#Wade Mullen

[quotecollector14]

When someone says, "after all I've done for you..." they are revealing that what they did for you was not for you at all, but for their own need to control you. Their generosity was just a contract with hidden terms of compliance. Breach that contract, and you become the problem. --Wade Mullen

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Joshua Wolfson, Madelyn Beck, and Maggie Mullen at WyoFile:

A Teton County judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s two abortion bans, ruling they violate the state constitution. The decision by Judge Melissa Owens keeps most abortions legal in the state. She concluded a near-total ban on abortion and a prohibition against abortion medications — laws that were passed by state legislators in 2023 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — conflicted with a 2012 constitutional amendment that protects individuals’ rights to make their own health care decisions.  “The Defendants have not established a compelling governmental interest to exclude pregnant women from fully realizing the protections afforded by the Wyoming Constitution during the entire term of their pregnancies, nor have the Defendants established that the Abortion Statutes accomplish their interest,” Owens wrote. “The Court concludes that the Abortion Statutes suspend a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions during the entire term of a pregnancy and are not reasonable or necessary to protect the health and general welfare of the people.”

Owens put the bans on hold last year while considering the arguments for and against their constitutionality. The bans were challenged by a group of women, health care providers and an aid group who asserted the laws violated a dozen provisions of the Wyoming Constitution. In Monday’s ruling, Owens honed in on the 2012 provision pertaining to health care autonomy. While the state of Wyoming, which defended the laws, asserted an abortion does not constitute a woman’s “health care decision” since it affects both the woman and the fetus. The judge disagreed. “The Health Care Amendment does not prohibit a person from making their own health care decision if their decision impacts any other person,” she wrote. “As the Plaintiffs argued, only a pregnant woman can make a decision to have an abortion. No other person can make that decision for a competent pregnant woman. To adopt Defendants’ argument the Court would have to rewrite the Health Care Amendment.”

The case is expected to be appealed to the Wyoming Supreme Court. In the meantime, two medical providers in Wyoming — one in Jackson and one in Casper — continue to offer abortion services. An arsonist set fire to the Casper clinic in 2022, delaying its opening.

[...] Those included the near-total abortion ban, House Bill 152 – Life is a Human Right Act, and a ban on using medications to induce abortion called Senate File 109 – Prohibiting chemical abortions. Both of them passed the Legislature, though Gordon only signed the latter, simply letting the former go into effect without his signature.

Wyoming’s pair of abortion bans got struck down by Judge Melissa Owens, thanks to a 2012 referendum at the peak of anti-Obamacare backlash.

See Also:

AP, via HuffPost: Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills

[mandsleanan]

The Affordable Care Act covers sterilization at no-cost if you're in the US.

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Sitting in the living room of her Cleveland home, 30-year-old Grace O’Malley reflects on when she ruled out having kids of her own.

O’Malley has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic condition that weakens the body’s connective tissue, and can get much worse postpartum. About three years earlier, when she was in her mid-twenties, her condition worsened. O’Malley’s doctors told her that if she did get pregnant, her uterus could rupture and her child would be more likely to be born prematurely.

O’Malley was on hormonal birth control up until last May. But after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, she knew an abortion ban was likely coming in Ohio and she might not be able to end a pregnancy if her birth control failed. She booked an appointment with her gynecologist.

“I went in that day and I knew right away I wanted a more permanent solution,” said O’Malley. “I was like, ‘I actually want to talk about getting surgery.’ And the nurse was surprised, and she was like, ‘Oh, okay.’”

Dr. Clodagh Mullen, an obstetrician-gynecologist at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, said since the Dobbs v. Jackson decision — which took away the constitutional right to abortion and returned the issue to state governments — many of her patients have been increasingly worried about access to reproductive healthcare and seeking more permanent solutions.

“Some patients will say, ‘Oh, could you stash some IUDs for me?’” Mullen said. “They get very nervous that [birth control] is just going to go away overall. Nobody can re-implant your tube once it's been taken out, so I think that they have that comfort of there's no way anybody can take this part away from me.”

Legislators in some Midwest states have floated bans on birth control, which, so far, haven’t gone anywhere. Mullen doesn’t anticipate that access to contraception will disappear.

“But I get why people have that fear, as I also probably didn't really think that Roe was going to get overturned, if you had asked me this four or five years ago,” she said.

What Mullen is seeing in Cleveland is mirrored across the country. The Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed more than 500 gynecologists across the U.S. in the spring and about half of doctors in states with abortion restrictions reported the number of patients seeking sterilization has increased since Dobbs.

That includes states like Indiana and Missouri - where abortion is banned with very limited exceptions, and states like Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin where bans are currently being disputed, or where residents feel they may lose the right to an abortion. Ohio voters just approved an amendment to the state constitution, which guarantees access to abortion.

Three Ohio health systems that track contraception — MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, University Hospitals in Cleveland, and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus — reported a sharp rise in the number of patients seeking tubal sterilization.

Contraception decisions

There aren’t many big health risks to the type of sterilization procedure Mullen performs. Doctors mostly worry about regret. Most studies found that when doctors followed up, a small percentage of women wished they hadn’t gone through with the procedure.

The majority are like O’Malley, who had some complications post surgery, but said she never second guessed her decision.

“I've never really thought about it, honestly,” said O’Malley. “It’s become kind of a fact of my daily life. It’s like, ‘Hi, I'm Grace. I have red hair and I can't have kids.’”

O’Malley is happy her doctor respected her choice. She believes the political climate helped.

She shared the story of her best friend who sought sterilization in her late 20s, about five years ago. She said her friend had to meet with several doctors before one agreed to do the procedure, and even then, made her wait another year in case she changed her mind.

“My friend did not have that kind of grace,” O’Malley said. “Her doctor probably thought, ‘You would have other options. If you got pregnant and decided that it's really not what [you] wanted, then you could get an abortion.’ Whereas for me, that might not be the option.”

Men decide, too

Men’s contraception patterns are also changing, according to physician reports.

Dr. Sarah Sweigert, a urologist at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, said doctors at her office performed double the number vasectomy consults and procedures as they had before the ruling.

