#Stuart McDonald

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Title: Choose Love

Rating: PG

Director: Stuart McDonald

Cast: Laura Marano, Scott Michael Foster, Avan Jogia, Jordi Webber, Megan Smart, Benjamin Hoetjes, Nell Fisher, Blair Strang, Jacque Drew, Jack Bright, Lynette Forday, Jehangir Homavazir, Lily Riley, Lucy Wigmore, Georgia Hoskins-Smith, Jesse Griffin, Jzayla Hughey

Release year: 2023

Genres: comedy, romance

Blurb: The steady boyfriend, the one that got away, or the charming rock star...who will Cami choose? In this interactive rom-com, her love life is in your hands.

[spilladabalia]

Killing Floor - Acid Bean

[ianchisnall]

Many MPs agree new rules to ease EV charging

Last week on the 25th October Jack Loughran published a document on the Institution of Engineering of Technology which is entitled in “MPs agree new rules to ease EV charging” that can be obtained from here. The initial words are MPs have agreed on new regulations that will ensure transparent pricing across electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, as well as ensuring contactless payment options are…

[viofitz]

McDonald's Happy Meal Minions

Introduction:

A Happy Meal is a kid's meal usually sold at the American fast food restaurant chain McDonald's since June 1979. A small toy or��book is included with the food, both of which are usually contained in a red cardboard box with a yellow smiley face and the McDonald's logo. The packaging and toy are frequently part of a marketing tie-in to an existing television series, film or toyline. In this review, it's from Minions movie released back in 2015. This set of 10 involves minions that is given with unique kind of gimmicks. This set includes Bob, Kevin, Stuart, caveman, vampire, Egyptian, Martial artist, king's guard, Marching Soldier and Stuart with a tie dyed shirt. The gimmicks are mostly similar to the predecessors which is wind-up, movable parts by button or just simply tapping their head, voice and lights electronic.

The US releases had only voice gimmick by tapping them to hear them make sounds. In China, they were distributed as accessories such as keychains, stampers, and even cord wrappers. In this review, I'm only going to review the southeast Asia release only since I'm not really interested with other releases, especially with how they did not allow us to replace the batteries on the electronic.

Chatting Bob

Bob the Minion is given with voice electronic gimmick which you'll have to switch the on-off buttons first, then pressing the button on his front pocket's jumpsuit and there's one rotatable left arm. Bob's voice record is saying the usual Minionese or funny gibberish. Unfortunately, I couldn't replace the battery inside him due to the figure's seamline cut was also permanently glued.

Lava Shooting Kevin

Kevin the Minion is given with a weapon part (which already attached on him) that can emits led lights by pulling the weapon trigger. Perhaps, he's the only tall minion included in this line up, and like Bob I wasn't able to replace the battery inside him.

Guitar Strumming Stuart

Stuart the Minion is given with a guitar/super mega ukulele part (already attached on him). Like Bob, he's given with a voice electronic gimmick which you'll need to press down his guitar tip to hear him singing a funny gibberish song. Like Bob & Kevin I couldn't able to replace the battery inside him, and what's even worse there's no triangular screws on him which is the seamline cut is permanently glued.

Groovy Stuart

Aside guitar, Stuart the Minion also comes with the one where he wore tie dyed shirt. His gimmick is a moving body parts consisted 2 arms and legs to show him dancing in groovy style by pressing his head to side by side.

Minion Vampire

Minion Vampire dressed in vampire styled getup, his gimmick is simply pull the button on his back to make him open his mouth and swing his 2 arms like he's jumpscaring you. He's also identical to Stuart but, assuming he has no name on the plastic bag. He could also be anyone that has Stuart's likeness.

Egyptian Hula Minion

Egyptian Hula Minion dressed in ancient Egyptian getup, he is given with a hula hoop accessory which you'll need to attach them on his back. Then press the button on his head to make his hula hoop rolling. Aside the hula hoop gimmick he can also move both of his arms. He's kinda identical to Stuart but, assuming he has no name on the plastic bag. He could be anyone that has Stuart's likeness.

Minion Caveman

Minion caveman dressed like an ancient caveman living paleolithic period (roughly 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 B.C.) while his goggles are seemingly made from a wood and skin fabric, he is given with movable 2 arms. The right hand is holding a banana and can swing by pressing the button on his back, while his left hand is simply move by rotating his arm. While the design is unique and wild but, his posing is kind of low in balance as he usually falls to the ground.

Guard Minion

Guard Minion is dressed as British King's Guard uniform in England and holding banana instead of weapons. His gimmick is a wind-up moving legs like a typical classic wind-up toys.

Marching Minion Soldier

Marching Minion Soldier is dressed as French Marching Soldier uniform during Napoleon Bonaparte era. His gimmick is another googly eyes like Tom Googly Eyes Grabber, only this time he's not a grabber and the button is located ontop of his shako, simply press them and you got him moving his googly eyes and swinging 2 arms like a marching soldier.

Martial Art Minion

He is wearing purple karate gi with black belt and clogs. His gimmick is a wind-up feature to perform his spinning kicks like one of Ansatsuken karate warriors (Ryu, Ken and Gouki). I love how they still made his fuzzy hair separately from his head similar to Jerry, Tom, Phil and Carl from Despicable Me 2 (DM2) line up.

Thoughts:

Like DM2, Minions movie was also boom as they're sold real fast due to the big hype of the movie. Good thing I was able to get them all real fast back then. I loved how they're still made similar to their predecessors but, with improved paintapp such as most of their goggles are now painted in metallic colors (ex. minion caveman) instead of plain color and the idea of making minions in variety getup is also a nice touch, therefore we won't be bored just by one jumpsuit. Martial Arts Minion and Egyptian Hula Minion are my personal favorite.

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Doctor Who Dimensions in Time 30th Anninversary Charity Special (1993) Dir. Stuart McDonald

Kate O'Mare as The Rani Jon Pertwee as The Doctor Caroline John as Liz Shaw

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Soaring with the Tarantula Hawk Wasps

Tarantula hawk wasps, or more simply tarantula hawks, are a sub-group of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, famous for both their painful sting and their tendancy to predate exclusively on tarantulas and large spiders. The tarantula hawks encompass two genuses. Pepsis, which includes about 133 species, is found exclusively in the Americas, and occupies a range of habitats including rainforests and deserts. Hemipepsis has 180 species and is found in tropical regions on every continent.

Although tarantula hawks get their fame and their name by hunting tarantulas, only larval wasps actually feed on arachnids. The adults actually consume nectar and fermented fruit, like other hymenoptrids like bees and hornets. In fact, many species of flowers rely exclusively on pollination by tarantula hawks. The painful sting they carry is enough to keep away potential predators. In general, however individuals are not aggressive and won't utilize their defenses unless provoked. In addition, though the sting is extremely painful to humans, it is not venomous and doesn't require medical attention unless it triggers an allergic reaction.

Members of both Pepsis and Hemipepsis are active during the daytime, and spend most of their time foraging. In the summer, females will also actively hunt for prey in which to lay their eggs, while males will practice a behaviour called 'hill-topping', in which they perch on a tall flower or shrub and wait for reproductive females to pass by. Males can become defensive of their territories, but lack stingers as they have no need to hunt.

