#sandor 70's

[thefashionfold]

Best niche perfumes for 2025 by season - difficulty rating included!

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[bells-of-black-sunday]

statistical character personality test. take the linked quiz from the perspective of your character, then select 5 - 10 results from the complete matches list that you feel resonate with your character the most.

Jacob Snell (Ozark): 87%

Ennis Del Mar (Brokeback Mountain): 82%

Chris Partlow (The Wire): 80%

Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos (The Wire): 80%

Quint (Jaws): 80%

Red Forman (That 70's Show): 79%

Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad): 79%

Sandor Clegane (Game of Thrones): 78%

Frank Sobotka (The Wire): 78%

Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood): 78%

Tagged by: @mxlevolence and @witchcraftandburialdirt (Thank you both!!) Tagging: idk who hasn't been tagged so steal it from me-

[marleneoftheopera]

This is kind of a silly question, but is earl one of the oldest people to play the phantom at this point?

I believe he is 52, so he would be in that 50's-Phantom age group now, but not the oldest. There is Sandor Sasvari (65), Robert Guillaume (63), Flemming Enevold (57), Preben Kristensen (56), Anthony Crivello (55), Peter Karrie (54), Tim Howar (53). And if we are counting Love Never Dies, Masachika Ichimura would have been around 70 when he was in the Tokyo production in 2019. This is of course not a full list, just some that I remember. And like Earl, most were younger when originally cast but many stayed in the part for so long.

[javierfashionbazar]

SANDOR 70's Carner DELICIOSA Y ELEGANTE

[cybermoonmoon]

*(FB memory from 2020. We were all locked down. I've included the comment thread. I love it because it shows the kindly aura of the folks on the page...loves ya.)

Once upon a time.

Okay this evening I'm experimenting. I'm trying those pre-steamed vacuum-packed things. Sort of civilian MRE's. Yeah, I know, but wait. I did the rice the other day and didn't become an accordion player...too bad always wanted to try that.

Anyway, it's easy, and I'm sparky from my meds. So I'm doing Indian Madras lentils...so they say. My Giger counter is in the shop, so I'll take a risk. Covid makes me brave. I'll toss in stuff hanging around. 'Let ya know.

Elizabeth Rothman: I eat this regularly and have enjoyed them.

Harmony Pax: Tasty Bite is one of the most common products in institutional settings.

Matisse Enzer: I've eaten plenty of Tasty Bite. Good stuff generally.

Adrienne Mcdonald: Yea, give it a try.

David Finton: I eat a lot of those Indian pouch sauces over rice. Tasty Bite tends to be a bit pricy; Faziani tastes good and is less expensive.

Charles Vizzini: Those r really good. Also try 'Birds Eye Veggie Pasta'.

Natasha Smith: Those are cool. Basically, boil in bag.

Sidney Smith: Which is perfect. I try to keep things simple!

Natasha Smith: Canned food in a bag. I like the spinach and cheese curd ones. Recently known as MRE's.

Robin Kalmikoff Elkman: These are delicious; the only problem is they’re very high in sodium.

Sharon Griffiths: I am not a big fan of processed food - but then, I am a diva and WILL NOT COOK if the temperature is over 70 degrees. Some processed food is better than others. Just look carefully at the ingredients and try not to eat stuff with more than 10 things, stuff that has the bad s**t (salt, sugar, fat) at the front of the list, or stuff that contains things you cannot pronounce (also, remember to wear/bring your reading glasses - the size of the lettering is usually minuscule).

Eric Rohver: Basmati rice that also comes in an urban MRE.

Harmony Pax: Yeah, Uncle Bens by Walmart.

Max Schmid: I ate some 3–4-year-old bags of some of these Indian meals - they hold up pretty well!

Habte Selassie: Always have ginger ready to make a fresh hot cup. Also, add some white wine to your next batch of lentils. You said experimenting.

Jeffrey Sandor: We love these lentils... and Indian dal...

Cassady Smith: I think those Indian cuisine pouches are good! Full of flavor. They’re great for me because they’re tiny and my doctor, bizarrely, wants me to lose weight. Currently researching new doctors.

*(Like I sez...loves you folks.)

[theoriginallisab]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Vintage Sandor Co. Flower Pin/Brooch and Additional Flower Pin.

[visplay]

Chris: And Soon the Darkness is a British suspense film made by those who made The Avengers who co-wrote it with Terry Nation from Blake’s 7, directed by the director of the Dr. Phibes films, nothing spectacular but did get a remake, recommended for those who like 70’s British suspense and horror films, Watch: On Subscription Service.

Richie: It was ok but it was dated and nothing spectacular, Watch: On Subscription Service.

[hauntedscreams]

jackson’s inspiration

ron swanson - parks & recreation

sandor clegane - game of thrones

elliot stabler - law and order: svu

rust cohle - true detective

luke danes - gilmore girls

alex karev - grey’s anatomy

henry spencer - pysch

red forman - that 70′s show 

[cami-chats]

Fanfic roundup, 2019!

In summary, WOW this was a busy fanfic writing year for me. According to AO3, I published 439,972 words this year (whaaaaaat). About 20k of that is from a years-crossing WIP, so the full word count isn’t accurate, but I feel like after I passed 300k mark, the 20,000 words stopped mattering as much (and I still don’t know how this happened). 

I’ve got at least one fic in the following fandoms: Avatar, Charmed, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Marvel, Shadowhunters, Star Trek DS9, Supernatural, That 70′s Show, and Ultra Maniac. 

None of the fics are particularly long but there’s... a lot of them. So everything’s going to be listed by fandom with the pairing (if applicable), summary, and word count next to it under the cut

Avatar (2009)

I Choose You (10728 words) Tsu’tey/Jake Sully: The night after Jake becomes Omaticaya, he chooses Tsu'tey as a mate and somehow, Tsu'tey chooses him as well. With a little talking and waking up in a different situation, they're able to stop the destruction of Hometree.

Charmed (TV 1998) A Family Man (9744 words) Also Supernatural Fandom, Piper Halliwell/Dean Winchester: With the yellow-eyed demon dead, Dean retires from hunting. He doesn't expect for a routine set-up at his job one night to end with starting to date Piper, but he's not complaining. Cursed (3648 words) Wyatt Halliwell/Chris Halliwell: Bianca was sent to the past to retrieve Chris for Wyatt. Chris knew that as soon as he saw Wyatt again he wouldn't be able to say no to him, but he also knew that he couldn't outrun Bianca. The past is filled with shadows, but the present isn't much better. Your Pain Almost Destroyed You (1148 words) Wyatt Halliwell & Chris Halliwell: When Wyatt was a baby, Leo cast a spell on Piper to keep her from getting upset so that she wouldn’t fall apart. Almost twenty years later, Chris finds out that Wyatt isn’t exactly fulfilling the role everyone cast him in, and Wyatt casts that same spell on his brother.

Game of Thrones (TV) A Line Of Firsts (14086 words) Jon Snow/Sansa Stark: The firsts of Jon and Sansa's lives through their relationship, from getting together to getting it on outside, to having an anniversary. Boy On The Side (3113 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane: Jon thinks that things with Tormund are going really well, until one day he sees Tormund shopping with a woman and two kids that are obviously his. What Now? (1197 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane: Jon and Tormund are together, despite Jon's occasional stupidity. So with the war over, what does Jon do next? Hint: Tormund thinks it should be with him. After The Long Night (1777 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane: When the dragon falls, dead, Jon's only thought is to find Tormund and make sure he's alright. It's An Age Thing (4565 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane: Tormund only meant to return Jon's book, he didn't mean to find out that his boyfriend was still in high school. Home to the North (653 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane: Jon is back at the Wall where he belongs: with Tormund and Ghost and the Free Folk-- but mostly with Tormund. After The Miracle (836 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane: Jon died but came back. Tormund knows that, but in his sleep-addled mind, he panicks at seeing Jon look the same way he did when dead. A 'Lord', A Lady, And Their Lovers (6608 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane, Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell: Jon and Sansa are strangers, now forced in an arranged marriage. Jon's in love with someone he couldn't marry even though he wanted to, and Sansa found herself falling for her best friend before she was married off.Aka Jon and Tormund are together and Jon getting married is fucking with their relationship. In an effort to fix that, Sansa and Margaery lie about being together so that Jon and Tormund can be happy. Bastard Of A Different Kind (4950 words) Jon Snow/Ned Stark: It is well known that Jon Snow, Lord Stark’s bedmate, is a Targaryen bastard. Lady Catelyn Stark hates him because Ned prefers him to her, but they’ve managed to live with it for years because they are stuck together for life. Everything changes when King Rhaegar and his siblings come for a visit to the north. White Russians And Hot Bartenders (1980 words) Arya Stark/Ygritte: Arya didn't mean to hook up with her favourite brother's best friend, but in her defense, she hadn't known who Ygritte was to him at the time. Your What? (3014 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane: Jon's home for the holidays, and he sort of forgot to tell his family who Tormund is. Left Behind (3779 words) Jon Snow/Robb Stark: When Robb left for King's Landing without a word, Jon felt like half of his heart was missing. Robb finally returns, expecting, for some reason, that Jon will be willing to pick up their relationship right where they left off. Abreast (644 words) Arya Stark/Ygritte: Arya keeps messing up in fencing club because she has a crush on Ygritte, the senior leading the club. Not Rock 'N Roll Good (4623 words) Arya Stark/Sandor Clegane: Sandor's life is monotonous but okay until he receives a text from the wrong number. He didn't think that telling someone their date stood them up and lied to them would result in a relationship, but he ends up pretty damn happy. Our Family (848 words) Jon Snow/Daenerys Targaryen: Daenerys burned people living, and sometimes that was hard to remember when she was smiling at Jon so sweetly as she shared news that obviously made her happy. It only made him feel trapped. First Choice (7223 words) Sandor Clegane/Sansa Stark: Trapped in King's Landing, Sansa is offered one choice about her life: who she wants to marry. Picking Ser Sandor Clegane was one of her best decisions. Married (2636 words) Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane: Jon had agreed to come to this wedding with Tormund pretending to be his husband. After he sees Arya there though, the situation gets a little complicated.

