#ntl

[alntidychka]

Hehe... hah

[sirbogarde]

Good (National Theatre Live) starring David Tennant, Elliot Levey, and Sharon Small

[spenglercore]

So, I've been writing a character x reader oneshot for Don Durkett from Orange County, except it's no longer a oneshot 🤣 This is my first attempt at an x reader pov, so I wanted to share the opening part!

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Never Too Late

You'd somehow missed the news about the Stanford admissions building fire. You aren't much of a news person anyway, so no surprise there. It wasn't until almost a year later that someone asked you about it after you mentioned you'd gotten your degree at Stanford. According to them, some stoner in his underwear was suspected of arson, and the Dean of admissions himself had mistakenly been arrested at the scene and spent a night in jail.

Must have been a wild night.

You were in the area and figured it might be nice to visit your old campus anyway; might as well check and see if there was anything of yours that had been lost in the fire and if so, if there was anything being done or anything you might need to do about it. Though you could assume the staff would have contacted you if that were the case, it never hurt to double check.

You'd quite literally bumped into him in your hurry to get to the admissions building to see if there was any info on who you needed to talk to, if anyone. The usual apologetic courtesies were exchanged, which definitely didn't line up with your memories of Mr. Durkett. You'd only seen him a handful of times, but the impression of a tall and rather imposing older man who looked and acted perpetually annoyed with life in general had stuck with you to this day.

He was still tall, though less imposing now. He didn't look annoyed so much as he looked defeated and absolutely dog-tired.

You figured it wouldn't hurt to ask the Dean of admissions himself where you needed to be. He'd sighed, and for a split second you'd fully expected a clipped, irritable response telling you where to go in as few words as possible to get you out of his hair (which now had a lot more grey in it than you remembered). But that was not how the conversation had gone.

Instead, he'd said you looked a little old to be a student - an easy assessment, since you were thirty-eight - and asked when you'd graduated. You'd told him it had been about six years ago, and he'd explained that if you hadn't been contacted somehow, there wasn't anything to worry about.

You'd thanked him, of course, but before you could turn to go back the way you'd come, he'd said he was going the same way and to your complete surprise, asked if you wanted to get coffee with him.

You couldn't think of any reason not to, and he looked like he could use the company, so you agreed.

You'd both paid for your coffee separately, and found a place to sit and chat. Things had started out with the usual; what's your name, what did you major in, how has life treated you since graduation. You'd been the one to broach the subject of family issues; there had been some drama around the death of a relative, which had resulted in a lot of petty legal bickering.

"I feel that," He'd sighed. "After the shitstorm last year, my wife left me and took the girls. She's remarried now, some guy twenty years younger than me and fuckin' loaded."

The way he'd almost spat out the last sentence, as if the words were tangibly bitter, had given you some insight as to why he looked so beaten and run down.

So when he'd said he had to get back and thanked you for the conversation, you'd quickly jotted down your number along with a note; call or text if you need to talk :)

You didn't quite know what to make of the look he'd given you in response...he'd looked from the note to you without moving his head, his left eyebrow cocked almost as if to ask what the hell is this? You genuinely couldn't tell for certain if he was curious, genuinely interested or possibly even mildly offended.

But he'd taken the receipt the note was scribbled on and pocketed it.

[2gsahoko-intermission]

NTL『善き人』感想

静岡シネ・ギャラリーでナショナル・シアター・ライヴが上映されるということで（めでたい！）、まず『善き人』(Good) を見てきた。

C・P・テイラーの同名戯曲をドミニク・クックが演出した本プロダクションは、デイヴィッド・テナントとエリオット・リーヴィー、シャロン・スモールのほぼ三人で進む。ほぼ、というのがポイントで、そのことが効果を発揮していたように思われる。

