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southernvangard · 2 years ago

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(Southern Vangard) Episode 369 - Southern Vangard Radio

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep369! We’re back from summer break, Vangardians, let’s get into it. We have WORLD EXCLUSIVES from the upcoming CUSE WILLIAMS & VANDERSLICE project as well as gobs on that new new you tune in every week for, so go ahead and press play, hit your knees and throw up ya little prayer hand emojis ‘cause YOU WAAAAALCOME!!!!! #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK

Recorded live July 30, 2023 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA

southernvangard.com

@southernvangard on all platforms

#SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard

twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks

Talk Break Inst. - Dream Large" - Max I Million

"Life Is Good" - The Bad Seed X JR Swiftz ft. Wordsworth & Skyzoo

"Hell's Kitchen" - TruWerdz x K Banger

"Carmel City 2" - The Musalini & 9th Wonder ft. Pete Rock

"Turn It Up" - Dookie Bros

"Solar Opposites" - 1773 & Joe Tyse ft. Silvandgold

"Enemy Of The State" - Ransom & Nicholas Craven ft. Crooked I

"Apollo vs Drago II" - The Bad Seed X JR Swiftz

Talk Break Inst. - "Lebanese Cake" - Max I Million

"Bless The Mic (MiLKCRATE Remix) - "Gang Starr

"Choosey" - Mitchy Slick X Sir Veterano ft. Ise B, Silky Slim

"Tight" - Edo. G & Mr. Skip ft. RVS

"I Am Reuben" - Funky DL

"Rampage 2.0" - Tony Touch ft. Doo Wop, Lil Fame, AZ & DJ Scratch

"Welcome Home Spigg" - Lost Boyz (Spigg Nice X Mr. Cheeks X Pretty Lou) ft. @THEDLYFESHOW

Talk Break Inst. - "A Vibe Called Blessed" - Max I Million

"The No Parking Zone" - Cuse Williams & Vanderslice ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **

"Imagination" - Imported Goodz ft. Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon

"Planet Gant" - Chillowproductions & DJ Grazzhoppa ft. El Gant & Planet Asia

"Miscvhif" - Bhrama Bull ft. Daniel Son X Monday

"Personal Days" - Pro Dillinger x Wino Willy

"Saltfish Fritters" - Asun Eastwood ft. Lord Fury

"Fold" - Pounds ft. Flee Lord & Max Marciano

"Boonks" - Imported Goodz ft. Aye Wun, Spit Gemz & Eff Yoo

Talk Break Inst. - "Shine On (Outro)" - Max I Million

** TWITCH ONLY SET **

"Buicks, Bonnevilles and Beamers" - Asun Eastwood ft. Lord Juco

"Shearer" - Cousin Feo & Lord Juco

"Y'all Hear Me" - Sean Links & Machacha

"Divide and Conquer" - Cuse Williams & Vanderslice ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **

"94 Supreme" - Bloo Azul & Spanish Ran

"No Face, No Case" - Blaksmif ft. RJ Payne

"Summer Vibes" - Ray West ft. blu, Breeze Brewin, Playa Haze & Nelson Dialect

"Homefront" - Ransom & Nicholas Craven

"Hell Of A Feeling" - Symba X LaRussell

"Ya Shit Is Garbage" - Dookie Bros ft. E. Smitty

"What Would Comb Do?" - Wynne

"Ring Da Alarm" - Rim ft. BRNGTN & General Steele

"Smoke Break Dance" - Mick Jenkins ft. JID

SOUNDCLOUD

https://soundcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-369-southern-vangard-radio/

https://on.soundcloud.com/q2pjN (SHORT LINK)

APPLE PODCASTS

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SPOTIFY PODCASTS

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YOUTUBE

https://youtu.be/a7ycWJBWRpE

GOOGLE PODCASTS

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TWITCH

http://twitch.tv/southernvangard

MIXCLOUD

https://www.mixcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-369-southern-vangard-radio/

#SouthernVangard #DJJonDoe #EddieMeeks #MaxIMillion #TheBadSeed #JRSwiftz #Wordsworth #Skyzoo #TruWerdz #KBanger #TheMusalini #9thWonder #PeteRock #DookieBros #1773 #JoeTyse #Silvandgold #Ransom #NicholasCraven #CrookedI #GangStarr #MitchySlick #SirVeterano #IseB #SilkySlim #EdoG #MrSkip #RVS #FunkyDL #TonyTouch #DooWop #LilFame #AZ #DJScratch #LostBoyz #SpiggNice #MrCheeks #PrettyLou #THEDLYFESHOW #CuseWilliams #Vanderslice #ImportedGoodz #LordJahMonteOgbon #Chillowproductions #DJGrazzhoppa #ElGant #PlanetAsia #BhramaBull #DanielSon #MondayNight #ProDillinger #WinoWilly #AsunEastwood #LordFury #Pounds #FleeLord #MaxMarciano #AyeWun #SpitGemz #EffYoo #LordJuco #CousinFeo #SeanLinks #Machacha #BlooAzul #SpanishRan #Blaksmif #RJPayne #RayWest #blu #BreezeBrewin #PlayaHaze #NelsonDialect #Symba #LaRussell #ESmitty #Wynne #Rim #BRNGTN #GeneralSteele #MickJenkins #JID

#SoundCloud #music #Southern Vangard #HipHop #Rap #UndergroundHipHop #BoomBapradio

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flushthethrone · 2 years ago

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(Southern Vangard) Episode 369 - Southern Vangard Radio

Recorded live July 30, 2023 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA

southernvangard.com

@southernvangard on all platforms

#SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard

twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks

Talk Break Inst. - Dream Large" - Max I Million

"Life Is Good" - The Bad Seed X JR Swiftz ft. Wordsworth & Skyzoo

"Hell's Kitchen" - TruWerdz x K Banger

"Carmel City 2" - The Musalini & 9th Wonder ft. Pete Rock

"Turn It Up" - Dookie Bros

"Solar Opposites" - 1773 & Joe Tyse ft. Silvandgold

"Enemy Of The State" - Ransom & Nicholas Craven ft. Crooked I

"Apollo vs Drago II" - The Bad Seed X JR Swiftz

Talk Break Inst. - "Lebanese Cake" - Max I Million

"Bless The Mic (MiLKCRATE Remix) - "Gang Starr

"Choosey" - Mitchy Slick X Sir Veterano ft. Ise B, Silky Slim

"Tight" - Edo. G & Mr. Skip ft. RVS

"I Am Reuben" - Funky DL

"Rampage 2.0" - Tony Touch ft. Doo Wop, Lil Fame, AZ & DJ Scratch

"Welcome Home Spigg" - Lost Boyz (Spigg Nice X Mr. Cheeks X Pretty Lou) ft. @THEDLYFESHOW

Talk Break Inst. - "A Vibe Called Blessed" - Max I Million

"The No Parking Zone" - Cuse Williams & Vanderslice ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **

"Imagination" - Imported Goodz ft. Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon

"Planet Gant" - Chillowproductions & DJ Grazzhoppa ft. El Gant & Planet Asia

"Miscvhif" - Bhrama Bull ft. Daniel Son X Monday

"Personal Days" - Pro Dillinger x Wino Willy

"Saltfish Fritters" - Asun Eastwood ft. Lord Fury

"Fold" - Pounds ft. Flee Lord & Max Marciano

"Boonks" - Imported Goodz ft. Aye Wun, Spit Gemz & Eff Yoo

Talk Break Inst. - "Shine On (Outro)" - Max I Million

** TWITCH ONLY SET **

"Buicks, Bonnevilles and Beamers" - Asun Eastwood ft. Lord Juco

"Shearer" - Cousin Feo & Lord Juco

"Y'all Hear Me" - Sean Links & Machacha

"Divide and Conquer" - Cuse Williams & Vanderslice ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **

"94 Supreme" - Bloo Azul & Spanish Ran

"No Face, No Case" - Blaksmif ft. RJ Payne

"Summer Vibes" - Ray West ft. blu, Breeze Brewin, Playa Haze & Nelson Dialect

"Homefront" - Ransom & Nicholas Craven

"Hell Of A Feeling" - Symba X LaRussell

"Ya Shit Is Garbage" - Dookie Bros ft. E. Smitty

"What Would Comb Do?" - Wynne

"Ring Da Alarm" - Rim ft. BRNGTN & General Steele

"Smoke Break Dance" - Mick Jenkins ft. JID

SOUNDCLOUD

https://soundcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-369-southern-vangard-radio/

https://on.soundcloud.com/q2pjN (SHORT LINK)

APPLE PODCASTS

https://itun.es/us/QyyX9.c/

SPOTIFY PODCASTS

http://bit.ly/svrspotifypodcasts

YOUTUBE

https://youtu.be/a7ycWJBWRpE

GOOGLE PODCASTS

http://bit.ly/svrgooglepodcasts

TWITCH

http://twitch.tv/southernvangard

MIXCLOUD

https://www.mixcloud.com/southernvangard/episode-369-southern-vangard-radio/

#SoundCloud #music #Southern Vangard #HipHop #Rap #UndergroundHipHop #BoomBapradio

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extemporary-username · 2 years ago

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Lukka's name hoard cause I'm bored and have to finish a big project for tomorrow

Name most people call me: Lukka (also spelled Luca, Luka, etc... Who cares) (from the Vocaloid)

First name: Lucas

Alternative first name: Rafael (mom choose it but I like Lucas better, still like it tho, only I use it for me)

Second name: Alejandro

Nickname mom calls me: Ale (love it love it love it)

Alternative nickname: Alejo (only 2 people have called me this and I don't really like it)

Alt nickname 2.0: An (rare, like it but depending on who uses it)

Nickname 3.0: Winnie (by cousin, cause I was sweet like honey)

N4: Mijo (started calling other people mijo/a/e as a joke and then they started calling me mijo back)

N5: Nelson (no explanation, basketball teammates started calling me this one day)

Online name 1: Lukka but u already know that

Online name 2: Alej

Online name 3: Temporary/Extemporary

Online name 4: Jo (temporary name I had for a while)

Grandma's nickname: gorgojito (wood eating insect)

+ my old, legal name, that I dont really like but still use sometimes

Also just found an old name list from 2017 asjdjjdjs, half of them are anime characters and the other half are Japanese food

#lukkas rambling nonsense #i should be working

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jopilatje · 8 years ago

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Random Rune Generator

Programmed in Processing (Python), during the past week. Quite a fun little project.

#fantasy #runes #mesmerizing #art #artistsontumblr #Project Nelson 2.0 #artwithcode #rune #glow #symmetry #code #programming #visuals #aesthetics #i spent approximately 15 hours coding this?#spread over an entire week #nice first project of the year #jopilatje #my art

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thecarnivorousmuffinmeta · 4 years ago

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If Bella was a boy (with Bella's gift. And he would be Edward's singer). What would change? What do you think?

