Music Review: Chinese boy band WayV prove their mettle with second album 'On My Youth'

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SM Entertainment's Chinese boy band WayV have come out with guns blazing on their sophomore album, “On My Youth.” It’s no small feat for the six-piece group to stand out, particularly because they are the the fourth sub-unit (a smaller group made up from members of a larger one) from the K-pop mega boyband NCT.

But WayV manage to forge their own style and path in the dizzying world of K-pop divisions and subdivisions. They are in spirit, musically and aesthetically, the new generation's EXO-M — SM Entertainment’s previous Chinese subgroup of their super act EXO — loaded with similar charisma.

WayV, whose name is an acronym for We Are Your Vision, expertly mix hip-hop, pop and electronica on their new 10-track album in a style uniquely their own. From the neo-soulful “No One But You” and the bright pop "Be Alright,” this album is a journey that always seems to revert back to a sense of hopefulness, uplifting the listener even when detouring with a weird trap stanza. (In that way, moving from a kind of softness to an edge feels like the sonic equivalent of watching Bambi pretend to be the hunter.)

The title track and single “On My Youth,” which also gets an all English-language version on the album, moves from electronic music to trap to rap in a mid-tempo melody, an an unexpected but welcomed combo. “Poppin’ Love” is ripe for dancing, with its Y2K boy band-style production flavor with a dizzying beat. “Lighthouse” is a pleasant stripped down piano ballad, and “Moonlight” goes full pop with a majestic string arrangement.

If there is an outlier on the album, it's found on “RODEO,” with its deep bass EDM beats and surprising reference to Lil Jon's “From the Window to the Wall." But its uniqueness doesn't make for a disjointed listening experience — instead, it works as a great break on the album, arriving midway through. Think of it like an animated intermission.

Lyrically, the entirety of the record is an ode to youth, young love, immature mistakes and hope for the future. With beats like these, it’s a safe bet the sextet will be a lasting part of the C-pop pantheon.

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統合新病院 検討見直しの有識者会議が始まる 宮下知事"なるべく ... - RAB青森放送

県立中央病院と青森市民病院を統合する新病院の検討見直しに向けた1回目の有識者会議が始まりました。
冒頭で宮下知事は「なるべく速やかな開院をめざす方向で議論して欲しい」と述べました。

2つの病院を統合する新病院を巡り宮下知事は9月に議論が不十分だとして検討内容の見直しを表明。
学識経験者や医療関係者など有識者14人でつくる新しい会議が発足し31日、改めて議論が始まりました。
冒頭、宮下知事は。

宮下 知事
「事務方の説明では令和１３年度（２０３１年度）の開院だと説明を受けました これは私は遅いのではないかと思っています 目標を明確にすることが統合新病院の建設に大きく弾みがつく そこまでに何をやるのか明確になるのでぜひなるべく速やかな開院をめざすという方向性で議論を進めて欲しい」

青森市 西秀記 市長
「今後共同経営統合、新病院整備の検討を進めるにあたっては 県と青森市がお互いに納得できるもの歩み寄れるものをつくりあげていくことが最も大事だと考える」

焦点の立地を巡ってはこれまで県立中央病院周辺と青い森セントラルパーク、それに県総合運動公園の3か所が候補でしたがいずれも防災上のリスクが指摘されています。
立地は市のまちづくりとも密接に絡むため、青森市が設置する別の会議で議論することになり1回目は11月下旬に開催されます。
また800床から900床が望ましいとされてきた病床規模も焦点で、人口減少や医師が限られている中でこの規模が適正かどうかも議論するとしています。
この有識者会議は一般の人も傍聴することができるほか後日議論の様子が動画で配信されるということです。

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ウクライナの現状伝えるポスター展始まる 横浜｜NHK 首都圏の ... - nhk.or.jp

ロシアによる軍事侵攻が続くウクライナの現状を伝えようと、現地のイラストレーターらが制作したポスターの展示会が横浜市で始まりました。

「４９枚から繋がる」と題したこの展示会は横浜市の「かながわデザイン機構」が開きみなとみらい駅の改札近くのギャラリーには現地のイラストレーターが制作したポスターなど、４９点が展示されています。
このうちキーウに住むイラストレーターオレフ・グリシェンコさん（３８）の作品は、本が大きな壁になって人々を守っている様子を描いています。
また同じくキーウ在住のマリヤ・キノヴィッチさん（３１）の作品は、ウクライナを象徴する花として親しまれているひまわりに焼け焦げた穴が空いていて、日常が一瞬で失われた悲しみを表しています。
会場ではウクライナから日本に避難している人がつくった手芸品やウクライナのワインなどを販売していて、利益は現地に毛布やカイロを届けるために活用するということです。
会場を訪れた８８歳の女性は「戦争に反対だというメッセージが伝わってきて胸が詰まる思いです。どうすれば戦争が終わるのか、みんなで考えないといけないと思います」と話していました。
７５歳の男性は「ほかの戦争もあるが、ウクライナの大変な状態がまた頭に浮かんで、何もできないことをつらく感じました。何か踏み込んだ支援ができたらいいのにと思いました」と話していました。
主催した「かながわデザイン機構」の岩本凉子さんは、「現地の人たちの気持ちがダイレクトに伝わってくるポスターです。メッセージを受け取って、自分に何ができるのか考えていただきたい」と話していました。
この展示会は「サブウェイギャラリーＭ」で来月５日まで開かれています。

キーウ在住のイラストレーター、オレフ・グリシェンコさん（３８）は、今回の展示会を通じて日本の人たちにウクライナの現状を知ってほしいと訴えています。
今回出展した、本が壁になって人々を守る作品はウクライナ文化への誇りとともに文化が人々を守り、力を与えてくれるという願いを込めたということです。
自分にできることをしようとイラストで現状を発信していますが、いつ攻撃を受けるかわからない緊張状態が続いているため、精神的に不安定になっているということです。
オレフさんは「気持ちが高ぶっているときはイラストを通じた活動をできるが、気分が沈んで何もできないと感じるときもあり、まるでブランコのように２つの状態を行ったり来たりしている」と話していました。
そして「いまのウクライナ人の気持ちを伝えることができるので、展示会の開催に感謝している。ウクライナのことを忘れないでほしいし、引き続き支援が必要だと伝えたい」と話していました。

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Book Review: Henry Winkler grapples with the Fonz and dyslexia in his entertaining new memoir

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Henry Winkler's memoir begins on a Tuesday morning in October 1973, at his first audition for “Happy Days.” He was almost 28 — quite a bit old for a high schooler — and struggling with something he didn't know had a name.

“Being Henry: The Fonz... and Beyond,” released Tuesday by Celadon Books, is a breezy, inspirational story of one of Hollywood's most beloved figures who became an unlikely TV screen icon and later a champion for those with dyslexia.

Winkler's 245-page book charts his course chronologically from the Fonz to “Barry” — and the frustrating fallow periods in between — painting a portrait of a man trying to overcome a bitter, loveless childhood and a disability that made reading impossibly hard and simply trying to become a better man.

“I was, in my mind, always a little boy,” he writes. “My real self was like a kernel of corn sheathed in yards of concrete — as insulated as the nuclear material at Chernobyl.”

He describes himself at the “Happy Days” audition as “a short Jew from New York City with a unibrow and hair down to my shoulders, confident about next to nothing in my life.” He had graduated from Yale's drama school and bagged a few roles despite having difficulty reading.

The Fonz almost never happened for him: The fearsome Barry Diller, then head of development for ABC, and future Disney CEO Michael Eisner were skeptical of Winkler getting the part. But writer-creator Garry Marshall saw something.

Later, Winkler dishes, the immense popularity of the Fonz eclipsed anyone else on the show and the network secretly approached him with the idea of spinning off a show or changing the name to “Fonzie's Happy Days.” Winkler refused.

The end of “Happy Days” brought its own stress for a man who admits that “worrying is my favorite indoor sports.” He writes: “I was terrified of being a flash in the pan. A one-hit wonder. Was I?”

Over the years, there were guest spots on shows like “Arrested Development,” “Royal Pains” and “Parks and Recreation” until finally “Barry,” the show in 2018 that would prove a second tentpole to his career and produce his first primetime Emmy.

In 2003, Winkler branched out into children’s books with Lin Oliver, writing about the adventures of Hank Zipzer, a young boy with dyslexia who overcomes many learning challenges.

The 28-book series “Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever” was based on Winkler’s own experience with undiagnosed dyslexia. “At the height of my fame and success, I felt embarrassed, inadequate,” he writes.

The memoir is enlivened by an unusual move: Winkler includes long reaction passages from his wife, Stacey, who is pretty brutal about Winkler’s immaturity, his parenting, his own parents and a crippling fear of poverty. “A very big thing I’d learned about Henry was that when he wasn’t working, he was absolutely miserable. Adrift. Insecure. Anxious,” she writes.

