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No National pride, only national shame. Say no to white terror, stop civil rights violation!
Today marks the 64th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime - '64', a number that the party is ashamed of. The number does not only remind us of the June 4th massacre, a tragedy that remains a taboo in China, but also infuriates many with the party's unfulfilled promises. Many Chinese are yet living lives with dignity. Today, when China is demonstrating her strong economic powers to the world, her human rights conditions are lacking far behind. Since March 2013, over 141 people are arbitrarily arrested for exercising civil rights enshrined in the Chinese Constitution.
Over the past 64 years, political campaigns of all kind were non-stop, economic mistakes were frequent and man-made disasters were widespread. From destroying the intellectual elites by the anti-capitalists movement to monitoring the internet and suppressing dissidents; from miscarriages of justice, mutual surveillance and denunciation during the Cultural Revolution to surveillance and blockade of the large numbers of petitioners; from the economic mistake of 'Surpassing the UK and US' to the widespread corruption; from the absence of rule of law to jeopardizing judicial independence with the sugarcoating of 'rule by law'; from controlling ideologies during Mao's era to suppressing freedom of thought and reasonable demands with the flag of 'stability trumps everything'- the party has not reflected and corrected its mistakes.
It was not hope that was brought by the Xi's government, but Mao's autocratic rule -- tightening the control over ideologies. The 'seven don't mentions' issued by the Chinese government forbade not only criticisms towards historical mistakes made by the CCP and the Bourgeois, but also freedom to discuss universal values such as freedom of press, civil society, civil rights, judicial independence, as well as constitutional government, a topic that was still open to discussion not long ago.
On the other hand, the Chinese government expanded the crackdown by arresting a total of 141 mild dissidents and rights defenders, including Xu Zhiyong, Guo Feixiong, Wang Gongquan, Yuan Dong, Zhang Baocheng, Ma Xinli, Hou Xin, Ding Jiaxi, Zhao Changqing, Sun Hanhui, Wang Yonghong, Li Wei, Qi Yueying (the 10 advocates of asset disclosure), as well as Liu Ping, Wei Zhongping, Li Sihua and Li Xuemei.
The crackdown of 1989 democratic movement to waves of arresting dissidents proved that the nature of the CCP has never changed.
We have no national pride but shame. How can we believe that slogans like 'putting powers within cages of regulations' and 'fighting corruption among tigers and flies' are actual plans of the government when the regime knows only to suppress dissidents and arrest people for discussing politics over meals and requesting government officials to disclose assets; when the rights to discuss constitutional government and pursue social justice are absent; when the regime knows only to tighten control over ideologies in the society, especially in schools; and even suppresses citizens supporting students who were sexually harassed by principals and teachers?
The Chinese government blatantly violates the country's own constitution and international human rights covenants. Yet, it expressed intention of presenting its candidature for the election to the Human Rights Council for the term 2014-2016. We call for member states of United Nations to not vote for China, otherwise the United Nations is openly endorsing the flagrant human rights violations committed by the Chinese government. The United Nations must uphold high standards of basic human rights and insist that all governments abide by those standards.
Today is 1st October, the day CCP established its regime. It is also the seventh day after the execution of Shenyang hawker Xia Junfeng. The case of Xia reflects the injustices in China: the judicial system is harsh on ordinary citizens but turn a blind eye to officials and the privileged; the government condones law enforcement officials abusing their power; corruption hampers lives of citizens; rights are not protected and justice not served.
Today, for Xia Junfeng, for the 141 dissidents under arrest and for all Chinese citizens, we protest against the tyranny of the CCP, and demand the Chinese government to:
1. immediately release Xu Zhiyong, Guo Feixiong, Zhang Baocheng, Ding Jiaxi, Zhao Changqing, Liu Ping, Wei Zhongping, Li Sihua and other citizens under arrest;
2. ensure that all citizens and lawyers under arrest have access to legal services;
3. respect and protect citizens' freedom of speech and freedom of assembly
4. ensure citizens can exercise rights enshrined in the constitution and international human rights covenants without facing any threats;
5. stop persecuting human rights advocates;
6. prosecute officials who are corrupted and enforce the law violently;
7. implement the rule of law and constitutional government.
We also demand member states of United Nations to abide by international human rights standards by rejecting China to become a member state of the Human Rights Council.
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Confirmation hearings began Tuesday morning in the U.S. Senate for Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to fill the seat vacated by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Senator Rob Portman, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and attorney Lisa Blatt are expected to introduce Judge Kavanaugh at his hearings.
Tuesday morning protesters interrupted Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing, screaming their opposition to his confirmation with an appalling lack of civility.
Even before President Trump made his nomination, the war of opinions had already been waged. Reminiscent of Super Bowl memorabilia prepped for both teams before game night, liberal activists planned protests, signs, chants and headlines for the president's top three potential nominees—all criticizing them as people of faith.
Many on the left instantly knocked Kavanaugh's faith and have shouted apocalyptic warnings about the implications of his religious and conservative beliefs on the Supreme Court. Partisans in Congress and the mainstream media have weaponized his faith, warning his beliefs will turn the clock back on—among other things—minority rights and women's rights.
Progressive groups like Indivisible are urging their followers to oppose Kavanaugh, saying, "Just by the fact that Donald Trump chose Brett Kavanaugh, we already know two things about him: he is willing to gut reproductive rights and is hostile to the Affordable Care Act."
One thing that is clear: Issues of life and religious liberty are at stake in America. Some estimate that roughly 3,000 babies are aborted every day in the U.S., placing us in a group of seven countries (including North Korea and China) that have some of the most permissive abortion laws in the world. A more conservative Supreme Court has the potential to make good strides in stronger laws protecting the sanctity of life and possibly overturning Roe v. Wade.
Also important is preserving religious freedom, a fundamental right that a majority of Americans agree is on the decline, according to a 2015 LifeWay Research study. And for good reason—the whole nation has watched as local and state governments have actively tried to force people of faith to keep their beliefs under a bushel, such as with the baker Jack Phillips in Colorado.
These points alone should make all Christians pay attention to and support Kavanaugh's confirmation.
But the political and cultural divide in America will not make Kavanaugh's confirmation easy.
Vice President Pence tweeted recently, "Justice Antonin Scalia was confirmed 98-0 and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received the support of 96 senators. If we lived in a more respectful time, Judge Brett Kavanaugh would be overwhelmingly confirmed by the United States Senate."
As we begin to see ideological zealots interrogate a person of faith who just happens to be a nominee for the Supreme Court, remember this: authentic people of faith succeed by being faithful to the interpretation of Scripture. In the same way, the best jurists will achieve generational results by remaining steadfast to the interpretation of the Constitution.
Brett Kavanaugh's record leads us to believe he will be this kind of Supreme Court justice.


