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Chinese LOTR Covers are Awesome

Man oh Mandarin, that’s a great trilogy.

Everyday is Caturday to a Cat

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Day of the Dead

Who are we to tell star Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston when and when not to wear his visual aids? The young man is just giving himself a degree of difficulty. I guess. Contacts are uncomfortable. I don't know. Kids are weird. That's the only explanation I have.

He's doing this between every play, and the cameras are doing a fine job of showing it again and again. Twitter's having an excellent time with ABC's closeups, and the night is still young.

The only way Jameis Winston could get cooler would be to have gigantic Eric Dickerson rec specs. He NEEDS them.

— Spencer Hall (@edsbs) November 3, 2013

fsu got someone to put his chain on, but no one can look at the call and tell squintston the play?

— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) November 3, 2013

Very funny to think one of the nation's best QBs and a Heisman frontrunner needs to squint to read signals from the sideline.

— Paul Myerberg (@PaulMyerberg) November 3, 2013

Going to credit my mom, Patricia, for telling me Jameis needs to get (or wear) contacts during 2nd qrtr of Clemson game.

— TomahawkNation.com (@TomahawkNation) November 3, 2013

Okay, now I’m getting irritated every time I see Winston squinting at the sideline.

— Peter Berkes (@peterberkes) November 3, 2013

Also, expect FSU's next loss or close win to be blamed entirely on Winston's contacts, as if we are all his parents.

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This is the same little guy who got to drive around a DeLorean last Halloween. Cooper's mom, be my mom. (via Fashionably Geek)

3M edition, 1968

A few weeks ago, our friend Jeff invited my wife Kathy and me over for dinner and a boardgame along with our friends Rebecca and Sheila.  Rebecca had expressed an interest in playing Acquire (designer Sid Sackson), and I had obtained a copy on eBay of the 1968 edition published by 3M, so after dinner, we pulled it out and started to set it up.  When Sheila saw the box, she commented on the atmosphere that the cover art conveyed, a sophisticated 1960s image.  The connotation was very strong - almost like a Sean Connery 007 film - and very different from the typical boardgame published today.

Parker Brothers, 1964

The next afternoon, our 17- and 12-year-old sons joined Kathy and me for a family game of our tried-and-true favorite word game, Probe (Parker Brothers).  I was struck by the same kind of image conveyed in the box cover photograph - four adults in ties and cocktail dresses playing the game in a sophisticated social setting.  The coincidence got me thinking about similar games that we have on our shelf - Stocks and Bonds (3M) and The Mill Game (Hoyle Game Company) - which made me wonder how pervasive this 1960s image marketing effort might have extended.  Was it industry-wide, or a niche marketing effort by a couple of companies seeking to distinguish themselves among adult consumers from "kid game publishers" like Milton Bradley and Hasbro?

Parker Brothers, 1971

3M, 1964

It didn't take me long to rediscover another old family favorite from when I was growing up, the French card game Mille Bornes (designer Arthur "Edmond" Dujardin, artist Joseph le Callennac, publisher Winning Moves).  The 1971 box cover art depicts the game on a wood grain table and four adult faceless players, three of whom are wearing long-sleeved cuffed dress shirts.  Not quite as sophisticated and formal as the ties and cocktail dresses of the 1964 Probe, but definitely not the casual, informal family game style of more modern editions of Mille Bornes.

3M, 1967

3M, 1962

But from what I've been able to find, the 3M bookcase series of games, more than any other, conveyed the mature sophistication that we recognized in Acquire at Jeff's dinner party.  Some depict a modern mature air:

• Stocks and Bonds
• Twixt
• Foil
• Jati
• Breakthru

3M, 1965

• High-bid
• Mr. President

3M, 1967

3M, 1963

3M, 1965

3M, 1965

3M, 1968

3M, 1962

3M, 1964

Others evoked more exotic places and times:

• Bazaar
• Facts in Five
• Oh-Wah-Ree
• Quinto
• JumPin

  3M, 1964

  
  

  3M, 1964

So it is very interesting to take a trip back and see the marketing images that governed boardgame cover art half a century ago.

ANIMATED: DO A BARREL ROLL

“That may sound counterintuitive. It could be a sampling, margin-of-error thing, or it could be just some sympathy,” said Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research.

The Seattle Sounders are in deep trouble in the MLS Cup Playoffs, but it could have been a lot worse if not for Osvaldo Alonso. Seattle's tough tackling defensive midfielder smashed in a late goal off a corner, giving them hope heading to Oregon, but the Portland Timbers will be very satisfied with their 2-1 road win.

Seattle had all of the possession early, but didn't turn it into any clear-cut chances. They got the ball into the Portland box frequently and looked like the much more likely team to score, but they fell asleep on a Portland counter in the 15th minute. Jack Jewsbury found space down the right and hit a perfect near post cross to Ryan Johnson, who split Seattle's central defenders and nodded past Marcus Hahnemann.

It didn't take long for Seattle to regain control of the match, though they failed to find a goal to turn things around before the halftime break. Their best chance to pull level came five minutes after Johnson's goal, through Clint Dempsey on a free kick. From 25 yards, he ripped a shot towards the top corner that looked to have Donovan Ricketts beat, but the Timbers keeper stretched to tip the ball over the bar.

