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handeaux · 2 months

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Wendell P. Dabney’s Lifelong Efforts To Preserve The History Of Black Cincinnati

Anyone who studies Cincinnati’s history owes a debt of gratitude to Wendell Phillips Dabney. Nearly one hundred years ago, Dabney published one of the most important books ever written about the Queen City.

“Cincinnati’s Colored Citizens” appeared in 1926 and is still essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the rich history of our city. At a time when Black people faced unrelenting persecution and segregation, Dabney compiled an exhaustive and almost encyclopedic record of African Americans in Cincinnati. His book highlights the accomplishments and points of pride of a thriving community derided and stereotyped by the majority power structure.

On page after page, Dabney documented hundreds of Black citizens raising respectable families, owning solid and profitable businesses and residing in homes better than those occupied by many of Cincinnati’s white residents. He demonstrated that Black professionals thrived in Cincinnati despite legal and societal prejudice, and he showcased charitable institutions created, constructed and funded by Black generosity, including an orphanage, social clubs, churches, schools and homes for the elderly. Almost a century later, Dabney’s book is the only available source for information about Black Cincinnatians before the civil rights era.

Dabney promoted his personal political agenda through his own newspapers. Dabney’s were Cincinnati’s first newspapers aimed at an African American audience. He published the inaugural issue of The Ohio Enterprise in 1902, changed the name of the paper in 1907 to The Union, and single-handedly published that paper until his death in 1952.

A big fan of Dabney’s was Alfred Segal, the Cincinnati Post writer known by his byline as “Cincinnatus.” Segal often shared items from Dabney’s columns with his own readers. According to Segal [27 August 1950], The Union was less a news medium and more of a lectern for the irrepressible Dabney:

“It hasn’t been really a newspaper in the sense of handing out the latest news; it has been more of a reflection of Wendell P. Dabney himself and how he thinks and feels about everything. It is a paper for colored citizens but many white ones read it just to get the flash of Mr. Dabney’s mordant humor.”

While it is true that his newspaper published many wry examples of the editor’s humor, Dabney was an untiring opponent of segregation. For much of Dabney’s life, integration was a controversial position among Blacks as well as whites. Many in the Black community believed that segregated schools, hospitals and other institutions provided protective environments for African Americans. Dabney would have none of it. He wrote [30 December 1922]:

“This drawing of the color line in public institutions and establishment of ‘jim crowism’ is largely done by Negroes themselves, either through ignorance or desire for money. Civic rights legally belong to all citizens. Segregation of people is not necessary to fit them for civic duties. We have here and in other cities, colored people in nearly every profession and department of public life. ‘The Caste System’ has never done anything but degrade.”

Dabney’s health began to fail as he reached his eightieth birthday in 1945 and made noises that he would soon give up publishing The Union, but soldiered on. Soon after achieving that eight-decade milestone, Dabney hopped up from his sickbed and demonstrated that he was still capable of the old buck and wing as well as some clog dances. A celebration of Dabney’s 84th birthday in 1949 attracted more than 350 guests. The Union maintained its weekly publishing schedule until Dabney died in 1952. In an obituary of sorts, Al Segal of the Post [4 June 1952] observed:

“He never made any money out of being a publisher; it was pay-off enough for him to hear people laughing with him.”

Wendell Dabney was born in Richmond, Virginia just after the South surrendered in defeat to end the Civil War. His parents, John M. Dabney and Elizabeth Foster Dabney, had been enslaved but built a successful catering business after achieving freedom.

Dabney graduated high school in Richmond and began appearing on stage, sometimes with tap-dance legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, a childhood companion. He later attended Oberlin College in Ohio and performed in that school’s orchestra.

After teaching for a couple of years in Virginia, Dabney relocated to Cincinnati to manage property inherited by his mother, including the Dumas House, the only Cincinnati hotel that accepted Black guests.

Intending to stay in Cincinnati only long enough to stabilize his mother’s properties, Dabney was introduced to a young widow with two children, Nellie Foster Jackson. They married in 1897 and Dabney credited Nellie with his later accomplishments. In Cincinnati’s Colored Citizens, he wrote about her:

“The loyalty and courage of his wife through twenty-five years of storm and stress engendered that domestic harmony and inspiration to which whatever success he may have attained is indebted.”

Dabney integrated himself into Cincinnati’s social and political fabric and excelled at several endeavors. He was an accomplished musician who composed and published songs and melodies and offered lessons through Cincinnati’s Wurlitzer emporium. He published a biography of his friend, Maggie L. Walker, the first African American woman to charter a bank and the first African American woman to serve as a bank president. Dabney was the first president of the Cincinnati chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and was, for many years, a stalwart in the local Republican organization. With the rise of the progressive Charter Committee in the 1920s, Dabney switched his allegiance to that organization.

For 26 years, he served as paymaster for the City of Cincinnati. Dabney noted dryly that, although he had been entrusted with dispersing a total of $80 million over the course of his career, his personal salary was only $150 a month. Such was the nature of political appointments under George Barnsdale “Boss” Cox. As founder and leader of the Douglass League of Negro Republicans, Dabney was an essential factor in getting out the Black vote. The Cox machine rewarded key influencers like Dabney with spots at City Hall.

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Sci Fi Month :Futurama the LAte Phillip J Fry

Futurama is one of the best sci fi comedies I have ever seen.For those who dont know the show follows delivery guy Philllip J Fry,who ends up cryogenically frozen waking up in the 3000's,where he befriends the robot Bender and slowly falls for Leela,a badass one eyed mutant ,as all three work for Frys eccentric mad scientist realative Professor Farnsworth .Now the show has been brought from the brink a few times ,Im mostly familiar with the early years of the show on Fox (Yeah the show has been canceled and brought back serval times,first 4 years on fox ,then it was a string of direct to DVD movies,then a few years on Comedy Central and recently its been brought back on Hulu ) so for this review I decided to look at a well liked episode from the Comedy Central days I hadnt seen ,The Late Phillip J Fry

In this episode that aired in 2010,Fry (Billy West ) after being late for a date with Leela(Katey Segal) promises to treat her to a nice birthday dinner,only for him ,the Professor (Also Billy West ) and Bender (John Dimagio) to be flung into the future while testing out a time machine.....That can only go forward ,with Leela assuming the three were killed at a bachelor party Bender wanted to go too

This episode is classic Futrama ,being a fun twist on a sci fi concept ,with the shows signature balance of cynacism and heart .Theres some fun gags ,the Leela and Fry stuff is sweet,and I like the twists .My favorite scene is when the trio come to the end of the universe,and decide to ride it out,drinking beers as they watch the end.Only nitpick is Bender maybe a bit to overbearing in this episode,but other then that it was a solid funny watch

@ariel-seagull-wings @countesspetofi @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @amalthea9 @minimumheadroom @angelixgutz @princesssarisa @filmcityworld1

#Sci fi month #futurama

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deathdyinggrief2023 · 2 years

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Thanatology Bibliography

THANATOLOGY READINGS

Moll, Rob. (2010). The Art of Dying: Living Fully Into the Life to Come. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN: 9780830837366

Parkes, C., Laungani, P. and Young, W. (1997). Death and Bereavement Across Cultures. London: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415131377

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Alford, John & Catlin, George. (1993). The role of culture in grief. The Journal of Social Psychology, 133(2), 173-84.

