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anatrik · 5 months

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First thoughts TTPD:

What a lana x folklore girlie win this issss!

1.Fortnight is about matty?? HAHAHAHA also why did this make me think of when holt was going running with the ladies when he was in witness protection??? Crying. Fav line has to be they were supposed to take me away but they forgot to come and get me. So sad but also so cool in relation to her cancellation/return. 10/10

2. TTPD- not so hahahaha anymore IS THIS ACTUALLY A FUCKING MATTY HEALY ALBUM??? There was a typewriter at the 1975 show she performed anti-hero at? Unless its somehow about harry? Who else is tattooed on her roster??? Or is this about herself? Kinda feel like modern idiots/who’s going to decode is directed at us lol😂 9/10?

3.My boy only breaks his favourite toys- went in expecting mad woman rage. Pleasantly surprised. king of my heart to queen of sandcastles he destroys….DESTROYED ME. Are you fucking kidding me rn? Im caling it. Best song. Im crying at 7.30 am this is not funny anymore. Also THANK YOU FOR NOT SLANDERING DAD. I knew you wouldnt let us down like that. Also the chorus sounds like long story short😭 oh this is so sad. Once i fix me hes going to miss me? He was my best friend?😭 he runs because he loves me? Stopp😭😭 1000000/10

4.Down bad- ….aaaand we’re back to MATTY AGAIN? He does not deserve this spotlight but why are all the song so goood😭😭😭 is this why artists love to date problematic men? It unlocks some extraordinary potential? Crazy crazy girl😭 also stay down (bad) 🤌🏾 shes done it again 10/10 also for personal reasons i will be believing this is about joe in that Tom/Joe/met gala overlap period when she was photographed going to the gym a lot and that this is about all that yearning please let it be about that plesplesplesplesplesples also down bad waking up in blood staring at the sky…like i lost a twin is giving bigger than the whole sky🥺

5. So long, london- so so long long, lon-don DONE? ok miss girl😭 the hoax parallels😭 dont be undoing the song i was going to play at my weddddding what is wrong with you😭 my only one my smoking gun to two graves one gun youll find someone??? Also reminds me of la la land :/ how much sad did you think I had in me? You wrote hoax so a lot ok leave us alone. crying again. 10000000000000000/10 oh lol its a track 5 ofc it is😂

6. But daddy I love him- she really said if you ever liked, shared or even LOOKED at the ‘vivaa las vegas’ memes you cant come to the wedding and shes so real for it. Lfgggg. Ubothered unhinged uhmazing. Growing up precocious sometimes means you still hold on to that princess/quarterback wattpad fantasy AS IS YOUR RIGHT QUEEN GO THE FUCK OFF🥳 100000/10 calling out toxic fandom for the first time and we love to see it🫡 this is suchhhh a happy songggg you deserve ALL the chaos and revelry.

7. Fresh out the slammer- god she gets it. Like sure he was great and he is still my biological father and everything but as a decidedly melancholy person myself who has constantly had atleast one close friend in a deep depression I can see how all that heavy lifting can just get heavy at some point especially when youre a partner and their sole lighthouse in wtv storms be out there buffeting their mental health. Its not for everyone and thats so fair and so valid but so sad as well. 10/10 for the honesty.

8. Florida- she really said girlrot summer🫡 this is the lanaest song ever. So lucky one/nothing new coded. This will be the First song I repeat and then so long london. Aaaghhh how i love a self aware melancholic anxious little superstar. 90283749292/10 thank you for giving florence an entire verse whew. Little did you know your home’s really only a town you’re just a guest in is soooo going on my body forever

9. Guilty as sin?- honestly just fuck if it means we dont have to hear about how desirable ratty healy is man ffs. IThe only reason he looks so hot is bc hes forbidden. You have to trust me on this. He’s sooo mid JESUS. U cant be writing hozier lyrics about a man that hasn’t met a shower😭 1000000/10 writing. -16392992/10 content. Unrequited love/lust truly is the greatest weapon in a poets arsenal bc where is this energy in the joe songs binch?😭 this is such a teen in love with a 26 yo creep who called me so mature for my age mom you just dont get ittt anthem😂😂

10. Who’s afraid of little old me?- is a warning 😂 im so here for it. Like yes I still hate matty with all my heart and soul but yes I agree fans should not be allowed so much of an opinion on another persons life and yes I should be afraid (I am). She said aight love letter era over I AM WRITING YOU ALL HATE MAIL AND I’M HAND DELIVERING IT. Shes sooo done pretending to be the relatable girl next door when she’s anything but and is now reminding us of it and yes yes yessss girl OWN ITTTTTTTT. I’ve been saying for agesssss that there is a darkness under all that sunshine from where she clawed her way to the top and this is sooo vindicating. 10000000000000/10 favourite song ever. Mad woman wishes she was who’s afraid of little old me. I am unwell. I am in love. This is the Taylor Swift i stan. The marketing genius the calculating business woman the puppet master with narcotics in her songs thats why we sing along🫡 she so can handle a dangerous man

11. I can fix him (no really I can)- you cant.

12. loml- ofc. OFC. Its the saddest song of all time. OFC. Fuck offf ughhhh. 😭😭😭😭😭 its giving happiness. Its giving divorce. i am a child of a broken home now and my parents still love each other and hold so much regret still. What do i do with thissss? Im just a little girl taylorrr! 1002380292011010101/10 soo so gooood.

13. I can do it with a broken heart- first of all track 13. Love it. Second of all the upbeat barbieness of it all. Third of all I FINALLY PLACED IT. Shes in her unrelatable era. She is not your girl next door. You will never understand her life. She is as much a phenomenon as a person and we literally only see as much as she allows us to and honestly if i have to get put in my place theres noooo better way to have it done. Im having such a great time actually. 10 BILLION TRILLION OUT OF 10 you tellll em girl you FUCKING TELL EM.

14. Smallest man who ever lived- not going to speculate on who it is bc they clearly had a serious problem and its not a joke but damn :/ thats so sad :/ hope they get help? Didnt expect this to be what the song was about at all?

15. The alchemy- she said TRAVIS IS MY BOY WITH HER WHOLE CHEST😌 10/10

16. Clara bow- did she just name drop herself ? I was so right about unrelatable era. Also the Subtle nod to olivia/sabrina noted and appreciated. Lucky one/castles crumbling (mature version) fr fr. Solid legacy song.

17. The black dog- shared your secrets with and location is the same whiplash as a red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground with no one around to tweet it🤌🏾 joe songs hit so so different 😭😭😭 1000000000/10

18. imgonnagetyouback- the valiant roar was not so valiant and more of a mew i guess. 7/10

19. The albatross- oh this is the ONE. The album defining song for sureeee. Mad woman on coke. A rose by any other name is a scandal???? Thats my religion right there. Little last great American dynasty twist there at the end! Fuck yea. She does reallly try to warn the men in her life have to give her that. One gazillion/10

20. Clearly god has favourites and they are the ppl called chloe or sam or sophia or marcus😭 ALSO this song is about joe for sure. The internet starlet hasss to be delaney rowe!!!! It HAS TO BE. 10/10

21. How did it end?- shes back for the fans😂 plot twist the breakup is with yall🤌🏾 but yesss say it louder! One gasp and then how did it end. So good. 100/10

22. So high school- lmao aristotle grand theft auto ONLYY taylor swift man😭😂 you know what you want and boy you got her🫡🫡 11/10

23. I hate it here- mother’s having a mental breakdown kids yk the drill🤌🏾 10/10

24. ThanK you aIMiee- what better way to say fuck you to a hater than to thank her for jumpstarting your legacy my god!!! She is insane for this. The capitalisation is a bit petty tho ngl. 8/10

25. I look in peoples windows- once again I thank you for the kindness and respect shown to joe. Never doubted you but thank you nevertheless. 10/10 short as nice to have a friend but it didnt need to be longer.

26. The prophecy- its so sad and humbling to see even a woman at where she is having to beg for love bc that literally is the nature of love. Something humiliating, to have to beg for 🤷‍♀️ cards playing out like fools in a fable cursed like eve got bitten. No one writes like her damn. 10/10

27. Cassandra- very madeline miller on this one. Love love loveee modern takes on tragic greek women. 100/10

28. Peter- ah fuck. This one is going to hurt (it did). 1000000/10 my ribs get the feeling she did😭 all her joe related aches are so bone deeeep ugh. Promises oceans deep but never to keep😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 oh god it hurtsss it hurts it hurtss

29. The bolter- curious child ever reviled except by her father wow.

30. Robin- OMG! I needed this song growing up sooo bad. That way to go tiger felt so so warm like running into a kitchen after a day of being in the mud and u tell ur mum the silly things u did and shes genuinely interested and impressed by your smol victories. A bajillion/10

31. The manuscript- postmortem of every ex ever🤌🏾 love it.

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wolfieimagines · 6 years

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Second Chance at First Line pt. 2

(A/N): Hey guys! How are you! I’ve been preparing for my first year in college and creating final memories with my friends. I hope you all are having a fantastic summer and don’t forget about sunscreen! Enjoy the second part of episode two!

Warnings: Cursing and a dead body.

Word count: 4,124

I made it into math class with a few seconds to spare before the tardy bell rang. There was an empty seat next to Stiles. I smiled at Scott and Lydia as I passed between their rows. Stiles moved his stuff off of my desk and reclined back with a pen in his mouth.

“Thanks.” I mumbled. I kept my face down and relax back into the plastic chair. I took out my laptop and opened the word document app.

Throughout the period, I pretended to take notes but actually played games on the other tab. The teacher was going over the worksheet he handed out earlier. I paid little to no attention to what the teacher was saying but my eyes snapped over to the board when I saw Lydia move up. On the board was a fairy complicated problem for both volunteers, but Lydia knew how to solve it. I let out a quiet snort when I saw who was next to her: Scott Mccall. I looked over to Stiles who was looking at me with an eyebrow raised.

“Is Scott playing tomorrow?” I whispered to Stiles, using my palm to cover my mouth from the teacher.

“Uhhh. No, he’s kind of refraining from anything that will anger him so he doesn’t wolf-out.” He replied not caring if the teacher caught him.

“Well, Lydia might persuade him to play.” I said looking at the two up at the board. Lydia was

“What? How?”

“You see what they’re doing up there?” I asked leaned closer to Stiles and pointed at Scott and Lydia.

“Solving equations.” He replied sarcastically which caused me to roll my eyes.

“No. Lydia is whispering to Scott about her internal crisis that she must and I quote, date the captain of the winning lacrosse team.” I tell him, “And since Jackson is injured by you-know-who and is unable to play, she is going after the next guy who can lead the team.”

He gaped and dramatically threw himself back into his seat. Lydia made her way back into her seat, giving me a smirk along the way. I looked at Stiles, who was pouting. Scott was staring at the problem at, most likely processing what Lydia said to him.

“Mr. Mccall, you’re not even close to solving your problem.” Our teacher scolded him.

“Tell me about it.” He whispered under his breath, causing me to chuckle.

When the bell rang for dismissal, Scott bolted out the door. Lydia, Stiles, and I were packing up our bags for next class. Lydia had a free block next class so she typically leaves campus with Jackson. She slung her bag over her shoulder and gave me a smile.

“Bye babe.” She said.

“Bye.” Stiles said behind me.

Lydia raised an eyebrow. I stifled a laugh and rolled my eyes. She walked out of the classroom, as Stiles waited for me to finish packing up. I looked over at him and gave him a pity smile.

“Let’s go, yeah?” I tell him.

We walked out of the classroom and into the corridor. I noticed Lana leaning against lockers with two other girls from the dance squad. She gave me a glare and her lips turned into a snarl. I gave her a short glance and returned my attention to the boy next to me. He was talking about how Lydia said bye to him. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that she was talking to me, he was so excited. I noticed a couple of men in officer uniform at the adjoining hallway. I grabbed onto Stiles’ sleeve and pointed at the officers.

“Hey, that’s my dad.” He said pointing at the older man, “Let’s go see what their talking about.”

He grabbed my wrist and pulled me down the hallway. We met up with Scott at his locker.

“Hey. Come here.” Stiles said to Scott. Scott curiously looked around and walked cautiously.

“What?” He whispered. Stiles positioned Scott to face his father.

“Tell me what they’re saying. Can you hear them?” Stiles whispered while pointing at the group of adults.

Scott pulled away from Stiles’ grasp and focused into their conversation.

“A curfew,” Scott said causing Stiles’ mouth to gap in disbelief, “because of the body.”

