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Holidays 8.11

Holidays

Alcatraz Day

Annual Medical Check-Up Day

Brother's Day

Burry Man Parade Day (Scotland)

Cheech and Chong Day (San Antonio, Texas)

Day of the Latvian Freedom Fighters (Latvia)

Dog Days of Summer end

Festival of Happy Feet

Fiesta de Santa Clara (New Mexico)

Flag Day (Pakistan)

Freethinkers Day

Full Moon [8th of the Year] (a.k.a. ...

Black Cherries Moon (Traditional)

Corn Moon (England)

Dispute Moon (Celtic)

Dog Day’s Moon (Colonial)

Fruit Moon (Cherokee)

Grain Corn Moon (Alternate)

Green Corn Moon (Alternate)

Green Moon (North America)

Harvest Moon (China)

Hunger Moon (South Africa)

Lightening Moon (Neo-Pagan)

Native Wild Rice Harvest (Algonkian, Northern Cree, and Ojibwa Native Americans)

Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (Sri Lanka)

Raksha Bandhan (Parts of India, Nepal; Hindu)

Ricing Moon (Traditional)

Southern Hemisphere: Hunger, Snow, Storm, Wolf

Sturgeon Moon (Amer. Indian, Traditional)

Was Full Moon (Myanmar)

Women’s Moon (Choctaw)

Wyrt Moon (Wicca)

Gai Jatra (Cow Festival & Remembrance of People Died Last Year; Nepal)

Gay Uncles Day (a.k.a. Guncles Day)

Global Kinetic Sand Day

Green Bay Packers Day

Heroes' Day (Zimbabwe)

Ingersoll Day

Koomu Alezer’i (Elder Scrolls)

Miracle Treat Day (Canada)

Mountain Day (Japan)

National Align Your Teeth Day

National Day of Civic Hacking

National Face Mask Day

National Hip Hop Day

National Model Aviation Day

Play in the Sand Day

Presidential Joke Day

Raspberry Bombe Day

Roller Rink Day

Son and Daughter Day

SOS Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Instant Coffee Day

National Panini Day

National Raspberry Bombe Day

National Raspberry Tart Day

Independence Days

Balochistan (from UK, 1947) [unrecognized]

Chad (from France, 1960)

Feast Days

Athracht (a..k.a. Attracta; Christian; Saint)

Byron (Positivist; Saint)

Clare of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Clare/Mick Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Day of Honor for Oddudua (Santeria)

Equitius (Christian; Saint)

Fiacre (Christian; Saint)

Gaugericus (a.k.a. Gery; Christian; Saint)

John Henry Newman (Church of England)

Philomena (Christian; Saint)

Rakish Bandhan 2022 (Hindusim) [Last day of ��rāvaṇa]

Rum Quaffing Day (Pastafarian)

Susanna (Christian; Saint)

Taurinus of Évreux (Christian; Saint)

Tiburtius and Chromatius (Christian; Saints)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [32 of 53]

Prime Number Day: 223 [48 of 72]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Almost Human (TV Series; 2013)

American Graffiti (Film; 1973)

Atypical (TV Series; 2017)

Dangerous Minds (Film; 1995)

Doug (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Down to Earth, by Jimmy Buffett (Album; 1970)

A Hard Day’s Night (Beatles US Film; 1964)

Hey Soul Sister, by Train (Song; 2009)

Le Freak, by Chic (Song; 1978)

I Left My Heart in San Francisco, sung by Tony Bennett (Song; 1962)

The Life of Emile Zola (Film; 1938)

The Magicians, by Lev Grossman (Novel; 2009)

Party in the U.S.A., by Miley Cyrus (Song; 2009)

Pete’s Dragon (Film; 2016)

The Ren & Stimpy Show (Animated TV Series; 1991)

The Replacements (Film; 2000)

Rugrats (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Step Up (Film; 2006)

The View (TV Talk Show; 1997)

What IF…? (Animated TV Series; 2021)

Today’s Name Days

Klara, Susanna (Austria)

Jasminka, Jasna, Klara, Suzana (Croatia)

Zuzana (Czech Republic)

Herman (Denmark)

Sanna, Sanne, Susanna, Suusi (Estonia)

Sanna, Sanni, Susanna, Susanne (Finland)

Claire, Gilberte, Suzanne (France)

Klara, Susanne (Germany)

Efpious (Greece)

Tiborc, Zsuzsanna (Hungary)

Chiara, Lelia, Susanna (Italy)

Liega, Olga, Zita (Latvia)

Klara, Ligija, Visalgas, Visvilė, Zuzana (Lithuania)

Tarald, Torvald (Norway)

Aleksander, Herman, Ligia, Lukrecja, Włodzimierz, Włodziwoj, Zula, Zuzanna (Poland)

Zuzana (Slovakia)

Clara, Susana (Spain)

Susanna (Sweden)

Susanna (Ukraine)

Laila, Layla, Leila, Leilani, Lela, Lelia, Nayeli (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 223 of 2022; 142 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 32 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 6 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Lányuè), Day 14 (Bing-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 14 Av 5782

Islamic: 13 Muharram 1444

J Cal: 13 Hasa; Fiveday [13 of 30]

Julian: 29 July 2022

Moon: 100% Full Moon

Positivist: 27 Dante (8th Month) [Byron]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 52 of 90)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 20 of 31)

Calendar Changes

As (Gods) [Half-Month 16 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 8.25)

#calendar #Holidays

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artobserved-news · 9 months

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Festa no Céu

No 21° Festival Internacional de Jazz de Ouro Preto - Tudo é Jazz, os “cabeças” do evento: Rud Carvalho, diretor geral; Suzana Martins Alves Costa, coordenadora técnica; Mariana Martins Alves Costa, elaboradora de projetos; e Ronaldo Fraga, estilista e diretor artístico do Tudo é Jazz

Festa no Céu

A festa de 15 anos da filha de Fabíola e Daniel Vorcaro, no dia 5, é o assunto do dia, até sempre. Teve como atrações o grupo nova-iorquino The Chainsmokers; os DJs DJ Alok, KVSH, Dennis DJ e os gêmeos, Dubdogz. O evento teria custado R$ 15 milhões.

