#Daniel Rader

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broadwaycom: Standing ovations for all! Find out which performers won 2025 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards in the acting categories. For the full list of winners, check the link in bio. 📸: Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman, Marc Brenner, Emilio Madrid, Daniel Rader

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Bob’s Burgers Season 7 Episode 11: A Few 'Gurt Men

Written by Jon Schroeder

Storyboard by Young Jeon Chan, Daniel Yoontaek Lim, Matthew Long, Ryan Mattos, Kyung S. Shin, Brad Rader & Perry Zombolas

Directed by Tyree Dillihay

Directing assistance by Adam Phillips & Damon Wong

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31 Days of Horror

Favorite Horror Shows

Dexter season 4

Starring:

Michael C Hall

Jennifer Carpenter

James Remar

David Zayas

Luna Lauren Velez

Julie Benz

C.S. Lee

John Lithgow

When season 4 came out, I had only seen a few episodes of season 1 and I wasn't interested. Up until friends from the PoP!cast started talking about it every week and how great it was. So I netflixed seasons 1 through 3 and then caught reruns of season 4 on Showtime and I was hooked.

Season 4 however was the Trinity Killer and it's what hooked me into going back to the beginning and watching them again.

Kills and Blood Slides:

Trinity Killer: 279 Confirmed Kills

Dexter up til the end of season 4: 96

Shocking Moment: The end of season 4, the bathtub. Dexter's toddler son in a pool of his own mother's blood.

Okay, so Dexter is not horror, but he is a serial killer slasher and has a kill table and is one of my favorites along with the first 5 seasons of Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Teen Wolf nowadays due to its beastiary content.

The New Yorker's Emily Nussbaum called Lithgow's characterization of Arthur as "so creepy I’m still not over it" in 2011 and also said the character was "modeled on the BTK Killer".

Dexter Facts

Dexter has killed about 117 people according to the Dexter Wiki. He had 45 blood slides in his first box before it was destroyed and now has about 43 slides in his new box. There were also 20 or so victims from whom he didn't collect blood.

Series star Michael C. Hall revealed he was afflicted with Hodgkin's lymphoma in January 2010, but continued to work on the series. Most of his fellow cast members were surprised by the news, because he had not disclosed his condition during production. Hall is, as of mid-2010, in remission.

The name of the main character, "Dexter," is also a Latin word meaning "right hand." The implied complement is the Latin for "left hand," "sinister," reflecting his hidden dark side. In 2010 author Jeff Lindsay confirmed at a book signing in Edinburgh that he chose the name Dexter because it was the opposite of "sinister", reflecting the character's surface normality.

Jennifer Carpenter's Debra uses more expletives in any given episode than all of her male colleagues combined. AND WE LOVE HER FOR THAT

One aspect of the Trinity killer parallels the BTK killer. Dennis Rader maintained a very normal family life and was very active in the Christ Lutheran Church in Park City, KS. Among many positions, he was a deacon and congregation president and Cub Scout leader. Ironically, it was his use of a church computer to communicate with authorities that led to his arrest.

Director/producer Michael Cuesta initially approached a pre-The Hurt Locker (2008) Jeremy Renner to play Dexter, but Renner declined the part as he felt he could not play another serial killer again after playing Jeffrey Dahmer in Dahmer (2002).

Composer Daniel Licht initially wrote Dexter's theme song as part of the score for the horror anthology movie Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993).

Dexter frequently uses aliases that make reference to Bret Easton Ellis books and their film adaptations. These include using "Patrick Bateman" (the main character from American Psycho (2000)) when buying tranquilizers and "Sean Ellis" (reference to both Ellis and Sean Bateman - from The Rules of Attraction (2002)) when seeing a psychiatrist.

Honorary Mentions

American Horror Story season 1

The Twilight Zone

Penny Dreadful

Scream season 1

Evil

The Walking Dead season 1

What was your favorite Horror Show?

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This brand-new book is the perfect thing to pick up to cap off summer! Scars Publications just released the Down in the Dirt‘s May-August 2024 issue collection book “A Library of Collaboration”! This 422-page volume is a great way to stock up on issues if you didn’t buy all of the issues making this a GREAT deal! A listing of all the contributors and titles is available at Scars online, and authors are also listed in the description now online through Amazon throughout the U.S. and Canada. They can also be ordered in the U.K., all of Europe, and even Japan and Australia!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBDBH1HK

https://scars.tv/2024May-August-issue-collection-book/A_Library_of_Collaboration.htm

