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Year-End Poll #7: 1956

One of the interesting things about doing these polls is seeing how going through each decade starts to feel like a countdown to some great cultural moment. I imagine the 60s polls will feel like a countdown to Beatlemania, the 70s to disco, the 80s to the MTV era, the 90s to grunge, the 00s to the mp3 era, and the 10s to streaming. And the 50s felt like a countdown to Elvis Presley.

So much has already been said about Elvis, from his "King of Rock and Roll" moniker; to his producer' Sam Phillips' infamous quote about making a billion dollars using a white man to make Black music; to the numerous controversies and legends that could only be attached to a figure of this level of cultural impact -- for better or for worse. As many know, one of the Elvis songs featured in this poll, Hound Dog, was a cover of the blues song originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton. For the sake of these polls, the songs will be voted based on the versions that reached the Billboard charts. However, I still found it important to highlight the song's origins. Many may also know that his rendition of Hound Dog lead to an outrage of controversy, because he had the audacity to move his h*ps on The Milton Berle Show.

If you disregard Elvis the Pelvis, however, the top of the 1956 charts may not feel all that different from prior years. We still see a lot of the traditional pop, vocal quartets, and jazz standards we've grown accustomed to. Which makes sense. Not only do changes rarely happen overnight, but the full snapshot of the culture at any given time can rarely be seen in the Billboard charts -- much less the top ten picks from said chart. However, something is definitely different.

In my opinion, the most telling evidence of this change isn't Elvis Presley. It's Kay Starr's Rock and Roll Waltz. For one, it's a novelty song -- a style of music popular in this decade and will only see more popularity as we move into the 60s. But it goes beyond that. The joke of the song is that the narrator of the song sees her parents try to dance the waltz to this new "rock and roll" music, and she's commenting on the absurdity of it. As the song says, "it's old, but it's new". Some less charitable modern listeners may even call it the "how do you do, fellow kids?" of 1956. That's how you know that something is shifting in the culture, and record labels are scrambling to catch up.

In addition to the change in sound, 1956 also brings us an expanded Billboard Chart to pull from. With more young people listening to their own music, charts began to focus more on retail record sales, rather than performances in public venues like previous years. However, we're still a few years away from the Billboard Top 100.

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the longer I spend in my mother’s house, the more I remember why I was so eager to leave. have you done a web weaving about realizing you’ve been through more pain than you gave yourself credit for?

your comparatives are lovely and so well thought out; ty for your thoughts and this space 💚

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"If I Were You" (1971)

Written for Elvis by Gerald Nelson*, Elvis recorded the song on June 8, 1971 at the RCA’s Studio B Nashville. His recording of "If I Were You" was released in the album "Love Letter's From Elvis" on June 16, 1971.

Guitar: James Burton, Chip Young, Elvis Presley. Bass: Norbert Putnam. Drums: Jerry Carrigan. Piano: David Briggs. Organ & Harmonica: Charlie McCoy. OVERDUBS, Guitar: James Burton. Organ: David Briggs. Percussion: Jerry Carrigan. Percussion & Vibes: Farrell Morris. Steel Guitar: Weldon Myrick. Trumpet: Charlie McCoy, George Tidwell, Don Sheffield, Glenn Baxter. Saxophone: Wayne Butler, Norman Ray. Flute, Saxophone & Clarinet: Skip Lane. Trombone: Gene Mullins. Flute & Trombone: William Puett. Vocals: Mary Holladay, Mary (Jeannie) Green, Dolores Edgin, Ginger Holladay, Millie Kirkham, June Page, Temple Riser, Sonja Montgomery, Joe Babcock, The Jordanaires, The Imperials. Source: elvisthemusic.com

ELVIS, ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE SONG RECORDING: Los Angeles, June 7th 1971

"IF I WERE YOU" LYRICS

The sandman comes to my house late each night But it's way in the morning before he turns out my life It's times like this my darling I can see If I were you I'd know that I love me The great snowman I've been called by all But it looks like this time I'm gonna fall It's times like this my darling I can see Oooh If I were you I'd know that I love me Wind and rain and storm closin' in on me I've walked the streets alone with my self sympathy Can you hear me saying hopefully Oooh If I were you I'd know that I love me Wind and rain and storm closin' in on me I've walked the streets alone with my self sympathy Can you hear me saying hopefully If I were you I'd know that I love me Oooh If I were you I'd know that I love me

