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Another Sunday has come and gone with NFL Week 13 in the books just short of Monday nights collision between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills.

For former Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, it was another triumphant return to the field as he made his debut with the Seattle Seahawks after being waived by the Tennessee Titans earlier in the year.

Peterson and the Seahawks hosted the rival San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon trying to right the ship after a recent rough patch put Seattle on the brink of a lost season.

But, with the help of a Peterson rushing touchdown, the Seahawks managed to get a must-have 30-23 win to move to 4-8 on the season and keep some hopes of postseason play alive.

Adrian Peterson

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The touchdown from the Sooner legend not only helped his team win but put him in exclusive NFL company.

With Sundays score, Peterson became the first player in NFL history to run for a touchdown with six different teams.

The Minnesota Vikings, the Washington Football Team, the Arizona Cardinals, the Detroit Lions, the Tennessee Titans and now, the Seattle Seahawks.

A storied career gets one more check mark to the Hall-of-Fame resume.

As for the rest of the former Sooners in the NFL, here is a recap of how they did in Week 13:

(W 33-22 at Chicago)

(L 20-19 at Pittsburgh)

(vs New England on Monday Night)

(L 33-22 vs Arizona)

(L 41-22 vs LA Chargers)

(Bye Week)

(W 27-17 at New Orleans on Thursday Night)

(W 29-27 vs Minnesota)

(W 22-9 vs Denver)

(L 17-15 vs Washington)

(W 41-22 vs Cincinnati)

(W 37-7 vs Jacksonville)

(L 29-27 at Detroit)

(at Buffalo on Monday Night)

(L 27-17 vs Dallas on Thursday Night)

(L 20-9 at Miami)

(L 33-18 vs Philadelphia)

(W 33-18 at NY Jets)

(W 20-19 vs Baltimore)

(L 30-23 at Seattle)

(W 30-23 vs San Francisco)

(Bye Week)

(W 17-15 at Las Vegas)

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Now, youre in the sunken place.

If you recognize that line, you know the film whose script the Writers Guild of America just voted as the best of the past 22 years. Jordan Peeles Oscar-winning Get Out tops the WGAs just-released list of the 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far). See the full list below.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Social Network, Parasite, No Country for Old Men and Moonlight round out the top six. All of them won a Screenplay Oscar, but three of the next four on the WGAs list There Will Be Blood (No. 7),Inglorious Basterds (No. 8) and Memento (No. 10) did not. The No. 9 script, Almost Famous, took Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay.

Christopher Nolan wrote four of the 101 top screenplays 2000sMemento,2008sThe Dark Knight (No. 26), 2010s Inception (No. 37) and 2006sThe Prestige(No. 82). Dark Night and Prestige were co-penned by his brother Jonathan Nolan, who also wrote the short short upon whichMementowas based.

Quentin Tarantino placed three scripts on the list with 2009s Inglourious Basterds, 2019s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and 2012s Django Unchained. Sodid Joel & Ethan Coen with 2007s No Country for Old Men, 2009sA Serious Man and 2013s Inside Llewyn Davis.Alfonso Cuarn also wrote or co-wrote three of the films:Children of Men(No. 18, 2006),Roma(No. 62, 2018) andY tu mam tambin(No. 86, 2001).

Charlie Kaufman penned two of the top dozen screenplays withEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004) andAdaptation(2022). Annie Mumulo & Kristen Wiig made the top showing among women, No. 12 forBridesmaids(2011), with Diana Ossana at No. 13 for 2005sBrokeback Mountain, which she wrote with Larry McMurtry.

Greta Gerwig placed a pair of screenplays on the list:Lady Bird (No. 16; 2007) and Little Women (No. 89; 2019).

Aaron Sorkin also hit a double with 2010s The Social Networkand 2011sMoneyball(No. 56). Michael Arndt is another double honoree, forLittle Miss Sunshine (2006) and Toy Story 3 (2010), as is Wes Anderson, having scripted 2001s The Royal Tenenbaums(No. 14, with Owen Wilson) and 2014s The Grand Budapest Hotel.

The person with the most films on todays WGA list who did not receive Oscar nominations for those same titles is Paul Thomas Anderson. He penned There Will Be Blood, The Master (No. 84, 2012) and The Phantom Thread (No. 87, 2017).

One interesting inclusion from the Writers Guild tally is Mad Max: Fury Road, a film that has so few lines of dialogue that director George Miller had to beat back rumors that Fury Road had no script before it started filming.

This contemporary list spans the past 20-plus years of film, spotlighting a wide array of acclaimed, culture-defining movies and the screenwriters who wrote them, per the WGA.

As voted upon by the members of the Writers Guilds West and East, the list of the 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (so far) is both a celebration of the great writers and screenplays of the last 21 years and a study of how writing for the screen has evolved and diversified since the 20th Century, said Aaron Mendelsohn, chair of WGAWs Publicity & Marketing Committee, which conceived the Guilds latest 101 list. . Plus, its a great conversation and argument starter.

