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sunnydaleherald · 6 months

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, November 1

WILLOW: Did you find Jesse? XANDER: Yeah. WILLOW: Was he dead? BUFFY: Worse. (sits at the end of the table) I'm sorry, Willow. We were too late. And they were waiting for us. WILLOW: At least you two are okay. XANDER: I don't like vampires. I'm gonna take a stand and say they're not good. BUFFY: So, Giles! Got anything that could make this day any worse? GILES: How about the end of the world? BUFFY: Knew I could count on you.

~~BtVS 1x02 “The Harvest”~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Such A Nice Girl (Joyce, Darla, PG) by badly_knitted

Startlingly Moral (Buffy/Spike, T) by acekoomboom

Old Relics and Movies (Buffy, Giles, G) by Greensword101

Trick or Treat Little Witch (Willow/Tara, Xander/Anya, G) by 29PheonixLement

Portents (Buffy/Faith, M) by aliceinwonderbra

Ghostly Fears (Angel, Spike, T) by Celeste Belle

Help (Xander, Spike, T) by Celeste Belle

Trick or Treat (Willow/Tara, Xander/Anya, G) by riah alice drake

Stand Off (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by MillennialCryBaby

All's Fair in Love and War (Buffy/Spike, R) by Behind Blue Eyes

can't fight with you anymore (Buffy/Spike, PG) by sunshine-of-my-lifetime

Thankful or Not (Buffy/Spike, G) by violettathepiratequeen

Take These Broken Wings (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by FoolForSpuffy

Candy Corn Mischief (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by honeygirl51885

The First Annual Spooky Scoobie Party (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by acekoomboom

[Chaptered Fiction]

Through the Looking Glass, Chapter 5 (Buffy, Dawn, T, SG-1 xover) by BrennaLynn

House of Slayer: The Slayer, The Witch, & The Key, Chapter 24 (Buffy, Dawn, Harry Potter xover, T) by BrennaLynn

New York, Chapter 4/43 (Giles/Xander, M) by drsquidlove

Days of Future Past, Chapter 28/34 (Buffy/OC, Angel/OC, Buffy/Angel, M) by a2zmom

Forgotten Memories, Chapter 4/12 (Buffy/Angel, M) by Ilovebooks10

A Family Room at the Heartbreak Hotel, Chapter 11/11 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, T) by julikobold

Unmasking, Chapter 3/4 (Cordelia/Anya, T) by BeatriceEveryTuesday

Her Old Fashioned Boy, Chapter 12 (Giles/Jenny, T) by Bobbie23

Blind Date, Chapter 9 Complete! (Xander, Joyce, M) by Spooksdarkhero

[French language] Du Passé au Présent, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, T) by guepard54

Shadow Over Hellmouth, Chapter 65 (Buffy/Tara, Ensemble, M) by Tuxedo Mark

1632 Revello Drive, Chapter 2 (Buffy, Giles, T) by A Most Sovereign Lady

Spiderwebs, Chapter 42 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Willow25

Spike v. Logic, Chapter 4 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, R) by Soulburnt

Lover's Walk 2.0 (After When Anne Met Spike), Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, G) by To Be Hers

56 Hours, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Soulburnt

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: ‘I may be dead, but I’m still pretty’ (Buffy, worksafe) by mistyintherivers

Artwork: morning break doodle - I miss these guys (Spike, Angel, worksafe) by simongablelundmark

Gifset: lgbtqcreators battleship bingo — the chosen one (Buffy, worksafe) by sylvielaufeyz

Gifset: lgbtqcreators battleship bingo — free choice (Willow/Tara, worksafe) by sylvielaufeyz

Artwork: Task description - make a copy of the screencaps without using an Eyedropper or drawing over the photo (Buffy, Spike, worksafe) by lialivingart

Artwork: Grom with the gays (Buffy, Willow, worksafe) by pzyii

Manip: Happy Halloween! (Spike, NSFW) by pass-the-dyanmite

Video: Top 20 Most Badass Buffy Summers Moments by MsMojo

Video: 'Slayers: A Buffyverse Story’ Official Trailer by Audible

[Reviews & Recaps]

ReWatch: Angel (the series) S1, E1 - 3 by kimannebb

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 6X02 REACTION | First Time Watching by EvilQK

I AM SO SADDDDDD Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 2x21-22 'Becoming' | Blind Reaction by Vic

