☆ . ° . a prospective resident said: mw latin and southeast asians fcs pls? would love to bring/expand more diverse muses in this group <3
☆ . ° . a prospective resident said: hiii would u guys accept southeast asians? if so, mw pls <3
☆ . ° . a prospective resident said: could i plz have your mw latin fcs?
hello, i decided to combine these two but seeing as southeast asians are poc of course we'd accept them! and we'd love to see: andrel king, vietrap, junior roberts, aiyanaalewis, softest.hard, natasha.alana, laulanne cecilia, bhpdao, maria perez (maria_perezxox), boo tran, janet guzman, natalia lorenzo (lordenzo_), helena busch, victoria volkova, duc.newyen, matcha moslmann, aime pardis, hhelenanguyen, maria beltre, aj clementine, steve lacy, thomas chu (thvmxxs), brian tran, crystal serrano, jharrel jerome, jay wheeler, fiona barron, sebastian yatra, and kenia as !
What do a Broadway star, a Colombian Debut Artist & a 3X EMMY Winner have in common?
The 15th Annual New Media Film Festival® promises to be an extraordinary celebration of exceptional talent, groundbreaking technology, and the limitless power of storytelling. June 5- 6 2024 Los Angeles. $45,000 in awards with judges from BBC, PBS, Marvel, Emmys, Grammys, Simon & Schuster, ABC and more. Honoring Stories Worth Telling since 2009 www.newmediafilmfestival.com
"Very well run festival. Beautifully international in scope. Thank you for spotlighting all kinds of emerging media!" – Emmy Winner Dustin Morrow
The Nominees in Music Only and Music Video category are:
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• From Korea, Artists JADE for Music Video – Classroom https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/classroom/
• Heartache Album for track Courtyard https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/courtyard/
• Broadway Talent Ava Della Pietra for Music Video - ego https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/ego/
• From Poland, Pesto – Augmentality, music only categeory https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/pesto-augmentality/
• Broadway Talent Ava Della Pietra for song Talk It Out https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/talk-to-me/
• Director Jennifer Rau for Music Video - Virginity, Period https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/virginity-period/
• Artist Very Nice Person for Music Video - When the Sun Exploded https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/when-the-sun-explodes-ep-1/
• From Puerto Rico, the Debut of Colombian artist Cat Serrano for Music Video - You Don’t Know Me https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/you-dont-know-me/
• Artist Julian Miranda for Music Video - Livin Beyond the Pain directed by EMMY Winner Jimmy Adrian Velarde https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/livin-beyond-the-pain/
• Artist Terry Blade for Music video - Won’t Be Around https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com/wont-be-around/
15th New Media Film Festival®
June 5-6 2024 – Los Angeles CA
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In Person Int’l Art Exhibit, Networking, Screenings, Q & A, Raffles, Special Guests & Awards Ceremony. VIP Soiree includes 1 Wine or Beer. Chicken, Guacamole, Salad & more.
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personally, i would love to see naressa valdez, omar apollo, cierra ramirez, michael cimino, chance perdomo, lizethe selene, diego tinoco, zion moreno, maluma, monetmcmichael, kiana lede, bad bunny, and crystal serrano!
Setting aside my Mandalorian Philosophy Thesis for the moment (there's a powerpoint, it's too much to type, etc), I just cracked open the first three episodes of The Bad Batch s2, and it ended up really effectively crystalizing exactly what is bothering me about the new season of The Mandalorian. Fundamentally, I think the thing that makes something a good episode of TV is that it has an A plot with an emotional B plot nested inside like a little engine that makes it go. Mando s3 is apparently allergic to this concept.
I am putting the rest of this analysis under a cut because it got long and also contains spoilers for Bad Batch s2 and Mando s3.
The first two episode of Bad Batch do the A plot/B plot construction effectively: you have your A plot (can the crew successfully steal a Serrano war chest) and your B plot (Omega overhears a conversation that makes her feel like she's ruined the crew's lives and the only solution is successfully stealing the war chest, which leads to her priorities sliding out of alignment with the rest of the team). The A plot provides surface level action, and the B plot gets people invested in the characters and provides conflict.
The problem is that no episode of Mando s3 has successfully done this. The closest they come is the fucking Andor bonus episode in episode 3, which has an A plot (can Perishing successfully integrate into the New Republic) and a B plot (Pershing's pride and intellectual ambition is baited with the temptation Elia presents, which creates an incredible amount of tension regarding whether or not he'll get caught). Now you might have noticed the obvious problem here, which is that it doesn't involve any of the show's primary protagonists.
Episode one is Fetch Quests: Marathon Edition and has no plot to speak of. if we're being generous, the A plot is "Din wants a droid." There is no B plot because there is no internal conflict here. Episode 3 is almost entirely disconnected from the theoretical main plot of the season. I say theoretical here because I'm not actually confident what the plot of this season is supposed to be, but I feel like "involves Mandalorians" should be a safe bet. Regardless, as previously discussed it does have an A/B plot, but that plot doesn't involve any of the main characters. Episode 4 has an A plot (can the covert defeat a murder bird) but no B plot.
