#sonya stefan

[heroesvow]

SHIPPING BIAS ( for those interested. Just ships that hold a special place in my heart for certain characters. ) if a certain ship isn't on here don't fear! ask about it.

AISHA SHEPARD. ( lesbian ) ships: ashley, tali, liara, miranda

ARCHIE. ( pansexual ) ships: matt

ALISTAIR. ( bisexual ) ships: warden, carver, bethany, cullen, isabela note: i will not write alistair / queen cousland, romantically. he dumps her no matter what when he becomes king because being manipulated isn't fun. force him to become king? get dumped.

BASTILA. ( pansexual ) ships: revan

CARVER. ( pansexual ) ships: alistair, merrill

CHLOE FRAZER. ( bisexual ) ships: nadine

CHROM. ( bisexual ) ships: sumia, robin, cordelia, cherche, frederick, stahl

CID. ( pansexual ) ships: clive

CLIVE. ships: jill, cid

DANSE. ( pansexual ) ships: sole survivor

DIAMANT. ( bisexual ) ships: ivy, amber

DOROTHEA. ( bisexual ) ships: petra, edelgard, sylvain, claude

HAWKE ( EREN ). ( gay ) ships: fenris

HAWKE ( ERIS ). ( lesbian ) ships: isabela, merrill

EZIO AUDITORE. ( bisexual ) ships: sofia, leonardo, la volpe

GAREN CROWNGUARD. ( bisexual ) ships: katarina, darius, jarvan, taric

HECTOR. ( bisexual ) ships: lyn, eliwood

IKE. ( gay ) ships: ranulf, boyd

ISABELA. ( bisexual ) ships: hawke, merrill, leliana, alistair, zevran

JACOB FRYE. ( bisexual ) ships: none thus far

JAINA TREVELYAN. ( bisexual ) ships: leliana, josephine, cullen, blackwall

JAYCE TALLIS. ( bisexual ) ships: mel, viktor

JOHN SHEPARD. ( bisexual ) ships: kaidan, miranda, tali, james, joker

JOHNNY CAGE. ( pansexual ) ships: kenshi, sonya

KAIDAN. ( bisexual ) ships: shepard, miranda, joker, tali

KITANA. ( bisexual ) ships: jade, liu kang, anyone except her relatives tbh

KENSHI. ( bisexual ) ships: so many, love johnny though!

LUXORD. ( bisexual ) ships: none thus far

MALCOLM GRAVES. ( gay ) ships: twisted fate

MICAIAH. ( bisexual ) ships: ??? note: i will not ship micaiah romantically with sothe.

MIRANDA. ( bisexual ) ships: shepard, jack, kaidan, tali

NATE. ( pansexual ) ships: elena and harry

NEPHENEE. ( lesbian ) ships: heather, mia, ilyana

NIKOLAI. ( gay ) ships: dorian, bull, krem, cullen, blackwall

SABER. ( bisexual ) ships: none thus far

SARAH FORTUNE. ( bisexual ) ships: none thus far

SILAS. ( bisexual ) ships: ???

SCOTT. ( bisexual ) ships: rafael, pablo, farmer, alice, suki, eva, macy, mark, kenny

STEFAN. ( gay ) ships: reyes, gil, liam, jaal, drack

TAROT. ( pansexual ) ships: morrigan, leliana, alistair, zevran

TIFA. ( bisexual ) ships: aerith

VESEMIR. ( bisexual ) ships: none thus far

XANDER. ( bisexual ) ships: silas, ryoma, kagero

[fe-smashorpass]

Favorite playable male and female characters from each mainline fe game

that no one asked for

(List under the cut)

Shadow dragon ~ Male: Cain | Female: Minerva

Gaiden/sov ~ Male: Python | Female: Sonya

(New) mystery ~ Male: Arlen | Female: Sheena

Genealogy of the holy war (gen 1) ~ Male: Claud | Female: Edain

Genealogy of the holy war (gen 2) ~ Male: Seliph | Female: Altena

Thracia ~ Male: Asbel | Female: Eyvel

Binding ~ Male: Astolfo | Female: Sue

Blazing ~ Male: Hector | Female: Isadora

Sacred stones ~ Male: Knoll | Female: Eirika

Path of radiance ~ Male: Stefan | Female: Titania

Radiant dawn ~ Male: Rafiel | Female: Nailah

Awakening (gen 1) ~ Male: Libra | Female: Miriel

Awakening (gen 2) ~ Male: Brady | Female: Noire

Fates (gen 1) ~ Male: Kaze | Female: Hana

Fates (gen 2) ~ Male: Siegbert | Female: Midori

Three houses ~ Male: Yuri | Female: Marianne

Engage ~ Male: Alfred | Female: Nel

[nem0c]

Vietnam War - Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, June 1968

Sourced from: http://natsmusic.net/articles_galaxy_magazine_viet_nam_war.htm

Transcript Below

We the undersigned believe the United States must remain in Vietnam to fulfill its responsibilities to the people of that country.

Karen K. Anderson, Poul Anderson, Harry Bates, Lloyd Biggle Jr., J. F. Bone, Leigh Brackett, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mario Brand, R. Bretnor, Frederic Brown, Doris Pitkin Buck, William R. Burkett Jr., Elinor Busby, F. M. Busby, John W. Campbell, Louis Charbonneau, Hal Clement, Compton Crook, Hank Davis, L. Sprague de Camp, Charles V. de Vet, William B. Ellern, Richard H. Eney, T. R. Fehrenbach, R. C. FitzPatrick, Daniel F. Galouye, Raymond Z. Gallun, Robert M. Green Jr., Frances T. Hall, Edmond Hamilton, Robert A. Heinlein, Joe L. Hensley, Paul G. Herkart, Dean C. Ing, Jay Kay Klein, David A. Kyle, R. A. Lafferty, Robert J. Leman, C. C. MacApp, Robert Mason, D. M. Melton, Norman Metcalf, P. Schuyler Miller, Sam Moskowitz, John Myers Myers, Larry Niven, Alan Nourse, Stuart Palmer, Gerald W. Page, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Lawrence A. Perkins, Jerry E. Pournelle, Joe Poyer, E. Hoffmann Price, George W. Price, Alva Rogers, Fred Saberhagen, George O. Smith, W. E. Sprague, G. Harry Stine (Lee Correy), Dwight V. Swain, Thomas Burnett Swann, Albert Teichner, Theodore L. Thomas, Rena M. Vale, Jack Vance, Harl Vincent, Don Walsh Jr., Robert Moore Williams, Jack Williamson, Rosco E. Wright, Karl Würf.

We oppose the participation of the United States in the war in Vietnam.

Forrest J. Ackerman, Isaac Asimov, Peter S. Beagle, Jerome Bixby, James Blish, Anthony Boucher, Lyle G. Boyd, Ray Bradbury, Jonathan Brand, Stuart J. Byrne, Terry Carr, Carroll J. Clem, Ed M. Clinton, Theodore R. Cogswell, Arthur Jean Cox, Allan Danzig, Jon DeCles, Miriam Allen deFord, Samuel R. Delany, Lester del Rey, Philip K. Dick, Thomas M. Disch, Sonya Dorman, Larry Eisenberg, Harlan Ellison, Carol Emshwiller, Philip José Farmer, David E. Fisher, Ron Goulart, Joseph Green, Jim Harmon, Harry Harrison, H. H. Hollis, J. Hunter Holly, James D. Houston, Edward Jesby, Leo P. Kelley, Daniel Keyes, Virginia Kidd, Damon Knight, Allen Lang, March Laumer, Ursula K. LeGuin, Fritz Leiber, Irwin Lewis, A. M. Lightner, Robert A. W. Lowndes, Katherine MacLean, Barry Malzberg, Robert E. Margroff, Anne Marple, Ardrey Marshall, Bruce McAllister, Judith Merril, Robert P. Mills, Howard L. Morris, Kris Neville, Alexei Panshin, Emil Petaja, J. R. Pierce, Arthur Porges, Mack Reynolds, Gene Roddenberry, Joanna Russ, James Sallis, William Sambrot, Hans Stefan Santesson, J. W. Schutz, Robin Scott, Larry T. Shaw, John Shepley, T. L. Sherred, Robert Silverberg, Henry Slesar, Jerry Sohl, Norman Spinrad, Margaret St. Clair, Jacob Transue, Thurlow Weed, Kate Wilhelm, Richard Wilson, Donald A. Wollheim.