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CA to cut 5 percent of work force
The planned elimination of 800 jobs is part of a restructuring plan that will cost $40 million, the troubled firm says.
Dawn Kawamoto
Computer Associates International announced on Wednesday that it plans to cut 5 percent of its work force as part of a restructuring effort, a move that comes as the company seeks to rebuild itself after a long-running accounting scandal.
CA plans to cut about 800 positions as part of a plan to save $70 million annually. The enterprise software company has been struggling financially. In addition, its former chief executive, Sanjay Kumar, and its former head of global sales, Stephen Richards, were recently charged with securities fraud and obstruction of justice.
Additionally, CA last week announced a $225 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that the company and its former executives engaged in accounting fraud.
"Now is the time for CA to move forward," Kenneth Cron, the company's chief executive, said in a statement. "CA has great strengths in its technology, its customer base and its balance sheet. To ensure our long-term success, we need to effectively leverage these strengths and realign our investments with the company's strategic growth opportunities."
Under the restructuring plan, CA will streamline its product lineup and cut positions throughout the organization.
The layoffs are expected to be completed by the end of October. The cost of the restructuring, including severance payments and related expenses, is anticipated to be $40 million, or 4 cents a share.
"This restructuring will have no effect on our ability to fulfill the obligations of the deferred prosecution agreement announced last week. There is nothing more important to us, and we are committed to fulfilling every requirement," Cron said.
Once the restructuring is complete, the changes will save $70 million annually, the company said.
CA previously admitted to back-dating contracts over a two-year period, as a means of meeting Wall Street's financial projections for the company. The software maker later conducted an internal audit and had to restate $2.2 billion in revenue for fiscal years 2000 and 2001. Several high-level executives were ousted.
Kumar and Richards have both pleaded not guilty in the case, but the company's former general counsel, Stephen Woghin, pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
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3 B-Movie Young Earth Ideas That Would Melt The Planet
On November 26, 2016 By Stem Cell Monk
Being a biologist and a Protestant Christian on the somewhat traditional/conservative side can be fuel for some interesting conversation. And frustration, but let's stay positive. Occasionally I have the amusing experience of talking with someone who believes in a Young Earth and reacts to my dismissal of the idea with something like, "Creation Science is just as scientific as mainstream science." Or, "You just haven't read the Creation Science!" This reaction could be an explanation for why I dismiss it as unscientific, but I would suggest that the opposite is true.
It's true that in the past decades Creation Science has enjoyed being an industry worth many millions of dollars, and well-educated people have been paid to produce Creation Science in that time. If there was a way the Earth could be young, these folks would have found it. But the truth is not "up for grabs," and reality has a way of revealing itself when ideas are tested scientifically. Despite all the funding and popularity, the Young Earth hypothesis has a reliable problem: the oceans boiling and Earth melting. That is a big obvious hypothesis fail, at least in the world of doing real science.
But just because a Young Earth is trash science doesn't mean there's no entertainment value here! In truth, I sometimes enjoy reading YEC literature. I think I like reading them for the same reason I like awful B-grade disaster movies. Sure, it's trash science, but seen in the right light, entertaining trash science! It can be a fun thought experiment.
Here are just a few YEC ideas that somehow made it from the reject B-movie plot bin into the Creation Science bin:
Limestone Inferno!
Ever mixed concrete and felt it heat up? That's a chemical reaction releasing heat as energy. To make the concrete ingredient that causes the heating (lime), limestone is heated up in a furnace, and some of that chemically stored heat energy gets released when you mix the concrete. It's possible to turn lime back into limestone through another chemical reaction, and that releases heat too. The process of forming limestone is a well-understood chemical reaction, and we know exactly how much heat it releases.
This heat release becomes problem when we try to squeeze formation of the Earth's limestone into a YEC timespan. It's especially a problem because YEC organizations routinely try to squeeze the Earth's enormous limestone formations into being a product of a global flood. Here's the math for your viewing pleasure, as also seen over at Talk Origins in a great article by Mark Isaak:
The formation of calcite (limestone) produces 11,290 joules/gram of heat
The Earth has 5 X 10^23 g of limestone
Therefore, just 10% of Earth's limestone forming during a year-long global flood would produce 5.6 X 10^26 joules of heat.
Now, it takes 4,184 joules to heat 1 Liter of water 1 degree Celsius. That works out to increasing 1.195 X 10^21 Liters of water by 100 degrees Celsius. That's enough heat to boil the Earth's oceans. In comparison, the Earth only gets about 4.4 X 10^16 joules of heat from the sun every year. I suppose all that energy wouldn't be released in one day, but at best it would raise the water temperature enough to kill off aquatic life.
If limestone slowly boiling all things alive sounds like an awful movie, trust me, it's worse as a scientific explanation for limestone.
So Much Lava!
In the same article, Mark Isaak also points out that there is a ton of rock formed from lava mixed in with all those layers supposedly made by a flood. There is enough to release at least another 5.4 X 10^27 joules of heat. That's also more than enough to boil the oceans. Along with the limestone heat, things would get pretty steamy for Noah.
Any rational scientist would reject this hypothesis far before this point. Admittedly, though, lava does make for a more exciting disaster movie than limestone.
Deadly Radiation Increase!
I'm pretty sure this one is similar to an episode of Gilligan's Island. The Institute for Creation Research funded a program called RATE (Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth) to try to cast doubt on mainstream radiometric dating. Here's what they say about the findings:
"The RATE book is a definitive resource on radioactive dating for every scientist's library, whether evolutionist or creationist. It examines radioisotope theory, exposes its plaguing problems, and offers a better alternative."
Sounds pretty optimistic about their findings, eh? Their hypothesis was that the reason rocks look so old according to radiometric tests is because radioactive elements used to decay faster. ICR claims that this is a better hypothesis than an Old Earth, and somehow they keep a straight face. Admittedly, this is pretty much the only possible way to escape the super obvious and unambiguous evidence that radiometric testing gives us for an old Earth. But here we get the same problem: squeezing 4.5 billion years of radiation into less than 10,000 years is pretty spicy.
Joe Meert has kindly done the math on this, and the result is an Earth surface temperature well above the 1200 degrees Celsius needed to melt it. If the heat didn't kill you, the radiation would. This is trash science, and probably a trash B-movie too. All the main characters would die.
A Young Earth hypothesis gets rejected every time in scientific terms. As it turns out, cramming 4.55 billion years of aging into a few thousand years is an enormous energy release. These are not just bad ideas scientifically, they are Sharknado bad. The above three things are just a small sample of all the ways YEC ideas would cook the planet. How did the mountains form? Where did all the flood water come from and go? Running these numbers is a routine part of testing a scientific hypothesis, but apparently these honest tests just aren't a concern. A young Earth is an understandable interpretation of the Bible, but scientifically one would never conclude a young Earth.
It's true that there are a few more mundane YEC hypotheses, but my favorite are definitely the ones where the Earth melts. It's just so much more spectacular. I can only assume that these YEC organizations have been raiding the dumpster behind a B-movie studio for plot ideas.
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Don't forget asteroid impacts and cellular respiration of all the fossil animals (I suspect, though I'm not sure how to run the numbers on that).
Mark Isaak mentioned meteorite impacts in his Talk Origins article, but I haven't seen the numbers run anywhere. I don't think I've even heard of someone beginning to run numbers on the required cellular respiration, but that's a cool point too!
I guess you could probably get a decent ballpark estimate for meteors by assuming lunar impacts as equal in size and frequency. I'm not sure how you could calculate the number of cells that ever lived to estimate respiration energy.
Joel Duff at thenaturalhistorian.com has this piece which notes the incredible numbers of fossilized remains: https://thenaturalhistorian.com/2016/10/24/quadrillions-quintillions-and-beyond-the-vast-fossil-record-refutes-the-global-flood-narrative/
Even counting only those organisms which are preserved as fossils (ignoring all those which surely escaped preservation), I suspect the heat from cellular respiration is still sufficient to at least boil the oceans.
The calculations would be something like this:
Total biomass of fossils as living organisms x average heat released per kilogram of respiring cells x 1500 years (creation until the flood) = average joules per year.
paleomalacologist
Although it won't affect the order of magnitude of the problem, the particular starting materials for making the calcite will affect the amount of heat released by the process.
Speeding up plate tectonics in order to have a significant amount of plate motion during the Flood would require correspondingly more energy powering it (going from about 5 cm per year to about 70 km/h, if only Phanerozoic motion is included). The waste heat would probably vaporize the ocean before the tsunamis could sink the ark.
Merely supplying and removing the amount of water invoked in most global flood scenarios would put out enough waste heat to boil the oceans.
Just moving the water and landmass are great points too. What I love about these heat problems is that they are so simple and straightforward that I don't think much science education is needed to appreciate them. Gives me hope for good conversations with layperson flood advocates.


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Kathleen Howard nacque a Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada il 27 luglio 1884.

Nel 1906, Howard iniziò la sua carriera nell'opera in Germania. Dopo otto anni di canto a Berlino, si è esibita in Belgio, Inghilterra, Germania, Olanda e Scandinavia. Arrivò in America nel 1913 e si unì al Metropolitan Opera nel 1916. Rimase un'artista di punta del Met fino al 1928, assumendo ruoli principali e secondari.

