#nicholas t moore

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https://x.com/Joe__Bassey/status/1701860296493547847?t=z8gLfv41GiIWPQq83c58Ng&s=09

Image: a Moor on sale after the beginning of their fall in Spain. The last expelled Moor was in 1492 CE

THE 'CHURCH' WAS THE DRIVING FORCE OF TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AS MUCH AS ISLAM WAS AT THE HEART OF ARAB SLAVE TRADE

IN 1455 CE, Pope Nicholas V. wrote a Roman bull(romanus pontifex) declaring that all Moors, Saracens and all non-christian blacks were to be sentenced to perpetual slavery and Charged as heretics during the early stages of the 'Inquisitions'. By 1492 CE, the Moors (African Maghrebs and some Arabs) surrendered their castles in Iberian peninsula with Spain claiming most of the Moorish territories and persons of black-skin became the 'property' of Spain. Some escaped back to Africa.

In 1493 CE, another declaration was made by Pope Alexander VI(inter caetera), known as 'doctrine of discovery' which gave rise to the idea of 'discovery' as a concept in Europe. What followed this was noted by Karl Marx thus; "what was good for the europeans was obtained on the expense of untold suffering by the Africans and American Indians... the discovery of gold in the America, the extra patient enslavement and the entombment of the minds of the aboriginal population... the turning of Africa into a commercial warrant for the hunting of black skins, signaled the rosy dawn of the capitalist production". Little wonder, Rev. Richard Furman, President of the S. Carolina Baptist convention in 1823 CE, stated that, " the right of holding slaves is clearly established in the holy scriptures, both by precepts and by example ". He was a slave owner. "I draw my warrant from the Scripture of the old and new testaments to hold slaves in bondage" -Rev. Thomas Witherspoon of the Presbyterian church of Alabama, in a letter to 'the emancipator' in 1839 CE. These 'justifications' were stated by many churchmen and women, drawing from the Judeo-Christian Bible.

The revered book of the Mohammedans, the Qur'an, which was written in the 8th/9th century CE, by those who took over from the Nabataean, also indicated in many verses that slavery was 'just'. But in this case, it was often Stated that the followers of the Islamic ideology were to by loving and gentle among themselves but to "fight them[non-followers of the ideology] and allah will punish him by your hands" (Quran 9:14, 15) and that "allah will strike terror unto the unbelievers(Q. 8:60)... and until they pay gizya(Q. 9:29). 'Gizya' was supposed to be an Islamic tax, targeted at the non-followers of the ideology, even if they are not enslaved but if their lands are taken over by followers of the Islamic ideology.

Following several injunctions in the Arabian Quran, the Mohammedans in Iberia had sought to control the situation: "anyone who is known to be from those lands which are known to be lands of Islam should be let go and should be adjudged free. This is the ruling of the jurist of Andalusia "-( Al Umari, 14th cen. Arab historian. But for all else, slavery was allowed.

This was the ugly web that Africa was caught in, in the 7th cen. CE and the 15th cen. CE. And in this way, many Africans became Mohammedans for convenience, especially the Garamantes(an ancient black skinned people with kinky hair), of north Africa, who joined forces with the Islamizing Arabs, whom together went in and took over Iberia in 711CE.

According to Dr. Josef Ben Jochannan, " Africa took-in both the hook, the line and sinker" and that had stretched to this very day. Africans born into this just 'follow the followers', sometimes, even somewhat blindfolded.

[cherrysfanfics-ily]

Cupid's Match

➣ 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒕

        Cupid's Match follows a 16-year-old soc girl named Rosalie Moore who has learned to not care what others think about what she says, does, or who she likes; She navigates her junior year of high school with a newer mind from last year and her own opinions of people around her. She is a huge flirt when it comes to a certain T-bird - Richie Valdovinos - and will take any chance she gets to flirt with him. She becomes one of five outcasts throughout her junior year with some of her best friends - Olivia Valdovinos, Nancy Nakagawa, Cynthia Zdunowski, and Jane Facciano - and making new friends along the way and causing some light chaos. 

         Asher Valdovinos is the brother of Richie and Olivia, and he is not afraid to fight in order to protect his friends and family. He is a T-Bird who puts up a wall to find out who he can truly trust within his walls. He is a very joking and loving person with his friends and family, and very flirtatious when it comes to a certain pink lady - Jane Facciano - to where he wants to be there for her. He is truly one of the kinds who tend to be very protective and is one of the first ones to put up a fight. He grows close with Rosalie Moore in his junior year and becomes best friends who tell each other everything. With his fellow T-Birds he messes around, drinks, and has some friendly competition with each other. 

Rosalie Moore played by 

➣ Sabrina Carpenter

Aubrey Moore played by

➣ Aubrey Plaza

Christian Moore played by

➣ Christian Bale

Asher Valdovinos played by

➣ Jake T. Austin

Richie Valdovinos played by

➣ Johnathan Nieves

Gil Rizzo played by

➣ Nicholas McDonough

Potato Gonzalez played by

➣ Alexis Sides

Shy Guy played by

➣ Maximo Salas

Jane Facciano played by

➣ Marisa Davila

Olivia Valdovinos played by

➣ Cheyenne Isabel Wells

Nancy Nakagawa played by

➣ Tricia Fukuhara

Cynthia Zdunowski played by

➣ Ari Notartomaso

The Rest of The Characters played by

➣ Their respective Cast

Description:

Rosalie Moore is a soc eventually turned outcast, who has learned during the summer to do what she wants and says what she wants and not what others want her to be or do. Over the summer she had started flirting with a certain T-Bird not caring about her so-called "friends" thoughts on who it is, and throughout the year makes a new group of friends who appreciate her more. Her junior year goes a way she never expected and can't wait to see where it goes. How does her junior year end up?

This story includes:

➣ Cursing

➣ Mentions of Sex, Weed, Alcohol, etc.

➣ Violence

I do not own the characters or rights of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, I just own Rosalie Moore and Asher Valdovinos.

I hope you love Rosalie and Asher as much as I love them!

Also posted to my Wattpad

➣ Ohshc22

Authors Note:

I'm very sorry to @cyansadness for the sad scenes and the heartache, thank you for talking through scenes and about Asher and Rosalie with me! I can't wait for you to read it !

[benwvatt]

recent heartstopper stories from benwvatt

I’ll be loving you for quite some time, time, time (one-shot)

“You’re Olive Garden?”

“Tuesday night at Olive Garden!” Nick grins. He pats at his server’s uniform 一 black pants and long-sleeve shirt, white nametag with ‘I’m covering Este’s shift’ on it. “No bodyyyy, no criiiiiime… and you’re the boat!” Nick says. “The boat! The murder boat! You look amazing!”

Nick and Charlie meet when they're seated next to each other at the Eras Tour, London, 2024. Nick cries during 'ivy.' Everyone buys t-shirts. Imogen and Charlie become friends. Shenanigans ensue.

parting is such sweet sorrow (up to chapter 2/8)

“What do you mean, I’m not the only person staying in my room?” Charlie slams a hand down on the desk.

The receptionist's eyes widen. “You - you didn’t do this intentionally?”

On a spontaneous holiday to the North York Moors, Charlie's week becomes somewhat complicated when he and some guy named Nicholas Nelson accidentally book the same room at the inn.

in the velvet waters, in the indigo waves (one-shot)

Perhaps it’s silly, but Nick extends his hand hesitantly and Charlie shakes it. Their hands drift just above the waterline, fingers all wrinkled.

Their hands separate.

Recovering from his eating disorder and wanting to exercise in peace, Charlie goes to the swimming pool early one morning. He runs into Nick, a swimmer.

father, carry me to the water, wash me clean (one-shot)

His parents' divorce wasn’t a big deal, okay? It was Nick's fault. There was something bad in his brain called ADHD, like a parasite. Like from Alien!

