#Christy McKee

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ooh i would absolutely love a media rec list from you (im a different anon but 👀)

omg u flatter me.. here are some pieces of media that i really love that i consider to be somewhat lesser known outside of my circles.. i do have lots of favourites not mentioned here that are far more mainstream (my favourite book ever is, embarrassingly, still The Secret History) but it's nice to shine a light on the more niche. i'll add content warnings but they're not comprehensive because i am just going by memory. im also not tagging gore because To be honest with me that's a given.

books and plays

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (1499) by Anonymous/Francesco Colonna; very strange book where the author (who is actually revealed in an acrostic poem in Latin made by the first letter of each chapter) clearly has a sexual fetish for buildings and architecture. cw misogyny.

Seneca's Phaedra (1st century AD); i live here. Seneca's tragedy about doomed fatal diseased love. sorry i don't have a translation to recommend but you will be able to read mine one day i promise. cw pseudo-incest, misogyny.

The Pepsi-Cola Addict (1982) by June Alison Gibbons; vanity-published in the 1980s and only existing in five libraries around the world (until i suppose its republishing this or last year), this is a fascinating and very weird little book, and the story behind it too is very sad and interesting. i have a pdf if anyone wants it. cw predatory relationships, incest references, suicide.

The Doloriad (2022) by Missouri Williams; strange and swirling little debut set in a post-apocalyptic future, some really incredible prose. cw incest.

Geek Love (1989) by Katherine Dunne; What if the mother of sideshow freaks was purposefully consuming poisons and alcohols and cetera while pregnant to engineer her kids to be attractions Would that be fucked up for what. cw incest and the ableism inherent in the sideshow "freaks" scene.

Equus (1973) by Peter Shaffer; just read this fucking play man (or watch the 1977 movie!). cw animal death

movies

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) dir. Darren Lynn Bousman; sorry not sorry but this is my favourite movie ever. i've seen it 17 times. complete garbage trashy 2000s comedy-horror-gore-musical. insane cast. literal genius.

Caligula (1979) dir. Tinto Brass; Do you want to watch a two and a half hour long porno filled with torture and gorgeous costumes and conversations on power. well do i have the movie for you. cw rape, incest, i know i said i wouldnt tag gore but this one does have explicit penis mutilation so.

Van Diemen's Land (2009) dir. Jonathan auf der Heide; a pretty good movie adaptation of alexander pearce's first descent into cannibalism!! my main real criticism is that they desaturated the gorgeous green and vibrant west coast to grey doomy fakeness. cw beautiful gay love

Żywot Mateusza (1968) dir. Witold Leszczyński; incredible little Polish movie set in a rural village, on youtube with english subtitles.

May (2002) dir. Lucky Mckee; literally the most relatable movie of all time to me. socially awkward (super autistic) girl has trouble with love, you won't Believe what happens next

The Lair of the White Worm (1988) dir. Ken Russell; peter capaldi and hugh grant's earth shattering gay love story... super campy phallic lesbic homoerotic vampiric wyrmesque weirdo horror. peter capaldi wears a kilt and plays the bagpipes. you MUST watch this movie.

Ravenous (1999) dir. Antonia Bird; can cannibalism represent manifest destiny AND homosexuality? find out now!

And Then There Were None (2015) dir. Craig Viveiros; Agatha Christie could only dream of writing Burn Gorman's gay homophobic character in this. transcends the book hundredfold and if you disagree you genuinely have shit taste.

albums

At Least For Now by Benjamin Clementine; just listen to this right now i mean it this shit is fucking phenomenal. incredible voice and lyrics and piano and strings.

Stygian Bough Volume I by Aerial Ruin and Bell Witch; gorgeous atmospheric doomy metal

Ludevo by Ifi Ude; Polish folk with a modern twist as well as influences from Ude's Nigerian background, songs about death and drunkenness and love and ancient pinewoods

Songs About Teeth and To The Dark Tower by Cake Bake Betty; the vibe you have created is so freaky and awesome

Juniverbrecher by The Indelicates; something something brexit punch and judy isn't englishness awful etc etc. seriously underrated.

Bath Time by Maija Sofia; super atmospheric devastating album with lots of songs focusing on specific female figures throughout history. her recent album is also great.

honourable mention to The Thick of It (2005-2012) which if you follow my sideblog you will know ive been spiralling into depravity over for months now. you may ask, if you compare my posts to what the show is actually like, What on earth is she talking about and to that i have nothing to say

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Alice Neel (1900-1984), David McKee and his First Wife Jane, 1968. Oil on canvas. 59⅞ x 40⅛ in (152.1 x 102 cm). Sold for £1,250,000 on 7 March 2024 at Christie’s in London

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recursos para el habito de higiene

Libros- cuentos:

“El baño de Elmer”

Mckee, David (1996). El baño de Elmer. Fondo de cultura económica.

el popular elefante de colores brillantes llamado Elmer se enfrenta a un problema común: ¡no quiere bañarse! A pesar de que sus amigos del bosque le instan a mantenerse limpio, Elmer prefiere divertirse y evitar el agua. Sin embargo, cuando finalmente acepta tomar un baño, descubre lo refrescante y agradable que puede ser. Elmer aprende que la higiene personal no solo es importante, sino también divertida, y se une a sus amigos para disfrutar de un baño refrescante juntos.

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“El ratón Perez”

, (2021). Cuento del ratoncito Perez. Beascoa.

Un ratón llamado Pérez vive en el hogar de los niños. Cuando un niño pierde un diente de leche, lo coloca debajo de su almohada y espera la visita del Ratón Pérez, quien intercambia el diente por una moneda. Aunque la historia principal gira en torno a la pérdida de los dientes de leche, el cuento también enseña la importancia de cuidar los dientes al incentivar a los niños a mantenerlos limpios y saludables para que el Ratón Pérez los encuentre en buen estado.

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“La princesa va al dentista”

Kiselova Savrasova, Valeria (2017). La princesa va al dentista. .

La princesa Mordisquitos adora comer dulces y no presta mucha atención a su higiene dental. Sus dientes comienzan a dolerle, y su madre, la reina, decide llevarla al dentista para que le arreglen los dientes. La princesa descubre la importancia de cepillarse los dientes correctamente y de visitar al dentista regularmente. A través de divertidas aventuras en la consulta del dentista, la princesa aprende valiosas lecciones sobre cuidado dental y hábitos saludables.

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“Splash: mimos para bañarse”

Ruiz Jhonson, Mariana (2020). Splash. Combel.

A través de sus páginas, los niños encontrarán historias cortas y entretenidas acompañadas de divertidas ilustraciones que los invitan a sumergirse en el mundo del agua y la higiene personal, es una herramienta útil para los padres puedan del baño un momento especial y relajante para sus hijos. Contiene ideas creativas para convertir el baño en una experiencia sensorial, desde juegos con juguetes acuáticos hasta canciones divertidas para cantar mientras se lavan. Además de promover la higiene personal, el libro fomenta el vínculo entre padres e hijos a través de actividades compartidas y momentos de diversión juntos.

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“El orinal de Rita”

Ámala, Cia (2014). El orinal de Rita. Beascoa.

En el libro, seguimos a Rita, una niña pequeña que está aprendiendo a usar el orinal. Al principio, Rita no está muy segura de qué hacer con el orinal y se siente un poco nerviosa. Pero con la ayuda de su familia y su entorno, Rita comienza a sentirse más cómoda con la idea. A través de divertidas ilustraciones y situaciones cotidianas, el libro muestra cómo Rita supera sus miedos y aprende a usar el orinal de una manera positiva y divertida.

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“Adiós señora caca”

Gois, Christy (2023). Adiós señora caca. .

En la historia, conocemos a una niña que está aprendiendo a dejar el pañal y usar el inodoro. Sin embargo, se siente incómodo y asustado por la presencia de la "Señora Caca", un personaje imaginario que le provoca miedo y vergüenza. Con la ayuda de su familia aprende a superar sus temores y a sentirse más seguro o en el proceso de aprender a usar el inodoro

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“Brush, brush, brush”

Scholastic, Inc (2010). Brush, brush, brush. Bookie toddler.

