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hylaversicolor · 7 months

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i love your ocelots im so curious could you elaborate more on ocelot getting into drugs and what you think that looks like for him over the years and how it affects his relationships 🤨 again i love your ocelots sm i giggle and clap my hands together whenever you post

yes ofc!! keep in mind this is PURE headcanon and speculation not meant to be meta or anything like that by ANY means

i think he starts doing coke and other fun stuff in the early 70s bc he's partying with eva a lot and substances are plentiful. he's right at his mid 20s debuff so it's starting to get a little harder to pull multiple all nighters in a row in order to keep up with his like 7 full time jobs, and here and there he'll use whatever is on hand to help with that. but his drugs era (if you will) i think can be divided into 3 distinct phases which are:

les enfants terribles - i think after bb leaves the patriots ocelot takes on a lot of guilt which he carries with him for the rest of his life, culminating in his actions during mgs4. if you take the conversation ocelot and zero have in portable ops as canon, ocelot was technically the one who got the leverage on zero to have bb join the patriots, which resulted in bb being cloned without his knowledge or consent. ocelot would probably feel responsible for that and vows to stay behind with the people who betrayed bb to keep an eye on zero and para-medic for bb's sake, while bb gets out of there as fast as he can. bosselot doesn't really have a breakup moment but the fallout from the LET project is probably the closest thing we have to one. and i think ocelot begins using more heavily to cope with his guilt during this period

the latter half of the 9 year gap - i think ocelot really just starts to fall apart the farther he gets from big boss (for the above reason as well; the guilt endures, bc in his mind he's seen john off to colombia and only a short time later he goes into the coma). but he's also busier than ever with the diamond dogs, being a part of the GRU, working for the CIA, etc. he's tried just about everything at least once but in particular i think he uses a lot of amphetamines just to like. get all his shit done. when ecstasy starts going around in the 80s he gets into that too. this all is tough on kaz, who like ocelot did a ton of coke in the 70s, but unlike ocelot got out of the habit. the longer it goes on the more of a strain his use puts on their work/personal relationship (however you wanna interpret ocelhira) bc kaz is constantly picking up his slack and carrying narcan everywhere and nagging him about it. but the annoying thing is that ocelot is still infuriatingly competent even in the throes of addiction. it's more of a physical addiction for him so his body still needs it even if in his mind he's like noooo it's Fine i can stop. i think he might have a couple close calls.

post mgsv - i think he finally gets properly clean during/after (unclear timeline) the events of phantom pain out of concern for his own life lol. during mgsv i think he's down to mostly weed anyway. bb is back so he has no excuse for physically and mentally destroying himself when he can still give himself to bb completely. i think he still continues to smokes weed decades later though.

#thank you so much and LIKEWISE....your ocelot tits.....the most precious to me #ask #mgs

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rat-clinic · 1 year

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I gave Revolver Ocelot a bowl haircut.

I wonder if 1975-84 Big Boss coma era Ocelot had mental breakdowns and cut bangs in front of a mirror at 3am. Am I just projecting?

I HC that he cuts his own hair anyways but DIY bangs are on an entirely different level of mental breakdown.

Ngl, those 9yrs must’ve been so stressful with all those side jobs and basically waiting for Big Boss to wake up.

I drew this cause I felt like getting bangs but realized I’m impulsive so I gave Ocelot a bowl haircut instead. Now, I don’t want to 3am DIY barber myself anymore.

If Ocelot saw my artwork, he would most likely block me, or torture me. Eh whatever.

#revolver ocelot #mgsv #metal gear solid #mgs #mgs fanart #ocelot #digital art #my art

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therummonster · 1 year

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finally have my hands on the original multiverse tales book, here's my notes list so far!

warning for my reactions to the entire book

both alexis and sterling play tennis

sterling's had trouble with on accidentally catching things on fire

he can also lower his temperature by using his fire powers

their old boss was Ms Murdoch

sterling was quite fasinated by the demons, while alexis has the quote of "please, you can fit everything you need to know about them on a cue card: use blunt weapons and hit them until they're dust."

if it's a demon, it will turn to dust.

the gear they wore on missions consisted of tough armor for upper body, but only thick cargo pants for lower half.

Alexis refuses to wear a helmet

they're both orphans :D and also each other's only friends.

sterling's powers activate by being threatened

sterling is really into demons. "before me stood a beautiful monstrosity."

at this point in their story, this was the first set of fire proof demons they've seen.

sterling kinda got mauled, but alexis is fine!

demons are searching for something.

sterling followed after one of the demons, called the big one's bluff, and cost a life.

i will be redrawing these scenes.

they have a book. ON THE MULITVERSE. chapters include: Killing an Overseer, Lucifer's Orb of Infinite Energies, and Extra-Dimensional Travel.

alexis saw a golden shard in one of the hell hounds mouth.

they seem to be in a higher tech era than our reality

alexis still refuses to wear a helmet on the motorcycle.

motor cycle only has one wheel.

this is where sterling learns to fly

it's a third of a fancy bowling ball

sterling made another bad call on stopping a forest fire and then the demon attacked two people.

sterling can get overheated, in those cases he becomes completely immobile

ALEXIS GOT ATTACKED-

SHE'S IN A COMA

also their doctor is named Locklear

MUMTHER MURDOCH

"shut up and cry, Agent; that's an order."

sterling's nerd is screaming internally like i am while reading this book.

sterling's focusing WE'RE AT THE CLIMAX-

he's using his metal fists, head canon he's got sharp nails and that's how he activates his powers manually.

his plan didn't work.

this is also another time where his brain casually did a 360 in his skull.

HE'S FLYIN!

but so is the demon

it has attacked the innocents again!

THE DEMON IS DOWN!!! STERLING IS A GOD DAMN CANNONBALL!!!

he hit the street hard, his shoulder is dislocated and his leg is probably broken.

ALEXIS IS WEARING A HELMET!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh the news is reporting on his decision...

yep, dislocated shoulder. but luckily his knee is only fractured!

alexis forgives him

he used his powers on the orb!

#popcrossstudios #popcross studios #multiverse tales

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notasfilosoficas · 2 years

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"La posesión de cualquier cosa comienza en la mente"

Bruce Lee

Nació en noviembre de 1947 en San Francisco California en Estados Unidos. Fue un destacado artista marcial, actor, cineasta, filósofo y escritor de origen chino. Se le considera el artista marcial más influyente de todos los tiempos e ícono de la cultura Pop del siglo XX.

