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The World's Top Motivational Speakers:

The World's Top Motivational Speakers: Inspiring Transformation and Success

Motivation plays a vital role in shaping our lives, pushing us to achieve our goals, and overcome obstacles. Motivational speakers have the power to captivate audiences, delivering impactful messages that ignite passion, inspire change, and propel individuals and organizations to new heights.

In this article, we will explore the lives and work of four remarkable individuals who are widely regarded as some of the best motivational speakers in the world: Chris Bertish, Stafford Masie, Doug Dvorak, and Jason Hewlett. Their unique perspectives, personal stories, and powerful presentations have helped countless individuals unlock their full potential and thrive in various aspects of life.

Chris Bertish: The Adventurer Who Defies Limits Chris Bertish is a renowned South African big wave surfer, motivational speaker, and author. Known for his daring feats and incredible resilience, Bertish has become a symbol of conquering adversity and pushing beyond perceived limits. He gained global recognition for his solo and unsupported transatlantic crossing on a stand-up paddleboard, covering over 4,050 miles in 93 days.

Bertish’s motivational talks revolve around the themes of perseverance, courage, and embracing discomfort. By sharing his personal experiences and the challenges he faced during his remarkable journey, he empowers audiences to step outside their comfort zones, embrace uncertainty, and pursue their dreams relentlessly. His story is a testament to the power of determination and resilience in the face of adversity.

Stafford Masie: Technology Visionary and Catalyst for Change Stafford Masie, a prominent South African tech entrepreneur and motivational speaker, is widely recognized for his dynamic and thought-provoking presentations. With a deep understanding of emerging technologies, Masie offers unique insights into the impact of innovation on business and society. His talks inspire audiences to embrace change, harness technology, and adapt to the rapidly evolving world.

Masie’s message centers on the importance of embracing a growth mindset and leveraging technology to drive transformation. Through his engaging storytelling and practical advice, he encourages individuals and organizations to break free from traditional constraints, challenge the status quo, and seize opportunities for innovation and growth. Masie’s blend of technological expertise and motivational prowess makes him an exceptional speaker, leaving a lasting impact on his listeners.

The Worlds Top Motivational Speakers

Doug Dvorak: Humor, Inspiration, and Sales Success Doug Dvorak is a highly sought-after motivational speaker, sales trainer, and humorist, renowned for his ability to infuse humor into his motivational talks. With over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, Dvorak brings a unique perspective on achieving sales success and personal growth.

Dvorak’s presentations are a perfect blend of motivational insights and humor, enabling him to connect with diverse audiences. Through his relatable stories and practical strategies, he empowers individuals to enhance their communication skills, improve sales performance, and foster strong professional relationships. Dvorak’s dynamic and engaging style has made him a favorite among corporate audiences seeking inspiration and practical tools to excel in sales and business.

Jason Hewlett: The Power of Authenticity and Entertainment Jason Hewlett is an award-winning keynote speaker, entertainer, and master of impressions. Recognized for his ability to captivate audiences with his energetic performances and transformative messages, Hewlett combines humor, music, and personal experiences to inspire and motivate.

Hewlett’s talks revolve around the importance of authenticity, building genuine connections, and leaving a lasting impact on others. By sharing his journey as an entertainer and emphasizing the value of individual uniqueness, he encourages individuals to embrace their true selves and unlock their full potential. Hewlett’s dynamic stage presence, combined with his insightful messages, make him a highly sought-after motivational speaker in the realms of personal development, leadership, and teamwork.

Motivational speakers have the extraordinary ability to touch lives, inspire change, and ignite transformation. Chris Bertish, Stafford Masie, Doug Dvorak, and Jason Hewlett are among the world’s best motivational speakers, each bringing a unique perspective and message to the stage.

From conquering adversity and embracing discomfort to leveraging technology and authenticity, their powerful presentations have helped individuals and organizations overcome challenges, unlock their potential, and achieve remarkable success.

By embracing the wisdom and inspiration shared by these speakers, individuals can embark on their own journeys of personal and professional growth, becoming the best versions of themselves.

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Amratva Hindi Book by Kumar Vishwas | benchmark education

Kumar Vishwas is a fantastic author and actor who has built an enormous fan base. Amratva Hindi Book by Kumar Vishwas is his latest book that aims to help you improve your vocabulary and grammar through practice.

It will not only help you learn the language but also enrich your knowledge and understanding of the culture into which you are trying to fit. With its warm and engaging tone, this book makes learning fun!

Amratva is a Hindi book by Kumar Vishwas, an actor-turned-politician. The book focuses on social issues such as women's rights, corruption, casteism, and inequality in India. It hopes to raise awareness about these problems through storytelling and poetry.

Tell us more about yourself!

I am a comedian turned politician. I want to transform politics into a fun and meaningful experience for everyone. By using humor and satire, I hope to present the Indian political system in a new light that will appeal to every kind of person. Yes, that also includes you!

If you are fed up with the current state of our country, then this book is perfect for you! Let's make our voices heard together so we can create change happen!

Amratva Book by Kumar Vishwas is a Hindi book that teaches you the real meaning of romance, where true love stands.

The book is written in a conversational style that makes it easy to understand and includes exercises to help you fully absorb its message. In addition, the following topics are covered:

--Significance of romance in life

--Why do we judge people by their looks

--How to deal with rejection

--How to make your partner feel cherished and adored

| All this and more await you inside Amratva Hindi Book! Make sure you grab it before they're gone!

Books are a significant way to develop your child's language skills. Especially in Hindi, you need books and teaching methods like flashcards.

With Amratva Hindi Books by Kumar Vishwas, your child can learn and understand the language fluently in no time. Children of all ages will find this book helpful in developing their Hindi vocabulary and speaking skills. They'll also enjoy reading stories that revolve around animals!

A classic which teaches you the correct pronunciation and usage of Hindi words. The book is a must-read for those new to Hindi or those who want to hone their Hindi language skills. Packed with essential knowledge, the book will help you improve your understanding and grammar in no time.

Its lucid presentation and copious examples make it an excellent guide for beginners looking to learn the basics of this beautiful language.

A classic which teaches you the correct pronunciation and usage of Hindi words. The book is a must-read for those new to Hindi or those who want to hone their Hindi language skills. Packed with essential knowledge, the book will help you improve your understanding and grammar in no time.

Its lucid presentation and copious examples make it an excellent guide for beginners looking to learn the basics of this beautiful language.

Good to know that the Hindi language is the international language, and you know what? Now your books are in Hindi!

A brand new voice: Kumar Vishwas, will make you fall in love with Hindi. He is a well-known humorist, politician, and Bollywood actor who has written many popular books. He has won several awards for his imaginative writing. Once he says something on paper, it holds for eternity. His writing skills have been appreciated by everyone from schoolchildren to business people who want to learn English.

Take advantage of this chance to learn more about the world via its oldest language, Hindi!

The Hindi language is a beautiful one to speak, but it's surprisingly tricky to master. Kumar Vishwas has written a book to help you learn the basics and make the most out of it. The book is packed with interesting facts about Hindi, and you'll find some fun things you can do with it!

Pick up this beautiful Hindi book today and start mastering the language like a pro.

Who says Hindi books have to be boring? Not anymore! Kumar Vishwas has come up with a book that's as interesting and fun to read as it is easy to understand. This Hindi book will find all the essential words and phrases you need when traveling abroad, getting familiar with new places, or communicating with locals. Best of all, it's written by the world's biggest Bollywood fan himself!

Get your hands on this effortlessly entertaining Hindi book today and start learning those new words that will make your trip fly smoothly.

You are introducing the latest Hindi book by Kumar Vishwas. A comprehensive guide for beginners, Amratva is an ideal resource for anyone who wants to learn the language in a fun and engaging way. With clear explanations and plenty of exercises, this book will help you build a solid foundation while also introducing you to some of Hindi's most common expressions.

Once you've completed this book, you'll be able to hold basic conversations and understand everyday situations, making it perfect for anyone looking to expand their horizons in the world's most widely spoken language.

There's a book on the shelf that you've been meaning to pick up for some time now. It's about Hindi, obviously, but why hold back? You're not alone; we know it can be hard to commit to language learning. But with Amratva Book by Kumar Vishwas, you've got all the encouragement you need. Averaging five stars on Amazon, this book is bound to be a big hit with anyone who wants to improve their Hindi skills!

Pick up this book today and see how easy it is to learn a new language!

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David LaChapelle

"Overtime, I began to notice how my faith in God was keeping me grounded through my personal struggles, and meanwhile, the world of popular culture was turning away from religion and focusing more on fame, wealth and individualism". -David Lachapelle

In a time where every sensation or sensitivity we might possess, is exploited by a machine or some form of artifact that makes money, like the big marketing machine, LaChapelle gives us something bright like light and hope. Humoristic and dramatic, LaChapelle makes images that are part of the same experience and evolving perspective: that of an American queer artist in popular culture and secular themes.

He offers the perspective of an artist that is simultaneously on the inside and the outside. His participation in popular culture extends back to the times of Warhol, yet his approach is as modern as the Kardashians or a round understanding of the "American Dream". His manipulation of symbols, to pin-point the contradictions of a crude reality are in extravagant and sensible taste.