It's telling that Winkler — who writes he has lately benefited from therapy — includes a frank perspective from outside his own head.

There are fun moments throughout: How Winkler came to produce “MacGyver” and how he got fired from directing “Turner & Hooch.” There's a hysterical section about trying to direct Burt Reynolds in “Cop & ½” and, while Winkler is a nice guy, he's still capable of throwing some shade at Michael Keaton.

He wonderfully captures the late Robin Williams — “within 42 seconds, I knew, I was in the presence of greatness” — and how CBS made Ron Howard so mad during “Happy Days” that he became a film director almost out of spite.

But one figure looms over this book and career — the Fonz, whose moody expression fills the back cover. Winkler by the end has come to peace with his creation.

“For a long time after ‘Happy Days,’ I was saddened that the world could only see me as the Fonz," he writes. "But I never lost sight of what the character gave me — a roof over my head, food on the table, my children's education — and how much it gave me in terms of introducing me to the whole world.”

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Book Review: Broad themes meet niche topics in Fadipe's debut novel 'The Sun Sets in Singapore'

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Dara's dream of defying the odds and becoming a partner at her firm is just within reach when Lani enters the picture. This handsome Nigerian man is about to irrevocably change her life, and her best friend's and the newcomer to their book club's lives, too.

Kehinde Fadipe’s debut novel, “The Sun Sets in Singapore,” brings three expat Nigerian women to the stage to highlight the specific struggles that come with their race, gender and backgrounds — particularly in an upscale and competitive environment like Singapore.

Lani is joining Dara’s firm, and the timing is impeccable for undermining the years of cutthroat efforts and ludicrous hours she’s sunk into her job trying to secure a partnership. She tells her best friend, Amaka, in hopes they can dig up some dirt on the guy and figure out what to do.

But Amaka, who’s trying to keep her workplace romance and the battle over her father’s estate thoroughly compartmentalized, is zapped by an immediate attraction to Lani. Her coping mechanism of choice is pricey shoes and handbags, and with the stresses piling up, Amaka’s on track to blow through everything her father left.

Then there’s Lillian, a former concert pianist who followed her husband from the United States to Singapore in an attempt to escape her demons. But the emotional scars left by the death of her parents at an early age can’t be outrun. When she sees Lani, he’s the spitting image of her father. The grief, stress and aimlessness that have ruled her life for so long begin to bubble over.

The women find themselves in the same book club, which cycles through tons of enticing titles that Fadipe has kindly included a list of at the end of the novel. When the women get into discussing the books they’ve read, it’s clearly a statement on the story; halfway through, there’s essentially a book report on “Americanah” about the way women oppress each other. It’s heavy handed, but it works.

Fadipe’s novel tackles broad, common themes: misogyny in the workplace, family strife and love triangles. But it’s also exceptionally niche.

Dara loves Greek mythology, Amaka knows designer fashion inside and out, and classical music is embedded in Lillian like DNA. Plus, their very status as Nigerians in Singapore is a rarity that brings up hyper-specific experiences unfamiliar to most Western readers. It’s uncomfortable, cool, and confusing all at once. And in the moments when you know the reference, it’s highly rewarding.

“The Sun Sets in Singapore” is charming, sweet, funny and emotional — but also exhausting. Its high drama, quick turns and brutally unrelenting pace demand you keep up or drop out, which makes it all the more disappointing when the pivotal climax is as clear as day with a red flag the size of Singapore waving right in readers’ faces for pages. The tone doesn’t change between the women’s chapters, so I found myself flipping back on multiple occasions to figure out which “she” we were reading about.

Would I read it again? No. Am I glad I read it? Absolutely. Just the opportunity to experience something completely new makes “The Sun Sets in Singapore” worth picking up and discussing at your own book club.

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 5-11

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Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Nov. 5-11 include singer Art Garfunkel, actor Ethan Hawke and rapper Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa

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October 30, 2023, 9:53 AM

En esta imagen proporcionada por Apple TV+, Robert De Niro, izquierda, y Leonardo DiCaprio en una escena de "Killers of the Flower Moon". (Melinda Sue Gordon/Apple TV+ vía AP)

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 5-11:

Nov. 5: Actor Harris Yulin (“The Hurricane,” “Scarface”) is 86. Actor Chris Robinson (“General Hospital”) is 85. Actor Elke Summer is 83. Singer Art Garfunkel is 82. Singer Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits is 76. TV personality Kris Jenner is 68. Actor Nestor Serrano (“24″) is 68. Comedian-actor Mo Gaffney is 65. Actor Robert Patrick (“The X-Files”) is 65. Singer Bryan Adams is 64. Actor Tilda Swinton is 63. Actor Michael Gaston (TV’s “Unforgettable,” “The Mentalist”) is 61. Actor-singer Andrea McArdle is 60. Actor Tatum O’Neal is 60. Singer Angelo Moore of Fishbone is 58. Actor Judy Reyes (“Scrubs”) is 56. Actor Seth Gilliam (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 55. Keyboardist Mark Hunter of James is 55. Actor Sam Rockwell is 55. Country singers Jennifer and Heather Kinley of The Kinleys are 53. Guitarist-keyboardist Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead is 52. Actor Corin Nemec (“Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”) is 52. Singer-guitarist Ryan Adams is 49. Actor Sebastian Arcelus (“Madam Secretary,” ″House of Cards,”) is 47. Actor Luke Hemsworth (“Westworld”) is 43. Actor Annet Mahendru (“The Americans”) is 38. Guitarist Kevin Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 36.

Nov. 6: Actor June Squibb (“Nebraska”) is 94. Singer P.J. Proby is 85. Actor Sally Field is 77. Jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is 74. TV host Catherine Crier is 69. Former news correspondent Maria Shriver is 68. Actor Lori Singer (“Fame,” ″Footloose”) is 66. Actor Lance Kerwin is 63. Bassist Paul Brindley of The Sundays is 60. Singer Corey Glover of Living Colour is 59. Actor Peter DeLuise (“seaQuest DSV,” ″21 Jump Street”) is 57. Actor Kelly Rutherford (“Melrose Place”) is 55. Actor Ethan Hawke is 53. Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson (“The Taste,” ″Chopped”) is 53. Actor Thandiwe Newton is 51. Model-actor Rebecca Romijn is 51. Actor Zoe McLellan (“NCIS: New Orleans”) is 49. Actor Nicole Dubuc (“Major Dad”) is 45. Actor Taryn Manning is 45. Actor Patina Miller (“Madam Secretary”) is 39. Singer-songwriter Ben Rector is 37. Actor Emma Stone is 35.

Nov. 7: Actor Dakin Matthews (“Gilmore Girls,” “King of Queens”) is 83. Singer Johnny Rivers is 81. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 80. Actor Christopher Knight (“The Brady Bunch”) is 66. Guitarist Tommy Thayer of Kiss is 63. Actor Julie Pinson (“As the World Turns,” “Days of Our Lives”) is 56. Guitarist Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne is 55. Actor Michelle Clunie (“Queer as Folk,” “The Jeff Foxworthy Show”) is 54. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”) is 53. Actor Jeremy London (“Party of Five”) is 51. Actor Jason London (“The Rage: Carrie Two”) is 51. Actor Yunjin Kim (“Mistresses,” “Lost”) is 50. Actor Adam DeVine (“Modern Family”) is 40. Guitarist Zach Myers of Shinedown is 40. Actor Lucas Neff (“Raising Hope”) is 38. Rapper Tinie Tempah is 35. Singer Lorde is 27.

Nov. 8: Singer Bonnie Bramlett is 79. Singer Bonnie Raitt is 74. Former “Entertainment Tonight” host Mary Hart is 73. Former Playboy CEO Christie Hefner is 71. Actor Alfre Woodard is 71. Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones is 69. Guitarist Pearl Thompson (formerly Porl Thompson) of The Cure is 66. Singer-actor Leif Garrett is 62. TV chef Gordon Ramsay is 57. Actor Courtney Thorne-Smith is 56. Actor Parker Posey is 55. Singer Diana King is 53. Bassist Scott Devendorf of The National is 51. Actor Gretchen Mol is 51. Actor Matthew Rhys (“The Americans,” “Brothers and Sisters”) is 49. Actor Tara Reid (“Sharknado,” ″American Pie”) is 48. Singer Bucky Covington (“American Idol”) is 46. Actor Dania Ramirez (“Devious Maids,” ″Entourage”) is 44. TV personality Jack Osbourne (“The Osbournes”) is 38. Actor Jessica Lowndes (“90210″) is 35. Singer SZA is 34. Singer-actor Riker Lynch (“Glee”) is 32. Singer Lauren Alaina (“American Idol”) is 29. Actor Van Crosby (“Splitting Up Together”) is 21.

