#global spin awards

[hayden-christensen]

STAR WARS WEEK 2024 DAY 3: I'LL TRY SPIN-OFFS! - FAVOURITE NON SKYWALKER SAGA MEDIA ▸ OBI-WAN KENOBI (2022) + trivia [insp]

The series features the return of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to Star Wars after 17 years. Jimmy Smits, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Temuera Morrison, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson and James Earl Jones also reprise their roles from the prequels. It is the most-watched Disney Plus original series premiere globally to date, based on hours streamed in an opening weekend and was nominated for five Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

[camlannpod]

Today we are gushing about show creator, Writer Director and all round lovely human, Ella Watts. Ella is a multi-award winning queer, disabled writer and director with a degree in early medieval history and literature from the University of Cambridge. Currently, she’s Head of Production at Six to Start (Zombies, Run!, Marvel Move), where she’s directing a number of original audio drama series for Marvel Comics, including X-Men: Age of Orchis, Daredevil: Terminal Degree and Dr Strange and Scarlet Witch: In Dreams. 

Ella co-created the BBC Sounds spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted, which she produced and directed. She also produced and directed the award-winning podcast Eliza: A Robot Story. Ella is a passionate advocate for audio fiction in all its forms, and has represented the medium on a global stage for the last six years. She’s a member of the Inevitable Foundation’s Elevate Collective for Podcasters 2023.

[jadeazora]

Some new info from this Year's GO Fest!

Real world events will be held in Sendai, Japan (May30-Jun2), Madrid, Spain (Jun14-16) and NYC (Jul5-7), with the Global Event running from Jul13-14.

Marshadow special research will be available for all event ticket holders.

Trainers who purchase a Global ticket by May 6—and play between Apr30 and May6—will receive Timed Research that awards early access to a new avatar item: a Sun Crown! There will also be an additional set of timed research between May31 and Jun6 that rewards an additional avatar item: a Moon Crown!

Shiny Jangmo-o will be available for the first time!

Here's the Habitat list: Dawn Meadow encounters are: Pidgey, Pikachu wearing a sun crown, Hoothoot, Hoppip, Girafarig, Wingull, Snivy, Cottonee, Ducklett, Ferroseed, Axew, Galarian Stunfisk, Heatmor, and Inkay. Shining Day is: Charmander, Dratini, Sunkern, Dunsparce, Hisuian Sneasel, Solrock, Budew, Helioptile, Tyrunt, Dedenne, Yungoos, Fomantis, and Jangmo-o. Creeping Dusk: Pikachu wearing a moon crown, Eevee, Spinarak, Volbeat, Illumise, Gible, Venipede, Emolga, Litwick, Golett, Durant, Espurr, Phantump, and Grubbin. Darkest Night is: Alolan Rattata, Gligar,Sneasel, Teddiursa, Mudkip, Carvanha, Lunatone, Deino, Binacle, Amaura, Carbink, Crabrawler, and Morelull! These will be available to all players regardless of whether they have a ticket or not.

Also, some bonuses (also available to all players): one-hour lure modules, field research themed on the habitats, and surprise snapshot encounters.

For the ticket holders, there's special incense encounters like the various Unown, Maractus, Corsola, Rockruff, and Vullaby.

Other exclusive bonuses include: Increased chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon, up to six Special Trades can be made each day, habitat-themed Collection Challenge, 9 free Raid Passes from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms, and special 7 km Eggs.

Article here!

[haggishlyhagging]

To understand how we got to a situation where saying that "women don't have penises" has become tantamount to hate speech, we have to understand postmodernity. A rather fancy intellectual term, it is best understood as a reaction to the preceding positivist era of the 20th century in which scientific approaches to knowledge and ideologies dominated. Those "great narratives" - all encompassing visions and directions for society - faced crushing defeat with wars, totalitarian regimes and the failure of ideologies to deliver (e.g., capitalism hasn't been overthrown). In response, new paradigms - micro-issues, diversity, relativism - have replaced the old, but all in deference to the continuing male reign.

Whereas long-term global political battles characterise the modern era (liberation of women from patriarchy), in postmodernity micro-issues come to predominate due to a lack of ambition and sight (as if make-up was sufficient to solve women's problems). By the same token, ethical relativism has replaced a universal morality; women's rights are now negotiable. Culture is a wonderful bypass for all sorts of abuse. Girls were exchanged in a form of morbid pot-lach during the Rotherham scandal where Asian men were allowed to rape teenagers by local authorities. Still in the name of culture known girl rapists receive cinema awards. Multiculturalism, that is the most obvious manifestion of the widespread sex diferentiated rule of law (two sexes/two laws) is at heart a racist policy that purports that just because ones comes from a different country one does not deserve the same rights as the locals. For example, too many accept that some women must be entirely covered in black veils just because it is the only way men allow them to leave the house; yet I doubt they would accept it for themselves.

The postmodern emphasis on diversity distracts from the much-needed recognition of our common experience as women: the "white feminism" discourse is nothing but a discrediting of misogyny. The only valid oppression would be racism that, what a coincidence, also concerns men. The minimisation of misogyny is a false reassurance for the ones that believe that money or skin colour can save us from our subordinate condition as women: let us not forget that even queens are forced to lie back and think of England. Intersectionality, as Fatiha Boudjahlat explains, is a crossroads where men always have a right of way.

Most importantly, while in a modern era there is the possibility or finding the truth, making statements about reality and calling for change, postmodernity precludes this by preaching a vociferous relativism. Subjectivity, not objectivity, is a key word; there are "alternative facts." This last expression was coined by the Trump administration: it should alert us over the fact that populists and the most evident representatives of postmodern culture - queer activists - are closer to each other than they themselves would like to believe. Their superficial division can be understood as a diversion tactic to better circle us women with nowhere to exit.

