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107-497: Aziz Ismail Ansari ( / ə n ˈ s ɑːr i / ; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series Master of None (2015–2021) for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe , which
214-580: A "flashpoint of discussion about #MeToo ". There was disagreement in media commentary as to whether the incident described in the Babe article constituted sexual misconduct. Ansari stated that the encounter "by all indications was completely consensual", but some commentators alleged that his actions were misogynistic , lacked affirmative consent , and spoke to a larger culture of harmful male expectations . Others said that Ansari's actions did not constitute sexual misconduct and that his accuser's narrative trivializes
321-559: A 1981 article published in UK rock weekly Sounds : "The face of Punk Gothique", written by Steve Keaton. In a text about the audience of UK Decay , Keaton asked: "Could this be the coming of Punk Gothique? With Bauhaus flying in on similar wings could it be the next big thing?" The F Club night in Leeds in Northern England, which had opened in 1977 firstly as a punk club, became instrumental to
428-475: A Blue Girl , Theatre of Ice , Human Drama and The Wake became key figures for the genre to expand on an nationwide level. The popularity of 4AD bands resulted in the creation of similar US labels, such as Wax Trax! Records and Projekt . The 1990s saw further growth for some 1980s bands and the emergence of many new acts, as well as new goth-centric US record labels such as Cleopatra Records , among others. According to Dave Simpson of The Guardian , "[I]n
535-493: A Comedy Series for Ansari and Yang, and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Ansari; Yang and Ansari won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode "Parents". Yang and Ansari were also honored with a Peabody Award in May 2016 for the series. In 2018 Ansari won a Golden Globe for best actor in a TV comedy for
642-520: A date to an event organized by the Parks department. The night ends in chaos with Ron and Tammy being arrested and getting married. It is later revealed in the episode "Indianapolis" that Tom has created his own cologne scent called "Tommy Fresh". In the season finale, Tom quits his job at the Parks Department to work at Entertainment 720 with Jean-Ralphio. Tom begins working at Entertainment 720 and offers
749-671: A few episodes of the animated TV show South Park portray or parody the goth subculture. In South Park , several of the fictional schoolchildren are depicted as goths. The goth kids on the show are depicted as finding it annoying to be confused with the Hot Topic " vampire " kids from the episode " The Ungroundable " in season 12, and even more frustrating to be compared with emo kids. The goth kids are usually depicted listening to gothic music, writing or reading Gothic poetry, drinking coffee, flipping their hair, and smoking. Morticia Addams from The Addams Family created by Charles Addams
856-558: A foundation of modern goth style and music. Some people credit the band Bauhaus' first single " Bela Lugosi's Dead ", released in August 1979, with the start of goth subculture. In the early 90s, Jack Off Jill , fronted by vocalist Jessicka , pioneered the 'Riot Goth' sound, combining elements of the goth and riot grrrl genres. Through their lyrics, the band tackled issues such as misogyny and racism, giving them significant underground appeal. The British sitcom The IT Crowd featured
963-552: A goth aesthetic. Some of the early gothic rock and deathrock artists adopted traditional horror film images and drew on horror film soundtracks for inspiration. Their audience responded by adopting appropriate dress and props. Use of standard horror film props such as swirling smoke, rubber bats, and cobwebs featured as gothic club décor from the beginning in The Batcave. Such references in bands' music and images were originally tongue-in-cheek , but as time went on, bands and members of
1070-557: A new tour entitled "Buried Alive", with dates scheduled for Q2/Q3 2012. A third stand-up special, Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive , was filmed during the tour at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, and premiered on Netflix on November 1, 2013. His 2015 special, Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden , also premiered on Netflix. In February 2019, Ansari began a new stand-up tour entitled The Road to Nowhere , which
1177-793: A new tour, Dangerously Delicious , which was in theaters across the United States; stops included the Bonnaroo Music Festival and Carnegie Hall in New York City. The tour wrapped with a filming for a special, Dangerously Delicious at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., in June 2011. This special was released on his website in March 2012 for download or stream. In March 2012, Ansari announced
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#17328687744201284-418: A nightclub. Tim Burton created a storybook atmosphere filled with darkness and shadow in some of his films like Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992) and the stop motion films The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which was produced/co-written by Burton, and Corpse Bride (2005), which he co-produced. The Nickelodeon cartoon Invader Zim
1391-505: A really serious-looking plaque and all of the restaurants we've given it to have put it front and center. It's funny because people will walk into a restaurant and be like, 'What the fuck is the Food Club? Who are these guys etched in gold?'" They also produced a tongue-in-cheek video about the club for Jash , filming them debating whether or not restaurants were plaque-worthy. Ansari is a fan of indie rock music. His book, Modern Romance ,
1498-407: A recurring goth character named Richmond Avenal , played by Noel Fielding . Fielding said in an interview that he himself had been a goth at age fifteen and that he had a series of goth girlfriends. This was the first time he dabbled in makeup. Fielding said that he loved his girlfriends dressing him up. The game Visigoths vs. Mall Goths (2020) by Lucian Kahn is about "two versions of Goths –