Aries, Philippe. (1976). The Hour of Our Death. New York: Bantom.

Burton, Laurel., & Tarlos-Benka, Judy. (1997). Grief-Driven Ethical Decision-Making. Journal of Religion and Health, 36(4), 333-343. Retrieved from www.jstor.org/stable/27511175

Castle, Jason. & Phillips, William. (2003). Grief rituals: Aspects that facilitate adjustment to bereavement. Journal of Loss & Trauma, 8(1), 41-71.

Corr, Charles A., Donna M. Corr, and Kenneth J. Doka. (2019). Death & Dying, Life & Living. Boston, MA: Cengage.

Crunk, Elizabeth. Burke, Laurie., & Robinson, Mike. (2017). Complicated grief: An evolving theoretical landscape. Journal of Counseling & Development, 95(2), 226-233.

Doughty, Caitlin. (2015). Smoke gets in your eyes and other lessons from the crematory. New York: Northcott.

Dresser, Norine & Wasserman, Freda. (2010). Saying goodbye to someone you love: Your emotional journey through end-of-life and grief. New York: Demos Medical Publishing.

Frank, Arthur W. (2013). The wounded storyteller. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Guinther, Paul.,Segal, Daniel. (2003). Gender differences in emotional processing among bereaved older adults. Journal of Loss & Trauma, 8(1), 15-33.

Heath, Yvonne. (2015). Love your life to death: How to plan and prepare for end of life so you can live life fully now. Canada: Marquis Publishing.

Hemer, Susan. (2010). Grief as social experience: Death and bereavement in lihir, papua new guinea¹. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 21(3), 281-297.

Kalanithi, Paul. (2016). When Breath Becomes Air. New York: Random House.

Kellehear, Allan. (2002). Grief and loss: Past, present and future. Medical Journal of Australia, 177(4), 176-177.

Kwon, Soo-Young. (2006). Grief ministry as homecoming: Framing death from a korean-american perspective. Pastoral Psychology, 54(4), 313-324. doi:10.1007/s11089-005-0002-1

Lawrence, Elizabeth., Jeglic, Elizabeth., Matthews, Laura., & Pepper, Carolyn. (2006). Gender differences in grief reactions following the death of a parent. Omega - Journal of Death and Dying, 52(4), 323-337.

Leone Fowler, Shannon. (2017). Traveling with Ghosts. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Lewis, Clive Staples. (2009). The Problem of Pain. New York: Harper.

Lopez, Sandra. (2011). Culture as an influencing factor in adolescent grief and bereavement. Prevention Researcher, 18(3), 10-13.

McCreight, Bernadette. (2004). A grief ignored: Narratives of pregnancy loss from a male perspective.Sociology of Health & Illness, 26(3), 326-350.

Miller, Eric. (2015). Evaluations of hypothetical bereavement and grief: The influence of loss recency, loss type and gender. International Journal of Psychology: Journal International De Psychologie, 50(1), 60-3. doi:10.1002/ijop.12080

Northcott, Herbert.C., & Wilson, Donna.M. (2017). Dying and death in Canada (3rd ed.) Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Nuland, Sherwin B. (1995). How We Die. New York: Vintage.

Penman, Emma., Breen, Lauren., Hewitt, Lauren., & Prigerson, Holly. (2014). Public attitudes about normal and pathological grief. Death Studies, 38(8), 510-516.

Rosenstein, Donald L. & Yopp, Justin M. (2018). The Group: Seven widowed fathers reimagine life. New York: Oxford University Press.

Rubinstein, Gidi. (2004). Locus of control and helplessness: Gender differences among bereaved parents. Death Studies, 28(3), 211-223.

Sandburg, Sheryl, & Grant, Adam. (2017). Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

Schonfeld, Davis., Quackenbush, Mike., & Demaria, Thomas. (2015). Grief across cultures: Awareness for schools. Nasn School Nurse (print), 30(6), 350-2.

Stelzer, Eva-Maria., Atkinson, Ciara., O'Connor, Mary F., & Croft, Alyssa. (2019). Gender differences in grief narrative construction: A myth or reality? European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10(1),

Stroebe, Margaret., & Schut, Hank. (1998). Culture and grief. Bereavement Care, 17(1).

Swinton, John and Richard Payne. (2009). Living Well and Dying Faithfully. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Tarakeshwar, Nalini., Hansen, Nathan., Kochman, Arlene., & Sikkema, Kathleen. (2005). Gender, ethnicity and spiritual coping among bereaved hiv-positive individuals. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 8(2), 109-125.

Versalle, Alexis. & McDowell, Eugene. (2005). The attitudes of men and women concerning gender differences in grief. Omega - Journal of Death and Dying, 50(1), 53-67.

Walter, Tony. (2010). Grief and culture. Bereavement Care, 29(2), 5-9.

Walter, Tony. (2010). Grief and culture: A checklist. Bereavement Care, 29(2), 5-9.

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DREAMS OF DRACULA - Review

DATES: Opens Oct. 4th thru Nov. 11th, 2023 COMPANY: Bucketlisters, Never More, & Musica THEATER: Musica NYC, 637 W 50th St, NYC ACTORS: Scotty Jacobson, Francesco La Macchia, Isa Segall, Lucas Rodriguez, Emma Ivy, Savannah Gaillard, Paul Pecorino, Grant Lowenstein, John Trindl, Kelsey Rondeau, Amina Theis, Levi Kempf, and many more CREW: Written & Directed by Jonathan Albert & Nicole Coady; Original Music by Dian Shuai; Choreographer Arianne Meneses; Production and Scenic Design by Iron Bloom Creative Production; Costume Design by Taylor Lombardino; Lighting Design by Phillip W. Powers – LUNA LUX; Sound Design by Lawrence Schober; Makeup Design by Cali Cuneo. Official Site: dreamsofdracula.com

SYNOPSIS: DREAMS OF DRACULA: AN IMMERSIVE MASQUERADE EXPERIENCE transpires on two floors, in six rooms that allows guests to choose their own journey through history’s most famous vampire, Dracula, based on the Bram Stoker classic. The experience offers guests a mix of immersive theater, dance, and indulgent masquerade. Woven throughout the show are elements of dreams that can allow guests to encounter having their own dreams analyzed, lend their hand in co-writing a gothic ghost story, or have a poem composed in tribute to their beauty. Guests of legal drinking age can begin their experience in the Oscar Wilde Salon to imbibe in a variety of decadent themed cocktails where they will be entertained by Oscar and his very wild friends! A custom Dreams of Dracula app built by Shivoo Studios also allows guests to further interact with their dreams as an augmented reality post experience after the show. The VIP program begins at 5:45 pm and concludes at 9:00 pm in the Oscar Wilde Salon.

