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Mike Sielski is a sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and hes the author of the new book The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality. He was also the author of Fading Echoes: A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honorand the coauthor ofHow to Be Like Jackie Robinson: Life Lessons from Baseballs Greatest Hero.

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John Williams has been Hollywoods leading composer for over half a century. A keeper of the Golden Age flame of soaring grandeur and indelible melodies, he is the musical mind behind the two-note terror of Jaws, the operatic fanfare of Star Wars and the mischievous charm of Harry Potter along with the sounds of some 50 other Academy Award-nominated scores.

Over the years, Williams has also maintained a robust career in the concert hall. But while his soundtracks are the stuff of cultural immortality, his symphonic works have never found a foothold in the repertory. Even now, as his music is programmed by the storied ensembles of Vienna and Berlin, its more likely to be E.T. than his Essay for Strings.

Williamss concert works tend to be skillful but less imaginative than his film scores. And some particularly pices doccasion like the larky Soundings, written for the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2003 are understandably obscure. At his best, though, he is a vivid tone painter with a masterly command of orchestration and form. Here are five examples.

Reminiscent at times of Alban Bergs Violin Concerto and, like it, written in the wake of loss for Williams, the sudden death of his wife this entry into the genre moves fluidly, and often unpredictably, in and out of lyricism, volatility and breathlessness. Premiered in 1981 by Mark Peskanov, it found a broader audience when recorded three decades later by Gil Shaham and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with which Williams has a long association.

More or less a bassoon concerto, this commission for the New York Philharmonics 150th anniversary opens with a long solo that conjures the first (and wisest) of five trees from Celtic mythology. The movements that follow are arboreal portraits in music: a puckish, dancing duet for the bassoon and a violin; a mysterious nocturne; curlicue phrases choked into fragments; and patient brooding.

Williams composed this for Yo-Yo Ma to inaugurate Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood. (Among Williamss works for the instrument, it has aged better than Three Pieces for Solo Cello, a 2001 meditation on Black history with titles like Pickin.) Tailored to its soloist like a film score to its scenes, the concerto is designed to reflect different angles of Mas artistry: as a heroic virtuoso, a nimble genre-hopper and, in the ruminative finale, an expressive communicator.

Dale Clevenger the Chicago Symphony Orchestra horn master for whom this was written, and who died last month once told an interviewer that he had requested an audience-friendly concerto from Williams. The result is difficult to play yet often warm, while also being nearly programmatic in its succession of tone poems that verge on the Coplandesque in the third-movement Pastorale.

If this atmospheric and discursive work seems like the start of something larger, it kind of is. Written at the urging of the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, and leaning into her trademark eloquence, it was the first in a series of collaborations that have since included an album of Williamss film music arranged for her and orchestra, as well as his Second Violin Concerto, which premiered last year and comes to Carnegie Hall in April.

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Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com.

In case you missed it, the British artist best known for Commando, 2000 AD, and Dan Dare, Ian Kennedy, died aged 89, while Marvel announced the 30th anniversary miniseries Spider-Man 2099: Exodus.

Cover by Bernard Chang

Via Syfy Wire, Valiant Entertainment revealed a new ongoing series called Archer & Armstrong Forever, by writer Steve Foxe, artist Marcio Fiorito, colorist Alex Guimares, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. With the titular pair returning once again, Foxe and editor Rob Levin have set out to distinguish the series pairs usual adventures by stripping Armstrong of his immortality, with Foxe stating that finding out how the pairs relationship is affected by Armstrong losing his immortality, has been the big surprise to me. Foxe also revealed a new pair of antagonists called The Eccentric and the Maw, who have an an Emperor Palpatine and Darth Maul-type dynamic, will debut in the new series; Foxe teased that the Maw is a way of bringing as much of the horror world into Archer & Armstrong as much as I possibly could. Archer & Armstrong Forever #1 is scheduled for release in May.

Giant Days creator John Allison has revived the original webcomic with a new installment on his website. The new arc, which runs from Mondays to Thursdays for the next eight weeks, takes place during the main characters second year of university, when they were all living together in Crookes, Sheffield. It was intended for a special, but never got anywhere at the time, Allison says. You may have some idea what it is about already. You can start reading the story here.

