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tamtam-go92 · 2 years

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Sim ages at the start of my Uberhood

I'm using a 2 days = 1 year age mod to play this new Uberhood I'm panning (and actually already started to play when I need pause from the Somersets) and with a really difficult algorithm I have calculated each Sim's age with the default aging system and translated it into their age with the mod, all with the help of SimPE (I have quite a lot of free time currently xD). So to keep track of everyone's start age, here's my masterpost, it's simply for my own convenience. I plan to make every name a link that leads you to the chronological tag (that didn't work, there seems to be a link-limit?).

87: Luis Aspir 84: Carlos Contender 63: Olive Specter, Patrizio Monty 59: Dora Ottomas 58: Mortimer Goth 57: Herb Oldie 56: Consort Capp 55: Coral Oldie, Betty Goldstein, PT9 Smith, Isabella Monty 54: Denise Jacquet, Herbert Goodie, Faith Goodie, Catherine Viejo 49: Daniel Pleasant 47: Mary-Sue Pleasant 44: Jason Cleveland 43: Marissa Cleveland, Edward Contrary 42: Benjamin Baldwin, Albany Capp 41: Vivian Cho, Stephen Tinker, Morty Roth 39: Isabel Baldwin, Wanda Tinker, Opal Contrary, Marcel Jocque, Sophia Jocque, Stella Roth 36: Gilbert Jacquet, Darren Dreamer, Buzz Grunt 35: Leod McGreggor 34: Checo Ramirez 33: Florence Delarosa, Antonio Monty 32: Lisa Ramirez, Pascal Curious 31: Timothy Riley, Loki Beaker, Lola Curious, Cornwall Capp 30: Elizabeth Aspir, Issac Bell, Hannah Bell, John Burb, Jason Greenman, Goneril Capp, Peter Ottomas 29: Armand DeBateau, Jessica Peterson, Victor Aspir, Brandi Broke, Rose Greenman, Samantha Ottomas 28: Circe Beaker, Vidcund Curious, Ajay Loner, Erin Beaker, Bianca Monty 27: Sanjay Ramaswami, Priya Ramaswami 26: Ramir Patel, Jennifer Burb, Gabe O'Mackey, Alexandra O'Mackey 25: Gabriel Green, Ana Patel, Cassandra Goth, Patricia Wan, Kristen Loste, Regan Capp 24: Chastity Gere, Matthew Picaso, Andrew Martin, Nervous Subject, Oberon Summerdream 23: Geoff Rutherford, Sharon Wirth, Jessica Picaso, Dina Caliente, Nina Caliente, Don Lothario, Lazlo Curious, Chloe Curious, Titania Summerdream, Kent Capp 22: Samantha Cordial, Kimberly Cordial, Connor Weir, Malcolm Landgraab IV, Chester Gieke, Jason Larson, Jodie Larson, John Mole, Natasha Una, Trent Traveller, Trisha Traveller, Julien Cooke, Nathan Gavigan, Mary Gavigan, Cyd Roseland, Robert Kim, Cynthia Kim, Tara Kat, Cleo Shikibu 20: Gunnar Roque, Jane Stacks 19: Roxie Sharpe, Jonah Powers, Guy Wrightley, Mickey Dosser, Monica Bratford, Ashley Pitts, Brittany Upsnott 18: Mitch Indie, Max Flexor, Delilah O'Feefe, Edwin Sharpe, Marla Biggs, Phineaus Furley, Ellen Frost, Chaz Whippler, Emily Lee, Tom Freshe, Matthew Hart, DJ Verse, Sarah Love, Jessie Pilferson, Jasmine Rai, Zoe Zimmerman, Frances J. Worthington III, Aldric Davis, Almeric Davis, William Williamson, Blossom Moonbeam, Klara Vonderstein, Martin Ruben, Allegra Gorey, Joshua Ruben, Kevin Beare, Castor Nova, Tiffany Sampson, Heather Huffington, Sam Thomas, Jared Starchild, Ty Bubbler, Jimmy Phoenix, Erik Swain 17: Johnny Smith, Ophelia Nigmos, 15: Tank Grunt, Tybalt Capp 14: Mercutio Monty 13: Ripp Grunt, Juliette Capp, Romeo Monty, David Ottomas 12: Justin Cleveland, Angela Pleasant, Lilith Pleasant, Sandra Roth, Jacob Martin, Puck Summerdream 11: Rick Contrary, Violet Jocque, Dustin Broke, Dirk Dreamer, Jules O'Mackey, Hermia Capp, Miranda Capp 10: Tara DeBateau, Melody Tinker, Gavin Newson, Ginger Newson 08: Alexander Goth, Buck Grunt, Hal Capp, Beatrice Monty, Benedick Monty 07: Sofia Baldwin, Daniel Bell, Jill Smith, Bottom Summerdream, Desdemonda Capp, Sharla Ottomas 06: Sally Riley, Tessa Ramirez, Tina Traveller, Isaiah Gavigan, Gabrielle Newson, Gallagher Newson, Justin Kim, Xander Roth 03: Beau Broke 02: Markus Baldwin, Etsu Cho 01: Pauline Aspir, Garrett Newson, Georgia Newson, Daisy Greenman, Ariel Capp, Tommy Ottomas

#masterpost #the sims 2 #new uberhood #sims 2 uberhood #when you realize that the university sims are the boomers of simvalley...#sims 2 masterpost #the sims 2 masterpost #the sims 2 uberhood

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rsauud · 3 days

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Tina Brown was founded guilty of beating 19-year-old Audreanna Zimmerman with a crowbar, stunning her with a stun weapon, and after that setting her on fire in Brown’s household home. Brown’s child Britnee Miller, then 16, informed the judge at her own trial that the strategy was to combat Zimmerman, however it intensified out of…

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tinatektumbles · 3 months

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Hi Tina! How do you justify making big clothing items such as your Zimmerman Aliane dress?

I have to absolutely love it with no hesitations. Basically I'd put it on and think YES I have to have this, regardless of the price or the fact that it's not a wardrobe staple. I also make sure to wear it asap after purchasing. If I have nowhere to go, I'll find somewhere to go so I can wear it! That way, it won't sit in my closet and be forgotten about. I find the sooner I wear something, the more likely I'll wear it again. That Zimmermann dress in particular, I've worn probably about 6 times, so I definitely got my moneys worth!

