This thread is as result of recent threads where less reliable news sources have been linked. Some of those threads that have been demonstrably false and were tagged as "News" were removed. Some threads that have been tagged as Opinion/Editorial have remained up, despite the less than credible claims of the author(s). Either way it gets into sketchy territory for mods to be the arbiters of what is an acceptable source, so I think this is a good opportunity to talk as a community before the mod team takes any rash actions.
When judging source bias and reliability I generally go to one place - Ad Fontes and their interactive media reliability and bias chart. Ignoring bias, the chart is broken up into 4 zones.

• Most Reliable Sources - scoring 40 and above
• Analysis/Opinion and Wide variety in reliability - between 24 and 40
• Selective or Incomplete Story /Unfair Persuasion/Propaganda - between 16-24
• Contains Misleading info or Inaccurate /Fabricated Info - between 0-16

What I have been operating under is removing anything that falls into the last category as a general rule and selectively removing other stories that are objectively false and do not meet the standard of "News."
Where would you prefer the line be drawn /MorePerfectUnion? What kind of a reliability score is too low for you to consider it worth the sub's time? The mod team will look in incorporate your feedback into any final policy revisions.

I'm a big fan of watercolor and purchased a bunch of watercolor images and made one into my cover. It is NOT AI generated, I specifically used a filter to get rid of all the AI options and got left with this bundle of watercolor pink forests.
Does it look like a fantasy story? I'm afraid it's so pink someone would think romance but I'm hoping the font doesn't come across as "romance novel". I really just wanted a hand-painted watercolor fantasy forest but I do not have the funds for a full wrap and hope this works. ><
so what's this cover giving you, the looker? how's the font? (it's gotta get cropped on the sides, that's why it's all smooshed together looking in the middle lol i just haven't made it that far yet)
UPDATE: Thank you everyone for your feedback. I'm currently taking the outline off the font. I briefly uploaded another version with a different font, but since a bunch of people immediately commented it was too juvenile, i'm going back to this one. Also going to make the arch less dramatic, try a white font, and turn the back to a purple color instead and lighten the cover up so the white font can pop! also going to try a green version once i can get my hands on some photoshop software - this is done with canva so my options are more limited
https://preview.redd.it/f8ksd026sf1d1.png?width=6200&format=png&auto=webp&s=d85b5b452b704624d2853dcd60b7b8ff8cfcea3e

There is significant repetition of these numbers popping up in both Taylor and Matty's public works so I thought I would bring it up and see what you all think and if you have noticed other instances that I'm missing. Sorry in advanced for this being long, but there is a lot.
Let's start with the most well-known one: 13

• I think that even casual fans know that Taylor considers 13 her lucky number. Her birthday is 12/13/1989. She's had some significant milestones in her career surrounding the number 13 and she famously wrote 13 in marker on her hand during the Fearless era. She continues to reference this number in track listings - even TTPD is 31 tracks, so 13 transposed.
• the poem Stevie Nicks wrote for TTPD has two dates written on it: Aug 13, 2023 and Sept 13th 8:05pm. Obviously the 13th in both dates is interesting but if you start adding things up you will see these dates are very significant. The 8:05 will give you 8+5=13. There is more to these dates as well.
• In numerology, we often add numbers together to get a single digit. 1+3 = 4.