She points to a Cleveland Clinic study, which showed that, in the summer following the court decision, the average age of men getting the procedure has dropped from late 30s to mid-30s compared to the same period the year before. The study also showed there was a significant increase in the number of men under 30 and men without children seeking vasectomy consultations post Dobbs. Sweigert has seen that trend first-hand in her practice.

“I think as more women speak out about perhaps not wanting to be on various forms of birth control for decades, I think that men are more aware of vasectomies and perhaps are doing their part,” she said.

Vasectomies are generally safer than female sterilization and have a much quicker recovery.

But Mullen isn’t surprised that so many women want the procedure themselves – they are the ones who would have to carry the pregnancy and handle the ensuing health impacts.

O’Malley feels that acutely. She had been in vulnerable situations in the past. She was sexually assaulted in college and went through a period where she was homeless. O’Malley said her choice was an act of self-protection.

“It’s not like I sit around thinking that the worst case scenario is going to happen,” she said. “But I would want to know that I was going to be safe and I wasn't going to end up in a situation where I was pregnant and I would have no path to go.”

[companionwolf]

saved names from my generator i'll hand out to some of the league's new players. i source my names from sibr data, the website insplect, the fist ttrpg's codename list, and uh. idk. random ones that sound like they'll make good names. or the names of characters i like. people i know. etc.

Mullen Day

Zeke Skimmer

Hobbs Reverb

Esme Noon

Boyfriend Jackson

Nagomi Roundhouse

Lucas Dreamy

Logan Hive

Crux Campbell

Edric Nava

Atlas Sliders

McBaseball Briggs

Kathy Picklestein

Mike Raze

Justin Winner

England Nelson

Jayden Dogbone

Kline Alvarado

Arcade Bravo

Cedric Glover

Luis Estes

Jake Frost

August Wilco

Sandoval Sparkplug

Chase Dragon

Ren Leash

Undertow Underbuck

Wade Mantle

Sam Kath

Beans Wanderlust

Justin Jensen

Sparrow Rodriguez

Sebastian Soul

Wyatt Fox

London Rodgers

[corebionics]

Golf enthusiasts around the world are constantly seeking out the best and most prestigious golf courses to test their skills and immerse themselves in the sport's rich history. The United States boasts a remarkable array of world-class golf courses, each with its unique design, challenging layout, and breathtaking scenery. In this article, we present a comprehensive list of the top 100 golf courses in the United States, capturing the essence of the country's golfing landscape and offering a bucket list of must-play courses for avid golfers. Please note that the order of the courses in this list is subjective and may vary depending on personal preferences and opinions. Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia Pebble Beach Golf Links - Pebble Beach, California Cypress Point Club - Pebble Beach, California Pine Valley Golf Club - Pine Valley, New Jersey Shinnecock Hills Golf Club - Southampton, New York Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, Pennsylvania Merion Golf Club (East Course) - Ardmore, Pennsylvania Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) - Mamaroneck, New York National Golf Links of America - Southampton, New York Seminole Golf Club - Juno Beach, Florida Bethpage Black - Farmingdale, New York Whistling Straits (Straits Course) - Sheboygan, Wisconsin Muirfield Village Golf Club - Dublin, Ohio Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) - Rochester, New York Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course) - Kiawah Island, South Carolina Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) - Springfield, New Jersey Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 2) - Pinehurst, North Carolina Riviera Country Club - Pacific Palisades, California Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course) - Mamaroneck, New York San Francisco Golf Club - San Francisco, California The Olympic Club (Lake Course) - San Francisco, California Chicago Golf Club - Wheaton, Illinois Oak Hill Country Club (West Course) - Rochester, New York Fishers Island Club - Fishers Island, New York The Country Club - Brookline, Massachusetts Medinah Country Club (No. 3) - Medinah, Illinois Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes) - Bandon, Oregon Los Angeles Country Club (North Course) - Los Angeles, California Oak Tree National Golf Club - Edmond, Oklahoma Southern Hills Country Club - Tulsa, Oklahoma Quaker Ridge Golf Club - Scarsdale, New York Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Cassique) - Kiawah Island, South Carolina The Ocean Course at Hokuala - Lihue, Hawaii The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island - Kiawah Island, South Carolina Crystal Downs Country Club - Frankfort, Michigan The Club at Pelican Hill (Ocean North) - Newport Coast, California Trump National Golf Club (Los Angeles) - Rancho Palos Verdes, California Friar's Head Golf Club - Baiting Hollow, New York Erin Hills Golf Course - Erin, Wisconsin Whistling Straits (Irish Course) - Sheboygan, Wisconsin Somerset Hills Country Club - Bernardsville, New Jersey Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan The Greenbrier (Old White TPC) - White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Osprey Point) - Kiawah Island, South Carolina Prairie Dunes Country Club - Hutchinson, Kansas The Golf Club - New Albany, Ohio The Club at Nine Bridges - Jeju Island, South Korea Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course) - Pebble Beach, California The Boulders (South Course) - Carefree, Arizona Sand Hills Golf Club - Mullen, Nebraska The Estancia Club - Scottsdale, Arizona Wade Hampton Golf Club - Cashiers, North Carolina The Quarry at La Quinta - La Quinta, California Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course) - Olympia Fields, Illinois The Sanctuary Golf Club - Sanibel Island, Florida Camargo Club - Indian Hill, Ohio The Club at Shoal Creek - Shoal Creek, Alabama The Honors Course - Ooltewah, Tennessee Sebonack Golf Club - Southampton, New York The Preserve Golf Club - Carmel, California The Country Club of Virginia (James River Course) - Richmond, Virginia

