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It’s so sad that for many, the English language or the inability to truly listen and understand becomes a problem. Or maybe some just want to farm views by dragging Big Soso’s name unnecessarily. I’ve always said this stop cutting and joining short clips on social media. Go and pay for your DStv subscription so you can watch what actually happens in the house first-hand. Last night, this was Big Soso’s conversation with Kola. She was eating her dinner before kola came to her, listen attentively!! 👇 Sosolights ✨ it’s a new day let’s keep the fire burning! 🔥 Please triple your votes ooo 🙏. Like I’ve always said, Big Soso has no alliances whatsoever, it’s just God and us. 💪💜 🎥 Big Brother Naija No copyrights infringement intended #BBNaija
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It’s so sad that for many, the English language or the inability to truly listen and understand becomes a problem. Or maybe some just want to farm views by dragging Big Soso’s name unnecessarily. I’ve always said this stop cutting and joining short clips on social media. Go and pay for your DStv subscription so you can watch what actually happens in the house first-hand. Last night, this was Big Soso’s conversation with Kola. She was eating her dinner before kola came to her, listen attentively!! 👇 Sosolights ✨ it’s a new day let’s keep the fire burning! 🔥 Please triple your votes ooo 🙏. Like I’ve always said, Big Soso has no alliances whatsoever, it’s just God and us. 💪💜 🎥 Big Brother Naija No copyrights infringement intended #BBNaija

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🎤 the first anthem of Sei just dropped and guess who made it? yep , me not a remix not a parody but a full original track for the chain I bleed red for 🔴 this ain’t just a song it’s a representation of the love for the Sei chain built with love for the culture that’s been building in silence from the testnet days to GIGA szn we’ve been grinding now we’re rhyming 👀 first ever Sei song + video is now LIVE I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t proud of this one tagging some fam who’ve inspired this energy: Jay Chandan Osten BOBBY Imrexx Alex Kosa DevilK t0xic 🧪 Onyi Bando NFT Bear Giga Brainy 🔴💨 .... and more sei maxis All the love to you ❤ Enjoy ----- 🎶 LYRICS DROP 🎶 [Verse] Beneath the noise I'm carving my name In this wild race I’m changing the game Where the current flows I stand and fight Building the future under neon light [Chorus] Sei's my choice no looking back Cutting through the chaos on a one-way track Built for speed we run this ground Scaling horizons where dreams are unbound [Verse 2] The market’s loud the vision is clear Whispers of doubt fade when I steer DeFi born where the brave belong This chain’s my rhythm it’s where I’m strong [Bridge] Let them talk let the world delay I’m here to build on Sei today Scaling up while they stand still This is more than a dream it’s pure will [Chorus] Sei's my choice no looking back Cutting through the chaos on a one-way track Built for speed we run this ground Scaling horizons where dreams are unbound [Verse 3] Turning whispers to echoes of truth Innovation burns in the heart of youth This is my anthem this is my creed No holding me back I’ve got all I need ---- 📢 your move, CT do we make this the officia anthem or what? drop your fav line retweet if it gave you goosebumps and tag someone building the next verse with you 🔴 let’s SEI more. 🎶 let’s sing louder. 🏁 we’re just getting started
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🎤 the first anthem of Sei just dropped and guess who made it? yep , me not a remix not a parody but a full original track for the chain I bleed red for 🔴 this ain’t just a song it’s a representation of the love for the Sei chain built with love for the culture that’s been building in silence from the testnet days to GIGA szn we’ve been grinding now we’re rhyming 👀 first ever Sei song + video is now LIVE I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t proud of this one tagging some fam who’ve inspired this energy: Jay Chandan Osten BOBBY Imrexx Alex Kosa DevilK t0xic 🧪 Onyi Bando NFT Bear Giga Brainy 🔴💨 .... and more sei maxis All the love to you ❤ Enjoy ----- 🎶 LYRICS DROP 🎶 [Verse] Beneath the noise I'm carving my name In this wild race I’m changing the game Where the current flows I stand and fight Building the future under neon light [Chorus] Sei's my choice no looking back Cutting through the chaos on a one-way track Built for speed we run this ground Scaling horizons where dreams are unbound [Verse 2] The market’s loud the vision is clear Whispers of doubt fade when I steer DeFi born where the brave belong This chain’s my rhythm it’s where I’m strong [Bridge] Let them talk let the world delay I’m here to build on Sei today Scaling up while they stand still This is more than a dream it’s pure will [Chorus] Sei's my choice no looking back Cutting through the chaos on a one-way track Built for speed we run this ground Scaling horizons where dreams are unbound [Verse 3] Turning whispers to echoes of truth Innovation burns in the heart of youth This is my anthem this is my creed No holding me back I’ve got all I need ---- 📢 your move, CT do we make this the officia anthem or what? drop your fav line retweet if it gave you goosebumps and tag someone building the next verse with you 🔴 let’s SEI more. 🎶 let’s sing louder. 🏁 we’re just getting started

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🎥 Renowned HongKong director, Derek Yee, mentioned #WangYibo in the Golden Goblet Film Forum at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. He mentioned that script is very important for young directors, but casting Wang Yibo will bring in investment immediately to start the project even without a script. “When I come across a script that’s well-written but doesn’t really have a market, I’ll tell the writer straight up that I don’t think it has enough commercial potential. On the other hand, I’ve also seen scripts that aren’t well-written, but have a really great plot twist or a standout moment. In those cases, I’ll tell them, ‘Your script isn’t good enough right now, but if you keep working on it, it can definitely become a great script. It all depends on how much effort you’re willing to put into it.’ So I think it’s still hard for a new director to convince a big-name actor. With some actors, if you can land them, it doesn’t matter if the script isn’t perfect—that’s definitely true. For example, if you (Director Wang Dejian, director of the opening film of this year’s film festival, “The Fourth Curtain”) can get Wang Yibo for your next project, you basically don’t even need to write a script; you can start shooting right away. That’s a very real issue.” *Derek Yee previously worked with Wang Yibo for My Strange Friend. They have met again at the 2023 Huabiao Awards. *Previously, Director Yao Xiaofeng of #WarOfFaith has also mentioned that investment started pouring in for War of Faith after Wang Yibo signed the project. This is also one of the reason why it was never on iQIYI’s press conference and no investment period has been declared.
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🎥 Renowned HongKong director, Derek Yee, mentioned #WangYibo in the Golden Goblet Film Forum at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. He mentioned that script is very important for young directors, but casting Wang Yibo will bring in investment immediately to start the project even without a script. “When I come across a script that’s well-written but doesn’t really have a market, I’ll tell the writer straight up that I don’t think it has enough commercial potential. On the other hand, I’ve also seen scripts that aren’t well-written, but have a really great plot twist or a standout moment. In those cases, I’ll tell them, ‘Your script isn’t good enough right now, but if you keep working on it, it can definitely become a great script. It all depends on how much effort you’re willing to put into it.’ So I think it’s still hard for a new director to convince a big-name actor. With some actors, if you can land them, it doesn’t matter if the script isn’t perfect—that’s definitely true. For example, if you (Director Wang Dejian, director of the opening film of this year’s film festival, “The Fourth Curtain”) can get Wang Yibo for your next project, you basically don’t even need to write a script; you can start shooting right away. That’s a very real issue.” *Derek Yee previously worked with Wang Yibo for My Strange Friend. They have met again at the 2023 Huabiao Awards. *Previously, Director Yao Xiaofeng of #WarOfFaith has also mentioned that investment started pouring in for War of Faith after Wang Yibo signed the project. This is also one of the reason why it was never on iQIYI’s press conference and no investment period has been declared.

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Anyone learning Korean probably knows the "Talk To Me in Korean" channel — they just talked about the *Arirang* album too! They explained why Koreans felt so touched when they heard BTS's new album title was Arirang 🥹 Here’s a quick summary of what TTMIK said, so everyone can catch up 😆 🔸 Arirang is a Korean folk song with over 600 years of history — it’s the most representative song that every Korean knows how to sing. 🔸 There are over 3,600 versions of it, and when BTS performed it in 2016, they combined four of the most famous ones. 🔸 The lyrics express longing for a loved one and the strength to overcome separation. 🔸 Koreans are emotional that BTS is introducing this traditional song to the world and spreading Korean culture globally. 🔸 BTS probably chose Arirang as their album name because they’ve always valued their Korean identity — for example, they also used traditional Korean music elements in Daechwita. And here’s a quick summary of what the animation teaser yesterday referenced: - Back in 1896, seven young Koreans in the U.S. recorded Arirang on a phonograph — it was the first-ever recording of the song and the first time Arirang was introduced to the world (symbolizing BTS showcasing Korean music and culture globally). - The cylinder where the audio was stored even had the label “Love Song: Ar-ra-rang” 😀😀😀 “What is your love song” — that’s where it comes from‼️‼️‼️ #BTS
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Anyone learning Korean probably knows the "Talk To Me in Korean" channel — they just talked about the *Arirang* album too! They explained why Koreans felt so touched when they heard BTS's new album title was Arirang 🥹 Here’s a quick summary of what TTMIK said, so everyone can catch up 😆 🔸 Arirang is a Korean folk song with over 600 years of history — it’s the most representative song that every Korean knows how to sing. 🔸 There are over 3,600 versions of it, and when BTS performed it in 2016, they combined four of the most famous ones. 🔸 The lyrics express longing for a loved one and the strength to overcome separation. 🔸 Koreans are emotional that BTS is introducing this traditional song to the world and spreading Korean culture globally. 🔸 BTS probably chose Arirang as their album name because they’ve always valued their Korean identity — for example, they also used traditional Korean music elements in Daechwita. And here’s a quick summary of what the animation teaser yesterday referenced: - Back in 1896, seven young Koreans in the U.S. recorded Arirang on a phonograph — it was the first-ever recording of the song and the first time Arirang was introduced to the world (symbolizing BTS showcasing Korean music and culture globally). - The cylinder where the audio was stored even had the label “Love Song: Ar-ra-rang” 😀😀😀 “What is your love song” — that’s where it comes from‼️‼️‼️ #BTS

