#oya thomas

[wakandas]

Synch trying to get Oya & Nekra into the Hellfire Gala: "these traitors to Krakoa are my friends!"

couple more hellfire gala ideas I wanted to try out before heading back to work.

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Thoma: Dinner's here! Ayato: Oya. What do you want to watch while we eat? Thoma: You pick, I choose! (they sit together in-front of the TV) Ayato: Videogame theory or a potato planting tutorial? Thoma: Ooh, potatoes!! (they watch together with boba tea and dango)

[sako-mii]

Thoma x oya

"Ehehe... when will you stop being mad at me?" The kamisato housewife asked, smiling nervously in hope oya doesn't glare at him again.

"Probably never. Who told you to come get me at this time." She spat, not even bothering to look at him.

Thoma felt bad, really bad. Oya always had a temper but he never saw her this furious.

"I'm really sorry, we had an emergency but I didn't think it would be taken care of this quickly," he stated, trying to reason with her. " Maybe if you go now you'll be able to get there in time...?" He asked reluctantly, hoping she doesn't get any more angry.

"In time? In time!? I was so happy to meet him face to face. You know how important it was for me. Do you even know how long it took me to get there by foot? How far that place from here is?" She bursts out, anger taking over her. "Even if I start running now. I won't make it.. I guess I'll just have to arrange another meeting, if I even get another chance." She groaned, taking a deep sigh.

Thoma's chest was aching, feeling bad that he ruined such a big and meaningful moment for oya.

Oya was supposed to meet with heizou, inazuma's greatest detective. He hardly ever comes and reports to Kamisato ayato, given that he's often looking for clues and visiting here and there.

Oya always has been a fan of detectives that's why she was very excited to meet him. Usually he reports back to Ayato directly, but this time she took the chance to meet him because Ayato wasn't available at that moment.

She was so excited that she told thoma day and night about it. But when the day came, something urgent came and Thoma had to ask her to come with her. She was feeling angry and upset. Later on, heizou informed them that he already met with ayato.

Days passed and she still didn't talk to Thoma, not even looking at him. Whenever Thoma tried to strike up a conversation with her or tried to reach out, she would avoid him. He felt bad and didn't know what to do. He never saw her like this. Usually she would feel better after a few days but this time she's not even looking at him.

He somehow had to make it up to her so she doesn't stay angry at him any longer. He thought about it long and hard, he was thinking of a way on how she can meet her detective idol.

Thoma went to the kamisato head to ask if he oya could meet up with heizou for the next report.Thankfully Ayato agreed to his request. "Very well, I shall inform her about it so-" "Actually, I would like to surprise her with it," he interrupted, explaining Ayato about the situation and her anger. Ayato chuckled and told him that it's doable .

Even so, Thoma wanted to make sure that oya does get to meet him, so he checked when that certain detective has free time because he mostly just comes and goes whenever he wants to, like a shadow roaming around. You never know when he pops out

----

Oya was walking inside the city, running some errands and getting a new book for herself. She was thinking about Thoma and the way she got angry at him. She knew he didn't mean to yet she still yelled at him. She felt bad but didn't know how to confront him as she never got angry at him. The past days she's been avoiding him whenever she saw him. She was thinking of a way to apologize to him.

On her way back, she saw a little crowd, but she couldn't see the reason why there are so many people. She walked up to them, trying to get through the crowd to see more clearly.

"I ask you all, is there such a thing as free onikabuto? Free mora? Or... does nothing in life come for free? Thank you all for watching 'Heizou talks fraud'." As oya got through the crowd, she was stunned when she saw Shikanoin Heizou having his own self promotion.

"Don't get greedy and you won't be needy, stay alert and you won't get hurt! You never know where scammers may lurk. See you all next time!" He winked and bowed as the crowd applaud.

Is this really happening? Inazuma's greatest detective, the person she's been wanting to meet and talk to, is right in front of her.

The crowd was deforming itself as oya walked up to him. "Excuse me?" She caught his attention. "Why hello!" He beamed at her." Pleased to make acquaintance with you, I'm Shikanoin Heizou.Is there any case you need my help with? I guarantee that I can solve every case no matter how big or small."

