#underworld park thomas

[underworld-park-offical]

Masterlist!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Part 13

Part 14

Part 15

Part 16

Part 17

Part 18

You Dun Scrwedd Urp

Part 19

Part 20

Part 21

Part 22

Part 23

Craig's Annoucement (Interlude)

Part 24

Part 25

Part 26

Those BRIGG !

Part 27

Part 28

Part 29

Part 30

Part 31

Part 32

Part 33

Part 34

Part 35

Pip's Indication of a Denny's Extravaganza

Part 36

Part 37

Part 38

Part 39

Part 40

Part 41

Part 42

Gregory_Cutie_Pie_3rd's Intro Post

Part 43

#craig tucker #craigfluencer #hellpark #south park #southpark #sp #south park edits #underworld park #underworld park tweek #underworld park pip #underworld park clyde #underworld park tolkien #underworld park gregory #underworld park thomas #underworld park gary #underworld park masterlist #mod noah post #mod noah

[lifewithaview]

Pennyworth (2019) Pilot

Alfred Pennyworth, a young man just out of the British Special Air Service and at loose ends, endeavors to start a security company. At the same time, Thomas Wayne offers him his first real job.

#Pennyworth #2019 #Pilot #S1E1 #Alfred Pennyworth #Thomas Wayne #Jack Bannon #Emma Corrin #DC comics #1960s #park #special forces #London underworld #period drama #crime #action #first episode #just watched #tv series

[disneytva]

Walt Disney Pictures Unveils Trailer and Key Art Of Night At The Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again.

Same Shift, Different Night

The 10-day countdown to the debut of the Original Movie Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is on, and to celebrate, Disney+ released the trailer and poster for the all-new animated adventure. Based on the popular film franchise, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again debuts exclusively on Disney+ on December 9, 2022.

Every night at the American Museum of Natural History when the sun goes down. Nick Daley’s summer gig as night watchman at the museum is a challenging job for a high school student, but he is following in his father’s footsteps and is determined not to let him down. Luckily, he is familiar with the museum’s ancient tablet that brings everything to life when the sun goes down and is happy to see his old friends, including Jedediah, Octavius, and Sacagawea, when he arrives. But when the maniacal ruler Kahmunrah escapes with plans to unlock the Egyptian underworld and free its Army of the Dead, it is up to Nick to stop the demented overlord and save the museum once and for all.

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again features the voices of Joshua Bassett (High School Musical The Musical: The Series),Jamie Demetriou ( Warner Bros Barbie,Dead End: Paranormal Park),Alice Isaaz (Savage state), Gillian Jacobs (Invincible),Joseph Kamal (Call Of Duty:Blac Ops III), Thomas Lennon (20th Century Studios Night At The Museum Trilogy), Zachary Levi (Tangled Franchise), Akmal Saleh (Tracey McBean), Kieran Sequoia (Netflix’s Daybreak),Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise), Bowen Yang (Fire Island), and Steve Zahn (20th Century Family’s & 20th Century 2000 Pictures Diary of a Wimpy Kid Trilogy)

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is directed by Matt Danner (Legend Of The Three Caballeros) the writers are Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin (Nickelodeon’s The Fairly Odd Parents); the producer is Shawn Levy (20th Century Studios Night At The Museum Trilogy); the executive producers are Emily Morris, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Michael Barnathan; and the music is by John Paesano (20th Century Animation’s Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Franchise).

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again is produced by 20th Century Animation & Atomic Cartoons in association with 21 Laps Entertaiment and Alibaba Pictures with Walt Disney Pictures being the distributor.

#Night at the Museum #Night At The Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. #Night At The Museum Kahmunrah Rises Again. #Matt Danner #Ray DeLaurentis #Will Schifrin #Shawn Levy #20th Century Animation #Walt Disney Pictures #Disney+ #Disney Plus #Disney+ Originals #Disney Plus Originals #Disney+ Original Movies #Disney Plus Original Movies #Disney+ Original Animated Movies #Disney Plus Original Animated Movies

[thewardenofwinter]

Character Inspo Tag

Tagged by the wonderful Nopal over at @writernopal! Thank you so much, here is their post with some absolutely insane character combinations lol

(also some of these are not characters but real people but I wanted to include them anyway)

Rules: List your OCs and the characters that inspired them!

Very gently Tagging: @sam-glade @elshells @zestymimblo @crowandmoonwriting @captain-kraken @indigowriting @rownanisntwriting and @eurydicefades

Give No Quarter

Circe

Circe of Aeaea (Greek Mythology)

Gamora (Guardians of The Galaxy)

Golsifteh Farahani (Actress)

Wonder Woman and Talia al Ghul (DC Comics)

Sypha Belnades (Castlevania TV show)

Yennefer (Witcher)

Aya/Amunet (Assassins Creed: Origins)

Mix together mommy issues, witchcraft, and ancient knowledge in large bowl with a gilded dagger you get Circe.

Adam Bonny

EDWARD FUCKING KENWAY (Assassins Creed: Black Flag)

Trevor Belmont (Castlevania TV show)

Charlie Hunnam (Actor)

William Thatcher (A Knight's Tale)

Jack Sparrow (Pirates of The Carribean)

Westley (Princess Bride)

Flynn Ryder (Tangled)

You let a BLONDE MAN speak to you like that??? Ceo of 'maybe if he were a little less fuckable we wouldn't be in this mess.'

Henri Bellamy

Ichabod Crane (Sleep Hollow TV Show)

Chris Cornell (Musician)

Julien du Casse (Assasins Creed: Black Flag)

Dracula (Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992)

Armand (Interview with the Vampire 1994)

The only Frenchman to ever exist, the rest are fake. Don't let anyone lie to you.

The Resurrectioners

Samara Dombroski

Isabel Dodson (Constantine 2005)

Selene (Underworld Series)

Victor (Umbrella Academy)

Sidney Prescott (Scream)

Sarah (The Craft)

Pretty much the human personification of what happens when you gain too much Insight in Bloodborne.

Nazriya Akkineni

Theodora (The Haunting)

Morana *gasp* (Castlevania TV show)

Zoya (Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse)

Satine (Moulin Rogue)

Nancy (The Craft)

Jennifer (Jennifer's Body)

God only made her 5 feet tall because was afraid of her being too close to him.

Zekiah Rush

Chyna Parks (ANT Farm)

Janella Monae (Actress)

Belle (Beauty and The Beast)

Rachel (The Craft)

Karen (Blade)

Resident walking encyclopedia. If you give her a bookmark she might propose to you on the spot.

Dmitriy Mikhailovich

Dmitri Pisarenko (Actor)

Morpheus (Sandman TV Show)

Levi (Attack on Titan)

Viktor (Arcane TV and for his design ONLY that weird mix of a czech/russian accent fucking kills me)

Men with big noses and dark hair>>>>> Frequently pretends he doesn't speak English so people don't talk to him.

What We Undertake

Dolores Clive

Dolores O'Riordan (Singer)

Mina Harker (Bram Stoker's Dracula book)

Edith Cushing (Crimson Peak)

Lydia Deetz (Beetlejuice)

Being the village freak isn't easy but someone has to do it.

Charles Morrison

Alan McMichael (Crimson Peak)

Hercules (Hercules)

Thor (Marvel Franchise)

Milo Thatch (Atlantis)

I wouldn't call Charlie a himbo per say because he's actually quite clever, so I guess he's more of a 'golden retriever nerd with really weird interests.'

Vincent Karloff

Thomas Sharpe (Crimson Peak)

V (V for Vendetta 2005)

Jason Dean (Heathers)

Edward (Edward Scissorhands)

Victor Frankenstein (Mary Shelly's Frankenstein)

Voted most likely to disappear under mysterious circumstances in high school.

Reading some of these combinations is giving me whiplash.

— M. Warrin

#tag game #oc inspiration #oc #original character #wip #current wip #The Resurrectioners #What We Undertake #writeblr #writeblr community #character inspiration #writeblr tag game #Give No Quarter #my writing

[thejfblog]

“Miami Vice:” The Series Finale

Crockett and Tubbs embark on one last rodeo before parting ways in the series finale of “Miami Vice.”

Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, as they appeared in the series finale of “Miami Vice,” titled “Freefall.” (NBC)

It was the show that hit it out of the park. Starting with a timeless pilot episode directed by Michael Mann, theme composed by Jan Hammer, and stars Don Johnson (Crockett) and Philip Michael Thomas (Tubbs), “Miami Vice” encapsulated the height of 1980s fashion and pop culture.

They routinely went undercover in Miami’s criminal underworld as members of the fictional Miami police vice squad. They also drove nice cars (Ferrari Daytona and Testarossa, Cadillac Coupe de Ville), dated beautiful women, and Crockett lived on a yacht in Biscayne Bay called St. Vitus Dance (most recently docked in Key West).

It was a life of vice, and they were just living it.

Print ad for the "Miami Vice" finale.

The last episode of “Miami Vice,” the 21st and 22nd of the fifth season and 113th and 114th overall, first aired in prime time Sunday, May 21, 1989 on NBC.

In “Freefall,” Crockett and Tubbs are recruited by the feds to protect a corrupt South American dictator involved in illicit drug trade, as the two find themselves increasingly disillusioned with the work of vice.

Original supporting cast members Michael Talbott (Stan), Saundra Santiago (Gina), and Olivia Brown (Trudy), as well as Edward James Olmos (Marty), appear in the two part, two hour conclusion of the series.

Final scenes of “Miami Vice.”

#Miami #Miami Vice #Don Johnson #Philip Michael Thomas #Edward James Olmos

[dan6085]

Creating a list of the top 20 book-to-movie adaptations of all time involves considering critical acclaim, box office success, faithfulness to the source material, and enduring popularity. Here's a selection of such adaptations, along with plots, lead actors, and explanations of why they are regarded highly:

1. **"The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" (2001-2003)** - Directed by Peter Jackson, this epic fantasy series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels follows Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and the Fellowship of the Ring on a quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron. Known for its stunning visuals, epic battles, and ensemble cast.

2. **"The Shawshank Redemption" (1994)** - Based on Stephen King's novella, the film follows Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker sentenced to Shawshank State Penitentiary for a crime he didn't commit. It explores friendship, hope, and redemption against the backdrop of prison life.

3. **"The Godfather" Trilogy (1972-1990)** - Adapted from Mario Puzo's novels, this iconic crime saga follows the Corleone family's rise and struggles in the mafia underworld. Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro lead the ensemble cast.

4. **"To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962)** - Based on Harper Lee's novel, the film explores racial injustice and moral integrity as lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) defends a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman in 1930s Alabama.

5. **"The Harry Potter Series" (2001-2011)** - Based on J.K. Rowling's novels, this fantasy film series follows young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) as he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, battles dark forces, and confronts his destiny.

6. **"Gone with the Wind" (1939)** - Adapted from Margaret Mitchell's novel, this epic romance set during the Civil War and Reconstruction era follows Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) amidst love, loss, and societal upheaval.