REVIEW: As we begin the Halloween season, there are a variety of haunted attractions and horror theme plays to spice up your fall haunts. There are limited more adult experiences, and if you’ve already experience “Sleep No More” or “Speakeasy Magic,” then DREAMS OF DRACULA: AN IMMERSIVE MASQUERADE EXPERIENCE is an exciting evening of immersive theater on the westside of New York City.

I am not usually a fan of dance, but the main program, “M Cycle One – Castle Dracula” & “Cycle 2 – The Virgin & The Vampire,” are an engaging mix of theater, dance, and pantomime. It transpires on the second floor that features a larger dance space. The story transitions through several rooms as it interprets the tale of Dracula. There is limited dialogue, however Renfield gets to rant. Added into the tale are two angels who witness the tragic events and on occasion whisper into guests’ ears to guide them through the tale. Even if you are not well immersed in Stoker’s novel, the story here is easy to follow. The costumes and musician choices add to the hypnotic and sensual feel to the experience. The masks provided to the guests and the requested black attire add to the voyeuristic experience, evoking the spirit of Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut.”

The Dracula cycles are performed for the duration of the time blocks. However, there are other experiences going on in the salon and a couple of other rooms. I was enchanted by the Dracula production so I only stole a few moments away to see what was going on elsewhere. Lord Byron, Mary Shelly, Oscar Wilde, Freud, a fortune teller, and a few possessed characters haunted the other spaces offering guests other tales and experiences.

Tickets will be available exclusively through Bucket Listers. Full ticket and show run details available here. I would recommend purchasing a tier that provides access for all Dreams of Dracula cycles performed that evening and a few other perks that add to the evening’s experience. Likewise, that tier provides early access to The Oscar Wilde Salon, designed with a lot of atmosphere and sets the tone for the evening. There are four signature cocktails, I enjoyed the Voodoo Punch and the Whisky Smash is tasty.

There is an app, created by Shivoo Studios, that adds another element to the evening’s experience. It permits guests to interact with their dreams as an augmented reality post experience after the show in the salon area. I played with it a bit and found it a novel idea to give those who are unable to put down their phones something to do.

For those not familiar with an immersive experience, other than “The Un-Dead” (General Admission) tier and unlike a haunted attraction, you are not rushed through and allowed to become fully immersed in this experience. The show is all about creating a complex ambience and does not rely on twists and turns to hide jump scares. The dancers and performers are excellent, hypnotic and compelling. They announce that they want you to explore, and the angels offer some limited guidance. I would have liked to have known something more about the other experiences offered and where they might be located within the space. If I had known in advance, I would have arrived for the earlier start and spent the night fully experiencing all the production has to offer. Considering the price of a Broadway ticket, DRACULA: AN IMMERSIVE MASQUERADE EXPERIENCE provides a more compelling, participatory experience. Would definitely recommend it as a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season with a group of friends or your significant other.

Review By: Joseph B Mauceri

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My Musical 2023: Musings by a girl who can't stop getting high and tweeting.

Part 3: All-Stars Anyway, here are the best albums that released this year. Only distinction I'll make is the first three are my three fav albums of the year.

We Buy Diabetic Test Strips - Armand Hammer

As soon as I heard Trauma Mic, I knew we were in for something special. WBDTS is hazy, obtuse, encrypted and free-cognition in its omnipresent phantasm sonics. It thrives in its inability to be pinned down and if there is one takeaway that I have from this album, it's that I probably only half caught the message anyway. The best Armand Hammer tracks in their discography land on this album, with an all-star list of collaborators on both production and vocals (including a sizable contribution from JPEGMAFIA which tickles my fancy). Trauma Mic lives up to its name with a beat that sounds like a violent dissociative head trauma (courtesy of DJ Haram), and When It Doesn’t Start with a Kiss perfectly exemplifies the dichotomy and chemistry between woods and E L U C I D and what makes them the most unique and mesmerising force in rap's left lane. All that considered, I can say without hesitation that this is my favourite Armand Hammer album. Also, go read the zine Caltrops-press wrote up for this album. I know this is a bit on an impenetrable album and Caltrops' writing makes it much easier to untangle and is a fantastic framing device for the album.

Maps (Directors Cut) - billy woods x Kenny Segal

Seems like not that long ago that woods was this low-key legend that swung through on whispers of those in the know. Somewhat poetically, this has been the biggest mainstream breakthrough woods has seen since the last time he linked with beat wizard Kenny Segal for 2019’s "Hiding Places". It's understandable - woods is the rare example of an artist who seems to only improve with each project. I want to specify that I'm talking about the Director’s Cut version of Maps, unique to a limited Vinyl release with a couple of extra tracks and adjustments. Whilst the album you hear on streaming is still handily one of the best rap albums of the year, the Director's Cut is on the podium for my favourite billy woods albums, and some days it takes the gold medal. Whilst tracks like the soaring and cooing Facetime and the raw-metal clang banger Babylon by Bus are fantastic on both versions, Bad Dreams are More than Dreams (initially a short interlude-style track) blossoms into one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs woods has put out period, revelling in the indeterminate, soaring high into the night like trickles of smoke. Beat-wizard Kenny Segal continues to polish his pedigree with an exemplary sonic display, as the beats are still stylistically familiar of the duos previous work whilst feeling more fleshed out and detailed. Where Hiding Places felt insular and localized, Maps feels broad and expansive. True to its name, every nook and cranny of the tracklist is peppered with detailing and ornate lyrical carvings. woods continues to prove that, in my humble and incredibly loud opinion, he is the greatest rapper working right now and is on a level damn near untouchable.

I’m so Tired of being Staunchly (Deluxe) - Sidney Phillips

Cards on the table, this is the album I have spun the most this year and it is so far from close you’d need to break out the binoculars. Sidney is an absolute gem of an artist and this album is a testament to her knack for catchy hooks and her ability to weave within her music a strong cultural identity. This sounds like music for trans adlays with blood-stained entays and 10 unopened telegram notifications, all rapped/sung with a juvenile earnestness that is as charming as it is heart-warming. Don't get it twisted though - Sidney can write an absolute tune with tracks like 5 A4's in My Nike's being one of many roaring trap bangers. She also shows immense chemistry with fellow stealthyn00b artists Skratcha and lil ket on posse cuts like (Slap) Telegram where each artist hold their own and sound great doing it. A collection of the most internet-pilled subgenres all coalesce into a digital menagerie of the life and times of a queer kid making the kind of shit that best represents them. Joyful and full of life, for all its tough talk it is relentlessly endearing.

