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daxieoclock · 2 years

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hey hey shay! this is late but i wanted to thank you for the tags you wrote on my promo post!! it made me smile ;w; i love when my friends use both pronouns for me waahhh ALSO I DIDNT KNOW YOU LIKED NEO TWEWY???? what are your favorite character moments for everyone if you have any?

Thank you for the ask!!! :D and yeyeye of course! im glad to make my good friends smile C:

and YEAH i do! i didn't play the original, but you can thank @izabellwit's fics, especially all that's left in the world, for getting me invested in the characters. Then when NEO came out, I decided to hit up some playthroughs since I didn't have a switch, and. g-ddamn i was in love.

like the story FUCKED unequivocally but i got sucked in primarily because of the voice work, especially since most of the cast (VAs for Rindo, Nagi, Beat, Neku, Sho, Rhyme, Coco, Shiba, Tsugumi and Hishima) haven't really been in any projects on this scale that I can tell (besides for other TWEWY stuff and KH3D for the veteran characters). Even tho Neo TWEWY isn't like a huge pop culture phenomenon by any means, I'm still hoping this turns into a breakout role for them. Like if this doesn't pay off for Paul Castro Jr, Bailey Gambertoglio, Miranda Parkin, Crawford Wilson, Jessie David Corti, Andy Hirsh, Ashley Rose Orr, Shaun Conde and James Austin Kerr? I'm rioting, they ROCKED this fucking game.

And then on top of that, there's some fucking amazing VAs with history in the industry. Xanthe Huyn as Kuon, Xander Mobus as Tanzo Kubo, Nicolas Cantu as Hazuki and Aaron Spann as Joshua. All of them do phenomenally and it makes me so happy to see them here. Skylark, Kirk Thornton and Robert Buclotz did some damn good work on production and voice direction too, like, you can really tell the voice direction is on point when the entire cast is consistently hitting their vocal mark. Helps that they have some damn charming writing to go off of too.

Anyway uhhh sorry for rambling about VA stuff, ummmm, character things.....Nagi was an eternal delight, and I had the biggest dumbest grin whenever she was on screen. It's impossible to pick a specific favorite moment, she's just a delightfully unhinged weirdo and the loser girl bisexual representation we absolutely needed. Coco was similarly fucking delightful, I like fully came into this game expecting to hate her cause she shot Neku but. it took about two seconds of her being on screen before I forgot that completely and decided I loved her character. As far as actual moments though...tbh the entire last hour of the game was just fucking golden. Shiki showed up and I pogged out of my mind, the entire ensemble came together to fight off the noise, fucking JOSH arrived and was just as big of a condescending asshole (affectionate) as he always is, the protags used all of their powers in unison, the final boss fight was perfectly badass and then everything got wrapped up nice, and that final moment with Shoka getting grumpy at Rindo for not checking his inbox, just....amazing. All golden. I couldn't stop grinning.

But as far as favorite moments? Rindo and Haz's conversation nearly brought me to tears, holy shit.

Haz: "What makes [Shibuya] so special? Why fight so hard to protect it?"

Rindo: "I dunno. It doesn't feel very special right now."

Rindo: "I'm going back. I'm going to save the city and my friends. Without them, all of this means nothing. Shibuya isn't special without them here!"

lost my entire shit it was amazing. g-d what a fucking character moment. rindo's the best, love that kid.

#anyway uh djfgbj sorry this is so fucking long djhfbgjhb #i have normal thoughts and feelings about this game #neo twewy

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disneytva · 4 years

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August 2020 Synopsis Highlights

Saturday, Aug. 1

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Big City Greens “Friend Con/Flimflammed”

(8:00-8:22 P.M. EDT)

“Friend Con” – When the Greens attend Farm Con, Bill and Chip Whistler become friends.

*Darin De Paul (“Overwatch”) guest stars as Good Ol’ Joe, and Paul Scheer (“The League”) and Cheri Oteri (“Saturday Night Live”) return as Chip Whistler and Gwendolyn Zapp, respectively.

“Flimflammed” – Cricket stumbles into $100 and is persuaded to invest it.

TV-Y7

Original Series – Season Two Premiere on Disney Channel

Amphibia “Quarreler’s Pass/Toadcatcher”

(8:22-8:44 P.M. EDT)

“Quarreler’s Pass” – Hop Pop drops Sprig and Polly off at an obstacle-filled mountain trail designed to help them get along.

“Toadcatcher” – Sasha and Grime must reconcile their differences to escape Newtopia’s most skilled warrior, General Yunnan.

*Zehra Fazal (“Voltron: Legendary Defender”) guest stars as General Yunnan. Anna Akana (“Youth & Consequences”) returns as Sasha, Matt Jones (“Breaking Bad”) returns as Percy, and Troy Baker (“Young Justice”) returns as Grime.

TV-Y7

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

The Owl House “Really Small Problems”

(8:44-9:06 P.M. EDT)

King confides in a carnival fortuneteller who makes his dream come true, but it comes at a cost.

*Parvesh Cheena (“Outsourced”) returns as Tibbles.

TV-Y7 FV

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Saturday August 8

The Owl House “Understanding Willow”

(9:06-9:28 P.M. EDT)

Luz, Willow and Amity take a trip down memory lane.