7. **"The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)** - Based on Thomas Harris's novel, this psychological thriller features FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) seeking the help of imprisoned cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to catch another killer.

8. **"The Great Gatsby" (2013)** - Adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, this visually stunning film explores the decadence and disillusionment of the Jazz Age through the eyes of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and narrator Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire).

9. **"Jurassic Park" (1993)** - Based on Michael Crichton's novel, this science fiction adventure follows a group of people visiting a dinosaur theme park that goes awry when the dinosaurs escape their enclosures. Starring Sam Neill and Laura Dern.

10. **"The Green Mile" (1999)** - Based on Stephen King's novel, the film follows death row corrections officer Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) as he forms a bond with a gentle giant named John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), who has mysterious abilities.

11. **"The Chronicles of Narnia Series" (2005-2010)** - Based on C.S. Lewis's novels, this fantasy film series follows the adventures of siblings who discover the magical land of Narnia, encountering talking animals, mythical creatures, and epic battles.

12. **"Fight Club" (1999)** - Adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel, this film explores masculinity, consumerism, and societal rebellion as the unnamed narrator (Edward Norton) forms an underground fight club with charismatic anarchist Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt).

13. **"Forrest Gump" (1994)** - Based on Winston Groom's novel, this film follows Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a kind-hearted man with limited intelligence, as he unwittingly becomes involved in major historical events over several decades.

14. **"The Hunger Games Series" (2012-2015)** - Based on Suzanne Collins's novels, this dystopian film series follows Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) as she becomes a symbol of resistance against a tyrannical government in a deadly televised competition.

15. **"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)** - Adapted from Stieg Larsson's novel, this mystery thriller follows journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) and hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) as they investigate a wealthy family's dark secrets.

16. **"The Shining" (1980)** - Based on Stephen King's novel, this horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick follows Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) and his family as they stay in an isolated hotel, leading to psychological terror and supernatural events.

17. **"A Clockwork Orange" (1971)** - Adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel, this dystopian film directed by Stanley Kubrick follows delinquent Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) in a society with extreme methods of social control and rehabilitation.

18. **"The Martian" (2015)** - Based on Andy Weir's novel, this science fiction film follows astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) as he uses his ingenuity and resourcefulness to survive alone on Mars after being presumed dead and left behind by his crew.

19. **"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975)** - Adapted from Ken Kesey's novel, this drama follows Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a charismatic but rebellious patient in a mental institution who challenges the oppressive authority of Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher).

20. **"The Color Purple" (1985)** - Based on Alice Walker's novel, this drama explores the life of Celie Johnson (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman in the early 20th century South, as she navigates abuse, resilience, and sisterhood.

These book-to-movie adaptations have garnered critical acclaim, box office success, and enduring popularity due to their compelling narratives, memorable performances by lead actors, and faithfulness to the source material, making them standout examples of successful adaptations in cinema.

[obscurushydrae]

V: Agent

Timeline: 2009-2018 Plot Ideas/Inspo

What was intended to be a much wanted dig season in Egypt was cut short, hopes dashed by the Bureau calling her into service. Established in the new Rockies Headquarters, Kar settles into her duty...with only minimal complaint. The little girl from Fairfield was now a strong-willed and outspoken woman who wasn't afraid to give Director Manning s piece of her mind.

When not in the field, Kar is relegated to research, given she is one of the few Agents who are multilingual and her near perfect recall helps sifting through the archives immensely.

Barely two years in, she crosses paths with furthered weakened Hecate, admitting a defeat of sorts and conferring her title and powers to her daughter. Kar agrees, but having wanting to remain in the mortal realm a little longer, ask that it will only officially happen with her death. Hecate sees the terms as amenable, passes her knowledge to Kar, and "retires" to the depths of Tartarus. Kar's deferred ascendancy causes the vacuum of which Nimue uses to take power.

Out of new wave of agents, Kar becomes fast friends with Ashley and Fenix. Panya is a grounding force, and enjoys Kar's visits. (Her Middle Egyptian is quite well, and gives the mummy some small joy to speak freely in her mother tongue). Even if her dig never came to fruition, Panya gives Kar a way to experience its history no archaeologist has.

By 2012 Kar grows more concerned. Her mothers, who were somewhat frequently in contact with her, have not spoken to her in over a year. The Zinco black out on the East Coast gives her concerns, but there is always a bigger issue elsewhere.

During the raid of New York, she learns her mothers' fate: skeletal remains in the ruins of her childhood home. After taking what few keepsakes survived, she asked Liz to cremate the remains and grieves in the ruins of central park, a particular place the three often spent.

It would be the last tie to the mortal realm lost; in her rage she would finally take her Hem form in the final battle.

After the death of Devon, it was no surprise Kar inherited the role of Director of Field operations-- given she'd been Kate's unofficial apprentice since she was knee high.

In the end, it would take a Hem to reseal the Ogdru Jahad. Using magic learned for her mother, she would use herself as a catalyst to sever Rasputin's ties to the Ogdru Jahad and seal both in their respective prisons. The cost was great, but her life to make sure this ends? It was an agreeable bargain.

What felt like ages in the underworld was only a few weeks in the mortal realm. Her return surprised many-- for the better. She would return to more lighter duties until the death of Thomas Manning.

#verses; #overview; #v: agent;

[brookston]

Holidays 1.11

Holidays

Accession Day (Oman)

Amelia Earhart Day

Art Deco Day

Banana Boat Day

Burning of the Clavie (Tar Barrel; Burghead, Scotland)

Children’s Day (Tunisia)

Cigarettes Are Hazardous To Your Health Day

Cuckoo Dancing Week begins [until 1.17]

Designated Hitter Day

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico)

First Society Day

Flag Day (Norfolk Island)

Girl Hug Boy Day

Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Heritage Treasures Day (UK)

Insulin Day

International Paget’s Awareness Day

International Parity at Work Day

International Thank You Day (Portugal)

Jump in a Puddle and Splash Someone Day

Karen (Kayin) New Year (Myanmar)

Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day

Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day

Lottery Day

Martha Hughes Cannon Day (Utah)

Missionary Day (Mizoram, India)

National Arkansas Day

National Artist Atang de la Rama (Philippines)

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

National Joey Day

National Marketing Day

National Tara Day

National Unity Day (Nepal)

Nature Reserves and National Parks Day (Russia)

No Longer New Year’s Day

Republic Day (Albania)

Salt Day (French Republic)

Secret Pal Day

Send a Dollar to the Treasury Day

Sir John A. MacDonald Day (Canada)

Smoking May Be Hazardous To Your Health Day

Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day

Tattoo Pride Day

Thank You Card

Unity Day (Nepal)

Use More of Your Mind Day

World Sketchnote Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

German Apples Day (Germany)

Kagami Biraki ("Opening the Mirror," referring to opening a cask of sake; Japan)

Milk Bottle Day

National Hot Toddy Day

National Milk Day

Rhubarb Day

2nd Thursday in January

Family Communications Day [2nd Thursday]

Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day [2nd Thursday]

Independence & Related Days

Independence Manifesto Day (Morocco)

Kosrae (Constitution Day; Micronesia)

Republic Day (Albania; 1946)

Sabini (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 11, 2024

Autosport International (Birmingham, UK) [thru 1.14]

Easter Seals South Florida Festival of Chefs (Miami, Florida)

Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival (Joplin, Missouri) [thru 1.13]

Restaurant Week (South Carolina) [thru 1.21]

Sunshine Comedy Festival (St. Petersburg, Florida) [thru 1.14]

Feast Days

Al Capone Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Alexander Calder Day (Artology)

Alice Paul (Humanism)

Anastasius of Suppentonia (Roman Catholic)

Banquet of Fairies, Goblins, Pixies, and Elves (Shamanism)

Carmentalia (Old Roman Festival to 9 Muses; also 1.15)

Cyrus (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Jurturna (Goddess of Fountains & The Underworld; Ancient Rome)

Feast of Sokar (Ancient Egypt)

Georgios Jakobides (Artology)

Hecate’s Day of the Midwives (Pagan)

Hyginus, Pope (Christian; Martyr)

Juturnalia (Prophetic Waters Festival)

Leucius of Brindisi (Roman Catholic)

Mary Slessor (Church of England)

Nora Heysen (Artology)

Old New Year (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Paldo, Taso and Tato (Christian; Saints)

Parmigianino (Artology)

Paulinus II of Aquileia (Christian; Saint)

Riff (Muppetism)

Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Day (Pastafarian)

Theodosius the Cenobiarch (Christian; Saint)

Thomas of Cori (Christian; Saint)

Vitalis of Gaza (Roman Catholic)

William Carter (Christian; Blessed)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Binary Day [111] (3 of 9)

Prime Number Day: 11 [5 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [5 of 37]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [6 of 30]

Premieres

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Trade Organization; 1927)

An American in Paris (Film; 1952)

Aphrodite Means Death, by John Appleby (Novel; 1951)

Atonement (Film; 2008)

Banshee (TV Series; 2013)

Bottles (Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1936)

The Bucket List (Film; 2008)

Bugs Bunny’s Mad World of Television (WB Cartoon TV Special; 1982)

Chemtrails Over the Country Club, by Lana Del Rey (Song; 2021)

Donald’s Decision (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Exploding Population or Pull Yourself Together (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 336; 1965)

The First Snow (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

His Girl Friday (Film; 1940)

I Wanna Play House (WB MM Cartoon; 1936)

The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross (TV Series; 1983)

Let’s Blow Up New York or We Bombed’Em at the Palace (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 335; 1965)

The Nut Job (Animated Film; 2014)

On the Basis of Sex (Film; 2019)

Pink Panic (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

Please Please Me, by The Beatles (Song; 1963)

Popcorn (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

The Promised Neverland (Anime TV Series; 2019)

Purple Haze, recorded by Jimi Hendrix (Song; 1967)

The Saint and Mr. Teal (a.k.a. Once More the Saint), by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1933) [Saint #11]

Sex Education (TV Series; 2019)

The Sunshine Makers (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1935)

Today’s Name Days

Paulin, Paulinus, Ronan, Theodosius (Austria)

Časlav, Honorat, Neven (Croatia)

Bohdana (Czech Republic)

Hyginus (Denmark)

Osvald, Ove (Estonia)

Kari, Karri (Finland)

Hortense, Pauline (France)

Thomas (Germany)

Theodosios, Theodosis (Greece)

Ágota (Hungary)

Igino (Italy)

Arkādijs, Franciska, Smaida (Latvia)

Audrius, Marcijonas, Stefanija, Vilnė (Lithuania)

Børge, Børre (Norway)

Feliks, Hilary, Honorata, Hygin, Krzesimir, Matylda, Mechtylda (Poland)

Teodosie (Romania)

Malvína (Slovakia)

Higinio (Spain)

Jan, Jannike (Sweden)

Bethany, Darby, Derby, Dermot, Kermit, Kermore, Rhett (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 11 of 2024; 355 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 2 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 1 (Jia-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 29 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 11 White; Foursday [11 of 30]

