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Achilles goblet made of colourless glass with polychrome painting. Height 24.5 cm. 1st half of the 3rd century AD, was found at Richard-Wagner-Strasse 47, in 1991 in Cologne, Germany The color of the brilliant paint was as fresh as if it had just been applied. The scene painted on glass depicts the "unveiling" of Achilles on Skyros Island. Odysseus managed to find and expose Achilles, who was hidden among daughters of King Lycomedes on Skyros Island. He then took him to the war against Troy, where Achilles was no longer expected to have a peaceful marriage with Déidameia.
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I don't bring up politics and world events up on here very much, that isn't what this blog is about. This blog is for escapism from reality, but those who are not willing to speak out against brutality are complicit. And this is my largest platform.
Don't continue reading if you don't want to read about war and violence.
Regarding Israel and Palestine I have seen many inaccurate assumptions and outright lies.
1ST CLAIM: One claim I hear ad nauseum is that Gaza elected Hamas and therefore they deserve punishment.
Let's break this down.
A. Hamas was elected around 2006. 17 years ago. They have not allowed elections since.
B. Roughly half of the Gazan population are under 18. This means half the population wasn't born during the last election. This means that of the Gazans who were alive many were too young to vote.
C. Hamas won by a 45 percent plurality, not a majority. This means that less than half of the Gazan who did vote did so for Hamas.
So taking these facts together we can conclude that only a fraction of a fraction of Gazans alive today elected Hamas.
In fact Netanyahu was happy to fund and prop up Hamas because doing so meant dividing Palestinians between the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza. So Netanyahu is more to blame for Hamas than Palestinians are.
2ND CLAIM: Another thing I hear a lot is that this conflict and all of the casualties are the fault of Hamas. Let me be clear, I do not support Hamas or the October 7th attack that ended up with a civilian casualty rate of around 50 percent, but that one attack doesn't exist alone or without context and nuance as many on the pro-Israel side would have people believe.
No, that attack was one incident in a line of many. Starting with the brutal apartheid, displacement, and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Israel.
A slow motion genocide taking place over the course of many decades.
Let's look at some events leading up to and then following Oct. 7th.
It starts with the beginning of Israel. Even the often recited phrase "a land without people for a people without land" erases the existence of native people who had lived there for centuries.
In 1948 you have The Nakba. A mass displacement of Palestinians as Israel took their land. This flew in the face of the UN partition plan, after The Nakba Israel controlled 78 percent of the land, 25 percent more than the UN plan.
This trend of land theft has only continued.
Let's fast forward to more recent events.
2018-2019 The Great March of Return: For over a year there were peaceful marches protesting the Gaza border, this resulted in Israeli forces killing over 220 peaceful Palestinian protesters.
In 2019 Netanyahu admitted support for Hamas to prevent a 2 state solution.
In 2022 journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was targeted and killed by Israeli forces. Israeli forces also attacked her funeral.
Note that during this entire time Palestinians are arrested, even children, and kept in indefinite detention without trial.
In 2023 we then have the October 7th attack. But as you are now aware this isn't where the conflict started.
And clearly not where it has ended.
3RD CLAIM: And that brings us to the 3rd and most blatantly bullshit lie you will here on repeat. The notion that Israel only targets Hamas.
More UN workers have been killed in a 2 month period than have died in any other war since the UN's formation. Over 130.
If they were targeting Hamas then why have so many UN buildings, refugee camps, and hospitals been bombed?
If there goal wasn't civilians then why do civilians make up the majority of the casualities?
Why the medieval style siege/blockade that has caused hospitals to lose fuel and medicine and civilians to go hungry and thirsty?
Why parade civilians around in their underwear? Why laugh and cheer as a UN school is exploded?
Why leave babies in the NICU and force the hospital staff to leave with the promise an ambulance would be provided for the babies only for people to return once the IDF left and find the baby corpses rotting because the ambulance was never provided?
We can even leave Gaza to prove this is not about Hamas. Hamas does not lead the West Bank. And yet Palestinians there are being murdered and arrested at increased rates, their homes stolen by illegal settlers.
Israel officials have called this the Gaza Nakba, they have claimed they will make Gaza inhospitable, they have claimed there are no civilians in Gaza.
Netanyahu has said to remember Amalek.
What is Amalek? Amalek refers to Israels enemy in the bible. This phrase specifically, "Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys"
Israel wants to steal the little land the Palestinians have left. Even now they are herded and concentrated into ever smaller camps with no resources.
Idk what we can do about the situation. This post seems silly for all the good it will do. But maybe it will open the eyes of a couple people. I think that would make it worth it.
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Pink is for Boys
"Pink or Blue? Which is intended for boys and which for girls? This question comes from one of our readers this month, and the discussion may be of interest to others. There has been a great diversity of opinion on this subject, but the generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl." ~ The Infants' Department, June 1918
[Left: The Blue Boy, oil on canvas, c. 1770, by Thomas Gainsborough.
Right: The Pink Boy, oil on canvas, c. 1782, by Thomas Gainsborough.]
Pink is for girls and blue is for boys. But it hasn't always been this way. Colour coding infants as a way of denoting gender was popular in 20th century America. The problem? Pink and blue? Which is for boys and which is for girls?
In 1927 TIME Magazine asked ten of the "leading stores that sell baby equipment" which colour was for which gender. Four stores responded pink for girls and blue for boys; Macy's (Manhattan), Franklin Simon (Manhattan), Wanamaker's (Philadelphia) and Bullock's (Los Angeles). Five stores responded pink for boys and blue for girls; Best's (Manhattan), Marshall Field's (Chicago), Filene's (Boston), Maison Blanche (New Orleans) and The White House (San Francisco). Curiously Halle's (Cleveland) responded that pink was for both boys and girls.
This debate would continue and it wasn't until mid-20th century that pink for girls and blue for boys became firmly cemented in western culture.
However the idea of colour coding infants dates back to the 19th century. According to La cour de Hollande sous le règne de Louis Bonaparte in 1808 in Holland pink was used to announce the birth of a girl and blue a boy. In March 1856 Peterson's Magazine (Philadelphia, USA) advises that the ribbon on a christening cap should be blue for a boy and pink for a girl. On the 23rd of July 1893 the New York Times writes that for baby clothes it's "pink for a boy and blue for a girl!"
[The Oddie Children, oil on canvas, c. 1789, by William Beechey, via North Carolina Museum of Art.]
During the latter half of the 18th century one of the most popular outfits for young children, regardless of gender, was a white dress with a coloured sash tied around the waist. Pink and blue being the most popular colours, although other colours were worn as well. It would be tempting to assume that the colour of the sash indicated gender but there isn't clear evidence that this was the case. The Oddie Children (above) depicts Sarah, Henry, Catherine, and Jane Oddie. The three girls are all wearing white dresses; two with a blue sash one with a pink sash. We also see Henry Russell (bellow left) wearing a blue sash and Prince William (bellow right) wearing a pink sash.
[Left: Anne Barbara Russell née Whitworth with her son Sir Henry Russell, oil on canvas, c. 1786, by George Romney, via Woolley & Wallis.
Right: Prince William, oil on canvas, c. 1767, by Allan Ramsay, via the Royal Collection Trust.]
Pink was just one of the many colours popular in 18th century English womenswear and seems to have stayed popular throughout the century. On the 3rd of January 1712 The Spectator published an article in which a man recalls seeing "a little Cluster of Women sitting together in the prettiest coloured Hoods that I ever saw. One of them was Blew, another Yellow, and another Philomot; the fourth was of a Pink Colour, and the fifth of a pale Green". On the 1st of May 1736 the Read's Weekly Journal, or British Gazetteer reports that the ladies attending the royal wedding wore gowns of "Gold stuffs, or rich Silks with Gold or Silver Flowers, or Pink or White Silks, with either Gold or Silver Netts or Trimmings;" shoes either "Pink, White or Green Silk, with Gold or Silver Lace and braid all over." On the 24th of May 1785 Charles Storer writes to Abigail Adams advising that fashionable colours in English court dress are "pink, lilac, and blue" such "as is worn at Versailles".
[Left: Frances, Daughter of Evelyn Pierpont, 1st Duke of Kingston, oil on canvas, c. 1700-23, by Godfrey Kneller, via Art UK.
Middle: Mrs. Abington as Miss Prue in "Love for Love" by William Congreve, oil on canvas, c. 1771, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, via Yale Center for British Art.
Right: Mary Little, later Lady Carr, oil on canvas, c. 1765, by Thomas Gainsborough, via Yale Center for British Art.]
In particular pink was popular amongst young women as the colour was associated with youth. Older women who wore pink were mocked as vain for dressing in a way that was seen as improper for their age. On the 31st of January 1754 Lady Jane Coke writes to Mrs. Eyre criticising old women who wear pink:
As for fashions in dress, which you sometimes inquire after, they are too various to describe. One thing is new, which is, there is not such a thing as a decent old woman left, everybody curls their hair, shews their neck, and wears pink, but your humble servant. People who have covered their heads for forty years now leave off their caps and think it becomes them, in short we try to out-do our patterns, the French, in every ridiculous vanity.
[Folly Embellishing Old Age With the Adornments of Youth, oil on canvas, c. 1743, by Charles-Antoine Coypel, via Master Art.]
For Englishmen acceptable clothing way much more limited. In A Foreign View of England in the Reigns of George I & George II Monsieur César de Saussure writes that Englishmen "do not trouble themselves about dress, but leave that to their womenfolk". He explains:
Englishmen are usually very plainly dressed, they scarcely ever wear gold on their clothes; they wear little coats called "frocks," without facings and without pleats, with a short cape above. Almost all wear small, round wigs, plain hats, and carry canes in their hands, but no swords. Their cloth and linen are of the best and finest. You will see rich merchants and gentlemen thus dressed, and sometimes even noblemen of high rank, especially in the morning, walking through the filthy and muddy streets.
César de Saussure warns that "a well-dressed person in the streets, especially if he is wearing a braided coat, a plume in his hat, or his hair tied in a bow, he will, without doubt, be called "French dog" twenty times perhaps before he reaches his destination" and is not only at risk of "being jeered at" but also "being bespattered with mud, but as likely as not dead dogs and cats will be thrown at him."
[Reverend Charles Everard Booth, Captain Griffith Booth, and an Unidentified Man playing Billiards, oil on canvas, c. 1775-9, by John Hamilton Mortimer, via the Royal Collection Trust.]
For Englishmen dressing "plainly" mostly meant wearing blacks and browns. In his book on macaroni, Pretty Gentleman, Peter McNeil found that in contrast most English menswear that he describes as generally consisting of "monochrome broadcloth" macaroni wore a variety of colours including green, orange, yellow, violet, red, white, blue, gold, silver and of course pink.
But it's not just the macaroni of the 1770s & 1780s that wore pink. We see pink in descriptions of feminine men's dress (both real and fictional) throughout the 18th century.
On the 2nd of June 1722 Sarah Osborn writes to Robert Byng:
I believe the gentlemen will wear petticoats very soon, for many of their coats were like our mantuas. Lord Essex had a silver tissue coat, and pink color lutestring waistcoat, and several had pink color and pale blue paduasoy coats, which looked prodigiously effeminate.
On the 18th of October 1729 the Universal Spectator and Weekly Journal published a story where an "effeminate" man's clothes were described as follows:
He had a flower'd pink-colour Silk Coat, with a Green-Sattin Waistcoat lac'd with Silver. Velvet Breeches, Clock'd Stockings the Colour of his Coat, Red-heel'd Pumps, a Blue Ribbon at the Collar of his Shirt, and his Sword-Hilt he embrac'd under the Elbow of his Left Arm,
[Sir Miles Stapylton, 4th Bt of Myton, oil on canvas, c. 1730-35, via Art UK.]
In The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748) the effeminate (and queer coded) Captain Whiffle is described as follows:
our new commander came on board in a ten-oared barge, overshadowed with a vast umbrella, and appeared in everything the reverse of Oakum, being a tall, thin young man, dressed in this manner: a white hat, garnished with a red feather, adorned his head, from whence his hair flowed upon his shoulders, in ringlets tied behind with a ribbon. His coat, consisting of pink-coloured silk, lined with white, by the elegance of the cut retired backward, as it were, to discover a white satin waistcoat embroidered with gold, unbuttoned at the upper part to display a brooch set with garnets, that glittered in the breast of his shirt, which was of the finest cambric, edged with right Mechlin: the knees of his crimson velvet breeches scarce descended so low as to meet his silk stockings, which rose without spot or wrinkle on his meagre legs, from shoes of blue Meroquin, studded with diamond buckles that flamed forth rivals to the sun! A steel-hilted sword, inlaid with gold, and decked with a knot of ribbon which fell down in a rich tassel, equipped his side; and an amber-headed cane hung dangling from his wrist. But the most remarkable parts of his furniture were, a mask on his face, and white gloves on his hands, which did not seem to be put on with an intention to be pulled off occasionally, but were fixed with a curious ring on the little finger of each hand.
[Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount Irwin and His Wife Anne, oil on canvas, c. 1745, by Philippe Mercier, via Art UK.]
On the 28th of July 1780 the London Courant reports:
A few days ago, a Macaroni made his appearance in the Assembly-room at Whitehaven, in the Following dress: a mixed silk coat, pink sattin waistcoat and breeches, covered with an elegant silver nett, white silk stockings with pink clocks, pink sattin shoes and large pearl buckles, a mushroom coloured stock, covered with a fine point lace; his hair dressed remarkably high, and stuck full of pearl pins.
On the 6th of August 1792 The Weekly Entertainer published Sketches and Portraits form the Life by Simon Tueopnrastus which included the following description:
Mercator was a youth of some genius and expectation, but by a strange perverseness of disposition, notwithstanding the extreme natural stiffness of his limbs, he had acquired an early attachment to the most finical and effeminate finery; so that, while yet a boy, he would exhaust every expedient of a fertile invention to procure a laced waistcoat, or the most foppish toy; would dangle a watch-string, with brass seals, from each fob, at a time when the frugal care of his parents would not permit him to wear a watch in either; and would strut in a fine pair of second-hand pink silk breeches, and a light blue coat, with all the formal dignity of—a soldier upon the parade.
[Left: Thomas King in "The Clandestine Marriage", oil on canvas, c. 1792, by Samuel De Wilde, via Yale Center for British Art.
Right: Edward Payne, oil on canvas, by Arthur Devis, via Art UK.]
While pink is mentioned in these descriptions of feminine men's dress it's not singled out as the girl colour the way pink would become in the 20th century. I would argue pink is seen as effeminate not because pink is a uniquely feminine colour but because it was used in fashionable dress. In 18th century England being interested in fashion was seen as an frivolous female trait. Men who showed too much interest in fashion were mocked and ridiculed for their gender nonconformity. "A Man must sink below the Dignity of his Nature, before he can suffer his Thoughts to be taken up on so trivial an Affair, as the Chosing, Suiting, and Adjusting the Adornments of his Person," complains a letter published on the 8th of May 1731 in Read's Weekly Journal, or British Gazetteer:
Decency of Garb ought inviolably to be preserved; nor can there be possibly an Excuse for Dressing like a Merry-Andrew: Rich and coloured Silks are in themselves effeminate, and unbecoming a Man; as are, in short, all Things that discover Dress to have been his Study 'Tis in vain for a Fop of Quality, to think his Title will protect him.
[Left: Madame de Pompadour (detail), oil on canvas, c. 1756, by François Boucher, via Alte Pinakothek.
Right: Elizabeth Wrottesley, later Duchess of Grafton, oil on canvas, c. 1764-5, by Thomas Gainsborough, via National Gallery of Victoria.]
English fashion was highly influenced by French fashion. A popular colour scheme in French fashion was green and pink. A famous example of this colour pairing can be seen in François Boucher's portrait of Madame de Pompadour (above left), she is depicted in a green gown with pink bows and flowers. You can see and example of how this style inspired English fashion in Thomas Gainsborough's portrait of Elizabeth Wrottesley (above right), who is depicted in a green gown with a floral pattern adorned with pink, white and green striped bows.
[Left: Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh, oil on canvas, c. 1776, by Pompeo Batoni, via Wikimedia.
Right: Francis Lind, oil on canvas, c. 1775, by George Romney, via Mackinnon Fine Art.]
Fashionable Englishmen were also inspired by these French designs. Horace Walpole refers to the popularity of the colour combination writing to Lady Ossory on the 19th of February 1774 "If I went to Almack's and decked out my wrinkles in pink and green like Lord Harrington, I might still be in vogue". Almack's is referring to Almack's Assembly Rooms on Pall Mall which is believed to be the inspiration for the Macaroni Club. (see Pretty Gentleman by Petter McNeil p52-55) In a letter to Lord Harcourt on the 27th of July 1773 Walpole writes of "Macaronis lolling out of windows at Almack's like carpets to be dusted."
