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2018 YA Reads by Authors of Color

#PrettyBoy Must Die by Kimberly Reid - A CIA prodigy's cover is blown when he accidentally becomes an internet sensation, inspired by the #Alexfromtarget story.

500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario - To redefine her reputation senior year, Nic Chen begins writing their college admissions essays. But the more essays Nic writes for other people, the less sure she becomes of herself, and whether her moral compass even points north anymore.

After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribar - A powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for his family in the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers.

A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena - When half-Hindu, half-Parsi school troublemaker Zarin Wadia dies in a car crash with a boy named Porus, no one in her South Asian community in Jeddah is surprised—what else would you expect from a girl like that?

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi - After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq and family seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad.

A Reaper At the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes #3) by Sabaa Tahir - Within the Empire, the threat of war looms, putting Laia, Helene, and Elias at risk.

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman - 15 bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.

All of This is True by Lygia Day Penaflor - Four privileged Long Island teens befriend their favorite YA author with disastrous results.

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell - A historical-fiction anthology shines the spotlight on queer teens, from as far back as the 1300s to the 21st century.

All That I Can Fix by Crystal Chan - Ronney kept believing his dad would snap out of it and shape up—until his hope turned into anger.

All the Stars Denied by Guadalupe Garcia McCall - In this companion novel to SHAME THE STARS, McCall covers the hidden history of the United States and its first mass deportation event that swept up hundreds of thousands of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression.

Along the Indigo by Elsie Chapman - Love, mystery, and tragedy unfold for Marsden and Jude in a small town with a haunted past.

American Panda by Gloria Chao - An incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen, Mei whose parents want her to be a doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite her squeamishness with germs and crush on a Japanese classmate.

American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott - After Teodoro’s older brother, Manny, left for Iraq, the Avilas begin to fall apart. But in a desperate effort to save Manny from himself and pull their family back together, T's fiery sister Xochitl hoodwinks her brothers into a road trip with many stops along the road to visit loved ones from their past.

Americanized: Rebel Without a Greencard by Sara Saedi - Saedi recounts her teen years growing up and coming of age in 1990s California while fearing deportation for herself and her undocumented family.

Analee in Real Life by Janelle Milanes - A genuinely fresh spin on Pygmalion in high school, starring Cuban-American Analee Echevarria.

Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro - Rooted in the working-class neighborhoods of Oakland, California, this is a tale of black teenager Moss Jeffries, diverse in sexuality and gender, organizing to challenge state-sanctioned violence.

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan - Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird .Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents.

The Beauty that Remains by Ashley Woodfolk - Music brought Autumn, Shay, and Logan together. But when tragedy strikes each of them, somehow music is no longer enough. Now Logan can’t stop watching vlogs of his dead ex-boyfriend. Shay is a music blogger struggling to keep it together. And Autumn sends messages that she knows can never be answered. Despite the odds, one band's music will reunite them and prove that after grief, beauty thrives in the people left behind.

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton - In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty. Camellia Beauregard wants to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land. But she soon finds that behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets. When the Queen of Orléans asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia faces an impossible decision.

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria - In the city of Eldra, people are ruled by ancient prophecies. For centuries, the high council has stayed in power by virtue of the prophecies of the elder seers. In the present day, Cassa, the orphaned daughter of rebels, is determined to fight back against the high council. But by the time Cassa and her friends uncover the mystery of the final infallible prophecy, it may be too late to save the city — or themselves.

Between the Lines by Nikki Grimes - A new group of students join Mr. Ward’s poetry class in the companion novel to Bronx Masquerade

A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney - The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she’s ever gone before.

Blanca & Roja by Anne-Marie McLemore - The del Cisne girls, Blanca & Roja, have never just been sisters; they’re also rivals. Because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a bevy of swans deep in the woods. But when two local boys become drawn into the game, the swans’ spell intertwines with the strange and unpredictable magic lacing the woods, and all four of their fates depend on facing truths that could either save or destroy them.

Blood of a Thousand Stars (Empress of a Thousand Skies #2) by Rhoda Belleza - Separated, unaware of the others, Rhee, Aly, and Kara try to wrest control of the galaxy from an evil celebrity.

The Boyfriend Bracket by Kate Evangelista - Stella has had a hopeless crush on Will, her older brother's best friend FOREVER, but now that Cam and Will have graduated and are going off to college, this year is her chance to really strike out on her own. With the help of her best friend Franklin, she comes up with the perfect plan to have a boyfriend by Christmas: The Boyfriend Bracket. Or it seems like the perfect plan...right up until Will starts showing up again.

Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia - Cuban-American Peyton Rios is a rising soccer star to discovers her boyfriend’s dark secret, and confronts him—and finds herself falling down a flight of stairs. Peyton’s knee—and maybe her dream of going pro—is shattered. With her future on the line, Peyton goes to stay with her uncle in a small Tennessee town to focus on her recovery. Dating is the last thing on her mind—until she meets sweet, sexy Owen Law.

Bruja Born (Brooklyn Brujas #2) by Zoraida Cordova - Teenage bruja Lula Mortiz tries to save her boyfriend, Maks, by cheating Death; however, Lady de la Muerte is not so easily bested.

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani - The unnamed young Nigerian narrator of this novel, with a loving family and academic aspirations, is kidnapped by Boko Haram along with many other girls and women from her village.

Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina - Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one who can see and hear her - and he's drowning in grief. But now they have a mystery to solve together. Who is Isobel Catching, and what's her connection to the fire that killed a man?

Chainbreaker (Timekeeper #2) by Tara Sim - In 1876, someone is destroying the clock towers that control India’s time. Teenage mechanics Danny Hart and half-white, half-Indian Daphne Richards as they travel to Agra to investigate a series of clock tower bombings.

Check Please! Book 1: Hockey by Nogzi Ukazu - A collection of the first half of the megapopular webcomic series of the same name, Check, Please!: #Hockey is the first book of a hilarious coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, and trying to find yourself during the best four years of your life.

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi - 17-year-old Zélie and companions journey to a mythic island seeking a chance to bring back magic to the land of Orïsha, in a fantasy world infused with the textures of West Africa.

Crown of Thunder (Beasts Made of Night #2) by Tochi Onyebuchi - Taj has escaped Kos, but Queen Karima will go to any means necessary—including using the most deadly magic—to track him down.

Damselfly by Chandra Prasad- In the wake of crash-landing on a deserted tropical island, Samantha Mishra and her other private school classmates must rely on their wits and one another to survive.

Dear Heartbreak edited by Heather Denetrios - This is a book about the dark side of love: the way it kicks your ass, tears out your heart, and then forces you to eat it, bite by bloody bite. If you’ve felt this way, you’re not alone.

The Devil’s Thief (The Last Magician #2) by Lisa Maxwell - Esta and Harte set off on a cross-country chase through time to steal back the elemental stones they need to save the future of magic.

The Demon Race by Alexandria Warwick - When 17-year-old Namali learns of her arranged marriage, she flees home and enters the Demon Race for the chance to change her fate. But to compete, she must cross the Saraj on a daeva, a shadow demon that desires its own reward: to infect her soul with darkness. In this race of men and demons, only one can win. But the price of winning might be more than Namali is willing to pay.

Djinn by Sang Kromah - Bijou Fitzroy is strange. With the unwanted gift of being an empath, she has spent her entire life as a sheltered recluse. When Bijou and her grandmother move to Sykesville and she starts to attend the local high school, Bijou’s world begins to crumble. Town locals begin to disappear and the creatures from her nightmares begin to take shape in her reality. She finds herself at the center of a war she never knew was being fought all around her.

The Disturbed Girls’ Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos - Officially classified as “disturbed,” Puerto Rican Macy vents her rage, frustrations, and fears in a dictionary-style journal.

Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi While his parents travel to Iran to visit his ailing grandfather, 16-year-old Iranian-American Scott Ferdowsi quits his boring summer lab internship in Philadelphia and secretly travels to D.C., seeking answers about his (in)ability to succeed.

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland - The Civil War is over, but mostly because the dead rose at Gettysburg—and then started rising everywhere else. Fighting the undead is a breeze for Jane McKenne, an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. But the fight for freedom? That’s a different story.

Dream Country by Shannon Gibney - The heartbreaking story of five generations of young people from a single African-and-American family pursuing an elusive dream of freedom.

Driving by Starlight by Anat Deracine - Two teenage girls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, rebel against a patriarchal culture while struggling to navigate their complex family lives.

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi - A secret relationship conducted almost exclusively via text buoys Korean-American college freshman Penny Lee, slouching awkwardly toward adulthood and a 21-year-old cafe manager who is trying to clean up the mess his life has become.

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean - Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace’s enchanted seasonal rooms. Marry the prince. Torn between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, vengeance and forgiveness, the choices of Mari, Taro, and Akira will decide the fate of Honoku.

The Fall of Innocence by Jenny Torres Sanchez - When she was 8 years old, half-Mexican, half-El Salvadoran Emilia DeJesus was brutally assaulted. But when a startling discovery about her attacker's identity comes to light, and the memories of that day break through the mental box in which she'd shut them away, Emilia is forced to confront her new reality and make sense of shifting truths about her past, her family, and herself.

Final Draft by Riley Redgate - 18-year-old high school senior Laila Piedra is determined to write the best sci-fi story ever. Dr. Nazarenko has led Laila to believe that she must choose between perfection and sanity—but rejecting her all-powerful mentor may be the only way for Laila to thrive.

The Final Six by Alexandra Monir - Italian-American Leo Danieli and Iranian-American Naomi Ardalan must become astronauts in record time for an inaugural space mission.

Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert - Yvonne's longtime plans to play violin professionally seem to be falling apart as she nears graduation. Feeling unmoored, she begins seeing a street performer while also pondering her longtime relationship with her father's sous chef. Ultimately her unexpected pregnancy forces some hard talks and hard choices.

Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst - In Sky Hawkins's family, leading your first heist is a major milestone. Embarking on a life of crime is never easy, and Sky discovers secrets about her mother, who recently went missing, the real reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and a valuable jewel that could restore her family's wealth and rank in their community.

For A Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig - 16-year-old shadow puppeteer Jetta Chantray performs with her family’s traveling troupe, the Ros Nai. Her skill and fame are her family’s way to earn a spot aboard the royal ship to Aquitan, where rumor has it the Mad King has a spring that cures his ills. But as rebellion seethes and as Jetta meets a young smuggler, she will face truths and decisions that she never imagined—and safety will never seem so far away.

Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles - 13 leading YA voices from diverse backgrounds lend their talents to this anthology of 12 fictional short stories.

From Twinkie, With Love by Sandhya Menon - Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell. So when fellow film geek Sahil Roy approaches her to direct a movie for the upcoming Summer Festival, Twinkle is all over it. The chance to publicly showcase her voice as a director? Dream come true. The fact that it gets her closer to her longtime crush, Neil Roy—a.k.a. Sahil’s twin brother? Dream come true x 2.

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan - Thrust into the beauty and horror of the Hidden Palace, will Paper Girl Lei survive?

Girls on the Line by Jennie Liu - A teen pregnancy puts two orphan girls in contemporary China on a collision course with factory bosses, family planning regulators, and a bride trafficker.

Give Me Some Truth by Eric Gansworth - In the 1980s, Carson Mastick’s Native American coming-of-age story grapples with the day-to-day details of teenagers’ lives on and off the reservation.

The Healer by Donna Freitas - Marlena Oliveira has—mysteriously, miraculously—been given the power to heal all kinds of ailments. But her power comes at a price: she can’t go to school, she can’t have friends her own age, and she certainly can’t date.Then she meets Finn, a boy who makes her want to fall in love. For the first time, she begins to doubt whether her gift is worth all that she must give up to keep it.

The Heartforger (Bone Witch #2) by Rin Chupeco - With a thirst for vengeance, a band of terrifying daeva at her command, and her resurrected lover Kalen by her side, dark asha Tea is ready to face her adversaries.

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith - A thoughtful story of Native American Louise Wolfe navigating the complicated, confusing waters of high school — and first love.

Hide With Me by Sorboni Banerjee - A powerful story about the unbreakable bonds of friendship, the headiness of first love, and the courage to fight for a brighter future against all odds.

Home and Away by Candice Montgomery - Tasia Quirk is young, Black, and fabulous. But when she catches her mamma trying to stuff a mysterious box in the closet, her identity is suddenly called into question. Now Tasia’s determined to unravel the lies that have overtaken her life.

Hope is Our Only Wing by Rutendo Tavengerwei - In Zimbabwe, 15-year-old Shamiso, struggles with grief and bewilderment following her father's death. For Tanyaradzwa, whose life has been turned upside down by a cancer diagnosis, hope is the only reason to keep fighting. As the two of them form an unlikely friendship, Shamiso begins to confront her terrible fear of loss.

I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan 15-year-old Muzna Saleem, who dreams of being a writer, struggles with controlling parents who only care about her studying to be a doctor. Forced to move to a new school in South London, Muzna realizes that the bullies will follow her wherever she goes. As her new freedom starts to disappear, Muzna is forced to question everything around her and make a terrible choice - keep quiet and betray herself, or speak out and betray her heart?

Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan - Criminal mastermind and unrivaled pilot, Ia Cocha has spent her life terrorizing the Olympus Commonwealth, the imperialist nation that destroyed her home. When she’s captured, Ia is trapped at the Commonwealth’s military academy, desperately plotting her escape. But new acquaintances—including Brinn and their charming Flight Master, Knives—cause Ia to question her own alliances. Can she find a way to escape the Commonwealth’s clutches before these bonds deepen?

Imagine Us Happy by Jennifer Yu - Stella lives with depression. But when she meets Kevin, she feels less lonely, listened to—and hopeful for the first time since ever…But to keep that feeling, Stella lets her grades go and her friendships slide. With her life spinning out of control, she’s got to figure out what she truly needs, what’s worth saving—and what to let go.

Inferno (Talon #5) by Julie Kagawa - Ember Hill has learned a shocking truth about herself: she is the blood of the Elder Wyrm, the ancient dragon who leads Talon and who is on the verge of world domination. With the stakes rising and the Elder Wyrm declaring war, time is running out for the rogues and any dragon not allied with Talon. The final battle approaches. And if Talon is victorious, the world will burn.

Into the Black (Beyond the Red #2) by Ava Jae - The revelation of Eros’ parentage leads to political intrigues and a change in his relationship with Kora.

Isan by Mary Ting - After meteors devastate the Earth, 17-year-old Ava struggles to survive and ends up in juvenile detention, until she is selected for a new life—with a catch. She must be injected with an experimental serum. To receive the serum Ava agrees to join a program controlled by ISAN, the International Sensory Assassin Network.While on a mission, she is abducted by a rebel group led by Rhett and told that not only does she have a history with him, but her entire past is a lie perpetuated by ISAN to ensure her compliance. Unsure of who to trust, Ava must decide if her strangely familiar and handsome captor is her enemy or her savior—and time is running out.

Isle of Blood and Stone by Makiia Lucier - Mysterious maps from opposite ends of the sea cast doubt on the whereabouts of two princes, presumed dead.

Jazz Owls by Margarita Engle - Against the backdrop of World War II, a patriotic Mexican-American family proudly contributes to the war effort despite pervasive racism.

Jinxed by Amy McCulloch - Lacey Chu has big dreams of becoming a companioneer for MONCHA, the largest tech firm in North America and the company behind the "baku" - a customisable smart pet that functions as a phone but makes the perfect companion too. One night, Lacey comes across the remains of an advanced, but broken baku. Days of work later when the baku opens its eyes, Lacey calls him Jinx. Slowly but surely, Jinx becomes more than just a baku to Lacey. But what is Jinx, really? He seems to be more than just a robotic pet. He seems...real.

Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress #2) by Julie C. Dao - Princess Jade has grown up in exile, hidden away in a monastery while her stepmother, the ruthless Xifeng, rules as empress of Feng Lu. Ready to reclaim her place as rightful heir, Jade embarks on a quest to raise the Dragon Lords and defeat Xifeng and the Serpent God once and for all.

Learning to Breathe by Janice Lynn Mather - Sent away to live with relatives in Nassau, Bahamas, to escape her mother’s wild lifestyle, Indira’s new home is anything but a sanctuary.

Legacy of Light (The Effgies #3) by Sarah Raughley - After Saul’s strike on Oslo—one seemingly led by Maia herself—the Effigies’ reputation is in shambles. Belle has gone rogue, Chae Rin and Lake have disappeared, and the Sect is being dismantled and replaced by a terrifying new world order helmed by Blackwell. If the Effigies can’t put the pieces together soon, there may not be much left of the world they’ve fought so desperately to save.

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann - Alice has her blissful summer take an unexpected turn when she meets Takumi and can’t stop thinking about him. As they get closer, Alice, who is asexual, has to decide if she’s willing to risk their friendship for a love that might not be reciprocated—or understood.

Live in Infamy by Caroline Tung Richmond - In an alternate world in which the Axis Powers won WWII, 16-year-old Chinese-American Ren Cabot grapples with the cost of revolution.

Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed - High school senior Maya Aziz works up the courage to tell her parents that she’s gotten into the film school of her dreams in New York City, but their expectations combined with anti-Muslim backlash from a terror attack threaten to derail her dream.

Love & War (Alex & Eliza #2) by Melissa de la Cruz - As the war for American Independence carries on, two newlyweds are settling into their new adventure: marriage. But the honeymoon's over, and Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler are learning firsthand just how tricky wedded life can be, tested by lingering jealousies and family drama.

Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Justina Chen - Biracial Viola Li has her future as a globe-trotting journalist all planned out, but everything comes into question when her body suddenly betrays her, after she develops an extreme case of photosensitivity, an inexplicable allergy to sunlight.

The Lost Kids (Never Ever #2) by Sara Saedi - Just a few weeks ago, Wylie Dalton was living on a magical island where nobody ages past 17. Now, her home is a creaky old boat where she's joined a ragtag group of cast-offs from the island. But when the Lost Kids invade Minor Island, they're shocked to find it totally deserted, except for one survivor who reveals the shocking news: adults have discovered the island.

Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim - Three Pakistani-American teens, Mariam, Ghazala, and Umar, go on a cathartic summer road trip through the Deep South.

Meet-Cute edited by Jennifer L. Armetrout - Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere, an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today’s most popular YA authors.

Mem by Bethany C. Morrow - In alternate reality Montreal (1925), a young woman’s personality is the result of a startling experimental procedure, leaving her to struggle with the question of who she really is.

Mirage by Somaiya Daud - In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, 18-year-old Amani is a dreamer. But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects: she is kidnapped by the regime and become the body double of the cruel Princess Maram. As Amani is forced into her new role, she can’t help but enjoy the palace’s beauty—and her time with the princess’ fiancé, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear. If Amani ever wishes to see her family again, she must play the princess to perfection.

Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson - Washington, D.C., eighth-graders Claudia Coleman and her best (and only) friend, Monday Charles, were inseparable, often mistaken for twins—until the day Monday disappeared.

Monk! by Youssef Daoudi - This vividly illustrated biography of jazz legend Thelonious Monk brings to life his relationship with the headstrong baroness who would become a life long friend and patron.

Monsters (The Reckoner #2) by David A. Robertson - Cole Harper is struggling to settle into life in Wounded Sky First Nation. He may have stopped a serial killer but the trouble is far from over. A creature lurks in the shadows of Blackwood Forest, the health clinic is on lockdown by a mysterious organization, and long-held secrets threaten to bubble to the surface. Can Cole learn the truth about his father's death?

My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma - A fresh, madcap rom-com in which a Princeton, New Jersey, high school senior, aspiring film school student, and Bollywood junkie Vaneeta “Winnie” Mehta navigates the dramas of real life.

Not the Girls You’re Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi - Iraqi-American Leila “Lulu” Saad is about to graduate from high school with her three best friends by her side, but things get messy and senior year becomes a little more complicated than expected.

Odd One Out by Nic Stone - Courtney Cooper is in love with his longtime female best friend, Jupiter Charity-Sanchez, who is an out-and-proud lesbian. But the arrival of a new friend, Rae Evelyn Chin, who is questioning her sexuality, complicates their relationship and inspires new questions and possibilities between the trio.

Out of Left Field by Kris Hui Lee - Marnie’s love of baseball—and the stalwart friends with whom she plays the game with such passion—has been the centerpiece of her life; but now she’s 17 and things are changing after she replaces Cody, the school’s star pitcher. With her own team against her, Marnie begins questioning her abilities. And when fate throws her a curveball, can she play without losing the game, Cody, and her belief in herself?

The Outcast (Summoner #4) by Taran Matharu - Arcturus is just an orphaned stable boy when he discovers he has the ability to summon demons from another world and sent to Vocans Academy. As the first commoner gifted with this ability, his discovery challenges the nobility and the powers that be and Arcturus soon makes enemies. With no one but his demon Sacharissa by his side, Arcturus must prove himself as a worthy Summoner...

Period: 12 Voices Tell the Bloody Truth edited by Kate Farrell - In this collection, writers of various ages and across racial, cultural, and gender identities share stories about the period. Each of twelve authors brings an individual perspective and sensibility. Told with warmth and humor, these essays celebrate all kinds of period experiences.

Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert - Chinese-American Danny Cheng has always known his parents have secrets. But when he discovers a taped-up box in his father's closet filled with old letters and a file on a powerful Silicon Valley family, he realizes there's much more to his family's past than he ever imagined.

Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda - Set against a future of marauding space scavengers and deadly aliens who kill with sound, Tuck and Laura must survive abroad the USS John Muir.

The Place Between Breaths by An Na - Walking away from those we love most may seem like the kindest thing we can do, but it’s a choice that will forever haunt those we leave behind: this holds true for 16-year-old Grace.

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevdeo - In Harlem, NY, Dominican-American Xiomara Batista who dubs herself The Poet X, clashes with her strict, Catholic mother and runs up against her own self-doubt as she explores her doubts about religion, her fears of dating, and her budding talent for slam poetry.

Pride by Ibi Zoboi - 17-year-old Haitian-Domitian-American Zuri Benitez deals with gentrification in her Brooklyn Bushwick neighborhood and her own bias against Darius Darcy and his rich family in this Pride and Prejudice remix.

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang - Prince Sebastian has a secret: at night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia. Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend?

Reflection: A Twisted Fable by Elizabeth Lim - What if Mulan had to travel to the Underworld? When Captain Shang is mortally wounded by Shan Yu in battle, Mulan must travel to the Underworld, Diyu, in order to save him from certain death. Will Mulan be able to save Shang before it's too late? Will he ever be able to trust her again? Or will she lose him--and be lost in the Underworld--forever?

The Resolutions by Mia Garcia - From hiking trips, to four-person birthday parties, to never-ending group texts, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora have always been inseparable—and unstoppable. But now, with senior year on the horizon, they’ve been splintering off and growing apart. And so, Jess makes a plan and adds a new twist: instead of making their own resolutions, the four friends assign them for each other—dares like kiss someone you know is wrong for you, show your paintings, learn Spanish, say yes to everything.

Restore Me (Shatter Me #4) by Tahereh Mafi - Juliette Ferrars thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander, and now has Warner by her side. But she's still the girl with the ability to kill with a single touch. When tragedy hits, who will she become?

Run, Riot by Nikesh Shukla - When teenagers Hari and Jamal film an unarmed youth from their estate being beaten by police, they find themselves hunted. But as they go on the run with Hari's twin sister, Taran, and Jamal's girlfriend, Anna, the four friends discover that the truth behind the shooting goes deeper.

Running with Lions by Julian Winters - A multiethnic group of Midwestern teenage boys contend with soccer and sexual identity.

The Season of Rebels and Roses by Virginia Sanchez-Korrol - Ranging from Puerto Rico to Cuba and the United States, this engaging novel set in the late 1880s, follows historical figures that were instrumental in the fight for self-determination in Puerto Rico.

Secrets of the Casa Rosada by Alex Temblador - 16-year-old Mexican-American Martha has to adjust to a new life with her maternal grandmother, a respected curanderaor healer in Laredo, Texas, after her reliably unreliable mother dumps her at the pink house filled with tokens of her mom's childhood that might, maybe, explain why she abandoned Martha, leaving her with a family she never knew existed.

The Secret Science of Magic by Melissa Keil - A quirky high school romance unfolds in the alternating voices of math whiz Sophia and aspiring magician Joshua. In life and love, timing is everything.

Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa - Demons have burned the temple Yumeko was raised in to the ground, killing everyone within, including the master who trained her to both use and hide her kitsune shapeshifting powers. Yumeko escapes with the temple’s greatest treasure—one part of the ancient scroll. Fate thrusts her into the path of a mysterious samurai, Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan. Yumeko knows he seeks what she has...and is under orders to kill anything and anyone who stands between him and the scroll.

Shadowsong (Wintersong #2) by S. Jae-Jones - Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother’s and her own musical careers. But when troubling signs arise that the barrier between worlds is crumbling, Liesl must return to the Underground to unravel the mystery of life, death, and the Goblin King—who he was, who he is, and who he will be.

Smoke in the Sun (A Flame in the Mist #2) by Renee Ahdieh - After Okami is captured in the Jukai forest, Mariko has no choice—to rescue him, she tricks her brother, Kenshin, and betrothed, Raiden, into thinking she was being held by the Black Clan against her will. But each secret Mariko unfurls gives way to the next, ensnaring her and Okami in a political scheme that threatens their honor, their love and very the safety of the empire.

Snow in Love: Four Stories by Aimee Friedman, Melissa de la Cruz, Nic Stone & Kasie West - Curl up in front of a crackling fire. Grab a mug of hot cocoa. And delve into this deliciously cozy and compelling YA collection of wintry love stories.

Someone to Love by Melissa de la Cruz - High school junior Olivia Blakely struggles with disordered eating and a life in the spotlight as her father’s political career starts to rise.