The contributors to this book (of writing and art) include A.R. Williams, Alan Ford, Alexandra Dark, Angela Carrozza, Anthony Thomas Voglino, April Fikstad, April Goodwin, Bill Tope, Binod Dawadi, Brenda Mox, Brian Beatty, Brian Connelly, Cailey Tin, Cameron D. Alexander, Camille Akers, Chitralekha Hore, Christopher Strople, Ciara M. Blecka, Clarence Allan Ebert, Clive Aaron Gill, Corey Smith, Corey Villas, Daniel de Culla, David J Tate, David Sapp, David Sowards, Debra Wilson Frank, Devin Sparkman, Dick Yaeger, Donald Reed Greenwood, Dorthy LaVern McCarthy, Doug Hawley, Douglas Young, Dr. Adyasha Acharya, Drew Marshall, DS Maolalai, Duane Anderson, Edward Michael O’Durr Supranowicz, Eleanor Leonne Bennett, Elena Botts, Eric Brown, Erik Priedkalns, George Beckerman, Gil Hoy, Greg Beckman, Hannah Ferris, Hasan Chaudhry, Helen Bird, Holly Day, Isabel G. de Diego, J. Ray Paradiso, Jackie Bayless, Jake C. Elliott, James Bates, James Nelli, Janet Kuypers, Jerry Guarino, Joan Mach, John F. McMullen, John Farquhar Young, John Grey, John Riebow, John Zedolik, Joy Myers, June Wolfman, Justine Fleming, Kassan Jahmal Kassim, Katarina Pavicic-Ivelja, Ken Weiss, Kris Green, Kyle Hemmings, Kyle Trenka, L. Sydney Abel, Latoya Kidd, Laura Bota, Lee Hammerschmidt, Madelyne Timmons, Mark Pearce, Mark Wolters, Marvin Reif, Matthew McAyeal, Megan Mealor, Michael Gigandet, Mike Rader, Mykyta Ryzhykh, Norm Hudson, Oleksandr Gorpynich, Olivia G. Benson, Olivier Schopfer, Paul Stansbury, R.T. Castleberry, Raha.M, ReLand, Richard K. Williams, Ronald Hernandez, Roseann Bauer, Rowan Tate, Roy N. Mason, Rykard Plaque, Salvatore Folisi, Sandip Saha, Sarah Das Gupta, Scott Taylor, Sean Meggeson, Shawn McMichael, Shontay Luna, Simon Kaeppeli, Steevie Karnes, Sterling Warner, Steven Grogan, Susie Gharib, Terry Sanville, Tom Ball, Toney Dimos, Tony Covatta, Vern Fein, and Westley Heine.

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Rædhere

Rædhere is an Anglo-Saxon masculine name composed of ræd (counsel) and here (army), cognate with German Radheri. The same two elements also occur in Hereræd.

Variants:

Reider [William Bawdwen 1809 Dom Boc 1 (Yorkshire): 150;].

Reder [William Bawdwen 1809 Dom Boc 1 (Yorkshire): 150].

Rede [William Bawdwen 1809 Dom Boc 1 (Yorkshire): 182].

Rædhere [Benjamin Thorpe 1842 Codex Exoniensis, page 326].

Raedhere [Ernst Förstemann 1856 Altdeutsches Namenbuch, volume 1, 1st edition, column 1001].

Rader? [Herbert Grueber 1893 Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum, Anglo-Saxon Series 2: 303].

Prototheme:

ræd = counsel [Daniel Haigh 1870 Proceedings of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire 5: 186].

Deuterotheme:

here = army [Charlotte Yonge 1863 History of Christian Names, 1st edition, 2: 406].

Usage:

A man called Reder held land in Yorkshire during the reign of King Eadweard III (the Confessor): “In Hᴏʟᴀɴᴅ ħᵭ Reder . ɪɪ . car͛ ad glᵭ” [Margaret Faull & Marie Stinson 1986 Domesday Book 30 (Yorkshire): chapter 10W, paragraph 18]: “In Holand (Hoyland) Reder had two carucates of land to be taxed” [William Bawdwen 1809 Dom Boc 1 (Yorkshire): 150].

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'Our Town' Starring Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, Richard Thomas in a Superb, Highly Current Revival

The iconic 'Our Town,' starring Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, Billy Eugene Jones, Ephraim Sykes and Richard Tomas is one to see. Beautiful, heartfelt production.

