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The 35 best true crime podcasts (continuously updated)
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WHETHER you're cleaning the house, out for a run, or dismembering a body, there's no better way to pass the time than listening to a gripping true crime podcast.
We've leafed through the iTunes podcast directory in search of finding 35 of the best true crime podcasts available right now.
For this list in particular we've focused on episodic true crime shows, where the host delve into a new crime with each new instalment.
35. Curiosity Kills
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In Curiosity Kills, two American hosts laugh and swear their way through weird, wicked and wacky stories of true crime you have to hear to believe. The show is different to most in the genre, but we ultimately added for one simple reason: You might just absolutely love it! To find out whether you'll dig it, we suggest you listen to Episode 55 — Jimmy Hysell & The Murder of Samantha Burns.
Curiosity Kills comes in at number 35 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
34. Small Town Dicks
Small Town Dicks is definitely worth your time. Two hosts, two detectives, unlimited crime. Yeardley Smith and Zibby Allen, two friends fascinated by true crime, sit down every week to discuss and hear real stories of assault, robbery, murder, burglary, sexual abuse and child abuse, from their friends, Dan and Dave, who are detectives in "Small Town, USA".
Small Town Dicks comes in at number 34 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
33. Real Crime Profile
Jim Clemente is a former special agent in the FBI's criminal behavioral analysis unit. Laura Richards is a former violent crime analyst at Scotland Yard. Liza Zambetti is the casting director for the long-running CBS crime drama series, Criminal Minds. On the Real Crime Profile podcast they form a panel of experts that dives deep into profiling the criminals who have committed some of the world's gravest personal atrocities, from Charles Manson to Dirty John's evil protagonist, John Meehan.
Real Crime Profile comes in at number 33 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
32. Monograph
It's a podcasting crime Taaron Gorbahn, the host of Monograph, only ever published 6 short episodes, because if he'd released more his show would've probably come in at #1 on this list. Ultimately, we couldn't put it higher (and questioned including it at all) because of the briefness of each episode and the small sample of episodes. But Gorbahn's knack for storytelling, his delivery, his production, the emotion he conjures… superb. If you're a podcasting purist, we strongly advise you take the time to listen to Monograph, for nothing other than its artistry.
Monograph comes in at number 32 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
31. Dark Topic: A True Crime Podcast
With his growing popularity in the US, Jack Luna looms as a true crime host to watch over the coming years. His show Dark Topic: A True Crime Podcast is impeccably moody and his gloomy delivery draws you into the worlds he depicts, of murder and sorrow. If you're new to true crime you might find this style dark and somewhat peculiar, but what can't be denied is Luna's spooky and gripping storytelling demeanour, which eventually draws you in even as you try and resist.
Dark Topic: A True Crime Podcast comes in at number 31 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
30. True Crime Couple
The brutal death of an Amish woman at the hands of her husband. A brilliant military doctor pursued over the slaying of his young family on a US Army base. The Secret Service tracks down a notorious money counterfeiter only to find his criminal deeds are far more sinister than expected. All these stories and more are researched and told over the podcasting airwaves in True Crime Couple by a young quirky couple from their apartment in New York City.
True Crime Couple comes in at number 30 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
29. Pretty Scary
Listen to the first two minutes of The Co-Ed Killer (episode released on 2 November) of Pretty Scary and tell me one of those voices doesn't belong to Jack Black (it's not really, I checked). If you like your true crime told seriously, with the appropriate mood and tone, this show won't float your boat. It's a few hosts who share laughs and inject casual snippets of kinda irrelevant conversation in amongst the crime stories they tell. But if you prefer your true crime told in a lighter, less formal way there's a good chance you'll really enjoy Pretty Scary (it works really well as an in-the-background podcast).
Pretty Scary comes in at number 29 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
28. True Crime Historian
The unique oratory stylings of Richard O. Jones inevitably grows on you as you delve further into the True Crime Historian back catalogue. Speaking with a deep American drawl, Jones tells his tales of crime and woe with great matter-of-factness and knows how to deliver a good line. The true richness of this podcasts come from the simple storytelling mastery that Jones commands and you'll turn dreary work commutes and gut-busting gym sessions into wild adventures if you tune in here.
True Crime Historian comes in at number 28 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
27. True crime and mysteries
What's interesting about True Crime and Mysteries, and what sets it apart from most other podcasts in the genre, is the authenticity of the hosts and their apparent efforts to leverage their show to do more than just tell crime stories. Episodes like 30A and 30B (about human trafficking) and the Special Episode about child grooming reveal the hosts to have motives that go beyond just feeding the popularity of the genre to make a few advertising dollars. I'm a fan for that reason alone, but the episodes stand on their own feet for their enjoyment value. The show has a particularly Americana bent, but it does delve into cases from the UK, Canada, Australia and other parts of the world.
True Crime and Mysteries comes in at number 27 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
26. Felon True Crime Podcast
Felon is all kinds of dark and chilling. Similar to Casefile in its format and delivery style, the host describes his show as "The underbelly of the land down under" and backs it up with disturbing stories of brutality and murder. There are a few "light" crime shows included in this list, but this is certainly not one of them. The host deserves full credit for his ability to pair the frightening stories he tells with a tone that gives them maximum impact. If you love dark and broody true crime tales told in an equally dark and broody manner, we're fairly certain you'll absolutely love the Felon True Crime Podcast.
Felon comes in at number 26 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
25. Trace Evidence
Having launched in 2017, Trace Evidence is still a relatively new true crime podcast but is growing quickly in popularity. The great power of the show comes from the broadcasting ability of host, Steven Pacheco, who deserves praise as a fine independent storyteller. Focussing primarily on missing persons cases and unsolved crime mysteries, if you're new to the true crime genre, or you're returning for a new dose, you won't go wrong exploring Pacheco's work on Trace Evidence.
Trace Evidence comes in at number 25 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
24. Already Gone Podcast — True Crime
Want well-told true crime podcast episodes pleasantly narrated for easy and engaging listening? The Already Gone Podcast — True Crime is probably what you're looking for. An American host tells her tales with great pace, interjecting important details with skilful timing to build the tension and intrigue of each story. Expansive but interesting detail is given of the backgrounds of countless victims and perpetrators, which helps to personify what would otherwise be near-storybook characters. If you're in the mood to be enthralled but not petrified by your next dose of true crime, give the latest few episodes of the Already Gone Podcast a good listening over.
Already Gone — True Crime comes in at number 24 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
23. They Walk Among Us — UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us is one of the few podcasts included in this list from the UK and is a catalogue of episodic true crime with a British focus. Told by a narrator with the perfect voice for delivering his chilling subject matter (you'll know what I mean when you start listening), you're bound to find episodes that win over your attention. A good place to start is Season 2 – Episode 8, an instalment about the life and crimes of the very troubled, Stephen Farrow.
They Walk Among Us — UK True Crime comes in at number 23 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
22. UK True Crime Podcast
If you love true crime podcasts but get a bit creeped out listening, UK True Crime Podcast might just be in your sweet spot. The show lacks a bit of production polish and the host doesn't exactly have Walt Disney's knack for storytelling, but the episodes are engaging and not as dark as others in the genre. Bottom line: If it's the mystery and the rich and dark investigative "who dunnit" story telling that rocks your crime-listening boat, this won't scratch your itch, but if you're just looking for some easy listening true crime tales, this one's for you.
UK True Crime Podcast comes in at number 22 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
21. Martinis & murder
Two hosts, one weirdly-sounding bartender, plenty of boozing, and lotsa crime. There's nothing encrypted about the title of this show, Martinis and Murder. The hosts get together, they booze up, and they talk about murders. Oh, and sometimes they also eat food, and booze up, and talk about murders. This may or may not annoy you, depending on where you stand on podcast hosts chewing+drinking+talking at the same time. If you don't mind it, you'll have fun with this podcast. It's light, it's conversational, and it's super easy to while away hours of listening time.
Martinis & Murder comes in at number 21 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
20. SBS True Stories
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SBS, known for its unique and probing journalistic storytelling has a podcast. It's called SBS True Stories and it takes on the uniqueness and rawness of its television counterpart. Except for season 3, each episode in the first couple of series is told by someone with a special perspective and story to tell about a crime they experienced or witnessed. Each instalment is short and easily accessible for a newcomer and, as a body of work, the podcast is richly rewarding. I'd start with season 3 (a 5-part investigative look into Adelaide's gay-hate murders) and work your way back.
SBS True Stories comes in at number 20 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
19. In Sight
You know you're going to love a true crime podcast when one of the first episodes you land on is about the slaughter of the Clutter family in 1959, made infamous by Truman Capote's 1966 groundbreaking nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood. The hosts of In Sight, Ali and Charlie, have together covered dozens of true crimes since the show's launch in early 2016, from the missing Beaumont children to the disappearance of William Tyrrell.
In Sight comes in at number 19 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
18. The Generation Why Podcast
Jeffrey Dahmer, the necrophiliac murderer who cannibalized his victims. Dr. Death, the British doctor caught intentionally and covertly killing the patients who trusted him. Edmund Kemper, the Co-Ed Killer who was released from custody for killing his grandparents only to orchestrate a string of horrific slaughters on college students. Since 2014, The Generation Why Podcast has profiled the worst serial killers of all time, the world over, and put together a body of podcasting work that all true crime fans should explore.
The Generation Why Podcast comes in at number 18 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
17. Last Podcast On The Left
Having launched in 2015 and now with a back catalogue of hundreds of episodes, the Last Podcast On The Left (which also appears on our list of the best funny podcasts of all time) balances morbid true crime with light-hearted comedy. From the haunting crimes of black widow serial killers to the murderous misdeeds of Canada's deadliest serial killer, Robert Pickton, the show is definitely only suitable for an adult audience, but if you love black comedy and want to hear broody real-life stories laced with outlandish jokes and impersonations, this one's for you.
