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Grease Infant by The Lion's Daughter from the album Future Cult

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The Crimson Avenger #2

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leafs vs sens nov 8 2023

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November 1987. The de-aging of Batgirl begins, courtesy of Barbara Randall and Rick Leonardi, who attempt to reconcile Babs' pre-Crisis history with a condensed timeline and her omission from Miller & Mazzucchelli's "Batman: Year One" (which shows Jim and Barbara Gordon Sr. having their first child, James Jr., during the first year of Batman's career). Rather than Jim Gordon's natural daughter, this story establishes Babs as his niece, whom he adopts after the death of his brother Roger. Randall even tries to rationalize Babs' term in Congress, claiming that she could still serve despite being too young because of a fictitious law called the Knight Dependents Act of 1946 (probably a nod to Sen. Henry Knight, father of the Golden Age Phantom Girl) — cute, but clearly unconstitutional, and never mentioned again. It's a valiant effort, and really a decent Batgirl story despite the contrivances, but it's hard not to feel the whole mess could have been avoided with a little editorial clarity from Bat-book editor Denny O'Neil. The real problem was that almost nobody at DC other than Randall (who also did the okay BATGIRL SPECIAL around this time) had any further use for Batgirl or Barbara Gordon, who, if not for John Ostrander and Kim Yale's creation of Oracle in SUICIDE SQUAD, would almost certainly been written out altogether.

The Dr. Mid-Nite origin, meanwhile, is a straightforward retelling of the story in ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #25 (April 1941), explaining how being nearly blinded by a vengeful gangster gave physician Charles McNider the ability to see in the dark. I always got the feeling McNider was gay (likewise Pieter Cross, the third Dr. Mid-Nite), and kept wrongly thinking DC had eventually confirmed that at some point. I did a double-take when the version of Charles McNider in the STARGIRL TV show turned out to have a wife.

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Man-Bat: Batman #361 (1983) / Batman Adventures #011 (1993)

Art by Ed Hannigan And Dick Giordano / Mike Parobeck And Rick Burchett

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Rick Hoberg and Dick Giordano - Batman #380

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Great read this was, gud ole Len Wein with some superb art by Rick Hoberg & Dick Giordano.

Justice League of America Annual No.1 - 1983, cover by Hoberg & Giordano.

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POWER GIRL #1-4

June - September 1988 By Paul Kupperberg , Rick Hoberg, Arne Starr, Julianna Ferriter, Bob Pinaha, Kerry Gammill, and Dick Giordano.

Power Girl is haunted by a past she is not familiar with, and must face her fears to put her life back in order.

SCORE: 5

It only took a couple of pages to know that each issue was going to take like 30 minutes to read. While the covers for this mini looked pretty great (for the time), the inside art feels like something out of the seventies.

I do feel like I need to give some credit to Kupperberg. He tried his best to give Karen a proper world to live in, with a very diverse cast, and at times, the next best thing to a proper use of female characters.

It looks like DC had hopes of giving Power Girl her own comic, but I have to say that, to me, this felt a bit too generic for superhero comics. Sure the main protagonist has a lot of conflicts going on, perhaps too many. What happened to that poor photographer she sent to the hospital?

I don't want to be superficial, but... Power Girl needs a new haircut. There are points where she reminds of Lucille Ball.

In any case, no, she didn't get her own series, but not long after this mini, she joined the Justice League. If you weren't around to know her pre-crisis stories, then you probably got to know her for her years with the league (unless you are younger than that).

This story was a good attempt at restarting the character, but her whole origin story is super confusing and perhaps a little forced. I feel like they should have completely forgotten about the kryptonian plot, and that would have simplified the Arion connection. In any case, it all ended up being retconned years later.

It was also probably a good choice to bring Kupperberg to write the story, given his connection to Arion, Supergirl, and other mystical heroes. But there are too much plots and characters in this puppy. At least I can say that he used the thought balloons for exposition, which actually makes a lot of sense, and I wish present-day writers at least started using them for exposition instead of, simply talking to the air.