Scott turned to look at us. Stiles released my wrist and threw both his hands up. He made multiple scoffing sounds while looking between us and his dad. I watched in amusement. Scott, being used to this behavior, just gave Stiles a moment to calm down.

“Unbelievable. My dad is looking after a stupid animal whereas the damn killer can hang out, doing whatever he wants!” Stiles says, stroking his chin in annoyance.

“You can’t exactly tell your father the truth about Derek.” Scott tells him. I nodded in agreement.

“Scott is right. We don’t really have any proof that Derek killed the jogger and we can’t give away Derek without giving away Scott.” I tell them. Stiles sighed and scratched the back of his head.

“Well, I need to do something.” Stiles murmured under his breath, “I can do something.”

“Like what?” Scott asked. I looked straight at Stiles.

“We ca-“, Stiles started to speak.

“No. That is a bad idea.” I cut him off, already knowing what he was about to say.

“What?” Scott asked.

“We can find the other half of the body.”

I rolled my eyes and left the conversation to join Lydia and Allison. They were standing at the other end of the hallway, both giving Scott glances. I sighed as I made my way over to the girls. Lydia smiled as she saw me come closer. She held out her hand for me to grab, closing the distance between us.

“I was introducing Allison to the players on the Lacrosse team.” Lydia said with a hint of mischievous undertones.

“How nice of you. Trying to set her up with someone?” I sarcastically asked looking at her and Allison. Being friends with Lydia for so long, you start to pick up her ulterior motives. I noticed Greenberg a few lockers down, trying to listen into the conversation. Well I think it is Greenberg. Everyone knows who he is, but nobody seems to know what he actually looks like.

“I just think we should help her with social connections.” She replied. I shook my head and smiled.

I noticed Stiles walking by and waved him over. He excitedly joined the group when he saw Lydia.

“Hey.” He said trying to lean back into the lockers cooly, “Hey Lydia.”

She ignored him and stared at me with rage. She nodded her head to the side, indicating that she is leaving. Stiles stared at her in awe as she walked by him.

“Come-on lover boy.” I tell him as I dragged him along towards the gym, “Bye Allison!”

I was getting a snack from the vending machine, while talking to Lydia on the phone. We were currently at Beacon Hills Hospital for Jackson’s checkup. I told her I was going to get food, but only found my favorite snack to be in a vending machine 4 floors above the waiting room. I pressed the code for it only to have it to be lodged between the glass and the spring.

“Oh you got to be kidding me.” I said.

“What?” Lydia asked through her Bluetooth.

“The last one got stuck.” I groaned in annoyance.

I ranted about the poor luck I have, cursing under my breath.

“Hold on, give me a second.” Lydia said before I heard a click. She put me on hold. I growled and went for the snack on top of the one I pressed. Luckily it had worked, now I had two snacks. A Reese’s cup and my favorite flavor of chips.

I took the elevator down to the waiting room. My abdomen was sore from dance practice earlier this afternoon. Lana made me do planks each time I made a mistake on the routine, even though we are just learning it.

I hung up the phone as I reached the floor Lydia was waiting on. On my way there, I noticed Stiles with a sour face while reading a magazine about the menstrual cycle.

“Nice.” I said to him pointing at the magazine he was reading. He blushed and placed it on his lap. I tossed him the Reese’s and he barely caught it after fumbling it a few times.

“You okay?” I asked concerned.

“Yeah. Scott is checking out the morgue.” He replied with a nod. “You?”

“Jackson’s arm check-up.” I told him, taking a seat next to him.

I opened the bag and began stuff my face, “So, do you enjoy reading about ovaries in your spare time?”

He began to choke on his on saliva. His words began to crash into each other, so he just sat there opening and closing his mouth. He let out a small, higher octave, “No.”

“I’m just joking, relax.”

He relaxed for a few seconds, then tensed as he notice Jackson entering the hallway. Lydia got up and walked towards her boyfriend.

“He said not to abuse it but one shot won’t kill me.” He said shaking the prescription medicine bottle.

Lydia got closer to Jackson. Their faces only a few inches apart.

“You should take one before the game too. The pros do it all the time. You want to be a little high school amateur? Or do you want to. Go. Pro?” She said closing in on his face.

I scrunched my face in disgust, witnessing my best friend and brother make-out in the middle of a very public place. I looked over at Stiles with sad eyes. He looked away from the awful scene and looked back into the magazine. I patted in shoulder in remorse. The couple seemed to have forgotten about me, and left the hospital doing who knows what. Actually, I do know where they’re going and what they are about to do, but I’d rather not imagine it.

Scott took the magazine away from Stiles and whispered, “The smell was the same.”

“You sure?” He replied, getting overly excited. He stood up from his chair and grabbed Scott’s shoulder.

“Yes!”

“Wait.” I interrupted, “Did you smell a dead body?”

Scott looked over to me and deadpanned.

“Yes.” He repeated, but much quieter.

“So he did bury the other half on his property.” Stiles analyzed the new information.

“Which means we can prove he killed the girl.” Scott added.

“What. No.” I rejected.

“I say we use it.” Stiles said ignoring my interjection. Scott looked between us as if we were the miniature angel and devil on his shoulders. He slowly looked towards Stiles, I let out a huff.

“How?”

“Are you doing this because you want to stop Derek or because you want to play the game he said you couldn’t?” I asked, unsure whether Scott is doing this out of rebellion.

“There are bite marks on the legs, (Y/N). Bite marks.”

“Okay!” Then we’re going to need some shovels!” Stiles excitedly said clasping his hands together.

We’ve been hiding behind massive trees for almost an hour. Scott and Stiles were keeping an eye on the Hale house. I was in charge of holding the shovels. I looked out into the woods with boredom. The dead body they were looking for was the same one from few nights before. I felt her spirit cry. Before I dozed off to sleep, a car engine turned on. I can assume that Derek left his property.

“Wait, something’s different.” Scott whispered. He walked into the open, Stiles trailing closely behind him.

“Different? How?” Stiles asked.

I try to catch up with all three shovels in my arms. The shoes I was wearing was not made for the outdoors. I internally started crying because of the Louboutin are getting dirty. My heels were sinking into the wet dirt. I caught up to the two boys as they circled around a fresh patch on the ground.

“Here.” I said handing them their shovels.

They took the sticks and started to dig.

“I don’t know. Let’s get this over with.” Scott said.

I walked up onto the porch and sat at the edge so my legs dangled. I played on my phone and secretly taking pictures as they teared up the yard.

“You know, you could help us dig.” Stiles said to me.

“I could, but every company needs a supervisor to have things run smoothly.” I replied taking another picture. It was of Stiles scoffing and Scott taking a moment to relax.

“You’re not even supervising!” He groaned.

“I’m doing one better. I’m capturing moments we have together.” I said taking a selfie with both in the back, “Scrapbooking is my hobby.”

“Let’s keep going, he might come back.” Scott said throwing his shovel back into the dirt.

“If he comes back from doing whatever he is doing, what do we do?” I asked, leaning on the old wood.

“Then we get the hell out of here.” Stiles said nonchalantly, continuing to dig.

“Well what if he catches us?” Scott asked.

“I have a plan for that.” Stiles replied.

“Which is?” I questioned, amused.

“You run one way, I run the other. Whoever he catches, which will be (Y/N), too bad. No offense.” Stiles said looking at me for a second with a shrug.

“I hate that plan!” Scott said. He didn’t like putting others in danger, especially someone he considered as a friend.

I smiled at Scott’s rejection. I large shriek came out of nowhere and I quickly covered my ears. It was the spirit. Her crying became louder as they dug closer to her body. It gave me a migraine. The boys were too busy to notice my behavior as they freaked out over the wolf’s dead body. My necklace burned my collarbone, begging to create the portal to the City. I wanted to help the spirit, but I couldn’t expose myself in front of Scott or Stiles. I opened my eyes to see Stiles following a trail of rope covered in tiny purple flowers. The wolf transformed into the upper half of the girl from the woods.

“Oh shit.”

I was back in my room. It was a few hours after calling the police. I paced around my room. I needed to go back to the Hale house and send her to the City. It was nearly 4 in the morning. No doubt that police officers would be patrolling the area for Derek, and I could be caught easily. The necklace scarred my collarbone. My head piece taunted me. Sighing, I grabbed the gold ring and raced out the door.

There was no lights near the Hale house. My bare feet squished the freshly dug dirt. The spirit was all alone. It seems like she was tied to the spot. I check the surroundings before enlarging my scythe then placed my head piece on. My tattoo peeled off my back replacing it with wings. I swung my scythe in a circle, opening the portal. The spirit looked up at me.

“To the very end. I will walk with you, hand in hand, in another life.” I chanted then held out my hand for the spirit.

She reluctantly took my hand and floated up. I guided her towards the portal and nodded. She entered with a nod. I give it a few seconds before cutting the portal in half with my scythe.

Today was the first lacrosse game of the season and that also meant the first time the dance team will be preforming. We’ve been practicing before school, during lunch break, and after school until its way past dark. To say the least, we we’re ready for tonight. Since uncovering the rest of the body, I haven’t talked to Scott or Stiles. I was a bit sad about that, but tonight I’ll be able to watch them play and hopefully talk to them then. During lunch, Lana distributed the uniforms. The top was a tight, white long sleeve with an open back that tied at the bottom. It had a maroon BHHS patch over the chest. There was an option whether to order a skirt or shorts, I opted for the shorts. It was a maroon, high-waist shorts with decorative buttons on the side. I was pumped. Lydia couldn’t help but to smile at my excitement. She was coming to the game with Allison.

It was half an hour before the game started and the bleachers were already filling up. The dance team was in charge of getting the crowd excited for the players to come out of the locker room. We shook our maroon pompoms in the air while jumping to the beat of the music being played through the speakers. Some of the members went up into the stands and brought students down to dance with us.

I notice Allison and Lydia waving at me from the bottom of the stands. I jogged over with my pompoms, I let out a loud cheer. Lydia rolled her eyes, but Allison gave me a large smile. A man was standing behind them which I assumed to be Allison’s father.

“Hello, I’m (Y/N), Allison’s friend.” I said freeing my hand from a pom for him to shake.

“Chris Argent. Nice to meet you.” He replied grasping my hand.

“Well. Let’s go sit down.” Allison her father off, “Good luck, (Y/N).”

I wave them goodbye and returned to my squad. They were lining up for the lacrosse players to run under their arms. I joined at the end of one line, across from Lana. She gave me a plastered smile and turned her attention to the stampede running towards us. It would be a lie if I didn’t say getting smacked in the face with lacrosse sticks, repeatedly, hurt. When the last player ran though, I notice all the other girls groan and rub the cheeks. While the players got into a group circle, we got into 3x4x5 formation in front of the stands. The music started and we got into position.

The whistle rang, signaling that the game started. Scott looked like he was about to fight the referee on the spot. Jackson tossed the ball to his teammates. I noticed that he wasn’t passing the ball to Scott, who had an open shot to the goal. Jackson ignored him and took his shot. Luckily, he scored. We cheered. Scott looked over to the bleachers and his face expressed in pain. I followed his gaze and saw Lydia and Allison holding up a sign for Jackson. I let out a deep sigh and returned my gaze to the heartbroken boy. Jackson was close to Danny and another teammate. He whispered something to both of them but Scott heard anyways. I made my way to Stiles.

“Do you think he is going to be okay?” I asked.

Stiles gave me a glance and shrugged.

“He better be, because there is a werewolf hunter 10 feet away from him, and probably ready to take down his werewolf ass.” He replied biting his fingernails.

The coach was screaming at the players to come over to the bench for half-time.

“(Y/N)!” Lana screeched. I ran over to the squad’s mini circle. She was going over the last minute details before we split up into subgroups. There was three songs in total that we were preforming, I’ll only be in two of those since the other one was only for seniors.

Lana, Sasha, Q., and I walked towards the middle of the field. We got into a square formation, heads down and hands clasped together. I was standing behind Lana. Our school was cheering for us and the music began to play. It was a fast paced song and burned my core from rapid movements. The dance was a little risqué, or as Lana likes to put it, “motivational”. The first song came to an end and Q. and I stayed on the field still in the final pose, waiting for the other underclassmen girls to join us for the second song. The performances ended faster than I thought it would. The girls and I were pumped with adrenaline as we watched the seniors preform. We were dancing along in the sidelines, joking around as well.

The second half of the game began shortly after. Stiles was still sitting on the bench and Scott was on the field. My brother was huddled near Danny and some other player. Scott clenched his stick and glared at the group. I saw a yellow glow flash from his helmet. The referee, who was closest to Scott, placed a hand on his shoulder.

