#kirsten x julian

[the-melting-world]

Kinktober | Junipers for Julian 🍋

Kirsten x Julian

Requested by @art-of-ket! She was super sweet to work with and anyone reading this should go check out her amazing art! Thanks for letting me borrow Kirsten Yelyzavet! 

CW: biting, body worship

~ 900 words

Alone in a dark and secluded library with the downright handsome and entirely unassuming Doctor Julian Devorak? How did Kirsten Yelyzavet get so damn lucky? Well, she planned it all out of course.

It wasn’t until the two had taken the stairs several levels down to the basement archives that Julian had the mind to ask what it was they were down there for. 

Kirsten didn’t feel the need to come up with a lie. Instead she turned to the doctor, her eyes glinting. She lightly curled her hands over his rib cage and leaned some of her weight against him.

“Look, Ilya, we’re all alone.” Kirsten pressed until Julian bumped into an errant desk, knocking almost all of its contents to the floor. Despite the dip in her gaze and the way she tipped forward to reveal more and more of her chest, Julian chuckled nervously, “Let me get that.”

Kirsten’s lips met only air as Julian ducked under the desk. The move had Kirsten second guessing herself, but then Julian cleared his throat, drawing her attention to his position on the floor.

The doctor was on his hands and knees, his backside, snug in leather trousers, drawing teasing lines. 

“Don’t mind me,” Julian groaned theatrically, “I’m just trying to make sure I get all of the items that fell.”

Kirsten lowered herself to her knees and accompanied him under the table. In a matter of seconds, Julian’s trousers were shrugged down to the middle of his thighs. Kirsten positioned herself behind him, close enough to kiss and nip at his shoulder while pumping his cock with her right hand. Her left was under his shirt, stroking his defined abdominal muscles.

“You’re very – ngh!” Julian stuttered against her quick bites. “Ambidextrous or – ow – good at multitasking, or… gods, I don’t know what to call it, but it feels good.”

Kirsten hummed in amusement as she nuzzled against his sore skin. She dug her fingernails a little into the seam of his linea alba as she reestablished her grip on his cock and jerked a little faster.

“Flattery is nice, Ilya, but it won’t help you come sooner. Are you going to come by the way?”

Julian groaned in earnest this time. Kirsten buried her face in the hair at his nape, which was slightly damp from trying to hold it all in.

“Because if you are, then we can just wrap this up right now and go home for the evening.”

Julian panted, “No, not that. I’m not ready to come. I’m trying not to –”

Kirsten slowed down. “Then tell me what you want and tell me quickly.”

Julian turned to look at her. “Darling, I’m afraid it’s not that exciting.”

Kirsten knew that Julian, being the one who usually sacrificed his own comfort for the happiness of others, needed a little encouragement every now and then.

So she bit down on his shoulder very, very hard.

Julian crumpled to the floor and cried out. When Kirsten pulled away, his cheeks were dusted with a fresh blush. Apparently, the jolt to his nerves was just what he needed. The doctor swallowed a lump in his throat and said, “I want to jerk myself off while you…”

Kirsten arched an expectant brow.

Julian’s cheeks darkened to an even rosier shade. “While you…” He reached out and gently took Kirsten by the wrist. Then he guided her hand up his shirt again, against his torso.

Kirsten felt her face grow warm. “I didn’t think you noticed, Doctor.”

Julian’s silver gaze held hers as his voice dipped lower. “I have a fascination with anatomy, Kirsten. So I can tell when someone is fixated on mine.”

Kirsten dropped to his level and gave his unsuspecting mouth several full, fierce kisses. Julian’s pants and chopped moans only emboldened her to keep going. He relaxed onto his back and took his cock in his hand while Kirsten edged south. 

Then she sat up, taking a moment to retrieve something from her bag. A small tube of rouge. Julian watched her with a mixture of fondness and excitement as she applied the paint to her lips. It wasn’t blood red, but rather a shade closer to Julian’s hair. Kirsten made the rouge herself, staining it with juniper berries to achieve the color.

“So you’ll have some souvenirs to look at tonight, Ilya.”

Kirsten put the rouge away and went back to what she loved best, loving her doctor. Julian got himself off while she left lip-shaped burgundy gifts all along his abs and on the outside of his thighs.

“Please, Kirsten,” Julian begged, “my cock. Leave some on my cock, will you?”He removed his hand and gave her the reins. Kirsten opened her eyes and locked them with Ilya’s as she kissed his length. 

Julian sighed, “Sweet Kirsten, c-can I come now?”

Kirsten made a thoughtful sound, as if to consider. But she had no intentions of letting Julian off the hook that easily. She passed her gaze over the valley of juniper-stained kisses climbing the planes of his abdomen and spilling over his thighs. It only confirmed that Kirsten did not want to step away from such a view as this.

“No,” she whispered against Julian’s stiff length, “it’s not time yet.”

The doctor muttered something unintelligible as he threw his head back, determined to hold out until his lover said otherwise.

#arcana kt #julian devorak #kirsten x julian #arcana kinktober #the arcana #my writing #lemon #minors dni #julian smut #kirsten yelyzavet #apprentice kirsten

[art-of-ket]

Smol MC meets tol boyos

She goes on house calls with Julian, pocketing leeches, snacks, and scalpels.

Muriel is a good carrier of small things and friends.

#the arcana #the arcana fanart #the arcana julian #the arcana game #julian devorak #the arcana apprentice #the arcana muriel #muriel #muriel x mc #julian x mc #arcana short mc #the arcana funny #arcana apprentice headcanons #apprentice kirsten

[howaminotinthestrokesyet]

When It Started: Fab Moretti

Fabrizio Moretti or Fab was born on June 2, 1980 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. His father worked as a nuclear engineer originally from Italy, while his mother hailed from Brazil. At the age of three, his family moved to New York City only planning to stay for three years, but ended up living there for 17. The future Strokes drummer admitted that it was a struggle growing up. “I didn't feel like a Brazilian, I didn't feel like an Italian, and I certainly didn't feel like an American. So I was walking around trying to find my identity through New York City." He began drumming at the age of five utilizing a soundproof closet in his family's Manhattan apartment. Fab would go on to attend The Anglo American international School, which would merge with the Dwight School leading to him meeting future Strokes Nick Valensi and Julian Casablancas. After graduation, he would study sculpture at SUNY New Paltz for a short time until dropping out to focus on music.

He began drumming in high school for an informal band with Valensi and Casablancas, which continued even after the latter two had left the Dwight School. In 1998, the Strokes were formed after Albert Hammond Jr. joined the group. Moretti has said in the past that he has always tried to keep his drumming style very simple, including a four piece drum kit with a symbol and a hi hat. Early on, Fab would sometimes drum so hard that he broke his sticks trying to embrace the band’s early punk sound. In 2007, he would join up with Rodrigo Amarante and Binky Shapiro to form the group Little Joy while on hiatus with the Strokes. The idea for the group came about when Amarante and Fab met at a music festival in Lisbon in 2006. They would release their debut album in 2008 with Rough Trade Records. In 2018, he helped to cofound the synthpop band and artist collective Machinegum. Members also include Ian Devaney (Nation of Language), Delicate Steve, Chris Egan, Martin Bonventre, and Erin Victoria Axtel. The group performs and records music, as well as doing installations at art galleries. In December 2019, the group released its first album on Frenchkiss Records entitled Conduit. Over the years, he has contributed on other albums. In 2008, he played drums on a track for the Neon Neon release Stainless Style. In 2012, he played drums on the Ke$ha track “Only Wanna Dance With You, which also included vocals from Julian Casablancas. In 2013, he co wrote a track entitled “Prisoner” for Har Mar Superstar’s album Bye Bye 17 with Amarante and Devandra Banhart. Moretti and Amarante also contributed as Banhart’s backing band for her 2013 tour. He remixed the 2014 Spoon track “Inside Out” on an EP for the band. In 2016, he joined with Beck and Nick Valensi to contribute a track for the nonprofit Play It Forward campaign covering the Eagles of Death Metal after the 2015 Paris attacks. He has even sat in as a drummer for the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers. One of his biggest hobbies when not playing music comes as a visual artist and sculptor. In 2013, he contributed to an art project called Rag + Bone, which eventually showcased his work in New York City. Throughout the 2010’s, he has collaborated with French cartoonist Luz on a variety of art projects. They even shared a studio in Paris for a short time. In 2019, he collaborated with Italian art dealer Fabrizio Moretti (Yes the same name) called Fabrizio Moretti x Fabrizio Moretti In Passing at Sotheby's in New York.

The drummer is actually not a United States citizen, despite living here for most of his life. He holds Italian citizenship, but not American or Brazilian. Over the years, he has dated a number of celebrities, but never married including Drew Barrymore from 2002 until 2007, Kirsten Dunst in 2007, and Kristen Wiig from 2011 to 2013. He would later have a relationship with his Little Joy bandmate Binky Shapiro for four years. He currently lives by himself in an apartment in Brooklyn as of spring 2020.

[eternalspellbounds]

LIST OF SHIPS 2.0 (TO BE UPDATED, MOST LIKELY)

NOTE: THESE ARE CANON, CRACKSHIP, AND SHIPS THAT HAPPENED WITHIN THE RP AT SOME POINT. 

