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Invisible String Timeline

Timeline for my OBX Fanfic

(During The Series will be updated as published.)

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Before The Series *THIS SECTION CONTAINS SPOLERS!*

January 6th, 1981 – Petunia Shoupe is born

March 7, 1981 – Peter Grey is born

April 1999 – Petunia finds out she is pregnant.

August 1999 – Petunia Shoupe starts at Yale, Peter Grey plans to be a stay at home dad; they are funded by Petunia's parents.

October 23, 1999 – Twins Daisy and Lily Grey are born. Under the stress of parenthood and how incompatible he and Petunia are- Peter begins doing drugs.

November 8th, 2001 – Rafe Cameron is born.

2002 – Cleo is born.

January 16th, 2003 – Pope Robert Heyward is born.

March 15th, 2003 – Josephine Margaret Grey is born in New Haven, Connecticut.

April 12th, 2003 – John Booker Routledge is born.

April 13th, 2003 - John James Maybank is born

May 15th, 2003 – Kiara Maria Carrera is born.

May 21-June 20th, 2003 – Sarah Elizabeth Cameron is born

May 2006 – Petunia Grey graduates law school. The couple and their children move to Asheville, North Carolina.

February 9, 2007 – Naomi Agatha Grey is born.

October 10th, 2011 – Petunia and Peter Grey move back to Kildare island since starting their family. They are in the process of getting a divorce. Rafe Cameron sees Josephine for the first time.

"Maybank could be in love with you for the rest of his life. But I'll always have him beat by 26 hours."

October 11th, 2011 – Eight year old Josie attends her first day of school after moving to Kildare Island. She meets JJ Maybank, and they become best friends.

October 25th, 2011 – JJ invites John B to play pirates with him and Jose. They become a trio that does everything together.

Dec 12, 2011 – John B introduces Pope to the trio, and they become a quartet.

April 17th, 2012 – JJ punches Adam Sutherland for making fun of Josie's popsicle pirate ship.

May 2nd, 2012 – Josie meets Kiara Carrera after their dads meet, and they immediately become friends.

August 10th, 2012 – Josie introduces Kiara to the boys, and they become the official Pogues.

August 6th, 2013 – Josie's parents officially split up.

June 18th, 2014 – Josie plays seven-minutes-in-heaven at Sarah Cameron's house, but is embarrassed after a boy refuses to kiss her. She leaves the gathering and finds Sarah's brother, who offers to be her first kiss.

August 9th, 2015 – Josie's parents' divorce is finalized. Her dad disappears.

September 2015 – Josie starts her period at school. She gives JJ her allowance, and he rides a bike all the way to town and back to get her supplies.

October 2015 – Josie is transferred by her mother to the Kook Academy.

November 10th, 2015 – One of Josie's older sisters, Daisy, gets pregnant at 16. Her mother kicks her out, and Josie doesn't see her again until 2020.

December 17th, 2015 – Josie's mom starts dating one of her former clients, Cory Schmidt.

August 2017 – The Pogues start high school.

August 2018 - (Instead of kook year being freshman year, I've changed it to Sophomore year.) Kie's kook year begins

October 2019 - Big John goes missing.

October 2019 - (Because Sarah's birthday is in the summer, I've changed the party she doesn't invite the girls to to be a Halloween Party.)

December 2019 - Kie and Jose reunite with the pogues. She forges documents to transfer her to Kildare High School. She does not tell her mother.

March 16th, 2020 – Max moves to Kildare, befriends Topper and Kelce, and immediately shows interest in Josie.

April 8th, 2020 – Max and Josie start dating.

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During The Series *Updated as Published*

1x01 - Pilot

June 14th, 2020 – The pogues spend the day hanging out at housing developments on Figure 8. They run from the security guard. Josie sees her father in town and spends the following 24 hours in her room.

June 15th, 2020 – Josie and JJ are detained for trespassing, but let go with a warning.

June 16th, 2020 – Josie and Max get into an argument at a lunch date. Josie has a beach date with Pope and Kiara.

June 17th, 2020 – Josie and John B surf the swell of hurricane Agatha. John B sees Scooter's Grady-White out on the ocean water.

June 18th, 2020 – The pogues find the and explore Scooter Grubb's boat in the marsh. They discover a hotel key, which they then use to break into the Summerwind Motel, where JJ steals a gun. They find out that Scooter Grubb's was the owner of the boat and has passed. They then throw a Kegger, at which Josie argues with her boyfriend. topper and John B get into a fight on the beach, in which John B is injured.

June 19th, 2020 – John B is hesitant to continue with the gold because of an encounter with Peterkin. Josie makes up with Max. The pogues steal the Cameron's scuba gear and explore the grady white, before getting chased by boat. They discover that Big John's compass was in the boat.

1x02 - The Lucky Compass

June 20th, 2020 – Max says "I love you" for the first time, and then ditches Josie at breakfast. J3 visit Lana Grubbs. The pogues are almost killed by the compass hunters when they ransack the Chateau. Theyy visit the lighthouse, and John B kisses Kiara. John B takes the group to his grandmother's crypt, where they find the hidden message form his dad. The pogues agree to hunt for the gold.

1x03 - The Forbidden Zone

Jund 21st, 2020 – Josie tries on dresses for Midsummer's. JJ sneaks the pogues into the Island Club. The pogues break into the scrap yard to steal the drone. The group gathers at the Wreck, where Josie dances with Pope.

June 22nd, 2020 – The group tests the drone, and tensions grown between JJ and Josie. Rafe beats Pope up in Figure Eight, so Pope gets revenge on Topper's boat. The pogues have a surf day.

1x04 – Spy Game

June 23, 2020 – The pogues discover the empty wreckage of the Royal Merchant. Max questions Josie about her involvement with Topper's boat. The pogues watch a movie on Figure Eight, where the boys get into a fight with the kooks, and Max and Josie breakup. (For the first time).

1x05 – Midsummers

June 24, 2020 - JJ takes the fall and gets arrested. Josie meets him at the station, but he leaves to argue with his dad. Josie translates Tanny's letter for John B. JJ and Josie have a huge fight, which seemingly ends their friendship. Midsummers happens, and JJ realizes that there might be deeper feelings on his end.

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I ended up copy-pasting my list below since I delete books from my list once I've read them. They're separated by topic so it's hopefully easy to pick what you're interested in.

I don't know how many cultures you want to draw inspiration from, but the Berber, Fulani, Rashaida, and Tuareg are all nomadic cultures in the same area that could provide further inspiration!

AFRICA

A History of Islam in West Africa by J Trimingham

A Labyrinth of Kingdoms by Steve Kemper

Africa by Derek Hall

Africa 2022-2023 by Francis Wiafe-Amoako

Between Terror and Tourism by Michael Mewshaw

Dame Traveler: Live the Spirit of Adventure by Nastasia Yakoub

Long Way Down by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

North and Central Africa by Annelise Hobbs

Peoples of North Africa by The Diagram Group

Semilasso in Africa by Prince Puckler Muskau

The Immeasurable World by William Atkins

The Nile: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture by John Shoup

Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa by Heinrich Barth

Walking the Nile by Levison Wood

Wind, Sand & Silence: Travels with Africa’s Last Nomads by Victor Englebert

ARCHITECTURE

150 Best Tiny Interior Ideas by Francesc Mola

A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings by Dan Cruickshank

Architecture: The Definitive Visual History by DK Publishing

Atlas of Interior Design by Dominic Bradbury

Blueprint Small by Michelle Kodis

Building for Hope by Marwa Al-Sabouni

Castles: A History of Fortified Structures by Charles Stephenson

Castles and Fortified Cities of Medieval Europe by Jean-Denis Lepage

Castles: Their Construction and History by Sidney Toy

Compact Houses by Cristina Del Valle

Compact Houses by Gerald Rowan

Great Cities: The Stories Behind the World’s Most Fascinating Places by DK Publishing

Islamic Empires by Justin Marozzi

Mountain Houses by Nina Freudenberger

Sacred Spaces by Carley Summers

Splendors of Islam by Dominique Clévenot

Splendors of the East by Mortimer Wheeler

Subterranea: Journey into the Depths of the Earth’s Most Extraordinary Underground Spaces by Chris Fitch

Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe by Diana Darke

Stonework: Building Rock Gardens, Walks, Walls, and Ornaments by Alan Bridgewater and Gill Bridgewater

Tents: Architecture of the Nomads by Torvald Faegre

The Architecture Book by DK Publishing

The Mosque: History, Architectural Development & Regional Diversity by Mohammad Al-Asad, Martin Frishman, and Hasan-Uddin Khan

The Story of Architecture by Witold Rybczynski

Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet by Will Hunt

Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane

Wonderful Houses Around the World by Yoshio Komatsu

ART

19th and 20th Century Art by George Hamilton

A Little History of Art by Charlotte Mullins

African Rock Art by David Coulson and Alec Campbell

History of Art: Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, Design by Parragon Books

Islamic Art and Culture: A Visual History by Nasser Khalili

Languages of the Desert: Contemporary Arab Art from the Gulf States, 2005 

Palace and Mosque by Tim Stanley

Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa by Venetia Porter

Tablet & Pen by Reza Aslan

Testing the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology by Oxford University Press

The Ancient World by Giovanni Garbini

The Art of the Ancient Near East by Seton Lloyd

The Art of the Middle East by Leonard Woolley

The History of Tattoos and Body Modification by Nicholas Faulkner and Diane Bailey

The Islamic World by the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Visual Arts: A History by Hugh Honour and John Fleming

BEDOUIN

A Grammar of the Bedouin Dialects of Central and Southern Sinai by Rudolf de Jong

Bedouin by Alan Keohane

Bedouin by Wayne Eastep

Bedouin and Nomads by Thames & Hudson

Bedouin Bureaucrats by Nora Barakat

Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel by Yoel Shalom Perez

Bedouin Food Habits by Donald and Curtis Crim

Bedouin Health by Joav Merrick, Alean Al-Krenami, and Salman Elbedour

Bedouin Justice by Austin Kennett

Bedouin of Mount Sinai by Emanuel Marx

Bedouin of Northern Arabia by Bruce Ingham

Bedouin Poetry from Sinai and the Negev by Clinton Bailey

Bedouin Poets of the Nafud Desert by Khalaf Abu Zwayyid, ‘Adwan al-Hirbid, and ‘Aljan ibn Rmal