1605-544: A relationship, and before leaving on a business trip to Rwanda, Nadia agrees to call him when she returns. During a meeting, Tom meets a man who likes his ideas and helps him jump-start his idea for a restaurant, Tom's Bistro. Now in 2017, Tom's Bistro has become very successful. After reuniting with his ex-girlfriend Lucy, he convinces her to move from Chicago to Pawnee and work at the Bistro. Shortly thereafter, they begin dating and he eventually proposes to her, which she accepts. In
1712-415: A series of flash-forwards in the finale, it is shown that Tom loses a great amount of money after unsuccessfully attempting to franchise Tom's Bistro. However, he later becomes a success again by writing a book about his many failures and how others may be able to achieve success. Aziz Ansari , who was particularly acclaimed during the first season for his role as Tom Haverford, received similar praise in
1819-525: A very high image of himself and brags that people view him as a "Brown Superman with a Beard" and has also asked to be introduced as "The Brown Gosling ". He is very appreciative of pop culture and the idea of 'swag', very often expressed in his vernacular (e.g. saying "'Serts" instead of "desserts" in the episode "Soulmates"). Tom often teams with April Ludgate and sometimes Donna Meagle to prank and harass Jerry Gergich. He also finds Ben Wyatt an easy target of tease. Tom appears lackadaisical about his work at
1926-516: A woman using the pseudonym "Grace" accused Ansari of sexual misconduct in an article on Babe.net , a website that was aimed at Millennial and Gen-Z readers. According to the article, the woman later texted Ansari expressing her discomfort, and he replied to her with an apology. Media critic Allison Davis, who later interviewed the article's author, Katie Way, called the Babe.net article "some combination of as-told-to and reported piece and morning-after group-chat gossip", saying that it became
2033-410: A woman's orange hat, which others find ridiculous. Ron discovers Tom's green card marriage with Wendy, but agrees to keep it secret, especially after Tom discovers Ron secretly moonlights as a nightclub jazz musician. Tom and Wendy get a divorce shortly after she gets her citizenship. Although he initially appears fine, Tom realizes he did in fact harbor feelings for Wendy and regrets the parting. At
2140-467: A year in the life of a household of 20-somethings in Brisbane , Australia. The central characters are deeply entrenched in the local gothic subculture, with the book exploring themes relevant to the characters, notably unemployment, mental health, politics, and relationships. In 2023, several books about the music genre and the subculture, were released. John Robb 's The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth
2247-415: Is Boredom! — an eye brimming with an involuntary tear, He dreams of the gallows while smoking his water-pipe. You know him, reader, this delicate monster, —Hypocrite reader,—my twin,—my brother! The gothic subculture has influenced different artists—not only musicians—but also painters and photographers. In particular their work is based on mystic, morbid and romantic motifs. In photography and painting
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#17328687744202354-411: Is a fictional character on the NBC series Parks and Recreation . He is a sarcastic, underachieving government official for the city of Pawnee who—in his own mind—is revered for his high levels of confidence and unmatched entrepreneurial skills. Thomas Montgomery "Tom" Haverford is an Indian American , who changed his name from Darwish Sabir Ismael Ghani to be more appealing in politics. He
2461-506: Is a fictional character and the mother in the Addams Family. Morticia was played by Carolyn Jones in the 1964 television show The Addams Family and by Anjelica Huston in the 1991 version , and voiced by Charlize Theron in 2019 animated film . A recurring sketch in the 1990s on NBC's Saturday Night Live was Goth Talk , in which a public access channel broadcast hosted by unpopular young goths would continually be interrupted by
2568-501: Is a genre of fiction that combines romance and dark elements to produce mystery, suspense, terror, horror and the supernatural. According to David H. Richter, settings were framed to take place at "...ruinous castles, gloomy churchyards, claustrophobic monasteries, and lonely mountain roads". Typical characters consisted of the cruel parent, sinister priest, courageous victor, and the helpless heroine, along with supernatural figures such as demons , vampires , ghosts , and monsters . Often,
2675-454: Is also based on the goth subculture. As the subculture became well-established, the connection between goth and horror fiction became almost a cliché, with goths quite likely to appear as characters in horror novels and film. For example, The Craft , The Crow , The Matrix and Underworld film series drew directly on goth music and style. The dark comedies Beetlejuice , The Faculty , American Beauty , Wedding Crashers , and
2782-461: Is an adaptation of the non-fiction book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by surgeon Atul Gawande , published in 2014. In April 2022, production of the film was halted due to a complaint of inappropriate behavior by Murray on set. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Ansari's second project Good Fortune was scheduled to begin filming in May 2023, but was delayed indefinitely due to
2889-409: Is exactly what I'm looking for in a government employee." Tom is often chosen to go on field projects with Leslie. He is also known for abusing his small amount of public power for self-benefit. Tom studies the culture of pickup artists and engages in a practice he calls " peacocking ," which involves finding a visual element that makes him stand out in public like a peacock. In one such date, he wears
2996-476: Is his business competitor, and struggles to keep Rent-a-Swag afloat, before finally giving in and selling Rent-a-Swag. He tries to focus on his job, helping Leslie get fluoride added to the water in Pawnee, and helping to set up the unity concert. While assisting Nadia Stasky, a beautiful and humorous doctor, at the Parks and Recreation office, Tom attempts to woo her and she later agrees to go out with him. The two pursue
