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MY LETTERBOXD Grade A 11.    The Killer 12.    Beau Is Afraid 13.    Dream Scenario 14.    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 15.    Godzilla Minus One 16.    American Fiction 17.    They Cloned Tyrone 18.     Evil Dead Rise 19.    Eileen 20.    The Artifice Girl 21.   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 22.    Talk to Me 23.    Reality 24.    Leave the World Behind 25.    A Thousand and One 26.    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 27.    Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. 28.    Theater Camp 29.   Carmen 30.    Merry Little Batman 31.    Priscilla 32.    Society of the Snow 33.    Infinity Pool 34.    Enys Men 35.    Sanctuary 36.    Rye Lane 37.    Skinamarink 38.    Monster 39.    Anatomy of a Fall 40.    Landscape with Invisible Hand 41.    Reptile 42.    Sisu 43.    Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game 44.    No One Will Save You 45.    Tetris 46.    May December 47.    The Zone of Interest 48.    V/H/S/85 49.    Dumb Money 50.    El Conde 51.    Arnold 52.    Maestro 53.    Napoleon 54.    20 Days in Mariupol 55.    Influencer 56.    The Creator 57.    Origin 58.    Thanksgiving 59.    Next Goal Wins 60.    The Boy and the Heron 61.    Bottoms 62.    Wonka

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Grade B

63.   God Is a Bullet 64.    No Hard Feelings 65.    Joy Ride 66.    Fair Play 67.     Cocaine Bear 68.    NYAD 69.    Asteroid City 70.    Nowhere 71.    The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster 72.    Divinity 73.    The Equalizer 3 74.    The Last Voyage of the Demeter 75.    Venus 76.    Butcher’s Crossing 77.    Somewhere in Queens 78.    The Persian Version 79.    Boston Strangler 80.    Polite Society 81.    Miguel Wants to Fight 82.    The Color Purple 83.    The Royal Hotel 84.    Saw X 85.    All of Us Strangers 86.    Fallen Leaves 87.    Ferrari 88.    Elemental 89.    Peter Pan & Wendy 90.    Renfield 91.    Cat Person 92.    Scream VI 93.    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 94.    BS High 95.    Blue Beetle 96.    Huesera: The Bone Woman 97.    When Evil Lurks 98.    Dark Harvest 99.    A Good Person 100.    Final Cut 101.    Knock at the Cabin 102.    Quiz Lady 103.    Leo 104.    Air 105.    The Super Mario Bros. Movie 106.    Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham 107.    John Wick: Chapter 4 108.    Beaten to Death 109.    The Wrath of Becky 110.    Passages 111.    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 112.    Gran Turismo 113.    65 114.    Sick 115.    Sister Death 116.    The Blackening 117.    Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain 118.    Flamin’ Hot 119.    Nimona 120.    Cobweb 121.    Totally Killer 122.    What’s Love Got to Do with It? 123.     Sharper 124.    Unseen 125.    Dunki 126.    Bird Box Barcelona 127.    The Marvels 128.    Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Grade C

129.   Wildflower 130.    Freelance 131.    M3GAN 132.    Strays 133.    Sympathy for the Devil 134.    Creed III 135.    Chevalier 136.    The Marsh King’s Daughter 137.    A Haunting in Venice 138.    The Little Mermaid 139.    Silent Night 140.    Master Gardener 141.    The Flash 142.    Fast X 143.    The Pope’s Exorcist 144.    Saltburn 145.    Kandahar 146.    Stand 147.    Plane 148.   Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 149.    Fingernails 150.    Quicksand 151.    Fool’s Paradise 152.    Migration 153.    Rustin 154.    The Covenant 155.    Good Burger 2 156.    The Pod Generation 157.    Alice, Darling 158.    Insidious: The Red Door 159.    Missing 160.    Shotgun Wedding 161.    You Hurt My Feelings 162.    The Boogeyman 163.    Showing Up 164.    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 165.    Champions 166.    Consecration 167.    The Nun II 168.    Biosphere 169.    House Party 170.    The Exorcist: Believer 171.    Big George Foreman 172.    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 173.    Children of the Corn 174.    The Beanie Bubble 175.    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Grade F

176.    Anyone But You 177.    Marlowe 178.    Paint 179.    Extraction 2 180.    It Lives Inside 181.    Deliver Us 182.    Trolls Band Together 183.    Finestkind 184.    Corner Office 185.    Wish 186.    Prisoner’s Daughter 187.    Pain Hustlers 188.    Foe 189.    The Mother 190.    Old Dads 191.    Ghosted 192.    Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 193.    Haunted Mansion 194.    Mafia Mamma 195.    Five Nights at Freddy’s 196.    The Machine 197.    Justice League: Warworld 198.    We Have a Ghost 199.    What Comes Around 200.    Legion of Super-Heroes 201.    The Boys in the Boat 202.    Attachment 203.    Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 204.    About My Father 205.    You People 206.    Meg 2: The Trench 207.    Pathaan 208.    Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire 209.    Assassin 210.    Dalíland 211.    Vacation Friends 2

Bottom 10

212.    Sound of Freedom 213.    Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 214.    When You Finish Saving The World 215.    Heart of Stone 216.    Family Switch 217.    Expend4bles 218.    Sweetwater 219.    Hypnotic 220.    80 for Brady 221.    Spinning Gold

[museenkuss]

“How I transformed my body in 90 days” type video but I’m becoming a Renaissance Woman. Vlog footage of me reading the classics for hours on end, writing vocabulary lists, drawing in my sketch book to epic music. On day 15 I talk about how I’m slowly adjusting to my elaborate home cooked meals and how I struggle with the genealogy of the Borgias. There are montages of me educating myself on history, astrology, astronomy and dressing well, I take horseback riding lessons and go to museums. Erasmus, Machiavelli and Lucretius are stacked on my bedside table.

There’s a segment where I say “it’s day 53 and I’m really struggling… I can’t even write a sonnet. I don’t see any improvement in myself. Is this even worth it?!” The stakes are rising. I’m shown ripping up pages of rhymes in calligraphy. I swear as I rush around the kitchen, trying to prepare my oysters. I sit at my desk and sigh, head in hands, my desk covered in stacks of notes, huge volumes on art history and printed out articles. The dramatic moment comes when I for the nth time try to walk and gesture with sprezzatura while balancing books on my head for better posture. I fall. The books topple to the floor. I’ve reached rock bottom.

Black screen. Voice over: “It was really hard. I felt like Dante, in the dark forest, having lost my way. And then, I realised what I needed: I had to go on a grand tour.”