He makes it a priority to always tell a story. Even if the opportunity may appear as banal, his manipulation of boundaries around sensible topics makes him a master storyteller. In one of my favorite series, Jesus Is My Homeboy LaChapelle goes on to say that "I don't think the editors expected the story to center around Jesus. I questioned what the second coming would look like, and this question came to me when I saw someone wearing a "Jesus Is My Homeboy" t-shirt".

His passion and clear grief for lost ones make him a mirror of times when the gay community struggled to see light. LaChapelle's first personal works were made in the context of this insecurity and despair. The artist experienced the loss of loved ones due to AIDS and began photographing them as saints, martyrs, or angels, to express the feeling of mourning while exploring possible paths of a soul that persists beyond the corporeal.

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[TASK 127: IMAZIGHEN]

In celebration of Yennayer (Amazigh New Year) from January 12th to January 14th, here’s a masterlist below compiled of over 230+ Amazigh faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

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

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

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

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

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

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Tina Turner (1939) African-American (including Bamileke Cameroonian, Hausa Nigerian, Mbenzele Congolese, Tuareg Amazigh, Turkana Kenyan) - singer-songwriter, actress, producer, dancer, choreographer, and author.

Marie-José Nat / Marie-José Benhalassa (1940) Kabyle Amazigh / Corsican - actress.

Morocco / Carolina Varga Dinicu (1940) Amazigh Moroccan - dancer.

Anissa / Ourida Mezaguer / Anissa Mezaguer (1944) Kabyle Amazigh - actress and singer-songwriter.

Djura / Djouhra Abouda Lacroix (1949) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Dihya / Zohra Aïssaoui (1950) Chaoui Amazigh - singer.

Malika Arabi (1951) Kabyle Amazigh - writer.

Hadda Ouakki (1953) Amazigh Moroccan - singer.

Hassiba Amrouche (1953) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Isabelle Adjani (1955) Kabyle Amazigh / German - actress and singer.

Catherine Belkhodja (1955) Kabyle Amazigh / French - actress, director, and publisher.

Malika Domrane (1956) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Patrick Bruel / Patrick Benguigui (1959) Amazigh Algerian Jewish - actor and singer-songwriter.

Najat Aatabou (1960) Amazigh Moroccan - singer-songwriter and composer.

Fatima Tabaamrant / Fatima Tabaâmrante / Faṭima bnt-Muḥmmd Chahou (1962) Shilha Amazigh - singer.

Juliette / Juliette Noureddine (1962) 1/4 Kabyle Amazigh, 3/4 Unspecified - singer-songwriter and composer.

Titrit / Saïda Akil (1962) Amazigh Moroccan - singer-songwriter.

Chaba Fadela / Fadela Zalmat (1962) Amazigh Algerian - actress, singer-songwriter, and composer.

Leila Ameddah (1962) Chaoui Amazigh - painter and sculptor.

Saïda Abouba (1963) Chaoui Amazigh - writer.

Massa Bouchafa / Zaina Nait Chabane (1964) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Nassima el Hor (1965) Amazigh Moroccan - tv presenter.

Cherifa Kersit (1967) Amazigh Moroccan - singer.

Sandra Zidani (1968) Kabyle Amazigh - comedian, actress, and humorist.

Hélène Grimaud (1969) Amazigh Algerian Jewish / Sephardic Jewish - classical pianist.

Touria Alaoui / Touria al-Alaoui (1969 or 1970) Rifian Amazigh - actress and comedian.

Souad Massi (1972) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Assia (1973) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Lubna Azabal (1973) Amazigh Moroccan / Spanish - actress.

Raphaëlla / Raffaëla Anderson / Malika Amrane (1976) Amazigh Algerian - porn actress.

Maïwenn / Maïwenn Le Besco (1976) 1/4 Kabyle Amazigh, 1/4 Vietnamese, 1/4 French, 1/4 Breton - actress, director, producer, editor, and screenwriter.

Louisa Baïleche (1977) Kabyle Amazigh - singer, dancer, and performer.

Hindi Zahra (1979) Shilha Amazigh - actress and singer.

Rajae / Rajae El Mouhandiz (1979) Rifian Amazigh / Algerian - singer, composer, poet, storyteller, performer, and creative director.

Myriam Abel / Myriam Morea / Myriam Abdel Hamid (1981) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Farah Ahmed / Farah Ahmed Alí (1981) Amazigh - model and Miss Spain Europe 2004.

Emilie Hanak (1981) Kabyle Amazigh, Czech - singer-songwriter.

Islid Le Besco (1982) 1/4 Kabyle Amazigh, 1/4 Vietnamese, 1/4 French, 1/4 Breton - actress, director, producer, editor, and screenwriter.

Safiath / Safia Aminami Issoufou Oumarou (1982) Tuareg Amazigh, Zarma Nigerien / Sudanese - singer-songwriter and rapper.

Loreen / Lorine Zineb Noka Talhaoui (1983) Amazigh Moroccan - singer and pianist.

Tyssem (1984) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Yasmine Ammari (1985) Amazigh Algerian - actress and singer.

Loubna Abidar (1985) Amazigh Moroccan - actress.

Melissa / Melissa M / Melissa Merchiche (1985) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Karima Adebibe / Karima McAdams (1985) Amazigh Moroccan / Greek Cypriot, Irish - actress and model.

Erika Sawajiri (1986) Kabyle Amazigh / Japanese - actress, singer, and model.

Kenza Farah (1986) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter and artistic director.

Anissa Kate (1987) Kabyle Amazigh - porn actress and director.

Sherfya Luna (1989) Kabyle Amazigh / French - singer and dancer.

Sara Chafak (1990) Amazigh Moroccan / Finnish - model and Miss Finland 2012.

Hän Violett / Namika / Hanan Hamdi (1991) Rifian Amazigh - rapper and singer.

Aurelie Sanhaji (1991) Amazigh Moroccan / Spanish, Irish - blogger and actress.

Camélia Jordana / Camélia Jordana Riad-Aliouane (1992) Kabyle Amazigh / Arab Algerian - actress and singer.

Marina Kaye (1998) Kabyle Amazigh / French - singer.

Malika Zarra (?) Amazigh Moroccan / Unspecified - singer, composer, and producer.

Houria Aïchi (?) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Sisi Bolatini (?) Amazigh Moroccan - beauty blogger and travel blogger (instagram: sisibolatini).

Maureen Okpoko (?) Tuareg Amazigh / Jamaican - actress.

Kars Breanne / Karsen Breanne (?) Amazigh Algerian, Norwegian - youtuber.

Deva Jean-Philippe (?) Amazigh Moroccan, Gnawa Moroccan / German - actress.

Loukad Sabrina (?) Kabyle Amazigh - Miss Kabylia 2013.

Zahra N'Soumer (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician.

Fatma Wallet Cheick (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Wannou Wallet Sidaty (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Naïma Ababsa (?) Chaoui Amazigh - singer and performer.

Markunda Awras (?) Chaoui Amazigh - singer and author.

Yasmina / Skakni Ouiza (?) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Souhayla Karmoua (?) Amazigh Moroccan - model (instagram: souhaylakarmoua).

Khadija Ben Hamou (?) Amazigh Algerian, Arab Algerian - Miss Algeria 2019.

Kaeh (?) Amazigh Moroccan - singer (instagram: kaehofficial).

Mounia Benfeghoul (?) Kabyle Amazigh - actress (instagram: mounia.benfeghoul).

Kat (?) Kabyle Amazigh - model (instagram: _hooneymoon).

Diese (?) Amazigh Moroccan - singer (instagram: dieseofficiel).

Linda Chebbah (?) Kabyle Amazigh - tv host (instagram: lindachebbah).

Amel Zen (?) Kabyle Amazigh - singer (instagram: amel.zen).

Shaima (?) Amazigh Moroccan - presenter (instagram: shaimaofficiel1).

Fatima Zahra Laaroussi (?) Amazigh Moroccan - singer and actress (instagram: fatimazahralaaroussi).

K Boutrif (?) Amazigh Algerian - instagrammer (instagram: 6kenza).

Alessia Di Gennaro (?) Amazigh - model (instagram: alessia.alili).

Tassadit Mandi (?) Kabyle Amazigh - actress.

Leila Shenna (?) Amazigh Moroccan - actress.

M:

Mohamed Hilmi (1931) Kabyle Amazigh - actor, director, and presenter.

Akli Yahyaten (1933) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Kamel Hamadi (1936) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Rezki Zerarti (1938) Kabyle Amazigh - painter.

Daniel Prévost (1939) Kabyle Amazigh / Unspecified - actor, comedian, and writer.

Sid Ahmed Agoumi / Sid Ahmed Méziane (1940) Kabyle Amazigh - actor.

Areski Belkacem (1940) Kabyle Amazigh - composer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, actor and singer.

Ahmed Haroun (1941) Kabyle Amazigh - cartoonist.

Abdelkader Chaou (1941) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Hamdi Benani (1943) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Mohamed El-Moustaoui (1943) Amazigh Moroccan - writer and poet.