3103-413: Is not unique to women in the goth scene, it remains an important part of many goth women's experience: The scene's "celebration of active sexuality" enables goth women to "resist mainstream notions of passive femininity". They have an "active sexuality" approach which creates "gender egalitarianism" within the scene, as it "allows them to engage in sexual play with multiple partners while sidestepping most of
3210-817: Is often assumed to be an immigrant by much of the Parks and Recreation staff (Leslie often assuming him to be Libyan ), though, as he frequently reminds them, he hails from South Carolina , as does Ansari. He initially shared an office with Leslie Knope and worked as her immediate subordinate at the Pawnee parks and recreation department, often serving as her right-hand man. Tom displays an extremely sarcastic, mischievous and cocky attitude, and frequently attempts to secure favors from local contractors. Tom has demonstrated his talent and passion for entrepreneurship in many occasions, including Entertainment 720, Rent-A-Swag, and Tom's Bistro. He takes his appearance very seriously, often donning office-casual polo shirts, as well as fitted suits with boat shoes. He also buys clothing from
3317-821: Is often described as gothic. British artist Anne Sudworth published a book on gothic art in 2007. There are large annual goth-themed festivals in Germany , including Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig and M'era Luna in Hildesheim , both annually attracting tens of thousands of people. Castle Party is the biggest goth festival in Poland. In the 1980s, goths decorated their walls and ceilings with black fabrics and accessories like rosaries, crosses and plastic roses. Black furniture and cemetery-related objects such as candlesticks, death lanterns and skulls were also part of their interior design. In
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3424-643: The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike . The film was written and is being directed by and stars Ansari alongside Keanu Reeves , Seth Rogen , and Keke Palmer . In January 2024, the project was revealed to have begun filming with Ansari, Rogen, Reeves, and Palmer. Ansari was raised as a Muslim , but has described himself as " not religious " on Twitter. In 2014, he identified as a feminist , saying his girlfriend has helped influence him. Ansari also incorporated an episode about feminism titled "Ladies and Gentlemen" in Master of None . In an interview in 2015, he spoke about
3531-545: The Batcave style. Nick Cave was dubbed as "the grand lord of gothic lushness". One female role model is Theda Bara , the 1910s femme fatale known for her dark eyeshadow. In 1977, Karl Lagerfeld hosted the Soirée Moratoire Noir party, specifying "tenue tragique noire absolument obligatoire" (black tragic dress absolutely required). The event included elements associated with leatherman style. Siouxsie Sioux
3638-518: The COVID-19 pandemic . By January 2021, production was getting ready to resume, with Naomi Ackie joining the cast. The season was released on May 23, 2021. Ansari's performance in the show earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy . The series earned four Emmy nominations in 2016 : Outstanding Comedy Series , Outstanding Writing for
3745-621: The Headless Horseman , immortalized in " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " (published in 1820) by Washington Irving , marked the arrival in the New World of dark, romantic storytelling. The tale was composed by Irving while he was living in England, and was based on popular tales told by colonial Dutch settlers of the Hudson Valley , New York . The story would be adapted to film in 1922 , in 1949 as
3852-705: The LARP -based Victorian and Elizabethan pomposity of the 2000s, the more Romantic side of 1980s trad-goth—mainly represented by women—was characterized by new wave/post-punk-oriented hairstyles (both long and short, partly shaved and teased) and street-compliant clothing, including black frill blouses, midi dresses or tea-length skirts, and floral lace tights, Dr. Martens , spike heels (pumps), and pointed toe buckle boots ( winklepickers ), sometimes supplemented with accessories such as bracelets, chokers and bib necklaces. This style, retroactively referred to as Ethergoth , took its inspiration from Siouxsie Sioux and mid-1980s musicians from
3959-466: The Paramount Theatre . Ansari's book, Modern Romance: An Investigation , was released on June 16, 2015. The book is about the comedic pitfalls of dating in the modern world and was written with sociologist Eric Klinenberg . In February 2022, Ansari was set to make his feature directorial debut with a dramedy film titled Being Mortal starring Bill Murray , Keke Palmer and Seth Rogen . It
4066-554: The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics . He graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business in 2004, with a Bachelor of Business degree in marketing. His mother, Fatima, is an obstetrician and gynecologist and his father, Shoukath, is a gastroenterologist . Both of his parents appeared in the first two seasons of Master of None . Ansari frequently performed at
4173-593: The United Kingdom during the early 1980s. It was developed by fans of gothic rock , an offshoot of the post-punk music genre. Post-punk artists who anticipated the gothic rock genre and helped develop and shape the subculture include Siouxsie and the Banshees , Bauhaus , the Cure and Joy Division . The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify and spread throughout
4280-600: The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre , as well as weekly shows such as Invite Them Up . In 2005, Rolling Stone included him in their annual "Hot List" as their choice for the "Hot Standup", and he won the Jury Award for "Best Standup" at HBO 's 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado . Around the summer of 2005, Ansari began collaborating with fellow comedians Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (both from
4387-508: The Victorian and Elizabethan periods. It also frequently expresses pagan, occult or other religious imagery . Gothic fashion and styling may also feature silver jewelry and piercings. Ted Polhemus described goth fashion as a "profusion of black velvets, lace, fishnets and leather tinged with scarlet or purple, accessorized with tightly laced corsets, gloves, precarious stilettos and silver jewelry depicting religious or occult themes". Of
