#Coco Berlin

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COCO BERLIN Natacha Atlas music video "Whatever Lola Wants - original, without Film extracts

COCO BERLIN BELLYDANCE SHOWS

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Happy birthday David Bowie

(January 8, 1947)

« Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been »

📸 by Coco Schwab

[whoworewhatjewels]

Who Wore What Jewels Weekly

Who Wore What Jewels Weekly

We are rounding up the best jewels of the week. From Jenna Ortega doubling up on the iconic Elsa Peretti Bean necklaces for Tiffany & Co. to Jodie Turner-Smith’s jaw-dropping multi-colored gemstone red carpet jewels courtesy of Irene Neuwirth to the epic brooch moments spotted on the likes of Nick Jonas, Ke Hey Quan, and model Coco Rocha, scroll down to see who wore what jewels and vote on your…

[dashakasatkina]

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula during the semi-final of the German Open, Berlin, 2024.

[rodlaveraryna]

graf cup brainworms

we! deserve! a wta! laver! cup!

i mean, just look at the wta rankings. a wta laver cup would be a lot more competitive and balanced and fun than the atp version and it would also be grounds for a bunch of great player interactions that we deserve, so i'll be going over teams :)

graf cup is named after legend steffi graf, one of three singles players in the open era to win a calendar year grand slam. the other two are rod laver, who the laver cup is named for, and margaret court, a bigot. it will be held in berlin at uber arena, same location as the atp version. yk, if this was real.

also, i have no clue how teams are made for the actual laver cup. i just made these teams because i can. i'm the tournament director of this nonexistent tournament. what are you gonna do?

team europe

edit 4/23: i had no idea navratilova was such a piece of shit lord… alternative captain suggestions are much appreciated

team roster: ― iga swiatek ― aryna sabalenka ― daria kasatkina ― jasmine paolini ― mirra andreeva ― paula badosa

notes team europe:

― i NEED daria and natalia to give us some bomb ass graf cup vlogs. i just know they would give us the best interviews and behind the scenes look at how it all goes.

― aryna and jasmine are both great in singles and doubles so that's def something they can use to their advantage

― honestly seeing players i like interact with each other was like. a major part in selecting these teams. idk i just feel like everyone here is so lovely and amazing and that's only going to be heightened because of the not super competitive atmosphere

― i have a massive soft spot for mirra. i think everyone who knows her does. i would love to see the whole team just absolutely adoring her

― iga and aryna becoming friends??? maybe??? i like my rivalries sweet off court and fiery on court so it'll be nice seeing them interact

― can't forget the best friendship in tennis aka sabadosa!!! lowkey i don't ship them because they just remind me of me with my best friends but i think a really close platonic relationship like that is SO important and valuable and i'm really glad they have each other like that.

team world

team roster: ― coco gauff ― elena rybakina ― ons jabeur ― zheng qinwen ― emma navarro ― leylah fernandez

team world notes:

― emma and coco feel like they would be a great pair. they're both close with ben it seems so i feel like they would be friends. also they're professional american tennis players. to use some terminology from @fritzes, american idiot solidarity

― the difference in vibe between coco and elena will be absolutely hilarious. i think they'd get along don't get me wrong it's just funny they seem so opposite to me. would love to see them play some doubles together that would be so fun...

― honestly i feel like all doubles permutations in this team would be so funny. if any of these people actually played doubles together (besides coco/emma/leylah with each other) i would be like "what the fuck is she playing doubles with her????" and i think that's beautiful.

― not to make too many comparisons with the laver cup but team world here isn't just america ft. canada. that shouldn't be a super tall order because this is team WORLD but we've all seen the trends for teams in the mens version.

― everyone loves ons yall. including team europe. we all just love ons so much.

― i'm ngl i don't have too many ultra specific notes for this team i just think it'll be good vibes and good tennis. it'll also be very appealing for me personally because i love all of these players and i know most of tennisblr loves them too :)

[fritzes]

and so it begins... the wimbledon draw. here are my thoughts

wta:

iga's draw is a nightmare (and somewhat reminiscent of ao). she has kenin in the first round, who upset coco in the first round last year. in the third round she could play siniakova, who has been really good on grass this season. and of course the big one is the possibility of ostapenko in the fourth round, who she has never beaten. however, there is some hope for iga because ostapenko plays ajla tomljanovic in the first round, and the last time they played at wimbledon it was a drama-fueled match that ajla won. if she's in good form, she could definitely trouble ostapenko. on the other side of this quarter is defending champion marketa, and as much as I'd love to say I have faith in her going deep, I don't. she had a good run at rg, but she's just so inconsistent that I don't know if I can see her keeping that form. also, she's never dealt with the pressure of a slam title defense before. krejcikova and especially collins could trouble her and steal her quarterfinal spot, and either of those two could beat iga if she makes it there

the second quarter is kind of ridiculous. the top seed here is elena rybakina, who will probably either win the tournament or withdraw due to illness. there's really no one on her side of the quarter that I can see beating her, but she's just impossible to predict when it comes to her physical health. if she's healthy, I have full faith in her making the quarterfinals. the other side of the quarter is where things get complicated: we have one of each of last year's quarterfinalist, semifinalist, and finalist in jess, elina, and of course ons. there is also katie boulter, who has proven herself on grass recently. if ons is in her usual wimbledon form, the others don't stand a chance, but we really just don't know how ons is right now. I'm not sure if being back at wimbledon will affect her mentality positively or negatively. jess is coming off the berlin title and could definitely see a quarterfinal here, but if she did I think her curse would continue against elena

if the projected semifinal does happen, I would be truly shocked if iga won. elena is normally a tough matchup for her, and on grass it would only be worse

in the third quarter, we have aryna who had to withdraw from her last match because of a shoulder injury. I don't know how serious it is, but she has been practicing at wimbledon so hopefully it doesn't affect her too much. in the fourth round, she will probably play dasha, who won't trouble her on grass or mirra, who aryna can probably beat as long as she's healthy. in the rg quarterfinal, she was really sick and probably didn't play as well as she could have. there's also karolina muchova lurking in this section of the draw, and she may be rusty and with a questionable wrist, but on any given day she can play like the best in the world. she's good on every surface, and if she's on top of her game then everyone else better watch out. on the other side of this quarter is maria and qinwen. since qinwen is pretty bad on grass, this should be a good draw for maria but... it's maria. emma raducanu could actually make a really good run here, but I don't think anyone from the other half of the quarter could beat aryna in the quarterfinals if it came down to it