8's - The public announcement of Taylor and Matty's relationship came on 5/3/2023. 5+3 = 8...8 is the infinity symbol. - In the Eras Tour, the stage roomba makes an infinity sign during Down Bad. - In numerology, 8 also rules the planet Saturn. This brings to mind "love you to the moon and Saturn" but also, Taylor wears a Vivienne Westwood choker during her performance of But Daddy I Love Him (she has one in black and one in white), with the symbol of Saturn topped by a cross that looks very reminiscent of a king chesspiece: https://www.harrods.com/en-us/shopping/agate-crystal-messaline-choker-22340482?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxqayBhDFARIsAANWRnRG1PyYR_3UcHl3igFeRHsyBkMHMWPgAv6-vIx01S9r3lBHNEvlwg0aAqz4EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds - 4 is obviously half of 8 - 8+9 = 17 and 7+1 = 8 (as in 1989) - 2024 is said to be a year of 8's, because 2+2+4 = 8. There is other symbolism associated with this number but this post is already super long.
4's & 2's - The number 4 has been showing up a lot recently. Matty flashed the number 4 to the camera during a set while they were dating (couldn't find the video but if someone finds it, I will edit to add it). - Taylor has famously been flashing peace signs and even put a statue of a peace sign in her TTPD exhibit at The Grove. Thought to be an easter egg for the double album but she continued doing it after the albums release. - Obviously, 2 + 2 = 4. But 4 can also be broken down into two pairs of 1's. Twin flame numbers are 1111 (so 4), and 2222 (so 8) respectively. - Taylor & Matty are both fire signs. Twin flames are often described as mirroring each other.
3's - Graphically, a 3 is half of 8 (especially in certain fonts). - In ATPOIAM, episode 2, entitled Fame (, https://youtu.be/44ezfnnRE0k?si=YcLcKnJrPHWY-Yyc) Matty stuffs himself into a suitcase (a story long told about Taylor was that she stuffed herself in a suitcase to escaped the hordes of paparazzi and fans when leaving her apartment). The suitcase has the number 3 on it and the elevator goes to the 3rd floor (despite the next shot being on them outside of The Bowery hotel). I've stayed at the Bowery, the 3rd floor is not how you get outside, lol. - TaylorNation put out a promo video that was a mash up of 1989 era images, it featured a vault and it also featured a clip from the Bejeweled music video (which has other interesting references to things happening right now), but Taylor was pressing the button for the 3rd floor (not in the original video). Everyone thought this indicated a big surprise coming on 5/3/2024 (2 weeks after the TTPD release). Much clowning ensued, nothing happened...except Matty posted a cover of his song "All I Need To Hear" to his IG. - Bejeweled MV was released on 10/25/2022...10+25 = 53 and 5+3 = 8 OR 1 + 2 + 5 = 8. 222 is an angel number related to soul mates.
I'm sure that I didn't even write out half of the things I've noticed because this post is getting unweildy but if there are other numerology nerds and people who have noticed this repetition, please add your observations!
Edit to add: Matty's birthday! 04/08/1989 so 4's and 8's abound!