El libro enseña a los niños la importancia de cepillarse los dientes después de cada comida y antes de ir a dormir. Las ilustraciones coloridas y alegres complementan la narrativa, haciendo que el proceso de cepillado de dientes sea una actividad divertida y agradable para los niños

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“Lia deja el pañal”

Estape, Anna (2022). Lia deja el pañal. B de bloom.

Lía, una niña que está aprendiendo a dejar el pañal. A través de la historia, Lía experimenta diferentes emociones y desafíos mientras enfrenta este proceso de cambio. Con la ayuda de su familia y su entorno, Lía aprende a sentirse más segura y confiada a medida que avanza en su camino hacia la independencia en el uso del baño

Recursos varios:

Títeres de dedo

Son un buen recurso para familiarizar el habito de la higiene a través de divertidas historias de los títeres el habito de la higiene

Canciones:

las manos a lavar- gallina pintadita             

-     La, la, la, las manos a lavarA lavarLa, la, la, las manos a lavarA lavarPara tomar un panLas manitas, a lavar, ¡eh!Antes de comer el lunchLas manitas, a lavarSi fuiste al baño, entoncesLas manitas, a lavarSi pisaste algo sucio, ¡guácalaLas manitas, a lavarA lavar las manos (chic, chic, chic)A lavar las manos (chic, chic, chic)La, la, la, la, la, la, laLas manos a lavarLa, la, la, las manos a lavarA lavarLa, la, la, las manos a lavarA lavarAl llegar de un paseo, si fuiste al bañoSi tomaste el autobús, si jugaste en el piso

Espuma, espuma, y manos a lavar

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Pin Pon es un muñeco 

Pin Pon es un muñeco muy guapo y de cartónSe lava las manitas con agua y con jabónSe desenreda el pelo con peine de marfilY aunque se de estirones, no llora ni hace asíPin Pon dame la mano con un fuerte apretónQue quiero ser tu amigo, Pin Pon, Pin Pon, Pin PonPin Pon toma su sopa, no ensucia el delantalPues come con cuidado como un buen colegialApenas las estrellas comienzan a brillarPin Pon se va a la cama y se acuesta a descansarPin Pon dame la mano con un fuerte apretónQue quiero ser tu amigo, Pin Pon, Pin Pon, Pin PonPin Pon es un muñeco muy guapo y de cartónSe lava las manitas con agua y con jabón

De esta forma- canciones infantiles - super simple español De esta forma me lavo la carame lavo la cara, me lavo la caraDe esta forma me lavo la caraTemprano en la mañana Me lavo, me lavo, me lavo, me lavoMe lavo, me lavo, me lavo De esta forma me peino el cabellome peino el pelo, me peino el cabelloDe esta forma me peino el cabelloTemprano en la mañana Me peino, me peino, me peino, me peinoMe peino, me peino, me peino De esta forma cepillo mis dientesCepillo mis dientes, cepillo mis dientesDe esta forma cepillo mis dientesTemprano en la mañana Cepillo, cepillo, cepillo, cepilloCepillo, cepillo, cepillo De esta forma me pongo la ropame pongo la ropa, me pongo la ropaDe esta forma me pongo la ropaTemprano en la mañana De esta forma me voy a la escuelame voy a la escuela, me voy a la escuelaDe esta forma me voy a la escuela

El duende peste- mininanaisTienes que tener cuidadosi no te aseas demasiadosi vas al baño y no te has limpiado bienal Duende Peste habrás llamado. No te lo tomes a malque a mi también me ha pasadosi hay un aroma gravitacional que te acompaña a todos ladosno te preocupes porque hay solución. Quítate esa Peste de encimadate una ducha que alucinasy al duende aléjalo… Dile: ‘bye-bye, adiós’ A veces le huele el alientola suciedad es su alimentosi los dientes no te has limpiado bienal Duende Peste le tendrás contento. Si has sudado y no te has cambiadosi tus Calcetines te han abandonadosi pasan a tu lado y se tapan la narizel Duende Peste ya se coló en ti.No te preocupes porque hay solución.    Quítate esa peste de encimadate una ducha que alucinasy al duende aléjalo… Dile: ‘bye-bye, adiós’ Para ser feliz y estar sanolava tus pies y lava tus manos.Si te limpias tú solitoseguro que te sientes mejor. Quítate esa peste de encima, date una ducha que alucinas y al duende aléjalo… Dile: ‘bye-bye, adiós

 A cepillarse los dientes - pinkfong- hábitos saludables 

Cepillo! ¡Listo! ¡Pasta! ¡Lista!

¡Cepillando!¡Un, dos, tres, cuatro! ¡Ce-ce-ce-cepíllate! Arriba, abajo, dando vueltas.Hazlo siempre después de comer.¡Así! ¡Ce-ce-ce-cepíllate!A la izquierda, a la derecha.Y limpia tu lengua así.¡Qué fresca! ¡Ce-ce-ce-cepíllate! Arriba, abajo, dando vueltas.Hazlo siempre antes de dormir.¡Así! ¡Ce-ce-ce-cepíllate! A la izquierda, a la derecha.Enjuaga con agua así.  ¡Qué limpia! La la la la la.La la la la la.Te ayudamos a cepillar.¡Sí! La la la la la.La la la la la.Blancos, limpios y brillantes. ¡Sonríe!  ¡Ce-ce-ce-cepíllate!Cada día, no te olvides. Los dientes hay que cepillar.

¡Fresco!

Cepillarse los dientes para niños - elite kidsHijo, ¿te cepillaste los dientes? - No Mami- ¿Por qué mi amor? - Se me olvidó - Recuerda que: Los dientes de arriba se cepillan hacia abajo, los dientes de abajo se cepillan hacia arriba y tus muelitas debes limpiarcon movimiento circular - Mi amor, recuerda que debes cepillarte los dientes  para que estén blancos y fuertes, y no les salgan caries. - Mami, tengo un diente flojo- Acuérdate que el diente que te va a salir es para toda la vida y... Los dientes de arriba se cepillan hacia abajo, los dientes de abajo se cepillan hacia arriba Çy tus muelitas debes limpiarcon movimiento circular - Hijo, ¿te cepillaste los dientes?- Sí Mami- Ah bueno, ahora a dormir.

A brillar como el sol - plim plim

A lavarse las manos con agua y jabón a lavarse la cara, “una sonrisa es mejor”A cepillarse los dientes, chiquichiqui chichón, a jugar con la espuma y brillar como el sol.A lavarse las manos, a lavarse la cara, a cepillarse los dientes, a jugar con la espuma y brillar como el sol. Con agua y jabón, una sonrisa es mejor

Chiquichiqui chichón, a jugar con la espuma y brillar como el sol.

De esta forma nos vestimos - canciones infantiles 

De esta forma me pongo la camiseta, Me pongo la camiseta, Me pongo la camiseta.

De esta forma me pongo la camiseta, Me visto todos los días

 De esta forma me pongo pantalones, Me pongo pantalones, Me pongo pantalones

De esta forma me pongo pantalones, Me visto todos los días De esta forma me abotono la camisa, Me abotono la camisa, Me abotono la camisa.

De esta forma me abotono la camisa, Me visto todos los días De esta forma me pongo calcetines.

Me pongo calcetines, Me pongo calcetines, De esta forma me pongo calcetines. Me visto todos los días De esta forma me ato los zapatos, Me ato los zapatos, Me ato los zapatos

De esta forma me ato los zapatos, Me visto todos los días De esta forma me cierro la chaqueta, Me cierro la chaqueta, Me cierro la chaqueta

De esta forma me cierro la chaquetaMe visto todos los días.

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The Christmas Bride - a heartwarming holiday story by Christy McKee https://ift.tt/2CNFuSA Book promotion sites

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The Christmas Bride - a heartwarming holiday story by Christy McKee https://ift.tt/w2AnpoL book promotion sites

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Comrade Alex

If folks thought things were bad in Depression-era America, they could ponder the famine-ravaged masses in the Soviet Union… Dec. 24, 1932 cover by Rea Irvin. …not that Alexander Woollcott seemed to notice or care all that much. In the autumn of 1932 he traveled to Moscow to check out some Russian theater and enjoy the fine food and drink provided by his friend Walter Duranty, Moscow bureau chief…

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I made a tier list for Pokemon Masters voices for all characters as of the current update. 

