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The computer performed 30 percent better than previous attempts, but it was still right only 11 percent of the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Domingos says the MIT team’s algorithm is among a handful that are moving computers closer to being able to understand images in the way that humans can, which is a harder task than it may seem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We human beings tend to take vision for granted,” Domingos says. “But evolution spent 500 million years developing vision, and a third of your brain is devoted to vision … all sorts of stuff is happening in [each image,] it’s really hard to extract the objects and the people and the action.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if a computer is going to learn about human interaction from videos, why go with the social fumbling of \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0009719/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Scott\u003c/a> (\u003cem>The Office\u003c/em>) or the machinations of \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0015608/?ref_=fn_al_ch_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edie Britt\u003c/a> (\u003cem>Desperate Housewives\u003c/em>)?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just wanted to use random videos from YouTube,” Vondrick said. “The reason for television is that it’s easy for us to get access to that data, and it’s somewhat realistic in terms of describing everyday situations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vondrick plans to expose the algorithm to years’ worth of television, with the hopes that it will become even more sophisticated over time. 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"content": "\u003cp>Around the world, hundreds of thousands of grown adults are playing \u003ca href=\"http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-go/\" target=\"_blank\">Pokémon Go\u003c/a>: walking around, staring at their phones, repeatedly swiping the screen to throw a fake ball to catch a fake animal in a fake version of reality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're \u003cem>not\u003c/em> one of these people, you probably already hate Pokémon Go. You've been oversaturated with Pokémon Go everywhere you turn, with screengrabs of Pokémon Go all over your Facebook timeline and in-jokes about Pokémon Go on your Instagram feed. You're weary of it before you're even able to learn what it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29708\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Poke.Volvo_-400x514.jpg\" alt=\"Chances are you've seen screengrabs like this one over the last two days.\" width=\"400\" height=\"514\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29708\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Poke.Volvo_-400x514.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Poke.Volvo_.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chances are you've seen screengrabs like this one over the last two days.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Besides, you've seen all those headlines. Pokémon Go makes you \u003ca href=\"http://gizmodo.com/sore-legs-become-pandemic-as-pokemon-go-players-acciden-1783402931\" target=\"_blank\">exhausted\u003c/a>, makes you \u003ca href=\"http://factually.gizmodo.com/no-a-man-didnt-cause-a-major-traffic-accident-while-pl-1783425087\" target=\"_blank\">crash your car\u003c/a>, makes you a \u003ca href=\"http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/armed-muggers-use-pokemon-go-to-find-victims/\" target=\"_blank\">target for muggers\u003c/a> and even makes you \u003ca href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/09/technology/pokemon-go-dead-body/\" target=\"_blank\">discover dead bodies\u003c/a>. There have been \u003ca href=\"https://theawl.com/the-seventeen-remaining-pokemon-go-headlines-d6adb2d98687#.oq76tko7x\" target=\"_blank\">more clickbait headlines\u003c/a> about Pokémon Go this week than about Millennials. (And that's \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/millennials/\" target=\"_blank\">saying something\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 873px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29669\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends.jpg\" alt='Searches for \"Pokémon Go\" over the last month, according to Google Trends.' width=\"873\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends.jpg 873w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends-400x218.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends-800x436.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends-768x419.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Searches for \"Pokémon Go\" over the last month. \u003ccite>(Google Trends)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Usually, I'm with you! I am that insufferable breed of person who loudly recuses himself from ultra-popular phenomena on the grounds that \u003cem>it sucks, man\u003c/em>, without ever giving it a try. (I never saw \u003cem>Avatar\u003c/em>, but I hate \u003cem>Avatar\u003c/em>. That sort of thing.) Yet I know that this is obnoxious, and I know I can do better. So with the \"new me\" in mind, I steeled my too-cool-for-school resolve and I downloaded Pokémon Go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I played it for two days, and can now safely say that I understand. Let me help you understand, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29692\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard.jpg\" alt=\"Two kids play Pokémon Go in the park. Note the absence of other players. That would soon change.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard.jpg 1100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two kids play Pokémon Go in the park. Note the absence of other players. That would soon change. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What Is Pokémon Go, and Why Is Everyone Playing It?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Pokémon Go is a augmented-reality game you play on your phone, downloadable as an app. In order to play it, you have to actually walk around outside, staring at your phone. As you walk around, your character on the screen walks around a map of your actual environment, showing streets and parks and creeks and the like. Using GPS and a mapping system similar to Google Street view, the game puts you in a half-reality of your actual city and a strange world of weird little animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemon.screengrab.jpg\" alt=\"pokemon.screengrab\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29702\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemon.screengrab.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemon.screengrab-400x711.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those animals are Pokémon, which, as anyone alive in the 1990s remembers, starred in a hugely popular franchise of TV shows, card games, video games and movies. In Pokémon Go, the goal is that you've \"gotta catch 'em all\" -- capturing myriad breeds of Pokémon whenever, and wherever, they appear. The only way to find them is to walk around the real world until they pop up on your map. When they do, your phone's camera opens, and the Pokémon are suddenly standing in your stairwell, your BART station, you friend's leg, or wherever your camera happens to be pointing. Then you swipe a Pokéball at it and voilá -- it's caught.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-29690\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Rattata-400x711.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon.Rattata\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Rattata-400x711.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Rattata.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those are the basics, at least. There are refill stations called Pokéstops in the game, located at notable landmarks around town like schools, plazas and benches, and there are huge towers called Gyms, control of which players can battle using the Pokémon they've caught. These places attract a lot of people, and that's part of why the game is so great on a social level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the activity in Pokémon Go is programmed to happen in big outdoor public spaces like city centers and parks. So after launching our character, my daughter and I went to the park down the block. We immediately met another family, powering up at the same Pokéstop. Five minutes in and we'd already had a friendly conversation with complete strangers, right there on the sidewalk, while cars whizzed by and people back in their homes argued on the internet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29689\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.PikachuShirt.jpg\" alt=\"A family playing Pokémon Go talks with other players.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.PikachuShirt.jpg 1100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.PikachuShirt-400x280.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.PikachuShirt-800x561.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.PikachuShirt-768x538.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.PikachuShirt-960x673.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family playing Pokémon Go talks with other players. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Here's How It's Good for Humanity (I'm Serious)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Beyond the game itself of catching Pokémon, Pokémon Go is designed to get players out into the world. And, let's be honest: a lot of people are shut-ins who spend hours on the internet instead of getting out into the world. Modern culture, and especially modern \u003cem>gaming\u003c/em> culture, is definitely not known for being outdoorsy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pokémon Go forces people to get out -- and, invariably, talk to each other face-to-face. Often, to laugh and joke with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When my daughter and I ran into the family at that first Pokéstop, we couldn't believe it: we found someone else playing the game!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We were so naïve. EVERYONE is playing this game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-29688\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Crowd_-800x491.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of people play Pokémon Go.\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Crowd_-800x491.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Crowd_-400x245.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Crowd_-768x471.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Crowd_-960x589.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Crowd_.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd of people play Pokémon Go. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Our next voyage to catch Pokémon took us to a large local park. We quickly found 20 other people walking around with their phones, playing Pokémon Go. We shared tips and strategies, and then formed a posse with a couple of them and walked a half-mile to another park, catching Pokémon and running into other players along the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the second park, we ran into another dozen people playing it, battling each other for control of a Gym. On the screen, these people fought each other. In person, they were laughing, joking, and high-fiving each other after battles. \u003cem>Everyone\u003c/em> was talking to each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I know I'm over-romanticizing it here, but it was just a certain feeling that I can't put into words, other than to say that after the past week -- full of people arguing bitterly on Facebook about gun control and #BlackLivesMatter and \"Shillary\" or whatever -- it was very, very reassuring to see people come together, face-to-face, away from the keyboards that tend to turn them into jerks, to share a moment of compassion and humanity. Even if it was over a \u003ca href=\"http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Psyduck\" target=\"_blank\">silly cartoon duck with a constant headache who can control the weather\u003c/a>. You know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already, informal reports have suggested that the game \u003ca href=\"http://www.attn.com/stories/9779/pokemon-go-affecting-players-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\">improves people's mental health\u003c/a>. Those suffering from severe depression \u003ca href=\"http://www.attn.com/stories/9779/pokemon-go-affecting-players-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\">report how liberating it is\u003c/a> to have a reason to get out of bed, get dressed, and go out into the world. I personally witnessed a shy-looking guy and a phone-wielding girl hit it off over Pokémon Go at one of the Pokéstops, and I don't want to be \u003ca href=\"http://gizmodo.com/did-you-get-laid-playing-pokemon-go-1783444839\" target=\"_blank\">too crass about it\u003c/a>, but there's no question that the love life of a lot of formerly reclusive people got a \u003cem>lot\u003c/em> more promising over the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29691\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup.jpg\" alt=\"Two kids try to capture a Pokémon in Pokémon Go.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup.jpg 1100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two kids try to capture a Pokémon in Pokémon Go. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Isn't It Addictive, Though?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Don't believe all the stories you read about Pokémon Go. The one about the guy who caused a multi-vehicle car crash while trying to catch Pikachu has \u003ca href=\"http://www.snopes.com/man-stops-to-catch-pikachu/\" target=\"_blank\">already been debunked by Snopes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I \u003cem>will\u003c/em> tell you, however, that if you're playing it with a child, be on guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After downloading the game for my six-year-old daughter, we went out and within one minute caught Squirtle. For me, it was fun: the Pokémon appeared on top of our neighbor's trash can, my daughter swiped the little Pokéball to throw it in Squirtle's direction, and we captured it. My daughter, on the other hand, turned into an immediate addict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After catching a couple more Pokémon, it was time to go to the grocery store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But I wanna go downtown and catch all the Pokémon!\" she protested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"No,\" I said, \"we have to go shopping.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But then everyone else will catch all the Pokémon!\" she howled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It doesn't work that way,\" I said. \"We need to go to the store.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But will there be Pokémon there?!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You get the idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29675\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 578px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29675\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemonplus.jpg\" alt=\"Pokémon Go Plus is coming soon (and will easily make a million dollars).\" width=\"578\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemonplus.jpg 578w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemonplus-400x166.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pokémon Go Plus is coming soon (and will easily make a million dollars).\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for myself -- a non-gamer, remember -- I got hooked too. On the drive home from a party last night, I had my daughter open the app \"just to see if it works while driving,\" I said. But when she mentioned she saw a Pokémon on the side of the road, I impulsively pulled over, looked around to see if there were other cars in the area, and backed up a little bit so we could catch it. Yes. I did that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We got home. It was past her bedtime, but that didn't stop me. \"Let's just go down the block and see if we can catch any more,\" I suggested. \"We're almost on Level 6!