Hello! I am 20 years old and a female. I’m not very big on socializing and tend to be pretty introverted, not because I hate people but because it usually is exhausting for me. I try to look out for people and don’t like to tell anyone about my problems or feelings; I am also someone who cares a lot about people but doesn’t normally voice it, but would rather show it through gifts or acts of service. I like to pay attention to the details of things and people, and I often have a weird feeling that I can “predict” people or know how they will be/are… and so far, I’ve usually been right. I have a strong moral code and will always advocate for the underdog. I think deeply about things and tend to have a lot of empathy. I experience things and feel that I also think of things differently than most people. I have a hard time explaining my thoughts, but I’ll do my best!
I don’t have any kind of mental diagnosis that could affect my mental stability.
My upbringing was actually very positive. My family has been big on religion since I was born, but it’s something that I take comfort in and agree with. It brings purpose to my life and helps me to be the person I am. I have two parents who love me and take care of me, and younger siblings that I love dearly. I have cousins who double as my friends, aunts and uncles who have me over all the time, and grandparents that I love so, so much. Having many younger siblings did tend to get lonely at times, especially when they were younger, but it taught me independence and I do my best to take care of them. I count myself as extremely fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life.
As a job, I currently work as a barista. To be honest, I don’t really like it very much. My coworkers are very nice and I get along well with them, and I also like a lot of our regular customers, but my manager makes it a very toxic and negative environment that simply goes against my moral code. I also dislike the fact that most people that I see, I only see them in passing. I’d rather have few deep, meaningful connections that many shallow connections, if that makes any sense? I do enjoy the idea of getting to make people’s days, and I like to encourage the bashful people and love seeing sweet children, too! Both customers and coworkers tend to tell me personal stories, and I really enjoy getting to know them truly and seeing what makes them the way they are. I also tend to think sometimes that I feel a higher calling. I want to be somewhere truly helping people. I feel that I need to make a difference and positively influence people.
Spending an entire weekend by myself would be nice. I don’t NEED human contact, and can generally entertain myself without becoming bored. I do, however, find it a little depressing when it’s TOO quiet, especially since I grew up with my environment being everything but quiet. Normally, I like being near people, especially if I’m not even talking to them. Just sharing the space with someone is comforting enough for me! Overall, though, I do need to be alone frequently and tend to run away from life sometimes throughout the day. I would probably find a weekend alone to be really refreshing, so I could connect with myself and not other people.
I prefer activities where you work alone. I like to bake a lot, especially because it makes me happy when people enjoy the things I’ve made! I greatly enjoy sharing my food. I also like to read and can also write, as they both provide me with the an escape from reality at times. My favorite parts about both is understanding and connecting with the characters in the stories. If I have a favorite character, I like to think about what they think about and how they interact with the world. I feel like it’s something most people would find mundane, but I could do it all day! I enjoy being outdoors and connecting with nature, but I don’t particularly enjoy sports.
I tend to be very curious about many things. I like to know how people work. Not normally objects, but people. I find psychology to be extremely interesting, and could spend hours watching true crime investigations. If I see a stray cat, I wonder how it feels and what it has experienced. When I see a person who is upset, I wonder what happened to cause it and how I can help. I can normally tell quickly when something is wrong, and I am usually good at figuring out what I can do to help and am able to read people to understand the best ways to comfort them. It makes sense thinking that in my head, but writing it down sure makes it seem confusing!
Taking a leadership position is not my preferred route. If it falls down to me, I certainly would try hard to make sure the people working under me are happy. I’d rather make the people around my happy than the company itself. I’d like to be an advocate for their rights and happiness if anything was unfair, and I would like for us to be a “team” rather than simply a workplace. I’d like everyone to have fun at work and feel like friends and family. I know the world doesn’t work that way, but I can certainly dream, right?
In terms of coordination, I feel that I’m in the middle. I’d rather play video games than any kind of sport. I don’t have the best balance or coordination, and I don’t typically do things that involve having a good sense of either.
I feel that I am typically artistic, and have a great appreciation for art. I’m not great at drawing, but I like to write a lot. I also think it feels nice to express yourself through music. I’ve done pottery and would like to start learning to crochet. I enjoy looking at certain arts, such as music and books. My favorite art in terms of drawing is abstract art. I love thinking of the endless possibilities of what it could mean, and also wonder how the artist felt when drawing the piece.
The past doesn’t typically have meaning to me. I can be sentimental about certain things at times, but I typically focus my energy mostly on the future. I do things in my present life to prepare for the future, and I have a positive outlook on the future. I don’t like to think of the things that I find unpleasant now, because I believe in a good, happy future where the things that currently bother me will no longer be able to affect me.
I typically will jump at the opportunity to help someone, especially if they are in my family. I do my best to make people’s days, and I try to be of service as best as I can. I used to be unable to say “no”, but I have since learned to enforce boundaries and would never do something that goes against my moral code. If I have a lot on my plate and someone asks me to do something for them, I will typically tell them that I will help them when I can or if I have the time.
Logical consistency is something that I find important, but I wouldn’t mind making exceptions for certain things. I take comfort in knowing that certain outcomes will always remain the same, as I get nervous sometimes when things are unknown. Since I normally can predict what will happen with certain people or events based on prior experience, I find it both interesting and disturbing when the outcome is different.
Efficiency and productivity are not my top priorities, but I do find them important. I like to be efficient in the things I do, but I will not go out of my way to find the “best” way to do something. I like to stay a little productive so that I don’t feel as if I haven’t done anything, but I am perfectly fine with sitting around doing nothing, too. It’s peaceful. I don’t like being in a rush.
Controlling others is something I never do on purpose, but I will admit I can manipulate sometimes. I would never negatively impact someone on purpose, but I am able to manipulate a situation if I find something to be unfair. I’m especially able to do this with the way my mind sees connections between people and things, as well as the way I see into other people’s minds and understand their feelings and actions. It sounds scary but I promise, I mean no harm! :)
Hobbies I enjoy include baking, playing video games, watching videos, writing/reading, and just being around people! I like to share the things I bake, and video games are fun because I can enjoy them alone or with my family. Playing games and watching videos, whether alone or with others, is fun and stimulating for my brain in all the right ways! I much prefer to write over speak, as I feel I can convey things better and express myself through writing. Reading allows me to look into the minds of other people and I think it’s just so fun.
Learning environments are something I normally can adapt to. Whether a teacher is strict or laid back, I am normally able to perform the same way. I can understand each side and typically earn the favor of teachers no matter their teaching styles. I tend to thrive better in environments where things are on a straight path, but I do like to express myself through various pieces of writing when possible.
When I have a project, I would much prefer to start it quickly and finish it as soon as possible. I don’t typically “wing” anything, although I won’t be torn up if something doesn’t go exactly according to plan. I’d rather break things up into manageable tasks and prefer to work alone. I strategize pretty well, but for the most part, I use the strategy as a guideline and like to be creative here and there.
My aspirations are to connect with and help people. I feel a calling to do something and be somewhere that I can help people and understand them. I want to make a difference. I want to be a part of people’s passions and learn their dreams. I want to know the mundane things about them. I want to learn, but I mainly want to help.
I fear being left and not needed. I also fear being taken advantage of and manipulated. I feel that I need to work hard in order to compensate for these things. I also greatly fear having no one to turn to. Being alone is nice, but being lonely is my worst nightmare.
The highs in my life are when I can be around people who don’t drain me. That good feeling after someone tells you you’ve made their day. That feeling you get after you and your family beat the level of the game you’ve been working hard at. The feeling after you look around at your clean room. The feeling after you finally quit that toxic job, or the feeling after someone eats the food you’ve made them. For me, all of those things paired with thinking about and understanding someone’s thoughts and intentions make me happy. They stimulate my brain, and give me that “AHA!” moment.
Lows in my life typically include feeling helpless. I hate when you don’t know how to assist someone, or when all you can do is sit with them. I also hate when people are cruel for no reason. I advocate for justice according to my moral code and I stand up for people as well as what I feel is right. I hate when I think I could have done something better. When I’m upset, I become pessimistic and tend to isolate myself. I hate being stuck with individuals who are unfeeling, uncaring, or narcissistic.
I tend to daydream more than I partake in reality. I have a hard time focusing on what is in front of me, and I like to think more on the hypotheticals. I daydream and think in order to gain a deeper understanding of the world around me, but it causes me to miss some of the simple things right in front of me.
Being alone in a blank, empty room would cause me to think about a lot of things. I would probably think of how to improve myself. I might think of birthday gifts for people, or the next thing I want to cook. I could think of nostalgic things, or the problems I am currently facing in my life. I think I would mostly think on self improvement and the interactions I’ve seen between people.
Making decisions is sometimes hard for me. I normally will go with what my gut tells me, unless there is an obvious logical choice. I tend to be indecisive sometimes, and like to make decisions quickly so I don’t have to think about them anymore. I don’t normally second guess decisions I’ve made.
Emotions are a big part of my life. I like to understand people’s thoughts and feelings, sometimes to the point where I will neglect my own. My own emotions can take me time to understand, but I can read most other people easily. I base my responses to things on how others are feeling.
Agreeing with others just to keep a conversation going is something that I find untruthful. If something goes against my personal moral code, I will either leave or change the subject. I will always kindly stand up for what I believe to be right. I tend to choose my battles, but I will never agree with something that I don’t believe in my heart.
Rules, to me, are made to be followed. Sometimes, I don’t mind bending them a little bit, but I do feel that most people should follow rules the majority of the time. I feel that rules keep things in order and are an important structure in certain places and environments.

