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For all the grandiose backing tracks assembled in the Gold Star Studios between 1962 and 1966, there was nothing to match the overwhelming into-the-red chorus of love and reverence that met the passing of Ronnie Spector on January 12, 2022. Who else could unite the full spectrum of the pop pantheon, from the heavenly Brian Wilson to the infernal Keith Richards, from Ariana to Zendaya, not to mention Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Elton John, Joan Jett and Morrissey?

What were we mourning? On the face of it, it seems a slender achievement: a handful of singles across 1963-66, only one of which went Top 10. A solitary album, which barely scraped into the Top 100. A version of Frosty The Snowman on a brazenly shameless Christmas compilation. And a series of doggedly hopeful comebacks from the 70s onwards that never really found an audience.

And yet lets put it plainly if you measure an artist by the strength and depth of the response they provoke, then Ronnie Spector is one of the greatest pop artists of the last 60 years. In fact, its a tribute to the era that Ronnie co-founded and defined that it meant a mixed race teenage girl from Washington Heights could make a reasonable claim to immortality armed with not much more than industrial quantities of Cleopatra eyeliner and Aquanet SuperHold, a scrappy, wavering, heartfelt voice born out of a schoolgirl infatuation with Frankie Lymon, a sensational smoulder and shimmy, and a certain indomitable East Harlem defiance.

Pop songs are spells. Most work their magic for a season, borne aloft by passing currents of adolescent spirit and commercial whim and, if theyre lucky, they retain some faded charm for those they once seduced. Seventy years on, so many of the greatest hits of early rocknroll now sound antique, like something from the days of horse-drawn carriages, gramophones and daguerreotypes.

But mysteriously, through some uncanny force in their framing and performance, a few slip free of their time. As Ezra Pound almost put it: A great pop song is news that stays news. And no pop song has stayed new over six decades as successfully as Be My Baby, first released roaring into the summer of 1963, and roaming ever since, like some inexhaustible tropical cyclone Hurricane Ronnie across the airwaves, screens and senses of the world.

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The unresolved conflict in Christianity is that were to love our enemies, but Gods justice for them sends them to Hell. Surprise! Judaism (our Old Testament, AKA Hebrew Bible, or Torah) had no doctrine about a heaven or hell the grave was the end. What happened to create this emphasis on Hell?

The idea of both were circulating before Jesus, possibly thanks to 200 years of Greek and nearby Persian religious influence. So he had to address both Heaven and Hell during his ministry.

Image composition by Dorian Cole,from Stux on Pixabay (for blog use) and Matin Labar on Flickr

Hell is the opposite of Love both are produced by actions leading to mental states.

Many read the Bible as if they could tear it out of its historical moorings and spread it like butter. Thats like saying that because the color blue isnt mentioned in the Bible (it isnt), it didnt exist, and we should probably disregard it now.

The color spectrum says that blue and green are two of the seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Im sure some will formulate this as: if it doesnt say it in the Bible, it doesnt exist, so the sky isnt blue, its a shade of green, and science lies. Well, believe what you want and good luck with that.

The Sadducees, who were the Temple leaders, were not believers in immortality, Heaven, or Hell they were very strict about following the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) explicitly, as was Jesus, so to the Sadducee there was no immortality for people.

The Pharisees were more flexible in their beliefs. They followed not just the Hebrew Bible, but also followed the teachings of the fathers known as the Oral Torah. Sometimes they placed the Oral Torah above the written which Jesus scowled at.

The Scribes and Pharisees were somewhat open to new beliefs such as Heaven and Hell. The Scribes were generally responsible for interpreting the law for communities throughout the land. They and the Pharisees had to make The Law work. For the Scribes and Pharisees, interpreting the Bible as to what the Law meant also meant was it palatable to the public. This meant endless reinterpretation and sometimes rewriting. We dont like to think in those terms but evidence is they also reused prophecy that had been fulfilled, and they rewrote passages that would have been disgusting to the public.

While Jesus followed the Hebrew Bible (Torah), his beliefs were also similar to John the Baptist and other Essenes. The Essenes were a mystic Jewish sect and thousands of Essenes lived in Jewish and Roman territories. They formed an enclave by the Dead Sea and kept religious writing safe by storing them in caves (Dead Sea Scrolls). The Old Testament writings found there are regarded by many scholars as more original than later copies.