Nouara / Hamizi Zahia (1945) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Boutaiba Sghir (1945) Amazigh Algerian - singer and composer.

Athmane Ariout / Athmane Ariouet (1948) Chaoui Amazigh - actor.

Tony Gatlif / Michel Dahmani (1948) Kabyle Amazigh, Romani - actor, director, producer, scriptwriter, and composer.

Rabah Inasliyen (1949) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Idir / Yidir / Hamid Cheriet / Ḥamid Ceryat (1949) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter, guitarist, flutist, percussionist, and producer.

Belkacem Hadjadj (1950) Kabyle Amazigh - actor, filmmaker, producer and director.

Fellag / Mohamed Fellag (1950) Kabyle Amazigh - actor, comedian, humorist, and writer.

Mohamed Maghni (1950) Amazigh Moroccan - singer.

Aït Menguellet / Lounis Aït Menguellet (1950) Kabyle Amazigh - singer and poet.

Hamid Benchaar (1951) Chaoui Amazigh - writer.

Ferhat Mehenni (1951) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Hamid Tibouchi (1951) Kabyle Amazigh - painter and poet.

Abdenour Love (1952) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Mohamed Toufali (1952) Rifian Amazigh - singer and poet.

Amour Abdenour (1952) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter, guitarist, drummer, flutist, and composer.

Boudjemâa Agraw (1952) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Lotfi Raïna Raï / Lotfi Attar (1952) Amazigh Algerian - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Amar Tribeche (1953) Kabyle Amazigh - director.

Farid Ferragui / Ali Ferragui (1953) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

El Hasnaoui Amechtouh (1953) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Noureddine Chenoud (1954) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Fahem / Fahem Mohand Said (1954) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Arezki Larbi (1955) Kabyle Amazigh - painter.

Mehdi El Glaoui / Mehdi El Mezouari El Glaoui (1956) Shilha Amazigh - actor, director, and screenwriter.

Nouari Nezzar (1956) Chaoui Amazigh - singer.

Mohamed Nadir Sebaa (1956) Chaoui Amazigh - writer and poet.

Ali Ait Ferhat / Ali Ideflawen (1957) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter and musician.

Hocine Boukella (1957) Kabyle Amazigh - composer, musician, and cartoonist.

Abderrahmane Abdelli (1958) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter, composer, and author.

Tak / Takfarinas / Ḥsen Zermani / Ahsen Zermani (1958) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Ali Kichou (1959) Kabyle Amazigh - painter, sculptor, and photographer.

Azize Kabouche (1960) Kabyle Amazigh / French - actor and director.

Ibrahim Ag Alhabib (1960) Tuareg Amazigh - musician.

Samy Naceri (1961) Kabyle Amazigh / French - actor.

Aissa Brahimi (1961) Chaoui Amazigh - singer, poet, and musician.

Cheb Sahraoui / Mohammed Sahraoui (1961) Amazigh Algerian - musician, songwriter, and composer.

Jamel Bensbaa (1961) Chaoui Amazigh - singer and musician.

Rabah Asma (1962) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Abdallah ag Oumbadougou (1962) Tuareg Amazigh - guitarist.

Oulahlou / Abderrahmane Lahlou (1963) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Karim Tizouiar (1963) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Baaziz / Abdelaziz Bekhti (1963) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Abel Jafri (1965) Tuareg Amazigh / Italian - actor.

Brahim Saci (1965) Kabyle Amazigh - author, poet, composer and performer.

Mohamed Mallal (1965) Amazigh Moroccan - singer-songwriter, producer, poet, cartoonist, and artist.

Dany Boon / Daniel Hamidou (1966) Kabyle Amazigh / French - actor, comedian, producer, director, and screenwriter.

Sami Bouajila (1966) 1/4 Amazigh Libyan, 3/4 Tunisian - actor.

Djamel Laroussi (1966) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, and arranger.

Slimane Ould Mohand (1966) Kabyle Amazigh - painter and engraver.

Farid Gaya (1966) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Massinissa / Ali Chibane (1967) Chaoui Amazigh - singer.

Olivier Graine (1967) Kabyle Amazigh - sculptor.

Bibi Naceri (1968) Kabyle Amazigh / French - actor.

Yuba / Moussa Habboune (1968) Amazigh Moroccan - singer, guitarist, and poet.

Dikès / Yahia Dikès (1968) Kabyle Amazigh - singer and author.

Khalid Izri (1969) Rifian Amazigh - singer.

Ali Amran / Ali Koulougli (1969) Kabyle Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Youssef Tabti (1969) Kabyle Amazigh - artist.

Hassane Amraoui (1969) Chaoui Amazigh - painter and photographer.

Aomar Mohammedi (1970) Kabyle Amazigh - writer.

Najib Amhali (1971) Rifian Amazigh - actor and comedian.

Adel Abdessemed (1971) Chaoui Amazigh - artist.

Nadi Bouguechal (1971) Chaoui Amazigh - painter.

Kamel Ouali (1971) Kabyle Amazigh - choreographer.

Amazigh Kateb (1972) Chaoui Amazigh - singer and musician.

Rachid Ferrache (1972) Kabyle Amazigh - actor, singer, and musician.

Saïd Taghmaoui (1973) Shilha Amazigh - actor and screenwriter.

Kamel El Harrachi (1973) Chaoui Amazigh - musician, composer, author, and singer.

Lotfi Double Kanon (1974) Chaoui Amazigh - rapper.

Malik Zidi (1975) Kabyle Amazigh / Breton - actor.

Sat / Sat l'Artificier / Karim Haddouche (1975) Kabyle Amazigh / Corsican - rapper.

Majid (1975) Amazigh Moroccan - rapper.

Salim Dada (1975) Kabyle Amazigh - musician and composer.

Mimoun Oaïssa (1975) Rifian Amazigh - actor and screenwriter.

Rachid Badouri (1976) Amazigh Moroccan - comedian.

Reda Kateb (1977) Algerian, including Chaoui Amazigh / Italian, Spanish, Czech - actor.

Isam Bachiri (1977) Amazigh Moroccan - rapper-songwriter and singer.

Ahmed Soultan (1978) Shilha Amazigh - singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer.

Thomas Thouroude (1978) Kabyle Amazigh - radio host.

Omar Ait Said (1978) Amazigh Moroccan - musician and songwriter.

Rim’K / Abdelkrim Brahmi (1978) Kabyle Amazigh - rapper.

Ishem Boumaraf (1978) Chaoui Amazigh - singer-songwriter.

Mohamed El Badaoui (1979) Amazigh Moroccan - actor, producer, and director.

LIM / Salim Lakhdari (1979) Kabyle Amazigh - rapper and producer.

Bombino / Omara Moctor (1980) Tuareg Amazigh - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Fu'ad Aït Aattou (1980) Amazigh Algerian, Amazigh Moroccan / French - actor and model.

Sinik / Malsain / L'assassin / S.I.N.I.K. / Thomas Idir (1980) Kabyle Amazigh / French - rapper.

L'Algérino / Samir Djoghlal (1981) Chaoui Amazigh - rapper.

Mohamed Aouine (1981) Kabyle Amazigh - poet.

Lounès Sabi (1981) Kabyle Amazigh - singer, musician, singer-songwriter.

Médine / Medine Zaouiche (1983) Kabyle Amazigh - rapper.

Omar Lotfi (1983) Amazigh Moroccan - actor.

Mhamed Arezki (1984) Kabyle Amazigh / Unspecified -  actor.

Baha Lahcen (1984) Amazigh Moroccan - singer-songwriter.

Mehdi Dehbi (1985) 1/4 Amazigh Moroccan, 3/4 Tunisian - actor.

Ahmed Magdy (1986) Amazigh Algerian, Arab Algerian / Egyptian, Turkish - actor and director.

Sofiane / Sofiane Zermani (1986) Kabyle Amazigh - rapper.

M.dou Mouktar / Mdou Moctar (1986) Tuareg Amazigh - singer and guitarist.

Kamel Yahiaoui (1989) Kabyle Amazigh - painter.

Amnay / Abdelhadi Idrissi (1989) Amazigh Moroccan - singer-songwriter and poet.

Houssam Eddine Hafdi (1990) Chaoui Amazigh - artist.

Nassim Ssimou (1994) Kabyle Amazigh - instagrammer (ssimouu).

Sebastián Yatra (1994) Colombian [Spanish (Andalusian, Aragonese, Asturian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, Leonese, Valencian, Basque, Galician), remote African (including Amazigh), remote Muisca, remote Tahamí, remote Italian, remote Portuguese (including Azorean)], remote Peruvian [Quechua] - singer-songwriter.

Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis (1995) 1/4 Kabyle Amazigh, 1/8 Latvian Jewish, 1/8 Polish Jewish, 1/4 German, 1/4 mix of English, Northern Irish, Welsh - singer-songwriter, model, and actor.

Julian Naceri (1995) 1/4 Kabyle Amazigh, 3/4 French - musician.

Boualem Hassaine (?) Amazigh Algerian - actor.

DJ Kayz (?) Kabyle Amazigh - DJ.

Bachir Bensaddek (?) Amazigh Algerian - television director.

Akli D (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician.