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🎉 Win one of 100 'digital' copies of the book "Rob Hubbard Master of Magic" 📚 This is the best read of 2024 - actually it's the best read I have had for a couple of years! 📖 If you are a Commodore 64 and Rob Hubbard fan, you will love this digital book, it's 350 pages, full colour, exhaustively researched details about Rob's Commodore 64 music and more. PLUS winners will receive access to 120Gb Rob Hubbard online media gallery - this is an amazing resource of videos, music and other content. 🎥🎵 This post's video is a selection of Rob Hubbard's Commodore 64 SID music, each 20 seconds long, have a listen, there will be some awesome memories stirred up. Winners will get access to the full length music in the 120Gb media gallery and much more. 🎶 How do you enter? 🤔 1️⃣ You must be a follower of Commodore Computer Museum 🕹 2️⃣ In the comments below name your favourite Rob Hubbard Commodore 64 game and why you like his SID music. (If you need to refresh your memory, watch this video) 🎮🎵 3️⃣ Promotion ends on the 18th July and winners will be contact by DM by the Commodore Computer Museum. ⏰ 4️⃣ Once all winners are contacted, name and email addresses will be compiled, and then the digital book (PDF) Rob Hubbard Master of Magic will be emailed by C64 Audio 📧 to valid winners, along with access to the 120Gb media library. 5️⃣ If less than 100 comments are made an additional promotion will be run, and the maximum number of winners from all promotions will be 100 copies of the digital book Rob Hubbard Master of Magic. 💯 is an amazing resource of Commodore 64 music and supporter of the retrogaming community. Check out the awesome Commodore 64 content on their website. 🔗 Please note: -Only one entry per person. -Winners will be selected at random from all valid entries. -The competition is open to followers of Commodore Computer Museum 🕹 -By entering, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
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🎉 Win one of 100 'digital' copies of the book "Rob Hubbard Master of Magic" 📚 This is the best read of 2024 - actually it's the best read I have had for a couple of years! 📖 If you are a Commodore 64 and Rob Hubbard fan, you will love this digital book, it's 350 pages, full colour, exhaustively researched details about Rob's Commodore 64 music and more. PLUS winners will receive access to 120Gb Rob Hubbard online media gallery - this is an amazing resource of videos, music and other content. 🎥🎵 This post's video is a selection of Rob Hubbard's Commodore 64 SID music, each 20 seconds long, have a listen, there will be some awesome memories stirred up. Winners will get access to the full length music in the 120Gb media gallery and much more. 🎶 How do you enter? 🤔 1️⃣ You must be a follower of Commodore Computer Museum 🕹 2️⃣ In the comments below name your favourite Rob Hubbard Commodore 64 game and why you like his SID music. (If you need to refresh your memory, watch this video) 🎮🎵 3️⃣ Promotion ends on the 18th July and winners will be contact by DM by the Commodore Computer Museum. ⏰ 4️⃣ Once all winners are contacted, name and email addresses will be compiled, and then the digital book (PDF) Rob Hubbard Master of Magic will be emailed by C64 Audio 📧 to valid winners, along with access to the 120Gb media library. 5️⃣ If less than 100 comments are made an additional promotion will be run, and the maximum number of winners from all promotions will be 100 copies of the digital book Rob Hubbard Master of Magic. 💯 is an amazing resource of Commodore 64 music and supporter of the retrogaming community. Check out the awesome Commodore 64 content on their website. 🔗 Please note: -Only one entry per person. -Winners will be selected at random from all valid entries. -The competition is open to followers of Commodore Computer Museum 🕹 -By entering, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

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✨ FAN PROJECT UPDATE ✨ Keepers! This is the second LED truck video that is about to hit the streets around New Frontier Theater on May 2 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.! 🚛💡 We’re featuring AshDres, and while the beats will have you dancing, don’t get too comfortable — this video will also hold your heart in ways you never saw coming. 🎶💫 Every moment will bring you back to the memories, the laughter, and the unforgettable JayFer moments that made us fall in love with AshDres. (Trust us, you’ll feel every bit of that love again, and yeah, maybe even tear up a little. We know, it’s emotional whiplash, but it’s worth it.) 😭 Big, BIG shoutout to our Dodongs - ً yohani | graduate na who absolutely crushed it with this one. You’ve turned this project into something magical. ✨ To our amazing sponsors who keep this dream alive, and to the AOA admins for being the backbone of this project. And of course, to every single KEEPER — you guys are the MVPs, the real heart and soul of this journey. 🫶🏻 So, what’s your FAVE part of the video? Drop it in the comments — we want to know! 👇 Let’s share the love and let everyone know that AshDres is forever in our hearts. 🩵🧡 DISCLAIMER NOTICE: NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED, WE DO NOT OWN THIS SONG/MUSIC IN PART OR IN WHOLE, IT BELONGS TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.

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“11 O’Clock Tick Tock” is an early U2 single from 1980, their first release on Island Records. It was not on a studio album, but appeared live on Under a Blood Red Sky. It could be considered the Constitution of U2, the basis of their rebellion against the world at the time. Bono wrote the lyrics after attending a concert by the punk band The Cramps at the Electric Ballroom in London during the peak of the goth scene. From the balcony, he observed a “lifeless, goth-style” crowd with pale makeup, dark eyes, and a detached, almost apocalyptic vibe—“sepulchral” and full of “lostness.” He described it as feeling like “the night of the tragically hip” or “the end of the world.” The song captures disillusionment with the punk/goth scene of the era: the artificial poses, the colliding bodies on the dance floor, and an underlying sense of emptiness or impending doom. Bono was searching for something more authentic or meaningful “outside his bubble”—a cry against superficiality, lost youth, and a scene that felt hollow despite the energy. Key lyrics reflect this: • “It’s cold outside / It gets so hot in here / The boys and girls collide / To the music in my ear” — The contrast between the external world and the intense but artificial club environment. • “I hear the children crying / And I know it’s time to go” — A sense of innocence lost or a call to escape the scene. • “A painted face / And I know we haven’t long / We thought that we had the answers / It was the questions we had wrong” — Critique of the posed, made-up appearances and misguided rebellion or philosophy in the subculture. • “Call out your name / Call out in shame” — Critique of lack of humility, lack of uniqueness, lack of biblical foundation. The song builds urgency with its driving rhythm, and The Edge’s otherworldly guitar, and a feeling of time running out (“tick tock”). It’s youthful and anxious, typical of U2’s early post-punk sound—energetic yet at the end of the world.
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“11 O’Clock Tick Tock” is an early U2 single from 1980, their first release on Island Records. It was not on a studio album, but appeared live on Under a Blood Red Sky. It could be considered the Constitution of U2, the basis of their rebellion against the world at the time. Bono wrote the lyrics after attending a concert by the punk band The Cramps at the Electric Ballroom in London during the peak of the goth scene. From the balcony, he observed a “lifeless, goth-style” crowd with pale makeup, dark eyes, and a detached, almost apocalyptic vibe—“sepulchral” and full of “lostness.” He described it as feeling like “the night of the tragically hip” or “the end of the world.” The song captures disillusionment with the punk/goth scene of the era: the artificial poses, the colliding bodies on the dance floor, and an underlying sense of emptiness or impending doom. Bono was searching for something more authentic or meaningful “outside his bubble”—a cry against superficiality, lost youth, and a scene that felt hollow despite the energy. Key lyrics reflect this: • “It’s cold outside / It gets so hot in here / The boys and girls collide / To the music in my ear” — The contrast between the external world and the intense but artificial club environment. • “I hear the children crying / And I know it’s time to go” — A sense of innocence lost or a call to escape the scene. • “A painted face / And I know we haven’t long / We thought that we had the answers / It was the questions we had wrong” — Critique of the posed, made-up appearances and misguided rebellion or philosophy in the subculture. • “Call out your name / Call out in shame” — Critique of lack of humility, lack of uniqueness, lack of biblical foundation. The song builds urgency with its driving rhythm, and The Edge’s otherworldly guitar, and a feeling of time running out (“tick tock”). It’s youthful and anxious, typical of U2’s early post-punk sound—energetic yet at the end of the world.

