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Sébastien Frey

Sébastien Jacques André Frey (born 18 March 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His club career began in France with Cannes in 1997, but later went on to spend most of his career in the Italian Serie A, playing for Inter Milan, Hellas Verona, Parma, Fiorentina, and Genoa; he ended his career in 2015, after two seasons with Turkish side Bursaspor. At international level, he represented the France national football team on two occasions between 2007 and 2008 and was an unused member of the squad that took part at UEFA Euro 2008.

Cannes
Born in Thonon-les-Bains, Frey began his career with French side AS Cannes in 1997, at the age of 17. On 20 September 1997, he made his professional league debut, playing as a starter in a 1–1 home draw against Rennes. At the end of the 1997–98 season, Frey made 24 league appearances and took Grégory Wimbée's starting goalkeeping spot in the first team.

Inter Milan
Following two promising seasons at Cannes, Frey began to attract attention from abroad, most noticeably from Inter Milan whom had been notified of his exceptional talents by former keeper Walter Zenga and Serie A rivals Juventus. Eventually, he opted to join Inter. At Inter in earlier season, he was the third goalkeeper behind Andrea Mazzantini and Gianluca Pagliuca until Mazzantini was sold to Perugia, making Frey as second choice goalkeeper. On 21 March 1999, Frey finally made his debut for the club against Genoa. Frey also made an appearance against Sampdoria when he was put on instead of Pagliuca at 70 minutes on the score (and final) 4–0. He ended the season with a total of seven league appearances for Nerazzurri.

Loan to Verona and return to Inter Milan
In the summer transfer window of 1999, Frey moved on loan to Verona, where he played thirty league appearances and helped the team in order to avoid relegation.

The following year, he returned from loan to play for Inter, as the club sold Angelo Peruzzi for cash and Marco Ballotta. At Inter, Frey was recalled in view of his performance with Verona and Inter, and in the 2000–01 season, he became the youngest goalie in the Lombard team's history, and the first foreigner to move from Inter to this post. He also participated in the preliminary round of the Champions League. His exemplary behavior, his maturity and dedication to the club propel him on rare occasions to be the team captain. However, the team played below expectations, and the club decided to make several changes to the squad; after the arrival of Francesco Toldo from Fiorentina, Frey was placed on the transfer list.

Parma
Following Toldo's transfer to Inter, Frey was forced to find a new club. He was transferred to Parma in the summer of 2001, for 8 billion lire cash plus Sérgio Conceição (Conceição was tagged for 32 billion lire, Inter's official site claimed the cash was 10 billion lire ), or 40 billion lire with whom he won the 2001–02 Coppa Italia. Frey was the replacement for Gianluigi Buffon who was sold to Juventus for a transfer fee of 100 billion lire in the same window. The transfer fee was the world-record goalkeeper's transfer fee at that time. It was a difficult task for Frey to replace Buffon.

His experience in Parma was positive and provided ample opportunity for Frey to demonstrate his talent and justify the trust placed in him by the club. He became a key element of the squad and regularly played in the UEFA Cup. Frey won the 2001–02 edition of the Coppa Italia with Parma, leading the club to win the title for the third time since 1992; however, Frey never played in the tournament with Cláudio Taffarel preferred for the final. In the 2002 Supercoppa Italiana, however, Frey started in goal against Juventus, but could not help his team to avoid losing 2–1 to the league champions.

In June 2005, Parma avoided relegation to Serie B against Bologna, thanks to Frey and his outstanding performance. Despite his attachment to the club, an economic concern of the latter to balance its budget meant Frey had to be sold. Frey joined Fiorentina for the 2005–06 season, after four seasons with Parma, on the a loan with an option to be.

Fiorentina
Frey joined Fiorentina on loan for the 2005–06 campaign, and signed a permanent deal with the club for €6 million (€5.6M went to Parma) at the end of the year following a glittering season where he formed the backbone of the team along with Cristian Brocchi, Stefano Fiore, and Luca Toni. After a positive first half of the season for him and his team, on 10 January 2006, during a match in the Coppa Italia against Juventus, he received a blow after a conflict with Marcelo Zalayeta.

Due to the clash, Frey received blunt trauma to the tibia, which ruled him out of the starting line-up for several months, forcing the club's sporting director Pantaleo Corvino to hire a replacement, which turned out to be Romanian keeper Bogdan Lobonț.

On 15 May 2006, the Florentine officials announced the outright purchase of Frey, buying him for an amount equal to €6 million. In the new season Frey regained his starting spot in goal, after an initial physiological problems due to long stop regains fitness.

On 13 December 2007, Frey suffered a meniscus injury during training, and underwent knee surgery the next day. He returned for Fiorentina's 2–1 victory over Parma on 13 January 2008, after being sidelined for one month, and his outstanding play was rewarded with a contract extension. Fiorentina reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup that season.

In the 2008–09 Serie A season, Frey conceded less than a goal per game, conceding only thirty-one goals in thirty-eight matches.

On 2 November 2010, Frey injured his knee during training, suffering an Anterior cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for the rest of the season.

Genoa
In 2011, Frey joined Genoa on a five-year deal on a free transfer after falling out of favour with Fiorentina and being replaced by the newly signed Artur Boruc, who had joined the club from Celtic the previous season. The move turned out to be a failure as Genoa was moving backwards and was ever present in the relegation zone. Frey left after 2 years and was replaced by Mattia Perin. Before joining Genoa, Frey revealed talks with French spenders PSG during the summer transfer window, but the capital side eventually acquired Palermo goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu instead. Frey also revealed that German side Bayern Munich was keen to sign him in the past.

Bursaspor
On 15 July 2013, Frey joined Turkish club Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee. After he failed to make an appearance during 2014–15 season, his contract was mutually terminated on 9 July 2015, and Frey subsequently retired from professional football. He confirmed his farewell from the club with an Instagram message on 15 July 2015, stating his gratefulness for his spell at club.

International career
Frey received his first call-up for France for a match against Poland in November 2004, but did not make an appearance. He earned his first cap in France's final UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Ukraine on 21 November 2007. The match ended in a 2–2 draw after he erred on Andriy Shevchenko's equalising goal. He was a member of France's Euro 2008 finals squad. On 20 August 2008, Frey announced his retirement from international football at the age of 28 to focus on his club career.

Style of play
Known for his leadership, composure, mentality, strength of character, personality, and consistency, Frey was regarded as one of the best Serie A goalkeepers of his generation throughout his career. A dynamic and agile keeper, who was highly regarded for his acrobatic shot-stopping and aerial ability, he was known in particular for his reactions and his athleticism in goal, as well as his positional sense, speed and ability to rush out in one on one situations, although he was less effective at coming off his line to claim crosses, and performed better between the posts; a former outfield player in his youth, in addition to his goalkeeping abilities, Frey also possessed reliable ball skills and distribution with his feet.

Personal life
Frey's grandfather, André, was a French international footballer, and his father, Raymond, was also a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His younger brother, Nicolas, played as a defensive midfielder for Serie A team Chievo. Frey is a Buddhist (Soka Gakkai), and credited former Fiorentina legend Roberto Baggio as one of his spiritual mentors.

Honours
Parma
 * Coppa Italia: 2001–02

Individual
 * Guerin d'Oro: 2000
 * ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame: 2022

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Ted Dekker

Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) is an American author of Christian mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels including Thr3e, Obsessed, and the Circle Series.

Biography
Dekker was born in Dutch New Guinea shortly after it had been placed under the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority before becoming a province of Indonesia. His parents, John and Helen, served as missionaries among the Dani people. Ted graduated from high school and took up permanent residence in the United States to study philosophy and religion.

In the early nineties, Dekker turned to writing novels. Over the course of three years, he wrote two full-length novels before starting from scratch and rewriting both. He moved his family to the mountains of Western Colorado and began writing full-time on his third novel. Two years and three novels later his first novel was published. To date, he has written over 30 novels and is best known for psychological thrillers and fantasy tales.

Dekker's novels have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Two of his novels, Thr3e and 'House', have been made into movies. Dekker resides in the Nashville area with his wife Lee Ann and one of their daughters.

The oldest of his four children, Rachelle Dekker, is also a writer.

Awards

 * 2003 Christy Award Best Fiction Book forThr3e
 * 2003 ECPA Gold Medallion Award Best Fiction Book for Thr3e
 * 2010 Retailer Choice Award for Green
 * 2010 Audio File Earphones Award Best Audiobook for The Bride Collector
 * 2010 INSPYs Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature Speculative Fiction for Green
 * 2012 RT Reviewers Choice Award Inspirational Suspense for The Sanctuary
 * 2014 Christy Award Best Suspense Book for Outlaw
 * 2015 INSPYs Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature Mystery/Thriller for A.D. 30

The Circle Series

 * Black (novel) (2004)
 * Red: The Heroic Rescue (2004)
 * White: The Great Pursuit (2004)
 * Green: The Beginning and the End (2009) (Known as "Green: The Last Stand" in The Circle 4-in-1 due to Alternate Ending)

Beyond the Circle

 * The 49th Mystic (May 2018)
 * Rise of the Mystics (October 2018)

The Paradise Series

 * Showdown (2005)
 * Saint (2007)
 * Sinner (2008)

The Lost Books Series

 * Chosen (2007)
 * Infidel (2007)
 * Renegade (2008)
 * Chaos (2008)
 * Lunatic (2009) with Kaci Hill
 * Elyon (2009) with Kaci Hill

The Books Of Mortals Series

 * The Keeper (2011) with Tosca Lee
 * Forbidden (2011) with Tosca Lee
 * Mortal (2012) with Tosca Lee
 * Sovereign (2013) with Tosca Lee

Other Books Connected to The Books of History Chronicles

 * House (2006) with Frank Peretti
 * Skin (2007)
 * Immanuel's Veins (2010)
 * The Blood Book (2011) with Kevin Kaiser and Josh Olds
 * Genesis (2011)
 * To Kill With Reason (2010)

Thrillers

 * Blink (2003)
 * Thr3e (2003)
 * Obsessed (2005)
 * Blink of an Eye (2007)
 * Adam (2008)
 * Kiss (2009) with Erin Healy
 * BoneMan's Daughters (2009)
 * Burn (2010) with Erin Healy
 * The Bride Collector (2010)
 * The Priest's Graveyard (2011)
 * The Sanctuary (2012)
 * Play Dead (2021)

The Caleb Series

 * Blessed Child (2001) with Bill Bright
 * A Man Called Blessed (2002) with Bill Bright

The Martyr's Song Series

 * Heaven's Wager (2000)
 * When Heaven Weeps (2001)
 * Thunder of Heaven (2002)
 * The Martyr's Song (2005)

