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Ice King
Ice King is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The character was introduced as the main antagonist and, as Simon Petrikov, develops into a supporting character in later seasons. The character is voiced by Tom Kenny. Originally depicted as an evil but incompetent wizard obsessed with kidnapping princesses, the character of Ice King was further developed in later seasons of the show. These later seasons portrayed Ice King as a lonely man driven insane by the magical crown which grants him ice powers. In the show's third season, he is revealed to have once been an ordinary human named Simon Petrikov before falling under the influence of the crown. He regains his memory after being stripped of his powers in the series finale " Come Along with Me." Although the character initially garnered a lukewarm reception from critics, his later backstory and character development into a tragic figure were widely acclaimed. The crown's influenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (John DiMaggio)a dog with the magical power to change size and shape at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with Princess Bubblegum (Hynden Walch), the Ice King (Tom Kenny), Marceline (Olivia Olson), BMO (Niki Yang), and others. The series is based on a 2007 short film that aired on Nicktoons. After the short became a viral hit on the Internet, Nickelodeon's executives passed on its option before Cartoon Network commissioned a full-length series from Fred Seibert and Ward, which was previewed on March 11, 2010. The same year, the series premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5, and ended its eight-year run on September 3, 2018. The series drew inspi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HITC
HITC (formerly Here Is the City) is a British news and entertainment website owned by GRV Media. As well as multiple social profiles it also has two popular football-themed YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ... channels, HITC Football (previously HITC Sport) and HITC Sevens, launched in October 2014 and June 2017 respectively. History At its launch in 2000, HITC was focused on financial news. In February 2010 it set up a "Save Dave" campaign to save a banker from losing their job after they were caught on live television viewing images of a model in the office. The campaign garnered much publicity within the finance industry. The company dropped the name Here Is the City in 2015. The HITC Football (previously HITC Sport) and HITC Sevens YouTube channels wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Trotsky
Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian Marxist revolutionary, political theorist and politician. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Trotskyism. Born to a wealthy Jewish family in Yanovka (now Bereslavka, Ukraine), Trotsky embraced Marxism after moving to Mykolaiv in 1896. In 1898, he was arrested for revolutionary activities and subsequently exiled to Siberia. He escaped from Siberia in 1902 and moved to London, where he befriended Vladimir Lenin. In 1903, he sided with Julius Martov's Mensheviks against Lenin's Bolsheviks during the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party's initial organisational split. Trotsky helped organize the failed Russian Revolution of 1905, after which he was again arrested and exiled to Siberia. He once again escape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Strauss
Neil Darrow Strauss, also known by the pen names Style and Chris Powles, is an American author, journalist and ghostwriter. He is best known for his book '' The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists'', in which he describes his experiences in the seduction community in an effort to become a "pick-up artist." He is a contributing editor at ''Rolling Stone'' and also wrote regularly for ''The New York Times''. Early life and education After graduating from high school at the Latin School of Chicago in 1987, Strauss attended Vassar College, then transferred toRegrets of a pick-up artist , ''The Age,'' March 28, 2011, by Robyn Doreian and subsequently graduated in Psychology from |
Patrick McHale (artist)
Patrick Nolen McHale (born November 17, 1983) is an American animator, screenwriter, songwriter, and director. Known for his work in animation, he served as writer, creative director and storyboard artist for both the television series ''Adventure Time'' from 2010 to 2017, and the miniseries '' Over the Garden Wall'' in 2014, the latter of which he also created; he also co-wrote the 2022 film ''Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio''. Life and career Early career McHale graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006 with a BFA in Character Animation. He began his professional career at Cartoon Network Studios in 2007, as writer and storyboard artist on Thurop Van Orman's ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack''. He helped Van Orman to create ten episodes in total. The one-shot character Punsie McKale was inspired by and modeled after McHale. After leaving ''Flapjack'', he joined fellow CalArts alum and ''Flapjack'' storyboard artist Pendleton Ward to help develop War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Jolly Secrets
"Holly Jolly Secrets" is the collective name for the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the third season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episodes were written and storyboarded by Kent Osborne and Somvilay Xayaphone, from a story by Mark Banker, Kent Osborne, Patrick McHale, and series creator Pendleton Ward. It originally aired on Cartoon Network on December 5, 2011. The series follows the adventures of Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada), a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio), a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. In this episode, Finn and Jake stumble across the Ice King’s (voiced by Tom Kenny) video diary and look to uncover his secrets. The Ice King tries to get the video diaries back, but Finn and Jake discover, via the tapes, that the Ice King was formerly a human archaeologist named Simon Petrikov who was cursed with his powers after he put his crown on his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Time (season 3)
The third season of ''Adventure Time'', an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward, premiered on Cartoon Network on July 11, 2011 and concluded on February 13, 2012, and was produced by Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios. The season follows the adventures of Finn, a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake, a dog with magical powers to change shape and size at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with the other main characters of the show: Princess Bubblegum, The Ice King, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Lumpy Space Princess, and BMO. This season saw the series grow and progress, featuring the first of the popular Fionna and Cake episodes, as well as marking the first time that fan-submitted content was canonized. Ward also noted that the storyboard artists affected the overall tone of the show, moving it towards more bizarre and spiritual matters. The season was storyboarded and written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wired (magazine)
''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has been in publication since March/April 1993. Several spin-offs have been launched, including '' Wired UK'', ''Wired Italia'', ''Wired Japan'', and ''Wired Germany''. From its beginning, the strongest influence on the magazine's editorial outlook came from founding editor and publisher Louis Rossetto. With founding creative director John Plunkett, Rossetto in 1991 assembled a 12-page prototype, nearly all of whose ideas were realized in the magazine's first several issues. In its earliest colophons, ''Wired'' credited Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan as its "patron saint". ''Wired'' went on to chronicle the evolution of digital technology and its impact on society. ''Wired'' quickly became recognized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Bubblegum
Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum (also called Bonnie or PB, occasionally P-bubs) is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'', created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by Hynden Walch. Princess Bubblegum rules the Candy Kingdom, which other "Candy People" inhabit. She is good friends with the series' protagonists Finn the Human and Jake the Dog, first appearing with them in Ward's 2008 pilot. Bonnie's sexuality has not been officially confirmed. Reviewers have argued that she is either bisexual, non-binary, queer, lesbian, or a combination of some of the latter, as both live in a world where " sexuality is somewhat fluid." In the series finale of ''Adventure Time'', " Come Along with Me", Bonnie and Marcy shared on-screen kiss, confirming their relationship. Character Personality Bubblegum is typically very kind and compassionate, having a strong sense of justice, though she shows a dark side when provoked. She is brilliant, responsible for cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John DiMaggio
John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the '' Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on '' Kim Possible'', Hak Foo in ''Jackie Chan Adventures'', The Scotsman on ''Samurai Jack'', Brother Blood on ''Teen Titans'', Shnitzel on ''Chowder'', Fu Dog on '' American Dragon: Jake Long'', Hammerhead and Sandman on ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', Aquaman on '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', King Zøg on ''Disenchantment'', Wakka and Kimahri in '' Final Fantasy X'', Rath in the ''Ben 10'' franchise, Crosshairs, Leadfoot and Stratosphere in the ''Transformers'' film franchise, and Gonza in the English version of ''Princess Mononoke''. Early life Born and raised in North Plainfield, New Jersey, DiMaggio graduated from North Plainfield High School. He is of Italian parentage, and was raised in the Catholic faith. He attended Rutgers University. One of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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