When males locate a receptive female, they engage in elaborate aerial dances to entice her to mate with them, sometimes reaching heights of over 305 m (1000 ft). After a male and female mate, they go their seperate ways; males to find another partner, and females to find a source of prey. Once a female has located a suitable tarantula, she stings it-- the venom she injects paralyses the arachnid but keeps it alive. She then drags it back to a specially prepared burrow, where she lays her egg inside the spider and covers the burrow.

The egg hatches about 3-4 days after being laid, and begins consuming its host. The sex of the larva depends on fertilization; unfertilized eggs produce males, while fertilized eggs produce females. Over the next several weeks, the larva will consume the tarantula in its entirety, keeping it alive as long as possible and going through several molts. Eventually the larva forms a pupa, and 2-3 weeks later emerges as a fully mature adult. Both sexes have fairly short lifespans: males only live for a few weeks, and females only live for 4-5 months, but in that time they will produce over 13 eggs.

Tarantula hawks are among the largest wasps in the world. The very largest can grow up to 6.5 cm (2.5 in) long, and have wingspans to match. The females' stinger is equally impressive, reaching a length of up to 12 mm (0.47 in). Species can come in a variety of colors, most commonly orange, blue, or black, with bright orange or red wings. These features, combined with the tarantula hawks' long, hooked claws and large eyes, make members of any species easily distinguishable from other wasps.

Conservation status: No species of tarantula hawk wasps is currently threatened, although many species are facing habitat destruction and a decline in their primary prey. One species of tarantula hawk, Pepsis grossa, is the official insect of the state of New Mexico in the United States.

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Photos

Hemipepsis ustulata by Gary McDonald

Elegant tarantula hawk wasp (Pepsis menechma) by Will Stuart via iNaturalist

Hemipepsis tamisieri by Debbie Hall

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Return to Amphibia

Brenda Song

Anna Akana

Haley Tju

Justin Felbinger

Bill Farmer

Amanda Leighton

Troy Baker

Keith David

Michelle Dockery

Zehra Fazal

On Braly

Brian Sounalath

RuPaul

Anika Noni Rose

Wallace Shawn

Kate Micucci

Melissa Villaseñor

Dana Davis

Cassie Glow

Lakkhana Narksiri

…with Matt Braly

…and Dee Bradley Baker

Cast:

James Adomian as Sheriff Buck Leatherleaf

Anna Akana as Sasha Waybright

Ella Allan as Ginger Flour

Mia Allan as Lavender Flour

Dee Bradley Baker as Bessie, Joe Sparrow, MicroAngelo, & Archie

Troy Baker as Captain Grime, Mall Cop Mark, Rodney, & FBI Agents

Marlow Barkley as Rosemary Flour

Jill Bartlett as Maddie Flour

Eric Bauza as Mr. Wu

Aisling Bea as Captain Beatrix

Jeff Bennett as Tyler

Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker & Lysil

Susanne Blakeslee as Valeriana

Matt Braly as Frobo & Chuck Gardener

On Braly as Oum Boonchuy

Kimberly Brooks as Principal Murphy & Mitchell

Nicole Byer as Gertie

Matt Chapman as Tritonio Espada

Katie Crown as Ivy Sundew

Keith David as Andrias Leviathan

Dana Davis as Jess

Darin De Paul as Bog

John DiMaggio as Stumpy

Michelle Dockery as Lady Olivia

Paul Eiding as Monroe

Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar & FBI Agents

Zehra Fazal as General Yunan Longclaw

Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar

Brad Garrett as Robert Otto

Cassie Glow as Molly Jo

Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Olm

Rachel House as Parisia

Matt Jones as Percy

Wayne Knight as Ned

Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar

Marissa Lenti as Sasha’s Stepmother

Tress MacNeille as Doris

Brian Maillard as Leopold Loggle & FBI Agents

Mona Marshall as Sylvia Sundew

Jack McBrayer as Mayor Toadie

Kevin McDonald as Albus Duckweed

Jessica McKenna as Gabby Williams

Kate Micucci as Terri

Brielle Milla as Efty

Sumalee Montano as Mrs. Wu & Nee

Lakkhana Narksiri as Papu Boonchuy, Thai Woman, & Anne’s Grandmother

Joe Orrantia as FBI Agents

Nathalie Palamides as Fern

Chris Parnell as Mr. Waybright

Silver Paul as FBI Detective

Kevin Michael Richardson as Mr. Flour

Eden Riegel as Maggie

Sam Riegel as Mitch Harbor

Kaitlyn Robrock as Felicia Sundew

Stephen Root as Frodrick Toadstool

Anika Noni Rose as Dr. Jan

RuPaul as Mr. X

Kristen Schaal as Bella

Wallace Shawn as Humphrey Westwood

Keith Silverstein as FBI Agents

Roger Craig Smith as Tyler’s Husband

Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy

Brian Sounalath as Bee Boonchuy

James Patrick Stuart as Wally Ribbiton

Rebecca Sugar as Becka Salt

Chris Sullivan as Gunther

Cree Summer as Dr. Frakes

Fred Tatasciore as Soggy Joe & Horace

Haley Tju as Marcy Wu

Daisuke Tsuji as Captain Bufo

Melissa Villaseñor as Ally

April Winchell as Tuti, Braddock, & Fens

Chris Wylde as Angwin & FBI Director

Cristina Vee as Mrs. Waybright

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Committee: Amendment 14

Ayes: 111 (95.5% Con, 4.5% DUP) Noes: 362 (97.0% Lab, 2.5% Ind, 0.6% SDLP) Absent: ~177

Day's business papers: 2024-9-3

Likely Referenced Bill: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision for passenger railway services to be provided by public sector companies instead of by means of franchises.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Commons Bill Stage: 3rd reading

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (106 votes)

Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Alison Griffiths Andrew Bowie Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Ben Spencer Bernard Jenkin Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Dinenage Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Chris Philp Claire Coutinho Damian Hinds Danny Kruger David Davis David Mundell David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Edward Argar Edward Leigh Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Cox George Freeman Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Whately Iain Duncan Smith Jack Rankin James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Wright Jerome Mayhew Jesse Norman Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Joy Morrissey Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Karen Bradley Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Trott Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Pritchard Martin Vickers Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil O'Brien Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Nigel Huddleston Oliver Dowden Patrick Spencer Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Priti Patel Rebecca Harris Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Fuller Richard Holden Robbie Moore Robert Jenrick Saqib Bhatti Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Simon Hoare Steve Barclay Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Suella Braverman Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Democratic Unionist Party (5 votes)

Carla Lockhart Gavin Robinson Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Noes

Labour (351 votes)