Outlaw Chronicles
A.D. Series
 * Outlaw (2013)
 * Eyes Wide Open (2014)
 * Water Walker (2014)
 * Hacker (2014)
 * A.D. 30 (2014)
 * A.D. 33 (2015)

Short stories

 * The Promise (2005)
 * The Drummer Boy (2006)

Non-fiction

 * The Slumber of Christianity (2005)
 * Tea with Hezbollah (2010) with Carl Medearis
 * The Forgotten Way (2015) with Bill Vanderbrush
 * The Forgotten Way Meditations (2015) with Bill Vanderbrush
 * The Way of Love, Book 1 (2018)
 * The Way of Love, Book 2 (2018)

The Dream Traveler's Quest

 * Book 1: Into the Book of Light (2018) with Kara Dekker
 * Book 2: The Curse of Shadowman (2018) with Kara Dekker
 * Book 3: The Garden and the Serpent (2018) with Kara Dekker
 * Book 4: The Final Judgment (2018) with Kara Dekker

And They Found Dragons

 * Book 1: The Boy Who Fell From the Stars (2021) with Rachelle Dekker
 * Book 2: Journey to the Silver Towers (2021) with Rachelle Dekker
 * Book 3: Rise of the Light Bringer (2021) with Rachelle Dekker

Millie Maven

 * Book 1: The Bronze Medallion (2020) with Rachelle Dekker
 * Book 2: The Golden Vial (2020) with Rachelle Dekker
 * Book 3: The White Sword (2020) with Rachelle Dekker

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Alex (comic strip)

Alex is a British cartoon strip by Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor. It first appeared in the short-lived London Daily News in 1987. It moved to The Independent later that year and then to The Daily Telegraph in 1992. A translated version was published in the German newspaper Financial Times Deutschland. It was also published translated into Dutch for some years in the main financial newspaper of the Netherlands, Het Financieele Dagblad (FD), around the turn of the century.

The strip with its storylines-with-a-twist proved so popular that, in the course of its transfer to the Telegraph, it was preceded by a nationwide billboard campaign.

The strip occurs in 'real-time', i.e. time passes and characters age and develop as in real life. Alex and Penny married in the strip's early days and had a son called Christopher, who grew up, went to school, had work experience and has now started college. Alex and Penny themselves are now middle-aged.

Style and humour
The humour in the strip derives from wordplay and twist endings related to Alex's world of yuppie values, Conservative politics, obsession with appearances, displays of wealth and schemes to stay one up in the world of international finance. A common theme is to contrast the old days of the traditional City of London (alcohol-fueled lunches, insider dealing, corporate jollies) with the modern American-influenced financial world (abstemiousness, compliance, corporate-speak).

Peattie and Taylor are reputed to work closely with a variety of London financial contacts to ensure that their strips accurately reflect the recent scandals and rumours which pass around the City. Much gossip has circulated as to the likely inspiration for some of the characters. A storyline in March 2009 had one of Alex's old colleagues leave the city to become a teacher, coinciding with a British government plan to ease the amount of time spent on teacher training and encouraging "fantastic mathematicians... who would have once perhaps gone into the City but now actually might be more interested in a career in teaching".

The most common kind of joke features a conversation between the characters, where in the final frame a twist ending becomes apparent – the context of the conversation was not what the reader had supposed, usually reflecting on the protagonists' materialistic values and priorities.

For instance, in a restaurant, an embarrassed Alex apologises to the maître d' after his dinner guest answers a call on his mobile, which has been frowned upon in the past. The maître d's claim that the restaurant's policy on phones is very relaxed these days does not alleviate Alex's embarrassment since his concern was due to being seen with a companion who was not using the latest model, and not (as the reader may have supposed) due to talking on a cellphone in a restaurant.

Another kind of strip which appears occasionally consists of only two large frames, showing two different characters, or the same character in two different situations, giving a monologue composed of almost exactly the same words, but which, in the different situations, have very different meanings.

During Christmas times, the strip usually takes on storylines featuring fantasy characters and situations, such as 'A Close Encounter' with aliens (1990), visits to Santa Claus (2006, 2009 ) or a trip to Narnia (2005 ). In 2013, a 15-part storyline was published, featuring Alex taking over his boss Cyrus's job after the latter committed suicide. However a supernatural agreement saw reversal to "normal" circumstances.

The complexities of the jokes has meant that the strip has often had to take time off (i.e., not appear for two or more weeks) while the writers come up with new material.

List of characters
Alex Masterley (born 24 February 1960 ) is the protagonist of the comic strip. He is an experienced investment banker working in London's Docklands. Alex is totally obsessed with personal status, with his work coming second and his family a distant third. His commitment to social standing requires him to have all of the latest professional gadgets, including a BlackBerry and a 3G mobile phone. For him, the most important thing is displaying your wealth to all and sundry. Alex usually works for Rupert Sterling at Megabank, but has, in the past, worked for Mr Hardcastle as his Head of Corporate Strategy. He became a Conservative Member of Parliament in 2019 United Kingdom general election.

Penny Masterley (née Wright) is Alex's long-suffering wife. They married very early in the strip's history, and have one son, Christopher. Penny enjoys the affluent lifestyle that Alex provides, but has little patience for Alex's obsessions with status and his work. The two spend very little time together, and are not very close. Alex has cheated on Penny a number of times, including a protracted affair with his secretary, Wendy, in 1991, and a one-night stand with a co-worker while travelling on business in 1998. In 2006, Alex started an affair with a client, Carolyn. Penny came very close to divorcing Alex after the affair with his secretary, and has considered leaving him on other occasions. In the summer of 2009, Penny went out to work (for the first time ever) as a redundancy counsellor: a move that upset Alex as he worried that having a working wife might draw people to conclude that he had himself lost his job. In 2013 Penny's work in the charity sector led to her being headhunted into a career as a company non-executive director. Fast-tracked in the corporate world due to her gender, her professional success has already begun to undermine Alex's standing and self-worth.

Christopher Masterley (born 11 September 1989 ) is Alex's son. At first, Christopher was very much his father's son, and shares his concern for status and his nose for business. Alex mostly sees Christopher as a symbol of his success, and often makes him a victim of his quest for status. Though initially educated at a top public school, Christopher was withdrawn during the City slump in 2004, when Alex was out of work, and faced the humiliation of leaving the school with a black plastic bag containing his things, a fate city stockbrokers often face, and which was set up by his own father. In 2009 Christopher went to college to study art, much to Alex's chagrin. Christopher is currently unemployed and back living with his parents.

Clive Reed is Alex's co-worker, and even Alex's boss from June 2004 to October 2005 (afterwards he got side-lined by Rupert but refused to resign, thus forced to accept a demotion). Until recently he lived with his longterm girlfriend and subsequent wife Bridget. Although a fellow Oxford graduate, Clive is Alex's inferior in every way. He is less socially skilled, and frequently commits embarrassing gaffes in public. He is less professionally skilled, and often makes bad financial investments or fails to manage his subordinates. Alex enjoys Clive's company because it provides many opportunities to show his superiority. Clive is also a dreadful wimp, and readily retreats from any situation of conflict or difficulty. In spite of this, Clive is something of a womaniser, and has enjoyed a moderate amount of success. In particular, Clive had a long and guilt-ridden affair with an American colleague Ruth while he was engaged to Bridget. Clive also enjoys just enough professional success to maintain his career and his affluent lifestyle. In August 2008, Clive was made redundant, a fact Alex knew but used to win a bet. However, he soon returned after it emerged that the bank had fired the wrong Clive Reed.

Bridget Mann is Clive's ex-wife. Unlike the pleasant Penny, Bridget has a calculating and sadistic temperament. She takes delight in any opportunity to expose Clive for the wimp and loser that he is. This, together with the affluent lifestyle that Clive somehow manages to provide, seems to have been her main reason for staying with him. In 2013, Clive and Bridget had a pair of twins, after years of failed IVF's; but two years later Clive discovered Bridget in bed with his American boss Cyrus. She subsequently expelled Clive from their house and has sought a divorce, which was finalized by December 2018.

Rupert Sterling is a retired senior bank executive. For many years, he was Alex and Clive's boss, and before retirement he served as senior director at Megabank. He and Alex are on the same wavelength as regards status and appearances. This has not stopped Rupert from sacking Alex on a number of occasions, though never for long. Rupert was once tried and jailed for financial fraud; this did not affect his life style too much: his wife would arrive on visiting day only to be told that her husband was in a meeting.

Greg Masterley is Alex's brother and a reporter. There appears to be little mutual affection or respect between the two siblings. Their elderly parents live in retirement.

Sir Stewart Hardcastle is the stereotypical Northern boss of a manufacturing company. Hardcastle employs Megabank for a lot of his financial work. Bluff and down-to-earth, it is surprising that he puts up with Alex's expensive and flash City ways. Alex worked for him during the City slump in around 2002, though he found every excuse from getting away from Hardcastle's northern-based offices to enjoy the pleasures of London and Ascot. Previously always known as Mr Hardcastle, he was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, 2013.

Vince is a money broker from the dealing floor at Megabank. Representing the 'East End Barrow boy' type, Vince wears white socks, talks in cockney rhyming slang ("flute" = suit, "jam jar" = car) and is ignorant of the finer points of culture and etiquette at Glyndebourne and the Royal Opera that Alex and Clive revel in.

Christian is a European junior working his way through the ranks. Although sometimes described as "Eurotrash" he is actually a sophisticated and highly educated member of a rich French family. He disdains the 'Anglo' culture and in return is often the butt of Alex's jokes. He speaks a number of languages which the other staff find rather frustrating, especially when he and another foreign worker speak out openly — in English rather than French or Spanish about how badly the English cricket team is doing. Christian has not appeared in the strip since before the Brexit referendum and his present status is unknown.

Jane was Alex's head of department in 1996. A decisive and masterful figure, he was in awe of her the moment they first met. She herself had an apparently genuine passion for Alex and they had a brief affair. This ended when she had to resign for undisclosed reasons "after a full and frank discussion with the board". Her last act was to send a late night email to all her staff thanking them for showing her "kindness, warmth, respect, personal support, encouragement, loyalty, hospitality and friendship", concluding that all of this was now completely wasted since someone else would be determining their bonuses.

Ruth was Clive's American lover, not seen much lately. An expatriate investment banker and a frequent character in early years, she would appear in strips in which she and her female colleagues would complain about the treatment of women in the City

Shelley is Director of Human Resources at Megabank. While other staff members come and go, her appointment appears to be a permanent one. She was briefly (2002) Rupert Sterling's lover.

Wendy Tanner was Alex's secretary and had an affair with him. When his wife Penny found out they almost divorced, but later made up. Alex decided that there was no future with Wendy and felt it unwise to continue any longer since her probationary period was due to end and it is hard to sack clerical staff once they become full-time.