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Detective Comics #482: The Demon-The Eternity Book

by Len Wein; Michael Golden:; Dick Giordano; Glynis Oliver and Milt Snapinn

Cover by Rick Buckler: Dick Giordano and Tatjana Wood

DC

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Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies on Netflix

5. Predestination (2014)

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Alicia Pavlis, Annabelle Norman, Arielle O’Neill, Ben Prendergast, Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen, Cate Wolfe, Christopher Bunworth, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers, Christopher Stollery, Dennis Coard, Dick York, Elise Jansen, Eliza D’Souza, Eliza Matengu, Ethan Hawke, Felicity Steel, Finegan Sampson, Freya Stafford, Giordano Gangl, Grant Piro, Hayley Butcher, Jim Knobeloch, Katie Avram, Kristie Jandric, Kuni Hashimoto, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Madeleine West, Maja Sarosiek, Marky Lee Campbell, Milla Simmonds, Monique Heath, Noah Taylor, Noel Herriman, Olivia Sprague, Paul Moder, Raj Sidhu, Rob Jenkins, Sara El-Yafi, Sarah Snook, Sophie Cusworth, Tony Nikolakopoulos, Tyler Coppin, Vanessa Crouch

Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, The Spierig Brothers

Rating: R

One of the most original time-travel thrillers since 12 Monkeys. A brilliant subversion of the Time Paradox trope, with enough plot twists to keep you entertained until well after the movie is finished. Predestination is an amazing movie with great performances from Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook. It’s a movie that will feel like Inception, when it comes to messing with your mind and barely anyone has heard of it. It is highly underrated and unknown, sadly.

4. Train to Busan (2016)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Ahn So-hee, An So-hee, Baek Seung-hwan, Cha Chung-hwa, Chang-hwan Kim, Choi Gwi-hwa, Choi Woo-shik, Choi Woo-sung, Dong-seok Ma, Eui-sung Kim, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-eun, Han Sung-soo, Jang Hyuk-jin, Jeong Seok-yong, Jung Seok-yong, Jung Young-ki, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Chang-hwan, Kim Eui-sung, Kim Jae-rok, Kim Joo-heon, Kim Ju-hun, Kim Keum-soon, Kim Soo-ahn, Kim Soo-an, Kim Su-an, Kim Won-Jin, Lee Joo-sil, Lee Joong-ok, Ma Dong-seok, Park Myung-shin, Sang-ho Yeon, Seok-yong Jeong, Shim Eun-kyung, Sohee, Soo-an Kim, Soo-jung Ye, Terri Doty, Woo Do-im, Woo-sik Choi, Ye Soo-jung, Yeon Sang-ho, Yoo Gong, Yu-mi Jeong, Yu-mi Jung

Director: Sang-ho Yeon, Yeon Sang-ho

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A zombie virus breaks out and catches up with a father as he is taking his daughter from Seoul to Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city. Watch them trying to survive to reach their destination, a purported safe zone.

The acting is spot-on; the set pieces are particularly well choreographed. You’ll care about the characters. You’ll feel for the father as he struggles to keep his humanity in the bleakest of scenarios.

It’s a refreshingly thrilling disaster movie, a perfect specimen of the genre.

3. Serenity (2005)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Carrie ‘CeCe’ Cline, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Patrick Lynch, David Krumholtz, Demetra Raven, Dennis Keiffer, Elaine Mani Lee, Erik Weiner, Gina Torres, Glenn Howerton, Hunter Ansley Wryn, Jessica Huang, Jewel Staite, Linda Wang, Logan O’Brien, Marcus Young, Mark Winn, Marley McClean, Matt McColm, Michael Hitchcock, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Nectar Rose, Neil Patrick Harris, Peter James Smith, Rafael Feldman, Rick Williamson, Ron Glass, Ryan Tasz, Sarah Paulson, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Tamara Taylor, Terrell Tilford, Terrence Hardy Jr., Tristan Jarred, Weston Nathanson, Yan Feldman