Here is the full list, including the film, writers, year and studio:

1. Get Out (2017)Written by Jordan PeeleUniversal

2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)Written by Charlie Kaufman, Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre BismuthFocus Features

3. The Social Network (2010)Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, Based Upon the Book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben MezrichColumbia/Sony

4. Parasite (2019)Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Story by Bong Joon HoNeon

5. No Country for Old Men (2007)Written for the Screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Based on the Novel by Cormac McCarthyMiramax/Paramount Vantage

6. Moonlight (2016)Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraneyA24

7. There Will Be Blood (2007)Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson, Based on the Novel Oil! by Upton SinclairParamount Vantage

8. Inglourious Basterds (2009)Written by Quentin TarantinoWeinstein/Universal

9. Almost Famous (2000)Written by Cameron CroweDreamWorks

10. Memento (2000)Screenplay by Christopher Nolan, Based on the Short Story by Jonathan NolanNewmarket

11. Adaptation. (2002)Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman, Based on the Book The Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanColumbia / Sony

12. Bridesmaids (2011)Written by Annie Mumulo & Kristen WiigUniversal

13. Brokeback Mountain (2005)Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana, Based on the Short Story by Annie ProulxFocus Features

14. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)Written by Wes Anderson & Owen WilsonTouchstone

15. Sideways (2004)Screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Based on the Novel by Rex PickettFox Searchlight

16. Lady Bird (2017)Written by Greta GerwigA24

17. Her (2013)Written by Spike JonzeWarner Bros.

18. Children of Men (2006)Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarn & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & HawkOstby, Based on the Novel The Children of Men by P.D. JamesUniversal

19. Lost in Translation (2003)Written by Sofia CoppolaFocus Features

20. Michael Clayton (2007)Written by Tony GilroyWarner Bros.

21. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)Written by Michael ArndtFox Searchlight

22. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)Written by Quentin TarantinoColumbia/Sony

23. Promising Young Woman (2020)Written by Emerald FennellFocus Features

24. Juno (2007)Written by Diablo CodyFox Searchlight

25. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)Screenplay by Wes Anderson, Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo GuinnessFox Searchlight

26. The Dark Knight (2008)Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, Story by Christopher Nolan & David S.Goyer, Based Upon Characters Appearing in Comic Books Published by DC Comic, BatmanCreated by Bob KaneWarner Bros.

27. Arrival (2016)Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, Based on the Story Story of Your Life Written by Ted ChiangParamount

28. Jojo Rabbit (2019)Screenplay by Taika Waititi, Based on the Book Caging Skies by Christine LeunensFox Searchlight

29. Inside Out (2015)Screenplay by Meg LeFauve, Original Story by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del CarmenDisney/Pixar

30. The Departed (2006)Screenplay by William Monahan, Based on the Motion Picture Infernal Affairs, Written Alex Makand Felix ChongWarner Bros.

31. Spotlight (2015)Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthyOpen Road

32. Whiplash (2014)Written by Damien ChazelleSony Pictures Classics

33. Up (2009)Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthyDisney-Pixar

34. Mean Girls (2004)Screenplay by Tina Fey, Based on the Book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind WisemanParamount

35. WALL-E (2008)Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original Story by Andrew Stanton, Pete DocterDisney-Pixar

36. Pans Labyrinth (2006)Written by Guillermo del ToroWarner Bros.

37. Inception (2010)Written by Christopher NolanWarner Bros.

38. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, Based on the Novel Q & A by Vikas SwarupFox Searchlight

39. Before Sunset (2004)Screenplay by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke, Story by Richard Linklater & KimKrizan, Based on Characters Created by Richard Linklater & Kim KrizanWarner Bros.

40. In Bruges (2008)Written by Martin McDonaghFocus Features

41. Mulholland Dr. (2001)Written by David LynchUniversal

42. A Serious Man (2009)Written by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenFocus Features

43. Amlie (2001)Screenplay by Guillame Laurant and Jean-Pierre JeunetMiramax

44. Toy Story 3 (2010)Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter Andrew Stanton and Lee UnkrichDisney-Pixar

45. The Favourite (2018)Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamaraFox Searchlight

46. Zodiac (2007)Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, Based on the Book by Robert GraysmithParamount

47. Gladiator (2000)Screenplay by David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson, Story by David FranzoniDreamWorks/Universal

48. The Incredibles (2004)Written by Brad BirdDisney-Pixar

49. Knives Out (2019)Written by Rian JohnsonLionsgate

50. Ex Machina (2015)Written by Alex GarlandUniversal / A24

51. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)Written by Alejandro G. Irritu Nicols Giacobone Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando BFox Searchlight

52. The Lives of Others (2006)Written by Florian Henckel von DonnerschmarckSony Pictures Classics

53. Nightcrawler (2014)Written by Dan GilroyOpen Road

54. 12 Years a Slave (2013)Screenplay by John Ridley, Based on Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup20th Century Fox

55. The Big Short (2015)Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, Based on the Book by Michael LewisParamount