Im a 30something white dude with ADHD and I went to city middle and high schools with a majority black student body. I was around hip hop a lot in these spaces, and influenced by it, but the stuff that ended up reaching me on a deeper level was, I dunno, Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine. I only recently made the connection between this and my ADHD; I think my auditory processing struggles coupled with the vernacular that most black hip hop artists use — and my white, middle class experience (my friend Alex would say there is no middle class except as an illusion of economic mobility, but of course you know the vibe) — made it harder for me to connect or even comprehend the bits and pieces of black hip hop culture I was exposed to.
This beef has me reading lyrics while streaming everything on Spotify and it has made me realize how much I vibe with Kendrick Lamar’s work. My search for context started with the Control verse, and then my wife (who was the first person to introduce me to Kendrick’s work) sat with me through most of Good Kid m.A.A.d City and the entirety of To Pimp a Butterfly and like…I feel like I understand why someone who made albums like that would not just dislike but actively hate someone like Drake, or what Drake represents. It’s all there, man.
It’s the lyrics on screen that’s helping me. It’s literally the exact same reason I watch every TV show with subtitles on. And I’ve just never thought to do that with music - to literally watch the lyrics scroll on my TV set - to help me process and appreciate the depth of what an artist has to say. Not until this beef made me curious. I never thought about it as an accessibility issue, I think I always had some kind of unconscious moral calculus going on, like it reflected on my whiteness or ignorance or something. But nah I just can’t listen good and didn’t grow up speaking AAVE.
It’s really cool. all these seemingly throwaway lines and off-handed jokes I have no context for, now I can see which words are capitalized. I know it probably makes me sound dumb but I’m grateful for this new consciousness and probably wouldn’t have it if Kendrick Lamar hadn’t read this man to absolute filth Like That.
Does anyone else have a similar experience?

Old Eminem fan here. It feels surreal to think how we got here. From SSLP to TDOSS - it has been one hell of a ride. Over the years, my music taste has changed for better or worse but one thing I say that there's not an artist on Earth who can give me the same level of adrenaline rush like Em. I might prefer other hiphop albums to his these days but no other rapper excites me like Em when it comes to a new album.
I still remember the feeling of listening to Slim Shady for the first time - such raw emotions filled with intricate rhyme schemes and intense storytelling. For someone like me, the Shady persona has been an integral part of my childhood and boyhood. So it feels surreal to think how we got here.
Given my previous experience with Em albums, I do not believe he will retire the Shady alter ego for good but if he does, I would like to say - "Thank you, Slim". It really has been one hell of a ride.

You think a lot about the things you didn't say when you can no longer say them. That's the great tragedy of loss -- the finality of it. There is no next chapter once the book has ended.
Or so I thought.
We were married young and for politics. Her father possessed troops and my father possessed legitimacy. It made for an ideal match on paper, but a poor one in person. The differences in our suitability for one another were immediately apparent. She was beautiful and graceful. I was smart but lacking in most other respects other than title. Our wedding artist did me much justice in the portrait, but the injustice of the pairing was clear enough to all.
I had few expectations that she would like me. None that she would love me. I hoped for it and made my effort, but tolerance was the best I could manage. She had the regal bearing of one born for the court, I could simply could not break through to anything beyond. For each gesture there was always a polite and dignified response, but little more.
Still, I cared for her and she was diligent in her duties. She would attend to me when required and play the host with the utmost of care when entertaining. Unfailingly it was commented on that I was a lucky and fortunate man to be have blessed with a wife with so many manifest gifts.
And I agreed, both in voice and in soul.
It is a great pain to love and receive none in return. I often wished to tear it from my body, like a cancerous tumor that slowly ate at the edges of my sanity. It would be so much easier to be done with the feelings within and focus my attentions elsewhere.
But I couldn't. She was all that I desired.
Even when the sickness came, my heart did not change. It redoubled its affection.
Many a night I sat beside her, either in silence or with a book of tales she liked best. As the flame guttered and flickered, I would close the book and lay my hand on hers. She would mumble, lost in the tincture dreams, and I would depart.
Each morning I would greet her, accompanied by fresh cuttings from her garden and the ungodly tea she was required to consume throughout the day. She would thank me for both and ask whether I required anything of her.
"Get well." Is all I would say. Then I would bow and leave her to those whose company she preferred to my own. So many times I pondered whether to say more, whether to unburden my heart. But it would be a selfish thing to settle my heavy load upon the shoulders of one so frail.
The days passed and her condition worsened. Other doctors were summoned and other treatments offered. Each seemed worse than the last, as if the only way to kill the disease was to kill the patient alongside it. I vented my frustrations upon them, but it made little difference.
In the end, she was a wisp. Always fragile, but now frail. The light still shimmered in her eyes, but so much else had gone. Her whispers were weak rasps and I was forced to lean closer to hear. I offered her what comfort I could, but there was little comfort to be had.
On the final night, I came in the evening, book and candle in hand. I sat beside her and opened the book.
She shook her head and whispered a word.
I could not hear her. I leaned close. "No."
"You do not want the book?" I asked.
She shook her head again and pointed a trembling hand to the nightstand. On it stood a small diary. I looked from it to her, confused. "Do you want me to read that?"
"Yes."
I set the book of tales aside and picked up the diary. It was timeworn, covered in brown leather. I gave her a look and, upon her encouraging nod, opened it. I read aloud.

24th of Harvest, Year 732
I am to be married tomorrow. Father says that the Prince is a good match. I am worried. How will he find me? How will I find him? What shall I do if he finds me unacceptable? Father says I am always count on my training, that I have been educated in the proper way of being a wife and it shall ensure I perform well.
I hope I am okay to him.

I looked up from the tome. Her eyes were closed and her breath shallow.

25th of Harvest, Year 732
I am told the Prince is a fine man. That he is kindly and treats the servants well. I do not think this much to base an opinion on, but it is better than to hear he is cruel. In minutes, I will be attended to and prepared for the nuptials. I have prepared myself for what is to come, but I am scared.
Father says it would not be a duty if it were easy. I wish I had a mother of my own for guidance, I feel so lost.

A single tear had made its way from the corner of her eyes and down along her cheek. It glistened in the candlelight. I paused, "Would you like me to stop?" She shook her head.

26th of Harvest, Year 732
I am married. It feels so strange to say.
I am still scared, but not of him. He is clever and amiable. He has a nice smile. I will do my duty to him as a wife. I will not let him down. I will not let my own sentiments cloud my obligations to him.

"Further...later..." She whispered. A clumsy hand rose from her chest and landed on the diary, pushing the pages along.

13th of Long Night, Year 735
I love you.
Why can we not just say it to one another?

I looked up, my eyes wide.
Hers were closed, never open again.
I took her hand in mine and pulled it close. "I love you," I said for the first time to my bride. In the days the followed, during the dark bleakness of grief, I would read the same from her, repeated across the pages of our life together. It is strange that I should find the love I wanted only once the giver was gone. We had been so close in our hearts, but so far in our minds. It created a same desolation in me, to know how close we had been. How close we could have been.
But perhaps it is better to have loved and lost than to have never found the book at all.
PerilousPlatypus

And when I say regressed I don't mean like they're getting less views or selling less albums, I mean that their recent work just doesn't really match their older stuff quality-wise
For me I'd have to say: Marina. She was one of the first singers I liked and got invested in growing up but her latest albums are simply too different from her first three and it's not a good difference
While a lot of it is obviously personal preference it also just seems like her songwriting is genuinely less interesting and creative now, her Froot album was completely self-written and it had a lot of wit, personality, really clever wordplay, etc (that's to say nothing about her first two) but in ADIAML she has lyrics like "capitalism made us poor" and "I'm a millionairess" literally a few tracks apart on the same album...
I still count her as one of my favorite artists but I can't say I've been vibing with her creative direction lmao.
Any artists you feel this way about?

In Singapore, all public venues playing music are mandated to pay music copyright fees if they play background music, regardless of the platform. These are license fees known as the Reproduction of Sound Recording license. According to the website:
(1) Your license fee goes back to the music labels and artists as royalties. MRSS is authorized by the recording companies (see the list on our website) to collect the fees on their behalf, which are then distributed back to them as royalties. However, the fees are first paid to the members of MRSS as stated here: (2) License fees collected are distributed back to MRSS members after deduction of operation costs. In this way, the rights of copyright owners are safeguarded, and fair business practices in the music industry are upheld.
More about MRSS
The fees are $600 annually per restaurant, hotel, gym, retail store, or medical clinic, and $3000 annually per club.
Let’s say Singapore has about 5,400 restaurants, 430 hotels, and 22,000 retail stores, totaling 27,830 venues. Assuming 70% of these venues pay the license because the majority do play background music, that's 19,481 outlets. The annual fee of $600 multiplied by 19,481 outlets, divided by 12 months, equals $974,050.
MRSS's revenue potentially exceeds a million dollars a month. That’s insane!?
There are 36 record labels listed on the website. How do they determine how much money each record label receives and how much MRSS retains for itself? It’s mentioned that MRSS is a non-profit organization.
Does anyone know how this process works? It seems like no one questions it. I’ve asked many friends in the music industry, and not a single person knows or questions it. Everyone pays because it’s illegal not to. I understand the importance of paying copyrights but how do they determine how the money is distributed back to the Artists fairly?