\" I texted my wife saying we'd be a little bit late. We walked around. We didn't catch anything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While I put my daughter to bed, I sneaked a quick look at the game and saw a rainshower of pink in the distance. Someone had left a lure at a Pokéstop just two blocks from our house! There'd be so many Pokémon there! And it was set to expire in 30 minutes! My daughter could get out of bed and put on some slippers! Gotta catch 'em a -----\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was then that I realized I just needed to \u003cem>close the damn game\u003c/em>. I haven't opened it since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29687\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Congrats.jpg\" alt=\"POkemon.Congrats\" width=\"750\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Congrats.jpg 750w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Congrats-400x284.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Resources for Playing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you're interested, it's probably best to start playing Pokémon Go sooner than later. In two weeks' time, judging by the half-life of these types of phenomena, everyone will be \"so over\" Pokémon Go; the Gyms will all be controlled by super-strong Pokémon, the serious players will turn aggro in person instead of accommodating, and there'll be more reports about the negative side-effects of the game (while I was writing this post, in fact, the inevitable report about how Pokémon Go can \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/heres-all-the-data-pokemon-go-is-collecting-from-your-phone?utm_term=.tv4WXaAkB#.nr4OP37NX\" target=\"_blank\">access all your personal info and read all your emails\u003c/a> emerged). Soon, it won't be fun anymore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you want to start now? Funny thing about Pokémon Go: it doesn't come with any instructions on how to play. Here are a few guides to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://kotaku.com/how-to-play-pokemon-go-1783354400\">How to Play Pokémon Go\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nVia Kotaku, a very clear and simple explainer for the beginner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqIdsLEJaLw\" target=\"_blank\">How to Pick Pikachu as Your Starter in Pokémon Go\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nGame Informer breaks down the easiest way to capture Pikachu, a.k.a. the Pokémon that everyone wants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-go/\" target=\"_blank\">Pokémon Go Plus\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThis wristband accessory is coming soon, and will make playing it easier (and make players less annoying to non-players).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/9/12136310/pokemon-go-tips-how-to-play-beginners\" target=\"_blank\">Six Pokémon Go Tips for the Ultimate Beginner\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPolygon gives a pretty good starter kit here.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Around the world, hundreds of thousands of grown adults are playing \u003ca href=\"http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-go/\" target=\"_blank\">Pokémon Go\u003c/a>: walking around, staring at their phones, repeatedly swiping the screen to throw a fake ball to catch a fake animal in a fake version of reality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're \u003cem>not\u003c/em> one of these people, you probably already hate Pokémon Go. You've been oversaturated with Pokémon Go everywhere you turn, with screengrabs of Pokémon Go all over your Facebook timeline and in-jokes about Pokémon Go on your Instagram feed. You're weary of it before you're even able to learn what it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29708\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Poke.Volvo_-400x514.jpg\" alt=\"Chances are you've seen screengrabs like this one over the last two days.\" width=\"400\" height=\"514\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29708\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Poke.Volvo_-400x514.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Poke.Volvo_.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chances are you've seen screengrabs like this one over the last two days.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Besides, you've seen all those headlines. Pokémon Go makes you \u003ca href=\"http://gizmodo.com/sore-legs-become-pandemic-as-pokemon-go-players-acciden-1783402931\" target=\"_blank\">exhausted\u003c/a>, makes you \u003ca href=\"http://factually.gizmodo.com/no-a-man-didnt-cause-a-major-traffic-accident-while-pl-1783425087\" target=\"_blank\">crash your car\u003c/a>, makes you a \u003ca href=\"http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/armed-muggers-use-pokemon-go-to-find-victims/\" target=\"_blank\">target for muggers\u003c/a> and even makes you \u003ca href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/09/technology/pokemon-go-dead-body/\" target=\"_blank\">discover dead bodies\u003c/a>. There have been \u003ca href=\"https://theawl.com/the-seventeen-remaining-pokemon-go-headlines-d6adb2d98687#.oq76tko7x\" target=\"_blank\">more clickbait headlines\u003c/a> about Pokémon Go this week than about Millennials. (And that's \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/millennials/\" target=\"_blank\">saying something\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 873px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29669\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends.jpg\" alt='Searches for \"Pokémon Go\" over the last month, according to Google Trends.' width=\"873\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends.jpg 873w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends-400x218.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends-800x436.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemongotrends-768x419.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Searches for \"Pokémon Go\" over the last month. \u003ccite>(Google Trends)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Usually, I'm with you! I am that insufferable breed of person who loudly recuses himself from ultra-popular phenomena on the grounds that \u003cem>it sucks, man\u003c/em>, without ever giving it a try. (I never saw \u003cem>Avatar\u003c/em>, but I hate \u003cem>Avatar\u003c/em>. That sort of thing.) Yet I know that this is obnoxious, and I know I can do better. So with the \"new me\" in mind, I steeled my too-cool-for-school resolve and I downloaded Pokémon Go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I played it for two days, and can now safely say that I understand. Let me help you understand, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29692\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard.jpg\" alt=\"Two kids play Pokémon Go in the park. Note the absence of other players. That would soon change.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard.jpg 1100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Juilliard-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two kids play Pokémon Go in the park. Note the absence of other players. That would soon change. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What Is Pokémon Go, and Why Is Everyone Playing It?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Pokémon Go is a augmented-reality game you play on your phone, downloadable as an app. In order to play it, you have to actually walk around outside, staring at your phone. As you walk around, your character on the screen walks around a map of your actual environment, showing streets and parks and creeks and the like. Using GPS and a mapping system similar to Google Street view, the game puts you in a half-reality of your actual city and a strange world of weird little animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemon.screengrab.jpg\" alt=\"pokemon.screengrab\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29702\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemon.screengrab.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemon.screengrab-400x711.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those animals are Pokémon, which, as anyone alive in the 1990s remembers, starred in a hugely popular franchise of TV shows, card games, video games and movies. In Pokémon Go, the goal is that you've \"gotta catch 'em all\" -- capturing myriad breeds of Pokémon whenever, and wherever, they appear. The only way to find them is to walk around the real world until they pop up on your map. When they do, your phone's camera opens, and the Pokémon are suddenly standing in your stairwell, your BART station, you friend's leg, or wherever your camera happens to be pointing. Then you swipe a Pokéball at it and voilá -- it's caught.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-29690\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Rattata-400x711.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon.Rattata\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Rattata-400x711.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/Pokemon.Rattata.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those are the basics, at least. There are refill stations called Pokéstops in the game, located at notable landmarks around town like schools, plazas and benches, and there are huge towers called Gyms, control of which players can battle using the Pokémon they've caught. These places attract a lot of people, and that's part of why the game is so great on a social level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the activity in Pokémon Go is programmed to happen in big outdoor public spaces like city centers and parks. So after launching our character, my daughter and I went to the park down the block. We immediately met another family, powering up at the same Pokéstop. 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And, let's be honest: a lot of people are shut-ins who spend hours on the internet instead of getting out into the world. Modern culture, and especially modern \u003cem>gaming\u003c/em> culture, is definitely not known for being outdoorsy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pokémon Go forces people to get out -- and, invariably, talk to each other face-to-face. Often, to laugh and joke with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When my daughter and I ran into the family at that first Pokéstop, we couldn't believe it: we found someone else playing the game!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We were so naïve. 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We quickly found 20 other people walking around with their phones, playing Pokémon Go. We shared tips and strategies, and then formed a posse with a couple of them and walked a half-mile to another park, catching Pokémon and running into other players along the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the second park, we ran into another dozen people playing it, battling each other for control of a Gym. On the screen, these people fought each other. In person, they were laughing, joking, and high-fiving each other after battles. \u003cem>Everyone\u003c/em> was talking to each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I know I'm over-romanticizing it here, but it was just a certain feeling that I can't put into words, other than to say that after the past week -- full of people arguing bitterly on Facebook about gun control and #BlackLivesMatter and \"Shillary\" or whatever -- it was very, very reassuring to see people come together, face-to-face, away from the keyboards that tend to turn them into jerks, to share a moment of compassion and humanity. Even if it was over a \u003ca href=\"http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Psyduck\" target=\"_blank\">silly cartoon duck with a constant headache who can control the weather\u003c/a>. You know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already, informal reports have suggested that the game \u003ca href=\"http://www.attn.com/stories/9779/pokemon-go-affecting-players-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\">improves people's mental health\u003c/a>. Those suffering from severe depression \u003ca href=\"http://www.attn.com/stories/9779/pokemon-go-affecting-players-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\">report how liberating it is\u003c/a> to have a reason to get out of bed, get dressed, and go out into the world. I personally witnessed a shy-looking guy and a phone-wielding girl hit it off over Pokémon Go at one of the Pokéstops, and I don't want to be \u003ca href=\"http://gizmodo.com/did-you-get-laid-playing-pokemon-go-1783444839\" target=\"_blank\">too crass about it\u003c/a>, but there's no question that the love life of a lot of formerly reclusive people got a \u003cem>lot\u003c/em> more promising over the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29691\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup.jpg\" alt=\"Two kids try to capture a Pokémon in Pokémon Go.\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup.jpg 1100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Closeup-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two kids try to capture a Pokémon in Pokémon Go. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Isn't It Addictive, Though?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Don't believe all the stories you read about Pokémon Go. The one about the guy who caused a multi-vehicle car crash while trying to catch Pikachu has \u003ca href=\"http://www.snopes.com/man-stops-to-catch-pikachu/\" target=\"_blank\">already been debunked by Snopes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I \u003cem>will\u003c/em> tell you, however, that if you're playing it with a child, be on guard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After downloading the game for my six-year-old daughter, we went out and within one minute caught Squirtle. For me, it was fun: the Pokémon appeared on top of our neighbor's trash can, my daughter swiped the little Pokéball to throw it in Squirtle's direction, and we captured it. My daughter, on the other hand, turned into an immediate addict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After catching a couple more Pokémon, it was time to go to the grocery store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But I wanna go downtown and catch all the Pokémon!\" she protested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"No,\" I said, \"we have to go shopping.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But then everyone else will catch all the Pokémon!\" she howled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It doesn't work that way,\" I said. \"We need to go to the store.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But will there be Pokémon there?!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You get the idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29675\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 578px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29675\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemonplus.jpg\" alt=\"Pokémon Go Plus is coming soon (and will easily make a million dollars).\" width=\"578\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemonplus.jpg 578w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/pokemonplus-400x166.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pokémon Go Plus is coming soon (and will easily make a million dollars).\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for myself -- a non-gamer, remember -- I got hooked too. On the drive home from a party last night, I had my daughter open the app \"just to see if it works while driving,\" I said. But when she mentioned she saw a Pokémon on the side of the road, I impulsively pulled over, looked around to see if there were other cars in the area, and backed up a little bit so we could catch it. Yes. I did that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We got home. It was past her bedtime, but that didn't stop me. \"Let's just go down the block and see if we can catch any more,\" I suggested. \"We're almost on Level 6!\" I texted my wife saying we'd be a little bit late. We walked around. We didn't catch anything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While I put my daughter to bed, I sneaked a quick look at the game and saw a rainshower of pink in the distance. Someone had left a lure at a Pokéstop just two blocks from our house! There'd be so many Pokémon there! And it was set to expire in 30 minutes! My daughter could get out of bed and put on some slippers! Gotta catch 'em a -----\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was then that I realized I just needed to \u003cem>close the damn game\u003c/em>. I haven't opened it since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29687\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Congrats.jpg\" alt=\"POkemon.Congrats\" width=\"750\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Congrats.jpg 750w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/07/POkemon.Congrats-400x284.