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angelfirewalker · 14 days

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I am doing a double Happy Dance.... !!

I managed to book Tickets for Macbeth this morning..... I was so excited.

My I got Tickets face!!

I was very much doing a Happy dance.... I spent 30+ years working in the Theatre Industry, but due to Anxiety and Panic attacks bought on by grief & PTSD , I have bearly left the house in years. And basically, I want my life back!! Good Omens has given me a zest for life.

Before Covid, I was getting much better, my best friend Delaine was helping me, even coming to London with me for job interviews. But since then, I get scared to leave the house... too much time alone.

So we have and are working up to me going to see Macbeth.... it's good to have a goal... and what a goal hey! To be in a Theatre again is a dream.

I rang her, Delaine, (the dearest friend I have), she is away at the moment in France working on her current Art show, (she is coming with me), I rang to tell her we had got the Macbeth tickets , I was mildly bouncing off the walls. ...to say the least.

Real footage of Me, telling her we got Tickets! Below.

BUT she had something far more incredible to tell me, than I had for her, she could finally tell me some wonderful news... that she had to keep secret.

The news is that she has been nominated for the actual Fucking TURNER PRIZE 2024!!!...

What a day!! I am beyond proud of her!

So my excitement is beyond ecstatic.... she has worked so very hard. And deserves to have this recognition at long last. Who knows if she will win, but to be nominated and have work exhibited at Tate Britain is just wild. I am so happy for her.

We met while we were both doing Textile Design at West Sussex College of Design in the 1980s, she used pick me up in her Morris Minor car each day... we were the odd ones ... the weirdos..lol.... somethings never change. We still are.

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I sadly was not ready to go anywhere when Nye happened, and as Delaine was not going to be around. I couldn't even contemplate seeing Michael Sheen perform.

Now, back to the golden tickets.... and Macbeth ....

Hey! Mr Tennant , you have a Turner Prize nominee coming to see your play.

I booked Row C... C for Crowley... what am I like!

NO park benches are available, though.

I actually adore Shakespeare's work. My favourite is A Midsummer Nights Dream, I have loved the fantastical creatures.. Angels.. Fairies etc... all my life, so Dream was going to be obvious for me.

This is the Lindsay Kemp Company film version from the 80s... I preferred the stage version.... and always wanted to be a fairy in it.... but never was...I was in other shows.. Lindsay said to me years later why didn't you say... hey ho.. no regrets.

The film director Celestino Coronado butchered Jack's performance by dubbing a female singer over his Titania songs... Celestino also filmed a Hamet, in which he cast Helen Mirren in 1976.

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I guess Crowley thinks Macbeth is one of the gloomy ones... I am so looking forward to it. There is nothing like seeing Shakespeare live and this production sounds amazing.

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viir-tanadhal · 10 months

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New details about the updated release of Pet Shop Boys Catalogue (2006) are now available on the Thames & Hudson website. At the moment, it seems like this new version is tentatively coming out April 9th, 2024. It will include Catalogue's information in addition to all the visual material since 2006 up to 2024. It is titled Pet Shop Boys Volume.

It will be 560 pages with a new foreword and introduction alongside Philip Hoare's essay from Catalogue.

Description of the book from the website:

The Pet Shop Boys—Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe—are arguably the most successful duo in the history of pop music. Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide. Published to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the release of “West End Girls”—the single that reached number one in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Israel, New Zealand, and Norway— Pet Shop Boys Volume is the definitive catalog of the group's visual output to date.

Newly reconfigured into a literary format, this revised and expanded edition now chronicles the entire visual output of Pet Shop Boys from 1984 to 2024. It includes the sleeve artworks and packaging; stills from every video, film, and performance; stage sets and costumes; photoshoots; publications; and merchandise. Photographs, designs, and productions by celebrated collaborators, including Mark Farrow, Wolfgang Tillmans, Martin Parr, Bruce Weber, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Zaha Hadid, and Derek Jarman, among others, are accompanied by short commentaries and captions by music writer Chris Heath. Accompanying the essay by Philip Hoare on Pet Shop Boys' practice, is a new introduction by Libby Sellers discussing the importance of Pet Shop Boys to the history of design, and a foreword by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller reflecting on the enduring impact of the music and image of Tennant and Lowe.