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4494-492: The #MeToo movement against forms of sexual abuse. Way was criticized for her handling of the story and for not following accepted journalistic standards. For The Atlantic , James Hamblin wrote that these "stories of gray areas are exactly what [...] need to be told and discussed." "Even Ansari, the semi-ironic expert who authored a book on interpersonal communication [...] was seeing something totally different from his date, Grace", who felt coerced. Ansari briefly receded from
4601-420: The 1990s saw a surge of US-based gothic fashion designers, many of whom continue to evolve the style to the present day. Style magazines such as Gothic Beauty have given repeat features to a select few gothic fashion designers who began their labels in the 1990s, such as Kambriel, Rose Mortem , and Tyler Ondine of Heavy Red. American model Gabbriette who has been known for her goth aesthetic, has been at
4708-441: The 1990s, the interior design approach of the 1980s was replaced by a less macabre style. Since the late 1970s, the UK goth scene refused "traditional standards of sexual propriety" and accepted and celebrated "unusual, bizarre or deviant sexual practices". In the 2000s, many members "claim overlapping memberships in the queer , polyamorous , bondage-discipline/sadomasochism , and pagan communities". Though sexual empowerment
4815-406: The 4AD roster like Elizabeth Fraser and Lisa Gerrard . The New York Times noted: "The costumes and ornaments are a glamorous cover for the genre's somber themes. In the world of Goth, nature itself lurks as a malign protagonist, causing flesh to rot, rivers to flood, monuments to crumble and women to turn into slatterns, their hair streaming and lipstick askew". Cintra Wilson declares that
4922-509: The 90s, goths all but disappeared as dance music became the dominant youth cult". As a result, the goth movement went underground and fractured into cyber goth , shock rock , industrial metal , gothic metal , and Medieval folk metal. Marilyn Manson was seen as a "goth-shock icon" by Spin . The Goth subculture of the 1980s drew inspiration from a variety of sources. Some of them were modern or contemporary, others were centuries-old or ancient. Michael Bibby and Lauren M. E. Goodlad liken
5029-531: The Damned . Near the peak of this first generation of the gothic scene in 1983, The Face 's Paul Rambali recalled "several strong Gothic characteristics" in the music of Joy Division. In 1984, Joy Division's bassist Peter Hook named Play Dead as one of their heirs: "If you listen to a band like Play Dead, who I really like, Joy Division played similar music to Play Dead." By the mid-1980s, bands began proliferating and became increasingly popular, including
5136-712: The Doors ". That same year, the Velvet Underground song " All Tomorrow's Parties " created a kind of "mesmerizing gothic-rock masterpiece" according to music historian Kurt Loder . In the late 1970s, the gothic adjective was used to describe the atmosphere of post-punk bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees , Magazine , and Joy Division . In a live review about a Siouxsie and the Banshees' concert in July 1978, critic Nick Kent wrote, concerning their music, "[P]arallels and comparisons can now be drawn with gothic rock architects like
5243-500: The Doors and, certainly, early Velvet Underground". In March 1979, in his review of Magazine's second album Secondhand Daylight , Kent noted there was "a new austere sense of authority" in the music, with a "dank neo-Gothic sound". Later that year, the term was also used by Joy Division's manager, Tony Wilson on 15 September in an interview for the BBC TV programme's Something Else . Wilson described Joy Division as "gothic" compared to
5350-520: The Greek , I Love You, Man , 30 Minutes or Less , This Is the End , and Observe and Report . In 2009, Ansari appeared in the Judd Apatow film Funny People . Apatow liked Ansari's character, "Randy", and commissioned him and Human Giant collaborator Jason Woliner to create online shorts centered around his character, to promote the film. These shorts proved successful and the character became
5457-507: The Netflix original series Master of None , which he created and wrote with Parks and Recreation writer Alan Yang . James Poniewozik of The New York Times called the show "the year's best comedy straight out of the gate" and praised its genre-crossing appeal. The show initially ran for two seasons. Production work began on a third season in early 2020 in London, but was put on hold because of
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#17328687744205564-863: The Sisters of Mercy , the Mission , Alien Sex Fiend , the March Violets , Xmal Deutschland , the Membranes , and Fields of the Nephilim . Record labels like Factory , 4AD and Beggars Banquet released much of this music in Europe, and through a vibrant import music market in the US, the subculture grew, especially in New York and Los Angeles, California , where many nightclubs featured "gothic/industrial" nights and bands like Black Tape for
5671-450: The ancient Roman peoples and the black-clad teenagers" and is set in LA in the 1990s. Goth icons include several bandleaders: Siouxsie Sioux , of Siouxsie and the Banshees; Robert Smith , of the Cure; Peter Murphy , of Bauhaus; Dave Vanian , of The Damned; Rozz Williams , of Christian Death; Olli Wisdom, leader of the band Specimen and keyboardist Jonathan Melton aka Jonny Slut, who evolved
5778-404: The animated The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad , and again in 1999. Throughout the evolution of the goth subculture, classic Romantic, Gothic and horror literature has played a significant role. E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822), Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867), H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), and other tragic and Romantic writers have become as emblematic of
