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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Good Morning Newgrounds! The Flash Forward Jam ended yesterday, the tabulations are now underway. If you missed out on the Flash Forward Jam, don't despair. The FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' Animation Jam is going on right now. The deadline for entries though is next Wednesday so keep that in mind. The Newgrounds Kitchen has made its triumphant return! If you have a favorite recipe of yours, then please share it and get featured in The Tank Tribune! Last week was a bit of a slow week, nevertheless though, here are the hip happenings of Newgrounds!
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FEATURED COMPOSERS
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THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp
Front Page Suggestion Thread
There is nothing new to report from Mr. Fulp this morning. However if you come across something neat on Newgrounds that hasn't been on the Front Page, then use this thread to suggest something for Tom to see and put up on the Front Page!
Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. This week starts off with a game entitled SELF, picking up a Daily Feature and a Weekly 3rd Place for @mmattugh, @devdwarf, and @ConnorGrail. @LazyMuffin has picked up his 74th Movie Daily Feature and 77th Overall Daily Feature for his movie TWITTER RICH. @RylanLego picks up his 3rd Daily Feature for Little Letter I (ABC Animation Assignment). @moonshineanimations, has been an Underdog of the Week winner here on Newgrounds for quite sometime. He has received his 6th Daily Feature for Obese Bus Driver & Bunny Girl. @EggyDaxy wins his first Daily Feature for WEEK TWO. HIGHTAIL picks up a Daily Feature for @Seanatar and @dimwiddy. We close off this week the same as we started, with game by @MidNightMaren entitled Arcane Maiden, nabbing him his 2nd Game Daily Feature.
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The Newgrounds Podcast has been interviewing people left and right lately on Newgrounds. @meatcanyon, @Fantishow, and @SierraSaura. @SrPelo stopped by to share his stories and wit. @JunDev, @Tombdude, and @Prutte of the hit game MAD SISTERS' WEEK OFF!!! talked about their collectathon Newgrounds tribute. The creators of Mutt & Chopps @AlmightyHans and @Eiomaru along with @TomaMoto joined the podcast.
These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!
SUPPORTERS OF THE WEEK
FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' TEAM
@ninjamuffin99
@PhantomArcade
@evilsk8r
@KawaiSprite
The Supporters of the Week are the team behind FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'. ninjamuffin99 has been featured here in the past for his dedication to Newgrounds in Issue No. 15. He was one of the hosts of The Newgrounds Podcast. Joining alongside him this week is PhantomArcade, who has worked on multiple collaborations on Newgrounds and worked on animation for FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN', as well as Tom Fulp's latest game for the Flash Forward Jam Drop Cannon. evilsk8r, whose artwork has inspired many new artists here on Newgrounds. KawaiSprite whose music inspired other musicians here on Newgrounds in just a short time. They are being recognized due to the impact their game has had in bringing new members to Newgrounds as well as the return of veteran members. It also inspired our latest animation Jam.
PARTY CHITCHAT
Welcome to the supporter forum!
A lot of users become supporters, but don't drop by the Party. Stop in and introduce yourself!
Why Did You Support Newgrounds
A thread made early in the Supporter launch. What made you want to purchase a Supporter upgrade and give your hard earned money to Newgrounds?
- What's your favorite generation(s) of Pokemon and why?
- LOOK AT THIS CAT
- Feeling ready and eager enough to make many friends here on NG
Friday Night Funkin' Animation Jam
DEADLINE: Mar 10
Newgrounds Orchestral Composition Contest 2021
DEADLINE: Mar 15
DEADLINE: Aug 26
ARTIST NEWS
Behind the Project – Rick and Morty
@zeedox did some work on Rick and Morty for Studio Yotta. He worked on backgrounds for the premiere of Season 4. It involved five backgrounds. He details the process behind the backgrounds for the project.
@VoicesByCorey has celebrated reaching 400 fans here on Newgrounds. His works have included the Voice Actor Collaboration and he is a host for The Newgrounds Podcast!
1K followers + what's been happening
@Carbonwater is celebrating 1000 fans here on Newgrounds. He is also showcasing his work on Persona 4 The Animated Comic Dub. He's also hosting a The Neverhood Reanimated Collab.
