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hatingwithfears · 5 years ago

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List of books read in 2019

Another year is almost over, and here’s the list of all the books I read. 119 books. 31,512 pages.

David Adam- The Man Who Couldn’t Stop: OCD and The True Story of a Life Lost in Thought

Kurt Anderson- Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire

Julian Barnes- The Only Story

Rob Bell- What Is The Bible?

Roberto Bolano- The Spirit of Science Fiction

Charles Brandt- I Heard You Paint Houses

William S Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg- Don’t Hide The Madness

Ernest Callenbach- Ecotopia

Stephen Chbosky- Imaginary Friend

Leonard Cohen- The Favorite Game

Phil Collins- Not Dead Yet

Francis Ford Coppola- Live Cinema and It’s Techniques

JM Coetzee- The Schooldays of Jesus

His Holiness The Dalai Lama- An Appeal To The World

Stephanie Danler- Sweetbitter

Michelle Dean- Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion

Anthony DeCurtis- Lou Reed: A Life

Lean Dieterich- Vanishing Twins: A Marriage

Nick Drnaso- Sabrina

Bret Easton Ellis- White

Dave Eggers- The Parade

Bart D Ehrman- The Triumph of Christianity

Nathan Englander- Kaddish.com

Mark Epstein- Psychotherapy Without The Self: A Buddhist Perspective

Mark Fainaru-Wada, Steve Fainaru- League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle for the Truth

Laurence Ferlinghetti- Little Boy

Pope Francis- The Name of God is Mercy

Pope Francis- Our Father

Mary Gordon- On Thomas Merton

Andrew Grant Jackson- 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music

Allen Ginsberg- Journals: Early Fifties Early Sixties

Laurence Grobel- Al Pacino in Conversation with Laurence Grobel

John Green- Turtles All The Way Down

Edward L. Greenstein- Job: A New Translation

Rita M Gross- Buddhism Beyond Gender

Thich Nhat Hanh- Living Buddha, Living Christ

Joy Harjo- An American Sunrise

Jason Heller- Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded

Don Hertzfeldt- The End of The World

Nathan Hill- The Nix

John Hodgman- Medallion Status

Jessica Hopper- Night Moves

Elton John- Me

Han Kang- Human Acts

Han Kang- The White Book

Chuck Klosterman- Raised in Captivity

Karl Ove Knausgaard- So Much Longing in so Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch

Herman Koch- The Ditch

David Koepp- Cold Storage

Robert Kolker- A Cinema of Loneliness

Ann Lamott- Stitches

Ann Lamott- Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

Ursula K. Le Guin- So Far So Good: Final Poems 2014-2018

Mark Leibovich- Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times

Jill Lepore- The Secret History Of Wonder Woman

Jill Lepore- These Truths: A History of The United States

Jill Lepore- This America: The Case For The Nation

Greil Marcus- The Manchurian Candidate

Anthony McCarten- The Pope

Gretchen McCulloch- Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules Of Language

Thomas Merton- The Seven Storey Mountain

Thomas Merton- Life and Holiness

Thomas Merton- Dialogues with Silence: Prayers and Drawings

Stephen Mitchell- Joseph and The Way Of Forgiveness

Sarah Moss- Ghost Wall

Flannery O’Connor- A Prayer Journal

Mary Oliver- Devotions

Robert Olmstead- Far Bright Star

Michael Ondaatje- The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film

Elaine Pagels- The Gnostic Gospels

Elaine Pagels, Karen L King- Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and The Shaping of Christianity

Elaine Pagels- Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, & Politics in the Book of Revelation

Elaine Pagels- Why Religion?: A Personal Story

Maria Popova- Figuring

J.R. Porter- The Lost Bible: Forgotten Scriptures Revealed

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman- Good Omens

Casey Rae- William S. Burroughs and The Cult Of Rock N Roll

Brian Raftery- Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew up The Big Screen

Robert Reich- The Common Good

Jerry Roberts- The Complete History Of Film Criticism

Richard Rohr- The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation

Bill Romanowski- Romo: My Life on The Edge

George Saunders- Fox 8

Peter Schjeldahl- Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light,: 100 Art Writings 1988-2018

Shea Serrano- Movies (and Other Things)