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midnight-star-world · 11 months

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58th Annual ACM Awards 2023

So today on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), we will be talking about everything about the 58th Annual ACM Awards that took place on Amazon Prime at 5/11/23. This was hosted by Dolly Parton, & Garth Brooks. There was a little bit from the Red carpet preshow as well. So let's see what happened on this award show.

Who played, & what they played. Dalton Dover - Giving up on that (Red carpet performance). Matt Stell - One of us (Red carpet performance). Tiger Lily Gold - Shoot tequila (Red carpet performance). Keith Urban - Texas time. Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina - She had me at heads Carolina (Remix). Kane Brown - Bury me in Georgia. Carly Pearce & Trisha Yearwood - Wrong side of Memphis -> XXX's & OOO's -> She's in love with the boy. Hardy - Truck bed. Bailey Zimmerman - Rock and a hard place. Cody Johnson tribute to Willie Nelson - Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys. Miranda Lambert - Carousel. Hailey Whitters - Everything she ain't. Luke Combs - Love you anyway. Ed Sheeran - Life goes on (Featuring Luke Combs). The War and Treaty - Blank page. Jason Aldean - Tough crowd. Ashley McBryde, Brandi Carlile, Pillbox Patti, Caylee Hammack, & John Osborne (From Brothers Osborne) - Bonfire at Tina's. Jelly Roll - Save me (With Lainey Wilson). Lainey Wilson - Grease. Jordan Davis - Next thing you know. Dolly Parton - World on fire.

That's a wrap for the performances on the night. Up next is the awards (who won and who should have won according to the MSR). New male artist of the year goes to Zach Bryan. This one should have gone to Bailey Zimmerman. He has been dominating the lists lately. New female artist of the year goes to Hailey Whitters. Out of the choices, this one should have gone to Megan Moroney. Artist Songwriter of the year goes to Hardy. Hardy writes so many songs for a lot of different artists. Song of the year goes to Cole Swindell - She had me at heads Carolina. It is a good choice and had a decent time in the top. Also Cody Johnson could have won. Duo of the year goes to Brothers Osborne. Not a bad choice but Dan + Shay actually get played on the radio. Group of the year goes to Old Dominion. Out of the choices, they were the best choice. ZBB (Zac Brown Band) is a good second. But why wasn't Parmalee nominated? Single of the year goes to Cole Swindell - She had me at heads Carolina. Good choice but maybe Kane with Katelyn Brown - Thank God. Music Event of the year goes to Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson - Wait in the truck. The only song that would be considered active for the year. Maybe Dustin Lynch featuring MacKenzie Porter - Thinkin' 'bout you could have won. Male artist of the year goes to Morgan Wallen. Morgan had a hell of a run for the last 2 years really. Female artist of the year goes to Lainey Wilson. The only one who deserves to win. Album of the year goes to Lainey Wilson - Bell bottom Country. This should have gone to Luke Combs - Growin' up. A lot of number ones from that project. Entertainer of the year goes to Chris Stapleton. This should have gone to either Kane, Luke, or Morgan before Chris. Chris hasn't really put any new music out this year.

And that's a wrap for the award winners. And on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), I would give this show a 3 out of 5 stars. I still don't like it being on Amazon Prime. And still some shocking winners. It is an okay show and maybe Luke Combs & Ed Sheeran's performance is the best of the night. Thanks for taking the time to read this review. See ya all next time.

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webnewsify1 · 1 year

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CMT Awards 2023: Complete Winners List!

At the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, the CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards were presented on Sunday. Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, who were both nominees this year and performed during the show, served as the event's hosts, chosen by the audience. At the conclusion of the evening, Kane and his wife Katelyn Brown made history by becoming the first husband-and-wife team to win the coveted video of the year award for their song "Thank God." This was also the first time that each of them had won in the category. Jelly Roll, a rapper and country music performer, received three awards on Sunday, including male breakthrough video of the year. Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, and Alanis Morissette all gave performances during the ceremony. Alanis Morissette also made her CMT debut with a performance that commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the "CMT Next Ladies of Country." The 2023 "CMT Equal Play Award" was presented to country music legend Shania Twain, and tribute performances by other musicians were given in honour of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Despite not receiving any awards on Sunday, Underwood is still the all-time CMT Awards champion with 25 wins. The complete list of nominations is provided below, with bolded names representing the winners.

CMT performance of the year

Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton - “Colors” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) Chris Stapleton - “Whenever You Come Around” (from “CMT Giants: Vince Gill”) Cody Johnson - “‘Til You Can’t” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) *WINNER Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson - “Never Say Never” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) Emmy Russell & Lukas Nelson - “Lay Me Down” (from “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn”) Darius Rucker - “Let Her Cry” (from “CMT Storytellers”) The Judds - “Love Can Build a Bridge” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde & Carly Pearce - “One Way Ticket” (from “CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends”) Keith Urban - “Wild Hearts” (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS) Wynonna Judd & Brandi Carlile - “The Rose” (from “Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration”)

CMT digital-first performance of the year

Charley Crockett - “Time of the Cottonwood Trees” (from “CMT Campfire Sessions”) Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” (from “CMT All Access”) *WINNER Chris Young - “Gettin’ You Home” (from “CMT Stages”) Ingrid Andress - “Wishful Drinking” (from “CMT Studio Sessions”) Megan Moroney - “Tennessee Orange” (from “CMT Viral to Verified”) Scotty McCreery - “Damn Strait” (from “CMT Campfire Sessions”)

Video of the year

Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark & Pillbox Patti - “Bonfire at Tina’s” Blake Shelton - “No Body” Carrie Underwood - “Hate My Heart” Cody Johnson - “Human” Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley - “Worth a Shot” Gabby Barrett - “Pick Me Up” HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson - “wait in the truck” Jimmie Allen - “Down Home” Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown - “Thank God” *WINNER Keith Urban - “Wild Hearts” Kelsea Ballerini - “HEARTFIRST” Little Big Town - “Rich Man” Luke Bryan - “Country On” Luke Combs - “The Kind of Love We Make” Morgan Wallen - “You Proof” Walker Hayes - “AA”

