#David J Ritchie

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Star Trader, the game of interstellar exploitation and piracy -- Tim Truman cover art for Ares 12, SPI, January 1982, which included the complete sci-fi board game designed by Nick Karp. David J Ritchie contributed the article "Adventures in Albion, Role-Playing in the Land of Faerie," exploring how to build an RPG campaign for DragonQuest in the setting of his board game Albion from the previous issue.

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Part 3 Here

[justalittlesolarpunk]

I’ve teased it. You’ve waited. I’ve procrastinated. You’ve probably forgotten all about it.

But now, finally, I’m here with my solarpunk resources masterpost!

YouTube Channels:

Andrewism

The Solarpunk Scene

Solarpunk Life

Solarpunk Station

Our Changing Climate

Podcasts:

The Joy Report

How To Save A Planet

Demand Utopia

Solarpunk Presents

Outrage and Optimisim

From What If To What Next

Solarpunk Now

Idealistically

The Extinction Rebellion Podcast

The Landworkers' Radio

Wilder

What Could Possibly Go Right?

Frontiers of Commoning

The War on Cars

The Rewild Podcast

Solacene

Imagining Tomorrow

Books (Fiction):

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Left Hand of Darkness The Dispossessed The Word for World is Forest

Becky Chambers: A Psalm for the Wild-Built A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Phoebe Wagner: When We Hold Each Other Up

Phoebe Wagner, Bronte Christopher Wieland: Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation

Brenda J. Pierson: Wings of Renewal: A Solarpunk Dragon Anthology

Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro: Solarpunk: Ecological and Fantastical Stories in a Sustainable World

Justine Norton-Kertson: Bioluminescent: A Lunarpunk Anthology

Sim Kern: The Free People���s Village

Ruthanna Emrys: A Half-Built Garden

Sarina Ulibarri: Glass & Gardens

Books (Non-fiction):

Murray Bookchin: The Ecology of Freedom

George Monbiot: Feral

Miles Olson: Unlearn, Rewild

Mark Shepard: Restoration Agriculture

Kristin Ohlson: The Soil Will Save Us

Rowan Hooper: How To Spend A Trillion Dollars

Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing: The Mushroom At The End of The World

Kimberly Nicholas: Under The Sky We Make

Robin Wall Kimmerer: Braiding Sweetgrass

David Miller: Solved

Ayana Johnson, Katharine Wilkinson: All We Can Save

Jonathan Safran Foer: We Are The Weather

Colin Tudge: Six Steps Back To The Land

Edward Wilson: Half-Earth

Natalie Fee: How To Save The World For Free

Kaden Hogan: Humans of Climate Change

Rebecca Huntley: How To Talk About Climate Change In A Way That Makes A Difference

Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac: The Future We Choose

Jonathon Porritt: Hope In Hell

Paul Hawken: Regeneration

Mark Maslin: How To Save Our Planet

Katherine Hayhoe: Saving Us

Jimmy Dunson: Building Power While The Lights Are Out

Paul Raekstad, Sofa Saio Gradin: Prefigurative Politics

Andreas Malm: How To Blow Up A Pipeline

Phoebe Wagner, Bronte Christopher Wieland: Almanac For The Anthropocene

Chris Turner: How To Be A Climate Optimist

William MacAskill: What We Owe To The Future

Mikaela Loach: It's Not That Radical

Miles Richardson: Reconnection

David Harvey: Spaces of Hope Rebel Cities

Eric Holthaus: The Future Earth

Zahra Biabani: Climate Optimism

David Ehrenfeld: Becoming Good Ancestors

Stephen Gliessman: Agroecology

Chris Carlsson: Nowtopia

Jon Alexander: Citizens

Leah Thomas: The Intersectional Environmentalist

Greta Thunberg: The Climate Book

Jen Bendell, Rupert Read: Deep Adaptation

Seth Godin: The Carbon Almanac

Jane Goodall: The Book of Hope

Vandana Shiva: Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture

Amitav Ghosh: The Great Derangement

Minouche Shafik: What We Owe To Each Other

Dieter Helm: Net Zero

Chris Goodall: What We Need To Do Now

Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Stephanie Foote: The Cambridge Companion To The Environmental Humanities

Bella Lack: The Children of The Anthropocene

Hannah Ritchie: Not The End of The World

Chris Turner: How To Be A Climate Optimist

Kim Stanley Robinson: Ministry For The Future

Fiona Mathews, Tim Kendall: Black Ops & Beaver Bombing

Jeff Goodell: The Water Will Come

Lynne Jones: Sorry For The Inconvenience But This Is An Emergency

Helen Crist: Abundant Earth

Sam Bentley: Good News, Planet Earth!