BROOKE ADAMS X ASHLEE BOURNE (HATE SEX, JUST IMAGINED IT)

BROOKE ADAMS X CHASE COLLINS (THEY HAVE A LOT OF MANIPS AND ETC, SO CUTE)

BROOKE ADAMS X AUDREY GANNER (MY DILEMMA BY SELLY G)

BROOKE ADAMS X NADIA RILEY (THAT GIF YOU USED)

BROOKE ADAMS X TYLER SMITH

AARON ANDERSON X ALEXANDRIA DANIELS (BREAK HIS HEART SOME MORE)

AARON ANDERSON X AUDREY GANNER (FEEL LIKE THEY’D HAVE HOT SEX)

AARON ANDERSON X MELANIE GANNER (NO LONGER MY OTP, REST IN PEACE)

AARON ANDERSON X LINDSAY MCKENZIE (I CAN SEE IT)

AARON ANDERSON X ROSEANNA STEVENSON (THESE TWO USED TO HOOK UP)

CORDELIA BENJAMIN X CARSON BENSON (OCCASIONAL HOOKUP)

CORDELIA BENJAMIN X AUDREY GANNER 

CORDELIA BENJAMIN X JESSE PIERCE (ONE-SIDED CRUSH)

CORDELIA BENJAMIN X KAILEY PORTER (KAILEY SAT ON HER FACE)

CORDELIA BENJAMIN X MELISSA HENDERSON (LOVE THIS TOO)

CORDELIA BENJAMIN X SAMANTHA KEELER (HER AWAKENING)

CORDELIA BENJAMIN X SIMON NOVA (LOVE)

CORDELIA BENJAMIN X TYLER SMITH (THAT ONE PARA WAS TOO CUTE)

JONAH BENJAMIN X LINDSAY MCKENZIE (LIKE I CAN IMAGINE IT ALREADY)

CARSON BENSON X AUDREY GANNER (CRACKSHIP, I USED TO WRITE ABOUT THESE TWO)

ASHLEE BOURNE X NAOMI DALTON

ASHLEE BOURNE X EMILY KEELER

ASHLEE BOURNE X ALISON MITCHEL

ASHLEE BOURNE X WYATT REED

ASHLEE BOURNE X TYLER SMITH 

ASHLEE BOURNE X BENJAMIN THOMAS

ELIZA BURTON X BLAKE LAWSON

ELIZA BURTON X JESSE PIERCE

EVA CASTILLA X ANNA-ROSE COOKE

EVA CASTILLA X BRAYDEN WESTERLY

JULIAN COHEN X AUDREY GANNER

JULIAN COHEN X NATASHA MOORE

ANNA-ROSE COOKE X PAIGE GARNIER

NAOMI DALTON X AUDREY GANNER (CRACKSHIP)

NAOMI DALTON X JESSE PIERCE

NAOMI DALTON X TYLER SMITH

ALEXANDRIA DANIELS X JULIA WOODS

JACOB FLETCHER X ROSEANNA STEVENSON

BRITTANY FULLER X AUDREY GANNER

BRITTANY FULLER X RACHEL JAMES

AUDREY GANNER X JONAH BENJAMIN (CRACKSHIP, IT JUST CAME TO ME, LIKE NOT EVEN 2 SECONDS AGO, I LOOKED AT HIS GIF AND IMAGINED IT, SO CRACK, I CAN’T HELP MYSELF, IT’S THE WHOLE ONE IS EVIL AND THE OTHER HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE EVIL BUT THEY REGRET IT CAUSE THE OTHER BECOMES WORSE THAN THEM)

AUDREY GANNER X DYLAN CARVER

AUDREY GANNER X DARREN JEON

AUDREY GANNER X SAMANTHA KEELER

AUDREY GANNER X BLAKE LAWSON

AUDREY GANNER X MARA LEE (CAUSE WHY NOT)

AUDREY GANNER X ALISON MITCHEL

AUDREY GANNER X ROBERT MILLER

AUDREY GANNER X NATASHA MOORE

AUDREY GANNER X SIMON NOVA (THROWBACK, THEY WENT ON ONE DATE)

AUDREY GANNER X JESSE PIERCE (CAUSE I LOVED FRITTERS, CRACKSHIP)

AUDREY GANNER X KAILEY PORTER (THEY WERE SO CUTE IN THE OTHER RP I DECIDED TO MAKE IT CANON IN DA BOOKS)

AUDREY GANNER X BRENT PRESCOTT (SEX BB)

AUDREY GANNER X WYATT REED (OTP)

AUDREY GANNER X TYLER SMITH

AUDREY GANNER X WYATT REED

MELANIE GANNER X SPENCER LAWSON

MELANIE GANNER X BRENT PRESCOTT

MELANIE GANNER X TYLER SMITH (GOTTA LOVE A HATE SHIP)

MELANIE GANNER X BRAYDEN WESTERLY

MELANIE GANNER X NATALIE WOOD

NICHOLAS GARCIA X VALERIE HALE

NICHOLAS GARCIA X APRIL PICKETT

IVY GREGORY X WYATT REED (JUST FOR THE DRAMA)

VALERIE HALE X SAMANTHA KEELER

VALERIE HALE X BLAKE LAWSON

VALERIE HALE X KAILEY PORTER

VALERIE HALE X WYATT REED

VALERIE HALE X TYLER SMITH

VANESSA HENRIE X KIRSTEN MORGAN

VANESSA HENRIE X BRENT PRESCOTT

VANESSA HENRIE X CHELSEA WARD

RACHEL JAMES X BLAKE LAWSON

RACHEL JAMES X LINDSAY MCKENZIE

EMILY KEELER X TYLER SMITH

SAMANTHA KEELER X BLAKE LAWSON

SAMANTHA KEELER X ROBERT MILLER

SAMANTHA KEELER X NATASHA MOORE

SAMANTHA KEELER X TYLER SMITH

SAMANTHA KEELER X BRAYDEN WESTERLY

GRACE KING X EDEN NEWMAN

JASON KING X APRIL PICKETT (ONLY CAUSE PR)

BLAKE LAWSON X LINDSAY MCKENZIE

BLAKE LAWSON X NATASHA MOORE

BLAKE LAWSON X JULIA WOODS

LINDSAY MCKENZIE X ROBERT MILLER

ROBERT MILLER X  NATASHA MOORE

ROBERT MILLER X KAILEY PORTER

NATASHA MOORE X JESSE PIERCE

SIMON NOVA X APRIL PICKETT

JESSE PIERCE X NATALIE WOOD

WYATT REED X ROSEANNA STEVENSON

TYLER SMITH X ROSEANNA STEVENSON

TYLER SMITH X CHELSEA WARD

BENJAMIN THOMAS X CHELSEA WARD

#no rhyme or reason #yay for crack and canon #ref: spellbounds #eternalspellbounds #some people aren't here cause i don't have ships for them yet or we haven't had any in the past yet

[tigerstrikesasteroidnetwork]

LA / By Ear

Images: (left) Kirsten Lamb, Studio wall with Moon, Observatory, Arctic Landscape, Parabolic Curves (#8), 30 x 22 in, acrylic on canvas, 2021 (right) Matthias Moravek, Storm, contained in a square, 79" x 79", (200 x 200cm), charcoal on paper, 2022

By Ear Part 1: April 14-May 7  Tiger Strikes Asteroid LA 1206 Maple Ave #523, Los Angeles, CA  Artist reception: April 14, 6-8pm [Image List and Audio]

Teil 2:  May 13- May 28 Axel Obiger, Brunnenstraße 29, 10119 Berlin Artist reception: May 13, 7-10pm

In music, playing by ear is a term for performing a piece from memory and intuition rather than from a proper score. By Ear takes inspiration from this concept and uses it as a model for collaboration between visual artists from Berlin and Los Angeles/New York. Delayed for almost two years, the exhibition at Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery will showcase works created by Berlin based artists following concepts from LA/NYC based artists in the orbit of Tiger Strikes Asteroid. Each artist in the exhibition has made a new artwork based solely on audio descriptions of an existing artwork created by artists from the other city. It is an exercise in interpretation and imagination and willfully limited communication in an age defined by fluid and constant contact. It is a way for artists to be generous with their ideas, diminish their ego and try to harmonize with a fellow artist from another culture.

This project has been generously supported by the Checkpoint Charlie Foundation.

By Ear: (part 1) @ TSA LA, 1206 Maple Ave #523, Los Angeles, CA

Work by: Thilo Droste, Juliane Duda, Nathalie Grenzhaeuser, Harriet Gross, Gabriele Kuenne, Matthias Moravek, Enrico Niemann, Maja Rohwetter

Concepts by: Johanna Braun, Vanessa Chow, Vita eruhimovitz, Jacob Feige, Laura Greengold, Kirstin Lamb, Michael Niemetz, Liz Nurenberg, Kari Reardon, Jackie Rines & Chris Ulivo

By Ear: (Teil 2) @ Axel Obiger, Brunnenstraße 29, 10119 Berlin Work by: Johanna Braun, Vanessa Chow, Vita Eruhimovitz, Jacob Feige, Laura Greengold, Kirstin Lamb,

Michael Niemetz, Liz Nurenberg, Kari Reardon, Jackie Rines & Chris Ulivo

Concepts by: Thilo Droste, Juliane Duda, Nathalie Grenzhaeuser, Harriet Gross, Gabriele Kuenne, Matthias Moravek, Enrico Niemann, Maja Rohwetter

Artist Bios

Christopher Ulivo www.christopherulivo.com @christopherulivo

(b.1977, Brooklyn, NY, USA) lives and works in Ventura, California. He is an artist, educator and member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles. Ulivo received a BFA from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. His work, mostly egg tempera paintings, imagine the confluences and collisions of fate, myth, personal lineage and the unintended consequences of unlimited wish fulfillment. The resulting paintings are visually dense and darkly humorous. In the course of his career, he has both exhibited and organized shows across the United States and Europe including: The Benkai Museum,Athens, Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles, the RISD Museum, Susan Inglett Gallery, NY, SPRING/BREAK NY & LA, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara as well as some pretty questionable places.