Lyricist: Gerald Nelson

* ABOUT THE SONGWRITER: Curiously, "If I Were You" is the only non-soundtrack song Gerald Nelson wrote for the King. According to Nelson, he was asked by Lamar Fike or Freddy Bienstock to write songs for Elvis' movies. Some were chosen and some didn't, naturally. The thing is: given the type of movies Elvis was in, in mid to late 60s, most of the songs Nelson wrote for him had to fulfill a purpose: fit the movie plot. Nelson wrote for Elvis some of the poorest tasted material of the King's music career (needless to say that's on the Hollywood producers), such as the song "Yoga Is As Yoga Does" featured in the soundtrack of the movie "Easy Come, Easy Go" (1967). Even though the songs Gerald Nelson wrote didn't turn out to be (not even close to) greatest hits for Elvis, some had a spotlight of their own, like "Clambake" and "Double Trouble", both title tracks to those 1967 films mentioned.

There's an interview with Gerald Nelson I found in an Elvis Forum. He speaks about what he thinks of the songs he wrote for EP, a little bit about the recording sessions and his reason why he chose to release an album with the demos he taped to send to Elvis' staff.

I thought it might be fun to put together a CD of the original demonstration recordings of songs that I wrote for Elvis Presley. Some he recorded, some he didn’t. He was such a good friend and I respected his friendship so much that I never ask him to record any of my work. Lamar Fike or Freddy Beanstalk put those that he did in his hands. Usually they would send me a script and say: ”Write something for this movie”. For the most part that was either fun or insane. Gerald Nelson, lyricist READ THE FULL 2010 INTERVIEW HERE

In 2003, Gerald Nelson released the album "Songs I Wrote for Elvis" in which demos of the songs he wrote for the King are presented. Below, the demo records of the song “If I Were You”, sung by Gerald Nelson.

If you'd like to hear the FULL ALBUM to find out which songs Nelson wrote for Elvis or wonder how the King would sound in the ones he didn't, here's a playlist on Youtube.

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2022 best of

best parts

Nick Matthews - Venture x Uprise / Nike x HUF

Mason Coletti - RIGHT HERE FOR PABLO . Deep Fried Pescado

Eddie Cernicky - Deep Fried Pescado . RIGHT HERE FOR PABLO

Tiago Lemos - Primitive DEFINE.

Gustav Tønnesen - SOUR SOLUTION III

Leonardo Bodelazzi - Leozinho

Juan Virues - Hotel Blue pro ‘penthouse suite’

Cyrus & Max - Limosine Promaster . “Toes Down” . i just took a bite of dirt

Diego Todd - Hockey X

Braden Hoban - emerica Emerge

Tristan Funkhouser - Baker 420 . Deep Fried x Baker

Nyjah Huston - Need That . Shine On . “DISRUPTION”

Tyshawn Jones - “Play Dead” . KINGDOM COME . ‘The General’

Carlos Ribeiro - Primitive DEFINE.

Gilbert Crockett - DENIM CAR

Grant Taylor - Fantastic Voyage

Will Marshall - Alltimers You Deserve It

Lucien Clarke - LAUST IN TRANSLATION

Shaun Paul - DC ‘NorthUnda’

Noah Nayef - April

Elijah Odom - Alltimers You Deserve It . Andrew RASCAL

Brian Reid - Brian, Brandon & Will . DGK Zeitgeist

Shin Sanbongi - adidas

Jordan Trahan - Ace ‘Fais Low Low’

Bobby de Keyzer - Bobby

Brian Delatorre - Live & Direct

Vincent Milou - SOLO: You Changed

Jaakko Ojanen - Manana . E.S.P. vol. 2

Ryan Lay - DR in Color . Sci-Fi Fantasy

Myles Willard - Bones Bearings . ”Myles and The Machine”

