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where would you put cass on the scale of "abnormal about the no kill rule" (or committed to if you want to be nicer) in comparison to bruce? based of off my memory purely they seem similar levels of committed to it (if i die to save one life it was worth it kind of thing) but i also think it would be accurate to say cass has a substantively different understanding and thus commitment to it then bruce because of her history, background, etc. at least thats my take, but id love to know how you would go about comparing the two in that regard.

This is a VERY juicy question!!! I am way more well read on Cass than Bruce so I probably am not going to answer this well, but I'll speculate based on my limited knowledge. Imo you've nailed it - I view them as being equally committed to the no killing rule, though with nuanced differences!

I think part of why they clicked so well is because they recognised a similar deep commitment to life in each other. If Cass thought Bruce was a fraction less committed (or vice versa), I don't think they'd have gotten as close. And she is pretty good at reading people so I think we can trust her judgement! The best way we can see this is the moments when they feel that the other's motivations are slipping:

Batgirl (2000) #6 // #48

In #6, Batgirl stops a man's heart to teach him a lesson; in #48, Bruce's plan endangers people/children. In both cases you can see how much hurt & shock Bruce and Cass are experiencing - the only person in the world who (they think) is as committed to non-killing slipping up is an unbelievable act of betrayal. Even more telling is that when Batman scolds Batgirl in #6, Batgirl looks heartbroken; similarly, when Cass confronts Bruce in #48, Bruce stutters over his explanation. Their relationship is built on the similarity of their dedication to life, but it's more than that. In some ways they are to each other the manifestations of their no-kill code. They both rejected killing before they met each other, but still the role they play in each other's lives is directly linked to not-killing. As Bruce says as early as Batgirl #1, she is him - their projection onto each other means their no-kill codes are inextricably linked. There's no real way to compare their dedications to the rule when in many ways their dedications are entangled with one another.

BUT it's true that their relationship to life is fundamentally different because Bruce was a witness to murder while Cass was a murderer. This difference manifests most (imo) in how they approach redemption. Bruce is pro-redemption, but he (tends to) speak about it as an ideal; he is full of guilt and he has failed but he is still a deeply idealistic person. Cass, on the other hand, takes it more personally. She is idealistic too but I don't actually think redemption is a rock-solid ideal for her, it's something she fights to believe in everyday, for herself and others. (Redemption as a shaky ideal for Cass is especially true in early BG 2000, like #19. It's not that she doesn't believe people can change but her self-hatred gets in the way!!)

All-Star Batman #4 // Batgirl: Secret Files & Origins

Bruce in panel 1 is trying to mentor Duke and Cass in panel 2 is talking to a stranger so interpretations of these panels will vary, but I think it's a neat illustration of how though they have the same beliefs, the way they manifest differs! Bruce is much more definitive in his assertion than Cass (who will never quite fully believe in her own redemption), but still they are both extremely committed to life and the power of change.

Um anyway long rambly way of saying they are indeed very similarly dedicated to not killing!! And though they do have differences (that they eventually recognise) I think in their minds the similarities far outweigh the differences. Their shared dedication to life, one that they see reflected in each other's every action, makes them kindred spirits ❤️❤️

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The Angry Birds - The Early Hatchling Gets the Worm.

La extraña amistad que se forma entre un polluelo y un gusano al que adopta.

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The Early — Cusp (Island House)

A cusp is the end of one thing and the beginning of another, often a shift so subtle that that you can’t make it out while it’s happening. Spring doesn’t start on March 20, whatever the calender says; it’s a gradual accumulation of warmth and growth and light that’s impossible to recognize until you’re well past the turning point. So, too, The Early’s EP, The Cusp, is full of imperceptible turns. The three pieces on it sound very much like one piece, only an instant of white space drop out to indicate where tracks begin and end. And yet, there is a progression to them, as the session moves from jingling, glistening minimalism to primal propulsive jazz rock, to a dream-fugue finale decked with Patrick Shiroishi’s saxophone.

The early is an improvisational duo made up of Alex Lewis on electric guitar and korg minilogue and Jake Nussbaum on drums and electronics. The two have been working together for decades, though not at an especially high level of fame and recognition. They made this EP in a single session, recorded at Kawari Sound in suburban Philadelphia in 2023. They then sent the music to Shiroishi in LA. He overdubbed his saxophone to the climactic final track, “Chopaghetti,” which is the disc’s clear highlight.  

You get a clear sense of this music crawling out of its shell as it goes on, becoming louder and more unruly as it goes on. Thus track one, “Another Green Morning” is the quietest and most minimal of the three. Glittering percussive synth notes and faint traces of drumming build up at the margins, spider web sounds that do not so much perceive as accumulate. For drama, ominous booms emerge sporadically. If you’ve ever crossed an frozen lake in winter, they soundlike the noises that tell you that the ice is not as thick as you thought it was. There’s no real time signature or key, just the gradual like the noise of weak ice when you try to cross a winter lake. Cymbals reverberating. No time signature, just the gradual accretion of sound. A long note plays, trailing silvery glitter tones, auras, knocks and tingles. Late in the cut, something like a melody breaks out in long clear notes that persist and layer over and under each other. As you approach the (mostly undetectable) end, you sense a rising, a stirring, a coalescence.

“Asymptote,” which follows is a bit rowdier, with more knocking and pounding and more recognizable guitar sounds. Still abstracted but faintly melodic, the cut takes on the forward motion of rock and jazz. It sounds a bit like Pan*American’s quiet, hovering compositions at the beginning, but more like Rangda towards the end, as it pounds and pummels to a triumphant (but still largely invisible) conclusion.  

The best track, though, is “Chopaghetti,” and not because of Shiroishi, though, of course, he makes an impact. Here Nussbaum has switched from ambient, unstructured percussion to the push and drive of a full kit. There’s no mistaking where the beat lands in this final track. Lewis, for his part, interleaves flourishes of electronics and guitar, and Shiroishi adds a squealing, eddying, absolutely ecstatic saxophone. You can’t help but feel that the whole EP was aiming at the late-cut exuberance of “Chopaghetti.” It’s a journey worth taking, even if you miss some milestones along the way.

Jennifer Kelly

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Connecticut’s municipal elections, coming up Nov. 4, don’t decide who’s in the White House or who represents the state in Washington, D.C. Rather, they determine who decides close-to-home issues such as whether taxes go up, town roads will be fixed or class sizes increase.  Offices including mayor, selectman, town councilor and town clerk, board of education and constable are on the ballot, which…

Voting guide 2025: Deadlines, early voting and what’s on Connecticut ballots

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Eastman Johnson, “The Early Scholar,” c. 1865, oil on academy board on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.157

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The Early Life of an Indie Game

The Early Life of an Indie Game

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