Timothy Beal: When Time Is Short

Andrew Boyd: I Want A Better Catastrophe

Kristen R. Ghodsee: Everyday Utopia

Elizabeth Cripps: What Climate Justice Means & Why We Should Care

Kylie Flanagan: Climate Resilience

Chris Johnstone, Joanna Macy: Active Hope

Mark Engler: This is an Uprising

Anne Therese Gennari: The Climate Optimist Handbook

Magazines:

Solarpunk Magazine

Positive News

Resurgence & Ecologist

Ethical Consumer

Films (Fiction):

How To Blow Up A Pipeline

The End We Start From

Woman At War

Black Panther

Star Trek

Tomorrowland

Films (Documentary):

2040: How We Can Save The Planet

The People vs Big Oil

Wild Isles

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

Generation Green New Deal

Planet Earth III

Video Games:

Terra Nil

Animal Crossing

Gilded Shadows

Anno 2070

Stardew Valley

RPGs:

Solarpunk Futures

Perfect Storm

Advocacy Groups:

A22 Network

Extinction Rebellion

Greenpeace

Friends of The Earth

Green New Deal Rising

Apps:

Ethy

Sojo

BackMarket

Depop

Vinted

Olio

Buy Nothing

Too Good To Go

Websites:

European Co-housing

UK Co-housing

US Co-housing

Brought By Bike (connects you with zero-carbon delivery goods)

ClimateBase (find a sustainable career)

Environmentjob (ditto)

Businesses (🤢):

Ethical Superstore

Hodmedods

Fairtransport/Sail Cargo Alliance

Let me know if you think there’s anything I’ve missed!

[dndhistory]

548. David J. Ritchie - D4: The Duchy of Ten (1987)

The fourth module set in Arneson's Blackmoor setting (the oldest D&D setting all the way back when Arneson and Gygax conceived of the game itself) is not written by Arneson but by David Ritchie. Ritchie had collaborated with Arneson for D1-3, but now he takes over the DA series. It will be a short takeover as this is the last of the DA modules. In fact, by this time, the notoriously litigious Arneson was on the outs with TSR and this would be Ritchie's last book for the company as well. 

TSR, having let go of many of the old school gamers that developed the game, most notably Gary Gygax himself, was looking to rebrand and relaunch as can be seen from the increasing interest in novel publishing as well as concentrating efforts on big properties such as Dragonlance or the new setting of The Forgotten Realms which had all the bells and whistles. Old settings from people who were put aside from the company, such as Arneson's Blackmoor or Gygax's Greyhawk, which TSR couldn't completely control the rights to, were suddenly old hat. 

Set some 3,000 years before other adventures in the BECMI setting this adventure explores the Duchy of Ten (not to be confused with Greyhawk's Duchy of Tenh) and much of it takes place in a boat at sea as the party looks for the Well of Souls, there are some interesting sea chase mechanics which make the adventure more unique. 

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BLUE MONKEY (1987) – Episode 277 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“I wonder if we’ll find anything down here? I bet we’re going to find a big blue monkey.” Or maybe you won’t. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest Ralph Miller III – as they do their best to find the blue monkey in Blue Monkey (1987). It’s Canadian horror, ay.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 277 – Blue Monkey (1987)

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Synopsis: Detective Jim Bishop and Dr. Rachel Carson must find a way to stop a giant monstrous insect before it procreates and spreads a deadly infection it’s carrying. Meanwhile, it’s eating people in Dr. Carson’s quarantined hospital.

Directed by: William Fruet

Writing Credits: George Goldsmith (written by); Chris Koseluk (story editor)

Executive Producers: Sandy Howard, Tom Fox, Michael Masciarelli

Special Effects by: Steve Neill (creature maker: Sirius Effects (uncredited) / creature supervisor: Sirius Effects (uncredited))

Selected Cast:

Ivan E. Roth as The Creature

Steve Railsback as Detective Jim Bishop

Gwynyth Walsh as Dr. Rachel Carson

Don Lake as Elliot Jacobs

Helen Hughes as Marwella Harbison

Sandy Webster as Fred Adams

Susan Anspach as Dr. Judith Glass

Bill Lake as Paramedic

Peter Van Wart as Oscar Willets

Don Ritchie as Orderly #1

Stuart Stone as Joey

Marsha Moreau as Marcy

Nathan Adamson as Tyrone

Sarah Polley as Ellen

Joy Coghill as Dede Wilkens

Cynthia Belliveau as Alice Bradley

John Vernon as Roger Levering

Philip Akin as Anthony Rivers (as Phillip Akin)

