeyet #fonovisarecords #fonovisamusic #santamonica #santamonicapier🎡 #beach #beachlosangeles #losangeles #losangelesbeach #sunsetsunsetporn #dark #d100 #kodakd100 #kodake100vs #kodake100vscrossprocessed #e100vs #e100vsfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #negative #positive #filmphotography #cinematography (at Santa Monica Pier) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFiYEjIDi4u/?igshid=1jrxoudjgs0ig

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The 20 women represented in Kerry James Marshall’s mural are a who’s who of Chicago’s arts and culture community:

Susanne Ghez, Director and Chief Curator for nearly 40 years, The Renaissance Society

Barbara Gaines, Founder and Artistic Director, Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Jacqueline Russell, Founder and Artistic Director, Chicago Children’s Theatre

Ruth Page, Dancer, Choreographer and Founder, Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Lois Weisberg, Longest-serving Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

Maggie Daley, Longest-serving First Lady of the City of Chicago

Jackie Taylor, Founder and CEO, Black Ensemble Theater

Monica Haslip, Founder and Executive Director, Little Black Pearl

Abena Joan Brown, Founder, eta Creative Arts Foundation

Margaret Burroughs, Founder, DuSable Museum of African American History

Harriet Monroe, Founder, Poetry Magazine

Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Co-founder, Goodman Theatre / Dearborn Homes Youth Drama Workshop

Sandra Delgado, Founding Ensemble Member, Collaboraction

Jane Saks, Founding Director of the Ellen Stone Belic Institute and Project&

Barbara Jones-Hogu, Founding Member, AfriCobra

Gwendolyn Brooks, Literary Icon

Sandra Cisneros, Literary Icon

Achy Obejas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

Oprah Winfrey, Cultural Icon

Joan Gray, Dancer and Longtime President of Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago

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⌜ ° ░ LA THINGS (aug 17th)⌟

Here are things to do in Los Angeles if you don’t have to work today. 

Credit to: http://www.welikela.com/

1. [5 p.m.] The El Segundo Art Walk takes place every third Thursday of the summer months featuring 40+ artists in 35 venues, live music, great food and tours of artist studios in downtown El Segundo and in Smoky Hollow. FREE

2. [5:30 p.m.]  Dance the night away during Sizzling Summer Nights happening at The Autry this Thursday. Some of L.A.’s best salsa and Latin fusion bands will get the outdoor party sizzling and free dance lessons with award-winning salsa instructor Orlando Delgado will have you twirling like a pro.

3. [6 p.m.] Concerts on The Bloc in Downtown Los Angeles is a free summer concert series with free beer in the mix!  FREE

4. [7 p.m.] The Silver Lake Picture Show returns with free outdoor movie screenings in the heart of Silver Lake at Sunset Triangle Plaza. This week: Space Jam will be screened. FREE

5. [7:30 p.m.]  Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge is a free weekly movie night taking place at dusk on CSUN’s Oviatt Library Lawn. The series continues with La La Land. FREE

6. [7 p.m.] Twilight Concerts at the Santa Monica Pier conclude this Thursday with Warpaint, Wild Belle and KCRW DJ Karene Daniel. FREE

7. [8 p.m.] The 2017 season of the Skirball’s free Sunset Concert Series, inspired by the Skirball’s current high-profile exhibition Paul Simon: Words & Music, is a showcase for up-and-coming talents and established artists from Los Angeles and around the globe. The series continues with Daymé Arocena. FREE

8. [8 p.m.] The Moonlight Movies on the Beach series continues with a screening of Princess Bride at Alamitos Beach this Thursday. FREE

9. [8 p.m.]  All My Single Friends is described as part comedy show and part live dating app taking place at the Copper Still. If you’re so over Tinder and Bumble check this show out where you’ll be in a room with some of LA’s best comedians and hottest singles. Use Code BALLS for 50% off your ticket.

10. [various] Echo Park Rising returns for its seventh year (August 17-20) with hundreds of up-and-coming bands to play at venues that include The Echo, The Echoplex, Stories Bookstore, Lost Knight, Little Joy and other more. FREE

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The Eagle Has Landed-The Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse Opening

Last night Hollywood stars kicked off the biggest weekend in music at the Grand Opening of Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse in conjunction with Bentley Motors benefiting the GRAMMY Museum Foundation. Celebrities including Terrell Owens, Chuck Liddell, Frankie Delgado (The Hills), Landon Clements  (Bravo’s Southern Charm) and James Kennedy (Vanderpump Rules) attended the glamourous soiree at the premium, two-story steakhouse. DJ, Caroline D’amore had attendees grooving all night as she set the tempo for the fabulous evening.

 President of Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, Scott Smith and Terrell Owens at the Grand Opening of Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse in conjunction with Bentley Motors benefiting the GRAMMY Museum Foundation

Upon arrival guests including music executives, athletes, influencers and actors were greeted on the red carpet with signature Pomegranate Martini and Vodka-Infused Pineapple Martini cocktails. The evening exuded Hollywood’s sophistication as guests were wowed with an overflowing raw seafood extravaganza, filled with numerous delicacies from the menu.

Omar Benson Miller at the Grand Opening of Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse in conjunction with Bentley Motors benefiting the GRAMMY Museum Foundation

The iconic steakhouse served guests signature menu items created by Executive Chef, Javier Fuentes including Del’s Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, Shellfish Plateau, Corndog Battered Lobster Tails and Oysters On The Half Shell. The celebration continued with additional guests such as comedian Cedric Yarbrough, actor and former football player Kerry Rhodes and artist Joelle Ashley.

 Chuck Liddell at the Grand Opening of Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse in conjunction with Bentley Motors benefiting the GRAMMY Museum Foundation

Opening to the public today, February 9th the highly anticipated institution brings its bold vision and rich tradition to the City of Angels. Focusing on the art of hospitality, fine dining cuisine, and a revered wine program, the Award-winning restaurant, overlooks Santa Monica Boulevard, creating an indoor/outdoor environment suited to the Los Angeles climate. Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse Los Angeles will be open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner until 11:00 p.m. nightly and until 12:00 a.m. on the weekends. 

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SHE MEANS BUSINESS MAGAZINE | ISSUE 6

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We’re so excited to bring you Issue 6 of our She Means Business Magazine!

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  Inside we’re sharing:

  Mastering the Art of Being an Entrepreneur with Amy Porterfield The Shy & Mighty Entrepreneur by Nadia Finer 5 Things to Try this Month – Tips from Our Members! How She Did It: Monica Delgado Turned Her Setbacks into Comebacks (edited) 

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