Helena - Courtlady of Lannisport

Part 1

Reddit Account: SunstriderAlar
Discord Tag: u/SunstriderAlar
Name and House: Helena
Age: 22
Cultural Group: Westerman
Appearance: Helena is a young woman with soft doe-eyes, and unmistakable curling, golden hair. Raised by smallfolk, and Septa’s she wears her hair up and away from her face to ensure she does not let it get wet while cleaning or in her mouth while singing. She has delicate, porcelain, pale skin and cloudy soft blue eyes. No taller than 5’5” and is most often dressed in conservative simple fashions gathered by herself, or more elegant options gifted to her by a doting patron for formal events. Never shy to present her opinion, Helena has seen the world change, and her place in it numerous times. She is unafraid to do what she must, but knows the role of a woman.
Helena prefers to wear blue and yellow, the colours of Lord Swyft’s old sigil even though she has not lived in Cornfield for many years, and has no personal attachment to the house. Her real love though is unique broaches, and hairpins, different pins reveal different favours or stylings for different lords. She does enjoy crafting dresses as well, when the rare bolt of fabric comes her way she enjoys sewing and tailoring. She is often seen carrying a unique wooden six stringed lyre, or a three stringed lute; the former the cause for her name the Six Eyed Singer. She daps herself with lavender water most mornings, and cleans her teeth with mint, and rose now that she is employed by the Lannisters of Lannisport. Clean teeth are the hallmark of a charming, easy smile to make hearts of men and women alike flutter.
Trait: Elusive Shadow
Skill(s): Espionage, Devious, Schemer, Covert, Rumourmonger
Talent(s): Storyteller, lyre playing, deft fingers
Negative Trait(s): N/A
Starting Title(s): The Six-Eyed Singer, Septa Morgan, Jinny of Aegon’s Rest
Starting Location: Opening event

Part 2: Biography

Swyft Sept (3AC - 15AC)
Helena’s early life began in the Sept of Cornfield where her mother begged the Septa’s to take her. Dutifully, though reluctantly, they agreed, for what else were they to do, and where else was the girl to go. To the Governess of Cornfield, under the sanctity of the confessional, the woman, aching from the pain of birth and shame, confessed that the little girl was the bastard of Lord Swyft. The Governess, doubtful but knowing the man was not without vice, kept the secret to herself and allowed the girl to remain. The woman, who’s name was never revealed even to the Septa's, fled into the night shortly after never to be seen again. Helena was then, as promised, raised by the septas and the Governess of House Swyft. She learns basic literacy from the Seven Pointed Star with the Sisters and numbers from the Governess. Alongside her studies, she was put to work on chores like maid work, baking, cooking, cleaning, and serving Lord Swyft.
In 11AC, a travelling minstrel named The Lying Lyre arrived at Cornfield. A dashing young man with a shock of blonde curls that tumbled down his back like a mullet captivated Helena with his songs of far-off lands and noble families. In particular he sang of the Maiden’s Bay Tourney, the feats of House Targaryen, and after some time the Field of Fire and the failings of House Lannister. House Swyft was wealthy, and the Liar’s talents earned him much and more coin from the silver mines.
Helena of an age where curiosity ruled a child’s mind was enamoured with the man and his songs. She took up practising the lyre with him, and discovered that while no maestro, she had deft fingers and a mind for lyrics. Impressed by her interest and talent, the Liar gifted her a lyre before he left for future profits in far off lands. Some years of practice though, and a natural storyteller and rumourmonger Helena combined tales of the Seven Pointed Star and was invited to sing in the sept and even twice for Lord Swyft.
Six Eyed Singer (15AC - 20AC)
It was not to last though and following the slaughter in the Kingswood, the line of House Swyft was extinguished. Not wanting to test the new residents of Cornfield, the Warriors Sons and Poor Fellows, after all, all men have vice, she left Cornfield, and took to singing on the road. Going under the name Lyrebird, Helena played and sang for her coin and lodgings, a young girl protected only by being seen when she wanted and an elusive shadow when she did not.
Times on the road were not easy and The Lyrebird drew much attention. This necessitated the need for another alter ego and after a year on the road and towns and villages through the West were soon visited by the travelling Septa Morgan. The Septa heard confessions and sins, gave forgiveness and offered small advice to the poor and needy. She spared coins where she could and allowed Helena to remain covert. It did not matter to most that she was no real septa, she wore the robes, knew the words, and offered as a good moral compass to children. For most in the far flung reaches of the West she was enough.
Being raised in the faith though telling a perpetual lie about being a sister of the cloth was a little too much to bear for Helena. After a year with the reputation of Septa Morgan growing through the small folks of small villages, the Septa soon faded away. Instead Jinny of Aegon’s Rest started coming to smaller castles; Turnbury, Redbramble, Parren Hall, Oldstars and the like. She took on odd jobs cleaning, cooking, teaching a daughter to read or a son to do his numbers. She was after all no threat, knew her letters and numbers herself, and was capable of scheming many a septa or fatherly gatesman to let her in.
Jinny of Aegon’s Rest became a traveller through the keeps of the Westerlands. She heard the tales from children and small folk alike. She had never meant to undertake espionage, but her place inside various courts across the land, and her talent for being in the right place at the right time meant she was an unfortunate witness to many a courtly intrigue. As her small gifts earned her again a broad reputation she would be traded between greater lords. Soon she was playing for the elite, and earning the rewards that came with it. Helena of Cornfield once again took a new name, the Six Eyed Singer, which she quickly used to escape her courtly life and take again to the road as a travelling minstrel.
The Strawberry Tourney and Ball (20AC - Current)
The Six Eyed Singer formed a little bard troupe, nothing extravagant, she wasn’t playing for the Lannisters or the Targaryen’s yet, but enough to provide several shows across the Westerlands, Reach, and former Kingdom of the Trident. Her troupe, much like she had been accidentally, was devious, and while she or they sang, pockets were pinched, and many houses were looted. Her troupe when apart played for all the minor and middle nobles of the Trident and of the Reach too now. She and they were as much a part of the debauchery of the West as any of the wealthy merchants. There was no party too scandalous, no whorehouse unsung, no court too far flung for the right price and the West had gold burning through pockets.
The Six Eyed Singer was not the only bard with a troupe though and soon through the Kingdoms after Aegon’s conquest artisans, bards, and mummers alike filled the world with talent. In 20AC the Songbird made its mark, and with a little bit of fun, a lot of resentment for nobility, and an ingrained childlike sense of chaos, the first of the Songbirds’ letters sang. The voice of the little people flooded across the western coast of the Iron Throne. Lord Belaerys’ dragon had eaten several children whilst growing fat and hungry. Lancel Lannister had claimed the maidenhood of his chambermaid, and sired a bastard all at the age of just fifteen. Lord Frey schemed against his overlord for a free and independent Trident once again. Was all of it true? Impossible to say, but there were enough truths to turn heads, and the songs of the Songbird began to cause chaos in the Westerlands most of all. The Six Eyed Singer and her troupe played through it all, they were bards, but the Songbird was the most famous one of all; not their little merry band.
The Six Eyed Singer though continued her good work, and with her reputation came an invite to participate at the Strawberry Tourney and Ball alongside the other bardic troupes of the West and Reach. She was not so famous as to be alone, merely enough to earn an invite, and a paid job. The planning was years long, and with new songs and tunes came new rumours. While the Six-Eyed Singer played songs such as Fleece-eye, Dornish Sour Grapes, and Lion of the West, the Songbird worked their chaos.
A ripple pulsed through the tourney, first a cheater in the joust was revealed, Ser Byron who was disqualified as a result. Then a second cheater, this time in the melee, then a third cheater again in the joust Lord Payne had accepted a bribe from Lord Reyne to fall early. Cheating in the tourney was just the start, cheating in the bedroom of the ball was the main affair. Here the Songbird revealed three affairs; Lords Serret and Lyden were both fathers to children on women , not their wives. While Lady Serret and Lady Ruskin were bedfriends behind their husbands’ backs. There was one final scandal though, which was revealed to all at the tourney. Septon Karron was no true anointed Septon, and worse there was legitimacy to foulness surrounding young boys who served him.
The chaos broke over the tourney and all the artisans in attendance were forced to flee. Yet, all was not lost, for Lord Gerold Lannister of Lannisport had taken his eye to Helena and her playing. He offered her a job, for he wished to be a great sponsor of art in the new Seven Kingdoms. So it was she came to a courtly position, advising the Lord Lannister on matters of fine art, musicians, mummery, and all manner of artisanal dealings.
Timeline
3AC - Helena is born in the Sept of Cornfield, her mother a woman from Silverhill who begs the septa’s to take the girl in. She reveals her identity to the Governess of House Swyft, and claims the child is Lord Swyft’s bastard. She leaves shortly after giving birth and recovering.
4-10AC - She is raised in the cloister with the sisters, her Septa mothers raising her lessons on reading from the Seven Pointed Star, and numbers from the Governess to ensure that she can do basic arithmetic. She takes basic lessons in scullery maid work, baking, and general service work for old Lord Swyft.
11AC - A travelling minstrel, The Lying Lyre, comes through Cornfield to sing songs of the tourney of Maiden’s Bay, House Targaryen, and the Field of Fire. He takes a liking to the young Helena, and gifts her a lyre. He stays in Cornfield for some time, both because it is lucrative and because he enjoys teaching the young girl.
12-14AC - The Lying Lyre departs Cornfield but leaves a talented and hardworking Helena with the sisters once more. She takes to singing sections of the Seven Pointed Star, and even performs for Lord Swyft a few times.
15AC - The House of Swyft dies out and Helena, unaware of her claimed parentage but with a talent for song leaves the cloister and takes to the road, not trusting the new Warriors Sons or Poor Fellows. She uses the name Lyrebird and sings and plays her lyre for coin to survive.
16AC - After a year on the road Helena takes up the name Septa Morgan and takes to hearing confessions of the poor and needy across the Westerlands. Many of them need guidance and wearing her septa robes she is the perfect person to hear them. She is no real Septa but no amount of explaining the technicality of that stops people asking her to forgive them.
17AC - Her reputation as Septa Morgan grows a little too heavy on her shoulders, and Helena takes to wearing more common clothes, moving from keep to keep and working as a barmaid, scullery girl, and baker amongst other professions. She goes by the name Jinny of Aegon’s Rest.
18AC - Chance takes its favour on her, and Helena with her simple lyre is invited to play at a feast in Lannisport. Dressed now as a travelling minstrel she performs for the gathered nobles and earns herself invitations to other keeps. With her generous benefactors she hires a small troupe to perform her songs across the West.
19AC - Travelling the Westerlands, Helena under the moniker The Six Eyed Singer, takes her talents for being present at feasts and gatherings of all sorts.
20AC - Rumour of The Songbird takes hold, and the West is awash in the voice of the little people.
21AC - The Strawberry Tourney and Ball unfolds and Helena’s skills earn her favour with Lord Gerold Lannister.
22AC - Lord Gerold Lannister recognising her many talents picked her up to be one of the primary serving women in his House. His eye for artistic endeavours endeared him to her enough for a comfortable place as a favoured bard, painter, educator, and common court woman.