Nov. 9: Actor Robert David Hall (“CSI”) is 75. Actor Lou Ferrigno (“The Incredible Hulk”) is 72. Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin is 64. Drummer Dee Plakas of L7 is 63. Rapper Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa is 59. Actor Ion Overman (“The L Word,” “Ghost Whisperer”) is 54. Rapper Scarface of Geto Boys is 53. Musician Susan Tedeschi is 53. Actor Jason Antoon (“NCIS: Hawai’i”) is 52. Actor Eric Dane (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 51. Singer Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees is 50. Bassist Barry Knox of Parmalee is 46. Singer Sisqo (Dru Hill) is 45. Country singer Chris Lane is 39. Actor Emily Tyra (“Code Black”) is 36. Actor Nikki Blonsky (“Hairspray”) is 35.

Nov. 10: Blues singer Bobby Rush is 89. Actor Albert Hall (“Ally McBeal,” ″Beloved”) is 86. Country singer Donna Fargo is 82. Lyricist Tim Rice is 79. Actor Jack Scalia is 73. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 67. Actor Mackenzie Phillips (“One Day at a Time”) is 64. Actor Vanessa Angel (“Kingpin”) is 60. Actor Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”) is 60. Comedian Tommy Davidson (“In Living Color”) is 60. Actor Michael Jai White is 59. Country singer Chris Cagle is 55. Comedian Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”) is 55. Actor Ellen Pompeo (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 54. Actor Orny Adams (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 53. Rapper U-God of Wu-Tang Clan is 53. Rapper Warren G is 53. Actor Walton Goggins (“Invincible,” “The Shield”) is 52. Contemporary Christian singer Matt Maher is 49. Singer-guitarist Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World is 48. Rapper-actor Eve is 45. Bassist Chris Joannou of Silverchair is 44. Actor Heather Matarazzo is 41. Country singer Miranda Lambert is 40. Actor Josh Peck (“Drake and Josh”) is 37. Singer Vinz Dery of Nico and Vinz is 33. Actor Genevieve Buechner (“UnREAL”) is 32. Actor Zoey Deutch (“Vampire Academy”) is 29. Actor Kiernan Shipka (“Mad Men”) is 24. Actor Mackenzie Foy (“Twilight”) is 23.

Nov. 11: Country singer Narvel Felts is 85. Guitarist Vince Martell of Vanilla Fudge is 78. Keyboardist Jim Peterik of The Ides of March (and formerly of Survivor) is 73. Singer-keyboardist Paul Cowsill of The Cowsills is 72. Singer Marshall Crenshaw is 70. Singer-guitarist Andy Partridge of XTC is 70. Singer Dave Alvin is 68. Synthesizer player Ian Craig Marsh (Human League, Heaven 17) is 67. Actor Stanley Tucci is 63. Actor Demi Moore is 60. Actor Calista Flockhart (“Brothers and Sisters,” ″Ally McBeal”) is 59. Actor Frank John Hughes (“24″) is 56. TV personality Carson Kressley (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) is 54. Actor David DeLuise (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) is 52. Actor Tyler Christopher (“General Hospital”) is 51. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is 49. Actor Scoot McNairy (“Argo”) is 46. Musician Jon Batiste is 37. Actor Christa B. Allen (“Revenge”) is 32. Actor Tye Sheridan (“X-Men” movies) is 27.

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フードドライブ第２弾 福岡県庁で始まる 余った食品で支援｜NHK ... - nhk.or.jp

家庭で余った食品を支援が必要な人に届ける「フードドライブ」の第２弾が３０日から福岡県庁で始まり県の職員などが訪れ、お菓子や缶詰などの食品を寄付していました。
「フードドライブ」は家庭で多く買いすぎたり、使い切れなかったりして余った食品を寄付してもらい、支援が必要な人たちに無償で提供する取り組みで、県庁ではことし６月から始めました。
国が定めた「食品ロス削減の日」にあたる３０日、「フードドライブ」の第２弾が県庁で始まり県の職員などが訪れ、お菓子や缶詰などの食品を寄付していました。
受け付けているのは未開封で賞味期限が１か月以上残っていて常温保存が可能なもので、ことし６月には、あわせて１２４キロの食品が寄せられ、県内の子ども食堂や福祉施設などに寄付されたということです。
寄付をした５０代の県職員は「食べる機会がなくて捨ててしまうのももったいないので役に立ててほしいと持ってきました」と話していました。
県循環型社会推進課の高橋洋子課長は「食品ロスはもったいないだけでなく、焼却の際には二酸化炭素の発生にもつながってしまう。ぜひ寄付して欲しい」と話していました。
「フードドライブ」第２弾は１１月２日までの４日間、県庁１階のロビーで行われています。

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中国で安全保障テーマの国際会議始まる 米側と接触あるか注目 - nhk.or.jp

安全保障がテーマの国際会議は、中国軍の関係団体が主催し、29日から3日間、首都・北京で開かれます。

会議にはアメリカやロシアなど90余りの国や国際機関から国防相などが出席する予定で、29日は中国や外国の軍事専門家による講演などが行われました。

会議を前に28日、中国軍を統括する「中央軍事委員会」の張又侠 副主席と何衛東 副主席がベトナムやモンゴルなどの国防相と会談しました。

今月24日に李尚福 前国防相が解任され、後任の不在が続く中、制服組トップの2人が軍の外交を担っているとみられ、30日の開会式で、これまで国防相が行ってきた演説をいずれかが担当する可能性も出ています。

また、会議にはアメリカ国防総省の代表団が参加する見通しですが、李前国防相に対するアメリカの制裁に中国が反発し、国防当局どうしの対話は滞っています。

米中両国はこのところ戦闘機や艦艇などが南シナ海で接近し、非難の応酬にもなっていて、会議で国防当局どうしの接触があるのか注目されています。

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ビワマス養殖の研究に取り組んだ経験を振り返る田中さん。自宅には剝製を飾っている＝守山市で

　1匹の魚との出合いがなければ、「琵琶湖の宝石」と呼ばれるビワマスはここまで知られなかっただろう。天然より早く成長し、今や広く流通する養殖ビワマスは、米原市上丹生（かみにゅう）にある県の施設「醒井養鱒場（さめがいようそんじょう）」で生まれた。飼育池で泳ぐ群れを見て、1人の研究者は「神様っているんだ」と思ったという。それは、魚の素質を見いだした熱意が生んだ奇跡かもしれない。　（形田怜央菜）

　物語は、小さな水槽タンクから始まった。

　1990年春。県職員だった田中秀具（ひでとも）さん（67）＝守山市＝が養鱒場に着任すると、先輩職員が採卵して用意していたビワマスの稚魚が待っていた。数は2千匹ほどいた。...

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Jagger watches Barcelona wear Stones logo in 'clasico' but Beatles fan Bellingham gets Madrid winner

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Barcelona aligned with the Rolling Stones for the “clasico” soccer game against Real Madrid when Mick Jagger showed up to see the home team wear special jerseys featuring the iconic logo of his legendary rock group

ByThe Associated Press

October 28, 2023, 10:49 AM

A big logo of the English rock band Rolling Stones unfolded on the stands during the La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

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BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona aligned with the Rolling Stones for Saturday’s “clasico” soccer game against Real Madrid when Mick Jagger showed up to see the home team wear special jerseys featuring the iconic logo of his legendary rock group before a Beatles fan had the last laugh.

Jagger and fellow Stones member Ronnie Wood were in attendance at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, where Barcelona is playing this season while Camp Nou is being remodeled.

Barcelona’s players wore special jerseys for the game featuring the Rolling Stones’ “hot lips” logo in place of its normal shirt sponsor. The shirts were also on sale.

Also, before kickoff Barcelona displayed a mosaic of burgundy and blue along with a huge Rolling Stones logo.

Madrid won the Spanish league game after Jude Bellingham struck twice, including a goal in injury time, to seal a 2-1 comeback victory.

After the game, Madrid cheekily posted an image of Bellingham with the message “The Beatles were always my favorite band” on X, formerly known as Twitter.

At Madrid's home games, fans have sung the Beatles' “Hey Jude” to celebrate Bellingham's goals.

Barcelona, which has a sponsorship deal with audio-streaming service Spotify, has worn special shirts for recent “clasicos” featuring the logos of Spanish pop star Rosalía and Canadian rapper Drake.

The “clasico” game between the Spanish powerhouses is a must-see soccer game in Spain and abroad.