Rabah MBS / Rabah Ourrad (?) Kabyle Amazigh - rapper.

Hakim Rachek (?) Kabyle Amazigh - bassist.

Youcef Boukhantech (?) Chaoui Amazigh - singer.

Ousmane Ag Mossa (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Aghaly Ag Mohamedine (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Cheick Ag Tiglia (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Ibrahim Ag Ahmed Salam (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Mahmoud Ag Ahmouden (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Bassa Wallet Abdamou (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Mossa Ag Borreiba (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Tamikrest).

Ait Challal (?) Kabyle Amazigh - poet and singer.

Hakim El Batni / Hakim Aït Ameur Meziane (?) Chaoui Amazigh - singer.

Smaïl Ferrah (?) Chaoui Amazigh - singer.

Kamel Igman (?) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Amirouche Nait-Chabane (?) Kabyle Amazigh - author, composer and singer.

Lahlou Tighremt (?) Kabyle Amazigh - singer.

Sadam / Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Imarhan).

Tahar Khaldi (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Imarhan).

Hicham Bouhasse (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Imarhan).

Abdelkader Ourzig (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Imarhan).

Haiballah Akhamouk (?) Tuareg Amazigh - musician (Imarhan).

Karim Abranis (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician (Abranis).

Idir Mouhya (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician (Abranis).

Yuva Sid (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician (Abranis).

Fayçal Amrouche (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician (Abranis).

Redouane Nehar (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician (Abranis).

Yacine Heddad (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician (Abranis).

Nabil Kassouri (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician (Abranis).

Samir Sebbane (?) Kabyle Amazigh - musician (Abranis).

Slimane Benaïssa (?) Chaoui Amazigh - writer and playwright.  

Nordine Meghasli (?) Kabyle Amazigh - playwright.

Hacen Dadi (?) Chaoui Amazigh - singer.

Hamid Bedjaoui (?) Kabyle Amazigh - composer, author, musician and singer.

Alexander Lorenzo (?) Amazigh Canarian, English - model (instagram: alexanderdlorenzo).

Problematic:

Morgan Freeman (1937) 7/8 African-American (including Angolan, Congolese, Igbo Nigerian, Shong Guinean, Tuareg Amazigh), 1/8 English - actor, producer, and narrator - Accused of 8 counts of sexual harassment and said that racism doesn’t exist today (plus that people can “look at him” as an example to show that).

Sam Touzani (1968) Rifian Amazigh - actor, comedian, and presenter. - Islamophobic statements.

Marion Cotillard (1975) Kabyle Amazigh / Breton - actress and singer-songwriter. - Supports Woody Allen.

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Straw Hat pirates in the modern world?

Many of  us have probably pondered that what if Straw Hats were living in a different dimension, wandering in the modern world instead of being pirates. Oda-sensei kind of replied to this question in SBS 76. Those were based on the suggestions and this has been something I’ve been pondering quite often, just for fun so here are some headcanonish thoughts about the Straw Hat gang in the modern AU.

(it’s going to be a (semi)long post so sorry beforehand for covering the half of the dash *laughs*) Anyway feel free to share thoughts!

Luffy: A man who lives and breathes for action? A physical job is definitely something Luffy would require and fire rescuing sounds like a very diverse area and since he has quite irregular sleeping rhythm (he sleeps whenever he feels like) so probably he wouldn’t feel innerly messed after the shifts unlike most of us

I remember reading long time ago in a forum that in someone’s opinion fireman wouldn’t support Luffy’s willing to be free and that he doesn’t want to be seen as a hero but would those details be an obstactle in the long run?

In my opinion the bigger questionmark about that occupation would be that as far as I understood, fire rescuing degree requires medical studies and Luffy doesn’t seem like he’d have patience for such complicated stuff but maybe he’d barely pass the courses and later be focusing more on the other tasks and of course gets help from other colleagues?

Well, the writer in that forum long time ago was right that Luffy also craves for freedom so another choice could be something that requires travelling without limitations. Hmmm? I personally don’t see him as a tourist guide but would it be possible that he only worked half of the year or as in seasons and maybe would spend the rest of the time getting to know new places?

Actually once I pondered that one hobby Luffy could have is being a Youtuber. I know it sounds a bit funny but I think his (and perhaps the rest of the dork Trio’s) pranking and humoristic videos, similar with comedians like nigahiga or doing some other things. Anyway, since he is an entertaining person, those videos would probably get lots of watches.

Zoro: This suggestion probably is based on his past as a bounty hunter which is good indeed but somehow I would see him more as a guard than a police officer. I really don’t know why, maybe (as someone who doesn’t know much about neither of them) could think that guarding would require less paper work (it’s hard to imagine him writing long reports)?

Maybe he could also do some sort of physical work and perhaps at the outdoors.  Zoro could chop woods with hands or with chainsaws or other working machines or work at a mine or maybe digging graves? The chances are unlimited!

Nami:  Based on her personality and what happened in Punk Hazad, nursery school teacher would sound plausible but I kind of have a feeling that she could be something else too because of her skills and interests so this was actually something I asked from my mate @namibean because she has roleplayed Nami and written a modern AU fanfic.

In her response, our thoughts about her working somewhere in the weather field and us (and probably many other fans) think it would be very possible to see her as telling the weather forecast on tv in a modern AU. Why not? She has the skills and good looks!

I think she would do good in modelling too, she seems to enjoy posing for the cameras (her wanted-posters speaks for that) and she loves fashion. Hard to say whether she would become a super model or just modelling for smaller business but she would be famous for sure! (Fashion designer also crossed my mind just a minute ago)

From the dream perspective, perhaps a cartographer? but somehow I’ve always thought this more as a hobby of hers than a vacancy, in modern world. Like namibean said, the technology keeps developing  so maybe this would be more of something she’d do for fun (or just to sell them for some pocket money)

Another thing based on her skills would definitely be in the area of finance like namibean said. Not because of her love to money but because Nami is really good with numbers, knows the values of the currencies (she was the one who noticed how they were almost fooled in Water 7 when they brought the treasures to the bank) so it would be very plausible if she did work with money.

One more thing that popped into my mind was that Nami could be an actress too. This was based on the third TV Special (”Protect! The Last Great Performance”) and the thought of her being a model. Well, why not? She is the Dorobo Neko who has used to costumes and knows the stuff.

Usopp: Graphic designer is really good suggestion and on point because Usopp is very good in arts but maybe even better in storytelling (he used to tell tales to cheer Kaya after all) so maybe he could write books about adventures of Captain Usopp or why not both? like a freelancer author and an artist?

Sanji: This has been always a questionmark since it’s really hard to think out of the box since I just see him as a cook who becomes an owner of a successful restaurant and nothing else *laughs*

I also asked my mate @chefalier what are his thoughts about it since he has roleplayed and mused Sanji a lot. His first thought outside the box was a professional footballer which is good in my opinion, especially if we think about the football tv special where Sanji kicked the winning goal wth a badass shoot. Yes, as a footballer he could be famous for being having feet quicker than the lightning and shooting goals sharply. Even if he wasn’t a professional I could imagine him doing it as a hobby, whenever he’d be able during his busy restaurant or beauty saloon businesses *thumbs up*

Another one chefalier suggested was model and well, he has the looks and the charm. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind seeing Sanji posing for some suit-companies or perhaps also for the charming fragrancies.  *many thumbs up*

Chopper: He would be great with the kids for sure but somehow I’d see him more in a job related to his current vacancy. If doctor wasn’t in the “modern AU-list” then he could be a biologist specialized in biochemistry or researcher. It would at least be linked into his dream of curing all the diseases.

Robin: I would honestly pay anything to hear and see flght attendant Robin dropping some dark jokes in her shifts above the clouds *laughs* but somehow it feels like flying is sort of a far fetch if we think about her interest in history and arceology. It doesn’t mean that she couldn’t do that but I just can’t imagine her there.

If archeologists wasn’t a choice then maybe she could be a historian specialized in cultural history or civilization history. Perhaps she could first do research work and then later work also as a lecturer in an university? Another place where I could see her working would be the library, her devil fruits would be so handy there (although in modern world there probably wouldn’t exists those powers).

Another one based on her interests would be a gardener or the one who makes flower boquets (is it called florist?). She is crafty and enjoys flowers so it’s perhaps a good maybe?

Franky: It wasn’t  specified that would Franky be an aircraft pilot or a maritime plot. Anyway, it’s a very good idea because Franky is good with mechanics and has experience in piloting too but  another choice that popped into my mind was  a youth worker.

Based on chapter 437,  Franky would be excellent in that, after all his unselfish nature and willing to help the people of the backstrees did pay off. He received lots of friends and the members of Franky Family later found their potential for good deeds (shipwrighting) after being treated with respect by Franky.

If shipwrighting wasn’t a choice he could stll fit into the construction world. He could be the guy who owns a company that builds houses or aeroplanes or whatever he desires,  his skills probably would be in good use.

Brook: Hmm this is also th same case as with Sanji, it’s somehow hard to imagine him doing anything else than he is known to be good at. Detective would be good though especially when thinking of his Devil fruit’s skill where he can peek around as a ghost. Well, if Brook lived in the modern world he could also be a music teacher? Or why not a stand up comedian? He is the master of skull jokes, yohohohoh!