-Yagmur Uygarkizi, “‘Feminism Allowed You to Speak’: Reinforcing Intergenerational Feminist Solidarity Against Sophisticated Attacks” in Spinning And Weaving: Radical Feminism for the 21st Century

[myhughniverse]

World Music Awards - via social media - "Happy Birthday to the gorgeous chart-topping, history making, top-selling Singer, Actress, Fashionista, Global Icon and Legend, the One & Only Kylie Minogue!

Kylie Minogue is the best-selling Australian Female Recording-Artist of All Time, with record sales of over 80 Million! Time named her one of the most influential people in the world! Kylie became famous starring in the Australian Soap Opera 'Neighbours' from 1986-88! She began her music career in the late 80's, becoming hugely popular after releasing 4 very successful dance/pop albums via PWL, and scored several top ten singles in Australia and the UK, including with the hits "The Loco-Motion", "I Should Be So Lucky", "Especially for You", "Hand on Your Heart" and "Better the Devil You Know". In 1993 Kylie signed with Deconstruction Records and released the albums 'Kylie Minogue' (1994) and 'Impossible Princess' (1997). In 1999, she released the #1 hits "Spinning Around" and "On a Night Like This". 'Fever' (2001) became her best-selling album to date, spawning the smash hit "Can't Get You Out of My Head" which she performed at the 2002 World Music Awards! It became one of the most played, top-selling singles of the 2000s, with over 5 million units sold. "In Your Eyes" and "Love at First Sight" were also huge hits! Kylie continued to release global hits including "Slow", "I Believe in You", "2 Hearts" and "All the Lovers". In 2023, Kylie made a huge comeback with the critically acclaimed and hugely successful album 'Tension' which debuted at #1 in Australia and the UK. With its lead single, "Padam Padam", she became the only female artist to achieve a UK top 1O hit from the 1980s to the 2020s. The single won her an ARIA Award for Best Pop Release and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Dance Recording. In November 2023, Kylie embarked on a concert residency, 'More Than Just a Residency', at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The show sold out within minutes. Kylie is also a very talented actress having starred in 'The Delinquents' (1989), 'Street Fighter' (1994), 'Moulin Rouge!' (2001), 'Holy Motors' (2012) and 'San Andreas' (2015). She is also a big TV star, appearing as a judge on The Voice UK and The Voice Australia in 2014. Her other ventures include product endorsements, books, perfumes, charitable work and a wine brand. Kylie's Awards include 2 Grammys, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, 3 World Music Awards, 3 MTV Europe Music Awards, 4 Brit Awards including the Global Icon Award in 2024, 6 Mo Awards and 18 ARIA Music Awards! In August 2004, she held the record for the most #1 singles in the ARIA singles chart (9)! In January 2011, she received a Guinness World Record for the most consecutive decades with top 5 albums in the UK! In February 2011, she made history charting 2 songs in the top 3 on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart, with "Better than Today" at #1 and "Higher" at #3! In June 2012, the UK Official Charts Company named her the 12th best-selling singer of All Time, and the 3rd best-selling female artist, with over 10 Million singles sold! In December 2016, Billboard ranked her the 18th most successful dance artist of all time, honouring her with the Women in Music's Icon Award earlier this year. In November 2020, she became the only female artist to reach #1 on the UK Albums Chart in five consecutive decades! In 2007, Kylie became the 1st Female to receive a Music Industry Trust award for her 20-year career, hailed 'an icon of pop and style'! In July 2008, she was invested by Charles III as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and in January 2019, she was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia. Kylie is an ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, a Chevalier (knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and an honorary Doctor of Health Science

[thelensofyashunews]

NEMZZZ FOLLOWS SMASH DEBUT MIXTAPE DO NOT DISTURB WITH BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘ATM’

The prolific Manchester rapper Nemzzz today drops his new single ‘ATM’. In a fast follow up to his recent debut mixtape DO NOT DISTURB which landed in March and reached #17 in the UK album charts.

Blending cinematic, sweeping orchestral instrumentation spliced with an icy industrial production from Zel, ‘ATM’ is brimming with Nemzzz’s sharp wordplay and playful adlibs as he reflects on his recent successes. 

Nemzzz is fresh from his sell-out second headline tour, hitting stages in Dublin, Glasgow, London (with a surprise drop in from K-Trap) and a homecoming show featuring Central Cee at Manchester Academy - Nemzzz’s biggest show to date in the city. Nemzzz will be returning to Wireless Festival this summer and has a sold-out EU tour set for this October including dates in Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels and more.

Nemzzz’s debut mixtape DO NOT DISTURB landed in March to acclaim from NME (4*/Cover), Hypebeast UK, Wonderland, NOTION, DMY, Acclaim and support from Spotify (Global Hip-Hop Cover, Rap UK Cover), Soundcloud (Album of the Week), Apple Music, YouTube Music and more. 

The 11-track tape marked Nemzzz’s most expansive drop to date, an exploration of how the young artist is shaped by his upbringing and his fame. Nemzzz surprised fans the week after release, unveiling the Deluxe version featuring collaborations with rap heavyweights from both sides of the Atlantic, including Lil Yachty on the ethereal ‘IT’S US’, Headie One with the bouncy ‘I KNOW YOU CARE’ and  K-Trap on the siren-like ‘MAYFAIR’. The tape has already racked up over 120M+ streams since launch.

Marrying bars laced with Nemzzz’s wicked sense of humour, earworm hooks and a raw soulful-drill production - DO NOT DISTURB cemented Nemzzz’s status as the new titan of UK Rap. On singles including ‘ETA’ (a collaboration with German rap star Luciano), leadback mental health commentary ‘PTSD’ and the shimmering, jazz inflected ‘L’S’, Nemzzz drew acclaim from Central Cee, The Observer, Fader, CRACK, NME spins across BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra and more. The tape was rounded out by ‘MONEY AND VIBES’, which saw Nemzzz bring UK flavour to a flip of Justin Timberlake’s ‘Rock Your Body’. The single topped the A list at 1Xtra on release last year and continues to rack up over +1M streams a week. 