5885-429: The basis for a DVD/CD special for Comedy Central . The set, titled Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening , aired January 17, 2010. Ansari's comedy style tends to focus on aspects of his personal life. "I like talking about things that are going on in my life, because that's always going to be different and original", he says. "No one else is gonna be talking about my personal experiences". In July 2010, Ansari began
5992-512: The bosses off Ron's back, but doesn't overachieve to the point where the Parks department is tasked to do extra assignments. Tom initially refuses but eventually agrees. After his joking style made Ann Perkins smile at a Valentine's Day party, she decides to meet him for a date which his antics immediately made her regret. However, after several fits and starts, Tom has convinced Ann to keep seeing him, even though he's oblivious to (or ignoring) her disgust at allowing herself to do so. Sometime between
6099-665: The boys' collection at Brooks Brothers ("Telethon"). In "Go Big or Go Home," Tom also boasted about ladies' sneakers he bought from his workplace during Pawnee's government shutdown. Though it is not explicitly said, it's assumed Tom worked at Lady Foot Locker , where his best friend Jean-Ralphio Saperstein has a job too ("Woman of the Year"). He later opens up his own luxurious clothing-rental store for growing teens, Rent-A-Swag, and employs Jean-Ralphio's sister Mona-Lisa Saperstein. Tom married his Canadian -born college friend Wendy to secure her U.S. citizenship (a green card marriage ). Despite
6206-496: The characters torment themselves, but they also depicted a surreal world that focused on uncovering its splendour. These Chronicles assumed goth attitudes, but they were not intentionally created to represent the gothic subculture. Their romance, beauty, and erotic appeal attracted many goth readers, making her works popular from the 1980s through the 1990s. While Goth has embraced Vampire literature both in its 19th century form and in its later incarnations, Rice's postmodern take on
6313-625: The development of the goth subculture in the 1980s. In July 1982, the opening of the Batcave in London 's Soho provided a prominent meeting point for the emerging scene, which would be briefly labelled "positive punk" by the NME in a special issue with a front cover in early 1983. The term Batcaver was then used to describe old-school goths. Outside the British scene, deathrock developed in California during
6420-457: The dressing styles of earlier periods such as the Victorian , Edwardian and Belle Époque eras. The style most often includes dark (usually solid black) attire, dark makeup and black hair. The term gothic rock was coined by music critic John Stickney in 1967 to describe a meeting he had with Jim Morrison in a dimly lit wine-cellar, which he called "the perfect room to honor the Gothic rock of
6527-545: The end of Season 2, Tom meets Lucy, a bartender at the Snake Hole Lounge. As of the finale, the two are dating. At the beginning of Season 3, Tom is seen working at an apparel store as a sales associate while the government is on furlough. Lucy eventually breaks up with him, and reveals that their relationship ended because Tom spent too much time talking about his ex-wife's relationship with Ron Swanson. As an attempt to exact revenge on Ron, Tom brings Ron's ex-wife Tammy as
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#17328687744206634-654: The end of season four and the start of season five, Tom and Ann break up. Tom finally begins what appears to be a reputable business, based on an idea he came up with during a fundraiser for Jerry in "Halloween Surprise". The idea, aptly titled "Rent-a-Swag" is to rent his own high-end clothing to middle school boys whose mothers don't want to constantly buy them new articles of clothing through puberty that they will grow out of quickly. He hires Mona-Lisa Saperstein and subsequently starts dating her. While building this business, Tom finally learns how to responsibly make use of his money. Tom learns that Jean-Ralphio's dad, Dr. Saperstein,
6741-412: The episode's meaningfulness to him saying "I thought it was interesting that this is happening, yet so many people are unaware of it. And the problem is people aren't talking about it. What I've learned, as a guy, is to just ask women questions and listen to what they have to say. Go to your group of female friends and ask them about times they've experienced sexism at their job, and you'll get blown away by
6848-461: The fact that Brite's first novel was criticized by some mainstream sources for allegedly "lack[ing] a moral center: neither terrifyingly malevolent supernatural creatures nor (like Anne Rice's protagonists) tortured souls torn between good and evil, these vampires simply add blood-drinking to the amoral panoply of drug abuse, problem drinking and empty sex practiced by their human counterparts", many of these so-called "human counterparts" identified with
6955-477: The first two seasons of Netflix's critically acclaimed series Master of None , for which he also served as a writer and director. As a stand-up comedian, Ansari released his first comedy special, Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening , in January 2010 on Comedy Central Records. He continues to perform stand-up on tour and on Netflix. His first book, Modern Romance: An Investigation , was released in June 2015. He
7062-543: The forefront of what has been dubbed the "Succubus Chic" trend of 2023. Gothic fashion is marked by conspicuously dark, antiquated, and homogeneous features. It is stereotyped as eerie, mysterious, complex, and exotic. A dark, sometimes morbid fashion and style of dress , typical gothic fashion includes colored black hair and black period-styled clothing. Both male and female goths can wear dark eyeliner and dark fingernail polish, most especially black. Styles are often borrowed from punk fashion and—more currently—from
7169-413: The group, which debuted April 5, 2007. The show ran for two seasons and the group was offered a third season, but they opted to pursue other opportunities. Ansari had been offered the role of Tom Haverford on Parks and Recreation , and since the members wrote everything together, they decided, as Scheer told Vulture , "it would be better if we walked away as friends instead of burn out on each other and