A Ubisoft divulgou o trailer do seu mais novo jogo da saga Assassin's Creed. Intitulado Assassin's Creed Shadows, o game retrata um cenário há muito tempo pedido pelos fãs, o Japão feudal. Porém, para além da ambientação e jogabilidade, um fator específico chamou a atenção dos jogadores: a presença de um samurai negro.
Como é de praxe nas redes sociais, diversos foram os comentários sobre a falta de precisão histórica em incuir um samurai negro em pleno Japão feudal. O personagem foi considerado uma maneira de assegurar representatividade étnica em detrimento da fidelidade ao contexto da época.
Em uma saga que conta com elementos de magia, criaturas místicas e que tem alienígenas como os semeadores da vida no planeta, cobranças e reclamações sobre precisão histórica não deveriam ser realmente uma coisa tão importante assim. Mas, caso fossem, não haveria problema: diferente dos aliens de Eram os Deuses Astronautas, o fato é que Yasuke, o samurai negro, existiu.
Quem foi Yasuke?
Sua história começa em meados de 1500, com alguns registros indicando que ele possa ter nascido entre 1550 e 1560. Seu local de nascimento ainda é incerto. Enquanto alguns pesquisadores acreditam que ele seja dos territórios que hoje são Moçambique ou Nigéria, outros teorizam que ele na verdade nasceu em algum lugar próximo aos atuais Sudão do Sul ou Etiópia.
“A sua aparência e cor da pele não são de alguém de Moçambique. Eu diria que ele é de algum lugar perto do atual Sudão do Sul”, conta em entrevista ao The Mainichi Thomas Lockley, professor associado da Universidade de Nihon, em Tóquio, e autor do livro African samurai: the true story of Yasuke, a legendary black warrior in feudal Japan (ainda sem tradução no Brasil).
Sua chegada ao Japão
Como ele foi parar no Japão, ainda é um mistério. Alguns pesquisadores acreditam que ele possa ter sido escravizado e traficado quando criança, enquanto outras hipóteses apontam que ele saiu do continente africano como um mercenário. O que se sabe com certeza é que ele chegou ao Japão em 1579 (ano em que se passa o jogo), juntamente com o jesuíta italiano Alessandro Valignano.
Como os jesuítas missionários não podiam utilizar armas, e o Japão enfrentava um grande guerra civil, Yasuke acompanhou Valignano como uma espécie de guarda-costas. Ele deveria realizar uma missão de inspeção no país asiático, que se encontrava no meio do período conflituoso conhecido como Sengoku Jidai.
A guerra começou lá por volta de 1467, quando o xogunato Ashikaga entrou em colapso, e diversos outros clãs e senhores feudais (conhecidos como daimyos) se enfrentaram para obter o controle. Um dos daimyos que mais se destacaram foi Oda Nobunaga, que na época havia unificado metade do Japão sob seu comando.
Após várias missões pelo país (durante os quais Yasuke passou a aprender o idioma japonês), em 1981, ele e Valignano foram para Tóquio, onde finalmente encontraram o daimyo Nobunaga.
Os relatos contam que sua chegada à capital chamou a atenção. Mesmo com a presença de navios portugueses, a presença de africanos no país ficava restrita somente ao litoral. Yasuke gerou os primeiros relatos de uma pessoa negra nas partes mais interioranas do arquipélago.
Servindo a Nobunaga
De acordo com relatos do Crônica do Lorde Nobunaga, um livro do século 16, Yasuke era um “homem forte, com a força de dez homens”. Já no diário de Matsudaira Ietada, um dos samurais de Nobunaga, Yasuke foi descrito como um homem alto, bem acima da altura média japonesa na época: "sua altura era de 6 shaku 2 sol (aproximadamente 1,88m). Ele era negro e sua pele era como carvão.”
Nobunaga ficou tão impressionado que os relatos dizem que ele teria mandado inclusive Yasuke se lavar, acreditando inicialmente que sua cor de pele pudesse ser tinta.
Porém, de acordo com relatos de Luís Fróis, outro jesuíta no país na época, graças a capacidade de falar japonês, sua inteligência e por suas habilidades de luta, rapidamente Yasuke caiu nas graças do daimyo, que prontamente solicitou aos jesuítas que deixassem o estrangeiro sob seus cuidados.
Não se sabe ao certo a origem do nome de Yasuke, mas alguns relatos apontam que teria sido dado pelo próprio Nobunaga. Yasuke passou a praticar artes marciais japonesas, e acredita-se ser ele em uma pintura de 1605, na qual retrata um lutador de sumo negro.
Yasuke tornou-se então parte do círculo próximo de Nobunaga, recebendo o título de samurai. Existem algumas alegações de que Yasuke não foi um samurai, mas um servo do daimyo. Esse, porém, é um equívoco de interpretação e tradução.
Samurais nada mais eram do que guerreiros a serviço de um senhor ou de outros guerreiros. O nome vem de saburau (侍う) e significa “servo, protetor ou aquele que serve.” Presente em diversos registros, tanto japoneses, quanto jesuítas, Yasuke é considerado o primeiro samurai estrangeiro da história do país.
A serventia de Yasuke como samurai de Nobunaga, entretanto, durou pouco. Em 1582, Oda Nobunaga caiu em uma emboscada e foi traído por um de seus generais, Akechi Mitsuhide. Assim, as fontes indicam que Nobunaga foi forçado a cometer o seppuku, o ritual de suicídio japones.
Yasuke chegou a lutar ainda ao lado do filho de Nobunaga, Nobutada, mas este foi também capturado e obrigado a realizar o mesmo ritual. Mitsuhide, no entanto, não executou Yasuke e o entregou aos jesuítas em Kyoto.
Como os registros sobre Yasuke compreendem somente o período entre 1579 e 1582, o que aconteceu com ele após os eventos da queda de Nobunaga não é claro. Seu destino final permanece um mistério.
A sua presença da cultura pop
O novo Assassin's Creed Shadows é o primeiro jogo em toda a saga a colocar um personagem histórico real como protagonista. E não é o primeiro game da história a representar Yasuke. Ele já havia aparecido no jogo Nioh, de 2017. Também foi protagonista do anime Yasuke, lançado pela Netflix em 2021.
Além disso, um filme sobre esse personagem histórico está em desenvolvimento. Produzido pela Warner Bros, ele será dirigido por Blitz Bazawule, diretor do novo A Cor Púrpura. Além disso, o personagem também apareceu aqui no Brasil, no desfile de uma das escolas de samba no carnaval de 2023. A Mocidade Alegre foi campeã em São Paulo com um enredo sobre Yasuke.

