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A safari hunter drifts across the starched heat of the African plains,
stealthily prowling amongst the tall grass, the scorching shimmering
sunlight falls upon the shadows of predatorial lions, hungry hippos and
the gleaming jaws of the crocodile. A vinyl recording of 60s rock 'n'
roll echoing over time through generations suggest a nostalgic
remembrance of a distant land, which later plays a greater significance
in a saga of unrequited love, regret and (literally) life and death.
Initially, Tabu is a love story in disguise, a unfinished love story sprawling over a lifetime of passion, regret, duty and propriety. In it's latter stages it contemplates ideas of memory, unrequited love, ageing, class inequality, prejudice, and European colonialism in African hills and plains.
The first part follows the life of an enigmatic elderly woman in contemporary Portugal - titled Paradise Lost - as she goes about her daily life, we learn snippets about her about her prosaic hobbies, simple pleasures, prejudices, idiosyncrasies, detests, and regrets over a sobering simple lifestyle, a long way from the dream life she idolised. Her simple pleasures have allowed her to gamble away her savings and her estranged family by doing so; in her current state, she had little left except her dedicated maid and carer Pilar who initially acts as the audience's eyes and ears into the portrait of a solitary woman.
What is the intriguing background to this lady's prime of beauty and youth? The modern landscape of metropolitan Lisbon, Portugal is industrial, bleak and sobering, at times sad and efficient, a far world from that which she inhabited in her youth. It is not long until what find out the origins of her melancholy and frustration, and what exactly has been trying to atone for most of her later life.
So begins a tale in colonial Africa, a tale of love and betrayal, rock 'n' roll, diamonds, and an alligator. This second part, subtitled Paradise is almost silent with only diegetic sound imposed during key moments with no title cards as far as I can remember. It is a wonderfully romantic and nostalgic yet with an undercurrent on living the edge of a precipice - the dangerous beasts of the African plains, the wild unfamiliar natives and rugged landscape - there exists a sense of tragedy combined with high passion, regret and wild party impulses.
Whereas part one is melancholic as it is bitter and comic, the second part contrasts the beauty of youth, the blinding African heat and sun, it exposes the storytelling medium the by abandoning almost all dialogue and all but some diegetic sound effects. The compositions and framing are gorgeous, a simple story of unrequited love requiring little explanation and is suggested by moods, looks, and atmosphere and nostalgic memories. The economy in telling a story almost wordlessly, embraces the feelings and mood of silent storytelling placing the onus of eliciting emotion on the charismatic and effortless performances. From the frustrating, fussy and capricious Aurora to the charismatic, carefree, jeunesse Ventura and the supporting jaunty characters, each signify the contrasts in class, social status and the colonial class system soon to collapse under political revolution.
What is essentially an unrequited love story /melodrama is a charismatic and rollicking passionate ride with some crystal sharp compositions in textured black and white. This is an impressive, technically creative, charismatic, heartbreaking, melancholic and nostalgic film; perhaps more daring and arguably less conventional than that other lauded silent film of last year. Tabu is gorgeously unpredictable, surprising and artful.
This is a tough film to discuss in 500 words. It's so multifaceted,
textural and moody. I'll try my hardest, but from the off, I must
suggest that you just experience Tabu for yourself. You may have a
different experience or opinion to me, you may feel the exact same.
Either way, you won't regret it.
Borrowing the name, two-part structure and love affair-plus-colonisation premise from F.W. Murnau's 1931 classic, Miguel Gomes' Tabu is a film of unmistakable vintage. But it's magnificently subversive too. With one foot in the past, one in the future and a head orbiting in it's own artistic universe, it's a little thing of beguiling beauty.
Tabu opens with a tragicomic prologue centring around an exasperated explorer trekking through the harsh jungles of Southern Africa. Through Gomes' voice-over narration, we learn that he is distraught over the death of his wife some years ago, and this lost adventure will be his last. No crocodile tears on display, but there is an ominous little croc that lingers through the sequence - and the rest of the film - with cold, mournful eyes. In a word, stunning.
From here, we begin with the chapter "A LOST PARADISE". In something that resembles a present day Lisbon, we meet our leading lady Aurora (Laura Soveral). A compulsive gambler whose memories are slipping away from her, yet images of hairy monkeys and African farmers still manage to pervade her dreams. Whilst she tries to recall her youth with altruistic next-door-neighbour Pilar (Teresa Madruga) and Santa (Isabel Cardoso), a black woman whom Aurora often woefully calls a housemaid/tyrannous witch, the fatalism of the prologue suggests that Aurora will only be able to relive her glory days in the afterlife.
Cue part 2, "PARADISE". Told through vivid flashbacks and narration from former lover Gian- Luca Venture, we're finally made aware of Aurora's past once lost. Married to a wealthy farmer in the idyllic rural setting of Mozambique, Aurora embarks on a fiery affair with the devilishly handsome nomad Ventura, after her eager pet crocodile crossed the forbidden line into his neighbouring garden. It's a time of lost innocence and furtive whispers, so Gomes decides to strip away all forms of diegetic sound, leaving just the bodies and faces of incredible actors Ana Moreira and Carloto Cotta to express this simple, enduring love.
Like Leos Carax's comeback success Holy Motors, Tabu is a film entrenched in film history and scholarly technique (unsurprising considering that they both started out as film critics). But Gomes goes one step further. Filmed in intoxicating black & white by cinematographer Rui Poças, Tabu is beautifully photographed; from the alarmingly stark opening image of a sweaty explorer looking lost in an African jungle, to the final image of a baby crocodile turning away from the camera and crawling out of frame. In an inspired touch, the two halves are filmed in different film stocks the first in familiar 35mm, and the second in exquisitely old-fashioned 16mm. They mingle together to create a film with a perennial quality, existing as a piece of cinematic artifice but with a modern, reflexive twist.
Similarly, the sound construction is unnervingly good. Mixing the deadened silence with ambient sounds, poetic narration and a Portuguese rendition of "Be My Little Baby" (made famous by The Ronettes) the composite sonisphere speaks for the unspoken, tabooed love to exceptionally powerful effect.
Because the film's aesthetic is so dazzling, it's easy to lose track of the whimsical storyline. Based on diary entries and private letters, it has a very nostalgic feel, similar to Chris Marker's Sans Soleil. Just like that film, Tabu isn't a perfect movie, there's pacing issues and Gomes seems to be wrestling with three separate endings. But there's enough moments of unforgettable virtuosity, grace and intellect to make Tabu unmissable.
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The title Tabu is one that looms large over film history recalling the
collaboration of two pillars of silent cinema, F.W. Murnau and Robert
J. Flaherty, about a forbidden love story (the film's taboo) between a
fisherman and a holy maid, and splits its story between two clear
sections titled "Paradise" and "Paradise Lost". In Gomes' film, we
begin with a prologue of a Portuguese man's expedition to Mozambique in
search of his lover's soul, ending in him being devoured by alligators
and being reborn as one, before moving to the first section of the
film, titled "Paradise Lost". In it, we follow María, a woman activist
who's neighbour with a senile lady with a gambling addiction by the
name of Aurora, and her African maid Santa. Aurora is poor and raving
madly about her fictitious exploits in Africa and her strange dreams of
being raped by apes, all the while being suspicious of Santa, accusing
her of voodoo witchcraft. Eventually the woman's health declines
rapidly, and as a last wish she asks María to look for a man called
Ventura. María eventually finds Ventura but is unable to bring him to
Aurora before her death. After the funeral, Ventura joins with María
and Santa and begins telling the story of his affair with Aurora
(played by the beautiful Ana Moreira), where he confirms she did
actually live in Mozambique, and where he tells of his forbidden
romance with her while she was pregnant of her husband's baby. Here we
begin the section titled "Paradise", detailing the story of their
affair and of their Portuguese social circle, back when Mozabique was
still a colony, which makes up the larger bulk of the film.
One of the aspects that surprises outright is just how brilliantly Gomes manages to capture this story from an aesthetic point of view. Visually the film is of course emulating an older style of filmmaking, right down to the choice of working in an academic ratio (1.37:1), but his visual style is perhaps less reminiscent of Murnau's, and rather seems to emulate 50s Kenji Mizoguchi and early Satyajit Ray. There is that same remarkably organic, unimposing and ever so elegant kind of black and white photography which is harder and harder to find today (even the first half which is filmed in contemporary Lisbon), all the while the film works with a very limited array of sounds and music providing a background for a story told otherwise entirely through the voice-over of Ventura.
The voice-over eventually leads to many labyrinthine stories regarding the lives of many people he met in Mozambique, not least the members of his own rock n' roll band, specifically Mario to whom Ventura was a sort of right hand man. The stories are all vivid and told with great detail and humour, but essentially they are a smokescreen to what's otherwise a very simple tragedy of forbidden love, beautifully told. In many ways, even through these many decade-spanning branches, the film's narrative closely resembles the works of Gabriel García Márquez. The love story at the heart of it is one forbidden due in large part to the social aspect, that Aurora is a pregnant, married woman, but all throughout the film there's another side suggesting the nature of this affair's forbiddance is also of a divine kind - it is, precisely, taboo. There are many elements of magical realism at play, from the cryptic opening tale to the encounters with witch-doctors and seers, the latter foreboding the tragic end to the affair. Even the location, set around a fictional Mount Tabu, and the attitude adopted by Dandy, Aurora's pet alligator, seem to plot to make their fates meet. There is a strong mystical power at play, one that, like many of Márquez's most classic works, seems to exist as an unholy hybrid between local and European beliefs product of colonization.