Harry Potter Not The First (847 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius is inexplicably nervous about the ball. Fortunately, James knows him well enough to take care of it before it's a problem. Like Father Like Son (1435 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Harry's nervous about coming out to Sirius, but then he learns that there was nothing to be afraid of. Perfect Morning, Perfect Boyfriend (487 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Anniversary/Valentine's Day morning fluff for James and Sirius. When Is A Door Not A Door? When It's Exploded. (806 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Remus, Lily, James, and Sirius have to run from Death Eaters. None of them were hurt, but the war is starting to wear them down. Engaged, Said Facebook (691 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James and Sirius aren't together, which makes it all the more surprising when Euphemia calls to congratulate them on their engagement. SBDS Founder James Potter (3228 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James is Sirius's Number One fan, and everyone that interacts with him realizes it sooner or later. Write Yourself A Love Story-- And Make It Last (5476 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James and Sirius are ridiculously in love, but no one's life is absolutely perfect. There are good days, bad days, and blah days, but they always have each other and their friends. Healer's Bed (1043 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius is doing some secret reading in the dormitory when James decides he wants some quality time. James and his "I love Sirius" rant (785 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius has been trying and failing to talk to James about a kink he has in mind, and James has had enough. What You Lose (2238 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: In the Shrieking Shack in Harry's third year, Sirius learns that James isn't dead, just in a coma. Now he has something other than revenge to live for. Leaving Me In The Dust (2198 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius decided to move out, and James does not like that. Not one bit. Tie Mix-Up (1431 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: It's the easiest thing in the world to sneak Sirius into the Gryffindor dormitory for a little bit of fun, but then they oversleep and have to rush off to class, still trying to tuck in their shirts. Just Come Home (3213 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius's boyfriend is abusive, and James can't understand why he stays with him. Proposing Is A Great First Date (2191 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: On the one hand, it seemed like a mistake to propose to Sirius when they weren't even dating. On the other hand, fuck you Moony this is a great idea. What A Ruin (2414 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James always dives into things too quickly, so after he does that with his new dance partner, he takes a step back before it gets too bad. Only now Sirius is upset with him and he doesn't know how to fix it. Typical Behaviour (749 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: It was pretty typical of James to wake up after a brutal attack that left him in critical condition that was so bad he had to be put in a medically induced coma, and immediately start getting on to Sirius for not taking care of himself. Win/Win (1787 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James has been planning his proposal to Sirius for a while. It was meant to be a surprise, but when he lets it slip a few days beforehand, he thinks the whole thing is ruined-- Sirius loves him far too much for that to be true. You're a virgin?? (3776 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James learns that Sirius is a virgin, and then he can't think of anything else. Not A Prize (2591 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James and Remus both fancy Sirius, and they agreed that neither of them could spend time alone with him until they got it sorted. For his part, Sirius has no bloody idea what's going on, except that his mates are avoiding him like he has dragon pox. The Creepy Professor (3209 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: The newest DADA professor likes Sirius in an entirely inappropriate way. James notices and tells him, but Sirius thinks he’s overreacting and ignores all the warning signs until the professor tries something. Not A Hair (1788 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius gets hurt in rehearsal, but he's too embarrassed to fess up to his friends, leading to Remus thinking that James is abusing him. Fix Your Mistakes (1169 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Instead of James running to stop Snape from seeing Remus as a werewolf, it's Sirius, who gets badly injured while doing so. Et Vous? (1036 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius is French, and James quite likes that. Cold And Comfort (1144 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius runs away from home, but James doesn't know it's permanent at first. The Not-Yet Sirius Potter (518 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius is bigger than James, and James is a romantic. Reading (892 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius is dyslexic, and James does his best to be supportive when he finds out. Speak Now (1365 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: When James says the first, cliche'd line of a breakup, Sirius thinks he's being weird. Next thing he knows, James is telling him that he's about to marry someone else. Sniffles (1172 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James is sick. If Sirius weren't so much bigger than him, it would be easier to run away instead of taking care of himself. Hold Me And Let Me Cry (993 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James knew that Sirius's past had left lasting marks, but sometimes he forgot just how much that affected him. Deserve What You Get (2102 words) Sirius Black/Lily Evans, James Potter/Sirius Black/Lily Evans: Both Sirius and Lily want James, but they know that they’re not good enough for him. Some time together though... that’s not a bad idea. Home and Bloody (604 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius is late getting back from a mission, and James worried about him. Breaking Out (1264 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James busts Sirius out of Azkaban, and they're not really careful about Sirius being in public. Why would they be? He was never officially charged with anything. The Little Things (4870 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius was miserable, but he was getting through it. James Potter showed up and decided that 'getting through it' wasn't good enough for Sirius despite the fact that they hadn't talked to each other. Too Cute (582 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius is sloshed and he likes to talk about how great James is. Keep Calm. Failed Step One. (1330 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius sees a suspiciously shaped scar on the back of Harry's hand. He deals with it like a reasonable adult. Happy Birthday (741 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James and Sirius have a birthday party for their two year old son. So Happy Together (1687 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Everyone thinks James and Sirius are together. A stupid decision or two later, and they are. Through It All (5951 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: When Sirius gets Sorted in Slytherin, it changes his friendship with James. They're still friends, it's just... different. Not as certain, even if they end up in the right place. Absent (256 words) Lily once described muggle ghosts to Sirius. He didn't expect to be surrounded by them. The Potter's, Both Old And New (22050 words) WIP James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius helped raise Harry with James until they had a fight. Sirius hasn't seen them in years, but he's a teacher at Hogwarts, and Harry is now 11. With the constant danger Harry's in, and the likely return of Voldemort, they can't ignore their issues any longer. Snuggling (2082 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius feels like James is avoiding him, and Prongs (James's daemon) takes the initiative in fixing it. In his own way, of course. Post Prank Depression (2778 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: Sirius is depressed, and the Marauders don't really know what to do. Like and Subscribe (753 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: The Marauders are famous youtubers, and James and Sirius's fans ship them without realising they're already together. Absolute (768 words) James Potter/Sirius Black: James didn't understand how Sirius could constantly ignore his wishes to keep Padfoot off the couch, but talking about it one day made certain things come to light.