and finally, coco gauff is far far away from iga in the draw. after losing in the first round last year, she's ready to make a deep run. azarenka in the fourth round could be tough, but as long as coco can keep her serving consistent, she can absolutely make at least qfs and maybe even more. jasmine, kostyuk, naomi, and madi keys are all contenders to face her in the quarterfinal and I really can't pick a favorite between them. I think any of them against coco could be a toss-up, roller coaster match

for this projected semifinal, I really can't predict it. the aryna/coco h2h is super competitive and neither one of them is the clear favorite against each other. this has match of the tournament potential

interesting round 1 matches: swiatek/kenin, tomljanovic/ ostapenko, alexandrova/raducanu, badosa/muchova, andreescu/cristian, azarenka/stephens

atp:

well, jannik sinner's first slam as the 1 seed gave him quite the draw. the possibility of grass specialist and compatriot matteo in the second round is just ridiculous. and poor tallon griekspoor in the third in honestly just cruel at this point. ben shelton is projected to play jannik in the fourth round, but that's not happening. will denis shapovalov sweep and take that fourth round spot? honestly, considering his history at this tournament, it's totally possible. on the other side of the quarter is daniil and grigor, both of whom would probably rather not see jannik again. if jannik gets through that minefield of a draw to the quarterfinals, I don't think daniil or grigor can beat him, and between those two I'm not sure which one would actually get to the quarterfinals. zhang, who just beat daniil, is his projected third round opponent and could make things really tough for him

and on the same side of the draw (sigh) is defending champion carlos. he honestly couldn't have asked for a better draw. casper ruud is the projected quarterfinalist you want to see when you're a top seed, and in his section, tiafoe, baez, and humbert can't really challenge him. I think the likely scenario is that carlos plays tommy paul in the quarterfinal (or maybe bublik if he decides to take tennis seriously for the week). that has the potential to be a really good match since both of them have proven their grass competence. still, I would favor carlos

and the projected semifinal. SIGH. their previous slam matches really tell you everything you need to know: carlos starts slow but will outlast jannik in five sets. if someone wins it in three or four, it's probably jannik but if someone wins it in five, it's probably carlos. that being said, I really can't predict this. I wish it was possible for it to be the final

and now for the ugh quarter of the draw. the top seed is zverev, the next two seeds are rublev and tsitsipas, and somehow korda, the "wimbledon favorite", is here too. honestly though, I truly think zverev could lose to jack draper in the third round. jack has proven himself in the past few weeks on grass, which zverev has never done. taylor fritz could also make a dent here, being a really good grass player. the rublev/tsitsipas/musetti/korda section of this quarter is gonna be chaos. the whole thing is gonna be chaos. I could not tell you who I think is gonna come out of this quarter

and finally, novak djokovic. we just don't really know where his level is at right now, and we haven't known all season. funnily enough, he could play luca nardi in the third round. the big looming specter for him is hubi of course, but even before that, there's holger. it's truly impossible to predict holger, but he did make the quarterfinals here last year and was a tiebreak away from making the quarterfinals at rg. if he does play novak in the fourth round, I really think he has a chance of winning. on the other side of the quarter, I would be shocked if hubi didn't make the quarterfinals. there's really no one who can keep up with his serve, and honestly I think he has a chance at semis here

like with rg, this projected semifinal is not happening

interesting round 1 matches: berrettini/fuscovics, jarry/shapovalov, monfils/mannarino, arnaldi/tiafoe, mensik/bublik, fils/stricker, etcheverry/nardi

[postpunkindustrial]

A bit of a documentary on Vimeo

In 2013, Salon Bruit e.V. and Audition Records organised a series of concerts by female artists from the experimental scene in the cinema of an ex-squat in Berlin. Each concert was filmed and released online (auditionrecords.com/quota.php), accompanied by an interview with the artist, as a means of offering a partial, but necessary, insight into an extremely dynamic scene for which documentation is lamentably sparse.

It is from this heterogeneous material that the film blends the narratives of this group of women and charts their musical journey through their individual experiences and challenges, which led them to Berlin to embrace a scene which offers them little chance of financial reward or mainstream success.

Echoing the way its protagonists conceive their music, this experimental documentary, through radical aesthetic choices, also gives insight into their unique approach to creating and performing in a genre that eludes the dominant musical rules and structures.

A film by Philip Morris and Jérémie Pujau

with:

Liz Allbee

Charly Birkenhauer

Alexandra Cárdenas

Audrey Chen

CoCo

Anat Cohavi

Anna Friz

Felicity Mangan

Andrea Neumann

Abigail Sanders

Heidrun Schramm

JD Zazie

Anaïs Tuerlinckx

Els Vandeweyer

Sabine Vogel

Antje Vowinckel

Roberta WJM

Ute Wassermann

Marta Zapparoli

[anonybaby]

((So, I just watched the Bash in Berlin kickoff.. of course Randy feels the need to arrive with his wife and talk about her (after he spilled his guts in that interview w/ Cody and we all clearly saw how much he LOVES him- it’s his defense mechanism- whatever))

SO, what does our Queen Coco do???

Show up with a giant, manly man bodyguard? CHECK ✔️

Iconic brown gay suit?? CHECK ✔️

Drink in his hand and ✨the ring 💍✨ on his finger???? CHECK. CHECK. CHECK.✔️✔️✔️

HE IS THE MOMENT. HE IS EVERYTHING. AND HE KNOWS IT.

Randy better get it together.. 😌

P.s.

@luxinwonderland just pointed out.. that suit is Nutella colored 😭😭😭🤎

[heimat-hanf-hort]

Cannabis Plant Growing Mediums: Soil, Coco Coir, Hydroponics, and Aeroponics

Zusammenfassung:

Dieser Artikel behandelt die verschiedenen Anbaumethoden für Cannabispflanzen zu Hause: Erde, Kokosfasern, Hydroponik und Aeroponik. Wir beleuchten die Vor- und Nachteile jeder Methode, teilen persönliche Erfahrungen und wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und geben praktische Tipps für den Heimanbau. Dabei berücksichtigen wir auch mögliche Gegenargumente und alternative Ansichten.