Kirstin E. Lamb Providence, RI and Pawtucket, RI http://kirstinlamb.squarespace.com insta: @kirstin.lamb

Kirstin is a painter living in Providence, Rhode Island and working in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.  Kirstin studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with an MFA in 2005, and she received her AB in Visual Art and Literatures in English from Brown Univeristy in 2001.  Kirstin’s work has been shown in venues across the country and abroad, recently showing at the Spring Break Art Fair in NY, Periphery Space at Paper Nautilus in Providence, RI, the Wassaic Project in Amenia, NY, the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA and Providence College Galleries in Providence, RI, among others.  She has attended residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, Vermont Studio Center, Bunker Projects, the Wassaic Project, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, The Ora Lerman Trust Soaring Gardens Artist Residency, and the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation. Kirstin recently completed a two-year contract curator position at The Yard, Williamsburg, a coworking space in Brooklyn that hosts solo and group shows quarterly, and has begun planning online and new curatorial projects in New England.  Kirstin gratefully acknowledges the role that her 2020 Rhode Island State Council for the Arts grant has played in her newest work.  Her work is in the collections of Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA, the Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA, and Providence College, Providence, RI, among others.

Liz Nurenberg www.liznurenberg.com @liznurenberg

Liz Nurenberg (b. 1978) is a Los Angeles based artist. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Grand Valley State University (2003) and a Master of Fine Arts from Claremont Graduate University (2010.) Liz is an Associate Professor in the Foundation department at Otis College of Art and Design. She is a member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles. Liz was awarded a fellowship to Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency, a Helen B. Dooley Fellowship at Claremont Graduate University, and received a California Community Foundation Emerging Artist Grant. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at such venues as the Holter Museum (Helena, Montana), Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts (Pasadena, CA), Elephant Art Space (Los Angeles, CA), HilbertRaum Gallery (Berlin, Germany), and the Torrance Art Museum.

Jacob Feige jacobfeige.com @jacobfeige

​​Jacob Feige is a visual artist working primarily in painting. He has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions at Rule Gallery, Marfa and Denver, David Richard Gallery, New York, Lombard Freid Projects, New York, and Movement, Worcester, UK.  Other exhibitions have been held at Wasserman Projects, Detroit, Chambers Fine Art, Beijing, Watergate Gallery, Seoul, the John H Baker Gallery, West Chester University, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, among other venues. Reviews of his work have appeared in Artforum, Freize, The New Yorker, and Art in America. The Phaidon Press anthology of contemporary abstract painting, Painting Abstraction, edited by Bob Nickas, includes a section on his work. In 2011 he co-founded Title Magazine, an online publication of art criticism, essays, and artists projects in Philadelphia, co-editing the publication through 2016. In 2018 he was artist-in-residence at the Princeton Cyprus Expedition, Polis Chrysochous, Cyprus. He received his undergraduate degree in visual art and the humanities from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA in painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is currently Associate Professor of Art at Stockton University, New Jersey.    

Kari Reardon karireardon.com instagram: ohhhshute

Kari Reardon is a Los Angeles based artist originally from Minneapolis Minnesota. She received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and completed her MFA in 2012 from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Since 2016 she has been an active member of the artist-run exhibition space Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles.

Kari is also an educator and teaches a wide range of sculpture courses at California State University Northridge, her favorite being bronze and aluminum casting.  A recipient of numerous grants, residencies and fellowship, she has shown her works throughout the US and internationally, including at the Getty Villa, Torrance Art Museum, Fellows of Contemporary Art Gallery, Elephant Art Space (all in Los Angeles, CA), HilbertRaum Gallery (Berlin, Germany), and One mess gallery (Vienna Austria). Her larger-scale sculptures can be seen at the Skokie Northshore Sculpture park in IL, Josephine Sculpture Park in KY as well as in Gigondas, France.

Vita Eruhimovitz www.vitaeruhimovitz.com @vita_eruhimovitz

Vita Eruhimovitz was born in Ukraine, grew up in Israel and currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Vita holds a BFA from Shenkar College (2012) and an MFA from Washington University in Saint Louis (2015). Vita’s background in science and technology inspires and informs her practice. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally, including at the Mildred Lane Kemper Museum, the Contemporary Art Museum in Saint Louis, Museum of Design Holon in Israel, Brattleboro Museum in Vermont, and at the San Diego Art Institute Museum. Her work has also been shown with Walter Wickiser gallery, Denise Bibro gallery, the Chashama Art Space, Black and White gallery, The Governors Island Art Fair in NYC, Wonzimer gallery in Los Angeles, and more. Vita has been awarded artist in residence at Vermont Studio Center, Herzliya Artist Residence, Israel, Trestle Art Space, NYC, Playa, OR, and more.

Erin Harmon @erinjoyharmon

Erin Harmon was raised in the suburbs of Southern California where natural desert is sated by hundreds of miles of aqueducts to produce obsessively groomed lawns. After graduating from San Diego State University with a BA in Studio Art, she received her MFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design. Erin currently lives in fertile Tennessee where kudzu and coal sludge can swallow everything in their path. She has exhibited her work nationally in both group and solo exhibitions at venues including Field Projects, NY; Sarah Doyle Gallery, Providence RI; Atlanta Artists Center & Gallery, Atlanta GA; the Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN; and the Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA and LAUNCH Gallery, LA. Erin has been invited to produce commissions for organizations including Ballet Memphis, The Women’s Foundation of Greater Memphis, and the Memphis in May International Festival. Currently she holds the James F. Ruffin Chair of Art at Rhodes College and a founding member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles. While not a gardener in the traditional sense, Harmon cultivates seeds of interest with a variety of influences. Her observed environment, bonsai trees, mid-century modern design, classic Disney movies, 1970’s psychedelic black-light posters, Baroque theaters, and science fiction all influence her work.

Jackie Rines Insta: jackierines

Jackie Rines is a Los Angeles-based artist who primarily works in clay at a large scale.  Her recent work addresses status symbols and power dynamics through the use of humor, opulence, and various genres of home décor that span from McMansions and Dictator Style to home goods readily available at outlet malls. Prior to attending UCLA for her MFA, Rines lived in Detroit. She has been awarded a Jerome Fellowship at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis and has been a resident at Henry Street Settlement in New York City.

Vanessa Chow Insta: vanessachowstudio

Vanessa Chow was born in Hong Kong and currently lives and works in Los Angeles. She received her M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design. Vanessa makes work that is low tech, human scale. Her subject matter is usually inspired by the hundred of hours spent looking and being in the Pacific Ocean. She is interested in things that are profoundly handmade and things that are sustainable to the environment. Exploring the element of play is a common theme in her work. She has exhibited in spaces like the Armory Center for the Arts, LAM Gallery, Steve Turner Gallery among others in Los Angeles as well as venues in New York City and Hong Kong.

Laura Greengold lauragreengold.com insta: @lauragreengold

(B.1976, New Haven CT, USA) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Greengold works with oil, marble dust, animal skin, and pigments to document the often taken for granted shared human experience of the dream world. Realizing we spend nearly half our lives in the dream state, Greengold uses her memory of this nightly passage as the wellspring for her work. Greengold received her MFA from Yale University in 2000, and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1998. Her most recent solo exhibition was at Monya Rowe Gallery, NYC. Greengold's past work includes a series of paintings that attempt time-travel, painted for her grandmother to see in her youth. This series of paintings: 'Spooky Action at a Distance’, will be exhibited in Sol Lewitt’s Connecticut designed Synagogue, Rodfe Zedek in the Fall of 2022. Greengold received the Alice Kimble English Traveling Fellowship, from Yale University and the Vermont Studio Center Fellowship. Greengold has exhibited her work nationally in both group and solo exhibitions at venues including  SRO Gallery, Brooklyn, NY,  Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York and 33 Bond Gallery, New York.

Matthias Moravek www.matthiasmoravek.de Insta: @matthias_moravek

When nature becomes form. Matthias Moravek’s paintings, drawings and sculptures are an intensive and playful analysis of content, form and colour, exploring the wide range between abstraction and figuration. In his recent works he draws inspiration from natural phenomena such as forests, jungles, clouds and vulcanos and their cultural perception. 

Matthias Moravek  (*1976 in Muehlacker, Germany) studied painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe and then moved to Berlin where he graduated from the University of Arts (UdK). He has since received grants and scholarships that have provided him with opportunities to work and exhibit in Berlin, Ahrenshoop (Germany), Istanbul, Saint-Louis (Senegal) and Los Angeles. His works have been part of many national and international group and solo exhibitions in galleries and museums and can be found in numerous private collections. Matthias Moravek lives and works in Berlin.

Solo exhibitions (selection): „Revue Tropique“, Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt/Main, 2022, „Prospect Park“, Axel Obiger, Berlin, 2021, „Menagerie“, Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt/Main, 2020, „Carte Blanche“, Axel Obiger, Berlin, 2019, „Perceptions and Sensations“, Galeri Miz, Istanbul, 2014  // Group exhibitions (selection): „Wildnis“, Städtische Galerie Lichtenberg, Berlin 2020„Co/Lab“, TAM Torrance Art Museum, 2018, „Interdisciplinary“, Galeri Miz, Istanbul, 2014, „Jetzt“, Galerie Anja Knoess, Cologne, 2015

Thilo Droste www.thilodroste.de @thilo.droste

Thilo Droste (b. 1977) lives and works in Berlin. His works often follow an intense examination of existing situations and conditions, themes and different contexts. The conceptual works show thoughtfulness and sensuality also in the choice of medium and material. Even the truth has to bend in its claim to truth, honestly and persistently he questions the ordinary with subtle resistance, not with a grand revolutionary gesture. He counters the complexity of the content process with a humorous lightness of execution. Wit, refined simplicity and technical skill characterize the appearance of his work.

His life path has all the set pieces (residencies, exhibitions in museums and galleries, and purchases from international collections) of a serious artist‘s career.