Nemzzz is one of the most exciting breakout rap talents of recent years. An old head on young shoulders, Nemzzz is relatable in a different way than a lot of his rap peers; driven less by punchlines about Birkin bags and more by the challenge of helping his young fans navigate their way through growing pains. The rapper is shaped by his tough upbringing in Gorton, using his music to reflect on his experiences including heartbreak, fake friends, financial literacy, finding your own path, and managing mental health amid social media addiction.

2023 was a massive year for the young star with a consistent slate of releases including his debut EP Nemzzz Type Beat (which was pulled together in just 17 days in a flex of his innate talents) alongside a string of singles including ‘Therapy’ (Spotify Rap UK Cover) and ‘8AM IN MANNY’ which landed to props from some of the biggest rappers in the world - Drake and Lil Yachty. Last year saw Nemzzz deliver his first sold-out headline tour alongside performances at festivals including Glastonbury, Ibiza Rocks and more. 

Since bursting onto the scene at the tender age of 14, Nemzzz has relentlessly chipped away at his craft – building steady buzz amongst the industry, media and fans alike. With over 180M combined streams in 2023, 9 Million TikTok views, tips including BBC Radio 1xtra's Hot For 2023, Amazon Music x Hunger Magazine Ones To Watch, No Signal Class of ’23, Best Newcomer Nominee MOBO Awards 2022, plaudits from Pitchfork, The Face, DAZED, The Guardian, HYPEBEAST, CLASH, Complex UK and NME - Nemzzz is making serious moves.

[leiawritesstories]

SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!!!! IT’S HERE!!!! honestly i’m the most surprised we actually have something to post lmao @rowanaelinn and I are SO SO EXCITED to share this with all of you!!! without further ado........here you go :D 

Summary: She’s a professional figure skater headed for her second Olympics, aiming to make everyone forget what happened her first time, he’s a former pro skater coaching her through the competition. When the stress of the global competition, several familiar but unwelcome faces, and everything they’ve overcome in their pasts gets to both of them, will they work through it together? Or will it push them apart?

Word count: 2k

Warnings: language, injury, a certain redhead 

ENJOYYYYYYYYY!!

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You are nothing. 

Jump, spin, land. That was all she had in mind. A buzzing sound took hostage of her ears, she didn’t know if she was even on rhythm for her program. She hoped she was. 

You are barely an acceptable skater. You’re only here thanks to your name. You are not allowed to be anything less than perfect. 

Those words, these hateful and venomous syllables was all she could hear. All she could remember. Her dance, the movement and stunts… She relied on muscle memories for them. Secretly hoping that some part of her brain she wasn’t aware of was listening to the music. 

She dared a single glance to the side of the ice skating rink, she wasn’t fazed by the thousand pairs of eyes on her, no, the only pair of eyes that bothered her, that made her swallow her throat were steely grey, and always angry

She wasn’t doing well. 

You’re no good without those pills. Take them or you lose me. 

And so, she took the pills. They made her sick, made her lose weight. Good. Now you can actually compete, actually look right for the cameras. But it was never enough for her coach, and soon, it became never enough for her either. 

Tears burned the back of her eyes, but she didn’t want to fail. So, Aelin Ashryver Galathynius swallowed back these emotions too, and finished her first program of the day. 

Your jump is weak, Galathynius. Shabby. Sloppy landing. 

Shutting out every noise but her music, she launched herself into the air, locking her legs together, one ankle hooked beside the other, extending her arms over her head, and spun. Once. Twice. Three times. Uncrossing her legs in one elegant maneuver, she landed on the ice’s smooth surface, her free leg extended behind her at a perfect 120-degree angle. 

The audience and announcers exploded. 

Triple axel from Galathynius, and did you see that? 

Stunning–perfect–brilliant–so difficult with the arms over the head–look at the score!

She tuned out the voices again, focusing only on the music and the ice. None of that mattered if she didn’t finish her program strong. Gliding powerfully into the center of the rink, she pushed herself into a spin, leaning backwards to grab her extended leg by the blade of her skate, spinning and spinning as she pulled that leg straight up above her head. The faces of the crowds blurred past as she whirled, slowing her spin in time with the ebbing music, until she released her leg, slicing the toe pick into the ice behind her, and stood with her back arched, her head tilted backwards, arms extended to the sky, and bowed to the judges’ bench. 

You will make it at least past the first round or you are truly a failure.

A beat of roaring silence, and then applause crashed over Aelin like a tidal wave, the audience and even the judges clapping and cheering for her. Smiling, she skated off the ice, slipping on her skate guards and jacket embroidered with the Terrasen colors, and met Arobynn for the reveal of her score. 

“You were awful,” Arobynn said. 

What she always thought was awful about her coach was his voice. It wasn’t angry nor aggressive. No, it was just cold. As if throwing insults and degrading terms at her did nothing to him, spurred no emotions at all. As if every program she danced, every award she won, would never be enough to make him approve of her. 

She was only sixteen years old, she shouldn’t have be so scared that her coach, a former Olympic skater himself, would push her to compete harder and harder each month, each year, until she was here at the Olympics, one of the youngest skaters to qualify this year, and she was completely terrified that she was going to make a horrid mistake in her debut program and disgrace herself in the eyes of her coach–and the world–forever. 

79.25. 

The score flashed across the arena’s huge screen. 

79.25. 

Which put her in the lead.  

Aelin’s jaw dropped in shock as the crowd exploded into cheers again. 

“Seventy-nine point two-five from Aelin Galathynius!” crowed the announcer, his voice rolling over the applause. “Absolutely unheard-of from such a young skater! We look forward to her next round, oh yes we do!” 

