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Georg Witkowski, född den 11 september 1863 i Berlin, död den 21 september 1939 i Amsterdam, var en tysk litteraturhistoriker.

Witkowski studerade för Karl Hildebrand, Friedrich Zarncke och Michael Bernays, blev 1889 docent i Leipzig och 1896 extra ordinarie professor i tyska litteraturen och språket där. Bland hans många arbeten märks Diederich von dem Werder (1887), Die Vorläufer der anakreontischen Dichtung in Deutschland (1889), Goethe (1899; 2:a upplagan 1912), Cornelia (1903), Das deutsche Drama des 19. Jahrhunderts (samma år;
4:e upplagan 1913), Ludwig Tiecks Leben und Werke (1903), Die Entwicklung der deutschen Literatur zeit 1830 (1911) och Der alte deuische Kriegsgesang (1915). Därjämte var han synnerligen verksam som utgivare av bland andra Gleim, Goethe, Opitz, Schiller och Tieck. Witkowski var utgivare av Meisterwerke der deutschen Bühne och medutgivare av Zeitschrift für Bücherfreunde.

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The other day the fellas at Poison Your Mind posted on shenanigans Romney supporters partook of to influence a form of social media:
Of course some genius for Romney did this:
"A new academic paper digging into presidential betting in the final weeks of the 2012 election finds that a single trader lost between $4 million and $7 million placing a flurry of Intrade bets on Mitt Romney — perhaps to make the Republican nominee's chance of victory appear brighter," the Wall Street Journal reports.
"The anonymous trader placed 1.2 million pro-Romney contracts, some of which were actually in the form of bets against a Barack Obama victory. The most plausible reason for the betting, the authors conclude, is that 'this trader could have been attempting to manipulate beliefs about the odds of victory in an attempt to boost fundraising, campaign morale, and turnout.'"
A fascinating story to be sure. On one hand, $1.2 million is just some sum of money spent to convince people to vote one way or another. It's hard to distinguish between that and spending money on TV ads. The other hand? It's chumpy. There's something about placing that bet that violates "man law".
But whatever. The mark of a desperate man only indicates a desperate man.
But is Romney alone in his "deception"?
Among influential U.S. political tweeters, President Barack Obama is the undisputed king of the fake followers. A MailOnline analysis ranks his sizable Twitter following as the most deceptive total among the 21 most influential accounts run by American politicians: More than 19.5 million of his 36.9 million Twitter followers are accounts that don't correspond to real people.
The four phoniest accounts in the sample, which included Democratic and Republican Party leaders in Washington, D.C., were those belonging to President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama and the White House communications shop.
Of the president's 36.9 million Twitter followers, an astonishing 53 per cent – or 19.5 million – are fake accounts, according to a search engine at the Internet research vendor StatusPeople.com. Just 20 per cent of Obama's Twitter buddies are real people who are active users.
Read the whole article, politicians of all kinds, from both sides of the aisle, are shown to have significant Twitter followers. Obama isn't alone. However, it just goes to show that when a metric matters, people will maximize that metric.
I hate people.
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After a 2-0 win in the cup against Leven last weekend Shildon U13s went into their league game with their heads held high this week against Thirsk Falcons FC.
However straight from the kick off Thirsk broke through our defence and scored immediately. Shildon restarted the game and started to pass the ball round well using their wings to their advantage and testing the oppositions keeper. Shildon were awarded a corner which James Rusby took and curled it into the top right to level proceedings. From then on Shildon were the most dominant team but when their defence was needed they did the job and cleared their lines. Two goals from Chloe Wymer and another two from James Rusby made it 5 -1 until we conceded just before half time making it 5-2.
Second half and Shildon were facing uphill which made it a little harder but they dug in and managed to get into a rhythm again using the wings. A great ball whipped in from the right for Ellie Geary to get her foot to it and tap it into the net. Minutes later Ellie added to her tally after a nice through ball saw her latch onto it and place it in to the back of the net. For the next 10 minutes a great battle from both teams midfielders saw the game settle down a bit. Shildon were giving a few corners away but their defence and keeper dealt with the pressure well. Five minutes from time James Rusby scored making it 8-2 at the final whistle.
James Rusby and Chloe Wymer were given joint players of the match but a great team performance from all.
Next up a difficult away tie in the league cup against a tough division 1 side Nunthorpe A.


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Comic Art Friday: Dude looks like a lady… and vice versa
Before we jump into today's Comic Art Friday, permit me to apologize for the paucity of posts in recent weeks. As regular readers here know, the Pirate Queen and I just wrapped up a big move across the Bay, so it's been rather busy around the new homestead. (Plus, the old homestead is going on the market shortly, so there's activity around that as well.) I will do my best to get back to our accustomed schedule as soon as possible.
In the meantime, there's this.
Today's featured artwork came out of the blue as a generous gift from fellow commission collector and longtime friend Damon Owens. Damon has previously commissioned a couple of nifty pieces for my Bombshells! gallery, but I was completely floored when this astonishing addition to my signature theme, Common Elements, arrived on The Kasbah's doorstep. Not only did Damon commission one of my favorite artists, Luke McDonnell, to draw the piece, but Damon's clever concept absolutely nails everything I've attempted to accomplish with Common Elements over the past decade. Words fail to express how humbled and honored I was to receive this.
I was also more than a trifle stumped.
The character on the right I identified immediately. Madam Fatal, who debuted in Crack Comics #1 back in May 1940, holds the distinction (so far as I know) of being comics' first transvestite superhero. In real life, Madam Fatal is millionaire actor Richard Stanton, who decides that the most effective way to move through the underworld unnoticed is to disguise himself as an elderly woman. (Because no one pays any attention to a little old lady, unless she's your grandma.) Armed with a cane that doubled as a fighting staff, Madam Fatal used his/her unassuming appearance to get close to villains, then whomp the stuffing out of them. This being the 1940s, the psychosexual undertone of a man who habitually dresses as a woman in public is left largely unexplored, though it is established that Stanton is a widower with a young daughter.
So that much I knew, when I first saw the Owens/McDonnell opus. What I didn't know was this: Who's the character on the left, and what is that individual's "common element" with Madam Fatal?
I'll let Damon explain in his own words what's going on here. Take it away, Mister O:
Madam Fatal you already know. The other character is the modern-day descendant to the Marvel/Timely Comics character Citizen V. Now its about to get tricky.
Back in the 1990s, Marvel launched a title called Thunderbolts. It was a team of superheroes who stepped in the void when Marvel shipped off the Avengers and some of their other characters to Rob Liefeld and Jim Lee during the infamous "Heroes Reborn" debacle. The leader of the Thunderbolts was Citizen V, who claimed to the grandson of the original. In reality, this Citizen V was Baron Helmut Zemo, and the Thunderbolts were actually members of the Masters of Evil. They were posing as heroes as part of some plan Zemo had at attempted world dominance.
Anyway, Zemo and company were eventually exposed, and he discarded the Citizen V identity since he no longer needed it. But unknown to him, the real grandchild of Citizen V decided to take on the identity and go after Zemo for desecrating the original's name and legacy — not to mention that fact that Zemo's dad — the original Baron Zemo — killed the original Citizen V by strangling him to death.
Thing is, though, this new Citizen V was actually the original's granddaughter, named Dallas Riordan. But she didn't want anyone to know she was a woman, so she padded her costume to make herself look like a man. She maintained that guise until she wound up in a fight with Captain America (who initially thought it was his old foe, son-of-Zemo). Cap then realized that not only was it not son-of-Zemo, it wasn't even a guy. After a truce, he then convinced her reveal her true gender. She took his advice, got rid of the padding, and continued to fight in a more feminized version of her costume.
Whew — so basically, what we have with CV3 and Madam Fatal are two characters who fought crime dressed as members of the opposite gender.
So there you have it. My first and last "Common Elements" idea. Head still hurts just thinking about it.
Thanks, Damon, for both the incredible gift and the detailed background. If I look up "mensch" in the Oxford English Dictionary, I'm certain that I'll find your picture there.
For the record, Damon becomes only the second person (other than your Uncle Swan) to devise a Common Elements scenario in the official canon. The concept that matched Space Ghost with the original Ghost Rider sprang from the imagination of Suzy Rosema, whose husband Scott I commissioned to draw it. Thus the great Mr. Owens finds himself in rarified company — as he already is, within the comic art commission collecting community. (Say that five times, fast.)
One last note: With this, his fourth entry into the Common Elements pantheon, Luke McDonnell leaps into a tie for second place among pencilers with the most appearances in the series. Other pencilers with four Common Elements commissions to their credit include Geof Isherwood, MC Wyman, and the late Ernie Chan. Ron Lim leads the field with five CEs on his resume.
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Nexen has been ordered to pay a fine of $750,000 over a pipeline spill.
The spill, which occurred at a facility south of Fort McMurray, was one of the largest ever in Alberta.
CBC News reported that the company pleaded guilty in provincial court to one count under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) of releasing a substance to the environment that caused, or may have caused, an adverse effect.
In July 2015, Nexen's Long Lake oilsands facility leaked five million litres of emulsion – a mix of crude bitumen and processed water – which affected an area of about 21,900 square metres. An agreed statement of facts noted that the pipeline had been leaking for more than four weeks before the problem was discovered by workers.
Nexen said that the spill went undetected for a month because a computer failed to detect the leak.
In a news release last week, the Alberta Energy Regulator said that the penalty includes a fine of $20,000, with the remaining amount to be directed to creative sentencing. The sentence includes paying $220,000 to fund a learning centre to research how best to limit the impact of pipeline spills on wetlands and another $220,000 to expand an existing environmental sciences degree program for Indigenous youth.
"This spill was one of the largest in Alberta's history," said Alberta Energy Regulator president and CEO Jim Ellis in the release.
"Over the last three years, we've kept a close eye on Nexen's operations to bring the company back into compliance," Ellis said, adding that the pipeline will remain suspended until Nexen can prove that it can operate it safely.
The oil and gas company was also hit with a $290,000 fine under the federal Fisheries Act; the amount will go toward an environmental damages fund for migratory bird habitat.