"I'm Oya, I work for the kamisato family. I'm a great fan of your work." Oya complimented. "Haha, how charming. You must have a good eye for such things," he chuckled, " if my hunch is correct, you must be the one I was supposed to meet that day for the report I give Master Kamisato?'

Her inner fangirl was screaming with joy but she tried her best to keep her composure, "yes, that would be me."

----

Thoma took a deep breath, hoping everything would work without any trouble before looking for oya. He tried to reach her before she disappeared again.

"Listen oya, I know you're mad at me and I'm really, really sorry about what happened-" "but I'm not mad at-" "-please let me finish. Anyway, as I was saying, I'm sorry about what happened, I know how much these things mean to you. That's why, I have something for you," he asked her to come with him, so he can introduce her to someone.

"Why hello, oya. It's good to see you again. So you're the one who he was talking about when pleaded with me to meet somebody." He laughed.

Thoma was confused about this situation. How does he know oya? And when did they meet?

Oya explained to him that she met heizou by coincidence when she was doing running some errands.

Thoma felt a little embarrassed about this situation as it was completely unexpected. Oya's gaze softened, knowing how hard he must have tried to make it up to her. She thanked him, "thank you Thoma, it really means a lot to me. And I wanna apologize to you as well, even if I was sad at that moment, I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you. I'm really sorry." She apologized, guilt lingering on her.

He smiled at her and told him that there's no need to apologize. Oya gave him a big hug, he was surprised at first but hugged back, smiling to himself and happy that she isn't avoiding him anymore.

[evilhorse]

Thomas Paine is one of my heroes.

[oyanachi]

Oyas Sides

I’m so NOT confident right now.

It’s a huge leap for me. I’m not used to share my drawings at all. Because I really think it’s not worth it. I’m not an artist. I won’t even call what I draw drawings, more like doodles. But I do like drawing. I just don’t do it often enough to improve. And I don’t have any ambition about it.

I also have a huge issue with self-confidence and I’m usually so shy I don’t even share stuff with my own friends... what a mess I am ah ah

Two months ago or so, I discovered Thomas Sanders and his Sanders Sides serie. It just blew my mind. On a professionnal level, but also on a personnal level. I'm so into it I found it interesting to work on my own issues and my own identity through this. It inspired me so much and helped me a lot going through a hard time that I’ve decided to create my own “sides”.

So, not really an original project, not really a fan project, something in between. Why do I want to share it then? I thought it was a good idea, to create your own sides. Maybe it’s already been made. It’s also my way to thank Thomas and his team for their work on Sanders Sides. Although I could and I will write more than draw about it but, I really wanted to give them a face at first. So, here are my sides (and actually I would be glad to see sides from others if they have created ones)

And now Prudence is telling me to go hiding far far away under my blanket. Bye.

Starry, the Ambition, embodiement of my spontaneity, they could be anything, want to do, to act. (they are the one pushing me to make this post, so frustrated to be pushed down by the others)

Prudence, the Caution, they want to be safe and secure, look too much to the future for their own good. (they are the one making me feel so scared about making this post)

Sonoko, dreams but doesn’t dare to do, insanely curious, a bit lazy, always want to feel comfy. (they are the one very curious to know what others can make, but also the one making me feel too lazy to post though it’s been weeks since I’ve drawn them...)

Loyalty, loyalty for their loved ones and their moral values, ready to do anything for others to feel good. (they are the one making me feel it’s useless to post about my own stuff)

I’m still working on it though.

[genshinarchives]

AaAA- I saw your request are open so may I ask a small scenario centering around the "I'm a villainess but I'm not evil!" casts? There's only 5 characters for your request so you can choose which characters would you like to write :]

Ah as for the prompt : what if villainess!reader ignores the casts for a while, too busy attending her duties as a heiress and the new-found problem in the onigasaki clan.

Kamisato Ayaka, Gorou, Arataki Itto, Thoma, Naganohara Yoimiya / female reader.

Synopsis: You ignore them because you're too busy with your heiress duties.

