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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Wednesday, 8th February 2023

Welcome, nuqneH, welkom, добродошли (dobrodošli) 🤗 What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (8th February 2023) 🏆🌟🔥?

1️⃣: Mama Cax "Cacsmy Brutus (November 20, 1989 – December 16, 2019), known as Mama Cax, was a Haitian American model and disability rights activist. With her prosthetic right leg, Cax was an unconventional figure in modern fashion modelling...."

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2️⃣: LeBron James "LeBron Raymone James Sr. ( lə-BRON; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is widely recognized as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport and is often..."

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3️⃣: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( kə-REEM ab-DOOL jə-BAR; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. ( al-SIN-dər); April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career..."

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4️⃣: Kiara Advani "Alia Advani (born 31 July 1991), known professionally as Kiara Advani ([kɪˈjaːra əɽˈʋaːɳi]), is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu language films. After making her acting debut in the comedy film Fugly (2014), she played MS Dhoni's wife in the sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story..."

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5️⃣: Pathaan (film) "Pathaan (pronounced [pəʈʰaːn]) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The fourth installment in the YRF Spy Universe, it stars Shah Rukh Khan in the title role, alongside Deepika Padukone and..."

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Gig List 2019

05.01. Girls in Synthesis/ Italia 90/ Heirloom/ Guru, Brighton (Green Door Store) 08.01. Lice/ Squid/ Haze/ 404, London (Old Blue Last) 09.01. Witch Fever/ Something Leather/ Scout Leader, London (Shacklewell Arms) 12.01. Savage Gary/ Great Dad/ Tina/ The Glugg, London (Bunker Club) 14.01. Burning House, London (Sebright Arms) 16.01. Uncle Tesco, London (Shacklewell Arms) 16.01. CC Honeymoon/ Not Quite So, London (The Waiting Room) 17.01. Unmoor Kiva, London (Shacklewell Arms) 18.01. Goat Girl/ POSA/ Wooze, London (Windmill Brixton) 23.01. Saint Agnes/ Black Doldrums/ Para Alta, London (The Monarch) 24.01. Guru/ Career, London (Blondies) 25.01. bdrmm/ Citrus, London (The Finsbury Pub) 26.01. Pill/ N0V3L/ Warm Drag, London (Shacklewell Arms) 26.01. USA Nails, London (Paper Dress Vintage) 28.01. Heavy Lungs/ Vulgarians, London (Sebright Arms) 29.01. Dream Wife/ Millie Turner, London (Shacklewell Arms) 30.01. FIDLAR, London (House of Vans) 31.01. Dilly Dally/ Hotel Lux, Brighton (Hope & Ruin) 01.02. The Vouchers/ Rattletooth/ The Brouhaha, London (Beckenham Arts Lab) 02.02. The Murder Capital/ Talk Show/ USA Nails, London (Shacklewell Arms) 04.02. Mirna Ray, London (Shacklewell Arms) 04.02. JOHN, London (Studio 9294) 05.02. Slift/ Meat Candy, London (Old Blue Last) 06.02. Shopping, London (Studio 9294) 06.02. Ditz, London (The Lexington) 07.02. Goat Girl, London (Studio 9294) 07.02. Public Practice/ Egyptian Blue, London (Shacklewell Arms) 08.02. Cherry Glazerr, London (DM Boot Room) 11.02. Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard/ Bo Gritz/ Working Men’s Club/ Famous, London (MOTH Club) 13.02. N0V3L/ Drahla, London (The Betsey Trotwood) 14.02. Surfbort/ The Cosmics, London (MOTH Club) 15.02. Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard/ GURU/ Captain Süün, London (Old Blue Last) 16.02. Sit Down/ The Dustbins/ Slags/ Le Junk, London (Engine Rooms) 18.02. Haze/ Desire/ Heavy Heart/ Honey Lung, London (Shacklewell Arms) 19.02. Rain Byrns/ OHMME, London (Shacklewell Arms) 21.02. Strange Bones/ Rascalton, London (The Lexington) 22.02. Sit Down/ Pussyliquor/ Petty Phase/ Crack Foxes, London (Windmill Brixton)    23.02. Saint Agnes/ Snapped Ankles/ Josefin Öhrn & the Liberation/ Goat Girl/ Flamingods, Portslade (Hansen Hall) 01.03. Talk Show/ Blanc, London (Bermondsey Social Club) 14.03. Mystic Rain Frogs, London (Unicorn Camden) 14.03. Lice/ Phobophobes, London (Sebright Arms) 15.03. CC Honeymoon/ Pristine Babe, London (Shacklewell Arms) 22.03. Crows, London (Hawley Arms) 22.03. Crows, London (Old Blue Last)  24.03. Damo Suzuki, London (Windmill Brixton) 02.04. Drenge/ Valeras, London (Electric Brixton) 03.04. Terravi/ Slipping, London (The Waiting Room) 04.04. Idles/ Crows, London (Electric Ballrom) 05.04. Junodef/ Cosmic Strip, London (Old Blue Last) 05.04. The Murder Capital/ Sleep Eaters, London (Windmill Brixton) 07.04. Dream Nails/ Sit Down/ Arxx, London (The Lexington) 09.04. Sleep Eaters/ Xaviers, London (Old Blue Last) 11.04. The Van T’s, London (The Monarch) 12.04. LibraLibra/ Short People/ Placid, Brighton (Brighton Electric) 13.04. Vinyl Staircase, London (Lion Coffee & Records) 13.04. Girls in Synthesis/ Human Pet, London (Waiting Room) 16.04. Hooverii/ Sleep Eaters, London (Shacklewell Arms) 18.04. Heavy Lungs/ Black Midi/ King Nun, London (PRS Office) 19.04. Cannibal Animal, London (Blondies) 20.04. Queen Zee/ Sit Down/ Matilda Eyre, London (Genesis Cinema) 20.04. YOWL, London (Shacklewell Arms) 23.04. Calva Louise/ Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, London (Sebtight Arms) 24.04. Saint Agnes, London (Nambucca)  25.04. The Coathangers/ Ditz/ Heirloom, London (Studio 9294) 27.04. A Place To Bury Strangers/ Thee MVPs, London (Test Pressing Festival) 27.04. Mur-Man/ Bokito, London (Shacklewell Arms) 28.04. Cryptic Street, London (Hope & Anchor) 02.05. Saint Agnes/ Noise Noir, London (Blondies) 04.05. Crows/ Treeboy & Arc/ Ditz, Brighton (Prince Albert) 05.05. Warmduscher/ Nuha Ruby Ra, London (Windmill brixton) 06.05. Tom McGuire and the Brassholes, London (Shacklewell Arms) 07.05. N0V3L/ Deliluh, London (Windmill Brixton) 08.05. Deliluh/ Lewsberg, London (Shacklewell Arms) 09.05. Crack Cloud/ Rubber Jaw/ Egyptian Blue/ LA Peach/ Saint Agnes/ Surfbort/ Brutus/ Pottery/ The Murder Capital/ YAK/ itoldyouiwouldeatyou/ Cable Ties , Brighton (The Great Escape) 10.05. Just Mustard/ Pottery/ Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs/ The Wants/ Working Men’s Club/ Placid/ Murmur, Brighton (The Great Escape) 11.05. Better Oblivion Community Center/ Christian Lee Hutson, London (Shepherds Bush Empire) 15.05. Raketkanon, Brighton (Prince Albert) 20.05. Zig Zags, London (Shacklewell Arms) 23.05. CLT DRP, London (The Islington) 24.05. Cable Ties/ Amyl and the Sniffers/ Nuha Ruby Ra/ Hot Teeth, London (Warehouse Show) 25.05. Scalping, London (Sebright Arms) 26.05. Drahla, London (Sebright Arms) 27.05. Warm Drag/ PVA/ The Claque, London (Shacklewell Arms) 28.05. Crying High/ Vanity Fairy, London (The Victoria) 29.05. JOHN/ Girls in Synthesis, London (The Lexington) 30.05. Japanese Television/ Terravi, London (Shacklewell Arms) 31.05. Idles/ Crows/ Heavy Lungs/ Talk Show/ Squid/ Architects/ Alice Glass/ Lady Bird, London (Victoria Park) 03.06. False Advertising, London (Old Blue Last) 05.06. Hot Snakes/ Mobina Galore, Bremen (Lila Eule) 06.06. Treeboy & Arc/ Terravi, London (The Waiting Room) 10.06. Bikini Kill/ Big Joanie, London (Brixton Academy) 11.06. Wallace Vanborn, London (Black Heart) 12.06. Miss June/ Haze, London (Windmill Brixton) 14.06. Slap Rash, London (The Rocksteady) 14.06. CLT DRP/ Cryptic Street/ Lemondaze, London (Finsbury Pub) 17.06. The She’s/ Two Tribes, London (Old Blue Last) 18.06. Fleetwood Mac/ The Pretenders, London (Wembley Stadium) 21.06. Skinny Milk/ On Video/ Bull/ Human Pet, London (Old Blue Last) 22.06. Marbled Eye/ USA Nails/ Negative Space, London (Shacklewell Arms) 24.06. Feels, London (Shacklewell Arms) 25.06. Drool/ Grimm Twins, London (Notting Hill Arts Club) 26.06. Plague Vendor/ Starcrawler, London (The Dome) 29.06. YOWL/ Leeches, London (The Engine Rooms) 03.07. Kynch, London (Sebright Arms) 04.07. Treeboy & Arc/ Curfew/ Happy Couple, London (Shacklewell Arms) 06.07. Gazelle Twin, London (Southbank Centre) 06.07. Witch Fever/ Lyoness, London (Old Blue Last) 08.06. Steal Shit Do Drugs, London (Shacklewell Arms) 09.06. Show Me The Body/ Cassels/ Powerplant, London (Warehouse Show) 11.07. Earth Tongue/ Japanese Television, London (Shacklewell Arms) 12.07. Bob Dylan, London (Hyde Park) 13.07. Florence and the Machine/ The National/ Lykke Li/ Blood Orange/ Nadine Shah/ Goat Girl/ Cherry Glazerr, London (Hyde Park) 15.07. Cherry Glazerr/ Talk Show, London (Old Blue Last) 17.07. Amanda Palmer/ Alice Fraser, London (Golden Lion) 19.07. Lumer/ Table Scraps/ Human Pet/ Nuha Ruby Ra, London (Shacklewell Arms) 20.07. Guru, London (Shacklewell Arms) 20.07. Sunflower Bean/ Wooze, London (Borderline) 24.07. Curfew, London (Sebright Arms) 25.07. LibraLibra/ Snapped Ankles, London (PRS Office Kings Cross) 25.07. Bad Breeding/ Uniform, London (Electrowerkz) 29.07. Body/Head/ Wild Rani/ Bohman Brothers, London (Cafe OTO) 31.07. Queen Zee/Guru/ The Novus, London (Old Blue Last) 01.08. Girls in Synthesis, London (Blondies) 02.08. Zamilska/ Nape, London (Shacklewell Arms) 07.08. Bg Sea Creature, London ( The Waiting Room)  07.08. Italia 90/ Al Moses, London (The Victoria) 09.08. Bodega, London (MOTH Club) 10.08. Rosie Alena/ Hussy/ Malady, London (Shacklewell Arms) 10.08. Thee MVPs/ Cosmic Strip, London (The Victoria) 11.08. Heirloom/ Witch Fever/ Murmur/ Guru, London (The Victoria) 13.08. N0V3L/ Pet Shimmers, London (Old BLue Last) 15.08. Memory of Elephants/ Coheed & Cambria/ Daughters/ Pijn/ Raketkanon/ Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs/ Bossk/ Cocaine Piss/ Mammoth Weed Lizard Bastard/ The Beft/ Cultdreams/ Big Lad, ArcTanGent Festival 16.08. Brutus/ TTNG/ Russian Circles/ VLMV/ Slow Crush/ Cattle/ CLT DRP/ A.A. Williams, ArcTanGent Festival 17.08. Tess Parks/ She Makes War/ Junodef/ Gaygirl/ Calva Louise/ Valeras/ The Cosmics/ Something Leather/ Hero Fisher/ Petsematary/ Polly Money, London (Studio 9294) 21.08. Pottery/ Guru, Brighton (Prince Albert) 23.08. Wych Elm, London (The Social) 24.08. Bo Ningen/ ESYA, London (Shacklewell Arms) 27.08. Plague Vendor/ The Dunts, London (The Black Heart) 31.08. Hideous Sun Demon/ Cannibal Animal/ Haxon/ Dense/ Hanya, London (The Victoria) 04.09. Frankie and the Witch Fingers, London (MOTH Club) 05.09. Working Men’s Club, London (The Lexington) 10.09. Qlowski/ Scrounge/ Lemondaze/ F4cade, London (Shacklewell Arms) 13.09. Jeffrey Lewis, Bremen (Schule 21) 14.09. Degenerate Idol, Bremen (Street fest) 16.09. The Wants/ PVA, London (The Waiting Room) 18.09. Nova Twins/ Kid Kapichi, London (Sebright Arms) 19.09. Football FC/ Art Trip And The Static Sound, London (Shacklewell Arms) 20.09. Lumer/ Cruelty/ Folly Group, London (Old Blue Last) 22.09. Ellie Bleach, London (Shacklewell Arms) 23.09. Spit/ Scary Lemons, London (The Monarch) 24.09. Sasami, London (MOTH Club) 25.09. Pulled Apart by Horses/ Baba Naga/ Placid, Tunbridge Wells (Forum) 26.09. Faux Ferocious/ Yin Yin, London (Shacklewell Arms) 27.09. Scottibrains/ Sophie Hunger, London (Windmill Brixton) 28.09. Calva Louise/ Pet Crow/ Noise Noir/ Dirty/ CLT DRP, London (Engine Rooms) 29.09. Emma Ruth Rundle/ Jo Quail, London (The Dome) 30.09. Lingua Ignota/ Bruxa Maria/ Grave Lines, London (Olso) 03.10. Hide/ Kontravoid, London (Shacklewell Arms) 04.10. Talk Show/ PVA, London (The Lexington) 05.10. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard/ ORB/ Stonefield, London (Alexandra Palace) 06.10. Acid Tongue/ Winter Gardens, London (Sebright Arms) 07.10. Femur, London (The Waiting Room) 10.10. Miss June/ Pretty Sick, London (The Lexington) 11.10. Heirloom, London (The Social) 12.10. Dumb/ Yammerer/ Fat Earthers, London (Shacklewell Arms) 14.10. Jealous, London (Old Blue Last) 15.10. Just Mustard/ PVA, London (Sebright Arms) 16.10. JOHN, London (Shacklewell Arms) 17.10. Scalping/ The Claque, London (Electrowerkz) 18.10. Skating Polly/ She Makes War, London (The Lexington) 22.10. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets/ Crows/ Bitch Diesel, London (Electric Ballroom) 23.10. Working Men’s Club, Southampton (Heartbreakers) 24.10. Saint Agnes/ Souer, London (Dingwalls) 25.10. Black Midi/ 404/ Woom, London (Shacklewell Arms) 26.10. Lumer/ Peeping Drexels/ Lynks Afrikka, London (Windmill Brixton) 28.10. Mush, London (Shacklewell Arms) 29.10. Black Midi, London (Boiler Room) 29.10. Bambara, London (Sebright Arms) 30.10. Working Men’s Club/ Brian/ PVA, London (MOTH Club) 31.10. Madonnatron/ Sleep Eaters/ Leggs, London (Sebright Arms) 02.11. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets/ Calva Louise, Bremen (Tower) 05.11. B Boys/ Clockwork, London (The Victoria) 06.11. Heavy Lungs/ Guru, London (Camden Assembly) 10.11. Gnod/ Part Chimp, London (Dingwalls) 12.11. Boy Harsher, London (Scala) 13.11. Lightning Bolt, London (The Underworld) 14.11. Do Nothing/ Girls in Synthesis, London (Old Blue Last) 15.11. Dashboard Confessional, London (Kobalt Office) 15.11. ILL/ LibraLibra, London (The Victoria) 17.11. Long Teeth, London (Shacklewell Arms) 19.11. Boundaries/ Human Pet, London (Old Blue Last) 20.11. Avalanche Party/ Mice Ön Mars, London (The Shacklewell Arms) 22.11. Skinny Living, London (Kobalt Office) 22.11. Noise Noir, London (The Social) 23.11. Treeboy & Arc/ Happyness/ Lazarus Kane/ Sinead O’Brien, London (The Dome) 27.11. Deliluh, London (Peckham Audio) 29.11. Cruelty/ Haxon, London (The Monarch) 30.11. Ex:Re, London (Kings Place) 03.12. Julia Bardo/ Powerplant, London (The Social) 04.12. Calva Louise, London (Shacklewell Arms) 06.12. Strange Bones, London (Werkhaus) 07.12. Idles/ Metz, London (Ally Pally) 08.12. Metz/ Bad Breeding/ John, London (MOTH Club) 12.12. Sit Down/ Noise Noir/ Floral Schoppe, London (The Victoria) 13.12. YOWL/ Ugly, London (Peckham Audio) 13.12. Goat Girl/ Porridge Radio/ Powerplant, London (Venue MOT)