Einführung:

Beim Anbau von Cannabis zu Hause steht man vor der wichtigen Entscheidung, welches Medium man für die Pflanzen nutzen soll. Die Wahl des richtigen Mediums kann den Unterschied zwischen einem gesunden, ertragreichen Garten und einem enttäuschenden Ergebnis ausmachen. Aber welche Methode ist die beste? In diesem Artikel werden wir die vier häufigsten Anbaumethoden - Erde, Kokosfasern, Hydroponik und Aeroponik - im Detail untersuchen.

1. Anbau in Erde

1.1 Was ist der Anbau in Erde?

Der Anbau in Erde ist die traditionelle Methode, bei der die Pflanzen in mit Nährstoffen angereicherter Erde wachsen.

1.2 Vorteile des Anbaus in Erde:

Natürlichkeit: Erde ist ein natürliches Medium, das viele Mikronährstoffe und Mikroorganismen enthält.

Einfachheit: Ideal für Anfänger, da Erde Nährstoffe speichert und Fehler verzeiht.

Kosten: Günstiger als viele andere Medien.

1.3 Nachteile des Anbaus in Erde:

Kontrollverlust: Es ist schwieriger, den pH-Wert und die Nährstoffzufuhr präzise zu kontrollieren.

Schädlinge: Höheres Risiko für Schädlinge und Krankheiten.

1.4 Praxisbeispiel:

Ein Hobbyzüchter aus Bayern berichtet: „Ich baue meine Cannabispflanzen seit Jahren in Erde an. Es ist einfach und zuverlässig, auch wenn ich manchmal Probleme mit Schädlingen habe.“

2. Anbau in Kokosfasern

2.1 Was sind Kokosfasern?

Kokosfasern sind ein Substrat, das aus den faserigen Teilen der Kokosnussschale besteht. Es ist ein beliebtes Medium für den Anbau von Cannabispflanzen.

2.2 Vorteile des Anbaus in Kokosfasern:

Wasserretention: Kokosfasern speichern Wasser gut, während sie gleichzeitig eine gute Drainage bieten.

Luftzirkulation: Fördert eine gute Wurzelbelüftung.

Nachhaltigkeit: Umweltfreundlicher als Torf.

2.3 Nachteile des Anbaus in Kokosfasern:

Nährstoffarmut: Kokosfasern enthalten keine natürlichen Nährstoffe und müssen regelmäßig gedüngt werden.

Kosten: Etwas teurer als Erde.

2.4 Praxisbeispiel:

Eine erfahrene Züchterin aus Berlin teilt ihre Erfahrung: „Mit Kokosfasern habe ich bessere Kontrolle über die Nährstoffe und die Wurzeln meiner Pflanzen wachsen schneller.“

3. Hydroponischer Anbau

3.1 Was ist Hydroponik?

Hydroponik ist eine Methode, bei der Pflanzen in einer nährstoffreichen Wasserlösung ohne Erde wachsen.

3.2 Vorteile der Hydroponik:

Schnelleres Wachstum: Pflanzen wachsen schneller und können höhere Erträge erzielen.

Kontrolle: Präzise Kontrolle über Nährstoffe und pH-Wert.

Wassereffizienz: Wasser wird recycelt und minimiert den Verbrauch.

3.3 Nachteile der Hydroponik:

Komplexität: Erfordert mehr Wissen und Erfahrung.

Kosten: Höhere Anfangsinvestitionen für Ausrüstung.

3.4 Praxisbeispiel:

Ein Züchter aus Hamburg berichtet: „Mit meinem hydroponischen System habe ich die besten Erträge erzielt, aber die Einrichtung und Pflege erfordern viel Aufmerksamkeit.“

4. Aeroponischer Anbau

4.1 Was ist Aeroponik?

Bei der Aeroponik wachsen die Pflanzen in der Luft und die Wurzeln werden regelmäßig mit einer nährstoffreichen Lösung besprüht.

4.2 Vorteile der Aeroponik:

Maximale Sauerstoffversorgung: Wurzeln erhalten viel Sauerstoff, was das Wachstum fördert.

Wassereffizienz: Sehr effizienter Wasserverbrauch.

Ertrag: Kann sehr hohe Erträge erzielen.

4.3 Nachteile der Aeroponik:

Technologie: Hoher technischer Aufwand und Anfälligkeit für Systemfehler.

Kosten: Sehr kostspielig in der Anschaffung und Wartung.

4.4 Praxisbeispiel:

Ein fortgeschrittener Züchter aus München berichtet: „Aeroponik ist unglaublich effektiv, aber jedes technische Problem kann katastrophale Folgen haben.“

Wissenschaftliche Forschung und Expertenmeinungen:

Studien haben gezeigt, dass die Wahl des richtigen Anbaumediums einen erheblichen Einfluss auf das Wachstum und den Ertrag von Cannabispflanzen hat. Dr. Maria Schmidt von der Universität Heidelberg erklärt: „Hydroponik und Aeroponik bieten die höchste Effizienz, erfordern jedoch auch die meiste Aufmerksamkeit und technisches Know-how.“

Gegenargumente und alternative Ansichten:

Einige Züchter bevorzugen immer noch den traditionellen Anbau in Erde, da sie die Natürlichkeit und die Fähigkeit der Erde, Fehler zu verzeihen, schätzen. Andere argumentieren, dass der Anbau in Kokosfasern eine gute Balance zwischen Kontrolle und Einfachheit bietet.

Schlussfolgerung:

Die Wahl des richtigen Anbaumediums für Ihre Cannabispflanzen zu Hause hängt von Ihren individuellen Bedürfnissen, Ihrem Budget und Ihrem Erfahrungsniveau ab. Erde ist ideal für Anfänger, während Kokosfasern eine gute Balance bieten. Hydroponik und Aeroponik sind für erfahrene Züchter, die maximale Erträge erzielen möchten und bereit sind, in die notwendige Ausrüstung und Pflege zu investieren. Durch die Berücksichtigung der spezifischen Vor- und Nachteile jedes Mediums können Sie das für Ihre Bedürfnisse beste System auswählen und erfolgreich Cannabis zu Hause anbauen.

Beliebte Fragen und Antworten:

1. Welches Anbaumedium ist das Beste für Anfänger?

Erde ist oft das beste Medium für Anfänger, da es einfach zu handhaben ist und viele Fehler verzeiht.

2. Wie viel kostet die Einrichtung eines hydroponischen Systems?

Die Kosten variieren je nach Systemgröße und Ausstattung, können aber von etwa 100 bis mehreren tausend Euro reichen.