Julian: 29 December 2023

Moon: 1%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 11 Moses (1st Month) [Cyrus]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 22 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 21 of 31)

Calendar Changes

冰月 [Bīngyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 12 of 12] (Ice Month) [Earthly Branch: Ox Month] (End-of-Year Month)

Šəḇāṭ (a.k.a. Shevat, Shvat, Shebat or Sebat) [שְׁבָט] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 11 of 12]

#calendar #Holidays

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.11

Holidays

Accession Day (Oman)

Amelia Earhart Day

Art Deco Day

Banana Boat Day

Burning of the Clavie (Tar Barrel; Burghead, Scotland)

Children’s Day (Tunisia)

Cigarettes Are Hazardous To Your Health Day

Cuckoo Dancing Week begins [until 1.17]

Designated Hitter Day

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico)

First Society Day

Flag Day (Norfolk Island)

Girl Hug Boy Day

Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Heritage Treasures Day (UK)

Insulin Day

International Paget’s Awareness Day

International Parity at Work Day

International Thank You Day (Portugal)

Jump in a Puddle and Splash Someone Day

Karen (Kayin) New Year (Myanmar)

Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day

Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day

Lottery Day

Martha Hughes Cannon Day (Utah)

Missionary Day (Mizoram, India)

National Arkansas Day

National Artist Atang de la Rama (Philippines)

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

National Joey Day

National Marketing Day

National Tara Day

National Unity Day (Nepal)

Nature Reserves and National Parks Day (Russia)

No Longer New Year’s Day

Republic Day (Albania)

Salt Day (French Republic)

Secret Pal Day

Send a Dollar to the Treasury Day

Sir John A. MacDonald Day (Canada)

Smoking May Be Hazardous To Your Health Day

Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day

Tattoo Pride Day

Thank You Card

Unity Day (Nepal)

Use More of Your Mind Day

World Sketchnote Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

German Apples Day (Germany)

Kagami Biraki ("Opening the Mirror," referring to opening a cask of sake; Japan)

Milk Bottle Day

National Hot Toddy Day

National Milk Day

Rhubarb Day

2nd Thursday in January

Family Communications Day [2nd Thursday]

Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day [2nd Thursday]

Independence & Related Days

Independence Manifesto Day (Morocco)

Kosrae (Constitution Day; Micronesia)

Republic Day (Albania; 1946)

Sabini (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 11, 2024

Autosport International (Birmingham, UK) [thru 1.14]

Easter Seals South Florida Festival of Chefs (Miami, Florida)

Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival (Joplin, Missouri) [thru 1.13]

Restaurant Week (South Carolina) [thru 1.21]

Sunshine Comedy Festival (St. Petersburg, Florida) [thru 1.14]

Feast Days

Al Capone Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Alexander Calder Day (Artology)

Alice Paul (Humanism)

Anastasius of Suppentonia (Roman Catholic)

Banquet of Fairies, Goblins, Pixies, and Elves (Shamanism)

Carmentalia (Old Roman Festival to 9 Muses; also 1.15)

Cyrus (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Jurturna (Goddess of Fountains & The Underworld; Ancient Rome)

Feast of Sokar (Ancient Egypt)

Georgios Jakobides (Artology)

Hecate’s Day of the Midwives (Pagan)

Hyginus, Pope (Christian; Martyr)

Juturnalia (Prophetic Waters Festival)

Leucius of Brindisi (Roman Catholic)

Mary Slessor (Church of England)

Nora Heysen (Artology)

Old New Year (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Paldo, Taso and Tato (Christian; Saints)

Parmigianino (Artology)

Paulinus II of Aquileia (Christian; Saint)

Riff (Muppetism)

Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Day (Pastafarian)

Theodosius the Cenobiarch (Christian; Saint)

Thomas of Cori (Christian; Saint)

Vitalis of Gaza (Roman Catholic)

William Carter (Christian; Blessed)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Binary Day [111] (3 of 9)

Prime Number Day: 11 [5 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [5 of 37]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [6 of 30]

Premieres

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Trade Organization; 1927)

An American in Paris (Film; 1952)

Aphrodite Means Death, by John Appleby (Novel; 1951)

Atonement (Film; 2008)

Banshee (TV Series; 2013)

Bottles (Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1936)

The Bucket List (Film; 2008)

Bugs Bunny’s Mad World of Television (WB Cartoon TV Special; 1982)

Chemtrails Over the Country Club, by Lana Del Rey (Song; 2021)

Donald’s Decision (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Exploding Population or Pull Yourself Together (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 336; 1965)

The First Snow (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)

His Girl Friday (Film; 1940)

I Wanna Play House (WB MM Cartoon; 1936)

The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross (TV Series; 1983)

Let’s Blow Up New York or We Bombed’Em at the Palace (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 335; 1965)

The Nut Job (Animated Film; 2014)

On the Basis of Sex (Film; 2019)

Pink Panic (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

Please Please Me, by The Beatles (Song; 1963)

Popcorn (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)

The Promised Neverland (Anime TV Series; 2019)

Purple Haze, recorded by Jimi Hendrix (Song; 1967)

The Saint and Mr. Teal (a.k.a. Once More the Saint), by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1933) [Saint #11]

Sex Education (TV Series; 2019)

The Sunshine Makers (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1935)

Today’s Name Days

Paulin, Paulinus, Ronan, Theodosius (Austria)

Časlav, Honorat, Neven (Croatia)

Bohdana (Czech Republic)

Hyginus (Denmark)

Osvald, Ove (Estonia)

Kari, Karri (Finland)

Hortense, Pauline (France)

Thomas (Germany)

Theodosios, Theodosis (Greece)

Ágota (Hungary)

Igino (Italy)

Arkādijs, Franciska, Smaida (Latvia)

Audrius, Marcijonas, Stefanija, Vilnė (Lithuania)

Børge, Børre (Norway)

Feliks, Hilary, Honorata, Hygin, Krzesimir, Matylda, Mechtylda (Poland)

Teodosie (Romania)

Malvína (Slovakia)

Higinio (Spain)

Jan, Jannike (Sweden)

Bethany, Darby, Derby, Dermot, Kermit, Kermore, Rhett (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 11 of 2024; 355 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 2 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 1 (Jia-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 29 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 11 White; Foursday [11 of 30]

Julian: 29 December 2023

Moon: 1%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 11 Moses (1st Month) [Cyrus]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 22 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 21 of 31)

Calendar Changes

冰月 [Bīngyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 12 of 12] (Ice Month) [Earthly Branch: Ox Month] (End-of-Year Month)

Šəḇāṭ (a.k.a. Shevat, Shvat, Shebat or Sebat) [שְׁבָט] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 11 of 12]

#Holidays

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Chiribiquete National Park, the largest protected area in Colombia, is distinguished by its tepuis, tabletop peaks that rise abruptly from the rainforest. The area, with waterways that feed into the Amazon, is one of the world’s most biodiverse and is home to many unusual endemic species.

Rarely Seen Cliff Art Reveals The Majesty Of The Amazon’s Aquatic Realm

In a two-year expedition, a National Geographic photographer is documenting the mighty river and the greater ecosystem from the Andes to the Atlantic.

— Story and Photographs By Thomas Peschak | March 22, 2023

Two jaguars leap into the river, lunging at pacas. These oversize rodents, with blotched and striped coats, are agile swimmers. Piranhas, attracted by the commotion, hover nearby.

I’m photographing this riveting scene, but I’m not underwater as I usually am when I’m on assignment. Instead of diving to see this aquatic life, I’ve climbed to a rocky ledge far above a rainforest. The jaguars, pacas, and piranhas are not flesh and blood; they are prehistoric artworks painted with hematite, a blood-red iron oxide, in exquisite detail. I am in awe, as if seeing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time.

These pictographs in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park, tens of thousands of years old, are evidence of humankind’s long relationship with the world’s greatest freshwater ecosystem. I’m part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, working closely with other National Geographic Explorers doing critical research in the hope of securing the future of this watery realm, which has been neglected by science and the media.

The rainforests, an essential and endangered counterweight to climate change, have overshadowed the mighty river. From the Andes to the Atlantic, the Amazon flows for 4,150 miles, the main artery of a web with more than a thousand tributaries and tens of thousands of streams in an area the size of Australia. For two years, I will photograph the river, from high in the mountains to far out into the ocean. Unlike most storytellers who have ventured here, I will dive below the surface to reveal a rarely glimpsed aquatic underworld.

The National Geographic Society, committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world, has funded Explorer Thomas Peschak's storytelling about the natural world since 2019. Illustration By Joe McKendry

In the cosmology of the Tikuna, one of the largest Indigenous groups in the Amazon, pink dolphins are mischievous spirits and guardians of the watery realm. Elders Nuria Pinto and Pastora Guerrero join dancers wearing dolphin costumes made from the inner bark of the sapucaia tree. (Top)

Jaguars leap at pacas while piranhas swim on a panel known as “Hojarasca” (“Fallen Leaves”). More than 75,000 paintings have been discovered in Chiribiquete. Some are 20,000 years old, making them the most ancient rock art in the Americas. The pictographs show fauna and flora, people, and geometric patterns. Large jaguars and aquatic life are common motifs. (Bottom)

A few months ago, I photographed at my geographical starting point, the peak of Nevado Mismi in southwestern Peru, the farthest point from the Amazon’s mouth, where the waters flow uninterrupted all year. I’m in Chiribiquete to explore a different type of beginning and origin.

Here, the Amazon’s first storytellers painted the most ancient visual stories ever found in the Americas. More than 75,000 paintings have been discovered in more than 70 murals, cementing the park as the Louvre of rock art in the Americas. The pictographs include fauna and flora, people, and geometric patterns. Jaguars, sometimes life-size, are one of the most common motifs—each with a unique pattern of rosettes or lines.

The ancient shaman artists chose the most spectacular locations to create their pictographs. The “Hojarasca” (“Fallen Leaves”) panel—the jaguars hunting pacas among piranhas—is located on the pillar at the far left, behind the one in the foreground. This expedition was only the ninth to be granted permission to explore the vast Chiribiquete National Park. (Top)

The expedition base camp was set up on a small patch of uneven rock that turns into a furnace during the day, with the solar-heated rock baking the air in the tents to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The lack of shade and overwhelming number of sweat bees made the location nowhere near as idyllic as it first appeared. (Bottom)

I am with a small team, which includes aquatic biologist and National Geographic Explorer Fernando Trujillo and archaeologist Carlos Castaño-Uribe. A group of Colombian climbers and jungle specialists is with us so we don’t get lost in the trackless wilderness. We are only the ninth expedition to be granted permission to explore Colombia’s largest park, which protects a spectacular landscape of dense rainforest and soaring tabletop mountains called tepuis.

For 25 years I have documented our planet’s wildest seas, first as a marine biologist and later as a photojournalist. I am well versed in how not to get bitten by a shark or crushed by a feeding whale, but I am a neophyte in the jungle. In my defense, Chiribiquete is an incredibly difficult place to explore, and the ancient artists chose some of the most inaccessible locations.