Music swells again, there’s a montage of me packing and travelling in busses and trains. Landscape rushes past. I read Goethe’s Italienische Reise on the journey. Finally, there are snippets of me in Munich, in Vienna. I take a selfie in front of Parmigianino’s self portrait in a convex mirror, showing off my own elegantly contorted hand. I’m in Florence, breathing heavily with excitement as I walk along the outside walls of the Galleria degli Uffizi. “Oh my god, there he is—“ I film the Petrarch statue, the phone visibly shaking. “I can’t believe I get to meet him…” I whisper with awe. Cut. I’m blowing a kiss at the right Grace in Botticelli’s Spring (I have a crush on her). I’m in the Loggia di Psiche in Rome, I’m kneeling on a bridge in Venice to touch it, “Tintoretto walked on these very stones..”, I’m filming the ceiling of the Camera Degli Sposi in Mantua. I’m in the streets of Grasse showing off a bottle of Fragonard perfume I bought, I’m teary eyed in front of the Concerto Campestre in the Louvre. Cut.

I’m back home. “It’s now day…79. Those were the most unrealistic two weeks of my life. And the most expensive. But now I’m back on track. I feel like I can really do this.” With newfound vigour I get back to my battered Reclam German/Latin edition of Ovid’s Metamorphosis. Day 81, 85, 89. Emotional/hopeful music. I show a Shakespeare sonnet written in beautiful calligraphy. I’m in the museum sketching the composition of an annunciation and taking notes on a Venus by Cranach. I practice a speech I’ve written following Cicero’s rules on rhetoric. I’m back on horseback. I present a cake of some sort.

DAY 90. I’m at my desk. “Wow, what a journey. Now let’s see the transformation I underwent in those 90 days.” I show side by side footage of me from day 1 and day 90. I look the same, except day 90 me is wearing all black, Castiglione style, and has better posture. Back to the desk. “I changed so much. I learned so much about myself and my limits. I’m still not fluent in Latin or Italian. But what I learned is that beauty is everywhere, especially in the struggle, and it’s worth cherishing. And now, I’m back and stronger and more curious than ever. If you haven’t followed me on tumblr @Museenkuss at this point, what are you doing? Click the follow button and give this post a like because NOW, the fun really begins. A renaissance woman never stops learning.” From under the desk, I grab two books and put them on my desk. The Tale of Genji and Sei Shōnagon’s pillow book. “It’s time to expand my horizon.” Black screen.

[v-akarai]

References in Servamp

Arabian mythology

Jinn. Ch. 16

Greek mythology

Elpis. Ch. 75

Moirai. Ch. 108

Pandora. Ch. 130

Pygmalion. Ch. 123

Pandora's Box. Ch. 97

Japanese mythology

Gashadokuro. Ch. 129

Kitsune. Ch. 3

Raijin. Ch. 85

Norse mythology

Baldr. Ch. 39

Bifröst. Ch. 88

Brunhild. Ch. 88

Fimbulwinter. Ch. 40

Freya. Ch. 65

Frey. Ch. 131

Gleipnir. Ch. 101

Hati. Ch. 91, 131

Hod. Ch. 39

Hliðskjálf. Ch. 96

Idunn. Ch. 65

Loki. Ch. 15

Mimir. Ch. 29

Mjölnir. Ch. 53

Ragnarök. Ch. 101, 122, 131

Sigurd. Ch. 101

Thor. Ch. 41

Yggdrasil. Ch. 42

Biblical references

Abel. Ch. 8

Adam. Ch. 128

Boaz and Jachin. Ch. 42

Eden. Ch. 21

Eve. Ch. 1

John the Baptist. Ch. 122

Judith. Ch. 147

Lucifer. Ch. 135

Noah. Ch. 145

Nod. Ch. 29, events

Hinduism

Asura. Ch. 57.5, 89.

Tarot

The Fool - Mahiru. Ch. 50

I. The Magician – Night trio. Ch. 41

II. The High Priestess – Mikuni. Ch. 42

V. The Hierophant - Shuhei. Ch. 77

X. Wheel of Fortune - Junichiro. Ch. 53

XII. The Hanged Man - Tsurugi. Ch. 50

XV. The Devil – Shamrock. Ch. 72

XVI. The Tower - Touma. Ch. 47

XVII. The Star - Iduna. Ch. 73

XVIII. The Moon - Yumikage. Ch. 69

XX. Judgement - Mikuni. Ch. 144

Literary references

 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Lewis Carroll. Ch. 3, 4, 7, 19, 98, 122. Misono, Lily, Dodo, Mitsuki, Yamane, Hattori, Mikuni, Bad B and Good B.

"As You Like It" William Shakespeare. Ch. 10, 38.5. Mikuni's spell.

"My Fair Lady" English nursery rhyme. Ch. 10 Mikuni's spell.

"Dracula" Bram Stoker. Ch. 12, 30. Hugh.

"Romeo and Juliet" William Shakespeare. Ch. 23, 34. Hyde, Ophelia.

"Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Ch. 29 Johannes.

"Through the Looking-Glass" Lewis Carroll. Ch. 29, events. Mikuni, Johannes.

"Julius Caesar" William Shakespeare. Ch. 23, 84. Hyde.

"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Robert Stevenson. Ch. 23, 37. Hyde, Licht.

"Macbeth" William Shakespeare. Ch. 24, 31. Kuro, Saint Germain, Mahiru.

"Night on the Galactic Railroad" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 26, 142. Higan, Tsubaki.

"The Little Prince" Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Ch 30, 67. Kuro, Mahiru, Sloth demon, Gear, probably Jeje.

"Hamlet" William Shakespeare. Ch. 33, 34. Hyde, Ophelia.

"The Phantom of the Opera" Gaston Leroux. Ch. 36 Licht and Hyde technique.

"Peter and Wendy" James Barry. Ch. 44, 56, 74. Tsurugi, Touma, Mahiru.

"Ring a Ring o' Roses" nursery rhyme. Ch. 53 Junichiro's spell.

“Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” James Barry. Ch. 53, 75. Tsurugi, Touma.

"Death in Venice" Thomas Mann. Ch. 55 Gilbert technique.

"Total Eclipse" a play by Christopher Hampton. Ch. 55 Rayscent's technique.

"The Morning of the Last Farewell" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 57.5 Tsubaki.

"Spring and Asura" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 57.5 Tsubaki.

"The Catcher in the Rye" Jerome Salinger. Ch. 62 Shuhei.

"Four and Twenty Blackbirds" Agatha Christie. Ch. 62 Shuhei's spell.

"Metamorphosis" Franz Kafka. Ch. 62 Shamrock technique.

“The Nighhawk's Star” Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 62, 76. Shamrock technique.

