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I Did It!!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who sent me prompts to help me reach my 2024 writing goal. As of about five minutes ago, I completed it!!! I wrote an average of 500 words every day for 366 days, and you guys were SO great and helpful in me getting there. To celebrate, my final writing of the year is 5 snippets about some of our favorite blorbos celebrating New Year's Eve together. I asked five friends to pick the pairings, so I'll tag them next to their snippet. If you're still waiting on a prompt to be filled, I do plan to get to them in the New Year, but probably with way less haste. You guys are awesome, thank you so much for reading my work!

Julie & Flynn: for @joyandthephantoms

“Okay!” Julie says decisively, settling herself up against the headboard of her bed with her notebook poised in her lap. “Who wants to go first?”

Flynn, lying on her stomach down the bed from her, feet kicked in the air as she taps her pen against her own notepad, says, “You, cause I’m still working through some of mine.”

“Well, hurry up cause it’s almost midnight.” Julie holds her notebook up like a hymn book and begins to read. “First of all, my word for the year is!” Pause for dramatic effect. “Ease.”

“Ooh, love it. Very Eat, Pray, Love. Go on.”

Damien & Mark: for @starchemist

“So, uh,” Damien says, voice low and gruff in the dark of the hotel room. They’re lying tucked up against each other, Mark’s back to Damien’s chest, Damien’s arm wrapped around him. The Ball Drop, still about forty minutes away, is playing softly on the TV, but they’ve been much more focused on each other than Times Square.

“Yeah?” Mark says when he doesn’t go on, barely a whisper.

“New year usually means, like. New you, and all that bullshit. Resolutions. Airing your grievances and whatever.”

Mark turns his head to look at him. “I’m not telling anyone about us.”

“Oh, thank God.”

Willie & Alex: for @skeletaltoad

Their friends started counting down about a minute and a half ago, because Reggie gave a whole speech on December 23rd about how “it’s really not fair that the last ten seconds of the year are the only ones that get recognized, when really we’ve been counting down since midnight on last New Year’s Eve” etc etc and wouldn’t shut up until they agreed to start the vocal countdown at 90.

Willie and Alex haven’t been counting with them. They’ve been sitting on the floor of the Molinas’ living room, holding hands and staring into each other’s eyes, preparing themselves for their first New Year’s Kiss.

Nick & Carrie: for @queenofthequillandink

At 10:00, her dad goes to bed, so Carrie sets Nick up on the couch in the den with about fourteen blankets and The Holiday on streaming.

At 11:00, she paints his nails a festive shade of pink and orders a large pizza with everything for them to share.

At 11:30, they make twin hot fudge sundaes with about a million toppings each. 

At 11:45, Carrie puts the Ball Drop on and makes fun of Ryan Seacrest, as per tradition.

At midnight, they ring in the new year. A year of healing, of friendship, of peace. Still by each other’s sides.

Caleb & Adam: for @staystrange

“How’s the party?” Adam says on the screen, a red solo cup in his hand.

“Loud,” Caleb says, rubbing absently at his chest, and they both know he doesn’t just mean the volume. “I wish you were here.”

“I know, me too. We’ll ring in next year together.” Adam glances over his shoulder, and Caleb can hear someone (probably Caitlin) shouting from the next room. “I’m being summoned for the count down.”

“You’ll come back to kiss me, won’t you?”

Adam smiles at him— the tiniest smile ever, which means it’s the most real. “Of course I will. Happy New Year, babe.”

“Happy New Year.”

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Movie Review: The Lighthouse

Somewhere in the sky beats something like a damned Gregorian chant, sounding out slow drum beats in the distance. In the sea, a shadowed mermaid howls, not at all seductive, the shriek of death like an infection from old sailor’s tales. In the loft where the light itself is, something strange may live, or perhaps it lives only in the imagination. The Lighthouse doesn’t want to scare you. Scares are cheap. It wants to break your mind.

Some of these images take place in nightmares or visions, or at least we suppose they do. Jarin Blaschke’s camera makes no clear divide between what is real and what is not; we are left to trust our senses, and Robert Eggers is intent on making sure we can’t. His follow-up to 2016’s The Witch is shot in a 1.19:1 aspect ratio, which is just technical jibber-jabber to you. It is boxed up in the middle of the screen, the way silent films were seen a hundred years ago before aspect ratios were even a matter of choice. It is shot in black and white, but this is no simple removal of color. Rather, the island on which it happens feels like the sort of place that has never experienced true daylight and never will. The lighthouse is rendered as a real thing, with real details, and not as some fevered version of itself, but that only makes it more oppressive. Universal’s classic monster movies are an obvious influence, but the film’s look is authentically original. Everything feels like wood engraving images out of an old, old novel. Those characters are only two: aging ex-sailor Thomas Wake and young drifter Ephraim Winslow. As they approach the lighthouse in the film’s opening minutes, where Ephraim will begin a month-long stint as Wake’s assistant, they are passed by two men, in silhouette, leaving. These will be the only other humans we glimpse during the film, and later it will be reasonable to doubt that we saw them at all. Wake is a caricature right out of Moby Dick, with a fake leg, a sprawling, dried-out beard, and a pipe; he never says anything unless he can say it as if he were writing a novel about the sea. In other hands this might turn into parody. Willem Dafoe, however, inhabits the role, to the extent that when he delivers a nearly five-minute curse full of utterances about being claimed by Poseidon, we are so absorbed in him and in the place that we don’t laugh. That a screenplay could combine with a location and a performance to such an effective degree that we do not bust out with guffaws at such stuff is an accomplishment in and of itself, for the lines Wake delivers are more often than not ridiculous on their face. Winslow is played by Robert Pattinson, who in a just world would be recognized as one of the finest actors currently working. He sees the older man as a drunk and a reprobate, and like most youth he is always right. He must follow the rules on drinking, even though he is reliably informed that no inspector would dun a man for having a drink when they’re trapped on a rock for four weeks. Shifts with the actual light, the watching of which is a duty jealously guarded by Wake, should be swapped each day, as the manual says. Wake informs him he will do as he’s told, not as the manual tells him to do. The key to their effective interplay is that neither man is an angel, as we will learn. Part of the film’s attempt to drive us mad is in constantly making us doubt who is right. Wake is experienced, personable, and reasonably friendly, but also clearly deranged and authoritarian; he is of little help to Winslow, berates him madly for even the smallest errors, and is an obvious and inveterate liar. Winslow seems obedient and eager to atone for past mistakes, but his youthful arrogance makes him particularly susceptible to temptation, and by the end of the movie he (and the film’s treatment of him) will draw fair comparisons to There Will Be Blood. 

That’s not a connection I make lightly. Eggers’s two films to date have been true achievements, and this perhaps more so, because he is now asking us to invest in a horror film that doesn’t contain the slightest hint of traditionally horror-centric tropes. It is about two men going slowly mad, or perhaps madder, in isolation, and there will be those who refuse to surrender to it, expecting and demanding something more typical. You must let these two characters in if they are to be effective; looking for familiar handholds will break the spell.

Indeed, the whole film is like that. The word “horror” as a genre tends to trigger our mental resistance more than others; we go in determined to prove ourselves better, smarter than the foolish and superstitious victims on screen. In The Witch, Eggers demanded we let go of that and place ourselves entirely in the seventeenth century; that movie received some pushback from traditional horror fans for not fitting the mold. With this film, Eggers, with his co-writing brother Max, clearly establishes himself as someone who doesn’t give a damn if you feel catered to.