56. Moneyball (2011)Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin, Based on the Book byMichael LewisColumbia/Sony

57. Black Panther (2018)Written by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee andJack KirbyDisney

58. You Can Count on Me (2000)Written by Kenneth LonerganParamount

59. Boyhood (2014)Written by Richard LinklaterIFC

60. Finding Nemo (2003)Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds, Original Story by AndrewStantonDisney-Pixar

61. The Hurt Locker (2009)Written by Mark BoalSummit

62. Roma (2018)Written by Alfonso CuarnNetflix

63. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)Screenplay by Terence Winter, Based on the Book by Jordan BelfortParamount

64. Hell or High Water (2016)Written by Taylor SheridanLionsgate

65. Manchester by the Sea (2016)Written by Kenneth LonerganAmazon

66. A Separation (2011)Written by Asghar FarhadiSony Pictures Classics

67. Spirited Away (2001)Written by Hayao MiyazakiDisney

68. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico LathourisWarner Bros.

69. Booksmart (2019)Written by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie SilbermanUnited Artists

70. City of God (2002)Screenplay by Brulio Montovani, Based on the Novel by Paulo LinsMiramax

71. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)Screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, Story by Phil Lord, Based on the Marvel ComicsColumbia/Sony

72. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)Written by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenCBS Films

73. The Kings Speech (2010)Screenplay by David SeidlerWeinstein

74. Django Unchained (2012)Written by Quentin TarantinoWeinstein

75. Oceans Eleven (2001)Screenplay by Ted Griffin, Based on a Screenplay by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer and aStory by George Clayton Johnson & Jack Golden RussellWarner Bros.

76. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)Screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, Based on the Book TheFellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienNew Line

77. Shaun of the Dead (2004)Written by Simon Pegg and Edgar WrightUniversal

78. Erin Brockovich (2000)Written by Susannah GrantUniversal

79. Call Me by Your Name (2017)Screenplay by James Ivory, Based on the Novel by Andr AcimanSony Pictures Classics

80. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)Written by Martin McDonaghFox Searchlight

81. The Lobster (2015)Written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis FilippouA24

82. The Prestige (2006)Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, Based on the Novel by ChristopherPriestTouchstone/Warner Bros.

83. Midnight in Paris (2011)Written by Woody AllenSony Pictures Classics

84. The Master (2012)Written by Paul Thomas AndersonWeinstein

85. Argo (2012)Screenplay by Chris Terrio, Based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J.Mendez and the Wired Magazine Article The Great Escape by Joshuah BearmanWarner Bros.

86. Y tu mam tambin (2001)Written by Carlos Cuarn & Alfonso CuarnIFC

87. Phantom Thread (2017)Written by Paul Thomas AndersonFocus Features

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Boys Basketball

Logan Prince, West Jordan (Sr.)

West Jordan senior forward Logan Prince is red hot to start the season.

He leads the state in scoring, averaging 28.5 points after scoring 20 points against Brighton last week and then 37 against Jordan. Hes also averaging 11.5 rebounds.

Logan Prince is an outstanding basketball player on and off the court. He has a 4.0 GPA, is a three-year starter and captain of our basketball team. He has great leadership qualities. Hes the type of player that makes everyone around him better. Hes a lot of fun to coach, said West Jordan coach Christian Wouden.

Last season Prince was second on the team in scoring (10.1 ppg) and rebounding (4.6 rpg).

He can and will do whatever is needed to make the team better. He can score inside and outside, he rebounds well, is quick to get steals and he sees the floor really well and makes excellent passes. He has a great basketball mind and IQ. He can play any position on the floor for us. I am extremely happy that Logan Prince is a Jaguar, added Wouden.

Kailey Woolston, Lone Peak (Jr.)

Lone Peak is off to a scorching 3-0 start this season led by returning all-stater Kailey Woolston.

In three games the junior is averaging 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals. Last season Woolston averaged 18.9 points as a sophomore and was named a 6A first team all-stater.

Kailey is a phenomenal basketball player and leader. She competes with passion and desire, wanting to always get better and better. She takes to heart everything a coach tells her and uses every opportunity she has to learn, work, and improve in whatever area she can, said Lone Peak coach Nancy Warner. I love that she is never satisfied and is always willing to do whatever the team needs to be successful. She accepts any challenge and no moment is ever too big for her she will find a way and always give 100%. Her example and positivity motivates those around her to work hard as well. She is always putting in the time and work to get better everyday. Kailey is such a joy to coach.

Shes been very consistent in her three performances this year scoring 22 points against both Herriman and Copper Hills and then 25 points against Layton.

Evan VanBrocklin, Olympus (Sr.)

One of the states top swimmers last year, Olympus Evan VanBrocklin, is picking up right where he left off early this season.

A month into the season, VanBrocklin already owns top four times in the entire state in six different events, including the top time in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle.

He ranks second in the 100 butterfly, third in the 200 individual medley and fourth in the 100 backstroke. The 200 IM and 100 fly were the two individual events he took state in last year, and he figures to shave even more time off all of his events over the next couple months of the season.