Buffy the Vampire Slayer THE MOVIE (1992) | REACTION (With Nicologik Reacts) by JayPeaKay

I'm Crying! // Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode 2x17 Reaction // My heart is broken! by Brooke Whipple

**RETURN OF THE QUEEN!!** Angel Season 2 Episode 9 "The Trial" Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING Buffy by Nick Reacts

Angel 1x20: War Zone Reaction!!! by Victor & Grace Reacts

Thoughts on the Original Buffy Screenplay by Plasticglass456

PODCAST: Episode 41: Amends by Gym Was Cancelled

[Recs & In Search Of]

[Original IWRY Marathon] Entry for IWRY 2023: "In Fair Verona" by melodys_muse recced by iwry_marathon

Top 10 Spuffy fics I’ve read (Oct 2023) recced by mcgnagallsarmy

drsquidlove’s posting New York to AO3. It’s an amazing epic recced by thirteenthblackbird

Rec: Pub Crawl by kangeiko recced by lupines-slash-recs

Advent Calendiles: Calling all Calendiles Appreciators! Feel free to send me asks with short prompts! For each one, I’ll write a 100-word drabble requested by hal-1500

[Community Announcements]

Threesome Month 2023 Has Begun! by btvscrackships

Buffyverse Top 5 Community to Close by buffyversetop5

Q&A with fanfic writer Hannah (Cosmic Tuesdays) on Saturday 11th November 2023!! by Stoney

[Fandom Discussions]

Angel Season 3: Becoming a Parent by andrew-heard

[ask] Do you think Wesley agreeing to help Fred take revenge on the professor is selfishly motivated? asked by angelustheimmortal, answered by we-pay-for-everything

[Musing about Xander being an insert for Joss Whedon] by nancydrewwouldnever

[Spike & The First vs Angel & The First] by krimreader

according to this article, the guy who played Xander tried to get them to do a Xander/Buffy romance in season 7 by aphony-cree

[About Ethan and Giles's backstory] by kindaorangey

This scene makes me absolutely insane. unhinged. absolutely raving. “We missed the bed again” by raisedbythetv89

Slayers: A Buffyverse Story SPOILERS by hermyohkneegranger

[ask] Would be awesome if they make a comic series of cordelia the vampire slayer answered by buffythecomicslayer

jenny and giles are the kind of people who have like a really ridiculous esoteric couples’ costume by jennycalendar

[Giles's relationship with the Scoobies] by coraniaid, likeasouffle

[Spike and the soul lore in 'Slayers: A Buffyverse Story'] by girl4music

[ask] buffy/cordelia for the ship bingo thing? :-) answered by reallyreal-madeingold

one of my absolute favourite ship tropes is when person a calls person b by a name no one else usually calls them by johnsspacesuittight

Fuffy fans / Eliza fans: Here at The Fuffy Agenda we have some breaking news by juanabaloo

Honest Trailer: Buffy The Vampire Slayer '97 started by AlphaFoxtrot

What would the Watchers Council do to Buffy if she succeeded in killing Faith to cure Angel? started by Joshua

Who do you find the most relatable character on Buffy? started by NotASlayer

Angel kind of sucked at romance started by The Whirlwind

Buffy 30 Day Challenge started by Priceless

How likely do we think it is that the watcher's council had been intentionally murdering each of their slayers before they reach full adulthood using the ritual in helpless? by AnyNeck1885

What are your favorite minor vampire moments by The810kid

Giles - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Season 5 by flow

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

NYCC Interview: Christopher Golden & Amber Benson Talk ‘Slayers: A Buffyverse Story’ by thecosmiccircus

NYCC Interview: Charisma Carpenter & Emma Caulfield Ford Talk ‘Slayers: A Buffyverse Story by thecosmiccircus

PUBLICATION: Buffy's James Marsters refused not to be in love with [Redacted] in Slayers by Radio Times

PUBLICATION: Alyson Hannigan nods to Buffy the Vampire Slayer roots with vampire dance on DWTS by Entertainment Weekly

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doomfox · 2 years

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College Days

Something I wrote after various ramblings and doodles with my friends, @etheriumart , @stillafanofsonic , and @appendingfic ! Go check them out and enjoy this ficlet! Also, taking writing prompts for this au! Send ‘em in!

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Geoff was a weird kid. He knew it. Everybody told him so, even his father (who would, at every opportunity, utilise his dead name against him and point out his ‘unmanly’ hobbies as ‘proof’ he was faking his life), and he had simply come to accept it.