Fue el cuarto hermano de la familia y su nacimiento en Estados Unidos fue casual pues su padre que era actor de películas cantonesas y comediante en la ópera china se encontraba de gira en esos momentos.

Incluso su nombre Bruce, fue sugerido por una enfermera del hospital para evitar problemas de registro. Su nombre chino era Jun-Fuan.

En su adolescencia, fue un joven problemático, fue expulsado de la escuela secundaria en Hong Kong por sus frecuentes peleas y derivado de una golpiza recibida, su padre le enseñó las bases del arte marcial Tai Chi Chuan, aunque su instrucción formal la recibió de un famoso maestro de artes marciales Yip Man que enseñaba la disciplina del Wing Chun.

Temiendo sus padres que Bruce se enrolará en alguna organización criminal o fuera víctima de alguna, decidieron mandar de regreso a Estados Unidos a su hijo en donde vivió con una hermana en San Francisco, y una vez obteniendo su nacionalidad, viajó a Seattle en donde trabajaba en un restaurante de unos amigos de la familia, terminando su bachillerato técnico para posteriormente inscribirse en la universidad de Washington y estudiar Filosofía, drama y psicología donde estudió de 1961 a 1964.

El legado de Bruce Lee nace con su incursión al cine y la televisión, aunque esta se dió como resultado de haber creado su propia escuela de artes marciales, en donde tuvo contacto con dos de los mas importantes artistas de artes marciales de Estados Unidos, Ralph Castro y Ed Parker, en donde el segundo fue quien le abrió las puertas hacia Hollywood. Bruce aunque era instructor de Wing Cheung, complementó su técnica con otras artes marciales tales como el Kung Fu, Taekwondo y otras, creando en Seattle el Jun Fan Jung Fu Institute.

Aunque desde niño había tenido contacto con el cine por la profesión de su padre, no fue sino hasta 1965 en donde le ofrecieron un papel en una serie de televisión y por la cual el estudio de la 20 Century Fox le impartió clases de arte dramático y actuación para adaptarlo al mercado estadounidense y así en 1966 se le ofreció el papel secundario en la serie televisiva The Green Hornet (El Avispón Verde) y algunos episodios de la serie Batman.

El salto a la fama para Bruce nace curiosamente en Hong Kong, en donde gracias a la popularidad de la serie televisiva The Green Hornet, se le ofrece un estelar en una película denominada The Big Boss, la cual fue un éxito llegando a ser considerado héroe nacional.

En Estados Unidos Bruce salta a la fama con la película “El camino del dragón” en la cual Bruce fue actor, guionista, coproductor y director. La intención era que esta película diera pie a una trilogía, sin embargo, su siguiente película no se realizaría ya que por esas fechas la Warner Brothers le ofrece ser el actor principal y codirector de las escenas de lucha en la película “Enter the Dragón” (Operación Dragón), siendo la primer película de artes marciales china producida por un estudio importante de Hollywood.

Durante una de las sesiones de doblaje de la película, Bruce comenzó a sentirse mal y sufrió un colapso en donde perdió el conocimiento. Fue llevado al hospital en donde el neurocirujano que lo atendió no sabia exactamente a que se debía la hinchazón cerebral que presentaba. Mes y medio mas tarde y para aliviar un profundo y agobiante dolor de cabeza, una de las actrices de la película le suministro un medicamento combinación de analgésico y tranquilizante con la que Bruce cayó en un estado de coma. Cuando llegó al hospital Bruce ya había perdido la vida.

Murió a los 33 años y los médicos aseguraban que su cuerpo no representaba mas de 18 o 20 años. La causa de su muerte fue diagnosticada como una reacción alérgica a uno de los componentes del medicamento.

Fuente: Wikipedia

#frases #frases celebres #Bruce Lee #citas de la vida #citas de reflexion #notasfilosoficas #notas cortas #deportistas

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murfpersonalblog · 10 months

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TVL & VC Thoughts: Storyboarding

Because I have insomnia, I was up all night thinking about the rumors that Sam's contract was signed for 5 seasons. It makes me both nervous and hopeful, cuz Lestat features in way more than just 5 VC books. So if there's only 5 seasons locked in (hopefully NOT counting IWTV being split into 2, meaning Sam only has 3 other seasons), I'm wondering what these 3-ish other seasons would cover? 🤔 Hour-long episodes are enough to condense SOME of the books into 7/8-ep seasons, but not others.

TVL & QotD are ofc the bigguns, that COULD be condensed into one season, but SHOULD get their own individual ones, IMO.

ToTBT - urgh. I already said I hate this book. NGL I hope they condense this into 2 episodes MAX, as filler. Raglan was basically a monster-of-the-week. We do NOT need to be sitting here watching Lestat re-learn how to poop & pee. And ffs get rid of David, he literally just got in the way; let that dude retire! Having Ciprien come back'd be a cool feature/crossover, but I really don't need Lestat out here traumatizing more black people, thanks. 😒

MTD - yoooo.... What do you even DO with this? XD Like, I can't imagine having a whole frikkin season of Lestat's Inferno, but without Memnoch you lose ALL context behind Lestat's coma, his missing eyeball, Armand's suicide attempt, Louis' suicide attempt, and Lestat's course correction as a character. 😈 It was the fallout post-Memnoch that is so important to Lestat's story; but TBH I can honestly see the bulk of MTD itself condensed into 2 filler episodes tops.

Merrick - IMO this needs to be integrated into IWTV2 as part of Louis' storyline, not Lestat's. Even though it's here that he (officially) wakes from the coma (post-TVA--which IMO deserves its own spinoff season; we need more Assad if they don't cover Armand's backstory in IWTV2).

Blackwood Farm - NGL I want a whole dang season of BwF. 😅 IMO it's the craziest VC book, we NEED to see these people on screen. We'd get that Merrick Mayfair feature, too--but if they do her dirty here like AR, Imma be FURIOUS.

Blood Canticle - 💩 TRASH!!!!! 💩

Prince Lestat & RoA & BC: TBH I think these should all be merged into one season, as they all deal with Rhoshamandes. If QotD sets up Amel early, AND includes MEKARE, then PL should get right to the action. RoA was padded with a LOT of straight descriptions, which can EASILY be condensed on screen with visuals--that's the book that needed to be illustrated! RoA really doesn't need its own season; we just need to see Rhosh established as the Big Bad in PL & RoA, and get Amel's backstory. (I HOPE they'll keep the aliens in, but AR was obviously using bird-feathered/winged extraterrestrials as the secular answer to Christianity's angels, so I'm fine either way. I'll be sad if they cut them all out entirely and Amel's JUST a (human) ghost). As for BC, it wasn't a long book at all; it just had a lot of BIG, iconic moments. I DEMAND to see Chateau Era Loustat domestic tooth-rotting fluff on my effing screen, ISTG. 🙏 This is the series finale--it deserves to give Loustat E V E R Y T H I N G; from the lowest lows to the greatest highs. I need Prince Consort Louis bossed up. 🤴🏾 I need Lestat having a mental breakdown just like Louis did when Daniel was tearing him to shreds in Ep7. I need Armand screaming, crying, throwing up. I need the WEDDING(S). I need the BALLROOM. I will sue.