The film apparently takes place in the late 19th century, but there’s no more sense of time given than that, and the film only grounds itself that much by a brief mention of Moby Dick. Place is even harder than time to draw a bead on. We only ever see the island, and the only things that tell us where it might be are brief references to the U.S. in the form of a manual. The men have backstories---Wake, a sailor until he lost his leg, Winslow, a former timberman in Canada---but of course we have only their word on this. Ships must use the beacon for guidance, but we do not see any. Such absence of the outside world invariably brings to mind possible interpretations of what it all means. Discussions among the employees at my local theatre shifted to the possibility the men were in purgatory, or some pagan version thereof; Dafoe’s constant presence as some sort of embodiment of the sea could be explained as a kind of cosmic jailer. Visions of madness begin to haunt Winslow, and his own sins are rendered present and immediate. The mermaid, in particular, is a recurring motif, and it is used as the stuff of horror, including graphic depictions of what actually having sex with one might be like; Eggers, whose interests are steeped in arcade knowledge, has clearly put more thought into mermaid sex than most people have ever put into anything. Whether a purgatory in fact or one in the mind, Winslow is trapped with his demons. As the situation deteriorates, we crumble with him, until by the end we’ve all descended into madness, and the film lives in our minds as we leave the theatre. Verdict: Must-See

Note: I don’t use stars, but here are my possible verdicts. 

Must-See

Highly Recommended

Recommended

Average

Not Recommended

Avoid like the Plague

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Where does the phrase jibber jabber come from

Where does the phrase jibber jabber come from series#

The film, which Krasinski stars in alongside his real-life wife Emily Blunt, is set in a dystopian future where monsters with an acute sense of hearing roam freely, meaning all human survivors have to be veeeeery quiet at all times. No, like many formerly comedic actors, Krasinski is in his serious filmmaker era, which really took off with 2018's A Quiet Place. If it's more Krasinski you're looking for, you don't have to watch him ham it up on The Office for probably the millionth time in order to get your fix. Some even have John Krasinski in them! If you're looking for more political thrillers to watch while you wait, take a look at the shows below that feature action, political intrigue, or Krasinski being a badass. Additionally, Season 4 will be the show's last, and a spin-off starring Michael Peña as Ding Chavez is in the works.īut don't cry your eyes out about the impending end of the series, there are plenty of other shows and movies to watch that will give you that same patriotic feeling. The CIA thriller stars John Krasinski as the intelligence officer from Clancy's popular novels early in his career, and we're expecting an announcement of a Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Season 3 release date any day now.

Where does the phrase jibber jabber come from series#

But the term itself started in the wake of Reconstruction in the American South to allow potential white voters to circumvent literacy tests, poll taxes, and other tactics designed to disenfranchise Southern blacks after a brief period of relatively open voting.Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Jennifer Clasen/Amazon StudiosĪmazon Prime Video's Reacher and The Terminal List have been getting a lot of attention, but let's not forget one of the original Prime Video series that brought a best-selling book's character to life: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Sounds like an innocent way to indicate there’s a way to let some people avoid change because they were there before that change was enacted. It was actually a competing juice brand called Flavor Aid, but the market leader stuck in everyone’s mind. While not racist, the term originated when political cult leader Jim Jones ordered his followers to protest by committing suicide by drinking a grape-flavored beverage laced with potent drugs. One small point: the 900 who died weren’t actually drinking Kool-Aid. You’ll hear this often among business people (who also often eat their own dog food as it relates to the team actually using whatever solution they’re building themselves) who use it as a way to convey faithful following. Long time no see you.'” Drink the Kool-Aid Drannan’s book Thirty-one Years on Plains (1901): “When we rode up to him he said: ‘Good mornin. The current earliest citation comes from W.F. “Long time no see was originally meant as a humorous interpretation of a Native American greeting, used after a prolonged separation. Some say this when they see someone in person, but many others use a version of this in digital communications like “long time no email.” In any case, the Oxford Dictionary tells us, this too is a form of pidgin English, adapted from Native American origins. “The phrase dates from the mid-19th to early-20th centuries, an era when Western attitudes toward the Chinese were markedly racist.” However, as NPR reports, “The utterance ‘chop-chop’ would also become closely associated with class over time, and was almost always said by someone powerful to someone below.” No can doĪnd speaking of pidgin, the Oxford Dictionary says this phrase also originated there. Chop chopĪccording to the Anglo-India dictionary Hobson-Jobson published in 1886, the phrase originates from the Cantonese word kap, which means “make haste” and converted to pidgin English that was often used on sailing ships. And most regrettably, Marie Claire used the phrase in 2014 when writing about demographic numbers at Netflix. If only it were a relic of the past–Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase used in it 2012 when he said his company was “open kimono” with regulators. Basically, a somewhat sexist synonym for ”open the books,” it means to reveal the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner. Probably stemming from the rash of Japanese acquisitions of American enterprises in the ’80s, that has been adopted into the Microspeak marketing lexicon.

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What are the best classic fantasy adventure movies in the world?

There are a lot of amazing movies out there that are worth watching, from the classic black and white pictures to the most modern, technology-enhanced films that continue to wow and amaze viewers. Today, we’re going to discuss some of the most outstanding fantasy adventure movies that the world has ever seen. So if you’re a passionate appreciator of a good fantasy adventure that makes you hold your breath and stay on the edge of your couch while watching, make sure to check out our list.

Cinema is often seen as the ultimate form of escapism. If that's the case then fantasy movies are surely the medium's purest and most pertinent forms of transportation, grabbing the viewer and plunging them into distant lands and magical concepts that question our own relationship with the world.

The best fantasy filmmakers — Jean Cocteau, Guillermo del Toro, and Hayao Miyazaki, among so many others — understand the psychological power of escapism. Sometimes you need to step outside of yourself to look back in. The best escapist entertainments ultimately bring us back to ourselves.

Are you tired of watching the jibber jabber of modern movies? Do you want to indulge in raw acting and pure talent? Check out our collection of classic fantasy movie collections. We, at Classic Movies Etc handpick the best and most loved fantasy movies DVDs that families loved to watch repeatedly back in the days.

Warriors of Virtue (1997) Dvd

Actors: Marley Shelton, Teryl Rothery, Julie Patzwald, Kimberley Warnat, Dennis Dun

 Format: Dvd, Remastered

 Language: English,  5.1 Surround Sound

 Run Time: 101mins

 Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

 Extras: Theatrical Trailer 

 Plot: A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.

2.The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) Dvd

Actors:  Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller 

 Format: Dvd, Remastered

 Language: English,  5.1 Surround Sound

 Run Time: 99mins

 Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

 Extras:  None

 Plot: A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.

3. Thief of Baghdad

                                  Actors:   Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Arturo Dominici 

                  Format: Dvd

                  Language: English,  Dobly Digital 5.1

                  Run Time: 1hr 40min

                  Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

                  Extras:  None

                  Plot: In the time of the Arabian Nights, the city of Baghdad is ruled by Sultan Ali Bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming Grand Vizier Ghamal. The poor of Baghdad are aided by Karim, the Thief of Baghdad.

4. The Wonders of Aladdin Donald O'Connor Dvd

Actors: Donald O'Connor, Noëlle Adam, Vittorio De Sica, Aldo Fabrizi, Michèle Mercier

 Format: DVD

 Language: English Dolby Digital 2.0

 Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen

 Run Time: 93 Min.