[kafkasgods]

Having just come back from grocery shopping for the week, the last thing Faaya was expecting when she came home was an elaborate spread of food that extended through her entire apartment. All sorts of dishes were placed on any and every available flat surface of her home. Brutus, and even, uncharacteristically, Judas, barked in excitement as soon as they saw her.

And of course they were full of energy, as Enyo had given them to her as dogs who thrive in fear, and who else could cause such a commotion but the teenagers—Phobos was kneeling on the ground rubbing Brutus’ head as he wagged a lamb chop in front of him and Deimos was flipping through songs on Faaya’s surround sound system.

“Hey! Go back, I like that one.” Phobos barked at his brother. Deimos made a face but complied, and Faaya had to assume because he wasn’t very pressed since she’d just arrived.

‘You’re such a fucking hoe, I love it…’ The strong bass song sounded off as Deimos greeted her with a sweetly saturated smile and took her bags for her.

“The amount of food in here is disproportionate to the amount of people here and I’m not letting in anyone else.” Free of hands now that Deimos was putting away her groceries, Faaya took her coat off and hung it up. “My neighbors are going to complain.”

“Like you give a shit!” Phobos called over, forcing Brutus to now dance for some meat.

As soon as Faaya seated herself at her dining table, Judas made his way over to her. He’d grown tall enough that she could pet him as he sat beside her chair. There was already a ||cup of sake|| in front of her, and whether it was her dad’s or her uncle’s, it didn’t matter. She was owed ||a drink|| for this.

“Any reason you decided to make my place the new Olympus?”

“It would’ve been funnier if you said ‘Tartarus.’” Phobos quipped back as he pulled up a chair of his own.

“Don’t tell me how to be funny.”

In his apparent good mood, Phobos lifted his shoulders and scooped too much caviar into his mouth.

“Actually Faaya,” Deimos had just finished the last of her groceries and Faaya latently wondered if they were actually in the right spot or if he put everything haphazardly. “I’m the one who’s celebrating.” He situated himself at the head of the table, slouching casually against his chair. “So Bentley’s suddenly cool, huh?”

“You think so?”

Deimos bobbed his head, giving a nod. His dark hair fell in front of his eyes and he lazily pushed it back. “Yeah, they’re almost a badass. You do good work.”

Faaya raised a brow. “What makes you think I did anything?”

“You weren’t very concerned about your friend.”

“I never seem concerned about much.”

Phobos pointed his spoon at her. The eggs of his caviar fell off. “You know what he means.”

“I’ve been asking you to do something about Bentley for like a decade. You’re telling me you didn’t take their ring?”

||Her cup was empty and Faaya leaned forward to pour herself another||. “No, I did. I didn’t know why you gave it to them in the first place. It seemed insulting and counterintuitive.”

“They were throwing a bitchfit and that’s what they wanted to finally shut up and join Ares.” He gestured to ||his own empty cup, indicating Faaya to pour him some||.

“I’m aware of that, but I figured you’d come up with something better.”

���I did,” Deimos lifted his ||sake|| to his mouth. “You.”

Phobos shot a finger gun towards his brother. “Yeah, and now you owe her. We don’t do anything for free.”

“Yeah, yeah, anyway, Faaya, what can Uncle Deimos get you?”

Things had turned out well for Deimos, but admittedly, Faaya hadn’t taken the ring for him. She’d done it of her own accord for Bentley’s good. It was just convenient she was on the same page as her uncle. But the idea of having a god’s favor in her back pocket was incredibly convenient. Of course, at the same time Faaya was thinking it, he shot her down.

“And I don’t do IOUs.”

“Fine then,” Faaya exhaled with some annoyance. There were a lot of things she could ask for in the moment. Things that could have probably helped her friends now. But Faaya had always been a big picture sort of person. At least when it came to having incredible forethought. So she answered, “I want a bigger part in the war. I’m not just my dad’s right hand or one of your lackeys. When shit hits the fan, I want to be informed and in charge.”

Deimos grinned and Phobos eyes grew crescent as he began laughing in delight as he looked between the two.

“Faaya Shah, I don’t think either of us would have it any other way.” He raised ||his sake cup to her and Faaya lifted hers towards it. Phobos swiped the bottle from across the table and they clicked their drinks in agreement||.

Deimos let out a sigh of contentment after he ||downed the last of his drink||. “Man, you really did get the best kid, Phobos.”

“Hey, you’re on your way. Bentley’s turning out decent. We’re great at this parenting shit.”

“Oh fuck yeah.”

Again, they ||clinked their glasses to their success||.

[leedsomics]

Multi omics analysis of fibrotic kidneys in two mouse models.

Related Articles Multi omics analysis of fibrotic kidneys in two mouse models. Sci Data. 2019 06 14;6(1):92 Authors: Pavkovic M, Pantano L, Gerlach CV, Brutus S, Boswell SA, Everley RA, Shah JV, Sui SH, Vaidya VS Abstract Kidney fibrosis represents an urgent unmet clinical need due to the lack of effective therapies and an inadequate understanding of the molecular pathogenesis. We have generated a comprehensive and combined multi-omics dataset (proteomics, mRNA and small RNA transcriptomics) of fibrotic kidneys that is searchable through a user-friendly web application: http://hbcreports.med.harvard.edu/fmm/ . Two commonly used mouse models were utilized: a reversible chemical-induced injury model (folic acid (FA) induced nephropathy) and an irreversible surgically-induced fibrosis model (unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)). mRNA and small RNA sequencing, as well as 10-plex tandem mass tag (TMT) proteomics were performed with kidney samples from different time points over the course of fibrosis development. The bioinformatics workflow used to process, technically validate, and combine the single omics data will be described. In summary, we present temporal multi-omics data from fibrotic mouse kidneys that are accessible through an interrogation tool (Mouse Kidney Fibromics browser) to provide a searchable transcriptome and proteome for kidney fibrosis researchers. PMID: 31201317 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] http://dlvr.it/R7vl8G