Marvel: Abomasum (299 words) Bruce Banner/Tony Stark: Deer Tony is trying to bond with his Brucie-bear partner. Bruce is somewhat disgusted by what goes on in Tony's body. Abominable (354 words) Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Tony and Bucky and Natasha came out about their relationship, so now Tony has to stop them from murdering the judgmental public. Resting Murder Face (6699 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Everyone knows that Bucky and Tony love each other....Except for Tony and Bucky. After watching them pine uselessly, the Avengers and Company do their best to get them together, even if the oblivious idiots make it more difficult than it needs to be. Aboral (473 words) Peter Parker/Tony Stark: Tony finds out that Peter lied to him (it all ends okay). Don't Waste Your Life (2338 words) Tony Stark/Ho Yinsen: Tony had sort of given up hope on meeting his soulmate. And then they met while being held captive by Ten Rings. They made it out miraculously alive, but now Tony's starting to notice that they don't kiss, and they're not really together. The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker--Only not the first and third ones (2231 words) Pepper Potts/Steve Rogers/Tony Stark: Pepper meets a gorgeous baker, now she just has to convince Tony to give a new relationship a try. Aboriginal (559 words) Tony Stark/Thor: Tony thinks that if Thor wants to see him in a pretty dress, there are easier ways than lying to him about wedding traditions on Asgard. In Your Camera Roll (3151 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Bucky was innocently working at home when a wrong text makes his night much more enjoyable. One For You Too (1447 words) Tony Stark & Avengers: Tony gives the okay for someone to make prototypes of Avengers themed sex toys, but he forgot to warn the team. They're more than a little surprised when they're opening the mail and see that. It Was The Soup (3428 words) Peter Parker/Tony Stark: Peter lies about being sick because he's out of suppressants, and he doesn't trust himself to be around Tony without purring and following him around like a puppy. Of course then Tony shows up at his apartment with soup and then Peter goes into a rut. Not Always 20/20 (1545 words) Tony Stark/Wanda Maximoff: Wanda thought she had finally found a home and a friend that wasn't related to her. She doesn't know what happened, but all of a sudden her life came crashing down.Now it's years later, and new information comes to light. Mail Order Bride (2834 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Tony knew as soon as he woke up that he'd done something stupid last night, but it would take a while for him to figure out just how bad it was. As far as mail order brides went though, Natalia was something of a god send. Around The Living Room (1418 words) Avengers/Avengers: The Avengers have a movie night, only more interesting than usual. (Just porn) A Cliche In Love (1745 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Natasha is a prostitute, and Tony mistakenly thinks that she doesn't really like him. My Baby's Got Me Locked Up In Chains (1061 words) Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: Winter has a kink that he wants to try, and Tony is 100% on board. Chatroom Meeting (1864 words) Tony Stark/J.A.R.V.I.S.: Jarvis only meant to make Tony feel better. He had no intention of catching feelings, much less a body. Abort (761 words) Wanda Maximoff/Natasha Romanoff: Wanda doesn't listen during a mission and she gets hurt. Natasha talks to her about it. Aborning (434 words) Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanoff: The death of Pepper's icy reputation, but she doesn't mind. Classroom Play (1033 words) Pepper Potts/Wanda Maximoff: Pepper and Wanda are trying out a little teacher/student roleplay. About-face (628 words) Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanoff: Natasha has been pining after Pepper for a while, and a well placed motivation spell finally gets her moving. Aboveboard (599 words) Matt Murdock/Tony Stark: A villain lets Daredevil hear Tony's thoughts during a fight. Unfortunately, Tony thinks about Matt's ass in that outfit a lot. Fit (1769 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: There were three things that weren't really secrets. 1. Tony was trans. 2. That bulge in Bucky's pants wasn't because of a sock. 3. Bucky and Tony were dating. Tense Date Night (1639 words) Bucky Barnes/Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Bucky Barnes/Pepper Potts: Tony's wearing a remote controlled vibrator, and when Pepper finds out, she thinks that's hot as hell so she drags Bucky off to have some fun. Abreaction (538 words) Wanda Maximoff/Natasha Romanoff: Wanda's a bit of a coward, so she finds some courage in a truth spell. Always Friends (1203 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: In which Tony and Rhodey could have been together for thirty years if they learned how to have a conversation. The Man Inside The Armor (8023 words) Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers/Tony Stark: It's obvious that James Rhodes is the one in the Iron Man armor, right? Steve and Bucky want to add Iron Man to their relationship, so instead of asking Iron Man directly they go to James so there's less confusion. Only now they're rejected, and Iron Man's mad at them. It's Like We're Living In Hell (409 words) Wanda Maximoff/Natasha Romanoff: The heater's broken, and Nat's stripped down to undies. Bringing You Down (309 words) Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanoff: Natasha has a stomach bug and is being Dramatic. Think Of Me Fondly (1544 words) Wanda Maximoff/Tony Stark: Wanda knew that Tony would miss her while she was helping rebuild Sokovia, so she left him a present to keep him company. Back Against The Wall (636 words) Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: Winter pins Tony to the wall and has some fun. Bucket List (1213 words) Clint Barton/Tony Stark: It’s on Clint’s bucket list to have sex with Tony Stark, and now that he’s on a superhero team with him, his chances of it actually happening have skyrocketed. A Love Like This (1762 words) Iron Man Armor/Tony Stark: It's pretty well known that Tony makes his best friends (DUM-E, Jarvis, Friday), but Mark LIV of the armor takes it to a whole new level. Making Me Yours (875 words) Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: It was for the best, probably, that Tony was used to being on his knees so often. He'd gotten used to it before he was sent off to boarding school, working on one project or another, and he associated the ache in his knees with pride of a job well done. Unlikely Invitation (3433 words) Sharon Carter/Tony Stark, Sharon Carter/Steve Rogers/Tony Stark: It was bad enough to be pining after two people, but it just got worse when Steve found out that they were dating each other. Inside The Mask (3060 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony has a secret identity, which doesn't work out super well when he likes Bucky (and Bucky likes him??) and villains have any number of weird powers that could expose him (and let him have a first kiss twice somehow). Spun Onto You (1616 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: Tony thought they only played spin the bottle in high school movies, but he's willing to let that go when Rhodey spins it right at him and he thinks that he's finally going to get to kiss him. Dataport (1003 words) Steve Rogers/Tony Stark: On Deep Space Nine, Steve saves Tony from a jail cell once again, except this time they achieved their goal. Just Another First Contact (1886 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony catches an alien disease-- which somehow is the least concerning part of the situation. Bucky wants to spend time with him, only Tony's trying to avoid him so desperately that he gets caught in a lie. Ability (28958 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony knows there's an issue in his company, now he just has to find it and fix it. Easier said than done. His boyfriend is down an arm and doesn't look happy to see him, his best friend is mad at him, and he doesn't know who to trust.He's had better years. I, Tony (10451 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: It was a secret from everyone that Tony was android. Including Tony. When he finally finds out, Howard is long since dead, he doesn't know what that stone inside him is, and he's pretty sure he won't be able to hold a relationship like this. The Sex Tapes (2293 words) Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: Bucky knows for a fact that Winter has never had sex-- and especially not with Tony-- so why, exactly, does he know what Tony looks like during sex? Vanilla And Lovin' It (1541 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Tony thinks that he’s old, and he wants to give Natasha a reason to stay with him. Somehow, him fucking it up isn’t even a bump in the road. Truth Is... I'm Not Iron Man (9642 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: The public doesn't know, but the team sure knows that Tony Stark is Iron Man. There are disagreements about getting him to admit it, and of course the biggest problem with that is, well, he isn't Iron Man. Rhodey's Iron Man, and it's a very specific kind of torture for Tony to see the man he's been in love with for most of his life to be in danger 24/7. If Wishes Were Horses (1814 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony's had an obvious crush on Bucky for a while, but it's taken to a whole new level when his imagination manifests a version of Bucky that's all over him. Hidden Winter (4027 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony thinks he has a pretty great life post-Iron Man. Riri's got everything nicely in hand, but he gets worried about Bucky. Bucky hates that he's keeping his Winter Soldier identity secret, but he thinks that he's in too deep to get out. I just wanted some candy (2747 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: Rhodey went to the store for candy, and somehow ended up going home with an abused omega and his kid in tow. The Kidnapper's Heart (12787 words) WIP Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: Falling in love with one of your kidnappers was definitely a bad idea. Tony could probably blame it on his heat hormones at first, but then Winter goes and rescues him and Tony doesn't let him leave once they get home. Now he has a mate, his parents actually care about him, and he still needs to finish college. Seeing You Again (1667 words) Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanoff, Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Years after breaking up, Natasha tells Tony that they have a kid. He falls back in love with her and her current boyfriend Bucky, and they somehow end up together. Which Of Us Is The Devil? (4335 words) Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Bucky and Nat cross the line from teasing Tony about their sex life, to being entirely inappropriate. Having sex with him wasn't really an improvement on that, but here they were. Your Coffee, My Libido (1453 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony was definitely not going to thank Loki for swapping his and Bucky's powers, even if it resulted in them getting together. Hold Me Down (652 words) Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: Winter wants to try bondage, but Tony has some doubts. They compromise and have a good time. It Wasn't You (2752 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: A month and a half ago, Rhodey was kidnapped and replaced with a Skrull without anyone noticing. In that time, he and Tony got together. Now though, they know he's a Skrull, and Tony tries to figure out how to live with what's happened. Abridge (2255 words) Tony Stark/Johnny Storm: Johnny and Tony are in love, but Johnny doesn't quite realize that. Abroach (451 words) Darcy Lewis/Tony Stark: Darcy catches Tony trying to hang decorations dangerously high. Abroad (1073 words) Tony Stark/Wade Wilson: Tony had a way of showing up at the worst possible moments. Like, when his ex was in the middle of blowing up a building, for example. Abrogate (590 words) Bucky Barnes/Matt Murdock/Tony Stark: Tony thinks there should be a Superhero Holiday, but his partners aren't as into the idea as he is. It's all a blur last night (4498 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark, Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark/Clint Barton: Natasha is posing as a stripper, and it works best for everyone when Tony takes a definite interest in her. Clint shows up a while later, and Tony takes it in stride. Abrupt (465 words) Pietro Maximoff/Tony Stark: Getting coffee spilled on you may not be the BEST meet-cute, but Tony's had worse from people that weren't near as attractive. Abscess (295 words) Bruce Banner/Tony Stark: "How many times do I have to say that I'm not that kind of doctor? Honestly Tony, how do you not know better? You've got a doctorate, too." "Maybe-" he said, as if he hadn't gotten his doctorate literally a month ago "-but you took biochem and I didn't, so clearly you know more than me." In Bed (774 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Natasha is asexual, and the conversation with Tony could have happened a little sooner or been a little easier, but at least it happened. A Taste Of Heaven (1926 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony was doing work when Bucky came in, wanting some attention and fidgeting like there was no tomorrow. A Helping Hand (1045 words) Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: Winter's on what is basically a filler mission, and he helps the random guy that just escaped a kidnapping. Time to take a shot (1410 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: When Nat's undercover, she doesn't end up as Tony's assistant, but she still catches his attention. At a party. And Tony's offering to show her the Iron Man armor up close, how could she say no? The Red-Head Harem (792 words) Bethany Cabe/Tony Stark, Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark, Gamora/Tony Stark, Wanda Maximoff/Tony Stark, Pepper Potts: Tony and all his red-headed girlfriends get along quite nicely. Breakfast fluff and teasing are commonplace. The Lost Twin (1023 words) Wanda Maximoff/Tony Stark: Wanda gets shunted back in time for a little bit and learns that Tony has a twin sister she's never heard about. Turns out there's a reason for that. In Love With Wolves (655 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Natasha gets turned into a wolf, and Tony still thinks she's the best. Both literal and figurative fluff ensue. Field Of Study (3035 words) Bruce Banner/Tony Stark: Bruce is the Hulk, and Tony thought he was keeping a different anger-related issue secret. They break up but get back together when Tony learns the truth. Beside And Below You (602 words) Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: Tony gave Winter a necklace, and he's a little confused as to why Winter isn't wearing it when he comes to his room that night. Hot Summer Day (521 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Nat wanted to come to the fair, but it's hot outside. Three Loves Of Life (873 words) Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanoff: Tony knew from a young age that coffee was the love of his life. Now he has expanded that list to include the two hot baristas at his favorite coffee shop. Younger but just as in love (826 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: Tony gets de-aged, and they're all unreasonably surprised that the best way to keep him in control is to bring in Rhodey. About A Little Boy That Lived In A Blue World (11537 words) WIP, Tony Stark/Loki: The Frost Giants are willing to sign a treaty with the Asgardians, if there's a little marriage with them to solidify it. How Tony got dragged into that when he's just a human, he'll never know. His husband is attractive though. So that's a plus. It Began Like This (406 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: Tony thinks their relationship started the first time he kissed Jim. Jim thinks their relationship started the first time they kissed and kept kissing. Your Heart/My Heart (3881 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: When they're young, James and Tony break up for basically no reason. It takes them twenty years to get back together. Abscise (1157 words) Sharon Carter/Tony Stark: Tony and Sharon have been together a while, but being a top-secret spy doesn't let her have much time at home. Of course one day she shows up with Steve in tow and Shield after them, so like, maybe not Tony's biggest problem. Pictures Of You (2085 words) Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: When Tony loses his memories and sees suspicious pictures in his room, he assumes the worst and tries to leave Avengers Tower. An Expectation (4655 words) Matt Murdock/Tony Stark, Matt Murdock/Tony Stark/Foggy Nelson: Foggy drops by Matt's apartment one day to find Tony Stark leaving. As if his crush on Matt wasn't hopeless enough. I've Been Drinking (2249 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony can't remember last night at all, and he can't even blame it on Avengers business. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (2715 words) Tony Stark/Natasha Romanoff: Tony wakes up in Vegas with a hangover and a wedding ring on his finger. He was going to embrace the cliche and make the most of this. Better Than A Ferrari (1384 words) Clint Barton/Tony Stark: Clint often had bad ideas, but they usually didn't include asking Tony to down a lethal amount of caffeine. Fortunately, Nat's only a phone call away to give him more good advice than he bargained for. Stay At My Side (4417 words) Gamora/Tony Stark: Tony gets picked up by the Guardians after an expedition gone wrong and becomes an honorary member. He likes not having to think about the Avengers breaking up, but when Thanos goes to Earth to get the Infinity Stones that are kept there, he doesn't have much choice. Lovin' Me Good (5199 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Bucky loves Natasha Stark so much he forgets that people have shit ideas about her. Chance Encounter (2196 words) Giuletta Nefaria/Tony Stark: When a villain pulls Giuletta into their universe hoping for help, Tony is quick to follow. This universe's Avengers don't really know what to do with them. Iron Man in a relationship with Tony Stark? Yep. (1736 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: James Rhodes is Iron Man. It makes the secret identity less confusing, and if you asked Tony, he'd say that Jim was better at it anyways. Abscond (453 words) Gamora/Tony Stark: Somehow Gamora ends up pregnant. No one will be more surprised than she is. I Always Have You (3932 words) Bucky Barnes & Tony Stark: From Tony's first day on the earth, he had a soulmate looking after him. Not everyone wanted Bucky to be that close with him, but they manage. Abseil (479 words) Wanda Maximoff/Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: The team goes to a rock climbing wall, and Tony hates that he promised his girlfriends that he'd go through with it. Absinthe (1395 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony lives, and Bucky gets reborn again and again and again. Tony always finds him. If someone were to give it a label, it would probably be soulmates. Myshka (3767 words) Tony Stark/Natasha Romanoff: Soulmarks are the nicknames your soulmate will call you. Tony has some Russian petnames and guesses wrong the first time, but Natasha’s just happy that Tony asked her on a date, even if he went on one with Bucky first. Business Time (1050 words) Tony Stark/Winter Soldier: Tony promised Pepper that he would stop having sex in his office, but that was before Winter had an idea. Identify Yourself (773 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: All Bucky wanted to do was see his boyfriend after a week long mission. He didn’t want to deal with this random ass person in their kitchen that apparently was Tony’s brother. Not the fun kind of handcuffs (500 words) Kate gets kidnapped by a bunch of amateurs. More embarrassing for them than her, thank god. Here In Your Arms (1702 words) Tony Stark/James Rhodes: Jim goes to the past specifically to save Tony, but he finds himself stealing a kiss or two while he's at it. It's called SOUR cream (481 words) Natasha Romanoff/Tony Stark: Tony thinks Natasha's latkes gave him food poisoning, she thinks it's the sour cream he put on it, and Strange just wants to undo a curse. The Last Candles (510 words) Steve Rogers/Tony Stark: Tony forgot candles, and he finally finds some. There's one little problem: someone else is trying to buy them too. The Meaning Of Chanukkah (353 words) Sam had thought it was a pretty innocent question to ask what Chanukkah was about. He was wrong. Dreidel Cheater (206 words) Kate Bishop & Clint Barton: Clint cheats at dreidel and denies it. Gasp, The Latkes! (389 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: The team gets Bucky latke themed shirts to wear for Channuka. Stop Stealing My Latkes (406 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Bucky doesn't think it's weird that Tony's keeping him company in the kitchen until he notices most of the latkes missing. BYOC (1003 words) Wanda Maximoff/Tony Stark: When Tony forgets to bring a channukiah to a channukiah party, Wanda offers to let him share. No Shirt, No Pants (628 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark: Tony dropping sufganiyot jelly on his shirt ended with Bucky inviting him to his room, so... good Hanukkah party? Operation Metalwork (897 words) Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark:  From Bucky: The plan is WORKING From Natasha: DETAILS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN From Clint: DISH DISH DISH From Bucky: Tony told me that I had to stop growing a beard  From Natasha: What the fuck Barnes I got all excited 