Kenny Leon and the full company of Our Town (Daniel Rader) Part of the magic of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is its great simplicity. In Jim Parsons’ (Stage Manager), facile, relaxed, direct addresses to the audience lie the profound themes and templates of our lives. The revival of Our Town directed by Kenny Leon with a glittering cast of renowned film, TV and stage actors, reinforces the…

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"N/A" at LCT Delivers the Wit and the Anger Somewhat Lopsided, But Still With Value

#frontmezzjunkies reviews: #MarioCorrea's new play N/A directed by #DianePaulus w/ #HollandTaylor and #AnaVillafañe @LCTheatre at the #MitziENewhouseTheater #OffBroadway

Ana Villafañe and Holland Taylor in LCT’s N/A, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Photo by Daniel Rader. The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Mario Correa’s N/A By Ross “We aren’t here to talk about him,” N states pretty early on in Mario Correa’s new play N/A which recently had its world premiere at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. And we all breathe somewhat a sigh of relief, even though…

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REVIEW: "Gertrude and Claudius" at Barrington Stage Company

REVIEW: “Gertrude and Claudius” at Barrington Stage Company

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Waterworld will be released on 4K Ultra HD on June 27 via Arrow Video. Paul Shipper designed the new cover art for the 1995 post-apocalyptic sci-fi action film; the original poster will be on the reverse side.

Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) directs from a script by David Twohy (The Fugitive) and Peter Rader (Escape to Witch Mountain). Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, and Michael Jeter star.

The three-disc limited edition includes three version of the film - the theatrical cut on 4K UHD in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), the extended TV cut on Blu-ray, and the European “Ulysses” cut on Blu-ray - all newly restored from original film elements.

Other contents include a six postcards, a double-sided poster, a 60-page book featuring writing by David J. Moore and Daniel Griffith plus archival articles. Special features are listed below.

Disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Theatrical cut with Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo audio options

Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld – 2018 feature-length documentary with cast and crew

Dances with Waves – Original making-of featurette

Global Warnings – Film critic Glenn Kenny ecologically themed end-of-the-world films

Production and promotional still gallery

Visual effects still gallery

Trailers

TV spots

Disc 2 - Blu-ray:

TV cut with original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo audio options

Disc 3 - Blu-ray:

Ulysses cut with original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo audio options

Also included:

6 postcards

Double-sided fold-out poster

60-page perfect-bound book with writing by David J. Moore and Daniel Griffith and archival articles

Waterworld stars Kevin Costner as The Mariner – a mutant trader, adrift in a dystopian future where Earth is submerged under water and humankind struggles to survive on boats and in ramshackle floating cities. The Mariner becomes embroiled with the Smokers, a gang of pirates who, led by villainous leader Deacon (Dennis Hopper), are seeking Enola (Tina Majorino), a girl with a map to the mythical realm of Dryland tattooed on her back.

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Luca Padovan by Daniel Rader

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Forever After All | d.r3

summary: y/n and daniel was stuck in a fake relationship but ended up falling in love with each other.

characters: daniel ricciardo x you/rader

other fics masterlist | other f1 fics masterlist | f1 imagines

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     as you entered the paddock with daniel, his personal fitness coach and his manager, you were keen to walk as far away as you can from the mclaren F1 driver. it’s not because daniel is smelly. no, he’s never smelly except after driving. but it’s because of the make-believe relatiosnhip that you were paid to show to public for as long as mclaren wants sponsorship from your dad’s company.

     daniel’s manager pushes your closer towards daniel. at first, you glared at her. alarming her that she was making you uncomfortable, but then she gives you a look. and that’s when you realise that the photographers have started to surround you and started to take your photos.

     instinctively, daniel reached for your hand to hold, in which you slapped it away once. you were so angry at him for trying to touch you when both of you agreed not to touch each other. good thing, though, you were wearing your face mask that the cameras barely caught the flame in your eyes.

     then, you heard daniel hissing behind his face mask. under the owning of his hat, his eyes playfully glares at you. though through the eyes of the cameras, he was translated as if he is amused with your reluctant of holding hands in public, as if you’re shy to show your affection to public.

     daniel grabs your hand once again. lucky for his ego that you didn’t slap them this time. you let the uncomfortable warmth of daniel’s hand embrace yours as you tried to keep the distance between you and the F1 driver. but daniel being daniel, he pulls you close and you spontenously hugs daniel’s arm with your free hand to avoid free-falling.

     daniel laughed. “you okay?” he asked. you merely rolled your eyes at him, keeping your eyes elsewhere as you followed daniel walking hand-in-hand towards mclaren motorhome.

     you hate every second of this moment. you hate how you have to prove these people that you’re dating daniel because, apparently, there are some who are still doubting you and daniel’s relationship. so what if they didn’t believe it because this relationship is a lie. once the contract between your father’s company and mclaren ends, daniel and you going to be nothing.

     plus, whose idea was it that, in order for you to show people that you’re dating, you must show them skin contact? isn’t it enough that you’re walking side-by-side with daniel? just being there, be seen.

     the walk towards the motorhomes took forever that as soon as you arrive and out of publice’s eyes in the safe zone, you let go of daniel’s hand harshly. you didn’t care if it hurts or if his heart hurts. you just want to free yourself from his grip.