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After years of speculation, Latto is finally confirming 21 Savage is her man. Latto was in New York City on Monday (Sept. 29) when TMZ caught up with her in the street as she was showing off her archive Chanel fit. “So, are you tired of people asking about you know who?” the reporter said. “21.” Latto answered, “No.” “So, you’re not tired of hearing about 21?” the reporter continued. “My man, my man, my man,” Latto confirmed. Dating rumors have surrounded 21 Savage and Latto for years. Since 2020, they’ve been connected through photos on social media and have been spotted at each other’s birthday parties. In 2021, 21 Savage posted a photo of Latto in his Instagram Story and wrote, “No makeup [heart eyes emojis] dam u fine it’s only 1 way I can come bout you twin [crying laughing face emoji].” He immediately deleted the post. Three years later, a photo of Latto circulated with a tattoo behind her ear that reads “Sheyaa,” 21’s government name. 21 Savage reportedly has Latto’s real name, Alyssa, behind his ear, too. In August of 2025, the two were spotted on vacation together on the island of Saint Vincent. Local workers at a restaurant confirmed their presence. Earlier this month, 21 Savage fed into rumors that he and Latto were a couple with his lyrics on Hunxho's song "If Only": "Ain’t no pullin’ out, she told me, ‘Keep it in’/I done fell in love with the cheetah print." Latto is fond of cheetah print and even put a pair of her panties on eBay in 2023, and got a near-$100,000 bid.
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After years of speculation, Latto is finally confirming 21 Savage is her man. Latto was in New York City on Monday (Sept. 29) when TMZ caught up with her in the street as she was showing off her archive Chanel fit. “So, are you tired of people asking about you know who?” the reporter said. “21.” Latto answered, “No.” “So, you’re not tired of hearing about 21?” the reporter continued. “My man, my man, my man,” Latto confirmed. Dating rumors have surrounded 21 Savage and Latto for years. Since 2020, they’ve been connected through photos on social media and have been spotted at each other’s birthday parties. In 2021, 21 Savage posted a photo of Latto in his Instagram Story and wrote, “No makeup [heart eyes emojis] dam u fine it’s only 1 way I can come bout you twin [crying laughing face emoji].” He immediately deleted the post. Three years later, a photo of Latto circulated with a tattoo behind her ear that reads “Sheyaa,” 21’s government name. 21 Savage reportedly has Latto’s real name, Alyssa, behind his ear, too. In August of 2025, the two were spotted on vacation together on the island of Saint Vincent. Local workers at a restaurant confirmed their presence. Earlier this month, 21 Savage fed into rumors that he and Latto were a couple with his lyrics on Hunxho's song "If Only": "Ain’t no pullin’ out, she told me, ‘Keep it in’/I done fell in love with the cheetah print." Latto is fond of cheetah print and even put a pair of her panties on eBay in 2023, and got a near-$100,000 bid.

XXL Magazine

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This guy quit the NFL to build a porta-potty business. In month 1, he made $6,000. By year 2, he crossed $1M in revenue. His biggest growth lever? Reviews. Here are 5 tactics to get more reviews for your business: 1. Positive review them first Send customers an auto text after each job: “Hey, [Tech's Name] said you were lovely to work with. Thanks for being incredible customers. If you felt the same about [him/her], leave him a review here → [link]" This is what’s known as the law of reciprocity. You're saying thank you before they've done anything, which creates a psychological obligation to return the favor. This got us 20% more reviews when we tried it in our business. 2. Throw a special event Host monthly community nights with free drinks, live music, etc. Greet people and tell them they could help by posting a Google review. Then walk around and thank reviewers in real time. You'll pull hundreds of reviews in a single night. And sometimes, your customers will bring friends… which could turn into referrals too. 3. Run a contest Do a monthly giveaway for reviews. Ask customers to tag you on socials or use a custom hashtag. Each post counts as an entry to the monthly drawing. We ran one of these and got 1,000+ reviews and newsletter subscribers from a single giveaway. 4. Celebrate your best customers Congratulate them for meeting certain milestones: • being a “power user” on your site • 1-year anniversary of being a customer • buying X repeat products Send a thank you, maybe a small gift, and ask if they’ve left a review yet. The ask feels like a natural next step in the relationship. 5. Pay your team to ask Give your employees a small bonus for every review they bring in. But instead of a generic review request, frame it as tipping the employee. One version I love: "Leave [Tech's Name] a 5-star review, mention his name, and we'll tip him $10 for you." Free for the customer. Motivating for the employee. Personal enough that people actually follow through. - I’ve used every single one of these 5 tactics to get more reviews for my businesses. And so have thousands of our academy members in the ones they've bought. Speaking of which….. Want learn how to find, buy, and run businesses like these? I’m running a 3-day live event teaching the full process. Save your spot here: ↓↓
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This guy quit the NFL to build a porta-potty business. In month 1, he made $6,000. By year 2, he crossed $1M in revenue. His biggest growth lever? Reviews. Here are 5 tactics to get more reviews for your business: 1. Positive review them first Send customers an auto text after each job: “Hey, [Tech's Name] said you were lovely to work with. Thanks for being incredible customers. If you felt the same about [him/her], leave him a review here → [link]" This is what’s known as the law of reciprocity. You're saying thank you before they've done anything, which creates a psychological obligation to return the favor. This got us 20% more reviews when we tried it in our business. 2. Throw a special event Host monthly community nights with free drinks, live music, etc. Greet people and tell them they could help by posting a Google review. Then walk around and thank reviewers in real time. You'll pull hundreds of reviews in a single night. And sometimes, your customers will bring friends… which could turn into referrals too. 3. Run a contest Do a monthly giveaway for reviews. Ask customers to tag you on socials or use a custom hashtag. Each post counts as an entry to the monthly drawing. We ran one of these and got 1,000+ reviews and newsletter subscribers from a single giveaway. 4. Celebrate your best customers Congratulate them for meeting certain milestones: • being a “power user” on your site • 1-year anniversary of being a customer • buying X repeat products Send a thank you, maybe a small gift, and ask if they’ve left a review yet. The ask feels like a natural next step in the relationship. 5. Pay your team to ask Give your employees a small bonus for every review they bring in. But instead of a generic review request, frame it as tipping the employee. One version I love: "Leave [Tech's Name] a 5-star review, mention his name, and we'll tip him $10 for you." Free for the customer. Motivating for the employee. Personal enough that people actually follow through. - I’ve used every single one of these 5 tactics to get more reviews for my businesses. And so have thousands of our academy members in the ones they've bought. Speaking of which….. Want learn how to find, buy, and run businesses like these? I’m running a 3-day live event teaching the full process. Save your spot here: ↓↓

Codie Sanchez

46,291 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

🚨 BOMBSHELL: Candace Owens just Went NUCLEAR on Kimberly Klacik Aka "September" The STRIPPER —After Klasik Violated The Non-Disparagment Clause Of Their Lawsuit🔥 After Klacik tried to rewrite history on their old lawsuit (which she LOST & had to pay Candace $115K for), Candace released the receipts: Kimberly Klacik 's stripper stage name? September 😳 Fellow dancers & drug dealers spilling on alleged coke use during her "clean up Baltimore" campaign She allegedly folded & cried mid-deposition when asked about her dealer Confidentiality agreement? VOIDED the second Klacik lied about how the case ended Candace Owens : "I will not suffer fools, I will not suffer liars, and I will not suffer dishonorable strippers." 💀😂 Part 1 thread with legal docs, pics, texts... and more below, video deposition dropping soon. September's colleagues about to speak out. This beef runs DEEP—lawsuits, alleged DOJ drama, campaign funds for "pick me ups" 🤯 Watch the CHAOS unfold below in this clip from Coach Colin who did an excellent job covering the drama. Be sure to give him a FOLLOW and go watch her FULL video linked below in the comments👇
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🚨 BOMBSHELL: Candace Owens just Went NUCLEAR on Kimberly Klacik Aka "September" The STRIPPER —After Klasik Violated The Non-Disparagment Clause Of Their Lawsuit🔥 After Klacik tried to rewrite history on their old lawsuit (which she LOST & had to pay Candace $115K for), Candace released the receipts: Kimberly Klacik 's stripper stage name? September 😳 Fellow dancers & drug dealers spilling on alleged coke use during her "clean up Baltimore" campaign She allegedly folded & cried mid-deposition when asked about her dealer Confidentiality agreement? VOIDED the second Klacik lied about how the case ended Candace Owens : "I will not suffer fools, I will not suffer liars, and I will not suffer dishonorable strippers." 💀😂 Part 1 thread with legal docs, pics, texts... and more below, video deposition dropping soon. September's colleagues about to speak out. This beef runs DEEP—lawsuits, alleged DOJ drama, campaign funds for "pick me ups" 🤯 Watch the CHAOS unfold below in this clip from Coach Colin who did an excellent job covering the drama. Be sure to give him a FOLLOW and go watch her FULL video linked below in the comments👇