A Challenging Landscape

The helicopter takes off from the small airport of San José del Guaviare in south-central Colombia; the landscape below is a patchwork of cattle pastures and grasslands. Finally an unbroken carpet of pristine rainforest rolls out to the horizon. When the first mountains appear, the pilot descends, and we navigate through canyons so narrow that I can almost reach out and touch the cliffs. We land on a scrap of uneven rock. The helicopter barely fits.

The location appears idyllic, but it feels as if we’ve set up camp on a furnace. As the sun heats the rock, it bakes the air in our tents to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. I try to fall asleep, desperate for a breeze. My sweat forms wetlands on my mattress.

A helicopter is key to getting to and around Chiribiquete, as the terrain is extremely rugged and difficult to traverse on foot. To reach rock art painted in some of the most inaccessible places means rappelling down cliffs, bushwhacking through thick rainforest, and battling unrelenting bees. (Top)

National Geographic Explorer and scientist Fernando Trujillo (far left) and his team examine a boto, or pink dolphin, a keystone species in Amazonian rivers. Their assessments, which follow established safety protocols, provide critical information about the health of not only dolphin populations but also the rivers. (Bottom)

We wake to the sound of tens of thousands of tiny helicopters. The sweat bees are here. Soon the entire camp—camera cases, boots, clothing, plates, cutlery, anything left outside—is draped in bees. I make the mistake of leaving my tent zipper slightly cracked and before long end up with dozens of roommates. I let the bees quench their thirst from the sweat lake in my belly button. Resistance is futile. The bees overwhelm us. They crawl into our noses and ears; one even slips beneath my eyelid. A head net becomes mandatory.

The lowlands adjacent to rivers that flow through the park have hardly any sweat bees, but we were advised not to stay there. Remnants of FARC rebel forces are said to use these rivers when the water is high enough. I prefer bees to AK-47s.

Once, on an expedition in 2017, Trujillo woke in the early hours of the morning to the sound of footsteps. Thinking it was another researcher, he went back to sleep. The next morning, the scientists discovered smaller footprints, barefoot, in step with their boot prints. Indigenous Karijona, Murio, or Urumi people—uncontacted or living in isolation since violent encounters with rubber tappers in the 1800s—inhabit the headwaters of the park’s most important rivers. More than 50 miles of difficult terrain separate them from our campsite, but before falling asleep, I listen intently for the rustle of leaves or the crack of a twig.

Streams and rivers that flow from rocky plateaus run clear and are habitat for unique plants and animals. In the Serranía de la Macarena, a mountain range northwest of Chiribiquete, endemic Macarenia clavigera turns red in sunlight but remains green in shaded waterways. (Top)

A wolffish (Hoplias malabaricus) rests beneath a waterfall in the Caños Cristales River in the Serranía de la Macarena, obscured by a curtain of aerated water and camouflaged against a rocky ledge. This ambush predator waits for small schooling fish to swim within reach before lunging explosively and swallowing prey whole. (Bottom)

In the 1940s, Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes was the first scientist to note what he called Indian paintings on Chiribiquete’s cliffs. But he didn’t realize he was surrounded by one of the most extensive rock art repositories. This became apparent only in the 1980s when a storm pushed Castaño-Uribe’s Cessna off course and he spotted a mountain range that wasn’t on any of his maps. He returned to explore, saw the pictographs, and decided to devote his life to Chiribiquete. Not only did he publish the first detailed descriptions of the paintings and connect them to Indigenous cosmology, but he was also instrumental in the park’s establishment in 1989, expansions in 2013 and 2018, and selection as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2018.

The oldest paintings here have been radiocarbon-dated to 20,000 years ago, but the youngest are from the 1970s, and compelling evidence shows that some are even more recent. On another expedition, Castaño-Uribe found a small hearth with animal bones and pigments beneath some paintings, indicating the art continues to be meaningful in Indigenous cosmology and ceremonial activities.

Hacking, Hiking, Rappelling

Before our expedition began, Castaño-Uribe consulted a shaman in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, a mountain range near the Caribbean coast. To ensure a safe return and appease the spirits of the sites, the shaman advised him that we should make an offering of tobacco—sacred to many Amazonian Indigenous groups—before approaching the paintings. At the base of a sandstone tower, Castaño-Uribe passes around fat cigars that would not look out of place during a poker game. We puff vigorously, bathe ourselves in smoke, place our palms on the rock, and earnestly state our intentions. For extra measure, Castaño-Uribe exhales smoke over each of our heads.

Only then do we begin to explore.

Sweat bees swarm videographer Otto Whitehead. Within minutes hundreds landed on him to lap up the nutrients and proteins in his perspiration. At least 11 species of the stingless bees abound on Chiribiquete’s tepuis. For this expedition a head net was essential gear. (Top)

The Caño Cristales carves these pits, known as giant’s kettles. They’re sculpted when hard pebbles fall into small cavities and are tumbled around by the current, over time scouring the cavity to form round pocks in the quartzite riverbed. (Bottom)

After hours of hacking through dense foliage, a dark canyon spits us out onto a narrow ledge next to a vertical cliff. We are at a site named “Los Gemelos” (“The Twins”). The rock art depicting stingrays, otters, and turtles is magnificent—and fiercely protected by bees. This time not the annoying stingless sweat bees but more virulent honeybees.

In less than half an hour the team collectively endures more than a hundred stings. We retreat, but the bees follow, and a rock wall that requires a fixed rope to climb becomes a bottleneck. Castaño-Uribe and I are waiting when he decides he has had enough of being stung. He bypasses the rope and, in a crouched run, scales the near-vertical 30-foot cliff, leaping from tree root to tree root, from branch to branch, Tarzan style. Not wanting to be left to the mercy of the belligerent bees, I follow, and despite being 15 years younger, I struggle to keep up.

Every morning we set out by helicopter and then on foot, climbing steep and densely forested slopes, rappelling down cliffs, and hauling ladders to navigate dark and damp canyons. Less than a half hour into one ascent I am close to collapsing because of my armored fashion choices. I’m layered up with thick combat pants, two shirts, gloves, a head net, and a pair of snakebite gaiters. I will do whatever it takes to protect myself from enemies, both real and imagined.

The park’s mountains soar from the rainforest floor, creating complex microclimates. Rising water vapor feeds the clouds, accelerating the formation of rain. More than half the precipitation in the Amazon stems from its own evaporation and transpiration. A fifth of the world’s fresh water is in the Amazon Basin. (Top)

Archaeologist Carlos Castaño-Uribe is dwarfed by a rock art panel named “Los Gemelos” (“The Twins”). These pictographs of jaguars, otters, stingrays, and turtles are stunning—and fiercely protected by honeybees. After enduring more than a hundred stings, the expedition team abandoned this site in a hurry. (Bottom)

The ferocious sting of bullet ants, a whopping 4 on the Schmidt pain index, is described as akin to walking across hot coals with a three-inch nail embedded in your heel. The potentially lethal fer-de-lance is responsible for most of the snakebites in the Amazon region. The bite of a female phlebotomine sand fly could infect me with disfiguring leishmaniasis. With every labored step in the stifling heat, I ask myself again and again what I’m doing in the Amazon.

I remind myself that this is just one chapter in my journey. Soon I will be back in my element, underwater, photographing species that are so outlandish that they could have been extras at the Star Wars cantina. Pink dolphins use sonar to navigate flooded woodlands. The arapaima, an armored fish that weighs as much as a silverback gorilla, leaps from the water like a marlin. Electric eels, like swimming batteries, deliver 600-volt shocks powerful enough to kill a human. Black freshwater stingrays with bright yellow spots rest in the leaf litter of drowned forest floors.

My National Geographic Explorer collaborators include some of the Amazon’s most accomplished scientists: Fernando Trujillo, João Campos-Silva, Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya, Angelo Bernardino, Thiago Silva, Baker Perry, and Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz. They’re doing groundbreaking work on pink dolphins, arapaimas, spectacled bears, mangroves, flooded forests, climate change, and mercury pollution. Next year, National Geographic will devote an entire issue of the magazine to the Amazon, featuring my photographs and their studies.

Finding Inspiration From the Earliest Amazon Artists

Famed 19th-century naturalists like Henry Walter Bates, Alfred Russel Wallace, and Alexander von Humboldt produced beautiful illustrations of what they had seen on their explorations in the Amazon River Basin. But I came to Chiribiquete to see the work of the first people in the Amazon to depict fauna and flora, specifically the aquatic animals I hope to photograph. On sheer rock walls, they painted fish, turtles, caimans, and other life-forms.

Over our five days in Chiribiquete, we saw hundreds of pictographs. The “Hojarasca” (“Fallen Leaves”) panel, with jaguars hunting pacas among piranhas, spoke to me the most. The way they’re painted on an overhang evoked the sense that I was underwater looking up as the scene played out above.

Lowland tapirs eat aquatic plants and walk underwater as hippos do. Juveniles have stripes and spots that help camouflage them. This one is a rescued orphan that will be rewilded. In between feedings, it’s free to explore forests and scrublands on a cattle ranch in the Serranía de la Macarena.

Castaño-Uribe thinks these paintings were likely made by shamans and played a role in religious rituals. Through the ingestion of sacred plants, Baniwa shamans believe they can transform into jaguars and talk with spirits. To the Tikuna, pink dolphins are sacred, feature in their dances, and are said to dwell in malocas, or longhouses, at the bottom of the river. Anacondas are often considered the creators of the universe, and a Desano legend tells of a giant snake that ascended the Amazon carrying the ancestors of all mankind on its back.

The shamans likely painted to communicate with supernatural beings to ensure balance between humans and the rest of nature. I tell stories because our relationship with Earth’s biodiversity urgently needs recalibration. The Amazon’s aquatic world is threatened by dams, mining, overfishing, pollution, and climate change. Gazing at these vivid, timeless pictures, I feel deeply connected to these artists and their paintings. I realize we are telling similar stories, and I hope my images stand the test of time even a fraction as well as theirs.

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How is Pip/Phillip rn ( I haven't read the whole entire comic. But if he's dead, i'm going to be sad)

GREGORY: Well, hate to be a debby downer….

GREGORY: Unfortunately, we’re all dead.

GREGORY: I even made a google slides presentation to show how every death happened!!!

GREGORY: If you would so kindly look,

GREGORY: So erm…

GREGORY: Yeah 

GREGORY: I’m not really supposed to give you Thomas’ tragic backstory…

GREGORY: But he’s technically dead twice…

GREGORY: Sooooo….

GREGORY: Just don’t tell HIM…

GREGORY: Or Estella…

ESTELLA: What?

ESTELLA: Gregory! I need your assistance!

ESTELLA: Get off of the computer, please!