Last Podcast On The Left comes in at number 17 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
16. Small Town Murder
Hosts James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman (who also host the Crime in Sports podcast, also featured in this list) go deep on the crimes committed in small towns across America. From a quadruple murder in Sarah, Mississippi to a trio of bodies found charred in a burnt-out car in Manistique, Michigan, Small Town Murder is the perfect blend of goofy comedy and gritty crime.
Small Town Murder comes in at number 16 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
15. True Crime Garage
From the murder of a 53-year-old woman in Ohio to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Nic and the Captain leave no crime unturned on True Crime Garage. Sampling craft beers from all over the world as they narrate their crime tales, the show is one of the more ebullient crime podcasts on the iTunes market and makes for easy listening. With a focus on the crimes, the victims, and the criminals who commit them (the likes of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, OJ Simpson, and hundreds more), if you want your true crime served with a pint of obscure beer, this one's for you.
True Crime Garage comes in at number 15 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
14. The Vanished Podcast
The Vanished Podcast will have you enthralled without a doubt. The host has great control over the narrative of her subject matter and does a fabulous job of delivering her findings to the listener. As the name suggests, the episodes focus primarily on missing person stories and the host does a fantastic job of finding people connected to the crimes, like family and friends, to get their incredible insights.
The Vanished Podcast comes in at number 14 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
13. Australian True Crime
Aussie comedian, radio host and TV presenter Meshel Laurie hosts Australian True Crime with fellow podcaster and friend, Emily Webb. As the name of the show suggests, Laurie and Webb focus predominantly on local Aussie crimes, covering a range of topics from corruption-led-murder in New South Wales in the 1980s to the crimes emanating out of the Calabrian Mafia's stranglehold over the small farming town of Griffith. As is expected of a seasoned radio broadcaster (in Laurie), the episodes are brilliantly told and the production-quality is superb. Best of all, there are untold gems of history, society and Australiana buried throughout this catalogue of Aussie true crime.
Australian True Crime comes in at number 13 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
12. Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee, the host of Canadian True Crime, is an Aussie expat living in Canada. With a palpable passion for her new homeland and its people, Lee has composed a small body of true crime work that deserves much commendation. The genuine compassion she demonstrates for the victims of the crimes she narrates gives Lee a unique differentiator as a crime host and we hope she continues to build out her burgeoning collection of Canadian true crime tales.
Canadian True Crime comes in at number 12 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
11. True Crime All The Time
True Crime All The Time could be your next listening gem. Two American hosts discuss and tell the stories of an endless list of some of the world's most heinous true crimes. Peppered with levity (which seems to work), the hosts manage to take the edge off what is otherwise some pretty somber subject matter. The style isn't investigative nor deeply probing (if that's what you're looking for this won't be for you) but the hosts share a chemistry and a knack for yarn-spinning they makes it all-and-all pretty great. My listening advice would be to earmark the show for when you're hankering for a light-and-easy dose of crime instead of an all-out head-bender.
True Crime All The Time comes in at number 11 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
10. Court Junkie
It's no surprise Court Junkie also features highly on our list of top criminal podcasts. The highly-rated show looks forensically at some of the most vexed cases of true crime in American history. From Ohio's youngest death row inmate to a father-of-the-year turned accused murderer, the Court Junkie team has a special focus on contentious cases where the guilt or innocence of the person standing trial is in question.
Court Junkie comes in at number 10 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
9. The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
The Minds of Madness — True Crime Stories podcast featured highly in our list of top criminal podcasts, and for good reason. The show explores the psyche behind the people who commit heinous crimes, mostly to the people they know and love, and tries to dig into the why as much as the how. Having only launched in 2017, the show is still relatively new but is a must-listen for seasoned veterans and newcomers to the true crime podcast world.
The Minds of Madness – True Crime Stories comes in at number 9 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
8. Sword and Scale
With an episode catalogue dating back to 2013 and covering more than 100 instalments, Sword and Scale is a true crime product of the Wondery network. Host and creator of the show, Mike Boudet, presides over an exceptionally produced show led by his strong broadcasting and storytelling prowess, and he blends guest interviews with those involved in the crimes he profiles with the chilling 911 calls that bring the crimes to police attention, witness evidence and audio footage from the suspect interrogation tapes.
Sword and Scale comes in at number 8 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
From Alcatraz escapees who may or may not still be alive to biologists who've made their careers testing stomach contents to work out estimated times of death in criminal trials, Criminal explores just about every true crime topic imaginable, and does it with incredible storytelling mastery. Nothing slips through their investigative traps and every episode is short and well narrated for optimal listener engagement.
Criminal comes in at number 7 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
6. Crime in Sports
Very different to the other shows featured on this list, Crime in Sports is a show about… crime in sports. From Jeremy Mayfield, the NASCAR driver whose wild career was derailed by his propensity for crime and meth, to the steroid-addicted tribulations of professional female bodybuilder, Sally McNeil, comedian hosts James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman share some of the craziest true crime stories from the sporting arena.
Crime in Sports comes in at number 6 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
Please, do your ears and your mind a favour. You won't necessarily find murders and serial killers if you tune in here, but you will tap into some compelling tales of deceit, corruption and all-round badness. Reveal is a prominent platform for seasoned reporters to share their findings and offers a neat bundle of crafted storytelling, skilful journalism and some of the most intriguing podcast yarns ever told. To get a really quick sense for whether you'll like the podcast or not, take a listen to a few of the more recently published episodes. Fair warning: Many of them can be confronting to listen to, but if you're into real-world journalism that invests meaningful investigative resources to support its storytelling, then you'll love it. Plus, all the goodness is wrapped up in a glossy layer of top-quality production by a mob that clearly has the economics in place to fund exceptional podcast journalism.
Reveal comes in at number 5 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
4. Detective
"True stories from behind the yellow tape. The ones you don't hear on TV". That's the tagline for this top-shelf podcast, Detective. Each season is comprised of addictive real stories told by hardened homicide detectives about some of the worst crime scenes they responded to during their time in uniform. The rawness of the stories the men tell and the emotionally-charged perspectives through which they tell them make for episodes that you can't resist being drawn back to. So far divided into three seasons (one told every year since 2015), the show will hopefully be back in 2018 with all new episodes, but you won't be disappointed digging back into the archive and listening to the stories so far told.
Detective comes in at number 4 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
3. Someone Knows Something
We loved Someone Knows Something so much we also included it on our list of top podcasts like Serial. In the first of multiple series of the hugely popular show, David Ridgen investigates the case of Adrien McNaughton who, at the age of 5, disappeared without a trace on a family fishing trip in 1972. In season two, Ridgen searches for answers in the case of Sheryl Sheppard who disappeared 4 days after her boyfriend proposed to her on national television, in 1998. The most recent series investigates the murders of Charles Moore and Henry Dee who were found in the Mississippi River in 1964.
Someone Knows Something comes in at number 3 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
2. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Having already covered over 100 true crimes, My Favorite Murder has raked in a swag of 5-star reviews since its launch in January 2016. The show's hosts, Karen and Georgia, have perfected the art of blending comedy with gritty crime and their kooky hosting chemistry makes for both entertaining and compelling listening. If you're looking for a break from the brooding true crime shows you've been listening to, My Favorite Murder offers the perfect cocktail of felony and frivolity.
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark comes in at number 2 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
1. Casefile True Crime
Casefile True Crime, enthralling at the best of times and downright chilling at the worst of times, sits alongside Serial in the pantheon of great crime podcasts and tops our list as the best episodic true crime show out there right now. Each episode of Casefile is told in precise detail, with exceptional control over the crime narrative, and the well-kept anonymity of the host adds much enigma to the show's brand, which percolates through to each epsiodes. For the listener, the host's apparently natural storytelling talent draws out the drama and suspense inherent in every tale. Ironically, perhaps the only criticism that can be levelled at the show is that it can be too powerful on the psyche and can become omnipresent in your life if you listen to too many episodes in quick succession. You might find yourself, like I did, second guessing everyone you thought you once knew…
Casefile True Crime comes in at number 1 on our list of best true crime podcasts. Heard this podcast before? Leave it a review.
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Viewing the Registered Church through Different Lenses
ChinaSource Perspective
By Brent Fulton ⋅ Sep 07, 2020 ⋅ Topic: Church Structure and Organization ⋅ Issue: ChinaSource Quarterly, Autumn 2020
With the media's incessant focus on official persecution of the unregistered church in China, it is often easy to forget the vibrant dimensions of Christian life playing out in China's registered churches.
The TSPM, along with the churches operating under its auspices, is often relegated to almost footnote status in mainstream treatments of China's church, dismissed out of hand as "the government church." Where it is mentioned, it is usually in the context of particular restrictions placed upon TSPM pastors by Chinese authorities. This is certainly the case today, as Xi Jinping's "Sinification" campaign takes hold and pastors are under increased pressure to parrot the Party line, including during their Sunday sermons.
Such efforts to politicize the church are part of life within the registered church sphere, but they are by no means the whole story. This issue of the Quarterly takes a much-needed, in-depth look at the TSPM, its history, the pastors serving under its auspices, and the creative ways in which ministry is being carried out.