*Rachael MacFarlane (“American Dad!”) guest stars as Mrs. Blight, Amity’s mom.

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Big City Greens “Greens’ Acres/Dolled Up”

(8:00-8:22 P.M. EDT)

“Greens’ Acres” – Young Bill will do whatever it takes to keep the family farm in business.

*Andre Robinson (“The Loud House”) guest stars as Young Bill, Candace Kozak (Disney Channel’s “Just Roll with It”) guest stars as Young Nancy, and Jason Maybaum (Disney Channel’s “Raven’s Home”) guest stars as Young Keys.

“Dolled Up” – When Tilly and Nancy celebrate Saxon’s birthday at a fancy doll store, they set their sights on a seat next to Cantaloupe Sinclair, the tea party’s posh VIP.

*Melissa Fumero (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) guest stars as Cantaloupe Sinclair. Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Goldbergs”) returns as Nancy Green.

TV-Y7

Amphibia “Swamp and Sensibility/Wax Museum”

(8:22-8:44 P.M. EDT)

“Swamp and Sensibility” – When Anne discovers an old friend who has been living a double life, she becomes fixated on helping him be his true self.

*Kermit the Frog guest stars as Crumpet the Frog and Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”) guest stars as Wigbert.

“Wax Museum” – The family visits a mysterious roadside oddities museum where every treasure comes with a price.

*Alex Hirsch (Disney’s “Gravity Falls”) guest stars as The Curator and Frog Soos.

TV-Y7

Friday, Aug. 14

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Puppy Dog Pals “Pups in the Apple/Won’t You Be My Puppy”

(9:30-10:00 A.M. EDT)

“Pups in the Apple” – On the morning of the Playcare bake sale, Bob is devastated when he can’t make his “Big Apple” pie because he’s out of apples.

“Won’t You Be My Puppy” – Bingo and Rolly go on a mission to find their favorite television host’s special sweater in time for his show.

*Malcolm-Jamal Warner (“The Resident”) guest stars as Floyd, a dog, and Chi McBride (“Hawaii Five-0”) returns as Mr. Kimble, a television host.

TV-Y

Saturday August 15

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

The Owl House “Enchanting Grom Fright”

(8:44-9:06 P.M. EDT)

Luz experiences Grom, Hexside’s version of Prom, and it’s not what she expects.

TV-Y7 FV

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Big City Greens “Gabriella’s Fella/Cheap Show”

(8:00-8:22 P.M. EDT)

“Gabriella’s Fella” – When Cricket’s crush, Gabriella, returns, Remy seizes the opportunity to help push Cricket out of his comfort zone.

*Jenna Ortega (“You”) and Betsy Sodaro (“Duncanville”) return as Gabriella and Community Sue, respectively.

“Cheap Show” – The family wants to visit a street fair, but Bill wants to stay home to save money.

TV-Y7

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Amphibia “Marcy at the Gates”

(8:22-8:44 P.M. EDT)

The family must defeat an entire ant army before they enter Newtopia.

*Haley Tju (“Bella and the Bulldogs”) guest stars as Marcy, Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”) guest stars as Lady Olivia, and Keith David (“The Princess and the Frog”) guest stars as King Andrias.

TV-Y7

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Saturday August 22

The Owl House “Wing it Like Witches”

(8:44-9:06 P.M. EDT)

Not your average underdog story.

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Big City Greens “Green Mirror/Cricket’s Tickets”

(8:00-8:22 P.M. EDT)

“Green Mirror” – When the Greens visit BigTech, Tilly jumps at the chance to test Gwendolyn Zapp’s new technology, which promises to make them the “perfect family.”

“Cricket’s Tickets” – Cricket wins tickets to a show and must decide whether to bring Tilly or Remy.

*Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess”) and Tim Robinson (“Saturday Night Live”) guest star as Mimi O’Malley and Gregly, respectively.

TV-Y7

Original Series – Season Two Premiere on Disney Channel

Amphibia “Scavenger Hunt/The Plantars Check In”

(8:22-8:44 P.M. EDT)

“Scavenger Hunt” – Anne, Sprig and Marcy receive a mysterious message from the king of Newtopia that sends them on a puzzle-solving mission.

*Nicole Byer (“Loosely Exactly Nicole”) guest stars as Gertie. Haley Tju (“Bella and the Bulldogs”) returns as Marcy.

“The Plantars Check In” – Anne finally meets with King Andrias and tries to enlist his help in getting back home.

*Kristen Schaal (“Disney’s “Gravity Falls”) guest stars as Bella the Bellhop. Keith David (“The Princess and the Frog”) returns as King Andrias.

TV-Y7

Saturday August 29

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

The Owl House “Agony of a Witch”

(8:44-9:06 P.M. EDT)

On a school field trip to the mysterious Emperor’s Castle, Luz strays from the group and into danger.

Original Series –

The Owl House “Young Blood, Old Souls” Season One Finale on Disney Channel

(8:44-9:06 P.M. EDT)

Luz’s skills as a witch are put to the test when she attempts the impossible.

*Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”) guest stars as Emperor Belos alongside series cast members Wendie Malick (“Just Shoot Me!”), Sarah-Nicole Robles (“Star Darlings”) and Alex Hirsh (“Gravity Falls”) as Eda, Luz and King, respectively. Season One Finale on Disney Channel

TV-Y7 FV

Big City Greens “Times Circle/Super Gramma”

(8:00-8:22 P.M. EDT)

“Times Circle” – Tilly and Remy put on a sidewalk play while Cricket and Bill meet their favorite costumed superheroes.

“Super Gramma” – Cricket and Tilly try to keep Gramma at home while she recovers from eye surgery.

*Sandy Martin (“Ray Donovan”) guest stars as Gertie.

TV-Y7

Original Series – Season Two Premiere on Disney Channel

Amphibia “Lost in Newtopia/Sprig Gets Schooled”

(8:22-8:44 P.M. EDT)

“Lost in Newtopia” – Anne and Polly vow to experience the city like locals but end up on a wild ride through the streets of Newtopia.

“Sprig Gets Schooled” – Sprig is offered a spot at Newtopia University.

Sunday, Aug. 30

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Junior

Fancy Nancy “Trois Cheers for Mrs. Devine/Escar-No!”

(12:00–12:30 P.M. EDT)

“Trois Cheers for Mrs. Devine” – When Mrs. Devine gets the blues, Nancy becomes determined to cheer her up.

*Christine Baranski (“The Good Fight”) returns as Ms. Devine.

“Escar-No! ” – Nancy questions her love of all things French when she encounters French food for the first time

Friday, Aug. 28

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel

Mira, Royal Detective “The Mystery of the Secret Room/The Mystery of the Magnificent Musicians”

(8:30-9:00 A.M. EDT)

“The Mystery of the Secret Room” – When Mira and her friends get stuck in a hidden room in the palace, it’s up to her to find a way out.

“The Mystery of the Magnificent Musicians” – When some of the townspeople’s musical instruments go missing before a big music jam, Mira must find out what happened.

*Danny Pudi (“DuckTales”), Parvesh Cheena (“Outsourced”) and Sonal Shah (“Scrubs”) return as Sanjeev, Manish and Poonam, respectively.

TV-Y

Sunday, Aug. 23

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Junior

Elena of Avalor “Coronation Day”

(7:00-8:30 P.M. EDT)

As plans for Elena’s coronation are underway, Esteban’s team of villains unleash legendary spirit misfits, the Four Shades of Awesome. In order to save her kingdom, her family and her friends, Elena must journey to the Spirit World and back and face the ultimate test of her courage and character before becoming queen.

*Jenny Slate (“Muppet Babies”), Mark Hamill (“Star Wars” franchise), Fred Armisen (“Saturday Night Live”) and Andy Garcia (“Ocean’s Eleven”) guest star as the Four Shades of Awesome, and Patrick Warburton (“The Tick”) voices Grand Macaw, ruler of the dark side of the Spirit World.

TV-Y

#Amphibia #The Owl House #Owl House #Big City Greens #BCG #Puppy Dog Pals #Puppy Dog Tails #Elena Of Avalor #Mira Royal Detective #Fancy Nancy #Disney's Fancy Nancy #Disney Channel #Disney Junior #Disney Jr

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toxic-fucking-waste · 4 years

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Y’all have heard of Andy Samberg, Jesse Eisenburg and Michael Cera now let me present to you

Alex Hirsh

James A Janisse

And Shane Madej

#look alike #andy samberg #jesse eisenburg #michael cera #shane madej #buzzfeed unsolved #james a janisse #dead meat podcast #dead meat #alex hirsch #gravity falls

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she-gone-crazy · 4 years

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Thanks for the tag @jamjar88 - here are some of my famous crushes:

Music: Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder, Andrew Wood, Stevie Nicks, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Araya, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament (I know, I'm very obsessed with Pearl Jam...)

Non music: Andy Samberg, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz, Emile Hirsh (in into the wild)

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lesbian-shakespeare · 6 years

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When I was a kid Disney Channel was my life. I was obsessed with That’s So Raven, The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, and Kim Possible. I begged my mom to buy me a velour track suit and cheetah print top so I could feel like a Cheetah Girl. For my 12th Birthday party we went to go see HSM 3: Senior Year in theaters. Disney Channel was my childhood.

It also is the basis for a lot of my morality. More so than school it taught me that racism is still a real threat in the world that must be actively fought, that women can do anything men can do and to prove the sexists wrong, and that photoshop and diet culture is toxic towards girl’s self esteem. It did a lot of good. But the one thing it never showed was any LGBTQ representation.

My gay awakening was because of Disney Channel. Casey from Life With Derek brought up girls having breasts and then started wearing low cut tank tops in back to back episodes. I was intrigued. That was in 7th grade. I didn’t come out until junior year. I didn’t know I, personally, could be gay.

In the episode right before the series finale, Good Luck Charlie has the first explicitly gay characters on the channel. The mindset was basically, “what are you going to do, cancel us?” They were a pair of moms and the main conflict was Charlie’s dad not knowing which one to watch football with. It was cute. The next year, Alex Hirsh had to censor an episode of Gravity Falls for explicitly showing a lesbian couple and having the trans symbol in it. Progress isn’t always linear.

