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Spidey Spin Offs: Spider Island Spider-Girl #1
September 15, 2011 Spidey Spin Offs 1 Comment
Let me preface this by saying of all of the Spider Island tie-ins slated to be in the rotation, probably the one I was least looking forward to reading was the Spider-Girl miniseries. Just as a general rule of thumb, I've never been terribly engaged by the idea of taking a female and giving her similar powers and costumes to the established male characters. So, in addition to Spider-Girl, I'm also including Super Girl and Bat Girl to the mix.
I'm much more interested in unique female superheroes who have their own set of powers and are not trying to latch on to the success of a previous male character. X-Men has had these female superheroes in abundance, such as Jean Grey, Storm and Rogue. For you DC fans out there, you could also say Wonder Woman, though I still don't understand how she rides around on an invisible airplane.
So what to make of this Spider-Girl miniseries? At the risk of having this evolve into a review, which I think is unavoidable given my lack of interest in the character – there's a lot of backstory to digest here and I'm not so sure if this issue gives me the incentive to either do the research necessary, or track down the other comic books where things are explained. The story stars Anya Corazon, who's Spider-Girl but actually doesn't have spider powers until the Spider Island virus takes over. Don't quite get how she can be Spider-Girl then, but I'm sure that just makes me sound critical for the sake of being critical.
But what grabs as an Amazing Spider-Man devotee is the twist ending of this first-part, and it's quite honestly what's going to keep me coming back to this miniseries for its two follow-ups. After being rounded-up by the Hobgoblin – in one of the first true cases of continuity between Spider Island spin-offs considering the ending of Spider Island: Deadly Foes advertised that Hobgoblin would be showing up in Spider-Girl – Anya is face-to-face with one of Spidey's all-time greats, the Kingpin, who has been infected with spider powers.
As an addendum to yesterday's argument about the Jackal, I'm going to come across as a complete hypocrite here and heap some praise on Kingpin. Perhaps it's because his first appearance was in what may go down as one of my favorite issues of Amazing Spider-Man of all time. But despite not having specific superpowers, and despite hiding behind mercenaries to do his dirty work, I've always had more respect for Kingpin as an upper echelon villain. Perhaps what differentiates Kingpin from the Jackal is rather than seeking vengeance against Spider-Man because of some delusional and creepy obsession with a younger woman, Kingpin does what he does in the name of organized crime. And maybe it's because I love The Godfather, Goodfellas and The Sopranos, that I can relate to that "wants to be king of the world" mentality rather than Jackal's "you killed this woman I love, even though I was never actually with her," spiel.
Additionally, like any crime boss, Kingpin has been known to take the situation into his own hands. He can physically hold his own in a fight, despite his rotund figure, which is even more impressive. Plus, I love the guy's backstory. He was picked on as a kid, so to get back at these bullies, he learns hand-to-hand combat and ends up intimidating these goons into joining his gang. You have rappers who always seem to be hanging posters of Scarface on the walls of their "cribs," but how about a little love for Wilson Fisk?
Kingpin with spider powers is a scary proposition. He's already a strong, skilled fighter, with unstoppable ambition. Actually give his superpowers and he may end up being one of the most powerful supervillains in the Marvel canon. While I know the name of the series is Spider-Girl, I hope writer Paul Tobin uses the remaining two issues to explore how a superpowered Kingpin impacts the dynamics of the Marvel universe, and I certainly have my fingers crossed that the new Fisk works his way over to the ASM flagship title.
All images from Spider Island The Amazing Spider-Girl #1: Paul Tobin, Pepe Larraz & Andres Mossa
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Tags:Amazing Spider-Man 50, Hobgoblin, Kingpin, Spider Island, Spider-Girl
Ed (A Different One)
Appreciate the round-up of the Spider Island tie-ins that you've been covering. To be honest, I've had to reign in my comics expenditures recently so I've only been focussing on the core Spider Island story in ASM, but it sounds like some interesting things are happening in the tie-ins (for a change).
In any event, Anya Corazon once had Spider Powers (they had some kind of mystical origin if I remember – loosely based on the same mystical origin of Peter's powers espoused by JMS) – but I haven't paid attention to her recently so maybe she had a run-in with Anti-Venom or something. Actually, I just checked Wikipedia and it says she lost them as a result of the Grim Hunt storyline, and while I haven't read that in a while I don't remember that occuring – that story was a bit of a muddled mess anyway. In any event, it seems that Spider Island must have represented a convenient way to "power her up" again.
I also saw a couple of posts ago that you characterized Roger Stern as perhaps the best AMS writer since good ole' Stan. I take it that you must have gotten the opportunity to circle back around and read those storylines since I last left a comment on here. Glad you enjoyed him.
Thanks again for your blog. It makes for a nice respite from the workday from time to time. Good luck tracking down those remaining issues.

