#Alex Delany

[biancadjarin]

I have such a big crush on this man

[dangerouscommiesubversive]

30 Books to Read in 2025

I saw someone else I follow doing one of these lists a couple of days and thought it was a great idea, and I got a new ereader as a gift from my parents, so I'm doing one myself. Here is a list of 30 books that I plan to read over the course of this year:

Heaven Official's Blessing, Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Guardian, priest

Piranesi, Susanna Clarke

Anathem, Neal Stephenson

House of Leaves, Mark Danielewski

The Book of Bill, Alex Hirsch

The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic, Alan Moore and Steve Moore

Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir

We Could Be So Good, Cat Sebastian

Rattling Bone, Jordan L. Hawk

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, SingSong (Sing Shong? Sing'n'Song? I've seen multiple romanizations, help.)

Archivist Wasp, Nicole Stace-Korhner

Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany

Bimbos of the Death Sun, Sharyn McCrumb

A Dowry of Blood, S.T. Gibson

The Sacred Sins of Father Black, St. John Starling

The Book of Dragons: An Anthology, ed. Jonathan Strahan

The Complete Cosmicomics, Italo Calvino

Cultivating Stillness, Eva Wong

Dying With Her Cheer Pants On: Stories of the Fighting Pumpkins, Seanan McGuire

The Duke at Hazard, K.J. Charles

Melusine, Katherine Addison

The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. LeGuin (you'd think I'd have read it by now, but no!)

The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco

A Libertarian Walks into a Bear, Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories, Akutagawa Ryunosuke

Ten Nights Dreaming and The Cat's Grave, Soseki Natsume

The Earl who Isn't, Courtney Milan

Babel, or, the Necessity of Violence, R.F. Kuang

In the interest of fairness and space, I've restricted myself to listing only one book per authors, and didn't include books that I'm currently reading that I simply hope to finish this year. I also left out the many comics I'd like to read, since that'd be its own whole list.

[cariantha]

What's on your shuffle?

Thanks for the tags @liaromancewriter, @jerzwriter, and @kyra75!

rules: put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for their favorite!

I think everyone I know who would reblog has already been tagged.🙂Looking forward to seeing what other friends are listening to.

[causewhywouldnti]

My thoughts as I’m watching 24 seasons of law & order svu:

Season 6

6x02 seems to show the worst and best of Elliot. Compassion for the victims, doing whatever it takes to save them. As well as, doing whatever it takes and anger management issues…

Not really a svu observation. But Lea Thompson saying: “a mother knows her child” and then playing a mother in switched at birth, where she did not in fact know her child, is kinda ironic.

6x04 is probably my favorite episode yet. The chase was done really well. The interrogation showed Stabler, changing strategies several times. Also, Munch got to shine a bit, feel like that hasn‘t happened in a while. Great attention to detail, that they all wore the same clothes over three days.

6x05 definitely started off interestingly, you have Benson lying to a victim's family and then Stabler being under IAB scrutiny.

6x07: I know the team hates it, but I love it when they have psych evaluations. Fin actually knowing when it’s time to step away is probably the most sane thing any one of the group has been in these cases. Also, it’s most likely for the best that Stabler was taken off the case. However, I would have liked to see his religion play into this. Loved that the girl realized the perp was lying due to his words and not because of something Olivia said.

6x08: Kinda annoyed that the Victim was so fixated on her portfolio, and then she just leaves it at the hospital… I knew she would accuse Stabler as soon as she “fainted”. And that was a harsh revelation about his family. I honestly don’t know whether to believe the vic or the perp. That’s why I actually love that it was open-ended, even though I usually hate when stories aren‘t wrapped up.

Benson and Stablers blank looks in 6x09 when they interviewed Ray-Ray are just priceless! Amanda Plummer plays schizophrenic really well. Jealous Benson is quite fun to watch.

Stabler just being done with it all in 6x11 makes a lot of sense. Also, him comforting Benson the episode before and now her being his voice of reason is quite nice. And of course, her organizing his kids to see him.

Halfway through the season, I gotta say, this first half was really strong. Good stories, nice personal insights, good acting, what’s not to like.

Someone having to explain “LMAO”, makes one realize just how long this show has been on.

Benson and Stabler are like kids getting scolded by their dad (Cragen) in 6x16. I know it’s supposed to be serious, but I just thought it was funny. Also, Alex is back!! (At least for one episode)

I like how they changed it up in 6x17, with most of the episode taking part in the interrogation room.