Bedouin: The Nomads of the Desert by Muhammad Alotaibi

Bedouin Visual Leadership in the Middle East by Amer Bitar

Bedouins by the Lake by Ahmed Belal, John Briggs, Joanne Sharp, and Irina Springuel

Bedouins of the Empty Quarter by Donald Powell Cole

Desert Voices by Moneera Al-Ghadeer

Fertile Bonds by Suzanne Joseph

Helping Professional Practice with Indigenous Peoples by Alean Al-Krenawi and John Graham

Historical Dictionary of the Bedouins by Muhammad Suwaed

Indigenous Medicine Among the Bedouin in the Middle East by Aref Abu-Rabia

Negev Bedouin and Livestock Rearing by Aref Abu-Rabia

Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys by John Lewis Burckhardt

Shifting Sands by Ruth Westheimer and Gil Sedan

The Bedouin by Shelagh Weir

The Bedouins and the Desert by Jibrail Jabbur

The Bedouins of Arabia by Thierry Mauger

The History and Politics of the Bedouin by Seraje Assi

The Naqab Bedouins by Mansour Nasasra

The Rashaayda Bedouin by William Young

Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society by Lila Abu-Lughod

Writing Women's Worlds: Bedouin Stories by Lila Abu-Lughod

COOKBOOKS & FOOD

A Middle Eastern Pantry by Lior Sercarz

But First, Coffee by Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen

Flavors of the Sun by Christine Whelan

From Tapas to Meze by Joanne Weir

My Spiced Kitchen by Yaniv Cohen

Nourishing Diets by Sally Fallon

Orange Blossom & Honey by John Gregory-Smith

Pomegranates & Artichokes by Saghar Setareh

Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from My Israeli Kitchen by Adeena Sussman

Shuk: From Market to Table by Einat Admony and Janna Gur

The Arabian Nights Cookbook by Habeeb Salloum

The Archaeology of Food and Identity by Katheryn Twiss

The Encyclopedia of Fruit & Nuts by Jules Janick and Robert Paull

The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs by Padma Lakshmi

The Flavors of Olive Oil by Deborah Krasner

The Food and Cooking of the Middle East by Ghillie Basan

The North African Kitchen by Fiona Dunlop

The Olive Oil Enthusiast by Skylar Mapes and Giuseppe Morisani

The Ramadan Cookbook by Anisa Karolia

The Tea Cyclopedia by Keith Souter

The Magic of Spice Blends by Aliza Green

The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden

The World on a Plate by Mina Holland

Veganistan by Sally Butcher

World Atlas of Tea by Krisi Smith

CRAFTS

Amazing Macramé by Claire Rougerie

Beaded Embroidery Stitching by Christen Brown

Crafting with Flowers by Katie Meadow, 2020

Easy Homemade Melt & Pour Soaps by Jan Berry

Essential Oils for A Clean and Healthy Home by Kasey Schwartz

Natural Soap at Home by Liz McQuerry

DYES

Botanical Inks by Babs Behan

Dyeing Yarn Naturally by Ria Burns

Fabric to Dye For by Frieda Anderson

Hand Dyed by Anna Joyce

Mickey Lawler’s Skydyes by Mickey Lawler

The Wild Dyer by Abigail Booth

True Colors by Keith Recker

ETIQUETTE

Multicultural Manners: Essential Rules of Etiquette for the 21st Century by Norine Dresser

The Global Etiquette Guide to Africa and the Middle East: Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success by Dean Foster

The Travelers’ Guide to Middle Eastern and North African Customs and Manners by Elizabeth Devine and Nancy Braganti

FLORA

A Guide to the Wonderful World Around Us: Notes on Nature by Brannen Basham

Amber Waves by Catherine Zabinski

Around the World in 80 Plants by Jonathan Drori

Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori

Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs by Michael Dirr

Foraging With Kids by Adele Nozedar

Guide to Herbs by Jenny Linford

Lichenpedia by Kay Hurley

Rare Trees by Sara Oldfield and Malin Rivers

Smithsonian Flora: Inside the Secret world of Plants by DK Publishing

The Book of Seeds by Paul Smith

The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds by Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough

The Science of Plants by DK Publishing

The Tree Book by DK Publishing

The Tree: Wonder of the Natural World by Jenny Linford

The World Encyclopedia of Trees by Tony Russell

The World Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers & Flora by Michael Lavelle and Martin Walters

Treepedia by Joan Maloof

Trees by Allen Coombes

Wisdom of Flowers by Liz Marvin

FAUNA

African Wildlife: A Portrait of the Animal World by Joe McDonald

Animal Encyclopedia: The Definitive Visual Guide by Kathryn Hennessy

Bird: Exploring the Winged World by Phaidon Press

Birds of the Middle East by Richard Porter and Simon Aspinall

Encyclopedia of Animals by Edwin Gould

Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East by Dick Forsman

Mammals: An Explore Your World Handbook by Philip Myers

Shapes & Patterns in Nature by Jana Sedláková

Snakes of the World: A Guide to Every Family by Mark O’Shea

The Encyclopedia of Animals by David Alderton

The Encyclopedia of Animals by Fog City Press

Wildhood by Barbara Horowitz-Natterson and Kathryn Bowers

Wildlife Anatomy Julia Rothman and Lisa Hiley

Zoology: The Secret World of Animals by DK Publishing

GARDENING

A Beginner’s Guide to Terrarium Gardening by Sueko Katsuji

Container Succulents: Creative Ideas for Beginners by Kentaro Kuroda and Ayako Eifuku

Creative Terrariums: 33 Modern Mini-Gardens for Your Home by Enid Svymbersky

Groundcover Revolution by Kathy Jentz

Into the Weeds by Tama Wong, 2023

Low-Water Landscaping for Dummies by Teri Dunn Chace

Mediterranean Landscape Design by Louisa Jones

My Tiny Indoor Garden by Lia Leendertz

Teeny Tiny Gardening by Emma Hardy

The Crevice Garden by Kenton Seth and Paul Spriggs

The Scentual Garden by Ken Druse

The Water-Saving Garden by Pam Penick

Tough Plants for Tough Places by Gary Vergine and Michael Jefferson-Brown

GARDENING (CROPS)

Beginner’s Guide to Successful Container Gardening by Sophie McKay

Complete Container Herb Gardening by Sue Goetz

Container and Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners and Beyond by Wendy Silveira

Container Food Gardening by Pam Farley

Container Gardener’s Handbook by Old Farmer’s Almanac

Container Gardening for Beginners by Tammy Wylie

Container & Small-Space Gardening for the South by Barbara Ellis

Edible Houseplants by Laurelynn Martin and Byron Martin

Edible Paradise by Vera Greutink

Gardening in Small Spaces by Michael Miller

Grow Bag Gardening by Lily Woods

Grow Bag Gardening by Kevin Espiritu

Grow Easy: Organic Crops for Pots & Small Plots by Anna Greenland

Grow Food at Home by John Tullock

Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots by Aaron Bertelsen

Grow Your Own Food by Deborah Schneebeli-Morrel

Grow Your Own in Pots by Kay Maguire

Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden by Christy Wilhelmi

Hello Tiny World: An Enchanting Journey Into the World of Creating Terrariums by Ben Newell

How to Garden Indoors and Grow Your Own Food Year Round by Kim Roman

How to Grow Your Own Food by Angela Judd

Indoor Kitchen Gardening by Elizabeth Millard

Micro Food Gardening by Jen McGuinness

Modern Container Gardening by Isabelle Palmer

My Tiny Kitchen Garden by Felicity Hart

One-Pot Gourmet Gardener by Cinead McTernan

Small Garden Style by Isa Eaton and Jennifer Kramer

Small-Space Vegetable Gardens by Andrea Bellamy

The Container Victory Garden by Maggie Stuckey

The Flowerpot Forager by Stuart Ovenden

The Mini Farming Handbook by Brett Markham

The Ultimate Container Gardener by Stephanie Donaldson

The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Guiding by Mark Smith

Tiny Space Gardening by Amy Pennington

Top 50 Edible Plants for Pots by Angie Thomas

Veg in One Bed by Huw Richards

JEWELLERY

7000 Years of Jewelry by Hugh Tait

A Connoisseur’s Guide to Antique Jewellery by Ronald Pearsall

Beads: An Exploration of Bead Traditions Around the World by Janet Coles and Robert Budwig

Beautiful Beadwork from Nature by Melissa Shippee

How to Make Jewelry Charms from Polymer Clay by Jessica Sharpe

Jewellery From Recycled Materials by Jaimie MacDonald

Jewelry Upcycled! by Sherri and Michelle Haab

Knotted and Beaded Macramé Jewelry by Morena Pirri

Macramé Jewellery by Isabella Strambio

Making Polymer Clay Earrings by Liat Weiss

Silver Jewellery Making by Machi De Waard and Janet Richardson

Simply Beautiful Beading by Heidi Boyd

The Art of Bedouin Jewellery by Heather Colyer Ross

The Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking by Kimberley Adams

The Jewelry Architect by Kate McKinnon

Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry by Barbara Lewis

Unexpected Findings by Michelle Mach, 2014

MEMOIRS

A Bedouin Boyhood by Isaak Diqs

A Journey Through the Tihama, the 'Asir, and the Hijaz Mountains by Wilfred Thesiger

Across the Empty Quarter by Wilfred Thesiger

An Arabian Journey by Levison Wood

Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger

Baghdad Without A Map by Tony Horwitz

Being Bedouin Around Petra by Mikkel Bille

Bedouin Life in the Egyptian Wilderness by Joseph Hobbs

Bedouins by James Huneker

Black Tents of Arabia by Carl Raswan

Crossing the Sands by Wilfred Thessiger

Desert Portraits by Jay Garfinkel

Hope is a Woman’s Name by Amal Elsana Alh’jooj

In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta Ahmed

Living With Arabs by Joan Ward

Married to a Bedouin by Marguerite van Geldermalsen

Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays by Megan Harlan

Sipping From the Nile: My Exodus from Egypt by Jean Naggar

Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King

Sufferings in Africa – Captain Riley’s Narrative by James Riley

The Bedouin by Yousef Allouzi

The Belt by Ahmed Abodehman

The Desert Vet by Alex Tinson

The Girl Who Fell to Earth by Sophia Al-Maria

The Last Nomad by Wilfred Thesiger

The Life of My Choice by Wilfred Thesiger

The Pasha’s Bedouin by Reuven Aharoni

The Translator: A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari

The Wrong End of the Table by Ayser Salman

MIDDLE EAST

A Concise History of the Arabs by John McHugo

A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC by Marc Van De Mieroop

A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani

Arab Society and Culture edited by Samir and Roseanna Saad Khalaf

Arabia, A Journey Through the Labyrinth by Jonathan Raban

Arabia: In Search of the Golden Ages by Michael Morgan

Art, Technology, and Language Across the Middle East by Greg Baldino

Book of Queens: The True Story of the Middle Eastern Horsewomen Who Fought the War on Terror by Pardis Mahdavi