Director: Joss Whedon

Rating: PG-13

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Serenity is a futuristic sci-fi film that serves as a feature-length continuation of the story-line from the TV program Firefly (2002–2003). The story revolves around the captain (Nathan Fillion) and crew of the titular space vessel that operate as space outlaws, running cargo and smuggling missions throughout the galaxy. They take on a mysterious young psychic girl and her brother, the girl carrying secrets detrimental to the intergalactic government, and soon find themselves being hunted by a nefarious assassin (Chiwetel Ejiofor). The first feature-length film from Joss Whedon (The Avengers), Serenity is a lively and enjoyable adventure, replete with large-scale action sequences, strong characterizations and just the right touch of wry humor. An enjoyable viewing experience that stands alone without demanding that you have familiarity with the original program beforehand.

2. Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Actor: Armie Hammer, Danny Glover, David Cross, Ed Moy, Forest Whitaker, James D. Weston II, Jermaine Fowler, John Ozuna, Kate Berlant, Lakeith Stanfield, Lily James, Marcella Bragio, Michael X. Sommers, Molly Brady, Omari Hardwick, Patton Oswalt, Robert Longstreet, Rosario Dawson, Steven Yeun, Teresa Navarro, Terry Crews, Tessa Thompson, Tom Woodruff Jr., Tony Toste, W. Kamau Bell

Director: Boots Riley

In the year of the Netflix TV Show Maniac, another absurdist title stole critics’ hearts. Sorry to Bother You is a movie set in an alternate reality, where capitalism and greed are accentuated. Lakeith Stanfield (Atlanta) is a guy called Cassius who struggles to pay his bills. However, when at a tele-marketing job an old-timer tells him to use a “white voice”, he starts moving up the ranks of his bizarre society. A really smart movie that will be mostly enjoyed by those who watch it for its entertaining value, and not so much for its commentary. It is like a Black Mirror episode stretched into a movie.

1. Ex Machina (2015)

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Actor: Alex Garland, Alicia Vikander, Chelsea Li, Claire Selby, Corey Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Elina Alminas, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Symara A. Templeman, Symara Templeman, Tiffany Pisani

Director: Alex Garland

Rating: R

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Ex Machina is the directorial debut of Alex Garland, the writer of 28 Days Later (and 28 Weeks Later). It tells the story of Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson from About Time), an IT developer who is invited by a billionaire CEO to participate in a groundbreaking experiment — administering a Turing test to a humanoid robot called Ava (Alicia Vikander). Meeting the robot with feelings of superiority at first, questions of trust and ethics soon collide with the protagonist’s personal views. While this dazzling film does not rely on them, the visual effects and the overall look-feel of Ex Machina are absolutely stunning and were rightly picked for an Academy Award. They make Ex Machina feel just as casually futuristic as the equally stylish Her and, like Joaquin Phoenix, Gleeson aka Caleb must confront the feelings he develops towards a machine, despite his full awareness that ‘she’ is just that. This is possibly as close to Kubrick as anyone got in the 21st century. Ex Machina is clever, thrilling, and packed with engaging ideas.

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Khal Reads: Green Arrow(1988) by Mike Grell

Discretion: This is my first Green Arrow run so I apologize if certain details already appears in the previous run and I missed it!

The blog isn't dead! The reviews are still coming in. Not sure if there's anyone that's waiting for another random comic review by me but here it goes!

This time, I'll be looking at one of the definitive runs of Green Arrow, the 1988 run written by Mike Grell. The run spans for 76 issues between 1988-1994.

Team:

Writer: Mike Grell

Penciller: Ed Hannigan (1-25), Dan Jurgens (26-33), Rick Hoberg (35-38, 44-60, 63-66, 69-72, 75-76), Denys Cowan (39), Shea Pensa (39, 73-74), Frank Springer (61-68),

Inker: Dick Giordano, Frank Mclaughlin, Bill Wray (35-38), John Nyberg (44-60, 63-66, 69-72, 75-76), Pablo Marcos (61-68)

Colorist: Julia Lacquement

Editor: Mike Gold

TL;DR on why you should or shouldn't read:

Trigger warning: Rape (some issues dealt with rapist and one of the character gets raped)

Pros:

Thrilling stories with full of action. Never a dull moment in this run.