“You okay kid?” He ask. Scott nodded his head and shrug the hand off his shoulder.

The referee looked at Scott and shook his head in irritation. He blew his whistle and the game resumed. I picked up my pompoms and nervously cheered for our team with the rest of my squad. I looked over my shoulder and saw Lydia and Allison holding up a “We love Jackson” sign. To my surprise, Scott started to bring his A-Game. He performed as if he was competing in gymnastics at the Olympics. Scott scores and everyone erupted in joyful screams.

“Go Scott!” I cheered him on.

Coach was screaming at the team members to pass the ball to Scott. Jackson went against Coach’s orders and passed it to everyone besides Scott. The other team got a hold of the ball and started to make way to the goalie. Scott rushed over and blocked the opposing member’s path. He let out a small growl and glared at the poor boy. He reluctantly tossed the ball to Scott, confused by what he just saw. I groaned at Scott’s behavior as everyone else cheered. He scored again, tying the scores. Scott does his gymnastics routine with the ball. He moves all the way to the front of the opposing team’s goal, but abruptly stops.

“You can do it Scott!” My squad mates and I yelled.

He shoots and obviously scores. He drops his lacrosse stick and gloves. We all run onto the field to congratulate our team. Scott rushes away, off the field and I notice Allison trailing behind him. I push my way through the crowd, losing sight of the two. I did notice his best friend though. He was at the bleacher’s side, talking to his father. I grabbed the back of his jersey and appeared at his side.

“Hello sir.” I said to his father, “I’m (Y/N) and I would like to borrow Stiles for a bit.”

The sheriff nodded with a curt smile. I led him towards the school doors.

“If Scott wolfed out, which I am pretty sure he did, then Allison is in trouble.” I said as we speed walked towards the locker room.

I saw the tall girl walking towards the showers and stepped into the room. I was yanked back by Stiles. He trapped me between his arms and looked into the room. He watch the two kiss and focused back to me. He noticed the state we were in and immediately fumbled away.

“I –er, um, yeah,” Stiles stumbled out incoherent words just as Allison walked out. She lifted an eyebrow but didn’t say anything. We watched her leave through the same doors she came in. We walked into the locker room where Scott had a big grin on his face.

“I kissed her.” Scott said in a daze.

“Yeah, I saw.” Stiles said, happy for his best friend.

“She kissed me.” Scott replied.

I scoffed, “I didn’t see! Stiles trapped me in the hallway.”

Stiles ignored me, but flushed, “I saw that too. Pretty good huh?”

“I don’t know how but I controlled it! I pulled it back! Maybe I can do this. Maybe it’s not that bad.” Scott said excitedly.

“Yeah we’ll talk later then?” Stiles asked. He was about to leave us, but Scott noticed Stile’s chemo signals change.

“What?”

“The, er medical examiner looked at half of the body we found…” Stiles started to say.

“And?” I asked, crossing my arms.

“Well, let’s keep this simple. The medical examiner determined the killer was an animal, not human.” Stiles said, he looked at our confused faces, “Derek human, not animal, Derek not the killer.”

“So he was let out of jail.” I finished pinching the bridge of my nose.

“Are you kidding?” Scott groaned.

“No, and there is a bigger problem. My dad identified the dead girl, both halves. Her name was Laura Hale.”

“Hale?” Scott screamed.

“He was married?” I questioned, surprised.

“No. His sister.” Stiles corrected.

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It was finally the time for us to see the Money In The Bank pay per view of the year, an event where we got to see a lot of fights, taking up a lot of time, with a lot of ladders. Let’s check what happened during this event.

Daniel Bryan vs Big Cass

The first match of the night had the recently-recovered duo of Daniel Bryan and Big Cass going against each other. Since the beginning, the crowd let us know who they were rooting for with their “YES! YES! YES!” chants.

Cass came in really confident, and he handled the times of the match really well, with Bryan only being able to counter every once in a while, always being supported by the entire coliseum. Of course, there was an Achilles’ Talon for Cass: his left knee, and Bryan was going to use that against him. At this point, Bryan starts getting momentum and gets the upper hand on Cass by even throwing himself from the top rope of the corner to Big Cass who was outside of the ring.

Unfortunately for Big Cass, Daniel Bryan was finally able to lock his submission, making him tap out and lose this match.

We get a segment with The New Day and Kevin Owens, where the longest reigning Tag Team Champions are still trying to decide who will be at the Money in the Bank ladder match, and Kevin Owens gets in there with some pancakes. The usual odd segment we get in PPVs.

Sami Zayn vs Bobby Lashley

This match is happening, pretty much, because WWE creatives have no idea about what to do with The Walking Armageddon, Bobby Lashley. This has been an absurd feud, with just so much stupidity that I can’t wait for it to be over, hopefully, with Lashley destroying Zayn.

The match started the way we would’ve expected: with Sami running around, trying to get Lashley to make a mistake. Remember that Kevin Owens vs Goldberg match for the Universal Championship? Same thing.

This match makes no sense. Lashley is a beast, and he starts by getting handled easily by Sami. A simple punch to Lashley’s back takes him down. That’s just not believable at all. Finally, Lashley starts attacking Sami, this is what we can believe, he can destroy his competition. Why is he not in any Championship match?

In the end, Lashley hits a Flag Suplex on Sami and covers him with just one hand to his chest to get the pin. Useless match, really.

Intercontinental Championship – Seth Rollins vs Elias

We get another segment, this time, a musical one with Elias. Love him or hate him, dude knows how to handle the crowd, and he can play the guitar for sure. The crowd is actually listening to him, but he decides to stop playing. Seth makes his entrance to start the match.

We have to admit that, when it comes to RAW (and even maybe, SmackDown Live), Seth Rollins is the best wrestler, bringing the Intercontinental Championship up the ranks -mostly knowing how the Universal Championship has been useless for the past 2 years- as he keeps an Open Challenge for the belt, defending it pretty much every single week against whoever is up for the challenge.

Seth starts by attacking Elias and handling for a bit; however, Elias is able to counter by causing Seth to hit his neck on the apron. Remember, Seth has been attacked by Elias the last couple of weeks, causing him some -possibly- minor injury in the neck area.

We see the first drop of blood in the event when Seth starts bleeding from his mouth.But this doesn’t stop our champion, who takes out all of his arsenal against Elias, just the way a championship belt should be defended. Every single Pay Per View at least.

Rollins seems to have got injured, his right knee might be in troubles after he jumped from the top rope above Elias, and this is something the challenger takes advantage of, almost pinning the champ. Even with this possible injury, Seth is using all of his moves, and the best part of it is that Elias is taking them like a champ, too. Elias goes nuts attacking Rollins outside the ring, against the ringside wall, the corner post and then against the metal steps. Rollins kicked out of the pin at 2 and a half.

In the end, Rollins wins in a rather controversial way, as Elias made a count but Seth held Elias’ pants to get the pin. This feud isn’t over, and I’m glad about it.

Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match

Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch vs Ember Moon vs Natalya vs Naomi vs Lana vs Alexa Bliss vs Charlotte Flair

This year, unlike last year’s match, involves 8 women, 4 for each brand. All of them wanting both, a contract that they can cash in at any moment in the next 365 days for a championship match opportunity, and the bragging rights for their brands, being able to say their brand brought in the contract. This might well be a new kind of Bragging Rights.

I’m rooting for RAW on this one, given how SmackDown got the very first Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

As soon as the bell rang, all 8 women started the action. They are fearless and reckless this time; however, for some reason, they seem to prefer using their normal attacks against each other rather than giving a different use to the many ladders around the ring. The first one getting hit with a ladder is Sasha Banks, as Ember Moon used a moonsault and got Sasha to fall on top of a ladder, followed by Lana hitting her finisher on the edge of the ladder to get Ember out of the ring, knocked out, but before she was able to set the ladder, Natalya hit her on the ladder too, and defended herself against Naomi. Charlotte is finally the only one in the ring, until Becky appears to fight her best friend.

At this point, there are bodies everywhere, this is war for sure. We start seeing a pseudo team between Naomi and Ember Moon, in order to take Becky Lynch out of the action.

Now we get to what seems to be the culmination of the match, every woman is on top of a ladder, as Lana brought a super big ladder, this might just be what Alexa Bliss needed since she couldn’t reach the briefcase on a regular ladder.

Interestingly enough, Lana seems to be the one closer to winning, but the Naomi gets to the briefcase and couldn’t get it out of the hook, so Beckly Lynch capitalizes on this mistake, but Charlotte goes against her friend, until Alexa takes the ladder down, just to get a spear by Charlotte.

In the end, Becky Lynch got to the briefcase, and couldn’t get it off the hook either, just to get thrown down the ladder by Alexa Bliss, who ended up taking the briefcase. What an amazing match this was!

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Now to another segment, this time between both General Managers, Kurt Angle and Paige, who discuss about RAW getting the first briefcase and discussing about the next ladder match, for men. Baron Corbin appears to interrupt, only to get owned by Paige as she tells him that he is just angry because he unsuccessfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contract last year.

Jinder Mahal vs Roman Reigns

This feud is…I don’t even know what adjective to give in here. Basically, Jinder has attacked Roman before, costing him some wins. Roman claims Jinder is the cause of him not being Universal Champion, but being fair, that’s on the referee who decided to give Lesnar the win over him in their Steel Cage match at the Greatest Royal Rumble.

This is just a “random” match. Roman starts by handling the Modern Day Maharaja easily, until Sunil Sighn interferes and pushes Roman against the corner post. After that, Jinder started owning the match.

Usually, it is fun seeing a match where both wrestlers get the upper hand for a while against each other. This match is not one of them. It is not hyped at all, it is not important either. This match, shouldn’t have happened. Even the crowd is chanting about other wrestlers, not about this match, there’s a wave going on in the crowd as well, they couldn’t care less about this match, I’m on the same boat.

Oh! There’s blood in Jinder’s face. This is picking up my interest now. Roman hits the Superman Punch on Sunil and Jinder, hits Sunil with a Spear, the Maharaja receives another Spear and Roman wins. What a surprise…

SmackDown Women’s Championship – Carmella vs Asuka

Carmella starts by showboating quite a bit, this is a rather dangerous strategy, as Asuka stars attacking with all of her usual intensity. Of course, Carmella tries to run away with her belt, but Asuka doesn’t allow her to do so as she attacks the champion from the apron.

The champ locks here “Silence Code” on Asuka, but without locking her feet, which allowed Asuka to escape the lock. Interestingly enough, Carmella is bringing the fight to Asuka, and that’s certainly good to see given how just a few have some hopes on the champ; however, it could certainly hurt if Asuka doesn’t win, as the WWE would be giving the Empress of Tomorrow too many loses recently.

Unlike what everybody would’ve thought, this match is really good, and Carmella is super competitive against the Empress of Tomorrow.

Wait! What the hell is going on. Another person, with Asuka’s mask appears on the apron, and Asuka is completely lost in the match now. This person takes the mask off, it is James Ellsworth! And Carmella hits Asuka with a Super Kick and retains her title! What the hell?!

WWE Championship – AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura

This is certainly the final round in this feud, a Last Man Standing match can’t be used for anything else, right?

Quickly, the match went outside the ring, with both competitors causing as much pain in the other as possible; however, it is too early to have a 10 count, even if they are doing everything to knock their opponent out. They are not using any weapons, though, and I want blood.

Nakamura is dominating the match so far and AJ looks hurt and without air. I’m getting worried about the champ’s form right now. It was just a matter of time before the fight went to the crowd, as they went to fight right where the crowd is, I wouldn’t have expected less from this match.

They are really hurting each other, and we can see the result in AJ’s face. So far, the match has been rather clean, with both wrestlers attacking each other with everything they have, without using external objects or anything.

Nakamura throws AJ to the top of one of the commentators’ tables and ends up hitting the Kinshasa on AJ, but the count ended at 9 as the champ got back up. Nakamura seems to be on the way to win this match, and the championship, but AJ is taking every hit and getting back up. Nakamura takes out a table from under the ring, interestingly enough, AJ is on the mat in the ring but there’s no count going on.

Nakamura gets the table to the ring, and gets AJ to go through it, but again, the count ends at 9. If Nakamura is to win the championship, this is when. Of course, Nakamura hurts his knee giving AJ the possibility to capitalize on it, going as far as hitting the Calf Crusher and getting Nakamura to tap out, but this match is only won by a 10 count.

AJ hits Nakamura with a chair, and the heel even pledges for some mercy just to hit AJ with a low kick, again, followed by a another Kinshasa, but the count went just up to 9 again. AJ goes and hits the Styles Clash from the metal steps to the floor, Nakamura seems to be done, but he gets up at 9 and a half for some reason. What a match!