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"Art + Commerce: The Exhibition" is an exclusive glimpse the past, present and future of fashion photography. Showcasing iconic and unseen works by, to name a few, #PaoloRoversi, #SølveSundsbø, #WalterPfeiffer, #MaurizioCattelan & #PierpaoloFerrari, #GuyBourdin, #ErwinBlumenfeld, #CraigMcDean, #StevenMeisel, the show celebrates the 30th anniversary of the legendary agency @artandcommerce. Read the Q&A by @chiaranonino with co-presidents Nadine Javier-Shah and Philippe Brutus on vogue.it.

[kafkasgods]

faaya shah BOT 12/12/2020 life was quieter for faaya. she had a strict routine now that revolved around work and her dogs. there wasn’t a need to really think of things outside of that. but it was in the middle of setting their food out and keeping them company as they ate (brutus wouldn’t eat otherwise), that faaya realized she herself had forgotten to eat. for how long, she couldn’t even remember. maybe she picked at a minimuffin this morning? or yesterday? either way, she probably needed to get food.

despite her fridge being decently stocked, she couldn’t bring herself to cook anything. and she didn’t want to go to a restaurant, there were too many people. at the same time, while she desperately didn’t want to admit it, she didn’t want to be alone. with a quick text and a faster reply, faaya was off to the cabins.

“so what kind of leftovers are there?” she asked rafe as he opened his door. @Rafael Olmos December 14, 2020

rafe olmos BOT 12/14/2020 rafe wasn’t adjusting as well as he’d hoped. he slept through his six alarms, missed his morning shift. that could be easily remedied by claiming emotional distress. his house’s access to electricity was in and out, which was harder to fix. the power company politely apologizing for the inconvenience throughout, and while it didn’t fix the fact that his shower had turned freezing and pitch black midway through, he appreciated the gesture enough.

it was time to take stock of his own fridge’s questionable contents, and rafe set to cooking. there was extra attention to be paid, now that he couldn’t trust himself to know when something needed a good stir, or was about to burn. faaya’s text barely registered, but he remembered as she knocked on the door.

swinging it open, rafe didn’t wait to hear her out fully as he started back towards the kitchen, candles lighting the way where winter sunlight couldn’t. “hope you like eggs. i’ve just been making omelets.” [ @Faaya Shah ] December 15, 2020

faaya shah BOT 12/15/2020 admittedly, faaya was bewildered by the candles, but it only took a second to figure a power outage was to blame. though, she really did think the town had solved that issue days ago. “i could eat omelets.” still was better than anything else she’d conjure up. rafe’s homemade cooking was a treat she rarely got and there was something about homemade that made it all the better. “if you told me your power was out, i wouldn’t have bothered you.” faaya didn’t ask more about it. asking was just stress added onto his own. “is it warm enough for you?” she asked now considering the lack of a working heater. the coat she came in with stayed on. @Rafael Olmos December 17, 2020

rafe olmos BOT 12/17/2020 rafe’s shoulders lifted at faaya’s comment. “what, was i just supposed to let you starve?” he adopted a reasonable tone for the teasing question. he nudged the freshest of his creations towards her, the southwestern omelet, and set back to work on his next. “it comes and goes, though, so don’t be surprised if the lights turn back on in the middle of your meal.”

it was warm enough for him in the kitchen, between the fireplace and the gas range that he hadn’t really noticed the absence of central heating. “i think i’ll live despite tyche’s best efforts to the contrary.” as if in response to her name, the salt shaker tipped over, and rafe tossed a pinch over his shoulder before setting it to rights.