#pet shop boys #psb #the website says 6x9 and literary format so sounds like its not a coffee table book anymore which is a bit disappointing #hopefully the artwork shows up well at that size..#but im so excited and it sounds like it'll coincide around when the next album comes out too

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Best Documentary Short Film Nominees for the 96th Academy Awards (2024, listed in order of appearance in the shorts package)

This blog, since 2013, has been the site of my write-ups to the Oscar-nominated short film packages – a personal tradition for myself and for this blog. This omnibus write-up goes with my thanks to the Regency South Coast Village in Santa Ana, California for providing all three Oscar-nominated short film packages.

If you are an American or Canadian resident interested in supporting the short film filmmakers in theaters (and you should, as very few of those who work in short films are as affluent as your big-name directors and actors), check your local participating theaters here.

Without further ado, here are the nominees for the Best Documentary Short Film at this year’s Oscars. The write-ups for the Live Action and Animated Short categories are coming soon. Non-American films predominantly in a language other than English are listed with their nation(s) of origin.

Năi Nai & Wài Pó (2023)

Rarely do both sides of one’s family ever meet. You might expect them to mingle at weddings and funerals. But cohabitation? Such is the case with Taiwanese American director Sean Wang’s two grandmothers in Năi Nai & Wài Pó (paternal and maternal grandmother, respectively), available worldwide on Disney+ and Hulu. Wishing to live closer to family, Wang moved in with his grandmothers Yi Yan Fuei (Năi Nai) and Chang Li Hua (Wài Pó) in their California household during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. His grandmothers rarely leave the house, even for groceries, and keep their heavy curtains drawn at all hours. As thin beams of sunlight barely stream through the interior’s earthy colors, both grandmothers continue to read the newspaper, sing traditional Chinese music, do their own cooking (I assume someone drops off groceries for them), tease each other about farting in bed, and reflect on their families and their pasts. They know that there are fewer tomorrows remaining, but that will not stop them from living joyously and with love for their grandson, who, though off-screen, they converse with throughout the shoot.

Qualifying for the Academy Awards by wining Best Documentary Short at SXSW in 2023 (in addition to the equivalent prize at AFI Fest), Năi Nai & Wài Pó freely admits that its subjects are playing up their act for their grandson. Observational cinema this is not. But in their sense of exaggerated play there exists a twofold acknowledgement. First, as Năi Nai states, “the days we spend feeling pain and the days we spend feeling joy are the same days spent. So, I’m going to choose joy.” And perhaps most meaningfully to Wang, their playing for the camera is one of many ways they express their love for their grandson. It is an elevated home video, a loving portrait, and a reminder to cherish those who loved us into being.

My rating: 7.5/10

The Barber of Little Rock (2023)

People Trust in Little Rock, Arkansas is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). In other words, it is a non-profit – partially funded by the American federal government – to address issues in creating economic growth and opportunities in some of the most underserved communities in the nation through loans, emergency financial assistance, and housing subsidies. People Trust and its President, Arlo Washington, are the subjects of The Barber of Little Rock (available for free online through The New Yorker), directed by John Hoffman (2021’s Fauci) and Christine Turner (2021’s Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day'). The film, Oscar-qualified by winning the Grand Prize for Documentary Short at Indy Shorts International Film Festival (Indiana), requires a wealth of context to the issues that it raises, but does not always provide enough – especially how municipal, state, and regional history impacts racism in banking, and vice versa.

Arlo Washington is a fascinating, wonderfully-intentioned person, but the movie spends too much time with him directly stating the piece’s thesis about financial equality and generational poverty to the camera. Most compelling of all were some of the individual appointments at People Trust of regular people simply looking for financial relief or a loan to kickstart a business or make their rent payments. So too Washington's barbering training school – especially a scene when two students are asked to look intently at the other’s faces, to understand the other’s struggles simply through quiet observation. Arlo Washington figures in many of these scenes as well, and those scenes reveal as much, if not more, about the lives of People Trust’s clients than any of his brief lectures can accomplish. Hoffman and Turner clearly had deeply cinematic material to work with that could empower their messaging, and it is a shame they are unable to fully utilize it.

My rating: 7/10

Island in Between (2023, Taiwan)

Ten kilometers away from the Chinese city of Xiamen lies Kinmen, a group of islands under control of Taiwan (the island of Taiwan is 187 kilometers away). Directed and narrated by S. Leo Chiang and distributed by The New York Times, Island in Between is Chiang’s meditation on not only Kinmen’s precarious geography and its political status, but his own identity of being American, Chinese, and Taiwanese – three separate identities that interconnect, but are forever distinct. Like many viewers, I was unaware of Kinmen’s existence before viewing Island in Between. This film is most valuable in introducing audiences to a place in some ways frozen in the mid-twentieth century, not so much capturing the spirit of the place and understanding its history.

