@conductor@dwgill@BlackAzizAnansi#CornelWest's co-author #JeremyTate created "The Classic Learning Test... an alternative to other standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT, the test is heavily based in #Western culture and was 'devised to follow the great classical and #Christian tradition'". It's used mostly in Christian schools.
"It's just after the Civil War and Ben Shelby arrives looking for Johnny Tallon whom he plans to kill. Shelby was the only survivor of a battle due to the cowardice of Tallon. Thinking Tallon dead, another man who lost a brother at the same battle arrives to kill Tallon's blind brother. Tallon arrives to find Shelby and his brother fleeing. Then they are attacked by Indians and Shelby and Tallon must now fight together postponing the inevitable showdown."
"The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued; and Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie. But Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall: a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law."
Taken from Fistful of Dynamite here is the peerless Ennio Morricone with the incredible vocal talent of Edda Dell'Orso. This is just fabulous! 🌵🤠 🇮🇹 🎶🎵💕
"Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico."
I've always hated #Malaysian#media/#journalism. All the important things/information always somehow gets missed out or ignored by #news sites (big and small) here, especially when involving #tech.
There were too many occurrences where I see #American/#Western journalism talk about things like what bullshit #Apple did to their new hardware that is unacceptable, and our tech sites here are somehow completely oblivious about this topic and ravishes instead about how pretty and shiny the new product is, pay no mind how Apple cut some vital corners and how it performs/endures as a result, etc. Company X was called to court for anti-consumer behaviours? Who cares.
At the same time, I see them now talking about #Threads and how cool it is, and everyone's jumping on it when I've never ever seen any serious content at all about #Mastodon and the #Fediverse like what The Verge did for the past X number of months since it grew in popularity/awareness. This might apply to other #SouthEastAsian journalism too. Feels like we're all just kids and fanboys with eyes only on the big, shiny things instead of anything or everything that actually matters.
@DebsBookReviews@bookstodon I just started reading Martha Moody by Susan Sinson, and I already love it. (I know that I’m really late to the party, but I won’t be the only one who has never heard of it, except by chance.) it’s a female centered #Western / Frontier novel with a farmer’s wife as narrator, a #lesbian love story, a cow, and lots of female friendship in it. And it’s very beautifully written, full of descriptions that bring corporeal sensations to live. #bookstodon#womenwriters
Shane!
Shane, a cowboy comes to town, stays with a farmer and his family. When he leaves, they shout out his name. He ignores them
An #Existential interpretation of a Classic #Western
For now, the first thing to note is that, after 15 months of conflict, their work suggests Western media may at last begin to cover the Ukraine war properly.
Here's a Colt Canyon battle I previously posted on the birdsite. The enemies call more and the ambushes can be dangerous-- it really helps to have a team of your own (members for which you can recruit sometimes from the people you save).
I also like that Colt Canyon allows you to mess with difficulty settings for many aspects of the game. Made it more fair when I adjusted it, in my opinion. But for those who like games to be PUNISHING, you can ramp that difficulty up, too.
Got back into playing Colt Canyon this weekend and this morning a little. I loved it so much on Switch, I just put it on my Series X because it just went on sale for less than $5 (might still be on sale - seriously, try it, it's a killer roguelike). It's such a good game for quick runs. Now I have to unlock all the characters and weapons. It's a blast.
But over the weekend I couldn't stop thinking about og Diablo. I want to start up a new run of that sometime soon. Gonna try being a rogue (as I realized the other day I've never tried a rogue in any Diablo game), although I'm kinda worried about some tough spots. I beat the game a couple years back for the first time (I played it a bunch as a kid but never beat it) using a warrior, after not being able to get anywhere as a sorcerer. Especially the Butcher fight, that's a brutal early one it's easy to get stuck on if your character isn't strong enough. Best thing about og Diablo though, it's the only Diablo you can save anywhere. That's the best way to beat it, too. Just keep portaling back to town and healing/restocking.I had all my inventory just lying on the ground in town, since there's no stash. 🤣
OC Another drawing of my “spellslinger” with a bit of ink this time. Find myself drawing this guy a lot lately
Israel Ramps Up Drone Sales to Morocco for Its War in Western Sahara (theintercept.com)
Morocco recognized Israel as part of the Abraham Accords — and is reaping its rewards against the Polisario Front.
The War We’re Finally Allowed to See - iAffairs (iaffairscanada.com)
For now, the first thing to note is that, after 15 months of conflict, their work suggests Western media may at last begin to cover the Ukraine war properly.