What was seen in a shepherd boy For an artist to adore him so? Such meticulous hands do not rouse The sleep of the earth Lest they take to something divine. Lest they see cherubs in human faces And try to touch heaven Through argil and grime.
When thus I touch your skin, dove, Will I feel the face of God? As when Angelo gazed into The pale eyes of his David, He saw the dawn of revelation, When I wipe the tears off your cheeks, Do I soak in ambrosial beads Sent rather as purification?
Are they an invitation, perhaps, To the messiah’s evening table? He has sent down to me but a sample Of his gorgeous feastings Reserved for the day of reckoning. When the sistine chapel ceiling Becomes the morning sky, I will be deaf to his beckoning.
For need I anything more once I have you, My shepherd's boy? These meticulous hands will worship With the valor of seraphs Until envious Zion whisks me away, Where I may stand face to face with Angelo And say I touched heaven Through more than dust and clay.

Now I don't mean from the perspective of artistically, or anything like they'll be looked on more favorably in 10 years etc. I mean literally misinterpreted. I've seen posts here and there about very strong reactions towards the sequels, but the reasons have been based on misunderstandings of what the sequels show.
For example, I saw one post today where a user says they're confused about the political state of the galaxy. The user asks how did the First Order become a New Galactic Empire, when the first Empire became the New Republic. They go on to say surely the appearance of the first order would be something the senate would debate about. Is this not made clear enough in the movies that the capital of the New Republic has been destroyed?
Another one was how Finn was 'clearly' being set up to be a romantic interest for Rey, and TLJ/TROS undid that by having her fall for Kylo instead. Disregarding the fact that Finn's advances are shown to be one sided in TFA, we even see Rey kiss him on the forehead at the end saying "we'll meet again, friend."
There have also been others like someone complaining how the transports in TLJ should have been spotted by first order sensors, when the throwaway line from an officer indicates that they were cloaked.
It just got me wondering, how much of the hate towards the sequels have been due to the sequels not spending much time to exposition dump etc., with a lot of info given in implicit fashion (i.e. there has been an awakening, have you felt it - to explain Rey's force sensitivity). Are they misunderstood because the information is not overtly expressed? Or are these the fault of the movies themselves for not spending more time explaining and lampshading things?

And if not, does that affect how you see him?
I'm asking this because i noticed the rap community is extremely hostile towards certain political stances in Rap, but usually never leftist political stances. The hate is against anything leaning a bit more on the right. However, the opposite is considered perfectly fine. No matter how generic and uneducated those views are, they tend they tend to be applauded by the community.
So, does it matter to you at all? And if you agree with him today, would you stop being his fan if tomorrow he shifted his views more towards the right? Which, btw, wouldn't be the first time we see it happening in this industry
Personally i completely disagree with Eminem's political views. Like, we're complete opposites. And even among the leftist spectrum, i find him particularly uneducated. I think the same about guys like Kendrick and Tupac. They just spew the most generic leftist stuff you could possibly imagine. There are people on both political spectrum that can make compelling arguments, but i think artists aren't usually among those people.
That being said, i'm not a fan of politics in Rap. And that's certainly not the reason most people started to listen to these artists. However, as cringe as i find him every time he opens his mouth about politics, that i'm stil a fan of his. Though i highly doubt he himself would be as tolerant with someone with opposite political views. In the parking lot video the dude was pretty breaking up with everyone that's conservative.
Btw, isn't the black community usually extremely conservative when it comes to certain social issues, even though they vote left? I don't get that from Reddit's hip hop community at all. They're straight up, left, left on every level. And the artists too, but i wonder if that's how they really feel about it.
For example, there's that Tom guy that is against gender ideology and stuff, and he's very badly received among the hip hop community here on Reddit because of that. But do these artists really come from real life communities that believe in that stuff that Tom raps against? I get the feeling 90% of what this white rapper says is in perfect harmony with what the actual hip hop community in real life would think. These people aren't that progressive when it comes to social views. They're often very, very religious, for example.

At kilby block party yesterday and I had to run back to my hotel after GBV’s set and before LCD Soundsystem. Lo and behold, as I’m heading back to the party, I’m walking out of my hotel and I see a guy talking to the hotel’s valet…a guy with the unmistakable hair of one Bob Pollard. I’m not someone who approaches artists, I can count the number of times on half of one hand in multiple decades, but this seemed like an ok moment to shake the hand of the guy whose band has meant a ton to this son-of-Ohio over 25 years of my life. And so I did and he was the absolute kindest, most sincere guy a fan could ask for. I did ask for a selfie after telling him how much I loved his music and nervously blathered on about my time in Cleveland, Kent state, other Ohio things, and general gushing fan-like topics and he was sincerely cool about all of it. The whole experience absolutely made my weekend and I’ll be eternally grateful for it. And what’s also incredibly telling I feel is that after talking with Bob, I went and sat on the bench to wait for my Lyft back to the party and the valet, unprompted and with whom I never interacted as I did not have a car with the hotel, came over after seeing me talking with the frontman-extraordinaire and shared his own experience, essentially saying he’d seen a lot of celebrities come through his workplace and it wasn’t uncommon for them to be, let’s just say standoffish -which I am not not understanding of I want to say given the situation they’re often in - but not, “that guy…[Bob] stood out as being just a genuine nice dude.” Here here! Thanks for being a real one, Bob, and for crushing Kilby. Perhaps I’ll see you at the Grog Shop for my birthday like we discussed.

(this is a throwaway account.)
I (19NB) am an artist. I mostly work alone, and I like it that way, to be honest. I am working on a webcomic of my own with about 3 chapters published and 3 more being worked on. I wouldn't say I'm skilled, since that would imply a sense of pride, but I'm in a place where I can say I feel... comfortable with my work, I guess.
Though, a lot of my other artist friends seem to be advancing in their own art journeys further and faster than I am, while I feel like I'm stagnating from being uninspired or predictable with my work. I'm proud of their progress and improvement, but I can't help but feel jealous that I'm seemingly stagnating while everyone else is improving and innovating. I've only really done mostly the same things over and over, mostly because whenever I do try to draw different things, I immediately give up because it's not to my liking immediately.
And outside of that, I am a fighting game player- I play fairly niche games like Under Night In-Birth and the like, but not often enough to be considered any good at it. One of my oldest friends is a fairly mid to high level fg player and is getting to start hosting tournaments with other noteworthy names. I'm proud of her, but it also reminds me that I'm not really doing much of anything with my chosen profession.
I haven't made any connections, I'm mostly in bed wallowing in self pity but watching YouTube videos all day, and I'm depressed. I hate feeling like this. I don't like constantly comparing myself to my peers, but at a certain point, how can I not? They're all going places, and I'm just left behind. All because I'm too scared of shooting my shot.