Naturally, I could be waaaaay off on all of this. U_U

#the vampire chronicles #the vampire lestat #loustat #must see tv

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lucky-draws · 3 years

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more 60s/70s nonsense bc i crave ocelot content from that era:

i think the impact of having to experience that outfit is what put big (small) boss in the coma actually

#mgs #metal gear solid #big boss #revolver ocelot #my art #.....yeah um. anyway #i wanna draw all of the patriots gang at some point...#visions of para medic in cute 60s mod fashion . god

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bbygenya · 3 years

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aftermath 🔥

fandom: demon slayer: kimetsu no yaiba

pairing: kyoujurou x reader

ratings: g for g(ood lord what have I written)eneral audiences

warnings: feelings :)

word count: 1604

summary: just some overindulgent fluff with kyoujurou after muzan got his ass beat :)

a/n: i’m a rengoku simp (are you really surprised?) honestly I love this man with my whole chest

plus he still be alive in my heart so he’s alive after the big boss battle 😤

Your eyes trace his form as he swings the wooden sword almost expertly. Training even on an off day—nothing unusual from the Flame Pillar himself. You hope to one day be as strong as him, even though you can barely keep up with him now as it is. It’s entirely too peaceful nowadays, yet there’s still a few threats to be eliminated. The big fight had left the Pillars battered and bruised, missing a few pieces of themself in the process. You’re thankful though; thankful that Kyoujurou prevailed with minor injuries—other than losing his eye and being left with a weaker respiratory system from the wound Akaza had blessed him with.

He was still strong, still training as if the demon lord was about to walk up the walkway of the Rengoku estate.

Yet, you can’t will yourself to convince him to stop. Training had been ingrained in him for so long, that it would probably take a while before he’s ready to lay down his sword. You think it shouldn’t be much longer; the modern era is quickly catching up with the world around you, so you’re almost sure it won’t be much longer then.

“Is big brother still practicing?” Senjurou comes over then, sitting beside you to watch the other man swing his sword. You lean back on your hands, nodding.

“Mhm. Old habits die hard, so I can see why,” you explain with the ghost of a smile at your lips. Senjurou nods, understanding. It’s truly going to take a while before he relaxes into the new normal. Shifting, you adjust yourself. Wincing from the soreness of your limbs as you adjust your casted leg to where it’s a bit more comfortable. In the final battle, your leg had been mangled to the point where you were sure you’d lose it, yet Shinobu and the girls at the Butterfly Mansion were sure to patch you right up and get you in the process of healing. Noticing your mild discomfort, the boy makes a noise, turning to you.

“Are you okay? Does it hurt?” He questions, concerned. You smile, shaking your head at him.

“It’s fine, Senjurou, really. Just adjusting to get a bit more comfortable,” you assure him. You try to mask the discomfort in your expression as best you can, wanting to shield the boy from having to deal with it, deal with you, but like his brother he’s stupidly perceptive in a way that makes you want to puff your cheeks out and huff childishly. Damn these Rengoku brothers.

The look in his eyes tells you he doesn’t believe you, but he does nod. “Maybe you need a pillow for your leg then?” he suggests. You can’t deny him, he looks so determined!, so you sigh and smile at him.

“Sure. Mind fetching one for me?”

The boy’s eyes brighten as he bobs his head in a nod, shifting to stand.

“Okay! Be right back!” he hurries off to fetch said pillow, and for a moment you watch him. Wondering what it’s like to be normal. You’ve been training to be a demon slayer since you were a preteen and now you wonder what life would’ve been like had you not been one? Not that Senjurou had it easier, but he hasn’t seen the same things you’ve seen. He hasn’t had to watch comrades get mauled and devoured by demons. He’s lucky he won’t ever have to, either.

“You know, it’s not good to lie to children,”

Kyoujurou’s voice startles you, causing you to jump a little (wasn’t he just practicing?) and the surprise you show makes him chuckle. Moving to sit beside you, leaning in to press a kiss to your temple gently.

“That’s not very nice [y/n],” he chides playfully, reaching for the water pouch he’d brought with him at the beginning of this little training session. Usually, he practices in the dojo, but today he’d decided to entertain you in the front yard. How sweet of him. You roll your eyes playfully at him, unable to not smile in his presence, then you allow your head to rest gently on his shoulder. His arm was still healing from the Akaza fight as well, and he’d regretfully had to sit the main boss battle out. He hadn’t been too happy about it, but he knew he would’ve been more of a crutch than a help. Though it had taken place months after the Infinity Train incident, the extent of his injuries kept him out for quite a while. And honestly, you wonder if that’s what drives him to train even though there’s no need to anymore.

Honestly, from what you’ve heard, he’s not the only pillar who still trains daily.

“I’m sorry, I’ll apologize,” you hum, though you know it won’t do much good. Senjurou knew you were lying and simply played along. For a moment you sigh, basking in the warmth of the moment. Your mind isn’t on demons, or fighting. Moreso on your boyfriend, and finally being able to settle down and start a family with him. It’s nice to pretend as if you two were normal from the get go, but your wounds say otherwise. As do the nightmares that plague you both. It’s going to take a while for your mentalities to settle enough to try to figure out what “normal” is, but you’re sure it won’t be too hard.

“I’m back!” Senjurou joins you two, pillow in hand as he moves to set it gently underneath your wrapped leg. Patting it for good measure but sits on the other side of you, hands in his lap as he watches both you and Kyoujurou and smiles happily. He’s thankful that his brother is alive, and is thankful that you’re here with them as well and it shows.

“Thank you Senjurou, that feels a lot better,” it really does; the softness of the pillow is very welcomed. Beside you, Kyoujurou shifts a little to get comfortable, glancing over at his brother for a moment and seems to get an idea.