The Essenes believed in baptism as a symbol for washing away sins (forgiveness), and that the end was at hand. Rather than force people to go to the Temple and sacrifice for forgiveness, both John and Jesus baptized, saying that a priest and sacrifice were not necessary for forgiveness. This brought great opposition from the ruling religious leaders who wanted to preserve the Temple sacrifice tradition it was good business and maintained power.

Was the end at hand that Jesus prophesied? Jesus spoke almost exclusively to the Jews, and actually the end was at hand for the nation of Judaism, and for their practice of sacrifice for sin. In 70 AD the Temple was destroyed by the Romans, ending Temple sacrifice, and by 128 AD the Jewish people hid in the mountains to avoid merciless destruction by the infuriated Romans. They were obliterated or scattered to the wind. The Sadducee sect disappeared. Jesus prophecy said all this would happen.

The Essenes and Jesus were somewhat more progressive or refined in their beliefs believing that the soul is immortal and baptism was a symbol of sins being washed away and forgiven. Jesus was a clarifier, reformer, and agent of change pointing to a new future for Jews. We have similar things going on today.

Generally Jesus taught that for those who remain unrepentant for mistreating others, their soul remains in torment. You cant ignore God and mistreat others without your soul be affected. He likened this isolation and suffering to several things: Gehenna, Hades, Sheol, all common words at the time. He said eternal suffering is like being thrown into the trash, ending life in the grave, being cast into outer darkness, or burning in a lake of fire. Not fun stuff, but reality for those who harm others and dont ask forgiveness.

Later writers in their lust for punishing or influencing others created novel ideas about levels of hell, etc. But that stuff is just nonsense not Biblical. God forgives all who ask for anything theyve done, sometimes despite our objections. The only sin that maybe cant be forgiven is turning away from God and never asking for forgiveness. For this our soul is in torment until we find forgiveness. Bu this is human logic we cant comprehend the mind of God.

Jesus explained and demonstrated for us the best way for us to live with those with whom we have strong conflicts. The way is to love them that is, compassion, want the best for them. If they truly are unrepentant for what the do to others when they die, their soul suffers simply by knowing and living with what theyve done.

Its not for us to judge others. Those who die without forgiveness (Christ) are judged by their works. Thats up to God to decide not us. We are simply told not to judge and to forgive or we wont be forgiven either.

The debate over Heaven and Hell is tiresome and pointless.

We dont know much about Heaven or Hell, or judgment. What we do know about is we must have forgiveness for ourselves and others. And we know how we are to live and treat others as Jesus showed us.

Our focus as Christians has to be on living, not dying. It has to be on forgiving others and treating them well or we risk our souls being in torment for things we have done.

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Our answer is God. Gods answer is us. Together we make the world better.

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Love Your Enemies but Jesus Love Sends Them to Hell? - Patheos

What does Justin Trudeau see from the main house of his country estate or from his seat inside the House of Commons?

Perhaps he sees flames dancing among the treetops instead of ice and snow covering the black ash and trembling aspen trees outside Parliament Hill. Perhaps he sees Los Angeles in April and Chicago in May, the two burning as one, with mayhem at the intersection of Florence and Normandie and a massacre at Haymarket Square. Perhaps he sees the first day of the 1992 Los Angeles riots as an opening ceremony, and the fourth of May 1886 as his chance to answer a mayday call with an attack on the workers who honor May Day.

Perhaps its time to stop conjecturing about what Trudeau says he sees, before the emergency he citesand the month-long Emergencies Act he invokesbecomes a sight too gruesome to behold.

Someone needs to tell Trudeau that the attack on Reginald Denny, a former truck driver, isnt an LAPD training video on crowd control. The video should have a Parental Advisory label, and Trudeau shouldnt watch the video without adult supervision, because he may order the police to act like the four criminals in the video: treating all the protesters in the Freedom Convoy as one; as a Christian like Denny, regardless of faith, whose fate he holdswhose life hed betraywithout remorse.

Before Trudeau tries to repeat history and imitate art, before he orders the cavalry to remake Calvary in his own image, he should see the faces in the convoy.