"Rock-a-bye Baby" an English lullaby. Ch. 70 Touma's spell.

“Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein” lullaby. Ch. 70 Touma's spell.

"Who Killed Cock Robin" an English nursery rhyme. Ch. 70 Yumikage's spell.

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Lyman Frank Baum. Ch. 70, 88. Tsukimitsu brothers’ spells.

"Daddy-Long-Legs" Jean Webster. Ch. 74. Dark Night Trio, Touma.

"King Lear" William Shakespeare. Ch. 86. Hyde.

"The House of the Sleeping Beauties" Yasunari Kawabata. Ch. 86. Iori.

"The Divine Comedy" Dante Alighieri. Ch. 118, 120, 121. Niccolo, Ildio, Gluttony demon.

“A Brute's Love” (人でなしの恋) Edogawa Rampo. Ch. 122 Mikuni, Lily.

"Coppelia" ballet Leo Delibes. Chapter 122 Mikuni, Lily.

"Salome" Oscar Wilde. Ch. 122, 147. Mikuni, Lily.

"Turandot" opera by Giacomo Puccini based on the play by Carlo Gozzi. Ch. 129, 136. Lily.

"The Tempest" William Shakespeare. Ch. 131. Licht and Hyde.

"The Old Man and the Sea" Ernest Hemingway. Ch. 134 Hugh.

"Flowers for Algernon" Daniel Keyes. Ch. 135 Hugh.

"Jane Eyre" Charlotte Brontë. Ch. 136. Hokaze.

"Madama Butterfly" opera by Giacomo Puccini. Ch. 136. Lily.

"Hansel and Gretel" the Brothers Grimm. Ch. 140. Faust and Otogiri.

"Girl Hell" Yumeno Kyusaku. Ch. 147. Mikuni, Noah.

Music

"Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ch. 34

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Ch. 125

Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ch. 131

Movies

"It's a Wonderful Life" (1946). Ch. 131

"Life is Beautiful" (1997). Ch. 131

I believe this list can be expanded. Somewhere I’ve written only chaps when some reference was mentioned for the first time and omitted all further mentions.

Special thanks to hello-vampire-kitty, joydoesathing and passmeabook, because some works wouldn’t be included in the list without their observations.

[beautifulvenezia]

Day 89: Palazzo Venier dei Leoni | Daily Venice for you!

[travelling-my-little-pony]

Masquerade is looking around Venice (and the surrounding islands).

In Italy.

Masquerade is admiring musical notes in the Basilica San Marco.

This is photo number 89 of 366.

[hetalia-club]

Sunrise Stallions vs. Shadow Organization Inning 3

Orange: Sunrise Stallions At Bat Purple: Shadow Organization At Bat

Inning 1 Link Inning 2 Link

"We're back at Sunny Stadium in Venice, where the Sunrise Stallions and the Shadow Organization are locked in a 3-3 tie. Both teams have shown their offensive firepower early on, and with the captains leading the charge, we’re in for a thrilling contest. Let’s jump into the top of the third inning!"

Top of the Third Inning:

"Leading off the third inning for the Shadow Organization is Denmark, number 69, playing shortstop. He was retired on a grounder in his first at-bat. Let’s see if he can get things started for the Shadow Organization."

Denmark vs. Italy:

Pitch 1: Italy delivers a fastball at 88 mph. Denmark swings and fouls it off down the first base line. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Slider at 81 mph. Denmark takes it for a strike. "Strike two!"

Pitch 3: Italy goes with a curveball at 77 mph. Denmark watches it just outside. "Ball one."

Pitch 4: Fastball at 89 mph. Denmark makes contact, sending a sharp grounder to third base at 97 mph. Canada fields it cleanly and throws to first. "Out number one!"

"Italy’s got Denmark’s number so far today. One out, and now here’s Romano, the captain, looking to get something started."

Romano vs. Italy:

Pitch 1: Italy throws a fastball at 89 mph. Romano swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Curveball at 78 mph. Romano watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Slider at 82 mph. Romano fouls it off. "Strike two!"

Pitch 4: Italy tries a changeup at 77 mph. Romano connects, sending a deep fly ball to center field at 105 mph. China races back...and makes the catch on the warning track! "Out number two!"

"Romano just missed that one, he doesn't look too happy about that, looks like he had some choice words with the catcher for the Stallions, Scotland. Based on the two of them I can only imagine what was said. But never the less, a great play by China in center. Now Sweden, number 92, is up to bat with two outs."

Sweden vs. Italy:

Pitch 1: Italy delivers a fastball at 89 mph. Sweden swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Curveball at 77 mph. Sweden watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Fastball at 90 mph. Sweden makes contact, sending a grounder up the middle at 96 mph. Austria dives but it gets through! Sweden’s on with a single!"

"Sweden keeps the inning alive with a well-placed grounder up the middle. Now it’s Nyo!America, number 01, up to bat. She doubled in her last at-bat and she’s a real threat here."

Nyo!America vs. Italy:

Pitch 1: Italy starts with a fastball at 90 mph. Nyo!America swings and fouls it back. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Curveball at 78 mph. Nyo!America watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Slider at 81 mph. Nyo!America takes it for a strike. "Strike two!"

Pitch 4: Italy throws a fastball at 91 mph. Nyo!America connects, sending a line drive to right-center field at 108 mph. Prussia and China converge...and it drops between them! Sweden’s rounding third, he’s heading home...and he scores! Nyo!America’s on second with an RBI double! The Shadow Organization takes a 4-3 lead!"

"Nyo!America does it again! A clutch double to put her team back on top."

"She’s really showing why she’s called the 'Home Run Heroine.' Now it’s Ireland, number 22, with a chance to add to the lead. The girls are carrying right now. Let's see if Italy can shut them down before they run away with it"

Ireland vs. Italy:

Pitch 1: Italy throws a fastball at 90 mph. Ireland swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Slider at 82 mph. Ireland watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Curveball at 77 mph. Ireland fouls it off. "Strike two!"

Pitch 4: Italy delivers a fastball at 91 mph. Ireland connects, sending a grounder to second base at 95 mph. Austria fields it cleanly and throws to first. "Out number three!"

End of the Top of the Third Inning:

Score: Shadow Organization 4, Sunrise Stallions 3

Bottom of the Third Inning: "Leading off for the Sunrise Stallions is their captain, Italy, who’s looking to redeem himself after a tough inning on the mound."

Italy vs. Romano:

Pitch 1: Romano delivers a fastball at 90 mph. Italy swings and fouls it off. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Curveball at 78 mph. Italy takes it for a ball. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Slider at 82 mph. Italy watches it go by. "Strike two!"

