American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s father, Lionel, opened up about his son’s killings and missed opportunities when he could have stopped them.
In the clips obtained by TMZ, Dahmer gave an interview to Dr. Phil, which is scheduled to air in the last week of November. During the conversation, Lionel revealed two opportunities that could have told the gruesome truth of his son’s life but were eventually missed for various reasons.
When Dr. Phil asked him how he took the news of Jeffrey being a murderer, Lionel said:
“I think that at some point between the ages of 12 and 14 when he was coming out of his puberty, his s*xual engines were in high drive and he was touching the insides of these animals. He just got hard-wired, neurally, into connecting s*xual pleasure with this type of activity on trails, insides of bodies.”
He stated that, in retrospect, the indicators of a killer hiding within his kid existed but were overlooked.
Lionel Dahmer regrets not being insistent enough for Jeffrey to open the mysterious wooden box
In Netflix’s true crime series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the serial killer’s grandmother shows him a wooden box that consisted of Lionel’s photos and achievements. The box was eventually taken by Jeffrey.
During the interview, Lionel recalled an incident involving the wooden box that Jeffrey used to store in his room while staying in Milwaukee when he had already begun his murder spree. He told Dr. Phil:
“When I made the visit to Milwaukee I saw this box in the closet in his room. I said I’m gonna open it and I started going down to the basement to get a tool to open up the box, and he kept complaining that he couldn’t even have one foot square of his own property to do with what he wants.”
Dr Park Dietz, Jeffrey Dahmer’s psychiatrist, stated that Dahmer had a rare paraphilia known as Splanchnophilia. It is when an individual finds viscera and internal organs sexually arousing, specifically in the texture and appearance of said organs.
Dr Park Dietz, Jeffrey Dahmer’s psychiatrist, stated that Dahmer had a rare paraphilia known as Splanchnophilia. It is when an individual finds viscera and internal organs sexually arousing, specifically in the texture and appearance of said organs. https://t.co/IPUMMUctBy
At the time, Lionel was adamant about opening the box because he thought it consisted of pornographic material. Reportedly, Jeffrey convinced his father to leave the situation alone for the night as he did not want to disturb his grandmother who was also in the house:
“And in fact he convinced me to just wait. ‘Wait till tomorrow dad,’ he said and I’ll open it for you then, but just don’t do anything now.”
As per TMZ, Lionel told Dr. Phil that the wooden box consisted of a severed human head the whole time. Jeffrey used the time that night to replace it with pornographic magazines to show Lionel what was inside it.
Lionel also regretted not being insistent enough for Jeffrey to open the wooden box the same night as he would have found the head and might have been able to stop his son’s heinous activities.
The AP Interview: Pence says voters want new leadership
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that voters are “looking for new leadership” following the disappointing midterm elections for Republicans, who are now openly debating whether his onetime boss, Donald Trump, should maintain a leading role in the party.
In an interview with The Associated Press just hours after Trump announced another White House run, Pence declined to say whether the thinks the former president is fit to return to his old job. But he implicitly positioned himself as a potential alternative for Republicans seeking conservative leadership without the chaos of the Trump era.
”I think we will have better choices in 2024,” Pence said. “I’m very confident that Republican primary voters will choose wisely.” He said that he and his family will gather over the holidays “and we’ll give prayerful consideration to what our role might be in the days ahead.”
Asked whether he blamed Trump for this week’s Republican losses, he said, “Certainly the president’s continued efforts to relitigate the last election played a role, but … each individual candidate is responsible for their own campaign.”
Pence, while considering a presidential campaign of his own, has been raising his profile as he promotes his new memoir, “ So Help Me God,” which was released on the same day that Trump made official his long-teased White House bid. If Pence moves forward, he would be in direct competition with Trump, a particularly awkward collision for the former vice president, who spent his four years in office defending Trump, refusing to criticize him publicly until after Jan. 6, 2021.
That’s when a mob of Trump’s supporters — driven by Trump’s lie that Pence could somehow reject the election results — stormed the Capitol building while Pence was presiding over the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. The vice president was steered to safety with his staff and family as some in the mob chanted, “Hang Mike Pence!”
Still, Pence on Wednesday remained largely reticent to criticize Trump beyond the insurrection. That hesitance reflects the reality that the former president remains enormously popular with the GOP base that Pence would need to win over to be competitive in primary contests.
“It wasn’t exactly the style of presidency that I would have advanced had I been the first name on the ballot,” Pence said of his unlikely partnership with Trump. “But it was his presidency and I was there to support him and help him. And until that fateful day in January 2021, I sought to do just that.”
Pence said he hadn’t watched Trump’s full announcement speech on Tuesday, but made the case that voters are looking for a new, less contentious direction.
