#⑇ ◯ ⌒◯ victim 4 || the pageant queen

[bloody-trio]

A blurry news paper cutout, the fragment shows the image of a young lady in what seems to be an extravagant party dress sporting a tiara give her best smile to the camara, in the muddy background, a figure seems to make itself into the darkness of the ink.

SHOCKING! ARGENTINIAN PAGEANT QUEEN, LISA MONTAG FOUND DEAD AFTER MISSING FOR 2 MONTHS

Lisa Montag Ren, double time queen of the Miss Argentina beauty pageant who's been missing since the 6th of February, where the last event she atended a page took place, has been found dismembered in the side of a highway on Palermo, Buenos Aires.

The police still hasn't been able to find a culprit, closest suspect being her manager Mario Parker who's also been missing since she was last seen.

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Holidays 7.4

Holidays

Alice in Wonderland Day

Apocalypse Day

Army Day (Guatemala)

Baal Fire Day (Northumberland, UK)

Buffalo Bill Day

Bullion’s Day

Caribbean Community Day

Commemoration Day of the Victims of the Genocide Against the Jewish People (Latvia)

Damavand Național Day (Iran)

Day of Agwe (Haiti)

Dree Festival begins (Apatani people, India) [Ends 7.7]

F-Day (Alaska)

Fighter’s Day (Yugoslavia)

Filipino-American Friendship Day (Philippines)

Forensic Expert Day (Ukraine)

Garibaldi Day (Italy)

Helicopter Flight Anniversary Day

Hillbilly Day

Independents’ Day (UK)

International Whippet Day

Invisible Day

Jewish Genocide Memorial Day (Latvia)

Joey Chestnut Day

Jumping on the Mattress Night

King Tupou VI Day (Tonga)

Koko the Gorilla Day

Kwibohora (Liberation Day; Rwanda)

Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)

Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day

National Architect Day (Venezuela)

National Karl Day

National Micah Day

National Police Day (Ukraine)

National Safe House Day

National Sophie Day

National Tom Sawyer Day

Queen Sonja Day (Norway)

Republic Day (Philippines)

704 Day

Steve Rogers Day

Stone Skipping Tournament (Mackinac Island, Michigan)

Tobacco Day (French Republic)

Tom Sawyer Fence-Painting Day (Hannibal, Missouri)

Unity Day (Zambia)

Virgin Islands Day (British Virgin Islands)

White Cloud’s Birthday and Tatanka Bison Festival (North Dakota)

World Day for Captive Dolphins

World Day of the eBook

World Sarcopenia Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Build a Pasta Sculpture Day

Caesar Salad Day

Honor American Beer & Cyder Day

Independence from Meat Day

Independent Beer Day

Jackfruit Day

National Baked Beans Day

National Barbecue Day

National Barbecued Spareribs Day

National Caesar Salad Day

National Pub Opening Day

Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

Independence & Related Days

Abkhazia (from Georgia; 1993)

Caricom Day (Barbados; 1973)

Hawaii Statehood Day (#50; 1960) [observed 3rd Friday]

Lanao del Norte (Philippines)

Lunar Independence Day (from “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”)

North Carolina (Readmitted to the Union; 1868)

Orly (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Philippines (from US; 1946)

Providence Day (Rhode Island; 1636)

United States (from UK; 1776) a.k.a. …

Barbecue Day

Boom Box Parade (Willimantic, Connecticut)

Firecracker Day

Holy Firecracker Day (in John Updike's Couples)

Independence From Meat Day

Independent Beer Day

Indivisible Day (Minnesota)

National Country Music Day

Valnor (Declared; 2006) [unrecognized]

1st Thursday in July

Kid Lit Art Postcard Day [1st Thursday]

Ommegang Pageant ends (Belgium) [1st Thursday]

Thirsty Thursday [1st Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

Weekly Holidays beginning July 4 (1st Week of July)

Freedom Week (thru 7.10)

Festivals Beginning July 4, 2024

Anime Expo (Los Angeles, California) [thru 7.7]

Anthrocon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [thru 7.7]

Berrien Springs Pickle Festival (Berrien Springs, Michigan)

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bucheon, South Korea) [thru 7.14]

Buxton International Festival (Buxton, United Kingdom) [thru 7.21]

Eurockéennes de Belfort (Belfort, France) [thru 7.7]

Fan Expo Denver (Denver, Colorado) [thru 7.7]

Fishin' Fiesta (Freeport, Texas) [thru 4.6]

Lexington County Peach Festival (Gilbert, South Carolina)

Main Square Festival (Arras, France) [thru 7.7]

Mountain State Art & Craft Fair (Ripley, West Virginia) [thru 7.7]

Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog-Eating Contest (Coney Island, New York)

Northern Lights Festival Boréal (Greater Sudbury, Canada) [thru 7.7]

Old Fashioned Farmer Days (Van Wert, Ohio) [thru 7.6]

Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa, Canada) [thru 7.14]

Portland Craft Beer Festival (Portland, Oregon) [thru 7.6]

Quebec City Summer Festival (Quebec City, Canada) [thru 7.14]

Red, White, and Blueberries BBQ Bash (Lahaska, Pennsylvania) [thru 7.7]

Rock Werchter (Werchter, Belgium) [thru 7.7]

Sand Mountain Potato Festival (Henegar, Alabama)

Shoals Catfish Festival (Shoals, Indiana) [thru 7.7]

Tech Open Air (Berlin, Germany) [thru 7.7]

Tremolo (Tolyatti, Russia) [thru 7.7]

Waterfront Blues Festival (Portland, Oregon) [thru 7.7]

Feast Days

Admiral Abigail Breeze (Muppetism)

Andrew of Crete (Christian; Saint)

Bertha of Artois (Christian; Saint)

Bolcan (Christian; Saint)

Build a Pasta Subculture Day (Pastafarian)

Build a Scarecrow Day (Pastafarian)

Carolus-Duran (Artology)

Catherine Jarrige (Christian; Blessed)

Day of Pax (Ancient Roman)

Elizabeth Montgomery Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal; Christian; Saint)

Feast of Translation (Ordination of St. Martin; Christian)

Finbar (Christian; Saint)

Flavian (Christian; Saint)

Jumping on the Mattress Night (Shamanism)

Mescalero Apache Gahan Ceremonial (Spirit of the Mountain; Everyday Wicca)

Nathaniel Hawthorne (Writerism)

Nellie Mae Rowe (Artology)

Odo of Canterbury (Christian; Saint)

Old Midsummer’s Eve (England)

Peter the Hermit (Positivist; Saint)

Pier Giorgio Frassati (Christian; Blessed)

Procopius, Abbot of Prague (Christian; Confessor)

Rube Goldberg (Artology)

Sam Eagle (Muppetism)

Sisoes (a.k.a. Sisoy), Anchoret in Egypt (Christian; Saint)

Solstitium IV (Pagan)

Sun Dance (Paying homage to the god who dwells within the fire of the sun; Ute Indian Tribe; Utah)

Tomaž Šalamun (Writerism)

Ulrich of Augsburg (Christian; Confessor)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [38 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

About Last Night (Film; 1986)

Alice in Wonderland (Novel; 1862)

America (My Country, ’Tis of Thee), by Lowell Mason and Samuel Francis Smith (Song; 1831 or 32)

American Top 40, by Casey Kasem (Radio Show; 1970)

Bats in the Belfry (MGM Cartoon; 1942)

Bedtime Bedlam (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1955)

Big Trouble in Little China (Film; 1986)

Cats & Dogs (Film; 2001)

Die Hard 2 (Film; 1990)

Doomsday for the Deceiver, by Flotsam and Jetsam (Album; 1986)

Droopy Leprechaun (MGM Cartoon; 1958)

Farnham's Freehold, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1964)

Fernwood 2 Night (TV Series; 1977)

Foo Fighters, by the Foo Fighters (Album; 1995)

Gonzo (Film; 2008)

The Great Mouse Detective (Animated Disney Film; 1986)

The Green Berets (Film; 1968)

Greenfields, by The Brothers Four (Song; 1959)

The Great Escape (Film; 1963)

Hail to the Chief, performed by the U.S. Marine Band (Song; 1828)

Jungle Jumble (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

Kylie, by Kylie Minogue (Album; 1988)

Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman (Poem; 1855)

Mamma Mia! (Film; 2008)

Mexicali Shmoes (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

Once Upon a Time in the West (Film; 1969)

Poor Little Butterfly (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

The Schooner the Better (Phantasies Cartoon; 1946)

Summer in the City, by The Lovin’ Spoonful (Song; 1966)

Tess of the d'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy (Novel; 1891)

Tony Orlando & Dawn (TV Series; 1974)

U.S. Declaration of Independence ratified (Political Document; 1776)

Walk This Way by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith (Song; 1986)

Washington Monument (Cornerstone Laid; 1848)

The Werewolf of Paris, by Guy Endore (Novel; 1933)

Today’s Name Days

Berta, Elisabeth, Ulrich (Austria)

Berta, Elizabeta, Elza, Laura (Croatia)

Prokop (Czech Republic)

Ulricus (Denmark)

Virgo, Virmo, Virvo (Estonia)

Ulla, Ulpu (Finland)

Florent (France)

Berta, Else, Elisabeth, Ulrich (Germany)

Loukia (Greece)

Ulrik (Hungary)

Antonino, Cristina, Elisabetta (Italy)

Sandis, Uldis, Ulriks (Latvia)

Gedgailė, Malvina, Skalvis, Teodoras (Lithuania)

Ulla, Ulrik (Norway)

Ageusz, Alfred, Aurelian, Elżbieta, Innocenta, Innocenty, Józef, Julian, Malwin, Malwina, Odo, Teodor, Wielisław (Poland)

Andrei (România)

Prokop (Slovakia)

Berta, Isabel (Spain)

Ulla, Ulrika (Sweden)

Bohdanna (Ukraine)

America, Calvert, Calverta, Calvin, Calvina, Kalvin (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 186 of 2024; 180 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 27 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 29 (ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 28 Sivan 5784

Islamic: 27 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 6 Red; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 21 June 2024

Moon: 2%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 17 Charlemagne (7th Month) [Peter the Hermit]

Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 15 of 94)

Week: 1st Week of July

Zodiac: Cancer (Day 14 of 31)

[brookston]

Holidays 7.4

Holidays

Alice in Wonderland Day

Apocalypse Day

Army Day (Guatemala)

Baal Fire Day (Northumberland, UK)

Buffalo Bill Day

Bullion’s Day

Caribbean Community Day

Commemoration Day of the Victims of the Genocide Against the Jewish People (Latvia)

Damavand Național Day (Iran)

Day of Agwe (Haiti)

Dree Festival begins (Apatani people, India) [Ends 7.7]

F-Day (Alaska)

Fighter’s Day (Yugoslavia)

Filipino-American Friendship Day (Philippines)

Forensic Expert Day (Ukraine)

Garibaldi Day (Italy)

Helicopter Flight Anniversary Day

Hillbilly Day

Independents’ Day (UK)

International Whippet Day

Invisible Day

Jewish Genocide Memorial Day (Latvia)

Joey Chestnut Day

Jumping on the Mattress Night

King Tupou VI Day (Tonga)

Koko the Gorilla Day

Kwibohora (Liberation Day; Rwanda)

Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)

Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day

National Architect Day (Venezuela)

National Karl Day

National Micah Day

National Police Day (Ukraine)

National Safe House Day

National Sophie Day

National Tom Sawyer Day

Queen Sonja Day (Norway)

Republic Day (Philippines)

704 Day

Steve Rogers Day

Stone Skipping Tournament (Mackinac Island, Michigan)

Tobacco Day (French Republic)

