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Redux: Dreymeil Goes HomeDreymeil stepped onto the snowy shores of the northern island, and turned to look behind him. His loyal serpent resided in the shallow water and watched over him. He smirked and gave a short wave to the large beast, before it turned around and slithered off into the murky ocean.Redux: Dreymeil Goes Home3 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
The blue-haired demon began his trek across the beach, leaving footsteps in the snow and sand as he walked. Dreymeil looked up at the cloudy skies, and then let his eyes wander to the town at the top of the cliffs ahead of him. He walked towards them, turning his face back down to the ground. The chilling wind pierced against his skin and howled in his ears. He kept his posture hunched, and had his arms crossed across his chest. Even with a heavy cloak draped over him, he had trouble retaining his body heat in this arctic terrain. Dreymeil shivered, and marched on.
Eventually, he reached the town of Cyreal, which was a small, frozen cluster of wooden houses and buildings. There were a few streets made of stone
Episode 0 - Three DemonsEpisode 0 - Three Demons5 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Episode 0 - Three Demons, Against the World
A pitched black night loomed over the barren land, an endlessly starless sky. Not a sliver of the moon could be seen in the sky, that appears darker than the opaqueness of closed eyes. There stood tall mountains, and a thick forest across the vast terrain. Down through the trees, lies a path through the woods. The trail had been cleared; there were several faceless dead bodies scattered to the side, fallen on the ground of slumped against a tree trunk. The blood from the corpses were still fresh, and seeped out onto the dirt and grass under them.
A broken wagon sat in the middle of the road, with the spoils spilled out. Boxes and crates seemed been broken, and items such as gold coins, precious stones and metal jewelery were scattered along the path. Two men were standing by the cart, analyzing the contents.
One of them had gray hair and was dressed in a dark cloak and pants, also holds a white staff with a clear orb at the tip. The firs
Episode 4 - Double DragonsEpisode 4 - Double Dragons, Sea WorldEpisode 4 - Double Dragons4 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Chisoku wiped the last specks of blood off his face, and cracked his neck. "Meh... I can get used to this again." he grinned with a hint of menace. It had been too long since he had a chance to kill off populations of people. The sight of motionless bodies strewn across the ground was oddly pleasing. He was glad to find that his skills hadn't lost too much of their edge even after all the years. His powers weren't quite up to the level they were from before the war, but he'd get them back.
"You know... I thought that the Great Demon King could do better than this." Dreymeil commented. "It took you long enough to take care of your 50." he rolled his eyes. "And to think we let you call yourself our leader..."
"He has a point." Eclipse murmured. "You're not like how the legends describe... able to kill an army of men in one blow of mass destruction?" he questioned. From what he's seen so far, all Chisoku could do was withstand high temperatures, survi
Loki x Reader-You Are The MoonShadows all around you as you surface from the darkLoki x Reader-You Are The Moon3 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
Emerging from the gentle grip of night's unfolding arms
Darkness, darkness everywhere, do you feel all alone?
The subtle grace of gravity, the heavy weight of stone
You sigh, holding Loki's sleeping face gently, feeling your heart wrench at the calm and serene sight. He seemed so... Unbroken, laying here next to you, sleeping quietly. He had fallen asleep in your bed, leaving you to your couch. But, you couldn't help yourself but sneak into your own room to see him, only to be surprised by the calmness in the air. He looked so alone... You sighed. You knew some mythology... You knew all he needed was some love... A hug would go such a long way for the poor being before you... Er... Higher... Being... Alone higher being... You sigh quietly, before starting to pull your hand away, nearly jumping out of your night socks as Loki grabbed your hand and held it close to his face, though he was still asleep. He slightly whine
Episode 18 - SorrowEpisode 18 - Sorrow, World Left BehindEpisode 18 - Sorrow4 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Just as Eclipse had predicted, they reached the city by the early morning. At that point, all of them were just about ready to collapse on the spot again. The only thing that kept the demons going was the thought of a soft bed in one of the inns, and dry clothes. Ahead were the tall city walls, and the road where people were already traveling on. Where the entrance was, there were guards positioned and archers set in nearby lookout towers.
"This place looks pretty official." Dreymeil commented. How are we gonna get in this time?" he asked, turning to Eclipse for their sneak in plan.
"Hm... I doubt we can get by with just the regular disguises. Our weapons are questionable, and we don't want to cause a scene in an area like this..." Eclipse sighed. He scanned the walls and deduced that they were too high to climb. "That leaves us with either using an invisibility spell or..." he trailed off and yawned again. "One of your illusions, Drey..."