“You know, the president has every right to stand for election again,” he said. But after traveling the country campaigning with midterm candidates, “I have a genuine sense that the American people are looking for new leadership that could unite our country around our highest ideals and that would reflect the respect and civility the American people show to one another every day, while still advancing the policies that we advanced during those years of service,” he said.
Trump’s campaign launch comes as Republicans grapple with fallout from elections in which they failed to wrest control of the Senate and are on track to win only the narrowest majority in the House. Those results came despite voters’ deep concerns over inflation and the direction of the country under Democrat Biden.
Trump endorsed a long list of candidates in competitive states including Pennsylvania and Arizona who then lost their general election races. While Pence said he was pleased Republicans were taking the House, he acknowledged the election “wasn’t quite the red wave that we all had hoped for.”
“My conclusion,” he said, “is the candidates that were focused on the future, focused on the challenges the American people are facing today and solutions to those challenges did quite well.” But those still questioning the 2020 results — as Trump demanded — “did not do as well.”
In his new book, Pence writes in detail about his experience on Jan. 6, and he expounded on that Wednesday.
“I’ll never forget the simmering indignation that I felt that day, seeing those sights on the cellphones as we gathered in the loading dock below the Senate chamber. I couldn’t help but think not this, not here, not in America,” he said.
In the interview, he recalled his reaction to Trump’s tweets “that criticize me directly at a time that a riot was raging in the Capitol hallways.”
“The president’s words were reckless, and they endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol building,” he said. “The president had decided to be a part of the problem. I was determined to be a part of the solution.”
Asked what consequences Trump should face for his actions, however, Pence punted.
“That’s up to the American people,” he said he believes. “I truly do. And look, I’ll always be proud of the record of the Trump administration for four-and-a-half years. President Trump was not just my president. He was my friend. And we worked closely together to advance the policies that we’d been elected to serve.”
“It didn’t end well,” he acknowledged, in an understatement. “And that tragic day in January will always be a day of great sadness for me, a sadness about what had happened to our relationship, to the bad advice the president was accepting from a group of lawyers that, as I write in my book, should never have been allowed on the White House grounds, let alone in the Oval Office. ”
Pence and Trump were always an odd couple — a pugilistic, crude New York celebrity and a staid Midwestern evangelical who once wrote an essay on the evils of negative campaigning and who, as a rule, says he will not dine alone with a woman who is not his wife. Asked why he so rarely spoke up when Trump launched deeply personal insults against figures such as the late Sen. John McCain, Pence said, in effect, that that was what he had had signed up for.
“As his vice president, I believed it was my role to be loyal to the president,” he said. “And so every step of the way, the way I squared it was I believe that I had been elected vice president to support the presidency that Donald Trump had been elected to advance.”
Indeed, Pence in the book writes that even after Jan. 6, the two men “parted amicably when our service to the nation drew to a close.”
“And in the weeks that followed, from time to time, he would call me and to speak and check in,” Pence said in the interview. “But when he returned to criticizing me and others who had upheld the Constitution that day, I just decided I’d be best to go our separate ways. And we have.”
Asked why he would part “amicably” with Trump given the president’s actions — including his decision not to call Pence to check in on his safety while the riot was underway — Pence said he believed the president had been genuinely regretful when they met for the first time after the 6th.
“For the balance of about 90 minutes, we sat, we talked. I was very direct with the president. I made it clear to him that I believe that I did my duty that day, and I sensed genuine remorse on his part,” Pence recalled. “The president and I had forged not only a good working relationship, but a friendship over four-and-a-half years. We worked together literally every day. But he was different in that time. I encouraged him to take the matter to prayer.”
As for his plans for the future, as everyone asks whether he plans to run, he and his family will gather over the holidays “and we’ll give prayerful consideration to what our role might be in the days ahead.”
Renault is betting the market for gasoline cars will continue to grow
Renault sees the internal combustion engine continuing to play a crucial role in its business over the coming years, according to a top executive at the French automotive giant.
On Tuesday, it was announced that the Renault Group and Chinese firm Geely had signed a non-binding framework agreement to establish a company focused on the development, production and supply of “hybrid powertrains and highly efficient ICE [internal combustion engine] powertrains.”
According to Renault, both itself and Geely will have a 50% stake in the business, which will consist of 17 powertrain facilities and five research and development centers.
Speaking to CNBC’s Charlotte Reed on Tuesday, Renault Chief Financial Officer Thierry Pieton sought to explain some of the reasoning behind the planned partnership with Geely.
“In our view, and according to all the studies that we’ve got, there is no scenario where ICE and hybrid engines represent less than 40% of the market with a horizon of 2040,” he said. “So it’s actually … a market that’s going to continue to grow.”
The tie-up with Geely comes as Renault fleshes out plans to establish an EV spin-off called Ampere.
According to Renault, France-based Ampere “will develop, manufacture, and sell full EV passenger cars.” It’s eyeing an initial public offering on the Euronext Paris, which would take place in the second half of 2023 at the earliest, subject to market conditions.