Cyrus is Alex's God-fearing American head of department who arrived on the scene in 2006, soon after the Megabank merger and the apparent promotion of Rupert to senior banker status. Cyrus is an unabashed workaholic who bows his head during Thanksgiving dinner grace in order to use his Blackberry for work. In spite of his strongly-held religious values Cyrus is currently (2016) having an adulterous affair with Bridget, wife of his subordinate Clive. Bizarrely this led to a duel at dawn with pistols on Hampstead Heath.

Carolyn is Alex's client and mistress, with whom he has been secretly involved. She's herself married, and her husband once challenged Alex in a boxing match after he found out their affair. The relationship, both commercial and romantic, appears to have cooled and Carolyn has not appeared in recent strips.

Faberge is a lapdancer that Clive meets regularly outside work. Clive cannot believe that's not her real name. By contrast with Clive, Faberge appears to have a practical and realistic view of life.

Robin Thorne was a graduate trainee who was employed at Megabank at the time of the dot-com bubble. Being of a new generation, his knowledge and use of the internet made him quite a contrast to Alex. The differences between two generations could be quite big with one having to painstakingly explain to the other how everything worked and being frustrated when they seemed unable to grasp basic essentials: like Robin using the internet to order sandwiches and get Alex's drycleaning done without having to do it himself and denying Alex the pleasure of demeaning him in the process. When the dot-com bubble burst, Alex finally got the opportunity to assign such tasks to Robin, who eventually left the bank. Alex was later asked to contact the head of a start-up hedge fund who, instead of being wined and dined, would be quite satisfied with sandwiches in his office: the potential client was Robin, who sent Alex out to get the sandwiches. As a result of the credit crunch, Robin's business went bust in early 2009 and he called on Alex for a possible job back at Megabank. Since they had done a lot of business with the hedge fund Alex felt that it was only fair to grant him an interview, give him 30 seconds to give his best three investment ideas and then leave — Alex getting pleasure by treating Robin the way he had treated him. To make ends meet, Robin later turned his home into a bed and breakfast, and ended up serving meals to Alex again.

Justin is a banker who successfully stood as a candidate for the Conservative Party in the 2010 UK General Election. He claimed his motivation for wishing to enter politics was his disgust at the recent United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal, but then revealed that he had funded his campaign via various bogus claims on his expense account at the bank. Alex offered a job exchange to Justin during the 2019 United Kingdom general election, with Alex taking up Justin's place as MP and Justin resuming his bank career.

...plus a cast of match sellers, policemen, and all the characters one would expect to find in a cosmopolitan world financial centre.

Books
Alex cartoons are collected into annual volumes.

 * Alex (1987)
 * The Unabashed Alex (1988)
 * Alex II: Magnum Force (1989)
 * Alex III: Son Of Alex (1990)
 * Alex IV: The Man With The Golden Handshake (1991)
 * Alex V: For The Love Of Alex (1992)
 * Alex Calls The Shots (1993)
 * Alex Plays The Game (1994)
 * Alex Knows The Score (1995)
 * Alex Sweeps The Board (1996)
 * Alex Feels The Pinch (1997)
 * The Alex Omnibus (collects strips from 1987 to 1992)
 * The Full Alex (collects strips from 1987 to 1998)
 * The Alex Technique (1999)
 * The Best Of Alex 1998–2001
 * The Best of Alex 2002 to The Best of Alex 2020 (annual collections)

Stage play
Alex was turned into a stage play by Peattie and Taylor and was performed at the Arts Theatre, London in October, 2007. Robert Bathurst portrayed the titular character in a one-man act assisted by animated cartoons of the other characters and the various locations. The plot revolved around Alex finding his personal and professional life in crisis when his wife Penny leaves him and a deal involving his perennial client Mr Hardcastle threatens to go sour. With his trademark cynical machinations Alex manages to turn both situations to his advantage and come out on top. Bathurst took Alex on an international tour, beginning in Melbourne, Australia in September 2008 and concluding in London in December. During the tour, it was announced that Bathurst would reprise the role of Alex in a film adaptation that was being developed by independent production company BreakThru Films. The film is to be a live-action/animation hybrid. Since the initial announcement, no further information has been published, though a trailer exists, suggesting a film of some form has been made.

Radio adaptation
Bathurst reprised the role in 2010 in a radio version of Alex, broadcast in ten weekly episodes on Classic FM. The show did not mention that Alex was a fictional character voiced by an actor and – in the manner of Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds radio broadcast – many listeners believed that they were listening to a real banker airing his controversial opinions on national radio (the financial crisis of 2007–2008 was in full swing and bankers were persona non grata at the time). In 2011, the show won a Media Week award and a Sony Award for Best Branded Content.

Controversy
In 2017 the cartoon introduced a transgender character, Stephanie. She was an old-school, middle-aged boss transitioning to being a woman, but attempting to retain her previous privileges. The character was intended to draw attention to gender disparities. However The New Zealand Herald dropped Alex on 11 April 2019 following complaints from some readers about the character. Stephanie has not appeared in the strip since.

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Psychopathic Records

Psychopathic Records is an American independent record label headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The label is most associated with the hip-hop music subgenres horrorcore and rap rock. The label was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbiss and hip hop group Insane Clown Posse. The iconography of a man with a meat cleaver has been used for years as a symbol of the group, its fanbase, and its associates.

In addition to producing music, Psychopathic also produces merchandise, video, and professional wrestling. Psychopathic runs its own manufacturing and distribution operations for merchandise, with nearly 30 full-time employees. In 2009–2010, the label had about $10 million in annual revenue. The recording studio for the label was called The Lotus Pod.

Establishment (1991–1994)
Following the release of their 1991 EP Bass-Ment Cuts, Detroit hip hop trio Inner City Posse, consisting of Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, and John Kickjazz (John Utsler), hired local record store owner Alex Abbiss as its manager. Taking the advice of Violent J's brother, Jumpsteady, the group and Abbiss agreed to create their own label. After debating between the names Mad Paperboy Records and Psychopathic Records, they decided on Psychopathic and the label soon started operating out of Abbiss's mother's basement. A drawing Joseph Utsler scribbled on a napkin, now known as the Hatchet Man, became the company's logo.

Inner City Posse released their first professionally recorded album, Dog Beats, on the label later that year. Shortly after, the group underwent a change in style, look, and name to become Insane Clown Posse, and created the Dark Carnival concept that would be continued by much of the label's other artists for years to come. Esham and Kid Rock were paid to appear on the debut "Insane Clown Posse" album to increase the album's marketability. The group and their label began to gain moderate popularity in the Detroit area following the releases of Carnival of Carnage and Beverly Kills 50187, as well as through their extensive amount of independent promoting. Months before the release of Carnival of Carnage John Kickjazz left the group. Not wanting to show weakness early in the game, they replaced him with friend and fan Greez-e (Erik Olson). Greez-e's membership was short-lived, however, and after appearing on Beverly Kills 50187 he left the group. ICP has remained a duo ever since.

Expansion and change (1994–2000)
Mike E. Clark was selected as the label's core producer, with his recording studio, The Fun House being the main studio. On March 8, 1994, Insane Clown Posse released Ringmaster, which sold 40,000 copies independently by the summer. Later that year, Project Born was the first outside act signed to Psychopathic Records with the belief that they would become "the next Dayton Family". The group's debut album, Born Dead, received minimal sales, and they were subsequently dropped from the label in 1995.

Insane Clown Posse signed a record deal with Battery/Jive Records in 1995 but left the label the following year after it poorly promoted their new album, the Riddle Box. In 1995, ICP and friends created a group to keep ICP busy until the release of Riddle Box, and called themselves Golden Goldies. Golden Goldies was a comical group whose lyrics focused solely on gold. The group consisted of Psychopathic Records employees and friends. Their only LP, Gimme Them Fuckin' Nuggets Bitch, Or I'll Punch Your Fuckin' Face, was recorded in 1995 in a span of one week and was not publicly released. Golden Goldies was put together for entertainment purposes only. To add more humor to the album, each artist was given only five minutes to write their verses, and had only one take to record them, which resulted in some artists messing up their lines, and lyrics containing "some very strange things." The group held only one live performance, which occurred at the record release party for Insane Clown Posse's Riddle Box. The group consisted of: Golden Jelly (Joseph Bruce), Gold D (Joseph Utsler), Golden Gram (Robert Bruce), Gold Double B (Billy Bill), Gold Rocks (Alex Abbiss), Gold Digger (Mike E. Clark), Golden Warrior (Rich Murrell), Golden Frank (Frank G), Gold Teeth (Keith) Rold Gold (Josh), Gold Spud (Kelly Eubanks), Golden Toby (Fink the East Side G) and Gold Spakalantie (Matt Mackalantie). One day after the group left Jive and one day before it signed with Hollywood Records, Insane Clown Posse released Tunnel of Love on its Psychopathic label. The group released The Great Milenko in 1997 but were notified that Hollywood Records had deleted the album within hours of its release, despite having sold 18,000 copies and reaching number 63 on the Billboard 200. The removal caused a public controversy, creating major mainstream coverage of the group and their Psychopathic label.

In 1997, the label signed Myzery and former members of the House of Krazees Jamie Spaniolo and Paul Methric. Taking the name of Twiztid, Spaniolo and Methric created the identities of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child, and released their first album, Mostasteless, that year. Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Myzery, and Blaze also formed the supergroup Psychopathic Rydas, and created Joe & Joey Records to release the group's albums to avoid any lawsuits. Myzery soon left the label after releasing the EP Para La Isla.

Later that year, Island Records bought the rights of The Great Milenko from Hollywood Records and signed Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid to their label. Island also helped Psychopathic Records expand into the movie business by funding Insane Clown Posse US$250,000 to begin work on a full-length movie, Big Money Hustlas, written by Violent J. The film was released through Island Def Jam Music Group, Psychopathic Video, and Non-Homogenized Productions on July 18, 2000. In 2001 they were the first record label/music group to do a tour showing their own movie in concert venues across the US.

Following their success in WWF, WCW, and ECW, Insane Clown Posse founded the professional wrestling promotion Juggalo Championship Wrestling in 1999 and created the Psychopathic Sports department. In July 2000, Psychopathic Records staged the first annual Gathering of the Juggalos (GOTJ) at the Novi Expo Center in Novi, Michigan. Described by Bruce as a "Juggalo Woodstock", the Gathering of the Juggalos drew over 7,000 people to Novi, Michigan, for the two day event. Both Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid permanently returned to Psychopathic later that year, and the label soon built its own recording studio, named The Lotus Pod. Twiztid released the album Freek Show, which debuted number 51 on Billboard 200.