Howard ha creato il ruolo di Zita in Gianni Schicchi di Giacomo Puccini al Metropolitan Opera nel 1918. Fino alla prima guerra mondiale, Howard faceva parte del sistema di repertorio dei teatri d'opera di Metz e Darmstadt.

A partire dal 1918, per quattro anni, Howard è stato il fashion editor della rivista Harper's Bazaar e mentre in quel posto è stato anche presidente di Fashion Group International. Si è dimessa per iniziare a recitare nei film.

Il suo debutto cinematografico avvennì in Death Takes a Holiday (1934). Ha interpretato Amelia, la fastidiosa e bisbetica moglie di WC Fields in It's a Gift (1934), ed è apparsa in altri due film di Fields: Mi stai dicendo! (1934) e Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935).

Howard morì il 15 aprile 1956, all'età di 71 anni, a Hollywood, in California, dopo una lunga malattia. È stata sepolta nel cimitero di Forest Lawn a Buffalo, New York.

Post morte
Kathleen Howard non ha fatto tante registrazioni di opere durante l'era acustica come hanno fatto i suoi contemporanei Geraldine Farrar e Mary Garden, e quindi non era così conosciuta. Le sue poche registrazioni erano dischi a taglio verticale per la Edison Records, riproducibili solo su Edison Disc Phonographs; e per la filiale americana di Pathé Frères nel 1918, che ricevette una distribuzione limitata. Tra loro ci sono 'arrangiamento dello spirituale "Deep River" di Harry Burleigh, aria da Faust di Charles Gounod e Il Trovatore (in inglese) di Giuseppe Verdi, e la "Barcarola" da Les contes d'Hoffmann  di Jacques Offenbach con Claudia Muzio (in francese).

Filmografia

La morte in vacanza (Death Takes a Holiday), 1934.
You're Telling Me!, 1934.
One More River, 1934.
Once to Every Bachelor, 1934.
Lady by Choice, 1934.
Che bel regalo (It's a Gift), 1934.
Man on the Flying Trapeze (anche The Memory Expert), 1935.
Stolen Holiday, 1937.
The Hit Parade, 1937.
When G-Men Step In, 1938.
L'ultima recita (Letter of Introduction), 1938.
Crime Takes a Holiday, 1938.
Le tre ragazze in gamba crescono (Three Smart Girls Grow Up), 1939.
Rio, 1939.
Little Accident, 1939.
First Love, 1939.
Outside the Three-Mile Limit, 1940.
Mystery Sea Raider, 1940.
Non siamo più bambini (Young People), 1940.
Five Little Peppers in Trouble, 1940.
One Night in the Tropics, 1940.
A Girl, a Guy and a Gob, 1941.
Sweetheart of the Campus, 1941.
Fiori nella polvere (Blossoms in the Dust), 1941.
Miss Polly, 1941.
Colpo di fulmine (Ball of Fire o The Professor and the Burlesque Queen), 1941.
Segretario a mezzanotte (Take a Letter, Darling o Green-Eyed Woman), 1942
The Mad Martindales, 1942
Lady in a Jam, 1942
Il magnifico fannullone (The Magnificent Dope), 1942
Non sei mai stata così bella (You Were Never Lovelier), 1942
Agguato sul fondo (Crash Dive), 1943
My Kingdom for a Cook, 1943
Swing Out the Blues, 1943
Reckless Age, 1944
Vertigine (Laura), 1944
Eadie Was a Lady, 1945.
Shady Lady, 1945.
Snafu, 1945.
Miss Susie Slagle's, 1946.
Mysterious Intruder, 1946.
Bellezze rivali (Centennial Summer), 1946.
Danger Woman, 1946.
Cross My Heart, 1947
Schiavo del passato (The Late George Apley), 1947.
Cinzia (Cynthia), 1947
The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival, 1947
La sposa ribelle (The Bride Goes Wild), 1948
L'urlo della città (Cry of the City), 1948
The Petty Girl, 1950
La seduttrice (Born to Be Bad), 1950

Televisione
The Bigelow Theatre, 1951 (1 episodio).

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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Shirley Senior Center to offer exercise equipment
By Nashoba Valley Voice |
PUBLISHED: March 27, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 11, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.
SHIRLEY — All seniors over age 60 from Shirley and surrounding towns are welcome to participate in a no-to-low-impact aerobic workout combined with weights to accommodate your individual abilities. Over $20,000 of equipment was donated to Shirley Council on Aging by Fidelity Bank.
Workout sessions will be held at the soon-to-be-renovated Senior Center at the former Center School in Shirley center.
Grand opening session will take place on Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. All are welcome to come and learn about the machines and give them a try.
Subsequent sessions each week are:
Mondays (starting March 23), 9 a.m. to noon; Wednesdays (starting March 25), 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday (starting March 27), 9 a.m. to noon; Saturdays (starting March 28), 9 a.m. to noon.
The first month will be offered free to all seniors over age 60. Thereafter, the fee charge for maintaining equipment is $2 per month. The fee will be waived for anyone of any age who wishes to volunteer to help at the drop-in center. Water will be available; donations are appreciated.
Training video will be playing to describe the workout sessions. All new participants are encouraged to review the tape for proper use of the machines. Waivers must be signed.
Nashoba Valley Voice


