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Buzz Feed
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
The Ultimate Animated Characters Smash Or Pass Quiz
Here's the deal: I've chosen 23 animated characters from TV shows like Bob's Burgers, The Simpsons, and more. You just have to decide if you'd smash or pass 'em. You ready? Stream all these animated shows on Hulu.
Scoop
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Preparing For Armageddon – The Biggest Celebrity Announcement — EVER!
Armageddon - the event that has brought an army of international celebrities, movie stars, anime actors and cosplay fans to New Zealand is set to announce its 30th anniversary lineup this Friday — and it's BIG! Billed as the biggest celebrity lineup in New Zealand since The Return of the King premier in Wellington in 2003, the lineup will be announced in a livestream from Hobbiton on Friday 22nd from Midday. Fans are invited to join in on the Livestream to hear the names of those who will be attending the Labour Weekend Armageddon show (October 24th-27th), see clips of their iconic performances and learn about their arrival in New Zealand. Founder Bill Geradts says this announcement will be jaw-dropping for Kiwi fans of all genres. 'This will be the biggest fan event ever in New Zealand,' Geradts says. 'You do NOT want to miss out on this!' Over the 30 years since it was created, Armageddon has brought a steady stream of top stars into the country. Household names like Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver), John RhysDavies (LOTR), Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons), Seth Green (Austin Powers) and RonPerlman (Hellboy), have all graced the Armageddon Main Stage and met with fans for photos and autographs. And that's not to mention, Five Doctors from Dr Who, three Terminators, SG Team members from Stargate, Zombie Killers from The Walking Dead, plus iconic voice actors from Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Sonic The Hedgehog and Super Mario. But Geradts says that this year's lineup will thrill New Zealand fans like no other. And for that reason, for the first time he's strictly limiting ticket sales and encouraging fans to get in early to avoid missing out. 'To have so many top stars at one, big Armageddon Expo is a dream come true. This is an event you'll tell your kids about,' he says. The livestream will be able to be viewed at [address], starting at 12:00pm on Friday 22nd. Geradts says there is strict secrecy about the lineup until that time. 'I want the announcement to be a special event in itself,' he says. 'The Livestream is being filmed at Hobbition as a unique way of showcasing the various Movie and TV stars, animation and gaming voice actors and comic creators that will be appearing at the event. 'This is an EPIC EXPO unlike anything we have ever done in our thirty year history. 'Make sure you're there or you'll suffer from FOMA - Fear of Missing Armageddon,' he says.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Long Story Short: this Jewish family comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman is painfully beautiful
Like schoolboys, my friend Charlie and I send each other coded messages. One of these is 'Am back on the horse', which means 'Rewatching BoJack Horseman', which means 'Having a mental health crisis'. The recipient knows to go to the other's house with Danish pastries and some grass to touch. That show changed my life. The Simpsons had redefined what a cartoon could be, Ren & Stimpy and South Park were transgressive thrill-rides. But Raphael Bob-Waksberg's tale of a washed-up actor chasing redemption wasn't just adult; it was profound. So I was worried, approaching the new animated series from that show's creators. It's not about celebrity. There are no talking dogs or porcupines, or underwater worlds. No Will Arnett. How could I watch without expectation? It feels unfair yet unavoidable to keep an artist's previous work in mind. Isn't that like comparing a current partner with an ex? While it lacks a famous horse, Long Story Short (Netflix, from Friday 22 August) is its own beast, and no less ambitious. It's a family saga told in multiple timelines. The Schwoopers are an argumentative, chaotic Jewish household. Each episode focuses on a character or relationship, swooshing back and forward in time, from the 1950s to the 2020s, as they navigate romance, coming of age, marital breakdown, parenting, old wounds, joy, death and purpose. Basically, it's Bluey meets Tolstoy. The Jewishness is not incidental. The show is Jewish inside and out, defiantly, delightedly so. Naomi Schwartz is presented as a classic Jewish matriarch, impossibly critical yet overbearingly proud of her children. Daughter Shira is more modern. ('We're a lesbian couple with biracial, Jewish sons. We're impressive,' as her partner Kendra puts it.) In the episode Yoshi's Bar Mitzvah, teenager Danny (voiced by Dave Franco) celebrates his friend's public speaking. 'Dude, your davening was on point!' he hypes. 'Mr Leibowitz was kvellin' like a felon!' It almost goes without saying: melancholy. Most dramas have a primary time and place, flashing back in a limited way. Long Story Short doesn't privilege any of its periods or people. There is only the equalising process of decades passing or rolling back. The time-hopping is extraordinarily effective, bringing characters back from the dead, fleshing out relationships, grounding us in moral complexity. We feel the painful beauty of our bounded lives. It almost even more goes without saying: funny. Long Story Short delights in language games, subversion, absurdity and surprise. Hapless Yoshi gets conned into becoming a salesman for explosive mattresses in a tube. (Yes, there's a soft launch.) Avi's daughter Hannah's school has been invaded by wolves, but no one seems concerned. Kendra and Shira have a dog, named the Undeniable Isadora Duncan. I guess there are animals in this one. Characters talk a mile a minute, particularly at the Schwoopers' dinner table, and it takes a while to key into the frenetic pace. But BoJack Horseman also took a minute to find its hooves. (In fact, the first season improved so drastically in its second half, website IndieWire changed its reviewing strategy to only award scores after watching entire seasons.) Here, I was locked in by the second episode. It's rare for me to actually LOL, watching comedies. But I did, repeatedly – such as when Shira is flummoxed by a reCAPTCHA asking her to pick out squares containing bisexuals. ('How am I supposed to …?') Kendra is unimpressed. 'Where are your glasses? It says bicycles.' But above all, it's beautiful. The show is interested in the moments when one's heart splits open. The final scene of an episode in which Kendra attends shul for mercenary reasons pierced me with its humanity. The poignancy is baked into its innovative structure, reminding me of the Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along, perhaps a little of Pachinko and the film Boyhood. It wears its formal brilliance lightly, and at 10 episodes of 30 minutes, Long Story Short doesn't outstay its welcome. It's rewarding company, even if you don't catch every Fiddler on the Roof reference. I'm glad it's already been renewed. As with loved ones I have lost, I want more time.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Long Story Short: this Jewish family comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman is painfully beautiful