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"The comedy of The Three Stooges holds a significant place in the American history of motion picture comedy," says Leslie Nielsen. Recognition for his own comedic abilities has included being a recipient of UCLA's Jack Benny Award in 1995, joining the company of such comic performers as Johnny Carson, Lily Tomlin, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, George Burns, Carol Burnett and others.
Nielsen comments, "I don't see how it would be possible for any of them, including myself, not to have brushed shoulders with The Stooges' work."
Their career spanned more than forty years, and "that's an incredible life in comedy," Nielsen points out. "And doing pretty well the same stuff all the time," he adds. "It endured. It lasted. It's their 'pyramid' is what it is. They're all 'pharaohs.' They've built an edifice and they can happily lay down and be buried."
Nielsen considers doing the kind of "insane comedy" they developed a great asset. "Because I became freer in my work and in my life," he explains. "The Stooges are wacko and they have such tremendous fans, like David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams. You can't think of insanity in comedy without thinking of The Three Stooges.
"The thing is, when you do those things, you're always dealing with the fear of revealing yourself. And of course, that's the essence of what your craft is: to be able to reveal yourself. So you always have that ambivalent thing at work, and the more insane the things you have to do... when they say, 'action,' you've got to do it. Every time you do something that is wacko, in front of strangers particularly – and you have strangers who become an audience – you gradually come to learn that it really makes no difference.
"It's nothing but fun. You do it as fully as you can, and when the smoke clears, you look down, your feet are still there and nobody shot you. You're still alive. It does lead to that kind of freedom."
Nielsen continues to pay attention to others' work to keep developing his own depth as an actor. "There are any number of things, when you watch comedy, that you pick up on," he says. "Even watching the brief Three Stooges material that is on AMC now, I pick up on material.
"I am very much a fan of things that happened in the background. They would always have things happening, but not every minute of the time like 'Naked Gun.' And I always found those very funny. The Stooges had to be very selective, and put things in there deliberately."
Referring to the Stooges' origins in vaudeville, he notes "The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh. You don't have to do it necessarily with subtlety, and sometimes you revert to anything that is unsubtle to get a hold on them. Of course, back in those days, that's what paid the rent, was to get them."
Nielsen is also continuing the kind of dramatic work he did earlier in his career, portraying Clarence Darrow in a one-man performance. "I paid a significant sum of money to own that play," he notes, "and it is mine now, and I can travel and go do it anywhere I wish. I don't have to call anybody to get the right to do it. I'm off and running."
He will be going to England to do just that, touring and then mounting a production in London's famed theater district, the West End. "It's partly a balance for my comedy," he says. "Even when I was doing 'Police Squad,' I was thinking that I would like to direct. But I'd like to direct comedy, and that kind of comedy. Also, just doing that kind of comedy week in and week out, for myself, was not going to be sufficient. Not enough."
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During his early life in Canada, where he began his show business career as an engineer and disc jockey, Nielsen says radio and TV programming were "very limited, very circumscribed" and that he had not been able to enjoy The Three Stooges. Referring to the wealth of media now, he exclaims, "Today, you can pick up everything, and it's wonderful." And, he adds, enjoying The Stooges as an adult has advantages: "It's better that I'm exposed to them now, because my appreciation of comedy is far broader than it ever has been."
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Prague Mayor to Visit Taiwan With Czech Senate President
Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib announced that he will join a delegation to be led by Miloš Vystrčil, president of the Senate of the Czech Republic, on a visit to Taiwan later this month.
Hrib said in a Facebook post earlier on Tuesday evening that he appreciated cross-party cooperation when it comes to a common cause and that deepening alliances with foreign partners was a good example of such cooperation.
"I am honored that the President of the Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, invited me on his foreign trip to Taiwan," the mayor said in the Facebook post.
This will be Hřib's second visit to Taiwan in less than 18 months. He previously visited in March 2019.
According to Hřib, his upcoming itinerary in Taiwan will be a little different from the rest of the delegation. "I will also meet with representatives of the partner city of Taipei," he said in the Facebook post.
Led by Hřib, a vocal supporter of Taiwan and Tibet, the Prague city government terminated its sister city agreement with Beijing in favor of Taipei last year after a dispute over the removal of Beijing's "one China" policy clause from the agreement.
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Hot Docs 2019 Review: ADVOCATE (Canada/Switzerland/Israel 2018) ***
April 23, 2019 festreviews 2019 Movies, movie, Movie Review, Uncategorized	ADVOCATE, film reviews, gilbert seah, Hot Docs 2019 Review
Directors: Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaïche
Music composed by: Robert Marcel Lepage
Producer: Rachel Leah Jones
Cinematography: Philippe Bellaïche
Editor: Yael Bitton
Cast: Leah Tsemel
The doc is he story of tireless and fearless Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel who defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from nonviolent demonstrators to armed militants. She is not popular among the Israelis. ADVOCATE follows Tsemel's caseload in real time, including the high-profile trial of a 13-year-old boy — her youngest client to date — while also revisiting her landmark cases and reflecting on the political significance of her work and the personal price one pays for taking on the role of "devil's advocate."
Directing duo Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche assume the privileged position of a fly on the wall of Tsemel's practice, where a year of documenting is like gathering a lifetime of evidence. The film is exciting as the two cases presented, and the audience sees not only Lea at work but how judicial systems work. Even if the accused is innocent, a plea bargain is created for the accused to plead guilty for a lesser charge or face greater penalty if found guilty.
The film is hastily edited with the intercut cases and a lot of padding is evident from the life of Lea from student to her current position. The interviews of her family – husband, son and daughter break the flow the court cases.
Hot Docs 2019 Review: PREY (Canada 2019) ***1/2
April 23, 2019 festreviews 2019 Movies, movie, Movie Review, Uncategorized	film reviews, gilbert seah, Hot Docs 2019 Review, PREY
PREY opens with a shot of a man dress up in a tie and suit. He is Rob Tallach, a Civil Lawyer. He is nicknamed the priest hunter as he hunts down these priests perpetuators that prey on young boys. And he has quite a number of cases to his credit. Many have only recently come forward to speak publicly, while others have been silenced through settlements.
One of the perpetrators, Father Rod Marshall, (interviewed in the movie when he was still alive) pled guilty to 17 assault charges; a colleague, Father David Katulski, called him a "very good pedophile." One of his victims, seeking closure for this traumatic part of his childhood, filed suit against the Basilian Fathers of Toronto for its role in enabling Marshall's depravity. The film is partly courtroom drama.
