What Awards Has 'Simon Sort Of Says' Won So Far?

I love hunting for clever phrase merch, and 'the rest is history' is one of those lines that looks great on everything from tees to enamel pins. For ready-made pieces my go-to places are Etsy for handmade and unique designs, Redbubble and TeePublic for lots of independent artist options, and Amazon or eBay if I want something fast or secondhand. If you want higher-end prints or home goods, Society6 and Zazzle often have the phrase applied to posters, mugs, and throw pillows. When a phrase is popular, small shops on Instagram or Depop sometimes make limited runs, so I bookmark sellers I like. If none of the existing designs click, I often make a custom order: Printful and Printify can drop-ship shirts, hoodies, and mugs with your art; Custom Ink and Vistaprint are great for bulk orders or more control over fabric and print type. For stickers and pins, Sticker Mule and PinMart have reliable quality. I also think about printing methods—DTG for complex prints, screen printing for bold solid colors, and heat transfer for small runs. I always check reviews and photos from buyers, and I try to support small creators when I can. Honestly, nothing beats drinking coffee from a mug that reads 'the rest is history' while scribbling notes—it's a tiny, delightful mood boost.

Bonne nouvelle pour les fans français : la saison 8 de 'Outlander' est prévue pour l'été 2024. J'ai suivi les annonces et la logique de diffusion : Starz diffuse la nouvelle saison aux États‑Unis à partir de la fenêtre estivale, et en Europe la mise en ligne se fait généralement quasiment en parallèle via la plateforme Starzplay (qui peut apparaître sous l'appellation Lionsgate+ selon les territoires). En pratique, ça veut dire que la France devrait pouvoir voir les épisodes dès leur sortie américaine, souvent dans les 24 à 48 heures suivant la première, avec options en VO et des versions sous‑titrées ou doublées selon le catalogue local. Pour ceux qui préfèrent bingewatcher, souvenez‑vous que 'Outlander' repartira très probablement en diffusion hebdomadaire comme les saisons récentes, plutôt qu'en full drop. Donc il faudra s'habituer au rythme : un épisode par semaine, discussions en ligne, théories et fan art à profusion. Perso, je planifie des soirées thématiques, cafés écossais et petites sessions canapé pour savourer chaque chapitre — c'est la meilleure manière de s'immerger dans les détails historiques et émotionnels de la série.

Quelle excitation pour les fans : la huitième saison de 'Outlander' est annoncée pour la fin de 2024, diffusée sur Starz, et c'est bien la saison finale de la série. J'adore la façon dont ils concluent les arcs des personnages, et là on sent que tout est mis en place pour un grand final. Matthew B. Roberts est crédité comme showrunner de cette saison : il a pris progressivement plus de responsabilité derrière la caméra au fil des saisons et connaît très bien le matériau de Diana Gabaldon, ce qui aide à garder une cohérence tonale et narrative quand on adapte des romans aussi denses. Les équipes de production ont continué de tourner en Écosse pour garder cette atmosphère brute et historique qui fait le charme de la série, et on parle aussi de quelques scènes tournées en studio pour les passages les plus intimes. Je suis particulièrement curieux de voir comment ils vont traiter la dernière partie de l’histoire après avoir pris quelques libertés narratives par rapport aux livres par le passé. Roberts a souvent équilibré fidélité et nécessité télévisuelle, donc je m'attends à des choix audacieux qui serviront l'écran. Les acteurs principaux reviennent, et la promotion annonce un ton plus mature, plus sombre parfois, avec des moments de tendresse qui ont toujours fait vibrer la série. Pour ma part, j’attends surtout les confrontations émotionnelles et une finition digne de ces années d’investissement — j’ai les mouchoirs prêts.

I still get a little thrill when that opening fingerpicked phrase comes in — it’s perfect for a quiet evening with a mug of tea. If you want to play 'The Sound of Silence' and are asking which capo to use, the short practical route is: you don’t need a capo to play it, but a capo makes it easy to match your singing range or the recording. Most folk players use simple Em-based shapes: Em, D, C, G (and sometimes Am for the bridge). Played open (no capo) those shapes sound in a deeper, more somber register that suits a low voice. If you want a brighter tonal color or need to raise the key to sing higher, try capo on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd fret — each fret raises the pitch by a semitone. I usually start with capo on 2 when I’m busking; it gives the guitar a bit more sparkle and fits a lot of baritone-to-tenor ranges without forcing me to strain. A quick practical tip: place the capo, play an Em shape, and sing the first line. If your voice feels comfortable, you’re done. If it’s too low, move the capo up one fret and try again. For chords use Em (022000), D (xx0232), C (x32010), G (320003) and a gentle Travis-picking or thumb-forward strum to keep the song’s mood. Play around with capo placement until the guitar sits under your voice like a cushion — that’s the real magic for this tune.