But, if Nick just prayed hard enough and ate the right diet, he could fight the parasite! Dad would be happy again, and he wouldn’t be so critical and he wouldn’t need to spend money on monthly therapy sessions for Nick.

And then he’d stay.

When he's 9, Nick tries to be obedient enough to make his dad love him.

When he's 34, he bonds with Charlie and their infant daughter. He gets an opportunity to heal from his dad's abuse and his church's abuse, and he find a little closure.

your voice so soft, like summer rain (one-shot)

the Jolene AU / the bored housewife falls in love with the best friend AU.

“Can I ask you a question?” Darcy finally says. “Why do you even want to wear the,” she gestures, “lingerie?”

Tara puts her clothes back on, the silky robe discarded like a molten skin by her side. “I dunno. I want my husband to think I’m attractive?”

“Does he not… think that right now?”

Heavily in denial about whether she was queer, Tara married a rich man years ago. Now she's a little lost in her marriage, raising her niece June, and maybe-maybe-maybe falling in love with her best friend Darcy, who also happens to be June's private guitar teacher.

[destinyc1020]

This are The Critics Choice Awards presenters:

In addition to Handler, the show will feature a list of presenters that includes Abigail Spencer, Angela Bassett, Anthony Ramos, Ashley Madekwe, Awkwafina, Bella Ramsey, Brendan Fraser, Carla Gugino, Daniel Levy, David Duchovny, David Oyelowo, Donald Faison, Gael García Bernal, Giacomo Gianniotti, Jason Segel, Jenny Slate, Jessica Williams, John Krasinski, Jon Cryer, Kaley Cuoco, Ke Huy Quan, Mandy Moore, Meg Ryan, Natasha Lyonne, Nicholas Braun, Oprah Winfrey, Phil Dunster, Ramy Youssef, Sandra Oh and Vanessa Morgan.

Source:

https://deadline.com/2024/01/how-to-watch-2024-critics-choice-awards-online-1235693954/

Woo hoo!! 😁

This sounds like a good list of presenters so far!! 😁

I can't wait for Sunday! 😃 I hope the host for the Critics Choice Awards will be much better than the host for the Golden Globes this year... 👀

The GG's have just been missing when it comes to hosts for two years in a row imo. 🥴

[louisupdates]

A lucky collector will be able to purchase one of Louis’ white label vinyls through auction to benefit the Brit Trust. [Article]

The White Label Auction in Aid of The BRIT Trust – the world’s only known auction of “white label” test pressings – takes place next week on Tuesday, 6th June 2023. This year it will have more than 200 lots of highly collectible ‘white-label’ test pressings – the most offered in the four editions of the auction to date since it began in 2019.

The online/on-site auction is once again being hosted by music memorabilia and vinyl records specialists Omega Auctions from their Newton-Le-Willows (Greater Manchester) base. The full catalogue can be accessed here.

Fans and collectors can bid from a huge selection of white label test pressings that rarely come to market, with some even signed by the artists such as The Cure, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, New Order, and Wilko Johnson.

The UK’s record labels led by Universal Music UK, who founded the event with the BPI, along with BMG, Domino Recordings, Cherry Red, Sony Music Entertainment UK, Warner Records and others, each year join forces to curate a broad selection of white label auction lots to raise funds for the vital work of music industry charity The BRIT Trust – which promotes education and wellbeing through music and the creative arts to support causes that include the BRIT School and Nordoff and Robbins.

In January the BPI reported that vinyl albums had recorded a 15th year of consecutive growth in the UK, with over 5.5m LPs purchased in 2022. This rising demand for vinyl has in turn resulted in a growing archive of white label test pressings – so called because there is no sleeve artwork at this early stage – which record labels produce ahead of the full release of an album to ensure its audio quality. With only a handful produced, these first-off-the-press copies are snapped up by collectors on the rare occasions they become available, as evidenced by the huge interest in the three White Labels Auctions to date, which between them have raised around £100,000.

White label test pressings by the following artists:

Arcade Fire / Beth Gibbons, Portishead / Black Grape / Blind Faith / Blossoms / Brian Eno / Bryan Ferry / Budgie / Buzzcocks / Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa / Calvin Harris, Katy Perry & Pharrell Williams / Calvin Harris & Sam Smith / Camel / Caravan / Celeste / The Charlatans / Chemical Brothers / Christy Moore / Corinne Bailey-Rae / Cream / The Cure / Daryl Hall & John Oates / Deep Purple / Derek and The Dominoes / Dexy’s Midnight Runners / Diana Ross / Dio / Dirty Pretty Things / Donovan / Doves / Duffy / Dusty Springfield / Ed Sheeran / Emeli Sandé / Eric Carmen / Eric Clapton / The Ethiopians / Eurythmics / The Fall / Fairport Convention / Frankie Goes To Hollywood / ightened Rabbit / Gary Moore / Gaz Coombes / Genesis / George Ezra / Graham Parker / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five / Gregory Isaacs / Helloween / Inspiral Carpets / Iggy Pop / J Hus / Jacob Collier / Jake Bugg / The Jam / Jamie T / Joe Cocker / John Martyn / John Martyn & Beverley Martyn / John Mayall / Joni Mitchell / Julian Cope / Justin Hayward and John Lodge / Karl Hyde / Kate Nash / Katie J Pearson / Kelis / Kid Creole / Kings of Convenience / Koffee / The LA’s / Laura Marling / Level 42 / Led Zeppelin / Lindisfarne / Linton Kwesi-Johnson / Louis Tomlinson / Ludovico Einaudi / The Lumineers / McAlmont & Butler / Madness / Manic Street Preachers / Marianne Faithfull / Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus / Mark Knopfler / Meat Loaf / Melt Yourself Down / The Members / The Mighty Diamonds / Mike and The Mechanics / Mike Oldfield / MJ Cole Moby / Monty Python / The Moody Blues / Motorhead / Mott The Hoople / Nathaniel Rateliff / Nazareth / Neneh Cherry / New Order / Nicholas Briteli / Noah and The Whale / Nothing But Thieves / Nova Twins / Orchestra Manouevres in the Dark / Pale Fountains / Paloma Faith / Paul Weller/ Penguin Café Orchestra / Pete Townshend / Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane/ PiL / Pulp / Quincy Jones / Rag ‘n’ Bone Man / Rainbow / Rhys Lewis / Richard & Linda Thompson / Rick Wakeman / Rizzle Kicks / Robbie Williams / Robyn / Roger Waters / Ronnie James / Rory Gallagher / The Ruts / Sam Cooke / Sandie Shaw / Sandie Shaw & The Smiths / Sandy Denny / Scissor Sisters / The Scorpions / Scott Walker / Selecta’s Choice Series / Sex Pistols / Shed Seven / The Silvertones / Simple Minds / The Skatalites / Sparks / The Slits / Soul II Soul / The Specials / The Spice Girls / Squeeze / Status Quo / Stereophonics / Steve Winwood / The Stone Roses / Supertramp / T-Rex / Tame Impala / Tangerine Dream / Teardrop Explodes / Tears For Fears / The Teskey Brothers / Therapy? / Thin Lizzy / Tom Speight / Travis / UB40 / The Undertones / Underworld / UNKLE / The Vaccines / The Vamps / Van Morrison / Various: Blue Note / Various Folk / Various Dance - John Morales and others / Various – Little Big Lies / Various – NOW Yearbooks 1980 - 1985 / Various – The Wanderer / Various – Soul / Various – Sound of the Suburbs / The Verve / The Wedding Present / The Who / Wilko Johnson / You Me At Six

See here for full Omega Auctions catalogue list of featured titles.

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more sketches today, come get ur slop

Nicholas G. Moore, elder brother of Julian T. Moore.

AU: The Living Rot/Vivus Putridum.

ft. Gizmo Whiskerband Moore, aka Gizmo the Raccoon

[critical-quoter]

December Books

Here we are, the end of 2023. When I first got back into reading, I was not expecting to be so hyper-fixated on it. I was just looking for something to help with the brain fog and mental slump that I was struggling with.