Festa na Terra

Vorcaro é controlador do Banco Master, dono do Fasano Itaim (São Paulo), torcedor fanático e um dos investidores da SAF do Clube Atlético Mineiro. Para a festa, ele asfaltou um quilômetro de terra, paralelo à BR-040, que dá acesso ao condomínio. Agora vamos aos novos detalhes, mostrando o luxo e a elegância em todos os sentidos.

Festa única

A aniversariante surgiu no palco como uma flor brotando, com a ajuda de um “elevador”. Mas antes, provando muita consideração, estilo e gentileza, já se desculpando pelo possível incômodo dos preparativos, a família esmerou-se. Além de comprar uma casa ao lado, para receber alguns dos 500 convidados, ofereceu aos vizinhos um fim de semana no hotel Fasano, com regalias, como uma garrafa do vinho italiano, Sassicaia, de mais de R$5 mil.

Festa inolvidável

Na festa, além do mesmo vinho, champagne Dom Pérignon, vodca Belvedere e whisky, claro, 15 anos. Em tempo! Ano passado, Daniel Vorcaro foi anfitrião da BrazilFoundation Gala Minas, em Nova York. A aniversariante trocou os presentes por doações à mesma filantrópica BrazilFoundation.

Dias de Fasano

O restaurante Gero Belo Horizonte, no Fasano, apresenta menu em três tempos e por pessoa, para o Dia dos Pais, dias 11, 12 e 13. E mais. Como opção para presentear, durante todo o mês de agosto, no Spa Fasano, terapia relaxando mente e o corpo. A terapia Crânio Sacral é uma técnica da medicina chinesa. Alivia a tensão na região da face, cabeça, pescoço e ombros. Indicada para insônia e dores de cabeça.

'Big' estreia

Rafael Motta, artista mineiro multiplataformas, fez sua estreia no circuito internacional das artes, com sua primeira exposição autoral, em Southampton, Nova York, dia 4. A mostra é “E·qui·lib·ri·um: A Exposição que Transcende o Equilíbrio entre o Sentir e o Pensar”.

Conexões do Presente

Hoje, último dia de “As conexões entre o design modernista no Brasil do século 20 e os caminhos para se pensar o presente e o futuro”. Temas de “Talks sobre o Design Brasileiro – Modernismo e suas Conexões”, na Casa Fiat de Cultura.

Conexões do Futuro

Parceria com o Museu da Cadeira Brasileira (MuC) e a Escola de Design da UEMG. Pioneirismo do design modernista no Brasil, sua força como movimento social, fragmentos históricos e a identidade criada pelos designers contemporâneos.

Curtas & Finas

* Dia 12, o bluesman Gustavo Andrade volta ao Baretto, Hotel Fasano. Considerado um dos grandes nomes do blues no Brasil, Gustavo Andrade traz seus álbuns autorais, clássicos do jazz, soul e rock.

* A Revista Encontro Gastrô indicou o Sátira como Melhor Gastrobar.

* Zenóbia Tavares, de Belo Horizonte, é gerente de grandes contas na Rennova, empresa de Goiânia de produtos injetáveis para harmonização facial e corporal. Tavares esteve, recentemente, em São Paulo, na Escola superior de Propaganda e marketing (ESPM), realizando semana de imersão de conhecimentos.

* 20º Jantar Amigos do Baleia, com Tiago Abravanel, no Mix Garden, dia 28 de setembro, às 20h.

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productsreviewings · 1 year

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As the 2 hottest pets on this planet, it’s unattainable to not evaluate cats and canines. We speak about which species is the higher companion and which is the perfect cuddler, and there’s additionally the age-old debate of which animal is smarter. Whereas canine individuals will all the time check with canine trainability, we are able to’t low cost a cat’s independence and problem-solving. Pet house owners might debate the deserves of every species all day, however fortunately, scientists have additionally entered the talk. Research targeted on the intelligence of cats versus canines aren’t as widespread as we’d like, however they do give us some route towards lastly answering the query: are cats smarter than canines? Whereas human intelligence may be measured by an IQ take a look at, there isn't a black-and-white approach to consider an animal’s general intelligence. Cat Mind vs Canine Mind The last word reply to which home species is smarter isn’t so simple as it sounds. Whereas human intelligence may be measured by an IQ take a look at, there isn't a black-and-white approach to consider an animal’s general intelligence. On the similar time, we are able to evaluate human intelligence to that of different animals, however animal-to-animal comparisons are extra tough. Additionally Learn: Cat intelligence info Brian Hare of Duke College explains it effectively by saying, “Asking which species is smarter is like asking if a hammer is a greater instrument than a screwdriver. Every instrument is designed for a selected drawback, so after all, it is dependent upon the issue we try to resolve.” Each cats and canines advanced otherwise primarily based on what they wanted to do to adapt and survive. With completely different bodily capabilities and wishes, every species endured particular trials and overcame these challenges with particular options. The cats and canines of as we speak are merchandise of that problem-solving. Additionally Learn: 6 Shocking Similarities Between Cats And Canine We will’t say one species is inherently smarter than the opposite with out contemplating all features of intelligence and placing every thing on a fair enjoying discipline. To date, scientists haven’t discovered an ideal approach to do this. As a result of intelligence is judged from a human perspective, it’s unattainable to offer cats and canines a good take a look at. With that stated, there are research that time to particular sorts of intelligence whereas giving a normal concept of which animal comes out on prime by way of cognitive skills. Researchers consider that by estimating the entire variety of neurons, they'll rank species primarily based on cognitive skills. Counting Neurons as a Measure of Intelligence A technique scientists have tried to subjectively gauge animal intelligence is by evaluating the variety of neurons situated within the cerebral cortex of the mind. This part of the mind is understood to be chargeable for lots of the larger cognitive processes together with reminiscence, ideas, and determination making. Researchers consider that by estimating the entire variety of neurons, they'll rank species primarily based on cognitive skills. Neurologist Suzana Herculano-Houzel defined, “Neurons are the fundamental data processing items. The extra items you discover within the mind, the extra cognitively succesful the animal is.” Additionally Learn: 10 Fascinating Cat Mind Information To depend neurons, Herculano-Houzel carried out an experiment by counting the variety of suspended neuron cells throughout the liquified mind matter of various species. The animals used within the experiment all died from pure causes, and their our bodies had been donated to science. Herculano-Houzel regarded on the mind matter of a number of species. Her experiment included one cat, one Golden Retriever, and one small mixed-breed canine. The outcomes discovered that out of the home pets, the Golden Retriever had probably the most neurons with 623 million.

