Podcasts about grotesques

in this episode, i start reading Sherwood Anderson's WINESBURG, OHIO (1919). The first piece called "The Book of Grotesques" and "Hands."

On this podcast, Megs shares her adventures in Sweden. Sunken ships! Grotesques! Entitled men!! This podcast features Economy by Frankie and the Witch Fingers

We begin to meet some of the closest relatives of the Green Man. He does have an interesting, colorful family, and in fact, I was led to discover his existence by a simpatico Gargoyle called Orito. Following him, I discovered the original meaning of Bosses, found out what Grotesques were and found out a powerful symbol of womanhood, Sheela na gig, a regeneratrix of life, whose influence goes back as far as the Neolithic period. I go deep into the etymology of the word Gargoyle, and share some of my creations, a book and an ongoing art installation, a magical village where Amazon Spirits weave narrative and where I honor migrants and celebrate humanity's quest to coexist with Nature, by remembering the Green Human within each one of us.

Simon Says... Podcast! Episode 254! In this episode, we came inside from building a dirty snowman so Sean can teach us the difference between Gargoyles and Grotesques, Charley is dialing up the time and temp and Matty is still Gymming.

Welcome back to Realspace Raiders, the Drukhari podcast! We are an alliance of Archons all hailing from the UK and cover everything from matched play and the competitive meta, painting and hobby discussions, background and lore and much, much more!There's a jingle jangle of bells coming from the rooftops of the spires of Commorragh but it's not that mon-keigh dressed in red and white but Cegorach himself and he has brought all Archons, both naughty and nice, a gift this holiday season!That's right, Cegorach's Christmas, the festive special of Realspace Raiders featuring special guest host Lowestofmen is available now!REAPER'S WAGERDeep dive into the new Drukhari Grotmas detachmentEnhancements and stratagems rated plus the best combosHow to get the most of out of the new detachmentArmy lists and purchasesHARLEQUINSGeorge takes us through the Rillietann loreChoosing your Masque -  masques famous for working with the DrukhariMotley madness - paint schemes and modelling ideasHow to make your Troupe Master stand out with kitbashingMUNITORUM FIELD MANUAL & ERRATADrukhari see points increases again to Scourges, the Voidraven Bomber and Grotesques, was it justified?Haemonculi rejoice as Wracks drop in costWe discuss the changes from the Balance Dataslate with 3" Deep Strikes and Armour of Contempt nerfedA look at the potential meta of the wild west that the Grotmas detachments have createdSCOURGE NEWSWe discuss the latest Aeldari miniature reveals, our favourites and conversion ideasDrukhari datasheets in Codex: Aeldari and the implication of thisPlus a round up of our recent hobby and games2024 YEAR IN REVIEW & NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONSThe Archons run through their greatest achievements in 2024 and their devious plans and hopes and dreams for 2025!Please let us know any feedback!Happy Raiding!Realspace RaidersrealspaceraidersArchonsPaulie - skyserpent40kDom - darktechnodomGeorge - archon_georgeDISCORD: https://discord.gg/VvJQgZVcMERCH STORE: https://redbubble.com/shop/ap/76936647ArtworkJon 'Scrivo' Scrivensjonscrivens on Instagram & Twitterko-fi.com/JonScrivensJonScrivens.comMusicLightcycle by Gabe Milleryoutube.com/gabemillermusicAcid Network by Erimotionarray.comSTARFOUNDERstarfounder.bandcamp.com

THIS WEEK: Blink Twice (2024), Smile 2 (2024) and The Substance (2024)We've nearly survived 2024, but subtlety didn't make it out alive. It's cinema via blunt force trauma as we examine an eclectic slate of the year's most interesting horror films.Donate to Palestinian Medical Aid Support Optimism Vaccine on Patreon

Look, I gotta tell you right up front, I don’t know much about this track, Anatomy of Melancholy, except that it’s strikingly beautiful, sounds like a lost Harold Budd composition and has a strange and questionable provenance. Through some research I learned that it came from a long out-of-business shop in Boston called Gargoyles, Grotesques…Read more Ambient Soundbath Podcast #125 – Anatomy of Melancholy

Our next episode will be our last, so write us an email at grotesquespod@gmail.com or forever hold your peace. Find our merch on redbubble at  https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