Steady production (2001–2004)
In 2001, the supergroup Dark Lotus debuted, consisting of Jamie Madrox, Monoxide Child, Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and non-Psychopathic artist Marz. Later that year, Anybody Killa was signed to the label. While also working on his own album, Hatchet Warrior, Killa replaced Marz in Dark Lotus for a short period. Detroit rapper Esham, whom Violent J considered to be an influence, also signed with Psychopathic Records for a large contract, and released a greatest hits album, Acid Rain, the following year.

Jumpsteady released his debut EP Chaos Theory in 2002. At that year's Gathering of the Juggalos, rapper V-Sinizter won an MC Contest and was awarded a one-year contract with Psychopathic Records. On November 5, Insane Clown Posse released their sixth Joker's Card, The Wraith: Shangri-La, which debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200. V-Sinizter released Hunting Season in 2003, but was soon released by the label due to minimal sale.

Ax & Smash Records (2002–2004)
Later that year, alternative rock group Zug Izland was signed and quickly released Cracked Tiles on January 28, 2003. They released their last album on the label, titled 3:33 on June 1, 2004. The label closed after Zug Izland left.

Continued releases (2005–2007)
After releasing Master of the Flying Guillotine in 2005, Jumpsteady retired from music to become an EMT in the metro Detroit area.

That summer, the two supergroups Soopa Villainz and Drive-By were created. The first, consisting of Mr. Diamond (Violent J), Mr. Club (Shaggy 2 Dope), Mr. Spade (Esham), and Mr. Heart (Lavel), released Furious in August. The latter, consisting of Blaze and Anybody Killa, released Pony Down (Prelude) in October. Although Esham had achieved his highest level of success at Psychopathic, he left the label that month to reform his own label, Reel Life Productions, and the group Soopa Villainz was disbanded. Anybody Killa left the following February. Later that year, Psychopathic Records and hip hop group D12, representing Eminem, ended their rivalry by holding a bowling match.

In April, Axe Murder Boyz won a single album contract with Psychopathic Records and released Blood In, Blood Out before being released from the label. That June, Alex Abbiss announced his retirement. Long time body guard and friend of Insane Clown Posse William Dail, referred to as Billy Bill, was named new president and CEO of Psychopathic Records. Later that month, the label launched its own internet radio station called WFuckOff Radio. Boondox signed with the label at that year's Gathering of the Juggalos, becoming the first southern rapper on the label. Boondox was a Psychopathic Records favorite in the Underground Psychos contest who was voted out by the jugglaos in the second round. His name in the contest was "Turn Coat Dirty".

Hatchet House (since 2007)
In 2007, the third former member of "House of Krazees" The R.O.C. signed with newly created Psychopathic sub-label, Hatchet House.

More signings to PSY and HH (2008–2012)
In 2008, Anybody Killa re-signed with Psychopathic. That May, the label hosted the first annual "Hatchet Attacks". Axe Murder Boyz signed with Hatchet House on August 22. At the 2008 Gathering of the Juggalos a documentary on Juggalos, entitled A Family Underground, was filmed and was released on May 12, 2009.

On February 17, 2010, Psychopathic Records signed a contract with Universal Music Group's Fontana Distribution. During this period, the label was nominated for Outstanding Local Record Label by Detroit Music Awards. In Blaze's Gang Rags album The Dayton Family was shown to appear courtesy of Hatchet House.

Vanilla Ice and Cold 187um signed with Psychopathic Records in 2011.

On January 3, 2012, WFuckOff Radio was rebranded as Psychopathic Radio. During the 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos, it was announced that both former acts Zug Izland & Jumpsteady have returned to Psychopathic Records. Boondox and Twiztid left the label. The December 21, 2012, issue of Hatchet Herald indicates that two new artists will issue albums on the label in 2013.

Expansion (2013–2014)
On February 4, 2013, it was revealed that one of the new artists was Legz Diamond. An entire issue of Hatchet Herald was devoted to the guitarist, discussing his Psychopathic debut album, 9 Pistolas. In March, Violent J commented on Twiztid's departure revealing that there was no animosity between Twiztid and Psychopathic, and speculated that Blaze Ya Dead Homie had also left the label, but that Twiztid and Blaze were still a part of Dark Lotus and Psychopathic Rydas. Blaze later spoke openly about the subject during a concert, stating that he had not departed from Psychopathic. Insane Clown Posse publicly apologized to Blaze via Twitter for the misunderstanding.

Doe Dubbla, a rapper from Detroit, officially signed to Psychopathic in June 2013, under the alias Big Hoodoo. In July, Psychopathic released Big Hoodoo's debut, Crystal Skull, Cold 187 um departed from the label At the 2013 Gathering of the Juggalos, it was confirmed that Axe Murder Boyz and Boondox are returning to Psychopathic, while Blaze Ya Dead Homie ended up leaving Psychopathic Records.

A former employee is suing the label for sexual harassment.

In early February 2014 Faygoluvers.net conducted an interview with Insane Clown Posse, and they said that they hope they will work with some artists that they have been wanting to work with for a while. Also they were asked if they were going to do the second leg of The Mighty Death Pop! Tour, and they said that they will go on tour in 2014 but it won't be called The Mighty Death Pop! Tour. During an interview in March 2014 DJ Paul of Da Mafia 6ix announced that they will be doing a collaboration album with Insane Clown Posse, and will tour to promote the album. In June 2014 Psychopathic Records announced that Insane Clown Posse and Da Mafia 6ix were working on a collaboration album, and Insane Clown Posse posted pictures on their official Instagram page of them and Da Mafia 6ix sitting around in Violent J's home studio. The album is scheduled to be released sometime in August 2014. A few days after Faygoluvers.net conducted the interview with Insane Clown Posse, Psychopathic Records, Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid and Blaze Ya Dead Homie released a picture of the Dark Lotus hand sign stating that all original members (Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid & Blaze Ya Dead Homie) were going to be back in the studio recording a new studio album on all their media outlets. Under the hand sign were Roman numerals translating to (7-29-2014). The album will initially be released at the 2014 GOTJ (July 23, 2014 – July 27, 2014). In June 2014 Insane Clown Posse announced that they will be releasing their first box set The First Six with all first six Joker Cards (Carnival of Carnage, Ringmaster, Riddle Box, The Great Milenko, The Amazing Jeckel Brothers, The Wraith: Shangri-La/The Wraith: Hell's Pit), along with a certification of authenticity signed by Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, six tarot cards, and an 8-song EP of all new music titled House of Wax, that will be released on October 28, 2014. In a July 6, 2014, interview Faygoluvers.net conducted with Jumpsteady, he stated that Psychopathic is currently working with some new supergroups. At the 2014 GOTJ during Anybody Killa's seminar, it was announced that he and Big Hoodoo have created a new group called The Have Nots. Insane Clown Posse have composed a group with Da Mafia 6ix called The Killjoy Club, and will be releasing their debut album titled Reindeer Games on September 2, 2014. ICP, DM6, Madchild, Jelly Roll and Mushroom Head plus others are to go on tour possibly titled "ShockFest" which will run from September 18, 2014 – October 31, 2014. ICP finally announced that they will release a Psypher featuring artists that are not signed to Psychopathic Records sometime before Hallowicked, including Madchild. Also announced Otis of AMB and DJ Paul will both release solo albums on Psychopathic records in 2015. On August 5, 2014, ICP released a promo flyer for their upcoming tour titled "ShockFest" with Da Mafia 6ix, Mushroomhead, Madchild and Jelly Roll from September 30, 2014, through October 31, 2014. The tour was originally scheduled to be a 45-date tour, and scheduled to kick off on September 18, 2014, but due to Madchild performing in Australia with his group Swollen Members for a mini tour until September 27, 2014, the tour will now kick off on September 30, 2014, Columbus, Ohio, and will conclude on ICP's 21st annual Hallowicked concert on October 31, 2014, in Detroit, Michigan. Psychopathic Records released a video promo for "ShockFest" in early August 2014. The tour is now scheduled to run from September 25, 2014, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and will conclude on October 31, 2014, in Detroit. In the booklet released with the Reindeer Games album were four flyers in promotion of new albums. The first was for Insane Clown Posse, it said that the third Joker Card in the second Deck will be released "sooner than you think". The second was for Otis, it said that his debut solo album on Psychopathic will be titled Slaughter and it said that it too will be released "soon". The third was for DJ Paul, it said that his debut solo album on Psychopathic will be titled Master Of Evil and it said that it too will be released "soon". The fourth was for Da Mafia 6ix, it was for their upcoming album titled "Watch What U Wish" which will be released on October 31, 2014, not on Psychopathic Records. In early October 2014 it was announced that "Watch What U Wish" will be pushed back to a 2015 release creating speculation that Psychopathic will release the album. Instead DM6 will release a mixxtape titled "Hear Some Evil" in October 2014. The First Six was initially scheduled to be released on October 28, 2014, but after a minor setback it is now scheduled to be released on November 25, 2014. At the 2014 20th Hallowicked Anniversary, ICP revealed the third Joker Card in the second Deck which is broken up into two parts, The Missing Link: Lost which will be released on Violent J's 43rd birthday, April 28, 2015, and The Missing Link: Found will be released July 28, 2015. On December 6, 2014, at the show in Topeka, Kansas, Tha Hav Knots a group composed of Anybody Killa and Big Hoodoo released their first-ever debut track titled "Happy Wicked Holiday", a Christmas-themed single. During ABK's set during the tour they opened with their first official song titled "Don't Stop", no studio version of the song has been released, and ended with "Happy Wicked Holiday".

Releases and other happenings (2015–2016)
Psychopathic Records artist Boondox will be going on tour with Majik Ninja Entertainment artist Blaze Ya Dead Homie on MNE's first tour and the first "Psychopathic/Majik Ninja Entertainmen Tour" titled "Back From The Dead Tour", which kicks off February 14, 2015, which coincides with Twiztid's "My Bloody Valentine Show". In the booklet for Insane Clown Posse's The Marvelous Missing Link: Lost it was announced that Otis's debut solo album titled Slaughter will be released September 1, 2015. The second "Psychopathic Records/Majik Ninja Entertainment Tour" will be with Boondox from Psychopathic Records, and former Psychopathic Records artist Blaze Ya Dead Homie from Majik Ninja Entertainment. It will also be Majik Ninja Entertainment's third tour, and their first in Australia. The tour will take place in Australia, will be called The Underground Assault Tour and will feature Australian rapper KidCrusher. The tour will take place June 25, 2015, through June 28, 2015. The third Psychopathic Records/Majik Ninja Entertainment Tour will take place in the fall of 2015 with Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Boondox, Prozak, Wolfpac and Scum, and will be called the Welcome To The Underground Tour. On July 24, 2015, during ICP's GOTJ seminar, it was announced that Boondox had left the label to sign with Majik Ninja Entertainment, which turned out to be a false flag as Boondox had chosen to branch out on his own.