Concise Encyclopaedia of Arabic Civilization: The Arab West by Stephan Ronart and Nandy Ronart

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East by Reeva Simon, Philip Mattar, and Richard Bulliet

Global Studies: The Middle East by William Spencer

Governments and Politics of the Middle East in the Twentieth Century by Hisham Sharabi

Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman

In the Levant by Charles Warner

Islam and the Arab World by Bernard Lewis

Land Without Shade by Hans Helfritz

Meet the Arab by John Van Ess

Of Love & War by Lynsey Addario

Oman and the UAE by Katarzyna Marcinkowska and Gavin Thomas

Our Women on the Ground by Penguin Books

Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East by Nicola Barber

Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East by Edmund Burke

Tents and Pyramids by Fuad Khuri

The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah by Adam Levinson

The Ancient Way: Life and Landmarks of the Holy Land by J Ewing

The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient by Henri Frankfort

The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East by Michael Roaf

The Fertile Crescent by Judith Brodsky and Ferris Olin

The Handbook of the Middle East by Michael Kort]

The History of Arabia: Ancient and Modern by Andrew Crichton

The Middle East and South Asia by Elisabeth Yarbakhsh

The Middle East and South Asia by Ilan Pappé

The Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization Revealed by Stephen Bourke

Travels in Arabia by John Burckhardt

Understanding Arabs by Margaret Nydell

Understanding the Contemporary Middle East by Deborah Gerner

Women in the Middle East by Ramsay Harik and Elsa Marston

MUSIC

Music in the 20th Century by Hao Huang

Musical Instruments of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by The Diagram Group

The World Atlas of Musical Instruments by Bozhidar Abrashev and Vladimir Gadjev

World Music: The Rough Guide by Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, and Richard Trillo

NATURAL REMEDIES

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier

Herbal: 100 Herbs From the World’s Healing Traditions by Mimi Hernandez

Plants for the People by Erin Verinder

The Healing Spirit of Plants by Clare Harvey and Amanda Cochrane

The Medicinal Gardening Handbook by Dede Cummings

SANDBLASTING GLASS

Blasting by Oscar Guttmann

Decorative Glass by Pat Torlen & George Shannon

Etching and Sandblasting of Glass by Barry and Elaine Nord

Sandblasting Basics by Eddy Convens

Sandblasting on Glass by Dan Fenton and Kathy Bradford

Sand Carving Glass by L S Watson

Studio Sandblasting by Ted And Mari Stanish

Those Blasted Lamps by Suzanne Cooper

STAINED GLASS

40 Great Stained Glass Projects by Michael Johnston, 2012 [011557005905]

Baubles, Dangles, & Beads: Stained Glass Jewelry by Kay Weiner

Beginner’s Guide to Stained & Decorative Glass by Oriel Hicks

Contemporary Stained Glass by Aimee McCulloch

Creative Stained Glass by Noor Springael

Creative Stained Glass by Christine Stevenson

Decorative Glass of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries by Nance Fyson

Kicking Glass by Neile Cooper

Making Stained Glass Lamps by Michael Johnston

Stained Glass by Lynette Wrigley

Stained Glass by Virginia Raguin

Stained Glass for Dummies by Vicki Payne

Stained Glass in an Afternoon by Vicki Payne

Stained Glass Making Basics by Lynn Haunstein

Stained Glass Sourcebook by Quarry Books

Stained Glass Step-by-Step by Patricia Daley

Stained Glass by Mary Shanahan

Stained Glass Workshop by Maria Di Spirito

Step-by-Step Stained Glass by Erik Erikson

The Art of Painting on Glass by Albinas Elskus

The Jerusalem Windows by Marc Chagall

The Painted and Faceted Fused Beads of Bruce St. John Maher by Kames Kervin

The Practical Guide to Crafting with Mosaics, Ceramics & Glassware by Simona Hill

The Stained Glass Classroom by Vicki Payne

The Stained Glass Home by George Shannon

The Technique of Decorative Stained Glass by Paul San Casciani

Treasury of Traditional Stained Glass Designs by Ann Winterbotham

Working With Stained Glass Fundamental Techniques and Applications by Jean-Jacques Duval

STORYTELLING

Storytelling Around the World by Jelena Čvorović and Kathryn Coe

SURVIVAL

365 Essential Survival Skills by Creek Stewart

The Ultimate Survival Manual by Richard Johnson

Wilderness Survival by John Haslett & Cameron Smith

TEXTILES (CRAFTS)

Decorating with Fabric by Kate French and Katherine Sorrell

Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects by Sallieann Harrison

Fabric Leftovers by D’Arcy-Jean Milne

Fabric Stamping by Lori Wenger

Fusing Fabric by Margaret Beal

Little Loom Weaving by Andreia Gomes

Rag Rug Techniques for Beginners by Elspeth Jackson

Rag Rugs, Pillows, & More by Elspeth Jackson

Small Loom Weaving: Easy Projects for Beginners by Ichi.co

Stitch, Fabric & Thread by Elizabeth Healey

Textile Collage by Mandy Pattullo

The Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing Book by Rachel Brown

A Modern Guide to Creating 17 Woven Accessories for Your Handmade Home by Mary Maddocks

TEXTILES (HISTORY)

5000 Years of Textiles by Jennifer Harris

African Textiles by John Gillow

Arabian Ornament: From the 12th to the 18th Century

Contemporary Weaving by Allyson Rousseau

Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World by Victoria Finlay

How to Read Islamic Carpets by Walter Denny

The Art of Arabian Costume by Heather Ross

The Complete History of Costume & Fashion by Bronwyn Cosgrave

The Fabric of Civilization by Virginia Postrel

The Golden Thread by Kassia St. Clair

The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones

The Illustrated History of Textiles by Madeleine Ginsburg

This Long Thread by Jen Hewett

Two Thousand Years of Textiles by Adéle Weibel

Unravelling Women’s Art by P.L. Henderson

What People Wore When by Melissa Leventon

World Textiles by John Gillow and Bryan Sentance

Worn: A People’s History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser

WARFARE

Desert Battles: From Napoleon to the Gulf War by Bruce Watson

Desert Warfare: From its Roman Origins to the Gulf Conflict by Bryan Perrett

Four Years Beneath the Crescent by Rafael de Nogales

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Warfare: From Ancient Egypt to Iraq by Saul David

The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Knives, Swords, Spears & Daggers by Harvey Withers and Tobias Capwell

The World’s Best Soldiers by Chris McNab

WATER

In Search of the River Jordan by James Fergusson

Thirst: Water and Power in the Ancient World by Steven and Sue Mithen

Water: How We Can Protect Our Freshwater by Catherine Barr

ONLINE RESOURCES

African Sahara: articles about deserts across the world with a focus on Africa

Bedouin Silver: MENA jewellery blog run by a jewellery historian and archaeologist

ResearchGate: collection of over 160 million research papers

The Bedouin Way: blog run by a Bedouin tourist guide and palm tree farmer

Wadi Rum Jeep Tours: blog by member of the Howeitat Judhami tribe with Bedouin Culture and Bedouin tags

did i see something about tusken inspo 👀

To be fair, it's like Tatooine inspiration at large. But yes, much many ideas :D

Oh this is going to be long... *crack knuckles*

Okay so Tatooine is inspired by Tunisia which is not a secret (for the folks that don't know, the name comes from the town Tataouine and the scenes in the movies were filmed in three other Tunisian cities). Added to that is the fact that the Tuskens were inspired by the Bedouins, a nomad people of north Africa.

Now, there is an Umayyad (medieval Islamic dynasty, 661-750) farm in Jordan named Qusayr Amra :

Which gives massives Tatooine vibes.

The Umayyads (and the Abbasid dynasty right after) rules over a large territory, which extend as far as the Maghreb. So the comparison of a Jordan farm to the Tunisia cities used for star wars is understandable.

Now those geographical and chronological markers give me a well of material to get inspiration for Tatooine and the Tuskens. (I includ the Abbasids because they're in the lineage of the Umayyads and the aesthetic match what I think would suit nicely for the Tuskens.)

The ceramic cup in the middle is Umayyad. The decor comes from an antic (Roman Empire) aesthetic that is still very present in this dynasty's art. Now you could replace those vigns by something more space looking, like space oasis flora.

The Kufic inscription would be out of place for the Tuskens. Except if we look into a Kufic calligraphy that appears a bit later which is composed with little characters adorning the letters. What I propose is that the Tuskens could have a sort of writing system composed of pictograms representing their signs. They could carve those pictograms on the cliffs as well as their ceramics or weapons...

This cup is not from north Africa I give you that (like the two next objects, it's from Susa in Iran. That site is way too rich and big....), but with it being Umayyad it doesn't betray the original inspiration for Tatooine. Plus it would look really cool and that's the most important.

(The vase on the left could also look really cool in a tusken hut I think)

All of those are Abbasids. I took the left picture for the bol in the centre but that green one looks great too (I think it's jadeite or nephritis but I'm not sure).

I just think they would look super cool as Tuskens ceramics. The jug on the right is a lil favorite of mine. It's a very luxurious object (both are really) because of the glaze. The blue is obtained with cobalt from Afghanistan (if I'm not wrong, I need to check) which was not an easy thing to get (we're at the 9/10th century here). But the technique itself and the forms are still simple enough that I think it'll mix well with a space nomad tribe culture in a desert.

Now we could look into other dynasties productions and I should look back at my notes on Middle and Near East Antiquity, because there most likely has more things to dive into there.