“Senjurou! Could you go grab those snacks Kanroji-san sent us?” he questions. “I would go, but I’m a bit worn out from training,” he admits sheepishly, cheeks a little pink. It frustrates him to know that his stamina isn’t the same; at the cost of his life he’d ben injured in such a way that had really impacted him in such a way that in the first few months it was hard. It was so hard, but he’s slowly adjusting to the changes. You’re quite the help with that, and his motivation to keep going at it. Though he’d just gotten back from fetching the pillow, at the mention of snacks, he perks.

“Okay! I’ll be right back!” he shoots up and jogs off, causing both you and Kyoujurou to laugh gently. How cute—he’s just like Kyoujurou sometimes, you think to yourself.

An arm wraps around your waist and you lean into it, allowing yourself to be gently pulled closer. Kyoujurou tips his head to brush his nose against the crown of your head, sighing as he buries himself into the sweet scent of your [scent] hair, finding comfort in it. He too is surprised he’s still alive, but thanks the gods everyday they allowed him to continue living with you, happily. You don’t mind this and in fact you turn a little, carefully of your leg, to snuggle into his side, which doesn’t help how he nearly pulls you into his lap, simply wanting to hold you and have you close to him.

“I know I haven’t really talked about it, but when I fought that demon on the train, I was so scared,” he says, voice soft for once. He very rarely speaks softly—he’s such a loud man sometimes you find yourself wanting to smack your hand over his pretty mouth—so when he does lower his voice like this, you’re inclined to listen. “I was scared I’d never see you again, never see my father or Senjurou either. I really thought,” he sighs softly, tightening his hold on you. “I really thought when I saw my mother that it was over. I wanted to go with her but. . .at the same time, I wanted to stay here with you all as well. It was really hard, debating over where I should go, but she’s the one who told me that my time here wasn’t finished,” you know this yourself. When they’d gotten to Kyoujurou, he’d bled out so much that he needed multiple blood transfusions. He was in a coma for weeks, and you’re sure at one point he did die. And hearing this confirms it. Your eyes water thinking of how lonely you would’ve been had he not here, of how quiet the Rengoku estate would be had his loud laughter ceased to fill the halls. It would’ve been so hard to move on without him, so you’re very thankful his mother helped him come back to you. He must sense you’re on the verge of tears, because he pulls back to look down at you, tilting your chin up so that you’re both looking each other in the eye.

“Ah, darling please don’t cry,” he sounds almost pained to know that you’re upset—or that you seem upset. The tears fall, but he’s quick to wipe them away. You sniffle, feeling pitiful for a moment.

“Sorry. I’m just really happy you came back,” you say, voice cracking. He finds himself smiling despite the fact that you’re crying, and ducks down to press a gentle kiss to your lips.

“Me too.”

-x

#demon slayer fanfic #demon slayer fanfiction #kny fanfic #kny fanfiction #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kimetsu no yaiba fanfiction #kimetsu no yaiba fanfic #kny #rengoku kyoujurou #kyokurou rengoku #rengoku x reader #kyoujurou rengoku x reader #yall im crying #this wasn't supposed to be this SAD

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einsteinsugly · 2 years

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T7S characters, and their favorite animated Disney films (or lack thereof):

Jackie, as a kid: Cinderella. She's thrilled when the '60s live-action movie features a brunette as Cinderella. She thinks Sleeping Beauty and Snow White are boring, though (especially Snow White. She'd never allow less fortunate dwarves to boss her around).

Jackie, as an adult: Beauty and the Beast. Jackie says she, the beauty, tamed the beast (Hyde).

*****

Donna, as a kid: Really, really dislikes all the princess movies. She doesn't need to wait for her prince to come, damn it. Hell, she doesn't even need a prince.

She especially hates Sleeping Beauty ("All she does is sleep. Without a prince, she's literally stuck in a stupid coma"). She finds Alice in Wonderland to be fascinating, though. In a weird way.

Donna, as an adult: Has a soft spot for Mulan, and a little bit for Pocahontas. However, she's well aware of the history and the old, dark stories behind many Disney fairytales. So that ruins it a bit.

Since her kids are too old to be interested in Disney movies circa 2012 (and furthermore, they're probably out of the house), she's introduced to Brave as a grandparent, and that quickly becomes her favorite. She likes Frozen's message, too (not being all about finding a prince, but finding sisterhood), but she definitely thinks the hype's overblown. In my universe, though, one of her granddaughters loves it (Abbie), so she puts on a happy face. She really, really likes watching Brave with Liv, though, more than anything.

Also, working in media (print media, but still), she's well aware of Disney's undeserving domination. Only a few companies control American media (blame the Clinton era, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996), and she views it as being a detriment to democracy and the freedom of the press (as she rightfully predicted, back in the day). Creativity, innovation, and revolutionary opinions are squashed, as a few near-monopolies dominate mainstream media, and dominate the narrative. With corporate special interests in mind.

*****

Eric, as a kid: Is fascinated by Pinocchio. He's more into superheroes, Star Trek, and GI Joes as a kid. He's not really into Disney as a kid, though.

And as an older man, he totally is wishy-washy about Disney buying Marvel and Star Wars. Like Hyde, he doesn't like that one company owns so many things, and dominates the market so thoroughly. It stifles creativity, in his opinion, and although he loves all the geeky content being thrown in his general direction, it comes at a cost. Hence, he looks back at such childhood memories with rose-colored glasses.

As an adult: The Lion King. It's kind of like his life story, according to him (he's only out in the wilderness for several months though, instead of years and years. Red doesn't die, though). He looks up to his father, but at the same time, he's intimidated by him. Like he's never good enough. Insists that Simba and Nala are like him and Donna, to a significant extent.

*****

Kelso, as a kid: Everyone calls him Dumbo.

As an adult: Toy Story, Toy Story, Toy Story. He thinks Buzz Lightyear is awesome, whereas Eric sympathizes with Woody.

*****

Fez, as a kid: Like Eric, he's fascinated with Pinocchio. Dumbo and Fantasia, too.

Fez, as an adult: Finding Nemo. He thinks Dory is hilarious, and loves the "just keep swimming" bit. No matter what life throws at you, you can't give up. You have to keep going.

*****

Hyde, as a kid (and as an adult): Disney is filled with a bunch of corporate goons, and is a company that's too big for its own damn good. And he's glad Eric and Donna agree with him, in due time, because at least he has his friends to back him up. When his kids and grandkids beg to go to Disney World, though, he reluctantly obliges.

#that 70s show #that 90s show #eric forman #donna pinciotti #jackie burkhart #steven hyde #michael kelso #fez #my essays

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wonderfulworldofmichaelford · 4 years

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Psycho Analysis: Skull Face

(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS!)