Evidently, this affair is doomed from the start. The inversion of the original Tabu titles, leading to an almost sardonic remark over the latter section, allows us to see and know these characters' fate before we see their relationship progress, and thus the development of their relationship is all the more arduous and cathartic.
In the Q&A with Miguel Gomes, he mentioned that he had no ulterior motives to tell this story, no overlapping ideas as he does not consider himself to be a smart man and therefore does not consider his ideas "worthy" enough to sustain a film (perhaps in admitting that he's smarter than a vast majority of the filmmakers in the BAFICI), but instead he concentrates on catching glimpses, moments and developing a story out of them. Effectively this is not a film of big ideas and enlightenment, roughly the overarching themes could be related to adultery and natural law with hints of a cultural clash and the likes, but it's never really about that. It's about creating a story that's affecting like no other, and that he's managed to create. With this, Gomes becomes a cinematic force to be reckoned with, and one I'll be following very closely from now on.
I watched Tabu knowing very little about it and found the film a real
treat to watch, but however I will try to avoid giving too much away as
this is one of those films that are best to watch not knowing too much.
The whole viewing experience is very rewarding, not just emotionally,
but also in that your required patience is amply rewarded. Though the
entire film is shot in black and white, the two different stories are
told in differing stylistic ways, making Tabu a very fitting tribute to
cinema itself.
The first half, firstly being set in the present day, has almost a surrealist feel to it, with some apparently random moments and new characters being introduced suddenly. This does require your attention and anyone could be forgiven for wondering where the hell the film is going. However, as the first half reaches its inevitable conclusion and we enter the second half, this is where Tabu becomes an engaging and emotionally rewarding film. Many of the supposedly random moments of the first half now fit in perfectly as we are revealed what happened when Aurora was a young woman living in Africa.
The second half is a rather simple story of an illicit love affair that could never be but is told in an emotionally powerful way, enhanced by the framed narrative structure and deeply mournful narration of who we discover to be the man she loved. The power of the voice over is enhanced by the completely different stylistic approach of the second half, the only dialogue throughout is the voice over of Aurora's lover and the whole second half is shot in 16mm. The poignant reflections of the narrator can easily be interpreted as also being the director's and perhaps us the viewer's feelings towards silent era cinema of a bygone age. This stylistic approach is very much purposeful, all other diagetic sounds can be heard, and the characters are physically talking to each other. The emotional power is only enhanced by the fact all we can hear is the non-diagetic narration and having to otherwise rely on expressions and body language of the characters. Part two feels like a two sided approach to love of the past; a past loved one and a love of cinema of the past.
Despite the main subject of the story at hand, Tabu is not a completely bleak film, the playful use of different cinematic techniques and music are a joy to watch and the catharsis of the ending leaves a feeling of poignancy but not abject misery. There are however elements to Tabu that may frustrate. It feels that the protagonist of part one is Pilar, Aurora's neighbour and her story does feel frustratingly unfinished as we see elements of her daily life that make us truly care about her as these moments have literally nothing to do with Aurora. However, this is the story of Aurora through the eyes of those around her and in that case the stylistic approach of part one in retrospect fits with that of part two. The surrealist and playful approach to narrative structure in part one may seem pretentious and potentially alienating to some, but after watching the entire film I could only look back at it with positive feelings.
Original and unique, Tabu is a thoroughly engrossing and emotionally rewarding story that serves not only as a tribute to human love, but also love of the history of cinema. The first thirty minutes or so may feel hard work at first, but what the remainder of the film has to offer more than amply rewards the viewer's patience.
A KVIFF viewing, the third feature-length work from Portuguese director
Miguel Gomes, which was among the contenders for the Golden Bear in
Berlin earlier this year, and wound up winning the FIPRESCI Prize and
Alfred Bauer Award.
The film is entirely in Black & White, which has a deceiving anachronism effect and injects an appeasing vigor to enliven the storyline. With being equally divided into two parts, the first half is the contemporary story between a middle-aged woman, Pillar and her senior neighbor Aurora (who is live alone with her black servant Santa, and strongly believes her estranged daughter and Santa are plotting against her); the second half is completely B&W silent, with an elaborate voice-over from Aurora's former lover Ventura, revealing a secret history about he and Aurora's love affair back in Africa half an century ago. It is a distinctively interesting composition, which contributes a pleasant illusion that we were watching a double-feature.
But by comparison, the first part is more austere and compelling while the second part is basically about a superfluously hackneyed liaison between a married woman and a romantic womanizer, the only worthiness is that it is between two white people in Africa, and if one intends to get some in-depth probe about the continent and its people, the film could hardly suffices this curiosity.
Between the female correlation in the first part, Pilar has a manifest momentum to propel the storyline, and ruefully there will not be a third paragraph to recount her story out of the lightly over-hyped second part, her story behind might own more worth to be revisited and explored. Teresa Madruga and Laura Soveral are spellbinding during their screen time, if only the second half could be reinterpreted in another way, the film could have been a fabulous essay about love, aging and mystery behind everyone's usual representation.
Tabu is exactly the type of poetic old-fashioned film I adore. It's a
simple story told very unconventionally, with the long slow death of a
character in the first half (entitled "Paradise Lost") and then the
best years of her life in the second ("Paradise") to the point of where
the aforementioned Paradise came to an end. The aesthetics of the film
are the real highlight here and truly capture the essence of the story
in a unique way. The lush texture in the rich black and white
photography are a delight to watch, and recall the effects Jim
Jarmusch's Dead Man's cinematography had with the ethereal, sometimes
tragic and sometimes comic atmosphere it created. The timeless
cinematography is also reminiscent of the 1920s studio films with
manufactured exterior shots and the use of a traditional 1.37:1 ratio.
There's a fascinating use of sound too, with the second half being
dialogue-less, despite watching characters talk, and featuring only
atmosphere sounds of the jungle. There's also a great use of a Ronettes
song that I love ostensibly translated into Portuguese. Tabu is a
majestic film that had a profound effect on me. It's an interesting
take on the long term consequence of a 'taboo' (in this case,
adultery). One of the best of the year.
Memories of the past do not always tell us about people and events as
they actually were, but often are a mixture of truth and illusion.
Portuguese director Miguel Gomes' third feature Tabu takes us on a
nostalgic journey that begins in the modern city of today's Lisbon and
travels to colonial Africa fifty years ago to attempt to recapture in
memory the paradise that was lost. Shot in black and white by
cinematographer Rui Poças and using 16mm film rather than color to
establish a time differential, the film reminds us of the romantic
movies Hollywood used to make in the 1930s and owes a debt to F.W.
Murnau, whose title was borrowed from his 1931 South Seas adventure.
Divided into two parts, Tabu's first section depicts an elderly woman, a dreamer beset by remorse and regret, who is fast losing her grip on reality. The second is the story of an obsessive love set in the shadows of a fictional Mount Tabu in Africa. It is a moving story of love and loss, silent except for a voice-over narration, the ambient sounds of nature, and the music of Phil Spector and others from the sixties. The film begins with an enigmatic prologue in which an explorer, distraught over the death of his wife, decides to end his life by swimming with the crocodiles, an allegorical reptile used as a recurring motif throughout the film. The scene then shifts to Lisbon where Aurora (Laura Soveral), an elderly victim of an unknown troubled past, is now close to the end of her days.
She lives with Santa (Isabel Muñoz Cardoso), her maid from Cape Verde who fills her own days by reading Robinson Crusoe at the local book club. Though Santa caters to her every need, Aurora is convinced that she is a sorceress who is putting a spell on her. Having lost her money at the casinos, Aurora looks to her estranged daughter living in Canada and her neighbor, Pilar ((Teresa Madruga), a staunch Catholic and social activist for financial help but little is forthcoming. When Aurora is taken to the hospital, she talks about the only time she truly felt loved, the time when she met a playboy and adventurer on her husband's colonial estate back in the sixties.
Aurora asks Pilar to find her friend, Gian Luca (Henrique Espírito Santo) and have him come to her one last time, but she dies before he is found in a nursing home. Using material from diaries and private letters to establish its credibility, Ventura tells his story to Pilar and Santa over a cup of coffee. It is a personal engaging and deeply felt and is related with poetic insight, told from his point of view. Shifting back fifty years, we see a young Aurora (Ana Moreira), an heiress who has inherited a farm from her father. Surrounded by doting black servants, she is married to a wealthy merchant (Ivo Muller) and pregnant with his child, but her life will change forever when she meets Gian Luca Ventura (Carloto Cotta), a member of her husband's friend Mario's (Manuel Mesquita) rock band and begins a stormy, furtive love affair that will begin and end many times but in the emotions it engenders, it will last a lifetime.
