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What The Eagles Said Following Their 23-17 Loss To The Seahawks
Transcripts, interviews and press conferences from Seattle's Week 12 game vs. Philadelphia. Seahawks Communications
Postgame quotes from the following:
Head coach Doug Pederson QB Carson Wentz TE Dallas Goedert DE Brandon Graham CB Darius Slay Head coach Doug Pederson
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On going for it on fourth and four with a little over eight minutes to go:
"My mind-set there was we have to stay as aggressive as possible on offense. We had to try to make a play, get something going. And from my vantage point it just looked like Carson and Dallas were not synced up. It was a play we had used in the third quarter. They connected on it, and it appeared that Dallas turned inside, Carson threw it outside where Dallas was on the first time we called the play. So just a matter of those two guys being on the same page.
But as far as the decision to go, we had to make every effort to stay and really get us into this game and just wanted to stay as aggressive as possible."
On WR Alshon Jeffery being on the field more than Travis Fulgham Monday:
"Well, I think, Travis he's still a part of the offense and he knows he's got to continue to work hard each week and play well. And Alshon is improving and getting healthier. We have to be able to use both of those guys, they are two big targets for Carson. We've just got to continue to work and make sure that both guys are ready to go."
On if the plan coming into the game was to use QB Jalen Hurts more:
"Not necessarily. The plan was to use him when we could. The way the game started, we just didn't have many opportunities, too many three and outs. I don't think we got a first down until the second quarter. We just didn't -- we failed to execute. It just wasn't in the cards, I guess, so to speak, early in the football game.
But no more, no less than what we would use him each week."
On the rotation between Jalen Hurts and Carson Wentz and if it would be a challenge for them to find consistency:
"Yeah, it is a challenge for quarterbacks to do that, but from an offensive perspective, if we can have a little change of pace there with Jalen and mix things up, whether we're running it or throwing it. I thought the guys tonight, for the few plays that Jalen was in, they handled it well. It's just something we'll continue to work on.
But yeah, it can be a little bit difficult, for either one of the quarterbacks unless they can get multiple snaps, but that just didn't happen. We were too many three and outs."
On DK Metcalf's play against CB Darius Slay:
"Well, DK is a great, big target, good receiver. D-Slay matched up with him all night long and battled and made some plays, and DK made some plays.
So, I thought overall, he did some good things. Played tough. That's a tough receiver to defend, and I thought D-Slay did some good things."
On not being able to utilize WR Jalen Reagor's speed in play calling as much or at least with completions down the field this season:
"Some of it could be scheme. Some of it could be Jalen still learning and understanding what is asked of him. He continues to improve each week and we still find ways to try to get him in space and we did that a couple times tonight. That's the thing, there's also a lot of speed on defense. I think sometimes people forget that. We do our part as coaches to try to find ways, creative ways to do that. We did it with him with a little reverse tonight, and we did a couple receiver screens, or a receiver screen to him. He had one critical mistake on a red zone play that we were going to throw him a screen and he made a mistake there. We've just got to keep working and battle through it."
On what kind of advantage Jalen Hurts brings without Carson Wentz being on the field:
"Listen, when Jalen's been on the field with Carson, defenses have been playing it a certain way. And as we have evaluated those two together, putting Jalen on the field by himself presents a little bit different picture for the defense. That's why we did it tonight, but I think we can still get some mileage out of using both quarterbacks, and then also Jalen as a quarterback by himself."
On RB Miles Sanders having five carries in the first half and if that had to do with the Eagles trying to attack the Seahawks pass defense:
"I just think they got after us a little bit in the run game and got on some edges. We missed their safety a couple of times. And we had to make some adjustments. But we knew probably going into this game that we were at least going to have to put the ball in the air to give ourselves a chance. It's a good rush defense and it's a good front, and they did a nice job."
On why he thinks the Eagles continue to struggle to score in the first half or pick up first downs:
"I think it just comes down to, offensively, we've battled with a lot of injury, a lot of different moving parts up front with the offensive line. Guys in and out. It's just we haven't had the consistency and continuity you would like week-in and week-out. You look at offenses around the league that have stayed together and have stayed healthy, there's continuity and consistency there, and we just haven't had that this season. That's something that we don't make excuses for; it's where we are, and we have to get better."
On why he thinks the team isn't on the same page:
"I mean, it just comes down to each guy just doing his job and not doing too much. Sometimes when you get in these situations, you try to do too much. It's just a matter of not chasing plays but making the plays when they come to you. We're going to continue to work, and we're not going to make excuses for anything. We've got another ballgame here in a couple of days, and we've got to get some of this corrected and move on."
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On the Eagles' slow start offensively:
"I have to go watch the tape. I know some things we just missed, we didn't execute. I can be better early in the games. I think [Seattle] made some plays early and did some things differently than what we had planned. The slow starts are frustrating, that's the biggest thing. I'm going to go back and watch and see how we can change that and how we can change the momentum early in ball games so that we can not put ourselves behind the eight ball like that."
On his fourth quarter interception on fourth down from the Seattle 15-yard line:
"You hit it on the head, [Dallas Goedert and I] weren't on the same page and that's on me. I have to make sure we're squared away on the same page. [Goedert] had a big game. He had a big game and we just missed a couple. In that situation - that matchup - I thought everything was good. He's our guy and him and I have to make sure we're on the same page for that."
On how Eagles QB Jalen Hurts' play affects the offense when he's brought in mid-drive:
"When we're stagnant like that, as an offense, I'm all ears. Whatever [Doug Pedersen] is confident in, however we can get some momentum or pick up a first down in that case, early in the game. Obviously, it's a tricky thing to navigate. But I think if it's going to provide us the spark that we need, hopefully, going forward, it can in those situations. But, obviously, we just didn't do enough all around tonight."
On the potential of a shift in playing time and how it affects him:
"I said it last week, this is what you sign up for. As a quarterback - ever since you were a kid - you're prepared for any of those. Nothing is ever guaranteed. So, for me, I don't think about that, though. I just try to go out and be the best player I can be. In practice I prepare my tail off, compete my tail off, and hopefully we can get this thing turned around. I don't think about those things. I'm going to give it everything I got every time I step on the field."
On the lack of play calls that involve him rolling out:
"I think we tried it a couple times tonight and [Seattle] made some plays with different pressures and different looks. I think that's what makes it tough against a defense like that when they're doing different edge pressures and everything. I'll have to go back and watch the tape. It was part of the plan to some extent, but they made some plays to take it away."
On the Eagles' attempt to simplify the play-calling offensively:
"I think maybe a little bit. Right, wrong, or indifferent we just didn't make the plays. I don't think it was scheme, I don't think it was a lot of those things. We just didn't make enough plays and win enough of our one-on-ones. I didn't make enough plays or make enough good throws. That's just how it was tonight and it was frustrating."
On the shifts he's seeing in coverage with Eagles WR Travis Fulgham on the field:
"Nothing really vastly different. I think we're just rotating bodies a little bit more. Obviously, [Eagles WR] Alshon [Jeffrey] is a bigger part of what we do. People are maybe aware of Travis after those couple weeks but he's still the same player and we're still going to have him be a big part of this offense. Him and I will connect more going forward."
