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EXCITED IN THE EXTREME to announce that Bonfire Books will publish Jack Norman's debut short story collection, SLEEP CAPRICORN. Set on Queensland's Sunshine Coast and hinterland (Tropic of Capricorn), these stories are deceptively realist lucid dreams of Strayan longing...

There is really only one scene that is just Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan sitting down in the conference room discussing the trade dispute. It is about 20 seconds long, and it basically consists of the Jedi being served drinks by the protocol droid, Obi-Wan commenting on how long the Neimoidians are keeping them waiting, and Qui-Gon saying that he senses "an unusual amount of fear for something as trivial as this trade dispute." Then we cut to Darth Sidious appearing for the first time to the Neimoidians, contemptuously upbraiding one of them for his cowardice (remember? he calls him "stunted slime"), and then ordering the Neimoidians to kill everyone immediately. Then we cut to the Republic pilots panicking as a gun emplacement suddenly swivels toward them, right before the transport is blasted apart in a huge, fiery explosion--at which point we cut instantly to the Jedi in the conference room suddenly leaping up and dramatically activating their lightsabers. This is essentially all there is of the boring trade dispute talk in conference rooms that supposedly had people falling asleep in their theater seats. There's like a single twenty-second scene. Obviously that scene is given a relatively calm and uneventful vibe (though with hints of something maybe being not quite right), because it is supposed to provide a contrast to the sudden carnage inflicted at the command of Darth Sidious, which causes the Jedi to instantly leap out of their seats and spring into action. This is literally good pacing.

In retrospect, and despite the many hours logged online, it is clear that irony detection only works when your ideological priors are affirmed. So here is the “esoteric” message for those reactionary mystics dabbling in lit: Better art results when you do not desire domination.

This is the worst one I have seen.

'OTHER MOMMY’ will feature a jump scare every 2 minutes, according to director Rob Savage. He revealed the film contains around 50 jump scares throughout the 80 minute runtime. In theaters tomorrow.

#BREAKING 🚨 The IOC have confirmed rowing WILL happen in Rockhampton on the Fitzroy River, despite concerns surrounding crocodiles and fairness for all competitors.