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In Catherine Chidgeys latest novel The Axemans Carnival, the story is told by a compelling magpie called Tama. We called upon writer Marty Smith to nudge her magpie, Pecky, to review Tamas work.

My human is reading to me on the steps in the sun, because she loves me.

But its not no, sliding into trance, Tama, cold change coming in from the South, a whiff of offal pit floating on the wind. Sky drawing down dark and grim over Marnies farm.

Little bird I still am, and I oh, I couldnt drift, Tama, ear and eye all around for danger, scaredy-bird, distressed right from the start. You are right not to trust him. I can see it coming.

Oh, oh, tight in my throat.

Poor baby Tama in the blank-wall-angle house, flying blind, bashing into corners.

Oh, fluttery-scared at the dead birds in the freezer, I shriek Alarm! and lift up when he lifts the thing

Bang on! with the sound of the skid and slide across the slippy lid, I think, Just right! as I thud-pound down to crouch in beside you, dusty behind the cylinder. Tama-too-small to see slippery surfaces in humans. Glass and mirrors.

True-clear the sounds down the valley when she takes you back, songs of low-nothing birds, dogs on their chains, and the quad bike, (I was lost from a farm) my heart clutching like claws.

Too-small Tama, to be left out on your own reeking of humans.

Too-sad Tama, perched far below the rest of the birds, keeping a sight-line to the yolk-yellow house.

Do you think your father doesnt see?

Glee! delight! when your fathers eyes light up blood-red in the sun. Ha, pierce human eyes! Drink their blood! Wind them up, Tama, it thrills them to believe we carry a drop of devils blood glowing ruby on our tongues. Enchantment! Raking up embers of spells, by the pricking of my thumbs, a prick of blood, the dark shadow drifting.

Messages we bring.

Keep to your kind, Tama. Like to like. When your birds turn their backs on you one by one, tainted Tama, oh, unease, unease my heart grows small and hides.

Things do not go well for birds who go to humans of their own accord. (This is not true, says my human, those are other birds from far away.)

There you go building your nest, oh Tama gone-alone, winding the stems of the-way-of-the-wild through the solid blocks of the-way-of-the-house.

Criss cross, leaving air.

The strand, Tama, of Marnies hair that you weave as lining, in and out, the ties of Marnies fertilised egg and its broken yolk, dead mothers and living mothers and babies and death by did you have to be so rough? Does the male have to be so cruel?

One for sorrow.

The pattern is set. Naked dead women all over TV, powerless women all over the net. Wring your neck, run you down, your father is watching, watching. You hear his messages. Wilful Tama. You bet your pretty neck he knows who it is in your scrambled-egg house. You bet your pretty neck is an alarm, Tama, oh Tama, in the smashed-yellow house, your eye swivelling, my neck feathers pricking.

The Secretary, what does she know of the air and the bird? We see small and we hear. Saying you dont understand what you say. Your voice is true, true. Messages you bring.

OF COURSE you mean what you say when you over-excite and shriek out your splats of shit. You stack up those words on purpose, I cackle and chortle but shut up, shut up

SHUT UP!

Helpless dead women all over TV, naked dead women all caught in the net.

All caught up, Tama, nothing good can come. Stuffing the soft centre of your nest, right round the bed and Marnie. Money Marnie, money Marnie. Arent you her little boy?

The whole world watching your tricks, vain Tama. Showing off. Puffed yourself up to fly on the air in a Superman cape, and you thought to tag onto the flock? Oho. Your sister followed every trick your father taught, she could take the sting from the wasp, but would she listen? Missed the twisty sting of a human trick, down, down she goes.

Tama! When humans take birds, something always gets caught in the cross.

Criss cross. Leave some room for air.

The inter-connected-net. Stick-you-to-the-net trap. Marnie got stuck right in, eh? Just like the trap your sister sits in. Lured to it bit by bit like the bits of bacon that banged her into a trap. Delicious cherries. There she sits while the world flies by, deceiving herself.

Just like Marnie.

Robs not the only jealous one, you, with your strutting and prancing, your tricks and your jokes. Your revenge of restless, reckless prattle. Riding on a witchs tongue, Tama. Blue-black at her white waist. Stench of offal pit on the air.

Seven for a secret never to be told.

Tears at the graveside. Priest chanting spell at the offal hole, Dust to dust. Watch out for ashiness. The beautiful box of the beautiful body (did you see the Crown Jewels? Stole a shiny diamond the size of an egg, talk about the pot calling the kettle black.)

Joy-screech of glee, Oh! Enchantment! when you tease and scream at the internet team on the Greeting card shoot. Bunch of cunts. I gobble down every reckless wicked language string, oh joy sounds, go on, go on Oh, AHA! HA! I shrieked with delight, splat! Take that!

Shouldnt shit in your own nest, Tama. Youve fouled up the way-of-the-home with sticky-beak visitors. Nothing good can come, its turning very Grimm. Needles and wickedness. Beside myself, I shriek out, Kidnap! Murder! Nevermore!

Woe, and all that, if they werent so stupid. (Mmm snappity-snap, tasted her blood).

Youre easily trapped, Tama. Too big for your boots. They lead you so easily in, all the cages clanging shut. Did you listen?

The dark shape of your father passing over.

Thirteen beware, its the devil himself.

The dog, Help, digging frantically for something that isnt there.

Dark threads of mothers. Ange-Im-just-down-the-road. Twisty, twisty Ange.

Have you seen the muscles on the man? Thats their mother, Barbara. Live currents.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

The shears buzz and hum, heat builds and the rain never comes.

Frayed with tension like the cable on the wool press, my heart scraping and thuddy.