On his conversation with Eagles WR Alshon Jeffrey during the fourth quarter timeout:
"It was just something specific from the way that the defensive back was playing. Nothing crazy."
On the Eagles' mindset heading into Week 13:
"We're frustrated, we're frustrated. I know I'm frustrated. I hate losing and it's very frustrating to have this result these last couple weeks and be where we're at this season. But the crazy thing about this league and this division, especially, is it's still wide open and guys know that. Guys know that and we're looking ahead to next week and getting this thing turned around getting it going in the right direction and, hopefully, surprise some people."
On the Eagles' mistakes offensively:
"It's a tough thing to answer. It's something that I think every one of us is accountable for and wants to correct. You can say a lot of different things to answer that question, but at the end of the day we have to be better. We have to be better and those mistakes can't happen and I have to be better making sure everyone is on the same page on everything going forward. I'm excited to turn that thing around - turn this around - and, like I said earlier, go surprise some people."
Tight End Dallas Goedert
On how he felt during the game and what happened on the interception in the end zone:
"I felt good out there. We had a play called. It was like a 10-yard sit route. I was kind of coming down and inside so he couldn't break up the play and I'd be able to make it. Carson [Wentz] thought I was going to be going down and away and threw it there. I should have been where he thought I was going to be. I'll take blame for that one. Obviously it was a crucial point in the game and mistakes like that can't happen."
On the interception play and whether miscommunications such as this are showing up in practice:
"I think we ran that play four times. I think I had three receptions on it. The fourth time, I might have been trying to do a little bit too much. They were kind of sitting two over there on me and I just went in there and I was trying to make a play. We needed it. I knew the matchup was good and I knew the ball was going to come to me and I just tried to do too much."
On the mood of the locker room right now and how the team will work back from these losses:
"We just have to keep going to work. We need to clean up the little things. The defense I thought played very well today. Offensively, we need 11 guys on the same page at all times and we haven't had that. We just need to go and keep fine tuning. I think [Eagles G Matt] Pryor was playing guard and he moved to tackle. [Eagles T] Jordan [Mailata] wasn't playing - he moved to the other tackle. [Jason Peters] went inside. We just need to have the same lineup. We just need to keep working. But the locker room - man, people are pissed. We have a lot of winners in that room and nobody likes to lose. It's tough going through a stretch like that. But I think we have a team that's going to stick together. We're going to keep playing. We're going to go back to work on Wednesday get ready for the Packers and go down there and give them everything we've got and hopefully we can get the win there."
On why the offense's mistakes keep happening:
"I don't know. I thought I was doing my job out there. I'm going to have to go and watch film. Obviously I left a few plays on the field that I wish I could have made. But you know, when I'm in there, I can't see what everybody else is doing. It's a tough game. The defense that we played is a good team. They brought some different stuff."
Defensive End Brandon Graham
On whether he thinks the offense let the defense down tonight:
"No, it's a team game. We just have to figure out a way to keep on encouraging each other. Keep fighting. Make sure we stay consistent on defense. We know the offense is going to get it right. I just saw [Eagles QB] Carson [Wentz]. It means something to all of us. Obviously things haven't been happening the way we want it to, but at the same time, there is no quit in us and we have five games left."
On CB Darius Slay saying he felt he let the team down and whether he conveyed that to the team:
"We talk about ownership. I know [CB Darius] Slay wishes he had a couple plays back. But we all wish we can have a couple plays back because certain stuff didn't happen the way we wanted it to on certain plays. But I know that Slay, he's a dog. He's going to come ready to go, next play mentality. He's a fighter. I'm riding with him every time. I just feel like DK [Metcalf] made some good plays, but at the end of the day, we all have some fault in this thing."
On the way they contained Seahawks QB Russell Wilson as a runner:
"We knew coming in that he had been beating us on the run. It's been missed assignments here or we let him out on my end as far as being contained. Sometimes you might want to go inside. We didn't want to rush scared but at the same time we went out there, we rushed, and we're always on the same page. Just collapsed the pocket on Russell because we know he likes to find those little holes based off the film that we watched the last couple times we played him. So we tried to do a really good job of that and I think we did do a good job of containing him, hitting him. But we knew he was going to make plays and we just didn't make enough plays to win the game."
On DE Derek Barnett and fourth down stands and how big it was for him to do that:
"We took it as disrespect for them to keep going for it on fourth down, so for [DE Derek Barnett] to go out there and make a play, I knew he was coming off. I knew he was pissed off that they were still on the field on fourth down. And we were talking about that as a defense, 'We're going to hold them, we're going to hold them.' And we got that done based off of the effort of everybody. [Barnett] got off and we got numbers to the ball to get it stopped. And I'm happy for [Barnett] because I know he was definitely dealing with injuries in the beginning but I know [Barnett] is a ball player and he's going to come to work every day."
Cornerback Darius Slay
On the difficult matchup with DK Metcalf:
"It was a great battle. I won't say it was difficult. I lost every 50/50 ball today. I am usually on the other side of that. Today, I am on the other side of it. I let the team down. I told the defense, that game was on me. I have to play better, but props to [Seattle WR] DK [Metcalf] for giving me the good work. We are competing every play, but I lost every 50/50 ball and I have to be better."
On playing good defense but DK still making catches:
"It was tough. I feel like the plays weren't going my way. Like I said, he did a great job of catching the ball. He did everything good as a receiver. I would say this is by far the worst game I have ever played in the league. I truly lost every 50/50 ball. I was probably O-for. I have never been that, but I say props to him, he played his ass off today, and I have to get better."
On the deep ball pass DK caught and whether he was expecting safety help:
"Honestly, no. It was a blitz we called, all out, bail out. They protect it up, mass protected. As a DB [defensive back], anything you know about an all-out blitz, you have to set the sticks because the ball is going to come out pretty fast. Russell [Wilson] did a pretty good job seeing that I guess, and max protected, and he took the shot. I sat down at the yard mark, after that, it was speed on speed. It was a good catch by him. I have to be better at that. I have to finish that play. Like I said, 50/50, and he caught it. I have to be better than that."
On worst game of career, how does it feel when you say you let the team down:
"I am a man about what I do. I am always feeling great. I am not always in a bad mood or bad spirit, but I understand and I have great ownership. I know that I can change the game and I could have helped. I put that game on me because I was supposed to do my job and shut him down. Like I said, he was making every catch possible, every 50/50 one. That is why he had no yards after catch because I am right there. He just made more plays than I did and I take real big ownership because I feel like I am one of the best in the game and I will continue to take my ownership. He got the best of me today, but I am looking forward to going to work next week, this week, and getting better for the team. They deserve it, I deserve it, and this organization does."
On the team having few interceptions:
"I have been on a team like that with Detroit. I think we only had about seven, eight total. When you play a lot of man, your back is turned to the ball and it is hard getting those type of picks every play. When you see guys that play zone, or guys that do a lot, those are the guys that make a lot of picks. When you play a lot of man, it is tough. That is why you see some of the great man corners, such as [former NFL CB Darrelle] Revis, ended with 28, 29 because he played a lot of man. That is what comes with it."