I don't think Tuskens would use much metal or if they do, it'll be forging with scraps bought from the Jawas. To cut and grave little pendants and ornaments, spikes, that kind of things. But I sort of think the only way to forge for them would be by using their ceramic kilns (if they have any and not just tempory holes dig specially for it), that's why I didn't look into Islamic metal production. I just don't think they'll have forges with them being nomad like that. But it's still a possibility of course.

Anyway, that was a little look into the ideas I've been munching on lately.

[poeticpains]

On Morality (The Savant | Joey Graceffa)

Clarice Lispector / Rainbow Rowell / Colorado Springs by Robert Adams / Murder on the Orient Express (2017) / Isolated Object #3 by Mark Bradley Shoup / Patrick Ness

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Medal of Honor Monday: Curtis Shoup

During this week in 1945, an Army staff sergeant engages in an action that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor. Curtis F. Shoup was then serving with an old friend from high school.

“Although he hated war,” Lt. Robert J. Watson later wrote, “Curtis proved to be a fine soldier.” That day in 1945 made a deep impression on Watson. “Those who saw it all,” he concluded, “will never forget [Shoup’s] incredible, unselfish act.”

Indeed, Shoup’s bravery inspired the men with him to fight even harder.

Early January 1945 found Shoup with part of the 87th Infantry Division in Tillet, Belgium. It was really cold!! In fact, the ground was frozen so hard that Americans could not penetrate the ground in order to dig defenses. Thus, on January 7, Shoup’s company found itself in an exposed area with no good way to defend itself.

The Germans were firing relentlessly. Shoup knew that their machine guns had to be taken out, and he decided to act.

The story continues at the link in the comments.

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The Oldest Pogue

Part 3

Request; Yes or No

(Y/N) cut vegetables, mind drifting back to the events that had occured. They almost got caught by his dad, got in a boat chase, and found evidence of John B's dad possibly being alive. Just a few days ago, everything was normal. They fished, partied, spent each day having fun. Things were start to take a more serious turn. Suddenly, pain shot (Y/N)'s finger.

"Shit!" (Y/N) hissed, putting his finger in his mouth and tasting blood. He sighed, putting the knife down and rinsing his finger as the door opened.

"Hey, bud." Shoupe greeted, watching him. (Y/N) licked his lips.

"Hey, dad. How was work? Any luck finding that wreck?" (Y/N) asked, turning the water off and searching for a bandaid.

"Goddamn it." (Y/N) muttered. Shoupe's brows raised.

"You okay?" He asked. (Y/N) nodded, opening a cabinet and finding the box of bandaids.

"Cut yourself? Let me see." Shoupe approached him but (Y/N) shrunk away from him.

"Absolutely not. You'll touch it and it'll hurt more." (Y/N) said, applying the bandage on. Shoupe rolled his eyes, calling him 'dramatic' under his breath.

"To answer your question, no. We didn't get any luck. Who knows how far the current took that body from the boat? The waves from that day were strong." Shoupe said. (Y/N) hummed.

"Have you searched the areas around the beaches? Maybe he got far." (Y/N) went back to chopping vegetables. Shoupe sighed.

"And anyway.. Why is everyone searching so much? He went out during a hurricane and drowned." (Y/N) shrugged. "Did his autopsy reveal something?"

"Nope. No drugs, no signs of assault, no signs of intoxication. He went out there clean and with a clear mind. We want to know why. Finding the wreck will be the only way in knowing." Shoupe told him. (Y/N) hummed.

"I guess that make sense." (Y/N) mumbled. Shoupe nodded.

"So.. Have you spoken with Rafe?" Shoupe asked.

"Dad." (Y/N) looked at him. "No, no, I haven't and don't blame on it."

"He's a douche."

"Damn, a douche, huh?" Shoupe chuckled.

"Yeah, he ghosts me when he goes off to college and then expects me to sucker up to him when he gets back? JJ warned me-"

"JJ, huh?"

"Not every guy I talk about is my boyfriend, dad. JJ is my friend. Plain and simple." (Y/N) sighed, finishing the soup.

"Now.. Can we change the subject? How's Peterkin and everyone else?"

"DCS! I know you're in there!" JJ shouted, pounding on John B's door. (Y/N) rolled his eyes, chuckling. JJ went to the window, jumping and scaring John B. JJ laughed loudly.

"Gotcha, slick." He chuckled. (Y/N) shook his head, opening the door.

"Have any breakfast yet?" (Y/N) asked. John B nodded, sighing and putting on his hat. The boys left, getting in the van.

"Why don't you get a car, (N/N)? You have the money for it." JJ said. (Y/N) shrugged.

"Want me to get one for you?"

"You can't steal a car, JJ." (Y/N) said. JJ raised his brows, grinning. (Y/N) rolled his eyes.

"Okay, you can but you shouldn't. Dad already thinks we're dating and you stealing a car will-"

"Woah, Woah.." JJ flushed, blinking as he stared at him. "You're dad thinks we're dating?" JJ asked.

"Yeah." (Y/N) nodded. John B held back a snort, knowing how JJ felt.

"Speaking of dating, Kiara is into you, JB." (Y/N) said.

"She totally likes you, dude." JJ nodded, looking at him. "She's like, 'Oh, John B.'"

"Is that what she does?" John B cocked a brow as (Y/N) laughed softly.

"She's sketching about you diving, then she kissed you." JJ listed.

"She kissed me on the cheek." John B corrected. "It's not like we were makin' out."

"Low-hanging fruit, bro." JJ shrugged.

"Never hurts to try." (Y/N) said.

"Right? I see it in your eyes too, bro. You're like, 'I kinda like that,' and you start blushing." JJ grinned.

"Wanna talk about blushing and seeing it?" John B asked. JJ puffed out his cheeks, gaze flickering to (Y/N), who was too busy staring out the window to notice. JJ leaned forward, grabbing the compass in an attempt to change the subject.

"Hey, don't-"

"I was just looking at it!" JJ pushed John B's hands away. "I gotta admit, your father's compass in Scooter's boat, that's freaky."

"Yeah. That's why we're going to talk to Ms. Lana, figure this whole thing out." John B said.

"We?" (Y/N) repeated, looking forward at them.

"Yes, we. You're the best at consoling people." John B said. (Y/N) groaned.

"I knew I should've stayed in bed." (Y/N) mumbled. JJ chuckled.

"As if I would've let you." He shot him a wink. (Y/N) rolled his eyes, reaching forward and pinching his cheek. They turned up the radio, listening to it. John B drove onto a dirt road.

"So, what are we gonna say? 'Hey, we know you're crying over your dead husband but we found the boat he was in and tried to take valuable stuff but instead found this compass. Ring any bells?'" (Y/N) cocked a brow. JJ and John B glanced at each other, nodding.

"Yeah, basically." They replied. (Y/N) rolled his eyes, shaking his head.

"Starting to feel glad I came. For Ms. Lana's sake." (Y/N) mumbled, looking back out the window. They arrived, parking. John B and JJ hopped out, JJ opening the door for (Y/N).

"Such a gentleman." (Y/N) teased, chuckling softly. JJ bowed, pretending to tip a hat. (Y/N) rolled his eyes, gently pushing him. JJ chuckled, walking towards the house.

"Know what this house looks like?" JJ asked. "Whoever lives here smokes too much weed."

"A widow lives here, JJ." (Y/N) reminded, smacking the back of his head. The boys started slowing down, hearing glass shattering and crashing.

"Maybe we should come back." JJ said. (Y/N) shot him a look.

"What if she's being attacked?" (Y/N) asked. JJ shrugged.

"None of our business." JJ replied.

"Shut up, JJ." John B glanced at him. They heard more crashing before Lana screamed, telling whoever was inside the house was hurting her. (Y/N) dragged JJ towards the house. They heard the voices and Lana sobbing more clearly. They got down, pressing against the house.

"Still think we should stay?" JJ asked them quietly.

"The compass wasn't in the boat. Where is it, Lana?" A man asked. (Y/N) furrowed his brows, glancing at John B. He wondered what the hell they got themselves into. The walls shook, dried paint getting on them. They got it out of their hair. John B peeked before moving forward.

"We should just go. He's got smuggler written all over him-"

"Shut up." John B huffed. They peeked over the side, watching to men walk out. (Y/N) squinted, noticing it seemed like the boat that had chased them.

"Those are the guys from yesterday." (Y/N) mumbled.

"The ones that shot at us." JJ shook his head. They hid, moving back a bit so they wouldn't be spotted. Once they were out of sight, (Y/N) moved.

"(Y/N)? (Y/N)! Goddamn it." JJ huffed, following him inside. (Y/N) followed the sound of Lana sobbing, glancing at the trashed up house.

"Ms. Lana?" John B called out. (Y/N) turned a corner, finding her on the bathroom floor. He quickly rushed toward her.

"Ms. Lana, are you okay?" (Y/N) asked. She flinched, looking at him.

"It's okay, it's me." (Y/N) soothed. "She's tweaking, man." (Y/N) hushed JJ.

"Do you need a doctor? Want me to get dad or Peterkin?"

"No." Lana gasped out, shaking her head. "They can't get involved."

"Why not?" (Y/N) frowned.

"You shouldn't be here." Lana sniffled.

"That's enough for me, come on." JJ tugged on (Y/N)'s shirt. (Y/N) swatted his hand away.

"Wait, wait." John B crouched down by her, glancing at them. "What do you know about these guys?"

"They were looking for something." Lana whimpered. (Y/N) frowned.

"Do you know anything about this?" John B asked. Lana's face dropped, rapidly shaking her head.

"This is my father's. Scooter had it. Do you know anything about it?" John B asked.

"Don't tell anyone that you have that!" Lana glanced between them. (Y/N) was suddenly pulled up by JJ.

"We need to go, now. What if they come back?" JJ asked, raising his brows. (Y/N) glanced at John B and Lana.

"She's hurt, JJ."

"You can't always be the hero." JJ said quietly. Lana yelled at them to go and get out, JJ dragging John B and (Y/N) away. They got into the van, quickly driving away.

"We should go back-"

"(N/N), for the love of god." JJ climbed back into the backseats, sitting infront of him. He gently grabbed his face.

"She'll be fine. She had cuts and bruises. There was no blood spilled so she didn't get stabbed or shot." JJ said. "Start worrying about yourself before you get hurt."