Author's notes: Ask and you shall receive~ This is an AU where villainess!reader is the characters’ S/O, and it takes place in the Katsugeki Arc which happens one year prior to the current events of the game.

I’m a Villainess but I’m Not Evil! (Navigation)

#KAMISATO AYAKA

Ayaka let out a quiet sigh, catching her older brother’s attention. With a single eyebrow quirked up, Ayato set his brush beside the document he was about to sign and laced his fingers together in front of him.

“Is something on your mind?” he inquired, though he already knew the reason behind her being in low spirits today. It’s quite obvious if you think about her close relationship with Onigasaki’s heiress and the fact that the latter has been kept busy solving the case of Yuito’s poisoning.

“Lady (y/n) hasn’t responded to any of my letters, and I feel like I’m being ignored,” Ayaka confessed, her eyebrows furrowing.

Ayato clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth. “You know what a busy woman she is. Her brother was poisoned recently, and she didn’t sleep at all just to make an antidote for a poison nobody knew the cure to. She even had to take over in solving the case on her own, and don’t get me started on how busy she is with her duties as the heiress.” He shook his head at Ayaka in disappointment. “You could try to be more understanding of her situation.”

She visibly deflated at his chastisement. “That doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to be upset... and maybe feel a little selfish for once.”

The head of the Kamisato Clan rubbed his temples. “If you’re that desperate for her attention, then why don’t you send her a letter to give her your support and encouragement? I’m sure she’ll appreciate it, and maybe you’ll even get a response.”

She immediately perked up at her brother’s suggestion. “That’s a wonderful idea! I should get started on the letter right away-” Gracefully rising to her feet, she then pattered towards the door and called for Thoma the moment she slid it open. “Thoma! Please prepare a blank sheet of paper, a brush and a pot of ink in my room!"

Once she had left to write the letter for (y/n), Ayato mused, “Oya oya... My sister’s love for Lady (y/n) knows no bounds.”

#GOROU

"(Y/n)."

Said woman didn’t bother looking up from the document she was reading at her desk and ignored him. Quietly approaching her side, Gorou nudged her arm in hopes of getting her attention. She merely hummed in response and moved her arm away from him.

"(Y/n), look at me. Please," Gorou implored. He never begged because it was unbecoming for the General of Watatsumi’s army; it simply didn’t suit his image, but he was growing desperate as the days passed. Ever since Yuito got poisoned, she didn’t spare Gorou a single glance and was preoccupied with finding the fool that dared to harm her only family.

As a sharp sigh slipped past her lips, (y/n) finally looked at her fiance, though with a frown instead of her usual smile. “Gorou, go to sleep. I’m busy."

“You’ve been ignoring me for five days!” he snapped, having had enough, “I asked Her Excellency for a one week break specifically because I wanted to visit you. I missed you, yet you don’t seem to care that I came all the way from Watatsumi to see how you’re doing.”

(Y/n)’s eyes widened for a moment before she averted them guiltily. “I’m sorry... I didn’t mean to make you feel neglected. What with Yuito’s poisoning and me officially becoming the head in a few months, I have a lot on my plate right now.”

He sighed quietly and took both of her hands in his, making her meet his softened gaze. Leading her towards the futon he had already laid out on the floor, he then forced her to lie down and soon joined her as he pulled the blanket over their weary bodies.

“You’re obviously tired and frustrated, (y/n). Please, just rest with me,” Gorou quietly pleaded whilst pulling her against his chest, his chin nestling itself on top of her head, “You worked tirelessly to create an antidote for Yuito. You deserve a break."

#ARATAKI ITTO

"Arataki-san, you can’t just-”

“Step aside, Jin!”

(Y/n) almost dropped the conical flask in surprise when Itto unceremoniously barged into her lab. Spinning around to face him, she then narrowed her eyes into a glare, unhappy at the fact that he just entered without her permission. She let out a huff as she set the flask on the counter.

“Itto, didn’t I tell you to never step inside my lab unless I gave you special permission to do so? There are a lot of dangerous chemicals in here that you don’t how to-” She didn’t even get to finish her sentence because the half-oni had grabbed her wrist and was already dragging her out of the room. “Hey- Hold on a second!"

