#alaa+stephen

[depressedgarbages-stuff]

All posts of the situation of 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 I saw today (Sat, May 04.):

https://www.tumblr.com/straight-from-gaza/749581412676632576/a-palestinian-child-receives-medical-treatment-on?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/nabulsi/749581432422350848/hi-can-you-help-me-to-share-my-gofundme-link?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/ahmednabubaker/749556481182089216/we-are-so-close-please-boost?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/i-am-aprl/749492125245292544/it-is-absolutely-mind-boggling-to-me-that-so-much?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/eziojensenthe3rd/749492047019425792/senates-adjourned-until-may-7th-on-a-tuesday-get?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/soon-palestine/749525223837220864?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/ahmednabubaker/749566726701744128/lets-together-helping-youssefs-and-his-family?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/sayruq/749494530288533504/rights-group-urges-probe-into-israeli-arms-that?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/fantastic-nonsense/749502584626266112/i-know-its-cold-comfort-to-everyone-protesting?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/mysharona1987/749516398162804736/best-moment-of-stephen-colberts-career-was-when?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/i-am-aprl/749556246802317312/graduating-students-call-out-northeastern?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/sayruq/749493749556625408/donate-to-help-mosab-leave-gaza-for-urgent?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/muffinlevelchicanery/749561193366224896?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/soon-palestine/749532055953686528?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/alaa-jawad/749559357136633856/emergency-help-belal-family-to-evacuate-from-gaza?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/muffinlevelchicanery/749495278862843904?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/sayruq/749496430119534592?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/kropotkindersurprise/749561191808057344?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/intersectionalpraxis/749482890992271360/ucla-like-many-footages-ive-seen-of-people-being?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/flower-tea-fairies/749458121096855552/that-part?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/i-am-aprl/749495106637365248/theyve-got-to-be-stopped-theres-one-thing-joe?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/i-am-aprl/749243547613642752/people-are-passing-food-and-water-through-the?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/redshift-13/749409907117260801?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/kropotkindersurprise/749053259518509056/april-28-2024-an-unintentionally-funny-video-by?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/elierlick/748958496566001664/34000-deaths-is-clearly-an-appalling-undercount?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/sayruq/748231038840537088?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/odinsblog/749418951055949824/please-dont-ever-forget-how-campus-presidents?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/bunnyhugs22/749427730166202368?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/violottie/748755121040752640/my-entire-identity-has-been-wiped-out-says-saqr?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/longlivepalestina/749273056735805440/the-west-can-ban-social-media-sites-and-they-can?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/mpreg-jesuschrist/749396784524214272?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/sophia-zofia/749050056422850560?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/sayruq/748775135537971200?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/soon-palestine/748767094654582784?source=share

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https://www.tumblr.com/sscarletvenus/749400755428048896/annelise-orleck-has-been-banned-from-dartmouth?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/violottie/748946487957995520/dont-lose-focus-yes-the-university-campus?source=share

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[corvid-ghost]

Hi :)

I have to many interests so like here they all are (and linked to the title is a post containing all my posts on said subject)

(Ones crossed put are being boycotted and I will not advertise for a genocide- Marvel, Disney, Scream)

But before that I would like to share GoFundMe's for people in Gaza

Mutual on tiktok, not on tumblr @ haya.sarraj

@tameraldeeb

@save-mohammad-family

@eyadeyadsblog

Tiktok not tumblr @ abboud.ramsy

Tiktok not tumblr @ reem.gh372

Tiktok not tumblr @majd0570

Tiktok not tumblr @fatmaa_tamer

@ahmed-ziad

@kimamberly

@samerpal

@ahmedalnabeeh11

@mohammedaldeeb

There will be more added

☆ DC

° mainly the batfam (mostly Tim or Duke) but want to read the rest, I own a couple young justice comics (Tim's young justice) and other Tim comics, a few of Dukes, watched the young justice show

☆ Books

°The Hunger Games, Unwind Dystology, The Spirit Bares it's Teeth, Hell Followed With Us, All Thats Left In the World, Cemetery Boys, Red, White, & Royal Blue, The Outsiders

☆ Mythology

°mainly Greek, but they all interest me

☆ TMNT

° all variations (watched rottmnt and batman vs tmnt; watching 2k12 tmnt; want to watch the others and read the comics)

☆ATLA + TLOK (Avatar + Korra)

° both the original show and the new one

☆It

°Seen the modern movies, want to see the 90's one, maybe will read the book (Stephen King is a creep so ew)

☆ Theatre

° Hadestown, RTC (Ride the Cyclone), Legally Blond (musical), BMC (Be More Chill), The Lightning Theif (musical), EPIC

☆ DangerVerse (Henry Danger and Danger Force)

° watched henry danger and all but 2 episodes of Danger force

☆ The Thundermans

☆ Voltron

☆ Boy Meets World

☆ Scream

☆ Marvel (longest one)

° specifically the spiderverse (mainly noir and punk), Hawkeye and daredevil, mainly it is almost all of Marvel basically just not mcu

☆Stranger Things

°Queer people

☆ Lab Rats (and elite force kinda)

° i like lab rats, elite force i like the vibe and can ignore how bad it is when I change all the bad parts in my head

☆ Mighty Med

° haven't seen most of it but I'm watching it

This list will be updated over time :)

[connective-environments-fall2019]

Watergate Reflection

The Watergate contraption is the illustration of computation in its simplest form.  The construction is a binary full adder, but the intention is to comprehend how computing can be interactive and visible.  The techniques expressed in the Watergate Project could be scaled up to represent how utilities and infrastructure could be reimagined as a computing mechanism and public art display.  Computers and infrastructure are similar because the information systems are hidden behind screens or in boxes and the life giving systems are hidden under streets or in walls.  The act of deconstructing these systems to occupy public space would provide an experience where computing would become intuitive and appreciated.  Large scale construction projects and high water table in Berlin require infrastructure to be temporarily located above ground where water flows in large steel pipes share the public space with the flows of transportation.  What would a world look like if the flows of information, infrastructure, and transportation all shared public space and computation was as intuitive as redirecting the flow of water to compute binary addition?

[mattmarflake-blog]

Assignment 2 - Outcomes & Reflection

Assignment 2 proved to be a challenging test of trial and error. Each prototype was constructed based on previous prototype attempts. Each process allowed for us to learn from each subsequent attempt. During each test run, we learned about the type of material, the different material thicknesses, connection techniques, construction techniques, and tension issues. This assignment proved to be a demanding one but each step allowed for a learning experience. 

[sgrotz-blog]

Loads of Potential

It was our team’s goal to store as much potential energy as possible to help our car fly across the table.  We began the process of exploring how to store energy with torsion springs cut from delrin but we quickly made the jump to cast concrete (Rockite).

The torsion springs seemed to break no matter how we designed them to bend (plastic is inherently brittle).  We focused our attention on flywheels which we decide to cast with Rockite to allow for the greatest amount of customization.  Our first flywheels only measured 2.5″ in diameter.  The image shown above was 6″ across because we calculated that the mass is important, but the larger diameter is more important.

We concluded that the two 6″ flywheels were massive but they put a lot of strain on the car’s axles.  There was also too much friction at all of the joints were the gears, flywheels, and wheels met the axles.  No matter how much potential energy is stored, the car’s mechanics have to be efficient or else the car simple will not move.  The wheels should be able to spin for multiple seconds with a simple flick of a finger, and if they don't, your car will only move with a big push.

One final idea that was proposed that I wish we could have explored was the idea of rolling the car multiple times across the table to build up potential energy in the flywheel and then setting it on the table top to let the flywheel spin freely for multiple seconds and propel the car forward.