As Carsten Vala points out, a grasp of the TSPM's history is vital for understanding how Christians in China view the TSPM, and for assessing the validity of those views. Born out of the very real struggles in the early 20th century to define China's national identity, the TSPM represented one theological answer to the cultural and social questions of the day. It was not simply a convenient political device for placing China's Christians under the control of the Communist Party (although it did serve this purpose), but was seen by its leaders as the only way forward for the church in the new era. With the outbreak of the Korean conflict, the stated desire to see a Chinese church independent of missionary control took on a decidedly political dimension. It became the TSPM's function to hasten the departure of missionaries from China and to drive a wedge between Chinese Christians and the church abroad. In the ensuing years, TSPM leaders would participate in the persecution of thousands of Christians who refused to cooperate with the movement.
If we stop there, however, and view the TSPM only through the lens of history, we miss the vitality of the "official" church in today's China. Several of the contributors to this issue of the Quarterly tell of the innovation taking place in ministry, whether through Sunday school training or the creative use of digital platforms. While it is often assumed that the scope of such endeavors is limited to the relatively small minority of Chinese Christians who attend TSPM churches, in reality, what happens in these churches often does spill over to become a blessing to the whole church in China. Digital media and training courses are a couple areas where this is happening, along with Christian publishing. This year Nanjing Union Theological Seminary responded to the lockdowns taking place in China due to COVID-19 by publishing a new devotional journal, Weekly Bread, along with online messages and tutorials synchronized with the written guide. Thousands of Christians across China shared their devotional experiences and comments online within the first few weeks following the launch of the new publication.
Outside observers often focus on the division between registered and unregistered churches in China. It may be argued, however, that the TSPM is doing more to blur these lines than it is to accentuate them. In the minds of China's leaders, the TSPM's political mandate may not have changed, but thousands of TSPM churches on the ground are fulfilling a spiritual mandate that knows no political boundaries.
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OVER*FLOW: Millennial Angst and the Bad Mother from the News to Netflix
Miranda brady / Carleton university
Lori Loughlin with daughters Bella and Olivia Jade
In the spring of 2019, stories about the college admissions scandal involving Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin gained wide attention. That these two mothers had tried to bribe their children's way into prestigious universities outraged some, while others were not at all surprised that this is the way it works for the very rich. Out of many possible stories about which to be outraged in 2019, why did these two women stick in the craw of so many? Was it because this was such an egregious departure from Loughlin's wholesome onscreen persona as Aunt Becky on Full House (ABC, 1987-1995) and Netflix's reboot Fuller House (2016-)? Or was this story so appealing because it involved a crime committed by famous, rich white women?[ (( Hiltz, Emily. (2018). The Notorious Woman: Tracing the Production of Alleged Female Killers through Discourse, Image, and Speculation. (Doctoral dissertation, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada). https://curve.carleton.ca/037b3ef0-69db-49da-9a6a-fb5d79558e2b))]
Perhaps more interesting, the story aligned with a growing disdain for hovering mothers, especially amongst millennials who are eager to establish their independence in an economy that categorically disallows it. Picking up on this Zeit Geist, the story evokes the tried and true tropes of mother blame and the Good Mother/Bad Mother binary.[ ((See Blum, Linda. (2007). Mother Blame in the Prozac Nation: Raising Kids with Invisible Disabilities. Gender and Society, 21(2): 202-226. and Caplan, Paula J. (2010). Mother Blame, Encyclopedia of Motherhood.))] Regardless of the fact that 50 people were accused in the case, like several recent forms of popular entertainment, the news media and authorities could not resist comparisons between the two 'types' of women even though they were both implicated.
Huffman pled guilty to a single charge, admitting her guilt in paying $15k to enhance her daughter's SAT scores, and subsequently spent 14 days in prison. Loughlin and husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli pled not guilty to charges related to paying $500,000 to have two daughters admitted to university on fake crew scholarships – an affront to fairness and crew. They now face additional charges and potentially much longer sentences resulting from their failure to cooperate.
The news media and authorities clearly privileged Huffman for her admission of guilt, lesser crimes, and demeanor. The New York Times pointed out the women's "Diverging Paths," and CNN identified them as the "contrasting faces" of the scandal. Huffman, described as "Tearful and Stoic," was compared with Loughlin, who seemed to treat her appearances in federal court "with an affect more common on the red carpet," smiling, waving, and autograph signing; she was even blamed for tarnishing the brand equity of her daughter, Olivia Jade, beauty blogger.
Felicity Huffman looking contrite with husband William H. Macy
These kinds of stories about women have been told before, but Huffman and Loughlin illustrate millennials' particular tensions with their mothers, and popular culture is more than happy to play with this variation on a theme, even when recycling the same old tropes.
Generation Gaps and
Popular Fantasies
There have, for many years, been generational gaps and tensions which are exacerbated by popular culture because driving a wedge between target markets is profitable: from Elvis and rock n' roll to Tipper Gore and gangsta rap. In the 1980s, the Beastie Boys and Cindy Lauper respectively complained that their parents infringed on their "right to party" and "have fun."
In an era where young adults live with their parents longer than previous generations and often rely on them financially if they do move out, it is not hard to see why Loughlin and Huffman became media examples. Perhaps the helicopter mom represents the parent on whom millennials simultaneously depend but who stands in the way of their self-actualization with her misguided meddling or reluctant financial support that comes intact with strings. Huffman and Loughlin represent this mother – they try, without success, to control their children and their futures.
In popular culture, we see rejection of such figures and fantasies of super-wealthy youth who maintain privilege while breaking away from their parents as exemplified in Netflix's The Politician (2019).[ (( This comes out of an attention economy where millennials are told to brand themselves and that reputation management matters above all so that their data may be properly slotted into marketable packages (See Draper,Nora. (2019). The Identity Trade: Selling Privacy and Identity Online. New York: NYU Press. and Steyerl, Hito. (2018). A Sea of Data: Pattern Recognition and Corporate Animism (Forked Version) in Apprich, Clemens, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Florian Cramer, and Hito Steyerl (eds). Pattern Discrimination. Minneapolis: Meson Press and University of Minnesota Press.) Netflix perpetuates its own flexible entrepreneurial American dream by picking up YouTube shows (eg. Haters Back Off (2016-2017).))]
Variations on a Theme: the Bad Mother in Netflix's The Politician
The Politician plays with the Good Mother/Bad Mother archetypes via the puritanical Gwyneth Paltrow (playing Georgina Hobart) vs. Jessica Lang (playing Dusty Jackson). It even includes a cameo by the newer mother caricature, 'Karen,' a popular Reddit archetype of an irritating and entitled white, middle-aged mother who is usually complaining or requesting to speak to a manager. Karen is to millennials as Archie Bunker was to hippies in All in the Family (CBS, 1971-1979). As with celebrity women in the college scandal, these archetypal mothers illustrate some broader social and economic tensions.
Bad Mother, Good Mother, and Millennial in The Politician
Georgina is the archetypal good mother – altruistic, elegant, and cool. She is totally self-sacrificing when it comes to her adopted son, Payton (played by Ben Platt), even willing to give up her one chance at love and wealth for him. By contrast, Lang is the monstrous mother[ ((See Francus, Marilyn. (1994). The Monstrous Mother: Reproductive Anxiety in Swift and Pope. Johns Hopkins University Press 61(4): 829-851. and Riggs, Elizabeth E. (2018). Mental Illness and the Monstrous Mother: A Comparison of Representation in The Babadook and Lights Out. Film Matters, 9(1): 30-38.))] – slowly poisoning her daughter to death and doing the same to her granddaughter, who she is left to raise, for free trips and attention. Munchhausen by proxy is named as the culprit.
Where reproductive failure looms, chosen adopted family emerges as the millennial solution. Georgina has failed to reproduce worthwhile sons biologically – her birth sons, Payton's twin brothers, are caricatures of rich, spoiled assholes who hearken back to Wes Anderson's Rushmore (1998). Georgina's maternal dreams are fulfilled with Payton, so much so that she doesn't know who she is without him. Even in this perfection of found motherhood, Georgina is aimless without her son. This juxtaposes well with the murderous monster that Lang's performance embodies so well, and the annoying entitled archetype of Karen, who appears in the last episode of Season 1, in a scene that opens with the lines:
I don't appreciate your tone, young lady. I have a very influential mommy blog. So, I want to speak to your manager.
– "Karen" in "Vienna." The Politician. Netflix. 27 September 2019.
Astrid, the wealthy snob turned chain restaurant server rolls her eyes at this Karen figure with flock of embarrassed children in tow. Astrid (played by Lucy Boynton) has left her parents and wealthy lifestyle behind – having her father arrested for fraud and refusing her submissive mother (played by January Jones) who earnestly asks if she can come too, with a short "No."[ ((It is worth noting the intertextuality in both Jones' character on AMC's Mad Men (2007-2015) and Lang's character on FX's first season of American Horror Story (2011-). While Jones played a submissive 1950s house wife in the first seasons of the show, Lang played another version of a monstrous mother.))] She has asserted her independence and chosen to serve people like Karen and her children rather than live a life of privilege under the control of her parents. But there is an escape hatch from both – like several of her cohort from high school (a chosen family), Astrid will follow her once-rival, Payton Hobart, a young, ambitious male politician. She has come to understand that her true enemy is not Payton, but the parents.
After a failed attempt at high school politics, Hobart is positioned at the end of Season I to make a run for New York senate and upset successful female incumbent Dede Standish (played by Judith Light) and her lackey chief of staff (played by Bette Midler). Standish, an established politician who seems to be pretty good at her job otherwise, is apparently unaware that Payton is coming for her, and that his team of millennials has identified her Achilles heel – gross technological incompetence (her team is running Windows 99, just like Grandma). Therefore, Standish is a prime target for the ambitious white male millennial and his super-team of attractive and sexually fluid youths. They are ready to take on the establishment, but despite their progressive facade, they actually reproduce the establishment in many ways, namely through deeply entrenched misogyny.
Ironically, attempts to reflect millennial sentiment back to millennials in The Politician were met with lukewarm responses and only a 56 percent critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer.
Where the News and Netflix Meet
So, are Loughlin and Huffman the monstrous mothers or Karens of Netflix? Maybe not exactly, but their appearances in the popular imaginary pander to the millennial fantasy that, unlike their parents, the youth have the path forward figured out. And, if they could just cut the umbilical cord, they could change the world. Who's to say they're wrong? But if Netflix is any indicator, they most certainly have not escaped the sins of their parents.
Many thanks to Emily Hiltz and Erika Christiansen for introducing me to Karen.