REDBRICKGOTHIK - BRACT x BAYANG (Tha Bushranger)

For my money, this is the definitive Eora album. Bayang does not fucking play on this album with gritty depictions of Eora that exists beneath the glitz and international glamour; the byproduct of a state weaponised for economic prosperity. All this over an incredible set of thumping industrial instrumentals courtesy of BRACT that hammers home the beating furnace at the heart of cold steel Sydney city. Tracks like Homesick and Bloodyfist have this blazing fury and fight that burst through machinating instrumentals, keeping the adrenaline high and consistent throughout the project without any signs of fatigue. Bayang's relationship with BRACT’s production perfectly encapsulates what I love about the album. The walls are harsh and abrasive, industrial and oppressive as you navigate through the steelwork. But as gritty as bayangs rapping is, there is a real heart, passion and love that you hear in every word. "We hate Sydney, but we love Sydney", revelling in its shortcomings and the relationships and triumphs we have built upon it. The closer Burn City Linkup is exactly what the title suggests -s a fiery conclusion for Sydney's underground trailblazers. If I had to pick one album to show someone an identifiable Sydney album - it would be this.

Javelin - Sufjan Stevens

This is the album that sold me on Sufjan Stevens. Javelin (To Have and to Hold) and So You Are Tired are two of my favourite singer-songwriter songs of all time, and I do not say that lightly. The subtle blossoming of the instruments over a hauntingly beautiful voice reminds me of my love for Ghosteen by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and similarly, the album manages to pull a warm and hopeful wish out of enduring pain and tragedy. Sufjan's way with words is as captivating as it is soul-destroying, the music singing from a space beyond songwriting broke from fundamental experience and pure emotion. Sufjan's voice tinges with exasperation and wear marked with battles fought internally and just as he sounds prone to falter, he’s caught with instrumentals that could manifest as a garden of fairies and natural chimes blossoming. This album is immense in its beauty and heartbreak, and It will be returned to often both in times of grief and love.

Deluxe - Breakfast Road

It is non-stop bops from the best (and final that's it these guys are the last ones) boyband. Infectious since day one this concept album about a post-breakup stage hit me at a really poignant moment in my life that did help me break into the album. But whilst I came for the feels and swells of emotion, I stayed for the insanely catchy melodies and stellar songwriting. I've never really been a traditional boyband stan (though I appreciate the intent) but breakfast road makes me retroactively appreciate the concept so much more. This is another case of an album with technical elements so fucking clean and tight that elevates what is already super catchy and feel-good poptimism. These are the types of songs that you wanna sing with your friends on a night out. This album has HOOKS FOR FUCKING DAYS and is virally uplifting in a way that you can share with your friends. "Deluxe" is the type of music that is better with friends (sorry to my fellow internet obsessives) and hums with this wholesome affection and cutesyness that is never overly gratuitous and always energetic and feel-good. A perfect example of an album that just aims precisely and hits a bullseye.

Desire, I Want to Turn into You - Caroline Polachek

Caroline Polachek is the queen of art-pop and has perfected constructed songs with angelic beauty. It is a sonic isle existing high above the cloud, backdropped in an orange and purple haze on a solitary plane. This album is luscious and vibrant, smothering you in its warmth and beauty as you swim around the ocean that protects her island of music. The experience of this album exists in pure detachment from the real world, like a little slice of her personal heaven that she invited you into. Her best songs to date are here - I Believe is a loving tribute to SOPHIE where Caroline recontextualises the PC music stylings in a way that feels naturally hers, and Sunset is elating in its vocal harmonies and lyrics of love and endearment. A neon-orange blossoming of some of the most beautiful art pop from the past few years.

sideFX - JSV

To be incredibly brief, this ep from JSV is a stellar display of technical prowess and scarring self-criticism as survival instinct. This EP inspired me to start writing again - anything else I could say here is just superfluous. Read the 3000-word essay on it that I wrote (no seriously go read it) xx Ok, I’m gonna just put the final paragraph of that essay here so you can read it: In an environment burgeoning with some of the most promising cultural exports so-called Australia has ever seen, this project testifies that these creatives and by extension the possibilities open to them are immense, seizing the day as they take the reins into the future. Perhaps the most exciting thing about this project is that rather than a creative peak, this feels like the beginning of an incredibly impressive artist growing into the rest of his catalogue. An already high start on an upward trajectory, brimming with anticipation and potential. sideFX is the thesis statement of a wildly talented up-and-comer setting the stage and chiselling his mark in the musical landscape for the years to come.

This Is Why - Paramore

Following "After Laughter", Paramore came back with an album just as dour, choosing this time around to wear it as a badge of honour as they fight through anger and burning resentment. Dejected, exhausted, and futile the spirit is kept alive on the back of angst and fury - a perfect encapturing of 2023. The title track is a tone-setter of rebellion or resistance, an explosion of frustration sitting opposed to daily disenfranchisement. The shorter songwriting on the album is also welcome because it maximises the impact of the lyrics - you don’t realise how short the verses are until you check Genius. The album explores the violent stasis of fortifying your mental fortress of solitude against the explosion of world decay, in a way more melancholic and toiled more than outright angry. "This Is Why" is an ode to never feeling like you are doing enough, being annoyed at the imprisonment of your own making and capturing the violent volatility in an anxious social coma. I liked this album on release, but now it is easily one of my favourite albums of the past few years.

All of This Will End - Indigo De Souza

I listened to this album an unhealthy amount at the beginning of this year. Something is intoxicating about the way this album revels in relentless angst, unflinching in its vulnerability and righteous in its despair. From the instruments to the lyrics the album feels strong in its vulnerability and emotionally fatigued in its justice. It's not really melodramatic either - the bluntness of the lyrics on Time Back feels like someone's last jolt of energy worked into a spit or a punch. You Can Be Mean to Me is such a petty song about spite and post-break-up depression it is and I love every minute, with the higher pitch riffs representing the little wins in emotional turmoil. I'm also enamoured with how De Souza speaks to such basic and high-potency emotional ills - “I'm not sure what is wrong with me but it's probably hard to be a person feeling anything” resides as a lump in my throat. Despite the fatigued emotions, the instrumentals range from gentle thumping indie-rock to some all-out bangers that make you want to throw your hands up and say fuck the world. Also, I can't tell you how but this is definitely bi-coded which you know means points for me. I really needed something like this to preach self-love and acceptance this year - it helped me to remember how to love yourself in a world most unkind.

Scaring the Hoes - Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA

I don’t need to sell you on why a JPEGMAFIA X DANNY BROWN collaboration is excellent. The consistency of both artists paired with their sonic adjacency is telling enough and there has been no halt in heaping praise on this album - both by RYM stans and more “traditional” outlets. As they should too - both artists cut a new creative cloth for themselves and for Peggy especially, having a new sound that is progressive but still distinctly his is absolutely mind-blowing considering his previous sonic escapades. All I can really add to this is that the album earns its place in both artists' discographies by incorporating enough of what each artist excels at whilst manifesting its own distinguishable identity and style unique to the project. I don’t feel like it succeeded in scaring the hoes though - we were having way too much fucking fun to care.

