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[paperbacksciencefiction]

The Big Time / The Mind Spider and Other Stories by Fritz Leiber $8 Ace Double Novel Books (1961) This is an Ace Double Novel featuring both by Leiber. Cover art on both credited to Ed Emshwiller even though The Big Time looks more like Valigursky. . Overall Good Condition, Pages Look Good, Good Spine, Binding Tight . . . #thebigtime #themindspider #fritzleiber #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B-6_dm4AXrz/?igshid=1wj2uwczsff6m

[drcisko]

Fritz Leiber - The Big Time (1958) A novel which was the sole nominee and winner of the Hugo award in 1958, it is a bit of a queer duck. Set in some kind of way station in the middle of a Time War, where all kinds of people, from Roman centurions to WWII Nazis to Venusians and future people, congregate as part of that war. The whole book is a confusing mess, but there are real moments of brilliance. I had never read any of Leiber's Science Fiction, having only read his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser fantasy series, but there are some qualities in common to that series here. It's dense, Leiber is always dense, there's always the constant feeling that you are missing details, that you have already forgotten some important characters, etc. It's not really a page turner even being a really short novel, a little over 100 pages. So, it's kind of hard to say that I enjoyed reading this, but I did enjoy reading parts of it. A big mess with some diamonds here and there, Leiber is clearly a talented writer but he never really managed to grab me that much, maybe it's my problem. (3/5) #fritzleiber #thebigtime #scifi #sciencefiction #book #books #bookish #bibliophile #bookgram #bookstagram #bookporn #bookworm #booklover #bookcover #timetravel #aliens (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7cwywTFsmJ/?igshid=12k5oeh19h6sj

[jbtuned]

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More s2k goodness. Owner: @caspito #arperformance #jbtuned #s2000 #dragrace #s2k #e85freaks #thebigtime #ap1 #ap2 #dogbox #libertytransmission #tialsport #becauseracecar #alcohole #hotrod #wherestheintercooler #wheresthethrottlebody

[codycrump]

At big Hollywood movie after party #showbiz #glamour #nightlife #thebigtime (at NeueHouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuenQxpB5uO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fzyky8tv500z

[pineapplehamster]

First commissions I ever got! all for DnD characters in my DnD groups streamed campaign! The stream is The Adventure Realm and streamed on the DMs Twitch channel, majorrspectertv!! Streamed and/or Recorded every Saturday night from 7:30pm to around 10pm! Come to watch your friendly neighborhood cleric and friends take on the Tal’Dorei Campaign as shown in Critical Role!

[re6el6uti6n]

💵💰In depth discussions about my new corporate sponsorship with my new manager/agent.💰💵 👌😆👍 #corporate #sponsorship #sellingout #nepotism #sellout #kinselection #niece #manager #agent #sellingmysoul #apple #irich #girlpower #money #stinkinrich #finallymadeitbig #thebigtime #fortheloveofmoney #canyoudigit (at Yarrabilba)

[gozmaroptik-blog]

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Tüm QUANTUM marka saatlerimizde açılışa özel %67 ye varan net indirimler. #thebigtime #gozmaroptik #quantumwatches

[path-of-my-childhood]

LOS ANGELES, ROSE BOWL (May 18, 2018) – Masterpost

Below you can find everything about this specific tour date – videos, reviews, impressions, pictures… Also, you will find links to other awesome masterposts people have made. This will be a constant work in progress and I will continue to update this post. If I missed something important, please feel free to point it out and I will update.

You can find this materpost, as well as those for other dates, on Reputation Stadium Tour page on my blog. Enjoy!

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Videos

Intro: compilation of things people said about Taylor: video 1 – video 2 – video 3

…Ready For It? video 1 – video 2

I Did Something Bad: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4 

Gorgeous: video 1 – video 2 – video 3

Style: video 1 – video 2 – video 3

Love Story/YBWM: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4 – video 5 

Look What You Made Me Do: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4 

End Game: video 1 – video 2 – video 3

King Of My Heart: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4 

Delicate: video 1 – video 2 

Shake It Off: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4 – video 5

Dancing with Our Hands Tied: video 1 

Red: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4 – video 5 – video 6 – video 7