Maddy Parker, Spanish Fork (Jr.)

Maddy Parker is a freestyle specialist, her times early this season prove that.

A month into the season, the Spanish Fork junior owns the best time in the state in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. She also owns the fourth best mark in the 100 backstroke.

Maddy is a hard worker, but thats not only what makes her an exceptional swimmer. She is determined, resilient, patient and mentally and emotionally mature and tough. Those are aspects necessary to excel like she has in the sport of swimming, but also in life. She has, and will continue to thrive because of the woman she is becoming through this amazing sport and her persistent diligence, said Spanish Fork coach Shanon Dowling.

Brady Merkley, Uintah (Sr.)

Brady Merkleys quest for a fourth-straight individual state championship is off to a great start so far this season.

Merkley went 4-0 at the prestigious Layton Invitational last weekend at 144 pounds, winning all his matches by fall. He pinned his opponent just 66 seconds into the championship match.

Merkleys previously three state championships all occurred in 4A, but this year Uintah has bumped up to 5A which features a much deeper classification in his quest for a 4-peat.

Merkley is 6-0 on the season so far.

Quincy Peterson, Westlake (Jr.)

Last week at the Thor Girl Classic at Westlake High School, junior Quincy Peterson continued her strong start to the season posting a 4-0 record to claim the 130-pound title. Earlier this season she went 3-0 at the Wrestling Against Cancer duals also at Westlake.

Quincy is such a hard worker. She trains hard on the mat, in the gym, and in the classroom. We love her spunky personality and dedication to the sport, said Westlake coach Cody Burdett.

Last season as a sophomore Peterson finished third at the inaugural 6A girls state tournament at 124 pounds. So far this season she owns a 7-0 record as she looks to take the next step on the mat.

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Roster management is the single most crucial in-season task for fantasy football players. Just as important as adding the right players is knowing when players need to go. Which players find themselves on our Week 12 fantasy football cut list?

Lets go position by position and pinpoint players that no longer need to be on your fantasy roster. Which fantasy quarterbacks are on the Week 12 cut list?

Its time to admit that the Ryan Tannehill we saw on the Dolphins for all those years more closely resembles the true Tannehill. Hes far from the worst starting quarterback in the league, but I would definitely pause at the notion of calling him good.

From a fantasy perspective, Tannehill is definitively not good. Hes currently overall QB15 on the season, averaging 17.5 fantasy points per game. The problem is hes just a floor play. Youll get about 13-19 points each week. All but three of his starts have landed in that range. With the Patriots up next and a bye week to follow, theres no reason to hold Tannehill.

Which fantasy RBs should be cut heading into Week 12? Theres plenty of dead weight at the position.

Was Adrian Peterson worth every bit of the FAAB you spent on him? Absolutely. Is it time to admit it didnt work out? Absolutely.

In his three games with the Titans, Peterson hasnt played more than 33% of the snaps. Hes averaging a paltry 3 yards per carry and his highest fantasy point total is 9.6. Its no news that AP is washed, but hes like the fully loaded deal at the car wash now. You can safely drop him.

Jordan Howard sprained his knee in the Eagles victory over the Saints last week. Howard was already a shaky hold after Miles Sanders return. Now that hes set to miss a couple of weeks, theres no reason to hang onto him.

You can safely release Howard.

Every week, the Seahawks open the game by pounding Alex Collins. And every week, fantasy managers watch this thinking, Alright, this is good. Then, every week, the same thing happens Collins barely touches the ball in the second half.

Collins has been remarkably consistent. Hes carried the ball exactly 10 times in three straight games for yardage totals of 36, 41, and 44. The only chance he has at fantasy value is if he falls into the end zone, but that role went to DeeJay Dallas last week. The only value in Collins is if you need an RB to not get you zero. Hes not getting you more than 5 fantasy points. Let him go.

With news of his return, Jamaal Williams was added back to many fantasy rosters. Go ahead and return him. Williams is nothing more than DAndre Swifts backup now.

Last week, Williams played just 27% of the offensive snaps. He carried the ball 7 times for 11 yards. Swift played 73% of the offensive snaps and carried the ball 14 times for 136 yards and a touchdown. Williams carries no fantasy value.

Which fantasy wide receivers are on the Week 12 cut list? A few veterans and a player affected by injury top the list.

This one hurts. Jamal Agnew was such a great story this year. He emerged from relative obscurity to become a purposeful part of the Jaguars offense.

Unfortunately, Agnew suffered a season-ending hip injury in Week 11. He can safely be released from fantasy rosters, and we wish him a speedy recovery.

On Monday night, Daniel Jones attempted 38 passes. He threw two of them in Kenny Golladays direction.

Since returning from injury, Golladay has seen a grand total of 4 targets in two games. He scored 17.6 PPR fantasy points in Week 4. His highest scoring output the rest of the season is 8.4. His past two games? 1.7 and 3.8. Golladay may still be talented, but his quarterback is incapable of getting him the ball. He has no fantasy value.