Laura Dickson as Desk Nurse #1

Robin Duke as Sandra Baker

Joe Flaherty as George Baker

Jane Dingle as Desk Nurse #2

Dan Lett as Ted Andrews

Michael J. Reynolds as Albert Hooper

Michael Caruana as Technician

Gina Wilkinson as Nurse Michelle

David Clement as Surgeon

Ursula Balzer as O.R. Nurse

Les Rubie as Rollo Jordan

Reg Dreger as Policeman

Karen Scanlan as ISO. Nurse

Ralph Small as Security Guard

Harry Booker as Bill Clemmins

Jo Bates as Lobby Nurse (as Jo Anne Bates)

Walker Boone as Johnson

Rob Wilton as Orderly #2 (as Robert Wilton)

Alan Rosenthal as Dr. Steinberg (as Allan Rosenthal)

Ken Quinn as Patient

The 80s Grue-Crew and guest Ralph Miller III take a trip to a hospital in Canada to diagnose Blue Monkey (1987). This one features the beginnings of an epidemic, some ludicrous laser shenanigans, an extraordinary amount of green goo, and a freaky larva that magically metamorphoses (we think) into a giant insect that begins killing patients in the now quarantined hospital. All of this is accomplished with some generally good effects work and an abundance of pseudo-sciencing. Steven Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Don Lake, Susan Anspach, and John Vernon jump into the fray, accompanied by Marwella and Dede, a pair of golden girls getting drunk in the background, and Robin Dukes and Joe Flaherty having their first baby. Ah, yes. Canadian horror has such a unique flavor. As you can tell, there’s plenty of material for our talkabout… even though there’s no actual blue monkey.

At the time of this writing, Blue Monkey (1987) is available to stream from Tubi and multiple PPV sources. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Jeff, will be Angel (1984), starring… wait for it… Rory Calhoun! Joining him are Donna Wilkes, Cliff Gorman, Dick Shawn, Susan Tyrrell, and John Diehl, all cavorting on the strip. Unfortunately, there’s a serial killer on the prowl.

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

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Hey author, how are you? 💕

I'm curious to know what kind of music the RO's like. Who are their idols? Any artists/genres that are a guilty pleasure for them?

Any kind of music they pretend to like just 'cos it's popular? *discreetly looks at Kinsley*

Hello nonie~ I'm doing good thank you!

this kind of question is hard for me, personally, to think about because of my own relationship with music and music artists (which is why this took so fucking long) which is to say I love music and don't really pay attention much to artists beyond the fact they make the music I love (lmao I really don't care about celebrities, I find it quite concerning that so many people idolise them so much... like your(general) fave is just a guy at the end of the day lmao) (that being said I can understand having an influence and following the *work* of an artist you really connect to) and I find it hard to make hard line distinctions between genres, aha 🤭

That being said, let's have a look at some music! (This is an excuse to show off my extensive and exhaustive music reach and taste, so thank you!)

Dylan──they're open to all types of music but they only really purchase R&B albums! Artists like Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Prince, Alicia Keys, Frank Ocean, SZA, Kehlani and Miguel are all artists Dyl owns albums (and vinyls!!) for! Dyl introduced Kin to R&B and they usually listen to the artists she likes more when they're together (Beyoncé, Victoria Monét, Lionel Ritchie etc) They like ‘Foreign Language’ R&B too, artists like BIBI, DEAN, Cherrie, Girl Ultra, Adi Oasis, ØZI, Yseult and Lous And The Yakuza.

Shay──the real eclectic listener! He likes next to every genre of music, Rap, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, K-pop, J-rock, Folk, Funk, Phonk, EDM, Heavy Metal, Grunge, House, Synth, Soul... even Country... Country Fusion! Shay likes artists that kind of... don't have a genre? Like Sleep Token, Twenty One Pilots, Pink Floyd, Oingo Boingo, Lene Lovich, David Bowie, Gorillaz, Poppy, Bring Me The Horizon, Afterlife, Seventeen, Red Velvet and Hannah Wicklund. He definitely love finding new music as well as sharing new music! (Watch the YouTube/Twitch channel that's got a segment dedicated to reacting to new music!! Like HTHAZE!)

Kinsley──lmao she doesn't mind Popular music but, like, the last Taylor Swift album she actively sought out was 1989 (she's partial to This Love) and Kin would rather die than be subjected to Trap music. She's very into genres like Alternative Indie, Indie Rock, Neo Soul, and R&B artists like Hozier, Florence + The Machine, Lorde, Phoebe Bridgers, Lizzy McAlpine, Searows, Reneé Rapp, Ethel Cain and Noah Kahan. Her R&B influence is mainly from being Dylan's friend but she does love artists like Beyoncé (she really loved her self titled album and especially Virgo's Groove off of Renaissance), Victoria Monét (particularly the Jaguar II album) and Khalid as well as older artists like Mary J. Blige, Marvin Gaye or Lionel Ritchie!