Pitch 4: Romano throws a fastball at 91 mph. Italy connects, sending a line drive to right field at 103 mph. Sweden races over...but it drops in front of him! Italy’s on with a single!"

"Italy gets on base! A good start for the Stallions here in the third inning. Remember with Italy being the fasts in teh league, him being on base is not a place where pitchers like to have him."

"Now Austria, number 48, is up to bat with a runner on first."

Austria vs. Romano:

Pitch 1: Romano delivers a slider at 81 mph. Austria watches it go by. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Fastball at 90 mph. Austria fouls it off. "Strike two!"

Pitch 3: Curveball at 79 mph. Austria watches it just outside. "Ball one."

Pitch 4: Fastball at 91 mph. Austria makes contact, sending a grounder to shortstop at 96 mph. Denmark fields it cleanly, tosses it to Japan for one out, and Japan fires to first...double play! "Two outs!" Great play by Denmark. Because of his height he really doesn't have to stretch too far to catch those line drives.

"America, number 01, steps up to the plate. He homered in his last at-bat and will be looking to tie the game up here."

America vs. Romano:

Pitch 1: Romano delivers a fastball at 92 mph. America swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Curveball at 79 mph. America fouls it off. "Strike two!"

Pitch 3: Fastball at 93 mph. America connects, sending a high fly ball to deep left-center field at 110 mph. Ireland is back, back...but it’s gone! A solo home run for America! The game is tied 4-4!"

"Yet another home run by America. He makes knocking it out of the park look easy alright. He’s really putting on a show for the fans here at Sunny Stadium." "Now it’s Scotland, number 11, up to bat with two outs and the game tied."

Scotland vs. Romano:

Pitch 1: Romano delivers a fastball at 91 mph. Scotland swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Slider at 82 mph. Scotland watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Curveball at 78 mph. Scotland fouls it off. "Strike two!"

Pitch 4: Romano throws a fastball at 92 mph. Scotland connects, sending a grounder to second base at 96 mph. Sweden fields it cleanly and throws to first. "Out number three!"

End of the Third Inning:

Score: Sunrise Stallions 4, Shadow Organization 4 we are all tied up once again. The teams are neck and neck neither is giving the other an inch, but at some point one of them is going to have to over power the other.

(re-did the score board because i forgot how they worked for a second)

[hasbr0mniverse]

The G.I. Joe 89’ Files - FOOTLOOSE was the valedictorian of his high school class, captain of the track team, and an Bagle scout. He was going for a degree in Phys. Ed. on a state scholarship when he suddenly dropped out, moved to the west coast and became quite weird for about three years. He was standing on the boardwalk in Venice pondering something cosmic when the utter pointlessness of his existence hit him between the eyes like a runaway treight train. "I think I Join the Army," he said, and promptly did. Now, he's an integral part in the G.I. Joe righting machine!

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Claire Falkenstein

Abstract sculptor Claire Falkenstein was born in 1908 in Coos Bay, Oregon. Falkenstein worked with a variety of materials including metal, ceramics, glass, and wood. An artistic innovator, she perfected a new technique for inserting colored glass into a webbed metal structure. She also created some of the earliest examples of nonobjective American sculpture. Falkenstein completed several large commissions in both America and Europe, including the gates to the Venice palace that now houses the Peggy Guggenheim collection. Her art can be found in several museum collections, including the Centre Pompidou, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Claire Falkenstein died in 1997 at the age of 89.

[cedarxwing]

Random worldbuilding stuff

De figuris Veneris, Chapters 6-8

The Shermans were the family Dolarhyde would have killed next if he hadn't been caught in Red Dragon (they lived in Oklahoma instead of Pittsburg, though).

Paregoric was not a controlled substance until 1970 and was still available over the counter without a prescription in some states until the 90s.

Lily of Florence. Hannibal would have seen this flag hanging from the Palazzo Vecchio during his time in Italy.

The Salon of Lilies is where the directors of the Uffizi Museum and the Belle Arti Commission met at a joint session to argue if Hannibal (aka Dr. Fell) or one of their nephews should be the new curator for the Palazzo Capponi (Hannibal, Chapter 19): "The two committees were a contentious and prickly assembly--for years they could not even agree on a venue, neither side willing to meet in the other's offices. They met instead in the magnificent Salon of Lilies in the Palazzo Vecchio, each member believing the beautiful room suitable to his own eminence and distinction. Once established there, they refused to meet anywhere else, even though the Palazzo Vecchio was undergoing one of its thousand restorations, with scaffolding and drop cloths and machinery underfoot."

I couldn't help lifting from the Red Dragon dinner scene.

Mason Verger was a member of the board of the Baltimore Philharmonic. He says in Hannibal that he never attended any BSO events, but that would be a plausible way for them to meet in a world where Hannibal never became a therapist. I thought about adding him to the dinner scene, but he doesn't really have a place in this story.

Benjamin Raspail (the original Franklin Froidevaux) was gay and hooked up with James Gumb in the books. John's line about his playing doesn't hit as hard in the movie because Raspail was still "listed as a missing person." The line is darker here, but follows period-typical attitudes about queer death.

Hannibal's special interest in Florence is because he's half Italian. From Hannibal, Chapter 21: "Dr. Lecter believed, from fragmentary family records, that he was descended from a certain Giuliano Bevisangue, a fearsome twelfth-century figure in Tuscany, and from the Machiavelli as well as the Visconti. This [the Palazzo Vecchio] was the ideal place for research. While he had a certain abstract curiosity about the matter, it was not ego-related. Dr. Lecter does not require conventional reinforcement. His ego, like his intelligence quota, and the degree of his rationality, is not measurable by conventional means." Guiliano Bevisangue is fictional. The name Bevisangue roughly means "blood-drinker" in Italian. Later: "He delighted in the writing style of Neri Capponi, banker and emissary to Venice in the fifteenth century, and read his letters, aloud from time to time, for his own pleasure late into the night."

Autoimmune encephalitis was not discovered until 2007, so Hannibal's knowledge is anachronistic.

The Woolly Bugger fishing fly was invented by Russell Blessing in 1967 and was popularized in 1984 when an article was published about it in a fly fishing magazine. Now it's one of the most popular fishing flies of all time.

For Hannibal's letter, I quoted The Complete Poems of Michelangelo, Sonnet 89, translated by Joseph Tusiani, but Hannibal would have translated it himself. He flips the pronouns in the English version. The homoeroticism of the poem might not have been obvious if Hannibal was reading an older Italian edition without context. For more info see "Michelangelo and Tommaso Cavalieri: The Dual Nature of Love and Desire" by Isaak Loewen (2020).