Juliane Duda

Juliane Duda (1967 *in Ost-Berlin), visual artist, lives and works in Berlin. Her works can be found in public and private collections. Since 2019 she is co-operator of Axel Obiger-Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst // Exhibitions: Solo/Duo at Weltecho, Chemnitz; Galerie Christa Burger, München; IPC E Gallery, Sarajevo; Galerie Fiebach&Minninger, Köln; Deutschlandhaus, Berlin; Gallery Rhodes+Mann, London; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin; Goethe-Institut, Moskau. Group at Kunstverein Ruhr, Essen; Biennale Halberstadt, Mokpo Art Center, Korea; Polnische Biennale, Stettin; Museum Festung Rosenberg, Kronach; Neue Galerie mobil, Dachau; Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig; Höhler Biennale, Gera; Haus der Kunst, München; Walkmühle, Wiesbaden; Kunsthalle Villa Kobe, Halle; Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lübeck; ICA, London; Museum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg; Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Plattform der BerlinBienale; P.S.1, New York. // Scholarships, awards: Recherchestipendium Peter Moennig Foundation,  Stipendium Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Bridge Watch-Stipendium der Stiftung Corymbo, Stipendium Künstlerhaus Schöppingen, Marion Ermer Preis, Auslandsstipendium für Moskau des Senats von Berlin.

Gabriele Künne [email protected] www.gabrielekuenne.de

Gabriele Künne lives and works in Berlin. She is a member of Axel Obiger since 2012.

In her work abstract form-and sign systems play a basic role. Objects and sculptures are building an associative system.Over the last 10 years ceramics played a increasing role as a material for sculptural work. She received numerous grants and prizes and her work is found in many public and private collections.

From 1991-98 she studies at the HdK Berlin Fine Art and received the masters degree in 1998. Since then, her work is shown in project spaces, institutions and galleries in Germany, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland.

Solo shows: 2020 shifted through, Axel Obiger, Berlin / 2019 Naturtalent, Kunstverein Neukölln, Berlin / 2017 Gabriele Künne - Installation, object, painting, Kunstverein Neustadt/Wstr./ Paradoxie des Haufens, Museum Rockenhausen.

Group shows: 2020 Amorph, Galerie im Saalbau, Kulturamt Neukölln / 2019 Almost Sparkling, B-LA-Connect, Axel Obiger Berlin / 2020 Paper on Paper, paper gallery Manchester, GB / 2018 CO/LAB, Torrance Art Museum / Import Export, Produzentengalerie Dresden

Maja Rohwetter www.majarohwetter.de

Maja Rohwetter develops her work in the media transfer of collage, painting and computer graphics. In her idiosyncratic pictorial spaces, familiar and unfamiliar forms and different painterly and digital levels of representation intertwine.

She researches in the field of a contemporary visual language that incorporates visual experiences in virtuality and reality in equal measure.

Maja Rohwetter (* 1970 ) grew up in Bünde/Westphalia. She has lived and worked in Berlin since 1993. She is one of the artist runnig "Axel Obiger" project space since 2011.  After studies in Philosophy, Art and Romance Studies at the University of Osnabrück, she studied Fine Arts at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1993 to 1999 and at the Royal College of Fine Arts, Stockholm (Kungliga Konsthögskolan) in 1997. After her master's degree in 1998 at the HdK Berlin, she passed her First State Examination in 1999.

After the Second State Examination in Fine Arts in 2005, she worked as a freelance artist in Berlin. Travel and residency scholarships have taken her to Sweden and Finland.

She recieved several grants  and her artistic work is shown in institutions and galleries in Germany, Finland, Austria and Sweden. In addition to her painting, she teaches media design and media theory.

Soloshows (selected): 2020 voir dire, Axel Obiger. Berlin/ 2019  “soft facts”, Domeij Gallery, Stockholm, S/2016 „„thread“ (with Isabel Kerkermeier), Axel Obiger, Berlin, Germany / „PARCOURS“, Domeij Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden/ 2013 „the delicate balance of terror“, (with Knut Eckstein) Galerie Axel Obiger, Berlin, Germany  / „extrawelt“, Galerie Kunst2, Heidelberg, Germany/ 2011 „Space Oddity“, Stene Projects, Stockholm, Sweden

Groupshows (selected) ; 2021„Pop Up“, Haus Kunst Mitte, Berlin, D / 2020 „amorph“, Saalbau Neukölln Berlin, D/  „Schwarz + Weiß“, Künstlerinnen des VdBK 18 67 Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Berlin, D/ 2019 „Halbschatten 02“, Kunstverein Neukölln Berlin, D/„Inner Landscapes“, HilbertRaum, Berlin,,D

Harriet Groß www.harrietgross.com @harriet.r.gross

Harriet Groß is a Berlin based visual artist working in the field of drawing and installation. For her work she has awarded numerous grants by Senat for Culture and Europe ( 2022, 2015), Stiftung Kunstfond Bonn (2020), RCA London(1998),European Heritage Days,Kiev, Ukraine(1987). Harriet shows her work national and internationally in often site specific installations: Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin (2021), Haus des Rundfunks Berlin, (2021), Kunstverein Würzburg (2020), Haus am Kleistpark (2020), Guardini Galerie Berlin (2022;2020;2019), Gallery of Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau (2018), CoLab III, Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, USA (2018), Vincenz Sala Berlin (2019;2016), Chateau Chapel Weimar (2017), Japanese German Center Berlin (2014), Deutsches Klingenmuseum Solingen (2013), CGM Metz, France (2010), Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, USA (2008), Galerie Manes, Prague, Czechia; Saarländische Galerie Berlin (2007), CGAC, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2003). Her work is part of numerous private and public collections including Kupferstich Kabinett and Graphic Design Collection Staatliche Museen Berlin, Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek Weimar, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She received her Master of Visual Art at Hochschule der Künste Berlin and a Degree of Medicine at the Freie Universität Berlin. Harriet is a co-founder of Axel Obiger.

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Digital Elixir 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/6/2019

By Lambert Strether of Corrente

Patient readers, this is a wildly out-of-whack Water Cooler that I will shortly rebalance. I needed to do a pantry clear-out on the Politics section, which I did not complete because I got a late start. I also need to add the material about the feral hogs (you’ll find out). I hope there’s enough to inspire in the mean time. –lambert

Politics

“But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51

“They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune

“2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination” [RealClearPolitics] (average of five polls). As of August 1: Biden fluctuates to 32.2% (32.0), Sanders up to 16.5% (16.4%), Warren down at 14.0% (14.8%), Buttigieg flat at 5.5% (5.6%), Harris down at 10.3% (11.0%), Beto separating himself from the bottom feeders, interestingly. others Brownian motion. If these trends continue in the next release, Sanders will the only winner of both debates.

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2020

Gabbard (D)(2): “Inside the Tulsi Hive” [The Baffler]. “It is true that the Democratic Party is depressingly thin on marginally palpable foreign policy positions, and that, with the DNC’s blackballing of Mike Gravel, she will likely be the most anti-war candidate on display this evening. But despite her Nation byline and experience as a Bernie surrogate, Gabbard’s is not a foreign policy of the left.” • Which is fair; The American Conservative is sound on intervention. This is not an article Gabbard supporters will like.

Sanders (D)(1):

"I am proud and honored to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the presidency of the United States." pic.twitter.com/Y7uf8ebbhD

— Mike Gravel (@MikeGravel) August 6, 2019

Sanders (D)(2):

.@BernieSanders "Ohhh they've got skee ball. I love skee ball!" pic.twitter.com/e13XMS0Asr

— Bryan Lawrence

(@BreatheNewWinds) August 5, 2019

Surely coincidence, but I did call for a bit more “joy” from the Sanders and Warren campaigns just the other day.

Trump (R)(1): “Trump Outperformed His Popularity in 2016. That Might Not Happen in 2020” [Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine]. “Again, the X factor in comparing Trump’s likely vote in 2016 and in 2020 is incumbency, which we tend to think of as an asset even when it’s not. If there is any incumbency advantage, it’s likely baked right into Trump’s approval ratings. As Kondik points out, the relationship between presidential approval and reelection-year vote share is strong. Among presidents winning reelection, Obama exceeded his election-eve approval rating by one point in 2012 (as did Reagan in 1984), and George W. Bush exceeded his by two points in 2004. The only recent president who exceeded his approval ratings in vote share by more than two points was Poppy Bush in 1992, and he got beaten like a drum. It’s worth thinking about this, too: For all the talk about Trump’s boffo economy, overall public assessments of the direction of the country remain sour…. An unpopular president leading an unhappy country could still get reelected, but the widespread, 2016-based belief that Trump is on some clear trajectory to a second term is mostly superstition… An unpopular president leading an unhappy country could still get reelected, but the widespread, 2016-based belief that Trump is on some clear trajectory to a second term is mostly superstition.”

Warren (D)(1): “Warren faces lingering concerns about her ability to beat Trump” [The Hill]. “One strategist who is neutral in the race argued that part of the problem comes down to the one possible mistake Warren made ahead of the race: her decision to take a DNA test after President Trump repeatedly mocked her for her claim that she was Native American. ‘Everyone remembers how she played right into his hands,’ the strategist said. ‘I think a lot of people look at the moment and say she can’t go up against Trump because she’s not electable even if she is a damn good candidate.’” • One thing about Sanders: You can be confident Trump will never get inside his head.

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“Here Are The Democratic Presidential Candidates With The Most Donations From Billionaires” [Forbes]. “As of the last filing deadline with the Federal Election Commission on July 15th, 67 billionaires — including spouses and members of billionaire families — had donated to the 20 Democratic candidates that debated in Detroit last week.” • Here are the rankings:

#1 Pete Buttigieg: 23 billionaire donors #2 Cory Booker: 18 billionaire donors #3 Kamala Harris: 17 billionaire donors #4 Michael Bennet: 15 billionaire donors #5 Joe Biden: 13 billionaire donors #6 John Hickenlooper: 11 billionaire donors #7 Beto O’Rourke: 9 billionaire donors #8 Amy Klobuchar: 8 billionaire donors #9 Jay Inslee: 5 billionaire donors #10 Kirsten Gillibrand: 4 billionaire donors #11 John Delaney: 3 billionaire donors #12 Elizabeth Warren and Steve Bullock: 2 billionaire donors each #13 Tulsi Gabbard, Andrew Yang, and Marianne Williamson: 1 billionaire donor each #14 Bernie Sanders, Julian Castro, Bill De Blasio, and Tim Ryan: 0 billionaire donors

El Paso Shooting

Readers, I’m still hung up on a post on the El Paso shootings. My basic idea is to conceive of the country as a sort of cracking tower, with Patrick Crusius, the shooter, as a highly refined product from the very top of the distillation column. (Most of us proles are mere crude, at the bottom.) The various levels of our cracking tower would be, from highest to lowest:

5 Priming and Triggering 4 Mobilization 3 Ideology 2 Ascriptive identity 1 Political economy

I’m thinking of this structure (model) partly just to have buckets to throw the mass of material into, and partly to have a way to sort out where policy intervention should take place. But I’m not sure if I’ve got all the levels I need. Gun purchase might fit under mobilization, for example, if we think of the purchase as logistics. Video games might go under ideology, if we think of ideology as lived experience. Ineffectual Democrat efforts would go under mobilization. Trump’s speeches might (arguably) go either under ideology or priming. I’d welcome comments — ok, help — from readers on this structure.