3. Kann ich Kokosfasern und Erde mischen?

Ja, viele Züchter mischen Kokosfasern mit Erde, um die Vorteile beider Medien zu kombinieren.

4. Ist Aeroponik besser als Hydroponik?

Aeroponik kann höhere Erträge erzielen, ist jedoch auch komplexer und teurer in der Wartung. Hydroponik bietet eine gute Balance zwischen Effizienz und Handhabbarkeit.

Durch die Wahl des richtigen Anbaumediums können Sie die Gesundheit und den Ertrag Ihrer Cannabispflanzen maximieren und den Anbauprozess genießen. Experimentieren Sie mit verschiedenen Methoden und finden Sie heraus, welche am besten zu Ihrem Stil und Ihren Bedürfnissen passt. Viel Erfolg beim Cannabis-Anbau zu Hause!

[fouryearsofshades]

A Market Stall in Batavia, Andries Beeckman (attributed to), Albert Eckhout (rejected attribution), c. 1640 - c. 1666 

The Dutch and Malay inscriptions on the piece of paper in the lower right corner identify this as a Dutch painting of subjects studied on the spot. Most of the fruit varieties are found only in Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies, and were not exported to Europe at the time. The combination of figures from different countries suggests that the setting is most probably the very cosmopolitan Batavia, modern-day Jakarta.8 A Chinese merchant, recognizable as such from his distinctive goatee, moustache and remarkably long fingernails, is counting coins in a fruit stall set off with bamboo partitions. Standing on the left is a woman wearing a typically Javanese sarong and kebaya and holding a small cigar in one hand while placing a durian upright with the other. A second Javanese woman in the middle is lifting a small bundle of leaf wrappers out of a small Japanese lacquered casket, probably betel leaves. A boy behind her is picking a banana from the bunch hanging on the right. A striking salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) is perched on the bamboo screen at the back.

Andries Beeckman went to great lengths to depict the huge diversity of tropical fruit as faithfully as possible, but he was clearly not a professional still-life painter. The different varieties are easily distinguished, but their textures are not convincing. Laid out on the table – some with numbers matching the list on the piece of paper (the latter are given between brackets below) – are, on the far left, from top to bottom, rambutans (Nephelium lappaceum, no. 1), langsats (Lansium domesticum, no. 3) and starfruit (Averrhoa carambola, no. 2). Beside them are a partly cut pomelo (Citrus maxima, no. 4) and durians, one of them sliced (Durio, no. 5). The three small pieces of red fruit at bottom left are water or Malay apples (Syzygium aqueum or Syzygium malaccense, no. 6) or Java apples (Syzygium samarangense), and lying to their right are mangoes (Mangifera indica, no. 7) and pineapples (Ananas comosus, no. 8). Below the two pineapples in the centre are jackfruit, one halved (Artocarpus Heteropyllus, no. 9) and several small mangosteens, some opened (Garcinia mangostana, no. 10). On the right are bananas (no. 11), five coconuts and a halved one (Cocos nucifera), and at the very front cashew apples (Anacardium occidentale). The fruit cut in two in the Japanese casket is probably a sort of lime called a Calamondin orange (Citrofortunella microcarpa).

The Rijksmuseum painting is a reduced version of a canvas from an anonymous series of scenes of foreign peoples and produce that decorated the walls of Schloss Pretzsch an der Elbe in Saxony until 1828 (fig. a).9 In the nineteenth century they were removed, first to Berlin and then to Schloss Schwedt an der Oder in Brandenburg.10 They were seen there in the 1930s by Thomsen, who rather hesitantly attributed them to Albert Eckhout and dated them around the middle of the seventeenth century.11 Schwedt was completely destroyed in the closing days of the Second World War, and all that is left of the works of art are pre-war black-and-white photographs making it clear that the attribution to Eckhout is untenable.12

The connection with the canvas from Schloss Pretzsch also led to this Market Stall in Batavia being wrongly attributed to Eckhout or his circle in the past.13 It is woodenly executed, compositionally clumsy, and is not of the kind of Brazilian subject for which Eckhout is known. Minor differences between the two paintings show that they were not copied after each other but seem to share the same or a similar source. The way in which the fruit and cockatoo are depicted displays a clear resemblance to the only known still life by Andries Beeckman (fig. b), and, interestingly, one of the scenes from the series in Pretzsch castle was definitely based on watercolours by him,14 so the present canvas could also be by Beeckman or someone from his circle.

Very little is known about the picture’s provenance, although there are a few early records of an Indonesian fruit market, and since A Market Stall in Batavia is the only surviving work of that nature there is a great temptation to associate it with those early sources. There is, however, nothing that can be said for certain. Around 1660 Jan Vos wrote an ode about paintings in the collection of Joan Huydecooper, among them an ‘East Indies fruit market’: ‘Who has driven me from the north to the east? / I find myself in the market of the East Indies coast. / Here nature displays her fruit as food for life. / The sight makes my mouth desire the beautiful harvest, / Thus is my stomach now sorely overburdened. / Greedy eyes are not soon satiated’.15 It may well be that the poet was referring to the Rijksmuseum canvas.16 There is a second mention of an ‘East Indies fruit market’ a little later in the collection of burgomaster Mattheus van den Broucke of Dordrecht.17 It is far from obvious that it refers to this Market Stall in Batavia. His picture was one of a series of which the others were described as ‘One ditto, with East Indies animals and fruit’, ‘One ditto, being East Indies lodgings, ‘One ditto’, ‘Three ditto, East Indies women’ and ‘A Moorish woman’.18 It is very possible that the Rijksmuseum painting was also part of a larger ensemble of that kind.