     “i swear to god, daniel! you pull that act again in front of the cameras, i won’t hesitate to embarrass you in front of them medias!”

     instead of apologising, daniel laughed at you. his arms crossed on his chest while leaning his bum against the working desk. “what? c’mon. can’t you admit that it was fun to do that?”

     “nothing-- i repeat! nothing in what we did and do are fun!”

     “seriously, y/n. you should loosen yourself a bit. don’t take them too seriously. this whole thing, is a game. relax and have fun with it because before you know it, you lose them and you might miss them.”

     you scoffed. “miss them? why the hell would i miss them? i’m never going to have fun with this, daniel! this is not a game! my business is not a game! my pride is not a game! don’t you use me for your advantage.”

     “the contract says that we have to convince people that we’re dating because we want to-- because we love each other-- because of the pure love we have towards each other. i believe kissing, holding hands and being close is the way--”

     “you agreed not to touch me, daniel!” your voice shakes as you reminded daniel the promise both of you made outside of the contract. “and we agreed to be close for the cameras. nothing more than that.”

     daniel licked his lips and stood on both of of his feet now. “yeah, but--”

     “no, ‘but’. we agreed. if my father complains about the lack of my appearance together with you, don’t say it was my fault. because we agreed.”

     you left, not giving any more room for daniel to debate with you. you wish daniel understood how you hate every moment that you spend with him.

*   *   *

     daniel is in austin for the us grand prix this weekend. it was in the evening, when daniel had done with his qualifying session, when you were done with your job at the office and you two meet up at your family’s mansion. you have your own apartment, but since you have work in austin, you’re using the family’s mansion for your stay for a few days.

     you didn’t invite him though. he invited himself after knowing your address. not like you didn’t trust him to invite him at your family’s mansion, but neither your friendship nor your relationship are genuine that you didn’t think daniel deserve to be invited to your family’s mansion.

     but since he’s here, you brought him up at the rooftop where you usually sit to get some peace. there aren’t many things that you can see from the rooftop, though, but the stars are very pretty today.

     “nice spot,” daniel remarks once seated on the rooftop. “comfy.”

     “shut up or i’ll push off the roof and kill you.”

     instead of getting angry at your aggressiveness, daniel merely laughs. “hmm. the sky’s pretty. are they always like that? is this the reason why you love sitting here?”

     you looked up and watch the blinking white stars on the dark sky. “pretty much.”

     “yeap. i can understand why.” daniel smiled at himself as he too was enjoying the star-gazing on the rooftop of your family’s mansion. looking at how at easy he is on the rooftop, you’re getting the idea that this is not his first time sitting on a roof.

     “why do we still keep doing this?” you started to ask a serious question after some updates on each other’s day. “if you don’t like me and i don’t like you, why are we still trapped in this stupid, fake, relationship?”

     “because it’s what in the contract. that’s what your father wants.”

     “why do we have to be afraid of him and follow everything that he says? we’re grown ups, for god’s sake! we have our own businesses and lives! why do we have to listen to that old faggot?”

     “hey, be careful what you call him, y/n. he’s still you father.”

     “why do you still defend him when he’s the reason that we’re stuck in this arrangement? i mean, why us? if he wants the money so much, he could’ve worked harder than threw me into this mess.”

     “he’s still your father, y/n. the blood that runs in your system came from him, too. plus, without him, you won’t have what you have now and mclaren doesn’t have the money to continue be a part of F1.”

     you chuckled at daniel. “it’s easy for you to say because you didn’t grow up with him.”

     “you know that was never what i meant.”

     “no. it’s totally what you meant. to you, he’s the perfect businessman. he works hard for his company, for his employees. he works hard for his family. no one actually counted how many times he was seen out with me. have you seen him with me outside of work?”

     “maybe both of you loves some privacy and he--”

     “princess diana loved privacy and yet people still took videos and photos of her with her boys.” you chuckled sarcastically. “he was never a father to me, dan. he was never around. he never dropped me off to school. he never picked me up from school. he didn’t try to connect with me outside of work. i’m just another employee in his eyes.”

     you can feel daniel’s eyes burning a whole on your body as he waited for you to continue in silent. he must be surprised with the courage that you suddenly have to night and be open to him.