William H. Shannon- Thomas Merton: An Introduction

David Shields- The Thing about Life is that One Day You’ll be Dead

David Shields- Nobody Hates Trump more than Trump: An Intervention

David Shields- The Trouble With Men: Reflections on Sex, Love, Marriage, Porn, and Power

David Small- Home After Dark

Charles Simic- The Lunatic

Charles Simic- Scribbled in the Dark

Danez Smith- Don’t Call Us Dead

Patti Smith- Auguries of Innocence

Patti Smith- Year of The Monkey

Rebecca Solnit- Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

Rebecca Solnit- The Mother of All Questions

Rebecca Solnit- Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays)

Jill Soloway- She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling The Patriarchy

Nic Stone- Dear Martin

Donna Tart- The Goldfinch

Tegan and Sara- High School

David Thomson- Sleeping With Strangers

Chogyam Trungpa- The Path of Individual Liberation

Jeff Tweedy- Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back)

Loudon Wainwright III- Liner Notes

Ossian Ward- Look Again: How to Experience the Old Masters

John Williams- Stoner

Damon Young- What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker

Ed. Marcus Borg- Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Saying

Ed. Peter Catapano, Simon Critchley- Modern Ethics in 77 Arguments

Ed. Jonathan Weinberg- Art After Stonewall

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longlistshort · 8 years ago

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Nilüfer Yanya- Baby Luv

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/16-11/19/17)-

Thursday

British singer Nilüfer Yanya is playing The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever with Monogem opening

Array @The Broad is screening the film Daughters of The Dust at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel with a conversation to follow with directors Julie Dash and Ava DuVernay

Writer and artist Marisela Norte will be giving a walk-through of Hammer Museum's Radical Women exhibition (free)

Tennis are playing at the Fonda Theatre with Wild Ones

Hauser & Wirth are screening German artist Andy Hope 1930's Vertical Horizon (free but register)

There are still tickets available for Metronomy's early (6pm) show at The Regent Theater

Beach Slang are playing at the Echoplex with Dave Hause and The Mermaid and See Through Dresses opening

Friday

The Underachievers are playing a $10 show with Warm Brew and Injury Reserve at The Novo

Surf Rock Is Dead and Sarah Chernoff are opening for Shout Out Louds at the El Rey Theatre

LA Zoo Lights, the annual holiday celebration at the zoo in Griffith Park, begins tonight and runs through 1/7

Curls are playing with Hibou and Suncruiser at the Moroccan Lounge

There are still a few tickets left for a midnight screening of Pulp Fiction at Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema

Egrets on Ergot, Bastidas!, and Sister Mantos are playing a Solidarity with Mariachis' Rent Strike Benefit Show at The Smell

Saturday

REDCAT is hosting an all day Symposium on Mike Kelley's Kandors, currently on view at Hauser & Wirth (free but ticketed)

The Great Los Angeles Walk returns for its annual cross city trek, this time taking Beverly Boulevard (free)

Jackalope Art and Craft Fair returns to its outdoor Pasadena location (also Sunday)

Vulture Festival LA is bringing numerous celebrities to the Hollywood Roosevelt for ticketed events including Issa Rae, Jill Soloway in conversation with Lena Waithe and more

Gary Numan is playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Me Not You opening

Daedelus, Mono/Poly and Free The Robots are playing a show at Union Nightclub

Sunday

Pasadena's wacky annual Doo Dah Parade returns with after parties to follow (free)

Window dresser, cultural critic, author, and creative ambassador-at-large for Barneys New York, Simon Doonan, will be discussing Mundo Meza in conjunction with MOCA's exhibition Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A., at the West Hollywood Council Chambers

Baio and Teen Daze are playing an early show at Zebulon

Ibeyi are performing with TheMind at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel

Tony Molina, Faith Healer, Toner, and Cecil Frena are playing at The Smell

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blackstarjp · 8 years ago

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Martin Freeman, Fremantle-backed indie team on 'Paradise Lost

EXCLUSIVE: Dancing Ledge Productions developing “biblical Game Of Thrones”.

Fremantle-backed indie Dancing Ledge Productions and Sherlock and The Hobbit star Martin Freeman are in early development on the first ever drama series adaptation of one of the most iconic works in literature: John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost.