If I Could Sing - Kirin J Callinan

You haven’t heard this because it's not out yet and you were stupid and didn't get a USB from Kirin's live show. If you would, you would know that not only is this jam-packed with quirky eccentric bangers ala young drunk drivers and eternally hateful, it's also his best and most consistent album and definitive proof of why he is (in my opinion) Australia’s most talented and genre-liberating songwriters. I find a lot of appeal in experimental/innovative music in its formlessness, but there is so much polish and refinement to the whacked-out compositions here that the ears have so much to cling to. Kirin consistently catches strong forms in the musical chaos and I think this is the furthest into the abstract has gone, but he has sacrificed none of the catchiness

He Left Nothing for the Swim Back - SKECH185 and Jeff Markey

Look I know I already did the “you haven’t heard this album” bit but like did you cunts hear this because if you did you would be singing its praises to high fucking heaven. As @TreDoesnt put it “Writing about the SKECH album is just trying my hardest not to quote entire verses and be like DO YOU NOT GET HOW FUCKING INCREDIBLE THIS IS””. And it really is - I could write about the cataclysmic and apocalyptic tone of the album is set on the title track and maintains exhilarating from start to finish, or I could just play you the clip of SKECH announcing “MY SAFE SPACE HAS A GUN IN IT”. If someone asked me to name an album that was on a label people know about that people just missed, I would strap them to a chair clockwork orange style and make them listen to this entire album on a loop for 24 hours. Theyd probably agree with me Backwoodz had a home run this year and this project set the bar for and maintained that absurdly high standard. It was a great year for rap, clearly.

AND THAT'S GAME! Thank you for reading but more important than making me feel like I'm doing anything of note is streaming these artists/financially supporting them so please if there is anything that even remotely peaked your interest, go give it a listen! Catch a live show! Buy merch! The best art of our lifetimes is made every day and we don't want to be kicking ourselves in a decade that our favs never really got the chance they needed to make their magnum opus. Much love chat and Free Palestine!!!

#best of 2023 #best albums 2023 #2023 music #aoty 2023 #aoty #music review

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Décembre MMXXIII

Films

Chef (2014) de Jon Favreau avec Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, Sofía Vergara, Emjay Anthony, John Leguizamo, Robert Downey Jr. et Dustin Hoffman

Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver Hollywood ? (The Naked gun 33⅓: The Final Insult) (1994) de Peter Segal avec Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, Fred Ward, O. J. Simpson, Anna Nicole Smith, Kathleen Freeman, Ellen Greene et Ed Williams

Quai des Orfèvres (1947) de Henri-Georges Clouzot avec Louis Jouvet, Simone Renant, Bernard Blier, Suzy Delair, Pierre Larquey, Claudine Dupuis, Henri Arius, Charles Blavette, René Blancard et Robert Dalban

Maintenant, on l'appelle Plata (…più forte ragazzi!) (1972) de Giuseppe Colizzi avec Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Cyril Cusack, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Riccardo Pizzuti, Ferdinando Murolo et Marcello Verziera

Moi, Michel G., milliardaire, maître du monde (2011) de Stéphane Kazandjian avec François-Xavier Demaison, Laurent Lafitte, Laurence Arné, Xavier de Guillebon, Guy Bedos, Patrick Bouchitey e Alain Doutey

Noël blanc (White Christmas) (1954) de Michael Curtiz avec Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera Ellen, Dean Jagger, Mary Wickes et John Bascia

Rendez-vous avec la mort (Appointment with Death) (1988) de Michael Winner avec Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove et David Soul

Bridget Jones : L’Âge de raison (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason) (2004) de Beeban Kidron avec Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Jacinda Barrett, Shirley Henderson et Sally Phillips

Les Trois Mousquetaires : Milady (2023) de Martin Bourboulon avec François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Pio Marmaï, Eva Green, Lyna Khoudri et Louis Garrel

Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver le président ? (1991) (The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear) de David Zucker avec Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O. J. Simpson, Robert Goulet, Richard Griffiths, Anthony James et Jacqueline Brookes

Wallace et Gromit : Le Mystère du lapin-garou (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) (2005) de Nick Park et Steve Box avec Jean-Loup Horwitz, Jeanne Savary, Philippe Catoire, Frédérique Cantrel, Patrick Messe et Mireille Delcroix

Rivière sans retour (River of No Return) (1954) de Otto Preminger avec Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun, Tommy Rettig, Murvyn Vye et Douglas Spencer

L'Ange de Noël (Christmas Magic) (2011) de John Bradshaw avec Lindy Booth, Paul McGillion, Derek McGrath, Kiara Glasco, Teresa Pavlinek et Tricia Braun

Joyeux Noël (2005) de Christian Carion avec Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Diane Kruger, Gary Lewis, Daniel Brühl, Dany Boon, Lucas Belvaux, Bernard Le Coq et Alex Ferns

L'Assassinat du père Noël (1941) de Christian-Jaque avec Harry Baur, Raymond Rouleau, Renée Faure, Marie-Hélène Dasté, Robert Le Vigan, Fernand Ledoux et Jean Brochard

Danse avec les loups (Dances with Wolves) (1990) de et avec Kevin Costner ainsi que Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd Westerman, Jimmy Herman, Nathan Lee, Tantoo Cardinal et Wes Studi

Noël en trois actes (Christmas Encore) (2017) de Bradley Walsh avec Maggie Lawson, Brennan Elliott, Art Hindle, Tracey Hoyt, Mercedes de la Zerda, Mika Amonsen, Sherry Miller, Sabryn Rock, David Tompa et Erin Agostino

La Souffleuse de verre (Die Glasbläserin) (2016) de Christiane Balthasar avec Luise Heyer, Maria Ehrich, Franz Dinda, Dirk Borchardt, Robert Gwisdek, Max Hopp et Ute Willing

Le père Noël est une ordure (1982) de Jean-Marie Poiré avec Anémone, Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard Jugnot, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Josiane Balasko et Bruno Moynot

Le Lion en hiver (The Lion in Winter) (1968) de Anthony Harvey avec Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Nigel Terry, Timothy Dalton, Jane Merrow et Nigel Stock

Les Mystères de Paris (1962) d'André Hunebelle avec Jean Marais, Raymond Pellegrin, Jill Haworth, Dany Robin, Pierre Mondy, Georges Chamarat, Noël Roquevert et Jean Le Poulain

Derrick contre Superman (1992) de Michel Hazanavicius et Dominique Mézerette avec Patrick Burgel et Évelyne Grandjean

La Classe américaine : Le Grand Détournement (1993) de Michel Hazanavicius et Dominique Mézerette avec Christine Delaroche, Evelyne Grandjean, Marc Cassot, Patrick Guillemin, Raymond Loyer, Joël Martineau, Jean-Claude Montalban, Roger Rudel et Gérard Rouzier

La Grande Course autour du monde (The Great Race) (1965) de Blake Edwards avec Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell, Vivian Vance et Dorothy Provine

Séries

Life on Mars Saison 1, 2

Bienvenue en 73 - La Loi selon mon boss - Le Pari - Corruption - Rouge un jour, rouge toujours - Compte à rebours - Cas de conscience - Mon père - Meurtrier en puissance - La Chasse aux ripoux - Peur sur la ville - Pièges pour jeunes femmes - Kidnapping - Héroïne - Recherche du coupable - La Promesse

Doctor Who

La Créature Stellaire - Wild Blue Yonder - Aux confins de l'univers - Le Fabricant de Jouets - The Snowmen - A Christmas Carol - The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe - The Return of Doctor Mysterio - The Church on Ruby Road - Eve of the Daleks

Les Enquêtes de Vera Saison 12

À contre-courant - Un homme d'honneur - Au nom de la loi - Une soirée funeste - Marée montante

Coffre à Catch

#144 : La Draft 2009 : Les bonnes affaires du mercato ! - #145 : La ECW débarque à Londres et l'Undertaker à Strasbourg! (avec Carole) - #146 : Christian enfin champion de la ECW ! - #147 : Un coffret à Noël, ça c'est une idée !