Male video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman - “Rock and a Hard Place” Cody Johnson - “Human” Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” *WINNER Cole Swindell - “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” Kane Brown - “Like I Love Country Music” Luke Combs - “The Kind of Love We Make” Morgan Wallen - “Wasted on You”

Female video of the year

Carly Pearce - “What He Didn’t Do” Carrie Underwood - “Ghost Story” Gabby Barrett - “Pick Me Up” Lainey Wilson - “Heart Like a Truck” *WINNER Kelsea Ballerini - “HEARTFIRST” Miranda Lambert - “Actin’ Up” Maren Morris - “Humble Quest”

Group/duo video of the year

Dan + Shay - “You (Performance Video)” Zac Brown Band - “Out in the Middle” *WINNER Lady A - “Summer State of Mind” Little Big Town - “Hell Yeah” Parmalee - “Take My Name” The War and Treaty - “That’s How Love Is Made”

Female breakthrough video of the year

Avery Anna - “Narcissist” Kylie Morgan - “If He Wanted to He Would” MacKenzie Porter - “Pickup” Megan Moroney - “Tennessee Orange” *WINNER Morgan Wade - “Wilder Days” Tiera Kennedy - “Found It in You”

Male breakthrough video of the year

Bailey Zimmerman - “Fall in Love” Corey Kent - “Wild as Her” Jelly Roll - “Son of a Sinner” *WINNER Drake Milligan - “Sounds Like Something I’d Do” Jackson Dean - “Don’t Come Lookin’” Nate Smith - “Whiskey on You” Read the full article

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kalinakarina · 2 years

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: NITELINE by Della Roufogali Formal Beaded Collar Sheath Dress ~ Knee Length.

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dwuerch-blog · 3 years

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The Rewards of Simple Obedience

I read about a canine trainer, Tina Zimmerman, who serves wounded veterans and first responders by way of giving them fully trained, obedient dogs to assist them. The dogs learn discipline and obedience and truly become “man’s best friend”. I saw a video of Tina expressing the beautiful relationship between a loving handler and a faithful dog and how it reminds her of God’s love and care for us…

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#blessings #blog #christian #discipline #dog training #favor #garden of gethsemane #great peace #inspiration #length of days #obedience #obedient dogs #peace and joy #rewards #simple obedience #tina zimmerman #treats #wounded veterans

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emmelfish · 5 years

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Happy Lesbian Visibility Day!

From my premades to yours, from me to you 🌈 There was so much wonderful CC used in this shoot I can’t even keep count, but huge thanks to @2fingerswhiskey and @whattheskell for Pride-themed pieces!

#Jodie Larson #alexandra teatherton #kristen loste #Zoe Zimmerman #Marla Biggs #Natasha Una #Lucy Burb #Tina Traveller #Goneril Capp #Cleo Shikibu #Florence Delarosa #Tara Kat #Lesbian Visibility Day #Maxis Premades #TS2 Premades #TS2

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thediaryofatheatrekid · 5 years

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My Strongest Suit: Silver and Gold

1. Tina Fey at the 72nd Tony Awards nominated for and presented Mean Girls 2. Bernadette Peters at the 64th Tony Awards presented Best Musical 3. Kristin Chenoweth at the 69th Tony Awards co-hosted with Alan Cumming, nominated for and performed with On the Twentieth Century 4. Emma Williams at the 2016 Olivier Awards nominated for Mrs Henderson Presents 5. Emmy Rossum at the 68th Tony Awards presented Les Miserables 6. Sara Bareilles at the 71st Tony Awards presented Best Featured Actress in a Musical 7. Leigh Zimmerman at the 2013 Olivier Awards won for A Chorus Line 8. Katherine Kinglsey at the 2012 Olivier Awards nominated for Singin' in the Rain 9. Kerry Washington at the 72nd Tony Awards presented Best Actor in a Play 10. Glenn Close at the 91st Academy Awards nominated for The Wife

Glenn Close is a theatre vet so even if it is the Oscars she is still getting a feature because look at that dress!

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In 1838, the Boston police department became the first modern policing institution in the United States. Prior to Boston, however, white Americans created unofficial “slave patrols,” which served as local law enforcement groups that operated differently from state to state. This meant that in Southern states, for example, the groups were used for controlling Black Americans who tried to escape enslavement; and in the North, the predecessors to the police focused on repressing any kind of rebellion or strike by laborers. American policing was created out of a need to control violently those who went against the status quo.

By 1857, additional departments were created in New York City, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Newark, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. By the twentieth century, the country saw major changes to policing, thanks to August Vollmer, the first police chief of the Berkeley, California, police department, established in 1909. As chief, Vollmer introduced new policing policies to his department, including lie detector tests, a police records system, police training schools, and mounted officers. He also helped to militarize U.S. police departments. Years after he served in the military, Vollmer credited his time fighting in the Spanish-American War with teaching him the “military tactics” needed because at the end of the day, Vollmer espoused, police officers were “conducting a war, a war against the enemies of society and we must never forget that.” His training schools, which were implemented nationally, were centered on “the coercive institutions and practices of the imperial state that create and sustain empire,” which refer to “colonial conquest, the violent suppression of anticolonial dissent, and counterinsurgency operations.” Police adopted many of these reforms across the country.

At the University of California, Vollmer was the head of their criminal justice program, where his “students took courses in which they learned about different ‘racial types’ and how ‘hereditary’ and ‘race degeneration’ led to criminality.” These sentiments were internalized by U.S. police departments across the country, many of which have also been infiltrated by white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. Between 2018 and 2019 alone, police officers shot and killed at least two thousand Americans. Black Americans are viewed by law enforcement as more suspicious than white Americans, a sentiment that emboldens nonlaw enforcement persons, like George Zimmerman, to treat Black citizens as dangerous and therefore disposable. Two-thirds of 8,000 police officers surveyed across the country view police shootings as “isolated incidents” that have nothing to do with larger social issues. Black and Brown communities are less likely to rate police officers highly. In 2020 alone, the list of Black women and men killed by police includes Tina Marie Davis, a fifty-three-year-old mother killed by police in Spring Valley, New York; Breonna Taylor, a twenty-six-year-old emergency medical technician shot and killed by police while she slept in her Louisville, Kentucky, home; Tony McDade, a thirty-eight-year-old Black transgender man shot and killed by police in Tallahassee, Florida; Mubarak Soulemane, nineteen, shot and killed by police in West Haven, Connecticut; Lebarron Ballard, twenty-eight, shot and killed by police in Abilene, Texas; Kanisha Necole Fuller, forty-three, shot and killed in Birmingham, Alabama; Modesto Reyes, thirty-five, shot and killed by police in Marrero, Louisiana; Malik Canty, thirty-five, shot and killed by officers in Paterson, New Jersey; and Dijon Kizzee, twenty-nine, shot and killed by police in Los Angeles, California.