Today's featured artist is new to the site, joining just this year. His name is @DozyMike. He is self-taught and currently working a project. Check out his Art Thread and his works below!
Legosi
DozyMike
The Liar was in three parts and was an old tale told by Sykohyko. Many of you probably know him more for Neenja as well as Abo & Karo.
"The Liar is based on an old Armenian story. I've always loved epics, fables and fantasy worlds and Armenia is full of them. I know I mostly do comedy, but I'm more into that stuff. It's just harder to achieve the kind of quality those stories deserve. Even the Liar is disappointing to me as far as quality goes. Again something I plan to attempt in the future."
THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS
NEW USERS
@actuallyanopon has joined us. She's a new artist here on Newgrounds, currently working on a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure x Madoka Magica doujin. Check out her works below.
@Ard-Easbaig, a.k.a. Archbishop, is a musician who joined back at the beginning of 2021, but has decided to say hi! Check out his works below.
@Mercurycat signed up back in 2019. They're an aspiring artist who grew up on Newgrounds and is looking to join the community! Check out their works below.
@Raiy is a new artist here. She was brought to the site due to FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'.
@FlamingBirdWorkshop has signed up. He is an artist here working on a series entitled CRiTORA. Check out his works below.
@Diowser grew up playing Flash Games and watching Flash Movies on Newgrounds! They migrated from Twitter finding Newgrounds to be kind and welcoming. Give them a warm welcome in the Intro Thread.
@AfternoonWalk has found Newgrounds interesting and joined us! He's an aspiring musician looking to post his works to the site. Let's give him a warm welcome.
@Luron has recently joined Newgrounds. He loves the Art Portal and Games Portal. Share some of your favorite artists and games with him.
STORIES
How LGBT-friendly was/is your school?
@HavryloThePigeon posed a question to the Newgrounds community. Was your school growing up accepting of LGBT? Share your story.
How's Your Health Doing?
@TheGamechanger is seeing how we're all doing. With COVID-19 and the winter weather, how's the health of the Newgrounds community?
I JOINED NEWGROUNDS 18 YEARS AGO
@Captain-Jack is celebrating 18 Years on Newgrounds. She is surprised the forums are still around.
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
Is touching myself to photos of Luis ever not permitted? Mods or not?
You make a good point. Almost too good a point...
i hope cardi b gets assassinated
PIC OF THE WEEK
A LOOK BACK AT THREADS OF THE PAST
Coming out as trucks
@PoastalService, who you better know as @Seth, who was once known as @Ricoculous made a thread that consisted of... well, trucks. Nothing wrong with trucks, some of my closest friends are trucks. It's just... yeah, trucks.
Waiter! What on earth
Is this haiku doing in
My alphabet soup?
RECIPES FROM THE NEWGROUNDS COMMUNITY
Welcome back to the Newgrounds Kitchen! Today we have an exclusive recipe from the Supporter Party Forum. It comes from @GriffinLancer and it's recipe for beef stew! Perfect for a dinner with friends and family! To see the original recipe then you need to Become a Supporter.
Beef Stew
So, I've been working on this recipe for awhile. Just taking bits and pieces of other recipes of Beef Stew, and heavily inspired by Chef Jean-Pierre's take on stew, I figured I'd give up the goods and show off what it looks like, after I post the recipe.
INGREDIENTS
- 3 lbs (1.36kg) of chuck roast, cut into 2-3 inch (5-7cm) pieces.
- a dozen pearl onions, or 1 cup (226g) of yellow onion, diced.
- a bottle of port wine.
- 12 baby brussels sprouts
- 12 carrots, cut into lengths similar to the beef.
- 29 oz (822g) Tomato puree.
- 14.5 oz (411g) diced tomatoes.
- 2 Yukon gold potatoes (300g), diced.
- 1lb (453g) Button mushrooms, cut into 4ths or 6ths.
- 1-and-half quart Beef broth (1L give or take)
- 4oz (113g) flour
- Kosher Salt (Or regular, peasant salt if you have that)
- Coarse ground pepper (Or just the canned stuff.)