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Veteran actor Orson Bean killed in traffic-related crash

LOS ANGELES  — Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian who enlivened the game show “To Tell the Truth” and played a crotchety merchant on “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 91.

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed Bean’s Friday night death, saying it was being investigated as a “traffic-related” fatality. The coroner’s office provided the location where Bean was found, which matched reports from police.

A man was crossing the road outside of a crosswalk in the Venice neighborhood when he was clipped by a vehicle and fell, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison said. A second driver then struck him in what police say was the fatal collision. Both drivers remained on the scene, neither was impaired and Bean’s death was being treated as an accident, Madison said.

Bean appeared in a number of films — notably, “Anatomy of a Murder” and “Being John Malkovich” — and starred in several top Broadway productions, receiving a Tony nod for the 1962 Comden-Green musical “Subways Are for Sleeping.” But fans remembered him most for his many TV appearances from the 1950s onward.

“Mr. Bean’s face comes wrapped with a sly grin, somewhat like the expression of a child when sneaking his hand into the cookie jar,” The New York Times noted in a review of his 1954 variety show, “The Blue Angel.” It said he showed “a quality of being likable even when his jokes fall flat.”

Born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1928 as Dallas Frederick Burrows, he never lost the Yankee accent that proved a perfect complement to the dry, laconic storytelling that established him as popular humorist. He had picked the stage name Orson Bean “because it sounded funny.”

Orson Bean during a “Tonight Show” interview on August 04, 1977. (Getty)

His father, George, was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and Bean recalled later that his “house was filled with causes.” But he left home at 16 after his mother died by suicide.

In a 1983 New York Times interview, he recalled his early career in small clubs where the show consisted of “me — master of ceremonies, comedian and magician — maybe a dog act, and a stripper.” It was a piano player in one such club, he said, who suggested replacing Dallas Burrows with some funny name like “Roger Duck” — or Orson Bean.

Bean’s quick wit and warm personality made him a favorite panelist for six years on “To Tell the Truth.” The game required the panelists to quiz three contestants to figure out which one was a real notable and which two were impostors. The dramatic outcome inspired a national catchphrase as the host turned to the three and said: “Will the real (notable’s name) please stand up?”

Bean’s style appealed to both Jack Paar and Johnny Carson, and he appeared on “The Tonight Show” more than 200 times.

But his early career was hobbled for a time when he found himself on the Hollywood blacklist in the early years of the Cold War.

“Basically I was blacklisted because I had a cute communist girlfriend,” he explained in a 2001 interview. “I stopped working on TV for a year.”

The blacklist didn’t stop him in the theater. Bean starred on Broadway as a timid fan magazine writer in George Axelrod’s 1955 Hollywood spoof “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” alongside Jayne Mansfield and Walter Matthau. He also starred on Broadway with Maureen O’Sullivan in “Never Too Late” and with Melina Mercouri in “Illya Darling,” based on her hit film “Never on Sunday.”

Guest panelist Orson Bean on “Laugh Line”, 1959. (Getty) 

Bean took a break from his career for a time in the 1970s when he dropped out and moved to Australia, where he lived a hippie lifestyle. But he returned to the U.S. and — after a period as a self-described “house-husband” — resumed his career.

“I got sick of contemplating my navel and staring up at the sky and telling myself how wonderful it was not to be doing anything,” he explained in a 1983 interview with The New York Times.

In the 1990s, he played the shopkeeper Loren Bray on the long-running drama “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.” He remained active on the screen in recent years with guest shots in such shows as “Desperate Housewives,” “How I Met Your Mother” and “Modern Family.”

Meanwhile, his politics turned more conservative. His daughter married leading right-wing commentator, Andrew Breitbart. Breitbart died in 2012 and Steve Bannon, later a top adviser to Donald Trump, took over Breitbart’s eponymous website, for which Bean had penned occasional columns.

Bean wrote a memoir called “Too Much Is Not Enough” and a book about a non-traditional therapy called “Me and the Orgone.”

Orson Bean as a panelist on “Tattletales” (Buzzr/Fremantle Media)

He had already shown his interest in non-traditional thinking in 1964 when he bought a building in Manhattan and opened up a school based on the philosophy of Summerhill, the progressive British school founded by A.S. Neill.

“I said to myself, we have to start with the children. Why not start a school?” he told The New York Times.

That same year, he co-founded the Sons of the Desert, an organization dedicated to comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, with chapters around the world.

More recently, income from “Dr. Quinn” and other voice and acting work allowed Bean to finance the Pacific Resident Theater Ensemble in Venice, where he appeared with his third wife, actress Alley Mills.

He had a daughter, Michele, from his first marriage to Jacqueline de Sibour, and sons Max and Ezekiel and daughter Susannah from his marriage to Carolyn Maxwell.

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Donald Drains the Swamp by Eric Metaxas

Donald Drains the Swamp by Eric Metaxas Book Review,

Donald Drains the Swamp by Eric Metaxas

The cavemen required assistance. Their King has forgotten all about them, thanks to the marsh people who frontier the castle.

" They're slick !" " -- and scaly !" " and SLIMY !"

Donald is just a caveman. But when the person or persons ask for his help, he recognise there's only one way to save the sphere :P 

DRAIN ... THE ... Drench!

Written by# 1 national bestselling scribe and humorist Eric Metaxas and is suffer out by award-winning master Tim Raglin, Donald Drains the Swamp is a playful storey for the current political moment.

ERIC METAXAS is the author of four New York Times Bestsellers, in particular the# 1 Bestseller, BONHOEFFER: Rector, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, which was identified" Book of the Year" by the ECPA and sold over one million mimics in 19 pronunciations. Announced a" biography of uncommon superpower ," it appeared on several 2010" Good of the Year" indices and was pointed #21 on the Amazon.com listing of Most Highlighted Books of all time.

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Eric Metaxes does an outstanding work taking s serious subject and creating a street for all parties, adults, daughters, and children, to understand the complexities of America's hardships. I highly recommend this work for all people.

The instances are really great in here! It's a wonderful notebook that indicates Donald Trump as a kind-hearted philanthropic do-gooder as opposes this truly distasteful, greedy, womanizing, avariciou, lying, ego-maniacal monster" hes in" real life. What a splendid chip of curiosity!

Donald Drains the Swamp by Eric Metaxas

A fun, timely record that causes some much needed light-hearted seem into these politically divisive sunlights! Between Eric Metaxas's fanciful and ingenious storytelling mode, and Tim Raglin's awesome, Flintstone-esque descriptions, DONALD DRAINS THE SWAMP, is destined to be a favorite for children and adults alike!

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Great book for anyone interested in comedy or Rodney Dangerfield After recently completing one of the George Burns' autobiographies, I was happy to try another story of a comedian.  Although Rodney Dangerfield is a very different character, I found his story to be great also. In a very raw, personal exposé, Dangerfield chronicles his life from growing up in a rather dysfunctional, poor family, to the difficulties of marriage and work, and to the ultimate success as a comedian. He stuck to his dream, which is very inspirational, although he really did suffer a great deal. Sadly, he turned to alcohol and drugs, like many of the people he met along the way, in order to cushion the pain. Luckily, though, he was able to deal with those habits/addictions and still succeed. Apart from his great storytelling skill, his use of short joke outtakes throughout the book makes it very difficult to stop reading. When I would read the book every morning, my wife would say, "we have to go to work now," but I would be very reticent to put down the book. Happily, my wife did give me some respect and we would always leave to work a few minutes later. Go to Amazon

laughter from a dark place This is unquestionably a funny autobiography. Even the one-liner page breaks made me laugh out loud. But this is more than a joke book. Despite the effort to keep things breezy and entertaining, the looming darkness of persistent suffering becomes palpable. Often this is made all the more poignant by what is left unsaid. Like how his distant mother is discussed at length but never mentioned by name. Or how he jokes about keeping psychiatrists on the payroll. When contemplating his own mortality eerily close to when he actually died, he quotes his wife on how comedy is a tonic for a tortured soul. Go to Amazon

Loved this book. It's a real collector's item. Touches your heart while it makes you laugh. This book is the autobiography (or memoir) of Rodney Dangerfield, born Jack Roy, of Hungarian descent, in New York on November 21, 1921. It is the remarkable story of a man who made something memorable of his life after surviving a rather painful childhood, the product of a father "who was never there" and a mother who was cold and unsupportive. This did not stop the future comedic great from discovering his wonderful talent to make people laugh as he began working in comedy as young as 18 years of age. As Roseanne Barr would write in the Afterward of this book: "Getting people to laugh at all to keep from crying has been a humorist's well-worn path for decades, but one guy did it better than anybody." To her and to many Rodney Dangerfield "was the greatest stand-up comic, joke writer and master of timing who ever lived." Go to Amazon