Will Mazzari - Brian, Brandon & Will . DGK Zeitgeist

Marcello Campanello - Maxallure pro

Heitor da Silva - Vice Versa Love

Jake Wooten - Big Sky

Felipe Gustavo - CODE

Ishod Wair - REAL

Ish Cepeda - AD ASTRA

Louie Lopez - As You Wish . “Honor Roll” . FA, Again & Again

Danny Renaud - Brass Tacks

Silas Baxter-Neal - Portland Public Skating 3 . Burrow

Brian Delatorre - Habitat Live & Direct

Keiran Zimmerman - Jenny x Emerica

best full-lengths

Polar - Sounds Like You Guys Are Crushing It

Antihero - Fantastic Voyage

GX1000 - RIGHT HERE FOR PABLO

The Sour Solution III

Primitive - DEFINE.

Hockey X

Supreme - “Play Dead”

Alltimers - You Deserve It

Shake Junt - Shrimp Blunt

Bronze TV Channel 56

Element - E.S.P. vol. 2

Deep Fried - Pescado

Cafe - TENOR

Rassvet - “I Missed You”

Homies - Fun Raiser

DGK - Zeitgeist

Plan B - CODE

Emerica - EMPOWER

Bleach USA - “SPIKE”

Foundation - Splendor

best breakout parts

Vince Guzaldo - Bleach USA “SPIKE” . Immortality Research

Davide Holzknecht - Baglady. Pack Light . Hélas

Arthur Ribeiro - Vento Bravo

Blake Norris - FULLER HOUSE

Alan Bell - be honest

Johnny Cumaoglu - Mind How You Go

Joe Campos - Hockey X

Brian O’Dwyer - She’s Cheating

Shane Farber - CONS One-Star Pro x RIDING A HORSE NAKED

Jake Yanko - “MOSQUITO”

Christoph Friedmann - LOBBY DREAMS

Donovan Wildfong - Glue ‘wick & spit’

Marley Humphrey - “DIME BAG”

Jason Nam - carousel

Sam Fairweather - Indy Raw Ams

Shogo Zama - MAGENTAPES

best women’s parts

Breana Geering - Spitifre

Nelly Morville - Limosine Promaster . “Toes Down” . i just took a bite of dirt

Mariah Duran - Thunder

Adrianne Sloboh - Krux

Mami Tezuka - Blood Wizard “Destiny”

Nicole Hause - REAL

Reese Nelson - Birdhouse welcome

best independents

Tim Savage - Brian, Brandon & Will

Fritte Söderström - Jante 5:33 x Jante 11:00

Tor Ström - Is This The Place?

Gray Area: Push Button to Destroy the World

Mettz Quest 2 (nyc)

Eryk Burton - THE TALE OF A TOXIC KING (nyc)

Harry Bergenfield - She’s Cheating (Philly)

Nicolas Marti - be honest (nyc)

Neema Joorabchi - limp x okay then (nyc)

Jeff Cecere - Mind How You Go (nyc)

Felix Soto - “ANGEL” (LA)

Calvin Millar - THE SQUAD (Austin)

Emilio Dufour - MAL CIUDADANO (Uruguay)

My Favorite Things - 31 (Helsinki)

Andrew Meyer - flinch (Philly VX)

Widdip - RIDING A HORSE NAKED (ATL)

Viktor Kretsis - Down Low (Manchester)

gang international - WITH ALL DUE (DC)

Chris Mulhern - [untitled] 006 (Philly)

Leando Chocho - HANDYCAPS_2

Tyler Bamdas - V3

Alex Doyle - CLUB BANGERS 3 (Vancouver)

Portland Public Skating 3

DUPLEX 3 (West Palm Beach FL)

HITTIT 3 (Kopenhagen)

Tristan Warren - MONEY TIME (LA)

Zach Fuller - FULLER HOUSE (SF)

Get Lesta - Darling (UK)

James Morley - GOD BLESS (Toronto)

andres garcia - MILO (LA)

James Cruikshank - SENSIBLES (Paris)

Brian Hunter - SLANG (Long Beach)