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From 1995, a large format retrospective of Suydam's early career--before he disappeared for almost a decade (reappearing with his work on Marvel Zombies,...
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This long out-of-print signed and numbered Deluxe Edition is printed on an extra heavy fine art paper (Old Mill 190 gr. paper) which reproduces the artwork...
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Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle (Near Fine)
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Haruhiko Mikimoto Character Design Archives (Updated English Edition)
Haruhiko Mikimoto, Mikimoto, Haruhiko, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Tokyo, Pie International, 2020, 1st, 9784756253132, 11.7 inches, 8.3 inches, 208 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
From the publisher: The ultimate illustration collection of Haruhiko Mikimoto, one of the greatest character designers in Japanese animation, now...
Seung Woo Cha
The Art of Wild Life - Signed & Numbered
One of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist--this copy has also been inscribed (To Will"), Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seung Woo Cha, Cha, Seung Woo, 2017, 1st, 9781635358650, 8.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 146 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
A great collection of dynamic and bold drawings of a variety of animals in a variety of media and styles. Out of print. Seung Woo Cha is a television...
John E. Petty, Grey Smith, Petty, Grey Smith, John E., Very Fine, Ivy Press, Dallas, 2009, 9781599673318, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 310 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English
Out of print. From the publisher: For decades, movie-going audiences thrilled to the adventures of their favorite heroes, as they watched these...
Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss - Artist's Signed & Numbered Limited Edition with an Original Color Drawing
Chris Foss, Rian Hughes, Chris Foss, Foss, Rian Hughes, Chris, Foss, Chris, #94 of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine translucent slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, London, Titan Books, 2011, 1st, 9780857685599, 12.75 inches, 10 inches, 248 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
The Special Edition was limited to 500 signed & numbered copies. Of those, the first 100 of those copies were sold directly by Chris Foss as an...
Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss - Signed & Numbered Special Edition
Chris Foss, Rian Hughes, Chris Foss, Foss, Rian Hughes, Chris, Foss, Chris, One of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine translucent slipcase, London, Titan Books, 2011, 1st, 9780857685599, 12.75 inches, 10 inches, 248 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
Out of print in all editions. This Signed & Numbered Special Edition is limited to 500 copies. Mint in original shrinkwrap. From the publisher:...
Tiki Drinks - Signed by Shag
Adam Rocke, Shag, Rocke, Adam, Shag, Inscribed by the artist on the front free endpaper, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Chicago, Surrey Books, 2000, 1st, 9781572840362, 7.25 inches, 5.75 inches, 64 pages, 6 double-page and 5 full-page color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
6 double-page and 5 full-page color illustrations by Shag decorate this collection of drink recipes. This book inspired two follow-up books Shag Party and...
Brian Froud
The Secret Sketchbooks of Brian Froud - Signed
Brian Froud, Froud, Brian, An illustrated bookplate signed by the artist is laid in, Very Fine, Sherman Oaks, CA, Imaginosis, 2005, 1st, 0974461202, 10.5 inches, 8 inches, 64 pages, color, Softcover, French wraps, English
Brian Froud's full color sketchbook from 2005. An illustrated bookplate signed by the artist is laid in. From the publisher: For the first time ever,...
Richard Corben
Richard Corben's Art Book Vol. 2 (Fine)
Richard Corben, Corben, Richard, Fine (very flat, tight, clean), Fantagor, Kansas City, MO, 1994, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 64 pages, 71 color and 25 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English
A sharp, unread copy of this 1994 collection (very flat, tight, clean). Only very light wear to the covers. From Corben's own publishing house Fantagor,...
Adam Hughes
Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes - Signed First Printing
Adam Hughes, Hughes, Adam, Signed by the artist, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light crease to the top edge of the dustjacket), New York, DC Comics, 2010, 1st, 9781401227821, 12 inches, 9 inches, 208 pages, color, hardcover, boards, English
A very sharp first printing of Adam's out-of-print art book--and signed by the artist! Reproducing most of Adam's covers from his 20 years (at the time of...
Berni Wrightson
The Lost Frankenstein Pages
Berni Wrightson, Wrightson, Berni, Very Good+ (uneven sunning to the spine, some spotting to the fore edge, mild wear, very flat, tight), Greencastle, PA, Apple Press, 1993, 1st, 0927203081, 11 inches, 8.25 inches, 48 pages, 44 full-page black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English
A scarce, out-of-print collection of unpublished illustrations associated with Wrightson's legendary illustrated version of Frankenstein: preliminary...
James McMullan
More McMullans: The Lincoln Center Theater Posters 1998-2012
James McMullan, McMullan, James, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, New York, Lincoln Center Theater, 2012, 1st, 9781467530064, 12 inches, 9.2 inches, 80 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth and pictorial boards, English
This book "shows the sketches and final images of 33 of the 44 posters [James McMullan] has created for Lincoln Center Theater since the publication of The...
Michael Kaluta
The Michael WM. Kaluta Treasury
Michael Kaluta, Kaluta, Michael, Near Fine (very slight bump to upper corner, otherwise only light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Glimmer Graphics, Trenton, NJ, 1988, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 80 pages, 3 full-page color, 128 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English
A great collection of rare Kaluta artwork. Lots of sketches. The Shadow and DC characters. Pencil prelims for paintings. Includes the most extensive Kaluta...
Julio Cesar Ibarra
Julio Cesar Ibarra, Ibarra, Julio Cesar, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Chicago, Trinquette, 2013, 1st, 9781934623251, 12.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
A collection of 50 caricatures by the Argentinean artist. Graduated National Art Teacher. Pencil sketch artist, illustrator and cartoonist born May 16th,...
Atey Ghailan
Atey Ghailan: An Artistic Journey
Atey Ghailan, Ghailan, Atey, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Worcester, 3dtotal Publishing, 2020, 1st, 978-1-912843-17-6, 11 inches, 9.3 inches, 152 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
From the publisher: Concept artist and illustrator Atey Ghailan takes you on the journey of his career in his first art book. In addition to revealing...
Jason Chalker aka Manly Art
Manly Art: Bounty Hunter Paintings by Jason Chalker - Signed & Numbered
One of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Jason Chalker aka Manly Art, Chalker aka Manly Art, Jason, DKE Toys, 2021, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 40 pages, 34 full-page color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
Thirty-four paintings of Boba Fett! A collection of the thirty-four original backer card paintings by Jason Chalker, aka Manly Art, for a 2017 limited...
Death Goes Pop - Signed & Numbered
One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Mike Egan, Egan, Mike, DKE Toys, 2013, 1st, 8.4 inches, 8.3 inches, 52 pages, over 50 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
Fifty paintings by Mike Egan. Pop culture characters in Day of the Dead portraits: Bart, Homer, Carebear, Yoda, Chewbacca, The Hulk, Dracula, Frankenstein,...
Dean Cornwell
Dean Cornwell: Dean of Illustrators
Patricia Janis Broder, Dean Cornwell, Broder, Patricia Janis, Cornwell, Dean, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to dustjacket), Balance House/Watson-Guptill, New York, 1978, 1st, 10.75 inches, 11.75 inches, 240 pages, 63 color plates, 236 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English
A sharp copy of the original edition of this great book on this American illustrator & muralist. This book has 63 paintings in color, additional...
Danni Shinya Luo
Un Petit Catalogue: Paintings + Drawings of D. Shinya Luo - Signed & Numbered
#30 of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Danni Shinya Luo, Shinya Luo, Danni, 2013, 1st, 12 inches, 10.25 inches, 48 pages, 45 full-page color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English
Out of print. Two different 8 x 11 inch sticker sheets are included. This is a large format collection of Danni's watercolor and ink paintings. "Soft...
Al Hirschfeld
Westward Ha!, Or, Around the World in Eighty Clichés
S. J. Perelman, Al Hirschfeld, Perelman, S. J., Hirschfeld, Al, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (lightly rubbed spine ends and corners, binding tight, covers and pages clea, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1948, 5th, 8.8 inches, 6.75 inches, 159 pages, 43 two-color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English
An account of humorist-playwright S. J. Perelman and artist-caricaturist Al Hirschfeld's real-life round-the-world cruise following a Broadway flop. The...
S. J. Perelman, Al Hirschfeld, Perelman, S. J., Hirschfeld, Al, Near Fine in Very Good+ price-clipped dustjacket (spine ends and corners sharp, binding tight, covers and pages clea, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1948, 2nd, 8.8 inches, 6.75 inches, 159 pages, 43 two-color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English
An account of humorist-playwright Perelman and artist-caricaturist Hirschfeld's real-life round-the-world cruise following a Broadway flop. The author...
Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes (Near Fine)
Adam Hughes, Hughes, Adam, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (upper corners bumped, with a 1/4 inch split to the cover, otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket). We removed the shrinkwrap to assess the bumps., New York, DC Comics, 2010, 6th, 9781401227821, 12 inches, 9 inches, 208 pages, color, hardcover, boards, English
An unopened copy until we removed the shrinkwrap to assess the bumps to the upper corners. Reproduces most of Adam's covers from his first 20 years with...
Boris, Book Two
Mark A Feldman, Boris Vallejo, Feldman, Mark A, Vallejo, Boris, Near Fine (upper corner lightly bent, no dents, very flat, tight, clean), Anaconda Press, Silver Springs, MD, 1978, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 96 pages, 27 full-page color illustrations, 66 black & white illustrations, and 16 photos, softcover, wraps, English
Introduction by Philip Jose Farmer. This slick prozine volume displays a wide variety of Boris' work: humorous illustrations, romance and science fiction...
David Stone Martin
Jazz Graphics: David Stone Martin
Manek Daver, David Stone Martin, Daver, Manek, Martin, David Stone, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (very slight shelfwear, very flat, tight, clean), Graphic-sha Publishing, Tokyo, 1991, 1st, 11.75 inches, 9 inches, 160 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps
The only book on this illustrator and record album cover artist. All the text is in both English and Japanese. A very sharp copy of a hard to find...
Moebius (Jean Giraud)
Metallic Memories - 1st English Language Printing
Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Very Good+, issued without dustjacket (spine ends and corners rubbed with white peeking through, covers lightly rubbed and scuffed, interior bright and clean), New York, Epic, 1992, 1st, 0871358344, 11.7 inches, 10.6 inches, 92 pages, over 200 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English
The 1992 English language edition of Chroniques Metalliques (with better reproduction than the current Humanoides edition). An excellent collection of over...
The Art of Big City, Book One - Signed
Ragnar, Ragnar, Signed by the artist, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Baby Tattoo, Los Angeles, 2011, 1st thus, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 160 pages, 100s of color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English
Out of print. 160 pages full of development art for Ragnar's long simmering personal project. Vehicles, girls, robots, weapons, type treatments, poster...
James Montgomery Flagg
Tomfoolery (1904) First Printing in Dustjacket!
James Montgomery Flagg, Flagg, James Montgomery, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (corners sharp, boards clean & sharp, dustjacket edgworn, dustjacket spine toned), Life, New York, 1904, 1st, 7.4 inches, 5.3 inches, 104 pages, 100 illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English
An incredibly sharp first printing of the first book both written and illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg, published in 1904. James Montgomery Flagg...
Ira "Iraville" Sluyterman van Langewedye
Cozy Days: The Art of Iraville
Ira "Iraville" Sluyterman van Langewedye, Sluyterman van Langewedye, Ira "Iraville", Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Worcester, 3dtotal Publishing, 2018, 2nd, 9781909414631, 9.75 inches, 11 inches, 152 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English
From the publisher: Ira "Iraville" Sluyterman van Langewedye is a popular contemporary illustrator beloved for her charming watercolour illustrations of...
Katsura Moshino
Moshino's Works for Girl Studio
Katsura Moshino, Moshino, Katsura, Fine, Tokyo, E.T. Co. Ltd., 1998, 2nd, 9784309902807, 11.7 inches, 8.25 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps
With a strong reference to early 1960s Afro-American soul illustration, Moshino crashes into the twenty-first century with his challenging and brilliant...
Show Business is No Business
Al Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld, Al, Very Good+ in Very Good dustjacket (the book is age toned, but very sound, corners sharp, spine sound, dustjacket is worn with chips, pieces missing), Simon & Schuster, New York, 1951, 1st, 8.75 inches, 6.75 inches, xiii, 142 pages, 82 two-color illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, English
Lively witty essays on the theatre written & illustrated by Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld describes the world he knows so well in eleven chapters: Theatres,...
Garson Kanin, Al Hirschfeld, Kanin, Garson, Hirschfeld, Al, Very Good+ in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket (mild wear to lower corners, dustjacket edgeworn, spine sunned), Little Brown, Boston, 1955, 1st, 7.75 inches, 5.25 inches, 90 pages, 29 two-color illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, English
A Runyonesque novel of gangland and Broadway (by the writer of Born Yesterday and other films and books) with 29 wonderful two-color illustrations by...
Shane Glines
Sparrow #4: Shane Glines
Shane Glines, Glines, Shane, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, IDW, San Diego, 2007, 2nd, 6.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 48 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English
Out of print. A great collection, Primarily finished color pieces, with some drawings.
Haven't We Met Before Somewhere?
Heinz Huber, Ronald Searle, Huber, Heinz, Searle, Ronald, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (rear board slightly bowed, dustjacket has a few small tears and some slight staining to the rear flap), Viking, New York, 1966, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.9 inches, 190 pages, 150 illustrations, 11 pages in color, hardcover, cloth, English
"Germany from the inside and out." This book is divided into two parts: the first half is an examination of Germany and its history by Huber and...
Dave Stevens
Brush with Passion: The Art and Life of Dave Stevens
Dave Stevens, Stevens, Dave, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Underwood, Nevada City, 2008, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 288 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English
A beautiful copy of this career retrospective. It is sold-out in all editions and long out-of-print. From the publisher: Brush with Passion charts...
Al Williamson
The Art of Al Williamson
James Van Hise, Al Williamson, Van Hise, James, Williamson, Al, Near Fine (light rubbing to upper corner, no thumbdents, very flat, tight, clean), San Diego, CA, Blue Dolphin, 1983, 1st, 0943128048, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 144 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English
The first monograph devoted to Al Williamson. Interview, checklist, and lots of art by Williamson. Introduction by William Stout. Out of print.
Character Design Quarterly 15
Very Fine, 3dtotal Publishing, Worcester, 2021, 1st, 10.7 inches, 8.25 inches, 104 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English
From the back cover: Issue 15 is unashamedly packed with romance, magic, and fantasy. You'll discover an incredible cast of characters, each with their...
Sideshow Fine Art Prints Vol. 1
Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (mild bump to the tail of the spine, corners square, one page corner creased, otherwise interior is tight and clean), Insight, San Rafael, 2020, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 240 pages, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English
A glorified showroom catalog of Sidshow Collectibles' line of limited edition art prints of DC and Marvel superheroes. Each print is reproduced full-page...
Jose Segrelles
Calasanz: Retrato de Cuerpo Entero, Las Pinturas de Segrelles
Enrique Iniesta Coullaut-Valera, Jose Segrelles, Coullaut-Valera, Enrique Iniesta, Segrelles, Jose, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (light shelfwear, mild edgewear to dustjacket), Madrid, Instituto Calasanz de Ciencias de la Educacion, 1998, 1st, 9788472781917, 11 inches, 10 inches, xviii, 176 pages, 88 full-page color and monochrome illustrations and 125 smaller illustrations, softcover, wraps
The story of St. Jose de Calasanz, told in a series of 88 beautiful paintings by Segrelles reproduced as full-page illustrations with an accompanying text...
Futurelog
Range Murata, Murata, Range, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Portlant, OR, Denpa Books, 2018, 1st, 9781634429221, 11.7 inches, 9.3 inches, 272 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps
From the publisher: This full-color collection compiles more than twenty years of comics, cover art, promotional art and character designs from legendary...
Todd Schorr
Dreamland: The Art of Todd Schorr - Inscribed to Dave Stevens
Todd Schorr, Schorr, Todd, Inscribed by the artist Todd Schorr to Dave Stevens, Fine in Fine slipcase, San Francisco, Last Gasp, 2004, 1st, 9781931788038, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 128 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English
Inscribed on the half-title page by the artist Todd Schorr to Dave Stevens: "To Dave-- A consummate artist and all around great guy I'm proud to call my...
R. Crumb: A Retrospective - Signed & Numbered with the Matching Dollar Bill
Robert Crumb, Crumb, Robert, Limited to 500 serial numbered copies signed by the gallery owner-publisher Alexander Acevedo, Very Good+, issued without dustjacket (book is slightly bowed, cloth at spine ends slightly pushed inward, small white paint mark on back cover, three corners very slightly pushed, small stain to fore edge, interior very solid and clean), Alexander Gallery, New York, 1993, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 360 pages, black & white with 9 pages in color, hardcover, decorative cloth with an onlaid plate, English
This is a thick (360 page!) hardcover catalog for an extensive, wide-ranging exhibition of rare Crumb original art at the Alexander Gallery in New York...
Jack Faragasso
The Student's Guide to Painting
Jack Faragasso, Faragasso, Jack, Very Good in Good dustjacket (mild foxing on the endpapers and first and last pages, spine slightly cocked, otherwise a very sound copy, dustjacket missing pieces), North Light, Westport, CT, 1979, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 160 pages, 83 color and 53 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English
"Here are the principles of painting and color as taught by Frank J. Reilly in his memorable teaching career at the Art Students League of New York." The...
Barry Windsor-Smith
Opus, Vol. One
Barry Windsor-Smith, Windsor-Smith, Barry, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light dustjacket wear), Fantagraphics, Seattle, 1999, 2nd, 11.25 inches, 8.8 inches, 176 pages, 66 color and 60 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English
An incredible collection of Barry Windsor-Smith artwork. Classic pieces and never-before-seen works, as well as sketches and in-progress drawings and...
Creaturebox (Greg Baldwin & Dave Guertin)
The Monster Volume - Signed 1st with a Sketch Card, Slipcase and other Kickstarter Extras
Signed by the artists with a drawing, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in Fine slipcase, Creaturebox (Greg Baldwin & Dave Guertin), Creaturebox (Greg Baldwin & Dave Guertin), CreatureBox, 2012, 1st, 9780615668543, 12.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 140 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
Out of print. This copy is signed by both artists and inscribed "Ted! Thanks for everything!" It includes: an original 4.25" x 5.5" sketch card, a...
Pierangelo Boog
Pentimento: Pierangelo Boog Inks Drawings Sketches - Signed
Pierangelo Boog, Boog, Pierangelo, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Laurin Press, Dietliken, Switzerland, 2018, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 62 pages, 90 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English
A new collection of this Swiss artist's work. 90 illustrations. From the publisher: This is the second artbook I publish. "Pentimento" is a limited...
Pentimento: Pierangelo Boog Inks Drawings Sketches - Signed (Near Fine)
Pierangelo Boog, Boog, Pierangelo, Signed by the artist, Small bump to the tail of the spine otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Laurin Press, Dietliken, Switzerland, 2018, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 62 pages, 90 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English