So, I gave a fairly detailed response to this already. The long and short of it being that, depending if Beauford’s the right kind of guy, he and Edward will essentially end up in a romantic relationship neither realizes is romantic. Then Edward eats Beauford at some point.

But, since we’re here, I suppose we can enter imagination land and get into some more details.

Caveat that I haven’t read Life and Death and have no desire to, so we’re actually ignoring some strange alternate universe canon that never made much sense anyway. Shocking, I know, and very unlike this blog.

Beauford Swan and a Kid More Messed Up Than Even Bella Swan

In order for our love story to even start, Beauford has to be the kind of guy that Edward’s into (or can project that he’s into). Well, we know Edward’s into Carlisle (he projects pretty much an idealized version of Carlisle’s personality onto Bella and actively wants to look like Carlisle as to him Carlisle’s is the face of holy perfection while Edward looks like a demon) and given what he says he likes of Bella’s personality we can extrapolate from there.

Edward’s not going to be into an Emmett or anyone remotely resembling Mike Newton. He’s going to be into a quiet, kind, misunderstood, sensative, intellectual who probably looks some level of frail and in need of protection. Essentially, what he saw in Bella, subverting the Madonna complex he has for her a bit (Beauford will be a kind of Madonna, sort of, but not quite so blatant).

So, we have Beauford, who looks a lot like male!Bella and by that I mean he keeps her pale skin, her big dark eyes, and general look about her that she could break with the slightest contact. Basically, he’s a very pretty guy the likes of which typically comes from a shojou anime. He’s also likely still debilitatingly clumsy.

So, you have this guy who’s awful at sports, as in each time he tries he probably ends up in the ICU. Is an intellectual in that he reads old books, an odd amount of Jane Austen at that, but isn’t actually an artist or writer. In fact, other than reading, he has no real hobbies. Has a larger than life mother who constantly needs looking after. And has nothing in common with his peers.

As bad as Bella had it, I posit Beauford would have had it worse. He’s not going to get along with 90% of boys until... probably college. He’s always picked last in kickball, shares 0 interests with most other boys, and is probably ruthlessly bullied for all of this and more. Worse, being so pretty, he’s going to attract a lot of romantic attention, especially from preteen girls who are very into that look and Beauford’s sensitive artistic nature. This is going to get him so much shit from other guys.

Add on top of this Bella’s original difficulty socializing and I imagine Beauford is just as depressed if not more so.

Fast Forward to Forks

Beauford comes to Forks for a similar reasons to Bella, because he felt like a third-wheel in Renee and Phil’s relationship and that his mother was better off without him. I can also see him just not knowing how to act around Phil, who probably expects a stepson who’s more... sonnish. Beauford’s not going to play catch with dad in the yard and I can see Beauford wanting to avoid all of that entirely.

He enters Forks and has a vaguely similarish reception to Bella. Only, there are some key differences.

I imagine Mike, Tylor, and Eric quickly sour on Beauford as he goes from being potentially cool new bro to a guy that can pick up every girl in this school. He’s like the Cullens, but less incestuous and creepy and therefore a thousand times worse. They desperately don’t want Beauford sitting at their lunch table where he can potentially pick up all the babes.

In other words, Mike is the new Lauren, and Beauford knows it. But it’s either eat with these guys or eat in the bathroom, and Beauford’s not at that level of desperation yet.

Jessica’s probably into him, having been into Edward (another pretty, sensitive, guy), but unlike Bella I imagine Beauford has a little better social intelligence in that he has seen this game before and he knows where it leads. So, he desperately, actively, doesn’t flirt with anyone. Which makes him a terrible conversationalist, and he just comes off as really weird.

Beauford, therefore, actually is a Cullen 2.0. You don’t want to be a Cullen 2.0 (Bella is the only one in that school who thinks the Cullens were in any way popular).

I imagine Edward notices this, plus Jessica’s interest, and gives a Nelson laugh from across the room. Now someone else can have the joys of Jessica Stanley’s lust. Though he does notice he can’t read Beauford’s thoughts, which is strange.

Like Bella, Edward undoubtedly thinks Beauford is at first highly overrated, just like all the other mindless teenagers in Forks, and rather plain (from his narration, Edward likes blondes and lighter eyes).

The Rest

Biology happens, it’s a disaster, Beauford has no idea what he did to get Edward to loathe him so much but this time Mike isn’t in any way sympathetic. Instead, Mike just can’t believe he and Cullen seem to agree on something for once.

Edward flees to Alaska, decides he won’t lose to Hamburger, and comes back to do damage control. And we start mirroring canon a lot here. Edward has varying conversations with Beauford, is intoxicated by his very scent, and starts projecting an almost saint like personality onto him. Edward grows increasingly obsessed, starts creeping into Beauford’s room at night to protect him from spiders, etc.

The difference being that Edward is utterly convinced that what he and Beauford share is the highest platonic ideal of friendship. They are platonic soulmates, all other friendships pale in comparison to them, they are intellectual peers and artists.

This is even when they still go to the meadow, Edward kidnaps Beauford in Port Angeles for Italian dinner (despite Beaufrod not having been nearly raped without Edward’s intervention), Beauford is invited to the Cullen house, and more.

Beauford, being Bella levels of oblivious, also has no idea this is a romantic relationship. Likely, what he feels at first and is driven by is a strong sense of kinship with Edward. As Edward is also an intellectual outsider hated by the male half of the school. Beauford’s been there, bro.

However, like Bella with Alice, he appreciates small details of Edward’s vampiric physical appearance, enjoys staring at Edward’s perfect face, and really digs that vampire smell.

I imagine, beyond what happened in Twilight things like the following occur: Edward constantly sketches Beauford in unintentionally (but secretly intentional) erotic positions with no clothes (this is art!), Edward leers at Beauford changing in his bedroom because “we’re both men”, Edward insists on discussing Beauford’s future bride with Beauford and imagines the most perfect woman in the world while also imagining smashing her head in like a melon.

But I imagine most of the Twilight plot points happen. The difference being that everyone is very confused on why these two can’t admit they’re dating. Rosalie probably bringing up very valid points of “Edward, if you want this guy to go date someone else then you can’t monopolize his life” and Edward telling her to stop being so petty and jealous of Beauford’s beauty. Aro, I imagine, just dies in New Moon and has no idea what to say when Beauford returns from the dead because it’s not, “Oh look, the lovers reunited! Ah, right, I forgot, they’re just friends. Yes...”

The other difference being, as I strongly suspect that without Renesmee Edward would never have turned Bella (Renesmee really forces that issue as Bella actually dies before Edward turns her), that he would have eventually eaten Beauford as Alice predicted.

But he’d be so delicious.

#twilight #twilight meta #twilight headcanon #twilight renaissance #bella swan #beauford swan #edward cullen #anti edward cullen #edward/bella #anti edward/bella #edward/beauford #anti edward/beauford #meta #headcanon #opinion

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mostlysignssomeportents · 4 years ago

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Who owns the covid vaccines?

A key idea from sf is “all laws are local, and no law knows how local it is.” Prisoners of our own time and place, it’s hard not to feel like we’re living in the only possible world, is if everything around us is inevitable and natural — and any change is “unnatural.”

But anyone who’s ever dabbled in multi-agent modeling (sims where “individuals” each have their own goals and aversions) knows there are lots of stable configurations that a big, complex system can fall into, and re-rerunning the same sim produces wildly different outcomes.

14 months ago, we hit STOP on our big, complex system and now the US is about to hit START again. It will not be a return to “normalcy,” because the old normal wasn’t inevitable. There are lots of other ways we could get along. And frankly, the old normal sucked.

A key way in which Old Normal sucked was the way that monopolists were able to style themselves as heroic entrepreneurs whose great rewards were commensurate with their great risks — when in reality, the risks were always socialized and only the gains were privatized.

That’s an area where a new normal is long overdue, and that new normal is being born in the controversy over public access to covid vaccines.

Helping the poor world manufacture its own vaccines is the obvious right thing to do.

Not just because vaccine apartheid is slow genocide, but also because the longer billions of people are infected, the greater the chance that one of them will incubate a vaccine-resistant, even more deadly mutation.

MRNA vaccines are wild: compared to conventional vaccines, they can be manufactured with 99.7% less capital and 99.9% less physical plant, and mRNA production facilities can retool to make new vaccines 1,000% faster.

https://coronavirus.medium.com/manufacturing-mrna-vaccines-is-surprisingly-straightforward-despite-what-bill-gates-thinks-222cffb686ee

Moderna’s own assessment is that new mRNA facilities can be built in 3–4 months. There’s no good scientific or humanitarian reason to object to patent- and know-how transfer to the Global South, where vaccination is currently projected for 2023/4 (!).

https://apnews.com/article/drug-companies-called-share-vaccine-info-22d92afbc3ea9ed519be007f8887bcf6

We’ve just experienced the collapse of the racist lie — peddled by Big Pharma, Bill Gates, Howard Dean and other vaccine apartheid apologists — that poor brown people are too primitive to make vaccines.

The new talking point? “CHINA! CHINA! CHINA!”

https://pluralistic.net/2021/05/15/how-to-rob-a-bank/#roll-the-dice

Whether it’s racist lies about the Global South or New Cold War hysteria, the underlying ideological story is the same: exclusive patent rights and the (spectacular) profits they yield are the foundation of lifesaving medical innovation.

That is, fate has placed among us a tiny cohort of collosi, endowed with the superpower of inventing the future. But for all their creative might, these saviors-in-potentia have the fragile temperaments of toddlers, and if they’re denied their due, they’ll abandon us to die.

“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.” The true mRNA vaccines theft isn’t entrepreneur-inventors who face robbery by the public sector — rather, those “entrepreneurs” have enjoyed billions in public subsidies, and now insist they owe nothing in return.

So much public investment went into the covid vaccines that it’s hard to account for it all. The GAO thinks that Uncle Sam coughed up $18–23b in direct subsidies. BARDA pumped in $19.3b.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210512.191448/full/

The USG picked up the tab for non-clinical studies of new covid vaccines ($900m), and also shelled out for Phase III trials ($2.7b).

Moderna got $53m for production capacity, part of $100m in direct capacity contracts to pharma, backed with $2.7b for contract manufacturers.

J&J got a $1b pre-order from the USG; Moderna got $4.95b, Pfizer (which touts its lack of public subsidy!) got a $5.97b guaranteed order.

That’s just the latest round of investment. BARDA has been backing mRNA vaccine research for years, pumping billions into the project.

Pharma’s claim that it doesn’t owe us anything in return makes no sense, even by the companies’ own logic. They say that markets produce wonders because they reward canny risk-taking with vast fortunes.