Since returning from injured reserve, T.Y. Hilton has played in four games. In those games, hes recorded fantasy totals of 12, 3.6, 1.5, and 4.6. Last week, he played just 41% of the offensive snaps.

Its over for Hilton. He had a great career, and I was always a fan of him as a talent. But at age 32, he just doesnt have it anymore and can safely be cut.

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Moira Buffinis state-of-the-nation play is pegged to that irresistible trope: the dark and stormy night, with a group of strangers forced to seek shelter in a spooky manor house. Naturally its a powder keg of personalities, and, with Chekhovs gun well established, a storm of violence is inevitable.

However, Manor is a curious beast. It certainly nods to the eerie thriller: with the power out, the only light is flickering candles, and theres a ghostly presence upstairs a possible remnant of the Civil War. But that quickly gives way to a mix of macabre humour, furious satire, and overt political commentary, with the characterisation similarly zipping between coolly naturalistic and preposterously heightened.

We begin with an hysterical confrontation between the unhappily married Lady Diana, inheritor of her familys now crumbling manor house, and former musician, now fulltime drunk and drug addict Pete. During a nasty tussle, Pete who is high on magic mushrooms tumbles down the stairs. Diana quickly reframes this to daughter Isis as an accident; not the last time in the play that someone will bend the truth to suit their own narrative.

Into this fraught situation come various refugees from the pounding storm and dangerous floods, which have now cut off the roads as the river bursts its banks. They include local vicar Dominic, holidaying mother and daughter Ripley and Dora (the latter, sopping wet, cut off from wi-fi and apoplectic: We could have stayed in Balham!), caravan dweller Perry, and a mysterious trio: Ted, his blind fiance Ruth, and Anton.

We gradually come to learn that the charismatic Ted is in fact the leader of a far-right group called Albion. Historian Ruth, who defends colonialisation, genocide, and slavery as part of the natural order, as well as old-fashioned gender roles that see men acting as knights and women giving up work, fuels his warped ideology. The vulnerable Anton is one of their disciples.

Ruth expounds her fascist theories with chilling assurance while black A&E nurse Ripley, teeth gritted, tends her wounds and figures out that Ted was the one who injured Ruth. Meanwhile, Ted is busy seducing Diana with promises of restoring her Restoration-era home, just as he wants to restore England. We are both, he purrs, exceptional, likening his superiority complex to her aristocratic lineage. That does chime with Diana: Its what I was taught from an early age.

Buffinis play, directed by her sister Fiona, works best as a pitch-dark comedy. Nancy Carroll is superb as the haughty Diana, who, in a cloud of shock, euphoria, and bone-deep weariness, simply cannot be bothered with social niceties any longer. Michele Austin and Shaniqua Okwok, as Ripley and Dora respectively, are very funny as the bewildered Londoners thrust into this insanity, and Edward Judge, as Perry, keeps up an amusing running commentary although he is also the butt of some tiresome sizeist jokes.

But, other than David Hargreavess kindly vicar, its impossible to buy most of these characters. The deluded, egotistical Pete is so extraordinarily infuriating that Im afraid I longed for his demise, while Diana is a familiar toff type, Ruth more a mouthpiece than an individual, and Anton is a walking radicalisation case study. Shaun Evanss Jordan Peterson riff, though compelling, never really convinces, while Isis is handed a clunky speech about climate change and generational betrayal.

Lez Brotherstons surreal set almost feels more complex and alive. Its the manor house with walls and ceiling blasted off, so we get a crooked staircase to nowhere, shards of stained glass, a mighty but stranded door, and furious clouds rolling straight in (courtesy of Nina Dunns video projections). This striking visual carries much of Buffinis argument on its own: the dangerous invasions, war with nature, and our wrestling with history, privilege, identity, and ownership. Its a shame that the text is much blunter, giving us starkly oppositional viewpoints instead of trusting us to discover those ideas through the actual people.

Manor is at the National Theatre to 1 January.

Photo credit: Manor (Photo by Manuel Harlan)

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Once upon a time three brothers, working together at New Yorks Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital, discovered that a histamine pill worked better for the mentally ill than electroshock therapy, and so played their part in revolutionising post-war psychiatric medicine. Given his book is called Empire of Pain (Picador, 20), one may rightly guess that Patrick Keefe is setting this family up for a fall. And what a fall: the Sacklers, in learning how to turn drugs into money, seem to have forgotten their humanity. The aggressive over-prescription of the opioid oxycontin, made by their company, contributed to the deaths of over half a million Americans. This is a ghastly story, told with rigour and aplomb.

The corruption that attends vast wealth seems to have eluded Bill Gates: he might genuinely want to save the world. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (Allen Lane, 20) finds him studying hard problems: marginal costs, global equity, steel, cement and (yes) IT. Like any techno-realist, Gates can be twitted over the detail. He underestimates how viral the vegan message has become in the West, and underplays the nuclear waste problem. Still, here is a man worth arguing with.