During his interview with CNBC, Pieton touched upon the need, as he saw it, for different types of vehicles. “It’s very important to have, at the same time, the development of our electric vehicle business on one side — with Ampere — and to build a sustainable source of ICE and hybrid powertrains.”
This was why Renault was going into a partnership with Geely, he added, explaining the move represented “an absolute slam dunk” from a business and financial perspective.
This was because, Pieton argued, it created “a world-leading supplier of ICE and hybrid powertrains with around 19,000 employees in the world, covering 130 countries.”
In comments sent to CNBC via email, David Leggett, an analyst at GlobalData, noted that automotive manufacturers could still enjoy profits from the sale of vehicles that used internal combustion engines.
“Margins are generally higher than on electric vehicles, which are relatively costly to manufacture,” he said.
“The gap will eventually narrow as EV volumes rise sharply and unit costs on major EV components fall significantly, but there is still much profitable business to be done on ICEs and hybrids and will be for some time to come,” he added.
“Manufacturers need to be flexible in their powertrain offerings according to market needs — which differ across the world.”
Renault’s continued focus on the internal combustion engine comes at a time when some big economies are looking to move away from vehicles that use fossil fuels.
The U.K., for example, wants to stop the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans by 2030. It will require, from 2035, all new cars and vans to have zero tailpipe emissions.
The European Union, which the U.K. left on Jan. 31, 2020, is pursuing similar targets. Over in the United States, California is banning the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 2035.
Such targets have become a major talking point within the automotive industry.
During a recent interview with CNBC, the CEO of Stellantis was asked about the EU’s plans to phase out the sale of new ICE cars and vans by 2035.
In response, Carlos Tavares said it was “clear that the decision to ban pure ICEs is a purely dogmatic decision.”
Expanding on his point, the Stellantis chief said he would recommend that Europe’s political leaders “be more pragmatic and less dogmatic.”
“I think there is the possibility — and the need — for a more pragmatic approach to manage the transition.”
“I’m Hugely Disappointed We Did Not Make It In Time To Get Into Smash Bros.” – Yoko Taro Talks NieR:Automata On Switch
Crashing onto the scene back in 2017, NieR:Automata was a breakthrough moment for Yoko Taro. Though the director gained infamy for the Drakengard series — including the original NieR on PS3 and Xbox 360 — and his unusual interviews, Automata is the game that truly put him and his team on the mainstream map.
Five years later, the game came to Switch in the form of NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, an utterly outstanding port of a true modern classic. But why now and not, one, two, three years ago? Why is 2022 the time for Switch owners to hop into Automata, and what technical wizardry did the dream team at Virtuos have to pull to get Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ action-RPG running on Switch?
We spoke to Taro, along with producer Yosuke Saito, composer Keiichi Okabe, and Virtuos’ Shi Qiang to celebrate the success of NieR:Automata, lament over the lack of 2B in Super Smash Bros., and find out what makes this game so popular. It turns out not even the team truly knows…
Nintendo Life: It’s been over five years since NieR:Automata was first released. Why do you think the game has resonated with so many over the years?
YOKO Taro, director and scenario writer: You might not believe this everyone, but the real reason why NieR:Automata was such a big hit is… complete chance!!
Yosuke Saito, producer: It could be Mr. YOKO’s intriguing mysterious world, Yoshida Akihiko’s charismatic characters 2B and 9S, Mr. Okabe’s eccentric melodies or the sublime action game feel from the craftsmen at Platinum Games.
the real reason why NieR:Automata was such a big hit is… complete chance!!
But I think that the biggest reason was probably how Automata blended all these different elements together to make the grade.
Keiichi Okabe, composer: I think that it is probably how the things that Mr. YOKO imagined and PlatinumGames’ ability to realise those things and balance them out came together so well.
After that, it was probably the power of my music though. (laughs)
Taro-san, you asked Saito-san for a Switch port of NieR:Automata during E3 2018. How do you feel now it’s finally coming to fruition four years later?
YOKO: I am hugely disappointed that we did not make it in time to get into Smash Bros…
This marks the series’ debut on a Nintendo console, what pushed you to finally make the jump to the Switch?
Saito: This came about from wanting to do something for the 5th anniversary and from seeing Astral Chain and thinking that we might be able to bring Automata to Nintendo Switch too. I think we have managed to port the game over with quite impressive levels of fidelity, so I would love to see everyone play it!
Virtuos has a pretty strong track record with Switch ports, how did you find working with them on bringing the game to the console?
it feels like there is nowhere in the games industry left for me to inhabit anymore
Saito: I think they are a great company, and they took on various difficult challenges on our behalf, so I would love to work with them again if we get the chance!
Given Automata’s fast-paced action-RPG combat, was it a challenge to maintain all of the different visual elements on the screen for the Switch port?