During visits to mainland China in the late 2000s, Chiang, Taiwanese-born and American-raised, was struck by how vibrant the mainland was – something unrecognizable from “the communist wasteland [he] learned about in school.” In the years since, the crackdown on Hong Kong’s democracy, the COVID-19 pandemic, and increased political tensions between China and Taiwan have complicated his feelings towards the mainland. As a Vietnamese American, I easily saw parallels between how the younger diaspora views our so-called “motherland”, what we are taught, and how older generations perceive their original home. Even among generations, there are divisions in how we feel about the motherland. But Chiang has the additional complication of being caught between three nations important to his being. If anything, his mentions about his parents and their views feels far too cursory, as they are the ones most responsible for shaping his views about American/Chinese/Taiwanese tensions. One hopes this film is not a harbinger of things to come, as beached tanks rust on the placid Kinmen shore.

My rating: 7/10

The ABCs of Book Banning (2023)

As of the publication of this omnibus write-up, bans and challenges to books in libraries and schools have spiked since 2021. These book challenges, often taken up by parents and certain religious organizations, have disproportionately targeted books by and/or about LGBTQ+ and non-white (especially black) people. Stepping into the debate is MTV Documentary Films’ The ABCs of Book Banning (available on Paramount+), directed by Sheila Nevins, Trish Adlesic, and Nazenet Habtezgh. Unfortunately, the film advocates against book challenges in the most stultifyingly artless way. Early on, a title card reveals that the filmmakers will ask about book banning and restrictions from a group that we have heard little from: children. An honorable approach, but the interview snippets found in The ABCs of Book Banning are repetitive and seem rehearsed – children, aghast at the notion that a selected book is a target, offer reasons why book banning is a terrible idea. Nothing Americans have not heard before. Breaking up their interviews are images of book covers, followed by a brief quotation from said book, and an amateurish “BANNED” or “CHALLENGED” banner in red over the book. Sometimes, cheap animation depicting that book’s passage appears; the placement of these animated sequences has no rhyme or reason.

Damningly, this is a film in search of a structure. A handful of authors whose books have been banned from libraries or schools show up to introduce themselves over what appears to be an interview over Zoom. They say a few sentences about why book banning is terrible and we never hear from them again in the film – a complete waste. I suspect these authors recorded longer interviews, but there is almost nothing that remains of those interviews in the final product. This is a film for those who agree with its premise, have no cinematic taste, and are tediously self-satisfied in how they express their political views.

My rating: 4/10

The Last Repair Shop (2023)

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the last major city school district in the United States to offer free musical instrument repair to its students. From the Los Angeles Times and Searchlight Pictures comes Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers’ The Last Repair Shop (also available on Disney+ and Hulu), which takes us to LAUSD’s repair shop. Just short of the 40-minute limit for short films, The Last Repair Shop curiously tells the viewer preciously little about the shop itself (what are the challenges it is facing, and why is the last of its kind?). Proudfoot and Bowers – both previously nominated in this category for A Concerto Is a Conversation (2021; also available online thanks to The New York Times) – adopt much of the same style as their previous nominee. Both films share talking heads in shallow focus and snappy editing. These aspects sometimes made A Concerto Is a Conversation incohesive, but they work immensely better for The Last Repair Shop. It also helps that The Last Repair Shop, which slowly reveals itself to also be a portrait of a rarely-seen side to L.A., has a clear structure that the viewer can discern early on.

What carries The Last Repair Shop are the life-affirming conversations we have with the four principal interview subjects, all of whom work in a different department at the shop – Dana Atkinson (strings), Paty Moreno (brass), Duane Michaels (woodwinds), and Steve Bagmanyan (pianos; also the shop supervisor, and who inspired the film as he tuned pianos at Bowers’ high school). Whether they play an instrument or not, all four recognize music’s ability to better understand ourselves and others, and as “one of the best things that humans do.” The addition of student voices to the film – especially when one realizes that the repair shop employees almost never hear back from the children whose instruments they repair – strengthens a connection, however distant, through music. The Last Repair Shop’s final minutes provide it that final cinematic touch you might have anticipated, an affirmation of why those who speak the language of music hold it so dear.