Another form of police brutality is sexual assault. Chattel slavery created an economic system in which white men tortured and raped enslaved Black women and children, who were then subsequently forced to give birth to the resulting children. Policing was born out of the same anti-Black violence that allowed Americans to justify—and which continues to excuse—the violence of enslavement, from slavery to prison. Police departments across the United States are equipped with resources that allow them to physically assault and restrain citizens at any given moment. Along with guns, tasers, handcuffs, and rubber bullets, law enforcement also uses sexual violence as a tool.

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strange-as-it-may-seem · 5 years

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Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency & Gravity Falls similarities

I think we all can agree that besides obvious differences between the two shows, they share weird chaotic energy (especially DGHDA season 2), so I decided to list things those two have in common. SPOILERS AHEAD

chaos, chaos, chaos

time travel

weird cult using some Sci-Fi machinery (Man Of The Machine, Society Of The Blind Eye)

portals

COLOURFULLNESS

a small town with regional gothic vibes where weird things happen (Bergsberg, Gravity Falls)

magic/science fiction stuff

siblings! + angst/hurt/ making mistakes/one is trying to fix everything after they did something wrong but in the end, they love each other

family/ found family/friendship feels

main characters are the chaotic energy colourful goofball (Dirk and Mabel DO share similar vibes) and plainly dressing nervous nerd considered loser by some people (Todd, Dipper)

also Mabel sweaters - Dirk’s jackets anyone????

both Dirk and Dipper are technically detectives

keeping secrets from the rest of the family

different dimensions/universes - (backstage of reality, Wendimoor + all the GF dimensions)

aggressive villains with a Southern accent (Gideon Gleeful, Osmund Priest)

secret government agency getting involved

not very responsible, police comprised of softies that often do not-police work while on duty (I'm thinking GF police and Tina and Hobbes, cause Zimmerman and Estevez actually were effective; also Tina and Hobbes in the end actually were a good policeman, but Gravity Falls and Bergsberg department actually share similar vibes so...)

music festivals (Woodstick Festival, Sound Of Nothing) with love spells (Suzie Borton miscast spell, the Love God shenanigans in GF)

books with magic spells (the Wendimoor book & the Pines Journals)

animal sidekicks (Waddles and Rapunzel + the Kitten-Shark)

switching bodies (Machine in DGHDA and the Body Swapping Carpet in GF), also with animals (Lydia-Rapunzel; Soos-Waddles)

a lot of illegal stuff happening and a lot of hurting happening

incredibly cool but actually nervous warrior-female that's handy with weapons (Wendy, Farah) that the anxious nerd (and sometimes loser) has a crush on (Todd, Dipper)

unicorns exist but are kinda weird (they were unicorns in Wendimoor, just reminding ya)

scientist inventing weird machines (Patrick Spring, Fiddleford and Stanford)

weird oracle-magic-humanoids - Wakti Wapnasi has the Oracle vibes (Oracle is an entity from one of the GF dimensions mentioned in The Journal 3 that Stanford met during his travels)

weird houses/mansions where weird stuff happens (Northwest Manor, The Mystery Shack, Cardenas House, Patrick Spring mansion)

(this is a bit of a stretch but oh well) music Bands (Sev’ral times and Love Patrol Alpha in GF The Mexican Funeral in DGHDA)

shapeshifters (also kinda a stretch, cause Mona isn’t exactly a shapeshifter) - Mona Wilder & the Gravity Fall’s shapeshifter

weird guns (Stanford’s gun & the airgun in DGHDA)

the motive of “taking responsibility” and “taking action”

psychics that aren't psychics (Gideon, Dirk)

brass knuckles (Todd has one’s in s2 + obviously Stan’s brass knuckles)

angry (punk) people (Rowdy 3 + the Gravity Falls Girl Squad in The Last Mabelcorn episode, the bikers from Gravity Falls’ biker bar called Skull Fracture and of course, Stanford Pines)

girl power

weird symbols and tattoos

humanoid magic creatures (Wendimoor creatures + all of the supernatural creatures from Gravity Falls)

the rift in the fabric of reality in Gravity Falls has similar vibes to “the universe is broken” trope in DGHDA

retro/vintage vibes sometimes

retrospection

re-using popular tv-tropes in an unconventional way

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gold-from-straw · 5 years

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Hold Her Fast

My entry for the @dghdabigbang valentines mini bang is finally ready! And there’s incredible art by @bloodamber to go with it

It’s Farah/Amanda, high school AU, and it’s waaay too long to put the whole thing on Tumblr! So here’s the AO3 link and the first chapter! I hope you enjoy!

“She’s so scary,” said Tina, chewing on a gummy and not looking scared at all. Amanda glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. Tina looked thrilled, actually. “I heard she was in, like, the civil war. In Sudan, you know? She was a child soldier.”

Amanda cocked her head at Farah Black. She was sitting next to Bart Curlish, and that by itself took bravery. She’d seen Bart chase Ken in tenth grade the entire length of the drive, and she was sure she had a knife on her at all times. Even the teachers were afraid of her. It was the only explanation for why she was allowed her hair… like that. But as she watched, Bart leaned over to mutter something to Farah, and Farah looked up and just… just chuckled. Just like that.

She was fearless. She must have known she was more dangerous than Bart Curlish, that was the only explanation.

“I think she looks nice,” said Mona, and pulled a handful of coloured string out of her pocket. “What colours do you think she’d like in a friendship bracelet?”

