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Ein Film, der über seine historische Vorlage hinauswächst und der sich heute, fast zwei Jahrzehnte nach seiner Premiere, wie ein queeres politisches Manifest anfühlt – und eine Mahnung ist. Und das nicht nur wegen der tragischen Geschichte, die der Film erzählt. In Sean Penns Darstellung von Harvey Milk liegt eine Verletzlichkeit und Würde, die selbst nach dem Abspann nachwirkt. Ob Julia Klöckner ihn allerdings je gesehen hat, ist mir nicht überliefert… (ZDF, Wh)

Zum Blog: https://nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/gus-van-sant-sean-penn-milk-2008/

#alisonpill #berlin #brandonboyce #brucecohen #bundestag #christopherstreetday

Informationsstelle Peru e.V. @[email protected] · 2024-04-16 · 21:36 UTC

Gustavo Gorriti in the firing line
Gustavo Gorriti, the author and #Peru ’s premier investigative journalist, has never been a friend of people on the far-right of Peruvian politics. He was briefly kidnapped in 1992 following the autogolpe perpetrated by then president, Alberto Fujimori. But as the attacks on the most conservative parties in Congress mount up, he has become the target of choice for the right. #Menschenrechte #Pressefreiheit #IDL
https://perusupportgroup.org.uk/2024/04/gustavo-gorriti-in-the-firing-line/

#peru #menschenrechte #pressefreiheit #idl

MidgePhoto @[email protected] · 2026-05-13 · 14:46 UTC

@Gustodon
I've been playing with #stereophotography - using two DSLRs clamped together on a hefty frame on a tripod, it is almost interesting rather than covert. It is tricky and as with movies and TV only slightly interesting.
At the end of the antepenultimate century though it looked for a while as if stereo was how photography would go.

The #V&A has a few exhibits and items.

#stereophotography #v

Angry Metal Guy @[email protected] · 2026-05-03 · 15:09 UTC

Gus G. – Steel Burner Review By Baguette of Bodom

Gus G. is a busy man. For some odd 25 years and counting, the Greek guitarist has not only been running his own band Firewind but also contributed to many notable heavy/power metal acts’ beginnings, such as early Mystic Prophecy and Dream Evil. And somehow on top of that, he’s even managed to fit in five solo albums during that time! Steel Burner becomes the sixth album under the Gus G. moniker, the first since 2021’s very fun Quantum Leap. I was a big fan of Firewind’s energetic 2020 comeback and enjoyed 2024’s anthemic rock-oriented Stand United plenty as well. How does Steel Burner compare to his other recent works, and were any Steel Druhm’s harmed in the making?1

Gus has proven himself to be a very potent guitarist since the early ’00s, and Steel Burner’s strand of heavy metal offers a good general gist of the instrumental and solo craft he’s known for. The album doesn’t steer too far off Quantum Leap’s core in this regard. Gus’s natural bend towards ’80s rock and metal shows up in full force once again, containing Yngwie and Blackmore-esque guitar hero cheese (“What If,” “Closure”) in terms of both shred and soulful play. A surprising highlight is “Advent” with its interesting djent-ish influences by way of downtuned 2010s rhythm guitar work. It pans out much better than one might think and makes for a refreshing listen in an album full of otherwise expected source material.

The other side of Steel Burner is the record’s confusing flow and identity, the guest vocalist tracks being at odds with the instrumental songs. Whereas Quantum Leap was fully instrumental, Steel Burner contains a theoretically balanced set of five tracks with vocals and five instrumentals. This intentional variety quickly ends up working against itself. Doro (Doro, ex-Warlock) and Matt Barlow (ex-Iced Earth, ex-Pyramaze) are both starting to show their age, delivering some good lines but flat choruses (“Nothing Can Break Me,” “Dancing with Death”). The suddenly enervated instrumentation exacerbates the quality contrast between Steel Burner’s different aspects. Fortunately, the back half fares better. Vocal mercenaries Ronnie Romero (ex-Rainbow) and Dino Jelusić lend stronger performances on better, more AOR-adjacent tracks (“My Premonition,” “No One Has to Know”), and I wouldn’t mind Gus working with Ronnie more often based on “My Premonition.” Aside from the vocal-instrumental clash, the drums are a sticking point. Gus’s drum programming on the aforementioned tracks is solid, but Quantum Leap’s guest drumming proves that more varied and potent percussion would have helped make these songs much more lively.