He should see the images of Denny bleeding in the street and of four Good Samaritans, including a fellow trucker, driving Dennyin Dennys truckfrom the scene.

He should see the CT images of Dennys crumpled skull in which the fractures look like fault lines, bearing in mind that the crater in Dennys forehead isnt the result of an act of nature but of men acting like brutes in a state of nature: that the acts are a series of assaults on Denny, culminating in a gang member doing a victory dance after throwing a cinder block at Dennys head.

Trudeau has a duty to see these things, so he may not misrepresent the facts or misinterpret art as a license to commit arson.

He sees what he wants, superimposing his cowardice on one mans portrait of courage and anothers source of inspiration, for Trudeaus political survival hinges on a tale of two paintings; of Richard Eurichs Withdrawal of Dunkirk and Ed Ruschas Los Angeles County Museum on Fire.

The latters an aerial perspective of an imaginary fire, where process destroys progress and chaos defeats the illusion of control, because the building in the paintingwith its breeze blocks and concrete colonnadesis a model of conflict.

Streaks of graphite and steel wool stain the canvas, creating swirls of black smoke, while shades of orange and yellow color the background toxic.

Trudeau would have us believe the fires real, so as to justify his aggrandizement of power and war on freedom.

He sees himself as the savior of Canada, more sovereign than the Queen of Canada and Canadas Head of State, with the people in his sights.

He sees himself in the virtual cockpit of a Spitfire, gliding beside the musicality of time and the sound of immortality, when in fact hes deaf to the noise of democracy and the judgment of history.

Blind to the obvious, Trudeau has no patience for reason or reason to stop his collision with reality.

May the people show him the mercy he denies them.

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LeRoy Butlers long wait is over. The creator of the Lamebau Leap has leapt into football immortality.

The former Green Bay Packers safety has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 after being a finalist the past two years and a semi-finalist for a few years prior. While the wait was not nearly as long as the one Jerry Kramer had to endure before finally being enshrined in 2018, Butlers enshrinement is overdue and arguably should have come before both John Lynch (class of 2020) and Steve Atwater (2019).

Butler finished his career with more sacks, forced fumbles, and interceptions than both Atwater and Lynch and he played in 43 fewer games than Lynch (181 to Lynchs 223) while Atwater played the fewest games with 167.

Butler was the only member of the leagues All-1990s team not enshrined in Canton and he was also a four-time All-Pro (1993, 1996-1998) and he also was a revolutionary player at the safety position. When he moved from cornerback in 1992, safeties werent necessarily known at the time for being great pass rushers and great pass defenders at the same time. They were either one or the other.

Butler flipped that notion on his head by being the first defensive back to record 20 interceptions and 20 sacks in his career. Of course, he is also a Super Bowl champion and the creator of the Lambeau Leap, a celebration Packers players still use today almost 30 years after its creation.

The resume was more than enough and thankfully voters finally had enough sense to put him in the hall where he belongs. Butlers journey from a wheelchair as a child to the peak of the football mountain is finally complete.

The Packers legend will be inducted in Canton this August alongside his fellow members of the class of 2022 that includes Tony Boselli, Cliff Branch, Art McNally, Sam Mills, Richard Seymour, Dick Vermeil, and Bryant Young. Butler joins teammates Brett Favre and Reggie White in the Pro Football Hall of Fame alongside team architect Ron Wolf.

Butler could represent the final modern-day Packers enshrinee until Aaron Rodgers goes in sometime in the future. Former wide receiver Donald Driver and former head coach Mike Holmgren have both been nominated but it seems only Holmgren has a remote chance at getting in.

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Acting/Cast 9.0

Music 9.0

Rewatch Value 8.0

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This drama is mainly about a love triangle between a girl and two guys that are polar opposites of each other - Qiu Yue from the Demonic Sect and Xiao Bai from the Feng Ming Manor who claims to uphold the righteous side.

For me, Qiu Yue was the star of the drama. He is an anti-hero, scheming and cunning with no morals but below his cold and ruthless exterior was a vulnerable and lonely person that had an abandonment complex. Li Hong Yi did very well portraying such a complex character and the chemistry between Chun Hua and Qiu Yue was really sizzling. I loved all the kisses between them. Chun Hua was a more typical character, but she showed maturity as the drama progressed and I didn't blame her for leaving Qiu Yue in the latter half of the drama.