1933年から1941年ごろのドイツを舞台に、テナント演じる研究者ジョン・ハルダーが平凡な市民からナチスに深く関与するようになる過程が描かれているのだが、話の���びは一筋縄ではいかない。精神分析医でユダヤ人の友人に私生活の愚痴をこぼしたかと思えば、認知症らしき病を患っている母を見舞い、ナチスの台頭を不安がる友人を慰め、メランコリックな妻と会話をし、指導学生と恋に落ち、ナチスの幹部と関わるようになり、と第一幕はかなりあちこち飛ぶ。しかし第二幕に入ると、友人から亡命のための列車のチケット手配を頼まれても断り、妻と別れてユダヤ人から奪った別荘に指導学生だった恋人と暮らし、勤め先の大学で焚書を見つめ、クリスタル・ナハトの現場に親衛隊として居合わせ…と、”Goodであろう”という自意識をよそに迫害に加担していく様子が描かれる。

テナント演じるハルダーは、人生に漠然とした不安を抱え、舵取りができているようなできていないような曖昧な雰囲気を漂わせているのが良かった。「ちょっとピリついているけどまぁ大丈夫」と自他を宥め続け、ハルダー自身が考える「なしたことに対するの責任」と結果が結びついておらず、要は大きな機構の中に取り込まれた人間の姿そのものである。今回のプロダクションでは、「なしたことに対する責任（と当人が考えていること）」を凌駕する帰結のあり方を描くにあたり、ほぼ三人芝居という仕掛けがうまく機能していたように感じられる。

ハルダーを演じ続けるテナントに対して、リーヴィーとスモールは性別や民族の異なる複数のキャラクターを次々に演じ分けていく。ハルダーを取り巻き、さまざまな感情や思考を喚起する他者が二つの顔しか持っていないことにより、ハルダーが強固な正常性バイアスのかかった状態であることが表現されていると思われた。愛も苛立ちも親しみも悲しみも同じ顔。コミュニケーションがうまく取れなくなってしまった母でさえ、介護するハルダーにとっては馴染んだ顔をしている。

しかし結末でアウシュヴィッツを訪れたハルダーの前には、軍人と収容された人びとが現れ、彼らはリーヴィーとスモールとは別の俳優によって演じられる。この時、すでに差別と虐殺がシステムとして機能していることが視覚的に表現され、ショッキングでもあった。

なお、私はイヤーワームが大変元気なタイプで、起きている間は何かしら音楽が���り響いていることが多い。『善き人』のハルダーも、たびたび頭の中で流れる音楽について言及しており、自分の身体感覚と近しいキャラクターが描かれているのを見るのは興味深かった。ただし、このイヤーワームも、結末の収容所においては収容された人びとによる演奏へと位相が変わる。この演出も、ほぼ三人芝居から新たな演者の加入が示す衝撃と同様の効果を生んでいたと感じられた。

[septaylorsversion]

so well, my sad dads released new album on my birthday thanks for the gift dads🥹🖤

[lexlawuk]

No Time Limit (NTL) Application Guide

As the UK Home Office transitions to eVisas, individuals with “legacy” immigration documents issued before biometric residence permits (BRPs) need to take extra steps to secure their status. Making a No Time Limit (NTL) application is essential for replacing outdated documentation with a BRP, confirming your indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK. This guide will explain the NTL…

[sokfkelfd]

(cr:yt, 06122021, teaser, ntl)

internet says it's called "niran apartment". i can be wrong though.

(12032020, cr:youtubecom/@feedforfuture, it's not related to ntl).

[xerves]

[petermot]

NTL, door Peter Motte

345 woorden Een NTL is een lijst Nog Te Lezen boeken. Ik wist dat ik 94 ongelezen boeken had, maar dat waren volumes. Alles van Aristoteles staat in één deel, net als het werk van Kafka en Vondel. Vooral Vondel was een probleem. Ik had rondgevraagd of iemand me kon vertellen hoeveel toneelstukken en dichtbundels hij tijdens zijn leven had geschreven en gepubliceerd. Het is een moeilijke…

[ntls-24722]

sickest ride in the carnival 😎

this was supposed to be a very quick, solely sketched comic, but i sketched the last panel so well i had to paint it. i think this is the best big top i've drawn so far!