One things for certain: climate change on its own will not bring down our civilisation. Catastrophes are why we have civilisations in the first place, and when societies collapse, its their own silly fault for having grown sclerotic, knotted and ungovernable. Niall Fergusons Doom (Allen Lane, 25) attempts to relate this epic picture of rise and fall to the responses of governments across the world to the Covid pandemic. Its anecdotal, partisan and oddly touching in its exhortation to keep calm and carry on.

Jordan Peterson is the living exemplar of that advice. A practising Canadian psychologist, rendered dangerously frail by prescription medicine, he has become for some a demagogue, for others the imminent second coming of Christ. The advice in Beyond Order (Allen Lane, 25), a follow-up to his global bestseller 12 Rules for Life, reflects some new and painful awareness of mortality. But it was always Petersons intimate, self-revealing style that made his life advice so powerful, so energising, and so hard to reduce to politics (though God knows people tried).

Petersons war against the fogginess of convenient and avoidant thinking echoes throughout Oliver Burkemans Four Thousand Weeks (Bodley Head, 16.99), a plea to abandon middling priorities and embrace the difficult and the important in life. To do so means resigning oneself to what the Germans, in their genius, dub Eigenzeit that is, the time it takes to do something properly.

Stephen Walkers Beyond (William Collins, 20) celebrates the worlds first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, who had patience and fortitude in spades, not just to weather the Soviets early space programme, but his strange celebrity afterlife, too. In the US, celebrity dogged the Nasa astronauts even before their historic flights. Walker straddles public and private worlds to bring us intimate portraits of the Cold Wars most gentle warriors.

Tristan Gooleys fortitude is nothing to sneeze at, either. Years ago, even as the rest of us were following our new-fangled in-car GPS systems into fields or over the edges of cliffs, the writer was flying and sailing, solo, across the Atlantic, guided by the stars. In The Secret World of Weather (Sceptre, 20) the author of bestsellers The Natural Navigator and How to Read Water entices us to read and even predict the weather, simply by paying attention to the things (trees, buildings, surfaces) all around us.

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UCLA suspended Professor Gordon Klein last spring for refusing to give Black students free passes on the final exam to account for the trauma caused by the murder of George Floyd. The university made the decision to suspend Klein under duress after over 20,000 students signed petitions demanding his firing. In response, Professor Klein recently filed a lawsuit against UCLA. In another instance, geophysicist Dorian Abbot was barred from speaking at MIT to give a talk on climate change because he wrote an article in Newsweek criticizing affirmative action policies. The obvious lunacy of a student petition leading to Kleins suspension and the fact that Abbots opinion on affirmative action has nothing to do with geophysics reveal how absurd and extreme the woke left can be. These and other examples prove that their blatant shutdown of all dissenters, disguised as a fight against racism, is a cancer that must be stopped.

For starters, the woke left has been responsible for more than just firings and cancellations. In some cases, their actions threaten peoples lives. According to an article Professor Gordon Klein wrote entitled Why I am Suing UCLA, he embraced Martin Luther King Jr.s vision for a colorblind future when he graded all students final exams not based on their identity but their performance. But looking at the aftermath, the 20,000 signatures were just the tip of the iceberg of backlash. In addition to his suspension from UCLA, Klein received death threats and was forced to accept police protection as a consequence.

Moreover, the incident dealt him a serious financial blow. According to Newsweek, He was dropped from consulting jobs at law firms and other corporations and...his reputation was tarnished as a result. Klein suffered this unfair treatment simply for trying to treat his students fairly.

Thankfully, Professor Dorian Abbots case at MIT was far less devastating, but still had a major impact on restricting free speech. Abbot expressed in his article that [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy] violates the ethical and legal principle of equal treatment and treats persons as merely means to an end, giving primacy to a statistic over the individuality of a human being. For this statement, MIT cancelled Abbot. He was barred from giving a talk on geophysics, which had nothing to do with race or affirmative action policies. That the woke left would take issue with him weighing in on one subject over his positions on something entirely unrelated speaks to the pervasive nature of their ideology. They want power over every sector of society, and theyre willing to do anything to get it.

This problem of seeing everything in terms of power is one of the major issues of the woke lefts worldview. Racism is still a problem in this country and we should take action to address it. However, not everything about America is racist, and simply holding power does not mean one should use it to cancel whatever one dislikes. Shutting down a geophysicist for his comments on affirmative action does nothing to combat racism; it is simply an immoderate exercise of power.

The woke left uses its immoderate exercise of power to promote equity, or equality of outcome. We must not destroy higher education as we know it to promote equity. In fact, the idea that equality of outcome must occur in every circumstance is dangerous. It is in fact, inherently Marxist. And, as congresswoman Liz Cheney put it, A century of history has shown where [Marxism] leads. In the hands of tyrants, Marxist regimes have led to the deaths of millions. Ideas have consequences, so Marxism remains dangerous, especially when Marxist ideas are openly embraced and opposition silenced.