Hi everyone,
I've been pursuing acting in Los Angeles since 2020.
I wanted to share my thoughts regarding non-union work and content creation.
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Non-Union Work: I made the conscious decision to stop self-submitting for non-union work two years ago. The reason for this is that I felt I was no longer growing artistically, financially or professionally from non-union projects. I acted in 10 non-union films during my first two years in Los Angeles and here are some of the frustrations I faced during that time:

1. The filmmakers never finished the movie after filming was completed.
2. The footage was completely unusable for my reel.
3. The completed films didn't garner me any exposure.
4. The relationships I created with these filmmakers didn't lead to anything because most of them left the industry soon after.
5. I was either unpaid or paid less than minimum wage for my work ($125 per day).
6. The writing was largely subpar.
7. I wasn't gaining anything from being on set that I wasn't already gaining from acting class.

Because of this, for the past two years I've only been self-submitting for SAG projects. My goal is to join SAG as soon as possible. This is quite contrarian to the usual "stay non-union or SAG-E for as long as possible because you don't want to forfeit the non-union work that can advance your skills and career." Sadly, that wasn't really my experience doing non-union work.
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Content Creation: I have absolutely no desire to create my own content. I wish to become a professional actor. I respect directing, writing, producing and casting but have no desire to make that my job. Whenever I hear someone tell an aspiring actor to create their own content it's almost as if someone is saying "I want to become a doctor!" and someone tells them "a great way to become a doctor is to also become a lawyer, engineer and pharmacist!" They're all completely different skillsets that require their own training. Also, I feel that even if I were to recruit a director, writer, producer and casting director to help me create my own film or web series, it'd be extremely difficult to have it advance my career. In 2024 there is simply WAY TOO MUCH content out there for anything I have to offer to make any noise. This, again, is contrarian to what most people say which is to become a "jack of all trades."
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What do you guys think? Do you agree with me or do you have a completely different opinion? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Lastly, I hope this post doesn't come across as pessimistic, overly-negative or cynical. I'm actually extremely optimistic about my career and LOVE this industry. I simply wanted to express my thoughts to see if anyone out there thinks similarly to me.

Hi, I'm Eden, 27F, originally from Hong Kong, currently living in Toronto, Canada. I'm open to connecting with people of any age or gender.
About Me I speak English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and a bit of Korean.
My Interests - K-pop: I'm a big fan of K-pop and love listening to groups like Ive, Izone, Lesserafim, and Girls' Generation. Their music and performances always brighten my day.

• Drama Series: Some of my all-time favorites are Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, and The Mandalorian.
  
• Gaming: Gaming is another passion of mine. I love the thrill and excitement of playing games like Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil, Hitman, and The Sims.
  
• Music: I have a diverse taste in music. Some of my favorite artists include Post Malone, Avril Lavigne, Justin Bieber, and Billie Eilish.
  

Why I Want to Connect I'm looking to meet new people, share experiences, and learn about different cultures and perspectives. Whether we share common interests or have completely different backgrounds, I'm excited to connect and build friendships.
Feel free to DM me if you'd like to chat, share your favorite K-pop songs, recommend a drama series, talk about the latest games, or simply say hi. Looking forward to meeting you!