Victoria National Golf Club - Newburgh, Indiana The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe - Rancho Santa Fe, California Mayacama Golf Club - Santa Rosa, California The Golf Club at Black Rock - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Calusa Pines Golf Club - Naples, Florida The Sagamore Club - Noblesville, Indiana Peachtree Golf Club - Atlanta, Georgia Wade Hampton Golf Club - Cashiers, North Carolina The Cliffs at Keowee Falls - Salem, South Carolina Hazeltine National Golf Club - Chaska, Minnesota Victoria Golf Club - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Whispering Pines Golf Club - Trinity, Texas Butler National Golf Club - Oak Brook, Illinois Castle Pines Golf Club - Castle Rock, Colorado The Valley Club - Hailey, Idaho Aronimink Golf Club - Newtown Square, Pennsylvania Whisper Rock Golf Club (Lower Course) - Scottsdale, Arizona Carlton Woods (Fazio Course) - The Woodlands, Texas Bel-Air Country Club - Los Angeles, California The Alotian Club - Roland, Arkansas The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club (North Course) - Aloha, Oregon Crooked Stick Golf Club - Carmel, Indiana The Dunes Golf & Beach Club - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Pine Tree Golf Club - Boynton Beach, Florida Kinloch Golf Club - Manakin-Sabot, Virginia Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) - Bethesda, Maryland The Golf Club of Tennessee - Kingston Springs, Tennessee Rock Creek Cattle Company - Deer Lodge, Montana Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort - Bandon, Oregon Trump International Golf Club - West Palm Beach, Florida The Cliffs at Mountain Park - Travelers Rest, South Carolina Essex County Club - Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts The Bridge - Bridgehampton, New York Valhalla Golf Club - Louisville, Kentucky The Federal Club - Glen Allen, Virginia Sedgefield Country Club (Ross Course) - Greensboro, North Carolina Meadowbrook Country Club - Northville, Michigan The Resort at Pelican Hill (South Course) - Newport Coast, California Muirfield Village Golf Club - Dublin, Ohio Conclusion: The United States is home to an impressive collection of golf courses that capture the essence of the sport's rich heritage and provide players with unforgettable experiences. From iconic venues to hidden gems, this list of the top 100 golf courses in the United States offers a comprehensive guide for golf enthusiasts seeking to embark on an unforgettable golfing journey. Whether you're looking to challenge yourself on renowned championship layouts or revel in the natural beauty of lesser-known gems, these courses embody the best of American golf and promise to leave a lasting impression on players of all skill levels.

[maplevoxillustration]

The seaweed harvester // nov 2023

( sorry my tape got crunchy during painting this I had to turn it a bunch )

[image id: a young woman wades through water inside a cave on a shoreline. You can see fish scatter around the water as well as sea erchins and a couple of starfish. The woman carries a backpack full of seaweed and Mullen, the latter of which has gone to flower. From the mouth of the cave, the ocean and a nearby landmass is visible, that has a single lighthouse at its shores. The sky is also visible and is sunset, casting a orange hue on the entire piece. The painting is a watercolour that is taped to a table. End id ]

[harrietmjones]

My favourite kisses (Part 3) 💝

(Not in order)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

#21

Marissa Cooper & Alex Kelly (The O.C.)

#22

Zoe Hart & Wade Kinsella (Hart of Dixie)

@keira84

#23

Cassandra "Cassie" Railly & James Cole (12 Monkeys)

#24

Olivia "Liv" Moore & Chase Graves (iZombie)

@whitefluffyyeti

#25

Willow Rosenberg and Tara Maclay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

#26

Michaela Pratt & Asher Millstone (How to Get Away with Murder)

#27

Nancy Wheeler & Jonathan Byers (Stranger Things)

#28

Yalena "Dutch" Yardeen & Alvis Akari (Killjoys)

@highqueenhanson

#29

Alexis Rose & Ted Mullens (Schitt’s Creek)

#30

Alex Udinov & Michael Bishop (Nikita)

@harrietmjones

[paralleljulieverse]

This Week in Julie-history: STAR! opens in Japan, 17 August 1968 

After the gala world premiere of Star! in London, the next port-of-call in the film’s global roadshow rollout was Japan where Star! bowed at Tokyo’s Marunouchi Piccadilly Theatre on 17 August, 1968*, followed by a nationwide release to other major cities including Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo. That Japan was chosen as only the second country in the world to premiere Star! is indicative both of the enormous significance of Japan as a market for Hollywood film in this era and of the popularity of Julie Andrews among Japanese audiences. 

With the resumption of international trade following World War II, US film studios eyed the previously regulated Japanese market as a prime target for export growth. Aided by the Allied occupation and the interim administration’s agenda of actively spreading “Western” values, Hollywood flooded the postwar Japanese market with movies, thereby cultivating a growing taste among local audiences for American product and “turning the formerly protectionist state into a lucrative and dependable film market” (Kitamura, ix-xi). The success of the campaign was neither instant nor absolute, of course, and American cultural imports faced considerable resistance among sectors of the Japanese national community, both then as now. By the 1950s, however, US share of the Japanese box office had grown to 40%, double its pre-war figures, and Japan emerged as the largest single foreign consumer of Hollywood films outside the Anglosphere (Kitamura, 178). 

Unlike many other foreign markets, Japan was receptive to a wide range of American film genres, including importantly musicals (Gerow, 157-59; Seagrave, 77-78). Possibly because Japan already had well-developed cultures of musical theatrical entertainment and had long incorporated song and dance as an element of its own homegrown film genres, local audiences responded positively to Hollywood tuners. Many of the big roadshow musicals of the 50s and 60s such as The King and I (1956), South Pacific (1958) and West Side Story (1961) posted some of their best foreign returns in Japan (Wade, 149; Wells, 236). 

It was a context primed for success by the time Julie Andrews hit Japanese screens in the mid-sixties. All three of Julie’s big screen musicals of the era –– Mary Poppins (1964), The Sound of Music (1965) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) –– were smash hits in Japan, with The Sound of Music becoming the single biggest grossing film in Japanese history (Mullen, 14). Even Julie’s non-musical films –– Hawaii (1966) and Torn Curtain (1966) –– fared extremely well in Japan, cementing a position of preeminent fame and popularity for the star that endures to this day (Mitani 1975; Screen 2006).

It was, thus, not surprising that Fox should have prioritised Japan as a key market in the global distribution of Star! As with the UK release, Star! came in to Japan on a massive wave of pre-release publicity. Newspapers and magazines carried stories and photos, and the distinctively vibrant commercial and entertainment centres of Japan’s bustling cities were peppered with posters, hand-painted billboards and flyers. Japan’s largest department store, Takashimaya partnered with Fox for a major two-and-a-half month PR campaign, featuring a different item of Star! merchandise every day for 10 weeks and distributing to their customers 50,000 heavy-duty colour bags illustrated with Star! advertising art (“Tokyo Shoppers”: 3). Even the soundtrack LP was given a special high-profile release in the Japanese market with Victor Nippon and 20th Century Fox records combining for an unprecedented large-scale promotional push at theatres and retail outlets across Japan (Erwin, 58).