     “i joined a dancing team when i was 3rd grade, thought i could bring dad to see how i’m doing at school, but he never come. when i got this cut,” you pointed on your forehead, “ben took me to the hospital for a stitch. ella was worried for at home.”

     “what if your dad was busy? didn’t he always have to travel for international business meetings? always making the deal, looking for partnership, that’s how he keeps the money coming.”

     you laughed. “i swear to god, those who believe what they read online are dumbs!” daniel’s face falls when you call him dumb. “he’s doing them only for his name and reputation. plus, you’re working with a bunch of family men and you do notice them calling their families during free time, right? my father never do that with me.”

     though daniel didn’t come from a rich family, but he does have a family who supports him through his thick and thin. they were the one who brought him to the top and made him who he is now. they showed daniel the perfect definition of how a family should be.

     “so, if it weren’t him who helped to build his company, who is it, then?” you didn’t answer, but gave him a knowing look that made him sighed. “you.”

     you shrugged, grateful that you finally succeeded opening someone’s eyes on the black theory about your father’s company. also grateful for your employees loyaties and hardwork, tough times you’ve gone through together. “what about your mom?”

     “she left when i was two. ella said she went to palestine for volunteer work. may her soul rest in peace.”

     “she’s dead?”

     “i guess so because she never came back.” 

     hearing those coming from your own mouth, daniel sighed heavily as if he bagins to understand something. “you know... if you aren’t this uptight, i always believe that you are this funny and easy-going character, who never take things too seriously. a little bit like your father.”

     “don’t say that because i’m not.”

     “sorry. you’re not your father, but you are fun to hang out with.”

     “i’m fun?” you pull a look.

     “only if you loosen up yourself. see, your problem is that you worry things too much.”

     “tell me how could i not, daniel?” you stood up, feeling your anger rising. “i have a company to run. not to mention that i don’t get paid enough. our company’s financial status aren’t promising and now we have to give you money! so don’t tell me to relax now. i can’t because i’m walking on eggshells, okay? i could lose the company if we didn’t make enough money by the end of june.”

     “by the end of june?!”

     “yes! by the end of june!”

     “but that’s only 6 weeks away.”

     you sat back down on the rooftop beside daniel realising that you could fall if you’re not careful. “i know. it’s 3 weeks away and i really don’t know what else to do to keep the company’s financial balance. and after discussing with my finance department, we think that it’s best to cancel your sponsorship, daniel. i’m sorry.”

     “no, no, no. you cannot do that. zak needs the money. our team needs the money. we can’t beat the top 3, but we need to be constant to be in the middle and we cannot do that without money.”

     “surely zak can find another company to support mclaren.” you looked away, wiping your wet eyes. and silently and steadily took a deep breath to avoid getting caught the shakiness in your breathings. you’re a bit surprise with yourself that you could lose yourself in front of daniel.

     “hey. uh...” daniel rests his hand and on your shoulder gently. he waited for you to push him away, but when you didn’t, behind you he smiles to himself and continues, “look, this may sound cringey, but we need your support. not only fincancial support, but you. a support from you.”

     “there are a lot of people who support you, daniel. you don’t need me.”

     “obviously, you never see yourself as that strong, fun and easy-going boss, but some of us do and we like you.” daniel’s sentences made you turn to look at him. “so i say, you try to relax and you’ll see how easy you can get money.”

     you sighed, relieved. what daniel said that night, somewhow, brings you the motivation to change.

*  *  *

     and you do just exactly what daniel suggested you to do. you may need daniel’s support, at first. you may need daniel by your side to encourage you to be easy-going, at first. and you may need daniel to start them first. but after a week, when you start to get comfortable with your new self, you do everything naturally. they’re as if your second nature to be fun and laugh freely with mclaren’s personnel. they love your tranformation and definitely love hanging our with you more now, though at first, they were sceptical.

     daniel kept his promise. he respected you and didn’t touch you ever since you warned him that day, but something changed today. as two of you headed to mclaren’s motorhomes somewhere around the paddock, you linked your fingers with daniel’s yourself. you felt him stiff for a few seconds, turned to look at you with an eyebrow raised in confusion, but there is this one word that makes him melts.

     you said, “thank you for being my friend.” and that’s just it.

     daniel melts into you. he was smiling from ear to ear the whole journey towards mclaren motorhomes. the cameras love you and daniel starting from that day. vibing with your new atmosphere, you started to be friendly with the cameras. and that makes them love you even more.