7276-458: The improv troupe Respecto Montalban ), as well as director Jason Woliner to make short films. The first series created by the group was Shutterbugs , which followed Huebel and Ansari as cutthroat child talent agents. This was followed up by the Illusionators , which starred Ansari and Scheer as Criss Angel –style goth magicians. In mid-2006, MTV greenlit Human Giant , a sketch series from
7383-563: The late 1970s and early 1980s as a distinct branch of American punk rock , with acts such as Christian Death , Kommunity FK and 45 Grave at the forefront. The bands that defined and embraced the gothic rock genre included Bauhaus, early Adam and the Ants , the Cure , the Birthday Party , Southern Death Cult , Specimen , Sex Gang Children , UK Decay , Virgin Prunes , Killing Joke , and
7490-524: The links between blackness and the gothic; themes and images of "premonitions, curses, prophecies, spells, veils, demonic possessions, graves, skeletons" are present, suggesting gothic influence. Other classic themes of the gothic are present in the novel, such as transgression and unstable identities of race, class, gender, and nationality. The re-imagining of the vampire continued with the release of Poppy Z. Brite 's book Lost Souls in October 1992. Despite
7597-550: The male "goth look", goth historian Pete Scathe draws a distinction between the Sid Vicious archetype of black spiky hair and black leather jacket in contrast to the gender ambiguous individuals wearing makeup. The first is the early goth gig-going look, which was essentially punk, whereas the second evolved into the Batcave nightclub look. Early goth gigs were often very hectic affairs, and the audience dressed accordingly. In contrast to
7704-766: The marriage, Tom aggressively flirts with other women, which has prompted confusion from people unfamiliar with his arrangement with Wendy. He is constantly pursuing women even during his marriage, as far as going to strip clubs , hitting on Ann Perkins , distributing copies of his house keys to beautiful women, and judging at the Miss Pawnee pageant. Tom has complete authority over the Pawnee tennis court reservation system, which has brought him into close contact with many attractive female tennis enthusiasts. Tom's heroes include Tiger Woods , Vin Diesel , Michael Bolton , Flo Rida , Patrick Jane , Paul Walker , and Jamie Foxx . He has
7811-484: The modern state of the goth scene around the world, including South America , Japan , and mainland Asia . His previous 1997 release, Hex Files: The Goth Bible , similarly took an international look at the subculture. In the US, Propaganda was a gothic subculture magazine founded in 1982. In Italy, Ver Sacrum covers the Italian goth scene, including fashion, sexuality, music, art and literature. Some magazines, such as
7918-414: The more "normal" kids in school. The sketch featured series regulars Will Ferrell , Molly Shannon , and Chris Kattan . A prominent American literary influence on the gothic scene was provided by Anne Rice 's re-imagining of the vampire in 1976. In The Vampire Chronicles , Rice's characters were depicted as self-tormentors who struggled with alienation, loneliness, and the human condition. Not only did
8025-832: The movement counted among its historic canon of ancestors were equally diverse. They included the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood , Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), Comte de Lautréamont (1846–1870), Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980). Writers that have had a significant influence on the movement also represent a diverse canon. They include Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823), John William Polidori (1795–1821), Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873), Bram Stoker (1847–1912), Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), Anne Rice (1941–2021), William Gibson (1948–present), Ian McEwan (1948–present), Storm Constantine (1956–2021), and Poppy Z. Brite (1967–present). Gothic literature
8132-580: The now-defunct Dark Realms and Goth Is Dead included goth fiction and poetry. Other magazines cover fashion (e.g., Gothic Beauty ); music (e.g., Severance ) or culture and lifestyle (e.g., Althaus e-zine). On 31 October 2011, ECW Press published the Encyclopedia Gothica written by author and poet Liisa Ladouceur with illustrations done by Gary Pullin. This non-fiction book describes over 600 words and phrases relevant to Goth subculture. Brian Craddock's 2017 novel Eucalyptus Goth charts
8239-540: The origins of the dark romantic style are found in the " Victorian cult of mourning". Valerie Steele is an expert in the history of the style. Goth fashion has a reciprocal relationship with the fashion world. In the later part of the first decade of the 21st century, designers such as Alexander McQueen , Anna Sui , Rick Owens , Gareth Pugh , Ann Demeulemeester , Philipp Plein , Hedi Slimane , John Richmond , John Galliano , Olivier Theyskens and Yohji Yamamoto brought elements of goth to runways. This
8346-416: The parks department and regularly undermines Leslie. He plays online Scrabble against his superior, Ron Swanson , during work time and loses on purpose in order to further his career. Ron, who believes in as little government interference as possible, approvingly states of Tom, "He doesn't do a lot of work around here. He shows zero initiative. He's not a team player. He never wants to go that extra mile. Tom
8453-475: The plot focused on characters ill-fated, internally conflicted, and innocently victimized by harassing malicious figures. In addition to the dismal plot focuses, the literary tradition of the gothic was to also focus on individual characters that were gradually going insane. English author Horace Walpole , with his 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto is one of the first writers who explored this genre. The American Revolutionary War -era "American Gothic" story of
8560-456: The pop mainstream, right before a live performance of the band. The term was later applied to "newer bands such as Bauhaus who had arrived in the wake of Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees". Bauhaus's first single issued in 1979, " Bela Lugosi's Dead ", is generally credited as the starting point of the gothic rock genre. In 1979, Sounds described Joy Division as "Gothic" and "theatrical". In February 1980, Melody Maker qualified