Everyone loves a solid courtroom drama and PREY provides one of the best. But this trial was not about guilt or innocence, but about how much money the church should pay in compensation for the devastating fallout from the abuse.
The climax of the film is the verdict.
Film Review: FAR: THE STORY OF A JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD (Germany 2017) ***
April 23, 2019 festreviews 2019 Movies, movie, Movie Review, Uncategorized	FAR: THE STORY OF A JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD, film reviews, gilbert seah, Gwendolin Weisser, Patrick Allgaier
Two young Germans spend three and a half years traveling around the world just by hitchhiking, bus, train and ship. They travel almost 100,000 kilometers through Europe, Asia, North and Central America.
Patrick Allgaier, Gwendolin Weisser
The fantasy disappears and the experience begins: so says the character in the film as she touches for the first time – an elephant in India. The dialogue immediately asks the audience which would be considered more important, fantasy or pleasure?
The film begins with the title: "The First Year", where the feet touch the ground. The couple, Gwen and Patrick, the subjects of the film are on their way, singing to Bulgaria in what appears to be a cab. It is revealed late that the subjects are hitchhiking around the world, first leaving Germany towards Bulgaria and soon in in Kazakhstan. Armed with a tent, noodles and tomato sauce, they make their way through third world countries like Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China These are vast lands that often has no vegetation. This journey is interesting to the viewer as one seldom sees the deserted landscapes of these lands. But they are beautiful. With every hitchhike, the couple are told different stories and they learn lessons. It is a freedom that requires a lot of energy.
The camera follows the couple on their journey around the world. One can tell that there is a third person involved as well – the cameraman. A few scenes are re-enactments, as are quite obvious like the one where a car is stuck and later the car shown unstuck, being driven off. But at one point, the unseen cameraman is heard asking the couple he could help push the car.
The voiceover occasionally jumps to the future. Gwen and Patrick will have a baby one year from then in Mexico. Four years, one of the hosts will become a guest at the couple's place in Germany. The doc attempts to inform audiences of the surprises life. Not every person would embark on a journey as gruelling as this one. It requires a different kind of person – one that will put their riches and things of the world and enjoy freedom.
The film contains a very positive attitude and free-spirit. The voiceover is provided by both Patrick and Gwen. They often praise (never condemning) the different people (Iran and Pakistan) and their hospitality despite their stringent rules and laws. Iran has the death penalty for homosexuality and bans drinking yet the Iranians are the most inviting.
One of the film's big surprises is the beauty of Pakistan. The film informs that the country has been given a bad deal because of a few extremists. Pakistan is the couple's favourite country and the magnificent landscape of the country reveals the reason.
In the same way as this world journey might not be for everyone, neither would this doc. This doc is mostly in German and runs at a lengthy 120 minutes, many segments of which contain lots of travelogue. A lot of time is spent revealing the different peoples, their culture and their ways living. But for those who wish to embark on the journey of viewing this film which occasionally soars to ecstatic heights, the reward is well worth it.
Ultimately, the film shows that people, no matter where they come from, are good. Recommended viewing for President Trump!
Film Review: THE PUBLIC (USA) ***
April 23, 2019 festreviews 2019 Movies, movie, Movie Review, Uncategorized	alec baldwin, Emilio Estevez, film review, gilbert seah, Taylor Schilling, THE PUBLIC
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
Emilio Estevez
Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Emilio Estevez
THE PUBLIC is Emilio Estevez's ambitious little movie that tackles a few key social issues while being commercially entertaining. Estevez gives himself the title role as a thankless, sensitive but realistic librarian.
After instilling to the audience the oddness and importance of the librarian in the American society with voiceover over archive black and white footage, the film opens with head librarian of downtown Cincinnati, Stuart Goodson (Estevez) heading to work one very cold morning. He encounters people who greet him on the way and it becomes obvious he is setting himself up as the sympathetic hero of the piece. He meets an old lady who accuses Jews of meaningless deeds, while the homeless wait for the library to open so that they can wash up in the toilets. He is also realistic as he answers back rationally to a female librarian under him who accuses him of leaving his carbon footprint behind. It is obvious he likes her though she appears a bit too radical for him.. All these incidents are the prologue to a lawsuit undertaken by a public prosecutor (Christian Slater), again a too obvious villain of the piece. The prosecutor is also running for the office for mayor. It is seldom one gets to see Slater snarling and growling as a villain.
One quarter through the film, a new character, a police negotiator (Alec Baldwin) whose son is missing because of a drug addiction problem is introduced into the story.
One feels that Estevez is too manipulative in his sardonic humour and tackling of too many issues – from the homeless to mental health to the city's opiate addiction to the environment and yes, politics. "Try not to kill any of my friends," says the female librarian to the cops at one point.
The film opens a few insightful possibilities. Do the homeless protect and look after other homeless? The film seems to think so. Estevez takes the notion one step further when they take down the library after a cold Arctic blast hits the city resulting in -10C.
To Estevez's credit, a few bits of his script are quite good. His film also propagates the main worthy cause of the homeless, despite looking too ambitious. The film has a twist in the story despite an Hollywood happy ending.
Estevez and Slater are both good but it is Baldwin who steals the show, showing he can play serious as well as comedy (Saturday Night Live's Donald Trump).
The film was shot in the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. The story was inspired and a little glamourized by the moving 2007 essay "Written Off" by Chip Ward, a now-retired assistant director of the Salt Lake City Public Library System.
This is a film that presents problems with no solutions leaving it somewhat disappointing. One might argue however, that these problems can never be solved, but Estevez should provide some ray of hope. THE PUBLIC is a not half bad mix comedy/drama relevant social issues that seems too obvious in pleasing the audience.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJXikN1kOqQ
Film Review: MARY MAGDALENE (UK/USA/Australia 2018) **
April 23, 2019 festreviews 2019 Movies, movie, Movie Review, Uncategorized	Chiwetel Ejiofor, film reviews, Garth Davis, gilbert seah, Joaquin Phoenix, MARY MAGDALENE, Rooney Mara
The story of Mary Magdalene.
Helen Edmundson, Philippa Goslett
Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Comes Easter usually come a slew of Christianity films. MARY MAGDALENE is one of them that does not have the Christian faith directly as a theme. Mary Magdalene is one of the women who encountered Jesus of Nazareth in the Bible.