J──they tend to listen to music for the beat, the bass, the instrumentals more than lyrics. They like heavier genres like Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Nu Metal, Grunge and other genres like EDM, Synth, Techno and Trance. They also listen to Italian artists quite a lot, mainly because J wants to keep up with the language (because their father refuses to speak it or teach them) so artists like Måneskin, Jovanotti, Lacuna Coil, Max Gazzé, Vanerus, and even Vivaldi. J also listens to anything their sister recommends them, even if it's the most bubblegum pink pop shit they've ever heard─if Bells likes it they're listening. Shay will also introduce them to the wonders of J-rock and K-pop which bend genre all the time!

Theo──a Pop lover! Or rather, Theo tends to stick to listening to the radio or the Popular Playlist on Spotify! They tend to like more instrumental artists like or soundtrack artists like Hans Zimmer, Hiroyuki Sawano, Danny Elfman, Vangelis, Rachel Portman (who was the first female composer to win an academy award for best original score!) and Michael Giacchino over anything else and they 'broaden their horizons' by being dragged to Jazz bars and open house cafés by C (and MC) so it's not like they're stuck in one/two genre's!!

Bonus! Some Modern/Nu Jazz artists C likes: Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Masego, Cherise, Camille Munn, Blue Lab Beats, Kasami Washington, Esperanza Spalding, Snarky Puppy, GoGo Penguin, Mathilde Widding and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah!

[popculturelib]

Haunted States of America: Utah

The Utah UFO Display: A Biologist's Report (1974) by Frank B. Salisbury, with data from the files of Joseph Junior Hicks, foreword by J. Allen Hynek

You may notice this is not a book about ghosts. Unfortunately, we do not have any books about ghost stories in Utah, so instead we bring to you a book about UFOs. Dr. Salisbury from Utah State University evaluates reports about unidentified flying objects and possible alien sightings in the Uintah Basin in northeast Utah.

We have hundreds of books about UFOs, so we are sharing some of our bibliographies and encyclopedias on the subject:

The UFO Literature: A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of Works in English (1985) by Richard Michael Rasmussen

UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Contact Movement: A Bibliography (1986) by George M. Eberhart

UFO: The Definitive Guide to Unidentified Flying Objects and Related Phenomena (1994) by David Ritchie

The Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL), founded in 1969, is the most comprehensive archive of its kind in the United States.  Our focus and mission is to acquire and preserve research materials on American Popular Culture (post 1876) for curricular and research use. Visit our website at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/pcl.html.

[joethetoonfanandoutcast]

Xover Possibility: Scooby-Universal-Doo

This is a limited crossover series I'm now considering.

Scooby and the gang have teamed up with several celebrities and a few famous characters in taking down ghosts and solving mysteries under WB's commission, but let's see what happens if they end up in the Universal Pictures cyber universe and end up doing…well, pretty much the same formula, except with versions of the Universal animated characters.

Here are some possibilities I thought up.

Franchise: Despicable Me Characters teamed up with: Felonious Gru, Lucy Wilde, and three of the Minions Type of monster/ghost: Chronology: before Despicable Me 3 or Despicable Me 4 Guest Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Steve Coogan, and Pierre Coffin Chase scene song: "Chuck Berry" by Pharrell Williams (from Despicable Me 3)

Franchise: the Lorax Characters teamed up with: Ted Wiggins, Audrey, and the Lorax (whom Mystery Inc believes is a mascot) Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: Michael Cera, Ashleigh Ball, Danny DeVito and Chris Renaud Chase scene song: n/a

Franchise: the Secret Life of Pets Characters teamed up with: Katie, Max, Duke, Gidget, and Snowball Type of monster/ghost: Note: The pets will be able to communicate thanks to a translation device Gru briefly lets the gang borrow Guest Voices: Patton Oswalt, Eric Stonestreet, a Kevin Hart soundalike, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, and Lori Alan Chase scene song:

Franchise: the Road to El Dorado Characters teamed up with: Modern-day lookalike descendants of Miguel, Tulio and Chel with the same names Type of monster/ghost: Stone Jaguar Guest Voices: Kevin Kline, a Kenneth Branagh soundalike, and Rosie Perez Chase scene song: n/a

Franchise: Shrek/Puss in Boots Characters teamed up with: Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: ??? Chase scene song: ?