Thirsty, he is. The fires are building. Drive a man to fever pitch, the farm running down. The magpies in the pines, watching the broken-egg house.

Old Quardle-do knew a thing or two.

Uh-huh, I think, the pattern is set. The woman always aborts the escape. We cant afford to lose any, said Rob. Weve had enough abortions.

Sick-stinking carnival, feral and stabbery jostle-needling. You bet your pretty neck.

All the Kings horses and all the Kings men

couldnt put Humpty together again.

Shut up shut up shut up will you never shut up

the air thick with the singing of the blade, sharpening, sharpening, sparks spitting out into the tinder-dry air.

I fluff my feathers out, shrink into myself, my head right in my chest and I stare. My horror right down to my pin-pricks.

Oh, Tama.

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Tama the magpie insisted on having the last word and so offered us exclusive rights to publish his Summer playlist:With long hot days just around the corner, when you can spread yourself out on the ground and let the heat burrow in between every feather and lie there in a sun trance so your owners panic when they find you and think youre dead, its time to think about a summer soundtrack. Here are a few of my favourites.

1 Adele, Water Under the Bridge, because she just gets heartbreak. Unlike me, she cant sing two notes at once, but she gives it a good try and you have to admire her for that.

2 Milli Vanilli, Baby Dont Forget My Number. Its hard to choose my favourite song by this iconic duo Rob and Fab could do unbelievable things with their voices, and in terms of style its hard to go past an oversized sports jacket teamed with a sassy bike short (unkempt youth of today, take note). If I have to narrow it down to a single track, though, this one really showcases MVs incredible vocal resourcefulness. (Should I get braids?)

3 Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball. I too would like to smash things up while dressed in mens underwear.

4 Waltzing Matilda, in recognition of my Australian lineage. Im not sure what a billabong is, but I cant stop saying it. Billabong. Billabong. Billabong. Billabong.

5 Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now. A pretty song that made a lot of older women cry when Mitchell butchered it this year at a folk festival. My menopausal secretary blubbed through the whole sorry YouTube clip. Unlike Joni Mitchell, I have an eye on each side of my head, so I really can see things from both sides.

6 Bruce Springsteen, Im On Fire. Haunting and atmospheric, its two-and-a-half moody minutes about a paedophile who experiences spontaneous human combustion.

7 David Hasselhoffs cover of Head On by the Jesus and Mary Chain, liked tens of times online. The Hoff is huge in Germany, like me, and this version of the song features excellent diction teamed with a thrust and peppiness entirely lacking in the original effort.

The Axemans Carnival by Catherine Chidgey (THWUP, $35) can be ordered from Unity Books Auckland and Wellington.

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Pecky the magpie reviews The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey - The Spinoff

Oct. 161901 - Bowling Green City Council in heated debate over whether to remove hitching rail posts for horses.1918 - Spanish flu epidemic getting worse in the area. Many businesses shut their doors and St. Vincent Hospital is closed to all visitors.1927 - Farmers near Kenton in Hardin County report seeing a nighttime rainbow following a bright harvest moon and a brief rain shower. They say the perfect arc moonbow that stretched from horizon to horizon was glowing white against the western night sky.1930 - A grain dust explosion destroys a downtown Fostoria grain elevator, causing some $75,000 in damages as nearby buildings downtown are threatened by the blaze.1940 - The possibility of war looms large. In Toledo its reported that 34,000 young Toledo men have now registered for the draft.

Oct. 171921 - Large throng of men jam third floor of Toledo City Hall to apply for 200 temporary jobs with the city. Two of the men collapse in line from hunger.1932 - Six injured in bloody riots at Lucas County Courthouse when farmers and jobless workers demanding relief clash with police.1937 - Nationally known bank robber Joe Muzzio, leader of the "Cowboy Hill" gang dies of cancer at the Lucas County hospital. The 50-year-old bandit was attended only by a nurse and was buried the next morning at Calvary Cemetery.1958 - A severe bout of Asian flu is hitting Toledo area schools. Many teachers are out sick. To help keep schools in session, many senior students are now filling in for the sick teachers.1962 - The new $5-million Federal Building on Summit Street is opened. First U.S. Government Building built in Toledo since 1932.1976 - Sunset Fireworks Company on State Route 2 destroyed in arson-set blaze, killing Jerusalem Township Assistant Fire Chief John Kennedy.2007 - Toledo-born pop singer Teresa Brewer dies at the age of 76 at her home in New York.

Oct. 181905 The Wonderful Horse Jim Key is exhibited at the Valentine Theater in Toledo. Jim Key is a world reknowned horse, whose trainer has taught him to spell, do math, read books and use a telephone. He appears with Toledos famous trotter racehorse Cresceus.1909 - An amateur hypnotist in North Baltimore puts a 16-year-old boy under his spell to settle a wager at a local restaurant, but then couldnt bring him out of the trance for more than four hours. The boy needed medical attention after it was over.1923 - Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the new Safety Building on Erie Street which would serve as Toledo Police headquarters and city hall1925 - Ground breaking ceremonies held for Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Collingwood Boulevard.1947 - Twenty-two-year-old Toledo exotic dancer Patricia Schmidt (aka Satira) is on trial in Cuba for the murder of her lover John Mee, a Chicago attorney, on his yacht in Havana Harbor. The sensational case was covered by press from around the world. The Devilbiss High School alum is convicted and spends over a year in a Cuban prison. Mysteriously released, she returns briefly to Toledo and then spends her life as an eccentric artist, traveler and actress, under a new name.