Definitive voices are those that I just can’t unhear as the voice for the character eclipsing all others. Good voices are those that do just fine but either could have done better, suffer from comparison to better voices in other renditions of the character, or sound too similar to other renditions for it to matter. Bad voices are just...ugh, just what the Hell were they thinking!?

List behind cut (with updates applied):

DEFINITIVE VOICES: Aaron (Kevin K. Gomez) Acerola (Christine Marie Cabanos) Adaman (Micah Solusod) Alder (Cam Clarke) Anabel (Alexis Tipton) Archer (Christian La Monte) Arianna (Amber Lee Connors) Argenta (Rachel Robinson) Avery (Kayleigh McKee) Bede (Beau Bridgland) Benga (Casey Mongillo) Blaine (Kirk Thornton) Brawly (Jon Allen) Brendan (Aleks Le) Bruno (Greg Chun) Bugsy (Cristina Vee) Caitlin (Sarah Miller-Crewes) Cheryl (Laura Post) Chuck (Bob Carter) Claire (Sarah Williams) Clay (Kirk Thornton) Courtney (Anjali Kunapaneni) Crasher Wake (Kyle Hebert) Cynthia (Allegra Clark) Cyrus (Armen Taylor) Dahlia (Heather Gonzales) Dana (Elizabeth Maxwell) Diantha (Antonia Flynn) Emma (Jennie Kwan) Erika (Xanthe Huynh) Evelyn (Emi Lo) Faba (Alexander Gross) Gardenia (Erica Mendez) Geeta (Alice Himora) Ghetsis (Mick Wingert) Glacia (Katelyn Gault) Gladion (Alan Lee) Gloria (Della Saba / Stephanie Southerland) Greta (Anairis Quinnones) Grimsley (Greg Chun) Grusha (Edward Mendoza) Guzma (Doug Erholtz) Hapu (Della Saba) Hilbert (Griffin Burns) Hilda (Erica Mendez) Hugh (Stephen Fu) Hop (Vargus Mason) Iono (Lily Ki) Irida (Maureen Price) Iris (Cassandra Lee Morris) Jacq (Ricco Fajardo) Jainine (Janice Kawaye) Jasmine (Kimberly Woods) Jupiter (Brittany Cox) Kahili (Janice Kawaye) Karen (Mela Lee) Klara (Brittany Lauda) Koga (Christopher Bevins) Korrina (Ryan Bartley) Kris (Chermai Leigh) Lance (Bill Millsap) Larry (Yong Yea) Leon (Cedric Williams) Lisia (Brittany Cox) Lillie (Jennifer Losi) Looker (Mick Lauer) Lucas (Griffin Puatu) Lucian (Brandon McInnis) Lysandre (D.C Douglas) Malva (Morgan Berry) Matt (Mike Smith) Marlon (Ray Chase) Marnie (Cristina Vee) Marley (Dorothy Elias-Fahn) Mars (Christie Cate) Maylene (Erica Lindbeck) Melony (Wendee Lee) Mina (Cherami Leigh) Morgan (???) Morty (Brian Hanford) Nate (Kyle Castellani) Nita (Jenny Yokobori) Noland (Kaiji Tang) Norman (Keith Silverstein) Petrel (Todd Haberkorn) Phoebe (Cristina Vee) Piers (Aleks Le) Plumeria (Michelle Ruff) Poppy (Abby Espiritu) Professor Kukui (Alejandro Saab) Proton (Clifford Chapin) Pryce (Kyle Hebert) Ramos (Steve Kramer) Rika (Becca Q. Co) Roark (Alejandro Saab) Rosa (Kayli Mills) Roxanne (Sarah Miller-Crewes) Sabrina (Lizzie Freeman) Saturn (Mike Haimoto) Shadow Triad (Ben Balmaceda) Shauna (Daisy Guevara) Shauntal (Kira Buckland) Sidney (SungWon Cho) Siebold (Sean Chiplock) Silver (Joe Zieja) Skyla (Laura Stahl) Sonia (Morgan Garrett (Sonia) Tate & Liza (Cassandra Lee Morris & Kira Buckland) Tierno (Jordan Dash Cruz) Thorton (Jon Allen) Trevor (Greg Vinciguerra) Valerie (Skyler Davenport) Victor (Ben Thao) Volo (Cory Yee) Wallace (Mikey Caputo) Wally (Melissa Mabie) Whitney (Sarah Williams) Will (Phillip Reich) Winona (Jeannie Tirado) Zinnia (Vivian Lu)

GOOD VOICES: Agatha (Dorothy Elias-Fahn) Akari (Risa Mei) Archie (Adin Rudd) Arven (Bryson Baugus) Ash Ketchum (Sarah Natochenny) Ball Guy (Kellen Goff) Barry (Erik Kimerer) Bea (Shara Kirby) Bertha (Dorah Fine) Bianca (Erika Harlacher) Blue (Billy Kametz / Henry Mason) Brock (Tommy Arciniega) Calem (Zach Aguilar) Candice (Ryan Bartley) Chase (Jade Dennis) Cheren (Landon McDonald) Chili (Adriel Varlack) Clemont (Kyle McCarley) Colress (Y. Chang) Cress (Kory Getman) Dawn (Kimberley Anne Campbell) Drasna (Laura Post) Elaine (Alice Himora) Elesa (Deborah Gatton) Elio (Mike Dent) Ethan (Ted Sroka) Eusine (Connor Ludovice) Falkner (Howard Wang) Fantina (Karen Strassman) Flannery (Laura Post) Flint (Landon McDonald) Gordie (David Matranga) Grant (Erik Kimerer) Giovanni (Andrew Russell) Hala (Kane Jungbluth-Murry) Helena (Kimberly Anne Campbell) Ingo & Emmett (Jordan Reynolds & J Michael Tatum) Jessie & James (Michelle Ruff & James Carter Cathcart) Kabu (Christopher Corey Smith) Kali (Lisa Reimold) Kiawe (Chris Jai Alex) Lana (Amanda Lee) Leaf (Michelle Marie) Lenora (Zakiya Young) Lorelei (Lauren Landa) Lt. Surge (Patrick Seitz) Lucy (Carrie Keranen) Lusamine (Michelle Ruff) Lyra (Della Saba / Madeline Dorroh) Mallow (Amber Connor) Maxie (Jarred Kjack) May (Deneen Melody) Misty (Reba Buhr) Molayne (Ezra Weisz) N (Daman Mills) Naomi (Lindsay Sheppard) Nanu (Sean Chiplock) Nessa (Tiana Camacho) Oleana (Linsay Rousseau) Olympia (Minae Noji) Palmer (Brook Chalmers) Penny (Courtney Lin) Professor Oak (Joe J. Thomas) Rei (John Patneaude) Riley (Austin Tindle) Rose (Maaz Ali) Roxie (Brianna Knickerbocker) Selene (Christina McBride) Serena (Jackie Lastra) Shelly (Dani Chambers) Sophocles (Jeannie Tirado) Steven Stone (Xander Mobus) Tabitha (Van Barr Jr.) Volkner (Chris Hackney) Wikstrom (Brad Venable) Wulfric (Jamieson Price)

BAD VOICES: Brycen (Christopher Bevins) Burgh (???) Cilan (Caleb Yen) Drake (Steve Kramer) Hau (Laura Stahl) Marshal (Phillip Reich) Nemona (Cristina Millizia) Olivia (Julia McIlvanie) Professor Sycamore (Ben Lepley) Raihan (Mike Dent) Viola (Brianna Knickerbocker)

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Sexist Tropes in “Game of Thrones”

Missing Mom Trope / Death by Childbirth Trope

Missing Moms are considered more unusual than missing fathers, and they are more likely to have their absence explicitly explained (usually with death). Death by Childbirth is very often the cause of a Missing Mom, as not only does it get the mother out of the way whilst keeping her sympathetic but it adds an extra touch of tragedy to the protagonist's life

Lyanna Stark (Aisling Franciosi): Jon Snow’s mother

Rhaella Targaryen: Viserys and Daenerys’ mother

Joanna Lannister: Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion’s mother

Straw Matriarchy (Powerful Women are Evil) Trope

Women are shown to be fundamentally incapable of governing or utterly evil and castrating in their power-wielding

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey): Queen Regent; Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men and Protector of the Seven Kingdoms