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同性婚訴訟２審始まる 原告側「婚姻の平等求める」｜NHK 東海の ... - nhk.or.jp

同性どうしの結婚が認められていないのは憲法に違反するとして、愛知県に住むカップルが国を訴えた裁判の２審が始まり、原告側は、婚姻の平等を求めると主張しました。

愛知県に住む３０代の男性のカップルは、同性婚を認めていない民法などの規定は憲法に違反するとして国に賠償を求め、１審の名古屋地裁はことし５月、憲法に違反するという判断を示しました。
しかし、賠償の訴えが退けられたことなどから原告側が
判決を不服として控訴し、２７日から名古屋高裁で２審が始まりました。
原告側の弁護士は、１審判決について同性カップルを法的に保護する枠組みとして婚姻でなくてもよいとする余地を残したものだとしたうえで、「婚姻制度から排除される合理的理由が説明されていない。あくまでも私たちが求めるのは婚姻の平等だ」などと主張しました。
一方、国は「同性どうしの結婚は憲法で想定されていない」などとして、訴えを退けるよう求めています。
同性婚をめぐる集団訴訟は全国５か所で起こされ、判断が分かれていますが、いずれも社会の変化や生活上の不利益などを考慮し、法律上も家族と認めるよう国に立法措置をうながすものとなっていて、名古屋高裁の判断が注目されます。
弁論のあと、原告カップルのうちの１人、鷹見彰一さん（仮名）は、「１審判決のあとも国のやる気は感じられず、当事者の立場には少しも立っていないと感じています。『怒り』よりは『あきれ』のほうが大きいですが、いち早くいい判決に結びつけられるように主張していきたい」と話しました。

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［始まりの１冊］『政党と官僚の近代』 ２００７年 清水唯一朗さん - 読売新聞オンライン

　卒業論文では政党内閣期のはじまりとされる第二次護憲運動を超然内閣のおわりと捉え、既存勢力がなぜ退場を選んだのかを論じました。国民が選んだ勢力と選ばれていない勢力による政治に興味がありました。

　官僚に着目したのも同じ筋です。私が学部生の間にその 無謬（むびゅう） 性神話は崩れ、戦後の復興と成長を支えた政治家と官僚の協働にもヒビが生じていました。ならばと、大学院では政官関係の形成に取り組むことにしました。

　ところが、テーマが壮大すぎて何から手を着ければよいかわからない。頼みの綱の指導教授も留学に出てしまう。なんとかせねばと国立公文書館に通い続けたところ、ひとつの資料と出会いました。

　それは官僚の採用、身分、昇進などを規定する法令の審査資料でした。伸びてくる政党勢力と守る政府の間で、どのような人材を採用するか、政治任用をどこまで認めるか、激しい議論が記録されていました。

　この制度の変遷を軸にすれば体系的に政官関係を描くことができる。ホッとしました。ひたすら資料を集め、書き続けることができました。

　大学や分野の枠を超えたことも転機になりました。賛同してくれた仲間たちと立ち上げた研究会は、誰でも参加できるよう間口を広げ「内務省研究会」と名付けました。

　ここでできた仲間には何度も救われています。若いＷさんには「清水さんやＮさんはまるでブルドーザーだ」と言われました。資料を根こそぎ持っていき、草一本も残さない。ひとつひとつ吟味せず大雑把に使ってしまうと。ありがたい警句でした。

　かつて政治史の研究者は歴史学が 見出（みいだ） した資料を政治学の知見とあわせて大きな絵を描いていた。ところが、今は一緒に資料を探すことに躍起で絵を示していない。歴史学のＣ先輩には「最近、政治史の若手は私たちと一緒に苗を植えているのではないでしょうか」と問われました。ショックを受けましたが、井戸の中に光が差した思いがしました。

　政策研究大学院大学と東大先端研で取り組んでいたオーラルヒストリーの知見と歴史的制度論をもとに政治学からの含意を探り、担当のＫさんとの議論を重ねて、ようやく「始めての一冊」ができました。志のある若者に政府の門戸が開かれ、「行政を通じた政治参加」が近代化を推し進めたと論じました。

　本書を刊行した年に慶應義塾大学湘南藤沢キャンパスに着任しました。ここには社会を良くしようと取り組む現代の志士たちがいました。二冊目となった『近代日本の官僚』（中公新書）は、彼らを応援する思いがこれまでの研究と結びついた成果です。

　現在は選挙区の形成過程を研究しています。政治参加の基本に立ち戻ったというところでしょうか。大学と分野の横断を目指した内務省研究会も昨年で百回を数え、来年には節目となる成果を出せそうです。政治学と歴史学の交流もずいぶん進んだように感じています。

　あとは「始まり」のテーマである政官関係の現状が気にかかります。研究にできることは限られていますが、再構築に資する材料を示せるよう、政官学の取り組みを続けています。＝寄稿＝

　 清水唯一朗 （しみず・ゆいちろう）　１９７４年生まれ。慶応大大学院法学研究科単位取得、退学。東京大先端科学技術研究センター特任助手などを経て、慶応大教授。専門は、日本政治外交史、オーラル・ヒストリー。著書に『近代日本の官僚』『原敬』など。

　『原敬』（中公新書）では、現代を意識しながら、行政と立法の横断を論じました。

　目下の 愉（たの） しみは国際研究交流です。八月にベルギーで開かれたヨーロッパ日本研究学会には各国から千二百人もの日本研究者が集まりました。研究の 沃野（よくや） は交流にあると感じています。

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Movie Review: Video game-to-horror flick 'Five Nights at Freddy’s' misfires badly

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Just in time for Halloween comes “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” a video game adaptation with the potential treat of demented Chuck E. Cheese-like animatronic creatures running amok. But the trick turns out to be on us.

The movie — built from developer Scott Cawthon's video game about anthropomorphic robots killing people — poorly fits into this vehicle and the problems start with the creatures themselves.

Yes, they have unsettling bright eyes and teeth. But, c’mon, one wears a bow tie, like a guest on PBS. They’re more threadbare than eerie. Yes, they stomp around like The Terminator but one is a chubby chicken with the slogan “Let’s Eat.” They look about as scary as overgrown Care Bears with a drinking problem. One is, we're not kidding, a cupcake.

Caught between PG and R, as well as lost at the crossroads of inadvertent comedy and horror, the PG-13 “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has to go down as one of the poorest films in any genre this year.

Like the video game, our hero here is a night watchman who is mysteriously hired to look after the ruins of an abandoned children's pizza-and-games restaurant. We learn that it was shuttered in the '80s due to a raft of missing kids.

Josh Hutcherson plays the guard with a mix of hotheadedness and compassion. “Just do your job and you'll be fine,” he is advised. “Don't let the place get to you.”

Why has he taken this silly job? To keep custody of his young sister, Abby (a very good Piper Rubio), proving he's a good guy. Other actors include the great Mary Stuart Masterson, slumming it as his aunt, and Matthew Lillard chewing scenery as if it were a slice of pepperoni.

Director Emma Tammi — using a script credited to her, Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback — do their darndest to fill the film up with a backstory and a reason for there to be murderous animatronic characters in the first place. So we have family betrayal, the lifetime pain of an abducted sibling, a possible romantic interest and a plot so tortured it should have a cameo in “Saw.”

“I made a mistake. I don’t want this,” our hero screams toward the end and you can feel the movie theater's paying audience agreeing wholeheartedly.

There are so many questions that will keep you awake. Why was “Talking in Your Sleep” by the Romantics used so heavily? Why do the scriptwriters not understand human decay? Why does the dialogue often veer from flirty to angry so abruptly in the same scene? Why is it revealed only in the last 10 minutes that the maniacal Care Bears can talk?

It's ironic that much of the coolest action happens in a dreamstate. You may need to nudge your seatmates awake to rejoin the show when that happens. Maybe that's why “Talking in Your Sleep” was needed?

The filmmakers waste the rare attempt in a horror flick to make a kids' ball pit scary, but the absolute lowest point is when the supposedly murderous animatronics — Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy — host a kiddie dance party. It's as if even they can't overcome their inner nature, having originated from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. This whole thing should have remained a game.

“Five Nights at Freddy’s,” a Universal Pictures release in theaters and streaming on Peacock starting Friday, is rated PG-13 for “strong violent content, bloody images and language.” Running time: 110 minutes. Zero stars out of four.