Besides being set in Biblical times and a film that has Jesus as a subject, there are other reasons that might attract moviegoers to MARY MAGDALENE. The film features two stars Rooney Mara and Joachim Phoenix who normally play shit disturbers – Mara in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and Phoenix in INHERENT VICE and YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE, now playing a super good Mary and the Son of God, Jesus.
Though Mary is believed by may to be a reformed prostitute, no such mention of this fact is evident i any part of the film. When the film begins, Mary is seen delivering a bay saving the mothers life before being offered as a bride to a man she does not love. She declines to continue the typical mother and wife role set in her village of those times. Mary and her village are under the rule of King Herod, which the audience is informed is a puppet ruler of the Roans who has beheaded John the Baptist for preaching the Kingdom of God. The Mary Magdalene character is present in the 4 Gospels of the new Testament that account for the life of Jesus on Earth. The life of Jesus is in the background in the film with Mary as the protagonist.
The film's setting is Galilee. The cinematography is impressive and most of the scenes are spectacular to look at – with the lake in the background (according to the press notes) or sea (according to the Bible).
MARY MAGDALENE fails for a number of reasons for two main reason – the miscasting and the fact that thesis one boring film. Whenever Mara appears, despite her angelic face, one can always recall her bad ass roles. The same can be said for Phoenix only worse. It is totally laughable when Phoenix as Jesus starts preaching doing good deeds. Director Davis also sues the film to promote the feminine cause – the role of women in society. The film drags on with event after event that does not really connect the audience with the narrative. No one really cares if Mary fall in love or marries her soul mate either.
The film has an eclectic cast that includes Tahar Rah as Judas Iscariot, Tcheky Karyi as Elisha and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter, one of Jesus's disciples (I did not know Peter was black and that Judas was Arab). One can understand current films striving to be politically correct to further the causes of feminism and racism.
For MARY MAGDALENE – see it for what it is worth, which is not much. Better to spend your money on Easter eggs!
Trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5360996/videoplayer/vi3892165913?ref_=tt_ov_vi
Film Review: SIR (India/France 2018) ****
April 23, 2019 festreviews 2019 Movies, movie, Movie Review, Uncategorized	Ahmareen Anjum, film reviews, Geetanjali Kulkarni, gilbert seah, Rohena Gera, sir, Vivek Gomber
A prosperous young Indian man falls in love with his servant, a widow with the dream of becoming a tailor.
Rohena Gera
Ahmareen Anjum, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni
In the bustling city of Mumbai, India, Ratna (Tillotama Shome) works as domestic live-in maid for Ashwin (Vivek Gomber), a man from a wealthy family. When the film opens Ashwin, whom Ratna address as SIR throughout the film, has just returned home after his wedding had been cancelled. Ratner and the other help are all recalled back to work, all wondering what had happened to their boss. A glance at a TV show Ashwin is watching reveals some transgender program, implying that Aswin might be gay. But it turns out that he is straight but not ready for marriage. Although Ashwin seems to have it all, Ratna can sense that he has given up on his dreams and is somewhat lost… On the other hand, Ratna who seems to have nothing, is full of hope and works determinedly towards her dream. Ratner's dream is to become a fashion designer. Ashwin's is to be a writer. Ashwin has written half a novel when he was in America studying. As these two worlds collide and the two individuals connect, the barriers between them seem only more insurmountable.
SIR is a film about chasing once dreams with a dash of romanticism added. But the film, though a crowd pleaser unfolds in an unconventional way in an unconventional setting that is at times astounding as audiences are often unaware of the cultural differences of people in India. The film is shot simultaneously in Hindi and a bit of English.
The film's best moment occurs in the scene where SIR tells his maid, Ratna to go follow her dreams. It is a moment of transformation in the life of SIR or Ashwin where the defeated man suddenly sees hope in life to the point that he is now encouraging the one who had always been following her dreams.
The film also reveals the difference in class systems, especially for India where there is a different caste system. A maid can never marry her employer not only for difference in wealth or social standing but because it is totally forbidden. The secretly budding romance thus takes a completely different turn in this Indian story.
SIR is a film that ends in ways both predictable and unpredictable. At least it does not turn up the traditional happy Hollywood ending. It ends at a point where the two protagonists each enter a new stage in life where anything can happen. And this is the wonder of life – and with all its surprises.
SIR turns out to be a beautifully told feel-good Cinderella story set in Mumbai that is enhanced by its culturally rich atmosphere. An entertaining and surprise gem opening this week!
The film has won two major awards at Cannes including the prestigious Critics Week Grand Prize and numerous Audience Awards in film festivals around the world where it was shown including Amsterdam, Oslo, Portland, Minsk and Cabourg.
Film Review: LONG DAY'S JOUNEY INTO NIGHT (China 2018) ***
April 23, 2019 festreviews 2019 Movies, movie, Movie Review, Uncategorized	film reviews, Gan Bi, gilbert seah, Jue Huang, LONG DAY'S JOUNEY INTO NIGHT, Sylvia Chang, Wei Tang
A man went back to Guizhou, found the tracks of a mysterious woman. He recalls the summer he spent with her twenty years ago.
Wei Tang, Jue Huang, Sylvia Chang
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT is the title of the famous Eugene O'Neill play that takes place in a day of family squabbling – the day being just like any other day in the life of that family. There is nothing in common with director Ban Li's film and the Eugene O'Neill play, except for the title and that the days are long and hard for the film's protagonist.
The film has an hour long 3-D version, so be reminded to pick up the 3D glasses. The 3-D sequence, which made the film more well-known occurs when Luo, the central character enters a movie theatre and puts on his 3-D glasses. When this happens, Luo enters a different world where progress in life can be attained.
The movie plays an important part of the film. Life is mixed with truths and lies but movies, as Luo mentions (in voiceover) is all fiction.
Bi's film flits through dreams, reality and imagination, often with blurry images thought the past, present and dreams. It is occasionally hard to follow as the main character Luo shifts through through different times and reality. Bi's film has a loose storyline in which nothing much happens.
The story follows Luo, a n aimless drifter who moves around the Chinese city of Kaili (Director Gan Bi's first film was called KAILI BLUES). Different people cross paths with him. There is the dead friend who likely got murdered for his gambling debt, the dead friend's mother (a cameo appearance by Sylvia Chang), a dog, a boy (Hong-chi Lee) he plays ping pong with and a girl, Kaizhen who he chases.
The film's blurred and saturated images immediately reminds one of the films by Wong Kar-wei. though not as good, since Wong often had Christopher Doyle to do his cinematography.
For strict cineastes who enjoy moody atmospheric films in which nothing much happens, LONG DAY'S JOUNEY INTO NIGHT will satisfy.
The film has a special limited engagement at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and other cinemas around the city.
Trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8185182/videoplayer/vi1924316441?ref_=tt_pv_vi_aiv_1