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Short & Sweet: Cruel Beautiful World
Cruel Beautiful World by Caroline Leavitt
The storyline here was compelling, and the depiction of a relationship turning abusive (both mentally/emotionally and physically) felt very real. I haven't read many books set in the late 60s/early 70s so that helped set this book apart from others of a similar theme. Most of the characters felt fleshed out, with the possible exception of William, whose POV we only get towards the end. I felt kind of conflicted about how his section was done, to be honest. Spoilers, highlight to read: While I understand that it's possible that in William's mind he was acting out of "love" for Lucy, and perhaps the author's intent was to show how William was lying even to himself about his behaviour, it still came across -- or at least could certainly be interpreted -- as a sympathetic portrayal of William, kind of like it was explaining away his actions by the fact that it was done out of "love". Obviously this was from William's point of view, so I suppose that was him justifying it to himself/Charlotte. Still, that portion left me feeling uncertain about what the reader was meant to take away from it.
3.5 stars.
Labels: 3.5 stars, characters, historical, interpersonal relations, psychological, relationship abuse, short & sweet
The Mad Scientist's Daughter: A Rambling Review
The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke
This is a quiet sci-fi story about relationships, consciousness, and growing up, so if you're wanting an action-packed sci-fi read about robots, look elsewhere. If you want something introspective, though, and you don't mind a main character who may disappoint and frustrate you (especially in the first half of the book), you might want to check this one out. The writing style is very readable, and Clarke does a good job of giving an impression of a scene without going overboard with description. I never felt like I really understood Cat, but I didn't find that necessary to keep on reading. The premise of a woman falling in love with an android is compelling, and while neither the scientific plausibility or the philosophical ramifications of an android potentially falling in love right back are explored deeply enough for my liking, the case for Cat and Finn fitting together is made in an easy, unforced sort of way. One just feels like they make sense together, somehow, even though in theory they shouldn't. (Which some of the best romances do!)
I was left with a lingering question about Daniel, however. Spoilers, highlight to read: it was repeatedly implied that Daniel did not resemble Richard at all, and comparisons were made to Finn instead. However, this was not resolved by the end of the book. Are we supposed to believe that he is Finn's son? And if so, how exactly is that supposed to work?
3.5 shooting stars.
Labels: 3.5 stars, androids, coming of age, family, humanity, interpersonal relations, romance, sci-fi
Short & Sweet: The Silent Companions and Paper Chains
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
This was a weird read, all things considered. By the end it was definitely more violent/gruesome than I had expected (to the point where it seemed rather over-the-top). I don't entirely understand the "reveal" at the end (spoilers, highlight to read: I am assuming that when Sarah cut her finger on one of the companions, the "spirit" of Hetta took her over, and she's the one who murdered everyone else?). I was intrigued by the mystery of what happened in Elsie's past (with her parents), and wish we had gotten more explanation for that as well. I did think that the question of whether or not Elsie is delusional/hallucinating or whether there is something supernatural going on here was handled pretty well towards the end of the story; it did have me flipping back and forth between the two theories!
I also sometimes found it difficult to take the companions all that seriously in their menace. I mean, we are talking about a bunch of wooden paintings here.
3 shooting stars.
Paper Chains by Nicola Moriarty
This read definitely required some suspension of disbelief -- there are a lot of coincidences and ways things are linked together that err on the side of cheesy. However, I found the flashbacks of Hannah's past very gripping, particularly in how her mental health issues are depicted (spoilers, highlight to read: her postpartum depression felt very real). I could connect with Hannah better than I could with India, although I did sometimes find that Hannah's thoughts, particularly about herself, came across as over-the-top (granted, she was struggling with a lot). I feel like the reader only really gets to know India genuinely right at the end (spoilers: because we find out that she's sort of been trying out a new persona to distance herself from the "sick Lily" version of herself). I did think that India's and Hannah's friendship developed quite quickly and felt sort of forced. The writing style, though, made this a quick read.
Labels: 3 stars, contemporary, friendship, Gothic, horror, paranormal, psychological, thriller
Short & Sweet: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and The Mask Falling
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
This book might've gotten a slightly higher rating if I hadn't been in a reading slump, but the pandemic has been doing weird things to my reading. Anyway, I found the main character Nina highly relatable, and I think that was probably the stand-out aspect of the book to me. I felt like I connected with her quite well, from her love of books to her anxiety to her quirky sense of humour. Plot-wise, this is not the most exciting story, and Nina ends up with a lot of relatives who I had difficulty keeping track of. But I liked that by the end, Nina was opening up more to others and being more proactive in her life.
The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon
I found most of this book to be slower-moving than its predecessors; I feel like it was more of a stepping stone to set up the next stage of the story than its own contained plot. It did pick up the pace towards the end, though -- and that cliffhanger! Lots of lingering questions about reveals in the last few pages, for sure. I liked that we got to spend time in a new setting (albeit another Scion one) and met a few new characters.
Labels: 3 stars, 4 stars, anxiety, contemporary, dystopian, family, fantasy, psychology, romance, sci-fi, series
My 2020 End of the Year Reading Survey (for what it's worth...)
What a year 2020 was. Goodbye, and good riddance! Let's hope better things await us in 2021. In addition to 2020 being a horrible year all around, it was also an abysmal reading year for me. I don't think the two things are unrelated -- somehow the pandemic made me way less likely to stick with a book, despite the fact that for a good chunk of 2020 I had more time to potentially be reading! (I did do a lot of reading in terms of non-fiction articles online, between reading about COVID-related news and reading about US politics/current events.)
Anyway, I came nowhere near my Goodreads challenge goal, and I don't think I did very well at any of my other challenges either.
This fabulous survey is hosted by Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner.
Number of Re-Reads: I think I skimmed some books to refresh my memory before reading a sequel, but not sure I had any true re-reads this year?
Genre You Read The Most From: speculative fiction
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen -- I just remember having a really great reading experience with this one, and getting totally sucked into the world and characters.
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho -- I usually really enjoy anything that's like Regency England + magic, but for some reason, this one fell flat for me. I doubt that I'm going to continue with the series.
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood -- it was a surprise that this book had such a positive tone (since The Handmaid's Tale is decidedly grim)!
I don't feel like I did a whole lot of "book pushing" this year, but my answers would probably still be the same as last year's answers: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, Illusion by Paula Volsky, and the Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon.
Best series started: The Bridge Kingdom
Best sequel: do prequels count here? Because if so, I'll go with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. I very much enjoyed getting more of the history behind the world we first see in The Hunger Games, as well as seeing how Coriolanus develops into the man who later becomes President Snow.
Best series ender: Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers. I identified with Annith, and this was the first book to really hold my attention since the beginning of the pandemic.
Danielle L. Jensen
We Should All Be Feminists by Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie -- I don't tend to read much non-fiction.
The Bridge Kingdom, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Mortal Heart
Since I'm posting this in March, I already re-read/skimmed The Dawn Chorus by Samantha Shannon again, in preparation for reading The Mask Falling (which I am currently in the middle of!).
Mortal Heart
Coriolanus Snow from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
I'm not sure I read any books in 2020 whose prose really stood out as particularly beautiful/lyrical?
13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2020
Again, I don't think I have an answer for this one.
I can't believe it took me so long to finish up the Nevermore series by Kelly Creagh (I read the second and third books in 2020).
From Mortal Heart:
"You always hold a piece of yourself back, Annith. For all your love and affection and kindness, there is always a part of yourself that you withhold from others."
And from the sublime to the ridiculous, this one from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes:
"Did you tell your best friend his crush was a cannibal? Never a rule book when you needed one."
Shortest: We Should All Be Feminists by Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie (64 pages)
Longest: The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly (736 pages)
Maybe Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, or The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James?
Lara and Aren from The Bridge Kingdom
The friendship between the heroines of the Dark Assassins series
Either The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes or Mortal Heart
The Chocolate Thief by Laura Florand and We Should All Be Feminists (which was actually a gift from a friend IRL!)
I don't feel like I have a very strong contender for this category... maybe Aren from The Bridge Kingdom or Balthazaar from Mortal Heart?
Didn't read any 2020 debuts.
Best worldbuilding: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Most vivid setting: The Bridge Kingdom (and honourable mention to Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier, which I was quite disappointed by, but its description of the setting was a strength)
First & Then by Emma Mills. This was a "cozy" sort of read.
I don't think I really had one?
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
I don't know about "crushed my soul," but the ending of Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes did leave me frustrated, wanting to know what really happened with Lucy Gray.
In terms of format, probably the graphic novel version of Pride & Prejudice by Ian Edginton and Robert Deas, which I quite enjoyed.
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier -- I just really didn't like either of the main characters!
I'll go with The Traitor Queen by Danielle Jensen.
The Mask Falling (I mean, I'm already in the middle of it, but that would have been my answer).
I'm pretty out of the loop when it comes to upcoming debuts, but Sisters of the Snake by Sarena and Sasha Nanua sounds awesome. I love swapping identity stories.
Sounding like a broken record here, but The Mask Falling and The Traitor Queen
Right now, just read more and get out of this reading slump!
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Contrary to widespread assumptions, the «World report on ageing and health 2015» finds that there is very little evidence that the added years of life are being experienced in better health than was the case for previous generations at the same age. "Unfortunately, 70 does not yet appear to be the new 60," says Dr John Beard, Director of the Department of Ageing and Life Course at WHO. "But it could be. And it should be".
While some older people may indeed be experiencing both longer and healthier lives, these people are likely to have come from more advantaged segments of society. "People from disadvantaged backgrounds, those in poorer countries, those with the fewest opportunities and the fewest resources to call on in older age, are also likely to have the poorest health and the greatest need," says Dr Beard.
The Report stresses that governments must ensure policies that enable older people to continue participating in society and that avoid reinforcing the inequities that often underpin poor health in older age.
The Report rejects the stereotype of older people as frail and dependent and says the many contributions that older people make are often overlooked, while the demands that population ageing will place on society are frequently overemphasised or exaggerated.
The Report emphasises that while some older people will require care and support, older populations in general are very diverse and make multiple contributions to families, communities and society more broadly. It cites research that suggests these contributions far outweigh any investments that might be needed to provide the health services, long- term care and social security that older populations require. And it says policy needs to shift from an emphasis on controlling costs, to a greater focus on enabling older people to do the things that matter to them.
This will be particularly important for women, who comprise the majority of older people and who provide much of the family care for those who can no longer care for themselves. «As we look to the future, we need to appreciate the importance of ageing in the lives of women, particularly in poorer countries,» says Dr Flavia Bustreo, WHO Assistant Director-General for Family, Women's and Children's Health. «And we need to think much more about how we can ensure the health of women right across the life course».
But one factor will play a key role in whether the opportunity for ageing societies to reinvent themselves can be realised – the health of these older people.
The Report highlights 3 key areas for action which will require a fundamental shift in the way society thinks about ageing and older people. These actions can give the older people of today and tomorrow the ability to invent new ways of living.
The first is to make the places we live in much more friendly to older people. Good examples can be found in WHO's Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities that currently comprises over 280 members in 33 countries. These range from a project improving the security of older people in the slums of New Delhi to "Men's Sheds" in Australia and Ireland that tackle social isolation and loneliness.
Realigning health systems to the needs of older people will also be crucial. This will require a shift from systems that are designed around curing acute disease, to systems that can provide ongoing care for the chronic conditions that are more prevalent in older age. Initiatives that have already proved successful can be expanded and introduced in other countries. Examples include the establishment of teams composed of different specialists such as physiotherapists, psychologists, nutritionists, occupational therapists, doctors and nurses in Brazil, and the sharing of computerized clinical charts among care institutions in Canada.
Governments also need to develop long-term care systems that can reduce inappropriate use of acute health services and ensure people live their last years with dignity. Families will need support to provide care, freeing up women, who are often the main caregivers for older family members, to play broader roles in society. Even simple strategies like internet-based support for family caregivers in the Netherlands or support to older peoples' associations that provide peer support in Viet Nam hold great promise.