Sweet, Sexy Heart - Melissa Foster ⭐⭐⭐⭐ King of Greed - Ana Huang ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Serendipity - Carly Phillips ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Forever My Girl - Heidi McLaughlin ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Real - Katy Evans ⭐ Bratva Knight - T. J. Maguire ⭐⭐⭐⭐ If I Break - Portia Moore ⭐ Found by You - Victoria H. Smith ⭐⭐⭐ Always Been Mine - Victoria Paige ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Laini Taylor ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Days of Blood and Starlight - Laini Taylor ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Savage - Michelle St. James ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quick Trick - Skye Jordan ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Captive - Jex Lane ⭐⭐⭐ Forged by Malice - Elizabeth Helen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gold - Raven Kennedy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Where Good Girls Go to Die - Holly Renee ⭐⭐⭐ Baby Baby: Chicago - Victoria H. Smith ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Risk - S. T. Abby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sidetracked - S. T. Abby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Scarlet Angel - S. T. Abby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All the Lies - S. T. Abby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Paint It Red - S. T. Abby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bought - Lauren Landish ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Keeping Lily - Izzy Sweet ⭐⭐⭐ Love and Other Words - Christina Lauren ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful Revenge - Sienna Blake ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Born, Darkly - Trisha Wolfe ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beg, Borrow or Steal - Susie Tate ⭐⭐⭐ The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Breakaway - Heather M. Orgeron ⭐⭐⭐⭐ From Lukov with Love - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Sweetet Oblivion - Danielle Lori ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hero - Lauren Rowe ⭐️⭐️ Wait With Me - Amy Daws ⭐️⭐️ Trick Play - Eden Finley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ His Sweetest Song - Victoria H. Smith ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gent - Harloe Rae ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Taking It Easy - Erin Nicholas ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Chance - Louise Rose ⭐️ Beyond Repair - Susie Tate ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pestilence - Laura Thalassa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ War - Laura Thalassa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Famine - Laura Thalassa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Death - Laura Thalassa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Marriage Effect - Karla Sorensen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hidden Miles - Claire Kingsley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let Me Burn - Carrie Elks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Deep in the Pocket - Lainey Davis ⭐️⭐️ Secrets of the Sea Lord - Starla Night ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hate to Love You - Jennifer Sucevic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Going Down Easy - Carly Phillips ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Remember When - Judith McNaught ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One for My Enemy - Olivie Blake ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Maddest Obsession - Danielle Lori ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Desperate Measures - Katie Robert ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Serenade to the Elf Queen - Niro J. Halle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Crow - Erin Trejo ⭐️⭐️ From Now Until Forever - Alexa Rivers ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Taking Meghan - Izzy Sweet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ruthless Vows - Rebecca Ross ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Breaker - Harloe Rae ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Silenced by Sin - Ashley Lane ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wild for You - Kendall Ryan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Haunted by Regret - Ashley Lane ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hungry Like a Wolf - Jessica Lynch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Phantom - Greer Rivers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Deal Breaker - Melissa McClone ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Vampire Bewitched - L. E. Wilson ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful Savage - Caroline Peckham ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Devil Wears Black - L. J. Shen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

71 total books read in December.

[literarion]

Christmas podfics

How is it December already?!

As we're coming into the festive period, here's a summary of all the Christmas and Christmas-adjacent podfics I have made over the years, to get you into the mood. :)

Carol of the bells, by drawlight / @ripeteeth

A collection of holiday-themed vignettes telling a greater story.

2019, T-rated, 16 chapters, 2:30 hours playtime.

Merry Christmas! (But I think I'll miss this one this year), by @mltrefry-ficwriter

Aziraphale Fell and Anthony Crowley met on a flight from New York to London and were instantly smitten with one another. But busy schedules, as well as plain stupidity, lead them to some hit and miss encounters that always feel a bit too long in between. As the calendar moves along, both begin to wonder if maybe it all means it just won't work out. At least, that's what they think until they hit December.

2021, 5 chapters, T-rated, 2:10 hours playtime

Paper Thin Walls, by MrsCaulfield / @angelsnuffbox

Sure being in love with your best friend when he also happens to live in the flat next door, where you can hear every single one of his conquests through that shared wall, sounds challenging. But being in love with your best friend when he lives next door and you two used to shag? Might just be a tad more difficult, but Aziraphale muddles through somehow.

2021, 9 chapters, E-rated, 2:45 hours playtime

Very Filthy Advent Calendar

Short Advent promptfics, written by various authors on the Oh Lord Heal This Server Discord, made in collaboration with Djap and @thundercrackfic.

2021, 24 parts, 6:10 hours playtime

and to all, a good night, by theycallmeDernhelm

“'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the shop Not a customer wandered or loitered or stopped To speak to the Angel who always was there And had been at least, for the last hundred years…” A naughty little parody of the classic poem ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ by Clement Clarke Moore.

2021, M-rated, Oneshot, 5 minutes

While I am not working on another Advent Calendar this year, there will be a whole bunch of new Christmas pods coming out later this month. Keep your eyes open, and until then, enjoy! ♥

[masonhawth0rne]

What I read in May

The Day We Ate Grandad, CM Rosens ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: Out of the Shadows, Tim Lebbon ⭐️⭐️

Jaws, Peter Benchley ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Room on the Sea, Andrē Aciman ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alien: River of Pain, Christopher Golden ⭐️⭐️

Alien: Sea of Sorrows, James A Moore ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Gentleman From Peru, Andrē Aciman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Century Rain, Alastair Reynolds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hyperion, Dan Simmons ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dust, Elizabeth Bear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

100 Fathoms Below, Steven L Kent & Nicholas Kaufmann ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Saturn's Monsters, Thomas K Carpenter ⭐️

Address Unknown, Kressmann Taylor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Murder by Other Means, John Scalzi ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Ethics of Aristotle, Joseph Koterski ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Neil Gaiman at the end of the Universe, Arvind Ethan David ⭐️⭐️

Bag of Bones, Stephen King ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bewilderness, Part One: Threshold, Jonathan Maberry ⭐️

Ten Low, Stark Holborn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Benny Rose, the Cannibal King, Hailey Piper ⭐️⭐️⭐️

My Dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester ⭐️

Three Hearts and Three Lions, Poul Anderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Almost Human(nf), Lee Berger & John Hawks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Paladin's Grace, T Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Killing the Bismarck(nf), Iain Ballantyne ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ancient Mesopotamia(nf), Amanda H Podany ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Art of War(nf), Andrew R Wilson ⭐️⭐️

The White People, Arthur Machen ⭐️

nf= non fiction

stars awarded at my whim

[higherlearningtvshow]

BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER CONTINUES 2024 SEASON OF AFFIRMATION WITH "THE SALON"

A MUSICAL COMEDY ABOUT LEGACY, LOVE and HAIR WRitten and directed by Michelle RenEE Bester

JUNE 8 – JULY 28, 2024

Chicago, IL— Black Ensemble Theater’s Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor announces the next production in the 2024 Season of Affirmation: Protection – The Salon, written and directed by Michelle Reneé Bester. The Salon runs June 8 – July 28, 2024 at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago. The press opening is Sunday, June 16 at 3pm.

Bernadette’s salon has been a place of refuge, love, and community in Chicago since opening their doors in 1974. It’s now 2024 and the doors may have to close due to financial hardship, major changes in the community and new ownership. The staff must come together and save the salon by any means necessary! Through music, dance and shared experiences, the salon will explore black legacy, black excellence and black hair like never before seen!

The cast of The Salon includes Cynthia Carter (Mamma T), Dennis Dent (Hustleman), Makenzy Jenkins (Erin), Vincent Jordan (Johnny), Jaitee Thomas (Jacob), Rose Marie Simmons (Marie) and De’Jah Jervai (Monique), with an ensemble of Trequon Tate, Jared Brown, Shantina Lowe, Raeven Carroll, Bryan Nicholas Carter, and Kendra Turner. Isaiah Engram is the understudy.