Inequality of outcome is often used as an argument to make systemic racism appear far worse than it actually is. Admittedly such inequalities reveal some serious concerns, such as African-Americans being three times more likely to be arrested for marijuana convictions than Whites, despite nearly identical marijuana usage. However, most of the statistics do not clearly reveal present-day racism as a primary cause of such inequalities. Other factors, such as socioeconomic differences and historically racist policies such as Jim Crow laws, have contributed greatly to the inequality between Whites and African-Americans, but that does not prove that systems within the United States are inherently racist today.

Improving equality of opportunity would ensure that the legacy of Jim Crow does not hurt Black people today without hurting other peoples opportunities. Sadly, racial barriers do still exist in the United States. According to brookings.edu, It is not that racial progress has not been made. It is that the United States has yet to make enough progress. Nevertheless, the goal should always be equality of opportunity, rather than equity.

Psychology Professor Jordan Peterson puts the distinction succinctly: Equity is a whole different ballgame [than equality]. It is predicated on the idea that the only certain measure of equality is outcome, educational, social, and occupational. He follows: The inevitable consequence of encouraging that diversity and giving it free play in the world will thus be an exacerbation of inequality, rather than its elimination. If equity were the goal, then diversity would have to be done away with. As Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is the popular catchphrase, it is quite ironic that two parts of the name contradict each other.

Ideas promoting equity over equality are embraced by a small yet very loud minority. In both Abbots and Kleins cases, the cancel culture forces behind these unpopular ideas go to the extreme by suppressing legitimate and popular points of view. Even The Atlantic acknowledges that, [Professor Abbots case] suggests that the scope of censorship is continuing to morph and expand. Professor Abbot states clearly: woke ideology is essentially totalitarian in nature: it attempts to corral the entirety of human existence into one narrow ideological viewpoint and to silence anyone who disagrees.

Universities should be hubs of discussion of all ideas, both popular and unpopular. Looking at Claremont, there are concerning statistics in this regard. According to a Gallup Poll, 90% of students [at Pomona College] surveyed believe that the campus climate prevents them from saying something others might find offensive. College Pulses Free Speech Rankings reveal that many universities fail to protect free speech. However, there is good news. For instance, in College Pulses rankings, Claremont McKenna College was ranked first out of all colleges in promoting free speech. As the first in the nation, CMC has an important role as a leader in protecting free speech and facilitating important discussions, race and beyond. The Claremont Colleges can fight the good fight in protecting intellectual diversity among universities. Only then can the complex issues regarding racism truly be understood and slowly but surely solved.

Race relations is and will continue to be a controversial topic, but only with free discussions a greater understanding can be truly achieved. The suspension of Gordon Klein and the shutdown of Dorian Abbot signify that the race against racism in universities has gone too far. Nevertheless, there is hope on the horizon, and colleges that embrace free expression will both gain a greater understanding of race relations and avert any extreme cancellations.

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Section II All-Stars

CLASS AA

Player of the Year: Georgia Greene (Shenendehowa)

Goalkeeper of the Year: Tor Rollins (Guilderland)

Coach of the Year: Scott LaMor (Columbia)

All-Stars: Brooke DelSignore (Shen), Ruth Hotaling (Beth), Bridget McLoughlin (Shaker), Madison McMaster (Sar), Kaiden Ring (Columbia), Mia Van Dyke (Colonie), Maddie Wania (BSpa), Kaleigh West (Nisky), Mayah Wheeler (Shaker).

CLASS A

Player of the Year: Brigid Duffy (Queensbury)

Goalkeeper of the Year: Michelina Lombardi (Averill Park)

Coach of the Year: Tim Ciampa (Queensbury)

All-Stars: Courtney Bush (Mohon), Hannah Bachorik (Mohon), Brooklyn Drago (Scotia), Bayley Duffy (QHS), Meredith Gaylord (AP), Vanessa Jorgensen (SGF), Julia Afsar-Keshmiri (QHS), Rylee OConnor (Scotia), Ella Blesi (BH), Samantha Torres (BH).

CLASS B

Player of the Year: Abby Dolge (Ichabod Crane)

Goalkeeper of the Year: Olivia Horan (Mechanicville)

Coach of the Year: Rob Klug (Broadalbin-Perth)

All-Stars: Gabriela Amoroso (Schal), Jaclyn Benedetti (Cohoes), Ally Brown (V'ville), Abby Buckley (Tam), Brooke Bush (B-P), Simone Cassano (Schal), Sophie Champagne (Tam), Nevaeh DAloia (Mech), Lilly Farrell (V'ville), Maddie Finn (CCHS), Payton Graber (Schal), Ella Grupe (G'ville), Emma Haller (Greenville), Erin Mash (Names), Sarah McMahon (Schy), Anna Nichols (Names), Katie Pagnotta (Ravena), Alayna Preston (B-P), Courtney Toher (Mech), Gianna Viscusi (Schal).