Daniel Dent - faith in bro (LA)

best promo / medium-length / squad

Limosine - Promaster . “Toes Down” . i just took a bite of dirt

Free x Vans - Full Circle

The Union Square Video

Game On - Mark Suciu SOTY Trip

Chocolate - Upper Cruster

Primitive x Independent

Austin Bristow - LAUST IN TRANSLATION

eS Terminal 002

Bronze x DC What If God Said

Pangea Jeans - POCKET DIAL

adidas - The Sky Ain’t Falling

Pass~Port Nike

Internet Birthday ep.1

Thunder: Pleather Jacket

SCREWLOOSE - EXILE

Last Resort AB - Alv’s Angels

Thrasher Germany Vacation

RACKZ Gallery - Pandora

adidas Australia - Light Years

Sunday Hardware - LUV YA LOTS x x

Baglady - Pack Light

HUF x Thrasher Brazil

Sk8land Skateshop - Veinte

Cowtown - TWENTY FIVE

Am Scramble 2021

Girl - ‘Desesh Mode’ Euro Tour

CPH OPEN 2021

Poolroom - RUNNER UP

Brick & Mortar - Autumn

Maxallure “INT CIRCLE” . “Beautiful Thoughts”

Dime comp vol 7 - Alexis Lacroix

SLP - KARI

Vans - Scandis

Kadence - DAIS

WKND - BOTTLE NECK SEWAGE . Street Fighters 2 . Alan Gelfand High

WORBLE III: Rough & Tough

Tree skateshop x Delivxry Buenos Aires - TREENIDAD

THE VIOLET PROMO

Stussy - Car Pool

Frog x Thunder

another massive year in skateboarding. hope things are good in your world. tell your friends you love em & let’s persevere to make 2023 even better

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John Kramer got to murder Cecil Adams. Mark Hoffman got to murder Seth Baxter. Logan Nelson got to murder Brad Halloran. William Emmerson got to murder Peter Dunleavy.

But Amanda Young tries to murder Eric Matthews, aNd SuDdEnLY iT's A pRoblEm.

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365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

October 6th - Daredevil

Mathew Murdock was raised by his father in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City.  Matt’s father was a semi-professional boxer known as ‘Battling Jack’ Murdock.  He wanted better things for his son and impressed unto him the importance of studying and staying out of trouble.  The cautiousness this instilled in young Matt earned him the teasing nickname of ‘Daredevil’ amongst his peers.  

When he was an adolescent, Matt saw a blind man walking towards an oncoming truck. Matt pushed the man out of the way. The truck crashed and a radioactive isotope spilled out, striking Matt across the face and blinding him. While recovering in the hospital, Matt discovered his hearing, smell, taste, and touch were amplified to superhuman degrees. He also developed a ‘radar sense’ that formed a mental picture of his surroundings.

Matt came to realize that his augmented senses and radar sense more than compensated for his lack of sight; that it enabled him to performing incredible gymnastic feats.   Matt was sought out by the ninja master known as Stick.  Stick became Matt’s sensei and trained him to use his powers to become  a near-peerless martial artist, acrobat and combatant.  

Not long thereafter, Matt’s father was killed by mobsters after he refused to participate in a fixed boxing match.  An enraged Matt used his powers to track down his father’s killers.  The man responsible ended up suffering from a fatal heart attack.  

Matt went on to college and then law school.  He befriended Foggy Nelson and became romantically involved with the mysterious Elektra Nachos.   At the same time, Matt continued to patrol the city as Daredevil, a costumed crime fighter who protected the innocent from criminals.

After graduation from law school, Matt and Foggy opened up the own practice providing legal council to the underserved populations of the city.  An early client was The Fantastic Four who asked Murdock and Nelson to represent them in renegotiating the lease for The Baxter Building.  

Matt’s activities as Daredevil led to his encountering numerous heroes and villains, including The Sub-Mariner, Spider-Man, Dr. Doom and Ka-Zar.  He has had many enemies but perhaps known greater than Wilson Fisk, thyself-appointed ‘Kingpin of Crime.’  Daredevil and The Kingpin would match wits on countless occasions and the villain has been Daredevil’s most persistent arch nemesis.  