The Losers scan the nearby skyscrapers and gaze at the monstrosities watching from above. The stone monsters. The gargoyles! Join Losers Dan Pfleegor and Dan Caffrey as they flip through Stephen King and f-stop Fitzgerald's coffee table book Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques. Together, they discuss the impetus behind the project, King's essay, and the countless photos within. To stay on theme, they also revisit Stan Winston's 1972 telefilm Gargoyles. Note: This episode was recorded in 2021 and is being unlocked for the book's 35th anniversary. Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill audiobook. A set of often funny, sometimes tragic stories by Israel Zangwill. Most famous for his scathingly accurate portrayals of the Jewish ghetto, these stories have a wider stage, poking fun at social conventions and society itself, both high and low. The real and the fantastic collide to produce a world uniquely Zangwill's. These are the tales of figures as diverse as a pantomime dragon, an excellent butler, a man living his life in the wrong order and a Jewish maiden who knows exactly what she is worth. Well observed and original, the satire is biting and the wit sparkling. Many of the stories in this volume are accompanied by excellent illustrations, which are well worth a look. They are available in the Gutenberg e-text. The novella, King of Schnorrers, which began this collection when it appeared in print, has already been recorded separately. As such it is omitted from this collection, and only the shorter stories are included. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Brad and Eric go through the journey of collecting the sadistic Drukhari. Our knowledgeable hosts share invaluable tips on where to get the best bits to assemble a Drukhari army, and what painting techniques can bring out the sinister beauty of the Xenos raiders.   MENTIONED THIS EPISODE: Imperitum Art Gallery - https://cults3d.com/en/users/ImperitumArtGallery/creations Edge Miniatures - https://www.myminifactory.com/users/edgeminiatures   00:00:15 - Intro 00:01:30 Faction Structure 00:04:41 Faction Shortcomings 00:07:05 What if I just like 1 wing? 00:08:59 How Brad got into Drukhari 00:10:13 Kabalites 00:11:56 Incubi 00:19:13 Scourges 00:21:30 Mandrakes 00:23:40 Vehicles 00:25:30 Witch Cults 00:29:41 Hellions 00:32:20 Reavers 00:37:07 Homunculi 00:37:49 Wracks 00:40:08 Wracks Haemoxytes 00:42:07 Grotesques 00:45:46 Talos 00:50:20 Chronos 00:53:26 Other Models 00:57:56 Final Thoughts and Tips 01:03:00 Outro   Show Links: Poorhammer YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thepoorhammerpodcast Poorhammer Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/feed/poorhammer Poorhammer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton   Our Producers for May: Daniel McKinnon Robert Taleno Jan Geisse Michael Sullivan Stuart Fletcher   Our Biggest Supporters: Andrew Pope Cameron R Carkos Lesga Danik Tomyn DrLace Grundle Bundle Jaydon JeFF Stumpo Kool Kicks Canner Johnson O Dawg Phizzled Rhett  Squerson   Our Supporters: Alex Fuja Andrew LA Andrew P Chehayl Certified Unfunny Christopher Johnston Corran Gautier Dreddmor Ed Yoon EldritchBee Eric Kelly Eric Rearden Erika Valentine Farseeker Fooby gbrell Grant Lambert Hazari Jacob Schmitz James McQuellin Joshua Galvez KitsuneCurator Landscape Left4Biscuit Leopard  LordFluffy  Louis Vieceli Mephrit pup michael robinson Nic  Octavious Du'Tolan oreio8991 Patrick Farabaugh Peter Bennett Riku  Sawed Off Laser Shawn Martin-Truesdell Spencer Davis Tom  TurquoiseTempest VValmartgreeter Wasson An Xavier Pelletier Zaveris   Contact Information: You can interact with Solely Singleton by joining the hosts on discord and Twitter to give input to improve the show. Feel free to e-mail more detailed questions and suggestions to the show's email address.   Your Hosts: Brad (DrRuler) & Eric (OnekuoSora) Brad's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrRuler Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OnekuoSora Show Email: thepoorhammerpodcast@gmail.com Show Website: http://www.poorhammer.com/ Edited by: Menino Berilio   Show Mailing Address: PO Box 70893 Rochester Hills, MI 48307   Licensed Music Used By This Program: “Night Out” by LiQWYD CC BY   “Thursday & Snow (Reprise)” by Blank & Kytt CC BY   “First Class” by Peyruis CC BY   “Funky Souls” by Amaria CC BY  

On this episode, Brad and Eric go through the journey of collecting the sadistic Drukhari. Our knowledgeable hosts share invaluable tips on where to get the best bits to assemble a Drukhari army, and what painting techniques can bring out the sinister beauty of the Xenos raiders.   MENTIONED THIS EPISODE: Imperitum Art Gallery - https://cults3d.com/en/users/ImperitumArtGallery/creations Edge Miniatures - https://www.myminifactory.com/users/edgeminiatures   00:00:15 - Intro 00:01:30 Faction Structure 00:04:41 Faction Shortcomings 00:07:05 What if I just like 1 wing? 00:08:59 How Brad got into Drukhari 00:10:13 Kabalites 00:11:56 Incubi 00:19:13 Scourges 00:21:30 Mandrakes 00:23:40 Vehicles 00:25:30 Witch Cults 00:29:41 Hellions 00:32:20 Reavers 00:37:07 Homunculi 00:37:49 Wracks 00:40:08 Wracks Haemoxytes 00:42:07 Grotesques 00:45:46 Talos 00:50:20 Chronos 00:53:26 Other Models 00:57:56 Final Thoughts and Tips 01:03:00 Outro   Show Links: Poorhammer YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thepoorhammerpodcast Poorhammer Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/feed/poorhammer Poorhammer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton   Our Producers for May: Daniel McKinnon Robert Taleno Jan Geisse Michael Sullivan Stuart Fletcher   Our Biggest Supporters: Andrew Pope Cameron R Carkos Lesga Danik Tomyn DrLace Grundle Bundle Jaydon JeFF Stumpo Kool Kicks Canner Johnson O Dawg Phizzled Rhett  Squerson   Our Supporters: Alex Fuja Andrew LA Andrew P Chehayl Certified Unfunny Christopher Johnston Corran Gautier Dreddmor Ed Yoon EldritchBee Eric Kelly Eric Rearden Erika Valentine Farseeker Fooby gbrell Grant Lambert Hazari Jacob Schmitz James McQuellin Joshua Galvez KitsuneCurator Landscape Left4Biscuit Leopard  LordFluffy  Louis Vieceli Mephrit pup michael robinson Nic  Octavious Du'Tolan oreio8991 Patrick Farabaugh Peter Bennett Riku  Sawed Off Laser Shawn Martin-Truesdell Spencer Davis Tom  TurquoiseTempest VValmartgreeter Wasson An Xavier Pelletier Zaveris   Contact Information: You can interact with Solely Singleton by joining the hosts on discord and Twitter to give input to improve the show. Feel free to e-mail more detailed questions and suggestions to the show's email address.   Your Hosts: Brad (DrRuler) & Eric (OnekuoSora) Brad's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrRuler Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OnekuoSora Show Email: thepoorhammerpodcast@gmail.com Show Website: http://www.poorhammer.com/ Edited by: Menino Berilio   Show Mailing Address: PO Box 70893 Rochester Hills, MI 48307   Licensed Music Used By This Program: “Night Out” by LiQWYD CC BY   “Thursday & Snow (Reprise)” by Blank & Kytt CC BY   “First Class” by Peyruis CC BY   “Funky Souls” by Amaria CC BY  

This week we have a chat with Mother Jones reporter Ali Breland about Nick Fuentes, neo-Nazis in Germany, and online anti-trans campaigns.