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie): Lady of the Vale

Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma): Prince Oberyn’s paramour

Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg): did whatever was necessary (including murder) for her family to remain in power

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea; Queen of Meereen; Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men and Protector of the Seven Kingdoms and Lady of Dragonstone

Hysterical woman Trope

Women as less rational, disciplined, and emotionally stable than men, and thus more prone to mood swings, irrational overreactions, and mental illness

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie)

Myranda (Charlotte Hope)

Selyse Baratheon (Tara Fitzgerald)

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)

Women Who Enjoy Sex are Evil Trope

Sex is regarded as fraught and dangerous

Doreah (Roxanne McKee): murdered Irri and helped Xaro Xhoan Daxos stealing Daenerys’ dragons

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey): murdered every enemy she could get her hands on to remain in power

Shae (Sibel Kekilli): betrayed Tyrion Lannister by blaming him for Joffrey’s murder

Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma): murders Myrcella Baratheon and Doran Martell

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie): murdered her husband, Jon Arryn; lied to her sister, Catelyn, blaming the Lannisters for Jon’s death; tried to kill Sansa Stark out of jealousy

Myranda (Charlotte Hope): helped Ramsay Snow in his torture games; tormented and tried to kill Sansa Stark

Tyene Sand (Rosabell Laurenti Sellers): alongside with her sisters, Nymeria and Obara, helped her mother, Ellaria, betraying House Martell

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): burns down King’s Landing

I Was Quite a Looker Trope

You all know them. That kindly old lady who lives down the street. The tiny, wrinkly, owner of the local dojo. The aged, fading seductress. Wrinkled, aged, musty... but they weren't always that way. Once upon a time they were attractive, very attractive.

Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg)

Disposable Woman Trope

This character has a familial or romantic relationship with a protagonist, which allows creators to derive heart-wrenching sorrow from her death.

Talisa Stark (Oona Chaplin): provided a minute of Man Pain to the protagonist Robb Stark before his murder by Roose Bolton

Ygritte (Rose Leslie): provided Man Pain to the protagonist Jon Snow

Shae (Sibel Kekilli): provided Man Pain to the protagonist Tyrion Lannister

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): provided Man Pain to the protagonist Jon Snow

Disposable Sex Worker Trope

The prostitutes are killed because they know something they shouldn't, or a villain thinks they do.

Ros (Esmé Bianco): Petyr Baelish gifts her to Joffrey Baratheon to torture and kill because she’s been working for Varys

Woman Scorned Trope

What’s the only type of woman more dangerous than a Mama Bear? A woman who’s been dumped, cheated on, or otherwise done wrong by her significant other. Especially if she’s been hiding some sanity problems,

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie): tried to kill Sansa Stark out of jealousy

Ygritte (Rose Leslie): go on a murdering spree after being betrayed and abandoned by Jon Snow

Shae (Sibel Kekilli): testifies against Tyrion Lannister in his trial for Joffrey’s murder for believing he didn’t care for her and was shipping her off

Myranda (Charlotte Hope): tried to kill Sansa Stark out of jealousy

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): slaughters every men, women and child in King’s Landing after being rejected by Jon Snow

The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry Trope / Sibling Rivalry Trope

There are two sisters, close enough in age to have a relatively equal relationship, but light years apart in personality.

Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) vs. Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie)

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) vs. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)

Tomboy and Girly Girl Trope

The "Girly Girl" will highly care about her appearance, pursue "girly" interests, and is often (though not always) The Chick. The Tomboy will be into sports, mechanics, or the like. The two ladies will have some sort of relationship with each other, whether they're best friends, sisters, on the same team

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) vs. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)

Mama Bear Trope /  Motherhood Is Superior Trope

Like many other mammals depicted throughout history as predators, bears are actually passive animals, and won't attack humans unless provoked. Despite this, if you even think about getting between a mother bear and her cub she'll tear straight through you. Threaten her children, and you are in for a world of hurt.

Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley)

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)

No Guy Wants an Amazon Trope

All Guys Want Cheerleaders, but no guy wants a girl who can beat him up.

Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) is unceremoniously dumped by Jaime Lannister because he wants to return to his traditional feminine ex-lover, Cersei

Female Misogynist Trope / Not Like Other Girls Trope

Considers other girls to be inferior- not like her. People will remind her that she's a girl herself, but she will deny it - or consider herself an "honorary dude" or claim she's "not like the other girls" (i.e. she's ''better'' than the other girls, in her mind).

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey): I should have been born a man. I’d rather face a thousand swords than be shut up inside with this flock of frightened hens

Arya Stark (Maisie Williams): Most girls are idiots.

Fiery Redhead Trope

A Fiery Redhead is a red-haired character who is strong, Hot-Blooded, outgoing, usually outspoken, and (if a love interest) often female. She has a big personality and she's not afraid to use it. Whatever you do, don't get on her bad side, or there will be hell to pay.

Ros (Esmé Bianco)

Melisandre (Carice van Houten)

Ygritte (Rose Leslie)

Sleeping Their Way to the Top Trope

There are many ways to rise to the top, some more pragmatic than others. Some people decide to use their charms and sex appeal to boost their career. It's usually frowned upon by other characters, and may have certain downsides to it, but for some it proves to be the key to their success.

Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer)

Real Women Don't Wear Dresses Trope

A woman is shown as weak, incompetent, and ineffectual unless she dresses and behaves in a masculine manner, or is otherwise applauded for being "not like other girls."

Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)

Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie)

Ygritte (Rose Leslie)

Yara Greyjoy (Gemma Whelan)

Nymeria Sand (Jessica Henwick), Obara Sand (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Tyene Sand (Rosabell Laurenti Sellers)

Madonna–Whore Complex Trope

A pattern of thought that divides female-humanity into two mutually exclusive categories: Madonnas and Whores. The virtuous Madonna figure, possessing and protecting social virtue is an object of worship and everything that all females should aspire to be. However, sex is not part of this. The Whore, always with massive sex appeal, catering to the male gaze, is often evil and scheming

“The Whore” Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) vs. “Madonna” Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)

“The Whore” Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) vs. “Madonna” Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)

“The Whore” Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) vs. “Madonna” Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)

Sour Prudes Trope

Accusing other women (or sometimes men) of being "skanks", "sluts", "cheap" and whatnot.

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie) vs. Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner): Lysa falsely accuses her niece, Sansa, of sleeping with Petyr Baelish

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) vs. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): Sansa implies Daenerys is (sexually) manipulating her brother, Jon Snow

God Save Us from the Queen! Trope

While kings and princes can be good or evil, and nice or mean, and princesses are (almost) always good, queens tend to be the royalty version of Always Chaotic Evil. Once a queen is in charge, things get nasty.

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)

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Olive Thomas (born Oliva R. Duffy; October 20, 1894 – September 10, 1920) was an American silent-film actress, art model and photo model.

Thomas began her career as an illustrator's model in 1914, and moved on to the Ziegfeld Follies the following year. During her time as a Ziegfeld girl, she also appeared in the more risqué show The Midnight Frolic. In 1916, she began a successful career in silent films and would appear in more than 20 features over the course of her four-year film career. That year she also married actor Jack Pickford, the younger brother of fellow silent-film star Mary Pickford.

On September 10, 1920, Thomas died in Paris five days after ingesting her husband's syphilis medication, mercury bichloride, that brought on acute nephritis. Although her death was ruled accidental, news of her hospitalization and subsequent death were the subject of speculation in the press. Thomas' death has been cited as one of the first heavily publicized Hollywood scandals.

Oliva R. Duffy was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, but often claimed her birth name was Oliveretta Elaine Duffy. She was the eldest of three children born to James and Rena Duffy, both of whom were of Irish descent. She had two brothers: James (born 1896) and William (born 1899). Thomas later helped both of her brothers to secure work in the film industry; after serving in the Marines in France during World War I, William worked as a cameraman, and James worked as an assistant director. At the time of her death, both brothers were employed by Selznick Productions.

Her father, James Duffy, a steelworker, died in a work-related accident in 1906. After his death, the family moved to McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, a small mill town. Thomas and her brothers often stayed with their grandparents while her mother Rena worked in a local factory. Rena Duffy later married Harry M. Van Kirk, a worker on the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. The two had a daughter, Harriet, who was born in 1914 and died in a car accident in 1931.