So he was somewhat glad, when he arrived at college, to find that people here could be as weird as they liked. And nobody gave a crap.

“Shit... sorry, dude.”

Some guy Geoff would never interact with again bumped into him, clearly in a rush, apologised and moved on. Geoff watched him leave, noting the plush toy strapped to his backpack. He stared. People here could be as weird as they liked. It made him feel safe.

He smiled to himself and turned on his way, adjusting his massive backpack and striding down the hall. He passed by a couple of girls openly making out, nobody batting an eye. He remembered the name of his roommate - Eclipse Whipple.

Eclipse. Weird name. Probably a weird kid like himself.

Geoffrey finally found his destination, a wooden door (one of many) along a narrow hall that was presently quiet. Most students would be in class or heading there right now, though he had nothing to do but dump his stuff and get ready for initiation in a few hours.

Geoff fiddled with the lock, opening the door and stepping inside. It was, as expected, a very spartan environment. Two beds, stacked head-to-head, a pale green carpet, a desk covered in clutter and a cheap computer, and a few posters on the wall above one of the beds.

Geoff paused. Ducks. The posters were of ducks.

“Oh hi!!! You must be Geoff!!!!”

An excited voice rasped from the figure reclining on the bed beneath the ducks and Geoff stared as he tried to figure out who - or what - he was looking at. He hadn’t know what to expect of a guy named Eclipse. Maybe a dude with long black hair, all-black clothing, with chains and makeup to match. Certainly not a reptilian humanoid with black-and-red scales, dressed in an old hoodie and jeans and with a tail that waved like a charmed snake behind him as he stood.

“I’m Eclipse!” The creature announced, heading over to greet Geoff. “I’m new here too! I bet we’re gonna be great friends!!!”

Geoff’s eyes were popping out his head by now, and he suddenly realised he was staring. “Uh... hi?” The human stuck his hand out to take Eclipses’s and the two teenagers shook. “Sorry I... you...” He raised a finger and pointed. “You’re an alien, right??”

Eclipse grinned, sharp yellow teeth gleaming from a white muzzle. “What gave it away? The tail and the scales??” HE stuck his tongue out, revealing it to be green and forked. “Yup! Alien as you can get!”

“I’ve heard about you guys!” Geoff said, remembering the news reports from several years ago. Of strange aliens defeating a giant robot in somewhere called Green Hills, and more of them slowly showing up. Now, though in no great numbers, they were everywhere, and the people of Earth were made aware of the existence of these otherworldly travellers. “I never thought I’d meet one of you!”

“You don’t have a problem with it?” Geoff watched as Eclipses’ tail, which had been waving happily behind him, now lowered and wrapped around an ankle.

“What?? No!” Geoff said, grinning wide. “Why would I??”

Eclipse shrugged but seemed happy. “Some people... some humans can be pretty weird with me when they first meet me. It’s not like my brothers... they’re fluffy, people think they’re ‘cute’ or whatever. Especially Silver.”

Geoff cocked his head. “You have brothers?? Like, alien brothers???”

Eclipse grinned. “Yeah!! OMG I’ll show you!” the alien turned and scampered over to his desk where a battered cell phone sat charging, “come on!! I’ll show you my family!!!”

Geoff did as he was asked, dumping his bag and heading over to check out Eclipses’ photo gallery. He found pictures of an older, chubby human with a full beard, who Eclipse called his dad, and two other alien creatures - one almost snow white and very fluffy indeed, the other black-and-red like Eclipse himself, with red eyes that pierced through the screen.

“... and that’s Silver with his rabbit!” Eclipse chattered happily, grinning mischievously as his tail waved, “I used to really wind him up when we were kids! I used to say I’d EAT Smokey!!”

Geoff guffawed. “No way!”

“Yeah! It was hilarious, he went crying to our dad every time!” The phone eventually went away and Eclipse clutched his stomach. “Speaking of food, I dunno about you but I’m starved! You wanna go grab something to eat?”

“Well...” Geoff’s anxiety rose a little, the human unsure about just wandering about a brand new college filled with unfamiliar people, “I guess...”

“Come on! We can explore too!” Eclipse grabbed Geoff’s hand, his three digits clutching the human’s five as he rushed for the door, “I was gonna go myself but it’ll be way more fun with somebody else! Let’s go!”