Project Constitution

49,908 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

* NEW FROM THE CHIRLA FILES * CHIRLA, the taxpayer-funded nonprofit that has been fomenting opposition to immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, owns a film production company that has produced a full-length feature. CHIRLA’s “beleaguered” Executive Director, Angelica Salas, is credited as the Executive Producer of the movie. Seems strange for a nonprofit, right? Pouring over its publicly available financial records, there appear to be a number of irregularities—though I do not have the expertise to form a definitive opinion about whether there was actual malfeasance. Here are the details. As background to CHIRLA’s film-making enterprise: In 2018, the organization produced a 20-minute short called “America, I Too,” which was shown at some film festivals. According to its website, this was “the second film in the series following the first short, ‘Know Your Rights’ created in 2007.” The video by that name that I found online is ten minutes long and has poor production values. CHIRLA incorporated its film company, called CHIRLA Liberty Film, LLC, in January 2019. It is entirely owned by the nonprofit, and its finances are consolidated in CHIRLA’s financial audits. The audit for the year ending June 30, 2019, lists film production costs in the amount of $242,413 and $28,764 from 2018, noting that they relate to the “various costs associated with the production of a film.” The audit, however, does not mention the existence of the film company. Strangely, CHIRLA’s Form 990 (the tax form filed by nonprofits with the IRS) for 2019 also does not reference either the company or the costs of film production. Every year beginning in 2019, CHIRLA’s audits state: “Upon completion of the film, the Organization will review its total revenue estimates from the film, which may result in a change in the rate of amortization and/or a write-down of the film production costs to fair value.” But confusingly, there are never any revenue estimates provided in any audit. The cost of the film production is simply listed as an asset each year. CHIRLA’s 2020 audit is the first to acknowledge the existence of the film company: “CHIRLA has teamed up with CHIRLA Liberty Films LLC to bring to life a dramatized film series about undocumented immigrants called Know Your Rights.” It’s a strange statement, given that the “Know Your Rights” video was produced in 2007. The 2020 audit lists $124,483 as an additional investment in the production of the unnamed film, and the Form 990 for that year lists a cumulative investment in film production of $366,896. Its financials for 2021 are essentially consistent, showing an additional $419,052 spent on the film, totaling $785,948. CHIRLA’s 2022 audit adds $151,658 in production costs, and the 2023 audit adds another $109,437, for a grand total of $1,047,043. Both audits state that the film still had not been completed as of June 30 of their respective years. But contradictorily, CHIRLA’s feature-length film—titled “America’s Family”—is listed on IMDb with a release date in 2022, and there are websites advertising showings in Los Angeles and Boston in June 2022—prior to June 30. Though CHIRLA’s Form 990s for 2020 and 2021 list a dollar value under “Investment in Liberty Film,” the Form 990s for 2022 and 2023 include no record of the investment in film production or acknowledgment of the wholly owned film company. After the initial showing of “America’s Family” in June 2022, the film had a number of additional showings in late 2023. In late 2024, CHIRLA presented the film for free or low cost at several local community centers in Mexico. It is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime. I know little about the film industry, but my suspicion is that the company may have spent more on these screenings than it earned in revenue. This brings me back to the auditor’s recurring statement: “Upon completion of the film, the Organization will review its total revenue estimates from the film, which may result in a change in the rate of amortization and/or a write-down of the film production costs to fair value.” Again, the audit does not include revenue estimates, so it is difficult to guess what this refers to. The $1 million spent on film production was considered an asset on financials. On what planet would this film break even? And what is the movie like? Judging from the trailer, it’s clichéd propaganda. It presents an idyllic life of a Spanish-speaking “American” family, suddenly torn apart by brutal ICE agents. You can judge its artistic merit for yourself. More important will be the judgment about the legality of CHIRLA’s financial filings.
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* NEW FROM THE CHIRLA FILES * CHIRLA, the taxpayer-funded nonprofit that has been fomenting opposition to immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, owns a film production company that has produced a full-length feature. CHIRLA’s “beleaguered” Executive Director, Angelica Salas, is credited as the Executive Producer of the movie. Seems strange for a nonprofit, right? Pouring over its publicly available financial records, there appear to be a number of irregularities—though I do not have the expertise to form a definitive opinion about whether there was actual malfeasance. Here are the details. As background to CHIRLA’s film-making enterprise: In 2018, the organization produced a 20-minute short called “America, I Too,” which was shown at some film festivals. According to its website, this was “the second film in the series following the first short, ‘Know Your Rights’ created in 2007.” The video by that name that I found online is ten minutes long and has poor production values. CHIRLA incorporated its film company, called CHIRLA Liberty Film, LLC, in January 2019. It is entirely owned by the nonprofit, and its finances are consolidated in CHIRLA’s financial audits. The audit for the year ending June 30, 2019, lists film production costs in the amount of $242,413 and $28,764 from 2018, noting that they relate to the “various costs associated with the production of a film.” The audit, however, does not mention the existence of the film company. Strangely, CHIRLA’s Form 990 (the tax form filed by nonprofits with the IRS) for 2019 also does not reference either the company or the costs of film production. Every year beginning in 2019, CHIRLA’s audits state: “Upon completion of the film, the Organization will review its total revenue estimates from the film, which may result in a change in the rate of amortization and/or a write-down of the film production costs to fair value.” But confusingly, there are never any revenue estimates provided in any audit. The cost of the film production is simply listed as an asset each year. CHIRLA’s 2020 audit is the first to acknowledge the existence of the film company: “CHIRLA has teamed up with CHIRLA Liberty Films LLC to bring to life a dramatized film series about undocumented immigrants called Know Your Rights.” It’s a strange statement, given that the “Know Your Rights” video was produced in 2007. The 2020 audit lists $124,483 as an additional investment in the production of the unnamed film, and the Form 990 for that year lists a cumulative investment in film production of $366,896. Its financials for 2021 are essentially consistent, showing an additional $419,052 spent on the film, totaling $785,948. CHIRLA’s 2022 audit adds $151,658 in production costs, and the 2023 audit adds another $109,437, for a grand total of $1,047,043. Both audits state that the film still had not been completed as of June 30 of their respective years. But contradictorily, CHIRLA’s feature-length film—titled “America’s Family”—is listed on IMDb with a release date in 2022, and there are websites advertising showings in Los Angeles and Boston in June 2022—prior to June 30. Though CHIRLA’s Form 990s for 2020 and 2021 list a dollar value under “Investment in Liberty Film,” the Form 990s for 2022 and 2023 include no record of the investment in film production or acknowledgment of the wholly owned film company. After the initial showing of “America’s Family” in June 2022, the film had a number of additional showings in late 2023. In late 2024, CHIRLA presented the film for free or low cost at several local community centers in Mexico. It is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime. I know little about the film industry, but my suspicion is that the company may have spent more on these screenings than it earned in revenue. This brings me back to the auditor’s recurring statement: “Upon completion of the film, the Organization will review its total revenue estimates from the film, which may result in a change in the rate of amortization and/or a write-down of the film production costs to fair value.” Again, the audit does not include revenue estimates, so it is difficult to guess what this refers to. The $1 million spent on film production was considered an asset on financials. On what planet would this film break even? And what is the movie like? Judging from the trailer, it’s clichéd propaganda. It presents an idyllic life of a Spanish-speaking “American” family, suddenly torn apart by brutal ICE agents. You can judge its artistic merit for yourself. More important will be the judgment about the legality of CHIRLA’s financial filings.

Laura Powell

23,203 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

Robert Rodriguez on the reason why 'The Faculty' (1998) didn't perform as well as it could have in the box office & it's cult status: "Rodriguez: Making 'The Faculty' (1998) was just a blast. There was so much young energy and the actors were just so into it. I will say, I was worried it wouldn’t do well though. I wanted them to use a different title because our target audience wasn’t gonna want to see a movie about teachers. So I fought for a better title. Interviewer: Did you have some title ideas in your head? Rodriguez: I did. There was 'Alienated', but my favorite idea was The Others. And the studio was like, “No no, let’s just go with The Faculty.” Then two years later that same studio released a movie titled 'The Others' (2001) with Nicole Kidman. But I came up with that name for 'The Faculty'. I mean, it’s possible that its script already had that title, but yeah, I wanted that title for my movie. I think 'The Faculty' didn’t perform as well as it could have because of the title. I remember growing up there was a movie with Nick Nolte called 'Teachers' (1984). And I remember being like … what kid wants to see a movie about teachers? That’s what I was worried about with my movie, that we weren’t going to attract a younger audience because of the title. They even had to shoot extra footage of the faculty doing stuff like closing windows and locking doors for the trailer, which just strengthened the idea of teachers being the bad guys. So yeah, I think they didn’t know how to sell it, which is why I think so many people discovered it later and are now coming out and being like, “Hey, this movie is pretty good!”" ("Robert Rodriguez on Hypnotic and the 25th anniversary of his cult hit The Faculty", Keith Langston, digital trends, 2023) P.S: Happy 58th birthday, Robert Rodriguez!
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Robert Rodriguez on the reason why 'The Faculty' (1998) didn't perform as well as it could have in the box office & it's cult status: "Rodriguez: Making 'The Faculty' (1998) was just a blast. There was so much young energy and the actors were just so into it. I will say, I was worried it wouldn’t do well though. I wanted them to use a different title because our target audience wasn’t gonna want to see a movie about teachers. So I fought for a better title. Interviewer: Did you have some title ideas in your head? Rodriguez: I did. There was 'Alienated', but my favorite idea was The Others. And the studio was like, “No no, let’s just go with The Faculty.” Then two years later that same studio released a movie titled 'The Others' (2001) with Nicole Kidman. But I came up with that name for 'The Faculty'. I mean, it’s possible that its script already had that title, but yeah, I wanted that title for my movie. I think 'The Faculty' didn’t perform as well as it could have because of the title. I remember growing up there was a movie with Nick Nolte called 'Teachers' (1984). And I remember being like … what kid wants to see a movie about teachers? That’s what I was worried about with my movie, that we weren’t going to attract a younger audience because of the title. They even had to shoot extra footage of the faculty doing stuff like closing windows and locking doors for the trailer, which just strengthened the idea of teachers being the bad guys. So yeah, I think they didn’t know how to sell it, which is why I think so many people discovered it later and are now coming out and being like, “Hey, this movie is pretty good!”" ("Robert Rodriguez on Hypnotic and the 25th anniversary of his cult hit The Faculty", Keith Langston, digital trends, 2023) P.S: Happy 58th birthday, Robert Rodriguez!