Oct. 191901 - A group of Toledo oil investors strike a big gusher in the Wood County community of Haskins, where they hit a well that immediately produced 700 barrels of crude on the Chauncey Parker Farm.1910 - Toledo Scale is in full operation. Reports indicate massive sales and offices in 50 cities.1943 - War Department reports that 43 Ohio service members are missing in action from both the Europe and Pacific theaters. Eleven of the men are from the Toledo area.1951 - Six-thousand Electric Auto-Lite workers go on strike against factories in Toledo. First major demonstration against the company since the tragic Auto-Lite strike in 1934 that resulted in riots and deaths.1993 - Four-year-old girl credited with saving her family when fire breaks out in their Toledo home.

Oct. 201910 - Hocking Valley Railway train en route to Toledo derails near Upper Sandusky. Two women passengers are crushed to death and 14 others injured when cars plunge down a 15-foot embankment.1915 - Lucas County Clerk of Courts John Kelly goes on trial for embezzling thousands of dollars from the county.1937 - The oil tanker, Argo, sinks north of Kelleys Island. About 200,000 gallons of oil are aboard and have to be pumped off.1944 - Toledoans are stunned by news reports from Cleveland where a gas plant explosion kills 130 people.2000 - Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for Fifth Third Field, the baseball stadium to be built in downtown Toledo for the Mud Hens.

Oct. - 211872 - Toledo businessman and futurist Jesup Scott deeds 160 acres of land to Toledo for a new university.1883 - Woodlawn Cemetery in West Toledo is dedicated.1925 - General Isaac Sherwood, longtime Toledo Congressman, dies at 90 years of age, just months after retiring.1958 - Ottawa River School in Point Place is dedicated.1960 - Cuban Army Major William Morgan, "El Commandante" of Toledo arrested by Fidel Castro for espionage in Cuba. He would be executed two years later. His wife, Olga later moves to Toledo to live out her life and to have her husband's name cleared and his body returned to the U.S.1965-Ten-thousand dollars worth of fur coats are stolen by thieves who broke into Lamsons Department Store in downtown Toledo.

Oct. 221908 - Giant mosquitoes, as large as houseflies, reported to be stinging people on the lips in the Findlay area. Two women stung the night before have had their eyes swollen shut.1925 - Mail theft at Toledos Union Station when thousands of dollars in securities and bond certificates are stolen from the mailroom.1932 - President Herbert Hoover makes campaign stop in Toledo. More than 20,000 Toledo residents turn out at Union Station.1936 - So called Black Legion case is underway involving Toledo members and involvement from Lucas County. The group was a notorious hate group of the 1930's who leader lived in both Lima and Toledo.1941 - Colony Theater opens on Central Avenue with a special premiere event and celebration. Adults: 35 cents admission, children 15 cents. The first movie shown is "When Ladies Meet" with Robert Taylor and Joan Crawford.1950 - Miniature bronze Statue of Liberty dedicated in front of Camp Miakonda along Sylvania Avenue. Replica is 1/19 life-size.1973 - Residents of Hicksville area report seeing strange and erratic lights flashing across skies of Paulding and Defiance counties.

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Liam van den Hoek October 15th, 2022 - 9:55 AM

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powersfirst season concluded with its eighth episode, Alloyed. The finale included multiple twists and answered questions that had been building for the entire season.

The Stranger,played by Daniel Weyman (Gentle Jack, A Very English Scandal), opens proceedings along with Nori,played by Markella Kavenagh (My First Summer, Picnic at Hanging Rock),and three evil magical beings, including The Dweller, played by Bridie Sisson (Cowboy Bebop).The Stranger thinks that he has stumbled upon Nori when the Dweller has tricked him with the ability to shape-shift.They tell him that he is from Rhn and believe him to be Sauron. Nori eventually comes to help, along with friends, including Sadoc, played by Lenny Henry (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Penelope). Nori convinces The Stranger that he is not evil. He uses The Dwellers staff to save the Harfoots. The evil magical beings call him Istar, which means wizard, and although it is not confirmed, there is a definite suggestion that The Stranger is Gandalf. Sadoc injured in battle dies peacefully. Nori returns to the other Harfoots before she is allowed to leave with The Stranger on his journey to Rhn to discover more about his identity. His English accent and eloquent speech patterns are jarring.

Elendil, played by Lloyd Owen (Apollo 18, Miss Potter),andQueen Regent Mriel, played by Cynthia Addai-Robinson (The Accountant, Star Trek Into Darkness), head back to Nmenor by ship and reaffirm to each other their commitment. Together, they will ensure that their sacrifices including Elendils son and Mriels sight are not for nothing. On Nmenor, Mriels father passes away. Just before he does so, he reveals to Erien, played by Ema Horvath (What Lies Below), believing her to be Mriel, that upstairs he has seen the future. She understands what he means when she uncovers a palantri stone.

Back with Elrond, played by Robert Aramayo (Game of Thrones, Behind Her Eyes), and Celebrimbor, played by Charles Edwards (The Crown, The Duke), who prepare to disappoint their king with the news of their failure to ascertain enough mithril. Galadriel, played by Morfyrdd Clark (Saint Maud, Crawl), and a wounded Halbrand, played by Charlie Vickers (Medici), arrive and interrupt them. Halbrand recovers and suggests that Celebrimbor combine it with other elements to make it more powerful. Galadriel grows suspicious of her previous travel companion and his demonstrations of unfounded wisdom. She waits for historical data on the history of the Southlands. Halbrand is the hero when he suggests to Celebrimbor and Elrond that they should not force it to merge with other elements but rather allow it to do so with ease. Galadriel finds the information she ordered and discovers that Halbrand is not the king of the Southlands. She demands he reveal his true identity and is shocked to find out that he, the being whose life she just saved, is Sauron, the one who shes been hunting this entire time. He strikes her, sending her into a dream-like land memory with her brother, who was seen inthe first episode, A Shadow of the Past.She eventually breaks out of her trance and rejects his offer to join him to rule Middle Earth together. Halbrand does not think there is a distinction between ruling and saving.