The artistic team is Jackie Taylor (Executive Producer), Michelle Reneé Bester (Writer and Director), Robert Reddrick (Music Director), Reneisha Jenkins (Choreographer), Angie Weber Miller (Set Designer), Denise Karczewski (Lighting Designer), Evelyn Danner (Costume Designer), DJ Douglass (Sound Designer), Jessica Moore (Equity Stage Manager) and Harrison Ornelas (Technical Director).

Music Director Robert Reddrick will lead a live band of Mike Dangeroux (guitar), Adam Sherrod (keys), Oscar Brown Jr. (bass), and Myron Cherry (drums).

Tickets for The Salon are available at www.blackensemble.org, (773) 769-4451 and at the Black Ensemble Theater Box Office, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago. Performances are Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $56.50-$66.50 (fees included). Valet parking is available for $13 (cash only).

Upcoming productions include:

Jackie Taylor’s Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People Written and Directed by Jackie Taylor September 14 – November 3, 2024 Press Opening: Sunday, September 22, 2024

How many times have you heard a soulful song and just assumed that the singer was Black only to find out they were not. Music is the common denominator that unites us all. No matter who it’s sung by great music is great music – and Blue Eyed Soul sung by Brown Eyed People will honor and celebrate the music that proves soul is not a color!

A Gamble On Huff: The Story of Gamble & Huff Written and Directed by Daryl D. Brooks December 21, 2024 – January 26, 2025 Previews: December 21, 22 and 28 Press Opening: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Founded by songwriters Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, Philadelphia International Records was a powerhouse in churning out soul hits by some of the biggest stars in the soul music industry. Groups like the O’Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and McFadden & Whitehead became a staple at PIR as well as many solo artists like Patti Labelle, Teddy Pendergrass, and Billy Paul. Join us as we tell the story of this dynamic duo from their humble beginnings to their biggest triumphs.

The 5-Play Card Black Ensemble Theatre’s 5-Play Card is a digital ticket package unlike any other. At a cost of $225, buying a 5-Play Card saves $20 off each individual ticket, giving an average of $45 a ticket as opposed to our standard $65 ticket price. One of the greatest perks of the 5-Play Card is its flexibility – use the five tickets any way you want! You can: bring five people to one show, treat yourself to five different shows, or use the 5-Play Card in any ticket number combination until all five tickets are spent.

The 5-Play Card is good for 18 months and becomes active immediately after purchasing. If you buy multiple 5-Play Card packages, please note that a maximum of five tickets can be redeemed on a single show date.

FACT SHEET / The Salon

Title: The Salon Written and Directed by: Michelle Renee Bester

Cast: Cynthia Carter (Mamma T), Dennis Dent (Hustleman), Makenzy Jenkins (Erin), Vincent Jordan (Johnny), Jaitee Thomas (Jacob) and Rose-Marie Simmons (Marie), with an ensemble of Trequon Tate, Jared Brown, Ama Kumonu, Shantina Lowe, Raeven Carroll, Bryan Nicholas Carter, Kentrell Dawson, and Kendra Turner

Artistic Team: Jackie Taylor (Executive Producer), Michelle Renee Bester (Writer and Director), Robert Reddrick (Music Director), Reneisha Jenkins (Choreographer), Angie Weber Miller (Set Designer), Denise Karczewski (Lighting Designer), DJ Douglass (Sound Designer), Jessica Moore (Equity Stage Manager) and Harrison Ornelas (Technical Director)

Band: Robert Reddrick (Music Director / Drums), Mike Dangeroux (Guitar), Adam Sherrod (Keys), Oscar Brown Jr. (Bass), and Myron Cherry (Drums)

Dates: June 8 – July 28, 2024 Previews: June 8, 14 and 15 Press Opening: Sunday, June 16 at 3:00pm Closing Performance: July 28, 2024

Schedule: Saturdays: 3:00pm and 8:00pm Sundays: 3:00pm

Location: Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago Valet parking is available for $13 (cash only).

Tickets: $56.50-$66.50 (fees included)

Box Office: The Box Office is located at 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago. (773) 769-4451; www.blackensemble.org

Black Ensemble Theater    Founded in 1976, by the phenomenal producer, playwright and actress Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater is the only African American theater located in the culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse north side Uptown community. Through its Four Play Season of Excellence, The Black Ensemble Theater dazzles audiences locally, nationally, and internationally with outstanding original musicals that are entertaining, educational, and uplifting. The Black Ensemble Theater has produced more than 100 productions and employed over 5,000 artists.      The mission of the Black Ensemble Theater Company is to eradicate racism and its devastating effects upon society through the theater arts and community engagement.  For more information on the Black Ensemble Theater Company, visit www.BlackEnsembleTheater.org or call 773-769-4451.  

#blackensemble #theater #higherlearning

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Hello and Welcome to 'I share the silly entrance animations for my silly wrestler characters and encourage you to make assumptions about them as people based purely on these videos' where exactly that and @randomfrog2 encouraged me to so here you all go. Links will be filled over time, I couldn't record or upload them all in one go.

Under the cut because between 2k22 and 2k23 there Will eventually be 200 of them total