[Left: Detail of Stephen Fox from The Hervey Conversation Piece, oil on canvas, c. 1738-40, by William Hogarth, via Fairfax House.
Middle: Sir William Jones, oil on canvas, c. 1769, by Francis Cotes, via Art UK.
Right: Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on canvas, by George Romney.]
Men who wore green seem to have been just as much, if not more, at risk of being ridiculed, or even assaulted, for the colour of their clothes as those who wore pink. In Pierre Jean Grosley's A Tour to London (originally published 1772) he recalls traveling with a young English surgeon who was harassed by Londoners due to his green French frock coat:
At the first visit which he paid me in London, he informed me, that, a few days after his arrival, happening to take a walk thro' the fields on the Surry side of the Thames, dressed in a little green frock, which he had brought from Paris, he was attacked by three of those gentlemen of the mobility, who, taking him for a Frenchman, not only abused him with the foulest language, but gave him two or three slaps on the face: "Luckily, added he in French, I did not return their ill language; for, if I had, they would certainly have thrown me into the Thames, as they assured me they would, as soon as they perceived I was an Englishman, if I ever happened to come in their way again, in my Paris dress."
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Here's an interesting question: why has western feminism failed so much at achieving gender equality in STEM careers, meanwhile Iran and many other Muslim countries that are considered to be repressive to women's rights have been so successful at it?
Communist countries of the 20th century were also very successful at getting women into STEM careers, which is why even to this day, after the fall of communism in those countries, roughly half of scientists in Russia and Eastern European countries are women, so this isn't just a Muslim thing. It seems that liberal feminism has failed at getting women into STEM careers, especially in areas like engineering which is a total sausage fest.
Also, this is a good counterpoint to the Jordan Peterson/James Damore argument of women supposedly just being innately less interested in STEM careers because of their biology or whatever.
Clearly that's not the case since many countries around the world have already achieved gender equality in STEM careers, so this is really just a failure of the liberal west, not a result of women's innate biology like the Jordan Petersons and James Damores of the world suggest.
Sources:
1st slide: https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyguttman/
2015/12/09/set-to-take-over-tech-70-of-irans-science-and-engineering-students-are-women/? sh=69f2111f44de
2nd-3rd slides: https://qz.com/1223067/iran-and-saudi-arabia-lead-when-it-comes-to-women-in-science#:~:text=The%20West%20is%20way%20behind, Science%20like%20a%20girl.&text=In%20|ran %2C%20nearly%2070%25%20of,than%20in%20an y%20other%20country.
4th slide: https://thehill.com/changing-america/ opinion/481684-how-iranian-immigrants-can-be-role-models-for-diversity-in-stem/amp/
https://thehill.com/changing-america/
#social justice#current events#human rights#iran#stand with iran#feminism#Feminist#west bank#middle east#political#political posting#politics#women’s rights#iran politics#iran women#stemblr#women in stem#stem#stem academia#stem studyblr#stemeducation#science#science tumblr#science side of tumblr#important#free palestine#gaza#free gaza#palestine#gaza strip
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On 5th April 1820 government forces defeated Radical weavers at what became known as the Battle of Bonnymuir.
The ‘Radical Rising’ or ‘Radical War’ of 1820, also known as the Scottish Insurrection of 1820, was a week of strikes and unrest in Scotland that culminated in the trial of a number of ‘radicals’ for the crime of treason. It was the last armed uprising on Scottish soil, with the intent of establishing a radical republic.
Based in Central Scotland, artisan workers (such as weavers, shoemakers, blacksmiths), initiated a series of strikes and social unrest during the first week of April 1820. This pushed for government reform, in response to the economic depression. The Rising was quickly, and violently, quashed, and the subsequent trials took place in Scotland from July to August 1820.
The events of the Rising followed years of economic recession after the end of the Napoleonic Wars and considerable revolutionary instability on the European continent. As the economic situation worsened for many workers, societies sprung up across the country which espoused radical ideas for fundamental change.
In the early nineteenth century, Scottish politics offered power to very few people. Councillors on the Royal Burghs at this time were not elected to their position, rich landowners controlled county government and there were fewer than 3,000 parliamentary voters in the whole of Scotland, hardly a democracy.
It was recognised that the key to change was electoral reform, and the events of the American Revolution of 1776 and French Revolution of 1789 helped to promote these ideas. Radical reformers began to seek the universal franchise (for men), annual parliaments, and the repeal of the Act of Union of 1707.
Between 1st and 8th April 1820, across central Scotland, some works stopped, particularly in weaving communities, and radicals attempted to fulfil a call to rise. Several disturbances occurred across the country, perhaps the worst of which were the events at Bonnymuir, Stirlingshire, where a group of about 50 radicals clashed with a patrol of around 30 soldiers, while Bonnymuir is the most famous, or should I say infamous of the events during this period, it was by no means the only “uprising”
On Monday April 3rd a strike took force across a wide area of Scotland including Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, with an estimated total of around 60,000 stopping work.
Reports were made of men carrying out military drill in Glasgow while foundries and forges had been raided, and iron files and dyer's poles taken to make pikes. In Kilbarchan soldiers found men making pikes, in Stewarton around 60 strikers was dispersed, in Balfron around 200 men had assembled for some sort of action. Pikes, gunpowder and weapons called "wasps" (a sort of javelin) and "clegs" (a barbed shuttlecock to throw at horses) were offered for sale.
In Glasgow John Craig led around 30 men to make for the Carron Company ironworks in Falkirk, telling them that weapons would be there for the taking, but the group were scattered when intercepted by a police patrol. Craig was caught, brought before a magistrate and fined, but the magistrate paid his fine for him.
Rumours spread that England was in arms for the cause of reform and that an army was mustering at Campsie commanded by Marshal MacDonald, a Marshal of France and son of a Jacobite refugee family, to join forces with 50,000 French soldiers at Cathkin Braes under Kinloch, the fugitive "Radical laird" from Dundee.
Government troops were ready in Glasgow, including the Rifle Brigade, the 83rd Regiment of Foot, the 7th and 10th Hussars and Samuel Hunter's Glasgow Sharpshooters. In the evening 300 radicals briefly skirmished with a party "of cavalry", but no one came to harm.
The next day, Tuesday April 4th, Duncan Turner assembled around 60 men to march to Carron, while he carried out organising work elsewhere. Half the group dropped out, however the remaining twenty five, persuaded that they would pick up support along the way, set out under the leadership of Andrew Hardie. They arrived in Condorrat, which was on the way to Carron, at 5am on April 5th. Waiting for them was John Baird who had expected a small army, not this bedraggled and soaking wet group. He was persuaded to continue the March to Carron by John King, who would himself go ahead and gather supporters. King would go to find supporters at Camelon while Baird and Hardie were to leave the road and wait at Bonnymuir.
What the leaders didn’t know is that the Government had placed spies and agitators among the crowds and they were lured to the confrontation with well-armed, trained soldiers on Bonnymuir,
The authorities at Kilsyth and Stirling Castle had however been alerted and Sixteen Hussars and sixteen Yeomanry troopers had been ordered on 4 April to leave Perth and go to protect Carron. They left the road at Bonnybridge early on April 5th and made straight for the slopes of Bonnymuir. As the newspapers subsequently reported:
"On observing this force the radicals cheered and advanced to a wall over which they commenced firing at the military. Some shots were then fired by the soldiers in return, and after some time the cavalry got through an opening in the wall and attacked the party who resisted till overpowered by the troops who succeeded in taking nineteen of them prisoners, who are lodged in Stirling Castle. Four of the radicals were wounded".
The Glasgow Herald mocked the small number of radicals encountered, but worried that "the conspiracy appears to be more extensive than almost anyone imagined... radical principles are too widely spread and too deeply rooted to vanish without some explosion and the sooner it takes place the better."
The end of the Rising
On the afternoon of April 5th, before news of the Bonnymuir fighting got out, Lees sent a message asking the radicals of Strathaven to meet up with the "Radical laird" Kinloch's large force at Cathkin. The next morning a small force of 25 men followed the instructions and left at 7 a.m. to march there. Among them was the experienced elderly Radical James Wilson who is claimed to have had a banner reading "Scotland Free or a Desart"
At East Kilbride they were warned of an army ambush, and Wilson, suspecting treachery, returned to Strathaven. The others bypassed the ambush and reached Cathkin, but as there was no sign of the promised army they dispersed. Ten of them were identified and caught, and by nightfall on April 7th; they were jailed at Hamilton.
I’ll leave things there for the moment, the aftermath will be told in further posts, one in a few days, and more as the ringleaders were made examples of as they were tried for their parts in the events.
The large memorial stone to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bonnymuir was unveiled in April 2021.
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Tenmaku no Jadoogar: A Witch’s Life in Mongol - 天幕のジャードゥーガル
HISTORICAL, DRAMA
Tenmaku no Jadoogar: A Witch's Life in Mongol by Tomato Soup
(1 volume, ongoing)
JP only. Hopefully, it gets licensed! Please hire me to translate this, publishing companies. The first 5 chapters are up for free in JP here.
Links to my other manga posts here
An Irani girl named Fatima who’s a captive of the Mongol Empire and uses her education to her advantage???
Hello, my name is Fatimah, I’m half Irani, and it’s finally my time >:)
I hope you guys are ready for history and cultural lessons! I worked really hard on this post and she’s a long one... I literally just came back from an Iran trip and got some books, took pictures, and consulted people who know more than me for this post (the trip wasn't for the post, that was a coincidence lolllll).
This series won first place in the オンナ編 (Female Category) for the このマンガがすごい!2023 / Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2023 / “This Manga is Amazing! 2023″. I’ve talked about the Male Category’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners. Check the links if you’re interested :)
This post will be broken up into the following sections - What's It About? - Some Background - Representation - My Localization Choices - Story - Art - Culture Time! - Let's Talk Religion - The First Word From God, "Read".
Enjoy!
What's It About?
I usually don't like to go into plot details too much so you can discover the story for yourself. But since it isn't currently accessible in English at all, I figured I’d summarize the first chapter so you at least know what it’s about. Then I’ll summarize the rest of the chapters in a spoiler section for those who are interested. That way, we can all be informed enough to discuss it. I might touch on themes or other things outside the first chapter in the discussion, but I’ll try to do it in a way that doesn’t spoil for those of you who want to wait and read it for yourselves.
Chapter 1
We kick off with a rather poetic reference to scholars using geometry to measure the earth and the idea of trying to quantify fate. In 13th-century Iran/Persia, in the city of Tous, we meet a family looking for a domestic worker. The family is a woman, Fatima, who is newly widowed, her son, Mohamed, and her brother. A slave trader offers her some options, but they are rather pricey. So he suggests she take a little girl, Sitara, for a heavily discounted price. The slave trader asks Fatima to educate Sitara since they are a scholarly family, so she does.
However, Sitara plays dumb to ensure her value as a slave stays low. That way, no one would bother taking her to faraway lands to sell her for higher prices as she wants to stay close to her home to try and go back. Sitara tries to sneak out and runs into Mohamed, who talks to her about why he thinks learning is so great. He inspires her to pursue an education so she can have the tools to handle whatever life throws at her. Mohamed wants to travel and learn from others to find the "truth" for himself. He promises Sitara that he'll write letters to her and his mother, which further inspires her to learn to read.
The chapter ends with Mohamed leaving Tous, and the narrator tells us it was the last time Mohamed and Sitara ever saw each other.
Chapters 2-5
I'm going to speed through the rest now that we got the setup out of the way.
***SPOILERS FOR CHAPTERS 2-5***
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8 years have passed since Mohamed left and Sitara has been pursuing an education under the direction of Fatima and her brother. While the Tous army is investigating strange activity near their borders, Fatima shows Sitara some things her late husband left behind such as books and astrology tools.
As the Mongols are closing in on Tous, Fatima and Sitara hunker down in a cellar to wait the threat out. Unfortunately, they're found, and one of the Mongol princes takes a book that belonged to Fatima's late husband. Sitara tries to stand up to him, causing her to be attacked. Fatima takes the blow, saying, "Don't touch my daughter," before passing away.
Tous is razed to the ground, and its citizens killed or driven out and forced to march to the Mongol camp. Sitara finds out that the city of Neyshabur, the city Mohamed is studying at, was also attacked. His whereabouts are unknown.
Interestingly, the Mongol prince was specifically looking for the book he took since his fiance had asked him for it. However, the book is in Persian and they are unable to read it. Sitara meets a boy who is interpreting for the Mongols in an effort to make himself more useful to avoid becoming a meat shield in battles for them. While he can speak Mongolian and Persian, he can't read. But, Sitara can. He asks her to team up with him to help each other become more valuable to their capturers. Sitara will read the stolen book, and the boy will translate. He suggests she come up with a more "elegant" or "majestic" name before presenting herself to the Mongol princes. She steps into their tent and introduces herself as "Fatima".
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Some Background
Quick disclaimer, I'm by no means an expert. A lot of this is what I know and what I've experienced. I might have to make some generalizations or else we're gonna be here all day.
I feel like I’m about to overshare but I want to offer my perspective on this series. I don’t get to do this often so indulge me please. This background is so you have an idea of some things that influenced my perspective on this story.
For those of you new around here, I'm a Kuwaiti/Irani-American, Japanese-to-English translator (I speak English, Arabic, and Japanese).
What that means more specifically is that I've grown up/lived in the U.S. my whole life, visiting Kuwait when we could, until I moved to Japan after college. My parents are both Kuwaiti with Kuwaiti fathers, born and raised, but both of their mothers are Irani. They know Farsi to varying degrees of fluency as a second language. I never learned it since their first language is Arabic and that was the language they focused on teaching me while living in the U.S. They usually spoke Farsi if they wanted to keep me and my brother out of a conversation between adults, rude. But I can sometimes pick up on some things being said. One of my best friends is Irani-American (Her name is also Fatimah! It's a ridiculously popular name) and our experiences are quite different, but there's overlap as well!
For those of you who don't know where Kuwait is. It's a tiny little country in the northern end of the Persian Gulf in Western Asia. FYI "Mina" in "Mina Al Ahmadi," which you can see on the map, means "port".
Most of our Kuwaiti relatives have Irani roots and some Turkish. There are a lot of ethnic groups in Kuwait because it started out as a port city that was a part of the Silk Road network. (I actually wanna study the Silk Road more!) So lots of people from all over gathered there. There are afro-Kuwaitis, those with blonde hair and blue eyes (my mom's relatives are like this), those with more East Asian features (my cousins), those with darker features (my dad's side), etc.
The Silk Road in the 1st century, courtesy of Wikipedia. You can see the route going through Kuwait. It was specifically part of the Maritime Silk Road route.
Because of all the trade, you can see the influences of many other regions in the food, clothes, language, culture, and so on.
But, yeah! History is cool.
Representation
I am indeed one of those people who is annoyingly passionate about representation. Like, I could write a whole Master’s dissertation on why it’s so important, but I’ll spare you… for now. More eloquent people have already done so anyways.
As you can imagine, I’m not used to seeing myself represented in media. And any representation I did get, was… well, how do I put this… not great? Bad™ actually. Beyond racist tbh. So can you blame me for being excited? I’m still mad about that one episode of Grey’s Anatomy when that girl whipped off her scarf/hijab to save a patient IN A FULLY STOCKED HOSPITAL!!! That would NEVER happen ;_; like imagine if you pulled your pants off to put pressure on a wound when the gauze is literally right there. I CAN’T, where do I even begin??? But I digress.
And even if I wasn’t a person from this culture, it’s just cool to see rep we don’t usually get! For example, Requiem of the Rose King is fresh in my mind right now, but having an intersex main character is not something I recall seeing. While not intersex myself, nor a noble from ye olde times, I related to Richard a lot and appreciate what the story did. I can see people from other cultures relating to Tenmaku no Jadoogar, or simply just learning new things about a culture we don’t get to see a lot of rep about.
My Localization Choices
There are no official spellings for this manga, so some explanations as to why I wrote things the way I did. Thankfully, these are all real-world names with context, so I'm not pulling nonsense out of thin air. Localizing uncommon/made-up names is... hard... traumatic flashbacks to when I had to look up official spellings for Gundam and Kamen Rider and the client didn't give me glossaries... Literally did research about Sypha Belnandes' name localization being all over the place for this blog post. Spoiler, I don’t think it was supposed to be Belnandes.
It really be like that...
Sitara - シタラ "Shitara". This isn't a name I was familiar with, so I asked my mom and Irani-American friend if it sounded like a name they knew. I wanted to say "Sitra" sounds like something that has a more "West Asian pronunciation" than the Japanese pronunciation in the manga. I was wrong and it's "Sitara" which means "star" just like what they said in the story.