Abena Oppong-Asare Abtisam Mohamed Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Al Carns Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alison McGovern Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Hack Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Gwynne Andrew Lewin Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy McDonald Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna McMorrin Anna Turley Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Ashley Dalton Baggy Shanker Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Bill Esterson Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Smith Catherine Atkinson Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Evans Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Ward Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Betts Clive Efford Clive Lewis Connor Naismith Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Carden Dan Jarvis Dan Norris Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Danny Beales Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Derek Twigg Diana Johnson Douglas Alexander Douglas McAllister Elaine Stewart Ellie Reeves Elsie Blundell Emily Darlington Emily Thornberry Emma Foody Emma Lewell-Buck Euan Stainbank Fabian Hamilton Fleur Anderson Florence Eshalomi Frank McNally Gareth Snell Gareth Thomas Gen Kitchen Gerald Jones Gill Furniss Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Graham Stringer Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Singh Josan Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Ian Lavery Ian Murray Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Frith James Naish Janet Daby Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jess Phillips Jessica Morden Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo Stevens Jo White Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Healey John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Julia Buckley Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Karin Smyth Karl Turner Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Katrina Murray Keir Mather Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Edwards Lauren Sullivan Laurence Turner Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Leigh Ingham Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lilian Greenwood Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Liz Kendall Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Louise Haigh Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Margaret Mullane Marie Tidball Mark Ferguson Mark Hendrick Mark Sewards Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Marsha De Cordova Martin Rhodes Mary Glindon Mary Kelly Foy Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matt Western Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Meg Hillier Melanie Onn Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Amesbury Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Navendu Mishra Neil Coyle Neil Duncan-Jordan Nesil Caliskan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Nick Smith Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Pat McFadden Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Davies Paul Foster Paul Waugh Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Perran Moon Peter Dowd Peter Kyle Peter Lamb Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Polly Billington Preet Kaur Gill Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosie Duffield

Rupa Huq Ruth Cadbury Ruth Jones Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Edwards Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Owen Sarah Sackman Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Sharon Hodgson Shaun Davies Simon Lightwood Simon Opher Siobhain McDonagh Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephanie Peacock Stephen Kinnock Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Witherden Steve Yemm Sureena Brackenridge Tahir Ali Taiwo Owatemi Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Tim Roca Toby Perkins Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Wes Streeting Will Stone Yasmin Qureshi Yuan Yang Zubir Ahmed

Independent (9 votes)

Apsana Begum Ayoub Khan Imran Hussain Jeremy Corbyn John McDonnell Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Burgon Shockat Adam Zarah Sultana

Social Democratic & Labour Party (2 votes)

Claire Hanna Colum Eastwood

[mike104]

Name: Randy

Species: Avali

Gender: Male

Age: 30

Favorite Game: Ratchet and clank rift apart

favorite movie: Stuart little

Favorite show: T.U.F.F. Puppy

Favorite food: McDonald

Sexual orientation: asexual

[fashinistagirlunit4]

diversity on the catwalk

fashion creatives are embracing inclusivity and body positivity, exploring themes such as size, gender, age, race, and disability.

Precious Lee, Ashley Graham, Paloma Elsesser

The fashion industry is constantly improving and evolving, we are starting to see more culture and diversity through ought each season.

In July 2020, Gucci launched its new genderless shopping category on its website called ‘Gucci MX’ using only gender neutral models to showcase the pieces.

Brands such as Simone Rocha, Rachel Comey and Vivienna Westwood are starting to include many more older models to showcase their work this is making the fashion world more diverse and as the seasons go on their seems to be more inclusivity each time.

AlexandraKutas

Hailing from Ukraine, Alexandra Kutas claimed the title of the world’s first runway model in a wheelchair as well as Ukraine’s first fashion model with a disability. Alexandra modelled on the runway during Ukraine Fashion Week in 2015 and a couple of months later unveiled a photography exhibition called “Break Your Chains” alongside photographer Andrei Sarymsakov in an effort to break down society’s stereotypes and negative perceptions of people with disabilities.

Kelly Knox for Grazia 2018

Greater diversity within the fashion community opened up a space to celebrate all beauty and gave a platform for people with disabilities to be more visible. As a result we are seeing more people with disabilities making appearances on runways, on the cover of magazines, in fashion ads and beauty campaigns.

Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture spring/summer 1998

among the roster of major designers Jean Paul Gaultier is notable for his concerted adoption and celebration of queer aesthetics from placing men in skirts in 1985 to repeatedly drawing on the homoerotic motif of the Genet-esque muscly. Over the years he has had many collaborations and with friend and muse Tanel Bedrossiantz to various striking ends. In his spring summer 1998 Age of Enlightenment influenced couture show, Bedrossiantz apps rated in a tightly corseted ruffled gown over a white shirt and tie an image so iconic it was included in the catalogue for vogues 2019 camp.

Somali-American model, Halima Aden 2017

Halim Aden was the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab on the international high fashion catwalk at the Max Mara show held in Milan on 23rd February 2017.

Madeline Stuart is a 20-year-old model with Down syndrome from Brisbane, Australia. Madeline has walked in Art Hearts Fashion Week, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week China, Style Fashion Week, Melange Fashion Week, Runway Dubai, Sunshine Coast Fashion Festival, and Birmingham Fashion Week. She has appeared in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, Women’s Weekly, Elle, New York Times, People, Marie Claire, Huffington Post, and many more. She was also named Model of the Year in 2016.

Nina Marker famous model with autism

Nina Marker was scouted at a McDonald’s in 2014 and was quickly snatched up by Elite Model Management. She has walked the runway for Chanel, Dior, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Valentino, Givenchy, Fendi, and Versace, among many others. Nina is an advocate for the Autistic community, as she herself has Asperger’s. She has talked openly about being treated differently when she was young and the depression she experienced following that; she is passionate about creating awareness for Autism and wants to show people that Autistic people can do anything they want to do.

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Tsui, D. (2019). Finally, Some Age Diversity on the Runway. [online] The Cut. Available at: https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/older-models-of-all-ages-were-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week.html.

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[openheart12]

Replay

A/N: used this generator to create texts, but just some lighthearted fluff

Summary: Texts between the FBI besties.

WC: 1,160

Warning: swearing

Power Rangers

6:12 am

Stuart: good morning

Tiffany: good morning

Jubal: good morning

Maggie: you all sound like robots, try spicing it up a bit

OA: MORNING MOTHERFUCKERS

Maggie: not that much. it’s 6 in the fucking morning

5:38 pm

Tiffany: my god, would you two just get a room already?

OA: excuse me?

Tiffany: you both keep agreeing about horrifying things and relishing everybody else’s misery. so seriously, when’s the wedding?

Maggie: there is no wedding, we’re just besties

Stuart: I SHIP IT

Jubal: can you all not???

7:14 am

Stuart: how would you like your pancakes?

OA: plain

Tiffany: with sprinkles 

Jubal: chocolate chips

Maggie: potatoes 

OA: wtf maggie

Maggie: what? they’re good

5:39 pm

Jubal: what does rainbows mean to you?

Maggie: gay rights

Tiffany: there’s money

Stuart: the sign of god’s promise to never destroy the whole earth with a flood

OA: it is an optical phenomenon that separates sunlight into its continuous spectrum when the sun shines on raindrops

12:21 am

Jubal: what’s the worst thing you guys have done?

Tiffany: rickrolled my teacher in 4th grade

OA: i kicked stuart in the shin 

Stuart: so i kicked OA between the legs

Maggie: i burned a town down

Jubal: what?

Stuart: what the hell is wrong with you?!?!?

Maggie: a lot of things

OA: no shit

F is for Friends who do Stuff Together

3:13 pm

OA: my life is a little too much panic and not enough disco

Jubal: my life is a little too much fall and not enough boy

Maggie: my life is a little too much chemical and not enough romance

Stuart: my life is a little too much imagination and not nearly enough dragons

10:04 am

Maggie: my stomach growled super loud in french 

Maggie: i’d like to clarify, my stomach did not speak in french, it growled during french class

Jubal: bonjour 

Stuart: le growl

OA: hon hon hon, feed me a baguette

4:58 am

Stuart: what is love?