Just as perilous as his adventures as Daredevil has been Matt’s love life.  His college sweetheart, Elektra, would resurface as a ninja assassin working for The Hand.  He has had romances with Karen Page, Heather Glenn, Natasha Romanova, Maya Lopez, Dakota North, Milla Donovan and many others.  Many of these affairs have ended tragically as Matt’s enemies have often sought to use his loved ones as a weapon against him.  

Along with his many foes Matt has also made powerful allies.  He has been a member of both The Defenders and The Avengers and has had longstanding friendships with Spider-Man, The Black Widow, Luke Cage, Dr. Strange and fellow lawyer, Jennifer Walter (The Savage She-Hulk). 

Actor Rex Smith portrayed the hero in the television move, The Trial of The Incredible Hulk; actor Ben Affleck also played the hero in the 20th Century Fox movie, Daredevil; and actor Charlie Cox has portrayed the character int he Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in the Netflix series, Daredevil.  The hero fist appeared in Daredevil Vol. 1 #1 (1964).  

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Is this anything?

The Golden Trio as Columbo Killer Archetypes

Kendall Roy - The Sad Sack Killer

Examples: Adrian Carsini (Donald Pleasence) in Any Old Port in a Storm, Emmett Clayton (Laurence Harvey) in The Most Dangerous Match, and Beth Chadwick (Susan Clark) in Lady in Waiting

Desperate and feral when cornered, these frantic but repressed killers often think of themselves as the true victim. They feel overlooked or threatened by someone more confident, more talented, or that frankly bullies them. This killer lashes out because they feel like the victim is about to steal their spotlight before they can even enjoy it. They’re terrified of Columbo, viewing him as a walking reminder of their guilt; but it’s maybe this guilt that makes them reach out to him for some kind of absolution.

See also Ruth Lytten (Joyce Van Patten) in Old Fashioned Murder

Shiv Roy - The Ambitious Killer

Examples: Oliver Brandt (Theodore Bikel) in The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case, Kay Freestone (Trish Van Devere) in Make Me a Perfect Murder, and Milo Janus (Robert Conrad) in An Exercise in Fatality

Far more direct, cunning, and assured than the Sad Sack Killer. They appear confident and dazzling, and rely heavily on charisma and wit. They and their immediate companions are fully aware of the killer’s intellect and prowess in their chosen field, but their fatal weakness is overestimating these qualities. Infatuated with their own creative genius, they plan too much, and often reveal more than they wish when cornered. However, you can’t deny they keep their eye on the prize: anything to get ahead in their field, anything to cover up their crimes. These are the ones who look down the most on Columbo, and therefore are the most pissed off during the Gotcha moment.

See also Alex Benedict (John Cassavetes) in Etude in Black and any of Jack Cassidy’s characters

Roman Roy - The Impish Killer

Examples: Roger Stanford (Roddy McDowall) in Short Fuse, Nelson Brenner (Patrick McGoohan) in Identity Crisis, and Leslie Williams (Lee Grant) in Ransom for a Dead Man

These killers actively enjoy playing mind games with Columbo. They are eccentric and distinct personalities. They appear to enjoy their clever acts of murder more than the other two archetypes who simply view the murders as means to an end. To the impish killer, their murders are like entertaining set pieces, and they thoroughly enjoy watching Columbo seemingly trapped in their tangled web. They wanna have fun in everything they do in life, and if that includes murder, nice. While they have disdain for Columbo, they also kind of want his approval, too. 

See also Dexter Paris (Martin Landau) in Double Shock and Joe Devlin (Clive Revill) in The Conspirators

i worked way too hard on this to be ignored, dan

BONUS ROYS

Logan Roy - The Protect My Legacy Killer

Examples: Col. Lyle C. Rumford (Patrick McGoohan) in By Dawn’s Early Light, Luis Montoya (Ricardo Montalban) in A Matter of Honor, and Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister (Eddie Albert) in Dead Weight.

This killer puts forth a front of icy control that can easily turn into reassuring charm that fades when they feel their legacy is threatened. They’ve internalized their own legend, convincing themselves they really are as dazzlingly heroic and in control of every situation as their reputation says. They are so protective of their legacy, their life’s work, that they justify murder as a necessary evil. Because of their age and experience, they tend to appreciate Columbo’s intelligence more quickly than the other killers. However, they are still so secure in their own invulnerability they can’t believe they won’t get away with it until the last second.