Shadowhunters: Abound (339 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Clary supports Izzy at a party. Above (289 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Isabelle is taller than Clary, and then she puts on heels. Aboveground (425 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Clary and Isabelle come out to the Lightwood parents, and it doesn't go well. Ab ovo (1122 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: In Pandemonium, Clary catches sight of Isabelle and thinks she's the most gorgeous person ever. That crush sticks around through demons and getting her mother back. Abracadabra (1006 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Clary is a warlock, and Isabelle is a Shadowhunter-- that doesn't stop Clary from falling for her. Abrade (462 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Izzy's recovering from the vampire addiction forced on her. Alec and Clary are both there for her. Ditched (390 words) Clary Fray/Maia Roberts: Maia and Clary's friends ditch them during a night out, so Maia opts to go home with Clary. Poison =/= Love (329 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: It's an expected disaster when Izzy tries to cook. Told You So (413 words) Clary Fray/Maia Roberts: Clary and Maia get together after a surprise demon attack. Mistaken Mother (302 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Clary's glad to find out that this beautiful woman is Max's sister, not mother. Dragged To Hell Kicking And Screaming (477 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Clary's annoyed that their date got interrupted, and Izzy just wants the attention back on her. A Smoothie And A Kid (337 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Clary walks in with a smoothie in one hand, and a goat in the other. Secrets Told (4988 words) Alec Lightwood/Jace Wayland: Jace makes a deal with a demon to help Clary find her mother, but it was just a truth for a truth, what was the worst that could happen? Chicken Wings (356 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Izzy's costume creation didn't look like she imagined it would. So Pretty (100 words) Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood: Isabelle's singing and braiding Clary's hair. Under A Spell (3387 words) Alec Lightwood/Jace Wayland: Alec and Jace are together. So why the hell is Jace flirting with Clary and ignoring Alec completely?