Jubal: an emotional minefield 

OA: a neurochemical reaction 

Maggie: baby don’t hurt me

4:24 pm

Juba: LOWERCASE LETTERS ARE FOR THE LOWER CLASS

OA: and here we have a capitalist 

Stuart: did you just-

Maggie; let us all take a moment to appreciate that all of human history, human language, and the universe itself aligned to make this joke possible

5:28 pm

Jubal: i still don’t have a new years resolution 

OA: you could lose a few

Stuart: you could be less lazy

Maggie: don’t be such a bitch

Jubal: okay DAMN SHIT

Federal Besties of Investigation

4:38 pm

Maggie: either buckle down and do your work or you’ll end up at mcdonalds 

OA: we’re going to mcdonalds if i don’t do my work?

Maggie: no

OA: and what do i get out of this?

Maggie: a dollar

OA: what do you think i am? a chump? i would never do it for a dollar

Maggie: 2 dollars?

OA: you got yourself a deal

11:11 pm

OA: O

Maggie: what?

OA: don’t read into that

Maggie: but i will read into that

OA: HOW??? IT’S A LETTER

Maggie: why is there a space after it, hmmmmmm????

OA: dude, really? it’s a fucking letter

Maggie: it could stand for something

OA: IT DOESN’T I PROMISE

Maggie: like oppression or worse…

OA: i just typed the letter O, it means nothing :/

Maggie: optometrist 

OA: omg

8:29 am

Maggie: as usual, maggie has to save the day

OA: as usual, OA has to hear about it

7:02 pm

Maggie: treat spiders the way you want to be treated

OA: killed without hesitation 

2:42 am

Maggie: strawberry milk doesn’t taste like strawberry or milk

OA: go the fuck to sleep maggie

Maggie: you’re an asshole, man

OA: you are what you eat maggie

Maggie: i don’t think i can handle any more of your tomfuckery 

OA: oh yeah? well i can keep going until you’re all tomfuckered out

12:48 pm

OA: remember what i told you

Maggie: don’t be a cunt

5:18 pm

OA: between tiffany, stuart, jubal, and isobel – if you had to – who would you punch?

Maggie: no one, they’re my friends. i wouldn’t punch any of them

OA: jubal?

Maggie: yeah but i don’t know why

1:17 am

Maggie: OA, i screwed up big time

OA: given your daily life experiences, you’re gonna have to be more specific

Avengers Dupe

5:27 am

Isobel: well, aren’t you all a rag-tag group of adventurers with unclear motives and good hearts! let me guess, you’re out to save the world

OA: well, actually, that sounds like a pretty fair assessment

Jubal: more or less, i guess

Maggie: that sounds awesome. let’s do that

Stuart: i’m new here, but i am open to the concept

Tiffany: i thought that’s what we were doing

9:40 am

Isobel: if you got arrested, what would be the charges?

OA: theft

Jubal: disturbing the peace

Tiffany: aggravated assault

Stuart: arson 

Maggie: all of the above, probably in that order

7:25 pm

Stuart: rules were made to be broken

Jubal: they were made to be followed, nothing is made to be broken

OA: piñatas

Maggie: glow sticks

Tiffany: karate boards

Isobel: spaghetti when you have a small pot

Stuart: rules

Jubal: …

10:51 pm

OA: fine, judge me all you want but stuart married a lesbian, isobel left a man at the altar, maggie fell in love with a gay ice dancer, tiffany threw a girl’s wooden leg in a fire, and jubal lives in a box

Maggie: damn way to air out all of our dirty laundry 

2:58 pm

Stuart: imagine if someone handed you a box full of all the things you lost throughout your life

Isobel: it would be nice to have my sense of purpose back…

OA: oh wow, you found my childhood innocence! thank you for finding it

Tiffany: my will to live! i haven’t seen this in years

Maggie: i knew i lost that potential somewhere 

Jubal: mental stability, my old friend

Stuart: jesus, could you guys lighten up a little

4:48 am

Isobel: who else is hiding in the laundry room trying to listen to jubal and stuart’s convo?

OA: me, i’m in the laundry basket 

Tiffany: i’m in the washing machine

Maggie: i’m in the closet

OA: we accept you maggie <3

Maggie: no, i’m literally in the closet 

OA: love is love <3

Tiffany: ALLY

8:37 am

Maggie: you guys don’t wanna mess with me

OA: yeah, maggie will straight up cry in public. don’t try her

Maggie: exactly, i will straight up…

Maggie: why would you say that? :( 

Jubal: great, now she’s crying in the middle of the JOC 

4:39 pm

OA: i’d die for you guys

Stuart: then perish

Tiffany: you will

Jubal: please don’t

Isobel: cool

Maggie: i’d die for you first

[ianchisnall]

A brief discussion about the impact of leaving the EU

A brief discussion about the impact of leaving the EU

Yesterday in the House of Commons there was a discussion about the loss of our membership of the European Union from the Scotland point of view. The people who took part with one exception were either Scotland MPs or the Government Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack who is the MP for Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. The people who responded were all SNPs apart from Alister and one of…

[miguelmarias]

TOP 2022

(31/12/2022)

Great recent movies (made since 2018) seen for the first time in 2022:

 Les Passagers de la nuit(Mikhaël Hers, 2021/2)

 Rachel Hendrix(Victor Nunez, 2022)

 Memoria(Memory;Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2021)

 O Trio em Mi Bemol(The Kegelstatt Trio;Rita Azevedo Gomes;a.Éric Rohmer)

 Ouistreham(Emmanuel Carrère, 2021)

 The Ride(Ride;Alex Ranarivelo, 2018/9)

 Pan de limón con semillas de amapola(Benito Zambrano, 2021)

 Twist à Bamako(Mali Twist;Robert Guédiguian, 2021/2)

 Mulher Oceano(Djin Sganzerla, 2020)

 Greta(Neil Jordan, 2018)

 Albatros(Xavier Beauvois, 2021)

 À vendredi, Robinson(Mitra Farahani, 2022)

 El Rey de todo el Mundo(Carlos Saura, 2021)

Great older movies (made before 2018) seen for the first time in 2022:

Saikai(Kimura Keigo, 1953)

Yuwaku(Temptation;Yoshimura Kōzaburō, 1948)

The Very Thought of You(Delmer Daves, 1944)

Dunia(Jocelyn Saab, 2005)

Strangers in Good Company/The Company of Strangers(Cynthia Scott, 1990)

Lawn Dogs(John Duigan, 1997)

What happened was...(Tom Noonan, 1993/4)

Tigerstreifenbaby wartet auf Tarzan(Rudolf Thome, 1997/8)

Rot und Blau(Rudolf Thome, 2002/3)

Yawaraka na hou(A Tender Place;Nagasaki Shunichi, 2001)

Tin ngai hoy gok(Lost and Found;Lee Chi-ngai, 1996)

The Journey of August King(John Duigan, 1995)

Off the Map(Campbell Scott, 2003)

Bed of Roses(Michael Goldenberg, 1995/6)

The Cake Eaters(Mary Stuart Masterson, 2007)

Trigger(Bruce McDonald, 2010)

Lian’ai yu yiwu(Love and Duty;Bu Wancang=Richard Poh, 1931)

Sparrows Dance (Noah Buschel, 2013)