See also Dr. Marshall Cahill (Jose Ferrer) in Mind Over Mayhem, Viveca Scott (Vera Miles) in Lovely But Lethal, Nora Chandler (Anne Baxter) in Requiem for a Falling Star, and Commissioner Mark Halperin (Richard Kiley) in A Friend in Deed

Connor Roy - The No Business Being a Killer Killer

Examples: Nicholas Frame (Richard Basehart) & Lilian Stanhope (Honor Blackman) in Dagger of the Mind, Ward Fowler (William Shatner) in Fade in to Murder, and Tommy Brown (Johnny Cash) in Swan Song

Affable, personable, but often theatrical to the point of comical, these killers are near-sympathetic oddballs who develop a playful relationship with Columbo. They kill because they’re frail and not always too bright, and don’t know what else to do when past romantic entanglements, gambling debts, etc. catch up to them. They are either relieved when they’re caught or the pressure makes them go crazy.

See also Grace Wheeler Willis (Janet Leigh) in Forgotten Lady

[danny-chase]

I mean, on Earth-2, there was no apartheid, and post-Crisis, Kory was framed for the murder of a Nelson Mandela stand-in, so, the Mandela effect, even called that by Bonnie Baxter, is canon. But old timelines also feel like dreams, unless you're chosen to be the new Time Trapper or something.

Excuse me but, WHAT is going on in Earth-2

[marvelreader]

Daredevil #2 (Apr 2, 1964)

Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, hires the services of Nelson & Murdock to help with the new lease for the Baxter Building while the FF are away in D.C. When Matt goes to check the building out, he finds Electro trying to rob it.

Lee / Orlando / Colletta

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100 Cartoon Villains Of All Time