And so Geoff did, allowing himself to be dragged off by his brand new alien friend.

Which is how they found themselves wandering around the campus, exploring, checking out the gardens and watching students go by on their busy days. Eclipse seemed so excited and filled with energy, so much so that Geoff didn’t think he could keep up, but it was fun. Soon they found themselves in the cafeteria, in search of something to eat.

“I hope they have chicken wings!” Eclipse chirruped, ignoring the strange looks from humans as he had all morning, “chicken wings are my favourite! Or jerky! Or-“

“Hey...” Geoff paused, narrowing his eyes as he nudged Eclipses’ skinny arm. “take a look over there...”

“Huh?? What...” Eclipse looked about, tail waving as he tried to pinpoint what had caught his new friend’s attention... and gasped as he saw what was so interesting. An individual with long white hair tied into a ponytail, large pointed ears, and a long black tail tipped with white fur. “OMG!!! Another alien!!!” Eclipse said excitedly, “I had no idea!!!”

“How many of you guys ARE there on this planet??” Geoff said incredulously.

Eclipse merely shrugged. “Yeah, I have NO idea who that is...” he said, before grinning wide. “they’re sat on their own... let’s go say hi!!!”

Before Geoff could protest Eclipse was again leading him buy the hand toward the table, happily dragging the human into an engagement with their new friend.

“Hi! My name’s Eclipse!! And this is Geoff!!!” Eclipse said excitedly, hopping into the chair beside the other alien, “are you new here too? What’s your name?? Can we sit here??? I love your hair!!!!!”

“Uh... th.... thank you??” the very confused doglike alien stammered in a very deep voice, mismatched grey and yellow blinking in surprise.

Eclipse continued to stare, grinning happily as Geoff sat down on the stranger’s other side. “Hey, I’m Geoff.” He said, extending a hand in greeting. “Nice to meet you, do you mind if we join you?”

“Uh... no! No, that’s okay...” the alien ran a hand through his long white hair, awkwardly clearing his throat as he looked between his two new companions, “uh... my name’s Finley! Or... or Fin, I guess. The Jackal.”

“Awesome!!!!” Eclipse chirruped, “great to meet you, Fin! Man, I was worried I’d be the only non-human in this place!”

“Same!” Fin replied, a shy smile crossing his muzzle, “I didn’t know there were any other off-worlders here...” he frowned, looking Eclipse over, “but.. I don’t recognise your species?”

Eclipse shrugged. “It’s complicated,” he replied.

“And I’m just a boring old human!” Geoff added, not wanting to be forgotten about in the discussion. His stomach rumbled and he remembered what Eclipse had dragged them out for in the first place. “A pretty hungry human,” he said. “You mind if we grab something to eat Fin?”

“Sure...?” the Jackal replied, “you guys really want to sit with me?”

“Heck yeah!” Eclipse replied, already hopping out his seat and searching for the counter, “we can tell stories about each others’ planets!! It’ll be awesome!!!”

Soon enough, all three of them were happily eating and chatting at the table. Mostly Eclipse doing the talking, chattering about nothing while he tucked into a plate full of meat.

“... so Silver spent a whole week thinking I’d laid eggs in him!! I think he was checking the toilet everytime he went to see if they’d come out!!!!” The alien cackled, clearly revelling in the memory. “It was the funniest thing ever!!!”

“That.... does sound pretty funny...” Fin replied, poking at his fries.

Geoff frowned. “What are they anyway? Your brothers?” he took a bite out of his burger, ignoring the mustard dribbling from his chin. “They looked way different from you. No offense, just curious.”

“They’re hedgehogs!” Eclipse said helpfully, bits of chicken showing in his teeth as he grinned. “My whole family is... kinda adoptive,” he explained, his tail drooping a little as his grin followed suit. “Except for Shadow. He actually IS related to me by blood...” Eclipse stared into the table for a moment, as though considering something. “But that doesn’t matter!” he continued, infectious sharp-toothed grin returning, “my dad always said blood doesn’t matter when it comes to family! My dad and Silver are my real family, just as much as Shadow! Dad always said he’d accept us for what we are, not matter what!”

Both Geoff and Fin looked away at that statement. “He sounds like a cool guy...” Fin said quietly.

“Ditto,” agreed Geoff, “you’re real lucky, ‘Clips.”

Eclipse merely grinned and continued gnawing away at his chicken. “So what about you guys?” he said, continuing the conversation, “what are your families like?”