Erlend de Groot, 2022

[rooneyredcarpet]

Coco Jones in Marcell Von Berlin at Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood Celebration (2022)

[queermtl]

Queer MTL : quoi faire en avril 2024 // Queer MTL things to do: April 2024

They say April showers bring the subsequent flowers, but queer Montréal is already fully abloom! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow Queer MTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

LEGEND

🎥 Cinema 👑 Drag 🥳 Parties 🎶 Concert ✊ Activism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans 🏳️‍🌈 Community 😆 Comedy 🎭 Performance 💪 Sports and Dance 👯‍♀️ Dance 🎤 Karaoke 🎨 Arts 📚 Literary / Educational 👠 Ballroom / Vogue

Lundi 1 avril / Monday, April 1

🎥 75shots presents Under the Radar—Queer BIPOC Cinema, with free online screenings 👑 Voulez Vous Productions presents Discovering Your Drag Alter Ego with RV Métal, Centre Saint-Pierre

Mardi 2 avril / Tuesday, April 2

👠 BRING IT! #22, a continuing series of ballroom evenings with DJ Robocat KFC and Commentator Mags Old Navy, Club Sagacité 👑 Full Gisèle : Télé-Réalité with Gisèle Lullaby, Jessie Precieuse, Lady Guidoune and Victoire de Rockwell, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 3 avril / Wednesday, April 3

🎶 Mariah the Scientist with Chxrry22 Beanfield Theatre 🎨 Drink & Draw by @Hommehomo, Bar Le Cocktail 🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 Quick Characters—A Comedy Revue with Alo Azimov, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles

Jeudi 4 avril / Thursday, April 4

🎭 ThemFatale : Femme Power, a tribute to queer femininity with Bianca Boom Boom, Kaya Koko, Tristan Ginger, Sasha Désir, Lizzy Strange, Xénia, Kopy Cat, Ezra Honey and Rosie Bourgeoisie, The Wiggle Room 👑 The Gutters Talk Show Episode 1: Music Genres, hosted by Kleopatra Perfection, Kitty Catcher, Coco Charlemagne Champagne, Lux N’ Such, Donna Nozama, Skyler Rey, Late Bloomer and Safira Stevens, Bar Champs 🏳️‍🌈 Centre de solidarité lesbienne (CSL) hosts Lesbi ami.e.s : une soirée de connexions sociales et d’élargissement de sa communauté Queer, Centre St-Pierre 😆 Trivia at Pigeon Club Café Pointe-Claire with Quiz Master Brian, Pigeon Café 👑 Derek Wood presents Drama King : Ode à l'anti-virilité with Derek Wood, Johnny Jones, Mister Boogie, Ben A Drill, Akicoquin and Jay Show, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 5 avril / Friday, April 5

👠 Ballroom4Community and Project10 presents the Monthly Youth Kiki Lounge for age groups 14-17, Project10 🎭 Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal presents Queer Reading Series 2024 with new works by Tyson Fraleigh and Corbeau Sandoval, Centaur Theatre Company 👑 Carni’Cule LipSync Smackdown with Alastair S!N, Amy Thyst, Asmatix, Diva on a Dime, Late Bloomer, Psyberia, Spiked Corona and Timothy Toxic, hosted by Muz’Emma and Moh Dafok, Taboo Danseur Nu 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Carmen Sutra, Velma Jones and Celes, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail 🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud

Samedi 6 avril / Saturday, April 6

🎨 Project 10 presents Queering the Arts art expo, Studio 414 🎭 Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal presents Queer Reading Series 2024 with new works by Tyson Fraleigh and Corbeau Sandoval, Centaur Theatre Company 💪 Montreal Roller Derby presents BLUE vs GREEN—Home Team Showdown, Aréna Saint-Louis 🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 🥳 Super Taste and Homopop present Beyoncé Dance Party // Act ii Launch with Kiara, Cabaret Berlin 🥳 Rabaterapia Presents Baile da Raba #MOULINROUGE with DJ Tati Garrafa and DJ Onlysans, Bain Mathieu 👑 House of Gahd presents Rage Against the Binary—Rock & Metal Drag Show with Selma Gahd, Anaconda LaSabrosa, Charli DeVille, Rosa Golde, Lisa Santana and Démone LaStrange, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Lady Gaga, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Carmen Sutra, Velma Jones and Celes, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail 👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts

Dimanche 7 avril / Sunday, April 7

🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Kwizinn x Circa’s Spicy Drag Brunch with DJ Jerico, Aizysse Baga, Misty Waterfalls and Kiara, Kwizinn 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 8 avril / Monday, April 8

👑 Voulez Vous Productions presents Discovering Your Drag Alter Ego with RV Métal, Centre Saint-Pierre

Mardi 9 avril / Tuesday, April 9

😆 Bad Brain Trivia, featuring questions on drag queens and other “gay shit” (lovingly), Bar Hémisphère Gauche 👑 Full Gisèle : Marie-Mai with Foxy Lexxi Brown, Prudence, Kiara and Lady Boom Boom, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 10 avril / Wednesday, April 10

🎶 PinkPantheress: Capable of Love Tour with Bktherula, Beanfield Theatre 🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 👑 Bière et Métal with Charli Deville and Woody Fungi, Cabaret Mado 😆 An Hour of Stand Up Comedy by Yumi and Carmina with Mariam Khan, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles

Jeudi 11 avril / Thursday, April 11

👑 Sashalicious : Everything About Dolls with Sasha Baga, Démone LaStrange, Lulu Shade and Ruby Doll, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 12 avril / Friday, April 12

🥳 Cerise Noire goth night with Shillelagh Jones and Elizabeth Leslie, Bar NDQ 🥳 Psychedelic Babylon presents Cosmic Traveler with Ace Ventura (Israel/Switzerland) and Asgard (Israel), Le Sainte-Catherine Hall  👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Rainbow, Tracy Trash and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail 🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud

Samedi 13 avril / Saturday, April 13

📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads Anuja Varghese’s Chrysalis, Archives gaies du Québec 🏳️‍🌈 Mini Q—Queer Gathering, featuring two workshops and a performance, Studio 303 🏳️‍⚧️ Clinique de transition légale, Comité Queer Pointe-Saint-Charles 🏳️‍🌈 Coalition des familles LGBT+ hosts Journée intensive d’ateliers : fonder votre famille 2SLGBTQ+, Centre Saint-Pierre 🥳 Queen & Queer: 100% Arabic Music with DJ Sam and Maya Tayara, Sala Rossa 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Rainbow, Tracy Trash and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado 👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail 👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts

Dimanche 14 avril / Sunday, April 14

🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Afternoon Drag Cafe with Itsh and Timothy Toxic, L’Orbite 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 15 avril / Monday, April 15

👑 Rawxy et cie with Misty Waterfalls, Lady Boom Boom and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado

Mardi 16 avril / Tuesday, April 16

🎶 Bobby Dove, L’Escogriffe Bar 👑 Full Gisèle : Queb with Gisèle Lullaby, Esirena, Rawxy and Aleera, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 17 avril / Wednesday, April 17

🎶 Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday 2 World Tour with Monica, Bell Centre 🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 Raquel Maestre and Sandy with Binya Kóatz, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles

Jeudi 18 avril / Thursday, April 18

🎭 Les Folies Draglesques with Miami Minx, Roxy Torpedo, Jolie Lolita, Ophelia Rass, Maria Topcatt, Minx Arcana and Yikes Macaroni, Cabaret Mado 👑 Burger Queen: Souper & Spectacle with Moist and Miss Mira Belle, Notre-Boeuf-de-Grâce Village 👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 19 avril / Friday, April 19

🎶 TALK: The Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees Tour with Sofia Duhaime, Beanfield Theatre 🥳  Discoño with BRAVA (Spain), NGL FLOUNCE, MCHERRY and WHORITO, Newspeak 🥳 Dark Area with Special K, Infiltr, Claudel and OWNX, The Sanctuary 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer and Franky Dee, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail 🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud

Samedi 20 avril / Saturday, April 20

🥳 MPU and Balls Deep Disco present Boogiemania with Balls Deep Disco (Toronto), Barbada and Carmen Sutra, Le Belmont 🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 🥳 Glimmering Dolls presents Spring Witches Dance Party, Turbo Haüs 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer and Franky Dee, Cabaret Mado 👑 Jimmy Moore personnifie Celine Dion, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail 👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts

Dimanche 21 avril / Sunday, April 21

👑 Atelier Intro Drag Workshop with Ander Wayne, Studio Mange Mes Pieds 🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 👑 Spécial Mireille Mathieu, Bar Le Cocktail 😆 The Gay AF Comedy Tour with Andrew Khoury, Dylan Mahaney, Robert Watson and Al Val, The Wiggle Room

Lundi 22 avril / Monday, April 22

🎶 TALK: The Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees Tour with Sofia Duhaime, Beanfield Theatre 👑 Voulez Vous Productions presents Discovering Your Drag Alter Ego with RV Métal, Centre Saint-Pierre

Mardi 23 avril / Tuesday, April 23

🏳️‍🌈 Le comité Queer de Pointe-Saint-Charles presents Club de lecture queer with a discussion on Pauline Delabroy-Allard’s Ça raconte Sarah, Bibliothèque Saint-Charles 👑 Full Gisèle : Charlotte Cardin with Gisèle Lullaby, Lady Boom Boom, Adriana the Bombshell and Lana Dalida, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 24 avril / Wednesday, April 24

👠 Ballroom4Community and Project10 presents the Monthly Youth Kiki Lounge for age groups 18-25, Project10 🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 The "Hypothetical" Hypothetical Show with Tony McIntyre, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 👑 La Petite Drag with Marla Deer, Gisèle Lullaby, Tracy Trash, Pétula Claque, Bobépine, Kelly Torrieli, Velma Jones and Clay Thorris, Cabaret Mado

Jeudi 25 avril / Thursday, April 25

👑 Canada's Drag Race: Bring Back My Girls with Sisi Superstar, Adriana the Bombshell, Gisèle Lullaby, Océane Aqua-Black, Kiara and Lady Boom Boom, Cabaret Mado 👑 Concours MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 26 avril / Friday, April 26

🎶 Bright Light Bright Light with Mint Simon (of Caveboy) and Big Sissy, Theatre Fairmount 📚Blue Metropolis and Violet Hour present Sky Gilbert: 2024 Blue Metropolis Violet Prize featuring Sky Gilbert in conversation with Matthew Hays, Hôtel 10—Espace Godin 📚Blue Metropolis and Violet Hour present Lectures Violet Hour featuring Sky Gilbert, Anton Hur, Mathieu Leroux, Anuja Varghese, Matthew Walsh and Christopher DiRaddo, Hôtel 10—Espace Godin 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Bobépine, Sasha Baga and Kitana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail 🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud

Samedi 27 avril / Saturday, April 27

📚Blue Metropolis and Violet Hour present Truth Be Told: Looking at Lies in Literature with Gina L. Woolsey, Anuja Varghese, Christopher DiRaddo and Sky Gilbert, Hôtel 10—Espace Godin 🥳 FRKY || Primavera with Mari Rossi (Brazil), Moka, Raw Soul and Paolo Askia, La Sotterenea 👑 Under Kingstruction presents Twilight: The alt drag open stage with Lizzy Strange, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Bobépine, Sasha Baga and Kitana, Cabaret Mado 👑 Jimmy Moore présente MADONNA: The Celebration Tour, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail 👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts

Dimanche 28 avril / Sunday, April 28 

🎶 Belle & Sebastian with The Weather Station, MTelus 📚Blue Metropolis presents Couleurs, Racisme et Homophobie with Léonora Miano, Rodney Saint-Éloi, Éric Chacour and Mélikah Abdelmoumen, Hôtel 10—Espace Godin 🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado  👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 29 avril / Monday, April 29

👑 Voulez Vous Productions presents Discovering Your Drag Alter Ego with RV Métal, Centre Saint-Pierre 👑 Shade Like Winters with Sarah Winters, Lulu Shade, Moh Dafok, Mike Oxlong and Natachatt, Cabaret Mado

Mardi 30 avril / Tuesday, April 30

👑 Full Gisèle : Sin City with Marla Deer, Tracy Trash and Sasha Baga, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

OTHERS / LES AUTRES

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play. 

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.

��� Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

[witchygirlgray333]

Some Youtuber recommendations

Not sure if anyone's interested but I always love to find new favourite Youtubers and I'm constantly watching Youtube so here's some of my favourites (and if I remember I'll write a brief description of the content they post). Please let me know if you have any other recommendations!