Tom Sawyer Fence-Painting Day (Hannibal, Missouri)

Unity Day (Zambia)

Virgin Islands Day (British Virgin Islands)

White Cloud’s Birthday and Tatanka Bison Festival (North Dakota)

World Day for Captive Dolphins

World Day of the eBook

World Sarcopenia Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Build a Pasta Sculpture Day

Caesar Salad Day

Honor American Beer & Cyder Day

Independence from Meat Day

Independent Beer Day

Jackfruit Day

National Baked Beans Day

National Barbecue Day

National Barbecued Spareribs Day

National Caesar Salad Day

National Pub Opening Day

Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

Independence & Related Days

Abkhazia (from Georgia; 1993)

Caricom Day (Barbados; 1973)

Hawaii Statehood Day (#50; 1960) [observed 3rd Friday]

Lanao del Norte (Philippines)

Lunar Independence Day (from “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”)

North Carolina (Readmitted to the Union; 1868)

Orly (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Philippines (from US; 1946)

Providence Day (Rhode Island; 1636)

United States (from UK; 1776) a.k.a. …

Barbecue Day

Boom Box Parade (Willimantic, Connecticut)

Firecracker Day

Holy Firecracker Day (in John Updike's Couples)

Independence From Meat Day

Independent Beer Day

Indivisible Day (Minnesota)

National Country Music Day

Valnor (Declared; 2006) [unrecognized]

1st Thursday in July

Kid Lit Art Postcard Day [1st Thursday]

Ommegang Pageant ends (Belgium) [1st Thursday]

Thirsty Thursday [1st Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

Weekly Holidays beginning July 4 (1st Week of July)

Freedom Week (thru 7.10)

Festivals Beginning July 4, 2024

Anime Expo (Los Angeles, California) [thru 7.7]

Anthrocon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [thru 7.7]

Berrien Springs Pickle Festival (Berrien Springs, Michigan)

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bucheon, South Korea) [thru 7.14]

Buxton International Festival (Buxton, United Kingdom) [thru 7.21]

Eurockéennes de Belfort (Belfort, France) [thru 7.7]

Fan Expo Denver (Denver, Colorado) [thru 7.7]

Fishin' Fiesta (Freeport, Texas) [thru 4.6]

Lexington County Peach Festival (Gilbert, South Carolina)

Main Square Festival (Arras, France) [thru 7.7]

Mountain State Art & Craft Fair (Ripley, West Virginia) [thru 7.7]

Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog-Eating Contest (Coney Island, New York)

Northern Lights Festival Boréal (Greater Sudbury, Canada) [thru 7.7]

Old Fashioned Farmer Days (Van Wert, Ohio) [thru 7.6]

Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa, Canada) [thru 7.14]

Portland Craft Beer Festival (Portland, Oregon) [thru 7.6]

Quebec City Summer Festival (Quebec City, Canada) [thru 7.14]

Red, White, and Blueberries BBQ Bash (Lahaska, Pennsylvania) [thru 7.7]

Rock Werchter (Werchter, Belgium) [thru 7.7]

Sand Mountain Potato Festival (Henegar, Alabama)

Shoals Catfish Festival (Shoals, Indiana) [thru 7.7]

Tech Open Air (Berlin, Germany) [thru 7.7]

Tremolo (Tolyatti, Russia) [thru 7.7]

Waterfront Blues Festival (Portland, Oregon) [thru 7.7]

Feast Days

Admiral Abigail Breeze (Muppetism)

Andrew of Crete (Christian; Saint)

Bertha of Artois (Christian; Saint)

Bolcan (Christian; Saint)

Build a Pasta Subculture Day (Pastafarian)

Build a Scarecrow Day (Pastafarian)

Carolus-Duran (Artology)

Catherine Jarrige (Christian; Blessed)

Day of Pax (Ancient Roman)

Elizabeth Montgomery Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal; Christian; Saint)

Feast of Translation (Ordination of St. Martin; Christian)

Finbar (Christian; Saint)

Flavian (Christian; Saint)

Jumping on the Mattress Night (Shamanism)

Mescalero Apache Gahan Ceremonial (Spirit of the Mountain; Everyday Wicca)

Nathaniel Hawthorne (Writerism)

Nellie Mae Rowe (Artology)

Odo of Canterbury (Christian; Saint)

Old Midsummer’s Eve (England)

Peter the Hermit (Positivist; Saint)

Pier Giorgio Frassati (Christian; Blessed)

Procopius, Abbot of Prague (Christian; Confessor)

Rube Goldberg (Artology)

Sam Eagle (Muppetism)

Sisoes (a.k.a. Sisoy), Anchoret in Egypt (Christian; Saint)

Solstitium IV (Pagan)

Sun Dance (Paying homage to the god who dwells within the fire of the sun; Ute Indian Tribe; Utah)

Tomaž Šalamun (Writerism)

Ulrich of Augsburg (Christian; Confessor)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [38 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

About Last Night (Film; 1986)

Alice in Wonderland (Novel; 1862)

America (My Country, ’Tis of Thee), by Lowell Mason and Samuel Francis Smith (Song; 1831 or 32)

American Top 40, by Casey Kasem (Radio Show; 1970)

Bats in the Belfry (MGM Cartoon; 1942)

Bedtime Bedlam (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1955)

Big Trouble in Little China (Film; 1986)

Cats & Dogs (Film; 2001)

Die Hard 2 (Film; 1990)

Doomsday for the Deceiver, by Flotsam and Jetsam (Album; 1986)

Droopy Leprechaun (MGM Cartoon; 1958)

Farnham's Freehold, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1964)

Fernwood 2 Night (TV Series; 1977)

Foo Fighters, by the Foo Fighters (Album; 1995)

Gonzo (Film; 2008)

The Great Mouse Detective (Animated Disney Film; 1986)

The Green Berets (Film; 1968)

Greenfields, by The Brothers Four (Song; 1959)

The Great Escape (Film; 1963)

Hail to the Chief, performed by the U.S. Marine Band (Song; 1828)

Jungle Jumble (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

Kylie, by Kylie Minogue (Album; 1988)

Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman (Poem; 1855)

Mamma Mia! (Film; 2008)

Mexicali Shmoes (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

Once Upon a Time in the West (Film; 1969)

Poor Little Butterfly (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

The Schooner the Better (Phantasies Cartoon; 1946)

Summer in the City, by The Lovin’ Spoonful (Song; 1966)

Tess of the d'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy (Novel; 1891)

Tony Orlando & Dawn (TV Series; 1974)

U.S. Declaration of Independence ratified (Political Document; 1776)

Walk This Way by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith (Song; 1986)

Washington Monument (Cornerstone Laid; 1848)

The Werewolf of Paris, by Guy Endore (Novel; 1933)

Today’s Name Days

Berta, Elisabeth, Ulrich (Austria)

Berta, Elizabeta, Elza, Laura (Croatia)

Prokop (Czech Republic)

Ulricus (Denmark)

Virgo, Virmo, Virvo (Estonia)

Ulla, Ulpu (Finland)

Florent (France)

Berta, Else, Elisabeth, Ulrich (Germany)

Loukia (Greece)

Ulrik (Hungary)

Antonino, Cristina, Elisabetta (Italy)

Sandis, Uldis, Ulriks (Latvia)

Gedgailė, Malvina, Skalvis, Teodoras (Lithuania)

Ulla, Ulrik (Norway)

Ageusz, Alfred, Aurelian, Elżbieta, Innocenta, Innocenty, Józef, Julian, Malwin, Malwina, Odo, Teodor, Wielisław (Poland)

Andrei (România)

Prokop (Slovakia)

Berta, Isabel (Spain)

Ulla, Ulrika (Sweden)

Bohdanna (Ukraine)

America, Calvert, Calverta, Calvin, Calvina, Kalvin (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 186 of 2024; 180 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 27 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 29 (ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 28 Sivan 5784

Islamic: 27 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 6 Red; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 21 June 2024

Moon: 2%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 17 Charlemagne (7th Month) [Peter the Hermit]

Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 15 of 94)

Week: 1st Week of July

Zodiac: Cancer (Day 14 of 31)

[pashterlengkap]

Vacationing conservative freaks out after seeing drag queens in hotel lobby: “Call the police!”

A woman on vacation in Hawaii lost it when she discovered three drag queens sitting in the lobby of her hotel. Beth Bourne, a local chair for the anti-LGBTQ+ Moms for Liberty chapter in Davis, California and an employee at the university there, came across the three drag artists at the Alohilani Resort Waikiki where she was staying. Related Russian trans politician forced to detransition or get sent to psychiatric hospital They asked the Russian Supreme Court if they had a right to exist and they responded that they “don’t make decisions.” The three performers were shooting a promotional video for an upcoming pageant when Bourne spotted them seated in the lobby on Sunday morning. LGBTQ+ news you can rely on Keep track of the ongoing battle against bias and for equality with our newsletter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today After an earlier encounter, Bourne returned with phone in hand to record the premeditated confrontation. A video shot by one of victims, Honolulu drag queen Marina Del Rey, has gone viral. “Call the police!” the woman shouts at the hotel manager, who, along with other hotel employees, patiently tries to guide Bourne away from the drag artists. Wielding her phone like a weapon, Bourne is apoplectic as she describes the “misogyny” she’s witnessing and how the artists’ appearance is “degrading.” A hotel guest gets mad that there are drag queens in the lobby @Marina Del Rey Via Facebook pic.twitter.com/2369319ZLR— Karen Go Brrr (@karengobrrr_) June 24, 2024 “I paid to be a customer at a hotel where I thought that you believed that women were real!” Bourne rants as hotel guests gawk. “Because you put on makeup, because you put on high heels, because you have a Barbie outfit on, you don’t think this is degrading? This is misogyny!” Bourne, dressed in a black pajama top and matching shorts, continues her screed, pacing back and forth around staff and the queens she’s accosting. “If you give me back my money right now I will leave the hotel. But I will not have my children come down from the 30th floor and see what’s happening here! This is completely degrading. I wanna know what your names are because I’m going to share them,” Bourne threatens the artists. “Are you dressed up?” she asks one performer. “Are you a man? Are you a man pretending to be a woman?” “I’m not pretending to be anything,” the queen replies. “What do you think about my son, who might think he can put on makeup and put on fancy clothing and high heels and have his penis cut off and take estrogen and grow fake boobs like those. This is so degrading!” Bourne marches around in circles as she continues shouting. “I wanna hear from the police, dammit! I wanna know why I paid three thousand dollars [unitelligible] dressed up like women! This is degrading!” “Oh, you’re smiling!” she yells at Del Rey, recording the woman’s meltdown. “I am,” she says flatly. “Tell me your name, sir,” Bourne demands. “Tell me why you think it’s OK to put on a clown costume and to do this to young children.” “I wanna talk to the police because I don’t think this is right what’s happening right here! I would like to talk to the police!” The last words on the viral recording come from one of the three drag queens, spoken quietly amongst themselves. “She just wants a free room.” The backstory to Bourne’s attack is a sad one. It turns out one of Bourne’s own kids recently came out as trans and nonbinary, pushing Bourne over the edge into her anti-trans activism — and tearing her family apart in the process. New from me: how does the movement for parents’ rights affect California families? What happens to a mother-child relationship when the child is trans and the mother is a Moms for Liberty activist? Meet Lily, the trans child of Beth Bourne. https://t.co/Y8DVdU40SC— Jenavieve Hatch (@jenavievehatch) April 4, 2024 At a recent school board meeting in her area, Bourne tried to draw comparisons of gender dysphoria with being… http://dlvr.it/T8ms25

[racheljoy]

53 years ago today on August 9, 1969, pregnant Sharon Tate, 18 year old Steve Parent, celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, Wojciech Fryowski and his girlfriend Abigail Folger had their lives taken.