By that logic, the public — who assumed the majority of the risk in developing vaccines — are the angel investors in this high-tech unicorn, and the pharma companies are the VCs who came in with some late capital to help scale up a sure thing.

It’s neither good business — nor legal — for early minority investors get squeezed out by latecomers.

But, of course, the government isn’t a business. Our democratic institutions direct our national productive capacity to R&D in service to human thriving, not profit.

Public investment in R&D isn’t a business in the same way that having kids isn’t a retirement plan: we have kids because we love them and want them to thrive. If they care for us in our dotage, that’s great, but if you treat your kid as an ambulatory 401k, you’re a monster.

I first encountered these ideas when serving as an NGO rep at WIPO alongside Jamie Love and Knowledge Ecology International. Love helped create the Access to Medicines Treaty and has been fighting the pharma industry’s self-serving story of fragile genius for decades.

In an interview with Janine Jackson at FAIR, Love lays out the plain case for an IP-waiver to enable poor countries to make their own vaccines, like the undeniable truth that this would “definitely expand the production and supply of vaccines.”

https://fair.org/home/government-money-thats-gone-into-vaccine-development-is-being-privatized-by-a-handful-of-companies/

Love also recounts the kind of public subsidy that went into covid vaccine production (for example, Pfizer’s boasts of free enterprise entrepreneurship omits the €400m from Germany and €100m from the rest of the EU).

Pharma’s claims of philanthropic largesse are wildly overblown. Pfizer told its shareholders it expects $26b from covid vaccines in 2021; Moderna’s projecting $20b (Moderna’s CEO’s personal net worth just hit $5b).

All that before pharma companies jack up the prices for “their” vaccines, in the years to come when we all need annual boosters, when the price will go from $10 to $175/dose, for a vaccine that costs $0.10/dose to manufacture.

The case for public access to vaccines and the case against pharma as a necessary or even laudable force for good is so thin, it’s remarkable that it’s persisted this long.

But as Love points out, the ideology that knowledge-monopolies are moral has some powerful backers.

Bill Gates is a prime example. Gates has been committed to enclosing commonly created knowledge and turning it into a monopoly — in service to coaxing our toddler-genius-collosi into action — since he was a teenager, writing petulant letters to computer hobbyists.

Today, Gates — a convicted monopolist — directs one of the world’s great fortunes (“behind every great fortune…”), and he mobilizes his capital to prop up the story of necessary and benevolent profiteering.

The Gates Foundation, for example, donates millions to “independent” media outlets (as well as partnering with public media like the BBC), and as Love describes, this has a chilling effect on negative reporting on Gates, the Foundation, and its ideology.

Like the time Love got a Washington Monthly reporter interested in a critical story about how the Gates Foundation’s grants influence its media coverage — only to have the reporter’s editor kill the story because they’d just applied for one of those grants (!).

Gates is a true ideologue, a relentless campaigner against any public access to public goods, in every domain, not just software. He’s been at it a long time, leading the charge against Nelson Mandela’s demand that South Africa be allowed to manufacture its own AIDS drugs.

Love: “Gates is a smart guy; he’s not the only smart guy around or smart woman around. I think people need to listen to other views. And, actually, Gates has sort of a mental block about these issues, and so some of his arguments just don’t add up.”

But all laws are local, and multi-agent systems have many stable configurations. On Friday, the New York Times editorial board — long a voice for strong corporate power — published an editorial and accompanying package strongly endorsing vaccine waivers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/opinion/biden-covid-vaccines-world-india.html

The Times notes that the global economy is losing trillions due to lockdown, and that these loses will mount for so long as vaccines aren’t universally available.

But it also makes an ethical case, calling vaccine apartheid a “moral failure.”

It warns of political instability and the potential for states to topple if something isn’t done, pointing to the pitched battles in Colombia (in which death squads are now murdering leftists with impunity and posting snuff videos to social media as a boast — and a warning).

Beyond advocating for vaccine waivers, the Times backs Public Citizen’s plan to spend $25b ramping up domestic, publicly owned vaccine production facilities to make vaccines to be given away free or at cost to poor countries.

https://www.citizen.org/article/25-billion-to-vaccinate-the-world/

That effort will produce 8b vaccine doses, “enough to vaccinate half the planet.” And it will provide booster shots and new anti-variant vaccines into the future.

The future is coming. Lockdowns are lifting. The rich world is inching toward an emergence from emergency. But normalcy isn’t returning — thank goodness. The whole world deserves (and requires) so much better than normal.

Image: Quapan (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/hinkelstone/49920420853

CC BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

#pluralistic

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fiercefray · 5 years ago

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@ocmultiverse name challenge, part two

Nathalie Kelley for Adele Gonzalez for Prodigal Son: Adele is not a woman to mess with. Working as a captain in the NYPD is a tough gig and having an ex-FBI special agent helping out on cases doesn’t always help. Malcolm Bright is really going to have to prove himself for Adele to keep him around.

Maddie Hasson for Audrey Collins for Teen Wolf: Liking herself as the ‘Giles’ of the group, Audrey is always looking into the supernatural creatures in and outside of Beacon Hills. Working more with Liam, Mason, and Corey, she likes to call them Team 2.0

Avan Jogia for Ben Irwin for Lucifer: A new CSI, Ben has been working alongside Ella Lopez. Unlike his partner, Ben is more of a cynic that doesn’t really believe in much... except for Ella. Of course, Lucifer Morningstar notices Ben’s attraction to her and now Ben is in for a ride.

Summer Bishil for Chloe Mitchell for Scream Queens: An old friend of Chanel’s, Chloe loves to prove she is the superior. She does so again and again by creating her own secret society, her own beauty line, and millions of fans on Instagram. Maybe that’s why she’s become a target for the Red Devil.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for Jesse Lewis for Vampire Academy: A teacher at the St. Vlad’s, Mr. Lewis was one of the first to notice his student Lissa Dragomir’s powers were stranger than the others. He does his best to help his students control their power and becomes a major voice in teaching Moroi students self-defense.

Charlie Heaton for Michael Roman for Iron Fist: Michael has been working at Rand Enterprises since he graduated college. Hired by the Meachums to be Danny’s assistant, Michael has his work cut out for him with Danny. At least he doesn’t have any more dull days at work.

Jake Borelli for Taylor Kennedy for MacGyver: Working in the medical end of the Phoenix, Taylor is always in shock that Matty’s favorite team hasn’t killed themselves yet. Jumping out of windows, being shot at, and nothing is ever ordinary when it comes to Angus MacGyver. He is Jack Dalton’s ‘special project’ as he tries to get him out of his shell.

Antoinette Robertson for Spencer Church for Daredevil: A paralegal working at Nelson and Murdock, Spencer loves helping out people who can’t afford the expensive lawyers who care more about their paychecks than justice.

Can Yaman for Zack Heath for Swamp Thing: Zack is an old friend of Abby and Shauna’s when she was alive. He loves living in Marais and goes above and beyond for the community in any way he can. Having Abby back and dealing with Alec Holland proves that something evil is coming for his town. It is up to him and his friends, old and new, to save Marais.

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2019 & 2010s Best/Worst

Because I like lists and cataloguing the dumb shit I cared about. As my brother once said after seeing and reviewing NOW YOU SEE ME on a lazy Sunday, ‘Some would say it was a waste of time, others might say it was a colossal waste of time.’

I’ll admit, it’s a bit over-the-top. Particularly including the Pats, but yeah, in the Tom Brady era that started when I was 14 as a Freshman in high school to 33 years old now and wrapping up soon-ish (?), there’s not a chance in hell I’ll care as intimately about this shit. I grew up with it at just the right time.

2019 MOVIES TOP TIER 1) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2) Uncut Gems 2nd TIER 3) Knives Out 4) Parasite 5) Little Women 6) Midsommer 3rd TIER 7) John Wick III 8) Ready or Not 9) Marriage Story 10) Joker 11) Irishman 12) Shazam! 13) Us UNDERRATED Ready or Not TOO LONG John Wick III; Irishman SOLID El Camino GOOD BAD 6 Underground OK 21 Bridges; Avengers: Endgame; Dolemite is my Name; Dragged Across Concrete; Fighting With My Family; Hustlers; Knock Down the House; Longshot; the Report; Two Popes MEH Always Be My Maybe; Death of Dick Long; High Flying Bird; Spiderman: Far From Home; Standoff at Sparrow Creek DISAPPOINTING Hobbs & Shaw; Toy Story 4; Triple Frontier SUCK Laundromat; Under the Silver Lake OVERRATED Ad Astra; Booksmart; the Farewell FUNNIEST SCENE Dicaprio flipping out in movie trailer BEST CLIMAX/ENDING Once Upon a Time; Uncut Gems HAVEN’T SEEN 1917; Apollo 11; Beach Bum; Dark Waters; Ford vs Ferrari; Honey Boy; Jojo Rabbit; the Lighthouse; Star Wars 2019 TV TOP TIER 1) Succession 2) Fleabag 3) Watchmen 2nd TIER 4) When They See Us 5) Barry 6) Unbelievable 7) Chernobyl 8) Sex Education DAMN GOOD Big Mouth; the Boys; Brockmire; Derry Girls; Euphoria; Loudest Voice; Mindhunter; Pen15; Righteous Gemstones; Veep WATCHABLE Atypical; Bosch; Dark; Goliath; Karate Kid; Kominsky Method; Mandalorian; Mr Robot; Mrs Fletcher; Russian Doll; Warrior HIGH/LOW I Think You Should Leave SHIT END FOR ALL-TIME GREAT Game of Thrones HALF-WATCH Living With Yourself; Raising Dion; the Society NOT UP TO STANDARD Stranger Things; GLOW; Killing Eve; True Detective BAD Luther; Shameless; Silicon Valley; SNL SUCK 13 Reasons Why; Big Little Lies; the Witcher FUNNIEST Desus & Mero DOCS 1) Fyre: both 2) Ted Bundy Tapes 3) American Factory 4) Leaving Neverland STAND-UP SPECIALS 1) Burr 2) Chappelle 3) Jeselnik 4) Birbiglia 5) Gulman BEHIND ON SHOWS I DIG Brooklyn 99; Catastrophe; Corporate; Expanse; Good Place; It’s Always Sunny; Letterkenny 2010s TV DRAMA 1) Breaking Bad 2) Game of Thrones 3) Justified 4) Mad Men 5) Hannibal 6) Banshee ANTHOLOGY/LIMITED SERIES 1) Fargo SII 2) True Detective SI 3) When They See Us 4) People Vs OJ Simpson 5) Chernobyl 6) Show Me a Hero 7) the Night Of 8) Honorable Woman COMEDY 1) Atlanta 2) Fleabag 3) Veep 4) Big Mouth 5) Parks & Rec 6) Rick & Morty 7) Nathan for You 8) Review 9) American Vandal HIT/MISS Black Mirror OVERRATED Boardwalk Empire; House of Cards; Peaky Blinders; Westworld UNDERRATED Banshee; Brockmire; Hannibal FUN HATE-WATCH Newsroom DOWNHILL Homeland; How I Met Your Mother; Legion; Sons of Anarchy HATED Girls; Leftovers; Rectify UNWATCHABLE Twin Peaks BEST ENDINGS Breaking Bad; Justified; Fleabag; Parks & Rec DUMBEST ENDING Dexter; Sons of Anarchy LATE NIGHT Desus & Mero POLITICAL John Oliver 2010s MOVIES 2010 Social Network Animal Kingdom; the Fighter; Four Lions; Inside Job; Jackass 3; MacGruber; Shutter Island; Toy Story 3; True Grit; Winter’s Bone 2011 the Raid Descendents; Drive; Fast Five; the Guard; Mission Impossible 4; Take This Waltz; Warrior 2012 Magic Mike 21 Jump Street; Argo; Cabin in the Woods; Chronicle; Django Unchained; Goon; Looper; Queen of Versailles; Silver Linings Playbook; Skyfall 2013 Wolf of Wall Street Before Midnight; the Conjuring; Gravity; Her; Inside Llewyn Davis; Prisoners; Short-Term 12 2014 John Wick the Drop; Edge of Tomorrow; Gone Girl; the Guest; Lego Movie; Nightcrawler; the Raid 2; Whiplash 2015 Mad Max 7 Days in Hell; Big Short; Brooklyn; Creed; Ex Machina; Fast 7; It Follows; Logan; Magic Mike XXL; the Martian; Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation; Sicario 2016 the Nice Guys Deadpool; Edge of Seventeen; Everybody Wants Some!; Green Room; La La Land; Manchester By the Sea; Moonlight; OJ: Made in America; Popstar; Sing Street; Weiner 2017 Get Out Blade Runner 2049; Coco; Dunkirk; Lady Bird; Logan; Thor Ragnorak; Tour de Pharmacy 2018 Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse BlacKKKlansman; Den of Thieves; Hereditary; If Beale Street Could Talk; Minding the Gap; Sorry to Bother You