The champ hits Nakamura with a low kick as well, and hits a Phenomenal Forearm from the ring to the announce table and gets the 10 count! The champ has retained!

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RAW Women’s Championship – Ronda Rousey vs Nia Jax

Is Ronda ready to become a WWE Champion?

The match starts super aggressive with Nia attacking Ronda in the corner, Ronda tries to lock here armbar but Nia picks her up and takes her out of the ring. Nia is now dominating the baddest woman in the world.

Ronda is trying to attack Nia, but there’s nothing she can do right now, or at least that’s what it looks like. Nia is simply killing her in the ring, but Ronda keeps kicking out of every pin attempt, bringing frustration to Nia’s face and attack.

Ronda is going to do anything it takes to win this match, locks the armbar using the ropes and hurts Nia, then goes to the top rope and hits Nia, throws some punches and even hits a side suplex on the champ.

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Ronda is ready to lock her submission, but Alexa Bliss appears attacking Ronda with her newly acquired briefcase, and takes her out, along with the RAW Women’s Champion.

RAW Women’s Championship Part 2 – Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax

Alexa cashes in her briefcase and the crowd went completely crazy as she hits Nia with everything she has to become the new RAW Women’s Champion!

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Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match

Samoa Joe vs Finn Balor vs Rusev vs Kevin Owens vs Bobby Roode vs The Miz vs Braun Strowman vs Kofi Kingston

Same as with the women’s match, we have 8 contenders in here, 4 for each brand, and they are all seeking the same thing: to reach the Money in the Bank briefcase to, hopefully, do the same as Alexa Bliss just did, and become the next big champion.

The match starts as we all thought, every wrestler attacking Braun Strowman, but this is able to get them out of the ring. Braun might be the favorite, but it will always take the attack of everyone to just try to keep him out of the battle. This is a 7 on 1 match, and there’s no other way this could’ve been.

At one point there’s only Finn and Kevin Owens in the match, but all their hits look fake, I have not seen such an awful match-up in WWE in a long time, I can’t believe these two can’t sell their punches and moves in this stage, I’m completely disappointed in both of these guys, but luckily, Rusev takes Kevin Owens out, just to be taken out by Samoa Joe, ending up with Kofi taking Joe out. Might Kofi be the one to win this match?

At this point, Braun comes back from under the ladders, but he is taken down by attacks from Samoa Joe, Rusev and Kevin Owens, but Braun is able to counter their attacks, ending up with a knocked out Kevin Owens as he threw him from the top of a super tall ladder through a table.

This is not a match about getting the briefcase, it is about damaging the Monster Among Men, and that’s the best that could’ve happened to this match.

With Braun out, Rusev takes everybody else out, but when he was about to get the briefcase, Miz took the ladder down, and went up the ladder, but, Braun appears again, taking everybody out and finally getting the briefcase. We have Mr. Money in the Bank now!

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This is certainly Braun’s year, and this years Money in the Bank was one of the best in recent years. RAW certainly earned the bragging rights as it took home both of the briefcases, with one of them already getting successfully cashed in.

#WWE #MoneyInTheBank 2018 - Where's My Money? #MITB It was finally the time for us to see the Money In The Bank pay per view of the year, an event where we got to see a lot of fights, taking up a lot of time, with a lot of ladders.

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What’s Hot South Florida: Oct. 26 – Oct. 31

Friday, October 26

AIDS Healthcare Foundation presents the SAVE’s 24th annual Halloween Ball: Disco, which will be a dark and decadent disco fantasy with a costume contest. Taking place at the Olemberg Ballroom (corner of 17th street and Lennox Avenue) on South Beach and starring Celebrity DJ Pam Ann as well as DJ’s Alex Ramos, Sushiman and Bill James with performances by Athena Dion, Tiffany Fantasia, TP Lords, Tlo Ivy, Fantasia Royale, and Miss Florida F.I. at Large Noel Leon. The costume contest is at Midnight with $1,000 in cash and prizes. The party is from 9pm to 2am and features a full open bar. Tickets are only $75 with promo code “Hotspots” at SaveHalloweenBall.org.

Twist presents a Halloween Kickoff event starring DJ Power Infiniti.

Saturday, October 27

W Fort Lauderdale presents “Night of 1,000 Cher’s: the Ultimate Icon Tribute” from 9pm to 12am. The night will feature performances by Michael Dean as Cher, and stars official Cher remixer DJ Barry Harris. They also invite you to: get Cher’s look at their Spa Glam Bar; and dress up in your Cher look and win prizes for Best Decade Look & Best Tour Look. In addition, there will be Cher concert ticket giveaways every hour. This is a 21+ event and admission is complimentary if you RSVP at: 1000Chers.eventbrite.com.

The House of Alibi presents “Black Halloween” starring DJ AJ Reddy and a costume contest where the theme is leather (preferred but not a must) with $600 cash prizes.

Venetian Arts Society and RBC Wealth Management present “An Intimate Evening with Levi Kreis” a benefit performance for ArtsUnited. The TONY Award winning Actor/Singer will appear in concert at 8 p.m. at the Sunshine Cathedral, (1480 SW 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale). Tickets are $35, general admission and is $50 which includes a meet and greet with Levi after the performance.

Twist presents the official after party for “Werq The World Tour.”

Noche Latina Saturday’s Inside the Ivy Dance Room and Patio, at the Manor Complex will be celebrating Halloween with the theme “Dia De Los Muertos” (Day of the Dead). The night will star Erika Norell and Lana Novva Lanudde along with guest DJ Ricardo Torres and sexy Latin Go-Go papi’s. In the Ballroom they feature a Pre-Halloween Block Party Bash starring DJ Binho Uckermann with a $1,000 (cash and Prizes) costume contest. Saturdays at the Manor is from 11pm to 4 am and feature NO COVER before midnight (FL Res) and only $7 for members after midnight and $10 for non-members (18-20 – $12 all night).

Sunday, October 28

The Pub presents Lady Fancy’s Gospel Jubilee, which is a church of a different kind and features good old fashioned Southern Gospel music at 7 pm. At 9pm they presents Battle of the Witches, Halloween edition with Sherry Vine & Jackie Beat who will battle it out in no holds barred, down and dirty anything goes skirmish that can be dutifully sick and twisted.

Wednesday, October 31 (Halloween)

Once again, The Pride Center at Equality Park in association with Hunters Nightclub present Wicked Manors, with this year’s theme: Game Night. The event takes place in the heart of Wilton Manors on Wilton Drive and goes from 6pm to 11pm and will star Miss Bryan and Kimmy B from Hits 97.3 and Misty Eyez. There will be music, DJ’s, Entertainment and lots of costume contests with the grand prize of $1,000 in cash and prizes. This event is free, but there is a $5 suggested donation.

The Ramrod presents their yearly Halloween contest at 12:30am with 2 winning categories: Best Costume and Butchest.

Electra hosts The Pub’s Halloween party and contest with $700 in cash and prizes at 11:30pm.

Rumors presents: Mario Party Halloween, starring DJ Joshua Atom, and shows by Alandra Matthews, Chyna Hilton, Efrain Reyes and Vauz Allen along with a $500 Costume Contest at 10pm.

Georgie’s Alibi/Monkey Bar presents “Dungeons and Dragons: Gods and Gladiators,” an indoor/outdoor party with a costume contest with $1,000 in cash and prizes.

Scandals Saloon presents a Halloween Ball from 5pm to midnight with a costume contest that will feature $400 in cash to the winner, $100 Gift Card for second place and a $50 bar tab for 3rd place.

Hot Stuff

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What’s Hot South Florida: Oct. 26 – Oct. 31

Friday, October 26

Twist presents a Halloween Kickoff event starring DJ Power Infiniti.

Saturday, October 27

The House of Alibi presents “Black Halloween” starring DJ AJ Reddy and a costume contest where the theme is leather (preferred but not a must) with $600 cash prizes.

Twist presents the official after party for “Werq The World Tour.”

Sunday, October 28

Wednesday, October 31 (Halloween)

The Ramrod presents their yearly Halloween contest at 12:30am with 2 winning categories: Best Costume and Butchest.

Electra hosts The Pub’s Halloween party and contest with $700 in cash and prizes at 11:30pm.

Rumors presents: Mario Party Halloween, starring DJ Joshua Atom, and shows by Alandra Matthews, Chyna Hilton, Efrain Reyes and Vauz Allen along with a $500 Costume Contest at 10pm.

Georgie’s Alibi/Monkey Bar presents “Dungeons and Dragons: Gods and Gladiators,” an indoor/outdoor party with a costume contest with $1,000 in cash and prizes.

Scandals Saloon presents a Halloween Ball from 5pm to midnight with a costume contest that will feature $400 in cash to the winner, $100 Gift Card for second place and a $50 bar tab for 3rd place.

Hot Stuff

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What’s Hot South Florida: Oct. 26 – Oct. 31

Friday, October 26

Twist presents a Halloween Kickoff event starring DJ Power Infiniti.

Saturday, October 27

The House of Alibi presents “Black Halloween” starring DJ AJ Reddy and a costume contest where the theme is leather (preferred but not a must) with $600 cash prizes.

Twist presents the official after party for “Werq The World Tour.”

Sunday, October 28

Wednesday, October 31 (Halloween)

The Ramrod presents their yearly Halloween contest at 12:30am with 2 winning categories: Best Costume and Butchest.

Electra hosts The Pub’s Halloween party and contest with $700 in cash and prizes at 11:30pm.

Rumors presents: Mario Party Halloween, starring DJ Joshua Atom, and shows by Alandra Matthews, Chyna Hilton, Efrain Reyes and Vauz Allen along with a $500 Costume Contest at 10pm.

Georgie’s Alibi/Monkey Bar presents “Dungeons and Dragons: Gods and Gladiators,” an indoor/outdoor party with a costume contest with $1,000 in cash and prizes.

Scandals Saloon presents a Halloween Ball from 5pm to midnight with a costume contest that will feature $400 in cash to the winner, $100 Gift Card for second place and a $50 bar tab for 3rd place.

Hot Stuff

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New York Comic Con feels like it gets bigger every year.

Its growth makes sense: Comic and geek culture have become mainstream culture. Doctor Strange and the Guardians of the Galaxy are no longer esoteric comic book superheroes. If you ask somebody what they think of Doctor Who, they’re likely to respond by asking you to specify which iteration of the show you’re talking about. And the number of people who are familiar with Taika Waititi’s work has exploded since he directed Thor: Ragnarok.

The drawback to this golden age of entertainment is that it makes compiling any given “best of” list extremely difficult. For some, the task might compare to such challenges as choosing between money and love, deciding on a hypothetical desert island meal, or definitively naming Marvel’s best Chris.

With that said, of all the TV and movie offerings I had the chance to preview at this year’s New York Comic Con, I’ve highlighted my top five below, in no specific order.

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The sly, infuriating, and ultimately most heartbreaking thing about writer Rick Remender and artist Wesley Craig’s 2014 comic book Deadly Class was how it made you fall in love with its 1980s antiheroes — a group of damaged teenagers whose crime lord parents enroll them in a prep school for future assassins and murderers — before showing their monstrous sides and their seemingly inevitable downfalls.

The comic is now being adapted into a TV series (Remender is credited as one of the executive producers, along with the Russo brothers, among others) that will debut on SYFY in January, and those who attended its NYCC panel got to screen the first full episode.

Lana Condor (best known for playing Lara Jean in Netflix’s breakout hit To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before) and Benedict Wong (who starred as Wong in Avengers: Infinity War) are the most recognizable names in the cast, and both actors are playing characters who are the polar opposites of their famed roles. But Deadly Class belongs to sentient chestnut Benjamin Wadsworth as the show’s protagonist, deeply troubled Marcus Lopez. The show centers itself on Marcus’s experience and his own vulnerabilities, and Wadsworth holds that spotlight effortlessly.

“Gritty,” “grim,” and “murdery” aren’t unique traits for a show to have in the ever-growing field of comic book and superhero television (see: Gotham; every single Marvel superhero show on Netflix; Arrow; and even some elements of Riverdale). But Deadly Class boasts a few elements — like Henry Rollins playing a professor who teaches an “Introduction to Poison” course or its Harry Potter-esque setting — that heighten and brighten its world.

It’s also fitting, and almost too cutting, that amid America’s current introspection into how our institutions are run and the culture they breed, one of the most exciting TV shows coming down the pike focuses on the next generation of supervillains.

Deadly Class premieres January 16, 2019, on SYFY.