"But.." (Y/N) breathed out, staring into JJ's sky blue eyes. He swallowed, nodding and shifting his gaze elsewhere. JJ hummed, letting him go and sighing deeply. He caught John B's eye through the rearview mirror. John B cocked a brow. JJ looked away, focusing back on (Y/N) and getting dried paint out of his hair. They got to the house, Kiara and Pope already there and waiting. JJ had them sit down, telling them all about it. (Y/N) stared at the tree, thoughts locked on Lana and the guys. (Y/N) spaced out, their voices being muffled and faint.

"The office." (Y/N) blinked, looking at John B when he spoke. "Huh?"

"My dad. My dad's office." John B said, entering the house. They followed, (Y/N) taking JJ's cigarette and butting it out. They followed him to the office, watching him open it.

"I just.. Kind of left it like it is." John B mumbled.

"Yeah, for when he gets back." Kiara nodded. Pope and JJ looked at each other. (Y/N) pinched JJ, squinting his eyes and shaking his head. JJ pouted, rubbing his arm. John B opened the door, entering.

"I've slept over here like 600 times, and I've never seen this door open." Pope said, entering the office. They looked around at the scattered papers, books, maps. (Y/N) hummed.

"Looks straight out of Pinterest." (Y/N) mumbled. JJ chuckled softly. John B grabbed a crappily made family tree.

"Look, this is the original owner, right here." John B pointed at a picture as they gathered around.

"Robert Q. Routleoge." Kiara read. (Y/N) hummed, looking over the pictures.

"Have I ever told you how weird your last name is?" (Y/N) looked at him. John B scoffed.

"Yours is Shoupe, it's not any better." He replied. (Y/N) chuckled, looking back down at the family tree.

"There's the lucky compass." Kiara pointed at the compass in the picture, smiling.

"Actually, um.. He was shot after he bought it." John B told them, softly.

"Then it was shipped back to Henry. He was killed in a crop-dusting accident when he had the compass." John B moved onto the next guy. (Y/N)'s brows rose.

"After he died, it was sent to Stephen. He had it with him when he died in Vietnam." John B glanced up at them. (Y/N) hummed.

"He died in action?"

"He, uh.. Was killed by a banana truck. In- In country." John B corrected. "He passed the compass down to my dad."

"Seems more cursed than lucky." (Y/N) mumbled. JJ nodded.

"Yeah, reoccuring theme called death." JJ said, shrugging lightly. "You're probably next."

"Am not." John B huffed, sitting down. "My dad used to talk about this secret compartment soldiers used to hide secret notes." John B opened the back, shaking it.

"That wasn't there before.. This is my dad's handwriting." John B said.

"How can you know?" Pope asked.

"Cause he does these weird Rs." John B showed him. "See?"

"Can I see it?" JJ asked. John B handed it to him. JJ sucked his teeth, looking over it.

"Red.. Rout.. No, I think that's an A."

"It says Redfield." Kiara corrected.

"Right."

"So, what's Redfield?" Kiara asked, looking at the boys.

"I can name a list of people and places with that name." (Y/N) said, shrugging and stepping away from them. He looked over some papers, glancing at the pen when he heard the rooster cawing.

"How can you think with that thing constantly crowing at you?" Pope asked.

"Everyone loves the rooster." Kiara muttered, watching him try to figure out the clue and trying to help. (Y/N) looked up, tugging at John B's shirt.

"Guys, we have company." (Y/N) told them. The others went to the window, watching the guys from before get out of the truck. JJ started pacing until John B grabbed him and spun him around.

"Where's the gun?" John B asked. JJ tried to think. (Y/N) swallowed, looking for another potential escape route. JJ left to get the gun but ran back into the room. (Y/N) looked at the windows. He went to one, trying to get it open. JJ and Pope jumped in to help.

"Why isn't it opening?" Kiara asked, panicking. "Painted shut." (Y/N) replied, glancing around for a knife or scissors. They could hear the men shouting, knocking things over. Kiara found something sharp enough. She started cutting the paint as John B and Pope leaned against the door. They stayed as quiet as possible, locking the door. A gunshot rang out, causing them to work faster. They got it open, everyone getting out. (Y/N) closed the window before being dragged away by JJ to the chicken pen. They hid inside, watching as the guys took stuff in crates into their truck.

"Do something, Pope. Shut him up!" JJ hissed, glaring at the rooster.

"What do you want me to do?!"

"Pet it, or talk to it. I don't know!" Kiara whispered back. Before Pope could do anything, the rooster tried attacking him. John B quickly hid. JJ grabbed the rooster by its neck, hitting it against the ground. It went limp, silence taking over. (Y/N) had Kiara bury her face into his chest, letting her sob quietly. JJ frowned, watching her. Once they heard the truck driving away, they got out and into the van. John B started driving. (Y/N) swallowed, staring at the van floor.

"Look, sorry about the rooster." JJ said. (Y/N) looked st him, shaking his head.

"My, uh.. My ex killed a cat once infront of me." (Y/N) mumbled. JJ's eyes widened, brows raising. (Y/N) nodded, confirming his silent question. The topic changed to John B and concocting. (Y/N) sighed softly, watching the trees pass by until they got to the lighthouse. John B parked, getting out with everyone.

"Right, you're gonna post up and look out for bogeys." John B said, looking at JJ.

"What? Why me?"

"Because you're not coming." Pope answered.

"Why?"

"Look, there are dependent and independent variables. You're an independent variable. We don't know what you'll do." Pope explained in his own weird way. An argument broke up but John B shut it down.

"Pope and (Y/N), you stand look out with JJ." John B said. (Y/N) shrugged.

"Alright." He nodded. "We'll meet back up later." John B said before walking away with Kiara. (Y/N) opened the driver door and sat in the seat. JJ approached him, resting his arms on (Y/N)'s knees.

"Why didn't you tell me about him killing a cat?" JJ asked softly. (Y/N) shrugged.

"No reason, Sunset. I just.. It's nothing." (Y/N) shook his head.

"Does your dad know?" JJ asked. (Y/N) shook his head.

"No. I'm not telling him anytime soon." (Y/N) gently ran his hair through JJ's hair. Pope approached them. He was about to greet them before they heard police sirens.

"Fuck." (Y/N) whispered as JJ and Pope got in the back. (Y/N) started the van, quickly driving away. He glanced in the rearview mirror.

"Shit, that's my dad." (Y/N) mumbled, driving faster.

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My Books, 2020!

The Ramayana

Tarot- Marissa Kennerson

The Giant’s Harp- Robert Hunter

The Lords and Other Creatures- Jim Morrison

Leviathan- Robert Shea and Robert A. Wilson

Tao: The Watercourse Way- Alan Watts

Slaughterhouse-Five- Kurt Vonnegut

The Stranger- AlbertCamus

Book of Haikus- Jack Kerouac

Good Omens- Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

The Story of B- Daniel Quinn

The Subterraneans- Jack Kerouac

The Outsiders- S.E. Hinton

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test- Tom Wolfe

The Western Lands- William S Burroughs

Tennyson

Deadheads- Kelly

Steal this Book- Abby Hoffman

Steppenwolf- Herman Hesse

Something Good for a Change- Wavy Gravy

Desert Solitaire- Edward Abbey

The Furthur Inquiry- Ken Kesey

The Soft Machine- William S Burroughs

Fablehaven (all 5 books)- Brandon Mull

Son of a Witch- Gregory Maguire

Dharma Bums- Jack Kerouac

No Nature- GarySnyder

Principia Discordia- Malaclypse the Younger

The Four Agreements- Don Miguel Ruiz

Looking for Jack Kerouac- Barbara Shoup

The Pearl- John Steinbeck

Dreamers of Dreams- Olsen and Swinburn

Monday Night Class- Stephen Gaskin

Big Magic- Elizabeth Gilbert

Mountains Meadows and Moonbeams- Mary Summer Rain

DMT: the Spirit Molecule- Rick Strassman

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes- Susanne Collins

Who Shot the Water Buffalo?- Ken Babbs

The Monkey Wrench Gang- Edward Abbey

Zen without Zen Masters- Camden Benares

Tuck Everlasting- Natalie Babbit

Woodstock Nation- Abbie Hoffman

Just Kids- Patti Smith

Walden- Henry David Thoreau

If We Were Villains- M.L. Rio

Julius Caesar- Shakespeare

Lady in Gold- Marie O’Connor

Midsummer Night’s Dream- Shakespeare

The Secret- Rhonda Byrne

Junkie- William S Burroughs

Cannery Row- John Steinbeck

The Wizard of Oz- L. Frank Baum

The Gateway- Obert Skye

Macbeth- Shakespeare

Welcome to the Monkey House- Kurt Vonnegut

The English Patient- Michael Ondaatje

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test- Thomas Wolfe

Into the Wild- Jon Krakauer

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Cloudy Days - JJ Maybank x Male OC

Chapter 2.2 – JJ loves the rooster.

Parker was seated comfortably in the chair behind Kiara, braiding and styling her hair like a three-year-old, while JJ and John B told her and Pope about the Ms. Lana incident.

“And all we hear is just ‘Bam! Bam! Bam!’” JJ explained very vividly, walking up and down the porch.

Parker, having lived through it, didn’t pay much attention to what the blond boy was saying. He only looked up from the crooked braid when JJ stood in front of Kiara and shook the paint out of his hair.

“That’s dandruff, that’s disgusting.” She murmured and tried to get away from him, which lead to her just pushing further into Parker.

“Uff, calm down Kiki. You’re gonna squish me.” Parker huffed and looked up to seeing JJ crack a devious grin at him.

“That’s paint.” JJ corrected Kiara. “At that point, I’m just like…I’m waiting for death. And Parker almost had another panic attack.”

At that he shot him a dark scowl, but he couldn’t hold it for long because Kiara turned around to him worriedly. “What do you mean another? You’ve had panic attacks since you got here?”

“No, I didn’t. I just got wobbly knees when we were shot at, that’s all. And I already told JJ at Ms. Lana’s house that I was angry, not scared.” He tried to reassure her but Kiara didn’t buy it.

“No, no. You got almost sick when Shoupe found us out in the marsh. That wasn’t just wobbly knees.”

“Who’s Shoupe?” He tried to distract not very successfully.

“One of the cops on the boat. Parker, are you alright?”

“Yes, Kiara, I am.”

“No! No, you’re not.” JJ corrected almost desperately. Parker couldn’t grasp where that new tone was coming from, but he looked at JJ even darker than before. “You’re obviously not, and it’s dangerous. What if there’s no one there to help you out next time?”