Loved getting some backstory on Benson in 6x19. And I’m on Cragens side when it comes to the DUI charges in 6x21.

So overall, really strong first half, felt like the second half was a bit lower in quality, but that night have just been my set of mind whilst I was watching it.

Familiar Faces: Abigail Breslin, Ned Bellamy (Scrubs), Lea Thompson, Dana Delany (Body of Proof), Maggie Grace (Twilight), Lewis Black (Accepted), Jason Antoon (NCIS Hawai‘i), Amanda Seyfried, Joseph Lyle Taylor (9-1-1), Kyle MacLachlan (The Captain, HIMYM), Amanda Plummer (Wiress, The Hunger Games), Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Geoffrey Arend (Madam Secretary), Seth Gabel (Fringe), Hayden Panettiere (again), Martin Short, Danielle Panabaker (Sky High), Angela Lansbury, Bradley Cooper, Bebe Neuwrith (again) and Kirk Acevedo (Fringe).

Favorite Episodes: 6x04, 6x07 and 6x08

Favorite lines:

"You’re just looking for the right girl. And one day you’ll rape her and live happily ever after." - Stabler 6x09 (well, that went dark fast)

"Look how great you turned out. It’s not all about the genes, Liv." - Stabler 6x13

"Denise Eldridge is a fruitcake." - Benson 6x19

[broadwayradical]

List updated January 18th

New videos

Next to Normal - Off West End (Previews) bikinibottomday master Caissie Levy (Diana Goodman), Jamie Parker (Dan Goodman), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie Goodman), Jack Wolfe (Gabe Goodman), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Dr. Madden / Dr. Fine), Jack Ofrecio (Henry)Notes: Partial 4K capture of this productions second preview. The video ends roughly 10 minutes into Act Two, and runs about an hour and 15 minutes in total. The footage is quite obstructed, especially with action that happens near the front of the stage. Folder includes full audio of the show. Audio fed from external source - 15 Aug 2023 MP4

Cabaret - Fifth West End Revival Lasagna's video Mason Alexander Park (Emcee), Maude Apatow (Sally Bowles), Adam Taylor (u/s Cliff Bradshaw), Beverley Klein (Fraulein Schneider), Teddy Kempner (Herr Schultz), Danny Mahoney (Herr Ludwig), Sally Frith (u/s Fraulein Kost), Ela Lisondra (s/w Frenchie), Toby Turpin (s/w Bobby), Laura Delany (s/w Helga) - Jul 2023 MP4Next to Normal - Off West End Lasagna's video Caissie Levy (Diana Goodman), Jamie Parker (Dan Goodman), Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Natalie Goodman), Jack Wolfe (Gabe Goodman), Jack Ofrecio (Henry), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine) - Sep 2023 MP4 NFT UNTIL 14 Aug 2024

The Shark is Broken - Broadway (Previews) bikinibottomday�s master Alex Brightman (Richard Dreyfuss), Ian Shaw (Robert Shaw), Colin Donnell (Roy Scheider) - 25 Jul 2023 MP4

Dear Evan Hansen - West End Lasagna's video Sam Tutty (Evan Hansen), Lucy Anderson (Zoe Murphy), Rebecca McKinnis (Heidi Hansen), Lauren Ward (Cynthia Murphy), Doug Colling (Connor Murphy), Rupert Young (Larry Murphy), Jack Loxton (Jared Kleinman), Iona Fraser (Alana Beck) - Apr 2022 MP4

If you're interested in one or more videos from my collection, please DM me or send me an email at willkommenbroadwaytrad@gmail.com

3 dollars per video

Discounts apply for bundles - 2 dollars per video for 10 or more shows

This is for virtual links only (MEGA.nz)

My list

[outofcontextbonappetit]

[sridevi]

alex delany getting cancelled and exposed for saying "faggots" making predatory misogynistic comments AND making a confederate flag cake that he posted on tumblr, a day after bon appetit' resident brownface enthusiast, adam rapaport, "resigned" is just so much more enraging when u realize that all he does is drink alcohol and eat out and gets paid thousands per video.