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s beloved 2014 vampire roommate mockumentary gets ported over to television via FX in spring 2019, and attendees of the show’s NYCC panel were treated to a screening of the pilot episode.

Like the original movie, the show depicts how mundane aspects of real life — from drugstore crepe paper to roommate quarrels and city living — become exponentially funnier in the hands of centuries-old vampires who have decided to break with the old world and move to … Staten Island.

Fans of the film will remember that Clement and Waititi (who hadn’t yet found mainstream fame for directing Thor: Ragnarok) starred in, co-directed, and co-wrote it. They’re back for the show as executive producers, along with Paul Simms, but are handing over the starring roles to three new vamps played by Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, and Matt Berry. Harvey Guillen, meanwhile, plays their faithful and scene-stealing human servant.

There’s something wildly hilarious, but also sad — or at least sad-adjacent — about this cadre of vamps finding the meaning of life and adjusting to its bleak modernity, and I can’t wait to see more.

What We Do in The Shadows doesn’t yet have an exact premiere date but is slated to debut on FX in the spring.

A still from Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy. Netflix

One of the common themes of the new TV shows featured at NYCC concerned fictional schools and academies — and more specifically, how broken they can be or what they signify. Deadly Class is about a prep school for death dealers, and one of the main conflicts of Netflix’s upcoming The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is centered on the dark magic school that Sabrina is supposed to attend.

The Umbrella Academy fits that theme but explores something different entirely: the idea of a chosen family. The series is adapted from the Eisner Award-winning 2007 comic book of the same name, by Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá.

The story centers on a “family” of adopted superhuman kids with quirky abilities brought together to save the world by a figure named Sir Reginald Hargreeves. The group is dubbed “The Umbrella Academy,” but they eventually break up after years together and carry the trauma of being superheroes.

In this Netflix adaptation, which is anchored by Ellen Page and Mary J. Blige (who promised the audience at the show’s NYCC panel that she’s pure evil in this series), the Academy — who are now young adults — is brought back together after the death of their mentor Hargreeves. They find out that dealing with each other, and mending their relationships, is just as difficult and important as saving the world.

Attendees of the show’s NYCC panel got to see stylish footage from the series, which featured the beginning of the group’s formation and slivers of the numbers (the members of the Academy have numbers, such as No. 7, as code names) showing off their superpowers.

The Umbrella Academy premieres February 19, 2019, on Netflix.

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One of the most intriguing things about X-Men: Dark Phoenix isn’t necessarily good. The movie’s release date has been continually pushed back — it was originally scheduled to release in theaters in November 2018, then was pushed to February 2019, and then pushed again to June 2019.

This much jumping around and uncertainty isn’t usually a good thing for movies. So it’s possible that Fox wanted to calm some of fans’ reservations by scheduling an NYCC event.

Audience members at Dark Phoenix’s offsite panel got to see the first 13 minutes of the movie, which features the team going to space to save a NASA mission gone awry. Jean Grey (played by Sophie Turner) seemingly becomes a casualty, but not so fast — cosmic rays bombard her, and for some unexplained reason, she survives.

As any X-Men fan could tell you, said unexplained reason is that Jean is imbued with the Phoenix Force, a cosmic entity with immense power.

The footage sets the foundation of the fourth movie in the rebooted franchise (it is preceded by 2011’s X-Men: First Class, 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, and 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse) by lighting the fuse that will end with the team going up against its most powerful adversary — and someone who happens to be one of their own.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix hits theaters on June 7, 2019.

David Harbour is essentially the prom king of New York Comic Con. Harbour is currently most widely known as Sheriff Jim Hopper on the Netflix TV series Stranger Things. But he’s also building on that geek cred by playing the titular role in Lionsgate’s forthcoming Hellboy reboot.

And during the movie’s Comic Con panel, Harbour even said he would officiate a wedding in character as Hellboy if this tweet gets 666,000 retweets. At this point, any celebrity who wants to win over a Comic Con crowd should be paying Harbour for a clinic — the man knows his audience and how to play to it.

But Hopper’s biggest crowd-pleasing moment during the panel came when he and original Hellboy comic creator Mike Mignola showed a brief trailer for the upcoming movie.

We’re introduced to a more rambunctious, ruder, and crasser Hellboy than the one originated by Ron Perlman in the first film. The footage from the new movie suggests it will skew darker and more along the lines of a horror movie (Mignola said so) with a go-for-broke energy (think: a giant sword engulfed in flames) than the world that director Guillermo del Toro created in 2004.

This isn’t to say that del Toro did a bad job — far from it. But Harbour, Mignola, and director Neil Marshall are aiming for something completely different with the character and the story, rather than trying to trace the steps of the work of a master like del Toro. And by the looks of it so far, they’ve done just that.

Hellboy hits theaters on April 12, 2019.

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GRAPS AND CLAPS REVIEWS - GPW 'THUNDERBRAWL'

Hello and welcome everyone to another edition of Graps and Claps taking me on another journey to deepest darkest Hindley for GPW 'Thunderbrawl' on a surprisingly sunny Friday evening given the wet weather we have had all week in the North West. Sadly for me not a lot of pub crawling on this evening due to arriving into Hindley for 6:30 pm, so me and our Geoff went to meet up with Ben (@britwresawaydays) and Tom in Hindley's new drinking hot spot called 'Korre' which is basically a Cocktail/Wine Bar that I have been trying to visit in the last couple of visits but never ending up doing, so I was interested in seeing what it had to offer.

On first reflection if you like your cocktails this is more your place, if you like your beer probably not as they only have Staropramen on tap costing £3.60 and also a handful of 500ml bottles of some local plonk, to be honest though the Staropramen was a very good pint and as a change to visit I would probably go again - so a thumbs up from this pub expert.

On the walk down to the venue, the locally famed Jonesies Bar is now boarded up, so sadly we will never see what actually lurked in that pub.

With the time coming up to 7 p.m we met up with Graps and Claps correspondent and French Football expert Andrew Gibney and also Baseball fanatic John who were visiting GPW for the first time, so it's good to see that the company is picking up new followers by the show.

This was shown as well by the sold out crowd in attendance snaking round the Rose Club looking at advertisements for 'Big Bang Tungsten' featuring some proper heavyweights of the darting world.

In the venue the scramble for chairs and tables was evident with a number of our group going upstairs on the balcony to snaffle a chair or two to set up to the side of the entrance way. With all that said let's get into the wrestling action on what looked on paper to be a tasty night of action!

First up we had a Grudge match months in the making between former Tag Team partners and friends as Martin Kirby took on Ashton Smith in a match that should have taken place at the 15th Anniversary show but due to Ashton having a supposed injury he was unable to compete leaving Kirby to take on Crater instead on that evening. It is to be noted that Ashton came out to 'All of the Lights' but as he is a very naughty boy in GPW, his usual singing section was keeping quiet and instead was giving him the sound of apathy - BOOOOOOO!!!.

The opening of the contest was mainly Kirby tricking Ashton with a number of headlock and arm reversals to frustrate Ashton enough to send him for a powder to the outside - which elicited a shout of 'Chicken' from the crowd that provoked Ashton to say 'That's Damon Leigh's Gimmick'! Back in the ring, Ashton managed to get back on the offence, including a sweet variation on a 'Code Red' for a count of 2 and seven eighths. With Ashton looking like he was on his way to victory, he was caught with an enziguri to the back of the head by Kirby and then finished off with a Rocker Dropper for the 1-2-3 and your winner Martin Kirby. With the cross in the loss column bad boy Ashton was then subjected to the AAAAAAARRRRGGHHH walk of shame from the Hindley faithful to send him sulking backstage! This was an excellent opener between two of the best in the UK and well worth your viewing once it arrives on GPW's On Demand service.

Before we get into the next contest, the greatest discovery known to Hindley man was found as a range of hot pies are now on sale at The Rose Club including Steak & Ale and Meat & Potato costing £2.50 - these went down such a treat that they had sold out by the time the Rumble had started. As I said on Twitter on Friday night, these possibly rival the Temple of Boom Vegan Curry & Rice for the 'Best Food at the Graps' award - a game changer this certainly was.

Next match was a 3-way No Holds Barred Tag Team Title Match with the Champions Craig Kollins & T-Bone taking on The Austins (L.A & Lana) and also the Midnight Bin Collection (Ste 'Bin' Mann and Jett Fashion) who as noted last time had a break up/make up of sorts at the 15th Anniversary show so it would be interesting to see if they could co-exist to rest the titles away from Kollins & Bone.

As ever with No Rules matches at GPW this went all around the building, including Kollins sending Fashion through a fire exit door to the left of me, we had a dive sequence to the outside which included poor Ste 'Bin' Mann unfortunately not getting enough traction on the dive doing his best Brie Bella impression by going vertical to the outside and landing with a big 'THUD!' Thankfully he was able to continue the match but this didn''t half draw a gasp from the audience.

With more fighting on the outside, including some evil baking tray shots the fight took to the bar area that ended with Lana Austin hitting a dive to everyone outside from the raised bar area. Back in the ring with the match reaching it's climax, either T-Bone or Kollins got caught up in the ropes for Jett Fashion to hold in place for Ste 'Bin' Mann to use a couple of Baseball Bat shots to the gut that had Baseball expert John shaking his head in disgust at Bin Mann's swinging technique. Sadly though for the MBC it all went downhill from there as The Austins put paid to Bin Mann, as L.A Austin finished off Jett Fashion with a Swanton Bomb to get the 3 count and your new Tag Team Champions - The Austins.

Another great match for just the chaotic nature of the action, this was excellent! With the match out of the way, a despondent Bin Mann attacked his partner Jett Fashion to finally break up the long serving team due to cuts at the council - so no more bin collections in Hindley as of from Friday evening.

Next up GPW's owner Johnnie Brannigan came out to confront the GPW British Champion Sam Gradwell who has recently picked up a ACL injury which will keep him on the shelf for around 9 months which is unfortunate for Sam as he has been an excellent champion and for me one of highlights of many a GPW show over the last year and a bit. Brannigan anyway wanted to strip Gradwell of the British Title and award it to tonight's ThunderBrawl winner but Gradwell said 'NO!' and that he will compete in the Rumble to take his opportunity at winning the No.1 contendership to the GPW Heavyweight Title.

GPW Heavyweight Title time the Champion Joey Hayes taking on the former Champion Dylan Roberts w/Alan Alan Alan Tasker in a rematch from the 15th Anniversary show, this time in a Submission match. With the Submission rules, this was more technical based contest that did sort of bring the audience down a little bit from the opening two contests, but nonetheless it was still a fine contest. Dylan tried to get the Submission victory with a half crab and a variation on The London Dungeon arm submission to Joey but thankfully our Champion was able to get to the ropes to break it up. With Dylan desperate to reclaim his crown, his Manager Alan Alan Alan Tasker got on the ring ropes to try and distract Joey, but Joey instead ducked to send Dylan knocking down Tasker to the floor, leading to Joey hitting a cutter then locking in the CrossHayes for the tapout win to send the Hindley faithful celebrating into the half-time photos with Joey Hayes.

Before we got started with the ThunderBrawl, the formality of the raffle was drawn with a drunken audience member who's birthday it was - my god this bloke was just having too much fun as he fell on his arse on the outside to roars of laughter from the crowd, it is to be noted that said fella was then hit with a stray baking tray by a lad I know in the front row - AAAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!!!

ThunderBrawl time with combatants coming in at 60-second stages which did at times feel like 10-second stages it was that frenetic. Now I am not going to list all of the 40 competitors or all eliminations - you can checking @britwresawaydays for all of that, but instead I will note some of the interesting happenings during this contest. Sadly for Indy Corner fans, Benno was not present for his surprise entry in the Rumble it must have been the roadworks in Liverpool putting paid to this, but we did have a number of surprise entrants including Heresy (Johnnie Brannigan), Simon Valour, Ethan Allen, Luke Jacobs, JJ Webb, BIG T and the most shocking of them all - Liverpool's No.1 Zack Gibson as the 35th entry!

We also had Sam Gradwell who made his entrance but never actually got in as he stayed on the outside to speak some lethal barbs to Johnny Brannigan and Simon Valour commenting on their dad bod's and if they had only just grown a moustache they would have got a WWE contract - Ouch! This was a great line! We had the sound of the Bad Lads theme playing which instantly led our group who wanted to see Big Joe left in disappointment when it was Drill and Mickey Barnes making their entrance to much apathy but when Joe did make his entrance at No.37 there was much relief.