On February 21, 2016, in celebration of the Juggalo Day Show, ICP released the dates for their 20th Anniversary: Riddle Box Tour. The tour was scheduled to kick off on May 5, 2016, and was slated to conclude on June 18, 2016. On April 8, 2016, ICP released their tour dates for their Canada tour. The tour was scheduled to kick off on June 25, 2016, and to conclude on July 17, 2016, just in time for the GOTJ, which was to start on July 20, 2016. In an early April 2016 Faygoluvers.net interview with Violent J, J said that the possible acts being talked about for Riddle Box Tour are: Esham, Project Born, The Dayton Family, and Young Wicked. Also stated was that he and Shaggy are working on their solo albums. In the same interview it was announced that Young Wicked has a new project revolving around him coming out soon. On April 25, 2016, via Twitter, Young Wicked announced that he is on the 20th Anniversary: Riddle Box Tour. It was also announced via The 17th annual Gathering of the Juggalos infomercial that the label has a new artist that they will be announcing at Gathering 17 along with a new six-song EP from this new "discovery" that will be available at the event. Also it was stated that many people will find out what group they used to rap with and who they used to go by. ICP will go on their first Canadian Tour for the first time in 13 years. The tour is scheduled to kick off on June 24, 2016, at the Canadian Rockfest, and concluded on July 17, 2016. During Insane Clown Posse's GOTJ 2016 seminar it was announced that Shaggy 2 Dope will make his wrestling return on August 2, 2016, at the Pro Wrestling Syndicate show in New Jersey. Also announced was that work on the third film in the Big Money film series titled Big Money Thru$ta$ had begun, and with no definite release date, Violent J said "maybe in the next two years". It was also stated that a new The Killjoy Club album may be out in November 2016. With Juicy J reuniting with DJ Paul and Crunchy Black to reform Three 6 Mafia it is unknown if he will join The Killjoy Club. The second leg of Insane Clown Posse's "20th Anniversary: Riddle Box Tour" will feature sets from Anybody Killa, Big Hoodoo and Blahzay Roze. "Juggalo Day Show 2017" will take place in Florida and will feature sets from Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie and Dark Lotus will perform the Tales from the Lotus Pod album in its entirety. The "Canadian Juggalo Day Show 2017" will take place on March 17, 2017, and will feature performances from the entire Psychopathic Records roster as well as performances from Twiztid and Blaze Ya Dead Homie. Also it was announced that the 2017 Gathering of the Juggalos will take place in Denver, Colorado, and there is a possibility of a Soopa Villainz reunion. Also a documentary on former Insane Clown Posse member and Shaggy 2 Dope's older brother John Kickjazz, and another documentary on Axe Murder Boyz member Young Wicked will be out in 2017. Shaggy 2 Dope's upcoming album F.T.F.O.M.F. is now scheduled to be released in 2017. Finally it was announced that on September 17, 2017, there will be a "Juggalo March on Washington" in Washington DC and will be a 2-day event which will begin at Lincoln Memorial and will end at Washington Monument with speeches. The only confirmed artists so far is the roster from Psychopathic Records; however, any artists that has performed at the Gathering or is associated with the juggalos or whoever truly supports the family, should attend as well to support the movement. In the November 17, 2016, edition of the hatchet herald it was announced that Psychopathic Records new in-house engineer is Native World Inc.'s own artist Str8Jaket, and he is currently working with the new artist on the label. In late November 2016 it was said that a new Psychopathic Psypher titled "If We Were A Gang" would be released on January 1, 2017, with an accompanying music video. It was also stated that with the speculation of who is on or not on Psychopathic Records, the Psypher will feature all artists currently on the label. Also a website for the Juggalo March on Washington will be up on January 1, 2017. On the December 22, 2016, edition of Psychopathic Radio, Violent J stated that over 200 acts have been invited to the march. He also stated that on the website one can view each invitation (invitations were created specifically for each individual artist) and if the artist accepts (a yellow diamond will appear) or if the artist declines (a red x will appear). Violent J also stated that for each artist that accepts they will be sent an audio clip and will record a 16 bar verse, and then will record it and shoot a video for their verse, for a special cypher that will be released aside from "If We Were A Gang". On December 31, 2016, at 3:00 pm EST it was announced that Young Wicked of Axe Murder Boyz has left Psychopathic Records and has signed with Majik Ninja Entertainment.

New roster and plans (since 2017)
On January 1, 2017, it was announced that Lyte formerly known as Young Lyte was the new artist on the label. Also the same day the free downloadable song "Hurricane Of Diamonds" featuring Insane Clown Posse, Anybody Killa, DJ Clay, Big Hoodoo, Blahzay Roze and Lyte was released. On January 19, 2017, in an interview with faygoluvers.net, Insane Clown Posse announced that they were cutting ties with Twiztid and Majik Ninja Entertainment, as they had repeatedly declined invitations to the Juggalo March on Washington, and the alternative to not march, going on a Wizard of the Hood Tour, which they also declined. Also in doing so, Insane Clown Posse stated that Psychopathic Records will stop reaching out to Twiztid and Majik Ninja Entertainment for Juggalo Day and the Gathering of the Juggalos. Also during the interview it was announced that new music will come from Insane Clown Posse, DJ Clay, Big Hoodoo, Blahzay Roze, Lyte and a new group that includes Insane Clown Posse, as everyone on the label recently signed a new three-album deal with the label. It was also stated that since the March 2016 interview, a lot more about of the new Joker Card (4th Card, 2nd Deck), but is not ready to be revealed yet, but Violent J did state that it will be released in 2018. Albums set for a 2017 release is F.T.F.O.M.F. from Shaggy 2 Dope, American Life/Lives from Violent J, My Life from Blahzay Roze, and the debut album from Lyte, and more to be announced. On January 26, 2017, the title of Lytes debut album Broke But Shining. On February 20, 2017, the psypher If We Were A Gang was released and featured Anybody Killa, Lyte, Shaggy 2 Dope, Big Hoodoo, Blahzay Roze, DJ Clay, Violent J. On February 26, 2017, it was announced that artist Blahzay Roze has left Psychopathic Records. On September 6, 2017, at ICP's Surprize Guerrilla Show it was announced that one half of the underground hip-hop duo "Swag Toof" by the name of Ouija Macc was signed to Psychopathic Records.

On February 25, 2018 Violent J took to Twitter to announce that the Hurricane Of Diamonds CD would be available during the SlamFest Tour (March 1, 2018, through April 1, 2018) with Attila, Sylar, Cage, Lil Toenail, Lyte, Ouija, and would be available in a few weeks (middle of March 2018) on Psychopaticmerch.com. It was also said that the CD would feature 17 tracks in total, with songs that had music videos made for them in 2017, also with at least 13 being never released on CD before, and three being brand new, unheard Insane Clown Posse songs. During Insane Clown Posse's 2018 Gathering of the Juggalos seminar, it was announced that Fearless Fred Fury would be released on October 26, 2018, and also Flip The Rat EP would be released the same day, with instructions on how to obtain the EP inside of FFF. It was also announced that any reconciliation in any way with Twiztid, or a Dark Lotus reunion, will not happen in any way, with Violent J saying, "It'll be that way in five years, and will still be that way in ten years. Sorry Juggalos, but we wanted to address it upfront for anybody holding out hope that it might happen, but it's not". It was also announced that the Bloody Brothers, (a concept that featured Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope as backwoods, serial killing hillbillies, that was later used as the Boondox gimmick), would be happening soon, as well as other alter ego albums, with ICP saying "We've come up with a lot of gimmick ideas that were used for other artists, but we're not doing that anymore, if we come up with it and want to use it as a project of ours, that's what we're gonna do". It was also revealed that a new supergroup was on the label called The Loony Goons and features Insane Clown Posse, Big Hoodoo, Lyte and Ouija Macc. It was also announced that TLG will begin recording their debut album after they return to Detroit after the GOTJ. Violent J stated "The album will have something you'd hear in 1985, and the next track will be something you'd hear in 2019". During Lyte and Ouija Macc's seminar they were asked if they were doing a Lil Rydas album. They then asked the crowd if they want it, with a positive response they said to expect it in 2019. Since ICP announced that they were going back to do other supergroups that they had pushed aside, during their 2018 GOTJ Seminar, rumors have been circulating that a group that was created in 2003 called Planned Panic, (that featured Insane Clown Posse, Anybody Killa and Tech N9ne), could make an appearance with an EP, or a couple song set at the 2018 Hallowicked Show. On October 21, 2020, ICP confirmed during the 2020 Psychopathic Don Shoot Interview that the only artists on the label are them & Ouija Macc.

Hatchet Gear
Psychopathic Records began distribution of merchandise in 1994 by selling T-shirts. After several comic books drawn by Joseph Utlser sold quickly in 1994, the label also started manufacturing collectibles. Psychopathic later created a separate department for their merchandising and called their line Hatchet Gear, named after the label's Hatchetman logo which more closely resembles a traditional meat cleaver. Hatchetgear currently sells everything from T-shirts, jerseys, and hoodies to "energy drinks, action figures, ski masks, liquor flasks, jewelry, and sneakers." The range and marketability of their merchandise has become an aspect of the company.

Psychopathic Video
Psychopathic Video has released six professional wrestling videos, five concert films, five documentaries, one mockumentary, one mini-movie, one collection of music videos, and two feature films.***<**** On August 31, 2004, Psychopathic Video made world history when it released the mini-movie Bowling Balls with Insane Clown Posse's album Hell's Pit. The video was the first ever 3-D film shot in high-definition.

Psychopathic Sports
Psychopathic Sports was launched in 1997 when Insane Clown Posse released a VHS entitled ICP's Strangle-Mania, which featured a compilation of professional wrestling death matches from the Outrageously Violent Wrestling from Japan video collection, overdubbed with their own humorous commentary. It hosted two Strangle-Mania Live wrestling events in 1997 and 1998. With Juggalo Championship Wrestling's inception in 1999, Psychopathic Sports turned its full focus to the promotion. In 2007, it started the SlamTV! internet wrestling show, as well as the ''SlamTV! Express'' mini-show in 2010. Psychopathic Sports also promoted the debut house show for TNA Wrestling on March 17, 2006, in Plymouth, Michigan.

The department expanded in January 2010, announcing that it had bought a warehouse to run operations in Novi, Michigan and had hired full-time workers. They also announced plans to run Juggalo Championship Wrestling full-time starting November of that year. The promotion will hold tapings of SlamTV! every other week, as well as run one additional show a month, at the Juggalo Arena. All shows will be taped and released on DVD, and a clothing line is set to be created.