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“String of gun deaths reshapes Democratic primary” [Politico]. “The tragedies have the potential to change the dynamics in the broader campaign for the White House, as President Donald Trump and his supporters reeled from comparisons of their rhetoric about immigrants with that of a manifesto suspected of being from the shooter in El Paso, a border city with a mostly Latino population.” • I’m not sure I’m up to the task of putting on my yellow waders and reading the manifesto, but I think Politico is right that the manifesto is important; it distinguishes the El Paso shooter from the Dayton shooter.

Blooper #1: Trump gets Dayton mixed up with Toledo:

Holy Toledo, it wasn’t even on the TelePrompTer. pic.twitter.com/vviFo7vqMw

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) August 5, 2019

Blooper #2: “Confused Joe Biden condemns shootings in ‘Houston’ and ‘Michigan’ when the deadly massacres actually happened in El Paso and Ohio” [Daily Mail].

Our Famously Free Press

WaPo is up to their usual tricks:

I’ve complained about ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ #bernieblackout before – but this example is totally infuriating. This story includes this bizarre quote, “The only candidate who has completely shunned wealthy donors at private fundraisers is Warren. REALLY?! https://t.co/Itg09SDMhS

— James J. Zogby (@jjz1600) August 5, 2019

The Debates

Yes, this is what the debates were like. Click the graphic to expand:

Somebody needs to produce this immediately. Make this into a @Netflix series and I will binge every single episode. pic.twitter.com/SVAn0dnpQo

— Bryan Lawrence

(@BreatheNewWinds) August 4, 2019

The networks really shouldn’t be doing the debates. It degrades democracy to treat the process like a wrestling match, and my baseline for degradation is pretty low.

Realignment and Legitimacy

Liberal Democrats:

This arrow by mathematician and sculptor Kokichi Sugihara can't point left. Here's how it works: It's 3D-printed with a bunch of curves our brains don't register. pic.twitter.com/Xa32GrI7ii

— Khai (@ThamKhaiMeng) August 4, 2019

“Diversity Dustup Renews Call For Democrats’ Campaign Arm To End Consultant Blacklist” [HuffPo]. “Our Revolution, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and the Harvard College Democrats argue that the [DCCC policy blacklisting consultants and firms that work for candidates challenging House Democrats in primaries] makes it harder for women and people of color to win seats in Congress…. Maria Langholz, a spokeswoman for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, argued that gender and racial diversity often go hand-in-hand with advocacy of more progressive policies.” • Like with Obama, whose black skin enabled a direct readout of his progressivism, as is well known.

“Swing State Dems Could Pay Price for DGA Chief Raimondo’s Ethics Woes” [Inside Sources]. “Today, Gov. Raimondo is embroiled in controversy over a secret, no-bid, billion-dollar gaming contract; the Rhode Island GOP has filed a formal complaint against her with the state’s Ethics Commission; and polls show she has the highest disapproval rating of any Democratic governor in America. Raimondo’s first term as governor was dogged by questions over a lack of transparency regarding questionable fundraising and allegations of “pay-to-play” scandals, but she rode the 2018 anti-Trump “blue wave” to re-election. That’s not necessarily a surprise to people familiar with Rhode Island’s tradition of embracing ethically-elastic politicians. What is surprising is the decision of her fellow state executives to make Raimondo chair of the Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA) and, as a result, bring her controversies from Rhode Island to Washington.”

“Voters, groups, parties, and elections” [Lane Kenworthy]. “While the two parties have been evenly matched in national elections in recent decades, a number of indicators suggest looming difficulties for the Republicans: demographic trends, the rise of postmaterialism and accompanying decline of cultural conservatism, and the progressivism and Democratic voting of younger cohorts. Backlash against growing racial diversity and immigration will help the Republicans, but California’s experience over the past generation suggests it may do so only temporarily.” • A lengthy but interesting wrap-up, concluding, as yo see, with support for the “coalition of the ascendant” thesis.

“Who Should Secure Congressional Campaigns?” [Idle Words]. “[W]hat I mean by campaign security: protecting the online lives of people on and around a campaign from intrusion, with a special emphasis on their personal email and social media accounts. I emphasize the personal part because many campaign security efforts start by declaring personal data out of scope, and then solve the easier problem of protecting what’s left. This is like putting a lock on your glove compartment to deter car theft.”

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DSA Convention on fascism. Thread:

Today at @DSAcon2019, there was vigorous debate over Resolution #9 to establish a national antifascist working group. Dissent and debate is always good, but this is an issue of great importance to me, so I tried to do something I rarely do: publicly argue against the resolution.

— Leonard Pierce (@leonardpierce) August 4, 2019

“The democratic socialist revolution comes to a crossroads” [NBC]. “On the night Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, the Democratic Socialists of America had about 8,000 dues-paying members. By the time the group opened its 2017 convention the next summer, its ranks had grown threefold. This past weekend, when delegates from around the country gathered here in Georgia, the number was more than double that — DSA is now home to 56,000 mostly young activists, making it the largest socialist organization in the country. More remarkable than its growth, though, is DSA’s increasing presence on the electoral stage. Nearly 100 democratic socialists now hold office at almost all levels of government, from local school boards to the US Congress, where freshman Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib are at the front line of the fight over the Democratic Party’s future — and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, though not directly affiliated with the group, is mounting his second campaign for the party’s presidential nomination.” • DSA coverage still seems reasonably objective, I can’t think why, especially with RussiaGate.

News of the Wired

“From a wrongful arrest to a life-saving romance: the typos that have changed people’s lives” [Guardian]. “Much later, years later, he would learn that a single-digit typo had tied his computer, via its IP address, to someone else’s crime. But that first Saturday, waiting in a cell, Lang knew none of this.” • And much, much more. No doubt the same will happen with facial recognition.

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A bit late, I guess, for blossoms against the sky, but the color goes nicely with the bonus (Marku52):

Yesterday, I posted Re Silc’s lovely mobile and asked if other readers would care to submit photos of similar projects. Marku52 responded immediately, writing: “Here’s mine. I take an image off the internet, print on transparency, blow it up using a garage sale overhead projector. Outline the image on thin steel with pentel, then cut out with a plasma cutter. A lot of grinding to clean up, weld on accessories, then paint.” Neat! Reader, how about you?

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7 winners and 8 losers of the first 2020 DNC presidential debate lineup - Vox.com

The Democratic Party has the lineups for its first 2020 presidential debate ready — two nights, 10 candidates each night — and before anyone takes the stage, we already have a few winners and some losers. The debates are the formal introduction of the 2020 candidates to a national TV audience. It’s the first time they’ll appear together at the same place, answer the same questions, and confront one another about their differences and why their vision for the Democratic Party’s future is the best path to beating Donald Trump. But it’s not like the eventual Democratic nominee is going to be determined by whether Candidate X stood at a podium next to Candidate Y or Candidate Z on a balmy summer night in Miami seven months before anybody starts voting. Don’t take this too seriously. First, the news. The Democratic debates will be spread out over two nights. The first night, Wednesday, June 26, will start at 9 pm ET and the candidates on stage will be: Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, former Rep. John Delaney, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, former US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Rep. Tim Ryan, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. The lineup for the following night, June 27, also starting at 9 pm ET, will be: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Kamala Harris, former Vice President Joe Biden, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Michael Bennet, author Marianne Williamson, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. The Democratic National Committee drew the names by lottery, rather than opt for a hierarchical approach based on polling or fundraising as Republicans did with their huge presidential field in 2016. The random outcome gives some candidates reason to be happy; others might find themselves a little annoyed. Here are semi-serious winners and losers. Loser: Elizabeth Warren Warren has had a series of very good moments during 2020 forums and town halls so far. What she really wanted was an opportunity to be on the same stage as Joe Biden.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame Dinner Scott Olson/Getty Images Not only is Biden the dominant frontrunner in the race, but she has some serious policy disagreements with him — notably over the 2005 bankruptcy bill Biden shepherded through Congress, and that Warren vehemently opposed back when she was a bankruptcy law professor (its passage inspired her to get into politics). Now, chance is rerouting her to a debate stage filled with mostly lower-tier candidates including John Delaney, Tim Ryan, and Bill de Blasio — plus fellow Sens. Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar. Sure, there will still be plenty of ways for Warren to distinguish herself. But in the end, any top-five 2020 candidate who is not Biden wanted to share a debate stage with Biden — hoping for a big moment to knock him off his pedestal. Warren has been climbing in polls over the past month, and is now solidly in the top three with Biden and Bernie Sanders. The fact that Sanders — Warren’s main competition for progressive voters — will get that chance at the first debate and she won’t, must sting. Sanders will be able to own the populist, left-of-Biden lane without Warren muscling into the territory. Furthermore, she won’t even get a chance to face off against Sanders. It may be inconvenient, but she likely has a chance to face off against Biden in the near future, building anticipation for that showdown. Winner: Elizabeth Warren Still, there’s a simple argument to made that Warren’s debate placement is Actually Good: She’s the biggest name on the first night, when excitement will be at its highest. Warren will clearly enter the first debate of the campaign season as the star of her respective stage. She’s a solid third in national polls and has a distinct brand as the policy candidate, with more than a dozen proposals and counting. The candidates that come closest to her on the stage are O’Rourke, Booker, and Klobuchar, and they’re all lagging far behind Warren in the polls. Not to mention, sitting back and letting Sanders and Biden duke it out — while taking copious notes to prepare for the second DNC debate — is a nice bonus for a candidate who seems to have strong momentum behind her. Winner: Bernie Sanders Sanders is one of many self-proclaimed progressives in the 2020 Democratic primary, but the Vermont senator has been deliberate about crafting a campaign message that mainly attacks the moderates. Lucky for him, he’s going to be on stage with quite a few of them. That includes the current polling frontrunner and the candidate Sanders is chasing: Joe Biden.

Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images This debate will play straight into Sanders’s biggest campaign message so far: There’s no time for centrism, no time for incremental change. Sanders’s campaign started using the catchphrase #NoMiddleGround after a Reuters report quoted a Biden campaign adviser calling for “middle ground” on climate policy. The campaign has called out Colorado’s former Gov. John Hickenlooper for his centrism too; Hickenlooper gave a speech decrying Sanders’s brand of democratic socialism after the Vermont senator delivered remarks defending the ideology this week. Sanders now gets to go up against Biden, Hickenlooper and others like Bennet in one night. (Then again, Bennet’s probably a winner in this scenario too. His fundraising campaign to get him on the debate stage was so he could argue against Medicare-for-all. Who better to argue about that with than the biggest single-payer champion of them all, Sanders.) Sanders and Warren won’t be on stage together, which means he doesn’t have to differentiate himself from the other most prominent progressive quite yet. Instead, he will get the chance to show just how stark the ideological divide is in the field. Unsurprisingly, the Sanders campaign said it was “happy” with the roster. “This is a terrific lineup because there will be a real debate over the key set of choices in this Democratic primary,” Faiz Shakir, Sanders’ campaign manager told Vox in a statement. Winners: Cory Booker, Beto O’Rourke, and Amy Klobuchar

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), calls for Senate Judiciary conformation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, during a news conference news conference in front of the US Supreme Court, jointed by Senate colleagues. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is second from left. Mark Wilson/Getty Images If you look at the Iowa polls, these three candidates are registering some support — 3 percent on average for Klobuchar, 3.5 percent for Booker, 4.5 percent for O’Rourke — so they have established themselves as a small cut above the other also-rans. But they are still waiting for a breakout moment if their campaigns are to have any hope of living long after the first state on the primary calendar. The second night is already overloaded with star power: Biden, Sanders, and Harris are all better-known among Democratic voters than this trio, according to Morning Consult. With this lineup, they will still get to take the stage with a top-tier candidate rising in the polls — Warren — but they will be at less risk of being drowned out by Sanders and Biden sparring. Booker, O’Rourke, and Klobuchar still need to introduce themselves to the 20-30 percent of Democratic voters who say they have never heard of these three. They should benefit from being the biggest names on stage for the first debate night, at least outside of Warren. Losers: Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper Both of these Colorado centrists are running against the Democratic Party’s leftward drift — which could make it hard for either of them to distinguish themselves when they are on the same stage. They are two over-50 white guys with similar ideology, from the same state. There’s opportunity for both of them in taking on Bernie Sanders. They want to offer an alternative to his leftist vision for the party. But they also have to share the stage with each other. Winner (with strong loser potential): Kirsten Gillibrand It’s a mixed bag for Gillibrand, who will be onstage alongside a bevy of frontrunners even as her own campaign has struggled to make a dent in the polls. But we choose to focus on the good news here for the New York senator.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Given how high-profile these debates will be, this could be just the opportunity she needs to demonstrate that her candidacy should be considered at the same level as a Biden, Harris or Sanders. Before jumping in the race, Gillibrand was seen as a leading contender alongside a number of her colleagues, though her campaign has floundered since its debut earlier this year. The DNC debates could be her best chance to change the narrative around her “failure to launch,” especially since she got a slot on the more star-driven of the two nights. On the other hand, it could be tough for Gillibrand to secure a breakout moment given the top-tier candidates she’ll be competing with for much-needed screen time and attention (in theory, every candidate would only get about 12 minutes of airtime each, not accounting for commercials). Losers: Steve Bullock, Wayne Messam, Mike Gravel, and Seth Moulton These four — Montana Gov. Bullock, Miramar, Florida, Mayor Messam, former Sen. Gravel and current Rep. Seth Moulton — got cut from the debates. In such a crowded field, if you can’t even get on stage, that’s a tough blow. Winner: Andrew Yang Yang wanted just one thing: to be on the debate stage with Joe Biden so people would Google to find out who he is. He got his wish. Loser: Indecisive voters Lots of choices, folks. Lots of choices. Read More Read the full article

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Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios

Best Indie Feature

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles – Sygnatia, Glow, Submarine, Hampa Animation Studio

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix

Okko’s Inn – Madhouse

Promare – TRIGGER, XFLAG

Weathering With You – Toho Co., LTD. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films

Best Special Production

Guava Island, “Titles and Prologue” – Six Point Harness / Amazon

How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming – DreamWorks Animation

Infinity Train, “The Perennial Child” – Cartoon Network Studios

SpongeBob SquarePants, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” – Nickelodeon and Jonas & Co.

Zog – Magic Light Pictures

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Acid Rain – Animoon

DONT KNOW WHAT – Thomas Renoldner

Je sors acheter des cigarettes – Miyu Productions

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Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days – Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of Canada, Les Armateurs

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Bonfire – Baobab Studios

GLOOMY EYES – ATLAS V

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The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ‘59 Telecaster – Nexus Studios

Best TV/Media – Preschool

Ask the Storybots – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix

Elena of Avalor – Disney Television Animation

Let’s Go Luna! – Brown Bag Films / 9 Story Media Group

Norman Picklestripes – Factory

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum – Brown Bag Films / 9 Story Media Group

Best TV/Media – Children

Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel

Niko and the Sword of Light – Titmouse, Amazon Studios

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Tales of Arcadia: 3Below – DreamWorks Animation

The Tom and Jerry Show – Warner Bros. Animation

Best TV/Media – General Audience

Big Mouth – Netflix

BoJack Horseman – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix

Harley Quinn – Warner Bros. Animation

Tuca & Bertie – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix

Undone – Tornante Company and Amazon Studios

Best Student Film

Con Fuerza – Savannah College of Art and Design

Gravedad – Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH Animationsinstitut

The Fox & The Pigeon – Sheridan College

Un diable dans la poche – GOBELINS, l’école de l’image

Best FX for TV/Media

How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Manuel Reyes Halaby, Cristiana Covone, Koya Masubuchi, Jean Claude Nouchy, Dustin Henning

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Viktor Németh, Szabolcs Illés, Ádám Sipos , Vladimir Zhovna

My Moon – Eusong Lee, Co-produced with Chromosphere Nominees: Stéphane Coëdel, Natan Moura

Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – Lucasfilm, Titmouse, Inc. Nominees: Araiza Tokumasu Naoki

Tales of Arcadia: 3Below – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Greg Lev, Igor Lodeiro, Chen Ling, Brandon Tyra

Best FX for Feature

Abominable –DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Amaury Aubel, James Jackson, Domin Lee, Michael Losure, Alex Timchenko

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Benjamin Fiske, Alex Moaveni, Jesse Erickson, Dimitre Berberov, Kee Nam Suong

Missing Link – Laura E Gross Nominees: Eric Wachtman, David Horsley, Peter Stuart, Timu Khodzhaev, Joe Strasser

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Alexis Angelidis, Amit Ganapati Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Kylie Wijsmuller, Matthew Kiyoshi Wong

Weathering With You – GKIDS Nominees: Hidetsugu Ito, Yuko Nakajima, Jumi Lee, Ryosuke Tsuda

Best Character Animation – TV/Media

Ask the Storybots – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix Nominees: Chris O’HaraDisney

Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Juliane Martin

His Dark Materials – BBC Studios Nominees: Aulo Licinio

How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Andrew Muir

Robot Chicken – Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Nominees: Scott DaRos

Best Character Animation – Animated Feature

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Andrew Ford

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Dane Stogner

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Rani Naamani

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Sergio Martins

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Rachelle Lambden

Best Character Animation – Live Action

Alita: Battle Angel – Weta Digital Nominees: Michael Cozens

Avengers: Endgame – Weta Digital Nominees: Sidney Kombo-Kintombo

Game of Thrones – Season 8 Episode 3 “The Long Night” – Dance of the Dragons – Image Engine Nominees: Jason Snyman, Sheik Ghafoor, Maia Neubig, Michael Siegel, Cheri Fojtik

Pokémon Detective Pikachu – Framestore Nominees: Dale Newton, Waiyin Mendoza, Rochelle Flynn, Leila Gaed, Paul Jones

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME – Steven Argula Nominees: Joakim Riedinger

Best Character Animation – Video Game

Gears 5 – Cinematic AnimationThe Coalition/ Microsoft Nominees: Brian Whitmire

KINGDOM HEARTS III – SQUARE ENIX Nominees: Munenori Shinagawa, Kayoko Yajima, Koji Hamada, Koji Inoue

Sinclair Snake: Museum Mischief – Chromosphere / Within Nominees: Tommy Rodricks, Natan Moura, Nelson Boles

Unruly Heroes – Magic Design Studios Nominees: Sebastien Parodi, Nicolas Leger

Best Character Design – TV/Media

Carmen Sandiego – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix Nominees: Keiko Murayama

DC Super Hero Girls – Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Lauren Faust

T.O.T.S. – Titmouse / Disney Junior Nominees: John Jagusak

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Chris Mitchell

Victor and Valentino – Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: FABIEN MENSE