Thomas left school at the age 15 to help support her siblings. She got a job selling gingham at Joseph Horne's department store for $2.75 per week (equivalent to $75.46 in 2019). In April 1911, aged 16, she married Bernard Krug Thomas in McKees Rocks. During the two-year marriage, she reportedly worked as a clerk in Kaufmann's, a major department store in Pittsburgh. After their separation in 1913, Thomas moved to New York City and lived with a family member. She later found work in a Harlem department store.

In 1914, Thomas entered and subsequently won the "Most Beautiful Girl in New York City" contest held by Howard Chandler Christy, a commercial artist. Winning the contest helped establish her career as an artists' model, and she would later pose for Harrison Fisher, Raphael Kirchner, Penrhyn Stanlaws, and Haskell Coffin. Thomas was featured on many magazine covers, including that of the Saturday Evening Post.

Fisher wrote a letter of recommendation to Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., resulting in Thomas' being hired for the Ziegfeld Follies. However, Thomas later disputed this, claiming she "walked right up and asked for the job". She made her stage debut in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 on June 21, 1915. Thomas' popularity in the Follies led to her being cast in Ziegfeld's more risqué Midnight Frolic show. The Frolic was staged after hours in the roof garden of the New Amsterdam Theatre. It was primarily a show for famous male patrons who had plenty of money to bestow on the young and beautiful female performers. Thomas received expensive gifts from her admirers; it was rumored that German Ambassador Albrecht von Bernstorff had given her a $10,000 string of pearls.

During her time in The Follies, Thomas began an affair with Florenz Ziegfeld. Ziegfeld, who was married to actress Billie Burke, had affairs with other Ziegfeld girls, including Lillian Lorraine and Marilyn Miller (who would later marry Thomas' widower Jack Pickford).Thomas ended the affair with Ziegfeld after he refused to leave Burke to marry her.

Thomas continued modeling while appearing in the Follies. She became the first "Vargas Girl" after she posed for a portrait painted by Peruvian artist Alberto Vargas. The portrait, titled Memories of Olive, features Thomas nude from the waist up while clutching a rose. The portrait was reportedly commissioned by Florenz Ziegfeld but Vargas later denied this claim. Ziegfeld purchased and hung the portrait in his office at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Vargas, who called Thomas "one of the most beautiful brunettes that Ziegfeld ever glorified," kept a copy of the painting for his personal collection.

In July 1916, Thomas signed with the International Film Company. She made her on-screen debut in "Episode 10" of Beatrice Fairfax, a film serial. In 1917, she made her full-length feature debut in A Girl Like That for Paramount Pictures.

That same year, she signed with Triangle Pictures. Shortly after, news broke of her engagement to actor Jack Pickford, whom she had married a year prior. Thomas and Pickford, who was the younger brother of Mary Pickford, kept the marriage secret because Thomas did not want people to think her success in film was due to her association with the Pickfords. Her first film for Triangle, Madcap Madge, was released in June 1917. Thomas' popularity at Triangle grew with performances in Indiscreet Corrine (1917) and Limousine Life (1918). In 1919, she portrayed a French girl who poses as a boy in Toton the Apache. Thomas later said that she felt her work in Toton was "the first real thing I've ever done." She made her final film for Triangle, The Follies Girl, that same year.

After leaving Triangle, Thomas signed with Myron Selznick's Selznick Pictures Company in December 1918 for a salary of $2,500 a week. She hoped for more serious roles, believing that with her husband signed to the same company, she would have more influence. Her first film for Selznick, Upstairs and Down (1919), proved successful and established her image as a "baby vamp". She followed with roles in Love's Prisoner and Out Yonder, both in 1919. In 1920, Thomas played a teenage schoolgirl The Flapper, who yearns for excitement beyond her small Florida town. Thomas was the first actress to portray a lead character who was a flapper and the film was the first of its kind to portray the flapper lifestyle. Frances Marion, who wrote the scenario, was responsible for bringing the term into the American vernacular. The Flapper proved to be popular and became one of Thomas' most successful films. On October 4, 1920, Thomas' final film, Everybody's Sweetheart, was released.

Thomas' first marriage was to Bernard Krug Thomas, a man she met at age 15 while living in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. They married on April 1, 1911, and lived with his parents in McKees Rocks for the first six months of their marriage. The couple later moved into their own apartment. Krug Thomas worked as a clerk at the Pressed Steel Car Company while Olive took care of the home. In 1913, the couple separated and Olive moved to New York City to pursue a career as a model. She was granted a divorce on September 25, 1915, on the grounds of desertion and cruelty. In 1931, Bernard Krug Thomas gave an interview to The Pittsburg Press, detailing his marriage to Olive, implying that a cause of the demise of their marriage was her ambition, a desire to obtain a life of "luxury", and "improve her station".

In late 1916, Thomas met actor Jack Pickford, brother of one of the most successful silent stars, Mary Pickford, at a beach cafe on the Santa Monica Pier. Both Thomas and Pickford were known for their partying. Screenwriter Frances Marion remarked, "I had seen her often at the Pickford home, for she was engaged to Mary's brother, Jack. Two innocent-looking children, they were the gayest, wildest brats who ever stirred the stardust on Broadway. Both were talented, but they were much more interested in playing the roulette of life than in concentrating on their careers." Thomas eloped with Pickford on October 25, 1916, in New Jersey. None of their family was present, with only actor Thomas Meighan as their witness. Although the couple never had any children of their own, in 1920, they adopted Thomas' six-year-old nephew, the son of one of her brothers, after his mother died.

By most accounts, Thomas was the love of Pickford's life. However, the marriage was tumultuous and filled with highly charged conflict, followed by lavish making up through the exchange of expensive gifts. Pickford's family did not always approve of Thomas, though most of the family did attend her funeral. In Mary Pickford's 1955 autobiography Sunshine and Shadow, she wrote:

I regret to say that none of us approved of the marriage at that time. Mother Charlotte Hennessey thought Jack was too young, and Lottie and I felt that Olive, being in musical comedy, belonged to an alien world. Ollie had all the rich, eligible men of the social world at her feet. She had been deluged with proposals from her own world of the theater as well. Which was not at all surprising. The beauty of Olive Thomas is legendary. The girl had the loveliest violet-blue eyes I have ever seen. They were fringed with long dark lashes that seemed darker because of the delicate translucent pallor of her skin. I could understand why Florenz Ziegfeld never forgave Jack for taking her away from the Follies. She and Jack were madly in love with one another, but I always thought of them as a couple of children playing together.

For many years, Thomas and Pickford had intended to vacation together. Both were constantly traveling and had little time to spend together. With their marriage on the rocks, the couple decided to take a second honeymoon. In August 1920, the pair headed for Paris, hoping to combine a vacation with some film preparations.

On the night of September 5, 1920, they went out for a night of entertainment and partying at the famous bistros in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris. Returning to their room in the Hotel Ritz around 3 a.m., Pickford either fell asleep or was outside the room. An intoxicated and tired Thomas ingested mercury bichloride liquid solution. It had been prescribed to Pickford to topically treat sores caused by his chronic syphilis.

Thomas had either thought the flask contained drinking water or sleeping pills; accounts vary. The label was in French, which may have added to her confusion. After drinking the liquid she screamed, "Oh, my God!" and Pickford ran to pick her up. She was taken to the American Hospital in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, where Pickford and his former brother-in-law Owen Moore remained at her side until she died five days later.

While Thomas lay in the American Hospital dying, the press began reporting on the various rumors that began to arise about the circumstances of the incident. Some papers reported that Thomas had attempted suicide after having a fight with Pickford over his alleged infidelities, while others said she attempted suicide after discovering Pickford had given her syphilis. There were rumors that Thomas was plagued by a drug addiction, that she and Pickford had been involved in "champagne and cocaine orgies," or that Pickford tricked her into drinking poison in an attempt to murder her to collect her insurance money. Owen Moore, who accompanied Pickford and Thomas in Paris, denied the rumors, saying that Thomas was not suicidal and that she and Pickford had not fought that evening.[33] Jack Pickford also denied the rumors, stating, "Olive and I were the greatest pals on Earth. Her death is a ghastly mistake."[31]

On September 13, 1920, Pickford gave his account of that night to the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner:

We arrived back at the Ritz hotel at about 3 o'clock in the morning. I had already booked airplane seats for London. We were going Sunday morning. Both of us were tired out. We both had been drinking a little. I insisted that we had better not pack then, but rather get up early before our trip and do it then. I went to bed immediately. She fussed around and wrote a note to her mother. ... She was in the bathroom.