More mystery/thriller/action based stories. We're talking government conspiracies, serial killers, yakuzas, CIA, IRA, and psychopaths (there's a story about a guy who collects tattooed skin, super fun). It's similar in tone to Dennis O' Neill's The Question but more action-y than suspense.

Tons of Dinah-Oliver moment if that's your thing (although their relationship isn't the healthiest in this run).

Stories are often interwoven with social issues such as from anti-draft , ivory trading, human trafficking, etc.

Cons (for me):

Ollie gets raped but the incident were not made to be a big deal nor do we ever get to see Ollie's feelings about the situation properly.

Social issues are often mishandled/clearly being written from a white lens. Some whitesplaining moments as well.

Female characters are mostly there just to fawn over Oliver or become his love interest.

The uncomfortable writing of Shado. There's the dragon lady stereotype sprinkled in with some fetishism while simultaneously not allowing her to be a real subject of attention or desire by the white male protagonist. There's some Grant Morrison Talia treatment in there is all I'm saying

Dinah and Oliver's relationship are relatively toxic imo. Oliver often abandoned and even cheated on Dinah throughout the run (with a girl half his age).

Dinah's role is often relegated as a fanservice for the reader

Oliver kills quite a lot in this run and I know heroes killing criminals could be controversial to people.

My thoughts and full review:

This run takes us to Seattle, where Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) and Dinah Lance (Black Canary) have just moved. The run chronicles the adventure of (mostly) Oliver and Dinah during their stay in Seattle and occasionally throughout the Globe. Dinah also started her side job as the owner of a flower shop. Throughout this run, we were introduced to a string of side characters such as Shado, an assassin who used to be indebted to the Yakuza that shares a complicated relationship with Oliver and Eddie Fryes, a merc who are often at odds with Oliver

I have..complicated relationship with this run. As mentioned above, there's a lot of things that I love and there's a lot that I don't and I'm going to expand on some of those points below.

(+) The plot

Boring would be the last adjective I'll use to describe this run. It's thrilling, it's melodramatic, and it's suspenseful. You got panels upon panels of our titular hero kicking butt, often with his accomplices. You got the soap opera and the drama between Oliver and the women in his life. It's really fun. As someone who loves thriller and mystery, the first issue already got me hooked. Here, we have Oliver trying to prove that a criminal that is currently under house arrest is still responsible for the kidnapping and torture of several women in the area. The issue ended with Oliver drowning the criminal in his own brewed alcohol. Also, we got cool panels like this one in the run

(+/-) The social issues

In the midst of all of this, we were also served with a plethora of social messages that were apt for the time, a common motif found in comics of this era. The run tackles issues such as race, human trafficking, illegal hunting, military drafts, corrupt government, drug trade and etc. I always love when comics can become a time capsule that reflects the era when it was written and as a medium that could talk about these important messages to its readers. A lot of it works although I do feel like Grell and Gold often hamfisted these message to the plot to the point that some of these issues just felt like an essay and not a proper plot point if that makes sense,

That being said, it's very obvious that a lot of these messages came from the perspective of a white man. One particular issue that stood out for me was in Issue #55 and #56: Justice is Mine, where a cop pins a murder on a convicted serial killer despite knowing that the murder that got this man acquitted was not done by him and the man was later sentenced to death. The catch is that the actual murder was a pimp (since most of the victims were prostitutes) but the thing is, the pimp, JoJo, is a black man, while the serial killer, Harry Gilbert, is a white man. I just think that using a white man being executed in the place of black man feels like an inappropriate symbolism to depict lazy/corrupt cops as it is often the opposite in real life. Not to mention the racial stereotype. A great fan letter sent to Sherwood Column (the fan letter column in the back of each issue) written by a black reader explains this a LOT better than I possibly could.

(-) The writing of the female characters

Dinah Lance (Black Canary)

Dinah and Oliver share a complicated relationship throughout this run. For the most part, their status are as lovers, but a string of events lead them to have an on and off relationship in some part of the run and as the run ended, so does their relationship, no thanks to Oliver's cheating ass.