Galadriel tries to keep her mistake a secret and informs the others that Halbrand will not be returning. Instead of making one ring with the mithril, they will make three to provide more balance. These rings are intended to be made only for elven use. Halbrand arrives in Mordor. The episode rolls credits to the song that reminds the viewer of the creation of the rings. This episode was the origin of the three elven rings. Halbrand will likely take what he learned from the elves to create the One Ring.

Alloyed was an episode of two real twists. The Strangers transformation into a benevolent wizard was both unexpected and rewarding. The misdirection of his destructive habits combined with their accidental nature cleverly lulled the audience into a sense that he was Sauron, the one Galadriel was hunting. This reveal was mostly well done aside from a couple of cheesy lines and his off-putting instant transformation into a verbose, English-accented, utterly cognizant Istar. The unveiling of Halbrand as Sauron was undoubtedly shocking, if not slightly nonsensical. There were clues of his darker side with street fights, vague answers, and mentions of a dark past, but nothing quite suggested that he was Sauron until this episode. That can be a delightful twist; however, it does automatically inspire quite a few questions. What was he doing for this entire season? Was Sauron, one of if not the most powerful beings on Middle Earth, having a massive tantrum? Did he really want to turn to a life of smithing? If he was looking to change for the entire season, why did he revert to his old self here? The unveiling of Sauron was the most exciting part of the finale and the season, yet it felt a little challenging to grasp. The rest of the episode generally fell flat with rather monotonous dialogue. Alloyed perfectly summed up the highs and lows ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powersdebut season with Amazon Prime. There were high-quality moments surrounded by disappointing scenes, stunning images, and unrewarding storylines.

Rating: 6.0/10

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Content warning: This review contains mentions of self-harm.

Say cheese! Paramount Pictures Smile, released in theaters Sept. 30, is the perfect bone-chilling blockbuster to kick off the spooky season.

Parker Finns directorial debut will have you leaving the theater in a trance which is precisely why you should get your hands on a ticket to see it on the big screen before its gone. I would say you wont regret it, but as you get into bed for the night, you might wish youd watched a different movie as the fear sets in and the goosebumps begin to spread.

Smile opens with a horrifying and disorienting shot as the frame slowly spins around the macabre image of a dead woman lying on a tattered mattress, clearly the victim of an overdose. The camera slowly turns around to reveal a young girl staring in a state of trauma-induced horror.

Before the unnamed girl even has a chance to blink, the next scene begins, and we meet our protagonist Rose (Sosie Bacon), a psychologist at an emergency psychiatric facility. Her patient, Laura Weaver (Caitlin Stasey) talks of an entity that follows her. It wears peoples faces like masks, she says. And it smiles at me. Its the worst thing Ive ever seen. The situation quickly escalates and Rose finds herself watching powerless as an unnaturally smiling Weaver kills herself with a shard of glass. Blood splatters the off-white tiled floor like spilled paint. Everything goes silent. Having just witnessed a gruesome suicide, Rose stands in shock as the screen goes black. Five large, neon-red letters fade into view from the blackness: the word SMILE flashes on the screen, accompanied by a deafening noise that sounds like it came straight out of Dantes seventh layer of hell.

After witnessing the traumatic event in the opening scenes of the film, Rose begins to suspect she is being tormented by the same spirit that haunted Weaver. Things begin to escalate, and Rose is determined to find the truth in the face of a horror that no one else believes in. But will she escape this entity, or will it be too late?

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Smile rises above the crowd in a sea of modern blockbuster horror movies because of its ingenuity. By no means is the film perfect the script leaves the viewer wanting at times and the metaphor for the everlasting scars of trauma is thinly-veiled. Still, the film does exactly what it sets out to do: it scares. Bacons masterful performance of a regular person tormented by a superhuman malevolent force is at the heart of the film. Her tears and blood-curdling screams are realistic, but perhaps most impressive are her more subtle efforts: the strained smiles she practices in the mirror after a night of no sleep, the deep numbness in her eyes as she reaches her limit and the trembling of her fingers as she desperately searches her mind for an escape. However, Bacons performance isnt all that makes this movie worth seeing. The jumpscares are unexpected, the cinematography is surprisingly and consistently beautiful and the gory special effects are inventive and eye-catching.

The film succeeds chiefly in that it never takes itself too seriously. The It Follows of trauma (but not quite as good), Smile knows that watchers will settle into their reclinable theater chairs expecting a laughable horror blockbuster with no real fear factor. But, it stuns in its opening minutes and keeps you in fearful paralysis for its entire two-hour runtime. Smile is here for a good time, not a long time and it knows as much. The film will terrify middle schoolers at sleepovers and entice some genuine screams out of unsuspecting audiences until its gone in the vast expanse of forgotten horror blockbusters. Smile is a refreshing take on the modern jumpscare-filled horror film, but it just doesnt quite have that genre defining edge or biting relevancy to solidify itself as one of the greats. Due to its creativity, the film is a whole lot of fun and better than most of its kind, but nothing more.

Yet Smile deserves its fifteen minutes of fame. Watch it if you dare.