I couldn't put the book down! Some estimates are that 110 Billion people have existed since 50,000 BC. And here we have the one Rodney Dangerfield, who may be the most funny person of the billions of people who ever lived. The book isn't all funny though. All the roughness Rodney went through as a child and a young adult are there. HIs father left when he was young (though they reconnected when Rodney was older) and he could understand. It was tough for him to live with his mother, so he forgave his father for bailing out. He quit his first attempt at comedy to sell paint and siding to support his family. But he never stopped writing jokes, and there are lots of them in the book - it ain't all about sadness and no respect! I could barely put it down and I finished it in 2 days. I believe Rodney passed away shortly after this book. I'm so glad he got a chance to write it. Go to Amazon

Could Never Enjoy His LIfe Sorry Rodney, these are filled with recycled jokes and...well...transparently brutal stories of child abuse hidden in jokes. I love Rodney's standup but this book reminds you why broken people will never take anything in life seriously. Apparently, the truth is...he really was a guy who never thought people respected him. He is a comic genius. Go to Amazon

Loved it! I have always been a fan of Rodney Dangerfield and this book didn't disappoint. He is very candid and funny. If you are a fan don't miss this book. Go to Amazon

Buy it for the laughs I loved it. Sad story of his life, abused as a child, with abandonment issues. Went on to create a persona late in life. He helped NUMEROUS other comedians... male and females. Jay Leno, Jim Kerry, Roxanne Barr and many others you know were helped by Rodney. Many jokes were highlighted apart in this book. Very entertaining. You will be missed, Rodney. Thanks for the laughs. This life is hard enough. I use a lot of his jokes at my job. It makes the time fly! Go to Amazon

Legendary comic's great autobio Rodney ! this book is a fine Five Stars Rodney rules... Five Stars What a croud! Five Stars Five Stars Five Stars

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Ex-SNL Writer Reveals How to Spend 5 Minutes a Day to Improve Storytelling

Want to get more creative in your marketing, especially your storytelling? Spend five minutes a day doing something that masters of improv do: Play with words.

That was stand-up comedian Tim Washer’s advice in his talk, How to Use Improv Techniques to Improve Your Storytelling, at Content Marketing World in 2016. He walked us through some examples, which I’ll share in this post.

First, in case you missed my recent article based on this same talk, let me fill you in on who this guy is. In addition to serving as social media manager for Cisco Systems’ Service Provider Marketing group, Tim has worked on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, studied improv under Amy Poehler and written for her on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, and worked as a “corporate humorist” for clients like Google, IBM, FedEx, and Pepsi.

Tim knows corporations and humor.

Read on to learn from an improv master how to become a more creative marketer. (All images come from Tim’s presentation slides.)

Exercise in word play

I saw my first live improv show, when I was 9 or so.  My dad took my sister and me to Second City in Chicago. One of the actors asked for the name of an animal. “Aardvark!” I shouted. How on earth would they weave a reference to an aardvark into their skit?

It seemed impossible that this team of energetic people on the stage could create a vignette on the spot using the audience’s suggestions. As they did exactly that, I waited, waited, waited. Finally, at the end of the skit, one of the actors burst into song, ending with the rousing line “up in a tree, with the aardvark and me!”

How had they pulled it off? It was magic.

Decades later, it still seems like magic to me that any group of people can instantly create a story – let alone a funny story – from a bunch of random words. I never considered trying it myself.

Tim says it’s time to go for it. He urges everyone who does creative work (and we all do creative work) to expand our storytelling capacity by spending five minutes a day, either alone or with a group, playing with word juxtaposition. In other words, yoke unrelated ideas together to create something new.

Spend 5 minutes a day playing a word juxtaposition game to boost creativity, says @TimWasher. #CMWorld Click To Tweet

You do this by following the Tim-recommended “path of nonsense”:

Come up with two unrelated terms. (Try a free random-word-generator app, like InspireMe.)

Write those terms down on a piece of paper. (Don’t do it in your head.)

Create a word map or web of words for each term. (Brainstorm. Write, write, write. Don’t stop. Keep your pen moving. No wrong answers. It’s just word association. Free associate. Don’t judge yourself or worry about making mistakes. If it’s crazy, it could lead to gold.)

Choose a word from each side – a combination that strikes you as having play potential ­– and free associate only those two words.

Create a narrative that connects the two ideas. (Ask yourself “What if …?” Keep your mind open and playful.)

“This is one of the best ways to come up with new ideas when you’re staring at a blank piece of paper, and you’re trying to come up with something new,” Tim says. “You can get to genius with this.”

If you do this exercise with others, look for people who like to take risks and who have a sense of humor. “Not people who tell jokes but people who laugh. That shows that they’re open to ideas,” Tim says.

Example 1: Playing with “circus” and “bacon”

Here’s how this exercise went for one group Tim worked with.

They chose “circus” and “bacon.”

They wrote the words side by side.

They created a word map, asking themselves, “What do we know about bacon and circuses? What are the ‘rules of bacon, the rules of a circus’?”

They decided to connect “clowns” and “farms.” They did more brainstorming, asking, “What do we know about clowns and farms? What do we picture when we think of a clown or a farm?” They came up with this list:

They mashed up the two attribute lists and came up with this scenario: A rooster crows. The sun is coming up. A tractor appears, coming up over a hill. It stops. Someone jumps out – you see the silhouette. You cut to a close shot, and a farmer takes off his hat. A rainbow afro pops up. He turns sideways and walks off in his clown shoes. Then another clown comes out of the tractor, and another, and another.

Now the team has a silly idea that connects with people. Great. Now what does it do with it. Probably nothing. Who knows? “(They) experienced this process of creativity, and it’s helping (them) become more creative,” Tim says. “That’s what this is about.”

Example 2: Playing with “chinchillas” and “marshmallows”

Tim and the attendees at his 2015 CMWorld talk created another example.

The audience shouted out “chinchillas” and “marshmallows.”

Suggested word associations for “chinchillas” included fur, squirrel, and traps, and s’mores and campfires for “marshmallows.”

Someone suggested a connection between the two word groups – marshmallow traps.

Tim took it from there: “Let’s see how we can marry traps and marshmallows. Maybe we’re doing a commercial for s’mores. You could have a trapper who’s out to trap marshmallows. Once you have that absurd idea, you play it straight, dead serious. Nobody’s winking and laughing. We open on a log cabin that is a retail store for trappers. There’s a guy selling traps, and a guy comes in who has just trapped some marshmallows. What’s the backstory? What would he look like? Does he trap just marshmallows? Is he vegan? Maybe that leads you to a psychologist’s office, where he’s talking about why he doesn’t trap deer any more, just marshmallows.”

I’d love to see someone make that commercial. Alas, a producible idea wasn’t the point.

As Tim shares, “This kind of exercise leads you to absurd ideas. It builds your creativity muscles.”

Word-play exercises lead to absurd ideas. It builds your creativity muscles, says @TimWasher. #CMWorld Click To Tweet

Example 3: Valentine gift from Cisco

How does all this silliness apply to the content you do need to produce? In that same talk, Tim suggests using a similar exercise when brainstorming your real content ideas – but playing with words related to customer pain.

Look at the pain that your customer is experiencing and that you can solve, and play around in that area. Now you’ve created something relevant. Not only have you made something funny that your customer might laugh at, but you’ve demonstrated that you understand what they’re struggling with and demonstrated empathy. Just exaggerate that pain point.

Tim detailed in his 2016 CMWorld talk how his team at Cisco did some brainstorming when they were getting ready to launch a $100,000 router. (“We sell it to the Verizons, AT&Ts, Telestras of the world. You’re not going to get this at Office Depot. But if you want a coupon, let me know. I can get you 25 bucks off,” he offered.)

The team brainstormed and played around with things they knew about the router – the ASR 9000. Here’s a word map that captures the spirit of their brainstorming:

“We got nowhere. We couldn’t find anything interesting. Then we said, wait a minute, when’s the launch date of this product again? It’s February 9. Almost Valentine’s Day,” Tim says. And the idea for this 60-second video was born: A Special Valentine’s Day Gift … from Cisco!

The concept was absurd. Tim says plenty of people asked, “What are you doing?” But none of Cisco’s other videos earned coverage in The New York Times. Whereas most corporate videos get a couple hundred views, the Valentine one had 200,000 views in its first month, according to Tim. (The view count on the video that’s available today doesn’t reflect all the views from the original 2009 posting.) And this video ­– which includes only still images, an approach that Tim recommends for ease and simplicity – cost less than its typical video.

Why don’t we do more playing around like this? Even if our ideas fail, why not take a few more shots at it? That’s what I think. Take 2% of your budget and give it a shot.

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Conclusion

Who knew that the trick to succeeding at work was to play more? Spend a few minutes a day putting unrelated words together and following them down a path of nonsense.

What do you say ­– ready to dedicate a little time and 2% of your budget to some silliness?

Catch Tim Washer’s act (and learn a lot about content marketing) at this year’s Content Marketing World. Register today for the Sept. 5-8 event. Use code BLOG100 to save $100.

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Ex-SNL Writer Reveals How to Spend 5 Minutes a Day to Improve Storytelling

Want to get more creative in your marketing, especially your storytelling? Spend five minutes a day doing something that masters of improv do: Play with words.

That was stand-up comedian Tim Washer’s advice in his talk, How to Use Improv Techniques to Improve Your Storytelling, at Content Marketing World in 2016. He walked us through some examples, which I’ll share in this post.