My rating: 8.5/10

^ Based on my personal imdb rating. My interpretation of that ratings system can be found in the “Ratings system” page on my blog. Half-points are always rounded down.

From previous years: 88th Academy Awards (2016) 89th (2017) 90th (2018) 91st (2019) 92nd (2020) 93rd (2021) 94th (2022) 95th (2023)

For more of my reviews tagged “My Movie Odyssey”, check out the tag of the same name on my blog.

#Nai Nai and Wai Po #The Barber of Little Rock #Island in Between #The ABCs of Book Banning #The Last Repair Shop #Sean Wang #John Hoffman #Christine Turner #S. Leo Chiang #Sheila Nevins #Trish Adlesic #Nazenet Habtezgh #Ben Proudfoot #Kris Bowers #96th Academy Awards #Oscars #31 Days of Oscar #My Movie Odyssey

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Hurvin Anderson (British, b. 1965)

Ball Watching, 1997

oil on canvas, 121.5 by 183.3 cm. 47 7/8 by 72 1/4 in.

Peter Doig’s influence is of paramount importance here, with the tripartite structure of the composition with its flattened perspective echoing early masterpieces by the Scottish artist, such as The House That Jacques Built, 1992 Indeed, the present work sees Anderson at the height of his powers. The work is based on a photograph taken of Anderson and some of his friends playing football in a park.

As often happens, on occasion the ball would end up being kicked into the pond, and the present work depicts the players standing on the shore, trying to work out how to extract it. However, as is so often case with Anderson’s work, this image is repurposed and takes on a series of ulterior meanings when transposed into painting.

https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/two-works-by-turner-prize-nominee-hurvin-anderson

#hurvin anderson #english art #black art #british art #genre painting #art #mu art #mu

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charlotteswebbbbb · 7 months

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What's the vibe? #41

News:

LE SSERAFIM are the new Louis Vuitton ambassadors. This also feels like an example of the shift towards more of global centres: London Paris Berlin, New York still exist but as do Lagos, Accra, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne etc and brands are doing this more and more.

Go to the Turner Prize nominees exhibition :') - on til April 2024

Bottega Veneta’s Accademia Labor et Ingenium – the Academy of Craft and Creativity has opened in Montebello Vicentino and a dedicated space in nearby Povolaro Dueville. Both locations are in Veneto, a region in the north-east of Italy where the house was founded.

GOLF LONDON will open October 21, 2023?????

Beauty:

@garancemurru

@lisamchlik

Albums of the week:

L'Rain, Hannah Diamond, Sufjan Stevens, boygenius

Reading List:

Harrods Dining Hall Is Expensive But Offers a Workable Business Model (Bloomberg)

"In the middle of the pandemic, Cushman & Wakefield Plc, the multinational commercial real estate services company, declared that “the food hall model is the independent [food and beverage] model for the future,” attractive not just to Gen-Z and millennial diners but to businesses because operating expenses and some revenue are shared by all the vendors at a site.

...That will likely mean fewer customers for traditional restaurants. I often like to be able to sit alone at a counter or at a table where I can hold a private conversation with a friend."

Is Restaurant Music Too Loud, Too Divisive, Too Gritty — Or All of the Above? (Bloomberg)

#what's the vibe #vibe #parsed

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kcyars189 · 11 months

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BET AWARDS

2023 BET Awards: The Complete Winners List

By Mekishana Pierre‍ 9:55 PM PDT, June 25, 2023

It's culture's biggest night! Some of the biggest names in music, television, film and sports have turned out for the 2023 BET Awards and are ready to celebrate Black excellence.

With a list of nominees stacked with heavy hitters like Drake, Lizzo, Beyoncé, Angela Bassett, LeBron James and more, it's hard to pick your favorite. ET kept track of the night's winners.

This year's list of nominees is led by Drake, who scored the prize of most nominated with seven nods, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Best Group with 21 Savage and Best Collaboration with Future and Tems.

GloRilla reigns as the most nominated woman of the night with six nominations, including Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Best New Artist, Album of the Year for Anyways, Life's Great and Video of the Year for "Tomorrow 2" with Cardi B.

Sunday night's show returned to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and is especially momentous since it's celebrating 50 years of hip-hop throughout the live telecast. And, of course, music is a huge part of the night, with performances from the year's nominees, including Coco Jones, GloRilla, Doechii and Lil Uzi Vert.