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine:

About (290 words) Jadzia Dax/Kira Nerys: Jadzia tries to convince Nerys to go on a double date.

That 70′s Show:  Girls Girls Girls Night (1135 words) Jackie Burkhart/Donna Pinciotti: Jackie goes to a strip club after a rough day, and stumbles upon the most gorgeous woman in the world. Well, maybe second, after herself of course.

Ultra Maniac: Pictures Of You (Pictures Of Me) (947 words) Sakura Nina/Tateishi Ayu: Ayu has a crush on Nina the size of America, so when Yuta gives her a magic camera, it's the perfect opportunity to see if Nina feels the same way.

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Trained to Kill USA

Looking at my catalogue of Episodes that Never Were, I realize I have been rather biased in my choice of genres.  It’s not something I did intentionally, I just happen to like monster and mad science movies, and such films are often my favourite episodes of MST3K, so naturally they’re the first thing I go to.  But the show never limited itself by genre, and though I’ve managed to dig up a couple of Eurospy and 50’s Rebellious Teens movies, there are several things notably lacking.  I have not yet tackled a proper western, for example, nor a biker crime spree picture.  Time to pick up the slack.

I therefore present Trained to Kill USA, which I ran across quite by accident while searching for a copy of She-Gods of Shark Reef that didn’t make me want to claw my own eyes out (I never found one).  It’s got Sid Haig from Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II in it and Richard Slattery from San Francisco International, and it’s a nihilistic revenge movie as depressing as The Sidehackers and featuring an incongruously cheerful opening theme song that makes me think of Girl in Gold Boots for some reason. I’m not sure why, but Trained to Kill USA particularly reminds me of the latter movie, maybe just in its general late-60’s-early-70’s aesthetic and Ted-V-Mikels-like incompetence.

We begin with a couple of thugs under the leadership of a man called Prophet, robbing a liquor store and then fleeing from the sheriff, to the accompaniment of a terrible song and some egregious pan-n-scan. They stop at a farm where they assault the owner, elderly Mark, break his stuff, and try to rape his daughter Mary, but then flee when the man’s son Ollie arrives.  Mark wants Ollie to come with him and chase the two down, but Ollie refuses.  Later, however, the gang decides to steal Mark’s gun collection so that they can rob a bank in town, and during this heist Mark shoots Prophet’s buddy Parrish.  Believing Ollie to have been the killer, Prophet vows revenge.

That’s quite a truncated summary – a great deal actually happens in between the first and second attacks on the ranch, and almost all of it feels irrelevant.  Prophet and his men commit crimes, and Ollie sits around and drinks and has flashbacks. I know these scenes are supposed to be establishing character and so forth, but they just come across as filling time before the final showdown.  A family in a camper van get killed.  Ollie’s army buddies beat up Prophet’s men at a gas station.  Prophet fights with his girlfriend.  None of it’s presented in a way that makes the audience want to care.

Like a number of other movies I’ve reviewed, Trained to Kill USA is not this film’s original title.  It was released as The No Mercy Man.  Multiple titles are a common feature of terrible movies, but what’s interesting here is how the change re-focuses the audiences attention.  The No Mercy Man referred to Prophet – his friend Parrish uses that descriptor for him, and it suggests that this is his story we’re watching.  Trained to Kill USA, on the other hand, is obviously a description of Ollie, which leads us to expect rather more of him than the movie initially offers.

The film is actually equally about both men and their inability to fit into society.  Ollie is too damaged by his experiences in war to ever lead a normal life, while Prophet exists in a world where black men are automatically assumed to be criminals and there is simply no other role he can fill.  I think we’re supposed to see them as a pair of tragic figures driven inevitably to a confrontation that destroys them both.  It’s a little hard to say, because the movie is really bad at driven inevitably.  When it tries to set up fate and forces beyond these characters’ control, all it manages are a set of coincidences.  If there’s supposed to be a feeling that this all means anything, the movie misses it by miles.

Even more damaging to what I assume are the film’s ambitions (I’m really not at all sure what this movie is actually trying to do) is the fact that neither of these guys are characters we can root for. Prophet complains that his intellect could have taken him places were it not for his appearance: he is a tall, intimidating black man, and so people treat him as a thug.  Yet Prophet is the very stereotype of that thug, gleefully and gratuitously violent and a rapist of white women.  In both the RV theft and the bank robbery his original plan is to commit a crime in which ‘nobody gets hurt’, but in both incidents he drops this idea the moment something starts to go wrong.  The movie tries to bring some depth to him in his apparently sincere affection for his girlfriend Sally (the moment when he leads her in a circle around the fairground is the only thing in the movie that feels like real emotion), but he turns on her in the end, too, blaming her for the loss of his job.

Then there’s Ollie – he is a steaming mess of PTSD and we feel sorry for him, but we do not like him.  Actor Steve Sandor behaves like a robot and rather creepily looks like one, too. There’s something about his skin that makes him look like plastic.  If he is to be a tragic figure we should really have some idea of who he was before the war hollowed him out, but we see him only as the damaged hero, surrounded by people who are making his trauma worse.  His father is an old grouch living vicariously through his son, and his friends brag about his accomplishments in a way that triggers him repeatedly while they don’t seem to give a shit.  The movie seems to want us to root for him to give in to the violence in order to protect his family, but that is exactly what Ollie himself does not want and, indeed, is the worst possible thing that could happen to his already fragile mental health.  We do not want Ollie to be a hero.  We want him to get away from all this and into an environment where he can heal.

I honestly think the writers were trying to do something with this movie.  They believed they were going to make an important statement about war and racism and how both are damaging to the psyche.  They were trying to give us a tragedy about two gifted individuals who could have been so much more than what the world forced them to be. All they managed, however, was Trained to Kill USA, and the movie sucks.

The photography was bad to begin with and the pan-n-scan did it no favours at all – many shots look bizarrely off-centre, as is evident in the screencaps.  The characters are as flat as a creationist’s earth.  Fight scenes are awful: I don’t remember a single punch that I believed hit anything.  People go leaping over fences ahead of explosions that are obviously nowhere near them.  The ‘Vietnam’ flashbacks are shot in front of some trees in someone’s back yard.  The dialogue is terrible: characters say things like ‘Ollie, you’re the most decorated man in the state!’ and that’s supposed to be subtle exposition.  The Oblivious Camping Family have ‘victims!’ written all over them, to the point where they seem to belong in the opening scene of some slasher movie more than they do in this.  And at the time the film was made it didn’t matter that everything in it was outrageously, garishly seventies, but in the hindsight of a more fashion-conscious age, It just makes it that much harder to take any of this seriously.

The harder this movie tries to build tension, the worse it fails.  There’s a scene in which the criminals confront the Sheriff outside the bank, and while we should be on the edges of our seats, waiting for the bullets to start flying, all we’re seeing is a bunch of guys standing around awkwardly, exchanging terrible dialogue that aims for ‘badass’ and falls on its face.  The bank robbery itself is a free for all of guns and bombs.  It’s hard to tell who’s on which side because we’ve never met half these guys before, and both the criminals and Ollie’s army buddies seem to take such joy in violence that it’s hard to care about what they’re fighting for. The most memorable bit in the scene is the stunt guy who does a perfect flip as he falls from a roof.

At the end, the criminals attack Ollie’s family and he is forced to relive all the things he most wishes to forget as he finally takes them on.  This fight scene almost becomes effective in its brutality and crudeness.  There’s no choreography or sense of justice, just Ollie and Prophet beating the shit out of each other for reasons that have almost nothing to do with either of them.  When Ollie wins, it’s not in any way a victory.  Under constant pressure to give in to the violence, Ollie has lost, and it’s impossible to tell what the movie wants us to feel about this.  The ridiculously cheesy final song, with lyrics like no-one understands you ‘cause you can’t be understood, seems to agree with my gut instinct that this is a disaster, but didn’t we just spend the whole movie waiting for Ollie to kick some ass?  Haven’t we been told over and over that he is the only one up to the challenge Prophet presents?

As the credits roll, we’re left in a similar place to where we were at the end of The Sidehackers – nobody won.  Ollie will continued to be a shattered man held together by alcohol.  Prophet, who was supposed to look redeemable, is now beyond redemption because he’s dead.  What happened to the girlfriend Prophet blamed for getting him into all this trouble, we’ll never know.  How Ollie’s family feel about what he’s now done we’ll also never know, which is particularly annoying because their opinion of him was so important earlier.  Shouldn’t they come to understand why they’ve been treating him badly?  If you try to take their stories at face value, Ollie and Prophet both deserved far better than this shitty fucking movie.

[tessimagines]

Hi! Can I have GoT ship please? I'm girl, straight and I'm 5'6 tall. I have long wavy brown hair with red highlights and small dark eyes. I also wear glasses. I'm shy and antisocial but I can also be rude and sarcastic. I'm afraid of making new friend because of social anxiety. I'm very tomboyish and I hang out with guys more than girls. I love to read and listen to 80's and 70's music. I love sport, especially football and basketball. Thank you!