I am an informational blog but you can find all there is to know about this case anywhere online. I want these people to rest in peace and not reduce them to only murder victims.

I present you with some facts about Sharon Tate, whether or not you know them. I am all for her being remembered as the person she was and not what happened to her.

Sharon Tate was an amazing actress who was most famous for her role in Valley of the Dolls (1967) and marrying director Roman Polanski who she was going to share a son with. May we remember her amazing work and how much of a warm, gentle and gorgeous person she was.

1. She was a pageant QUEEN and started when she was only 6 months old. She won the ‘Miss Tiny Tot of Dallas’ pageant and in 1959 alone, she won 5 different beauty pageants.

2. She attended an American high school in Italy and graduated after a year of attending.

3. During her time in Italy, she discovered a movie Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man was being filmed and landed herself as an extra. This is what helped her break into acting.

4. Sharon was on her high school’s basketball team, was a cheerleader, a baton twirler, served on the student council and starred as Juliet in the school’s play of Romeo and Juliet. She was also elected homecoming queen and senior prom queen, obviously.

5. Sharon had a lack of self confidence and a lot of people doubted her, including filmmaker and director of Eye of the Devil, J. Lee Thompson who considered firing her from the project. She proved him wrong and as soon as he saw her act, he found her ‘tremendously exciting’.

6. She often went without makeup but when it came to lipstick, she used Vaseline instead to keep her lips shiny.

7. Sharon was pro-nudity and thought of it as part of the job. She posed nude for a 1967 issue of Playboy to promote Roman Polanski’s film that she starred in.

8. Sharon’s work has inspired iconic characters including Felicity Shagwell from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Malibu Barbie!

9. Sharon was close to landing the lead role of Rosemary’s Baby but director Roman Polanski felt that their relationship made it impossible to suggest her for the role. Instead, she is an uncredited extra in the film.

10. While filming Don’t Make Waves, she was wearing a parachute that deployed at the wrong time. This was a near death experience that she luckily escaped.

11. There is a rumour that Elizabeth Taylor wouldn’t work with Sharon who was set to have a small, walk-on role in The Sandpiper because Taylor wasn’t a fan of having a young, pretty actress like Sharon on set.

12. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Valley of the Dolls.

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National Enquirer, March 15

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Tiger Woods' car crash

Page 2: Bruce Springsteen has beaten the DUI charges leveled against him after federal prosecutors couldn't find a drop of evidence he had been drinking over the legal limit -- with an acceptable blood alcohol level of 0.02 well below the 0.08 threshold at the time of his arrest in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, prosecutors backed off two of their charges for drunken and reckless driving -- the rocker did plead guilty to a third charge, admitting he had two small shots of tequila on federal parkland and for that, he was fines $500 plus $40 in court costs

Page 3: Patrick Dempsey's dreamy return to Grey's Anatomy was a big hit with fans but his well-received cameo left series star Ellen Pompeo seething with jealousy -- Ellen may have permitted Patrick to revisit his old stomping grounds in Meredith Grey's fever dreams in season 17 but she doesn't want him coming back permanently and swiping her hard-earned glory and she considers herself the anchor of the show and thought she was rid of this guy after making the show her own, but now fans are begging for him to be brought back and Ellen is furious -- it's no secret Ellen hated the first 10 years of the show when Patrick was the star and she feels the series got better after he left and she became a big-shot producer, something she'd been demanding for years -- she likes being in control and calling the shots and clearly thinks she got this deal on her merit alone but it's also because she's the star who's lasted the longest; most of the original cast had already left and bosses had to cave in to keep her -- unfortunately being in charge hasn't amounted to better ratings and show has been slipping consistently in recent years and the main reason they brought Patrick back on was to spike the ratings, which it did and now producers are considering offering Patrick a full-time gig but Ellen will do everything in her power to prevent Patrick from stealing her thunder again

Page 4: Home reno gurus Chip and Joanna Gaines are clashing over his wild spending, and she's desperate to rein him in before they land in the poorhouse -- Chip and Jo are rich on paper and worth $20 million in property and assets but they were hit hard by the pandemic like everyone else and recovery has been sluggish to say the least -- they're just getting back on their feet and under a ton of pressure to get their Magnolia network off to a running start but Chip, as usual, is casual when it comes to money and it frustrates Jo to see him buying things they don't need, like new tools and equipment when the old ones work just fine and overpaying on lumber and masonry -- Chip is always shopping and not always for the house; he's got a boot fetish and has dozens of pairs, plus he treats the crew to free cappuccino and treats from their coffeehouse several time a day and Chip wants the best of everything for himself and everyone else

* Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are ready to welcome baby number four through adoption -- the couple who are parents of daughters James and Inez and Betty hope to find their next child in South America and they've invested time and money sponsoring immigrant children and they're warming up to the idea of providing an orphaned baby or toddler with a forever home -- a 16-year-old girl they sponsored through the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights was deported back to Honduras and they were heartbroken, and Blake and Ryan are now determined to provide a child with a happy home and opportunities he or she wouldn't have in their native country

Page 5: Newlyweds Pamela Anderson and Dan Hayhurst are itching to start a family and are already trying for a baby of their own -- 53-year-old Pam tied the knot with the 40-year-old handyman on Christmas Eve at her Vancouver Island home and she's been telling pals they hope to have happy news soon -- Pam wants to build a whole new clan with Dan and he's on board even though they each have kids with their exes and Dan's two kids from a previous relationship are living with the couple at Pam's pad -- the couple love the idea of adopting or going the surrogate route and it's not something they want to waste any time over

Page 6: Weary Kelly Clarkson is juggling her skyrocketing career and brutal divorce battle with estranged husband Brandon Blackstock on less than six hours sleep a night and Kelly has also been pushing to sell her homes in Nashville and Encino, while running her L.A.-based talk show and recording new music -- she's been running herself ragged for months and she's feeling the burn in a big way but despite her exhaustion, she can't sleep and nothing she tries works and the most shut-eye she catches is two, three hours at a time; she lays awake in bed at night worrying and crying

* Suddenly remorseful Kanye West has spiraled into depression and despair since soon-to-be ex-wife Kim Kardashian filed for divorce -- for all their problems, Kanye realizes she was the one person who was there for him whenever he went off the deep end and now he knows he's alone and seriously doubts he can hold his life together -- without Kim and her family to keep his wild impulses in check, he may succumb to the poor judgment and wild mood swings that have marked his chronic bipolar disorder as they were the ones who reminded him to take his meds and steer clear of recreational drugs and now all he has is a circle of yes-men he doesn't listen to anyway -- since the split, Kanye has shuttled between his ranch in Cody, Wyoming and a hotel in L.A. near the sprawling mansion he once shared with Kim and he's been blowing up her phone to beg forgiveness, but she won't take his calls and it's driving him off the deep end again

Page 7: Kourtney Kardashian is fed up with Shanna Moakler's online barbs and is plotting her revenge against the ex-wife of her new squeeze -- since Kourtney and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker went public with their romance last month, former pageant queen Shanna has been throwing social media shade and Kourtney's tired of taking Shanna's crap and she's going to fire back soon and Kourtney's using her wide network of contacts in Hollywood to bad-mouth Shanna and she's placing calls to casting directors and perspective suitors to put as many potholes in her love rival's path as possible and she plans to make Shanna regret messing with her

Page 8: Nearly two years after Johnny Depp was forced to exit Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise following ex-wife Amber Heard's allegations of abuse, the company has kicked him while he's down by considering her for a plum part -- Johnny is fuming over news that Amber is reportedly in contention to play fairy-tale heroine Rapunzel in the studio's upcoming live-action remake of Tangled -- for Amber to be in the running for a Disney pic is the ultimate insult to him especially because he believes the company made millions of dollars off his name

Page 9: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle had a whopping $500 million motive to betray Queen Elizabeth -- outraged at being cut loose by the British royals, the couple retaliated by secretly negotiating backroom Hollywood megadeals and going public on TV -- Harry and Meghan see themselves as victims of an out-of-touch monarchy and want revenge and selling out Harry's family is the way to get it and cash in big-time; Meghan's convinced they'll have deals totaling $500 million by the end of the year but they better act fast because Hollywood is a fickle town where even royalty can be chewed up and spat out

Page 10: Hot Shots -- Amelia Hamlin stuck to the shore while pink-haired beau Scott Disick made waves in Miami, Steve Martin nibbled on a pretzel while filming Only Murders in the Building in NYC, Floyd Mayweather turned 44 and celebrated with a birthday bash in Miami, Bachelorette reject Tyler Cameron showed off his toned tummy in Florida

Page 11: Drew Barrymore feels deeply for dad-controlled Britney Spears because she's been there: she said her mom locked her away in a loony bin for over a year when she was just 13 -- Drew said it's hard to grow up in front of people and she empathizes with Britney and Paris Hilton and any star who can't escape the glare of celebrity -- Drew's mom put her in a place that was a full psychiatric ward and says she used to laugh at those Malibu 30-day places because she was in a place for a year and a half called Van Nuys Psychiatric and you couldn't mess around there and if you did, you would either get thrown in the padded room or put in stretcher restraints and tied up

* Eddie Murphy famously bragged he has never changed a diaper in his life despite having so many kids and now he's set on having another baby with fiancee Paige Butcher and this will make baby No. 11 for Eddie -- he says his genes are incredible as ever, so why stop; he's super fit and Paige is in amazing shape at age 41 and wants at least one more baby so they're going to go for it and are already trying

Page 12: Straight Shuter gossip column -- CNN could blitz news veteran Wolf Blitzer as the network revamps its lineup and TV is a young person's game and no one knows that better than Wolf and after 31 years at CNN, he sees new faces getting promoted and knows his days are numbered and Jim Acosta and Poppy Harlow are the future of CNN, not Wolf -- although Wolf's airtime has been cut as Jake Tapper's role expands, he isn't bitter or angry but instead he's grateful for an amazing run

* Love It or List It star Hilary Farr is moving on to her own show and leaving partner David Visentin in the dust -- Hilary's new show is basically the same one she and David have been doing for years, with him edited out and David was blindsided by the news and he knows HGTV has sent out a casting notice for the new show and he's hurt and angry especially because Love It or List It hasn't been renewed yet

* Sacked Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron has reached out to Chris Harrison after he stepped away from The Bachelor amid a racist scandal -- Tom wasn't fired over a scandal, but he knows exactly what Chris is going through because both of them thought they had a job for life, but nothing lasts forever -- Tom is a good guy and wants Chris to know he's around if Chris needs anything

* Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, spruced up for the camera (picture)

Page 13: Brooke Shields isn't letting a busted leg keep her down but she's taking her recovery one step at a time -- she shared an Instagram video showing her cautiously hobbling on crutches and explained she broker her femur and she was beginning to mend -- she didn't reveal what caused the unlucky break

* Outspoken actress Rose McGowan is living a charmed life in Mexico and the Harvey Weinstein accuser has headed south of the border and vows never to return to the United States -- she got her permanent residency card from Mexico and is grateful to have it and says it's a really healing land and it is truly magical -- she moved at the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic because she knew it was going to get really bad in America and she had a moment to figure out where she wanted to be

* Picky perfectionist Blake Shelton listens to around 300 songs to choose what to record for each of his albums, according to his longtime producer -- music pro Scott Hendricks said he wades through nearly 3000 tracks by professional songwriters to select tunes for Blake to consider and then Blake methodically whittles down the nominees until he's certain which songs he wants to record but Scott admitted that process is more difficult for him culling the 300 from the 3000 -- Scott, who has worked with Blake for most of his career, said of their close professional relationship that the chemistry works and they have recorded several hundred or more songs together and they are getting ready to go do some more