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ೃ༄🐛ೃ༄ introduction ೃ༄🐛ೃ༄

if you are involved in the shifting community, you may have seen the mention of some sort of 'lifa app' with no explanation as to what it is. sometimes, in scripts, it will say stuff such as...
'when i shift to this reality, i will have a lifa app to check in on my cr self and it cannot be deleted or destroyed.'
but what is the app that everyone is talking about? is it an actual app or sort of app in another reality that everyone just knows of?
in this post, i will be explaining the lifa app as a full guide of how to use it. its features, and what it is.

༊·˚🌿 what is the lifa app? ༊·˚🌿

the lifa app is a reality shifting based app that lets you keep track of your dr or multiple drs in literally every way imaginable. from the time it is to your memories. it even gives you diary entries for yourself. it is meant to be used as a tool to help shifters keep track of all of their information about them and their dr. it also allows a gateway to meet other shifters like yourself and shift with them to the same reality.

｡･ﾟﾟ･ 🥞 🥯 features 🥯 🥞 ･ﾟﾟ･｡

the lifa app has many features. the main ones you can see first are dr details, visualizations, group shifting, sharing.
let's go over each feature one by one.

: ̗̀➛ dr details

the first thing that you will get when you are greeted by this an i icon that says about this dr. when you click on it, you are able to type the location and a background story about your desired reality.
: ̗̀➛ time
this feature allows you to add a time and date to your dr. time will pass the same as it does here. for example in my dr, it is currently november 19, 2130 and is 1:47 pm. i chose to freeze time in this dr and submitted it.
: ̗̀➛ theme
this holds the name of what your dr is called, the icon it has, and the background of it when you click on the app. you can also choose the font color and a background tint as well. it also holds your name in your dr.
: ̗̀➛ timeline
you are able to establish a timeline of your desired reality before the point that you shift. i recommend keeping it brief to the important stuff. main instances of childhood and things that you remember with the same importance as you do now.
: ̗̀➛ notion script
this feature is if you have a script on the website notion script. it is a website in which you can gather and fill in shifting templates and is a great way to organize yourself. this is not necessary though. there are other features you can use for your script on here.
: ̗̀➛ about me
this is just a section where you write all about yourself. your name, your age, nicknames, safe word, height, hometown, ethnicity, race, nationality, sexuality, pronouns, gender, language(s), positive traits, negative traits, habit, likes, dislikes, hobbies, and skills.
: ̗̀➛ relationships
when you enter this tab, it will take you to a screen that has a place where you can add family members, friends, pets, significant other(s) or 'other'. the other tab has you in it.
when you decide to add let's say a friend, you start off by adding their name. then there age, closeness, and appearance. you can follow that up by adding a photo of said friend. you can type in relationship dynamic, how you met, and extra info. the format is the exact same no matter the type of relationship aside from pets.
the pet section is a little bit different. you add their name, age, species, pet bed, size, and about them.
there is also a recorder option where you can move around the placements of these characters.
: ̗̀➛ scenarios
this includes upcoming scenarios that you had planned, past scenarios that you did while in your reality, desired upcoming scenarios that include no date but you want to do or have plans to do. finally, you have memories which has no date. these are things that you will automatically remember when in your dr.
it's just a brief section where you can type in a title and add as much as you want of details of that memory. you can add a photo and select if it has a date or if it is a past memory or not.
: ̗̀➛ calendar
this just has the date of your dr. you can also create events on specific dates. that's pretty much it, this section is short.
: ̗̀➛ diary
you can write diary entires. talk about your day, memories, anything that may make you feel closer to your dr. this section is also short.
: ̗̀➛ playlist
so is this one. you make a playlist. and link the playlist, whenever you open the playlist, you get a new tab that takes you to that playlist to listen. i use it to keep my shifting subliminal playlist, but you don't have to.
: ̗̀➛ hero/villain
this is a tab within a tab so i'm bolding it. the first tab is customize, but that feature is locked behind a paywall with a monthly subscription of $3.99. i will talk about the subscription later.