I’ve watched Andi Mack from the beginning, when they posted the pilot on YouTube. I’ve been enthralled since we found out Bex was Andi’s mom. But also from the beginning, I thought it wasn’t just Andi who had a crush on Jonah. I was seeing the heart eyes and shy smiles. But I didn’t dare bring it up. After all, it’s Disney Channel. It had to be all in my head.

But then the most miraculous thing happened. A character established that looking back at someone meant you liked them. Andi looked back at Jonah. Then Cyrus, in a slow-motion close up, explicity, undeniably, looked back at Jonah.

On Friday October 27th 2017, the day before my birthday, Andi Mack had the first coming out scene on Disney Channel US, cementing Cryus as the first leading character to be gay. It was one of the best birthday presents I could as for. I filmed the conversation between Cyrus and Buffy through tears of joy and posted it to Tumblr. It has almost 40,000 notes, and the vast majority of comments are either “I need to watch this show!” or “I wish I had this when I was a kid.”

And that’s how I feel. I wish I had a character like Cryus to show me boys can like boys and girls can like girls. I wish I had a character like Buffy to tell me it was okay that I did. It would have been so helpful to have that. But at least kids today have that message, that representation.

Today it’s one year since that scene, and a canon same-sex ship is on the way. The fans are fully embracing it. The cast is thrilled to talk about it. I couldn’t be more proud.

Progress isn’t always linear. There are triumphs and pitfalls. But today I am proud of Andi Mack. Proud of Terri Minski. Proud of Disney Channel.

I can’t wait to see where we are next year.

#andi mack #cyrus goodman #tj kippen #tyrus #disney channel #lgbt #lgbtq

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graphicpolicy · 6 years

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Charlie Brown HC

Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writers: Charles M. Schulz, Jason Cooper, Jeff Dyer, Bob Scott, Justin Thompson, Vicki Scott, Shane Houghton Artists: Charles M. Schulz, Vicki Scott, Paige Braddock, Scott Jeralds, Justin Thompson, Mona Koth, Andy Hirsh, Matt Whitlock Colorists: Nina Taylor Kester, Lisa Moore, Art Roche, Donna Almendrala Letterers: Steve Wands, Alexis E. Fajardo, Donna Almendrala Cover Artist: Charles M. Schulz, with design by Kara Leopard Price: $14.99

Celebrate over 65 years of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved character Charlie Brown. From visits to Lucy’s lemonade stand to missing the football again, this collection is jam-packed with some of the best stories starring everyone’s favorite kid next door.

Charlie Brown HC preview. Celebrate over 65 years of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved character Charlie Brown #comics Charlie Brown HC Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writers: Charles M. Schulz, Jason Cooper, Jeff Dyer, Bob Scott, Justin Thompson, Vicki Scott, Shane Houghton…

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ericvick · 3 years

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Jumbo Capital Sells Norwood Property for $16.6 Million

575 University Avenue in Norwood

NORWOOD, MA–Privately held real estate investment firm Jumbo Capital announced the sale of 575 University Avenue in Norwood to King Street Properties Acquisitions, LLC for $16.6 million. Jumbo purchased the single story, R&D Flex building for $13.5 million in 2016.

Comprising approximately 87,177 SF and set on 5.8 acres, the property has maintained 100% occupancy under Jumbo’s management. With long term leases in place with CVS affiliate, Coram Healthcare, newly-secured tenant Window Nation, BL MakePeace, Diologic, and Smart Source, Jumbo demonstrated a disciplined leasing strategy that increased the building’s value by $35/sf throughout its 4 year hold.

“We could not be more pleased with the outcome of this transaction for all of the stakeholders involved, including Jumbo and our equity partners, the property’s tenants, and the King Street team who we believe will continue creating success at this property. Thank you to Andy Tanner, Danielle Heaps and Gina Piccirilli for all of their hard work throughout our hold period,” said Jay Hirsh, Jumbo Managing Partner and Founder.

Jumbo, which owns 4.5 million square feet of highly diverse commercial, industrial and residential property in Greater Boston, will maintain ownership of three other flex/R&D buildings in the same area as the one sold to King Street. All are in close proximity to the new Amtrak/MBTA Route 128 Station and the newly-developed University Ave Station and amenities.

#Capital #Jumbo #million #Norwood #property #sells

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electionsintheworld · 7 years

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Elections and Nationalism - Andy Wilson

Because many of us were not alive to witness how these behemoths of international interconnectivity manifested, it would sometimes seem as though they are innocuous. However, the rise of isolationist and nationalist tendencies stemming from the elections of great western powers threaten this stability.

Typically, such trends are observed when the U.S. turns away from it’s founding liberal principles. This can be examined thoroughly when reviewing the recently elected U.S. administration.