Itto didn’t halt his long strides until they had exited from the Onigasaki Estate - and for the first time in days, (y/n) greeted the warmth of the afternoon sun, the gentle breeze that whistled past causing the tail of her lab coat to flutter behind her legs. She suddenly felt the tension in her body dissipate, and he turned his head to her with a grin splitting his face in half when he felt her relax.

“About time you touched grass!” he exclaimed, using one of the phrases she had taught him before, “When you ignored me for a week, I thought I did something to upset you.” He rubbed the back of his neck with a sheepish smile. “I was going to serenade you with the gang’s help tonight, but this morning your cousin told me that Yui-bro got poisoned and that you’ve been holed up in the estate, working your butt off to nurse him and to find the perpetrator.”

(Y/n) pressed her palm against her forehead as she said, “I’m really glad Lord Hidemune stopped you from embarrassing yourself.”

He laughed loudly, drawling out, “Come ooon~ Don’t say that.” Releasing her wrist, he then cupped her face with his large hands and gently bumped their foreheads together. “It’s fine to work hard and all, but don’t forget to breathe in some fresh air once in a while, 'kay?”

#THOMA

Thoma expelled a deep sigh when he was answered with silence once again. He had made mitarashi dango this morning in hopes that she’d allow him to see her, even if it’s only for a few seconds; alas, his efforts were ignored. Was this how she felt when he shut her down every time she tried to explain why she had poisoned Yuuko? Biting his bottom lip, he crouched down and left the plate of dango just outside of her room.

“I’ll leave the dango out here,” he announced, standing up again, “Please don’t overwork yourself.” When he didn’t hear a response from the other side of the door, he let out another sigh and then walked away.

Thoma was becoming increasingly worried for (y/n)’s mental health since she had shut herself away in her room after Yuito’s poisoning a week ago; she was no doubt working hard to identify the person behind the murder attempt, and with the addition of her becoming the new head of her clan... she must be very stressed.

But that’s why he’s here.

He has plenty of connections within Inazuma, so catching the culprit should be easy as long as he probes into the right places. If he has to get his hands a little dirty to lift some of her burdens off her shoulders, then he’ll gladly do it.

A shadow cast itself over Thoma’s eyes as he strode out of the Onigasaki Estate, murmuring, “I’ll get revenge for you, my aster.”

#NAGANOHARA YOIMIYA

Spinning on her heels, Yoimiya stamped her hands on her hips as she stared at (y/n)’s bedroom window from outside of the estate. This is the third time she’s been turned away from seeing her beloved, and nobody would even tell her why! Although she did overhear about Yuito’s recent poisoning and that (y/n) has been stressed with her duties as the clan’s heiress from the gossiping servants, she wanted to hear it from (y/n)’s own mouth.

Yoimiya tapped her foot on the ground whilst humming pensively. If (y/n) is going to continue ignoring her until an entire week has passed, then Yoimiya will just have to lure her out herself, right? As she formulated a foolproof plan in her head, a mischievous grin grew on her lips and she then rushed off to set it in motion.

Night soon fell, and (y/n) left her room to check up on Yuito. As she dragged her feet through the hallway, the panicked shouts of her servants in the courtyard caught her attention.

“What the hell is going on?” she muttered. Just as she was about to walk in the direction that she came from, Jin was seen briskly approaching her from the other end of the hallway.

“Lady (y/n)!” he called, appearing exasperated for some reason, “Yoimiya is-” The moment (y/n) heard Yoimiya’s name, she wasted no time in racing to the courtyard; as soon as she stepped foot outside, a loud bang resonated across the sky above, prompting her to lift her gaze. Her eyes widened.

Fireworks bloomed in the night sky, forming a familiar red flower that she recalled as the villainess’ favourite flower - the dendrobium.

“Yoimiya... She must have started a commotion to lure me outside so she could set them off for me to see,” she mused, giggling softly. (Y/n) then smiled at the fireworks burning brightly in the darkness, the blooming sparks shining down on her like the morning star.