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Resources for Playing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you're interested, it's probably best to start playing Pokémon Go sooner than later. In two weeks' time, judging by the half-life of these types of phenomena, everyone will be \"so over\" Pokémon Go; the Gyms will all be controlled by super-strong Pokémon, the serious players will turn aggro in person instead of accommodating, and there'll be more reports about the negative side-effects of the game (while I was writing this post, in fact, the inevitable report about how Pokémon Go can \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/heres-all-the-data-pokemon-go-is-collecting-from-your-phone?utm_term=.tv4WXaAkB#.nr4OP37NX\" target=\"_blank\">access all your personal info and read all your emails\u003c/a> emerged). Soon, it won't be fun anymore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you want to start now? Funny thing about Pokémon Go: it doesn't come with any instructions on how to play. 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She exists simultaneously in contemporary Sweden, 16th century France, and the Vienna of 1893, and is, apparently, possessed by a witch, played by the blind mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Recasting stories of female hysteria\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bielawa is best known as the long-time vocalist for the world-renowned \u003ca href=\"http://www.philipglass.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip Glass Ensemble\u003c/a> and, locally, as artistic director of the precocious \u003ca href=\"http://sfgirlschorus.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Girls Chorus\u003c/a>. She grew up in the Bay Area and has also undertaken ambitious projects locally, such as a work she composed for massive musical forces at Crissy Field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crissy Broadcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/H76AibG52XE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The origin story of \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i> goes back to the composer’s time as an undergraduate in literature at Yale, where she wrote a senior thesis about studies by men of female hysteria. The topic haunted Bielawa, and she collaborated with Ehn on a traditional three act opera in 1994. “I sent him stacks and stacks of photocopies of primary source material from several centuries,” says Bielawa. “He wove it all into a libretto with the name \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i>.” (Vireo is a type of songbird.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bielawa shopped the piece around to opera companies throughout the country, but came up short. The project was shelved for 20 years. Bielawa eventually resurrected \u003cem>Vireo\u003c/em> as part of her residency at Cal State Fullerton’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.grandcentralartcenter.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Central Art Center\u003c/a> (GCAC) in Orange County in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Opera for the Netflix generation\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea to write an opera in episodes as one might approach a sitcom or telenovela came from Netflix. Specifically, the TV series \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Arrested Development\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, which Bielawa loves for its lampooning of life in Orange County’s Newport Beach with absurdist wordplay and dark wit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the summer of 2012, when Bielawa and GCAC director and chief curator John Spiak were casting around together locally for a new project, the pair realized they were both fans of \u003ci>Arrested Development\u003c/i>, and Spiak reminded Bielawa that the series takes place in the Orange County area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I looked around me and realized that one way to make innovative work that engaged with the community was to recognize that many of the smartest and most creative people around were involved in this evolving new form,” Bielawa says. “The way to make an opera that was native to SoCal was to embrace its flagship format, the episodic series.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Taking TV opera in a fresh direction\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opera on television is nothing new. Gian Carlo Menotti’s beloved \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amahl_and_the_Night_Visitors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Amahl and the Night Visitors\u003c/i>\u003c/a> was specifically composed for NBC in 1951 as a Christmas special, and Benjamin Britten’s less well-known \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Wingrave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Owen Wingrave\u003c/i> \u003c/a>was composed for television broadcast on the BBC some 20 years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11752745\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5010px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11752745 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630.jpg\" alt=\"American Contemporary Music Ensemble\" width=\"5010\" height=\"2820\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630.jpg 5010w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5010px) 100vw, 5010px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) in the hospital of Alcatraz. \u003ccite>(Photo: David Soderlund)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Running at almost three hours — if you were to watch all 12 episodes back-to-back, that is — \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i> is just about the same length as the average opera. (Or it will be, once the project is finished, which is expected to happen before the end of next year.) But unlike the other two televised operas mentioned above, which are still occasionally performed on stage, \u003ci>Vireo \u003c/i>doesn’t fit into a traditional live opera setting. The episodic piece takes place in multiple time periods simultaneously. This time-bending is quite tricky to represent in a live performance. Also, \u003ci>Vireo \u003c/i>features a dizzying number of collaborators like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kronosquartet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kronos Quartet\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmemusic.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Contemporary Music Ensemble\u003c/a> (ACME), the Bay Area choral group \u003ca href=\"http://www.cappellasf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cappella SF\u003c/a>, and even a marching band from a high school in Indio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What the episodic, web-based format of \u003ci>Vireo \u003c/i>does provide for fans of opera is choice: the viewer can decide to snack on a single episode, take in a few at once, or binge-watch the whole thing in one go. “Each episode stands alone as a work of art, and yet also presents itself as part of a larger narrative,” says Otte, who worked on the globe-trotting remount of Philip Glass’ seminal opera \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_on_the_Beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Einstein on the Beach\u003c/a>.\u003c/i> (The production made a stop at Cal Performances in Berkeley in Oct. 2012.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Success not a given\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As with all operas, there are a lot of moving parts and production costs are often high. The budget for \u003cem>Vireo\u003c/em> is $600,000. Although the project receives funding from a few foundations and grant programs (most prominently the community television organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KCET \u003c/a>and Grand Central Art Center), Bielawa and her team still need at least $260,000 to make it through to the end of the series. And success is certainly not a given. According to a 2015 study conducted by the opera industry organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.operaamerica.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opera America\u003c/a>, of the nearly 600 new operas premiered over the past two decades, only 11 percent have received a second production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a web-based work released in serial format, \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i> faces its own specific set of challenges. For one thing, the technical and artistic hurdles of producing a serialized opera with tons of collaborators in unusual locations like Alcatraz are immense. Then there’s the esoteric, highly brainy subject matter: the (mis)treatment of female hysteria is hardly the stuff of an evening’s light entertainment. It remains to be seen if the characters manage to connect with the video audience, many of whom may be viewing the episodes on the shrunken screens of laptops, tablets and even smartphones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bielawa is fearless and clearly has talent. \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i> has already won a major prize from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ascapfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation\u003c/a> (ASCAP), a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers, for its curious hybrid structure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ci>Vireo \u003c/i>isn’t just a point of innovation for an art form that has long struggled to stay relevant. Bielawa is one of very few successful female opera composers in a field dominated by men. As such, she is aware that her work is also unusual in content; her heroine is not simply an exotic Carmen or Madame Butterfly. “I’m working with these very young women who are playing these important and complex lead roles,” Bielawa says. “One of my motivations is to insist on roles for women in opera that have depth and breadth of character.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Watch the first two episodes of \u003cem>Vireo\u003c/em>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch's Accuser | Artbound | Season 6, Episode 6 | KCET\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/4bRxIpgdj6w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Alcatraz has been the setting of many Hollywood blockbusters from \u003ci>Escape from Alcatraz\u003c/i> to \u003ci>The Rock\u003c/i>. But a serialized, made-for-video opera? Now that’s surely a first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent evening in June, the former federal penitentiary was the site of a film shoot for \u003ca href=\"http://www.operavireo.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch’s Accuser\u003c/i> \u003c/a>— a 12-episode opera created by Bay Area native composer and musician \u003ca href=\"http://www.lisabielawa.net/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisa Bielawa\u003c/a> in collaboration with playwright Erik Ehn and director Charles Otte. On set for Episode 9, a chorus of vocalists sang out a dirge-like lament accompanied by hurdy gurdy from one of the cell blocks. Down the corridor, in the decrepit prison hospital, a string quartet played along with the sound of bells. Meanwhile, in a third room, a straightjacketed teen girl with a skull scepter confronted her doppelgänger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11753786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 3272px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11753786 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-21_0495-Edit-e1467245971954.jpg\" alt=\"Rowen Sabala as the title character in Lisa Bielawa’s new serialized, made-for-video opera ‘Vireo’. The latest episode was shot on Alcatraz\" width=\"3272\" height=\"1852\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-21_0495-Edit-e1467245971954.jpg 3272w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-21_0495-Edit-e1467245971954-400x226.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-21_0495-Edit-e1467245971954-800x453.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-21_0495-Edit-e1467245971954-768x435.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-21_0495-Edit-e1467245971954-1180x668.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-21_0495-Edit-e1467245971954-1920x1087.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-21_0495-Edit-e1467245971954-960x543.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3272px) 100vw, 3272px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rowen Sabala as the title character in Lisa Bielawa’s new serialized, made-for-video opera ‘Vireo’. The latest episode was shot on Alcatraz \u003ccite>(Photo: David Soderlund)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The unusual project is being filmed in 10-to-12 minute episodes — perfect for the ever shortening attention spans of a new generation. Shot in Southern California, New York, and San Francisco, the series will be broadcast next year on public television and online, and seeks to bring opera to a broader audience by using a digital streaming model a la Netflix and Amazon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Vireo\u003c/em> follows the convoluted adventures of the titular character, a teenage girl played by 18-year old soprano Rowen Sabala. The young woman hears and sees things, and is ultimately accused of being a witch. She exists simultaneously in contemporary Sweden, 16th century France, and the Vienna of 1893, and is, apparently, possessed by a witch, played by the blind mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Recasting stories of female hysteria\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bielawa is best known as the long-time vocalist for the world-renowned \u003ca href=\"http://www.philipglass.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip Glass Ensemble\u003c/a> and, locally, as artistic director of the precocious \u003ca href=\"http://sfgirlschorus.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Girls Chorus\u003c/a>. She grew up in the Bay Area and has also undertaken ambitious projects locally, such as a work she composed for massive musical forces at Crissy Field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crissy Broadcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/H76AibG52XE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The origin story of \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i> goes back to the composer’s time as an undergraduate in literature at Yale, where she wrote a senior thesis about studies by men of female hysteria. The topic haunted Bielawa, and she collaborated with Ehn on a traditional three act opera in 1994. “I sent him stacks and stacks of photocopies of primary source material from several centuries,” says Bielawa. “He wove it all into a libretto with the name \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i>.” (Vireo is a type of songbird.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bielawa shopped the piece around to opera companies throughout the country, but came up short. The project was shelved for 20 years. Bielawa eventually resurrected \u003cem>Vireo\u003c/em> as part of her residency at Cal State Fullerton’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.grandcentralartcenter.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Central Art Center\u003c/a> (GCAC) in Orange County in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Opera for the Netflix generation\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea to write an opera in episodes as one might approach a sitcom or telenovela came from Netflix. Specifically, the TV series \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Arrested Development\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, which Bielawa loves for its lampooning of life in Orange County’s Newport Beach with absurdist wordplay and dark wit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the summer of 2012, when Bielawa and GCAC director and chief curator John Spiak were casting around together locally for a new project, the pair realized they were both fans of \u003ci>Arrested Development\u003c/i>, and Spiak reminded Bielawa that the series takes place in the Orange County area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I looked around me and realized that one way to make innovative work that engaged with the community was to recognize that many of the smartest and most creative people around were involved in this evolving new form,” Bielawa says. “The way to make an opera that was native to SoCal was to embrace its flagship format, the episodic series.