Their story is dramatized in the context of a native rebellion, the beginning of the decolonization process that began in 1961 and continued for more than ten years. Though Gomes glosses over these events and shunts them to the background, the film's depiction of the white adventurers tells us all we need to know about the colonial mentality. At its core, however, Tabu is not a film about history or even about big ideas but an old-fashioned love story that, while perhaps never quite penetrating below the surface of its characters, captivates with its mood, physical beauty, and sense of dream-like mystery. It is a wistful and haunting film about the day when all that is left are memories, dreams, and an overriding longing for an imagined paradise. To Gian Carlo, as to all, in Proust's words, "It comes so soon, the moment when there is nothing left to wait for."
Honestly, the film started out slow and I wasn't sure where it was
going in the first part.
The second part cranked up fast and the audience becomes quickly engrossed in Aurora's past and her life in Africa. One completely understands her melancholy and longing for her past when you compare her farm on Mount Tabu to her life in Lisbon.
Aurora's verboten romance with Gian Luca quickly builds up and the audience can feel the longing and how Aurora felt trapped with her pleasant husband.
The saddest part for me was when Gian Luca played the drums to the Ronette's song and his entire demeanor is crushed and devastated.
The film ends satisfactorily although the tragic ending of Gian Luca's romance with Aurora is well... sad and unfortunate.
Miguel Gomes did an excellent job in this film and the actor Carlo Carlotta did wonderfully as did Ana Moreira. Teresa Madruga did great as the audience's eyes and ears.
Lastly, I thoroughly enjoyed the use of black and white cinema for the Africa part of the film. It threw modern Lisbon into relief and made it seem even more drastically different.
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Sometimes I think critics include a movie on their top 10 lists simply
because it's the last one they remember seeing. That might be the case
with "Tabu," which showed up on more than one list, but isn't nearly as
interesting a film as it pretends to be, or as the critics who rave
about it seem to think it is.
"Tabu" is full of auteur tricks and cinephile homages. It borrows its name from an obscure FW Murnau silent, it's filmed in black and white and utilizes two different film speeds, and the entire second half has no dialog, only voice-over. But underneath all those tricks is a surprising conventional film. Well, more precisely, two films.
After a brief interlude involving an intrepid explorer, a ghost and a crocodile, Part 1 begins, which is titled "Lost Paradise." It's about three women living in present-day Lisbon -- Pilar, her neighbor Aurora, and Aurora's African caretaker, Santa. Aurora is wildly dramatic, and probably senile. She sneaks away from Santa to gamble away any money she comes across. She corners Pilar one day and shares her fears that Santa is a servant of the devil who has imprisoned her and cast a curse upon them all. Of course the truth is much less dramatic, but Pilar still feels obligated to try and do something for her aging neighbor. And when her health takes a turn for the worse and Aurora asks her only friend to track down a man she once knew, of course Pilar obliges her.
The man's name is Ventura, and he's not very hard to track down. The second half of the film, titled "Paradise," is his recounting of his relationship with Aurora; the entire thing is narrated by him but acted out like something from "Unsolved Mysteries" -- the actors on the screen speak but we never hear their words, only ambient sounds around them. It is an interesting way to portray a memory, to keep us aware that this isn't happening, it's being remembered. But really - an hour of flashback? The contrivance grows old fast, and we never transition out of it into more immediate and direct storytelling.
The memory takes place in Mozambique, back when it was a Portuguese colony. Aurora is the beautiful bored wife of a rich merchant, and Ventura is a rake and a roustabout. He looks an awful lot like pirate Johnny Depp in "Chocolat." Of course this is the kind of guy you should never trust around your women, but Aurora's husband is out of town quite a bit, and there's the matter of a constantly escaping pet crocodile. Pretty soon they are in bed (Aurora and Ventura, not the crocodile) and not long after that they are in love. But she is pregnant, and the baby is her husband's, not her lover's. This is a love story that can only end in tragedy. (Which, of course, we already knew, because this is all being tragically remembered, mind you.)
So essentially, we have two movies -- the two parts are too stylistically different to be considered anything else. The first half is a quiet, borderline boring Euroflick about aging and loneliness. It has a vaguely Almodovarian feel, though there are no transvestites or ghosts, only a cadre of middle-aged women. The second half is more classical, and also more formulaic, reminiscent of sweeping, exotic romances from the golden age of Hollywood without ever approaching that kind of grandeur. (Indeed, it uses pretense to steer clear of that kind of grandeur and emotional intensity. Of it was as overheated and melodramatic as the movies it's emulating, it would probably be unbearably campy.) Both halves are decently made short films -- probably better than average, but I think for "Tabu" to really work, the two halves need to connect on a deeper level than the plot. And that never materializes. I want the two halves to comment on each other, to enrich each other in some way, but it's just not there. So really, all it amounts to is, "hey, you know that crazy old lady next door? She's got a quite a story, set in Africa, about infidelity and murder and crocodiles. Imagine that!"
"In all my films there is an urge for fiction," Mr. Gomes said in an interview with Slate. "There is a first part that begs for another film to appear, and it does because of our common desire." I'd say he's accomplished about half of that goal, twice over. While watching "Tabu," I kept waiting for another film to appear, a more interesting, more subtle and complex, more deeply layered film. But it never does. So I guess I'll move on to the next thing, and keep looking.
A retired, religious woman Pilar (Teresa Madruga) endeavours to assist
her sensitive, enigmatic and fidgety neighbour Aurora (Laura Soveral)
whose both psychological and physical health is growing gradually worse
and worse. Once Aurora dies, Pilar and Aurora's maid set off in search
for a certain man named Ventura (Henrique Espírito Santo) who appears
to be a bond between the presence and Aurora's shady past
This unorthodox tribute to silent cinema and F. W. Murnau's Tabu from 1931 is atypical even by art-house standards and despite being relatively flawed, it succeeds in overcoming its foibles by its sheer eccentricity and stunning cinematography. The movie is initiated with an outlandish prologue recounting a separate story about a suicide of an explorer devoid of hope for a better future which is entailed by his wife's demise. This prelude constitutes the introduction to this black-and-white motion picture whose general theme is about incapability of leading life without love. The flick proceeds to the first part called Paradise Lost which is about superstitious Aurora's struggles with her paranoid temperament and loneliness on account of being stranded by her ungrateful daughter. At this point, mise-en-scène by Gomes is invariably baffling. This is the weakest part of the film which is extortionately digressive and, apart from the main subject tackled in the ensemble, inauspiciously attempts to encompass such issues as metaphysic, depression of senile citizens in the modern society, passion for cinema as well as faith. As a consequence, it is not much of anything and by briefly alluding to these matters, the atypical drama leaves us with a sense of insufficiency, superficiality and instead of plunging into the major topic, it virtually mummifies the entire concept. Nevertheless, the scatter-brained aspect does not perplex that much and the instant the plot drags, the auxiliary visuals come in handy and prevent the material from becoming lifeless.
Once Tabu transmutes into a strand of flashbacks derived from Ventura's memory (a part called Paradise), it embarks on being uncannily engrossing and bounteously asserts its aesthetic beauteousness by exposing landscapes of Portugal colonies with its eye-pleasing black-and-white photography. Narrated with an assistance of Ventura's voice-over, the pic acquires an exceptionally poetic and contemplative relish and genuinely resembles a piece of silent cinema. This is likewise the moment in which one might discern the evident sway of aforementioned Murnau's opus and the parallels between both works are decidedly far from coincidental. It is not that Gomes endeavours to counterfeit Murnau's classic, but the afterthought conveyed from the perspective of colonisers and not a native collective is analogous by commenting on the inability to fulfil one's love owing to social convenances. The creation of Gomes reverberates some relations from Portuguese Colonial War, but Gomes seems to be uninterested in delving in this phenomenon and prefers to frame waterfalls and majestically picturesque plantations. Notwithstanding, the glossy, sumptuous appearance does not conceal the fact that Tabu is rather a pure stylistic exercise than a very prosperous psychological or political depiction of occurrences transpiring on the screen and the narrator just roughly indicates a development regarding his relationship with Aurora in his psyche. It is the extravagant stylisation and the offbeat, non-linear composition which renders the décor appealing and the entire movie jolly palatable.
The acting is very dexterous throughout the utter film. Teresa Madruga is plausible as a middle-aged prude who craves to console Aurora who is also well played by Laura Soveral. The remainder of the cast is highly enjoyable as well, but there were instants in which some performers felt slightly stiff and somewhat somnolent. Cinematography by Rui Poças is exceedingly ravishing and its tranquil nature captivates the audience from the onset to the very end and its sweetness and subtle charm works symbiotically with some delicate piano riffs which embellish and endow Tabu with several exultations.
Whilst the flick is acclaimed and highly rated by majority of film critics, I am inclined to believe that this abundant, structurally unusual motion picture serves its purpose and delivers a great deal of fabulous shots, but I am far from stating that it is a flawless, timeless and sublime trove. Indubitably, there are some ingenious aesthetic touches, but what Tabu lacked for me was the textural integrity, insightfulness as well as some concretism.