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What Rand Paul Should Have Done at Howard University
David Frum
Updated Apr. 21, 2017 10:43AM ET / Published Apr. 16, 2013 11:54AM ET
Early this morning, I exchanged some messages with Brian Darling of Senator Rand Paul's office about my book review of Strom Thurmond's America by Joseph Crespino.
The review jumped off from Senator Paul's question at Howard University, expressing wonder that the party of Lincoln had so utterly lost support in black America. I suggested that Paul's question was at best naive. Brian challenged me: OK, so what would I have said instead?
I promised an answer, but it's too long for Twitter.
The answer begins by defining strategic goals.
I'm just guessing here, but it looks to me that Senator Paul's goal in speaking at Howard was to reassure white Republican primary voters that he does not share the most alarming views of his father, Ron Paul. Rand Paul recognizes that he cannot win a major-party presidential nomination if he is perceived as tainted by racism. By speaking at Howard, Paul hoped to show allay some of the doubts he'll meet among big-dollar donors and more moderate-minded Republican primary voters.
Unfortunately for Senator Paul, Howard students made the same guess that I did. They sensed that they were being treated as props, not interlocutors, and they understandably resented it. Rand Paul's speech received nearly unanimous negative reviews from the students in the room and from African-American commentators generally.
I think Republicans should aim at a bigger goal: restoring political competition within black America.
Former congressman Artur Davis has some helpful advice about how this might be done, (h/t BookerRising.net)
First, there was Paul's fixation on historical alignments that predate his audience's grandparents. The men and women who heard Paul could have used a primer not on 19th century history or even pre-Voting Rights Act Dixiecrats, but on the GOP's contemporary pattern of electing blacks, Latinos, and East Asian Indians to governorships or Senate seats. It would have been worthwhile to tell the many southern born black kids at Howard that it is Republicans who put a black man in Strom Thurmond's old seat. ...
Paul devoted a lot of time to the dirty hands another generation of Democrats brought to the debate over race. But it would have been much more relevant for Paul to push his audience on why poverty and inadequately funded black school districts stayed so persistent during the decades of Democratic legislative rule in the South, a run that in the states many of Howard's students return home to every summer, just ended in the last six years. I wish Paul had given education reform a rationale instead of the catch phrase 'civil rights'. I wish he had spoken more bluntly about the black children whose schools are too often promoting them without preparing them, or the middle class black couples who can't buy their kids into the social capital and better prospects in the elite private schools across town, or even the award winning public school district in a neighborhood outside their price range. ...
On the subject of federal assistance, Paul rightly held his ground that more is not always better. But his mantra that 'I want a government that leaves you alone' had no chance of resonating with students who view government as a source of student loans and Pell Grants, and to whom being left alone might well mean being uninsured during a health crisis. Paul avoided making the case that a conservative agenda might actually outperform liberal goals in the area of poverty or education. And in a university setting that teaches the value of offering evidence for one's propositions, Paul mentioned no specific policies that would address the interests of people about to enter an uncertain job market while straining to pay down the debt of financing a degree.
It's no surprise that poor black people don't vote Republican. Poor white people don't vote Republican either. The haunting question for Republicans is why black entrepreneurs, black corporate managers, and black senior military officers don't vote Republican. Paul suggested that black America is the victim of a massive misperception.
Hint: it's never wise to tell people that you know their best interests better than they do themselves.
For this reason, Republican politicians seeking to reach black audiences would do well to forgo formal speeches. "I talk, you listen" is the wrong approach. The next Republican to visit Howard would do well to try a format where he or she can listen more and speak less. You learn more that way.
One thing that we might especially learn is how badly even the most reachable black voters react to the radicalized attacks on President Obama that have become such an ugly distinguishing feature of conservative media since 2009. WEB Dubois wrote a century ago that black Americans wished above all things for a sense of belonging to their own country:
The election of the first black president announced that the day of that possibility had definitively arrived. It's a delicate thing for Republicans to oppose what President Obama does while respecting who he is and honoring what he represents. By and large, the present generation has failed at that task, and the memory of that failure will embitter black American feelings about the Republican party for years to come.
Fortunately, politics is a never-ending adventure. One generation passes, another generation arrives on the scene. But if Republicans are to do better in the years ahead, they'll need better guides - guides from inside the community they hope to reach - and more willingness to harken to what those guides have to say. "You talk, we listen" is the first step to real change.


Bruce Barth came into the jazz scene in the mid-'80s and has assembled an impressive discography, both as a leader and sideman. These 2010 performances at Smalls with bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Rudy Royston find him in top form, focusing primarily on his infectious post-bop compositions, though he frequently surprises the listener with his shape-shifting melodies. The opener, "Oh Yes I Will," swings with vigor, while the brisk "Sunday" builds off its initial riff, with the pianist gradually building the intensity to a dramatic conclusion. The mysterious ballad "Yama" has an exotic air, accentuated by Royston's sensitive percussion in the background. "Afternoon in Lleida" is a subdued, bluesy affair, while his choppy, infectious "Wilsonian Alto" is a tribute to the brilliant Steve Wilson, a frequent musical partner. Barth's joyful "Looking Up" is a medium-tempo bossa nova that merits a lyric. The sole standard is a lush, intimate arrangement of "Good Morning Heartache," which conveys its sorrow without the need of a vocalist. Highly recommended.