Franchise: Wallace & Gromit Characters teamed up with: Wallace & Gromit Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: ??? Chase scene song: a UK rock band song

Franchise: Kung Fu Panda Characters teamed up with: "furry cosplayers" Po and the Furious Five (minus Mantis) Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: Jack Black, Kari Wahlgren, David Cross, Lucy Liu, and a Jackie Chan soundalike Chase scene song: Dumpling Warrior Remix (instrumental) from Kung Fu Panda 2

Franchise: Megamind Characters teamed up with: Megamind, Minion, and Roxanne Ritchi Type of monster/ghost: Note: Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate and its TV series would be ignored Guest Voices: Keith Ferguson, David Cross, and Tina Fey Chase scene song: "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osborne

Franchise: Mr. Peabody & Sherman Characters teamed up with: Who else? Mr. Peabody and Sherman Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: Chris Parnell and a male child actor Chase scene song: "Way Back When" by Grizzfolk

Franchise: Rocky & Bullwinkle Characters teamed up with: Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: Kath Soucie, Tom Kenny, and any voice from the 2018 cartoon Chase scene song: ?

Franchise: Captain Underpants Characters teamed up with: George Beard, Harold Hutchins, and a reluctant Benjamin Krupp/Captain Underpants Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: Jay Gragnani, Ramone Hamilton, Jorge Diaz, and either Nat Faxon or Ed Helms Chase scene song: "Captain Underpants" by Weird Al Yankovic

Franchise: the Bad Guys Characters teamed up with: the Bad Guys Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Alex Borstein, and Lily Singh Chase scene song: ?

Franchise: Ruby Gillman Characters teamed up with: Ruby and Agatha Gillman Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Colman Domingo, Sam Richardson, Blue Chapman, Jaboukie White-Young, and Will Forte Chase scene song: n/a

Franchise: Mario Characters teamed up with: Mario and Luigi Type of monster/ghost: Bowser Koopa Guest Voices: Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Jessica Diciccio, and Sebastian Maniscalo Chase scene song: Mario video game music

Franchise: Curious George Characters teamed up with: Curious George and Ted the Man in the Yellow Hat Type of monster/ghost: Guest Voices: Jeff Bennett, Bill Chott, and Rolonda Watts Chase scene song: n/a

I'm not absolutely certain I'll do this, as I'm already committed to other things. In fact, I might give this series idea to someone more qualified to write crossover mysteries. But still, if anyone would like to suggest types of monsters or ghosts Mystery Inc and their new co-detectives would be facing, I could try to think of the episode plots for them. Also, don't suggest the villains' identities unless through private note, otherwise it would kill the mystery.

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Tagged by @wrennette

Last song = "Same Sky" Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

Last movie = Into the Spider-Verse

Last thing googled = Paczki, the student I'm teaching hadn't heard of them

Favorite color = green

Relationship status = single

Sweet/Spicy/Savory = depends on my mood, all are good!

Current obsessions = Reading any DC I can get my hands on? I'm currently in a consume canon mode (So if you have suggestions feel free. Currently reading the Mark Grell's Green Arrow, Peter David's Young Justice, and Scott Lobdell's Red Hood and the Outlaws.)

Last book = Last audiobook was Into the Bright Open by Cherie Dimaline, last physical book was Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa, last e-book was Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States by Joey L. Mogul and Andrea J. Ritchie, last arc I read I'm not recommending because those last thirty pages took a turn and if I hadn't been almost done I'd have DNFed, so the last arc before that which is worth recommending is A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

Looking forward to: I bought a steak when I went grocery shopping today and I've got two days off in a row coming up next week

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no pressure tagging: @mapleowl18 @dlwrites @thesecondbatgirl @pockysquirrel @noxelementalist

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𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓

DEAD MAN WALKING by JELLY ROLL, DO IT LIKE A DUDE by JESSIE J, I AM NOT WHO I WAS by CHANCE PENA, SHE by LINKIN PARK, MEET YOU IN HELL by JADE LEMAC, BURNING HOUSE by CAM, IF THIS IS GOODBYE by BRITTON, CONTROL by ZOE WEES, DEMONS by FATBOY SLIM &. MACY GRAY, and more to be added.

𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐓. 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒

JUST PRETEND by BAD OMENS, BLOODSPORT by RALEIGH RITCHIE, SKIN AND BONES by DAVID KUSHNER for @scotted, TO BUILD A HOME by THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, IT'S NICE TO HAVE A FRIEND by TAYLOR SWIFT, GIRL FRIEND by HUNTER DAILY for @littlemissr3d

[godccmplex]

While I am not changing my own rule that I don't have "banned" faceclaims, because it still mostly doesn't matter to me, there are some that I am less inclined to write against because either I write them or they are used by someone who has made them pretty set in stone for me as their character. I will add this to my rules, please just be aware of it!