Fatima - ファーティマ "Fātima". Same as my name! It's a super popular name. I katakana-fied my name as ファティーマ, which is the same, I just put the dash that elongates the sound in a different place. Why? Fatima is an Arabic name فَاطِمَة. In classical Arabic, it's pronounced like Fā-dtee-ma or Fadt-ma in Kuwaiti Arabic (the letter طِ doesn't exist in EN/JP and the best way I can describe it is it's like D+T sound.) An Irani pronunciation is more like Fā-teh-meh, which is what my grandma and Irani-American friends call me. In English, I personally pronounce my name like Fuh-tee-ma, but people have various preferences. So basically, I took the Arabic and English pronunciations and katakana-fied it how I thought it would sound best in Japanese. And no one has ever pronounced my name wrong in Japan since katakana is phonetic and is actually pronounced how it's spelled. Wild I know. Meanwhile in the U.S. ... *cries* I have a half-Irani-half-Japanese acquaintance who doesn't put any elongated sound in her name like ファティマ, and it's all just preference tbh. There are also different ways you can spell it in English, but "Fatima" is the most common way.
Mohamed - モハンマド "Mohanmado". This one is pretty straightforward. I think most people are familiar with this name. Also super popular. There are various English spellings as well, so I just went with a common, shorter spelling (manga bubble space is limited after all, haha).
The title, 天幕のジャードゥーガル Tenmaku no Jadougal (this is how it's romanized on anilist), also doesn't have an official translation. It basically translates to Witch of the Marquee. Tenmaku="tent/marquee" in Japanese. ジャードゥーガル comes from جادوگر "jadoogar" meaning "witch" in Farsi. The romanization of the title should actually be Tenmaku no Jadoogar. There is no "L" in Japanese, so it often becomes "R". In Japanese, ジャードゥーガル is "Jādoogaru". Without context, it's often hard to tell if it's supposed to be "L" or "R" so I don't blame them for the mistake. But yeah, that's why I wrote it as Tenmaku no Jadoogar for the title at the top of the post. How do I contact the anilist admins about correcting that? The way my brain is short-circuiting trying to combine Japanese, English, my nonexistent Arabic reading skills since Farsi uses basically the same alphabet, and consulting my Farsi "sources"... my brain can only handle two of the three languages I speak at the same time...
Shout out to Fatimah #2 for putting up with all my questions <3 Farsi has some extra letters that aren't in Arabic and I didn't know about that one...
Story
I’m starting to realize that I really dig historical fiction. Things like Requiem of the Rose King (current read, I'm obsessed), Vinland Saga, Bride’s Story (a priority TBR of mine), and Ertugrul (this one is a Turkish drama, highly recommend!) are so fascinating because we get to take a peek at what life used to be like, especially if the author did their homework. This story reminds me of Ertugrul at times since they both take place in West Asia during the 13th century, and the characters in both had run-ins with the Mongols.
This baddie took out three Mongolian soldiers on her own!!! Well, her horse helped. Horses are great. I'm a horse girl, literally took riding lessons for ~4 years.
I found out while researching for this post that this story is in fact based on a real person in history! Here's the Wikipedia page, more info here by Dr. Jack Weatherford who wrote a book that I'm totally going to read once I can get my hands on it. I think this manga is going in a similar vein as Vinland Saga where the events are real historical events, and some characters were actual people in history, but the author is going to take creative liberties. (Check out Merphy Napier and Philip Chase's Vinland Saga discussions. They're great and Philip has a lot of historical knowledge relevant to that series that's super informative!)
The characters are lovable and interesting. I like Sitara's spunk, Mohamed's thoughtfulness, and Fatima's gentle nature, just to name a few. The relationship Sitara has with Mohamed and Fatima was very sweet. I'm interested to see how the relationship that I mentioned at the end of chapter 5 goes. Also intrigued by the bits of relationship dynamics with the Mongolian characters we have so far.
I got super excited when the theme of "learning/education" came up. Seeing how that looked back in 13th-century Persia which was a hotspot for advances in many fields is so cool! This story led me to do some research and asking around on topics I was familiar with, but not an expert on, and I learned things about my own culture/religion. More on learning and education later. But overall, a strong start and I can't wait to read more!
Art
My twitter reading thread for this series
The art is very stylized, like a chibi-esque style with Persian art influences. I like the contrast between the simplified shapes and the detailed bits. I’m a big fan of inky blacks and white whites. I know all manga is black and white but this one feels like it has more contrast due to the simplified shapes. It's got tons of charm!
The shoujo-esque flowery background, but make it Irani-flavored✨ It looks like the rug we got in Iran!
Some pictures I took at historical sites in Tehran with more examples of flowery imagery. Sorry if the image quality sucks, I didn't have my good camera :(
Culture Time!
As soon as I saw this cover, I felt a sense of familiarity. Particularly, the style of henna on her hands made me go, “Hey! That’s similar to how we do our henna!” While we also do the mehndi style henna (Is that the right term? Help) in Kuwait because of Indian influences due to longtime trade, we have another kind as well. You take the paste and hold it in your hands while curling your fingertips into it.
I had such a hard time finding pics that weren’t the intricate mehndi design ones. I would’ve just put henna on my own hands and taken a pic to show what I’m talking about, but it’s winter and it’s not good to use henna in winter because it has a cooling effect. I put henna on in winter once, and it made me so much colder. But makes you feel nice and cool in the summer! That’s why it’s traditionally applied to the head, hands, and feet, which are places you have a lot of heat dissipate from and it saps the heat away. I remember my mom doing that for me and my brother all the time when we were little during summer.
But! With the help of my mom, she helped me narrow it down. I didn't know the actual name of this style of henna. I just called it Kuwaiti-style henna lol. Apparently, it's حنه قصعة henna gasa'a, and bingo!
It doesn't show super well here, but the tops of the fingertips are also dyed like on the cover of the manga. Love that nazar ring though, so cute! 🧿
This is the mehndi style henna that people are most familiar with.
When I was little, I assumed that henna was made from soil because there are soils that can dye things a reddish color. But it's actually from a plant! The leaves are ground into a powder and then made into a paste when you want to use it.
Health, cleanliness, and hygiene are big deals in Islam. Other than being used for beauty and it’s cooling effect, henna is also used to keep oneself clean and smelling nice. It’s said that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) utilized henna as well.
I actually didn't know much about Iran's henna culture. When I asked my Irani-American friend whose family is from Tehran (northern Iran), she said she wasn't familiar with any. But like Kuwait, Iran has a lot of ethnic groups. It's also a large region (it used to be a whole empire and all that, too), so there are definitely people who do use it!
Turkmen Iranis, dying their fingertips with henna, exactly like in the manga! My family are Turk, too! (From a book I picked up a few days ago in Iran, "Nomads: Migrating with Swallows". What a pretty title...)
The clothing of the characters also felt very familiar. The cover of volume one reminded me of this picture:
Maku Kurd girl ("Nomads: Migrating with Swallows")
Iran grows tons of fruit, herbs, and flowers, famously roses! Rose water is a staple we pretty much always had at home.
Rose water is used for medicinal purposes and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory qualities. People often wash up with it since it has a lovely fragrance and makes you smell nice. It's also used in foods and desserts or added to drinking water for flavor and health benefits.
Sitara bringing Fatima rose water. It looks just like this 12th-century rose water container. We still have containers like this nowadays and I actually used one to wash my hands recently.
Faloodeh (Persian Lime and Rose Water Granita With Rice Noodles), Bastani Sonati (Saffron and Rose Water Ice Cream), in Kuwait we say Sharbat Nimil but apparently, it's Tokhm-e Sharbatie in Iran (Rose Water and Basil Seed Drink) Fun fact: Sharbat Nimil means "ant drink" because the seeds look like... ants... and the thought freaked me out as a kid, I never wanted to drink it. I thought my aunt was messing with me but my parents said, "Yeah, no, that's actually what it's called."
Dates! Another staple. Always have some in the house.
These are ripe dates. We call them "tamar". Sweet, delicious, amazing.
These are fresh dates! We call them "khalal". Sweet, crunchy, amazing.
The architecture was also, you guessed it, familiar as well. Particularly the courtyards! It really took me back.
Courtyards! My Irani grandma (also Fatima, I told you it was a popular name...) had a courtyard home in Kuwait too, but less fancy, and she had a huge date tree instead of a fountain. We would play there all the time when we visited. Also reminds me of the houses in some of the Irani movies I've seen.
Let's Talk Religion
I know religion is historically always a fun and totally not divisive topic, but we're all going to be civil and discuss stuff like adults. I'm not trying to convert anyone, I swear. Chasing after people and forcing religion down their throats is actually frowned upon in Islam believe it or not. I’m also not saying it’s a better religion than others or anything of the sort so don’t come for me. It's just relevant to the story and I'm hoping we can interact in good faith, so let's talk.
I am NOT a scholar, this is just what I know and my understanding so please don't quote me. I probably have to gloss over and simplify a lot because there's... too much.
There are various interpretations of Islam. The Quran, to my understanding, is meant to have its interpretations evolve over time to address the issues of people no matter the time or place. Issues faced centuries ago might not be as pressing now, or we might have new issues today that weren't a thing back in the day. Iranians mainly practice Shia Islam, which is also the sect I know most about so that's what we're focusing on.
Islam is the fastest-growing religion. It's also quite misunderstood due to hate/misinformation, AND — I'm gonna just say it — there are Muslims who have skewed interpretations of Islam's teachings. Am I the perfect Muslim and my interpretations are law? I didn't say that, obviously not. But I'm going to call it how I see it. I don't take sides and I'm not going to defend someone just because they identify as Muslim if they're doing stuff that doesn't make sense (that would be un-Islamic and just... dumb imo). But anyway, there are a few points I’d like to touch on so we all have a base understanding.
Many people think that Allah (SWT) is “the Muslim god” but actually, he’s the same god that brought down the Bible and Torah. He's just... God. This is why you’ll see a lot of crossover between these religions. And Christian Arabs, for example, say Allah because that’s just God in Arabic.
Why did God come up with different religions? It’s my understanding each religion was what the people needed at the time. (Also because of the next point.)
Muslims DO believe in the original Bible and Torah, but historically there's evidence that these books have been altered by people over the years. (Again, I'm not saying your religion is wrong if you're Christian or Jewish. You do you.) Then what about the Quran? I’ll actually address that later.
Muslims DO believe in Jesus. We just think he's a prophet instead of the son of God or God.
Cool? Cool.
Now to address some religion-related things that came up in the story.
The part where there is the selling of slaves made me raise an eyebrow since slavery is not allowed in Islam, because, duh.
I did some research and asked around. I was able to talk to my Irani-American friend's aunt when I visited them during my Iran trip last week since she's studied this kind of stuff. She joked that I should save myself the trouble and not touch the slavery topic, especially with Americans since it's... like... a super touchy topic. But this is an important topic and we should talk about important topics instead of shying away from them. Respectfully, of course. And maybe we can all learn something. It was a perspective on slavery that was very different from what I'm used to hearing about in the U.S. She essentially confirmed what I was thinking.
The Quran envisions the ideal society as one in which slavery no longer exists. Since slavery was such a widespread issue around the whole world back in the olden days, (it still is an issue today, but I'm assuming it was worse back then) it was unfortunately unrealistic to try and abolish it in one fell swoop. Again, this isn’t just abolishing in one country or region, but tackling the issue worldwide. So, in Islam, the idea is that there are steps in place to phase it out. For example:
No free people can be enslaved, duh.
People cannot be enslaved due to debt or crime.
You are encouraged to help slaves buy their way to freedom by giving them money to do so or buying them to free them.
If you are in possession of a slave, you should free them.
If you house a slave, you must treat them well.
This last one is just an interesting thing I didn’t know about that I saw in my research and it came up in the story — Slaves get half the punishment for a sin than if the same sin was committed by a free person.
I wondered why then, did Fatima's family not free Sitara and the other slaves? It didn’t look like they had anything stopping them from running away either. Sure, Sitara got scolded by another slave for trying to leave, but she could have tried again and run away. The other slaves in the story seemed like they wanted to/were okay with staying, even though they did wish they could go home and felt homesick. So what’s up?
It's my understanding that back then, it was common for people to take slaves into their families, sometimes even presenting the option of marriage into the family if they were interested, and offering shelter and and education. It was a way to take them off the streets, away from the slave traders, and keep them safe.
Why not just take everyone back to their homes? Various reasons. They might be in danger if they try to go back. They might not have anywhere to go back to. Also, this was the 13th century. It's not like they could just hop on a plane and go home. There's also no law enforcement the way we have today. Hell, even with all the local and international law enforcement of today, slavery is still a major issue.
Sitara wants to go home but has no home to go back to.
Is this ideal? As I mentioned, ideally slavery wouldn't even be a thing. I’m pretty sure we can all agree slavery=bad. I'm not here to argue that. But I also think it's important to try and understand what things were like back then and why people did what they did. A lot of times I see people measure things with their standards that were developed in modern day, with their own life experience. You need to be careful when doing that. I'm sure in the future, people will look back at us like, "Damn, y'all lived like that???"
Perhaps, this was the best the average person could do. Try to protect them and offer them shelter and an education. As long as we don’t live in an ideal world, we need to consider various solutions to issues. So this was an interesting way to try and tackle the issue given the time and circumstances. It’s rather different from what I think most Americans know about this subject.
Did everyone do this? I'm going to say probably not. Terrible people always exist. Plus there are plenty of people who say they practice a religion, but cherry-pick what they want to follow, do the opposite, have distorted understandings of its teachings, or just downright weaponize religion to suit them. That's a whole other discussion though, so I'll leave it there.
I would like to read more about this topic though, so if anyone knows any sources, let me know!
The First Word From God - "Read"
"Slave or not, it is a Muslim's duty to seek knowledge, as stated in the hadiths."
What's a hadith? Here you go. Also, this is the OG Fatima, Lady Fatima (PBUH).
When God first sent the angel Gabriel down to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), his first word to him was, "read". Education and seeking knowledge are SUPER important in Islam, and should not be kept from anyone regardless of race, gender, social standing, etc. Seeking knowledge will make you a more rational, well-rounded person. Knowledge in this context is broad and all-encompassing. It doesn't only mean religion, math, and science, but philosophy, art, and so on. Literally anything. I hope I don't really need to convince anyone that education is a human right and empowering and all that stuff, so let's keep it moving.
"Isn't that what learning is all about?"
To address this earlier point:
Muslims DO believe in the original Bible and Torah, but historically there's evidence that these books have been altered by people over the years. Then what about the Quran?
Tbh, I hesitated to include this part because people might misinterpret or take offense. To reiterate for the umpteenth time, I'm not saying your religion is wrong if you're Christian or Jewish. You do you. We’re actually told to respect believers of these religions. I swear!
So, yeah. Moving on.
Another reason seeking knowledge is an obligation in Islam is so that you are able to read the Quran for yourself. When loads of people read it, memorize it, and are familiar with it, any changes will not go unnoticed. This is to stop people from weaponizing and distorting the Quran's teachings. And this is why there is only ONE Quran, and not multiple versions (I’m not talking about translated Qurans). Modern-day Qurans match the oldest Qurans. They haven't changed.
In general, having knowledge about things makes you less susceptible to being lied to or misled, regardless of the topic. Unfortunately, I'm in the camp where I believe not enough people do their own research and reading. And again, I don't just mean religion, but everything. That kind of thing takes effort, and effort is hard.
Go read!
You're Still Here?
Like the first-place winner for the Male Category, The Summer Hikaru Died, which I’ve been pushing on anyone who will listen since volume one hit bookstores in Japan, Tenmaku no Jadoogar: A Witch's Life in Mongol deserves to win the Female Category. From what I can see so far, it’s well researched and written with love. I'm looking forward to seeing how this story unfolds and I may add more thoughts as we go.
Volume 2 is due to come out February 16th, so I’ll be tweeting my thoughts on my reading thread. The link to this post is on Twitter here if you want to share it there. EDIT: Volume 2 post is up!
If there's anything else you'd like to see me discuss or expand on, let me know and I'll see what I can do. I'd love to hear what others think!
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This mid-century modern house built in 1958 in Green Bay, Wisconsin is the trippiest I've ever seen. It has 5bd 3.5ba and is listed for $359,900.
Enter thru the front door w/the port hole window. After a brief step onto the tiled swatch of flooring, step onto the carpet and go either right to the living room, or straight ahead to the stairs.
To the left of the stairs, continue on to the rest of the 1st floor living spaces.
This is quite the spacious sunken living room with 4 full-sized curved sofa pieces, plus room to spare.
Next to, and 2 steps up from the living room, is the dining room separated by a stacked stone slab wall that matches the exterior of the home.
The kitchen is a large immaculately kept original with it's MCM cabinetry, orange laminate counters and tile backsplash. Even the neon light fixtures and round exhaust fan are vintage.
There is plenty room for a big everyday dining table.