Dinah mostly acts undercover in this run, running a flower shop while occasionally helping Oliver in kicking some butts. A favourite issue of mine showing them working together is in Issue #59-60 where they both work together to apprehend an assassination attempt on a serial killer (don't worry, they weren't siding with the killer). However, this issue was, unfortunately, a rarity, and we really don't get to see Dinah in action quite a lot. The editor's response to this didn't help as he often points the reader to instead anticipate her upcoming solo run...as if she's not allowed to kick ass in two runs at the same time.

It also doesn't help that most of her appearance relegated to her and Oliver having sex with Dinah often potrayed with bare minimum clothing. I know it's to be expected from an 80s comics, but I can still dislike it. The most frustrating part is though is how badly Oliver treated her. At some point, he even left her after she informed him that she's unable to have a child. And the worse part? SHE ACCEPTS HIM BACK WHEN HE WENT BACK TO SEATTLE. Thankfully, she stood up for herself once she discovers Oliver kissing Marianne, a grad student that they took in (who is also half Oliver's age by the way so yeah maybe male writers need to be stopped sometimes)

A fan letter describing my sentiment:

Shado

So let's get a little bit of a background here. Shado is a former assassin for hire by the Yakuza due to her father's former ties to their group. She and Oliver initially cross paths in the Longbow Hunters, the short prequel to this run. Shado's storyline is a huge part of Grell's run. There are 4 story arcs that puts her in the spotlight alongside with Oliver. Most of them I argue were the highlights of the run (before I knew better at least)

That doesn't mean however that this character is being properly written whatsoever. Shado starts of as an aloof, cold-blooded killer who develops close relationship with Oliver as the time goes on as the two shared common interest in the art of bows and arrows. There were certainly tension between the two which were noticeable, especially by Dinah which (justifiably) led her to be apprehensive around Shado.

Things take a turn when in the Here There Be Dragon arc, Oliver gets sick after being shot by his enemies with Shado tending to his wound. She then proceed to take advantage of him and rape him while he is delirious and also conceive his child. Yep.

We didn't really get this revelation until down the road (Issue 36 but I still wasn't sure until reading Issue 45) which makes me feel almost manipulated for enjoying the relationship between the two. To make matters worse, for a while, Oliver seems to kick himself in the curb for not..taking care of his child? when he didn't even know the existence of said child? it's just very off-putting, victim-blamey, and overall incredibly problematic on the team's part. I also feel like the whole situation just feels very unneccesary? It's like they want to drive the point forward that the only way this two could get intimate is that if she takes advantage of him. Maybe I'm reaching but it feels like they just didn't want the white male hero to even have a normal relationship with an asian woman. I heard that the writing of Jade Nguyen (Cheshire) were also problematic so maybe there's something to it.

Conclusion

So in conclusion do I enjoy the run? Yeah, to a degree. It's hard getting it above 8 with the problematic elements present throughout the run. It might sounds unfair since it's an 80s comics but since the fan letters in the sherwood column are also often critical about the way certain issues were handled, I'll say my reasoning is still fair.

Final rating: 7.5/10

Favourite issues: Here There Be Dragons arc, Predator arc, Bum Rap arc

Sorry for the long post. I'll try posting my review of Swamp Thing by Alan Moore and Aquaman (1999) by Peter David in near future. Thank you so much if you're still reading until this part!

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Birthdays 8.28

Beer Birthdays

Sandy Dvore (1934)

Carolyn Smagalski

Mike McDole

Steve Luke (1983)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Edward Burne-Jones; English artist (1833)

Jack Kirby; comic book artist (1917)

Roger Tory Peterson; ornithologist (1908)

Danny Seraphine; rock drummer (1948)

Daniel Stern; actor (1957)

Famous Birthdays

Agostino Accorimboni; Italian composer (1739)

Marla Adams; actress (1938)

Kim Appleby; English singer-songwriter, actress (1961)

John Betjeman; English writer, poet (1906)

Jack Black; actor, musician (1969)

Lindsay Bloom; actor (1952)

Charles Boyer; French actor (1899)