The night also features a star-studded tribute in honor of Tina Turner, several performances in tribute to hip-hop's subgenres, and a performance celebrating this year's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Busta Rhymes, honoring his 30-plus-year musical legacy.

Check out the full list of winners below, which ET will be updating throughout the night, with winners marked in bold.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (*TIE!)

Anyways, Life's Great, GloRilla

Breezy, Chris Brown

God Did, DJ Khaled

Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar

Renaissance, Beyoncé -- **WINNER!

SOS, SZA -- **WINNER!

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST

Ari Lennox

Beyoncé

Coco Jones

H.E.R.

Lizzo

SZA -- **WINNER!

Tems

BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST (*TIE!)

Blxst

Brent Faiyaz

Burna Boy

Chris Brown -- **WINNER!

Drake

The Weeknd

Usher -- **WINNER!

BEST GROUP

City Girls

Drake x 21 Savage -- **WINNER!

Dvsn

FLO

Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

Quavo & Takeoff

Wanmor

BEST COLLABORATION

"Big Energy (Remix)," Latto & Mariah Carey Feat. Dj Khaled

"Boy's A Liar Pt. 2," Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice

"Call Me Every Day," Chris Brown Feat. Wizkid

"Can't Stop Won't Stop," King Combs Feat. Kodak Black

"Creepin'," Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage

"F.N.F. (Let's Go)," Hitkidd & GloRilla

"Tomorrow 2," GloRilla & Cardi B

"Wait For U," Future Feat. Drake & Tems -- **WINNER!

BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST

Cardi B

Coi Leray

GloRilla

Ice Spice

Latto -- **WINNER!

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST

21 Savage

Drake

Future

J. Cole

Jack Harlow

Kendrick Lamar -- **WINNER!

Lil Baby

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

"We (Warm Embrace)," Chris Brown

"2 Million Up," Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey feat. Rob49

"About Damn Time," Lizzo

"Bad Habit," Steve Lacy

"First Class," Harlow

"Kill Bill," SZA -- **WINNER!

"Tomorrow 2," GloRilla & Cardi B

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

A$AP Rocky for AWGE

Benny Boom

Burna Boy

Cole Bennett

Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar

Director X

Teyana "Spike Tey" Taylor -- **WINNER!

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ambré

Coco Jones -- **WINNER!

Doechii

FLO

GloRilla

Ice Spice

Lola Brooke

DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD

"Bless Me," Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin -- **WINNER!

"Finished (Live)," Tamela Mann

"I've Got Joy," CeCe Winans

"Kingdom," Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore

"New," Tye Tribbett

"One Moment From Glory," Yolanda Adams

"The Better Benediction (Pt.2)," PJ Morton feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le'andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard

VIEWER'S CHOICE AWARD

"About Damn Time," Lizzo

"Break My Soul," Beyoncé -- **WINNER!

"First Class," Jack Harlow

"Jimmy Cooks," Drake Feat 21 Savage

"Kill Bill," SZA

"Last Last," Burna Boy

"Super Freaky Girl," Nicki Minaj

"Wait For U," Future Feat. Drake & Tems

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

Aya Nakamura (France)

Ayra Starr (Nigeria)

Burna Boy (Nigeria) -- **WINNER!

Central Cee (UK)

Ella Mai (UK)

Ko (South Africa)

L7nnon (Brazil)

Stormzy (UK)

Tiakola (France)

Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

VIEWER'S CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT

Asake (Nigeria)

Camidoh (Ghana)

Flo (UK)

Libianca (Cameroon) -- **WINNER!

Maureen (France)

MC Ryan SP (Brazil)

Pabi Cooper (South Africa)

Raye (UK)

Werenoi (France)

BET HER

"About Damn Time," Lizzo

"Boy's A Liar Pt. 2," Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice

"Break My Soul," Beyoncé -- **WINNER!

"Her," Megan Thee Stallion

"Lift Me Up," Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From And Inspired By - Rihanna & Ludwig Göransson

"Players," Coi Leray

"Special," Lizzo

BEST MOVIE

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever -- **WINNER!

Creed 3

Emancipation

Nope

The Woman King

Till

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

BEST ACTOR

Amin Joseph

Brian Tyree Henry

Damson Idris -- **WINNER!

Daniel Kaluuya

Demetrius 'Lil Meech' Flenory Jr.