Blank Space: video 1 – video 2 – video 3

Dress: video 1 – video 2 – video 3

Bad Blood/Should’ve Said No: video 1 – video 2 – video 3  

Special Guest – Shawn Mendes (There’s Nothing Holding Me Back): video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4 – video 5 – video 6 – video 7 – video 8 – video 9 – video 10 – video 11 

Don’t Blame Me: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4  

Long Live/New Year’s Day: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4  

Getaway Car: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4 

Call It What You Want: video 1 – video 2 – video 3

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together/This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: video 1 – video 2 – video 3 – video 4

Other videos: Ryan Seacrest during Bad Blood – Ryan Seacrest during Style – Viola Davis in VIP area – speech before DWOHT – walking through the crowd – walking through the crowd – before going through the crowd – RFI/IDSB/Gorgeous/LWYMMD – Why She Disappeared – walking through the crowd – speech before Delicate – exiting the stage – speech before Long Live – Gorgeous speech – Delicate speech

Also, taylorswifthongkong is once again making sure all the best videos are saved. She explains HERE how you will be able to access them.

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Social Media/Fun stuff

stage being set up in Pasadena – aerial view of Rose Bowl – backstage tour from mama Swift – all the YouTubers are at the show – Ricky Dillon at the show – Hannah Hart is at tonight’s show – Reeve Carney also at the show – Jack Barakat, from All Time Low, is at the show – AJ McLean from Backstreet Boys at the show – touring: making two sets of production – Taylor just came and PERFORMED – kids reacting to Taylor appearing on stage – Ryan Seacrest at the show – Jamie Foxx at the show – Scott from Pentatonix at the show – Brendon Urie from Panic At The Disco! at the show – Viola Davis and Liza Weil at the reputation tour – Taylor cropped me out of the photo – Sam Lansky at the show – Carl Bernstein was at the show – Katy Perry liking Ryan Seacrest’s video from Taylor’s concert – was Austin there too? – Scott Hoying’s video

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Reviews

The Orange County Register – Taylor Swift shakes off her reputation with 60,000-plus fans at the Rose Bowl – May 19th – article

People – Taylor Swift Mesmerizes ‘Dream’ Crowd at Rose Bowl — and Surprises Swifties with Shawn Mendes – May 19th – article

Daily Bruin – Concert review: Taylor Swift at the Rose Bowl – May 19th – article

LA Times – Even at the Rose Bowl, Taylor Swift forges an intimate bond with fans – May 19th – article - quote about writing reputation

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REP Room/meeting Taylor

she was so sweet – she is so incredibly kind – she complimented me – taylorcote13 tweets – she told me she loved me back – she called me dude – Taylor’s hugs – about Andrea – she’s drop dead gorgeous in person – she was so excited – Twitter thread from Taylor Banks – Scott: I feel like I’m feeding chicken

REP room stories: mrcheezypop’s vlog – storiesinthedust’s vlog – storiesinthedust vlog 2 – Colleen Ballinger

Pictures with Taylor: Colleen Ballinger – Colleen Ballinger 2 – AJ McLean – taralynjohnson – taylorcote13 – wegotbillstopay – parkerroberts – corinnefoxx – taylorpoebrieske – maxwellglick – samlansky – bryanlanning – kelliskye – shirleyidk – taralynjohnson – MarlenLopez19 – MsTaylorBanks – benny_bang_bang – violadavis – KFRGHeather – JackieStevens – thebigtime – denzeldion – Jamie Foxx

Check out all the REP room updates from this night HERE and HERE.

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Taylor, her team & friends

Taylor – soundcheck with Shawn – photo with Shawn – food after the show – with Todrick – thank you Shawn – Instagram Story with reviews – with Carl Bernstein

Quotes by Taylor from this night – to Todrick before the show – Delicate – Red – LL/NYD  

Claire Winter – Taylor eating after the show

Charli XCX – hiding under REP stage with Camila

Camila Cabello – my silver queen – waving to Shawn

Shawn Mendes – rehearsing with Taylor – thank you Taylor

Todrick Hall – so proud of my girl – whole Instagram Story – another pic

Eliotte Nicole – Walking into this weekend like…

Kamilah Marshall – Playin’ m’hometown tonight like…

Hayley Kiyoko – tweet

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Pictures

tswiftsedits – Taylor and Shawn

King Of My Heart – GIFs

Performing with Shawn – dancingwithourshandstied GIFs – ialmostdos GIFs – hygtg GIFs – t-swift GIFs