I wrote this poem the same night the tragedy happened. I just saw a promo of the movie about 9-1-1. I still get queasy. It makes it hard for me to keep Christian thoughts of, 'forgive-thine-enemy,' and not wish that a tragedy of the Hiroshima, Nagasaki magnitude be inflicted on the perpetrators of this calamity.
The only connection that rivets me to that tragic event is that two of my coworkers died in the transmitting towers of CBS, and that there were others of the television industry that were lost also. God, forgive me for my thoughts.
It was a foot short of touching heaven.
It was majestic, yet shamelessly plain, that was it's proud beauty.
The windows could look out, but not in.
That was because the spirit was on the inside, like you and me.
The strength was built into it's bones of steel.
Its façade was mostly glass, to reflect the sun on the adoring crowds.
The blood on the inside was the people that ran throughout, in organized chaos.
and she showed her torch, that pointed to the them as a friend might do.
for one could not exist without the other.
Now there is just a tower of rubble, and the Lady in the harbor Has a tear in her eye.
But her torch burns resolutely.


After 12 people were fatally shot and many more injured inside a California bar on Wednesday night, Tamera Mowry-Housley is searching for her missing niece.
The Real co-host revealed her niece Alaina Housley is missing when she inquired about her whereabouts on social media. Alaina's college roommate Ashley posted a photo of her on Twitter, writing, "My suitemate is still missing, she is wearing denim shorts, a blue flannel and sneakers, pls let me know if you know anything."
Ashley also included #Borderline, a reference to the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks where the shooting took place. "Ashely this is her aunt Tamera Mowry Housley. Can you please DM me your information?" the Sister, Sister alum tweeted back early Thursday.
"Was she one of the girls who fled the scene?" the star asked. "Do you know what hospitals she could be at?"
"I've been in contact with Adam, unfortunately there's nothing new to report at the moment," Ashley answered, referencing Tamera's husband, Adam Housley.
"Ok. Thank you. Is she the only one unaccounted for?" Tamara continued. "Yes, all the other girls are safe," Ashley responded.
Adam also took to Twitter to urge anyone reading to pray. "Please pray if you believe....pray," he wrote. When someone asked "for what," the former Fox News correspondent replied, "My niece. A beautiful soul."
"As they ran away from the bar, someone screamed 'Hey! Get the [sic] down on the ground!' They told Housley they believe it was the gunman. But they kept running toward houses near Los Robles Greens golf course, where they got help from residents. #Borderline," Castillo concluded.
Around 9 a.m. on Thursday, the family had not yet located her. "We haven't found her yet," Tamera tweeted. "It's been 7 hrs since the shooting."
Adam also confirmed to inquiring followers that she had not been found. "Staying positive and praying and hoping and wishing there was more I could do," he wrote.


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Sh2-66 (également connue sous le nom de RCW 176) est une nébuleuse en émission visible dans la constellation de l'Aigle.

Elle est située dans la partie sud-ouest de la constellation, à environ  nord-nord-ouest de l'étoile α Scuti. Elle s'étend sur environ  en direction d'une région de la Voie lactée fortement obscurcie par les nuages de poussière constituant le Rift de l'Aigle. La période la plus propice à son observation dans le ciel du soir se situe entre juin et novembre. N'étant qu'à  de l'équateur céleste, on peut l'observer indistinctement depuis toutes les régions peuplées de la Terre.

Il s'agit d'une région H II probablement située sur le bras Écu-Croix, à une distance d'. L'étoile responsable de son ionisation serait une géante bleue de classe spectrale O9.5III, cataloguée LS IV -02 16. La région à laquelle appartient cette nébuleuse est probablement un site actif de formation d'étoiles, comme en témoignent la présence de la source de rayonnement infrarouge IRAS 18427-0210 et par la source radio aux coordonnées galactiques 30.460+00.412. Selon le catalogue Avedisova, le nuage moléculaire SYCSW 744 est également lié à cette région, identifiable à la longueur d'onde du CO.

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The Treasury received "too little in return" when it sold off student loans, the Public Accounts Committee concluded, in a report released yesterday.
In December 2017, the goverment sold student loans with a face value of £3.5bn for £1.7bn.
As this amounted to a return of 48p in the £1, the PAC noted, it suggested this attempt to reduce public sector net debt by the Treasury was "short-sighted".
"This sale has reduced public sector net debt by £1.7bn," the report said. "However other measures demonstrate the sale worsens public finances.
"The Treasury's focus on reducing its public sector net debt measure is a short-sighted approach which fails to convince us that the deal is the best one for public sector finances in the long term," the PAC said.
The attempt to reduce the public sector net debt was "over-simplistic", the committee said, and "sale options that may have achieved higher value for the taxpayer were disregarded".
The government's own analysis suggested that had it not sold the loans it would have recouped the £1.7bn in eight years and a further £1.6bn over the next 25 years, the report said.
Meg Hillier, chair of the PAC, said: "Government will need to learn quickly from the weaknesses of this sale if it is to secure the best deal for taxpayers in future.
The committee also raised concern around the transparency of the sale and suggested that in future the government should make it clearer who is investing in the loans and potentially profiting from public assets.
Just under 200 potential investors expressed an interest in the sale of the loans, of which 59 eventually invested. The bulk of the investors were pension funds and insurance companies, and others included banks, private wealth managers, alternative asset managers and hedge funds.
A Department for Education spokesperson said: "Student loans are designed so that borrowers only repay when they can afford to - this gives more people the chance to go to university and get on in life, but, as the Public Accounts Committee recognises in its report, this also means many students will never fully pay back their loans.
The National Audit Office also criticised the sale in July this year.
An education select committee report from earlier this month found that universities were not providing value for money.


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Thundercat's third full-length studio album "Drunk" is a 23-track epic journey into the often hilarious, sometimes dark mind of the Grammy-winning singer/bassist and finds a few of his friends joining him along the way including: Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Wiz Khalifa, Kamasi Washington and Brainfeeder mastermind Flying Lotus. "Drunk" is the follow up to his widely praised 2015 mini album "The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam", and features fan favourite tracks 'Bus In These Streets' and 'Them Changes'.
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A full day after the Buzzfeed report came out, the special counsel's office released a rare statement disputing the story. "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the Special Counsel's Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony are not accurate," said Mueller investigation spokesperson Peter Carr on Friday night. Buzzfeed then stood by their story, and called on Mueller to identify what its reporters got wrong.
The Buzzfeed report, if it is accurate, provides another high-profile contradiction between the public statements of the Trump camp and the evidence that Mueller is amassing. Throughout the campaign, Trump denied having business interests in Russia, all while he was reportedly working to put a tower in Moscow, a plan that could have brought his company $300 million, and put Vladimir Putin in the building's $50 million penthouse. Law-enforcement sources told BuzzFeed that, during the campaign, Trump had at least ten face-to-face meetings with Cohen about the deal.
This post has been updated to include the special counsel office's statement.


A delicious summer fizzy drink sans alcohol.
For simple syrup, in small saucepan, combine water and sugar; bring to boil and lower to simmer. Cook until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let syrup cool to room temperature. Can be made 1 day in advance and stored in refrigerator.
For fizz, in medium pitcher, combine orange and syrup; stir until blended. Divide orange mixture into 4 large glasses, allowing room for sorbet; add 1⁄ 4 cup sorbet into each glass. Serve immediately.