THE BEST Mad Max BEST DOC OJ: Made in America FUNNIEST DOC Tickled UNDERRATED DOC Weiner HORROR Hereditary FAVORITE/FUNNIEST PERFORMANCE Ryan Gosling (Nice Guys) DESERVED 5 SEQUELS the Nice Guys SUPERHERO Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse WAR Dunkirk BEST FIGHT SCENES the Raid UNDERRATED any Lonely Island project NICE TRY Dark Knight Rises; Inception; Interstellar; Widows STAND-UP 2010s FAVORITE Bill Burr NEXT BEST Ali Wong; Anthony Jeselnik; Kyle Kinane; Bert Kreischer; Marc Maron; John Mulaney; Patton Oswalt; Rory Scovel; Tom Segura COMEBACK Chappelle DOWNFALL Louis CK DIED BEFORE PRIME Patrice O’Neal, Greg Giraldo UNDERRATED Joe Derosa MUST-SEE LIVE Robert Kelly PODCASTS 2010s BEST/FUNNIEST/UNDERRATED Walking the Room RUNNER-UP 600 Dollar Podcast ONE-MAN RANT Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast SPORTS Pardon My Take RIFFING Bodega Boys HISTORY/COMEDY Dollop HISTORY DEEP DIVE Hardcore History MOVIES Rewatchables HATE-WATCH CRITICISM West Wing Thing POP CULTURE/FILM Frotcast MIXED Revisionist History GOOD/BAD Joe Rogan: GOOD: propping up comic friends; BAD: useful idiot for propping up bad faith fascists who should be put out to pasture INTERNET CURIOSITY Reply All LEFTIST POLITICS Chapo Trap House TRUE CRIME In the Dark ADVICE Don’t Take Bullshit From Fuckers LAME Pod Save America OVERRATED Missing Richard Simmons DIDN’T LIKE S-Town SERIAL Season 3>Season 1 TRUMP Trump, Inc SPORTS SCHAUDENFREUDE Fuck the Chargers OKAY Bill Simmons WTF WITH MARON good when he talks to comics MURDER My Favorite Murder OTHER GOOD ONES Hound Tall; Press Box

2010s MUSIC FAVORITE anything Brian Fallon ROCK BAND Menzingers SONG Robyn-‘Dancing On My Own’ POP-PUNK BAND Wonder Years LIVE ALBUM Horrible Crowes-‘Elsie’ HEAVY BAND Every Time I Die ELECTRONIC Chvrches SOLO Rihanna COVER ALBUM Dustin Kensrue-‘Thoughts on a Different Blood’ GO-TO AT GYM Story So Far OFF THE INEVITABLE & IRRECOVERABLE DEEP END Kanye KIND OF LIKE THE MUSIC/HATE THE PERSON: LIKE KANYE Taylor Swift, Bieber THOUGHT I’D HATE BUT DOES NOT SUCK Lana Del Rey; Post Malone OTHER FAVES 1975; Arctic Monkeys; Beach Slang; Black Keys; Bon Iver; Carly Rae Jepsen; the National; Thrice MIXED Chance the Rapper; Kendrick Lamar I’ll be honest I spent far more time listening to podcasts nearly all the time and just listened to mostly the same couple of things I liked. 2010s PATRIOTS 2010s BEST GAMES 1) Seahawks Super Bowl 2) Falcons Super Bowl 3) Ravens 2015 Divisional 4) Chiefs 2019 AFCCG UNDERRATED CLASSIC Ravens 2015 Divisional BRADY/GRONK GO DOWN LIKE CHAMPS 1) 2018 Eagles Super Bowl 2) Broncos 2015 AFCCG: Brady’ offensive line was a sieve EITHER WAY Giants Super Bowl: game changed when Brady’s shoulder got fucked up by Tuck FAVORITE PLAYER TB12 MOST FUN/DOMINANT Gronk HEART OF TEAM Edelman BELOVED Wilfork ROCK SOLID 1) Hightower 2) McCourty 3) James White 1st BALLOT HALL OF FAMERS 1) Brady 2) Gronk 3) Revis LATER BALLOT 1) Edelman 2) Scarnecchia 3) Welker 4) Wilfork 5) Slater MAKING AN ARGUMENT Gilmore PATS HALL ONLY 1) McCourty 2) Hightower 3) Mankins 4) White 5) Gostkowski 6) Mayo 7) Chung UNDERRATED/GOOD VALUE 1) Amendola 2) Vollmer 3) Ninkovich 4) Chung 5) Woodhead DESERVED BETTER Welker UNSUNG Slater OVERRATED 1) Solder 2) Brandin Cooks NO-SHOWS Dolphins (Dec ’19); Jets Divisional (Jan ‘11) BEST REGULAR SEASON WINS 1) 2013 Broncos 2) 2017 Steelers 3) 2013 Saints BEST REGULAR SEASON LOSSES 1) 2012 49ers 2) 2016 Seahawks 3) 2014 Packers 4) 2015 Broncos LOL Miami Miracle: saved by winning Super Bowl LEAST TALENTED TEAM 1) 2013 by a mile 2) 2010 3) 2011 4) 2018 BEST TEAM 1) 2014 2) 2016 BEST PLAYS (NON-GRONK) 1) Butler INT Seahawks 2) Edelman TD pass vs Ravens 3) Buttfumble Jets 4) Edelman catch vs Falcons 5) Walk-off TD vs Falcons 6) Dan Connolly kick return 7) Brady TD pass to LaFell 2015 Divisional POUNDED TABLE TO DRAFT 1) Lamar Jackson 2) Kittle 3) AJ Brown 4) Honey Badger 5) Stefon Diggs WANTED BUT OUT OF REACH 1) Aaron Donald 2) Quenton Nelson 3) Derwin James 4) Hopkins 5) TJ Watt 6) Saquon 7) Keenan Allen 8) McCaffrey 9) Gurley WOULD’VE WON IT ALL IF NOT FOR INJURIES 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017. That’s football HEALTHIEST SEASON 2018 ROPE-A-DOPED/GOT BY ON VETERAN GUILE 2018: Belichick’s best coaching FAVORITE PICKS AT THE TIME OF GUYS I WANTED 1) Gronk 2) Hightower/Chandler Jones 3) Shaq Mason MOVES I HATED THAT I WAS WRONG ABOUT 1) Stephon Gilmore 2) trading Jamie Collins MOST IMPROVED Marcus Cannon BEST FIND Kyle Van Noy MOVE I LOVED getting Blount back the 2nd time IF BUTLER WASN’T BENCHED, DO THEY BEAT THE EAGLES? Yes 100%. If only because, if nothing else, he can tackle BUTLER’s INT KILLED THE ‘LEGION OF BOOM’ SEAHAWKS WOULD-BE DYNASTY Yes DRAFT REACH THAT MADE NO SENSE Jordan Richards: Tavon Wilson 2.0 BAD DRAFT MOVES 1) Dominique Easley 2) Cyrus Jones 3) Dobson 4) Mallett DIRTY SECRET Belichick sucks at drafting in 2nd round WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD IF HE STAYED HEALTHY Malcolm Mitchell HATE TO SEE WALK BUT COULDN’T AFFORD 1) Trey Flowers 2) Chandler Jones 3) Jimmy G 4) Talib 5) Akiem Hicks DEFLATEGATE fraud/power trip job by Goodell/owners BRADY OR BELICHICK MORE VALUABLE Brady 100% DISAPPOINTING/GAMBLES 1) Ochocinco 2) Michael Bennett: got him 2 years too late 3) Fanene signing 4) Haynesworth BEST SHORT-TERM 1) Martellus Bennett 2) Chris Long 3) Revis 4) Brian Waters SUSPECT CHARACTERS/EDGY PERSONALITY MACHINES Brandon Spikes; Brandon Browner…SERIAL KILLER Aaron Hernandez PERSONALITY DISORDER DISASTER Antonio Brown: bad signing/unexpected HOW THE FUCK DID WE LOSE TO THAT GUY? Eli Manning/Nick Foles LIFESAVER Scarnecchia MCDANIELS Frustrating—but continuity matters REFS FUCKED OVER Gronk MISCELANNEOUS 2010s GOOD/ENJOY Bernie Sanders/AOC: people who actually want to get good done that’s long overdue…Lebron James; Stephen Curry; Kawhi; Zion Williamson; Luka Doncic...Lamar Jackson; Pat Mahomes; JJ Watt; Marshawn Lynch…Coach Ed Orgeron...David Ortiz…2011 Bruins…memes…Don Winslow crime novels…David Roth writing on Trump…David Grann non-fiction…’Book of Mormon’ DID NOT ENJOY Kyrie Irving…Deflategate…LeBron on the Heat…Bobby Valentine DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LIKE ‘Between the World and Me’…Elon Musk…Lin Manuel-Miranda/’Hamilton’ INDEFENSIBLY AND INFURIATINGLY BAD THE MORE YOU LOOK AT IT Facebook…Obama Presidency/Democratic Party Leadership EVERYDAY DISASTER Media: CNN; Fox; MSNBC; NY Times Op-Ed…Trump/Republicans: Trump presidency was basically 2010s 9/11 for inevitable disastrous fallout & consequences my generation will never recover from…Grifters Trojan horsing way in shamelessly (Trump administration; Ben Shapiro; Alex Jones; Milo; Jordan Peterson, Tomi Lahren, etc.) and no repercussions...Republican Party basically one goal: to troll libs even with shitty ideas that suck FAVORITES WHO DIED Bourdain; Elmore Leonard; Garry Shandling; Muhammad Ali; Robin Williams; Tom Petty BEST TALENT CUT SHORT Philip Seymour Hoffman SHITTIEST PEOPLE WHO DIED Antonin Scalia; George HW Bush; John McCain; Osama; Steve Jobs; Whitey Bulger I FORGOT THAT SHIT HAPPENED Charlie Sheen loses it JEFFREY EPSTEIN did not kill himself WHAT DEFINES 2010s Amazon/Bezos…Climate Change/Gun Violence inaction…Journalism being taken over by Bane Capital-esque vultures/local places dying...one-sided Class War by the uber-rich…#MeToo…Netflix…Opioids…Outrage/Cancel culture…Police Injustice…Silicon Valley…Social Media…Superhero shit…Your mom