then you have powers. you type the name of it and what your powers do. you have weapons which have the same explanation as powers. missions means you can make your own missions.
then there is combat skills. you list your strength, speed, agility, intelligence, compatibility, stamina, and flexibility out of five. then you can add your backstory. it's a blank sheet where you can type it out.
next is costumes where you describe what your costume looks like.
ally team includes your team name, how well you work together, specific events and upcoming battles, and other details. you can also add relationships from your relationship section and names of that.
enemy team is relatively the same. a team name, specific events or battles, other details, and can once again, select relationship with each member.
finally, there is timeline which has a title and description. you can also add scenarios if needed.
thankfully, that is thee last feature about dr details and we can now move on to visualizations.

: ̗̀➛ visualizations ‧₊˚🖇️✩

this tab focuses all on the visual aspects of your desired reality. even if you can't visualize, you can still use these to get a good idea on what things will look like.
: ̗̀➛ appearence
you can add a hair claim, face claim, body claim, hand claim, voice claim, and specific features claim. personally, i think that the last one could be explained easily in body or face claim.
either way, when you press one of these tabs, you can type in a detailed description on what you look like. now, i didn't notice at first but all the way at the bottom will be a small section that says add photo to which you can go into your gallery and choose a photo for yourself on that specific claim.
: ̗̀➛ wardrobe
this section will include an area that says wardrobe. you press the giant + sign on the top right hand corner and it takes you to a section that says create wardrobe. all you gotta do is add a title and a description. once you do that, you click on the tab again and then add a photo of a specific outfit of yours. you can add multiple photos, move them around using the recorder option right next to photos.
: ̗̀➛ photo gallery
you can make multiple photo galleries , customize albums of different things relating to your dr.
: ̗̀➛ pinterest boards
here you can add the link to your pinterest board...and a title. that's about it.
: ̗̀➛ wallet
this does not connect to any funds in this reality. it's supposed to keep track of money in your dr. i find this feature a bit dumb tbh and seems to waste more time preparing to shift than actually shifting.
: ̗̀➛ outfits
again, this is the same as wardrobe but more customized. you can add each individual clothing item separately if you wanna do that.
: ̗̀➛ belongings
you add photos and a title of what you own and its sentiment. yeah.
: ̗̀➛ or self
it has a stick figure of you. you list your family, what they're doing, their location, and your action, mood, and location.
: ̗̀➛ music group dr
without paying, you can only add one music group and one album. there is a members tab but you need a monthly subscription in order to access it.
i use this feature in one dr to describe my favorite band to listen to and an album i like. if you wanna add more than one album, then you also need to pay,
: ̗̀➛ school app
this is a doozy and has multiple tabs so this will be rapid fire.
you have your student i.d. report card, schedule.
schedule contains period, subject, and teacher. your school in your dr. you can add a photo, location, mascot, colors, class song, traditions, and history of your school.
you can also add your school uniform if you have one. this includes daily uniform and gym uniform. you can add a school map and a yearbook (????????)
again, these are fine i think but the yearbook seems unnecessary, just script who is in your class with you.
also there's a teacher mode but you can only access that with payment.
: ̗̀➛ chat
you can make a chatroom. and roleplay as every single member in that chatroom...for some reason. i don't need to repeat myself here, you already know what i'm going to say.
: ̗̀➛ chat ai
this is locked behind a paywall. just use character ai, it's free and you don't have a limit of 200 messages per day.
: ̗̀➛ family tree
for some reason you can't add siblings. the only way to add siblings kinda is to make them have the same parents as you on a new family tree.
this is just so not necessary. just write down your siblings in your script. no need for your entire extended bloodline. the universe will figure that out.
: ̗̀➛ places
you add places in your dr.
: ̗̀➛ fame phone
you can make a knock off insta account, twitter account, a wikipedia, and a youtube. again, not needed. just shift. also the settings and notifications features are locked behind a paywall.