"Biljetti tal-kunċerti: X'inhuma d-drittijiet tiegħek jekk kunċert jiġi pospost?
Vjaġġ moħli, mijiet ta 'quid fil-fossa, u tħossok aktar minn ftit imnaddaf.
L-artist jew il-band favorit tiegħek li l-gig tagħhom jitneħħa qatt mhu ideali - speċjalment meta tkun diġà għamilt pjanijiet biex tarahom.
Huwa jħossu li l-partitarji ta' Olivia Rodrigo, Peter Kay u oħrajn jafu wisq tajjeb bħalissa, wara li l-wirjiet tagħhom fil-post live Co-Op ta' Manchester, ħafna memed, ġew posposti minħabba ""kwistjonijiet tekniċi"".
Il-kantanta Olivia qalet lill-partitarji kemm hi “bummed” li l-ispettaklu tagħha mhux sejjer – iżda dan ma jġibx flushom lura lill-punters.
Allura x'għandek tagħmel jekk l-att favorit tiegħek jiġi kkanċellat?
Iċċekkja t-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet
Probabbilment hija xi ħaġa li ħafna minna naqbżu jew naqbżu - iżda huwa importanti li taqra l-ittri żgħar meta tixtri biljett, jgħid Harry Kind mill-grupp tal-konsumaturi Liema?.
""Għandek id-dritt għal rifużjoni għal biljett li tkun xtrajt direttament mill-post, jew mingħand l-artist, jekk ikun ġie pospost,"" huwa jgħid lil BBC Newsbeat.
Anke jekk il-gig jiġi skedat mill-ġdid, jgħid Harry, xorta għandek tkun ċar li titlob flusek lura.
""Huwa qawwa meraviljuża li għandek, u m'għandekx għalfejn tgħaddi għad-data l-ġdida jekk ma tkunx waħda li taħdem għalik.""
Iżda r-rifużjonijiet isiru daqsxejn aktar delikati jekk xtrajt il-biljetti tiegħek minn siti ta 'partijiet terzi.
""Jekk xtrajt dak il-biljett mingħand bejjiegħ mill-ġdid, forsi minn kumpanija bħal Viagogo jew StubHub, allura d-drittijiet tiegħek mhumiex daqshekk imwaqqfa fil-ġebel,"" jgħid Harry.
“Se jiddependi mit-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet.
""Int tista 'mbagħad tkun sfurzat jew terġa' tbigħ il-biljett jew tmur għall-kunċert il-ġdid aktar tard fis-sena.""
Harry Kind Harry Kind, minn Liema? rivista. Harry għandu xagħar kannella qasir u daqna skura mirquma, Huwa jilbes nuċċalijiet tondi ħomor u għandu għajnejn kannella. Huwa jilbes qmis oranġjo u jiġi fotografat ġewwa f'kamra miżbugħa bl-abjad Harry Kind
Harry Kind minn Liema? jgħid li m'intix sfurzat li taċċetta data skedata mill-ġdid jekk xtrajt il-biljett tiegħek uffiċjalment
Xi ngħidu dwar il-lukanda u l-ivvjaġġar tiegħi?
Jekk nefqu flus fuq ferroviji, vjaġġar u akkomodazzjoni, x'inhuma l-għażliet tiegħek?
Liema? tgħid li tista’ titlob għall-ispejjeż tat-trasport u l-akkomodazzjoni, skont it-termini tal-biljett tiegħek, u tinkoraġġixxi lin-nies biex jippruvaw dan.
Imma Harry jaħseb li, sfortunatament, dan huwa fejn int l-aktar probabbli li titlef.
""Jien nibża li huwa verament improbabbli li int ser tirċievi dawk il-flus lura,"" jgħid.
“Jekk xtrajt biljett li għandu d-dritt għal rifużjoni, allura tajjeb ħafna - għandek tkun qed titlob dan.
“L-istess ma’ lukanda, iċċekkja jekk għandekx dik il-flessibbiltà.
“Anke jekk m’intix, forsi pprova tilħaqhom u għidilhom: ‘Din hi s-sitwazzjoni li qiegħed fiha, nista’ naqleb il-booking tiegħi għal aktar tard fis-sena?’.
“Imma inkella, tiddependi mill-assigurazzjoni tal-ivvjaġġar.
""Jekk jiġri li jkollok assigurazzjoni tal-ivvjaġġar, jista 'jkun tajjeb li tagħmel talba dwar dan biex tipprova tikseb dawk il-flus lura sabiex tkun tista' terġa' żżur aktar tard matul is-sena.""
Olivia Rodrigo iddiżappuntata minn fiasco ta’ Co-op Live
Id-dispjaċir tal-partitarji hekk kif l-arena Co-op Live tikkanċella l-ispettaklu mill-ġdid
Kif l-akbar arena fuq ġewwa tar-Renju Unit saret biċċa ċajt
Banner li jgħid ""Kun kuntatt""
Il-gig ibbukkjat tiegħek ġie pospost? Tista' tagħmel kuntatt bil-modi li ġejjin:
Ibgħat email lil [haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk](mailto:haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk)
WhatsApp: +44 7756 165803
Tweet: u/BBC_HaveYourSay
Ittella' l-istampi jew il-vidjow tiegħek
Jekk jogħġbok aqra t-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet u l-politika tal-privatezza tagħna
Bottom line għal talba Ikseb kuntatt
X'inhu l-aktar mod sikur biex tixtri biljett?
Kemm jekk hux mard jew problemi fil-post, ""sfortunatament, dan joħroġ il-ħin kollu,"" jgħid Harry.
Allura x'inhuma l-pariri tiegħu biex tevita li tkun b'idejk vojta jekk l-artist favorit tiegħek jaqtagħlek qalbek?
""L-aktar mod sikur biex tixtri biljett dejjem ikun ix-xiri direttament mill-artist, mill-post, mill-promotur,"" jgħid Harry.
""Jekk tixtri minn suq użat, id-drittijiet tiegħek mhumiex daqshekk b'saħħithom.""
Harry jaħseb li tista 'tkun idea wkoll li tħallas bil-karta ta' kreditu jew debitu tiegħek.
“Potenzjalment – ​​jekk ma tkunx qed tieħu r-rifużjoni li int intitolat għaliha – jekk ikun hemm xi bidla, tista’, pereżempju, tgħid ‘Irrid nagħmel talba’.
""Huwa daqsxejn ta 'proċess li għandek tapplika għalih iżda jista' jkun ta 'min jipprova - u xi drabi dan iwassal lin-nies.""
Bini kbir, iswed u mingħajr twieqi jinfirex wara sinjal tal-fidda li jirrifletti li jispjega l-kliem ""Co-Op Live"". Ix-xemx qed tiddi u hemm ħaddiema viżibbli f’qiegħ il-bini, li jissuġġerixxi li għaddej xi xogħol ta’ kostruzzjoni.
Il-ftuħ kbir ta’ Co-Op Live għadu ma marx kif pjanat
Il-gig tiegħi f'Co-Op Live se jkompli?
Il-kunċerti tal-ftuħ ta’ Co-Op Live twaqqfu minħabba tħassib dwar is-sigurtà minħabba ħsara fis-sistema ta’ ventilazzjoni tagħha.
L-ispettakli li jmiss li għandhom isiru fil-post ta' £365m huma gig mill-band indie Keane nhar il-Ħadd u residenza ta' ħames iljieli minn boyband tas-snin 90 Take That il-ġimgħa d-dieħla.
L-isponsors tal-post tal-Grupp Kooperattiv qalu li kienu ""xxokkjati"" bil-kanċellazzjonijiet u qalu li jifhem ""il-ħtieġa li sserraħ moħħ il-partitarji dwar wirjiet futuri"".
Skużat ruħha għal kwalunkwe inkonvenjent iżda ma eskludietx aktar posponimenti.
Il-grupp qal li kien qed jaħdem ma’ artisti, promoturi u maniġers biex jillimita l-impatt fuq l-iskeda tiegħu, u jipprova jagħti lill-partitarji “avviż biżżejjed” jekk ikun hemm bżonn ta’ aktar kanċellazzjonijiet.
""Jekk wirjiet jiġu kkanċellati jew skedati mill-ġdid, il-partitarji jiġu kkuntattjati mill-punt tax-xiri tagħhom u offruti rifużjoni sħiħa fejn preferut,"" żiedu.
linja
Logo Newsbeat
Isma' Newsbeat live f'12:45 u 17:45 fil-ġimgħa - jew isma' lura hawn.
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-68943143
—
L-Amazon Deals tal-lum (Afljat) - https://amzn.to/3FeoGyg
Li ssir Kattoliku jagħtik pedament sod għad-destin etern tiegħek. Il-fidi Kattolika tirrappreżenta l-aktar sistema ta’ ideat kumplessa, konsistenti u kompleta fost il-filosofiji kollha tal-umanità li jikkompetu. Huwa katidral veru tal-ħsieb uman. Il-Knisja Kattolika tgħallem li Alla tant iħobbna li bagħat lil Ibnu l-waħdieni biex imut għal dnubietna u jqum mill-ġdid għas-salvazzjoni tagħna. Billi nemmnu f’Ġesù Kristu bħala l-Mulej u s-Salvatur tagħna, nistgħu nirċievu l-grazzja t’Alla u ngħixu miegħu għal dejjem fis-sema. - https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html
Radio Maria Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) - http://www.voiceofmary.org.mo/ - “Radio Maria huwa rigal mill-Madonna. Permezz tal-programmazzjoni, kull prodott editorjali, u l-attivitajiet kollha tagħna, irridu nkunu radju ta’ talb u evanġelizzazzjoni b’impronta Marjana qawwija u sejħa għall-konverżjoni.” (Fr. Livio)
Radju Marija jwieġeb għall-istedina kontinwa ta’ Ġesù: “Mur fid-dinja kollha u ħabbar l-Evanġelju lil kull ħlejqa” (Mk 16:15).
It-temi ewlenin tal-ipprogrammar tagħna huma:
Talb;
Is-sejħa għall-konverżjoni;
Evanġelizzazzjoni;
Formazzjoni umana u soċjali;
Aħbarijiet mill-Knisja u mis-soċjetà.
VisitMalta: Ikseb l-informazzjoni kollha li għandek bżonn għall-vjaġġ tiegħek lejn Malta! Ibbukkja biljetti, skopri postijiet ġodda biex iżżur, sib affarijiet aqwa x'tagħmel u aktar! - https://www.visitmalta.com/
Ċaħda ta' responsabbiltà: Dan is-sit huwa għal skopijiet informattivi biss u m'għandux jitqies parir legali [saħħa, taxxa, professjoni]. Aħna m'aħniex responsabbli għal kwalunkwe telf, ħsarat, jew obbligazzjonijiet li jistgħu jinqalgħu mill-użu ta 'dan il-blog. Dan il-blog mhux maħsub biex jissostitwixxi parir mediku professjonali. Il-fehmiet espressi f'dan il-blog jistgħu ma jkunux dawk tal-host jew tal-maniġment.
https://www.reddit.com/SinoMaltaNews
http://sinomaltanews.freeforums.net/
"
"演出門票：如果音樂會被推遲，您有什麼權利？
一次浪費的旅程，數百英鎊的浪費，感覺有點沮喪。
您最喜歡的藝術家或樂隊的演出被取消從來都不是理想的情況 - 尤其是當您已經計劃去看他們時。
奧利維亞·羅德里戈（Olivia Rodrigo）、彼得·凱（Peter Kay）和其他人的粉絲們現在對這種感覺再熟悉不過了，因為他們在曼徹斯特備受人們喜愛的Co-Op 現場表演因“技術問題”而被推遲。
歌手奧利維亞告訴歌迷，她的演出沒有繼續進行，她感到多麼“沮喪”，但這並不能讓賭客們拿回錢。
那麼，如果你最喜歡的表演被取消了，你該怎麼辦？
檢查條款和條件
消費者團體 Which? 的 Harry Kind 表示，這可能是我們大多數人都會跳過或瀏覽的內容，但買票時閱讀小字非常重要。
他告訴 BBC Newsbeat：“如果門票被推遲，你有權要求直接從場館或藝術家處購買的門票退款。”
哈利說，即使演出被重新安排，你仍然應該清楚地要求退款。
“這是你擁有的一種奇妙的力量，如果它不適合你，你就不必去參加新的約會。”
但如果您是從第三方網站購買的門票，退款會變得更加棘手。
「如果你從經銷商處購買門票，可能是從 Viagogo 或 StubHub 這樣的公司購買的，那麼你的權利並不是一成不變的，」哈利說。
「這將取決於條款和條件。
“然後你可能會被迫轉售門票或參加今年晚些時候的新音樂會。”
哈利金德 哈利金德，出自哪部？雜誌。哈利有一頭棕色短髮和修剪整齊的黑鬍子，戴著紅色圓框眼鏡，棕色眼睛。他穿著一件橘色襯衫，被拍到在一間粉刷成白色的房間裡哈里·金德 (Harry Kind)
哈利金出自哪部作品？說如果您正式購買機票，則不會被迫接受重新安排的日期
我的酒店和旅行怎麼樣？
如果你在火車、旅行和住宿上花了錢，你有什麼選擇？
哪個？說你可以根據機票條款申請交通和住宿費用，並鼓勵人們嘗試這樣做。
但不幸的是，哈利認為這是你最有可能失敗的地方。
「恐怕你真的不太可能拿回這筆錢，」他說。
「如果你購買了一張有權退款的機票，那就太好了——你應該提出退款要求。
「飯店也是一樣，檢查你是否有這種彈性。
“即使你沒有，也許可以嘗試聯繫他們並說：’這就是我現在的情況，我可以把預訂改到今年晚些時候嗎？’”
「但除此之外，這取決於旅遊保險。
「如果你碰巧有旅遊保險，可能值得提出索賠，嘗試拿回這筆錢，這樣你就可以在今年晚些時候再次訪問。”
奧利維亞·羅德里戈 (Olivia Rodrigo) 對 Co-op Live 的慘敗感到失望
Co-op Live 競技場再次取消演出，粉絲們感到沮喪
英國最大的室內競技場如何成為笑柄
橫幅上寫著“聯絡我們”
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怎樣買票最安全？
哈利說，無論是疾病還是場地問題，「遺憾的是，這種情況總是會出現」。
那麼，如果你最喜歡的藝術家傷了你的心，他有什麼建議可以避免你空手而歸呢？
「最安全的購票方式永遠是直接從藝術家、場地、主辦單位購買，」哈利說。
“如果你從二手市場購買，你的權利就沒有那麼強大。”
哈利認為用信用卡或金融卡付款可能也是一個好主意。
「有可能 - 如果你沒有得到你有權獲得的退款 - 如果發生了一些變化，你可以說，例如，『我想提出索賠』。
“這是一個你必須申請的過程，但可能值得一試——有時這會改變人們的態度。”
一座巨大的、黑色的、沒有窗戶的建築伸展在一個反光的銀色標誌後面，上面寫著「Co-Op Live」。陽光明媚，建築物腳下可見工人的身影，顯示一些建築工作正在進行中。
Co-Op Live 的盛大開幕尚未完全按計劃進行
我在 Co-Op Live 的演出會繼續進行嗎？
由於通風系統故障引發的安全問題，Co-Op Live 的開幕音樂會已被取消。
接下來的演出將在這個耗資 3.65 億英鎊的場地舉行，其中包括週日由獨立樂隊 Keane 舉辦的演出，以及下週 90 年代男孩樂隊 Take That 的五晚駐場演出。
場地贊助商合作集團表示，他們對取消演出感到“震驚”，並表示理解“有必要讓粉絲對未來的演出放心”。
它對給您帶來的任何不便表示歉意，但不排除進一步推遲的可能性。
該組織表示，正在與藝術家、發起人和經紀人合作，以限制對其日程的影響，如果需要進一步取消，將盡力向粉絲提供「充分的通知」。
他們補充說：“如果演出被取消或重新安排，我們將通過購買點聯繫粉絲，並根據需要提供全額退款。”
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"演出门票：如果音乐会被推迟，您有什么权利？
一次浪费的旅程，数百英镑的浪费，感觉有点沮丧。
您最喜欢的艺术家或乐队的演出被取消从来都不是理想的情况 - 尤其是当您已经计划去看他们时。
奥利维亚·罗德里戈（Olivia Rodrigo）、彼得·凯（Peter Kay）和其他人的粉丝们现在对这种感觉再熟悉不过了，因为他们在曼彻斯特备受人们喜爱的 Co-Op 现场表演因“技术问题”而被推迟。
歌手奥利维亚告诉歌迷，她的演出没有继续进行，她感到多么“沮丧”，但这并不能让赌客们拿回钱。
那么，如果你最喜欢的表演被取消了，你该怎么办？
检查条款和条件
消费者团体 Which? 的 Harry Kind 表示，这可能是我们大多数人都会跳过或浏览的内容，但买票时阅读小字非常重要。
他告诉 BBC Newsbeat：“如果门票被推迟，你有权要求直接从场馆或艺术家处购买的门票退款。”
哈利说，即使演出被重新安排，你仍然应该清楚地要求退款。
“这是你拥有的一种奇妙的力量，如果它不适合你，你就不必去参加新的约会。”
但如果您是从第三方网站购买的门票，退款会变得更加棘手。
“如果你从经销商处购买门票，可能是从 Viagogo 或 StubHub 这样的公司购买的，那么你的权利并不是一成不变的，”哈利说。
“这将取决于条款和条件。
“然后你可能会被迫转售门票或参加今年晚些时候的新音乐会。”
哈利·金德 哈利·金德，出自哪部？杂志。哈利有一头棕色短发和修剪整齐的黑胡子，戴着红色圆框眼镜，棕色眼睛。他穿着一件橙色衬衫，被拍到在一间粉刷成白色的房间里哈里·金德 (Harry Kind)
哈利·金出自哪部作品？说如果您正式购买机票，则不会被迫接受重新安排的日期
我的酒店和旅行怎么样？
如果你在火车、旅行和住宿上花了钱，你有什么选择？
哪个？说你可以根据机票条款申请交通和住宿费用，并鼓励人们尝试这样做。
但不幸的是，哈利认为这是你最有可能失败的地方。
“恐怕你真的不太可能拿回这笔钱，”他说。
“如果你购买了一张有权退款的机票，那就太好了——你应该提出退款要求。
“酒店也一样，检查你是否有这种灵活性。
“即使你没有，也许可以尝试联系他们并说：‘这就是我现在的情况，我可以把预订改到今年晚些时候吗？’”
“但除此之外，这取决于旅行保险。
“如果你碰巧有旅行保险，可能值得提出索赔，尝试拿回这笔钱，这样你就可以在今年晚些时候再次访问。”
奥利维亚·罗德里戈 (Olivia Rodrigo) 对 Co-op Live 的惨败感到失望
Co-op Live 竞技场再次取消演出，粉丝们感到沮丧
英国最大的室内竞技场如何成为笑柄
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怎样买票最安全？
哈利说，无论是疾病还是场地问题，“遗憾的是，这种情况总是会出现”。
那么，如果你最喜欢的艺术家伤了你的心，他有什么建议可以避免你空手而归呢？
“最安全的购票方式永远是直接从艺术家、场地、主办方那里购买，”哈利说。
“如果你从二手市场购买，你的权利就没有那么强大。”
哈利认为用信用卡或借记卡付款可能也是一个好主意。
“有可能 - 如果你没有得到你有权获得的退款 - 如果发生了一些变化，你可以说，例如，‘我想提出索赔’。
“这是一个你必须申请的过程，但可能值得一试——有时这会改变人们的态度。”
一座巨大的、黑色的、没有窗户的建筑伸展在一个反光的银色标志后面，上面写着“Co-Op Live”。阳光明媚，建筑物脚下可见工人的身影，表明一些建筑工作正在进行中。
Co-Op Live 的盛大开幕尚未完全按计划进行
我在 Co-Op Live 的演出会继续进行吗？
由于通风系统故障引发的安全问题，Co-Op Live 的开幕音乐会已被取消。
接下来的演出将在这个耗资 3.65 亿英镑的场地举行，其中包括周日由独立乐队 Keane 举办的演出，以及下周 90 年代男孩乐队 Take That 的五晚驻场演出。
场地赞助商合作集团表示，他们对取消演出感到“震惊”，并表示理解“有必要让粉丝对未来的演出放心”。
它对给您带来的任何不便表示歉意，但不排除进一步推迟的可能性。
该组织表示，正在与艺术家、发起人和经纪人合作，以限制对其日程的影响，如果需要进一步取消，将尽力向粉丝提供“充分的通知”。
他们补充说：“如果演出被取消或重新安排，我们将通过购买点联系粉丝，并根据需要提供全额退款。”
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玛丽亚电台大中华区（中国大陆、香港、澳门、台湾） - http://www.voiceofmary.org.mo/ - “玛丽亚电台是圣母的礼物。通过节目编排、每一份社论产品以及我们所有的活动，我们必须成为带有强烈玛丽亚印记并呼吁皈依的祈祷和福传电台。” （利维奥神父）
玛丽亚广播电台回应耶稣不断的邀请：“你们往普天下去，向万民传福音”（谷16:15）。
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So I'm thinking about putting out a loop/sample pack that has some sampled material on it, but around 30% of what I used isn't cleared. Can I put a disclaimer in the pack saying that the artist who uses the sample is responsible for clearing it (not me) or does that not work legally?