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Michael Myers has come home, as Halloween 2018 is now available to stream online on Digital, with the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release on the way, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

The new Halloween (read our review here) arrived on digital platforms today (Dec. 28), to be followed by various Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD combo options arriving on January 15, 2019. Read on for the official press release and the complete list of bonus features and technical specs.

The infamous killer Michael Myers strikes again in Halloween, arriving on Digital and via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on December 28, 2018, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on January 15, 2019. Hailed by critics as “a near perfect blend of craft, character growth and nostalgia” (Perri Nemiroff, Collider), Halloween takes place four decades after Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween Franchise, “Scream Queens”) narrowly escaped the masked Michael Myers’ brutal killing spree.

Packed with bonus features including chilling deleted and extended scenes as well as special featurettes showing behind-the-scenes looks at creating the film, Halloween delivers spine-chilling, hair-raising intensity and thrills to both new and repeat viewers.

Forty years after the events of 1978’s Halloween, Laurie Strode (Curtis) now lives in a heavily guarded home on the edge of Haddonfield, where she’s spent decades preparing for Michael’s potential return. After being locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when a bus transfer goes terribly wrong, leading to chaos in the same town he preyed on decades earlier. Laurie now faces a terrifying showdown when the deranged killer returns for her and her family – but this time, she’s ready for him.

Master of horror John Carpenter (Halloween (1978), The Thing) joins forces with director David Gordon Green (Joe, Pineapple Express) and producers Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Malek Akkad (Trancas International Films) and Bill Block (Miramax) for this follow up to Carpenter’s 1978 classic horror film. Halloween also includes a stellar cast including Judy Greer (Ant-Man and The Wasp, Jurassic World), Andi Matichak (“Underground”), Will Patton (Armageddon, The Punisher), and Virginia Gardner (Project Almanac, “Runaways”). Proving “classics never die” (Mara Reinstein, US Weekly), Halloween offers a tricky treat for audiences both old and new. Halloween is the perfect slasher film, lauded as “hands down the best Halloween sequel ever” (Katie Walsh, Nerdist) and “immensely entertaining” (Eric Eisenberg, Cinemablend).

BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM, DVD & DIGITAL:

Deleted/Extended Scenes

o Extended Shooting Range

o Shower Mask Visit

o Jog to a Hanging Dog

o Allyson and Friends at School

o Cameron and Cops Don’t Mix

o Deluxe Banh Mi Cops

o Sartain and Hawkins Ride Along

Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween

The Original Scream Queen

The Sound of Fear

Journey of the Mask

The Legacy of Halloween

The film will be available on 4K Ultra HD in a combo pack which includes 4K Ultra HD Blu-rayTM, Blu-rayTM and Digital. The 4K Ultra HD disc will include the same bonus features as the Blu-rayTM version, all in stunning 4K resolution.

4K Ultra HD is the ultimate movie watching experience. 4K Ultra HD features the combination of 4K resolution for four times sharper picture than HD, the color brilliance of High Dynamic Range (HDR) with immersive audio delivering a multidimensional sound experience.

Blu-rayTM unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.

Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.

MOVIES ANYWHERE is the digital app that simplifies and enhances the digital movie collection and viewing experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital movies in one place when purchased or redeemed through participating digital retailers. Consumers can also redeem digital copy codes found in eligible Blu-rayTM and DVD disc packages from participating studios and stream or download them through Movies Anywhere. MOVIES ANYWHERE is only available in the United States. For more information, visit https://moviesanywhere.com.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K ULTRA HD:

Street Date: January 15, 2019

Selection Number: 61199936 (US) / 61199952 (CDN)

Layers: BD-66

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1

Rating: Rated R for horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity.

Video: 2160p UHD / HDR 10

Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles

Languages/Sound: English DTS:X and Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish and French DTS Digital Surround 5.1

Run Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAYTM:

Street Date: January 15, 2019

Selection Number: 61199934 (US) / 61199937 (CDN)

Layers: BD-50

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1

Rating: Rated R for horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity.

Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles

Languages/Sound: English DTS:X and Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish and French DTS Digital Surround 5.1

Run Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:

Street Date: January 15, 2019

Selection Number: 61199935 (US) / 61199938 (CDN)

Layers: DVD 9

Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1

Rating: Rated R for horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity.

Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles

Languages/Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1

Run Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

You can watch one of the deleted scenes and see the front and back cover art below, and then watch now on Amazon here, or click on one of the following links to pre-order today through Amazon.

Pre-order Halloween 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital combo from Amazon here.

Pre-order Halloween Blu-Ray + DVD + Digitial combo from Amazon here.

Pre-order Halloween DVD from Amazon here.

[Read our interview with Rhian Rees on the fear and female power of Halloween 2018 here.]

[Read our interview with James Jude Courtney on playing Michael Myers in Halloween 2018 here.]

[Read our interview with Nick Castle on reprising Michael Myers in Halloween 2018 here.]

[Read our interview with Christopher Nelson on making Michael Myers’ mask for Halloween 2018 here.]

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NFL Divisional Round Preview: By: Teej

It is a sad time of the year, but also the best time of the year! It is true its NFL playoff season, however that also means we are close to the end of the NFL season, only 11 total games left.

Quick recap from the wild card weekend, ready go. Eagles got a couple fingers on a last second field goal, Chargers forced a sack fumble to advance (Thank god), Colts dominated the Texans, and the Cowboys ran past the Seahawks. Now on to this week, where teams are playing to advance to the AFC & NFC championship games. All 4 match-ups are projected to be great games; all 8 teams are coming in hot into the playoffs.

AFC Match Ups

Colts at Chiefs (Saturday 4:35 pm)

The Indianapolis Colts come in at 10-6 after the regular season and starting 1-5. They are the first team to ever make the playoffs with a starting record of 1-5. The Colts are hot on both sides of the ball, defensively they have Darius Leonard who many think should without a doubt be Defensive Rookie of the year, he did after all make the All Pro Team (but not the Pro Bowl, not sure how that happens) The Colts also have a brick wall at the offensive line led by their 2018 1st round pick Quenton Nelson; or as he recently stated in an interview on “The Pat McAfee Show 2.0” you may also call him “Mean Son-of-a-Bitch”. Though they are young on both sides of the ball, they are complete on both sides of the ball. They have veteran leadership as well, Andrew Luck is fully back, as well a veteran presence in special teams with Adam Vinatieri.

The Kansa City Chiefs have been red hot all season, mainly due to this seasons soon to be MVP Patrick Mahomes II. Mahomes and the Chiefs finished the season 12-4 even with the 27th ranked defense; to be honest their defense is terrible, no two ways about it. The Chiefs did get their former all pro safety Eric Berry for only 2 games this season and is questionable for Sunday. The Chiefs need all the help they can get on that side of the ball. O and if you haven’t heard the Chiefs simply don’t win home playoff games, they have not won a home playoff game since Joe Montana did back in 1994. This is why I am taking the Colts in this game both to cover the spread (-5.5) as well as to win the game straight up.

Chargers at Patriots (Sunday 1:05 pm)

The LA Chargers come in to this game off a win against the Ravens where they stacked the box and shut down the high school offense of the Baltimore Ravens. They almost let it slip through their hands in the 4th quarter, but were able to stop the Ravens final drive with a forced fumble. The Chargers may be the deepest team left in the playoffs. They have young super stars on both sides of the ball as well has veterans, the Charges led the league with 7 pro bowlers, led by their captain and leader Philip Rivers who is trying to earn his first trip to the Super bowl and earn a ring like his two 2004 1st round counter parts . The Chargers are expected to have Melvin Gordon back for this game though he may not be 100% he is still a game changer, as well as are the Chargers wide receivers which just may be the deepest in the league, especially now that they are getting their promising young star tight end Hunter Henry back this Sunday. Their defense also is full of Talent from their D-line all the way back to their secondary. With stars at Defensive end (Joey Bosa), linebacker (Melvin Ingram), and Safety (Derwin James), these three super stars are the reason I am taking the Chargers on Sunday (-4).

As a lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fan its very rare for me to ever cheer for the New England Patriots, for obvious reason (Jesse caught it). Today is no different, I will not be rooting for the Patriots this weekend, nor do I think they have enough on either side of the ball to win. The one thing that the Patriots do have on their side is home field advantage (again) and the best coach and quarterback of all time. With these two people one the Patriots sideline you can never fully count out the Patriots. With that being said I don’t see how the Patriots have a chance to advance past this round. The destiny that I have come to hate may finally come to an end. Brady is not getting any younger, nor is Rob Gronkowski who has been dominate for so long but this year he has often looked very slow and beaten down. With Gronk looking slow, the Patriots having recently cut Josh Gordon (he got high again) and not much defensive depth, they are having to rely on Julian Edelman and Chris Hogan as well as pass catchers out of the back field (James White, Rex Burkhead). While they have a stud rookie running back in Sony Michael, I truly don’t think that is enough. However you can never count out Tom and Bill (God damnit just retire)

Cowboys at Rams (Saturday 8:15 pm)

Dallas comes in off a big win versus the Seattle Seahawks last week, where the offense ran through two weapons. Those weapons are Amari Cooper, and the NFL rushing leader Ezekiel Elliott, both offensive weapons went over 100+ scrimmage yards. I see that trend to continue for one of these young starts this week. I would fully expect Elliott to have 100+ scrimmage yards against the Rams; this offense goes through him this is no secret. Simply this game will come down to the Dallas Cowboys run game and the Rams front 7.