The Beat reported that cartoonist Gus Gordon will be making his graphic novel debut with Into the Bewilderness in 2024. The graphic novel will chronicle a bear called Luis and a mole named Pablo travelling into the city to see a Broadway show, despite their fears about leaving their comfort zone of the wilderness. Clarion/HarperCollins will be publishing the graphic novel in the US and around the world, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand, where it will be published by Hardie Grant Childrens Publishing. Gordon has made his name working on childrens picture books, and Into the Bewilderness will be aimed at early readers. There are a host of preview pages available to view here.

Iron Circus Comics announced their first Kickstarter-less crowdfunding campaign will be for The Poorcraft Cookbook by cartoonist Nero Villagallos OReilly. The third entry in the Poorcraft series, the Cookbook will see the publishers founder, C. Spike Trotmans characters engaging in cooking recipes that dont lack in flavor even if they are light on the wallet. Trotman described how moving the crowdfunding campaign to Iron Circuss website feels like the natural endpoint of [her own your cool] philosophy, and an expansion of the publishers DIY attitude to all aspects of our crowdfunding campaigns, even though the move was somewhat forced due to her opposition to Kickstarters upcoming involvement with blockchain. The Poorcraft Cookbook is available to support at Iron Circuss website now.

The SMOU-TJ, the members of the website So Many Of Us, a collective of individuals who were targeted and manipulated by writer Warren Ellis, provided an update on their progress, stating that they entered into a mediated conversation with Ellis in August 2021, though the group acknowledge[d] that it is simply too early to report where it is heading or where it may end up. They also asked for people to to keep your engagement respectful because both parties have experienced undue harassment. In his first newsletter since June 2021, Ellis stated he remain[s] committed to the process. You can read the full statement by SMOU-TJ at their website. Ellis was accused of sexual coercion in June 2020.

Following a report that the Image Comics staff who are members of the Comic Book Workers United union had filed a labor dispute against the publisher for unfair labor practices, Bleeding Cool highlighted that the Image studio, Shadowline, has removed ten individuals from its credits, all of whom are members of CBWU. The changes were spotted in the latest issues of Hellcop and A Thing Called Truth. At the time of writing, there has been no further update regarding the unions complaint, with it currently being investigated by the United States Government National Labor Board.

Deadline announced the cast of Disney+s upcoming adaptation of American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien, which includes Michelle Yeoh (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings). The series will adapt the graphic novels three-stranded narrative that interconnects around the son of Chinese immigrants, Jin Wang (portrayed by Ben Wang), as he moves to a San Francisco suburb and struggles with his Asian heritage. Jimmy Liu is set to play Wei-Chen, a Taiwanese immigrant who has only just moved to the US and becomes Jins best friend; Yeoh has been cast in the role of Wei-Chens aunt. Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed Yeoh in Shang-Chi, will reunite with the actress as he takes up the directorial reigns for the adaptation. American Born Chinese does not currently have a release date, but will enter production at the end of this month. You can check out the full list of casting announcements for the show, which includes Chin Han, Daniel Wu, and Ke Huy Quan, here.

Nickelodeon Animation, Paramount Animation, LAFIG Belgium, and IMPS announced that they have formed a partnership to produce new movies based on Peyos The Smurfs. Nickelodeons recent animated series also based on the comics, The Smurfs, was renewed for a second season consisting of 26 episodes too. Details surrounding the number of films the quartet will produce has not been disclosed, but the first is set to be an animated musical written by Pam Brady (South Park). The as-yet-untitled musical will enter production later this year and is scheduled for release on December 20, 2024.

Marvel revealed the character designs and cast for the upcoming Disney Channel series, Marvels Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Among the characters from the show to be featured in the reveal was the shows lead, Lunella Lafayette, who will be voiced as Diamond White; Casey, Moon Girls Jewish Puerto Rican manager and best friend, whose voice will be provided by Libe Barer; and the all-knowing, all-powerful Beyonder, who will be voiced by the shows producer Laurence Fishburne. Closing out the design reveals were Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Fred Tatasciore) together. You can see all of the revealed designs, and cast (including Alfre Woodard, Sasheer Zamata, and Gary Anthony Williams) over at Marvel.com.

Finally, Robert Blalack, best known for being part of the Oscar-winning special effects team on Star Wars, died of cancer at the age of 73 on February 2, his wife Caroline Charron-Blalack announced. During his career Blalack also won a visual effects Emmy for The Day After and was involved with the special visual effects for Altered States and Wolfen, among others, and worked as the optical supervisor for Robocop. Blalack is survived by his wife as well as his son, Paul.