Trump has started rejecting these principles as he has honed in on historically protectionist attitudes. These sentiments are responsible for his growing antipathy towards multilateral agreements like NAFTA, which follow the same justifications of the implementation as other historically protectionist policies, such as the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (June 17, 1930). In summation, this act attempted to protect domestic farmers and manufacturers by passing a series of tariffs resulting in a 20% tax on multiple imported goods. Subsequently, it invited other nations to do the same. Within two years nearly a dozen countries adopted similar “beggar-thy-neighbor” policies.[1] Channeling these sentiments, Trump has threatened similar protectionist policies that have caused other nations to respond in kind. While this political rhetoric energizes a candidate’s base, it has similar effects on the nations such policies touch.

Already, Mexico has already threatened retaliatory measures towards Trump’s suggestion of increasing tariffs on Mexican imports by proposing their own tariff on American Textiles, a $6.5 billion trade industry.[2] While these contentions usually become resolved, they leave scars of xenophobia behind.

When these formal relationships begin to deteriorate, it reverberates down to micro-levels. The populations within these states, which are most affected by such measures, perceive it as an attack on their own identity. This subsequently creates resentment within their nation, thus manifesting their own isolationist and nationalist sentiments. Such a trend can largely be seen in Muslim majority nations, which after decades of anti-middle eastern policies., increasingly led to these populations having an unfavorable view of the United States and causing them to embrace their own nationalist ideologies.[3]

Immigration policy is a large contributing factor to this. When candidates from western powers gain traction from resisting the tides of immigration, historical trends show that other states will follow. No better context demonstrates this than the growing resistance from far-right nationalist candidates in the U.S. towards asylum seekers escaping conflicts in the Middle East, and the paralleling restrictive immigration policies of the 1920’s. Many political parties within Europe, in both instances, looked to U.S. policy to justify their own.

An early examination of this trend can be seen after the Quota Acts of 1921 and 1924, which saw the rise of scientific racism and xenophobia lead to the rejection of international cooperation within the U.S., and causing other European powers to adopt similar policies.[4] This trend is still evident today. In the recent Austrian presidential election, Norbert Hofer, of the Freedom Party of Austria, called for restricting Austria borders (primarily to Muslims), and protested liberal trade agreements made with the European Union; all policies which mirror those of President Trump.[5]

An analysis of the 2015-17 elections indicate that these isolationist sentiments are fielding an unprecedented number of far right, ultra-nationalist candidates. From extremely starch conservative nationalists in Europe, like French candidate Marine Le Pen and Dutch candidate Geert Wilders, to rising nationalist tides in Russia, and South Asian states like India’s Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) groups, the global community is seeing a noticeable resurgence of these sentiments.[6] The election of Donald Trump has established American policy as the new torch bearer for the legitimacy of this nationalist political wave. For example, May Norbert Hofer’s anti-immigrant Freedom Party came close to winning the presidency with 49.7% of the vote, one of many nationalist candidates in Europe who almost won in 2016.[7]

An omen that should be recognized is the dichotomy between this push for isolationism and the rise of nationalism. As resentments form against global interconnectivity, nationalistic tendencies will materialize. Trends have shown that this will then spread. Europe saw this trend occur multiple times after the Napoleonic wars, the first of which in the late 19th century with the dissolution of feudalism, and again in the 1930’s with the rise of fascist regimes in places like Italy, Germany, and Spain.[8] Without the trust built between nations from interconnectivity, they will return to a state of nature, threatening the fragile global tranquility we have spent generations fostering.

The success of these complex, multilayered, institutionalized relationships, is predicated on the participation of the United States in the process. If the United States allows their own politics to relegate itself to a hermetical hegemon, it will eventually seep into the elections of even more nations. If history has shown us anything, this is a dangerous precedent.

[1]The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2 Aug. 2016, <www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-Hawley-Tariff-Act>

[2] Gillespie, Patrick. “Mexico Warns Trump on Tariffs: We’ll Respond ‘Immediately’.” CNNMoney, Cable News Network, 14 Jan. 2017, <money.cnn.com/2017/01/14/news/economy/donald-trump-mexico-tariffs-response/index.html.>

[3] Rosentiel, Tom. “Arab and Muslim Perceptions of the United States.” Pew Research Center, 9 Nov. 2005,

<www.pewresearch.org/2005/11/10/arab-and-muslim-perceptions-of-the-united-states/>

[4] Massey, Douglas S, and Karen A. Pren. “Unintended Consequences of US Immigration Policy: Explaining the Post-1965 Surge from Latin America.”Population and development review 38.1 (2012): 1–29. Print.

[5] Ulansky, Elena, and William Witenberg. “Is Nationalism on the Rise Globally?” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 31 May 2016, <www.huffingtonpost.com/elena-ulansky/is-nationalism-on-the-ris_b_10224712.html.>

[6] “League of Nationalists.” The Economist, The Economist Newspaper, 19 Nov. 2016

<www.economist.com/news/international/21710276-all-around-world-nationalists-are-gaining-ground-why-league-nationalists>

[7] Hirsh, Michael, et al. “Why the New Nationalists Are Taking Over.” POLITICO Magazine, 27 June 2016, <www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/06/nationalism-donald-trump-boris-johnson-brexit-foreign-policy-xenophobia-isolationism-213995.>

[8] Germani, Gino. Authoritarianism, Fascism, and National Populism. Transaction Books, NP: 1978.