[airlock]

CYL8 Nerding - Internal Top 20 (Akaneia - Tellius)

I think I usually count to the top 25 but I forgot about that until the last moment this year, whops

anyway, here's this year's best voted within their own continuities -- for Akaneia, Valentia, Jugdral, Elibe, Magvel and Tellius. the remainder will be up on another post soon!

AKANEIA (previous winners: Marth) #1: Caeda (1542 votes) #2: Catria (979 votes) #3: akaneia!Tiki (752 votes; 1658 with TMS #FE!Tiki) #4: Minerva (585 votes) #5: Katarina (503 votes) #6: Palla (441 votes) #7: Navarre (421 votes) #8: Ogma (383 votes) #9: Merric (324 votes) #10: Linde (288 votes) #11: Clarisse (281 votes) #12: m!Kris (277 votes; 476 with f!Kris) #13: Camus (270 votes; 418 with Zeke, Sirius) #14: Gordin (252 votes) #15: Wrys (236 votes) #16: Jeorge (232 votes) #17: Xane (225 votes) #18: Aran (222 votes) #19: f!Kris (199 votes) #20: Michalis (192 votes)

VALENTIA (previous winners: Celica, Alm) #1: Berkut (1342 votes) #2: Catria (979 votes) #3: Delthea (508 votes) #4: Mae (472 votes) #5: Palla (441 votes) #6: Rinea (355 votes) #7: Faye (345 votes) #8: Clair (257 votes) #9: Kliff (251 votes) #10: Lukas (230 votes) #11: Genny (223 votes) #12: Python (216 votes) #13: Saber (199 votes) #14: Sonya (174 votes) #15: Jesse (167 votes) #16: Conrad (141 votes) #17: Leon (128 votes) #18: Mathilda (122 votes) #19: Gray (119 votes) #20: Silque (118 votes)

=JUGDRAL (previous winners: Seliph) #1: Sigurd (8058 votes) #2: Leif (5855 votes) #3: Finn (1245 votes) #4: Reinhardt (1242 votes) #5: Ayra (902 votes) #6: Julia (780 votes) #7: Ishtar (689 votes) #8: Arvis (583 votes) #9: Larcei (429 votes) #10: Eldigan (428 votes) #11: Mareeta (331 votes) #12: Linoan (323 votes) #13: Lachesis (295 votes) #14: Lewyn (293 votes) #15: Deirdre (275 votes) #16: Oifey (256 votes) #17: Homer (239 votes) #18: Ced (232 votes) #19: Olwen (230 votes) #20: Julius (222 votes)

ELIBE (previous winners: Lyn, Roy, Hector, Eliwood) #1: Lilina (2519 votes) #2: Sonia (2272 votes) #3: Nino (1769 votes) (nice) #4: Ninian (1218 votes) #5: Athos (630 votes) #6: Lloyd (558 votes) #7: Idunn (462 votes) #8: Fae (441 votes) #9: Sophia (380 votes) #10: Fir (371 votes) #11: Wolt (364 votes) #12: Florina (357 votes) #13: Lucius (326 votes) #14: Rutger, also Igrene (322 votes) #15: Matthew (307 votes) #16: Raven (262 votes) #17: Shanna (261 votes) #18: Nergal (255 votes) #19: Serra (244 votes) #20: Canas (243 votes)

MAGVEL (previous winners: Ephraim, Eirika) #1: Lyon (3475 votes) #2: L'Arachel (793 votes) #3: Seth (700 votes) #4: Marisa (611 votes) #5: Myrrh (597 votes) #6: Lute (567 votes) #7: Joshua (428 votes) #8: Garcia (356 votes) #9: Amelia (326 votes) #10: Franz (323 votes) #11: Tana (276 votes) #12: we die like Glen (246 votes) #13: we also die like Ismaire (234 votes) #14: Cormag (201 votes) #15: Forde (195 votes) #16: Innes (194 votes) #17: Moulder (177 votes) #18: Knoll (148 votes) #19: Ross (127 votes) #20: Valter (122 votes)

TELLIUS (previous winners: Ike, Micaiah, Soren) #1: Black Knight (5084 votes; 5831 with Zelgius) #2: Elincia (3533 votes) #3: Mia (2637 votes) #4: Nephenee (1548 votes) #5: Stefan (913 votes) #6: Altina (773 votes) #7: Zelgius (747 votes) #8: Tormod (739 votes) #9: Ranulf (709 votes) #10: Edward (660 votes) #11: Mist (621 votes) #12: Titania (530 votes) #13: Volug (482 votes) #14: Tibarn (469 votes) (nice) #15: Boyd (418 votes) #16: Shinon (411 votes) #17: Sothe (392 votes) #18: Ilyana (369 votes) (nice) #19: Sanaki (353 votes) #20: Leonardo (350 votes)

[creativemorningsaustin]

Give it up for our musical guests!

We believe that live music is the heart beat of Austin's creative scene. So, each month, we invite a local musician to kick off our event with a short but mighty set.

Here is a running list of our musical guests… 

Mount Gretna - September 2024

The Soul Supporters - August 2024

THEBROSFRESH - July 2024

The Maxilus Project - June 2024

Christabel Lin - May 2024

Uncle Roy and Spice - April 2024

PAACK - March 2024

Daniel Fears - February 2024

Angel White - January 2024

Kelsi Creek - December 2023

Henry Invisble - November 2023

Tje Austin - October 2023

Jonny Jukebox - September 2023

Caleb de Casper - August 2023

Mama Birds - July 2023

Cecelia and the Broken Hearts - June 2023

Christina Marrs & Nevada Newman - May 2023

Craig Marshall - April 2023

Lou Priest (Kate Priestly) - March 2023

Jenny Parrott - February 2023

Rey Arteaga - January 2023

Lisa Marshall - December 2022

Time Traveling Wizard People - November 2022

Carolyn Trowbridge - October 2022

Leti Garza - September 2022

Poet Hawkins - August 2022

Urban Heat - July 2022

Zack Morgan and Eddie Robbins - June 2022

Ms. Mack - May 2022

Landry McMeans - April 2022

Nico Sanchez (from Superfonicos) - March 2022

Jonathan Horstmann (from Urban Heat), Mama Duke, and Kalu James (from Kalu & The Electric Joint) - February 2022