Kaamelott Livre III

Le Jour d’Alexandre - La Cassette II - La Ronde II - Mission - La Baliste - La Baraka - La Veillée - Le Tourment III - La Potion de fécondité II - L’Attaque nocturne - La Restriction II - Les Défis de Merlin II - Saponides et Détergents - Le Justicier - La Crypte maléfique - Arthur in Love II - La Grande Bataille - La Fête de l’hiver II - Sous les verrous II - Le Vulgarisateur - Witness - Le Tribut - Le Culte secret - Le Mangonneau - La Chevalerie - Le Mauvais Augure - Raison d’argent II - Les Auditeurs libres - Le Baiser romain - L’Espion - Alone in the Dark - Le Législateur - L’Insomniaque - L’Étudiant - Le Médiateur - Le Trophée - Hollow Man - La Dispute première partie - La Dispute deuxième partie

Affaires sensibles

Gérald Thomassin : l'étrange disparition d'un coupable idéal

Top Gear

Spécial Nativité

La Voie Jackson

Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3

Meurtres au paradis

L'étrange Noël de Debbie

Spectacles

Le Muguet de Noël (2021) de Sébastien Blanc et Nicolas Poiret avec Lionnel Astier, Frédéric Bouraly, Jean-Luc Porraz et Alexie Ribes

Sinatra (1969) avec Frank Sinatra, Don Costa & son Orchestre

Le Professeur Rollin a encore quelque chose à dire (2003) de François Rollin

Alain Souchon : J'veux du live au Casino de Paris (2002)

La Bonne Planque (1964) de Michel André avec Bourvil, Pierrette Bruno, Robert Rollis, Roland Bailly, Alix Mahieux, Albert Michel et Max Desrau

André Rieu : White Christmas (2023)

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas (2011) avec Michael Bublé, Gary Barlow, Gino D'Acampo, Dawn French et Kelly Rowland

Michael Buble's Christmas in the City (2021) avec Michael Bublé, Leon Bridges, Camila Cabello, Jimmy Fallon, Kermit the Frog, Hannah Waddingham, Dallas Grant, Jarrett Johnson, Julianna Layne et Loren Smith

Michael Bublé's 3rd Annual Christmas Special (2013) avec Michael Bublé, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Red Robinson, Jumaane Smith, Patrick Gilmore et Cookie Monster

Un fil à la patte (2005) de Georges Feydeau avec Thierry Beccaro, Marie-Ange Nardi, Valérie Maurice, Églantine Éméyé, Ève Ruggiéri, Tex, David Martin et Patrice Laffont

Vintage Getz (1983) The Stan Getz Quartet live at the Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley, California avec Stan Getz, Victor Lewis, Marc Johnson et Jim McNeely

James Brown : Live at Montreux (1981)

Livres

Le seigneur des anneaux, Tome 3 : Le retour du roi de J.R.R. Tolkien

Détective Conan, Tome 18 de Gôshô Aoyama

Lucky Luke, Tome 27 : L'Alibi de Morris et Claude Guylouïs

Détective Conan, Tome 19 de Gôshô Aoyama

#mediatheque #décembre23

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#JFRS Daily Podcast: July 19, 2022

The John Fredericks Radio Show - GUESTS: Dr. Peter Mcullough, Rep. Warren Davidson, Courtney Kramer, Josh Gordon, Karyn Mulligan, Jerome Segal, Joe Morrissey, Phillip Patrick + your calls at 1-888-480-JOHN (5646) and on GETTR @jfradioshow #GodzillaOfTruth #TruckingTheTruth #OracleOfDeplorables

Check out this episode!

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silveragelovechild · 5 years

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#futurama #billy west #matt groening #katy segal #time travel #scifi #the future #animation #bender #phillip j fry #leela

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lifejustgotawkward · 6 years

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365 Day Movie Challenge (2017) - #390: The Decoy Bride (2011) - dir. Sheree Folkson (52 Films by Women 2017: #30)

I am often wary of romantic comedies that seem too cutesy from the outset. The Decoy Bride surprised me, however, by presenting an update of the classic Powell & Pressburger romance “I Know Where I’m Going!” (1945), in which a young British woman journeys to a Scottish island to get married, the fates intervene by preventing her fiancé from arriving and the woman falls in love with a quirky Highlander instead. The Decoy Bride offers a gender-swapped version of that tale: pretentious English novelist James Arber (David Tennant) and world-famous actress Lara Tyler (Alice Eve) travel to the isle of Hegg to get married away from the spotlight, but the press finds the couple even in that remote location so Lara’s agent (Michael Urie) hires a local, Katie (Kelly Macdonald), to stand in as a “decoy bride” for the cameras. The only trouble, of course, is that the ceremony is for real, putting Katie and James (not to mention Lara) in a highly frustrating situation.

We learn early on that Katie has had a bad run of relationships with guys who didn’t care about her half as much as she did about them. The last thing she expects is to get married to a complete stranger - same for James, who didn’t quite realize that the woman hidden under ten pounds of bridal veils and speaking in a muffled American accent was not his beloved - so it’s understandable, and fun, to watch the accidental husband and wife squabble over how to resolve their little problem. Naturally, since this is a rom-com, the two fall for each other anyway. Lara’s portion of the story includes her own interesting escapades too, involving a lovelorn paparazzo (Federico Castelluccio) and Katie’s terminally ill mother, Iseabail (Maureen Beattie), who approaches conflicts with humor despite her condition.

I appreciate how sensitive The Decoy Bride is in exploring the Katie character; her personality is so clearly developed and her backstory explained so extensively that we feel she has more than earned her new shot at happiness. A lot of this is thanks to Kelly Macdonald’s delightful performance, although I think that the impact also comes from The Decoy Bride being created by women; the film was directed by Sheree Folkson, co-written by Sally Phillips (with Neil Jaworski) and photographed by Nanu Segal, to name just a few talented ladies from behind the scenes. The other actors in the film do fine work as well, especially the always lovely David Tennant, but it truly is Kelly Macdonald’s film the whole way through.

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jessjanesegal · 6 years

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Philipp Plein for Self Service Magazine_ Milano SS18.