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AWARD WINNING Trip Advisor Florida Vacation Home
From $396 / night
|Per night:
|$396 - $450
|Per week:
|$2,775 - $2,995
|Pets allowed:
Bedrooms: 7
Bathrooms: 6
Sleeps: 22
Type: Villa
Pets allowed: No
Internet: Yes
WOW!! Even the other villa owners say this about our home, If you are looking for the best go no further. This is strictly for you sun-seekers, as apart from visiting the Mouse; the sun after all is another great reason to visit Florida.
This home has a elegantly shaped 36' x 20' heated "Hollywood" Style designer-pool,with its on fibre optic light show, changing the colour of the water every 30 seconds on a huge 60'x 54' south-facing deck, so you can soak up the sun all day, or relax in our enormous 10-person hot-tub, with your friends and family, while watching the magnificent sunset over Star Lake, cool drink in hand, after your grueling day at Disney.
If the heat gets you, relax in the air-conditioned splendour of the villa, and the family room with its gigantic, ceiling hung Plasma T.V. screen with Bose Home Theatre surround sound, better than a cinema, whilst chilling-out under our unique amazing Chinese cooling fans. If you have the energy how about a game of Air Hockey, Pool, or darts, or the PS-2 games console in the Bada Bing games room, and if the kids are beating you, send them upstairs, while you feign an injury and get yourself a Rolling-Ball Back-rub on one of our two Robotic Massage Chairs,or open your Laptop, and use our Wi-Fi enabled Internet, or why not try your luck, Fishing in our Lake with our Fishing Rods.
When it's time for bed the cosseting continues, with our sumptuous King pillow-top mattresses in the three masters and the Queen, believe me you just won't want to get out of these things, and why should you, especially with TV/DVD/VCR 27"/LCD 37" combos in the masters, and 20" TV/DVD combos in all other bedrooms, with over 200 hundred satelitte channels, including Fox Sports and the Golf Channel and HBO, we even have a High Powered sound system to pipe music to every room on the ground floor including the lanai and pool deck, part of villa living is the absence of people knocking on your door hassling you to make up the room, so you can stay there as long as you like, after all this is your home for now.
And it has everything you would expect it to have and more; fully equipped kitchen, laundry-room, towels, do not bring anything but your clothes. Any problems, there is a management company on call 24/7 to help you.
This magnificent home is situated between the Moon and Star lakes on Formosa Gardens, in its own ¼ acre lot, assuring you of the privacy that you deserve. If you don't know, Formosa Gardens is renowned throughout the world as the premier gated-community with its close proximity to Disney and shops. This house has been designed in an stunning Oriental theme, and no expense has been spared on this seven-bedroom six-bathroom home.
Alan & Joye Godfrey
Alan Godfrey
TGI Fridays
Taco Bell
Chinese restaurants
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as well as ponderosa, Angels, Red Lobster and many more.
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Owner Profile
About:The photo is of Joye and I on Vacation in Sorrento Italy, we went to attend her neices wedding, Joye was made redundant from her job, at the Bank of America, where she had worked for 21 years, as a Compliance Officer, in the UK Branch.
I, had spent 20 Years in the Sign Trade, and after I had...
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|Check In: 5 p.m. Check Out: 10 a.m.
|Lodging tax: 13%
|Deposits: Deposit required: 25%, on booking also Security deposit of 500 Returnable. Standard Rate is $396 Throughout the Year. Holiday and High Season, and Weekend Rate $450 Please call or Email (Better) for Deals and Discounts, that I can give you on the Rates Quoted.
|Payment Options: American Express, Cashier's Check, Discover, Mastercard, Money Order, PayPal, Personal Check, Visa
|Other Fees: Cleaning Charges for six days or less $250/£150 Swimming pool heating required $250 / £150 / wk CORPORATE PARTIES...Why stay in a dingy hotel and pay through the nose for it, more and more companies are now booking rental homes, during there convention or sales meetings, and getting a beautiful home, with you own private pool, at a fraction of the cost of a hotel room...Email or call me, for the prices and dates.
Reviews (1)
Reviews for this vacation villa rental in Kissimmee, Florida
Fantastic Place to stay
Fantastic Place to stay
May 3, 2011
We stayed for 11 nights at the Waters Edge in March 2011. Its our second visit to Orlando, and our second stay at this villa. Although my wife and I had stayed here before, we had friends with us this time which really added to the magic of staying in such a fantastic place.
Pamela H
Brownsburg, Indiana
Absolute Paradise
Left on Mar 27, 2015 for a stay in Feb 2015
2 people found this review helpful
When my brother and I decided we wanted to take our kids and grandkids on a family vacation to Florida and Disneyworld, we started searching on the Internet for a house to rent that would accommodate all 17 of us. The house that we found of Alan's in Formosa Gardens Estate fit the bill perfectly. We couldn't have been more pleased. The home was well-kept and clean. When we arrived, the hot tub and pool heater were not working, and the Property Manaagement company was called and responded immediately. We even managed to catch a fish in the stocked pond! We would definitely rent this house again, and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a large rental home in a great location, close to everything. Thanks, Alan - it was AMAZING!
Frome, United Kingdom
EXCELLENT superb location overlooking Lake and close to Disney World
Left on Jan 22, 2016 for a stay in Jan 2016
This is an excellent spacious villa with a superb pool where the rear view is across the developments lake. It is safe as the complex is security gated. The villa has 4 king/doubles and 3 twins/ family beds all with en-suites making it ideal for families. The villa was so big we only used the ground floor. Pool and hot tub EXCELLENT, make sure you pay for it to be heated if in winter months- well worth it!! Within mins are shops for everyday things and quality eateries. Disney is the nearest set of theme parks literally 10-20 mins depending on traffic. On other side of Orlando from airport so no airport noise Really does deserve the awards.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Your response:
"Hi Brian. Thank You for your Lovely Review, its my Thirteenth Year of ownership, and Reviews from Guests like you, make it all worth while. Regards Alan"
Manchester, UK
Great Villa in Great Location
Left on Jun 15, 2016 for a stay in Jun 2016
When a property is so highly rated It's always difficult to match expectation to reality. This Villa didn't disappoint in any way. It was spacious and well maintained to a high standard. Pool area and furniture were great. We ate out there whenever we were at home. Finally there was the location. Perfect for Disney and good local eating and shopping. Thoroughly recommended
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Your response:
"Thanks Pelicans1 Always Happy to make sure my Guests Enjoy their stay, and make sure you come back to me for your Next Disney Trip. Alan"
Scotland, United Kingdom
We loved it.
Left on Jun 30, 2016 for a stay in Jun 2016
Spacious, well equipped and spotless, in a quiet residential neighbourhood. Excellent pool – the kids loved it. Local supermarket near the Outback restaurant has all you ever need. One minor fault was rectified within 2 hours of being reported. Alarms on all doors leading to pool give peace of mind when you have young children. Searched long and hard for our party of 11 before booking this - we were not disappointed. No hesitation in recommending it to others.
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Your response:
"Thanks Darren for your Lovely Review."
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
great spot for golfers
This is a great house. Perfect place if you have a large group of individuals who prefer private quarters with all the en-suite bedrooms. Very clean and comfortable. Beautiful pool area.
Stayed: March 2015Submitted: March 9, 2015
Owner response:
Thanks Jim for your Review.
More and More Golfers are now Finding Out about the Benefits of a Home over a Hotel.
You make sure you Contact me On your next trip to Florida
?Wonderful house for a family reunion and it's wheelchair friendl?
5 of 5 starsReviewed April 13, 2014 for a stay in March 2014
1 person found this review helpful
This is a wonderful house for a family reunion, even with my 88 year old mother in a wheelchair! One of the master bathrooms has hand rails to help at the toilet and in the shower. The room has wide doors to easily allow wheelchair entry. The owner has a ramp to the front door and a ramp to the backyard pool area. The house has many great amenities that kept a group of 16 fully entertained: the pool, spa, games room, large great room with a lot of seating for conversations, and BBQ. It is conveniently located just south of Disney World and has a near-by market and pizza place. The management company quickly responded to minor problems with the house, once they were there within 30 minutes! We truly enjoyed our stay at the house
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5 of 5 starsLocation 5 of 5 starsCleanliness
5 of 5 starsCheck-in 5 of 5 starsService
?This place is heaven!!?
5 of 5 starsReviewed July 9, 2014 for a stay in July 2014
Close to all the attractions yet private enough to give you relaxation!!! Can't wait to book here again!! The owners were very easy to work with and very patient with us!!! Thanks again for renting to us!!!
5 of 5 starsReviewed July 31, 2014 for a stay in July 2014
My wife and I rented this house for a family vacation which was 17 people. Everyone had a bed to sleep in and was very clean. The house is well maintained with everything that you would need. I would recommend the house to anyone.
?Wonderful Home!?
5 of 5 starsReviewed August 31, 2014 for a stay in June 2014
Perfect for a large family! Our family had a wonderful time staying at this home! The location was great. The pool was enjoyed by everyone. Plenty of room and well maintained. The owner was easy to work with and always corresponded in a very timely manner. Would not hesitate to stay here again.