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[alntidychka]

Ну и как же без артов

[gonagaiworld]

Il concerto per il 20º anniversario di Naruto svela l'immagine principale e i performer dell'evento Il concerto si terrà il 2 e il 3 settembre al Makuhari Messe di Chiba, Tokyo. Info:--> https://www.gonagaiworld.com/il-concerto-per-il-20o-anniversario-di-naruto-svela-limmagine-principale-e-i-performer-dellevento/?feed_id=384694&_unique_id=64b68f0b1d7d2 #Concerti #Naruto #NarutoTheLive #NTL #ナルト

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NTL『ワーニャ』感想

サイモン・スティーブンスが？『ワーニャ伯父さん』を翻案？？アンドルー・スコットの一人芝居で？？？気になる！！！と、上演告知の第一報を聞いた瞬間から思っていたので、ナショナル・シアター・ライブで見ることができて感無量だった。

NTL『ワーニャ』は、人名や設定を変更して、若干モダナイズしている。かつての勢いを失った老年の映画監督アレクサンダー（元はアレクサンドル）は、若く美しく聡明な後妻ヘレン（エレーナ）を連れて、田舎の屋敷に戻っている。屋敷はアレクサンダーの前妻アンナ（ヴェーラ）が受け継いだもので、今はアンナの兄アイヴァン（ワーニャ）とアンナとアレクサンダーの娘ソニア（ソーニャ）が管理している。アイヴァンは、かつて崇拝して���たアレクサンダーに今では幻滅し、自暴自棄になっている。ヘレナに惹かれてはいるが、ひねくれた態度しか取れない。痛風に悩むアレクサンダーのために医者のマイケル（アーストロフ）が度々往診に来る。ソニアはマイケルに恋しているが、彼の目的はヘレナであり、ヘレナもマイケルに惹かれている。都会暮らしに未練を残すアレクサンダーは屋敷を売ろうと放言する。搾取され続けていることに我慢ならなくなったアイヴァンは、アレクサンダーを銃殺しようとするが、弾は外れる。殺人すら成し遂げられない自身にアイヴァンは愕然とする。ソニアは恋に破れ、ヘレナは都会に戻るアレクサンダーについて屋敷を去ることに決める。アイヴァンはマイケルのカバンからモルヒネを盗んで自殺しようとするが、マイケルに嗜められる。モルヒネを無事に取り戻したマイケルは、屋敷にもう近寄らないことを誓う。打ちのめされているアイヴァンを、ソニアは慰め励ます。

一人で『ワーニャ伯父さん』をどうやって？？？とは報道を聞いた時から思っていたし、幕開け早々のマイケルと乳母モーリーン（マリーナ）の会話あたりは、見方のチャンネルを合わせることができず、（この状態がずっと続くなら辛いな…）と思ったことは否定しない。

しかしそのうち、一人芝居という手法を踏まえて遊び始めたあたりから、俄然面白くなってい��た。たとえば、地主のリアム（イリヤ）初登場時に「ずっといたんだけどね」と一言こぼすのだが、これはリアムの存在感のなさを示す意味にとどまらない。このセリフから、この舞台での俳優アンドルー・スコットは霊媒師のような役割で、劇の流れの中でキャラクターのセリフや表情、身体をキャッチして表出させており、キャラクターはただ見えないだけでそこかしこに蠢いているという理屈が見えてくる。

またこのプロダクションは、一人芝居に励む俳優アンドルー・スコットを、ピアノととしても描いていたように思われる。アンドルー・スコットの身体から現れない唯一の登場人物が、アイヴァンの妹アンナである。屋敷に置かれたピアノは、普段は誰も近寄らない。しかし時々、弾き手のいない状態でピアノのが奏でられる。肉体を喪ったアンナの声を宿す霊媒のようにである。確かに、ピアノは複数のメロディを同時に奏でることができ、時に美しく響き、時に衝突して齟齬をきたす楽器である。この意味で、霊媒師として立ち回り複数のキャラクターを発露する俳優アンドルー・スコットの身体は、めちゃくちゃに演奏される一台のピアノとも言えるだろう。

劇が進むにつれて、アンドルー・スコットの身体が二人のキャラクターが同時に宿しているようにも見える瞬間が増えていく。ヘレナとマイケルの情事の場面はわかりやすいだろう。二人が見つめ合う時に、手はヘレナとして動き、マイケルである顔に触れていた。正直滑稽である。しかし同時に、真に迫ってくるように感じた。『ワーニャ伯父さん』の登場人物たちは、過去に耽溺できず未来も見えず、停滞の中で時を重ね続けている。そんな状態からの一瞬の逸脱として提示されるヘレナとマイケルの情事は、スムースに動こうとしても叶わない滑稽でみっともないものとして描かれることに意義があるのかもしれない。