The silence that followed said as much as he needed to know. Not that Eclipse was observant enough to pick up on it.

“Unsupportive,” Geoff said bluntly, declining to explain more.

“My dad’s okay....” Fin said quietly, “he’s just... obsessed with money. The only reason I’m here is because he wants me to study Business... that’s why we moved to Earth. He says it’s a new planet with lots of opportunity.”

Geoff stared at the jackal incredulously. “So you just... moved planets??”

Fin shrugged. “Yeah... we came here when I was a kid.”

Geoff shook his head. “That’s insane!” he said, looking to Eclipse. “How long have you been on Earth?”

Eclipse shrugged. About nine years? I was about ten when I first got here. Not sure, I never figured out how time works in relation to the Black Co- ..... where I used to live.”

Geoff frowned. “Where was that?”

Eclipse shrugged. “I don’t like to talk about it...”

Oh. “That’s okay,” Geoff replied, “you don’t have to.”

There was movement beside him and Fin swore as he checked his cell phone. “Shit, I’d better get going... I’ll be late for my class...” he polished off his fries and stood, clutching his plate. “I guess... I’ll see you guys around?”

Eclipse looked up to the jackal, grin firmly back on his muzzle. “Heck yeah! We’re friends aren’t we??”

Fin stood still, one ear going flat while the other perked. “... friends?”

“Yeah!” Eclipse bounced in his seat. “We can be best friends! It’ll be totally wicked!!!”

Fin allowed a small smile at that. “Yeah... sure. I’d like that.” The jackal looked then to Geoff, who smiled and nodded his agreement. “Okay! Yeah, I guess I’ll see you guys later!”

“Call us!” Geoff said, “we’ll hang out!”

At that Fin excused himself and left, long tail waving behind him as he disappeared from the cafeteria. “This is so cool!” Eclipse said happily, wiping barbeque sauce from his chin, “I bet this is gonna be the BEST college year EVER!!!!”

Geoff quietly agreed, amazed at Eclipses’ childlike excitement. He’d been here an hour, maybe two, and his world had been turned upside down. Best friends with two weird and cool aliens from other planets. Who would’ve thought it?

#Eclipse the Darkling #Infinite the Jackal #Geoff the human #Eclipse Whipple #I love these dorks #they deserve to be BEST FRIENDS

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fortheloveofnutrition · 1 year

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We absolutely have to talk about Magnesium and it's role in healthy digestion.

I often talk about Ginger or Mint when it comes to supporting a healthy digestive system, but I've stumbled upon the role of Magnesium in that very system. We usually talk about magnesium's role in the cardiovascular system but today we talk tummy. Did you know? "Magnesium deficiency is frequently observed in conditions causing steatorrhoea or severe chronic diarrhoea such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, coeliac disease, Whipple's disease and short bowel syndrome." Magnesium also helps to increase the amount of water in the intestines, which can help with bowel movements.

Story time.

If you're on nutritional TikTok you may have heard a lot of chatter regarding the widespread Magnesium deficiency in the general human population, especially in the United States. Fast forward to this last week when I've been experiencing chronic indigestion. I tried changing my eating habits, cutting out coffee and orange juice, drinking activated charcoal & ginger tea, making sure I don't lay down right after eating; but no matter what I did the weird stomach discomfort persisted. Fast forward to me at Natural Grocer's where they happen to have more vitamins and supplements than you can shake a stick at and I discovered a ton of Magnesium options. Now when it comes to supplements, bioavailability is an important factor to consider and it can be overwhelming to pick from over a dozen oral options. However, I had also heard that a Magnesium topical cream would absorb best, so I walked over to the bath and body section and found NFuse Magnesium lotion and bought it. So what's this got to do with digestion? I got home and decided to slather my torso in my new Magnesium lotion. It couldn't hurt, right? I would try anything at this point. Within a few minutes it was like someone had kick started my stomach. I've continued applying the lotion consistently for the last two days and I haven't had that weird indigestion sensation return. I feel like between that and increasing the amount of fruit I've eaten lately, it's been smooth sailing when it comes to the digestive process. I've noticed my insides are much more active since I started doing daily slathers of Magnesium lotion, whereas in the last week it felt sluggish. I've included a photo of what I've been using below. This doesn't replace proper medical treatment or advice but if you're worried about your magnesium intake, this might be a great option.

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othmeralia · 2 years

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May 24 is National Escargot Day

It's a little morbid, I guess, but we thought we would celebrate this little holiday by showcasing one of the few snails in our collection. Seen in this image, in the bottom right, is a land-snail with a solid view of the foot, mouth, and tentacles.

Photo credit: Steele, Joel Dorman, and Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter). “Figure 62. Dorid Nudibranch. Figure 63. Dextral and Sinistral Fresh-Water Univalve. Figure 64. Land-Snail.” Popular Zoology. New York, New York: Chautauqua Press, 1887.

#snails #slugs #escargot #national escargot day #oui oui #modern collection #digital collections #digitized #zoology #othmeralia

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rosesarereds-posts · 11 months

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OSSEIN PITH

Lyric Essay by Jane Harrington

I’m watching you. You’re part of a supporting cast, in a chorus of mendicants. Thus far, you’ve been only in crowd scenes, but now you are in a line in the front of the stage, your mouth open in chant, your costume of jewel-toned tatters flapping at your thighs as you take synchronized steps on the waxed floorboards. The person I sit with—a member of my own supporting cast, you might say—sends me a concerned look. Though she will, in a few weeks, compliment you on how beautiful you look in your prom dress. And, yes, you will look elegant. That’s the problem right there: bones make a great clothes hanger. I let you blur, but your skeleton continues dancing.

It’s these x-ray vision glasses I’m wearing. I ordered them from an ad in a comic book. Archie, Richie Rich—I’m not sure which anymore, it’s taken so long for them to arrive. I don’t know how we stand the wait, my brothers and I, for those sea monkeys or the thumb-sized spy camera that produces photos of gray smears, something we only realize after months of waiting for the film to be developed. Another mail order disappointment, some stomping or yelling, then we’re off again to play with neighbors, share our Barbies and G.I. Joes, our pink convertibles and jungle-camouflaged jeeps. Until the blossoming, the boys not wanting hormones around their wars. A shunning I carry, a hunger.

Great Hunger—that’s what the academics call it now, what used to be known as Ireland’s Famine. It’s a semantical point, “famine” meaning no food available in a region. But it was only the potato that suffered the blight of the 1840s, not the export crops, the grazing livestock, the wheat. Had these been kept in the country, the argument goes, the millions would not have died on the roads or crowded into ships for America. This is the research I’ve been doing during your high school years, imagining and turning into story our fore-family, their wasted limbs clawing the earth for grubs or the air for mercy, their bodies in rags for selling their clothes.

And here is the day of my epiphany: You are at the kitchen table, your arms that used to pitch cannonballs now hidden in the sleeves of your softball sweatshirt. (“You throw like a man!” someone said to you once. You were proud.) I am sharing with you an essay I have just stumbled upon. It is by T. K. Whipple, about ancestors, how “we live in the civilization they created, but within us the wilderness still lingers.” And I stop, hope you are not listening after all, that the apple you have been gnawing, slowly to the point of affectation, or dream, has been the singular source of attention it has seemed. You suck at it until it is a shiny core, then you set it on the polished wood in front of you.

#fhreichlyn kate #fhreichlyn kate creative nonfiction #lyric essay

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honoka-marierose · 24 hours

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Tonight, Paramount held a special press event to celebrate the upcoming launch of its Sonic movie spinoff TV series, 'Knuckles'. A gaggle of press and media were invited to London's Leicester Square, the bustling home of movie premieres, to experience a segment of the show - and maybe catch a glimpse of megastar Idris Elba in the process.

We would have gone to this ourselves, but it seems that someone at Paramount lost our invite in the mail, or accidentally fed it to their dog or something. Oh well, there's always next time!

In the meantime, check out some cool photos from the event below.

Photo by 'MoZoneMo'

Attendees got to experience a portion of the six-hour episodic adventure in the best way possible - with a massive cinema screen! You can see an image above to get a sense of the scale here. There were also opportunities to meet and greet with certain special guests, as well as a wandering Knuckles mascot that posed for photos!

Photo by 'philthecool'

Of course, it wouldn't have been much of a premiere without the man of the hour present. Idris Elba, famed actor and voice of Knuckles the Echidna, took the time to hit the red carpet and engage in some interviews with the press. Elba seemed in quite good spirits throughout the entire event - it's clear that he had a lot of fun working on this project with Paramount.