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Le 6 Meijin est une compétition japonaise de shogi qui s'est déroulée de mai 1946 au 6 juin 1947.

Le 1 Jun'i-sen est une compétition de classement faisant partie du 6 Meijin qui s'est déroulée de mai 46 à février 1947.

Structure du tournoi

Jusque là la sélection du prétendant se déroulait sur deux ans et opposait principalement les 8-dans ; à partir du 6 Meijin les compétiteurs seront divisés en 3 classe A, B, C et la compétition s'organisera sur une seule année.

C'est désormais le vainqueur de la Classe A qui défiera le Meijin. pour la première édition la Classe A sera composée des 8-dan la classe B des 7-dan et 6-dan la classe C des 5-dan et 4-dan .

Meijinsen Nana-ban Shobu
Masao Tsukada met fin à l'invincibilité de Yoshio Kimura et devient le second Meijin au mérite.

持 : ji-shogi , 千 : sennichite

Hattan-sen (Jun'isen A)
L'Hattan sen, tournoi des 8 dan, désigne Masao Tsukada comme prétendant au titre de Meijin.

Les sept derniers sont relégués en classe B.

Roku-Shichidansen (Jun'isen B)
Tournoi des 6 et 7 dan 15 participant le premier rejoint la classe A les 6 derniers sont relégués en classe B.