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Every year, we come together to celebrate holidays of all kinds; we even go as far to make up new ones, like 4/20 and National Ice Cream Day. This speaks volumes about our need for community, closeness whether through gifts, candy, or meals so large they induce sleep.

But among the growing list of festivities, few speak to the soul quite like Valentines Day, the one time a year where its encouraged to express your love from the rooftops. And if youve yet to get your significant other something special for the occasion, youre cutting it quite close, as February 14th is bound to come up faster than you think.

Worry not, though, because the sneaker industry has more than enough prepared for all of us it just might be a little bit later than ideal.

Nike, more than others, is quick to celebrate even the most random of holidays. Just a couple years back, they even created Air Max Day, a now annual event that hosts both new and fan-favorite silhouettes alike. So to say they pull out the stops is an understatement; and this year, theyre coming through with no shortage of love-fueled offerings, the most notable of which being the Dunk Low Valentines Day and the Air Force 1 Valentine.

Nike Valentines Day Sneaker Releases

Nike Dunk Low Valentines DayRelease Date: Feb 14th, 2022 Store List Style Code: DQ9324-600

Nike Air Force 1 ValentineRelease Date: Feb 2022 Store List Style Code: DQ9320-100

Nike Court Vision Low Valentines DayRelease Date: Feb 2022Womens: $70 Store List Style Code: DQ9321-100

Nike Air Max 90 Valentines DayRelease Date: 2022 Store List Style Code: DQ7783-600

Nike Giannis Immortality RoseRelease Date: 2022 Store List Style Code: CZ4099-101

Nike LeBron 19 Valentines DayRelease Date: Feb 2022 Store List Style Code: DH8460-900

Just like Nike, Jordan Brand, too, has a penchant for celebration, though their offerings are far less festive relative to that of the Swoosh. But for Valentines Day this year, the Jumpman is going all out, dressing up the Air Jordan 5 Low, Air Jordan 1 Mid, and Air Jordan 1 Low in appropriate colorways.

Jordan Brand Valentines Day Sneaker Releases

Air Jordan 5 Low Arctic PinkRelease Date: Feb 11th, 2022Womens: $170 Store List Style Code: DA8016-806

Air Jordan 1 Mid Valentines DayRelease Date: Feb 2022 Store List Style Code: DR0174-500

Air Jordan 1 Low PomegranateRelease Date: 2022 Store List Style Code: DH5893-600

Not long before, it seemed adidas would release an exhausting quantity of sneakers every holiday, hoping at least one would stick. But in recent months, the brand has taken a more careful approach, and this years Valentines Day fare proves it. To get into the spirit, the Three Stripes have enlisted some help from IVY PARK and adidas Yeezy, supplementing the Beyonce and Ye infused sneakers with a few GR additions.

adidas Valentines Day Sneaker Releases

adidas UltraBOOST 5.0 DNA Valentines DayRelease Date: AvailableMens: $190 Store List Style Code: GX4105

IVY PARK x adidas Stan Smith IVY HEARTRelease Date: Feb 9th, 2022Womens: $100 Store List Style Code: GW9717

IVY PARK x adidas Superstar Mule IVY HEARTRelease Date: Feb 9th, 2022 Store List Style Code: GW2032

IVY PARK x adidas Savage V4 IVY HEARTRelease Date: Feb 9th, 2022Womens: $180 Store List Style Code: GW1975

IVY PARK x adidas UltraBOOST OG IVY HEARTRelease Date: Feb 9th, 2022Womens: $200 Store List Style Code: GX2236

IVY PARK x adidas Swim Slide IVY HEARTRelease Date: Feb 9th, 2022 Store List Style Code: GX7102

adidas Yeezy Boost 350 v2 CMPCT Slate RedRelease Date: Feb 17th, 2022Mens: $220 Store List Style Code: GW6945

adidas Forum 84 Hi Patent RedRelease Date: 2022Womens: $110 Store List Style Code: GY6973

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In the Old Testament section of the Bible, truth is at the top of essential moral virtues along with goodness, righteousness, and justice. Israels greatest prophet Isaiah warned the nation in words found in Isa 59:14-15, Justice is turned back, And righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street, And equity cannot enter. truth fails, And he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The pervasiveness of corruption and disdain of truth in Isaiahs day led to confusion and weakening of the whole nation resulting in its ultimate fall to the Assyrians in 701 B.C.