The Evil Queen Skeletor Scar Shredder Joker Jafar Ursula Cruella De Vil Gaston Mr Burns Plankton Elmer Fudd Maleficent Shan Yu Lex Luthor Hades Queen Of Hearts Magneto Claude Frollo Captain Hook Lady Tremaine Riddler Venom Sideshow Bob Mojo JoJo Him Chernabog Marvin the Martian Zira Sid Doctor Facilier Zim Vector Jessie And James Yzma Shredder 2012 Lots-o'-Huggin Bear Hans Angelica Kingpin Prowder Madam Mim Gothel Drizella Doctor Doofenshmirtz Doctor Doom Feathers McGraw Vegeta Doctor Octopus El Macho Tai Lung Smee Lord Shen Kai Anastasia Bill Cypher Ice King Slade Wilson The Lich Bane Cound Dooku Yellow Diamond Vitani Screenslaver Queen Beryl Ratigan Shenzi, Banzai & Ed Ra's Al Ghul Riddler Taskmaster Cell Light Yagami Fire Lord Ozai Darth Vader Maul Cad Bane Yosemite Sam Loki Frieza Eric Cartman The Giant Chicken Lust Rize Kamlshlro Scott Tenorman Trigon Azula Terrence Syndrome Princess Morbucks Green Goblin Will E. Ckyote Lord Farquaad Mongol Penguin Harley Quinn Poison Ivy Catwoman Vandal Savage Skullmaster Joker 2010 Riddler 2004 Sabretooth Lady Deathstroke Omega Red Deadpool Black Manta Ultron Modok Man Ray Cthulhu Stewie Griffin Ren Dr Lorre Grand Inquisitor Deadshot Charles Muntz Fairy Godmother Randall Boggs Mr Freeze Electro Ernesto De La Cruz Emperor Zurg The Father Mandark Kang And Kodos Thanos Skrulls Red Skull Baron Zemo Galactus Kraven Krang Kang The Conqueror Enchantress Mystique Magneto Yost Universe Sinister Six Red X Injustice League Kuvira Woodland Critters Delightful Children Viper Snowball Boggis, Bunce & Bean Rasputin Mom Robot Devil Jenner Doomsday Red Hood Hexxus Soto Vexus Sakharine Apocalypse Blackfire The Brain Brother Blood Robot Santa Larr Fat Tony Springfield Mafia Professor Chaos Sedusa Evil Morty Galactic Empire Galactic Federation Clayton Darth Sidious Queen La Hive Five Brotherhood Of Evil Gideon Blendin Blandin Masters Of Evil Juggernaut Abomination Giffany Frank Grimes Mister Ruckus Sir Crocodile The Major Envy Nagato Uzumakl Yohan Liebert DIO Alzen Vicious Uncle Ruckus Colonel H. Stinkmeaner Tom Cruise Barbra Streisand Krombopulos Michael Tammy Guetermann Lucius Needful Council Of Ricks Diane Simmons James Woods Evil Stewie Snake Jailbird Hank Scorpio Black Cat Count Vertigo Asajj Ventress The Monarch Phantom Limb The Son Barriss Offee Embo Bossk Savage Opress Darth Bane Inquisitorius Thrawn Van Kleiss Tiger Claw Bebop & Rocksteady Cheshire Suicide Squad Killer Croc Victor Quartermaine Winter Soldier The Hunter Black Cat Stinky Pet Darla Sherman Mad Mod Control Freak Terra Mumbo Fabrication Machine Klarion The Witch Boy Granny Goodness Sportsmaster Queen Bee Lobo Ocean Master Icicle Atomic Skull Black Beatle Prison Berry Duchess Nemesis Bendy Amoeba Boys Lenny Baxter Gangreen Gang Rowdyruff Boys Inque Shriek Blight Talia al Ghul Yubaba Lady Eboshi Colonel Muska Kushana Lord Darkar Valtor Trix Sebastian Saga Terrence Lewis Helga Von Guggen Nelson Muntz Terwilliger Family Shredder 2003 Grand Admiral Tarkin Carter Pewterschmidt Bertram Stickybeard Mr Boss Knightbrace Rob Miss Simian Zach Watterson Beatrice Horseman Doodlebob Bubble Bass Dennis Flying Dutchman Flats The Flounder Dirty Bubble Tattletale Strangler Saddam Hussein The Devil Scott The Dick Crab People Manbearpig Bill Donohue Trent Beyett Super Skrull Hydra Amos Slade The Bear Kent Mansley Rothbart Darla Dimple Dave The Octopus Makunga Squilliam Fancyson Hobgoblin Gabby Gabby Sabor Olivia Octopus Black Mask Parasite Clayface Killer Frost Bizarro Shade Giganta Sinestro Anti Monitor Atrocitus Larfleeze Ultra Humanite The Leader Annihilus Mole Man Red Ghost Frightful Four Terrax Klaw Maximus Ronan The Accuser Captain Boomerang Professor Zoom The Rogues Captain Cold Livewire Silver Banchee Aurra Sing Nightsisters Mother Talzin Pre Vizsla Death Watch Gar Saxon Jabba The Hutt Roberto Nudar Zapp Brannigan Walt. Larry And Igner Richard Nixon Donbot Flexo

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ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET (2023)

Starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, Kathy Bates, Echo Kellum, Isol Young, Amari Alexis Price, Katherine Kupferer, Kate MacCluggage, Aidan Wojtak-Hissong, Landon Baxter, Mackenzie Joy Potter, Olivia Frances Williams, Michael Platarote, Simms May, Zackary Brooks, JeCobi Swain, Eden Lee, Naida Nelson and Tahirah Harrison.

Screenplay by  Kelly Fremon Craig.

Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig.

Distributed by Lionsgate Films. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13.

Judy Blume seems to be going through a pop culture resurgence. Just last week Judy Blume Forever, a documentary on the life and career of the author who pioneered young adult novels, started spreading through towns across the country. Now, after 53 years, we have the release of a film based on what is arguably Blume’s most beloved book, the sweet and refreshingly frank coming-of-age story Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret has been a standard of school curriculums and a favorite of young girls for decades. It is a smart and funny look at growing up in the 1960s, trying to figure out all the important things in life for tween girls – religion, family, puberty, friendship, boys…. And, for better or worse, I have never seen a film which spent so much time subtly contemplating menstruation.

The film version is helmed by writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig, who has surprisingly been pretty much missing in action since 2016, when she released yet another fantastic coming-of-age film for young women, the original narrative The Edge of Seventeen.

