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![]() ![]() ![]() Rediker’s thesis is best summarized by the last line of the book wherein Rediker commands: “These outlaws (pirates) led audacious, rebellious lives, and we should remember them as long as there are powerful people and oppressive circumstances to be resisted (176)”. As opposed to discussing the nature of piracy from a neutral standpoint within the context of colonialism, the book works to vindicate pirates and piracy as a seemingly noble deviation from a system which was (truthfully) drenched in corruption and abuse. ![]() Like the quote above, Villains of All Nations seems to feed existing stereotypes and caricatures regarding pirates in popular culture today. That being said, Rediker, writes with an innate sense of purpose and a pervasive perspective, an agenda, if you will, which every reader should be cautioned about prior to or after reading the work. Marcus Rediker’s Villains of All Nations is undoubtedly an entertaining read for those interested in further understanding how the age of piracy developed and fit into the larger context of the colonial age and the Atlantic trade system. ![]() ![]() And she knows just how to obtain one: by offering her hand in marriage to the victor of the Solstasia competition. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated her court threatens mutiny and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. ![]() But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal-kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom.īut Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. ![]() ![]() This New York Times bestseller is perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Renée Ahdieh, and Sabaa Tahir.įor Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. The first in a gripping fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction-from debut author Roseanne A. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Those women are his wife ( Olivia Munn), whose primary job is to be a nag, and his moppety daughter ( Lulu Wilson) whose job is to love and nuzzle her stuffed animals, then later be terrified when those stuffed animals realize they are in a derivative horror film. If he can only get him to embrace the traditional aspects of his faith, Sarchie will not only stop the killers, but save the women in his life. Nevertheless, when our boys see a Latin phrase that was scrawled on the wall of a Mesopotamian bat-cave, they go full Manchurian Candidate in service of Beelzebub.īana's Sarchie, who is on the case, is prone to hunches but longhair Priest Medoza ( Edgar Ramirez) knows that this fallen Catholic is actually tuned in to the wavelength of evil. That won't hold up in court, and it won't hold up for any discerning filmgoer, either, who may wonder why they never heard about the murderous US marines/house painters who came back from Iraq under the influence of a demonic hex. Eric Bana and his exaggerated Noo Yawk accent star as Ralph Sarchie, an NYPD sergeant whose “accounts” have been adapted for this supernatural spookfest. ![]() ![]() ![]() Where she’s always been.īut something’s off. And Nick’s mother, the superhero known as TK, is right there at Nick’s side. Nick’s dad has partnered with former chief of police Rodney Caplan to start a new private investigation agency. Seth, Jazz, and Gibby are busy setting up headquarters for Lighthouse, their hero team. ![]() With graduation on the horizon and his future unknowable, Nick focuses on enjoying the present. Yeah, it’s hot out, but he finally gets to team up and train with his steamy superhero boyfriend to bring justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City. And Nicholas Bell-fanboy, hero, ADHD-haver-is being super dramatic again.īut honestly, Nick’s life is pretty much perfect. Dark, twisted, probably evil shadows have drenched the doorsteps of her good people’s homes. ![]() School’s out for the summer and a raging, malevolent heat has blanketed Nova City. The explosive finale to the Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune! ![]() ![]() ![]() Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl-assistance that leads to a job at the city's afternoon newspaper, the Star. Maddie wants to matter, to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. This year, she's bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. ![]() In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know-everyone, that is, except Madeline "Maddie" Schwartz. SOON TO BE A SERIES FROM APPLE TV! A New York Times BestsellerThe revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman. ![]() ![]() ![]() One doctor chalks up her symptoms to her just drinking too much as she had one glass of wine a day and sometimes shared a bottle with her boyfriend. She frequently visits doctors to get answers, but rarely succeeds rather she is prescribed some medications (that she refuses to take). They quickly evolve into seizures and brief moments of manic behavior and hallucinations. She starts experiencing symptoms-brief headaches, ringing in her head, and slight dissociation-on her birthday. She lives in New York with her boyfriend. In the movie, Cahalan is portrayed as a very motivated worker and a very loving daughter. The basic idea of the movie is that a young news reporter suffers from many symptoms of a rare and almost unknown disease and is left to find the answers herself. ![]() This movie is available on Netflix, where I recently watched it. Adding further awareness, Gerard Barrett directed a movie based on this memoir entitled “Brain on Fire” released in 2016. Several years later, in 2012, Cahalan wrote a memoir, “Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness,” which helped give more recognition to the devastating effects of this disease. She was the 217th person to be diagnosed with this catastrophic disease. In 2009, Susannah Cahalan was diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, a disease in which the body attacks the brain causing inflammation in its right hemisphere, altering reality and reactions to it. “The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess.” ![]() ![]() ![]() The machines reported in all honesty that the creatures couldn’t really be said to have any purpose at all. So machines were made to serve higher purposes too.Īnd the machines did everything so expertly that they were finally given the job of finding out what the highest purpose of the creatures could be. But whenever they found a higher purpose, the purpose still wasn’t high enough. This left the creatures free to serve a higher purpose. And every time they found out what seemed to be a purpose of themselves, the purpose seemed so low that the creatures were filled with disgust and shame.Īnd, rather than serve such a low purpose, the creatures would make a machine to serve it. These creatures spent most of their time trying to find out what their purpose was. ![]() ![]() And these creatures were obsessed by the idea that everything that existed had to have a purpose, and that some purposes were higher than others. Once upon a time in Tralfamadore, there were creatures who weren’t anything like machines. ![]() ![]() ![]() Beyoncé didn’t have to tell me twice, I sent that verse right back! But it was amazing – like, everybody knows that I am obsessed with Beyoncé, so when I got to collab, like, being from Houston with her, I was just appreciative. “I went in my living room and I recorded it right then. She explained that the Destiny’s Child icon blindsided Megan and her crew with the remix, but made one small request: “Beyoncé was like, ‘Could you please make your verse, like, a little bit cleaner?’ ![]() R EAD MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joyĮarlier this week, Megan sat down with ELLE to explore the “hottest” moments in her career thus far, beginning with the story of her Beyoncé collab.But as the former Houston rapper explained in a new interview, those lyrics were toned down at Beyoncé’s request. The remixed version of Megan Thee Stallion’s 2020 hit ‘Savage’ – which famously features Beyoncé – initially included more explicit lyrics. ![]() ![]() So, there’s a lot going against Peter! An encounter with the beings who killed the Watcher gives Peter a peculiar insight - the spider that bit him and gave him his powers also bit a girl, and she’s been holed up in a bunker for ten years, unable to leave under the threat of Morlund coming back and destroying everything. The ongoing Spider-Man team up series that was paired with it (Avenging Spider-Man I think) does a better job with SpOck's characterization than Slott is able to. Jonah Jameson has to resign as Mayor of New York and blames Spidey. After over a decade of weaving Spider-Mans tales Dan Slott is hanging up his webs and leaving quite a legacy behind. Slott is a great idea man, but his actual writing leaves a lot of to be desired. ![]() Black Cat is completely ticked off at him for being caputured and humiliated Electro’s powers are going wonky, and he blames the experiments Spider-Man (Doc Ock) ran on him. He “reawakenes” to a completed Ph.D, his own research business, Parker Industries, a girlfriend who isn’t Mary Jane, and loads of other surprises. Peter has finally retaken his body after having his brain swapped with that of Doc Ock for several months. ![]() ![]() The Amazing Spider-Man (2014), Vol 1: The Parker Luck, illustrated by Humberto Ramos ![]() |