The LA Rams come in off their bye week they earn witha record of 13-3 where they were red hot all through the season, every football fan will remember their record breaking Monday night game versus the Chiefs with the final of 54-51 in favor of the Rams. The Rams are stacked on both sides of the ball, with their defense being led by Defensive player of the Year Aaron Donald. Some names fans may recognize on the defense besides Donald are Suh, Donte Fowler, Joyner, Peters, Shields, and Aqib Talib, unfortunately these names have not produced . In fact their defense has been by far their weakest link. Their offense is high powered but, Goff can be thrown off his game with just a little bit of pressure; they have arguably the best offensive weapon in Todd Gurley, as well as weapons at wide receiver in Brandin Cooks, and Robert Woods. The Rams surely miss their young star slot receiver Cooper Kupp however, who has been out since 10 with a torn ACL. With all that being said I do not see the Cowboys being able to keep up with the high powered Rams offense. Take the Rams to win but I would not take the Rams +7.

Eagles at Saints (Sunday 4:40 pm)

Philadelphia’s savior Big dick Nick is back into the playoffs again, they got past the Bears and now onto the New Orleans Saints. Well for all the Eagle fans I am sad to say Nick Foles magic will run out in the “Big Easy”. Though the offense has played better with Nick Foles under center, with the line blocking longer and giving Foles more time to launch deep balls to Jeffrey, as well as the reemergence of Darren Sproles. The Eagles defensive has been plague with injuries this season. No place has been hit harder by injuries than their defensive backs, they have gone through cornerbacks faster than I go through 2 ply after a night of beer and Taco Bell. Expect their Cornerbacks and Safeties to get bullied by Drew Bress and Michael Thomas.

“WHO DAT, WHO DAT SAY THEY GONNA BEAT THEM SAINTS” well I got some news it will not be the Eagles. The Saints come in off a bye and this gave the Saints much needed time to rest up and get healthy. The Saints were rolling early and throughout the season but their offense seemed to take a step back late. I fully expect the Saints to be healthy, prepared and ready to roll against the Eagles. The Saints have two great running backs in Ingram and Kamara, as well a young stud at wide out Michael Thomas, the Saints are also getting Tedd Ginn back this week which could open the Saints offense even more than it already was. The Saints defense turn around their season midway this year and we are seeing what we expected from them based off last year’s stats. Between the Saints weapons on offense and the Saints defense turning their season around expect them to cover (+8).

Hope you’ll sit back and enjoy the games both Saturday and Sunday, enjoy a couple of brews while watching. Here is to the Patriots being out this round!

#nfl #football #pops #pastourprimesports #teej

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What is Indie?

Indiecon 2018 - Indie nations

Oliver Gehrs – DUMMY “Being independent means being free.”

Jana Al Obeidyine – a Dance Mag “Indie is being true to yourself despite the adversity.”

Davide Cazarro – NANG Magazine “A sprawling and layered term, an opportunity, an aspiration, a promise… a chimera?”

Mike Koedinger – Maison Moderne/Paperjam “It’s primarily about freedom of expression, and less a matter of size.”

Sissel Hansen – Startup Guide “Indie means trying new things, being unconventional and sticking to your own vision.”

Meg Miller– Eye on Design “Free to be experimental, thoughtful, and dynamic with the contents of your publication, in pursuit of making something valuable and considered above all else.”

Iris Lee– ArtQpie Library “Small scale but big impact.”

Laurel Schwulst – Beautiful Company “I think it's short for independent.”

Monika Szewczyk – South as State of Mind “Quote from The Life of Brian: ‘We are all indie-vidiuals’, defined by our alliances.”

Florian Mecklenburg & Karoline Buurman – NXS “Being independent from any safe and proven formats and aesthetics.”

Indiecon 2017 - Indie first

Justinien Tribillon – Migrant Journal “Being independent means highlighting stories and showing perspectives that are not bound to financial interests or sensationalist requirements.”

Ryan Fitzgibbon – hello mr. “Indie means finding your motivation in challenging the status quo.”

Steve Watson – Stack “Indie is unstoppable.”

Jeremy Leslie – magCulture “Indie is anything you dream.”

Ibrahim Nehme – Outpost “Indie is disconnecting from the system to find freedom.”

Stefanie Lohhaus – Missy “Passionate, content-driven journalism. Avantgarde. Taking Risks both content and layout-wise. Being radical.”

Megan Le Masurier – University of Sydney “Indie is the desire for a Utopian space, creating what is missing.”

Nelson Ng – LOST “Indie is about having a strong belief in something.”

Yaonyou Yuan Di “Indie is without any interruption.”

Rose Nordin – OOMK “Indie is in line with D.I.Y – making projects happen with little resources and with a lot of personal investment.”

Kati Krause – ANXY “’Indie’ is a carte blanche for radical creativity, for making magazines that verge on art. It means trying out subject matters and storytelling that readers didn’t even know they were interested in. It means forging audiences rather than following them.”

Besa Luci – Kosorvo 2.0 “Indie means being self-aware and self-critical.”

Joachim Baldauf – VORN “Real Indie for me is non-capitalistic. Not focused on money, but spirit.”

Steve Anglesey – The New European “Indie is the Second Annual Report album by Throbbing Gristle (1977) – self-written, self-recorded, self-performed using self-built equipment, self-published because no major would have dared; created for no-one but the artists, yet manage to inspire and connect a network of individuals.”

Heike Grebin – Troppo-Automated “Limitations make you creative – hopefully.”

Andreas Trogisch – Troppo-Automated “You get the idea and you do it.”

Timo Rychert – Troppo-Automated “The moment you find out what Indie is, it stops being Indie.”

Sara Schurmann – VICE / F Mag “For me magazines are „indie“, when the editorial team developed the idea independently and not on behalf of a client. Which doesn’t mean you can’t work with or for publishing houses.”

Susanne Eigenmann – Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft “Indie is authentically, surprising and likeable.”

Teresa Bücker – Edition F “Indie is about being stronger together.”

Indhira Rojas – ANXY “Indie is creative freedom, freedom to invent and make things on your terms and follow that vision. It's taking the risk to pursue your ideas outside of traditional frameworks, and in that process finding your own path.”

Indiecon 2016 - Indienet Pioneer Communities

Danny Miller – Weapons of Reason “I don’t have a definitive answer for this.”

Ricarda Messner – Flaneur “Doing whatever you want to do.”

Agnese Kleina – Benji Knewman “Inventing your own universe and rules.”

Joachim Baldauf – Vorn “Real Indie for me is non-capitalistic. Not focused on money, but spirit.”

Steven Watson – Stack “Indie is unstoppable.”

Fabian Weiß “Indie is doing what you like and listening to your heart.”

Sebastian Pranz – Froh “Indie is creating alternative public spheres!”

Penny Martin – The Gentlewoman “A lifetime membership of the London Library and a taxi account.”

Rosetta Mills – The Lifted Brow “Making a thing you love with good people, for good people who will love it.”

Jeff Taylor – Courier “Today’s ‘indie’ crews have found multiple models that help them launch titles for far less money than before, and in the process, are creating a wave of fresh, unique titles.”

Veronica Ditting – The Gentlewoman “Indie is an outspoken and personal voice.”

Sam Cooney – The Lifted Brow “Indie is making meaning rather than money.”

Fabian Ebeling – Die Epilog “Doing (almost) whatever you want.”

Klaus Neuburg – Froh “Doing it anyway.”

Timo Durst – PFDFNDR “Indie is intrinsic.”

Max Weinland – PFDFNDR “Indie is autocracy.”

Richard O’Mahony – The Gentlewoman “The opportunity of a lifetime.”

Sebastian Zimmerhackl – Selam X “Through the wall.”

Michael Hopp – Hopp und Frenz “Indie is print without regrets.”

Nelson Ng – Lost “Indie is about having a strong belief in something.”

Indiecon 2015 - Indie forever

Philipp Köster – 11 Freunde “Indie ist: Sich selbst ausbeuten, statt sich von anderen ausbeuten zu lassen.“

Ryan Fitzgibbon – Hello Mr. “Finding motivation in the attempt to prove everyone wrong.”

Jeremy Leslie – Magculture “Complete Control.”

Kai Brach – Offscreen “Being able to decide today what the magazine will look like tomorrow, without asking anyone for permission.”

Ole Jendis – Impulse “Indie jetzt gründen – der wahrscheinlich verrückteste und beste Zeitpunkt zugleich.“

Tristan Rodgers – MC1R “The freedom to do everything you like to do and having it under your own control.”

Mathias Zeiske – Edit “Getting to choose the people you depend on.”

Anke Eberhardt – CUT “(i)nspiring, (n)iche dedicated, (d)eadline heavy, (i)nsane, (e)xceptional”

Julia Kahl – Slanted “Independently created and published publications.”

Jan Spading – zmyk “Sich unabhängig entscheiden zu können, von wem oder was man als Magazinmacher abhängig sein muss und will.“

Steven Gregor – Gym Class Mag “Indie is a frame of mind. It’s an intention… a voice different from the norm. Indie is risk. It’s Shia LaBeouf’s rattail, not Kim Kardashian’s butt. Indie has nothing to do with fancy paper, typefaces or printing techniques. And it most certainly has nothing to do with small business models.”

Mads Pankow – Die Epilog “To us indie means independent from the market, trying to make a magazine that reflects a unique point of view, without thinking about the target audience. Only if you keep straight to your own perspective you will find an audience which appreciates it.”

Dolf Hermannstädter – Trust “Overrated.”

Ibrahim Nehme – The Outpost “Indie is a blueprint of the world you want to live in – made with no budget.”

Juliane Schiemenz – Reportagen “… wenn du Sachen anders machen kannst als die anderen – und davon trotzdem deine Miete bezahlen. // - und davon trotzdem deine Miete bezahlst. // wenn du Sachen anders machst als die anderen - und davon trotzdem deine Miete bezahlen kannst.“

Daniel Beskos – mairisch Verlag “Working with people you like on magazines and books that are well done and worth being published."

Alexander Scholz – HOLO “A trade-off: the joy of answering to no one, the horrors of bearing all the risk.”