 Plot: Donald O'Connor plays Aladdin as both the hero and comic relief in this arabian nights fantasy. Conspicuously American in a cast that seems largely European, O'Connor's Aladdin is of humble origins but never allows his lack of means (or any concrete ideas for acquiring any) dampen his dreams of grandeur. When he finds that his new lamp contains a genie who'll grant him three wishes, his chance for greatness may have finally come true. Nobody believes him, least of all the lovely Djalma, who has spent years waiting for him to give up his dreams, settle down and marry her. Assured of his deepest wishes, Aladdin travels to Basorah, a great city nearby, which already celebrates the impending marriage of the Sultan's daughter to the young but wise Molook. Meanwhile, the prince's wicked Vizier conspires to kill Mollook and steal both his crown and his bride and, with no male heirs of the Sultan, the Sultan's crown as well. When blundering across the plan, Aladdin rides to an unlikely rescue with the help of the wily prince and Basorah's population of fakirs and beggars.

5. Warriors of Virtue 2: The Return to Tao Dvd

Actors: Kevin Smith, Nathan Phillips, Nina Liu, Shedrack Anderson III

 Format: Dvd, Remastered

 Language: English,  5.1 Surround Sound

 Run Time: 93mins

 Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

 Extras: Stunts and Wire Work, Theatrical Trailer 

 Plot: A new villain, Dogon, seizes control of Tao, a parallel universe. On Earth, 12-year-old Ryan and his friend Chucky arrive at a martial arts competition whereupon they are unexpectedly taken to Tao to fight Dogon.

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7/6/2018

Since Tuesday, I have been staying at Ryan's house. The first night I was super skeptical and didn't want to because his mom hadn't left for her trip yet. She was going off to Minnesota with her sister and someone else for a family reunion. That night Ryan had taken me out to dinner and we watched fire works. So in Seattle and some other parts of WA fireworks are banned. But there are a shit ton of Native American Reservations here and he took me to the Muckleshoot...or Puyallup reservation and there was just stand after stand after stand of firework vendors. It was almost like a carnival. Then there was a bunch of people shooting off the fireworks and it was loud and I was scared. I really don't like loud noises. They really bother my spirit.

Soooo I ended up staying way late that night and since I didn't have work I just slept in with Ryan kinda. He had to do a couple of work calls so left the house and went home to shower and to get my clothes for my stay with Ry. The past few days have been amazing. The fourth was so much fun! He took me to his friend's David O'Neal's parents house. David is married to Lacey and they have two son's, Rowan 3 and Ardy, 1. It was so funny the night before we were talking about children and what he thought if I tied my tubes (let's be real condoms suck and pulling out each time sucks too). Anyway, he said he is okay with the thought of not having children. There's a point to this story. So at the BBQ, I didn't know anyone except Ryan and then there was chubby Ardy haha. He was so cute, that kid would just lock eyes with me and I had this insane urge to hold him. So I asked Lacey, his mom, if I could and when he came with me he put his head on my chest and my forehead and it was just the cutest thing ever. They even called me the baby whisperer haha and seeing Ryan with a baby was BEEEEYOND adorable. Watching him with puppers is still the best, but when he held Chunks, I just about died right then and there. Holding Ardy was definitely an anxious mechanism. Babies always seem to calm me down oddly enough even though I don't want any. But Arden was super chill and liked playing with my necklace and didn't pull my hair. Then it became night and we could finally set off fireworks and they man children had a ball! That's when I got to sit and talk with Lacey, David's wife. She asked how we met and I told her online and just about myself. Where I am from originally and what brought me up here in the first place. I asked her about her and David. They met when they were 14 and started date at 17. They both went off to college but maintained a long distance relationship until they both finished college. They both knew they were going to marry each other so the stuck it out. And now they've been married 8 years and have two handsome little boys that you can tell are being raised to be gentlemen.

Seeing all of this was really important to me because I miss MY family. It is so nice to see other's view family as important and welcoming me was so sweet and kind. I felt right at home. Even though I was the only brown person there haha and one Asian, there is ALWAYS an Asian. Not a bad thing, obviously haha. Anyway. I drank a lot of beer and a little too much weed and it was fantastic. We tried to have sex but I think we were both insanely tired and a little bit cross faded haha.

We fell asleep, and I slept HARD but not nearly enough. I had to wake up early to come to work. While he got to sleep in (he didn't have work until 7am but didn't get up until 9am!!!). That kind of worries me, but he's been with the company like 8 or 9 years. I just don't want him to lose his job or get written up you know? He's got a kuuuuush job and I would hate to see anything happen to it. So I came to work. He lost his work keys and I know how that goes. He got snappy at me because he was like "I might have to work late" (I get off at 4:30) and I don't have keys to his place. So I was like, "Do I need to find something to do until then" and he's like "yeah the door is locked you can't get in". He has the type of job he could either drop the keys off OR go unlock the door for me while he continues to work. So I was like "Okay" and I left it at that because I didn't want to pick a fight. I knew he was stressed out. I just wanted to go home and sleep. That was my primary concern. Shame on me, I know. But I have lost my keys before he was super like "Oh that sucks". ANYWAY.

Everything worked out. He beat me home and didn't have to work late. I came home looking like a hot mess and he kissed me and cuddled me anyway and made us pizza and by made I mean he put it in the oven and cut it lol. I was so tired I didn't want to do anything. I fell asleep on the couch. He went to go stream for hours while I slept. Then I walked my sleepy ass to his bed and slept there. until he came to bed. Which was sexy as fuck. I was in a wife beater and panties and he was super naked lol. He straddled my butt and started rubbing my back!! It felt so amazing. And then he started to kiss it and i felt him get hard on my ass, it was by far the sexiest thing ever. and he continues to rub my back and kiss my shoulders. He got off of me and we just started making out like a bunch of kids.

THEN i had to pee. And when I came back I asked him if he had a blind fold and to use it on me haha. AND HE DID! Finger tips on my skip and sensual tickles is SOOOO my jam. His thoughts, "Let's see how wet I can get you without putting anything inside you" Meaning to fingers no penis. Again, sweet mother, it was hot. By the end of it. His dick with in my mouth. I did that for a while and get my nails involved a little. Light scratches on his sensitive skin. Then he couldn't take that anymore, and he had to fuck me. So he did. Pulled out and came on my tummy. I think he's too scared to actually cum inside me even though I am on birth control haha. But he's wise. I mean so am I haha but there was one point I am like, ehhhhhhhhhhhhh stay there haha.

Then we fell asleep, again, and I had to wake up dumb early, AGAIN. BUT today is Friday and I get off early. BUT I wont be able to see my love because he works until 11pm. which makes me sad. But that means snugs at night for me. I never expect sex, it's just a bonus really haha. And that amount of sex we've been having, my cunt needs a break haha. Then my stupid starts in a few days. LAME. But that's fine. At least NO BABIES haha.

I really need to start working on my health again and making the gym a priority again. Do you ever just get tired? Tired of meal prepping and cooking all the time. Worrying about what you'll be eating? and then Gym time and the commute there and blah. It's just so much. But I can't stay on this track of junk food. I will gain so much weight that took me forever to take off. I will recommit some day. It's sooner rather than later, I know that much.

Anyway, that's enough jibber jabbering from me. I have to get to work. I can't stop thinking about how it's Friday and I don't have to care about this place for two whole days! YAY!