GREGORY: (Melodramatic sigh) GREGORY: Yes ma’am…

(Edits and Slideshow made by @pissblanket and @imlivinginyourtrashcan )

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Russia playlist

Gorbachov! Tear down that wall.......and turn up this Russia playlist! The Cossacks are dancing to this one and the yaks are singing. Russia, Siberia, Moscow, St Petersburg and a cold war. It’s all here in this Russia playlist. Hit play: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC18F7oDKY8zH1IOplzHM05MY

We begin the journey in Siberia and make our way across Genghis Khan territory towards Omsk and beyond. We have a look at Chernobyl, Ukraine for a look around and make our way up to Moscow, We finish up this playlist in St Petersburg. Hope you enjoy it.

RUSSIA

001 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 007 OST - Main theme 002 Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train 003 The Beatles - Back in The USSR 004 Iron Maiden - Mother Russia 005 Sisters of Mercy  - Dominion / Mother Russia 006 Ramones - Cretin Hop 007 Sting - Russians 008 Russkaja - Peace, Love & Russian Roll 009 Robert Simon Thomas - Troika  (balalaika) 010 Jello Biafra, The Guantanamo School Of Medicine - We Created Putin 011 The Cult -  Siberia 012 Mastodon -  Siberian Divide 013 Yes - Siberian Khatru 014 Pesnokhorki Barnaul - Cossacks songs of Siberia 015 Diablo Swing Orchestra - Siberian Love Affairs 016 The Kills - Siberian Nights 017 The Night Flight Orchestra - Siberian Queen 018 Altai Kai - Traditional Siberian music 019 Vallenfyre -  My Black Siberia 020 Skyhooks - Jukebox In Siberia 021 MISERY INDEX - Siberian March 022 Wooly Mammoth - Mammoth Bones 023 Grumbling Fur -  Siberian Priest 024 Iron Maiden - Genghis Khan 025 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Night enchanted 026 The Locust -  Live From The Russian Compound 027 ACCEPT - Russian Roulette 028 Cavalera Conspiracy - Genghis Khan 029 Diaframma - Siberia 030 Renaissance - Mother Russia 031 Echo & The Bunnymen - Siberia 032 Dschinghis Khan - Genghis Khan 033 Bad News -  Warriors Of Ghengis Khan 034 The Hu - The great Chinggis Khan 035 Shah - Escape 036 Ray Stevens - Surfin USSR 037 Ramones - Locket Love 038 Heirs -  Russia 039 The Dillinger Escape Plan - Hero of the Soviet Union 040 Natalia Albychakova - Takhpakh 041 Svetlanas - Go Fck You Self 042 Maloletka - Irkutsk Path 043  Kuban Cossack Choir - The hat all around 044 The Lords of the New Church - Russian Roulette 045 Paul Lay Trio - Irkutsk 046 Elvis Hitler - Rocking Over Russia 047 Russian Circles - 309 048 Thylacine - Irkutsk 049 Valeriy Voloshin and gruppa Pyatiletka - Irkutsk 050 DEVO -  Cold War 051 Güiro Meets Russia - It's Not The World, It's You 052 Powerwolf - Nightside of Siberia 053 Altai Kai - Oilo oilo altai 054 Arkona - Yarilo 055 Depeche Mode - People Are People 056 Gorky Park - Bang 057 Igor Stravinsky -  The Rite of Spring, Part 1- 3 Game of Abduction 058 Martika - Toy Soldiers 059 Transvision vamp    - revolution baby 060 The Stranglers -  No More Heroes 061 Gari Gari - Russian gypsy  music 062 Russian Sailors - Dance Yablochka 063 Manic Street Preachers - Revolt 064 Elton John - Nikita 065 Krokus - Russian winter 066 Prince - Ronnie Talk to Russia 067 Soviet SOunds - Baikal-Amur Railroad 068 Genesis - Land of Confusion 069 Duran Duran - Planet Earth 070 Today Is The Day -  The Russian Porn Ballet 071 Nytt Land - Ballad of Gjallarhorn 072 Rotting Christ - Ветры злые - (featuring Irina Zybina) 073 Metallica - Blackened 074 Anneke van Giersbergen, Árstíðir -  Russian Lullaby 075 Der Kommissar - After the Fire 076 Czas relaksu - Andrzej i Eliza 077 korobushka - Folk Russian 078 Peter Gabriel - Red Rain 079 FEAR - Bomb the Russians 080 Rush - Heresy 081 RUSSKAJA - Energia 082 Megadeth -  Peace Sells 083 King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare 084 Sodom - Nuclear Winter 085 Bruce Cockburn - If I Had A Rocket Launcher 086 Talisman - Hey you Horses! 087 Styx - Cold War 088 Grateful Dead - Throwing Stones 089 Gimines - Kai armonika tyliai užgros 090 EXHUMED - Coins Upon the Eyes 091 Mastodon -  The Czar 092 CCCP - American Soviets 093 Sapce Rockit - Supersonik Elektronik 094 Septic Flesh - The Eldest Cosmonaut 095 Quicksand -  Cosmonauts 096 Arkona - Zimushka 097 Abracadabra - Damned Dances 098 Pink Floyd - Two Suns In The Sunset 099 Prince - 1999 100 Trololo Guy - Sean Sell Duck with Fake Subtitles ( Buffalax Style ) 101 Armonika - Gromatele Parašiau 102 Diablo Swing Orchestra - Vodka Inferno 103 Accept -  Balls to the wall 104 Killing Joke - New Cold War 105 UB40 - The Earth Dies Screaming 106 RAMONES - Bonzo Goes To Bitburg (My Brain Is Hanging Upside) 107 TCHAYOK - Zavarka - Mi-minable 108 COH - Soii Noir 109 Vircator - Tunguska 110 Scorpions -  China White 111 Tears For Fears  - Everybody Wants To Rule The World 112 The Stalin - 解剖室 113 KAIRA - OХ РA 114 Alexander Robotnick - Ce n'est q'un début 115 Tunguska Electronic Music Society - Alpha Kawu 116 Arkona - Odna 117  Cist - Antisceptic 118 Sabaton -  Nuclear Attack 119 Leningrad Cowboys - Katjusha 120 PRONG - Rude Awakening 121 Imperial Age - And I Shall Find My Home 122 Так - пела метель 123 Fear Konstruktor - Nonexistence 124 Oneohtrix - Russian Mind 125 Police - Every Breath You Take 126 dEpEchE modE - Two Minute Warning 127 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 128 Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 129 Metallica - Fight Fire With Fire 130 David Bowie - Heroes 131 woven hand - my Russia 132 Survivor - Burning Heart (Rocky IV OST) 133 Forest - As a Shade Above This Land 134 Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy 135 Colossus Form - Son Of Nature 136 The Flying Lizards - Russia 137 Djivan Gasparyan - A Cool Wind Is Blowing 138 Iron Driver (feat. Pasha Mrachek) - Prisoner of time 139 Pussy Riot - CHAIKA 140 Boris Alexandrov - Катюша (Katyusha) 141 DEVO - Going Under 142 Motor - Yak 143 Nuclear Assault - Nuclear War 144 Edward Artemiev - Station (Solaris OST) 145 Soviet Valves - Puritan Blues 146 Verasy - Polet 147 FAVALLI - Yuri Gagarin 148 Wolfmother - Cosmonaut 149 Yuri Gagarin  - Psychological Discontinuity 150 Witchfinder General - Soviet Invasion 151 Korrozia Metallah - Russian Vodka 152 Russkaja - Kosmopolit 153 Dio -  Gypsy 154 The The - slow train to dawn 155  Blues Pills -  Gypsy 156 Rush - Red Lenses 157 Corey Hart - Komrade Kiev 158 Master - Metal Doctor 159 Howlin Rain - Phantom In The Valley 160 ARKONA - Liki Bessmertnykh Bogov 161 Pitchblack - IHATEU 162 Ozzy Osbourne - Killer of Giants 163 Scorpions - Wind of Change 164 Yat kha - Chorumal Bodum 165 Nadezhda Babkina, Russkaja Pesnja 166 Ramones - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 167 Russian radio - red flag 168 Manicure - Atomic Summer 169 The Dillinger Escape Plan -  The Threat Posed By Nuclear Weapons 170 Love Among Freaks - Berserker 171 ARIA - HERO OF ASPHALT 172 Temnozor - Fatherland 173 Walknut - Motherland Ostenvegr 174 Weird Al Yankovic - Now That's What I Call Polka! 175 Underworld - Underneath the Radar 176 Skyclad - Polkageist 177 Helloween - Russian Roulé 178 John Coltrane - Russian Lullaby 179 Julian Cope - russian revolution blues 180 Rodrigo y Gabriela - The Russian Messenger 181 Kate Bush - Babooshka 182 ВИА - Чаривни гитары 183 Mastodon - The Last Baron 184 Hovert – Omyt 185 Minsk -  Consumed by Horizons 186 Kypck - Stalingrad 187 Def Leppard -  Gods of war 188 Black Country Communion  - Big Train 189 Sabaton -  Stalingrad 190  Doomsquad - Russian Gaze 191 Soviet Soviet - Human Nature 192 Murray head    - one night in bangkok 193 The Korgis - Young n Russian 194 Chelsea Light Moving - Communist Eyes 195 Helix - Champagne Communist 196 UDO - Train Ride In Russia 197 Mr Weebl - Russian Dancing Men 198 Jamie Jones   - Siberian Express 199 They Might Be Giants - Sold My Mind to the Kremlin 200 Ed Khuild - lolololololololol 201 Sepultura - Itsari 202 Vy Pole - Enormous 203 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow 204 Gogol Bordello -  Gypsy Auto Pilot 205 Buffalex - Horse Eat My Nipple 206 Municipal Waste - Wolves of Chernobyl 207 Drudkh -  Cursed Sons II 208 Chernobyl - A song for the fallen 209 Russkaja - Hometown Polka 210 Toxic Holocaust -  Out of the Fire 211  Hail Caesar! Soundtrack - 19 Soviet Man 212 The Blow Monkeys  - The Man From Russia 213 The Devil's Blood - The Anti-Kosmik Magick 214 Orchid - Cosmonaut of Three 215 Vergeltung - Cold War 216 KYPCK - Alleya Stalina 217 Cabaret Voltaire -  Calling Moscow 218 Red Army Choir - Polyushka Polye 219 Iron Curtain - Ready To Strike 220 Porcupine Tree - Russia on Ice 221 Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy 222 Al Stewart - Roads to Moscow 223 The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil 224 Soviet Soviet - ecastacy 225 KREMLIN - Will You Feed Me 226 AC/DC - Heatseeker 227 ANJ - Gorbachev 228 Katyusha (Катюша) - Aleksandr Marshal & Valeria Kurnushkina 229 ARKONA - Stenka Na Stenku 230 Black Obelisk -  The wall 231 Skyclad - Catherine at the Wheel 232 Pussy Riot - Kropotkin-vodka (Kill the sexist!) 233 Brian Eno -- Stedelijk 234 Zola Jesus - Siphon 235 Insect Inside - The First Shining of New Genus 236 MR. ZIVAGO - Little Russian 237 The Real McKenzies - Midnight Train to Moscow 238 Red Army OST - KGB 239 The Toasters - Night Train to Moscow 240 Thy Catafalque - Urania 241 The Apogee - Hieronymus Bosch 242 Sabaton - Panzerkampf 244 RUSSKAJA - Barada   245 Oneohtrix Point Never - KGB Nights 246 Faith No More -  A Small Victory 247 Mike and the mechanics - A Call To Arms 248 Michael Jackson - Stranger In Moscow 249 Blondie - Contact In Red Square 250 Rammstein - Moskau 251 Pseudogod - deathwomb 252 KGB - Subway Sleepwalker 253 Igor Butman Big Band - Moscow at 3am 254 Genghis Khan - Moscow 255 Demon - Blue Skies In Red Square 256 Type O Negative - The Profit of Doom 257 COH - Red Square 258 Cougars - Red Square 259 Ray Conniff - Moscow Nights 260 INDIANS IN MOSCOW - Indians in Moscow 261 Radio Moscow - 250 Miles 262 Kingdom Come - Crown of Moscow 263 Powerwolf - Moscow after dark 264 U.D.O. - Decadent 265 System Of A Down - Störagéd 266 Closure In Moscow - Pink Lemonade 267 VIBRATORS - DISCO IN MOSCO 268 IRA PETROWA - MOSKAUER NÄCHTE 269 Visage - Moon Over Moscow 270 Farmers Market - Red Square Dance 271 Wonderland -  Moscow 272 Courtney Pine - Red Square Gagarinesk 273 Stray Cats - Storm The Embassy 274 German Shepherds - Communist Control 275 Moloko - Radio Moscow 276 March of the defenders - Moscow 277 Takako Nishizaki - Podmoskovnye vechera( Moscow Nights) 278 Simple Minds - Moscow Underground 279 The Spotnicks - Moscow 280 The Russian Jazz Quartet - Journey from Moscow 281 Bob Crewe Generation - Miniskirts In Moscow 282 MODERN TROUBLE - FLY TO MOSCOW 283 Gorky Park - Moscow Calling 284 BB Gabor - Moscow Drug Club 285 Doe Maar - De bom 286 Manicured noise - Moscow 287 Russkaja - Ras Dwa Tri 288 PLANET P PROJECT - Armageddon 289 Clan of Xymox - Muscoviet Musquito 290 Gogol Bordello -  60 REVOLUTIONS 291 Uriah Heep   - Gypsy 292 Living Colour - Cult Of Personality 293 The Hollies - Russian Roulette 294 Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen - Red Square 295 Frank Chacksfield - Under Moscow Skies 296 Thomas Dolby - Eastern Bloc 297 The Redskins - Kick Over The Statues 298 The Alchemist - Moscow Mornings - Sunrise 299 N.O.T.A. - Moscow 300 Svetlanas - Where Is My Borscht? 301 Against Me! - Russian Spies 302 James Horner - Gorkij park (Gorky Park 1983) OST 303 Hetalia Russia - Moscú 304 Roberto Jacketti & The Scooters - Moscow Nights 305 Ram J Holder - The Blues in Moscow 306 Ivan Rebroff sings Russian folk songs - Moscow nights 307 Jethro Tull - Crest Of A Knave Said She Was a Dancer 308 Men At Work - Its a Mistake 309 Skeewiff - Moscow Mule 310 The Clash - Ivan Meets G.I. Joe 311 Captain Sensible - Glad its all over 312 Ulfdallir - Steel Armor 313 Arkona - Oi Ti ne Vecher (Oh Not That Evening) 314 Lena Katina - No Voy A Olvidarte 315 JOHNNY M5 - Moscow Nights 316   Eddy Huntington - U.S.S.R. 317 Selsius - Moscow 318 WINTERUS - MOSCOW 319 Mr. Zivago - Love in Moscow 320 Brutto - Moscow Calling 321 Udo Lindenberg - Moskau 322 Aliza Kashi - Moscow Nights 323 Angelic Upstarts - Last Tango In Moscow 324 ASIA - Russian Dolls 325 Blaze Bayley & Thomas Zwijsen - Russian Holiday 326 Kate Bush - Breathing 327 Roger Waters and David Bowie - When the wind blows 328 Roky Erickson & The Aliens - Sputnik 329 Moscow - Orange Juice 330 Ivan Rebroff - Cossack Patrol 331 Alexandr Gradsky - Как молоды мы были 332 James Horner - Gorky Park - Following KGB 333 B.T.R - Moscow City 334 Gogol Bordello -  Hats Off To Kolpakoff 335 CCCP - Sputnik [Cosmos] 336 Russkaja - Go Sputnik 337 Red Spektor - Cosmonaut 338 Bald Red Lady - Cosmonaut 339 Ulver - Russian Doll 340 Hawkwind - Sputnik Stan 341 Bad Acid Trip - Putin Fears Pussy 342 Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime 343 Dark Tranquillity -  Arkhangelsk 344 TOTAL REJECTS (This Night) I'm Going To Be Destroyed 345 Manic Street Preachers - The Next Jet to Leave Moscow 346 Billy Joel - Leningrad 347 Victor Smolski    - The Heretic 348 Boney M - Rasputin 349 Type O Negative - Tripping A Blind Man 350 Leningrad Cowboys - Leningrad 351 Accept - Stalingrad 352 Russian Folk Music - Russian Winter 353 Cavalera Conspiracy -  Rasputin 354 Kontrust - Rasputin 355 Bersarin Quartett - St. Petersburg 356 Folkearth - From Volga to Bosphorus 357 Anastasia - Rumor in St. Petersburg 358 Retox - Soviet Reunion 359 Fireside - Let Rasputin Do It 360 Mastodon - Oblivion 361 St.Petersburg Ska Jazz Review - Volga River Boat Man 362 THERION - The Khlysti Evangelist 363 The Mountain Goats - Evening in Stalingrad 364 Rage - Soul Survivor 365 Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine 366 ARKONA - Slavsia Rus 367 Russian Folk Music - Kalinka (balalaika) 368 Catch 22 - The Decembrists Song 369 Joanna Stingray - City of Lenin 370 Aria - Attila 371 KAUAN  - Khurum 372 Balalaika Ensemble Wolga - Cossacks Dance 373 The Liminanas - Russian Roulette 374 Vasiliy Shumov - Porridge 375 U.D.O. - I GIVE AS GOOD AS I GET 666 Russkaja - Change