Chris Köver – Missy “Wenn die Sache wichtiger ist als das Geld, das man damit verdient.“

Sebastian Pranz – Froh “Indie is creating alternative public spheres!”

Indiecon 2014 - Was ist indie

Gabriele Fischer – brand eins “Wenn die Idee stärker ist, als die Vernunft.“

Steve Watson – stack ”Publishing because it matters, not because it pays.”

Kai Brach – Offscreen “Etablierte Weisheiten über Bord zu werfen.“

Stephan Busse – dpv “Zu machen, worauf man Lust hat - und dann erst die Erwartungen anderer zu erfüllen.“

Ale Dumbsky – READ “Indie ist ein dreichsnkliges Dreieck. Idiotie, Verantwortung, Romantik.”

Nikolaus Förster – Impulse “Wenn die Lust auf Freiheit einen überwältigt - und sich auszahlt.“

Oliver Gehrs – Dummy “Wenn man Themen bringen kann, die Anzeigenkunden meiden.“

Josephine Götz – Päng! “Anzeigen zu verkaufen, während die Mitbewohner nebenan Sex haben.“

Michael Hopp – H&F “Wenn es mit uns selbst zu tun hat - und damit mit anderen.“

Ole Jendis – Impulse “Mit den eigenen Ideen Leser zu begeistern und an sich zu binden.“

Fabian Knöbel – Analog Sonntag “Indie-Projekte sind do-it-Projekte mit offenem Ausgang.“

Kati Krause – All Seasons Mag “Indie ist Mut dazu, nicht von jedem verstanden zu werden.“

Volker Lilienthal – IJK “Immer wieder Pionierarbeit mit Kraft und Fantasie.“

Katarzyna Mol-Wolf – Emotion “Indie ist authentisch, immer ein bisschen Rock'n Roll und nachhaltig erfolgreich.“

Horst Moser – Cut “Indie c'est moi.”

Dirk Mönkenmöller – The Weekender “Machen zu können, was man will.“

Boris Rosenkranz – NDR “Indie ist das Gegenteil von Langeweile.“

Andreas Volleritsch – Neubau Design “Indie ist immer mit Liebe und Leidenschaft gemacht.“

Marc Winkelmann – enorm “Indie ist Selbstverwirklichung durch Selbstausbeutung.“

Oliver Wurm - 547490 “Machen, zweifeln, sorgen, durchziehen, freuen. In der Reihenfolge.“

=== The Independent Magazine Festival is a project by Die Brueder Publishing. Indiecon 2018 online: www.indienations.de, instagram.com/indiemags, facebook.com/indiemags, twitter.com/indiemags

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kalinara · 8 years ago

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So I have been marathoning a LOT of Midsomer Murders recently (it’s good when you have insomnia), so here are some of my miscellaneous observations/opinions:

1. As a negative: it’s all very very white. The later seasons seem to be making a sincere effort in improving diversity and representation, but they’ve still got a ways to go. They’ve also never had a woman as either the lead detective or as one of the Detective Sergeants, which I nickname “the Robins” because they’re all dark haired, vaguely interchangeable young male sidekicks.

1b. There are some differences: Troy is an earnest idiot, Scott is kind of a dick, Jones is competent, Nelson’s kind of like a terrier, and I don’t have a good read on Winter yet. He seems a little uptight. I suppose if you think about it, that does track pretty hilariously with Dick, Jason, Tim, Stephanie and Damian. I don’t think Winter is either Barnaby’s literal son though.

1c. Really though, the next Robin really should be a woman. Ideally, a woman of color.

2. They do seem to have made an effort to include LGBT+ representation. However, the execution is a bit spotty, especially in early episodes. And they seem to be a little over reliant on the promiscuous bisexual trope.

3. I do like when they have Tom Barnaby explicitly call out Troy’s (Robin #1) homophobia though. “You are less politically correct than a Nuremburg rally” is still a great line.

4. It is remarkably refreshing to see a detective/mystery show in which the main character(s) have healthy marriages, good relationships with their children (to be fair, Betty is a baby), and generally are nice, competent, functional people.

4b. They even seem to like their wives and enjoy their company.

5. Even the Robins, despite being single young men with no immediate families until they’re spiritually adopted by the Barnabys, seem to be remarkably well adjusted.

6. At no point do the Barnabys or their Robins ever Take This Case Personal. Even when the case involves their friends, they still do their damn jobs.

6b. There was one episode where Jones (Robin #3) seemed close to Taking This Case Personally, out of guilt because he gave the murder victim the brush off pre-murder, but Tom Barnaby has this lovely little exchange with him that goes something like “What is this case about?” “The murderer.” “What is it not about?” “Us.”

7. Both Barnabys are a little too happy to forgo search warrants, but I don’t know enough about British law to know exactly how close to the line they’re skirting.

8. Many other people have made this same joke, but it is AMAZING that Midsomer has any people left alive. Real estate must be remarkably cheap.

9. There also seems to be a LOT of incest on this show. To the point where I side-eye any sibling set as soon as they’re introduced.

10. There don’t seem to be any rape/sexual assault plots. Or at least not in the episodes I’ve seen. There is, of course, the incest, but it’s presented as consensual (at least as consensual as incest can be given power dynamics) and/or unwitting.

11. There is however a murder that involves a wheel of cheese. And at one point, there’s a chase scene involving a tractor.

12. It is pretty hilarious that every time poor Joyce Barnaby gets a hobby someone dies. And since this is Midsomer, that woman has a crazy amount of hobbies.

13. Ben Jones (Robin #3) comes close to having a similarly insane amount of hobbies. His tend to be more tangential to the plot though. Like Joyce will join a club and someone will die. Whereas Jones tends to just come up with some relevant hobby related info or use a relevant skill at some useful time in the investigation.

13b. It’s still equally contrived though, as there is a string of episodes in a row, where it’s like: this murder is on a golf course and relates to golf...Jones plays golf and explains the terminology to Barnaby. This next murder involves a couple of paintings, in which key clues are found in the pigs and the way one of the figures casts his line to fish. Jones happens to be a fisherman who recognizes the cast. (He also recognizes the pigs.). The NEXT episode involves a cricket game. And of course Jones plays cricket.

The dude also salsa dances, sings operatic tenor, vaults fences like a gymnast, and is a former Mason.

I mean, I appreciate that the writers have finally figured out that Barnaby’s sidekick doesn’t need to be an idiot in order to showcase how smart Barnaby is, but there’s a such thing as overcompensation. It’s a little ridiculous.

I haven’t seen all the Jones episodes, so I’m predicting an episode involving murder by hot air balloon and Jones reveals that he has been an aeronaut for years.

13c. Tangentially, it’s during Jones’s run that the show writers apparently learned about the concept of “fan service” and went, okay, we’re going to try this for one episode. They do this by having Jones grow a beard and wear hipster glasses (which, to be fair, really worked for him), infiltrate a cult which has free love as one of their tenets so the poor guy is propositioned constantly, and top it off there was a gratuitous naked shower scene.

I’m not complaining, mind you. It’s just really funny.

13d. I may be on a lowkey hunt for any and all John Barnaby (Barnaby 2.0)/Sarah Barnaby/Ben Jones threesome fic. I don’t feel remotely guilty about this, since this Barnaby is only about nine years older than Jones. Also, the power dynamic elements are mostly mitigated since Jones has Nightwinged up and flown the bat cave. I may be mixing my metaphors even as I mix up my Robins. That said, Jones is totally the sort to insist on saying “sir” in bed.

14. There is a lot of tawdry sex everywhere in this series. On the novel side, quite a bit of the tawdry sex involves actual old people. As it turns out, scandalous behavior doesn’t just fizzle when you turn fifty-five or so.

15. I want to write a crossover where Jessica Fletcher is Tom Barnaby’s mom.

16. Winter does seem to break the trend where to be a sidekick of the Barnabys you have to be either an idiot or Welsh.

17. If you live in the British Countryside, avoid any festivals, folk music concerts, historical reenactments, fundraisers, or development projects, or you will die.

18. Also, try not to be a vicar. Because you are likely to be evil or die.

19. Try not to have any secrets, because you will be blackmailed, and either you or the blackmailer will die.

20. Also, if you have an illegitimate child with your brother, and go off on the run, you should probably tell your son about his extended family before he goes off and accidentally bangs his aunt.

#midsomer murders

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youstillloveher · 5 years ago

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Leave Nelson B - 2.0: Phantom | Instrumental Project

Leave Nelson B – 2.0: Phantom | Instrumental Project

Leave Nelson B releases his latest project “2.0: Phantom”, a sampling project.

The producer worked the source material coming from music released by his record label, Lonely Ghost. What started out as one song became an exercise in falling in love with music all over again. The bulk of this project was done while Leave Nelson B was in therapy and the emotions he was faced with came to live in…

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cazadora-libros · 6 years ago

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Francisco Albarello Lectura Transmedia Leer, escribir, conversar en el ecosistema de pantallas Ampersand, Buenos Aires, 2019, 1ra ed 224 pags ; 21,5 x 13,5 cm ; enc rústica con solapas

de la contratapa: "Con un enfoque centrado en la ecología de los medios, pero nutriéndose de disciplinas como la historia de la lectura, la antropología de los lectores, las neurociencias y los estudios del cerebro lector, la teoría del hipertexto y los estudios del software, las interfaces digitales y los pactos de lectura desde una perspectiva semio-cognitiva, entre otras, Lectura transmedia se propone alimentar el debate sobre cómo se lee en la actualidad. Lejos de las miradas críticas o pesimistas según las cuales se lee mal, poco y superficialmente, este trabajo de Francisco Albarello se propone enriquecer ese debate y ofrecer argumentos a favor de las nuevas capacidades que desarrolla el lector en un ecosistema de pantallas y con nuevos hábitos de lectura que tienen a la multitarea como rasgo diferencial. Y es que la lectura transmedia se define aquí, precisamente, como un tipo de lectura inclusiva, multimodal, diversa, de todo tipo de textos –escritos, visuales, sonoros, lúdicos– y de soportes que, a su vez, se mezcla o hibrida con las prácticas de producción del lector."