Suddenly she shrieked: 'My God.' I jumped out of bed, rushed toward her and caught her in my arms. She cried to me to find out what was in the bottle. I picked it up and read: 'Poison.' It was a toilet solution and the label was in French. I realized what she had done and sent for the doctor. Meanwhile, I forced her to drink water in order to make her vomit. She screamed, 'O, my God, I'm poisoned.' I forced the whites of eggs down her throat, hoping to offset the poison. The doctor came. He pumped her stomach three times while I held Olive.

Nine o'clock in the morning I got her to the Neuilly Hospital, where Doctors Choate and Wharton took charge of her. They told me she had swallowed bichloride of mercury in an alcoholic solution, which is ten times worse than tablets. She didn't want to die. She took the poison by mistake. We both loved each other since the day we married. The fact that we were separated months at a time made no difference in our affection for each other. She even was conscious enough the day before she died to ask the nurse to come to America with her until she had fully recovered, having no thought she would die.

She kept continually calling for me. I was beside her day and night until her death. The physicians held out hope for her until the last moment, until they found her kidneys paralyzed. Then they lost hope. But the doctors told me she had fought harder than any patient they ever had. She held onto her life as only one case in fifty. She seemed stronger the last two days. She was conscious, and said she would get better and go home to her mother. 'It's all a mistake, darling Jack,' she said. But I knew she was dying.

She was kept alive only by hypodermic injections during the last twelve hours. I was the last one she recognized. I watched her eyes glaze and realized she was dying. I asked her how she was feeling and she answered: 'Pretty weak, but I'll be all right in a little while, don't worry, darling.' Those were her last words. I held her in my arms and she died an hour later. Owen Moore was at her bedside. All stories and rumors of wild parties and cocaine and domestic fights since we left New York are untrue.

After Thomas' death, the police initiated an investigation and an autopsy was performed. Thomas' death was attributed to acute nephritis caused by mercury bichloride absorption. On September 13, 1920, her death was ruled accidental by the Paris physician who conducted her autopsy.

Jack Pickford brought Thomas' body back to the United States. Several accounts state that Pickford tried to commit suicide en route but was talked out of it. In her autobiography, Mary Pickford recalls her brother's disclosure that he had made such an attempt during the return trip:

Jack crossed the ocean with Ollie's body. It wasn't until several years later that he confessed to Mother how one night during the voyage back he put on his trousers and jacket over his pajamas, went up on deck, and was climbing over the rail when something inside him said: "You can't do this to your mother and sisters. It would be a cowardly act. You must live and face the future."

On September 29, 1920, an Episcopal funeral service for Thomas was held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York City. According to The New York Times, police escorts were needed at the event, for the entire church was crowded with “hundreds” of fellow actors, other invited attendees, as well as a horde of curious onlookers. Several women are reported to have fainted during the ceremony, and several men had their hats crushed in the rush to view the casket. Thomas is interred in a crypt at the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.

Thomas did not leave a will upon her death. Her estate, which was later valued at $27,644, was split between her mother, her two brothers, and husband Jack Pickford. Adjusted for inflation, that amount would be the equivalent to $354,892.92 in 2019. Pickford later relinquished his right to a portion of the money, choosing instead to give his share to Thomas' mother.

On November 22, 1920, the bulk of Thomas' personal property was auctioned off in an estate sale, which netted approximately $30,000. Lewis Selznick bought Thomas' town car for an undisclosed sum. Mabel Normand bought a 20-piece toilet set, a 14 karat gold cigarette case, and three pieces of jewelry, including a sapphire pin.

The press coverage of Olive Thomas' death was one of the first examples of the media sensationalism related to a major Hollywood star. Her death has been cited as one of the first major Hollywood scandals.

Other scandals including the Fatty Arbuckle trial in 1921, the murder of William Desmond Taylor in 1922, and the drug-related death of Wallace Reid caused many religious and morality groups to label Hollywood as "immoral".

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The Liar's Daughter By Claire Allan

Publisher - Avon

Kindle Pages - 400 

Rating - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Synopsis

No one deserves to be taken before their time. Do they? Joe McKee – pillar of the Derry community – is dead. As arrangements are made for the traditional Irish wake, friends and family are left reeling at how cancer could have taken this much-loved man so soon. But grief is the last thing that Joe’s daughter Ciara and step-daughter Heidi feel. For they knew the real Joe – the man who was supposed to protect them and did anything but. As the mourners gather, the police do too, with doubt being cast over whether Joe’s death was due to natural causes. Because the lies that Joe told won’t be taken to the grave after all – and the truth gives his daughters the best possible motive for killing him…

Review

I've pretty much read all of Claire Allan's books and I can safely say without any doubts that this author never disappoints she writes complete page turners and this for me was the best of them all! I read this in 2 sittings at break neck speed of was just so compelling i had to know how this would all unfold and it definitely gave me hard core Agatha Christie vibes it's just a sheer fast paced who dunnit perfection! The story begins with the death of Joe Mckee, a man who appears to be a pillar of the community expect his daughter Ciara and step daughter Heidi seem not to sad about the fact that there father is dead and so begins the clever, fast paced page Turner that is often hard to read yet just as hard to put down story of a man who hides his evil well.

Heidi was just such a strong character i loved her fighting spirit although she appears not as strong as Ciara i felt like she was, she had dealt with so much at such a young age i just really felt for her the most she was so brave! I had an idea of whodunnit all the way through and I was right in the end but it was such an excellent ending i won't forget this book for a long while. 

Honestly this was just so well done, I was so angry at times reading this and at other points it totally made me cry, cannot rate this high enough. I voluntary reviewed this book Thank you so much to the publishers who sent me a ecopy of this book via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Head Above Water részletek és ismertetők

Head Above Water

Már nagyon régóta várom, hogy megoszthassam az új albumomat, a Head Above Watert veletek. A szívem teljes, úgy, hogy tudom, hogy mindannyian meghallgathatjátok a jövő héten. Nagyon fontos volt számomra, hogy megosszam a sok nyers és őszinte dolgot, amin keresztül mentem. Megírni és felvenni ezeket a dalokat felszabadító hatással volt rám, és remélem, hogy magatokhoz ölelitek mindegyiket. Szeretlek titeket, srácok, és köszönöm újra a folyamatos támogatásotokat!

Birdie

Ez a dal arról szól, hogy ne engedd, hogy valami visszafogja a teljességed. A kiszabadulásról és önmagad szeretéséről szól, valamint arról, hogy megengedd magadnak azt, hogy szárnyalhass. Találd meg a magabiztosságot és az erőt ahhoz, hogy kiszabadulj és repülj.

I Fell In Love With The Devil

A szíved néha konfliktusba keveredik a fejeddel, és ez olyan szituációkat eredményez, amelyből, ha belefutsz, nagyon nehéz kiszabadulni. Ezt a dalt is Chris Baseforddal produceltem.

Tell Me It’s Over

Nagyon örülök, hogy megírtuk ezt a dalt a legjobb barátommal, Ryan Cabrerával. Annyira jól éreztük magunkat! A Tell Me It’s Over egy himnusz arról, hogy hogyan légy erős, hogyan állj a talpadra és zárd be egy olyan kapcsolat ajtaját, amelyről tudod, hogy nem tesz jót neked azok után, hogy újra és újra ugyanazokba a hibákba esel benne. Ha valaki nem úgy bánik veled, ahogy megérdemelnéd, hagyd ott. Érthetően nehéz, mert a múltban akárhányszor láttad, magába szippantott és visszaestél a hálójába. A vokálok és a dalszöveg is igazán sebezhető - ez azokat az érzéseket mutatja meg, amelyeket én éltem át hasonló kapcsolatokban. Valami klasszikusat akartam írni. Olyan időtlen királynők inspiráltak, mint Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin és Etta James. Ők reprezentálják a nőket, amelyek kiállnak a nőkért és nem hiszik el a férfiak szarságait! 