Crowd favourite in this rumble was Entrant No.28 Sandy Beach who since with his losing streak going has been on a roll in GPW and by the show he is gaining well deserved following. As we know with Sandy he now makes his entrance with an Inflatable Shark of all things that was used to great effect in this rumble provoking the Hindley faithful to shout to the tune of 2018 smash hit 'Baby Shark' - SANDY'S SHARK DO DO DO DO! Christ alive this caught on! Also in this match we had the newly broken up team of the Midnight Bin Collection coming to blows as they eliminated each other when Jett Fashion came on rushing at Bin Mann.

Anyways we got down to the final 4 with Craig Kollins, Sandy Beach, Martin Kirby and Zack being the men that could possibly become the No.1 Contender to the GPW Heavyweight Title. Kollins was the first to go, leaving just three with the crowd fully behind Sandy Beach and Martin Kirby to get the glory. Sadly with Sandy looking to throw Kirby over the top rope, ever the opportunist Gibson creeped up from behind and chucked Sandy out much to the disgust of the audience who wanted Sandy to get the victory but nevertheless a star was made in GPW in the form of Sandy Beach!

Down to two now with Martin Kirby facing off with Zack Gibson and it was Gibson who low-blowed Kirby on the apron to send him packing over the top to become the 2018 ThunderBrawl winner and also your new No.1 Contender to the GPW Heavyweight Championship. After the match Gibson got on to the mic to proclaim his victory and to send some tasty words to Joey Hayes who came out only to be locked in the Shankly Gates to end the show. Well what a fantastic rumble this match was, breathless and plenty of storyline development in this with Gibson instantly getting 3 new challengers in Kirby, Beach and Hayes and instantly filling the void which has been left with the injury of Sam Gradwell.

With the show done at 10:15 pm, we made our way out of the venue and back to the station for one last drink in the Joseph Holt's pub next to the station for the debrief of the show before getting back into Manchester for 11:30 pm to end what was an excellent evening of action and another one to add to GPW's continuing trend of excellent shows - no wonder this event sold out if they are constantly like this one!

I hope you have enjoyed reading this edition of Graps and Claps, give it all the likes and retweets and any comments are very welcome - the support means a lot! Next review from myself will be from Futureshock's show in Stockport taking place on Sunday 16th September. Till next time - BYE!!

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Out Today (4.20) | Sting & Shaggy "44/876" (4.20, A&M/Interscope) + Upcoming TV Appearances

Sting and Shaggy’s new, island-inspired collaborative album 44/876 is available now at all retailers and digital platforms on A&M/Interscope Records (see below for album tracklistings & configurations).

In creating 44/876, Sting and Shaggy drew from the many surprising connections at the heart of their music. With its title referencing their home country codes, 44/876 first and foremost honors the duo’s love for Jamaica: Shaggy’s homeland, and the place where Sting penned such classics as The Police’s “Every Breath You Take.”

Furthering each artist’s exploration of reggae and its transcendent rhythms, the lead single “Don’t Make Me Wait” – which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s digital reggae singles chart – came to life after the musicians were introduced by Martin Kierszenbaum (Sting’s manager, Chairman of The Cherrytree Music Company and Shaggy’s former A&R executive). The correlating music video, directed by Gil Green, was filmed in Kingston, Jamaica and has garnered over 8.5 million views on YouTube.

Although the initial plan was for Sting to lend his vocals and musical finesse solely to this track, the two discovered that their distinct voices blended with incredible ease. Compelled by their creative synergy, Sting and Shaggy soon amassed an album’s worth of material. “Everything about it is organic—it was never planned,” says Shaggy of 44/876.

Recording in New York City, they enlisted a lineup of esteemed musicians and writers from Jamaica and New York, including the legendary Robbie Shakespeare of Sly and Robbie, dancehall sensation Aidonia, Morgan Heritage (courtesy of CTBC Music Group), Agent Sasco as well as Branford Marsalis and Sting’s longtime guitarist Dominic Miller.

Produced by Sting International (Shaggy, Maxi Priest), Martin Kierszenbaum (Lady Gaga, Madonna, Robyn), iLLWayno (2 Chains) and Teflon (Ruff Ryders, Fat Joe) and mixed by Robert “Hitmixer” Orton (Lana Del Rey, Mumford & Sons), Sting International and Tony Lake (Sting, Lady Gaga) — 44/876 fuses infectious Afro-Caribbean rhythms with irresistible pop melody and massive hooks. In their lyrics, Sting and Shaggy take a cue from mutual hero Bob Marley and present a message of love, hope, freedom, and unity.

That optimism infuses such songs as “Waiting For The Break Of Day” (a piano-laced, gently soaring mid-tempo number) and “Morning Is Coming” (a brightly swaying track delivering silken grooves and sultry horns). On “Just One Lifetime,” the pair uses a bit of poetry lifted from Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking-Glass,” their warm-hearted storytelling shifting from Sting’s smooth vocals to Shaggy’s masterful flow. And on the deeply stirring “Dreaming In The U.S.A.,” with its urgent beats and uplifting harmonies, the duo detail their shared experience as outsiders pursuing the promise of the American dream.

Fans, critics and fellow musicians have already shown incredible support for 44/876: @MAJORLAZER: “SHAGGY & STING GONNA SAVE US ALL”

“The album’s first single, ‘Don’t Make Me Wait,’ a sway-inducing pop song with a reggae sheen, turns out to be only a taste of what these men can bring, their two vocal and musical styles melding into something as delicious as a plate of jerk chicken washed down with a cold beer.” – Associated Press

“Sting’s distinctive tenor is a highly appealing match for Shaggy’s gruffly melodic dancehall toasting.” – Rolling Stone

“The mash-up everyone is talking about!” – Good Morning America

“The steady, soothing guitar rhythm buoying ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’ is as sunny as it gets, and Sting’s smooth tenor makes for a surprisingly mellifluous pairing with Shaggy’s rhyming.” –Consequence of Sound

“’Morning Is Coming’ is a total reggae ear-catcher, something that could bring the style of music back to the radio.” – VVN Music

“It sounds like a collaboration that was always meant to be.” – Noisey

“That album could well prove to be history in the making…” – Echoes Magazine

Sting and Shaggy will take their collaboration on the road this summer when the two Grammy-award winning artists embark on a European tour of various historic venues, performing their most celebrated hits as well as songs off their new album together.

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2018 Grammys: Biggest Winners and Losers full list

The 2018 Grammys saw Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar walk away with the bulk of awards expected for Jay Z. Alessia Carr surprised some by walking away with the Best New Artist award which many thought would go to SZA. You can see the top moments from the 60th Annual Grammy Awards show here. Bruce Springsteen took a backseat to Carrie Fisher for the spoken word category while Leonard Cohen beat out Chris Cornell in best rock performance category. Many expected the posthumous entrant Cornell to take that award. The best speeches of the night are just below:

Bruno Mars Accepts Album of the Year

He'd just won record of the year and song of the year, but Bruno Mars still had some words of wisdom left when he stepped to the stage to accept his third "Big Four" Grammy of the night. He thought back to being 15 years old, opening up shows in his native Hawaii, performing stadards to tourist crowds from all over the world. "Later on in life, I found out that those songs were written by either Babyface, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, or Teddy Riley," he said, thinking back to his R&B heroes. "I remember seeing it first hand, seeing people dancing together, that had never met each other, from two sides of the globe." As for 24K Magic's win, he said, "That’s all I wanted to bring with this album, to see everybody dancing.”

Logic Goes In On Trump, Abusers After His Big Performance

After rapping "1-800-273-8255" -- his anti-suicide song alongside Khalid and Alessia Cara -- Logic diverged from his usual lyrics to speak on other pressing issues. These included the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements ("Stand tall and crush all predators under the weight of your heart that is full of the love that they will never take away from you”) and Donald Trump’s vile comments about immigrants from non-white nations, saluting, “all the countries filled with culture and diversity and thousands of years of history.”

Chappelle's Show Against the System

In winning best comedy album, Dave Chappelle’s acceptance speech was a little anti-climactic. He thanked his family, then left us with a quick, "See you on Monday.” Fortunately, the legendary comic had dropped some crucial soundbites earlier in the evening. In introducing the nominees for best rap album, Chappelle shouted out the members of his beloved Tribe Called Quest (along with an “R.I.P. Phife Dawg”), perhaps nodding to Q-Tip’s annoyance at being snubbed in this year’s nominees. And to kick off the night, Chappelle interjected Kendrick Lamar’s fiery opening performance with some scathing spoken word jabs. Most notably: “I just wanted to remind the audience that the only thing more frightening than watching a black man be honest in America… is being an honest black man in America.”

& 3. Kendrick Lamar

Many hoped the 2018 Grammys wound end with Kendrick Lamar giving a cathartic speech in accepting album of the year. At the very end, things didn’t go his way, but he did provide the MSG audience with a pair of deeply meaningful speeches early on, in winning best rap/sung performance (alongside Rihanna) and best rap album. He shouted out his heroes -- JAY-Z, Nas, and Puff Daddy -- as well as Rihanna’s star power. Watch clips of both below.

Janelle Monáe Introduces Kesha

Kesha's rousing 2017 gospel-pop track "Praying" got a spellbinding performance from Cyndi Lauper, Camila Cabello, Andra Day, Julia Michaels, and Kesha Rose herself. And it also got a monster of an introduction from Janelle Monáe, who saluted the #MeToo and Time's Up movements, recognizing Kesha's career-risking defiance in helping to spark both back in 2014: "To those who would dare silence us, we offer you two words: Time's up... We have the power to undo the culture that does not serve us well. Let's work together, women and men, committed to creating safer work environments and equal pay."