8667-411: The public eye following the incident and resumed performing stand-up comedy in May 2018. In 2016, Ansari was the recipient of Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Performing Arts. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Aziz Ansari 49th in their list of greatest stand-up comedians of all time. Tom Haverford Thomas Montgomery " Tom " Haverford (born Darwish Sabir Ismail Ghani )
8774-415: The same band as "masters of this Gothic gloom". Critic Jon Savage would later say that their singer Ian Curtis wrote "the definitive Northern Gothic statement". However, it was not until the early 1980s that gothic rock became a coherent music subgenre within post-punk, and followers of these bands started to come together as a distinctly recognizable movement. They may have taken the "goth" mantle from
8881-423: The second season as well. Alan Sepinwall, television columnist with The Star-Ledger , described Tom as the funniest of the characters during the first season , and Jonah Weiner of Slate.com , who was critical of the first season, said Tom was "the brightest spot." Paste ranked him No. 10 in their list of the 20 Best Characters of 2011. Goth subculture Goth is a subculture that began in
8988-407: The shoeshinist at city hall, Andy Dwyer, a job, which Andy turns down. Entertainment 720 goes bankrupt due to their massive overspending and no business model and Tom decides to throw one last party which Lucy attends at which he confesses to her that he is broke and jobless. Ron tries to persuade Tom to take his old job back, departing from Tom's early storyline by saying he does his job well and keeps
9095-547: The show so he could work on Parks and Recreation . Ansari also has a recurring role on the animated comedy Bob's Burgers as Darryl. In August 2011, Ansari made a cameo appearance in the music video for " Otis " by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album Watch the Throne . Ansari hosted the January 21, 2017 episode of Saturday Night Live , becoming the first person of Indian origin to do so. Ansari has made appearances in several films, including Get Him to
9202-613: The show." In June 2008, Ansari was announced as the first cast hire for NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation . The show debuted in April 2009 with Ansari playing one of the main characters, Tom Haverford , for the show's seven seasons. Ansari's performance was praised by critics, including Entertainment Weekly , TV Guide , and Yahoo! TV, which placed him in the No. 1 spot on its list of "TV MVPS". Starting in November 2015, Ansari starred as Dev Shah in
9309-553: The show; this made him the first Asian-American actor to win a Golden Globe for acting in television. In addition to his work on Parks and Recreation , Ansari appeared on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords as an eccentric and prejudiced fruit vendor. He had a recurring role in season eight of the ABC sitcom Scrubs as Ed, a new intern at the hospital. Ansari's character was written off
9416-410: The spectrum varies from erotic artwork to romantic images of vampires or ghosts. There is a marked preference for dark colours and sentiments, similar to Gothic fiction. At the end of the 19th century, painters like John Everett Millais and John Ruskin invented a new kind of Gothic. Some people credit Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins , perhaps best known for his 1956 song " I Put A Spell on You ", as
9523-416: The subculture as the use of dark eyeliner or dressing in black. Baudelaire, in fact, in his preface to Les Fleurs du mal ( Flowers of Evil ) penned lines that could serve as a sort of goth malediction: C'est l'Ennui! —l'œil chargé d'un pleur involontaire, Il rêve d'échafauds en fumant son houka. Tu le connais, lecteur, ce monstre délicat, —Hypocrite lecteur,—mon semblable,—mon frère! It
9630-475: The subculture to a bricolage . Among the music-subcultures that influenced it were punk , new wave , and glam . But it also drew inspiration from B-movies , Gothic literature , horror films , vampire cults and traditional mythology . Among the mythologies that proved influential in Goth were Celtic mythology , Christian mythology , Egyptian mythology , and various traditions of Paganism . The figures that
9737-418: The subculture took the connection more seriously. As a result, morbid, supernatural and occult themes became more noticeably serious in the subculture. The interconnection between horror and goth was highlighted in its early days by The Hunger , a 1983 vampire film starring David Bowie , Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon . The film featured gothic rock group Bauhaus performing Bela Lugosi's Dead in
9844-443: The subject of one of the film ideas Ansari and Woliner are developing for Apatow Productions . Two other ideas in development are Let's Do This , a road movie about two motivational speakers, and an untitled film about two disgraced astronauts who must return to space to clear their names. Ansari is attached to star in another film with Danny McBride based on an idea from Ansari and 30 Rock writer Matt Hubbard . In April 2010, it
9951-478: The teen angst and goth music references therein, keeping the book in print. Upon release of a special 10th anniversary edition of Lost Souls , Publishers Weekly —the same periodical that criticized the novel's "amorality" a decade prior—deemed it a "modern horror classic" and acknowledged that Brite established a "cult audience". The 2002 release 21st Century Goth by Mick Mercer , an author, noted music journalist and leading historian of gothic rock, explored
10058-454: The things they tell you." Ansari is a " foodie " (although he dislikes the term); he and his friends Eric Wareheim and Jason Woliner have formed what they called "The Food Club", which involves them dressing up in suits and captain hats and rewarding restaurants with "Food Club" plaques. The plaques have their faces engraved along with the words: "The Food Club has dined here and deemed it plaque-worthy". He explained to Vanity Fair , "It's
10165-475: The vampire mythos has had a "special resonance" in the subculture. Her vampire novels feature intense emotions, period clothing, and "cultured decadence". Her vampires are socially alienated monsters, but they are also stunningly attractive. Rice's goth readers tend to envision themselves in much the same terms and view characters like Lestat de Lioncourt as role models . Richard Wright 's novel Native Son contains gothic imagery and themes that demonstrate