“Black and red. Like blood and death,” said Tina, leaning across Amanda.

Mona hummed thoughtfully and snipped a few pieces of pink off with some scissors.

“You keep scissors in your pocket?” Amanda said, raising her eyebrow. Mona just smiled sweetly and tucked them away.

Right. Good to know.

She sat back on the bench, soaking up the sun dappling through the spring leaves, tilting her face up to feel the warmth on her face. Her bangs sat just over her eyelids, just at the very edges of her tolerance. She’d forgotten to ask Mom to book her into the salon over Spring Break, and wondered if she dare cut it herself.

She’d always secretly wanted to cut it short. Or, like… asymetrical or something. Just something different, but instead she was stuck with this good girl hair and it just felt so dull. Not like Farah with her hair trimmed short at the sides and going up so high… it was almost punk. She sighed and opened her eyes, blinking away the afterimages of light on her eyelids, and there… Farah Black was looking at her.

Amanda blinked again. She was still looking, a half smile curving up one side of her face, rounding out her cheek and crinkling under one eye - and then she looked away, and Amanda was still staring back, wondering if she’d imagined it all. Had that been a smile? Had she been looking at Amanda? She glanced behind her, but they were sat against a wall. Tina was rooting for a red gummy, Mona was doing something intricate with knots… neither of them had seen Farah looking.

Maybe she’d imagined it.

She wondered why she hoped not.

“What’ve you got next?” Tina asked, mouth full of gummy.

Amanda took a gummy from her just to speed up the process of gummy eating. “History with Zimmerman. You should know this. You’re in my class. We sit next to each other.”

She waved it away. “What about you, Mon’s?”

“Geography with Mr Estevez. And then Math.”

“Ahhhh, Math,” sighed Tina, looking into space dreamily. “We may never learn differentials, but our libidos will get a workout, so it’s a win, I think.”

Amanda wrinkled her nose up. “I really don’t get the attraction. Mr Friedkin is dumb as shit, how can you just look past that?”

“Have you seen him? That hair, that face… that ass.” Tina grinned. “Who cares if he doesn’t know what a fraction is?”

“Apparently not the board of governors,” Mona said without looking up.

“This school is such a fucking dive,” Amanda sighed. “How much are our parents paying to send us here again? The only thing they are consistent on is their damn chapel.”

“Priest should run chapel, not Assistent,” piped up Mona. “That would be funny, wouldn’t it? Mr Priest being an actual priest?”

Tina and Amanda both shuddered. “I can’t think of anything to do with Mr Priest being funny,” Amanda said.

Tina groaned. “We’ve got him for PE this afternoon, don’t we?”

“He’s such an ass.”

“He works hard at being an ass,” Tina nodded. “Like, he puts in effort. God, I’m glad I’m not a boy, can you imagine having to deal with him waking you up every morning in the boarding house?”

Amanda shuddered. “Todd says he’s a fucking nightmare… like, he terrorises his roommate.”

“Who’s Todd’s roommate?”

“Dirk Gently, you know him?”

Mona looked up with a frown. “He upsets Dirk? How could he do that? Dirk’s so sweet.”

Tina shook her head. “Mr Priest just wants to watch the world burn.”

#my writing #Hold Her Fast #dirk gently #DGHDA #amanda brotzman #farah black #faranda #high school au #valentines mini bang

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theatredirectors · 5 years

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Iris Sowlat

Hometown?

Wilmette, IL.

Where are you now?

Chicago, IL.

What's your current project?

Underworld Anthem for Prop Thtr’s RhinoFest. Underworld Anthem is a devised piece that tells the story of Orpheus in the Underworld using a cycle of poems by Chicago poet Alex Ranieri, with text from Ovid’s “Orpheus and Eurydice,” an Orphic Hymn (found and translated by dramaturg Emma Pauly), original music, dance, clown, and other media. The play explores what compels one to seek out the Underworld, to leave it, to relish it, to rule it, to create within it, to gives oneself to it, and to attempt to escape. This story investigates ideas of the original myth by examining plot shifts such as: What if Orpheus lost his poetry and music in addition to his beloved? What if Eurydice had a choice, and chose the Underworld willingly? How much other the “underworld” is actually below the Earth, above it, and in our own minds? What role does Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, who is bound to travel between the Underworld and Earth, play in the story?

Underworld Anthem runs at Prop Thtr’s RhinoFest through February 21.

Why and how did you get into theatre?

I started taking beginning acting classes at Piven Theatre in Evanston, and from there, I was completely hooked! Growing up, I was a strange combination of being an incredibly introverted young person with a huge imagination and a LOT of stories to tell. I was drawn to theatre specifically because it provided the framework for a world of sheer possibility. I could be anything I wanted, and tell any story I wanted.

In college, I discovered my passion for directing and honed my craft by directing four shows at my University’s student-run theatre spaces. I was specifically drawn to directing because a director has the chance to decide exactly what story they get to tell, or through what lens to tell an existing story. Learning directing in this kind of self-led space gave me the tools I needed for a career of DIY and storefront work in Chicago.

What is your directing dream project?

I have several dream projects, so I’ll share just a few here:

- Jane by Paula Kamen: In the 1960s, before Roe vs. Wade, a group of young women at the University of Chicago started an underground abortion service which bloomed into the “best kept secret in Chicago.” This fresh, relevant, suspenseful docu-drama tells their story.

- Life, and a Lover by Natalie Meisner: A magic realism historical drama about Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West, and the life and death of Woolf’s character Orlando.

- feminine octagon [or, aristotle can eat me] by Amy Gijsbers van Wijk: An immersive kaleidescope of femininity, gender, and sexuality…. with lots of glitter :)

- Kristina, the Girl King by Michel Marc Bouchard: So many things to explore about the choices women in certain positions make, and the lens through which they are seen, that are super relevant today.

- Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story by Stephen Dolginoff: An elegant, erie two-man musical about Chicago’s gay 1920s “thrill klllers.”

If anyone wants to hire me to direct one of these plays, I would love to chat with you :)

What kind of theatre excites you?