Identifying typewriter make and model based on a letter was almost impossible after many companies began sourcing their typeface from the same manufacturers in the 60s-70s. The terminology Will uses ("alignment" and "off-foot") comes from the SWGDOC Standard for the Examination of Typewritten Items. Off-foot means the character prints unevenly.

Next: Chapters 12-19

[ashotasfireandasdeepastheocean1]

...This year’s theme “The Laboratory of the Future”, is inviting architects to consider the African continent as the protagonist of the future...

The 18th International Architecture Exhibition, curated by Lesley Lokko, is set to open in just one month's time with a focus on "The Laboratory of the Future", casting the African continent as a leading force in shaping the world to come, and challenging conventional notions of what the future can hold and what a laboratory can be. Featuring 63 National Pavilions, 89 Participants, and 9 collateral events in the city, the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale invites practitioners from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds to explore new possibilities.

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[garland-on-thy-brow]

La Morte Di Cesare 1797 edition

A list of changes compared with 1791 edition (which I think is close to 1788 premiere, but I do not know what differences there are between them because I have not seen the earliest libretto). Scene numeration, when differs, is given in the format [1791 version]/[1797 version]. The 1797 edition is shorter and divided into two acts, as opposed to the original three.

General comparison by Martha Feldman:

"Many passages that had been done as simple recitative in Bianchi’s 1788–89 setting for the Teatro San Samuele in Venice were cut, raising the dramatic pitch, while added passages of broken obbligato recitative intensified the possibilities of psychological verisimilitude. By dwelling on Brutus’s vain attempts to dissuade Caesar from his tyrannical course, the 1797 version could enhance the effect of “realism” and prepare audiences for the shocking end of the opera, when Caesar would be murdered onstage (unlike the 1789 version or the revivals of 1790 and 1791 mounted in Livorno, Reggio, and Milan). The love talk originally given by Sertor to Calphurnia (Calfurnia) shortly before Caesar’s death was cut for Venice, in keeping with the more graphic ending, while interruptions to the narrative flow, such as Caesar’s three-stanza love aria to Calphurnia in the penultimate scene, were eliminated. Indeed, the ending did more than merely prepare the audience. It facilitated the intended identifi cation of the spectators with the political situation depicted by calling on a popular chorus as co-conspirators. Just before Brutus deals Caesar a mortal blow, the chorus intervenes to urge his death with shouts of liberty, and then cries out, “O morte, o libertà,” culminating in the requisite “Viva la libertà!”"

- Martha Feldman, Opera and Sovereignty

Personaggi.

Added characters: Tilio (Tillius Cimber) and Casca. However, they appear only in the last scene and have just one line (Tilio) if not zero (Casca).

Act 1.

Scene 1 - no changes. Cassius, Porcia, and Albinus as mean girls.

Scene 2 - cut some of the quarrel with Antony (including Porcia wishing that Caesar perish and Cassius seconding this).

Scene 3 - cut the gay praise of Brutus by Cassius. Fair, nothing to praise him for yet.

Scene 4 - cut Calpurnia's amorous arioso and changed her lines to more foreboding ones. Good for her.

Scene 5 - no changes.

Scene 6 - cut Porcia's dissimulating response to Caesar. This version's Porcia comes across as more straightforward in comparison: she does not even pretend civility towards Caesar. This comes at a price of her having less lines in general.

Scene 7 - about a page of dialogue cut, on Caesar's ambition, new war plans, and Parthians.

Scene 8 - replaced Porcia's aria with another one. Comparison.

Scene -/9 - a scene between Caesar and Calpurnia that does not exist in 1791 edition: Calpurnia asks Caesar to stay in Rome and do not leave for a new war, but to no avail.

Scene 9/10 - Caesar's lines about ungrateful Rome cut.

Scene 10/11 - no changes. Cassius yelling at Caesar in all his glory.

Scene 11/12 - Brutus' argument with Caesar shortened.

Scene 12/13 - no changes.

Act 2.

Scene 1 - Porcia's lines about the victims of civil war cut. Interesting in combination with Porcia's replaced aria in act 1 (the original aria was about avenging her father). Not sure how the topic of past victims connects with Venetian situation in summer 1797 and whether this cut is significant.

Scene 2 - no changes.

Scene 3 - dialogue between Cassius and Brutus cut (Cassius says that Caesar's "gifts" of praetorship have less than noble purpose, Brutus doubts it).

Scene 4 - no changes.

Scene 5 - some of Calpurnia's anxious lines cut. Her no less anxious arioso is replaced by the direct plea to Brutus to go and save Caesar (love the irony).

Scene -/6 - does not exist in 1791 version. Brutus, alone, sings an aria about his conflicted feelings (between the acting of a dreadful thing and the first motion... you know how it is).

Scene 6/7 - the temple scene. Interesting sestetto with chorus, featuring the cringefail crown offer by Antony (in both versions). Part of dialogue shortened. Antony's aside went to Albinus (perhaps the 1791 editoon assigned it to Antony mistakenly, not sure). Caesar's reproach to the Roman people got cut: "In voi, che schiavi / Di Mario e di Pompeo muti stareste / Dinanzi a loro, e che a insultarmi invita / La mia bontà, la resistenza giunge / Al disprezzo, all'oltraggio, e a tollerarne / Uso non sono". It is the third of Caesar's reproaches to the populace that got cut (see I.9 and I.11). I think critizising "the crowd" fell completely out of fashion in "revolutionary" Venice (1797).

Scene 7/8 - conspirators' dialogue significantly shortened (mostly Brutus' internal conflict), Brutus' aria cut. Scene II.6 of 1797 edition already covered this topic and gave Brutus a new aria.

Scene 8/- - does not exist in 1797 edition. The scene of Calpurnia sleeping while the ballet represents her prophetic dream (the statue of Pompey stabbing Caesar).

Scene 9 - Calpurnia relating her dream to Caesar cut entirely (meaning that in 1797 production we neither see nor hear Calpurnia's dream). Dialogue between Calpurnia and Caesar shortened, love duet replaced with Calpurnia's anxious aria.

In 1791 edition, Act 2 end here. In 1797, it continues up until the end.

Scene III.1/II.10 - Caesar deliberating whether to go to the senate. No changes.

Scene III.2/II.11 - Brutus confronts Caesar, great references to Catone in Utica. Shortened by four lines or so, but not much.

Scene III.3/II.12 - no changes.

Scene III.4/- - does not exist in 1797 version. Calpurnia reproaches Antony for letting Caesar go out alone, since she fears an attempt on his life (another passage about ungrateful Rome).

Scene III.5/II.13 - the oath of the conspirators outside the curia. No changes.