And, just like the open concept homes of today, there's a family room that's open to the kitchen, but MCM style, with it's shag carpet, stone wall and modern fireplace design. There's also a nook with a desk in the corner.
Check out the long, curvy sink in the wedge-shaped powder room.
Up in the hall the owners papered the wall with maps.
The large wood paneled main bd has a large desk built into the corner.
Across from the main bd is this spacious secondary bd and the second of 3 large baths.
This bd has a wood feature wall and a wall of shelving.
A partial and upholstered wall in this big room serves as a feature wall and headboard for the bed.
Behind it is a dressing area with storage and a vanity table.
The 3rd of 3 large baths.
Beautiful sun room.
Almost a half an acre of land surrounds the house.
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LoZ - Why The Gerudo Are Unfair
I really don't think that a lot of fans really get just how not okay the Gerudo's practices are.
For one, every Gerudo is treated wholy & completely as a Gerudo & nothing else. Now, while it may make sense based on appearances, it doesn’t when you really think about it. Especially when you take into account the well-known lore about the Gerudo.
Because the Gerudo aren’t reproducing asexually & they only get 1 male a century. Which means that 99% of Gerudo are likely all more than half Hyrulean.
Not even half, more than half, because it isn’t just a Gerudo herself who had a non-Gerudo father, but possibly every Gerudo who came before her going on for most likely myriennia, were non-Gerudo.
Yet, they only focus on the Gerudo part of their heritage. As though their fathers don’t exist. As though their grandfathers, great grandfathers, & great great grandfathers, don’t exist! As though the women they’re related to through their male family members, don’t exist!!
As separatist as they may wish to be, they do so at the expense of others & themselves.
Let me put this into perspective for ya'll. A DNA test can trace your ancestors back 6-10 generations. Which, I know, no DNA tests in Hyrule, but just because they don't have DNA tests, doesn't mean that deductive reasoning stops existing.
1st gen = 1 Gerudo & 1 Non
2nd gen = 1 Gerudo & 3 Non
3rd gen = 1 Gerudo & 7 Non
4th gen = 1 Gerudo & 15 Non
5th gen = 1 Gerudo & 31 Non
6th gen = 1 Gerudo & 63 Non
7th gen = 1 Gerudo & 127 Non
8th gen = 1 Gerudo & 253 Non
9th gen = 1 Gerudo & 507 Non
10th gen = 1 Gerudo & 1015 Non
4 + 22 + 94 + 380 + 1522
26 + 474 + 1522
500 + 1522
2022
10 + 2022
2032
(10/100)×2032
0.49%
0.5%...
Only .5% of a singular Gerudo's ancestors, going back 10 generations, are Gerudo. And yes, I'm leaving out siblings, but that's because I'm only counting direct ancestors.
Yet that is all they’re recognized for.
Doesn't matter who the rest of their lineage consists of. All that matters is their mother. And not even the non-Gerudo mothers on the Gerudo side.
Again, not even a full percentage & that is their entire existence as people.
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I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there's a general consensus among human Hyrulean males that, if a Gerudo starts flirting with him, but they can't tell him their father's name or where he was from, or even her mother's father, it's likely not worth getting into a relationship with her to begin with because it's likely that her answers will reflect the relationship that he'll end up having with any daughter that may come from it.
And unless he's okay with that, he's better off saving them both the trouble.
Though, now that I think of it, wouldn't that be both hilarious & horribly sad if these sorts of questions became considered racist?
Like, I was reading a cool idea for a comic &, in it, the term "redhead" was considered racist against Gerudo & I damn near wanted to punch someone.
Like, okay then, what word should we use to describe your hair?
Ginger? Ging?
Auburn Noggin?
Carrottop?
Ranga Cabeza?
Roux Attic?
Ruddy Dome?
Titian Tresses?
Cinnamon Scalp?
Carmine Cranium?
Scarlet Skull?
Akage?
How about, "Russet Rogue?"
You there, ma'am, the Signora with the Sanguine Cilium!
I'm sorry, it's just... Have you ever heard of a more unoriginal slur? Especially when it's one of the most common words used to describe those with more erubessed filaments.
If someone called me a "whitey" with the intent of it being a slur & I actually gave them the dignity of being insulted by it??
I would be legitimately ashamed of myself. Like, yes, I'm insulted, but not by the "slur." I'm insulted by that lackluster attempt at one!
Because the me right now would be extremely tempted to mock the heck outta them. I may legitimately laugh at them before I could stop myself.
Like, "Come on. I've been called a mayonnaise monster & a snow roach. You think I'm gonna be insulted by freaking 'whitey?' Please, you can do better than that. Come on. Come on. Try again. Try it! I wanna hear your best slur! Please, I'm invested now."
I'm talking full-on patronization. I might just mentally pat them on the head like a silly puppy.
I mean, if that's the best you have, then I'm sorry. That's just pathetic.
Like, personally, don't know about you, but personally? If I was gonna give this racist asshole of a creatively bankrupt jerk the time of day & that time was spent doing anything other than mocking him, even only in my own head, I'd be disappointed in myself.
It's like... have some dang dignity. If I'm gonna get offended by something. The least I can do is only bequeath the gift of my offense upon someone who raised more than a felange in the general direction of the finish line.
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Hi, I see it is in trend to have your own Winx AU these days and I mean, who can blame us? (Y'all doing a great job guyss💕). I may have one too and I finally decided to share some lore.
I did worldbuilding on some of the planets, but first a short intro.
Magic Dimension
The Magical Dimension is organized into planets, but these are more like continents or or very big states. Thanks to magic, various points of communication have been created, there can be official portals, in fact they have created pillars that keep them always open by exploiting the magic of the planets themselves, sea portals, ecc. In short if you don't have a ship nor you have energy and skills to waste in teleportation, you can travel between planets by using these portals, all you need to do is to pay a little fee.
The most prominent planets are Domino, Solaria, Linphea, Callisto, Andros, Eraklyion, Zenith, Melody, Whisperia, Magix and then Earth. These 11 planets are kinda like the 19th Century Europe of the Magic Dimension, geographically really close to each other and always fighting and trying to gain the upper hand.
Domino, Solaria, Eraklyion (half-decayed), Whisperia all have 4 an imperialist pasts, especially Domino. Domino loves conquest and before its fall, it was the richest and most powerful planet in the entire Dimension. Every each planet has been under Domino's influenced sometime in its secular history. Both Solaria and Eraklyion want to be the new Domino, Whisperia (The planet of Witches, one of the few planets to have not been created by The Great Dragon, but The Phoenix) just wants to mess around and has a taste for chaos.
Beyond them there are other prosperous and wealthy planets, but decidedly more discreet and with no delusions of grandeur.
Let's start with the first planets were going to talk about:
SOLARIA: How to get along with Witches☀️
Territory: The whole of Solaria is shaped like a spiral, lapped by the sea from both inside and outside. The outer skeleton of the spiral consists of small mountains. The inner part of the spiral is mostly flat. It may resemble a Nautilus.
Despite year-round sunshine and nonexistent rainfall, Solaria had a varied expanses of fields, flowers, low shrubs and flashes of small forests. Water comes from the mountains and collects in small streams and in many underground aquifers and gorges.
The spiral is divided into 3 coils, the innermost and most fertile are the 1st and 2nd coils. The 3rd loop, the outermost, is way more rocky and desertic.
The inner coasts on the 1st and 2nd spirals are beautiful, endless expanses of sand and between these 2 spirals the Solaria Reef opens up in the middle of the Solaria Sea. The outer shores are rocky of almost gray/white stone. At the end of the 3rd loop, you can see stacks in the sea: the moonstones.
There are 3 suns, Solas, Icarus and Albus, and 2 moons, Koray and Kale. The 2 moons are the most visible in the 3rd spiral, where they dominate night and day in the sky. In the 1st and 2nd spheres they are less visible.
Climate: Year-round sunshine, mild temperatures, neither too hot nor cold. It almost never rains.
Population: Solaria has a very compact population where fairies and witches seem to live together almost in peace. Ofc there are the classic squabbles, but they are very dumb all based either on clothing or prejudices and dumb stereotypes, which both witches and fairies have. This is due to the dual nature of the planet, both planet of light, sun, and planet of moon.
The three main cities are Surya, Teoma and Aku, on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd spira respectively.
Surya is the capital, royal city, political and administrative center, and has a prevalence of light magic users. Teoma, center of commerce, famous for entertainment, nightlife and one of the fashion and movie industry capitals of the Magic Dimension. Aku, the city of the moon, is where the majority of witches live. Witches in Solaria take the name of enchantresses, and they mostly have light-related powers despite being witches (Chimera and Cassandra are great examples. These bitches are two enchantresses). Aku is home to the Beta Academy, and while sun-related spells are preserved on Surya, Aku has archives of moon-related spells. It is a predominantly academic city, and has its own small Inner Council and its own autonomous government, with an attached aristocracy. Stella's mother, Luna, is an enchantress and she is from Aku. In Aku Luna is still referred to as the Queen of Solaria and she is the ruling monarch de facto of Aku and its county.
Solarians are generally very open, sociable, but at the same time a bit narcissistic and self-centered. Often obsessed with themselves and vanity, they would all love to be famous, making Solaria the planet of gossip, reality TV, and tabloids. Of note is their ubiquitous sincerity and sense of style.
Domino and Solaria have always been allies as two neighbors with common boundaries, never betraying each other and thick as thieves. They both exert their influence on lesser planets. The County of Aku also gets along with Whisperia and have rich commercial and cultural exchanges.
The general architectural style is rooted in Rococo pageantry, the royal palace is full of mirrors, and the cities of Surya, Aku and Teome are chock-full of fountains, gardens, water features and fine palaces of marble and white stone. Gold abounds on Teome and Surya, whilst Aku is stuffed with silver at every single corner.
Language: Solese. Very melodic language, it could be ascribed as a mixture of French and Spanish. Obv the standard language of Magix is spoken.
Politics: Monarchy. Solaria loves Radius, long live their king. Radius is a quiet, moderate king and with the aid of his crew of ministers keeps the rest of the Solarian monarchy in check and tries to get everyone to get along. However, each city in Solaria has its own small council by election, in the case of Teoma and Surya these councils constit of the mayor of the city and his men. In Aku things are a bit different, the city has a mixture of aristocrats and common people with long historical roots, and so it has retained a certain independence from the central power. Radius knows that Aku has different needs as The Moon City and he respects that, posing more as an overseer than a monarch. The sovereign of Aku is de facto Queen Luna, Stella's mother.
Solaria is a rich planet, the economy is rampant and the entertainment and fashion industries are a mainstay. The lifestyle of many Solarians is lavish and they do not hesitate to indulge in a few vices.
Religion and Co : The focus is placed on the 3 suns and their behavior; they are true deities and livelihood of the planet along with the 2 moons. The Great Dragon is also a central figure.
Much attention is placed on crystals and their meanings and properties. Cuisine? Rich, expensive and sweets are a blast: land of gluttons.
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My W.I.P.s
Anomalous
Vladmire had founded Haven's Nook under the idea of creating a place for other Supernatural folks to build a community. A home of their own, even. It was a place to raise their own families without fear of being chased or lynched.
And, centuries later, that's exactly what it has become. Between the local werewolf pack and witch coven, there is no safer place for the supernatural. There was little capable of threatening their peace.
That is until Vlad's family finally finds him. His parents and siblings have decided to visit Haven's Nook. Their excuse? His long term lover, Aerin, has finally proposed.
Now Vlad must ensure his family does not destroy his home and life's work while planning his own nuptials.
Main Characters:
Vladmire Skoll (Vampire; Founder of Haven's Nook)
Prince Aerin (Fae Prince)
Side Characters:
Arthur and Damien McClellan (The Vampire twins)
Craig Ethan (Alpha Werewolf)
Aaron Stevens (Craig's 2nd in Command)
Tabitha and Sean Schmidt (Werewolf Couple)
Russell Kwiatkowski (Tabitha's Human Nephew)
Meredith Lusk (Spiritual Leader; Coven Leader)
Telly Migdal and Charmaigne Bolvick (Witch Cousins)
Details:
Stand Alone Novel
Urban Fantasy; Romance; LGBT+
Currently being Written
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The Dragon's Suitors
Weylan, the current Settlement Dragon of Sylian, has five suitors. Becoming a Settlement Dragon's Spouse is a great honor after all. And now it is time for Weylan to choose her own.
Main Characters:
Weylan Drake
The 5 Suitors:
Catherine- Local Baron's Daughter
Iris- Son of the advisor for the Local Duke
Vesper- Renowned Blacksmith
Astor- Heir Apparent
Tildy- The King's Bastard
Details:
Stand Alone Novel
Fantasy; Romance; LGBT+
Currently being Written
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Into the Black Forest
One hundred years ago, a witch was chased into the deep, dark wood after the villagers assumed she cursed them. The curse never lifted and now, the newly knighted Amos will venture into the Black Forest after the witch. If she's lucky, she will kill the crone and finally break the curse.
However, she can honestly say she wasn't expecting a small cottage surrounded by a beautiful garden. Or the beautiful young woman taking care of it all.
Main Characters:
Amos Plume- The Knight
Harland- The Witch
Details:
Standalone Novel/ Short Story (Undecided as of yet)
Fantasy; LGBT+; Romance;
The Planning Stages
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Crowning the Princess (Working Title)
Princess Chalice, First in line for the throne; Only child to Queen Consort Lita; The Royal Family's Genius.
Chalice has three younger half siblings to her father, the King, and his Concubines. She's never resented them, they are her siblings. They didn't choose to be born, after all. While she's always been polite to them she has never really associated with them. And they've never had reason to seek her out either.
But then, Ellen, the oldest of her siblings, starts stepping into Chalice's role where she has no reason to be.
Mild mannered and quiet, Chalice may be, a pushover she is not. As the first in line and eldest, Chalice must put Ellen, as well as her mother Elizabeth, in their places. All while dealing with her own marriage negotiations.
Main Characters
Princess Chalice
Duke Elias Pace
Side Characters
King Ida
Queen Consort Lita
1st Concubine Elizabeth
Princess Ellen
2nd Concubine Judith
Prince Victor
3rd Concubine Beth
Princess Adelaide
Details
Standalone Novel
Fantasy; Romance; Drama
The Planning Stages
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Sisters
Delphine had been thirteen when her younger sister, Cressida, was born. From the get go, her family easily began comparing every facet of Delphine to her infant sister. Their parents leaving less and less room for her as time went on and Cressida grew. Eventually, as she came of age, Delphine chose a lackluster arranged marriage in favor of staying anywhere near her birth family.
Her time in Atria manor was not particularly the best, but the staff respected her and she did have a few friends to call her own. Her brother-in-law Percival included, even if he did leave for war.
But twelve years since she last had a single bit of contact from her birth family, Cressida has sent her a letter demanding to be taken in and going as far as to show up unannounced. Just in time for Percival to return from the warfront.
Main Characters
Delphine Atria
Percival Atria
Side Characters (Currently)
Mason Atria
Cressida Lowry
Details
Standalone Novel/ Short Story
Fantasy; Victorian Themed; Romance; Drama
The Planning/ Scribbling Stage
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The Twins
Jistor moves from the Mage's Tower, following her twin brother, Isidor to the capital with his lover, Charles. Isidor is also entering his apprenticeship with the Royal Mage. She knows he will be amazing. He always is.
Meanwhile, Charles provides her with all the knowledge and training she could possibly want. And then some. Including pressing his niece to teach Jistor how to survive Court Life even with her surly attitude.
Main Characters
Jistor- MC
Isidor- Her twin Brother
Charles the Lion- Isidor's BF
Side Characters
Sylvia- the Niece
Beau- Isidor's Rival/Friend Apprentice
Remy- The Prince
Richard- The King
Liselle- Queen Consort
Victoria- Richard's Sister
Lindor- The Royal Mage
Xander- Charles' Older brother, Sylvia's Father
Tabitha- Xander's Wife, Sylvia's Mother
Prompt
"Your magic always picks the best time to fail."
Highlights
Siblings being awesome together
Falling and getting back up no matter what.
Details
Standalone Novel or Short Story
Fantasy, LGBT, Family, Found Family
Currently being written
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Welcome to Space, Dear
Madeline had been a soldier for most of her life, in private security for another large chunk, and now she is leaving Earth behind to live in the colonies with her girlfriend, Jules. Madeline doesn't know much about living in space, but she is sure Jules will teach her what she needs to know.
Main Characters
Madeline Marsac- MC, Human, Earther
Jules 'JJ' Jones- LI, Altered Human, Spacer
Side Characters
Sizzle- Alien, Living Star
Bentley- Human, Spacer
Andrea- Altered Human, Spacer
Details
Standalone Novel/ Short Story
Scifi, Romance, Slice of Life, LGBT,
The Planning Stage
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See You Soon
Ira's Life from the moment he meets Barnaby, until they meet again.