[aletdownsquid]

Comprehensive Exam Readings

My research “question”:

Many writers of U.S. fiction insert nonfiction documents into their narratives to critique how marginalized citizens are excluded from their rights to equal protection granted by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. I’m interested in how African American authors and other writers of color have employed these strategies since the end of World War II; for example, the inclusion of real warrants for runaway slaves in Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, or passages from U.S. treaties with Native American tribes featured in Watershed by Percival Everrett. In the essay, I will identify, historicize, and examine some of these conventions, and drawing upon Assemblage Theory and Third Space theory,  explore how these subversions of the fiction genre might allow authors of color to highlight historical truths, erase some of the distance between literary and political realms, and possibly affect political change.

To be completed by September 2020. (note: Strikethrough is complete / Bold means I intend to cite them in my comprehensive exam)

U.S. Fiction (Post ‘45): Major List

Guiding Questions:

How do works of geopolitical American fiction since the end of WWII explore the ways in which American exceptionalism has subjugated people of color? Specifically, how do these works examine the ways American colonial rule define U.S.–indigenous relations; and how do these works continue to engage with race in America since the Civil Rights movement?

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. Americanah. Anchor, 2014.  

Akwaeke, Emezi. Freshwater. Grove, 2018.

Alvarez, Julia. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. Algonquin, 2010.

Aswany, Alaa Al. Chicago. Harper, 2008

Baldwin, James. Giovanni’s Room. Vintage, 2013.

Barthleme, Donald. “Concerning the Bodyguard,” Sixty Stories. Penguin, 2003. 

Beatty, Paul. The White Boy Shuffle. Picador, 2001.

Chabon, Michael. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Random House, 2012. 

Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. Vintage, 1991.

Clemmons, Zinzi. What We Lose. Viking, 2017.

Currie Jr., Ron. God is Dead: Stories. Penguin, 2008. 

Diaz, Junot. The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Riverhead, 2006.

Egan, Jennifer. A Visit from the Goon Squad. Anchor, 2010.

Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man. Vintage, 1995. 

Everett, Percival. Watershed. Beacon Press, 2003.

Gay, Roxane. Ayiti. Grove Press, 2018. 

Gibson, William. Pattern Recognition. Berkley, 2005.

Greene, Graham. The Quiet American. Penguin, 1980. 

Habila, Helon. Travelers. W.W. Norton & Company, 2019. 

Hagedorn, Jessica. Dogeaters. Pantheon, 1990. 

Hamid, Mohsin. The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Harvest, 2008.

Herrera, Yuri. Signs Preceding the End of the World. And Other Stories, 2015.

James, Marlon. A Brief History of Seven Killings. Riverhead, 2015. 

Jarrar, Randa. A Map of Home. Other Press, 2008.

Jen, Gish. Typical American. Harcourt, 2014. 

Johnson, Adam. The Orphan Master’s Son. Random House, 2013. 

Johnson, Mat. Pym. Spiegel & Grau, 2011.

Kaulfus, Ken. A Disorder Peculiar to the Country. Harper Perennial, 2006. 

Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman Warrior. Vintage, 1989.

Kushner, Rachel. The Strange Case of Rachel K. New Directions, 2016.

Lahiri, Jhumpa. Interpreter of Maladies: Stories. Mariner, 1999. 

Lapcharoensap, Rattawut. Sightseeing: Stories. Grove Press, 2005. 

Le Nam. The Boat: Stories. Vintage, 2009.  

Lee, Chang-rae. Native Speaker. Riverhead Books, 1996. 

Luiselli, Valeria. The Story of My Teeth. Coffee House Press, 2015.

Mathews, John Joseph. Sundown. University of Oklahoma Press, 1988.

Mbue, Imbolo. Behold the Dreamers. Random House, 2017.

Mengetsu, Dinaw. How to Read the Air. Riverhead, 2011. 

Momaday, N. Scott. House Made of Dawn. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2010.

Ng, Celeste. Everything I Never Told You. Penguin Books, 2015.

Nguyen, Viet Thanh. The Sympathizer. Grove Press, 2015.

Nguyen, Viet Thanh. The Refugees: Stories. Grove Press, 2018.

Okada, John. No-No Boy. University of Washington Press, 2014.

Orange, Tommy. There There. Vintage, 2018. 

Otsuka, Julie. The Buddha in the Attic. Anchor, 2012. 

Ozeki, Ruth. A Tale for the Time Being. Penguin Books, 2013. 

Packer, ZZ. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere: Stories. Riverhead, 2004. 

Pena, Daniel. Bang. Arte Publico, 2018. 

Reed, Ishmael. Japanese by Spring. Scribner, 1993. 

Reed, Ishmael. Mumbo Jumbo. Scribner, 1972.

Rekdal, Paisley. Intimate: An American Family Photo Album. Tupelo Press, 2012.  

Salesses, Matthew. The Hundred-Year Flood. Little A, 2015. 

Sebald, W.G. The Emigrants. New Directions, 2016.

Shamsie, Kamila. Burnt Shadows. Picador, 2009. 

Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony. Penguin Books, 2006.

Washington, Bryan. Lot: Stories. Riverhead, 2019.

Williams, John Alfred. The Man Who Cried I Am. Harry N. Abrams, 2004.

Wright, Richard. Native Son.Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005. 

Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse Five. Dial Press, 1999.

Vonnegut, Kurt. Breakfast of Champions. Dial Press, 1999.

African-American Iconoclast Fictions: Minor List

Guiding Questions:

What methods do African-American fiction writers use to interrogate racial subjugation for people of color in the United States and across the Global South?

Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame. Friday Black. Mariner Books, 2018

Baldwin, James. Go Tell it On the Mountain. Everyman’s Library, 2016.

Baldwin, James. “Sonny’s Blues.” Going to Meet the Man. Vintage, 1995.

Beatty, Paul. The Sellout. Picador, 2016.

Bell, Derrick. “Space Traders”

Brooks, Gwendolyn. Maud Martha. Third World Press, 1992. 

Butler, Octavia. Dawn. Aspect, 1997. 

Butler, Octavia. Kindred. Beacon Press, 2009.

Cole, Teju. Open City. Random House, 2012. 

DuBois, W.E.B., “On Being Crazy.”

Dumas, Henry. Goodbye Sweetwater. 

Ellis, Trey. Platitudes. Vintage, 1988.

Everett, Percival. Erasure. Graywolf Press, 2001.

Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. Knopf, 1993.

Hannaham, James. Delicious Foods. Back Bay Books, 2016. 

Hopkinson, Nalo. Falling in Love with Hominids: Stories. Tachyon Publications, 2015. 

Hopkinson, Nalo. Midnight Robber. Grand Central Publishing, 2000.

Hughes, Langston. “One Friday Morning”

Hughes, Langston. “Salvation.”

Hurston, Zora Neale. “Sweat”

James, Marlon. The Book of Night Women. Riverhead, 2010.

Jones, Edward P. The Known World. Amistad, 2006.

Keene, John. Counternarratives: Stories and Novella. New Directions, 2015.

Kincaid, Jamaica. “Girl”

Larsen, Nella. The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen: Passing, Quicksand and The Stories. Anchor, 2001.

Laymon, Kiese. Long Division. Agate Bolden, 2013.

Mackey, Nathaniel. Late Arcade. New Directions, 2017.

MacPherson, James Alan. Hue and Cry: Short Stories. Harper Collins, 1969.

McFarland, Jeni. The House of Deep Water. Putnam, 2020.

Miller, Keith D., Joyce Lausch and Kevin Everod Quashie. New Bones: Contemporary Black Writers in America. Prentice Hall, 2001. 

Morrison, Toni. Beloved. Vintage, 2004.

Morrison, Toni. Jazz. Vintage, 2004.

Morrison, Toni. Paradise. Vintage, 2004.

Reed, Ishmael. Flight to Canada. Penguin, 1976. 

Ross, Fran. Oreo. New Directions, 2015.

Scott, Rion Amilcar. The World Doesn’t Require You: Stories. Liverlight, 2018. 

Senna, Danzy. New People. Riverhead, 2017. 

Shuyler, George. Black No More. Penguin Classics, 2018. 

Thompson-Spires, Nafissa. Heads of Colored People: Stories. 37 Ink, 2018.

Toomer, Jean. Cane. W.W. Norton & Company, 1988.  

Toure. The Portable Promise Land. Back Bay Books, 2003.

Whitehead, Colson. Sag Harbor. Anchor, 2010.

Whitehead, Colson. The Underground Railroad. Doubleday, 2016.

Widerman, John Edgar. American Histories: Stories. Scribner, 2018.

Wideman, John Edgar. Phildelphia Fire. Vintage, 1991

Wideman, John Edgar. Fanon. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

Theory: Assemblage & Third Space Theory 

Guiding Questions:

Can fiction be used as a tool to engender a new sense of belonging while rejecting a stable state of being? If so, how can this framework of assemblage be applied in fiction to highlight the ways local identities intersect with shared global perspectives? Can an assemblage approach to fiction encourage accountability for civil rights without state sanctioned legal status?

Agamben, G., 1998. Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life. Translated by D. Heller-Roazen. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

Anzaldua, Gloria. Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza. Aunt Lute Books, 2012.

Anzaldua, Gloria. Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality (Latin America Otherwise). Duke University Press Books, 2015.

Appiah, Kwame Anthony. “The Case for Contamination." The New York Times Jan. 2006. 5 Nov. 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/magazine/01cosmopolitan.html

Bakshi, Sandeep, Jivraj Suhraiya and Silvia Posocco. Decolonizing Sexualities: Transnational Perspectives, Critical Interventions. Counterpress,  2016.

Belletto, Steven and Joseph Keith. Neocolonial Fictions of the Global Cold War, University of Iowa Press, 2019. 

Bhabha, Homi K. Nation and Narration. Routledge, 1990.

Bruynell, Kevin. Third Space of Sovereignty. University Of Minnesota Press, 2007.

DeLanda, Manuel. Assemblage Theory. Edinburgh University Press, 2016.

DeLanda, Manuel. A New Philosophy of Society: Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity. Continuum, 2006.

Dubey, Madhu. Signs and Cities: Black Literary Postmodernism. University of Chicago Press, 2003. 

Fanon, Frantz. The Wretched of the Earth. Grove Press, 2005. 

Gates, Henry Louis. The Signifying Monkey. Oxford University Press, 1988. 

Gwaltney, John Langston. Drylongso: A Self-Portrait of Black America. The New Press, 1993. 

Goyal, Yogita. The Cambridge Companion to Transnational American Literature. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Goyal, Yogita. Romance, Diaspora, and Black Atlantic Literature. Cambridge University Press, 2015. 

Goyal, Yogita. Runaway Genres: The Global Afterlives of Slavery. NYU Press, 2019.

Knadler, Stephen. Remapping Citizenship and the Nation in African Literature. Routledge, 2010. 

Lorde, Audre. Zami: A New Spelling of My Name: A Biomythology. The Crossing Press, 1982.  

Lorde, Audre. Sister Outsider. The Crossing Press, 1984.  

Machado, Carmen Maria. In the Dream House: A Memoir. Graywolf, 2019. 

Madsen, Deborah L. Beyond Borders: American Literature and Post-Colonial Theory. Pluto Press, 2008.  

Munoz, Jose Estaban, Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics. University of Minnesota, 1999. 

Okker, Patricia. Transnationalism and American Serial Fiction. Routledge, 2012. 

Omi, Michael and Howard Winant. Racial Formation in the United States from the 1960s to the 1990s. Routledge, 1994. 

Puar, Jasbir. “I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess: Becoming intersectional in Assemblage Theory.” philoSOPHIA, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, pp. 49-66. 

Puar, Jasbir. The Right to Maim. Duke University Press, 2017. 

Puar, Jasbir. Terrorist Assemblages. Duke University Press Books, 2007.

Rosen, Jeremy. “Literary Fiction and the Genres of Genre Fiction.” Post45, Aug. 2018. http://post45.research.yale.edu/2018/08/literary-fiction-and-the-genres-of-genre-fiction/ 

Rutherford, Johnathan. "The Third Space Interview with Homi Bhabha." Identity: Community, Culture, Difference, Lawrence and Wishart, 1990, pp. 207-221. 

Said, Edward W. Culture and Imperialism. Vintage, 1994. 

Scott, James C. Weapons of the Weak. Yale University Press, 1987.

Shackleton, Mark. Diasporic Literature and Theory – Where Now? Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008. 

Shamsie, Kamila. “The Storytellers of the Empire.” Guernica, Feb. 2012. <http://www.guernicamag.com/features/3458/shamsie…> 

Sharpe, Christina. In the Wake On Blackness and Being. Duke University Press. 2016

Shklovsky, Viktor. “Art, as a Device.” 

Soja, Edward. Thirdspaces: Journeys to Los Angeles and Other-Real-and-Imagined Places. Blackwell Publishers, 1996. 

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 159: SUDAN]

There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 200+ Sudanese faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Zeinab Badawi (1959) Sudanese - tv presenter and radio presenter.

Sitona (1962) Sudanese - actress.

Rasha (1971) Nubian Sudanese - actress and singer.

Annett Culp / Annett Mohamed Elmaghrabi (1978) Sudanese / German - actress and model.

Nima Elbagir (1978) Sudanese - tv presenter.

Nancy Agag (1979) Sudanese - singer-songwriter.

Alsarah / Sarah Mohamed Abunama-Elgadi (1982) Sudanese - singer-songwriter and ethnomusicologist.

Marwa Zein (1985) Sudanese / Egyptian - director and producer.

Safia Elhillo (1990) Sudanese - poet.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied (1991) Sudanese - media presenter and writer.

Emtithal Mahmoud (1992 or 1993) Sudanese - poet.

Maha Jaafar (1994) Sudanese / Iraqi - youtuber.

Islam Elbeiti (1994) Sudanese - bassist, guitarist, and radio presenter.

Shahd Batal (1996) Sudanese - youtuber.

Awuor Dit (1997 or 1998) Sundanese - model (Instagram: awuordit).

Rayyan Ali (?) Sudanese / Unknown - actress, activist and writer.

Gawaher (?) Nubian Sudanese - singer.

Kola Boof (?) Sudanese, Egyptian - writer.

Sarah Sewar El Dhab (?) Sudanese - writer.

Ola Badree (?) Sudanese - makeup artist (Instagram: ola_badree).

Roaa Mohammed (?) Sundanese - singer and actress (Instagram: roaa_alnaemofficial).

Siemoon (?) Sundanese, Turkish - model (Instagram: samoobee).

Acheil Tac (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: at_235).

Alaa Adam (?) Sundanese, Egytpian - model (Instagram: alaa_adam3005).

Omalo (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: omalo_official).

Warsan (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: Warsaaaan).

Roda Alfred (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: rodaalfred).

Dalya Shamin (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: model_dalyashamin).

Sahar Koje (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: sahar.koje).

Nyaueth (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: nikoriam).

Dima Ahmad Al Omairi (?) South Sundanese - model.

Adut Mary Chol (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: adutofficial).

Sabina Moth (?) South Sundanese, Sundanese - model (Instagram: sabinamoth).

Muna (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: munaj23).

Bh0ney_ (?) Sundanese - Instagrammer (bh0ney_).

Barbix (?) Sundanese - Instagrammer (blackbarbix).

F - Athletes:

Yamilé Aldama (1972) Cuban [Sundanese] - triple jumper. 

Awmima Mohamed (1985) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Muna Jabir Adam (1987) Sundanese - hurdler. 

Nawal El Jack (1988) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Muna Durka (1988) Sundanese - steeplechase runner. 

Amina Bakhit (1990) Sundanese - middle-distance runner. 

Mhasin Fadlalla (1994) Sundanese - swimmer. 

Haneen Ibrahim (2000) Sundanese - swimmer. 

Athing Mu (2002) Sudanese - sprinter.

M:

Abdel Karim el Kably (1933) Sudanese - singer-songwriter, oud player, composer, and poet.

Abdel Aziz El Mubarak (1951) Sudanese - singer and oud player.

Saeed Hamed (1958) Sudanese - director.

Hassan Ahmed Abbas (1962) Sudanese - actor.

Alexander Siddig / Siddig El Fadil (1965) Sudanese / English - actor.

Mohamed Badawi (1965) Sudanese - singer, composer, linguist, and publisher.

Hajooj Kuka (1976) Mahas Sudanese - reporter and director.

Samy Deluxe / Sam Semillia / Wickeda MC / Samy Sorge (1977) Sudanese / German - rapper.

Elwathig Elsadig (1978) Sudanese - director.

Javid Abdelmoneim (1979) Sudanese / Iranian - tv presenter.

Hani MaFaSiL (1980) Sudanese - actor, rapper-songwriter, and producer.

Sinkane / Ahmed Gallab (1983) Sudanese - guitarist, bassist, drummer, and producer.

Oddisee / Amir Mohamed el Khalifa (1985) Sudanese / African-American - rapper and producer.

Mazin Elsadig (1987) Sudanese - actor.

Bas / Abbas Hamad (1987) Sudanese - rapper.

Amjad Shakir (1988) Sudanese - singer.

Muaz Osman (1989) Sudanese - youtuber.

Sharief Elfehail (1990) Sudanese - singer.

Ramey Dawoud (1991) Nubian Sudanese - actor, rapper-songwriter, and activist.

Amro Mahmoud (1997) Egyptian, Sudanese, British - actor. 

Mohammed Alsoni (?) Sudanese - actor.

Abd El Gadir Salim (?) Sudanese - singer.

Hakim Salman (?) Sudanese - actor.

Amjad Abu Alala (?) Sudanese - filmmaker.

Mozammel Nezamaldin (?) Sudanese - director.

Osman Nizamaldin (?) Sudanese - writer.

Ahmed Amin (?) Sudanese  - singer (Instagram: ahmedaminz).

David Dep (?) Sudanese  - model (Instagram: thedaviddep).

Dawson Saville (?) Sudanese  - model (Instagram: dawsouth).

Habiel A Ismail (?) Sudanese, Egyptian  - model (Instagram: theofficialsudanese).

Samwil Del (?) Sundanese - model (Instagram: reversedvission).

M - Athletes:

Hamdan El-Tayeb (1934) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Sayed Abdel Gadir (1936) Sundanese - boxer. 

Ahmed Mohamed Sharaf El-Din (1938) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohamed Faragalla (1939) Sundanese - boxer. 

Mohamed Rizgalla (1942) Sundanese - boxer. 

Moreldin Mohamed Hamdi (1943) Sundanese - hurdler. 

Mirza Adil (1943) Sundanese - weightlifter. 

Ahmed Bushara Wahba (1943) Sundanese - footballer. 

Nasr El-Din Abbas / Jaxa (1944) Sundanese - footballer. 

Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul (1945) Sundanese - footballer. 

Ahmed Abdo Mustafa (1946) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mirgaani Gomaa Rizgalla (1946) Sundanese - boxer. 

Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih (1946) Sundanese - boxer. 

Morgan Gesmalla (1947) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Suliman Gafar Mohamed (1947) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mahmoud Said Salim (1947) Sundanese - footballer. 

Angelo Hussein (1947) Sundanese - middle-distance runner. 

Bushara Abdel-Nadief (1947) Sundanese - footballer. 

Timsah Okalo Mulwal (1947) Sundanese - boxer.

Hwad Abdel (1948) Sundanese - boxer. 

Kasamiro Kashri Marchlo (1948) Sundanese - boxer. 

Shag Musa Medani (1948) Sundanese - long-distance runner. 

El-Mannan Mohsin Atta (1948) Sundanese - footballer. 

Ibrahim Saad Abdel Galil (1948) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir (1949) Sundanese - footballer.

Mohamed Abdel Fatah (1949) Sundanese - footballer. 

Adam Mohamed Izz El-Din (1949) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohamed El-Sir Abdalla / Kaunda (1949) Sundanese - footballer. 

Dafallah Sultan Farah (1949) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Ali Gagarin (1949) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Mohamed Musa Gadou (1949) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Mohamed Abakkar (1953) Sundanese - boxer. 

Hassan El Kashief (1956) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Omer Khalifa (1956) Sundanese - middle-distance runner.

Ahmed Musa Jouda (1957) Sundanese - long-distance runner. 

Abdel Rahman Massad (1957) Sundanese - long-distance runner. 

Tobi Pelly (1958) Sundanese - boxer. 

Hamid Fadul (1961) Sundanese - judoka. 

John Mirona (1962) Sundanese - boxer. 

Mohamed Hammad (1963) Sundanese - boxer. 

Awad Mahmoud (1963) Sundanese - judoka. 

Adam Hassan Sakak (1965) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Ahmed Adam Salah (1966) Sundanese - long-distance runner. 

Abdullah Ramadan (1966) Sundanese - boxer. 

Stephen Lugor (1967) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Khaled Ahmed Musa (1972) Sundanese - long jumper. 

Faisal Zakaria (1973) Sundanese - kickboxer. 

Ammar Ramadan (1977) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohamed Babiker Yagoub (1977) Sundanese - middle-distance runner. 

Haitham Mustafa (1977) Sundanese - footballer. 

Faisal Agab (1978) Sundanese - footballer. 

Haytham Tambal (1978) Sundanese - footballer. 

Abdelrahman Isaac Karongo (1978) Sundanese - footballer. 

El Muez Mahgoub (1978) Sundanese - footballer. 

Todd Matthews-Jouda (1979) Sundanese - hurdler. 

Saif Eldin Ali Masawi (1979) Sundanese - hurdler. 

Mohammed Kamal (1979) Sundanese - footballer.

Bahaeddine Rihan (1979) Sundanese - footballer.

Richard Justin Lado (1979) Sundanese - footballer.

Amir Damar Koku (1979) Sundanese - footballer.

Mutaz Kabair (1980) Sundanese - footballer.

Mohamed Abdul Hamid (1980) Sundanese - swimmer. 

Bader Eldin Abdalla Galag (1981) Sundanese - footballer.

Khalid Jolit (1981) Sundanese - footballer.

Ala'a Eldin Yousif (1982) Sundanese - footballer. 

Ahmed El-Basha (1982) Sundanese - footballer. 

Khalefa Ahmed Mohamed (1983) Sundanese - footballer. 

Tariq Mukhtar (1983) Sundanese - footballer. 

Ismail Ahmed Ismail (1984) Sundanese - runner. 

Mosaab Omer (1984) Sundanese - footballer. 

Abdelhameed Amarri (1984) Sundanese - footballer. 

Omer Mohamed Bakhit (1984) Sundanese - footballer. 

Tag Eldin Ibrahim (1984) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mousa El Tayeb (1984) Sundanese - footballer. 

Muhannad El Tahir (1984) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohammed Eldin (1985) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohammed Ali El Khider (1985) Sundanese - footballer. 

Balla Jabir (1985) Sundanese - footballer. 

Salah Ibrahim (1985) Sundanese - footballer. 

Nasr Eldin El Shigail (1985) Sundanese - footballer. 

Hamouda Ahmed El Bashir (1984) Sundanese - footballer. 

Saeed Mustafa (1985) Sundanese - footballer. 

Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (1986) Sudanese - sprinter. 

Mowaia Bashir (1986) Sundanese - footballer. 

Rabah Yousif (1986) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Omar Ibrahim Hammad (1986) Sundanese - footballer. 

Ramadan Alagab (1986) Sundanese - footballer. 

Amir Kamal (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mac Koshwal (1987) Sudanese - basketball player.

Amer Kamal (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Bakri Al-Madina (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Ahmed Adam (1987) Sundanese - swimmer. 

Izzeldin Elhabib (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohamed Ahmed Bashir (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Sami Abdullah (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Akram El Hadi Salim (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Osman Mohammed (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Najm Eldin Abdallah Abdelgabar (1987) Sundanese - footballer. 

Abdalla Abdelgadir (1988) Sundanese - middle-distance runner. 

Juma Genaro (1988) Sundanese - footballer. 

Nizar Hamid (1988) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mudather El Tahir (1988) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohamed Elkhedr (1988) Sundanese - swimmer. 

Mohammed Muddather (1988) Sundanese - footballer. 

Malik Mohammed (1989) Sundanese - footballer. 

Ali Mohd Younes Idriss (1989) Sundanese - high jumper. 

Abubaker Kaki Khamis (1989) Sundanese - middle-distance runner.

Osama Malik (1990) Sudanese - footballer.

Mohammed Musa (1990) Sudanese - footballer.

Mohamed Marhoum (1990) Sudanese - footballer.

Mohammed Salam (1990) Sudanese - footballer.

Thamer Jamal (1990) Sudanese - footballer.

Iszlam Monier Suliman (1990) Sundanese - judoka. 

Al Naem Mohamed Osman Al Noor (1990) Sudanese - footballer.

Raji Abdel-Aati (1990) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohamed Abd Al Momen Ankba (1990) Sundanese - footballer. 

Awad El Karim Makki (1992) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Nadir Eltayeb (1992) Sundanese - footballer. 

Ahmed Ali (1993) Sundanese - sprinter. 

Faris Abdalla (1994) Sundanese - footballer. 

Mohamed Eisa (1994) Sundanese - footballer. 

Abdelrahim Mohamed Abdelrahim (1994) Sundanese - swimmer. 

Sharaf Shibun (1994) Sundanese - footballer. 

Abdelaziz Mohamed Ahmed (1994) Sundanese - swimmer. 

Abdalla Targan (1996) Sundanese - middle-distance runner. 

Abo Eisa (1996) Sundanese - footballer. 

Bol Bol (1999) Dinka Sudanese - basketball player.

Walaa Eldin Yaqoub (2000) Sundanese - footballer.

[queen-of-the-seven-kingdoms]

Some Books I've Read:

Fiction

The Red Tent - Anita Diamant

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz

Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng

Red, White, and Royal Blue- Casey Mcquiston 

Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

If I Was Your Girl - Meredith Russo 

The Handmaidens Tale - Margaret Atwood 

Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan

To All the Boys I've Loved Before, The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Han

Eleanor and Park, Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell

The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas

American Gods - Neil Gaiman 

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 

The Book Thief - Mark Zusak 

The Martian - Andy Weir

What is the What - Dave Eggers

Holes - Louis Sachar

Half a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Adichie 

The Song of Achilles - Madeleine Miller 

Mistborn- Brandon Sanderson

The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars, Will Grayson WIll Grayson, Turtles All the Way Down - John Green

The Yacoubian Building - Alaa-Al-Aswany

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

The Giver - Lois Lowry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Mildred Taylor

The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

The House of the Scorpion - Nancy Farmer

White Teeth - Zadie Smith

A Place For Us - Fatima Mirza

The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling

Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon

Shadow and Bone - Leigh Bardugo

Series

Harry Potter - JK Rowling

Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan

Eragon - Christopher Paolini

Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis

Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien

Inkheart - Cornelia Funke

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket

A Song of Ice and Fire - George RR Martin

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

The Golden Compass - Phillip Pullman

The Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare

Sherlock Holmes - Sir Conan Doyle 

Biographical

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris

The Princess Diarist - Carrie Fisher

Abraham Lincoln: A Team of Rivals - Dorris Kearns Goodwin 

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot 

Born a Crime - Trevor Noah

The House on Mango Street -  Sandra Cisneros 

Displaced Person - Ella Hilton 

Forgotten Fire - Adam Bagdasarian

In My Hands - Jennifer Armstrong 

Night - Elie Wiesel

Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement- Barbara Ransby

Becoming - Michelle Obama 

Notorious RBG - Irin Carmen & Shana Knizhik 

Rejected Princesses - Jason Porath

Threads - Kate Evans 

Hidden Figures - Margot Shetterly 

A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah

The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank

Black Boy - Richard Wright

Classics

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 

Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion - Jane Austen 

Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne 

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Animal Farm - George Orwell

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

Call of the Wild, White Fang - Jack London

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 

The Outsiders - SE Hinton

To the Lighthouse - Virginia Wolff

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston 

A Raisin In The Sun - Lorraine Hansberry

All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria 

On the Road - Jack Kerouac 

Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare

The Stranger - Albert Camus 

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut  

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck 

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 

Great Expectations - Charles Dickens 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Stevenson 

And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie 

Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe 

Poetry

Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman

Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up - Shel Silverstein 

Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur 

House of Light - Mary Oliver

Call Us What We Carry - Amanda Gorman

[caitspodcastlist]

Other

99% Invisible

99percentinvisible.org

From Radiotopia

Caitlin's rating: 5/5

"99% Invisible is about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world." -99% Invisible website

Aside from Phoebe Judge, Roman Mars is probably my favorite podcast host. He is so talented, and 99% Invisible tells so many interesting stories that as soon as I listened to my first episode (Squatters of the Lower East Side), I was hooked. There are so many things around us that we neglect to notice, and Roman Mars gives us all a chance to learn more about our surroundings. This podcast helps you stop and smell the proverbial flowers. Favorites of mine:

The Trials of Dan and Dave (57:01) - In 1992, Reebok had an ad campaign with two decathalon athletes. Super interesting. I've asked several people if they remember it (not old enough myself) and most of them say yes, so it's amazing to see how much of a lasting effect this ad campaign had. The power of advertising! This is a 99% invisible/ESPN 30 for 30 episode.

The Pool and the Stream (34:46) - Swimming pools changed skateboarding.

In the Same Ballpark (29:34) – The evolution of baseball parks in America. I love love love this episode.

Squatters of the Lower East Side (30:32) - People were illegally living in NYC and eventually came to own the places they were staying in basically by relentlessly defending their residence. POSSESSION IS 9/10 OF THE LAW.

Curious City

wbez.org/shows/curious-city

From WBEZ Chicago

Caitlin's rating: 3/5

"[Curious City's] mission is to include the public in editorial decision-making, make journalism more transparent and strengthen multimedia coverage about Chicago, the surrounding region and its people (past or present)." -WBEZ website

Again, a hit or miss for me, probably because I don't live in Chicago. Listeners send in their questions about Chicago (e.g. Where does all the poop go?), and Curious City answers them.