Aoi sanmyaku+Zoku aoi sanmyaku(The Green Mountains 1+2/Blue Mountains 1+2;Imai Tadashi, 1949)

Du hast gesagt, dass du mich liebst(You Told Me You Loved Me;Rudolf Thome, 2005/6)

Yūwakusha(The Enchantment;Nagasaki Shunichi, 1989)

Nishi no majo ga shinda(The Witch of the West is Dead;Nagasaki Shunichi, 2008)

Hachi-kō Monogatari(Kōyama Seijirō, 1987)

Spoken Word(Victor Nunez, 2009)

The Missing Person (Noah Buschel, 2008/9)

The Devil Makes Three(Andrew Marton, 1952)

Christmas in Connecticut(Peter Godfrey, 1945)

Berlin Chamissoplatz(Rudolf Thome, 1980)

Rauchzeichen(Rudolf Thome,2005/6)

Among the Living(Stuart Heisler, 1941)

Voice in the Mirror(Harry Keller, 1958)

Glass Chin(Noah Buschel, 2013/4)

The Mule/Border Run/La frontera del crimen(Gabriela Tagliavini, 2012)

BigEden(Thomas Bezucha, 2000)

Endoretsu warutsu(Endless Waltz;Wakamatsu Kōji, 1995)

Keith Richards:Under the Influence(Morgan Neville, 2015)

Kōfuku no genkai(The Limit of Happiness;Kimura Keigo, 1948)

Friends(Elaine Proctor, 1993)

The Stone Boy(Christopher Cain, 1983/4)

Frau fährt, Mann schläft(Rudolf Thome, 2003/4)

Pêcheur d’Islande(Pierre Schoendoerffer, 1959)

Awdat mowatin(Return of a Citizen;Mohamed Khan, 1986)

Les Portes tournantes(The Revolving Doors;Francis Mankiewicz, 1988)

Remarkable recent movies:

Ras vkhedavt, rodesac cas vukurebt?(What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?;Aleksandr Koberidze, 2021)

Degas et moi(of 3e Scène)(Arnaud Des Pallières, 2019)

Ergej irekhgüi namar/Harvest Moon (Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam, 2021/2)

Viagem ao Sol(Journey to the Sun;Ansgar Schaefer & Susana de Souza Dias, 2021)

Illusions Perdues(Xavier Giannoli, 2021)

Petite Solange(Axelle Ropert, 2021)

Pacifiction/Tourment sur les îles(Albert Serra, 2022)

Where The Crawdads Sing(Olivia Newman, 2022)

The Batman(Matt Reeves, 2022)

Jaula(Ignacio Tatay, 2018)

Prapti(Receipt;Anuraag Pati, 2021)

Limbo(Soi Cheang, 2021)

Avec amour et acharnement(Both Sides of the Blade/Fire;Claire Denis, 2021/2)

Armageddon Time(James Gray, 2022)

Beurokeo(Broker;Kore-Eda Hirokazu, 2021/2)

America(Ofir Raul Graizer, 2021/2)

Faridaning ikki ming qo’shig’i(2000 Songs of Farida;Yalkin Tuychiev, 2020)

El sustituto(The Replacement;Óscar Aira, 2020/1)

Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar(On Either Side of the Pond;Parth Saurabh, 2022)

The Gigantes(Beatriz Sanchis, 2021)

Farha(Darin J. Sallam, 2021)

In My Own Time:A Portrait of Karen Dalton(Rich Peete & Robert Yapkowitz, 2020)

Barbarian(Zach Cregger, 2022)

Between Earth and Sky(The Lie;Veena Sud, 2018//20)

Watcher(Chloe Okuno, 2021/2)

A Christmas Mystery(Alex Ranarivelo, 2022)

A Hollywood Christmas(Alex Ranarivelo, 2022)

Les Intranquilles(Joachim Lafosse, 2021)

Unrueh(Unrest;Cyril Schäublin, 2022)

Malintzin 17(Eugenio & Mara Polgovsky, 2016//21/2)

Coda(Siân Heder, 2020/1)

Work in progress, Agosto 2022(José Luis Guerin, 2022)

A pesar de todo(Despite Everything;Gabriela Tagliavini, 2019)

They’ll Love Me When I ‘m Dead(Morgan Neville, 2018)

Pretend It’s A City(Martin Scorsese, 2020)

The Glorias(Julie Taymor, 2020)

Land(Robin Wright, 2021)

Chavalas(Carol Rodríguez Colás, 2020/1)

Alam(Firas Khoury, 2022)

Remarkable older movies:

Watashi no Niisan(My Older Brother;Shimazu Yasujirô, 1934)

Liu mang yi sheng(Doctor Mack;Lee Chi-ngai, 1995)

Hunt the Man Down(George Archainbaud, 1950)

Happy Here and Now(Michael Almereyda, 2002)

Hold That Co-Ed(Hold That Girl;George Marshall, 1938)

Transcendence(Wally Pfister, 2014)

Mr. Fix-It(Allan Dwan, 1918)

Down Home (Irvin V. Willat, 1920)

The Tall Stranger(Thomas Carr, 1957)

Pagdating Sa Dulo(At the Top;Ishmael Bernal, 1971)

Maowid ala ashaa(A Dinner Date;Mohamed Khan, 1981)

Zawgat Ragoul Mohem(The Wife of an Important Person;Mohamed Khan, 1987)

The Eclipse(Conor McPherson, 2009)

El Rebozo de Soledad(Roberto Gavaldón, 1952)

Desert Hearts(Donna Deitch, 1985)

Manhandled(Lewis R. Foster, 1949)

Accused of Murder(Joseph Kane, 1956)

The Marauders(Gerald Mayer, 1955)

Ramuru/Aibu(L’Amour/Caress/Love;Goshō Heinosukē, 1933)

Amerasia(Wolf-Eckart Bühler, 1985)

Careless Love(John Duigan, 2012)

Sieben Frauen(Formen der Liebe III)(Rudolf Thome, 1989)

Flirting(John Duigan, 1990/1)

One Night Stand(John Duigan, 1984)

Mouth to Mouth(John Duigan, 1978)

Kissed(Lynne Stopkewich, 1996)

Strike!/All I Wanna Do!(Sarah Kernochan, 1998)

In Old Kentucky(George Marshall, 1935)

Hei jun ma(A Mongolian Tale;Xie Fei, 1995)

Kojima no haru(Spring on Lepers’ Island;Toyoda Shirō, 1940)

Jack Higgins’ ‘A Prayer for the Dying’/A Prayer for the Dying(Mike Hodges, 1987)

Whispering City(Fedor Ozep, 1947)

Maytime in Mayfair(Herbert Wilcox, 1949)

Derby Day(Herbert Wilcox, 1952)

Hell’s Half Acre(John H. Auer, 1954)

Without Honor(Irving Pichel, 1949)

Big Night(Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott, 1996)

In Old Arizona(Raoul Walsh & Irving Cummings, 1929)

Storm Over Lisbon(George Sherman, 1944)

Chant d’hiver(Otar Iosseliani, 2015)

Die rote Zimmer (Rudolf Thome, 2010)

Das Geheimnis(Rudolf Thome, 1994/5)

Der Philosoph(Rudolf Thome, 1988/9)