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Smile is innovatively terrifying, ultimately unmemorable - The Emory Wheel

Thursday, October 13

PARTY: NIFRA Downtown gets a heavy dose of progressive trance when Elation Las Vegas Thursday-night Terminal 51 party brings Nifras Follow Me III tour to Commonwealth. The International Dance Music Awards-nominated producer and DJ born in Michalovce, Slovakia, bounces back to the States for a couple of shows from Norway before taking to the skies again to play Amsterdam, Poland and Australia this fall, continuing to spread the captivatingly chill vibes of her most recent mix. Follow Me III features work from Daxson, Sean & Xander, Arjans and more, plus Nifras own track Resistance remixed by NomadSignal. Trance with swagger is a bit of a contrarian soundtrack for Commonwealth; on the other hand, club music on Fremont Street is moving in some daring directions lately. Lets follow along. 10 p.m., $10, Commonwealth, seetickets.us. Brock Radke

SPORTS: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 7 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

PARTY: SOFI TUKKER 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

COMEDY: PAULY SHORE: STICK WITH THE DANCING 9 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

PARTY: NERVO With Konstantina Gianni, 10:30 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: BARRY MANILOW 7 p.m., thru 10/15, Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: HUGEL With Suave, Hitta, Midnight Affair, more, 10 p.m., We All Scream, seetickets.us.

MUSIC: TV PARTY TONIGHT With Atomic Mayhem, Skeleton Crew, 10 p.m., Double Down Saloon, doubledownsaloon.com

MUSIC: THE WRECKS With Carr, 7 p.m., 24 Oxford, etix.com.

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SPORTS: NASCAR SOUTH POINT 400 WEEKEND Thru 10/16, times vary, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: KAROL G With Agudelo888, 8 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

COMEDY: ILIZA SHLESINGER 10 p.m., & 10/15, Mirage Theatre, mirage.mgmresorts.com.

PARTY: ILLENIUM 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: JAUZ 11 a.m., Drais Beachclub, draisgroup.com.

SPORTS: HENDERSON SILVER KNIGHTS VS. TUCSON ROADRUNNERS 7 p.m., Dollar Loan Center, axs.com.

MUSIC: KATY PERRY 8 p.m., & 10/15 & 10/19, Resorts World Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: DILLON FRANCIS 11 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: JOHN LEGEND 8 p.m., & 10/15 & 10/19, Zappos Theater, ticketmaster.com.

MISC: A PUBLIC FIT THEATRE: THREE DAYS OF RAIN Thru 11/6, times vary, Super Summer Theatre, apublicfit.org.

MUSIC: USHER 9 p.m., & 10/15 & 10/19, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: LIONEL RICHIE 8 p.m., & 10/15 & 10/19, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: WUKI 10 p.m., Discopussy, seetickets.us.

ARTS: READING: JEAN KYOUNG FRAZIER 8 p.m., the Writers Block, thewritersblock.org.

PARTY: CARLOS SANCHEZ With Clouty, Seven, Sotek, Steve Walker, midnight, Terrace Afterhours, terraceafterhoursvegas.com.

MUSIC: IN THIS MOMENT With Nothing More, Sleep Token, Cherry Bombs, 6 p.m., House of Blues, concerts.livenation.com.

MUSIC: JACOB SMIGEL From music to medicine, Las Vegas native Jacob Smigel doesnt do anything halfway. So it comes as no real surprise that when the folky singer-songwriterIf I Were Me while taking backward glances through Smigels catalog of mandarin oranges and boxing gyms, are free, so its easy to attend one, or in true Jacob Smigel style, even all three. Spencer Pattersonturned Texas emergency room doctor returns home to perform here for the first time since 2011, hell do so at three separate locations on three different nights. The fun begins October 14 at 7 p.m. at Square Bar, where Smigel will share a bill with The Prettiest and The Boulder Highwaymen. The following evening, hell play with Dreaming of Lions at 6 p.m. at Boulder Citys Cornish Pasty Co. And on October 22, hell present an all-ages storytelling set at 1:30 p.m. at the Las Vegas Book Festival, inside the Historic Fifth Street Schools Discovery Tent. The trio of gigs, which will focus on music from 2020 album

MUSIC: NIGHTMARE ON Q STREET Ft. The Game, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Digital Underground 7 p.m., Orleans Arena, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: BONOBO Good downtempo tracks are tough to pull off. If you go too soft, you end up with wishy-washy beats suitable only for background music in upscale restaurants with a babbling-brook water feature, but if you go too hard, you end up withwell, regular old dance music, one supposes; there are so many subgenres now that I confess I dont know what to call it. Fortunately, I dont have to in the case of Bonobo. The performing alias of England-born, LA-based producer and musician Simon Green, Bonobo hits that difficult-to-nail squarely on its head. Beginning with his 2000 debut Animal Magic but really hitting stride with 2010s Black Sands and 2013s The North Borders, Bonobo has regularly delivered layered, cinematic and flat-out sexy downtempo music that never panders to expectations. His latest album, the January 2022 Ninja Tune release Fragments, is a legit aural journey, perfectly suited for the multisensory fun house of Area15. With OFlynn. 8:30 p.m., $27, Area15 A-Lot, area15.com. Geoff Carter

MUSIC: CARLY RAE JEPSEN With Empress Of, 8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

PARTY: 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY 10 p.m., Drais After Hours, draisgroup.com.

PARTY: TRAVIS SCOTT 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

ARTS: LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC: APPALACHIAN SPRING 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

PARTY: WIZ KHALIFA 10 p.m., Drais Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

SPORTS: UNLV FOOTBALL VS AIR FORCE 7:30 p.m., Allegiant Stadium, unlvtickets.com.