Traveling group: Extended Family
Would I recommend this vacation rental to my best friend? Yes.
5 of 5 starsReviewed September 8, 2014 for a stay in August 2014
We had our family reunion here over the Labor Day Weekend to celebrate my parents' 60th wedding anniversary! This home was perfect for all of us and it had everything you could possibly need! The home is spacious enough that when we retired to our bedrooms, it felt like we were alone. The kids loved the game room which has a billiard table and an air-hockey table. The pool is absolutely amazing, changes colors at night and was big enough for volleyball! The hot-tub easily seats 10 and creates a really cool waterfall into the pool! One day, we actually spent the entire day in the pool enclosure bbq-ing, playing games and just chillin'! As my father is in a wheelchair, the accessibility made it a breeze to accomodate him in all areas of the house on the first floor. We are a family of cooks so we utilized every inch of the kitchen which was fully equipped with every utensil one would possibly need. If you are more apt to eat out, there is a major road with all the chain restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, etc. just a mile away. Though all of that is at your disposal, the secure gated community the home is situated in, is quiet and safe. A big plus too is the quick access to major highways which will take you to any of Orlando's attractions in minutes. The lake that the house sits on is beautiful and my nephew pulled 2 BIG large-mouth bass out of it within minutes of fishing! I HIGHLY recommend this home to every and any large group that is looking for a clean and fun-filled stay!
"very good home for a large group"
Guest: John. (Washington State)
Date of Stay: 11/21/10 Review Submitted: 01/04/12
Guest Review from - Jan 4, 2012 Alan was very helpful and organized as we made arrangements to rent his home. The home is in good condition and everything worked! The pool was great, however the hot tub could have been a bit warmer. Everyone stated that the beds were very comfortable and we would not hesitate to rent this home again if the occasion to need this large a home again arises.
Fantastic Villa
Guest: Jo (South Carolina)
Date of Stay: 04/22/12 Review Submitted: 04/27/12
Our team of 14 stayed at this wonderful Villa. The bedrooms were great and the pool area was fabulous. Highly recommend.
Great place for a large group and close to Disney!
Guest: Jim R. (Pompano Beach, FL)
Date of Stay: 04/26/12 Review Submitted: 05/02/12
We rented this place for a combination wedding and family reunion and there were 14 adults and 5 kids (under 6). Plenty of room to spread out and the pool area is really fantastic with plenty of seating, tables, etc! Suggest you call ahead day of arrival (I wish we had) because the place was not ready for us at our 5PM check-in. Somehow they expected us the next day! I will say that the mgmt office was very responsive and had cleaning staff and TV tech (the main TV was inoperable) at the office and all was made ready (but not until about 7PM for 5PM check-in). Other than that "glitch", the house was "as advertised" and provided comfortable accommodations for our large family group, in a nice setting.
Owner response:I am sorry this happened, its the first time it has, and was due to a simple mix up by the Cleaning Crew, on the dates, but we sorted it as soon as possible, and Jim had the Home a couple of hours late.
Great House, Great Locations, Great Idea
Guest: Coach (Atlanta)
Date of Stay: 05/23/12 Review Submitted: 06/01/12
I have just returned from taking 11 teenagers to a tournament in Orlando. We usually stay in hotels. This was my first time to rent a home. First of all, Alan is very helpful. He called me a couple of times to answer questions. The house is in a great location. Close to I-4 which takes you to Disney, Universal and ESPN Sports complex. The neighborhood and home are very secure. The house is large and roomy. My group had plenty of room to spread out. The pool area, game room, den and kitchens areas are very nice for the group to gather. It was very helpful having a laundry room in the house and not down the hall or down the street. There are tons of restaurants very close to the house as well as a Wind Dixie at the end of the street. The house was very nice and clean. If I ever take a group back to Orlando, I will be calling Alan again.
Guest Review July 2012
Thanks Alan, our stay was fantastic. The house was absolutely BEAUTIFUL and everything was as you said. Also, you made the trip more than we thought it could be for the kids, cant thank you enough. Lesson learned from Alan Godfrey this year was that you cant beat a family vacation with everyone under one roof and a private pool. You were more than patient walking me thru the steps to renting online, more than fair and in fact went overboard when helping me correct a mistake i made, and as much as Universal Studios made the trip fun for the kids, the icing on the cake was your home. My prayer was that we didnt do anything in our stay to disrespect you, Mrs. Joye, your home or the neighbors. Again a sincere THANKS for everything and God Bless!
August 2012
Dear Alan,
I wanted to thank you very much for the use of your Villa during the last couple of weeks. My family and I had an absolutely wonderful time together there and without exception were all very impressed by the very high standard of décor, presentation and cleanliness throughout.. The location is also very attractive.
Once again many thanks for all your help with this and look forward to receiving refund of the initial deposit paid, together an opportunity of possibly renting this property again sometime during the next two to three years or so.
Kind regards
Guest Review from jo - Apr 27, 2012
"Fantastic place to stay"
What a wonderful place to relax and from which to explore Orlando. Our team had a fantastic time. The location is great and the house is perfect.
Guest: HAC170971 (Worcestershire, UK)
Date of Stay: 10/01/08 Review Submitted: 10/11/08
Hi Alan All 13 of us had a fantastic time in your lovely villa. There was everything to accomodate us and the 5 children varying in ages from 4 to 15 from the pool to the games room and TV's in every room. The parks were located not far which meant the kids had time to do the pool (again & again) every night. My son got married when we were there and the rest of the family that were staying in the area had a great day and used the facilities of the house ie bar-b-q The local area has great bars and eating places however we found that the better eating was at International Drive. The shopping we found at the markets was just holiday 'tat' however the shopping outlets were great with great designer discount shops My family would highly recommend your villa or any of the villas in the Formosa Gardens area as they all look of a high standard and are well maintained The only problem we encountered was the oven - we put a pizza in and it took two hours but i believe that this is normal for american style convection cookers!!!! Thanks once again for a lovely holiday in your lovely home Elaine
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Guest: HAC182807 (chelmsford)
Date of Stay: 01/01/09 Review Submitted: 01/04/09
Wow wow wow! Alan we had the best time ever staying in your beautiful villa, we felt we were in the lap of luxury. 11 of us stayed and we had more than enough room for us all. The pool and lanai were out of this world the kids lived in it and could not wait to get back to it after the parks and shopping. The men played poker every evening by the pool, and the games room was more than used. Every thing was catered for, the American washing machines and dryers were brilliant, never ran out of towels etc. My neice was made up to have use of the Wi-Fi and update her friends back home daily, more like make them jealous. We were so central to everything nothing was too far it was ideal. We wanted to stay there forever. We booked with you so many years ago and had such a build up to our holiday the whole family reunion, and we were not dissappointed one bit. You have been brilliant Alan, so helpful with everything we thank you very much. We definately have the Florida bug now and hope that we may return some day if we could stay in your villa again that would be the icing on the cake!
Date of Stay: 12/01/09 Review Submitted: 11/30/09
The house is clean, quiet, spacious, and a fantastic location central to beautiful golf courses and parks. This will actually be our 5th year staying in this house and we could not recommend it more. The owners and management company for this house deliver simply the highest professional experience you will receive. The gated community, quiet setting, beautiful/clean house simply deliver a peaceful solitude to enjoy your vacation with zero worries. Do not hesitate to email me directly if you want a personal recommendation or questions. I live in Boston, Ma. we rent this house each year. Again, Thank You Alan the service and house are excellent and we do appreciate it. See you next year! Joe Gaska
Melissa Cowherd (-)
Date of Stay: 12/29/09 Review Submitted: 12/29/09
Our vacation stay at The Water's Edge during the holidays was wonderful! The most important thing to report is booking with Alan was easy because he is honest, professional and efficient, entry to the house a breeze, and the furnishings so nice that it made accommodation worries non existent. The house easily held the 11 members of two families and friends, aged 18 to 55. After enjoying theme parks, outlet malls, and other Orlando offerings, we came home to talk over our day around the hot tub and heated pool and played a little pool. Our older kids never felt the need to go clubbing with this house! It is located right at Disney, groceries, drug stores and restaurants. After our stay, we will never go back to hotels and will book again for an Orlando vacation! Thanks Alan and Joye!
All the comforts of home
Guest: FBfamof6 (Flowery Branch, Georgia)
Date of Stay: 05/29/10 Review Submitted: 06/06/10
Thank you Alan. My family and I really enjoyed spending the last week in your home. Everything was as stated in the ad. We had everything we needed. We regularly stay at Florida homes and yours was one of the nicest (and largest). You have thought about every need. Very close and convenient to all Disney parks. Pete
Recommended for:Age 55+, adventure seekers, sightseeing, girls getaway, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, families with young children.