また、劇の終盤でマイケルが屋敷を去る時に、瓶に8分の1ほど残っていたウォッカを一息で飲み干すのだが、マイケルを演じるアンドルー・スコットの身体に、どこかその姿を見守るソニアの姿も重なっているように思われた。確か、この時ソニアは舞台上にはいない設定であったはずなのにもかかわらず、である（記憶が少々薄れているので、断言できないが）。鬱屈を飲み込み、後悔や失望で内側が焼けるように痛んでも、その痛みを燃料に生きていこうとする点で、この時のマイケルとソニアは似たもの同士であったと言える。だからこそ、ウォッカを飲み干しながら、いつもは気だるげに表現されていた目を見開き、天井をキッと見つめるマイケルの顔に、そんなマイケルを見つめるソニアの顔がよぎるようであった。アンドルー・スコットの身体を舞台に、マイケルとソニアの接近と別れが演じられているようであった。

一人芝居『ワーニャ伯父さん』という仕掛けの奇抜さが先に立っているプロダクションであることは確かだが、その仕掛けの必然性が作品から引き出されている点で評価できると感じた。

[lancerious]

Ok I made the Nintendo franchises tier list and am ready to see everyone protest

I'm not going to go over the franchises I've never heard of or know VEEEEEEEEERY little about. Therefore I'll only be talking about things in the "Absolutely love" tier down to the "Meh" tier, in that order. If I know a franchise and have experienced it, I'll mention that. If not, I'll just give my initial impression of it. Anyway, let'sa go!

Also I forgot to take screenshots of each individual tier and am too lazy to go back and actually add them, so if you get lost come back up here, k? K :).

Second little thing, I just went forward a color on the rainbow with each tier I cover. So PLEASE pay attention to what tier I'm actually on, and not so much the color.

Starting with the "Absolutely love" tier...

#1: Super Mario. Mario is, without a doubt, my favorite Nintendo franchise to ever exist. I've played a lot of Mario games and have legitimately beaten a couple of them (Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario 3D Land--both for the 3DS--if you're curious). Otherwise I just cheat and die ten million times until I get that essentially-immortal powerup lol, or in the case of Super Mario Bros. Wii, Luigi SOMEHOW does the entire stage for me. But yeah, Mario is my absolute FAV, my entire childhood was Mario. Love this franchise from the bottom of my heart :).

#2: Animal Crossing. Ok so most of you will be shocked, but I've TECHNICALLY never played any Animal Crossing game. I know what you do, I know characters from the games, and I know how the games work, but I've never played one before. I even know that older games had more...COLORFUL villagers but less to do, and newer games have A LOT more to do but less interesting villagers. WITH this being said, I absolutely love Animal Crossing and am DYING to try the franchise at somepoint. Instant favorite even though I've never tried a game from the franchise before.

Now to the "Pretty good" tier :D.

#1: Mariokart. Mariokart rocks man. I've only played a couple of the games--Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS and the REGULAR Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U--but even then I still love them. I've played these two games so much I've essentially become a god at both of them. The maps and music often SLAP too.

#2: Zelda. I have technically played Zelda...barely. I don't remember what game it was, but I know it was on a DS or 3DS. Based on the TINY bit I remember about the graphics and environment, I think it was Ocarina of Time. I don't really remember anything--I made like 0 progress in the game lol--but I still think it's a good franchise! Majora's Mask especially peaks my interest.

#3: Luigi's Mansion. Similar to Animal Crossing, I've never actually played a Luigi's Mansion game. However, I HAVE seen a full playthrough of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, so I think I have a decent grasp on what the franchise is about lol. A side series focusing on Luigi is always nice--poor guy always gets overshadowed by Mario--and the concept, as well as atmosphere, is really intriguing to me. I definitely want to give this franchise a try in the future as well.

Next up, the "Not Bad" tier :>.