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Bali conference adopts climate plan after rough night of talks | CBC News Loaded
Bali conference adopts climate plan after rough night of talks
A UN climate conference adopted a plan to negotiate a new global warming pact by 2009 after the United States suddenly reversed its opposition Saturday to changes proposed by developing nations.
The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 14, 2007 10:07 PM ET | Last Updated: December 15, 2007
Amid tears, boos and sallow faces signalling sleepless nights,a UN climate conference adopted a plan to negotiate a new global warming pact by 2009when the United States suddenly reversed its opposition Saturday to changes proposed by developing nations.
Theagreement came after marathon, emotionalovernight negotiations, which first settled a battle between Europe and the U.S. over whether the document should mention specifictargets forgreenhouse-gas cutsby rich countries.
The new deal does not commit countries to specific actions against global warming. It simply sets an agenda for negotiators to find ways to reduce pollution and help poor countries adapt to environmental changes by speeding up the transfer of technology and financial assistance.
Despite an aggressive EU-led campaign to include specific emissions reduction targets for industrial nations — by 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 — the final road map has none.
Earlier, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who had rushed back to the conferencein the wee hours ofSaturdaymorning to implore delegates to come to a consensus,said he was disappointed by the level of progress at the Balitalks and urged delegates to quickly approve a compromise plan to launch negotiations for a new global warming pact.
A last-minute dispute between developing countries and theUN had blocked progress at the two-week conference, despite a compromise that resolved a dispute between the United States and Europe.
Ban, who addressed the conference in an attempt to smooth over the differences, said the proposed plan was "good and strong" and should be adopted.
"Frankly, I'm disappointed about the lack of progress," Ban told delegates.
The conferencewas marked by a fierce battle between the European Union, which had argued for explicit goals for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, and the U.S., which at one point attracted boos from delegates and whichheldthat targets should be determined by two years of upcoming talks.
The EU said Saturday it backed a compromise proposal. But in an unusually harsh statement, China accused the UN of calling on delegates to vote on the document even though developing nations were still negotiating for changes. India also objected to a part of the text.
Talks on the document, which lays out the agenda for further climate talks that are to lead to a global warming pact to take effect at the end of 2012, had run through the night. Delegates were debating how far future negotiations should go in trying to cut emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
At one point, an emotional and sallow-lookingYvo de Boer, the UN's climate chief, who hadn't slept in two days,broke downin tears at the deadlock in negotiations. Delegates applauded him and he regained composure.
The negotiating agenda set at Bali, and the results of two years of negotiations to follow, will help determine for decades to come how well the world can hold down its rising temperatures.
Reaction to Canada's performance at the conference was sharp. Quebec Environment Minister Line Beauchamp, who attended the talks, said she was disappointed the country didn't do more.
"Did Canada play the leadership role we were expecting? I think the answer is no, that it was disappointing."
Sparring for days
Delegates had sparred for days over the wording of the conference's main decision document.
Trying to break the deadlock, conference president and Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar proposed revised language dropping explicit mention of numbers while substituting a reference to a UN scientific report suggesting the 25-40 per cent range of cuts.
Witoelar's proposal provided a basis for a long-expected compromise, producing a relatively vague mandate for the two years of negotiations. As worded, his draft "Bali Roadmap" would not guarantee any level of binding commitment by any nation.
On developing countries, including such big emitters as China and India, the draft would instruct negotiators to consider incentives and other means to encourage poorer nations to voluntarily curb growth in their emissions.
UN climate chief de Boer said worldwide public opinion was forcing the more than 180 national delegations to find a way to agree.
"I don't think any politician can afford to walk away from here," he told reporters. Asked if that included the U.S., he responded, "Perhaps most of all the United States."