In keeping with local film marketing practices, the Japanese campaign for Star! developed much of its own visual material, styled to accord with local tastes and aesthetic traditions. Unlike the illustrated pictorialist forms that dominated mid-century film advertising elsewhere, Japan pioneered an arresting photomontage style rooted in conventional modes of Japanese visual composition but updated for modern sensibilities. Featuring photographic cut-outs blended into a non-perspectival collage enhanced with handpainted touch-up techniques and juxtaposed with brightly coloured kanji logograms, the “glorious visual confections” of Japanese film art possess an energetic style all their own (Masuda and Black, 4). In the case of Star!, the result is some of the most visually dynamic –– and, given the characteristic Japanese attention to quality, sumptuously produced –– marketing material for the film anywhere in the world. 

Much like the film’s UK reception, Star! met with widespread critical acclaim in Japan. Eiga hyōron, the Japanese magazine of film review, called it: “A genuine terrific musical. It captivates the heart. STAR! can’t be missed” The Yomiuri Shinbun newspaper similarly enthused:

“Gem-sudded STAR! is the epitome of musicals. Julie Andrews proves herself with a charming new image…robust, darling, glamorous and radiant. Exceptionally fabulous giant creation by Robert Wise. Highly entertaining. Suited for all ages” (”Unprecedented Raves”, 111).

However, again like the UK experience, Star! didn’t quite take off at the Japanese box office as hoped. After an initial period of very brisk business –– it broke box office records in its first week at the Maranouchi Piccadilly (“On the Spot”, 584; Edwards 1993) –– ticket sales started to soften. Star! did however enjoy a more high profile afterlife in Japan than in many other territories. In line with the popularity of revivals in the Japanese film market, Star! had several theatrical rereleases in Tokyo and other major cities during the 70s and 80s. In addition, the soundtrack LP, which was a solid seller in Japan, was reissued in 1974 with new cover art. 

All of which confirms the timeless truth of that ancient Zen proverb: 

“If the lady’s someone who is worshipped from afar She’s a genuine, positive, totally marvellous, perfectly wonderful STAR!”

Notes:

* For some reason, IMDb incorrectly lists the Japanese opening of Star! as 24 August 1968. It is also gives incorrect release dates for the film in several other territories including Australia. Don’t always believe what you read on the internet, kids!

Sources:

Edwards, T.J. “The Saga of ‘Star!’”. Star! Special Edition LaserDisc. Beverley Hills, CA: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1993.

Erwin, Elson. “International News Reports: Tokyo.” Billboard. 6 July 1968″ 54-58.

Gerow, Aaron. “Japan.” The International Film Musical. C. Creekmur and L. Mokdad, eds. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2012: 157-170.

Kitamura, Hiroshi. Screening Enlightenment: Hollywood and the Cultural Reconstruction of Defeated Japan. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2010.

Masuda, Tetsuya and Black, Kairakutei. Japanese Movie Posters: Yakuza, Monster, Pink, and Horror. Tokyo: Cocoro Books, 2002.

Mitani, Koji, Julie Andrews: Kiyorakana hibiki meruhen no yume / ジュリー・アンドリュース―清らかなひびき、メルヘンの夢. Tokyo: Haga Shoten, 1975.

Mullen, Shaun D. “Schmaltzy Movies Queue ‘Em up In Tokyo.” The News Journal. 5 October 1970: 14.

“On the Spot Reports.” The Outlook. 30 September 1968: 584.

Screen, Queen of Musical Julie Andrews / ミュージカルの女王 ジュリー・アンドルーズ. Tokyo: Kindai Eiga-sha, 2006.

Segrave, Kerry. American Films Abroad: Hollywood’s Domination of the World’s Movie Screens. Jefferson: McFarland, 1997.

“Tokyo Shoppers Will Be Walking Ads for ‘Star’.” Film and Television Daily. 12 August 1968: 3. 

“Unprecedented Raves Greet 20th Century-Fox’s Newest Roadshow Attraction at its Premieres Around the World!” Daily Variety. 29 October 1968: 111-12.

Wade, Bonnie C. Music in Japan: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

Wells, Elizabeth A. West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2011.

Copyright © Brett Farmer 2018

[alonelikeastone]

WANDERER COMPARISON LIST

Adam Ciolfi RODNEY MULLEN

Andrew Stephenson MICK JAGGER 

Chad Saville JIM GRECO

Chris Foote BRAD STABA

Colin Gallie GINO IANNUCCUI

Cory Wilson  RICK McCRANK

Curtis Whitaker ROB DYRDEK

David Nolan COREY DUFFLE

David O’Connor ERIC DRESSEN  

Devin Morrison FRANKIE HILL 

Dustin Gamble WADE SPAYER 

Dylan Green ANTHONY PAPPALARDO

Franky Baker MIKEY TAYLOR

Geoff Brown STEVE OLSON 

Glenn Thompson ANIMAL CHIN 

Ian Stewart MATT HENSLEY 

Jeff Coopman JOHN LUCERO 

Jeff Hardy COLIN MCKAY 

Joe Cleary JAMES KELCH 

John Bergsma JOSH KALIS 

Josh Swann MAX SCHAFF 

JP Gillespie PONTUS ALV 

Ken Lewis NATAS KAUPAS

Kevin Koral KEVIN STAAB 

Krystyn Symsyk HEATH KIRCHART 

Kyle McVey FRED GALL 

Lee Napier TONY ALVA 

Lucky Bromhead PEGGY OKI 

Mark Doyle PROFESSER PAUL SCHMITT

Mark Reid TIM MCKENNY 

Matt Ellis TOMMY GURERRO 

Matthew Scapillati MATT REASON 

Michael Graveline ANDREW REYNOLDS 

Michael Todd MEGHAN BALTIMORE

Nathan Burger JASON ADAMS 

Nathan Potts SALMAN AGAH 

Norm Coutu TOM KNOX 

Patty DeJong JAWS 

Phil Shore JOHN CARDIEL 

Phil Waring JAKE PHELPS 

Rob Hostetter JEFF GROSSO 

Scott Brignell DAVE CARNIE 

Steve Dawson DONNY BARLEY 

Terry Worona MORRISSEY 

Thomas Berry ETHAN FOWLER 

TJ Charlton AUSTIN STEPHENS 

Ward Barrett NEIL BLENDER

[chrismullenwrites]