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wowunlimited · 5 years

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Hirsh and Seibert on the Future of Animation for the L.A. Times

The familiar faces of WOW! Unlimited Media executives Michael Hirsh and Fred Seibert graced the front page of the Los Angeles Times Business section on Sunday for a feature on the expanding animation landscape. The in-depth feature spotlighted Castlevania as the benchmark for streaming services looking to capitalize on the demand for original animated content, especially for younger audiences. Hirsh and Seibert joined nearly a dozen animation heavyweights chiming in on the subject, including leading voices from Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.

Though the demand for programming has been on a steady incline, Castlevania’s success turned heads and confirmed the industry’s trajectory. “[The renewed interest in animation] makes everybody rethink what they are doing, and that rethinking creates new explosions,” Seibert told the Times. Explosions include estimates from the Times that “by 2022, that investment will grow dramatically to nearly $5 billion for Netflix and $1.86 billion for Amazon Prime Video,” welcome news for Castlevania, Costume Quest (the upcoming Amazon show produced by Frederator Studios), and numerous titles from Mainframe Studios like Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures and Reboot: The Guardian Code, both on Netflix.

Hirsh attributed the increase in demand from streaming platforms to the demographic that launched the industry itself: kids. As he told the Times, companies like Netflix and Amazon “discovered that kids programming was the sticky part of the programming that kept subscribers subscribing.” The desire for creative, engaging children's programming contributed to WOW! seeing revenue double and pass $45 million CAD in 2017 alone, and going into 2019 both Frederator and Rainmaker are poised to continue leading the pack with a slate of projects crafted for the kids (and adults!) that love animation as much as WOW!.

Read more at Los Angeles Times

--Andie Newell

--Original reporting by Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times

#fred seibert #michael hirsh #animation news #wow! unlimited media #frederator studios #mainframe studios #los angeles times #castlevania #costume quest #Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures #reboot: the guardian code #netflix #wendy lee #andie newell #November 2018

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How is the shape of retail changing as workers start to go back to offices?

Shoppers are slowly returning to stores as workers start to go back to offices as Covid-19 lockdowns ease, the latest figures suggest. New research suggests that the online boom seen during lockdown will fade to some extent as more sales take place in shops. Nonetheless, progress is still being made on new hybrid ways of shopping that enable both online and stores to benefit from consumer demand.

High street stores welcome more visitors

High streets (+2.6%) were the main beneficiaries of an overall rise in footfall (0.4%) last week, the first week of September, according to the latest Springboard figures. But while more office-bound workers appear to have headed to high streets than in the previous week, they seemed less likely to visit shopping centres (-2.7%) and retail parks (-0.9%). And visitor numbers remained down compared to last year on UK high streets (-30.2%), shopping centres (-28.8%) and, though to a lesser extent, on retail parks (-9.7%).

Office workers largely stayed at home during lockdown, but they are now being encouraged by the government to return to work. The numbers that can return will ultimately be limited by the number that offices can fit while still adhering to the social distancing guidelines that remain in place.

Across the UK, office employment is highest in Greater London – and high streets there saw footfall rise by 5.3% on the previous week. That’s more than in any other area, although high street footfall was still up, week-on-week, in seven out of the 10 UK areas that Springboard considers, including the West Midlands (+4.1%) and East Midlands (+4.7%). Shopping centre footfall fell in all areas except Greater London (+3.5%), and retail park visitors rose, week-on-week, in only three UK areas. Despite the week-on-week recovery, Greater London high streets are seeing visitor numbers that are 40.9% down on the same time last year, 51.9% lower in central London, and 39.5% lower in regional UK cities.

Diane Wehrle, insights director at Springboard, said: “The week of August Bank Holiday Monday, which for many households represented the first week that children returned to school, led to a modest rise in footfall across all UK retail destinations. Last week’s result was enough to continue the trend of recovery, delivering the best year-on-year result since the start of the lockdown in March.”

What does this mean for online sales?

One piece of research out today suggests that the boom in online shopping will lose some of its impact as Covid-secure postrooms ban personal deliveries. Payment solution business Openpay asked 2,000 shoppers how their online shopping behaviour would change as they returned to the office. A quarter (25%) said they would buy less online, while 38% said their companies had a blanket ban on personal deliveries. Just over a third (34%) said it was frowned on at work to receive too many personal packages, and 20% said the thought of carrying online orders home would stop them ordering over the internet, while 33% said they felt awkward and embarrassed when they bumped into other commuters or used a seat for their parcels.

Andy Harding, UK managing director of Openpay, said: “Missing a delivery is always frustrating, so it’s easy to see why Brits took full advantage of being home during lockdown. With people returning to work, it is quite staggering that so many post rooms have draconian bans on personal parcels. The traditional workplace is changing now more than ever, so it’s time for offices to meet the needs of workers. Every employee is also a consumer and they require flexibility at every point of their purchase, from payment to delivery.”

How one leading London landlord is helping its retail tenants promote their stock online

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, which has retail tenants on some of the most chi-chi streets in central London, is now now helping them to promote their stock to local shoppers for free.

It is the first landlord to work with NearSt to drive footfall to retailers in destinations from Belgravia’s Elizabeth Street to Mayfair’s Mount Street as part of a wider programme of tenant support.