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[typingtess]

Tiptoeing through the "Hard for the Money" guest cast

Erik Palladino as Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Vostanik Sabatino Did our boy Vostanik change agencies?  In his last episode, season 12's "A Fait Accompli", Sabatino was CIA as he was in most episodes except where he was Roger McAdams in season three’s "The Watcher".

Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier as NCIS Reserve Agent Shyla Dahr Back from "MWD".

Duncan Campbell as NCIS Special Agent Castor Was in "Genesis" last week.

Gregg Binkley as Navy Lieutenant Commander Gary Hudson Played Kenny James in My Name is Earl, Barney in Raising Hope, Bernie Beirness in Hitting the Breaks, Mr. Jenkins in Kirby Buckets and Dr. Cooper in Diary of a Future President.

Had guest roles in Head of the Class, Murder She Wrote, Civil Wars, Out of the This World, Quantum Leap, Full House, Coach, A Whole New Ballgame, Night Stand, Family Matters, The Drew Carey Show, Working, The Hughleys, Grown Ups, Wheels of Justice, The Michael Richards Show, Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2001), Malcolm in the Middle, Yes Dear, Gilmore Girls, CSI, The Bold and the Beautiful, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Millers, Transparent, Stuck in the Middle, United States of Al, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Roar.

Trailer selfie.   

Gavin Houston as Wesley "Big Wes" Roberts Was Remy Boudreau on Guiding Light, Sly Thomas on General Hospital, Tony Foster in The Bay, Jeffery Harrington in The Haves and the Have Nots and Theodore in Roswell New Mexico.

Guest roles include The Singles Table, Wizards of Waverly Place, Without a Trace, Rizzoli & Isles, Grey's Anatomy and Shameless.

Making a comeback – the set photo with LL Cool J.

Aliza Pearl as Maxine "Max" Collins Played Willow in Side Kick Girls, Michonne in BAMF Girls Club, Lynette in Yellow, Oya Ghillen in Callisto 6 and Dr. Monica Chamberlain in Heartbeats.

Had guest roles in episodes of Samantha Who?, The Further Adventures of Cupid and Eros, House of Lies, Hello Cupid, Days of Our Lives and New Girl.

Trailer selfie on page one, photo with ECO on page two.  

Nick Cassidy as Martin Thomas Played Thad in The Birch and had guest roles in Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists and The Girl in the Woods.

Cyd Strittmatter as Ms. Janice King Longtime working actress with guest roles in episodes of Cheers, Beauty and the Beast (1989), Quantum Leap, Full House, On Our Own, The Pretender, Party of Five (1997), Murder One, Ellen, Good vs. Evil, Seven Days, Any Day Now, 7th Heaven, Diagnosis Murder, The Tick, Boston Public, Leap of Faith, The X-Files, Nip/Tuck, Crossing Jordan, Grounded for Life, The Shield, Eyes, Close to Home, Monk, Weeds, Back to You, CSI, Trust Me, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Mentalist, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, True Blood, American Horror Story, Bones, the Last Ship, Colony, Get Shorty, General Hospital, Good Girls, Grey's Anatomy and The Rookie.

Was Joanne Wright in the "Stakeout" NCIS episode in season five, Kimberly Murdock in the season one "Master of Horror" NCIS: New Orleans episode.

Selfie with Daniela Ruah.

Betty Barnes as Rosie Had guest appearances in Sex Ed and several online series.  Barnes is a stand-up comedian.

Terra Strong as Officer Julie Thompson Guest roles in episodes of Theirbnb, Conversations in LA and Betrayed.  Provided the voice of Shari Underwood in The Fairly OddParents.

Director's chair shot.

Brian Silverman as Angus Played Det. Alan Edwards in Central Division and guest starred in episodes of The Guardian, E-Ring, Sleeper Cell, 24, Monk, Jericho, Cold Case, Life, Grimm, Leverage, Ray Donovan, Good Girl and SWAT.

Written by: Matt Klafter & Indira Gibson Wilson

Matt Klafter co-wrote "Smokescreen Part II" and "A Fait Accompli" and was the sole writer for "Where Loyalties Lie".