The Boerne Book Festival is a little over a month away. Be sure to check out these two featured titles! Can’t make it to Boerne? Copy/paste the links below and get’em now! ROWDY~DEAD OR ALIVE by Chris Mullen https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1953944248? RIVER, SING OUT by James Wade https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09BP31BX7/ #readrowdy #chrismullenwrites #jameswade #boernebookfestival #texasauthors #readingthewest #authorsofinstagram #texasreads #awardwinningauthor #booktok #yawestern #fiction #read #bookstagram #texaswriters #texasliterature https://www.instagram.com/p/ChtT1equ7yr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dalekofchaos]

X-Force Fancast

My other Marvel fancasts

X-Men

Wolverine

Spider-Man

Fantastic 4

Other Marvel characters

Scott Eastwood as James “Logan” Howlett/Wolverine

Martin Sensmeier as Warpath/James Proudstar

Armie Hammer as Warren Worthington III/Archangel

Danila Kozlovsky as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus

Rose Leslie as Wolfsbane/Rahne Sinclair

Maggie Q as Psylocke/Elizabeth “Betsy” Braddock

Sofia Boutella as X-23/ Laura Kinney

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson

Stephen Lang as Cable

Kristen Stewart as Domino/Neena Thurman

Karen Gillan as Siryn/Theresa Cassidy

Dakota Fanning as Boom-Boom/Tabitha Smith

Burn Gorman as Fantomex

Robert Knepper as Vanisher/Telford Porter

Peter Mullen as Reverend Craig Sinclair

Jason Isaacs as Mister Sinister 

Christopher Eccleston as Bastion 

[diariodigitalcristiano]

Julie Roys se retira de su propia conferencia después de ser acusada de abuso espiritual

Roys fundó una conferencia de un día llamada "Restaurar" organizada en la Universidad de Judson, diciendo que está "dirigida a restaurar la fe en Dios en la iglesia".

La conferencia de este año tendrá lugar el 21 de mayo de 2022 e incluirá a Diane Langberg, Scot McKnight, Lori Anne Thompson, Wade Mullen, Lina Abujamra y Karen Swallow Prior. La conferencia cubrirá temas que incluyen "¿Dónde está Dios cuando hay abuso?" "Recuperarse del trauma espiritual", "Defensa efectiva de las víctimas" y "Elegir la esperanza frente a la desesperación".

Resulta que Roys no estará presente este año, esto surge luego de sus constantes ataques de injustica a la iglesia del pastor John MacArthur. Parece que el Dios justo ha orquestado para que muchos expongan la hipocresía de Julie Roy en asuntos a abusos espirituales.

Julie Roys ha anunciado en las redes sociales en un volcado nocturno del viernes que se ha retirado de su propia conferencia y no hablará.

La Conferencia de Restauración, que tendrá lugar del 20 al 21 de mayo, "¿Dónde está Dios cuando hay abuso? Recuperarse de un trauma espiritual. Defensa efectiva de las víctimas y elegir la esperanza frente a la desesperación"

Esto se debe al abuso espiritual grosero y espeluznante que Roys cometió contra un joven adolescente, que Roy luego desvió y tuvo que emitir múltiples disculpas, y por el cual todavía está siendo criticada por los blogueros sobrevivientes.

[david-sankey]

TWO free exhibitions

Photographing Protest explores how women and nonbinary photographers, and those making work within a feminist context have shaped the representation of public protest. Posing a challenge to the male-dominated history of reportage, it explores how photographers have created alternative, feminist narratives. From sit-ins to street theatre, candlelight vigils to deportation campaigns, their images resonate across the generations in struggles for gender equality, social justice and civil rights.

The exhibition includes work by Fiona Alexander, Katalin Arkell, Angela Christofilou, Elainea Emmott, Sally Fraser, Melanie Friend, Sheila Gray, Sally Greenhill, the Hackney Flashers, Judy Harrison, Tessa Howland, Jess Hurd, Pam Isherwood, Loraine Leeson, Jenny Matthews, Michael Ann Mullen, Maggie Murray, Joanne O’Brien, Raissa Page, Angela Phillips, Brenda Prince, Mary Turner, Bex Wade, Janine Wiedel, Val Wilmer, Mo Wilson and Carole Wright.

18 March - 30 April

Free Entry | No booking required (Fourcorners) FREEWomen's History Month Photo Show Fri 4 Mar 22 - Thu 31 Mar 22 TimeMon – Fri 9am-6pm Sat 10am – 4pmVenueThe Brady Art GalleryAddressBrady Arts and Community Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5HU Tel020 7364 7900

Alternative Arts presents an exhibition by women photographers celebrating Women’s History Month with portraits and images of women at work and play, at demonstrations and celebrations, exploring their identity and history. Included are Sarah Ainslie’s images of women working in local food banks, Gweniver Exton’s photos of women taken when travelling through South East Asia. Hattie Collins's Water Bodies highlights the importance of ecological issues. Portraits by Jacqui Ennis-Cole feature Lola, a ‘punk’ musician, working in a health food store. Four Corners contribute archive images of women’s film and photography workshops from the 1970s. Fran Hales shows photos of Adenike protesting relentlessly during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in London 2020. Jenny Lewis exhibits some of her portraits from her One Hundred Years project capturing one hundred women in the East End of London from the age of One to One Hundred. Street photography by Farlon J Rahaman highlights the beauty of everyday women. Holly Revell’s images portray queer women and non-binary people celebrating ‘Pride’. Anna Sherbany exhibits stunning images of women as strong and naked but not pornographic. Mary Thompson shows photos of protests from the ‘Million Women Rise’ Marches Against Violence Against Women, and the Fawcett Society March Against the Cuts. Julie Cook’s photographs of hair curlers evoke memories of her mother. Enzo Ascione Ash gives out a burst of live energy, Samantha Brown presents photographs of the demolition of a shoe factory collaged with images of former workers. Mary Lynne Ellis focuses on older women from diverse cultural backgrounds on protests in London, and Krystina Stimakovits shows women in urban spaces travelling between home and work, shopping, rushing, waiting, reflecting, planning, dreaming. The images for this live exhibition have been selected from the Women’s History Month Photo Open Online 2021. This 2022 exhibition may also be viewed online at www.alternativearts.org.uk Curated by Sarah Ainslie and Maggie Pinhorn For further information contact info@alternativearts.co.uk