“Keep your fucking nose out of my stuff, alright?” Parker growled so viciously that Kiara scooted away from him a few centimetres.

“Hey, calm down. JJ’s just tryna help.” John B tried to mediate.

“Nobody asked him to.” Parker replied and he and JJ proceeded to glare at each other.

“Okay, so you saw the guys that shot at us?” Pope tried to get back to the topic. Parker had lost any interest in the conversation and just re-braided Kiara’s hair when JJ turned away to answer.

When they started talking about Pablo Escobar square groupers and King Pin movies he climbed out of the seat and went inside to help himself to a beer. The air outside smelled sweet because of JJ’s JUUL and he couldn’t bear it at the moment.

With a sigh he opened the can and looked around the living room. On the sofa he slept on he saw his book and made a mental note to pick up reading it again the next time he got a couple of free minutes.

He looked towards the door when JJ’s voice suddenly vanished. Just a couple of seconds later John B entered, the others trailing after him. “…always kept the office locked because he was worried about his competitors stealing his Royal Merchant research.” The Routledge boy mumbled and walked past Parker towards a locked door.

Parker shot a questioning look at Pope, who was standing right beside him. “What’s a Royal Merchant?”

“A ship that went down with a bunch of gold somewhere around here. Nobody’s been able to find the gold yet.”

“Ah.”

“We used to laugh at him all the time like he was actually gonna find it.” John B said and looked for the keys. “But now that he’s gone I’ve just kinda – I left it as he kept it.”

“Yeah, for when he gets back.” Kiara was quick to encourage, and Parker went to stand beside her.

When John B opened the door, everyone looked around the office curiously. It was packed with all kinds of books and pictures and folders, and quite messy too.

“I’ve slept over here like 600 times, and I’ve never seen this door opened.” Pope said and Kiara hummed in agreeing.

John B laid a pin board on a stack of books on a table right in the middle of the room and pointed at a picture. “Here, look. This is the original owner, right here.” Intrigued by the thought of finding out something more about his own family history as well Parker scooted closer.

“Okay. Robert Q. Routledge, 1880 to 1920.” Kiara read aloud. “There’s the lucky compass, right there.”

“Actually, uhm, he was shot after he bought it.” John B explained, then went on. “Then the compass was shipped back to Henry, who was killed in a crop-dusting accident when he had the compass. After he died, the compass was given to Stephen. Stephen had the compass with him when he died in Vietnam.”

“Let me guess, he died in action, right?” JJ interrupted.

“Sort of. Uh, actually he was killed by a banana truck. In country.” John B said and Parker stifled a laugh. “Anyways, after that Stephen passed the compass down to him, my dad.” John pointed at a picture of his dad and what must have been himself as a little boy.

“Hm, sounds like there’s a reoccurring theme here.” JJ put in.

“Yeah, uhm, you have a death compass.” Pope agreed, and John B tried to argue that he had not.

“Really, dude, get rid of it. It’s cursed, and it’s made its way back to you.” JJ said, and Parker made a mental note to throw that thing in the ocean should it ever be passed on to him.

“Look, my father used to talk about this compartment in here. Soldiers used it to hide secret messages.” He explained, sat down and started to try and pry it open.

When he finally got the lid off, a carving appeared. “What’s that?” Kiara asked.

“That wasn’t there before.” JB said in awe, and then looked up at his friends. “This is my dad’s handwriting.”

Parker leaned over to get a better look at the carving, too, when Pope asked about how he would know that. “Because he does these weird R’s.” Parker answered in his cousin’s stead. “I do them the same way, because he taught me when I came over last time.”

“Can I see it?” JJ asked and tried to decipher the word. “Red- no Rout- wait, that’s definitely an A.”

“It says Redfield.” Kiara interrupted.

“Well, what’s Redfield?” Parker asked and looked around.

“Besides the most common name in the county?” Pope answered, and John B suggested that it might be a clue. A clue, Parker thought, and turned his attention towards the rest of the room. If it was a clue, someone would have to decipher it, and he wasn’t really a deciphering type of guy.

He kept on studying the books and papers lying around in a gorgeous mess all over the place while the others were talking about codes and anagrams.

“How can you concentrate with that thing constantly crowing at you?” Pope’s voice reached his ears at some point, and Parker looked up in confusion. What thing?

“JJ loves the rooster.” John B defended, and only then did Parker take in the crowing of the animal that came from the outside. How could he have not noticed until now?

“I love the rooster.” Kiara agreed and Parker shot them an amused look. JJ winked in response.

Parker turned away and looked outside the window just in time to see a black jeep pulling up in front of the house. Feeling his blood run cold, he just stared outside and tried to get his friends’ attention with a croaky voice. “Guys.”

They didn’t seem to hear him, so he tried it with more force this time. “Guys! Somebody’s here!”

Finally, they looked at him, and then right past him out of the window.  Two men got out of the van and started walking towards the house.

“Guys, guys, is that them?” Kiara asked worriedly.

“No, no, no.” John B panicked, and JJ ran a hand through his hair.

“John B, I told you.” JJ mumbled. “Why does it always-“

Parker grabbed his shoulders and turned the two of them around. “JJ, hey. Look at me.” He slammed the frightened boy harder against the wall than planned. “Where’s the gun?”

“Gun? I, uh, I can’t-“ He stuttered and closed his eyes trying hardly to remember.

“Now you don’t have the gun, the one time we need the gun?” Kiara asked, and from the sound of her voice she was close to tears. Parker cursed silently and grabbed JJ tighter.

“It was in my backpack, my backpack, and then-“

“Your backpack’s on the porch.” Parker growled, and suddenly JJ opened his eyes.

“Yeah, mine is, but yours is in the bathroom right across.” At the confused look on Parker’s face JJ grabbed his wrists. His face lightened up in hope. “You got a gun in there, don’t you?”

Parker frowned, but then remembered when JJ confronted him about his bandage and money right before Agatha. He wanted to facepalm.

“You have a gun, too?” Pope asked incredulously.

“That was a bluff, goddammit. I didn’t bring a gun here, just a real lot of money, that I needed you to stay away from. Go get your damn backpack!” He growled and JJ started out the door.

He quickly turned around, though, slipping and almost falling, when a booming voice yelled: “John Routledge!”

“Guys!” Kiara wailed, and Parker hushed JJ back into the room, slamming the door behind him and fidgeting for the key to turn around.

Holding their breaths, Parker and JJ pressed their ears to the door and listened for anything that could give something about the men away.

“They’re on the front porch, guys!” JJ whispered, and Parker nodded sternly. Yeah, front porch, and by the slamming sound that followed JJ’s words probably even already inside the house. The only escape route left were the windows.

“Where is the compass?” One of the men yelled. “Where you at, boy?” According to the noise that came from the other side of the door, those two were wreaking havoc at the Château.

“We gotta leave!” Pope stated desperately and Parker motioned towards the windows.

“Windows, through the damn windows and don’t you dare make a sound!” He commanded and earned a few startled looks for the sudden change in mood. And yeah, maybe Parker had been a wreck since Billy’s death, but the first time he ever shot a gun at someone was to protect his friends. So, if to protect his friends now he had to shove the panic that was rising from the depth of his chest so far back down that his racist as fuck grandfather Robert would choke on it in hell, then so be it. “Now!”

JJ and Pope rushed towards the windows, trying to pry one open, while Parker turned Big John’s office upside down on the look for something that could be used as a weapon.

“What is taking so long?” Kiara asked when the windows didn’t budge.

“They won’t open, they’re painted shut, okay?” JJ pressed, while one of the men yelled that he would check the kitchen.

Parker shot a quick look at John B, who was pressed against the door in order to block it, then finally found a letter opener. He gave it to Kiara and turned her back around toward the window by the shoulders. “Here, that should help.”

“Where the hell is that damn compass?” Yelled one, and the other answered: “I’ll check the back rooms.”

While Kiara tried to cut the paint open, JJ and Pope went to stand beside John B to help and block the door. Parker on the other hand kept looking for weapon material, but all he found was an iron statue of a Greek looking woman about as tall as a beer bottle. That kind of crap might have been useful in a direct fight, but right now it was just junk.

The man started banging on the door. “You better not be in there!” He growled and kicked the wood so hard that it splintered. Parker rushed towards Kiara and helped her cut the last bit, before taking the opener out of her hands and shoving her through the window. “To the chicken scoop!”

When she started running, he turned around and ushered the guys out, too. JJ, who went last, waited out for him and practically dragged him towards the scoop. He almost stumbled when a shot rang out, but JJ held his arm in an iron grip.

They crawled in there just in time for the man to break the door open.

While John B tried to get a look at what the men were doing, Parker tried to calm Kiara down by hugging her tightly to his chest. The damn rooster, though, just didn’t want to shut up.

“Do something, Pope. Just shut him up!” JJ snapped, but Pope was just as clueless as him.

“What do you want me to do?”

“I don’t know, pet it or something! Talk to it, I don’t know.” Kiara whimpered, and Parker hugged her tighter. She grabbed the fabric of his shirt tightly.

John B turned around and pressed his back against the wall as the rooster began flapping around.

“You do something!” Pope whispered frantically, and JJ jumped after the rooster and caught it in the air. Parker’s heart skipped a beat, and he pressed Kiara’s head into his chest, so she didn’t have to see what JJ was doing.

When he snatched the animal’s neck, a shudder ran down Parker’s spine. He watched in worry as the expression in JJ’s eyes changed, and softly let go of Kiara. Out of the corner of his eye he saw John B grabbing her hand, but he wasn’t too focused on it. Faintly he could hear the men yelling something and getting into their car, but for now he just focused on gently taking the dead animal out of JJ’s hands and laying it aside.

He put a hand on his shoulder and searched for his eyes. “Hey, JJ. It’s okay, alright? It’s okay.” He whispered, and though he still couldn’t look him in the eyes, JJ nodded.

When the car had finally pulled away, the only sound left was Kiara’s soft sobbing.

[film-classics]

Robert Wagner & Natalie Wood

Former child star Natalie Wood married matinee idol Robert Wagner on December 28th, 1957 at the Scottsdale United Methodist Church with a reception that followed a few blocks away at Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona. Natalie approached costume designer Howard Shoup to design her  wedding gown - a modern white, strapless cocktail dress with a lace hood.