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Yes, it's been a minute, as they say across the pond. I'm having a bit of a Spring clean in an attempt to get the podcast back on track. Kicking things off with a few calls from Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue and Jason Connerley of Nerds' RPG Variety Cast. A couple of other places you may have heard me... Cerebrevore on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA or on your favourite podcatcher Tom Barbalet's My Rules Are Better http://www.myrulesarebetter.com Then I finally get to those indie creators who've reached out to me in recent months via the Stout Stoat review database  https://www.stoutstoat.co.uk/blogs/digital-accessibility/reviewers-database Wolves at the Lake by Quinn Blackwell is now an Electrum Best Seller https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404703/Wolves-at-the-Lake--Core-Book The Last Hand by Eric Faber https://airborneham.itch.io/the-last-hand Armor Classy CDungeon by Epic Level https://epiclevelsrapgods.com/ Contact by J. Strautman https://strautmaskreplica.itch.io/contact Fear Bundle from The Lost Bay Studio https://www.thelostbaystudio.com/products/fear-bundle Liminal Horror by Goblin Archives' https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror Subversion from Fragging Unicorns Games https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fraggingunicorns/subversion?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=subversion Hellpiercers by Nem of Sandy Pug Games https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandypuggames/hellpiercers-tactical-harrowing-action?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=hellpiercers The Bloom by Josh Domanski & Goblin Archives' https://goblinarchives.itch.io/the-bloom Splat 4 – Frights from Summoning Circle Press available soon https://summoning.itch.io Horse Girl by Samuel Mui community copies available https://babblegumsam.itch.io/horse-girl Mythic Space by Peter LaCara https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/776217730/mythic-space free playtest here https://lacara-games.itch.io/mythic-space The Geographical Almanac Kickstarter to be announced https://www.albyonabsey.com Haunting from Arcane Atlantic Games https://atlasarcane.itch.io/haunting Hedgemaze Mail by Ema Acosta https://www.patreon.com/spookymeal Rounding things off with a reading from The Honest and Plain Village of Scio George Edward Patterson III's A Groats-Worth of Grotesques and The Honest and Plain Village of Scio are both available from The Skull as a Complete Gentleman Co. on DriverThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18534/The-Skull-as-a-Complete-Gentleman-Co Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via https://anchor.fm/free-thrall or https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com Find me here https://twitter.com/FreeThrall, here https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/ and here https://freethrall.carrd.co Check out what I'm up to on itch at https://free-thrall.itch.io/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message

== Drukhari (Kabal of the Obsidian Rose) Arks of Omen == [-3 CP, 1345pts, 80PL]HQ1: Drahzar , Warlord - Trait - Hatred Eternal [145 pts, 8PL -1 CP]HQ2: Archon, Splintered Mind, Tolerated Ambition - Ancient Evil, Husk Blade Prizes from the Dark City - Djin Blade [85pts, 4PL, -2CP]EL1: 4 Incubi, w/klaives, Klaivex w/Demiklaives [90 pts, 4PL]EL2; 4 Incubi, w/klaives, Klaivex w/Demiklaives [90 pts, 4PL]EL3: 5 Incubi, w/klaives, Klaivex w/Demiklaives [108 pts, 8PL]No Slot EL4: 4 Slyth, 4 urghul, 1 lhamean [152 pts, 15PL]Troops 1: 4 Kabalite Trueborn, 4 splinter rifles, 1 blaster, Sybarite Trueborn w/splinter rifle, phantasm grenade launcher [70pts, 4PL]Troops 2: 4 Kabalite Warriors, 4 splinter rifles, 1 blaster, Sybarite w/splinter rifle, phantasm grenade launcher [55pts, 3PL]Troops 3: 4 Kabalite Warriors, 4 splinter rifles, 1 blaster, Sybarite w/splinter rifle, phantasm grenade launcher [55pts,3 PL]Troops 4: 4 Kabalite Warriors, 4 splinter rifles, 1 blaster, Sybarite w/splinter rifle, phantasm grenade launcher [55pts,3 PL]Troops 5: 4 Kabalite Warriors, 4 splinter rifles, 1 blaster, Sybarite w/splinter rifle, phantasm grenade launcher [55pts,3 PL]Troops 6: 4 Kabalite Warriors, 4 splinter rifles, 1 blaster, Sybarite w/splinter rifle, phantasm grenade launcher [55pts,3 PL]Dedicated1 - Raider, Dark Lance, Phantasm Grenade Launcer [110pts, 6PL]Dedicated 2- Raider, Dark Lance, Phantasm Grenade Launcer [110pts, 6PL]Dedicated 3- Raider, Dark Lance, Phantasm Grenade Launcer [110pts, 6PL]== Drukhari (Coven Dark Creed) Battle Brothers == [-2 CP, 655pts, 38PL]HQ3; Succubus, Showstealer, Tolerated Ambition - Precision Blows - Prizes from the Dark City - Triptych Whip [95pts, 4PL, -2CP]Troops7: 4 Wracks, 1 Acothyst, 5xwrack tools [45pts 3PL]Troops8: 4 Wracks, 1 Acothyst, 5xwrack tools [45pts 3PL]Troops9: 4 Wracks, 1 Acothyst, 5xwrack tools [45pts3 PL]Elites4: 5 Grotesques w, flesh gauntlet/cleaver [175pts, 10PL]Dedicated 4: Venom, Twin Linked Splinter Rifle, Splinter Cannon, Chain Snares, Grisly Trophies [85pts, 5PL]Dedicated 5: Venom, Twin Linked Splinter Rifle, Splinter Cannon, Chain Snares, Grisly Trophies [85pts,5 PL]Dedicated 6:Venom, Twin Linked Splinter Rifle, Splinter Cannon, Grisly Trophies [80pts,5 PL]