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12月10日（日）に大阪四季劇場で開幕する劇団四季オリジナルミュージカル『バケモノの子』。大阪公演に向けて、四季芸術センター（横浜市あざみ野）では稽古が始まっています。

10月。今回初めて参加する俳優を中心に、本格的な稽古開始に向けた準備期間となる「プレ稽古」がスタート。楽曲ごとに歌唱の精度を高めるコーラス稽古や、ダンスシーンの複雑な動線や振付を身体に入れ込む振り写し稽古、そしてバケモノたちの決闘シーンで登場するパペット「ビーストモード」の操作を確認するパペット稽古などが行われました。
稽古場では、東京初演時の出演経験者らが、新メンバーへ積極的にアドバイスを送る様子も。その姿は、劇中でバケモノの街"渋天街"にやってきたばかりの少年・蓮をサポートする住人たちとも重なり、真摯な熱意に満ちています。

そして迎えた「稽古始め」の日。出演候補キャスト、社内外のクリエイティブスタッフが一堂に会します。
稽古開始を前に、演出・青木豪さんから、「この作品の創作時、キャスト・スタッフが風通し良く意見を交えてやってきたからこそ、初演を成し遂げることができました。今回もみんなで忌憚（きたん）ない意見を出し合いつつ、作品を進化させて、"長く続く芝居作り"をしていきましょう」と言葉がかけられました。

心躍るオーバーチュアの音楽とともに、台本の読み合せ稽古が開始。
渋谷の雑踏で偶然バケモノの熊徹と出会った9歳の少年・蓮。孤独に生きてきた彼は強さを求めて熊徹に弟子入りし、九太と名付けられます。ことあるごとにぶつかり合う熊徹と蓮ですが、修行の日々を重ねるうち、本当の親子のような絆が芽生え始めます。しかし、やがて17歳に成長した蓮は、人間とバケモノのあいだで「自分は何者か」と思い悩み――。
色とりどりの楽曲とともに紡がれる、絆と成長の物語が、稽古場のなかで鮮やかに立ち上がりました。
大阪に向けて、新しい旅に踏み出した『バケモノの子』に、どうぞご期待ください。

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2023年10月25日(水) 21:00

八ヶ岳南麓の赤い橋、東沢大橋の周辺でカエデなどが色づき、見ごろを迎えています。

山梨県北杜市大泉町の八ヶ岳高原ライン、川俣川東沢にかかる東沢大橋です。

標高は約1450mで、今年は紅葉の色づき始めは去年より遅かったものの、朝晩の冷え込みが厳しくなった2週間ほど前から、カエデやカラマツ、シラカバなどの木々の紅葉が始まりました。

今、橋の周辺は赤や黄色に彩られ、ドライブで訪れた人たちは印象的な赤い橋と八ヶ岳南麓の紅葉を写真に収めていました。

訪れた人は：
もっと色づいていないと思ったが、きれいで今がちょうどいい時期。

北杜市の東沢大橋の紅葉は11月上旬までが見ごろです。

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将棋「竜王戦」第3局始まる 藤井八冠 防衛王手かかるか - nhk.or.jp

「竜王戦」第3局は25日、北九州市戸畑区の旧安川邸で始まり、挑戦者の伊藤七段（21）が先に対局室に入り、続いてタイトルを持つ藤井八冠が盤の前に座りました。

午前9時に対局開始が告げられると先手の伊藤七段が飛車先の歩を突き、後手の藤井八冠もお茶を飲んだあと、同じように歩を動かして応じました。

対局は夕方、藤井八冠が1時間半を超える長考に入りそのまま次の1手を紙に書いて立会人に渡す「封じ手」を行い、1日目の対局が終わりました。

「竜王戦」のこれまでの対局では藤井八冠が2勝していて、今回3連勝でタイトル防衛に王手をかけるか、伊藤七段が巻き返すか、注目されます。

「竜王戦」七番勝負はことし12月にかけて日程が組まれていて、第3局の勝敗は26日午後に決まる見通しです。

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緊急地震速報が最大13秒遅れる場合も…観測装置の改修始まり注意 ... - テレビ朝日

　高知県から和歌山県の沖に置かれた地震の観測装置の改修が25日、始まりました。1カ月ほどの間、緊急地震速報が最大で13秒程度遅れる場合があるということです。

　高知県から和歌山県沖にかけては地震や津波の観測装置が研究機関によって多数設置され、「南海トラフ地震」の監視を含め、緊急地震速報や津波の発表に活用されています。

　気象庁によりますと、午前9時ごろから装置の改修作業が始まりました。

　作業は1カ月程度続く予定で、その間に周辺を震源とする地震が発生した場合に、一部の情報の発表が遅れ、緊急地震速報では最大で13秒程度遅くなる可能性があるということです。

　このエリアは「南海トラフ地震」の想定震源域の一部にあたりますが、津波警報の発表には影響はないとしています。

　緊急地震速報が出た際、実際に揺れ始めるまでに身を守れる時間が短くなる場合があることから、気象庁が注意を呼び掛けています。

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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

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LOS ANGELES -- Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81.

Roundtree’s longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, said the actor had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. He was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and underwent a double mastectomy.

“Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men,” McMinn said. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.”

Roundtree, who was born in New Rochelle, New York, was considered as the first Black action hero and became one of the leading actors in the blaxploitation genre through his New York street smart John Shaft character in the Gordon Parks-directed film in 1971. At age 28, it was Roundtree’s first feature film appearance after starting his career as a model.

Roundtree’s “Shaft” was part of a change in how Black movies were viewed in Hollywood, which failed to consider Black actors – especially for leading roles — in projects at the time. The blaxploitation films were primarily aimed at the African American audiences.

In the film, his character navigated the world of thugs. He regularly whipped out popular one-liners like “It’s my duty to please that booty.”

“What we were doing was a good, old Saturday afternoon shoot ’em up," Roundtree said in a 2000 interview with The Associated Press.

Isaac Hayes’ “Shaft” theme song — which included the line “You a bad mother— (Shut your mouth)” — helped insinuate the original movie into the pop-cult consciousness. The singer, who died in 2008, said the song was “like the ‘shot heard round the world." His single won an Academy Award for best song in 1971 and two Grammys the following year.

After the film’s success, Roundtree returned in sequels “Shaft’s Big Score” in 1972 and “Shaft in Africa” in 1973. That same year, he played the savvy detective once again on the CBS television series “Shaft,” which lasted only seven episodes.

Roundtree reprised his role in the 2000 “Shaft” film, a revival that starred Samuel L. Jackson. He appeared as Jackson’s uncle in the big-budget film that was aimed at the general audience. Both appeared again in the same roles in the 2019 film starring Jessie T. Usher.

Jackson called Roundtree the “prototype” and the “best to ever do it" in a social media post.

“SHAFT, as we know it is & will always be his Creation," he said of Roundtree. "His passing leaves a deep hole not only in my heart, but I’m sure a lotta y’all’s, too.”

Through his 50-plus year career, Roundtree appeared in a number other notable films including “Earthquake,” “Man Friday” with Peter O’Toole, “Roots,” “Maniac Cop” “Se7en” and “What Men Want” starring Taraji P. Henson. He also made his mark with television roles on “Magnum P.I.,” “The Love Boat,” “Being Mary Jane” and “The Love Boat.”

In 1995, Roundtree received a lifetime achievement award at the MTV Movie & TV awards.

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The booming business of F1 to be explored in CNBC documentary airing ahead of Las Vegas Grand Prix

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Formula One fanatics will get more behind-the-scenes access to the global motorsports series through a new CNBC documentary that explores the business aspects of the highest form of racing in the world

ByJENNA FRYER AP auto racing writer

October 24, 2023, 10:00 AM

This photo provided by CNBC shows CNBC's Sara Eisen walking outside the garage with Toto Wolff, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Principal and CEO, June 16, 2023, at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. CNBC will debut a behind-the-scenes analysis of the business of Formula One on November 16th. The documentary “Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1” will explore the global motorsports series attendance growth, viewership, and market value as it looks ahead to next month’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix.(CNBC via AP)

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Formula One fanatics will get more behind-the-scenes access to the global motorsports series through a new CNBC documentary that explores the business aspects of the highest form of racing in the world.

The documentary “Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1 " will debut Nov. 16 on CNBC ahead of the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Las Vegas race is a third stop in the United States this season as F1 has expanded through North America behind a burst of popularity sparked by Netflix's own docudrama on the series.

While the “Drive To Survive” series on Netflix focuses on the competitors and the drama of F1, the CNBC one-hour documentary will analyze the finances, revenue, and expansion of the series, as well as the role of sponsors.

CNBC anchor and documentary host Sara Eisen said the the program is a “true passion project for me.”

“I was initially drawn to F1 because my two young children love the sport, but once we started watching the races together, I realized there was something undeniably fascinating from a business perspective that demanded a full exploration of the sport as it reaches new heights in America," Eisen said.

She said the program will explore how the business of F1 “stands firmly at the intersection of sports, technology and culture.”

Eisen will take a closer look at attendance, viewership, and market value, as well as next month's Las Vegas race that is being promoted by F1. Eisen reports from four different F1 venues and had access to Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, who discusses the series' growth since Liberty took over the commercial rights in 2017.

Eisen also interviewed F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, as well as team leaders from Red Bull, Mercedes, McLaren and Haas, and drivers Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg. She delves into engineering, revenue sharing agreements and Red Bull's recent domination and its effect on competition and viewership.

The program also examines the fan experience with a look at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which is expected to be the most expensive event for spectators on this year's F1 schedule. Eisen also interviews F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff with a focus on female drivers.

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City Girls' uninhibited rap made them. On their third album, 'RAW,' the duo evolves their sound

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LOS ANGELES -- You'd be hard pressed to find a rap duo doing it like City Girls, bringing life-affirming, pretty-girl scam rap to the masses — and since their 2018 debut “Girl Code," the same release that gave the world “Act Up,” a few months after they were featured on Drake 's “In My Feelings” and launched into superstardom.