Indira Gibson Wilson co-wrote both “The Frogman’s Daughter”  and "Signs of Change" in season 12 and was the sole writer for "Lost Soldier Down".

Directed by: Rick Tunell  The program's longtime production manager/producer directed "Revenge Deferred", "Se Murio El Payaso" and "Where Everybody Knows Your Name".

Set photo.

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Events 6.11

173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain". 631 – Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang. 786 – A Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids at the Battle of Fakhkh. 980 – Vladimir the Great consolidates the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea. He is proclaimed ruler (knyaz) of all Kievan Rus'. 1011 – Lombard Revolt: Greek citizens of Bari rise up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and deliver the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor (catepan) of the Catepanate of Italy. 1118 – Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch, captures Azaz from the Seljuk Turks. 1157 – Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first margrave. 1345 – The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners. 1429 – Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau. 1488 – Battle of Sauchieburn: Fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king. 1509 – Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon. 1594 – Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines). 1748 – Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries. 1770 – British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. 1775 – The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel. 1776 – The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence. 1788 – Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska. 1805 – A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory. 1825 – The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City. 1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish. 1865 – The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War. 1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia. 1895 – Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place. 1898 – The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.) 1901 – The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands. 1903 – A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga. 1917 – King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens. 1919 – Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown. 1920 – During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room". 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey. 1936 – The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens. 1937 – Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders. 1938 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts. 1940 – World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids. 1942 – World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. 1942 – Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance. 1944 – USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned. 1955 – Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports. 1956 – Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150. 1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island. 1963 – American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register. 1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam. 1963 – John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights. 1964 – World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance. 1968 – Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types. 1970 – After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first women to do so. 1971 – The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control. 1978 – Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University. 1981 – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. 1987 – Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain. 1998 – Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition. 2001 – Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. 2002 – Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. 2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe. 2007 – Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people. 2008 – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school. 2008 – The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit. 2010 – The first African FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa. 2012 – More than 80 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried. 2013 – Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would open exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.

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Introducing | 2020 Canadian Women Artists’ Award Recipients Destinie Adelakun and Sara Jimenez

The Canadian Women Artists’ Award is offered by NYFA with funding from the Canadian Women’s Club of New York.

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced interdisciplinary artists Destinie Adelakun and Sara Jimenez as its 2020 Canadian Women Artists’ Award recipients. The $5,000 award is designed to provide financial support to women-identifying emerging or early career artists working in any discipline, and can be used in any manner the recipient deems necessary to further their artistic goals. The award program is supported by funding granted to NYFA by the Canadian Women's Club (CWC) of New York as a way to continue its philanthropic work when it disbanded. This year, in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative community, the CWC and NYFA decided to award two prizes.

“We’re proud to partner with the Canadian Women’s Club to offer this award, and are especially grateful to recognize not one but two artists,” said Michael L. Royce, Executive Director, NYFA. “Destinie Adelakun and Sara Jimenez are exceptionally talented cross-disciplinary artists, and we are excited to hear more from them as they continue to push their careers forward,” he added.

Destinie Adelakun is a Lagos, Nigeria-born, Nagpur, India-raised Canadian artist whose work extends from mixed-media, painting, and photography to film and sculpture, and explores topics ranging from African history, mythology, and spirituality. She utilizes individuals in her work as a personification of principles and ideas, and a way to re-illustrate African and Indian mythological tales. Adelakun, who received a BFA degree in Fashion Production from The London College of Fashion, celebrates women of the African diaspora and plays with the adornment that embodies the creative direction of the work. She has collaborated with noted art world icons such as Renee Cox, Mickalene Thomas, and Taha Clayton to name a few, and curated several art shows in the New York region before recently transitioning to showing her own art and photography work. She currently lives and works in New York, NY.

Said Adelakun upon receiving a 2020 Canadian Women Artists’ Award: "As a biracial daughter of the diaspora, life has thrown countless battles on my path to success. I recently became a mother during this global pandemic, and just when I felt overwhelmed and buried by the challenges of life I received this ray of opportunity. This award means that I have the opportunity to continue to create work. It is an opportunity for me to allow other young women of color, especially mothers, to see that creativity and achievement doesn't end after childbirth. This award and its recognition will elevate my career to a whole new level, and it's an affirmation to continue working and believing in myself."