Best Character Design – Feature

Abominable – DreamWorks Animation / Pearl Studio Nominees: Nico Marlet

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Bill Schwab

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Torsten Schrank

Spies in Disguise – Blue Sky Studios Nominees: José Manuel Fernández Oli

The Addams Family – MGM and BRON Creative Nominees: Craig Kellman

Best Direction – TV/Media

Ask the Storybots – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix Nominees: Jeff Gill

DC Super Hero Girls – Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Natalie Wetzig

Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Alonso Ramirez Ramos

Rilakkuma & Kaoru – Dwarf for Netflix Nominees: Masahito Kobayashi

Ultraman – Production IG, SOLA Digital Arts for Netflix Nominees: Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki

Best Direction – Feature

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Jérémy Clapin

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Sergio Pablos

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Chris Butler

Weathering With You – Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films Nominees: Makoto Shinka

Best Music – TV/Media

Carmen Sandiego – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix Nominees: Jared Lee Gosselin, Steve D’Angelo, Lorenzo Castell

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Rob Cairns

Seis Manos – VIZ Media / Powerhouse Animation Studios Nominees: Carl Thiel

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Sunna Wehrmeijer

The Tom and Jerry Show – Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Vivek Maddala

Best Music – Feature

AWAY – Dream Well Studios Nominees: Gints Zilbalodis

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Christophe Beck, Frode Fjellheim, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Dan Levy

Spies in Disguise – Blue Sky Studios Nominees: Mark Ronson, Theodore Shapiro

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Randy Newman

Best Production Design – TV/Media

Carmen Sandiego – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix Nominees: Eastwood Wong, Sylvia Liu, Elaine Lee, Linda Fong, Emily Paik

Disney Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Alan Bodner, Brian Woods, Steven Nicodemus, Laura Price, Leonard Robledo

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Alberto Mielgo

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart – Cartoon Network, Titmouse, Inc. Nominees: Khang Le, Chris Fisher, Gael Bertrand, Deodato Pangandoyon, Howard Chen

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Chris Mitchell, Chris Turnham, Tor Aunet, DanBob Thompson, Aaron Spurgeon

Best Production Design – Feature

Abominable – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Max Boas, Paul Duncan, Christopher Brock, Cecline Da Hyeu Kim, Jane Li

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Pierre-Olivier Vincent, Kirsten Kawamura, Woonyoung Jung, Iuri Lioi

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Szymon Biernaki, Marcin Jakubowski

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Nelson Lowry, Santiago Montiel, Trevor Dalmer

The Addams Family – MGM and Bron Creative Nominees: Patricia Atchison, Maisha Moore, Chris Souza, Jack Yu

Best Storyboarding – TV/Media

Carmen Sandiego – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix Nominees: Kenny Park

Carole & Tuesday – Bones for Netflix Nominees: Shinichiro Watanabe

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Owen Sullivan

Snoopy in Space – Apple Nominees: Riccardo Durante

Zog – Magic Light Pictures Nominees: Max Lang

Best Storyboarding – Feature

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Julien Bisaro

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Jérémy Clapin

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Sergio Pablos

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Julián Nariño

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Oliver Thomas

Best Voice Acting – TV/Media

Big City Greens – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Marieve Herington

Bob’s Burgers – 20th Century FOX / Bento Box Entertainment Nominees: H. Jon Benjamin

Steven Universe – Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: Sarah Stiles

Tigtone – Titmouse, Inc., Babyhemyth Productions, Williams Street Nominees: Debi Derryberry

Tuca & Bertie – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Nominees: Ali Wong

Best Voice Acting – Feature

Abominable – DreamWorks Animation / Pearl Studio Nominees: Tenzing Norgay Trainor

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Josh Gad

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus – CJ Entertainment and Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix Nominees: Richard Horvitz

The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Illumination Nominees: Jenny Slate

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Tony Hale

Best Writing – TV/Media

Apple & Onion – Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: George Gendi, Michael Gendi, Deepak Sethi, Eric Acosta, Sean Szeles

BoJack Horseman – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Nominees: Alison Tafel

Pinky Malinky – Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix Nominees: Sheela Shrinivas, Aminder Dhaliwal, Rikke Asbjoern

Tuca & Bertie – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Nominees: Shauna McGarry

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum – Brown Bag Film / 9 Story Media Group Nominees: Meghan Read

Best Writing – Feature

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Jennifer Lee

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Dean DeBlois

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Andrew Stanton, Stephany Folsom

Weathering With You – Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films Nominees: Makoto Shinkai, Makoto Shinkai

Best Editorial – TV/Media

Big Hero 6: The Series – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Dao Le, Joe Molinari, Charles T. Jones, David Vasquez

DC Super Hero Girls ��� Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Torien Blackwolf

Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Tony Molina

Green Eggs and Ham – Warner Bros. Animation for Netflix Nominees: Margaret Hou

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Bo Juhl, Stacy Auckland, Valerian Zamel

Best Editorial – Feature

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: John K. Carr, Mark Hester, Mary Blee

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Pablo García Revert

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Stephen Perkins

The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Illumination Nominees: Tiffany Hillkurtz

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Axel Geddes, Torbin Xan Bullock, Greg Snyder

Awards: 2020 Annie – Nominations Best Feature Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World…

#2020 #Abominable #Acid Rain #Alita: Battle Angel #Animation #Annie Awards #Avengers: Endgame #Awards #BBC #Big Hero 6: The Series #Big Mouth #BoJack Horseman #Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles #DC Super Hero Girls #Disney #Disney Mickey Mouse #DONT KNOW WHAT #Dreamworks #Frozen 2 #Game of Thrones #Guava Island #Harley Quinn #His Dark Materials #How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming #How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World #I Lost My Body #Infinity Train #Jenny Slate #Josh Gad #Klaus

[the-melting-world]

Coco’s Kinktober 2020 🍋

Asra x Kipling - Formalwear

Kip x Alec - Hair Pulling / Gagging

Andrico x Julian – Voyeurism / masturbation instruction

Kipling x Dante – Begging / Distracted Sex

Kipling x Dante x Calamity – Masquerade Masks / Clothes On

Arson x Asra – Massage

Misery x Vlastomil x Lucio x Valerius – Electricity Magic / Dream Sex / Exhibitionism

Asra x Julian x Reader – Punishment / Choking

Aro x Lucio - Bondage / Biting / Dirty Talk

Kirsten x Julian - Biting / Body Worship

Adeline x Valerius - Edging / Public Sex

#arcanakt #kinktober 2020 #the arcana

[criminalmindsitalia]

La BAU indaga una sparatoria sul luogo di lavoro, affidata ad un drone all’avanguardia nella Silicon Valley, in CRIMINAL MINDS, mercoledì 11 ottobre.

Un S.I. volante ad alta tecnologia? La BAU indaga su una sparatoria commessa da un drone nella Silicon Valley!

Fonte: SpoilerTV

“Killer App” – La BAU indaga una sparatoria sul luogo di lavoro, affidata ad un drone all’avanguardia nella Silicon Valley, in CRIMINAL MINDS, mercoledì 11 ottobre (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) sulla CBS Television Network.

REGULAR CAST: Joe Mantegna (David Rossi) Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss) Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Reid) A.J. Cook (Jennifer Jareau) Aisha Tyler (Dr. Tara Lewis) Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia) Adam Rodriguez (Luke Alvez) Daniel Henney (Matt Simmons)

GUEST CAST: Tyler Francavilla (Jake Loban (UnSub) Emily Rose (Tori Hoffstadt) Sean Patrick Thomas (Agent Terry Richardson) Wallace Langham (Mr. X) Charan Prabhakar (Ambar Nair) Jayme Andrews (Zach Devlin) Alexandra Young (Daisy Duke) Conner Marx (Hugh Fitzgerald) Julian Silver (Coder) Keylor Leigh (Team Leader) Victoria Ortiz (Tech Geek) Zac Titus (Armed Officer) John Alexander (Douglas Bell) Raj Bhavsar (Rafi Abdella)

SCRITTO DA: Stephanie SenGupta DIRETTO DA: Alec Smight

#criminal minds #killer app

[tvtracker]

Criminal Minds Episode 13.03 'Killer App' Press Release. THE BAU INVESTIGATES A WORKPLACE SHOOTING COMMITTED BY A STATE-OF-THE-ART DRONE IN SILICON VALLEY, ON “CRIMINAL MINDS,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11 “Killer App” – The BAU investigates a workplace shooting committed by a state-of-the-art drone in Silicon Valley, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Oct. 11 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. CHEAT TWEET: An airborne high-tech UnSub? The BAU investigates a shooting committed by a drone in Silicon Valley! 10pm 10/11 #CBS http://bit.ly/2xvUTxW REGULAR CAST: Joe Mantegna (David Rossi) Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss) Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Reid) A.J. Cook (Jennifer Jareau) Aisha Tyler (Dr. Tara Lewis) Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia) Adam Rodriguez (Luke Alvez) Daniel Henney (Matt Simmons) GUEST CAST: Tyler Francavilla (Jake Loban (UnSub) Emily Rose (Tori Hoffstadt) Sean Patrick Thomas (Agent Terry Richardson) Wallace Langham (Mr. X) Charan Prabhakar (Ambar Nair) Jayme Andrews (Zach Devlin) Alexandra Young (Daisy Duke) Conner Marx (Hugh Fitzgerald) Julian Silver (Coder) Keylor Leigh (Team Leader) Victoria Ortiz (Tech Geek) Zac Titus (Armed Officer) John Alexander (Douglas Bell) Raj Bhavsar (Rafi Abdella) WRITTEN BY: Stephanie SenGupta DIRECTED BY: Alec Smight Source: CBS

#criminal minds #CBS

[malte1mj-blog]