Xiao Bai was clearly the weakest link in the main cast. The actor portraying him had too wooden expressions and I couldn't really buy his character or his 'love' for Chun Hua. Though to be honest, his character is a very conflicted/contradictory one that didn't do him any favours either in terms of likability.

A special shout out to Feng Cai Cai who I initially disliked but became such a wonderful, understanding and intelligent character by the end of the drama.

Overall, the drama probably doesn't deserve the 8.0 rating that I gave it since it really isn't a good drama but I enjoyed the scenes between CH and QY so much that I really recommend it if you like xian xia and romance.

On a side note, the ending was actually very faithful to the book although they could have included the side stories that mentioned their child which would have made the ending more satisfying.

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Johnny Raper wasone of rugby league's great characters and to some the sport's greatest player.

He died aged 82 after a long battle with illness.

A rugby league Immortal for his heroics with Newtown, St George, New South Wales and Australia, Raper wasan icon of the sport for over half a century and will remain so as long as the game is played.

Born in Revesby in 1939, Raper played his junior football with Camperdown before he was graded with Newtown in 1957.

After two seasons with the Bluebags as a five-eighth, Raper transferred to St George for 1959. The Dragons had already won three straight premierships when he arrived, but Raper fit in immediately among their galaxy of stars.

In the space of one magical year, Raper made his interstate debut for New South Wales, his Test debut for Australia and played a major part in the Dragons' unbeaten premiership campaign.

From there, the glories came thick and fast.

Skilful and quick enough to play in the centres or at five-eighth, Raper's true home was at lock forward, where he matchedhis attacking brilliance with a reputation as a rugged defender, with a particular gift for cover tackles.

After his breakout 1959 season there was no glory that eluded Raper over the rest of his glittering career.

He was part of eachSt Georgepremiershipfrom 1959 to 1966, and along with fellow Immortals Reg Gasnier, Norm Provan and Graeme Langlands, he helped continue the greatest club dynasty Australian rugby league has ever known or will ever know.

Raper was an automatic selection for New South Wales, pulling on the sky blue jersey on 31 occasions and was often at his best in the representative arena, especially for Australia.

In 39 Test matches (and 35 tour games) for his country, Raper's play was nothing short of remarkable.

Veteran broadcaster Frank Hyde rates Raper's performance in the infamous "Swinton Massacre", a 50-12 victory over Great Britain in the second game of the 1963-64 Ashes series that secured an Australian victory on British soil for the first time in 50 years, as the greatest 80 minutes a footballer had ever played.

"When Johnny Raper was born, they not only destroyed the mould, they pulped it. I rate him the finest footballer I have seen," Hyde said.

Raper toured Britain and France with the Kangaroos three times and captained Australia to victory in the 1968 World Cup final over the French.

He battled on for St George until 1969, before playing five years in the Newcastle competition with Wests Newcastle and Kurri Kurri before hanging up the boots in 1974.

He later coached Cronulla and Newtown and was named one of Rugby League Week's inaugural Immortals in 1981 alongside Gasnier, Clive Churchill and Bob Fulton.

Raper embraced life off the field with the same exuberance he took into his play.

Renowned for his love of a good time, there are many reports of Raper staying out all night, going for a long road run in the morning and winning man of the match at the SCG that afternoon.

He was infamously accused of walking through the streets of Ilkley in England wearing a bowler hat and nothing else during the 1967-68 Kangaroo Tour it was a case of mistaken identity, but Raper took it in stride, with the bowler hat becoming his trademark.

Raper's list of accolades is almost too long to recount but there can be no doubt of his greatness.

In more recent times, Raper was named in the New South Wales and Australian teams of the century and was an inaugural inductee in the Australian rugby league hall of fame.

There was nothing in this sport he did not achieve, and few who saw him had any doubts theywere watching not just one of the great players of his time, but one of the great players in the history of rugby league.

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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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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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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.

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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 Love? Express It With Any Of These Valentines Day Themed Sneaker Releases - Sneaker News