: ̗̀➛ group shifting

you need to convert your account into an online account. but you can connect with other people and plan to shift together as a group. for those that don't know, group shifting is where you and one or more people collectively decide to shift to the same dr as different people and basically share an experience in that dr.

: ̗̀➛ sharing

the exact same thing as above. except this time you can just share your dr. you need an account to access this feature. it can give others ideas on scripts, drs, or anything else of the sort. it can be a great way to connect with others.

𓍯𓂃ᥫ᭡.🩹 final thoughts 𓍯𓂃ᥫ᭡.🩹

i think some of its features are helpful! however, other parts of it can be very distracting from shifting. i almost felt like this was an oc maker rather than shifting app. some of these i think didn't need so many features. the amount of features there are is crazy. the features section alone i needed to divide into several sections because it took so much longer to get through than i initially thought. it took about two hours to review each of them and i had to take breaks in between. to a new shifter especially, this would be so overwhelming.
you don't need face claims, body claims, or special features claims. as long as you have a general idea of what you and your desired reality is like then you're fine. this is just gonna over complicate shifting and make it seem more fictional in a way. if anything, this makes you less connected to your desired reality since your focusing so much on this one.
it wouldn't be a waste to download it but i wouldn't recommend buying it. but if you do, then more power to you.
please stay safe and happy shifting ᥫ᭡

So this one will be a long shot I think but a new friend I made at the start of middle school around 2000 or so let me borrow a kind of thick book that I never finished. From what I can recall the book had a mostly black cover with either green font for the title or a pair of green eyes on the cover. It also could have been a green cover with red eyes on it though the black and green combo is what my brain vaguely recalls. It didn't look like a book for a kid fresh out of elementary school and the look of the cover was enough that my mom made a comment about it asking if I should be reading it.
The little story I remember involved teenagers I think in a city being attacked by different kinds of monsters, don't remember what kind but gargoyles just jumped out at me when typing this. I think the green monster on the cover was a sort of ally to the teens but I do remember people getting killed, including other teenagers. The city part of the story is what I remember most but I think there was a bit at the beginning setting things up before all Hell broke loose. There was one boy in particular who was special and I think he was able to talk to some of the monsters at some point.The book was a little thick, definitely above 150 pages at least and I can't remember if my friend had said if the book was part of a series or not.
I don't know where my friend got it, just that I commented that the book looked interesting and he asked if I wanted to read it. It definitely wasn't a book sold at a scholastic book fair given the cover and story content.