Joe & Joey (1999–2017)
Originally formed to feature the releases for Psychopathic Rydas, in case they got in trouble could fold the label without prosecution for releasing stolen music without consent, and not paying royalties. The label also saw the releases, Psychopathics from Outer Space (2000), Psychopathics from Outer Space 2 (2003) and Psychopathics from Outer Space 3 (2007).

Ax & Smash (2003)
In 2002 when Zug Izland was signed to the label, a sub label was created for their releases called Ax & Smash. The sub label saw only one release with Cracked Tiles which was released on January 31, 2003. Their second release 3:33 was released on Psychopathic Records on June 1, 2004. After leaving the label in 2004, they were resigned in 2012, with Toxicology: Zug Izland's Dopest Bangers being released on August 13, 2013, on Psychopathic Records, before being released in 2016.

Urban Muzik Zone (2004–2008)
Created in 2004 at the same time as Ax & Smash Records, to feature a new genre to help expand the Juggalo fan base that they might not know about. Detroit legend MC Breed was signed to the label and released the labels only release with The New Prescription on August 24, 2004. MC Breed was working on a new album to release on UMZ/Psychopathic before his untimely death on November 28, 2008, after a pickup game of basketball.

Hatchet House (2007–2012)
Formed in 2007, and made official at the 2007 Gathering of the Juggalos. It was announced that DJ Clay, Motown Rage and Tali Demon were signed to the sub label. Tali Demon was the first female act to ever sign with the label, though she left after six months due to creative differences. The first release was DJ Clay's Let Em Bleed: The Mixxtape, Vol. 1 released on February 18, 2008. The label went on hiatus after DJ Clay was made a full-time artist on Psychopathic in 2012, but released A World Upside Down: The Mixxtape on Psychopathic and Hatchet House on June 4, 2013.

Big Baby Records (since 2018)
During Insane Clown Posse's 2018 Gathering of the Juggalos seminar it was announced by Violent J that he was starting his own sub label through Psychopathic and will be called Big Baby Records, and will see releases in "special compilations".

Chapter 17 Records (since 2022)
On March 4, 2022, Ouija Macc has announced opening his sub-label under Psychopathic Records called Chapter 17 Records and his first signee, HEXXX. June 1st 2023 Darby O’Trill was announced as the second & newest artist on the label with a release date for his debut album Creek expected for July 21st, 2023.

Annual events
Psychopathic Records holds several annual events throughout the year that feature performances by the entire label, sometimes referred to as the Psychopathic Family or Hatchet Family. In 2008, the label hosted the first "Hatchet Attacks," which occurs in the first half of each year and features performances by the entire label and JCW wrestling. Since 2000, it has been hosting the Gathering of the Juggalos, an event that spans four days throughout August. It features over 100 bands, professional wrestling, and various party activities. Within the week of Christmas, Psychopathic hosts "Big Ballas X-Mas Party." Along with JCW wrestling and guest performers, the final act consists of the entire Psychopathic label performing together, known specifically as the Deadly Medley.

Psypher 1
The first Psychopathic Psypher was released on July 5, 2011, and featured Violent J, Jamie Madrox, Anybody Killa and Bootleg, with music by DJ Clay.

Psypher 2
The second Psychopathic Psypher was released on July 5, 2011, and featured Shaggy 2 Dope, Monoxide Child, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Boondox and Shoestring, with music by DJ Clay.

Psypher 3
The third Psychopathic Psypher was released on December 29, 2011, and featured Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Drive-By and Cold 187um, with music by DJ Clay. The video was directed by Brian Kuma, and filmed at The Filmore in Detroit, Michigan.

Psypher 4
The fourth Psychopathic Psypher was released in mid-2012 and featured Insane Clown Posse, House of Krazees, Drive-By, Cold 187 Legz Diamond and Doe Dubbla (who would later sign to Psychopathic Records as Big Hoodoo), with music by DJ Clay. The video was filmed at the Scrap Yard in Detroit, Michigan.

Psypher 5
It was announced during ICP's 2014 GOTJ seminar that they would be doing another Psypher, this time featuring artists who were not on the label. ICP threw out a name to see the fans' response, and it was then confirmed that Swollen Members artist and solo artist Madchild would be featured on the Psypher. ICP said that it should be out sometime before Halloween 2014.

In mid-2015 ICP announced that they would be holding a contest at the 2015 GOTJ and that the top eight winners would be featured on the fifth Psypher. The winners included Gypsy, Frodo the Ghost, G-Mike Cannibal, Ill Phil, Lowercase J, Sewerside, & Skitzomichigan.

On September 9, 2015, Thomas "Cannibal" Cottingham, the winner of the 2015 GOTJ Psypher Contest, was killed saving a woman and her baby.

In the infomercial for the 2016 Gathering of the Juggalos it was announced that the Psychopathic Psypher 5 would be performed live on July 20, 2016, on the Big Top Stage. On September 16, 2016, the video for the Psypher was released with music by Kuma and performances by Big Cook, Mi$ta 420, TZK, Sewerside, Mr. 6ix and Less Legs. The video was directed and edited by Brian Kuma.

Psypher 6
On November 17, 2016, it was announced that a new psypher would be out in January 2017, and will be titled "If We Were A Gang", to go along with the Juggalo March On Washington which will happen in September 2017. The Psypher was said to feature the Juggalo Family (current artists on the roster). On Thanksgiving 2016 it was announced that the Psypher will be released on January 1, 2017.

On February 17, 2017, at the 2017 Juggalo Day Weekend After Party the 6th Psychopathic Psypher titled If We Were A Gang was performed live. On February 21, 2017, the official video for If We Were A Gang was released and featured Anybody Killa, Lyte, Shaggy 2 Dope, Big Hoodoo, Blahzay Roze, DJ Clay and Violent J.

Psypher 7
In late December 2016 it was announced that Psychopathic Records will be sending out personalized invitations for the Juggalo March On Washington 2017 to every artist invited to perform at the March. It was said that on the website (thejuggalomarch.com) people can view each invitation (as they were created for each artist invited specifically) and if the artist accepts a yellow diamond will appear next to the artist, should the artist decline a red "x" will appear next to the artist. For the artists that accept the invitation to perform they will be sent an audio clip for 16 bars to record their vocals on and when they send it back, a camera crew will be sent out to the artists location and record the video for the artists verse. It was stated that the artists invited have a 90-day answering period. Soon before the March the Juggalo March Psypher will be released, and performed live at the March. Since January 1, 2017 Insane Clown Posse, Wolfpac, 2 Live Crew, Glasses Malone, Kissing Candice, Anybody Killa, Big Hoodoo, Blahzay Roze, DJ Clay, Jumpsteady, Lyte, JellyRoll, Vanilla Ice, Lil Wyte, Kung Fu Vampire, Scum, Liquid Assassin, Bukshot, Sewerside, Project Born, Zug Izland, Lo Key, 1 Ton, Crucifix and Madchild have all accepted invitations for the March. Tech N9ne will be featured but will not March. While music artists Esham, Killa C, The R.O.C., Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Lex "The Hex" Master, G-Mo Skee, Boondox, Gorilla Voltage, Young Wicked, Axe Murder Boyz and MC Chris have all respectively declined. On the April 13, 2017, edition of The Juggalo Show Violent J said Tech N9ne will not be able to make the Juggalo March On Washington due to his new contract with Paradigm Records having him tour Canada at the time of the March, but will be on the Psypher. On May 8, 2017 Necro announced he would no longer take part in the March, stating that "it's all good, just business, nothing personal".

Psypher 8
On October 5, 2017 Insane Clown Posse held a "Surprize Guerrilla Show" featuring Anybody Killa, DJ Clay, Big Hoodoo, and Lyte for $5. It was said that a music video would be shot the same night as well. The video featured the whole label including the new artist Ouija Macc of the group Swag Toof. The video was to include Anybody Killa, but didn't because his van broke down causing him to be late for the video. He showed up in time to perform his set, but Violent J told him that beings though he missed the video shoot he wasn't going to perform. The video was released on October 30, 2017. The song features Lyte, Violent J, Big Hoodoo, Shaggy 2 Dope & Ouija Macc plus the video features DJ Clay as the DJ, and Legz Diamond as the ring announcer. The song was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Strange Music's in-house producer Seven, and recorded at The Lotus Pod and Dustys Boom Room in Detroit, Michigan.

Juggalo Day Show 2013: "Riddle Box"
During ICP's GOTJ 2012 seminar it was announced that the first Juggalo Day Show would be held on February 17, 2013, at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit, Michigan. The show featured performances by Project Born, Myzery and Insane Clown Posse.

Juggalo Day Show 2014: "The Great Milenko"
During ICP's 2013 GOTJ seminar it was announced that the upcoming Juggalo Day Show would be "The Great Milenko". The show was held February 17, 2014, at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. The show featured performances by Downtown Brown, ClaAs, Big Hoodoo and Insane Clown Posse.

Juggalo Day Show 2015: "Take Me Home"
During ICP's GOTJ 2014 seminar they announced that they would turn "Juggalo Day" into a weekend event. The first night, February 20, 2015, the movies Big Money Hustlas and Big Money Rustlas were shown. The next night, February 21, 2015, the "Take Me Home" show was held at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan. The show featured performances by Trick Trick, Big Hoodoo, Anybody Killa and Insane Clown Posse. The shows name was taken from a track that was on Forgotten Freshness Vol. 3, with new vocals written for the 2015 Juggalo Day Show.

Juggalo Day Show 2016: "Ringmaster"
During ICP's 2015 GOTJ seminar it was said that they would do the Ringmaster. The places being considered were Worcester, Massachusetts, Dallas, Texas and Detroit, Michigan.

Confirmed during 2015 Hallowicked, it was announced it would be held February 19 and 20. The 19th would be held at St. Andrews in Detroit, MI, with a full show of JCW and the first ever live concert of The Killjoy Club. The 20th would have Esham returning and the main event of Insane Clown Posse doing a live concert of The Ringmaster from beginning to end. Special guests are said to be announced at insaneclownposse.com. The first night consisted sets from Tha Hav Knots (Anybody Killa, Big Hoodoo, Bonez Dubb), Lil Wyte, Mastamind, DJ Yella, Lil Eazy-E and The Killjoy Club (ICP, DM6, Young Wicked). The second night featured sets from Molly Gruesome, Swag Toof, King 810, Young Wicked, Mushroomhead, Esham, Twiztid (surprise guest) (songs: "2nd Hand Smoke", "Mutant X", "We Don't Die", "Different", and "Rock The Dead"), and Insane Clown Posse with Mike E. Clark on the turntables.