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Shane is telling Ryan to get off his lawn and stop talkingn about that Demon/Ghost jibber jabber

He looks like an old man about to throw a ball at some young whippersnappers if they don’t get off his lawn

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Unofficial but still hopefully half decent list of all the (named) characters in The Enemy series:

Before we get started,

this is far from perfect so obviously i apologize for any inaccuracies or whatnot, its probably kind of odd the way i organized it but hopefully itll be easy to understand after reading through it long enough.

i also did my best to include who lived and died by the end of the book listed, though there were a few ive guessed on, so trust what you do or dont want to.

additionally, of course, this is obviously filled to the brim with potential spoilers especially regarding character deaths, so read at your own risk.

without further ado, here goes a fuckton of my time, y’all are welcome.

Book One: The Enemy

Small Sam - alive

Big Sam - deceased

Curly Sam - alive

Maxie - alive

Callum - alive

Josh - deceased

Arran Harper - deceased

Johnno - deceased

Eve - deceased

Mohammed - deceased

Deke - deceased

Achilleus - alive

Freak - alive

Ollie - alive

Dan, Will, and Luke [brothers of Ollie’s] - deceased

Blue - alive

Mick - alive

Bernie - alive

Ben - alive

Maeve - alive

Ella - alive

Monkey Boy - alive

Whitney - alive

Jester - alive

Joel - deceased

Godzilla - alive

Blu-Tack Bill - alive

Lewis - alive

Sophie - alive

Katey - deceased

Rachel - alive

Nick - alive

David (King) - alive

Rose - alive

Franny - alive

Maxine - deceased

Rhiannon - deceased

Mark Watkins - deceased

Pod - alive

Jason - alive

Just John - alive

Carl - alive

the Kid - alive

Claire - alive

Patrick - alive

Spotty - alive

Big Nose - alive

Saint George - diseased, alive

Book 2: The Dead:

“Scared Kid” - deceased

Danny - deceased

Eve - deceased

Mr. Hewitt - diseased, deceased

Jack - deceased

Ed - alive

Monsieur Morel - diseased, deceased

Harry “Bam” Bamford - deceased

Johnno - deceased

Thomas (aka Wiki) - alive

Piers - deceased

Damien - deceased

Anthony - deceased

Arthur - alive

Kwanele Nkosi - alive

Chris Marker - alive

Dan - diseased?, deceased

Matt Palmer/Mad Matt - alive

Frederique/Fred - diseased, deceased?

Malik - alive

Jacob - deceased

Archie Bishop - alive

Stanley - alive

Phil - alive

Justin - alive

Greg Thorne - diseased. alive

Zohra - alive

Froggie - alive

Aleisha - deceased

Brooke - alive

Courtney - alive

Liam - deceased

Big Paul - deceased

Little Paul - deceased

Jibber-Jabber - alive

DogNut - alive

Jordan Hordern - alive

Pod - alive

David - alive

Kyle - alive

Tomoki - alive

Book 3: The Fear:

The Collector - diseased, deceased

DogNut - deceased

Ed- alive

Kyle - alive

Leo - deceased

Brooke - alive

Aleisha - deceased

Olivia - deceased

Jessica - alive

Marco - deceased

Felix - deceased

Al - alive

Finn - alive

Courtney - deceased

Jordan Hordern - alive

Nicola - alive

Paul - alive

Ponytail - alive

David - alive

Jester - alive

Carl - alive

Bozo - alive

Ryan Aherne - alive

Shadowman/Dylan Peake - alive

Andy - alive

Paddy - alive

John - alive

Robbie - alive

Justin - alive

Wiki - alive

Jibber-Jabber - alive

Zohra - alive

Froggie - alive

Kwanele - alive

Chris Marker - alive

Cool Man - deceased

Big Man - deceased

Go Girl - alive

The Fox - deceased

Saint George - diseased, alive

Jackson - alive

Tom - deceased

Kate - deceased

Alfie - deceased

Tomoki - alive

Frederique - diseased, deceased

Einstein - alive

Bluetooth - diseased, alive

Man-U - diseased, alive

One-Armed-Bandit - diseased, alive

Mr. Ordinary (later renamed Spike) - diseased, alive

Arran - deceased

Maxie - alive

Blue - alive

Rose - alive

Andy - alive

Jamie - deceased

Book 4: The Sacrifice:

Wormwood/Green Man/Mark Wormold - diseased, alive

Sam - alive

the Kid - alive

Jordan Hordern - alive

Ed- alive

Brendan “Bren” Eldridge - deceased

Tomoki Ford - alive

Kyle - alive

DogNut - deceased

Shadowman - alive

Saint George - diseased, alive

Ali - alive

Macca - alive

Hayden - alive

Kate - alive

Carly - alive

Adele - deceased

Partha - alive

Kinsey - alive

Will- alive

Bluetooth - diseased, deceased

Man-U - diseased, alive

One-Armed-Bandit - diseased, alive

Spike - diseased, alive

Tish - deceased

Neil (brother of Tish’s) - deceased

Louise - deceased

Zosia - alive

Keren - alive

Nathan - alive

Matt - alive

Archie (Bishop) - alive

Charlotte - alive

Ricky - deceased

Jaz - deceased

Johnny - alive

Dan - alive

Saif - alive

Arran - deceased

Monkey Boy - alive

Maxie - alive

Josh - deceased

Freak - deceased

Deke - deceased

Maeve - alive

Achilleus - alive

Ryan Aherne - alive

Nicola - alive

Anita - alive

Buzzcut - alive

Bozo - alive

Stick Boy - diseased, deceased

Book 5: The Fallen:

Maxie - alive

David - alive

Blue - alive

Brooke - alive

Lewis - alive

Big Mick - deceased

Ollie - alive

Achilleus - alive

Just John - alive

Andy - alive

Whitney - alive

Ben - alive

Bernie - alive

Maeve - deceased

Blu-Tack Bill - alive

Monkey Boy - deceased

Ella - alive

Godzilla - alive

Jackson - alive

Robbie - deceased

Boggle - alive

Justin - alive

Emma - deceased

Jason - deceased

Lettis - alive

Wiki Rutherford/Thomas Hopgood - alive

Paul Channing - alive

Olivia - deceased

Boney-M - i’ll leave this up to the rest of the fandom to decide

Arthur - alive

Ethan - alive

James Stornay - alive

Stacey Norman - alive

Einstein - alive

Samira - deceased

Small Sam - alive

Big Sam - deceased

Curly Sam - deceased

Josh - deceased

Joel - deceased

Jasmine - deceased

Emily Winter - deceased

Little John - deceased

Caspar Leverson - deceased

Daryl Painter - deceased

Alexander - alive

Cass - alive

Gordy - alive

Gabby - deceased

Deke - deceased

Charlie Piper - alive

Ant - deceased

Brandon - deceased

Jake - deceased

Kamahl - deceased

Ebenezer - alive

James - deceased

Reece - deceased

Demi - alive

Seamus - diseased, deceased

TV Boy - alive

Warehouse Queen - alive

Aiyshah - deceased

Scott - deceased

Bradley - alive

Spider Boy - alive

Betty Bubble - alive

Legs - alive

the Pink Surfer - alive

Flubberguts - alive

Fish-Face - alive

Trinity - alive

Skinner - alive

Cameron - alive

Lila - deceased

Pencil Neck - alive

Ed - alive

Kyle - alive

the Kid - alive

Green Man - alive

Matt/Mad Matt - alive

Shadowman - alive

Saint George - diseased, alive

DogNut - deceased

Courtney - deceased

Will - alive

Macca - alive

Book 6: The Hunted:

Greg/Saint George - diseased, alive

Liam - deceased

Ed - alive

Justin - alive

Chris Marker - alive

Kwanele - alive

Wiki - alive

Jibber-Jabber - alive

Achilleus - alive

Green Man - alive

Skinner - alive

(Small) Sam - alive

Ella - alive

Whitney - alive

Maxie - alive

Blue - alive

DogNut - deceased

Finn - alive

the Kid - alive

Monkey Boy - deceased

Maeve - deceased

Robbie - deceased

Scarface, later revealed to be Malik Hussien - alive

Sonya - deceased

Harry - deceased

Isaac - alive

Daniel - deceased

Louisa - deceased

Rav - deceased

Chris Catell - diseased, deceased

Mel - diseased, deceased

Janey - diseased, deceased

Abby - deceased

Tommy - deceased

Andy - deceased

Susannah - deceased

Henry - deceased

Ameena, Aradia, and Zahra (sisters of Malik) - deceased

Tyler Keene - deceased

Josa - alive

Kenton - alive

Brian - alive

Waggers - deceased

Mike - deceased

Roy - deceased

Tomasz - deceased

Trinity - alive

Macca - deceased

Brooke - alive

Kyle - alive

Lewis - alive

Ebeneezer - alive

Amelia Dropmore - deceased

Norman - deceased

Dorothy - deceased

Arran - deceased

Sophie - alive

DogNut - deceased

Courtney - deceased

David - alive

Arno Fletcher - alive

Dara - alive

Sean - alive

Go-Girl - alive

Book 7: The End:

Ryan - alive

Paddy - deceased

Achilleus - alive

Einstein - alive

Ben - alive

Bernie - alive

Ella - alive

(Small) Sam - alive

Ed - alive

Zulficker - deceased

Shadowman - alive

Jester - deceased

Maxie - alive

Godzilla - alive

Wiki - deceased

Jibber-Jabber - deceased

Zohra - deceased

Froggie - deceased

Blu-Tack Bill - alive

the Kid - alive

Yo-Yo - deceased

Macca - deceased

Will - alive

Kyle - alive

Whitney - deceased

Blue - alive

David - deceased

Paul Channing - deceased

George Halley - alive

Andy Kerr - deceased

Pod - deceased

John - deceased

Green Man - alive

Ollie - alive

Chris Marker - alive

Lettis - alive

Jackson - alive

Saif - alive

Dan - alive

Johnny - alive

Bright Eyes - alive

Pod - deceased

Nicola - deceased

Franny - alive

Rose - alive

Finn - alive

Greta - alive

Cameron - alive

Adele - deceased

Tish - deceased

Brendan - deceased

Abdullah - alive

Hayden - alive

Tom - deceased

Hugo - alive

Tomoki - alive

Liam - deceased

Saint George/Greg - diseased, deceased

Boggle - deceased

TV Boy - alive

Warehouse Queen - alive

Monstar - alive

Pencil Neck - alive

Alexander - alive

Cass - alive

Dom - deceased

Carl - alive

Man-U - diseased, deceased

Fish-Face/Fiona - alive

Skinner - deceased

Flubberguts - alive

Bozo - deceased

Boney-M - once again, this is better off up for debate

Lewis - alive

Brooke - alive

Ebeneezer - alive

Ella - alive

DogNut - deceased

Macca - deceased

Adele - deceased

Jack - deceased

Bam - deceased

Partha - alive

There you have it, everybody, what i can only hope and assume is a list of all the characters named in The Enemy series

[savetopnow]

2018-03-25 07 MUSIC now

MUSIC

Brooklyn Vegan

Jeff Rosenstock playing Silent Barn on Sunday?

What's going on Saturday?

tours announced: Essaie Pas, Ringo, Leon Bridges, Sword/Atomic Bitchwax, more

Adam Torres brought his unique brand of songwriting to SXSW (pics)

Wes Anderson's 'Isle Of Dogs' in theaters now (stream Alexandre Desplat's score)

Consquence of Sound

Jack White defends concert cell phone ban: “I want people to live in the moment”

Paul McCartney participates in March For Our Lives: “One of my best friends was killed in gun violence”

James Gunn pens effusive essay about The Replacements, “an all-time classic rock band”

Coachella co-owner Philip Anschutz donates $1 million to Elton John’s AIDS Foundation

How Pixies’ Surfer Rosa Rode a Wave That Changed Alternative Rock Forever

Fact Magazine

Talking heads: 6 of the best smart speakers

The Icelandic electronic music renaissance: Sónar Reykjavík reviewed

The Defiant Ones’ Jimmy Iovine on the future of streaming and “stepping back” from Apple Music

Go behind the scenes of Air producer JB Dunckel’s stunning studio

Toni Braxton – Confessions

Fluxblog

The Moon Right Behind Me

Make Me Feel Right

I Loved And I Lost

Very Nice Very Nice

To Be Lucky Once

Idolator

Christina Aguilera Reveals “Infatuation” Was Inspired By A Gay Lover, Talks “Fighter” During ‘Untucked’

Pentatonix Unveil A Vibrant Reimagining Of Charlie Puth’s “Attention”

Shawn Mendes’ “Lost In Japan” Is An Atmospheric Smash

Sia Reunites With David Guetta On Their Tropical-Tinged “Flames”

Ryan Tedder Talks Working With Selena Gomez, Shawn Mendes & More

Listen to This

Samurai Pizza Cats — Paris [Ska/Punk/Reggae/Funk] (2018)

All Get Out -- Get My Cut [Indie Rock] (2016)

Gang of Youths - Fear and Trembling [Indie Rock] (2017)

Wolfsmyth -- After The Reign [Rock/Power Metal] (2018)

Jibber Jabber & the Jams -- Liberté Toujours [Garage Surf Punk] (2018)

Popjustice

NONONO’s new one is v excellent and here’s the video

New Music Friday: all hail Let’s Eat Grandma’s miniature pop symphony

Paloma Faith’s branded content is better than your branded content

Saluting the artwork for PRETTYMUCH’s Healthy

Louisa Johnson interview: “We went, ‘oh, fuck it, let’s just get drunk’”

Reddit Music

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn [Pop] (1997) Being 17 at that time I knew I was in love with slightly older women. She rocked that haircut as well ;)

Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal [Hip-Hop/R&B]

Liz Phair - Why Can't I? [Rock]

The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name [Pop/Rock]

Janelle Monae - Faster [R&B]

Rolling Stone

Run the Jewels' Killer Mike Defends Gun Ownership in NRATV Interview

See Jennifer Hudson's Powerful Bob Dylan Cover at March for Our Lives Rally

Watch Ariana Grande Sing 'Be Alright' at March for Our Lives Rally

See Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Platt Perform at March for Our Lives Rally

Paul McCartney Remembers John Lennon at March for Our Lives Rally in New York

Slipped Disc

The playing is so sexy, it hurts….

Their people killed my people

Watch: Mravinsky loses it

Youtube’s youngest oboists?

One lone British singer in Glyndebourne’s finalists

Spotify Blog

Spotify Launches Integration with New and Existing Cadillac Models

Spotify Launches ‘Louder Together’ with First Multi-Artist Spotify Single Collaboration from Independent Stars Sasha Sloan, Nina Nesbitt and Charlotte Lawrence

Spotify Launches Self-Serve Advertising Platform in the UK and Canada

Spotify Announces Launch of Line-In

John Hancock and Spotify Give Runners Everywhere Access to Custom Playlists and Tips from Some of the World’s Fastest Marathoners

We Are the Music Makers

Being actually social on social media

A rep at Guitar Center lied to my face to sell me a more expensive audio interface than I needed.