Guest: Linda (-)
Date of Stay: 06/06/10 Review Submitted: 08/16/10
Wonderful!!! Wonderful house in a great setting on a lake away from it all but very close to the action , Disney Parks, Shopping, Minature Golf, restaurants and so much more!! We saw amazing birds and enjoyed the huge pool with a screened in Lanai! The four master suites were wonderful with the most comfortable beds. The older kids loved the game room and the pool alarm allowed our 3 year old grandson to be safe:) The house is perfect for large families with a huge living room and excellent kitchen. We enjoyed our stay so much we didn't want to leave. Renting this house was without worries! The Knowles", Quigley, and Carter Familes • By Linda from Woodstock, Georgia on 6/28/2010 for a stay in 6/1/2010
Guest: gz (-)
Date of Stay: 07/01/10 Review Submitted: 08/16/10
Perfect Comfort The Water's Edge was exactly what we expected and more. Owners alan and Joye have a lovely home and were very easy to work with. Alan went so far as speaking with us on the phone to answer any questions and ease any concerns we had about renting a home. We were a group of 16 and we could not have been more comfortable, or have had a better location. In the event of a return trip to the area, it would not be without another stay in this home. Absolutely beautiful! • By Guzneydingerman from Brockton, MA on 8/9/2010 for a stay in 7/1/2010
Guest: Stacy (-)
Date of Stay: 11/01/10 Review Submitted: 12/11/10
Best part of Disney was coming back to the house each night! We had 13 of us staying, all family with middle to teenage children. The house was perfect for location, space, size layout. Alan was excellent to book with and every need was taken care of. I don't think we could have survived Disney without this wonderful sanctuary to return to each evening! Most definately would recommend it for anyone who wants a beautiful home to stay in that is close to everything, with absolutely no hassles or issues from booking to getting damage deposit back. We feel fortunate to have had such successful experience. Thanks so much alan and Joye · By Stacy from Calgary Alberta on 12/4/2010 for a stay in 11/1/2010
Friends and Family - Jan 6-10, 2011
Guest: John (Norcross, GA)
Date of Stay: 01/06/11 Review Submitted: 02/01/11
We had a group of 16 friends and family from all over the country (Minnesota down to Georgia) head down for the Disney Marathon weekend. The place was fantastic and fit all of our needs - only one "negative" thing to comment on (and it really wasn't THAT bad) - the 4th "master" bedroom actually doesn't have a bedroom that connects to the bedroom - in order to use it you have to walk in a short hallway that connects to the kitchen/dining area. Other than that, everything was "as advertised" and we would definitely go back. The pool/hot tub felt GREAT - go with the heated option and you won't regret it. We had a couple of maintenance issues, but the management company resolved those expeditiously and completely. Having a grocery store and retaurants nearby was also very nice on the rare occasion we didn't eat in...
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children.
Fantastic place to stay for all ages
Guest: Hazel (UK)
Date of Stay: 03/09/11 Review Submitted: 05/03/11
We stayed for 11 nights at the Waters Edge in March 2011. Its our second visit to Orlando, and our second stay at this villa. Although my wife and I had stayed here before, we had friends with us this time which really added to the magic of staying in such a fantastic place.
Recommended for:Age 55+, adventure seekers, sightseeing, girls getaway, people with disabilities, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children.
"The Waters Edge - Stunning"
Guest: Lovedit (Dublin, Ireland)
Date of Stay: 06/18/11 Review Submitted: 07/25/11
I recently stayed at the villa and I have to say it was absolutely perfect.. we had 15 .. yes 15 people there, 12 adults and 3 kids and we had plenty of space. The view at the back was lovely in the evenings and you can spot some interesting birds around the lake - a real treat. The location is fantastic, easy to get to everything. The villa itself has everything you could need and the games room was a real treat.. we had pool tournaments in the evenings and that was great fun. We all travelled from Ireland, I dealt with alan directly and we spoke on the phone a few times - really genuine and nice people. If you have any reservations about this place dont, you couldnt get better than this. Go for it - you will love it!
Recommended for:Age 55+, adventure seekers, sightseeing, girls getaway, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children.
Guest: Grandkids: Best week ever. (Houma, Louisiana)
Date of Stay: 11/19/11 Review Submitted: 12/02/11
My family of 16 spent the best week ever during Thanksgiving week at The Waters Edge. We all had a great time at such a remarkable home. Everything you would need is there or just minutes from there. There was so much space for all with 7 bdrms & 6 baths, a large kitchen, the pool & hot tub, the lake, fishing & game room!! This home is everything it is advertised to be, PLUS. I went out & purchased a sterno for extra coffee, there is an electric on in kitchen, We didn't have an infant but there is a crib, stroller,& whatever you need for one. Just talk to Alan & ask him all the "EXTRAS" in the home before you pack!! This place can save you so much money instead of staying at a hotel. It was so much fun cooking, or sandwiches or grilling by the pool each evening. No need to worry about rental online. It was so easy & Alan was helpful in everyway. My family had a wonderful time & I hope my Grandkids will always remember this special week. Thanks to the Godfrey's for such a great time.
Recommended for:Age 55+, sightseeing, tourists without a car, girls getaway, people with disabilities, families with young children.
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Google Brings Audio/Video Chat Support to Ubuntu and Debian
Full chat support across Google services
For awhile, Linux users have had to endure a lack of video and audio chat support from Google and its host of Web services. But for some users, that issue has been addressed by Google itself.
Debian and Ubuntu users got a treat today, as Google extended video and voice chat support to the two flavors of Linux. The voice and video chat plug-in adds video and audio support to Gmail, iGoogle, and Orkut.
While this isn't useful news to IRC fans, the inclusion of video/audio chat support makes both Ubuntu and Debian more user-friendly to end users, a market Ubuntu has targeted. Here's the link to the plug-in.
@rbilGoogle? Testing something before it goes live? That's a good one, rbil.
It's BrokenGoogle blew this one. With webcam connected, doesn't work at all. My webcam is supported by all Linux apps I have that can use a webcam, including Skype for Linux. Sorry Google, but you need to test this stuff before releasing.
Doesn't use FlashActually it seems that after you install it it doesn't actually use Flash at all.
Google brings...? "Up to a point, Lord Copper"Tried the FFx Google plugin only to find that it only supports flash 32 bit video. No cigar for Google.
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OpenSUSE Site Hacked
News site for the openSUSE community falls victim to a Wordpress exploit.
LibreOffice Goes Online with 5.3 Release
The source code is available online.
Microsoft Brings Clear Linux OS to Azure
One out of three virtual machines on Microsoft Azure Cloud run Linux.
ASUS Announces a Single-Board Computer
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Red Hat Releases RHEL 6.9 Beta
Makes it easier for customers to move workloads into container-centric applications.
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SUSE's answer to container-centric operating systems.
Biggest Kernel Release Ever
Linux 4.9 is the biggest release in terms of number of commits.
CentOS Linux 7 (1611) Released
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Configure SMTP in Windows Server
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We have a new Windows 2008 R2 server and we would like you to correctly configure SMTP server to be able to send e-mails from a software installed locally.
We want to restrict acces from any external connection, only internal (local) unauthenticated connections will be able to send emails.
We don't need TLS or anything fancy, in fact we don't need any authentication, but we don't want an open-relay or any security faults.
Currently the server has all DNS and 1 MX record, we would like to only send emails from the server, the server doesn't need to receive (nor we want it to) emails.
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In this study, we propose to collect survey, real-time location, and ecological momentary assessment data over a two year period in a sample of 300 urban adolescents. This unique data set will then be applied to developing multilevel and actor-based social network models of the co-evolution of substance use behaviors, peer affiliations, and the use and meaning of geographical space over time. We propose a highly contextually specific research approach to ground social networks within the social environment of adolescents'lives. We will use Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) methodology via mobile messaging technology to simultaneously assess multiple influences on adolescent substance use in real time. Along with sampled specific coordinate data of location and a series of standard surveys, this approach will integrate the personal, social, and environmental processes associated with initiation and escalation of substance use. The goal of this study is to model the evolution of multi-level mechanisms affecting substance use for urban youth. The design alluded to thus far (and elaborated further below) gives rise to two related data models;(1) a hierarchical three-level longitudinal design (Raudenbush &Bryk, 2002), with individual change in substance use nested within personal networks, which are in turn nested within neighborhoods, and also (2) a non-hierarchical design with individuals non-uniquely linked to locations. The latter is best thought of as a bipartite (or 2-mode) social network (Wasserman &Faust, 1994;Robins &Alexander, 2004), i.e., a network with two distinct types of vertices, in this case "locations" and "individuals", where ties are only allowed between vertex types.
Aim 1. Model changes in substance use over 2 years, focusing on the moderating effects of individual social network quality (risk/protection) on neighborhood-level predictors (concentrated disadvantage: low education and employment, high public assistance;drug related crime;alcohol availability).
Aim 2. Model changes in substance use over 2 years, focusing on the mediating effects of individual network quality (riskiness) on individual-level predictors: affective, cognitive and behavioral influences.
Aim 3. Model change over two years in the co-evolution of substance use and the use of space, defined by a bipartite social network linking individuals to locations, particularly focusing on: (a) Structural tendencies driven by common influence and selection-related mechanisms (e.g. bipartite-graph equivalents of transitivity, reciprocity and other network closure effects typically found in ordinary (1-mode) networks), (b) Main and moderating effects of activity spaces (individuals'interpretation of locations), and (c) Main and moderating effects of neighborhood characteristics (which are properties of locations).