Jordan Matthew Young - January 2022

Kamilla and Stefan - December 2021

Mama Duke - November 2021

Ana Barajas - September 2021

Ray Prim - August 2021

Lesly Reynaga - July 2021

Savannah Red - June 2021

Miggy Milla - May 2021

Alesia Lani - March 2021

Sonya Jevette -Febuary 2021

Scott Strickland - January 2021

Henry Invisible - December 2020

Qi Dada (from Riders Against the Storm) - November 2020

Kalu James (from Kalu & The Electric Joint) - October 2020

Lisa Marshall - September 2020

Kate Priestley - August 2020

D Madness - July 2020

Dave Scher & Andrea Magee - June 2020

Ley Line - April 2020

Woody Russell - March 2020

Barbara Nesbitt - February 2020

MJ Torrance - January 2020

Matt Smith - December 2019

Ley Line - November 2019

Joseph Mach - October 2019

Eric Hanke - September 2019

Joanna Howerton and Michael Cross - August 2019

John Gaar - July 2019

John Pointer - June 2019

Guy Forsyth & Jeska Bailey - May 2019

Kathy and the Kilowatts - April 2019

Phil Hurley - March 2019

Lance Keltner - February 2019

Dave Scher - January 2019

MJ Torrance - December 2018

The Wiley Brothers - November 2018

Barbara Nesbitt - October 2018

Matt Smith - August 2018

Ben Balmer - July 2018

Eric Bettencourt - June 2018

John Arthur Martinez - May 2018

Brad Tretola - April 2018

Cynthia Lee Fontaine - March 2018

The Watters - February 2018

Michael Cross - January 2018

Jane Ellen Bryant - December 2017

Matt Giles Band - November 2017

Jamiee Harris - October 2017

Gabriel Santiago - September 2017

Alyse Black - August 2017

Leeann Atherton - July 2017

Fairbanks and the Lonesome Light - June 2017

Aaron Lack Steelband - May 2017

Danny Britt - April 2017

Guy Forsyth - March 2017

MJ Torrance - February 2017

The Reverent Few - January 2017

Sandee Conroy / Singing Bowl Lady - December 2016

Charlie Piece / Chocktaw Wildfire - November 2016

Eric Bee - October 2016

Skye Strickler - September 2016

Erez - August 2016

Grace Pettis - July 2016

Beth Lee and the Breakups - June 2016

Eric Baptiste / The Reeling Kind - May 2016

Uncle Lucius - April 2016

Jitterbug Viper - March 2016

Blind Leads the Blind - February 2016

Ghost Wolf - January 2016

Dave Scher - December 2015

Charlie Belle - November 2015

Alien Knife Fight - October 2015

Kacy Crowly - September 2015

Colin Gilmore - August 2015

Darden Smith - July 2015

Brandon Callie - June 2015

David Hamburger - May 2015

BeatRoot - April 2015

Britny Lobas and Ray Kainz - March 2015

Elijah Ford - February 2015

Nano Whitman - January 2015

Taylor and the Wild Now - December 2014

Elsa Cross - November 2014

Eric Bettencourt - October 2014

Julian Acosta - August 2014

Graham Reynolds - July 2014

Little Brave - June 2014

Nick & Paige - May 2014

Whalers - April 2014

Duncan Fellows - March 2014

Growl - February 2014

Matt Hines (of the Eastern Sea) - December 2013

Matt McCloskey - September 2013

Kathryn Legendre - October 2013

Leah Nobel - September 2013

Good Field - August 2013

Matt McCloskey - July 2013

Charlie Gore - May 2013

Taylor Baker - April 2013

[newagesispage]

                                                               SEPTEMBER  2024 

THE RIB PAGE 

In Japan we have the phrase Shoshin which means beginner’s mind... this does not mean a closed mind, but actually an empty mind and a ready mind. If your mind is empty it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few. - Shunryu Suzuki 

***** 

Tim Walz is the man of the month. What is there not to like? The 60 year old grew up in Nebraska, taught in China, was a football coach, speaks mandarin, Gov. of the Viking state, retired from Army Guard after 24 years, U.S. Rep., made abortion safe, legal and protected and brought universal background checks to Minnesota, on the agriculture committee, gave free meals to school children, raised taxes on business’s and the wealthy, banned conversion therapy, made it illegal to ban books because of LGBTQ+ characters and helped with the gay/ straight alliance. Those who know him say he is smart, fearless, happy and nice. He is great at complex issues and making them palatable to the rest of us. Sometimes things just fall into place!! ** about Trump Vance: They’re running for the man’s woman haters club or something. - Tim Walz ** If Walz wins, his Lt. Gov. Will be the first woman Gov. Of Minnesota. Peggy Flanagan, of the White Earth band of Ojibwe, would also be the first Native American to govern a state. She is already the highest ranking Native American elected to office. ** Hooray for the good vibe ticket!! 

***** 

I just learned that Tim Walz wants to go on the road with Marty Short. - Steve Martin ** People are thrilled that Maya Rudolph seems to be coming back to play Kamala Harris on SNL. ** Violent crime was up when Trump was President, and that’s not even counting the crimes he committed. - Tim Walz/ There is truth in that because the crime rate has plummeted under Biden. ** The right likes to call him Tampon Tim because he gave free hygiene products away. Ok, that is a good thing. They also like to say he mishandled the George Floyd murder. There is audio footage of Trump telling him he did a great job. Which is it? ** Re: Walz as Gov. “I fully agree with the way he handled it. He’s an excellent guy.” - Trump ** Vance and Walz both drink diet Dew?? Really?? 

***** 

Scott McCreery stopped his show because he saw a guy hit a woman. They dragged the  culprit out. 

***** 

Billy Porter and Alan Cumming will produce Super Daddy. 

***** 

The rug mine looks like a wonderful way to get handmade Afghan rugs and help families. 

***** 

Mae Whitman had a baby. 

***** 

Carl Weathers was given a posthumous star on the Walk of Fame. Tim Burton is next on Sept. 3. 

***** 

Peoria, Il mayor Rita Ali presented the key to the city to the Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Chief Craig Harper. 

***** 

A British man climbed the Eiffel tower at the end of the Olympics in Paris. 

***** 

Days alert: So glad to see Paul and Andrew, two of the best characters. I wish they would flesh them out a bit. ** Emily O’Brien is out. ** Oh, don’t kill off Melinda Trask and thanks for a real storyline for her!!!!! More!!!! ** One of the best scenes I have seen in a while is EJ enjoying Gabby and Stefan fighting. Delicious!! ** I thought Melissa reeves was coming back?? ** Little Thomas gets better and better!! ** Gabi and EJ? Yuck!! ** Nicole and Daniel or Arianne Zucker and Shawn Christian have finally tied the knot. The August 17 wedding was rustic and elegant. 

***** 

A Texas middle school has banned all black outfits. I think I would have quit school. 

***** 

Gov. Pritzker asked Sangamon Co. Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign after the death of Sonya Massey. 

***** 

Actual headline I saw: JoJo Siwa would ‘not say hi’ to Candace Cameron Bure after feud. Why the fuck is this a headline?? I know I can get in the weeds sometime about stupid Hollywood gossip but who cares anything about this? 

***** 

It’s Turkel Time. 

***** 

Kroger has admitted to price gauging. 

***** 

Ridley Scott has put out a 3.5 hour director’s cut of Napoleon. 

***** 

A Thai court found chef Daniel Bronchalo has been guilty of the premeditated murder of Edwin Arteaga. 

***** 

The PRRI has released statistics that about 27% of the U.S. has no religion. 

***** 

JD Vance put a big ‘Kamala Chaos’ sign behind him at a rally. People stood in front of the sign so it just read: Kamala. It looked like he was endorsing her for President. ** Here’s why you should hire union stagehands and stage designers. - The International alliance of theatrical stage employees. ** Why won’t Trump and Vance talk about the future? It is all about the past grievances of the rich white man. Please!!** At least the press if finally getting bolder about calling out their lies. ** I can’t help but wonder why I never hear Trump kvetching about his assassination attempt. The man bitches about everything and nothing about this. Why? ** Also.. Why do they want so much government in their business? The right wants government in every part of our life except when it comes to guns then hands off. ** Trump’s website was full of an AI generated Taylor Swift which he claims to know nothing about. For a ‘brilliant businessman’ he never seems to know much of anything. He never seems to know anything when asked about business dealings, his campaign or his Presidency. ** Harris can go to Hell. - JD Vance 

***** 

Some in the media think that there is a certain unfairness against the right sometime. Bull!! They do not bend over backward for the left like I feel the mainstream media always has for them. I really hate us and them but to make this point, I will use that. I can remember back with Reagan and the Bush’s getting to say any damn thing and it was often just accepted by interviewers (weapons of mass destruction/ Iran Cantra anyone? ). Yes, some called them out but look what Trump has gotten by with for far too long and how much air time he gets. ** It is disconcerting to me that there is always a certain desperation in the right. I do not see much empathy or sympathy in the right- wing media, it seems robotic. 

***** 

Mind your own damn business. - Tim Walz 

***** 

Former NFL player Gosder Cherilus was on a flight from Boston to Dublin when the plane had to turn back when he urinated on another passenger. 

***** 

Venezuela had a blackout that hit most of their land. Was it electrical sabotage or a poor power structure. 

***** 

Was there really a 6- hour bidding war for Babe Roth’s jersey? 

***** 

World famous Big Al’s was shuttered after the liquor license was suspended. 

***** 

Trump media lost $60 mil in recent postings. ** Trump played the Titanic theme at a rally. ** In no way is this use authorized. And really, THAT song? - Celine Dion **Abba is ticked about their own songs that he has used. ** Jack White is also unhappy and has threatened to sue. Don’t even think about using my music you fascists. - Jack White ** Trump also used a Foo Fighters song, My Hero. Their response: Any royalties received as a result of this usage will be donated to the Harris’ Walz campaign. Yes, As much as the Republicans steal music, this should become a regular occurrence. Telling them to stop does not work and they just do what they want. Legal battles just bring him more publicity. ** Trump feels like he isn’t getting enough attention so he keeps scheduling press conferences where he tells us more grievances. He stood in front of groceries in what looked like a grade school demo. * * Where can I buy those cute little tiny tic tacs?? ** We couldn’t help but notice a giant Israeli flag at one showing. ** And why are there always those dudes who lose their mind over religion and power to the exclusion of everyone else like Ryan Walter and Josh Hawley? And when they don’t get their way, they get apoplectic? What is this nonsense   with ‘required to incorporate the Bible as part of the curriculum in grades 5-12' ?? I am incapable of understanding why many on the right seem to want to live in 1850. ** Trump seems to be coming to the end of his idolatry. In the beginning, everything bounces off him, he can do no wrong. Now everything sticks and he can do no right. Go away pet rock. 