Guitar “wet” effects in DAW or from pedals?

Distorted shamisen sound?

We interviewed a guy from Japan that customizes some of the most legendary equipment in the world.

[45news]

Joe Biden was mocked this weekend after launching a campaign slogan - "no malarkey" - that did little to dispel fears the front-runner in the Democrat presidential nomination is behind the times.  The phrase, emblazoned on the bus he is using to travel around the key state of Iowa, dates back to the 1920s. Mr Biden, who would be the oldest first-term president to be sworn in at 78, said the term was intended to highlight his truthfulness when compared to Donald Trump. "What we're referring here [is] my Irish ancestry, when my grandfather would really think something is full of you know what, he'd say, 'that's a lot of malarkey,'" he explained to supporters on Sunday. "So we're on a No Malarkey tour, meaning we're telling the truth." Mr Biden often harks back to his role as vice-president to Barack Obama and he notably used the phrase to dismiss Paul Ryan in a 2012 Vice Presidential debate, emphasising his reputation as straight-talking 'Uncle Joe'.  Political analyst Nate Silver suggested that the slogan was Mr Biden being self-deprecating - which would appeal to his loyal supporters. However, the campaign slogan has left some people baffled while others suggested it showed that Mr Biden was out of touch with younger voters. One Twitter user wrote: "I’m voting for Biden so he can finally fix the four big problems facing society: jibber-jabber, hogwash, tommyrot, and flapdoodle." A second suggested that the arcane language showed Mr Biden was "tired and old." "It's sort of poking fun at himself," he said.  Mr Biden's age has emerged as an issue on the campaign trail especially after some faltering performances in a series of televised debates. If you're going to sound out of date anyway, why not go for the elegance of NoRodomontade? https://t.co/g2yAHAH9JP— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 30, 2019 He has also had to fend off questions about his son, Hunter, who took a seat on the board of the Ukrainian oil company Burisma, despite having no experience in the energy sector. Despite leading in the national polls for the Democrat nomination, Mr Biden has fallen behind in the first two states to vote, Iowa and New Hampshire. South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has built up a seven-point lead in Iowa, where Mr Biden now languishes in fourth place. In New Hampshire, Mr Biden is also in fourth place where the race is being led by Vermont senator, Bernie Sanders, who is four points ahead of Mr Buttigieg. That was the in slang back in 1960 Leave it to Beaver time. He’s lost it. In Iowa his was wife was talking and he sticks his face to her right hand bites her finger. Who does that? Creepy Uncle Joe. I heard Dr Neurology say they way Biden acts and says weird stuff is medical— Eric Moorman (@blueknight193) December 1, 2019 A poor performance in both states could suck out any momentum that Mr Biden was hoping to generate in the early stages of the race, leaving him facing an uphill battle to win the nomination. Mr Biden enlarged on his "no malarkey" theme when asked to explain how his experience made him more qualified for the Oval Office than younger rivals like Mr Buttigieg and New Jersey Senator, Cory Booker, a former mayor of Newark, New Jersey. "I've dealt with every one of the major world leaders that are out there right now and they know me, I know them. And as time goes a pun here, no malarkey, I know them and they  know I know them." Mr Biden gave a further demonstration of his occasionally eccentric campaigning style when he playfully bit his wife Jill's finger as she waved her arm in front of him during her introductory remarks.

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[chgeeto]

Thanks for all the awesome art!! For the ud ask game: 11, 14, 20 and 32 and 39! :DDD (if you feel like it, i would love to do the ud askgame as well!)

HIHIHI !!! thank u so so very much it’s SO awesome 2 see ppl find enjoyment from my silly little thoughts … and thank u very much for the asks!! I sent thru some asks 2 you too but idk if they went through HELP

11. What character or characters do you find most compelling?

oooohhhh this is so tough bc i find all the characters compelling in their own way…. but i’d definitely say as of rn i’m incredibly interested in sam!! I think her new ending has given me so many thoughts and ideas surrounding her and her relationship with grief and not to mention the possibility of her ALSO seeing dr hill??? ouuuhhhh so many brain worms…

also being more specific i find mike’s ‘girls’ (emily, jess, hannah) and their roles in the story fascinating… ESPECIALLY how they’re all consistently punished by the narrative (which i could write ESSAYS on but i’ll save that for now)

14. Which characters did you like seeing interact the most?

omg… chris/sam god i love them… i seriously wish we saw more of them!!! their interactions are incredibly fun (especially the unused dialogue that my friends and i dug up omg…) and i think they’re incredibly underrated as a duo!!! they match each others energy and humour quite well it’s so refreshing to see them interact!!

I also rlly love emily/ashley … although we don’t see much of them i find the way their entire relationship can shift whether or not you give emily the flare so thrilling. once again, I wish we saw more of them! i think by few interactions we can assume they do truly care for one another (emily helping ash to sit down, her holding ash’s hands… ouh) and I do firmly believe emily never truly hated ash. they’re just tragic and i love them.

20. Were there any moments that really shocked you?

I can’t really say anything truly did shock me, however in the remaster i definitely was freaked out by the hunger totems!! Watching hannah’s slow transformation is truly jarring and also opened up a lot of thoughts surrounding her at least for me!

32. If you played it, who lived in your first playthrough? Were you happy with the outcome of your first playthrough?

my biggest flex is that i kept everyone alive in my first playthrough. i do not know HOW i did it and in all honesty if i went blind into the game now i feel like i would of gotten way more killed but !! i am pretty happy with that? just bc it makes me seem way more awesome than i actually am.

39. Any opinion take about a ship you'd like to share?

ohhh okay … so i wouldn’t say this is a ‘hot take’ or what not and this isn’t really for a specific ship but I feel like the fandom needs to be more careful with the way they treat josh in their fanwork, especially with his most popular ships (climbing class & jossam). I see way too much mischaracterisation of forcing whoever josh is paired with into a caretaker role and in turn babying josh which just really rubs me the wrong way as someone diagnosed with schizophrenia (and many others lmao). I hope that sam’s new ending opens peoples eyes a bit more but this is something that’s always icked me since the games release and also put me off a lot of josh ships.