Winter of our Dreams(John Duigan, 1981)

Just Married(Rudolf Thome, 1997/8)

Ins Blaue(Into the Blue;Rudolf Thome, 2011/2)

The Sky Pilot(King Vidor, 1921)

Wine of Youth(King Vidor, 1924)

The Family Stone(Thomas Bezucha, 2005)

Les Deaux Souvenirs(Happy Memories;Francis Mankiewicz, 1981)

Istoriia Grazhdanskoí Voíny(Dziga Vertov & Nikolai Izvolov, 1922)

Jes’ Call Me Jim(Clarence G. Badger, 1920)

Jubilo(Clarence G. Badger, 1919)

Marguerite Duras:Worn Out with Desire to Write(David Wiles & Alan Benson, 1985)

Bestsennaia golova(V boevom kinsbarnike 10)(A Priceless Head;Boris Barnet, 1942)

Taifuken no onna(Ōba Hideo, 1948)

The Hasty Heart(Vincent Sherman, 1949)

A Kiss in the Dark(Delmer Daves, 1948/9)

Anesthesia(Tim Blake Nelson, 2014/5)

The Half-Breed(Stuart Gilmore;uc.Edward Ludwig, 1952)

The Two Fister(William Wyler, 1927)

Croupier(Mike Hodges, 1997/8)

Paranoid(John Duigan, 1999/2000)

The Leading Man(John Duigan, 1996)

Aucun regret(Emmanuel Mouret, 2015)

Tout le monde a raison(Emmanuel Mouret, 2017)

Invisible Agent(Edwin L. Marin, 1942)

Full Body Massage(Nicolas Roeg, 1995)

Saya no iru tousizu(Saya:Perspective in Love;Kimata Akiyoshi=Izumi Seiji, 1986)

Race Street(Edwin L. Marin, 1948)

The Wife(Tom Noonan, 1994/5)

Molly(John Duigan, 1998/9)

The Phenom (Noah Buschel, 2015/6)

Live A Little, Love A Little(Norman Taurog, 1968)

Café Com Canela(Coffee with Cinnamon;Ary Rosa & Glenda Nicácio, 2017)

And Now Tomorrow(Irving Pichel, 1944)

On An Island With You(Richard Thorpe, 1948)

One More Tomorrow(Peter Godfrey, 1946)

Il tradimento(Passato che uccide)(Riccardo Freda, 1951)

The Magnificent Dope(Walter Lang, 1942)

Hands Up!(Clarence G. Badger, 1926)

Venus im Netz/Venus.de-Die bewegte Frau(Venus Talking;Rudolf Thome, 2000/1)

Les Bons Débarras(Good Riddance;Francis Mankiewicz, 1980)

Beverly of Graustark(Sidney Franklin, 1926)

Millennium(Michael Anderson, 1989)

Gibraltar(Fedor Ozep, 1938/9)

Great movies watched again:

JLG/JLG(Autoportrait de décembre)(Jean-Luc Godard, 1994)

Yuki fujin ezu(Mizoguchi Kenji, 1950)

The Ten Commandments(Cecil B. DeMille, 1956)

They Were Expendable(John Ford;coll.Robert Montgomery, 1945)

The Civil War(from How The West Was Won;John Ford, 1962)

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes(Billy Wilder, 1970)

The Bitter Tea of General Yen(Frank Capra, 1932)

Return of the Texan(Delmer Daves, 1952)

You Can’t Take It With You(Frank Capra, 1938)

Kiss Me Deadly(Robert Aldrich, 1955)

Desert Fury(Lewis Allen, 1947)

Japanese War Bride(King Vidor, 1951/2)

Storm Warning(Stuart Heisler, 1950/1)

The Circle(Frank Borzage, 1925)

There’s Always Tomorrow(Douglas Sirk, 1955/6)

A Romance of the Redwoods(Cecil B. DeMille, 1917)

Shockproof(Douglas Sirk, 1949)

Sergeant Rutledge(John Ford, 1960)

Bad Girl(Frank Borzage, 1931)

Interlude(Douglas Sirk, 1957)

The First Legion(Douglas Sirk, 1950/1)

Captain China(Lewis R. Foster, 1950)

Passage West(Lewis R. Foster, 1951)

The Invisible Man(James Whale, 1933)

Slávnyí malyí/Novgorodtsy(Boris Barnet, 1943)

Alyonka(Boris Barnet, 1961)

Hurry Sundown(Otto Preminger, 1966)

Gideon’s Day(Gideon of Scotland Yard;John Ford, 1958)

Anjô-ke no butôkai (Yoshimura Kôzaburô, 1947)

The World Moves On(John Ford, 1934)

Black Tuesday(Hugo Fregonese, 1954)

The Raid(Hugo Fregonese, 1954)

One Way Street(Hugo Fregonese, 1950)

Seven Thunders(Hugo Fregonese, 1957)

La Femme d’à côté(François Truffaut, 1981)

Double Messieurs(Jean-François Stévenin, 1986)

Fighter Squadron(Raoul Walsh, 1948)

State of the Union(Frank Capra, 1947/8)

The Lady Eve(Preston Sturges, 1940/1)L

Shchiedroe leto(Boris Barnet, 1950)

The Year My Voice Broke(John Duigan, 1987)

Liedolom(Boris Barnet, 1931)

All I Desire(Douglas Sirk, 1953)

Illegal(Lewis Allen, 1955)

L’Homme qui aimait les femmes(François Truffaut, 1977)

Very good movies watched again:

Crack-Up(Irving Reis, 1946)

Twilight For The Gods(Joseph Pevney, 1958)

Wide Sargasso Sea(John Duigan, 1992/3)

Ivanhoe(Richard Thorpe, 1951/2)

Polustanok(Boris Barnet, 1963)

Odnazhdy nochyu(Dark is the Night;Boris Barnet, 1944/5)

Mystery Submarine(Douglas Sirk, 1950)

Battle Hymn(Douglas Sirk, 1956/7)

Tomorrow Is Forever(Irving Pichel, 1945/6)

The Gypsy Moths(John Frankenheimer, 1969)

Amok(Fedor Ozep, 1934)

I’ll Be Seeing You(William Dieterle, 1944)

The Lady(Frank Borzage, 1925)

Torrents of Spring(Jerzy Skolimowski, 1989)

Starií naezdnik(The Old Jockey;Boris Barnet, 1940)

The Honeymoon Machine(Richard Thorpe, 1961)

The Flame(John H. Auer, 1947)

The Jack Knife Man(King Vidor, 1920)

Cheyenne (Raoul Walsh, 1947)

Dakota(Joseph Kane, 1945)

Singapore(John Brahm, 1947)

The Brasher Doubloon(John Brahm, 1947)

Junior Bonner(Sam Peckinpah, 1972)

Family Plot(Alfred Hitchcock, 1976)

La Femme et le Pantin(Jacques de Baroncelli, 1928/9)

My Reputation(Curtis Bernhardt, 1946)

The Reluctant Debutante(Vincente Minnelli, 1958)

Annushka(Boris Barnet, 1959)

Stranítsy zhizni(Boris Barnet & Aleksandr Macheret, 1946//8)

The Lady Pays Off(Douglas Sirk, 1951)

Schluss-akkord(Detlef Sierck=Douglas Sirk, 1936)