Scene III.6/II.14 - outside the curia, Caesar is presented with a letter about the conspiracy. Shortened by a few lines of Albinus.

Scene III.7/II.15 - much shortened in 1797 edition. Suspense! Ironically, as Caesar is about to read the letter, Calpurnia distracts him with her own warnings about bad omens, which leads to him entering the curia without having read it.

Scene III.8/- - does not exist in 1797 edition. Porcia, Calpurnia, and Antony wait on the stairs to the curia and hear Caesar being killed inside.

Scena ultima - this is where it gets fascinating, because they are two completely different scenes.

In 1791 edition, the opera ends with Antony and Caesar's Spanish guards calling for revenge against conspirators while Calpurnia is crying.

In 1797, the last scene is inside the curia. Brutus (not Cassius) invokes the unavenged ghosts of Cato and Pompey, who "even from the grave make the voices of liberty resound". Caesar straight up tells everyone gathered that liberty, both ideal and practical, is off the table. Having proclaimed this, he gets stabbed to death. The chorus sings a hymn to liberty. Sadly, the libretto does not have Porcia reappear for the finale (but I have a vision in my head so I choose to believe she is there).

[orchidpetal08]

1. tea cups

2. chocolate bars

3. bubble gum

4. i was homeschooled

5. glass cups

6. none of those

7. earbuds

8. tv shows

9. lilac

10. dance

11. fruit, eggs, and ovaltine

12. taylor

13. key ring

14. airheads

15. all the light we cannot see

16. on my back

17. converse

18. sunny but not hot with stight breeze

19. hugging a pillow pretending it's aaron warner

20. in notebook

21. barbies

22. taylor swift

23. idk

24. peridot

25. blister in the sun - violent femmes

26. ride ferry boats

27. running in the wind

28. august - taylor swift, this is me trying - taylor swift, the man - taylor swift, venice bitch - lana del rey, exile - taylor swift, feat bon iver

29. be a swiftie

30. my room

31. idk

32. idk

33. bitch wtf

34. none...

35. 12:00 am

36. IDK

37. suitcase

38. tea

39. meringue pie

40. my sister

41. my sister

42. pants pockets

43. cardigan

44. lemon

45. sci-fi

46. literally a t-shirt

47. mozzarella

48. grapefruit

49. if you never bleed you're never gonna grow - taylor swift

50. myself cuz i'm that bitch

51. dance auditions

52. typewriter

53. uhh

54. i haven't had one

55. beauty and the beast

56. my mom used to always make pumpkin muffins with a chocolate kiss on top and they're sooo good

57. depression, loosing my best friend and home/town in a fire, and caring about what other people think of me too much

58. dance, lying well, organization, and matching other people's moods

59. yes, i bite

60. i've never watched anime

61. hell is emty and all the devils are here - shakespeare/shatter me books

62. kenji kishmoto, aaron warner, jude duarte, batty penderwick, juliette ferrars, christina yang, carrie sinclaire

63. how you get the girl, venice bitch, vigilante shit, call me

64. amazon

65. one parallel line in between my eyebrows from falling on the trampoline springs

66. tulips and lavender

67. i have a bracelet with a tear-shaped peridot if that counts

68. mayo soda :(

69. elephants actually arent loud because they have padding on their feet but because they're so large people assume they are

70. righty bitch

71. tie-dye

72. math obviously

73. i don't really have any

74. prob like 5 or 6

75. bitch idk-

76. potato salad

77. flowers??

78. sushi from a grocery store

79. school id

80. i love both

81. fireflies

82. pc

83. drawing

84. podcasts

84. barbie

85. fairy tales

86. cookies

87. my future not turning out great

88. everything to go as planned (unless it's a good different thing)

89. taylor swift, duh

90. quitting violin

91. bags

92. sunlight or fairy lights

93. ev, evy, and evalove

94. spring and chilly autumn

95. pinterest and spotify

96. it's just plain purple

97. mine and my moms, so 2

98. renaissance

weird asks that say a lot

in

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

7. earbuds or headphones?

8. movies or tv shows?

9. favorite smell in the summer?

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

12. name of your favorite playlist?

13. lanyard or key ring?

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

18. ideal weather?

19. sleeping position?

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

21. obsession from childhood?

22. role model?

23. strange habits?

24. favorite crystal?

25. first song you remember hearing?

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

28. five songs to describe you?

29. best way to bond with you?

30. places that you find sacred?

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

32. top five favorite vines?

33. most used phrase in your phone?

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

35. average time you fall asleep?

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

38. lemonade or tea?

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

41. last person you texted?

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

44. favorite scent for soap?

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

47. favorite type of cheese?

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

51. current stresses?

52. favorite font?

53. what is the current state of your hands?

54. what did you learn from your first job?

55. favorite fairy tale?

56. favorite tradition?

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

62. seven characters you relate to?

63. five songs that would play in your club?

64. favorite website from your childhood?

65. any permanent scars?

66. favorite flower(s)?

67. good luck charms?

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

70. left or right handed?

71. least favorite pattern?

72. worst subject?

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

82. pc or console?

83. writing or drawing?

84. podcasts or talk radio?

84. barbie or polly pocket?

85. fairy tales or mythology?

86. cookies or cupcakes?

87. your greatest fear?

88. your greatest wish?

89. who would you put before everyone else?

90. luckiest mistake?

91. boxes or bags?

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

93. nicknames?

94. favorite season?

95. favorite app on your phone?

96. desktop background?

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

98. favorite historical era?

[hetalia-club]

Sunrise Stallions vs. Shadow Organization Inning 1

Orange: Sunrise Stallions At Bat Purple: Shadow Organization At Bat

"Welcome to Sunny Stadium in Venice, Italy, where the Sunrise Stallions are taking on the Shadow Organization in what promises to be an electrifying matchup. The Stallions, captained by Italy, are eager to start strong at their home field, while Romano’s Shadow Organization looks to make a statement on the road. Let’s get right into the action as we start with the top of the first inning!"

Though the captains have selected sub in pitchers for this game BOTH have stated in prior interviews they want to pitch teh entirety of the game, for better or worse, it's a pride thing I think. So expect to see both Italy & Romano pitch all 9 innings until the end.

First Inning:

Top of the First Inning:

"Stepping up to the plate for the Shadow Organization is Denmark, wearing number 69 and playing shortstop. Italy, 'Ferrari,' is on the mound for the Stallions, ready to set the tone early."

Denmark vs. Italy:

Pitch 1: Italy starts with a fastball, clocking in at 87 mph. Denmark swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Italy throws a curveball at 76 mph. Denmark watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Another fastball, this time at 88 mph. Denmark connects, sending a grounder to second base at 95 mph. Austria fields it cleanly and makes the throw to first. "Out number one!"