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Saved by the Devil (7/?) - Tommy Shelby

Summary: You have a talk with some friends and get a little job offered

Paring: Tommy Shelby x fem!reader (Not romantic...yet)

A/n: this took me so long to write. I hope you like it. Have a wonderful day:)

You walked through the streets on London feeling lost and uneasy. The state record of your father was there, written officially: he was declared dead. You felt like you were going crazy for not even trusting the piece of evidence. You asked the secretary about a million questions about how they even go about certifying a death. The woman looked at you as if you were crazy and you probably looked it. None of the cuts were healed, parts of your face were beginning to bruise, and the stich on your hand was horrendous. At least you didn’t reek of alcohol. It bothered you that the certificate under cause of death read “suicide”. You distinctly remember Sabini tell you that your father had got himself killed.

 ‘Why stage it like a suicide and then tell the underworld you killed him? Couldn’t you have just paid the cops to look the other way?’ A million more questions swarmed your way non of which the secretary could answer.

 And so you left the place walking slowly back home feeling odd. Dead is dead right you don’t need the details. You don’t want them. You tell yourself this as you get home, telling yourself that the uneasy feeling was from the physical night before not because someone was watching you.  

 ‘I’m not safe staying here’ You think to yourself. You start fantasizing about all the different places you could disappear to, the new life you could create for yourself. You just needed enough money to so. That wad of cash underneath your bed was good for a boat ride and hotel stay, not for entire life change. You were gonna need to start saving and earning, more fast. The air was changing and not for the better.

 Once you get home, you can see a lamp on in the window. You try to walk past the figure sitting in the living room, but their voice rings out stopping you from making another move.

 “(Y/n), we need to talk.” Ada says.

 “What about?” you ask sitting opposite of her in the living room.

 “Its about Tommy,” she pauses a minute trying to gauge your reaction, you don’t give any. She sighs, “I just want you to be careful around him.”

 You raise an eyebrow, confused from where this is coming from. “What do you mean?”

 “I mean are you gonna keep coming home looking half dead with my brother having to carry you in here with no sort of explanation?”

 “I’m sorry about that.” You apologize knowing she must have been scared out of her mind seeing you like that. You would have been too had it been her or Trinity.

 “What are you even thinking working for him? Didn’t you want out of your father business, aren’t you on some guys shit list?” Ada takes a deep breath calming herself.

 “I have it under control.” You can hear Ada groan in frustration. You understand why she was so defensive about this. Her family was dangerous and to be around them was like being around death itself. At least that’s how Ada put it.

 “No you don’t just look at yourself!” She sternly says, pointing a finger at you.

 You stifle a laugh from your throat at how motherly she looks, “Ada, please save the parenting for Karl.”

 She rolls her eyes at your jest and gets up from the couch. “Are you gonna work for him again?”

 “If I need the money...”

 “I told you don’t have to pay rent while you stay here. You can take as long as you need to find steady job.”

 You fake a smile and nod your head, “You’re right.” You didn’t want to bring up the unease you’ve been feeling. Or the need to flee the country based on a little paranoia that may just go away. It was unfair to her to place  this burden upon her when she's finally made it out of feeling that way herself. But you’ll be damned if you weren’t gonna at least prepare yourself for the uncertain future.

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Trinitys apartment was the same as it always has been. Neat to the point where it looked picture perfect. You always wondered when she had the time to keep tidy. You arrived early in the morning, knowing she would be up and that it would be the perfect time to cross into what you thought was still sabinis territory.

 “You know your friend took over the Eden Club. I haven’t seen any of Sabini guys in awhile” Trinity says attempting to ease you as you keep looking out the window.

 “who?”

 “The Shelby’s. I think it was his brother or whatever. I wasn’t there when it happened but I heard it was brutal.”

 “What did sabini do?” You ask.

 “no one heard from him or Alistair.” She states

 “Hmm.” You say finding it odd the gangster hadn’t retaliated yet

 “You know you can maybe work there again? If you asked nicely? The Shelby’s seem to like you.”

 “What makes you say that?”

 “Oh please I was the first person ada called to tell me about you running off with her brother. Did you know they were related?”

 “No.”

 She notices your lack of words. And though trinity wanted to be playful and tease her friend, she was worried.

 “Are you okay, (Y/n)?”

 “Im thinking of leaving, trinity.” You say

 “Why? Where are you going?”

 “Nowhere. Im just thinking.” You sip your tea lightly, feeling the soothing warmth go down your throat, “Something feels wrong.”

 “What is it?”

 “I fear that something nefarious is upon me. And that it’s a matter of time before It decides to kill me.”

 “You’re not gonna tell me, are you?”