Just two minutes into the second half, Lamar Neagle was shown a yellow card for a late challenge on Diego Valeri. The card was his fifth on the year, and he'll miss the second leg of this conference semifinal series through yellow card accumulation.

Around the hour mark, both teams made substitutions that would significantly alter the game. Kalif Alhassan came on for Valeri, who has been nursing an injury, pushing Darlington Nagbe into the center from his right wing starting position. Seattle brought on attacker Mauro Rosales for right back Zach Scott, setting up a serious shuffle in their formation that moved Neagle to midfield and Brad Evans to right back.

Six minutes later, Portland scored their second goal to take complete control of the tie, and their substitution played a massive part in it. A pretty build-up ended with Alhassan finding Nagbe near the top of the penalty area, and Nagbe placed a pretty finish to the far post with his second touch after popping the ball up to himself, giving the Timbers a stunning 2-0 lead.

In the 73rd minute, the Timbers attempted to solidify their midfield, bringing on defensive midfielder Ben Zemanski for Nagbe. The Sounders did create a big chance for Dempsey off a big scramble two minutes later, but Dempsey missed and the Timbers settled things down a bit after that.

The Sounders kept pushing forward, however, and found a lifeline in stoppage time off a throw, which took a big deflection and fell to Alonso, who was waiting at the penalty spot to thrash the ball into the back of the net.

Seattle will still be big underdogs in the second leg, but thanks to Alonso, they're in with a chance.

Seattle: Hahnemann, Gonzalez (Burch 84), Traore, Hurtado, Scott (Rosales 63'), Alonso, Moffat (Joseph 77'), Evans, Dempsey, Neagle, Johnson

Goals: Alonso (90')

Portland: Ricketts, Harrington, Kah, Danso, Jewsbury, W. Johnson, Chara, Wallace, Valeri (Alhassan 61'), Nagbe (Zemanski 73'), R. Johnson (Valencia 83')

Goals: R. Johnson (15'), Nagbe (68')

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Ankle bracelets featuring GPS tracking technology can do more than allow authorities to follow the whereabouts of criminals ordered to wear them. They also can be used to eavesdrop on conversations without the wearer knowing what’s going on.

In Puerto Rico, defense lawyer Fermín L. Arraiza-Navas learned about the bracelet’s expanded surveillance capabilities after meeting with clients fitted with the technology. He told the Puerto Rico Center for Investigative Reporting (CPIPR) that clients noticed the bracelets would vibrate when having conversations with lawyers and others.

One client said authorities spoke to him through a hidden phone feature included in the bracelets, which are manufactured by a Utah-based company, SecureAlert. (more)

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hackedy:

I’m pretty pleased with the 12th doctor

gifcraft:

The Deep by PES
Stop motion of ocean creatures made from man-made objects.

Goalkeeper goals are the best goals and Asmir Begovic is the best.

I'm not sure what's better than the best, but Begovic is that too because he scored his goal in 18 seconds.

Artur Boruc, you duffed it.

GIF via @bubbaprog

THE PARSON RED HEADS & FRIENDS, MIMICKING BIRDS, THE ALIALUJAH CHOIR
(Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie) Read our article on the Parson Red Heads.

GRANDHORSE, DEDERE, REAVER DROP
(The Press Club, 2621 SE Clinton) The unfettered charisma of Portland's Grandhorse will finally be unleashed, as the fledgling crew's debut album, Portraiturefolio, sees its release tonight. The band has only been around since spring of 2012, but you wouldn't know it from accomplished songs like "Out of Sight." Grandhorse's insistence on frilly pop vignettes can be deceiving, due mainly to the group's core simplicity. Songs come bulging with slacker-y hooks and attention to sharp melodies, but they also tend to expand into lengthy, spatial experiments that are just as satisfying. When the two sides of that spectrum meet in the middle, as on the beautifully composed "Ocean," Grandhorse shows off a sonic crib sheet that few other regional bands have access to. RYAN J. PRADO

BRITTEN'S WAR REQUIEM: OREGON SYMPHONY
(Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway) Long before Moonrise Kingdom introduced his brilliant music to a wider audience, Benjamin Britten was, unfortunately, known primarily in rarified classical circles for an impressive string of operas and for the War Requiem—a monumental later work that solidified his place of honor in the pantheon of musical geniuses. Dedicated to those who died during World War II, the requiem premiered in 1962 for a British audience that, just 20 years earlier, kept calm and carried on through terrifying blitzkriegs and a tremendous loss of life. It's unsurprisingly somber music, yet decidedly bold in its orchestration, requiring a trio of internationally renowned vocal soloists, a souped-up choir, a children's chorus, and two distinctly separate orchestras. (Yes, TWO fucking orchestras!) I realize the idea of sitting through 90 Twitter-less minutes seems utterly #lame to the majority of Mercury readers. But for those brave souls willing to embark on a lengthy sonic contemplation of humanity's futile brutality and questionable redemption, Britten's masterpiece is guaranteed to provoke profound thought and feeling. We may not like what we hear, but we certainly have a need to hear it. ANGRY SYMPHONY GUY

