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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As the composer for films like \u003cem>Beetlejuice\u003c/em>, \u003cem>The Nightmare Before Christmas\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Corpse Bride\u003c/em>, Danny Elfman’s name is nearly synonymous with Halloween. And though his most widely known work is probably \u003cem>The Simpsons\u003c/em> theme, “This Is Halloween,” “Tales From the Crypt,” “Dead Man’s Party” and other creepy classics from Elfman’s pen have become a new soundtrack to late October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Elfman brings his musical mayhem to the Bay Area \u003ca href=\"https://www.dannyelfman.com/events-posts/fromboingotobatmantobigmessandbeyond2024-nd2n5\">on Sunday, Nov. 3\u003c/a> — a massive show spanning his work with Oingo Boingo, Tim Burton and more — he chatted with KQED about the spooky season, his inspirations and missing his longtime friend Pee-Wee Herman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview has been edited for length and clarity. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First of all, Happy Halloween — this must really be your time of year. Do you decorate your house? I’m imagining your front yard looking like \u003ca href=\"https://interscope.com/cdn/shop/files/0935F6ED-3EE1-4D23-B54A-2B6AA77D2FF3.jpg?v=1728685910&width=1200\">the album cover of \u003cem>Dead Man’s Party\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It used to! I lived for 17 years in a house in a nice, flat neighborhood. And my son Oliver, as a little kid, he took charge with decorating the house. It was completely done up. He took it really seriously; he called himself a director. We decorated every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Last year’s \u003cem>Occupied City\u003c/em> compared present-day street addresses in Amsterdam to what happened in those precise locations during the Nazi occupation of WWII.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13959414']In that film, McQueen juxtaposed past and present, death and life, and some of the same collisions are found in the 1940-set \u003cem>Blitz\u003c/em>, which opens Friday in theaters and streams Nov. 22 on Apple TV+. It’s told largely from the perspective of a 9-year-old boy, George (Elliott Heffernan), whose single mother, Rita (a steely Saoirse Ronan), has made the anguished decision to send him to the countryside with thousands of other schoolchildren fleeing the Blitz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A year into the war, the bombing is already intense, and so is the questionable nature of how some are responding to the omnipresent danger and the loosening of order. The film opens in a fiery blaze as firefighters wrestle with an out-of-control hose, and a mass of people rush toward the underground to take cover from the bombers overhead. Outside the station, the gates are locked, and the nearby police refuse to open them. It’s an early hint that McQueen’s treatment of the war will be more complicated and unsparing than the average WWII drama.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Blitz\u003c/em> properly gets underway once Rita leaves George at the train station. The parting is bitter (“I hate you,” George says on the platform) only because their bond is so evidently strong. 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"content": "\u003cp>It’s election week. Stakes are high. Nerves are frayed. And every reasonable person in America is sick and tired of waking up to a mailbox jammed full of unreasonably large flyers. You might be wondering how to get through this home stretch. Maybe you’ve run out of new ways to take mental health breaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fear not voters, for we have figured out the perfect distraction. His name is Merlin, he’s a Davis-dwelling house pig and he knows how to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13893259/get-to-know-tiktoks-talking-animals-bunny-billi-bastian-and-steve-b\">use those talking buttons to communicate\u003c/a> with his human roommates. His primary concern in the world is consuming vegetables and ice cubes and, when he doesn’t get them on demand, he has … feelings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7401228664081321258\" data-video-id=\"7401228664081321258\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>istg he’s going through his teenager phase. he’ll be listening to my chemical romance in no time\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7401228592551594794?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s not just door-slamming Merlin is willing to employ when he doesn’t get his way. Check out his response to not getting to eat a snack that was never intended for him in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7424261243382271275\" data-video-id=\"7424261243382271275\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>I sincerely hope none of you ever have to experience a hoof to the tata\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7424261193591753514?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Delightfully, he also hits a “child abuse!” button every time his doggie roommate Maverick wants to play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7415682202064686379\" data-video-id=\"7415682202064686379\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>Merlin had a lot to say this morning\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7415682162273684267?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merlin’s owner Mina Alali is a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sytGdkZwDHQ\">singer-songwriter\u003c/a> and influencer who also lives with \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7422819374307855658?lang=en\">pigeons, rats and a bearded dragon\u003c/a>, in addition to taking care of \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7416792818099785003?lang=en\">a rescued cow named Moo\u003c/a> that lives elsewhere. Together, they have over 92 million (!) likes on TikTok and 2.3 million followers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alali, along with her husband Alex, makes keeping this menagerie seem surprisingly normal, taking Merlin for (incredibly slow) walks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7411933177687706923\" data-video-id=\"7411933177687706923\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>My boy really said, “no pictures or videos unless I get a treat🐽”\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7411933162856516394?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As well as for hangouts at the Davis farmer’s market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7417215269124214059\" data-video-id=\"7417215269124214059\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>king merlin stopped by for a visit at our local farmer’s market 🙂\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7417215268013411114?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alali is also teaching Merlin impeccable table manners, as one must with any willful child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7419799796900302122\" data-video-id=\"7419799796900302122\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>Had to go over manners with Merlin cause he’s getting sassier by the day\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7419799805175565098?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Especially one that will wreck a kitchen the second he’s left unattended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7374932270144113962\" data-video-id=\"7374932270144113962\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>reason number 526 why you should maybe reconsider adopting a pig\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7374932289119062827?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least Merlin is learning to clean on command.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali/video/7426452931735555374\" data-video-id=\"7426452931735555374\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@mina.alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mina.alali?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mina.alali\u003c/a>Merlin still does housekeeping for anyone who’s interested, rate is 15 ice cubes & 18 blueberries per hour\u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - Mina Alali\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7426452875766795054?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – Mina Alali\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And when he’s content? 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