10272-601: The world. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from 19th-century Gothic fiction and from horror films . The scene is centered on music festivals, nightclubs, and organized meetings, especially in Western Europe . The subculture has associated tastes in music, aesthetics and fashion. The music preferred by goths includes a number of styles such as gothic rock, death rock , cold wave , dark wave and ethereal wave . The Gothic fashion style draws influences from punk , new wave, New Romantic fashion and
10379-568: Was announced that Ansari would star in the film 30 Minutes or Less . The film was directed by Ruben Fleischer and co-starred Jesse Eisenberg and McBride. The film was released on August 12, 2011. Ansari tours as a stand-up comedian . In 2006 and 2007, he toured with the Comedians of Comedy and Flight of the Conchords . In late 2008 and early 2009, his own comedy tour, the Glow in the Dark Tour, became
10486-528: Was born in Columbia, South Carolina to Indian immigrants from the state of Tamil Nadu . His parents are Tamil Muslims , though Ansari himself is non-religious . He has a younger brother, Aniz Adam Ansari, who is seven years his junior. Aniz is also a writer, and co-wrote an episode of Master of None with his brother. Ansari grew up in Bennettsville, South Carolina where he attended Marlboro Academy as well as
10593-539: Was described as "Haute Goth" by Cintra Wilson in the New York Times . Thierry Mugler , Claude Montana , Jean Paul Gaultier and Christian Lacroix have also been associated with the fashion trend. In Spring 2004, Riccardo Tisci , Jean Paul Gaultier, Raf Simons and Stefano Pilati dressed their models as "glamorous ghouls dressed in form-fitting suits and coal-tinted cocktail dresses". Swedish designer Helena Horstedt and jewelry artist Hanna Hedman also practice
10700-691: Was hailed in The Times as a "new magestrial survey", and Cathi Unsworth 's Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth was praised in Mojo as a "superb history of the dark and all its risings". Visual contemporary graphic artists with this aesthetic include Gerald Brom , Dave McKean , and Trevor Brown as well as illustrators Edward Gorey , Charles Addams , Lorin Morgan-Richards , and James O'Barr . The artwork of Polish surrealist painter Zdzisław Beksiński
10807-590: Was his official public return after the sexual-misconduct allegations and media backlash that put his career on a year-long hiatus in 2018. The performance was a response to the events of that past year, and touched on topics ranging from cultural appropriation, racism to sexual misconduct. His next comedy special Aziz Ansari: Right Now was released on July 9, 2019, followed by Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian , released on January 25, 2022. In May 2019, Ansari teamed up with Dave Chappelle for three shows in Austin, Texas at
10914-527: Was included in the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2016. In July 2019, Ansari released his fifth comedy special Aziz Ansari: Right Now , which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album . In 2021, Netflix released Master of None Presents: Moments in Love , which Ansari wrote and directed. The following year he released his comedy special Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian on Netflix. Aziz Ansari
11021-825: Was named after a Yeah Yeah Yeahs song of the same name; the band's guitarist, Nick Zinner , had earlier made a cameo appearance in a filmed skit by Ansari parodying Justin Bieber . He can also be spotted crowd surfing in the LCD Soundsystem documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits , during a performance of the song "Yeah" at the band's Madison Square Garden show. Ansari is also a fan of hip-hop ; he has referenced Kanye West in several of his comedy routines and created an unofficial video for West's song " Famous " with Wareheim while on set for Master of None . Ansari has also been known to enjoy dance music – while touring Australia in 2010, he
11128-630: Was particularly influential on the dress style of the gothic rock scene; Paul Morley of NME described Siouxsie and the Banshees ' 1980 gig at Futurama: "[Siouxsie was] modeling her newest outfit, the one that will influence how all the girls dress over the next few months. About half the girls at Leeds had used Sioux as a basis for their appearance, hair to ankle". Robert Smith , Musidora , Bela Lugosi , Bettie Page , Vampira , Morticia Addams , Nico , Rozz Williams , David Bowie and Lux Interior are also style icons. The 1980s established designers such as Drew Bernstein of Lip Service , and
11235-504: Was spotted in a Sydney nightclub with Major Lazer , Diplo and Skerrit Bwoy . Dialogue of him in character as Tom Haverford from Parks and Recreation was also sampled in the Odd Mob song "Is It a Banger?". Ansari was a close friend of the comedian Harris Wittels ; they frequently worked together and were working on a new script together at the time of his passing. Wittels was also set to star in Master of None prior to his death; his role
11342-624: Was the first award received by an Asian American actor for acting on television. Ansari began performing comedy in New York City , while a student at NYU Stern in 2000. He later co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant , after which he had acting roles in a number of feature films. From 2009 to 2015, Ansari gained prominence for his role as Tom Haverford in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation . In 2015, Ansari co-created, and starred in
11449-598: Was ultimately taken by Wareheim. Ansari purchased an apartment in Tribeca , Downtown Manhattan in 2018 that had previously been owned by New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh for US$ 5.7 million. In December 2021, it was reported that Ansari had become engaged to Danish forensic data scientist Serena Skov Campbell. In June 2022, Ansari and Campbell got married, with their wedding being held in Tuscany, Italy . In January 2018,
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