Sorry Not Sorry by Jamie Reed - Janelle and Alyssa used to be BFFs -- but not anymore. But, suddenly, Alyssa's diabetes becomes the talk of the school. It's turned life-threatening; without a kidney transplant, her chances are not good. Despite reservations, Janelle gets tested and finds that she's a rare, perfect match with Alyssa for a transplant. But organ donations aren't very common in her community, and she starts to feel pushback. When feuds and accusations push the girls further apart, Janelle doesn't know what to do. Will the match bring the girls back together, or drive them apart for good?

A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna - In a universe of capricious gods, dark moons, and kingdoms built on the backs of spaceships, a cursed queen sends her infant daughter away, a jealous uncle steals the throne of Kali from his nephew, and an exiled prince vows to take his crown back. Raised alone and far away from her home on Kali, Esmae longs to return to her family. When the King of Wychstar offers to gift the unbeatable, sentient warship Titania to a warrior that can win his competition, she sees her way home: she’ll enter the competition, reveal her true identity to the world, and help her famous brother win back the crown of Kali.

Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Choski - Three lush and adventurous stories in the Star-Touched world.

Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn - Princess Vela is tasked with choosing a boy fit to die for the king, which is impossible enough. But then Carr, the boy she's loved all her life, emerges as the best candidate in the Bittersweet Trials. Refusing to accept losing the boy she loves, Vela bends the rules and cheats. But when someone begins to sabotage the Trials, Vela must reevaluate her own integrity—and learn the true sacrifice of becoming a ruler.

The Storyteller (Sea of Ink and Gold #3) by Traci Chee - Sefia is determined to keep Archer out of the Guard's clutches and their plans for war between the Five Kingdoms. As Sefia and Archer watch Kelanna start to crumble to the Guard's will, they will have to choose between their love and joining a war that just might tear them apart.

This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender - Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings. But his friend Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a rom-com-worthy twist, someone does come along: Oliver James Hernández, his childhood best friend. After a painful mix-up when they were little, Nate finally has the chance to tell Ollie the truth about his feelings. But can Nate find the courage to pursue his own happily ever after?

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman - Music helps a Washington state teenager Rumi Seto overcome guilt and grief after the death of her beloved younger sister, Lea.

This is What It Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow - It used to be the three of them, Dia, Jules, and Hanna, messing around and making music and planning for the future. But like the lyrics of a song you used to play on repeat, there’s no forgetting a best friend. And for Dia, Jules, and Hanna, this impossible challenge — to ignore the past, in order to jumpstart the future — will only become possible if they finally make peace with the girls they once were, and the girls they are finally letting themselves be.

Thunderhead (Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman - Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds.

Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis - At 16-years-old, African-American Tiffany Sly suddenly lands on a different planet: Simi Valley, California to live with the biological dad she’s never known. But Tiffany has a secret. Another man claims he’s Tiffany’s real dad—and she only has seven days before he shows up to demand a paternity test and the truth comes out.

Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft edited by Jessica Spotwood & Tess Sharpe - A short story collection that illustrates the multitudes of girlhood, womanhood, and magic.

Toxic by Lydia Kang - Hana, a secretly created teen girl, abandoned aboard the sentient biological spaceship Cyclo, which is dying, encounters a mercenary boy doomed, Fennec "Fenn" Actias, to perish on the ship for his last job.

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse - After the Big Water, Maggie Hoskie’s monster-slaying clan powers have woken up. She’s going to need them on a journey culminating in the kind of battle fantasy readers will relish.

Two Dark Reigns (Three Dark Crowns #3) by Kendare Blake - A victorious Katharine sits on the throne, Mirabella and Arsinoe are in hiding, and an unexpected renegade is about to wage a war of her own. The crown has been won, but these queens are far from done.

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles - When Marvin's twin brother, Tyler, is found dead by police violence, Marvin falls deep into grief. But with the help of friends and family he finds the strength to confront what happened and fight the forces that took his brother's life.

Umbertouched (Rosemarked #2) by Livia Blackburne - As Shidadi and Dara alike prepare for war, Zivah and Dineas grapple with the toll of their time in the capital. Time is running out for all of them, but especially Zivah whose plague symptoms surface once again. Now, she must decide how she’ll define the life she has left.

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson - When Fairmount Academy is rocked by three apparent suicides in the span of a week, it is up to Mexican-American Wiccan Mila Flores to conjure up the truth.

Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp - A YA Anthology of short stories featuring disabled teens, written by #OwnVoices disabled authors.

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi - It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a 16-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.

The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo - Korean-American Clara Shin lives for pranks and disruption. When she takes one joke too far, her dad sentences her to a summer working on his food truck, alongside her uptight classmate Rose Carver. But maybe Rose isn't so bad. Maybe the boy named Hamlet Wong crushing on her is pretty cute. Still, what if taking this summer seriously means that Clara has to leave her old self behind?

Welcome Home edited by Eric Smith - A collection of adoption-themed fictional short stories, and brings them together in one anthology from a diverse range of celebrated YA authors.

What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera - Ben and Arthur meet cute but lose touch, then have a series of near misses and first date re-dos before finally settling into a relationship. But Arthur's impending departure for the summer and both guys' own insecurities threaten to end something new that's only just begun.

Wildcard (Warcross #2) by Marie Lu - Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Determined to put a stop to Hideo's grim plans, Emika and the Phoenix Riders band together, but her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless crew. Caught in a web of betrayal, with the future of free will at risk, just how far will Emika go to take down Hideo?

Wrong in All the Right Ways by Tiffany Brownlee - Everything in Emma's life has always gone according to her very careful plans. But things take a turn toward the unexpected when she falls in love for the first time with the one person in the world who’s off-limits–her new foster brother, the gorgeous and tormented Dylan McAndrews.

#authors of color #book recommendations #yalit #women of color authors #woc authors #poc authors #diverse ya #awww yisss #it's that time of the year again!#a bit later than I planned #but better late that never I suppose lol #feel free to drop me an ask for additional recs!

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Who Are You?

NAME: blair

STAR SIGN: leo

HEIGHT: 5′2

WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME? edward!

PUT YOUR SPOTIFY ON SHUFFLE. WHAT ARE THE FIRST 6 SONGS THAT POPPED UP? 1. el corrido del miguel rivera // bronco 2. van(var) // kensuke ushio 3. l.l.l // myth & roid 4. idontwannabeyouanymore // billie eilish 5. got me going // kumi koda 6. the boy next door // emilie-claire barlow

EVER HAD A POEM OR SONG WRITTEN ABOUT YOU? yes.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PLAYED AIR GUITAR? every time i listen to the second norgami op.

WHO IS YOUR CELEBRITY CRUSH? halsey. always halsey.

WHAT’S A SOUND YOU HATE; SOUND YOU LOVE? hate- tomi laryngitis’s voice. love- ice clinking in a glass of water.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? i’d rather stay ambiguous.

HOW ABOUT ALIENS? absolutely. how else is cadillac gonna dick me?

DO YOU DRIVE? yes.

IF SO, HAVE YOU EVER CRASHED? not severely.

WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ? the chaos of longing // k.y.robinson.

DO YOU LIKE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE? idc tbh.

WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW? snip-bits of aquaman??

WHAT’S THE WORST INJURY YOU’VE EVER HAD? broken wrist.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OBSESSIONS RIGHT NOW? the apple bottom jeans jeans jeans song edit.

DO YOU TEND TO HOLD GRUDGES AGAINST PEOPLE WHO DID YOU WRONG? yes. it’s a habit i’m growing out of. it’s hard to let go, though. the people i dislike are for good reasons, at least.

IN A RELATIONSHIP? x2 yes.

#about blair #《 GARBAGE BOI♚’ ooc

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Get to Know the Blogger

I was tagged by @fortisfiliae (Hi, Fi!)

Name: Finnlyn

Star Sign: Pisces

Height: 5′7″

Put Spotify/ iTunes on shuffle and name the first 4 songs that come on: 1) Space Odessy - David Bowie 2) Waiting For Superman - Daughtry 3) Big City Dreams - NeverShoutNever 4) Leaving It Up To You - Here Come The Mummies

Have you Ever had a song/poem written about you? No, but my dad used to tell me that I Think About You by Collin Raye was about me. (it’s not.)

When was the last time you played the guitar? Last night I played the bass guitar, but if that doesn’t count then it would be a few weeks ago for my last scales test.

Who is your Celebrity Crush? Like legit celeb? Probs Paul Rudd but idek anymore.

What is a sound you hate and a sound you love? I hate the sound of my History teacher. I can’t even listen to him talk, it’s that bad. I love the sound of Saxophones (my fav instrument, I love them.) and Trumpets.

Do you Believe in ghosts? Yes, I’ve had a lot of paranormal experiences, but none of the (thankfully) were the harmful kind that are popular.

What about Aliens? Out of all the planets that surround all the stars in all the galaxies there is no way we are the only planet with “intelligent” life.

Do you drive? Yes! I love driving!

What Was the last book you read? The Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. It was really good, you should def read it if you can.

Do you like the smell of gasoline? Yes, but in a more weirdly specific way. I love a smell that I can’t really describe but gasoline plays a factor in it.

What’s the worst injury you’ve had? I haven’t ever had like a really bad injury. My worst injury is probably a really bad sprained ankle I had about 3 years ago.

Do you have an obsession right now? I don’t wanna call it an obsession exactly... Every blue moon I discover a song or band or musical, etc. that I really really like and that’s all I listen to for a while bc I wanna take in as much as I can. If that counts then probably Here Come The Mummies.

Do you tend to hold grudges against people who’ve done you wrong? I can’t hold grudges for the life of me. Why waste time being angry and bitter?

In a relationship? Nope :). I don’t want to date in my final year of high school because it’s basically starting something just for it to end. That amongst other reasons, including wanting to be more settled/stable, is why I’m not dating.

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hongkongartman-mlee · 3 years

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The Unusual Film Of Our Gurus Stars Patrick Tse (謝賢) & Petrina Fung (馮寶寶): Time (殺出個黃昏), Every Aspect Of Acting Has Something Magical About It!

‘You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.’ I grew old when I stopped tearing up. Last week, I incongruously laughed and cried at the same time—not that I got a mental problem but because I have watched one of the most affecting movies of Hong Kong Time(殺出個黃昏).

When we sat down to dinner, we often talked about youth problem—the problem that we actually did not know much about. It is hard getting people to talk about elderly problems—perhaps, death could be a simple solution for all these problems and nobody cares. Or, older people seldom declare war against society.

This good film is about 3 old scoundrels: during the daytime, they all had an identity to hide behind. One was a helpless grandma (Petrina Fung馮寶寶) who had to sing in scruffy nightclubs for an indecent living. One was a once-handsome lonely singleton (Patrick Tse謝賢) whose reluctance was to dump his killing knife, his only companion for the sad years. One was a fat and ugly driver (Lam Suet林雪) who dreamt of marrying a young and pretty prostitute who unfortunately just treated him no more than a customer. Old age turned them into kind people and kindness made them warm-hearted ruffians, with enough conscience to keep them away from killing the wrong people; and even to save good people who are on the verge of dying, physically or spiritually, if not both. When God laughs at the sinful souls and the souls laugh back to God, the ‘trinity’ of these 3 forgotten old folks were always there to suffer. However, in the world of movies, losers are often more celebrated than the winner.

The 3 oldies stick around for orders to kill, but business was poor since they often failed to kill. They were also enslaved by their respective liabilities. The singleton was chased by a teenager girl who looked upon him as a super hero. The nightclub singer was pressurized by her son to give all her assets away to him. The driver’s prostitute dream girl told him one day that she found a better man in Macau and would like to say goodbye. Destiny is brutal: when these 3 were hungry for more from life, life gave them less. After a series of ludicrous but funny incidents, 3 of them finally changed: stop expecting too much from others. Simply treat life as happiness, double and double it till death do them part.

In Hong Kong, very few films include the theme of aging or seniors, perhaps old people are not cinema customers. Older people in local films are too often cliches, old-timers mumbling and shaking their walking sticks. I still remember vividly the touching western films about old age such as The Father (爸爸可否不要老), Driving Miss Daisy (山水喜相逢), On Golden Pond (金池塘) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (黃金花大酒店). It now takes a great deal of bravery for the film producer Gordon Lam (林家棟) and director Ricky Ko (高子彬 ) to stand up and pay homage to the elderly who contributed tremendously to our city in the past. Lam dares to confront the market risk. His determination to banish negative investors with illumination and his willingness to wrestle with the 2 senior actors Patrick Tse and Petrina Fung, who are artistically demanding, caused angels to sing. I love the film as much as I respect Gordon Lam personally as he is my personal good friend who has always lived up to his high ideals.

The 2 shiny stars Patrick Tse and Petrina Fung have been in the film industry since 1950s. They were good looking, charming and popular in those years. They are never erased from popular history and Hong Kong’s collective memory, coloured by our strong emotion towards them, especially when Patrick Tse is the father of another great young star Nicholas Tse (謝霆鋒). Tse and Fung acted very powerfully in the film. Watching them how to act is not just the passing of time. Their acting is the collection of life experiences and their intensity about creative ideas. Most importantly, when they shine, they have a high level of confidence in themselves. They are confident about what they were doing in the film and their conviction is contagious. Audience are happily manipulated by them and become perfectly satisfied when we leave the theatre. Also, they, as gurus, give the film a special class and style.