DepressedBergman

83,466 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

🚨BOMBSHELL: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT’S PERSONAL JET Linked to Charlie Kirk Assassination –Waleed Mock Mood” – The Fake-Name VIP Who Flew El-Sisi’s Plane TWICE Into Provo… Right Before the Hit 😱 Y'all, quick correction from my last thread (got the tails mixed – my bad, planes all look the same in spy thriller mode 💀). But the bombshell? Still 100% correct: That infamous YELLOW Egyptian military jet (SU-BND) – the one that ghosted into Provo, unloaded its cargo, and jetted to Wilmington, Delaware with just FOUR souls aboard on the morning of Charlie Kirk's assassination? One of 'em was clocked using the alias Waleed Mock Mood. Yeah, you read that right – a name straight out of a Le Carré novel, tied to shadows that scream "not your average tourist." Flashback: May 27, 2025. Another Egyptian beast – our new PURPLE player, tail SU-BTU (the exact ride Egyptian President El-Sisi flew on for his Saudi meeting in April 2023, per their own gov site – receipts attached) – touches down in Provo. Aboard? You guessed it: Waleed Mock Mood. No transponder pings, no public trail. It ghosts out June 2nd, silent as a tomb. Fast-forward to Sep 10th: Same ghost, same name, hopping the yellow bird to Delaware. Coincidence? Or a high-roller with passport-printing privileges, cozy enough with El-Sisi's inner circle to hitch rides on presidential iron birds? Pilot? Fixer? Foreign dignitary in deep cover? We don't know – yet. But here's the gut-punch: These aren't random rich dudes. Egyptian mil jets don't Uber randos across oceans. This guy's wired – and he was sniffing around TPUSA turf months before the hit. Why Provo? Why the pre-game? And why's TPUSA still yukking it up about "crazy Egyptian plane talk" instead of DEMANDING manifests from the FAA, FBI, and their neocon Rolodex? Candace nailed it on stream: "TPUSA can't even fake concern. They're gaslighting us while Egyptian shadows circle their dead king." If Charlie died mid-truth-bomb (RIP to the real one), this is the inversion – they're burying questions to "honor" him? Nah. Demand answers, patriots: Who greenlit these fly-bys? Where's Waleed now? And why's the Pentagon's giggly press corps (shoutout Cam Higby, TPUSA's payroll clown) dodging like pros? The web's lighting up – ex-diplo Walid Mahmoud Abdelnasser (Egypt's ex-UN boss) shares the name vibe, but no direct hit. Deep dive needed. Tag FBI Director Kash Patel President Donald J. Trump – release the passenger logs. Justice ain't gonna wait! Drop a 👻 if this ghost hunt's got you hooked. RT to force the unmasking. Who's digging deeper? FOLLOW Candace Owens And Go watch her FULL episode from tonight. Link in the comments below.
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🚨BOMBSHELL: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT’S PERSONAL JET Linked to Charlie Kirk Assassination –Waleed Mock Mood” – The Fake-Name VIP Who Flew El-Sisi’s Plane TWICE Into Provo… Right Before the Hit 😱 Y'all, quick correction from my last thread (got the tails mixed – my bad, planes all look the same in spy thriller mode 💀). But the bombshell? Still 100% correct: That infamous YELLOW Egyptian military jet (SU-BND) – the one that ghosted into Provo, unloaded its cargo, and jetted to Wilmington, Delaware with just FOUR souls aboard on the morning of Charlie Kirk's assassination? One of 'em was clocked using the alias Waleed Mock Mood. Yeah, you read that right – a name straight out of a Le Carré novel, tied to shadows that scream "not your average tourist." Flashback: May 27, 2025. Another Egyptian beast – our new PURPLE player, tail SU-BTU (the exact ride Egyptian President El-Sisi flew on for his Saudi meeting in April 2023, per their own gov site – receipts attached) – touches down in Provo. Aboard? You guessed it: Waleed Mock Mood. No transponder pings, no public trail. It ghosts out June 2nd, silent as a tomb. Fast-forward to Sep 10th: Same ghost, same name, hopping the yellow bird to Delaware. Coincidence? Or a high-roller with passport-printing privileges, cozy enough with El-Sisi's inner circle to hitch rides on presidential iron birds? Pilot? Fixer? Foreign dignitary in deep cover? We don't know – yet. But here's the gut-punch: These aren't random rich dudes. Egyptian mil jets don't Uber randos across oceans. This guy's wired – and he was sniffing around TPUSA turf months before the hit. Why Provo? Why the pre-game? And why's TPUSA still yukking it up about "crazy Egyptian plane talk" instead of DEMANDING manifests from the FAA, FBI, and their neocon Rolodex? Candace nailed it on stream: "TPUSA can't even fake concern. They're gaslighting us while Egyptian shadows circle their dead king." If Charlie died mid-truth-bomb (RIP to the real one), this is the inversion – they're burying questions to "honor" him? Nah. Demand answers, patriots: Who greenlit these fly-bys? Where's Waleed now? And why's the Pentagon's giggly press corps (shoutout Cam Higby, TPUSA's payroll clown) dodging like pros? The web's lighting up – ex-diplo Walid Mahmoud Abdelnasser (Egypt's ex-UN boss) shares the name vibe, but no direct hit. Deep dive needed. Tag FBI Director Kash Patel President Donald J. Trump – release the passenger logs. Justice ain't gonna wait! Drop a 👻 if this ghost hunt's got you hooked. RT to force the unmasking. Who's digging deeper? FOLLOW Candace Owens And Go watch her FULL episode from tonight. Link in the comments below.