The Metal Gear franchise is well known for its complex, deep philosophies, and the antagonist of Metal Gear Solid V is absolutely no exception to this. Skull Face, while definitely on the more shallow end of the villain pool in terms of the series, is still one of the most intriguing and even pivotal villains the series introduces. Why is that?

In short, he is responsible for much of the bleakness that plagues Solid Snake’s adventures. But you’re not here for the short version, you’re here for the long one. So how exactly does the mysterious Skull Face fit into the incredibly dense and convoluted mythology of Kojima’s masterpiece of a franchise?

Motivation/Goals: Skull Face has a pretty surface-level motivation at first glance: he wants revenge against both Zero and Big Boss, as Skull Face previously worked for the covert project XOF created by Zero that cleaned up messes left behind by Big Boss during Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater, XOF being the shadow of the FOX program, so to speak. After FOX disbanded in the 70s, XOF became the strike force for Zero’s Cipher. Of course, during all this time, Skull Face became resentful of both Zero and Big Boss alike, weary of being left in the shadows cleaning up the messes of men who would gain more honor than he did. This is the guy who assassinated Stalin in the Metal Gear universe, so it is understandable he’d be a bit miffed.

Of course, as any Metal Gear villain is wont to do, he takes his anger too far, and decides to play Cipher and MSF against each other, and sets into motion the events of The Phantom Pain by kidnapping, torturing, and possibly even raping Paz before having those bombs implanted in her as well as kidnapping and torturing Chico (and perhaps even forcing him to rape Paz). He then destroys Mother Base, which leads into Big Boss going into a coma when his helicopter explodes due to Paz’s bomb.

His ultimate goal from all of this chaos is this: he’ll create nukes only he can stop from detonating and distribute them around the world along with the Metal Gears needed to fire them, upsetting the global power balance in the process while also keeping Skull Face in control. Then, he would unleash the English parasite that kills its host whenever they speak English; when the world is liberated from English, the new world language will be one of nukes and Metal Gears, and the world will be at peace through mass nuclear deterrence, a sentiment similar to that of Hot Coldman of Peace Walker. And if that doesn’t work? Just kill everyone. The plan is ludicrously complicated and seems like it could easily be thrown out of wack by even the slightest of variables, which makes Skull Face a perfect Metal Gear villain.

Really though, everything boils down to his desire for revenge against the sleights he feels Zero and Big Boss dealt against him, be they real or imagined, which fits very nicely into the game’s deconstruction of the idea of vengeance and how ultimately seeking revenge can utterly consume a person and cause far more harm than good. This makes Skull Face thematically gel with the story while also being someone to root against and to, in the end, help Kaz and Venom realize how utterly futile their thirst for vengeance against Skull Face was and how destroying him does not bring back the years of suffering they suffered or all that they lost.

There’s also an element of the fear of being forgotten to his motivations, erased from history by his enemies in an attempt to eradicate any and all legacy he may have; however, in this regard he is far more successful than in his main evil plain, as he managed to pass on his vengeful, nihilistic philosophies to his enemies. Even though his body is burnt away due to housing parasites and even though the Patriots eradicate his existence, and even though the true Big Boss never acknowledged Skull Face or his existence, Venom, Psycho Mantis, Skull Face, Diamond Dogs, and even Cipher are forever warped by his philosophies and in part plays in to how Outer Heaven was created. Even worse, he actually does get his revenge on Zero, causing him to fall into the state he is seen in right before his death at the end of Guns of the Patriots. As special tapes show, Zero truly was remorseful for how things between he and Big Boss had turned out and truly wanted to communicate and reconcile… but because of Skull Face’s desire for revenge, he ended up preventing such a reunion from ever occurring.

“Poor communication kills” is another strong theme in the game, and Skull Face weaponizes such a thing, inadvertently ensuring all the tragedies that would follow in the Metal Gear timeline, all because of his thirst for revenge against two men who never intentionally wished to screw him over… perhaps if he had communicated, things would have turned out a bit better for all parties. Instead, he turned one man into an immobile, barely functioning shell and warped another into someone just like him: a monster who lives only to lash out in anger and vengeance at those he has perceived as wronging him. Even though Skull Face died, he still ultimately was victorious in the sense that Big Boss and Zero were both twisted and destroyed by his actions.

Performance: James Horan does a wonderful job voicing Skull Face, making him sinister, creepy, and hammy whenever the scene calls for it. In fact, his scenery chewing skills are nearly unmatched; Skull Face goes whole hog when it comes to hamminess. He’s certainly not Armstrong levels, but Horan knows what kind of series he’s in and is definitely having a lot of fun.

Final Fate: When Mantis hijacks Sahelanthropus, Skull Face ends up caught in the crossfire and crushed, so Kaz and Venom come up and blast his limbs off as payback for the limbs they lost. But then they realize that killing him is a pointless, hollow victory that won’t bring back their dead comrades or give back all they took from him, so they toss him his gun as he begs them to kill him and tell him to do it himself as they walk away. A powerful moment in the series…

...That Huey immediately ruins by going over, killing him, and then shouting “REVENGE!” in the stupidest manner possible, despite the fact that any grivance Huey could possibly have against Skull Face is petty at best. For such an important villain in the grand scheme of the franchise, he deserved better than being shot by Huey of all people.

Best Scene: It’s pretty hard to pick, as almost any of his disturbing tapes from Ground Zeroes could qualify due to their fantastic voice acting and horrifying content that cements Skull Face as one of the franchise’s most twisted villains. But if we’re talking in-game onscreen appearances, the scene in “Hellbound” where Sahelanthropus is revealed in all its terrifying glory while he poses and gestures in its hand, hamming it up for Huey and Snake, is just a truly golden moment.

Best Quote: “Who is doing this? Such a lust for revenge… WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!??!!?”

Final Thoughts & Score: Skull Face is a really cool villain, even with that dopey face mask. It may be because he continues the proud tradition of ridiculous, over-the-top bad guys that the series is known for, but gives one suited to the Big Boss era of the franchise; Volgin and Hot Coldman are not nearly as hammy or enjoyable as Skull Face is. And much like any great Metal Gear villain, Skull Face has some awkward moments, such as that uncomfortably long car ride and the fact he’s wearing a mask that makes him look like an edgy reimagining of the Hamburglar, but frankly these things just endear him more to me. The whole fun of Metal Gear is that these games have so many poetic, beautiful, poignant, and philosophical scenes juxtaposed against over-the-top absurdity and ridiculous levels of narm; Skull Face fits right in.