I get a little giddy every time someone asks about picking for 'The Sound of Silence' because it’s one of those songs that lives or dies by how you touch the strings. If you’re working with the common acoustic arrangement (think slow, moody Em-based progressions that cycle into D, C, G, Am territory), the picking that fits best is a gentle, rolling arpeggio with an alternating-thumb bass. Imagine your thumb as the heartbeat—it hits the root bass on beats 1 and 3 while your index, middle, and ring fingers sprinkle the higher strings on 2 and 4. A simple pattern I use is: T (bass) — i — m — a — m — i, which gives you a 6-note feel that breathes without sounding busy. For more texture, try Travis-style fingerpicking: keep the thumb alternating between two bass strings (root and the fifth of the chord) while your fingers arpeggiate the top strings. This lets the tune sit spaciously under the vocal—perfect for the song’s haunting mood. During the verses, pull back the intensity and leave tiny gaps; during the chorus or build-up, broaden the dynamics, maybe switch to fuller arpeggios or light strums. Little ornaments—hammer-ons on the 2nd or 3rd fret, or letting one string ring—make it feel lived-in. If you’re new, start slow with an Em chord and practice the thumb-on-1-and-3 rule, then add fingers. Once it’s comfortable, play around with tempo and dynamics to match your singing range. The picking should serve the lyric’s quiet menace, so keep it simple and expressive.

Funny thing — the first time I tried to sing along to 'The Sound of Silence' I overcomplicated the strum and lost the song’s hush. The original Simon & Garfunkel vibe is more about gentle arpeggios and space than aggressive beating, so if you want that classic feel, start fingerpicking a simple pattern: bass note, then two or three higher strings in a steady roll. For Em, try plucking the low E (bass), then D, then G+B together, then high E — think of it as 1 - & - 2 - & in a slow 4/4. That gives you the intro’s intimate pulse without sounding busy. If you prefer a strummed version (easier for sing-alongs or busking), use a soft, syncopated folk strum: down, down-up, up-down-up (D, D-U, U-D-U) at around 80 BPM, with the first down a bit stronger. Let the chords ring and don’t mute everything — the song needs that lingering resonance. Em, C, G, and D work nicely in rotation, and you can add a gentle palm-muted downstroke on the next beat to create dynamics. I like to emphasize beats 1 and 3 lightly and leave space on 2 and 4; it keeps the melancholy without dragging. A couple of practical tips: use a light pick or fingertips for warmth, and practice slowly with a metronome. If your voice sits higher or lower, slap on a capo to match your range — the patterns translate perfectly. Most importantly, listen to the silence between notes; the feeling matters more than flashy technique.

That line—'Is it better to speak or to die?'—has haunted me ever since I first heard it in 'Call Me By Your Name.' It's spoken by Elio, the film's protagonist, during a deeply vulnerable moment when he's grappling with his feelings for Oliver. The scene takes place during their midnight conversation, where Elio, torn between confessing his love and fearing rejection, poses this existential question. It's a moment that resonates because it captures the universal struggle of whether to risk heartbreak for the sake of truth. The line actually originates from the French novel 'The Song of Roland,' which Elio references earlier in the story. The way it's woven into the narrative feels so organic, like a thread connecting literature, history, and raw emotion. Every time I rewatch that scene, I find myself holding my breath—it’s that powerful. The film’s ability to turn a medieval literary reference into something so intensely personal still blows me away.

Okay, this is something I mess with a lot when I'm hunting for long reads of 'RWBY'—Wattpad doesn't give you a built-in "sort by word count" on search results, sadly, but there are some nice tricks that get you the same outcome without too much fuss. First, the quick visual method: search for 'RWBY' on Wattpad, switch to the list or story-card view where each result shows the words (you'll usually see something like "12k words" near the story meta). You can open a handful of promising results and check the word counts, or copy the results from the page into a spreadsheet and sort there. If you want to do a one-page scrape without leaving your browser, open DevTools (F12) and paste a small JavaScript snippet that grabs titles and the nearby word-count text, prints CSV to the console, then copy that into a spreadsheet. That saves you from opening dozens of tabs. If you prefer a gentler route, use Wattpad filters—set completion status to 'Completed' or sort by 'Most Votes' to find longer, established fics and then check their wordcounts. Also search site-wide via Google like site:wattpad.com "'RWBY'" plus "words"—it won't sort automatically, but it can surface older big epics. Whatever you pick, remember to respect Wattpad's rate limits and the authors' pages. Happy scrolling—I love sinking into a massive 'RWBY' fic on rainy days, hope you find a new favorite!