#Edmund Derek Howard

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SIX THE MUSICAL - MODERN!AU: illustration

Kat's family tree 1/2

[grandvhs]

lista de nomes masculinos que estava no meu bloco de notas e eu só lembrei agora

starting with A ;;

aaron.

adair.

adam.

aiden.

ajax.

alec.

alfie.

allistar.

anderson.

andrew.

andy.

angus.

antonio.

anthony.

archer.

archibald.

archie.

aries.

arlo.

arthur.

ashley.

ashton.

austen.

avery.

axel.

starting with B ;;

bailey.

beau.

beckham.

beckett.

bellamy.

benjamin.

bennett.

bentley.

blade.

blake.

blaine.

blaise.

blue.

bobbie.

bodhi.

brad.

brandon.

braxton.

brayden.

brent.

brett.

brock.

brody.

brooke.

bryson.

starting with C ;;

caleb.

callum.

calvin.

cameron.

carlisle.

carlos.

carson.

carter.

casey.

chad.

chandler.

charlie.

chase.

chaz.

christian.

christopher.

cody.

colby.

cole.

cooper.

colton.

connor.

conrad.

corbin.

corey.

starting with D ;;

dakota.

dallas.

damien.

damon.

dante.

darian.

darron.

darryl.

david.

dawson.

declan.

demetri.

dennison.

denver.

derek.

diego.

diesel.

dimitri.

dixon.

dominic.

donovan.

drake.

drew.

dustin.

dwayne.

starting with E ;;

eason.

eaton.

eddy.

edmund.

edward.

elijah.

elior.

ellias.

elliot.

ellis.

elyas.

ember.

emerson.

emery.

emilio.

emmett.

enzo.

eric.

ernie.

ethan.

ethaniel.

evan.

everett.

everson.

ezar.

starting with F ;;

fabio.

fallon.

farah.

felix.

fernando.

ferris.

felton.

finn.

finnegan.

finnick.

fitz.

fitzgerald.

fletcher.

floyd.

flynn.

foley.

forest.

francisco.

franco.

frankie.

franklin.

fraser.

frasier.

freddie.

fredrik.

starting with G ;;

gabe.

gabriel.

gale.

gallagher.

garcia.

gareth.

garrett.

gary.

gavin.

gene.

george.

gerard.

gilbert.

giovanni.

glenn.

gordon.

grady.

graeme.

grant.

greggory.

gregor.

greyson.

griffin.

gus.

guy.

starting with H ;;

hadley.

hale.

haley.

hamilton.

hamish.

hansel.

harley.

harris.

harrison.

harry.

harvey.

haven.

hayes.

heath.

hector.

hendrix.

henrik.

henry.

holton.

howard.

hudson.

hugh.

hugo.

hunter.

hyde.

starting with I ;;

ian.

ibrahim.

icarius.

idris.

igor.

iman.

immanuel.

imran.

indi.

indiana.

indigo.

indra.

inrique.

irwin.

isaak.

isaiah.

isaias.

ishmael.

isobell.

israel.

ivan.

ivey.

ivor.

ivory.

izzy.

starting with J ;;

jack.

jacob.

jagger.

jai.

james.

jamie.

jason.

jaspar.

jaxon.

jaydon.

jed.

jeremy.

jesse.

jett.

joel.

jameson.

jonathon.

jordan.

jose.

joseph.

joshua.

jude.

julian.

junior.

justin.

starting with K ;;

kade.

kai.

kalen.

kameron.

kane.

kasey.

kayden.

keaton.

keegan.

keenan.

kellan.

kendall.

kendrick.

kevin.

khalil.

kian.

kiefer.

kieran.

kingsley.

kingston.

klaus.

kohen.

konrad.

kristoff.

kyle.

starting with L ;;

lachlan.

lamar.

lambert.

lance.

landon.

langston.

lawrence.

lawson.

leeroy.

lennon.

leo.

leonardo.

levi.

lewis.

liam.

lincoln.

lionel.

logan.

lorenzo.

louis.

luca.

lucas.

lucky.

lucis.

luke.

starting with M ;;

mackenzie.

madden.

maddox.

malaki.

malcolm.

manuel.

marco.

marcus.

marley.

marshall.