Abatai 'Abby' Xiao

Ace Dominguez

Adalia Mitchell/Adalia Undead

Adam Cooke/Adam Frankenstein

Adelaide Anderson

Adriel Duffy

Aidan Seeds

Aiko Yamamoto

Aisling Miller

Alan Burgess/The Necromancer

Alexis Thurston

Alfie Winchester

Alfonse 'Avalanche' Boucher

Alfonso Price/Alpha Ali

Alicia Tigner

Alyssa Evans

Amos Wellworth/The Purple Pig

Andy Poux/Andy Scathe

Angelina Manhardt

Archie Robinson/Archie Eagle

Ash Daugherty/The Rubber Chicken Man

Aster Chadha/The Spider

Audriana Parrakkal/The Phantom

Augustus de Blaauw

Aura Hilton

Austin Kirwan/Austin England

Ayanna Mariani

Bartholomew Reeves

Beatrice Lipe

Bertie Bronner

Betsy-Ann Sol

Blaire Wilcox

Brea Orko

Brook Edghort/Captain Brook Edghort

Bruno 'The Felon' Fraser

Bryant 'The Harpy' Tremblay

Caius Pabon

Carlene Skrzypczynski

Cheryl Vogel

Clemence Maurer

Clifford Gilbert

Colin Almarez/Mint Man Almarez

Colt Smiley

Constance Cole

Cooper Carnocan/The Janitor

Damien Kudlinski

Darin Ahmed

Davina Finister

Demetrius Kappotis

Dempsey Blair

Deodatus Bisnett

Dewey Roll/Cottonmouth

Dick Dexter/Dickhead Dexter

Dmitri Pavlov/Glowmaster

Donald Ripa/Queen Ripa

Dympna Lammchen

Edd Woods

Elina Baene/Swamp Witch Elina

Elton Maldonado

Elvira Leithead/Elvira Flash

Elwood McLaren

Elysia Brunner

Emerald Ashley

Erica Shooter/Naughty Nurse Shooter

Ernesto Curry

Evan Stewart/Evan Galaxium

Everly Leigh

Ezio Fahim

Fae Nicholas

Fia Matthews/The Jester

Floyd Gossard/Heartstopper Gossard

Ford Gossard/Showstopper Gossard

Gayle Mokriy

Genevieve Lee/Snake Princess

Gerard Apple

Ginnie Davey

Greg McCarthy/Superstar Greg McCarthy

Guadalupe Batchelor

Harith Rammurthy/Talon Rammurthy

Harry Moore/Machine Gun Harold

Hettie McCormack/Pookie Bunny

Ianthe Jennings/Ianthe Plague

Ilene Fanshaw

Indiana Stone

Indigo Wilson

Indira Doxtator

Isabel Abbeglen

Ishaan Prabhu

Ivo Carrico/Portuguese Man O' War

Jacques Smith

Jak McNicholas

Javon George/The Pimp Javon

Jeana Quinn

Jebediah Oprea

Jeremy Cruz

Jimmie Hutton

Jock Kelly

Joey Duvall/Joey D

Jonas Gabriel/Fox Gabriel

Jordan Barr

Kaden Dunlap

Kailey Samuels

Kanon Ozawa

Kaori Flores

Karter John

Kasumi Wellard

Katrina Giraud

Kehlani Who

Kelby Kadeer/King Kelby

Kenneth Christmas/Fly Boy Kenny

Kimberley Wainwright

Kiyomi Roman

Kori Hernandez

Kyra Padhi

Langdon Mass

Lenore Dillard

Liang Tao

Lillia Robertson

Lilly Ansa/Lilith Ansa

Lincoln Swinton

Lionel Connor

Lisa Belrose

Liz Schlachter

Louis Bridget/Big Baby

Lukas Craveiro/Senator Lukas Craveiro

Maddison Toxtle/Toxic Maddi

Maia Smith

Marci Britt

Marcus Gardiner

Margarita Harrison

Mariella Gillet/Iron Kitten

Marina Gonzo

Mavis Payton/The Blushing Bride

Meena Gacitua

Meghan Schreck

Mim McHoney

Mitsuki Ootani/Bon Bon Bunny

Myles Neil/Steamboat Willie

Nancy Sharp

Nelly James

Netty Richardson

Norma 'The Doll' Laskey

Nyx Vanderhoff

Ollie Logan/Witch Doctor Logan

Pancake Spryert

Pam Eisen

Perry 'The Worm' Ticehurst

Princess Warren

Quiana Billings

Quincey Crabb

Reabetswe Okonjo

Reilly Jeppe

Ruby Ankney

Rufus Robby

Rupert English/Rupert Beauty

Sable Bow

Samantha Trapp

Samuel Perryman

Sasha Fedosov/Adorable Aleksander

Shayne Zaveri

Sheridan Lowe/Rosebud Lowe

Sloane Koskic

Sofie Tanner

Sommer Chauhan

Sparrow Martin

Stacey Jacobs/The Metal Mouth Maniac

Stephen Shabnur/Kitty Stephen

Sunny Cockerill

Sven Miller Garrett

Tabitha Valot/T Valentine

Teri Cullen

Ursula Benjamin

Verity Ahmed/Gremlin Ahmed

Victoria Wangdi/Princess Victoria Wang

Vivi Masters

Walter Cauley

Willis 'Turbo Fox' Judd

Xandria Cruz

Yaoting Duan

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Chilltrax (June 29, 2023)