***** 

Isn’t it weird that as children we watched cartoons that often had a representation of a loud, rich buffoon type? Now we see that walking talking cartoon every day. 

***** 

A Federal judge threw out felony charges against Louisville officers Jaynes and Meany in regards to the murder of Breonna Taylor. The judge claims the legal cause of her death was her boyfriend, Ken Walker shooting at police. He did not know they were cops when they broke in. Another officer, Kelly Goodlett pled guilty in 2022. A fourth, Brett Hankison had a hung jury. ** Louisville has paid $2 mil to Ken Walker. 

***** 

Justin and Hailey Beiber have had a baby, Jack blues Bieber. 

***** 

A home without books is a boring home. - Hobart NY 

***** 

C’mon.. Labeling for AI or else!! ** Only 20% of adults in the U.S. are on X. Let’s make that more, more, more!!! Boycott X !! Can’t a person with a conscious start a twitter like experience? 

***** 

Mia Farrow and Patti Lupone are on Broadway in the Roommate. 

***** 

Amber Ruffin’s talk show was cancelled so quietly that I did not even know. What the Fuck Peacock?? I have been so waiting for that next season. 

***** 

A judge in Brazil has suspended X. 

***** 

The most popular baby names of 2023 according to the Social Security Administration were Olivia and Liam. Others were Charlotte, Oliver and Noah. Some states stand alone in the names they prefer. Hawaii loves Isla and Wyoming loves Evelyn and Henry. The fastest rising names in popularity are Eiden and Kaeli. Mateo is new to the list. 

***** 

The Hollywood Walk of Fame welcomed Vince Vaugn. 

***** 

Tyrone Wood married Faye Harris. 

***** 

It seems Norah O’Donnell is out of the anchor chair at CBS. John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois are taking over. ** It was more than a little disappointing to read that Ms. O’Donnell would be replaced by 2 men. - Katie Couric 

***** 

I really wish that Musk and Rowling would just be quiet! And stay away from Americapac from Elon. In some states, they do help you register to vote but if you live in say, Georgia, they may take a bunch of personal info and end with a thank you. Some seem to never get registered. Hmmm. ** And what the fuck was with that Scary Clown/ Elon interview?? It started late and it just seemed to be 2 out of touch old white guys bitching. Trump, who loves to fire people was so impressed with Musk and the way he fires strikers. They told us all we need to know. ** Donald Trump is a scab. - Shawn Fain ** The rich think we’re stupid. - Shawn Fain 

***** 

House republicans put out their impeachment report accusing Biden of helping his relatives receive millions. Of course, they released it on the day he was to appear at the DNC. They love to twist the knife. There was no evidence of the things they think he has done. Now they will investigate Harris. 

***** 

We may well come to the conclusion that the only high crime that requires congress to impeach, convict and remove a President from office is that of trying to hold onto office beyond his elected term. - Ted Koppel 

***** 

I scream, you scream, the police come, it’s awkward. 

***** 

The Fugees were set to tour but things were suddenly cancelled. ** Usher postponed his tour due to a neck injury. 

***** 

President Biden has designated the site of the 1908 Springfield race riots a national monument. 

***** 

Nelly was arrested at a casino for drug possession. ** 4 suspects were arrested in the death of Johnny Wactor. 

***** 

Adam Sandler has a Netflix special, Love you. 

***** 

Here the people rule. - Gerald Ford 

***** 

Sexual harassment news: Francis Ford Coppola is in a but if hot water as some say he got a little too friendly with young girls on the set. 

***** 

San Fransisco was a great city 15 years ago. - Scary Clown 45 commenting on the city when Kamala Harris was the DA there. 

***** 

Have we really let one weird dude change this country? 

***** 

Is it me or have there been a lot of stories recently about people falling?? 

***** 

Searchlights ‘A Real Pain’ with Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin has moved its release date from Oct. 18 to Nov. 1. 

***** 

Montreal now allows 24 - hour drinking!!!!! 

***** 

Is Josh Sutter, an extreme right wing, white supremacist, satanist, who wrote about murder and pedophilia still an FBI informant? ** If Kamala really is black, have her say the N word, let the people decide for themselves. - Kevin Sorbo 

***** 

Check out the Afghan literacy foundation. 

***** 

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed- let it be the great strong land of love where never Kings connive nor tyrants’ scheme that any man be crushed by one above. - Langston Hughes 

***** 

Robby Benson is still so hot! 

***** 

Oasis is heading back toward each other. 

***** 

Can’t wait for Murder in a small town on Sept. 24. The cast includes James Cromwell, Stana Katic and Rossif Sutherland. 

***** 

I haven’t seen Cheerios in a long time. - Scary Clown 45 ** The Presidential medal of Freedom is better than the Medal of Honor because soldiers are in bad shape or dead. - Scary Clown 45 

***** 

Victoria Jackson has an inoperable tumor. 

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Meanwhile, Robert Kennedy brought a dead bear to Central Park about 10 years ago. Kennedy has suspended his campaign but will stay on the ballot where it does not seem to matter. Otherwise, he endorses Trump and many of his relatives are surely rolling in their graves. He’s as bad as Uncle Teddy. Trump now says he will release the JFK assassination files. Yep, start running National Enquirer headlines to get voters. Trump and RFK Jr. Seem the scandal sheet type so that sounds about right. RFK Jr. Seems a lot like Trump, spoiled rich boy who loves to whine. ** Tulsi Gabbard has also slithered up to the Don. ** Over 1000 venture capitalists have endorsed Harris. Over 200 staffers from former Republican campaigns have endorsed Harris. 

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Russia, the U.S. and others had a prisoner exchange. Leaving Russia was Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Vladimir Kara- Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, Ilya Yashin, Oleg Orlov, Sasha Skochilenko, Lilia Chanysheva, Ksenia Fadeyeva, Vadim Ostanin, Kevin Lik, Rico Krieger, Demuri Voronin, Patrick Schoebel and   German Moyzhes. 

***** 

The U.S. Capitol will put a statue of Johnny Cash in Statuary Hall. 

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Angelina Jolie will play Maria Callas. 

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Punkie Johnson and Molly Kearney are leaving SNL. 

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Hello militant religious right.. Could you stop whining about everything else in the whole wide world and concentrate on your own house? I don’t want all that bitching in my life. Leave the rest of us alone. Make sure you know what you are talking about and are not jumping to Last Supper conclusions. ** We’re extremely normal people. - Donald Trump 

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Trump turned Christian. - John Oliver ** In 2016, 5 days before the election, an Egyptian National Bank released $10 mil at the same time that Trump added $10 mil to his campaign. Egypt’s President became one of his first guests at the White House. Trump called him one of his favorite dictators. The investigation into this was shut down. Scary Clown gave millions in military aid to Abdel Fattah – el- Sisi. ** Why does he hate the military so much?? Part of the shock of the blue wave is that, yes, we do have liberals in the middle of the country, not just the coast. 

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Arlington cemetery had an incident with Trump and his team on Aug 26. There is a hard rule at Arlington of no photos et al for political purposes but of course they had to. The U.S. Army issued a rebuke to the Trump campaign and told of a physical assault on a cemetery employee. They are not pressing charges. 

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The election interference case against Trump has been revised since the Supreme Court ruling. Jack Smith edited the original indictment and brought 4 charges. 

***** 

The Librarians: The Next Chapter will move from the CW to TNT. 

***** 

Get ready, NFL Pre-season is here. The Vikings are looking good. 

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NASCAR has fined Denny Hamlin 75 points, 10 playoff points and fined his crew chief, Chris Gabehart $100,000. Apparently, Toyota rebuilt his winning engine before NASCAR’s inspection. He drops to 6th in standings. 

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J Lo has filed for divorce. ** Judge Mathis and wife Linda are divorcing after 39 years. 

