6/30/2023 0 Comments On the road book jack kerouac![]() ![]() They never show any expression, they are like empty space. I know this from staring at mountains months on end. ![]() There's nothing to be afraid of and nothing to be glad about. That which passes into everything is one thing. It has nothing to do with the imaginary idea of a personal self, other selves, many selves everywhere: Self is only an idea, a mortal idea. We were never really born, we will never really die. ![]() Close your eyes, let your hands and nerve-ends drop, stop breathing for 3 seconds, listen to the silence inside the illusion of the world, and you will remember the lesson you forgot, which was taught in immense milky way soft cloud innumerable worlds long ago and not even at all. But in our true blissful essence of mind is known that everything is alright forever and forever and forever. We just don't know it because of our thinking-minds. It said that Nothing Ever Happened, so don't worry. “I have lots of things to teach you now, in case we ever meet, concerning the message that was transmitted to me under a pine tree in North Carolina on a cold winter moonlit night. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Forever Evil by Geoff Johns![]() ![]() Some faces shift and blur together, like Power Ring sharing very similar features to Red Robin, but context thankfully helps keep those crossing identities straight. Some of his figures and faces lack consistency throughout the issue, but for the most part the story is dynamically framed and loaded with particulars. Heavily shadowed through the work of Richard Friend, David Finch's artwork is significantly detailed. By comparison, Luthor almost appears noble, despite the fact that there is not one noble action during his appearance in "Forever Evil" #2. Johns drags the members of the Crime Syndicate, particularly Deathstorm, Atomica and Johnny Quick to bone-chilling levels of nastiness and juxtaposes those with Luthor's apparent duty to God and country. Needless to say, they don't fare as well as the Justice League, even though the true fate of the Justice League remains unknown at this point. The Titans, under direction of Red Robin are spurred into action to attempt to deflect or shut down the dominoes starting to fall with the revelation that Nightwing is Dick Grayson. Johns juggles over a dozen characters in this book between Luthor, the Crime Syndicate and the Teen Titans. The Syndicate reacts to the uprisings resisting their assault on the planet while Lex Luthor begins to set in motion his own Hail Mary play. ![]() After the detour through Villains Month, "Forever Evil" #2 brings the Crime Syndicate back into the spotlight in a timeshare with Lex Luthor, courtesy of Geoff Johns and David Finch. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments A higher call by adam makos![]() ![]() 2013 20th century Type Biography Physical description viii, 392 p., p. A Higher Call follows both Charlie and Franzs harrowing missions and gives a dramatic account of the moment when they would stare across the frozen skies at. ![]() ![]() Object Details Author Makos, Adam Alexander, Larry 1951- Subject Brown, Charlie 1912-2008 Stigler, Franz 1916-2008 Contents A stranger in my own land - Follow the eagles - A feather in the wind - Fire free - The desert amusement park - The stars of Africa - The homecoming - Welcome to Olympus - The unseen hand - The Berlin bear - The farm boy - The quiet ones - The lives of nine - The boxer - A higher call - The third pilot - Pride - Stick close to me - The downfall - The flying sanatorium - We are the air force - The squadron of experts - The last of the German fighter pilots - Where bombs had fallen - Was it worth it? Summary This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies over wartime Germany on 21 December 1943 -the American-2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown, a former farm boy from West Virginia who came to captain a B-17-and the German-2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot from Bavaria who sought to avoid fighting in World War II. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Rajith savanadasa![]() ![]() The language, history and culture of Sri Lanka are closely woven within the narrative. The story moves along from one to the other with seamless grace. Each of these characters is drawn with skill and compassion each voice is clear and distinct. At the heart of this family is the servant, Latha, adrift from her own family, and crucial to the Heraths, although of course, she will always only be a servant. And her brother Niranjan is bold and adventurous, hoping to raise the capital for his schemes. Their daughter Anoushka shows us the adolescent point of view as she tries to fit in with those around her. His wife, Lakshmi, nurtures a surely impossible dream of rescuing one small boy lost in the chaos of civil unrest. Centred on the Herath family, we meet the father, Mano, a newspaper reporter, walking a fine line between telling what is true and what is socially and politically acceptable (in his professional and personal life). ![]() Set in Colombo in the midst of Sri Lanka’s final days of the civil war, the book is narrated from five perspectives, allowing an in-depth and contrasting narrative that explores different aspects of the community and culture. ![]() Ruins is an enormously ambitious and complex novel by debut author Rajith Savanadasa. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Batgirl #40 by Cameron Stewart![]() ![]() In a statement posted to Instagram, the directors said they were “saddened and shocked by the news.” The film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, was due out later this year on the streaming service HBO Max. “We are incredibly grateful to the filmmakers of ‘Batgirl’ and ‘Scoob! Holiday Haunt’ and their respective casts and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future.” “Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance,” the statement added. The studio also announced that their film “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt” will also be pulled. The movie was set to star “In the Heights” star Leslie Grace in the title role. spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. ![]() “The decision to not release ‘Batgirl’ reflects our leadership’s strategic shift as it relates to the DC universe and HBO Max,” a Warner Bros. The “Batgirl” film that was set to bring the DC Comics character to the big screen will no longer be released by Warner Bros., according to the studio. ![]() |