23:57 Emmit Fenn - What Falling In Love Is For 23:53 Cri - Stranger 23:49 Flexible Fire - Amatista 23:46 Charles Webster Feat. Shara Nelson - This Is Real 23:46 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 23:42 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 23:37 Embliss & Lumynesynth - Phases Of The Moon 23:32 Royksopp - The Ladder 23:28 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 23:24 Elderbrook - The End 23:23 C H I L L T R A X - Ct Where The World Comes To Chill Out 23:20 Holen - Healing 23:17 Cannons - Footsteps In The Dark 23:14 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 23:09 Sons Of Maria - Outbound 23:06 Nightcap - The Two Of Us (We Only Need) 23:05 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 23:00 Rodriguez Jr. Feat. Liset Alea - What Is Real (Deep In The Playa Mix) 22:56 Jones Meadow - Shackles 22:52 Chris Malinchak, Kiesza, Malin - Tree 22:48 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix) 22:43 Two Lanes - Phases 22:43 C H I L L T R A X - Cool Refreshed Smooth As Can Be 22:39 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 22:35 Diplo Feat. Rhye - Mmxx - Xii 22:31 Arto - Now You're Gone 22:27 Lapsley - Levitate 22:22 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You 22:22 C H I L L T R A X - Worlds Chillout Channel (Chillout Channel) 22:17 Vincenzo - Chroma Rush 22:12 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 22:07 Ultraista - Mariella (Zero 7 Remix) 22:02 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 21:57 Dom Dolla & Mansionair - Strangers (Flight Facilities Remix) 21:52 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes 21:51 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music 21:47 Eric Hilton - Forming Star 21:42 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 21:38 Henry Green - Shift (Edapollo Remix) 21:33 Shingo Nakamura - Come Closer 21:29 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 21:24 London Grammar - Sights (Tourist Version) 21:24 C H I L L T R A X - Musique Nonstop 21:20 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 21:17 Eloi El - Stick Together (Blonde Maze Remix) 21:13 Giants' Nest - Heart Void 21:08 Cubicolor - Wake Me Up 21:08 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 21:04 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 21:01 Bronson Feat. Gallant - Know Me 20:57 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 20:53 Attom & Kwesi - Rogue 20:50 Everything But The Girl - Forever 20:50 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder 20:46 Edapollo - By The River (Faodail Remix) 20:43 Cannons - Loving You 20:38 Washed Out - Hide (Amtrac Remix) 20:34 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 20:31 Odesza Feat. Maro - Better Now 20:31 C H I L L T R A X - Ct The Backward Chillout Channel 20:27 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 20:24 Shallou - Heartaches 20:22 Arto - Para Mi 20:18 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 20:15 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 20:11 Blonde Maze - Fade Into You 20:06 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 20:01 Jones Meadow - Fences 19:58 Ben Macklin Feat. Emma Brammer - Stay With Me (Fvhm Remix) 19:58 C H I L L T R A X - Wonderful Tan! 19:55 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 19:51 Armin Van Buuren & Matoma Feat Teddy Swims - Easy To Love 19:47 A.m.r - Sailor's Cry 19:42 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 19:37 Rufus Du Sol - Like An Animal (Trinidad Remix) 19:36 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 19:33 Afterlife - All I Wanted 19:30 Leisure - Be With You 19:26 West & Zander - Silfra 19:21 False Intentions - Good Liar 19:16 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes 19:16 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 19:12 Alex V - Cristal Shore 19:08 Forester - Symphony 19:05 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 19:00 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix) 18:56 Jimpster & Oliver Night - Ascension 18:56 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 18:51 Nicolas Godin - The Border 18:49 Attom - Where Are We Going 18:45 Jos & Eli & Eli & Fur - Riffs Of The Night 18:40 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale 18:35 Elypsis - Open Road 18:35 C H I L L T R A X - See That The Humans Are Entertained 18:31 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix) 18:26 Joy Orbison Feat. Lea Sen - Better 18:21 Il:lo - Cynnes 18:18 Emmit Fenn - --amman 18:12 Arley & Sirolf - One Day 18:12 C H I L L T R A X - Comes To Chill Out 18:08 Giants' Nest - Purple Beach 18:05 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 18:00 Blonde Maze - Being Pulled (Polar Inc. Remix) 17:57 Pableno - Heights 17:53 Andre Aguado - Through The Night 17:50 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo 17:50 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc 17:46 Sum Wave - Moments Of Sundown 17:42 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 17:38 Kidnap - Start Again (Kidnap Piano Mix) 17:34 Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind 17:29 Two Lanes - Movement 17:25 Thievery Corporation - From Creation 17:25 C H I L L T R A X - Distinctively Different 17:22 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 17:18 Gold Lounge - Higher 17:13 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find 17:08 A.m.r & Lumynesynth - Unfinished 17:08 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 17:03 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 16:58 Royksopp Feat. Pixx - How The Flowers Grow 16:54 Dye O - Simply Be Here 16:50 Leisure - Take You Higher (Serebii & Arjuna Oakes Remix) 16:46 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix) 16:46 C H I L L T R A X - Fresh And Fascinating 16:42 Duckmaw - Habits 16:38 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 16:34 Kaskade - Where Did You Go 16:31 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 16:27 Lp Giobbi Feat. Dj Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream 16:27 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax 16:24 Alampa - Seesaw Season 16:20 Kc Lights Feat. Leo Stannard - Cold Light (6am Remix) 16:15 Above And Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (William Orbit Remix) 16:10 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 16:10 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 16:05 Sons Of Maria - Always 16:02 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 15:59 Flexible Fire - Marea Turquesa 15:54 Tsha - I Know 15:54 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 15:50 Satin Jackets & Panama - Alive 15:45 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Julia Church - 9 Days 15:40 Marsh Feat. Leo Wood - Over And Over 15:36 Rocket Empire - Astoria 15:32 Washed Out - Far Away 15:32 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 15:28 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 15:24 Boerd Feat. Stella Explorer - Another Life 15:19 Melosense - Story To Remember 15:15 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 15:10 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix) 15:10 C H I L L T R A X - Organ The Chillout Channel 15:06 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer 15:03 Faodail & Kakadu - Painting In Shades (Edapollo Remix) 14:58 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 14:55 Holen - Breathe 14:52 Forester - Saint (Shallou Remix) 14:52 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 14:48 Kleerup Feat. Yuna - Break Down The Wall 14:44 Dreem - Miles Away 14:41 Kelela - Contact 14:36 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 14:31 Be Svendsen - Day 3 14:31 C H I L L T R A X - Listen To This! 14:28 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 14:24 The Knocks Feat. Foster The People - All About You (Equal Remix) 14:20 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 14:16 Tep No Feat. Starzun - Hold Me 14:13 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light 14:13 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 14:09 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 14:05 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson, Oli Hannaford - Yearn 14:00 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars 13:56 Lipless & Blue Noir - Alone 13:52 Elderbrook - Wasted On You 13:52 C H I L L T R A X - World Comes To Chilltrax.com 13:47 Above & Beyond - Believer (Marsh's Guatape Remix) 13:43 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 13:37 Satin Jackets - Little Airplanes 13:33 Sg Lewis - Lifetime 13:30 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 13:24 Boerd - Blind 13:24 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn 13:20 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone 13:17 Giants' Nest - Crema 13:11 Emi Ca - Just Breathe 13:06 Morcheeba - Oh Oh Yeah 13:06 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 13:00 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 12:56 Aparde - Know You 12:53 Holen - Healing 12:49 Cannons - Fire For You 12:46 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known 12:45 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 12:41 Jones Meadow - Need You Now 12:38 Afterlife - All I Wanted 12:34 Washed Out - Too Late 12:31 Melosense - Nous 12:27 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Just Wanted To Know 12:26 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit 12:23 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 12:19 Beacon - Until Next Time 12:18 Arto - Para Mi 12:04 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 12:00 Tomb - Unbound 11:56 Mahalo - Nothing Matters (Lipless Remix) 11:56 C H I L L T R A X - Well How Ya Like It? Terrific! 11:51 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 11:47 Andrew Nagy & Joel Winterflood - Little To None 11:42 Monolink - Take Me Away 11:37 Blank & Jones - Floatation 11:33 Moby - Porcelain (Arty Remix) 11:33 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 11:29 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 11:26 Lapsley - 32 Floors 11:21 Zaven - Passive Activity (Evren Furtuna Remix) 11:18 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 11:14 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U 11:14 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc Chill Chill Chill Chilltrax 11:11 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 11:07 Otr Feat. Shallou - Heart 11:04 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 11:00 Il:lo - Ink 10:56 London Grammar - Lose Your Head 10:56 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 10:53 Chris Malinchak - When The World Stops Turning (Quiet Mix) 10:49 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 10:45 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head 10:41 False Intentions - Good Liar 10:36 Massive Attack - Weather Storm 10:35 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal 10:32 Cannons - Loving You 10:28 Camelphat - Waiting (Eli & Fur's Found Version) 10:25 Flexible Fire - Amatista 10:21 Mango & Cloudcage - More Than This 10:16 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream 10:16 C H I L L T R A X - Dionigi/the Chillout Channel 10:11 Two Lanes - Belong 10:05 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 10:02 Indigo Eyes Feat. Kehina - All Over Again (Remix) 09:58 Arto - Now You're Gone 09:54 Above & Beyond & Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Aname Pm Mix) 09:50 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me 09:49 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 09:45 Jones Meadow - Entrance 09:41 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix) 09:37 Hoki - Memories Of Love (Dsf Remix) 09:31 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Colorblind (Whomadewho Remix) 09:29 Attom - Where Are We Going 09:25 Rufus Du Sol - Hypnotised 09:25 C H I L L T R A X - Musique Nonstop 09:21 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix) 09:17 Satin Jackets Feat. Ivy Falls - Different Directions 09:14 Sultan Shepard - Sirens 09:09 Sons Of Maria - Don't Tell Me I Can't Have It 09:09 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 09:06 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 09:02 Otr Feat. Au/ra - Broken (Rac Mix) 08:59 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 08:55 Olan - Wake And Return (Little Dragon Remix) 08:52 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix) 08:51 C H I L L T R A X - Come Along Children - Need To Chill Out 08:48 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 08:45 Catching Flies - Daymarks 08:40 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 08:34 Sumsuch Feat. Matty Eeles - Find Home (Vincenzo-chilltrax Sumdub Mix) 08:34 C H I L L T R A X - Backward Rvb Where World Comes 08:30 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 08:27 Ben Bohmer Feat. Jonah - Home 08:24 Giants' Nest - Flower Burst 08:18 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 08:18 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 08:14 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Let's Get It Right 08:09 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 08:06 Rocket Empire - Lima 08:01 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Derek Luttrell - Lose Control 08:01 C H I L L T R A X - No Sticky Fingers 07:57 Alampa - Seesaw Season 07:52 Darius Feat. Benny Sings - Rise (Darius Remix) 07:48 Gareth Emery - St Mary's 07:43 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 07:40 Morcheeba - Even Though 07:40 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 07:35 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 07:31 Bonobo Feat. Jordan Rakei - Shadows 07:26 Jean Caillou - Signs 07:21 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 07:16 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes 07:16 C H I L L T R A X - Worlds Chillout Channel (Chillout Channel) 07:11 Alex V - Cristal Shore 07:06 Baile & Haulm - Knows No End 07:01 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 06:57 Jones Meadow - Fences 06:53 Drama - 3am 06:53 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 06:49 Cannons - Tunnel Of You 06:45 Two Lanes - Movement 06:40 Sound Quelle & Tailor - Where We Should Be 06:37 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 06:32 Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 (Davidson & Melosense Mix) 06:32 C H I L L T R A X - See That The Humans Are Entertained 06:29 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 06:25 Attom & Blonde Maze - I Think About 06:22 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 06:17 Boehm - Who You Are 06:13 Satin Jackets Feat. Mandy Jones - In This Life 06:13 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano 06:08 Alan Cerra - Radiant 06:03 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 06:00 53 Thieves - Two Days 05:54 Il:lo - Cynnes 05:49 Mass Digital - Thoughts Of U 05:44 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You 05:44 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel Redux 05:41 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 05:35 Eelke Kleijn Feat. Diana Miro - You 05:30 Royksopp & Susanne Sundfor - Oh, Lover (Nto Remix) 05:27 Dye O - Simply Be Here 05:21 Massive Attack - Teardrop 05:21 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You 05:17 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 05:13 Running Touch - Why Do I 05:09 Giants' Nest - Heart Void 05:04 Syml & Zero 7 - Symmetry (Zero 7 Remix) 05:04 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 05:01 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 04:57 Edapollo Feat. Akacia - Run 04:53 Jones Meadow - Shackles 04:50 Mansionair & Kim Tee - Next High 04:46 Elderbrook - The End 04:45 C H I L L T R A X - Haven't Even Rinsed! 04:41 Eric Hilton - Artifact22 04:37 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 04:34 Flight Facilities Feat. Your Smith - Heavy 04:31 Pableno - Heights 04:27 Khotin & Tess Roby - Fountain, Growth 04:27 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 04:24 Cannons - Hurricane 04:20 London Grammar - Baby It's You 04:15 Sons Of Maria - Outbound 04:12 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 04:12 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 04:08 Heard Right Feat. Phoebe Tsen - Pulling Me Under 04:04 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 04:00 Woven - Brushes 03:56 Westseven Feat. Angus Powell - Go Right Through (Sound Quelle Remix) 03:56 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 03:51 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 03:48 Lost In Pacific & Hanging Valleys - Escape 03:43 Double Touch Feat. Reigan - All I Want 03:40 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 03:34 Groove Armada - History (M3 And Bachelors Of Science Remix) 03:34 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 03:29 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 03:24 Mango - Skyline 03:21 Feathervane & Oreonic - Overcast 03:17 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 03:12 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes 03:12 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes 03:08 Dreem - Miles Away 03:05 Twoworldsapart & Panuma & Nina Carr - Slippin' 03:00 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 02:55 Sg Lewis Feat. Lucky Daye - Feed The Fire (Kassian Remix) 02:51 Rocket Empire - Astoria 02:47 53 Thieves - Lyd 02:41 Arley & Sirolf - One Day 02:41 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc 02:37 Giants' Nest - Storm Trap 02:32 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 02:28 Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted (Aquadrop Remix) 02:24 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - It's Enough (The Last High) 02:20 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 02:15 Zero 7 - Don't Call It Love 02:15 C H I L L T R A X - Bugs B Gone 02:11 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 02:08 Pines Feat. Fractures - Rewrite The Ending 02:03 Above And Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (William Orbit Remix) 02:00 Chris Malinchak - Happiness (Eternal Moment Mix) 02:00 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 01:56 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 01:53 Cannons - Bad Dream 01:49 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 01:46 Tep No - Say What You Wanted 01:42 Everything But The Girl - Forever 01:42 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 01:37 Dim Kelly - Nocturna Animal 01:32 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 01:28 Leisure - Slipping Away (Flight Facilities Remix) 01:24 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 01:19 Sound Quelle Feat. Daniel Robinson - Tempest 01:19 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music 01:16 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 01:11 Vintage And Morelli Feat. Arielle Maren - The Light (Flexible Fire Remix) 01:08 Jones Meadow - Expect 01:04 False Intentions - Good Liar 01:04 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 01:00 Kx5 Feat. Hayla - Escape (Chill Mix) 00:55 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 00:52 Sum Wave - Milkyway 00:49 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Follow 00:49 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder 00:44 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 00:40 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Malou - About You 00:36 Melosense - Nous 00:31 Zimmer Feat. Fhin - Lost Your Mind 00:31 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 00:28 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix) 00:25 Beacon - Pay My Debts 00:22 Elypsis - Open Your Eyes 00:17 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 00:13 Evelynka - Letting Go 00:13 C H I L L T R A X - The Chillout Channel, Chilltrax 00:10 Finding Mero - In Loving Memories 00:05 The Knocks Feat. Muna - Bodies (Tycho Remix) 00:01 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe

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Constructive criticism: Watchmen (2009)

Ah yes, Watchmen. It began when comicbookwriter  Alan Moore proposed a story to DC, featuring characters that the company had acquired from Charlton comics. As his proposed story would have left many of the characters unusable for future stories, managing editor Dick Giordano convinced him to create original characters instead. Together with artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins Moore created Watchmen, a deconstruction and satire of the superhero concept that reflected the anxieties of the time. It depicts an alternate history in which superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s and their presence changed history so that the United States won the Vietnam war and the Watergate scandal was never exposed. Freelance costumed vigilantes have been outlawed and most former superheroes have retired or are working for the government. The plot of the graphic novel follows a group of superheroes coming out of retirement to solve the murder of a government-sponsored superhero. The grapic novel was critically and commercially successful. Nicholas Barber described it as "the moment comic books grew up". Moore opposed this idea, stating, "I tend to think that, no, comics hadn't grown up. There were a few titles that were more adult than people were used to. But the majority of comics titles were pretty much the same as they'd ever been. It wasn't comics growing up. I think it was more comics meeting the emotional age of the audience coming the other way." Several attempts have been made at turning it into a movie. Fox asked Alan Moore to write a screenplay based on his story, but he declined. The movie spent some time in development hell and at one point Terry Gilliam was attached to direct. Alan Moore himself called the comic "unfilmable", not just because there`s too much goin on in it to fit into a three hour running time, but because it does things that can only be done in the comicbook medium. One example is the chapter "Fearful Symmetry", which is drawn in a way so the first page mirrors the last (in terms of frame disposition), with the following pages mirroring each other before the center-spread is (broadly) symmetrical in layout. In 2010 Dreamworks animation created their own deconstruction of the superhero concept with Megamind. An animated movie telling the story of Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain who regularily fights the superhero Metroman. Oh, and the year before that, Zack Snyder directed a movie adaptaion of Watchmen that was, at least visually, faithful to the graphic novel. I can`t deny that Snyder put a lot of work into this movie. It is very faithful to the story and even how it is visually told where he sometimes even uses the comicbookpanels as storyboards. But it feels like he didn`t quite get what Moore was trying to say. The movie feels like it`s telling an Alan Moore story through a Zack Snyder lens. Alan Moore`s mindset when writing the comic was "People who dress up in colourful costumes to fight crime would, if they existed in the real world, be a little messed up in the head and look rather silly." But Snyder`s mindset feels more like "The best kind of hero would be a dark, broken antihero who is reluctant to answer the call to adventure." It just feels like there is a dissonance going on here between the story and how it is told. There are also a few things in the movie that could have been introduced better, like they could have been subtly foreshadowed in the movie instead of just thrown in from nowhere. So, I think it`s time for me to give this film the old CC treatment. Now, if I could travel back in time and make some changes to this movie... What would I change?

Don`t do it I`d tell them not to make it. Leit be. Accept that not everything should get the old Hollywood treatment just because it`s popular and move on to something else.

Aand that`s how I would do it. Well... that was short.

Now, if you excuse me, I`m gonna go and invent a teleportation device to be used for something.

What, you guys are still here? All right. I`ll come up with someting better. How about...

Turn it into an animated series Instead of trying to fit the story of Watchmen into a feature length movie they could turn it into an animated series. That way there`s enough room for all the plotpoints that needs to be there. It could be closer visually to the comic with how the characters look, the colour palettes and everything. It would work better since the difference between comicbooks and animation are not as big as the difference between comicbooks and live-action.

Aand that`s how I would do it. Well... that was also pretty short. Oh well.

Now, if you excuse me, I`m gonna go and genetically engineer a giant squidmonster for some reason.

You guys still here? Fine. I`ll talk about the live-action movie. I want you to know that I don`t hate the movie. I admire the ambition and acknowledge that a lot of work has clearly been put into it. Snyder knows how to make his films look cool. Where he falls short is in the script department. He`s not interested in character driven stories but prefers plot driven ones, where the characters do whatever the plot wants them to whether it feels natural for them to do that or not. Now, with that said, let`s take a look at Watchmen.

Who watches the SPOILERS?

The fight scenes This is an example of the whole "Alan Moore story told through Zack Snyder lens" that I wrote earlier. The movie seems so fascinated by it`s own violence. The fightscenes are spectacular, well-choreographed, stylized, impressive and the heroes seem almost superhuman. For Snyder the fightscenes are COOL. But in Alan Moore`s Watchmen the fightscenes are not stylized or super choreographed and they are only there when absolutely necessary. The Comedian`s fight with his attacker in the beginning could have been messier, shorter and a little bit "Jason Bourn-ier". Rorschach`s fight with the police after he jumps out the window when they try to arrest him just feels unnecessary. I mean, Rorschach is a normal human, his body has limitations. It`s like Zack Snyder was afraid of letting his protagonists die or get caught without having a COOL fightscene. For this scene I would have stuck with how it happened in the grapic novel.