PARTY: MARSHMELLO 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: TISTO 11 a.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: ACTION BRONSON With Meyhem Lauren, 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

PARTY: THE CHAINSMOKERS 11 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

FOOD & DRINK: OKTOBERFEST BEER WALK 6 p.m., Downtown Container Park, eventbrite.com.

MUSIC: LUPITA DALESSIO & MARA JOS 8 p.m., Pearl Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: STEVE AOKI 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: HELL TOUPEES With Steel Beans, Sick Boy, 10 p.m., Double Down Saloon, doubledownsaloon.com.

ARTS: POETRY WITH VINCE GOTERA 10 a.m., Winchester Dondero Cultural Center, clarkcountynv.gov.

MUSIC: MICRO TDH 7 p.m., House of Blues, livenation.com.

PARTY: BEAT BREAKER 10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: DIPLO 11 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: FAED 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

COMEDY: STEVE-O There are stuntmen and then theres Steve-O. From snorting lines of wasabi to latching a fish hook into his cheek and being kicked in the family jewels more times than he can count, Jackass wildest boy has never backed down from doing dumb sh*t. The comedic madcap has even written a couple books about it (Professional Idiot: A Memoir and A Hard Kick in the Nuts) and founded a podcast to speak of his death-heckling past. Now, Steve-O will relive the mayhem with the Bucket List, an X-rated, multimedia stand-up show in which hell share footage from stunts he performed that were too outrageous even to be aired on Jackass(!). 7 p.m., $42-$125, Theater at Virgin, axs.com. Amber Sampson

COMEDY: WIL SYLVINCE With Ian Fidance, Amy Miller, Tony Woods, Michael Yo, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Comedy Cellar, ticketmaster.com.

COMEDY: JAY BLACK With Amy Shanker, John Caponera, thru 10/23, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett Comedy Club, bradgarrettcomedy.com.

MUSIC: GEMINIIDRAGON 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com/downtown.

COMEDY: KEON POLEE Thru 10/23, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy.com.

MISC: HAMILTON Thru 11/6, times vary, Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

MUSIC: JEAN DAWSON With Junior Varsity, 8 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

MISC: BATTLEBOTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Thru 10/30, times vary, Caesars Entertainment Studios, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 6:30 p.m., thru 10/20, South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: PARTY FAVOR 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: DESTROY BOYS 6:30 p.m., Eagle Aerie Hall, eventbrite.com.

MUSIC: THE B-52S If you see a painted sign at the side of the road, it says, Holy Fred, The B-52s are retiring from the road. The legendarythat word is not too strongAthens, Georgia, New Wave band that gave us Private Idaho, Legal Tender, Roam and too many more party hits to mention, has been playing live since 1977, and theyll probably play the occasional one-off show once this farewell tour is done. But the days of The B-52s dancing their mess around the world for several back-breaking months a year are done. The band says it will go on in some capacity or anothermembers are working on a documentary about the groups storied careerbut these three upcoming shows at the Venetian may be your last chance to see Kate Pierson (a Taurus), Fred Schneider (a Cancerian from New Jersey) and Cindy Wilson (a Pisces; she loves chihuahuas and Chinese noodles) loose in the wild, playing the music that has motivated several generations of fans to go down, down, down. Fare thee well, fellow travelers, home to Planet Claire or wherever your final destination may take you. October 19 & 21-22, 8 p.m., $125-$275, Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com. Geoff Carter

MUSIC: TALEEN KALI With The Acid Sisters, Mojave Sun, 8 p.m., StarBase, eventbrite.com.

MUSIC: ELECTRIC CALLBOY & ATTACK ATTACK With Outline in Color, Conquer Divide, 7 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: SPYDATEK With G-Squared, 10 p.m., On the Record, ontherecordlv.com.

MUSIC: HELL FIRE With Screamer, Haxa, Hands of Oblivion, Damoklez, 8 p.m., the Dive Bar, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: JUSTIN CREDIBLE 10:30 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

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Since starting out as a simple hashtag on SoundCloud in 2017, Wave has become one of the most dynamic trends in the electronic music scene.

Initially championed by Plastician on his weekly "Rinse FM" show, the Wave genre has grown into its own flourishing DIY ecosystem, branching out and mutating into a bona fide movement.

While trap music was at a dead end and drum & bass hadn't yet exploded in the U.S., the Wave scene was thriving. Borrowing influences from U.K. dubstep, cloud rap, grime, witch house and trance, the sound steadily infiltrated the underground until it reached the ears of RL Grime. Due in part to his support of Skeler's track Arcadia at EDC Las Vegas 2019, Wave catapulted into the spotlight.

Despite the impact of the pandemic on the live music industry, the Wave movement continued to amplify and grow organically. And as the genre's popularity soars, so too does the success of its early adopters.

Read on to get familiar with the artists who are shaping the Wave scene.

It was 2017 when Annie Nightingale introduced Deadcrow on BBC Radio 1, predicting a bright future for the virtuosic producer. Since then, he has quickly become not only a pillar of the Wave movement, but also its ambassador to the bass music scene at large.

Deadcrow'scutting-edge approach to Wave often combines hardstyle and dubstep influences, leading to high-profile releases on Grime's Sable Valley, Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records and UKF's sister label, Pilot. This year he played Belgiums Rampage Open Air festival and spent the summer showcasing his skills in the U.S.

If we had to choose a generational anthem for theWavemovement, itd be Skelers "Tel Aviv."Its not an overstatement to say that the Australian producer is primarily responsible for putting the "hardwave" sub-genre on the map.And despite his immense popularity, he is still hidden in plan sight.