- A branch of rosemary and thyme (destemmed and roughly chopped)
STEP 1: Start with opening the bottle of Port and taking a big whiff. You smell that booze? Take a sip, loser. You're gonna need some lubrication because you totally forgot to Mise en place. You don't even remember French class, but you know that this thing is important, and forgetting now fills you with anxiety.
STEP 2: Take another drink. Realize you need this for cooking, despite how good it tastes, and now you close the bottle.
STEP 3: Okay, in a large pan, lubricate with olive oil and bring up to temp. Take your pieces of beef and caramelize them, strain the excess fat, put it aside. That brown stuff in the pan? Save it. Deglaze with the port. (Just pour some wine into the pan. Trust me.)
STEP 4: Now, pour that reduction into a bowl to hold for a minute. Now put a pot down, lubricate, and toss in those peeled pearl onions and caramelize them; shouldn't take long- pearl onions cook quick...a little too quick.
STEP 5: With haste, throw in the Mushrooms and add some Kosher Salt so the fungus sweats out all its water. Now let it cook so all the moisture evaporates. You'll know you're doing it right when you the mushrooms start to brown a bit. Now toss in more wine to get that sweet, sweet fond off the pot. That broth's ready to go in, along with that beef reduction we made earlier. Now toss in the puree and the diced tomatoes, the potatoes, and the rosemary and thyme. Stir it a bit. You'll notice you may not have enough liquid. You're wrong. Pour a little more wine.
STEP 6: So, a little thing about thickening your stew. People tend to overlook the importance of when to incorporate flour to your stew to allow it to thicken. I'm telling you, now is the time to do it. Otherwise, you're going to be walking around with a quarter pound of glue in your gut, and that's no bueno.
STEP 7: Have you ever made paper mache? Water and flour. Remember your 6th grade Halloween mask you made with that glue? You probably have it somewhere laying around in storage, or you destroyed it, like the non-conformist you are. Point is, flour makes good glue. You need to get that gluten nice and loose so it mixes properly through the stew.
STEP 8: Get a double-mesh strainer and a wire whip or a rubber spatula and sink it into the pot so half the container is submerged. Now add that flour and strain it through, stirring as you do this. This is how you incorporate flour to thicken sauces and stews. Once that's done, stir your pot, and cover it. Now simmer it for 2 hours.
STEP 9: Contemplate drinking the rest of the wine because you're a 20-something with nothing going on in your life right now, and it seems like a good idea. You're in your PJs and slippers. Who's gonna see you? The dinner party's in 3 hours.
STEP 10: 2 hours later, check the stew. You should have a beautiful thick sauce and tender pieces of beef and veg. I'm not kidding, you're going to love it.
STEP 11: Oh shit, that's right. You forgot the sprouts and carrots, idiot.
STEP 12: Start a quick pot of water, blanch the sprouts for 2-3 minutes. You'll know its done when things seem 'brighter' than usual.
STEP 13: Quickly wash off your pan and re-lubricate with some butter and salt/pepper. Chop your carrots into lengths, toss it into the pan along with those blanched baby brussels sprouts. Toss vigorously. Turn off the heat. Plate up the stew, add the carrots and sprouts. Voila. It's probably the most effort you've put into a stew, but you've convinced yourself it's worth it.
STEP 14: Your friends cancelled. You now have stew for a week, and a bottle of port for yourself. Imbibe carelessly.
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Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of the two last weeks! Congratulations to all of you!
USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE
2004: @DeathScythe440
2005: @Ace235228
2011: @Hi5er
2020: @GUTHRIE
The week can get people down sometimes. With all of the hustle and bustle and action packed drama that entails our lives, sometimes it's nice to just kickback and relax. Here are a few games to play to unwind on this Monday Morning.
Things have been going better for me recently. I have now switched over from being a night owl to an early bird, so I'm awake at 7AM and asleep around 10PM-11PM. The shift has been beneficial and I've been able to get more work done than I normally would. The Tank Tribune will always be here to keep you updated on Newgrounds. Hopefully if we get a Literature Portal putting this paper together will become easier. One can hope though. Enjoy your morning Newgrounds!
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