(this is a throwaway account.)
I (19NB) am an artist. I mostly work alone, and I like it that way, to be honest. I am working on a webcomic of my own with about 3 chapters published and 3 more being worked on. I wouldn't say I'm skilled, since that would imply a sense of pride, but I'm in a place where I can say I feel... comfortable with my work, I guess.
Though, a lot of my other artist friends seem to be advancing in their own art journeys further and faster than I am, while I feel like I'm stagnating from being uninspired or predictable with my work. I'm proud of their progress and improvement, but I can't help but feel jealous that I'm seemingly stagnating while everyone else is improving and innovating. I've only really done mostly the same things over and over, mostly because whenever I do try to draw different things, I immediately give up because it's not to my liking immediately.
And outside of that, I am a fighting game player- I play fairly niche games like Under Night In-Birth and the like, but not often enough to be considered any good at it. One of my oldest friends is a fairly mid to high level fg player and is getting to start hosting tournaments with other noteworthy names. I'm proud of her, but it also reminds me that I'm not really doing much of anything with my chosen profession.
I haven't made any connections, I'm mostly in bed wallowing in self pity but watching YouTube videos all day, and I'm depressed. I hate feeling like this. I don't like constantly comparing myself to my peers, but at a certain point, how can I not? They're all going places, and I'm just left behind. All because I'm too scared of shooting my shot.

TLDR: Some background. I live in a city that has an artist's co-op. During the pandemic, we relocated to a wonderful location. We were asked by the President when we picked up our door fobs if we agreed to have our personal info/image on the website. I said no because I was stalked, and have PTSD because of it (for real). I am on disability for this and depression. I have not worked for quite a while.
Forward two years later. Another member of this co-op asked if I would sell her small work at the outdoor market I had arranged. Let's call her Joy. I said yes. Then to help me with the tent, I asked her to come with me. I said it would have to be only be her small work, because I had over 138 pieces. Six weeks later, the night before (to make this part very short), I asked her how many pieces besides the small works she was planning on bringing bc I saw her picture of a fully loaded car. (!) She replied Well just come out and tell me you don't want me to go! I thought very carefully about my response because she has a sharp temper often in the studio. My response was to tell her that she should do what she feels is best. You can just imagine the text fall out from that. She went off on me via text. Therefore, she did not go.
Weeks later, I am at the co-op on my scheduled night. She shows up (she knew I was there bc she saw my car). The second the last person left, she started to scream at me. She ran over from the other side of the room and stood above me. She was red and shaking her fists. I could feel her spittle on my cheek.
When she turned around I texted a fellow member to say I was in trouble. I ran to the bathroom and locked the door. I was in there for at least half an hour. The member talked me through it, said that she would have her bf call 911 if she was still there. I was sobbing and shaking. But she had indeed left.
Two days later, I went to the police. They told me that I had to go through the board at my co-op first.
At this point, at no time was there any bylaws posted or shared with any member. I got a copy from a board member though she apologized that it wasn't posted.
I did report it to the President. Her solution was to have a separate meeting with Joy and me at the guild. And I was told that I would have to sign something. The day before the meeting I hired a lawyer to accompany me because I no longer felt safe in that space.
The president commented that she had evidence that I was entering the space. I said that yes I was, but it was late at night (like 1 am) , and I would lock the door put a sign up with my cell number to call to be let in. I was told by my psychologist to do that (I have a letter stating that) bc of my ptsd. All the times that I did go in, not a single guild member ever showed up.
Within half an hour of sending that email, I was told I was kicked out immediately. It was cc'ed to all 90 members. They took two months to refund my fees and then didn't refund the correct amount.
One of the bylaws of this provincially funded co-op is that you cannot be a member in good standing unless you pay for the full six months. I have it on record that Joy bragged about only paying her fees monthly because the president was her bestie. I have text from another member who also only pays in monthly instalments.
It's coming up to almost a year. I am considering going to the human rights commission but I am not sure if this would be considered a violation. I did not go back to the police because I could barely take care of myself. I felt like I was retraumatized all over again. The president knew I had ptsd. Maybe she thought I was joking?
I hired a lawyer and she stated that what was done was against the Society's Act, but it would cost 10 000 dollars, so why not wait until the board changed? Now the president is the treasurer. Go figure.
Is there any point taking this back to the police? Is there any point in going to the Human Rights Commission?