And all this is happening while Sohla is doing all the heavy lifting for every segment, tempering chocolate for claire who is apparently a baking expert, getting tokenized in every video and making actual gourmet dishes as shes an expert in food and food sciences.

delany was a mens fashion blogger before his bon appetit gig while sohla has a decade and a half of professional kitchen experience--not to mention that she owned and operated a restaurant before coming to BA.

in video titles, both are referred to as 'Professional Chefs'. Only one of them is and she's also the one NOT getting financially compensated for it.

burn it to the ground.

[elswif]

Thanks for the tag!

Sorry I have a weird taste lol

Anyone else who wants to do this can as well! :D @tris-chann @karmaajr @ineffably-fucked @niredsw @biscu1ts and other people :D

put your ‘on repeat’ playlist on shuffle & let your friends pick their favorite of the first five songs!!

thank uu for the tags @blackberry-sunset @tigolbittys <33 np tagging @misomilf @biscuitlovie @nocturnal-phantom @ravenous-rage @remuredshampoo @kaleidoscopexsighs @frank-lilac @drowsyanddazed @angelfruittree @shipsnsails mwah mwah 💋💋

[miserybiscuits]

#iwdfcftbatk more like #iwdfbcccamdagftbatk amirite

ETA: I SEE ALL UR TAGS AND RBS AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS FOR ALL UR KIND AND ENTHUSIASTIC COMMENTS <333 I’ve made these available on Redbubble for anyone who wants ‘em HEHE (https://tinyurl.com/BATKStickers)

[bon-appetit-babey]

fresh from the batk (bon appétit text-post kitchen) pt. 11

[elizabethbcnnet]

i love one (1) man

[littlemisspoltergeist]

3 grown men being scolded by one Claire Saffitz

[wourder]

funny how Hunzi’s suspension got so much attention and Delaney’s got none. Almost like they want to scare people from speaking out....HMM CONDE?

[quercus-queer]

BA’s Reckoning

Yes, I stole this title from the Sporkful podcast. You should check it out!

So just a reminder the whole thing that kicked this off was when Tammie Teclemariam tweeted the photo of Rapoport in brown face (yes its brown face its a purposeful caricature of Puerto Rican ppl, his girlfriend called him her papi in the caption as well) saying he should simply write the article on Puerto Rican food then (the issue was Illyanna Maisonet, a Puerto Rican food writer, got rejected rudely by Rapo for her pitch to write about Puerto Rican food) Which brings up the larger issue of BA being racist and not covering any other dishes besides Eurocentric ones, and the ones that aren't Eurocentric are almost always either whitewashed or done by white people which is what happened with Masionet’s article (this is where Amanda Shapiro and Meryl Rothstein come in).

This led to a zoom meeting where Rapo made a shitty apology leading Sohla El-Waylly’s instagram posts, where she condemns Rapo, talks about her 50k salary despite having 15 years of restaurant experience (She ran a fucking restaurant and 50k in NYC is pathetic), being hired to help white editors, and not being paid for ANY of her video appearances (none of the poc you see in videos have been compensated including the zoom videos). Which has led to many people at BA being exposed for being terrible (Conde Nast is the parent company and owns BA, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Allure, Glamour, Wired, Epicurious,Teen Vogue among other things... also take note how most of these have consistently been criticized for their racism or “race problems”)

ANYWAY here’s a general guide of what each BA person has done, this is in no way comprehensive, feel free to investigate on your own, always fact check and form your own opinions!

Adam Rapoport: Brown face, not paying his non-white employees for their video appearances, treating his assistant Ryan Walker-Hartshorn (a black woman) like shit (she was working overtime and was barely making rent with what he was paying her), he's sexist (see every video with Molly) and racist (mixing up Sohla and Priya Krishna and never apologizing) and more!

Check out the Business Insider piece, twitter (Tammie’s, Christina Chaey’s, and Priya’s), Sohla’s podcast and interviews, and someone made a compilation of Rapo being condescending I think

Matt Duckor: Disgusting, racist, homophobic, sexist all around terrible person, probably the most obviously terrible of the bunch (see Rick Martinez’s insta plus Duckor’s own tweets), strung along Sohla for months saying that her pay was “stuck in legal” so that she would keep appearing in videos, gave Sohla a contract when this stuff first started happening to try and shut her up, HE is the one deciding pay for everyone at BA and was the one not paying poc for video appearances.