NearSt, founded in 2015, says that during the pandemic it saw a six-fold increase in searches for local product availability in a way that highlighted the importance of making in-store inventory available to online customers. It says its technology enables retailers to promote all the products that they have on the shelves or in stock to customers who are nearby and searching for those items. In addition, it gives retailers the data to understand the shape of local demand – and says that in the first week of the scheme, products from the first three brands on NearSt were seen by almost 15,000 local shoppers.

Amelia Bright, executive director of the London Estate, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland said: “Technology is integral to the best shopping experiences and retail destinations. Visitors and workers are coming back to central London but with transactions in mid-July down 60% compared to January for apparel shops we must innovate to help retailers recover.

“Supporting brands and their connection with new customers is just one of the ways we are seeking to recast landlord-tenant relationships as a partnership, with both sides invested in the others success.”

Brands currently live on NearSt as a result of the partnership include jewellery designers VICKISARGE, Elizabeth Gage and Hirsh London, children’s clothing boutique Pepa & Co, design label NRBY, retail movement 50m and fragrance brand Jo Loves.

Jo Hooper, founder of NRBY Clothing said: “NRBY provides contemporary, comfortable clothing for home and nearby. So NearSt’s principle of finding a business close to you, quickly and easily, really resonates with our ‘local’ approach. Along with the desire to find what you want, when you want, comes the desire to shop more sustainably, locally and to support small businesses.

“Although it’s early days, Grosvenor’s partnership with NearSt shows the beginnings of a move in this direction – online shopping is not the only solution for shoppers these days, and there has to be a recognition of the impact of home delivery and how we can combine convenience with sustainable shopping options. Through its investment, Grosvenor can help us with the priceless experience of face-to-face service in building our business.”

Nick Brackenbury, co-founder and chief executive of NearSt said: “As socially distanced shopping becomes the norm, helping retailers easily and safely attract local customers will be essential for success.

“Our partnership with Grosvenor shows the incredible impact that’s possible when a world-renowned landlord focusses their resources on technology that can drive more customers to shop locally. We’re excited to be collaborating with Grosvenor on this innovative partnership and helping get more customers back into local shops.”

Almost two thirds of retailers on Grosvenor’s estate are independent or smaller brands, offering specialist products and services. Other ways their landlord has found to support them also include a Retail Concierge Service, a free service that helps retailers to open and trade sooner avoiding costly mistakes or over runs. Grosvenor has also funded an extension of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme in Mayfair and Belgravia.

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yesterday, I performed Caroline shaw’s “to the hands” and Mozart’s requiem in d minor with the collegium at Harvard. I don’t know what I'm going to do without collegium: an elite group of musicians who take it so, so seriously, and who dedicate significant portions of their life to this type of creation. of communication. how could it have really happened?

the choir concert was nearly canceled in full. due to the coronavirus pandemonium, Harvard put a halt to any 100+ gatherings, and that included our concert. we were informed of this only twenty-four hours beforehand; so, we ended up performing on-stage with our orchestra to eight camera, live-streaming and recording, and an empty house. it felt strange. it felt romantic. I couldn’t help but think of the moment as a true requiem. we sing to the dead who we cannot see, but ‘know’ are with us; similarly, we sung to a non-physical audience only reached through a camera. we sang to the dead; we sang to a nonexistent audience; we sang with ‘people watching over us’ from all over the world. it felt exhilarating. it was, in fact, the most exhilarating concert I've performed in. who was responsible for bringing the energy? the choir. we couldn’t rely on audience electricity, and at first, it was shocking! to turn to the right, to sneak a peek at the faces of audience members before your conductor runs out -- we couldn’t. I still tried to, anyway, and felt for the second time a puzzlement at the empty pews.

I think I blacked out during the concert. I went to that special place in my head -- the one all musicians have -- and sung there. it’s so strange, to immerse yourself in that zone so fully. it was a reverie of a type, I think. when I finished a movement, I'd “look up” at Andy and consciously think, “oh right. I'm here, in sanders.” of course, we’re canonized from likely the earliest age to the sound and style of Mozart -- everyone follows and copies him -- so when say that his music ‘feels right,’ it certainly does, because of how he rules the musical hegemony. in spite of that, though, I did feel a certain respite in the music. there was so much cooperation in the piece. not on voice part outshone the other. we all depended on the other to do well; yesterday may as well have been a masterclass in learning to let go.

I don’t think I'll ever forget that beautiful, beautiful, beautiful melismatic line of the altos and trombones in the Kyrie of movement one. the dynamic and physical lowering of the choristers and conductor during this part too -- just so beautiful -- we all build up together. that’s what hope feels like, I think. an alto, a trombone, and a forthcoming bass line. there is something so heart-beatingly rhythmic in the sixteenth note ascents: da-da-da-da and da-da-da-da. it was actually during this part that I teared up. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to be performing this gorgeous piece with this particular choir, under this particular director, with this particular situation: an empty audience. what is the music for, then, if no audience? CAN the music be for ourselves? I think... I think the music can be “for” anyone. it seemed to have special meaning though yesterday... who was I singing for, if anyone?