Dumb Blonde

A Dumb Blonde koncepciója és ötlete akkor fogalmazódott meg bennem, amikor megéltem egy ehhez kapcsolódó szituációt. Az ötletet feldobtam Bonnie McKee-nek és Mitch Allannek, és ők segítettek ezt életre kelteni. Volt ez a kibaszott lúzer az életemben, aki fenyegetve érezte magát az erőm, a magabiztosságom és a függetlenségem miatt. Alábecsült és becsmérelt azért, aki vagyok: egy vezető, egy olyan ember, akinek vannak elképzelései és van véleménye, egy olyan ember, aki erős, szenvedélyes és vannak céljai. Sose hagyd, hogy akárki is lenézzen azért, aki vagy. Állj fel. Harcolj. Légy önmagad. Szeress. Légy őszinte és valódi. Kedves. Találd meg és öleld fel önmagad. Tegyél magasról a sztereotípiákra. Ha egy erős személyiség vagy és a partnered nem képes kezelni téged, menj és keress mást, akinek van elég önbizalma és igenis képes téged támogatni és feldobni, inspirálni, és egyenlő félként, barátként tekint rád. Ne egy olyat, akinek le kell húznia téged azért, hogy magát jobban érezze, csak mert alacsony az önbecsülése. Igen, a nőknek kölcsönösen fel kell építeniük egymást, de ugyanígy a férfiak és a nők is egyaránt így kell viselkedjenek egymással.  

It Was In Me

Csodálatos volt leülni Lauren Christyvel és újraegyesülni. Beszélgettünk. Visszaemlékeztünk. Nevettünk. Alkottunk. Újra írtunk. Együtt imádkoztunk. Mindenféléről beszélgettünk. Spiritualitásról. Istenről. Az It Was In Me arról mesél, hogy mennyire keressük a válaszokat mindenhol, de igazából mind bennünk vannak... hallgass önmagadra. Ne félj beszélni róla. Figyeld a zsigereid. Ne máshol, a birtoklásban vagy az emberekben keresd a boldogságot. Végül úgyis magadba kell majd nézned, és ott kell megtalálnod.

Souvenir

A Souvenir a menthetetlen romantikáról és egy nyári románcról szól, amely sajnos a végéhez közeledik. A nyári szerelmek általában nem tartanak túl hosszú ideig, habár van kivétel, sosem tudhatod. A remek pillanatokat és a szép emlékeket túl nehéz elengedni. Van esély arra, hogy a távolságot félretegyük és működjön a kapcsolat sokkal tovább is, vagy akár örökre? Mindig van remény, amibe kapaszkodhatunk. Ezt a dalt is Lauren Christyvel írtam, szuper volt. Egy igazi zseni!

Crush

A Crush arról szól, amikor igazán elveszíted a fejed, amikor beleszeretsz valakibe, de mivel már több rosszul sikerült kapcsolatot is átéltél, félsz attól, hogy hasra esel, félsz a negatív következményektől. És az a valaki a világon mindenkinél jobban ismer, és megőrjít téged, mert ki nem állhatod annak a gondolatát, hogy valaha is elveszítheted. Ezt a dalt Zane Carneyvel írtam.  

Goddess

Vannak olyan pillanatok az életben, amikor elveszettnek, szomorúnak és magányosnak érzed magad. Úgy tűnik, nincs fény az alagút végén - aztán találkozol azzal a különleges valakivel, aki imád téged azért, aki vagy, és azt érezteti veled, hogy te vagy a leggyönyörűbb ember a világon. Azzal a valakivel, aki előtt levetheted a falaidat, és lehetsz teljesen sebezhető, miközben mégis sokkal erősebb és fontosabb vagy, mint valaha érezted.

Bigger Wow

A dal arról szól, hogy a lehető legjobban meg kell élni az életet. Ha nem kapod meg, amire vágysz és amit megérdemelsz, hát találj magadnak egy nagyobb hűhát! Ne ragadj le kevesebbnél, mint amennyit megérdemelsz.

Love Me Insane

Ezt a dalt a nappalimban írtam a zongorámon, Los Angelesben. Az újra szerelembe esés megkockáztatásáról szól. Arról, hogy magunkhoz öleljük a szeretet lehetőségét. A szeretet lehet félelmetes - de sokkal jobb, ha szeretnek, mintha nem. A csodálatos Lauren Christy és Jon Levine segítettek a dalban. Nagyon tetszik a producelésük. Nagyon nyugis és mégis hangulatos.

Warrior

Ez az egyik első dal a Head Above Water után, amelyet megírtam erre az albumra. Mindkettő arról a harcról szól, amelyet az egészségemért vívok minden nap. Remélem, hogy a dalaim segítenek megtalálni a belső erőtöket, amikor szükségetek van rá. A dalt én produceltem, Chris Baseford volt a hangmérnök, Chad és Travis a We The Kings zenekarból segítettek befejezni a munkálatokat. Nagyon sok remek ember segített, hogy újra zenélhessek.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 15/8/22 - RUDYARD KIPLING (AND RAYMOND BRIGGS AND SUSIE STEINER AND JOAN LINGARD AND MELISSA BANK)

‘ “Ho! Ho!” said Mowgli … ‘ (Kipling, 2013, p.15).

REFERENCE

Kipling, R. (2013 [1884 and 1885] ) ‘The jungle books’. London: Penguin Classics.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING

FROM 

‘ “ ... oh most infamous ‘Bandar-log’!” ‘ (Kipling, 2013, p.42).

‘ “Mowgli the Frog. “ ‘ (Kipling, 2013, p.32).

‘ … Bagheera the Black Panther, inky black all over ...’ (Kipling, 2013, pp.11-2).

AND

‘ ... the sleepy brown bear … old Baloo … ‘ (Kipling, 2013, p.11).

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SEE ALSO

‘The English, they had been told, were a perfectly mad people ... ‘ (Kipling, 2013, p.182).

THE BEST THING MORECAMBE AND WISE EVER DID

‘ “Ha! Ha!” said Mowgli ... ‘ (Kipling, 2013, p.60). 

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HIP HIP HOORAY

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RAYMOND BRIGGS DIED 9/8/22

OBITUARY

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/10/raymond-briggs-obituary

SEE ALSO

SUSIE STEINER DIED 2/7/22

JOAN LINGARD DIED 12/7/22

MELISSA BANK DIED 2/8/22

OBITUARIES

SUSIE STEINER 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/13/susie-steiner-obituary

JOAN LINGARD

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/20/joan-lingard-obituary

MELISSA BANK

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/melissa-bank-author-of-the-girls-guide-to-hunting-and-fishing-dies-aged-61

THESE RIPS ARE LATE DUE TO WATERSTONES CURRENT ORDERING DIFFICULTIES

SUSIE STEINER WAS IN STORE

JOAN LINGARD ORDERED 20/7 - STILL WAITING

MELISSA BANK NOT IN STORE BUT DIDN’T ORDER 

DUE TO

‘Technical difficulties have led to backlog of unfulfilled orders and stock shortages in store for the bookshop chain’ (Barnett, 2022).

REFERENCE

Barnett, D, (2022) ‘Waterstones hit by ‘nightmare’ stock issues after warehouse system upgrade’, ‘The Guardian’ 9 August [Online]. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/09/waterstones-hit-by-nightmare-stock-issues-after-warehouse-system-upgrade (Accessed 15 August 2022).