When his rework of Hardwell's Arcadia caught the attention of Grime, it kickstarted a golden era for the Wave scene. With almost 20 million views on just the official uploads, his signature "Night Drive" mix series has heavily influenced the curation of tastemakers such as Trap Nation and Trap City. His live performances have been limited so far, but his recent signing with Kompass Music Group hints at tour dates on the horizon.

Producer, DJ, vocalist, and visual artist barnacle boi is positioned at the forefront of the Wave scene in the U.S. His dark, hip hop-oriented take on the genre has made him the name to go to if you're looking for emotive yet bass-driven music.

His repertoire includes a full-length album,2020, and dozens of originals and remixes of mainstream hits, like H.E.R's Slide and t.A.T.u.'s "All the Things She Said." When it comes to live appearances, barnacle boi has proven a force to be reckoned with. In late 2022 he'll perform at Colorado's legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Klasey Jones isnt your typical Wave artist. While hes part of the first generation of producers who pioneered the genre, his ethereal and intensely visual approach has made him a critically acclaimed, one-of-a-kind artist.

In the last five years, Jones has documented his growth and evolution as an artist with terrific storytelling.The U.K. producer hasjourneyed through sounds that have delvedinto influences ranging from movie and video games soundtracks to more dancefloor-friendly genres such as grime and drum & bass. The most recent chapter of his story, "Operation Midnight," is a multimedia project that includes both digital releases and printed comics.

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Hailing from Philadelphia, Noah B not only participated in all the crucial moments of Wave history, but also left an indelible mark by being the first artist of the movement to be featured on UKF. Since his first release on PlasticiansTerrorhytmlabel back in 2016, Noah B has been constantly pushing the genre in new directions.

2020's Heavy Armor album can be considered the manifesto of his trademark space-themed, cinematic sound, but it hasnt stopped there. He has been instrumental in popularizing the intersection of Wave and drum & bass, like in Sense Of Time and TRNL.22, wherein he also incorporates psytrance influences.

A legend within the Wave universe,Klimeks notonly helped pioneer the genre, but more importantly, he is also the one who formalized the term at the dawn of the movement.

Responsible for hits such as Eternally Yours," Dreamescape 95" and Mystic Nights, Klimeks is the mind behind the seminal wavemob imprint. His renown is bolstered by the fact that just as the Wave movement began its ascent into the electronic music space, he suddenly went on hiatus. Earlier this year, he quietly made his return to the scene with four new masterpieces, which celebrate the classic sound of Wave.

If there's anyone who has explored far and wide the potential of Wave, its Juche. Starting in 2017, the French producer has built an immense catalog that includes releases on Liquid Ritual, vibe.digital, Tribal Trap terrorhtym, IMMINENT and Lowly, just to name a few.

With his visionary album Future Love Story, Juche can be counted among those who have most experimented with 4/4 rhythms, moving the Wave sound away from its bass roots towards more trance and synthwave territories. His most recent project, Story Prologue EP, takes on hardwave and pushes its uplifting potential to new heights.

Unpredictable and enigmatic, the prolific Brothel is one of the most fascinating artists within the Wave scene. Beneath the DIY and punk facade hides an artist whoholding Wave as the foundation of his projecthas made his artistic output a chimera impossible to frame.

Looking through the 12 tracks released by Brothel so far in 2022, we jump from anthemic Wave records like Right Here and the alternative rock flair of his Lil Peep remix to obscure bangers like LEGION, as well as the smoldering chill trap vibes of buffering.

Thanks toSorsari'sdancefloor-friendly nature, hardwave may have stolen the spotlight in the last couple of years, but the classic Wave sound is still alive and well. And Sorsari is undoubtedly one of its champions.

Active in the scene since day one, the Canadian artist may not be in his most productive period, but every release from him can be considered a masterstroke. His Burning EP and his latest single, Together, both encapsulate the very essence of Wave and at the same time raise the bar of what this genre is capable of offering.

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One of the most annoying problems plaguing the Apple Watch is a screen stuck displaying the companys logo. This issue can seemingly affect all models, but it occurs more often on older devices like the Series 3. If you have an older watch lying around with this problem, we may be able to help. Below youll find several ways to resolve the Apple Watch stuck on the Apple logo issue.

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Hard reboot your Apple Watch by pressing the digital crown and side button for 30 seconds, or until the screen switches off. Your Apple Watch should reboot normally.

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Theres no single fix for this problem, so theres a good chance that youll have to troubleshoot your way through it using multiple methods.

First, be sure that your watch is on its charging cradle and getting some power. Next, follow the steps below.

Hard reboot your Apple Watch

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Hard rebooting (or force resetting) will force your Apple Watch to initiate its reboot sequence even if you cant access controls and settings on the screen. Its a practical step that works across all Apple Watch models and solves most temporary software-related issues on these devices.

If you have access to a secondary charging cable, nows the time to bring it out. A damaged charging cable may not provide the power the Apple Watch demands.

See also: How to charge your Apple Watch

Use the Find My app

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This is one of the stranger solutions youll find online. If a hard reboot or new charging cable fails to fix the problem, prompting the watchs Find My feature from their iPhone may snap the device out of its trance.

To use the Find My feature:

Read more: How to find your Apple Watch when its lost or stolen

If the left-field solution above didnt solve your problem, consider this additional fix that requires your iPhone. Unpairing the Apple Watch from your iPhone and initiating a hard reboot may be enough for the watch to reinitiate its pairing system, snapping it out of its logo loop.

To unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone:

Read more: How to unpair the Apple Watch from your iPhone

Finally, one solution that requires a little more time involves letting your Apple Watchs battery drain completely. Depending on when the logo issue crops up, this process could take a few hours to several days.