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Taking TV opera in a fresh direction\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opera on television is nothing new. Gian Carlo Menotti’s beloved \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amahl_and_the_Night_Visitors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Amahl and the Night Visitors\u003c/i>\u003c/a> was specifically composed for NBC in 1951 as a Christmas special, and Benjamin Britten’s less well-known \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Wingrave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Owen Wingrave\u003c/i> \u003c/a>was composed for television broadcast on the BBC some 20 years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11752745\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5010px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11752745 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630.jpg\" alt=\"American Contemporary Music Ensemble\" width=\"5010\" height=\"2820\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630.jpg 5010w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/PRESS-Vireo-Acatraz_2016-06-22_0551-Edit-e1467226939630-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5010px) 100vw, 5010px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) in the hospital of Alcatraz. \u003ccite>(Photo: David Soderlund)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Running at almost three hours — if you were to watch all 12 episodes back-to-back, that is — \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i> is just about the same length as the average opera. (Or it will be, once the project is finished, which is expected to happen before the end of next year.) But unlike the other two televised operas mentioned above, which are still occasionally performed on stage, \u003ci>Vireo \u003c/i>doesn’t fit into a traditional live opera setting. The episodic piece takes place in multiple time periods simultaneously. This time-bending is quite tricky to represent in a live performance. Also, \u003ci>Vireo \u003c/i>features a dizzying number of collaborators like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kronosquartet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kronos Quartet\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmemusic.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Contemporary Music Ensemble\u003c/a> (ACME), the Bay Area choral group \u003ca href=\"http://www.cappellasf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cappella SF\u003c/a>, and even a marching band from a high school in Indio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What the episodic, web-based format of \u003ci>Vireo \u003c/i>does provide for fans of opera is choice: the viewer can decide to snack on a single episode, take in a few at once, or binge-watch the whole thing in one go. “Each episode stands alone as a work of art, and yet also presents itself as part of a larger narrative,” says Otte, who worked on the globe-trotting remount of Philip Glass’ seminal opera \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_on_the_Beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Einstein on the Beach\u003c/a>.\u003c/i> (The production made a stop at Cal Performances in Berkeley in Oct. 2012.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Success not a given\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As with all operas, there are a lot of moving parts and production costs are often high. The budget for \u003cem>Vireo\u003c/em> is $600,000. Although the project receives funding from a few foundations and grant programs (most prominently the community television organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcet.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KCET \u003c/a>and Grand Central Art Center), Bielawa and her team still need at least $260,000 to make it through to the end of the series. And success is certainly not a given. According to a 2015 study conducted by the opera industry organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.operaamerica.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opera America\u003c/a>, of the nearly 600 new operas premiered over the past two decades, only 11 percent have received a second production.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a web-based work released in serial format, \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i> faces its own specific set of challenges. For one thing, the technical and artistic hurdles of producing a serialized opera with tons of collaborators in unusual locations like Alcatraz are immense. Then there’s the esoteric, highly brainy subject matter: the (mis)treatment of female hysteria is hardly the stuff of an evening’s light entertainment. It remains to be seen if the characters manage to connect with the video audience, many of whom may be viewing the episodes on the shrunken screens of laptops, tablets and even smartphones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bielawa is fearless and clearly has talent. \u003ci>Vireo\u003c/i> has already won a major prize from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ascapfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation\u003c/a> (ASCAP), a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers, for its curious hybrid structure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ci>Vireo \u003c/i>isn’t just a point of innovation for an art form that has long struggled to stay relevant. Bielawa is one of very few successful female opera composers in a field dominated by men. 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Whenever JoJo or anyone else confronted Chad for his troubling behavior, Johnson would use some bizarre circular logic to reason that he only made violent threats because the guys just wouldn’t stop picking on him and, well, what else is he supposed to do besides threaten them with physical violence?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And after all that, JoJo \u003cem>still\u003c/em> kept him around for another episode. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“He was probably a dream character for the producers,” says Dr. Melissa Camacho, an associate professor of mass media at San Francisco State University. 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Jonathan \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://nypost.com/2006/05/31/fear-fight-controversial-racer-clashes-with-reality-show-host-joe-rogan/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">claims\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that Rogan and Fairplay had taunted his wife, and he was merely defending her. (Jonathan and Victoria are now divorced.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fans of\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Bachelorette\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> may have wondered if producers were perhaps forcing JoJo to string Chad along for the juicy plot line. Fortunately, the speculation was short-lived, as JoJo finally dumped him after a two-on-one date in episode four. Of course, the network still let his exit bleed into episode five, filming his return to the house for one last manufactured confrontation, probably because they thought maybe this time he’d blow, and partly so they could milk one more episode’s worth of ratings out of him. He didn’t snap, even when Evan asked him to replace his torn shirt, and Chad finally left. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Later that night, Johnson was a guest on ABC’s \u003cem>Jimmy Kimmel Live\u003c/em>. And later this summer, viewers will get even more Chad on the alcohol-soaked spinoff \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bachelor in Paradise\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where he’ll rejoin Evan Bass and more of the men who felt unsafe around Johnson and whose limbs he threatened to tear off. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe nothing will happen. 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Still, they gave the roommates the option of letting Stephen stay in the house, which they did — as long as he took anger management classes. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">MTV used to be quick to act, but these days, it seems like the network picks and chooses which stars it removes from its most popular shows. On the \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jersey Shore\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8eYbyriti8\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sammi and J-Woww traded blows\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in season two but both stayed cast members for four more seasons. 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Cliff \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1pse2_top-chef-head-shaving-official_shortfilms\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">is shown on camera trying to hold Marcel down\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “Everyone knew that it wasn’t meant to be a quote unquote violent event,” Camacho says. “But they were like: You put your hands on somebody. That’s assault.” Crooks was disqualified from the show, on camera.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unfortunately, not all programs are so discerning, and some — like \u003cem>The Bachelorette\u003c/em> — may actually capitalize on such behavior. One of the scariest hostilities in reality history happened on the usually innocuous \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazing Race\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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"content": "\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"DTeLk36yQMgO2Zg2fdDQmQFL2wpaixAx\"]Justin Timberlake means a lot of things to people. Maybe he was your first crush back in the NSYNC days. Maybe he emboldened you to try out \u003ca href=\"http://esq.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/15/07/54da4e972127b_-_justin-timberlake-wi-0608-lg-18970743.jpg\">an all-denim look\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://cdn-wpmsa.defymedia.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/01/justin-timberlake-ramen-noodles-birthday-collage.jpg\">an edgy Ramen noodle hairstyle\u003c/a>. Or maybe he taught you a lesson about the Teflon nature of white male privilege and how, for some, nothing bad sticks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But times are a-changing. Last night at the BET Awards, Jesse Williams delivered a speech that will blast your understanding of what getting goosebumps feels like to all-new stratospheric levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don't have time to \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/27/watch-jesse-williams-on-black-lives-equal-rights-and-freedom/\">watch it in full\u003c/a>, make time. If that's not possible for some reason (nosy boss, bad internet connection, what have you), here are some choice lines that'll give you an idea of what we're working with here:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ci>\"Police somehow manage to deescalate, disarm and not kill white people everyday. So what's going to happen is we are going to have equal rights and justice in our own country or we will restructure their function and ours.\"\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ci>\"The burden of the brutalized is not to comfort the bystander. That's not our job, alright - stop with all that. If you have a critique for the resistance, for our resistance, then you better have an established record of critique of our oppression. If you have no interest in equal rights for black people, then do not make suggestions to those who do. Sit down.\"\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ci>\"We've been floating this country on credit for centuries, yo, and we're done watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us, burying black people out of sight and out of mind while extracting our culture, our dollars, our entertainment like oil - black gold, ghettoizing and demeaning our creations then stealing them, gentrifying our genius and then trying us on like costumes before discarding our bodies like rinds of strange fruit. Just because we're magic doesn't mean we're not real.\"\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Justin Timberlake was presumably watching at home and felt moved, as anyone should. He decided to tweet from his glass house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/jtimberlake/status/747257470314131456\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seems harmless. Jesse does deserve props for that speech. But there is an absurd lack of self-awareness at work here. One of the major points of Jesse's speech is that black art is so often devalued, only to be appropriated by white people and reevaluated as suddenly worthy. No one knows this better than Justin Timberlake, who has made a career out of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXl4DB34yTk\">co-opting black culture \u003c/a>and gaining the kind of success that is rarely afforded to those who originated it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twitter helpfully pointed this out for him:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/MrErnestOwens/status/747273043379052544\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is where Justin should have logged off. But no:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/sweet-soul_1.png\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/sweet-soul_1-800x339.png\" alt=\"sweet soul_1\" width=\"800\" height=\"339\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-33628\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/sweet-soul_1-800x339.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/sweet-soul_1-400x170.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/sweet-soul_1-768x326.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/sweet-soul_1-960x407.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/sweet-soul_1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A one-two punch of condescension (\"sweet soul\"? really?!) and #AllLivesMatter / #We'reAllAfrican sentiment? Plus, a sardonic \"bye\" send-off? Justin, you are not Beyonce and people on Twitter speaking truth are not Felicia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CerromeRussell/status/747404875445768192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Felonious_munk/status/747283831753838592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Princesskeshia1/status/747358805281873924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, Justin, we are all human beings and \u003cem>should\u003c/em> be treated equally, but that's not our current reality. When someone from a marginalized group expresses his or her feelings on their lived experience, it is not appropriate to step in and say something that makes their message about you. Sometimes the best way to be an ally is to know when to stop talking and start listening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For over a decade, Justin has gotten away with being mediocre (\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5RobDomh5U\">his last single\u003c/a>, which is horrible, went straight to #1) and being a coward (lest we forget how he left Janet Jackson out to dry, after ripping her Super Bowl Halftime outfit). Judging by the response to \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/02/04/nipplegate-revisited-why-america-owes-janet-jackson-a-huge-apology/\">an essay I wrote earlier this year about Nipplegate\u003c/a>, it seems like many \u003cem>have\u003c/em> forgotten. For those who missed it, here's something to chew on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>When he sings, “Better have you naked by the end of this song,” he was supposed to pull Janet’s bustier to reveal a red lace bra, but both pieces ended up ripping off.