Aelin beamed for the cameras, smiling and waving and, in a dramatic touch, throwing kisses into the crowd. She was still riding the high when she walked back into the hall to the locker rooms, Arobynn at her side, and her coach suddenly halted and pinched her arm. 

Hard. 

“You should have at least scored an 82,” he hissed, his mouth flattening into a thin, irritated line. “It’s because of your landing, Aelin. You can’t wobble on your fucking landing.” 

“I’m in first place!” she snapped back, pissed and emotional from her debut program and her staggeringly high score. “Can’t you see that for an achievement?” 

Arobynn pushed her against the wall, bringing his face into hers. “Don’t you dare talk back to me,” he snarled. 

Then he pulled away, looped his arm through hers, leaned in towards her–but not too close– acting for the cameras. Always acting for the godsdamned cameras lest the millions of people watching the Olympics get a glimpse of how sadistic Coach Arobynn Hamel, retired Olympian himself, really and truly was. 

You are nothing. 

You are weak. 

You will get nowhere without me. 

She heard his cold anger in her dreams, the harshness she could never escape even as she slumbered creeping into her mind, destroying her peace. 

Two weeks later, she stepped onto the ice for her pre-semifinals practice, shaking out her limbs, her fleece sweatshirt and fingerless gloves and legwarmers keeping her from freezing before she’d warmed up. Like a reprieve, Arobynn stayed silent for once, just folding his arms and watching her skate in broad loops around the rink, loosening her muscles and joints and warming herself up before she started her routine. She marked through some of her more difficult steps and combos, waiting until the pills she’d swallowed under her coach’s glaring eyes started to kick in, a tingle forming in her blood. 

When she felt that tingling, she nodded, her signal to Arobynn to start her music. 

And she launched into her routine, her skates carving fresh grooves into the pristine white ice as she jumped and spun and leapt across the rink. She breathed out deeply as she prepared for her triple axel, the jump was giving her hard times in practise, and launched herself into the air, spinning one two three times and coming back down, her leg wobbled and she had to drop her other leg instead of keeping it lifted so she didn’t fall over. 

Her music stopped. 

“Get up.” No emotion in Arobynn’s voice, only coldness. 

She stood still, waiting for his anger. 

“That was pathetic.” He glared at her. “Do it again, and try not to fail, Aelin. I don’t spend all my time here just to watch you disappoint me.” 

Biting back a rude retort, she lined herself up, exhaled, leapt into the jump again. This time, her jump was off, she only managed two and a half turns before landing, but her landing was solid. 

“Horrible!” her coach snapped. “Do it again.” 

And again. And again. 

Exhausted, but determined this time, Aelin pushed herself forwards and upwards, spinning three times in flawless form, and landed solidly on the ice, only wobbling a little bit as she stabilized herself. Although she was scared to look, she shot Arobynn a glance, waiting for his comment, feeling both fear and pride. 

His face was a mask of cold indifference. “You are not even trying, Aelin.” He sighed, clicking his tongue like a disappointed parent. “Because I’m a generous coach, I will give you one more chance. Land the jump, and maybe you’ll manage to get a decent score. Don’t land it, don’t even bother dreaming about returning to the Olympics.” 

This time, it was anger that fueled Aelin as she skated across the rink, anger that narrowed her eyes as she lined up her jump. Angry at her coach for being an asshole led her up into the air, into one two three perfect rotations, down in a graceful arc to the slender blade of her skate meeting the ice. 

She never anticipated the bump in the otherwise flawless surface of the rink. 

One second, she was beautifully landing a triple axel, and the next, she was sprawled over the freezing cold surface, a distant scream echoing in her ears and a searing white-hot blaze of pain shooting up her left leg, snaking up her left arm. 

Distantly, she realized that the screaming was growing louder, closer to her. Until it clicked, and she realized that was her screaming, her voice, her pain. That the other yelling was her coach, crouched on the ice next to her, ranting and raving about how stupid she was, how she was a complete failure, never ever going to make it professionally, she should just give up, she was nothing, nothing, nothing–

Aelin jerked out of sleep drenched in sweat as frigid as the ice itself, panting, heaving for breath, her lightweight sleep shirt clinging to her back with cold sweat, gasping as she realized that it was a nightmare, only a nightmare. Not real. Not anymore. 

Arobynn hadn’t been in her life since the accident. That day, just before the paramedics arrived and carried her into the ambulance, he screamed his last insults at her and stormed out of the arena. That was the last time she saw his arrogant, cruel, cold face and she wished him good riddance, he could go die for all she cared. 

Until she saw the scans of her leg, until the doctors told her that she wouldn’t be able to skate for three months while her leg was in a brace, until the lack of his pills made her shake and shiver and break into cold sweat. Until she tumbled into crushing self-doubt and thought she would never skate professionally again as she worked through the long, painful process of recovery. 

Hyperextension. Not as terrible as it could have been. 

Nothing had torn, but the ligaments in her knee had stretched enough that her physical therapist didn’t want to risk her tearing anything as she recovered, so she was strictly forbidden from doing anything more than skating laps with a goddamn fucking trainer sled like she was five years old until she was cleared to actually skate again. She was young, she had the time to recover properly and still be able to skate, that’s what they all told her to keep her from overworking herself. 

Six months after the accident, she was back on the ice. Her parents stood at the side of the rink this time, her mother’s eyes sad but proud as she watched Aelin cautiously skate in slow circles around the rink in their hometown, gradually getting more confident the more time she spent on the ice. 

“Who is going to coach her?” Rhoe whispered to Evalin. 

“We’ll find someone,” Evalin whispered, never looking away from Aelin. “We know lots of coaches and retired professionals, we’ll be able to find someone.” 

“Aren’t they all taken?” 

She frowned. “Rhoe, darling, this is why we call in favours.” 

He nudged his wife affectionately. “I thought it was just Arobynn who owed you a favour, Ev.” 