Part of you-Drabble (Tom x Reader)Part of you-Drabble (Tom x Reader)1 year ago in Romance More Like This
"I don't know Tom," You say in a low mutter, whispered as a cold wind catches the words adrift in the air, wondering if your companion caught them by the ear or missed them as they passed, "this is something I don't really like talking about." Your voice was muffled by an artistically crafted scarf that snuggled around your neck, the thin fabric wrapped around itself in layers upon layers; though, delicately covering your lips and round cheeks from the open, chilly draft that seeped into your outer garments. But also because you had a subtle awareness that he might notice the rich, cardinal strokes of a current blush strewed by an invisible paintbrush across the hills of your cheeks, results of a flattering remark the beautiful enchantment of his voice spoke of regarding your sympathetic psyche.
"You know, you should learn to embrace and believe the many compliments people speak of you, including me. Especially me." You heard the ethereal
AmericaXReader: Watching AirplanesBlue eyes are glued to the dark sky, lit only by the silver moon that hangs and the brightness of the airplanes that he watches.AmericaXReader: Watching Airplanes1 year ago in Romance More Like This
He doesn't know how long he's been sitting, watching; seconds, minutes, hours blur together in his mind and right now he doesn't want to think about anything. The runway lights are a sort of beauty he had never appreciated before; an artificial gold against the dark blue backdrop of the sky, glinting that reflects off his glasses. They seem to dance in the night and 30,000 feet above him another airplane soars by, leaving nothing in its wake but the remaining twinkle of a light and the swirl of exhaust that mingles within the air.
He's lost track of how many airplanes he's counted now, and he's awed as he watches them fly into the darkness, watches until they're out of sight and even then his blue eyes squint as he tries to find them again in the night. He's never realized the simplistic beauty of watching a pla
Describe Our Love [Drabble Prompt]Describe Our Love [Drabble Prompt]1 year ago in Romance More Like This
An inaudible gentle rush of air blew through your nose, eyes half-lidded and muscles relaxed, the exquisite, intimate warmth of his chest underneath your shoulder blades as his heart sustains an unhurried pulsation against the bare skin of your upper back. Sweet serenity coursed through your veins and pervaded your mind as you two laid there in silence, wherein he allowed you to sit between his long legs on the comfy sofa; he stretched them far out as you lay your smaller body back atop his, and noticed how his feet was left suspended in midair way pass the armrest due to his height too long for the furniture.
The sense of his presence, his very scent overwhelming but always welcoming; and embraces ever loving when you had–long ago–found that rare shade of haven you've been searching for in his arms. You couldn't have been more blessed with such a perfect man.
Movement caused by your lover pulled you out of your quiescent musings, your eyes being brought to the
Russia x Reader Ch.10 Take Me InsteadRussia x Reader Ch.10 Take Me Instead2 years ago in Romance More Like This
Russia x Reader
Chapter 10: Take Me Instead
I stared at the treaty form which was laid perfectly flat on the cold wooden table. My hand shaking at the amount of pressure from the group of men and women staring at me, waiting on what I was about to do. Sweat drops rolling down my forehead and my foot tapping slightly on the hard marble floor.
"I know what's best for me and my people…" I stared at the woman who gave me a baffled look on how determined and confident my statement was.
I looked down again, put the ballpoint pen on the table, and grabbed the treaty in my hands. I still continued to look at the fine writing and placements of words on the heavily detailed paper.
'To be one with America, a change for the better…'
I ripped up the treaty sending flying scraps of papers in the air, all the while the men and women who were in the room were either gasping, bewilder, or celebrating at what I have just done moments ago. I stood up from my ch
Precious Treasures (StevexReader)The super soldier watched on with a blinding smile on his face.Precious Treasures (StevexReader)10 months ago in General Fiction More Like This
He had just returned from a month long mission in India and couldn't wait to see his wife and one and a half year old son Kris. Since the mission was such a secret and very dangerous Steve couldn't speak with the loves of his life for the entire month, and now he finally got to see them again.
They had dozed off on the couch at some point watching Kris' favorite cartoon ("Johnny Bwavo wike Unca Johnny!") and the scene was too precious for Steve to disturb.
Kris was lying on top of you, his large blue eyes shut and red, white, and blue pacifier still in his mouth. His bangs were in his face and Steve feared the first haircut that was definitely coming soon. His little left hand curled into your black jacket and the other was in your hair, while his head rested on your chest.