It turns out that the mix of Judy Blume and Kelly Fremon Craig is a potent one, because Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is a delight. It is an intelligent, empathetic, humorous and not the least bit patronizing look at childhood.

Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is a twelve-year-old girl in the midst of a lot of upheaval. It is the late 1960s (I’d say about 1968, on a guess.) Her parents (Rachel McAdams and Benny Safdie) have just moved from her beloved New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey. She’s left behind her friends and now must negotiate a new school. She misses her beloved grandmother (Kathy Bates) and her home.

And she’s not sure how she feels about her new friends, particularly Nancy (Elle Graham), who thinks she knows everything about everything, but deep down may just be a scared and mean little girl.

The film looks at Margaret’s search for faith – her dad is a lapsed Jew; mom is a lapsed Catholic. They have always contended that Margaret will decide on her own religious beliefs when she is ready – much to the disappointment of the grandparents. She is also negotiating junior high school (that’s middle school now) politics and whether or not the boy down the street is cute and likes her.

It's a simple story of growth, and yet it’s also layered and complex. Even the so-called villains (we’re looking at you, Nancy) are just confused and scared of what is coming at them way too quickly. And none of these kids, particularly Margaret, can just sit back and enjoy just being children, instead rushing growth that they will eventually come to all too soon.

Young Abby Ryder Fortson is a wonderful center to the story, and McAdams and Bates are delights as mom and grandmom.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret isn’t trying to answer all of the questions of childhood and puberty, but it is a sweet and nostalgic look at the journey to young adulthood.

This movie was worth the long wait.

Jay S. Jacobs

Copyright ©2023 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: April 28, 2023.

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Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night The Diodes - Shape of Things to Come

DJ speaks over Sandy Nelson - No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)

The Ex - Prism Song Scarecrow - Ouroboros The Shitheads - Centroszóma Round

DJ speaks over Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come - Triangles

The Clean - Circle Canyon Patsy Cline - Tra Le La Le La Triangle Zero Boys - Vicious Circle The Waitresses - Square Pegs Personality Cult - Circles The Satans - Lines and Squares Brendan Behan - The Old Triangle

DJ speaks over New Order - Bizarre Dub Triangle

The Savages - The World Ain't Round It's Square Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms Unseen - Square Einstürzende Neubauten - In Circles Anorexia - I'm A Square The Staple Singers - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

DJ speaks over The Village Stompers - Washington Square

David Bowie - The Width of a Circle (Live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20/72) Radical Kitten - Full Circle Eddy Current Suppression Ring - It's All Square Celtic Frost - Circle of the Tyrants

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Hawkwind - Motorhead The Spaceshits - Squarehead Siam Sur - Squared Les Thugs - Square of Lights Young Wasteners - Stained Circle Red Red Krovvy - Square Man

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The Make-Up - I Am Pentagon Emo Summer - Man Sitting in Chair, Staring at Cube The Spiders - Walking Around in Circles U.X.A. - Social Circle Devo - Blockhead

DJ speaks over Les Baxter - Pyramid of the Sun

Fucked Up - Circling the Drain

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Playlist 07.03.2023

Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash - If I Were A Carpenter (Duets - 2006 )

Elvis Presley & Ann Margaret - You're the Boss (Rare Elvis Duets - 2004)

Lemmy & Wendy O Williams - Stand by your man (Damage Case - 2006)

Iggy Pop - Candy (Brick By Brick - 1990)

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Lady Bird (Nancy & Lee - 2022)

Cindy & Bert - Caesar & Cleopatra (Die Singles - 1969)

Baxter Dury, Étienne de Crécy & Delilah Holliday - Walk Away (B.E.D - 2018)

Celeste & Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me (Live) (Single Track - 2019)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Henry Lee [feat. PJ Harvey] (Murder Ballads - 1996)

Leonard Cohen & Sharon Robinson - You Have Loved Enough (Ten New Songs - 2001)

Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je t'aime... moi non plus (Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg - 1969)

Willie Nelson Feat. Dolly Parton - From Here to the Moon and Back (Blue Smoke - 2014)

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