CLASS C

Player of the Year: Katelyn Krohn (Schoharie)

Goalkeeper of the Year: Lorelai Peterson (Corinth)

Coach of the Year: Sheila Golden (Maple Hill)

All-Stars: Kara Bacon (B-W), Haley Drinon (Scho), Isabella Estill (Still), Alayna Fletcher (MHill), Lila Frasier (LG), Addyson Galuski (Water), Samantha Gorey (LG), Faith Ingber (G'wich), Carolina Lott-Diamond (H-L), Amber MacNeil (HoF), Stephanie Martin (Galway), Cassidy McClement (Waterford), Kelsey Meca (Mayfield), Gianna Morse (MHill), Gabs Mowery (B-W), Giana Murphy (Canjo), Hser Nay Yo (Ren), Addi Perry (Chatham), Meg Perry (HoF), Morgan Phelan (Scho), Cameryn Shultes (M'burgh), Ashlee Stevens (B-K), Isabella Vecchio (Waterford)

CLASS D

Player of the Year: Sydney Schell (St. Johnsville)

Goalkeeper of the Year: Kathryn Sweenor (Salem)

Coach of the Year: Zale Benton (St. Johnsville)

All-Stars: Ryane Anderson (Ger), Angel Aratare (FA), Jordan DeNinno (St.J), Jo Galarneau (Mekeel), Kaylea Hickey (St.J), Morgan Staats (Ger), Kaelin Thompson (North), Paige Trzaskos (FA), Leah Valovic (North), Olivia Winchell (FA).

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Welcome to the Jordan B Peterson podcast season 4, episode 54. This episode was recorded on June 14th, 2021.

Dr. Clay Routledge is an existential psychologist, writer, and professor at North Dakota State University. He's also a senior research fellow at the Archbridge Institute and an editor for Profectus magazine. Dr. Routledge studies basic psychological needs and how they're shaped by family, social bonds, economics, and broader cultural worldviews. He has published over 100 scholarly papers, co-edited three books on existential psychology, and written several books, including Nostalgia: A Psychological Resource, Supernatural: Death, Meaning, and the Power of the Invisible World.

A lot of Dr. Routledges work - like Dr. Peterson's - focuses on the need for meaning. The two had a wide-ranging conversation about loneliness, meaning, nostalgia, Terror Management Theory, and existential psychology. They also shared views on human progress, responsibility, religion, and UFOs.

Dr. Clay Routledge Website: https://www.clayroutledge.com/

Dr. Rouledge Article on Meaning: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/2020/05/28/why-meaning-matters-for-freedom-and-flourishing/

------------[00:00] Intro[00:18] Jordan B. Peterson introduces guest Dr. Clay Routledge[01:55] How Dr. Clay Routledge got into his work[09:43] Terror Management Theory[18:33] The resistance to Terror Management Theory[22:01] Existential Psychology[27:09] The psychology of nostalgia[34:31] What elicits nostalgia[40:36] Pain responses[44:58] Reminiscence therapy and nostalgia[47:47] Collective nostalgia[54:48] Religion and its cultural impact[01:04:03] Secularism and UFOs[01:08:33] Politics, control, and meaning[01:16:36] The different kinds of meaning and the freedom of restraint[01:24:17] Filling the hole of religion[01:28:34] Human progress[01:32:38] Dr. Routldge's survey of American progress amongst university students and the apocalypse[01:43:43] Meaning across different cultures[01:48:18] Religion in free-market societies and ethical principles[01:51:56] Dr. Routledge's qualitative taxonomy on meaning[01:55:18] Responsibility and meaning[02:02:12] Loneliness[02:07:35] Dr. Routledges purpose with his work-----------

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Visit http://www.jordanbpeterson.com to view more information about Jordan, his books, lectures, social media, blog posts, and more.

Jordan B. Peterson is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist, and the author of the multi-million copy bestseller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, #1 for nonfiction in 2018 in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands, Brazil, and Norway, and slated for translation into 50 languages.

Dr. Peterson has appeared on many popular podcasts and shows, including the Joe Rogan Experience (#877, #958, #1006), The Rubin Report (12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Free Speech, Psychology, Gender Pronouns), H3H3 (#37), and many more. Dr. Petersons own podcast has focused mainly on his lecture series, covering a great deal of psychology and historical content. Jordan is expanding his current podcast from lectures to interviews with influential people around the world. We hope you enjoy this episode and more to come from Dr. Peterson in the future.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We deserve some respect. You deserve some respect. You are important to other people, as much as to yourself. You have some vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world. You are, therefore, morally obliged to take care of yourself. You should take care of, help and be good to yourself the same way you would take care of, help and be good to someone you loved and valued. You may therefore have to conduct yourself habitually in a manner that allows you some respect for your own Beingand fair enough. But every person is deeply flawed. Everyone falls short of the glory of God. If that stark fact meant, however, that we had no responsibility to care, for ourselves as much as others, everyone would be brutally punished all the time. That would not be good. That would make the shortcomings of the world, which can make everyone who thinks honestly question the very propriety of the world, worse in every way. That simply cannot be the proper path forward. Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

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