A lot has changed since then. Three years ago, the Miami duo of JT and Yung Miami released their sophomore album, “City on Lock" shortly after it was leaked — this time around, they've worked to make sure things move as smoothly as possible with their third full-length album, “RAW,” an acronym for “Real Ass Whores.” It's City Girls, as fun as ever — with marked growth.

“'RAW' is just being authentic and being ourselves," says JT, who did most of the speaking in their interview with The Associated Press.

Of course, that doesn't mean the album — true to their spirited party records and moments of real vulnerability — came easy. Across the last three years, the duo hasn't felt immune to the pressures that accompany fame and influence creativity.

“I feel like, when creating music, it relates so much to your life, and as your life change, your music change. So, it's a lot of pressure from different sides, like people saying, 'Oh, you don’t sound like your old self. Or people just basically saying, ‘I want to hear growth in the music,'” she continues. “It's a line of division as an artist, when you're creating.”

Of course, there's a lot to celebrate here, from the NSFW club banger “Piñata” and “Tonight,” which samples Lil Kim, to the JT freestyle “No Bars,” her first solo single since 2019's “JT First Day Out," which led to the launch of a No Bars Reform initiative, created to provide resources to other formerly incarcerated women and help them rehabilitate into society.

There's also an all-star list of collaborations on “RAW,” from the dizzying trap of “Static” featuring Lil Durk to the Dr. Luke pop record “Flashy," with Kim Petras. “Kim Petras is beautiful. I love her songs. I love her music,” says JT. “(When) she sent the demo back in, she sounded amazing.”

Then there's their track with future Super Bowl halftime performer Usher. “Originally Chris Brown was supposed to get on ‘Good Love,’ but I don’t know what happened with that,” says Yung Miami. “So, I personally reached out to Usher, I sent the record, he sent it back, and that’s how ‘Good Love’ came about.”

And a collaboration with fellow Floridian Muni Long on the sexy R&B tune “Emotions." "I just hear her voice on it," JT says. “She writes great music so we felt like she would be perfect for that song.”

That track follows the sing-along rap record, “Show Me the Money," emphasizing the no-skip, smooth transitions of “RAW," what JT refers to as “turn down, turn up, turn down, turn up" sequencing.

The math is working. When asked about their place in hip-hop — on its 50th anniversary, no less — JT is acutely aware of City Girls' position. “Every time I think about, like, us being rappers, I always feel blessed. Like, damn, we are really rappers. We are really a part of hip-hop,” she says, expressing particular gratitude for being “the only female rap group right now. "And I think we were the first female rappers to go platinum since Salt-N-Pepa, and to chart over than Salt-N-Pepa... It's a great feeling. I feel like we doing our thing and we will continue.”

As for their listeners: “I want them to feel good, you know, liberated,” she says. “I want our album to kind of be an escape from this world because it is always so serious and it's always so stressful.”

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課題別研修「アフリカ地域都市上水道技術者養成」が始まりました ... - JICA

2023.10.24

この研修は2023年９月４日から９月２１日まで遠隔研修で、各種座学をした後、10月16日からは来日プログラムで実施しています。

今年度はエチオピア、マダガスカル、マラウイ、ナイジェリア、ルワンダ、南アフリカ共和国、南スーダン、ザンビアから8名の研修員が参加し、11月2日までの遠隔、来日合わせ約5週間で実施予定です。

このコースは2008年のTICADIV（第4回アフリカ開発会議）を契機に開始され、毎年実施されています。2025年には、再び横浜市でTICAD9（第９回アフリカ開発会議）の開催が決定しました。

横浜市水道局、横浜ウォーター株式会社にご協力いただき、今年もまた日本の近代上水道発祥の地である横浜で実施され、水道計画、管路更新計画、浄水処理、水質管理、メーター管理、無収水対策、料金・顧客管理、水需要予測、広報といった都市水道に関する幅広い知識を習得します。研修の最後には、帰国後に研修員それぞれが職場で実施する「上水道のアクションプラン」を作成します。

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11月に始まる美術展・展覧会 皇居三の丸尚蔵館の開館、北宋書画 ... - 読売新聞社

9月から10月にかけての「芸術の秋」の開幕ラッシュも落ち着いてきました。11月も、皇居三の丸尚蔵館の開館、きっと伝説になるがキャッチフレーズの「北宋書画精華」（根津美術館）、新たな美術品鑑賞の方法まで提示する「日本画の棲み家」（泉屋博古館東京）など注目展が始まります。また、大阪中之島美術館の「生誕270年　長沢芦雪」や京都市京セラ美術館の「竹内栖鳳　破壊と創生のエネルギー」が11月7日から後期となり、それぞれポスタービジュアルに採用されている作品の展示が始まります。東博のやまと絵展も11月7日から後期入りし、大きく展示作品が変わります。後期の目玉はいずれも国宝の三大装飾経（久能寺経、平家納経、慈光寺経）が揃うところです。

皇居三の丸尚蔵館開館記念展「皇室のみやび－受け継ぐ美－」皇室三の丸尚蔵館　11月3日～

三の丸尚蔵館が展示室を大幅に拡大して「皇居三の丸尚蔵館」としてオープンします。半年以上（約8か月）にわたる開館記念展は4期に分かれており、第1期では国宝《蒙古襲来絵詞》、国宝伊藤若冲《動植綵絵》などが並びます。混雑必至で、当面はオンライン日時指定予約制が導入されます。

特別展「北宋書画精華」根津美術館　11月3日～

東博の「やまと絵」展が話題を集めていますが、「やまと絵」を考えるときに欠かせないのが、ある意味で対となる中国由来の「唐絵（漢画）」。特に中世以来、唐物愛好の流れの中で「南宋」（1127～1279年）の作品が賞玩されてきました。では、その前の「北宋」（960～1127年）は？　日本ではだいだい平安時代にあたる北宋の書画芸術の真髄に迫る注目の展覧会です。「きっと伝説になる」の攻めたキャッチフレーズに違わない内容となりそうです。会期が12月3日までと短いのでご注意を。日時指定予約制。

「日本画の棲み家」 泉屋博古館東京　11月2日～

江戸時代までは床の間など身近な距離に置かれた美術品は、近代化以降、多くの人が大きな会場で同時に観賞する「展覧会芸術」へと観賞の仕方が変化していき、それに伴い作品の方も、大型化や奥行き、”映える”色彩など変化していきました。こうした近代前後の日本画の変遷をたどると同時に、今回、現代の若手作家たちに「床の間芸術」の新作を制作。これからのアートの鑑賞方法についても提起する意欲的な展覧会です。

「表装の愉しみ －ある表具師のものがたり」 泉屋博古館　11月3日 ～

京都の泉屋博古館は、この展覧会を最後に、2025年春まで改修のため長期閉館となります。12月10日まで。

以下、開幕日順に一覧にしました。

11月1日 大巻伸嗣　真空のゆらぎ 国立新美術館
11月1日 葛飾応為「吉原格子先之図」　―肉筆画の魅力 太田記念美術館

11月1日 アンデスの染織品 女子美アートミュージアム
11月2日 日本画の棲み家 泉屋博古館東京

11月2日 アートウィーク東京　都内各所　11月5日まで4日間
11月3日 皇居三の丸尚蔵館開館記念展「皇室のみやび－受け継ぐ美－」 皇室三の丸尚蔵館

11月3日 日展 国立新美術館　11月26日まで

11月3日 表装の愉しみ －ある表具師のものがたり 泉屋博古館
11月3日 NHK大河ドラマ特別展　どうする家康 静岡市美術館
11月3日 今村源　遅れるものの行方 水戸芸術館現代美術ギャラリー
11月3日 ガラスの器と静物画　広島市現代美術館
11月11日　生誕140年　竹久夢二のすべて　高崎市美術館

11月14日 翔んで埼玉展 角川武蔵ミュージアム

11月15日 大倉組商会150周年　偉人たちの邂逅　近現代の書と言葉 大倉集古館
11月16日 いのちをうつす 東京都美術館
11月17日 生誕120年 古賀忠雄展 塑造（像）の楽しみ 練馬区立美術館
11月18日 冨樫義博展 福岡市博物館

（大阪展の記事）
11月18日 倉俣史郎のデザインー記憶のなかの小宇宙 世田谷美術館
11月18日　発掘された珠玉の名品　少女たち 新潟市美術館

（京都展のレビュー）
11月18日　となりの国の絵本　躍動する韓国イラストレーションの世界 横須賀美術館
11月18日 111年目の中原淳一展 そごう美術館
11月22日　初公開の仏教美術 ―如意輪観音菩薩像・二童子像をむかえて― 半蔵門ミュージアム
11月23日 コシノジュンコ　原点から現点 あべのハルカス美術館
11月25日 テルマエ展 大分県立美術館
（読売新聞デジタルコンテンツ部美術展ナビ編集班　岡本公樹）

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Insider Q&A: AbleGamers founder Mark Barlet on the importance of making gaming accessible

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October 23, 2023, 7:35 AM

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Mark Barlet founded AbleGamers in 2004. It’s a nonprofit that works to combat social isolation among people with disabilities using “the power of video games.” Most recently, his organization worked with Sony to help create its new Access controller for the PlayStation, designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to play.