 Kōzō Masuda 10-4 Promu
 Yasuharu Oyama 9-5
 Kazukiyo Takashima 10-4

Shi-Godansen (Jun'isen C)
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Damages: TV Series Ending; Final Season Starts July 11th
by Trevor Kimball, April 18, 2012
Back in July 2010, DirecTV rescued Damages from being cancelled after FX announced that they wouldn't be airing it any longer. The Glenn Close series was renewed for two seasons of 10 episodes each and at that time we suspected that would be the end of the show. DirecTV has now announced that season five will indeed be the end.
The last 10 episodes of Damages will debut on DirecTV on July 11th and will likely run through September 12th. Season four, which ran last summer, is being released on DVD on June 26th .
Here's the press release from DirecTV:
DAMAGES Fifth and Final Season Heads Toward an Explosive Showdown This SummerIn true DAMAGES fashion, the season features a stellar array of stars including Ryan Phillippe, who joins the cast as a series regular. Emmy Award-nominee Jenna Elfman, Academy Award-nominee Janet McTeer, John Hannah, Chris Messina, Judd Hirsch, M. Emmett Walsh, Victor Garber, William Sadler, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Gillian Alexy and Zachary Booth will be featured throughout the season. DAMAGES was created and executive produced by KZK (Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler) and co-executive produced by Mark A. Baker.
DAMAGES (http://www.DirecTV.com/DTVAPP/content/damages) follows the lives of Patty Hewes (Glenn Close), the nation's most revered and reviled high-stakes litigator and her former protégé, the bright and ambitious Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). After four seasons of professional and personal manipulation and deceit, season five sets the stage for the final showdown between Patty and Ellen. Channing McClaren (Ryan Phillippe) is a computer expert and the iconoclastic founder of a website, McClarenTruth.org, devoted to government and corporate transparency. When McClaren is approached by Naomi Walling (Jenna Elfman), an investment bank employee troubled by her company's conduct with insider information, it lays the foundation for the case that will finally pit Patty and Ellen against one another. In an attempt to triumph over her former mentor, Ellen hires Kate Franklin (Janet McTeer), a one time colleague of Patty's who is all too familiar with how she operates, but whose loyalty could be called into question. Adding to the turmoil surrounding the case is Rutger Simon (John Hannah), the chief lieutenant and gatekeeper for McClaren. As the series builds to its electrifying conclusion, far more than the verdict is at stake for everyone involved.
Since its premiere in 2007, DAMAGES has received a total of nineteen Emmy Award nominations. In its first season, the series was nominated for an Emmy for Best Drama series and Glenn Close won the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, an award she has won twice for her role as Patty Hewes. In addition to DAMAGES' multiple Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Series, Acting, and Casting, the show has also received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Direction.
DAMAGES has been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards. In its first season, the series earned more Golden Globes nominations than any other show on television, with Glenn Close winning for Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama.
In addition to a variety of other wins and nominations, DAMAGES has been nominated for awards from the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild.
About DirecTV:
DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services delivering a premium video experience through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming and industry leading customer service to 32 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America. In the U.S., DirecTV offers its 19.9 million customers access to more than 170 HD channels and Dolby-Digital(R) 5.1 theater-quality sound, access to exclusive sports programming such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM), Emmy- award winning technology and higher customer satisfaction than the leading cable companies for 11 years running. DirecTV Latin America, through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and other Latin American countries, leads the pay-TV category in technology, programming and service, delivering an unrivaled digital television experience to 12 million customers. DirecTV sports and entertainment properties include three Regional Sports Networks (Northwest, Rocky Mountain and Pittsburgh) as well as a 60 percent interest in Game Show Network. For the most up-to-date information on DirecTV, please visit www.DirecTV.com.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Damages is coming to an end? Have you been watching on DirecTV? Will you purchase the season four DVDs?
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Damages – going to miss it – watched the whole 5 seasons on netflix and really enjoyed it. Why do the good shows have to end so soon?
Have been hooked since the 1st season; have purchased all four complete seasons on dvd. I am now trying to shop for a pre-ordering, if that's possible on Damages the final season. Completely different genre than Game of Thrones, but it's right up there in my personal opinion. I keep scheduling Damages on Wednesday via Directv, but have missed most of the final season, due to commitments. And, that upsets me, hopefully Directv will run a marathon on the final season of Damages, like in the past, on a weekend. Till a release date of the 5th season becomes available.
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Watched all episodes of Damages on Netflix . Best ever drama show, great writing .great acting. I am really going to miss this show.
The best I have seen in many years.
Keep alctraz… Bring it back on..!!!!!!
Mayra Berends
I have been buying the episodes all of them as we do not have this show in the Netherlands. It is such a good show!!! I am looking forward to the new episodes but feel very sad it's gonna end.
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HomeThe works of Guy De MaupassantCOUNTESS SATAN
COUNTESS SATAN
They were discussing dynamite, the social revolution, Nihilism, and even those who cared least about politics, had something to say. Some were alarmed, others philosophized, while others again, tried to smile.
"Bah!" N—— said, "when we are all blown up, we shall see what it is like. Perhaps, after all, it may be an amusing sensation, provided one goes high enough."
"But we shall not be blown up at all," G—— the optimist, said, interrupting him. "It is all a romance."
"You are mistaken, my dear fellow," Jules de C—— replied. "It is like a romance, but with that confounded Nihilism, everything seems like one, but it would be a mistake to trust to it. Thus, I myself, the manner in which I made Bakounine's acquaintance ..."
They knew that he was a good narrator, and it was no secret that his life had been an adventurous one, so they drew closer to him, and listened religiously. This is what he told them.
"I met Countess Nioska W——, that strange woman who was usually called Countess Satan, in Naples; I immediately attached myself to her out of curiosity, and I soon fell in love with her. Not that she was beautiful, for she was a Russian who had all the bad characteristics of the Russian type. She was thin and squat, at the same time, while her face was sallow and puffy, with high cheek bones and a Cossack's nose. But her conversation bewitched every one.
"She was many-sided, learned, a philosopher, scientifically depraved, satanic. Perhaps the word is rather pretentious, but it exactly expresses what I want to say, for in other words, she loved evil for the sake of evil. She rejoiced in other people's vices, and liked to sow the seeds of evil, in order to see it flourish. And that on a fraud, on an enormous scale. It was not enough for her to corrupt individuals; she only did that to keep her hand in; what she wished to do, was to corrupt the masses. By slightly altering it after her own fashion, she might have adopted the famous saying of Caligula. She also wished that the whole human race had but one head; but not in order that she might cut it off, but that she might make the philosophy of Nihility flourish there.
"What a temptation to become the lord and master of such a monster! And I allowed myself to be tempted, and undertook the adventure. The means came unsought for by me, and the only thing that I had to do, was to show myself more perverted and satanical that she was herself.—And so I played the devil.
"'Yes,' I said, 'we writers are the best workmen for doing evil, as our books may be bottles of poison. The so-called men of action, only turn the handle of the mitrailleuse which we have loaded. Formulas will destroy the world, and it is we who invent them.'
"'That is true,' she said, 'and that is what is wanting in Bakounine, I am sorry to say.'
"That name was constantly in her mouth, and so I asked her for details, which she gave me, as she knew the man intimately.
"'After all,' she said, with a contemptuous grimace, 'he is only a kind of Garibaldi.'
"She told me, although she made fun of him as she did so, about his Odyssey of the barricades and of the hulks which made up Bakounine's legend, and which is, nevertheless, only the exact truth; his part of chief of the insurgents, at Prague and then at Dresden; his first death sentence; about his imprisonment at Olmütz and in the casemates of the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul; in a subterranean dungeon at Schüsselburg; about his exile to Siberia and his wonderful escape down the river Amour, on a Japanese coasting-vessel by way of Yokohama and San Francisco, and about his final arrival in London, whence he was directing all the operations of Nihilism.
"'You see,' she said, 'he is a thorough adventurer, and now all his adventures are over. He got married at Tobolsk and became a mere respectable, middle-class man. And then, he has no individual ideas. Herzen, the phamphleteer of Kolokol inspired him with the only fertile phrase that he ever uttered: Land and Liberty! But that is not yet the definite formula, the general formula; what I will call, the dynamite formula. At best, Bakounine would become an incendiary, and burn down cities. And what is that, I ask you? Bah? A second-hand Rostopchin! He wants a prompter, and I offered to become his but he did not take me seriously.' ...
"It would be useless to enter into all the Psychological details which marked the course of my passion for the Countess, and to explain to you more fully the attraction of curiosity which she offered me more and more every day. It was getting exasperating, and the more so, as she resisted me as stoutly as the shyest of innocents could have done, but at the end of a month of mad Satanism, I saw what her game was. Do you know what she had thought of? She meant to make me Bakounine's prompter, or, at any rate, that is what she said. But no doubt she reserved the right to herself, and that is how I understood her, to prompt the prompter, and my passion for her, which she purposely left unsatisfied, assured her that absolute power over me.
"All this may appear madness to you, but it is, nevertheless, the exact truth, and, in short, one morning she bluntly made the offer: 'Become Bakounine's soul, and you shall have me.'
"Of course, I accepted, for it was too fantastically strange to refuse; do you think so? What an adventure! What luck! A number of letters between the Countess and Bakounine prepared the way; I was introduced to him at his house, and they discussed me there. I became a sort of Western prophet, a mystic charmer who was ready to nihilate the Latin races, the Saint Paul of the new religion of nothingness, and at last a day was fixed for us to meet in London. He lived in a small, one-storied house in Pimlico, with a tiny garden in front, and nothing noticeable about it.
"We were first of all shown into the commonplace parlor of all English homes, and then upstairs. The room where the Countess and I were left, was small, and very badly furnished, with a square table with writing materials on it, in the middle. That was his sanctuary; the deity soon appeared, and I saw him in flesh and bone; especially in flesh, for he was enormously stout. His broad face, with prominent cheek-bones, in spite of the fat; and with a nose like a double funnel, with small, sharp eyes, which had a magnetic look, proclaimed the Tartar, the old Turanian blood, which produced the Attilas, the Gengis-Khams, the Tamerlanes. The obesity, which is characteristic of the nomad races, who are always on horseback or driving, added to his Asiatic look. The man was certainly not a European, a slave, a descendant of the deistic Aryans, but a descendant of the Atheistic hordes, who had several times already almost overrun Europe, and who, instead of any ideas of progress, have the belief in nihility, at the bottom of their hearts.
"I was astonished, for I had not expected that the majesty of a whole race, could be thus revived in a man, and my stupefaction increased after an hour's conversation. I could quite understand why such a Colossus had not wished for the Countess as his Egeria; she was a mere silly child to have dreamt of acting such a part to such a thinker. She had not felt the profoundness of that horrible philosophy which was hidden under that material activity, nor had she seen the prophet under that man of the barricades. Or, perhaps, he had not thought it advisable to reveal himself to her like that; but he revealed himself to me, and inspired me with terror.
"A prophet? Oh! yes. He thought himself an Attila, and foresaw the consequences of his revolution; it was not only from instinct, but also from theory that he urged a nation on to nihilism. The phrase is not his, but Tourgueneff's, I believe, but the idea certainly belongs to him. He got his program of agricultural communism from Herzen, and his destructive radicalism from Pougatcheff, but he did not stop there. I mean that he went on to evil for the sake of evil. Herzen wished for the happiness of the Slav peasant; Pougatcheff wanted to be elected Emperor, but all that Bakounine wanted, was to overthrow the actual order of things, no matter by what means, and to replace social concentration by a universal upheaval.
"It was the dream of a Tartar; it was true nihilism pushed to extreme practical conclusions. It was, in a word, the applied philosophy of chance, the indeterminateism of anarchy. Monstrous it may be, but grand in its monstrosity.
"And you must note, that the man of action who was so despised by the Countess, discovered in Bakounine the gigantic dreamer whom I have just shown you, and his dream did not remain a dream, but began to be realized. It was by the care of that organizer that the Nihilistic party assumed a body; a party in which there is a little of everything, you know; but on the whole, a formidable party, on account of the advanced guard in true Nihilism, whose object is nothing less than to destroy the Western world, to see it blossom from under the ruins of a general dispersion, which is the last conception of modern Tartarism.
"I never saw Bakounine again, for the Countess's conquest would have been too dearly bought by any attempt to act a comedy with this Old-Man-of-the-Mountains. And besides that, after this visit, poor Countess Satan appeared to me quite silly. Her famous Satanism was nothing but the flicker of a spirit-lamp, after the general conflagration of which the other had dreamt, and she had certainly shown herself very silly, when she could not understand that prodigious monster. And as she had seduced me, only by her intellect and her perversity, I was disgusted as soon as she laid aside that mask. I left her without telling her of my intention, and never saw her again, either.
"No doubt they both took me for a spy from the Third section of the Imperial Chancellery. In that case, they must have thought me very strong to have resisted, and all I have to do is to look out, if any affiliated members of their society recognize me!..."
Then he smiled, and turning to the waiter who had just come in, he said: "Meanwhile, open us another bottle of champagne, and make the cork pop! It will, at any rate, somewhat accustom us to the day when we shall all be blown up with dynamite ourselves."