#phillip plein #self service magazine #jeremy meeks #dagsen love #jessica jane segal #photographer #ss18 #milan fashion week

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WAIT. The (bnha) boys with a chaotic you-tuber y/n!!

like her content is like Drew Phillips or Enya Umanzor or Josh Ovalle or Danababy WHATEVER!

just a chaotic youtuber that does videos similar to them 😭😭

🍀hello! Honestly love chaotic people in general, there like a pick n mix. You never know what you will get but you hope its good

Boy's x chaotic youtuber!reader

Bakugou,Midoriya,Todoroki,fluff, gn!reader

Bakugou

He remembers how chaotic you were before you started dating. He would never admit he found it hilarious because those thoughts were over shown by the immense headache he got just by being in the same room as you

When you went slightly viral on tiktok for your chaotic videos you decided to start a youtube channel thinking only a few hundred people would find it and like your content

How wrong were you when you seen your number soar through the roof in only a few months! Bakugou was very proud to see your success

When you would do silly thing from making a cardboard castle and declaring war on the ducks in the park to playing human buckaroo on your sleeping boyfriend people loved it

You started to include Katsuki in your videos after he made a few appearances not by his choice and people loved his blunt attitude towards you

You started getting ship names and Instagram accounts that were so funny to loon through

Bakugou did not like how his reputation went from "strong" "handsome" "scary" to "soft" "simp" "funny" the last one caught him off guard since he isn't funny? Like his hunour compared to yours is very differnt but he enjoys your jokes..especially if they are directed at someone :)

When your merch gets released let's say a simple hoodie, he buys it. Refuses to let you just give it to him since?? Hello?? You need to recognition of your hard work??

He defends your name in any drama! Seriously if you are to get caught up in drama online he is the first to respond with receipts!

@bakugou_katsuki : Since you can't seem to find the amount of bullshit you are saying I have linked why you are wrong below 🖕🏻 *images linked below*

@bakugou_katsuki : wow imagine being such a low life you result into being a social media creep. Keep taking shit and you'll be catching these hands 💥

Your humour blends into the bakusquad perfectly! You and Kaminari are dangerous if your left alone.

You guys went to the store one day to get food for the dorms and you and Kaminari were somehow trusted to go get your own things...not to long after there was an intercom announcement made to the customers about your whereabouts

"Can the guardians of Kaminari and L/n please head to customer service"

Kirishima was crying laughing too see you both covered in tomato sauce and holding a lollipop as you both giggle as you're getting scolded by the manager

Katsuki did think it was funny...until you have him a bear hug when you seen him and he was covered in tomato sauce

Everyone loves how you both interact and theres countless videos on YouTube of your best moments! You have definitely sent katsuki a few just too see him blush~

Midoriya

Jesus did you stress Izuku out

He knew who you were, you were in Present Mic's music course and were known for your very good songs

Especially the funny music videos you had to make for some assignments...

When your last music video went public on youtube, it got so many views! Mic was very impressed at how funny but professional it was!

News got around the school of you and your youtube channel and Midoriya was interested, he generally hasn't laughed like that in so long after watching a few of your videos!

You also made sketches of absolutely nothing e.g. "how to intimidate a Segal" but the funniest one you done was "Bakugou Katsuki's sport festival screaming the remix"

Holy fuck was he pissed, loved the clout, but Midoriya felt so bad for laughing

When you both started dating you tried to convince him to join a few of your videos, he was hesitant but if it made you happy so be it :)

The latest one you both done was "Midoriya's ribs breaking to the sound of a xylophone"

He even made an appearance in your music video about heros...he was so precious when he watched it :) it was a montage of him and the dekusquad training that you managed to take video clips of when you watched them...his heart soared!

After this people knew you both were dating and it was so cute

Inko seen some of the videos that Izuku sent her..this lady wants you to marry izuku so hard! She's deffintly routing for you both so hard now!

Izuku has a little notebook filled with your video ideas and little sentences that he thinks would work well in a song...nothing rhythms but that's besides the point!

Everyone loves the effort Izuku makes in your videos and the admiration he has for your hard work ♡

Manages to get all might in a video 💀 yep went viral in mintues

Overall Izuku is your little sidekick in your adventures and people are the little simp he is...got nicknamed "simp shrimp"

Todoroki

Todoroki seen you a few times on his tiktok- which he only got since a few of his classmates were sending tiktoks into the class gorupchat and wanted to see the app for himself

I think he actually giggle at your videos a few times, like you made Todoroki giggle?! Wow you must be funny

He was curious about your youtube channel you have mentioned a few times before, when he went to go to go it he wasn't surprised at the amount of subscribers, seriously, your what? Gorgeous, funny, unpredictable- the full package

He seen that you went to a school not to far from u.a, a small school- but he recognized a few of the places you went to to film some videos

When you posted "asking strangers if they would kiss,marry or fuck all might" he was very surprised to see Bakugou watching your video whilst eating his lunch in the dorms

"Oh bakugou you find them amusing as well? That's another thing thing we must have in common, but on the online quiz to see if your compatible- your star sign isn't" he said whilst slurping his soba

You managed to run into Shouto when you were out getting food supplies for a video when you seen him buying soba

"Excuse me, what's the best brand to buy for soba? I'm not sure what to get" you ask Todoroki, "they're all good? No soba is bad" Todoroki says plainly

You asked Todoroki if he could show people his soba recipe in your video for your cook off your having with a few friends, Shouto agreed since he knew who you where and- seriously?? He is not going to pass the chance to be around you?? Hello?? Marry him??

After you filmed your next video you asked shouto to hang out some more since you really enjoyed his presence but you also may have a little crush on the boy :)

After many soba testing dates and little shenanigans you had along the way, you posted a tiktok with you and Shouto doing a 'couples' challenge to let people know that your dating...only moments prior did Shouto asked you out but he was itching to let people know to leave you alone about your love life since he was the one to get you first ;)

After many broken hearts in your comments and a happy Shouto reading through them as you both cuddle after you hurt yourself filming a tiktok prank on Iida leading him to injure your hand as he chopped his own- you needed some rest :(

People found your dynamic hilarious, like a crazy person who may be on acid and a quite aloof boy? Get these people their own tv show because you are hilarious, like you'd make a sexual joke and Shouto would correct you on your grammar? Or answer in an innocent way? So cute~

So many fan accounts dedicated to the both of you, Shouto loves watching them it fills him with so much joy :')

Took way longer then it should have so apologies!

It was nice and sunny yesturday so I was out enjoying with until I got sunburnt...

Please remember to wear suncream!