Apart from acting, the dialogue, cinematography, editing, design, mise en scène and attitude of this film all suggest hard work and sincere thoughts. Despite its means, the end of Time is surely not a commercial film for amusing the audience. It wants to tell us that Hong Kong still has a genre called ‘Hong Kong films’ and Hong Kong stars still glint.

The charming music scores are the wonderful work of a master Tomy Wai (韋啟良). The 2 songs that he chose ‘倦 Weary’ and ‘青春之歌 The Song of Bloom’ successfully connect the related staves of the story. It is in the contrast of light and dark, happiness and joy, and up and down that great music happens.

“The best recommendation I can have is my own creativity and my humble effort, and what others cannot do for me. I fail more than succeed. Please be assured that however, I will not give up,” said the producer of the film Gordon Lam. Isn’t this ‘Hong Kong spirit’ in need in our city?

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“Time” Hong Kong Trailer Acknowledgement - 睇預告https://youtu.be/_FUtkSNXo1c

Shooting of “Time” Acknowledgement - Production Homemade https://youtu.be/e4TX1E8XrAQ

“The Father” Official Trailer Acknowledgement -LionsgateFilmsUK https://youtu.be/OFnoRaLAclg

“Weary” MV by Steven Ma Acknowledgement - 出色堂 https://youtu.be/QWci4Ml3PP4

Tomy Wai Interview Acknowledgement-myTV Super https://youtu.be/Ad93EIHdRNE

Time in a Bottle Acknowledgement-Authentic Music https://youtu.be/JkUM22fWpuQ

#Patrick Tse 謝賢 #Petrina Fung 馮寶寶 #Lam Suet林雪 #Nicholas Tse 謝霆鋒 #Gordon Lam 林家棟 #Ricky Ko 高子彬 #Tomy Wai 韋啟良 #On Golden Pond #Driving Miss Daisy #The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel #mise en scène #The Father

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Cobra Kai Season 4: What to Expect

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This article contains Cobra Kai season 3 spoilers.

“Hey. Long time,” Kreese (Martin Kove) says at the end of Cobra Kai season 3 when he calls someone mysteriously, as if to ask a favor. Now just who could it be?

The most likely candidate is Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), Kreese’s war buddy and the main villain from The Karate Kid Part III. Season 3 of Cobra Kai explored Kreese’s backstory, adding credence to this postulation. We see Young Kreese’s (Barrett Carnahan) traumatic experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and how he saved his friend that he nicknamed Twig (Nick Marini). It’s implied that Twig is Silver. In The Karate Kid Part III, Silver was a rich CEO of DynaTox Industries, an unscrupulous nuclear waste disposal company. He helped to fund the Cobra Kai schools and was a major sponsor of the All-Valley Karate Tournament. Since the season 3 finale reveals that season 4 is headed to another yet showdown this tournament, Silver would be a good play.

And here is everything else we might be able to glean about Cobra Kai season 4.

Potential Villain Cameos for Season 4

There are some other possibilities for a potential Cobra Kai season 4 villain for as we’ve already seen, Cobra Kai Easter egg clues can be intentionally misleading. Tory’s (Peyton List) mom was an expertly played red herring, which we’ll come back to in a moment. The writers know that their audience is watching the callbacks closely and are game to toy with our expectations.

With the season 2 cameo of Chozen (Yuji Okumoto), Cobra Kai has exhausted all the villains from The Karate Kid Part II except for Sato (Danny Kamekona). At the end of that film, Sato had mended his ways so he wouldn’t have returned as a villain anyhow. In season 3, episode 4 ‘The Right Stuff,’ Sato is mentioned when a villager explains the changes at Tomi Village to Daniel (Ralph Macchio). But in the following episode, ‘Miyagi-Do,’ Chozen reveals to Daniel that he inherited the Miyagi-Do artifacts when Sato died.

Sadly, Kamekona died in 1996, so even if Cobra Kai wanted to revisit him, he would have to be digitally reincarnated like Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) in Rogue One, and that doesn’t seem likely. Those episodes also revealed that Yukie (Nobu McCarthy) died too, which is appropriate since McCarthy died in 2002. But back to villains, Chozen had some dojo-mates, Toshio (Joey Miyashima) and Taro (Marc Hayashi), who helped him harass Daniel (Ralph Macchio). However, they were tertiary henchmen roles. Few fans would recognize if they reappeared in Cobra Kai and Kreese had no ties to the Okinawan Miyagi-Do villains so he wouldn’t call them.

The other great villain from The Karate Kid Part III was ‘Karate’s Bad Boy’ Mike Barnes (Sean Kanen) although he was Silver’s guy, not Kreese’s. Both Kanen and Griffith are still alive so maybe they both can return. Kanen is still acting with movie and TV roles as recent as 2019. Griffith retired from acting about a decade and a half ago and shifted to writing. Most recently, he was a writer for the NBC TV series Grimm. Regardless, he’s still in the business. What’s more, Barnes had two henchmen, supplied by Silver, Snake (Jonathan Avildsen) and Dennis (William Christopher Ford), but they were peripheral characters like Toshio and Taro. They wouldn’t have much impact without Silver or Barnes. Most fans wouldn’t even remember their names if not for the Internet.

One other wild card for Kreese’s call recipient is Dutch (Chad McQueen) from the original films. When the Cobra Kai dojo-mates reunited in season 2, episode 5 “Take a Right,” Dutch was the only one missing from the original line-up. During that episode, the rest of the gang raise a toast to him, explaining his absence as due to his incarceration in Lompoc Federal Prison. Perhaps in season 4, he’ll be released.

McQueen is the only son of Steve MeQueen. He retired from acting around the turn of the millennium and has devoted himself to racecar driving since then. In 2010, he founded the custom car company McQueen Racing. There were rumors that Cobra Kai reached out to McQueen to reprise his role as Dutch in “Take a Right”, but he was too busy with McQueen Racing at the time. Dutch was arguably the worst bully of the original Cobra Kai members. When Kreese beat Johnny (William Zabka) after he lost at the All-Valley Karate Tournament, the gang abandoned their sensei, but Dutch could have remained loyal.

Mysterious Parents

One of the best red herrings of Cobra Kai was the identity of Tory’s mom. Most fans thought it was Ali (Elisabeth Shue) because Tory introduced herself in Season 2 as “Tory… with a ‘Y’” echoing Ali introduction to Daniel in The Karate Kid when she said “Ali… with an ‘I.’” Tory’s mom is bedridden due to health issues, forcing Tory to hold down two jobs while in high school to support her family. Her mom was offscreen in a scene in Season 3 which further stoked suspicions. But later in the season, we discover Ali is back and healthier than ever, and her two kids are Lucas and Ava, not Tory.

So, who is Tory’s mom? The only potential remaining lead female characters from the original films are Jessica Kennedy (Robyn Lively) from Karate Kid Part III and Julie Pierce (Hilary Swank) from The Next Karate Kid. Both actresses are still active in TV and movies. Tory had some martial arts background which she may have received from her parents (Tory’s dad could be in play too, but her mom has already been presented, albeit hidden from view, so she’s a more likely reveal for Season 4). Jessica wasn’t a student of Miyagi, but Julie was. So maybe Julie is Tory’s mom.

Fans are split on the possible return of Julie. The Next Karate Kid was a critically panned flop, so it is generally disdained by the fanbase. It was Swank’s first lead role, and she shines despite the awkwardly bad script. Swank went on to win two Oscars, two Golden Globes and was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine. She is the most successful alumni of the Karate Kid franchise. What’s more, if Cobra Kai should bring Julie back into the canon, it opens the possibility of The Next Karate Kid villains, Colonel Paul Dugan (Michael Ironside) and his school security squad, the Alpha Elite, including Ned Randall (Michael Cavalieri).

Beyond Julie and Jessica, there weren’t many other women in the original films. Ali had some high school girlfriends in The Karate Kid, Susan (Juli Fields) and Barbara (Dana Andersen) but like Toshio, Taro, Snake and Dennis, they were peripheral characters. The dramatic impact of one of them being Tory’s mom would be minimal.

The other mystery parent is Miguel’s (Xolo Maridueña) father. His mom Carmen (Vanessa Rubio) describes him in Season 3 as “a very bad man.” Perhaps he could be Barnes or Dutch (Silver should be around Kreese’s age because they both served in Vietnam so he’s too old for Carman, although it’s noteworthy that despite playing his elder, Griffith is a year younger than Macchio). If Miguel’s dad is Dutch, that could really mess with Carmen and Johnny’s blossoming romance.

Return to the All-Valley Karate Tournament

A key figure to bring back at the All-Valley Karate Tournament in what will probably be the season 4 finale is the Referee (Pat E. Johnson). Johnson was the martial arts master behind the original franchise, a noted master of Tang Soo Do. And in season 3, episode 6, ‘King Cobra,’ Captain Turner (Terry Serpico) tells Young Kreese that the martial art he will learn is Tang Soo Do. This confirms a theory that many martial artists have held about what martial art Cobra Kai really practices – it’s Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art often labelled as Karate. Following the original movie, Zabka continued to train under Master Johnson. Coincidentally, Johnson also taught Steve McQueen and along with several other notable celebrities. Now in his 80s, Johnson still teaches Tang Soo Do. It would be so fitting to honor Johnson with a cameo because he was largely responsible for the Karate in the franchise.

One character we’d like to see developed in season 4 is Anthony LaRusso (Griffin Santopietro), Sam’s (Mary Mouser) punk little brother. So far, he’s only been a nuisance for the LaRusso family, the one slacker, but he has untapped potential for a more significant role. He appeared in almost every episode of season 1, but his role diminished to just two appearances in season 2. At least he’s still in the cast for season 3. Aisha (Nicole Brown) and Raymond (Paul Walter Hauser) were major characters who simply vanished in the third season.

A huge wild card might be a cameo from Dre Parker (Jaden Smith). In the 2010 redux of The Karate Kid, Dre was the reinterpretation of Daniel’s role, the bullied outsider who finds redemption in the martial arts. While many hardcore fans of the original reject this as part of the Miyagi canon because there’s no connection of any of the characters to the original films, there’s no reason Dre can’t be integrated. After all, if Spock Prime (Leonard Nimoy) can meet Spock (Zachary Quinto) from the Kelvin timeline in the Star Trek redux, anything is possible with franchise reboots. Admittedly, the plot of Cobra Kai doesn’t include time travel (except for an overdose of nostalgia), however that doesn’t exclude the possibility of Dre existing within the world of Cobra Kai. More intriguingly, it would open the door to a cameo from Mr. Han (Jackie Chan). That would really raise the bar on the martial arts of Cobra Kai. And most significantly, Will Smith is an executive producer of Cobra Kai. Smith’s company, Overbrook Entertainment, acquired the rights for The Karate Kid to make the reboot and retained them for Cobra Kai. Cobra Kai has been incredibly witty with its homages to the original film franchise, but with more seasons to come, it will need to expand its scope lest it exhaust its supply of those golden Easter Eggs.

For years, there have been persistent rumors about a sequel to the Jaden Smith/Jackie Chan version of The Karate Kid. The film was by far the most profitable installment of the entire franchise, earning $359 million from a $40 million budget, more than all the original four films combined, so it is surprising that Hollywood hasn’t pushed harder for a sequel. But Jackie Chan is a busy man. There have been unconfirmed rumors of his involvement with Rush Hour 4 and Shanghai Dawn for years too and those are no closer to fruition. Nevertheless, a Dre cameo in Cobra Kai would be a good steppingstone for a redux sequel. And Dre could fit right in with the cast easily. Jaden Smith is the same age as Tanner Buchanan (Robby).

One of the reasons that Cobra Kai left YouTube Red to go over to Netflix was because YouTube wouldn’t commit to a fourth season. Given how the show has played out, the writers seem to have the underlying story arc sketched out, at least as far as season 4. With the escalating surprises that Cobra Kai has already brought, season 4 should be even more fun.

Cobra Kai never dies!