Check out Rick’s Insta, Twitter for Duckor’s tweets (screenshots bc he deleted his account)

Carla Lalli Music: First off, ppl are pointing out she was condescending af to a lot of her guests on her show (except for the white ones). The racism at BA did not start nor stop with Adam Rapoport and guess who was editor in chief before him? Yup, Mrs. Carla Lalli Music! Necessary amendment: Carla was the food director NOT the editor in chief and she is currently an editor at large... still a powerful position though and I think the sentiment still stands. She had a pretty pathetic twitter thread about how she should’ve done more but was focused on the sexism/focusing on women, strange because she also sent that shitty email to two women along with Delany and Brad after the two of them, Delany, and Brad were talking in the kitchen, telling them not to enter the kitchen without permission (not enforced on Brad or Delany obviously, only the two women who happen to not be white) I misread the article, Brad was a part of the convo, he did NOT receive the email, and didn't respond to the articles request for comment.. he fucking works in the test kitchen, i’m an idiot and that's on me

Business insider and her twitter 

Alex Delany: I have a post with the screenshots of the confederate flag cake he made himself because he felt the “need to express some southern heritage in cake form. Such a glorious cake...” for his friend moving to South Carolina, the lovely vine with the classic “F*g is a bundle of sticks joke” also have a post discussing that, he’s wildly underqualified for DRINKS editor and overpaid, also his girlfriend is Allegra Lorenzotti whose mother Eva Lorenzotti, is in Jeffery Epstein’s black book which is concerning (though who knows maybe Delany is dating a different wealthy Allegralo), also those sexist tweets

I have screenshots from Tumblr, ppl have the vine on twitter along with the sexist tweets (he deleted his twitter and Tumblr btw)

Andy Baraghani: There are screenshots of Alyse Whitney’s (an asian woman) twitter thread saying Andy purposefully undercut her articles multiple times because of a petty feud with Antoni from Queer Eye by using his friendship with Amanda Shapiro (Whitney’s editor) to kill the story, which is shitty and brings up the bigger picture of BA being cliquey and getting in with a friend of a friend and such which is just a toxic work environment

Amanda Shapiro: Puerto Rican food article, Alyse Whitney’s articles, she’s a perpetuator of the toxic work environment, stealing Nikita Richardson’s work and getting credit and pay for it (pls check out her twitter and the articles with her), also racist, should not be in charge

Chris Morocco: Made one (1) basic post (simply a reply to Molly calling him out actually) at the beginning of all this agreeing to not be in anymore videos until his coworkers got paid/backpay, he said he was complicit (duh) but also that he had no idea this was happening, but guess what? He is the one that hired Sohla for only 50k! There is a whole can of worms about how little Sohla was hired for despite her experience plus talent along with her current pay and Chris is a part of that. Also both his gumbo video and Halo Halo recipe are downright disrespectful at BEST and they should not have had a white man doing them (again with the white people doing articles/videos that can be EASILY given to someone whose actually part of that culture) and before anyone says anything yes the gumbo was for Chris’s show (strange how only white ppl get shows or in Andy’s case unless you’re friends with a higher up) still doesn't make the video less disrespectful, also he’s SAID he is friends with Anna Wintour (head of vogue, and a racist “there’s no room for black women” the reason the vogue challenge is happening)

Brad Leone: Himbo status permanently revoked, “Brad who just found out racism is real”(Sohla said this in the Sporkful podcast) is NOT acceptable for a 35 year old white man whose coworkers are suffering in a clearly toxic work environment, the screenshot with “I didn’t sign her contract she did” is NOT how you respond to your coworker being underpaid and disrespected by the company she works at because she is not a white man. I do not like him anymore, he has made apologies but ignorance to this extent is willful and I don't completely buy it the rumors he was upset Delany was going to be fired/would quit if Delany was fired/was mad at Sohla is not something I was able to confirm but based off of what I’ve seen he really needs to prove himself to be better, he can stay if that’s what his coworkers want but he is on thin fucking ice

Stuff I can't accredit to a single person, but BA is racist: 

NIKITA RICHARDSON, pls check her out on twitter

They sent Sohla to interview black chefs (bc BA has a bad track record) because she was the darkest and there were literally NO black chefs working at BA

Making Priya only cook Indian dishes (which were kinda whitewashed) I actually think this may have been Duckor

Tokenizing the poc staff (they would make them be in the kitchen when filming the white hosts shows and push them in front of the camera to highlight nonexistent diversity)

Paying Hawa Hassan only $400 for her video (probs also Duckor)