Juggalo Day Show 2017: The Amazing Jeckel Brothers
During Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Juggalos 2016 seminar it was announced that the 2017 Juggalo Day Show would take place in Florida and will feature performances from Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Twiztid, Insane Clown Posse and Dark Lotus performing their debut album Tales from the Lotus Pod in its entirety. On October 4, 2016, the details for Juggalo Day 2017 were announced. Day 1 will feature JCW and performances from Young Lyte, Lex "The Hex" Master, Anybody Killa, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Shaggy 2 Dope and Twiztid. Day two will feature JCW and performances from Sewerside, Blahzay Roze, The R.O.C., G-Mo Skee, Big Hoodoo, Boondox and Dark Lotus.

On January 19, 2017, via an interview with faygoluvers.net, Insane Clown Posse announced that Twiztid and all Majik Ninja Entertainment artists have been removed from Juggalo Day 2017 thus removing Dark Lotus. On January 20, 2017, the new lineup for Juggalo Day 2017 was released, Day 1 (February 16, 2017) will feature Juggalo Championship Wrestling, and sets from: T.B.A., Sewerside, Lyte, Blahzay Roze, Kottonmouth Kings and Insane Clown Posse performing Tunnel of Love EP. Day two (February 17, 2017) will feature Juggalo Championship Wrestling and sets from: T.B.A., Big Hoodoo, DJ Clay, Stitches, Anybody Killa and Insane Clown Posse performing The Amazing Jeckel Brothers album.

Juggalo Day Show 2018: Heckles & Macabre
On January 1, 2018, it was announced that the 2018 Juggalo Day Weekend would take place on February 16 & 17, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Day 1 will feature sets from DJ Clay, Lyte, Green Jellÿ, Rittz and Insane Clown Posse. Day two will feature sets from The Flatlinerz, Ouija Macc, Big Hoodoo, Kung Fu Vampire and Insane Clown Posse. The weekend will also feature Juggalo Championship Wrestling. On February 14, 2018, the time line for the 2018 Juggalo Day was released.

Day 1:

 * Donnie Menace: 6:30–6:45
 * Freakshow Sideshow: 6:45–7:00
 * DJ Clay: 7:00–7:20
 * Freakshow Sideshow: 7:20–7:40
 * Green Jellÿ: 7:40–8:10
 * Lyte: 8:25–9:00
 * Freakshow Sideshow: 9:15–9:45
 * Rittz: 10:10–11:00
 * Insane Clown Posse: 11:20–12:30

Day 2:

 * Ouija Macc: 6:30–6:50
 * Freakshow Sideshow: 7:00–7:20
 * Big Hoodoo: 7:40–8:10
 * Freakshow Sideshow: 8:10–8:25
 * Kung Fu Vampire: 8:25–9:00
 * Freakshow Sideshow: 9:15–9:45
 * The Flatlinerz: 10:10–11:00
 * Insane Clown Posse: 11:20–12:30

Canadian Juggalo Day Show 2017
During Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Juggalos 2016 seminar it was announced that the first Canadian Juggalo Day Show will be held on March 17, 2017, and will feature performances from the entire Psychopathic Records roster as well as Twiztid and Blaze Ya Dead Homie.

On January 11, 2017, it was announced that the Canadian Juggalo Day would take place on April 7 and 8 in Calgary. Insane Clown Posse is the only confirmed artist. On the first night, Insane Clown Posse will headline performing Riddle Box in its entirety. On the second night Insane Clown Posse will headline performing all their biggest hits. The website for the show is also up. On February 1, 2017, it was announced the dates when Psychopathic Records would announce the artists performing. On February 6, 2017, it was announced that Blahzay Roze, Lyte and Big Hoodoo would be performing. Anybody Killa will not be performing due to him being on his April Fools Foolin' Tour which will run throughout the month of April. Blahzay Roze is scheduled to perform on the first night from 6:05–6:55 pm. Lyte is scheduled to perform on the first night from 7:00–7:50 pm. On February 13 it was announced that Ice-T would be performing on the second night from 9:50–10:50 pm. On February 17, 2017, it was announced that Canadian rapper Merkules would be performing on the second night from 7:00–7:50 pm. On February 20, 2017, it was announced that Kung Fu Vampire would be performing on the second night from 7:55–8:45 pm. On February 22, 2017, it was announced that Kissing Candice would be performing on the second night from 6:05–6:55 pm. On February 24, 2017, it was announced that Onyx would be performing on the first night from 7:45–8:45 pm. On February 27, 2017, it was announced that 2 Live Crew would be performing on the first night from 8:50–9:50 pm. On March 23, 2017 Blahzay Roze took to social media to say that Psychopathic Records had contacted her to tell her that she has been dropped from the 2017 Canadian Juggalo Day Weekend.

March on Washington (free concert)
On January 1, 2017, an invitation was sent out to multiple artists that have performed at the Gathering of the Juggalos or a live event, including such acts: 2 Live Crew (accepted), Anybody Killa (accepted), Aqualeo, Axe Murder Boyz (declined), Big B, Big Hoodoo (accepted), Bizarre, Blahzay Roze (accepted), Blaze Ya Dead Homie (declined), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Boondox (declined), Brotha Lynch Hung, Bukshot (accepted), Bushwick Bill, Ces Cru, Crucifix (accepted), Crunchy Black, Da Mafia 6ix/DJ Paul, Danny Brown, The Dayton Family, DJ Clay (accepted), DJ Hoppa, Esham (declined), Glasses Malone (accepted), G-Mo Skee (declined), GWAR, Hed pe, Hopsin, Ho99o9, Ice-T, Ill Bill, Jarren Benton, JellyRoll (accepted), Johnny Richter, Juicy J, Jumpsteady (accepted), Killa C (declined), King Gordy, Kissing Candice (accepted), Kottonmouth Kings with Johnny Richter & DJ Bobby B, Kung Fu Vampire (accepted), La Coka Nostra, Lex "The Hex" Master (declined), Lil Eazy E, Lil Wyte (accepted), Liquid Assassin (accepted), Lyte (accepted), Lo Key (accepted), Madchild (accepted), Mastamind, ¡Mayday!, Mike E. Clark, MC Chris (declined), Motown Rage, Moonshine Bandits, Murs, Mushroomhead, Myzery, Necro (declined), Onyx, Potluck (disbanded), Project Born (accepted), Prozak, R.A. the Rugged Man, Razakel, Rittz, The R.O.C. (declined), Scarface, Scum (accepted), Sewerside (accepted), Slaine, Smokehouse Junkiez, Stevie Stone, Tech N9ne (declined), T.O.N.E-z, Twisted Insane, Twiztid (declined), Vanilla Ice (accepted), Waka Flocka Flame, Whitney Peyton, Willie D, Wolfpac (accepted), Young Wicked (declined), Zug Izland (accepted). Also other celebrities were invited to join within a few weeks.

As of January 1, 2017, only the host of the event, Insane Clown Posse had accepted an invitation, and no one had declined. On January 2, 2017 Esham declined the invitation stating in part "I do not wish to put myself, my family or my team in any position to sustain bodily harm". Also on January 2, 2017 Wolfpac accepted the invitation to perform, March and take part in the Family Psypher. On January 2, 2017 Killa C declined the invitation (as he is now a devout Christian and no longer does horrorcore). Also on the same day other artist, 2 Live Crew, Glasses Malone and Kissing Candice accepted the invitation. A few hours later Anybody Killa, Big Hoodoo, Blahzay Roze, DJ Clay, Jumpsteady, Lyte, JellyRoll, Vanilla Ice, Lil Wyte and Kung Fu Vampire all accepted invitations for the March. A few hours later in the mid evening of January 2, 2017 Twiztid and Scum accepted their invitations. Late in the night of January 2, 2017 Liquid Assassin and Bukshot accepted their invitations to the March. On January 3, 2017, artists Necro and Sewerside accepted their invitations, while The R.O.C. declined. In the early afternoon on January 3, 2017 Project Born accepted their invitations to the March. On January 4, 2017, the list updated to show that Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Lex "The Hex" Master, G-Mo Skee, Boondox and Young Wicked have all declined via a post on Facebook. Since Young Wicked will not take part in the March, Axe Murder Boyz too will not take part. On January 5, 2017 Zug Izland accepted their invitations for the March. On January 11, 2017 Lo Key accepted his invitation for the March. On January 12, 2017, MC Chris declined his invitations stating in part, "I do not have a problem with Juggalos, but I will decline the invite because I have a upcoming fall tour, and am dependent on the DC market to make a living". On January 13, 2017 Potluck announced that they were no longer performing together, and have officially disbanded, thus they will not perform at the 2017 Juggalo March On Washington. On February 26, 2017, it was announced by the venue that Sam Hunt is scheduled to perform at the Jiffy Lube Center on September 16, 2017, and there never was any Insane Clown Posse or Psychopathic Records event ever scheduled to perform that night.

On March 1, 2017, it was announced by Psychopathic Records that the concert was cancelled due to local law enforcement pressuring the venue to not allow the concert to be held there, but they are looking for a new venue to hold the concert. On March 17, 2017, it was announced that 1 Ton will take part in the March. On April 13, 2017 Violent J said Tech N9ne will not take part in the March (due to his new contract signing with Paradigm), but was "wholeheartedly" down to do a verse for the Family Psypher and subsequent video. On May 8, 2017 Necro announced via his Facebook account, that after being invited by Insane Clown Posse to join The Parental Advisory Tour with 2 Live Crew, Geto Boys, Onyx, and Lil Eazy E with DJ Yella, and being given a "low ball deal" to tour for "a month basically for free" he announced that he will not take part in the tour, and also rescinded his acceptance to take part in the March. On July 13, 2017, it was announced by TMZ that Fresh Kid Ice of 2 Live Crew had died.

More reading

 * Behind the Paint by Violent J with Hobey Echlin (2003)
 * Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse And The World They Made by Steve Miller (2016)
 * Another Decade Down by Violent J (2017/2018)

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StarDict

StarDict, developed by Hu Zheng (胡正), is a free GUI released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license for accessing StarDict dictionary files (a dictionary shell). It is the successor of StarDic, developed by Ma Su'an (馬蘇安), continuing its version numbers.

According to StarDict's earlier homepage on SourceForge, the project has been removed from SourceForge due to copyright infringement reports. It moved to Google Code and then back to SourceForge, while development is now seemingly continued on GitHub.

Supported platforms
StarDict runs under Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, Maemo and Solaris. Dictionaries of the user's choice are installed separately. Dictionary files can be created by converting dict files.