In the New Testament, a most profound statement of truth was made by the Lord Jesus in John 14:6 where He said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

The implication of this statement touches the limits of comprehension. Jesus begins the statement with, I am the way. The way here means the path, the road, or means, and the context indicates He is referring to immortality and a future paradise. Notice that He does not say, I am a truth but, I am THE truth.

This means that He claims to not only be the origin and source of truth but the essence and personification of truth itself.

It is disturbing and distressing that truth in modern times has become of such little significance just as in the days of Isaiah and ancient Israel and there is every reason to expect it will bring the same fearful results. Along with false witnesses and character assassins, the truth is often taken so lightly as to be of no relevance thus perpetuating and ignoring a most diabolical moral evil instead of condemning and censoring it.

This is what the Bible says about the fate of liars in Rev 21:8.

But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone.

Concerning the inherent evil of Satan in John 8:44, Jesus said He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. But of truth He said. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice (teaching). John 18:37

Another important statement Jesus made concerns the value of truth is in John 8:32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Implications drawn from these words is that falsehood leads to limitations of free and fearless thought and action while truth has the opposite effect.

May the Spirit of truth make us greater lovers and followers of truth for truth is the foundation of restoration and fellowship with God. His truth is marching on and will ultimately prove to be incomparably superior over fabrication and dishonesty.

Pastor Gene Holman of Living Word Fellowship in Gardnerville is a member of Carson Valley Ministers Association

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Jillian Conrad, "Hydras," detail, 2022, courtesy of the artist

Houston artist Jillian Conrads new work takes broad inspiration from the work of Rice electrical and computer engineer Jacob Robinson, who studies hydra: Tiny, resilient and endlessly regenerative freshwater organisms, hydra are nigh-immortal, capable of reproducing through asexual budding and seemingly unable to die of something as commonplace as old age.

Conrads work also involves creative replication, taking material and repurposing it into something novel, then transforming it into yet another form or shape.

With her new work just installed in the lobby at Rices BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) last week Conrad took deflated mylar birthday balloons, put them on a flatbed scanner and printed the resulting images in high resolution using archival ink on silk organza. She then layered and crumpled the fabric, adding a whole new dimension to the images printed on the silk.

The ongoingness, the immortality of the hydra reminded me of my own work and my process, said Conrad, who is also an associate professor in the University of Houston School of Art.She was commissioned by Rices Moody Center for the Arts, who invited guest curator Ylinka Barotto to oversee the project as part of the universitys public art program.

I find a balloon, then I turn it into a digital file, then I turn it into a printed piece on organza and then I turn it into this sculpture it keeps rolling over and going and going and going in different iterations of itself, Conrad said. And you could say that each one is a different thing, but in some ways, it's the same thing over and over again.

The commission draws from imagery obtained from the Robinson Lab, which is housed at the BRC. Exploring the visuals rendered from Robinsons study of the millimeter-sized invertebrates done in the pursuit of advancing the treatment of neurological disorders Conrads piece welcomes visitors and allows for a practical and accessible visualization of complex scientific research.

Conrads work, Hydras, will be celebrated with an opening reception Saturday, Feb. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the BRC. For more information, visit moody.rice.edu.

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Don't forget to like and share! Theater Preview With just weeks left before opening night the Tuck Everlasting cast is hard at work. The play members ran through their show many times at rehearsal to get ready for the big performance. Photo by McKenzie Sacks.

With a new semester comes more theatre! The Snow College Department of Theatre has an eventful spring ahead of them with plenty of performances for students to get involved in and support.

To start off the rest of the season, musical Tuck Everlasting will premiere Feb. 23 and run through Feb. 26, only a few weeks away! The story starts off with a young girl named Winnie Foster, who seeks adventure out in the world beyond the border of her home, and eventually stumbles upon a spring that gives any who drink of its water immortality. This production is being directed by Ed Swidey!

The other main production of the semester will be The Foreigner, which will be directed by Trent Bean. The Foreigner tells the story about a pathologically shy young man, Charlie, who overhears a sinister plot developing around him amongst all sorts of other drama under the guise of the fact that he cant understand or speak English. The show will have live performances from April 13-16. Another entertaining part of the semester is the LTI shows! Let Them Improvise is Snows improv team, a team that puts on a handful of shows during weekends throughout the semester in which the team performs hilarious improv games on the spot whilst receiving prompts from the audience. The first shows this semester are Feb. 4-5 and only cost a dollar to see!