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Skywalker Sound credits on “Animated” Films:

Happily N’Ever After (2007) - Tim Nielsen, Robert Shoup, Mark Berger, Kent Sparling, Gary A. Rizzo, Teresa Eckton, Erik Foreman, Scott Guitteau

Osmosis Jones (2001) - Randy Thom, Stuart McCowan, Jim McKee, Mac Smith (uncredited), John Pospisil, Elliott L. Kortez

Nazdravico! (2005) - Christopher Barnett, Skip Longfellow

Madly Madagascar (2013) - Will Files (only Skywalker credit on it)

The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) - Ellen Heuer, Zane Bruce, Greg Steele, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker

Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011) - Will Files, Lora Hirschberg, John Marquis, Zach Martin, Clint Smith

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IDINA MENZEL & AURORA - INTO THE UNKNOWN

[5.83]

[Knock, knock, knock-knock, knock] Do you want to build a sequel?

Jessica Doyle: Given Disney's current reputation for nostalgic repetition, I was pleasantly surprised to find Frozen II full of ideas -- in fact so full of ideas that almost none of them actually get developed with any coherence. (Whose voice was it again? And why is Olaf suddenly obsessed with aging? And how was a troop of Arendellian soldiers going missing without a trace for three decades not an issue? Et cetera.) "Into the Unknown" is as good a preview of the incoherence as any, as the song makes no sense narratively, psychologically (having spent all but the last six months of her life being taught decorum and self-distrust to the point of pathology, Elsa is ready to flee Arendelle because she... hears a voice?), or musically: the build-up to the chorus is repeatedly off-puttingly paced, most clearly in the "How... do I... follow... YOUUUUU" climactic line. But then again, I can say all this with authority because my older daughter, who was well finished with the first movie, is insisting on playing the soundtrack on the way to school. Maybe stuffing your sequels full of ideas and not worrying too much about the implications is more profitable than Bob Iger is willing to admit. [4]

Wayne Weizhen Zhang: It's impossible to discuss "Into the Unknown" without discussing the massive success of "Let It Go." "Let it Go" was the rare type of cultural touchstone whose power was almost universal: it sold 11 million copies the year after the movie came out, won an Academy Award and Grammy, reached top five on the Billboard Hot 100, was translated into 44 different languages, and arguably paved the way for Disney to release a second movie and Broadway musical. Winter 2013-2014 when the movie came out, I remember singing this song in French during French class; in 2020, I'm putting on a musical production of Frozen with my students in China and every one of them -- inexplicably, even the ones who really don't speak English -- knows the words to the chorus. This is all to say: expectations for the second Frozen soundtrack were sky-high, and thus, "Into the Unknown" has been sold as the new "Let It Go" almost since before the movie was even released. (I'd argue that "Show Yourself" is a better thematic follow-up, but never mind me.) So does "Into the Unknown" live up to the hype? Not exactly; but to no fault of its own. The song works perfectly well as a way to advance the character development of Elsa and is gorgeously sung. Idina Menzel sells trepidation, fear, and excitement convincingly, and harmonizes with Aurora beautifully. It pays tribute to its listeners too; if "Let it Go" is a child's anthem about becoming the person you have always been despite what others think, "Into the Unknown" is the adult version of that, a song about escaping the comfortable life you've built in hopes of finding something new about the world and yourself. The song is doomed to live in the shadow of its predecessor, but is still excellent in its own right. [8]

Jonathan Bradley: "Let It Go" was, for all its power, an introspective ballad that turned on the first Frozen's theme of the liberating wonder of self-discovery. Its successor, "Into the Unknown," is tasked with maneuvering great wedges of plot into position, meaning it has to be the film's showstopper as well as taking on narrative weight that "Love is an Open Door" and "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" bore first time around. (The piano flurries that form the intro deliberately invoke the latter.) Aurora's four-note motif, the sinuous call that leads Idina Menzel's Elsa out of a resolved story and the security of her home of Arendelle, is appropriately otherworldly, but the song needs far too much to be overwhelming to allow that delicate melody the space it needs to be as entrancing as it is supposed to be. But "Into the Unknown" does eventually manage to be more than stage-setting; "Are you someone out there who's a little bit like me/Who knows deep down I'm not where I'm meant to be" is a couplet that speaks to that deep-seated sense of strangeness Elsa sees within herself and which has made her movies more than a toddler-sized-blue-dress dissemination mechanism. Something else helps: Menzel's horizon-shattering wail when she hits "unknown." The voice that defied gravity on "Defying Gravity" has the heft to move these big wedges of plot to where they need to go. [7]

Katie Gill: Whereas "Let it Go" was "Defying Gravity" reskinned, "Into the Unknown" is every musical theater "I want" song reskinned. Elsa wants to see how far she'll go, she's gotta find her corner of the sky, and for once it might be grand to have someone understand. As such, it's something we've heard before. A decent re-interpretation of something we've heard before with downright beautiful harmonies near the end, but something we've heard before nonetheless. "Into the Unknown" also fails in the job it's supposed to do: be inoffensive and singable enough that five year olds or my drunk ass can sing it through all the way without disaster happening. That last "into the unKNOOO-OOOOO-OOO-OOOOOWN" is very nice and very powerful and is comprised of notes that six-year-old girls and my exceedingly alto range cannot hit. But, like "Let it Go" before it, this is a song that Disney has carefully crafted and reverse-engineered and is putting so much pressure to be an actual hit. Of course it's going to be decent. Not as amazing as "Let it Go," which is easily a [9] on a good day and a [10] when I'm drunk, but a solid song nonetheless and one that I won't mind hearing when Idina inevitably performs it at the Oscars or when my five-year-old second cousin starts happily talking to me about Frozen at the next family reunion. [7]

Jackie Powell: Although Elsa doesn't build an ice castle at the conclusion of this power ballad, "Into The Unknown" doesn't need to be accompanied by gigantic visuals for it to be a much more complex and fascinating song than its predecessor. This track soars and it uses a potent string section, predictable but equally fun percussive cymbal crashes and Aurora's eerie dies irae gregorian chant as a counter melody. There's a certainty in "Let It Go" and that must be one of the reasons why it caught on as much as it did. But the difference in "Into the Unknown" is its obvious ambiguity in subject matter and tone. It's not sure of itself, but I don't think that detracts from its quality. That's why I don't think it's really all that comparable to "Let It Go." Its goals and motives are different. It's more mature in lyrical plot and composition. "Into the Unknown" takes leaps and breaths just as Elsa does when she's contemplating her next move. That's the beauty of the track, which composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez have addressed. Each line in each chorus is symbolic. In every "Into the Unknown" within the refrain, Idina Menzel takes a leap sonically. First, she travels an octave higher, which is a relatively safe interval, but then that is followed by the much more difficult intervals as the chorus ends. Menzel's voice goes up a ninth followed by an eleventh. Vocally she's out of her comfort zone, which pushes Elsa to do the same. The melody is clearly a bit choppier. It also bounces especially on the couplet of alliterations: " I'm sorry, secret siren, but I'm blocking out your calls." Its dynamics are much more defined and that's credit to Menzel, who wanted to sell the track as more than a "Let It Go" B-side. The extended queer metaphor that Elsa represents is able to flourish under "Unknown." Although it really shows itself much more later in the soundtrack. [7]

Edward Okulicz: Yeah, look, Frozen II: Heterosexuality Reclaims the Throne of Arendelle gave me plenty of feels too, but I always preferred "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" to "Let It Go," so this wasn't one of the Primary Feels Sources. The use of Aurora's four note call as a leitmotif is pretty clever melodically, but forcing this song and its narrative pivot kicking and screaming into being an "I Want" song (subclassification: "I Must," which if it doesn't already exist, it, well... should) is unbecoming. The asides ("which I don't") feel unnatural away from the cinema, and while Menzel surely blasts with those notes I don't feel moved when I replay. [6]

Brad Shoup: It's quenching when, in the second half of the second verse, Menzel dips into some jump-blues phrasing. There was no way this thing was going to stay an Arctic tone poem, so I'm grateful for moments like that. Toss out the movie and have Menzel reel in the asides, and you'd have a fantastically mysterious piece of piano-pop. [7]

Thomas Inskeep: I've never seen either of the Frozen films, but I recall how annoying I found "Let It Go," from the first film. This is better (though still, of course, a big Broadway-style ballad); I appreciate how this song will likely speak to theatre kids who feel like the weirdos in their schools -- songwriters Kristin Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, obviously, have a knack for this kind of thing. Having Broadway queen Idina Menzel sing it helps, as does the clever move of having Norwegian singer Aurora sing the part of the siren. Judged for what it is, rather than as a basic pop record, this is solid. [6]

Ashley Bardhan: As a recuperating former theater kid, I hoped this strange collaboration would be everything I wanted but couldn't admit. Unfortunately, it turned out to be nothing I wanted, which I feel comfortable admitting. I'm not sure what Aurora is meant to do on this track other than supply wordless, ghostly ooo-ing, which opens you to a sense of mysterious possibility that goes absolutely nowhere. Idina Menzel is a powerhouse and typically good at convincing us that we are in her character's world, but even she sounds bored at the incongruously triumphant swelling of orchestra during the chorus. She calls out from the overblown composition, "Into the unknown! Isn't it cool that I'm hitting this E-flat in chest voice?!" Yes, it is very cool, but less so that the last 40 seconds of this song is essentially musical theatre sacrilege. A money-maker high-note chorus into a painfully loud bridge that conveys absolutely no mood other than "me and Aurora are both singing right now," only to end with a very embarrassing, ham-fisted belted note? And they had the audacity to let Idina put a slide in there? No, no. No, no, no. No. [3]

Alfred Soto: No, no, I mean -- let me go. [3]

Joshua Minsoo Kim: Even more than the first installment, Frozen II was lacking in songs that were memorable in and of themselves. "Lost in the Woods," for example, is really only notable for the animation that accompanied it: a montage riffing on '80s music videos that proved unexpectedly entertaining. "Into the Unknown" is the film's best song, but the music doesn't quite match what the lyrics are trying to convey: Why is the first chorus so bombastic when Elsa's not yet convinced to follow this siren's song? At least "Let It Go" knew how to accomplish a sensible narrative arc with its use of dynamic range. "Unknown" doesn't come together as neatly as "Let It Go" either, which found a lot of meaning in the evolving delivery of "the cold never bothered me anyway." The complaints could go on but at the end of the day, I can't really hate something that finds Aurora using kulning -- Scandinavian herding calls -- as a narrative tool. [5]