The small breed canine was subsequent, and the cat’s mind got here in third with 250 million neurons. These numbers recommend canines have higher cognitive expertise, however there are different elements to think about. First, it's unclear how mind measurement impacts intelligence. Previous research recommend that the larger the mind, the extra neurons are current, and subsequently, the smarter the animal. This idea proved to be true in a 2014 examine that checked out an animal’s skill for self management. Cats weren’t included in that experiment, however the conclusions recommend that mind measurement is relative to self-control and subsequently cognitive operate. Herculano-Houzel’s experiment, nevertheless, exhibits giant animals with bigger brains, just like the brown bear, have fewer neurons than smaller animals. Researchers say extra research are wanted to find out precisely how or if mind measurement elements into intelligence. One other problem to think about is that the experiment solely counts neurons, it doesn’t show that each one the neurons are getting used. A Golden Retriever, for instance, has about 623 neurons at their disposal, nevertheless it doesn’t inform us whether or not or not they’re reaching their full potential. Whereas the variety of neurons for every species probably provides canines the benefit, different research recommend cats have the higher hand. Downside Fixing and Discovering Meals Whereas the variety of neurons for every species probably provides canines the benefit, different research recommend cats have the higher hand. A 2006 examine out of Hungary, for instance, discovered that cats usually tend to succeed at troublesome meals puzzles. Additionally Learn: The ten Finest Cat Gradual Feeders & Puzzle Feeders Canine and cats needed to manipulate the puzzles utilizing their paws and noses in an effort to launch meals. Each species had been able to success, however the examine discovered that canines had been extra seemingly to surrender and anticipate human help. Cats, however, most well-liked to work by way of the issue themselves. This experiment additionally pertains to cats and canines within the wild. Discovering meals is arguably probably the most important talent for an animal to have. With out it, canines and cats would have died out earlier than that they had the prospect to grow to be domesticated. When it comes to hunting-related intelligence, cats are the clear winners. Additionally Learn: Are cats smarter than canines Reddit They're expert predators and are completely able to find their very own meals (after they’re compelled to). Canine, however, may be hunters, however they don’t possess the identical stealth, flexibility, and pure intuition as cats. This clearly varies relying on the canine’s breed, however typically, cats are higher at looking than the common canine. So if you happen to’re judging animal intelligence by which species would survive by itself, cats would win. Many home cats are simply as social as canines, and so they depend on human interactions for each psychological and bodily well being. The Social Issue Cats might discover their very own dinner with no human assist, however some scientists recommend sociability is an indicator of intelligence. Social intelligence consists of how a home animal adapts to life with people. Canine are usually thought of to be extra social, however you possibly can’t low cost cats on this class. Many home cats are simply as social as canines, and so they depend on human interactions for each psychological and bodily well being. It’s even unfair to say that canines are simpler to coach than cats. With the proper technique, cats are able to studying behaviors and tips. Within the grand scheme of domesticity, canines have lived alongside people for lots longer than cats. Ought to these centuries be thought of when figuring out social intelligence? Regardless, there’s additionally a distinction in how pet house owners deal with cats versus canines.

Whereas puppies attend obedience faculty and go to the park for playdates, most individuals don’t present their cats with those self same social alternatives. General, there are a number of classes to think about when gauging the intelligence of cats versus canines. Whereas one species excels in a single space, they falter within the subsequent. We will’t say for sure that cats are smarter than canines. We will say, nevertheless, that cats have an unmatched intelligence that's spectacular in its personal approach. View Sources #Cats #Smarter #Canine #Scientists #Lastly #Reply The controversy of which animal is smarter, cats or canines, has been ongoing for years. Scientists have not too long ago tried to reply this query by estimating the entire variety of neurons within the cerebral cortex of the mind. Outcomes recommend canines have extra neurons, nevertheless, cats are higher at looking and problem-solving. Moreover, cats depend on human interactions for each psychological and bodily well being. In the end, cats and canines have completely different strengths and weaknesses, making it unattainable to say one is smarter than the opposite. Q1: What's the predominant level of the article? A1: The primary level of the article is to check the intelligence of cats and canines, and to debate the varied elements that needs to be thought of when figuring out which species is smarter. Q2: What's the predominant issue that scientists use to measure animal intelligence? A2: The primary issue that scientists use to measure animal intelligence is the estimated complete variety of neurons situated within the cerebral cortex of the mind. Q3: What's the distinction between cats and canines by way of hunting-related intelligence? A3: When it comes to hunting-related intelligence, cats are the clear winners. They're expert predators and are completely able to find their very own meals, whereas canines may be hunters, however they don’t possess the identical stealth, flexibility, and pure intuition as cats.