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POLL: 57% of Democrats Believe Joe Biden Shouldn't Run for Re-Election in 2024
According to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey published on December 10, 2022, 57% of Democratic voters are against Biden's re-election effort in 2024.
70% of all Americans surveyed in this poll agree with this sentiment. Moreover 66% of independents and 86% of Republicans believe Biden should not pursue a second term.
According to a Press TV report, Biden has repeatedly told his inner circle that he plans on running for a second term in 2024. If he is re-elected, Biden would be 82 at the start of his second term.
The Biden regime has been marked by alarming levels of inflation, rising crime, and a collapsing southern border. On top of that, the Biden regime has pursued an increasingly unpopular proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Tens of billions of dollars in military and economic aid have been dumped into Ukraine while the US remains in a precarious economic state.
The combination of all of these factors have created an aura of unpopularity for Biden. With California Governor Gavin Newsom's profile skyrocketing especially during the Wuhan virus pandemic, Biden might have a credible primary challenger.
Republicans appear to be in a good position for taking back the White House in 2024 due to how bad the Biden regime is. However, Republicans winning is not enough. Ultimately, the right Republican — ideally, an America First nationalist — must win.
People hate the DC uniparty and its two wings in the Democratic and Republican party. This dynamic makes it easier for dissident movements on the Right to enter the political arena and shake things up. But it will take hard work and vigilance on activists' part to ensure that the right candidates are put forward and brought to power.