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For Popovich and USA it's gold or nothing

After their first Olympic defeat since 2004 in their opening game against France and without many of their best players, the US men's basketball team face an uphill struggle to leave Tokyo with the gold medal. Gregg Popovich knows better than anyone that nothing less will do

By Huw Hopkins Last Updated: 26/07/21 4:44pm

Kevin Durant and Gregg Popovich during the USA's opening defeat to France on Sunday The last time Gregg Popovich worked with Team USA at an Olympics was 2004. He was an assistant coach for the men’s team that won bronze, and his first foray at the Olympics as head coach might be heading towards a similar outcome. In 2004, his superstar power forward Tim Duncan for the San Antonio Spurs was a leader on the USA roster. Duncan was also one of the few top Americans to have not dropped out of representing the country after the FIBA Americas Cup, where the team had romped to an undefeated championship a year earlier. So if Team USA go out sad are we finally going to have to have a conversation that maybe it was just Tim Duncan’s greatness and not Coach Pop that made San Antonio so great for so long? 👀— Mo Mooncey (@TheHoopGenius) July 25, 2021 But without Jason Kidd, Tracy McGrady, Jermaine O’Neal, Vince Carter, Mike Bibby, Ray Allen and Elton Brand - all top players at the time in the NBA - or other elite players such as Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Garnett or Chauncey Billups, the USA fielded a group of young men without much professional experience and only B-grade talent.When you look back at the names that joined Team USA, it’s not a terrible list: rookies LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony were there, as was sophomore Amar'e Stoudemire. But so too was Emeka Okafor, who hadn’t played a minute of professional basketball. They were joined by Shawn Marion, Richard Jefferson, Lamar Odom, Carlos Boozer - none of whom were ever the best guy on a good team - and a pair of dominant ball handlers in Stephon Marbury and Allen Iverson. And of course Duncan, who was arguably the best player in the NBA.Had all these players been brought in at their peak this could have been a gold medal team, but the mix of inexperience and lesser talent wasn’t enough to support the duelling superstars that represented chalk and cheese on the hardwood, Iverson and Duncan.The Dream was over

Allen Iverson and Tim Duncan at the 2004 Athens Olympics It was the worst iteration of what some were still calling the ‘Dream Team’. The moniker came from the 1992 Olympics when professional basketball players from the NBA were first allowed to suit up for their nation. The men’s USA team comprised Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullen, Clyde Drexler, Scottie Pippen, and, in a nod to the college athletes that previously represented the USA at the Olympics, Christian Laettner. Aside from the latter, there had never been a better collection of basketball talent put together.Vice-President of NBA Europe Ralph Rivera believes it was this moment that acted as a catalyst for the rest of the world catching up to the USA in terms of talent. “It was pivotal,” he told Sky Sports earlier this year.“I think you can trace back the big bang of the NBA to the Dream Team in 1992. Pau Gasol talked about the fact that it happened in his hometown and inspired him and a generation of kids like him to follow the players and the league. In fact, that was the impetus as well for opening the European office two years later in 1994.”The Dream Team nickname had probably worn off by 1996, but there were still top players on each incarnation, and some still used the term going into the 2004 Olympics, when the talent had taken an undeniable dip.

The 1992 USA Men's Basketball Team The NBA had also seen an influx of internationals as a result of the first Dream Team inspiring other nations to pick up the orange ball. Detlef Schrempf became the first European All-Star in 1993, and his fellow German Dirk Nowitzki had become a good player in the early 2000s. Serbia’s Peja Stojakovic as one of the NBA’s leading scorers in the mid-2000s, China's Yao Ming had become an international sensation and Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili had joined Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich's Spurs from France and Argentina, respectively.These days, the floodgates of international NBA talent are well and truly open with around a fifth of the NBA’s roster spots being taken by players overseas.There hasn’t been an American Most Valuable Player since James Harden in 2018, and the Defensive Player of the Year Award hasn’t been presented to someone from the USA since 2017.With the likes of Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert and Joel Embiid cementing their status as All-Stars, as well as leading their respective teams to top seeds - and Giannis leading his to an NBA championship - during a season when 107 NBA players were born outside of the USA, the growth and influence of overseas talent within the league is clear.Even so, several top international players are now finding they can make more money as a star in a league in their home country rather than accepting a similar amount to play limited minutes in the NBA.Simply put, the USA needs its best players to turn up year after year if they want to compete for gold.Get worse before you get better

Stephon Marbury and Allen Iverson are awarded their bronze medals in Athens It almost seems like the USA needs to lose an Olympics before the country reworks its international programme. After missing out on a gold medal in 1988, then NBA Commissioner David Stern worked closely with USA Basketball and the Olympic Committee to bring in professionals. It took three Summer Games of succeeding before gold eluded them again in 2004.Many complained that the players had stopped taking it seriously when Tim Duncan’s team settled for bronze, as there was a mentality for some to rock up one year before the Olympics took place, play a tournament to get used to FIBA rules, then win the big one.After 2004, the USA scrapped the coaching staff and started from scratch with the players. That meant assistant coach Gregg Popovich was out of the fold - he was considered for the top job but apparently didn’t show enough hunger for the position - and Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski took over on the proviso that he would stick around to set up a pathway.Players were also told that they have to commit to multiple summers, attend training camps, compete in tournaments and be part of a wider group that would be selected on merit closer to the time. There was no guarantee they would be selected and they would have to give up their time.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony with their gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade were NBA veterans in 2008. They had become the best players (or certainly on the top tier) and they returned to Team USA to avenge their rookie-year embarrassment on the national stage. The big guns were brought in: Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd were now elder statesmen in the league but they set the tone for a ‘gold or nothing’ mentality. And a few younger players - such as Chris Paul, Deron Williams and Dwight Howard - learned from the best.This is when the Dream Team was officially retired. In came the Redeem Team.It ushered in three more Olympic gold medals, but when Krzyzewski retired from international commitments after Rio, Gregg Popovich finally got his run as head coach.The problem? The top players were beginning to tire of giving up their free time.Wade and James completed their third Olympic cycle and stepped away from 2016. Anthony stayed on but that would prove to be his last. That team successfully ushered in a new generation that included Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Paul George and Jimmy Butler, but after the Rio Games, some of the top stars had lost motivation to attend training camps and tournaments each summer.At the FIBA World Cup in 2019, in his first major tournament, Popovich was left without much star power and a lot of youth. The result was a defeat to France in the quarter-finals and a miserable seventh-place finish.No LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, James Harden, nor Kevin Durant. The scoring was instead falling onto the shoulders of 22-year-olds Donovan Mitchell and Jaylen Brown, and a 21-year-old Jayson Tatum.