You had your right hand on his back, ready to catch him if he fell. Your left hand was on his right, probably a failed attempt at getting his hand out
GermanyXDead!Reader ::: Wish You Where Here :::GermanyXDead!Reader ::: Wish You Where Here :::2 years ago in Drama More Like This
Minuscule raindrops pounded violently against the ice-cold pavement, creating loud tapping sounds as they fell. A loud boom of thunder would echo through the atmosphere or a flash of lightning would strike the sky, momentarily illuminating the otherwise dark night sky every once in a while.
The cemetery had closed for the night, leaving only the headstones and the decomposing bodies that lay beneath them. But there was one man how still had yet to leave. Ludwig Beilschmidt stood looming over one of the graveyards headstones, a bouquet of (f/flowers) in his hand. He wore a completely black suit, normal attire for a funeral, which he attended several hours earlier. All of the others that attended the funeral had already left to get out of the rain, but Ludwig stayed, not being bother by the fact that he was now soaking wet. His mind still needed to process his situation.
Carved neatly into the stone was: ______ ______. 1985 – 2013
Five Nights at Ikea - Thor x ReaderFive Nights at Ikea - Thor x Reader3 weeks ago in Humor More Like This
"We're lost."
"We're not lost. We just have no idea of where we're going."
"I am sure that that is the definition of lost."
The idea of visiting Ikea was a good one, at first. Bringing along one of the Avengers was a good idea, at first. Now (Y/N) was lost in the middle of one of the biggest home furnishing stores in the country with Thor by her side.
The God of Thunder didn't seem to mind this, however. He enjoyed walking around the store, reading the labels of the furniture that no one could understand with clear simplicity. He would often translate the words - even though they were slightly obvious to anyone in the premises - but (Y/N) enjoyed listening to him ramble on about a language that he could speak without a second thought.
"How long have we been here for?" Thor asks, pushing a trolley as (Y/N) walks beside him. She observes a few of the lamps that are sitting on the shelf.
"Umm," She checks the clock on her phone. "About two hours now."
"Two hours?!"
"Yes," She places one o
America x Dying!Reader: The Fourth TimeThe first time he saw her close up, they were in elementary school, but it was summer. she tripped on a rock and fell to the ground. Her eyes brimmed with tears, and Alfred was startled to see that her eyes were a rather common color. But there was no mistaking it; he was mesmerized. As he choked on the soda he was drinking, and was pounded on the back by a couple of his friends, he wiped his mouth clean and hoped she didn't see him. Oh Distortion World, he was looking so stupid right now. Who would choke on a drink just by drinking it?America x Dying!Reader: The Fourth Time2 years ago in General Fiction More Like This
Disappointment was on his face as he realized that she had walked past without even noticing him. He sighed, and went back to talking with his friends. For some reason, that night he surprised his older brother, Arthur, by not wanting to drink any soda.
The second time he saw her near him, they were in middle school, and she was in his class. Alfred being himself, of course, tried to brag about being a hero and listed many things he had done out loud to
Demons: (Dean x Reader song fic)Demons: Imagine DragonsDemons: (Dean x Reader song fic)2 years ago in Romance More Like This
When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold
"Dean!" you shouted into the night. He had stormed off with his full flask in hand saying he needed to go for a walk and get some air; that was an hour ago. Now you were wandering around the streets of the small Maine town in the snow, tightly wrapped in your jacket looking for him, remembering the bitter argument that had unfolded back at the motel; it only stopped because Sam intervened.
When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
Are the worst of all
And the blood's run stale
It had started out simple; Dean told you that he thought he should take you home, permanently. You had told him no, obviously, you weren't going anywhere; traveling with the brothers was home. Then he just snapped and you both started screaming and shouting; he stormed out without a second glance after slamming his hand dow
All Of The GoldAll Of The Gold2 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
The sun seemed unusually bright that morning. Almost blinding, after a long night of sleep in the crevices of the church. Nerra rubbed her eyes sleepily and crawled out of her hiding spot behind the grand building, and out onto the stone street slowly. Picking herself off the ground, Nerra brushed the dirt off her knees and stretched. "Haa.... 'Wonder if the soup kitchen's open yet..." the half-elf said aloud, before deciding that it was better to go early so that there would still be hot food available.
The girl wandered down the busy lanes of the city, keeping her gaze on the ground as she walked. Although it was unlikely, she always liked to keep an eye out for fallen copper pieces, or other forgotten scraps of metal that people dropped. One man's junk was another man's treasure, after all. Especially when she was penniless, aside from her single more prized possession.