Page 14: Crime

Page 15: Killer kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's busted beauty queen bride will be marked for death behind bars -- if Emma Coronel Aispuro snitches to the feds about the bloodthirsty Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel long run by her caged husband, she'll put a big fat bulls-eye on her back -- according to a federal complaint, Coronel was intimately involved in her husband's multibillion-dollar drug-running racket and acted as his criminal agent while he was on the lam and the mother of El Chapo's two young daughters helped mastermind her spouse's daring 2015 tunnel escape from a Mexican prison and also paid him $100,000 for another failed bust-out a year later -- they are going to put the heat on her to spill more details on other top operatives in the cartel and take them down, too, but if she spills, it will be open season on her on the inside

Page 16: Dr. Dre appears to rap about estranged wife Nicole Young in a song filled with angry, explicit lyrics calling someone in his life a greedy bitch -- DJ Silk previewed part of a new track from Dre full of digs presumably at Nicole, with whom he has been locked in a nasty divorce -- his lyrics include: Trying to kill me with them lies and that perjury/ I see you trying to f--k me while I'm in surgery / In ICU death bed on some money s--t / Greedy bitch take a pic / Girl you know how money get

* Hollywood Hookups -- Lorenzo Lamas is set to wed for the sixth time to model Kenna Scott, Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause are officially divorced, Adam Rippon is engaged to Jussi-Pekka Kajaala

Page 17: Former Home Improvement kid Zachery Ty Bryan has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of domestic violence -- Zachery, now 39, has been sentenced to three years of probation and will also have to take part in a batterer intervention program

* John Mayer has dated a succession of famous singers including Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Halsey and he hopes they write chart-topping songs about him and admitted he'd be jazzed if his exes enshrined him in song, saying sometimes a song is so good he hopes it's about him and he even scours their lyrics for clues -- Taylor already has several tracks that have been linked to John including Dear John

* Ruthless chef Gordon Ramsay said he's cooked up his own plan to keep his kids humble -- he has five kids with wife Tana: Megan, twins Holly and Jack, Tilly and Oscar but said he plans to leave most of his reported $200 million fortune to charity -- Gordon explained his kids must tidy up after dinners, can only fly coach and are expected to learn how to cook for themselves and he's forbidden them from taking costly taxis and the foulmouthed foodie insisted they don't swear

Page 18: American Life

Page 19: Roseanne Barr was blindsided by a humiliating new scandal after risque photos from the early '90s recently emerged which appear to show her teenage daughters licking her boobs -- Roseanne posed for the shots with her two youngest girls at a Glamour Shots studio in Iowa more than 25 years ago and the photographer who claimed he snapped the fake lesbian lovefest but did not want to be named dished Roseanne and daughters Jessica and Jennifer who are now in their mid-40s happily hammed it up for the camera but decades later Roseanne and her daughters are all mortified and embarrassed by these pics; they were horsing around years ago and never thought they'd see the light of day

Page 20: Cover Story -- Still recovering from agonizing back surgery, Tiger Woods was pushing himself to the limit when he flew off a California cliff into a career-crushing car accident -- lawmen said the golf legend was lucky to be alive after the horrific wreck that shattered his right leg -- the accident only added to Tiger's physical problems; his movement has been restricted since a fifth back operation in December and he was unable to play golf despite an appearance at a local tournament the weekend before the bloody wreck -- at a press conference days before cheating death, Tiger admitted he was worried about his physical condition and his ability to play again, saying a lot of it is based on his surgeons and doctors and therapist and making sure he does it correctly and he doesn't have a lot of wiggle room left -- Tiger could barely move, and it seemed to get him down and his back rehab has been brutal and he was hobbling around and distraught but he refused to give into his condition and his tough-as-nails mindset could have contributed to the crash: when a person is overwhelmed by physical pain, that dominates everything they do and if you're behind the wheel of a car and in physical pain, it can distract you and likely lead to this kind of disaster -- Tiger was eager to get to a TV taping on the morning disaster struck and he seemed impatient when he left the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, an L.A. suburb, just after 7 a.m. and although traffic cameras show he was driving within the speed limit, his Genesis GV80 SUV crossed the center median onto the opposite side of the road and flipped -- authorities said Tiger appeared lucid to first responders and there were no signs the recovering addict was under the influence of alcohol or drugs and they did not request a blood test when Tiger was rushed to the hospital from the crash site and the incident was an accident -- Tiger was taken to nearby Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where doctors said his broken bones protruded through his right leg and they put a rod in his leg and used screws and pins to stabilize the break and his ankle -- it will take three to four months to heal and then eight months of physical therapy and it is unlikely he will ever run again and he may have a limp and in terms of golf, just walking for extended periods of time will be a big deal and recovery will be agonizing; it's a very real possibility that Tiger's taken his final swing

Page 21: Addiction experts warned Tiger Woods' recovery will test his sobriety after his stint in rehab for prescription painkiller use and it is very, very common for a patient in recovery to relapse after a trauma like the one suffered by Tiger and exposure to painkillers administered directly or prescribed after a physical trauma is highly likely to trigger a relapse -- Tiger will probably need painkillers to get through this, but he'll also need to be connected with like-minded people to keep him away from his old thinking that pills are the solution to his problems

Page 22: Desperate Ghislaine Maxwell has offered to renounce her British and French citizenships in a new bid to get out of jail -- the disgraced socialite's last two stabs at freedom including one package offering $22.5 million as bond money were rejected by a judge who deemed her a flight risk -- now according to her lawyers, Ghislaine will formally commence the procedure to renounce her foreign citizenship to satisfy any concerns the court may have that she may try to seek a safe haven in France or the U.K. -- Justice Department officials were concerned Ghislaine would flee to France, where she was born, since the country has no extradition treaty with the U.S.

* Woody Allen claimed his own words are being used to attack him in the bombshell Allen v. Farrow documentary -- Woody has repeatedly denied adopted daughter Dylan Farrow's claims he sexually abused her when she was seven at her mom Mia Farrow's home -- Woody blasted the documentary which rehashes the claims as a shoddy hit piece and a hatched job riddled with falsehoods adding the filmmakers stole from his autobiography

Page 26: Twice-divorced Ricki Lake's engagement to California attorney Ross Burningham has insiders fearing she may suffer yet another heartbreak -- she announced her happy news on Instagram but Ricki has seen far more than her share of bad luck in the romance department and everyone is praying this final shot at love doesn't end in despair and it's never Ricki's fault, but she's never found a man who could keep her happy

Page 28: A lurid landscape of drug-fueled orgies, suicidal thoughts and fake sexual enthusiasm will play out in a new television series based on model and reality star Holly Madison's X-rated confessions from her shocking 2015 biography Down the Bunny Hole -- Madison first exposed the sleazy details of how she and other young women were plied with drugs and coerced to participate in sex parties with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in exchange for acting as his girlfriends and getting to live inside the iconic L.A. mansion along with a weekly $1000 stipend -- the limited series will star actress Samara Weaving as Holly, who was a member of Hef's harem between 2001 and 2008 -- Holly, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt became the notorious stars of the reality show The Girls Next Door which debuted in 2005 and focused on their seemingly glamorous life with Hef but glossed over the dark secrets behind the scenes -- in her bombshell confessions, Holly revealed the 22-bedroom manor was actually a foul pigsty filled with stained mattresses where Hef's live-in ladies were forced to perform weird bedroom rituals and look excited by it

Page 29: Jack Osbourne has listed his sprawling California home for rent at $16,500 a month -- the 35-year-old son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne is offering the five-bedroom, 5600-square-foot home in Studio City unfurnished -- Sharon was recently seen outside the home with moving vans helping Jack prep the property -- Jack, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, bought the home in 2014 when he was married to Lisa Stelly; the couple divorced in 2018 and share three children: Andy, Pearl and Minnie

* Heidi Klum has snipped all threads tying her to dad Gunther Klum after the cosmetics and modeling honcho skipped her wedding -- Heidi dumped her manager dad after he snubbed her August 2019 ceremony in Capri with guitarist Tom Kaulitz of the band Tokio Hotel and she has also ended her German enterprise Heidi Klum GmbH, originally overseen by Gunther -- Heidi and her dad had a falling out over Tom and Gunther never really approved of him and was dead set against the marriage and it drove a wedge in their relationship

Page 32: Health Watch

* Ask the Vet -- an African Gray Parrot with a feather-picking problem

Page 34: Barack Obama broke a buddy's nose over a racist remark -- he revealed the two classmates were playing basketball when his friend hurled a racial slur and he popped him in the face and broke his nose, Obama told Bruce Springsteen on their podcast Renegades: Born in the USA -- Obama said he doesn't think his pal even knew what the word meant, just that it was meant to be hurtful

* Country singer Keith Urban has shrunk to 140 pounds as the former addict is hooked on a bizarre diet of nuts and berries and even worse, the five-foot-ten crooner appears to be growing thinner and friends are worried the stress of his demanding career and his desperate desire to be a good husband to Nicole Kidman may push him over the edge -- no one sees him eating much more than handfuls of raw almonds or sunflower seeds and berries washed down with gallons of water -- though he's been sober since 2006, pals fear the struggle to avoid giving in to temptation as well as hearing Nicole purportedly mended fences with ex-hubby Tom Cruise may be weighing on the star -- despite his bony appearance, Keith thinks he looks great

Page 40: Evil ISIS terrorists are using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover while they rebuild their network and mastermind new attacks and both Iraq and the U.S. are in their crosshairs -- because the West has been focused on dealing with the pandemic, ISIS and new groups sprung from their shattered forces have been reloading and plotting revenge, according to Ryan Mauro of the terrorist-monitoring Clarion Intelligence Network -- the pandemic has brought decreased confidence in Western governments, which has emboldened the terrorists to launch sleeper cell attacks on foreign soil

Page 42: Red Carpet -- Anya Taylor-Joy

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"Michael Buerk, the veteran news journalist who reported from the world’s worst crisis zones, has attacked “infantile” celebrities who lecture the public on world issues, singling out Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Thompson for particular criticism.

“As a superannuated war reporter myself I’m a little sniffy about celebs pratting around among the world’s victims,” wrote Buerk in a Radio Times interview he conducted with former soap star turned war reporter Ross Kemp.

“I hate it when feather-bedded thesps pay flying visits to the desperate to parade their bleeding hearts and trumpet their infantile ideas on what ‘must be done’.”

"There’s only so much of the Benedict and Emma worldview you can take"

Buerk, who praised Kemp’s bravery while reporting from Afghanistan’s Helmand province, suggested that political grandstanding without experience was the problem with celebrities like Cumberbatch and Thompson. “There’s only so much of the Benedict and Emma worldview you can take,” he wrote.

Cumberbatch came under fire, perhaps, because of his recent stand against the government over immigration and the migration crisis. In October last year, he reappeared after a performance of Hamlet at the Barbican, asking the audience to say “fuck the politicians” and donate to Save the Children. Meanwhile, Thompson, who has used her celebrity to highlight the issue of sex trafficking, told a press conference at last month’s Berlin film festival that the UK would be “mad not to” stay in the EU.

Benedict Cumberbatch defends on-stage pleas for refugeesWhy shouldn’t actors be allowed to express compassion, Michael Buerk? | Anne Perkins

Buerk became famous for his candid news reports from South Africa during the end of apartheid and a 1984 broadcast that exposed the extent of the Ethiopian famine. He was the regular anchor on the BBC Nine O’Clock News and the BBC News at Ten for much of the 1990s and until 2003.