Main Characters
Ira- MC, Elf
Barnaby- LI, Half-Troll
Aloysius- Ira's little Brother, Elf
Highlights
The (half)Troll is the hero!
Homicidal Elves!
A love that never dies.
Details
Standalone Short Story
Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Tragedy, War
The Planning Stage
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Drank Last Night
Jodi drinks to forget. Also because she can. It's not like she's hurting anyone; she doesn't drink and drive or do drugs. But then her work starts suffering. Her friendships are struggling. She has very little to look forward to. When she ends up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning, she is forced to go to a program and counseling.
Main Characters
Jodie- MC
Side Characters
Astrid- Her Childhood Friend
Keegan- Her College friend
Remy- Group Counsel Friend
Shiloh- Her Group Counsel Friend
Details
Standalone Novel
Drama, Found Family, Recovery,
Triggers: Alcohol/ Substance abuse and Withdrawal, Mental Health Issues
The Planning Stage
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The Witch Doctor
Rodney is the local medicine woman, or witch doctor depending on who you ask. She has given up many opportunities to continue serving her charges.
But they've started taking her for granted in the face of a charming snake oil merchant. It doesn't help that they're also her sister-in-law. That's another issue though.
Discouraged, Rodney chooses to take some time off to go visit a neighboring village per her younger brother's suggestion. While there, She meets a stoic former War Mage, Deacan. Despite his grim demeanor, he is still a kind soul. So she brings him home with her when she returns.
Main Characters
Rodney- MC, Medicine Witch
Deacan- LI, Former Way Mage
Side Characters
Nickolas- Younger Brother
Lucas- Nick's Husband, Brother in Law
Lilian- Lucas's Twin, Sister in Law
Details
Standalone Short Story
Fantasy, Romance, Slice of Life
Currently Scribbling
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Prison! In Space!
Peyton made a mistake. And now her sister is also paying for it.
Shenanigans in space prison.
Main Characters
Peyton- MC, Human
Casey- Little Sister, Human
Ell- LI, Alien
Details
Standalone collections of silly stories
WARNING: This story will not be serious!
Scifi, Comedy, Romance
Started scribbling
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Seers Eyes
Street kid Dahlia is brought in for fist fighting in the streets. Detective Nicks is entrusted with her case. But Dahlia is not just some street kid. She's the local convent's Seer. She's run away.
Main Characters
Richard Nicks- MC, Detective
Dahlia- Seer, Runaway
Details
Standalone Short story
Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Drama, Tragedy
The Planning Stage
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Cog of Time
Victoire accidently stumbles into a magic circle. She gets sent back to the turn of the century and found by a down and out, yet very kind, young man named, Clarence.
Magic is outlawed for anyone not employed by the royal family. Victoire must figure out how to get home without getting Clarence thrown in jail or worse. If she decides to go back at all.
Main Characters
Victoire- MC, Elf
Clarence- LI, Human
Nadine- Clarence's Little Sister, Human
Details
Standalone Short Story
Victorian Themed Fantasy, Romance, Drama
The Planning Stage
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Hey everyone! I'm Serena - you can call me Ser - and my pronouns are she/her. This is the writeblr for @murderousewpecspredator! I'll mostly be reblogging writing resources, advice, inspiration etc. here. I'll also be posting my original fics and art, plus updates and snippets (and occasional screaming) as I work on my wips, so be on the lookout for that!
My works tend to include:
➼ high fantasy (occasionally dabbling in urban fantasy, dystopia or sci-fi) ➼ traumatized teenagers forming found families ➼ characters all flavors of queer + male-female friendships and queerplatonic relationships!! ➼ sad backstories ➼ hurt/comfort. SO much hurt/comfort. but also eventual happy endings where the characters get to live peacefully :) ➼ at least one character who is stubbornly kind in the face of a cruel world ➼ and hope!!! I love hope
Find me on: ao3 | wattpad
I'm looking for more writing mutuals so feel free to reply if you share similar writing genres/interests, and I'll give you a follow!
(works under cut)
WIPS
𝐵𝐸𝒜𝒮𝒯
In a world where monsters live in the woods - creatures with the ability to shift forms and wield magic - humans and Beasts have been fighting for centuries. One summer morning, Crys Averwell finds a crow-boy in the forest who has had his wings brutally hacked off.
Unfortunately, saving him from bleeding out is the easy part - because hiding the existence of a Beast from Crys's village, and finding a way for said Beast to get home?
That's going to be another story entirely.
𝒪𝓇,
My current wip!! High fantasy series with found families, banter™ and protags who aren't the heroes or the chosen ones but are just really, really unlucky. Also contains,
large casts
the Sarcastic Withdrawn one + the Ray of Sunshine Extroverted one
a Journey
undead creatures
cool magic with runes and potions and spells and Artifacts
Forests. and Mountains. and More Forests
discrimination, eventual rebellion, blowing stuff up
Sad Times
𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈
➢ Crow Wings (2nd draft complete, 3rd draft to be started somewhere in July or August) ➢ Witch's Book (1st draft in progress) ➢ Untitled book 3, 4 and possible 5
series/book 1 intro, book 2 intro
taglist (lmk if you want to be +/-): @deer-in-headlights-stare, @allianaavelinjackson, @arctic-oceans, @space-writes, @reneesbooks
𝒞𝑜𝓇𝓇𝓊𝓅𝓉𝑒𝒹
It's the start of a new school year, and Sakoto Misami's brother has disappeared. Another runaway, people whisper - but Sami knows her brother isn't like that, knows that Irumi would never abandon them.
So when police fail to track him down, she decides to investigate on her own. And the things she finds begin to make her wonder - had she never known her brother after all?
Her questions are promptly answered when, that Friday night, on a deserted train platform, the lights flicker, and something inhuman comes out of the tunnel. Straight for her.
Enter the Swords.
𝒪𝓇,
The half-defined urban fantasy wip I take out to blow dust off of occasionally, because I cannot juggle for the life of me. I do write snippets sometimes though, and I'll properly get into it sometime in the future. Includes,
Cool Swords
spirit companions
a Weird Magic System involving Threads and Needles and Weaving and Fabric. I swear it makes sense I just haven't figured it out yet
subways!!! alleyways!!! parkours and night views and leaping from rooftop to rooftop!!!
traumatized teens, again, and found family, again. But also actual family
qprs!!! heck yeah I love qprs
Yeah that's pretty much it. I have a handful of other ideas I may mention once in a blue moon, but they're sitting on the backburner for now since I'm only able to focus on one project at a time. I also dabble in fanfic, and might occasionally post a short story or a poem, but that's all gotten to be pretty rare.
I'll make proper pages in a while, but until then feel free to poke around in the main tags! The gen tags are #beast and #corrupted, while official tags are #wip: beast and #wip: corrupted (though the last one is largely empty).
See you around!
-Ser
#pinned#my posts#intro#writeblr#writing#oh wow this sure got long#whoops#beast#corrupted#wip: beast#wip: corrupted
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A 2,000 year old fresco depicting what might be an ancient ancestor of the Italian pizza has been found in the ruins of the city of Pompeii, Italy's Culture Ministry said on Tuesday.
Archaeologists assume that the flat bread portrayed in the fresco, next to a wine goblet, may have been eaten with fruits such as pomegranate or dates, or dressed with spices and a type of pesto sauce, the ministry added.
The image was painted using the fresco technique, where an artist paints on wet lime plaster.
The newly discovered image has some significant differences from pizza dishes that are enjoyed today — since tomato and mozzarella cheese were not available when the fresco was painted.
What was found in Pompeii could "may be a distant relative of the modern dish," experts with the Pompeii Archaeological Park said in a statement.
Pizza – from 'poor man's' dish to conquering the world
According to the archaeological park, the fresco is believed to refer to the "hospitable gifts" that were offered to guests at the time, following a Greek tradition dating back to the Hellenistic period (3rd-1st century BC).
The fresco was uncovered amidst a half-crumbled wall of a house included a bakery in an annex. The Culture Ministry said that the building was partly excavated in the 19th century and the digging resumed in January.
The director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Gabriel Zuchtriegel noted that the painting shows the contrast between "a frugal and simple meal, which refers to a sphere between the bucolic and the sacred... and the luxury of silver trays and the refinement of artistic and literary representations."
This contrast is also reflected in modern-day pizza, Zuchtriegel said, noting that pizza was "born as a poor-man's dish in southern Italy, which has won over the world and is served even in starred restaurants."
Archaeological boom in Pompeii
"Pompeii never ceases to amaze. It is a casket that always reveals new treasures" said Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano.
Nearly 2,000 years ago, the city of Pompeii was destroyed by an eruption of the Mount Vesuvius volcano. Pompeii was lost to time until the site was rediscovered in the 16th century and has witnessed a boom of archaeological activity since then.
Due to the giant cloud of gases and ash covering the city, archaeologists estimate that 15 to 20% of Pompeii's population died in the volcanic eruption.
Experts at the park added that during the excavations, the skeletons of three victims had been found in the past weeks.
ara/rs (AFP, Reuters)
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There's a certain passion to this one.
Detective Conan Movie 16: The Eleventh Striker feels like it explores more of the side of Shinichi that really loves soccer. And this isn't to say that the series and other movies don't already show this considering one of the very devices he uses is a belt that produces a soccer ball when he needs it.
But there's just such a clear love for the sport to this movie and there's something so sweet about seeing Shinichi/Conan getting to actually just have fun with some pros. It's nice to see him just get to enjoy a moment of being a kid instead of constantly having to run on that "I'm the only competent person on this case that can fully solve it" mode.
Strangely, I do also enjoy how even though it was a movie, it still felt like your regular sort of case. Yeah, the stakes were still raised for a movie, but it just felt very much like the sort of narrative we can come to expect from the series.
I will say, with a lot of Detective Conan movies, the last half hour or so is indeed good and it's one of the best parts because there's this sort of sweet comradery between the children. I loved the passing the ball to Conan scene. It's sort of a small thing, I suppose, but it has that deep love and support of your friends to help the protagonist reach their goal scene that just makes me really love the shonen genre. It's cliche, but it's a cliche I love.
Speaking of cliches, the main culprit of this movie is a sympathetic antagonist and I admit, I liked learning his background. It's so heart breaking and sweet even if they're completely in the wrong for what they're doing.
So where shall I place this movie?
1.) The Raven Chaser (13th Movie)
2.) The Fourteenth Target (2nd Movie)
3.) The Lost Ship in the Sky (14th Movie)
4.) The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1st Movie)
5.) Magician of the Silver Sky (8th Movie)
6.) Captured in Her Eyes (4th Movie)
7.) Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (7th Movie)
8.) Quarter of Silence (15th Movie)
9.) The Phantom of Baker Street (6th Movie)
10.) Countdown to Heaven (5th Movie)
11.) Strategy Above the Depths (9th Movie)
12.) The Private Eyes' Requiem (10th Movie)
13.) Full Score of Fear (12th Movie)
14.) The Eleventh Striker (16th Movie)
15.) The Wizard of the Last Century (3rd Movie)
16.) Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (11th Movie)
Hard decision. Didn't really want to place it too low, but as I might have mentioned with a lot of these, it's just a matter of what I remember enjoying more.
I think if I had to sum it up, it's a good casual watch to just enjoy in your downtime. Nothing particularly plot heavy, but just something to spend some time relaxing and watching.
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Guns!!! And Tanegashima goes pow pow 🔫
Take a shot every time you see the joke "Demon Slayer would take half of the time if they gave a gun to Inozuke", then they realise that Genya does have a gun and that Inozuke does not have one because for him that's probably an alien mechanism (Or an Oni one ba dum tsss). And then everyone asks: "WHY DOES GENYA AS A GUN?!" CAUSE THEY WERE A THING AT THE TIME FOR GOODNESS GRACE!!! Once again this happens because people forget that we are in the Taisho Era [1912-1926] and that Japan was a war machine, while being in the perception that they did not know what guns where, because of the tale that the true warrior would only use a katana. Well, let me tell you that the Japanese loved a good gun ever since the 16th century and we have the Portuguese to thank for that. (PORTUGAL C*R*LH*) The Portuguese arrived at Tanegashima in 1543. And arrived by accident. At the time the Ming Empire and the Japanese Empire were not in good terms (are we even surprised?), and with the Ming closing the borders to foreign trade, it was the pirates that made the trade (cue the One Piece opening). The Waku (not waku waku meaning excited for the love of God, Waku means pirate) would trade the Japanese silver for Chinese silks, but still with a lot to gamble. And then the Portuguese arrived at Macau, and casually became the 3rd party that brought to the Japanese and Chinese what was needed for the trade. Now in the Japanese ports more western trinkets would show like bread, tobacco, dark skinned people, plants, and you guessed it, guns!
When the Portuguese and other Europeans [mainly Dutch] arrived in Japan, the country was at war [yes, the Sengoku Jiddai], so every type of war mechanism would be welcomed. The Daimyo of Tanegashima - Tanegashima Tokitaka - saw one Portuguese sailor, that arrived in a Chinese cargo, shooting ducks, and he quickly asked for shooting lessons. Soon he would buy the gun for himself and order his swordsmiths to replicate the weapons. Within a year the Japanese were able to replicate the gun and within a decade there would be gunsmiths all over the territory. The gun was called “tanegashima” only later being called “teppo”. There would be also books that would explain how to use them. But these weapons would be quickly adopted, used, but also quickly abandoned. By 1560 guns were already being used in battle. The battle of Nagashino was the most iconic one in history in these terms, since Oda Nobunaga used for the 1st time western techniques merged with the Japanese ones. But there was one problem with using guns in battle, all the rituals that took place before could be in danger (oh the drama). Normally, before the slaughter, enemies would exchange some words like presenting themselves or exchanging complements. But with guns, one could skip that and just shoot from afar. Guns were starting to be seem as double edge sword (please appreciate the joke). Everyone could learn to fire a gun and because of that it became a symbol of a lowly warrior. The mighty samurai still carried the 2 swords, the low-ranking ones started carrying a sword and a gun. Firearms were at its hight, and because of that the resistance would begin. A lowly farmer could kill a samurai. The skill stopped being needed in the warrior but in the weapon. On one hand everyone realised that these guns were superior, but on the other, no one on the bushi class would use them. The Japanese moved from sword to sword with guns, to only swords again. The last big battle were guns had a part was in the Shimabara rebellion. And after that samurai when back to the sword lessons. In reality there was never a formal ban of firearms in Japan. The Tokugawa Shoguns 1st started to control the production of Guns in 1607, were then 1st tried to unite all gunsmiths in the same place at Nagahama. Japan's being against the use of the gun could also be explain to his general reaction against outside ideas. People would try to adapt and develop new guns and swords ideas thanks to the small contacts that still came from the Dutch in Deshima, but the true revolution came with Commodore Matthew Perry and when he opened the borders by force. And so, the new government would develop a new military force, inspired by the western counterparts, and would ban the samurai from wearing their swords, and would put guns in the hands of the officials. At the turn of the XX century Japan was caught up with the new military technology from the west and will start to use them in a war force that would astound the Western side of the world.
FIGUEIREDO, Rafaela. 2022 - 南蛮 Namban: Mais do que Bárbaros: A arte como testemunho de um encontro cultural. MA Diss. Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa; PERRIN, Noel. 1979 - Giving up the Gun: Japan’s Reversion to the sword, 1543-1879. New Hampshire. David R. Godine Publisher.
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INDIES TOP 1036 ACTORS & ACTRESSES (COMBINED LIST) IN THE HISTORY OF W-O-R-L-D C-I-N-E-M-A !
Welcome one & all, to Indies latest & as we believe most seminal researching in the field of entt & performing arts, charting out the All-Time Top 1036 World Actors & Actresses (Joint) List! Correspondingly offering some insight into another fun comparative analysis- Namely, The Top Cinematic Nations of The World for last 125 yrs & 20th c. in particular!
NOTE: In Nos 1-100 : 46 of these names in Positions 1-100 are awarded predominantly for their contribution to US cinema! 25 for contribution to Welsh cinema! 20 for French cinema! 8 for their service to Indian cinema (incl 3 in Top 5) ! & 1 from Pak cinema!
NOTE: In Nos 101-200 : Half ie 50 names honored from French cinema alone, including a veritable deluge of French actresses placed in this segment! Followed by Russian cinema with the next highest 31 cinematic legends! Thereafter US with 10 big cinematic names, India with 3 legendary awardees, UK with 3 biggies, Welsh with 2, & Pak with 1 honoree !
NOTE: In Nos 201-300: All 100 names gracing this segment extraordinarily being the beautifully talented Leading Lades of 20th century French cinema !
NOTE: Positions 301-400 are greatly occupied by French actresses numbering 68, foll'd by Rus actors at 17, US+Canadian actors at 13, & 2 Indians.