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Kurt Busch was arrested and charged with DWI and with careless and reckless driving. The incident took place in North Carolina on August 13. 

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5 people have been arrested in connection with Matthew Perry’s death. 

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A county clerk, Tina Peters, was found guilty of 4 felony charges in Colorado. The case involves her giving an unauthorized person access to election equipment. 

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A confederate monument in Georgia has been replaced with a tribute to John Lewis. 

***** 

Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey are engaged. 

***** 

All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal 

***** 

Jeff Goldblum saved a fly when he guest -hosted Kimmel. 

***** 

Did Trump violate the Logan act?  

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Fox is still talking about the birther dilemma? What, they see Obama for a few minutes at the convention and it starts right back up? 

***** 

Will the Presidential debate happen? Fingers crossed for Sept. 10. The VP debate should take place on Oct. 1. ** People are talking about Vance and his crossdressing pic from the past. We seem to have another George Santos or Roy Cohn on our hands. Vance is an opponent of LGBTQ+ rights unless it comes to himself. ** The swift boat ads were much like the Vance couch story.. Horseshit! ** Bill Maher called him Andrew Dice Vance. ** Michael Cohen claims that the Trump realm knows his tells. When Trump starts the accordion hands, he’s lying. ** Anti- abortion activist Lila Rose is threatening to pull support for Trump if he don’t get it together on abortion. It’s disappointing today- but perhaps he personally lacks principle on this issue. - Lila Rose 

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Single childhood households now stand at 47%. 

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Nathalie Fay was charged with domestic battery. 

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Puddle of Mudd singer, Wes Scantlin was brought in for a disorderly traffic stop and resisted arrest when it was found there was a warrant. 

***** 

Janet Jackson is headed for a Vegas residency. 

***** 

People showed up in over 100 theatres to watch 73 minutes of cat videos. 

***** 

Stranger Things is coming to Broadway in 2025. 

***** 

CBS news Fin Gomez is great. Who is this guy? 

***** 

Season 2 of Monsters is coming on Sept.19. This season is the Menendez Brothers with Javier Bardem, Chloe Sevigny, Nocholas Alexander Chavez, Cooper Koch, Nathan Lane and Leslie Grossman. 

***** 

Actor Akili McDowell has been charged with murder and theft and will go to court on Oct. 9 

***** 

Hamas leader, Mohammed Deif was killed. ** Sinwar has taken over as leader. That name should catch on. 

***** 

The U.S. Justice Department found that Texas routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at 5 detention facilities. They routinely used excessive force, failed to protect them from sexual abuse and discrimination against children with disabilities.  

***** 

Bangladesh’ Prime Minister Sheilch Hasina has resigned and left the country. 

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The French pole vaulter, Anthony Ammirati was the talk of the Paris Olympics. ** Antisemitism was on full display at the Olympics. During Israel’s men soccer bout, there were Nazi salutes and Heil Hitler’s. until the hate mongers were taken out of the stadium. 

***** 

A plot was allegedly foiled in Austria. Taylor Swift cancelled those dates. 

***** 

Banksy put animal pics all over London. 

***** 

Ukraine is inside Russia but now Russia has upped their destruction. 

***** 

Picking Tim Walz was Harris’ mistake. - Matt K. Lewis ** I think Shapiro would have been the mistake. She needs that Midwest thing. ** Markets are soaring, inflation is at its lowest since 2021, prices are down and if telling the truth, the right does not have much to bitch about. ** Some folks got upset about a blackface pic of Walz. Turns out it was actor John Slattery. 

***** 

LULAC endorsed Harris/ Walz. It is the first time that the Latino group has endorsed a Presidential candidate. 

***** 

Iran may have hacked the Trump campaign. 

***** 

George Santos pled guilty to fraud. He also lost his lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel. 

***** 

Michael Madsen was arrested on domestic battery charges. 

***** 

The first in home syphilis test is here. 

***** 

Nancy Pelosi was interrupted by protestors when she was a guest on Colbert. The host let them ask and let her answer. 

***** 

Tim Curry is starring in Stream, his first feature since 2010. Dee Wallace, Daniel Roebuck, Tony Todd, Tim Reid, Terry Kiser and Danielle Harris also star. 

***** 

I liked the Robert Costa interview with Biden. He only really misspoke once with the “If Trump wins” line. Give the old Pres a break!! Of course, age is a factor but I notice Biden gets more confused when speaking about Trump than anything. I think he just gets so worked up about the damage that guy causes as anybody with a brain would. Biden is sort of like Goerge Washington in that he was selfless and did not do things for the glory. ** Speaking of interviews, why is everybody bitching about Harris doing a big interview?? She finally took Walz and had a talk with Dana Bash. Then they bitched that she did not do the interview alone.  Trump and his ilk run their campaign any way they want so leave her alone, she’s doing great!! ** I don’t really get why reporters are jumping on these little things like if he held a weapon and the difference in fertility treatments. It seems so unimportant in the big scheme and compared to Trump’s actions. They are hitting hard on the fracking because it is important to say, western Pennsylvania and that is a critical state. Flip flop or just a change of thought after more research? 

***** 

August is such a bad murder month. 

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It is time for a great nationwide late nite chick show!! ** I miss U Amber Ruffin!! But, I’ll keep watching for you on Seth!! 

***** 

The DNC put on the party of the year. Talking heads were freaking out about the possible violence and comparisons to 1968. The protests were minimal and the event was a great success. I was riveted. A Kamala rally looks like America. A Trump rally looks terrifying. You know things are going in the right direction when the speeches bring tears to your eyes, in a good way. There is nothing like a great political speech and the Democratic convention this year was loaded with them. Jason Isbelle sounded great. Harris popped in the first night for a few minutes. Tony Goldwyn and Kerry Washington reunited. Love the ‘Not going back’ slogan but they could do better than We fight, we win. We vote, we win is better! ** I could have used a little less razzle dazzle and a little more of the numbers but hey.. Politics as fun? .. We are in serious need of that. I want people to be excited to participate, not angry. Jill Biden, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama were awesome. Woman Power was showing up on that stage!! It seems so appropriate that the women were the ones to shine. ** Re: all the excitement and enthusiasm of the convention: I think it’s gonna hurt his brain. - Gretchen Whitmer ** Rafael Warnock and Jim Clyburn were great too. ** It is amazing how different crowds can be. They could be a bit too zealous because it seemed to affect timing of the lower rung speakers. The second night lagged because they had to take the panorama picture but otherwise, flawless. ** Yes, the roll call was one of the best times of the year but I must say American Samoa seemed like the most fun!! The states mentioned their prides like Keith Richards and David Letterman. Celebs helped out from Sean Astin and Wendall Pierce to Lil’ Jon and Spike Lee. Sometimes the Governors called out their choice. ** Missouri mentioned they will fire Josh Hawley. Fingers crossed. I did wonder if the music was too loud as some of the states seem confused. Wisconsin wore cheese heads. Tammy Duckworth walked out! Stevie Wonder was awesome. Mindy Kaling seemed to be listing her credits. I hope we see a lot more of the next generation like Jack Schlossberg and Jason Carter. They were fab!! Gasps happened when they announced Oprah! Best lines: The Michigan AG mentioned that the right would have to take her wedding ring off of her, “cold dead gay hand.” also Michelle Obama with, “Who’s gonna tell him the job he’s trying to get might be one of those black jobs.”  and affirmative action of generational wealth.” ** Gus Walz was so adorable and how refreshing to see a kid proud of their parent.  ** There were republicans there too with the message, “If you vote for Harris, you’re not a democrat, you’re a patriot.” ** But I think the best moment was when we heard from the exonerated 5. The heartbreaking speech about what NY and Trump put them thru made quite an impression. 45 wanted us not alive.- Yusef** The only real miss was not letting someone speak just for Palestine. The entire affair was raw yet professional and slick. The ratings were great. The word of the night was freedom. 

***** 

Kamala and Tim: You had me at complete sentences. - Tazewell county Democrats 

***** 

All 100,000 balloons for the DNC were biodegradable. 55 balloon artists volunteered their time. ** And now the bus tour. Awesome!! 

***** 

Tim Walz’s children are nobody’s going nowhere. - Mike Crispi ** Ann Coulter had a similar sentiment with, “talk about weird.” 