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The Decade's Most Memorable Events In 10 Minutes

2010-2019: A Decade In Review - Highlights of events from around the world between 2010 and 2019New Delhi: While most of us have been busy on our phones, a decade has gone by. How significant has it been? Well, the manner in which the way of life has changed this decade has been the most significant in over a century. The way we live, work, eat, travel, and entertain has changed almost entirely - and our smartphones are what is leading the way. From getting a cab to ordering groceries, banking to making reservations, everything became just-a-click-away in the last ten years. But while we might have been busy in the virtual world, tapping away on our screens, a lot has happened in the real world too, and even out in space.Here is a comprehensive list of the decade's most memorable events for you to journey through, in nostalgia, thinking about the better moments fondly, learning from the mistakes made, celebrating the achievements, and remembering all those who won't journey on with us to the next decade.2010: The Year In Review Apple founder Steve Jobs unveils the world's first iPad; Instagram is launched; WhatsApp comes to India; Uber and Ola make debut; Netflix starts expanding its streaming service to the international market; WikiLeaks is founded by Julian Assange; Burj Khalifa becomes the tallest building in the world; Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruptions cause enormous disruption to air travel; Scientists in a South African cave discover 2-million-year-old fossils of a new species called Australopithecus Sediba, which are potentially the ancestors to Humans. India's BrahMos missile, jointly developed with Russia, sets the world record for becoming the world's first and fastest supersonic cruise missile; Arab Spring protests spread across the middle-east and north Africa; Pakistan is devastated by massive floods resulting in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the country's history as 20 million are affected, 14 million left homeless; Ireland and Greece face a grave economic crisis; BP oil spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico becomes the largest maritime oil spill in history; 16-year-old Justin Bieber becomes the youngest solo male to hit #1 on the album chart since 13-year-old Stevie Wonder in 1963; Australia elects its first female prime minister; Indian-American Ajay Banga takes over as CEO of Mastercard; Dozens of asylum seekers drown as the boat they were in crashed into rocks near Christmas IslandThose who left us in 2010: Jyoti Basu 5-time chief minister, and arguably West Bengal's tallest leader after India's independence.2011: The Year In Review Operation Geronimo: Osama Bin Laden is killed; India wins the cricket world cup; Scientists discover Kepler-22b - An extrasolar planet orbiting within the Goldilocks zone or habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22. The planet is nearly 2.5 times the size of Earth and has a 290-day year; Formula One comes to India - Indian Grand Prix held at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida; Anna Hazare's Lokpal movement leads anti-corruption drive, protests; Royal Wedding: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge marry; Dominique Strauss-Kahn is arrested for assault in the US; Japan is hit be a massive earthquake and tsunami, which leads to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in the country; News of the World shuts down; Occupy Wall Street protests surge; SpaceX announces plan for the world's first fully reusable rocket; Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer becomes the second most respected, admired and trusted individual in the world after Nelson Mandela.Those who left us in 2011: Apple founder Steve Jobs; Elizabeth Taylor, one of Hollywood's most iconic actresses dies at 79; Grammy Award winner Amy Winehouse2012: The Year In Review Nirbhaya gang rape in Delhi; The rise of Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party; Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, who was one of the terrorists in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks hanged; Scientists discover the existence of the Higgs boson or God particle; NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft becomes the first human-made object to leave the solar system and venture into interstellar space; Facebook goes public, launches IPO; Barack Obama re-elected as US President; Vladimir Putin is re-elected as Russia's President; Elon Musk first mentions the concept for a "fifth mode of transport", calling it Hyperloop; Hurricane Sandy causes widespread disaster in the US; Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting leaves 27 dead in US; Red Bull Stratos: Millions watched LIVE as Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner jumps from the edge of space (128,100 feet) wearing a spacesuit - Records set: Balloon altitude record and sound barrier broken.Those who left us in 2012: Nirbhaya dies two weeks after the attack; American singer Whitney Houston dies at 48; Neil Armstrong, US Astronaut and first person to walk on the Moon, dies at 822013: The Year In Review Sachin Tendulkar retires from all forms of cricket; Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy becomes the first Indian to complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the world under sail; Massive floods across north India leaves nearly 6,000 dead, becoming India's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami; Kedarnath flood: Large-scale destruction in surrounding areas, but Kedarnath temple unaffected; Video shows massive Chelyabinsk meteor entering Earth's atmosphere over Russia; Scientists study the air trapped in the Antarctic ice and find that 2013 is the first time in 800,000 years that we have over 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere; Boston Marathon Bombing: 2 homemade pressure cooker bombs detonated 14 seconds and 210 yards apart leave more than 264 injured; Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum; Coup overthrows Egyptian government; Malala Yousafzai survives assassination attempt; Xi Jinping is elected as the President of China; Edward Snowden exposes US's NSA surveillance program; Bitcoin demand surges; Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post; Twitter goes public, launches IPO; Alibaba goes public, launches IPO.Those who left us in 2013: Former South African President and global icon Nelson Mandela dies; The Fast and the Furious star Paul Walker tragically dies in a high-speed car accident; 'Lawrence of Arabia' star Peter O'Toole dies at 812014: The Year In Review "Modi Wave" across the country; Narendra Modi is elected Prime Minister of India, forms a majority government after the World's largest ever elections held till now; MH370 disappears: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mysteriously disappearance mid-flight; India becomes the first nation to successfully reach Mars in the first attempt; ISIS takes Mosul, expansion of ISIS gains momentum; The Ice Bucket Challenge goes viral on social media, to promote awareness about ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis); Sydney hostage crisis: A gunman with an ISIS flag takes dozens of people hostage at a Lindt Cafe in Sydney; ISIS offshoot Boko Haram spreads across north Africa, especially Nigeria; Boko Haram kidnaps 276 girls from a college in Nigeria's Chibok; Over a hundred missing even today, many feared dead; India safely brings back 46 nurses from ISIS captivity in Iraq; Mount Everest Avalanche: Ice avalanche kills 16 climbing sherpas, injures 9 others; Satya Nadella takes over as Microsoft CEO; Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar found dead in her hotel room in Delhi; Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation; Rosetta's Philae lander becomes the first space probe to soft land on a comet (Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko); Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) shot down by a surface-to-air missile over Ukraine; North Korea hacks Sony Pictures.Those who left us in 2014: Robin Williams commits suicide; American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou dies; Lauren Bacall, one of Hollywood's iconic actresses dies at 89; American comedian and actress Joan Rivers dies2015: The Year In Review Nepal is devastated by a massive 7.8 earthquake - nearly 9,000 dead, 22,000 injured, 3.5 million people homeless; Himalayan earthquake leads to avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 22 people, making it the deadliest avalanche to hit the world's highest peak; Operation Raahat: Indian Armed Forces and the Ministry of External Affairs evacuate more than 5,600 people, including 960 foreign nationals from Yemen during the 2015 military intervention by Saudi Arabia and its allies; Wing Commander Pooja Thakur of the Indian Air Force becomes the first female officer to lead the Guard of Honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan during the visit of then US President Barack Obama; Sheena Bora murder case: Indrani and Peter Mukerjea arrested; Volkswagen emission scandal - findings cover 482,000 cars in the US alone; US legalises same-sex marriage; Greece plunges into severe debt, pressuring EU; Dramatic visuals of the TransAsia Airways Flight 235 crash in Taiwan shocks the world; 'Je suis Charlie': Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack in France condemned globally; India initiates the International Solar Alliance in major step towards green energy, 121 other countries join; Sundar Pichai takes over as Google CEO.Those who left us in 2015: Renowned scientist, teacher and former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam dies at 83; Grammy-winning blues legend BB King dies at 89; Leonard Nimoy, Spock from Star Trek, dies at 832016: The Year In Review Demonetisation in India; India carries out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir; Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav abducted from Iran, held captive by Pakistan; Mother Teresa canonised posthumously as 'Saint Teresa of Calcutta' by Pope Francis at a ceremony in St Peter's Square in Vatican City; Brexit Vote: Britain votes to leave the EU - The British Exit is termed Brexit; 'Obama Out': President Obama drops mic on stage as a symbol of the end of his presidency; Donald Trump is elected as US President; Amazon Prime Video launches worldwide; The historic Paris Climate Agreement in signed to take effective measures against Climate Change; Scientists invent the Crispr-Cas9, a unique technology that enables medical researchers to edit and delete DNA, thereby allowing effective genetic engineering; Florida nightclub shooting: Omar Mateen kills 49 people and wounds 53 at a gay nightclub in Orlando; Dhaka Cafe Attack: 5 terrorists take dozens hostage at the Holey Artisan cafe in Dhaka, kill 22 civilians, 2 cops; Scientists and researchers successfully detect the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory or LIGO - The existence of gravitational waves was first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916; Pokemon Go, an augmented reality mobile game, got millions of people out on the street; Leonardo DiCaprio wins Oscar for The Revenant; Brangelina divorce: Angeline Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt.Those who left us in 2016: Tamil icon and former chief minister Jayalalithaa dies at 68; American singer-songwriter Prince dies at 57; English singer-songwriter George Michael found dead in his bed in his home in England; Singer-songwriter David Bowie dies at 69; Alan Rickman, who played Hogwarts professor Severus Snape in Harry Potter dies at 69; Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali dies at 74; Cuban communist revolutionary Fidel Castro dies at 902017: The Year In Review One nation, one tax - India adopts GST, biggest reform since opening of the economy; Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court - India, denied consular access on multiple occasions, takes Pakistan to UN court ICJ; India's ISRO set the world record for the largest number of satellites ever launched successfully on a single rocket - 104 satellites; The India-China border standoff at Doklam lasts 73 days; SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket becomes the world's first reusable rocket to successfully complete a mission; Phase 1 of the Iran-India Chabahar Port opens; Indian priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil rescued from ISIS captivity in Yemen, returns safely to India; London's Grenfell Tower fire: 72 people die, 70 others critical in one of Britain's worst fires; Texas church shooting - 26 people killed in mass shooting by Devin Patrick Kelley in Sutherland Springs in US; Las Vegas Strip shooting: Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd of concert-goers, killing 58 people and wounding 413; Charlottesville white supremacy march gathers momentum; Australia legalises same-sex marriage; #MeToo movement spreads across the world; Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases - Dozens of women reveal they were raped, assaulted and sexually abused by Weinstein over a 30 year period; Oscars faux pas: La La Land was given the Best Picture award, only to be take away and given to Moonlight, causing a massive embarrassment at the Oscars;Those who left us in 2017: Legendary comedian Don Rickles dies at 90; Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91; Rock 'n' roll music pioneer Chuck Berry dies at 90; Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington commits suicide; American musician Tom Petty dies at 492018: The Year In Review Tesla Motors' sports car orbits Earth with astronaut at the wheel; India decriminalises section 377 - consensual homosexual sex between adults; India and Oman sign agreement under which India gets access to the facilities at Duqm for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy; India completes nuclear triad (Air, land and sea, undersea ballistic missile capability): Completion of the nuclear triad with the first successful deterrence patrol by INS Arihant; Kerala devastated by floods: Nearly 500 dead, 140 missing, over 2 lakh people homeless; India brings back the mortal remains of 39 Indians killed by ISIS in Iraq's Mosul; Air India makes history, becomes first and only airline in the world to fly to Israel over Saudi airspace; India's 'Statue of Unity' becomes the tallest statue in the world; Roger Federer becomes the first male tennis player to win 20 grand slams; The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal; Royal Wedding: Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex marry; Indra Nooyi steps down as CEO of PepsiCo Inc after 12 years in office; California wildfires in the US; Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh faces sexual assault allegations; US-China trade war begins; Saudi author and columnist Jamal Khashoggi who fled in 2017, killed in Turkey; Tham Luang cave rescue: The miraculous cave rescue in Thailand - 12 boys of a football team, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old assistant coach enter a cave which gets flooded. The rescue ops take 18 days; US House of Representatives passes bill and allocates funds to build the US-Mexico border wall.Those who left us in 2018: Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at 93; Tamil icon and former chief minister Karunanidhi dies at 94; Bollywood actress Sridevi dies at 54; Legendary American comic book writer Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and many more, dies at 95; Celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain commits suicide at 61; Swedish DJ and electronic artist Avicii (real name: Tim Bergling) commits suicide at 28; Former US President George HW Bush dies at 94; Former US Senator John McCain dies at 82.2019: The Year In Review World celebrates the 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi's birth; Narendra Modi is re-elected Prime Minister of India, forms a 2nd majority government after the World's largest ever elections till now; Supreme Court of India delivers its verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case, settling one of the longest disputes globally; India sends its second lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-2; India-American Abhijit Banerjee wins the Nobel Prize in the field of Economic Sciences; Balakot airstrikes: India carries out pre-emptive airstrikes on a JeM terror training facility in Pakistan's Balakot; Parliament of India declares the practice of Triple Talaq illegal and unconstitutional; Kulbhushan Jadhav case: International Court of Justice rules in favour of India - 16-judge UN court bench ruled 15-1 in favour of India, stops Kulbhushan Jadhav's execution, tells Islamabad to give consular access; India revokes the "temporary" Article 370 from its Constitution; Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh become union territories; India successfully tests anti-satellite or ASAT weapon under the mission code-named Mission Shakti, becomes a space power; Sundar Pichai takes over as CEO of Alphabet - Google's parent company; Notre-Dame de Paris fire: Massive fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in France; Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth become India's first woman air force pilot to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet; Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi of the Indian Navy becomes its first woman pilot; Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar designated a global terrorist by the UN Security Council; Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to set foot in North Korea; Operation Kayla Mueller: ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed by the US military; India's fastest train - Train 18, also known as Vande Bharat Express, flagged off by PM Modi; India announces plan to launch its own space station; missions to Mars, Venus, and Sun; Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 259 people killed, over 500 injured after 3 churches and 3 luxury hotels are targeted in a series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings; New Zealand's Christchurch mosque shootings: Gunman kills 51 people, injures 49, live-streams the attack on Facebook; American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein commits suicide; Walmart shooting: El Paso, Texas - A gunman shot and killed 22 people and injured 24 others; Families of illegal migrants separated at the US-Mexico border - Children separated from parents; Hong Kong Protests: Anti-China protests rock Hong Kong; First black hole image captured on camera, viewed by 2 billion people worldwide; Climate activist Greta Thunberg makes powerful speech at the UN Climate Change summit; Students across the world protest demanding climate action; Anti-CAA, Anti-NRC Protests: Protests across India over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens; Donald Trump Impeached, becomes the 3rd US President to be impeached in the House of Representatives after .Those who left us in 2019: Former Defence Minister and Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar dies at 63; Former chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit dies at 81; Former Foreign Minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj dies at 67; Former Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley dies at 66; Renowned lawyer Ram Jethmalani dies at 95. 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Globe, July 13

