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  Usual Suspects The - The...

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  THE USUAL SUSPECTS 
  THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA COLLECTION 
    
  FROM THE MOVIE DIRECTED BY BRYAN SINGER 
    
  CREATED BY FILM TRIVIA METAVERSE 
    
  ABOUT THE FILM 
  The Usual Suspects is a 1995 neo-noir thriller directed by Bryan Singer. The film follows the interrogation of Roger "Verbal" Kint, a small-time con artist, after a violent heist on a docked ship leaves multiple criminals dead. Kint narrates the story of how he and his crew were manipulated by a mysterious and legendary crime lord, Keyser Söze. As the investigation unfolds, the narrative is built through flashbacks, unreliable narration, and intricate plot twists. The movie explores themes of deception, criminal manipulation, and the blurred lines between truth and lies, keeping viewers on edge until the final moments. 
    
  TRIVIA SAMPLES: 
    
  “Christopher McQuarrie had previously worked for a detective agency, and this influenced the depiction of criminals and law enforcement officials in the script.” 
    
  “Benicio Del Toro's bizarre dialect in the film was reportedly so unintelligible that during one scene, Stephen Baldwin actually forgot his cue due to being unable to understand what Del Toro had said.” 
    
  “The part of Verbal Kint was always intended for actor Kevin Spacey.” 
    
  “The idea for this movie started only with the concept of a movie poster of five men in a lineup.” 
    
  “All the actors were encouraged to ad lib perplexed reactions to Benicio Del Toro's oddball vocal stylings.”

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  Conversations with Birds

  Priyanka Kumar

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  "Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself." 
   
   
   
  So begins this lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to North America as a teenager, she found herself increasingly distanced from more than human life and discouraged by the civilization she saw contributing to its destruction. It was only in her twenties, living in Los Angeles and working on films, that she began to rediscover her place in the landscape—and in the cosmos—by way of watching birds. 
   
   
   
  Tracing her movements across the American West, this stirring collection of essays brings the avian world richly to life. Kumar's perspective is not that of a list keeper, counting and cataloguing species. For Kumar, birds "become a portal to a more vivid, enchanted world." At a time when climate change, habitat loss, and the reckless use of pesticides are causing widespread extinction of species, Kumar's reflections on these messengers from our distant past and harbingers of our future offer luminous evidence of her suggestion that "seeds of transformation lie dormant in all of our hearts. Sometimes it just takes the right bird to awaken us."

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  Ratatouille - The Ultimate...

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  RATATOUILLE 
  THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA COLLECTION 
    
  FROM THE MOVIE DIRECTED BY BRAD BIRD 
    
  CREATED BY FILM TRIVIA METAVERSE 
    
  ABOUT THE FILM 
  Ratatouille is an animated film that follows Remy, a rat with a passion for cooking, living in the sewers of Paris. Inspired by his idol, the famous chef Auguste Gusteau, Remy dreams of becoming a top chef. He forms an unlikely partnership with Alfredo Linguini, a clumsy young man working as a garbage boy at Gusteau’s restaurant. Together, they navigate the challenges of the culinary world, blending Remy’s culinary genius with Linguini’s ability to pass as a talented chef. The film explores themes of following one's dreams, defying expectations, and the power of teamwork. 
    
  TRIVIA SAMPLES: 
    
  “Pet rats were kept at the studio in the hallway for more than a year so that the animators could study the movement of their fur, noses, ears, paws, and tails.” 
    
  “Marketing tie-ins proved to be problematic for this movie, as no food product company wanted to be associated with a rat.” 
    
  “In France, where this movie is set, the movie broke the record for the biggest debut for an animated movie.” 
    
  “Remy (Patton Oswalt) has 1.15 million hairs rendered, whereas Colette (Janeane Garofalo) has 115,000 hairs rendered. An average person has about 110,000 hairs.”

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  What Water Holds

  Tele Aadsen

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  Tele Aadsen met the ocean as a child when her parents traded jobs as veterinarians for a migratory life shared with sea birds, salmon, and fishermen. In the mist of the Tongass rainforest, Tele learned to explore life within endless shades of gray, coming to know firsthand how fine the line between life and death and the precarious balance of sea, land, and sky. She’s spent the four decades since trolling for salmon off Southeast Alaska. 
  In What Water Holds, a series of lyrical essays first shared at Oregon’s FisherPoets Gathering, Tele examines questions of equity, identity, community, the changing climate, and sustainability with loving, detailed attention, revealing the complexities within their many shades of gray. Weaving stories of what lies beneath the surface and the possibilities beyond, What Water Holds speaks to anyone who has fallen under the spell of the sea, struggled to find their own uncharted path, and wrestled with big philosophical questions – in short, anyone seeking to live a full, deeply considered life.  
  “In this beautiful, brave, knowledgeable collection, Aadsen invites us to examine an industry with clear eyes. Her recollections are rich and poignant, and her eye for social critique is unwavering as she lays bare the complexities of fishing life. Gender, death, power, history, relationships, and the natural world all come under her gaze and are shared with ruthless love.”  
  					- Lara Messersmith-Glavin, author of Spirit Things

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  Art History Gothic art

  Victoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl

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  Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that evolved throughout Europe for more than 200 years. Leaving curved Roman forms behind, the architects started using flying buttresses and pointed arches to open cathedrals to the daylight. A period of great economic and social change, the gothic era also saw the development of a new iconography celebrating the Holy Mary, in contrast to the fearful themes of dark Roman times. Full of rich changes in all the different arts (architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.), Gothic art gave way to the Italian Renaissance and International Gothic.

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  Complete Starter Guide to...

  Angela Barretta

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  Searching for a new hobby to liven up your home with affordable, innovative, and irresistible craftwork? Then Complete Starter Guide to Macramé is for you! The art of macramé is one of the most accessible ways to create bohemian, chic, and artistic designs and wonderfully rewarding hobby you can perform from home. In Complete Starter Guide to Macramé, author Angela Barretta steers you through different knot styles like alternating reef knots and half-hitch knots, so you can learn to macramé at any speed you like. Her step-by-step instructions--photographed in painstaking detail - will hold your hand the entire time, teaching you everything from macramé plant hangers to beautiful macramé wall hanging pieces. Discover the secrets of one of the top macramé artisans - and start crafting beautiful home creations to turn your space into a living, breathing testament to the power of the knot. From fruit hangers to wood hangings, you'll find all the instructions inside to assemble home decor that turns any space into a beautiful home!

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