Now retired from news journalism, he is best known as the host of Radio 4’s long-running ethical discussion programme The Moral Maze. He has recently appeared on reality TV shows, including I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!, in which he twerked and rapped with pop MC Tinchy Stryder.

He also writes for the Radio Times. A recent piece, headlined Michael Buerk takes on his toughest assignment yet, details Buerk’s luxurious experience while on a five-star cruise to Tahiti."

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"There’s only so much of the Benedict and Emma worldview you can take"

Below are more public comments from the man treated like a hero in Britain, by their standards:

"In August 2005, Buerk asserted in a Radio Times interview that the "shift in the balance of power between the sexes" has gone too far, we need to "admit the problem", and that men are now little more than "sperm donors". In particular, Buerk objected to the many women now in senior positions within the BBC. Former newsreader Anna Ford commented: "He's a dear old-fashioned chauvinist of the first order."

 At the Hay-on-Wye literary festival earlier in the year, (2005) Buerk criticised contemporary newsreaders for being overpaid autocue-reading "lame brains".

At the end of 2012, Buerk despaired of the state of Britain and of the BBC. Of the corporation's coverage of the Thames River Pageant  celebrating Britain and the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, he wrote: "The Dunkirk Little Ships, the most evocative reminders of this country's bravest hour, were ignored so that a pneumatic bird-brain from Strictly Come Dancing could talk to transvestites in Battersea Park."

In an article for Radio Times in April 2014 about 'grey power' in television, Buerk referred to presenters who had gone to employment tribunals over claims of age discrimination. Several older female presenters have won cases over wrongful dismissal. Buerk wrote: "If you got the job in the first place mainly because you look nice, I can't see why you should keep it when you don't." Quoting a comment by Anne Robinson ("The viewers don't want to watch ugly") he speculated: "She seemed to say it through gritted teeth, or at least a flawless but strangely taut face – a sign perhaps that she had taken her own advice to stop complaining and work on staying attractive." He did though quote Angela Rippon who spoke positively about older people (including herself) being able to continue their careers in television. Responding to Buerk in The Guardian, presenter Miriam O'Reilly, who won her case for unfair dismissal on age grounds in 2011, asserted: "The rules that apply to women in TV don't apply to men. Men can age, women can't. Women have to be attractive, men don't."

In August 2019 it was reported that Buerk thought that the obese should be allowed to die an early death in order to save the NHS money. In an article in the Radio Times Buerk suggested allowing deaths due to obesity could be a benefit to society. He added, "See it as a selfless sacrifice in the fight against demographic imbalance, overpopulation and climate change."

Michael Buerk is also known for inspiring the charity events, Live Aid & Band Aid, due to his reports in Africa. Figures.

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Skin Deep - And The Winner Is...

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Scrolling through news articles, Cathy’s head was resting against Anne’s chest as the girlfriends cuddled. “Found another one,” Cathy sighed, showing Anne her phone. The two of them had been finding loads of news articles covering the story on Kit’s trial, the majority of them riddled with falsities and crazy exaggerations. A number of them painted Kit as the villain for assaulting Culpeper and Dereham and then getting her father sent to jail.

Anne huffed in annoyance as she read the article title. “Drama Queen Wants More Attention, Goes to Court and Tricks Jury. What the hell are these reporters thinking?”

Shrugging, Cathy closed out of the article. “I have no idea. But at least we know the truth, and justice is being served.”

Humming in agreement, Anne pulled Cathy closer to her chest. They were together on Anne’s couch waiting for the others to show up for a movie night. After all was said and done, the six girls agreed to come together and hang out without all the drama around them. Kit was out with Anna, but she had moved in with Anne and her family after her father was sentenced to prison. They were supposed to be home any minute, probably with unhealthy snacks in preparation of movie night.

The two girlfriends sat together in silence, needing the moment of quiet. There was almost always noise when Anne was around, but after the chaos that had followed that beauty competition and the trial, silence was much more romantic than any words they could say. Cathy and Anne sat together, enjoying the familiar presence of each other.

Their moment of silence was broken by the door opening, revealing Kit and Anna on the other side. “We’re back,” Kit called, a small bag of groceries in one hand. Her other hand was interlocked with Anna’s as they walked closely together. Cathy noticed their closeness and smiled knowingly at Anna. The other girl hid a blush and instead focused her attention on the bag she was also carrying.

Stretching out from behind Cathy, Anne leaned over the couch. “Did you get anything good?”

“You bet,” Anna replied, releasing Kit’s hand and taking the bag in the girl’s other hand. She placed the two bags on the coffee table in front of Anne and Cathy before plopping onto the loveseat beside the couch. Practically jumping into her lap, Kit climbed onto the loveseat as well and got herself comfortable.

Cathy watched her girlfriend rip through the bags in search of different junk foods. “If only you focused as much in school as you do searching for processed foods.”

“Aha!” Anne cried, pulling out a box of guylian chocolates. She went to open the package, but Cathy slapped her wrist. “Wha?” Anne asked in confusion.

Rolling her eyes, Cathy grabbed the chocolates and put them down on the tables. “At least wait for Catherine and Jane to show up, Anne.”

“Yeah Anne, have some decency,” Anna tried to hide her laugh as she teased her friend.

Pouting dramatically, Anne turned her head away from her girlfriend. “You’re mean to me.”

Chuckling, Cathy leaned into Anne. “Aw, come on, you know you love me.”

Unable to resist, Anne spun back around. “Yeah, I do.” 

She kissed Cathy, only to be cut off by Kit screaming, “Ew, PDA!” and throwing a pencil at them. 

Breaking apart, the girlfriends laughed at Kit’s disgusted face. Picking up the pencil, Anne threw it back at her cousin, watching the girl duck so that it went flying over her and almost hitting Anne before smacking the wall uselessly. “Hey, don’t drag me into this,” Anne pretended to complain.

“Drag you into this?” Anne pretended to be offended. “You started this!”

“How?”

“Well for starters -”

Before the friendly argument could escalate, there was a knock on the door. “I’ll get it,” Cathy offered, standing up and making her way over to the door. She already knew who it was before Catherine and Jane waved through the peephole. Cathy opened the door and greeted, “Hey girls, welcome to Anne’s house.”

The three of them made their way over to the couch, Catherine and Jane scoping out the room as they walked. “Nice house,” Aragon commented as she sat on the opposite side of the couch as Anne. 

Grinning, Anne shrugged. “Well it’s my parents, so I’ll tell them you think they have good taste.” 

Aragon shook her head as a smile graced her lips. “Whatever Boleyn.”

Making her way over directly to Kit and Anna, Jane held something behind her back. “Hi Jane,” Kit gave a small wave.

There was a big smile on Jane’s face that she was trying to hide as she stared at Kit. “Hi Kit.” The nickname rolled much more naturally off Jane’s tongue, and Cathy couldn’t help the swell of pride in her chest.

“Is there something you want to say?” Kit asked, noticing her friend’s excitement.

Presenting what was behind her back, Jane’s eyes brightened. “It’s the pageant sash. The one you would’ve gotten when they announced you as the winner.”

The five girls watched her in varying degrees of excitement. Jane was overwhelmingly excited to present the sash and Anna seemed monumentally proud of the girl next to her. Aragon was satisfied, waiting for Kit to put on the sash and take the winning spot she rightfully deserved. Anne and Cathy were relieved that despite everything, despite Anne’s desire to rig the competition so Kit would win, she had done it all on her own.

Kit’s face dropped, morphing into one of confusion. She carefully grabbed the sash from Jane’s hands, inspecting it. The ribbon wasn’t particularly fancy, but the deep purple and stitching proclaiming “winner” made it seem much more high quality. Kit’s hands moved to the top of the sash where the seams were, and she pulled, ripping the sash in half in one tear.

“Kit!” Cathy gasped, jumping out of her seat. “What are you doing?”

Anna scrambled to pick up the two halves of the sash, inspecting it to see if it was beyond repair. All the girls were shocked at Kit’s actions. Kit started to fidget with her hands, her eyes looking anywhere but the sash. “I don’t want it. I never wanted to be a winner.”

Frowning, Anne rocked in her seat. “What do you mean? That’s all you’ve ever wanted. You’ve been doing this for so long.”

Shrugging, Kit let her voice drop its usual perky tone. “I only did it because I was told to. I’ve never particularly liked beauty competitions. Or competitions in general.”

“Why wouldn’t you want to be a winner?” Jane asked in confusion, her hands unsure of what to do now that the sash was destroyed.

Glancing around the room, Kit furrowed her eyebrows. “Isn’t it obvious? Competitions are about comparing people, seeing who’s better. But it’s impossible to judge things that are different. We’re all too unique to say that one of us is better than the others. I’m done comparing things and trying to be the best. It never does any good.”

There was a silence in the room. “Kit’s right,” Aragon agreed. “These competitions are stupid, and winning is only a title. We already know Kit’s a winner in her own category. So are the rest of us.”

The rest of the girls murmured their agreement. Cathy didn’t know how to describe how immensely proud she was of all her friends in that single moment. Jane had been so nervous to interact with them at first, her voice stuttering and small, but now she was happily talking with Kit and Anna, comfortable with her new friends. 

Anna had always been afraid of her feelings for her best friend, but if their holding hands was anything to go by, Cathy knew Anna wasn’t going to let fear control her anymore. 

Catherine had been so angry with Anne for as long as Cathy could remember, but they had managed to put that aside and be calm enough to joke with each other as friends. 

Kit was so tiny and afraid when this all happened, anxious and unable to keep herself together, to even smile, yet she had overcome all of her fears and insecurities and become the one to understand that these beauty competitions didn’t matter. 

And Anne… Anne had grown from the girl who thought she couldn’t do anything to save her cousin to the girl who, no matter what, was going to do everything she could to protect those she loved. Anne had been willing to jump in front of Kit’s deranged father in order to protect Cathy, knowing full well that if a fight started, she would lose.

Breaking her conversation with Aragon, Anne pulled Cathy into her arms. “You’re so brave, you know,” Anne murmured squeezing her hand.

Frowning Cathy shook her head. “I don’t know what you mean.”

Letting out a puff of air, Anne set her chin on Cathy’s shoulder. “Well then let me tell you. From the moment we started this all, you’ve been by my side. You’ve helped every single one of us in some way. Without you, I would’ve never talked to Catherine about our history. You’re the reason we’re friends now. You’ve encouraged Jane, you helped find Anna, you proved Kit innocent and told the world the truth. You’re a hero Cathy Parr. My hero.”

There were so many things Cathy wanted to respond with, but none of them came out. “I love you,” was all she could say to Anne, her heart beating fast.

“I could never not love you Cathy Parr.”

Once again, Kit broke the moment. “It’s movie night, come on, let’s set up the tv.”

Aragon picked up the remote on Anne’s coffee table and started flipping through movies. “Any of these look good to you?”

“That one!” Kit pointed out when it appeared on screen.

The girls all exchanged knowing grins as Catherine hit play on the movie. “Well then, Miss Congeniality it is.”