More details: How long does the Apple Watch battery last?

What else can you do?

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Depending on the age of your Apple Watch, there may not be much else you can do. Weve seen plenty of users online face this issue with older Apple Watch models. Repairs may cost more than the device itself.

Apple Watch Series 8 (Wi-Fi)

Excellent Retina display Premium design Advanced tracking sensors

Apple Watch Ultra

Louder speaker Large battery Extensive features

Apple Watch SE (2022)

More affordable Made from recycled materials Excellent display

If your newer Apple Watch is stuck on the Apple logo, confirm if your warranty is up. In the US, your Apple Watch is covered by a one-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship when used normally in accordance with Apples published guidelines. Depending on the issue, your device may be covered.

More troubleshooting: The most common Apple Watch problems and how to fix them

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Its unclear why the Apple Watch occasionally gets stuck displaying the Apple logo. Various factors could be the reason, ranging from a hardware issue to a software bug.

Realistically, theres no reason why you should upgrade your Series 3 if its fully functional. However, if you regularly get the Apple logo issue, wed recommend upgrading to a newer Apple Watch model.

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The Houston Texans played the Los Angeles Chargersthis past Sunday. The Chargers were the heavy favorite, but the Texans almost pulled together a comeback but once again fell short.

There are a lot of noticeable improvements from Houston, but the offense took too long to get moving as there was poor offensive play calling, and yet again, too many missed tackles on defense. The rookies looked great, but there is much to improve to become competitive.

Here are three takeaways from the Week 4 loss to Los Angeles, moving Houston to 0-3-1 overall after four games in the 2022 season.

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The Houston Texans offense has been in a trance, doing the same thing every game with no adjustments. The Texans will run the ball, which went very well, but quarterback Davis Mills will either make incorrect reads or rely on veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Until the fourth quarter, Mills missed reads, threw uncatchable balls and turned the ball over twice.

When the fourth quarter came, Mills finally opened his vision and made good reads, throwing it to three different receivers. Mills made a great throw to tight end Jordan Akins and followed that up with a short pass to running back Rex Burkhead.

Mills finally targeted second-year wide receiver Nico Collins for a deep 58-yard dart. Mills looked like he did at the end of last season with a few perfect passes and more trust in Collins. Mills looked great that drive, taking the right shots downfield and throwing to multiple pass catchers.

The Texans came close to substituting Kyle Allen in for Mills and having him warm up on the sideline, but then Mills looked good in the last quarter.

If Mills doesnt play as he did in the fourth quarter on Sunday this Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he may be riding the bench very soon.

Many Texans fans are already looking into the 2023 NFL Draft, hoping to select quarterback CJ Stroud from Ohio State or Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. It may be time to move on if Mills cant blow fans away and get their belief and trust in Week 5.

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The festival says it will host its biggest event yet when it returns on July 15, 2023.

Headliners are still to be announced for the event, but acts confirmed so far are 90s and 00s favourites Five, N-Trance, Ultrabeat, Flip & Fill, A1 and 911.

Organiser Alex Hutchinson said: As a local team, we are delighted to bring the biggest pop party to Sunderland year after year and 2023 is going to be the biggest year to date. Well be bringing some huge names to Sunderland for the very first time and we know youll be as excited as we are.

New for 2023 is a partnership with the University of Sunderland which will bring an added dimension to the festival.

Earlier this year, an estimated 15,000 people attended the festivals pop and dance day on Saturday, July 9, with Ultrabeat, Vengaboys, Aqua and headliners Steps bringing the summer vibes to Wearside.

The following weekend, the festival hosted a rock and indie weekend featuring UB40, Stiff Little Fingers, Ash and more.

Its set to be a summer of events in Sunderland in 2023.

The US superstar will be getting the party started when she returns to Sunderland on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11, 2023.

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A hypnotherapist has been jailed for carrying out an assault on a woman he had placed under a trance.

Ian Roper, 58, told his victim to imagine she was lying on a hot sunbed before commanding her to undress and cover herself in imaginary sun cream.

When the woman came round and realised what was happening, Roper attempted to hypnotise her again, ordering her to forget the incident.

But instead she went to the police and Roper was charged with causing her to engage in sexual activity without her consent.

Bradford Crown Court heard how the qualified hypnotherapist had assaulted the woman during her second session with him.

David McGonigal, prosecuting, said the defendant had initially put her under by touching her shoulder and had then taken her to her safe place.

Mr McGonigal explained: He said the only thing that mattered was his voice, and she had to listen to his command.

He told her she was lying on a sunbed getting hotter and needed to rub imaginary sun cream on herself.

The prosecutor said Roper had taken the womans bra off and had instructed her to remove her clothing as she continued to rub herself with the imaginary cream.

He said when she had come round she had pushed the defendant away but when she had attempted to get dressed he had tried to put her under again, telling her she would not remember what had happened.

When police analysed Ropers computer, they discovered five indecent images of children and one prohibited image of a child.

Roper initially claimed the allegations against him were false but later admitted the offences when he appeared in court.

Sentencing him to 25 months imprisonment for the sexual offence and an extra four months for the indecent images, Recorder David Gordon said Ropers interests had been motivated by selfish and sexual desires.

He said: You were purporting to administer a therapeutic treatment but it is clear you never intended anything of the sort and your interest was selfish and sexual.

The judge also said that Roper would have to register as a sex offender for the next 10 years and enforced a restraining order against him.

Recorder Gordon further imposed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, which includes a ban on Roper working as a hypnotherapist.

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