martin.

mason.

matteo.

matthew.

max.

micah.

michael.

miguel.

mike.

miles.

miller.

milo.

mitchell.

morgan.

moses

starting with N ;;

nadir.

naiser.

nasir.

nate.

nathan.

nathaniel.

naveen.

naydon.

ned.

nico.

neil.

nelson.

nero.

nicholai.

nicholas.

nila.

niles.

nixon.

noah.

noel.

nolan.

norman.

north.

nylan.

nyle.

starting with O ;;

oakley.

ocean.

octavius.

odell.

olaf.

oliver.

ollie.

omar.

omari.

orion.

orlando.

osborn.

oscar.

o’shea.

osten.

oswald.

otis.

otto.

owen.

oxley.

starting with P ;;

pablo.

page.

palmer.

parker.

parrish.

patrick.

paul.

paulo.

pax.

paxton.

payton.

penn.

percy.

perry.

peter.

phineas.

phoenix.

pierce.

pierre.

prescott.

presley.

preston.

prince.

princeton.

puck.

starting with Q ;;

qadim.

qadir.

quain.

quenby.

quill.

quimby.

quincy.

quinn.

quinten.

starting with R ;;

randy.

raymond.

reese.

reid.

remy.

reuben.

rhett.

rhys.

richard.

richie.

ricky.

riley.

robert.

robin.

roger.

roman.

romeo.

ronan.

ronnie.

ross.

rowen.

ryan.

ryder.

ryker.

rylan.

starting with S ;;

sage.

sailor.

salem.

samson.

samuel.

sascha.

sawyer.

saxon.

scott.

sean.

sebastian.

seth.

shane.

shiloh.

simon.

sinclair.

skyler.

sonny.

spencer.

stanley.

stefan.

steven.

stevie.

storm.

sullivan.

starting with T ;;

tamir.

tanner.

tate/tait.

tatum.

taylor.

teddy.

theo.

thomas.

timothy.

tobias.

toby.

todd.

tommy.

tory.

trace.

travis.

trent.

trevor.

trey.

tristan.

troye.

tucker.

tyler.

tyrone.

tyson.

starting with U ;;

umair.

umar.

urien.

usama.

starting with V ;;

valentine.

valentino.

vance.

vaughn.

victor.

vincent.

vinn.

vinnie.

vladimir.

starting with W ;;

wade.

walden.

wallace.

walter.

warner.

warren.

warrick.

waylan.

wayne.

wendall.

wes.

wesley.

west.

whitley.

wilbert.

william.

willis.

wilmer.

windsor.

winslow.

winston.

wolf.

wren.

wyatt.

wynter.

starting with X ;;

xachary.

xan.

xander.

xavier.

xeno.

ximen.

xylon.

starting with Y ;;

yahto.

yakub.

yasin.

yasi.

york.

ysrael.

yuri.

yusef.

starting with Z ;;

zachary.

zahir.

zander.

zane.

zavier.

zed.

zeke.

zion.

zolten.

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character list

everything is x f!reader unless specified otherwise

if you want gn! or m!reader be sure mention it when you ask

the age of the characters determine the age of the reader (i won’t write anything with an illegal age gap)

the boys

frenchie

mothers milk

billy butcher

starlight (annie january)

kimiko

bridgerton

simon basset

anthony bridgerton

benedict bridgerton

kathani sharma

chicago fire

kelly severide

stella kidd

matt casey

sylvie brett

brian “otis” zvonecek

leslie shay

peter mills

chicago med

connor rhodes

will halstead

ethan choi

maggie lockwood

april sexton

chicago pd

jay halstead

erin lindsay

hailey upton

kevin atwater

adam ruzek

antonio dawson

eternals

thena

ikarus

ajak

kingo

gilgamesh

full house

jesse katsopolis

greys anatomy

meredith grey

christina yang

jackson avery

derek shepherd

addison montgomery

mark sloane

lexi grey

callie torres

hawaii five-0

steve mcgarrett

danny williams

chin ho kelly

kono kalakaua

adam noshimuri

kickin it

jack brewer

jerry martinez

kim crawford

mcu

steve rogers

tony stark

natasha romanoff

bruce banner

bucky barnes

sam wilson

wanda maximoff

stephen strange

t’challa

loki

yelena belova

carol danvers (pre & post powers)