 “I need your help planning.” You say ignoring her questions. You didn’t want to subject her to your nightmares about your father which haven’t ceased at all. In face they were increasing in violence and color. Most of them drawing from memories. If it wasn’t your father that was alive coming to hunt you down, it was most likely a dedicated servant of his. You wondered who was was keeping the business going seeing as you didn’t take over and were the only child of your father. You had no other logical explanation of what the universe was trying to tell you with these dreams and gut feelings.

 You open your purse revealing the wad of money from underneath your bed and papers of different id. “Your gonna hold this for me. When I need it ill come for it, if I add to it ill come here okay? Just make sure it stays hidden and untouched.”

She nods and takes it gently from your hands, “You’re being serious.”

 “Deadly.”

 You stood for a couple more hours, talking and eating until the afternoon came. You said your goodbyes and were on your way back on the streets of London. You felt good about yourself after seeing Trinity. It felt like years since you seen her.

 You hear the honking of an annoying horn bring you out of your thoughts. You see Tommy Shelby behind the wheel, a cocky grin on his face. He parks the car and you wait for him outside not wanting to sit in close proximity of him. He comes around, outing a cigarette loosely around his pink lips. He doesn’t light it.

 “I was looking for you at Adas.” He says standing in front of you with hands in his pockets.

 “Hmm why?” You ask.

 “How are your stiches?”

 “Fine,” your face grows warm as you think about the drunken thoughts you had about him. You had them caged up this time but you were now very aware of the fact that you had them, “what is that you want?” you ask avoiding his eyes, afraid of getting lost in them. You could not afford to grow any sort of attachment to the man. The stories you’ve heard, the warning you’ve gotten from his own sister, you know that he was no good.

 “Take a ride with me.” He simply says walking away from you.

 Your legs move before you think. Following his words like a sailor would a siren. You suddenly felt very self conscious around the man as you sat near him.

 “Where is this coming from?” You think to yourself feeling stupid you begin to argue with yourself in your head trying to find the soure of this new unwanted attraction. Maybe you were still drunk. No its been days. Or maybe you were tired. Sleep has been hard to comeby these days.

 You look across at him and study his features. He was a very handsome man, no doubt about it. You don’t realize how long you’ve been staring until he catches you.

 “What?” He asks

 “Have you called May?” Your not sure why your mind went to that but it was.

He chuckles, “Are you really that interested in that?”

 “No, im just making conversation.”

 “Well I did. Ill be seeing her later this week. See how shes training my horse.” He sends a smile your way before his eyes go back to the road.

 The smile sends your stomach doing flips. “You know your not as scary as people make you seem, Mr.Shelby.” Another statement slipping from your lips.

 “Trust me, I can be scary. Hand me that file”

 He parks the car in front of lovely looking house, a guard standing outside the gates of it. You hand him the file, next to you on the seats and he fiddles through it. You stare at the house with the guard in front of it through the rearview mirror.

 “Why are we parked here?” You ask you eyes trained to the rearview mirror

 “Had to make a stop.”

 You see the guard notice the car and head towards you. He walks toward your window and leans in. “Sir,” The guard says totally ignoring your presence, “You cant park here.”

 “Apologies, me and the Mrs. were just lost.”

 “Well get a move on.” Thomas starts the car and moves it one block a way before parking again. He checks his watch.

 “23 seconds,” He say to himself writing it down, “Are you gonna ask any questions?”

 “I think I would rather leave this one alone.”

 “Smart girl.”

 You end up driving 2 more hours around the city. He tells you about the Eden club takeover and how his brother Arthur is now running the game there. Sabini hasn’t been seen inawhile. Nor his most trustworthy comapnions

 “Do you know Alfie solomons?” He asks

 “I do.” Alfie Solomon’s to you was an unpredictable man, You never could predict what he was gonna say.

 “I was gonna have Arthur have dinner with him alone. But Arthur doesn’tknow Solomon’s too well.”

 “Mr. Shelby-“

 “I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t need to.” His eyes burn into your skull. You take all the self control you have to not turn your head and stare into them.

 You think about the proposition and grow very hesitant. A part of you wants to take it and another part doesn’t. Quick money could be very useful to you but at what cost if its for situations like this. A dinner with gangsters could become deadly very quickly with one wrong move.

 “When is this dinner?”

 “Friday.”

 “Ill give you answer before than” You say seeing it was Tuesday. You open the door to the car and walk out of it. You were beginning to suffocate under his stare and you needed to breath.

 The air was crisp and refreshing to your lungs as you speedy walk down the streets making lefts and rights. The annoying horn returns to your ears as soon as you feel calm. You turn back around to scream when you realize its not the same car. It’s a black car with weird, tinted window, almost like a police car. The windows roll down, revealing a man with grey, busy eyebrows and mustache. His eyes held an evil glint in them

 (Y/fn) (y/ln)?” He asks do it looked like he already knew the answer in his head that he knew who he had.

 “Sorry wrong gal.” You lie turning around to get out for whatever situation that was.

 “Get her boys.” You hear the man sigh. You feel large hands grab around your body and large funny smelly napkin forced against your mouth.

 ‘Chloroform’ you think as you pass out into the darkness.

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Crime Syndicate Origins

Owlman, The World’s Deadliest Thief: 

“My City, My Rules” Thomas and Martha Wayne were a beacon of hope in a world that often felt like it was teetering on the brink of oblivion. Wayne Sr’s hardline anti-crime campaign bringing an end to the criminal syndicates and consortiums that had all but ruled Gotham since the days of the first Power Ring, offering an oasis of stability in an Amerika still plagued by the Power Ring’s former confederates in the World Crime Society. 

With Thomas as its architect, Gotham became a symbol of a world free from the yolk of supercrime but it was Martha’s humanitarian efforts in the wake of the First Markovian Oil Crisis that truly made the Waynes beloved. It would have been all too easy for her to remain within the neigh-impenetrable city-state her husband had crafted, instead, she chose to venture out into the world motivated by nothing more than a desire to help others. Amidst greed and corruption, Martha Wayne stood out as a true hero, continuing to direct relief efforts even as she entered the third trimester of her first pregnancy, giving birth to her first son shortly after her return to Gotham. A second child following less than four years later completing what many considered the picture of Amerikan nuclear bliss. Christened ‘The Dynamic Duo’ by the press, Bruce and Thomas Jr. were inseparable from a young age, spending hours exploring the cave systems that ran beneath stately Wayne Manor while crafting elaborate tales of secret sects and sinister cults heavily influenced by the lurid pulp novellas supplied to them by the family’s dotting butler Cuthbert Pennyworth.  Unfortunately, the two’s taste in fiction would lead to tragedy when Bruce and Thomas Jr. convinced their parents to take them to a midnight screening of The Mask of Fantômas in celebration of Bruce’s eighth birthday. Leaving the Gotham Midnight Theater, the family were held-up halfway along Park Row by Joe Chill, a man who would later be called “The Last Criminal in Gotham.” 

 Unwilling to hand over his wallet let alone his wife’s jewellery for fear of the damage it would do to his image, Thomas Sr. attempted to apprehend the mugger. Already on edge, Chill opened fire on the family, killing Bruce and Martha instantly and sending Thomas Jr. into a coma that lasted nearly ten days.

The deaths of Martha and Bruce, as well as Thomas Sr’s perceived role in them, formed a gulf between the two surviving Waynes, one which only increased as Thomas Jr. grew older. Publically flaunting petty criminal behaviour, the younger Wayne all but cut off contact with his father, spending most of his time in the company of Cuthbert who had increasingly come to view the boy as something of a kindred spirit. Revealing the death of his own brother and a history of criminal behaviour in a moment of drunken sincerity, Cuthbert’s tutelage in a range of petty crimes would serve as Thomas’ first steps in his journey towards super crime. At age 13, he was placed in a boarding school, his father no longer willing, or able, to deal with the boy’s behaviour. A scant six months later he would vanish, provoking a citywide manhunt that ended in him being declared a missing person, marking the start Thomas Sr’s increasingly draconian approach to criminal justice within Gotham City. Forced out of an already vestigial position within Wayne Enterprise’s, Wayne would dedicate all his energy to maintaining a zero-tolerance policy on all crime within the city even as he burned through what little goodwill the family name had left. 

The sudden return of Thomas Wayne Jr. ten years later was treated by many as a second coming for a city that had once again fallen into a despair all too common in the world, his meteoric takeover the Wayne Enterprise’s seeing the company rededicate itself to charitable endeavours with a zeal that hadn’t been seen since Martha’s death. With the widespread refurbishment of many of the city’s poorest areas, the expansion of Wayne Towers in the heart of Gotham and the conversion of the now-abandoned Wayne Manor into The Bruce Wayne Memorial Orphanage, Thomas Wayne Jr. was viewed as a return to the behaviours of old, his open criticism of his father’s actions only further endearing him to a city desperately in need of a hero.  Unfortunately, that wasn’t what it got. Within three months of his return, the city was plagued by a series of brazen, ultraviolent crimes staged by an unknown figure seemingly striking at random and operating with an almost supernatural knowledge of the city. Owlman would reveal himself to the public in a shocking daylight assault on GCPD headquarters that left 15 officers dead and nearly a decade of impounded weapons and drugs stolen, an already damning failure on Wayne Sr’s part that was rendered worse by his public refusal of Wayne Enterprises offer to refurbish the gutted GCPD building.   The Owlman’s arrival would serve as a clarion cry for Gotham’s slumbering criminal element, with the covert aid of Owlman criminal organisations old and new established themselves with a vigour best exemplified by Big Jim Gordon, a discharged Chicago PD officer drawn to Gotham by the promise of easy money who quickly became a key power player in the New Gotham Underworld, acting as a direct go-between for Owlman and the various organisations established in his wake. That Gotham’s favourite son and the archfiend of its nightmares are one and the same is known to only two people. The ever-faithful Cuthbert and Thomas Sr., both perfectly aware of Owlman’s origin in a game shared between Bruce and Thomas as children. Drawn into an increasingly violent Cold War, the animosity shared between father and son promises to change the face of Gotham City forever.   Something a bit different, wee Crime Syndicate fact-fic dealing with mad wee bastard Owlman.  

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Netflix Reveals Upcoming Slate of Anime Titles for 2021

  Additional reporting by Daryl Harding

  During the Netflix Anime Festival 2020, the streaming company announced 16 anime titles coming to the service. Hosted by Hisanori Yoshida with special guest Rio Uchida, the two walked through the company’s upcoming anime from previously announced series to upcoming features. The announcements below are in alphabetical order. 

  Baki Hanma

  The story of the strongest parent-child fight in history comes to its climax in the 3rd part of the Baki Hanma series, subtitled ‘Son of Orge,’ premiering on Netflix in 2021. Manga creator Keisuke Itagaki drew a special illustration of Baki for the announcement.

  The most dysfunctional father-son relationship of all time reaches its climax when Baki Hanma faces off against the Ogre himself in next year’s season of Keisuke Itagaki’s brutal fight series! pic.twitter.com/Y0mEC8PmS8

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  B the Beginning Succession

  The second season of the popular B the Beginning anime series was announced during the presentation, entitled B the Beginning Succession. Netflix showcased the first images from the series as well as the new staff members.