First, in case you missed my recent article based on this same talk, let me fill you in on who this guy is. In addition to serving as social media manager for Cisco Systems’ Service Provider Marketing group, Tim has worked on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, studied improv under Amy Poehler and written for her on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, and worked as a “corporate humorist” for clients like Google, IBM, FedEx, and Pepsi.

Tim knows corporations and humor.

Read on to learn from an improv master how to become a more creative marketer. (All images come from Tim’s presentation slides.)

Exercise in word play

I saw my first live improv show, when I was 9 or so.  My dad took my sister and me to Second City in Chicago. One of the actors asked for the name of an animal. “Aardvark!” I shouted. How on earth would they weave a reference to an aardvark into their skit?

It seemed impossible that this team of energetic people on the stage could create a vignette on the spot using the audience’s suggestions. As they did exactly that, I waited, waited, waited. Finally, at the end of the skit, one of the actors burst into song, ending with the rousing line “up in a tree, with the aardvark and me!”

How had they pulled it off? It was magic.

Decades later, it still seems like magic to me that any group of people can instantly create a story – let alone a funny story – from a bunch of random words. I never considered trying it myself.

Tim says it’s time to go for it. He urges everyone who does creative work (and we all do creative work) to expand our storytelling capacity by spending five minutes a day, either alone or with a group, playing with word juxtaposition. In other words, yoke unrelated ideas together to create something new.

Spend 5 minutes a day playing a word juxtaposition game to boost creativity, says @TimWasher. #CMWorld Click To Tweet

You do this by following the Tim-recommended “path of nonsense”:

Come up with two unrelated terms. (Try a free random-word-generator app, like InspireMe.)

Write those terms down on a piece of paper. (Don’t do it in your head.)

Create a word map or web of words for each term. (Brainstorm. Write, write, write. Don’t stop. Keep your pen moving. No wrong answers. It’s just word association. Free associate. Don’t judge yourself or worry about making mistakes. If it’s crazy, it could lead to gold.)

Choose a word from each side – a combination that strikes you as having play potential ­– and free associate only those two words.

Create a narrative that connects the two ideas. (Ask yourself “What if …?” Keep your mind open and playful.)

“This is one of the best ways to come up with new ideas when you’re staring at a blank piece of paper, and you’re trying to come up with something new,” Tim says. “You can get to genius with this.”

If you do this exercise with others, look for people who like to take risks and who have a sense of humor. “Not people who tell jokes but people who laugh. That shows that they’re open to ideas,” Tim says.

Example 1: Playing with “circus” and “bacon”

Here’s how this exercise went for one group Tim worked with.

They chose “circus” and “bacon.”

They wrote the words side by side.

They created a word map, asking themselves, “What do we know about bacon and circuses? What are the ‘rules of bacon, the rules of a circus’?”

They decided to connect “clowns” and “farms.” They did more brainstorming, asking, “What do we know about clowns and farms? What do we picture when we think of a clown or a farm?” They came up with this list:

They mashed up the two attribute lists and came up with this scenario: A rooster crows. The sun is coming up. A tractor appears, coming up over a hill. It stops. Someone jumps out – you see the silhouette. You cut to a close shot, and a farmer takes off his hat. A rainbow afro pops up. He turns sideways and walks off in his clown shoes. Then another clown comes out of the tractor, and another, and another.

Now the team has a silly idea that connects with people. Great. Now what does it do with it. Probably nothing. Who knows? “(They) experienced this process of creativity, and it’s helping (them) become more creative,” Tim says. “That’s what this is about.”

Example 2: Playing with “chinchillas” and “marshmallows”

Tim and the attendees at his 2015 CMWorld talk created another example.

The audience shouted out “chinchillas” and “marshmallows.”

Suggested word associations for “chinchillas” included fur, squirrel, and traps, and s’mores and campfires for “marshmallows.”

Someone suggested a connection between the two word groups – marshmallow traps.

Tim took it from there: “Let’s see how we can marry traps and marshmallows. Maybe we’re doing a commercial for s’mores. You could have a trapper who’s out to trap marshmallows. Once you have that absurd idea, you play it straight, dead serious. Nobody’s winking and laughing. We open on a log cabin that is a retail store for trappers. There’s a guy selling traps, and a guy comes in who has just trapped some marshmallows. What’s the backstory? What would he look like? Does he trap just marshmallows? Is he vegan? Maybe that leads you to a psychologist’s office, where he’s talking about why he doesn’t trap deer any more, just marshmallows.”

I’d love to see someone make that commercial. Alas, a producible idea wasn’t the point.

As Tim shares, “This kind of exercise leads you to absurd ideas. It builds your creativity muscles.”

Word-play exercises lead to absurd ideas. It builds your creativity muscles, says @TimWasher. #CMWorld Click To Tweet

Example 3: Valentine gift from Cisco

How does all this silliness apply to the content you do need to produce? In that same talk, Tim suggests using a similar exercise when brainstorming your real content ideas – but playing with words related to customer pain.

Look at the pain that your customer is experiencing and that you can solve, and play around in that area. Now you’ve created something relevant. Not only have you made something funny that your customer might laugh at, but you’ve demonstrated that you understand what they’re struggling with and demonstrated empathy. Just exaggerate that pain point.

Tim detailed in his 2016 CMWorld talk how his team at Cisco did some brainstorming when they were getting ready to launch a $100,000 router. (“We sell it to the Verizons, AT&Ts, Telestras of the world. You’re not going to get this at Office Depot. But if you want a coupon, let me know. I can get you 25 bucks off,” he offered.)

The team brainstormed and played around with things they knew about the router – the ASR 9000. Here’s a word map that captures the spirit of their brainstorming:

“We got nowhere. We couldn’t find anything interesting. Then we said, wait a minute, when’s the launch date of this product again? It’s February 9. Almost Valentine’s Day,” Tim says. And the idea for this 60-second video was born: A Special Valentine’s Day Gift … from Cisco!

The concept was absurd. Tim says plenty of people asked, “What are you doing?” But none of Cisco’s other videos earned coverage in The New York Times. Whereas most corporate videos get a couple hundred views, the Valentine one had 200,000 views in its first month, according to Tim. (The view count on the video that’s available today doesn’t reflect all the views from the original 2009 posting.) And this video ­– which includes only still images, an approach that Tim recommends for ease and simplicity – cost less than its typical video.

Why don’t we do more playing around like this? Even if our ideas fail, why not take a few more shots at it? That’s what I think. Take 2% of your budget and give it a shot.

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Comedy Pro Reveals How to Bring Funny to Content [Video]

Conclusion

Who knew that the trick to succeeding at work was to play more? Spend a few minutes a day putting unrelated words together and following them down a path of nonsense.

What do you say ­– ready to dedicate a little time and 2% of your budget to some silliness?

Catch Tim Washer’s act (and learn a lot about content marketing) at this year’s Content Marketing World. Register today for the Sept. 5-8 event. Use code BLOG100 to save $100.

Cover image by Joseph Kalinowski/Content Marketing Institute

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The Fat JewaEUR( tm) s ‘Money Pizza Respect’ is the worst notebook IaEUR( tm) ve ever spoke

I wish I liked the Fat Jews new notebook. It would make a far more interesting bit if he surpassed our anticipations. No one I talked to expected it to be good. I gambling he didnt even write it, said one sidekick. I bet he had his interns write it.

To contextualize this for people who arent on the Internet all the time, Josh The Fat Jew Ostrovsky became the center of controversy when he was accused of stealing memes and jokes from humorists this summer. Ostrovsky had been doing this for years, and amassed millions of Instagram admirers with his admittedly good meme aggregating skills. But comedians took a stand when he signed with the flair bureau CAA in August.

Upon interpret Money Pizza Respect , there is no doubt in my knowledge that the unfortunately entitled work is written by the Fat Jew himself; I confidently assert that Money Pizza Respect is singlehandedly the most difficult journal I have ever read.

His actual sense of humorand Im talking about humor , not the memes he aggregatesis dreadfully abject. He relies on a Tucker Max-esque style of storytelling, praising cocaine and alcohol abuse and fucking his groupies, who all represent a different type of crazy daughter stereotype.

In a section ironically titled The Eleven Commandments of Not Being the Worst Person Ever, he counsels readers that if you aggressively and frequently talk about your sexuality life, people will think youre gay. When you tell me that you undertook a slam pig and stuffed her axe wind, he writes, I assume that your actual destination is having anal sexuality with soldiers. Ostrovsky shapes sure to note that the only exception to this rule is Dan Bilzerian, who has literally thrown a woman off his roof, smashing her foot, and been accused of kicking another woman in the look.

Money Pizza Respect is fastened with homophobic statements. He writes a greenback to P. Diddy: Sorry for outing you as a homosexual. Im pretty sure you are, but Im sorry. Theres too a health dosage of sexism, describing his female groupies as a bunch of fours and fives who have monstrous maid sides detest their daddies. To accomplish the trifecta, he likewise manages to be transphobic, referring to transgender maidens as trannies in a section recounting two brothers bachelor party.( When two brothers and pals found out the strippers “whos” causing them lap dances were trans, they left the club immediately .)

