5/31/2023 0 Comments Crime Rave by Sezín Koehler![]() Sezin joined Looper in June of 2019 and has been exploring her love of a variety of visual media, but in particular her most favorite horror shows "American Horror Story" and "Dexter." When she's not writing about movies and television, she tends to the endangered monarch butterfly sanctuary in her yard as well as rescuing badly wounded orchids and bringing them back to life, kind of like Hannah McKay. She’s the author of indie horror novels American Monsters and Crime Rave, and writes from a small Florida beach town where she raises orchids and endangered monarch butterflies in her yard. ![]() She released her second novel "Crime Rave" in 2017 independently. Sezín Koehler is a weekly contributor to Looper, a film critic for Black Girl Nerds, and has bylines in Medium, The List, Bitch Media, and many more. ![]() She wrote her first horror novel "American Monsters" at 20, and it finally got picked up by indie publisher Ghostwoods Books in 2011, over a decade later. ![]() A horror aficionada essentially since birth, much of Sezin's pop-culture analysis has explored the dark beauty and raw power of this oft-maligned genre as seen in her writings for Black Girl Nerds, Bitch Magazine, Wear Your Voice, Huffington Post, and more. Sezin has been working in publishing on both the writing and editorial sides since 2002, and shifted almost exclusively to writing about pop-culture in 2018 when she joined the Black Girl Nerds movie and TV review team. ![]()
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5/31/2023 0 Comments Cursed frank miller book![]() Nimue as the central character and hero is refreshing although claims to a feminist portrayal are significantly undermined during the climax and denouement. ![]() Women play minor roles including Nimue betraying Merlin, Guinevere “betraying” Arthur after failing to produce an heir, and Morgan, Arthur’s half-sister, seducing him to produce the villainous Mordred who ultimately defeats Arthur. The vast majority of stories based on these legends are unashamedly misogynistic. It centers on Nimue, with Arthur assuming the role of a side-character and aid. Cursed falls in the middle of a large field of stories. I’ve been a fan of Merlin and King Arthur stories since I was in primary school so I compare every “Merlin” tale to those that came before and the legends themselves. Thus begins this Merlin and King Arthur retelling. She returns home to find Red Paladins – think the corrupt Knights Templar – attacking her village and murdering her family. ![]() However, her plan is foiled when she learns that the ship she planned to catch left days early. ![]() Nimue runs away from home because most people in her village despise her, calling her cursed. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Red-Blooded Risk by Aaron Brown![]() ![]() To be sure, computer-based trading systems and intermediate processing systems make markets far more efficient. ![]() The capital markets remind Brown of cars: Investors no longer have any direct contact with people on the floor of an exchange. Today a driver could steer a car with a joystick. Most drivers today have no clue that software mimics old-style road feel even though there are few mechanical connections to the drivetrain. ![]() Automotive technology has come a long way in the past 50 years, but despite a host of LED and digital displays, the dashboard of a modern car is not unlike that of a ∦2 VW microbus. The best thing about the vehicle, he recalls, was its road feel the immediate sense that every action he took as a driver had a direct connection to the engine and wheels. Aaron Brown learned how to drive behind the wheel of a 1962 Volkswagen microbus decades before he became risk manager at hedge fund AQR Capital Management. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Winter Arrives by Roz Marshall![]() ![]() Rozanne has developed in her work a style and a technique which make each and every painting totally unique. The ability to adapt to a new environment coupled with her determination to succeed has created strong demand for her work here in the UK. In 2002, the political climate in Zimbabwe necessitated Rozanne Bell's move to England. Art Lounge international has built a huge following in the Leamington and Warwickshire area, we just love the work! Her speciality is using layered textured reliefs creating whimsical naïve paintings of Harbours, fishing towns, quirky animal art along with beautiful floral work and landscapes. Art became and has ever been my friend, supporting my children and me throughout."Īs the style of Roz Bell has evolved she has developed a strong international following. I know that the extraordinary colours, light and contrasts of Zimbabwe where I grew up and had to leave twelve years ago, are to blame. "Ever since I first picked up a paintbrush with my mother as a little girl, the compulsion to paint has dominated my life. She exhibited her work all over Southern Africa and, through tourism, an American market for her work evolved. ![]() A long standing artist here at Art Lounge international gallery, Rozanne Bell Nee Marshall was born in Zimbabwe in 1962 where she lived for 40 years. ![]() |