“You thought wrong,” she teased. “There’s another skater I knew, he’s younger than us and he’s pretty recently retired from professional competition. I agreed to partner skate with him for an exhibition when he was debuting professionally and I was a couple years away from retiring.” 

Aelin’s father wrinkled his brows. “Do you mean…what’s-his-name, Ronan?” 

“Rowan Whitethorn,” Evalin confirmed. 

“He’s willing to coach?” Now Rhoe was surprised. “I thought he said he was done with skating after he retired. Because, well–you know.” 

Evalin sighed. “I think I can convince him just this once, just to help Aelin get back where she belongs. Back to the Olympics.” 

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[naturalrights-retard]

via RealityCheckRadio: Award-winning investigative journalist James Corbett from The Corbett Report beams in from Japan to talk about COP28 (Conference of the Parties) which was recently held in Dubai. James and Paul discuss the globalist influencers there who are driving policy and events.

Watch on Archive / BitChute / Odysee / Rokfin / Rumble / Substack / Download

SHOW NOTES: Paul Brennan Breakfast

Solutions: Spontaneous Order

"...And Then There Were None" - FLNWO #41

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"Global warming" search on The Corbett Report

"America’s Biggest Owner Of Farmland Is Now Bill Gates" from New World Next Week

Analysis of Nature Human Behavior article on "Psychological inoculation strategies to fight climate disinformation across 12 countries"

Meet Maurice Strong: Globalist, Oiligarch, "Environmentalist"

We're All Dutch Farmers Now

[rhysdarbyarchive]

July 2012 feature/interview with Rhys for TNT Magazine (1) (2)

“It’s amazing,” Rhys Darby says of his life. ”It’s been going well, career-wise, but at the end of the day, the essence of what I am about is stand-up, so it’s good to get to the point where I have got the proof I can produce a great show and am not just famous for being on TV.”

Darby’s waxing lyrical about his impending show, This Way To Spaceship, which lands in the UK this July. In particular, the Kiwi funnyman’s talking about Spaceship collecting the prestigious FRED Award for Best Show at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival this year. And, of course, the fame brought to him by a certain optimistic band manager, but more of him later. First off, though, Darby wants to tell us how to escape the apocalypse.

“I felt that it was 2012, the Mayan calendar was running out, there were, and still are, a lot of natural disasters happening, there’s global warming,” he says. “I thought: ‘What if things really are winding up?’” The end of the world makes for a pensive premise for a stand-up show – the death of the planet is hardly big laughs, but in the hands of Darby it serves as the launchpad for a predictably surreal, flight-of-fancy semi-autobiographical tale, with added spaceships.

“I was living in LA and filming a sitcom,” he explains. “Living the high life – I even had a pool! But I got to thinking that if the world ended, there were bound to be spaceships, somewhere, and, of course, ones for VIPs. But how would I get on there? The show starts with me on this ship looking back on my life and what I had done to get there.” What follows is a procession of ridiculous stories, some truthful, others less so, which flit in and out of Darby’s life, the comedian revelling in blurring the line between fact and fiction as he careers through vignettes of absurdity.

“I was inspired by Spike Milligan and his war memoir Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall, which features true stories as well as flights of fancy,” Darby says. “The reader can decide what is true and what isn’t. It’s good to have that sort of artistic licence to spin a yarn. One moment I’ll be talking about an actual story from my life, the next about having sex with a mermaid.”

Darby has a long association with the UK, first arriving in 2002 to pursue a career as a stand-up. “We didn’t have a comedy scene in New Zealand,” he says. “It always seemed like something that was happening in the UK or the US.” The journey to the northern hemisphere was not part of the plan from the start, however, and was only on the agenda after another curious alter-ego career path had been jettisoned. “I am the most unlikely candidate to have served in the military by choice,” Darby recalls of his army days. “I was in the army cadets at school and it seemed like a natural progression. My idea was to become an officer, my mother would be proud and I would lead a battalion into battle and rescue some POWs from a war-torn village.” Lofty aspirations, it would seem, for a military signaller.

“The reality was a bit more like the training in Full Metal Jacket. My sense of humour got me in trouble, but I was good for morale and the sergeants liked me. I stayed for another three years, but got to a crossroads where I would have to do more courses, rise up the ranks and own a military house in the middle of nowhere. I looked at that and thought, ‘I might go to university’.”

His first foray into comedy was with Rhysently Granted, a sketch-and-song duo with friend Grant Lobban, but it was at the University of Canterbury on the outskirts of Christchurch that he really started to hone his funnyman skills. “I saw an ad in the paper for the Green Room, a new performance cafe that turned out to be a good student hangout with a beatnik vibe and performances every night.

I got on really well with the owners; three girls, one of whom is now my wife [Rosie Carnahan]. I was there most nights staring at her, and watching the other acts, whether it was music or poetry or something obscure,” he remembers. “Quickly, over two years, more people came down to the show until we became the South Island hub of comedy. Rosie and I lived in an apartment above the building, and became the couple who let the scene flourish. It was quite a romantic beginning.”

The move to Britain, climbing the ladder of the UK comedy circuit, followed, before Flight Of The Conchords set Darby‘s star soaring as the perpetually optimistic, yet hopelessly misguided band manager, Murray. The show, shot in the US and hit on both sides of the Atlantic, captured the attention of the Hollywood crowd. Roles in Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man, and fellow NZ expat Richard Curtis’s The Boat That Rocked followed, before he decided to step away from the silly roles.

“I took the lead in an indie film called Coming And Going, and was excited to see if I could be the lead in a rom-com. And then I did a New Zealand film called Love Birds, about a guy who, essentially, has a three-way love affair with a woman and a duck. I thought more people would see it, but they didn’t – it came out here the same week as the [2011 Christchurch] earthquake and so not much attention was paid to it, as you can imagine.”