***** 

R.I.P. Daniel Selznick, victims of India landslides, Patti Yasutake, Beat King, Connie Chiume, Billy Bean, Susan Wojcicki, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Tsung- Dao Lee, Uganda dump victims, Barbara Hower, June Walker Rogers, Leonard Engelman, Wolfgang Rihm, Francine Pascal, Chino XL, Erica Ash, the war dead, victims of the Brazil air crash, Edna O’Brien, Lynn Massey, Johnny Gaudreau, George Schenk, Mitzi McCall, Wally Amos, Greg Kihn, Dave Armstrong, Jack Russell, Gena Rowlands, John Lansing, Alan Delon, Perry Kurtz, Thai tunnel workers, Rachael Lillis, Black Caviar, Maurice Williams, Wally Amos and Phil Donahue. 

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Chevrolet — Go Beyond: An Overland Film from Goh Iromoto on Vimeo.

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CLIENT — CHEVROLET Brand Director — James Hodge Ntl Marketing Communications — George Saratlic Marketing Communications — Jenna Abraham Ntl Marketing — Doug Kenzie

AGENCY — COMMONWEALTH//MCCANN CCO — Joshua Stein VP / Creative Director — Michael Katzikowski Copywriter — Sean Pitre  Art Director — Vu Song Vu Agency Producer — Sharon Nelson-Bailey Managing Director — Kevin Pfuhl VP / Group Acct Director — Laura Rodriguez Acct Director — Michelle Acosta Acct Supervisor — Shayla Bodnar

CAST — Dean Petty / Casey Vanular

PRODUCTION — STEAM FILMS Director — Goh Iromoto EP — Krista Marshall Line Producer — John Scarth PM — Sharron Toews PC — Erin Tobman PC Asst — Vlad Tarasenko 1st AD — Travis Tetreault 2nd AD — Robbie Flynn

DP — Kris Bonnell DP Agent — MantlReps 1st AC — Ian Beer / Schane Godon 2nd AC — Chelsea Carrick / Dylan Zack Camera Operator — Evan West Key Grip — Jeff Delaney Best Grip — Blair Bourque Grip — Joe Hirsch / Corey Gomez Gaffer — Paul Connolly Best — David Whyte / Kaito Nyunoya DIT — Rick Yuck VTR — Oscar Irwin VTR Assist — Ron Burland / Meghan Cosenzo

Production Designer — Peter Kirkegaard Props Master — Dean Wadella Art Co-ordinator — Niki Kendall Art Asst — Matt Konrad Special FX — Travis Mackenzie Casting — Sonya Bertolozzi (Reel Athletes Agency) Location Mgr — Jason Nolan ALM — Kevin Larsen Stylist — Jayna Mansbridge Stylist Asst — Gabby Coates HMU — Barbara Zazeybida Floatplane Pilot — Rick Henderson Jetboards — James Bailey (Radinn) Stunt Co-Ordinator — Guy Bews Precision Driver — Chad Cosgrave / Peter Bews Car Prep — Clayton Homer Water Safety — Keith Francis / Scott Belton / Jay Hineyman / Maria Cashin PA — Brooke Siebert / Ken Austin / Darjusz Bukowski / Ari Leask / Lisbeth Madiment / Jan Cenon Storyboard Artist — Guy Perez

ARM CAR — BLACKHOUSE CINEMA Flighthead Op — Daniel Tillotson Driver — Brent Callow Tech — Calvin McAlary

DRONE — FLOW MOTION AERIALS Drone Pilot — Rapha Boudrealt-Simard Drone Lead — Jeremy Allen Drone Tech — Ian Dunsmore

EDITORIAL — OUTSIDER EDITORIAL Editor — Chris Murphy Assistant Editor — Kerstin Juby Executive Producer — Kristina Anzlinger Executive Producer — Kayan Choi

COLOUR / ONLINE — STUDIO FEATHER Colourist — Jason Zukowski Colour Assist — Rebecca-Koby Yamanaka Online Artist — Julian Van Mil Online Assist — Dequiera Atherton VFX Artists — Diego Dutra / Sergej Liamin / Matt Dochstader Producer — Sonia Ruffolo Executive Producer — Sara Windram

AUDIO — GRAYSON MATTHEWS Music Director — Tyson Kuteyi Sound Engineer — Vlad Nikolic Executive Producer — Kelly McCluskey Sound Design — Vlad Nikolic / Ben Swarbrick SVAC (Specialized Vehicle Audio Capture) — Vlad Nikolic / Ben Swarbrick Composer — Igor Correia Foley Studio — JRS Productions Inc. Foley Artist — Stefan Fraticelli Foley Engineer — Ron Mellegers Foley Assistant — Kyle Testa Voice Over — Calum J Moore

SHOT ON — Sony Venice 2 / Sony FX3 / Red Gemini / Red Komodo X / Red Komodo / Firefly Ember / GoPro 11 / Panavision Panatar

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Je Vois / Non-Dit by Joni Void + N NAO for the Corona Borealis Longplay Singles Series - Film by Sonya Stefan

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SONYA STEFAN x MERGANZER — My Heart Palpitates (Montage)

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Télépresence

Télépresence is both a recurring event and artist collective birthed from the Video Circuits online community. The structure is loose, but the general idea is to share our works, techniques, and hardware with each other and the public, so the ideas of cathode ray artworks will live on even as the machines that create it die. The second edition of Télépresence will occur in New York on April 7th. Before I make a post pushing that, I thought I’d revisit the first edition in Montreal, 2017.

Poster by Paloma Kop.

The format was divided in two: an exhibition of hardware during the day followed by live A/V performances at night. The former had artists setting up and presenting their video synthesis/manipulation hardware. This allowed the artists to explain their methods and the public to be able to ask questions and play with electronics they might not ever have the chance to use again. Those presenting were: Jonas Bers, Colby Richardson, Kit Young, Christopher Konopka, Francois Létourneau, Phil Baljeu, and Rob Feulner (myself.) 

The following photos were taken by Paloma Kop:

Jonas Bers’ home built vector synthesis rig.

Close up of Jonas’ algorithmic video Rollercoaster Tycoon map.

Justine Durand experimenting with Jonas’ setup.

Showing VHS manipulation points on my messy table.

Some of my birds, I own them.

Christopher Konopka’s modular and feedback setup.

Kit Young’s section. The eye doctor-looking instrument on the top left is a rotating video camera lens for video feedback.

Phil Baljeu’s custom modular and vector setup.

Colby Richardson’s neat and minimal video feedback vortex.

Francois Létourneau‘s modular and quad-Commodore table.

Once the sun set and the projector beam cut through the darkness, some of these artists played solo A/V sets and others were paired with local musicians. Mike Mazzotta wandered around between sets with a dirty mixer glitch machine and a wireless video transmitter strapped to his chest. I know he would hate me saying this but it was very trip metal.

Here are the live sets in their proper order. All video excerpts were taken by Sonya Stefan. She helped us in booking La Lumière, a film co-op and screening room of which she is part. We couldn’t have done this without her.

Jonas Bers:

Justine Durand & Eduardo Noya:

Phil Baljeu:

Paloma Kop (formerly known as Nihil Minus) & Colby Richardson:

Kit Young & Wizard Of:

I can’t express just how great these sets were. The general vibe of the room after Jonas ended his set was “How can anybody top that?”, and the event seemed to just get better and better. I spent the night in awe. I spent the next day with the worst hangover I ever had after watching strobing videos for 12 hours.

Télépresence II is just a few weeks away. I’ll be playing my ~first ever~ solo set alongside wonderful video and electronic-experimental artists. Click here for the Facebook event, more info soon.

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Joni Void Interview: Wordless Stories

Photo by Thomas Boucher & Sonya Stefan 

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Mise en abyme refers to putting a copy of an image within itself, but for the Joni Void album of the same name, it’s more like a story within a story. So it normally goes for Montreal-based producer Jean Cousin. Like his debut under the Joni Void moniker (he previously went by johnny_ripper), 2017′s Selfless, Mise En Abyme includes vocal samples of Cousin’s various friends and collaborators in music, though their output is wordless, their voices chopped and screwed and pitch-shifted out of recognition. What he truly experiments with on the second half of the album is including his own voice, also highly processed and at one point funneled through a text-to-speech generator. In a Skype conversation last month from his home in Montreal, Cousin referred to the album as, simply, his “most personal,” and while you may have a hard time believing that an album without a human-sounding voice is “personal,” that’s not the point of Mise En Abyme. “It’s an album about spaces and places in your life, which is why the songs have room sounds and an atmosphere,” Cousin told me. “They were in specific rooms, and some of them have a deep meaning for me. It was more that I was trying to go for: the meaning of space and time enclosed in one room.”