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Front Page » Opinion » Add a Metromover fare, bond the money and build transit
Add a Metromover fare, bond the money and build transit
Written by Michael Lewis on May 29, 2018
Miami-Dade made a huge mistake in 2002 when, to entice voters to support a tax for new rail lines, it made Metromover free. Ending fares shut off a small flow to fund new transit, and much of the sales tax was misspent elsewhere.
As a result, in 2018 we're still hunting for revenue to build transit. Yet since 2002, traffic congestion has mushroomed from an annoyance then to a crisis today.
So when Commissioner Sally Heyman this month broached a $1 Metromover fare in order to build more transit, she took the right track. If she'd picked $2.25, equal to bus and Metrorail fares, she'd have been moving even faster down that line.
Today the county seeks six new transit corridors in its so-called Smart plan but only one – funded by the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority – has the money. The rest is pretty much just a wish list.
So what happens if we listen to Ms. Heyman and charge $1 for a Metromover trip? At today's use level, we'd collect $303 million over 30 years – thus creating a real revenue stream for a new transit leg. Charging $2.25 as we do on all other county transit would bring the 30-year receipts to $682 million at the present pace, roughly enough to run mass transit between Miami and Miami Beach, and far more than enough to run new transit from Homestead to Dadeland to link into Metrorail.
That's money the county should not leave on the table for another minute, even if it angers folks who consider their piece of mass transit, the Metromover, a free amenity while all other county transit users are paying $2.25 a trip. What is the justification for a free mover in upper-income downtown and Brickell while folks in lower-income areas pay full fare?
Of course, charging would hit some Metromover riders who are by no means upper income, just as all government taxes and fees apply to those who are not wealthy as well as the wealthy. We are sympathetic – but we also know that the transit system has a variety of part-fare and free passes available that would apply to Metromover were a fare in place just as they now apply to the rest of our transit. We also know that even at $2.25 the county would be subsidizing another $3 to $5 per ride for every paying passenger.
The bottom line is that the public must pay one way or another if we are going to add to our woeful mass transit web as we must. There is no free lunch – just as there should be no free ride.
One reason the county refused to look at a Metromover fare two years ago when Commissioner Barbara Jordan logically called for one to fund added transit was that the mayor's office said it would cost more to collect the fares than the county would get.
Frankly, we can't believe the county could spend $303 million over 30 years to collect fares, much less $682 million for a full-fare system.
Maybe the administration was referring to collecting just the 25-cent fare in use before 2002 and the cost of collections for the first year alone, including installation of turnstiles. If so, modern technology offers the county ways to collect without major equipment. Between cell phones and visual recognition devices, far less costly collection methods would very rapidly more than pay for themselves.
And if not, why not try an honor system for fares? They've been used elsewhere, collecting 95% to 97% of all that was due transit systems with no humans involved in making sure passengers paid. Collecting 95% of $682 million is more than worthwhile.
To be intellectually honest, we admit that the county would have to do a sales job to maintain Metromover ridership if passengers had to pay. But then, as fast as the entire transit system is losing riders at a double-digit percentage clip each year, it ought to be mounting a massive sales campaign anyway, Metromover fare or no. Spotty as county transit quality may be, promotion of its use is far worse.
Ms. Heyman asked transit director Alice Bravo to study where else in this nation major transit systems charge no fares and she predicted the finding she expected: nowhere else.
But the bottom line is, no study is needed if Ms. Heyman and Ms. Jordan can find five other commissioners who also recognize that our need for transit expansion trumps the need to give downtown riders a free pass while everyone else pays.
Put a fare on the commission agenda, get it passed and you automatically have a fund flow that could be bonded today to build vital transit tomorrow.
13 Responses to Add a Metromover fare, bond the money and build transit
End free fares for senior citizens and others too. Many seniors can afford to pay for mass transit. The county should verify incomes before doling out free passes to all seniors. Also, why are there so many free trolleys. Those should charge too, just like the metro mover. If you charge for one, charge for all of them. Maybe raise speeding ticket prices for people who have higher incomes like they do in some parts of Europe to charge the ferrari speeders more than the working mcdonald's mom – that might raise some more income too. But just to charge for metro mover without charging some rich folks in the gables for a free trolley doesn't make sense.
Grato de Cardenas
Same should be applied to the very successful trolley system.
How dare you, suggesting that people who own Million dollar Pent Houses in a Wealthy District should pay $2.25 for a stupid (Metromover) Transit Fare.
F Cabrera
Agree with most here. Mover fare should be reinstated. Trolley's should not be free….I do think we would not collect anywhere near the funds discussed here with all the "special fares" and "discount fares" so we should curtail or do away with these. Also realize that those who have corporate monthly rail cards would most-likely be able to transfer from rail to mover without a new fee (Unless you have multiple monthly programs, one with just rail and bus ridership and one that includes all transportation means which would cost a bit more)
I am all for the users paying for the system. We use it we should support it. I just have bad thoughts of the fools in Government Center misappropriating these funds as well
Mark Barnes
Unfortunately, as much as I love Ms. Bravo, I disagree with her assertion that there is no other place in the nation that offers free ridership. One only need look as far as Orlando where the Lynx greener has served downtown Orlando patrons for more than two decades now. This free service should serve as a guide on how to do mass transit right. Orlando was the first in the nation to offer dedicated bus lanes to its citizens . These lanes are seperated from regular traffic via a concrete delineator and have their own priority lights. The paths these buses take were beautifully landscaped as well making the areas that they pass through both inviting, safe, and walkable. Commissioners should take a trip to Orlando to study this system, along with Lynx's operations. I'm willing to bet they'd learn more than they thought might be possible. And heck throw in a day to go visit the parks while you're there.
That should say Lynx FreeBee not Lynx Greener. Auto correct strikes again.
Why would anybody want to pay $2.25 to ride on this Crappy, Stinky and Unreliable Transit system.
For that reason, I think it should be Free to everyone, everywhere, all of the time.
Mr. Sarcasto
What a great idea! Let's get more people to ride public transit by instituting a fare for the metromover!
The mover is a downtown circulator. If you introduce a fare, a lot less people will use it. Expand it to Wynwood, the Beach, and add some express lines then maybe you will have enough demand to charge a fare.
People forget how heavily subsidized cars are. After all, nobody in suburbia has to pay a fee to use the street in front of their homes.
EJS
My sentiments exactly. You don't charge for something as limited as the MetroMover. What was voted on by the public should remain as is. Find the bloody tax money that was promised to deliver expanded service. Build a MetroMover extention to Wynwood/Midtown, then we can justify a fare. City owes us more than one airport expansion in 10+ yrs of collecting tax.
I believe that people should pay to ride the metromover, but not for the reason you mentioned. It is an extensive system and requires maintenance to keep it running. At some point major maintenance and repairs will be needed to maintain it. There is currently no revenue stream to cover these costs, which would be much more costly than to replace a trolley. This should be the argument used and not the wealth of the residents that live near it.
Jose Sopla
Sorry, but re-proposing very expensive 1950s infrastructure technology is a stupid plan and non-started.
By now, that is abundantly clear.
One reason why mass transit ridership is down is personal safety concerns.
The solution is not more 1950s-style mass transit done inefficiently for critical masses who are unwilling.
Instead, the solution is 21st century-style personal transit done efficiently massive amounts of times.
That is clearly what most people want.
Forget raising taxes, forget stupid plans for mastodontic infrastructure, and any intermediate solutions should be simple and cost-effective, like so-called trolley buses.
Gee…ever been to a major world metropolis like London, Paris, Berlin, Chicago, BsAs, NY? If we want world class status for our second-rate metropolis, mass transit needs to be improved. Mastadonic (love the word btw) highways and interchanges are not the answer. Every time they get enlarged/expanded, entire neighborhoods change and the residents move further west. Miami continues to resemble so many cities in Latin America where so many inhabitants come from and use as a reference in how Miami should function. China's and Europe's infrastructure should be our reference.
F. Cabrera
This city/county are continuing to grow. Our geology means that going underground is not an option for us. All Miami traffic has to be at ground level or above it. Adding "personal transportation devices" i.e. self driving pods sound great except that those neat pods have to share the 826 on a Monday morning with all other irate drivers. You may not be at the wheel of those pods but you are not getting to where you need to go any faster. To think that "old" technology has no use is to miss the obvious…it works. A system which moves large volumes of commuters without adding to the vehicular traffic is the solution. The money is there (partially), the plans are drawn up, and the will of those of us who have to deal with our ageing metro system is there….trust me it is. The only thing lacking in the equation is political will.
$1 fare proposed for now-free Metromover
Miami-Dade County's transit expenses per rider up 15%
Per passenger cost up 10% as transit ridership fell…
Don't build more transit if county can't build…
36-month Miami-Dade transit rider loss worsens
Transit fare collections far short of 'ludicrous'…
To back transit system's expansion, halt ridership outflow
Transit plan's biggest shortage isn't money, it's courage
Transit progress is slower than the ride, as are answers