     there were numerous of times when the cameras caught you and daniel cuddling at your motorhomes. you didn’t do that for the cameras, if you’d like to be honest. you love the cuddle from your friend. though both of you looked serious, but sometimes, you were only asking daniel if he likes chilli sauce in his sandwich.

     there were a number of times when they caught you supporting and recording daniel while he was at testing and race. you’d show daniel the video and he let you voice out your opinion on his performance. he will listen even though he knows that you don’t know much about F1 cars and tricks and techniques.

     your interaction with lando makes them believe that you’re the best girlfriend. and now, they don’t doubt you having a relationship with daniel because of the sponsorship anymore. they believe that you and daniel really love each other.

     your relationship with daniel was the only thing that they talk about for the whole month, which means your goal was accomplished. and with that, you and daniel successfully helped your company’s financial status because the more people like you with daniel, the more they support your company and the more they will buy poducts produced by your company.

     the sponsorship contract between your father’s company and mclaren stayed strong for a few more months, until your father announced bankruptcy because of his own mistake.

*   *   *

     “hello? y/n?” daniel was 14 hours away, but he managed to call you even with different time zones. he sounded fully concern over the phone after he reads the news online. “look, i know you told me not to believe the online articles, but... tell me they’re wrong.”

     “no, daniel. they’re right. um-- i, uh-- i failed the company, daniel. i couldn’t work it out anymore so we decide to shut it down for good.”

     “what, can’t you sell it to other entrepeneurs? didn’t you say that there were several of them who wanted your company?”

     “that’s the problem, dan. the company is not registered under my name. it’s my father’s and he made that decision.”

     daniel, too, was annoyed with your father’s decision. “what about mclaren?” what about me?

     “zak found a better and wealthier company. trust me, mclaren is in good hands.”

     neither you nor daniel could believe this is happening. both of you worked hard to help your company blooming again once upon a time. both of you struggled so much that it’s as if daniel was your business partner rather than your father. no one knew about your struggle, not even zak. and you cannot express how thankful you are towards daniel for everything.

     the call that night ended because daniel had to go to sleep and get some rest because he had a press tour the next day so he cannot be tired. meanwhile you, after the call, you were crying your eyes out. there were so much going on in your head. but the most important thing is, what’s going to happen to you and daniel now?

     though daniel never brought it up knowing that you’re still busy to finish some documentation regarding your company, but you bought a flight ticket to see daniel at uk gp a few weeks later. you can’t bear the thought sleeping at night without a proper closure with the man who helped you, not only in your business but also to finding who you are now. you love everything about you now and all credit to mr. raicciardo.

     you supported him through and through. you pretended like nothing is happening the first few days until after the sunday race, when both of you were alone that you told him your original reason to be here today.

     “daniel, i have to discuss with you.” daniel was playing with his phone, smiling as he watches the memes, but you caught his attention. he locked his phone and put it away.

      “you have something to tell me?”

      “yeah.”

     “about what?”

      “about us.”

     “what about us?” daniel was still smiling, not having any idea.

     “um, about the contract?”

     “yeah, and?”

     obviously, daniel had forgotten about it already. “you do remember that our relationship is make-believe, don’t you?”

     with the mention of the fake relationship, daniel’s face immediately fell. and that’s the worst thing for you to see today. “oh. right.”

     “since the contract was terminated because my company shut down, i think this will be the last time we meet, daniel.”

     “what? why? where are you going?” daniel sounded panic.

     “nowhere. i’m just... i’m going to pursue my dream.” you smiled at daniel. it was small and delicate, but daniel kept his face straight.

     “why can’t we stay as we are now while you’re pursuing your dreams?”

     “no, you don’t want me as your distractions. i’m not going to be able to be with your all the time like how i used to. plus, what we had was make-believe... right?”

     daniel kept quiet. he didn’t dare to answer you. he cannot assure you how he feels right now because he too was confused with the deal. he had fun with you. he’s comfortable and loves being with you now. but her’s not sure either his feelings towards you is genuine or make-believe like the relationship. of course, sometimes, one of two people in the relationship was late to see it.

     with that being said, that’s the last time you ever saw daniel. also the last time daniel saw you. you and daniel’s split-up broke the whole universe. though you wish people will stop talking about it months later, but that’s just the thing that you cannot control.

*  *  *

     1 year later

     you made a brave decision to study into fahsion as soon as you left daniel. though you’re still studying now, but having an opportunity to work with a fashion megazine to broaden up your experiences, leads you at the vanity fair megazine photoshoot today. being a fresh meat, they less likely to tell you every information about the photoshoot. and you weren’t briefed and told about the celebrities you’re going to fashion today until pierre gasly came into the changing room.