I am excited by theatre that uses highly theatrical or unexpected storytelling devices to get to the heart of often unspoken or silences truths in society. The work I make is usually a mix of social relevance and magic realism. I like to be surprised. I like playing with unexpected storytelling forms, such as the use of non-linear stories, heightened language, or multi-genre/interdisciplinary works. Most of all, I am excited by work that leads the audience to have a very specific “OH! Shit.” moment of surprise.

What do you want to change about theatre today?

The default (in programming, leadership, Boards, casting, production teams, and “target” audiences) is still overwhelmingly white, cisgender, male, and upper-middle-class. Unfortunately, this is systemic, and a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy. But, fortunately, so many theatres, especially in Chicago, are working towards bridging that gap (on and off stage) and creating more access and inclusion for artists, arts leaders, and audiences of all identities. Theatre is for everyone. Theatre - especially in the areas of executive and artistic leadership - needs to reflect the diversity and intersectionality of the communities it is being made in. Theatre is inherently a place of possibility, and if some institutions continue to limit who gets representation, to a very narrow default, everyone misses out.

What is your opinion on getting a directing MFA?

I plan to apply to MFA programs in the next year or two.

My reasons for applying are that I crave the balance of Space and Structure that an MFA program can provide.

“Space” means, a wide open artistic playground where I can make the art I want to make, with the freedom to make mistakes, or change something mid-process, without some of the constraints that directing outside of academia can impose.

And “Structure,” means the support of an institution and a faculty who are some of the highest caliber in the country posing challenging questions that allow me to re-frame how I think about my work and my choices, questions that I would not think to ask myself.

Who are your theatrical heroes?

Will Davis, Mary Zimmerman, Julie Taymor, Ariane Mnouchkine, Olivia Lilley, Sean Graney, Jo Cattell, Marti Lyons, Vanessa Stalling, Molly Brennan, Isaac Gomez, Caridad Svich, Charles Mee, Tina Landau, Anne Bogart, Rohina Malik.

Any advice for directors just starting out?

My advice would be to:

1. Move to the type of city where you see the kind of work you want to make

2. See as many plays as you can, on all scales of production and all genres. Just immerse yourself in it - that’s how you will be even better at articulating exactly what you like.

3. Go make stuff! Don’t wait for someone’s permission for you to create something. If there is a play you want to direct, just go do it, even if it’s on a very small scale. Give yourself permission to make a mess. Give yourself the freedom to make something glorious.

4. Know your worth.

5. I don’t know who first said this, but: If no one is giving you a seat at the table, instead of trying to squeeze in, just build your own table and invite people to it.

Plugs!

You can see updates on my work on my website, www.IrisSowlat.com If you would like to reach out to me, please use the comment box on my website or email me at [email protected]

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List of what sims are currently in what religions (some will change over time)

Cosmicology

Chester Gieke (A)

Melody Tinker (Teen)

DJ Verse (A)

Nerissa Lajoie (Y)

Trevor Thompson (Y)

Ramin Warner (Y)

Ty Bubbler (A)

Mortimer Goth (E)

Alexander Goth (Ch)

Bella Goth (A)

Cassandra Goth (A)

Lilith Pleasant (Teen)

Castor Nova (A)

Pascal Curious (A)

Vidcund Curious (A)

Lazlo Curious (A)

Tycho Curious (Tot)

Nova Curious (Tot)

Klara Vonderstein (A)

Ajay Loner (A)

Lola Curious (A)

Hugh Knowe (A)

Martin Ruben (A)

Tiffany Sampson (A)

Stella Terrano (A)

Trent Traveller (A)

River Land (Teen)

Delta Land (Teen)

Gavin Newson (Teen)

Skye Weiss (E)

Penny Weiss (A)

Justice Weiss (Tot)

Naturism

Sunflowers

Jason Larson (A)

Jodie Larson (A)

Blossom Moonbeam (A)

Kevin Beare (A)

Leod McGreggor (A)

Erin Beaker (A)

Daisies

Faith Goodie (E)

Herbert Goodie (E)

Hector Goodie (Tot)

Jared Starchild (A)

Erik Swain (A)

Jason Greenman (A)

Rose Greenman (A)

Daisy Greenman (A)

Gabe O’Mackey (A)

Alexandra O’Mackey (Teatherton) (A)

Trent Traveller (A)

Tina Traveller (Ch)

Trisha Traveller (A)

Hunter Bigfoot (A)

Church of Nezerity

Purple

Checo Ramirez (A)

Lisa Ramirez (A)

Tessa Ramirez (CH)

Crystal Parker (Y)

Brandi Broke (A)

Dustin Broke (Teen)

Beau Broke (Ch)

Eric Broke (Tot)

John Burb (A)

Jennifer Burb (A)

Lucy Burb (Ch)

Dina Caliente (A)

Mary Gavigan (A)

Nathan Gavigan (A)

Isaiah Gavigan (Ch)

William Williamson (A)

Sarah Love (A)

Matthew Hart (A)

Matthew Picaso (A)

Jessica Picaso (A)

Orange

Denise Jacquet (E)

Gilbert Jacquet (A)

Frances J. Worthington III (A)

Tank Grunt (A)

Daisy Wheels (A)

JoAnn Gutenberg (A)

Aldric Davis (A)

Almeric Davis (A)

Cassandra Goth (A)

Coral Oldie (E)

Daniel Pleasant (A)

Mary-Sue Pleasant (A)

Lilith Pleasant (Teen)

Damon Pleasant (Baby)

Desiree Pleasant (Baby)

Kristen Loste (A)

Priya Ramaswami (A)

Sanjay Ramaswami (A)

Johnny Smith (A)

Ophelia Nigmos (A)

Ripp Grunt (A)

Buck Grunt (Teen)

Pollination Tech #9 Smith (A)

Jenny Smith (A)

Jill Smith (Ch)

Jacob Smith (Baby)

Jessica Smith (Baby)

Jane Stacks (A)

Daytona Beech (E)

Hamilton Beech (A)

Sandy Beech (A)

Virginia Beech (Teen)

Rocky Beech (Teen)

Pebble Beech (Tot)

Beulah Land (E)

Homer Land (E)

Scot Land (Teen)

River Land (Teen)

Delta Land (Teen)

Justin Land (Tot)

Mary Mann (A)