Game of Thrones Ship

Boyfriend/girlfriend: Sandor Clegane

House: Tully

3 friends and a sentence regarding your relationship with them:

1. Arya Stark - You and Arya would get along well and she would insist upon the two of you spending whatever time together that you could.2. Catelyn Stark - You got on surprisingly well with your cousin Catelyn despite how much older she was than you and you went on quite a few trips to Winterfell while growing up - it was almost like a second home to you.3. Brynden Tully (The Blackfish) - You and your father can tell each other everything and he was always determined that he would teach you how to protect yourself from a young age.

Allegiance: Tullys and the North

Description of relationship with boyfriend/girlfriend: Though it took some time for Sandor to warm to you, he ended up loving you with all his heart. He will act like he doesn’t sometimes, for fear of having people see his one weakness - you. He’d love your sarcasm whenever you use it and loves the fact that you aren’t afraid to be rude to him if he is to you. He’d love your tomboyish personality and you seem to be the only person he really wants to be around half the time.

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Laura Mir

Biomateriales alimentarios

Laura Mir Sanjuán ex-alumna de 4art del GAAD

Producción de tejidos alternativos a partir de materiales ya usados, como por ejemplo los desechos de comida que tiramos a la basura. Estos residuos orgánicos se pueden reutilizar para crear otros objetos útiles como biotextiles que puedan ser biodegradables

https://www.medialab-prado.es/proyectos/biomateriales-alimentarios

https://www.medialab-prado.es/convocatorias/interactivos19-convocatoria-de-colaboraciones

streaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=626&v=bcB96N8042A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kkiIzlS-mk&feature=youtu.be

https://www.instagram.com/biomaterialesinteractivos/ https://twitter.com/MedialabPrado/status/1101549394313297921

https://twitter.com/hashtag/BiomaterialesAlimentarios?src=hash https://hangar.org/ca/recerca/wetlab/biomaterials-alimentaris-es-desenvolupara-al-collaboratori-interactivos19-de-medialab-prado/

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4 NEW BOOKS ON THE MAKING OF TRASH AND TREASURES

OUR TOP PICKS OF RECENT RELEASES BY LIDEWIJ EDELKOORT, KATIE TREGGIDEN AND MORE

https://www.whatdesigncando.com/stories/4-new-books-trash-treasure/

http://www.monografica.org/01/ Medi ambient

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Al fons d’una muntanya en una illa remota de l’arxipèlag de les Svalbard, a mig camí entre la Noruega continental i el pol nord, es troba el Global Seed Vault.

És una instal·lació d’emmagatzematge de llavors a llarg termini, construïda per resistir la prova del temps i el desafiament de desastres naturals o causats per l’home. El Seed Vault representa la col·lecció de diversitat de cultius més gran del món.

LA NECESSITAT

A tot el món, més de 1.700 bancs de gen guarden col·leccions de cultius alimentaris per a la seva custòdia, però molts d’aquests són vulnerables, exposats no només a catàstrofes naturals i guerres, sinó també a desastres evitables, com ara la manca de finançament o una mala gestió. Una cosa tan mundana com un congelador que no funciona bé pot arruïnar tota una col·lecció. I la pèrdua d’una varietat de cultiu és tan irreversible com l’extinció d’un dinosaure, animal o qualsevol forma de vida

EL PROPÒSIT

Va ser el reconeixement de la vulnerabilitat dels bancs de gen del món el que va provocar la idea d’establir un magatzem de llavors global que serveixi d’emmagatzematge de seguretat. L’objectiu de Vault és emmagatzemar duplicats (còpies de seguretat) de mostres de llavors de les col·leccions de cultius mundials.

El permafrost i la roca espessa garanteixen que les mostres de llavors es mantinguin congelades fins i tot sense energia. The Vault és la pòlissa d’assegurança definitiva per al subministrament d’aliments del món, que ofereix opcions per a les generacions futures per superar els reptes del canvi climàtic i el creixement de la població. Assegurarà, durant segles, milions de llavors que representen totes les varietats de cultius importants disponibles al món actual. És la còpia de seguretat final.

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https://www.croptrust.org/our-work/svalbard-global-seed-vault/

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https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/archive-publications/the-top-50-sustainability-books

https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/publication-pdfs/natural-capital-leaders-platform-sink-or-swim.pdf

Bioplastic idea i matèria

MATERION receptes bioplàstic

Agar Agar, gelatina 100% origen vegetal

https://materiom.org/recipe/22

https://materiom.org/recipe/41

https://materiom.org/recipe/98

https://materiom.org/recipe/12

https://materiom.org/recipe/375

https://materiom.org/recipe/24

https://materiom.org/book/2

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olor

The Art of Scent 1889-2012 – Exhibition Catalogue by Chandler Burr. Museum of Arts and Design’s Department of Olfactory Art.

https://artandolfaction.com/the-art-of-scent/

Smell Memory Kit | Sissel Tolaas www.smellmemorykit.supersense.com

SUPERSENSE www.the.supersense.com

Kate McLean www.sensorymaps.com

Le Grand Musée du Parfum | París www.grandmuseeduparfum.fr

Fragance Museum | Farina-House www.farina.eu

Perfumes Leffingwell & Associates

The Peddler - per a Barnabé Fillion

Sniffer pone su olfato a trabajar en el dominio digital

https://www.nanosupermarket.org/googlenose

bioscent

I si ... poguéssim controlar el comportament del Physarum Polycephalum en patrons i motius predissenyats?"Bioscent" és un producte inspirat en la biotecnologia que us permetrà personalitzar de manera creativa la vostra peça amb diferents motius florals impresos d'olors mitjançant la interacció d'un organisme viu unicel·lular i fragàncies. Bioscent és una fragància creada per interactuar amb un organisme viu concret anomenat Physarum Polycephalum per tal de generar peces impreses amb olor. Physarum Polycephalum és un gènere de Slime Mold, un organisme unicel·lular que s’alimenta de bacteris, llevats i fongs. Pot ser atret i repel·lit per certes fonts d'aliments, així com per compostos aromàtics que distribueixen la seva massa corporal al voltant d'aquests i que fan que la seva xarxa protoplasmàtica sigui molt eficient. Seguint aquestes regles generals, és possible controlar el creixement de Physarum en patrons i motius predissenyats que generen tèxtils impresos vius.["Bioscent", 2019, Piero D'Angelo]

bioscent .pierodangelodesign.com/projects/bioscent

ELS FONGS

Designer-Projects-Fungi-Narratives

Descarga el manual aquí

http://biofab.cl/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Manual-Biofab.pdf

http://biofab.cl/2019/05/19/manual-de-biofabricacion-con-hongos/

ddw-trend-growing-design

MICELI

HONGOS

BACTERIA

bacterialcellulose/

FERMENTACIÓ

Bio

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2v7eJVgB17/

olorvisual

https://www.instagram.com/olorvisual/

https://www.facebook.com/olorvisual

https://olorvisual.com/ca/exposicions/

judithmasats

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2068-4

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/skull-of-smallest-known-dinosaur-found-preserved-in-99-million-year-old-amber-1.4848699

https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ciencia/20200311/estudio-nature-dinosaurio-tamano-colibri-99-millones-anos-ambar-7878370

/jie-wus-marble-like-boxes-reflect-the-living-in

designboom.com/design/jie-wu-boxes-living-in-the-anthropocene-09-15-2018/

https://www.rca.ac.uk/students/jie-wu/

canvi climàtic

SOSTENIBILITAT

WASTE

Canvi climàtic

www.cambio.website/

formafantasma-cambio-serpentine-galleries

Economia circular

Economia circular labcccb

Economia circular CCCB

http://lab.cccb.org/es?s=natura

http://lab.cccb.org/ca/?s=canvi+clim%C3%A0tic

https://anideamatters.tumblr.com/archive

Interactivos?‘19: Comer contra el colapso

La agricultura supone solo el 3,5% del PIB mundial. Algún economista famoso, premio “Nobel” para más señas, se ha atrevido a decir que, por lo tanto, es una actividad despreciable. Para afirmar eso hay que pasar por alto que la población rural mundial es el 45% de la total, que el 37% de las tierras emergidas se dedican a la agricultura, que el 70% de las extracciones de agua dulce se usan en la agricultura y, sobre todo, que el dinero no alimenta. Pero modelos agrícolas hay muchos, del mismo modo que los hay alimentarios. Unos, los agroindustriales, son petrodependientes y otros, los ecológicos, no solo se basan en la sostenibilidad sino que son, inevitablemente, los modelos del futuro. La expansión de la agroindustria…https://www.medialab-prado.es/noticias/hoy-hamburguesa-manana-hummus

https://www.medialab-prado.es/programas/interactivos19-comer-contra-el-colapso

Proyectos y alternativas inspiradoras:..