Answer: We’ve had a relationship with Sony for other projects for a while. Sony has been on the forefront on the software side of creating accessible experiences. But about five years ago, they reached out to us and said, we have an idea. Can we talk to you about what this idea is?

A: They wanted to create a controller that really supported players with disabilities and wanted to learn from our organization on what the experience was like — what were they solving? When they came to us, they were looking at what do we need to worry about — this disability or this disability? And we talked to them about how disabilities, you know, show me a person with multiple sclerosis and I’ll show you a person who can be, hard of hearing, I can show someone who has a visual impairment or a motor impairment. So thinking on the label of a disability is not the approach to take. It’s about the experience that players need to bridge that gap between a game and a controller that’s not designed for their unique presentation in the world.

A: I mean, oftentimes it was cobbling things together in order to play. It was making compromises on how they could position a standard controller in a really unique way or 3D printing a solution that helped them reach this button over here or over there or gravitating away from consoles and maybe moving into PC gaming where there were many more options at the time for USB type things to plug in. It was really about compromising and finding what best got us there. Those solutions oftentimes came with drawbacks like fatigue, discomfort and various things like that.

A: The reality is people with disabilities are 56% more likely to be socially isolated than their non-disabled friends. Think about what gaming is today — we game with our friends, we game with our families. There’s so many social interactions that belong in gaming. And when you look at someone, especially a profoundly disabled person, you know, a system that allows them a good controller and a well-crafted video game gives them an opportunity to really get out there and make friends and find those shared loves that we build friendships on.

And the other thing is the fact that I’m disabled isn’t the defining factor of who I am. It’s that we’re sharing this game and I’m good at it. And so that creates these rich social experiences that oftentimes people with disabilities have a much harder time having because of the accouterments that come with being disabled.

A: I’ll say I think it’s the hard, hard work of organizations such as myself who have really taken to task developers from gaming and our console makers on the importance of gaming to people with disabilities. The advent of social media was a catalyst as well. My organization, you know, has been talking to developers since 2004. But all of a sudden social media is allowing people with disabilities themselves to amplify that message and to hold creators to task. I think that kind of came together and we saw companies really jump into this as an important issue that we need to fix. The last five years I have seen the game accessibility movement go from indie studios working on some features, to triple-A games, being able to be played by people who identify as blind. In five years, it’s been breathtaking.

A: I would like to see more of it. And I will tell you, making games is a long path. Game companies are working on that. We have sensitivity readers in our organization and we’re getting scripts and we’re getting mocap (motion capture) ideas from game companies so that they can represent disabilities in a really unique way. So there are people with disabilities reading scripts on storylines of individuals with disabilities to make sure it’s accurate. And so I think we’re going to see more representation in the future.

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りんご「ふじ」の収穫が始まる 猛暑の影響で収穫量減少も高糖度で ... - RAB青森放送

りんごの主力品種「ふじ」の収穫が早くも弘前市で始まりました。
ことしは猛暑などの影響で収穫量は1割から2割ほど少なくなりそうですが味は申し分ないということです。

弘前市折笠の佐藤一樹さんのりんご園ではいつもの年より2日早く23日から袋をかけて育てた「有袋ふじ」の収穫が始まりました。
さわやかな秋晴れのもと佐藤さんは家族や親戚4人で赤く色づいた実を丁寧にもぎとりかごに入れていました。
ことしは春の開花が早かったため霜の被害を受けりんごの皮にざらざらとした模様が発生する「さび」が一部見られるということです。
また夏の猛暑の影響で日焼け被害が発生し色づきもあまり良くないということです。
ただ雨の量が少なかったためいつもの年以上に糖度が高く味が良いとしています。

りんご生産者 佐藤一樹 さん
「猛暑の影響は有袋ふじに限らずですけれども日焼け りんごの焼ける被害変形もあります 見た目はちょっと悪い年かもしれませんが味のほうは十分のっていますので皆さんおいしく食べていただければと思っています」

県りんご協会は猛暑の影響などによりふじの収穫量がいつもの年に比べて1割から2割ほど少なくなると予想しています。

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国連機関「人道的停戦を」/ガザ援助物資搬入 始まりにすぎない - しんぶん赤旗

2023年10月23日(月)

ガザ援助物資搬入　始まりにすぎない

　パレスチナ自治区ガザ地区とエジプトの境界にあるラファ検問所から２１日、イスラエルとハマスの戦闘ぼっ発後初めての援助物資を載せたトラック２０台がガザ入りしましたが、五つの国連機関は同日、「小さな始まりにすぎず、全く十分ではない」とする共同声明を発表しました。民間人の生命を救うために、人道的停戦と民間人への安全なアクセスを求めています。

　声明を出したのは、国連開発計画（ＵＮＤＰ）、国連人口基金（ＵＮＦＰＡ）、国連児童基金（ユニセフ）、世界食糧計画（ＷＦＰ）、世界保健機関（ＷＨＯ）の５機関。

　声明では、ガザの「壊滅的な」人道状況について、「世界はもっとやるべきことがある」と述べています。

　２１日にガザ入りしたトラックには、国連やエジプト赤新月社からの医薬品や医療用品、食料が積み込まれていました。病院の発電機を動かすのに必要な燃料は含まれておらず、ロイター通信によると、ガザの保健当局は、「支援物資から燃料を除外することで、患者や負傷者の生命は危険にさらされ続ける」と指摘しました。

　イスラエルは２１日夜から２２日朝にかけて、ガザへの空爆を続け、ロイター通信はガザの医療関係者の話として、５０人以上が死亡したと伝えました。パレスチナ保健省は２２日、ヨルダン川西岸で新たにイスラエル軍の攻撃で５人が死亡し、紛争ぼっ発以来の西岸での死者は９０人となったと発表しました。

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中国地方の最高峰・大山にあるスキー場では、冬の営業に向けて、リフトに座席を取り付ける作業が始まりました。

大山町にあるスキー場「だいせんホワイトリゾート」は、初級者から上級者向けまで９つのコースがあり、スキーシーズンには１０基のリフトが稼働します。
スキー場では２３日から準備が始まり、長さ５１０メートルのリフトに８１台の座席を取り付ける作業が行われました。
作業員たちは、２人乗りの座席を重機を使って持ち上げると、リフトのワイヤーにボルトで固定していきました。
今後、およそ１か月かけて７６０台の座席を取り付けることにしています。
スキー場によりますと、昨シーズン、スキー場を利用した人はおよそ１１万６０００人と、スキー教室といった学校行事が再開したことなどから、前の年より４０００人ほど増えたということです。
「だいせんホワイトリゾート」の尾関雅大営業課長は「事故がないように細心の注意を払いながら作業し、たくさんの人がゲレンデで楽しんでもらえるように準備していきたい」と話していました。
スキー場は、順調に雪が積もれば１２月２２日にオープンする予定です。

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Swift bests Scorsese at box office, but 'Killers of the Flower Moon" opens strongly

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NEW YORK -- In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese took on Taylor Swift in cinemas over the weekend. And while the box office belonged for a second time to “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” got off to a strong start in Apple Studios’ first major theatrical gambit.

After a record-breaking opening weekend of $92.8 million, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” took in an estimated $31 million over the weekend from 3,855 locations, according to AMC Theaters. In an unconventional deal, the theater chain is distributing Swift’s concert film, and playing it only Thursdays through Sundays.

Most Swifties rushed to see the film on opening weekend, when a large percent of sales were driven by advance ticketing. Sales dropped a steep 67% in its second weekend, potentially signifying that “The Eras Tour” was predominantly an opening-weekend phenomenon.

But “The Eras Tour” has still proved to be a movie event unlike any other. Within days, it became the highest grossing concert film ever in North America, not accounting for inflation. It’s quickly accumulated $129.8 million domestically.

More was riding on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a historical crime drama about a string of murders against the Osage nation in the early 1920s. The film, which cost at least $200 million to make, is the largest production yet from Apple Studios. The streamer partnered with Paramount Pictures to release Scorsese’s adaptation of David Grann’s bestseller in 3,628 theaters, with plans to later stream it on a not-yet-announced date on Apple TV+.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” debuted with $23 million, marking the third best opening for the 80-year-old Scorsese, following “Shutter Island” ($41 million in 2010) and “The Departed” ($26.9 million in 2006). Though Scorsese’s latest opus, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro, will have a hard road to reaching profitability, it’s a successful launch for a 206-minute-long adult-skewing drama – a type of movie that, outside “Oppenheimer,” has struggled mightily at the box office in recent years.