Hozier

Emma Stone

David Mazouz

Adam Brody

Eric Dane

Troy Baker and Ryan Gosling (only for @itsagraywcrld ; can be flexible otherwise)

Ben Wiggins

Jodelle Ferland

Charlotte Ritchie

Donnie Yen

Parker Sawyers

Bradley James

Emmett J. Scanlan

Halle Bailey

Nitin Chauhan

Kayla Itsines

 Phil Brooks “CM Punk”

other's FCs

Penn Badgley

Ryan Destiny

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Manny Montana (unless it's a canon character)

Eiza Gonzalez

Bryan Dechart

Most of these are uncommon or small fcs so i don't expect to see them, but it IS something to be aware of!! Thanks for understanding <3

[denimbex1986]

'Barbenheimer has finally come! Last weekend saw record-setting numbers at the box office, and we have no doubt that Oppenheimer and Barbie will continue to dominate theaters across the world for the foreseeable future. Christopher Nolan is responsible for Oppenheimer, and his acclaimed films usually feature a stacked cast of A-listers. His latest effort centers on World War II, when physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is tapped to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project with hopes of stopping the Nazis and Japan. It was a long ordeal creating the infamous atomic bomb, as evidenced in Oppenheimer's three-hour duration.

A handful of A-list actors play the folks who assisted with making the bomb that dropped on Hiroshima. Since there are so many of them in the film, we took the time to list the finest performances in descending order. Spoilers below!

10. David Krumholtz as Isidor Isaac Rabi

Anyone who saw The Slums of Beverly Hills and The Santa Clause knew David Krumholtz was a star in the making during the 1990s. Decades later, he’s working with Hollywood’s finest directors, including the Coen brothers (Hail Caesar!) and now Christopher Nolan. Krumholtz nails the role as colleague and friend of Oppenheimer's, and his scenes with Culkin Murphy are fun and breezy — even with things get serious. He's always reminding the ever-stressed out physicist to eat, and these moments provide a bit of comic reliief throughout the otherwise grim tale.

9. Benny Safdie as Edward Teller

Behind the camera, Benny Safdie and his brother are responsible for hit indie films like Uncut Gems and Good Time, the latter of which Safdie also starred in. Since then, he’s taken on plenty of other juicy roles, including Pieces of a Woman and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. In Oppenheimer, he dons a thick Hungarian accent as Edward Teller, a physicist who some might remember as "the father of the hydrogen bomb." Safdie has some pretty dramatic moments amid the atomic bomb aftermath.

8. Tom Conti as Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein on the big screen! Lookalike Tom Conti nailed his few scenes as the genius who played a part in Oppenheimer's atomic bomb creation. His on-screen colleague-like chemistry with co-star Cillian Murphy are some of the most powerful across the film's three-hour duration.

7. Josh Hartnett as Ernest Lawrence

He's back! After years away from the spotlight, American actor Josh Hartnett (now 45 years old) has been slowly making his way back into Tinseltown. After a couple of recent Guy Ritchie projects and an interstellar episode of Black Mirror, Hartnett plays a juicy role in Oppenheimer alongside Cillian Murphy, as their characters' team gradually makes their way toward the Manhattan Project's ultimate goal that is the atomic bomb. Hartnett looks the part and so much more. Good to see you again, sir!

6. Gary Oldman as President Harry S. Truman

You may have heard by now that Oscar winner Gary Oldman makes a stellar cameo in Oppenheimer — or maybe you've just seen it for yourself. His White House appearance as President Truman will quickly remind you why he's such an iconic actor. Pictured above is Oldman's previous role in a Christopher Nolan film, from the Dark Knight trilogy. With Oppenheimer, we remember how Oldman is also quite skilled in playing villainous roles. In his lone scene, Oldman's Truman faces off against the titular character in, essentially, a game of verbal chicken. You'll see what I mean...

5. Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock

Florence Pugh's sex scenes with Murphy are making headlines at the moment. In Oppenheimer, the Academy Award-nominated actress plays Jean, an on-again, off-again love interest throughout the film whose mentally-conflicted character ultimately has a tragic ending. Pugh continues to take Hollywood by storm following her other talked-about film from last year, Don't Worry Darling. "Don't get me flowers" is perhaps her most memorable line in Oppenheimer, as she repeatedly tries in vain to turn away the temptations of Murphy's persona during the film.