Welcome back to Realspace Raiders, the Drukhari podcast! We are an alliance of Archons all hailing from the UK and cover everything from matched play and the competitive meta, painting and hobby discussions, background and lore and much, much more!Slay bells ring! That can only mean the return of Realspace Raiders for a Christmas special as we recount our slave raids from across the year!2022 has been another fine year for Drukhari and the Archons, join us for a recap of the year for the Dark Eldar as we discuss the releases that affected us most.It's been another trophy laden year for Paulie, Dom and George, take a look at their biggest accomplishments of the year.Hobby focus, we look back at our best painting tips we learned this year and share further tips and tricks, we take another look at the Finecast range rotation and discuss ideas of how to make your own Court, Mandrakes and Grotesques.Drukhari state of play, or how do we get Dom to play Dark Eldar again? Do we have the worst shooting in the game? Are we top, mid or bottom tier? We look at Drukhari in the current meta and what balances we would like to see to make the dark kin more competitive.Which Wych is best? Codex Supplement: Cult of Strife is retired, we celebrate the excellent supplement, what it brought to the Drukhari and which Wych Cult will now reign supreme.10th edition and the future. We end the episode with a list of our wishes for the future of 40k, what we would like to see change or return from previous editions as well as a sneak peek at our plans for 2023. Please share any feedback with us on our Facebook and Instagram pages and give us a like or a follow!Realspace RaidersrealspaceraidersArchonsPaulie - skyserpent40kDom - darktechnodomGeorge - archon_georgeDISCORD: https://discord.gg/VvJQgZVcMERCH STORE: https://redbubble.com/shop/ap/76936647ArtworkJon 'Scrivo' Scrivensjonscrivens on Instagram & Twitterko-fi.com/JonScrivensJonScrivens.comMusicLightcycle by Gabe Milleryoutube.com/gabemillermusicAcid Network by Erimotionarray.comSTARFOUNDERstarfounder.bandcamp.com

Happy Halloween, Jem and Kay are back from the dead yet again. Stick around for the emails to hear some imporant lore revelations! Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

Telephone, telegraph, tell a friend about the podcast. Also feel free to leave some five-star reviews on your podcast platform of choice! It really helps put the show in front of new listeners.   Episode Introduction We're back with the second part of our thrilling and technically challenged interview with G. Edward Patterson. We talked about his system-neutral bestiary, "A Groats-worth of Grotesques," a while back and he found the episode thanks to a writer's block-induced self Googling. He reached out and we decided to chat... for an hour and 45 minutes. Buy his stuff because, as you'll hear, he really needs to buy a new audio system! ----more---- Links! The Skull as a Complete Gentleman A Groats-worth of Grotesques   Listen, rate, and subscribe! If you like the show, please tell a friend about it. And if you want to tell more people, then please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. You can find and/or support us at all the places below: https://twitter.com/WayOfBrandolore  https://twitter.com/BlackCloakDM https://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers https://facebook.com/GoblinsAndGrowlers https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com (and basically any other podcatcher) https://quidproroll.podbean.com (our sister podcast, the best actual play) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/goblindiscord The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company dedicated to inclusivity through TTRPGs.

Telephone, telegraph, tell a friend about the podcast. Also feel free to leave some five-star reviews on your podcast platform of choice! It really helps put the show in front of new listeners.   Episode Introduction G. Edward Patterson's ears were burning. We talked about his system-neutral bestiary, "A Groats-worth of Grotesques," a while back and he found the episode thanks to a writer's block-induced self Googling. He reached out and we decided to chat... for an hour and 45 minutes. This is part one of a fun interview that bounces around to a lot of different stuff -- he's a smart person with a lot of different interests -- but trust us that the main thrust is tabletop role-playing games. We promise. Links before to "Groats-worth" and his business, The Skull as a Complete Gentlemen Company. Buy his stuff because, as you'll hear, he really needs to buy a new audio system! ----more---- Links! The Skull as a Complete Gentleman A Groats-worth of Grotesques   Listen, rate, and subscribe! If you like the show, please tell a friend about it. And if you want to tell more people, then please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. You can find and/or support us at all the places below: https://twitter.com/WayOfBrandolore  https://twitter.com/BlackCloakDM https://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers https://facebook.com/GoblinsAndGrowlers https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com (and basically any other podcatcher) https://quidproroll.podbean.com (our sister podcast, the best actual play) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/goblindiscord The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company dedicated to inclusivity through TTRPGs.

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about The Grotesques by Sarah Hall today! A great recommendation from our Patron of the Month: @Katja Weinert "With this story, Sarah Hall becomes the first author to be shortlisted for the BBCNSSA four times. ‘The Grotesques' is as fine a story as I've come to expect from her." Sarah Hall Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRAyyL321p4&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBgSNQ1lxNj3DobBtgg32wu ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads.

We return from yet another unscheduled hiatus to talk about all our worst nightmares coming true. This is our least favourite episode of Gargoyles! Hopefully this is not your least favourite episode of Grotesques, though. Love you! Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

A GIANT Unearthed Arcana Release and A Grotesque System-Neutral Bestiary Telephone, telegraph, tell a friend about the podcast. Also feel free to leave some five-star reviews on your podcast platform of choice! It really helps put the show in front of new listeners.   Episode Introduction The Unearthed Arcana actually was pretty reasonably sized, but it still felt like a lot because of the subject matter. Josh throws his usual prosecutorial shade at this playtest materials. It's interesting that most Unearthed Arcana seems to be kind of overpowered when it comes out. It's like Wizards and the Dungeons and Dragons design team is like "Hey, let's throw ALL this stuff at the wall. We'll see if anyone out there wants to pull us back from the edge before we make it an official release. A Grotesworth of Grotesques is a fantastic system-neutral bestiary that you absolutely should buy. It's influenced by old-timey scientific treatises from the likes of explorers such as Alexander Von Humboldt. It's a bargain at twice the price. We probably should have broken this one out into its own episode, but maybe we can get the creator on for an interview to make up for that. Time Codes Correction! (2:28) Giants Unearthed Arcana (4:45) A Groatsworth of Grotesques (48:50) Additional Resources Wizards of the Coast: Giant Options Unearthed Arcana (with videos!) https://dnd.wizards.com/unearthed-arcana/giant-options A Groatsworth of Grotesques: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/357543/A-Groatsworth-of-Grotesques Listen, rate, and subscribe! If you like the show, please tell a friend about it. And if you want to tell more people, then please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. You can find and/or support us at all the places below: https://twitter.com/WayOfBrandolore  https://twitter.com/BlackCloakDM https://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers https://facebook.com/GoblinsAndGrowlers https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com (and basically any other podcatcher) https://quidproroll.podbean.com (our sister podcast, an actual play) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/goblindiscord The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company dedicated to inclusivity through TTRPGs.