Incredible Edible: una idea sugerente. https://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/

Federación europea de granjas urbanas. Las de Londres son muy interesantes: https://cityfarms.org/

Tecnología y proyecto social para mejorar la eficiencia en los comedores: http://foodtopia.eu/

El milagro de los peces: tecnología de acuaponía para dar de comer a los vecinos de las Tres Mil Viviendas en Sevilla: https://elpais.com/elpais/2015/07/01/planeta_futuro/1435761050_467308.html

https://www.medialab-prado.es/noticias/proyectos-inspiradores-interactivos19

en relació:

Ja ha tornat la fermentació: com els organismes vius remodelaran el plat?

En aquest assaig, parlo de la fermentació: el que la fa tan màgica, perquè la gent li té tanta por. Parlo d'algunes estratègies que fan servir les persones per fer del fermentar part de la seva vida quotidiana i per què la vida moderna ho fa tan difícil. I, finalment, parlo de l'ètica de la fermentació: què podem aprendre i com ens pot ajudar a pensar de manera diferent.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/jan/18/fermentation-food-how-to-process-ethics

Nordic Food Lab is now part of Future Consumer Lab at the Department of Food Science at University of Copenhagen http://nordicfoodlab.org/

“No hi ha millor manera d’entendre el procés de fermentació d’una massa que a través del cos”

Ariadna Rodríguez i Iñaki Álvarez, creadors de l’espai Nyamnyam

https://etselquemenges.cat/convidat/nyamnyam

Sandor Katz https://www.wildfermentation.com/

https://amzn.to/2R4OBNY

El primer “filete” de carne de laboratorio, bocado gourmet que se cocina vuelta y vuelta

La startup israelí Aleph Farms anuncia un producto de carne cultivada a partir de células de animal que logra piezas enteras tipo bistec, y que reproduce la textura y estructura 3D de la carne. Actualmente se encuentra en su 3ª ronda de inversión para impulsar la producción y poner el producto en el mercado en 3-4 años.

https://www.techfoodmag.com/aleph-farms-filete-de-carne-cultivada/

https://ideaimateria.tumblr.com/post/637027233148600320/next-nature-network-on-twitter

https://www.nextnature.net/projects

https://www.nextnature.net/projects/meat-the-future

https://www.nextnature.net/projects/next-nature-showcase

https://www.nextnature.net/projects/future-food-expo

https://nextnature.net/projects/future-food-formula

Sniffer pone su olfato a trabajar en el dominio digital

https://www.nanosupermarket.org/googlenose

https://www.nextnature.net/projects/nanosupermarket

Future+Foods+

Futur 2050

Insectos

insectes

Food Design

http://www.monografica.org/01/ Medi ambient

Anthropocene

Anthropocene

anthropocene/

Simbiocè

waste

upcycling

PURE GOLD

UPCYCLED! UPGRADED!

Pure Gold - Upcycled! upgraded!  (procés de transformació de subproductes, residus, productes inútils o no desitjats en nous materials o productes de millor qualitat o amb un millor valor mediambiental).Tracta el tema dels residus i presenta propostes per a la reutilització del material ja processat com a matèria primera per a la creació d'objectes nous i d'alta qualitat. Els manifestos de disseny discuteixen sobre el maneig de residus i materials barats i demostren que el upcycling no és ni un mode de producció inferior ni un projecte de nínxol ecològic o una estratègia “postmoderna” específica, sinó un concepte de disseny contemporani adoptat a tot el món. L'exposició Pure Gold - Upcycled! Organitzada per l'Institut de Relacions Culturals Exteriors proporciona per primera vegada una visió general dels mètodes de fabricació i disseny experimental i, per tant, contribueix a transmetre aquest flux de disseny global actual a un públic ampli.

https://www.mkg-hamburg.de/de/ausstellungen/archiv/2018/pure-gold-upcycled-upgraded.html

https://www.mkg-hamburg.de/de/ausstellungen/archiv/2019.html

https://www.instagram.com/ifa_puregold/

PAAN Saruta Kiatparkpoom, THA, 2012

https://pure-gold.org/work/paan/

en relació aquí:

Rehogar

http://www.rehogar.net/ca/

Idees pel vostre vídeo

https://vimeo.com/227949918

https://vimeo.com/ifapuregold

https://pure-gold.org/instructables/

https://www.cccb.org/ca/multimedia/videos/natura/234402

ideaimateria.tumblr.com/search/judithmasats

ideaimateria.tumblr.com/search/roiglaura

ideaimateria.tumblr.com/search/thelauraroig

[redbirdblackdog]

So I will be horrid and boring. My mixed Playlist has not been played in over a week I am completely transfixed on one album at the moment. Brothers Osborne, Port Sainte Joe. Yup, its country but leans more with a 70's vibe with a little bluegrass sass.

I'm usually a but more eclectic but hey this is what it is.

1.) A Little Bit Trouble, so have a rare-pair fic in mind (@ladyoflosgar you can guess the one)

2.) Pushing Up Daisies, if this isn't the love song Sandor would choose i don't know that one exists.

3.) Shoot Me Straight, seriously fun

4.) Couple Wrongs Makin it Right, umm the music is almost hokey and so are the verses but opposites attract and it makes me smile.

5.) Slow Your Roll, quote 'and slow your country ass down' nuff said

6.) Don't Remember Me (Before You), melt my heart

7.) Weed, Whiskey & Willie, its pretty damn good

8.)Tequila Again, ahh tequila his first love (she's a bitch)

9.) Drank Like Hank, ehhh, its on the album.

https://open.spotify.com/album/5V6FVW8sc8yyhmDZwaNm5T?si=-HuhpSJpQj-utrC-tVHHHQ

Thank you @thefeatherofhope​ for tagging me! I feel honored. Okay, ten songs I have been listening to lately, here we go. I’ll have to go dive into my Spotify to be able to answer this one. 

Ten songs I’ve been listening to lately:

1. Electric Love -  Børns (P.S. It took forever to get that little / through the o, just so you guys know.)

2. Black No.1 - Type O Negative

3. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door - Bob Dylan (thanks to @supernovadragoncat​)

4. Fear of the Dark - Iron Maiden (prefer the concert versions because I just get goosebumps)

5. One Bourboun, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

6. Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi 

7. Wings - Birdy 

8. Shower - Becky G (just gives me flashbacks of jamming to this in boarding school)

9. Live And Let Die - Guns N’ Roses

10. Cinnamon Girl - Type O Negative 

Whooh, that was much more complicated than I thought it was going to be, haha. Okay I’ll be tagging @redbirdblackdog​, @emilyvanhazelwood​ and @orangetabbywrites​. Your turn. If you’d like. I mean I’m not forcing you or anything. 

[adult-orphan]

Favorites Game

The Rules: Tag 8 people and then list your faves. Thanks, @mynameisnoneya1991 , for asking me to play! I’m tagging anyone who wants to play. Favorite Color: Royal blue Favorite Animal: Dogs, cheetahs, hummingbirds, swans (in that order) Favorite 3 Movies: Rebecca; To Sir, With Love; Say Anything (John Cusack used to live in my condo building) Fav 3 TV Shows: Game of Thrones, The Affair, House M.D. Favorite OTPs: Sandor Clegane & Sansa Stark, Romeo and Juliet (I keep hoping to a different outcome) Favorite Day of the Week: Whatever day Game of Thrones is on Favorite Season: Summer Fav 3 Characters: Sandor Clegane, The Hound, the gravedigger Fav Superhero: Thor (70s cartoon version) Fav Childhood Movie: The Lion King, 1969's Romeo and Juliet

[routerground6-blog]

'Chicago New Media 1973-1992' pays tribute to the city’s contribution to video games and digital art

Chicago isn't immediately associated with technology's vanguard in the popular imagination. But Gallery 400's current exhibition, "Chicago New Media 1973-1992," focuses on the city's contribution to new media history through a broad installation of video games, digital art, video art, and archival materials. The oldest photograph is a 1910 still from Uptown's Essanay Studios showing a cast of cowboys with horses posed beneath the elaborate (and heavy looking) electric studio lights. Not only is this image evidence of how, as curator Jon Cates puts it, Chicago was "an early contender" for the film industry, it shows a direct correlation between representations of the iconic west and the technology that produced it.

With assistance from Chaz Evans, Jonathan Kinkley and the Video Game Art (VGA) Gallery, Cates highlights the way "new media"—video art, video games, and electronic music—evolved through a radical community of Chicago-based early adopters in the early 70s. "This creative culture of collaborative communities gathered together regularly to perform in various configurations publicly during annual Electronic Visualization Events on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago," he says. "Their connections were social, artistic, educational, and technological." The exhibition shows how people like Dan Sandin, Phil Morton, Tom DeFanti, Ted Nelson, Jamie Faye Fenton, and others connected commercial gaming, academic research, and independent art making in a way that permanently impacted the industry. These figures, Cates says, "fostered ethical commitments through new kinds of art, novel in their form and content."