4. Matt Damon as Leslie Groves

Make that two awards-caliber roles for Matt Damon this year. First came Ben Affleck's Air, where Damon played the Nike guy responsible for signing Michael Jordan himself. With Oppenheimer, Damon tackles a supporting role that was perhaps even more fun to perform, as the wise-cracking U.S. military man who coordinates the New Mexico breeding ground for WWII's atomic bomb. "'Zero' would be nice," he tells Oppenheimer when told that the chances of the whole world ending are slim when they try detonating the atomic bomb.

3. Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss

This is Robert Downey Jr.'s best role in years, and it won't be surprising if he gets an Oscar nomination or win for Best Supporting Actor in the upcoming race. Here, the Iron Man actor plays Lewis Strauss, who's often regarded as a villain in American history thanks to the controversial Oppenheimer security clearance hearings following the atomic-bomb dropping. Thank goodness for a role like this, so that Downey Jr. doesn't remain pigeonholed as Tony Stark forever. His monochromatic scenes are some of the film's most tense and rewarding alongside co-star Alden Ehrenreich.

2. Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer is certainly dominated by male personalities, but that doesn't mean A-listers like Emily Blunt — in addition to Florence Pugh — can't shine as well. Blunt plays Oppenheimer's wife Kitty, who we see spiral into alcoholism as she juggles parenting with a high-maintenance chap like J. Roger.

She may get a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her work here, and the scene that would seal the deal comes in the third act when she's interrogated by Roger Robb (Jason Clarke) during her husband's security-clearance hearings. It's her moment of utter glory and serves as a fresh reminder why Blunt just cannot be stopped. We can't wait for her starring role in the next A Quiet Place installment, of course!

1. Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer

And then there's the man himself, Thomas Shelby — oh wait, that's another beloved Cillian Murphy project, aka Peaky Blinders. Murphy finally gets a lead role in a Christopher Nolan feature with Oppenheimer. Not only is he just the titular role, but he virtually swallows the entire movie whole with his dominating performance — and that's saying something for a film that's overstuffed with a plethora of other famous actors.

He's slimmed down, and you simply cannot look away from those piercing eyes radiating knowledge and terror. If Murphy doesn't get showered in nominations come award season, I will be surprised, to say the least.'

[linus-wickworth]

June 2023 Reading Recap

5 Stars:

Just Between Us by J. H. Trumble

There Is A Light by Ban Gilmartin

Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh

The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson

Carousel by Brendan Ritchie

The Boy Who Steals Houses by C. G. Drews

The Kings of Nowhere by C. G. Drews

What About Will by Ellen Hopkins

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

They Cage the Animals at Night by Jennings Michael Burch

Out of Time, Into You by Jay Bell

4.5 Stars:

Bait by Alex Sanchez

Junk Boy by Tony Abbott

Gypsy Boy on the Run by Mikey Walsh

Milo and Marcos At the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes

4 Stars:

The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver

My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron

A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs

The Edge of Being by James Brandon

He Forgot to Say Goodbye by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

This Winter by Alice Oseman

The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs

Beyond Carousel by Brendan Ritchie

Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan

Every Day by David Levithan

The Gravity of Nothing by Chase Connor

If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch

3.5 Stars:

Here's to You, Zeb Pike by Johanna Parkhurst

Five Have Plenty Of Fun by Enid Blyton

Caterpillars Can't Swim by Liane Shaw

Boys of the Beast by Monica Zepeda

Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard

Anything Could Happen by Will Walton

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

Dead Flip by Sara Farizan

Every Moment After by Joseph Moldover

Hold by Rachel Davidson Leigh

Trailer Trash by Marie Sexton

Always Leaving by Gene Gant

Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas

3 Stars:

Five Go To Mystery Moor by Enid Blyton

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall

Things We Couldn't Say by Jay Coles

Golden Boys by Phil Stamper

The Desolations of Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs

This Is Not a Love Story by Suki Fleet

Another Day by David Levithan

Toughing It by Nancy Springer

2.5 Stars:

Arctic Zoo by Robert Muchamore

Keesha's House by Helen Frost

Trying Hard to Hear You by Sandra Scoppettone

Pain & Wastings by Carrie Mac

2 Stars:

Qualities of Light by Mary Carroll Moore

Small Town Monsters by Diana Rodriguez Wallach

1.5 Stars:

Izzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt

[fuckingeviljerseybitch]

THESE 46 DEMS NEED TO LOSE THEIR JOBS

because they all joined the MAGAsswipes to pass the Laken Riley Act, which puts immigrants at huge risk.