Shi Qiang, Studio Technical Director from Virtuos: Indeed, it was quite tricky in some places. That was why we were very thorough in our preparations.
The team started by quickly delineating where all the hot spots were and then developed an omnidirectional feature tracking tool for optimisation. For the engine and the code, we did overall optimisation on the CPU, GPU and shaders. We also carried out comprehensive optimisation on the art as well, including all of the models, lighting, special effects, stamps and assets.
Once the general optimisation process was complete, we carried out functionality spot checks on the complex scenes. For example, in the boss fight scenes, we did further optimisation on the detail level of the boss models, textures and lighting, including the large-scale rebuilding of the VFX to fit with the Switch’s technical capabilities.
Having brought Voice of Cards to the Switch, has that series’ success influenced your decision to bring the game to the console?
Saito: Personally, I would be happier to see it the other way around, with Switch players playing Automata and experiencing the world of YOKO Taro through that, then going on to play Voice of Cards!
Has the success of NieR:Automata changed the way you approach developing games?
YOKO: We had more capable staff on this one, so there was less for me to do. I mean, it feels like there is nowhere in the games industry left for me to inhabit anymore.
If there is one convenient reason why “you should play Automata on Switch because of XXX” then please could you tell it to the Square Enix marketing team?
For newcomers to Automata, why should they pick up the Switch version of the game?
YOKO: If there is one convenient reason why “you should play Automata on Switch because of XXX” then please could you tell it to the Square Enix marketing team? I think they would be delighted to know that. They might even buy you a beer. No, really…
Saito: I will answer this as a gamer, rather than as the producer. With the incredibly appealing characters and worlds that YOKO Taro creates, Okabe Keiichi’s beautiful music and Yoshida Akihiko’s superior character design, as well as it being made by PlatinumGames, one of the world’s top action game developers, is there actually any reason NOT to play the game?
This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
Thank you to Yoko Taro, Yosuke Sait, Keiichi Okabe, and Shi Quiang for taking the time to talk to us about NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition. You can pick up the game right now on Switch.
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Madonna shares clip of awkward interview with 60 Minutes Australia’s Richard Carleton
Madonna shares clip of awkward interview with 60 Minutes Australia’s Richard Carleton about her explicit SEX book as she celebrates its 30th anniversary: ‘I thought it was horrible’
Madonna has shared a clip of an awkward interview with 60 Minutes Australia’s Richard Carleton following the release of her explicit SEX book 30 years ago.
During the sit-down, the late Carleton mentioned he ‘got a fright’ after reading the singer’s book, and she responded by asking him why he was scared of its content.
‘The picture of you astride the mirror, masturbating? I thought that was horrible. It just strikes me as horrible,’ he responded.
Madonna shared clip of an awkward interview with 60 Minutes Australia’s Richard Carleton about her explicit SEX book as she celebrates its 30th anniversary: ‘I thought it was horrible’
Madonna said she was intrigued by the responses to the book’s content.
‘I think that people’s reactions to specific situations in the book was much more a reflection of that person than me,’ she said.
The singer went on to ask Carleton: ‘Are you frightened of a woman that can turn herself on?’
‘A little bit, yes. That’s right. I don’t know why…But I’m here to talk about you, not me,’ Carleton responded.
During the sit-down, Carleton mentioned he ‘got a fright’ after reading the singer’s book, and she asked him about why he was scared by its content
‘The picture of you astride the mirror, masturbating? I thought that was horrible. It just strikes me as horrible,’ he responded
Madonna also posted a message alongside the video, touching on the outrage she’s received over the span of her decades-long career as the bonafide ‘Queen Of Pop’.
The Grammy Award-winning performer also said she believes that she’s ‘paved the way’ for the likes of Miley Cyrus, Cardi B and pop culture icon Kim Kardashian.
’30 years ago I published a book called S.E.X. in addition to photos of me naked there were photos of Men kissing Men, Woman kissing Woman and Me kissing everyone,’ she wrote.
‘I think that people’s reactions to specific situations in the book was much more a reflection of that person than me,’ Madonna said
Madonna continued: ‘I also wrote about my sexual fantasies and shared my point of view about sexuality in an ironic way.’
The Borderline singer went on to express that she was the target of criticism from less open-minded individuals.
‘I spent the new few years being interviewed by narrow minded people who tried to shame me for empowering myself as a Woman,’ she recalled.
Madonna also posted a message alongside the video, touching on the outrage she’s received over the span of her decades-long career as the bonafide ‘Queen Of Pop’
Madonna then revealed that she ‘was called a w****, a witch a heretic and the devil’ during the period of time.
The hitmaker went on to express that modern entertainers were allowed to be much more open about their sexualities.
‘Now Cardi B can sing about her WAP. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked a** and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball,’ she said.