Sara Jimenez explores the material embodiment of deep transcultural memories. As an interdisciplinary Filipinx-Canadian artist, she is interested in materializing existing global narratives around concepts of origins and home, loss and absence. She works in collage, sculpture, installation, and performance to create visual metaphors that allude to mythical environments and forgotten artifacts. Jimenez is a collector and alchemist: among other things, she collects familial narratives, abandoned objects, debris, compost, colonial texts and photos, maps, and textiles. Through material experimentation, she combines and rearranges elements from her collections to complicate pre-existing narratives of place, lineage, and temporality. Her work has been exhibited at the Pinto Art Museum (Philippines), El Museo del Barrio, Brooklyn Museum, and others, and she has performed at numerous venues including The Dedalus Foundation, The Noguchi Museum, and Dixon Place. Upcoming, Jimenez will have solo shows at Irvine Fine Arts Center and The Center for Chinese Contemporary Art in Manchester, England, and will participate in the 2021 Cornell Biennial curated by Tim Murray. Jimenez received her BA degree from the University of Toronto and her MFA degree from Parsons the New School for Design. She teaches at Parsons, New York University, and Borough of Manhattan Community College and mentors graduate students at the Vermont College of Fine Art and School of Visual Arts. Jimenez is based in Brooklyn, NY.

Said Jimenez upon receiving a 2020 Canadian Women Artists’ Award: "I am incredibly honored to receive this award. It is humbling and moving to be gifted resources to pursue my vision and share it with the world. I want my work to be of service to the public and to shift the paradigm of visual culture."

Lorraine Bell, Board Director Bridgemarq Real Estate Services, Hot Docs Foundation USA, the University of Toronto Associates, Inc., and former Canadian Women’s Club member, spoke about the rationale behind giving two awards in 2020: "I know the financial struggles that artists face during the best of times can be difficult, but layer a global pandemic onto that and it can be overwhelming. So the decision to award two worthy Canadian recipients in 2020 was made and we are thrilled with the selections of artists Adelakun and Jimenez."

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Images from top: Destinie Adelakun and Sara Jimenez, Photo Credits: Sheridon Poyer and Sara Jimenez; Destinie Adelakun, ADE - Oshun and Oya's crown, 2020; and Sara Jimenez, Cenotaph, 2018

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Happy Black History Month with The X-MEN

Fan Art of prominent Black X-Men I did in February 2019. From top to bottom

SYNCH / Everett Thomas Generation X

OYA (a) / Idie Okwonko All New X-Men, Generation HOPE: Five Lights

OYA (b) / Idie Okwonko All New X-Men, Generation HOPE: Five Lights

SHARD / Shard Bishop X-Factor, XSE

BISHOP / Lucas Bishop X-Men, XSE

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Got tagged by the fabulous @cem-etery to make a playlist. Let’s fuckin GO!

✨rules: spell out your url using song titles then tag as many people as there are letters✨

P.L.U.C.K: System of a Down

Revontulet: Sonata Arctica

Oya: Ibeyi

Grannos: Eluveitie

Madrigal: Yes

Eternity: Stratovarius

Terminal: Devin Townsend Project

Adolescents: Incubus

LGBT: Cupcakke

Liquorice: Azealia Banks

Eifersucht: Rammstein

Stargazers: Nightwish

Boadicea: Enya

Iconoclast: Symphony X

Annihilate: Black Flag

N.E.O: Thomas Dolby

(I went with all one-word titles for no reason. I needed some handicap or it would’ve been extremely hard to choose songs; my library is all over the place!)

I tag @dramamine-king @comrade-ziltoid @alienfuckeronmain @newleafover @hera-salander @rosswoodpark @dianthi @devintownsends @progsnob44 @metalalbumswithgooglyeyes @epicloud @belzebubsofficial @antigonick @kxowledge @jewishdyke @natural-magics

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4, 15, 21

Thank you for the ask!