Truly this man earns his 9/10. Ultimately I keep him from the perfect score due to being killed by Huey, which is insanely embarrassing for any villain, as well as the fact that he’s a little underutilized and never really beaten in a meaningful way because, again, Huey is incapable of not ruining something. But none of that changes how thematically strong the guy is. He’s a lot of fun, and while it’s a shame he’s killed only about halfway through the game, the shadow he and his actions cast on not only the entire game but the franchise as a whole more than make up for his shortcomings.

#Psycho Analysis #Skull Face #Metal Gear Solid V #The Phantom Pain

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Hi Boss, how are you and are you excited for 2020? I heard it’s a big year for Iron Man comics? I have a question about Tony Stark and his company? Why does it have so many names and how come it’s a public company but he inherited it from his father? I thought public companies CEOs are elected by Shareholders? I’m very confused. Thanks

You don't have to try to fit all your questions in one ask, you know. :D

I would be excited for Iron Man 2020 if I weren't pretty sure they were going to kill Tony. We know for sure that they are at least putting Arno in the suit and there's a series and an event about it. We all just got through, like, two years of Bendis on Iron Man, starring Victor Von Doom and Riri Williams, with Tony in a coma. And while I like Doom and Riri and I don't mind if other people are Iron Man -- my favorite IM run features Rhodey as Iron Man, after all -- I don't think it's unreasonable of me to want Tony to be alive and in a comic book, and it seems like we're not getting it. Again.

The answer to your second question is complicated, but it basically boils down to: it's not the same company.

Every few years something terrible happens to Tony and he reinvents himself and rises like a phoenix from the ashes and decides to just make a new company, either because getting the old one back is too much work (say, because he was legally dead for a while) or because he wants his new company to focus on something specific. (For example, I believe the Stark Industries to Stark International one was actually just a name change, reflecting the fact that SI was now a more international company and possibly that Tony had also stopped making weapons by this period.)

During the second drinking arc, Tony loses his company (at the time, Stark International) to Obadiah Stane (who renames it Stane International), and when Tony gets sober he heads off to California and instead starts a whole new company, Circuits Maximus, in Silicon Valley. At some point after that he decides to go refound an engineering/manufacturing company and that's Stark Enterprises (which is confusingly also sometimes a SI subsidiary, at least according to the wiki), which persists for a while and at some point takes over what's left of Stane Enterprises. I think it stays SE up until Tony's death at the end of volume 1 during The Crossing.

Then, while he's dead, his company gets sold to the Fujikawa family and renamed Stark-Fujikawa, and when Tony comes back at the beginning of v3 he again decides he doesn't want to try to take the company back and instead he founds Stark Solutions, a consulting company, although eventually later in v3 I'm pretty sure he takes the company back and I think by the end of v3 it's SI again, but after Disassembled he's having some kind of money problems to the point where the team is having minor funding issues, IIRC. Maybe that was the excuse for not rebuilding the mansion? I forget. I have no idea what his financial situation in the Civil War era is, because mostly he's an emotional mess.

In Avengers v4 (this would be Fraction's IM run) he has enough money to rebuild the tower when it gets knocked down, at least, and he has a new company, basically a startup, Stark Resilient, focused on, uh... clean energy and possibly building a racecar? My memories of this run are blurry.

And then there was Superior Iron Man, where Tony wanted to sell weapons again and also extort people for Extremis to make them pretty.

His financial situation since then hasn't really been too noticeable (I mean, okay, at one point he was broke and the Avengers were meeting in a hangar in Jersey) except for the part where he now came out of a coma and founded Stark Unlimited which as far as I can tell wants to sell people VR games.

Also I have no idea how Tony managed to inherit the company from his father. Silver Age comics are weird, dude; don't worry about it. It's possible that the board appointed him? I really don't know. I know nothing about business.

#Anonymous #replies

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WHAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ABOUT JANUARY

In January 1995, we and a couple friends started a company called Artix. The forum troll I have by now internalized doesn't even know where to begin in raising objections to this project. Unfortunately picking winners is harder than that. They certainly delivered. As it turns out, VC-backed startups are not that fearsome. In the other languages mentioned in this talk—Fortran, C, Java, and Visual Basic—it is not clear whether you can actually get work done. One difference I've noticed between great hackers and smart people in general is that hackers are more politically incorrect. College trained one to be a member of the professional classes.1 But as knowledge has grown more specialized, there are more points on the curve, and the inexorable progress of hardware would solve your problems. Maybe it's a bad idea for a company.

Whoever controls the device sets the terms. But as long as it's possible to detect bias whether those doing the selecting want them to or not.2 Of all the great programmers he wanted. Apparently when Robert first met him, Trevor had just begun a new scheme for micropayments?3 A symbol type.4 Feel free to make it big.5 If any incompatibility arises, you can be wise without being very smart. Lisp function and show that it is. It's very common for a group of founders to go through one lame idea before realizing that a startup will make it big. To some extent this was because the companies themselves had become sclerotic. Bill Gates started either.6

But rather the erosion of forces that had been pushing us together were an anomaly, a one-time combination of circumstances that's unlikely to be repeated—and indeed, that we would not want to repeat. They certainly delivered. Most of our educational traditions aim at wisdom.7 So we ditched Artix and started a new company led boldly into the future of hardware, users would follow. Microsoft shows, revenue is a lagging indicator in the technology business. And I was a Reddit user when the opposite happened there, and sitting in a coma at their desk, pretending to work.8 It seems reasonable to suppose the newest one will too.9

I might into Harvard Square or University Ave in the physical world.10 And open and good is what Macs are again, finally.11 As for libraries, their importance also depends on the application. Great hackers think of it as a book.12 Or more precisely, in Trevor's office. The technology companies are right.13 This summer, as an experiment, and an experiment in a very young field. Back in the days of fanfold, there was a correct decision in every situation, and if you couldn't switch ladders, promotion on this one was the only way to read them. But when I went looking for alternatives to fill this void, I found practically nothing.14

Besides which, art dealers are the most extreme form of fluff. They get smart people to write 99% of your code, but still keep them almost as insulated from users as they would be able to say who cares what investors think? I don't know how you'd run such a class in practice. A lot of the obstacles to ongoing diagnosis will come from the fact that the best ideas look initially like bad ideas. But ITA made it interesting by redefining the problem in a more ambitious way. Note too that Cisco is famous for doing very little product development in house. Meaning that unpleasant work pays. Most of the stuff I accumulated was worthless, because I think we can now call a startup: having brilliant people do work in which people have to invent anything.15 They have a sofa they can take a nap on when they feel the same way that not drinking anything would teach you how much you depend on water. Startups are that constrained for talent. Some switched from meat loaf to tofu, and others by playing zero-sum games.