Like schoolboys, my friend Charlie and I send each other coded messages. One of these is 'Am back on the horse', which means 'Rewatching BoJack Horseman', which means 'Having a mental health crisis'. The recipient knows to go to the other's house with Danish pastries and some grass to touch. That show changed my life. The Simpsons had redefined what a cartoon could be, Ren & Stimpy and South Park were transgressive thrill-rides. But Raphael Bob-Waksberg's tale of a washed-up actor chasing redemption wasn't just adult; it was profound. So I was worried, approaching the new animated series from that show's creators. It's not about celebrity. There are no talking dogs or porcupines, or underwater worlds. No Will Arnett. How could I watch without expectation? It feels unfair yet unavoidable to keep an artist's previous work in mind. Isn't that like comparing a current partner with an ex? While it lacks a famous horse, Long Story Short (Netflix, from Friday 22 August) is its own beast, and no less ambitious. It's a family saga told in multiple timelines. The Schwoopers are an argumentative, chaotic Jewish household. Each episode focuses on a character or relationship, swooshing back and forward in time, from the 1950s to the 2020s, as they navigate romance, coming of age, marital breakdown, parenting, old wounds, joy, death and purpose. Basically, it's Bluey meets Tolstoy. The Jewishness is not incidental. The show is Jewish inside and out, defiantly, delightedly so. Naomi Schwartz is presented as a classic Jewish matriarch, impossibly critical yet overbearingly proud of her children. Daughter Shira is more modern. ('We're a lesbian couple with biracial, Jewish sons. We're impressive,' as her partner Kendra puts it.) In the episode Yoshi's Bar Mitzvah, teenager Danny (voiced by Dave Franco) celebrates his friend's public speaking. 'Dude, your davening was on point!' he hypes. 'Mr Leibowitz was kvellin' like a felon!' It almost goes without saying: melancholy. Most dramas have a primary time and place, flashing back in a limited way. Long Story Short doesn't privilege any of its periods or people. There is only the equalising process of decades passing or rolling back. The time-hopping is extraordinarily effective, bringing characters back from the dead, fleshing out relationships, grounding us in moral complexity. We feel the painful beauty of our bounded lives. It almost even more goes without saying: funny. Long Story Short delights in language games, subversion, absurdity and surprise. Hapless Yoshi gets conned into becoming a salesman for explosive mattresses in a tube. (Yes, there's a soft launch.) Avi's daughter Hannah's school has been invaded by wolves, but no one seems concerned. Kendra and Shira have a dog, named the Undeniable Isadora Duncan. I guess there are animals in this one. Characters talk a mile a minute, particularly at the Schwoopers' dinner table, and it takes a while to key into the frenetic pace. But BoJack Horseman also took a minute to find its hooves. (In fact, the first season improved so drastically in its second half, website IndieWire changed its reviewing strategy to only award scores after watching entire seasons.) Here, I was locked in by the second episode. It's rare for me to actually LOL, watching comedies. But I did, repeatedly – such as when Shira is flummoxed by a reCAPTCHA asking her to pick out squares containing bisexuals. ('How am I supposed to …?') Kendra is unimpressed. 'Where are your glasses? It says bicycles.' But above all, it's beautiful. The show is interested in the moments when one's heart splits open. The final scene of an episode in which Kendra attends shul for mercenary reasons pierced me with its humanity. The poignancy is baked into its innovative structure, reminding me of the Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along, perhaps a little of Pachinko and the film Boyhood. It wears its formal brilliance lightly, and at 10 episodes of 30 minutes, Long Story Short doesn't outstay its welcome. It's rewarding company, even if you don't catch every Fiddler on the Roof reference. I'm glad it's already been renewed. As with loved ones I have lost, I want more time.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Daily Quiz On elephant
Daily Quiz | On elephant Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /7 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | The World Elephant Day was co-founded on August 12, 2012 by Patricia Sims and an Asian royal whose birthday also happens to be on the same date. Name the former queen of the country which has the sobriquet 'Land of the White Elephant'. DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO Answer : HM Queen Sirikit of Thailand SHOW ANSWER 2 / 7 | The three recognised species i.e.: African savannah, African forest, and Asian are the only surviving members of which Family and Order? DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO Answer : Elephantidae and Proboscidea SHOW ANSWER 3 / 7 | Apart from the size, one standout feature of the largest land animal are their tusks. Of which type of teeth are tusks an enlarged version? DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO Answer : Incisor SHOW ANSWER 4 / 7 | How can one say if an elephant is an Asian or African variety by examining its trunk? DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO Answer : African elephants have two finger-like extensions at the tip of the trunk, while the Asian has only one SHOW ANSWER 5 / 7 | What are the names of the sophisticated elephant king in a the popular series of books by Jean de Brunhoff and Bart's pet elephant in 'The Simpsons'? DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO Answer : Babar and Stampy SHOW ANSWER 6 / 7 | In Indian myth, from where did Indra's six-tusked mount Airavata emerge? DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO Answer : During the churning of the cosmic ocean (Samudra Manthan) SHOW ANSWER