Yet, Cousin knows that as listeners, our associations transcend a physical area. On Mise En Abyme, he uses elements that are recognizable, generic, and borderline stock to an advantage, allowing the audience to make their own new or memory-based associations with the music while fully knowing he’s expressing his own. “Non-Dit”’s primary percussion is spoken clicks, sounding like they’re coming from a human. “No Reply”, which according to Cousin acts as a transition between the two sides of the album--“communication by phone, isolating yourself”--includes those ever-anxiety inducing DSL connection and busy signals, plus the utilitarian “You have no messages” voice. The voices on “Voix Sans Issue” sound like sirens; over a shuffling, sneezing beat, you just want to dance, the song turning into wild techno.

Even further, the self-referential aspect of Mise En Abyme makes it not only a story within a story but a sort of self-sustaining environment. Catherine Debard’s voice on “Lov-ender” sounds a lot like Ayuko Goto’s (aka Noah) wordless melody on “Dysfunctional Helper”. Closer “Resolve” samples bits of previous songs; Cousin attributes that pattern, which appears in many of his releases, to the influence of film on his work. “It was always important to me for the closing track to have a self-referential, end credits feel,” he said. Overall, it makes for a more democratic listening process. “I always want my music to be accessible in some form,” he said. “I am definitely against academic notions of music.”

Still, it’s not like doing research takes away from enjoying Mise En Abyme; knowing nuggets of context, from unexpected samples to strange composition processes certainly makes you appreciate its idiosyncrasies more. It turns out Cousin’s a pop punk fan; “Safe House” samples an unrecognizable version of the title track from Lagwagon’s 2005 album Resolve. “That album was really one of the most important albums for me,” said Cousin. “One of the rare pop punk albums from my childhood that I still listen to. I actually have a vinyl copy. They wrote it after their drummer committed suicide. It’s this pop punk band writing pop punk songs about girls writing a very mature album, and experimental sound-wise.” “Persistence”, meanwhile, features a minimal, melancholy Rhodes line taken from an in progress johnny_ripper track that ended up being the only survivor of a corrupted hard drive. “Deep Impression”, the bleakest track on the album, where Cousin raps his anxieties and self-doubt through a text-to-speech generator, was originally supposed to feature his voice unedited. “I wanted to make sure there were enough syllables to fit with the beat, so I exported the text to voice and placed it on the meter and realized it sounds much better than if I tried to record it by myself,” he laughed. “There was also the aspect of having the computer voice say the lyrics--it represents this digital abstract entity that is my music,” he said. “It’s not technically this human voice, but it is one.”

Many of the songs on Mise en Abyme do have a beat, though to Cousin, it’s his most ambient album. He comes from a line of hard beat making influenced by instrumental hip hop and Boards of Canada but enjoys using beats that are progressive, emanating from field recordings or live drums rather than a loop. “Ambient music is perceived as being passive, but almost the absence of having that beat, you’re imagining your own feeling to it,” he said. He’s been doing much more live performance and improvisation and exploring deconstructed songs. He’s not totally abandoning beats--his next album is apparently going to be an experimental rap album--but “no BPM” songs is something now firmly in his arsenal. He’s continuing to perform live, coming up specifically at home and in Japan, collaborating with N Nao opening for Mary Jane Leach at Église Saint-Édouard in Montreal next month, which will include a performance of their Mise En Abyme collaborative track “Non-Dit”. As Cousin continues to add to his story, so too does he expand his universe, open enough to let everybody in while still remaining tightly knit and intimate.

8.5/10

Mise En Abyme by joni void

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*crying uncontrollably*

Episode 8046 | 2019

[lilychestnut]

Fictional ISFJ pairings with every other MBTI type

Hey tumblr! For kind of no reason at all I decided to do a little mini project and compile a list of pairings in fiction between my type (ISFJ) and each of the other MBTI types. I love Myers Briggs and think it’s really fun and I think the dynamics between any two types can be so compelling and interesting.

A couple notes: I included canon pairings and popular noncanon pairings. This includes movies, TV, and books. Typings are either from Personality Database if it’s a character from a fandom I’m not in, my own typings, or from Funky MBTI in Fiction. I definitely feel more confident about some typings than others. Some combinations of types seem to be much more popular than others: ISFJ x ESTP is very popular, and some type theory suggests they are the “ideal” pair. I had a bit of trouble finding ISFJ x INTP pairings, but there are a couple on here. First name listed is the ISFJ, second name is the other type paired with them. If I don’t specify whether I’m referring to a book or TV/movie adaptation, I generally mean both the book and its adaptation.

If there’s interest in this I’ll do more types than just my own (ie, ESTJs and every other type next). Keep reading for the list! 

ISFJ x ISFJ: Allison/Isaac (Teen Wolf), Rory/Dean (Gilmore Girls), Clark/Lana (Smallville), Betty/Henry (Mad Men), Mina/Jonathan (Dracula), Gideon/Sophie (The Infernal Devices series)

ISFJ x ISTJ: Clarke/Lexa (The 100), Sun/Jin (Lost), Rita/Dexter (Dexter), Missandei/Grey Worm (Game of Thrones)

ISFJ x ISFP: Allison/Scott (Teen Wolf), Josie/Hope (Legacies), Jason/Piper (Percy Jackson series), Simon/Clary (Mortal Instruments book series and Shadowhunters TV), Cho/Harry (Harry Potter series), Martha/Jonas (Dark), Violet/Finch (All the Bright Places)

ISFJ x ISTP: Angel/Spike (Buffyverse), Clarke/Raven (The 100), Otis/Maeve (Sex Education), Carol/Daryl (The Walking Dead), Simon/Maia (Mortal Instruments, Shadowhunters), Simon/Jace (Mortal Instruments book series),  Asami/Mako (The Legend of Korra)

ISFJ x ESFJ: Ann/Leslie (Parks and Rec), Stefan/Caroline (The Vampire Diaries), Jane/Bingley (Pride and Prejudice), Luke/Jocelyn (Mortal Instruments, Shadowhunters)

ISFJ x ESTJ: Angel/Cordelia (Buffyverse), Angel/Wesley (Buffyverse), Emily/Paige (Pretty Little Liars), Narcissa/Lucius (Harry Potter series),  Suki/Sokka (ATLA), Yue/Sokka (ATLA)

ISFJ x ESFP: Angel/Buffy (Buffyverse), Vivien/Ben (American Horror Story: Murder House), Emily/Maya (Pretty Little Liars), Simon/Izzy (Shadowhunters TV), Boone/Shannon (Lost), Will/Elizabeth (Pirates of the Carribean)

ISFJ x ESTP: Angel/Faith (Buffyverse), Amenadiel/Mazikeen (Lucifer), Gwen/Arthur (Merlin), Rory/Logan (Gilmore Girls), Clark/Lois (Smallville), Rory/Amy (Doctor Who), Asami/Korra (The Legend of Korra), Simon/Izzy (Mortal Instruments book series), Elijah/Hayley (The Vampire Diaries), April/Jackson (Grey’s Anatomy), Rita/Phil (Groundhog Day), Brienne/Jaime (Game of Thrones), Wolf/Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles series), Nora/Patch (Hush, Hush)

ISFJ x INFJ: Claire/Daredevil (MCU), Piper/Leo (Charmed), Sara/Michael (Prison Break), Soraya/Amir (The Kite Runner)

ISFJ x INTJ: Clark/Lex (Smallville), Sonya/Raskolnikov (Crime and Punishment), Cristina/Kieran (The Dark Artifices series)

ISFJ x INTP: John/Sherlock (BBC Sherlock), Charlotte/Henry (The Infernal Devices series)

ISFJ x INFP: Rory/Jess (Gilmore Girls), Stefan/Elena (The Vampire Diaries), Kitty/Konstantin (Anna Karenina), Tina/Newt (Fantastic Beasts), Cordelia/James (The Last Hours series)