Brown calls himself the Chief of Confusion. He spent his career seeking answers as the chief scientist of Xerox Corporation and the director of its vaunted Palo Alto Research Center. Now he makes his name with questions, probing for hidden patterns and weak signals, welcoming the confusion that comes with never knowing where they might lead.
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The HTC Rezound is the top of the top when it comes to both display and sound, with its true HD 720p display and Beats Audio Technology. Yet everyone wants to know how it compares to the new iPhone 4S. So how does it compare in a Schmackdown? Wirefly's Bob Kovacs guides the round-by-round action.
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Aaron's back in the office (delayed, thanks to weather delays) and is rounding up the final numbers in last week's PhoneDog's Official Smartphone Rankings!
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We planted this 100% Cabernet Franc vineyard in the valley of Morgan Hill in 2006.
Made the same way we make all of our wines, bright nose, expanding mid pallets and distinct finishes. Using yeast to expose and highlight the hints of soft raspberry and strawberry on the nose and the beginning. Rich flavors wrapped with round silk elegance in the mouth expands softly exposing the vanilla and molasses. The finish is integrated and balanced with long lasting flavors of crème brulee, tantalizes your mouth and leaving you wanting for more.


This course is a survey of the forces that impact the earth. Topics include geology, oceanography, and meteorology. Upon completion, students should be able to explain and identify the forces within, on, and around the earth as they influence the earth's dynamics.