Prosperity gospel. We've all heard the term. Usually associated with smily pastors in expensive tailored suits. Ooo, double-breasted … fancy. The claim is that since we're all children of God—and since God owns the cattle on a thousand hills—we get first dibs on all the top notch ribeye in life. Houses. Cars. Jets. Quadruple-ply toilet paper. But the truth is, believers were never promised the privileged cut. In all likelihood, it might be beef jerky from start to finish.
What if—instead of looking for all the ways to make the gospel attractive and acceptable—we focused on what true, spirit-to-spirit communion with God actually means. Not a charmed earthly standard of living for the split second we're here. But a transformative and deeply personal relationship with our creator. After all, what kind of gold-digging shmuck only stays friends with someone for their cattle… Moo.
If our measure of the gospel's effectiveness can be quantified in how much we get, how little we struggle, and how easy our lives are, we're setting our hearts, minds and souls on a prize that's far too narrow. In fact, the touchstone of the real gospel is dependence on Christ for everything we need. It's our job to know him.
If the blessings of God mean more to us than the person of God—you guessed it—we're living a deception called … The Segmented Gospel.


Let's be candid here; many people don't know what a professional event decorator does. We don't blame them, though! When you hear that magical job title, you're probably imagining someone standing on a ladder, hanging a banner up on the ceiling. While you will find yourself stepping in to help out here and there with table settings and floral arrangements, that's not what you're really hired to do. Simply put, your value lies in a far more difficult task: coordination!
Clear as mud? Don't worry, we've got you. Keep reading to find out what an event decorator really does!
As the event decorator, you're responsible for the overall atmosphere of the event. Event decor is more than simple decoration. How guests feel when they walk into the venue will affect their overall experience, and afterward, how fondly they remember it.
This is a highly creative field, but just having an expert eye for color or a sixth sense for finding vintage treasures isn't enough. Any event decorator worth their salt will be a master of planning and coordination. Over the course of many consultations, you'll work with your clients to develop and bring their vision to life. Each design element must make sense when brought together to achieve the overall theme and mood. Your clients' goals and interests must be considered alongside the physical logistics of each event component. You wouldn't push baseball theme decor for your clients' 50th-anniversary celebration, would you?
Diving headfirst into the business is possible, but not recommended. How would you know what to do or what's expected of you without any proper training?
Earning a professional event decor certification gives you a solid foundation of technical skills while allowing you to command a higher salary when you enter the field. Beyond learning the intricacies of each design element, you'll also learn professional skills to enable you to work closely with clients and other professionals. And if you take a certification course with business training, you'll even know how to start and run a successful business!
While you won't be physically bundling the baby's breath with the hydrangeas on the table, you will still need to know your stuff when it comes to each decor element. Just knowing that you should be using flowers isn't going to cut it! You'll need a working knowledge of each element so that you can communicate your clients' wants and needs in a professional setting.
Your event decorating classes will teach you how to speak confidently to your suppliers about what your clients want. No supplier, no matter how much experience they have, can deliver if they don't know what you need. Be explicit about the decor style you're trying to achieve and tell them exactly what would work best. Do you want a posy vase or a handkerchief vase? Would your event benefit from kinetic lighting or the soft focus of cheaper string lights? How extensive do you want your floral design to be? Even if your suppliers don't have what you need, they'll be able to pitch something else that's similar.
Remember that your suppliers aren't in contact with one another. You're the central touch point with all the logistical information. Each supplier has no idea what arrangements you've made with the others. They're relying on you to tell them how much of everything you need and where to put it! If you don't oversee each element carefully, you risk overloading a small space with too many decorative pieces.
As an event decorator, you have two primary pathways available to you should you decide to grow your business. Being immersed in the same wedding timelines as the event planners and suppliers allow you to gain insight into those careers, too. As you do more and more decorating, you'll see which aspect of the event planning process you enjoy enough to dip your feet into. Here are two sample paths.
It turns out you love draping tables and implementing the little details. As such, you may wish to dive into the nitty-gritty of the decorating realm. When you're not simply coordinating suppliers anymore, you'll want to hire more hands. Not to mention having to come up with a solution for how you'll stock your event decor inventory!
As an event decorator, you're managing many different suppliers for the big event. But when you dive into the world of event and wedding planning, you're expanding your duties to coordinate vendors, too. Sticking to your client's budget, coordinating with other parties, and working closely with your client to achieve their vision… does this all sound familiar?
Throughout your decorating career, you'll develop relationships with some vendors on certain elements of design. You may, for example, have a client ask you to apply a Disney theme for a child's birthday party, right down to coordinating with the cake vendor. If you couple your good vendor relationships with strong professional training, there's no telling how far you'll go in your career!
Did we miss any crucial information? Let us know in a comment!
Things don't always go as planned. Here's our list of 9 wedding disasters and how to avoid them!