Nerra slipped her right hand into the pocket of her shorts, and felt the familiar round ring in her palm. "I wonde
Hide (Spain x Reader)Nowadays, he finds himself yearning to retch at the pitiful, deplorable sight of her, despising all that she does and speaks, reviling all those clean and unaware simplicities she employs, all that familiar silk in her words. There are the guileless smiles, and the ways in which she'll still make observances of his weary, trembling condition, bewildered at where it all went wrong. How can she possibly come to understand, after all, why he lingers further into the night's dregs than any other man of his age, without alcohol to pry open his eyelids and prolong his stare? How can she understand why it is that he'd rather have the Devil at his throat than her presence, when at least he is promised that Lucifer will be less ignorant?Hide (Spain x Reader)2 years ago in General Fiction More Like This
He has no idea, no singular semblance of a coherent thought that may allow him to begin, nor sufficiently comprehend what he has undergone in the time since he once lived, which of course comes to lead into dread, coupled with interrogation
AmericaXReader- Beating HeartsAmericaXReader- Beating Hearts2 years ago in Romance More Like This
Drip drop, drip drop.
You sighed contently as the rain pattered outside giving you a soft lullaby of sorts as you snuggled up against your 'pillow' otherwise known as your boyfriend Alfred Jones.
You felt his arm wrap around your waist pulling you into him as you felt the warmth radiating off of his body making you smile at the new sensation as you nuzzled your button nose into his soft, long neck.
Drip drop, drip drop.
Your bodies were tangled together as the sheets were sprawled around the bed covering various parts of your guys' bodies as a reminder of the previous actions that took place not long ago.
His large yet soft hands started to caress your cheek making you giggle at his feather like touch as your smaller hands went to his soft blond locks as you ran your fingers through them earning a small moan of appreciation from your lover.
Drip drop, drip drop.
"You know I love you (Your name)." You glanced up at the Blue eyed man and smiled seeing his grin radiat
[Gaara x Reader] Orders[Gaara x Reader] Orders3 months ago in Romance More Like This
You have always been able to follow orders; unconditionally and unfailingly, regardless of what they were. Whatever the Kazekage asked you to do, it was your pride and duty to please him and fulfil all his requests to the utmost of your ability. For years and years, you'd stayed religious to that ideal: following whatever orders the Kazekage - no, Gaara - had given you.
And yet here you were, disobeying them...
The first time you'd seen Gaara, that had been your greeting; a cold, blunt, hardly-appealing command from an eleven-year-old, red-head with no eyebrows. Regardless of how you wanted to remember the story, it was the complete, unalterable truth that you'd willingly complied within nanoseconds, too afraid to resist. When he was eleven, Gaara had been sent to kill your parents who were traitors of the hidden sand. You didn't know at the time of course, but apparently, that had been the sand siblings' mission that day; but also, to bring home their child.
Shut up and
Still Here - Charles x ReaderStill Here - Charles x Reader1 month ago in Romance More Like This
"Thank you," Charles whispers as (Y/N) helps him into bed. "I don't think I-"
(Y/N) shuts him up with a kiss. She pecks his lips every so often before pulling away. Charles lays back onto the pillow beneath him. He watches (Y/N) change into her own pajamas and join him in their bed.
After losing his legs, for the second time, Charles had become a little more comfortable with the idea of someone helping him. He wasn't helpless but there were some tasks that he had not gotten used to doing without his legs such as getting into bed or changing clothes. (Y/N) had insisted on helping him the first time but he refused. Now, she was helping him more and made sure that he had everything that he needed.
She had helped him into baths when he found it almost impossible - his arm strength was not as strong as he thought it was - and almost felt onto the floor naked. The first few times she had helped him change but he had gotten used to changing on his own by now. But she was always there to help
Let The Snow Fall (Tom x Reader)Let The Snow Fall (Tom x Reader)1 year ago in Romance More Like This
A thick cover of snow caked the rooftops and bathed the naked trees, anything that was open to surrender under the dainty white flakes they fell down upon like white dove feathers, pure fragments of an angel that once preened the plumes of their wings. When clouds would separate and allow the glow of the moon relief by casting its light to kiss the land, the unpigmented whiteness of the snow created a radiance so potent it lit up the entirety of the area where you walked through, as if entering into the crystal orb of a snow globe that hasn't been shaken yet.
Thirty minutes had passed since you two left the cozy comfort of your flat after Tom made a suggestion about going out for a late night stroll. The snow was falling then and he knew how fascinated you are about winter and the Christmas lights decorated, strung up on buildings and trees throughout the neighborhood. You agreed without missing a beat. But by the time you got outside, the snow had stopped descending to the groun
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Humble Bundle Botanicula Debut
ended yesterday. Here's some figures from this two-week, pay-what-you-want, cross-platform, DRM-free game bundle sale.