Donovan Mitchell at the 2019 FIBA World Cup We might look back on some of those names one day with the same appreciation that we do with Wade, Anthony and James today, but they were not reliable superstars at that point. The only hope is that some of them will have been able to use that experience at Tokyo 2020, when some of the truly elite players will have returned.Covid-19 threw a spanner in that plan. With the Olympics delayed and such a short turnaround between the 2019-20 season and the 2020-21 season, more players opted for rest this summer, and many of the best players were simply not available. Popovich was once again given one or two superstars, supported by a number of players who are second, third, and even fourth, fifth and sometimes sixth or seventh options on their NBA teams.The USA men’s Tokyo 2020 roster is not the Dream Team. It’s not even the Redeem Team. And the loss against France in their opening contest, as well as losses to Australia and Nigeria during warm-up exhibitions, shows that Popovich might not have the best luck when it comes to international competition. The rest of the world has officially caught up to the USA’s men’s teams, and if a nation can’t put out it’s best players, it will be tough to get on the podium.If they don’t win gold, it could mean another overhaul at USA Basketball to regenerate the enthusiasm that top American-born players need to show up and represent their country. And if Popovich is ousted, it could put a permanent dent on the career of someone who many consider as the best basketball coach of all time. Read the full article

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“Me and dead owls don’t give a hoot”: Justified Season 3, Episodes 2-4

We’re back at it, as the major conflicts of Justified’s third season begin to take shape. My recap of Episode One, “The Gunfighter”, is here; the previous season’s notes are tagged with ‘#justified season 2′, and the general tag for related business is ‘#did you miss my heart on purpose’.

Episode Two: “Cut Ties”

-In the aftermath of the encounter with Fletcher Nix, Raylan wakes up in the house Winona shared with Gary, only to have his morning routine disrupted by an ill-timed visit from the new realtor.

-Raylan goes to visit Boyd in jail, and the two of them muse on their unconventional relationships-- Raylan’s contemplating moving in with his pregnant ex-wife, and Boyd is, as he describes it, sleeping with “his dead brother’s widow and murderess”. Raylan also drops a hint that he knows why Boyd was so keen to get himself locked up this time around.

-Marshal Service Case of the Week: Art Mullen gets a visit from his old pal Bill Nichols, who works in Witness Protection. Nichols gets cornered outside a diner and shot in the leg. Following up on his disappearance is Agent Karen Goodall (Carla Gugino) up from Miami, and it’s implied that she and Raylan have a shared past. As the two of them track down a possible lead, Art sends Rachel to the home of one of Nichols’ witnesses--a woman with two small children-- with orders to watch and wait. Art tracks down the man who shot Nichols and, after interrogating him, establishes the link: he sold the addresses of Nichols’ other witnesses to a mob boss named Little Joe DeLaHunt (the man Raylan and Agent Goodall are tracking). Raylan, Goodall, and Art show up to help Rachel, who has managed to fend off two attackers and keep the witness and her children safe.

-Meanwhile Boyd, acting on a reluctant tip from Dewey Crowe, engineers another fight to get himself placed in solitary confinement, where his new neighbor just happens to be Dickie Bennett. Boyd sneaks into Dickie’s cell and holds him at knifepoint, demanding the location of Mags’ money. Dickie informs him it’s with a man named Ellstin Limehouse. Next morning, Boyd is released into Ava’s arms, and explains that getting the money will be trickier than they anticipated.

-In the final scene, we meet the mysterious Mr. Limehouse (Mykelti Williamson)-- aside from Rachel, he and his assistants, Errol (Demetrius Grosse) and Bernard (Cleavon McLendon) are the first major Black characters we’ve seen on the show. While carefully carving up a pig, Limehouse lectures Bernard for falling asleep on watch duty, and offers a choice: Bernard can submit to having his hand burned with lye, to settle the affair, or he can promise not to screw up again, knowing, if he does, the consequences will be dire. Bernard takes “Door #2.” As the camera pulls away, it lingers on Errol’s hand, which is marked with a heavy burn scar.

Episode Three: “Harlan Roulette”

-Ava makes a nocturnal visit to Limehouse’s BBQ shack-- clearly, they know each other well. She brings him to meet with Boyd, who is decidedly out of his comfort zone. Boyd offers to dispatch Dickie Bennett, but Limehouse doesn’t bite, and instead, slyly hints at Boyd’s “weed problem”. Boyd takes a swing at Devil for not burning the marijuana as ordered.

-Trooper Tom Bergen calls Raylan down-- they’ve caught scent of Wade Messer. They’re looking at him for a series of armed robberies, possibly connected to OxyContin trafficking, and Raylan expresses surprise that the generally benign Messer would be caught up in such business. Messer escapes the roadblock, but his buddy JT is caught and arrested.

-We catch up with Dewey Crowe and Dickie Bennett, bro-ing out in the prison yard. Corrupt guard Ash Murphy, who assisted Boyd in the previous episode, bends Dickie’s ear about the Bennett money. Jeremy Davies, as Dickie, gives possibly my favorite line-delivery in whole series when he tells Murphy to “h-h-hold your horses.”

-Messer and JT show up to apologize to their dealer, pawn-shop owner Glenn Fogle. Fogle makes JT play a few rounds of “Harlan Roulette” in punishment. “Maybe it’s just your lucky day, son,” Fogle says, as JT escapes round after round. “Maybe not,” Fogle intones, after shooting him.

-Errol arrives at the Givens home to offload the ruined weed stash, and Boyd directs Devil to help. Arlo puts a flea in Boyd’s ear about their discontent. Inside, Boyd pulls Devil, Arlo, and Ava in for a meeting and lays out his plans for the new Crowder empire. “We will not work with outsiders,” he declares.