Spill sesh (I love when I actually know about things happening so I can contribute to conversations and these are short videos about current celebrity drama and things like that)

Wood Dweller

Grav3yardgirl - She posts loads of fun content about crazy purchases

Izzzyzzz

Mother the mountain farm - Vlogs of 2 sisters living together in the Australian countryside and running a homestead farm, they do lots of DIY's and it's so inspiring seeing them run the farm, building things such as shelters for the animals, spending lots of time adventuring and spending time with their animals (my favourites are the goats), sewing clothes and lots more

TED-ED - Short informative videos posted regularly posting about loads of different topics

Lady of Faewood - Witchy and fantasy themed DIYs and makeup

Ilymation - Animated story time videos

Zoe sugg - Vlogs about her life, motherhood and family, makeup and beauty, running a successful business and spending time with her friends

Hannah lee dugan - Living in the woods, DIY's, home improvement, teaching herself new skills and her adventures travelling and living in the middle of nowhere

Alyssa Nicole - Vlogs about her pets, witchcraft, reading etc

Hello kitty and friends - Short episodes of the Hello Kitty and friends youtube show, they're so cute and they make my day, they also post cute DIY's

Samantha Jo - Fun vlogs and she has such a funny sense of humour, lots of relatable content and she has the cutest doggo called Dunken

Darling desi - Cosy wholesome videos, major autumn cottagecore vibes

Paperworms cat - Journal flip throughs

Lindsey Kaba - Journalling videos and flip throughs, she has such a fun and creative journalling style and it matches my style so well, so motivating and inspiring and always helps me when I'm in a journalling slump or just need some cheering up

Mindful witch - Spooky / halloween / witchcraft hauls, alt fashion and living a mindful and magical lifestyle

Sierra ann - Vlogs, self improvement, her videos are so fun and I love how open and real she is in her videos

James welsh - Skincare advice

Chloe bunny - Another favourite, her videos are so comforting and relaxing and she does vlogs, book hauls, reading vlogs and more

ANJA - vlogs of her trying new things and living an amazing exciting life and experiencing cool things such as her videos 'I flew to NYC for the love of my life', 'living alone with a nudist in the woods', 'i moved to berlin baby' and 'no phone, 7 countries, 1 month'. I'm chronically ill and on bed rest and I lowkey live vicariously through her videos hehe

Hitomi Mochizuki - Sisterhood, yoga, spirituality, wellness, self love, self improvement

Jaiden animations - Animated videos telling fun stories and vlog style videos such as 'the time when psychics read my future' and 'my childhood stories' and 'my dog stories'

Sophia K - Book videos such as reading vlogs and book hauls

Coco day - Reading / university / lifestyle / art vlogs

Cecilia Blomdahl - Interesting videos about her life on Svalbaard which is an island close to the north pole and she has an adorable dog called Grimm. It's so interesting and fun to watch someone living such a totally different life to me and learning about things such as life in the artic, the midnight sun, polar night etc and there's some beautiful content such as when she's watching the northern lights!

Remi clog - Cleaning motivation, relatable videos about motherhood, living with ADHD and maintaining a clean home

Sky life - Learning about different spiritual practices, wellness, alternative lifestyles etc, such as her video 'learning ancient magic with the modern day cleopatra' and 'I tried ketamine meditation therapy'. She gives me lots of ideas for things to add to my life bucket list and it's so interesting to learn about so many things

Cate van luven - Journal flip throughs, journal with me, journaling supplies haul and they have a really similar journaling style to me so I love watching their video for inspo for my journalling, art and grimoire

Werallgonnadie - Vlogs about starting to learn ballet in your 20's which I love (I'm not particularly interested atm in learning ballet but I love that she posts vlogs about learning ballet for the first time as an adult, shopping, clips from her ballet lessons, coquette hauls, advice, grwm etc)

Karissa love - Witchy videos and vlogs, poetry, self love, makeup

Haley pham - Reading vlogs and other book related content, daily life vlogs, book hauls etc

Dakota Warren - Dark acadamia vibes, book content, vlogs, fashion, hauls etc

Alwyn Oak - Such cosy videos about her witchcraft and these videos always make me feel better, motivate me and help me to connect with my inner child. I look up to her so much and I aim to make my everyday life more like hers. Her videos include her altar, vlogs, exploring the forest near her home which she calls the enchanted woods (she's made a map of it and has named different part of the woods that she connects to and this kind of thing brings me so much happiness, my inner child loved doing these kind of things and her content reminds me to take time to connect with my inner child and enjoy every little part of everyday), DIYs and arts and crafts, books, home makeovers, nature, going on adventures, celebrating the sabbats, recipes and so much more

Lilymaexo - Relatable teen girl content, mainly vlogs

Skalababy - Productive and motivational vlogs of her daily life

Leena norms - Being more eco friendly, making her own clothing, trying new hobbies, books and advice

Brittany Broski - Funny, stupid videos that never fail to make me feel better

Mint Faery - One of my all- time favourites, witchy vlogs, witchy advice and informative videos, showing their beautiful altar, spells and rituals, everyday magic, storytimes, hauls and unboxings, chronic illness witch content

Madi's nursing journey - Nursing vlogs (I'm not even interested in becoming a nurse but I love her vlogs so much)

Fawn child - Vlogs and book videos such as reading vlogs and book hauls

Keelin Moncrieff - Vlogs of being a young mum, self improvement and self care, books, realistic and relatable videos, advice etc

Rachel Maksy - DIY's, cosy cottagecore / wholesome vibes fashion, trying new hobbies such as her video 'I found an old knitting machine in my basement', historical videos (I'm not quite sure how to call them but I love them) such as her video 'I found an 1800's book of etiquette' or 'I tried some old Hollywood eyebrows'. She posts really cosy autumnal videos and she has a really fun sense of humour.

Rattus rattus - One of my top favourite youtubers, alt fashion, DIYs (including ones you can do on a budget), vlogs, thrift hauls and lots more, such a perfect youtuber to subscribe to especially if you're a halloween lover!

Luna Seranova - Witchy videos (vlogs, informational videos, books, divine feminity and seggs magic, hauls and unboxings, makeup and grwms)

Danelle Hallan - True crime videos handled in a polite and respectful manner

Zhirelle - Motivational yet realistic vlogs of a college art student navigating life

Emmie - I love her videos so much, she posts lots of book videos, weekly vlogs which include reading, studying, her adorable kitten Calcifer and general lifestyle things

Drama Kween - Short videos discussing current topics such as celebrities, social media people, bad tiktok trends, tv shows and films etc

Stephanie Harlowe - True crime videos, she handles the topics in such a respectful way and in my opinion she gives non-biased information

Throneofpages - Reading vlogs and other book related videos

Perfectpaperbacks - Reading vlogs and other book related videos

Didn't realise how long this would be... oops!