Photo by 'ItsJesseGomez'

Knock, knock, it's Knuckles (& Knuckles)! The voice of the new porcupine on the block with the buff chest, standing alongside the actual echidna himself. Knuckles (the red one) also had a lot of fun mincing about the venue, taking photos with cast, crew and attendees alike. There was nowhere this echidna wouldn't go to photobomb - he truly had an all-access pass for the event.

Photo by 'Sergi_ND'

Finally, as attendees were getting ready to sit down and enjoy the show inside, the press were still scrambling for photos with the cast and crew - and one eagle-eyed watcher managed to catch the moment where Adam Pally (Wade Whipple) gave Idris Elba a loving embrace on the red carpet. You can also see Sonic movie director Jeff Fowler present.

All in all, it looked like the premiere was a whole lot of fun! Did you attend the event, or know someone who did? Feel free to share your photos here with your fellow Sonic fan and spread the excitement!

Knuckles starts streaming on Paramount+ from April 26 (or April 27, if you live in the UK it seems).

#sega #sonic the hedgehog #knuckles #knuckles the echidna #knuckles tv show #paramount #paramount pictures #idris elba #sonic movie #sonic the hedgehog movie #uk #knuckles week 2024 #paramount+#london #premiere

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whipplefilter · 8 months

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These are completely unprocessed but omggg even straight out of camera, yesterday's Xfinity race had a lightning delay and then got to start on RAIN TIRES and ended up ending during golden hour and it was so much fun to shoot in different lighting conditions!! Do you see how beautiful that soft light is over the hood and windshield? Good grief

Conversely, the light reflection off wet pavement is a histogram's nightmare, let me tell you!

#indianapolis motor speedway #whipple photos #real racing #nascar

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maamsshopbaby · 4 months

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Fruit of the Loom vintage T shirt :Box L03:.

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Living in space comes with risks. For astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), those risks occasionally make themselves intrusively apparent. Earlier this month, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen snapped a photo of the Canadarm2, in which damage from a micrometeorite impact is clearly visible. “The hole was made in 2021, where a 1 mm object, traveling at over 25,000 km/h relative to the Space Station hit the robotic arm. Fortunately, no critical components were damaged,” said Mogensen on social media. The impact punched through the arm’s thermal blanket and impacted the boom. The robotic arm, which has been in service on the ISS for over twenty years, continues to function normally. But the ISS isn’t always so lucky. In October, the Nauka science module suffered damage from a similar micrometeorite impact, causing 72 litres of coolant to leak from the module’s radiator out into space. After determining that the leaking coolant might contaminate astronauts’ spacesuits, a spacewalk planned for October 12th was postponed. Mogensen, alongside NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, was scheduled to recover science samples from the station exterior, where tests are ongoing to measure the ability of resilient microbial life to survive in space. In addition, the pair were expected to carry out a variety of exterior maintenance activities, including camera replacements and jumper cable installations. That spacewalk will now occur in January or February 2024. Canadarm with a micrometeorite impact: ESA/NASA-A.Mogensen. In its decades-long history, the ISS has so far avoided any serious damage to its pressurized modules. The station has the ability to maneuver itself out of harm’s way in the case of a close approach with a known piece of space debris. These evasive actions have occurred regularly throughout the ISS’s operations, occurring at a cadence of once or twice per year (and thrice in more recent years). The challenge is knowing when debris might be on a collision course. Ground-based orbital debris tracking programs currently monitor about 33,000 pieces of known space debris. But smaller pieces of debris and micrometeorites cannot be tracked from Earth, so the station relies on shielding to protect itself. A multi-layered structure known as Whipple shielding disperses the force of impact over a wider area, preventing depressurization. There are also technology demonstration tests in the works for on-orbit debris trackers, which will be able to detect much smaller pieces of debris (as small as 3 cm). In the meantime, astronauts like Mogensen stay ready for the worst-case scenario. A carefully planned regimen of emergency procedures is one way that space agencies try to minimize the risks. “Most of the modules have shielding against smaller impacts, but it is not strong enough to withstand impacts against larger ones,” says Mogensen. “This is why we repeatedly practice emergency scenarios, including depressurization.” Mogensen will stay in orbit until February 2024, when he will return to Earth with four of his crewmates on a SpaceX Dragon capsule. This is Mogensen’s second mission in space. “Pierced Canadarm2,” ESA. The post Ouch. Canadarm2 Took a Direct Hit From a Micrometeorite appeared first on Universe Today.

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