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Pancakes + Chocolate. Just keepin' it real around here.
Guys, if you're gonna go all out for breakfast or brunch. And I mean, all out. Then you should read on.
This morning, I woke up, grabbed my wallet, hopped on my bike, and went down to the corner store to fetch some ingredients. Cause I had an idea for breakfast.
It was cool and fresh outside. As I rode, I just wanted to close my eyes and breath it all in. But I didn't, of course. Because when you operate anything on wheels, you should keep your eyes open.
He's pretty cool, I think I'll marry him. Oh wait… CHECK!
So. This breakfast was inspired by a memory I had last night.
August 2007, it was full of new summer love. I was 19. Andy and I had just started dating, and we took a trip to South Carolina together, for a friends wedding.
On our last day in Charleston, we woke up early, took a few pieces of left-over wedding cake in our backpack, and journeyed out to the middle of this bridge.
We sat there, eating cake for breakfast, deciding together that cake is one of the best things you could eat first thing in the morning:) We just never knew it til then.
Today I wanted to relive that memory, but this time in our little home. So this recipe seemed like a nice variation.
I had to play with the ingredients a bit because my batter was too thick at first, but I figured it out eventually.. Chocolate pancakes were well on their way!
Mix the first 5 dry ingredients together. And make a mess like I usually do..
Separately mix the remaining wet ingredients together. Then marry the two, like so.
For the cooking and flipping portion…I prefer my iron skillet! But any frying pan will work.
Make sure you grease it enough so they don't stick. I used coconut oil, and kept it on low-medium heat.
Flip them cakes like it's your job. And music! Don't forget music when you cook.
Pandora station Ray LaMontagne has been my fav cooking station, as of late.
It basically smelled like cake in my tiny kitchen. And it was only 8:30am. Praises.
And thus, here comes the Mr.
Waltzing out of the bedroom with a smile on his face. That was my goal.
So I boiled water for the French Press. Because that's what you do when it smells like chocolate cake in your kitchen.
Also, I warmed up some maple syrup, for the hot cakes, and served scrambled eggs, as well as fresh sliced peaches, on the side.
Fo Yo Info = left-over pancakes are FABulous if you pop 'em in the toaster.
hah! Kort you know it. Chocolate, a.m., and love = a three stranded cord.