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brookstonalmanac · 2 years

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Holidays 9.19

Holidays

Armed Forces Day (Chile)

Biosphere Day (Australia)

Children’s Day (Elder Scrolls)

Cosmetic Bridge Day

Day of the First Appearance of the Slovak National Council

Eleven Days of Global Unity, Day 9: Freedom

Fawlty Towers Day

Indra Jatra (Kathmandu Valley, Nepal)

International Aortic Dissection Awareness Day

International Hop Like a Kangaroo Day

International Talk Like A Pirate Day [ website ]

International Women's Commerce Day

iota Phi Theta Day

Meow Like a Pirate Day

Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday (China)

Moscow Day (Russia)

National Cat DNA Day

National Woman Road Warrior Day

Visit a Sick Friend Today Day

What the Fork Day

Women’s Suffrage Day (New Zealand)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Butterscotch Pudding Day

Popcorn Day

3rd Monday in September

Bettagsmontag (Switzerland) [Monday after 3rd Sunday]

National Cupcake Week begins (UK) [3rd Monday]

Respect For the Aged Day (Japan) [3rd Monday]

Independence Days

Saint Kitts and Nevis (from UK, 1983)

Feast Days

Alonso de Orozco Mena (Christian; Saint)

Emilie de Rodat (Christian; Saint)

Eustochius, Bishop of Tours (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Mato (The Bear Spirit; Lakota & Oglala Sioux)

Feast of San Gennaro (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Thoth (Egyptian God of Wisdom & Magic)

Ganesh Chaturthi (Indian Elephant God Festival)

Goeric of Metz (Christian; Saint)

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (Pastafarian)

Januarius (Western Christianity)

Lucy (Christian; Saint)

March of the Reanimated Corpses Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Our Lady of La Salette (Christian; Saint)

Peleus, Pa-Termuthes, and companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Racine (Positivist; Saint)

Sequanus (a.k.a. Seine; Christian; Saint)

Slimey Ole Tom (Muppetism)

Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon (Christian; Saints)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 43 of 60)

Premieres

Amadeus (Film; 1984)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (Novel; 2000)

Best in Show (Film; 2000)

Boardwalk Empire (TV Series; 2010)

Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series; 1989)

ER (TV Series; 1994)

Fawlty Towers (UK TV Series; 1975)

Fly, by The Dixie Chicks (Album; 1999)

Funny Girl (Film; 1968)

Goodfellas (Film; 1990) The Good Place (TV Series; 2016)

Gossip Girl (TV Series; 2007)

How I Met Your Mother (TV Series; 2005)

LA Confidential (Film; 1997)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series; 1970)

The Maze Runner (Film; 2014)

Moneyball (Film; 2011)

Rhythm Nation 1814, by Janet Jackson (Album; 1989)

Secondhand Lions (Film; 2003)

Spice, by the Spice Girls (Album; 1996)

2 Broke Girls (TV Series; 2011)

Underworld (Film; 2003)

The Virginian (TV Series; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Arnulf, Wilma (Austria)

Emilija, Januarije, Suzana, Teodor, Željko (Croatia)

Zita (Czech Republic)

Constantia (Denmark)

Erna, Marna (Estonia)

Reija (Finland)

Émilie (France)

Januarius, Thorsten, Wilhelmine (Germany)

Savatios (Greece)

Vilhelmina (Hungary)

Gennaro (Italy)

Muntis, Varnesis, Verners (Latvia)

Girvinas, Vilhelmina, Vytė (Lithuania)

Connie, Konstanse (Norway)

Alfons, Alfonsyna, January, Konstancja, Sydonia, Teodor, Więcemir (Poland)

Konštantín (Slovakia)

Genaro, Jenaro (Spain)

Fredrika (Sweden)

Monroe, Morgan, Morgann, Morganna, Morganne, Precious, Sawyer (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 262 of 2022; 103 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 38 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guìyuè), Day 24 (Yi-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 23 ʼĔlūl 5782

Islamic: 22 Ṣafar 1444

J Cal: 22 Aki; Sunday [22 of 30]

Julian: 6 September 2022

Moon: 34%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 10 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Racine]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 90 of 92)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 27 of 31)

#Holidays

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ruined-by-destiel · 3 years

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hi friends ok so here's the deal

i know i've been mia for like, probably over a year now but here's the thing. i have like 7 drafts that i really want to actually post so this is the deal:

i want to start being more active on here again. i really miss writing. a lot. but i also really want to bring you guy stuff that you actually want to read. so i've got 4 of my most recent ideas that i really want to write full stories for, and i want y'all to let me know what you want to read first!

i made a short questionnaire to get your responses, so please do me a favor and vote! also, if you have any requests, please hit up my ask box. i'm always looking for more inspiration :)

for boosting purposes: @torn-and-frayed @@sparklingsammy @teamfreewill-imagine @impalaimagining @ellen-reincarnated1967 @thing-you-do-with-that-thing

#hi i'm back #i miss writing so much and have been getting so many ideas lately #so i want to use that inspiration and put myself back to work #please vote!#suzana talks #signal boost

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timandlucy · 5 years

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Since y'all had to listen to my breakdowns when I was writing it, I wanna share this with you too.