-Off to Lexington, where Robert Quarles is describing his plans to take over the Oxy racket to Wynn Duffy. Quarles takes a phone call, and Duffy asks for the restroom. He takes a wrong turn, and discovers a seemingly naked man, gagged and bound on a bed. Quarles cheerfully redirects him- “Other side, buddy,” and Duffy turns away, visibly creeped out.

-Raylan visits Glenn Fogle, on Messer’s trail. Fogle makes a panicked call to Wynn Duffy, and Quarles, listening in, suggests that Fogle arrange for Wade Messer to kill Raylan.

-Step one of Boyd’s agenda: re-taking control of Johnny’s bar. Johnny, who has been conspicuously absent up to this point, unveils some new recruits to the crew: young punk Jimmy (Jesse Luken), about whom Johnny affectionately says, “We never know what he’ll do, so that’s a problem,” and the menacing, longhaired Rip.

-A very glum Wade Messer, having summoned Raylan to his house under the pretext of surrender, finds Raylan already waiting on the front porch. It turns out that Raylan went inside and found the gun Messer was supposed to shoot him with. Messer lures Glenn Fogle to the scene, and a standoff ensues, with Fogle and his henchman each offering Raylan information before unwittingly shooting each other.

-Boyd drinks with Devil, who reminisces about the glory days of Crowder’s Commandos, to Boyd’s obvious discomfort. Finally, Devil comes to the point-- which Boyd Crowder is he being asked to follow? Boyd responds that he’s the same as he’s always been, which, while probably true, isn’t the answer Devil thinks it is.

-Raylan, acting on a tip from Fogle, pays Wynn Duffy an impromptu visit, just as Robert Quarles is showing off his new wrist-gun rig. Raylan roughs Duffy up a little, and then, in an escalation of his previous threat, drops a bullet on Duffy’s chest. “Next one’s comin’ faster,” he growls, to Quarles’ obvious amusement.

Episode Four: “The Devil You Know”

-Devil meets with none other than Robert Quarles, at the recommendation of his friend Tanner Dodd. Quarles claims to sympathize with Devil’s plight (as told to him by Dodd), and suggests Devil join forces with him. Devil isn’t an idiot, repugnant politics aside-- he knows an opportunity when he sees one.

-Speaking of joining forces, Dewey Crowe jumps in to defend Dickie Bennett during a ruckus in the prison yard, and Murphy, who planned to help Dickie escape, expresses profound irritation. The infirmary nurse Lance (Clayne Crawford), on the other hand, seems to think Dewey might be useful.

-So, there’s a thing in dog training called the “blanket test”, used to measure problem-solving skills. You put a towel or blanket over the dog’s head (gently), and most competent pups will be able to extricate themselves in less than 30 seconds. As Murphy goes to let the two miscreants out of the van, Dewey Crowe falls out, and begins flopping around in a panic, still inside the body bag, failing the blanket test in spectacular fashion.

-Raylan goes to visit Loretta McCready, to ask if she might have any ideas about Mags’ missing money. She gives him a hard time, but clearly, both of them enjoy the interaction, and she mentions Limehouse.

-Next, Raylan and Rachel go to visit Limehouse, and Raylan explains the history of Noble’s Holler-- founded by emancipated slaves, and kept in self-willed isolation ever since. When Raylan mentions his surname, Limehouse pretends not to recognize it. He reluctantly agrees to let the marshals set up a roadblock, watching for Dickie Bennett. Dickie and Murphy see the police lights and head back to a motel, where Dickie makes new arrangements with Limehouse.

-Raylan heads to Johnny’s bar, trying to sniff out Boyd’s angle on Noble’s Holler. More history is revealed: Limehouse has offered sanctuary to white women looking to escape abusive husbands, including Raylan’s mother Frances. Raylan witnessed Arlo receive a beating at Limehouse’s hands when he attempted to get Frances back. Raylan then pulls Boyd aside, alerting him that Dewey and Dickie are out and looking for Mags’ money.

-Back at the motel, Murphy, Lance, and Dickie squabble-- Limehouse is supposed to call Dickie when the money has been delivered, and hours have passed with no word. Murphy goes out for fried chicken.

-At the bar, Johnny finds Devil lurking in the back office, and asks what’s on his mind. Devil says he’s through with Boyd Crowder, and he knows how to get in some “deep pockets”. Johnny drily says, “Start talking, Devil.”

-Raylan tracks down Murphy, tray of chicken in hand, and literally runs him down, as Dickie and the others escape from the hotel room. Murphy details the plan, and makes a remark about things potentially getting “weird”. Dewey tries to run away at a gas station, and Lance takes him, while Dickie and the others head to the store.

-Rachel stops Errol’s truck, which he claims is full of pig manure, and makes it clear she has every intention of searching it before she’ll let him through the roadblock. He turns back around, and a dismayed Raylan realizes that he was probably carrying the money. “Goddamn if I don’t have to save Dickie Bennett,” he mutters, driving off.

-Sure enough, Dickie is about to meet some unpleasant fate at the hands of the two men from the motel when Errol and Limehouse arrive at the store. Dickie opens a cooler, only to find that there’s significantly less money in it than expected. He angrily hands it back to Limehouse, saying their business isn’t finished until the whole $3 million is recovered. Raylan shows up, and Dickie surrenders.

-Devil makes his play-- with Johnny at his side, he corners Boyd for a “come-to-Jesus” meeting. Boyd sighs with regret, calling him “son”, and seeming to surrender. He asks for one last word, and Devil nods. “Knowing me the way that you do,” Boyd says softly, “What ever led you to believe you could pull this off?” Johnny raises his pistol to Devil’s head, and Boyd shoots him in the chest. He’s clearly furious, but there’s also grief in his voice-- no doubt Devil reminds him of his younger, angrier self. The episode ends with Boyd firing directly into Devil’s forehead, to ease his passing.

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If a leader comes to a sacred role empty, narcissistic, and hungry, they’ll likely feverishly quest for legitimacy and meaning, collecting audiences, platforms, awards and luxuries to justify the position and their title. They begin to see people as objects to be manipulated, shaped, and molded to fit their own agenda.

Wade Mullen

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