Tobi Tella: I was 13 when the first Frozen came out, and despite the fact that I probably should've been too old for Disney princess movies by the unspoken middle school social construct standards, I dragged my dad to see it in theaters. That probably should've been his first inkling that I was gay, and as clear as Disney's attempts to play on my emotions were as a shy insecure gay kid, the introverted, uncomfortable princess Elsa was the most accurate representation I had really found of myself in a kids movie. "Let It Go" was not only a cultural moment but a formative one and even though looking back as an adult I know that Frozen has flaws, I can't help but be empowered by it now. This song was set up to fail by its positioning it as "Let It Go II," and the seams of this one are far more clear; the chorus is literally just one phrase repeated and the lyrics are prime "leave nothing to the imagination or subtext and explain all your feelings." But I still feel an intense connection to this; maybe it's Menzel's strong and evocative vocal performance, maybe it's nostalgia, and maybe it's the feeling that even as a 19 year old my experience with my identity is not even close to over, the fact that there will always be unknowns which are horrifying yet intriguing (hello adult gay dating!). I'm not sure if this is a great song, or even a good one, but for a sequel with impossibly huge expectations it managed to evoke the same intense reaction that "Let It Go" did, so I guess Disney and their manipulations win this round. [7]

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[ulkaralakbarova]

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Preston Tucker: Jeff Bridges Vera: Joan Allen Abe: Martin Landau Eddie: Frederic Forrest Jimmy: Mako Howard Hughes: Dean Stockwell Junior: Christian Slater Marilyn Lee: Nina Siemaszko Frank: Marshall Bell Kerner: Peter Donat Alex: Elias Koteas Kirby: Jay O. Sanders Noble: Corin Nemec Stan: Don Novello Johnny: Anders Johnson Bennington: Dean Goodman Ferguson’s Agent: John X. Heart Millie: Patti Austin Stan’s Assistant: Sandy Bull Judge: Joe Miksak Floyd Cerf: Scott Beach Oscar Beasley: Roland Scrivner Narrator (voice): Bob Safford Doc: Larry Menkin Fritz: Ron Close Dutch: Joe Flood Gas Station Owner: Leonard Gardner Garage Owner: Bill Bonham Ferguson’s Secretary #1: Abigail van Alyn Ferguson’s Secretary #2: Taylor Gilbert Woman on Steps: David Booth Newscaster (voice): Al Hart Security Guard: Cab Covay Man in Audience: James Cranna Board Member: Bill Reddick Mayor: Ed Loerke Head Engineer: Jay Jacobus Bennington’s Secretary: Anne Lawder Singing Girl #1: Jeanette Lana Sartain Singing Girl #2: Mary Buffett Singing Girl #3: Annie Stocking Recording Engineer: Michael McShane Tucker’s Secretary #1: Hope Alexander-Willis Tucker’s Secretary #2: Taylor Young Police Sergeant: Jim Giovanni Reporter at Trial: Joe Lerer Ingram: Morgan Upton SEC Agent: Ken Grantham Blue: Mark Anger Jury Foreman: Al Nalbandian Senator Homer Ferguson (uncredited): Lloyd Bridges Girl at Mellon Publicity Event (uncredited): Sofia Coppola Film Crew: Executive Producer: George Lucas Director: Francis Ford Coppola Producer: Fred Roos Additional Music: Carmine Coppola Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro Production Design: Dean Tavoularis Editor: Priscilla Nedd-Friendly Casting: Janet Hirshenson Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Richard Beggs Producer: Fred Fuchs Casting: Jane Jenkins Music Editor: Mark Adler Supervising Sound Editor: Gloria S. Borders Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Johnson Set Decoration: Armin Ganz Costume Designer: Milena Canonero Unit Production Manager: Ian Bryce Foley Artist: Dennie Thorpe Sound Effects Editor: Tim Holland Leadman: Doug von Koss Second Unit Director: Buddy Joe Hooker Assistant Costume Designer: Judianna Makovsky Assistant Makeup Artist: Karen Bradley Set Designer: Jim Pohl Camera Operator: Jamie Anderson Foley Editor: Sandina Bailo-Lape Stunts: Jimmy Nickerson Screenplay: Arnold Schulman Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Randy Thom ADR Editor: Louise Rubacky Original Music Composer: Joe Jackson Researcher: Anahid Nazarian Assistant Sound Designer: Mildred Iatrou Location Casting: Aleta Chappelle Stunts: Gary McLarty Screenplay: David Seidler First Assistant Director: H. Gordon Boos Stunts: Dick Ziker Makeup Artist: Richard Dean ADR Editor: Tom Bellfort Art Direction: Alex Tavoularis Assistant Hairstylist: Terry Baliel Technical Advisor: Enrico Umetelli Property Master: Douglas E. Madison Script Supervisor: Wilma Garscadden-Gahret Still Photographer: Ralph Nelson Jr. Stunts: Steve M. Davison Sound Effects Editor: Robert Shoup Stunts: Tim A. Davison Assistant Sound Editor: Martha Pike Hairstylist: Lyndell Quiyou Costume Supervisor: Winnie D. Brown Assistant Sound Editor: Michele Perrone Foley Editor: Diana Pellegrini First Assistant Camera: Billy Clevenger Assistant Property Master: Douglas T. Madison Construction Coordinator: John J. Rutchland Jr. Unit Publicist: Susan Landau Finch Second Assistant Director: L. Dean Jones Jr. Production Sound Mixer: Michael Evje Assistant Sound Editor: Clare C. Freeman Assistant Sound Editor: Paige Sartorius Location Manager: Rory Enke Second Assistant Director: Daniel R. Suhart Gaffer: Pat Fitzsimmons Dialogue Editor: Melissa Dietz Associate Producer: Teri Fettis-D’Ovidio Boom Operator: D. G. Fisher Special Effects Supervisor: David Pier Production Accountant: Joe Murphy Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett Second Assistant C...

[fireroseillustrations]

What is pixel art?

Pixel art is a form of digital art wherein images are created and edited at the pixel level using a graphics editing software. What defines pixel art is its unique visual style, where individual pixels serve as the building blocks that make up the image. The effect is a visual style very similar to that of mosaic art, cross-stitch and other types of embroidery techniques.

Pixel art has existed ever since the first image editing software and the first 2D games with graphics came out, but the term was first published by Robert Flegal and Adele Goldberg of Xerox PARC way back in 1982, although the concept existed 10 years prior such as in the SuperPaint system created by Richard Shoup back in 1972, also at Xerox PARC.

Pixel art, though not yet considered an art at the time, was a way for developers to create images using limited graphics and computing resources. Graphics cards were not yet able to render more than a few pixels, so programmers had to work with each pixel and ensure that the overall image made sense. This was meticulous and difficult work because of the aforementioned restrictions, but as technology progressed, this technique became obsolete. However, because of both nostalgia and the uniqueness of the visual style, this method of creating images has carried on as a digital art style. Many modern games still use pixel art as the main visual theme, but they are no longer limited to the number of pixels that can be rendered by a graphics card and displayed on the screen. Pixel art is not limited to games and is widely popular in the digital art community.

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Pixel Art History

Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of software, where images are edited on the pixel level. The aesthetic for this kind of graphics comes from 8-bit and 16-bit computers and video game consoles, in addition to other limited systems such as graphing calculators. In most pixel art, the color palette used is extremely limited in size, with some pixel art using only two colors.

Creating or modifying pixel art characters or objects for video games is sometimes called spriting, a term that arose from the hobbyist community. The term likely came from the term sprite, a term used in computer graphics to describe a two-dimensional bitmap that is used in tandem with other bitmaps to construct a larger scene.

Some of the earliest counterparts of modern pixel art could be found in the electronic advertising displays of New York City during the early 20th century, with simple monochromatic light bulb matrix displays extant circa 1937. Pixel art as it is known today largely originates from classic video games, particularly classic arcade games such as Space Invaders (1978) and Pac-Man (1980), and 8-bit consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System (1983) and Sega Master System (1985).

The term pixel art was first published by Adele Goldberg and Robert Flegal of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1982. The concept, however, goes back about 11 years before that, for example in Richard Shoup's SuperPaint system in 1972, also at Xerox PARC.

Some traditional art forms, such as counted-thread embroidery (including cross-stitch) and some kinds of mosaic and beadwork, are very similar to pixel art. These art forms construct pictures out of small colored units similar to the pixels of modern digital computing. A similar concept on a much bigger scale can be seen in the North Korean Arirang Festival.

[taraross-1787]

Medal of Honor Monday: Curtis F. Shoup’s inspirational bravery

During this week in 1945, an Army staff sergeant is killed in an action that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor. Curtis F. Shoup was then just days away from his 24th birthday. He died while serving with an old friend from high school. “Although he hated war,” Lt. Robert Watson later wrote, “Curtis proved to be a fine soldier.” That day in 1945 made a deep impression on Watson. “Those who saw it all,” he concluded, “will never forget [Shoup’s] incredible, unselfish act.” Early January 1945 found Shoup with part of the 87th Infantry Division in Tillet, Belgium. It was really cold!! In fact, the ground was frozen so hard that Americans could not penetrate the ground in order to dig defenses. Thus, on January 7, Shoup’s company found itself in an exposed area with no good way to defend itself. Germans were firing relentlessly. Shoup knew that their machine guns had to be taken out. “[C]ompletely disregarding his own safety,” his Medal citation relates, “[he] stood up and grimly strode ahead into the murderous stream of bullets, firing his low-held weapon as he went. He was hit several times and finally was knocked to the ground. But he struggled to his feet and staggered forward until close enough to hurl a grenade, wiping out the enemy machinegun nest….” But Shoup still didn’t stop! He’d taken out one machine gun nest, but there was still another. “Although mortally wounded,” Watson relates, “[Shoup] was actually attempting to destroy the second machine gun when a sniper took his life.” The men in Shoup’s company were inspired by what they’d seen and they fought all the harder. They continued on, fighting house-to-house until they had taken Tillet. Brave. Selfless. Heroic. How #AMERICAN! FULL STORY: TaraRoss.com