Whirlpool(Lewis Allen, 1959)

City That Never Sleeps(John H. Auer, 1953)

April! April!(Detlef Sierck, 1935)

Byzantium(Neil Jordan, 2012)

Too Many Husbands(Wesley Ruggles, 1940)

All The Brothers Were Valiant(Richard Thorpe, 1953)

Crosswinds(Lewis R. Foster, 1951)

Casbah(John Berry, 1948)

The Eagle and the Hawk(Lewis R. Foster, 1950)

Body of Lies(Ridley Scott, 2008)

La larga noche de los bastones blancos(Javier Elorrieta, 1979)

Wives Under Suspicion(James Whale, 1938)

Home Before Dark(Mervyn LeRoy, 1958)

Podvig razvedchika(Boris Barnet, 1947)

The Two Mrs. Carrolls(Peter Godfrey, 1947)

Barricade(Peter Godfrey, 1949/50)

Escape Me Never(Peter Godfrey, 1947)

The House of the Seven Hawks(Richard Thorpe, 1959)

Sugarfoot(Edwin L. Marin, 1950)

Room For One More(Norman Taurog, 1951/2)

El Paso(Lewis R. Foster, 1949)

Jamaica Run(Lewis R. Foster, 1953)

Vértigo(Antonio Momplet, 1946)

The Manchurian Candidate(John Frankenheimer, 1962)

[viofitz]

McDonald's Happy Set: Universal Studios Japan (USJ)

Introduction:

The Happy Set is a set meal sold by the hamburger chain McDonald's. It is called Happy Meal in English-speaking countries and has been available since 1979. In Japan, it was introduced as the "Children's Set" in October 1987, and became the "Happy Set" in June 1995. Although it is targeted at children, it is popular among a wide range of age groups describes McDonald's Japan's "Happy Set." For this review, it's a lineup from Universal Studios Japan (USJ), in which they're only exclusive to Japan's McDonald's. So far there're 2 lineup of USJ Happy Set series which first released in 2021 and the current one released in 2024. In 2021 lineup there're 10 toys while in 2024 they expanded into 12 toys featuring several characters from Universal Studios productions, they are; Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Toad and Donkey Kong from Nintendo games, Rexy from Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies, Bruce from Jaws movie, the Minions from Despicable Me/Minions movies, George from Curious George series and Kitty White from Hello Kitty series. However, in this review I'm going to review Mario Kart, Rexy, Bruce and Minions only. The packagings of the happy set is different than the usual happy meal, which they instead uses solid colored plastic bags instead of clear plastic bags. Both lineup was released in July, precisely at the summer season, the 2021 lineup for 3 minions has variant packagings which Stuart (the one eyed minion that holding a camera) has gray packaging while the rests is dark blue, Nintendo series has turqouise green colored packaging, while Rexy, Bruce and the 3 minions for 2024 release has blue colored packagings. Aside of the lineup matter, the different colored packagings is because McDonald's Japan released both lineup in 2 periods of time. While I can appreciate the uniqueness but, the minus we cannot tell what's inside except, each happy set got their product code numbering located on the information/warning part.

Throw The Shell! Mario Kart WBE-0123

Yeah, another happy set Mario Kart, the design is looking very similar to the Mario Kart 8 lineup but, the gimmick of this toy is not a wheelie toy since it was made to be a shooting toy. This is to recreate how Mario throwing the shell in Mario Kart games. Before you play the toy, you'll have to apply the stickers provided for this toy but, I plan on painting them someday since I also want to add some itsy bitsy details on the car. After this attach the green shell part into the front hole of the car, then press the button on the right side of the car to shot the shell out of the car. A typical gimmick for most kid's toys indeed but, It'd be even better if they actually made a 3D shaped green turtle shell instead of embossed picture. I gotta admit the mario figurine in the toy is looking great, although I've seen similar like this in most mario kart toyline. The toy is slightly bigger than both Hot Wheels and Dream Tomica, pretty understandable since this mario was designed for happy meal standard scale while both diecast miniatures were made for 1/64 scale.

2. Grab And Catch! Jurassic Park T-Rex CBG-7890 This is the iconic Rexy the Tyrannosaurus Rex from Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies in her happy meal toy made for this lineup in brown color and yellow paint for her eyes. Her gimmick is simply grabbing something by using her open mouth feature by pressing down her tail. This way, we can recreate her grabbing something by biting the object. But, she can only grab something flat such as paper or plastic bag. Comparing to Snap Squad toyline, this Rexy is slightly bigger and despite being a happy meal toy. Her head sculpt is really spot on to how the actual Rexy was portrayed in the movies. Though in front angle she looks flat.

3. Jaws Water Gun CBG-8901 Well... Bruce the shark from Jaws movie made a second appearance in this happy set lineup, this shark shaped water gun toy is colored sky blue and white in overall while his mouth is red. There's even an embossed logo of "JAWS" movie logo on the right side of his body painted in red. In order to play the toy, you'll have to sink his mouth underwater then pull back his tail fins to fill the water. When it's done you shoot the water by pushing his tail fins back to his body.

4. Minions

Seems like these tiny yellow creatures were also popular in Japan since they even made Minions for the whole 2 lineup and, there're 3 of them included on each lineup:

Minion Stuart's Water Gun 6789-HXT

In this toy, Stuart the minion is depicted to wear his usual blue jumpsuit getup with black gloves and gray colored goggles. He is shown to have a michievous expression since he's holding a squirt water camera prank in green plastic materials thus, making the toy got 2 separated plastic materials. To play the toy, slide the button ontop of the camera to open the hole, then fill the water. Press the button on the front lower part of the camera and water will come out from the camera lens hole. Since the toy is off balance due to the large camera, they included a base display stand so, you can insert it into his footing pegs to make it stable.

Minion Bob the Float's Water Gun 5678-EBD

Bob the minion is made to be wearing gray goggles, black gloves, blue swimsuit shorts and orange colored floats. His expression is shown similar like Stuart but, Bob has bigger eyes and his lower eyelid was half closed. Bob has movable right arm which you can rotate it, and for the gimmick; you simply put the toy in the water and press the button on the back. If you release the button while in the water, water will enter. Press the button and the water will come out from the front part of the floats 2 holes. Well, Stuart with one hole and Bob with 2 holes... That kinda represents their eyes lol.

Minion Kevin's Rotating Waterwheel 1234-EBD

Unlike, Stuart and Bob, Kevin is an embossed toy on a sky blue colored disk. The embossed Kevin is painted yellow with gray colored goggles, he is wearing the same blue jumpsuit getup like Stuart, while his posing is shown like he's stuck in that disk. He is depicted to have a silly expression, probably dizzy because of the rotating waterwheel. The main toy is a transparent blue tube, while the inside has orange colored waterwheel for spinning disk mechanism. To do the toy's feature, attach Kevin's disk on the peg on the blue tube. Then pour the water ontop of the tube and when the water goes down, the waterwheel will spin which you'll see Kevin spins. Water comes out from the holes under the toy like a shower.

Agent Minion's Water Gun CBG-0987

This Minion is wearing AVL agent suit in navy blue color with white undershirt. He's holding a gun which actually a grapple gun in the movie but, it works as a water gun in this toy. Another same gimmick from the early lineup, in order to fill the water you'll need to sink the toy while pressing the button on his back to fill the water. Then you can shoot the water out from his gun. He looks similar to Stuart but, in the movie it was Dave who uses this gun for a short time. So, it's understandable if some people wouldn't even notice this as a grapple gun.