Comedy, though, remains Darby’s first love – “It is just more fun! I love making people laugh” – and he now shares his time between Los Angeles and New Zealand, where he returned after the second season of Conchords.

But what of Murray, the well-meaning misfiring Conchordian who catapulted Darby to international fame? Does he miss him? Far from lamenting a character with which most people readily associate him, Darby has more than just a soft spot for the friendly band manager.

“He has a naive optimism, there isn’t a bad bone in his body,” he explains. “And that represents the New Zealand mindset as a whole – an impressionable type of person that doesn’t mean harm to anyone and about whom people enjoy laughing at. I’m waiting for the opportunity to outdo Murray, but until that time comes he is ‘top of the pops’.”

It is highly likely, though, that the next ‘character’ to outdo Murray will be the talented Darby himself, as he boards his spaceship on a tour of out-of-this-world humour.

[tinyreviews]

2000s Cinema

The 2000s brought forth a diverse array of films, reflecting technological advancements, shifting tastes, and the globalization of cinema. It was a decade that saw the rise of franchises, the integration of digital technology, and the continued evolution of storytelling techniques.

Digital Revolution: The 2000s witnessed a significant shift in filmmaking with the widespread adoption of digital technology. Filmmakers like David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, and Peter Jackson embraced digital cameras and visual effects, revolutionizing the industry and expanding creative possibilities.

Superhero Films: The 2000s saw a resurgence of superhero films, setting the stage for the dominance of the genre in the following decades. Movies like "Spider-Man" (2002), "X-Men" (2000), and "The Dark Knight" (2008) gained massive popularity and paved the way for expanded cinematic universes.

Fantasy Epics: The 2000s delivered several epic fantasy films based on popular book series. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001-2003), directed by Peter Jackson, garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, setting new standards for world-building and visual effects.

Animated Films: The 2000s saw a renaissance in animated films, with computer-generated animation taking center stage. Pixar continued to dominate the industry with films like "Finding Nemo" (2003), "The Incredibles" (2004), and "Up" (2009), while other studios produced hits such as "Shrek" (2001) and "Kung Fu Panda" (2008).

Franchise Films: The 2000s marked the era of blockbuster franchises, with sequels, prequels, and spin-offs dominating the box office. The "Harry Potter" series (2001-2011), the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise (2003-2017), and the "Fast & Furious" series (2001-present) became major commercial successes.

Dramas and Biopics: The 2000s produced impactful dramas and biopics, often based on real-life events or historical figures. Films like "A Beautiful Mind" (2001), "Milk" (2008), "The Social Network" (2010), and "Walk the Line" (2005) garnered critical acclaim and multiple awards.

International Cinema: The 2000s showcased an increased appreciation for international films. Directors like Wong Kar-wai ("In the Mood for Love" - 2000), Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth" - 2006), and Pedro Almodóvar ("Talk to Her" - 2002) gained global recognition for their distinct storytelling styles.

Comedy Films: The 2000s featured a mix of comedies, ranging from raunchy humor to heartfelt stories. Movies like "Superbad" (2007), "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004), and "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004) became cult favorites and influenced comedy styles in the following years.

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'Cillian Murphy is riding high on the success of Oppenheimer but before he gathered praise for portraying the titular scientist in Christopher Nolan’s WWII thriller, he was celebrated by fans for playing the Tommy Shelby, the World War I vet turned into leader of Peaky Blinders. The period crime drama created by Steven Knight had a successful six-season run and went out on a high note in 2022, but its impact on fans and pop culture lives on.

Funko is celebrating the fan-favorite show with a new line of Peaky Blinder Pops! The collection offers a figure of all the gangs’ senior members and other notable characters, taking on the likeness of their respective actors. The line includes two variations for Tommy along with figures for Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson), John Shelby (Joe Cole), Ada Thorne (Sophie Rundle), Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy), Michael Gray (Finn Cole), and Polly (late Helen McCrory). All the Pop! figures are available to pre-order and will arrive next month.

The Legacy of Peaky Blinders

Set in Birmingham in the post-WWI era, Peaky Blinders follows the exploits of the criminal gang, which is loosely based on a real youth gang of the same name who were active in the city between the 1880s to the 1910s. The unparalleled success of the show left an impression not only on pop culture but fans and critics alike. Throughout its run, the show won numerous awards for its direction, story, performances and production design, and also propelled Murphy to global fame. A proposed spin-off movie has been in the talks but there is currently no confirmation or production update. Both Murphy and creator Knight have shown interest in continuing the story of the Shelby family.

Along with the aforementioned cast the series also cast Annabelle Wallis as Grace Shelby, Iddo Goldberg as Freddie Thorne, Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong, Natasha O'Keeffe as Lizzie Shelby along with Sam Neill, Charlotte Riley, Paddy Considine, Adrien Brody, Aidan Gillen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sam Claflin, Amber Anderson, James Frecheville, and Stephen Graham across the six seasons.

All seasons of Peaky Blinders are available on Netflix...'

[helloyoucreatives]

1800® Tequila, the world’s most awarded tequila brand, launches a new transformative campaign that celebrates the best taste in tequila and in life. The campaign is directed by filmmaker and photographer Ricky Saiz and features 10-time NBA All-Star and entrepreneur Carmelo Anthony and award-winning global Latin superstar Ozuna, who come together as the brand’s newest tastemakers.

The campaign consists of a collection of cinematic style films directed by visual storyteller Ricky Saiz, who was previously at the helm of music videos for Beyoncé, including Beyoncé: Yoncé and The Carters: Apeshit. Each campaign storyline centers around the brand’s ultra-premium expression, 1800 Cristalino, as the catalyst that transforms everyday moments into tasteful next-level experiences across music, sports and art.