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Then everyone got insanely mad at Justin for messing up. Oh, wait, sorry, I forgot about the patriarchy for a second. Let me try that again: then everyone got insanely mad at Janet for having breasts and no one ever really mentioned Justin again. For example, The Washington Post’s Tony Kornheiser wrote, “What Janet Jackson did was bizarre, deliberately flopping out of her costume like that.” Justin’s grabbing hand is entirely erased from the scene.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The senseless sexism didn’t end there. Janet was disinvited from that year’s Grammys. Meanwhile, Justin was not only allowed to attend, but also performed. Janet was blacklisted from radio and music video channels for the next several years, leading to multiple album flops, while Justin got to be goofy on SNL and become a movie star.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And what's worse is that Justin let Janet take all the heat, more concerned with making it as a solo artist than doing the right thing. Granted, the way America so easily absolved him of any wrongdoing wasn't really up to him and speaks to a national legacy of racism and sexism that's far bigger than one single boy band member. But what was up to him was whether or not he used his privilege to highlight the unfair advantage he enjoys in this world and the hypocrisy of it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Twitter had been around back in 2004, maybe Janet and Justin's career trajectories would have taken different courses. 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So do most people who aren't straight white dudes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's time for Justin to take a seat and some of his own medicine, the same dose he prescribed for Britney, another woman he used and then discarded to get to where he is today: Cry me a river.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/giphy-1.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28050\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"justin cry me a river gif\" width=\"595\" height=\"335\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>To learn more about how troubling Nipplegate really was, listen to this episode of The Cooler:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/245551173&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Or read all about it:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/02/04/nipplegate-revisited-why-america-owes-janet-jackson-a-huge-apology/\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">This morning, those of us who believe in a woman's right to choose have something to celebrate: the Supreme Court has \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/27/483686616/supreme-court-strikes-down-abortion-restrictions-in-texas\">struck down abortion restrictions in Texas\u003c/a>. But victory has become an unfamiliar sensation, as of late. At the end of March, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed one of \u003ca href=\"https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1337#digest-heading\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">the most restrictive abortion laws in the country\u003c/span>\u003c/a>, a bill so extreme even some \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/25/471842196/indiana-governor-signs-new-abortion-restrictions-into-law\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">pro-life lawmakers opposed it\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. Around the same time, Donald Trump suggested (and then recanted) that women \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/us/politics/donald-trump-abortion.html?_r=0\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">who receive abortions should be subject “to some kind of punishment\u003c/span>\u003c/a>.” The last few years have seen the curtailing of abortion rights across the US, from Tennessee to Texas, North Dakota, and most recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/23/this-is-our-proper-function-oklahoma-advances-measure-to-revoke-licenses-of-doctors-that-perform-abortions/\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">Oklahoma\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">I’ve watched these explosive conversations and laws unfold across the country with horror, as women’s bodies are used and abused by the political process. Missing from many of these political conversations are women’s voices and missing from the media landscape, from television to film, are representations of women who choose to have abortions, whatever their reasons may be. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">When TV shows attempt to stay neutral on the issue of abortion, in order to avoid offending an imagined conservative audience, they in fact take an anti-choice stance. Plot lines in which abortion is not considered as a reasonable option reinforce the spectacle and stigma around the procedure. That's why it's so important when shows like \u003ci>Scandal\u003c/i> offer diverse representations of reproductive choices, helping to normalize the scope of possibilities available to women.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Abortion’s absence in entertainment television is nothing new. \u003cem>Broadly\u003c/em>'s Briana Fasone \u003ca href=\"https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/far-from-reality-tv-the-changing-story-of-abortion-on-television\">writes\u003c/a> that, \u003cspan class=\"s2\">“until the 1960s, abortion, which was illegal in 44 states in nearly all situations that didn’t threaten the life of the mother, was absent as a plot line in television\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s3\">.” \u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Fasone \u003cspan class=\"s2\">details this early history of abortion on \u003c/span>TV, which included news reports, a controversial episode of \u003ci>The Defenders\u003c/i>, and a Walter Cronkite special. Moreover, pregnancy itself has often been invisible on network television. For decades, women’s pregnant bodies have been largely hidden behind drapey clothes (see: \u003ca href=\"http://www.avclub.com/article/more-than-60-years-ago-a-pregnant-lucille-ball-cou-100629\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">Lucille Ball\u003c/span>\u003c/a>), tight camera framing, and even the occasional giant popcorn bowl. (I’m looking at you, \u003ci>Scandal\u003c/i>.) \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Even more obscure are storylines that engage and carry through with abortion in primetime network programming -- the most expensive and conservative landscape in television -- especially when the procedure involves a main character. Here, \u003ci>Scandal\u003c/i> made history in its mid-season winter finale, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” showcasing its central character choosing, without fanfare, to have an abortion. Olivia (Kerry Washington) wasn’t the first character to make this choice on television, but she is one of a very select few. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">In the early 1960s, an abortion plot on \u003ci>The Defenders\u003c/i>, which supported the rights of women to choose, caused an uproar at CBS. The show lost sponsors. Affiliates in many major markets refused to air the episode. Then, in 1972, there was the Bea Arthur sitcom \u003ci>Maude\u003c/i>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16991917_849842870001_img-100603-maude-rue-still-182846995684.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-28023\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16991917_849842870001_img-100603-maude-rue-still-182846995684.jpg\" alt=\"maude abortion\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16991917_849842870001_img-100603-maude-rue-still-182846995684.jpg 480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16991917_849842870001_img-100603-maude-rue-still-182846995684-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/a>In 1972 -- in line with the shifting tide signaled by the Roe v. Wade decision (1973) -- Bea Arthur’s character Maude\u003ci> \u003c/i>had an abortion. Although she was \u003ca href=\"http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/cristina-yang-grey-s-anatomy-abortion\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">not the first character to have an abortion on TV\u003c/span>\u003c/a> (shout out to soap operas!), she was the first character to do so in primetime television. Over 30 years later, Maude remains mostly alone in the history of primetime abortions, Dr. Christina Yang (Sandra Oh) on \u003ci>Grey’s Anatomy\u003c/i> and Becky (Madison Burges) on \u003ci>Friday Night Lights \u003c/i>are two exceptions. (Within this select group, most women on TV who have abortions are, according to KQED's own Lisa Aliferis, “\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2015/12/17/fictionalized-abortion-on-tv-no-mirror-for-real-life/\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">younger, whiter, wealthier and less likely to be raising children than the average American woman who has an abortion.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>”)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Often when TV does depict abortion, it's a big and controversial deal. For instance, when Becky has an abortion on \u003ci>Friday Night Lights\u003c/i>, the whole town becomes hysterical. Becky’s decision even results in Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) being forced by the town to step down from her job as school principal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFxvFF42LEM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">While accidental pregnancies are a regular plot twist on network TV, it’s far more common for characters to go ahead and have the baby. This trope wraps sex into the productivity of the nuclear family (television’s bread and butter). You might recognize this plot line from \u003ci>Friends\u003c/i> (Ross and Rachel have Emma) or, more recently,\u003ci> The Mindy Project\u003c/i>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Just last year, Mindy Kaling said that her sitcom \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/09/04/abortion_on_the_mindy_project_mindy_kaling_says_it_won_t_happen.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">wouldn’t depict abortion because it is too serious\u003c/span>\u003c/a> (see \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/06/13/obvious-child-why-america-is-finally-ready-for-the-first-pro-choice-rom-com/\">\u003ci>Obvious Child\u003c/i>\u003c/a> for a great counter-argument about how to talk about abortion with humor and warmth). Thus, when Mindy got pregnant during the sitcom’s third season, she kept the baby, like many female characters before her. The show did not give her space to consider any other decision.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2GN3wdfqbA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Then in November 2015, Olivia Pope had an abortion in a primetime show watched by millions of dedicated fans. Of Olivia’s abortion, \u003ca href=\"http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/scandal-olivia-pope-abortion/417048/\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">Lenika Cruz wrote in \u003ci>The Atlantic\u003c/i>,\u003c/span>\u003c/a> “the camera didn’t ogle, but it didn’t shy away from Olivia’s wide-eyed gaze either. The message? This is normal. This is acceptable. This is Olivia’s choice, and hers alone.” The audacity, she concludes, wasn’t the abortion itself, but that it wasn’t made into a spectacle.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Olivia’s decision to resist patriarchal control over her body also has a broader meaning, given that her boyfriend is the President of the United States: in making her decision without him, she also denies the government any role or say in what she does with her body. Her choice, quite literally, argues that government has no place interfering in women’s bodies and our right to choose our own destiny, for ourselves and any potential children. If anything, taking this a step further, it also argues that government ought to protect this right and stop prohibiting safe access to care, something recent abortion laws have certainly not done. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">In one portion, the new Indiana law reads, “i\u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s4\">nformation submitted with respect to the disposition of a miscarried or aborted fetus that may be used to identify the parent or parents of a miscarried fetus or a \u003ci>pregnant\u003c/i> who had an abortion.\u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">” There are several other typos in the bill, so this phrasing may be an accident. Even so, the implications are chilling: that a pregnant woman is no longer an autonomous being -- no longer a woman, even -- but simply a vessel for childbirth. It is a typo that feels too closely in line with the times, in which abortion and even miscarriages are stigmatized and criminalized. Donald Trump’s assertion that a woman who gets an abortion ought to be punished sounds outlandish. But, it is not so far afield from what we’ve already seen happen across the United States. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The erasure of abortion on primetime TV, and television’s tendency to treat it as a spectacle when it does happen, is part and parcel of this violence towards women, which denies us both the choice and ability to decide what we do with our own bodies. This erasure reaffirms the idea that abortions are not normal, modeling once again that they are outside the scope of polite or appropriate TV content.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">By depriving imaginary women the opportunity to make active decisions about their own bodies, so too does television limit the ways in which we imagine ourselves and the choices available to us. We deserve to see a real range of reproductive choices represented -- much like Olivia Pope’s -- in order to normalize women’s right to decide what happens to our own bodies. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Then, in 1972, there was the Bea Arthur sitcom \u003ci>Maude\u003c/i>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16991917_849842870001_img-100603-maude-rue-still-182846995684.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-28023\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16991917_849842870001_img-100603-maude-rue-still-182846995684.jpg\" alt=\"maude abortion\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16991917_849842870001_img-100603-maude-rue-still-182846995684.jpg 480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16991917_849842870001_img-100603-maude-rue-still-182846995684-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/a>In 1972 -- in line with the shifting tide signaled by the Roe v. Wade decision (1973) -- Bea Arthur’s character Maude\u003ci> \u003c/i>had an abortion. Although she was \u003ca href=\"http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/cristina-yang-grey-s-anatomy-abortion\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">not the first character to have an abortion on TV\u003c/span>\u003c/a> (shout out to soap operas!), she was the first character to do so in primetime television. Over 30 years later, Maude remains mostly alone in the history of primetime abortions, Dr. Christina Yang (Sandra Oh) on \u003ci>Grey’s Anatomy\u003c/i> and Becky (Madison Burges) on \u003ci>Friday Night Lights \u003c/i>are two exceptions. (Within this select group, most women on TV who have abortions are, according to KQED's own Lisa Aliferis, “\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2015/12/17/fictionalized-abortion-on-tv-no-mirror-for-real-life/\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">younger, whiter, wealthier and less likely to be raising children than the average American woman who has an abortion.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>”)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Often when TV does depict abortion, it's a big and controversial deal. For instance, when Becky has an abortion on \u003ci>Friday Night Lights\u003c/i>, the whole town becomes hysterical. Becky’s decision even results in Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) being forced by the town to step down from her job as school principal.