I have to think about this. right now, I think I was singing for past versions of myself; specifically, Sydney last year during this very time. I fell into a deep depression last year during this time, and I sung a requiem then, too. then I fell into it. I couldn’t stop mourning the dead. I couldn’t stop couldn’t stop, wouldn’t stop. grief took over my life -- grief for myself, for my utter resignation, to my disenchantment, for my cousin, for sora, for the kind of person I was allowing myself to become when I was with Tyler. it was all so shocking. that requiem inside of me lasted for a long time. hints of it would come out, too: I would just cry in my bd sometimes, wanting to just clench my toes and kick out, feeling absolutely helpless about my entire situation. that requiem came out when Tony stark died -- I sobbed that entire night, especially on my solitary drive to the gym. I was just throttled. so utterly hopeless and without light in my eyes. I didn’t think I would ever be myself again; I couldn’t smile, bring myself to experience satisfaction.

that requiem haunted me in South Africa, too, but a small part of it was opened by the friends I made there. to see that others cared about me -- were interested in me beyond sex -- that felt interesting. I am so thankful for that beautiful, gorgeous experience in life. I don’t think I'll fully comprehend its place in my life; the people I needed came to me, even when it felt like I would collapse inside of myself. scared, I left phoenix for boston and stayed in that airport for twelve hours, and met my choir for the first time in a month. I had jetted out of boston a month before because Chris had died and I just couldn’t take it. I had to leave. but when I saw my friends, it felt like everything would be OK, even if I wouldn’t be. I remember seeing Kat’s beautiful haircut and feeling at ease. (beauty and change and choices were still possible.) Emma said hi to me, and I breathed again. Hirsh hugged me hello and I thought that new friendships were possible, and even worth pursuing again. then I sat next to Jon on that extraordinarily long flight, then on the bus, and my world burst open. to have been in the proximity of such a thoughtful, smart human and to have never known! I am still so scared of the blinders we put up, as humans.

we sang every day. we sang in nelson Mandela’s house. we saw wild birds; sunsets burning red. hiked the drakensburg mountains and rejoiced in the exquisite beauty of hanertsburg.

when that next semester started, fall 2019, I felt rejuvenated and okay. parts of me were still unkempt, but my friends had rejuvenated me -- as they have done, again and again, in different locations and at different times -- and I experienced a wonderful semester. started dating. failed in every dating scenario possible. failed some more. started a newer, more robust gym routine; wrote more; sang more; slept more. over December, I even tried out dating an ex; it failed, obviously, because he’s my ex for a reason, but I tried. it was fun, then it became irritating. I clipped its wings.

then something really amazing happened -- I was told we were to sing the Mozart requiem. I entered my spring semester scared of a few things: 1) that I might get sick like I did last year, with all those illnesses, 2) that I would become depressed again, 3) sinking into a pit of listlessness, 4) losing friendships, and 5) failing in my attempt to forge a meaningful sexual relationship.

in order, I'll address these things. I have been exceptionally healthy; sleeping has done wonders for me, and it seems so basic, and it is. it is the panacea. I haven’t become depressed; for one, I didn’t play a video game that killed off my main character since I was seven. I also didn’t isolate myself; in fact, I became hyper-social, and started to seek comfort in rekindling friendships and solidifying others. this relates to my fear of losing friendships. I think I've finally learned that friendships don’t end, not really; they fade, and that’s it. you pick up where you left off. you text or call each other sometimes. but most of all, you don’t give up. you just don’t -- or at least I don’t. I'll never give up on my friendships; each and every last one is important to me, no matter how minuscule our interactions may seem. and lastly, I don’t want a partner; I can’t have a partner. I'm moving soon, and the last time I did some shit like this, it went awry. I know now, going forward, if I move, I must put a clean end to something in order to maintain the benevolence and integrity of the relationship.

yesterday, then, may have been a type of loving exorcism. I gave up the ghost, yes, and everything followed, in the midst of chaos. I sang my heart out in this requiem and prayed for my dead self. the self that saw no way out; she saw blackness and felt neither resistance nor encouragement. to the Sydney that thought it was over last year, it is not, and it wasn’t. I also think I sang to Chris, too. I have an image of viewing him from the top of the water, seeing his white face shocked at the cold and the roughest of the waves, hands reaching up. then I also have an image of his view: seeing the light filtering in from the waves, the bubbles gushing up -- everything but him rushing to the surface -- and realizing with horror that he is sinking as the water becomes darker and the waves slam him into the rocky cliffside.

dies irae. it is the song of apocalypse; of death. but what followed this? what preceded it? following dies irae is tuba mirum, one of the most beautiful and triumphant trombone solos ever written. preceding it is the requiem and Kyrie itself; lord have mercy. I think the point is that death and the spark of life are literal seconds. they happen. a candle flick. it just happens, it means nothing good nor bad. and, god, the requiem has finally left my body. I needed it gone. I needed to let you go.

because while the grief of losing you will come again -- a tidal wave, a one-hundred-foot wall of blue -- it will not be soon. it will come when I can sense it. I never want my grief to stop hurting, ever, but it needs to stop in its consistency.

and that’s all I have to say for tonight.

-sm

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