Camila Cabello Salutes the DREAMers

Camila Cabello introduced U2’s Statue of Liberty performance in dramatic fashion. She shouted out America's immigrants, specifically those in the country under the DREAM Act. With the status of DREAMers under siege by the Trump administration, the Cuban-born artist -- who emigrated to America at age five -- did her best to make Lady Liberty's meaning especially clear: "These kids can't be forgotten and are worth fighting for." 2018 60th Annual Grammy Awards Complete List of Winners GENERAL FIELD Album of the Year: "Awaken, My Love!" — Childish Gambino 4:44 — Jay-Z DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar Melodrama — Lorde 24K Magic — Bruno Mars -- WINNER Record of the Year: "Redbone" — Childish Gambino "Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber "The Story Of O.J." — Jay-Z "HUMBLE." — Kendrick Lamar "24K Magic" — Bruno Mars -- WINNER Song of the Year: "Despacito" — Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber) "4:44" — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z) "Issues" — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels) "1-800-273-8255" — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) "That’s What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) -- WINNER Best New Artist: Alessia Cara -- WINNER Khalid Lil Uzi Vert Julia Michaels SZA POP FIELD Best Pop Solo Performance: "Love So Soft" — Kelly Clarkson "Praying" — Kesha "Million Reasons" — Lady Gaga "What About Us" — P!nk "Shape Of You" — Ed Sheeran -- WINNER Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Something Just Like This" — The Chainsmokers & Coldplay "Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber "Thunder" — Imagine Dragons "Feel It Still" — Portugal. The Man -- WINNER "Stay" — Zedd & Alessia Cara Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version) — Michael Bublé Triplicate — Bob Dylan In Full Swing — Seth MacFarlane Wonderland — Sarah McLachlan Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — (Various Artists) Dae Bennett, Producer -- WINNER Best Pop Vocal Album: Kaleidoscope EP — Coldplay Lust for Life — Lana Del Rey Evolve — Imagine Dragons Rainbow — Kesha Joanne — Lady Gaga ÷ (Divide) — Ed Sheeran -- WINNER DANCE/ELECTRONIC FIELD Best Dance Recording: "Bambro Koyo Ganda" — Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa "Cola" — Camelphat & Elderbrook "Andromeda" — Gorillaz Featuring DRAM "Tonite" — LCD Soundsystem -- WINNER "Line Of Sight" — Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair Best Dance/Electronic Album: Migration — Bonobo 3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk -- WINNER Mura Masa — Mura Masa A Moment Apart — Odesza What Now — Sylvan Esso CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL FIELD Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: What If — The Jerry Douglas Band Spirit — Alex Han Mount Royal — Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge Prototype — Jeff Lorber Fusion -- WINNER Bad Hombre — Antonio Sanchez ROCK FIELD Best Rock Performance: "You Want It Darker" — Leonard Cohen -- WINNER "The Promise" — Chris Cornell "Run" — Foo Fighters "No Good" — Kaleo "Go To War" — Nothing More Best Metal Performance: "Invisible Enemy" — August Burns Red "Black Hoodie" — Body Count "Forever" — Code Orange "Sultan’s Curse" — Mastodon -- WINNER "Clockworks" — Meshuggah Best Rock Song: "Atlas, Rise!" — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica) "Blood In The Cut" — JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay) "Go To War" — Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More) "Run" — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters) -- WINNER "The Stage" — Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold) Best Rock Album: Emperor Of Sand — Mastodon Hardwired…To Self-Destruct — Metallica The Stories We Tell Ourselves — Nothing More Villains — Queens Of the Stone Age A Deeper Understanding — The War On Drugs -- WINNER ALTERNATIVE FIELD Best Alternative Music Album: Everything Now — Arcade Fire Humanz — Gorillaz American Dream — LCD Soundsystem Pure Comedy — Father John Misty Sleep Well Beast — The National -- WINNER R&B FIELD Best R&B Performance: "Get You" — Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis "Distraction" — Kehlani "High" — Ledisi "That’s What I Like" — Bruno Mars -- WINNER "The Weekend" — SZA Best Traditional R&B Performance: "Laugh And Move On" — The Baylor Project "Redbone" — Childish Gambino -- WINNER "What I’m Feelin'" — Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones| "All The Way" — Ledisi "Still" — Mali Music Best R&B Song: "First Began" — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton) "Location" — Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid) "Redbone" — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino) "Supermodel" — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA) "That’s What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) -- WINNER Best Urban Contemporary Album: Free 6LACK — 6LACK "Awaken, My Love!" — Childish Gambino American Teen — Khalid Ctrl — SZA Starboy — The Weeknd -- WINNER Best R&B Album: Freudian — Daniel Caesar Let Love Rule — Ledisi 24K Magic — Bruno Mars -- WINNER Gumbo — PJ Morton Feel the Real –Musiq Soulchild RAP FIELD Best Rap Performance: "Bounce Back" — Big Sean "Bodak Yellow" — Cardi B "4:44" — Jay-Z "HUMBLE." — Kendrick Lamar -- WINNER "Bad And Boujee" — Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert Best Rap/Sung Performance: "PRBLMS" — 6LACK "Crew" — Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy "Family Feud" — Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé "LOYALTY." — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna -- WINNER "Love Galore" — SZA Featuring Travis Scott Best Rap Song: "Bodak Yellow" — Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B) "Chase Me" — Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi) "HUMBLE." — Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) -- WINNER "Sassy" — Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody) "The Story Of O.J." — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z) Best Rap Album: 4:44 — Jay-Z DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar -- WINNER Culture — Migos Laila’s Wisdom — Rapsody Flower Boy — Tyler, The Creator COUNTRY FIELD Best Country Solo Performance: "Body Like A Back Road" — Sam Hunt "Losing You: –Alison Krauss "Tin Man" — Miranda Lambert "I Could Use A Love Song" — Maren Morris "Either Way" — Chris Stapleton -- WINNER Best Country Duo/Group Performance: "It Ain’t My Fault" — Brothers Osborne "My Old Man" — Zac Brown Band "You Look Good" — Lady Antebellum "Better Man" — Little Big Town -- WINNER "Drinkin’ Problem" — Midland Best Country Song: "Better Man" — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town) "Body Like A Back Road" — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt) "Broken Halos" — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) -- WINNER "Drinkin’ Problem" — Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland) "Tin Man" — Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) Best Country Album: Cosmic Hallelujah — Kenny Chesney Heart Break — Lady Antebellum The Breaker — Little Big Town Life Changes — Thomas Rhett From a Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton -- WINNER NEW AGE FIELD Best New Age Album: Reflection — Brian Eno SongVersation: Medicine — India.Arie Dancing On Water — Peter Kater -- WINNER Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 5 — Kitaro Spiral Revelation — Steve Roach JAZZ FIELD Best Improvised Jazz Solo: "Can’t Remember Why" — Sara Caswell, soloist "Dance Of Shiva" — Billy Childs, soloist "Whisper Not" — Fred Hersch, soloist "Miles Beyond" — John McLaughlin, soloist -- WINNER "Ilimba" — Chris Potter, soloist Best Jazz Vocal Album: The Journey — The Baylor Project A Social Call — Jazzmeia Horn Bad Ass and Blind — Raul Midón Porter Plays Porter — Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King Dreams and Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant -- WINNER Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Uptown, Downtown — Bill Charlap Trio Rebirth — Billy Childs -- WINNER Project Freedom –Joey DeFrancesco & The People Open Book — Fred Hersch The Dreamer Is the Dream — Chris Potter Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: MONK’estra Vol. 2 — John Beasley Jigsaw — Alan Ferber Big Band Bringin’ It — Christian McBride Big Band -- WINNER Homecoming — Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne Whispers on the Wind — Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge Best Latin Jazz Album: Hybrido – From Rio To Wayne Shorter — Antonio Adolfo Oddara — Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Outra Coisa – The Music Of Moacir Santos — Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves Típico — Miguel Zenón Jazz Tango — Pablo Ziegler Trio -- WINNER GOSPEL/ CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD Best Gospel Performance/Song: "Too Hard Not To" — Tina Campbell "You Deserve It" — JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise Featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn "Better Days" — Le’Andria "My Life" — The Walls Group "Never Have To Be Alone" — CeCe Winans -- WINNER Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: "Oh My Soul" — Casting Crowns "Clean" — Natalie Grant "What A Beautiful Name" — Hillsong Worship -- WINNER "Even If" — MercyMe "Hills And Valleys" — Tauren Wells Best Gospel Album: Crossover: Live From Music City — Travis Greene Bigger Than Me — Le’Andria Close — Marvin Sapp Sunday Song — Anita Wilson Let Them Fall in Love — CeCe Winans -- WINNER Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Rise — Danny Gokey Echoes (Deluxe Edition) — Matt Maher Lifer — MercyMe Hills and Valleys — Tauren Wells Chain Breaker — Zach Williams -- WINNER Best Roots Gospel Album: The Best Of the Collingsworth Family – Volume 1 — The Collingsworth Family Give Me Jesus — Larry Cordle Resurrection — Joseph Habedank Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope — Reba McEntire -- WINNER Hope for All Nations — Karen Peck & New River LATIN FIELD Best Latin Pop Album: Lo Único Constante — Alex Cuba Mis Planes Son Amarte — Juanes Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Ciudad De México, 2017 — La Santa Cecilia Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos) — Natalia Lafourcade El Dorado — Shakira -- WINNER Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Ayo — Bomba Estéreo Pa’ Fuera — C4 Trío & Desorden Público Salvavidas De Hielo — Jorge Drexler El Paradise — Los Amigos Invisibles Residente — Residente -- WINNER Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): Ni Diablo Ni Santo — Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda Ayer Y Hoy — Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga Momentos — Alex Campos Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas — Aida Cuevas -- WINNER Zapateando En El Norte — Humberto Novoa, producer (Various Artists) Best Tropical Latin Album: Albita — Albita Art of the Arrangement — Doug Beavers Salsa Big Band — Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta -- WINNER Gente Valiente — Silvestre Dangond Indestructible — Diego El Cigala AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FIELD Best American Roots Performance: Killer Diller Blues — Alabama Shakes -- WINNER Let My Mother Live — Blind Boys Of Alabama Arkansas Farmboy — Glen Campbell Steer Your Way — Leonard Cohen I Never Cared For You — Alison Krauss Best American Roots Song: "Cumberland Gap" — David Rawlings "I Wish You Well" — The Mavericks "If We Were Vampires" — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit -- WINNER "It Ain’t Over Yet" — Rodney Crowell Featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White "My Only True Friend" –Gregg Allman Best Americana Album: Southern Blood — Gregg Allman Shine On Rainy Day — Brent Cobb Beast Epic — Iron & Wine The Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit -- WINNER Brand New Day — The Mavericks Best Bluegrass Album: Fiddler’s Dream — Michael Cleveland Laws Of Gravity — The Infamous Stringdusters -- WINNER (TIE) Original — Bobby Osborne Universal Favorite — Noam Pikelny All The Rage – In Concert Volume One [Live] — Rhonda Vincent And The Rage -- WINNER (TIE) Best Traditional Blues Album: Migration Blues — Eric Bibb Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio — Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio Roll And Tumble — R.L. Boyce Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train — Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi Blue & Lonesome — The Rolling Stones -- WINNER Best Contemporary Blues Album: Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm — Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Recorded Live In Lafayette — Sonny Landreth TajMo — Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' -- WINNER Got Soul — Robert Randolph & The Family Band Live From The Fox Oakland — Tedeschi Trucks Band Best Folk Album: Mental Illness — Aimee Mann -- WINNER Semper Femina — Laura Marling The Queen Of Hearts — Offa Rex You Don’t Own Me Anymore — The Secret Sisters The Laughing Apple — Yusuf / Cat Stevens Best Regional Roots Music Album: Top Of the Mountain — Dwayne Dopsie And The Zydeco Hellraisers Ho’okena 3.0 — Ho’okena Kalenda — Lost Bayou Ramblers -- WINNER Miyo Kekisepa, Make A Stand [Live] — Northern Cree Pua Kiele — Josh Tatofi REGGAE FIELD Best Reggae Album: Chronology — Chronixx Lost In Paradise — Common Kings Wash House Ting — J Boog Stony Hill — Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley -- WINNER Avrakedabra — Morgan Heritage WORLD MUSIC FIELD Best World Music Album: Memoria De Los Sentidos — Vicente Amigo Para Mi — Buika Rosa Dos Ventos — Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration — Ladysmith Black Mambazo -- WINNER Elwan — Tinariwen CHILDREN’S FIELD Best Children’s Album: Brighter Side — Gustafer Yellowgold Feel What U Feel — Lisa Loeb -- WINNER Lemonade — Justin Roberts Rise Shine #Woke — Alphabet Rockers Songs Of Peace & Love For Kids & Parents Around The World — Ladysmith Black Mambazo SPOKEN WORD FIELD Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): Astrophysics For People In A Hurry — Neil Degrasse Tyson Born To Run — Bruce Springsteen Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter — Shelly Peiken Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders) — Bernie Sanders And Mark Ruffalo The Princess Diarist — Carrie Fisher -- WINNER COMEDY FIELD Best Comedy Album: The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas — Dave Chappelle -- WINNER Cinco — Jim Gaffigan Jerry Before Seinfeld — Jerry Seinfeld A Speck Of Dust — Sarah Silverman What Now? — Kevin Hart MUSICAL THEATER FIELD Best Musical Theater Album: Come From Away — Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Dear Evan Hansen — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording) -- WINNER Hello, Dolly! — Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording) MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA FIELD Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Baby Driver — (Various Artists) Guardians Of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 — (Various Artists) Hidden Figures: The Album — (Various Artists) La La Land — (Various Artists) -- WINNER Moana: The Songs — (Various Artists) Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: Arrival — Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer Dunkirk — Hans Zimmer, composer Game Of Thrones: Season 7 — Ramin Djawadi, composer Hidden Figures — Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers La La Land — Justin Hurwitz, composer -- WINNER Best Song Written For Visual Media: "City Of Stars" — Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone) "How Far I’ll Go" — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho) -- WINNER "I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (‘Fifty Shades Darker’)" — Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift) "Never Give Up" — Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia) "Stand Up For Something" — Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day Featuring Common) COMPOSING/ ARRANGING FIELD Best Instrumental Composition: "Alkaline" — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet) "Choros #3" — Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne) "Home Free (For Peter Joe)" — Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith) "Three Revolutions" — Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & Chucho Valdés) -- WINNER "Warped Cowboy" — Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge) Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: "All Hat, No Saddle" — Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge) "Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can" — John Williams, arranger (John Williams) -- WINNER "Home Free (For Peter Joe)" — Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith) "Ugly Beauty/Pannonica" — John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley) "White Christmas" — Chris Walden, arranger (Herb Alpert) Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: "Another Day Of Sun" — Justin Hurwitz, arranger (La La Land Cast) "Every Time We Say Goodbye" — Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes Featuring Jane Monheit) "I Like Myself" — Joel McNeely, arranger (Seth MacFarlane) "I Loves You Porgy/There’s A Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon For New York" — Shelly Berg, Gregg Field, Gordon Goodwin & Clint Holmes, arrangers (Clint Holmes Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater And The Count Basie Orchestra) "Putin" — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman) -- WINNER PACKAGE FIELD Best Recording Package: El Orisha De La Rosa — Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz) -- WINNER (TIE) Mura Masa — Alex Crossan & Matt De Jong, art directors (Mura Masa) Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) -- WINNER (TIE) Sleep Well Beast — Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors (The National) Solid State — Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton) Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta — Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists) Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (1984 – 2014) — Tom Hingston, art director (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds) May 1977: Get Shown The Light — Masaki Koike, art director (Grateful Dead) The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists) -- WINNER Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares — Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists) NOTES FIELD Best Album Notes: Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With The Truth — Wayne Bledsoe & Bradley Reeves, album notes writers (Various Artists) Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition — Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists) The Complete Piano Works Of Scott Joplin — Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling) Edouard-Léon Scott De Martinville, Inventor Of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute— David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists) Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings — Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding) -- WINNER Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams — Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (Washington Phillips) HISTORICAL FIELD Best Historical Album: Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta — Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists) The Goldberg Variations – The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould) Leonard Bernstein – The Composer — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein) - WINNER Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa — Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams — Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Washington Phillips) PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Every Where Is Some Where — Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat & Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (K.Flay) Is This The Life We Really Want? — Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies & Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Roger Waters) Natural Conclusion — Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Rose Cousins) No Shape — Shawn Everett & Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Perfume Genius) 24K Magic — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars) -- WINNER Producer Of the Year, Non-Classical: Calvin Harris Greg Kurstin -- WINNER Blake Mills No I.D. The Stereotypes Best Remixed Recording: "Can’t Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix)" — Louie Vega, remixer (Loleatta Holloway) "Funk O’ De Funk (SMLE Remix)" — SMLE, remixers (Bobby Rush) "Undercover (Adventure Club Remix)" — Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixers (Kehlani) "A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)" — Four Tet, remixer (The xx) "You Move (Latroit Remix)" — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode) -- WINNER SURROUND SOUND FIELD Best Surround Sound Album: Early Americans — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom) -- WINNER Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra And Choir) So Is My Love — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96) 3-D The Catalogue — Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (Kraftwerk) Tyberg: Masses — Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale) PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL FIELD Best Engineered Album, Classical: Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude & War Songs — Gary Call, engineer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra) Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies — Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) -- WINNER Tyberg: Masses — John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale) Producer Of the Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh Manfred Eicher David Frost -- WINNER Morten Lindberg Judith Sherman CLASSICAL FIELD Best Orchestral Performance: Concertos For Orchestra — Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches — Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) Debussy: Images; Jeux & La Plus Que Lente — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) Mahler: Symphony No. 5 — Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra) Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) -- WINNER Best Opera Recording: Berg: Lulu — Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna, Marlis Petersen & Johan Reuter; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) Berg: Wozzeck — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School Of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus) -- WINNER Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles — Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecień, Matthew Polenzani & Nicolas Testé; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) Handel: Ottone — George Petrou, conductor; Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D’Oro) Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel — Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer, Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova; Ilya Petrov, producer (Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus) Best Choral Performance: Bryars: The Fifth Century — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing) -- WINNER Handel: Messiah — Andrew Davis, conductor; Noel Edison, chorus master (Elizabeth DeShong, John Relyea, Andrew Staples & Erin Wall; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir) Mansurian: Requiem — Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master (Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond; Münchener Kammerorchester; RIAS Kammerchor) Music Of the Spheres — Nigel Short, conductor (Tenebrae) Tyberg: Masses — Brian A. Schmidt, conductor (Christopher Jacobson; South Dakota Chorale) Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1 — Arcangelo Death & The Maiden — Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra -- WINNER Divine Theatre – Sacred Motets By Giaches De Wert — Stile Antico Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann — Joyce Yang & Augustin Hadelich Martha Argerich & Friends – Live From Lugano 2016 — Martha Argerich & Various Artists Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Bach: The French Suites — Murray Perahia Haydn: Cello Concertos — Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsch Kammerphilharmonie Bremen) Levina: The Piano Concertos — Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 — Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester) Transcendental — Daniil Trifonov -- WINNER Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas — Philippe Jaroussky; Petra Müllejans, conductor (Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann & Juan de la Rubia; Freiburger Barockorchester) Crazy Girl Crazy – Music By Gershwin, Berg & Berio — Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig) -- WINNER Gods & Monsters — Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist In War & Peace – Harmony Through Music — Joyce DiDonato; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro) Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift — Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra & Style Of Five Ensemble) Best Classical Compendium: Barbara — Alexandre Tharaud; Cécile Lenoir, producer Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer -- WINNER Kurtág: Complete Works For Ensemble & Choir — Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer Les Routes De L’Esclavage — Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bleton, producer Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music Of Nadia Boulanger — Lucy Mauro; Lucy Mauro, producer Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude — Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) Higdon: Viola Concerto — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) -- WINNER Mansurian: Requiem — Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester) Schoenberg, Adam: Picture Studies — Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) Zhou Tian: Concerto For Orchestra — Zhou Tian, composer (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) MUSIC VIDEO/FILM FIELD Best Music Video: "Up All Night" — Beck "Makeba" — Jain "The Story Of O.J." — Jay-Z "Humble." — Kendrick Lamar -- WINNER "1-800-273-8255" — Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid Best Music Film: One More Time With Feeling — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Long Strange Trip — (The Grateful Dead) The Defiant Ones — (Various Artists) -- WINNER Soundbreaking — (Various Artists) Two Trains Runnin' — (Various Artists)