Our longitudinal, multi-level study will produce rich, highly relevant, ecologically informed prevention data that can guide targeted interventions. Integrated individual, social network and geographical data can serve as a model to direct the development of future innovative substance abuse preventive interventions for urban youth.


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Every Lent since my junior year in high school I have some how some way participated in the lentil season. Okay almost every year. This is my final year as an undergraduate student and with taking six classes, working three separate jobs (all in different industries), taking care of a toddler, trying to get healthy, working on my personal and professional relationships and entering the dating pool again I HAVE BEEN BUSY. Busy really is an understatement, but as busy as I seem to be I have falling behind the eight-ball.
I go through a self-assessment or a SWOT analysis (strengths, weakness, opportunities, threats) just to put myself in check and this year I decided I need an overhaul. I can't keep a 2011 mentality and expect 2015 results. First of all the study habits that have gotten me this far are not that of a successful student. I will be the first to admit that I've gotten lucky with the classes that I've taken but this last semester is not one that I can just skate by, I have some work to do. One of the classes that I am taking in a grant writing class where we actually write a grant for an organization of our choice. I'm also taking two economic classes and two management classes so I am writing papers, research behaviors and trends in business, and most of all doing calculations. All that being said, again I am falling behind.
Most nights, if dinner, bath and bed time go smoothly I am starting my homework at 9 pm but if for any reason there is a hiccup in my mommy duties then that just derails that entire plan. My days and nights are running together and so enough is enough. I had to look to see where was the majority of my time being wasted and social media was my number #1 culprit. I am on social media just as much as I am awake. I am checking the book of Face for all things friends, I'm on my public and private Gram updating my life in pictures and then Pintrest, Twitter and Tumblr get whatever time is remaining. I have noticed changes in my daughter's behavior because I am on social media. I am always connected so I don't get adequate enough sleep, if I get any sleep at all.
I knew I was going to give up extra sugar for Lent, meaning if I had to add sugar than I didn't need it but it was the other things I decided to give up that were a shock. Forty days isn't that long if you thing about it but forty days when you are starting over is a lifetime. After surviving three heart attacks, having a baby, graduating this spring, life is controlled chaos. I'm going to use my time away from social media to focus on family, school, this blog, my PR business and other business ventures that I have been putting off because of lack of time. I ask for words of encouragement, prayers, words of advice, and tips.
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To keep your lawn looking good you have to have a good maintenance plan for the year. Regular mowing and the use of fertilizing and selective weedkiller, aeration and coring, scarifying, vertimowing, doing this you will have a perfect lawn for you and your family to enjoy in the nice hot weather.
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Cake Mix Cookies
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|2 Tablespoon, softened
|Chopped nuts
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
In bowl, stir together cake mix, milk powder, water, butter, and egg.
Beat smooth.
Add nuts.
Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake in 375° oven for 12 minutes.
Let stand a few minutes before removing from sheet.
Frost if desired.
Recipe Summary
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 1587 Calories from Fat 706
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 77 g117.8%
Saturated Fat 30.1 g150.4%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 282.9 mg94.3%
Sodium 1824.3 mg76%
Total Carbohydrates 194 g64.7%
Dietary Fiber 14.1 g56.3%
Sugars 115.5 g
Protein 37 g73.3%
Vitamin A 19.9% Vitamin C 2.3%
Calcium 56.9% Iron 30.1%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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We love this place! The bagels and cream cheese and breakfast in general is so delicious. The atmosphere is so Maine authentic and very mom and pop feel. The only complaint we would have is the sour attitude from the owner at times.
Great little place to eat! Had blueberry pancakes..Bacon..And I think the best home fries I have ever had! Totally enjoyed!
Love the food, love the coffee, love the sandwiches and definitely love the ambiance. while we were in Rangeley on the 4th of July weekend our mornings would start at Moosely Bagels and then a walk around town.
Just the best place for breakfast in this sleepy little Hamlet. Try the Benny or The Nor'easter. Drive right up with your snowmobile.
Lovely spot to get some grub. It's nice when you order gluten free toast the gentleman asks if it's ok to use the toaster. Attentive and friendly.
Opened for breakfast and lunch...only ate breakfast...twice...group of 4-6...no complaints from anyone. Muffins are good as are bagels. Casual, family owned.
Great selection of sandwiches and excellent espresso. They were very accommodating in that they made our 'hangry' son an egg even though they were done with breakfast. The man behind the counter was not willing to crack a smile but our food was fantastic. We'll definitely go back.
There's no place like this RANGELEY authentic breakfast/lunch coffee shop, sandwich store. Wonderful owners and service. Great food and food selections and beautiful views of the lake. Eat on the awesome deck overlooking the lake in nice weather.
We often stop at Moosley Bagels after our workouts to take a bagel home for breakfast. Their everything bagel, toasted with cream cheese, is a real treat.
The place is for sale and I hope new buyers can keep up the quality of food and service and energy we've seen on previous visits.
We ate here twice during our stay in early August: once indoors and once on the patio. We loved the food and the coffee, but service is rather slow and we had to clean our own table. They sure could use at least one more person.
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Queens mourned the loss of former Mayor Ed Koch Friday after the charismatic lawmaker succumbed to a heart condition overnight. He was 88.
Many borough lawmakers had close dealings with Koch, who served from 1978 to 1989 during a tumultuous time in the city's fiscal history.
State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) served as Koch's Queens representative from 1984 until the end of his term.
"For Koch, there was no problem too small or too big to address on behalf of his constituents throughout the city. If it was important to them, it was important to Mayor Koch," Avella said in a statement.
Koch died of congestive heart failure at about 2 a.m. at New York-Presbyterian hospital, according to a Reuters report. The former mayor had been repeatedly hospitalized over the last year, and was taken to the intensive care unit Thursday afternoon with fluid around his lungs.
His hospitalization coincided with the premier of a biopic about his life, entitled "Koch," which premiered at the Museum of Modern Art.
Koch has been credited with pulling the city out of fiscal turmoil in the late 1970s and is often remembered for many of his acerbic witticisms.
Former City Speaker Peter Vallone Sr., who led the legislative body for part of Koch's term, recalled Koch's famous saying: "If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist."
The outspoken lawmaker was fond of the limelight, and eventually wrote a best-selling autobiography that was adapted into a Broadway Musical.
He later was a judge on "The People's Court" and gave out much-coveted political endorsements.
Koch was born in 1924 to a Bronx Jewish family and attended City College before earning a law degree from New York University.
He got his political start as a community organizer in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood, later became a city councilman and served as a U.S. Congressman.
While the late mayor was praised for getting the city's finances in order, he also presided over a dark and corrupt period in Queens.
It was during Koch's tenure that former Borough President Donald Manes committed suicide after allegations of graft and kickbacks that flowed in and out of Borough Hall.
His tenure was also marred by racial tensions, an increase in AIDS and HIV, homelessness and a high crime rate, according to Reuters.
But Friday the borough's elected remembered Koch fondly, most focusing on his congenial nature. Koch once quipped that he wanted to be "mayor for life."
"Mayor Ed Koch was a proud public servant and a true champion for the people of New York. With fierce determination and leadership, he guided our city through one of the most difficult times in our history, and we emerged stronger because of it," said U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights).
Later in life, Koch was a regular fixture on political talk shows, wrote books and, as an avid movie critic, could often be seen at various theaters around the city.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) remembered what Koch would constantly ask the people of the city.
"He was a quintessential New Yorker and a larger than life figure in New York politics. He was a great cheerleader for New York, and never stopped professing his love for our great city," she said. "Growing up in Queens while he was mayor, I remember him constantly asking New Yorkers 'How'm I doing?'"
Vallone's son, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) was a fierce critic of renaming the Queensborough Bridge after the former mayor, though he said it had nothing to do with Koch's tenure at the helm of the city.
"I've always said the Queensborough Bridge was not about Ed Koch, it was about the people of Queens," said the councilman, who warmly recalled many evenings with Koch at the Vallone family dinner table in the 1980s. "And I've always said he deserves a fitting tribute."
Vallone suggested renaming Gracie Mansion or the Municipal building in lower Manhattan after Koch.
Funeral services were scheduled for Monday at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan.
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"Finally, Millennial Heroes and Heroines in a Great American Novel." —New York Magazine
"The [novel] I really enjoyed and admired a couple months ago… It's a book called Private Citizens. In his brilliance, he overwrites a little bit. But it's a real book. He's a big talent." —Jonathan Franzen
Included on the "Best of 2016" at The Guardian, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Buzzfeed, Nylon, Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Electric Literature, The Believer, Review 31, SparkNotes, Entropy, Commonweal Magazine, Thrillist, LitHub, Fader, Gothamist
Capturing the anxious, self-aware mood of young college grads in the aughts, Private Citizens embraces the contradictions of our new century: call it a loving satire. A gleefully rude comedy of manners. Middlemarch for Millennials. The novel's four whip-smart narrators—idealistic Cory, Internet-lurking Will, awkward Henrik, and vicious Linda—are torn between fixing the world and cannibalizing it. In boisterous prose that ricochets between humor and pain, the four estranged friends stagger through the Bay Area's maze of tech startups, protestors, gentrifiers, karaoke bars, house parties, and cultish self-help seminars, washing up in each other's lives once again.