Dora Ottomas (E)

Samantha Ottomas (A)

David Ottomas (Teen)

Red

Ashley Pitts (A)

General Buzz Grunt (A)

Andy Bellum (A)

Lana Mann (E)

Rich Mann (E)

Junior Mann (A)

Followers of Jumbok IV

Chester Gieke (A)

Dixie Land (A)

Zoe Zimmerman (A)

DJ Verse (A)

Sam Thomas (A)

Katelyn Oates (Y)

Jessie Pilferson (A)

Morty Roth (A)

Stella Roth (A)

Sandra Roth (Teen)

Xander Roth (Ch)

Andrew Martin (A)

Jacob Martin (Teen)

Cleo Shikibu (A)

Lazlo Curious (A)

Chloe Curious (A)

Trent Traveller (A)

Trisha Traveller (A)

Tina Traveller (Ch)

Aaron Baxter (A)

Ashley Baxter (A)

Valentine Hart (E)

Candy Hart (A)

Forrest Hart (Tot)

Heather Huffington (A)

Ida Juana Knowe (A)

Ginger Newson (Teen)

Peter Ottomas (A)

Followers of the Great Llama

Malcolm Landgraab IV (A)

Joshua Ruben (A)

Alicia Ternynck (Y)

Christian Despret (Y)

Nina Caliente (A)

Angela Pleasant (Teen)

Brittany Upsnott (A)

Patricia Wan (A)

Loki Beaker (A)

Circe Beaker (A)

Mark Beaker (Tot)

Vidcund Curious (A)

Nova Curious (Tot)

Simism

Jimmy Phoenix (A)

Cyd roseland (A)

Catherine Viejo (E)

Nervous Subject (A)

Stella Terrano (A)

Goldie Hart (Teen)

Helen Wheels (A)

None

Julien Cooke (A)

Dot Matrix (A)

Gunnar Roque (A)

Jasmine Rai (A)

Zoe Zimmerman (A)

Don Goth (Lothario) (A)

Jules O’Mackey (Teen)

Followers of the Great Freezer Bunny

Florence Delarosa (A)

Gilbert Jacquet (A)

Stephen Tinker (A)

Wanda Tinker (A)

Guy Wrightley (A)

Ramin Warner (Y)

Johnny Smith (A)

Ophelia Nigmos (A)

Ripp Grunt (A)

Buck Grunt (Teen)

Pollination Tech #9 Smith (A)

Jenny Smith (A)

Jill Smith (Ch)

Jacob Smith (Baby)

Jessica Smith (Baby)

Virginia Beech (Teen)

Rocky Beech (Teen)

Scot Land (Teen)

Justin Land (Tot)

Mary Mann (A)

Woody Weiss (Teen)

Followers of the Grilled Cheese Goddess

Jodie Larson (A)

Jimmy Phoenix (A)

Jason Greenman (A)

Leod McGreggor (A)

Martin Ruben (A)

Trisha Traveller (A)

Homer Land (E)

Scot Land (Teen)

Peter Ottomas (A)

Samantha Ottomas (A)

Followers of the Reaper

Tombstone

Hi Thyme (A)

Darren Dreamer (A)

Herb Oldie (E)

Ophelia Nigmos (A)

Alexandra O’Mackey (Teatherton) (A)

Allegra Gorey (A)

Sara Bellum (A)

Chloe Curious (A)

Aaron Baxter (A)

Rhett Hart (A)

Graveyard Dirt

Dirk Dreamer (A)

Betty Goldstein (E)

Cliff Notes (A)

Monica Bratford (A)

Olive Specter (E)

Unknown yet because Newson’s

Gabriella Newson (Ch)

Gallagher Newson (Ch)

Garrett Newson (Ch)

Georgia Newson (Ch)

Jumbok and/or Orange because Ottomas’s

Sharla Ottomas (Ch)

Tommy Ottomas (Tot)

Elizabeth Ottomas (Baby)

Emily Ottomas (Baby)

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It’s August already and the summer is almost over. Time really does fly by. June and July were tiny blips on the calendar. It feels like just last week that spring classes were ending and summer classes beginning.

School will be starting up again in a few short weeks. We’ll have a full cohort of students back on campus. The lines for coffee will be never ending and a free parking space will be nowhere to be found. Life will definitely get more exciting.

UCF Libraries faculty and staff suggested a stack of books to help you get back in the mindset for learning. They range from academic subjects to fun fiction to college success tips. Welcome to the 2018-19 academic year!

Click on the link below to see the full list, descriptions, and catalog links for the featured Back-so-School titles suggested by UCF Library employees. These 20 books plus many more are also on display on the 2nd (main) floor of the John C. Hitt Library next to the bank of two elevators.

A Separate Peace by John Knowles Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world. Suggested by Larry Cooperman, Research & Information Services, and Meg Scharf, Administration

College Success Guide: top 12 secrets to student success by Karine Blackett and Patricia Weiss College Success Guide is designed to walk college students through steps that are proven to make them successful in college and life. The authors have compiled statistics from both campus and online students, along with student feedback throughout the past three years of college instruction. From that data, they have found "12 keys" make students successful. College is very expensive; these 12 secrets will help college students be better prepared for college and protect their investment. Not only will it help achieve better grades, but it will also teach them valuable skills for life and their career. Suggested by Sandy Avila, Research & Information Services

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked . . . until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn’t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back. Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant—along with several other unlikely candidates—to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does.Along the way, she’ll shock the hell out of Clover City—and maybe herself most of all. Suggested by Megan Haught, Teaching & Engagement/Research & Information Services

Everything All at Once: how to unleash your inner nerd, tap into radical curiosity, and solve any problem by Bill Nye Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. In Everything All at Once, Bill Nye will help you find yours. With his call to arms, he wants you to examine every detail of the most difficult problems that look unsolvable—that is, until you find the solution. Bill shows you how to develop critical thinking skills and create change, using his “everything all at once” approach that leaves no stone unturned. Suggested by Cindy Dancel, Research & Information Services