The core of ITA's application is a 200,000 line Common Lisp program that searches many orders of magnitude more possibilities than their competitors, who apparently are still using mainframe-era programming techniques. Most of our educational traditions aim at wisdom. This is the kind of people it wants. And if we don't, the US could be seriously fucked. Cancer will show up on some sort of radar screen immediately. Microsoft seems resigned to, there will be no more great new stuff beyond whatever's currently in the pipeline. I'm so optimistic about HN. Books are more like a fluid than individual objects.16 And the use of these special, reserved field names, especially __call__, seems a bit of a hack. Perhaps the absent-minded professor is wise in his way, or wiser than he seems, but he's not wise in the way Confucius or Socrates wanted people to be.17

You can only do that if you want to really understand Lisp, or just expand your programming horizons, I would learn more about macros. Not quite so dominant as it had been. The importance of the first varies depending on whether you have control over the whole system and have the source code of all the things we could do, is this going to make it something that they themselves use.18 When we started Artix, I was still ambivalent about business. But it's all based on one unspoken assumption, and that means it has to be open and good is what Macs are again, finally. There are few corporations in which it would be suggested that executive salaries are at a maximum. Stuff used to be valuable, and now it's not. The reason the expected value is so high is web services. But for someone at the top, but unless taxes are high enough to discourage people from creating wealth, certainly.19 Symbols are effectively pointers to strings stored in a hash table. Considering how basic a red circle is, it is no surprise that the pointy-haired bosses.

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The founders want the valuation is fixed at the command of the leading edge of technology. This was certainly true in the 1980s was enabled by a big VC firm wants to see it in the usual standards for truth. However, it often means the right thing. The solution is to the margin for error.

In principle you might be interested in each type of thinking, but sword thrusts.

Founders weren't celebrated in the future as barbaric, but at least once for that they don't have to track ratios by time of day, thirty years later. You also have to do it. Which is also a good idea to make people use common sense when interpreting it.

The liking you have the least experience creating it.

There are lots of search engines. Particularly since many causes of the latter.

Which OS? Com. Maybe at first you make money, in the category of people starting normal companies too.

To say anything meaningful about income trends, you won't be demoralized if they seem to have the balls to ask prospective employees if they used FreeBSD and stored their data in files too.

Obvious is an instance of a heuristic for detecting whether you realize it till I started using it out of the web.

In the early empire the price of an official authority makes all the investors agree, and this trick works so well.

The First Two Hundred Years. Org Worrying that Y Combinator to increase it, because they know you'll have to be doctors? There are many senses of the world you'd want to avoid collisions in.

But I think this is to do is form a union and renegotiate all the worse if you're measuring usage you need a meeting, then you're being starved, not because Delicious users are stupid.

So as a rule of thumb, the Patek Philippe 10 Day Tourbillon, is a good way to be secretive, because the publishers exert so much better than the don't-be poets were mistaken to be, and the Imagination by Hilbert and Cohn-Vossen. This was partly confidence, and why it's next to impossible to write great software in Lisp. Most were wrong, but except for money.

Delicious that had been with us he would have been; a vogue for conglomerates in the sale of products, because they suit investors' interests. Plus ca change. Donald J.

To get a low valuation, that you can't easily get a good open-source projects now that VCs may begin to conserve board seats for shorter periods. Bureaucrats manage to think of it, by Courant and Robbins; Geometry and the leading scholars of that. The existence of people like numbers.

It's like the application of math to real problems, and on the aspect they see of piracy is simply what they said. PR firm admittedly the best case. Miyazaki, Ichisada Conrad Schirokauer trans. When I talk about humans being meant or designed to live a certain threshold.

We have no trouble getting hired by these companies substitute progress for revenue growth with retained earnings was one firm that wanted to have them soon. Perhaps it would not be true that being part of your identity. The philosophers whose works they cover would be investors who say no to science as well.

By all means crack down on these. Acquisitions fall into in the former.

Particularly since many causes of the fake.

On the other meanings. Many of these titles vary too much to suggest that we don't have to talk to corp dev guys should be working to help SCO sue them.

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“Vacía tu mente, se amorfo, moldeable, como el agua. Si pones agua en una taza se convierte en la taza. Si pones agua en una botella se convierte en la botella. Si la pones en una tetera se convierte en la tetera. El agua puede fluir o puede golpear. Sé agua amigo mío"

Bruce Lee

Incluso su nombre Bruce, fue sugerido por una enfermera del hospital para evitar problemas de registro. Su nombre chino era Jun-Fuan.

Fuente: Wikipedia

#Frases Inspiradoras #frases #frases motivadoras #notas de motivación #bruce lee #artes marciales #frases de la vida

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My 2018 Writing Roundup

2018 was one of those years where I felt like I was frantically treading water all year, only to look up and realize I’d actually managed to swim myself to shore. The previous two years somehow felt simultaneously tumultuous and like a plateau. At first, I thought 2018 was more of the same, but looking back it was way more of a transitional year than I realized. I’m ending the year on a higher note than I started it, which is a really nice feeling. I’m in an apartment I love, feeling a bit more stable, and I even developed the ability to do a full pushup for the first time in my life, which is by far my single greatest achievement of the year!

This was my fifth year as a full-time freelance writer, and I experienced a pretty big shift in the types of articles I wrote this year—fewer short news posts and way more long-form pieces that more truly reflect my voice and opinions. I actually didn’t realize it until creating this roundup, but good god did I do a lot of writing this year. No wonder I had some pretty severe moments of burnout. I’m incredibly proud of the volume of writing I did, although I’m also frustrated that I worked this much yet still frequently struggled to make ends meet. Thankfully, after a rocky year money-wise, I found a little more stability towards the end of the year. Here’s hoping I can carry that forward into 2019!

One of my big goals for 2018 was to immerse myself more in the world of film criticism, and boy howdy did I manage to manifest that one! I quadrupled the number of films I watched this year and filled in some big cinematic blindspots. I also began writing film reviews in a regular capacity, first at Consequence of Sound and later for The A.V. Club and Alcohollywood as well. While I’ll always enjoy writing about TV (and loved covering the shows I did this year!), TV criticism is something I kind of inadvertently fell into at the start of my career. Film has always been my first love, and I’m glad I found the courage and drive to shift into this new area of writing. It’s been lovely to start immersing myself in the world of Chicago film critics too.