De Winsor McCay à Elizabeth Holleville , un panorama de la bande-dessinée fantastique et d'horreur par Valentin Trabis, doctorant à Sorbonne Université.

After another unannounced hiatus, Jem and Kay are back with a vengeance! This one was recorded like five months ago, we're fine, Jem just had to move house and start two new jobs, sorry Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

Yes, we said there was no episode this week, but then we realized that we had all these bonus episodes just lying around on Patreon, so here is one of those. BTW, listen to more queer readings of old cartoons here for just $1 a month. “The Mirror” (September 11, 1995) It is technically possible that someone could have watched Gargoyles and not realized that it was one of the horniest animated series ever. We think this episode — which has a very fey Puck teaming up with Demona to turn our heroic gargoyles into humans, loincloths still in place — helps demonstrate just how much homoeroticism was going on, both in the minds of viewers and the minds of people Want to spend more time with Goliath? Then listen to the What a Cartoon podcast's take on this very same episode of Gargoyles. (We will assert that ours is at least marginally gayer.) Read the Polygon article about the extended Gargoyles universe that could have been. Also read about the plans for the live-action movie. When did English-speakers decided that fairies = gay? Also read about the difference between gargoyles and grotesques. (This show should technically be called Grotesques.) Goliath : Eliza :: Bonkers : Miranda Watch a commercial for 1985's English language dub, Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years. Purchase the first issue of Drew and Glen's new comic anthology, Beyond Sunset.   Go shop at our TeePublic store!   Follow: GEE on Facebook • GEE's Facebook Group • GEE on Twitter • GEE on Instagram • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter   Listen: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Stitcher •  Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn   And yes, we do have an official website! We even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This episode's art was designed by Ian O'Phelan. This is a TableCakes podcast.  

Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team find beauty and fascination at the sites of warped and bizarre statues in Nuremberg, Germany and Urgnano, Italy.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/der-hasehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-grotesques-of-urgnano-castle

Today the Bucketbois are flying solo into the void of Pikes 190-192 [17-15 Days Til Halloween](1079, Cellar, and Grotesques). We also discuss how Bill Cosby is a fan of the pod, dipping in the big toe (of experience), having sex with your doppelgänger, a 5-Pentagram General, who is the alpha Spenser at the geek squad?, Britain's fucked up foot, Spenser breaks his foot as a kid, a history of Buckethead interviews, Mesothelioma, the worst Pike?, the Tandoori Chicken guy (one of the worst customers), A Boy and His Dog (1975), Stargate Fans, gettin Parrotpilled in Margaritaville with Jimmy Buffet, New Rule: We won't show feet on the stream (unless they're Spenser's), Doom (2016), Overcooked 1+2, and putting bible verses over pictures of Yanni.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/abucketcast)

This week Adam is joined by Sarah Hall, author of Burntcoat a novel of and for our times. Called “dark and brilliant” by Sarah Moss and “a masterpiece” by Daisy Johnson, much like the Japanese burnt timber technique evoked in the book, Burntcoat leaves readers scarred but fortified, more ready to face life's elements.Buy Burntcoat here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9780571329328/burntcoatBrowse our online store here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/15/online-store/16/bookstore*You were the last one here before I closed the door of Burntcoat, before we all shut our doors.In the bedroom above her immense studio at Burntcoat, the celebrated sculptor Edith Harkness is making her final preparations. Her life will draw to an end in the coming days.Downstairs, the studio is a crucible glowing with memories and desire. It was here, when the first lockdown came, that she brought Halit. The lover she barely knew. A presence from another culture. A doorway into a new and feverish world.*Sarah Hall was born in Cumbria. Twice nominated for the Man Booker Prize, she is the award-winning author of six novels and three short-story collections: The Beautiful Indifference, which won the Edge Hill and Portico prizes, Madame Zero, winner of the East Anglian Book Award, and Sudden Traveller, shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction. She is currently the only author to be four times shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award, which she won in 2013 with ‘Mrs Fox' and in 2020 with ‘The Grotesques'.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeListen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1 Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Adam is joined by Sarah Hall, author of Burntcoat a novel of and for our times. Called “dark and brilliant” by Sarah Moss and “a masterpiece” by Daisy Johnson, much like the Japanese burnt timber technique evoked in the book, Burntcoat leaves readers scarred but fortified, more ready to face life's elements. Buy Burntcoat here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9780571329328/burntcoat Browse our online store here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/15/online-store/16/bookstore * You were the last one here before I closed the door of Burntcoat, before we all shut our doors. In the bedroom above her immense studio at Burntcoat, the celebrated sculptor Edith Harkness is making her final preparations. Her life will draw to an end in the coming days. Downstairs, the studio is a crucible glowing with memories and desire. It was here, when the first lockdown came, that she brought Halit. The lover she barely knew. A presence from another culture. A doorway into a new and feverish world. * Sarah Hall was born in Cumbria. Twice nominated for the Man Booker Prize, she is the award-winning author of six novels and three short-story collections: The Beautiful Indifference, which won the Edge Hill and Portico prizes, Madame Zero, winner of the East Anglian Book Award, and Sudden Traveller, shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction. She is currently the only author to be four times shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award, which she won in 2013 with ‘Mrs Fox' and in 2020 with ‘The Grotesques'. Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-time Listen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1

John holds a PHD in multi disciplinary studies art, dance, and theatre from the University of Kansas.  He has also written 25 books including The Gothic Imagination and Gargoyles & Grotesques. In addition, he was a fulltime broadcaster for KCTV5 and KMBC radio.  Taught film history for 25 years at the University of Kansas.  Awarded […] The post Arts Magazine: Special Guest Dr. John Tibbetts appeared first on KKFI.