     “y/n! hey!” gasly knows you. though not that close, but you had interaction with him back at the paddock a year ago. “how’re you? what’re you doing here?”

     “i’m good.” you smiled at him. “i’m working with them now. in fact, i’m going to be one of the people who’s going to put the fashion on you.”

     “really?” gasly looks excited for you. “oh, wow! and the boys, too?”

     “um, who else are--”

     “pieeerrreee gasllyyyyyyy.” daniel announced his arrival at the changing room himself, causing gasly and several other fashion desingers and make-up artist to laugh at him. “you-- y/n?”

     “hello!” you waved at daniel behind gasly. “yeap, great to see you, too!”

     daniel looked as if he wanted to talk with you more, but you were saved when the director came in do a little briefing with the drivers. none of you want the photoshoot to turn bad.

     not long after that, you started working. and the thing that you dreaded happen to be your task for today. you were in-charged to put the fashion on daniel so it was your duty you make sure that daniel’s clothes and accesories and footwears look perfect on the camera.

     you know daniel is dying to talk with you, ask about you, but the time limit makes daniel swallow every question he’s go in his mind. meanwhile, you’re succeeding at ignoring him and his look and body. sure, you’ve seen him topless before, but never this close! and you can feel daniel’s eyes burning on you, which makes you feel awkward while dressing him up.

     you followed him when it’s his turn for the photoshoot. you have to be there in case of wardrobe malfunction because it’s your duty. another awkward moment for you, because this is your first time seeing him modelling especially with such fashion. and they totally makes you cuahgt butterflies on your stomach.

     daniel looks as if he knows the effect he has towards you and he likes it. after the photoshoot, he waited until you finish with your work and came to see you. in which, what you didn’t expect from him considering that you technically left him.

     “why didn’t you tell me that you’re pursuing fahsion?” daniel asked as both of you sat together in his car after buying a drive-through.

     “i don’t think it’s that important.”

     “you don’t think it’s that important?” daniel sounded pissed. “i helped you grow your company and you didn’t think it is important to tell me about your dreams?”

     you shrugged, continued eating your fries.

     “can i be honest with you?” daniel was serious.

     “about what?”

     “when you said you didn’t think it was important to tell me about your dreams, i’m hurt.”

     “why would you be?” you’re lyring if you said that you didn’t feel guilty, but you think it’s best to be emotionless at the moment.

     “because, though our relationship was fake, but my feelings are not. and because i helped you get back the money you needed for your company, to support us. through that, you showed me how strong you were despite having no one to support you.”

     “yeah, well, i lost the company so it doesn’t matter.”

     “it does matter! y/n, i’m sorry i didn’t fight hard enough for you. i shouldn’t let you leave me and i might be late to tell you that i’ve got feelings for you, but i can’t lose you again.”

     you chuckled. “you know what’s funny? it’s been a year since we last saw each other, but not even once i don’t go a day without you constantly on my head. but i--”

     daniel didn’t let you finish your sentence when he quickly catches your lips. like he said, he cannot lose you any more. and no matter what this time, he’s going to keep you and you’re stuck with him.

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Bob’s Burgers Season 7 Episode 3: Teen-a Witch

Written by Holly Schlesinger

Storyboard by James Kim, Daniel Yoontaek Lim, Matthew Long, Ryan Mattos, Kyung S. Shin, Damon Wong, Brad Rader, Steven Theis, Ira Sherak & Perry Zombolas

Directed by Chris Song

Directing assistance by Mauricio Pardo & Adam Phillips

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Fairground Circle, Newport Tennessee

Had a blast and a buzz Saturday with family & friends at the Popcorn Sutton Jam!  Got to meet Mark & Digger, Tickle, JB Rader, Pam Sutton, Daniel Maynard, Tater, and Richard Landry from Moonshiners and Master Distiller ! 

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Feb. 25 (UPI) -- On this date in history:

In 1791, the First Bank of the U.S. at Philadelphia became the first national bank chartered by Congress.

In 1836, Samuel Colt patented a "revolving gun," the first of the six-shooters.

In 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Miss., was sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American to sit in Congress.

In 1901, the United States Steel Corp. was founded by J.P. Morgan.

In 1922, Henri Landru, better known as Bluebeard, was executed in France for killing 10 of his girlfriends.

In 1951, the inaugural Pan American Games began in Buenos Aires.

In 1964, brash underdog Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) stunned the boxing world with a TKO of Sonny "the Bear" Liston, winning the world heavyweight championship.