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"...impeccably well-timed direction" – DN
21 nov 2015 – 5 feb 2016, Main Stage.
Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes, no interval.
Ensemble Press images
Marko Ivanoviċ
David Radok
Ondřej Nekvasil
Set - and Costume Design
Zuzana Ježková
Torkel Blomkvist
Movement Instructor
Lina Räftegård
Takes Part
Emilia Marty
Annalena Persson
Albert Gregor
Tomas Lind
Vítek
Jonas Olofsson
Jaroslav Prus
Åke Zetterström
Wiktor Sundqvist
Kolenatý
Anders Lorentzson
an Engineer
Peter Loguin
A cleaning lady / A maid
Ann-Kristin Jones
Hauk-Šendorf
Ingemar Anderson
The Göteborg Opera Male Chorus
The Göteborg Opera Orchestra
Věc Makropulos
What is the meaning of life if it has no end? We want to live longer and longer, yet remain ever young. Janáček's opera is, in a double sense, a timeless drama, where the human quest for immortality is taken to the extreme.
Trailer for Věc Makropulos (The Makropulos Affair)
"...if you're looking for musical theatre at its best, then see this opera" — P4 Radio Sjuhärad
"...one of the most intense opera experiences of the year" — Dagens Nyheter
"The ensemble are perfectly suited to their roles" — Svenska Dagbladet
"Annalena Persson is magnificent" — Aftonbladet
Emilia Marty has lived for 337 years. Now the potion that prolonged her life is wearing off and she desperately needs a new dose – but the formula for the potion has vanished. Emilia commences a frantic hunt, during which she literally walks over dead bodies. The plot takes an unexpected twist when she finally holds the formula for immortality in her hand. Is it really worth living for 300 years more?
From the very first note, the rhythms and intense excitement of Janáček's musical idiom tease us with an almost physical presence. The poignant final scene is hard to match in terms of musical character and dramatic intensity.
With Janáček's penultimate opera, Věc Makropulos (performed for the first time in Sweden in its original language) all major operas by this Czech composer will have been performed in at The Göteborg Opera. Like many of his later works, this piece deals with our relationship to time, and what we are really doing with our lives.
Image gallery from Věc Makropulos
Photographer: Mats Bäcker
Annalena Persson (Emilia Marty)
This production is a collaboration with the National Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic, where the piece was first performed in 1926. David Radok, our in-house director, is responsible for the production.
We are proud to present this work as performed primarily by our own ensemble. In-house dramatic soprano Annalena Persson takes on the considerable challenge of portraying Emilia Marty, the woman whose power to attract men has never abated, although her life has become an increasingly bitter series of empty repetitions. Tomas Lind, Åke Zetterström and Anders Lorentzson also take on demanding roles.
Rehearsal photos and props from Věc Makropulos
Photographer: Tilo Stengel
Janáček and The Makropulos Affair
Article by Göran Gademan, The Göteborg Opera's dramaturgist
Little did they realise in Brno in 1904, as the millwheel in Jenůfa began spinning to the xylophone in the first few bars of the opera, that it would mark the beginning of one of the greatest opera adventures of the 20th century. The composer was Leoš Janáček (1854-1928), and although the performance enjoyed some success, initially it was mainly a local affair that was soon forgotten. It was not until writer Max Brod translated the opera into German and took it to Vienna in 1918 that Janáček made his real breakthrough. The composer, by now in his sixties, then became hugely prolific and over the following years produced such genuine masterpieces as Katja Kabanová, The Cunning Little Vixen, Věc Makropulos (The Makropulos Affair) and From the House of the Dead, always featuring his particular characteristics and singular musical style.
Janáček with his wife Zdenka, 1881
By this time the First World War had come to an end, the Habsburg Empire had collapsed and the Republic of Czechoslovakia had been established. Janáček came from the Moravian countryside, but he studied to be a composer in Prague and Vienna and counted Dvořák among his friends. He had been working as a music teacher in Brno for many years, and had a strong interest in collecting and publishing Moravian folk songs. He was also genuinely interested in the Czech language – he is said to have kept a notebook in his pocket at all times, in which he recorded the intonation and dialogues from conversations he overheard. And his musical drama is entirely based on the Czech language and its intonation. Janáček's harsh, slightly abrupt musical style and tonal modernism are a far cry from his forerunner Dvořák's romantic genre.
The important thing is what we do with our lives – with our dreams, hopes and desires. Even if we fail to achieve them, these dreams are proof that we are still alive, which is why it is important to never stop yearning.
Kamila Stösslova
Janáček was in an unhappy marriage, and in 1917 he met the young couple David and Kamila Stössl, whereupon he fell hopelessly in love with Kamila. His love was not reciprocated and Kamila was unwilling to leave her husband, but unrequited love is not necessarily unhappy love. Kamila Stösslová remained his muse and source of inspiration for the rest of his life, and they never lost contact. Her influence was most obvious in the opera Katja Kabanová, but she may also have been the inspiration for future works. In The Cunning Little Vixen (Príhody Lisky Bystrousky) from 1924, she is thought to be behind the enchanting, elusive character of the principal role and in the Forester's fascination for this vixen. But also in the absent Terynka, whom the Schoolmaster can never marry. Perhaps there's even a whisper of her in Emilia Marty, the main character in Věc Makropulos, first performed in Brno in 1926.
This work is also characterised by a fascination with time, what we do with our lives and our role in nature's cycle. A human life lasts significantly longer than that of a vixen. And it is even shorter for a mayfly, but despite this all three experience the same life curve. Emilia Marty has lived for more than 300 years as she has drunk from the elixir of life, but her life has become meaningless, bitter and empty – everything is just a repetition and nothing has any value anymore. The important thing is what we do with our lives – with our dreams, hopes and desires. Even if we fail to achieve them, these dreams are proof that we are still alive, which is why it is important to never stop yearning. "I didn't think life would be like this," says Jenůfa, and Katja Kabanová portrays people who in true Chekhovian style are unable to realise their dreams. In The Cunning Little Vixen we are also shown Janáček's strong relationship with nature and our role in nature as people and animals, in our interaction, or simply as reflections of one another. The death of the vixen when she falls victim to the poacher's bullets is conveyed without sentimentality. Life is lived in the here and now, then it is over. But life goes on for our descendants.
Before producing his penultimate opera, Janáček had seen Karel Čapek's science fiction-like comedy Věc Makropulos, first performed in Prague in 1922. Janáček immediately wanted to compose the libretto for the play, and it is easy to understand his fascination – the play touches on several of his earlier themes, but in an almost absurdly warped way. Emilia Marty was born Elina Makropulos in the 16th century, the daughter of a physician. Her father tests an elixir on her that he has concocted to give the emperor eternal life. Elina falls into a coma and her father is executed, but she survives and the elixir works. She has now lived for over 300 years, constantly changing her identity, but keeping the initials E.M. The recipe for the elixir has gone astray and she needs a new dose to stay alive. Bitter and cynical, she stops at nothing to get hold of the recipe. But when she finally has it in her hand, she decides not to renew the dose: "If you only knew how easy life is for you. Everything has meaning for you. You fools are blessed, for the simple reason that you are going to die." Emilia gives the recipe to the young Krista, who burns it while Emilia is destroyed before their very eyes.
Besides his native country, the UK and Sweden have also had a strong Janáček tradition and his works were popular in these countries from an early stage
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
As with the Forester's monologue in the final scene of The Cunning Little Vixen, the end of Věc Makropulos was Janáček's own addition and forms a grandiose, highly emotional final with existential overtones, breaking with Čapek's conversation comedy. The chorus of invisible voices behind the scenes combines with Emilia's lyrical vocal flow and the magnificent orchestral movement. The other scenes flow along in Čapek's rapid conversational style, with a somewhat more modern musical expression than previously. The principal role is a huge challenge for a dramatic soprano, both vocally and in terms of acting, but here too she is surrounded by a strong circle of characters: the cynical baritone Prus, who duets with her in exchange for the recipe; old Hauk-Šendorf, who recognises her from a previous existence in Spain (written for operetta tenor and featuring castanets in the orchestra), and Krista's innocent fiancé, who takes his own life, having been seduced and deserted by Emilia. And Krista, an ambitious and self-obsessed singing student, intended for a pert soubrette.
As always, Janáček's opera was first performed in Brno, 1926, before reaching Prague and the rest of Europe. His final opera From the House of the Dead was first performed posthumously in 1930. Besides his native country, the UK and Sweden have also had a strong Janáček tradition and his works were popular in these countries from an early stage. Other than that, his works are performed frequently in northern and eastern Europe, but have appealed less to the Latin countries. Interestingly enough, he has never really made it in the US, despite being so popular in the UK.
Costume designs by Zuzana Ježková
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MOVIE REVIEW: SPLIT (M. Night Shyamalan, 2016)
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My notes on Split:
1. I wasn't even surprised that M. Night Shyamalan (arguably the King of Twist Endings) decided to tackle dissociative identity disorder in his latest movie. Having a character with multiple personalities seemed like such a convenient way to mess with his audience's brains. Except that the lead character Kevin Wendell Crumb's (James McAvoy) condition was already revealed in the trailer so one was left to wonder what else he had up his sleeve.
Without completely spoiling the ending, let me just say that the reveal was nowhere close to what I expected, but it still felt like a huge letdown for such an interesting premise.
2. McAvoy looked like he was really having so much fun in the role of a man with 23 (and counting) different personalities. He was so good that he single-handedly played every character of John Cusack and company in the movie Identity.
My favorite persona was nine year old Hedwig ("Etcetera!") that required him to do his best impression of Sean Penn in I Am Sam. A rewatch of Atonement should definitely be in order.
3. I liked that the three girl victims initially didn't simply cower in fear and wait for a saviour ("That's victim shit! The only chance we have is if all three of us go crazy on this guy!").
What I didn't like was that when they were faced with the actual threat, they still reacted like any of the dumb blondes that were viciously mocked in the Scream film series. Seriously, who would hide inside a locker to escape a predator? Or grab a walkie talkie and just stay inside the same space with the man that you're running away from? Or helplessly cry in an isolated room and wait until the very last minute to find a way out? Anyare mga bes?
4. If it wasn't blatant enough that the lead victim Casey (Anna Taylor-Joy of Morgan) was a survivor in life, we had to see a back story involving her tragic childhood of sexual abuse. I was surprised they didn't purchase the rights to use Destiny's Child's Survivor as a theme song. Too expensive?
5. Worst cameo: Shyamalan himself as a security guard proclaiming that for Asian people, music aids digestion. I would like to suggest Yakult instead.
Best cameo: Bruce Willis as David Dunn, naturally. Unbreakable (the cracked glass on the poster should have been a giveaway!) has always been one of my favorite superhero films and although it was a stretch to link these two movies, it was still a refreshing nod to the pre-hack Shyamalan days (please note, I really liked his last film The Visit).
6. Speaking of, I was reminded of Unbreakable in the scene where Kevin placed flowers outside the subway that I secretly wished he wouldn't turn out to be an accomplice of Samuel L. Jackson's Elijah Price (aka Mr. Glass). At least half of it came true.
Also, was I the only one reminded of Red Dragon during The Horde's beastly transformation? Will this be the start of a Shyamalan superhero universe ala Marvel? Can we have someone with mental health issues be the hero next time (Casey!)?
7. "The broken are the more evolved." Wow, so there really was a silver lining in all of those failed relationships!
Posted in (2/5), Foreign - 2016Tagged Anna Taylor-Joy, Atonement, Bruce Willis, David Dunn, Destiny's Child, Elijah Price, I Am Sam, Identity, James McAvoy, John Cusack, M. Night Shyamalan, Marvel, Morgan, Mr. Glass, Red Dragon, Samuel L. Jackson, Scream, Sean Penn, Survivor, The Horde, The Visit, Unbreakable, Yakult
MOVIE REVIEW: ILAWOD (Dan Villegas, 2017)
My notes on Ilawod:
1. For me, Pinoy horror stories with their local settings, deeply-rooted mythologies, and fascinating folklore would always be much scarier than any Hollywood flick. Whereas Linda Blair and her spinning head made me cackle with glee, I almost peed my pants when Manilyn Reynes was stalked by a horde of aswangs led by Vangie Labalan. I could never picture Valak looking at me through a mirror, but I could easily imagine that dead nun killed during the Bataan Death March in the Magandang Gabi Bayan Halloween episode staring right at me from outside my bedroom window. This must be all coming from my childhood belief that Count Dracula and every other foreign monster would never even bother taking a 21-hour flight to the Philippines.
2. I really tried to like this movie especially since I was easily drawn to the very Pinoy story of the Ilawod, a water elemental living in streams known to dominate human bodies and suck the souls out of them (the name itself literally means downstream). Unfortunately, it wasn't able to differentiate itself from other horror movies with genre tropes that included an exorcism and possession.
There was a scene with a kid drawing black rings that could have been an early promo for the new Rings sequel. The real face of the Ilawod looked like a monster from Pan's Labyrinth. The elevator footage eeriely resembled that viral video with Elisa Lam (Google it!). Even the haunting scenes involving water (dripping from the ceiling, puddles on the floor) in the condominium seemed to have been borrowed heavily from Hideo Nakata's Dark Water.
3. In the opening scene, an old lady was possessed by the Ilawod and when she saw Ian Veneracion (playing a daddy daddy beat reporter), her long pointed tongue started flailing like crazy and my very first thought was, "Why wouldn't it?" Veneracion just didn't age since his Anak ng Demonyo days and I could easily see hordes of women and gay men doing the exact same thing when they see him in person, with or without spirit possession. (Where did you find the Fountain of Youth, Ian? Tell us please!!)
4. I might have missed it, but I couldn't understand why the Ilawod got really mad at Ian and wanted to exact revenge on him and his family aside from the fact that he didn't believe in the supernatural. I'd rather assume that she was just being bitter for getting rejected by a hottie.
5. I kinda felt bad for Therese Malvar since she's currently one of the best young actresses in Philippine cinema and she got stuck playing an elemental with heavy makeup and a brushed-up wet look hairdo while sporting Mother Lily's magic white kamison. I also couldn't believe that Ian's teenage son never once bothered to ask why she never changed outfits or why she was always making tambay by the poolside.
6. Speaking of teenagers, I was really shocked at how much Xyriel Manabat has grown. Her transformation made me feel even more old. But wait, why didn't she look like any of her parents (the mother was played by Iza Calzado)?
In one hilarious scene, she was attacked by the Ilawod so she ran to her parents' bedroom but the door remained locked. Her parents kept knocking and pulling on the knob but the door just wouldn't budge. In her state of panic, Iza then asked the most logical question: "Ano na bang nangyayari sa mga anak natin?" HUH?!!
At least after that incident, she regained her bearings and got the services of Father Pnoy to bless their unit.
7. With its blatant sexualization of kids, I was surprised that the movie still took the safer, more sanitized route. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't suggesting a love scene, but I would have preferred it if not everything (even just a simple kiss) were merely suggestive. Nothing wrong with a horror movie making people squirm in their seats and making them feel uncomfortable.
8. If the Undin made me stay away from the sea, this one made me reconsider making tampisaw in a batis.
Posted in (2/5), Pinoy - 2017Tagged Anak ng Demonyo, Bataan Death March, Dan Villegas, Dark Water, Elisa Lam, Fountain of Youth, Google, Halloween, Hideo Nakata, Hollywood, Ian Veneracion, Iza Calzado, Linda Blair, Magandang Gabi Bayan, Manilyn Reynes, Mother Lily, Pan's Labyrinth, Philippines, Pnoy, Rings, Therese Malvar, Undin, Valak, Vangie Labalan, Xyriel Manabat
MOVIE REVIEW: PATRIOTS DAY (Peter Berg, 2016)
SPOILER ALERT?
My notes on Patriots Day:
1. When Paul Greengrass' United 93 first came out, I remembered having this lengthy discussion with my friend Trena on whether it was appropriate to create a film based on actual tragedy. Since it came out five years after 9/11, I felt that enough time had passed for everyone involved to heal and a film like that could deliver an important message to a wider audience. Her stance (she's American btw) was that it was never too soon to make one, it just should never be made at all out of respect for the victims and their families.
I completely understood her point while watching this movie based on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. I may have lived thousands of miles away yet I was still greatly affected by everything that happened onscreen. I couldn't even imagine the actual survivors watching this and reliving the horror again.
On the other hand, the film's strong themes on love, hope, and resilience of the human spirit (the Boston Strong interviews during the end credits made me bawl my eyes out) supported my belief that it was a story worth retelling on the big screen.
In the end, I walked out of the theater still having mixed emotions about this.
2. I was also torn on the obvious distinctions between the heroes and villains in the movie, especially since this was based on a true event. It painted the terrorists (Middle Eastern Muslims) in such a bad light that I seethed in my seat and cheered along with everyone when these savages were subjected to severe brutality. But then how else to portray them if these were the actual facts?
One character perfectly summed up this sad reality: "The accusations are gonna come no matter what we do."
3. Even if everyone knew how the story would end, this was actually still a very effective thriller. My heart was pounding through my chest when one of the bombs was placed near a pram and I stifled a scream when they were finally detonated. I couldn't look at the carnage after (broken limbs everywhere!) and the thought that this happened in real life further crushed my already tired heart.
4. There were several scenes here that were viewed through various CCTV footage and my first thought was "Sorry Peter Berg, but Pamilya Ordinaryo did it first."
5. Don't we all hate blatant local product placements? Well, Dunkin Donuts had a mini-commercial of its own in this movie. Was it just a coincidence that their slogan's "America Runs on Dunkin"? Hmmm…
6. I was pleasantly surprised to see Silicon Valley's Jian Yang here and he definitely had the most crowd-pleasing moment with the line "Go catch those motherfuckers!".
7. In one sequence, the FBI recreated the actual crime scene in a huge warehouse using specific items from the victims. It then made things easier for them to determine the actual stores with exterior cameras that captured the events real-time, including possible leads. I was completely impressed with this process especially since our local policemen still use toy cars (kotse-kotsehan) to reenact vehicular accidents.
8. It was later revealed that the terrorists apparently watched a lot of porn during their free time. I guess now would be the best time for me to reevaluate my priorities.
Posted in (4/5), Foreign - 2016Tagged Boston Marathon Bombing, Boston Strong, Dunkin Donuts, FBI, Jian Yang, Middle East, Muslims, Pamilya Ordinaryo, Paul Greengrass, Peter Berg, Silicon Valley, United 93
MOVIE REVIEW: LA LA LAND (Damian Chazelle, 2016)
My notes on La La Land:
1. One character in this film probably summed up my entire viewing experience of this oftentimes joyous homage to classic Hollywood musicals: "How are you going to be a revolutionary if you're such a traditionalist?"
Damien Chazelle (who also directed Whiplash, one of the best of 2014) concocted such a nostalgic fantasy world that easily razzle dazzled the audience and made them forget that they were basically watching the same old romance tropes (why am I mentioning romance like it's a dirty word?). I think Billy Flynn in Chicago said it best with "How can they see with sequins (or in this case, thousands of stars?) in their eyes?".
2. The "Another Day of Sun" opening sequence was such a delight to watch that it was hard for me not to stomp my feet along with it. Wouldn't it be great if people suddenly burst into an all-out song and dance production number while stuck in EDSA rush hour traffic? Besides, your obnoxious soulmate might just be right there in the next Tas Trans bus.
3. I named my current car after Emma Stone so my love for her was unquestionable. It would also be out of love for me to say that she was great here as struggling actress Mia (the first audition scene when she was rudely interrupted for a sandwich was heartbreaking), except when she was required to sing. Her voice was just too weak (thin? airy?) and it hobbled what could have been a brilliant showstopper with "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)". (This song sounded like "The Rainbow Connection" while "A Lovely Night" reminded me so much of Frank Sinatra's "Cheek to Cheek".)
4. Ryan Gosling as Sebastian was just as charming and had the right amount of smarm, like he was the better person simply for being a jazz enthusiast. He actually looked like he was literally dying of embarrassment while playing A-ha's "Take On Me". His fingers were a bit stiff during the piano scenes, but he fared much better vocally. Also, could someone teach me how to whistle that "City of Stars" piece?
5. When J.K. Simmons stormed out of the kitchen to fire Gosling, I actually thought that he would throw a ladle at him and scream, "Not quite my tempo!!". (Seriously, if you hadn't seen Whiplash, watch it now!!)
6. Passion, hard work, and the sacrifices made to realize your dreams. Different priorities, different outlooks. Long-distance relationships ("My aunt used to live in Paris…") rarely worked. Why must life be so cruel?
7. The seasons as metaphors for their relationship status and even the bench break-up scene reminded me so much of (500) Days of Summer. On the other hand, the coffee shop scenes were very Bituing Walang Ningning. I loved the newly-transformed Dorina Pineda vibe she gave when she walked in five years later to get her latte. Uwian na, may nanalo na.
8. That alternate reality sequence would probably go down as the ultimate hopia moment of 2016.
9. Much had been said about the bittersweet ending complete with their longing looks (disappointment? regret? hope? acceptance? closure?) and it probably would have been more poignant if I didn't see it first in Olivia Lamasan's The Mistress.
Posted in (4/5), Foreign - 2016Tagged (500) Days of Summer, A-ha, Another Day of Sun, Audition, Billy Flynn, Bituing Walang Ningning, Cheek to Cheek, Chicago, City of Stars, Damian Chazelle, Dorina Pineda, EDSA, Emma Stone, Frank Sinatra, Hollywood, J.K. Simmons, Olivia Lamasan, Ryan Gosling, Take On Me, Tas Trans, The Fools Who Dream, The Mistress, The Rainbow Connection, Whiplash
ASSASSIN'S CREED (Justin Kurzel, 2016)
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My notes on Assassin's Creed:
1. My least favorite part of playing video games would be the cutscenes, the animated clips usually shown between chapters to fill in the story gaps or propel the plot forward. I didn't like them much because they defeated the purpose of playing: the full interactivity and complete control of the game. I could never relive the horror of helplessly watching Aeris getting stabbed by Sephiroth.
This movie was just as frustrating because all throughout I just wanted to grab a controller and make Michael Fassbender run as far away from this mess as possible. (Who was I kidding? I also wanted him to take off his garb and flash his Fassy.)
2. The movie started with an opening crawl that involved the Order of the Knights of the Templar, the urgent retrieval of the Apple of Eden, and an eagle that seemingly flew for thirty years and my head started to ache. Unfortunately, there was no X button that would allow me to skip to the good parts.
3. If there were an actual Animus, it could be an awesome ride in Disneyland. I mean it looked really fun when people started invading the mind of John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich and this felt like it would be the same experience. Only John Malkovich would be replaced by the 500 year-old memory of a dead person. Ooh, creepy with a touch of sinful! Count me in.
4. I liked the videogame feel especially during the Animus transition scenes. I just wished that the action scenes were more exciting because the swooping cameras alone certainly didn't do the trick (even the rooftop scene towards the end was so incoherent and felt endless).
5. I was completely baffled by how they were able to wrangle such a talented cast that included Fassy, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, and Charlotte Rampling. The sales of this game must have been really lucrative.
In one scene, Fassy even sang like a madman (I didn't just imagine that, right?) and he probably did that for a handsome paycheck.
6. "Violence is a disease like cancer." How timely! Seriously though, it was interesting to hear the link between heredity and crime that proved that the apple didn't fall far from the tree.
And speaking of apple, what was the need for that genetic code that contained free will that could completely eradicate violence? And why the hell did Fassy keep free falling from buildings?
Posted in (2/5), Foreign - 2016Tagged Aeris, Animus, Apple of Eden, Being John Malkovich, Charlotte Rampling, Disneyland, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Justin Kurzel, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Order of the Knights of the Templar, Sephiroth