[dailyniall]

@thebigtime: We talked to @ShaniaTwain about her new song, new album, & collaborating with @NiallOfficial

[buriedpuckthreads]

The last time this crew will be recording live for quite awhile. In case you haven’t heard, @houtz39 is leaving us to go work the ice crew for the @vegasgoldenknights He’s dead to us now...not really...we’re just sad 😞 AND STOKED 😀 all at once. Go get em’ Houtzenstein #hockeybeards #hockeyfamily🏒 #cascadiahockeypodcast #buriedpuckthreads #thebigtime #vegasgoldenknights #zambonidriver #hockeyapparel #hockeyislife #pucklife #hockeyculture #hockeynerds #hockeypodcast #werenotcryingyouare — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/31ONZBV

[jbtuned]

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[codycrump]

just another day living it up and chasing my dreams in laundrywood #laundrywood #dreams #brightlights #thebigtime (at Los Angeles, California)

[chipslater]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QAU9-EJqsE)

The Big Time ♦ By Fritz Leiber ♦ Science Fiction ♦ Full Audiobook

Title: The Big Time

Author: Fritz Leiber

Genre(s): Science Fiction

Language: English

Read By: Karen Savage

Librivox Recording

Plot: The storyline features members of one of two factions, both capable of time travel, engaged in a long-term conflict called "The Change War". Their method of battle involves changing the outcomes of events throughout history (temporal war). The two opposing groups are nicknamed the Spiders and the Snakes after their respective sponsors. The true forms or identities of the Spiders and the Snakes, how those nicknames were chosen, or whether they are in any way descriptive are all unknown.

The narrator of the novel is Greta, a young human female employed at a Recuperation Station where soldiers recover from battles. Greta is an Entertainer: part prostitute, part nurse, part psychotherapist. However, other characters narrate parts of the story in lengthy monologues about their experiences and opinions as they visit the spider-staffed facility.

New soldiers, entertainers, and medical staff are recruited by existing Change War participants from various places and times; characters include: Cretan Amazons, Roman legionnaires, eight-tentacled Lunans (natives of a civilization that thrived on Earth's moon a billion years ago), Hussars, Wehrmacht Landsers, Venusian satyrs (recruited from Venus a billion years in the future), American GIs, and Space Commandos. Soldiers from the armies of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, and Stalin may find themselves fighting side-by-side or on opposing sides. Likewise, medical staff and entertainers are inducted into the temporal war to provide medical treatment, rest, and relaxation for injured and weary combatants.

Within the context of the story, the Universe as we know it runs on the Little Time. The Change War combatants and their facilities (places such as Field Hospitals, Express Rooms, Recuperation Stations, and Entertainment Spots), located within artificially-created bubbles of spacetime outside of the Universe, run on the Big Time. The Big Time is described metaphorically by the narrator as a train traveling through the Little Time's countryside. Combat operations occur when soldiers venture into a time and place in the Little Time on orders from their superiors.

Adding to the atmosphere of cynicism about the war's aims and causes is the revelation that one of its effects was to change history and cause an Axis victory in World War II. However devastating this development is to 20th Century humanity, now doomed to live under the worldwide oppressive and genocidal rule of Nazi Germany, in the context of the overall Spider-Snake cosmic conflict, this change was incidental and of only marginal importance.

The first few chapters establish the backstory, setting, amazing futuristic technology and characters. The main plot of the novel involves the discovery of a time bomb in the Recuperation Station, and the attempts to defuse the bomb and identify the saboteur, essentially a locked room mystery within a science fiction context. Summary By Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Time_(novel)

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[mdnghtscty]

This is my first post on this blog/tumblr/whatever. I don't really know how to use this so everyone is gonna have to bear with me. I'll be posting photos, poems, random thoughts, and whatever I feel at the time. This weekend I spent some time in Miami. Looking up at the sky and realizing how small you are in the grand scheme of things can be a truly liberating experience. The world is a massive place, but extremely small in the same vein.

[si-lence-and-sound]

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I just wanna make you smile, feat. @tbtderek & @tbtbrandon. 🎶 | 08.19.14, 10:32pm. #tbt #throwback #thebigtime #video #classic #cover #acoustic #philadelphia #personal