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[gontagokuhara]

you should tell us abt ur fangan kids!

ive been meaning to answer this but itz long so i wanted to put it under a cut!!

hibiki (he/they) is the ultimate demolitionist! i cant draw but his design and whole aesthetic is literally just. minecraft creepercore. they’re 4′10″, they wear full-eye black contacts bc Crepper Aesthetic, and he just. likes to blow shit up. he’s the rival in my group killing game and i love him SO much

yuri (he/him) is 100% my kinnie oc as the ultimate camp counselor. despite being very good at what he does (duh), he hates it. the responsibility of having to maintain the fun and safety of a bunch of kids is shaving years off his lifespan. and, amazingly for him, he immediately gets assigned Group Dad against his will during the killing game. he also carries at least four fanny packs at all times, each containing snacks and capri suns, first aid supplies, arts and craft supplies, and a fucking tazer (which he usually threatens to use against hibiki). 

kimi (she/her) is the ultimate candy maker! her entire aesthetic is cotton candy, in which her hair is dyed blue and pink, she likes soft, puffy clothing, and she’s just a really sweet (ha) person in general! she gets along with most all of her classmates bar a few. she has lesbian disease also

miyah (she/her) is the ultimate witch, which sounds really cool, until she opens her mouth and you realize she’s the crystal-wielding, essential oil-drinking, anti vax queen you were warned about. she’s very sweet and very soft spoken, and genuinely tries to be kind to everyone, but she’s very much a you love her or hate her kind of personality.

koya (they/them) is the ultimate swashbuckler! swashbucklers are a hero archetype defined by flamboyant movement, sword-wielding, chivalry, and daring adventures. koya is a sea-faring spirit, and they fill their time in the killing game enthralling the others with stories of grandeur and convincing all of their classmates that they are a legit pirate. koya is a liar, they exaggerate…a lot, but their intentions are not malicious and their tales just come out a bit more romantic than they actually happened. they’re very charming and laid back, and they’re definitely the sort of heartthrob character that everyone wants to smooch. 

chieko (they/them) is the ultimate girl gang leader, and they are also ultimate lesbian. they’re sort of isolated from the rest of the group due to their talent being considered scary, and their very intense and intimidating appearance and personality. they’re major concern is to escape the killing game and find their way back to their girls (they say as much, which makes everyone VERY suspicious!) but they wouldnt hurt anyone and they end up becoming best friends with yuri and masako (who i’ve lovingly dubbed the parent squad of this class)

speaking of masako (she/they), she is the ultimate investigative journalist, and this killing game’s trial helper! she is very well traveled, and takes what she does very seriously. they are completely and utterly devoted to the truth, good or bad, they will find the truth. they absolutely detest koya for this reason; even little lies absolutely grind masako’s gears. she also is very distrustful, and she doesn’t trust anyone at the onset of the killing game. it takes her a long time to warm up enough to the protag to share her findings during investigations, and she often comes across as somewhat of a rival during trials due to her critical nature and the way she very blatantly does not trust those around her. nevertheless, later on she is (against her will) forced into the Parent Squad with chieko and yuri, and though she doesn’t trust anyone else, she will do everything in her power to keep more killings from happening. 

daichi (he/him) is the ultimate superhero, and he was the first dr oc i actually made!! he’s very much a pretty boy (fluffy blonde hair, pink eyes, freckles, he’s just Cute) and he and hibiki start dating during the killing game! he’s sort of a bastard and won’t give anyone a straight answer on what his superpowers actually are, but despite his kind, cheeky nature, he feels a deep sense of responsibility and guilt over not being able to do anything about the killing game. he is one of the more likely people to go snooping for the mastermind, and he’s gotten in physical fights more than once with people he deems suspicious. 

hirohito (he/him) is the ultimate joggler and he’s the greatest character of all time. what is joggling, you ask? don’t worry, he’ll tell you. i came across this while looking for talent ideas, and i laughed so hard i cried when i conceptualized this fiend. he’s very much the token joke character, he’s a hot head, and he’s kind of a dick, but the idea of hope’s peak allowing the ultimate person who can juggle and jog at the same time into their doors is just too hilarious to pass up. protag joggler 4 life

speaking of people who are kind of dicks, meet yuuto (he/him), the ultimate dancer. he’s such a hot head. he hates the most of his classmates out of any other character, including the mastermind. he’s dating the protag, who is one of like…four people he actually likes in his class. yuuto takes his talent very seriously, and spends hours every day working to maintain his status as the best of the best. his talent comes before everything else (or, at least, it did), but if his talent comes first, then the people he cares about take up every other place on the list. he doesn’t tolerate many people, but those he does, he is fiercely loyal towards. he would kill and die for the people he cares about. he is 5′2″ of pure kickass, and he will throw everything he has into defending the people he loves. i lvoe him.

michiko (she/her) is the ultimate influencer (yeah. i know). she’s an internet personality who has followings on instagram, twitter, youtube, tiktok, et cetera. she is also one of my earlier oc designs, and i’m kind of attached to her lol. she’s very naturally magnetic and has a lot of friends among her classmates, but she does have a tendency to get hung up on things like follower counts, conventional beauty, and wealth. she has a huge (mutual!) crush on koya, she’s best friends with hibiki, and she has an intense fear of swimming pools (her hair is dyed, and chlorine is way bad for dyed hair)

leeanne (she/her) is the only non-japanese character, and i. she’s a mess. she’s the ultimate theatre kid, and she’s basically every broadway tumblr user when h*milton was super popular. she complains about musical bootlegs, becries her classmates for not knowing anything about the musicals she stans, and she’s just. lord. obviously she’s a joke character, and she’s honestly a caricature of the kind of shit i got up to (to a degree! don’t call me out sdkjdsjbd) when i was 15 years old. suffice to say, none of her classmates like her very much

tomoya (he/him) is the obligatory ultimate ???, and also our trial ruiner! he earns the distrust of his entire class by keeping his talent a secret and then having it revealed by masako, and as a result he is very outcasted and lonely among his peers. he’s a naturally very reserved person, and his situation lends him to feeling very lonely. most of the class suspect him to be the mastermind – whether they’re right or not, only time will tell. 

katsumi (she/her) is 1/3 of what i’ve dubbed the Showbiz Squad as the ultimate pageant queen! she’s been participating in and winning beauty pageants since she was very young, and she’s won all the way up through the pageant ranks. as one would expect she’s very beautiful, and she’s also very bright and charismatic, which lends itself well to gaining allies in the killing game. she is by and large very fake, though, and she operates as a mini antagonist for various reasons. 

hikaru (he/him) is another third of the Showbiz Squad, as the ultimate game show host! he’s very ostentatious and charismatic; he’s always ‘on,’ always playing the gracious, enthusiastic host. there’s always a smile and a flashy, charming quip in his mouth, so he can wear very gratingly on the less enthusiastic and personable kids. he definitely would be a tumblr sexyman if he were an actual dr character {sweating emoji]. despite the crowd he seems to gather wherever he goes, no one knows much about him; and he likes to keep it that way. 

and finally, the last third of the Showbiz Squad, and also the protagonist: hachi (he/they), the ultimate child star! as their talent would indicate, hachi was a child star, and he absolutely detests the showbusiness world as a result. he really dislike pretty much…everyone who represents that part of his past (katsumi, hikaru, and michiko are prime examples) and his least favorite thing is getting the question: “omg where you in ___?” they’re very emotionally and physically fatigued by all the bullshit going on around them, so they come across as fairly apathetic to most people. but in actuality, hachi is someone who craves stability and kindness, and their extremely blunt, extremely annoyed exterior hides a very soft, compassionate interior. i absolutely adore this character :D

and umm thats it for my kids! i (for the most part?) have all of the killers/victims worked out, i have my mastermind all planned, but i’m still working on a setting/obligatory extra mono-creature/how this group falls within the dr canon. i love talking about these guys so if ur interest in them pwease send me asks/messages about them 🥺

[murderclubhq]

PLOT DROP 8 // HUSH PART 4B

Popcorn, chick flicks and face masks. That was what the invitation to Violet’s sleepover party had detailed and for the most part, that was what it was. Four girls, plus Violet, all together in the Sheriff’s house, alone with Clueless and a group-voted replay of 13 going on 30. It was eerily quiet in the Normal Heights home but it was what to be expected from a gaggle of mute beauty queens. Even Danika Rogers was especially well-behaved despite her penchant for trouble. The shotgun mounted on the wall seemed to do the trick with the girls but it didn’t stop the gossip.

“NORMAN?”, Priscilla wrote during the climax of the movie. Her bedazzled notepad gleaming with the same mischief she carried in her eyes. 

The flock grinned and leaned closer to Violet who was doing her best to blend in with the wallpaper. The floral aroma of five different body sprays and the cutesy decor they’d stamped onto her nails were enough without the prying.

“He’s so dreamy,” she added fanning herself with her note pad and swooning into her sleeping bag. “I heard he would walk girls from the mess hall back to their cabins every night during bible camp so they wouldn’t have to walk in the dark alone.”

Janet grinned sleazily. “I heard he’s got a huuuuge dick.”

The room collectively gasped and clutched their communication apparatuses, some giggling and squirming with delight while others admonishing Janet with their note books.

“If you’re not going to take him, I will.” Danika quirked a brow at Violet. “It’d only be right. You know, since I’m going to be Miss Teen Normal. I may as well go all the way and be Mrs. Normal too!” 

She pranced around the living room, hands flourishing like a queen as she pretended to accept awards from all her suitors, making a show of it as the girls watched her and missed the shadows passing across the windows.

Without being able to make noise, all of them heard the the phone ringing. Danika fell off of the edge of the couch, stunned silent as she looked for the source of the noise.

All the pageant girls glanced at each other, then at Violet. Aimee was the one who looked particularly judgmental and wrote, “You still have a landline?”

Violet got up to take the call.

“Hello?”

A low, distorted voice filtered through the receiver. “Come outside.”

“Who is this?” she demanded.

“Come outside or we’re coming in.”

At that, Violet hung up the phone and made a bee-line to her father’s shotgun. The girls all looked on in horror as the blonde double-checked the barrel and cocked it like Rambo with hot pink nails. 

“Who was that?” Aimee asked. 

“No one. It’s nothing,” Violet said. “Stay away from the windows and don’t move, okay?”

She peered through the peephole and scanned the lawn before throwing open the door. There was no way she was going to let some weirdo come into the house during her sleepover and maybe she was a little glad that they were finally about to do something she was familiar with. 

Violet crept outside, gun poised in hand as she surveyed the lawn for signs of a predator. She got a few steps out until suddenly, she was hit with... water? 

“Gotcha!” Kaz exclaimed from behind a bush, unable to contain his laughter any longer.

The girls who had disobeyed Violet’s order and crowded by the door were met with a stronger jet of water as Jamie appeared with the garden hose and a smarmy look on his face. He replayed the grim message off of his phone where he’d altered his voice with an app, grinning like he’d just won the lottery.

“Miss me?” Jamie said, turning the hose onto Violet. He sprayed her like a dirty car, focusing especially on her shotgun.

"Absolutely not. What the hell-- Stop that!” she barked, flailing the gun about. The commotion outside between the boys, the water and all of her exclaiming was enough to rouse the rest of the girls inside who had all stormed away from the door to collect their things. 

Violet had advertised a slumber party with no boys and from the looks of it, the rumors about Violet had been right all along and not even Kaz’s princely smile could convince them otherwise. Violet Matthews wasn’t one of them and would never be such. Danika made it known by leaving a scathing note about how undeserved she was of the voice she still had before leaving the house in a huff.

One by one, all the girls left with their stuff in tow to continue the fun where they wouldn’t be interrupted by a couple rascals.  The rustle and bustle of all the noise scared a raccoon out of the bushes and a trio of shadows that had been lurking just at the edge of the house dispersed soon along with them.

Jamie squirted the girls all the way into the Uber that came to get them, unrepentant.

“Sorry, Vi. It was his idea,” Kaz said as he turned off the sprinklers. Jamie preened with pride as he finally lowered the hose. 

Violet opened her mouth to shout at Jamie, only nothing came out.

                                                                                 The next morning, the news would showcase four more murders. All of them girls who had been at Violet’s party and had left when the boys came to sleep at Priscilla’s. All with their hearts carved out. Never to wake up again.

Janet Wilson. Danika Rogers. Aimee Williams. Priscilla Princely. 