Leer el Índice >>

Índice:

Agradecimientos #Prólogo Leer ya no es lo que era por Carlos A Scolari Introducción 1. Hacia una ecología de las pantallas ¿Por qué una ecología de las pantallas? La actualidad de la ecologia de los medios La ecología de las pantallas La circulación de contenidos en el ecosistema de pantallas

2. Historia de la lectura En busca del tiempo perdido Mirando por el retrovisor De los manuscritos medievales a la escritura colaborativa De los formatos de libros a la multiplicación de pantallas De la lectura extensiva a internet Lectura intersticial: de los minilibros al smartphone Lectura ubicua: de la novela a la pantalla móvil El cuerpo en la lectura: del canon a la visión táctil

3. Consumo audiovisual De la multitarea al consumo transmedia La medición de audiencias en la era transmedia De la multitarea al consumo multiplataforma Las segundas pantallas Miltitarea + Prosumo = Consumo transmedia El UGC y las plataformas de contención

4. Interfaces de lectura Más allá del texto La interfaz desde la ecología de los medios Metáforas de la interfaz La engañosa transparencia de la interfaz El software como interfaz, la computadora como metamedium ¿Metamedium vs monomedium? La creciente hibridación de las interfaces La fusión entre contenidos y aplicaciones en los dispositivos móviles La coevolución de las interfaces digitales móviles de lectura Refundando el pacto de lectura

5. El software y la lectura De los sistemas de hipertexto a google Hypertext is everywhere Hipertexto y literatura ¿lineal o no lineal? Esa es la cuestión La evolución del hipertexto Los comienzos: de Vannevar Bush a Ted Nelson Las primeras generaciones de hipertextos en los años sesenta y setenta: de HES a Aspen Movie Map Los ecosistemas de hipertexto en los ochenta: HyperCard y Guide Sistemas de hipertexto aplicados a la novela interactiva: Storyspace Sistemas de hipertexto aplicados a la educación: Intermedia y Project Jefferson Los noventa: la WWW y el hiperexto global El hipertexto en la Web 2.0 El hipertexto en la burbuja

6. Lectura y neurociencia Las palabras reestructuran la conciencia La lectura moldea nuestro cerebro Los efectos contradictorios de la escritura El acceso superficial al conocimiento ¿El fin de la lectura concentrada? El problema de la desorientación La inteligencia simultánea La lectura conectiva El futuro de la lectura

7. Hibridaciones entre lectura y escritura El chat como práctica letrada vernácula Un género híbrido Las palabras y el tiempo El chat como práctica letrada vernácula El chat: ¿la reversión de la escritura?

8. De la lectura digital a la lectura transmedia El fin del comienzo Estrategias y metas de lectura Lectura digital: más allá del e-book De la lectura digital a la lectura transmedia

9. Desafíos para el alfabetismo transmedia Hacia un alfabetismo transmedia La alfabetización más allá de los nativos digitales La enseñanza más allá del libro El aprendizaje más allá del aula El usuario más allá de la interfaz Cómo estudian los jóvenes universitarios El control remoto de la vida cotidiana El papel y las pantallas: socios a la hora de estudiar Whatsapp: estudiar con otros Google: más que lectura, conversación Conclusiones

Bibliografía

#Lectura transmedia #Francisco Albarello #Ampersand #libro nuevo #novedades 2019

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junker-town · 6 years ago

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The Steelers are making a big, but risky, bet on their future

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And if it doesn’t work out, they’re screwed.

By trading next year’s first-round pick to Miami for ascendant safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, the Steelers are saying one of two things. Either:

1. They’re entirely confident Ben Roethlisberger can return to full strength or something comparable in 2020 and 2021, when he’ll be 38 and 39 years old, or 2. They’re entirely confident in Mason Rudolph, 2019’s backup-turned-starter thanks to Roethlisberger’s torn UCL.

Pittsburgh sold off its opportunity to draft a franchise quarterback in a passer-rich 2020 NFL Draft in exchange for the chance to cultivate Fitzpatrick into its next great center fielder. Bringing in a high-ceiling second-year safety isn’t entirely a win-now move, but it does address the team’s primary weakness through an 0-2 start. It also tips the Steelers’ hand as to its expectations for the future. So long, theoretical top-five rookie quarterback pick; hello, rebuilt Steel Curtain defense.

The question now is whether Rudolph and an injured/aging Roethlisberger can do enough with a depleted offense to make this move work. If not, passing up a potential franchise cornerstone for the second straight year could be the mistake that keeps Pittsburgh in football purgatory.

With Roethlisberger out and the offense foundering, Pittsburgh invested in its defense

In a vacuum, the move makes sense. The Pittsburgh offense has been dealt blow after blow the past two seasons. Contributors like Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, and Jesse James departed. Roethlisberger is done for the season and starting tailback James Conner left Week 2’s loss to the Seahawks due to injury, though he’s slated to return to the lineup in Week 3. Contingency plans like Donte Moncrief (three catches on 11 targets) and James Washington (four on nine) have failed to pay off so far.

That’s going to make it incredibly difficult for an inexperienced backup quarterback like Rudolph to win a shootout, so general manager Kevin Colbert is trying to create an environment where he doesn’t have to. The Steelers’ passing defense has been its shortcoming in 2019, giving up 8.3 net yards per attempt — the 28th best mark in the league. Part of that is due to the fact they’ve faced a pair of MVP candidates early on in Tom Brady and Russell Wilson, but plenty of good passers still loom on their schedule.

Freeing Fitzpatrick from the Dolphins, who currently have all the structural soundness of a gingerbread house, will bring some much-needed stability to his budding career, and it should make Pittsburgh better. The problem is this team has failed to be more than the sum of its parts in recent years. The Steelers have talent at all three levels and mostly look like they should field an upper-tier defense. Instead, they’ve cracked the top 10 in yards given up per play only once since 2013.

This trade was made in the hopes Fitzpatrick can be the unifying force that brings them all together. He might be — and we’ll get to that later — but the most important part of the Pittsburgh lineup right now remains Rudolph. If he can’t jump-start the offense, then the Steelers could go from sending a mid-round pick for their starting safety — one who’ll need a costly extension in 2021 should he live up to expectations — to giving up a top-five pick.

Can Rudolph keep this from being a lopsided trade?

The second-year quarterback has shown signs of growth in 2019. After serving as the team’s third-string passer last fall, he showed enough through the preseason to convince Colbert to trade Joshua Dobbs to the Jaguars in September.

Rudolph paid off that faith with an encouraging, if not spectacular, performance in his first ever regular season action last Sunday. He completed 12 of his 19 passes for 112 yards, a pair of touchdowns, and one interception in a 28-26 loss. He led Pittsburgh on three scoring drives and would have had the chance for a fourth had the defense been able to get the ball back after kicking off to the Seahawks with 5:34 remaining in the game.

But that came against a Seahawks secondary that allowed Andy Dalton to lead the league in passing yards just a week before. Rudolph brings more questions than answers to the Pittsburgh offense, but the recent success of Big 12 air raid-style passers suggests he could live up to expectations in the Steel City.

Of course, the team’s most recent Big 12 QB draftee before Rudolph turned out to be XFL star Landry Jones. The Steelers are hopeful their new project from an Oklahoma institution of higher education will turn out better than the last.

If he can’t, there’s always next year. And Fitzpatrick’s presence could make it easier for a 38-year-old Ben Roethlisberger to bring Pittsburgh back to relevance in 2020.

Roethlisberger’s run through the late-2010s has been dotted with subtle and not-so-subtle hints about a potential retirement. His statement after hearing he’d miss the rest of the season strongly indicates he’ll be back next fall.

From Ben this afternoon: pic.twitter.com/bwfhavUSld

— BigBen7.com (@_BigBen7) September 16, 2019

The Steelers appear to have taken that statement to heart. They passed up the opportunity to draft Lamar Jackson in 2018, opting for defensive support in T.J. Watt and later landing on Rudolph late in the third round as a developmental “maybe” behind their star quarterback.

The Fitzpatrick trade is a similar decision. This time, however, instead of giving up a late first-rounder, the pick being burned to boost the defense could wind up landing in the top 10.

What can Fitzpatrick bring to the Steelers?

Fitzpatrick could be great. He just isn’t there yet. The former Alabama All-American and 11th pick of the 2018 NFL Draft got moved all over the Miami defense, playing at least 90 snaps at box safety, slot corner, outside corner and free safety as a rookie, per Pro Football Focus. He was most effective isolated from the sideline, where he earned high marks in slot coverage while struggling in more traditional cornerback roles.

The Dolphins wanted him to be their Swiss Army knife in a hole-filled secondary; the kind of player who could team with Xavien Howard to take on any job his coaches asked of him. Fitzpatrick wasn’t happy with the frequent switchups, which precluded his trade request in Miami. He’ll take on a more defined role in Pittsburgh, where Joe Haden and Steven Nelson will handle outside duties at corner. Fitzpatrick is slated to pair with fellow 2018 first-rounder Terrell Edmunds in the team’s top-line safety rotation.

Edmunds improved throughout his rookie season at strong safety, and this trade sets him in place as the anchor that lets Fitzpatrick drift around the defensive backfield without coming unmoored. Limiting his focus and playing to his strengths should allow Fitzpatrick to flourish, especially with a talented, if disorganized, roster around him.

It’s not hard to see what the Steelers are going for here. Fitzpatrick’s arrival gives them a long list of young, athletic talent (Edmunds, Bud Dupree, T.J. Watt, Devin Bush, et al) behind the defensive line. But they’re older at cornerback, so luring a versatile safety who can add double-team help in a pinch is especially useful. If Haden and Nelson can keep from giving up the sideline, Fitzpatrick will be there to help — and he’ll have to with the suddenly explosive Browns, Ravens, and huh, even the Bengals (12 yards per catch) residing in the AFC North.

That’s not all he’ll bring to the table. If Pittsburgh needs someone to line up against top slot receivers like Jarvis Landry, Tyler Boyd, Keenan Allen, or Cooper Kupp — all of whom remain on the schedule — the newest Steeler will be the man to do it. Miami may have moved Fitzpatrick around too much without the support system needed to help him grow, but Mike Tomlin has the flexibility to shift him from deep coverage to a man-to-man position in the slot without sacrificing quality elsewhere.

Pittsburgh’s biggest problem on defense the past season and a half was the massive vacuum left behind by Ryan Shazier’s absence. While Fitzpatrick can’t replace that, he can provide the additional layer of coverage that allows Edmunds to sneak closer to the line of scrimmage and some of the receiver/tight end shadowing and tailback-thumping power Shazier once brought to the lineup.

If Fitzpatrick turns into the Troy Polamalu successor the club’s dreamed of and Rudolph is a worthy successor to Big Ben, this is a great deal for Pittsburgh. If Fitzpatrick gives the team an above-average starting presence in the slot and Roethlisberger plays well until he’s 40, it’s a solid trade. But if Fitzpatrick remains uncomfortable playing out of position, Rudolph is Landry Jones 2.0, and a nearly 40-year-old Roethlisberger can’t recover from a season-ending injury, the Steelers are screwed.

Pittsburgh made a big bet with a high ceiling but a catastrophic floor. If 2019 was going to be a lost season, the team could at least take solace in the high-value draft pick that would follow. Now that safety net is gone — and it’s up to a former Dolphin and a third-round quarterback to keep the Steelers from crashing to the NFL’s underworld.

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