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Jem and Kay uncover the two most important mysteries in television: who is Owen Burnett, and who is Kramer? Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

A new baby, a disguise revealed, another disguise hinted. Also, the return of the OJ trial?? Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO  

Although the gargoyle as we know it today stems from medieval France, in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, an early form of the gargoyle took shape first. On this episode, as we gear up for Halloween, we thought we'd chip away at the stony exterior of gargoyles and see what historical goodies we can find. 

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This episode, the gargoyles are as sick of the avalon boat as we are! Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

Jem and Kay discuss an average episode of Gargoyles, as well as the Gargoyles Discord server and the role that OJ Simpson played in the cancellation of the show. Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

I respond to listener feedback from Taylor, Joe and John, do some unboxings and talk about my new motorscooter. Clerics Wear Ringmail Podcast https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail/ A Groats-worth of Grotesques https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/357543/A-Groatsworth-of-Grotesques Monster Man Podcast https://monsterman.libsyn.com/ Down in a Heap podcast https://anchor.fm/rob-c Callers to today's show Clerics Wear Ringmail podcast https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail/ Clerics Wear Ringmail blog https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 The Red Dice Diaries https://reddicediaries.com/ You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message

I do a short review of George Patterson's new RPG bestiary, A Groats-Worth of Grotesques, and field listener feedback from B.J., Karl, Joe, and Spencer. Things I Discuss: A Groats-Worth Of Grotesques https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/357543/A-Groatsworth-of-Grotesques Biggus Geekus http://biggusgeekuspodcast.com/ Clerics Wear Ringmail blog post on Weapons, Wits, and Wizardry https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/2021/06/old-game-new-project-introducing.html Grapasymapas' Pulp! https://t.co/LegMUrA1Z6?amp=1 Vieja Escuela Pulp! Second edition (english) on Lulu https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ramon-balcells/vieja-escuela-pulp-second-edition-english/paperback/product-1rz6m95y.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Listeners that left feedback: The Arcane Alienist https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist The GMologist presents https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Weal or Woe https://www.wealorwoe.com/ Keep off the Borderlands https://anchor.fm/free-thrall You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message

Jem shares a spoiler in the cold open but it's bleeped out don't worry Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

Listener George of The Skull as Complete Gentleman Co. sends in this bestiary (which will eventually be on DriveThru here)!   If you're enjoying the show, why not consider supporting it on Patreon? You'll get access to lots of new bonus content, including my other podcast, Patron Deities!   Thanks to Ray Otus for our thumbnail image. The intro music is a clip from "Solve the Damn Mystery" by Jesse Spillane, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Wherein I review George Patterson's rather unique "OSRish" baroque bestiary A Groats-Worth of Grotesques. Grab a copy here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18534/The-Skull-as-a-Complete-Gentleman-Co Including some great calls from Julz Burgisser of Julz from NZ, Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep and Safinho of Alone in the Labyrinth. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-thrall/message

In this episode we promise to let you know if we go on another hiatus, so it may seem ironic to release it after being silent for over 2 months, but don't worry, that wasn't a hiatus, the episode is just really late. Enjoy! Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

2020 was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. But now, the spell is broken, and we live again!   Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO

Halloween and Harry Potter make a comeback! We start off this episode by concocting more Halloween plans, and Raven reveals her true Hogwarts house and Patronus. You may or may not be surprised! In Seraphina, we are introduced to Phina's garden of grotesques, which leads to the question of what fits and doesn't fit in a fantasy novel. We are also introduced to a new sub-species of dragon, the quigutl, which leaves us trying to keep down our tea. We are stunned by the dracophobia Seraphina faces and come up with theories as to why her garden may be becoming unstable... Thanks so much for listening! If you want more of the podcast, you can follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/tigbabpodcast) or Instagram (instagram.com/tigbabpodcast). Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/teaisgoodbooksarebetter)

Sarah Hall, winner of the 2013 award, and four-time nominee, is the next writer in contention for the prestigious BBC National Short Story Award with a beautifully observed story. On her thirtieth birthday Dilly explores truths about her family, her relationship with her overbearing mother, and the masking of identity. Lydia Wilson is the reader. From the short and pithy to the layered and literary, via robust poetics, family hierarchies and maligned youth, this year’s shortlist is the perfect reflection of all this ever-flexible fictional form can do. As a star-studded cast celebrate the fifteenth year of the BBC National Short Story award with Cambridge University, the short story, be it humorous, witty or poignant, retains its ability to surprise, delight and move us in equal measure. Now in its fifteenth year, the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious for a single short story. Following the announcement of the shortlist on Radio 4's Front Row, on Friday, 11th September, the five stories in contention for the 2020 award will be broadcast each weekday afternoon on Radio 4 at half past three from Monday, 14th September. Each of the shortlisted writers will be interviewed the evening preceding the broadcast of their story on Front Row, and the winner will be announced live on the programme Tuesday 6th October. All the stories will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast, and there will be a special edition of the Short Story podcast for each to download. For links and the most up to date information go to bbc.co.uk/nssa. Abridged by Julian Wilkinson Produced by Elizabeth Allard

