The Big Score sounds like a title from the golden age of sleazy paperbacks, or maybe a high-octane, low-budget action flick. In fact, it was both, and I suspect K.J. Parker either knew this or didn’t care in choosing it for the latest novella set in his hilariously corrupt version of Renaissance Europe, which has shown a remarkable consistency over the years, with its endless cast of scurrilous alchemists, rogues, scoundrels, liars, cowards, and double-crossers. We’ve grown familiar with the Studium, a university packed with self-important professors, with the religion of the Invincible Sun (founded as a scheme to fleece its believers), and with the legendary alchemist, philosopher, and wife-murderer Saloninus, who told his own story in
Zalgiris downs undermanned Zvezda
In a replay of their rescheduled Round 24 game, Zalgiris Kaunas saved an essential home win by outlasting undermanned Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 75-62 on Tuesday. Zalgiris lifted its record to 14-11 as it straddles the eighth and final playoff spot while Zvezda fell to 7-17 with its sixth consecutive defeat, ever further from the same goal. It was a tale of two halves. A 0-12 run bridging the first two quarters gave Zvezda control of the scoreboard and an eventual 22-35 lead. Zalgiris inched its way back until a 10-0 run midway through the third quarter put the hosts up 55-50, a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way. The Zalgiris defense held Zvezda to 18 second-half points, just 4 in the final quarter. Marius Grigonis led the winners with 17 points, while Nigel Hayes added 16 and Augustine Rubit 15. Zvezda got 16 apiece from Jordan Loyd and Marko Simonovic.
Star Wars: Tom Holland auditioned for Finn in The Force Awakens
February 23, 2021 by:
Cherry that he got pretty deep into the audition process to play Finn in
Holland explains in the interview that he got pretty far in the audition process for the role but things didn t go all that well during one of the auditions. Here is what Holland had to say about the process: I ve had quite a few. I ve read the wrong lines at the wrong audition before. I remember my audition for Star Wars, I was like four or five auditions in, and I think I was auditioning for John Boyega s role. I remember doing this scene with this lady, bless her, and she was just a drone. So I was doing all of this, like, We gotta get back to the ship! And she was going, Bleep, bloop bloop, bleep bloop. I just couldn t stop laughing. I found it so funny. And I felt really bad, because she was trying really hard to be a convincing android or drone or whatever they re called. Yeah, I obviously didn t get the part.