NOTE: Nearly 2/3rd of the entire 400-500 segment lorded over by Korean cinema! Foll'd yet again by French cinema that will emerge as the biggest provider of world-class artistry, esp in the middle 1/3rd of this all-time world list! NOTE: Once again, ~ 100% in Positions 500-600, belonging to the magical & historically rich French cine world! Undoubtedly & by far the most cinematically powerful & overall artistically enriching industry in the world (even if sadly alienated by lang, from majority English-speaking diaspora) ! NOTE: More than half the 600-700 segment, again dominated by Cinema Francais, followed by the, first & soon-to-be overwhelmingly noticeable, entry of Italian cinema into the mix (even if in last 1/3rd of the world list), with half a dozen contributions from Indian & British cinema each ! NOTE : ~100% domination from 700-800 of Cine Italiano! And even more ahead, "Bellissimo"! NOTE: Plaudits from 800-900 shared close to equally yet again in these lower segments, btwn France & Italy, with India quietly yet assuredly sneaking in half a dozen legends into the big picture, & Cuba the newer entrant! NOTE: Nearly 40% of the final 900-1036 segment belonging to Korean cine stars, with Russia next at 1/4th, then UK-France-Italy-Japan together sharing nearly 2/3rd of the remainder, & India yet again consistently (from 1st to last!) lending it's half a dozen & some. With China for first time alongside US after long making their presence felt. NOTE: In terms of sheer numbers > The full list of Top 1036 Actors & Actresses in World History, includes:
I) 493 French super cine stars,
II) 185 Italian screen giants,
III) 98 South Korean cine excellences,
Joint IV) & V) being the 72 Russian cine stalwarts & 72 icons of US cinema,
VI) 53 superlative artists of UK-Welsh cinema,
VII) 36 Indian silver screen legends (incl the All-Time World No. 1 & 3 in Top 5!),
VIII) 14 Japanese hero-heroines,
IX) 3 from Cuba ,
X)-XI)-XII) 2 legends from Pakistan & Egypt & China each.
NOTE: In terms of quality weightages for contributions made per nation (largely in the 20th century & thereabouts) > Using different weightages for different positioned artists, herein weight of 3000 for those in Top 20, 1000 in Top 100, 700 in Top 200, 600 in Top 300, 400 in Top 400, 250 in Top 500, 150 in Top 600, 100 in Top 700, 70 in top 800, 50 in Top 900, & 40 thereon uptil position 1036.. (We arrive at the following calculations, as plain for all to see - Fr – 0*3000 + 20*1000 + 50*700 + 100*600 + 68*400 + 37*250 + 99*150 + 54*100 + 0*70 + 48*50 + 17*40 = 1,74,780 Ita – 0+ 0 + 0+ 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 33*100 + 98*70 + 41*50 + 13*40 = 15,810 South Korea - 0+ 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 61*250 + 0+ 0 + 0 + 0 + 37*40 = 16,730 Russia – 0 + 0 + 31*700 + 0 + 17*400 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 24*40 = 29,460 US – 5*3000 + 41*1000 + 10*700 + 0 + 13*400 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2*40 = 68,280. UK-Welsh – 7*3000 + 18*1000 + 3*700 + 0 + 0 + 1*250 + 1*150 + 6*100 + 0 + 0 + 18*40 = 42,820 India – 3*3000 + 5*1000 + 3*700 + 0 + 2*400 + 0 + 0 + 6*100 + 2*70 + 7*50 + 8*40 = 18,310 .
Japan – 14*40 = 560
Pakistan – 1*1000 + 1*700 = 1,700
Egypt - 1*400 + 1*40 - 440 Cuba – 2*50 + 1*100 = 200 China – 2*40 = 80. ) THUS ARRIVING AT OUR ASSESSMENT FOR THE 6-7 GREATEST CINE NATIONS ON EARTH, FOR THE 20TH C. ! 1. FRANCE ! -- LORDING OVER THE WORLD FIELD, PLACED ATLEAST 2.5+ TIMES AHEAD OF THE NEXT BEST, 'FRANCE & 'LA CINEMA FRANCAIS' RULING THE ROOST AS THE CLEAR NO. 1 FOR 1ST CENTURY OF CINEMA SINCE INCEPTION ! 2. USA ! 3. GREAT BRITAIN ! 4. RUSSIA ! 5. INDIA ! 6. SOUTH KOREA ! & 7. ITALY ! ( We realize this mode of assessing natl contributions to cinema may be a bit unorthodox, yet given that any of the other modes either don't offer any greater quantitative perspective, given the nature of art, Indies believe it to be as fair & accurate an angle for assessment as available. )
AND HERE IS THAT LONG-AWAITED FULL LIST ! !
(PS. AND JUST TO OFFER NECESSARY PERSPECTIVE ON THE ENORMOUS GAP IN RATING PTS FROM NOS.1 RAJESH KHANNA TO NO. 10 JEAN MARAIS, IE A DIFFERENCE OF UPTO 2,150 PTS, THE DIFFERENCES THEREAFTER PETERING DOWN TO SINGLE DIGITS, & NO. 15 ONWARDS TO DECIMAL PTS., MAKING IT UNNECESSARY TO BE FURTHER ELABORATED ON..
1. .Rajesh Khanna (Ind) – 3,000 pts 2. .Robert Pugh (Welsh) – 2,650 pts 3. .Ashok Kumar (Ind) – 2,500 pts 4. .Barbara Stanwyck – 2,400 pts 5. .Dilip Kumar (Ind) – 2,250 pts 6. .Owain Yeoman (Welsh) – 2,000 pts 7. .John Rhys-Davies (Welsh) – 1,500 pts 8. .Terry Jones (Welsh) – 1,200 pts 9. .Gary Cooper – 950 pts 10. .Jean Marais (Fr) – 850 pts 11. .Ian Whyte (Welsh) – 830 pts 12. .Olivia de Havilland – 823 pts 13. .Rhys Ifans (Welsh) – 822 pts 14. .James Stewart – 821 pts 15. .Yves Montand (Fr) – 820 pts 16. .Daniel Day Lewis – 819.5 pts )
1. .Rajesh Khanna (Ind)
2. .Robert Pugh (Welsh)
3. .Ashok Kumar (Ind)
4. .Barbara Stanwyck
5. .Dilip Kumar (Ind)
6. .Owain Yeoman (Welsh)
7. .John Rhys-Davies (Welsh)
8. .Terry Jones (Welsh)
9. .Gary Cooper
10. .Jean Marais (Fr)
11. .Ian Whyte (Welsh)
12. .Olivia de Havilland
13. .Rhys Ifans (Welsh)
14. .James Stewart
15. .Yves Montand (Fr)
16. .Daniel Day Lewis
17. .Gerard Philipe (Fr)
18. .Jonathan Pryce (Welsh)
19. .Timothy Dalton (Welsh)
20. .Charles Boyer
21. .Spencer Tracy
22. .Ray Milland (Fr)
23. .Joe Pesci
24. .Ivor Novello (Welsh)
25. .Philip Madoc (Welsh)
26. .Gerard Depardieu
27. .Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (Fr)
28. .Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (Fr)
29. .Griff Rhys Jones (Welsh)
30. .Owen Teale (Welsh)
31. .Dev Anand (Ind)
32. .Walter Pidgeon
33. .Fredric March
34. .Henry Fonda
35. .Charles Laughton
36. .Charlie Chaplin
37. .Michael Lonsdale (Fr)
38. .Vincent Lindon (Fr)
39. .James Cagney
40. .Mathieu Amalric (Fr)
41. .Jon Voight
42. .Jack Nicholson
43. .Meena Kumari (Ind)
44. .Al Pacino
45. .Geraldine Page
46. .Audrey Hepburn
47. .Peter Ustinov
48. .Dany Boon (Fr)
49. .Richard Harrington (Welsh)
50. .Thierry Lhermitte (Fr)
51. .Suchitra Sen (Ind)
52. .Albert Finney (Welsh)
53. .Vivien Leigh
54. .Ioan Gruffudd (Welsh)
55. .Greer Garson
56. .Jean Gabin (Fr)
57. .Tom Ellis (Welsh)
58. .Michael Douglas
59. .Kirk Douglas
60. .Christopher Plummer
61. .Harrison Ford
62. .Ginger Rogers
63. .Richard Brake (Welsh)
64. .George Kennedy
65. .Elizabeth Taylor
66. .Pierre Richard (Fr)
67. .Greg Davies (Welsh)
68. .Shashi Kapoor (Ind)
69. .Alain Delon (Fr)
70. .Mickey Rooney
71. .Philippe Noiret (Fr)
72. .Alain Chabat (Fr)
73. .Gerard Jugnot (Fr)
74. .Katharine Hepburn
75. .Montgomery Clift
76. .Cary Grant
77. .George C. Scott
78. .Clint Eastwood
79. .Keith Allen (Welsh)
80. .Jean-Pierre Marielle (Fr)
81. .Gary Oldman
82. .Roger Rees (Welsh)
83. .Raphael Personnaz (Fr)
84. .Kate Winslet
85. .Walter Huston
86. .Jacques Gamblin (Fr)
87. .Laurence Olivier (UK)
88. .Mervyn Johns (Welsh)
89. .Roger Livesey (Welsh)
90. .Julia Roberts
91. .Bernard Fox (Welsh)
92. .Zia Mohyeddin
93. .Norma Shearer
94. .Harry Secombe (Welsh)
95. .Shammi Kapoor (Ind)
96. .Marlon Brando
97. .Desmond Llewelyn (Welsh)
98. .Gene Hackman
99. .Aneurin Barnard (Welsh)
100. .Bruce Lee
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101. .Nathalie Lissenko (Rus)
102. .Hasmik Agopyan (Rus)
103. .Catharine Deneuve (Fr)
104. .Chulpan Khamatova (Rus)
105. .Nataliya Vdovina (Rus)
106. .Elena Solovey (Rus)
107. .Brigitte Bardot (Fr)
108. .Aleksandra Khokhlova (Rus)
109. .Jeanne Moreau (Fr)
110. .Anna Karina (Fr)
111. .Isabelle Adjani (Fr)
112. .Romy Schneider (Fr)
113. .Lea Seydoux (Fr)
114. .Melanie Laurent (Fr)
115. .Audrey Tautou (Fr)
116. .Ekaterina Chtchelkanova (Rus)
117. .Vanessa Paradis (Fr)
118. .Simone Signoret (Fr)
119. .Emmanuelle Beart (Fr)
120. .Isabelle Huppert (Fr)
121. .Sandrine Bonnaire (Fr)
122. .Vasily Livanov (Rus)
123. .Carole Bouquet (Fr)
124. .Anne Parillaud (Fr)
125. .Fanny Ardant (Fr)
126. .Sophie Marceau (Fr)
127. .Nathalie Baye (Fr)
128. .Michael Chekhov (Rus)
129. .Anouk Aimee (Fr)
130. .Alexa Davalos (Fr)
131. .Josiane Balasko (Fr)
132. .Clemence Poesy (Fr)
133. .Natalija Janichkina (Rus)
134. .Laetitia Casta (Fr)
135. .Eva Green (Fr)
136. .Elodie Yung (Fr)
137. .John Gielgud
138. .Kristin Scott Tomas (Fr)
139. .Anna Mouglalis (Fr)
140. .Astrid Berges-Frisbey (Fr)
141. .Charlotte Gainsbourg (Fr)
142. .Savely Kramarov (Rus)
143. .Oleg Popov (Rus)
144. .Capucine (Fr)
145. .Roxane Mesquida (Fr)
146. .Jane Birkin (Fr)
147. .Berenice Bejo (Fr)
148. .Olga Kurylenko (Fr)
149. .Leslie Caron (Fr)
150. .Josephine Baker (Fr)
151. .Grigoriy Dobrygin (Rus)
152. .Yul Brynner (Rus)
153. .Oleg Yankovsky (Rus)
154. .Pom Klementieff (Fr)
155. .Noemie Merlant (Fr)
156. .Nikita Mikhalkov (Rus)
157. .Yuri Borisov (Rus)
158. .Adele Haenel (Fr)
159. .Adele Exarchopoulos (Fr)
160. .Sergei Bondarchuk (Rus)
161. .Sergey Bezrukov (Rus)
162. .Paul Muni
163. .James Mason
164. .Pasha Lychnikov (Rus)
165. .Igor Jijikine (Rus)
166. .James Caan
167. .Alec Guinness
168. .Emma Mackey (Fr)
169. .Michael Roll (Rus)
170. .Yuri Nikulin (Rus)
171. .Vladimir Vdovichenkov (Rus)
172. .Yevgeny Sidikhin (Rus)
173. .Aleksei Serebyakov (Rus)
174. .Yury Solomin (Rus)
175. .Douglas Fairbanks
176. .Paul Newman
177. .Oleg Menshikov
178. .Vyacheslav Tikhonov (Rus)
179. .Yael Groblas (Fr)
180. .Emmanuelle Seigner (Fr)
181. .Craig Roberts (Welsh)
182. .Jim Broadbent (UK)
183. .Nicolas Cazale (Fr)
184. .Gerard Lanvin (Fr)
185. .Jamel Debbouze (Fr)
186. .Uttam Kumar (Ind)
187. .Jean Rochefort (Fr)
188. .Christopher Timothy (Welsh)
189. .Juliette Binoche
190. .Dustin Hoffman
191. .Prem Nazir (Ind)
192. .Peter O’ Toole
193. .Tom Hanks
194. .Romain Duris (Fr)
195. .Ellen Burstyn
196. .Andrei Panin
197. .Humphrey Bogart
198. .Madhabi Mukherjee (Ind)
199. .Danila Kozlovsky (Rus)
200. .Waheed Murad (Pak)
201. .Isabelle Weingarten (Fr)
202. .Sarah Adler (Fr)
203. .Christa Theret (Fr)
204. .Karin Viard (Fr)
205. .Deborah Francois (Fr)
206. .Marie Gillain (Fr)
207. .Juliet Berto (Fr)
208. .Melanie Doutey (Fr)
209. .Monique Melinand (Fr)
210. .Stephane Audran (Fr)
211. .Lea Drucker (Fr)
212. .Dominique Labourier (Fr)
213. .Angelique Litzenburger (Fr)
214. .Francoise Lebrun (Fr)
215. .Valerie Donzelli (Fr)
216. .Bernadette Lafont (Fr)
217. .Sylvie Testud (Fr)
218. .Cecile de France (Fr)
219. .Katia Leclerc O’ Wallis (Fr)
220. .Zouzou (Fr)
221. .Francoise Fabian (Fr)
222. .Maria Schneider (Fr)
223. .Agnes Jaoui (Fr)
224. .Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (Fr)
225. .Aurora Cornu (Fr)
226. .Stacy Martin (Fr)
227. .Lola Creton (Fr)
228. .Laurence de Monaghan (Fr)
229. .Dominique Blanc (Fr)
230. .Beatrice Romand (Fr)
231. .Melanie Thierry (Fr)
232. .Caroline Cellier (Fr)
233. .Michele Moretti (Fr)
234. .Genevieve Page (Fr)
235. .Elina Labourdette (Fr)
236. .Anne Wiazemsky (Fr)
237. .Marie Dubois (Fr)
238. .Claudine Auger (Fr)
239. .Annie Girardot (Fr)
240. .Juliette Mayniel (Fr)
241. .Brigitte Fossey (Fr)
242. .Martine Carol (Fr)
243. .Dolly Scal (Fr)
244. .Patricia Gozzi (Fr)
245. .Marilou Berry (Fr)
246. .Maria Mauban (Fr)
247. .Janine Darcey (Fr)
248. .Suzanne Flon (Fr)
249. .Colette Marchand (Fr)
250. .Francoise Arnoul (Fr)
251. .Ludivine Sagnier (Fr)
252. .Beatrice Dalle (Fr)
253. .Claude Nollier (Fr)
254. .Josette Day (Fr)
255. .Nicole Stephane (Fr)
256. .Catharine Salee (Fr)
257. .Dominique Sanda (Fr)
258. .Marina Hands (Fr)
259. .Cecile Aubry (Fr)
260. .Nicole Ladmiral (Fr)
261. .Bulle Ogier (Fr)
262. .Vera Clouzot (Fr)
263. .Simone Renant (Fr)
264. .Sylvia Bataille (Fr)
265. .Suzy Delair (Fr)
266. .Jane Marken (Fr)
267. .Catharine Salee (Fr)
268. .Nane Germon (Fr)
269. .Lucienne Bogaert (Fr)
270. .Renee Carl (Fr)
271. .Catherine Frot (Fr)
272. .Maria Casares (Fr)
273. .Arletty (Fr)
274. .Odette Joyeux (Fr)
275. .Marguerite Moreno (Fr)