Donald Glover

Michael B. Jordan

BEST ACTRESS

Angela Bassett -- **WINNER!

Coco Jones

Janelle James

Janelle Monáe

Keke Palmer

Viola Davis

Zendaya

YOUNGSTARS AWARD

Akira Akbar

Alaya High

Demi Singleton

Genesis Denise

Marsai Martin -- **WINNER!

Thaddeus J. Mixson

Young Dylan

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

Alexis Morris

Allyson Felix

Angel Reese -- **WINNER!

Candace Parker

Naomi Osaka

Serena Williams

Sha'carri Richardson

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

Aaron Judge

Bubba Wallace

Gervonta Davis

Jalen Hurts -- **WINNER!

Lebron James

Patrick Mahomes

Stephen Curry

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2023 BET Awards: See All of the Star-Studded Performances!

BET Awards 2023: See Tribute to Hip-Hop With Nostalgic Performances

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Books That All Veterans Should Read

Books That All Veterans Should Read http://chuckschmalzried.net/books-that-all-veterans-should-read-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-that-all-veterans-should-read-2 It can be very challenging for many veterans to talk about their experiences in war. Writing about what they went through can help others understand what it was like to be in a combat zone. Below are a few critically acclaimed books by veterans that will give you a deeper understanding of what it was like to be a soldier. The Snake Eaters by Owen West In his compelling and highly engaging story, third-generation US Marine Owen West takes readers into the dangerous and chaotic environment of Anbar Province. He places them inside the shoes of an American team of advisors as they fight against the insurgents. When a dozen US Army Reservists are sent to an Iraqi outpost without training, they have yet to learn what they’re going to be doing. They are then assigned to mentor an Iraqi battalion fighting against an insurgency. Some individuals sent to the outpost include a DEA agent, a postal worker, a guitarist, and a plumber. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien This book is a 1990 National Book Critics Circle and Pulitzer Prize finalist. It was written by O’Brien, who served in the US Army’s 23rd Infantry Division in Vietnam during the war. The book is heavily influenced by metafiction, where the main character’s name is given after the author, and the non-fiction is blurred. The story follows the relationship between the men in the platoon. It explores the various aspects of war and life after it. It also gives readers a deeper understanding of how soldiers coped with their experiences. The book is dedicated to the members of the Alpha Company. Here, Bullet by Brian Turner Based on the author’s experiences, who served in Iraq during the war, this collection of war poetry offers a powerful and unsettling depiction of the experience. The poems are full of beautiful and brutal honesty, but they also leave the reader with a lot of questions to ponder. House to House by David Bellavia On November 10, 2004, an infantry team from the US Army led by Staff Sergeant David Bellavi entered the city of Fallujah. During this time, the members of Alpha Company, who were part of Task Force 2, faced an enemy preparing for a long-running battle. The insurgents had been able to set up ambushes and booby-trap houses in preparation for their attack. Bellavia describes his experience as a hard-bitten and highly trained warrior in his detailed battle account. He also provides readers with a variety of details about the weapons and tactics used by his unit. In Pharaoh’s Army: Memories of the Lost War by Tobias Wolff This memoir is a nominee for the National Book Award for non-fiction. It features the author’s experiences in Vietnam as a first lieutenant. Before he deployed, he spent a year learning Vietnamese in Washington, DC. Before that, he had been a paratrooper. He was stationed near M Tho during the Tet Offensive, carried out by the Communists. In his memoir, the author talks about his experience during this battle and other personal events that he encountered in Vietnam. The post Books That All Veterans Should Read first appeared on Chuck Schmalzried | Stories of Heroes. via Chuck Schmalzried | Stories of Heroes http://chuckschmalzried.net June 14, 2023 at 12:25PM

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tomfisherportfolio · 2 years

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SOUND RECORDIST

Location sound recordist for Tate.

Turner prize nominee artist Veronica Ryan portrait.

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Boy bands, twilight zones and pub signs in Turner Prize show..

Boy bands, twilight zones and pub signs in Turner Prize show.. The nominees for the annual art award deal with "the big issues of our time" in very different ways... . . . . . . . .

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The Strate design program is aimed at graduates with a proven affinity for design and the potential to accelerate their professional development. The school also looks for students with professional skills such as Dutch and English language proficiency, as well as good interpersonal skills, collaboration skills, and initiative. Applicants with prior knowledge of road design may also be considered for the programme. The application procedure includes an interview and submission of a curriculum vitae, a list of references, and publications.