[newsfundastuff]

Joe Biden was mocked this weekend after launching a campaign slogan - "no malarkey" - that did little to dispel fears the front-runner in the Democrat presidential nomination is behind the times.  The phrase, emblazoned on the bus he is using to travel around the key state of Iowa, dates back to the 1920s. Mr Biden, who would be the oldest first-term president to be sworn in at 78, said the term was intended to highlight his truthfulness when compared to Donald Trump. "What we're referring here [is] my Irish ancestry, when my grandfather would really think something is full of you know what, he'd say, 'that's a lot of malarkey,'" he explained to supporters on Sunday. "So we're on a No Malarkey tour, meaning we're telling the truth." Mr Biden often harks back to his role as vice-president to Barack Obama and he notably used the phrase to dismiss Paul Ryan in a 2012 Vice Presidential debate, emphasising his reputation as straight-talking 'Uncle Joe'.  Political analyst Nate Silver suggested that the slogan was Mr Biden being self-deprecating - which would appeal to his loyal supporters. However, the campaign slogan has left some people baffled while others suggested it showed that Mr Biden was out of touch with younger voters. One Twitter user wrote: "I’m voting for Biden so he can finally fix the four big problems facing society: jibber-jabber, hogwash, tommyrot, and flapdoodle." A second suggested that the arcane language showed Mr Biden was "tired and old." "It's sort of poking fun at himself," he said.  Mr Biden's age has emerged as an issue on the campaign trail especially after some faltering performances in a series of televised debates. If you're going to sound out of date anyway, why not go for the elegance of NoRodomontade? https://t.co/g2yAHAH9JP— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 30, 2019 He has also had to fend off questions about his son, Hunter, who took a seat on the board of the Ukrainian oil company Burisma, despite having no experience in the energy sector. Despite leading in the national polls for the Democrat nomination, Mr Biden has fallen behind in the first two states to vote, Iowa and New Hampshire. South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has built up a seven-point lead in Iowa, where Mr Biden now languishes in fourth place. In New Hampshire, Mr Biden is also in fourth place where the race is being led by Vermont senator, Bernie Sanders, who is four points ahead of Mr Buttigieg. That was the in slang back in 1960 Leave it to Beaver time. He’s lost it. In Iowa his was wife was talking and he sticks his face to her right hand bites her finger. Who does that? Creepy Uncle Joe. I heard Dr Neurology say they way Biden acts and says weird stuff is medical— Eric Moorman (@blueknight193) December 1, 2019 A poor performance in both states could suck out any momentum that Mr Biden was hoping to generate in the early stages of the race, leaving him facing an uphill battle to win the nomination. Mr Biden enlarged on his "no malarkey" theme when asked to explain how his experience made him more qualified for the Oval Office than younger rivals like Mr Buttigieg and New Jersey Senator, Cory Booker, a former mayor of Newark, New Jersey. "I've dealt with every one of the major world leaders that are out there right now and they know me, I know them. And as time goes a pun here, no malarkey, I know them and they  know I know them." Mr Biden gave a further demonstration of his occasionally eccentric campaigning style when he playfully bit his wife Jill's finger as she waved her arm in front of him during her introductory remarks.

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[bountyofbeads]

Can we get past the idea that politics is a reality show? Not if CNN has anything to do with it.

https://wapo.st/2GFl2QR

Can we get past the idea that politics is a reality show? Not if CNN has anything to do with it.(AGREED)

By Hank Stuever | Published August 01 at 8:00 AM ET | Washington Post | Posted August 1, 2019 2:52 PM ET |

Lately there’s a strange caution in the air about the intellectual pitfalls of comparing American politics to the performing arts — or worse, to showbiz. Be careful what you say about optics. Watch your words on the subject of appearance and presence; be wary of identifying playfully fictional metaphors amid such serious national and global crises. Above all, stop comparing the gathering mess of the 2020 presidential campaign season to television, particularly to (insert moralistic scowl here) reality TV.

Funny, I felt that way all through the 2016 election that gave us President Trump: The glee of defining his rise as a reality show with a profane breakout star landed us right in the middle of the worst reality show ever made. Such comparisons portray the ­reality-TV genre in broadly demeaning strokes. It’s a characterization ginned up by the kind of people who never watch TV, except cable news.

So can we possibly get past the idea that politics is a reality show?

Fat chance. Having subjected us to two nights of garishly adorned, overproduced, conflict-obsessed live “debates” among a field of 20 Democratic hopefuls (its own delusional gridlock of egos), CNN and the Democratic National Committee summoned the worst aspects of some of TV’s most popular genres and visual tropes.

The overall tone, of course, was cable-news alarmism, but the ­debates also resembled those ­celebrity-packed, prime-time game shows that litter the schedule all summer. One also got wafts of the blaring bombast of professional football broadcasts, and, yes, the stage-managed awkwardness of the lesser styles of reality TV.

“We are playing right into Republican hands,” one of the candidates, Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.), said during Wednesday night’s debate, in which CNN’s tenor of questioning seemed determined to portray a gamut of Democratic policy and beliefs as chronic afflictions rather than workable ideas. Candidate Andrew Yang, in his closing remarks, also went meta in the moment, pointing out the absurdity of the format, the game itself, where more people will notice his lack of a necktie than his platform.

And while the candidates were necessarily prepared to spar with one another (otherwise known as campaigning), CNN’s format facilitated a frenetic game of human darts, with questions designed to goad the jabbing. It was a never-ending two-night competition of lightning rounds, in 30- and 15-second rebuttals to one-minute answers.

Tuesday night’s opening round felt like a series of people being interrupted in mid-sentence, with CNN anchors Jake Tapper, Dana Bash and Don Lemon calling time limits as soon as anyone had anything interesting to say. Wednesday night was only slightly better, but never quite achieved the mood of actual discourse.

Instead, we were watching CNN make television — pieces and bites and clips of which it can repurpose into more programming fodder, days’ worth of pundit banter, befitting the network that overhyped the event for weeks with name-drawings, a countdown clock and relentless reminders to watch.

Even the set for the debate in Detroit’s Fox Theatre, which CNN boasts took 100 people eight days to build (using 25 cameras, 500-plus lights and 40,000 pounds of equipment), seemed like a vulgar example of what we’ve turned our politics into. It overwhelmed the sturdy and ornate authenticity of the palatial 5,000-seat theater, which was constructed in 1928 and built to last. CNN’s frantic impermanence insulted the structure’s beauty.

But that could be any of us these days — lit up like Christmas, in a panic, short of attention, looking for conflict, and then moving on to the next thing. Less than reality TV, this week’s debates put me more in mind of Showtime’s occasionally entertaining but utterly useless political junkie show, “The Circus,” in which three insidery correspultants (my word) just sort of show up wherever “politics” seems to be occurring, so as to add to a heap of speculative analysis and then rush to the next airport.

That’s the state of the 2020 campaign right now — premature, oversupplied, overanxious and, as several of the Democratic hopefuls noted on both nights, prone to using Republican talking points to eliminate one another as too left or too centrist or just too-too. This is only great TV if you’re the guy in the White House.

If CNN were being run thoughtfully instead of manically, a debate this many months away from the primaries would look less like “American Ninja Warrior” and more like one of those nights when “This American Life” rolls into town and everyone gets a free tote bag. Let’s talk. Let’s explain. Let’s meet some candidates with some stories to tell about how they can win. The candidates could have been seated in wing-backed chairs. The lights could be lower. They could have been allowed to finish their sentences. The debates would run longer (maybe three nights), but more calmly.

The DNC itself set a more useful mood during the pre-show, bringing out the Perfecting Church choir on the first night, offering a rousing national anthem from Dee Dee Bridgewater on the second, and personable pep talks from DNC Chair Tom Perez, who on Tuesday night urged voters to “speed date” the candidates; don’t settle down yet. Date around, Perez said, “fall in love with multiple people,” until you find the right replacement for President Trump. Politics keeps trying to mimic “American Idol” and “The Apprentice,” but does a better answer perhaps lie in “The Bachelor,” with flirtation and roses?

Wishful thinking, I freely admit. I find it difficult to take CNN’s approach as seriously as CNN does — this many candidates, this early, trying this hard to get to a date on the calendar that (we can only hope) will get here when it gets here.

CNN got most of what it came for (jibber-jabber for future chyrons) but maybe not the ratings it desired. Around 9 million TV viewers tuned in Tuesday night, far fewer than the 15 to 18 million who watched NBC’s two-night debates in June. (CNN says another 2.8 million watched Tuesday’s debate online. Wednesday’s TV ratings improved, with an estimated audience of 10 million.) Better than a “Walking Dead” episode, but low enough to get a taunting tweet from the president.