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Place 4 tortillas on non-stick baking sheet (I use a Wilton cookie sheet).
Drizzle about 1-1/2 tsp. Olive oil on top each tortilla.
Using a tablespoon, add 1-1/2 tsp. minced garlic on the top of each tortilla, spreading around oil and garlic to edges of each tortilla.
Using the same tablespoon spread 1 Tbsp. Sugo (red pasta sauce) around almost to edges – leaving about a 1/4 of an inch of each tortilla edge.
Sprinkle on top pizza tortillas your desired diced, chopped & sliced toppings. (Note: This one pictured has 1 chopped slice deli honey ham, 1 tsp.ea. diced Red & Vidalia onions, 1 tsp. chopped Mezzetta Tamed Jalapeno Peppers and a handful of sliced black olives, plus about 1 oz. ea. shredded low fat Mozzarella, Colby and Monterey Jack cheeses) sprinkled over the tops of each tortilla.
Bake in center oven rack 8 -10 minutes, depending on desired crispness. I prefer 10 mins. Remove from oven.
Allow to cool about 5 minutes, before serving as these Mini Tortilla Pizzas are quite hot!
Serve with grated Parmesan and or Romano cheese and for some "kick" top with just a little crushed red pepper flakes.
Karen's Note: Cheese should melt at approximately 8 minutes.
and the crust still crisps up in just about a couple more minutes.


Richard Nash is a publishing visionary who not only will tell you where he thinks the book publishing world is going, he's also out there trying to explore and innovate at the edges himself, first with famous independent publisher Soft Skull Press, then his own startup Cursor and, most recently, with Small Demons.
No matter where he's at, Nash always has an insightful take on the current state of publishing and where he sees it going and this conversation is no exception. In fact, I'd venture to say that this podcast is a must-listen for anyone trying to figure out what book publishing will look like in a few years.
If you'd like to download or subscribe to our podcast, do so in iTunes or through RSS.
Richard and I first talk about Small Demons and the concept behind the company, which is looking to marry big data and the world in between a book's covers. We then examine the broader industry, where we talk about future business models for the traditional "big six" publishers, the future of the book itself, vertical integration of content industries like music, movies and books, social reading, and efforts like Pottermore and Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible as examples of possible leading lights for the future of publishing going forward.
This conversation was a bit longer than my normal podcast (over 50 minutes), only because Richard and I had so much to talk about. Again, if you're interested in the future of book publishing, I really suggest you give this one a listen.


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Activists Call Preckwinkle Laquan Ad 'Slap To The Face'
By Patrick Smith
Jan. 10, 2019, 4:40 p.m. CT
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks at a news conference in Chicago on Jan. 26, 2012. AP Photo/M. Spencer Green
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday was forced to defend a new campaign ad in which she takes credit for helping expose the truth about the Chicago police killing of Laquan McDonald.
In the commercial — her first as a candidate for mayor of Chicago — a voiceover reads: "Sixteen shots, nine in the back. Facts that the police and city officials tried to bury. Facts that Toni Preckwinkle brought to light."
McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was convicted of second-degree murder and faces sentencing next week.
Community activists and her fellow candidates blasted the commercial as insensitive, inaccurate, and an obvious ploy to distract from the controversy surrounding Preckwinkle's ties to federally indicted Ald. Ed Burke.
"This ad that she puts out, it just re-opens the wounds all over again. Sixteen shots, nine to the back. We don't want to relive that situation all over again. It was very opportunistic of her, it was very distasteful. And to us, it was a complete, utter, slap to the face," said activist Will Calloway. "She's not going to utilize Laquan, that's what she's not going to do. She's not. We don't play about that."
Calloway helped get the dashcam video of McDonald's death released to the public and has been the face of the so-called "justice for Laquan" movement.
"She never reached out to us for 2 1/2 years, but now that she's in hot water because of this … Ed Burke situation, she chose to take this route. It's understandable, but it's not acceptable," Calloway said.
Calloway was flanked at a press conference Thursday by a handful of other activists, including Lamon Reccord, Camiella Williams, and Jedidiah Brown.
Brown said they had spoken with "countless" other activists who were offended by Preckwinkle's commercial, which Brown called "manipulative."
"Its intent is to show her as a champion when she was barely a partner or an ally," Brown said.
Preckwinkle was a source for journalist Jamie Kalven, who was the first to report on what really happened the night Van Dyke killed McDonald.
At her own press conference Thursday, Preckwinkle said activists deserve credit for their efforts, but said she stands by her role in bringing the truth to light.
"As Cook County president, I used my power to expose that Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times, nine times in the back. At the same time, the mayor, the police superintendent, and the state's attorney were actively covering up his murder," Preckwinkle said. "When I'm mayor, there will be no cover-ups, only accountability."
Preckwinkle refused to answer questions about whether the McDonald ad was an attempt to distract from the Burke controversy.
Patrick Smith reports on criminal justice for WBEZ. Follow him @pksmid.


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NBA Jam: On Fire
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"NBA Jam: On Fire Edition" arrives on the heels of the surprise hit that spawned from EA's failed "NBA Elite 11." Initially intended as a DLC bonus to purchasers of that game, the new "NBA Jam" showed up as a Wii game before emerging on the other two big consoles. About a year later, a much more polished, value packed edition arrives as a downloadable only title, at a fraction of the price of last year's release. Whether you're new to the series or someone who invested many hours into its original heyday in the mid-90s, this new incarnation of the game is worth your time and money.
The Game Itself: Our Reviewer's Take
Taking the core mechanics of basketball and stripping them down to a few basic moves and two rules (no goaltending, 24-second shot clock), "NBA Jam On Fire" is one of the most accessible sports games in recent memory. The concept is simple: you play two-on-two basketball over four, three-minute quarters. Players select from a roster of modern NBA stars and at half time have the option to change make additional swaps. From there it boils down to how well you can grasp the concept of the right analog stick moves, X shoots, A passes, and the triggers are turbo. Defense is equally simple, with A allowing you two swap between players, X acting as steal (or the simultaneously game winning and breaking push when combined with turbo) and Y sends your player jumping for a block or rebound. Not a lot has changed from 1994, score three uncontested buckets and you're "on fire," which for the uninitiated allows you to have unlimited turbo and perform physics defying dunks.
What this new incarnation adds is the previously mentioned player swap ability. No longer are you forced to play as one-half your team. The game, by default on offense gives you control of whoever has control of the ball, and on defense the vital ability to switch back and forth on the fly, eliminating clunky AI partners from botching simple plays. Even the trademark game "fire" gets a boost, provided you score three uncontested ally-oops (passes straight into a dunk), now both teammates are "on fire," the only catch being no matter how well you play, you get it for 20-seconds, which slowly ticks down whenever you're on offense. To get the full Jam experience though, a noble attempt at a "campaign" mode has been offered to single players, titled Road Trip. If you want to unlock all the little quirks that made the old games so much fun, prepare to spend some time here.
Road Trip consists of beating each team three times, earning medals with each victory (bronze, silver, and gold naturally). Each successive medal is a step up on the difficulty, but each victory nets you in-game currency to unlock vital features such as bonus teams (including the Seattle Supersonics, Beastie Boys, NBA Mascots, and yes, Republicans and Democrats, team legends (the only real notable omissions include Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Reggie Miller, and Wilt Chamberlain), custom icons and titles for your online persona, and little quirks such as big head mode, 8-bit filters, and custom basketball skins. Road Trip doesn't take ages to complete, but over time you'll find that the game has some shortcomings when it comes to the AI.
Most games against the computer left me feeling things were too easy or too hard (especially when the superhuman R.E.A.L AI shows up in the optional platinum matches). Gold level matches gave the best balance between challenge and raw fun, but when you near the end of Road Trip, believe it or not, it gets very tiresome doing bronze challenges that end with you winning by thirty or more points. Thankfully, there is the option for local multiplayer for up to four-players or the old standby of online play. Unfortunately, here amidst a sea of often overly competitive gamers, "NBA Jam: On Fire" begins to fizzle out.
First and foremost there's no way to refine your matchmaking choices, which often leaves players connected to someone with a poor ping which makes for an unplayable, laggy match. When you do find a steady connection, at least in my experience, players gravitate towards the same handful of pumped-up legends and a one-word strategy: pushing. The push move, at times feels broken in this incarnation of the series and I've gone more than my fair share of matches where blocks are a rare commodity, instead replaced by the push spammed over-and-over-and-over. I understand the need for some players to win at any cost and EA could have fixed this by allowing for game lobbies, which limit roster selections or do something to nullify the push, maybe have it take more of the vital turbo meter per use?
"NBA Jam: On Fire" is still a load of fun and at the low price point an absolute steal. With the exception of the wonky matchmaking system online, the other two flaws can be fixed through a gentleman's agreement with your fellow player, should he or she be willing. This isn't a game like "NBA 2K11" that benefits from lengthy sessions. It's best approached an hour here or there from time to time, unless you have a solid human player base to draw from for sessions. Otherwise, the limitations of the AI can make the game grow a bit tiresome. The bottom line though, is that a great series is back with a vengeance.
"NBA Jam: On Fire" doesn't set out to compete with the big boys like "NBA 2K12." It's an Arcade title at its core and to be perfectly honest, the graphics are more than adequate. What is greatly appreciated and noticed first and foremost, is how smoothly everything comes together. The animations are fluid and varied. Even when the screen gets busy, there's no tearing or drops in the frame rate. On that front, a player should never find him or herself cursing the game itself for "causing" a missed shot or botched play. It's reliable to the core.
From a pure design point, the game does feel like a very fancy version of the "NBA Jam" of the 90s. Characters could be animated a little more than they actually are and the player models fall more on the line of realism than cartoon. That said, a few matches in and one notices that there's not much to the backgrounds and when you take a close look, they're decidedly bland. Taken in small spurts, most of these issues aren't as apparent, but should a player find themselves sitting down for an extended session, "NBA Jam: On Fire" reveals itself to be an affair that as good deal to grow.
Shockingly, the commentary driven nature of the game doesn't grow tiresome. The announcers don't dominate the basic sound design, but keeping with the feel of the series, never fail to produce a smile or even a chuckle at times. The commentary is filled with the classic riffs from decades past as well as some new additions that any internet meme connoisseur will recognize.
The game's soundtrack, made up of thumping hip-hop/electronic beats keeps the time spent in the menus lively. Like the commentary, they don't easily become repetitive and there's a good level of variety to their basic elemental designs. To be fair, a lot of the game's sounds go unnoticed in the heat of a game, save for the announcers. "NBA Jam: On Fire" bring anything revolutionary to the sound front, but what it does, it does well. The audio is well balanced and succeeds in bringing as many little elements of a basketball game to a quick arcade based game.
The Road Trip mode will keep diligent players busy for quite a few hours, if only to earn enough credits to unlock NBA veterans and hidden teams. The most satisfying replay value will come from getting some friends in person or online to play with. With the option for four-player, two-on-two action, the game shows off its best qualities. Playing with friends ensures, should you desire to come to a gentleman's agreement on abusing high-ranking legends and overusing the shoves, which nearly kill the notion of venturing into online against random players. Even if you are without a consistent human player base, the higher difficulty levels are more than competent for the causal gamer that wishes to kill an hour or so with a modern spin on a great nostalgic franchise.
"NBA Jam: On Fire" is a great modern spin on a series that still holds up through years of time and nostalgia. With a modern roster to choose from as well as a nearly perfect vault of legends and novelty players, even the casual basketball fan will find something to love. The game is easy to pick up, plays quickly, and in casual company is a ton of fun. The game does have room for improvement with online play hampered by poor matchmaking abilities and overuse of the shove feature (and legend players) often ending in a sour time. "NBA Jam: On Fire" earns a solid recommendation for anyone with a passing interest in basketball.
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After dating off and on for over 7 years, Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp are engaged to be married. With this being Meg's second marriage and John's fourth, let's look to New Astrology to see if these two have a chance at a "Forever Deal". Will his Libra / Cat-Rabbit's tasteful safe, and gracious demeanor be able to survive her Scorpio / Oxen's veering and zippy character?
Meg Ryan is an American actress and producer. Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982.


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15 Movie Mistakes That Were Left In On Purpose
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When you're making a movie, things definitely don't always go as planned. But as it turns out, sometimes that's actually a good thing. A perfect and extremely well-known example of this would be the "I'm walking here!" scene from Midnight Cowboy, where actors Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight were almost hit by a real New York City cab driver. Of course, this wasn't anything that the cast and crew could've planned for, but by staying in character, Hoffman turned the scene into one of the most famous moments in movie history.
For this list, we'll be taking a look at more movie scenes that went unexpectedly off script, but still ended up making it into the final cut of the film. In most instances, these mistakes ended up making the movie better, while other times the filmmakers simply didn't have an alternative. Moments of simple improvising won't be included here, especially if the actors went into the scene planning to go off script.
Here are 15 Movie Mistakes That Were Left In On Purpose.
15. CANDIE'S BLOODY HAND – DJANGO UNCHAINED
This scene from Quentin Tarantino's 2012 movie Django Unchained is easily the most notable movie mishap in recent memory. On the off chance that you haven't already heard, the blood flowing out of Leonardo DiCaprio's hand in this scene certainly wasn't part of the plan.
The moment comes during Calvin Candie's climactic monologue, where the sadistic plantation owner threatens to kill Django's wife right at the dinner table in front of her husband. After already filming a few takes of the monologue, DiCaprio ended up slamming his hand onto the table and shattering a real glass in the process.
But as the blood started to flow, DiCaprio refused to break character. At one point you can even see the actor picking shards of glass out of his blood-soaked palm. The take was so good that Tarantino decided to film the rest of the character's scenes with DiCaprio wearing a bandage.
14. STAR-LORD DROPS THE INFINITY STONE – GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Much like Robert Downey Jr. playing Iron Man or Ron Perlman playing Hellboy, Chris Pratt was born to be Star-Lord. The actor is funny, charming, and a bit of a goofball; which makes it seem as though this scene from Guardians of the Galaxy wasn't an accident at all.
When Star-Lord and the other members of the Guardians are finally introduced to the Collector, Star-Lord offers up the Orb that he's taken from the abandoned planet of Morag. Little does he know: it contains an Infinity Stone, one of the most powerful objects in the entire universe.
When Pratt presented the artifact, he ended up accidentally dropping the orb to the ground. But without missing a beat, the actor snatched up the orb and re-presented it as though nothing had happened. It was revealed on the movie's commentary that this was an honest error, but director James Gunn liked the take so much that he decided to leave it in.
13. ARAGORN'S BROKEN FOOT – THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
Viggo Mortensen famously became so wrapped up in his portrayal of Aragorn while filming the Lord of the Rings Trilogy that he petitioned to perform many of the character's stunts. He was known for keeping his weapon with him at all times, and the film's swordmaster even called the actor the best swordsman he had ever trained. Evidence of this can be seen in The Fellowship of the Ring, when Mortensen deflects a knife thrown at him by a Uruk-hai. This is an actual parry, as the stunt man who threw the knife greatly misjudged his aim and ended up hurling it straight at the actor's face!
However, this particular entry comes from the second installment, where Aragorn kicks a Uruk-hai's helment in despair after thinking Merry and Pippin had been killed. The kick was planned, and in fact, the take had already been shot three times previously, with the actor getting the helmet to fly closer and closer to the camera with each take just as Peter Jackson had requested. But on the fourth take the helmet came the closest and the actor let out his most powerful scream yet. Only later did the rest of the cast and crew find out that Mortensen had broken two of his toes in the process.
12. WESTLEY'S KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS – THE PRINCESS BRIDE
The Princess Bride is a movie that the entire family can enjoy together — and quote endlessly at each other. So it may be a bit surprising that one of the actors was seriously injured during filming, especially considering that it wasn't during one of the film's sword fights. Despite performing many of their own sword stunts, Cary Elwes and Many Patinkin came out of each sword fight without any substantial injuries. However, Elwes still managed to sustain a serious head injury during the course of filming.
When Count Rugen is talking Westley hostage, the scene called for actor Christopher Guest to clock Elwes over the head with the butt of his sword. Since they didn't have any prop swords handy at the moment, Elwes insisted that Guest should just give him a light tap with the real sword. The next thing Elwes knew, he was waking up in the hospital with stitches being sewn into his head.
Fortunately for him, they didn't have to film the scene again because, unsurprisingly, the knock-out looked extremely convincing on camera.
11. PRIS'S SHATTERED ELBOW – BLADE RUNNER
Before the long-awaited sequel Blade Runner 2049 hits theaters later this year, many will be taking a look back at this 1982 classic. Production on the original Blade Runner was notoriously difficult, with the studio and the director constantly battling over creative control. But there was one incident on set that everyone seemed to agree made the movie better, all at the expensive of actress Daryl Hannah.
Hannah was previously a gymnast, and even suggested to director Ridley Scott during her audition that she could incorporate her training into the scene where she fights Deckard. However, even the most skilled gymnast isn't immune to the occasional slip — especially when you're working on a set where it's constantly raining.
In the scene where Pris meets Sebastian, the actress tried to make a speedy escape and ended up sliding into a car and smashing the window with her elbow. The fall wasn't planned, and the glass wasn't fake. However, Hannah didn't break character and the take ended up in the final cut of the film.
Only after they stopped filming did the director discover that Hannah chipped her elbow in eight places and would need to take some serious time off before she could continue filming.
10. INCONSISTENT DIALOGUE – PULP FICTION
Quentin Tarantino is a filmmaking visionary with a flair for pithy dialogue. Those who have worked on his films have said that there's no room for improvising on set, and that as far as the film is concerned, the script is a holy book and Tarantino is God himself. But even with such an eye for detail, Tarantino's movies are not without their flaws.
Many have pointed out how the bullet holes in Pulp Fiction appear behind Jules and Vincent before they're ever shot at. And while some fans have swooped in with multiple theories about how this actually makes sense, in this instance it seems like a legitimate flaw.
However, the altered dialogue in the first and last scene of the film (which covers the same series of events) is actually inconsistent on purpose. The line Honey Bunny yells that incites the robbery is altered in the last scene, though in the script it is written exactly the same. Tarantino decided to keep the difference to illustrate how the scene has shifted it's point of view from Pumpkin and Honey Bunny to Jules and Vincent.
9. SECOND DEGREE BURNS – THE WIZARD OF OZ
When the Wicked Witch of the West makes her grand appearance in The Wizard of Oz, she arrives out of nowhere in a plume of red smoke, which was made possible by a trap door on the stage floor. The effect is seamlessly done, and the creepy performance by Margaret Hamilton only makes the special effects seem all that more terrifying.
However, when the character takes her leave of Munchkinland the red smoke begins to leak out of the floor before the actress takes her place over the trap door. It's a brief mistake, but a mistake nonetheless. The exit is accompanied by an enormous flash of fire as the Wicked Witch seems to disappear right before our eyes.
So why not just reshoot the take until the timing was perfect? As it turns out, the cast and crew did go for a second attempt, which resulted in a serious malfunction and caused the actress to receive first and second degree burns on her face and arms. After the actress's cape became stuck in the trap door, the fire heated up Hamilton's make-up, which just so happened to contain copper. The burns took weeks to heal, which lead to the slightly flawed first take being used for the final cut of the film.