Theres more! Exclusive to the spring semester are the works from student directors in the directing class, who will put on two of their own productions later in the semester as well. A collection of 10-minute plays will debut in March, and a one act play in April. All Badgers are encouraged to come audition and be a part of these! Auditions for both are Feb. 28 and Mar. 21 respectively.

Speaking of, Badger Sarah Danella recently directed her own play, Eleemosynary written by Lee Blessing, which ran Jan. 28-29! The play follows Dorothea, her daughter Artie, and Arties daughter Echo, and their relationship with one another as they progress throughout their own life journeys. Sarah had a good experience directing the play, saying, [it] has been very different, hard but fun at the same time. I took Andys directing class last spring and it was probably one of the hardest classes Ive taken but also one of the most rewarding. I knew I wanted to direct shows in some capacity. Getting my start so early on is truly amazing.

Its not too late to get involved! Badgers are welcome to sign-up for any number of theatre classes, from acting to voice and diction, and most importantly, encouraged to attend the live performances!

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Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Submit your events to metrotimes.com/calendar. Be sure to check venue websites for COVID-19 policies.

Thursday, 2/10: Flesh for Frankenstein is one of four movies screening as part of Skin City, a series of pop-ups at Outer Limits Lounge all focused on viewing onscreen erotica among a crowd. Paul Morrissey's Italian-produced 1974 riffs off more than an adaptation of Mary Shelley's work. Starring a young Udo Kier as Baron von Frankenstein, who rails in disembodied consonants about his dreams of producing a new, somehow superior race of stitched-together corpse-men, his desires are fraught with contradiction. Dying to create a new Adam and Eve subservient to him, he's both horny eugenicist and wannabe slave-driver, neglecting his sister-wife and children and abusing his assistant in favor of his wild pet project. In working to construct a mating pair of obedient behemoths, he's after a kind of vain immortality as fragile as his God complex. George Elkind

Starts at 7 p.m. at Outer Limits Lounge; 5507 Caniff St., Detroit; cinemalamont.com. Tickets are $10.

Friday, 2/11: Prolific Detroit artist will close out Eyes Watching Me, his solo exhibition of visual works and the first solo show at Spot Lite, with a dance party. Jay Daniel joins McFly on the decks. Lee DeVito

Closing reception is from 6-9 p.m., with an afterparty from 9 p.m.-2 a.m., at Spot Lite; 2905 Beaufait St., Detroit; spotlitedetroit.com. Ages 21+ only.

Saturday, 2/12: We're big fans of Ann Arbor-area singer-songwriter Dani Darling, whose ethereal, neo-soul falls somewhere between Billie Holiday and Radiohead. Last year, she released The Future, a collection equally inspired by Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and Marvin Gaye's What's Going On as it was the pandemic and the summer of Black Lives Matter marches, born out of jam sessions at Ypsilanti's Grove Studios. (The track "The Age," a nearly eight-minute ambient-jazz suite, is a centerpiece of the record.) This is Dani Darling's first 2022 performance, and Emma Guzman and Ki5 are also on the bill. Lee DeVito

Show starts at 7 p.m.; Otus Supply; 345 E. Nine Rd., Ferndale; 248-291-6160; otussupply.com. Tickets are $13 advance, $15 day of show.

Saturday, 2/12: Here's one for the brave, or at least those who like to take off their clothes for a good cause. Cupid's Undie Run makes a Detroit stop to raise funds to research neurofibromatosis, a genetic neurological disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and affects 1 in every 3,000 births. The event kicks off at Detroit's Tin Roof with some drinking to help get people in the mood, then commences for a mile-run that ends back at the Tin Roof for a nearly-naked dance party. If that all sounds like too much work, at least the people-watching should be good. Lee DeVito

From noon-4 p.m. starting at the Tin Roof; 47 E. Adams Ave., Detroit; my.cupids.org. Tickets are $50.

Saturday, 2/12: The Detroit Shipping Co. is kicking off a new club for people who like to drink cold craft beer next to a warm bonfire. The Cold Muggin' Club will see a bonfire in Detroit Shipping Co.'s courtyard with a giant tent, live music, and hames. Members get their own mug that they can take home with them, $5 off pitchers and other discounts, and an annual Cold Muggin' appreciation party. Lee DeVito

From 1-9 p.m. at the Detroit Shipping Co.; 313-462-4973; detroitshippingcompany.com. Membership is $35.

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