Project Constitution

286,496 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

Kobe Bryant spent 15 years writing every day because he wanted to become the next Walt Disney. Now, Jimmy Soni is telling that story. The first part of our conversation is Kobe’s secret obsession with writing. Then we got into why Michael Lewis once wrote under a pen name, why the publishing industry is broken, and why Jimmy loves writing with AI. Highlights: 1. The world is a conspiracy designed to prevent you from writing. 2. Jimmy sees himself in a battle against that world to find four hours per day to do focused writing. 3. “I’m researching” is often an excuse not to write. People spend decades researching books they never write, and it’s a writers' job to come up with ways to get research done without falling down a black hole. 4. Using AI to write is like using a very sharp knife to cook. The tool might make it easier, but you still have to cook the meal. 5. If you can’t out-write the AI, what are you doing writing in the first-place? 6. Find a Model Book to serve as the "plaster cast" for the book you’re writing and study it obsessively. Jimmy wanted his book, “The Founders” to be like “The Everything Store” by Brad Stone, and read it more than 20 times to understand what made it so good. 7. People think that being a professional writer means going to a lot of cocktail parties. Nope... the reality is that the craft of writing involves showing up to work every day, putting away the distractions, and focusing for many, many hours. You go to bed early, you wake up early, you get your work done. Do it every day for months in a row and you’ll have a book. 8. A problem with traditional publishing is that the entire system is predicated on your book being a hit within the first two weeks. If it’s not, publishers largely give up and move onto something else. 9. What looks like a talent gap is often just a focus gap. Amateur writers severely underestimate just how much time and effort goes into great books. 10. A/B test the cover art for your book. It’s so easy, so cheap, and the saying is true: People judge a book by its cover. 11. Before Michael Lewis was “Michael Lewis,” he wrote under the pen name of Diana Bleecker because he was writing about Wall Street while working on Wall Street, and didn’t want people to know who he was. 12. Michael Lewis was an art history major at Princeton, and once recounted that a lot of Renaissance-era paintings look quite similar. But if you want to see the idiosyncrasies, look at the toenails. That’s where the artists would lose their steam or put in the most individuality, so they’re some of the most distinctive parts of the art. Many fields have an equivalent — a place where you can find hidden answers, if only you know where to look. 13. Ambition is fuel that can burn relatively clean for a little while, only to become dirty later on. Jimmy says: “For the true greats, the sustained motivation needs to come from something deeper. It needs to come from love. That’s the only sustaining force there is.” 14. Kobe built his own publishing company because he didn’t feel like the big publishing houses could deliver the level of quality he demanded. 15. Kobe once spent two weeks redesigning the barcode on one of his books because he wanted it to blend more fluidly with the back cover design (no traditional publisher would do something like this). I've shared the full conversation with Jimmy Soni below. The first ~25 minutes are about Kobe Bryant. The rest is about a hodgepodge of other topics. If you'd rather watch the full thing on YouTube or listen on Apple / Spotify, check out the links in the reply tweets.
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Kobe Bryant spent 15 years writing every day because he wanted to become the next Walt Disney. Now, Jimmy Soni is telling that story. The first part of our conversation is Kobe’s secret obsession with writing. Then we got into why Michael Lewis once wrote under a pen name, why the publishing industry is broken, and why Jimmy loves writing with AI. Highlights: 1. The world is a conspiracy designed to prevent you from writing. 2. Jimmy sees himself in a battle against that world to find four hours per day to do focused writing. 3. “I’m researching” is often an excuse not to write. People spend decades researching books they never write, and it’s a writers' job to come up with ways to get research done without falling down a black hole. 4. Using AI to write is like using a very sharp knife to cook. The tool might make it easier, but you still have to cook the meal. 5. If you can’t out-write the AI, what are you doing writing in the first-place? 6. Find a Model Book to serve as the "plaster cast" for the book you’re writing and study it obsessively. Jimmy wanted his book, “The Founders” to be like “The Everything Store” by Brad Stone, and read it more than 20 times to understand what made it so good. 7. People think that being a professional writer means going to a lot of cocktail parties. Nope... the reality is that the craft of writing involves showing up to work every day, putting away the distractions, and focusing for many, many hours. You go to bed early, you wake up early, you get your work done. Do it every day for months in a row and you’ll have a book. 8. A problem with traditional publishing is that the entire system is predicated on your book being a hit within the first two weeks. If it’s not, publishers largely give up and move onto something else. 9. What looks like a talent gap is often just a focus gap. Amateur writers severely underestimate just how much time and effort goes into great books. 10. A/B test the cover art for your book. It’s so easy, so cheap, and the saying is true: People judge a book by its cover. 11. Before Michael Lewis was “Michael Lewis,” he wrote under the pen name of Diana Bleecker because he was writing about Wall Street while working on Wall Street, and didn’t want people to know who he was. 12. Michael Lewis was an art history major at Princeton, and once recounted that a lot of Renaissance-era paintings look quite similar. But if you want to see the idiosyncrasies, look at the toenails. That’s where the artists would lose their steam or put in the most individuality, so they’re some of the most distinctive parts of the art. Many fields have an equivalent — a place where you can find hidden answers, if only you know where to look. 13. Ambition is fuel that can burn relatively clean for a little while, only to become dirty later on. Jimmy says: “For the true greats, the sustained motivation needs to come from something deeper. It needs to come from love. That’s the only sustaining force there is.” 14. Kobe built his own publishing company because he didn’t feel like the big publishing houses could deliver the level of quality he demanded. 15. Kobe once spent two weeks redesigning the barcode on one of his books because he wanted it to blend more fluidly with the back cover design (no traditional publisher would do something like this). I've shared the full conversation with Jimmy Soni below. The first ~25 minutes are about Kobe Bryant. The rest is about a hodgepodge of other topics. If you'd rather watch the full thing on YouTube or listen on Apple / Spotify, check out the links in the reply tweets.

David Perell

195,076 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce

Ted Gioia thinks our culture is stagnant. Algorithms have us addicted to distraction, Hollywood's out of creative ideas, and people don't read hard books like they used to. 16 lessons about writing and breaking free from dopamine culture: 1. Ted's golden rule for writing: "Always be honest." 2. Three questions to ask yourself when critiquing something: Is it fair? Is it accurate? Will this be persuasive to all fair-minded observers? 3. Struggling as a non-fiction writer? Become an expert in something first. 4. Read slowly. 5. Success won't always come quickly. Ted's career is just now taking off — 50 years after he started writing for publication. 6. People will judge you on your outputs, but you should focus on your inputs. For Ted, that means reading mind-expanding books and listening to music. He does both for 2 hours per day. Then, he writes. 7. What kind of books should you read? Ted says: "Read for mind-expansion, not entertainment, and seek out challenging books." 8. Wondering which book to read? Think of books like drugs and pick up the one that'll give you the greatest out-of-body experience. 9. Do you struggle with writer's block? Do this: (1) buy a blank journal that only you will see, (2) write about something that happened at the end of every day — but there's one rule... you have to be 100% honest, (3) do this every day for a month, and (4) sit back and read what you've written at the end of the month. You'll be surprised by how much good stuff you have. 10. Your high school English teacher was right about this one... write in the margins of your books. 11. After you finish a book, summarize it in your own words. Helps with retention. Think summaries are too time-consuming? If just spent 10 hours reading the book, devoting another hour to synthesizing it is a relatively good time investment. 10-to-1 ratio. 12. Why is our culture stagnant? Consumer brands are increasingly old standbys. Look at video games. Minecraft (launched in 2011), Call of Duty (2003), Grand Theft Auto (1997), Madden NFL (1988), and Super Mario Bros (1985). 13. How about another example? The comic book market driven by the same brand franchises that were dominant in the 60s and 70s. All of the top 20 bestsellers are from Marvel or DC Comics, which were founded in the 1930s. 14. Want a third? Hollywood sequels. They're everywhere now. Top Gun, Spider-Man, John Wick, Mission: Impossible. 15. Music is like cloud storage for societies. That's why the historians in traditional communities were usually singers. Music preserves culture and folklore. 16. Consume old stuff when you're young and new stuff when you're old. This is the opposite of what most people do. Ted is the most well-read person I've met in years. You name it. He's read the book or listened to the album. This guy knows the Western canon. I've linked to the full interview with Ted Gioia below. If you prefer to consume the interview on another platform, you'll find the Apple, Spotify, and YouTube links in the reply tweets.
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Ted Gioia thinks our culture is stagnant. Algorithms have us addicted to distraction, Hollywood's out of creative ideas, and people don't read hard books like they used to. 16 lessons about writing and breaking free from dopamine culture: 1. Ted's golden rule for writing: "Always be honest." 2. Three questions to ask yourself when critiquing something: Is it fair? Is it accurate? Will this be persuasive to all fair-minded observers? 3. Struggling as a non-fiction writer? Become an expert in something first. 4. Read slowly. 5. Success won't always come quickly. Ted's career is just now taking off — 50 years after he started writing for publication. 6. People will judge you on your outputs, but you should focus on your inputs. For Ted, that means reading mind-expanding books and listening to music. He does both for 2 hours per day. Then, he writes. 7. What kind of books should you read? Ted says: "Read for mind-expansion, not entertainment, and seek out challenging books." 8. Wondering which book to read? Think of books like drugs and pick up the one that'll give you the greatest out-of-body experience. 9. Do you struggle with writer's block? Do this: (1) buy a blank journal that only you will see, (2) write about something that happened at the end of every day — but there's one rule... you have to be 100% honest, (3) do this every day for a month, and (4) sit back and read what you've written at the end of the month. You'll be surprised by how much good stuff you have. 10. Your high school English teacher was right about this one... write in the margins of your books. 11. After you finish a book, summarize it in your own words. Helps with retention. Think summaries are too time-consuming? If just spent 10 hours reading the book, devoting another hour to synthesizing it is a relatively good time investment. 10-to-1 ratio. 12. Why is our culture stagnant? Consumer brands are increasingly old standbys. Look at video games. Minecraft (launched in 2011), Call of Duty (2003), Grand Theft Auto (1997), Madden NFL (1988), and Super Mario Bros (1985). 13. How about another example? The comic book market driven by the same brand franchises that were dominant in the 60s and 70s. All of the top 20 bestsellers are from Marvel or DC Comics, which were founded in the 1930s. 14. Want a third? Hollywood sequels. They're everywhere now. Top Gun, Spider-Man, John Wick, Mission: Impossible. 15. Music is like cloud storage for societies. That's why the historians in traditional communities were usually singers. Music preserves culture and folklore. 16. Consume old stuff when you're young and new stuff when you're old. This is the opposite of what most people do. Ted is the most well-read person I've met in years. You name it. He's read the book or listened to the album. This guy knows the Western canon. I've linked to the full interview with Ted Gioia below. If you prefer to consume the interview on another platform, you'll find the Apple, Spotify, and YouTube links in the reply tweets.