Everything Belongs to Us by Yoojin Grace Wuertz This debut novel takes place at the elite Seoul National University in 1970s South Korea during the final years of a repressive regime. The novel follows the fates of two women--Jisun, the daughter of a powerful tycoon, who eschews her privilege to become an underground labor activist in Seoul; and Namin, her best friend from childhood, a brilliant, tireless girl who has grown up with nothing, and whose singular goal is to launch herself and her family out of poverty. Drawn to both of these women is Sunam, a seeming social-climber who is at heart a lost boy struggling to find his place in a cutthroat world. And at the edges of their friendship is Junho, whose ambitions have taken him to new heights in the university's most prestigious social club, called "the circle," and yet who guards a dangerous secret that is tied to his status. Wuertz explores the relationships that bind these students to each other, as well as the private anxieties and desires that drive them to succeed. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collections

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Being consummate fans of the Simon Snow series helped Cath and her twin sister, Wren, cope as little girls whose mother left them, but now, as they start college but not as roommates, Cath fears she is unready to live without Wren holding her hand--and without her passion for Snow. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collections, and Emma Gisclair, Curriculum Materials Center

Free Speech on Campus by Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman Hardly a week goes by without another controversy over free speech on college campuses. On one side, there are increased demands to censor hateful, disrespectful, and bullying expression and to ensure an inclusive and nondiscriminatory learning environment. On the other side are traditional free speech advocates who charge that recent demands for censorship coddle students and threaten free inquiry. In this clear and carefully reasoned book, a university chancellor and a law school dean—both constitutional scholars who teach a course in free speech to undergraduates—argue that campuses must provide supportive learning environments for an increasingly diverse student body but can never restrict the expression of ideas. This book provides the background necessary to understanding the importance of free speech on campus and offers clear prescriptions for what colleges can and can’t do when dealing with free speech controversies. Suggested by Richard Harrison, Research & Information Services

How to Survive Without Your Parents' Money: making it from college to the real world by Geoff Martz Offers sound advice to both students and graduates, including tips on resumes, cover letters, and interviews; using job placement centers; alternative job options; and more. Suggested by Sandy Avila, Research & Information Services

Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World by Adam Grant How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all? Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality in children; and how leaders can fight groupthink to build cultures that welcome dissent. Suggested by Tina Buck, Acquisitions & Collections

Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate In Seven Ways We Lie, a chance encounter tangles the lives of seven high school students, each resisting the allure of one of the seven deadly sins, and each telling their story from their seven distinct points of view. Riley Redgate’s twisty YA debut effortlessly weaves humor, heartbreak, and redemption into a drama that fans of Jenny Han and Stephanie Perkins will adore. Suggested by Megan Haught, Teaching & Engagement/Research & Information Services

Stephen Florida by Gabe Habash Foxcatcher meets The Art of Fielding, Stephen Florida follows a college wrestler in his senior season, when every practice, every match, is a step closer to greatness and a step further from sanity. Profane, manic, and tipping into the uncanny, it's a story of loneliness, obsession, and the drive to leave a mark. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collections

The Case for Contention: Teaching Controversial Subjects in American Schools by Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson From the fights about the teaching of evolution to the details of sex education, it may seem like American schools are hotbeds of controversy. But as Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson show in this insightful book, it is precisely because such topics are so inflammatory outside school walls that they are so commonly avoided within them. And this, they argue, is a tremendous disservice to our students. Armed with a detailed history of the development of American educational policy and norms and a clear philosophical analysis of the value of contention in public discourse, they show that one of the best things American schools should do is face controversial topics dead on, right in their classrooms. Suggested by Richard Harrison, Research & Information Services

The Gift of Fear: survival signals that protect us from violence by Gavin de Becker Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrates, is learning how to trust -- and act on -- our own intuitions. Suggested by Megan Haught, Teaching & Engagement/Research & Information Services

The Heart Aroused: poetry and the preservation of the soul in corporate America by David Whyte In The Heart Aroused, David Whyte brings his unique perspective as poet and consultant to the workplace, showing readers how fulfilling work can be when they face their fears and follow their dreams. Going beneath the surface concerns about products and profits, organization and order, Whyte addresses the needs of the heart and soul, and the fears and desires that many workers keep hidden. Suggested by Rebecca Hawk, Circulation

The Idiot by Elif Batuman A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself. The Idiot is a heroic yet self-effacing reckoning with the terror and joy of becoming a person in a world that is as intoxicating as it is disquieting. Batuman's fiction is unguarded against both life's affronts and its beauty--and has at its command the complete range of thinking and feeling which they entail. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collections

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave--"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"--wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you have...and you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living. Suggested by Renee Montgomery, Teaching & Engagement

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is Spark’s masterpiece, a novel that offers one of twentieth-century English literature’s most iconic and complex characters—a woman at once admirable and sinister, benevolent and conniving. Suggested by Meg Scharf, Administration

Verbal Judo: words for street survival by George J. Thompson This book will help police officers and other contact professionals develop verbal strategies that can transform potentially explosive encounters into positive resolutions. It addresses the most difficult problems of the street encounter where quick thinking and spontaneous verbal response often make the difference between life and death. The author explores all kinds of confrontation rhetoric and offers both a theoretical and practical account of how to handle street situations. The principles and techniques described can be used in practically every verbal encounter. Each chapter includes case studies that give readers practice in developing rhetorical strategies for handling street encounters and dealing with the public. Suggested by Rebecca Hawk, Circulation

We Demand: the university and student protests by Roderick A. Ferguson In We Demand, Roderick A. Ferguson demonstrates that less than fifty years since this pivotal shift in the academy, the university is moving away from “the people” in all their diversity. Today the university is refortifying its commitment to the defense of the status quo off campus and the regulation of students, faculty, and staff on campus. The progressive forms of knowledge that the student-led movements demanded and helped to produce are being attacked on every front. Not only is this a reactionary move against the social advances since the ’60s and ’70s—it is part of the larger threat of anti-intellectualism in the United States. Suggested by Richard Harrison, Research & Information Services

What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? The short answer is--it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the special way teachers comprehend the subject and value human learning. Whether historians or physicists, in El Paso or St. Paul, the best teachers know their subjects inside and out--but they also know how to engage and challenge students and to provoke impassioned responses. Most of all, they believe two things fervently: that teaching matters and that students can learn. Suggested by Renee Montgomery, Teaching & Engagement

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