OOC //

Direct Interact To Post?: No Tags: @violet-matthews , @kazcaldwell , @devilsward Other Parts: 1, 2 , 3, 4 Admin Notes: Violet’s become a victim and four more teens are dead. RIP.

[bloody-trio]

"Oh, ma'am, you dropped this..!"👑

@idv-news-boi <33

[⑇⑇ ◯⌒◯ " Awww, thanks blondie! Such a sweetheart, hmm~"

[tyblackthorndefensesquad]

tyblackthorndefensesquad book recs!!

so uh qoaad doesn’t come out for months and i know i tend to go a bit insane if i don’t have anything to read so here are some of my Faves™ if you’re looking for something new! :) it’s hella long so i’ll put it below the cut

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

→ it's a romance book set in a fantasy world. Super gay, ft. Bohemian Rhapsody. If you want to understand me at all please read this book.

Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

→ Just some GAYS pulling off a HEIST because of CRIME and MONEY.

No but seriously it’s so good and there are bi, gay, and ace characters, fat badass characters, characters who have PTSD, characters who were victims of human trafficking, characters with superpowers, disabled characters (physically and mentally), and those are just in the Core 6. Please just read it.

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

→ “So uhh the good news is that you survived the plague that wiped out 99% of the population. The bad news is that the government REALLY wishes you didn’t.”

Superpowers and government corruption. It’s some Good Shit.

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

→ She’s a secret agent trying to destroy the government. He’s the son of the Gays In Charge™. They have superpowers. That’s all you need to know.

((some people are like “this book is really slow!!!” that just means u gotta read it faster))

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

→ There are 4 of them (Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter) so you’ll be set on books for a while. They’re all fairytales but set in the future and ft. cyborgs and aliens and badass women. What more could u possibly ask for.

The Diviners by Libba Bray

→ ghosts and superpowers set in the roaring 20s. It’s lit

U want rep???? Here in our main character squad we have gay characters, native american characters, black characters, jewish characters, immigrant characters, and like a billion multiracial relationships. There’s also a sapphic ace half chinese girl but she doesn’t really have a role until book 2

Oh yeah there are 3 of these out (and a 4th one is gonna be published soon) so have fun

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

→ lord of the flies but with pageant girls

Like the Diviners series, Beauty Queens has INSANE amounts of rep and also biting satirical commentary. It’s great.

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

→ what the fuck

I couldn’t explain this book if i tried

Please read it though

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

→ a coming of age story about a boy, a girl, and the boy who loved them both. It also just so happens to be set during the Bug Apocalypse™

This book is so fucking well written everything is connected it left me shook the entire time

All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

→ He has depression. She has depression. I have depression.

(my cousins and i are gonna take a road trip according to finches’ rules of wandering and it’s gonna be INCREDIBLE)

Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

→ a boy tries to have a relationship with his secret online boyfriend while some greasy dudebro blackmails him.

Also the movie is coming out soon

I read it in one (1) afternoon.

The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

→ the 18th century gay roadtrip you didn’t know you needed

no but seriously guys I took this out of the library, finished it in two days, and then promptly bought it. That’s how good it is.

As I Descended by Robin Talley

→ modern-day, supernatural, lesbian retelling of macbeth

i mean yeah it subscribes to the kill your gays stereotype, but that’s only because it’s a LITERAL RETELLING OF MACBETH I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE EXPECTING BETHANY

[shakespeareanqueer]

Avengers Stone Age (Epilogue)

Pairing: Peter Parker x reader

Series summary: What actually happened to the victims of Thanos’ snap?

Chapter summary: G accepts their punishment with grace.

Word count: 803 words (quick wrap-up!)

Series Masterlist | My Masterlist

Contents: Incarceration? Guilt. But honestly, I think it’s fluffy

A/N: And now the actual official end of the series. There’s a follow-up in the works that’s slightly abandoned, but if this ever picks up traction, I could be motivated to get back into it. Enjoy!

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Epilogue

Photo by Marco Chilese on Unsplash

G passed the next five years in a cell beneath the quantum-realm replica of the Avengers compound. By the time Peter made his first visit the very next day after the incident, Loki had already vanished. Their pageant had proven that there were no bars, no glass, nothing at all that could contain him as long as he could exert his will. Peter knew the same was true of G; the reinforced, bullet-proof glass that separated them from the ‘infinite stretch of possibility,’ as they had called it, might as well have been paper. Nothing but true shame and pure atonement held them there, but that was more than enough.

G constantly wondered how many casualties had been the result of their unforgivable tirade. How many people were standing in the wrong place at the wrong time and fell into a pit of fire or boiling water? How many people had a building come crashing down on their heads, or a tree? Their cruel efforts had spanned the entire universe, or at least as much as had been reconstructed by then, so it was easy for G to convince themself that the death toll must be in the thousands at the very least. They never had the courage to ask, nor did they think those numbers were able to be compiled in any case.

They had been a warrior and a superhero, so they had of course extinguished life before, but through all their centuries, they had lived by one rule: spare the innocent. Not simply spare, but fiercely protect those who did not deserve to have violence wreaked upon them. This had been impressed on them by everyone they had ever loved, who had ever cared for them. Queen Frigga, the leaders in the Valkyrie who had helped to raise them, their pseudo-mother on Earth Mrs. Morales. They had violated that strict code of conduct and betrayed everyone they loved, everyone who had ever trusted them. Guilt wracked through them every minute of every day.

Peter made many visits, and though G refused to exercise their own power, they helped him train until he was able to conjure just about anything all on his own. Most of what he used it for was to bring any small amount of pleasure to his cherished prisoner. He would summon their favorite foods, games, books; everything they were too contrite to admit they craved.

It didn’t take long for for Peter to convince Fury to let him enter G’s cell, which he did as easily as they could get out, and they spent long days together, much of that time spent cuddling in each other’s arms. Peter had eventually summoned so many items, including a plush bed, as to make G’s holding cell comparably comfortable to his suite upstairs.

They urged him to expand his horizons, travel the universe his eyes had newly been opened to before his ‘death,’ and take advantage of his freedom, his agency. He did, mostly to appease them, at first. Strange helped him find May and his friends, who had indeed been dusted along with him. He spent time with them, and journeyed further also. He did find himself enraptured in his travels, excitedly recounting his adventures on distant planets to G upon his return, which was always relatively swift.

On one particular occasion he begged G to come with him, whispering the confession of a truth they had both known since the beginning but neither had ever dared to articulate: that they had the power to free themself. They had only looked at him with sad eyes, shook their head, and pressed a kiss to the top of his head before bidding him bon voyage on his upcoming escapade.

Though they weren’t scratching tallies on the cell wall to track their time in captivity, they woke up one morning with an aching sense of peace that let them know with piercing clarity that their sentence was drawing to a close. Peter was either on one of his personal travels or executing some super-hero business, so G spent what they could feel in their bones was their last incarcerated day re-reading one of their favorite Midgardian novels and fiddling with the vibranium pendant that never left their neck. It was in the shape of the spider insignia on Peter’s suits, similar to the one on theirs and Miles’ as well. He had designed it for them and constructed it the old-fashioned way (that is to say, not by conjuring). Peter returned to the compound but did not get the chance to visit them one last time in their cell before G felt the echoing serenity encroach further and further upon them. When they finally felt it cascade over them like a wave, they smiled.

[pageantcast]

PageantCast Mail Bag: 06/13/19

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PageantCast Mail Bag: 06/13/19

We know no one uses mail anymore, but here in the mailbag we put a selection of Instagram posts, Facebook posts and Twitter posts that we’ve been tagged in.

Here’s this week’s selection:

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Client spotlight on this brown-eyed beauty, @mnvoteenredrock, who is getting ready to rock the Miss Nevada Outstanding Teen stage in a few weeks. @alexa_fahd has been working her platform, “Partners With Paws,” encouraging pet adoption, and running stories in her YouTube channel about people who use service animals and how our furry friends also protect us as K-9 dogs. I’ve known Alexa for 3 year and am amazed at her kindness, strength, and dedication to whatever she sets her mind too. It’s been my pleasure helping Alexa with her pageant journey. Best of luck beautiful @missnevadamao #partnerswithpaws #pageantry #pageantcoach #motivated #missamerica #driven #bossbabe

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Congratulations to our Bling Girl @rcmarks13 on winning @mrsilamerica!!! She rocked @sparklestudiollc red crystal layered earrings like a QUEEN! 👑 #statementjewelry #goblingyourself #pageantearrings #jewelry #sparkle #winner #queen #mrs #pageant #bossbabe

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Blessed to make a difference with the survivors and victims of HumanTrafficking…. helping raise funds through my Auctions and giving back with love & hope… #stophumantrafficking #humansextrafficking #humantrafficking #love #hope #survivor #victims #helpingothers #helpingvictims #closetdigger #closetdiggers #mrslatinausa2019 @pageantrymagazine @pageantcast @pageantplanet @blackgirldownproject @2nd_chance_saves_lives

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Client spotlight on the joyful beauty, @tamaraleev. I’ve had the pleasure of working with this blonde beauty in helping her to get ready to walk the Mrs. Nevada America stage in a few weeks. Tamara’s platform, “Project My Joy,” where she continues to remind everyone to find joy in the day. It’s my pleasure getting to be a part of Tamara’s pageant journey. Best of luck beautiful! #projectmyjoy #pageantry #pageantcoach #motivated #yourtomorrowstartstoday #driven #bossbabe

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Client spotlight on this muse so pretty you just have to do a double take, @mrscarsoncity2019. Amy will grace the Mrs. Nevada America stage on June 23rd and is bringing attention to the fight against that horrible disease; “Pancreatic Cancer.” Amy has worked tirelessly to raise funds, educate, and provide hope for those fighting a cancer that has such devastating results. It’s been my pleasure to work with Amy as she prepares in her pageant journey towards Mrs. Nevada. Best of luck beautiful! #queenteam #pageantcoach #pageantry #pancreaticcancer #fightingthegoodfight #motivated #brainsandbeauty

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Client spotlight on the stunning beauty @trinityraya_6. Trinity will grace the Miss Nevada For America stage in a few short week as she brings her passion for taking care of our future generations with her platform, “Starting With The Littles.” This young woman exemplifies that brains and beauty can come in one package; with a generous heart. It’s my honor to share in your dreams Trinity. Best of luck! #queenteam #pageantcoach #pageantry #startingwiththelittles #motivated #brainsandbeauty

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2018-03-11 18 NEWS now

NEWS

Associated Press

China makes historic move to allow Xi to rule indefinitely

China minister says trade war with US would be 'disaster'

Shooter saw vets program as path to heal after deployment

Trump: Voters must support GOP in Pittsburgh-area House race

Critics across partisan divide assail Florida's new gun law

BBC News

The people trying to stop celebratory shooting

Transgender beauty queen's plea for equality after pageant

Week-old baby western lowland gorilla in Congo

ICYMI: Rhinos, robots and tattoos

Jade Hameister: Silencing sexists in a -50C wind chill

Chicago Tribune

2 shot dead at Southwest Side auto shop; 4 others wounded in city shootings

Relieved that strike is over, U. of I. grad workers overwhelmingly approve proposed contract

Hundreds attend funeral for Bellwood cop, wife slain at Central Michigan University dorm

Zion cop testifies that he saw a gun in Justus Howell's hand before fatal 2015 shooting

Give a civilian oversight board the power to remove police superintendent, set policy, community groups propose

LA Times

China lawmakers abolish presidential term limits, giving Xi Jinping indefinite rule

California's voter guide offers a reality check on Prop. 70: Most Democrats are against it

Fullerton pulls away from Irvine Big West Conference tournament final, earns tournament berth

Madison Keys falls victim to nerves and Danielle Collins at Paribas Open

Oscar Valdez overcomes brutal test with decision win over Scott Quigg

NPR News

Trump In Pennsylvania: I Need Rick Saccone To Help 'Keep America Great!'