“besides, if you help me eat, you’re doing me a favor.” for the first time, as he whisked, rafe inspected faaya’s face as she settled into his kitchen. she looked withdrawn, which was definitely saying something for faaya. “why the long face, anyway?” [ @Faaya Shah ]

faaya shah BOT 12/17/2020 that certainly sucked for rafe, but there wasn’t anything she could do for him. giving him a sympathetic nod, faaya accepted his situation easily before pulling the plate closer. even in the dark, she could tell it was a better omelet anyone else might make. she cut into it, listening to rafe as he spoke. there was a bitterness in his tone that usually wasn’t there and faaya wondered if that was the reason she felt at ease in rafe’s company. birds of a feather flock together after all.

faaya blinked up at him, pausing in her meal, for a moment as he asked. given that she always looked unhappy, no one ever really picked up on it. she didn’t imagine rafe would. but he did. it made her want to be strangely honest. “i’ve just recently come to the conclusion i’m not a very good person. it’s not a bad thing, i’m just still getting used to the idea. so it’s that, paired along with the fact that my on-again off-again ex only gets back with me because it’s easy.” the fork clinked against the plate as she neatly sliced a bite. “i’ve gotten too comfortable after a decade. it’s not going to be like that anymore.”

lifting the food into her mouth, she chewed it, covering her mouth with her hand as she spoke. “does your long face have to do with tyche then?” @Rafael Olmos December 22, 2020

rafe olmos BOT 12/22/2020 faaya opened up a little and rafe listened, reserving his judgement until it she’d said everything she was thinking. objectively, he didn’t agree that she was necessarily bad, nobody existed on a black and white kind of binary like that, but arguing that ideology wasn’t really his style. “hey, who wants to be a good person, anyway? i bet it get’s boring as hell having to make all the right decisions.” his tone stayed light, even as her on-again off-again point remained heavy, hovering over his own head in a way he hadn’t considered. “i always knew there was a mid-forties divorcee in you somewhere, faaya. embrace the suck and move on to bigger and better.”

“oh, yeah, i’m no longer the favored grandchild so i can simply go fuck myself,” rafe answered, dumping his mixed eggs into the pan and sprinkling a few mushrooms mason had dropped off the other day into the mix. he had gruyere in the fridge somewhere, and doubled back to fetch it from memory. “that’s what i get for being just like my dad all the time. she’s always been bitter about dionysus like i got to choose my parents or something.” his mother never particularly tried to dissuade the goddess of the notion, but that tracked with her personality, too. [ @Faaya Shah ]

faaya shah BOT 12/22/2020 “my thoughts exactly.” the fork rested between her teeth, pressing down on her bottom lip as she praised rafe. the observation he made was amusing, she had to admit. “i’d never consider it, but i think i’d prefer mid-thirties widow, whose wealthy ex-husband died under mysterious circumstances.” giving it a small snort, she returned back to the meal at hand.

her gaze rose once again as rafe explained a very similar experience faaya was having, but he was fetching the cheese so he didn’t see the open, empathetic expression on her face. she ducked her head again upon his return, eyes on the eggs again. only a few bites in she asked, “do you have any hot sauce? and maybe orange juice.”

it took another second to actually address his situation. “there’s not much i can tell you that’ll do any good. if you hadn’t noticed, i’m not a walking boogeyman anymore.” faaya tried not to sound bitter. “they had us coasting on what they gave us and now we have to fend for ourselves. between you and me, i’m not fond of relying on anyone. gods or not. we’re just gonna have to tell them to go fuck themselves back, huh?”  @Rafael Olmos December 25, 2020

rafe olmos BOT 12/25/2020 faaya was thinking about something, rafe could tell from the way she turned away from him as he returned from the fridge. her request earned a chagrined sigh, and he doubled back to fetch the juice and the hot sauce. rafe listened as she continued, grabbing a glass and pouring her some juice, he only missed the rim of the glass for a moment before filling it and sliding it over to her and pouring another for himself.

“that’s the spirit! fuck ‘em.” as if on cue rafe remembered he had eggs cooking, and abandoned his orange juice toast in favor of trying to flip his omlette. it didn’t work, and he set to work scrambling the eggs all together in the pan. “honestly, i haven’t noticed. you just wore your natural intimidation for so long that i forget to check if there’s someone human underneath all that emotional armor.” rafe’s shoulders lifted. “just trusted your process, i guess. but, if it matters, i think it’ll be good for you. to work on your interpersonal relationships without the spookiness, y'know.” [ @Faaya Shah ]

faaya shah BOT 12/25/2020 faaya watched rafe cook as she sipped the orange juice he’d gotten her. having seen him cook in the past, there was something off about how there much more improvising than usual. it took a second to realize it was his own struggle with his newly found bad fortune. faaya chewed her eggs with a contemplative gaze on rafe. it might have seemed like inconveniences were small, but they added up and at some point, rafe was going to break. that frustration wore on a person. she wanted to say something, but he was right. it was both their journeys.