Much like Jeff Waters (Annihilator), Gus G. is an excellent guitarist who is usually better when sharing vocals-forward songwriting reins with other people. Steel Burner tends to repeat some of his early-career hiccups with Mystic Prophecy, where the rhythm guitar tends to be underdeveloped and the songs oddly stripped-down without the choruses compensating for it. Gus is very good at crafting colorful instrumental compositions (“Advent,” “Confession”) or even standard power metal tracks at higher BPMs (“Kill the Pain” on Firewind’s self-titled, “Escape from Tomorrow” all the way back on Forged by Fire), but making a ‘normal’ mid-paced track with vocals often requires some extra hands alongside him. Firewind’s two most recent records are proof of this, and the positive effect of a consistent powerhouse vocalist like Herbie Langhans is undeniably lacking here.

Steel Burner has its bright spots, but ends up feeling like two EPs in a bar fight. It mashes together parts of Quantum Leap and Stand United, and both halves unfortunately suffer as a result. While nothing on the record is strictly off-putting, the instrumental side is clearly the better and more inspired one, containing the usual guitar goodness you would expect from Gus. Even so, one listen to Quantum Leap’s title track exposes Steel Burner’s general lack of urgency compared to prior works. Grab most of the instrumental tracks and “My Premonition,” and you’ve got a solid EP! Despite the overall experience being hit-and-miss, I still respect Gus’s work ethic, and I’ll be gladly waiting to see what he comes up with next.

Rating: Mixed
DR: Nope! | Format Reviewed: Alas, poor Stream!
Label: Metal Department
Websites: gusgofficial.com | Facebook | Instagram
Releases Worldwide: April 24th, 2026

#25 #2026 #Annihilator #AOR #Apr26 #Doro #DreamEvil #Firewind #GreekMetal #GusG #HardRock #HeavyMetal #IcedEarth #MetalDepartment #MysticProphecy #Pyramaze #Rainbow #Review #Reviews #SteelBurner #Warlock

#annihilator #aor #apr26 #doro #dreamevil #firewind

Skip Lacaze @[email protected] · 2025-05-11 · 23:52 UTC

@Gustodon @Paxil It’s worth remembering that #Evangelical used to mean something else. It still does in the #EvangelicalLutheranChurchInAmerica (#ELCA), which is the mainstream #Lutheran organization in the US. For them, evangelism just means sharing the Gospel with us ousiders—not that proselytizing can’t get annoying. They have female pastors and bishops and are pretty LGBTQ friendly. The Wisconsin and Missouri Synods? Not so much. There are many Christian organizations and individual congregations that use the term “Evangelical” in their name but are not right wing.

#evangelicallutheranchurchinamerica #evangelical #elca #lutheran

gusseting @[email protected] · 2026-04-07 · 22:09 UTC

@Natasha_Jay Intrigued that you have your Signature Fragrance in your profile.

My most fun thing done whilst in tech A DECADE AGO!!?? was a talk + demo on scent to a packed room of coders, many of whom hadn't really thought about it.

https://medium.com/@gusseting/scent-for-coders-cause-there-s-more-to-life-than-lynx-68f07500f9b9

It was such a great icebreaker too - people offering up their arms to each other for feedback for the rest of the day :)

#tech #scent #techtalks

Diario El Mundo @[email protected] · 2025-01-19 · 20:38 UTC

Gusano barrenador amenaza al 90% de las fincas ganaderas en Olancho#Olancho #Ganaderos #Fincas #Gusano
https://tinyurl.com/2dxgmbzc

#ganaderos #fincas #gusano

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