And “Killers of the Flower Moon,” with rave reviews, an “A-” CinemaScore from audiences and the backing of a robust Oscar campaign, should continue to play well over the long haul. It added $21 million overseas.

“Killer of the Flower Moon” also marks the best wide-release debut for a film from a streaming company. While Netflix (which backed Scorsese’s last narrative feature, “The Irishman,” in 2019) has charted a mostly limited approach to theatrical release, Apple and Amazon, which last year closed its purchase of MGM, have pursued more expansive theatrical strategies.

Earlier this year, Apple said it plans to spend $1 billion a year making movies that will have theatrical releases before reaching its streaming service. Apple is also behind Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Napoleon,” with Joaquin Phoenix, which Sony Pictures will distribute Nov. 22, and has partnered with Universal for Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle,” due out Feb. 2.

Paramount had initially signed on to produce and distribute “Killers of the Flower Moon,” but transitioned into the deal with Apple when costs of project, shot during the pandemic, rose.

“If ‘flexibility’ is the new mantra of the theatrical movie business, then this is a significant success — it establishes a viable option for the companies,” David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, said of the “Killers of the Flower Moon” launch.

As dissimilar as “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” are, they’re alike in their extended run times. A double features of the weekend’s top two movies would have taken you six hours and 14 minutes, not counting ads and trailers.

“Killers of the Flower Moon" also reeled in more young moviegoers than you might have expected. Paramount said 44% of ticket buyers were under the age of 30.

“Exorcist: The Believer,” the horror sequel directed by David Gordon Green, came in a distant third with $6.7 million in its third weekend of release. The Universal, Blumhouse film has grossed $54.2 million domestically.

“PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” came in at No. 4 with $4.3 million in its fourth weekend. The fifth spot went to the rerelease of Tim Burton's “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” which collected $4.1 million 30 years after it first landed in theaters.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” $31 million.

2. “Killers of the Flower Moon,” $23 million.

3. “The Exorcist: Believer,” $5.6 million.

4. “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” $4.5 million.

5. “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” $4.1 million.

6. “Saw X,” $3.6 million.

7. “The Creator,” $2.6 million.

8. “Leo: Bloody Sweet,” $2.1 million.

9. “A Haunting in Venice,” $1.1 million.

10. “The Blind,” $1 million.

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Author Salman Rushdie calls for defense of freedom of expression as he receives German prize

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Author Salman Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize

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October 22, 2023, 8:23 AM

Author Salman Rushdie acknowledges applause as he receives the Peace Prize of the German book trade (Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels) during a ceremony at the Church of St. Paul in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize that recognizes his literary work and his resolve in the face of constant danger. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Pool Photo via AP)

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BERLIN -- Author Salman Rushdie called Sunday for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize that recognizes his literary work and his resolve in the face of constant danger.

The British-American author decried the current age as a time when freedom of expression is under attack by all sides, including from authoritarian and populist voices, according to the German news agency dpa.

He made his remarks during a ceremony in St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt, where he was honored with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for continuing to write despite enduring decades of threats and violence.

In August 2022, Rushdie was stabbed repeatedly while on stage at a literary festival in New York state.

Rushdie has a memoir coming out about the attack that left him blind in his right eye and with a damaged left hand. “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder” will be released on April 16. He called it a way “to answer violence with art.”

The German prize, which is endowed with 25,000 euros ($26,500), has been awarded since 1950. The German jury said earlier this year that it would honor Rushdie "for his resolve, his positive attitude to life and for the fact that he enriches the world with his pleasure in narrating.”

Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had condemned passages referring to the Prophet Muhammad in Rushdie’s 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” as blasphemous. Khomeini issued a decree the following year calling for Rushdie’s death, forcing the author into hiding, although he had been traveling freely for years before last summer’s stabbing.

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延岡市の北方町で、特産の「次郎柿」の収穫が始まりました。

「次郎柿」は、愛らしい四角い形が特徴で、濃厚な甘みとシャキシャキとした食感が人気の品種です。

延岡市の北方町では、およそ２０軒の農家が栽培していて、このうち松原美幸さんのおよそ１００アールの果樹園では先週から収穫が始まりました。

２２日も、朝から作業に当たり、直径１０センチほどに育った実を色づきの具合を確認しながら１つ１つはさみで丁寧に摘み取っていました。

このあと、収穫した柿を選別する場所に持ち込み、大きさや重さごとに販売用のネットなどに詰めていました。

ことしは雨量が多く、あまり天候に恵まれなかったということですが、それでも実が大きくて甘みも強い柿が育ったということです。

松原さんは「天候はあまりよくなかったが、甘く玉太りもしている。これからどんどん甘くなり、味も乗っていくのでたくさん食べてほしい」と話していました。

北方町の「次郎柿」の収穫は来月中旬ごろまで行われ、地元の直売所などで販売されるということです。

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New Netflix thriller tackling theme of justice in Nigeria is a global hit and a boon for Nollywood

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ABUJA, Nigeria -- A Nigerian action thriller that tells a gripping story of corruption and police brutality in Africa’s most populous country has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts globally. It's a reminder of the power and potential of Nigeria's rapidly growing film industry.

“The Black Book” has taken the streaming world by storm, spending three weeks among the platform’s top 10 English-language titles globally, peaking at No. 3 in the second week.

It garnered 5.6 million views just 48 hours after its Sept. 22 release and by its second week was featured among the top 10 titles in 69 countries, according to Netflix.

"Films are made for audiences, and the bigger the audience for a film, the better the chances of your message going out,” producer Editi Effiong told The Associated Press. “The reality for us is that we made a film, made by Nigerians, funded by Nigerian money, go global.”

Nollywood, Nigeria's film industry, has been a global phenomenon since the 1990s when it rose to fame with such films as “Living in Bondage,” a thriller with Kunle Afolayan's Aníkúlápó released in 2022 and peaking at No. 1 on Netflix's global chart. It is the world's second-largest film industry after India based on number of productions, with an average of 2,000 movies released annually.

Nollywood's latest blockbuster, “The Black Book,” is a $1 million movie financed with the support of a team of experts and founders in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem and is Effiong’s first feature film.

It tells the story of Nigeria’s checkered past, spanning a period of 40 years from when military regimes killed and arrested dissidents at will until the present day, when police brutality and abuse of power remain rampant.

The film opens with the abduction of family members of the head of the Nigerian oil regulatory agency, aided by corrupt police officers working for top politicians.

To cover their tracks, the police kill a young man framed as the suspect in the kidnapping not knowing he was the only child of a former special operative who abandoned his weapons for the pulpit.

In his prime, the character of ex-officer-turned-pastor Paul Edima — played by Nigerian movie icon Richard Mofe-Damijo — was known as Nigeria’s “most dangerous man” with a past punctuated by assassinations and involvement in several coups across West Africa.

Portrayed as a repentant man who has turned over a new leaf after being inspired by his favorite Bible passage 1 Corinthians 5:17, Edima feels compelled to take revenge for his son’s death after failing to convince authorities his son is innocent.

The issue of delayed justice is not new in Nigeria. Many on Friday remembered the deadly protests of 2020 when young Nigerians demonstrating against police brutality were shot at and killed. Three years later, rights groups say many victims of police abuse still haven't gotten justice.

For Edima, justice for his son comes at a cost. One by one, he hunts down the officers behind his son's death, leading him to the army general behind the plot — coincidentally his former boss.

“It is a fictional narrative but this is what Nigeria was,” Effiong told the AP.

He believes Nigeria is not doing a good job of teaching its history in the schools and letting young people understand how the country’s past is shaping the present.

“A society must be changed positively by art, and so there was an orientation on our part to, through the film we are going to make, reflect on this issue (of police brutality),” Effiong said.

While a government-commissioned panel of inquiry investigated the protest shootings in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos in 2020, Effiong attended its meetings and provided live updates via his page on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. At the same time, pre-production for the movie already had begun.

“We must tell the truth in spite of the circumstances," he said. "Justice is important for everyone: the people we like and the people we do not like — especially the people we do not like,” he said.

Some have said the movie's plot is similar to that of the American action thriller John Wick. It is a surprising but flattering comparison that also testifies to the movie’s success, Effiong said.

The movie also has been lauded as signifying the potential of the film industry in Nigeria as well as across Africa. The continent's streaming on-demand video (SVOD) market is expected to boast a robust 18 million subscribers, up from 8 million this year, according to a recent report from market intelligence firm Digital TV Research.

According to a Netflix spokesperson, entertainment with local stories remains the core of the platform’s main objective in sub-Saharan Africa. “Africa has great talent and world-class creatives, and we are committed to investing in African content and telling African stories of every kind,” Netflix said in a statement.

In Nigeria, the movie industry is at “the point right now where the world needs to take notice,” Effiong said.

He said that's because "The Black Book is a film by Black people, Black actors, Black producers, Black money 100%, and it’s gone ahead to become a global blockbuster."

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