The Grammy Award-winning performer also said she believes that she’s ‘paved the way’ for the likes of Miley Cyrus, Cardi B (pictured) and pop culture icon Kim Kardashian
No More Heroes III interview with Goichi “Suda 51” Suda – new platforms, creating the series’ finale, ports, and more
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Get the full interview below.
Gematsu Interviews Goichi “Suda 51” Suda
Interview Transcript
Gematsu: What’s new in the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC versions of No More Heroes III?
Goichi Suda, Producer and Director: “First, there’s the fact that these are different platforms, so I believe you’ll be able to play with improved graphics and a stable 60 frames per second frame rate.
“Also, the biggest new feature is the addition of the Japanese voices. We’ve got an amazing Japanese voice actor cast in this game. A lot of people out there watch Japanese anime, so I think you’re likely to hear some familiar voices in this installment. Some fans have said it feels like a Gintama-style lineup, but a lot of the Gintama family actually took part in the game, so that’s one of the main cool things I’d like everyone to check out.
“After playing through it in English, you could try playing with the Japanese voices next… A second playthrough in Japanese. I feel like that’d be a great way to enjoy the game.”
With No More Heroes III coming to PlayStation and Xbox, is there any chance we could see No More Heroes 1 and 2 come to those platforms?
Suda: “No More Heroes 1 and 2 are currently only playable on Steam and on the Switch [12,301 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/nintendo/switch”>Switch, and I do feel that it would be best to make them available to play on a wider variety of platforms, so that’s something I’d like to collaborate on with Marvelous [1,225 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/marvelous”>Marvelous and make happen eventually. I can’t make any promises right now, but that’s where we are at the moment.”
No More Heroes III arrived 11 years after the last numbered entry. What was it like to finally create the sequel fans have been demanding for years?
Suda: “Yeah, 11 years is a long time; like longer than the usual lifespan of a platform itself. The game we had developed on the Wii [240 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/nintendo/wii”>Wii ended up jumping generations and landing on the Switch, and it was, hm, how do I put it… It actually felt like we were able to come back to the world of No More Heroes pretty smoothly. But even within our studio, first, we needed to ensure that people knew about No More Heroes 1 and 2. What sort of games they are, and how much the fans loved them… I feel like that was our actual starting point.
“So obviously, we had our own image of what kind of III we wanted to create, but there’s also the III that the fans wanted to see; the III they were imagining. So in development we tried to make sure that those visions of III overlapped as much as possible.”
Was there anything that you wanted to do in No More Heroes III, but couldn’t due to budget-related or technical limitations?
Suda: “Well, I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t. That’s a tough one. Of course there were lots of things we wanted to do, and I’ve spoken about this in lots of interviews before, but we initially envisioned having 100 bosses, and having more playable characters apart from just Travis; those were some ideas we considered. Also, it was going to take place in not only Santa Destroy, but a place called Utopiland as well. We wanted to create an entire freely traversable map. I had really hoped to accomplish all of those things, but due to factors like the sheer volume of the game, scheduling, budget, etc., we ended up having to scale a lot of stuff back.
“But we really wanted to focus on Travis’ story, you know? So by having other characters also be playable, I felt like that would sort of dilute Travis’ own final battle. Since what we have now is due to scaling all that stuff back, in the end I think it turned out to be a good decision.”
Are you satisfied with how it turned out? Is there anything you would change?
Suda: “Yeah, I’m satisfied with the game, but since release, a lot of fans of 1 and 2 have mentioned… (laughs)…
“So in 1 and 2, you were able to swap out the Beam Katana, right? You could upgrade it, and you could get new weapons, and the selectable weapons were one of No More Heroes‘ main features. But we got rid of that for III, and focused on the Blood Berry instead.
“To be honest… I wish we’d added more weapons. I wanted to have three types of weapons, and that’s honestly one of my regrets. So in the future, if we do a remake or remaster or something, like maybe 10 years or so from now, I want to be sure to put stuff like that into the game, if it happens. But again, I can’t make any promises at the moment.”
You said No More Heroes III would be the end of the line for Travis and No More Heroes. But is this really the end? Is there definitely no No More Heroes to come?
Suda: “I mean, Hideo Kojima [137 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/people/hideo-kojima”>Hideo Kojima said he was done with Meta [21 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/meta”>Metal Gear Solid like two times, but we still got more (wink).
“As for it being the final game, and Travis’ final battle, I think of it as Travis’ retirement, or an honorable discharge.
“But, yeah… Like with all the pro wrestlers out there, a lot of times they’ll retire, and then make a comeback. For example, some of my favorites, like Terry Funk, or Atsushi Onita, who’s legendary in Japan for his deathmatches. They’ve retired so many times. Each time they retire, they make a comeback. I’ve seen Terry Funk retire like three times. And every time, he returns to the ring.