"Solid start for Italy! Now here comes the captain, Romano, wearing number 16 and playing pitcher today. He’s got a lot to prove after that suspension."

Romano vs. Italy:

Pitch 1: Italy delivers a slider at 81 mph. Romano swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Fastball at 89 mph. Romano watches it go by, that was inside. "Strike two!"

Pitch 3: Italy comes in with a changeup at 78 mph. Romano hits a sharp liner to left field at 102 mph. Spain tracks it down and makes the catch. "Out number two!"

"Italy is dealing right now, two quick outs! Sweden, number 92, steps up next. He’s a big presence at the plate."

Sweden vs. Italy:

Pitch 1: Italy throws a fastball at 88 mph. Sweden swings and connects it goes foul outside the left line. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Curveball at 77 mph. Sweden watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Fastball again at 89 mph. Sweden connects, sending a deep fly ball to right field at 108 mph. Prussia is on the move...and he makes the catch right at the wall! "Out number three!" What a catch by Prussia! Looks like he's looking for that redemption arc.

Three up, three down for the Shadow Organization! Italy is looking sharp on the mound, and the Stallions are off to a strong start. Let’s see if they can carry that momentum into the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the First Inning:

"Leading off for the Sunrise Stallions is their captain, Italy, number 11, who just had a stellar performance on the mound. Now he’s looking to make an impact at the plate."

Italy vs. Romano:

Pitch 1: Romano starts with a fastball at 89 mph. Italy swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Curveball at 77 mph. Italy watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Romano delivers a fastball at 90 mph. Italy connects, sending a grounder to shortstop at 98 mph. Italy tries to out race the play but can't make it in time. Denmark scoops it up and makes the throws it to England at first. "Out number one!"

"Romano matches his brother with a quick out. Now Austria, number 48, steps up. He’s known for his disciplined approach at the plate."

Austria vs. Romano:

Pitch 1: Romano throws a slider at 82 mph. Austria takes it for a strike. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Fastball at 90 mph. Austria watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Romano delivers a curveball at 78 mph. Austria connects, sending a fly ball to center field at 102 mph. Ireland is under it and makes the catch. "Out number two!"

"Two outs for the Stallions, and now it’s America’s turn. He’s wearing number 01 and playing shortstop today. The fans are on their feet for this one!"

America vs. Romano:

Pitch 1: Romano delivers a fastball at 91 mph. America swings and misses. "Strike one!"

Pitch 2: Curveball at 79 mph. America watches it go by. "Ball one."

Pitch 3: Fastball at 92 mph. America connects, sending a towering fly ball to deep left field at 110 mph. It’s going back...and it’s gone! A solo home run for America! "The Stallions take the lead, 1-0!"

"America with a huge hit to put the Stallions on the board first! That’s why they call him 'The Show'—he knows how to deliver in big moments."

"Now it’s Scotland, number 11, stepping up to the plate. Romano looks to recover after that big hit."

Scotland vs. Romano:

Pitch 1: Romano delivers a fastball at 89 mph. Scotland swings and watches it go by. "ball one!"

Pitch 2: Slider at 82 mph. Scotland watches it go by. "Ball two."

Pitch 3: Fastball at 90 mph. Scotland connects, sending a grounder to second base at 96 mph. Iceland, who’s not in this game but would have been proud, fields it cleanly, and Sweden makes the throw to first. "Out number three!"

End of the First Inning:

Score: Sunrise Stallions 1, Shadow Organization 0

[callunavulgari]

Scrapbook 2024 - March

Anyway, for anyone that’s new to this, this is how I keep track of all of the things that I enjoy and/or create throughout the year. I have literally been doing this since I had a livejournal.

It’s a nice little snippet of my life and helps to organize my brain.

A reminder:

Normal font - Indifferent/Neutral Italicized font - Enjoyed bold font - Loved with an asterisk* - All time favorite (bracketed titles) - Re-watches/Re-reads strikethough - Disliked

Goals are: read 70 books and write at least 50k of original content.

Past Years

MOVIES

(Twilight)

(Twilight: New Moon)

A Haunting in Venice

Poor Things

TV SHOWS

(The X-Files - s1, s2)

Shogun, s1

Under the Banner of Heaven, s1 (it gives me the yuck)

YOUTUBE CHANNELS

Watcher: Mystery Files

5 EASY One-Pot Meals From Around The World - Beryl

The Ultimate Guide to Egg Dishes Around the World - Beryl

what i eat in a day (winter comfort foods) - Inga

BOOKS

System Collapse by Martha Wells [Fin]

Some Faraway Place by Lauren Shippen [Fin]

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica [Fin]

Bride by Ali Hazelwood [Fin]

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

Dark Heir by CS Pacat

PODCASTS

Watcher Podcast

Nine II Midnight: Horrors of Dreams

Nine II Midnight: Terrors of the Real World

Rusty Fears

The Magnus Protocol* (!!!!!!!!!)

VIDEO GAMES

Stardew Valley, Mabel - 89 hrs, year 2

Baldur's Gate 3, 100(ish) hours

POSTED FIC

3:18 AM | Stranger Things | Steddie | 1897 words | “No,” Eddie says, fighting to keep hold of Steve’s wrist. He catches the other hand as Steve swings it into play. “Steve, no, you don’t have to—“

WIPS | UNPUBLISHED | ORIGINAL

486 words of Steddie singing neighbor meet cute

105 words of Steddie ballet au

587 words of Breakfast Club AU

Fanmixes/Spotify Playlists/Graphics

terror haunting saturday afternoon

DELIGHTFUL FIC

cabin fever by occasional_loverboy | Stranger Things | Steddie | 31k | No more than a few weeks. That's what Owens had told him.

Critical Hit by AidaRonan | Stranger Things | Steddie | 7k | Steve shows up to play DnD. Eddie decides Steve can stay. IF 'King Steve' recognizes the real lord and master of Hellfire.

Wrap Me Around Your Finger by indelicate | Stranger Things | Steddie | 10k | “The whole team, huh?” Eddie feels delirious as he blurts out, “Slut.”

thaw by @calciseptine | Stranger Things | Steddie | 25k | WIP | "It's not like that, Robin," Steve says for the hundredth time. "We don't even really like each other. We just… fool around."

DELIGHTFUL FANVIDS

People are oblivious to reality.

Rage cannot stay inside.