Cape Town - South Africa's Dyan Buis has won a silver medal in the men's 200m T38 final at the London Paralympics on Saturday.
Buis came second in a regional record time of 22.51 seconds. The 21-year-old now boasts three medals at this year's Games, after earlier winning bronze in the men's long jump F37/38 and silver in the men's 100m T38.
Australia's Evan O'Hanlon won gold, setting the new world record of 21.82 seconds, while China's Wenjun Zhou took bronze in 22.65.
The other South African taking part in the race, Union Sekailwe, ran a personal best of 23.66 to finish sixth.
Team South Africa is currently 18th on the medals table with 25 (6 gold, 10 silver, 9 bronze).


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Siding, Shingles & Roofing
Clay Tile Roofs 101
Tile roofs are defining features on many old houses. A little background can help keep yours looking good as new.
Bruce Johnson
Tiles could often enhance other architectural details, as on this green-accented Mission Revival with curvy roof parapets and coping. (Photo: Carol Carnovale)
Tile is one of the most decorative forms of roofing, offering endless ornamental possibilities, thanks to the variety of available shapes, colors, patterns, and textures. Tile is also among roofing's most durable materials—it doesn't burn or rot, deteriorate from salt spray in coastal areas, or heat in the desert, and rodents and bugs don't chew on it. Is it any wonder, then, that clay tile roofs can last anywhere from 50 to several hundred years?
The two biggest enemies of tile roofs are falling tree branches and humans. Why humans? Because people are the culprits behind bad tile installations and faulty maintenance; they also often don't know how to properly walk across tile roofs without breaking them. The main downside of tile roofing, in fact, is its steep upfront costs. But, when spread out over a roof's long lifespan, tile is actually economical.
Tile Through Time
Clay tiles have deep historical roots. In China, tiles dating back to 10,000 B.C. have been found, and they appeared in the Middle East a short time later. Tile roofing traditions arrived to the U.S. through European settlers—via the Dutch on the East Coast around 1650 and through Spanish missionaries on the West Coast in the 1700s. Clay tiles were molded by hand until about 1870, when they began being manufactured by machine extrusion.
Even Colonial Revival houses could be protected by traditional Spanish-style barrel roofs, as this stately building in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, demonstrates. (Photo: Carol Carnovale)
Historically, clay roofing tiles were categorized by their general shapes. The two basic tile types are rounded pan tiles and flat tiles. Pan tiles include the familiar barrel (or Mission) tiles, and Spanish tiles; they also encompass designs where two flat tile pieces are overlapped by a single curved tile, like Roman and Greek varieties. Flat tiles are referred to as slab, shingle, book, or French. Both pan and flat tiles can overlap or interlock when applied, depending on how they are designed. Interlocking tiles have an extrusion or lip on one tile that hooks over an edge or channel on an adjacent tile. Overlapping tiles, if flat, are applied with staggered joints in overlapping courses like shingles or slates. With pan tiles, the convex "cap" tiles overlap the concave "pan" or "trough" tiles on both sides. S-tiles, often called Spanish, combine the pan and cap into a single tile. Specialty tiles are required for ridge caps, starter tiles (sometimes called bird stops), and odd spaces at roof hips, rakes, or dormers. These can be highly decorative. Some roof shapes, particularly conical towers or turrets, require tiles in graduated sizes.
Unglazed clay tiles range in color from terra cotta to buff, brown, even pale pink. Tiles were sometimes treated with a manganese solution before firing to produce a black, brown, or bluish scorch mark on the surface. They also can be colored using slip (thin, runny clay). But the most expensive way to color roof tile is with glazes. As with indoor tiles, almost any color is possible, though historically, color preferences leaned toward greens, blues, and occasionally purples.
Given their history, clay tile roofs may seem an awkward fit with modern architecture, but Frank Lloyd Wright used clay tile roofs to great success on many of his now iconic house designs, including the Robie House, Wingspread, and the Coonley Estate (pictured). (Photo: Dean Eastman)
Concrete roof tiles are a much later invention. They became available in the U.S. around the turn of the 20th century, but concrete roofing didn't become widely used until decades later. Concrete tiles were molded by hand until the 1920s, but now they are extruded. The one exception is the Hendricks Tile Company of Richmond, Virginia, which still makes concrete tiles by hand.
Initially, concrete tiles were colored with iron oxides to imitate the red of terra cotta tile, the brown of wood shakes, or the grays and greens of slate, and earth tones remain the most popular colors. Concrete tiles were often used in the early to mid-20th century as more durable alternatives to wood, and more cost-effective alternatives to slate roofs.
Tile roofs, though found on just about every style of building, are commonly associated with architectural approaches rooted in Spain, like Mission, Adobe, and Pueblo Revival. But tile roofing options extend far beyond Spanish influence. Tiles resembling slate are often seen on Period Revival homes like Tudors or Normandy cottages. Some bungalows and Craftsman-style houses employed tile roofs, particularly the iconic Chicago bungalows. A few famous homes feature gorgeous tiled roofs, such as Gustav Stickley's home at Craftsman Farms and numerous Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses. Handmade concrete shingles have been used in restoration projects at Colonial Williamsburg, Old Salem Village in North Carolina, and in many National Park Service projects.
When tiles outlast their support systems, it's often necessary to remove them in order to install new flashings and underlayments. These Ludowici tiles were cataloged as they were taken down so they could be reinstalled exactly as they appeared on the original roof. (Photo: James C. Massey)
Weight for It
Tile is heavy, but not as heavy as you might think. A roof strong enough to hold three layers of asphalt shingles could probably also stand up to the weight of tile. Clay tile generally weighs more than concrete, anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500 pounds per square (a square equals a 10′-by-10′ area). Regular concrete tile weighs from 900 to 1,200 pounds per square, while newer lightweight concrete tile comes in at under 600 pounds per square, below the level at which many jurisdictions require a consultation by a structural engineer. When in doubt, it's a good idea to consult an engineer anyway.
Up until the mid-19th century, tiles were hung on horizontal battens using oak pegs, with no sheathing or building paper. This made it easy to find leaks and make repairs, but meant depending entirely on the tiles to keep water out. Eventually, tiles were nailed directly to wood sheathing, or hung on battens nailed to the sheathing using lugs or nibs molded into the back. Barrel tiles were often nailed to vertical battens, with cap tiles attached with wire. Ridge and trim tiles were often mortar-set.
Modern roofing practices lay tiles on 1″-thick sheathing with (at least) 30 pound felt or built-up roofing underneath, and a minimum slope of 3 in 12 (rising 3 inches for every foot). In areas prone to hurricanes or tornadoes, tiles must not only be nailed, but also attached to steel clips to prevent uplift in high winds. Hips and ridges are mechanically fastened and also adhered with polyurethane foam adhesives, which were found to bond better than mortar. Concerns about the performance of tile roofs during earthquakes have been allayed somewhat by a recent University of Southern California study, which found that tile roofs installed to uniform building code requirements withstood up to twice the forces required by code.
Flashing in the Pan
Many of Chicago's famous bungalows were built with clay roofs, like this example sporting earth-colored flat French tiles. (Photo: Linda Svendsen)
Fastening systems often give way before the roof—iron nails can rust out, so copper nails and wire or stainless steel screws are the recommended fasteners. Flashings and gutters must be the best quality metal—at least 16-ounce copper or lead-coated copper—in order to be as long-lasting as possible. Still, on a roof that's been up a hundred years or more, it's likely that the flashings and underlayment have deteriorated, requiring that all tiles be removed to replace them.
Installation and repair of tile roofs is a job best left to professional roofers experienced in working with tile. A new installation is straightforward, but repairs, re-roofing, or adding additions on existing tile roofs may involve finding salvaged tiles to match the originals. Given the variety of shapes and colors that have been available for the past 300 years, it's amazing that anyone manages to find a match, but they do. It helps that three companies—Gladding-McBean, Boston Valley Terra Cotta, and Ludowici—are still producing clay tile in many traditional shapes and colors, and can also re-create their vintage patterns. Finding matches may also involve dealing with salvage tile vendors, and some colors and profiles will be easier to find than others. Red Mission or Spanish tiles are more common than glazed French tiles, for example.
Whatever you do, don't let a roofer talk you into replacing a tile roof with asphalt shingles. It may be cheaper in the short run, but it will never look right or last as long. Tile roofs are distinctive, often dominant, features of historic buildings. Take them away, and your house will never be the same. Having a tile roof is a lot like owning a parrot—both are beautiful, exotic, expensive, and sometimes difficult to deal with. And both will probably outlive you.
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A serial restorer, contractor, and author, the late Jane Powell of Oakland, Calif., wrote many groundbreaking books on architecture, including Bungalow Kitchens, Linoleum, and Bungalow: The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home.
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After being confirmed as the nation's first African American U.S. attorney general, Eric H. Holder, Jr. wasted little time putting everyone on notice that he would not tip-toe around the volatile subject of race.
There were some disappointments as well.
Republicans highlighted the failure of Operation Fast and Furious, an Arizona-based Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) project to track weapons purchased by Mexican drug cartels. Not only did ATF fail to account for more than 1,000 firearms that had been purchased by straw buyers, two of the missing weapons were linked to the killing of Brian Terry, a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
Both conservatives and liberals criticized Holder for his failure to prosecute individuals connected to the Wall Street financial crisis in 2008. While some firms deemed "too big to fail" were subjected to record fines, no Wall Street executives were prosecuted. They were derisively labeled "too big to jail.Most African Americans will remember the bold stances and actions Holder took following killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in Florida and the Aug. 9 killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, Jr. by Darren Wilson, a White police officer, in Ferguson, Mo. Brown was shot at least six times.
Under Holder, the Justice Department has initiated twice as many police reviews for possible constitutional violations than any other attorney general. At least 34 other departments are under federal investigation for possible civil rights violations.
Conservatives have pilloried Holder for being so aggressive on civil rights. But he has not backed down for one simple reason – he is no coward.
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I bought it last week and like the game so far. It runs very well (no bugs as in Civ4) and the gameplay is mostly smooth, once you get used to a few annoying changes.
I played Civ 5, but never tried 4.
City-state diplomacy is worst, I'm more powerful than them, and I have to pay them tribute to get in their good graces. Hell they should be trying to be in my good graces.
Diplomacy never was the strength of Civ games. I think the addition of nation states is good, but the bribe to gain friendship thing is a bit stupid.
The global (un)happiness also takes some time getting used to. I like that they added a whole bunch of social policies though, this makes a cultural victory much more interesting.
MrFancypants;5403736Diplomacy never was the strength of Civ games. I think the addition of nation states is good, but the bribe to gain friendship thing is a bit stupid.
They really should sort it. It always has had way too many loopholes and certain tactics to 'cheat' it. A bit like in rome total war.
Granyaski;5403944They really should sort it. It always has had way too many loopholes and certain tactics to 'cheat' it. A bit like in rome total war.
That's true. In Civ5 you can offer an AI player access to your luxury resources for 45 turns in return for money and then declare war. Very useful if you want to make sure that he doesn't spend his money on new units that may mess with your invasion plans.
In the total war series the loopholes applied more to the tactical game though (you don't even need diplomacy there except to sell your map information to as many AIs as possible).
but the game is good?
superwierdo024;5404929but the game is good?
Yes, it is fun. Much smoother than Civ4 in my opinion. The only people who are going to really dislike it are Civ2 fanatics.
MrFancypants;5405049Yes, it is fun. Much smoother than Civ4 in my opinion. The only people who are going to really dislike it are Civ2 fanatics.
oh great. Civ2 is my favourite one.
I'll watch some videos and see what I think.
So far I'm liking this game a lot. There are a few things I haven't liked, but from what I've read the game is even more moddable than it's predecessor.
What I like: 1. The graphics are gorgeous. 2. Military strategy doesn't resort to using a single stack of doom. 3. City-states make diplomacy feel more immersive. Absolutely love the culture system and how it affects borders. Borders feel much more organic than in previous games.
What I don't: 1. Individual civilizations feel like they have lost some "flavor" and don't feel as unique. 2. In Civilization IV there was a very noticeable difference between Spain and India. Isabella was a bit of a zelot who would backstab you in a second if it suited her. Gandhi was the pacifist who seemed quite loyal to you if you made the effort. Now, not so much. Everyone goes to war with everyone seemingly regardless of past relationships and current needs. 3. I miss the role play that was present in the Rhye's and Fall mod for IV. It seems like in V the AI is trying too hard to win rather than just be it's own civilization. 4. I miss naval transports. You really had to plan a coastal invasion. Now every unit can enter the water on its own. I guess with the new 1UPT feature transports would have been almost useless. 5. Other stuff I can't remember. 6. World Wonders don't seem as unique anymore.