Welcome to our sling library session. These sessions allow you to come and get some advice from our experienced consultants and peer supporters, and also to access our sling and carrier hire service.
On arrival, please come into the cafe and find our banner where you can sign in. Refreshments will be available from Backhaus and we will take your name and discuss what help you want. There is no entry charge, however if you bring your own sling for help and don't plan to hire there is a £3 charge, £1.50 for members of Coventry Slings. People are seen on a first come first served basis, however we may try to group people together who have similar needs. You will usually get around 10-15 minutes with a consultant or peer supporter, who can advise you on options if you feel you need a longer session.
Hires are £10 for two weeks or £15 for four, and they are half price for members. We also offer our Newborn Hire Scheme for babies under 8 weeks old. We accept cash and all major cards. If you are hiring we ask that you bring proof of address with you but we do not take deposits.
You can view our inventory before hand to get an idea of what is available to try and you are welcome to bring your own sling or carrier for help making it work for you.
All children are welcome however you may wish to bring an activity for older ones. The venue is fully accessible for pushcairs and wheelchairs.


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Q: Loop through Item Template and save changes to database Hoping someone can help.
We have a webpage we are pulling data from a database into bootstrap items and a drop down. The front end user is able to change the value in the dropdown.
However in the c# we are unsure how to take the changed drop down values, iterate through the item template and update the appropriate database table.
The code so far is:
                <asp:SqlDataSource ID="getBacklog" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:smsConnection %>"
                    SelectCommand="SELECT projbacklog.Id, projbacklog.projectId, projbacklog.projectname, projbacklog.priority, projbacklog.refnum, projbacklog.userstory
                FROM projbacklog
                INNER JOIN projects ON projbacklog.projectId = projects.Id
                WHERE projbacklog.projectId = 9 ORDER BY projbacklog.priority ASC"></asp:SqlDataSource>

                <asp:SqlDataSource ID="priorityDropdown" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:smsConnection %>"
                    SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM projbacklog WHERE projbacklog.projectId = 9"></asp:SqlDataSource>

                <asp:Label ID="projectNameLbl" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("projectname") %>'></asp:Label>

                <asp:ListView ID="backlog" runat="server" DataSourceID="getBacklog">

                    <ItemTemplate>

                                <asp:Label ID="userStoryTxt" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("userstory") %>'></asp:Label>
                                 <asp:Label ID="refNum" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("refnum") %>'></asp:Label>
                                <asp:DropDownList ID="storyPriorityDrp" runat="server" DataSourceID="priorityDropdown" SelectedValue='<%# Bind("priority") %>' DataTextField="priority" DataValueField="priority">
                                </asp:DropDownList>

                    </ItemTemplate>

On the click of the button we want to save the new value back to the database. Hope you can help :)

A: Addn the row id to into listview item
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              Value='<%#Eval("projectId")%>'
              runat="server"/>

Add an UpdateCommand
UpdateCommand="Update projbacklog SET priority=@priority WHERE projectId =@projectId"

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The "super-committee" that will decide $1.5 trillion in cuts and potentially sweeping changes to entitlements and the tax code has raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from special interests in their careers. Who owes who?
The Congressional "super-committee" finally has a roster: we now know the twelve men and women tasked with cutting as much as $1.5 trillion from the federal budget, and quite possibly restructuring entitlements and rewriting the federal tax code.
Unlike any other Congressional committee in recent memory, this "super-committee" will wield enormous legislative power. Their recommendations will be fast-tracked in Congress, meaning they cannot be amended and are guaranteed a simple-majority vote in the Senate. If the super-committee does not produce recommendations, or if Congress does not approve them, massive triggers will be activated: $1.5 trillion will be cut from the budget, drawing equally from defense and domestic spending.
Legislators on both sides of the aisle are already concerned about the cannons of cash now aimed directly at the super-committee members. Republican Senators David Vitter and Dean Heller have both introduced legislation to impose transparency requirements and additional financial disclosure from members of the super-committee; in the House, Democratic Representative Mike Quigley and Republican Representative Jim Renacci are circulating a letter calling for, among other things, weekly disclosures from super-committee members campaign contributions and meetings with lobbyists.
Super-committee members, who were selected to represent their party, not strictly their own interests, will no doubt act for a wide variety of strategic and political reasons. And as The Nation's Ari Berman has written, there are much larger problems with the scope of the committee regardless of who is on it, because it will choose between a variety of bad options, and cannot act on job creation. But it's still important to understand what industries are lobbying them—and which industries already have the inside track.
To that end, The Nation looked at campaign finance data from the Center for Responsive Politics for each member—Democratic Senators John Kerry, Patty Murray, Max Baucus and Democratic Representatives Xavier Becerra, James Clyburn and Chris Van Hollen; and Republican Senators Jon Kyl, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey and Republican Representatives Fred Upton, Dave Camp and Jeb Hensarling.
Two areas were examined: donations from Political Action Committees, and industry donations—money from industry PACs and individuals associated with that industry. The totals are since 1998, when the data becomes available, or over the member's career since then (in their current seat). When the dollars are tallied, it's clear that the committee's Republicans have filled their campaign coffers with Wall Street money–that's their largest contributor. Democrats have substantial backing from labor groups that could serve as a counterweight, but they take in quite a bit of Wall Street cash themselves.
Representatives Clyburn and Becerra, along with Senator Murray, have the largest labor donations, each topping $1 million. Senator Kerry has the lowest from that group, with $267,861. The high totals for labor are typical for Democratic politicians, but may be a good sign for progressives hopeful the Democrats will stand strong against entitlement cuts, which unions strongly oppose.
The health industry is next, followed by the finance, insurance, and real estate sector—these are non-health insurance companies, commercial banks, finance and credit companies, securities and investment firms, and other big corporations typically found on Wall Street. Senator Baucus is the heavy hitter in this category—as chair of the Senate Finance Committee, he's raked in $1.6 million from this sector. The only other member over $1 million is Representative Clyburn.
Note that for Democrats, both defense and agribusiness are fairly low on the list. Democrats might be more tempted to look toward farm subsidies and defense cuts when the red pens come out. Also, "ideological/single-issue" groups are fifth on the list, but a vast majority of that money was given to Senator Murray, and primarily by women's groups. This money probably won't have much bearing on the super-committee.
Health is the next category, representing largely the for-profit health industry—medical professionals, HMOs, and pharmaceutical companies. "Ideological/single issue" PACs place fifth, with just under $2 million in contributions. That money is spread very evenly across the six members, suggesting they each are beholden to active, wealthy conservative groups. Naturally, labor is last on this list, but note that defense is second-last. The defense industry doesn't have much money invested in this group, and none are prominent hawks.
The other category we examined was donations from industries. This includes both industry PACs and contributions from individual donors affiliated with a particular industry.
Interestingly, people who mark "retired" on their donations are by far the largest group donating to super-committee Republicans, who collected $29.7 million from their top fourteen industries since 1998. (Like the PAC money, this is much lower than the Democratic total. But it's important to note that Senators Toomey and Portman are new to the Senate, while the Democrats have all been in Congress since at least 2004, most since before 1998. The data represents the money each industry has invested in the super-commmittee).
The high amount of money from the retired is not totally surprising, given that Republicans are generally an older party, but the super-committee Republicans do indeed have a large number of donors who could be harmed by cuts to Medicare or Social Security.
Again, this data doesn't provide a unifying theory of how each member will act. There are certainly larger political calculations at play. But when they start getting deep into the federal budget, removing or reducing potentially hundreds of lines, or when they attack the vastly complex tax code, there's no doubt that special interests will come calling.