276. .Madeleine Robinson (Fr)
277. .Helena Manson (Fr)
278. .Paulette Dubost (Fr)
279. .Micheline Francey (Fr)
280. .Ginette Leclerc (Fr)
281. .Mady Berry (Fr)
282. .Edwige Feuillere (Fr)
283. .Jacqueline Laurent (Fr)
284. .Mila Parely (Fr)
285. .Florelle (Fr)
286. .Claudette Colbert (Fr)
287. .Danielle Darieux (Fr)
288. .Rolla France (Fr)
289. .Annabella (Fr)
290. .Anne Chevalier (Fr)
291. .Lya Lys (Fr)
292. .Simone Mareuil (Fr)
293. .Maria Falconetti (Fr)
294. .Yvette Andreyor (Fr)
295. .Musidora (Fr)
296. .Nora Amezeder (Fr)
297. .Virginie Ledoyen (Fr)
298. .Michele Morgan (Fr)
299. .Marine Vacth (Fr)
300. .Louise Bourgoin (Fr)
301. .Pauline Carton (Fr)
302. .Severine Lerczinska (Fr)
303. .Odette Talazac (Fr)
304. .Leora Barbara (Fr)
305. .Simone Simon (Fr)
306. .Marion Cotillard (Fr)
307. .Mireille Darc (Fr)
308. .Edith Scob (Fr)
309. .Chantal Goya (Fr)
310. .Emmanuelle Riva (Fr)
311. .Chiara Mastroianni (Fr)
312. .Claire Maurier (Fr)
313. .Marika Green (Fr)
314. .Delphine Seyrig (Fr)
315. .Mylene Demongeot (Fr)
316. .Marie-France Pisier (Fr)
317. .Francoise Dorleac (Fr)
318. .Marina Vlady (Fr)
319. .Stella Dassas (Fr)
320. .Marpessa Dawn (Fr)
321. .Elsa Zylberstein (Fr)
322. .Bleuette Bernon(Fr)
323. .Vitaly Solomin (Rus)
324. .Sara Forestier (Fr)
325. .Aleksandr Domogarov (Rus)
326. .Michael J. Fox
327. .Aleksei Serebyakov (Rus)
328. .Shawn Ashmore (Can)
329. .Robbie Amell (Can)
330. .Pascale Ogier (Fr)
331. .Amanda Langlet (Fr)
332. .Julie Delpy (Fr)
333. .Ravil Isyanov (Rus)
334. .Linh-Dan Pham (Fr)
335. .Nelly Borgeaud (Fr)
336. .Nicole Garcia (Fr)
337. .Oleg Tabakov (Rus)
338. .Konstantin Lavronenko (Rus)
339. .Yevgeny Mironov (Rus)
340. .Andrei Smirnov (Rus)
341. .Irene Jacob (Fr)
342. .Myriem Roussell (Fr)
343. .Arielle Dombasle (Fr)
344. .Marie Riviere (Fr)
345. .Solveig Dommartin (Fr)
346. .Emilie Dequenne (Fr)
347. .Oleg Vidov (Rus)
348. .Ariane Labed (Fr)
349. .Pablo Schreiber (Can)
350. .Zabou Breitman (Fr)
351. .Romane Bohringer (Fr)
352. .Sabine Azema (Fr)
353. .Hafsia Herzi (Fr)
354. .Andrea Ferreol (Fr)
355. .Jeanne Balibar (Fr)
356. .Alexander Petrov (Rus)
357. .Raymond Burr
358. .Cory Monteith
359. .Donald Sutherland
360. .Innokenty Smoktunovsky (Rus)
361. .Isabelle Renauld (Fr)
362. .Mireille Perrier (Fr)
363. .Juliana Samarine (Fr)
364. .Catherine Mouchet (Fr)
365. .Aurora Marion (Fr)
366. .Sergei Puskepalis (Rus)
367. .Anais Demoustier (Fr)
368. .N.T. Ramarao (Ind)
369. .Jason Priestley
370. .Thomas B. Kin Chong
371. .Judith Chemla (Fr)
372. .Marie Laforet (Fr)
373. .Michele Valley (Fr)
374. .Helene Alexandridis (Fr)
375. .Yevgeni Lazarev (Rus)
376. .Roy Dupuis
377. .Alan Thicke (Can)
378. .Konstantin Khabensky (Rus)
379. .Anne Consigny (Fr)
380. .Corey Haim (Can)
381. .Macha Meril (Fr)
382. .Anne Brochet (Fr)
383. .Miou-Miou (Fr)
384. .Anne Teyssedre (Fr)
385. .Josephine Sanz (Fr)
386. .Gabrielle Sanz (Fr)
387. .Aleksey Batalov (Rus)
388. .Sergei Garmash (Rus)
389. .Fantine Harduin (Fr)
390. .Charlotte Very (Fr)
391. .Elodie Bouchez (Fr)
392. .Natacha Regnier (Fr)
393. .Pili Groyne (Fr)
394. .Yolande Mareau (Fr)
395. .Emmanuelle Devos (Fr)
396. .Nina Meurisse (Fr)
397. .Florence Darel (Fr)
398. .Faye Dunaway
399. .Rajendra Kumar (Ind)
400. ..Malik Zidi (Fr)
401. .Michele Verly (Fr)
402. .Park Mi-sun (Kor)
403. .Bae Seul-ki (Kor)
404. .Ahn Ji-hyun (Kor)
405. .Ahn Seo-hyun (Kor)
406. .Ahn Ji-hye (Kor)
407. .Jae-un Lee (Kor)
408. .Ahn-in Suk (Kor)
409. .Lee Jung-hyun (Kor)
410. .Seon Yu (Kor)
411. .Moon Geun-Young (Kor)
412. .Ho-jeong Yu (Kor)
413. .Shin Se-Kyung (Kor)
414. .Jin-Seo Yoon (Kor)
415. .Park Bo-Young (Kor)
416. .Jin-hee Park (Kor)
417. .Ji-young Ok (Kor)
418. .Ji-a Park (Kor)
419. .So-yeon Lee (Kor)
420. .Mi-yeon Lee (Kor)
421. .Jeong-eun Lim (Kor)
422. .Ji-min Kwak (Kor)
423. .Kim Bo-kyung (Kor)
424. .So-Young Ko (Kor)
425. .Bo-Young Lee (Kor)
426. .Kang So-ra (Kor)
427. .Eun-ji Jo (Kor)
428. .Bo-bae Han (Kor)
429. .Shin Hye-jin (Kor)
430. .Moon Jeong-hee (Kor)
431. .Min-seo Chae (Kor)
432. .Kim Hye-su (Kor)
433. .Kim Hae-sook (Kor)
434. .Youn Yuh-jung (Kor)
435. .Yuna Ito (Kor)
436. .So-yi Yoon (Kor)
437. .Hyeon-jin Seo (Kor)
438. .Yu-ri sung (Kor)
439. .Sandara Park (Kor)
440. .Kim Yeo-jin (Kor)
441. .Yeon-hee Lee (Kor)
442. .Park Shin-Hye (Kor)
443. .Hyo-jin Kim (Kor)
444. .Hye-eun Park (Kor)
445. .Lee Da-hae (Kor)
446. .Kang Soo-youn (Kor)
447. .Kim Hee-seon (Kor)
448. .Gyu-ri Kim (Kor)
449. .Jin young-Jang (Kor)
450. .Ri-su Ha (Kor)
451. .Chae-Young Han (Kor)
452. .Kim Hyun-joo (Kor)
453. .Yeo-jin Choi (Kor)
454. .Eun-kyeong Lim (Kor)
455. .Hind Rustum (Egypt)
456. .Marsha Fitzalan (UK)
457. .Yoo-jin Kim (Kor)
458. .Jung Yu Mi (Kor)
459. .Min-Hee Kim (Kor)
460. .Han Ji-Min (Kor)
461. .Moon Chae-Won (Kor)
462. .Suzy Vernon (Fr)
463. .Seung-Yun Lee (Kor)
464. .Song Hye-Kyo (Kor)
465. .Valentine Tessier (Fr)
466. .Natalia Trouhanowa (Fr)
467. .Maria Ventura (Fr)
468. .Alice Tissot (Fr)
469. .Gabrielle Rejane (Fr)
470. .Sylvie (Fr)
471. .Renee Sylvaire (Fr)
472. .Agnes Souret (Fr)
473. .Nadia Sibirskaya (Fr)
474. .Yvonne Printemps (Fr)
475. .Suzy Prim (Fr)
476. .Marcelle Pradot (Fr)
477. .Marcelle Praince (Fr)
478. .Pilar-Morin (Fr)
479. .Polaire (Fr)
480. .Renee Passeur (Fr)
481. .Germaine Michel (Fr)
482. .Daniele Parola (Fr)
483. .Marthe Vinot (Fr)
484. .Paulette Noiseux (Fr)
485. .Cecile Sorel (Fr)
486. .Mary Odette (Fr)
487. .Stacia Napierkowska (Fr)
488. .Marthe Mellot (Fr)
489. .Julienne Mathieu (Fr)
490. .Mary Marquet (Fr)
491. .Arlette Marchal (Fr)
492. .Lee Sang-hee (Kor)
493. .Gina Manes (Fr)
494. .Ginette Maddie (Fr)
495. .Jeanne Loury (Fr)
496. .Germaine Reuver (Fr)
497. .Francoise Rosay (Fr)
498. .Rita Jolivet (Fr)
499. .Emmy Lynn (Fr)
500. .Francine Mussey (Fr)
501. .Gabrielle Robinne (Fr)
502. .Margeurite de Morlaye (Fr)
503. .Madeleine Milhaud (Fr)
504. .Georgette Leblanc (Fr)
505. .Louise Lagrange (Fr)
506. .Suzy Pierson (Fr)
507. .Claude Merelle (Fr)
508. .Simone Vaudry (Fr)
509. .Jane Pierson (Fr)
510. .Madeleine Renaud (Fr)
511. .Gina Relly (Fr)
512. .Illa Meery (Fr)
513. .Gina Palerme (Fr)
514. .Anna Held (Fr)
515. .Anna Lefeuvrier (Fr)
516. .Germaine Sablon (Fr)
517. .Germaine Rouer (Fr)
518. .Catherine Hessling (Fr)
519. .Edith Jehanne (Fr)
520. .Jeanne Helbling (Fr)
521. .Gaby Morlay (Fr)
522. .Marie Glory (Fr)
523. .Madeleine Guitty (Fr)
524. .Yvette Guilbert (Fr)
525. .Marie Grisier-Montbazon (Fr)
526. .Renee Heribel (Fr)
527. .Denise Grey (Fr)
528. .Lilian Greuze (Fr)
529. .Berthe Jalabert (Fr)
530. .Jane Faber (Fr)
531. .Marcelle Geniat (Fr)
532. .Josseline Gael (Fr)
533. .Claude France (Fr)
534. .Lucy Gerard (Fr)
535. .Marie Epstein (Fr)
536. .Huguette Duflos (Fr)
537. .Fabienne Fabreges (Fr)
538. .Jeanne Marie-Laurent (Fr)
539. .Cecile Didier (Fr)
540. .France Dhelia (Fr)
541. .Rachel Devirys (Fr)
542. .Marcelle Monthil (Fr)
543. .Blanche Montel (Fr)
544. .Mistinguett (Fr)
545. .Gaby Deslys (Fr)
546. .Margeurite Deval (Fr)
547. .Janine Merrey (Fr)
548. .Lucienne Legrand (Fr)
549. .Suzanne Despres (Fr)
550. .Dolly Davis (Fr)
551. .Germaine Dermoz (Fr)
552. .Suzanne Delve (Fr)
553. .Suzanne Dehelly (Fr)
554. .Rose Dione (Fr)
555. .Amelie Dieterle (Fr)
556. .Jeanne Delvair (Fr)
557. .Mona Goya (Fr)
558. .Helene Darly (Fr)
559. .Maryse Dauvray (Fr)
560. .Denise Legeay (Fr)
561. .Colette Darfeuil (Fr)
562. .Lili Damita (Fr)
563. .Eve Francis (Fr)
564. .Lilian Constantini (Fr)
565. .Simone Cerdan (Fr)
566. .Adrienne d’ Ambricourt (Fr)
567. .Gabrielle Colonna-Romano (Fr)
568. .Juliette Clarens (Fr)
569. .Jeanne Brindeau (Fr)
570. .Andree Brabant (Fr)
571. .Renee Carl (Fr)
572. .Sarah Bernhardt (Fr)
573. .Catherine Fonteney (Fr)
574. .Yvonne de Bray (Fr)
575. .Judy Cornwell (UK)
576. .Renee Jeanne Falconetti (Fr)
577. .Suzanne Bianchetti (Fr)
578. .Josette Andriot (Fr)
579. .Jeanne Berangere (Fr)
580. .Paule Andral (Fr)
581. .Marie Bell (Fr)
582. .Mathilde Comont (Fr)
583. .Aimee Campton (Fr)
584. .Jean d’Yd (Fr)
585. .Jean Yonnel (Fr)
586. .Jean Worms (Fr)
587. .Jehanne d’Alcy (Fr)
588. .Georges Wague (Fr)
589. .Geymond Vital (Fr)
590. .Roger Vincent (Fr)
591. .Felicien Tramel (Fr)
592. .Andree Lafayette (Fr)
593. .Simone Genevois (Fr)
594. .Abel Tarride (Fr)
595. .Jacques Varennes (Fr)
596. .Jean Toulout (Fr)
597. .Roger Treville (Fr)
598. .Armand Tallier (Fr)
599. .Gabriel Signoret (Fr)
600. .Francois Rozet (Fr)
601. .Aime Simon-Girard (Fr)
602. .Henry Roussel (Fr)
603. .Henri Rollan (Fr)
604. .Noel Roquevert (Fr)
605. .Gabrielle Fontan (Fr)
606. .Georges Treville (Fr)
607. .Charles de Rochefort (Fr)
608. .Rene Rocher (Fr)
609. .Fernand Rivers (Fr)
610. .Andre Roanne (Fr)
611. .Robert Pizani (Fr)
612. .Nicolas Rimsky (Fr)
613. .Raoul Paoli (Fr)
614. .Philippe Richard (Fr)
615. .Jean Perier (Fr)
616. .Constant Remy (Fr)
617. .Felix Oudart (Fr)
618. .Jean Peyriere (Fr)
619. .Georges Peclet (Fr)
620. .Andre Nox (Fr)
621. .Rene Navarre (Fr)
622. .Georges Paulais (Fr)
623. .Andre Nicolle (Fr)
624. .Lucien Muratore (Fr)
625. .Georges Melchior (Fr)
626. .Edouard de Max (Fr)
627. .Pierre Magnier (Fr)
628. .Ralph Fiennes (UK)
629. .Joseph Fiennes (UK)
630. .Raymond Rognoni (Fr)
631. .Pierre Zimmer (Fr)
632. .Pierre Brasseur (Fr)
633. .Jean De Briac (Fr)
634. .Benoit-Constant Coquelin (Fr)
635. .Pierre Couderc (Fr)
636. .Daniel Mendaille (Fr)
637. .Jean De Limur (Fr)
638. .Andre Luguet (Fr)
639. .Bleuette Bernon (Fr)
640. .Madhubala (Ind)
641. .Max Linder (Fr)
642. .Ian McKellen (UK)
643. .Vanisri (Ind)
644. .Sowcar Janaki (Ind)
645. .Adelaide Nielsen (UK)
646. .Doria Achour (Fr)
647. .Suzanne Dantes (Fr)
648. .Marcel Maupi (Fr)
649. .Dominique Zardi (Fr)
650. .Frederic Mariotti (Fr)
651. .Pierre Blanchar (Fr)
652. .Naidra Ayadi (Fr)
653. .Andre Liabel (Fr)
654. .Gaston Modot (Fr)
655. .Ruben Rabasa (Cub)
656. .Renee Adoree (Fr)
657. .Beatrice Agenin (Fr)
658. .Francoise Brion (Fr)
659. .Hugh Grant (UK)
660. .Paul Olivier (Fr)
661. .Camille Cottin (Fr)
662. .Loan Chabanol (Fr)
663. .Roschedy Zem (Fr)
664. .Rina Morelli (Ita)
665. .Barbara D’ Urso (Ita)
666. .Rosemary Dexter (Ita)
667. .Dori Dorika (Ita)
668. .Giuliana De Sio (Ita)
669. .Julie Peasgood (UK)
670. .Laura Adani (Ita)
671. .Valeria Ciangottini (Ita)
672. .Marta Abba (Ita)
673. .Adriana Ambesi (Ita)
674. .Pier Angeli (Ita)
675. .Lando Buzzanca (Ita)
676. .Riccardo Scamarcio (Ita)
677. .Raf Vallone (Ita)
678. .Walter Chiari (Ita)
679. .Amedeo Nazzari (Ita)
680. .Renato Rascel (Ita)
681. .Rossano Brazzi (Ita)
682. .Claudio Bigagli (Ita)
683. .Ciccio Ingrassia (Ita)
684. .Fabio Testi (Ita)
685. .Alberto Sordi (Ita)
686. .C. R. Vijayakumari (Ind)
687. .Raja Sulochana (Ind)
688. .Nanni Moretti (Ita)
689. .S. Varalakshmi (Ind)
690. .Toto (Ita)
691. .Dora Romano (Ita)
692. .Betty Pedrazzi (Ita)
693. .Julia Jedlikowska (Ita)
694. .Luisa Ranieri (Ita)
695. .Eleonora Giovanardi (Ita)
696. .Teresa Saponangelo (Ita)
697. .Margherita Buy (Ita)
698. .Giusi Merli (Ita)
699. .Alba Rohrwacher (Ita)
700. .Sonia Gessner (Ita)
701. .T. R. Rajakumari (Ind)
702. .Galatea Ranzi (Ita)
703. .Serena Grandi (Ita)
704. .Iaia Forte (Ita)
705. .Pamela Villoresi (Ita)
706. .Matilde Gioli (Ita)
707. .Sara Serraiocco (Ita)
708. .Sabrina Ferilli (Ita)
709. .Violante Placido (Ita)
710. .Maya Sansa (Ita)
711. .Piera Degli Esposti (Ita)
712. .Margareth Made (Ita)
713. .Chiara Caselli (Ita)
714. .Maria Nazionale (Ita)
715. .Valeria De Franciscis (Ita)
716. .Diane Fleri (Ita)
717. .Anna Bonaiuto (Ita)
718. .Aurora Quattrocchi (Ita)
719. .Angela Finochhiaro (Ita)
720. .Claudia Gerini (Ita)
721. .Anita Kravos (Ita)
722. .Pandari Bai (Ind)
723. .Stefania Rocca (Ita)
724. .Asia Argento (Ita)
725. .Monica Bellucci (Ita)
726. .Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Ita)
727. .Sabrina Impacciatore (Ita)
728. .Jasmine Trinca (Ita)
729. .Fransesca d’ Aloja (Ita)
730. .Laura Morante (Ita)
731. .Anna Della Rosa (Ita)
732. .Giuliana Lojodice (Ita)