#1: Mario Party. Mario Party's not too shabby! I did play one of these games at one point, but I completely forget which one it is. I THINK there were maybe 3 different maps? I know it was on the DS or 3DS too. Anyway, Mario Party's pretty fun, especially if you play with friends, hehe :>.

#2: Splatoon. I will admit I don't know a lot about Splatoon, but I really like the little I DO know about it. I know there's a minigame where you try to color the cap with ink--or is it a minigame?--and I know a few of the characters you can play as, but that's pretty much it. Still seems interesting though!

#3: Paper Mario. Mario but on paper! Also partly 2D? I think? I'm assuming the whole point of the games is that most of it is in 2D. I honestly have no idea :P. But yeah, the games seem fun! I think these games are known for having villains that aren't Bowser--which if so is genius--as well, but I could be wrong.

#4: Mario & Luigi. I BARELY know anything about this franchise, but it seems all right! I'm assuming you can swap between controlling Mario and controlling Luigi, and I think there's Baby Mario & Baby Luigi too in a couple games.

#5: Metroid. Samus is from here! At least I'm pretty sure Samus is from here :P. I don't know much about Metroid either, but I do know it's a shooter/platformer-type deal and is centered around sci-fi and aliens. At least I think it is lol.

#6: Pikmin: Ok so, to be completely honest, I know virtually nothing about Pikmin. I know it exists, I know some characters look like goofy little plants...and that's about it. The only reason Pikmin is this high is because I know it exists and like some of the designs lol. I know nothing else about it.

Finally, the "Meh" tier!

#1 Pokemon. Okay, in all honesty, I should've put Pokemon a little higher, but I already made the list and don't want to go back and correct it. I have some good memories from Pokemon, but I only really like the part where you wander around towns and talk to people. I'm not too keen on capturing Pokemon, leveling them up, battling Pokemon...you know, the entire plot of Pokemon. I've only played Pokemon on my cousin's DS--or was it 3DS?--when we hung out together at a family gathering and had nothing to do. I never even owned a Pokemon game. Boy the Pokemon fans are gonna hate me for this T-T.

#2: Dr. Mario. Um. You play as Mario, but a doctor. You...match things? Pills maybe? And kill viruses? I think that's the point? Idk man, that's literally all I know. Seems cool, but strays so far from the main Mario IP that it doesn't interest me all that much.

#3: Starfox. This one's ok. I like the concept of intergalactic travel and it kinda being the Nintendo version of Space Invaders, but meh...I never really wanted to play a game from this franchise all that much. The one thing I like about it is this really weird easter egg from one of the games that would be too long to explain here :P.

#4: Kirby. Ok this is gonna be embarrassing, but for so long I thought Kirby was a female. 'Course now I know Kirby's a male, but dang, past me was dumb and never thought to look it up on Google ;-;. But yeah, Kirby's also ok. Kinda seems a bit too similar to Mario in my eyes, though I guess Mario can't eat literally anything :P.

#5: Yoshi. I've never actually played a game with Yoshi as the protagonist. I always just encountered Yoshi in a regular Mario game. The games seem all right, Wooly World looks GORGEOUS though holy CRAP.

#6: Donkey Kong. Finally, another franchise I've actually played! Donkey Kong is...eh. Never really liked it. My parents bought a couple Donkey Kong games over the years, but I only played one, and that is Donkey Kong Country Returns. At least I think that's how it goes. There are a couple highlights I liked from the game, first is the stage with that minecart. THAT was fun, even if I sucked at it lol. The other highlight is those weird pillar things with faces that scream bloody murder. I like those things so much and I don't know why. But yeah, I didn't get far into the game, and Donkey Kong ultimately suffers the same problem as Kirby: it's too similar to Mario. I'd rather play a Mario game than both Kirby and Donkey Kong.

#& Wario Ware. Truth be told, I know nothing about this franchise, but I'm GUESSING it includes all the Wario titles, because what else would it involve :P. The franchise seems all right I guess, but still, I'd rather play Mario.

Well that's it, this actually went quicker than I thought it would lol, but that's partly because I know so few Nintendo franchises. And to think I thought I know most of 'em...NOPE :D. Guess I need to work on that. I'm ready for you all to say my opinions are horribly controversial now :P.

[armsaround-thestereo]

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