For Botanicula, Machinarium, Samorost 2, Kooky, and Windosill, this debut bundle led to:
- $822,094.69 USD in total payments (not quite as exciting as the more popular bundles that can
pull in more than two million dollars
or all of the more serious ones that usually rake in at least one million dollars in two weeks).
- 92,547 purchases.
- $8.88 average purchase price.
- Averages per OS: $8.29 Windows, $10.09 Mac OS X, $11.41 Linux.
- $1,000.00 highest contribution.
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Heritage Avenida Liberdade, Lisbon
Located in Lisbon (Avenida da Liberdade), Heritage Avenida Liberdade is close to Ascensor da Gloria, Castle of Sao Jorge, and Rossio Square. Also nearby are Santa Justa Elevator and Lisbon Cathedral.
Hotel Features.
Heritage Avenida Liberdade has an indoor pool and a fitness center. Wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is complimentary in public areas. There is a 24-hour business center on site. This historic hotel offers a bar/lounge. The staff can provide concierge services and tour/ticket assistance. Additional amenities include a library, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. For a surcharge, guests have access to a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request). This is a smoke-free property.
The 42 air-conditioned guestrooms at Heritage Avenida Liberdade include minibars and safes. Pillow menus are available. Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is provided. Rooms are equipped with LCD TVs with cable channels and DVD players. Bathrooms offer shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and bidets. Additional amenities include slippers and hair dryers. In addition, housekeeping is offered daily and amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.
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- Superior Double Room (Golden Age, Over 55 Years)
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 42 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Babysitting/childcare
- Pets not allowed
Extra people
- Rollaway beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- Accessible parking
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- Breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour room service
- Indoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1789
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Library
- Disabled parking
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Pillow menu
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Soundproofed rooms
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Bidet
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- Cable TV channels
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Mike Tyson sets himself up for a theatrical TKO
All critics agree that the boxer's Broadway debut in "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" is a singularly odd piece of theatre.
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When theatre wants to examine the relationship between black men and power, it often turns to the metaphor of boxing. Maybe because it allows white audiences to acknowledge their deeply rooted fear of an all-powerful black antagonist, while easing their consciences, by offering that same man the temporary balm of celebrity.
From Sammy Davis Jr. in Golden Boy to James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope, or from Kentucky's Muhammad Ali (Will Power's Fetch Clay, Make Man) t o Nova Scotia's George Dixon (Shine Boy by George Boyd), you can find a gallery of black men who are groomed to win, until it becomes more expeditious to bring about their downfall.
All this has been brought to mind by the Broadway opening on Thursday night of what all critics agree has been a singularly odd piece of theatre: Mike Tyson in a piece directed by none other than Spike Lee, called Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth.
One of the oddest things about the show seems to be the fact that it was written by his current wife, Kiki, and tries to make a man who is a convicted rapist come across as a charming guy.
"I wanted to call the show Boxing, Bitches and Lawsuits," quips the 46-year-old undisputed heavyweight champion of the world at the show's start, as he goes on to joke viciously about his ex-wife, Robin Givens, and their tempestuous relationship.
The Manhattan critics have damned the end result as "clumsy . . . profane . . . self-serving . . . rambling," but still credited Tyson with having "iron-clad charisma" and being "weirdly fascinating."
In other words, not a knockout, but he might squeak by on points.
The show seems to be the culmination of a fascination with black boxing stars that has found its way onto our stages in many forms since the civil rights movement began.
The first one was Sammy Davis Jr. in Golden Boy. Originally a 1937 Clifford Odets play about an Italian boxer called Joe Bonaparte, he had become a black man named Joe Wellington in 1964.
It was also a musical, of course, to play on Davis's show biz celebrity and also to take some of the sting out of the show's central interracial affair. They didn't mind when Davis sang love songs to the blond Paula Wayne, but when he kissed her, they booed and broke windows that held the show's posters. Davis's character killed himself, by the way, just before the final curtain.
Still, the message about blackness, boxing and celebrity didn't come front and centre until The Great White Hope in 1967, a play by Howard Sackler that tackled the story of Jack Johnson, the first black man to become heavweight champion of the world, a distinction which — his film biographer Ken Burns declares — meant that "for more than 13 years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth."
He married three times, always to white women, became the first celebrity to do product endorsements and grew incredibly wealthy.