David Perell

432,898 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce

Peter Bogdanovich elucidates why expensive movie budgets curtail creative freedom: "Interviewer: You once said, after 'The Last Picture Show' (1971) was released, that you thought of your career in the same terms as that of the older director. You hoped that during your life you could do fifty films on a wide range of subjects. Considering the state of the business today, have you tempered that view? Bogdanovich: I’ve tempered the view perhaps in the number of films. I don’t know if I can make fifty films today, but one can try. I’ve got about six cheap little films I’d like to do in a row. That ought to keep me busy for a while. Interviewer: But the trend today is expensive films. Bogdanovich: Well, perhaps we’re coming out of that phase. At the moment, bigness is equated with quality. That’s happened before, and it’s a big danger. While I was a sort of half-assed critic, I once wrote that George Cukor had made a pretty good picture out of My Fair Lady, considering the limitations of $15 million. And, from experience, I found, when I had $6 or $9 million, as I did on the last two pictures, that I had been right. It’s a hell of a limitation. The production gets bigger and bigger, and finally you’ve got all these people on the set who don’t essentially do anything because they’re not needed. But you’re carrying them around with you everywhere you go, like a goddamned army. You can’t just say, “Oh, let’s not shoot this today. Let’s go over there,” because it’s like saying, “We’re not going to land at Normandy; we’re going to invade at the Sea of Japan.” You just can’t. Somehow the freedom goes, and at the same time, the fun goes, too. After all, it’s only fun when you feel that what you’re doing is a sort of crime, a caper. Jean Renoir once said that when you’re making a picture you should gather around you not associates but conspirators. It’s not possible to have three hundred loyal conspirators. To half of them it’s just a picture, and that’s when it starts not to be fun. That’s why I love shooting at night. It’s the best time because everybody else is asleep, and you’re really doing this wicked thing nobody knows about. You’ve got to keep that larcenous quality to your work in pictures. That’s the trouble with big pictures— there’s no larceny in them. They’re essentially respectable, and respectability is an insidious enemy." (Peter Bogdanovich, American Film Institute, 1978)
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Peter Bogdanovich elucidates why expensive movie budgets curtail creative freedom: "Interviewer: You once said, after 'The Last Picture Show' (1971) was released, that you thought of your career in the same terms as that of the older director. You hoped that during your life you could do fifty films on a wide range of subjects. Considering the state of the business today, have you tempered that view? Bogdanovich: I’ve tempered the view perhaps in the number of films. I don’t know if I can make fifty films today, but one can try. I’ve got about six cheap little films I’d like to do in a row. That ought to keep me busy for a while. Interviewer: But the trend today is expensive films. Bogdanovich: Well, perhaps we’re coming out of that phase. At the moment, bigness is equated with quality. That’s happened before, and it’s a big danger. While I was a sort of half-assed critic, I once wrote that George Cukor had made a pretty good picture out of My Fair Lady, considering the limitations of $15 million. And, from experience, I found, when I had $6 or $9 million, as I did on the last two pictures, that I had been right. It’s a hell of a limitation. The production gets bigger and bigger, and finally you’ve got all these people on the set who don’t essentially do anything because they’re not needed. But you’re carrying them around with you everywhere you go, like a goddamned army. You can’t just say, “Oh, let’s not shoot this today. Let’s go over there,” because it’s like saying, “We’re not going to land at Normandy; we’re going to invade at the Sea of Japan.” You just can’t. Somehow the freedom goes, and at the same time, the fun goes, too. After all, it’s only fun when you feel that what you’re doing is a sort of crime, a caper. Jean Renoir once said that when you’re making a picture you should gather around you not associates but conspirators. It’s not possible to have three hundred loyal conspirators. To half of them it’s just a picture, and that’s when it starts not to be fun. That’s why I love shooting at night. It’s the best time because everybody else is asleep, and you’re really doing this wicked thing nobody knows about. You’ve got to keep that larcenous quality to your work in pictures. That’s the trouble with big pictures— there’s no larceny in them. They’re essentially respectable, and respectability is an insidious enemy." (Peter Bogdanovich, American Film Institute, 1978)

DepressedBergman

72,420 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

🌏 Destiny, Sincerity, and the Wealth of the Heart People’s destinies are different. Why? Because our IQs and our hearts are different. When opportunity stands before us, most people hesitate to believe. They doubt, and that disbelief blocks their path to change. Those who lack faith cannot see their own potential. But today, Pi Network will change the destiny of some — not all — because only those with vision and sincerity can recognize the moment when it arrives. This is why I established the GCV Ambassador System. My purpose is to help those who are ready to change their destiny — to guide them to use their wealth wisely, for the good of humanity. Earning wealth is not easy, but keeping it safe and meaningful is even harder. So how can we enjoy wealth safely and happily through the Pi Network? This is what I will continue to share through free GCV education after full Open Mainnet — to help pioneers not only gain wealth but live with wisdom and balance. In China, we have a great story about Fan Li, a statesman of the late Spring and Autumn Period. He is remembered as the God of Wealth and Sage of Commerce. Fan Li was the ancestor of those who turned from politics to business and became a symbol of how to build, lose, and rebuild fortune with grace. He created great wealth three times, donated it all three times, and rebuilt it again three times — each cycle guided by wisdom, compassion, and sincerity. Many pioneers still do not fully understand what I say — and that is natural. Understanding depends on sincerity. If you have 100% sincerity, you can understand all my words. If you have only 50%, you will understand only half. Remember: Pioneers do not need PCT approval for GCV, because only pioneers have authority over Pi’s value — not the Core Team. That is why the Core Team never speaks about value, yet they bear the responsibility to adopt the consensus the pioneers have built. Today, I want to congratulate all GCV warriors who have made GCV the real Pi value — through faith, persistence, and action. Finally, I want to share a beautiful and powerful song from our Korean Head of GCV Ambassadors, Mr. John, as a symbol of gratitude to all Global GCV Community for your hard work and dedication to the Global GCV Movement. Thank you Mr. John for your excellent leadership in the Korea GCV movement 👏 Let us move forward together — with sincerity, wisdom, and love — to shape not just our own destiny, but the destiny of humanity. ------ [영어가사] [Verse 1] Spreading light across the world, One name shines — GCV. Steps we’ve taken on this long, long road, Different tongues but one same dream we hold. Every gentle hand now joins in harmony, The name we share — GCV. [Pre-Chorus] The fire of Pi keeps growing bright, A song of hope ignites the night. [Chorus] The world unites and calls aloud, Global Consensus Value! We create the worth of PI together, The name Doris shared — GCV! Sing it loud with all the world, Voices rising, hearts unfurled. Connected by the light we weave, Together we sing — our GCV! [Bridge] Even when the wind stands still, Faith will move us forward still. A tiny flame becomes a shining sun, Embracing all — GCV, our dream as one. In every gaze, we find the spark, All roads meet — no more dark. [Chorus 2 – Power Section] We are one, you and I, Together we reach for the sky. Now let every heart cry out — G! C! V! GCV! [Final Chorus] GCV! (Let’s shout together!) GCV! (We light the future!) GCV! (With one true heart!) Sing with the world forevermore! [Outro] One ray of light from every hand, We shape the worth of PI that stands. The name that shines eternally — GCV, we sing with the world. Composition: Great PJ Lyrics: John ------ Doris Yin 🪷 🪷🪷
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🌏 Destiny, Sincerity, and the Wealth of the Heart People’s destinies are different. Why? Because our IQs and our hearts are different. When opportunity stands before us, most people hesitate to believe. They doubt, and that disbelief blocks their path to change. Those who lack faith cannot see their own potential. But today, Pi Network will change the destiny of some — not all — because only those with vision and sincerity can recognize the moment when it arrives. This is why I established the GCV Ambassador System. My purpose is to help those who are ready to change their destiny — to guide them to use their wealth wisely, for the good of humanity. Earning wealth is not easy, but keeping it safe and meaningful is even harder. So how can we enjoy wealth safely and happily through the Pi Network? This is what I will continue to share through free GCV education after full Open Mainnet — to help pioneers not only gain wealth but live with wisdom and balance. In China, we have a great story about Fan Li, a statesman of the late Spring and Autumn Period. He is remembered as the God of Wealth and Sage of Commerce. Fan Li was the ancestor of those who turned from politics to business and became a symbol of how to build, lose, and rebuild fortune with grace. He created great wealth three times, donated it all three times, and rebuilt it again three times — each cycle guided by wisdom, compassion, and sincerity. Many pioneers still do not fully understand what I say — and that is natural. Understanding depends on sincerity. If you have 100% sincerity, you can understand all my words. If you have only 50%, you will understand only half. Remember: Pioneers do not need PCT approval for GCV, because only pioneers have authority over Pi’s value — not the Core Team. That is why the Core Team never speaks about value, yet they bear the responsibility to adopt the consensus the pioneers have built. Today, I want to congratulate all GCV warriors who have made GCV the real Pi value — through faith, persistence, and action. Finally, I want to share a beautiful and powerful song from our Korean Head of GCV Ambassadors, Mr. John, as a symbol of gratitude to all Global GCV Community for your hard work and dedication to the Global GCV Movement. Thank you Mr. John for your excellent leadership in the Korea GCV movement 👏 Let us move forward together — with sincerity, wisdom, and love — to shape not just our own destiny, but the destiny of humanity. ------ [영어가사] [Verse 1] Spreading light across the world, One name shines — GCV. Steps we’ve taken on this long, long road, Different tongues but one same dream we hold. Every gentle hand now joins in harmony, The name we share — GCV. [Pre-Chorus] The fire of Pi keeps growing bright, A song of hope ignites the night. [Chorus] The world unites and calls aloud, Global Consensus Value! We create the worth of PI together, The name Doris shared — GCV! Sing it loud with all the world, Voices rising, hearts unfurled. Connected by the light we weave, Together we sing — our GCV! [Bridge] Even when the wind stands still, Faith will move us forward still. A tiny flame becomes a shining sun, Embracing all — GCV, our dream as one. In every gaze, we find the spark, All roads meet — no more dark. [Chorus 2 – Power Section] We are one, you and I, Together we reach for the sky. Now let every heart cry out — G! C! V! GCV! [Final Chorus] GCV! (Let’s shout together!) GCV! (We light the future!) GCV! (With one true heart!) Sing with the world forevermore! [Outro] One ray of light from every hand, We shape the worth of PI that stands. The name that shines eternally — GCV, we sing with the world. Composition: Great PJ Lyrics: John ------ Doris Yin 🪷 🪷🪷