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Cover: Black Lives Matter protests cause right-wing owned tabloid to freak out

Page 2: Up Front & Personal -- Paris Jackson sports a new neck tattoo and pierced nose, Chris Pratt used his foot on the crosswalk button with pregnant wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, Ali Larter

Page 3: Norman Reedus and his motorcycle, Jeff Bridges during an online video appearance, Amber Rose running errands in Venice

Page 4: Jeffrey Epstein’s madam Ghislaine Maxwell holed up in Paris -- Prince Andrew breathes easier as she nixes deal with feds, Hollywood hotshot Steve Bing who was a close pal of hanged pedophile Jeffrey Epstein jumped off the roof of his luxury L.A. apartment

Page 6: Despite being at the age when most people are close to retirement aging pop divas Cher and Madonna are locked in a ferocious feud one that first exploded 35 years ago -- Cher thinks Madonna is vulgar and classless and all washed up while Madonna thinks Cher is past her prime and just jealous of someone who is younger and sexier and more talented

Page 7: Glen Campbell’s widow Kim Campbell says he had drug and alcohol addictions, Kurt Cobain’s famed guitar fetched a record-breaking $6 million at auction

Page 8: In the latest twist in the battle over James Brown’s will his “widow” Tomi Rae Hynie has been cut out of his $100 million estate -- in a bombshell decision the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Tomi Rae never ended an earlier marriage and was not legally wed to the Godfather of Soul but the nearly 14-year legal skirmish isn’t over yet with the couple’s son James Brown II forced to go to court to get his share of the estate

Page 10: Jean Kennedy Smith took a shocking secret to her grave -- she approved of her brother Bobby Kennedy’s affair with Marilyn Monroe

Page 11: Jennifer Aniston has rushed to aid troubled pal Matthew Perry who’s reportedly in a funk after splitting with his girlfriend following years of battling booze and drug and weight demons, Kid Rock’s Nashville watering hole has its beer permit briefly yanked for breaking a local coronavirus health rule

Page 12: Celebrity Buzz -- Jay Leno at a gas station in Burbank (picture), Kristen Stewart chosen to play Princess Diana in Spencer but the casting isn’t a popular one, Lisa Rinna wears nothing but sunglasses to plug designer Christian Cowan’s shades, Lindsay Lohan’s troubled mom Dina Lohan is once again engaged to a online beau who’s she never met in person

Page 13: Miles Teller waits for a mechanic to fix his car (picture), Abby Lee Miller is all smiles despite Lifetime dumping her show after she was accused of making racist remarks (picture), Claudia Wells of Back to the Future (picture), Gwyneth Paltrow is hyping another provocatively named aromatic candle this time called This Smells Like My Orgasm

Page 14: Michael Keaton is headlining a new eight-episode Hulu series called Dopesick based on the book of the same name, Marie Osmond doesn’t mind being riddled with a multitude of ugly surgical scars because they remind her of all she’s been through, Fashion Verdict -- Natasha Alam 7/10, Anna Chlumsky 5/10, Rachel Bilson 2/10, Donna D’Errico 4/10, Sunny Malouf 3/10

Page 16: Bill Cosby can appeal his 2018 sexual assault conviction as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review two aspects of the case he is challenging, Miley Cyrus swears she’s been sober for more than 6 months, Little Rascals actor Brandon “Bug” Hall was arrested for allegedly huffing air duster cans at a Texas hotel

Page 17: Battling exes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have called off their ferocious feud and mended fences so they can share a fun family vacation together with their six kids

Page 19: 10 Things You Don’t Know About Kelly Reilly

Page 20: True Crime

Page 23: Supermodel Ashley Graham boasted a hole in her cover-girl smile after breaking the veneer off her front tooth on a cookie, jealous Gwen Stefani is returning to The Voice so she can keep tabs on boyfriend Blake Shelton and soon-to-be-single Kelly Clarkson

Page 24: Cover Story -- Experts tell Globe that America is on the road to total anarchy and national security threatens to be shattered during Fourth of July celebrations

Page 26: Health Report

Page 30: Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway gets a new face -- sporting a startlingly smoother face and looked decades younger

Page 32: Lovelorn Reba McEntire is finally ready to date again after her searing 2019 split with Anthony “Skeeter” Lasuzzo, Sopranos tough guy James Gandolfini once threatened to beat the f**k out of Harvey Weinstein because of the movie mogul’s bullying ways

Page 36: Don’t Come Back! Stars banned for bad behavior -- Madonna was berry rude, Ariana Grande takes a licking, Lindsay Lohan’s Chateau no-no

Page 37: Blake Lively Disney disaster, Kathy Griffin’s lips zipped, Hugh Grant mouthed off on The Daily Show, Alec Baldwin floored by unwelcome mat

Page 40: Real Life

Page 42: Scientologist actor Danny Masterson is a Hollywood pariah after being slapped with three felony charges of rape -- no one will hire him and his former BFF Ashton Kutcher is keeping his distance, Raven-Symone wed girlfriend Miranda Maday in a backyard ceremony

Page 44: Straight Talk -- handing money to Mama June Shannon is dopey madness

Page 45: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is raring to make a comeback in the NASCAR championship series but he’s sadly conceded the brain damage he’s suffered in the sport has likely ended his racing days forever

Page 47: Hollywood Flashback -- Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business, Bizarre But True

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Convention Packages

http://hascon.hasbro.com/tickets.html

Single Day Ticket Adults (Ages 16 and up): US $60 Youth (Ages 3-15): US $30 Youth (Ages 2 and under): Free

3-Day Ticket Adults (Ages 16 and up): US $165 Youth (Ages 3-15): US $75 Youth (Ages 2 and under): Free

Includes all major show features, including:

Interactive Brand Experiences – Participate in hands-on tournaments, try new games and toys, walk through the world of Equestria and other brand environments.

Panels – Get access to attend an impressive lineup of speakers. (Panels are first come, first served until we reach capacity. Panel attendance is not guaranteed.)

Meet-and-Greets – Snap a photo opportunity with some of your favorite characters, including Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Optimus Prime, Dreamworks Trolls Poppy & Branch, My Little Pony characters, including Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and more!

Entertainment – Enjoy musical guests, live performances and DJs.

Cosplay – Costume contests & dance parties! Celebrate your favorite character and participate in a costume contest or a costume dance party perfect for kids and kids at heart.

Passport Tour – Get a passport stamp as you embark on an exciting scavenger hunt through the many worlds of Hasbro brands.

Larger-than-life Games – Participate in gigantic versions of some of Hasbro’s iconic games.

Hasbro Commercial Auditions – Youths ages 3-15 can audition for a potential role in Hasbro TV commercials and entertainment. (Parent/Guardian must be present to sign all audition releases). First come first served until we reach capacity. Priority will be given to Super Star ticket holders. Participation in auditions is not guaranteed.

Commemorative Program – Take home the premier collector’s edition commemorative program guide.

Super Fan 3-Day Adult Ticket For Adults - Ages 16 and up: $600 (Plus RI State Sales Tax)

As well as the general admission Hascon major show features, the VIP Super Fan Ticket includes these Special Bonuses:

Panel VIP – Access to special VIP early line-up when attending guest panels. (Must arrive 40 minutes prior to session and only available to first 50 VIPs per session.)

Reserved Theater Seating – Skip the line and receive a guaranteed reserved Main Panel Seat in the HASCON theater. (Limited to one seat, for one event per day.)

Goodie Bag – Get a HASCON gift bag filled with surprises and souvenirs.

Green Screen – Transport yourself to a virtual HASBRO world with our immersive green screen experience. First come first served until we reach capacity. Priority will be given to VIP ticket holders. Participation in green screen experience is not guaranteed.

HASCON Early Access – Experience HASCON early and Shop one hour earlier than Main Show opening hours in the morning for a chance to buy HASCON Exclusive product* (*limited quantities available on HasbroToyShop.com after HASCON) from My Little Pony, Transformers, Dungeons & Dragons as well as multi-convention Exclusives from Star Wars, Marvel and Magic: The Gathering.

Hasbro Headquarters Tour – Experience where magic is created by going on a behind the scenes tour of Hasbro Headquarters. Take a tour of Hasbro Memory Lane, view a selection of artifacts from our key brands including Transformers, G.I Joe, and My Little Pony, and one of the original Monopoly boards. Visit the model shop where our team of designers, artists and model makers create the vision for future toys and games. Tours on a first come, first served basis as there are capacity limitations.

VIP Lounge – Relax and unwind at the Super Fan Lounge and meet fellow fans of your favorite brands and stories.

Evening Events: As a VIP, choose one of the many exciting evening events including: hall of fame dinners, celebrity meet and greets, exclusive movie events, and more. Evening events will be available on a first come, first served basis as there are capacity limitations.

Convention Schedule

http://hascon.hasbro.com/assets/pdf/HASCON_FULL_Schedule_20170628.pdf

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Friday

MAIN SHOW HOURS 11:00am - 8:00pm

12:30pm-1:15pm IDW - Transformers Comics: How Artists and Writers Bring Stories to Life Have you ever wanted to know how a comic book comes to life? Hear from the artists and writers that create the Transformers comics. Learn how story ideas are developed and brought to life by the amazing team of writers and artists at IDW.

2:30pm 3:15pm From Unicron to Megatron - Explore the Villains of Transformers It feels good to be bad. Dive into the history of some of the most evil bots in the Transformers universe. Hosted by the Transformers brand team.

5:30pm-6:15pm More than Meets the Eye Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the Transformers toy line, sneak a peek at never-released development process imagery, meet the team behind the magic, and be the first to get a glimpse of the future toy range. Hosted by the Transformers brand team.

6:30pm TRANSFORMERS Hall of Fame Dinner ($200 w/General Admission ticket OR VIP pass if not selected as one’s VIP special event) Be part of the first ever HASCON Transformers Hall of Fame dinner, complete with an induction ceremony and a surprise guest, as well as a special appearance from past inductee Yoke-san, famed Transformers toy designer from Takara Tomy. Enjoy a sit-down dinner and experience an exclusive live performance from Stan Bush, a welcome with Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, and a sneak preview of select 2018 Transformers toys shared by the Transformers design and brand teams. Plus, participate in a raffle for special prizes including signed posters from Mark Wahlberg, Transformers merchandise, and more. Each VIP attendee will receive a special Transformers Super Fan gift bag including a pre-signed autograph from Peter and Frank, special comic reprints for HASCON, and a VIP HASCON exclusive pin set.

Saturday

MAIN SHOW HOURS 9:00am – 7:00pm

12:00PM-12:45PM PETER AND FRANK SOUND OFF: The Voices of Optimus Prime & Megatron! The powerful voices behind two of the most iconic adversaries - the heroic Autobot Optimus Prime and villainous Decepticon Megatron - come together as friends and share stories around the legacy they have helped create. With more than 30 years of Transformers voice acting history and decades of friendship, these two will fill the air with untold stories and glimpses behind the microphone of some of the most memorable recording sessions.

1:00PM-1:45PM IDW IDW - Transformers Comics: How Artists and Writers Bring Stories to Life Have you ever wanted to know how a comic book comes to life? Hear from the artists and writers that create the Transformers comics. Learn how story ideas are developed and brought to life by the amazing team of writers and artists at IDW.

2:00PM-3:45PM Peter Cullen and Frank Welker - Autograph session Get autographs from two of the powerful voices behind two of the most iconic adversaries, the heroic Autobot Optimus Prime and the villainous Decepticon Megatron.

4:00PM-4:45PM TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT in the Making Discuss the making of Transformers: The Last Knight with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and special guests.

5:00PM-5:45PM More than Meets the Eye Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the Transformers toy line, sneak a peek at never-released development process imagery, meet the team behind the magic, and be the first to get a glimpse of the future toy range. Hosted by the Transformers brand team.

6:15pm Transformers: The Last Knight Movie Event ($200 w/General Admission ticket OR VIP pass if not selected as one’s VIP special event) Join celebrities and producers, including Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Brian Goldner, and Stephen Davis from Transformers: The Last Knight to celebrate the DVD release and view special Bonus Footage. Enjoy light refreshments and a special video message from a surprise celebrity. Each VIP attendee will receive a special Transformers gift bag including a pre-signed autograph from Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, Special Comic reprints for HASCON, and a VIP HASCON exclusive pin set. Plus, participate in a raffle for special prizes including signed posters from Mark Wahlberg, Transformers merchandise, and more. Additional Special Guests to be announced.