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SCCDC
Helps Your Business Grow
Save Castle Toward
SCCDC - Get Involved at our A.G.M
The South Cowal Community Development Company (SCCDC) was set up in 2010 during a previous effort to buy the estate from the council for the Community. This attempt failed for a myriad of reasons, but the Company's existence continued, and was rekindled in 2013 with renewed Directors to drive forward the ambition to bring the Castle into Community ownership.
The SCDCC is a company limited by guarantee and is owned and controlled by its members, it has a board of seven Directors who oversee the Company's affairs and is chaired by Alan Stewart.
The organisation has over 240 members at present state and would ultimately like to see all residents of the South Cowal area become a member. If you would like to become a member please get in touch.
The formation of the SCCDC is an initiative taken by local residents to save Castle Toward and prevent it from falling in disrepair or being sold to an independent whose intention may not represent the community's interests. This company is owned by the community for the community. It is now time for our annual general meeting at which some directors wish to retire from their roles, all other directors must stand down for re-election. If you would like to get involved please attend at the time and place listed below;
South Cowal Community Development Company
Invite you to their AGM
On Thursday 28th May 2015 at 7pm
In Toward Memorial Hall
Minutes of the last AGM
Chairperson's Report
Election of new Directors
Our constitution (available to download from our website) requires all Directors of SCCDC to stand down at each AGM, providing an opportunity for other members of South Cowal to serve on the Board. SCCDC can have a maximum of 8 Board members at any time, and a ballot will take place at the AGM if there are more nominations for Directors than there are places available. Voting will be conducted through a show of hands by members.
Please notify SCCDC of any intentions to stand as a Director by Thursday 14th May at 5pm. This can be done by emailing our current Secretary, Anders Gerrish, at andersgerrish@aol.com. We would ask any potential candidates to include a brief (300 words max) statement outlining why they would like to stand as Director and any skills or experience that they feel they could bring to the position. Remember, attitude is just as important as skills! These statements will be displayed to other members at the AGM before voting commences.
To meet our current board of Directors and the Chairman click the button below.


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Search - Savoy Brown :: Shake Down
Let Me Love You Baby
I Smell Trouble
Oh! Pretty Woman
The Doormouse Rides The Rails
It's My Own Fault
Limited edition Japanese only reissue of the 1967 album has been fully remastered with the origianal tracks and comes in a miniature LP sleeve. Decca. 2005.
All Artists: Savoy Brown
Title: Shake Down
Re-Release Date: 12/5/2005
Styles: Blues Rock, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
Remember When the Music
Label: Navarre Corporation/
Savoy Brown's First Real Album!! Shake It!!!
chris meesey Food Czar | The Colony, TX United States | 12/12/2003
"Most Savoy Brown aficionadoes are aware that Kim and Co released their first album in England only in 1967, that it was called Shake Down, and that most Americans have heard very little of this album, probably only the two cuts featured on the compilation Savoy Brown Chronicles. The true SB fan might have to search far and wide to find a copy, as with Jack the Toad, the later, pub-rocking Savoy Brown album now considered a classic. Well, friends, start searching again, because I have recently unearthed a copy of this excellent album, and believe me, it's worth searching for!! Kim assembled a multiracial band in 1965/66 and by 1967 had recorded Shake Down. It's a traditional blues album that is very reminiscent of Getting to the Point, SB's second album (first in America) that is much better known than this one. Shake Down consists mostly of blues covers, save one excellent instrumental, "Doormouse Rides the Rails", featuring the band's first-rate second guitarist, Martin Stone. His interplay with SB guru Kim Simmonds on such tracks as "It's All My Fault," "Shake 'Em on Down," and especially on the traditional blues opus "Black Night" are among the high points of the album. Singer Bryce Portius (one of the first blacks to front a British blues band) has a somewhat limited vocal style, but it works very well for this material. His highlights include the Howlin' Wolf classic "I Ain't Superstitious," and the Willie Dixon-penned tune, "Little Girl". Kim is already showing maturity beyond his teenage years in terms of track selection and musical direction; as a guitarist, he shows his chops very nicely on "Shake 'Em On Down," already clearly grasping the less-is-more concept that makes for great blues. His playing in these early years is still somewhat limited, otherwise we'd be looking at a timeless classic. Special thanks to Denis in St. Petersburg, Russia, for helping me to obtain this underappreciated gem. Now that Kim handles his own record distribution (through his new label, Panache Records), perhaps he would consider rereleasing Jack the Toad, Lion's Share, and of course this album in the United States to satisfy his legion of fans. Until then, please pursue this album diligently; it's a blues gem that will have you shaking it on down with the best of them!!!"
I'm a happy camper now - A MUST HAVE ALBUM
Charlie Rocker | Utah, USA | 07/22/2005
"HOLY SCHEISE!!! After all these years of looking for this album on CD I accidently stumbled onto it on [...]/Amazon.com.
I didn't need to read anyones review of this album to know I wanted it since I was once the proud owner of it on the vinyl LP album and wore out more than a few copies.
Contrary to what the one reviewer said about Savoy Brown's limited success, they were immensely popular in the Detroit/Windsor area, and anywhere within range of Canada's CKLW TV broadcasts of the Robin Seymour show, Swinging Time as he featured them on the show several times.
I think the most popular thing about them, before they hit it big on radio with the "Savoy Brown Boogie" from the A Step Further album was Chris Youldens gravely voice.
Other than that they gained a lot bigger radio audience after Lonesome Dave and Company left to become Foghat, and Savoy Brown released Hellbound Train and Street Corner Talking, among others. THIS IS A MUST HAVE ALBUM FOR DEDICATED SAVOY BROWN FANS."