4. Three songs that you know thanks to your parents

Into Darkness - Thomas Bergersen

What have you done - Within Temptation

You hurt the ones you love - Maria Mena

I know all of these thanks to my mom, I loved listening to her music as a child (especially in comparison to my dad's jazz)

15. Three songs you want to dance with your love to

Killing me Slowly - EDEN

Pinwheel - Seventeen

I'm with You - SHINee

21. Three Songs of your Childhood

Stand my ground - Within Temptation

Oya-lélé - K3

Reunion of Friends - John Williams

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Teenagers and young adults are being bombarded by new experiences, and emotions run high in that fragile space where they are growing into adulthood. The outcome of decisions made during these years can last a lifetime, but at this age, the mind is not always mature enough for all the situations it will encounter. Pressure and criticism from their peers and adults can sometimes shut down their bright light and their hope that they are capable of doing something fantastic with their lives. The workshop with Oya provides a safe space for healing growing pains and cultivating dreams, to let young people know it is okay to have big plans for their lives. She shows them how to apply The 5 Star Points for Success system to their unique experiences and gives them tools to learn how to manifest their dreams and live their life's purpose. She also encourages education and the important foundation that higher education can help build, by teaching how to balance homework and school with friends and making the best decisions for their future. Oya’s ability to be a “big kid” and connect regularly with her little girl who enjoys the silly and fun things in the world, while still utilizing the wisdom gained from her life experiences and her education helps her forge meaningful connections with young people and inspire them to keep use what they love as a way to get them aligned and resonating with positive vibrations.

Let Oya lift you up today and learn how to say, “I am Love. I am Light. I am Peace. I am a Divine Being. And I feel free to LIVE.”

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RR #28 >< Les programmes du samedi 18 juin au samedi 2 juillet

• Les créations sonores de RR * Huerco S. «  Plonk I » (6’06) • Ecritures contemporaines * Claude Ber & Julien Blaine, une soirée c’est-à-dire (19’47) • L’interlude musical et pimenté de Thomas * Panama, Nigeria & Cuba (15’) • La voix du large par Lili Le Gouvello * Dans les coulisses d’Amou’Caché (24’20) • Parole aux assos * Le Centaure, pour la défense des victimes de l’amiante ¬ Entretien avec son président, Marc Crégut (37’43) • Le musique mix de Pablo (10’) • Le MUR du fond par Germain alias Ipin & STF Moscato * Entretien avec l’artiste The WA (36’09) • Le billet cinéma par Benoît Muller * « Les crimes du futur » de David Cronenberg (12’23) • Annonce du festival écritures contemporaines Tournez la Plage, 5ème édition (4-6 août 22) (1’30) • L’interlude musical et pimenté de Thomas * Colombie, Guinée Conakry & Mali (10’) • Les mots ont la parole * Le mot « sacrifice » (12’40) • Parole aux assos * Attac, pour la taxation des transactions financières et pour l’action citoyenne ¬ Entretien avec Lina Chocteau, membre du collège solidaire du comité local de La Ciotat (16’21) • La ville sans salades ni ambages par Sébastien Madau * République (3’) • Hommage à Brigitte Fontaine (34’40) • Femme d’intérieur (3’12) • Le feuilleton * « Supplément au voyage de Bougainville » Denis Diderot (Part 6, dernière partie) (30’13)

Le mix de Pablo : Fabe & East « Mots vrais » * KRS-One « MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know » * Suprême NTM « That’s My People »

Les interludes musicaux et pimentés de Thomas : Papa Brandao Y Su Conjunto Aires Tablones « La Murga de Panama » (Panama) * Waziri Oshomah « Sorry » (Nigeria) * Célia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco « Quimbara » (Cuba) ≈ La Revuelta « La Oya » (Colombie) * Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée « Soumbouyaya » (Guinée Conakry) * Ali Farka Touré « Ali's Here » (Mali)

Hommage à Brigitte Fontaine : Comme à la radio * Le nougat * Conne * La métro * Je fume * Partir ou rester * Au Diable Dieu * Prohibition

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Oya Thomas

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