#suzana talks

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sarcasticlilkid · 3 years

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#so apparently half of my coworkers saw us yesterday in the city and suzana said to me today that they were waving to me #when i was waiting him and i didn't see them and then she said ya we saw you two together and at that moment i prayed that #earth will open and swallow me bruh #yesterday was a disaster i mean like i felt like i'm walking around with some kid who just hit puberty #at the end i asked him whare are his intentions and he literally said nothing YET and i couldn't bring myself to say that nothing #will ever happen and he asked me today if i'd like to go to cinema with him and i tried not to respond to that but he kept pushing #and i replied that the won't like the answer and that #that's why i try to avoid this kind of conversation #how to tell him that he's not my type without feeling guiltily for turning him down because people will talk and gossip in work #and i need that shitty job #personal #and i asked my friend for help and she was like just seen him or ghost him like how can i ghost him in work #and i'm not that kind of person i'm always too nice to everyone and because of that i digged myself a massive hole #men are brainless and you can't change my mind

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princelyhelp · 2 years

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bestie you have such good taste in webcomics give us some recs

OH MY GOD FINALLY!!! SOMETHING IM GOOD AT!!! okay so, a lot of stuff i read are queer webcomics ( specifically with gay men bc majority of the webcomics that are online and actually GOOD,,,, are about gay men ). anyways, here's a list of my favorite webcomics and where to read them.

omgcheckplease by ngozi: a webcomic written by a black woman aka my literal role model. omgcp is about a gay man named eric bittle who gets a hockey scholarship at samwell university. we watch eric learn about being a fratbro, coming in terms with his identity, fall in love, and become confident in playing hockey. it’s really cute and completed!! homophobia isn’t a huge part of the plot ( thank god ), like it’s there but the webcomic isn’t about the homophobic world. it’s just about bitty and his baking vlogs <3

tripping over you by suzana harcum: LITERALLY MY GO TO WEBCOMIC WHENEVER I’M SAD!!! CURRENTLY ON MY FOURTH REREAD. about liam and milo who are basically high school sweethearts and their lives from their last year of high school to their first year of college. deals with depression, disconnect between children and parents, divorced parents who still argue, arguments that happen in a relationship, and just finding yourself after turning 18/19. my favorite part of this webcomic is def the wedding scene bc i love love ( despite being aromantic ).

heartstopper by alice oseman: YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT I WAS GONNA ADD THIS!!! everyone knows of this webcomic bc it’s so popular out of the three. literally makes me so happy and i relate to the characters a lot ( especially when it comes to my mental health and how that affects me on a daily ). gonna cry when the netflix series drop

autophobia by g.h.s.t: sobbing, i love this. i think i have a thing for webcomics that deal with depression,,,,, probably bc i can relate to all of them AOGPIOAJGAOIGA also a gay love story but with high schoolers learning more about themselves, friendships coming to an end, learning to love and trust yourself again. it’s cute but also so sad. also if you talk shit about the artwork,,, i’ll throw a brick at you

magical boy by the kao: OMG!!!! LITERALY!!! AMAZING!!! LOVE MY MANS KAO!!!! it’s a webcomic about a transman who comes from a long line of magical girls who protect the world from monsters. you can read it on tapas but you would have to pay ( VALID DO IT!!! IT’S SO GOOD!!! ). please be aware because the webcomic deals with the main character’s identity and his transphobic town and mother ( the dad is amazing, supports his beautiful son ). it’s still a huge rec

demon house by joanne kwan: this webcomic ended and im still not over it. literally a girl moves into this house with demons and it’s just her friendship with them. it’s also the first webcomic to truly draw angels how they REALLY look, which made me so happy. cried when it had to end. still crying over it OAIGJAIOGJAIG

the flying ship by jem milton: BEAUTIFUL, 10/10, I LOVE FOUND FAMILY PLOTS!!! it’s that diverse fantasy webcomic that we all need and deserve. the main character has a disability, another character is genderfluid, IT’S GAY!!!!! please read it, i need more people to read it. also the main character is written beautifully and doesn’t let their disability stop them from kicking ass ( bc people seem to think that disabled people cannot do the same shit as able bodied people )

lady knight by lion illustration: on webtoon and it’s truly amazing! about a bunch of 15 y/o who are training to become knights to beat up the darkness or whatever. but there’s a twist bc the main is a woman and usually, the knights are men but she was chosen. love her and her two best friends, ot3!!!

hooky by miriam bonastre tur: I REMEMBER READING THIS WHEN THE VERY FIRST CHAPTER GOT DROPPED!!! about twin witches who missed the bus to their witch boarding school so they go to some random guy’s house to learn magic from him. starts off cute and silly before becoming dark and twisted. i sobbed when this ended, i’m still crying.

other recs that i won’t go into details about: hooves of death, miss abbott and the doctor, lil char and the gang, midnight poppy land, LMLY, heir’s game, tower of god, boyfriends, space boy, siren’s lament, where tangets meet, always human, your letter, the girl from class, elena, for the sake of sita, matchmaker hero, kids are all right ( you will cry ), annarasumanara, and the stories of those around me

#the prince speaks #webcomic #omgcp #omgcheckplease #tripping over you #hooky #lady knight #the flying ship #magical boy #heartstopper #autophobia #pls come to me about webcomics whenever you want!!!#ive read over 1000 from 2015 'till now #it's def more but whatever #i also read a lot of mangas and have a lot of recs for that too!!!