Upon entering the show, the first thing you see are two free-standing, free-to-play arcade- style video games, Mortal Kombat (1992) and Defender (1981), both made by Chicago-based companies Midway Games and Williams Electronics Inc. (now called WMS Games and based out of Nevada). Behind these, a looping program of more than 20 films from 1973 to 2007 by Sandin, DeFanti, Morton, Annette Barbier and Richard Mandeberg, Nancy Bechtol, and more is projected on the wall. These videos are all culled from the Video Data Bank archive—a local library of videos and media art that Morton began in the 70s, collecting video made by artists experimenting with then-new video tools. As Cates puts it, the films in view collapse "distinctions between what is artwork, documentation, or tutorial."

While many technological systems present in the show were originally spearheaded by the combined effort of university and military resources—the Internet, for example, began as a government initiative developed by universities to decentralize information exchanges during the Cold War—young people used the same innovations for their own artistic and ethical experimentation, an option that coincided with the development of more personal technology. Tools like the video camcorder, the personal computer, and reel-to-reel recording devices created new possibilities for self-expression. "A radical turn toward unprecedented opportunities for change provided new pathways for expanding consciousness and collective will through the creation of new genres, voices, and visions of art," Cates says.

Most of these innovations have become so integrated in our daily lives, it's difficult to remember that they are not only recent but also shaped, at least partly, by Chicagoans. Cates and his partners have created a compelling installation with almost 100 contributing artists, scientists, developers, and public program participants. The resulting showcase of once-innovative equipment, archival materials, school curricula, interactive timelines, and video games not only captures the energy of play but also the processes by which we see ourselves today.

To the left of the gallery entrance is Forest (1991), a virtual forest that viewers can only visit through a VR headset, by Ellen Sandor and (art)n: Stephan Meyers, Janine Fron, and Craig Ahmer. Jane Veeder's Montana (1982) loops nearby on a flat-screen TV. The deceptively simple three-minute animation features crude cartoon forms of an eagle and mountains. Similarly illustrated buildings and a pair of opposing camcorders slowly encroach upon the tableau until text pops up: "Good luck electronically visualizing your futures!" Given that a current strategy for addressing climate change today is technological innovation, this work seems particularly prescient.

Flickering through the entire gallery is a massive bull's-eye projection by Jason Salavon. Everything, All at Once (Part III) (2005) uses custom design software to convert a live television broadcast into what the artist describes as "a circle of concentric stripes of color," which changes according to the average colors of its affiliated program. During my visit, the circle was mauve, purple, white, and gray, and a small low-to-the-ground television flitted between the Ellen Degeneres Show and a news report of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California. Although this juxtaposition was coincidental, the effect combined with other works and materials, like that original 1910 photograph, to suggest how representations of American landscapes are and have always been fully enmeshed with technology, whether because 19th century painters went out on surveying trips to map the country's geologic features or because their sublime pictures wouldn't have been believable without photographic evidence. Further echoes of this theme occur later in the show with Siebren Versteeg's post-9/11 work Emergency (2002). Played on a flat-screen television, this video features the tops of summer trees and sky while a simultaneous program produces sounds of emergency vehicles.

The American fantasy of the frontier arguably influenced these new media pioneers to the extent that they insisted upon free information, experimentation, and self-expression. Perhaps what is also American is the refusal to accept traditional hierarchies that would otherwise distinguish high art (painting, for instance) from consumerist culture (video games or—back in the day—photography)—a refusal Cates marks through his deliberate juxtaposition of video games, artist-made video games, art videos, and technological tools. While "Chicago New Media 1973-1992" is the first exhibition to link Chicago's new media community to companies like Bally, Midway, and Williams, academic institutions, and ad hoc art communities, Cates, (who also teaches at SAIC) shows how "an early ethos of playfulness, interactivity and sharing" grew and expanded. This 1970s Chicago Media Arts character, he argues, "becomes massively and widely available starting in the 1990s with a lasting impact from then on up to and including today."   v

Source: https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-new-media-1973-1992-gallery-400/Content?oid=63970577

[swisscoin4-blog]

'Chicago New Media 1973-1992' pays tribute to the city’s contribution to video games and digital art

Chicago isn't immediately associated with technology's vanguard in the popular imagination. But Gallery 400's current exhibition, "Chicago New Media 1973-1992," focuses on the city's contribution to new media history through a broad installation of video games, digital art, video art, and archival materials. The oldest photograph is a 1910 still from Uptown's Essanay Studios showing a cast of cowboys with horses posed beneath the elaborate (and heavy looking) electric studio lights. Not only is this image evidence of how, as curator Jon Cates puts it, Chicago was "an early contender" for the film industry, it shows a direct correlation between representations of the iconic west and the technology that produced it.

With assistance from Chaz Evans, Jonathan Kinkley and the Video Game Art (VGA) Gallery, Cates highlights the way "new media"—video art, video games, and electronic music—evolved through a radical community of Chicago-based early adopters in the early 70s. "This creative culture of collaborative communities gathered together regularly to perform in various configurations publicly during annual Electronic Visualization Events on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago," he says. "Their connections were social, artistic, educational, and technological." The exhibition shows how people like Dan Sandin, Phil Morton, Tom DeFanti, Ted Nelson, Jamie Faye Fenton, and others connected commercial gaming, academic research, and independent art making in a way that permanently impacted the industry. These figures, Cates says, "fostered ethical commitments through new kinds of art, novel in their form and content."

Upon entering the show, the first thing you see are two free-standing, free-to-play arcade- style video games, Mortal Kombat (1992) and Defender (1981), both made by Chicago-based companies Midway Games and Williams Electronics Inc. (now called WMS Games and based out of Nevada). Behind these, a looping program of more than 20 films from 1973 to 2007 by Sandin, DeFanti, Morton, Annette Barbier and Richard Mandeberg, Nancy Bechtol, and more is projected on the wall. These videos are all culled from the Video Data Bank archive—a local library of videos and media art that Morton began in the 70s, collecting video made by artists experimenting with then-new video tools. As Cates puts it, the films in view collapse "distinctions between what is artwork, documentation, or tutorial."

While many technological systems present in the show were originally spearheaded by the combined effort of university and military resources—the Internet, for example, began as a government initiative developed by universities to decentralize information exchanges during the Cold War—young people used the same innovations for their own artistic and ethical experimentation, an option that coincided with the development of more personal technology. Tools like the video camcorder, the personal computer, and reel-to-reel recording devices created new possibilities for self-expression. "A radical turn toward unprecedented opportunities for change provided new pathways for expanding consciousness and collective will through the creation of new genres, voices, and visions of art," Cates says.

Most of these innovations have become so integrated in our daily lives, it's difficult to remember that they are not only recent but also shaped, at least partly, by Chicagoans. Cates and his partners have created a compelling installation with almost 100 contributing artists, scientists, developers, and public program participants. The resulting showcase of once-innovative equipment, archival materials, school curricula, interactive timelines, and video games not only captures the energy of play but also the processes by which we see ourselves today.

To the left of the gallery entrance is Forest (1991), a virtual forest that viewers can only visit through a VR headset, by Ellen Sandor and (art)n: Stephan Meyers, Janine Fron, and Craig Ahmer. Jane Veeder's Montana (1982) loops nearby on a flat-screen TV. The deceptively simple three-minute animation features crude cartoon forms of an eagle and mountains. Similarly illustrated buildings and a pair of opposing camcorders slowly encroach upon the tableau until text pops up: "Good luck electronically visualizing your futures!" Given that a current strategy for addressing climate change today is technological innovation, this work seems particularly prescient.

Flickering through the entire gallery is a massive bull's-eye projection by Jason Salavon. Everything, All at Once (Part III) (2005) uses custom design software to convert a live television broadcast into what the artist describes as "a circle of concentric stripes of color," which changes according to the average colors of its affiliated program. During my visit, the circle was mauve, purple, white, and gray, and a small low-to-the-ground television flitted between the Ellen Degeneres Show and a news report of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California. Although this juxtaposition was coincidental, the effect combined with other works and materials, like that original 1910 photograph, to suggest how representations of American landscapes are and have always been fully enmeshed with technology, whether because 19th century painters went out on surveying trips to map the country's geologic features or because their sublime pictures wouldn't have been believable without photographic evidence. Further echoes of this theme occur later in the show with Siebren Versteeg's post-9/11 work Emergency (2002). Played on a flat-screen television, this video features the tops of summer trees and sky while a simultaneous program produces sounds of emergency vehicles.

The American fantasy of the frontier arguably influenced these new media pioneers to the extent that they insisted upon free information, experimentation, and self-expression. Perhaps what is also American is the refusal to accept traditional hierarchies that would otherwise distinguish high art (painting, for instance) from consumerist culture (video games or—back in the day—photography)—a refusal Cates marks through his deliberate juxtaposition of video games, artist-made video games, art videos, and technological tools. While "Chicago New Media 1973-1992" is the first exhibition to link Chicago's new media community to companies like Bally, Midway, and Williams, academic institutions, and ad hoc art communities, Cates, (who also teaches at SAIC) shows how "an early ethos of playfulness, interactivity and sharing" grew and expanded. This 1970s Chicago Media Arts character, he argues, "becomes massively and widely available starting in the 1990s with a lasting impact from then on up to and including today."   v

Source: https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-new-media-1973-1992-gallery-400/Content?oid=63970577