#ian-mcdonald — Public Fediverse posts

There are two ultimate fears, the annihilation of solitude and the annihilation of the crowd. We lose our identities if we are alone with no one to reflect us back on ourselves... or we lose our identities if we are in a mass of others; anonymous, corporate, overwhelmed by the babble.
-- Ian McDonald

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IanMcDonald #Crowds #Solitude

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Canyon #SlickRock #IcebergCanyon #LakePowell #Utah

Born this day: 03/31/1960
Ian McDonald is a British SF author exploring technological change in non-Western societies. His debut Desolation Road won the Locus Award. River of Gods, set in a future India, won the BSFA Award with Hugo and Clarke nominations. He has also won the Hugo, the Philip K. Dick, and five BSFA Awards overall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McDonald_(British_author)

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #IanMcDonald @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

https://astralcomputing.com

"Dirty White Boy" is a song recorded by British-American #rock band #Foreigner, written by #LouGramm and #MickJones, and produced by #RoyThomasBaker, Jones, and #IanMcDonald. It was the first single taken from the band's third studio album, #HeadGames (1979). The B-side, "Rev on the Red Line" has also proven to be very popular among fans, but was never released as an A-side.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQoURkhD7b0

"Dirty White Boy" is a song recorded by British-American #rock band #Foreigner, written by #LouGramm and #MickJones, and produced by #RoyThomasBaker, Jones, and #IanMcDonald. It was the first single taken from the band's third studio album, #HeadGames (1979). The B-side, "Rev on the Red Line" has also proven to be very popular among fans, but was never released as an A-side.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQoURkhD7b0

‘Woman Of The Hour’s Ian McDonald Sells Cult Thriller Pitch To Netflix With Andrea Berloff & John Gatins On Board To Produce
#Acquisitions #News #AndreaBerloff #IanMcDonald #JohnGatins #Netflix

https://deadline.com/2025/12/ian-mcdonald-sells-cult-thriller-pitch-netflix-1236633271/

There are two ultimate fears, the annihilation of solitude and the annihilation of the crowd. We lose our identities if we are alone with no one to reflect us back on ourselves... or we lose our identities if we are in a mass of others; anonymous, corporate, overwhelmed by the babble.
-- Ian McDonald

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IanMcDonald #Crowds #Solitude

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Protest #MarchForOurLives #Florida

HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY to Greg Lake, legendary singer-songwriter, pioneering influencer of bass and guitar, co-founder of King Crimson, and lead vocalist for Emerson Lake & Palmer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmMKFaBS5a0

#KingCrimson #IanMcDonald #petesinfield #GregLake #JudyDyble #wind #progressiverock #jazzrock #folkrock #Britishrock #classicrock #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #pianist #sanfrancisco #courtofthecrimsonking

Seperated By Space & Time

Several years ago I randomly discovered these two images, one a photo from 1973, the other a painting from around 2009. I was struck by the similarity of the two men separated by space + time!

The photograph of the young man leaning against a houseboat was taken by UK Photographer lan McDonald in Middlesbrough.

The painting is by Martha's Vineyard resident Heather Neill. Titled The Bogcutter it is a portrait of the artist's son!

#ianmcdonald #heatherneill #ianmcdonaldphotography #heatherneillart #youngmen #photograph #painting #art #artist #photography #marthasvineyard #middlesbrough #thebogcutter #bogcutter #peinture #kunst #künstler #menofthesea #seamen #fotografia #modernart #artworld #lifebythesea #blackandwhitephotography #photographer #fotografie #portraits #portraiture #portrait #twins

"Dirty White Boy" is a song recorded by British-American #rock band #Foreigner, written by #LouGramm and #MickJones, and produced by #RoyThomasBaker, Jones, and #IanMcDonald. It was the first single taken from the band's third studio album, #HeadGames (1979). The B-side, "Rev on the Red Line" has also proven to be very popular among fans, but was never released as an A-side.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKSYQccq4ww

SATURDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “I Talk to the Wind (Take 2)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRk9lxEmxg4

#KingCrimson #IanMcDonald #petesinfield #GregLake #JudyDyble #jonimitchell #progressiverock #jazzrock #folkrock #Britishrock #classicrock #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #pianist #sanfrancisco #courtofthecrimsonking #wind

https://www.patreon.com/posts/youre-there-for-134426910?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link #johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #singeratlarge #love #mortality #family #holiday #time #eternity #glencampbell #jimmywebb #mellotron #flute #wind #kingcrimson #ianmcdonald #tapevaultstudio #chrisvonsneidern #blackish

MY SONG OF THE WEEK “They Were There For You”

https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/they-were-there-for-you

#johnnyjblair #singersongwriter #singeratlarge #love #mortality #family #holiday #time #eternity #glencampbell #jimmywebb #mellotron #flute #wind #kingcrimson #ianmcdonald #tapevaultstudio #chrisvonsneidern

#OnThisDay in 1946, #IanMcDonald, British rock musician (saxophone, keyboards, guitar) (King Crimson, 1968-69; Foreigner, 1976-80), born in Osterly, Middlesex, England (d. 2022).
#RIP 🪦

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXrpFxHfppI

The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
When silence drowns the screams?

Confusion will be my epitaph
As I crawl, a cracked and broken path
If we make it, we can all sit back and laugh
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying

Between the iron gates of fate
The seeds of time were sown
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known
Knowledge is a deadly friend
If no one sets the rules
The fate of all mankind, I see
Is in the hands of fools

The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
When silence drowns the screams?

Confusion will be my epitaph
As I crawl, a cracked and broken path
If we make it, we can all sit back and laugh
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Crying
Crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Crying

#KingCrimson #PeterSinfield #RobertFripp #GregLake #IanMcDonald #MichaelGiles

#nowplaying #radiorwell

There are two ultimate fears, the annihilation of solitude and the annihilation of the crowd. We lose our identities if we are alone with no one to reflect us back on ourselves... or we lose our identities if we are in a mass of others; anonymous, corporate, overwhelmed by the babble.
-- Ian McDonald

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IanMcDonald #Crowds #Solitude

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #GoblinValley #Utah

There are two ultimate fears, the annihilation of solitude and the annihilation of the crowd. We lose our identities if we are alone with no one to reflect us back on ourselves... or we lose our identities if we are in a mass of others; anonymous, corporate, overwhelmed by the babble.
-- Ian McDonald

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #IanMcDonald #Crowds #Solitude

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sunset #Clouds #Iowa

How ‘Woman of the Hour’ Decided Which Rodney Alcala Murders to Depict on Screen and the Level of Violence They Should Show
#Variety #News #IanMcDonald #RodneyAlcala #WomanoftheHour

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/woman-of-the-hour-rodney-alcala-violent-murders-1236182852/

‘Woman of the Hour’ Writer Explains “Obligation” To Approach True Crime Genre With “Empathy”
#News #AnnaKendrick #IanMcDonald #Netflix #NicoletteRobinson #TrueCrime #WGA #WomanOfTheHour #WritersGuildOfAmerica

https://deadline.com/2024/10/woman-of-the-hour-writer-explains-obligation-true-crime-genre-empathy-1236121514/

Anna Kendrick Recalls “Actively Shoving Down” Urge To Make Directorial Debut ‘Woman Of The Hour’ & Drawing From “Absurd” Hollywood Experience
#News #AnnaKendrick #Exclusive #IanMcDonald #Netflix #QA #RodneyAlcala #WomanOfTheHour

https://deadline.com/2024/10/anna-kendrick-woman-of-the-hour-interview-1236116395/

A Diamond Films lança A Garota da Vez nos cinemas de todo o país nesta quinta-feira, 10 de outubro. O longa conta a história real e bizarra da jovem atriz Sheryl Bradshaw (Anna Kendrick) que, participando do programa de namoro The Dating Game nos Anos 1970, ganhou um encontro não com um pretendente charmoso, mas com o perigoso serial killer Rodney Alcala.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSamHLAefHI

Estreia de Anna Kendrick na direção, o longa é uma alegoria sobre como as aparências enganam. Por isso, conforme narra as etapas até Bradshaw entender que está em perigo, A Garota da Vez faz questão de trazer as histórias de outras das centenas de vítimas que Alcala fez. Dessa maneira, o longa coloca o espectador para sentir os riscos e a tensão da protagonista, enquanto revela as artimanhas do assassino e a humanidade das mulheres que morreram em suas mãos.

Enquanto Kendrick interpreta Bradshaw, o papel de Alcala fica a cargo de Daniel Zovatto. O elenco ainda conta com Tony Hale, Pete Holmes, Kathryn Gallagher, Kelley Jakle e Autumn Best. Já o roteiro é assinado por Ian McDonald.

Com 90% de aprovação no Rotten Tomatoes, A Garota da Vez estreia nacionalmente em 10 de outubro. O filme é distribuído pela Diamond Films, a maior distribuidora independente da América Latina, que em 2024 foi responsável pelos lançamentos de Longlegs – Vínculo Mortal, Entrevista com o Demônio e Imaculada no Brasil.

https://mauricioaraya.com/2024/10/08/baseado-em-historia-real-a-garota-da-vez-chega-aos-cinemas-nesta-semana/

#AGarotaDaVez #AnnaKendrick #AutumnBest #Cinema #DanielZovatto #DiamondFilms #Filmes #IanMcDonald #KathrynGallagher #KelleyJakle #PeteHolmes #RodneyAlcala #SherylBradshaw #TonyHale

Ian McDonald and Michael Giles - 'McDonald and Giles" (1970)

#NowPlaying #IanMcDonald #MichaelGiles #KingCrimson #SteveWinwood #vinyl #vinylrecords #progrock @vinylrecords

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgWHYEBS4HPMYuEw56DElQ9YK3AoEpHcb&si=iW6L7TTPlyrW7kJh

@pluralistic
Happy birthday to Ian McDonald (British novelist). Here's to Hope!
#IanMcDonald
#DesolationRoad
#TerminalCafe
#Hopeland

I just had my mind well and truly blown. I'm reading Ian McDonald's latest novel, Hopeland, and about a fifth of the way through he introduces the Music, a machine to play a piece of music that will take a thousand years to complete.

It's like the Long Now Foundation's long clock in a way, but McDonald's conception is more evocative and his description in the book is stunning in its beauty and power. It's the most striking thing I've read in a decade.

#Hopeland #IanMcDonald #SFF #UrbanFantasy

54 years today 😵‍💫⏳

King Crimson - ‘I talk to the wind’ (in “In the Court of the Crimson King”, 1969)

#music #KingCrimson #RobertFripp #GregLake #IanMcDonald #MichaelGiles

https://youtu.be/UlKrH07au6E?si=XGgz1k8dpnn8xO8_

I came across these two images, one a photo, the other a painting, and I was struck by the similarity of the two men separated by space and time! The photograph of the young man leaning against a houseboat was taken by UK Photographer Ian McDonald in Middlesbrough in 1973. The painting by current Martha’s Vineyard resident Heather Neill, titled The Bogcutter is a portrait of the artist’s son!

#ianmcdonald #heatherneill #ianmcdonaldphotography #heatherneillart #youngmen #photograph #painting #art #artist #photography #marthasvineyard #middlesbrough #thebogcutter #bogcutter #peinture #kunst #künstler #menofthesea #seamen #fotografia #modernart #artworld #lifebythesea #oilpainting #huile #oleo #Ölmalerei #artists #painter #worldofart

"Dirty White Boy" is a song recorded by British-American #rock band #Foreigner, written by #LouGramm and #MickJones, and produced by #RoyThomasBaker, Jones, and #IanMcDonald. It was the first single taken from the band's third studio album, #HeadGames (1979). The B-side, "Rev on the Red Line" has also proven to be very popular among fans, but was never released as an A-side.
https://youtu.be/pDGNmE2SGiQ

Have you ever read a novel that was so *good* you almost felt *angry* at it? I mean, maybe that's just me, but there is one author who consistently triggers my literary pleasure centers so hard that I get spillover into all my other senses, and that's #IanMcDonald, who has a new novel out: *Hopeland*:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765375551/hopeland

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