8. FENSTER'S FARTS – THE USUAL SUSPECTS
The Usual Suspect is perfect heist film filled with drama, action, humor, and, as it turns out, flatulence. Though the line-up scene is one of the funniest in the film, it was actually written to be 100% serious. Director Bryan Singer even became agitated with the actors for being unable to keep a straight face, but upon rewatching the footage he decided to recut the scene and go with a funnier version instead.
In an interview, actor Kevin Pollak admitted that all the laughing came out of Benicio Del Toro being unable to hold in his gas. Pollock said that the actor kept farting take after take without fail, which explains why not a single actor is able to keep it together throughout the course of the scene, especially when the character of Fenster is center stage.
This isn't the first time that flatulence has made it into the final cut of a film. The fart scene in Rain Man was also unplanned, though Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise where both able to remain in character without breaking into laughter, despite being stuck in a telephone booth together when Hoffman let loose.
7. CAPTAIN KIRK'S BLACK EYE – STAR TREK BEYOND
In the Star Trek reboot trilogy, Captain Kirk and his fellow crew members aboard the Starship Enterprise find themselves in far more fist fights than they ever did in the original series. Thus, they spend a good amount of the movies covered in bloody scrapes and purple bruises courtesy of the make-up department. However, after a fight scene gone wrong in Star Trek Beyond, Chris Pine actually got to sport a real injury for a few scenes in the movie.
As it turns out, this isn't the first time that Pine was injured on set. A few years prior the actor broke his finger while throwing a punch on the set of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. But in Beyond, it was actually Idris Elba taking a swing at Pine. In an interview, Pine spoke of the fight, saying "He [Elba] was exhausted and sweating and I could see the punch being thrown. I kind of knew instinctually that it was going to hit me. And it did." Instead of covering the black eye with make-up, the filmmakers decided to keep it in film. As for Elba? He joked that Pine had it coming.
6. SAUL SILVER'S HEADBAND – PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
When many of the actors end up doing their own stunts on a stoner action movie, a number of real-life injuries are inevitable. During the making of Pineapple Express, Seth Rogen fractured his finger during a fight scene and Danny McBride's head was split open after a bong was smashed over it. But it was James Franco's injury that ended up altering his character's wardrobe for the remainder of the film.
When Dale and Saul are running around the woods in the middle of the night, Franco ended up running into a tree a little too hard and can be seen screaming in agony on the forest ground. The collision required Franco to get a few stitches in his forehead.
Instead of trying to cover the stiches with make-up, or struggle to make the injury look consistent for the remainder of filming, Franco and Rogen just decided to add a headband to the character's wardrobe. Considering that Saul Silver is an eccentric pot dealer, audiences probably didn't think twice about the additional head piece.
5. HEAD-BUTTING A MIRROR – FOXCATCHER
Channing Tatum has certainly proven himself to be a diverse actor, capable of handling comedy, drama, action, and, of course, the occasional chick flick. Channing's performance as real U.S. Olympic Wrestling champion Mark Schultz in 2014's Foxcatcher was as visceral as they come, and the actor sustained multiple injuries on set throughout the course of filming.
Even if you've only gotten a chance to see the trailer, the powerful shot of the actor slamming his head multiple times in a mirror is hard to forget. Apparently, the actor was so caught up in the moment that punching himself in the face wasn't enough punishment for his character. So Tatum slammed his head three times into the mirror, breaking through the glass, the back of the mirror, and even the drywall! The actor sliced his forehead open, and he's actually bleeding throughout the remainder of the scene.
As if this wasn't already enough commitment, Tatum also told Mark Ruffalo to actually rough him up during one of their wrestling scenes, which resulted in a slap so hard that it punctured the actor's eardrum. This real-life injury also ended up making it into the final cut of Foxcatcher.
4. PUNCHING A MIRROR – APOCALYPSE NOW
While we're on the subject of actors battling mirrors, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention Martin Sheen's opening scene in Apocalypse Now. If you've seen Hearts of Darkness — the documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now — you already know that the cast and crew went to some dark places while making the movie, and this scene is no exception.
The scene was filmed on Martin Sheen's 36th birthday, and the actor admits to being heavily intoxicated while the filming took place. Sheen punching the mirror wasn't planned, nor was the mirror safety-proof, and it ended up slicing the actor's hand. So yes, that's real blood that Sheen ends up smearing across his face.
Much like Foxcatcher, the unplanned moments goes to show how unstable each character has become, to the point where neither Mark Shultz or Benjamin Willard could even stand to see their own reflection. Though both scenes didn't go as planned, they were simply too powerful to leave out of the final cut.
3. "BUT WHY MALE MODELS?" – ZOOLANDER
If you're the writer, director, producer, and lead actor of a big-budget comedy, it's understandable if you forget a line now and again while in the middle of filming. Ben Stiller certainly had a lot on his plate while helming this 2001 comedy, and we certainly don't fault him for forgetting his line while filming this scene with Christine Taylor and David Duchovny.
Duchovny plays former hand model turned conspiracy theorist J.P. Prewitt. Just like Fox Mulder, this Duchovny character has the proof to back up his crazy claims. The mistake here comes after Duchovny explains to Zoolander how the fashion industry has been behind every major assassination over the last two centuries. Since male models are in peak physical condition and always do what they're told, they just so happen to make the perfect assassins.
But by the time Duchovny finished his monologue Stiller had forgotten his next line and ended up repeated the previous one: "But why male models?" It just so happened that Derek Zoolander is supposed to be utterly clueless, and since Duchovny was able to roll with the mistake, this is the shot that made it into the movie.
2. HEAD-BUMPING STORMTROOPER – STAR WARS
This is one of the better-known entries on this list, simply due to the sheer popularity of Star Wars, coupled with the fact that this take definitely did not go as planned. The moment comes when a group of stormtroopers is sent to investigate a locked door on the Death Star, and upon entering the room, the unusually tall trooper hits his head on the low clearance.
George Lucas not only kept the take in the final cut of the film, he also had the sound effect of the head-bump amplified in the 2004 DVD re-release of the movie. Lucas also paid a tribute to the gaffe in Attack of the Clones, by having Jango Fett bump his head in a similar fashion.
The small clip has been viewed on Youtube millions of times, and the unidentified stormtrooper has even been given his own page on Star Wars Wookieepedia. The fact that the actor portraying this particular Stormtrooper has never 100% been veryified has no doubt added to the scene's novelty.
1. BROKEN RIBS – THE GODFATHER
The only possible good outcome of a fight scene gone wrong is that it will look more realistic. However, despite one actor having his ribs broken and cracking an elbow, this fight scene from The Godfather is still scrutinized over how fake it looks.
The fight scene comes after Sonny discovers that his sister is being beaten by his brother-in-law, Carlo. He tracks Carlo down and beats him on the sidewalk in broad daylight. The whole thing is captured in only a few takes, and some of the punches and kicks clearly aren't hitting their target, or even coming close for that matter.
The irony of this is that actor Gianni Russo ended up with multiple broken bones after the fight scene was filmed. Actor James Caan allegedly didn't enjoy Russo's company on set, which may have also resulted in Caan being particularly hostile while filming. In fact, the part where Caan uses a trash can lid to bash against Russo's head was even improvised.
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