2000 Movie Awards

Best Picture: Almost Famous Billy Elliot Requiem for a Dream Traffic You Can Count on Me HONORABLE MENTION: Yi Yi, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Best in Show, Before Night Falls, Dark Days, The Contender, Wonder Boys, Erin Brockovich, Dancer in the Dark, American Psycho, The Virgin Suicides Best Director: Darren Aronofsky, Requiem for a Dream Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Steven Soderbergh, Traffic Edward Yang, Yi Yi HONORABLE MENTION: Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides; Christopher Guest, Best in Show; Curtis Hanson, Wonder Boys; Mary Harron, American Psycho; Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon; Kenneth Lonergan, You Can Count on Me; Rod Lurie, The Contender; Julian Schnabel, Before Night Falls; Marc Singer, Dark Days; Steven Soderbergh, Erin Brockovich; Lars von Trier, Dancer in the Dark Best Actor: Christian Bale, American Psycho Javier Bardem, Before Night Falls Michael Douglas, Wonder Boys Tom Hanks, Cast Away Mark Ruffalo, You Can Count on Me HONORABLE MENTION: Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot; Russell Crowe, Gladiator; Billy Crudup, Jesus' Son; John Cusack, High Fidelity; Michael Douglas, Traffic; Colin Farrell, Tigerland; Patrick Fugit, Almost Famous; Ed Harris, Pollock; Denis Lavant, Beau Travail; Geoffrey Rush, Quills; Forest Whitaker, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Best Actress: Joan Allen, The Contender Bjork, Dancer in the Dark Ellen Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream Laura Linney, You Can Count on Me Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich HONORABLE MENTION: Sandra Bullock, Miss Congeniality; Kirsten Dunst, Bring It On; Sanaa Lathan, Love & Basketball; Renee Zellweger, Nurse Betty; Zhang Ziyi, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Best Supporting Actor: Billy Crudup, Almost Famous Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire Benicio Del Toro, Traffic Gary Lewis, Billy Elliot Gary Oldman, The Contender HONORABLE MENTION: Jack Black, High Fidelity; Jeff Bridges, The Contender; Jonathan Chang, Yi Yi; Aaron Eckhart, Erin Brockovich; Albert Finney, Erin Brockovich; Christopher Guest, Best in Show; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Almost Famous; Samuel L. Jackson, Unbreakable; Eugene Levy, Best in Show; Tobey Maguire, Wonder Boys; Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator; Fred Willard, Best in Show; James Woods, The Virgin Suicides Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock Elaine May, Small Time Crooks Frances McDormand, Almost Famous Lupe Ontiveros, Chuck & Buck Julie Walters, Billy Elliot HONORABLE MENTION: Barbara Barrie, Judy Berlin; Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream; Kate Hudson, Almost Famous; Holly Hunter, Jesus' Son; Madeline Kahn, Judy Berlin; Eartha Kitt, The Emperor's New Groove; Kelly Lee, Yi Yi; Frances McDormand, Wonder Boys; Samantha Morton, Jesus' Son; Kathleen Turner, The Virgin Suicides; Michelle Yeoh, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon; Catherine Zeta-Jones, Traffic Best Original Screenplay: Almost Famous - Cameron Crowe Best in Show - Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy Billy Elliot - Lee Hall Yi Yi - Edward Yang You Can Count on Me - Kenneth Lonergan HONORABLE MENTION: Bring It On, Chicken Run, Chuck & Buck, The Contender, Dancer in the Dark, The Emperor's New Groove, Erin Brockovich, Love & Basketball, Small Time Crooks Best Adapted Screenplay: American Psycho - Mary Harron & Guinevere Turner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai & Hui-Ling Wang Requiem for a Dream - Darren Aronofsky & Hubert Selby Jr. Traffic - Stephen Gaghan Wonder Boys - Steve Kloves HONORABLE MENTION: American Psycho, High Fidelity, Jesus' Son, Meet the Parents, Pollock, The Virgin Suicides Best Ensemble: Almost Famous Best in Show Traffic The Virgin Suicides Yi Yi HONORABLE MENTION: Billy Elliot, Bring It On, The Contender, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Erin Brockovich, George Washington, The House of Mirth, Judy Berlin, Love & Basketball, Meet the Parents, Nurse Betty, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Quills, Requiem for a Dream, Small Time Crooks, State and Main, Wonder Boys, X-Men Best Limited Performance - Male: Keith David, Requiem for a Dream Johnny Depp, Before Night Falls Joel Grey, Dancer in the Dark Michael Pare, The Virgin Suicides Tim Robbins, High Fidelity HONORABLE MENTION: Philip Bosco, Wonder Boys; Benjamin Bratt, Traffic; James Brolin, Traffic; Charles Durning, State and Main; John Goodman, O Brother Where Art Thou?; Denis Leary, Jesus' Son; Christopher McDonald, Requiem for a Dream; Michael Shannon, Tigerland Best Limited Performance - Female: Zooey Deschanel, Almost Famous Jackie Quinn, Ratcatcher Elaine Stritch, Small Time Crooks Ru-Yan Tang, Yi Yi Irene Ziegler, The Contender HONORABLE MENTION: Mariel Hemingway, The Contender; Julie Kavner, Judy Berlin; Anne Meara, Judy Berlin; Lindsay Sloane, Bring It On; Guinevere Turner, American Psycho; Kathleen Wilhoite, Nurse Betty Breakthrough Performance: Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot Jonathan Chang, Yi Yi Kate Hudson, Almost Famous Kelly Lee, Yi Yi Zhang Ziyi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon HONORABLE MENTION: Erika Christensen, Traffic; Curtis Cotton III, George Washington; Rory Culkin, You Can Count on Me; Matthew Davis, Tigerland; Candace Evanofski, George Washington; Patrick Fugit, Almost Famous; Donald Holden, George Washington; Hugh Jackman, X-Men; Kip Pardue, Remember the Titans; Michelle Rodriguez, Girlfight Best Film Editing: Almost Famous - Joe Hutshing & Saar Klein Billy Elliot - John Wilson Requiem for a Dream - Jay Rabinowitz Traffic - Stephen Mirrione Wonder Boys - Dede Allen HONORABLE MENTION: American Psycho, Before Night Falls, Bring It On, Cast Away, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Dancer in the Dark, Dark Days, X-Men, Yi Yi, You Can Count on Me Best Cinematography: Before Night Falls - Xavier Perez Grobet & Guillermo Rosas Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Peter Pau Traffic - Peter Andrews (Steven Soderbergh) The Virgin Suicides - Edward Lachman Yi Yi - Yang Wei-han HONORABLE MENTION: Almost Famous, American Psycho, Beau Travail, Billy Elliot, Cast Away, Dancer in the Dark, George Washington, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Patriot, Requiem for a Dream Best Original Score: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun Dancer in the Dark - Bjork Gladiator - Lisa Gerrard & Hans Zimmer Requiem for a Dream - Clint Mansell Traffic - Cliff Martinez HONORABLE MENTION: Before Night Falls, Billy Elliot, Cast Away, The Cell, Chicken Run, Chocolat, The Patriot, Quills, Unbreakable Best Original Song: Dancer in the Dark - "I've Seen It All" - Bjork, Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier Dancer in the Dark - "Scatterbrain" - Bjork, Sjon Sigurdsson & Lars von Trier The Emperor's New Groove - "My Funny Friend and Me" - David Hartley & Sting The Virgin Suicides - "Playground Love" - Jean-Benoit Dunckel & Nicolas Godin Wonder Boys - "Things Have Changed" - Bob Dylan HONORABLE MENTION: Bring It On - "As If"; Charlie's Angels - "Independent Women Part 1"; Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - "A Love Before Time"; Dancer in the Dark - "Next to Last Song"; Meet the Parents - "A Fool in Love"; Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever"; Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - "When You Love" Best Art Direction: American Psycho - Jeanne Develle & Gideon Ponte Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Timmy Yip The House of Mirth - John Bush & Don Taylor O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Dennis Gassner & Nancy Haigh Quills - Martin Childs & Jill Quertier HONORABLE MENTION: Almost Famous, Billy Elliot, The Cell, Chicken Run, Chocolat, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Gladiator, The Patriot, The Virgin Suicides, Wonder Boys, X-Men Best Costume Design: Almost Famous - Betsy Heimann Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Timmy Yip Gladiator - Janty Yates The House of Mirth - Monica Howe Quills - Jacqueline West HONORABLE MENTION: Billy Elliot, Bring It On, The Cell, Chocolat, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Patriot, Pollock, Shadow of the Vampire, The Virgin Suicides, Wonder Boys, X-Men Best Makeup: Cast Away The Cell O Brother, Where Art Thou? Quills Shadow of the Vampire HONORABLE MENTION: Big Momma's House, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Gladiator, The House of Mirth, X-Men Best Sound Mixing: Bring It On Cast Away Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon O Brother, Where Art Thou? X-Men HONORABLE MENTION: Almost Famous, Billy Elliot, Chicken Run, Dancer in the Dark, Gladiator, Mission: Impossible II, The Patriot, Remember the Titans, Requiem for a Dream, Space Cowboys, Traffic Best Sound Editing: Cast Away Chicken Run Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Space Cowboys X-Men HONORABLE MENTION: The Cell, Gladiator, Mission: Impossible II, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Patriot, Requiem for a Dream, Titan A.E., Traffic Best Visual Effects: Cast Away The Cell Gladiator Mission: Impossible II X-Men HONORABLE MENTION: Charlie's Angels, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Patriot, Space Cowboys Best Foreign-Language Film: Beau Travail - Claire Denis Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Ang Lee Yi Yi - Edward Yang Best Documentary: Beyond the Mat - Barry W. Blaustein Dark Days - Marc Singer One Day in September - Kevin Macdonald Paragraph 175 - Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman Sound and Fury - Josh Aronson HONORABLE MENTION: The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Best Animated Film: Chicken Run - Peter Lord & Nick Park The Emperor's New Groove - Mark Dindal Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Stig Berggvist & Paul Demeyer HONORABLE MENTION: Titan A.E. Every Film I've Seen in 2000: Ranked https://letterboxd.com/tesey20/list/2000-films/