733. .Francesca Neri (Ita)
734. .Aitana Sanchez-Gijon (Ita)
735. .Alessandra Martines (Ita)
736. .Virna Lisi (Ita)
737. .Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Ita)
738. .Giovanna Bozzolo (Ita)
739. .Valentina Scalici (Ita)
740. .Valeria Golino (Ita)
741. .Marisa Tomasi (Ita)
742. .Nadia Ottaviani (Ita)
743. .Antonella Attili (Ita)
744. .Anna Galiena (Ita)
745. .Simona Brandalise (Ita)
746. .Antonella Ponziani (Ita)
747. .Paula Liguori (Ita)
748. .Anita Laurenzi (Ita)
749. .Nicoletta Braschi (Ita)
750. .Isabella Rossellini (Ita)
751. .Alessandra Vanzi (Ita)
752. .Marcella Petrelli (Ita)
753. .Patrizia Terreno (Ita)
754. .Norma Martelli (Ita)
755. .Domiziana Giordano (Ita)
756. .Miriam Guidelli (Ita)
757. .Daniela Silverio (Ita)
758. .Laura Lenzi (Ita)
759. .Greta Scacchi (Ita)
760. .Marcella Michelangeli (Ita)
761. .Jole Silvani (Ita)
762. .Francesca Bertini (Ita)
763. .Valeria D’ Obici (Ita)
764. .Carmen Scarpitta (Ita)
765. .Francesca Moriggi (Ita)
766. .Laura Antonelli (Ita)
767. .Agostina Belli (Ita)
768. .Francesca Marciano (Ita)
769. .Laura Betti (Ita)
770. .Ornella Muti (Ita)
771. .Isabella Ferrari (Ita)
772. .Elena Fiore (Ita)
773. .Daria Nicolodi (Ita)
774. .Valentina Cortese (Ita)
775. .Lea Massari (Ita)
776. .Pupella Maggio (Ita)
777. .Pia De Doses (Ita)
778. .Mariangela Melato (Ita)
779. .Maria Monti (Ita)
780. .Isa Danieli (Ita)
781. .Giovanna Galletti (Ita)
782. .Maria Michi (Ita)
783. .Fiona Florence (Ita)
784. .Silvana Mangano (Ita)
785. .Nora Ricci (Ita)
786. .Anita Pallenberg (Ita)
787. .Femi Benussi (Ita)
788. .Stefania Sandrelli (Ita)
789. .Claudia Cardinale (Ita)
790. .Margherita Caruso (Ita)
791. .Liliana Gerace (Ita)
792. .Mara Krupp (Ita)
793. .Paola Pitagora (Ita)
794. .Susanna Pasolini (Ita)
795. .Sandra Milo (Ita)
796. .Sophia Loren (Ita)
797. .Giorgio Moll (Ita)
798. .Graziella Galvani (Ita)
799. .Gabriella Giorgelli (Ita)
800. .Franca Pasut (Ita)
801. .Lilla Brignone (Ita)
802. .Gabriella Pallotta (Ita)
803. .Rina Morelli (Ita)
804. .Catherine Spaak (Ita)
805. .Loredana Detto (Ita)
806. .Paola Guidi (Ita)
807. .Anna Magnani (Ita)
808. .Monica Vitti (Ita)
809. .Silvana Corsini (Ita)
810. .Marisa Allasio (Ita)
811. .Giovanna Ralli (Ita)
812. .Nada Fiorelli (Ita)
813. .Franca Marzi (Ita)
814. .Giulietta Masina (Ita)
815. .Dorian Gray (Ita)
816. .Bruna Corra (Ita)
817. .Gina Lollobrigida (Ita)
818. .Lucia Bose (Ita)
819. .Ileana Simova (Ita)
820. .Anna Proclemer (Ita)
821. .Brunella Bovo (Ita)
822. .Anna Amendola (Ita)
823. .Lina Gennari (Ita)
824. .Emma Gramatica (Ita)
825. .Maria Pia Casilio (Ita)
826. .Dhia Cristiani (Ita)
827. .Alida Valli (Ita)
828. .Carla Del Poggio (Ita)
829. .Lianella Carell (Ita)
830. .Elena Altieri (Ita)
831. .Carmela Sazio (Ita)
832. .Luisa Ferida (Ita)
833. .Tina Apicella (Ita)
834. .Clara Calamai (Ita)
835. .Jean Bradin (Fr)
836. .Elisa Cegani (Ita)
837. .Tatyana Pavlova (Ita)
838. .Rene Creste (Fr)
839. .Isa Miranda (Ita)
840. .Jean Murat (Fr)
841. .Lyda Borelli (Ita)
842. .Pierre Larquey (Fr)
843. .Pauline Polaire (Ita)
844. .William Shatner (Can)
845. .Saturnin Fabre (Fr)
846. .Dominique Blanchar (Fr)
847. .Sujatha (Ind)
848. .Valerie Karsenti (Fr)
849. .Jayamala (Ind)
850. .Sharada (Ind)
851. .Kiefer Sutherland (Can)
852. .Colette Brosset (Fr)
853. .Pierre Renoir (Fr)
854. .Albert Rieux (Fr)
855. .Fernand Ledoux (Fr)
856. .Harry Baur (Fr)
857. .Jayabharathi (Ind)
858. .Astrid Berges-Frisbey (Fr)
859. .Arathi (Ind)
860. .Joelle Bernard (Fr)
861. .David Fumero (Cub)
862. .Marie Bizet (Fr)
863. .Jeanne Boitel (Fr)
864. .Jules Moy (Fr)
865. .Irene Bordoni (Fr)
866. .Lina Brunelle (Fr)
867. .Georges Riviere (Fr)
868. .Henry Krauss (Fr)
869. .Marc Riviere (Fr)
870. .Urvashi (Ind)
871. .Maurice Mariaud (Fr)
872. .Glenn Ford (Can)
873. .Patrick Stewart (UK)
874. .Sarah Biasini (Fr)
875. .Roberto Sanchez (Cub)
876. .Estella Blain (Fr)
877. .Martine Brochard (Fr)
878. .Danielle Godet (Fr)
879. .Jean-Michel Rouziere (Fr)
880. .Jim Gerald (Fr)
881. .Judith El Zein (Fr)
882. .Blanchette Brunoy (Fr)
883. .Stephane Caillard (Fr)
884. .Consolate Siperius (Fr)
885. .Jean Mercanton (Fr)
886. .Christine Fabrega (Fr)
887. .Laetitia Casta (Fr)
888. .Mi Kwan Lock (Fr)
889. .Finnegan Oldfield (Fr)
890. .Daniel Russo (Fr)
891. .Jean Debucourt (Fr)
892. .Fernand Mailly (Fr)
893. .Jacques Feyder (Fr)
894. .Micheline Gary (Fr)
895. .Pierrette Caillol (Fr)
896. .Diane Fleri (Fr)
897. .Sophie Hardy (Fr)
898. .K. R. Savithri (Ind)
899. .Yvonne Rozille (Fr)
900. .Maurice Escande (Fr)
901. .Simone Silva (Fr)
902. .Bernard Tiphaine (Fr)
903. .Anthony Quayle (UK)
904. .Yvette Etievant (Fr)
905. .Pierre Etchepare (Fr)
906. .Emmanuelle Bercot (Fr)
907. .Dharmendra (Ind)
908. .Eddie Redmayne (UK)
909. .Tony Leung (Chn)��
910. .Kenneth Branagh (UK)
911. .Colin Firth (UK)
912. .Georges Lannes (Fr)
913. .Anthony Hopkins (UK)
914. .John Wayne
915. .Alice Isaaz (Fr)
916. .Karina Testa (Fr)
917. .Ronald Colman
918. .Ariel Wizman (Fr)
919. .Catherine Serre (Fr)
920. .Sacha Baron Cohen (UK)
921. .Lorant Deutsch (Fr)
922. .Sylvain Jacques (Fr)
923. .Raymond Pellegrin (Fr)
924. .Michel Lemoine (Fr)
925. .Jacques Rosny (Fr)
926. .Bernard Lancret (Fr)
927. .Robert Moor (Fr)
928. .K.P.A.C. Lalitha (Ind)
929. .Sreeleela (Ind)
930. .Angharad Rees (UK)
931. .Lucilla Agosti (Ita)
932. .Richard Briers (UK)
933. .David Suchet (UK)
934. .Oleg Strizhenov (Rus)
935. .Moon So-ri (Kor)
936. .Yeong-hie Seo (Kor)
937. .Kim Ji-soo (Kor)
938. .Chae An (Kor)
939. .Vadim Andreyev (Rus)
940. .An Jo (Kor)
941. .Jenny Agutter (UK)
942. .Antonio Acqua (Ita)
943. .Armando Francioli (Ita)
944. .Manorama (Ind)(Tamil)
945. .Nakamura Ganjiro II (Jpn)
946. .Aleksandr Pashutin (Rus)
947. .Masi Oka (Jpn)
948. .Taketoshi Naito (Jpn)
949. .Kilchi Nakai (Jpn)
950. .Nikolay Parfyonov (Rus)
951. .Pyotr Kolbasin (Rus)
952. .Sergei Bodrov Jr (Rus)
953. .Aleksandr Yakovlevich Mikhailov (Rus)
954. .Jo Soo-hyang (Kor)
955. .Aleksey Rozin (Rus)
956. .Yun Jeong-hie (Kor)
957. .Kong Hyo-jin (Kor)
958. .Konstantin Bogomolov (Rus)
959. .Sergey Koltakov (Rus)
960. .Egor Koreshkov (Rus)
961. .Peppo Biscarini (Ita)
962. .Aleksei Smirnov Rus)
963. .Andrey Merzlikin (Rus)
964. .Ennio Balbo (Ita)
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966. .Grigori Abrikosov (Rus)
967. .Shanvi Srivastava (Ind)
968. .Vladimir Konkin (Rus)
969. .Boris Plotnikov (Rus)
970. .John Barrowman (UK)
971. .Janet Suzman (UK)
972. .Shoji Nakayama (Jpn)
973. .Kinuyo Tanaka (Jpn)
974. .Paul Barber (UK)
975. .Vladimir Andreyev (Rus)
976. .Leonid Kanevsky (Rus)
977. .Leonid Kmit (Rus)
978. .Kurt Katch (Rus)
979. .Vladimir Mayakovsky (Rus)
980. .Mitsuko Yoshikawa (Jpn)
981. .Tsutomu Kitagawa (Jpn)
982. .Shreeram Lagoo (Ind)
983. .Kim In-seo (Kor)
984. .Kim Soo-jin (Kor)
985. .Kim Eul-boon (Kor)
986. .Kim Hee-jung (Kor)
987. .Kal So-Won (Kor)
988. .Kang Boo-ja (Kor)
989. .Onoe Baiko VII (Jpn)
990. .Toru Nakamura (Jpn)
991. .Viktor Korshunov (Rus)
992. .Lee Young-eun (Kor)
993. .Lee ye-hyun (Kor)
994. .Lee Su-hyun (Kor)
995. .Lee Se-Young (Kor)
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997. .Sarah Douglas (UK)
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February 4th 1593 saw the death of Robert Stewart, the despotic 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Zetland. He is succeeded by his son, the equally unpleasant Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney.
I really don't know why some Scots still have a love affair with the Stewart Dynasty, to me they were a mixed up and sometimes evil lot, The Albany Stewart's and Alexander, The Wolf of Badenoch, to name but two, then there was James VI and his persecution of supposed Witches, and the subject of this post, one of countless illegitimate offspring to the ruling Stewart's.....
The illegitimate son of James V and his mistress Euphemia Elphinstone, Robert was the half-brother of Mary Queen of Scots. He made his name through his ruthless and despotic establishment of what became virtually a separate kingdom in the Northern Isles
As a child in 1539, Robert Stewart had been granted the income and lands of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh. He was a strong supporter of his half-sister Mary Queen of Scots during her reign, and he was amply rewarded when in 1564 Mary Queen of Scots granted him the Royal estates in Orkney and Shetland together with the post of Sheriff of Orkney and Shetland.
In 1568 Robert extended his landholdings in Orkney by exchanging his interests in Holyrood Abbey with the Orkney estates of Bishop Adam Bothwell, in an arrangement apparently forced on the Bishop. Robert’s new properties included a large estate around Birsay which had historically been the site of a cathedral and for some centuries had been used by the Bishops of Orkney as the location of a country retreat. Over the following five years Robert built what is now known as the Earl’s Palace in Birsay.
By 1570 Bishop Bothwell and many others from Orkney were complaining that Robert’s approach amounted to nothing less than tyranny: in effect his using islanders as slave labour on his construction projects. His chief instrument of oppression, especially in Shetland, was his half brother, Laurence Bruce, who he appointed Sheriff of Shetland. In 1575 Robert was imprisoned in Edinburgh. by the Regent for James VI, James Douglas, Earl of Morton: less because of his behaviour towards the islanders than because it came to light that he had offered Orkney to the King of Denmark, an act that amounted to treason. The following year he was also indicted in Edinburgh. for misuse of power in Orkney and Shetland, but never brought to trial.
Instead, Robert was released, and by 1581 engineered the execution of James Douglas, Earl of Morton by convincing his young half nephew, James VI, that Morton had had a hand in the murder of James’ father, Lord Darnley.
And in the same year James VI made Robert Stewart the 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland, and Knight of Birsay. The Earldom of Orkney replaced the short-lived Dukedom of Orkney, which had been granted in 1567 by Mary Queen of Scots to her third husband James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell. This was among the titles forfeited by Bothwell after Mary’s abdication. Confusingly, although Robert was the 1st Earl, there had been a previous “creation” of the Earldom of Orkney, bestowed on Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney, by King Håkon of Norway (then ruler of Orkney) on 2 August 1379.
When James III secured Orkney and Shetland for Scotland in 1470, William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney relinquished his Earldom to the King (he had other titles) in return for estates around Ravenscraig (now on the edge of Kirkcaldy) in Fife.
Further complaints followed about Robert’s treatment of islanders, but he survived to die peacefully in his bed on 4th February 1593. He was succeeded by his, if anything, even less likeable son, Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney. Robert Stewart left an indelible mark on the Northern Isles, both in terms of his impact as a tyrant, and in stone. The considerable ruins of the Earl’s Palace at Birsay still stand, and the ruins of the Palace he built near the southern tip of Shetland’s Mainland now form part of the incredible Jarlshof complex.
Pics are of the villainous man himself, and his Arms, the marks over the Lion Rampant are "Marks of bastardy" These are common marks of illegitimacy. The marks are not always black, so if you see even a single mark through a coat of arms it could indicate a branch of a family that is illegitimate, basically at least half the Stewart line through history, they were a randy lot!
Stay "tuned" for more on this side of the Stewarts in a couple of days time.
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