Several programs compatible with the StarDict dictionary format are available for different platforms. For the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, applications available in the App Store include GuruDic, TouchDict, weDict, Dictionary Universal, Alpus and others, as well as the free iStarDict, which is available for the Cydia Store.

Dictionaries available
One can find here the partial list of FreeDict dictionaries which can be converted to the StarDict format. These include, in particular, some older versions of Webster's dictionary and many dictionaries for various languages.

Features
While StarDict is in scan mode, results are displayed in a tooltip, allowing easy dictionary lookup. When combined with Freedict, StarDict will quickly provide rough translations of foreign language websites.

On September 25, 2006, an online version of Stardict began operation. This online version includes access to all the major dictionaries of StarDict, as well as Wikipedia in Chinese.

Previous versions of StarDict were very similar to the PowerWord dictionary program, which is developed by a Chinese company, KingSoft. Since version 2.4.2, however, StarDict has diverged from the design of PowerWord by increasing its search capabilities and adding lexicons in a variety of languages. This was assisted by the collaboration of many developers with the author.

Evgeniy A. Dushistov produced the command line version of StarDict called sdcv.

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Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, commonly called the Norwegian Synod, was founded in 1853. It included churches in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

History
In February 1853, several Lutheran ministers including Claus Lauritz Clausen, Hans Andreas Stub, Adolph Carl Preus, Herman Amberg Preus, G. F. Dietrichson, Jacob Aall Ottesen, and R. D. Brandt organized the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, commonly known as the Norwegian Synod. It was organized at Koshkonong and Luther Valley near the Jefferson Prairie Settlement outside Madison, Wisconsin. Among the first denominational leaders was Ulrik Vilhelm Koren. The synod adopted the ritual of the Church of Norway. In 1868 the name was changed to the Synod for the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

In the early years Norwegian Synod seminary students were sent to Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Luther College was founded near La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1861, and relocated to Decorah, Iowa, the next year. Peter Laurentius Larsen served as president of Luther College from 1861 until he resigned from the presidency in 1902. In 1876, the denomination established Luther Seminary in Madison, Wisconsin, (later moved to St. Paul). Desiring unity and cooperation with fellow Lutherans, in 1872 the Norwegian Synod was a co-founder of the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America along with the Missouri, Wisconsin, and Ohio synods. However, the Norwegian Synod soon experienced internal division over questions concerning predestination and conversion, and during the 1880s about a third of its congregations left. These dissenting "Anti-Missourian Brotherhood" congregations joined in 1890 with the Norwegian Augustana Synod and the Norwegian-Danish Conference to form the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (Norwegian:Den Forenede Kirke).

Further attempts at Lutheran unity continued into the early 20th century. The 1912 Madison Settlement (Norwegian: Madison Opgjør), agreed upon by representatives of the Hauge Synod, the United Church, and the Norwegian Synod, called for doctrinal discussions and compromises to take place so that Norwegian Lutherans could unite into a single jurisdiction. The result was the Austin Agreement of 1916, and on June 9, 1917, the United Church, the Hauge Synod, and the Norwegian Synod merged to become the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. In 1946, that body changed its name to the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Through a series of mergers, it became part of the American Lutheran Church in 1960, and currently the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

After the merger of 1917, a small group who chose not to join the merger for doctrinal reasons, reorganized as the Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church (sometimes referred to as the "Little Norwegian Synod"). This group committed itself “to continue in the old doctrine and practice of the Norwegian Synod". In 1957, it changed its name to become the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Presidents

 * Adolph Carl Preus, 1853–1862
 * Herman Amberg Preus, 1862–1894
 * Ulrik Vilhelm Koren, 1894–1910
 * Hans Gerhard Stub, 1910–1917

Other sources

 * Aaberg, Theodore Arne. A City Set on the Hill, A History of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (Norwegian Synod) 1918-1968.
 * Nichol, Todd W. All These Lutherans (Minneapolis, MN: Augburg Publishing House, 1986)
 * Nelson, E. Clifford, and Fevold, Eugene L. The Lutheran Church among Norwegian-Americans: a history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1960)
 * Wolf, Edmund Jacob. The Lutherans in America; a story of struggle, progress, influence and marvelous growth.( New York: J.A. Hill. 1889)


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Maria Full of Grace

Maria Full of Grace (Spanish title: María, llena eres de gracia, lit., "Maria, you are full of grace") is a 2004 Spanish-language drama film written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film was a US-Colombia co-production. The story follows a Colombian girl who becomes a drug mule for a trafficking ring. Lead actress Catalina Sandino Moreno won Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in the 77th Academy Awards.

Plot
Seventeen-year-old Colombian girl Maria Álvarez works in sweatshop-like conditions at a flower plantation. Her income helps support her family, including an unemployed sister who is a single mother, but after unjust treatment from her boss, she quits her job de-thorning roses, despite her family's vehement disapproval. Shortly thereafter, Maria discovers she is pregnant by her boyfriend, and he suggests marriage, but she declines because she does not feel she loves him, although he loves her. On her way to Bogotá to find a new job, she is offered a position as a drug mule. Desperate, she accepts the risky offer, and swallows 62 wrapped pellets of drugs, and flies to New York City with her friend Blanca, who has also been recruited as a drug mule.

Maria is almost caught by U.S. customs who are suspicious after finding Maria's $800 in cash and wanting to make a surprise visit to a sister she "hasn't seen in years", but not knowing anywhere else to go if she isn't home. She tells them that the father of her child paid for her plane ticket. She avoids being X-rayed due to her pregnancy, and is released. The traffickers collect Maria, Blanca, and Lucy, another more experienced mule that Maria had befriended during her recruitment. The mules are held in a motel room until they pass all the drug pellets. Lucy falls ill when a drug pellet apparently ruptures inside her. Unknown to the traffickers, Maria witnesses them carrying Lucy out of the hotel room, and she sees blood stains in the bathtub. She comes to the conclusion that the traffickers cut her open to retrieve the other drug pellets inside her body. Scared, Maria convinces Blanca to escape with her while the traffickers are gone. They leave with the drugs they have passed.

Maria has nowhere to sleep, and goes to Lucy's sister's house, but doesn't reveal to the sister that Lucy is dead. Blanca soon joins her there. Eventually the sister unexpectedly hears of their involvement in her sister's death and throws them out. Blanca and Maria make an agreement to return the drugs to the traffickers and receive their money. Maria uses some of her drug money to send Lucy's body home to Colombia for a proper burial. Maria and Blanca are ready to board the plane back to Colombia when Maria decides to stay in the United States. Blanca returns home without Maria.

Writing
Writer and director Joshua Marston was inspired to write the film after a conversation he had with a real-life drug mule who transported illegal drugs inside her body. He first attempted to write a script about the drug war, but decided to abandon a more polemical, broader approach in favor of a more personal one. For research, he interviewed prisoners, flower plantation workers in Colombia, U.S. Customs inspectors, and Colombian immigrants living in Queens, New York. When Marston showed his finished script to potential producers, they resisted his decision to shoot the film in Spanish and suggested big-name actresses like Penélope Cruz or Jennifer Lopez for Maria. Marston gave the script to producer Paul Mezey, who loved it and took it to HBO. Marston said, "HBO told Paul to just make it. In Spanish. With a first-time filmmaker. With an unknown cast. I think I owe my first-born child to HBO."

Casting
Marston considered about 800 actresses to play Maria; with weeks to go before filming, Colombian actress Catalina Sandino Moreno sent in an audition tape and won the role, her first screen credit. As preparation, Sandino Moreno worked on a flower plantation for two weeks.

The character of Don Fernando is played by Orlando Tobón, who is known as the "Mayor of Little Colombia" in Queens. The character is based on Tobón’s real-life work as a counselor and middleman for Colombian immigrants in need. Tobón is also credited as an associated producer on the film.

Filming
Filming was planned to take place in Colombia, but was prevented due to several bombings prior to the country’s 2002 presidential election. Venezuela was considered as an alternate option until an attempted coup d’état erupted, so filming eventually took place in the Ecuadorian village of Amaguaña. The film shot for 20 days in Ecuador, with a second unit in Colombia, and 20 days in New York.

To ease the process of making a bilingual film, Marston encouraged the actors to improvise: "[During rehearsals] I gave all the actors half the script for 24 hours and then took it back from them. I didn’t want them to know how it ended. I took it back so that three weeks later, when we started improvising, we could improvise loosely based on what was written, so they wouldn’t be stuck on the words. We would arrive at a location and start improvising and do three or four improvs based on a rough memory of what happened in the scene. Then we would open the script and reread what I had written, turn to a blank page, pass a pen around in a circle and rewrite the scene together. So partly the structure of the scene would change, but more frequently the actual word choice would change. This was so [the actors] would have a certain sense of ownership over the way their characters spoke."

In the film, Sandino Moreno swallowed real pellets, though they were not latex and contained an easily digestible sugar-like substance.

Release
Maria Full of Grace was first shown on 18 January 2004 at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States. On 11 February 2004, it was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. It premiered in Colombia on 2 April, 2004. The film was originally going to premiere on HBO, but the film’s success at Sundance, as well as the success of Latina film Real Women Have Curves, prompted Fine Line Features to release the film theatrically. The film had a limited release on 16 July 2004, before going wide in the United States on 6 August 2004.

Critical response
The film was critically acclaimed. It garnered a 97% approval rating on the aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 146 reviews, and an average rating of 8/10. The website's critical consensus states, "In a striking debut, Moreno carries the movie and puts a human face on the drug trade". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 87 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

According to Desson Thomson from The Washington Post, "Catalina Sandino Moreno is a Colombian Mona Lisa, a delicate, unforgettable force majeure. Add to her luminous demeanor a story that rips fleshy holes through your heart and you've got yourself a stunner of a film". Roger Ebert awarded the film 3 and a half stars out of 4 and said, "Like [Ken] Loach, Marston has made a film that understands and accepts poverty without feeling the need to romanticize or exaggerate it. Also like Loach, he shows us how evil things happen because of economic systems, not because villains gnash their teeth and hog the screen. Hollywood simplifies the world for moviegoers by pretending evil is generated by individuals, not institutions; kill the bad guy, and the problem is solved."

Writing for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, praising Moreno's performance, the screenplay, and Maston's direction, saying: "Remember the name Catalina Sandino Moreno. The heartfelt and harrowing performance she gives here should put her in line for a heap of year-end awards."

The film was nominated to the Golden Bear at the 54th Berlin Film Festival.

The film had originally been selected by Colombia to be its official choice for Best International Feature at the 77th Academy Awards. However, it was rejected because it was considered to be not Colombian enough; the film El Rey was submitted instead.

Box office
Its total worldwide gross stands at $12,594,630 ($6,529,624 at the American box office, and $6,065,006 from other territories).

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