BEIJING – The deadly earthquake in Yunnan Province was measured at level IX on the 12-level MMI (modified mercalli intensity) scale at its epicenter, the China Earthquake Administration announced on Thursday.
The earthquake was felt at or above level VI in an area of 10,350 kilometers, bringing disastrous effects to ten counties in Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, according to the administration.
The earthquake was felt at level IX in an area of 90 kilometers around the epicenter which covers Longtoushan Township and Huodehong Township in Ludian County as well as Baogunao Village in Qiaojia County.
The MMI scale measures the intensity of an earthquake from its perceptible effects. The Richter scale, by comparison, measures the amount of energy released by seismic events.
Ranging from I to XII, a Level VI on the MMI indicates that the tremor could be felt by all in the area and is capable of causing minor structural damage. At level IX, a quake can result in considerable damage to structures.
Sunday's earthquake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale, killing at least 589 people, with nine missing.
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Волога серветка — гігієнічна серветка різного побутового і промислового призначення. В косметиці може бути замінником лосьйону та косметичного молочка.

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У склад серветок містяться волокна пластику, тож він не розкладається за лічені дні, як звичайний папір. Люди часто змивають серветки у каналізацію, чого робити вкрай не рекомендовано, це може викликати великі утворення (так звані жирберги) з відходів, жирів і сміття у трубах. Зокрема, у травні 2018-го у Британії було виявлено таке скопичення у каналізації, яке важило як 10 двоповерхових автобусів.

Щоб зменшити подібний вплив на стан довкілля, влада Британії вимагає від виробників вологих серветок або створити такі, що розкладатимуться самостійно і швидко, або влада країни повністю заборонить їхній продаж на території держави Проте «безпечні для каналізації» () або «для змивання» () серветки також призводять до частішого забиття труб, оскільки розкладаються зазвичай повільніше за папір..

Для гігієнічного догляду за немовлятами широко використовуються багаторазові вологі серветки із тканини. Вони товщі, ніж одноразові, легко перуться у автоматичних пральних машинах, є можливість повного контролю речовини, якою вони змочені. Зокрема можна використати будь-який розчин з водою, кокосовою олією, навіть антисептичними засобами. Витирання забруднень тканиною є швидким, ефективним і м'яким на дотик для дитини.

Види серветок

 для зняття макіяжу,
 універсальні,
 захисні,
 зволожуючі,
 дезодоруючі,
 парфумерні,
 для зняття лаку,
 дитячі,
 гігієнічні,
 для інтимної гігієни,
 освіжаючі,
 при нежиті,
 для тварин,
 для автолюбителів.

Речовини, які можуть входити до складу вологи

На 90 % вона складається з водного або спиртоводного лосьйону або емульсії. Також в ній є: поверхнево-активні речовини, емоленти, віддушки, консерванти, біологічно активні речовини, іноді (для дитячих і гігієнічних серветок) — рослинні олії та екстракти, гліцерин, D-пантенол.

 ПЕГ-40 — по суті, це касторова олія, оброблена спеціальним хімічним способом (гідрогенізована). Її найчастіше додають в серветки для рук, для зняття макіяжу, щоб на шкірі створювалася захисна плівка, що запобігає появі сухості.
 Ця речовина небезпечно для травмованої і пошкодженої шкіри, так як є токсичною. Крім того, може викликати алергію.
 Монопропіленгліколь — органічний розчинник, який використовують найчастіше в хімічній і парфюмерно-косметичній промисловості. У побутовій хімії він служить розчинником, а в серветках попросту «з'їдає» бруд. Крім того, ця речовина притягує і «пов'язує» воду. У людини цей компонент може викликати алергічні реакції і роздратування, утворення вугрів, а при накопиченні в організмі у великій дозі, він впливає на роботу печінки і нирок, викликає нервові розлади.
 Парабени — нафтопродукти, які вживаються як консерванти в косметиці. Вони не подразнюють шкіру, коштують дешево, не мають смаку і запаху і не дозволяють продуктам зіпсуватися. Парабени, накопичуючись в організмі, порушують гормональний фон і збільшують ризик виникнення раку молочної залози.
 Поверхнево-активні речовини додають в основному в побутові серветки (для машин, меблів, моніторів, кімнатних рослин тощо) для кращого видалення бруду з поверхні, яку потрібно очистити. Серветки для усунення сильних забруднень (наприклад, автомобільні) містять аніонні, найагресивніші з поверхнево-активних речовин.

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A while ago, I got chatting with Emma from Em's Little Corner and we decided to do a twin post based on the theme of tartan (plaid) nails.
I did some blue tartan nails last year for a challenge and I wasn't very happy that I didn't manage to finish them, so this was a great opportunity to try them again.
Having said that, I'm still not entirely satisfied with these. They look fantastic at arm's length, but perfectionist me isn't happy that close-up photos show the messy white striper lines. I definitely need more practice with a striper brush.
I used Barry M Plum (mine is incorrectly labelled Blackberry, as many bottles were at first) for the dark purple, and for the lilac I used a recent prize win – ironically won in Emma's recent competition giveaway – OPI Do You Lilac It? I painted all the detail with a striping brush, except for the purple squares where the lilac lines cross, which I did with a cut down detailing brush.
It was just as difficult as my last attempt, but I'm pleased I finished these. Do go and check out Emma's tartan nails.
I bought a white striper today, wish I had had it a day or two sooner! I love these, they turned out so well!
I'm just not good with stripers – give me tape any time. Must practice.


Doncafe´ wanted to refresh its sachet & box packaging to help their coffee mixes stand out on a very crowded shelf. From a design perspective, the brief to the eÿeka community was to focus on the brand's unique sensual and indulgent experience.
In 3 weeks, ending in early January 2014, the marketing team received 72 ideas from 25 countries.
The winning idea, from an American professional graphic designer, combined bold, clean design elements, rich & sensual texture and a clear range architecture that really popped on-shelf.
As an independent initiative after the contest, the Doncafé team asked the winner to collaborate directly with them & their pack Agency to finalize the artwork. The eÿeka winner gladly accepted the final mission.
New Doncafé packaging was launched in 2014!
By September 2014, in just 9 months, Doncafé shipped the coffee mixes with the new sachet & box designs to retail across Serbia & Romania.
Doncafe´, one of Serbia's leading coffee brands, is owned and marketed by Strauss Coffee, the 5th largest coffee maker in the world. Strauss Group is headquarted in Israel, where it is the largest food company.
Eÿeka is thrilled to be part of this Doncafé Success Story!