Freeman, and Dancing Ledge CEO Laurence Bowen are currently discussing the project with writers and broadcasters in the UK and US.

Freeman has a development deal with the fledgling UK film and TV outfit and is on board the project as an executive producer. His participation as an actor has yet to be decided.

The company has signed up Gravity and Guardians Of The Galaxy outfit Framestore to produce the VFX.

The Eichmann Show producer Bowen told Screen: “Paradise Lost is like a biblical Games of Thrones transporting the reader into an internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? The future of mankind. There’s never been a better time for big, original, bold drama series and Martin and I both feel incredibly inspired by the material.”

Freeman added: “Paradise Lost is epic, exciting and surprisingly modern. And maybe the first time the devil gets all the best tunes!”

The epic poem, written in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton, concerns the biblical story of the fall of man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

The first version consisted of ten books, which have inspired artists ranging from William Blake to Salvador Dali.

More recently, Paradise Lost comes into play in the third season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with strong references to the book including an episode named after it.

It was a model for aspects of 1997 feature The Devil’s Advocate, starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino, while a big budget 2012 feature adaptation from Legendary was set to star Bradley Cooper and Casey Affleck but fell apart before production.

The iconic work was also one of the prime inspirations for Philip Pullman’s trilogy of novels His Dark Materials and also influenced aspects of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series.

Milton followed the poem with another epic in the shape of Paradise Regained.

Dancing Ledge recently completed shooting new comedy series Porters for Dave and UKTV with Susan Wokoma (Chewing Gum), Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), Claudia Jessie (Line of Duty), and stand up Edward Easton.

It also recently announced the commission of its first US-based series Super Sensitives, from Transparent writer Faith Soloway.

The company will be speaking alongside Fremantle at tomorrow’s Media Production Show in London.

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agitatogrande · 8 years ago

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This is my friend Amy (the one playing the mother in the video). When I was 12 and she was 24, she introduced me to Falsettos at the summer camp I attended, a mere two towns away from Natick, Massachusetts (childhood home of William Finn). She directed and choreographed a rendition of “Everyone Hates His Parents” where my friends Dave and Sue were Marvin and Trina, my friend Josh was Jason, and the rest of our “Showtunes Plus” class was a giant floating disembodied Mendel-cloud.

Two months after she taught the class, she gave birth to a daughter who is now a rising sophomore in college (which makes me feel incredibly fucking old).

The next year, she returned, then she was gone for 2000 and 2001 (which was my last year) and came back briefly after I had left. I didn’t see her again for years until I was out of college and she had directed a musical adaptation of Hamlet written and composed by Faith Soloway (who is the composer of the piece in this video as well) at a children’s theater in 2009. It wasn’t the first time the show had been staged; I’d been in the inaugural cast nine years prior in the program where I’d met Faith and Amy.

Anyway, despite being literally the least Jewish person on the planet, I think Amy captures maternal Jewish neuroses quite well and I would LOVE to see her take on Trina some day.

(Song title: “Your Boundary Is My Trigger,” from the potential Transparent musical)

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misplacedfirearm · 7 months ago

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2006 warped tour

#chris conley #saves the day #new jersey hardcore #dave soloway #punk rock #hardcore punk #in reverie #new jeresy #pete parada #manuel carrero #warped tour #2006

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oneweekoneband · 8 years ago

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“Ever think we should try to re-establish that connection that we made during last summer’s days?”

A running motif in Saves the Day’s first few albums that doesn’t pop up as much throughout the rest of their discography is the idea of place. Three of Can’t Slow Down’s 14 tracks reference locations in their titles. I could easily understand why five suburban New Jersey* teenagers would be looking outside their hometown for inspiration, but these songs have little of that classic “leave this town” pop-punk aesthetic; they don’t really even seem to be channeling specific styles or ideas from the places they namecheck. Instead, in typical Saves the Day fashion, each song dives into a more personal tale, a specific memory, story, or feeling related to the state in question.

Appropriately for a song named after their home state, “Sometimes, New Jersey” is the most conventional of the three tracks, a short and sweet encapsulation of the rush of young love. Conley may sum the song up by declaring it “real fucking romance,” but it’s really romance at its most base level: that first rush of liking someone and them actually liking you back, and the fantasies of how amazing that first date will eventually be. It’s a baseline that Conley/the narrator will build all subsequent romances off of, and it’s also a baseline for the band’s experiences, a contrast to the other two location-based tracks.

“Nebraska Bricks” is the starkest contrast, one of the few songs in Saves the Day’s catalog to break away from Conley’s narration, instead taking the POV of a middle-aged midwestener trapped in a dissolving marriage and looking to reinvent themselves as a “brick,” someone tough enough not to feel pain anymore, and strong enough to shake up the status quo (I always picture the narrator as a beleaguered housewife, but the song never specifies their gender). The song is Conley stretching himself in a way he rarely does even in subsequent albums, but still showing his same trademark attention to emotion and personal detail.

My favorite of the three songs is “Hot Time in Delaware” [embedded above], and not just because it name-checks my home state. It’s easily one of the most memorable tracks on Can’t Slow Down, opening with a sample and then a fun bass sting, and closing on some pretty tremendous dual-vocal harmonies (let me tell you, this part is very fun to sing along to in a car with a good friend, which is one of the most important rubrics for judging songs).

The lyrics make me think of summer camp, with the narrator reflecting back on a summer romance and wondering if there would be any way to rekindle it. What would they have to do to make it work? He closes things out “hoping that [the girl] will change,” but the rest of the song makes it pretty clear that both have already changed too much for things to go back to the way they once were -- he’s lost his idealism, and they’ve already dropped some of the habits that once brought them together in the first place. “Hot Time in Delaware” is a song about nostalgia in more ways than one, not just recapturing the fleeting feeling of a summer romance in Delaware, but the painful impossibility of ever going back to the way things once were.

All one can really do is move forward, which is exactly what Saves the Day does. Just one year after Can’t Slow Down they released their second album, the iconic Through Being Cool, which revealed that their relationship with place had already evolved significantly.

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“The Vast Spoils of America (From the Badlands Through The Ocean)” is a song that could only be written by a version of Saves the Day with a year of touring under their belt. Conley’s fascination with the beauty of nature really starts to shine through on this album, but may be at its peak throughout “The Vast Spoils of America**,” the first half of which is devoted to recounting the splendors the band has encountered on tour, the mountains of California and the swamps of the south and even the wonder of Kansas’ sheer flatness. It’s a brief and necessary shift in perspective for the band, a reminder that there are always things out there bigger than, grander than our problems.

Still, emotions and relationships are the True North that Saves the Day will always return to, and thus the second half of the song digs into what these new experiences mean to the band -- and their conclusion is that, for all the wonders of America, they’re eager to return home and see the people they left behind after three weeks on tour. If Can’t Slow Down’s take on place revolves around the idealism of youth, on dreams of worlds yet unseen and the memories of places just out of reach, then “The Vast Spoils of America” is the counterpoint, the voice of experience saying that any place can be beautiful when viewed with fresh eyes, yet it’s the people there that truly make a place worth loving.

*Saves the Day is very much a New Jersey band, especially in Can’t Slow Down, which is heavily influenced by seminal Jersey act Lifetime. Chris Conley would leave Jersey for NYC shortly after the album’s completion to attend college, and the four current members of the band are scattered across the country (California, Nashville, Chicago, Philadelphia), but Saves the Day and New Jersey have retained a special connection nonetheless. Seeing Saves play a New Jersey show is always a magical experience.

**This is actually a little ironic, as then-lead guitarist Dave Soloway is given lead songwriting credit on this song.

#Saves the Day #Hot Time in Delaware #The Vast Spoils of America #Through Being Cool #Can't Slow Down #Chris Conley

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cynthiajayusa · 7 years ago

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Hollywood: Marja-Lewis Ryan, ‘Don’t Mess With Roy Cohn’

Learn this name: Marja-Lewis Ryan

Maybe you’ve got your ear very close to the ground of LGBTQ creative endeavors. Maybe you’re one of her brunch pals. Otherwise it wouldn’t be out of the question if you didn’t know Marja-Lewis Ryan. But this is the era of creators like Lena Waithe and Bryan Fuller becoming fanned over names due to the quality of their output, and Ryan has a lot of irons in the fire right now. Her queer drama, The Four-Faced Liar, won the Outstanding First Narrative Feature award from Los Angeles’ LGBTQ film festival Outfest. She also wrote and directed 6 Balloons, starring Abbi Jacobson and Dave Franco, streaming now on Netflix. She’s been tapped as showrunner for the Showtime reboot of The L Word. And now she’s signed a deal for an Amazon TV series called College, about six university roommates who, according to the official log line, “hook up, mess up, and grow up.” Co-produced by Transparent’s Jill Soloway and Channing Tatum (with whom Ryan is also working on a remake of Splash), it should keep Ryan busy for those remaining hours of the day when she might otherwise sleep or eat. Go catch up on this talented woman’s body of work because right now it looks like it’s not going to slow down for dawdlers.

It’s time to ‘Mess with Roy Cohn’

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Was there ever a more damaged and destructive gay villain in modern political history than the late Roy Cohn? In the 1950s he got his feet wet as an assistant to anti-Communist life-wrecker Senator Joseph McCarthy and his House Un-American Activities Committee. Then in the ’80s he was Donald Trump’s lawyer, a fairly consistently evil power broker, and a vicious public homophobe even though he was himself a closeted gay man with AIDS. Now Matt Tyrnauer, the documentary filmmaker responsible for Valentino: The Last Emperor, this summer’s theatrically released doc Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, as well as A&E’s forthcoming Studio 54, is hard at work on Don’t Mess With Roy Cohn. The film will cover what amounts to the lasting effects of Cohn, how his political tactics and deeply polarizing actions set the stage for the ascendance of maniacal conservatives like the current U.S. President, whom he mentored decades ago. So it won’t be exactly an uplifting story, but one we need to remember and guard against allowing to happen again.

Romeo San Vicente hasn’t given up hope.

source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/08/02/hollywood-news-marja-lewis-ryan-dont-mess-with-roy-cohn/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazin.blogspot.com/2018/08/hollywood-marja-lewis-ryan-dont-mess.html

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demitgibbs · 7 years ago

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Hollywood: Marja-Lewis Ryan, ‘Don’t Mess With Roy Cohn’

Learn this name: Marja-Lewis Ryan

It’s time to ‘Mess with Roy Cohn’

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Romeo San Vicente hasn’t given up hope.

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/08/02/hollywood-news-marja-lewis-ryan-dont-mess-with-roy-cohn/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.tumblr.com/post/176554399345

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hotspotsmagazine · 7 years ago

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Hollywood: Marja-Lewis Ryan, ‘Don’t Mess With Roy Cohn’

Learn this name: Marja-Lewis Ryan

It’s time to ‘Mess with Roy Cohn’

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Romeo San Vicente hasn’t given up hope.

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/08/02/hollywood-news-marja-lewis-ryan-dont-mess-with-roy-cohn/

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lorettalivingston6911 · 8 years ago

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Jeffrey Tambor Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Transparent Costar Trace Lysette — And Here's His Response

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Jeffrey Tambor isn't going to be able to brush off this claim.

As you surely saw, earlier this month, the Transparent actor became the subject of an internal investigation at Amazon after his former assistant, Van Barnes, accused the industry vet of sexual harassment. At the time, Tambor downplayed the controversy by calling the accusations "baseless" and labeled Barnes as a "disgruntled" ex-employee.

Related: JHud's Ex Claps Back Following Protective Order Announcement

Well, it seems Van isn't the only one who has had an issue with Jeffrey's behavior as one of his Transparent costars has since accused him of misconduct. Actress Trace Lysette, who plays Shea on the Amazon TV series, has come forward with claims that Tambor made lewd and sexually suggestive remarks to her on several occasions. In addition to the unwelcome comments, Trace says Jeffrey once pressed up against her during a break in filming in a "sexually aggressive manner"

Specifically, while filming a scene which required Trace to don a salmon-colored lingerie top and matching short-shorts, the celebrated performer remarked:

"My God, Trace. I want to attack you sexually."

Ugh. Actress Alexandra Billings, who was filming the scene with Trace and Jeffrey, confirms she heard the comment. Per Lysette, both "laughed it off because it was so absurd." The situation only escalated as, only a few minutes later, Tambor approached Trace with seemingly predatory intentions. She recalled:

"He came in close, put his bare feet on top of mine so I could not move, leaned his body against me, and began quick, discreet thrust back and forth against my body. I felt his penis on my hip through his thin pajamas."

Ew. Ew. EW. Sadly, no one was present to witness this exchange as Billings was not there and the crew was busy focusing on their jobs. Trace explained:

"It was discreet. If you were behind Jeffrey you might have thought he was giving me a hug."

SMH. Not to mention, Lysette witnessed the harassment Tambor put Barnes through as she previously shared a house with the Hollywood assistant:

"She would pick him up in the morning and bring him home at night and everything in between. She would come home wrecked and stressed. I saw him break her down. She for the most part kept it to herself. She was just like, 'Girl, he is a piece of work. If you only knew what I'm going through.' But I knew."

Lysette saw warnings signs about Jeffrey's true nature as he'd often kiss her on the lips when she'd try for the cheek or would make an unusual remark about his desires for her. Apparently, after Trace thanked Tambor for arranging a meeting with his manager, he responded:

"...and he said, 'Well, yeah Trace. I really believe in you. And you know what? I don't even want to have sex with you.' And then he just looked at me as if he very much indeed wanted to have sex with me. It was an up-and-down look. I rolled my eyes and went to my trailer and thought, 'This man is something else.'"

While the 73-year-old acknowledges that he hasn't "always been the easiest person to work with," he defends that he is in no way a "predator." The Arrested Development veteran noted in a statement:

"For the past four years, I've had the huge privilege — and huge responsibility – of playing Maura Pfefferman, a transgender woman, in a show that I know has had an enormous, positive impact on a community that has been too long dismissed and misunderstood. Now I find myself accused of behavior that any civilized person would condemn unreservedly... I know I haven't always been the easiest person to work with. I can be volatile and ill-tempered, and too often I express my opinions harshly and without tact. But I have never been a predator – ever."

Hmmmm, we're not sure we're buying that. He continued:

"I am deeply sorry if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being sexually aggressive or if I ever offended or hurt anyone. But the fact is, for all my flaws, I am not a predator and the idea that someone might see me in that way is more distressing than I can express."

Although Lysette has yet to make an official complaint to Amazon, she has advised the company and the show's creator Jill Soloway to "remove the problem and let the show go on." It's said Amazon plans to add this latest accusation to their already existing investigation against Jeffrey.

We have a feeling the Emmy winner will be written out of Transparent as some reports state the series was already considering writing out the Maura Pfefferman character. Whoa.

As always, be sure to check back for any and all updates about this matter.

[Image via Brian To/Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/WENN.]

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latoyarubalcava3546 · 8 years ago

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Jeffrey Tambor Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Transparent Costar Trace Lysette — And Here's His Response

Jeffrey Tambor isn't going to be able to brush off this claim.

Related: JHud's Ex Claps Back Following Protective Order Announcement

Specifically, while filming a scene which required Trace to don a salmon-colored lingerie top and matching short-shorts, the celebrated performer remarked:

"My God, Trace. I want to attack you sexually."

Ew. Ew. EW. Sadly, no one was present to witness this exchange as Billings was not there and the crew was busy focusing on their jobs. Trace explained:

"It was discreet. If you were behind Jeffrey you might have thought he was giving me a hug."

SMH. Not to mention, Lysette witnessed the harassment Tambor put Barnes through as she previously shared a house with the Hollywood assistant:

While the 73-year-old acknowledges that he hasn't "always been the easiest person to work with," he defends that he is in no way a "predator." The Arrested Development veteran noted in a statement:

Hmmmm, we're not sure we're buying that. He continued:

We have a feeling the Emmy winner will be written out of Transparent as some reports state the series was already considering writing out the Maura Pfefferman character. Whoa.

As always, be sure to check back for any and all updates about this matter.

[Image via Brian To/Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/WENN.]

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jeremystrele · 8 years ago

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What I Learnt at Adobe MAX

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Jonathan Adler at Adobe MAX. ‘The dichotomy between self-love and self-hate is the fuel to all of my creativity,’ divulged the American potter, designer, and author. In his own unique way, he also encouraged that ‘every idea is a terrible idea’!! Photo – courtesy of Adobe MAX.

Bryan Lamkin, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Adobe welcoming us to the super-sized event in Las Vegas! Photo – courtesy of Adobe MAX.

American photographer Annie Griffiths, who is known for her work at National Geographic. She spoke about the ability for photography to humanise various situations and cultures, which could not been more timely and relevant – creatives mobilise! Photo – courtesy of Adobe MAX.

With Adobe being all that in the world of design, I was expecting something pretty impressive at their annual creative conference Adobe MAX. But to be honest, the scale and style of it all was astounding (as was Las Vegas itself). The software giant is currently at its most progressive, with a focus on virtual reality, artificial intelligence and adapting new programs to enhance the current generation of creative people!

I joined 12,000 creatives, including influencers, guests, designers and developers from around the world, for what was the biggest turnout the conference has ever seen. Across the week, there was a huge focus on making things more efficient for designers today (thanks for the hundreds of hacks!), and I was able to attend keynote addresses, with photographer Annie Griffiths, designer Jonathan Adler, actor/director Jon Favreau and even DJ Mark Ronson! While the talks from these leading influencers were super insightful (and have already been covered in detail in the media), what really inspired me were my chats with four perhaps lesser-known graphic designers/ illustrators, which you can find below.

‘Design and creativity have never been so important,’ said Adobe CEO Shanranu Narayen as she discussed the new era of art and technology we are now entering, in her opening address. In fitting U-S-A fashion, she closed with a coach-esque call-to-action: ‘Being creative means being brave’.

Artwork by Timothy Goodman. Photo – courtesy of the designer.

Timothy Goodman is a graphic designer, illustrator and an art director working in New York City. Photo – courtesy of the designer.

‘Design is tool to elevate other people’s stories’

Artwork by Timothy Goodman. Photo – courtesy of the designer.

Timothy GOODMAN

The New York City-based graphic designer, illustrator and art director spoke on exploring personal/social experiments in his work, and how we can communicate these through design. Refreshingly frank, Timothy would rather letter his own words horribly than someone else’s beautifully. ‘If you want to change your look, then you need to change your tool,’ he advised.

Some of his work is political, at times it’s experimental, but all that he creates tells a story and teaches you something – ranging from romantic relationships, to political issues, to getting you to reflect on your relationship with your own dad! I was inspired by how he brings relatable issues to the forefront and sparks conversations using design.

Timothy’ Goodman‘s portfolio includes clients like Airbnb, Google, Adobe, Ford, J.Crew, MoMA, Samsung, Target, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. Check out the blog he co-created and book ‘40 Days of Dating‘ with Jessica Walsh, (which has received over 15 million unique visitors) and their second social experiment ‘12 Kinds of Kindness‘. Timothy also has a writing series ‘Memories of a Girl I Never Knew’, and his second book, Sharpie Art Workshop, came out last year.

Aaron Draplin is a graphic designer, author and founder of Draplin Design Co.‘Don’t be afraid to apply graphic design to all the things around you, the scary stuff, the efficiency stuff…’ he guides. Photo – courtesy of the designer.

Artwork by Aaron Draplin.

Aaron Draplin‘s new book ‘Pretty Much Everything‘.

AARON DRAPLIN

The graphic designer, author and founder of Draplin Design Co‘s couldn’t stress the value he gains from working on fun, personal and meaningful projects enough. He encourages others to reinvent and design things that make them and those around them happy – jobs for friends or those that help people and get an important point across.

One amazing example of this, is the logos he has created for his dog Garry. ‘When I was having a rough day with clients, I would make something for Garry and it would be fun, and before I knew it he became this little brand,’ tells Aaron. Another is the epic design-led documentation of a life, which he has thus far carried out for his young nephew. Aaron emphasised the importance of these fun projects, because there’s a good chance that you can end up getting work from them, work that you actually enjoy, and can be you’re proud of. Plus, It’s a good way to flesh out a style.

Aaron sees graphic design as a way to intrigue and start conversations, and always finds time to do the projects that matter, such as those in support of charities and activists. He urges creatives to make that time to do these kinds of projects, asking you to consider, ‘think about how much time you throw away over the course of a week!’.

For the past 15 years, Aaron has carried around a little passport notepad to religiously jot down all of his ideas, which are often inspired by America signage and nostalgic memories. ‘It starts on paper, it ends up as a nice little vector!’ says the graphic designer. ‘Design shouldn’t just be a nine-to-five thing, we’re so lucky to do this’.