  They might have solved their last case, but Keith and Koku aren’t finished yet. Here’s your first glimpse at B: The Beginning Succession’s story of detectives and killers in a high-tech world, arriving next year. @ProductionIGinc pic.twitter.com/spcWDOFUh7

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Ichiro Kawasaki takes over from Kazuto Nakazawa as the director of B the Beginning Succession at Production I.G. with Nakazawa returning in a supervisory role and the rest of the staff and cast returning for the second season that is scheduled to stream in 2021.

  Eden

  Netflix released a brand new trailer and visual for the four-episode original series Eden, directed by Yasuhiro Irie with animation production by Qubic Pictures, coming in May 2021.

  Sometimes a family is a human girl, a robot, and another robot. EDEN follows Sarah and her mechanical adoptive parents as she confronts a strange, beautiful world, arriving May 2021. pic.twitter.com/1foOcAT8Eh

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Godzilla: Singular Point

  During the presentation, the first visual and teaser trailer for the upcoming Godzilla: Singular Point anime series from Studio Orange and Bones roared its way through the presentation hall.

  When danger comes up from the depths, only young geniuses Mei, Yun, and their team can face the threat in Godzilla Singular Point! Take a first look at next year’s new series featuring the classic monster. @CG_Orange_eng @TOHO_GODZILLA pic.twitter.com/B7VWyGb3ZZ

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  The series will feature character designs by Kazue Kato (Blue Exorcist) and a new Godzilla design by Ghibli animator Eiji Yamamori. The series is currently scheduled to broadcast in April 2021.

  High Rise Invasion

  Netflix will release an anime adaptation of High Rise Invasion, based on the manga series by Takahiro Oba and Tsuina Miura (Ajin), in February 2021. The first two visuals of the series was released as well as the staff and cast. Directed by Masahiro Takata, with animation production by Zero-G.

  As Yuri finds herself in a bizarre world of endless buildings and masked killers, she’ll do whatever it takes to find her brother and escape. Next year, discover the secret of the skyscrapers in action horror series High-Rise Invasion. pic.twitter.com/ShFLIYsKHL

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Yoichi Ueda does the character designs, while Toko Machida works on the series composition, with music from tatsuo and Yoichi Sakai. Haruka Shiraishi, Shiki Aoki, Akira Sekine, Junya Enoki, and Yuichiro Umehara all lend their voices to the anime series.

  Pacific Rim: The Black

  After being announced in 2018, the first animated visuals and images of Pacific Rim: The Black anime series, based on the cult film series from Legendary Pictures, was released. The presentation showed off the opening title sequence of the 2021 series from Polygon Pictures and co-showrunners Craig Kyle and Greg Johnson.

  Long ago, humanity defeated the Kaiju. Now, they’re evacuating Australia. In 2021 join a pair of siblings and their battered, long-abandoned Jaegar as they battle across a continent of danger in Pacific Rim: The Black. @Legendary @POLYGONPICTURES pic.twitter.com/P5ZHZYv9OQ

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

    Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness

  Announced in September, TMS Entertainment and Quebico (the same studio behind Resident Evil: Vendetta) will be producing a brand new original series based on the Resident Evil franchise, featuring Resident Evil main characters Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield. 

  When biohazards run wild, only a pair of veteran zombie slayers can get the job done. Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is a new original series set in the canon of @CapcomUSA_’s classic survival horror franchise @RE_Games, coming next year. pic.twitter.com/nuBKVgXuzp

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure

  A continuation of the Netflix anime series, directed by Masahito Kobayashi with animation production by dwarf studios and San-X Co., Ltd.

  Grab your tickets and get in line for a new series of stop-motion adventures with Rilakkuma and Kaoru! Join Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, Kiiroitori, and Kaoru as they explore an amusement park in its closing hours when Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure arrives next year. pic.twitter.com/qU2qzSl7pH

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Spriggan

  After originally being announced on October 5, Netflix released the first trailer and visual for the newest adaptation of Spriggan. Based on the 1980s to 1990s manga series written by Hiroshi Takashige and drawn by Ryoji Minagawa, the new adaptation will be released on the platform in 2021.

  As the armies of man battle over ancient relics, one organization will do all it can to seal them away. Here’s a first look at 2021’s anime series adaptation of legendary action manga Spriggan in action! @DPInc_official pic.twitter.com/ukTzI0nlMS

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Spriggan is directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi (Kiznaiver), with character designs from Shuhei Handa (Little Witch Academia) and series composition from Hiroshi Seko (Mob Psycho 100), and will be produced at david productions.

  The Way of the House Husband

  Based on the award-winning manga by Kousuke Oono, J.C.Staff will head the production of The Way of the House Husband. The series will be directed by Chiaki Kon, with Kenjiro Tsuda playing the main character Tatsu.

  Japan’s most evil yakuza makes its cutest househusband! Follow Tatsu’s journey from underworld legend to domestic bliss when the anime adaptation of Kousuke Oono’s hit comedy manga The Way of the Househusband premieres in 2021. pic.twitter.com/V7tdVIaYVc

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Thermae Romae Novae

  A new season of the award-winning Thermae Romae series was announced during the presentation, entitled Thermae Romae Novae (novae means new!). A visual for the upcoming series was released. Mari Yamazaki will be drawing new episodes for the series. Production by NAZ.

  When Roman Empire bath designer Lucius ends up in modern Japan, he’ll find the two cultures aren’t so different after all. The anime adaptation of Mari Yamazaki’s bathhouse comedy Thermae Romae Novae hits the screen in 2021! pic.twitter.com/SeS1ZMS83W

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan

  All four episodes of the OVA anime series for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure spin-off Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan will be coming to Netflix in 2021.

  To truly capture the ways of the world, this manga artist will scour the globe for inspiration! All four episodes of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure spin-off Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan make their Netflix debut 2021. pic.twitter.com/cONOzo0d3B

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy

  Netflix announced during the live stream that the second chapter of Rooster Teeth's Transformers: War For Cybertron will be coming soon.

  With the Allspark lost and Decepticons trapped on a dying Cybertron, Optimus Prime pushes the Autobots to the limit in the depths of space. EARTHRISE, the second chapter of the Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy, is coming soon. @RoosterTeeth @Hasbro pic.twitter.com/up6g4Qt3QB

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  TRESE

  New anime series based in Manila, TRESE, was announced. The stream noted that because the series is being created in the Philippines, the creators will have a different perspective of Manila than someone not from the city.

  Aswangs of Manila, beware: Alexandra Trese is coming for you. Enjoy this very first look at TRESE, coming soon on Netflix. ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/BpiRc6WhjQ

— Netflix Philippines (@Netflix_PH) October 27, 2020

  Vampire in the Garden

  Vampire in the Garden, a new original anime series from WIT STUDIO, was announced by Netflix. The vampire series, which is being directed by Ryotaro Makihara (The Empire of Corpses), with character designs and animation direction Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto) and art direction from Shunichiro Yoshihara (Attack on Titan), will be out on the platform in 2021.

  Once, vampires and humans lived in harmony. Now, a young girl and a vampire queen will search for that Paradise once again. Here’s your first look at Vampire in the Garden, an original story from @WIT_STUDIO premiering next year. pic.twitter.com/9Z55Cn3ijV

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Yasuke

  Yasuke, headed by MAPPA and directed by LeSean Thomas, released the first character sheets of the Black samurai Yasuke as well as the legendary Oda Nobunaga, both drawn by character designer Takeshi Koike.

  A village in danger, a mysterious child, warring daimyo, and the greatest ronin never known all clash in a Japan of magic and mechs. Learn the story of the first African samurai when LeSean Thomas’s Yasuke, voiced by Lakeith Stanfield, arrives next year. pic.twitter.com/jCabzutMIv

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

  Lakeith Stanfield will voice Yasuke, with animation produced at MAPPA and music produced by Flying Lotus. Yasuke is scheduled for 2021 on the platform.

  Netflix also discussed the current state of anime on the platform, saying that over 100 million households in nearly 100 countries around the world watch anime on the platform – which has one of the widest reaches of all streaming services –. In Japan, “almost 1 out of 2” households watch at least five hours of anime on the service every month, equal to at least one season of a 12 episode show.

        Kyle Cardine is an Editor for Crunchyroll. You can find his Twitter here.

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Hi! Do you know of any good recaps of the Dresden Files series so far? I’m hyped for the new book but have forgotten a lot of what’s going on ^^”

I don’t, unfortunately.

IMO, it is well, well worth rereading the short stories Bombshells and Cold Case if you can, because almost all the pertinent Molly stuff is in those: especially her involvement with the Fomor, and her relationship with Carlos. I’m actually surprised how important those stories are turning out to be in the grand scheme. Harry is living in the apartment that Molly gets in Bombshells - I feel like some people think that Molly got the apartment for Winter Lady reasons, but that’s not the case.

Also I’d reread Skin Game if you get the chance, for all the bank stuff and the escape from the Underworld.

But FWIW, I think the main thrust of Peace Talks is focused on the White Court, the White Council, Marcone, and the Fomor, so you might wanna read up on those guys.

Ebenezar is one big question mark with regards what happened between him and Margaret and why she chose to fall in with Lord Raith, and I think this book is gonna hopefully give us some answers there. The Black Council is still a thing, but it’s getting harder to differentiate between Black and White when literally every wizard under the sun now hates Dresden’s guts for his relationship with Mab.

Thomas and Justine were perfectly happy when we last saw them, but that might be about to change. I have no idea what the White Court’s prerogative will be in this book, whether they’re friend or foe, I just know they’re gonna be important bc Lara plays a big role in much of the promotional stuff we’ve gotten.

I can’t quite remember what Marcone’s goal has been with regards to Chicago since Changes, or whether that’s also one big mystery, but he is now the first vanilla mortal signatory of the Unseelie Accords, and he’s hosting the eponymous Peace Talks. He’s been gaining power and sticking his fingers in all sorts of pies since Dresden’s death - cosying up to Mab, Lara, Odin, Hades, and even gaining some traction with Murphy and the Paranet. He’s parked himself on top of Dresden’s old apartment, and he also has the Shroud of Turin now, so like... my boy’s maybe getting too big for his boots? Lord only knows how that will play out here.

Other than that, I’m not sure what else there is that needs recapping. There’s not gonna be any Denarians in this book (there’s enough to be getting on with without those guys throwing spanners in the works!), and I think the fairies will take a backseat this time around. Hopefully Jim Butcher will put in enough exposition to fill in the gaps, too.

#dresden files #peace talks #GOD i love marcone #balls that drag the ground for sure #not sure if i’d rather see him knocked off his pedestal or rise to even greater heights #also there are big gaps in my knowledge when it comes to the white court/black council stuff? #that stuff in turn coat and the arctis tor stuff in proven guilty always confuse me and idk if it’s just bc i’ve missed something #or whether it’s supposed to be a mystery #also thorned namshiel and nemesis are still lurking around here somewhere #so 😬 #these books are hard to recap lmao