“So, when it comes to Travis, well… He does love pro Wrestling [2 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/wrestling”>wrestling, and his ‘retirement’ could possibly just be a little break. I don’t know. I’d prefer to leave it up to him, and see how he feels about it.”
If you could make a spin-off game in the No More Heroes series in any genre, what would it be?
Suda: “Hm… for any genre? Right now, it’d be with FU, the character who really blew up in III. He became such a breakout character, and I feel like we were able to create the perfect opponent for Travis’ final enemy, but FU… did he really, actually die in the end? Is he still alive? Even I don’t know.
“If FU were still alive… I feel that his story would still have a ways to go, so I’d like to do FU’s story. FU goes to Hell, and comes back from Hell once again… I wonder if we could make a hack ‘n’ slash game out of that story? That’s probably what it’d be.”
Travis Touchdown vs. Mondo Zappa vs. Juliet Starling vs. Garcia Hotspur. Who wins?
Suda: “Wow, that’s hard. I don’t think I’ve been asked that before.
“Hm, who’s strongest? You know, I’d really like to see that fight. You know, in 2028… Grasshopper is gonna have its 30th anniversary. It’d be cool to make a Grasshopper All-Stars game, Battle Royale [18 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/battle-royale”>battle royale-style, where all the characters would compete with each other. We’re actually discussing that at Grasshopper right now. If it ends up happening, then we may know the answer then. Who’s the strongest…?”
Will you please share a final message for the fans before you sign off?
Suda: “To everyone who’s played No More Heroes, thank you for playing—and for buying—the game.
“The character of Travis Touchdown has been beloved, watched over, and supported by gamers, and made it all the way to III. After that… lots of people want another sequel, and we just discussed having a possible spin-off, but I would love to have the world of No More Heroes continue on; to see it connect to something. We’ve received many similar comments, but… Travis really just kinda does what he feels like, and not even I have any idea what he’s gonna do next. But someday, if Travis says he wants to get crazy again, to fight again, then I’ll speak with Marvelous and in maybe 10 years from now… maybe even further out… It might end up being a long wait, or Travis may end up just staying retired. He may just live out the rest of his life in peace, in paradise.
“But still, I want to thank everyone so much for supporting No More Heroes! We still have no idea what’ll happen to Travis Touchdown, but I hope you’ll keep supporting us! Thank you very much!”
Trump Claims Bob Woodward Audiobook Interview Tapes ‘Belong To Me’
Donald Trump insisted Friday that investigative journalist Bob Woodward’s recordings of his multiple interviews with the former president, featured in Woodward’s upcoming audiobook, “belong” to Trump.
“We’ve already hired the lawyers to sue him,” Trump told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade Friday on his radio program. “Bob Woodward’s a very sleazy guy,” he added of the famed Watergate journalist.
Woodward’s audiobook, “The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward’s Twenty Interviews with President Trump” is scheduled for release on Tuesday. It includes more than eight hours of the journalist’s 20 interviews with Trump over the years, interspersed with commentary from Woodward.
Trump appeared to concede that Woodward was the one who set up the tapes and recorded the interviews, but insisted the rights to use the tapes belong to him.
“In many ways, I like the tapes, I insist on tapes, but I also say the tapes belong to me,” Trump told Kilmeade. “So that means Woodward has to get whatever deal he made, you know, we’ll probably end up in litigation over it. Because we gave tapes for the written word, not tapes to sell, and that’s always made clear,” he said.
Trump insisted he told Woodward “these tapes are for the written word, these tapes are for your [previous] book, these are not to be sold, these are tapes for your book, to help you. I like that because it’s more accurate,” he added.
“So now he’s making an audiobook out of it, so we’ll sue him,” Trump said.
Woodward could not immediately be reached for comment.
Some revelations from Woodward’s book have already been recounted in media outlets that obtained advance copies.
In one of the interviews in 2019, Trump admitted that letters from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that were seized in August from his Mar-a-Lago compound were “so top secret,” The Washington Post reported. Yet he nevertheless showed them off to Woodward. “Don’t say I gave them to you, OK?” Trump can be heard saying on tape.
In another audio recording from a 2020 interview with Woodward, Trump said he preferred “tougher and meaner” world leaders.
“I like Putin,” Trump told Woodward, CNN reported after obtaining an advance copy of the audiobook.
“Getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing, all right? Especially because they have 1,332 nuclear fucking warheads,” he told the journalist.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
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An Interview With Halloween Ends Director David Gordon Green
Jamie Lee Curtis may be the backbone of the Halloween franchise, but David Gordon Green has been its brain—at least since 2018, when he and Danny McBride rebooted it as an epic battle between Curtis’ Laurie Strode and iconic killing machine Michael Myers. Whether Myers is hellbent on bodying Laurie in particular or he’s the Mariah Carey of slashers (“I don’t know her”) remains a mystery that neither the star nor director are eager to solve, but Green has devoted great effort and a tremendous amount of thought to shepherding Curtis’ tireless survivor through a brutal gauntlet to, well, a resting place in her journey (if it’s “final” is for viewers to find out October 14).