Earlier today the shortlist for the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction was announced. Two time winner Hilary Mantel has not made the list for the final part of her Cromwell series and four out of six of the books chosen are by debut authors. John speaks to Chair of Judges Margaret Busby and critics Sara Collins and Toby Lichtig give their verdict on the chosen few. Today Arts Council England published two new pieces of research into the value of the cultural institutions it funds to our high streets and how they are reanimating local economies. For instance, more than 300 cultural venues are in unemployment hotspots. There are 500 cafes in cultural centres across the country – almost as many outlets as Pret a Manger. Sir Nichola Serota, the Chair of ACE, unpicks this work with John Wilson, who will ask him, too, what is happening with the £1.57 billion pledged by the government to save the arts and livelihoods of artists. Last week on Front Row Lucy Noble, who runs the Royal Albert Hall, said that no one had yet received any money. Sarah Hall has been nominated for the National Short Story Award for the fourth time for her story The Grotesques. Ahead of the story being broadcast on Radio 4 tomorrow, we speak to the writer about exploring covert control, scapegoating and dysfunctional mother-daughter relationships in her story. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Dymphna Flynn Studio Manager: John Boland

Here we are at the end of the road. Thanks for listening. You can listen to Jem's other podcast by searching for "Grotesques: a Gargoyles podcast" in your podcast app. Click here or search for "SnailFeathers" on Redbubble to buy stickers, mugs, masks and more!

This episode is late, and the next one probably will be as well. We hope you're safe. Find our merch on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/i/water-bottle/Grotesques-by-SnailFeathers/49541309.Y6CDO  

EROTIC HORROR WITH A FLUTTER OF ROMANCE Let your imagination take flight with this quartet of lusty novellas. In the second volume of the Lust series, our authors bring you atmospheric tales of winged creatures that will lift you from this world. Shapeshifters, monsters, and creatures from legend deliver erotic horror with a flutter of romance. If it weren't for bad luck with men, she'd have no luck at all. In Devi Ansevi's Captive Mate, reality will never be the same for graduate student Berry Randall. She's just learned that shifters are real, and they want her for their mate. Can she escape her captors? Or will she find freedom in the arms of the winged gryphons? In Jacqui Greaves' Blood of Stone, Fredegund has guarded her petrified charges for a century. With the rising of the twin moons, the Grotesques are awakening, hungry for more than food. Meanwhile, the human hordes have created the Charm, a seductress destined to destroy the balance of power between Grotesques and humans. Can Fredegund prevent the coming disaster, or will her world be changed forever? Lila seeks a man who can satisfy her darkest desires. Porphyro and the virginal Madeleine are preparing to elope. In Ina Morata's Flights of Fantasy, Lila sets her sights on entrapping Porphyro, and sets sexy enticements to dispose of Madeleine. When her plans go awry, Lila must use her Lilitu wiles to seduce them both. In Essemoh Teepee's Leonora, Marked by Daemons, we meet a feisty young woman with a secret. The SHAKKAN are the Shepherds, and humanity is their flock. For millennia they have bred Mark Bearers like Leo to withstand the most extreme forms of pleasure and pain. But nothing ever stays the same, and this is a time of great change. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Somali and the Forest spirit is an anime that is equal parts heart-warming and heart-wrenching (but mostly warming), about a Golem that is working to find humans in a world where they are nearly extinct to help a young human girl he found.

Hello world! From our quarantine we bring you our history stories to help distract from your chaos of the everyday. Elizabeth discusses the difference between gargoyles and grotesques. The history of why we have them. Alexandria tells the tale of Gregor MacGregor (yes that's his real name) the greatest con man in history. Follow up @thetipsyteapodcast on instagram and twitter Email us at thetipsyteapodcast@gmail.com

One of the greatest comedic characters to come out of the UK in recent years is undoubtably David Brent. Created and performed by Ricky Gervas, Brent is a pitiful character; constantly hiding from his self-loathing by unsuccessfully trying to play the part of a successful, funny, attractive and popular Renaissance Man. In the figure of Brent, Gervas has been able to create a character who manifestly wrestles with repression, neurotic symptoms, and eruptions of the unconscious. However, while the character is largely comic, there is a tragic element to him that is fleshed out at the end of The Office and at the conclusion of the movie David Brent: Life on the Road. In this Pyro-seminar, I’ll be using Brent as an example of the universal struggle that is human existence. Not only that, but I’ll be showing how Brent can show us how to bear the weight of that struggle and find a depth of meaning. With the help of Brent, I'll attempt to delineate the type of freedom that a pyrotheological community offers.

G’day, Grotesques! This episode, Jem and Kay spend a lot of time being kind of upset about the quality of the writing. We hope you like exasperation! Check out our Facebook or Tumblr to see pictures of the wacky action figures Jem found on the Electronic Bay. Peace. Our theme music is "The End-no vocal," Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

G’day Grotesques! Jem and Kay discuss hypothetical gargoyle drug experiences, the nature of free will under spells, and Broadway on horseback. See the Tumblr and Facebook pages for pictures of Lexington’s facial expression from the end of the episode, and of Jem’s new wild haggis. Our theme music is "The End-no vocal," Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

G’day, Grotesques! This week, we’re past the Awakening arc and into the real meat of the series. Kay and Jem put kniferangs on blast, rave about sound design and most of all, praise our favourite fighty child - Lexington really gets to shine in this episode. Our theme music is "The End-no vocal," Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

G’day Grotesques! In this episode, Jem talks about changing the name of the show, Kay talks about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s muscle-orgasms, and we manage to also briefly discuss the episode of Gargoyles that we were meant to talk about. Enjoy the show! Our theme music is "The End-no vocal," Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Salutations! In this episode, BoJack has some tough times, Jem is terrified of giant extinct wombats, and Paige’s ludicrous new recording setup has her sounding clear as a bell. We discuss the BoJack Horseman episode of the Imaginary Worlds podcast, which can be found at www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org, and you can find Jem’s new podcast, Grotesques, on iTunes or Libsyn.