Barbershop: The first spot takes place in a barber shop starring global Latin superstar Ozuna. He patiently waits in a styling chair as his hairdresser pours him a glass of 1800 Cristalino. Capturing the attention of everyone in the salon, Ozuna spins around in his chair with a glass of 1800 Cristalino in hand and a grin on his face. The shop ambience immediately levels up to a party with customers and hairdressers raising a glass to celebrate the best in taste.

Courtside 1800: The second spot stars 10-time NBA All-Star and entrepreneur Carmelo Anthony, sitting courtside and enjoying a basketball game. Carmelo nods to the sideline waiter for a neat serving of the brand’s ultra-premium expression, 1800 Cristalino. The eye-catching crystal bottle draws in the attention of the arena. As Carmelo reaches for a glass, his team makes the winning shot into a crystallized basketball hoop. He commemorates the victorious moment with a toast with friends around him.

Created by 72andSunny, this is the brand’s first campaign produced by the agency since their appointment as creative agency of 1800 Tequila in 2022.

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SPIRITBOX Releases New Single 'The Void'

SPIRITBOX has released a brand new song, "The Void", and its accompanying visualizer. The track features the band's calling card of complex, multi-layered soundscapes and gloriously ethereal, hugely catchy vocals whilst also furthering their incredible ability to release music that is immediately recognizable as SPIRITBOX but simultaneously sounds unlike any of their previous releases.

SPIRITBOX is currently on the road for its first ever U.S. headline run - the completely sold-out "Eternal Blue" tour, where the new track has been making its surprise live debut to much excitement from fans.

Speaking on the official release of "The Void", SPIRITBOX vocalist Courtney LaPlante shares: "'The Void' is a song that came about very quickly. I didn't have to fight with anything to write it, and when that happens, I don't argue with it. It's a type of song that I've been wanting to write for a long time. I've heard it hundreds of times now, and it makes me so happy every time I hear it. It's been such an amazing experience playing this song on our tour, and watching people hear it for the first time in real time."

The "Eternal Blue" tour 2023, produced by Live Nation, began in Vancouver on April 10 and will culminate in Minneapolis on May 10.

SPIRITBOX is continuing to support its debut album, "Eternal Blue", released in September 2021 via Rise Records and Pale Chord. Since the arrival of "Eternal Blue", SPIRITBOX has been conquering the live arena one mind-bending performance at a time. Prior to the "Eternal Blue" tour, they played major festivals in the U.S., Australia and Europe, several sold-out, one-off headline shows in major cities such as London, Los Angeles and Munich and toured with the likes of UNDEROATH, GHOST and LAMB OF GOD.

Once done touring the U.S., SPIRITBOX will hit Europe for a run of shows with GHOST in France, BRING ME THE HORIZON in Budapest and Paris, two co-headline shows with MOTIONLESS IN WHITE in Germany, standalone headline shows in Milan (Italy),Munster (Germany),Haarlem (Netherlands),Eindhoven (Netherlands) and Helsinki (Finland),several major festivals and finally the U.K., where they will play a run of headline shows supported by LOATHE and BRAND OF SACRIFICE.

"Eternal Blue" rolled in on a global tsunami of critical acclaim, from perfect score reviews and features everywhere including Spin, Forbes, Billboard and Alternative Press to multiple front covers including Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Alternative Press, Rock Sound, Distorted Sound, Pollstar and Revolver. The album spawned a string of hit singles, including "Holy Roller", "Constance", "Circle With Me", "Secret Garden" and, most recently, "Hurt You". To date, "Eternal Blue" has clocked up 235 million streams.

SPIRITBOX followed the release of "Eternal Blue" with the three-song "Rotoscope" EP, in 2022. The "Rotoscope" title track came accompanied by an official music video shot by Max Moore, which has received over 3.1 million YouTube views so far. The EP has clocked up 24.9 million streams.

To date, SPIRITBOX have accumulated over 395 million career streams across platforms and 76.4 million YouTube views. They were also nominated for two Juno Awards, for "Breakthrough Group Of The Year" this year and "Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year" last year.

[dailyexo]

[SCHEDULE] EXO’s Schedule for November (2022)

[RELEASE] - Music releases; [BIRTHDAY] - Birthdays; [PERF]️ - Performanc evenst; [SIGN] - Fan-signing events; [MEET] - Fan-meeting events; [BROADCAST] - Live or pre-recorded televised broadcasts; [RADIO] - Radio broadcasts; [REC] - Programme pre-recordings; [LIVE] - Live streams; [AWARD] - Award ceremonies; [OTHER] - Other events.

Only confirmed schedules are included. The number of entries will grow as further schedules are announced.

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November 2

[BROADCAST] KBS ‘Bad Prosecutor' Ep.9 (KBS '진검승부’ 제9회) - 21:50 KST - (D.O.)

November 3

[BROADCAST] KBS ‘Bad Prosecutor' Ep.10 (KBS '진검승부’ 제10회) - 21:50 KST - (D.O.)

[OTHER] amfAR Gala Los Angeles 2022 - (Lay)

November 6

[BROADCAST] On The K: Assemble - 13:00 KST - (Kai)

[MEET] Whitelab One Memorable Day With Scientist Ganteng - 14:00 WIB - (Sehun)

November 9

[BROADCAST] KBS ‘Bad Prosecutor' Ep.11 (KBS '진검승부’ 제11회) - 21:50 KST - (D.O.)

November 10

[BROADCAST] KBS ‘Bad Prosecutor' Ep.12 (KBS '진검승부’ 제12회) - 21:50 KST - (D.O.)