Sackler's play deals with all of that but also touches on the fear that a powerful black man, capable of destroying all white opponents, could cause in America. This play, produced on Broadway when some of the worst race riots in history were blazing across America, blamed both black and white extremists for bringing Johnson down, while James Earl Jones's star-making performance, on the other hand, fuelled the fire of celebrity, a nice case of the right uppercut being matched with a left hook.
Muhammad Ali (a.k.a. Cassius Clay) was arguably the greatest celebrity in the history of boxing. Not only a great technical sportsman, he had a winning personality, cockily predicting in rhyme how soon his opponents would fall. ("If he give me the jive, he'll fall in five.")
He wasn't brought down by an opponent in the ring, or even sheer racism, but by the United States government, which would not accept his Black Muslim faith as sufficient grounds for him to refuse military service in the Vietnam War. Ali was convicted of a felony and was stripped of his world's heavyweight title, even though he appealed and was eventually reinstated.
During that period, he appeared as a novelty star in a short-lived 1969 Broadway musical called Buck White, singing songs about what he would do to "Mighty Whitey." His boxing celebrity didn't translate to this heavily political show and it closed after seven performances.
Ali was to make another theatre appearance more than 40 years later, but this time as a character in the 2010 provocative play Fetch Clay, Make Man by black author Will Power, which brought the themes of race, sport and celebrity together in a script directed by Des McAnuff.
In that play, Cassius Clay is doubting his change to Black Muslim status and the ultimate symbol of black subservience, film actor Stepin Fetchit, stirs up his conscience to remind him about the perils of celebrity for a black man in a white world.
It poses questions that Tyson should have asked himself before stepping on the stage of the Longacre Theatre.
Tyson tells the audience of the earliest advice he got, "How you fight a fight is how you live your life," but if he'd really heeded it, he wouldn't be putting himself on display as a sideshow attraction.
Because whenever a triumphant black boxer appears in a play, he's being set up for a TKO by the forces of a society that never meant for him to get that far.
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1. ANOTHER SHUTOUT: The Twins were shut out for a club-record 15th time on Wednesday. They have scored 1 or fewer runs 34 times this season, about 20 percent of their games. This offense is the worst in my 16 seasons on the beat. There's not a lot of speed, no on base percentage guys other than Mauer. no power. Nothing to stand for.
2. CORREIA GETS IT DONE. I was among those who were skeptical about the Twins signing Kevin Correia. I was wrong. He was not part of the problem with the 2013 Twins. One official told be before the season began that if Correia threw 180 innings, that would be good value for $5 million. Correia has thrown 185.1 innings (second-most of his career) while posting a respectable 4.19 ERA. ``I thought it would be easier to throw higher but it really wasn't't,'' he said. ``I thought coming in, I'd easily throw more innings than I ever had. But it's tough. Offensively, it's better. You're not getting pinch-hit for but you're not facing pitchers either. So I learned a lot pitching over here and can build upon that next year."
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California Republicans who have been trying to rebrand their party as more inclusive and attuned with the issues that Californians care about had hoped this year to offer a candidate for governor who fit that image.
Now, however, the party faces the prospect of a conservative gubernatorial nominee who is on probation for carrying a loaded gun into an airport, is accused of race-baiting and is best known for his far-right positions on gun control and immigration.
While Republicans do not expect to unseat Gov. Jerry Brown in November, tea party darling Tim Donnelly's rise over businessman Neel Kashkari has alarmed party leaders who worry that the assemblyman's candidacy is setting back the rebranding and could hurt other candidates on the ballot.
"He will simply drag down massive numbers of Republicans who think they are safe today," said Tony Quinn, a Republican and co-editor of the Target Book, which analyzes legislative and congressional races in the state.
Donnelly's apparent popularity in public opinion polls ahead of the June 3 primary had already elicited concern from Republicans when he began trying to link Kashkari, who is Indian-American and Hindu, to Islamic Shariah law.
The New Majority, a moderate Republican group that includes well-heeled business leaders and other donors, said in a statement that "there is no place for this kind of divisive rhetoric in the Republican Party or American politics."
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While the Troubled Asset Relief Program he led is deeply unpopular with many in his party, Kashkari has endorsements from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and former California Gov. Pete Wilson. Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has also endorsed Kashkari and said last week that Donnelly is not fit "to hold any office, anywhere."
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Donnelly in many ways helps to remind voters of that history.
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He drew attention again in March for a tweet that compared President Barack Obama's gun control policies with those of dictators such as Adolf Hitler and North Korea's Kim Jong Il. In May, he was the lone vote against a bill to ban state-run shops from selling or displaying images of the Confederate flag.