A wise and searching depiction of a generation grappling with privilege and finding grace in failure, Private Citizens is as expansively intelligent as it is full of heart.
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Praise for Private Citizens:
"Tulathimutte has begun the essential work of identifying the century's new forms of vanity and pain. That he's relentlessly funny in doing so marks him as a genuine talent." —New York Magazine
"In this lovingly portrayed hell, the body is excess baggage, and self-doubt poses dangers so grave only a writer would risk it. It's not a satire, but an eloquent social novel bristling with logic." —Nell Zink in The Financial Times
"I suspect in about 15 years, the young American novelist Tony Tulathimutte will start winning huge literary awards, but in the meantime, I recommend reading Private Citizens, his bracingly smart first novel about messed-up millennials." —Curtis Sittenfeld in The Guardian
"Tulathimutte is a literary acrobat… he has everything it takes to become a great American novelist." —Literary Review
"Private Citizens is more like a classically good novel that's unique for being set in the immediate now and for so skillfully showing the best and worst of young adulthood."—The Atlantic
"The book is an uncanny mirror. If you're an aspiring writer, a do-gooder, an Interneteer, or a human with a reasonable amount of despair, you might flush with recognition." —Electric Literature
[Starred Review] "Witty, unsparing, and unsettlingly precise, Tulathimutte empathizes with his subjects even as he (brilliantly) skewers them. A satirical portrait of privilege and disappointment with striking emotional depth." —Kirkus
"Tulathimutte examines and flays his characters with equal parts OTT clarity and wise-ass humor." —Elle Magazine
"Tulathimutte's debut is poetic and verbose as his characters sardonically and intellectually upend every contemporary topic presented to them… an impressive start for an edgy new writer." —Booklist
"To the dismay of olds everywhere, it may well be time that we start asking whose writing will populate the 'millennial canon.' Tony Tulathimutte's debut novel, Private Citizens, is the answer to that question." —The Village Voice
"Tony Tulathimutte's brilliant debut novel is hilarious and heartbreaking all at once — a spot-on, satirical portrait of modern San Francisco and the privilege that inhabits it." —Buzzfeed
"Hotshot newcomer Tulathimutte's writing is breathtakingly smart and sharp, and somehow you end up rooting for these flawed, self-obsessed twenty-somethings." —Glamour UK
"Quite simply, a book it seems just about everyone would like to find in the glove box of a rental, stuffed into a time capsule or dog-eared in a bus station… a lively set of misadventures populated with a cast possessed of a rare humanity, acquired at enormous cost." —The Believer
"Private Citizens is as funny as it is terrifyingly smart." —Literary Hub
"Tony Tulathimutte has written a smart novel so tightly bound by the anxieties of the millennial mind that one won't find a more searing portrait—or looking glass—anywhere else." —Hyphen
"Tulathimutte's niftiest feat, though, is his ability to subtly shift the reader's laughter from the kind engendered by a sense of superiority to the kind built on recognition. He imbues his characters with flaws — spite, self-doubt projected meanly outward, lazy thinking, jealousy and the soft desire to see your friends fail, or at least not to succeed before you do — but he tempers these with humanity and small moments of grace, true friendship and concern for others." —The New York Times
"[A] hilarious portrait of youthful self-centeredness." —The Paris Review
"…certain books are aware of being read. Crafted but self-conscious, these books luxuriate under the reader's eye, ready for examination. And some go further still, tautly anticipating their readers' responses. Private Citizens, the debut by Tony Tulathimutte, is one such novel, hyperaware of its embodiment." —The Nation
"This season, my literary accessory of choice is Tony Tulathimutte's Private Citizens." —Vogue
"Tony Tulathimutte is a virtuoso of words… [his] writing edifies and entertains in language that's highbrow yet unwholesome-gourmet junk food, like the cereal-milk-flavored soft-serve at Momofuku Milk Bar." — Vice
"A funny, unflinching portrayal of young people today, nasty neuroses and all." —Huffington Post
"Tulathimutte's accomplished, witty, often hilarious debut transforms the Bay Area into a Balzacian microcosm that seems to contain every germ of contemporary American life and youth." —Flavorwire
"Private Citizens succeeds on the charm of its verisimilitude and the brilliance of its observations." —SF Weekly
"Tulathimutte writes like he's tossing firecrackers: quick and brutal bursts of language and narrative." —KQED
"Tulathimutte has written a wonderfully hilarious novel, full of heart and brutal truths, about privilege and failure and what it means to be friends in the 21st century. This book is going to win awards." —The Sound
"Private Citizens works so well because there's a realness to everything the characters experience. This is not parody or satire, just the sometimes grotesque behaviour of millennials under a searing spotlight." —The Irish Times
"[A] thrillingly sceptical vision of the noughties." —The Herald Scotland
"You will laugh out loud at his satirical treatment of Silicon Valley start-ups, activists obsessed with checking their privilege, and, of course, San Francisco itself. Tulathimutte is razor-sharp and funny… I loved it." —NY1
"Private Citizens is contemporary satire that bristles with energy and inventiveness, skewering the foibles of today's youth with surprising depth and sophistication." —Sydney Morning Herald
"Private Citizens is a serious counterargument to the mistaken notion that comic novels can't be serious literature and that readable and entertaining work can't also be substantial, 'literary' fiction. Here is a writer of ideas and character and a master of plotting and humor." —The Masters Review
"Tulathimutte transcends the easy potshots at millennial sanctimony to capture the sincerity of his protagonists' friendship, and their real desire and effort to be decent participants in an adult community." —Shelf Awareness
"Tulathimutte captures both the humour and aches of this generation within the lives of digitally entrenched, sexually liberated, and politically woke 20-somethings. Kind of like spying on the inner lives of your friends." –Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore
"An amazing book about San Francisco. It's the best book I've read about internet culture, so I love it. It's a great, funny novel." —Emma Cline, author of The Girls
"Tony Tulathimutte's brilliantly well-told story of four friends who are trying to become adults in tech-addled late-aughts San Francisco is somehow both unsparingly cruel and compassionate in equal measure. His protagonists struggle against the worst in their culture and themselves in a way that is sad, funny, and infinitely relatable." —Emily Gould, author of Friendship and And the Heart Says Whatever
"I didn't know if I wanted to read a novel about screwed-up Stanford grads in 2007, but when it's this caustically smart and funny, it turns out I like nothing better." —Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Prep and Eligible
"Private Citizens is a freak of literature—a novel so authentic, hilarious, elegantly plotted, and heartbreaking that I'd follow it anywhere. Tony Tulathimutte is a singular intellect with an uncanny 40/20 vision on the world." —Jennifer duBois, author of Cartwheel and A Partial History of Lost Causes
"Private Citizens is a combustible combination of acrobatic language, dead-on observations and hilarious, heartbreaking storytelling. Tulathimutte has created characters that are hard to forget—first they'll make you want to strangle them, then you'll end up falling in love with them." —Angela Flournoy, National Book Award finalist and author of The Turner House
"A spot-on rendering of contemporary San Francisco in all its numinous hippie-hipster-techbro-burnout-activist-ridden glory. But it is the book's style that makes it stand out. Tony Tulathimutte writes sentences with a reckless verve that reminds one of the best of David Foster Wallace. He's a major American talent." —Karan Mahajan, National Book Award finalist and author of The Association of Small Bombs
"Tony Tulathimutte's Private Citizens is my favorite kind of novel: an entrancing narrative in which important ideas lurk around the corners and behind the curtains. It enchants, entertains, sometimes makes me chew my nails in dread, sometimes makes me laugh my ass off, and never, ever doubts my intelligence." —Benjamin Hale, author of The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore and The Fat Artist
"From a Here and Now that lends itself all too easily to caricature comes Private Citizens: a hilarious and gutsy novel that does the braver thing, reinvesting the world we know with humanity. Tony Tulathimutte's satire cuts deep, but has a tender belly—and this book will leave you raw with feeling and aching at the ribs." —Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine
"Private Citizens is the product of a whirring intellect with brilliance to burn. It examines the anxieties and privileges of the Millennial Generation as well as any book I've come across. Reading Tony Tulathimutte is like watching a mad genius at work in his laboratory, conjuring the magnificent and the monstrous into life." —Anthony Marra, New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena and The Tsar of Love and Techno
"Rabidly intelligent, subversive, and heartfelt, Private Citizens is a comedy, a love story, and a horrifyingly adept critique of life in the digital age. With humor and grace, Tulathimutte brings clarity to characters who might otherwise be blurred in ?the whirlwind of self-performance. An important and deliciously readable book by a brilliant new voice that poignantly upends contemporary ideas of authenticity." —Jen Percy, author of Demon Camp


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