Sunday

MAIN SHOW HOURS 9:00am – 6:00pm

11:00AM-11:45AM THE PRIME WARS TRILOGY: See the story come to life! Machinima and Hasbro continue the story universe with the upcoming chapters of the Prime Wars Trilogy. Enjoy unseen footage and designs behind the celebrated Combiner Wars season and soon-to-be-released Titans Return. See the animated series come alive from the animation studio. Learn about how Hasbro enlisted the fan universe to expand their story world and the beloved characters that will make their way to the screen in the next chapter of the story.

12:00PM-12:45PM PETER AND FRANK SOUND OFF: The Voices of Optimus Prime & Megatron! The powerful voices behind two of the most iconic adversaries, the heroic Autobot Optimus Prime and villainous Decepticon Megatron, come together as friends and share stories around the legacy they have helped create. With more than 30 years of Transformers voice acting history and decades of friendship, these two will fill the air with untold stories and glimpses behind the microphone of some of the most memorable recording sessions.

2:00PM-2:45PM More than Meets the Eye Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the Transformers toy line, sneak a peek at never-released development process imagery, meet the team behind the magic, and be the first to get a glimpse of the future toy range. Hosted by the Transformers brand team.

#Transformers #HasCon #Peter Cullen #Frank Welker #Optimus Prime #Megatron #IDW #maccadam #The Last Knight #Lorenzo di Bonaventura

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This Week at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe!

We’ve got an AMAZING week this week! Come out!

Tuesday, May 2, 6pm - 7pm PEN World Voices Festival:Queer Representation and the Media

Transwoman and political activist Jennifer Finney Boylan, trans author and boxer Thomas Page McBee, poets Eileen Myles and Saeed Jones, and founder/executive director of Women in Media & News Jennifer Pozner discuss the narratives of transgender issues found—or not seen—in the media.

Tuesday, May 2, 7:30pm - 8:30pm PEN World Voices Festival: Gender, Power, and Faith

A discussion about the intersection of LGBTQ rights and faith with Joy Ladin (the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish institution), Amy Butler (Senior Minister, The Riverside Church), Garrard Conley (author of Boy Erased, about going through “Conversion Therapy” in Arkansas and whose father is a minister), Binyavanga Wainaina (Kenyan author and outspoken LGBTQ activist), moderated by Jennifer Boylan.

Wednesday, May 3, 6pm - 7pm PEN World Voices Festival: Forbidden: Too Liberated

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Kamen Rider 45th Anniversary File: Kabuto

2006

Magical Source! Mystic Force! Power Rangers Mystic Force premieres on ABC and Jetix in the west.

After two seasons of the same lead cast, the Pretty Cure franchise introduces fans to a pair of brand new Cures, Cure Bloom and Cure Egret, in Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star. The series airs alongside the new Sentai and Rider series. Super super spark, Splash Star!

After the mild success of creating Garo, Keita Amemiya takes a break from the directors chair to be a character designer on a TV series called Madan Senki Ryukendo. The show was sponsored by Capcom and created by Takara Tomy and We’ve Inc. Ryukendo revolves around a trio of magical heroes who use special keys and talking weapons to defeat an army of demons terrorizing a small city. It also serves as a sort-of-prequel to the Tomica Hero Series as that series is set in the same universe.

Meanwhile, some of the staff of Garo worked on a short adult revival of the 1970s P-Productions TV show Lion Maru, Lion Maru G.

Endless Bouken Spirits! Super Sentai celebrated its 30th anniversary/season with GoGo Sentai Boukenger, a treasure hunting themed Sentai that features special segments at the end of the show highlighting the important milestones and tropes of the franchise as well as teams from each season.

Ultraman celebrates its 40th anniversary year with Ultraman Mebius, a show that pays homage to the entirety of the franchise with some classic monsters reappearing to fight the rookie Ultra and guest appearances by previous Ultramen.

Gamera returns for one last film: Gamera the Brave (Coke products not included.)

2006 was the 35th anniversary of Kamen Rider.

Since this momentous occasion was so special, the staff of Toei decided to go back to basics with the next series (especially given the staff/writing debacle with Hibiki the previous year). No extreme excess amounts of gimmicks, no strange mashups of motifs, just good old fashioned fightin’ bugmen.

Early Kabuto concept art

A later concept sketch showcasing the overall final look of the main hero. Note that one of these designs would be used for a future Rider in the show. Copyright to PLEX and Ishimori Pro.

One interesting thing about Kabuto is the allusion to the franchise’s roots. The Masked Rider Project began on April 3, 1971 after the Natives landed on Earth. This leads to fan theory that the Kamen Riders, at least the tech-based ones, have their belts, cybernetics (in the case of Showa Riders) and equipment made from reverse engineered alien technology. A bit of expanded universe lore leaned a bit factual weight to that theory outside normal canon, as Kamen Rider Stronger’s Final Form Ride by Decade was a Zecter.

But this was just a date, a fanservice nod in terms of the show.

The insect motif designs for most of the Riders in the series were essentially modernized variants of the Showa Riders: A Japanese Rhino Beetle (Stronger/Kabuto), A member of the Vespa family of insects (Super-1/TheBee), a Dragonfly (V3/Drake) and two Grasshopper themed Riders (1 and 2/Kickhopper and Punchhopper). It also payed homage to the more recent motif of a Stag Beetle (Kuuga/Gatack) for the main supporting Rider.

There were also new additions, including a Scorpion Rider and a trio of new Beetle motif Riders as the annual movie exclusive Riders. (Hercules, Caucasus and Centaurus).

The reboot Takeshi Hongo makes a cameo in one episode (made even stranger since there was no other reboot film in theaters at the time, as The Next was still being filmed.) Given the real Kamen Rider 1 exists as does Kabuto in later continuity, this is best hand waved as just a promotion plug for Kamen Rider: The First’s DVD.

There were also 35th anniversary files building up to the summer movie God Speed Love, which essentially functioned similar to the ones Boukenger showed for Super Sentai’s 30th. (These 45th anniversary files are the unofficial, fanmade sort of successor to this bit.)

During a few of the Super Hero Time closing segments, Souji would interact with Satoru aka BoukenRed. This was no surprise since the two sibling shows were celebrating an anniversary year together, but it was historic as nobody had seen the actors of a main Rider and a Red Ranger interact with one another before in conversations.

Most Super Hero Time segments kept the heroes separate and interacted only with their show’s cast onscreen aside from transformations and dialogue, so this was unheard of at the time. This event would sow the seeds of future crossovers in the Heisei era such as Den-O and Kiva, the Decade crossover with Shinkenger and eventually lead up to the Taisen films and spring crossover specials.

A media trend happening during the mid aughts was The Matrix film franchise, whose “bullet time” visual effect was often duplicated and/or parodied. Kamen Rider was no exception, as the staff and SFX team at Toei decided to experiment with variants of the visual mechanic by giving the heroes of the show a unique form of super speed to counter equally fast enemies.

Another achievement this installment made was Kamen Rider Kabuto has the distinction of being the first main Kamen Rider to go into space!

(Space, the final path of heaven... these are the Hyper Clock Ups of the superhero Kabuto. His continuing mission, to destroy strange new monsters, to seek out new recipes and quote his Grandmother. To boldly kick where no (Rider)man has kicked before! *TNG theme plays*)

Let’s not waste any time, we must talk of the path of Heaven who rules over all!

Mr. Tendou circa 2007 in Paris, France, traveling as the greatest chef humanity has ever been graced with.

Real Name: Souji Tendou (formerly Souji Kusakabe)

In 1971, Earth was visited by aliens called the Natives, who offered to protect humans in secret from the more hostile members of their race: The Worm. They did so by developing and creating the Masked Rider System and ZECT, a tech company/defense force designed to hunt down the Worms. They assume human forms in an attempt to blend in and live peaceful lives among the humans.

In 1998, a shower of meteorites hit the Japanese district of Shibuya, killing countless people and causing massive property damage. Among those killed were the Kusakabes, save for the youngest son, Souji and his cousin Jyuka. While this disaster was tragic, something even worse came with the meteorites: The Worm.

Young Souji received a belt from someone to one day help humanity. Jump ahead to 2006 and he gets his chance after seeing a Worm attacking and a Zecter appears, which comes to him and he transforms into Kabuto to destroy it. Having lived with his grandmother after the death of his parents, Souji upon first impression comes off as egotistical and eccentric. But he is a caring soul and has a Buddhist monk-like sense of peace. He also really loves his grandmother and both he and Jyuka quote her philosophies often.

Kabuto does not align himself with ZECT and does hero work on his own whims, as he rightfully does not trust them. He investigates the mystery of ZECT and the Worms and sometimes makes hard decisions that make the hero come off as cruel or questionable in motive.

After defeating the rouge members of ZECT and the Worms, Souji becomes a famous world-traveling chef. But should the need arise, he will call upon his Zecter once more to fight evil wherever it may be.

Powers:

As his insert song lyrically describes him, Kabuto is the Lord of Speed. Able to travel faster than the speed of light itself in Hyper Form, Kabuto is one of the fastest Kamen Riders around.

His Clock Up power gives him the ability to move at super speed to the point where everything around him is at a standstill or slowed down considerably. In addition, Kabuto’s armor grants him enhanced defense and the tachyon energy it or combined Zecters absorb can be channeled to execute a finisher or weapon attack. The belt and its systems, being alien tech. have a self repair function that allows Kabuto to restore the Armor or Belt even after heavy damage, the extent of time to repair depends on the damage. (Ex. The ability to use Clock Up again in mere seconds after his Clock Up system was electrocuted by Stronger. )

Kabuto’s Hyper Form can also allow the Rider to break the time barrier and alter history however he sees fit to save someone or immobilize his target for a quick finisher. The exact limit of the length he can go back in time is unknown, but it has been shown he can go back at least 7 years into the past. This also results in some timey-wimey scenarios where Kabutos from alternate timelines can appear and disappear. It also means that the Hyper Zecter cannot be destroyed on a permanent basis, as another can be called upon from a different point in time or an alternate timeline. In Hyper form, Kabuto can fly or jump higher using a tachyon energy powered jetpack which can also be used for space travel. Kabuto also has immense super strength in Hyper form, able to do Superman-like feats with the help of his jetpack such as push a giant meteorite.

Souji is a very skilled combatant, as part of his fighting style utilizes evading his opponent to read their movement before finding tells and countering with rapid punches or slashes. He also utilizes his super speed and surroundings to his advantage. Souji is also very skilled at many things with examples including cooking, martial arts, and remaining cool under pressure even in the most tense of situations.

Weaknesses:

Kabuto is a difficult opponent to defeat, as he can simply time jump to take his foes out before they can even plan an attack or just mow them down with Clock Up/Hyper Clock Up. But there are ways to defeat him, some superheroes such as Kamen Rider Faiz Axel form or Red Buster from Go-Busters can match regular Kabuto’s speed. So it stands to reason a foe with powerful super speed and attack power could defeat him.

Another way is to create a “Clock Down” wave, creating a subspace field of energy that disrupts Kabuto’s tachyon absorption and thus forces him out of Clock Up. Without his signature ability, a more skilled combatant could overpower him.

Decade is shown to be more than a match for Kabuto by copying his Clock Up and utilizing other Rider powers in tandem with that ability to crush him. If another ZECT Rider gains a Hyper Zecter, such as Kamen Rider Caucasus in God Speed Love, Kabuto would have trouble defeating them unless he used his own or formed a strategy to take them down.

Gear:

http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Zecter

http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Rider_Belt

http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Kunai_Gun

http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Extender

http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/ZECT_Mizer

http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Hyper_Zecter

http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Perfect_Zecter

Signature Finishers

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Rider Kick: By pressing the three buttons on his Zecter and flipping the horn lever back and forth, Kabuto charges tachyon energy into his feet to execute a powerful kick. Kabuto’s kick comes in three variations: A normal 180 degree roundhouse kick, a counter kick (360 degree roundhouse kick, which is used to surprise opponents who attempt to attack him from behind), and a flying side kick. The Hyper Version is way more powerful and utilizes the tachyon jetpack to rocket jump higher to land the kick with even greater force.

Avalanche attacks (Kunai Gun): The Kunai Gun multipurpose weapon can execute a Rider Shooting attack, a Rider Thrust stab or a Rider Slash.

Maximum Hyper Cyclone: Kabuto’s most powerful attack. By summoning the Drake, TheBee, Sasword and Perfect Zecter in Gun Mode and combining them, Kabuto channels the maximum output of tachyons into a powerful energy burst that annihilates anything in its path. The recoil from this powerful gun blast is so rough that Kabuto either needs to use his jetpack to keep himself steady or use Hyper Clock Up to stop time to slow his inertia from the recoil or do both.

Maximum Hyper Typhoon: A powerful Rider Slash that channels the maximum output of tachyons into either an enhanced sword cut to kill one foe or a powerful swordbeam that destroys multiple targets.

Enemies:

ZECT

A tech/defense organization founded by the Natives and humanity, ZECT itself is kind of dubious at times. This is not helped by the fact that Worms who are not Natives and harbor schemes of their own are lurking in ZECT. ZECT often has problems among its ranks, so it is hard to trust some of the personnel as some of them could backstab, be a Worm or go under orders to kill or detain a Rider. Things get worse in an alternate timeline where infighting causes ZECT to split into two warring factions with the main version of ZECT’s leader plotting to end Humanity by bringing more of....