Donnelly's supporters argue that those strong stances would offer voters a real contrast with Brown in November, said John Briscoe, president of the California Republican Assembly, which calls itself "the conscience of the Republican Party."
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Republicans in closely fought legislative races are now being warned that if Donnelly is on the ticket in November, they could spend much of their time distancing themselves from him instead of focusing on issues they care about.
Kashkari has far surpassed Donnelly in fundraising, raising $1.1 million since mid-March and adding $1 million of his own money this month. Donnelly has raised $150,000 in that period and had a similar amount in debt on his last campaign report.
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Politics: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has declared there's no fiscal cliff and any address of runaway government spending is just "a manufactured crisis." Is Big Labor's big boss just plain stupid? Or is there a darker agenda?
'Take what the media are calling 'the fiscal cliff.' There is no fiscal cliff!" Trumka thundered at a National Mediation Board Conference Thursday, sounding like an alcoholic pleading for one last swig well before he hits rock bottom.
But his ravings are at odds with reality, given that a fiscal cliff (in Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's coinage) is coming whether Trumka likes it or not.
In January, Congress must meet a long-neglected budget deadline, or a series of tax hikes and spending cuts will take effect automatically.
That was the deal a supercommittee made back in 2011 as an incentive for lawmakers to get serious about a federal deficit that has now reached $16 trillion. With no deal done, the tax increases and spending cuts are coming with the force of a freight train.
But Trumka's still denying reality. "What we're facing," he said Thursday, "is an obstacle course within a manufactured crisis that was hastily thrown together in response to inflated rhetoric about our federal deficit.
"But all the deficit chatter has distracted us from our real crisis — the immediate crisis of 23 million unemployed or underemployed workers. It's time to protect Social Security benefits. It's time to protect Medicare and Medicaid benefits. And it's time to raise taxes for the richest 2%," he went on.
In short, Trumka is arguing that there's no such thing as too much government spending, that deficits don't matter and that entitlements cannot be cut. Such denialist thinking is beyond irresponsible in the face of a $16 trillion debt, highest on global record and a sign of an irrational agenda often followed by would-be tyrants.
Trumka is trying to intimidate congressional Democrats into intransigence on a debt deal with Republicans to restore the solvency of the U.S. Instead, he wants them to stand fast on the idea that the debt, deficit and entitlements can be addressed simply by taxing higher-income earners who already account for more than half of federal income-tax revenue.
This is the kind of irresponsible thinking that has triggered riots in Greece and Spain — a belief that the money is there and only the meanness of austerity is keeping the common man from his share.
In reality, the money is not there — the pot is empty. Medicare and Social Security are now on "unsustainable paths," paying out more in benefits than they take in, with their trust funds projected to run dry by 2024 and 2033, according to their own trustees.
Socialism is meeting its natural end — which, in the words of former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is when it "runs out of other people's money."
Trumka is pulling out all the stops to prevent a deal of any kind from being reached, preferring instead that the U.S. hit a fiscal wall. From there, the riots-at-odds-with-reality can wreak havoc until the citizens are so exhausted by the chaos they'll welcome a tyrant who can restore order.
It's happened before. Now with Trumka spewing nonsense about reality and turning thumbs-down on any deal, seeds of chaos are being rooted.
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Denver Nuggets Find Bright Spot in Rough Season, Down Streaking Los Angeles Clippers
The second-longest playoff streak in the NBA will more than likely come to a close at the end of this season. For one night, a small amount of solace might be given to the Denver Nuggets, the owners of this distinction and playoff entrants the past 10 seasons.
Led by fresh legs and a 14-2 run to close the game, the Nuggets took the life out of the Los Angeles Clippers and their 11-game winning streak, stopping them 110-100 in the Pepsi Center. Denver's home floor has proven to be Kryptonite for teams with double-digit winning streaks, as this was the sixth time the Nuggets have ended such a run and the second year in a row they've achieved this against the Clippers, who lost 92-78 last season against Denver, ending a 17-game winning streak.
Injuries have plagued the Clippers (48-21) during much of the second half of the season, and it showed late in the game. Chris Paul led all scorers with 29 points, and fellow All-Star Blake Griffin added 26 points and 12 rebounds but shot just 7-of-25 from the field.
The Nuggets (30-37) haven't had the true advantage they did last season when they ripped off 21 wins straight at one point en route to team-record 36 victories at home for the season. A coaching change from veteran George Karl to first-time head man Brian Shaw and a roster upheaval that saw veterans Andre Iguodala, Andre Miller and Corey Brewer depart for other teams have certainly been a factor, as the Nuggets are still trying to define what their roles are. They've been wildly inconsistent this season with winning streaks of three, five and seven games but losing streaks of three (twice), five, six and eight games.