[josefavomjaaga]

Soult and the one painting he did not get

I'm still trying to figure out what paintings Soult acquired during his career, and especially, in what ways. Browsing Google Books I often end up finding references in art dictionaries. In this case, it's about a painter Georg Friedrich Weitsch who almost would have done a picture I really would have loved to see:

From: Schadow, Kunstwerke und Kunst-Ansichten, Berlin 1849

At Weitsch's, the court painter, Denon had seen the portrait of Weitsch's father, called it a masterpiece, and so it happened that our painter was commissioned to paint a portrait of Marshal Soult; then he was to deliver a large painting in which the Marshal is surrounded by his aides-de-camp, the hunters and hounds, on a hunting party. Weitsch therefore had to go to Stettin, where the marshal had the governorate; there he made excellent sketches of the hounds. When the marshal saw the sketch of the whole thing, he had second thoughts and said how this idea, carried out on a large scale, would give him the air of a ruling magnate and therefore the execution could not take place

What? Soult all shy and self-conscious? For once, and about this? When I so wanted to see this painting of Papa Soult and his bunch of weirdos ADCs getting lost in the woods? I can just picture it, Saint-Chamans "borrowing" decorations of all kind for his portrait, Petiet being dragged into the picture kicking and screaming, after his first hunting trip with the marshal had thoroughly put him off hunting forever, Lenoble, Pierre Soult and Brun de Villeret trying to keep drunk Coco Lefebvre upright, with Alfred de Lameth gleefully commenting everything and the dogs yapping and howling ... I'm sure it would have been a masterpiece!

But seriously, that's one painting I would have loved to see. A kind of gigantic military family photo. Soult really could have had his doubts at a better occasion... And according to other art dictionaries, that's indeed not the whole story.

From: Nagler, Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon, Vol. 21, München 1851

In 1808 he was called to Stettin to paint the portrait of Marshal Soult for the Hall of Marshals in Paris. Soult appears life-size and in striking likeness. The marshal wanted to be depicted on a par force hunt and demanded a sketch for a 16-foot-wide painting; but Napoleon, as chief par force hunter, believed that he could not tolerate anyone else, and the painting was not executed.

Oh, so Napoleon didn't like the idea of Soult having pretensions at being a huntsmann. Well that makes more sense. Though of course, there's even more information in yet another volume...

From: Fuessli, Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, Zürich, 1820

In 1808 he [Weitsch] was called to Stettin to paint Marshal Soult for the Hall of Marshals in Paris; the picture that used to hang there resembled him so little that Napoleon had it taken down. He finished the work to the highest satisfaction, and then also painted the generals Compans, Condras and Ferion, as well as several colonels. He was also to paint the Marshal in a large par force chase (wide 16 feet, high 12 feet). The sketch was made and the portraits of men, horses and dogs were drafted separately. But there was talk in Paris of the Marshal wanting to be painted in a par force hunt, for after all he was not a sovereign prince. Napoleon was supposed to have said that he himself intended to be depicted in the same fashion once, and so it happened that the matter was pursued somewhat lukewarmly and later, when Soult went to Spain, was completely postponed and cancelled.

Hm, there was talk in Paris while Soult was in Stettin, yes? Now I wonder who might have talked? Like, what other marshal who indeed happened to be a prince and also had a certain interest in hunting and was chronically at odds with Soult might have pointed out to Napoleon that this manner of being painted was in no way fitting for a mere marshal? Hm? No, biting your nails will not help, you're found out, Monsieur 😁.

[fritzes]

the many woes of WTA Berlin 2024

yep, we’ve got yet another cursed tournament

To start us off, the World #1 Iga Świątek has withdrawn entirely, leaving Coco Gauff, who just became #2 a week ago, as the top seed. As a result, Aryna Sabalenka (seeded second) and Elena Rybakina (seeded third) known for their explosive matches, ended up on the same side of the draw. Jessica Pegula, coming back from injury, is seeded fourth.

Right from the start, it doesn’t just rain. It pours, and this tournament doesn’t have a roof. Matches get delayed and rescheduled like crazy throughout the entire tournament - we’ll get to the worst of it as they come.

In the first round, qualifier and known doubles player Katerina Siniakova takes out Navarro 6-4 6-3. Victoria Azarenka beats the ever-erratic seventh seed Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-2 in a remarkably uncompetitive match. Another qualifier, Veronika Kudermetova, beats compatriot Samsonova 3-6 6-4 6-4. Kudermetova is one of those players that randomly shows up every few months and decides she’s gonna play at a top 20 level. Speaking of players who can sometimes play like the best in the world and sometimes forget how to play tennis, Kostyuk loses to one of the worst grass players on tour, Daria Kasatkina, with a scoreline 4-6 7-6 6-3.

All the top four seeds survive the second round, but fifth and sixth aren’t so lucky. Anna Kalinskaya receives her first walkover of the tournament after fifth seed Marketa Vondrousova is injured at 5-5 in the first set. Siniakova continues her run by beating sixth seed Zheng 6-4 6-4. Throughout all this it rains, a lot.

The quarterfinals is where things start to get truly crazy. First Rybakina is forced to retire against Azarenka at only 3-1. Following this, Azarenka and her son play mixed doubles with some fans on the court. Jess and Siniakova are in a tight third set when the rain pushes them to the next day along with the other two quarterfinals. Jess is able to finish it up, winning 7-6 3-6 6-3. In the next quarterfinal, Coco wins a close tiebreak against eight seed Ons Jabeur, but Jabeur retires immediately after due to illness. Finally, Anna receives another walkover, this time from Sabalenka, who retired due to a shoulder injury at 5-1. Three out of four quarterfinals ended in a retirement.

The very same day, Anna beats Azarenka with a bizarre scoreline of 6-1 6-7 6-1 to make the final. Interestingly enough, her boyfriend makes a German 500 final at roughly the same time. The second semifinal is a battle of doubles partners between Coco and Jess. Jess wins the first set, but Coco is serving at 5-3 in the second. In true Coco Gauff fashion, she gets broken and the second set goes to a tiebreak. Jess is up 3-1 in the tiebreak when it starts to rain, meaning the end of the match has to be pushed to the next day, where the winner will face Anna just a few hours later.

The next day, Jess finishes off the tiebreak, winning it 7-2, and then goes to play the final. The first set goes to a tiebreak, which Anna wins in a shocking 7-0. Jess breaks in the second set to win it 6-4. In the third set, Anna is up 4-1 with momentum towards a win, but gets broken. Even still, at 5-4 she has four match points, all of which Jess manages to save. Then, at 5-5 Anna goes down 0-40 and ends up saving four break points to hold. She finds herself with another match point in the next game, but Jess saves it in an insane rally to send it to a tiebreak. Unlike the first set tiebreak, Jess wins this one handily with a scoreline of 7-3.

When they meet at the net, Jess literally says sorry.