WHITE LUNG, ANTWON
(Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water) Vancouver's White Lung will harsh your mellow and blacken your eyes with their seething punch of fast, loud, no-shit punk sheathed with a hardcore brass knuckle. Lead Lung Mish Way's lyrics skew feminist (Way is also a writer and has a lot of good things to say on the subject of vaginas and vaginas-in-music), and her band's aesthetic lives on the angrier side of the f-word, for sure. On tour with White Lung is San Jose's Antwon, a punk-show-appropriate rapper from the Tumblrized, post-dial-up school of panoptical influence, whose songs are often about drugs, eating out, and eating out (speaking of vaginas). EMILY NOKES

IRON AND WINE, LAURA MVULA
(Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) Before Bon Iver enamored audiences with sad-bastard beardo folk, there was Iron and Wine. Main Wino Sam Beam helped introduce the era of indie-folk in the early 2000s, but even as artists like the Lumineers and Mumford and Sons have widened Americana's appeal, Beam has pushed his outlet further from the rustic home-recorded twang of his early recordings. New album Ghost on Ghost sports a more relaxed, AM radio-flavored brand of pop and soul. The sound is still vintage, but there's an effortless, lived-in groove that runs through the entire record—and it's nothing you would have anticipated when you first heard 2002's The Creek Drank the Cradle. MATTHEW W. SULLIVAN

STILL CAVES, A VOLCANO
(Langano Lounge, 1435 SE Hawthorne) Langano Lounge has become a go-to spot for cheap drinks, shows that extend late into the night, and a crowd that eagerly, enthusiastically loves music. This lineup will prove no exception, as Johnny Brooke and Jesse Chambers take the stage as the duo A Volcano. Their thrashing, ecstatic metal will all but explode this basement venue, as Chambers one-ups most drummers in the general vicinity and Brooke nearly knocks you out with his guitar, all while making expressive, head-banging songs that hit you where it hurts. Lo-fi fuzzmakers Still Caves have been off the grid for a little while, and are headlining what is guaranteed to be a night of fierce attitude and volume. RACHEL MILBAUER

IRON LUNG, CONDITION, ZEITGEIST, PLEASURE CROSS, MONGOLOID
(Blackwater Records, 223 NE Russell) Originally hailing from Reno, Iron Lung have made name for themselves while churning out a slew of hardcore punk releases that dabble in grindcore and powerviolence. Nowadays the duo is split between Seattle and San Francisco, and the pair also lend the band name to their own record label, Iron Lung Records, which has become a go-to source for hardcore and noise-rock. The most recent offering from Iron Lung themselves, White Glove Test, is an even heavier mind-bender—it's one disc of straight-to-the-jugular hardcore and one disc of noisy power-electronics, each designed to be played either on their own or simultaneously. MWS

BUDDY GUY, QUINN SULLIVAN
(Roseland, 8 NW 6th) I saw blues magnate Buddy Guy for the first time in 2002, in a small Connecticut concert hall. In an attempt at outreach, the theater donated free tickets to my infamously troubled high school, and since I was convinced that The Blues mirrored my inner state of adolescent tumult, I took advantage of the handout. I had no idea who Guy was—my dad listened to really terrible music when I was growing up—but when he emerged in a shimmering purple one-piece outfit and wailed on his Telecaster for over three hours, I knew I'd never forget. I've seen him since, and if there is even such a thing as a "prime," Guy has not yet passed it. He's still wailing hard as always, sometimes for President Obama, and on this night, for Portland. RAQUEL NASSER

DWARVES, LONG KNIFE, CELEBRITY GRAVES, BURN THE STAGE
(Dante's, 350 W Burnside) With Dwarves' high-water mark, 1990's Blood Guts & Pussy, the G.G. Allin-aping punk rockers took caustic and brainlessly offensive hardcore and infused it with enough piss, vinegar, and shtick to make it go. They offered interesting takes on garage and psych-rock on other albums, but things got a little rote by the end of the '90s. In 2011, they released The Dwarves Are Born Again, another album with naked women on the cover and songs about how nothing's going to stop them and how they just live to fuck and get high. What's missing is the danger that used to come in the package. Is it weird to wish a band were more offensive? MWS

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parsleyyy:

Yes microwave, I will fulfill the sacrifice

superqueerartsyblog:

A short comic about a girl, her mother and their different Black clothes.

I made this in late August this year for Seriefrämjandets yearly contest. The topic was comics for young people… and guess what, I actually won! 

En serie med otroligt bra känsla för karaktärer, med god känsla för hur utseende och subkulturer betyder i ungdomens sökande efter en identitet. En serie som man ser på första anblick har hjärta, och som subtilt pekar på ämnen som andra skulle göra till huvudpoängen i historien. Som en liten bonus får vi en tjej i huvudrollen som känns levande och som man känner starkt inför.

I’m incredibly surprised, happy and grateful to have won. Since it got so much praise, I figured I should post it here. Thanks to Keetande for helping me with the tricky translation!