In 1984, a gasoline pipeline burst, spewing thousands of gallons of fuel that ignited and engulfed an illegal shanty town near Sao Paulo, Brazil, killing hundreds of people.

In 1986, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos left his Manila palace for Hawaii, ending 20 years in power.

In 1990, Violeta Chamorro, the U.S.-backed candidate for the presidency of Nicaragua, scored an upset victory over President Daniel Ortega, leader of the leftist Sandinista Liberation Front.

In 1991, the Warsaw Pact nations signed an agreement to dissolve the alliance after 36 years.

In 1994, 32 Muslim worshippers were killed by a Jewish settler who opened fire with an automatic weapon in the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank town of Hebron. The settler was overpowered and beaten to death.

In 2005, authorities arrested Dennis Rader, a municipal employee and church leader, for the so-called BTK (blind, torture, kill) serial killings that terrorized Wichita, Kan. Rader was convicted and sentenced to 10 consecutive life terms.

In 2021, more than 200 prisoners escaped from the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than two dozen people, some civilians, were killed during the prison break.

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laurel’s top books of 2020

2020 felt like a pretty disappointing year book-wise (as well as in every other respect). I didn’t finish my goodreads challenge goal, and I read a lot of 3-star books which were worth finishing, but didn’t inspire me. but once I started looking through my list, I actually found a lot of books I really enjoyed. here are the top 15, out of 95:

Top 10

1. the witcher series by andrzej sapkowski

oh man. this was really the year of the witcher. I watched the first 4 episodes at the beginning of january and decided to dedicate my entire life to the franchise immediately. it would be hard to pick a favorite, but if I absolutely must I’ll go with the time of contempt. 

2. how to hide an empire: a history of the greater united states by daniel immerwahr

absolutely best nonfiction of 2020. this book is so well-written, well-researched, and well-paced for the sheer amount of information it covers. it’s a very accessible read even if you’re not a historian, and I cannot recommend it enough.

3. the old kingdom series by garth nix

a reread, but it has been a really long time. I loved them as much as I did the first time though as a young teenager. just some really solid, creative, character-driven fantasy. like the witcher, difficult to pick a favorite, but I’ll say lireal.

4. gay new york: gender, urban culture, and the making of the gay male world 1890-1940  by george chauncey

I’d read bits and pieces of this but never the whole thing! that sourcework! obviously this is a classic in cultural history and queer studies, but it really lives up to the hype. 

5.   archival quality by noelle weir

a recommendation from my roommate. this graphic novel has it all: ghosts, archives, amazing art, very relatable panels I’ve been using as reaction images...everything. 

6. alif the unseen by g. willow wilson

I also read the bird king this year, but I think alif wins. I’ve loved wilson’s comic writing in the past, and this novel was a great dip into urban fantasy based in arabic myth. 

7. rambunctious garden: saving nature in a post-wild world by emma marris

I don’t know that I’m ready to preach marris’s thesis from the rooftops, but this book was so incredibly thought-provoking and well-argued. 

8. the city on the edge of forever by harlan ellison

in my opinion, this is the best star trek episode of all time, and the graphic novel is just gorgeous. 

9. sense and sensibility by jane austen

I borrowed my mom’s copy years ago and finally got around to reading it, and I’m so glad I did! I’m not a rabid jane austen fan, but this book was so enjoyable to read by the fireplace in december with a big mug of tea.

10. piranesi by susanna clarke

I was afraid this book was going to be overhyped, but it’s not! I read it in one sitting and will probably go back to it in a few years.

Runners-up

11. life on display: revolutionizing u.s. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century by karen a. rader and victoria e. m. cain

museums? history? science education? yes, yes, and yes.

12. sundown towns: a hidden dimension of american racism by james w. louwen

this book should have permanently changed the study of midwestern history as far as I’m concerned. even knowing about sundown towns beforehand, the extent of their reach in the midwest was shocking (though, I’m sure, it would probably not be so shocking to the Black families that live/d near them). louwen’s evidence is solid, incredibly thorough, and well-explained. 

13. kraken by china miéville

a recommendation from a friend. took me a while to get hooked, but when I did, I really did.

14. why fish don’t exist: a story of loss, love, and the hidden order of life by lulu miller

I love a good narrative nonfiction book and I love taxonomy, so this is it for me.

15. god’s red son: the ghost dance religion and the making of modern america by louis s. warren

I’ve read several books on the ghost dance, and I think this one does the best job of making the case for why its important to “mainstream” history. 

bonus: the elegance of the hedgehog by muriel barbery

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read this book. one of my favorites of all times, but I did reread it in 2020, so it gets an honorary mention here.