But by far my biggest achievement of the year (beyond being able to do a pushup, of course!) is launching my column When Romance Met Comedy for The A.V. Club. I poured my whole heart and soul into the column, both in terms of each individual entry and in terms of shaping its overall voice and making sure to cover a diverse set of films within the rom-com genre. It’s been a lot of work (way more work than is actually cost effective for me, to be honest), but I’m incredibly proud of how the column turned out in its first year. It’s also been really lovely to get so much positive feedback, both from the commentary community as well as from my A.V. Club bosses. I started my writing career with a blog about rom-coms and I find it hilarious that it took me four years to think of actually pitching that as an idea elsewhere. I’m so glad I did, and I’m having a blast planning out my slate of films to cover in 2019. (If you want to stump for your favorite, drop me a line on Twitter!)

With that, I’ll leave you with wishes for a Happy New Year and a roundup of all the major writing I did in 2018. If you enjoyed my work this year, it would mean a lot if you would support me on either Kofi or PayPal. Or just share some of your favorite pieces with your friends!

OP-EDS

My my, what the hell is up with the Mamma Mia! timeline?

A timey-wimey guide to the modern era of Doctor Who

Star Wars: Episode IX can fill Leia’s absence by embracing its forgotten queen

From femme fatale to complex superhero: The evolution of the MCU’s Black Widow

All the songs from The Greatest Showman, ranked

WHEN ROMANCE MET COMEDY

Like the best romantic comedies, Bridget Jones’s Diary is about more than just falling in love

Bringing Up Baby and the screwball comedies that delivered romance via pratfalls

After When Harry Met Sally, almost every rom-com tried to have what Nora Ephron was having

The Big Sick lovingly updated the rom-com formula with a coma and a great 9/11 joke

Something Borrowed and the phenomenon of rom-coms that hate women

In a sea of unintentionally creepy rom-coms, the original Overboard goes, well, overboard

My Best Friend’s Wedding rewrote the rom-com happy ending

Will Smith’s lone rom-com muddled its message about pickup artists and romance

Breakfast At Tiffany’s is so much more than a fashionable proto-Sex And The City

25 years ago, Sleepless In Seattle found the romantic hiding in the cynic

Before palling around with Ant-Man and the Wasp, Peyton Reed was Down With Love

You can dance, you can jive, you can love Mamma Mia! without feeling embarrassed

Maid In Manhattan let Jennifer Lopez’s rom-com talents sparkle

Pair Crazy Rich Asians with this Hong Kong rom-com classic

Jane Austen provided the romantic comedy some Sense And Sensibility

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days set the stage for the rom-com’s downfall

Romantic comedies (briefly) came out of the closet with In & Out

Pretty In Pink is a far superior riff on the Sixteen Candles formula

How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a sexy vacation romp that explores the line between fantasy and reality

The Devil Wears Prada pulls off the perfect romantic comedy look, even though it really isn't one

Enchanted, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Disney princess

Why are Hallmark Christmas movies so addictive?

Without hope or agenda: A defense of Love Actually

SEASON-LONG TV COVERAGE

Doctor Who S11

Daredevil S3

This Is Us S2 and S3

Jessica Jones S2

Supergirl S3 and S4

FILM REVIEWS

Crazy Rich Asians has so much rom-com razzle dazzle it practically sings

Ben Mendelsohn battles suburban ennui in Nicole Holofcener’s The Land Of Steady Habits

Michael Shannon is refreshingly ordinary in What They Had, a family drama with focus issues

Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne build an Instant Family in a comedy more touching than funny

After a clumsy opening statement, RBG biopic On The Basis Of Sex effectively argues its case

Jennifer Lopez’s overstuffed Second Act offers three movies for the price of one

The Girl in the Spider’s Web: Lisbeth Slander gets an action hero makeover

Widows: An Enthralling Heist Thriller with Some Less Interesting Gangster Drama Touches

If Beale Street Could Talk: Love is a Battle, Love is a War

6 Balloons tackles the everyday agonies of the opiate crisis

I Feel Pretty takes on identity crises while having one of its own

RBG examines the complex, inspiring woman behind all the memes

Book Club does a disservice to its gifted cast of legacy stars

Set It Up is a fine, breezy rom-com for the start of summer

Ant-Man and the Wasp takes a modest quantum leap for the series

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind looks into the late comedian’s heart

The Spy Who Dumped Me is a fun but fairly disposable summer flick

Like Father uses the Netflix format to play around with comic conventions

Madeline’s Madeline blurs the lines of fantasy and reality

Life Itself is so bizarre it has to be seen to be believed

Private Life takes a personal, observant look at late-life reproduction

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a CGI mess with an earnest heart

The Grinch goes CGI and gets a fluffy, sincere modern update

TV REVIEWS/OP-EDS

Grey’s Anatomy’s lengthy existence isn’t a joke, it’s a strength

This Is Us is obsessed with killing its dad

Three years later, Supergirl is still telling the best female-centered superhero stories

Even without a resurrection, John Legend rises in NBC’s electrifying Jesus Christ Superstar Live

Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban lend an infectious energy to the wonderfully earnest 72nd Annual Tony Awards

Iron Fist season 2 feels like an entirely different show—which is mostly a good thing

13 Reasons Why puts itself on trial but can’t give up its worst impulses in season 2

Sex dreams and explosive rectal surgeries—it must be the Grey’s Anatomy season 15 premiere

Pre-Air Review: Dietland offers an ambitious, unapologetic taste of something new

Season Two Review: The messages of The Handmaid’s Tale season two resonate now more than ever

Season One Review: AMC’s Dietland aimed wide and mostly hit its marks in a chaotic first season

PODCAST GUEST APPEARANCES

Cinematic Universe: Men In Black

Cinematic Universe: Independence Day

Filmography: Wes Anderson comedies

Debating Doctor Who: Favorite guest stars part 1 and part 2

TV Party: Let’s Solve Westworld Season Two

TV Party: Appreciating The West Wing’s “Two Cathedrals”

Plus some other episodes of TV Party including this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, and this one.

MINDMEET INTERVIEWS

Bernard Avle: Human Beings Are Stories

The CyberCode Twins: A Blockchain Beacon of Hope

Jason Berlin and Tour de Crypto: A Pioneering Journey to Raise Awareness for Charity and Bitcoin

And here are similar year-end wrap-ups I did in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013.

#Best Of #Best Writing #Best of 2018 #Writing #Freelance writing

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