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/tFxvFF42LEM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/tFxvFF42LEM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">While accidental pregnancies are a regular plot twist on network TV, it’s far more common for characters to go ahead and have the baby. This trope wraps sex into the productivity of the nuclear family (television’s bread and butter). You might recognize this plot line from \u003ci>Friends\u003c/i> (Ross and Rachel have Emma) or, more recently,\u003ci> The Mindy Project\u003c/i>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Just last year, Mindy Kaling said that her sitcom \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/09/04/abortion_on_the_mindy_project_mindy_kaling_says_it_won_t_happen.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">wouldn’t depict abortion because it is too serious\u003c/span>\u003c/a> (see \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/06/13/obvious-child-why-america-is-finally-ready-for-the-first-pro-choice-rom-com/\">\u003ci>Obvious Child\u003c/i>\u003c/a> for a great counter-argument about how to talk about abortion with humor and warmth). Thus, when Mindy got pregnant during the sitcom’s third season, she kept the baby, like many female characters before her. The show did not give her space to consider any other decision.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/r2GN3wdfqbA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/r2GN3wdfqbA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Then in November 2015, Olivia Pope had an abortion in a primetime show watched by millions of dedicated fans. Of Olivia’s abortion, \u003ca href=\"http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/scandal-olivia-pope-abortion/417048/\">\u003cspan class=\"s2\">Lenika Cruz wrote in \u003ci>The Atlantic\u003c/i>,\u003c/span>\u003c/a> “the camera didn’t ogle, but it didn’t shy away from Olivia’s wide-eyed gaze either. The message? This is normal. This is acceptable. This is Olivia’s choice, and hers alone.” The audacity, she concludes, wasn’t the abortion itself, but that it wasn’t made into a spectacle.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Olivia’s decision to resist patriarchal control over her body also has a broader meaning, given that her boyfriend is the President of the United States: in making her decision without him, she also denies the government any role or say in what she does with her body. Her choice, quite literally, argues that government has no place interfering in women’s bodies and our right to choose our own destiny, for ourselves and any potential children. If anything, taking this a step further, it also argues that government ought to protect this right and stop prohibiting safe access to care, something recent abortion laws have certainly not done. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">In one portion, the new Indiana law reads, “i\u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s4\">nformation submitted with respect to the disposition of a miscarried or aborted fetus that may be used to identify the parent or parents of a miscarried fetus or a \u003ci>pregnant\u003c/i> who had an abortion.\u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">” There are several other typos in the bill, so this phrasing may be an accident. Even so, the implications are chilling: that a pregnant woman is no longer an autonomous being -- no longer a woman, even -- but simply a vessel for childbirth. It is a typo that feels too closely in line with the times, in which abortion and even miscarriages are stigmatized and criminalized. Donald Trump’s assertion that a woman who gets an abortion ought to be punished sounds outlandish. But, it is not so far afield from what we’ve already seen happen across the United States. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The erasure of abortion on primetime TV, and television’s tendency to treat it as a spectacle when it does happen, is part and parcel of this violence towards women, which denies us both the choice and ability to decide what we do with our own bodies. 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"content": "\u003cp>“Nostalgia,” a wise man once wrote, “is the nutrient agar upon which nerd culture grows.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>… Reader, it was me. \u003ca href=\"http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Caped-Crusade/Glen-Weldon/9781476756691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I wrote that\u003c/a>. And truthfully, looking at it now, it seems less “wise” than “kind of tortured” in that it leans too hard into the biological definition of “culture” for the sake of a feeble demi-pun, but never mind. The point is: nerds hold on to the things we loved when we were kids. Tightly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why nerd culture so often seems regressive, even reactionary, to normals: as a species, we tend to prize things as they \u003cem>once were\u003c/em> over things as they \u003cem>are\u003c/em>. It’s not our finest quality, and there are many among us — too many — who allow this preference to decay into a kind of rancorous resolve. These are the people who build hills upon which they’re fully prepared to die, or at least get \u003cem>really really\u003c/em> mad, out of things like the original \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of us, however, are comparatively clear-eyed about the stuff we loved as kids. We understand that our memories are colored by that love, and any new iteration of a beloved thing simply adds to, and does not replace, said thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We can recognize, for example, when the passage of time has imbued something we love with a certain cheesy quality. But to us, the cheese makes it all the better, richer, more flavorful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which brings me to \u003cem>Voltron\u003c/em>, an anime series syndicated in the U.S. from 1984 to 1987 that was the top-rated syndicated show for kids for two of those years. Oh my, but it was odd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwNHfyZZIuo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For one thing, it was an anime series on U.S. television when such things were still relatively rare; \u003cem>Speed Racer\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Marine Boy\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Star Blazers\u003c/em> had prepared the way, but \u003cem>Voltron\u003c/em>‘s runaway success established a beachhead subsequently overrun by\u003cem> Dragonball Z\u003c/em> and, especially, inescapably, \u003cem>Pokemon\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>Voltron\u003c/em> (technically \u003cem>Voltron: Defender of the Universe\u003c/em>) seen in the U.S. originated as two different wondrously-named Japanese cartoons, \u003cem>Beast King Go-Lion\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Armored Fleet Dairugger XV\u003c/em>. Executive producer Peter Keefe bought the rights to both series, cut the violence back, and constructed new plots, dialogue, character backstories, everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For 72 episodes — some of which Keefe created out of whole cloth, having run out of old \u003cem>Go-Lion\u003c/em> episodes — Voltron was a show about a giant robot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That wasn’t why we loved it, though. Giant robots were nothing special. Giant robots were a dime a dozen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003cem>this\u003c/em> robot … was made of \u003cem>lions\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lion-shaped robot spaceships, that is. Five of them. With tails and fangs and ears and paws, the whole mecha-feline schmear, for no readily discernible reason except the only one that mattered: they looked cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And when danger threatened, the guy in the lead lion-shaped robot spaceship intoned a battle cry so gleefully cheesy it raised your risk of heart disease, thus:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Form! Feet! And! Legs!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Form! Arms! And! Torso!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>And I’ll form … The HEAD!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And that’s exactly what would proceed to happen: those lion-shaped robot spaceships retracted their legs and tails to form themselves into limbs that attached themselves to the lead lion-shaped spaceship, and Voltron the giant robot was born.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A giant robot, mind you, \u003cem>whose feet and hands were the heads of robo-lions\u003c/em>. Imagine a knight in armor with a Muppet on each hand, shod in boots that Gene Simmons would reject as “too much.” That was the look. And we nerds saw it, and loved it, and love it still. (I haven’t even \u003cem>mentioned\u003c/em> his Blazing Sword. It was a sword. It blazed. It was awesome.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After those first 72 robot-lion episodes, the series ran for 52 more, which were stitched together from episodes of \u003cem>Armored Fleet Dairugger XV. \u003c/em>The lion-shaped robot spaceships were replaced with … air, land and sea vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seriously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Yeah, kids, we know you like chocolate cake. But have you ever \u003c/em>tried\u003cem> a dry fistful of carob?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We do not speak of Vehicle Voltron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11722826\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/vlt_still_4-1-07a2217bce00bbaf6b288dc16013654d273a79c5-1180x885.jpg\" alt=\"Voltron in 'Voltron: Legendary Defender'\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11722826\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/vlt_still_4-1-07a2217bce00bbaf6b288dc16013654d273a79c5-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/vlt_still_4-1-07a2217bce00bbaf6b288dc16013654d273a79c5-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/vlt_still_4-1-07a2217bce00bbaf6b288dc16013654d273a79c5-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/vlt_still_4-1-07a2217bce00bbaf6b288dc16013654d273a79c5-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/vlt_still_4-1-07a2217bce00bbaf6b288dc16013654d273a79c5-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/vlt_still_4-1-07a2217bce00bbaf6b288dc16013654d273a79c5-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voltron in ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Netflix)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Robot, Rebooted\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last weekend Netflix released 13 episodes of an all-new (ALL-LION!!) Voltron series, \u003cem>Voltron: Legendary Defender\u003c/em>. It’s not the first attempt to reboot the ’80s series (noble attempts were made in 1998 and 2011), and there have been there have been several comics and toys over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this new series is different. Here’s why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>1. The Writers Get It\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new series’ showrunners, and its head writer, have worked on several animated series, most importantly two little shows called \u003cem>Avatar: The Last Airbender\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Legend of Korra. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both of those shows combined strong characterization with clever, often funny dialogue. But they also built deeply thought, and deeply felt, worlds teeming with history and mythology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That attention to both macro- and micro- detail is evident from the first frame of Voltron: Legendary Defender. This time around, character personalities are larger, more distinct, and — interestingly — tied directly to the action: the robot-shaped spaceships, we are informed, serve as reflections of their pilots. As small tweak, perhaps, but one that opens up all sorts of possibilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you think the all-male makeup of the five Voltron pilots seems like a hoary holdover from the 1980s, just know that showrunners think so too. I’ll leave it at that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2. \u003c/em>\u003cem>The Voice Actors Get It\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the cast featured only New Zealand actor Rhys Darby — Murray on \u003cem>Flight of the Conchords\u003c/em> — it’d be reason enough to watch. But he’s joined by Tyler Labine of \u003cem>Tucker and Dale vs. Evil\u003c/em>. And Jeremy Shada (Finn on \u003cem>Adventure Time\u003c/em>). And Steven Yeun, who plays Glenn on \u003cem>The Walking Dead\u003c/em>. They’re expressive, energetic, and dependably land the series’ many jokes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>3. There Are Characters Named “Pidge” And “Hunk”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Granted, these character names, and personalities, are simply imported from the original series, so are not really new. Even so, this is a show in which the words “PIDGE!” and/or “HUNK!” could — O.K., \u003cem>will\u003c/em> — get shouted a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>4. It’s Not All Good News\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is with a heavy heart that I report the following: in each episode of the new series, when it at last comes time to form Voltron, the writers have made a bold decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A bold, \u003cem>hugely\u003c/em> disappointing decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As before, the pilot of the lead lion-shaped spaceship intones a catchphrase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But instead of reeling off the halting litany of mecha-body-parts that has imprinted itself upon the cerebral cortex of legions of Voltron fans, (\u003cem>FORM! ARMS! AND! TORSO!\u003c/em>) he instead shouts something far less cheesy, less rich, less flavorful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says, “Form Voltron.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s it. That’s all we get. “Form Voltron,” he says. “Form Voltron,” like he’s ordering a sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seeing it the first time, I felt the familiar nerd-rage begin to churn behind my sternum. “Form Voltron,” indeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I’m one of the reasonable ones, after all. So I managed to talk myself down. I reminded myself that this new series only added to, and did not replace, the classic one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And when that didn’t work, I comforted myself by watching these dudes build a real-life replica of Voltron’s Blazing Sword. And I was content. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27And+I%27ll+Form+...+The+Head%21%27%3A+%27Voltron%27+Reboot+Gets+%28Almost%29+Everything+Right&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n",