What Happens to the Lincoln Park Zoo Animals in the Winter? (5:39)

Chicago Bathhouses: More Than a Century of Sanitation, Sex, and Sweat (13:37)

What Happens to "Number 2" in the Second City? (9:03)

A Lot You Got to Holler

design.newcity.com/a-lot-you-got-to-holler-podcast

From Newcity Design

Caitlin's rating: ??

"The podcast explores Chicago’s singular history of architecture, design and urbanism, with an emphasis on pop culture." -Newcity Design website

To be honest, I never listened to this one, but it's on my list because it sounds like a Chicago version of 99% Invisible.

Love and Radio

loveandradio.org

From Radiotopia

Caitlin's rating: 3/5

"Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. You’ve never heard anything like it before. New installments are added monthly." -Love and Radio website

Love and Radio is interesting because there's very limited narration. The story starts, and you basically have to figure it out as it goes on. I've liked the episodes I've heard, but it hasn't hooked me like some of the other shows. Recommendation:

Relevant Questions (46:05) - Polygraph expert helps people cheat the system. This is the same guy who is in the polygraph episode of This American Life mentioned above, but not the same broadcast.

Snakes!!!!!!!! (33:48) - Guy self-immunizes with snake venom.

A Girl of Ivory (42:16) - Polyamorous relationship with an unexpected twist.

Part Time Genius

parttimegenius.show

From How Stuff Works

Caitlin's rating: 3/5

"Every episode packs incredible research, fun-filled quizzes, nerdy interviews and a giant, head-scratching question into one superfun show." - Part Time Genius website

I don't particularly like the humor in this show, but it does have some interesting fun facts, and I definitely learned something new every time I listened. Recommendations:

Was Mr. Rogers the Best Neighbor Ever? (41:52) - BRB sobbing

What are the Greatest Things We Just Learned about Japan? (40:41) - OMG at the baseball story. That cracked me up.

How Did Putin Come to Power? (42:32) - Between this and watching Icarus, Putin terrifies me.

Is Recycling Worth the Hassle? (47:11) - Shoutout to this episode for putting me on even more of an environmentalism kick. I am especially trying to reuse plastic grocery bags now and, sadly, throwing them in the trash whenever they've finished their purpose.

What Are the Most Surprising Jobs at the White House? (43:39) - I already knew some of this thanks to Veep. :) But it was still good.

Science Vs

gimletmedia.com/science-vs

From Gimlet

Caitlin's rating: 5/5

"Science Vs takes on fads, trends, and the opinionated mob to find out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between." -Gimlet website

I LOVE Science Vs! Another show with an Aussie host, this show is pleasant to listen to and always helps me learn more. Wendy interviews doctors, scientists, and other experts to back up her material. They break down the science-based evidence in a way that any audience can understand without being condescending. Favorites:

Opioids: How America Got Hooked (45:56) - Did you know that in 2016, opioids killed more people in America than AIDS did in its most dangerous year?!

The Bee-pocalypse (31:44) - Bees are dying, and you should care.

Vaccines - Are They Safe? (35:09) - Short answer: Yes.

The Rise of Anti-Vaxxers (32:24) - My eyes are rolled all the way back into my head right now.

Abortion: What You Need to Know (46:07) - Understanding the process is important, in my opinion, especially in this political climate. Don't make claims for one side or the other until you know the facts of how it works!

Strangers

storycentral.org/strangers

Formerly from Radiotopia, but now from Story Central

Caitlin's rating: 5/5

"Each episode is an empathy shot in your arm, featuring true stories about the people we meet, the connections we make, the heartbreaks we suffer, the kindnesses we encounter, and those frightful moments when we discover that WE aren’t even who we thought we were." -Story Central website

Strangers is so fascinating to me. It tells the stories of people. Usually they're stories that I can't relate to, but the people in these stories still have the same feelings that we all experience, so the stories aren't irrelevant. They're funny, they're said, they made me angry. Any time of show that evokes this type of emotion is a winner in my book. Lea's voice is soothing in the same way that Phoebe Judge's is. She talks about her personal life some, and I know that's appealing to some listeners. Personally, I'm more "Get to the story!" but that's okay. The wait is worth it. Favorites:

Franky Carillo - Life (34:39) and Franky Carillo - Life Now (29:35) - Guy serves 20 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Kugel vs Khaled (37:52) - Alaa Khaled aka Alec Ledd talks about how he had to change his name to hide his ethnicity and break into acting.

Claire Obscure (57:31) -

Twelve Years On (33:44) - A refugee Somali family moves to a white neighborhood in Vermont

Eleven Up (1:07:51) - A family adopts children from another family, and then the families make plans to move in together.

The Truth (50:03) - A family divides when a member gets accused of the worst thing possible

Lex (35:06) - What do you do when you think your child is capable of being violent?

Claire Obscure (57:31) - Girl grows up with very abusive family, changes her identity so that her dad never finds her. Super intense.

The Son, The Goddess, and Leopoldo (47:37) - Guy is born into a lesbian witch coven, lives in communes with his mother, and eventually becomes an attorney.

Spooked

spookedpodcast.org

From WNYC Studios and Snap Judgement

Caitlin's rating: 4/5

"True-life supernatural stories, told first-hand by people who can barely believe it happened themselves." - Snap Judgement website

Whether you believe this kind of stuff or not, the stories are interesting and creepy. As a huge Stephen King fan, this appealed to me. The narrator, Glynn Washington, is amazing. He also hosts a show about Heavens Gate, which I tried to listen to, but it gave me nightmares about the cult I used to be in. Womp womp. Anyway, here are my favorite Spooked episodes:

Spooked: A Friend in the Forest (29:56) - Weird appearance of a boy who was supposed to be dead. Narrator is Irish.

Spooked: Lost in Time (36:37) - Two people walk into a bar that time warps.

Spooked: Final Act (35:26) - An EMT gets lost and someone who is supposedly dead helps her.

Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!

npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me

From NPR

Caitlin's rating: 3/5

"NPR's weekly current events quiz. Have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what's real and what we've made up." -NPR website This one's okay. I subscribed to it so that I could prep for bar trivia (don't judge). I like that they have celebrity guests on the show. The newest episode has LeVar Burton (9:44), and I am stoked to listen to that! Bradley Whitford's episode was good, too. He's so problematic for me because I love him in West Wing, but I hate him in Get Out. Such a skilled actor.

[sherbetlemonsandshuriken]

Some updates!

I am indeed on the job hunt once again, as the British government has decided it no longer requires the skills I possess.

It is June and I am just a few books off my target. This bodes poorly for my bookshelves, bank account and space in my flat, but well for my brain!

so:

24. Wanderers - Chuck Wendig

25. The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin

26. Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan - Erica Fatland

27. Alpha City: How London Was Captured by the Super-Rich - Rowland Atkinson

28. Everybody Lies: What the Internet can tell us about who we really are - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

29. We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families - Philip Gourevitch

30. October: The Story of the Russian Revolution - China Mieville

31. Seven Mercies - Laura Lam & Elizabeth May

32. Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years - Jared Diamond

33. Fake Accounts - Lauren Oyler

34. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London - Garth Nix

35. Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Toshikazu Kawaguchi

36. Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took On The West - Catherine Belton

37. Time of Contempt - Andrzej Sapkowski

38. Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey from the End of the World and Back - Mark O'Connell

39. A Crown for Cold Silver - Alex Marshall

40. The Ministry of Nostalgia - Owen Hatherly

41. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty - Patrick Radden Keefe

42. Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 - 2021 - Margaret Atwood

43. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy - Jenny Odell

44. If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio

45. The Devil's Long Tail - David Stephens

46. Redshirts - John Scalzi

47. The Road - Cormac McCarthy

48. Parasite - Mira Grant

49. Jade City - Fonda Lee

50. Jade War - Fonda Lee

51. The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism - David Golumbia

52. Conspiracies Uncovered: Discover the World's Biggest Secrets - Lee Mellor

53. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - David Southwell

54. The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History's Greatest Mystery Revealed - Gavin Menzies

55. Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mantel

56. The Ruin of Kings - Jenn Lyons

57. A Fire Upon the Deep - Vernon Vinge

58. Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie

59. American War - Omar El Akkad

60. The Republic of False Truths - Alaa Al Aswany

61. Red Sands: Dispatches and Recipes from Unsung Cities and Open Steppes - Caroline Eden

62. They: A Sequence of Unease - Kay Dick

63. The Bleeding Edge: Why Technology Turns Toxic in an Unequal World - Bob Hughes

64. Skyward - Brandon Sanderson

65. Starsight - Brandon Sanderson

66. Serve the People! - Yan Lianke

67. Platform Socialism: How to Reclaim our Digital Future from Big Tech - James Muldoon

68. The Radetzky March - Joseph Roth

69. Three Daughters of Eve - Elif Shafak

70. Conspiracy Theories - Igloo Books

71. A Deepness in the Sky - Vernon Vinge

72. Parable of the Talents - Octavia E. Butler

73. Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir

74. The Court of Broken Knives - Anna Smith Spark

75. Halting States - Charles Stross

76. Steal As Much As You Can - Nathalie Olah

77. Betting the House: The Inside Story of the 2017 Election - time Ross and Tom McTague

2022 Reading

Following the unmitigated, entirely unanticipated but also completely predictable 102 books I read in 2021, after aiming to read 30, I have set my sights somewhat higher this year. I'm aiming for 80.

Also, as a classic Zillenial, I'm probably going to have to job hunt again this year (already started once!) and many of these will likely reflect jobs I'm applying for in some way.

I will, however, never read a corporate leadership/communications book.

1. Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance, and Surviving the Apocalypse - Shane Burley

2. Europe at Midnight - Dave Hutchinson

3. The Shadow Master - Craig Cormick

4. Flowers for Algernon -

5. The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

6. The Grace Year - Kim Liggett

7. An Easy Death - Charlaine Harris

8. Goldenhand - Garth Nix

9. A Gathering of Shadows - V. E. Schwab

10. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea - Yukio Mishima

11. Angry White People: Coming Face-to-Face with the British Far Right - Hsiao-Hung Pai

12. Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook - Mark Bray

13. North Korea: State of Paranoia: A Modern History - Paul French

14. Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS - Joby Warrick

15. My Year of Rest and Relaxation- Otessa Moshfegh

16. Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

17. A Conjuring of Light - V. E. Schwab

18. Guards, Guards - Terry Pratchett

19. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor - Leyla Saad

20. Blood of Elves - Andrzej Sapkowski

21. The Man in the High Castle - Phillip K. Dick

22. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson

23. Right Across the World: The Global Networking of the Far-Right and the Left Response - John Feffer

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Rules: tag nine people with excellent taste

Colour(s): blue, a dark red, and a forest green.

Last band t-shirt I bought: alt-J

Last band I saw live: alt-J!

Last song I listened to: Woods by Bon Iver

Last movie I watched: The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Last three TV shows I watched: Stranger Things, Big Mouth (haven’t finished), and Wynonna Earp, I think. 

Last 3 characters I identified with: Mad Max from Stranger Things, Hannah from Her Name in the Sky, and Eva from Skam.

Book I’m currently reading: I’m reading a lot for school. I’m currently reading Antisemitism and the American Far-Left by Stephen H. Norwood. The last novel I read was The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany.

I tag: @coastbynightfall, @karenestela, @a-c-c-i-s-m-u-s, @sonorousquotient and anyone else who wants to lol

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I listened to A Hero Comes Home the other day, the one you said was really good for Vader? Would you ever consider putting together a playlist? Because it was fantastic.

I actually do have a playlist. I’ve posted it a few times before, but it does keep growing, so I’ll type it out again. It’s currently 177 songs. Under a cut because, 177 songs.

Hurricane and Hurricane 2.0 (Feat. Kanye West) by 30 Seconds To Mars

the entirety of Starset’s albums Transmissions and Vessels

Constellations by Aviators

Broken Iris’s album The Eyes of Tomorrow

Against the Tide by Celldweller

Stomach It by Crywolf

Solace, Strangers, Anti-Gravity, Heroine, and Hey Brother (Cover) by RUNAGROUND

Wake Me Up by Avicii

Ready Aim Fire by Imagine Dragons

Throne and True Friends by Bring Me The Horizon

Flares by The Script

Breathe, There’s A Ghost, Hurts Like Hell, Sirens, and Soldier by Fleurie

This Is the Hunt, Monsters, Invincible, Hero, Whose Side Are You On, Live Like Legends, Up In Flames, and Fear On Fire by Ruelle

Silent Running, I Ran (So Far Away), (I Just) Died In Your Arms, Ain’t No Grave (Feat. Adam Christopher), Land Of Confusion, Slipping (Feat. Josh Bruce Williams), Stay Alive (Feat. REMMI), Warpath (Feat. Tim Halperin), Immortalized (Feat. Keeley Bumford), and Heroes Fall (Feat. ESSA) by Hidden Citizens

Love Exists by Amy Lee

Battlefield and Meet Me On the Battlefield by Svrcina

War and Stay by Poets of the Fall

Armor by Landon Austin

Beautiful Crime by Tamer

Seven Devils and Breath of Life by Florence + the Machine

Gasoline, Control, and Castle by Halsey

Angel, Heaven or Hell, Just Beneath the Flames, Do Me Damage, Bleed for Me, and Fear the Fever by Digital Daggers

White Noise by PVRIS

Crossfire by Stephen

House of Memories by Panic! At the Disco

Livin’ in a World Without You by The Rasmus

Dream On (Cover) by Ghostwriter Feat. Merethe Soltvedt

ULTRAnumb by Blue Stahli

Coming For the Throne by Otherwise

The Damaged Ones by 9ELECTRIC

The Man Is Me by The Spiritual Machines

Battle For Your Life by The Rigs

Everything Burns (Feat. Anastacia) by Ben Moody

Everything Burns (Cover) by James Durbin

Everything Is Lost by Maggie Eckford

I Found by Amber Run

Scars by Tove Lo

Ignite by Zedd

Walk Through the Fire (Feat. Ruelle) by Zayde Wølf

Heroes by Zayde Wølf

Superhuman by Juventa Feat. Kelly Sweet

Say Your Name by Plumb

Agnus Dei performed by Trinity College Choir, Cambridge, and Richard Marlow

Agnus Dei, Op. 11 performed by Katherine Jenkins

Writing On the Wall by Blackmore’s Night

A Hero Comes Home by Idina Menzel from Beowulf soundtrack

Fallen Angel by Three Days Grace

Dance With the Devil by Breaking Benjamin

Still Worth Fighting For by My Darkest Days

Crawling in the Dark by Hoobastank

Haunted by Disturbed

You’re Going Down by Sick Puppies

I Will Fail You by Demon Hunter

Shadows, Already Over, Already Over Pt. 2, If I Break, Lie To Me (Denial), Let It Burn, Damage, Love Will Leave a Mark, Darkest Part, Of These Chains, Yours Again, and The Ever by Red

Renegade, Let the Flames Begin, and Monster by Paramore

The Soldier, You’re Not Alone, and Heavy Prey (Feat. Geno Lenardo) by Lacey Sturm

Broken Pieces by Apocalyptica Feat. Lacey Sturm

Fall Apart, War, and Here We Are by Icon For Hire

The Art of War and For Freedom’s Sake by Serenity

Imperfection by Evanescence

Shatter Me, We Are Giants, Brave Enough, Where Do We Go, Hold My Heart, and Something Wild by Lindsey Stirling (featuring various vocalists for each)

City of the Dead and You Said by Eurielle

Devil May Cry by The Weeknd

Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Lorde

Friction by Imagine Dragons

Is Your Love Strong Enough? by Bryan Ferry

Firewall, World On Fire, and Who Will Save You Now by Les Friction

Yesterday and Blood Red Roses by C21FX

Desert Rose (Cover) by Peter Hollens and Alaa Wardi

Desert Rose by Sting

Price of Love by Heather Clark Band

Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Okay, so there’s my ridiculous Star Wars playlist. Most songs are for either Luke, Vader, or Luke and Vader, with plenty for Anakin/Padmé as well.