Doris Yin 东方紫莲🪷

17,163 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce

Roman Polanski on why he took the lead role in "The Tenant" (1976) & the movie role that was offered to him by Steven Spielberg: "Interviewer: What inspired you to play the lead in The Tenant? Polanski: At that point I was working with Paramount and they had the rights to the Roland Topor novel. I thought it would be a good role for me. As a matter of fact, I found it more interesting to play the part than to direct the film. I find this with a lot of scripts, and it’s actually rare that both things appeal to me at the same time. You shouldn’t forget that I started as an actor and only became a director later. Interviewer: Have there been parts in films made by other directors you would have liked to play? Polanski: Yes, there were a few. I get a lot of these kinds of offers but I won’t name the films. Sometimes I use my other commitments as an excuse because I’m scared to work with people I don’t know. I also feel that life is too short for me to throw myself into projects that aren’t my own. But I will tell you about one part that was offered to me. A long time ago Steven Spielberg offered me a role in his first Indiana Jones film as the Nazi officer, the one who burns his hand. Unfortunately I was busy and couldn’t make it to Tunisia, the place where the film was shot, which was a shame because I would have found out just how chaotic it is to shoot there. A few years later I ended up filming Pirates in Tunisia. Interviewer: Would you have accepted the role? Polanski: I really wanted to work with Steven Spielberg." (Roman Polanski's interview with Gerhard Midding, 1990) P.S: On this day, 50 years ago, "The Tenant" (1976) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, France.
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Roman Polanski on why he took the lead role in "The Tenant" (1976) & the movie role that was offered to him by Steven Spielberg: "Interviewer: What inspired you to play the lead in The Tenant? Polanski: At that point I was working with Paramount and they had the rights to the Roland Topor novel. I thought it would be a good role for me. As a matter of fact, I found it more interesting to play the part than to direct the film. I find this with a lot of scripts, and it’s actually rare that both things appeal to me at the same time. You shouldn’t forget that I started as an actor and only became a director later. Interviewer: Have there been parts in films made by other directors you would have liked to play? Polanski: Yes, there were a few. I get a lot of these kinds of offers but I won’t name the films. Sometimes I use my other commitments as an excuse because I’m scared to work with people I don’t know. I also feel that life is too short for me to throw myself into projects that aren’t my own. But I will tell you about one part that was offered to me. A long time ago Steven Spielberg offered me a role in his first Indiana Jones film as the Nazi officer, the one who burns his hand. Unfortunately I was busy and couldn’t make it to Tunisia, the place where the film was shot, which was a shame because I would have found out just how chaotic it is to shoot there. A few years later I ended up filming Pirates in Tunisia. Interviewer: Would you have accepted the role? Polanski: I really wanted to work with Steven Spielberg." (Roman Polanski's interview with Gerhard Midding, 1990) P.S: On this day, 50 years ago, "The Tenant" (1976) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, France.

DepressedBergman

119,082 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

1/ Wednesday, 31 December 2025, my wife and I were part of the three thousand five hundred guests or so who attended the Celestial Chorus Soirée, Third Edition, a Thanksgiving Year-End Event hosted by Dr K.R. and Mrs S. Tagwirei at the Harare International Conference Centre. Preceding the main event was a dinner banquet characterised by a lot of feasting, eating, song, and dance. Guests were served with a wide range of cuisine - Italian, French, Chinese cuisine, you name it. Being a Seventh-day Adventist event in the main, missing from the menu were alcoholic beverages. The dinner was served outside the Rainbow Hotel building, on the north side overlooking Samora Machel Avenue, in a specially designed construction complete with floor and roof, and well lit to the extent that you would mistake it for a permanent structure or appendage to the hotel building. I am short of words to describe the grandeur of the banquet, save to borrow from Johanne Masowe eChishanu. Guests were treated to a “Sapatina” to the accompaniment of serenading music - calm and light music. Of the music, to share, I took photographs of what impressed me the most, namely the three ladies dressed in angelic style, with immaculate dresses flowing to the floor, standing on raised platforms and belting out music from musical instruments as guests arrived. On the floor, as part of the cast, were girls donning angelic wings, waving and flowing with the music. After “the Sapatina, the food of angels”, guests trooped to the HICC Main Auditorium. As we strode into the auditorium, what immediately caught my eye, or rather what I looked at in amazement, was how the stage was set. It blew my mind off. Just in front of and below where I was sitting on the terraces was the full cast of an orchestra symphony. Right ahead was the illusion of a hill/mountain to climb, with performers dressed in white at different heights of this illusionary hill/mountain. In between the orchestra and the illusionary hill/mountain lay two platforms, with the one immediately next to the orchestra serving as a platform for presenter-singers, and the platform immediately in front of the illusionary hill/mountain serving as the location of the Director of Ceremonies and the pianist. The Director of Ceremonies, the very talented Everton Mlalazi, doubled up as director of ceremonies and presenter-singer. On either side of the singers’ platform, as part of the stage, were white-robed singers/dancers. As guests, we were treated to an unforgettable night of gospel music, with performers and audience coming from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, etc. The gospel music performances took us to midnight and into the New Year, 2026, when guests trooped outside the hotel to watch the spectacular drone fireworks display. Those who have eyes, let them “eye”, and those who have ears, let them “ear”. Nokuti hatigoni kurega kutaura izvotakaona neizvotakanzwa.
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1/ Wednesday, 31 December 2025, my wife and I were part of the three thousand five hundred guests or so who attended the Celestial Chorus Soirée, Third Edition, a Thanksgiving Year-End Event hosted by Dr K.R. and Mrs S. Tagwirei at the Harare International Conference Centre. Preceding the main event was a dinner banquet characterised by a lot of feasting, eating, song, and dance. Guests were served with a wide range of cuisine - Italian, French, Chinese cuisine, you name it. Being a Seventh-day Adventist event in the main, missing from the menu were alcoholic beverages. The dinner was served outside the Rainbow Hotel building, on the north side overlooking Samora Machel Avenue, in a specially designed construction complete with floor and roof, and well lit to the extent that you would mistake it for a permanent structure or appendage to the hotel building. I am short of words to describe the grandeur of the banquet, save to borrow from Johanne Masowe eChishanu. Guests were treated to a “Sapatina” to the accompaniment of serenading music - calm and light music. Of the music, to share, I took photographs of what impressed me the most, namely the three ladies dressed in angelic style, with immaculate dresses flowing to the floor, standing on raised platforms and belting out music from musical instruments as guests arrived. On the floor, as part of the cast, were girls donning angelic wings, waving and flowing with the music. After “the Sapatina, the food of angels”, guests trooped to the HICC Main Auditorium. As we strode into the auditorium, what immediately caught my eye, or rather what I looked at in amazement, was how the stage was set. It blew my mind off. Just in front of and below where I was sitting on the terraces was the full cast of an orchestra symphony. Right ahead was the illusion of a hill/mountain to climb, with performers dressed in white at different heights of this illusionary hill/mountain. In between the orchestra and the illusionary hill/mountain lay two platforms, with the one immediately next to the orchestra serving as a platform for presenter-singers, and the platform immediately in front of the illusionary hill/mountain serving as the location of the Director of Ceremonies and the pianist. The Director of Ceremonies, the very talented Everton Mlalazi, doubled up as director of ceremonies and presenter-singer. On either side of the singers’ platform, as part of the stage, were white-robed singers/dancers. As guests, we were treated to an unforgettable night of gospel music, with performers and audience coming from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, etc. The gospel music performances took us to midnight and into the New Year, 2026, when guests trooped outside the hotel to watch the spectacular drone fireworks display. Those who have eyes, let them “eye”, and those who have ears, let them “ear”. Nokuti hatigoni kurega kutaura izvotakaona neizvotakanzwa.

ZanuPF Treasurer General - Patrick Chinamasa

25,596 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce