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WYO Explores the Pull of Gravity on "Changes"
Cinematic textures amid cool pop flavors.
07.03.2019
WYO
Monika Sed
Indie-pop outfit WYO just dropped their sophomore album, entitled Changes, featuring ten-tracks of lushly textured music narrating the tale of a couple trying to stay together even as circumstances conspire to divide them.
Vocalist Andy Sorge explains, "Changes explores the many colorful phases of a relationship and of life. From the album's start to finish, each song represents a new season of 'change.' It displays a wide range of nuanced emotion from song to song that follows the raw intricacies of both being in and out of phase with your partner, and being on and off course with life."
Currently based in L.A. via Jackson Hole, Wyoming, WYO is comprised of Andy Sorge (vocals, keyboards) and Scott McKay Gibson (multi-instrumentalist). Since releasing their debut album, Untamed, in 2018, WYO has shared the stage with Robert Earl Keen, Avi Buffalo, The Fruit Bats, and Whitehorse, along with composing soundtracks for films, documentaries, and commercials.
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Showcase tracks on Changes include "Don't Stop," opening on gleaming guitars riding a driving rhythmic pulse."Moonlight" ripples with effervescent colors flowing into an indie-pop melody rife with underlying seduction.
"Hot Lights" features glistening keyboards atop a hefty throbbing rhythm. Crying guitar accents infuse the tune with yearning , leading to an irresistible chorus. "Do It Alone" offers bluesy savors, while Sorge injects the lyrics with nuances of smoldering tumescence.
"Queen of the Bees" rides tropical hues. "Stay Awake" blends lingering pop sensibilities with retro-flavored guitars, simultaneously suggestive and dangerous.
Imagine a superlative balance of Coldplay and George Strait, with hints of Maroon 5 laced in for good measure. That's WYO—cool, silky, and zesty.
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Satisfying Slime - ASMR
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Life is pretty stressful right now, and if you're like much of the rest of the world, you've turned to the Internet for solace.
Some of us find escape in video calls and games, others in Netflix and music, others in endless scrolling. But if you're looking for a new, relaxing, visually stimulating way to ease your frayed nerves, perhaps consider watching videos of slime, soap-cutting, or any other form of "oddly satisfying" content.
The world of "oddly satisfying" content is large and undefinable. There are thousands of different types of content optimized to satisfy and relax you—from ASMR to binaural beats to zit-popping, the list goes on and on. The Reddit thread "oddly satisfying" is a hotbed of these types of posts, as are YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
For the purposes of this article, we'll stay away from auditory ASMR, instead focusing purely on visual content. This is your invitation into the safe, magical, fanciful world of colorful paint, billowing slime, and deliciously skilled workers doing their jobs well.
<h4>The Science Behind Oddly Satisfying Videos</h4><p>First off: Why do we even find these types of videos so satisfying? Many researchers have attempted to understand the popularity of these "oddly satisfying" videos. Psychologists have identified something called a <a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/oddly-satisfying-videos-explained-psychology-youtube" target="_blank">"Goldilocks feeling"</a>—AKA the sense of satisfaction you get when everything is "just right." </p><p>Interestingly, people with OCD often never experience the "Goldilocks feeling," which tends to lead them to repeat tasks over and over while never experiencing the rush of the payoff. These "oddly satisfying" videos can provide a sense of completion and satisfaction for people who never or rarely experience these feelings in real life, but they can also be pleasing to anyone, OCD-diagnosed or not.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>At the very least, all these videos offer sensations many of us rarely experience. In real life, things are constantly breaking, fraying, spilling, or combusting—that's just life. But these videos show an alternate reality where everything is done perfectly. Colors mix together into beautiful new shades. Cucumbers unfold into perfect slices. Everything aligns and fits together.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p>Yet not all these videos feature acts carried to completion. Many end with sand crumbling, things falling apart, or huge messes being made. In light of this, there really is no one clear conclusion as to why we find these videos so satisfying. In that, they're like any form of great art: made magical by some inexplicable X factor, but undeniably, inexplicably great.</p><p>Still, the art of watching slime drip may seem freaky at first glance, but not so much when you consider the fact that people have been pursuing brief bursts of relaxation through art for thousands of years—<a href="https://www.ancient.eu/article/1052/tibetan-sand-mandalas/" target="_blank">Tibetan Buddhist monks often spend hours or days creating colorful mandalas out of sand</a>, only to immediately destroy them. We are all seeking peace and relief from suffering, and if watching someone remove a blackhead gets you there, by all means, enjoy it.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><p>From oozing slime to hot knives to glorious paint-mixing, here are some of the most entertaining and relaxing "oddly satisfying" videos out there.</p><p><script async="" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
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</script></p><h4>1. Paint</h4><p>Humans have been painting on cave walls since the dawn of mankind. Perhaps the greatest modern relaxation-inducing painter is Bob Ross, whose videos have developed a cult following.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
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</p><p>Today, though, many other people have discovered ways to make paint itself into a soothing, satisfying visual experience. </p><p>Recently, a TikTok user named <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/college-student-behind-a-massively-popular-paint-mixing" target="_blank">Tony Piloseno</a> became a topic of conversation when it was revealed that he was fired from his job at Sherwin-Williams when they discovered he was using their products on the app.<br></p><p>Miloseno began posting paint-mixing videos while working at the paint store, and soon enough his TikTok racked up millions of followers. But then, Piloseno made a video that involved mixing blueberries with paint, which led to thousands of customer inquiries; and then someone accused him of spending his work hours on personal pursuits, and he was fired. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p>Still, he's continuing to create videos, and clearly the folks at Sherwin-Williams lost out in a big way because they don't understand how marketing works.</p><p><br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@tonesterpaints/video/6897232520203504901" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="6897232520203504901" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tonesterpaints" target="_blank" title="@tonesterpaints">@tonesterpaints</a> Reply to @peterpan020 i got you <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/glowintbedark" target="_blank" title="glowintbedark">##glowintbedark</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/paintmixing" target="_blank" title="paintmixing">##paintmixing</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/colorwheel" target="_blank" title="colorwheel">##colorwheel</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/satisfying" target="_blank" title="satisfying">##satisfying</a><br> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Weeeeee-6870926785878493958" target="_blank" title="♬ Weeeeee - Trippie Redd">♬ Weeeeee - Trippie Redd</a> </section> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script></div><p><br></p><p>Piloseno is far from the only person to take advantage of paint's gooey, hypnotic beauty. </p><div id="1e731" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5a6d5a62a960c5ab95fbbb7ba5f89608"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</p><p><br></p><h4>2. Slime</h4><p>With millions of videos dedicated to it and more emerging every day, slime may be the most popular of all of these trends. Psychedelic, shimmering, oozy, and magnificent, the world of slime is rich and vibrant and even healing. Today, some <a href="https://buddymantra.com/the-science-behind-slime-plus-oddly-satisfying-videos-to-make-your-day/" target="_blank">psychologists have even started</a> prescribing slime videos to patients who need relief from anxiety. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">The Most Satisfying Slime ASMR Videos | Relaxing Oddly Satisfying Slime 2020 | 621</small>
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</div></blockquote></div><p>Slime videos often feature glitter, a magnificent subsection of the "oddly satisfying" world in its own right.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p><br></p><h4>3. Hot Knives<br></h4><p>Ever wanted to stop the world and melt with someone? Now you can stop the world and watch things melt anytime—with the Internet's help. Welcome to the world of hot knife videos. The premise is simple, if potentially dangerous: You heat up a knife until it's glowing—then slice up any kind of object and watch the magical, colorful chaos ensue. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-638"> </div>
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</p><p>In general, slicing, dicing, crushing, shredding, and other forms of beautiful destruction are also frequent subjects of "oddly satisfying" videos.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p><br></p><h4>4. Baking</h4><p>Anyone who watches baking shows understands the deep satisfaction that comes from watching a chef spin some sugar, flour, and frosting into a thing of beauty. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-639"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent4 - longest_content --></p><p>Cake-making—specifically, the art of creating plumed frosting embellishments—is a favorite trend in the "oddly satisfying" world. </p><div id="2fd17" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4246100b54f78cd47f85f8d8e69ea26e"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><p>But you can find aesthetically pleasing high-speed videos of any sort of cooking or baking. Ever wanted to see someone create a giant pancake? </p><div id="c842b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2cf8b1d4cb040189ed2a1b146d252548"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><h4><br></h4><h4>5. Soap-Cutting<br></h4><p>Soap-cutting is often used as a form of auditory ASMR because of the satisfying sounds created by a knife slicing through a bar of soap, but we're including it here because of the visual beauty of what can only be called an art form.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>YouTube is bursting with videos of bars of soap being sliced and carved into magnificent shapes. The way that soap fractures into a thousand little pixel-like fragments is genuinely mystifying to behold—watch and weep.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>This classic has 21 million views:</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p><strong><br></strong></p><h4>6. Zit-Popping</h4><p>Zit-popping and other kinds of body-related videos are explosively popular online. These videos, which should technically be revolting and disgusting, do offer many viewers a sense of deep satisfaction. </p><p>There are many reasons for this. Disgust, especially when experienced in a controlled, safe setting, can provide us with feelings of relief and can even help our minds prepare to identify and face genuine disgust in the real world. It can also thrill us.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-640"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent44 - longest_content --></p><p>"It's the same kind of thrill people get from, say, riding a roller coaster or bungee jumping — it activates the experience the typically comes with a real kind of danger while actually being protected from the harmful effects typically associated with those situations," says Daniel Kelly in <em><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74968X1525071&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barnesandnoble.com%2Fw%2Fyuck-daniel-kelly%2F1100739295%3Fean%3D9780262015585%26itm%3D3%26usri%3Dyuck&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cosmopolitan.com%2Fsex-love%2Fnews%2Fa35048%2Fthis-is-why-you-cant-stop-watching-gross-zit-popping-videos%2F&xcust=%5Butm_source%7C%5Butm_campaign%7C%5Butm_medium%7C%5Bgclid%7C%5Bmsclkid%7C%5Bfbclid%7C%5Brefdomain%7Cecosia.org%5Bcontent_id%7C8d0057a0-bbae-4a22-bb09-2a934dfdd989%5Bcontent_product_id%7C%5Bproduct_retailer_id%7C" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yuck!: The Nature and Moral Significance of Disgust</a>.</em></p><p>Not everyone loves roller coasters, and in the same way, not everyone loves watching ingrown hairs being painstakingly removed from someone's flesh in high-definition. But there are a lot of people out there who do love these kinds of videos, many of which have racked up tens of millions of views. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>You might be nauseated by these videos or they might help ease you into sleep. Either way, there's nothing wrong with you—some people like watching horror movies and others don't. Just be careful before you share one of these as not everyone can stomach them.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-641"> </div>
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</p><p><br></p><p>Many of these videos claim that they will "induce sleep and relax your nerves," as the above videos promise. At the very least, these compilations are invitations into a world where every cap opens, every cut is clean, and there is no such thing as 2020. Who needs therapy, right?</p><h4>What's your favorite type of oddly satisfying video? Let us know on <a href="https://twitter.com/Popdust?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or in the comments!</h4><h2></h2><p><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
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Popdust has not independently verified the leaks. However, if true, these leaks hold major revelations about the upcoming episode (set to premiere Friday, November 27th on Disney+), as well as the future of the series.
MAJOR (POTENTIAL) SPOILERS AHEAD:
<p>First reported by @StarWarsStuff on twitter, "Chapter 13" of <em>The Mandalorian</em> will be titled "The Jedi" and will feature Rosario Dawson in the first ever live action appearance of Ahsoka Tano.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheMandalorian?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheMandalorian</a> Chapter 13 title:<br><br>THE JEDI<br><br>(<a href="https://twitter.com/osn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@osn</a>) <a href="https://t.co/1Z7qgC2g9d">pic.twitter.com/1Z7qgC2g9d</a><br>— Star Wars Stuff (@starwarstuff) <a href="https://twitter.com/starwarstuff/status/1329804317486960642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>While <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-episode-5-runtime/" target="_blank">conflicting information</a> regarding runtime exists, S2:EP5 is rumored to be approximately 58 minutes in length, making it the longest episode of <em>The Mandalorian</em> to date. The show's creator, Dave Filoni, is confirmed to be directing the episode himself. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-630"> </div>
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</p><h2>Baby Yoda's Real Name: Grogu?<br></h2><p>But the major detail people will be talking about is the reveal of Baby Yoda's name: Grogu. </p><p>Apparently this name has been floating around on reddit since 2019 and is now confirmed with the new leaks. The name itself is fairly in line with the names of others from the same species in <em>Star Wars </em>canon, the two others being <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Yaddle#:~:text=Yaddle%2C%20a%20Force%2Dsensitive%20female,years%20of%20the%20Galactic%20Republic.&text=In%2032%20BBY%2C%20Qui%2DGon,Yaddle%20and%20the%20Jedi%20elders." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yoda and Yaddle</a>. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
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</p><h2>Episode Plot Synopsis<br></h2><p>"Chapter 13: The Jedi" will of course introduce Ahsoka Tano to <em>The Mandalorian,</em> played by Rosario Dawson. Several sources have said that her live action character design is flawless, including <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq3hT5JPPKy87JGbDls_5BQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heavy Spoilers</a> (YouTube), who stated: "Rosario Dawson looks like the best cosplayer in the world and she's complete with Ahsoka's orange skin as well as some bright blue contact lenses and a hood." </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p>Ahsoka will be wielding her signature white, dual lightsabers, marking the first time the iconic <em>Star Wars </em>weapon makes an appearance in the series. She will be engaged in some sort of battle with armed forces on the planet of Corvus. </p><p>When Mando finds Ahsoka they are said to briefly battle as well, though this will not be a major moment in the episode. When it's clear Mando is outmatched, he will namedrop Bo-Katan (introduced in Season 2, Episode 3), stopping the fight in its tracks. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
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<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>The Force connection between Baby Yoda and Ahsoka is then cut off, due to his mind being surrounded by darkness after that point (or perhaps the <em>Dark Side</em>). We then learn that Ahsoka has been seeking <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Thrawn_(novel)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grand Admiral Thrawn</a> since we last saw her in <em>Star Wars Rebels</em>. The inclusion of Thrawn, another well known character from the franchise's animated series and novels, is potentially to lay the groundwork for a rumored spinoff featuring Bo-Katan and Ahsoka working together again.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
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<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9336b0736ef357120a23b0c3dedef209"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gXlOSEafzhY?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>The issues with <em>Songbird</em> should come as no surprise to anyone. The backlash came down like a hammer once Michael Bay debuted the trailer for the political thriller over the summer.</p><p>COVID-19 has mutated to COVID-23, and now it attacks your brain, asthe U.S. remains in its fourth year of lockdown. The Department of Sanitation is the film's antagonists, as they're seen in the tone-deaf trailer kicking down doors and kidnapping infected Americans and sending them to government authorized "Quarantine Camps." They're led by some long-haired creepy doctor who for some reason doesn't wear a mask. </p><p>The film has been dismissed as being "<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/10/29/michael-bay-songbird-movie-trailer-receives-backlash/6073718002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">completely out of touch</a>" due to its massive scientific inaccuracies and overall timing. Many have gone as far as to accuse Michael Bay of trying to directly make a profit off this brutal pandemic.</p>Love In The Time of Corona
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d2c2e46c44be7c847044391fb3d11544"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l_nXLtffF0w?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>The premise of a quarantine love story should also come as a surprise to no one, as the pandemic has all but erased casual dating for the foreseeable future and significantly <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-has-created-a-sex-boom-but-maybe-not-a-baby-boom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">strengthened the sex life </a>of many couples stuck at home together. </p><p>But the problem with <em>Love in the Time of Corona</em> and COVID-related love stories in general is that we're still very much living through it, and the Freeform miniseries offers insufferably surface-level characters and cliche quarantine anecdotes as a result. </p><p>The series is also only four episodes long, making for a story that lacks the depth that is required when discussing relationships during a pandemic. The concept of a series filmed in quarantine is cool, but I found myself far more invested in the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/entertainment/love-in-the-time-of-corona-episode-2/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">behind the scenes camera robots</a> than I am in these weak caricatures.</p>Connecting...
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2c91415b8b202a091af443cc25ffd673"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1N5xE0YojKE?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Filmed entirely through a zoom group chat, this on-the-nose ensemble comedy is insufferable from the format alone. Who asked for a show like this? </p><p>Zoom calls will forever live in infamy and have led to some of <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/epdgm4/new-yorker-suspends-jeffrey-toobin-for-zoom-dick-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the most uncomfortable exchanges in human history</a>. In that respect, it clearly is the least appealing setting for a full-fledged sitcom. The stories exchanged are one dimensional and bland, and the jokes are monotonous. </p>Untitled Adam McKay Project
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5Nzk1My9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0OTE3NDQxM30.X1XgX7GWNcyx5c9yq9jhwtOcT_wKK7fzen4pHC8qgPQ/img.jpg?width=980" id="58512" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="765dfe7b3a49fc5e6b90d7251ea91c63" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Adam McKay project" /><p><em>Successions</em>' Adam McKay recently announced that he is already working on<a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/adam-mckay-coronavirus-vaccine-tv-show-hbo.html" target="_blank"> a scripted drama for HBO</a> surrounding the "race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19"– a race that isn't even remotely close to over yet. The series will adapt a not even released nonfiction book, <em>The First Shot</em> by Brendan Borell, which he's said is about "the global coronavirus vaccine race" and "the companies that are risking it all to win it."</p>At a time when <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/09/17/u-s-public-now-divided-over-whether-to-get-covid-19-vaccine/" target="_blank">many Americans aren't even comfortable with taking a vaccine</a>, this idea seems half-baked at best and almost destined to miss.Hold Up
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="00c8ac8ec465ad5b000b347c7f2b142b"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YzCpw5N5j-A?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>The most problematic COVID content to be released so far, this controversial French documentary plays into one of the leading conspiracy theories surrounding the virus: that the French government lied about COVID-19's severity in order to control the public. </p><p>The documentary interviews members of the public, as well as former health minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, who later distanced himself from the project. The film has been reviewed and <a href="http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2020/11/12/covid-19-les-contre-verites-de-hold-up-le-documentaire-a-succes-qui-pretend-devoiler-la-face-cachee-de-l-epidemie_6059526_4355770.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">debunked by fact-checkers</a>: "<em>Hold Up</em> takes the well-known inconsistencies of the global response to the virus–such as when the French government initially provided conflicting information surrounding the use of masks–and uses them to propel volatile narratives and, at times, lies."</p>Coastal Elites
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cb61a304897766250d0eadd32aa4b005"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-PPxOYC_kgI?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p><em>Coastal Elites</em> is another tone-deaf lighthearted satire. How Jay Roach snagged such an amazing cast is shocking considering how naive the final product is. Starring Bette Midler, Dan Levy, Issa Rae, Kaitlyn Dever, and Sarah Paulson, these five lifeless characters live in either New York or Los Angeles amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. </p><p>Together, they're meant to portray the various problematic shades of liberalism. The film was released a mere two weeks before the election, a stretch of time that will surely be remembered as one of the most stressful times in recent American history. </p><p>The film is satire at a time when satirizing our collective grief<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/09/dangerous-naivete-hbos-coastal-elites/616315/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> borders on emotionally dismissive.</a> There are jokes made about how dumb Ivanka Trump is, about the notoriety of red MAGA hats, and about COVID. </p><p> <br>The intention of<em> Coastal Elites</em> is no doubt to "lighten the mood" and showcase how silly our division is. But released at the tensest moment in American history, telling Americans to calm down is the last thing <em>Coastal Elites</em> should have said.<br></p>
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance: 5 Iconic Trans Men From History
While we memorialize victims of transphobia, we should take the time to remember the historic contributions of trans men.
11.21.2020
Philanthropist Reed Erickson
November 20th is known as Transgender Day of Remembrance.
First marked in 1999, it's now part of Transgender Awareness Week, and an occasion to memorialize victims of transphobic violence who have died in the course of the year. Trans women of color in particular have long been disproportionately targeted by violent transphobes.
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<h2></h2><p>Of course there are countless other trans men whose contributions to history are worth noting — including Reed Erickson, philanthropist and founder of <a href="https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/collections/reed-erickson/index.php" target="_blank">the Erickson Educational Foundation</a>, who is pictured above.</p><p>Even leaving aside contemporary trans activists like <a href="https://www.jacksonbird.cool/" target="_blank">Jackson Bird</a> or <a href="https://www.glaad.org/blog/kylar-broadus-makes-history-senate" target="_blank">Kylar Broadus</a>, there are far too many to include in one article, but it's worth remembering these five.</p>
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Billy Tipton
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="132f6a3d93ef19e11ba0371a01ee84af"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oIMec75SyeM?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Jazz musician Billy Tipton was a talented pianist and saxophone player who led the Billy Tipton Trio and was active in the jazz world for more than 40 years. In an era when hormone therapy and gender confirmation surgery were almost non-existent, Tipton bound his breasts and told the women he was romantically involved with that he had been injured in a car accident to avoid questions about his anatomy.</p><p>Though never legally married, Tipton and his long-time partner Kitty Tipton (née Kelly) adopted three children. Only after his death did his family learn that Tipton was transgender.</p>Amelio Robles Avila
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5ODEzNS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNzA4NzM4N30.C1JBIJq5LukbJobwSShYgAwfAYZFVOuC_zP9-OI6NWQ/img.jpg?width=980" id="94f37" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b5fb6dcf6f93f88e2c4ed1c9c81d83b5" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Amelio Robles Avila" /><p>Amelio Robles Ávila was a soldier who rose to colonel during the Mexican revolution. An accomplished military leader, Ávila was awarded the Mexican Legion of Honor and the Revolutionary Merit Award for his service. From the age of 24 until his death at 95, he lived as a man, and would reportedly threaten anyone who addressed him as female with a pistol.</p>Karl M. Baer
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5ODE0My9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxMTYxNTY1MX0.NIoOH_Xfs4Svu_431vQBqX10ianSyNqZ662Ovcg92zo/img.jpg?width=980" id="0f2d0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d9ca0d687b69e8db3cafb58f21e6fbb0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Karl m. Baer" /><p>In 1906, Karl M. Baer became one of the first people to undergo gender confirmation surgery, and was also among the first people to have their gender identity legally affirmed. Working with sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld, Baer used the pseudonym N.O. Body to share his experience in the semi-fictional book <em></em><strong></strong><em>Memoirs of a Man's Maiden Years</em>.</p><p>Later, Hirschfeld's research on gender would be destroyed as Fascism came to power in Germany.</p>Alan L. Hart
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5ODE2MC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1MDQ0ODE1Mn0.kcEDVyDhMzseJyRjY2Dhq5ga9f5-C-yK0noBypHPrVs/img.jpg?width=980" id="a05bd" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a6e202f73614edeeb55689d3f52eb8e3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Alan L. Hart" /><p>In 1917, Alan Lucille Hart became one of the first trans men in the United States to undergo a hysterectomy for the purposes of gender confirmation. He went on to be an acclaimed physician who pioneered the use of X-Rays to screen for tuberculosis — a practice that would save thousands of lives.</p><p><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block; text-align:center;" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4301469008561137" data-ad-slot="1863811088"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></p>Charley Parkhurst
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc5ODE2OS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMjcyNDM2MX0.SGAzinju4zHS_idpZPlPkI1ZLKnGzAqVfua6zNq-qqU/img.jpg?width=980" id="266cf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3771a5eaac96fee1434e7b8cf0009ec5" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" /><p>Known to his friends as "One-Eyed Charlie," Charley Parkhurst was a stagecoach driver in California during the gold rush of the 1840s and '50s. Known as one of the most adept members of his profession. Parkhurst ran away from his New England home at a young age to live as a man, working with horses and eventually making his way to the west coast.</p><p>He reportedly lost the use of one eye after being kicked by a horse, but continued to work unabated. After his death in 1879 his friends were shocked to learn of his anatomy, and Charley Parkhurst was incorrectly given assigned the label of "the first woman to vote in the U.S." — though it is possible that he was the first trans man to do so, in November of 1868.</p>Related Articles Around the Web
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"The Mandalorian" Teases the First Order: Season 2, Episode 4
Carl Weathers directs Season 2's most revealing chapter yet
11.21.2020
Baby Yoda has a bad feeling about this
Disney+
"Chapter 12: The Siege" premiered Friday, November 20 on Disney+.
Before getting into spoilers, let's discuss the episode's set up. Din Djarin, the titular Mandalorian, and Baby Yoda are en route to the forest planet of Corvus to find Ahsoka Tano. Their ship remains badly damaged from the events of the previous two episodes, so they decide to take a detour for repairs. Okay, it's spoiler time!
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">You've been warned...</small></p><p>Well, we called it. In <a href="https://www.popdust.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-episode-3-2648898601.html" target="_self">last week's review</a> we predicted Episode 4 would give us another side quest and the return of Cara Dune, now <em>Marshall</em> Cara Dune. Cara serves as local law enforcement on Nevarro alongside Magistrate Greef Karga (Carl Weathers). Carl Weathers, as Director of Chapter 12, made sure to give himself the best moments, including an adorable interaction with Baby Yoda when Din and "the Child" arrive on the planet.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-630"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) holding Baby Yoda on "The Mandalorian"</small></p><p>Din finds Karga's village on Nevarro completely transformed from what we saw in Season 1. The streets are full of hipsters, and there are even schools for droids to teach children about trade routes. Children <em>love </em>trade routes.<br></p><p>Karga agrees to repair the Razor Crest for free in return for Mando's help on a mission. Our hero obliges, and Baby Yoda is left at the school for safety. It should be noted that although Baby Yoda is technically 50 years old, he is basically a toddler sitting in on a class for fourth graders. Plopping him in there with no context given to the instructor or classmates seems like child abandonment. Despite this, Baby Yoda is perfectly content after using the Force to steal blue macarons from a neighboring student.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
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</script></p><p>We then run into Mythrol (<em>SNL</em>'s Horatio Sanz), who we last saw being frozen in carbonite by Mando in the series premiere. As it turns out, Mythrol is working off a 350 year debt by serving as Carl Weathers's bitch. Unfortunately for him, that includes coming along for the gang's deadly job of the week.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">(L-R) Mythrol, Greef Karga, Cara Dune, Din Djarin</small></p><h2>THE MISSION<br></h2><p>Karga and Dune fill in Mando on an Imperial base occupied just outside the safe zone on Nevarro. If they can annihilate the remaining troops there, Nevarro will be completely free and can become a "trade anchor for the entire sector." </p><p>Initially their attack strategy is the typical "blow the reactor and get out of there" <em>Star Wars</em> plan, but as is becoming a running theme in this series, Karga has greatly underestimated Imperial presence. While exploring the base, however, things become very interesting.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Emperor Palpatine looking sexier than ever</small></p><p>The gang discovers what appears to be tanks full of failed Emperor Palpatine clones. Granted, the bulbous head on some of these bodies or "vessels" resembles that of Snoke more than Darth Sidious. And we know from <em>Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker</em> that Snokes were grown in tanks for decades. However, we know the end goal here is Palpatine's resurrection as part of his "<a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Contingency" target="_blank">contingency plan</a>."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p><span></span>Realizing they are trespassing on a heavily guarded laboratory, not a military base, they begin looking for clues. Mythrol engages the lab's computers and pulls up a hologram transmission from Dr. Pershing (Omid Abtahi) to Moff Gideon. The doctor's message reveals answers to the series' biggest and widely debated mysteries.<br></p><h2>THE BIG REVEAL </h2><p>Dr. Pershing first appeared in Season 1, working with the remnants of the Empire and hoping to conduct tests on Baby Yoda. <a href="https://www.popdust.com/baby-yoda-the-mandalorian-2641432424.html" target="_self"><em>Star Wars </em>nerds like myself noticed the insignia on his jacket</a>, which resembled that of <a href="https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2019/11/16/the-mandalorian-dr-pershing-patch/" target="_blank">Kamino, the planet used for cloning in <em>Attack of the Clones</em></a>. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p><strong>This sparked debate in the <em>Star Wars </em>community:</strong></p><ol class="ee-ol"><li>Was Baby Yoda a clone of the OG Yoda?<br><br> </li><li>Did the Empire want to produce a Force sensitive Baby Yoda clone army to regain power?<br><br> </li><li>Did the empire need Baby Yoda's Force-blood to bring back Emperor Palpatine?<br><br> </li><li>Or perhaps Dr. Pershing just loves vintage clothes shopping? </li></ol><p>Everything in "Chapter 12: The Siege" points to the third option: the Empire needs Baby Yoda's blood to bring resurrect Palpatine.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Dr. Pershing explains failed cloning experiments</small></p><p><strong>Why this makes total sense:</strong><br></p><ol class="ee-ol"><li>We know from <em>The Rise of Skywalker</em> that Palpatine does eventually return from the dead. However, because that film was the equivalent of giving children cocaine and filming them bang action figures together, we got no real answers as to <em>how </em>that happened. The only explanation was a single line from a hobbit: "Dark science, cloning, secrets only the Sith knew."<br><br> </li><li>Dr. Pershing refers to Baby Yoda's blood having a significantly high "M-count," which is certainly in reference to <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Midi-chlorian/Legends" target="_blank">Midi-chlorians</a>, first introduced in <em>Star Wars: The Phantom Menace</em>. Midi-chlorians were George Lucas's attempt to explain the Force with science.<br><br></li><li>All of the clones in the lab are failures because, as the doc explains: "The child is very small and I was only able to harvest a limited amount [of his blood] without killing him." </li></ol><p>The transmission ends with Dr. Pershing stating he needs access to Baby Yoda ("the donor") again for more blood if "the experiments are to continue as requested." </p><p>The remainder of the episode is basically an extended action sequence in which our heroes escape the lab and eliminate Imperial troops in pursuit. Mando's ship is repaired, and the journey to Ahsoka Tano is back in business.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">First Order rising... </small></p><p>However, in the final moments, we get a major clue about where this series is heading and how it connects to Disney's sequel trilogy.</p><p>Mando leaves Cara on Nevarro, where she is seen being all emo because a New Republic police officer reminded her that the Empire blew up her home planet and all her loved ones. The show then cuts to an Imperial ship with a space Nazi lady facetiming one of the people that repaired Mando's ship.</p><blockquote>"The device has been planted as you requested."<br><br>"Good. You will be well-rewarded in the new era."</blockquote><p>The mention of a "new era" can only mean one thing: Long-standing rumors that <em>The Mandalorian</em> will explore the origins of The First Order and explain how the New Republic fell are true. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-638"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent33 - longer_content --></p><p>It's well known that showrunners Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni are professionals at filling in the narrative blanks left by <em>Star Wars</em> films. Critics were displeased in 2015 when <em>The Force Awakens</em> hit theatres and it was clear that arguably the most interesting developments in the <em>Star Wars </em>universe since <em>Return of the Jedi</em> happened off screen. Now we are likely to get all of those answers and from much more capable hands.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-639"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">And the verdict is...</small></p><ul class="ee-ul"><li><strong>9/10</strong> for story revelations</li><li><strong>7/10</strong> for everything else (excluding the dog fight with TIE fighters, that was 11/10)</li><li><strong>5/5</strong> blue macarons for Baby Yoda moments</li></ul><p><script async="" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
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</script></p><p><br></p><h2>PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK </h2><p>Will the crew member caught in the background wearing jeans and a T-shirt return? Probably not, but you never know. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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</p><p><strong>With only three episodes left in the season, we are absolutely going to see Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in Chapter 13</strong>. We know the Empire is now trailing Din and Baby Yoda, and we know they are heading right to her.<br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Rosario Dawson to appear as Ahsoka Tano</small></p><p>Dr. Pershing said that they were unlikely to encounter another specimen with as high of a Midi-chlorian count as Baby Yoda. Little did they know that Baby Yoda is about to lead them right to Ahsoka Tano, the former padawan of Anakin Skywalker, AKA Darth Vader, AKA a being born of the Force with the highest recorded Midi-chlorian count in the galaxy.<br></p><p>Moreover, Pershing noted that the clone bodies had "rejected" Baby Yoda's blood. Perhaps that won't be the case if they extract blood from a humanoid that doesn't eat frogs, like Ahsoka. </p><p>Given Baby Yoda's age, he was definitely alive during Order 66 (<em>Revenge of the Sith)</em>. Perhaps Ahsoka knows Baby Yoda or the Jedi that hid him away during that time. At the very least she will recognize that he is one of Yoda's species. Therefore, when the Empire shows up to snatch Baby Yoda, Ahsoka will fight them head on. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-640"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent44 - longest_content --></p><p>The totality of these events will surely span over multiple episodes, so screw it, here is our <strong>major prediction for the end of Season 2:</strong> </p><p>Ahsoka will successfully save Baby Yoda from the Empire, sacrificing her own life in the process. We know she is dead before the events of <em>The Rise of Skywalker</em> because she is heard speaking to Rey along with other fallen Jedi at the film's climax. It would be complete sacrilege for the franchise to kill off such a beloved character off screen. So, as much as we'd hate to see Ahsoka perish, this is absolutely the most fitting way to execute it. </p><p>However, Ahsoka will not completely end the Empire, and in a cruel twist of fate, it will be her blood that is finally accepted by the host body (or "<a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Strand-Cast" target="_blank">Strand-cast</a>") that resurrects Palpatine.</p><strong></strong><h2></h2><strong>What do you think of our review of <em>The Mandalorian </em>Season 2, Episode 4 and our predictions for the rest of the season? Let us know on twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/Popdust" target="_blank">@Popdust</a>.</strong>
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