-> masterlist

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garadinervi · 3 years

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New Realists, Edited by Sidney Janis, Introductory text by John Ashbery, Text by Pierre Restany, Foreword by Sidney Janis, New York, NY, 1962 [Exhibition: Sidney Janis, New York, NY, November 1 – December 1, 1962] [L'Arengario Studio Bibliografico, Gussago (BS)]. Feat. Claes Oldenburg, Jim Dine, Martial Raysse, Arman, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Roy Lichtenstein, Peter Agostini, George Segal, Raymond Hains, Mimmo Rotella, Mario Schifano, James Rosenquist, Harold Stevenson, Peter Blake, Christo, Daniel Spoerri, Yves Klein, Jean Tinguely, Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Tom Wesselmann, John Latham, Gianfranco Baruchello, Tano Festa, Peter Phillips, Robert Moskowitz, Per Olof Ultvedt, Enrico Baj

#graphic design #typography #art #exhibition #catalogue #catalog #cover #sidney janis #john ashbery #pierre restany #1960s

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aquariumdrunkard · 3 years

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show | Ty Segall Is The Selector

Ty Segall is the selector, sitting in with Justin for the full two hours. Segall’s new lp Harmonizer is out now via Drag City. Transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.

Intro ++ Ty Segall – Learning > Whisper ++ Betty Davis – They Say I’m different ++ Bobby Darin – Questions ++ Quicksilver messenger service – Maiden of the Cancer Moon ++ Pink Fairies – City Kids ++ Krisma – Black Silk Stocking ++ Kim Choo Ja – 늦기전에 ++ Hoyt Axton – California Women ++ Brice Haack – Turn To Me Electric ++ Aphrodite’s Child – End of the World ++ Matching Mole – O Caroline ++ Don Cherry – Total Vibration ++ Sun Ra – Advice To Medics ++ Gong – Eat Theat Phone Book Coda ++ Patto – The Man ++ Jimi Hendrix with Curtis Knight- Hush Now ++ Chrome – TV As Eyes/ Zombie Warfare ++ Mournin’ – Plastic Shotgun ++ Soggy – Waitin For The War ++ Rudimentary Peni – Play ++ Snifters – I Like Boys ++ Motorhead – Overkill ++ Keith Mlvehu – Love And Freedom ++ Ibliss – Margah ++ Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain ++ Eddie Kendricks – Date With The Rain (disco Remix) ++ Red Crayola – Discipline ++ Pretty Things/ Phillipe De Barge – Alexander ++ Mayyors – Deads ++ Mantles – Don’t Lie ++ Neil Young – L.A. ++ Ty Segall – Pictures

#ty segall

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thanatophobia-thoughts · 3 years

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At the time of my writing this, we have lost DMX, Prince Phillip, Helen McCrory, Joseph Siravo, Barbara Shelley, Paul Ritter, Richard Gililand, Jessical Walter, George Segal, Reggie Warren, Jahmil French, Christopher Plummer, Dustin Diamond, Sophie Xeon, Cicely Tyson, Cloris Leachman, Hal Holbrook, Larry King, Song Yoo Jung, Hank Aaron, Mira Furlan, Randy Parton, Baby CEO, Harry Brant, Phil Spector, Joanne Rogers, Sylvain Sylvain, Siegfried Fischbacher, John Reilly, Michael Apted, Marion Ramsey, Deezer D, Tanya Roberts, Gregory Sierra, and Kerry Vincent – among numerous others, known and unknown around the world.

I knew none of them personally. The vast majority, I do not know their works, but there were a few who’s passing hit me. Regardless of how we know them, if we cared about their work, we become aware of their deaths, often through social media, TV, radio, or other medias – maybe through friends directly.

Like any other death, it’s usually unexpected. It can trigger our fears.

Unlike any other death, it’s hard to block out.

I don’t mean to compare this to something like the death of a parent, a child, or a loved one. I have not experienced that, but I can imagine the way the absence would come to fill each day to overflowing just by how close I am to my own mother. Losing someone you communicate and see almost daily, is a different sort of thing.

What I mean by this, is that the celebrity death permeates everything in a different way. It may play on televisions, be all over social media, it comes up in looking at the works of the deceased, and leaves a mark there.

Perhaps the most notable one for me was Carrie Fisher.

I watch a lot of Star Wars and am invested in the fandom, so of course, it felt like her death was everywhere. It was inescapable. There were tributes to her, she was in all my favorite films, and perhaps I made it worse by starting to read her book Postcards from the Edge as I found out about it through her death. Then followed her mother, and it made me think of my own ties to my mother.

It’s still something that pops up, though of course, it isn’t so severe now.

Chadwick Boseman was another, partially because what he died of, was something I was getting tested for, but also because I was just finding out about him beyond Black Panther, and enjoying him as an actor. Then, he was gone, by something I feared I might be facing myself – thankfully, I wasn’t, but he was still gone, a reminder that even those with access and money can’t escape death. Mortality set in further.

Why do I bring this up?

It’s something those of us with a great fear of death have to deal with, and it’s something that comes up often, likely more than the actual losses we’ll face in our lives, are the impersonal deaths of people we don’t know, and the deaths of people we’ve admired from afar?

We can block this out somewhat, by staying off or limiting our media exposures, but all that does is make sure we don’t know when things happen. It may be better to limit exposure after these things have happened, to let us come to terms with it privately and in a manner that helps us, but I can’t advocate for just turning away from all of these things, to rarely find out about the world we’re in and what goes on.

I don’t feel that these deaths in any way prepare us for death, either of ourselves, or our loved ones.

I do feel that they help us to accept the reality of death – one of those “if his person can die, then so can I” sort of situations. I think that reality check is useful, although it can get overwhelming. I’ve heard from some people in the UK that the death of Prince Philip is everywhere, and so there’s almost no way to get away from it – it that can keep the anxiety high, and the fear present for a long, long time. Longer than it should be around for – longer than a few minutes, but into hours, and days.

I know that I’ve often found solace in escaping to book stores or libraries in these times. Usually, I’ll end up finding a book or something associated with the person who passed, if they were dear. A Funko Figure, a novel, a biography, a movie…something. But those places are quiet, and even if they are showing media related to the deceased more prominently, it usually isn’t loud, and you can usually quickly put it out of sight.

There is also the alternative – to get lost in the movement, if you can. To take in the tributes, to go to a tribute, or to even make a tribute, to the deceased. That may be a bit harder at first, since acknowledging the death, even if someone far from your social circle, can be a triggering and cause issues.

However, it is a way to approach death that may not hurt as much as in the case of someone you love, and it may not be as triggering as those situations. It may also be just as hard, we all have different relationships with creators and celebrities, different hopes, and the fact that someone with access to so much more than the rest of us dies, is triggering for a whole different set of reasons than the death of a loved one.

Dealing with these deaths can be hard, but it can also be a useful way to examine how death hits you, why it hits you, and through your connection with them, it may help you determine more of what you’d like to do before you, yourself, pass on. It’s a death that is real, but it is a death that is at a distance for most of us, and so it is one that we can examine in a state of mind that is less emotional.

Yes, DMX is never going to make anymore music.

Carrie Fisher will never fix anymore scripts.

Through their lives, and their deaths, we can still see what it was about them that caused it to impact our lives, and use that for progress. I think Carrie Fisher, at least, would be okay with that.

Space Mom always wants us to be okay.

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