“so. you think my interpersonal relationships need work?” folding her hands together, chin resting on them, faaya blinked up feigning innocuous teasing at rafe. “i thought we were on pretty good terms. how would you like to improve our relationship, rafael?” @Rafael Olmos

rafe olmos BOT 12/25/2020 rafe’s hands defensively lifted after he neatly plated the eggs and set the pan well off to the side of the burner. muscle memory was something tyche couldn’t take from him, even if he felt just a little off-kilter. “i think we do great, i’m just your sounding board after all,” he pointed out. he leaned back against the counter, finally recovering the glass of juice he’d abandoned earlier. rafe spoke between sips. “but you came in mad about your ex so i figured there’s something to it. i wouldn’t be the responsible older one if i didn’t give good advice atleast once in a while.” [ @Faaya Shah ]

faaya shah BOT 12/25/2020 “i don’t need a sounding board,” faaya sniped back. “i’m always perfectly certain of all my decisions.” that wasn’t even a lie and was one of the things she prided herself on. “there’s really no need for you to be the responsible adult here. i don’t typically do stupid things. i appreciate it, but you don’t need to look after me.” though she said the words fully confident about them, she imagined it did lose some effect as she eyed the meal he’d made her that had been her first in a day or two. it wasn’t like he knew that. “and just so you know, i’m not mad about my ex. i'm probably more along the lines of acceptance. my time is worth more than spending in on people who don’t appreciate it.” faaya lifted her shoulders. “you should know what it’s like to be taken for granted. eventually, you just disassociate.” @Rafael Olmos

rafe olmos BOT 12/25/2020 “if you say so,” rafe offered after a moment. it sounded dubious at best, but he just grinned before pushing on. “i’m just saying if you wanted to talk through your decisions, and you weren’t wanting to feel dissociated, i would listen without offering any more opinions. not all of those consist of good advice.” he certainly wasn’t on a therapist's level, but usually his thought process was sound, atleast. finishing his juice, rafe rinsed his glass in the sink as his lights flickered back on. “good sign,” he pointed out, setting the glass into the drying rack. [ @Faaya Shah ]

faaya shah BOT 12/25/2020 “i’m good, rafe. promise.” faaya was unsure if she should feel a little offended at the fact he didn’t take her entirely serious. it was almost like he was humoring a child. he’d have to adapt eventually.

at the sudden brightness, faaya squinted, letting her eyes adjust slowly. “you know, i’m not the only one with problems.” just about finishing her plate, faaya washed it down with more juice and was content to just sit for a moment, decently fed. “aren’t you dealing with a lot more than your grandmother? brother, girlfriend, work.” faaya listed casually, letting him answer the vague references if he chose to. "i'm just as good a listener." @Rafael Olmos

rafe olmos BOT 12/25/2020 * tw  violence, monster mention*   his own tactics reflected back at him was a real eye opener. “do i always sound that annoying?” rafe asked after a moment, looking faaya up and down and trying to gauge whether he looked that smug when he talked, too. “besides, i have two brothers, so you’ll have to be more specific.” he didn’t really have too much of a bone to pick with either brandon or clem, so he was mostly just trying to protect himself from any more self-disclosure.

“if i wanted to talk about my problems i would probably have to have some first,” he pointed out. “outside of wards failing and being snowed into my job, i think things have been pretty normal lately. speaking of, i heard you stabbed a drakon with a scythe. i heard it was awesome.” [ @Faaya Shah ] December 26, 2020

faaya shah BOT 12/26/2020 answering his question, faaya gave a sympathetic nod. “brandon,” she specified, even if he might have been playing dumb. “i’ve known him a few years and while he’s been a little odd, i didn’t think he was the type to take a flamethrower to my club. i guess i’m just a little concerned.” that wasn’t the right feeling, but rafe had to be and she was just appealing to him, because if she was concerned at all, it was for rafe.

slipping off her seat, she took her empty dishes and piled them into the sink, lifting her sleeves to wash them. she could tell rafe was being difficult and if that was the case, then she wouldn’t pry. like she’d said, she was an adult and so was he. he knew what he could deal with. “hm?” it took a second for the words to catch up to her mind  having been said over the sound of running water.

“oh, yeah. no one’s really asked about that.” it’d been the least talked about thing from her end since all it’d been to her was making up for a fatal mistake. “we were caught in the snow—hadley, rune, lida, and i. after it was distracted, i ran up a tree and sliced it down its face. the others did the rest.” it was the easiest explanation. “keeping tabs on me?” faaya tossed her long hair back over her shoulder to twist her head to raise a brow at rafe. despite the suspicious look, her tone was light and airy. @Rafael Olmos