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Holidays 9.19

Holidays

Armed Forces Day (Chile)

Biosphere Day (Australia)

Children’s Day (Elder Scrolls)

Cosmetic Bridge Day

Day of the First Appearance of the Slovak National Council

Eleven Days of Global Unity, Day 9: Freedom

Fawlty Towers Day

Indra Jatra (Kathmandu Valley, Nepal)

International Aortic Dissection Awareness Day

International Hop Like a Kangaroo Day

International Talk Like A Pirate Day [ website ]

International Women's Commerce Day

iota Phi Theta Day

Meow Like a Pirate Day

Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday (China)

Moscow Day (Russia)

National Cat DNA Day

National Woman Road Warrior Day

Visit a Sick Friend Today Day

What the Fork Day

Women’s Suffrage Day (New Zealand)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Butterscotch Pudding Day

Popcorn Day

3rd Monday in September

Bettagsmontag (Switzerland) [Monday after 3rd Sunday]

National Cupcake Week begins (UK) [3rd Monday]

Respect For the Aged Day (Japan) [3rd Monday]

Independence Days

Saint Kitts and Nevis (from UK, 1983)

Feast Days

Alonso de Orozco Mena (Christian; Saint)

Emilie de Rodat (Christian; Saint)

Eustochius, Bishop of Tours (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Mato (The Bear Spirit; Lakota & Oglala Sioux)

Feast of San Gennaro (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Thoth (Egyptian God of Wisdom & Magic)

Ganesh Chaturthi (Indian Elephant God Festival)

Goeric of Metz (Christian; Saint)

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (Pastafarian)

Januarius (Western Christianity)

Lucy (Christian; Saint)

March of the Reanimated Corpses Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Our Lady of La Salette (Christian; Saint)

Peleus, Pa-Termuthes, and companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Racine (Positivist; Saint)

Sequanus (a.k.a. Seine; Christian; Saint)

Slimey Ole Tom (Muppetism)

Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon (Christian; Saints)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 43 of 60)

Premieres

Amadeus (Film; 1984)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (Novel; 2000)

Best in Show (Film; 2000)

Boardwalk Empire (TV Series; 2010)

Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series; 1989)

ER (TV Series; 1994)

Fawlty Towers (UK TV Series; 1975)

Fly, by The Dixie Chicks (Album; 1999)

Funny Girl (Film; 1968)

Goodfellas (Film; 1990) The Good Place (TV Series; 2016)

Gossip Girl (TV Series; 2007)

How I Met Your Mother (TV Series; 2005)

LA Confidential (Film; 1997)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series; 1970)

The Maze Runner (Film; 2014)

Moneyball (Film; 2011)

Rhythm Nation 1814, by Janet Jackson (Album; 1989)

Secondhand Lions (Film; 2003)

Spice, by the Spice Girls (Album; 1996)

2 Broke Girls (TV Series; 2011)

Underworld (Film; 2003)

The Virginian (TV Series; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Arnulf, Wilma (Austria)

Emilija, Januarije, Suzana, Teodor, Željko (Croatia)

Zita (Czech Republic)

Constantia (Denmark)

Erna, Marna (Estonia)

Reija (Finland)

Émilie (France)

Januarius, Thorsten, Wilhelmine (Germany)

Savatios (Greece)

Vilhelmina (Hungary)

Gennaro (Italy)

Muntis, Varnesis, Verners (Latvia)

Girvinas, Vilhelmina, Vytė (Lithuania)

Connie, Konstanse (Norway)

Alfons, Alfonsyna, January, Konstancja, Sydonia, Teodor, Więcemir (Poland)

Konštantín (Slovakia)

Genaro, Jenaro (Spain)

Fredrika (Sweden)

Monroe, Morgan, Morgann, Morganna, Morganne, Precious, Sawyer (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 262 of 2022; 103 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 38 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guìyuè), Day 24 (Yi-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 23 ʼĔlūl 5782

Islamic: 22 Ṣafar 1444

J Cal: 22 Aki; Sunday [22 of 30]

Julian: 6 September 2022

Moon: 34%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 10 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Racine]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 90 of 92)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 27 of 31)

#calendar #Holidays

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IT'S WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: Women in Neuroscience

Something to watch when you get a minute:

What is so special about the human brain?

Why do we have to go to school, really?

Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel talks new insights into brain development

The woman who turns brains into soup

#neuroscience #biology #science #brain #march #women's history month #women in stem #women in neuroscience #womenempowerment

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letterboxd · 3 years

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How I Letterboxd #13: Erika Amaral.

Film sociologist Erika Amaral on the blossoming of Brazil’s women filmmakers, the joys of queuing for the movies, the on-fire Brazilian Letterboxd community, and the sentimental attachment of her entire nation to A Dog’s Will.

“It is hard to produce art without institutional support and it is very complicated to produce art during this tragic pandemic.” —Erika Amaral

In the wide world outside of English-language Letterboxd, Brazil occupies a particularly fervent corner. Sāo Paulo-based feminist film theorist Erika Amaral has connected with many other local film lovers through her Letterboxd profile, and for anyone with an interest in Cinema Brasileiro, her lists are an excelente place to start.

From her personal introduction to Brazilian film history, to her own attempts to fill gaps in her Latin American cinematic knowledge, Erika’s well-curated selections are a handy primer on the cinema of the fifth-largest country in the world, and its neighbors. These lists sit alongside her finely judged academic deep-dives into filmmakers such as Luis Buñuel, Glauber Rocha and Sarah Bernhardt.

Endlessly fascinated by how “the history of cinema is all intertwined”, Erika has also written on Jia Zhangke for Rosebud Club, is an Ana Carolina stan, enjoys collecting films directed by women featuring mirrors and women, and, like all of us, watched many remarkable movies during quarantine.

Suzana Amaral (left, rear) with cast and crew on the set of her film ‘A Hora da Estrela’ (Hour of the Star, 1985).