MOVIE REVIEW: PASSENGERS (Morten Tyldum, 2016)
My notes on Passengers:
1. I could never be an astronaut. Just the thought of putting on a helmet (and the fear that my head would get stuck in it) had given me endless nightmares. I almost fainted when I saw that viral video where a teenage girl got her head caught in a pumpkin. Suffice to say, I wouldn't survive in a spaceship even if I were in suspended animation for 120 years (because I would eventually wake up and immediately die of claustrophobia).
2. I wasn't the biggest fan of recent space sci-fi movies (Elysium, Interstellar, not even the critically-lauded Gravity), but an interesting trailer that promised a few thrills and my fondness for Chris Pratt since Guardians of the Galaxy was enough to draw me in. Well, thank goodness for his cute butt because I really wasn't expecting this to be a comedy.
3. The Avalon's voice sounded very much like that soothing theme park voice you hear before boarding a ride in Disneyland. For our local version, I would like to suggest that we get the Ate voice from Uniqlo that courteously thanks all customers for "shahpeeng".
4. Pratt was still charming as ever here, but it ultimately became his downfall. Even during the dramatic moments, it was just hard to take him seriously. Like he was trying to keep a straight face while giving these directions: "We need to find something big, something broken, something wrong." He could very well have been talking about the screenplay. (Also, he looked cute in a scruffy beard.)
5. A lot of vicious reviews called this clunker "Titanic in Space" and I could understand why. As the biggest fan of that disaster flick (shamelessly, still my favorite film of all time), I remembered it so much in the following scenes:
• The langit-lupa situation of the doomed lovers, where he flew coach and could only get the normal cup of coffee while she belonged in the gold section that could choose between a macchiato and a French cream blend. (One of the reasons why I enjoy flying Cebu Pacific: no class distinction, everyone can only purchase the same "Snacks for sale!".)
• Remember when Rose felt lonely and abandoned and wanted to jump off the ship? Yup, somebody here also felt terribly alone and attempted to jump into oblivion (coincidentally, another bad space sci-fi movie).
• "Do you trust me?" and "You die, I die" scenes lifted directly from the sinking ship's screenplay (which was obviously not its strongest suit to begin with).
• One auto-dock left that could only save either of them. Dying of hypothermia next to a floating door in the ocean was more romantic.
• His one last habilin to "Wake up and you'll finish what you were supposed to do" sounded very much like "You're going to die an old woman and have lots of babies…" and then the camera slowly panned to the picture frames with Rose showing that she indeed lived a full life, rode horses, and toured the world and…wait, I needed to wipe away my tears.
6. I loved how Chris and Jennifer Lawrence (in a knockout white bathing suit) were able to maintain their to die for bodies through constant sex on every flat surface. But then again, they were in space and could have gone beyond the Kama Sutra, but didn't. Imagine the endless possibilities!
7. 19 years to send mail in outer space? Would that be sloth mail?
8. Michael Sheen as the android bartender reminded me of Rosie in The Jetsons. In one scene, I actually thought that Chris was also an android because he was brutally attacked by JLaw and yet didn't sustain any wounds or bruises. Why?
9. I probably laughed the loudest when JLaw screamed "Come back to me! I can't live on the ship without you!!". No wait, it was actually when she pulled the string to bring back a dead floating Chris in space. Now why didn't Sandra Bullock think of that?
Posted in (2/5), Foreign - 2016Tagged Avalon, Cebu Pacific, Chris Pratt, Disneyland, Elysium, Gravity, Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar, Jennifer Lawrence, Kama Sutra, Michael Sheen, Morten Tyldum, Oblivion, Sandra Bullock, The Jetsons, Titanic, Uniqlo
MOVIE REVIEW: SING (Garth Jennings, Christophe Lourdelet, 2016)
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My notes on Sing:
1. When the Illumination logo showed up and the Minions started singing, I suddenly wished that they were part of the movie. What kind of animals (critters?) were they, anyway? At least it made me excited for their next outing. Hopefully, it wouldn't be as bad as the last one.
2. I really liked the zippy opening montage introducing all the animals and their current dilemmas. Most of the characters here reminded me so much of Zootopia (like they existed in a parallel cinema universe). I wish their story arcs (young man going against his father's dream for him, housewife wanting to fulfill her passion, teenage girl experiencing her first heartbreak, etc.) were more developed though, because they represented majority of us and our insecurities.
3. Buster Moon's (Matthew McConaughey) love for theater at a young age reminded me of my early days watching Fernando Poe, Jr. (and the occasional Sharon Cuneta) films in Alabang Twin Cinema. My grandmother would always drag me to see Da King decimate an entire army of goons with just a .45 (without ever reloading bullets!).
Parents, it's never too late to expose your kids to the arts.
4. Any American Idol fan would be able to relate to the entire audition process and competition rules (at one point, Buster dictated the songs that he wanted the contestants to perform; hello Simon Fuller controversy!). The selection of songs used here ranged from the classics (Hallelujah, also one of the most-performed songs on AI) to the current pop songs (Crazy in Love, Bad Romance, Firework, Stay With Me).
My favorite auditionees were the Asereje spiders and the Japanese little foxes girl group. They made me cheer from my seat out of nostalgia.
5. The movie occasionally made fun of one character with a disability, an elderly iguana with a glass eye. I laughed out really loud when the said eye fell out of its socket and bounced on the keyboard, resulting to an error on the actual cash prize for the competition. Would I go straight to hell for that?
6. Although the story was only fairly decent, most of the voice performances were really strong. Aside from McConaughey singing Call Me Maybe, it was a delight to hear Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Seth McFarlane and Taron Egerton belting their hearts out.
My favorite though was Tori Kelly as Meena, a shy elephant with stage fright. When she had her shining moment performing Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, I was cheering along with the rest of the animal crowd.
7. The squid light show looked enchanting but weirdly enough also made me crave for Mesa's Baby Squid Adobo in its own ink.
8. As a person with stage fright myself (I forgot a huge chunk of my speech during a Talumpatian in grade school and cried onstage), I would always remember what Buster said to Meena, "Don't let fear stop you from doing the thing you love." Noted and noted.
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Posted in (3/5), Foreign - 2016Tagged Alabang Twin Cinema, American Idol, Asereje, Bad Romance, Christophe Lourdelet, Crazy in Love, Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Fernando Poe Jr., Firework, Garth Jennings, Hallelujah, Illumination, Matthew McConaughey, Mesa, Minions, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Seth McFarlane, Sharon Cuneta, Simon Fuller, Stay With Me, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Zootopia
MOVIE REVIEW: MANG KEPWENG RETURNS (G.B. Sampedro, 2017)
My notes on Mang Kepweng Returns:
1. My late grandmother was a big believer in quack medicine. Whenever I'd get sick as a kid, she would bring me to this seaside hut where an even older lady prayed over some wax paper (with Latin words written on them), licked them like stamps, and slapped them on my forehead to help exorcise the bad spirits causing my illness.
I never once believed in her sorcery (especially since my mom would ask me to take Aspilets after the session), but without her magical saliva, I would not have developed a stronger immune system.
2. I could barely remember the original Mang Kepweng movie, except that the late Chiquito (who was here in hologram form, but his mouth never moved while talking) played the title role with his trademark reverse bandana and Hitler mustache. I do remember its comics origins so I wasn't surprised when this one started very much like a Marvel movie. Until it actually turned into a wannabe Marvel movie.
3. Much like any of its superhero origin stories, Kiefer (Vhong Navarro) found out the secrets to his past (he's the bastard child of Mang Kepweng!), learned to harness his powers (polka dot bandana activate!), discovered how to be Doctor Strange (summoning those holograms and all!), and even staged a Civil War in the climactic battle sequence.
I even joked that I should stay until the end credits just in case there was a closing credits sequence. I wasn't disappointed. Eat your heart out, Stan Lee!!
4. For a supposed update to a cult classic, most of the jokes here felt so dated. It reminded me so much of the humor in Home Along Da Riles (only that was hilarious and nobody could ever match the comic timing of the late Dolphy).
There were so many gags that were just not funny. One involved bungled haircuts (one man wanted his head shaved, the long-haired one wanted his dyed blonde, you know how this would end), another one had cha-cha music played during a funeral march, a latent gay character was always used as a punchline, and the worst had to be the renaissance of the yakapsule and kisspirin joke. Now watch me whip, now watch me anyenyeh!
5. Aerial shots galore. Congratulations on your new drone!
6. Is Jollicious Hotdog an actual product? That entire Zumba sequence where a large woman (named Petite, of course) fainted and was brought back to her senses by the smell of a jumbo Jollicious hotdog reeked of shameless product placement.
7. Two major characters kept questioning if the bandana had magical powers even if they grew a unibrow and a mustache after wearing it. Demanding much, mga bes?
8. Vhong used to be really funny, very much like a local Jim Carrey. In this movie, he was reduced to overacting like crazy while constantly cowering in fear (why was he working in a funeral parlor anyway if he was always close to having a stroke every time something eerie happened?).
9. The only joke that really landed was delivered by Bangky. When asked what he was smoking, he answered "Beep". Vhong corrected him and said "Hindi po yan beep. Vape po yan" to which he replied "Beep ang plebor. Sa susunod chicken naman." Mabuhay ang bangkay!
10. I would forever remember this movie as the one where a character actually said the line, "Ate kinagat ako ng tiyan mo!". Horrors!!
Posted in (1/5), Pinoy - 2017Tagged Aspilet, Bangky, Chiquito, Civil War, Doctor Strange, Dolphy, G.B. Sampedro, Hitler, Home Along Da Riles, Jim Carrey, Jollicious, Latin, Mang Kepweng, Marvel, Stan Lee, Vhong Navarro, Zumba
MOVIE REVIEW: COLLATERAL BEAUTY (David Frankel, 2016)
My notes on Collateral Beauty:
1. The movie started with Will Smith (as Howard, an advertising executive) delivering a supposedly empowering and emotional speech to his team ("We all long for love, wish for more time, and fear death"), but said message closely resembled the coffee commercial asking us "Para kanino ka bumabangon?". I actually expected him to take a sip of Nescafe after every dramatic pause. How could advertising illuminate other people's lives if we're dealt the same treacly platitudes?
2. Trauma caused by the death of a loved one should be a gold mine for emotional manipulation (nothing wrong with it, if executed properly). Instead, the movie decided to be a dark comedy where Howard's co-workers slash friends hired professional actors to play abstract characters (Love, Time, and Death) that interacted with him and made him appear all sorts of crazy. Some friends, no?
3. I liked how the movie raised the discussion on bereavement hallucinations. Maybe this could help explain all the ghost stories of loved ones visiting us days after their death. Or why I would imagine a giant KFC chicken on our dining table Temptation Island-style whenever I would go on these unsuccessful New Year's resolution diets.
4. One character mentioned that "casting is very important" and it couldn't be more true in this one. Without Smith, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, and Helen Mirren, among others, this probably would have been a Christmas TV movie on Lifetime.
5. Speaking of Mirren, she performed a holiday miracle here by making the most out of a thankless role ("It turns out Death was an elderly white woman."). Her character kept complaining that she should have played all the parts and at some points, I actually wished she did.
6. As a huge Winslet fan, I had always been fascinated with her wobbly American accent and her waterloo was always the word "absurd". I swear, check out her other films.
7. I think my eyes rolled out of their sockets in the scene where Howard described the experience of seeing his newborn daughter with "I looked at her and I realized I wasn't feeling love, I have become love." Another reason why I would never be a father.
8. The digital manipulation done on Howard's breakdown videos must have cost these characters a fortune. Surely, there were better and more cost-efficient options.
9. Twist after (predictable) twist that didn't really matter. Everything felt inauthentic down to the buckets of tears that flowed in every other scene. Boo hoo indeed.
Posted in (2/5), Foreign - 2016Tagged Christmas, David Frankel, Death, Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, KFC, Lifetime, Love, Nescafe, Time, Will Smith