ISFJ x ENFJ: Ann/Chris (Parks and Rec), Amenadiel/Linda (Lucifer), Gwen/Morgana (Merlin), Danny/Clara (Doctor Who), Emily/Alison (Pretty Little Liars), Glenn/Maggie (The Walking Dead)

ISFJ x ENTJ: Allison/Lydia (Teen Wolf), Rory/Paris (Gilmore Girls), Clarke/Bellamy (The 100), Betty/Don (Mad Men), Josie/Penelope (Legacies), Simon/Jace (Shadowhunters TV), Stefan/Katherine (The Vampire Diaries)

ISFJ x ENTP: Annie/Jeff (Community), Pam/Jim (The Office), Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens), Eddie/Richie (IT book), Dave/Klaus (The Umbrella Academy), Annette/Sebastian (Cruel Intentions), Paulie/Juno (Juno), Anne/Frederick (Persuasion), Pepper/Tony (MCU)

ISFJ x ENFP: Clark/Chloe (Smallville), Angel/Darla (Buffyverse), Stefan/Rebekah (The Vampire Diaries), Diane/Lloyd (Say Anything), The Narrator/Marla (Fight Club), Joel/Clementine (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Nick/Rachel (Crazy Rich Asians), Cristina/Mark (The Dark Artifices series)

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Inspiring words to help you let go of negative people in your life

Is your life full of toxic people who just bring you down? If so, time to get rid of them! These inspiring words curated by the Visiney review team should help you to do just that.

1. “The wrong person will give you less than what you’re worth but that doesn’t mean that you have to accept it.” — Sonya Parker

2. “Entitlement is an expression of conditional love. Nobody is ever entitled to your love. You always have a right to protect your mental, emotional, and physical well-being by removing yourself from toxic people and circumstances.” ― Dr. Janice Anderson & Kiersten Anderson

3. “There are only two kinds of people who can drain your energy: those you love, and those you fear. In both instances it is you who let them in. They did not force their way into your aura, or pry their way into your reality experience.” ― Anthon St. Maarten

4. “No matter how much you love the person, you cannot change them. You may influence them; but at the end of the day, they must decide for themselves.” — Robert E. Baines Jr.

5. “You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.” — C. JoyBell C.

6. “What’s more toxic than what they have done, think, or have said about you is how you let your mind receive it. In a world as ours filled with so much noise and hate, what suffers the most is our minds. Know when to keep your mind shut!” ― Chinonye J. Chidolue

7. “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” — Nido Qubein

8. “The only relationships that exist are based on truth. Everything else is just a mutual and isolating delusion.” ― Stefan Molyneux

9. “We all have that toxic people around us that make our lives miserable… The day we take them out from our lives, we will all become better people; including them…” ― Rodolfo Peon

10. “Poisonous relationships can alter our perception. You can spend many years thinking you’re worthless. But you’re not worthless. You’re underappreciated.” — Dr. Steve Maraboli

11. “Don’t ever stop believing in your own transformation. It is still happening even on days you may not realize it or feel like it.” ― Lalah Delia

12. “Look around you at the people you spend the most time with and realize that your life can’t rise any higher than your friendships.” ― Mandy Hale

13. “Energy vampires prey on others because they are in pain, and their behavior is a disguised cry for help. However, the important thing to remember is that you are not responsible for resolving their issues. While you can offer help to an energy vampire, it is ultimately their responsibility to sort our their struggles.” ― Aletheia Luna

14. “Life is too short to hang around people who are causing you to compromise. Pulling you down. Your time is too valuable to waste it with people who don’t have a dream. People that aren’t going anywhere.” – Joel Osteen

15. “Sometimes you don’t get closure, you just move on.” ― Karen Salmansohn

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"Dad's dead again," Sonya says. Henry has fallen asleep on the floor and Sonya has decorated him with makeup and paper roses she learned to make in art class. She looks at her mother plaintively. "You have to kiss him awake. Fairy tale rules, Mama."

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    “That’s because daddy worked a double shift, honey. Your uncle Ruslan was very sick so your daddy had to take over for a night.”  The poor doctor Edgeware was faced with a familiar situation once more....being the only doctor on the island. It helped much more now that Masha and Stefan worked to help him, but there were still many things that required a doctor’s review. Hence why when his shift ended Henry Edgeware had simply kissed his wife then sat on the floor to look at their daughter’s art before falling sleep in the middle of a presentation of her flower art.

And now though the image looked somewhat reminiscent of a....funeral. There was a slight furrow of a brow at seeing how she had arranged the flowers around her father. There was a ticking thought of whether Sonya spent too much time at Chapmans....or at Funn Funerals. Still, she tried to tuck that question into a box for later review with Henry when he was conscious. 

That floor could not have been comfortable.  “I can’t argue with fairy tale rules now can I?” Her soft laughter sounded as she carefully lowered herself to the floor beside her husband. Hands gently brushed back his unkept hair before leaning over to press a gentle kiss followed by another quietly murmuring. “ Henry. Henry dear, come back to life for us. No more death’s sleep for you. The floor is going to leave you so sore tomorrow.”

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Drehstart für Film über Fotografin Anja Niedringhaus

© photo: obs/ZDF/Ishka Michocka | text: ZDF

Anja Niedringhaus war eine international hoch anerkannte deutsche Fotojournalistin. 2014 starb sie durch einen Anschlag in Afghanistan. In Halle an der Saale finden gerade die Dreharbeiten zu dem ZDF-Film mit dem Arbeitstitel "Die Bilderkriegerin" statt, der sich mit Spiel- und Dokumentarteilen ihrem Leben und Schaffen widmet. Das Drehbuch stammt von Yury Winterberg. Unter der Regie von Roman Kuhn verkörpert Antje Traue die "Bilderkriegerin" Anja Niedringhaus. In weiteren Rollen spielen neben anderen Dulcie Smart, Michele Cuciuffo und Franziska Hartmann. Regie bei den Dokumentarteilen führt Sonya Winterberg. 

Die 26-jährige Anja Niedringhaus sitzt in einer Transall-Maschine der UNO auf dem Weg nach Sarajewo. In Jugoslawien hat gerade der Krieg begonnen. Hartnäckig hatte Niedringhaus zuvor ihren Chef bearbeitet, um als Fotografin für die European Pressphoto Agency aus dem Kriegsgebiet mitten in Europa zu berichten. Vor Ort ist es bitterkalt, es gibt keinen Strom, kaum Nahrung, und jeder ist ständig in Lebensgefahr. Der spanische Fotograf Sergio nimmt sie unter seine Fittiche und bringt ihr die Regeln des Überlebens in einem Kriegsgebiet bei. Niedringhaus berichtet mit Unterbrechungen fast drei Jahre lang von dem Schauplatz. Trotz des allgegenwärtigen Leids behält sie ihre positive Ausstrahlung.

Aus der zunächst unerfahrenen jungen Frau wird eine der besten Fotojournalistinnen ihrer Generation. Sie riskiert bei ihren Einsätzen vom Kosovo bis Afghanistan viel, wird während ihrer Arbeit oft angegriffen und mehrfach verletzt. 2001 wechselt sie zur renommiertesten Bildagentur der Welt, Associated Press (AP). Anja Niedringhaus ist ehrgeizig. Ihre Fotos landen auf den Titelseiten der großen internationalen Zeitungen. Afghanistan mit seinen atemberaubenden Landschaften und faszinierenden Menschen beeindruckt sie nachhaltig. In Kabul trifft sie die AP-Chefkorrespondentin Kathy Gannon. Beide Frauen bilden schnell ein unzertrennliches Team, bis es während der Präsidentschaftswahlen 2014 zu dem Anschlag auf beide im Südosten Afghanistans kommt. Anja Niedringhaus ist sofort tot, Kathy Gannon überlebt schwer verletzt.

"Die Bilderkriegerin" ist eine ZDF-Koproduktion mit Ziegler Film und der Avanga Filmproduktion mit Unterstützung des Deutschen Filmförderfonds und der Mitteldeutschen Medienförderung. Produzenten sind Hartmut Köhler und Tina Illgen. Die Redaktion liegt bei Stefan Brauburger und Carl-Ludwig Paeschke, die Leitung hat Prof. Peter Arens. Die Dreharbeiten dauern voraussichtlich bis 2. November 2020; ein Sendetermin steht noch nicht fest.

Link zur Pressemitteilung: ZDF Presse und Information