SOME OF THESE REPRESENTATIVES ARE FROM SANCTUARY STATES. their names are in bold, since it's two times the fuckery to help this bullshit law pass WHEN YOU ARE REPRESENTING A STATE WHOSE POPULACE WANTS TO PROTECT IMMIGRANTS. a house divided against itself won't stand. unless these Democrats, and all Democrats, learn to speak with a united voice on matters that directly harm their voting base, they are going to be helping to chain this country to the back of the MAGAsswipes' fascist truck.

if your representative is listed and you're angry about it, get their office's contact info and wreck their phone. your taxes pay these motherfuckers; they should work for you. they should represent you. they shouldn't get to the Hill and suddenly forget what their constituants actually asked them to support or block.

Sanford Bishop—Georgia

Brendan Boyle—Pennsylvania

Nikki Budzinski—Illinois

Janelle Bynum—Oregon

Jim Costa—California

Joe Courtney—Connecticut

Angie Craig—Minnesota

Henry Cuellar—Texas

Sharice Davids—Kansas

Don Davis—North Carolina

Shomari Figures—Alabama

Laura Gillen—New York

Jared Golden—Maine

Vicente Gonzalez—Texas

Maggie Goodlander—New Hampshire

Josh Gottheimer—New Jersey

Adam Gray—California

Josh Harder—California

Jahana Hayes—Connecticut

Steven Horsford—Nevada

Marcy Kaptur—Ohio

Greg Landsman—Ohio

Susie Lee—Nevada

Mike Levin—California

Stephen F. Lynch—Massachusetts

John Mannion—New York

Lucy McBath—Georgia

April McClain-Delaney—Maryland

Kristen McDonald Rivet—Michigan

Dave Min—California

Joseph Morelle—New York

Jared Moskowitz—Florida

Chris Pappas—New Hampshire

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez—Washington

Hillary J. Scholten—Michigan

Kim Schrier—Washington

Terri A. Sewell—Alabama

Eric Sorensen—Illinois

Greg Stanton—Arizona

Suhas Subramanyam—Virginia

Tom Suozzi—New York

Emilia Sykes—Ohio

Dina Titus—Nevada

Ritchie Torres—New York

Derek Tran—California

Eugene Vindman—Virginia

[dndhistory]

551. Jennell Jaquays - DQ1: The Shattered Statue (1987)

By the early 1980s TSR had become so successful that it ran some of its competitors out of business. This was the case with Simulations Publications (SPI), once a worthy opponent to TSR but which by 1982 was small enough to be bought out by TSR. The main competitor of AD&D published by SPI was DragonQuest, a game which instead of experience points leading to levelling up, used a skill based system, more akin to Elder Scrolls games, for example.

So, by 1987 TSR owns the rights to both AD&D and DragonQuest and come up with the idea of creating what they called "Dual Game System" modules, meaning a module which could be used both with AD&D and DragonQuest, for this they tapped Jennell Jaquays, one of their most brilliant designers, who produced this with the help of David J. Ritchie and Gerry Klug and even produced the great interior illustrations which I will share here tomorrow.

As was usual at this time all things TSR were geared towards promoting the Forgotten Realms setting, and this was no exception. The module description also lets us know that the game is fully compatible with the Forgotten Realms campaign. 

[leanstooneside]

Watch (GINSU)

Ed Westwick's leathery tongue

Luke Wilson's leathery belly

Sophie Monk's leathery back

James Denton's leathery ear

Patrick Dempsey's leathery lower leg

Hailey Glassman's leathery leg

J-Woww's leathery waist

Lucy Hale's leathery hair

Kelly Cutrone's leathery breast

Hailee Steinfeld's leathery chin

Gavin Degraw's leathery wrist

Jaden Smith's leathery eyebrow

Jay Lyon's leathery tooth

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Ace Young's leathery hip

Frankie Muniz's leathery forehead

Louis Tomlinson's leathery calf

Katrina Bowden's leathery wrist

Scott Disick's leathery fist

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Stephanie Pratt's leathery bottom

Emile Hirsch's leathery forehead

Edward Norton's leathery eyelash

Kate Moss's leathery chin

Jamie Kennedy's leathery foot

Leona Lewis's leathery waist

Kelly Slater's leathery nose

Dennis Rodman's leathery waist

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt's leathery neck

Vera Wang's leathery chin

Neve Campbell's leathery upper arm

Jim Carrey's leathery calf

Portia De Rossi's leathery foot

Kim Cattrall's leathery toe

Jason Aldean's leathery lip

Will Smith's leathery tongue

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Guy Ritchie's leathery toe

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Isla Fisher's leathery elbow

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Mo'Nique's leathery knee