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After wrapping up my last performance/comedy "Set for Life", I travelled to England. One reason for this trip was to visit Banky's Dismaland bemusement park. The popularity of Dismaland, a five week-long installation, was and remains pretty widespread. The show's popularity created day-long line-ups, with crowds often left unable to visit regardless of their time spent in line. Motivated by the fact that a line this large is it's own part of the Dismaland experience, I used some of my lottery winnings from "Set for Life" to create crappy Dismaland T-shirts. These shirts didn't advertise Dismaland, the show had it's own merchandise, so much as they advertised having been a part of the Dismaland line-up. Much of the look of Dismaland is based on finding the comedy in crappy aesthetics, whether they are objects, concepts or political realities. I decided that the worse these shirts looked, the better they would sell. I made twelve shirts, intending to sell them throughout my wait in the Dismaland line. They sold in under an hour.
While the buyers have asked to not be named, these shirts have made their ways into the hands of U.K. gallery owners, Spanish art critics and Japanese art students, to name a few.
This was a fun hustle. I'm definitely doing more.


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Q: link c function in nasm got a nasm project and i'm calling a c function from it
I put the name of the function in "extern"
and when linking i put all the links together but i can an error of "undefined reference to"
here is my compile/link command
gcc -o Project4 Project4.o array1c.c readdouble.o writedouble.o readarray.o printarray.o addarray.o invertarray.o invertarray2.o invertarray3.o averagearray.o quicksort.c