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RIP 2022

RAYMOND BRIGGS - 9/8/22

SUSIE STEINER - 2/7/22

JOAN LINGARD - 12/7/22

MELISSA BANK - 2/8/22

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ELSPETH BARKER - 21/4/22

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DAVID McKEE -  6/4/22

JACK HIGGINS -  9/4/22

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SHIRLEY HUGHES - 25/2/22

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JAN PIENKOWSKI - 19/2/22

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RIP

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MEANWHILE MY HUSBAND’S BIRTHDAY BOOK 

ORDERED 26/6 AND STILL NOT HERE

SO TO CHEER US UP

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VIDEO

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 2011 - 2022

11 EPIC YEARS

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Cahiers et Classeurs DISNEY

Il y a des diamants plus brillants sur le marché en raison du ralentissement susmentionné dans le commerce et l'amélioration de chiffre d'affaires dans les mondes titrant laboratoires, un facteur également noté par Blue Nile dans Il est results. En 1996, le AJDC a commencé la tradition de demander chacun des artistes pour créer un projet de conception basée sur un seul concept ou thème, tel que l'eau, en spirale ou en noir et blanc. Commenting sur les chiffres, Moti Ganz, président de l'Institut du groupe voyage privé disney of Companies, a dit qu'ils reflètent les défis auxquels fait face l'industrie du diamant dans le monde entier, ainsi que le conflit entre Israël et Gaza qui a eu lieu sur une période d'environ 50 jours en été et affaires bloqué à certains problèmes de extent. It de coupe ne sont pas actuellement connues si c'est le plus grand rubis rugueux Gemfields a récupéré de Il est Montepuez ruby . An supplémentaires 15 modèles de la ligne seront disponibles à David Webb de brique et de mortier de magasins à New York et Beverly Hills, ainsi que chez Bergdorf Goodman et Neiman Marcus. habiller les princesses disney maisons de vente aux enchères, qui a eu lieu à New York, DISNEY Figurines ont totalisé 33,7 millions $. prêts supplémentaires DISNEY Figurines provenaient de musées et de collections privées aux Etats-Unis et en Europe. disneyland pas cher carrefour Masterpiece Ballerina Papillon Black Label, fait en or 18 carats et titane avec diamants bruns, perles de conques et de diamants de fantaisie de couleur, vendu pour 1,2 M $. Des informations supplémentaires peuvent être trouvées sur le site Christies. 500 $, et d'un saphir et de diamants Suite par Van Cleef & Arpels a une pré-vente estimation haute d'environ 161,700 $. Le site offrira 15 styles de la collection des ongles, y compris les bagues, bracelets, colliers, boucles d'oreilles et boutons de manchette. New York Une gamme d'expositions de musées mettant en vedette des bijoux de différentes marques et des périodes de temps sont en plein essor ou le coup d'envoi dans les prochains mois, et le National Bijoutier a décrit cinq qui sont la peine de vérifier. CONTENU LIÉS Christies annonce des résultats records semestriels L'ouverture de la saison automne de vente suit une forte première moitié de l'année pour la maison d'enchères. There a été un vide dans la communication de la grande quantité de bon l'industrie fait, DEF co-fondateur Benjamin Chavis dit. Israels de diamants bruts élevés exportations totales combinées poli et les diamants bruts ont atteint 9,32 milliards $, en hausse de 2 pour cent Films Disney de 9,17 milliards $ en 2013. Ayton dit la marque a choisi de détail avec Saks pour deux raisons premièrement, il a le soutien total du président des magasins, Marigay McKee. Bien que le Colorado est le foyer de Amériques du Nord les plus riches et les plus abondants champs de pierres précieuses, les sites miniers sont également à haute altitude, à 14. Selon les guides, une représentation que la pierre est une catégorie spécifique est trompeuse si l'identité du système de notation ne sont pas divulgués.

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New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Guy Ritchie Returns to His Comfort Zone with “The Gentlemen”

When filmmaker Guy Ritchie has strayed from making films in the crime genre, he’s struggled. Last year’s live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin showcased his penchant for mischievous stories, but musical comedy proved not to be the director’s forte. He’s best when he tackles the crime genre, as in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Snatch (2000). This year, the British writer/director returns to his comfort zone with the R-rated The Gentlemen. The movie is chock full of low-lifes, robberies, murders, and double-crosses. It’s a lot of fun and a welcome return for Ritchie.

Matthew McConaughey plays Mickey Pearson, a cannabis baron in London, inching more and more towards respectable society. He hob-knobs with dukes and duchesses while giving generously to various charities. Still, he makes a societal faux pas when he snubs the handshake of tabloid editor Big Dave (Eddie Marsan) at a party. This sets into motion a vengeful scheme on Big Dave’s part to bring down the drug kingpin. Assigned to expose all of Mickey’s skullduggery for the paper is private investigator Fletcher (Hugh Grant), a man whose sneer of a grin instantly lets us know he’s wholly untrustworthy.

Michelle Dockery and Matthew McConaughey

Indeed, the conniving PI shows up at the house of Mickey’s right-hand man Raymond (Charlie Hunnam) to inform him of all the dirt he’s got on his boss. Fletcher tells Raymond that his editor thinks it’s worth 150,000 pounds, but he figures it’s worth a lot more to Mickey. Thus, he sets a blackmail scheme into motion that’ll cost Mickey 20 million pounds. This is the framing device that weaves back and forth throughout Ritchie’s film, showcasing both the story in flashbacks as well as crackling dialogue in the telling of it. It’s like having Robert McKee’s cake and eating it too – Ritchie loves to show and tell.

Narratively, this has always been a big part of Ritchie’s style, buttressed right up against his gonzo energy and epic nastiness. He loves storytelling that baits and switches too, holding certain cards close to the vest until the final denouement, not unlike Agatha Christie in one of her drawing-room mysteries. It felt fresh in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998, but by RocknRolla in 2008, audiences knew not to believe what we were seeing.

The same suspicions apply here, and it takes some of the fun out of matters as we feel like we’re being conned, just like the cons in the story. Often we can see the rug-pulls coming and that takes away some of their effectiveness as well. Still, it’s where Ritchie feels comfortable as a storyteller, using shock and awe as principle guns in his arsenal. Even if such tropes elicit groans as well as gasps after so much use, they’re still fairly amusing.

Hugh Grant

What Ritchie is most successful at is creating vivid, underworld characters and casting actors against type to play them. Henry Golding could be the next James Bond, but here he plays Dry Eye, a pompous and ruthless rival in the drug trade that is quite the 180 from his matinee idol image. Jeremy Strong, so ruthless on HBO’s Succession, is playing a similarly callous fiend here, albeit one who’s mannered and fay. Michelle Dockery plays Mickey’s tough-talking, East End wife, a thousand miles from Downton Abbey, and the actress relishes each profanity-laced put-down she utters.

Charlie Hunnam is especially good at playing Mickey’s sly and thoughtful fixer, but no one is having more fun onscreen this outing than Hugh Grant. Using his distaste for all the tabloids that have hounded him for years, he creates an onscreen sleazebag for the ages. His corrupt character acts brazen one moment, cowardly the next. Grant is a comic joy, reveling in playing such a louse. (Someone should showcase a Hugh Grant triple bill of baddies with The Gentlemen, Bridget Jones’s Diary, and Paddington 2.) Colin Farrell is a scene-stealer too, wisely underplaying his boxing coach with a penchant for track-suits and tongue-twisting jibes.

Colin Farrell and Charlie Hunnam

It’s fun to see McConaughey embracing the gravitas and bearing his part requires, as well as his character’s moments of extreme violence. As always, Ritchie’s approach to bloodletting is both brutal and burlesque. An accidental fall out of a high-rise window is played for cartoonish splats and laughs. A character’s drug-induced fornication with a pig isn’t shown, but Ritchie doesn’t refrain from all of the awful noises it involves as well. It’s such theater-of-the-mind that likely earned this film it’s R.

To that point, some of Ritchie’s overindulgence will raise eyebrows, especially when he relies on racism, homophobia, rape, drug addiction, and the C-word for laughs in various places. Both groans and grasps may be more prevalent than laughs there, and it’s a shame as his script is funny enough without such excess. Particularly egregious is the use of the term “Chinamen” to describe the Asian gangsters. One would like to think that even a hood in modern times would refrain from such disparaging monikers.

Despite such politically incorrect ploys, Ritchie still plays moralist in the film, condemning some characters for their sins, while forgiving others. After being married to Madonna many years ago, it’s clear he grew to have very little sympathy for the tabloid press and that’s why Fletcher and Big Dave are presented as worse scoundrels than most of the other villains.

Ritchie delivers the goods in his new criminal yarn, but after two decades in the biz, it would be fun to see him stretch a bit more. Granted, he should stay away from musicals and remakes like Swept Away, but perhaps he could apply some of his moralizings to the world of modern politics. It’s one often as egregious as any tabloid. Imagine him taking down some of those baddies in parliament and the lot. Guy Ritchie’s Brexit, anyone?

Check out the trailer below:

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