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IN PROGRESS

The concept that drove the conception of this project was the physical feeling of telepresence that one person can ensue upon another over a long distance.

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Photos of the day - February 23, 2017

A Filipino student activist passes by a photo of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after red paint was thrown at it during a rally as they call for free education near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines; Smoke rises from sugar factory as Iraqi security forces sniper aims his weapon toward Mosul's airport  during a battle with islamic state's militants south west Mosul, Iraq; A man washes his hands in Belgrade, Serbia; Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony to mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; Lucile Morat of France competes in the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finland; A rainbow over the Nottingham Wheel in the Old Market Square, as Storm Doris reached nearly 90mph on its way to batter Britain; White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus speak at the CPAC in National Harbor, Maryland; Iraqi army launch a rocket towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants near Ghozlani military complex, south of Mosul, Iraq. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters/Zuma)

Photo credits: Aaron Favila/AP, Zohra Bensemra/Reuters, Pierre Crom/Getty Images, Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters, Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters, Neil Squires/PA Wire via ZUMA Press, Joshua Roberts/Reuters, Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters

See more photos of the day and our other slideshows on Yahoo News.

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Trump Sees Many Options Short of War With Iran After Attacks on Saudis

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after U.S. ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in a crippling attack on its oil sites that was “unquestionably sponsored” by Tehran.

“There are many options. There’s the ultimate option and there are options that are a lot less than that. And we’ll see,” Trump told reporters in Los Angeles. “I’m saying the ultimate option meaning go in — war.”

The president struck a cautious note as his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during a visit to Saudi Arabia, described the attacks as “an act of war” on the kingdom, the world’s largest oil exporter.

Trump said on Twitter that he had ordered the U.S. Treasury to “substantially increase sanctions” on Iran, which denies carrying out the attacks, and told reporters the unspecified, punitive economic measures would be unveiled within 48 hours.

Trump’s tweet followed repeated U.S. assertions that the Islamic Republic was behind Saturday’s attacks and came hours after Saudi Arabia said the strike was a “test of global will”.

Iran again denied involvement in the Sept. 14 raids, which hit the world’s biggest crude oil processing facility and initially knocked out half of Saudi output. Saudi Arabia is the world’s leading oil exporter.

Responsibility was claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group, which on Wednesday gave more details of the raid, saying it was launched from three sites in Yemen.

In a remark that may further strain a tense political atmosphere in the Gulf, the Houthis said they had listed dozens of sites in the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh’s top Arab ally, as possible targets for attacks.

ATTACKS ‘UNQUESTIONABLY SPONSORED BY IRAN’

To bolster its assertion that Iran was responsible, Saudi Arabia showed drone and missile debris it said amounted to undeniable evidence of Iranian aggression.

A total of 25 drones and missiles were used in the attacks sponsored by Iran but not launched from Yemen, Defense Ministry spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki told a news conference.”The attack was launched from the north and unquestionably sponsored by Iran,” he said, adding Iranian Delta Wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were used in addition to cruise missiles.

An investigation into the origin of the attacks was still under way and the result will be announced later, he said.

The attack exposed gaps in Saudi air defenses despite billions spent on Western military hardware.

Proof of Iranian responsibility, and evidence that the attack was launched from Iranian territory, could pressure Riyadh and Washington into a response. Both nations, however, were stressing the need for caution.

Trump has previously said he does not want war and is coordinating with Gulf and European states.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, said the strike was a “real test of the global will” to confront subversion of the international order.

His envoy to London, Prince Khalid bin Bander, told the BBC the attack was “almost certainly” Iranian-backed: “We’re trying not to react too quickly because the last thing we need is more conflict in the region.”

The Islamic Republic dismissed the allegations.

“They want to impose maximum … pressure on Iran through slander,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.

“We don’t want conflict in the region … Who started the conflict?” he added, blaming Washington and its Gulf allies for the war in Yemen.

Yemen’s Houthi movement, battling a Western-backed, Saudi-led coalition for more than four years, said it used drones to assault state oil company Aramco’s sites. U.S. officials, however, have said the attack was not launched by the Houthis.

The raid exposed the vulnerability of Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure and threw down a gauntlet to the United States, which wants to curb Iranian influence in the region.

“The attack is like Sept. 11th for Saudi Arabia. It is a game changer,” said one Saudi security analyst.

“AN ACT OF WAR”

Visiting Jeddah, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the attacks would be a major focus of next week’s annual U.N. General Assembly meeting and suggested Saudi Arabia could make its case there.

“It was an act of war against them directly, and I’m confident they will do that,” he told reporters before meeting the Saudi crown prince, later tweeting that the United States supports Saudi Arabia’s right to defend itself.

The two men “agreed that the Iranian regime must be held accountable for its continued aggressive, reckless, and threatening behavior,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement after their talks.

U.N. officials monitoring sanctions on Iran and Yemen were also heading to Saudi Arabia to investigate. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said a major confrontation in the Gulf would have “devastating consequences” for the region and globally.

France, which is trying to salvage an international nuclear deal with Iran that Washington quit last year, said it wanted to establish the facts before reacting.

A U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday the strikes originated in southwestern Iran. Three officials said they involved cruise missiles and drones, indicating more complexity and sophistication than initially thought.

Saudi Arabia’s finance minister told Reuters the attack had no impact on revenues and Aramco was continuing to supply markets without interruption.

U.S. efforts to bring about a U.N. Security Council response looked unlikely to succeed as Russia and China have veto powers and were expected to shield Iran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has offered to sell defense systems to Riyadh, called for a “thorough and impartial” probe during a phone call with Prince Mohammed.

IRAN-U.S. CONFLICT

The 2015 nuclear deal ushered in a brief detente in long hostile relations between Iran and the United States. But antagonism returned when Trump pulled out of the pact, reached before he took office, and reimposed sanctions, severely damaging the Iranian economy. Iran has ruled out talks with Washington unless it returns to the pact.

Trump said he is not looking to meet Rouhani at the United Nations next week. Rouhani and his foreign minister may not attend the annual General Assembly at all unless U.S. visas are issued in the coming hours, Iranian state media reported.

Washington and its Gulf allies want Iran to stop supporting regional proxies, including in Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon, as well as to put more limitations on its nuclear and missile programs.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason in Los Angeles, and Stephen Kalin in Jeddah; Additional reporting by Parisa Hafezi in Dubai, Guy Faulconbridge in London, Michelle Nichols in New York, Rania El Gamal, Davide Barbuscia and Marwa Rashad in Riyadh, Asma Alsharif and Sylvia Westall in Dubai, Alaa Swilam and Hisham El Saba in Cairo, Maria Kiselyova in Moscow; Tim Kelly in Tokyo, John Irish and Sudip Kar-Gupta in Paris, Phil Stewart, Steve Holland and Susan Heavey in Washington; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous, Andrew; Cawthorne and Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Howard Goller, Alistair Bell and Lisa Shumaker)

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