MARVEL | Revolution

The Batman | Stop, Children What's That Sound

DELIGHTFUL MUSIC

glorious - foxes

rose's turn - glee cast

be (acoustic) - hozier

butterflies - tom odell

what a life - scarlet pleasure

shadow - livingston (whole album is great)

find me in the sky (you'll be okay) - neurotic

bgm -konami

sous le ciel de paris - pomplamoose ft ross garren

smells like teen spirit - tommee profitt

[architectuul]

The Memory of Venice

This year's visit of Venice Architecture Biennial was super fast. Train from Trieste to Venice with the most beautiful gaze to the Adriatic coast. From Santa Lucia to Giardini with the targetto with a lot of open question on our VAB - Cold Cases campaign in my head. What will Lesley Lokko question herself under the title The Laboratory Of The Future.

She states that "an architecture exhibition is both a moment and a process. It borrows its structure and format from art exhibitions, but it differs from art in critical ways which often go unnoticed. Aside from the desire to tell a story, questions of production, resources and representation are central to the way an architecture exhibition comes into the world, yet are rarely acknowledged or discussed."

For the first time ever, this year the spotlight has fallen on Africa and the African Diaspora, that fluid and enmeshed culture of people of African descent that now straddles the globe.

According to Lokko it is often said that culture is the sum total of the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves. Whilst it is true, what is missing in the statement is any acknowledgement of who the ‘we’ in question is. The ‘story’ of architecture is therefore incomplete. It is in this context particularly that exhibitions matter. They are a unique moment in which to augment, change, or re-tell a story, whose audience and impact is felt far beyond the physical walls and spaces that hold it.

"The Laboratory of the Future is an exhibition of six parts and includes 89 participants, over half of whom are from Africa or the African Diaspora. The gender balance is 50/50, and for the first time ever, nearly half of participants are from sole or individual practices of five people or less. Across all the parts of The Laboratory of the Future, over 70% of exhibits are by practices run by an individual or a very small team. These statistics reflect a seismic change in the culture of architectural production at large, and an even greater shift in participation in international exhibitions. The balance has shifted. Things fall apart. The centre can no longer hold," wrote in her statement Lesley Lokko.

New South exhibit in the part of the Guests from the Future under the theme of the Mediterranean Queendoms which is a continuous interior space stretching across three cities and two continents and spanning the Mediterranean.

I started my exhibition walk exactly at 10 am at the Central Pavilion in the Giardini. There are 16 practices who represent a distilled force majeure of African and Diasporic architectural production have been gathered. It moves to the Arsenale complex, where participants in the Dangerous Liaisons section – represented also in Forte Marghera in Mestre, Venice mainland, with a large-scale installation by Emmanuel Pratt - rub shoulders with the Curator’s Special Projects, for the first time a category that is as large as the others.

In the extremely well structured Giardini central pavilion there is also our LINA fellow Meriem Chabani (Algiers, Algeria, 1989). With John Edom (Portsmouth, UK, 1983) and in collaboration with Mélissa Dyminat and Marine Gilouppe presents their office New South based in Paris. The Mediterranean Queendoms is a continuous interior space stretching across three cities and two continents and spanning the Mediterranean. It is Meriem's family’s territory: an intricate, intimate infrastructure of care that is reigned over by its women – her mother, her two grandmothers, and her seven aunts. The Queendom’s houses, (in Vitry, Paris; in Algiers, and in Batna) – are its logistical hubs, collecting the family’s members in one place for celebration, mourning, and holidays. The queens come and go in permanent flux. The schedule is conveyed through rumours which may later transpire to be false. Each present is cared for, nourished, transported, entertained, clothed, and sent away with dates, envelopes of money, pots of honey, leftover food wrapped in tinfoil, ancestral jewellery, adjusted wedding outfits, medicine, plane tickets, gossip, and family secrets according to and in excess of each one’s immediate need and for distribution to those dispersed throughout the Queendom who could not be present.

Israeli Pavillion

Empty Russian Pavillon.

We can definitely say that this year's exhibition is not about clima change but about how we will change. As Kyong Park, a curator of Korean pavilion, states "we can not control our future if we can’t control our past."

"We are not citizens anymore we are consumers participating in creating inequality," states Kyong Park.

Central to the presentation, A participatory video game allows viewers to choose actions in present and future ecocultural settings. The Pavilion encourages visitors to comprehend how global environmental challenges are founded in humanity’s prior decisions.

In this edition of the 2023 Venice Biennale, the Korean Pavilion, curated by artistic Directors Soik Jung and Kyong Park, presents “2086: Together How?” bringing together architects, community leaders, and artists to explore how people can cooperate in withstanding the current and future environmental crisis until 2086 when the global population is said to the peak.

The exhibition invites visitors to imagine an eco-cultural revolution by critically reassessing the world's capitalist, globalist, and colonial history. The viewers will be encouraged to reconsider current conditions through a participatory video game and a series of multidisciplinary installations that include photographs, drawings, models, videos, and architectural installations.

The curators of the Korean pavilion Soik Jung and Kyong Park explores a new ecocultural paradigm for the future. | Photo © Nam Yun Jung

2086: Together How? presents three small communities in South Korea actively involved in regeneration projects, each with a different population and characteristics. The targeted subjects include a significant colonial center in Gunsan, the rural areas of the Gyeonggi Province, and the historic colonial center in the global city of Incheon, symbols of South Korea’s urbanization and westernization. The project’s theme addresses reconciling individualism and communalism in future humanities.

In fact, a group of architects and community leaders has conducted joint research projects with the local neighborhoods, guided by a set of dialects that have shaped our eco-cultural growth. Moreover, the project stresses how the current understanding of development has come through limitless material pleasure, permitting industrialization, colonization, and globalization to spread. According to the pavilion, the dooming environmental catastrophe will be an opportunity for humanity to create a new eco-cultural paradigm for the future.

The highlight of the biennial: a Child eating sunlight by Wolsik Kim

And for the end what will architecture in the future look like? A question asking many curators of the Venice biennial. End of era of star architecture, investment meeting and mingling. We have to change our way of perception, to bcom honest and transparent. As Dunja Krvavac states, today is important to "focus on communities, programs, systems that we can change is the most important thing at the moment. We seriously need to take stronger stands on may questions that they are happening."

[motleystitches]

Most of those historical figures early death would probably result in someone just like them but Enrico Dandolo was blind and 89 when he gambled all of Venice and the souls of Europe to orchestrate the sack of Constantinople.

You are granted a time machine and the ability to prevent one birth (or commit a murder up to you), don't worry about the butterfly effect, we want the butterfly effect that's part of the point. Your actions will prevent them from ever rising to prominence. No he's not here, because it'd be too much of a sweep, pick your second choice if you're wondering where he is