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Founder of PiercingMetal.com; a NYC based Music Journalist and blogger. Adventuring into the Metal Scene of the Big Apple nightly.
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Winners Of The 73rd British Academy Film Awards

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Hey there my friends I am back with the winners list of the recently held BAFTA’s which is the British Academy Film Awards in case you didn’t know that. These awards are still a new inclusion to our context of awards show narratives and I must admit that I like having them here since it upgrades our Pop Culture focuses nicely. It doesn’t hurt to support some stuff from across the pond for any of our readers in the United Kingdom. So let’s take a look at who won out and as you might have expected, I have left the nominated players in the mix for comparison sake. See you at the close.

Best Film:
WINNER – 1917 – Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes and Jayne-Ann Tenggren
The Irishman – Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Martin Scorsese and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Joker – Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho and Kwak Sin-ae

Best Direction:
WINNER – Sam Mendes – 1917
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Todd Phillips – Joker
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Presenting The 12th Annual Shorty Awards Nominations

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Hello my friends, its time to share another awards show nomination rundown with you and this one is called the Shorty Awards. Though this particular honor has been doing its thing since 2008, it was very new to me so I culled this from their Official Wikipedia so you can also be up to speed on what it is if you were like me and not as in the know as you thought…After you read that I will get into the rundown of the recently announced nominations.

“The Shorty Awards, also known as the “Shortys”, is an annual awards show recognizing the people and organizations that produce real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and the rest of the social web”.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Best Actor:
Rebel Wilson
Angela Bassett
Billy Porter
Brie Larson
Naomi Scott
Sophie Turner

Best Celebrity:
Zendaya
Adam Sandler
Beyoncé
Demi Lovato
Jennifer Aniston
Jonathan Van Ness
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Nominees For The 73rd British Academy Film Awards

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Last year, I added the rundown from the British Academy Film Awards to the context of our awards show listings. They are generally referred to as the BAFTA’s and the nominees for the 73rd Annual presentation were recently announced. Let’s take a look down below.

Best Film:
1917 – Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes and Jayne-Ann Tenggren
The Irishman – Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Martin Scorsese and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Joker – Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho and Kwak Sin-ae

Best Direction:
Sam Mendes – 1917
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Todd Phillips – Joker
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Finding Delicious @ 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show: Part 2

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Hello again my friends and let me continue with where we left off with yesterday’s installment. We are now exploring the third and final day of the Specialty Food Association’s “Summer Fancy Food Show” and as previously mentioned this is my own third year attending. I love this show and learning about more delicious treats just makes me happy. It’s a great day to be inside the Javits Center since its so brutally hot out there. I tell you that its as hot as the South were I was visiting last week so being in the air conditioning walking the aisles taking notes and tasting samples is my kind of day. As with my earlier chapter (HERE), I will chime in as needed as the narrative plays along. Company links will live at the close.

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Thought we’ve already established that we among the working press for the event, I always love to showcase the credentials which are being protected by our trust Thinktank Photo credentials holder.  It’s safe to show this off since I hid my bar code and now no shenanigans can happen.

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Exploring Opportunity @ International Franchise Expo 2019

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Readers of our adventures here on “The Chronicles” and even those who are over on the PiercingMetal side of the fence know that we always love exploring the amazing conventions and trade shows that happen in our metropolis. During this time of the year I am exploring the aisles of the Book Expo which takes over the main expo floor of the Javits Center but this year I noticed that the International Franchise Expo was taking place in the downstairs event space so I asked about the media opportunities at the registration desk and found myself with a press badge to explore the aisles.

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As I had some people to see before the Book Expo ended I would need to return tomorrow for its last day. There were some good smells wafting out into the lobby area so I am thinking there are a few food franchises to examine. My plan is to snap images for the Official Instagram as well so remember to hit that.

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