Guard Ty Lawson (19 points) and energetic power forward Kenneth Faried (18 points and 16 rebounds) have continued their high level of play for Denver, as they were among six Nuggets in double figures. The surprising output of backup center J.J. Hickson, who led six players in double figures with 21 points, was instrumental for an inspired squad that outrebounded the Clippers, 55-43.
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My husband and I and my 18 year old son are taking a cruise out of New Orleans next week with ports in Cozumel and the ports above. We've been to Cozumel and went to Chankanaab to snorkel which we really enjoyed. I'd love suggestions of excursions that others really enjoyed. We love nature and seeing animals from that area but are open to other active suggestions. Also should we book ones through Norweigan or through of sources?
Shore excursion suggestions for Roatan, Costa Maya and Belize City
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Hi. Roatan has some awesome snorkeling but the West Bay area gets clogged with a lot of cruiseship visitors. If you want to do something different, you could take a catamaran snorkel to the less populated east area aboard sv free radical (www.svfreeradical.com) or go to Fantasy Island. There is excellent snorkeling off their dock. There is a private company taking people there but I don't think its available on the ship. Maybe Google it. Bodden tours also offers some fun excursions. . .so there are a lot of options. Have fun on our island.
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Thanks Marcia. How lucky you are to live there!
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again, thank you, jacobla, for doing all of the work for me.....
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You can Booking a Shore Excursions with the Travel Guide for Mahahual & Costa Maya at this url http://www.mahahualhotel.com/costamaya/costamaya_shore-excursions.htm
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We booked a cave-tubing tour in Belize City that was fantastic! We had our own private guide thru regtourbz.com and had a great time. He was recommended by another Fodorite, and I am very thankful to her for the recommendation.
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New potential owner for Kings takes lead in Sacramento group
Mar 21, 2013, 8:10 PM EDT
A few weeks back, David Stern was clear in saying that the Sacramento group had to sweeten its offer to buy the Kings if they wanted to stay in contention with the Seattle bid. It's a negotiation, that statement didn't catch the leaders in Sacramento off guard.
The question was what were they going to do about it?
How about bring in another billionaire to take the lead of the group? That is what has happened, reports the very connected Sam Amick at the USA Today.
Vivek Ranadive, founder of the $4 billion software company, Tibco, and a minority owner of the Golden State Warriors, has agreed to take a lead role in the group that was previously led by 24-Hour Fitness founder, Mark Mastrov, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced.
Mastrov and supermarket mogul/part owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Burkle are still major players in both the bid for the team and the downtown arena effort that was expected to be revealed by way of a term sheet on Thursday, but Ranadive agreed to take part recently after pushing for a more significant say in personnel matters.
This certainly adds deeper pockets to the Sacramento bid. What it will mean to the other NBA owners remains to be seen, but likely it only helps the Sacramento side. Ranadive is not an NBA outsider but a minority owner of the Warriors (he would have to sell that share if the sale is approved).
The Maloof family has agreed to sell the Kings to a Seattle-based group that plans to move the Kings up to the city that lost the Sonics. That group is led by venture capitalist Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and they valued the franchise at $525 million and have an agreement to buy 65 percent of it. They also have plans for a new arena moving forward, currently in the environmental review phase.
Both the sale and relocation would need to be approved by the other owners and NBA Commissioner David Stern has put the two votes on a parallel track. It requires a three-quarters vote of the other 29 owners to approve the sale — meaning Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and his group need to sway eight other owners to their side to block the sale. If that sale is blocked, the Maloof family would in turn sell to the Sacramento group and the team would stay put.
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In the end, the owners will vote at meetings in New York April 18-19, but right now is when the lobbying behind-the-scenes is taking place. And the Sacramento bid likely just got better.
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Mar 28, 2015, 3:30 PM EDT
Van Gundy coached five seasons in Orlando, but was fired after the way the Dwight Howard debacle played out.
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- Sad news: Craig Sager announces his cancer has returned 8
- NBA players' union head believes new labor deal can be reached without a work stoppage 9
- Kendrick Perkins says you're blowing the LeBron James/Kevin Love thing way out of proportion 20
- Mark Cuban rips officials, NBA: 'It's criminal' how Monta Ellis doesn't get calls 25
- Shaquille O'Neal says he regrets leaving Magic for Lakers 43
- Cavaliers coach David Blatt: 'LeBron James is our MVP' 22
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