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Razorcake Issue #15 from 2003 featuring Turbonegro, The Feederz, Knockout Pills, John E. Miner, Congressman Henry Waxman, Vanilla Ice
You know, the Turbonegro basics: dirty, dark, anthemic, homoerotic, sailor punk.
Razorcake Issue #14 from 2003 featuring The Orphans, The Stitches, Avail, Broken Bottles, The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, Elijah Wood
Sean gets Tim of Avail to talk about bonding through fistfights, pencils stuck up dickholes, and what happens in a fight if one side has guns and the other baseball bats.
Razorcake Issue #13 from 2003 featuring GC5, 400 Blows, The Sharp Ease, Gwar, Pilot Scott Tracy, The Velvet Hammer, Joe Strummer Tribute
The GC5's stories range from kitchen moshpits to whether Billy Zoom is an asshole, or just a born again Christian who's a bit crotchety. They attempt to find out if mustaches really do equate to hot action, talk about Poe, and refuse to play Wal-Mart.
Razorcake Issue #12 from 2003, Featuring The Arrivals, Dillinger Four, Spits, The Skulls, East LA Punk Family Tree, Rattlesnakes
Bummed about music in general? Do yourself a favor and seek these guys out.
Razorcake Issue #11 from 2002 featuring Dillinger Four, Rolling Blackouts, Blazing Haley, The Jewws, and The White Stripes
Yes, The White Stripes are interviewed in this issue. No, they're not listed on the cover. Read why.
Razorcake Issue #10 from 2002, Featuring Emma Goldman, Against Me!, Epoxies, Michael Moore, The Fuse, Von Steins, Indie Press Buyout
The article that comes out of this search and interview is an in-depth look at anarchy, the class system in the US, and the real life of one of America's most important revolutionaries.
Razorcake Issue #09 from 2002 featuring Strike Anywhere, Fleshies, Out Cold, The Briefs, The Damned, Ben Hamper, Dee Dee Ramone tribute
Jimmy Alvarado and Todd barely survive an Emo Death Match?
Razorcake Issue #08 from 2002 featuring The Beltones, DS-13, Jello Biafra,Squab, The Adicts, Nero Burns, Jucifer, The Starvations, Hollywood Hate
How the hell does Nardwuar know where Jello's parents honeymooned, down to the hotel?
Razorcake Issue #07 from 2002 featuring Toys That Kill, The Adolescents, Suburban Voice's Al Quint, Tight Bros From Way Back When, KXLU, Independent Book Publishing, Echo and the Bunnymen
The first issue in the second year of Razorcake history.
Razorcake Issue #06 from 2002 featuring Howard Zinn, Good Riddance, Smut Peddlers, Motorhead, Patsy, Shag, Rodney Bingenheimer, and Echo and the Bunnymen
Howard Zinn: "There are times when I'd like to be deported. Please, send me to Paris."
Razorcake Issue #05 from 2001 featuring Super Chinchilla Rescue Mission, Swingin' Utters The Pinkz, The Beautys, Deadbolt, Naked Ruby, Marilyn Manson
A while back Seth from SCRM mentioned being on the cover of this issue. He talked about getting in arguments with lowlife roommates and using the fact that he was on the cover of Razorcake #05 to re-enforce his side of the conflict. You can't blame the guy for trying.
Razorcake Issue #04 from 2001 featuring Ian MacKaye, Friends Forever, TSOL, Throw Rag, Radio Vago, Amy Fusselman, The X-Rated Bible
The first time that Ian MacKaye and Nardwuar talk on tape. It's a goodie.


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Students' Corner: books as recommended by students
23rd Jul 2018 Articles
We already know what books teachers keep reaching for, but what do students love to read? This week we are stepping aside and letting Portia Simon, a Year 10 student from Sydney, give us her book recommendations! We were delighted to have Portia spend some of her work experience week with the Reading Australia team, during which she generously shared some of her thoughts on the books on the Reading Australia list.
Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks
Fox is a thought-provoking picture book written by Margaret Wild and illustrated by Ron Brooks. It is engaging for readers of all ages and has an incredible amount of depth. The story tackles concepts of the 'Other' and, despite being told with animals, is incredibly human. Both the illustrations and the text work together to create a stunning tale which everyone should read.
Becoming Kirrali Lewis by Jane Harrison
Becoming Kirrali Lewis is a wonderful coming-of-age story about a young Aboriginal girl's journey of self-discovery. The book explores themes of family and identity and addresses topics such as racism and the Stolen Generations. The characters drive the novel and watching each of them grow and develop was rewarding. Becoming Kirrali Lewis is well suited to secondary school readers and has a lot of value.
The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
The Eleventh Hour is a ridiculously fun book full of hidden secrets and puzzles to solve. Set at a fancy birthday party, the story presents readers with a mystery to solve – who stole the birthday feast? The real joy of the book comes once the mystery has been introduced and readers will find themselves scouring the pages for the clues. The attention to detail on every page is absolutely astounding and there is always more to find even once the mystery has been solved. The Eleventh Hour is a book that can be read again and again without ever losing its magic.
Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
Tomorrow When the War Began is an expertly crafted Young Adult novel that moves at an intense pace. It will have you hooked from page one and you won't be able to put it down. John Marsden is a master of creating tension and drawing you into the world he has created. It's very easy to latch on to the main characters and put yourself in their shoes. The relationships between characters are very real and dynamic. Tomorrow When the War Began is an excellent story for kids in secondary school.
Evil Genius is an incredibly witty novel with great characters and an engaging premise. While not everyone is a super genius drawn into a life of crime by a malicious therapist, Cadel Piggott's coming-of-age journey is relatable for many young teenagers. The characters are quirky and great fun to read about, but still real enough for readers to feel a connection with. Cadel is very much a morally grey character and this makes him interesting to read about – he is not your typical hero. Late primary and early secondary school students will have a blast reading Evil Genius.
Portia Simon is a Year 10 Student at Willoughby Girls High School in Sydney, Australia. She is an avid reader of many genres, especially Young Adult Fiction, and loves to share her passion for reading with others. Portia also has a keen passion for writing and won the Mosman Youth in Literature Award in 2015.