Before I satisfied Ostrovsky, I was confused about how he was so successful, especially after reading his book, where he brags about his selfish and generally gross behaviour at every possible instant, proudly presentations pictures of him wearing a thong made out of beef jerky, and writes situations like, Cocaine is the greatest talent the world has ever seen.

When I sat down with him at a press junket, located at an arcade in Chinatown, I immediately understood why hes garnered so much success. He is unfortunately alluring and is actually a naturally funny person. Hes like the refrigerate, mean son in 8th point, the different types who inserted cup to all your best friend and attained merriment of girls for being ugly or not having boobs hitherto. The form who definitely bullied me, and hitherto I tirelessly tried to gain his affection.

During our interview, Ostrovsky remained on the defensive, masterful at answering my doubts with non-answers. He is somebody who has never taken life seriously, which is perhaps not too difficult for a straight, white, affluent male. He is basically interested in his conception of fun, and hopes youll connect him for the travel. If not, fuck off.

Its not that I began to like Ostrovsky or his book any more after converging him, but I extended from disliking him to appearing an iota of sorrow for him. His ostentatiou and unapologetic immaturity, his bratty affect: This is what has brought him success, and what I imagine will be his inevitable downfall.

So my approaching for this interview, because I know a lot of beings have been shitting on you, is to not shit on you .

No ones been shitting on me.

I was curious about how that affected you emotionally, and how you appeared about getting blasted by the media .

It was certainly a shitty situation. Im of the Internet, so its like a lot of beings screaming about thoughts. I respect trolling. I respect beings hollering at one another, which is why the Internet is so fucking great. I definitely didnt take it personally. It was also something that it was necessary to get talked about. Parties were not on the same sheet. Like a 38 -year-old comedy writer and a 16 -year-old Filipino millennial were not considering the questions the same way.

I try to look at it like I was the look of the whole stuff. I intend the Internet is a giant, lawless fuckin thing. Sometimes the work requires some rules But not too many. Because this is gonna be odd. No parents. But you know, sometimes beings get pissed. I undoubtedly see it from the 16 -year-old Filipino millennial back. I dont look for recognition on my nonsense and I dont ever watermark or anything like that, but I likewise get the other side extremely. Im old enough to understand both sides. I exactly miss everyone to be happy so were fuckin partying.

Instagram for fucking photos of puppies playing volleyball in sunglasses and iguanas surfing. I precisely want to have everyone get listen, set the problem, and then get back to surfing iguanas. It didnt rock me emotionally because I merely understood it as something that needed to be discussed. It definitely went hazardous and exciting at some points. Beings just get fucking crazy, theres a portion of those individuals who dont even know what theyre calling about. I get chased by TMZ. Some person followed me around a Duane Reade preserving my phone call. That was tight.

You liked that ?

I kinda felt like Leo, for like two seconds. It was also scary. No one wants that life. I was trying to look at it like this is a conversation that needed to be had. I didnt look at it as being shit on. The Internet is more important to me than their own families or anything. I would love to be with the Internet, have sex with the Internet, I affection the Internet. Now its a better place.

Why was it important for you to celebrate medicines, specifically cocaine, in your volume ?

Its a mixed bag. I refer to it as the best and worst event ever. Persona of the ethos of this notebook is that its a how-to guide in that its like I dont know what you should be doing but I know what you shouldnt be doing. Ive determined every horrible act. I basically think you read this book and you dont do coke. Because youre like, its gonna establish me unbearable. Like my breath is gonna smell like a napkin and get into a super intense exchange about trash I dont even care about.

I think it depends on how old-time the reader is. For me, Ive done coke so I understood more where you were coming from in that it can be great and appalling at the same age. From a girls position, it might just appear very cool .

It depends. Im pretty explicit that its been responsible for the greatest happenings that ever happened, but likewise some of the most terrifying happenings, very. I think its more self-reflective than it is encouraging.

Your notebook is provocative is many channels. Parties are going to interpret some of the content as transphobic and homophobic. I was thinking of the assembly whatever it is you refer to trans women as trannies .

I dont know what youre specific referring to.

You wrote about tranny strippers. Thats a contentious statement. Numerous trans parties have spoken out about how injurious they find that term to be. I was curious about how you would respond to those reviewers .

is a factual account of what happened. Youre talking about an actual pejorative statement?

Yeah. Its a insult. There were a bunch of moments in the book where I speak something and immediately thought about how angry it would realize social right activists on the Internet.

Social justice parties are angry at everything.

I was wondering if you included some things specific to be provocative .

No, obviously not. First of all, any social justice being can come at me at any time. I literally have more transgender pals who will vouch for me than anyone else. They self-identify as trannies. Request a transgender who is not a geek from the Internet how they identify, and I bet you will find hundreds who mark as trannies.

I know transgender tribes who determine that lane. Its like the N-word. If they call themselves that, its OK. But having a cis person is a different story .

Any person who would find offense in that kind of minutia is not someone who should be reading this book.

Its not your audience, thats possibly true-life.

That shouldnt be anyones gathering, as far Im concerned.

As I was speaking your volume, I was thinking about your crazy narcotic and sexuality storeys as they are linked to Tucker Max s legends from I Hope They Suffice Beer in Hell . Was he somebody who affected you ?

No, thats like bro culture stuff. This is completely different.

Tonally, there were similarities .

Ive never read it, but I also think that in terms of this notebook, like Ive been living concert prowes long enough to write a book full of debaucherous narrations, but I wanted to go with more pathos, true. From what I understand from Tucker Maxs stuff, he doesnt actually move into too much trash like that. Not all the fibs here are particularly turnt up, as far as Im concerned. There are some that are honest lineage floors , not every narration is about partying.

But a lot of them are .

We can go through it When I was writing it, putting in some ardour and truth, and some real appear on it, like speak about my mummy having sex with Shel Silverstein and being a 9-year-old offspring performer diva. Shit like that, to me, that is not the same as walking around a bar with a breathalyzer. I dont not relate to it, but Ive never read any of his stuff.

Ostrovsky as small children actor Josh Ostrovsky

Do you differentiate between the Fat Jew as your performative character and yourself as Josh ?

No. I dont going to go at night and unscrew the hairection, sit down, and listen to This American Life and be like, Oh, what a hard daylight at work! Being the Fat Jew! No, its all one in the same. To me, this is gonna be disingenuous. I was doing this stuff long before there was anywhere to share it, long before anyone knew about it. Ten years ago, people in New York would be like, Oh thats the Fat Jew, the guy who does crazy stuff. It wasnt something I created and raised in order to share on social media for the masses.

But this is your career, this is your joy, but a lot of artists and performers differentiate between their performative ego, which is still their ego, and who they are when theyre not playing .

Im not an master or relevant actors. Im neither.

How do you link ?

Im the only one whos really just going for it. Im genuinely forming it up as I go along. I could start a ros companionship and that could become a real thing. Im about to do the worlds firstly EDM cologne.

What is that gonna aroma like ?

I dont know. Thats a good inquiry. Like I dont even just knowing that that entails but Im gonna do it. Its 2015. Anything is possible. The world-wide is so ridiculous at this extent. I might open a yoga ashram in Toronto. Who knows? Im one of the only people who doesnt consider anything on or off limits. I dont think that it can be defined. We have this human need to compartmentalize, to be like, What are you? But I dont know.

I guess its my job to mention, as a novelist trying to make sense of what you do.

I dont think theres anything to make sense of. I dont know. What do you think I do?

I think youre a content developer and musician .

Thats vague. But yeah. Im not not. But thats what Im enunciating. I like to keep parties approximating, obstruct people off kilter. If people suppose Im a comedian, I will move in a totally different direction and start seeing cologne. I wanna build people move, What the fuck? Maintaining parties guessing, remaining genuine gossip running about me, whether its, I dont want to say the word negative, but whatever its gonna be, thats what I am. A communication starter? I dont know.

Tastemaker ?

Conversation piece? Idiot? All of the above?

Whats your goal with your work? Why do you do what you do? Aside given the fact that you exactly want to do it .

The end goal with the book is that I remember I can get some turnt-up 18 -year-old to read. Thats the challenge, like, can you get fuckin some kids to read and think its genuinely fuckin cold? Is that doable? Ill literally do it just for that.

Were doing speaking raves to promote the book. IRL is what the programs called. Its just like gigantic DJs and works. Like, can you stimulate them read? I think its doable. I dont thoughts writing knows how to do it. I dont think mothers know how to do it.

So you want to realize say chill ?

Kind of. What if Im somehow the person to do it?

What are your favorite journals ?

I ardour Shel Silverstein, and not only because my mom fucked him. Mostly, Im the type to read 100 listicles. Like, what kind of bagel is Rihanna? You know what I entail? One-hundred times Rihanna ate fruit. Im not speaking enough books.

No ones reading enough journals .

Maybe now? That would fucking funny. To get a fucking 17 -year-old whos over it to sit down and read an entire journal? I symbolize I put in some trash to break up the chapters, like you can color in a picture of Tyrese. I symbolize, I dont want you to have to read too much.

Illustration by Max Fleishman

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