And then Episode two technically has an A plot (will Din be able to successfully redeem himself by taking a bath) and a B plot (Bo Katan has failed by every metric she's ever measured herself by, and her solution is to isolate herself until suddenly Din forces her to walk through the carcass of her culture and ask herself whether she can be redeemed), but those plots don't actually have anything to do with each other. Bo Katan's struggle over what it means to be a Mandalorian and her personal relationship to that is fucking fascinating, but the show makes no effort to connect that with Din's own relationship to being a Mandalorian. Moreover, the show itself seems incredibly and weirdly resistant to acknowledging that Din's relationship to being a Mandalorian is something that needs to be talked about in the first place. Like, the man almost died in s1 rather than take his helmet off, and taking it off to save Grogu's life in s2 was this immense struggle. And then in s3, apparently he's just like "Well, I took a bath about it, so it's fine now" which is insane. That is not how people work. Like, the end of s2 entirely turned on the character beat of Din giving up his entire identity for the sake of his kid, and then s3 just hits ctrl-Z on that without ever seeming to address the effect that should've had on him. Even though Bo Katan is right there and is a natural foil for it.
I actually don't have an elegant way to land this post, but I guess the thing that's really bothering me about this season is that Din has become a complete non-entity. He's entirely reactive, and it's unclear what internal conflict is motivating him at this point because the previous seasons' conflict (will he make the switch from a cold blooded bounty hunter to a man who's willing to devote himself to raising a kid) has been resolved, and the thing that could've replaced it (what will he build his identity on if he thinks that he can no longer be a Mandalorian) effectively got fast forwarded through. And the result is a show that just doesn't feel like it knows what it's about anymore.
• Generations of Sicilian cooking are channelled into Zafferano, an intimate new trattoria in Paddington. Sicilian to its core, it’s serving marinara risotto made to a family recipe that’s lush with mussels, clams, cuttlefish, prawns and crab, as well as plenty of pasta, and a fluffy Sicilian-style pizza.
• First Look: Get jumbo prawns and Chinese-style duck on fluffy bases at friendly new Organic Pizza in Glebe. It brings in salami from the Adelaide Hills and organic olives from the Riverina region, and makes cashew cheese in-house. Its owner, who used to run one of Adelaide’s best pizzerias, is now serving Sydney-siders pizzas with toppings including jumbo prawns with fresh chimichurri, and “Chinese duck” – roasted duck with shiitake and a ginger and shallot relish.
• First Look: The team behind Circa Espresso opens the light-flooded bakery Lucien Baked Goods in Parramatta. It’s baking a host of treats on-site each day, including breads; banoffee choux filled with Chantilly cream, chocolate ganache and caramel; a danish piled with smoked ham, cheese, onion jam and bechamel and loaded with shavings of pecorino; and croissants.
• First Look: Buttercrumbs Croissant opens a second bakery, in Ultimo, for its cult-favourite buttery, flaky pastries. Visit for its popular plain croissants, as well as almond croissants and pain au chocolat, hot from the oven. Plus, Buttercrumbs’ signature cube-shaped croissants filled with vanilla, matcha, and ham and cheese.
• Caramelised Belgian waffles are the star at Moxhe’s petite new pastry pop-up in Bronte. It’s just down the road from the seafood restaurant, in a former shop opposite Iggy’s. Alongside the waffles you’ll find Moxhe’s signature chocolate tart as well as seasonal pastries and cakes served whole and by the slice.
• A sleek rooftop bar has opened atop Darlinghurst’s century-old pub The Strand. Plus, the pub now has boutique hotel rooms inspired by ’20s Paris, with a private library where waiters serve guests G&Ts in giant crystal glasses. It’s the grand finale for the newly restored pub, which gained a moody French bistro earlier this year.
• Intercontinental Sydney’s rooftop bar reopens today after a reboot – and, for the first time, it’s open to the public. Thirty-two floors above Sydney CBD, it has 270-degree views of Sydney Harbour, the Royal Botanic Garden, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. While Australian flavours and local produce inform the menu, the bar is a nod to the great hotel bars found around the world.
• New cafe Benzin is a Pitt Street pit stop bringing the Spanish good life to Sydney’s CBD. It’s the second cafe for the car-loving owners behind Benzin in Dural. Visit for bocadillos (sandwiches) with fillings such as Serrano ham, creamy chicken and chorizo with manchego, as well as a cold brew with condensed milk.
(via All the New Sydney Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in October 2022)
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Turmeric and Coconut-Braised Cabbage with Chickpeas
Turmeric and Coconut-Braised Cabbage with Chickpeas
Via Bon Appetit.
1/2 medium head of green cabbage (about 2 lb.)2 medium shallots (about 4 oz.)1 1″ piece ginger2 garlic cloves1 serrano or other green chile3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1 13.5-oz. can unsweetened coconut milk1 15.5-oz. can chickpeas1 tsp. brown mustard seeds1 tsp. ground cumin1 tsp. turmeric powder½ cup…