Jennifer Coolidge; actress (1961)

Robertson Davies; Canadian writer (1913)

Rita Dove; poet and essayist (1952)

David Fincher; film director (1962)

Katie Findlay; Canadian actress (1990)

Janet Frame; New Zealand author, poet (1924)

Ben Gazzara; actor (1930)

Umberto Giordano; Italian composer (1867)

Daniel Goddard; Australian-American actor (1971)

Morris Graves; painter (1910)

Robert Greenwald; film director (1945)

Ron Guidry; New York Yankees P (1950)

Luis Guzman; actor (1956)

Scott Hamilton; figure skater (1958)

Armie Hammer; actor (1986)

James Wong Howe; Chinese-American cinematographer (1899)

Whip Hubley; actor (1958)

Tony Husband; English cartoonist (1950)

Jack Kirby; author and illustrator (1917)

Gloria Leonard; erotic publisher (1940)

Debra Mooney; actress (1947)

Donald O'Connor; actor (1925)

Jake Owen; singer-songwriter (1981)

Andrei Platonov; Russian author and poet (1899)

Jason Priestley; actor (1969)

LeAnn Rimes; country singer (1982)

Rick Rossovich; actor (1957)

Emma Samms; English actress (1960)

Richard Sanders; actor (1940)

David Soul; actor (1943)

Satoshi Tajiri; Japanese video game developer; created Pokémon (1965)

Amanda Tapping; British-Canadian actress and director (1965)

Brian Thompson; actor, director (1959)

Tasha Tudor; author and illustrator (1915)

Shania Twain; country singer (1965)

Jack Vance; writer (1916)

Warren M. Washington; atmospheric scientist (1936)

Florence Welch; English singer-songwriter (1986)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; german philosopher (1749)

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The Crimson Avenger #4

[eastoncowan]

hi rick i would like full lists please 🤲

okay this is gonna be long and i'm only gonna include the players whose lists we got to see all of

Mitch Marner

Elf

Home Alone 2

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Christmas Vacation

Home Alone

The Holiday

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

A Christmas Story

The Santa Clause

Die Hard

Auston Matthews

Home Alone

Home Alone 2

The Holiday

Elf

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

The Santa Clause

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Christmas Vacation

A Christmas Story

Die Hard

John Tavares

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Elf

Home Alone

A Christmas Story

Christmas Vacation

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

The Holiday

Home Alone

The Santa Clause

Die Hard

William Nylander

Home Alone

Home Alone 2

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Die Hard

The Holiday

Elf

A Christmas Story

Christmas Vacation

The Santa Clause

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Morgan Rielly

Christmas Vacation

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

The Holiday

Elf

Die Hard

Home Alone 2

The Santa Clause

Home Alone

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

A Christmas Story

Max Domi

Home Alone

Home Alone 2

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Christmas Vacation

Die Hard

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

The Santa Clause

Elf

A Christmas Story

The Holiday

Calle Jarnkrok

Elf

Home Alone

Home Alone 2

Die Hard

A Christmas Story

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

The Santa Clause

Christmas Vacation

The Holiday

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Mark Giordano

Home Alone

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Home Alone 2

Christmas Vacation

Die Hard

The Santa Clause

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Elf

A Christmas Story

The Holiday

Tyler Bertuzzi

Home Alone

Elf

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Home Alone 2

Christmas Vacation

The Santa Clause

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

A Christmas Story

Die Hard

The Holiday

(unfinished lists belong to: Ryan Reaves, Matthew Knies, Timothy Liljegren, Jake McCabe, and David Kampf)

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Senado aprova histórica reforma tributária