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fardell24b · 7 years

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13th January 2018 Writings

13th

Excerpt from: A Meeting of Consequence

She sighed inwardly, knowing that meeting a string of strange men in a cafe was a given in the deal she struck in order to be able to attend the university. She looked him over and saw that he had ordered something unusual. But that was still not everything that had to be met. He sat down. “What brings someone like you to a cafe like this?” he asked, with emphasis on the second person pronoun.

“Oh, something,” she said as she had been directed and then waited for the second phrase. This was always the part she was most nervous about.

“Stability is important, I. M. G. Trouble can come at any moment,” the man said.

'Here goes,' she thought as she completed the code talk. “Truth is needed, but here it is R. N. T. Today is a not a day of trouble.” The man relaxed and took a tiny box out of his jacket pocket.

“This is what you need to pass along,” he said almost in a whisper/

Isabelle nodded, and finished her cappuccino in a gulp. Simultaneously she swept the box into her handbag. “Thanks for the meeting, but you're not my type!” she said loudly as she stood up.

Robert turned as the younger woman left the table. He would have preferred that she stay longer, but he knew what the rules were. He looked out the window and waited until he could see her cross the mall (twirling the end of one of her braids as she did so) before disappearing into an allyway on the other side. Once she was out of sight he took a sip from his order. He immediately spat it out. It was absolutely atrocious!

Isabelle entered her university via a side gate and entered a secluded garden between two of the faculties. She then placed the box beneath the single oak tree, to the side of a birdbath. She waited, but she didn't have to wait long. Another woman appeared, and took the box. “There was no trouble.”

“No trouble at all,” Isabelle answered.

“You can go now. You'll receive further instructions at a later time.”

“Yes, Ma'am.” Isabelle turned and then went towards a bathroom in one of the nearby faculties. She had class in less than fifteen minutes, and she wanted to look like her regular self.

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Excerpt from: Daria – Trouble with a Video Assignment

Fifteen minutes later, they arrived outside Jane's house. Quinn knocked on the door. A young man came to the door. “Hello.”

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Excerpt from: Trouble in the Future

“That wasn't likely anway,” Leigh said.

“True,” Louise said. She looked at Leigh. “I'll see you on Boxing Day!”

“Some here, bye!”

Louise pressed something on the tablet device. A moment later, there was a flash of light, and she had vanished, travelling back uptime.

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Excerpts from: 2002 in Armidale

Leigh had unpacked (mostly) when there was a knock at the door. She opened the door. “Leigh.”

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Excerpts from: Doctor Who: Changes in Time and Space

After Lana left, the Doctor focused on the problem at hand. Why was it that the Stargate wormhole was interfering with the TARDIS's ability to track it?

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Excerpts from: Ages of Change – Future Timeline

11 – 17 May 2020

Gabbard wins the West Virginia Primary.

Oprah Winfrey wins the Georgian Primary.

18 – 24 May 2020

Gabbard wins the Kentucky Primary.

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March 2021

A trade agreement is agreed between the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Excerpt from: Reverse Map Game 2017 – 1883

Americas

The proportion of Minnesota Norse speakers in Midgard County drops below 79%.

In eastern Minnesota overall, the number drops below 35%.

In Minnesota overall, the number drops below 18%.

Within the US overall (excluding Minnesota) it drops below 3%.

The Dixie Rebellion suffers a major defeat, with Atlanta being recaptured by US forces.

Europe

Charles Robinson's mentor Terrance Pollard retires from his Oxford Professorship at 75.

The Cornish Assembly is abolished.

Danish forces continue to drive back the Yggrasil forces in Jutland.

The Muslim War continues as Ottoman forces are forced back...

Africa

...

Asia

The Ottomans stamp out the last of the rebels in Anatolia.

Australasia

Antipodea

New South Wales

Armidale's population reaches 2100.

Dubbo's population reaches 3400.

Hawai'i

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Total: 675

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New York Comic Con feels like it gets bigger every year.

With that said, of all the TV and movie offerings I had the chance to preview at this year’s New York Comic Con, I’ve highlighted my top five below, in no specific order.

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The comic is now being adapted into a TV series (Remender is credited as one of the executive producers, along with the Russo Brothers, among others) that will debut on Syfy in January, and those who attended its NYCC panel got to screen the first full episode.

“Gritty,” “grim,” and “murdery” aren’t unique traits for a show to have in the ever-growing field of comic book and superhero television (see: Gotham; every single Marvel superhero show on Netflix; Arrow and even some elements of Riverdale). But Deadly Class boasts few elements — like Henry Rollins playing a professor who teaches an “Introduction to Poison” course or its Harry Potter-esque setting — that heighten and brighten its world.

Deadly Class premieres January 16, 2019, on Syfy.

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s beloved 2014 vampire roommate mockumentary will get ported over to television via FX in spring 2019, and attendees of the show’s NYCC panel were treated to a screening of the pilot episode.

Fans of the film will remember that Clement and Waiti (who hadn’t yet found mainstream fame for directing Thor: Ragnarok) starred in, co-directed, and co-wrote it. They’re back for the show as executive producers, along with Paul Simms, but are handing over the starring roles to three new vamps played by Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, and Matt Berry. Harvey Guillen, meanwhile, plays their faithful and scene-stealing human servant.

What We Do in The Shadows doesn’t yet have an exact premiere date, but is slated to premiere on FX in the spring.

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One of the common themes of the new TV shows featured at NYCC concerned fictional schools and academies — and more specifically, how broken they can be or what they signify. Deadly Class is about a literal prep school for death dealers, and one of the main conflicts of Netflix’s upcoming The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is centered on the dark magic school that Sabrina is supposed to attend.

The Umbrella Academy fits that theme, but explores something different entirely: the idea of a chosen family. The series is adapted from the Eisner Award-winning 2007 comic book of the same name, by Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá.

Attendees of the show’s NYCC panel got to see stylish footage from the series, which featured the beginning of the group’s formation and slivers of the numbers (the members of the Academy have numbers, i.e. #7, as code names) showing off their superpowers.

The Umbrella Academy premieres Feb. 19, 2019 on Netflix.

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One of the most intriguing things about X-Men: Dark Phoenix isn’t necessarily a good thing. The movie’s release date has been continuously pushed back — it was originally scheduled to release on theaters in November 2018, then was pushed to February 2019, and then pushed again to June 2019.

This much jumping around and uncertainty isn’t usually a good thing for movies. So it’s possible that Fox wanted to calm some of fans’ reservations by scheduling a NYCC event.

Audience members at Dark Phoenix’s off-site panel got to see the first 13 minutes of the movie, which features the team going to space to save a NASA mission gone awry. Jean Grey (played by Sophie Turner) seemingly becomes a casualty, but not so fast — cosmic rays bombard her, and for some unexplained reason, she survives.

As any X-Men fan could tell you, said unexplained reason is that Jean is imbued with the Phoenix Force, a cosmic entity with immense power.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix hits theaters on June 7, 2019.

But Hopper’s biggest crowd-pleasing moment during the panel came when he and original Hellboy comic creator Mike Mignola showed a brief trailer for the upcoming movie.

We’re introduced to a more rambunctious, ruder, and less weary Hellboy than the one originated by Ron Perlman in the original film. The footage from the new movie suggests it will skew darker and more along the lines of a horror movie with a go-for-broke energy (think: a giant sword engulfed in flames) than the fantasy world that director Guillermo del Toro created in 2004.

This isn’t to say that del Toro did a bad job — far from it. But Harbour, Mignola, and director Neil Marshall are aiming for something completely new and different with the character and the story, rather than trying to trace over the steps of the work of a master like del Toro. And by the looks of it so far, they’ve done just that.

Hellboy hits theaters on April 12, 2019.

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