I've heard that word count is what defines what kind of book you write. Which, to the point of technicality, makes sense. But evidently, you're supposed to cut out words (not including getting rid of fluff and editing overall) if it's too long (or I guess add to it if not long enough, too)? That seems very restrictive to me. If the book is finished, edited, and everything fits the story and moves it along, does word count matter that much? I mean, I've never heard of page number being a factor, so why does word count matter? Perhaps I'm wrong, being as I've never read the books, but I've heard HP is LENGTHY. Like, hundreds and hundreds of pages long (dunno the word count of them though lol). Aren't those books still considered novels, despite the fact that they're super long? Maybe I am unaware of other terms besides novel and novella (Those are the only two I can remember, sorry lol) that would fit someone's book. I can't remember my exact word count of the book I am writing right now (plus the font size is a bit bigger for my poor vision), and I haven't had it edited yet (obviously), but my first chapter at the moment is 20 pages long (not what I usually do) and in total, the word count is low. So yeah, I'm a tad bit confused 😅

Introduction
Bonjour tout le monde, I’m a French guy who likes learning foreign languages. And I thought it could be useful to share what French content I like, so that you could use it to learn the language :)
Disclaimers:

• It’s usually content destined to native speakers, so hard to understand and without subtitles. You might want to focus less on youtube/podcasts if your comprehension is not at least B1.
• Follows more the interests of a younger audience (<40 y.o.), with lots of youtube/twitch (plenty of good French content there).

Youtube
(Note : some of the shows are originally on twitch, but only available on demand if you subscribe ; while accessible for free on youtube).
[Comedy sketch]

• Les inconnus
• Les nuls
• Golden moustache
• Studio bagel

[Stand-up]
(Here are some of the best french comedians, generally with full/part of shows on youtube)

• Montreux Comedy : main festival of stand-up comedy.
• Khyan khojand
• Kheiron : crowd work improv.
• Haroun

[News/politics]

• France info direct : news 24/24h.
• Backseat : French politics talked and explained by young people.

[Others]

• Popcorn : talk-show by streamers/youtubers with discussions, news, interviews and games.
• TheGreatReview : best storyteller ever, mostly about videogames. Half of his videos are on the channel “MGG France”, just look at their most popular videos to find them.
• Antoine Daniel : he is best know for his “WTC” series of videos where he makes fun of crazy youtube videos. Now he is one of most important Twitch Streamer (personally my favorite). I particularly recommend his videos on Mondays with other streamers, a group of friends with great banter.
• Squeezie : most popular French youtuber (also playing videogames on Twitch). I especially recommend these type of videos : “qui est l’imposteur”, “ya quoi derrière la porte” and « qui aura l’objet piegé ».
• Mcfly & Carlito : better to skip the short videos, the best videos are generally when they are playing games or telling stories.
• Paul Taylor : ‘What the Fuck France’ is a playlist of short videos explaining French culture (mostly in English).
• C’est une autre histoire : fun history.
• Un Bon Moment : interviews and games.
• Arte : main TV channel for documentaries.

TV Shows
*Access* : https://www.cpasbien.zip/

• Le Bureau des Légendes (canal +) : French equivalent of Homeland, more realistic.
• 10 pour cent (Netflix) : life as a moviestar agent.
• Baron Noir (canal+) : the French equivalent of House of cards, also more realistic.
• Kaamelott (youtube) : parody of King Arthur and his knights.
• Bref (youtube) : mini-serie, really innovative in its format.
• La Flamme (canal +) : Parody of the bachelor.
• D’argent et de sang (canal +) : real story of a the biggest scam in France.
• Drôle (Netflix) : rookie comedians’ trying to make it.
• Tapie (Netflix) : biopic of Bernard Tapie, a movie-like figure sometimes compared to Berlusconi.
• Les 7 vies de Léa (netflix) : nice little fiction based on a book.
• Hippocrate (canal+ ) : interns in a public hospital. - En thérapie (arte) : follows a therapist with his patients.