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(Crain's) -- The owner of Boston Blackie's, which is attempting to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, was caught at a Canadian border crossing Thursday as fraud charges were levied against him, his son and an employee.
Nick Giannis, his son Chris Giannis and Boston Blackie's manager Andy Bakapoulos were charged with organizing a nearly $2-million check-kiting scheme. Among the banks reportedly caught up in the fraud are Washington Mutual, New Century Bank and Broadway Bank, owned by the family of U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias.
Prosecutors claim the men wrote millions in checks from accounts with insufficient funds and then deposited the checks into another account. They allegedly withdrew the money before the checks cleared and before the banks caught on.
Attorney James Knibbs said his clients, Mr. Bakapoulos and the younger Mr. Giannis, were not deliberately defrauding the banks and that the practice had been condoned in the past. RBS Citizens N.A. had covered more than $5 million in overdrawn checks in 2008 before suing the younger Mr. Giannis and Boston Blackie's in an attempt to recover the funds, the attorney said. That lawsuit has been stayed due to Boston Blackie's bankruptcy filing.
Mr. Knibbs said his clients deny the criminal charges and are expected to plead not guilty.
Chris Giannis and Mr. Bakapoulos surrendered Wednesday night, said Mr. Knibbs, a partner at Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP. Chris Giannis is being held on a $500,000 bond and Mr. Bakapoulos on a $250,000 bond.
Nick Giannis is in Michigan awaiting extradition to Illinois, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
Thursday's fraud charges should not affect the company's reorganization plans, said Beverly Berneman of Querry & Harrow, who is representing Boston Blackie's in its bankruptcy case. "We are hoping this is a bump in the road," she said.
Boston Blackie's filed for protection from its creditors in November after its aggressive expansion plan was hurt by the souring economy. The restaurant chain continues to operate its three Chicago and five suburban locations.
The company is asking a Bankruptcy Court judge for permission to liquidate its Winnetka restaurant, which Ms. Berneman called an "underperforming" location.


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How the Media is Sexualising Your Children
Teen idol Miley Cyrus, caused controversy at the MTV Video Music Awards last year with a raunchy performance with Robin Thicke. Along with her explicit music video Wrecking Ball, this has led media commentators to wonder if she is the new Madonna.
In 2006 Cyrus rose to prominence after being cast in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana, in which she portrayed the starring character Miley Stewart, who leads a double life as pop star Hannah Montana. As per usual in the movies, she has the perfect body and hooks a 'cool' boyfriend in the end.
In 2010, pictures of girls, some as young as eight, dressed in red and black lingerie performing a racy dance routine to Beyonce's "All the Single Ladies" at a dance contest went viral on the internet, parents around the world were shocked. Yet what was just as shocking, was that the parents of the girls involved approved!
Other examples are just as alarming. A Sketchers' "naughty and nice" advert featured pop star Christina Aguilera dressed as a schoolgirl in pigtails, with her shirt unbuttoned, licking a lollipop. Bratz and Barbie dolls come dressed in sexualized clothing such as miniskirts, fishnet stockings, and feather boas. G-string panties sized for 7 to 10-year-olds, are printed with slogans such as "wink, wink". T-shirts for girls display slogans such as "hot chick" and "boyfriend material".
The Message in the Media
Girls get this message repeatedly: What matters is how 'hot' or 'sexy' they look. It plays on TV and across the Internet. You hear it in song lyrics and music videos. You see it in movies, electronic games, and clothing stores. It's a powerful message.
Most of us are concerned about the intrusion of pornography into every facet of society, yet we should be just as concerned about the portrayal of girls and women as flirtatious sex objects which fuels the pornography and prostitution industries.
Girls at Risk
Research conducted by an American Psychological Association Task Force links sexualisation with three of the most common mental health problems of girls and women: eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression.
Frequent exposure to media images that sexualize girls affects how girls conceptualise femininity and sexuality. Girls who more frequently consume mainstream media tend to accept sexual stereotypes that depict women as sexual objects. They also place sexual attractiveness at the centre of their personal value.
Why have parents uncritically accepted these sexually immoral messages marketed at their children?
Are we perhaps like the proverbial frog in the slowly heating pot, that we haven't noticed just how sexually immoral our society has become? Have we failed to study and obey God's Word?
What does God's Word say? A woman is first and foremost valuable because she is made in His image. "Unfading beauty" comes from a "gentle and quiet spirit" (1 Peter 3:4). "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised" (Proverbs 31:30).
Vision Forum sums up the vision of bringing back Biblical girlhood beautifully, "In a world that frowns on femininity, that minimizes motherhood, and that belittles the beauty of being a true woman of God, we should dare to believe that the Biblical vision for girlhood is a glorious vision. It is a vision for purity and contentment, for faith and fortitude, for enthusiasm and industry, for heritage and home, and for joy and friendship. It is a vision so bright and so wonderful that it must be boldly proclaimed."
Teach your daughter that her value comes from who she is in Christ, rather than from how she looks.
Help her to understand that the images of women in the media are usually unrealistic.
Don't buy your children clothes that have sexual connotations or slogans. If you don't like a TV show, CD, video, pair of jeans, or doll, say why. A conversation with your child will be more effective than simply saying, "No, you can't buy it, or watch it."
Support campaigns, companies, and products that promote positive images of girls.
Complain to manufacturers, advertisers, television and movie producers, and retail stores when products sexualise girls.
Bring Back Biblical Girlhood
Parents must teach boys to value girls as friends and sisters in Christ, rather than as sexual objects.
Remember, your children will copy the way you dress and what you watch. What kind of an example are you setting for your children?
Women need real protection and respect. Let's bring back Biblical girlhood. Please join Africa Christian Action in praying and working for true justice, righteousness and truth in Africa.
"Who will rise up for Me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for Me against evildoers?" Psalm 94:16
HOW ADVERTISERS TARGET TEENS
The constant stream of hyper-sexualized imagery and content that boys and girls are subjected to daily desensitizes their God-given conscience, encourages selfishness and lust, and reshapes their sexual desires and actions in immoral, risky and even violent ways.
Maggie Hamilton, in an article "Groomed to Consume Porn: How Sexualized Marketing Targets Children" (published in the book: Big Porn Inc: Exposing the Harms of the Global Pornography Industry, edited by Melinda Tankard Reist and Abigail Bray, 2011), summarizes how advertisers target teens:
The methods corporations use are the very same techniques used by sexual predators to hone in on unsuspecting kids, as they meticulously groom them for their own ends.
Like the sexual predator, corporations market their products to young people by pretending to be their friend.
They offer gifts and incentives.
They flatter them and talk in their own language.
They assure kids that they 'understand' them.
They deliberately use sexualised content because they know how irresistible sexual material can be.
They work to separate a child victim from his/her parents, leaving them isolated and vulnerable.
Media critic, Professor Mark Crispin Miller puts it this way: "The official advertising worldview is that your parents are creeps, teachers are nerds and idiots, authority figures are laughable, nobody can really understand kids except the corporate sponsor."
Sexualized content is so prevalent among manufacturers of teen products, that most of us scarcely give it a thought. What would have been inconceivable a decade ago, has very quickly become an integral part of teenagers' lives. When a child grows up in a toxic sexual atmosphere, accessing porn seems a natural progression.
"Do not be afraid of them... Remember the Lord, Who is great and awesome, and fight for your… daughters, your wives and your homes." Nehemiah 4:14
The above article is adapted from an Appendix in Porndemic: How the Pornography Plague Affects You and What You Can Do About It by Taryn Hodgson.
This is a winnable war. What is the Biblical antidote to the porndemic? And what can you do to protect yourself and your family? How can we take back the culture from the pimps and pornographers? Africa Christian Action's new book Porndemic will equip you, with the help of God, to begin to transform your community.
This 256-page book (with 22 info-graphics and 23 pro-family action pictures) is available for R85. Contact 021 -689 4481 or info@christianaction.org.za to order.
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Enrique talked about his upcoming show in Slovenia, writing songs and being a father of twins.
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