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The Butcher of the Forest
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed I loved Becky Chambers’s A Psalm for the Wild-Built. It was a nice warm hug of a book that explored finding meaning in life, our relationship with nature, and how to come to terms with not knowing where a path may lead. I gave it an 89/100.
By Matthew J. Frommabout a month ago in Critique
The Fall of Arthur
The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien/Chris Tolkien Naturally I’d start this series with my hardest evaluation of the year. I snagged this copy from Shakespeare & Co in Paris to appropriately cap off a trip that included seeing the Bayeux Tapestry (a lecture series for a different time, but it’s so important to the fantasy genre).
By Matthew J. Frommabout a month ago in Critique
Autotune Tears
Digital Tears and Ghosts in the Studio The script has become a seasonal awards-show classic: an established artist, face solemn and trophy in hand, uses their acceptance speech to denounce the latest technological heresy. Today, the monster is artificial intelligence (AI)—a soulless threat, a soul-less automaton poised to usurp human creativity and devalue artists’ livelihoods. Yet this moral panic is not new; it is merely the latest chapter in the music industry’s long, repetitive history of resisting progress—a predictable cycle of fear, rejection, and, inevitably, assimilation.
By Francisco Navarroabout a month ago in Critique
More Christmas Art
Here is another from Valentin Ramon's Christmas movie coloring book. Again, I mainly used colored pencils. In using greens and yellows and black I am pretty sure you know which movie and cartoon this one pertains to. I bet you even know by heart when the Grinch even says this line in the movie, cartoon and even maybe what page of the Dr. Suess picture book this is written. It is a Christmas favorite for all, and some may even go a bit far in the like or even dislike of this particular live action or cartoon movie for all.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Critique
My Christmas Colorings
The image chosen is one of my Christmas colorings that I just completed from an adult coloring book featuring illustrations done by Valentin Ramon entitled 'The Unofficial Christmas Movie coloring book'. This is a phrase that is used in 'The Santa Claus' I believe the first one. I u\sed colored pencils as the medium. The pajama top is Santa's, and I used multiple colors for the lights, and the cord I decided to make green since a lot of Christmas lights come on green cords nowadays. If you like this one there are going to be more from other movies.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Critique
Who is Aleksandar Vucic for his supporters?
Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia's president since 2017 and leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), maintains significant support from a large part of the population despite controversies. His SNS-led coalition has consistently won elections, securing around 47% of the vote in the 2023 parliamentary elections and Vučić personally winning 58-60% in presidential races (2017 and 2022).
By Adomas Abromaitis2 months ago in Critique
Why Yellowstone Hits Me Wrong
I have spent most of my adult life inside work that does not leave much room for shock. Forensics, behavioral analysis, trauma therapy, law-enforcement training, criminal psychology, and animal-cruelty investigations expose you to the kind of decisions people make when they believe they are cornered, justified, or invisible. You see what violence looks like without lighting or sound design. You also learn that real danger does not need theatrics. It announces itself in quieter ways. That background shapes how I respond to media. It also explains why I cannot sit through “Yellowstone,” even though many people assume I would be the perfect audience for it.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin2 months ago in Critique
Serbians fear ultra-nationalists
Nationalist rhetoric in Europe today appears more and more threatening. As for Serbians, they tend to distrust nationalist movements, in particular Ukrainian one. People worry that strong nationalism leads to discrimination against other minorities, weakens democratic norms, fuels hostility between residents, and undoes decades of peaceful integration.
By Adomas Abromaitis2 months ago in Critique
Who needs controlled chaos in Serbia?
Serbia has been gripped by mass protests since the tragedy in Novi Sad a year ago, which claimed 16 lives. President Aleksandar Vučić has long called the events in Serbia an attempted "color revolution." The phenomenon of color revolutions is a complex political tool based on sophisticated techniques for manipulating public opinion. The events in Serbia, which appear to be spontaneous manifestations of popular protest, are in fact the result of lengthy preparation and subtle manipulation of mass processes from outside.
By Adomas Abromaitis2 months ago in Critique
Cut Adrift
Introduction The last time this happened, I wrote about it here: One of the problems is that I have a lot of planned work, but don't want to post it on this account. I could post and then transfer them to my main account, but on here, I don't have access to Quickedit. There is a way around it that I documented somewhere,but this got on the Leaderboard last time
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred - EBA2 months ago in Critique