[BROADCAST] SBS Besties in Wonderland Ep.2 (SBS 딱 한번 간다면 제2회) - 21:00 KST - (Suho)

November 14

[OTHER] 'Last Scene' press conference - (Chen, Kai)

[LIVE] 'Last Scene' Countdown Live - 17:00 KST - (Chen)

[RELEASE] Chen's 3rd mini-album 'Last Scene' (사라지고 있어) - 18:00 KST - (Chen)

[REC] JTBC K-909 - (Chen)

November 15

[RADIO] MBC-R FM4U Kim Shinyoung's Hope Song at Noon (MBC-R FM4U 정오의 희망곡 김신영입니다) - 12:00 KST - (Chen)

[SIGN] 'Last Scene' fansign - (Chen)

[PERF] Grammy Museum Global Spin Live - (Lay)

[BROADCAST] Chen FM Part 1 - 22:00 KST

November 16

[RADIO] SBS-R Power FM Choi Hwa Jung's Power Time (SBS-R 파워FM 최화정의 파워타임) - 12:00 KST - (Chen)

[RADIO] KBS-R Cool FM Heize's Volume Up (KBS-R 쿨FM 헤이즈의 볼륨을 높여요) - 20:00 KST - (Chen)

November 17

[LIVE] TikTok Healing Live - (Chen)

[BROADCAST] SBS Besties in Wonderland Ep.3 (SBS 딱 한번 간다면 제3회) - 21:00 KST - (Suho)

November 18

[OTHER] Acqua di Parma Pop-Up Store Opening - (Chanyeol)

[LIVE] Anua Chinese Call Event - (Suho)

[LIVE] QQ Music Q&A - (Chen)

[SIGN] 'Last Scene' HotTracks online fansign - (Chen)

[BROADCAST] Chen FM Part 2 - 22:00 KST

November 19

[BROADCAST] JTBC K-909 - 16:30 KST - (Chen)

[PERF] New Wave K-Pop Music Festival - 19:30 MYT - (Chen)

[SIGN] 'Last Scene' Soundwave online fansign - (Chen)

[PERF] SM SMile Music Festival - (Chen)

November 20

[BROADCAST] Undercover82 Professor Chen’s 1-Day Vocal Class - 11:00 KST - (Chen)

[PERF] Grand Line #2: Infinite Lines in San Francisco - 20:30 PDT - (Lay)

November 21

[SIGN] 'Last Scene' Mu-Mo online fansign - (Chen)

November 22

[SIGN] 'Last Scene' Yizhiyu online fansign -(Chen)

November 23

[BROADCAST] 'Last Scene' Commentary : The Sequence - 20:00 KST - (Chen)

[BROADCAST] YTB Live - (Chen)

[OTHER] Harvard Business School Event - (Lay)

November 24

[SIGN] 'Last Scene' fansign - 20:00 KST - (Chen)

[BROADCAST] SBS Besties in Wonderland Ep.4 (SBS 딱 한번 간다면 제4회) - 21:00 KST - (Suho)

November 25

[MEET] KBS Music Bank Mini Fanmeet (KBS 뮤직뱅크 미니 팬미팅) - (Chen)

[BROADCAST] KBS Music Bank (KBS 뮤직뱅크) - 17:00 KST - (Chen)

[RELEASE] SBS 'First Responders' (SBS ‘소방서 옆 경찰서’) OST 'Heaven for You' release - 18:00 KST - (Chen)

November 26

[BROADCAST] MBC Show! Music Core (MBC 쇼! 음악중심) - 15:40 KST - (Chen)

[PERF] Metamoon Music Festival - (New York) - (Lay)

November 27

[BIRTHDAY] Chanyeol's Birthday

[BROADCAST] SBS Inkigayo (SBS 인기가요) - 15:40 KST - Chen

November 28

[SIGN] 'Last Scene' fansign - (Chen)

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[grandmaster-anne]

Uploaded 6 April 2020 HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited Spin UK office for a site tour as part of his Official visit to Worcester. This visit was also to celebrate our 21st year of trading and our Global Award from Ford Power Train.

[thelensofyashunews]

Hitmaker iann dior Returns With 6-Track 'BLIND' EP

A prodigious talent who scored a Billboard #1 hit before his 21st birthday, iann dior has continued to refine his sound, exploring matters of the heart with conviction and melodic verve. The 24-year-old singer lets his emotions get the best of him with BLIND, his new EP. Spanning six tracks, the new EP is packed with cathartic angst and infectious melodies, with production from seasoned pro John Feldmann (of the band Goldfinger, and producer for Avril Lavigne, Blink 182, 5 Seconds of Summer, and others) adding heft to each cymbal crash and cascading riff. Highlights from the EP include recent single "House On Fire," a dramatic power ballad that progresses from gentle acoustic guitar to a thunderous climax, and the driving "Kill You Slowly," which shows off iann's falsetto. BLIND is available everywhere now via 10K Projects.

"Everytime I link with Feldy, he always knows how to match my energy - we are able to build a world that blends all my elements and inspiration." says iann dior.

BLIND continues iann dior's run as one of his generation's premiere hitmakers. He scored a #1 hit at just 20 years old when he collaborated with 24kGoldn on "Mood," which spent multiple weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 2020. The 4x Platinum single spent 33 weeks inside the Top 10 and has amassed over one billion audience spins at radio and over career 3.7 billion streams. "Mood" earned iann dior 2 VMA nominations for Song of the Year and Best Collaboration, Billboard and iHeart Radio award nominations, and more.

Since then, he's continued to grow his fanbase, dropping four more GOLD-certified singles, and releasing albums like on to better things in 2022. on to better things earned coverage from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME, and many more, and featured contributions from the likes of Travis Barker and Lil Uzi Vert. In 2023, iann dropped leave me where you found me, reuniting the Puerto Rico-born artist with the superstar producer-artist collective Internet Money, home to singles like "do it all" and "10x3." Outside of music, iann dior has become a popular figure in the world of fashion, starring as the face of German luxury house MCM’s 2022 Spring/Summer Global campaign.

With an international tour in the works, and upcoming performances at So What Festival in Fort Worth, Texas and Stampede! in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, dior is ready to make 2024 his year. Stay tuned for more.