Movies
[Comedies]

• Le dîner de cons
• Les visiteurs
• Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob
• OSS 117
• La cité de la peur
• Maestro (2014)
• La grande vadrouille
• Astérix mission Cléopâtre
• Trois frères
• La crème de la crème

[Others]

• Le chant du loup
• Au revoir là-haut
• 120 Battements par minute
• La Nuit du 12
• Les Chatouilles
• Edmond
• Novembre
• Je verrai toujours vos visages
• Illusions perdues
• Anatomie d’une chute

Podcasts

• Floodcast : fun discussions and games.
• 2 heures de perdues : humoristic review of movies.
• Les couilles sur la table : feminist podcast.
• A bientôt de te revoir : laid-back discussions.
• Small talk (Kombini) : interviews of famous people about their life stories.
• Somnifère : to help you sleep.

Music

• Jacques Brel (chanson française)
• Orelsan (rap)
• Angèle (pop)
• Bigflo & oli (rap)
• La ruda Salska (ska)

Comics (BD)

• Arab of the Future by Riad Sattou
• Fabcaro's comics : absurdist comedy.
• Delisle’s comics, especially the foreign adventures Jerusalem and Burma.
• Persépolis by Marjane Satrapi (can also check out the movie).

Facebook/twitter

• Neurchis (facebook) : These are fb groups where memes and stories are widely shared (verland of “chineur”). I recommend for instance the “Neurchi de date claqué” and “Neurchibald de tintin“. Full list : https://neurchi.fandom.com/fwiki/Liste_des_groupes_Neurchi
• List of French twitter users you can follow : https://www.topito.com/top-100-des-comptes-twitter-qui-nous-font-marrer-les-cons

Other

• France InteFrance Culture : radio with lots of different programs, in addition to the news.
• theconversation.com/fr : academics/experts writing news articles.
• Collège de France (sciences) : the best French researchers giving courses for everyone for free, from natural to social sciences : https://www.college-de-france.fchaires-actuelles

I want to write a screenplay that is brewing with the culture and art of South Asia. I dont care if its impractical or if it ever gets to see the light of the day. I just want to write it. I am currently researching the Mughal, Persian, Indian, Turkish, Arabian art since Urdu is influenced by all of these cultures. The idea is to get into the roots of these cultures and weave a beautiful and eloquent narrative out of it. I want to popularize a new genre of storytelling. The one which is neither eastern nor western. I dont have a name for it yet but you get the idea (The countries in the middle) So, if you know any piece of art/literature/story that rivals the ones made in the west in terms of writing (Breaking Bad, A Song of Ice and Fire, Godfather, Inception, Citizen Kane etc.). Anything from either Persian, Indian, Arabian, Turkish or Urdu literature. Old or new. Just name it. It has to be a pure artistic work, unique to either of the cultures. This would help me a lot.
PS: Loved Ertugrul but wont consider it good storytelling (An epic serial drama). Hated Peer e Kamil and other popular urdu novels. Cringe and cliche no subtility or whatsover. Very interested in Persian and Afghani art since it was very well respected in Mughal Times. Not very sure about Arab art. Indian Turkish art seems rich enough.

I am writing a story with a ton of designs, big lettering and fonts, and literary elements (like newspapers, slogans, etc.). I feel like these days there are many books that are formatted the same, and to me, a way to keep me going is to make them visually interesting. What are your opinions on this?

Sorry if it’s the wrong flair I had to choose one. Does anyone know what font Episode stories use? I’m not talking about the font of the word “Episode” but the font for dialogue between characters. I was just wondering about if anyone knew it. Thanks!

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I just got my MB4 back from service and I am really excited to get started. The guy at the shop recommended swapping my needles about every 10 hours. I see the recommended Janome Blue Tip 11 needles are quite expensive or you can get packs of a bajillion of them for about the same price as four of the originals. Same story with the janome pre-wound bobbins vs. the Brothread bobbins.
Can anyone help me know if generic is okay for these? I'm buying about every type of stabilizer possible to mess around with. I'm also looking to invest in some basic software so I can digitize my own designs and bring in some more modern fonts for monogramming with drop shadows and things.