Let's Make A Wind! Pit Crew Minion CBG-1098

The Minion in this toy is wearing a pit crew getup like in the 4th movie and depicted sitting on a large blower fan by holding a wrench, in mini size due to the toy is mainly shaped as a blower fan and wrench. The minion toy is actually a single mold of the red plastic part of the toy and the blower fan is yellow colored with some embossed words which says "Gru's Pit Crew". While the wrench part is painted metallic gray, and the overall minion is painted yellow for skin color, metallic gray for goggles and wrench, white with brown for eyes and, black for foot and goggles headband. To play the toy, just press the button located on the right side of the wrench but, sometimes the fan won't spin since there's a little trick on pressing the button. When you made it, you can press the button repeatedly for more faster spinning and more wind. But, I gotta admit... the wind blow that came from this toy wasn't that strong since I can barely feel the wind and it couldn't even blow a thin paper. For the character, I think he's supposed to be Ron since, the minion depicted in here is short with 2 eyes and he's not plump.

Shake! Party Minion CBG-9012

This plump minion is wearing his usual blue colored jumpsuit attire but, he also wearing a yellow duck lifebuoy as his head accessory and there's a pink colored connector for star shaped keychain with clasp ontop of his head. Of course, the purpose is to make him into a keychain and another gimmick of him is he'll make a giggle sound when you shake the toy. This is the very same gimmick to Despicable Me 2 lineup of Tim Giggling/Giggle Grabber/Evil Purple Minion Giggling.

Comparing between 2013 till 2017 line up, the USJ set quality is closely similar to the 2017 lineup. The minus from this line is; their goggles were painted inconsistent, the 2021 one appeared to be solid gray like the DM2 lineup while the 2024, the goggles were painted metallic gray. But, it's a happy set toys so, you cannot expect much.

Thoughts:

Well, I guess 2021-2024 wasn't a letdown afterall thanks to this lineup because, I'm utterly disappointed with the downgrade quality of happy meal Minions: Rise of The Gru and Despicable Me 4. The minions in this USJ set was done so much better, the sculpt work and even the gimmicks are top quality. Although... Most of these toys gimmicks require water to play them, which I'm not going to demonstrate it in video test. T-Rex and Jaws are my personal favorite for this lineup, they're very well made despite the simple moldings. As for Mario, the design of his car may be too identical to Mario Kart 8 lineup but, this can probably be an alternative Mario Kart toy if you missed on collecting Mario. I like the shooting gimmick anyway.

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When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she’s forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Kylie Bucknell: Morgana O’Reilly Miriam Bucknell: Rima Te Wiata Amos: Glen-Paul Waru Graeme: Ross Harper Dennis: Cameron Rhodes Officer Grayson: Millen Baird Officer Carson: Bruce Hopkins Eugene: Ryan Lampp Judge: Ian Mune Hollis: Wallace Chapman Kraglund: Mick Innes Justin: David Van Horn Leslie: Nikki Si’ulepa Elizabeth Chalmers: Kitty Riddell Young Kylie (Voice): Lila Sharp Fitness Host: Louise Mills Film Crew: Editor: Gerard Johnstone Director of Photography: Simon Riera Production Design: Anya Whitlock Original Music Composer: Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper Second Unit Director: Luke Sharpe Production Design: Jane Bucknell Executive Producer: Chris Lambert Executive Producer: Ant Timpson Visual Effects Supervisor: Matt Westbrooke Set Decoration: Simon Vine Steadicam Operator: Joe Lawry Set Decoration: Stephen Jaimeson Art Direction: Lyn Bergquist Art Direction: Laura Smith Art Direction: Haley Williams Costume Design: Lissy Mayer Steadicam Operator: Alex McDonald Set Decoration: Graham Collins Gaffer: Nicholas Riini Gaffer: Tane Kingan Continuity: Rose Damon Steadicam Operator: Simon Tutty Executive Producer: Michael Kumerich Line Producer: Garett Mayow Executive Producer: Daniel Story Makeup Effects Designer: Jacinta Driver Assistant Makeup Artist: Kendall Feruson Makeup Artist: Vanessa Hurley Assistant Makeup Artist: Rachel Johanson Assistant Makeup Artist: Katie Jones Makeup Artist: Carly Marr Assistant Makeup Artist: Nikki Milina Assistant Makeup Artist: Miranda Raman Makeup Artist: Lauren Steward Production Manager: Ainsley Allen Third Assistant Director: Rachael Bristow Third Assistant Director: Esther Clewlow Third Assistant Director: Sarah Hough Third Assistant Director: Laurelle May First Assistant Director: Natasha Romaniuk First Assistant Director: Fraser Ross First Assistant Director: Katie Tate First Assistant Director: Craig Wilson Props: Shamus Butt Art Department Assistant: Meling Cooper Art Department Assistant: Hilary Crombie Assistant Set Dresser: Louise George Assistant Set Dresser: James Goldenthal Runner Art Department: Kathryn Lees Art Department Assistant: Brian Maru Assistant Set Dresser: Aimee Russell Art Department Assistant: Jaime Sharpe Concept Artist: Andrejs Skuja Art Department Assistant: Luke Thornborough Art Department Assistant: Wesley Twiss Dialogue Editor: Nich Cunningham Boom Operator: Matthew Dickins Sound Recordist: Phil Donovan Sound Recordist: Gabriel Muller Boom Operator: Stephen Saldanha Sound Recordist: Ande Schurr Sound Recordist: Mark Storey Sound Designer: Shane Taipari Sound Recordist: Ben Vanderpoel Digital Compositor: Stuart Bedford Digital Imaging Technician: James Brookes Digital Compositor: Johnny Lyon 3D Modeller: Rich Nosworthy Digital Compositor: Jesse Parkhill Stunt Coordinator: Aaron Lupton Stunt Coordinator: Steve McQuillan Stunts: Stefan Talaic Stunts: Shane Blakey Stunts: Joanna Baker Stunts: Daniel Andrews Lighting Technician: Sam Behrend First Assistant Camera: Nick Burridge First Assistant Camera: Alexander Campbell First Assistant Camera: Kelly Chen Lighting Technician: Tommy Davis Camera Intern: Woody Dean Lighting Technician: Hayden Dudley Lighting Technician: James Dudley Lighting Technician: Leigh Elford Camera Intern: Kalym Gilbert Camera Intern: Andrew Farrent First Assistant Camera: Julia Green Cinematography: Adrian Greshoff Lighting Technician: Mathew Harte Lighting Technician: Stacey Hui First Assistant Camera: Matt Hunt First Assistant Camera: Blair Ihaka Gaffer: Tony Lumsden First Assistant Camera: Tom Neunzerling Cinematography: Eoin O’Liddy Key Grip: Jeremy Osbourne Key Grip: Jim Rowe Lighting Technician: Richard Schofield First Assistant Camera: Richard Simkins First Assistant Camera: Cameron Stoltz Cinematography: Drew Sturge Camera Intern: Matt Thomas Lighting Technician: Jason Tidsw...

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FORECLOSURE 2 Haunted house sequel - trailer

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