A: I would first compile all of your .c files using the "gcc -c" command into object files, then link those resulting .o files (such as "array1c.o" and "quicksort.o") together with your other pre-existing object files and see if that still gives you an undefined reference.  That may be an unnecessary step, but I've never combined raw .c files and .o files in a single call to gcc.
You may also have to add an underscore to the beginning of any c-functions called ... I know this an be a platform dependent thing (i.e., Linux typically doesn't need underscores on c-functions whereas OSX and some other UNIX platforms do).
Lastly you could try, using ld, to just link all the object files together at once rather than linking some of the object files together into Project4.o, and then linking that to what you had assembled using nasm (at least that's what I'm assuming you're doing, i.e., you're making a Project4.o, and then calling functions from that in your assembly code).
Hope this helps,
Jason

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Several years ago, Catherine Hall, Nick Draper, and Keith McClelland launched a project at University College, London, on the "Legacies of British Slave Ownership." The project sought to document the impact of slave ownership on the formation of modern Britain. Phase one involved building a searchable, publicly accessible, database containing the identity of all slave-owners in the British Caribbean, Mauritius, and the Cape at the time of slave abolition in 1833. The recently published book, Legacies of British Slave-Ownership: Colonial Slavery and the Formation of Victorian Britain (2014), is a collaborative work based on this phase. In phase two the researchers are now inquiring into the structure and significance of slave ownership in the British Caribbean between 1763 and 1833.
This is a timely and enormously instructive research project, with wide implications for rethinking the present of past slaving and slave societies. It is timely inasmuch as it converges with the re-emergence of serious scholarly and public discussion (in the Caribbean, Brazil, and the United States) about the long aftermaths of New World slavery in terms of the question of the repair of that historical injustice. It is instructive partly because it demonstrates the possibility of detailing the scale of value placed on slaves at the time of abolition, but also because, in excavating the pathways of capitalist financial interests in slavery (both state and private) it points to possible ways of articulating a contemporary counter-veiling reparatory claim—a material claim about justice for the descendants of the enslaved.