As the filmmaking duo prepares to wrap not only this cycle of films but some 44 years of lore with Halloween Ends, The A.V. Club spoke with Green about the path that they wanted Laurie Strode to take. In addition to discussing his “plan” for the franchise, Green talks about the differences—both deliberate and incidental—in slasher movies since the release of the groundbreaking 1978 original, and finally, reflects on his relationship with the films as he prepares to release the final (or at least final-for-now) installment, with the blessing of no less than Halloween creator and now co-composer of its music, John Carpenter.
The A.V. Club: How much of a plan was there for these films, and where did you want this trilogy to end up?
David Gordon Green: Well, that’s an interesting question because there was a plan of an essence. But I don’t know necessarily a plan until I’m on set and we’re really engaged in things, no matter how much rehearsal or writing I’ve done. It’s still a vague tapestry until we start really getting in there and weaving it together. So after the success of our 2018 film, we knew where we wanted to go vaguely. And I knew that I wanted to center the second film around a lot more action and aggression. And then I wanted the third film to be a love story that felt more grounded and intimate. And so those were always essential ingredients in this, and then trying to figure out how to tell the story of the manifestation of evil.
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The second one is a big Michael Meyers exploitation movie—that’s what Halloween Kills is for me, the opera of Michael Myers. And then two is you’re not going to go into a Michael Myers backstory because as far as I’m concerned, that’s forbidden territory. I don’t want to know his motivation, what inspires him. But I do ask a lot of questions about evil and community that have been left in the aftermath of the Haddonfield massacres. So trying to find a way to ask these questions, but not [doing that] through Michael Myers insisted I bring in a new character to give a perspective of Michael and his behaviors, Laurie and her insights, and then Haddonfield as a whole.
AVC: Laurie is in a much healthier place in this film. Where did you want her to end up after all she’s been through?
DGG: Meditative. I don’t think the Laurie Strode I want to follow is ever going to be 100% resolved in any outcome that the story might unfold for her. I felt passionate that we want a story that deals with her struggles and her reflections. And so I feel like wherever this movie would take her, on whatever journey, there’s a thoughtfulness to it. And there’s never going to be an absolute definitive, tragic ending, and there’s never going to be an absolute definitive, happy ending. I think it’s a series of tragic events that accumulate in her psyche. And at the end of the day, as we all should when we live through hardships and face difficulties, the thoughtfulness, the reflection, the evolution beyond that is, I think, what’s the most interesting.
AVC: There is a lingering question if Michael actually has any specific interest in Laurie in the events of the 2018 film. Is Michael making a path directly to her, or is it purely circumstantial?
DGG: I like to not really define that, but I also make sure that I’ve created a story where you could point to none of that. And so there’s always a justification that he will be there, outside of stalking Laurie. I think in the reality of his psyche, maybe there’s a familiarity that he sees. But I think he’s a kind of animal that isn’t bringing a grudge, a vengeance. He’s a monster that’s on a path, and if you get in the way, you’re going to get fucked up.
AVC: You’ve spoken about how it wouldn’t be appropriate to just remake the original film in 2018 or 2022. What are the ways this genre has changed that challenged you to tell a story that’s authentic to this period, but also is faithful to the legacy of this franchise?
DGG: Yeah, that’s a really fun question, and conversation—it’s a big conversation. Because the original Halloween has inspired so many people, and so many people have ripped off ideas or emulated it to the point of cliche or camp. I personally like to select what tropes I invite into it when it’s too little, or too much. Turning your back on a bad guy who’s about to pick up a knife? I’m not sure you can get away with a lot of that as much as you used to be able to do without audience groans. I think some of the pacing you need up a little bit for a contemporary audience that may or may not have as much patience as they had 44 years ago. And so there are certain stylistic choices we make, but all of it within certainly the appreciation of John [Carpenter] and having him there as a consultant and a collaborator helps me when I get off path a little bit. Sometimes I’ll have a wild idea and say, “This is a little wild, John, but what if?” And he’ll either say, “That’s a terrible idea,” or “That’s interesting. See where it takes you.”
He’s been very generous in letting us unravel some weird ideas, and then having his commentary. I loved being very vulnerable and watching him watch the movie for the first time as we were doing a spotting session for the score. And so I get his commentary throughout, and as big fans of John Carpenter, we know he’s not going to pull any punches. He’s ready to say what he thinks, and he’s not holding back. So I love that about him. And by surrounding yourself with people that are challenging in a healthy way—they’re there to support, but they’re also to say, “what if?” And “how about?” And I like having the specific group of people that we’ve curated to be our collaborators on this franchise. It’s been really enjoyable and I’ve learned a lot and had a beautiful journey on three films.
John Fetterman Stumbles, ‘Stutters’ During Interview, Requires Closed Captioning After May Stroke
With weeks to go before the election, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor and Democratic Senate nominee, John Fetterman, is still struggling with the effects of a May stroke.
In his first in-person interview, which aired Tuesday night, Fetterman required the use of closed captioning.
The Democrat is “still suffering from auditory processing issues, which means he has a hard time understanding what he’s hearing,” NBC News reporter Dasha Burns said.
NBC News agreed to the use of closed captioning technology during the interview, where a screen transcribed Burns’ questions.
“I sometimes will hear things in a way that’s not perfectly clear. So I use captioning so I’m able to see what you’re saying on the captioning,” Fetterman said.
Fetterman “occasionally stuttered and had trouble finding words,” according to the report, responding to Burns’ oral questions after subsequently reading the captions on a computer screen. In the interview, Fetterman can clearly be seen behind the screen reading the questions as they come.
“Every now and then I’ll miss a word. Every now and then. Or sometimes I’ll maybe mush two words together. But as long as I have captioning, I’m able to understand exactly what’s being asked,” he said.
In the interview, Fetterman can be seen having difficulty attempting to pronounce the word “empathetic,” moving between “emphetic” and “empathetic” before finally landing on the latter. He then used that as an example of the side affects of the stroke.
Fetterman said he is still in the recovery process but that “I don’t think it’s going to have an impact. I feel like I’m gonna get better and better—every day. And by January, I’m going [to] be, you know, much better. And Dr. Oz is still going to be a fraud.”
Burns said that before the interview and without captioning, “it wasn’t clear he was understanding our conversation.”
When questioned why he would not supply NBC with medical records or make any of his doctors available for an interview, Fetterman replied: “I feel like we have been very transparent in a lot of different ways. When our doctor has already given a letter saying that I’m able to serve and to be running. And then I think there’s—you can’t be any more transparent than standing up on a stage with 3,000 people and having a speech without a teleprompter and just being—and putting everything and yourself out there like that. I think that’s as transparent as everyone in Pennsylvania can see.”
Concerns surrounding Fetterman’s health have run rampant in the lead-up to the November election, with some questioning whether his health and heart are up to the job.
Republicans are already using the footage to their advantage; Steve Guest, special adviser for communications for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), called it a “disaster,” claiming “John Fetterman is not well.”
“No wonder Fetterman has refused to do interviews,” he tweeted. “And this is who Democrats want to be a Senator.”
Former Trump aide Stephen Miller tweeted that “if one was going to elect a new Senator with grave cognitive impediments to performing his duties one would likely want an individual who was in every other way exemplary. Not the crazy, radical, dresses like he’s 11, pro-murderer anti-cop marxist zealot deadbeat John Fetterman.”
Clay Travis of the conservative podcast The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show called the interview “insane,” adding, “imagine what media would be saying if a Republican was trying to pull this campaign off.”
Former Fox News contributor and Trump Treasury Department spokeswoman Monica Crowley labeled Fetterman “unfit to serve in the Senate,” criticizing him because he “couldn’t even make it through a basic, friendly interview with MSNBC: couldn’t hear, couldn’t understand.”
Dr. Oz’s team is yet to comment, however senior communications adviser Rachel Tripp told Insider in August: “If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn’t have had a major stroke and wouldn’t be in the position of having to lie about it constantly.”
When The Daily Beast reached out to Tripp at the time, she replied via email: “Nice try. Dr. Oz has been urging people to eat more veggies for years. That’s not ridicule. It’s good health advice. We’re only trying to help.”
Speaking on The Last Word on Tuesday night, Fetterman criticized Dr. Oz for the comments, saying, “I can’t believe that having a doctor that is cheering on for me not to get better.”
Fetterman still leads in the polls.
The Democrat has used closed captioning technology in interviews before; it was cited in a piece earlier this month in The New Yorker, where he used Google Meet to conduct the interview.
“Because the stroke had made it difficult for him to process what he hears, the video chat has closed captioning technology that allowed him to read my questions in real time,” reporter Rebecca Traister wrote.
Fetterman has agreed to an Oct. 25 debate with his opponent, Republican Mehmet Oz, but under the condition that Fetterman have access to a closed captioning monitor so he can read the questions as they come in.
Political commentator Adam Jentleson said the interview was a “good moment for a gut check here.” He wrote in a tweet: “I’m biased but when I watch the clip I see a guy recovering and recovering overcoming a challenge. I wonder what voters will see.”
Political, public affairs, and communications strategist Jeff Timmer tweeted that it was a “bold but wise” strategy to have Fetterman doing interviews and “showing the accessibility tools he uses to process the spoken word. I commend him and his team for having the guts and balls to do this.”