Após três décadas de debates, a reforma tributária no Brasil (PEC 45/2019) avançou significativamente nesta quarta-feira (8), marcando um momento crucial na agenda econômica do primeiro ano do governo Lula. O Senado aprovou a proposta em dois turnos de votação, com 53 votos a favor e 24 contra, sem abstenções, ultrapassando o mínimo necessário de 49 votos. Agora, a matéria retorna à Câmara dos Deputados para nova análise, devido às alterações feitas no Senado. Originária da Câmara e proposta pelo deputado Baleia Rossi (MDB-SP), a PEC foi remodelada no Senado pelo relator Eduardo Braga (MDB-AM), que introduziu diversas mudanças. O cerne da reforma é a simplificação do sistema tributário, substituindo cinco impostos - ICMS, ISS, IPI, PIS e Cofins - por três: IBS, CBS e Imposto Seletivo. A reforma também contempla isenções para produtos da cesta básica e outras medidas. O relator Braga enfatizou que a reforma não implicará em aumento da carga tributária, graças a uma "trava" que limita a cobrança de impostos sobre o consumo. Durante o processo, o texto recebeu aproximadamente 830 emendas no Senado, com Braga acatando várias sugestões. Um destaque foi a rejeição de emendas da oposição que buscavam limitar as alíquotas dos tributos. Um acordo político resultou na aprovação de uma emenda para a criação de um fundo de desenvolvimento para a Região Norte. O líder do governo no Congresso, senador Randolfe Rodrigues (Rede-AP), celebrou a aprovação da PEC como um marco histórico, destacando a redução de tributos para a população mais pobre, incluindo alíquota zero para itens essenciais da cesta básica. Por outro lado, a oposição, liderada pelo senador Rogerio Marinho (PL-RN), criticou a reforma por potencialmente aumentar a carga tributária para a maioria da população e por favorecer setores com maior poder de lobby. Além disso, o senador Oriovisto Guimarães (Podemos-PR) alertou sobre a complexidade do sistema tributário durante o período de transição e os riscos para o equilíbrio federativo. O senador Jader Barbalho, em suas redes sociais, destacou a importância da reforma tributária para a vida de todos os brasileiros. Como representante do povo do Pará no Senado, ele votou favoravelmente à reforma, ressaltando seu impacto positivo na economia e na sociedade. A reforma propõe a implementação de um Imposto sobre Valor Agregado (IVA), adotado em mais de 170 países, e estabelece alíquotas padrão e diferenciadas para setores específicos. Inclui ainda a devolução de parte do imposto pago (cashback) para famílias de baixa renda e uma trava para impedir o aumento da carga tributária. A mudança na cobrança de impostos, de origem para destino, visa acabar com a guerra fiscal entre estados. O Imposto Seletivo incidirá sobre bens e serviços prejudiciais à saúde e ao meio ambiente, enquanto o Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Regional busca reduzir disparidades entre os estados. Com um orçamento crescente até 2043, o fundo visa a compensação financeira entre as regiões. Confira abaixo o voto de cada senador no primeiro turno: - Alan Rick – Sim - Alessandro Vieira – Sim - Ana Paula Lobato – Sim - Angelo Coronel – Sim - Astronauta Marcos Pontes – Não - Augusta Brito – Sim - Beto Faro – Sim - Carlos Portinho – Não - Carlos Viana – Sim - Chico Rodrigues – Sim - Cid Gomes – Não Compareceu - Ciro Nogueira-  Sim - Cleitinho – Não - Confúcio Moura – Sim - Damares Alves – Não - Daniella Ribeiro – Sim - Davi Alcolumbre – Sim - Dr. Hiran – Não - Eduardo Braga – Sim - Eduardo Girão – Não - Eduardo Gomes – Sim - Efraim Filho – Sim - Eliziane Gama – Sim - Esperidião Amin – Não - Fabiano Contarato – Sim - Fernando Dueire – Sim - Fernando Farias – Sim - Flávio Arns – Sim - Flávio Bolsonaro – Não - Giordano – Sim - Hamilton Mourão – Não - Humberto Costa – Sim - Irajá – Não Compareceu - Ivete da Silveira – Sim - Izalci Lucas – Não - Jader Barbalho – Sim - Jaime Bagattoli – Não - Jaques Wagner – Sim - Jayme Campos – Sim - Jorge Kajuru – Sim - Jorge Seif – Não - Jussara Lima – Sim - Laércio Oliveira – Sim - Leila Barros – Sim - Lucas Barreto – Sim - Luis Carlos Heinze – Não - Magno Malta – Não - Mara Gabrilli – Sim - Marcelo Castro – Sim - Marcio Bittar – Sim - Marcos Rogério – art. 13, caput – Atividade parlamentar - Marcos do Val – Não - Margareth Buzetti – Sim - Mecias de Jesus – Não - Nelsinho Trad – Sim - Omar Aziz – Sim - Oriovisto Guimarães – Não - Otto Alencar – Sim - Paulo Paim – Sim - Plínio Valério – Sim - Professora Dorinha Seabra – Sim - Randolfe Rodrigues – Sim - Renan Calheiros – Sim - Rodrigo Cunha Sim - Rodrigo Pacheco – Presidente (art. 51 RISF) - Rogerio Marinho – Não - Rogério Carvalho – Sim - Romário – Não - Sergio Moro – Não - Soraya Thronicke – Não - Styvenson Valentim – Sim - Sérgio Petecão – Sim - Teresa Leitão – Sim - Tereza Cristina – Não - Vanderlan Cardoso – Sim - Veneziano Vital do Rêgo – Sim - Wellington Fagundes – Nã - Weverton – Sim - Wilder Morais – Não - Zenaide Maia – Sim - Zequinha Marinho – Sim Abaixo o voto de cada senador no segundo turno: - Alan Rick – Sim - Alessandro Vieira – Sim - Ana Paula Lobato – Sim - Angelo Coronel – Sim - Astronauta Marcos Pontes – Não - Augusta Brito – Sim - Beto Faro – Sim - Carlos Portinho – Não - Carlos Viana – Sim - Chico Rodrigues – Sim - Cid Gomes – Não Compareceu - Ciro Nogueira-  Sim - Cleitinho – Não - Confúcio Moura – Sim - Damares Alves – Não - Daniella Ribeiro – Sim - Davi Alcolumbre – Sim - Dr. Hiran – Não - Eduardo Braga – Sim - Eduardo Girão – Não - Eduardo Gomes – Sim - Efraim Filho – Sim - Eliziane Gama – Sim - Esperidião Amin – Não - Fabiano Contarato – Sim - Fernando Dueire – Sim - Fernando Farias – Sim - Flávio Arns – Sim - Flávio Bolsonaro – Não - Giordano – Sim - Hamilton Mourão – Não - Humberto Costa – Sim - Irajá – Não Compareceu - Ivete da Silveira – Sim - Izalci Lucas – Não - Jader Barbalho – Sim - Jaime Bagattoli – Não - Jaques Wagner – Sim - Jayme Campos – Sim - Jorge Kajuru – Sim - Jorge Seif – Não - Jussara Lima – Sim - Laércio Oliveira – Sim - Leila Barros – Sim - Lucas Barreto – Sim - Luis Carlos Heinze – Não - Magno Malta – Não - Mara Gabrilli – Sim - Marcelo Castro – Sim - Marcio Bittar – Sim - Marcos Rogério – art. 13, caput – Atividade parlamentar - Marcos do Val – Não - Margareth Buzetti – Sim - Mecias de Jesus – Não - Nelsinho Trad – Sim - Omar Aziz – Sim - Oriovisto Guimarães – Não - Otto Alencar – Sim - Paulo Paim – Sim - Plínio Valério – Sim - Professora Dorinha Seabra – Sim - Randolfe Rodrigues – Sim - Renan Calheiros – Sim - Rodrigo Cunha – Sim - Rodrigo Pacheco – Presidente (art. 51 RISF) - Rogerio Marinho – Não - Rogério Carvalho – Sim - Romário – Não - Sergio Moro – Não - Soraya Thronicke – Não - Styvenson Valentim – Sim - Sérgio Petecão – Sim - Teresa Leitão – Sim - Tereza Cristina – Não - Vanderlan Cardoso – Sim - Veneziano Vital do Rêgo – Sim - Wellington Fagundes – Nã - Weverton – Sim - Wilder Morais – Não - Zenaide Maia – Sim - Zequinha Marinho – Sim Com informações da Agência Senado. 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