The Worm

http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Worm

Worms are a mimetic humanoid insect alien species from an unknown region of space who arrived on Earth on a Meteorite that crashed in Shibuya back in 1998. They commonly possesses the ability to move at unbelievable speed after shedding their pupa stage, fire energy blasts and can mimic a human right down to their memories ala Invasion of the Body Snatchers, usually killing the original or mimicking a recently dead person. Worms have a variety of insectoid or arthropod forms they can take on and powers, ranging from the ability to stop time completely to attack unseen to shooting webs covered in acid.

There are good Worms called the Natives who wish to help humans and some who are even close to the main characters and get a happy ending. But I’ll leave that as a surprise....

Kabuto was a good series as it remembered the franchise’s roots and tried to honor them one last time before heading out into a new era of change and progress in motifs and innovations for the Kamen Rider series. And that path is the one we still walk now...

#kamen rider #45th anniversary #kamen rider kabuto #souji tendou #clock up #rider kick #superhero #henshin #zecter #change beetle #cast off

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Michael Jackson: Thriller http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Jackson:Thriller_(1982) Michael Jackson: Number Ones http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Jackson:Number_Ones_(2003)

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Fleetwood Mac: Rumours http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac:Rumours_(1977) Fleetwood Mac: Tusk http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac:Tusk_%281979%29 Fleetwood Mac: Mirage http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac:Mirage_(1982) Fleetwood Mac: Tango In The Night http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac:Tango_In_The_Night_%281987%29 Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac:Greatest_Hits_(1988) Fleetwood Mac: The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac:The_Very_Best_Of_Fleetwood_Mac_(2002)

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CANTLON'S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF-SEASON REPORT, VOLUME 8

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Another busy week of news as the NHL Entry draft is less than 24 hours away. NHL DRAFT The yearly confab of the entire NHL will be in Dallas on Friday and Saturday as they begin selecting players for the future. The Rangers are expected to be among the teams most likely to be wheeling and dealing. They presently have 52 players under contract, two over the required CBA of 50 allowed. A percentage of those players have expiring contracts and will be RFA's or UFA’s until the end of the month. Adam Tambellini was released. Steven Fogarty was given a qualifying offer. Hubert Labrie and John Albert, both acquired from Hershey, are two others likely not to return. Labrie as a result of a glut of defenseman in the organization. Albert, who was earning a serious six figure deal last year, will likely be Europe bound. All RFA's including Scott Kosmachuk, Dan DeSalvo, Chris Bigras were made qualifying offers. The Pack will see an influx of new players like Sean Day, Tim Gettinger, Brett Howden, and Libor Hajek at training camp. There will also be ten draft picks from the Rangers draft. Free agency for NHL and AHL starts on July 1st. CALDER CUP FINALS GAME 7 The Toronto Marlies were not to be denied and reeled off four goals in the third period to capture their first Calder Cup. They knocked on the door the last two years, but got it on the very last game of hockey in North America and Europe this season. Andreas Johansson, whose second period goal broke a one-one tie, turned out to be the game winner. He was named the AHL Jack Butterfield Playoff MVP with 24 points in 16 post season games (10-14). Mason Marchment, the son of former Hartford Whaler, Bryan Marchment, was one of four players with two points each. He scored twice in the 6-1 win including the last goal of the game on an off balance turnaround slapshot. Ex-Pack Chris Mueller was among three players on the Marlies squad to capture their second Calder Cup title. The loss for Texas goalie Mike McKenna, who faced 40+ shots in each of the last two games, came up short on securing a championship in a Game 7 two years in a row. The 35-year-old netminder may have seen his last chance for a title. Curtis McKenzie had a strong tournament as the second highest post season scorer. In 22 games he had 11 goals and 20 points. The title was the first pro hockey title for the city since the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967. They are the first Maple Leafs farm team to win an AHL title since 1981-’82 when the New Brunswick (Moncton) ‘Hawks, a dual affiliate with Chicago, took home the silver chalice. The Toronto Marlboros of the OHA (now OHL) captured the Memorial Cup title in 1975, their second in two years with Bruce Boudreau, former Whaler and Nighthawk, John Anderson (they are now the head and assistant coach in Minnesota) future NHL’ers Islanders great, John Tonelli (whose two sons who now play at Taft Prep in Watertown), Mark Napier, John Smrke, Mike Kascycki, former Ranger, Whaler, Nighthawk, Mike McEwan, Trevor Johansen, and Mike Kitchen. The Marlies won all the odd numbered games of the series 1, 3, 5, and 7. Joining Mueller (with 12 assists and 16 points) in savoring a title was Marlies team captain, Ben Smith, who became the 126th player of an elite group to capture a Calder Cup and Stanley Cup title. The Texas Stars had two ex-Sound Tigers in Matt Mangene and Colin Markison who both fell short of a title. Ex-Pack defenseman Mike Paliotta (Westport/Choate Prep) was a Black Ace and didn’t dress for any games of the Calder Cup playoffs. PLAYER AND COACHING MOVEMENT Another ex-Wolf Pack is hanging up the skates. The ever-ebullient and self-confident Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau is retiring. PA, as he was known, came to the Wolf Pack in 2008. He would play two-and-a-half seasons in Hartford. In 181 games he had 83 goals and 96 assists (179 points) and 286 PIM. He was an Assistant Captain in his last season. Starting his full-time NHL career at age 27, Parenteau tallied 114 goals and added 182 assists over 491 games. He played with the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils and Nashville Predators. The Boucherville, Quebec, native who was born in Hull (nee Gatineau), entered the league as ninth-round draft pick of the Anaheim Ducks in 2001. He became an NHL regular with the New York Islanders during the 2010-11 season. Parenteau matched his career-high with 20 goals in 77 games with the Maple Leafs during the 2015-16 season. He played in a Stanley Cup final with Nashville two years ago. He resides with his family in the greater Moncton, New Brunswick area where he started his career with the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL). Former Whaler Dave Tippett has surfaced after leaving the Arizona Coyotes as their head coach just about a year ago. Tippett has been named a Special Advisor for Seattle Hockey Partners LLC., the operating company for the potential Seattle NHL franchise. They are working on completing their NHL expansion application that will likely to be voted on in the fall by the NHL BOG. Clearly, Tippett will have a role with the team in some fashion when that day comes. READ MORE HERE Wethersfield native and ex-Sound Tiger, Colin McDonald, re-signs an AHL veteran deal with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for a fourth straight year. He has worn the C in all four years for the Phantoms. The team will celebrate their fifth year in Allentown, PA this year. McDonald will be earning more than $300K a year. His father Gerry played for the Whalers and Nighthawks. In addition, the Flyers announced they had signed former UCONN (HE) defenseman Dallas Drake to an AHL deal likely at the AHL minimum of $70K a year. The deal comes after UCONN was knocked out by BU in the Hockey East playoffs. The towering 6'6, Drake, signed an ATO deal and played seven games with the Phantoms - including one at the XL Center near the end of the season. Former Yale Bulldog John Hayden signed a two-year, one-way contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) at $700K in year one and $800K in the second season. The AHL players to Europe has picked up as Ben Smith (Avon/Westminster Prep) literally out celebrating his Calder Cup win with his Toronto teammates last Thursday. Their captain saw a press release early in the morning German time that he had agreed to a three year deal with Adler Mannheim (Germany-DEL). Markus Eisenschmid will be a teammate as he returns to his native Germany. Eisenschmid leads Laval for Adler Mannheim (Germany-DEL). Alex Grant departs Iowa to Jokerit Helsinki (Finland-KHL) and Ty Loney, the son of former NHL’er Troy Loney, after splitting the season with Bakersfield and Syracuse while the part of his season was with Adirondack (ECHL) heads to EC Graz (Austria-AEHL). The latest pair is defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk. After playing 629 AHL games, Bonarchuk leaves Texas for EHC Munich (Germany-DEL) while teammate Tyler Kelleher, acquired from Milwaukee, at the trade deadline, signs with ERC Ingolstadt (Germany-DEL). That makes 25 players from 16 AHL teams that have signed for Europe thus far and more to come. Derek Army, joins his father, Tim (now with the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins as an assistant coach) in the coaching ranks. He retired as an active player to become the assistant coach for the Worcester Railers (ECHL) in the fall. In his youth, Army played for Hotchkiss Prep (Washington, CT). Doug Christiansen, a former Danbury Trasher and Bridgeport Sound Tiger, was named the new head coach of the Manchester Monarchs (ECHL). He had been the USHL Director of Player Development the last four years. The Maple Leafs and Marlies have officially announced they are making the expansion Newfoundland Growlers their ECHL affiliate starting in the fall. The Maple Leafs had their AHL team in St. John’s from 1992 until 2007 before moving them to Toronto. In THIS story, the St. John’s Telegram on Sunday reported that former Ranger, Ryane Clowe, a Newfoundland native will be their very first head coach. Closer to home, the Adirondack Thunder (ECHL), who were purchased from Calgary a year ago by a local consortium called the Adirondack Civic Center Coalition, have made the final lease payment on their initial lease for the Thunder. The contract now takes them out to 2019 with an option of buying the building now known as the Cool Insuring Arena, formerly the Glens Falls Civic Center. Another playing Marchment this time has a new deal. Jake Marchment, the cousin to Mason, who split last season with Colorado (ECHL) and Utah (ECHL) on an AHL contract, signed with San Antonio and has signed an ECHL deal with Utah for next season. Ex-Pack, Jeff Ulmer, after playing in 1,147 games from the SJHL, NCAA, AHL to Europe in 25 cities, 17 leagues in 19 years, has retired after playing last year for EHC Lustenau (Austria-AlpsHL). Ulmer will be taking a yet to be announced job in hockey. His brother Jason also played in the AHL and Europe is also retired and is now the assistant coach at North Dakota. Kevin McKernan, of Quinnipiac University (ECACHL) and who played a few games in Ft. Wayne (ECHL) after the college season ended has signed a one year ECHL deal with the South Carolina Stingrays for next season. Ex-Sound Tiger, Tanner Eberle, who split last season between Allen (ECHL) and Jacksonville (ECHL), signs with the Sheffield Steelers (England-EIHL). Mike Dalhuisen, a former Sound Tiger and QU Bobcat, goes from Torpedo-Ust Kamenogorsk (Russia-VHL) to EC Bad Nauheim (Germany-DEL-2). Ex-Sound Tiger, Krill Kabanov, goes from the Danish champs Aalborg Pirates to the Krefeld Penguins (Germany-DEL). Glen Hanlon, a former Ranger and Nighthawk, was named the new head coach for DVTK (Hungary-MOL). Tomi Kallio, the boyhood hero of the Wolf Pack’s Lias Andersson, announced his retirement from hockey at age 41 after completing the season with TPS Turku (Finland-FEL). Kallio played with Andersson’s father Niclas in the 1990’s. Another NCAA player has signed to head for Europe. That makes 19 college players that have signed for Europe as Tyko Karjalainen returns home from Clarkson (ECACHL) to Finland to play with Kiekko-Vantaa (Division-1). 109 collegians have now signed prop deals since the end of the college hockey season. Two Hockey East transfers to Penn State from the Merrimack Warriors. Evan Bell, who left Merrimack after the first semester last year to go to the Fargo Force (USHL) where he helped lead them to the Clark Cup title, will be able to play for the Nittany Lions starting second semester. Ludvig Larsson leaves under the grad transfer rule because he obtained his undergraduate degree and can play immediately, but for only one year. Larsson become the first Swedish player and grad transfer for the six year old Division I program. Arizona State announced it will begin building a new hockey arena on campus starting in the spring of next year. Putting up this building will help the Sun Devils, currently operating as a NCAA Division I independent, to select a conference. This will likely help the Pac-10 take a dip into the college hockey pond in starting a true US West Coast Division I college hockey conference especially when Seattle is granted a 32nd NHL franchise sometime in the fall. The latest from the Arizona Republic can be read right HERE The roster for the US WJC team camp that will be held at the site of the summer WJC Summer Showcase (WJCSS) in Kamloops,BC July 28-August 2 features a few CT names. In goal 2019, NHL Draft eligible, Spencer Knight (Darien/Avon Old Farms) a BC commit, sophomore goalie Keith Petruzzelli (Quinnipiac University) and Cayden Primeau, son of former Whaler Keith who is a sophomore as well at Northeastern (HE) and a Montreal draft pick. On defense, another pair of sophomores, Phil Kemp (Greenwich/Brunswick Prep) from Yale University (ECACHL) and Ben Miragaes (Avon Old Farms) from Providence College (HE). Then Mattias Samuelsson, a freshmen at Michigan (Big 10) and son of former Nighthawk and NHL’er, Kjell Samuelsson. Then up front Jack Drury, son of ex-Whaler Ted Drury and nephew of current Hartford GM and Rangers assistant GM Chris Drury who is Harvard (ECACHL) bound following his father’s skate blades. The brothers Drury from Trumbull played their high school hockey at Fairfield Prep where their number 18 is retired. Former Beast of New Haven Pat Mikesch now head coach/GM for the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) was named as guest coach for the US team at the WJCSS. Read the full article

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