I've been having a rough time for a while now. Recently my mom and I were evicted after a 2 year long battle against our landlord. We've lived in that apartment for 7 years, and we packed it all away in a couple days.
Eight months ago I broke up with my partner of three years. The break up was messy. I was very manic during that time bc of my medication and weed usage. It ended in us saying terrible things to each other. We met up a month ago and a week after that. He said he had had a good time and how he'd see me soon.
Other than that, nothing has been going on in my life. My mom and I have a complicated relationship. We've reached an understanding in recent years but she was a very busy unavailable parent. I was abused a lot by her and other family members.
My sibling and I (she's one year older than me,) share a similar relationship with one another. She was a terrible sibling and abused me a lot too.
My mom and I are at an extended stay hotel. I have no money. All I do is lay down all day. I've lost many of my passions and interest. I used to be an artist with hopes of becoming a video game designer. Ever since the break up and the months leading up to it, life has been surreal.
I just don't know who I am.
My mom talks down to me and often takes a pratical approch to dealing with my problems. It makes me feel small. When I forget things she wants me to do she attacks my age, my lack of responsiblitiy, how much she works. I just want my old life back with my ex.
When we saw eachother after all that time apart, I felt so strange. It felt like I had a reason to get up and leave the house.
I don't have that in any other aspect of my life.
I feel to guilty about my mom paying for everything. She even gives me spending money depsite us not being finacially in the best place.
When I don't take care of myself she gets really upset, its always been that way. She never sees it though. She thinks shes being reasonable despite shouting, shaking, getting in a threating range. She just wants to help me in a way that'll work. It doesn't though.
I feel like a bum and I'm very lonely. I don't know what to do.
My mom and I got into an argument an hour ago outside the hotel. She started berating me about my age, how I did nothing she asked of me for the day (I did all but one), how she works and goes to college and..., I just checked out. I'm never confrontational, yet historically thats when my family usually gets the most upset/ starts hitting.
She thinks everything is disrespect. Theres no winning.
I have a job lined up. They're a new bakery that was hiring. They told me I'd start a month ago but the open date keeps getting pushed back.
Everyday I feel pointless, and theres my mom reminding me.
I wish I had some friends.

Bini has been slaying and releasing bops ever since their debut.
Ngayon dahil sa Pantropiko naging key yun para marecognize ng general audience yung buong discography (portfolio kung baga ng group). Kita naman sa pagtaas ng monthly listeners nila na pinapakinggan talaga at curious yung mga listeners sa kung anong kind of music meron ang Bini.
If new ka at nagdeep dive sa music ng Bini, mafefeel mo parang isang bagsakan yung comeback nila with bop releases at MVs, pero in reality inabot sila ng years talaga to be recognized.
I think ngayon inaani lang nila yung mga itinanim na full of bops nila. Organic talaga yung result. Thanks din sa likod ng producers/composers/team nila full of talented people.
Hindi magiging sucessful yung isang kanta if hindi maganda yung formula. Song + choreo + artist
*Song/producers/composers - may maganda songs with meaningful lyrics, need mapunta sa artist na kayang bigyan ng justice in terms of vocals and delivery.
Buti at napunta sa Bini kasi hindi babagayan yung Pantropiko ng mga matinis o pabebe voice na common sa mga pinoy girl pop songs. Lalo na kung sa rap. Like Donnalyn o Nadine na boses (no hate, hindi lang maganda pakinggan kapag longterm listen). Akala ko nung una mga ganyan yung lahat ng kanta ng Bini. Buti lahat sila buo yung boses hindi ka cringe.
Yung Pantropiko at Lagi, kayang kaya kantahin ng mga other singers. Di ba c-in-over sa Asap at AOS, iba atake ng ibang artists kaya masa-say mo buti sa Bini napunta. Kasi sobrang versatile ng Bini as a group kaya nila bigyan ng justice. Yung kahit icover ng Bini yung ibang kanta kaya nila ipalabas na naangkin nila base sa atake nila sa songs.
Example eh, yung Cruel Summer ba ma eenjoy nyo kung hindi si Taylor yung kumanta? yung ganitong example, gets nyo ba ko huhuuu.
*artists - talented, good vocals and delivery, hardworking, their personalities, knows how to connect with audience, etc. Nakatulong din kasi branding ng Bini to deliver the song. Kasi mapapatanong ka what if hindi Bini kumanta nyan, papatok kaya? Pwede rin kasi for Sarah G yung Pantropiko pero kung sa kabataan days niya bagay. Lalo na yung Karera, for me naiimagine ko na pwedeng song for Sarah, pero dahil talaga sa branding ng Bini at sa vocals nila, para sa kanila talaga.
*choreo - pwedeng for other artists yung kanta nila. Yung Pantropiko if ibinigay for other artist without Sheena's choreo, for sure normal OPM song lang yan nothing special. Yung Salamin, salamin without Bini ang normal lang.
Saka imagine nyo yung Lagi, Karera, Nanana, Feel Good, Golden Arrow, at iba pa nilang kanta without their choreo dancing to it, vocals at branding nila. Wala magiging atake 😭 Thankful talaga at ibinigay sa Bini.
Importante talaga magtanim ng magagandang materials (songs) pero yung kayang bigyan ng justice ng group na pagbibigyan ng kanta.

Bini has been slaying and releasing bops ever since their debut.
Ngayon dahil sa Pantropiko naging key yun para marecognize ng general audience yung buong discography (portfolio kung baga ng group). Kita naman sa pagtaas ng monthly listeners nila na pinapakinggan talaga at curious yung mga listeners sa kung anong kind of music meron ang Bini.
If new ka at nagdeep dive sa music ng Bini, mafefeel mo parang isang bagsakan yung comeback nila with bop releases at MVs, pero in reality inabot sila ng years talaga to be recognized.
I think ngayon inaani lang nila yung mga itinanim na full of bops nila. Organic talaga yung result. Thanks din sa likod ng producers/composers/team nila full of talented people.
Hindi magiging sucessful yung isang kanta if hindi maganda yung formula. Song + choreo + artist
*Song/producers/composers - may maganda songs with meaningful lyrics, need mapunta sa artist na kayang bigyan ng justice in terms of vocals and delivery.
Buti at napunta sa Bini kasi hindi babagayan yung Pantropiko ng mga matinis o pabebe voice na common sa mga pinoy girl pop songs. Lalo na kung sa rap. Like Donnalyn o Nadine na boses (no hate, hindi lang maganda pakinggan kapag longterm listen). Akala ko nung una mga ganyan yung lahat ng kanta ng Bini. Buti lahat sila buo yung boses hindi ka cringe.
Yung Pantropiko at Lagi, kayang kaya kantahin ng mga other singers. Di ba c-in-over sa Asap at AOS, iba atake ng ibang artists kaya masa-say mo buti sa Bini napunta. Kasi sobrang versatile ng Bini as a group kaya nila bigyan ng justice. Yung kahit icover ng Bini yung ibang kanta kaya nila ipalabas na naangkin nila base sa atake nila sa songs.
Example eh, yung Cruel Summer ba ma eenjoy nyo kung hindi si Taylor yung kumanta? yung ganitong example, gets nyo ba ko huhuuu.
*artists - talented, good vocals and delivery, hardworking, their personalities, knows how to connect with audience, etc. Nakatulong din kasi branding ng Bini to deliver the song. Kasi mapapatanong ka what if hindi Bini kumanta nyan, papatok kaya? Pwede rin kasi for Sarah G yung Pantropiko pero kung sa kabataan days niya bagay. Lalo na yung Karera, for me naiimagine ko na pwedeng song for Sarah, pero dahil talaga sa branding ng Bini at sa vocals nila, para sa kanila talaga.
*choreo - pwedeng for other artists yung kanta nila. Yung Pantropiko if ibinigay for other artist without Sheena's choreo, for sure normal OPM song lang yan nothing special. Yung Salamin, salamin without Bini ang normal lang.
Saka imagine nyo yung Lagi, Karera, Nanana, Feel Good, Golden Arrow, at iba pa nilang kanta without their choreo dancing to it, vocals at branding nila. Wala magiging atake 😭 Thankful talaga at ibinigay sa Bini.
Importante talaga magtanim ng magagandang materials (songs) pero yung kayang bigyan ng justice ng group na pagbibigyan ng kanta.
Nanggaling din sa experiment ng music ang Bini at for sure for other ppop groups mahahanap din nila yung tamang formula nila. At marerecognize din. 💓