The candidates got some good licks in, uttered some lines we’ll forget by the weekend (“Go easy on me, kid”; “Stop yelling!” “I don’t understand someone who takes the trouble to run for president of the United States just to talk about what we cannot do and what we shouldn’t fight for,” and so on.)

There was so much of it as to be too much of it, and unfortunately, that’s all CNN really wanted. After the first night, as some went weirdly gaga for Marianne Williamson’s intergalactic message of love and justice (she’s an expert at telling people exactly what they want to hear, and not a bad TV character herself, as if she were conjured out of old “West Wing” reruns), I found a curious affinity for the closing remarks of Tim Ryan, the Ohio congressman who wound up nearly riffing on an old pop song: “There’s not going to be a savior,” he said. “Not going to be a superstar that will fix all this. It’s going to be you and me — ”

And we just disagreeeee.

[barbosaasouza]

Shackcast Episode 23: Super Zelda Maker and Other Games That Should Be On Switch

Welcome to the new Shackcast, the official Shacknews podcast of Shacknews. On the twenty-third episode of the Shackcast, the gang talks about games that should come to Nintendo Switch in its second year and do a deep dive into the relationship between Sea of Thieves and Donkey Kong with your host Asif Khan and co-host David Craddock. Tune in to hear us jibber jabber about video games, why David still hasn't beaten Breath of the Wild, and the Northeast Ohio diet. The guys also suggest some wishlist games to their "Uncle at Nintendo" before ending the episode on a more somber note.

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This episode is dedicated to my dear friend who passed away after a battle with cancer. Rest in peace, Ryan.

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[ryanblake235]

Kraptonite 006 Star Wars The Last Jedi - Solosode and Spoiler Free

  Welcome to the sixth episode of Kraptonite, this time it's one guy talking crap about Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

In our first Solosode it's me Ryan giving you a spoiler-free gut-reaction to the latest part of the Star Wars saga mere hours after its release into the wild. Please excuse any jibber jabber I was quite excited...

We can be reached at our website; <a href="https://kraptonite.wordpress.com/">Kraptonite Blog</a> Or on Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/Kraptonite235" @kraptonite235</a>

Check out the latest episode of Kraptonite - two guys talking Krap about Sci-Fi / Fantasy

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When I decided to write this particular post about my celebrity crush list, my mind started to flip through that imaginary photo album of all the celebrities that I think meet a certain criteria to even be considered one of my celeb crushes.

In my opinion, my celebrity crushes should have these following characteristics: (1) they should be able to make me laugh, or cry, depending on the movie; (2) they should be mesmerizing to watch on-screen, and impressive off-screen; (3) they should be someone I look up to or admire; (4) they should make me feel like they are genuinely kind off-screen, not only their colleagues but to their fans; and (5) they should be sexy – in more ways than one.

I’m sure that some people will have Channing Tatum, Liam and/or Chris Hemsworth, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jake Gyllenhaal, or Zac Efron — and all of these gentlemen are great choices. And others may have Sophia Vergara, Reese Witherspoon, Salma Hayek, Rhianna, Scarlett Johansson, or Kristen Stewart — and all of these ladies are great choices as well.

My list may be a little predictable, but here are my top five male and female celebrity crushes, with a brief explanation of why they made my list.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – I love scrolling through his Instagram account because it has a little bit of everything — photos and videos of his workouts, funny videos of him with his co-stars, touching family photos, and shout-outs to his fans. Even though he may play some pretty tough guys on-screen, I like to think that he is kind and thoughtful IRL.

Tom Hiddleston – I’m a sucker for an accent, especially British accents, and this guy has a sexy British accent. An have you seen him dance? He may not have the sexiest moves, but he’s got game. I mean, come on people… he was briefly linked to serial-dater Taylor Swift. He has some seriously loyal fans and there are memes of him all over the internet looking into the camera and just smiling.

Chris Pine – His blue eyes are like mesmerizing aqua pools. I love that he is smart {he has an English degree from UC Berkeley} and he is funny. I also like that in many magazine articles, he is described as “down to earth and real” or as “non-pretentious” and “laid-back”.

Ryan Reynolds – I have had a crush on this guy since Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place. He sealed his place on my list with The Proposal, School of Life, and Definitely, Maybe. He is grateful for everything in his life – his wife, his two children, his career. He is romantic, funny, genuine, and seems like someone you could have an actual adult conversation with, yet he is someone who I could see talking jibber-jabber with a baby or a dog.

Charlie Hunnam – I featured him in a “Man of Style” blog post last week. I don’t remember hearing about or seeing Charlie in anything before he starred as Jackson “Jax” Teller in the FX series, Sons of Anarchy. He doesn’t have social media, but he crushed the 22 push-up challenge for eight days last year to raise awareness about U.S. veteran suicides, all of which were posted on his his friend’s Instagram page (@dommyriddle).

Runners-up include Sam Heughan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Timberlake, Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba, and Hugh Jackman.

As for my female celeb crushes, here are my top five:

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Blake Lively – Her personality draws me in because she’s not necessarily “the girl next door.” She’s more like the pretty, popular girl who is truly friends with everyone. I didn’t think her acting chops were really challenged in Gossip Girl, but she did a great job in The Age of Adaline and Savages. She seems to take pride in being a mother and wife. This California native also has such great style.

Dame Helen Mirren – I love that she is a rebel. She has tattoos and cusses like a sailor. This 72-year-old Oscar-winner has no filter and and in a recent article in Allure, she said she wishes that she would have said “f*** off” more as a young woman. This “woman of a certain age” has been in period dramas, comedies, as well as action films. She is one badass role model and feminist icon.

Kate Hudson – I am totally drawn to Kate’s personality. She is funny and sexy and loyal. I have read her book, “Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body”, and was rewarded with some great tips on how to live a pretty happy life. Last summer I wrote a blog post where I invited her and her mother to a dinner party {albeit, imaginary}. She genuinely seems happy all the time, and no matter what is going on in her world, she maintains a positive attitude.

Jennifer Aniston – This California beauty is everyone’s “friend” and was labeled a trend-setter when her signature haircut in the TV show, Friends, was copied by females across America. She has great comedic timing, but she can take on an unglamorous role and show an entirely different side of herself as an actress. Over the years, she has maintained her friendships with Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. She just seems so down-to-earth and caring. She has endured heartbreak in the public eye, and came out of it a stronger, more beautiful woman.

Julia Roberts – This “pretty woman” is “America’s sweetheart”, with her mega-watt smile and contagious laugh. I am fascinated by her conversion to Hinduism, and that “spirituality in it transcends many barriers of mere religion.” I love that she believes in taking pride in raising a family. I agree with her pal, George Clooney, in that she is a timeless beauty, but that doesn’t have anything to do with the way she looks. It has everything to do with who she is as a person.

Runners-up include Priyanka Chopra, Emma Stone, Gal Gadot, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Garner, Sandra Bullock, and Gina Rodriguez.

So who are your celebrity crushes?

Yours Truly, Vanessa

{All images are borrowed from Pinterest, but the original posts are linked through their names.}

Who is on Your Celebrity Crush List? When I decided to write this particular post about my celebrity crush list, my mind started to flip through that imaginary photo album of all the celebrities that I think meet a certain criteria to even be considered one of my celeb crushes.