Olá, Erika. Please give our readers a brief introduction to your brilliant Introduction to Brazilian Film History list. I’m so happy to see this list getting popular! I’m a sociologist interested in film and gender studies. It’s been four years since I started studying Brazilian film history but my passion for film is much older. I tried to combine those two aspects in this list; films that are meaningful to me, historically relevant films, and historically relevant films erased from film-history books, for instance, those directed by women. The main purpose of my list is to highlight Brazilian women filmmakers’ fundamental contributions to Brazilian cinema.

I listed some absolute classics such as Hour of the Star by the late director Suzana Amaral, and other obscure gems such as The Interview, by Helena Solberg, which is a short feature released in 1966 alongside the development of Cinema Novo. Solberg’s work was hidden for decades. No-one knew about it. In Brazil, especially in the field of film studies and feminist theories, we are experiencing the blossoming of public debates, books being released, and film festivals that look specifically into films such as Solbergs’s and [those of] many other women directors, including Adélia Sampaio, the first Black female director to release a feature film in Brazil in 1984, Amor Maldito. We need these debates on Letterboxd as well, so I wrote this list in English.

As a representative of the passionate Brazilian community on Letterboxd, can you provide some insight into the site’s popularity where you live, especially for those of us who have not learned Brazilian Portuguese? I feel at home using Letterboxd. Everywhere I see Brazilian members posting reviews in both Portuguese and English. It’s a passionate community. It’s directly related to Twitter where Brazilian cinephiles are so active and productive, always sharing film memes (and even Letterboxd memes). Many content creators are using both Letterboxd and Twitter to showcase their podcasts, classes and film clubs. I once started a talk at a university for film students mentioning that my Masters research project came into life when I watched Amélia, showing my mind-blown Letterboxd review in the presentation. I follow many of those students now and it is so good to be connected. Brazilian Film Twitter and [the] Brazilian Letterboxd community are on fire!

Alexandre Rodrigues as Buscapé in ‘City of God’ (2002), directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund.

When uninitiated cinephiles think about Brazilian cinema, City of God is most likely top of the list. It’s the only Brazilian film to be nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards (despite co-director Kátia Lund being shut out!) and it’s the only Brazilian film in IMDb’s Top 250. After nearly 20 years, is it fair for City of God to represent Brazil? Of course, it is fair for City of God to represent Brazil! The only problem is if we think all Brazilian cinema is exclusively City of God. The film is entertaining, well-directed, has a great cast, but it has some flaws—for example, the aestheticization of violence and misery in Brazil, which scholar Ivana Bentes calls the “cosmetics of hunger”. Even so, it is a great film and it captivated Brazilian and international audiences. We shouldn’t limit any country to only one or two films.

If you enjoy City of God, check my list for Brazilian films directed by women in this period, which we call “Cinema da Retomada”—the renaissance of Brazilian cinema after the economic problems [that] hampered the film industry in the 1990s.

Selton Mello and Matheus Nachtergaele in beloved Brazilian comedy ‘O Auto da Compadecida’ (A Dog’s Will, 2000).

Several Brazilian films have stunningly high ratings on Letterboxd, giving them a place on many of our official lists. This includes A Dog’s Will, which is in the top ten of our all-time Top 250. On Letterboxd, A Dog’s Will reviews are cleanly divided into two camps: Brazilians (who absolutely love it) and everyone else (who fail to understand its popularity). What drives this home-team spirit? People truly love A Dog’s Will! It’s funny, has a fantastic rhythm, and it references many aspects of Brazilian culture, especially regarding north-eastern Brazilian culture. It was shown both as a film and as a miniseries infinite times on the largest and most popular television channel in Brazil. I can’t help mentioning that A Dog’s Will portrays Jesus Christ as a black man and Fernanda Montenegro as Brazil’s patron saint, Nossa Senhora Aparecida. It’s a brilliant moment for Matheus Nachtergaele, one of the greatest Brazilian actors ever.

Can you offer us a ‘Gringo’s Guide to A Dog’s Will’? I love the idea of a ‘Gringo’s Guide to A Dog’s Will’! You need to have good subtitles. The beauty of A Dog’s Will is that it is regional but it was made to be understandable to all of Brazil. You are going to need subtitles that [cover] the expressions, slang and proverbs—not mere translations. I would recommend watching some other films from north-eastern Brazil; Land of São Saruê, Love for Sale and Ó Paí Ó: Look at This. This can help you understand other social and cultural dimensions of Brazil beyond, for instance, City of God. A Dog’s Will is a movie that we would watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon with the family, so we have a strong sentimental attachment to it.

Leonardo Villar bears the weight of a cross in ‘The Given Word’ (1964).

Religion plays an important role in Brazilian cinema—for example, one of the few Brazilian films to win the Palme d’Or is the masterful The Given Word. Is this connection a part of what makes Brazilian cinema so potent for the local community? Religious symbolism and religious beliefs are extremely significant in Brazilian cinema. Its presence in cinema seems to address our daily challenges, rituals, history, but not always apologetically—as you can see in the despair of Zé do Burro in The Given Word. Religion does not seem to help him. There’s nowhere to run. The spiritual belief, as well as the cross itself, is a weight on his shoulders.

So you see, religion in Brazilian cinema is so potent because we can think beyond it, we can understand how people relate to their beliefs and how sometimes religion can fail a person. That’s what happens when a priest falls in love with a local girl (The Priest and the Girl), when a curse falls upon a man who turns against his people (The Turning Wind), when we teach fear and sin to young girls (Heart and Guts), when religion becomes a determining way of life that does not pay back efforts (Divine Love), when we accept the possibility of going against religious institutions (José Mojica Marin’s, AKA Coffin Joe, films).