An Indigenous Language Is Stayin' Alive In A Karaoke Contest

Conn. Governor Defends Likening The NRA To 'A Terrorist Organization'

Nun Involved In Katy Perry Convent Lawsuit Collapses And Dies In Court

Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks

New York Times

China’s Xi Wins Constitutional Backing for New Strongman Era

Op-Ed Columnist: Italy Has Dumped America. For Russia.

Man Arrested in Fatal Police Shooting After 15-Hour Standoff

Ending Term Limits for China’s Xi Is a Big Deal. Here’s Why.

‘Is There Anything More Fun Than a Trump Rally?’

ProPublica

Injured Nuclear Workers Finally Had Support. The Trump Administration Has Mothballed It.

We’ve Updated Our Campaign Widget to Better Help You Follow the Money

ProPublica Wins Five SABEW Awards for Business Journalism

The Trump Appointee Behind the Move to Add a Citizenship Question to the Census

Florida’s Governor Will Sign Bill Expanding Workers’ Comp Benefits for First Responders

Reddit News

Disneyland workers demonstrate at Walt Disney Co. meeting, demanding 'living wages'

Nun in property dispute with Katy Perry dies after collapsing in court

Jeff Sessions says prosecutors won't pursue "small marijuana cases"

Bend woman gets 21 years for drugging kids so she could go tanning, do CrossFit

State empolyees will join teachers in walkout if lawmakers can't approve $213 million in pay raises

Reuters

China allows Xi to remain president indefinitely

Trump says he rejected Mexico request about border wall

Trump unleashed at raucous rally for embattled Pennsylvania Republican

EU, Japan start push for exemptions from Trump tariffs

China says trade war with U.S. will only bring disaster to global economy

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Nation’s largest janitorial company faces new allegations of rape

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The Hate Report: How white supremacists recruit online

New documents about Jehovah’s Witnesses’ sex abuse begin to leak out

California is preparing to defend its waters from Trump order

The Altantic

West Virginia's Teachers Are Not Satisfied

This Average Joe Is the Most Quoted Man in News

The Unsinkable Benjamin Netanyahu?

Eric Garcetti Isn't Expecting Much From Washington

The Particular Horror of Church Shootings

The Guardian

Jason Isaacs: ‘I want to punch walls’

After losing his daughter, Florida father demands gun reform: 'I’m not going away'

Russell Tovey: ‘When I started having sex I panicked because I didn’t feel old enough’

Creating the ‘decadent twilight world’ of nightclubs

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The Independent

Black Panther roars past $1bn at the box office

Trump unscripted and unleashed at Pennsylvania rally in support of Republican in tight race for Congress

Donald Trump says US should consider giving drug dealers death penalty in Pennsylvania speech

Nun involved in legal dispute with Katy Perry over Los Angeles convent dies

Four out of five headteachers have been forced to cut back on teaching assistants due to lack of funds, says union

The Intercept

A Hidden Factor in Police Shootings of Black Americans: Decades of Housing Segregation

Congress Failed to Meet Donald Trump’s DACA Deadline, but These Dreamers Are Fighting On

Ivanka Trump Backed Flynn and Manafort. She Discussed Firing Comey. How Has She Evaded Mueller’s Investigation?

U.K. Rolls Out Red Carpet for Saudi Prince on Anniversary of U.S.-Saudi-U.K. Car Bombing That Killed 83 Civilians

Elizabeth Warren Says Democratic Votes for Wall Street This Week Are a “Stab in the Heart”

The Quartz

Putin on Russia’s US election interference: “I do not care”

The six sports of the Winter Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, and how they work

Tesla is seeking a valet mastermind to solve its office parking nightmare

“Black Panther” just became Marvel’s fifth $1 billion movie

China’s growing African footprint could lock the US out from its lone Africa base

Wall Street Journal

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Queenie McMason (Carolina) Character Questionnaire

1. What color is your character’s hair?

The color of spun gold.

2. What color are your character’s eyes?

Bright blue.

3. What color is your character’s skin?

Queenie has a light tan from hosting backyard parties, tubing, and doing all manner of wholesome Southern activities.

4. What special aesthetic characteristics does your character have?

Queenie has a six-inch scar on her stomach from a defensive wound she received early on in her “career” -- before she was an accomplished serial murderess. Because going to a hospital could have led to her being caught, she sutured the wound herself using a sewing needle and thread, pouring bourbon onto it as a makeshift antiseptic.

During beauty pageants, she covers the scar up with makeup.

5. Does your character have any piercings? Tattoos?

Queenie’s ears are pierced.

6. What’s the sexiest physical characteristic of your character?

Queenie is the, well, queen of sultry, eyelash-batting stares.

7. What’s the ugliest physical characteristic of your character?

Probably the aforementioned scar.

BONUS: What element of their appearance is your character most insecure about?

Queenie is pretty confident about her physical appearance -- she’s attractive and she knows it.

8. What does your character wear?

Queenie’s outfits are many and varied to suit the situation -- an evening gown for cotillion, a sundress for a backyard barbecue, a button-down and jeans for muddin’. The possibilities are endless!

9. When your character smiles, what does their smile look like?

Queenie’s smiles are dainty and sincere on first glance, but they never quite reach her cold, blue eyes.

10. What does your character’s laugh sound like?

Queenie’s laugh is more of an elegant titter most of the time; it becomes rather more maniacal when her true personality is revealed.

BONUS: What sort of things would make your character laugh?

Queenie fake-laughs at lots of things, but only genuinely laughs when she’s reveling in a devious and deadly scheme.

11. What is your character’s normal style of speech?

Queenie speaks in a soft and sultry sort of tone that always seems to have a note of self-amusement to it. When she’s on the hunt, her voice becomes noticeably more sinister.

BONUS: What are some memorable things your character has said that showcase their unique voice?

"I’m votin’ Hope -- and you just try and kill me.”

12. How does your character express/handle anger?

The maxim, “Revenge is a dish best served cold,” hasn’t applied to anyone better since Julius Caesar.

13. Does your character cry?

Queenie fake-cries often enough, especially when she’s won some competition or another, but she genuinely cries very rarely.

BONUS: What sorts of things would make them cry?

If something were to happen to Fujita, Queenie would be very upset.

14. How easy is it for other people to read your character’s emotions?

Queenie is pretty good at putting up a false front.

15. Is your character religious?

Queenie is an atheist who pretends to be a Southern Baptist.

16. How does your character view those of other faiths?

Queenie finds genuine religious belief to be rather foolish. After all, what kind of merciful and just God would create her?

17. What are your character’s core values?

Queenie believes that the end always justifies the means -- or at least she did in the beginning.

18. How willing is your character to fight for those values?

Queenie has committed murder, dozens of times, to prove her point.

19. What is your character’s favorite food?

Even though she is an accomplished and excellent cook of all kinds of fancy Southern cuisine, Queenie’s favorite comfort food is a hearty spoonful of pimento cheese slathered between two thickly-sliced hunks of bread.

20. What is your character’s favorite color?

Red.

21. What are your character’s sleeping preferences?

Queenie is one of those rare people who can wake up, fully-rested, after four hours of sleep.

BONUS: What position does your character typically sleep in?

Irrespective of how Queenie sleeps, she always looks graceful doing it.

22. What is your character’s sexual identity?

Queenie is cisgendered.

23. What are your character’s sexual preferences?

Queenie is bisexual, but outwardly, she pretends to be straight.

BONUS: What sexual experiences or choices does your character feel especially good or bad about?

Queenie once seduced a straight girl (good), but then she had to kill her to preserve her wholesome image (bad).

24. What type of music does your character like?

Queenie is fond of classical music.

BONUS: Does your character have a song that is “their song”?

Ravel’s La Valse.

25. What is your character’s birthday?

November 23rd -- the Thanksgiving Day of the year she was born.

BONUS: Does their astrological sign seem to fit them?

Queenie is a Sagittarius -- while this sign suits her outward personality rather well, it doesn’t suit her true self in the slightest.

26. What family structure did your character have growing up?

Queenie grew up in an upper-class home. She is the only child of two doting, caring parents.

27. How well did your character get along with their family?

Queenie has a lot of genuine affection for her parents, who both have no idea that she could be the encyclopedia entry for “bad seed”.

28. What is the worst thing your character has ever done?

Queenie has murdered literally dozens of people.

29. What is the best thing your character has ever done?

Queenie helped create a reality in which the American Tragedy never happened.

30. What is the most significant romantic encounter of your character’s past?

Queenie had a “boyfriend” for a good six months with whom she pretended to be very loving and affectionate for the sake of publicity, but she never actually had feelings for him. She broke things off when it became clear that the public’s interest in her relationship had waned, and she’d get more media coverage for being available. He was crushed.

31. Has your character ever been in love?

Yes, with Fujita.

32. Has your character ever been in lust?

Yes, with Fujita.

33. What is your character’s level of sexual experience?

In spite of her purity ring token, Queenie has about as much sexual experience as your average, warm-blooded American eighteen-year-old.

34. What is your character’s most embarrassing moment?

Being vigilante-murdered by Fujita.

35. What is your character’s biggest goal in life?

To succeed at whatever she wants, whatever the cost.

36. What does your character believe is their greatest virtue?

Even though much of her outward personality is fake, Queenie genuinely enjoys providing for others -- feeding them, making them comfortable, taking care of them.

37. What does your character believe is their greatest vice?

Even though Queenie is undoubtedly a serial murderer, and she absolutely enjoys serial murdering, she is cognizant of the fact that it’s wrong and is aware of the pain she’s caused multitudinous families. If she could push a button and rid herself of her compulsion to kill, she would.

38. What motivates your character most?

A desire to come out on top.

39. Is your character objective-oriented?

Absolutely. Everything Queenie does is carefully and meticulously planned out.

40. Would your character rather be a great person or a good person?

Queenie would rather be a great person than a good person.

41. Would your character rather be hated for being who they are or loved for pretending to be someone else?

Queenie would rather be loved for pretending to be someone else -- it is, after all, what she does every day.

42. Is your character an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert?

Queenie is very extroverted.

43. Is your character creatively expressive?

To a degree, yes. She doesn’t paint or write or compose music, but she does carefully consider how to plate and set out food when she makes dinner, she often sews her own clothes by hand, and she’s been decorating her parents’ plantation home since she knew what decorating was.

44. What’s your character’s disorder?

Queenie is a sociopath, but she’s awfully good at hiding it.

45. What is your character’s standard emotional state?

Outwardly, Queenie displays a myriad emotions, but inwardly, her brain is constantly in apex predator mode -- sizing people up, figuring out who she could overpower in a struggle, scanning the room for potential weapons, seeking out escape routes and places to hide if things go sour. When she’s alone with a potential victim, fighting the urge to make use of all those advantages and opportunities is very difficult.

46. Is your character materialistic?

Not especially. She covets attention more than material goods.

BONUS: What are some of your character’s prized possessions?

See above.

47. What is your character’s major learning style?

Queenie is sharp as a tack, and capable of learning via a variety of methods.

48. What question isn’t on this questionnaire that your character is just burning to answer?

Nothing is coming to mind right now. Maybe I’ll answer this one later!

49. I am a _________. How would your character complete that sentence?

“I am a belle.”

50. Life is an act of _________ing. What verb would your character use to complete that sentence?

“Life is an act of aggressively grasping at any opportunity that comes your way, sinking in your fangs, and never letting go -- just kidding! Ahaha. Want some biscuits? I just made ‘em.”