The University of strate is a public technical university in the india. It has a long history of developing design methodologies and integration of design theories into its education and research. It has been recognized as the best technical university in the India.

A Masters in design engineering from the strate School of Art develops the skills and knowledge of future employers. The curriculum is taught in a studio environment, with project-based learning. It includes access to modern prototyping and manufacturing facilities. It also teaches students to think critically and creatively.

The School has a long history of producing some of Scotland's most renowned contemporary artists. The strate has produced more than 30 percent of the nominees for the Turner Prize since 2005, and five winners since 2011. The school also offers non-degree art and design classes in disciplines such as fine-art photography, painting, sculpture, printmaking, textile design, product design engineering, jewellery design, interior design, communication design, and architecture.

The strate school campus is in the bangalore, a scenic area that provides an inspiring setting for study. The school's transformation design course encourages students to think critically about design and how it can help improve society. It also hosts an annual Winter School, which brings together students from around the world to network and share knowledge.

Strate master in design engineer course offers you the chance to specialize in a particular field and hone your skills. This course will help you understand how to create innovative products and systems. You will learn about advanced design and engineering software. You will also develop your analytical skills and apply them to solve real world problems.

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Tate Modern has announced The Infinities Commission, "a new annual commission to support experimental and visionary work from rising artists worldwide. The chosen artist will have their work displayed in The Tanks, London the gallery’s exhibition space dedicated to installations, performance, and film. The exhibition will be free for the public to access each year. " - press release

Turner Prize nominees are out - see more information on Wallpaper.

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Books That All Veterans Should Read

Books That All Veterans Should Read http://chuckschmalzried.net/books-that-all-veterans-should-read/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-that-all-veterans-should-read It can be very challenging for many veterans to talk about their experiences in war. Writing about what they went through can help others understand what it was like to be in a combat zone. Below are a few critically acclaimed books by veterans that will give you a deeper understanding of what it was like to be a soldier. The Snake Eaters by Owen West In his compelling and highly engaging story, third-generation US Marine Owen West takes readers into the dangerous and chaotic environment of Anbar Province. He places them inside the shoes of an American team of advisors as they fight against the insurgents. When a dozen US Army Reservists are sent to an Iraqi outpost without training, they have yet to learn what they will do. They are then assigned to mentor an Iraqi battalion fighting against an insurgency. Some individuals sent to the outpost include a DEA agent, a postal worker, a guitarist, and a plumber. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien This book is a 1990 National Book Critics Circle and Pulitzer Prize finalist. It was written by O’Brien, who served in the US Army’s 23rd Infantry Division in Vietnam during the war. Metafiction heavily influences the book, where the main character’s name is given after the author, and the non-fiction is blurred. The story follows the relationship between the men in the platoon. It explores the various aspects of war and life after it. It also gives readers a deeper understanding of how soldiers coped with their experiences. The book is dedicated to the members of the Alpha Company. Here, Bullet by Brian Turner Based on the author’s experiences, who served in Iraq during the war, this collection of war poetry offers a powerful and unsettling depiction of the experience. The poems are full of beautiful and brutal honesty, leaving the reader with many questions to ponder. House to House by David Bellavia On November 10, 2004, an infantry team from the US Army led by Staff Sergeant David Bellavi entered the city of Fallujah. During this time, the members of Alpha Company, who were part of Task Force 2, faced an enemy preparing for a long-running battle. The insurgents had been able to set up ambushes and booby-trap houses in preparation for their attack. In his detailed battle account, Bellavia describes his experience as a hard-bitten and highly trained warrior. He also provides readers with various details about the weapons and tactics used by his unit. In Pharaoh’s Army: Memories of the Lost War by Tobias Wolff This memoir is a nominee for the National Book Award for non-fiction. It features the author’s experiences in Vietnam as a first lieutenant. Before he deployed, he spent a year learning Vietnamese in Washington, DC. Before that, he had been a paratrooper. He was stationed near M Tho during the Tet Offensive, carried out by the Communists. The author’s memoir discusses his experience during this battle and other personal events in Vietnam. The post Books That All Veterans Should Read first appeared on Chuck Schmalzried | Stories of Heroes. via Chuck Schmalzried | Stories of Heroes http://chuckschmalzried.net April 25, 2023 at 07:58AM

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