We have all these movies fascinated by religion and how it creates meaning in our society. This is just from Christianity, because if we think of African and Indigenous heritage, we have another whole dimension of films to reflect upon, such as Noirblue and the documentary Ex-Pajé.

We have some Brazilian films in our Official Top 100 by Women Directors list, including The Second Mother, which sits in the top five with City of God. Who are some overlooked female Brazilian filmmakers that you want to celebrate and put on our map? Undoubtedly Juliana Rojas and Gabriela Amaral Almeida. They’re both on the horror scene and their work is astonishing. I strongly recommend Hard Labor and Rojas’ latest film Good Manners (if you are into werewolves). I can’t even pick one for Almeida—The Father’s Shadow and Friendly Beast are awesome. Beatriz Seigner’s The Silences—filmed in the frontier between Brazil, Colombia, and Peru—is really impactful. Glenda Nicácio’s films, co-directed with Ary Rosa, are among my favorite recent Brazilian films. Watch To the End immediately!

Eduardo Coutinho’s ‘Twenty Years Later’ (1984).

Brazilian documentarian Eduardo Coutinho has not one, not two, but three of his films in the Official Top 100 Documentaries list, including the all-time number one Twenty Years Later. Can you describe Coutinho’s significance in Brazil? Coutinho is a monument! Coutinho is an institution! Coutinho is everything. His works are of strong political importance, as you can see in Twenty Years Later. A movie he was making in 1964 was interrupted by the dictatorship installed in Brazil, and the main actor and activist, João Pedro Teixeira, was murdered, then his wife Elizabeth Teixeira had to flee and change her identity.

The documentary follows Coutinho and his crew looking for the actors from his movie from twenty years before. Later, his works developed many different tones and formats as you can see in Playing, an experimental portrayal of real women and their personal experiences side-by-side with actresses representing their real-life events as if in a play. Playing was one of the mandatory films to be analyzed for [my] Film School entrance exam, so I had to watch it a million times in 2017. His works are profound studies on Brazilian people and culture—piercing, but also delicate.

Contemporary documentaries are also doing well; Petra Costa’s latest, The Edge of Democracy, was nominated for an Oscar, and Emicida: AmarElo – It’s All for Yesterday was briefly Letterboxd’s highest-rated film late last year. How are these docs tapping into the zeitgeist? Those are both very different films. Emicida is part of a strong and structured movement against racism, against the marginalization of Black people, against limiting the access to art and culture to certain social groups, which is a common practice in the history of this country. Petra Costa’s documentary is another form of reflection on contemporary politics but in a melancholic tone since, recently in Brazil, we have been facing political storms such as the impeachment of ex-president Dilma Roussef, the imprisonment of ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (who has recently been declared not guilty), and rising far-right politicians. Not to mention another of our losses, the still-unsolved killing of Marielle Franco, a Black and lesbian political representative. These films have helped us face these difficulties and try to gather some hope for the future.

Bárbara Colen (center) and villagers in ‘Bacurau’ (2019).

How has Brazil’s cinema industry been affected by the one-two punch of the pandemic on top of ongoing social and political issues? And, can you talk a bit about how the acclaimed Cannes-winner Bacurau shocked the nation two years ago, and in what ways the film confronted these problems? This question is challenging because there’s so much happening. At this moment, we have 428,000 deaths [from] Covid and we are still mourning the Jacarézinho favela massacre in Rio de Janeiro. We have very troubled political representatives that are not fighting Covid in an adequate way to say the least, and we have had major cut downs in the cultural sector since, in Brazil, a lot of artistic and cultural projects are developed with governmental incentives. It is hard to produce art without institutional support and it is very complicated to produce art during this tragic pandemic.

Right before this chaos, we had Bacurau. Actually, I have a pleasant anecdote about my experience with Bacurau. Everybody was talking about how it was going to premiere at a special event with the presence of its directors. We had some expectations regarding the premiere because it was going to be free of charge and it would take place at the heart of São Paulo, the Avenida Paulista, in an immense theater.

We arrived at 1pm to form a line and people were there already. I discovered through Twitter that the first boy in line was hungry so I gave him a banana. I had brought a lot of snacks. The line was part of the event, and it got so long you couldn’t believe it. It was great to see so many friends and people gathered to see a movie—and such an important movie! There weren’t enough seats for everyone but they exhibited the film in two different rooms so more people could enjoy it.

I love everything about that day and I think it helps me to have some perspective on cinema, culture, politics and what we can accomplish by working collectively—people uniting to fight dirty politicians, people joining forces to fight social menaces, generosity, empathy, fight for justice and the power of the masses.

The life of 17th-century nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is explored in María Luisa Bemberg’s ‘Yo, la Peor de Todas’ (I, the Worst of All, 1990).

Would you like to highlight some films from your neighboring countries? I have been watching some fascinating films from South America. Bolivian filmmaker Jorge Sanjinés has an extensive filmography and his films were the first to portray characters speaking Aymara. I really like his Ukamau. I also love Argentine director María Luisa Bemberg’s films, such as I, the Worst of All. I’m currently studying Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona, from Guatemala. I have no words to say how incendiary this film is. You’ll have to watch it for yourself!

Who are three Brazilian members that you recommend we all follow? Firstly, I recommend you follow my beautiful partner in crime and cinema, Pedro Britto. Secondly, a fantastic painter and avid researcher of Maya Deren and Agnès Varda, my adored friend Tainah Negreiros. Finally, I recommend you follow Gustavo Menezes, who is the author of many excellent lists [about] Brazilian cinema. He’s also the co-founder of a streaming platform called Cinelimite, which everyone should take a look at.