![]() ![]() ![]() It holds all the wildly sharp turns of changing tones and colors between the domestic and mythic, between the despair, comedy, and every day of loss. It’s so well realized both on the page and in the deck and pitch. “Dylan has handled the deftness of Max’s kinetic poetry masterfully. ![]() But the experience of reading Dylan Southern’s adaptation rekindled the cinematic memory of reading this most visceral tale of a family consumed by grief,” said Cumberbatch “Having been a huge fan of Max Porter’s extraordinary book and Enda Walsh’s stage adaptation I was skeptical about a film adaptation. Porter’s bestselling 2016 first novel was named a Sunday Times ‘Top 100 Novel of the Twenty-first Century’ and has been sold in 29 territories. It was also adapted into an acclaimed stage play that opened in Dublin in March 2018, and then toured to New York, Galway and London. The crow figure will be created for the screen in collaboration with the sculptor Nicola Hicks. ![]() The script was developed with Film4, which will executive produce and co-finance. The feature adaptation, entitled The Thing With Feathers, is produced by Andrea Cornwell with SunnyMarch’s Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke. RELATED: Cannes Film Festival Full Coverage 'The Delinquents' Review: Rodrigo Moreno's Bank-Heist Dramedy Shrugs At Genre's Usual Payoffs - Cannes Film Festival ![]()
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7/7/2023 0 Comments The time machine 1895![]() There is no difference between Time and any of the three dimensions of Space except that our consciousness moves along it.It is only another way of looking at Time. There is, however, a tendency to draw an unreal distinction between the former three dimensions and the latter, because it happens that our consciousness moves intermittently in one direction along the latter from the beginning to the end of our lives.Really this is what is meant by the Fourth Dimension, though some people who talk about the Fourth Dimension do not know they mean it. There are really four dimensions, three which we call the three planes of Space, and a fourth, Time.This work is an early example of the Dying Earth subgenre.įor other uses, see The Time Machine (disambiguation). The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to such a vehicle. ![]() Wells is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The Time Machine (1895) is a science fiction novella by H. ![]() ![]() ![]() They make three dollars a day picking cotton. I said, you make what, about twenty-five thousand dollars a year? He mumbled. Now I met some of those white liberals on the march, and I asked one man, I said, look here brother. Because while she was home taking care of them, she couldn’t take care of us. That missionary has a black mammy, and he stole our black mammy from us. That missionary comes to the ghetto one summer, and next summer he’s in Europe, and he’s our ally. You talking about a white college kid joining hands with a black man in the ghetto, that college kid is fighting for the right to wear a beard and smoke pot, and fighting for our lives. I’m going to tell you what a white liberal is. Yeah I’m going to speak the truth tonight. We’ve got to examine our white liberal friends who come to Mississippi and march with us, and can afford to march because our mothers, who are their maids, are taking care of their house and their children we got to examine them. ![]() And I’m going to call names this time around. We have to examine our white liberal friends. You know what that’s all about? That says that black folks and their white liberal friends can get together and overcome. ![]() Now we’ve got to talk about this thing called the serious coalition. On July 31, 1966, Stokely Carmichael, the newly appointed Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), describes black power to a mostly African American audience at Cobo Auditorium in Detroit. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Book lovers plot![]() ![]() So can they take a page out of an entirely different book? ![]() It’s a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting sexy lumberjacks, handsome doctors or cute bartenders, Nora keeps bumping into…Charlie. That’s why Nora’s sister has persuaded her to swap her desk in the city for a month’s holiday in Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she’s the woman men date before they find their happy-ever-after. Her whole life is books.Ĭharlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. It has all the usual fare, plus a sarcastic and cynical take on the exact thing that it is. And it is one that we both really enjoyed □ If you like all the usual romantic comedy tropes, then this one is for you. This is one that both Kate and I have read. ![]() ![]() In 2013, the British Library released a book which took the study of these creatures seriously and offered a full and detailed account of the menacing artwork appearing on these maps. Although some of the images seem fantastic to the modern world, most of the creatures had some basis on true encounters, and their depiction on maps are a great example of how mythology and folklore can evolve from real events. These monsters of the deep had caused concern – indeed struck fear into – sailors around the globe. ![]() ![]() Until a few years ago, no serious consideration had been made of the many and varied representations of monsters found on world maps from the 10th century through to medieval and Renaissance times. Yet they made so many appearances for a reason. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments O Cirurgião by Tess Gerritsen![]() Her suspense novels since then have been: Life Support (1997), Bloodstream (1998), Gravity (1999), The Surgeon (2001), The Apprentice (2002), The Sinner (2003), Body Double (2004), Vanish (2005), The Mephisto Club (2006), and The Bone Garden (2007). ![]() Tess's first medical thriller, Harvest, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. She also wrote a screenplay, "Adrift", which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller, was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D. ![]() Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Fair play josh lanyon![]() His busy, busy day, and that was four minutes after Brooke phoned. Maybe Flint had read the same How to Succeed in BusinessĪrticles as Zach because it turned out he had but one available time slot in (That's rhetorical, but I can hear what you're thinking and yes, there will be audio-James Woodrich has signed on to bring Zach and Flint to life-and yes, there will be print, in our normal laggardly fashion.) But when the inexperienced accountant-turned-shamus turns to himįor help, Flint finds himself unwilling-or maybe unable-to say no. The only person Zach can turn to for help is equally struggling,Įqually desperate, but a whole lot more experienced rival PI Flint Carey.įor Zach to throw in the towel and sell whatever’s left of the Davies DetectiveĪgency to him. And Zach, struggling to save the business hisįather built, is just desperate enough to set aside his misgivings and take theĪll is not as it seems-and given that it all seems pretty weird, that’s saying Investigator who can pose as his boyfriend while figuring out who is behind the Wealthy and eccentric client, toymaker Alton Beacher, wants to hire an Except you're reading the blurb right now.) ![]() That one is PUZZLE FOR TWO, originally written for Patreon. ![]() Which means I've started a zillion projects and finished one. I'm currently in that state of doing all the things in all the places all at once. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Solutions and other problems![]() Data tells you how often a machine breaks down on an assembly line. Spreadsheets and reports, which we often rely on are just data, two-dimensional representations of reality. Gathering facts comes from close observation. ![]() ![]() It’s easy to jump to lousy solutions when you don’t have a strong grasp of the facts - and you can’t get that if you don’t leave your desk, your office, or your conference room. In my work as a leadership consultant, I’ve devised a simple, four-step process that can help you get past the urge to rush to solutions. Nevertheless, an ineffective Band-Aid solution can make things worse, and can be just as damaging in the long run as the problem it’s trying to solve. Crossing items of one’s to-do list and fixing problems provides a dopamine surge that is comforting, especially when the world around us feels more volatile and threatening. It’s understandable that we leap to solutions. ![]() Between our cognitive biases and our finite capacity for decision making, when our mental gas tank runs low on fuel, we tend to conserve energy by either avoiding decisions or rushing to solutions before we have a chance to fully understand the problem we’re grappling with. But Einstein wasn’t trying to run a company in the midst of a pandemic, when most of us are working longer hours and making new decisions each day on issues from childcare to employee safety. Albert Einstein reportedly said that if he had an hour to solve a problem, he’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Eclipse meyer novel![]() Somewhere, far, far away in the cold forest, a wolf howled. Eclipse is the third novel in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. 2010 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyers 2007 novel of the same name and the 2010 companion novella The Short Second Life of Bree. Would I ever learn the outcome of that other fight? Find out who the winners and the losers were? Would I live long enough for that?īlack eyes, wild with their fierce craving for my death, watched for the moment when my protector's attention would be diverted. List of characters in the Twilight novel series by Stephenie Meyer, comprising the books Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, as well as The Twilight Saga film series adaptations. I knew that we could expect no help - at this moment, his family was fighting for their lives just as surely as he was for ours. His intense concentration betrayed no hint of doubt, though he was outnumbered. With ice in my heart, I watched him prepare to defend me. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice.įrom what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire.īut if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.ĪLL OUR ATTEMPTS AT SUBTERFUGE HAD BEEN IN VAIN. ![]() For your patience, love, friendship, humor,Īnd also to my children, Gabe, Seth, and Eli,įor letting me experience the kind of love that people freely die for. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Heroes stephen fry![]() He saw too lots of words beginning with 'self ' which gave him pause. "Mostly Chiron saw in the child and the young man he became boundless courage athleticism intelligence and ambition. Retellings brim with humor and emotion.Connoisseurs of the Greek myths will appreciate this fresh-yet-reverential interpretation, while newcomers will feel welcome.Each adventure is infused with Fry's distinctive voice and writing style.Illustrated throughout with classical art inspired by the myths, this gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide. Whether recounting a tender love affair or a heroic triumph, Fry deftly finds resonance with our own modern minds and hearts. ![]() Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. ![]() |