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Executive producer Peter Keefe bought the rights to both series, cut the violence back, and constructed new plots, dialogue, character backstories, everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For 72 episodes — some of which Keefe created out of whole cloth, having run out of old \u003cem>Go-Lion\u003c/em> episodes — Voltron was a show about a giant robot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That wasn’t why we loved it, though. Giant robots were nothing special. Giant robots were a dime a dozen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003cem>this\u003c/em> robot … was made of \u003cem>lions\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lion-shaped robot spaceships, that is. Five of them. 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This time around, character personalities are larger, more distinct, and — interestingly — tied directly to the action: the robot-shaped spaceships, we are informed, serve as reflections of their pilots. As small tweak, perhaps, but one that opens up all sorts of possibilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you think the all-male makeup of the five Voltron pilots seems like a hoary holdover from the 1980s, just know that showrunners think so too. I’ll leave it at that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2. \u003c/em>\u003cem>The Voice Actors Get It\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the cast featured only New Zealand actor Rhys Darby — Murray on \u003cem>Flight of the Conchords\u003c/em> — it’d be reason enough to watch. But he’s joined by Tyler Labine of \u003cem>Tucker and Dale vs. Evil\u003c/em>. And Jeremy Shada (Finn on \u003cem>Adventure Time\u003c/em>). And Steven Yeun, who plays Glenn on \u003cem>The Walking Dead\u003c/em>. 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"content": "\u003cp>On the morning of December 14, 2012, I was getting ready to head off to my job as a kindergarten art aide when I first heard the news of the Sandy Hook tragedy. I cried all the way to school, as I listened to the reports roll in about the teachers sacrificing themselves, the scared young students, and the commentary on living in a world where even innocent children are targets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the principal asked us not to discuss the news, I kept wondering how I would manage to keep it together in the midst of this horrible day. Just outside the classroom, I took a deep breath, wiped my mascara off my cheeks, and remembered the \"Just keep swimming\" scene from \u003cem>Finding Nemo:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WVoC_CJbow\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, you know what? It worked. My students made lovely glitter snowflakes that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly, Sandy Hook isn’t the last time it's been necessary to overcome a tragedy. When faced with news of\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/13/why-the-orlando-shooting-isnt-as-surprising-as-it-should-be/\"> last week's Orlando shooting\u003c/a>, at first I was at a loss, but then I remembered my \u003cem>Finding Nemo\u003c/em> moment. And I realized that there were far more pop culture touchstones that have given me hope in times of tragedy. Here are a few ways I renew my faith in humanity during hard times:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>FICTION\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a4/bb/a6/a4bba6a38c29822933bdf82240e03b9c.jpg\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Christy\u003c/em> by Catherine Marshall, on the other hand, is a sentimental favorite I’ve read so many times I’ve practically memorized it. The semi-true story of a young, naïve society girl who teaches and falls in love with a remote Appalachian community is sure to inspire the most cynical among us about the power of caring and dedication to others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406383769l/49628.jpg\">\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Cloud Atlas\u003c/em> by David Mitchell is not just a favorite of mine but also my undergraduate university’s president. He often quoted some of the final lines from the book: “My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On the morning of December 14, 2012, I was getting ready to head off to my job as a kindergarten art aide when I first heard the news of the Sandy Hook tragedy. I cried all the way to school, as I listened to the reports roll in about the teachers sacrificing themselves, the scared young students, and the commentary on living in a world where even innocent children are targets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the principal asked us not to discuss the news, I kept wondering how I would manage to keep it together in the midst of this horrible day. Just outside the classroom, I took a deep breath, wiped my mascara off my cheeks, and remembered the \"Just keep swimming\" scene from \u003cem>Finding Nemo:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/4WVoC_CJbow'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/4WVoC_CJbow'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>And, you know what? It worked. My students made lovely glitter snowflakes that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly, Sandy Hook isn’t the last time it's been necessary to overcome a tragedy. When faced with news of\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/13/why-the-orlando-shooting-isnt-as-surprising-as-it-should-be/\"> last week's Orlando shooting\u003c/a>, at first I was at a loss, but then I remembered my \u003cem>Finding Nemo\u003c/em> moment. And I realized that there were far more pop culture touchstones that have given me hope in times of tragedy. Here are a few ways I renew my faith in humanity during hard times:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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He often quoted some of the final lines from the book: “My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?” This collection of six nested stories really drives home the point that every single life matters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/DivineSecretsOfTheYaYaSisterhood.jpg\">\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood\u003c/em> by Rebecca Wells was the first “adult” book I read as a child. And the story of four lifelong friends -- the ya-yas -- who support their member's daughter as she discovers how to love and forgive, is one that has resonated with me and millions of other readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>POETRY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Sure, you’re thinking to yourself, all I need is a good Shel Silverstein or Dr. Seuss poem. But, thanks to my MFA program, I’d actually suggest reading more widely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/horses-midnight-without-moon\">“Horses at Midnight Without a Moon” by Jack Gilbert\u003c/a> is a recent find. There’s just something about that final sentence that fills me with unwavering optimism – “Our spirit persists like a man struggling / through the frozen valley / who suddenly smells flowers / and realizes the snow is melting / out of sight on top of the mountain, / knows that spring has begun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Nora Ephron's \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jun/27/nora-ephron-miss-wont-miss\">“What I Won't Miss” and the accompanying piece “What I Will Miss”\u003c/a> are powerful but simple list essays likely written after her diagnosis of leukemia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>FILM\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/s6UbYHCkoZs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/s6UbYHCkoZs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington\u003c/em> – Say what you will about the preachy nature of Frank Capra films, but with a nod to \u003ca href=\"http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/meet-the-senator-who-filibustered-for-15-hours-on-gun-control-20160620\">last week's filibuster\u003c/a>, isn’t it inspiring to see a Congressman standing up for what’s right?\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/i_FKP-rjhh4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/i_FKP-rjhh4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>Legally Blonde\u003c/em> – No one should ever underestimate Elle Woods. She’s a good role model for how to recover from personal tragedy with poise…and a whole lot of pink.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/OB-vnc7zDhU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/OB-vnc7zDhU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>My best friend is a \u003cem>Gone with the Wind\u003c/em> fan, so I often recall Scarlett O’Hara returning to Tara and vowing to get Rhett back and start her life anew. \"After all, tomorrow is another day.” Gets me every time!\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/X6CYrVp9pVg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/X6CYrVp9pVg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>The LEGO Movie\u003c/em> -- As the song goes, “Everything is awesome when you’re part of a team.” It's heartening to remember we're all in this together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>TELEVISION\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/C6EFPo3n6oM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/C6EFPo3n6oM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Northern Exposure’s\u003c/em> “Cicely” tells the story of the quirky town’s founding. The episode won so many awards, partly because of this emphasis: “One person can have a profound effect on another. And two people...well, two people can work miracles. They can change a whole town. They can change the world.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/GlGJ2BkWzkc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/GlGJ2BkWzkc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>M*A*S*H’s\u003c/em> “Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen” was the final episode and represented the end of the Korean War. While it was a sad farewell, there was also so much love and friendship shared between the characters in what were some of the worst of times. The feelings were best summed up by Colonel Potter: “Well, I can't call what we went through fun. But I'm sure glad we went through it together.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/zo-XM46zu_0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/zo-XM46zu_0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">In \u003cem>Ed\u003c/em>'s “Youth Bandits”, where the main characters reunite to celebrate the life of an old high school friend, the song they sing sums up the theme of this show -- sometimes, returning home reminds us to keep exploring for what we truly want out of our one life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>MUSICALS\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">To find an inspiring song, all you need to do is attend the nearest graduation. Apart from the empowering songs du jour you'll find there, the one song I keep in my playlists to make me feel better is Ben Harper’s (with the Blind Boys of Alabama) “There Will Be A Light.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/J7ag9AAyYfw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/J7ag9AAyYfw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Musicals are also great resources for songs that can lift even the heaviest of hearts. 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"content": "\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"V4y1iuPI7776i7XTu9csg642WRwXFDf6\"]Last summer, a second season of \u003cem>RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars\u003c/em> was announced. I immediately put together \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/07/22/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-2-announced-here-are-the-queens-that-need-to-be-cast/\">a list of the queens that needed to be involved\u003c/a> and then waited. And waited. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/05/23/bob-the-drag-queen-on-winning-drag-race-rising-above-haters-and-putting-purse-first/\">Interviewed Season 8 winner, Bob the Drag Queen\u003c/a>. And waited some more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>11 long months later, we're finally getting our first glimpse of the cast! Six of the 10 queens I requested last July are accounted for, so there's a 31% chance RuPaul read my piece and thought \u003cem>Cogent points!\u003c/em> (He must have been skimming though cause he missed the whole this-will-be-nothing-without-Willam bit.) Half of the \u003cem>All Stars 2\u003c/em> girls are from Season 5, which is odd, but (almost) all of them are great so (almost) no complaints here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Word on the street (i.e. gay Reddit) is that there will be no teams this time around, which was a major criticism of the first \u003cem>All Stars\u003c/em>. Also unlike the last time around, there aren't any obvious filler queens (*cough*Mimi Imfurst*cough*). The competition, which starts airing on August 25, 2016, is sure to bring all the death drops, filthy reads, fireworks and everything else we've come to expect. But who is poised to snatch the crown and who doesn't have a shot in hell? Using a very unscientific, very subjective point system, I'm going to try and figure it out!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/68220_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26999\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/68220_original.jpg\" alt=\"68220_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/68220_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/68220_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Tatianna \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 2, 4th place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Strength:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0yek3BbZE1qc8ie7o2_250.gif\">Always says 'Thank you.' \u003c/a>\u003cem>(+1 point)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She's the only queen from the first three seasons so she's clearly learned something from \u003ca href=\"https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2015-05/5/17/enhanced/webdr11/anigif_original-15533-1430860576-6.gif\">her idol Britney Spears \u003c/a>about staying power.\u003cem> (+2 points)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Isn't afraid to tell loud, obnoxious queens singing Beyonce's \"Halo\" to \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7MIjqAPL4\">shut up\u003c/a>. Reality TV producers are known to rig shows to keep girls who aren't afraid of a little confrontation. \u003cem>(+2 points)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Drag Race\u003c/em> judges love when a queen takes their critiques, applies them without attitude and grows from them. Judging by the look above, Tati has evolved a lot over the past six years. \u003cem>(+3 points)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Weakness:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her personality is a bit understated (early seasons weren't so amped) so she might struggle to stand out amongst these big personalities. \u003cem>(-5 points)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67912_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27000\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67912_original.jpg\" alt=\"67912_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67912_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67912_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong> Phi Phi O'Hara\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 4, third place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Strength:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The internet loves her \u003ca href=\"http://www.nylon.com/articles/phi-phi-ohara-365-days-drag\">recent cosplay reinvention\u003c/a>. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has stepped up her image by moving away from pageantry to artsy glamour. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has a problem with everyone and brings the drama, which is the life blood of all reality TV shows. (+5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Weakness:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her stank, evil, bitter personality. (I wanna say -2098, but - 3 points, I guess).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67645_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27001\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67645_original.jpg\" alt=\"67645_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67645_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67645_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Katya\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 7, fifth place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her kooky sense of humor. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her ability to jump into the splits. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her Miss Congeniality title. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">The fact that so many people thought she was robbed that RuPaul pretended to crown her at the finale for laughs. (+5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>All Stars 2\u003c/em> was taped right after Katya's season so, while some of the other queens have had years to augment their personas, Katya hasn't had the time to reflect, find new inspiration and grow. (-3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her sometimes tragic sense of style. (-1 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her anxiety and nerves really got the best of her during her first lap. That could hurt her again, if she hasn't developed a coping mechanism yet. (-2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67469_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27002\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67469_original.jpg\" alt=\"67469_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67469_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67469_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Alaska\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 5, second place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She's a catchphrase machine. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She's a weirdo (in the best way). (+1 point)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She's water-out-your-nose hilarious. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She lost in what felt like a photo finish. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She's one of the most beloved queens to come out of the show. (+5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She always thinks outside the box and surprises the judges. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness:\u003c/strong> N/A\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67224_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27003\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67224_original.jpg\" alt=\"67224_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67224_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67224_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Coco Montrese\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 5, fifth place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her rivalry with Alyssa. That's the only reason she's here. She knows it. I know it. You know it. Let's all know it together. (+1 point)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">RuPaul and the judges love a queen who stuns visually, as well as on a comedic level. The only funny thing about Coco is when \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=coco+orange+montrese&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsl4jkgrDNAhUDz2MKHUbxDUYQ_AUICCgB&biw=1847&bih=1244\">she cakes on orange make-up\u003c/a>. (-4 points).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67029_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27004\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67029_original.jpg\" alt=\"67029_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67029_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67029_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Adore Delano\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 6, second place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her singing voice. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her irreverent sense of humor. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her popularity outside of the show. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her runner-up status. (+1 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her \u003ca href=\"https://66.media.tumblr.com/001794a50d71139cf56c11fa428f7149/tumblr_inline_o5wrztMDYd1qisv1q_500.gif\">shameless Libra-ness\u003c/a>. (+1 point)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her \"hog body\" struggles. (-2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her often lazy drag looks. (-4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66815_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27005\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66815_original.jpg\" alt=\"66815_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66815_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66815_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Alyssa Edwards\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 6, sixth place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zps8WvVQdE\">Her tongue pops\u003c/a>. (+1 point)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her ability to turn gibberish into catchphrase gold (i.e. \"Squirpin' like a chirpin' like a bird\"). (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her dancing prowess (splits, kicks, and twists, oh my!). (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her overblown personality (so overblown that \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvAcoBGxkN0\">Violet Chatchki impersonated her for the Snatch Game\u003c/a>, which is usually reserved for high-profile celebrities). (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her overwhelming success post-\u003cem>Drag Race\u003c/em>. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her ability to make delicious television without being polarizing. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her blindness to her own flaws (\u003ca href=\"http://24.media.tumblr.com/a36fd29bbe1ba97719a9ede465d165d5/tumblr_mrj0isKoKz1rlnmz4o1_400.gif\">back rolls?!\u003c/a>). (-5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66532_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27006\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66532_original.jpg\" alt=\"66532_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66532_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66532_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Detox\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 5, fourth place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Usually creates looks that the judges haven't seen before. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Inspired the black-and-white challenge from Season 8. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Founding member of drag group DWV of \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NFx8aGGCfY\">Boy Is A Bottom\u003c/a>\" fame. (+1 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Tendency to clique up, instead of keeping the focus on herself. (-3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66097_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27007\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66097_original.jpg\" alt=\"66097_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66097_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66097_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Roxxxy Andrews\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 5, third place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her makeup skills. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her \u003ca href=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4RDfojeWWV_UrYAkXzkPGA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/entertainment_weekly_785/168dc0640777ad875228a896cc82fa8c\">reveal-in-case-of-emergency hideaway wigs\u003c/a>. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Whatever she's wearing above. (-1 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her bullying tendencies. (-5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/65936_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27008\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/65936_original.jpg\" alt=\"65936_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/65936_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/65936_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ginger Minj\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 7, second place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Great at improv, which usually plays a part in every challenge. (+5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Polished looks. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Makes RuPaul laugh. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Forgets that there's a difference between reading someone and being a jerk. (-2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Is committed to an older style of drag, while the judges like to reward queens who push the envelope. (-3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Like Katya, hasn't had time after her season to grow. (-3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what do all these arbitrary numbers predict will happen?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>10th place: Coco Montrese\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>9th place: Roxxxy Andrews\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>8th place: Adore Delano\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>7th place: Tatianna\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>6th place: Detox\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>5th place: Ginger Minj\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>4th place: Phi Phi\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>3rd place: Katya\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2nd place: Alyssa Edwards\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ALL STAR WINNER: Alaska!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But math isn't really my thing so ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯. We'll find out on August 25! See y'all then!\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Reality TV producers are known to rig shows to keep girls who aren't afraid of a little confrontation. \u003cem>(+2 points)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Drag Race\u003c/em> judges love when a queen takes their critiques, applies them without attitude and grows from them. Judging by the look above, Tati has evolved a lot over the past six years. \u003cem>(+3 points)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Weakness:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her personality is a bit understated (early seasons weren't so amped) so she might struggle to stand out amongst these big personalities. \u003cem>(-5 points)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67912_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27000\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67912_original.jpg\" alt=\"67912_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67912_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67912_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong> Phi Phi O'Hara\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 4, third place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Strength:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The internet loves her \u003ca href=\"http://www.nylon.com/articles/phi-phi-ohara-365-days-drag\">recent cosplay reinvention\u003c/a>. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has stepped up her image by moving away from pageantry to artsy glamour. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has a problem with everyone and brings the drama, which is the life blood of all reality TV shows. (+5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Weakness:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her stank, evil, bitter personality. (I wanna say -2098, but - 3 points, I guess).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67645_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27001\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67645_original.jpg\" alt=\"67645_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67645_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67645_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Katya\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 7, fifth place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her kooky sense of humor. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her ability to jump into the splits. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her Miss Congeniality title. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">The fact that so many people thought she was robbed that RuPaul pretended to crown her at the finale for laughs. (+5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>All Stars 2\u003c/em> was taped right after Katya's season so, while some of the other queens have had years to augment their personas, Katya hasn't had the time to reflect, find new inspiration and grow. (-3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her sometimes tragic sense of style. (-1 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her anxiety and nerves really got the best of her during her first lap. That could hurt her again, if she hasn't developed a coping mechanism yet. 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(+1 point)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She's water-out-your-nose hilarious. (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She lost in what felt like a photo finish. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She's one of the most beloved queens to come out of the show. (+5 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">She always thinks outside the box and surprises the judges. 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She knows it. I know it. You know it. Let's all know it together. (+1 point)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">RuPaul and the judges love a queen who stuns visually, as well as on a comedic level. The only funny thing about Coco is when \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=coco+orange+montrese&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsl4jkgrDNAhUDz2MKHUbxDUYQ_AUICCgB&biw=1847&bih=1244\">she cakes on orange make-up\u003c/a>. (-4 points).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67029_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27004\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67029_original.jpg\" alt=\"67029_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67029_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/67029_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Adore Delano\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 6, second place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her singing voice. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her irreverent sense of humor. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her popularity outside of the show. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her runner-up status. (+1 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her \u003ca href=\"https://66.media.tumblr.com/001794a50d71139cf56c11fa428f7149/tumblr_inline_o5wrztMDYd1qisv1q_500.gif\">shameless Libra-ness\u003c/a>. (+1 point)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her \"hog body\" struggles. (-2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her often lazy drag looks. (-4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66815_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27005\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66815_original.jpg\" alt=\"66815_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66815_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66815_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Alyssa Edwards\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 6, sixth place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zps8WvVQdE\">Her tongue pops\u003c/a>. (+1 point)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her ability to turn gibberish into catchphrase gold (i.e. \"Squirpin' like a chirpin' like a bird\"). (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her dancing prowess (splits, kicks, and twists, oh my!). (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her overblown personality (so overblown that \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvAcoBGxkN0\">Violet Chatchki impersonated her for the Snatch Game\u003c/a>, which is usually reserved for high-profile celebrities). (+3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her overwhelming success post-\u003cem>Drag Race\u003c/em>. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her ability to make delicious television without being polarizing. 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(-3 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66097_original.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27007\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66097_original.jpg\" alt=\"66097_original\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66097_original.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/66097_original-400x532.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Roxxxy Andrews\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>(Season 5, third place)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Strength: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her makeup skills. (+4 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her \u003ca href=\"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4RDfojeWWV_UrYAkXzkPGA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/entertainment_weekly_785/168dc0640777ad875228a896cc82fa8c\">reveal-in-case-of-emergency hideaway wigs\u003c/a>. (+2 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Weakness: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Whatever she's wearing above. (-1 points)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Her bullying tendencies. 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