Welcome to your new favourite podcast about the hit 90s cartoon, Gargoyles. Let Jem and Kay take you on a wild ride down memory lane as we explore our nostalgia for this dark and melodramatic show, which employs character arcs! Our theme music is "The End-no vocal," Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

G’day, Grotesques! Here’s the second in this batch of 4 episodes we’re putting up on week one. Unfortunately, due to two separate audio goof-ups, it sounds like Kay recorded their audio from a cathedral and Jem recorded his from under a blanket. We are both very sorry. We are but hatchlings. Our theme music is "The End-no vocal," Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

G’day, Grotesques! Join our deep-dive into episode 3 of Gargoyles. Hudson runs afoul of a magic box, the B-Plotters play Grand Theft Auto, and Xanatos wants his novelty models of the MS Word save icon back. Our theme music is "The End-no vocal," Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

G’day, Grotesques! This episode, Maza appreciates some sculpture, the B-plotters continue their reckless crime-spree, and Jem and Kay discuss Gargoyle milk. We'll be updating every other week from now on. Our theme music is "The End-no vocal," Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

There's Something I Want You To Do: Stories (Pantheon Books) From one of the great masters of the contemporary short story, here is an astonishing collection that showcases Charles Baxter'sunique ability to unveil the remarkable in the seemingly inconsequential moments of an eerie yet familiar life. Penetrating and prophetic, the ten inter-related stories in There's Something I Want You to Do are held together by a surreally intricate web of cause and effect--one that slowly ensnares both fictional bystanders and enraptured readers. Benny, an architect and hopeless romantic, is robbed on his daily walk along the Mississippi River, and the blow of a baseball bat to the back of his knee feels like a strike from God. A drug dealer named Black Bird reads "Othello" while waiting for customers in a bar. Elijah, a pediatrician and the father of two, is visited nightly by visions of Alfred Hitchcock. Meanwhile, a dog won't stop barking, a passenger on a transatlantic flight reads aloud from the book of Psalms during turbulence, and a scream carries itself through the early-morning Minneapolis air. As the collection progresses, we delve more deeply into the private lives of these characters, exploring their fears, fantasies, and obsessions. They appear and reappear, performing praiseworthy and loathsome acts in equal measure in response to the request--or demand--lodged in each story's center. The result is a portrait of human nature as seen from the tightrope that spans the distance between dreams and waking life--a portrait that could have arisen only from Baxter's singular vision. Readers will be stunned by his uncanny understanding of human attraction and left to puzzle over the meaning of virtue and the unpredictable and mysterious ways in which we behave. Praise for There's Something I Want You To Do “These accomplished stories of precarious marriages and family strife are so laced with paradox and the unexpected and so psychologically intricate, one turns them over and over in one's mind, seeking patterns and gleaning insights…. Rooted in Minneapolis, its industrial ruins so poetically rendered, these ravishing, funny, and compassionate stories redefine our perceptions of vice and virtue, delusion and reason, love and loss.” —Booklist, *starred review* “Bare storylines can't convey the quickly captivating simple narratives…or the revealing moments to which Baxter brings the reader…Similarly, Baxter, a published poet, at times pushes his fluid, controlled prose to headier altitudes, as in ‘high wispy cirrus clouds threatening the sky like promissory notes.' Nearly as organic as a novel, this is more intriguing, more fun in disclosing its connective tissues through tales that stand well on their own.” —Kirkus Reviews, *starred review*  “Five stories named for virtues and five for vices make up this collection from a master craftsman….Baxter's characters muddle through small but pivotal moments, not so much confrontations as crossroads between love and destruction, desire and death….The prose resonates with distinctive turns of phrase that capture human ambiguity and uncertainty: trouble waits patiently at home, irony is the new chastity, and a dying man lives in the house that pain designed for him.” —Publishers Weekly, *starred review* “Baxter's delightful stories will make readers hungry for more. Fortunately, there are more out there, and one hopes, more to come.” —Library Journal, *starred review* “Charles Baxter is nothing short of a national literary treasure. To read these stories—hilarious, tragic, surprising, and indelibly human—is to receive revelation at the hands of a master. Who but this writer has such intimate knowledge of our most shameful depths, and who else can illuminate them with such stunning aptness of word and thought? These ten linked stories, fraught with loneliness, ultimately reveal the unbreakable ties between us all.” —Julie Orringer, author of How to Breathe Under Water “With his latest collection, Charles Baxter has given us something altogether new in contemporary fiction: a series of moral tales that contain zero moralizing. At the center of each of these stories is a pivotal request—something I want you to do—and the ensuing narratives unfold with the nuanced complexity we've come to expect from Baxter, with a theological acumen few contemporary writers possess. Here is a cast of characters unparalleled since Sherwood Anderson's Book of Grotesques, with a modern-day Minneapolis as tangible and strange as his Winesburg, Ohio. A stunning and unique work from one of the living masters of the story form.” —Jamie Quatro, author of I Want to Show You More “Charles Baxter's stories proceed with steady grace, nimble humor, quiet authority, and thrilling ingeniousness. In this his latest collection, all is on display—as are his honoring of the mysteries of love and his dramatic explorations of American manners, mores, family, solitude, and art. He is a great writer.” —Lorrie Moore, author of Bark Charles Baxter is the author of the novels The Feast of Love (nominated for the National Book Award), The Soul Thief, Saul and Patsy, Shadow Play, and First Light, and the story collections Gryphon, Believers, A Relative Stranger, Through the Safety Net, andHarmony of the World.  The stories “Bravery” and “Charity,” which appear in There's Something I Want You to Do, were included inBest American Short Stories. Baxter lives in Minneapolis and teaches at the University of Minnesota and in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.

Transcript -- A look at a mosaic found in Acholla, Tunisia, and how it reflects the popular trends of the time

A look at a mosaic found in Acholla, Tunisia, and how it reflects the popular trends of the time

Transcript -- A look at a mosaic found in Acholla, Tunisia, and how it reflects the popular trends of the time

A look at a mosaic found in Acholla, Tunisia, and how it reflects the popular trends of the time