From their Portland base, Aaron’s Draplin Design Co. ‘makes stuff’ for Coal Headwear, Union Binding Co., Richmond Fontaine, Esquire, Nike, Wired, Dinosaur Jr, Timberline, Chunklet, Eaux Claires, Poler, Incase, Giro, Cobra Dogs, Jill Soloway, Sasquatch! Music Festival, Rhett Miller, Old 97s, Nixon Watches, Patagonia, Target, Megafaun, Ford Motor Company, Woolrich and even the Obama Administration (!!). Their first book, ‘Pretty Much Everything’, came out last year.

Kansas City-based designer, illustrator, author and educator Tad Carpenter.

Photo – courtesy of Tad Carpenter.

Logo design by Tad Carpenter.

Artwork by Tad Carpenter.

TAD CARPENTER

The Kansas City-based designer, illustrator, author and educator championed the ‘importance of play’ in design, discussing how designating one hour per week of play (making ‘Sunday suns’ for example) has propelled his creativity and his company over the years. ‘Play removes limits with clients – there’s always constraints on us, but when we are playing, we are free. So, the more you play, the more it becomes a part of your practice, and the easier it is to bring it into the work you do every day,’ Tad explains.

He loves to bring people together through collaborative design and experiences such as murals and installations, and talked at length about client-designer relationships – ‘being honest with your outcome, will benefit you ALL in the end.’

Tad was chuffed to be making new creative friends at Adobe MAX and catching up with what old ones had been working on. On a personal level, Tad reflected that he has been so fortunate to build his own career based on passion projects and guided, ‘try not to let it get un-fun!’

Tad Carpenter co-runs the design and branding studio, Carpenter Collective with his wife, Jessica Carpenter. They’ve worked with the likes of Target, Coca-Cola, Macy’s, Old Navy, Conan O’Brien, Adobe and MTV, and music legends including Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Paul McCartney and the Dave Matthews Band to name a few. Tad has also written and illustrated over 20 children’s books, and currently teaches graphic design at the University of Kansas.

An artwork by Sydney-based illustrator, designer and artist Sha’an d’Anthes, from her debut book ‘Zoom‘.

The young creative started her blog/portfolio Furry Little Peach in year 11 and has since gained hundreds-of-thousands of followers. Photo – courtesy of the artist.

Artwork by Sha’an d’Anthes.

Sha’an d’Anthes

Last but not least, I crossed paths with home-grown talent, Sha’an, of Furry Little Peach fame – her popular blog/portfolio grew from year 11 ATAR procrastination into a platform that today has 140k+ followers. The young Sydney-based illustrator, designer and exhibiting artist sat down with me for a quick chat about the conference (stay tuned for our full profile on her later in the year).

Funnily enough, from the hundreds of speakers, we both ended raving about the same two (featured above!). ‘Aaron Draplin’s energy is amazing; he’s so passionate you can really tell he just lives and breathes his work,’ says Sha’an, who also noted Tad Carpenter’s session as a highlight, for he was an illustrator with the same ‘old style’ that often influences her work. ‘He makes me feel like I want to be a better person all-round because he’s so ‘sunshiny,’ she adds – and we hope you’re feeling that too! Her other top pick was graphic designer Bonnie Seigler, who spoke on design that makes a positive difference in the world, which you can check out more about here.

‘The thing that I like most about Adobe MAX is the people that you meet (even those who are not necessarily speaking), because you can form connections with creatives who are in a similar stage of their careers as you and who have the same insecurities and challenges to face!’ tells Sha’an.

Like me, she left the conference feeling reflective, inspired by new innovations and with lots of creative food for thought. ‘I am very project driven and I will often book too many projects at once,’ she says. ‘A big goal for me in the future is to just have a play and push my ideas further and actually create projects for myself, because that’s when you learn things and that’s when you’re most creative!’

Sha’an d’Anthes has just released her debut picture book, ‘Zoom’ teaching kids about the solar system, which she has written and illustrated. See more of her work – such as artwork, painterly illustrations, funky pins, linen collaborations, and more – on her blog Furry Little Peach.

Annie was a guest of Adobe for the Adobe MAX conference.

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