Ozymandias In the Graphic novel Ozymandias is a peak human athlete. In the movie the protagonists are, as I wrote earlier, almost superhuman. Since Ozymandias is supposed to be faster and stronger than the average human they had to make him superhuman in the movie. It stretches the believability and people not familiar with the graphic novel will probably wonder "How did this guy get superpowers?". The ordinary people should be human and Ozymandias should be an ordinary peak human athlete. Maybe it`s just me but I feel that that there is a subtle hint of villainy in the actors performance almost a little emotionally cold and calculating. I would have preferred if he had been more like Michael Keaton`s Bruce Wayne. Intelligent but not cold. The "With the right leadership" scene: I know, this is nitpicky, but I`d prefer if some other person than Ozy took the initiative to create and lead the Crimebusters. (Like Captain Metropolis or even Nite-Owl.) Ozy was just there to observe, to see if an idea like Crimebusters could work. Also, I prefer how his costume looked in the graphic novel. In the movie it looked more like a jab at the Batman suit from the Joel Schumacher movie than a costume made by a man trying to emulate the ancient pharaohs.

No explanation for Rorschach`s mask How did Walter Kovacs get that mask with the black inkblots that move around and create new patterns on his face? He doesn`t really strike me as some kind of genious inventor that could have created the material himself. If this is something that was explained in the extended version I wonder: Why couldn`t they fit it into the theatrical version? I understand that in movies you sometimes need to leave certain scenes on the cutting room floor because of the pace, runningtime or other reasons. But you shouldn`t take out scenes that help the movie make sense. How about: Rorschach tells his psychiatrist that when he was young he found work as an unskilled garment worker. One day they got a new fabric that fascinated him. It was made possible through technologies developed by Doctor Manhattan. Two viscous liquids, one black and one white, between two layers of latex, continually shifting in response to heat and pressure, forming symmetrical patterns like a Rorschach inkblot test. That`s the fabric that he used to create his mask. The movie doesn`t have to get more detailed than that.

Leonard Cohen`s Halleluja This is probably an unpopular opinion but... Leonard Cohen`s version of Halleluja is not the best version. They probably couldn`t use John Cale`s version since it came out 1991, or Jeff Buckley`s version which came out 1994 with the movie taking place in 1985. I would have used an instrumental cover with violins and a piano.

How Dan knows that Laurie doesn`t have cancer How does Dan know that Laurie doesn`t have cancer? It`s not like the symptoms of the decease show up over night. Was there some scenes in the film where she goes to check if she has it that ended up on the cutting room floor? How about this: When she and Dan are in the diner she could mention that after she heard about what happened to people close to Dr Manhattan she went to see if she also has it. And then later when she and Dan are watching TV she could open an envelope and sigh in relief because the tests came back negative.

Bubastis just showing up so late Bubastis`existence could have been forshadowed earlier in the movie. How about: Early when Dan meets Adrian to tell him about his visit from Rorschach he could pick up a photo that Adrian has on his desk. A photo of Bubastis. Adrian could say say something like: "Remarkable isn`t it? The leaps we`ve made in science over the years thanks to Dr Manhattan. Genetic engineering for example. A few years ago that was complete science-fiction." This introduces Bubastis early and explains to us how such a creature can exist in this world.

Several things in the end How we are introduced to Ozymandias` bullet catching ability It`s just mentioned by Rorschach in a voice-over when he drops off his journal. How about this: When Dan meets Adrian to tell him about his visit from Rorschach he could ask him "Is it true what they said about you back then? That you were so fast that you could catch a bullet?" Adrian: "Sorry to disappoint you, but that was just an exaggeration. It was really good for my reputation though." Ozymandias telling the gang that he`s trained himself to feel the pain of the people whose lives have been destroyed There`s a rule in film making: Show don`t tell. Instead of him telling us this: He can watch the TVs and see all the pain and destruction he`s caused and we can see this pain in his face. Nite-Owl witnessing Rorschach`s death Lose this scene. Or rather: lose Nite-Owl from this scene. The only thing that this scene needs is Jackie Earle Haley`s acting. Nite-Owl is just there to get upset so Zack Snyder can justify him beating up Ozy, which brings me to my next point. Nite-Owl beating up Ozymandias Don`t get me wrong, what Ozy did was wrong but beating him up then and there is pretty pointless. Lose it. Dan and Laurie says goodbye to Dr Manhattan and leaves him with Ozymandias. Ozy asks Dr Manhattan: "I did the right thing right? In the end?" Dr Manhattan: "Oh Adrian. Nothing ever ends." And then he teleports away, leaving Ozymandias alone with his own thoughts and regrets. Seymour and Rorschach`s journal In the movie it is hinted that Seymour definitely will pick up Rorschach`s journal from the crank files. I prefer the ending of the graphic novel since it is left more ambiguous.

On the fence: the S.Q.U.I.D Not crazy about the "Create reactors that imitate Dr Manhattan`s energy signature and then blow them up and make it seem like Dr Manhattan did it" plan. But I don`t hate it. Honestly, I barely even expected them to keep the part where they were too late to stop Ozy because he had already done it. The movie was already pretty long, so I`m willing to let it slide. But when I stop and think about it the idea of a genetically engineered monster could have worked without adding too much to the running time. The movie is (according to Wikipedia) 2 hours and 43 minutes long. The whole alien squid idea doesn`t have to be as long as it was in the graphic novel. There could be one scene in the first act that takes place in an Antarctic base where two scientists, who are on a break, talk about their "creation" (that`s the word they use for the creature, I want to keep it vague). Then later, when Ozy kills the scientists who worked for him, with poisoned champagne, these two could be among those scientist. It would probably add five to seven more minutes to the running time. But then again, Zack Snyder is not a stranger to making long movies. There`s also another thing about the alien squid invasion. The alien squid makes people realize that "this is a threat that we can beat if we unite and work together." The Dr Manhattan way may stop them from fighting, it may unite them, but first and foremost it makes them live in fear of the Damocles sword hanging over them, held by an old testament style god who watches their every move. The Squid is also like a Damocles sword, but can be beaten, through teamwork. Dr Manhattan can`t be beaten. The Dr Manhattan method is not bad per se, the squid is just slightly better.

Aand that`s how I would do it.

Yes, I know. Zack Snyder put a lot of effort into this movie. A lot of effort into making it look visually impressive and sticking pretty close to the source material of an insanely rich graphic novel that many said was unfilmable, and here I am complaining that it wasn`t more faithful. But, like I said earlier: it`s an Alan Moore story told through a Zack Snyder lens. The writer has one idea and the filmmaker has a different idea, so there is some dissonance.   Yes, Snyder put a lot of work into it, but Idon`t think he quite got the point of Watchmen.

Now, if you excuse me, I`m gonna do something that I should have done 35 minutes ago.

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Started writng this 2023-02-19

Other movies on my Constructive Criticism list that you can look forward to

Steel (The one with Shaq) Burton`s Batman Schumacher`s Batman Supergirl (1984) Jonah Hex (2010) Dragonball evolution The Spirit (2008) The Dark Knight trilogy

And as usual: English is not my first language, so if my writing doesn`t seem to flow naturally, you know why.

Watchmen were created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

[katarinas-redemption]

“Love brought you out of the shadows”

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Febressuary

↳ Day 21:  Nicholas T. Moore

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drew some sketches for the thing i hyped myself up about once

Julian T. Moore, younger brother of Nicholas G. Moore.

AU: The Living Rot/Vivis Putridum.

his abilities are related to a Flight response, playing more as shield instead of an attack.