mission impossible

ethan hunt

ilsa faust

benji dunn

august walker

narnia

peter pevensie

susan pevensie

edmund pevensie

caspian

outer banks

john b

jj

pope

sarah cameron

topper

rafe

the punisher

frank castle

billy russo

dinah madani

scandal

olivia pope

fitzgerald grant

abby whelan

harrison wright

shadow and bone

alina starkov

aleksander morozova (general kirigan/the darkling)

kaz brekker

nina zenik

jesper fahey

inej gafa

matthias

genya

star trek (aos)

james tiberius “jim” kirk

leonard “bones” mccoy

s’chn t’gai spock

nyota uhura

montgomery scott

hikaru sulu

supernatural

dean winchester

sam winchester

castiel

dad!bobby singer x child!reader

demon!dean

soulless!sam

svu

olivia benson

rafael barba

nick amaro

dominick “sonny” carisi

to all the boys

lara jean

john ambrose

peter kavinsky

margot

christine

trevor

top gun

pete “maverick” mitchell

nick “goose” bradshaw

tom “iceman” kazansky

charlotte blackwood

penny benjamin

bradley “rooster” bradshaw

jake “hangman” seresin

javy “coyote” machado

natasha “phoenix” trace

robert “bob” floyd

the witcher

geralt of rivia

yennefer of vengerberg

jaskier

rpf

ben barnes

chris evans

glen powell

jared padalecki

jensen ackles

karl urban

leo howard

noah centineo

oscar issac

scarlett johansson

sebastian stan

sophia bush

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First of all, I want to thank all of you so much for the follows, likes, comments, reblogs and support in general! I can't believe I hit 50 followers so soon! I know it’s not much, but I actually didn’t expect any at all so I’m so happy!! Thank you ❤️

Now, this is how the celebration is going to work: first you chose a song and a character. Then send it to my requests with your pronoun of choice, along with any other specifications and I'll write you a fic based on the song! You can either send the song or specific quotes as prompts

To find the fics I will write, use the #Anastasia's 50 followers celebration

This event starts today (May 20th) and ends June 10th

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Songs:

Fluff (Romantic)

Paper Rings - Taylor Swift

London Boy - Taylor Swift

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Lover - Taylor Swift

King of My Heart - Taylor Swift

Willow - Taylor Swift

Crazier - Taylor Swift

New Year’s Day - Taylor Swift

Daylight - Taylor Swift

Jump Then Fall - Taylor Swift

How You Get The Girl - Taylor Swift

You Are In Love - Taylor Swift

It’s Nice To Have A Friend - Taylor Swift

Today Was A Fairytale - Taylor Swift

State Of Grace - Taylor Swift

Mine - Taylor Swift

Delicate - Taylor Swift

Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur

Naked - James Arthur

Rewrite The Stars - James Arthur + Anne-Marie

I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran

How Would You Feel (Paean) - Ed Sheeran

Kiss Me - Ed Sheeran

Afterglow - Ed Sheeran

Lego House - Ed Sheeran

Dive - Ed Sheeran

Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran

Everything Has Changed - Ed Sheeran + Taylor Swift

I Was Made For Loving You - Tori Kelly + Ed Sheeran

Make You Feel My Love -Adele

One Call Away - Charlie Puth

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars

Count On Me - Bruno Mars

Little Things - One Direction

Night Changes - One Direction

Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

Andante, Andante - ABBA

Waterloo - ABBA

All Of Me - John Legend

Ocean Eyes - Billie Eilish

Snowman - Sia

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Arms - Christina Perri

Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

Halo - Beyoncé

The Only Exception - Paramore

Dandelions - Ruth B

Someone To You - BANNERS

Would You Be So Kind - Dodie

Someone You Like - The Girl and The Dreamcatcher

If I Could Tell Her - Ben Platt 

Absolutely Smitten - Dodie

How Long Will I Love - Ellie Goulding

Angst (Romantic)

Good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

Drivers License - Olivia Rodrigo

Deja Vu - Olivia Rodrigo

Brutal - Olivia Rodrigo

Traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

Enough For You - Olivia Rodrigo

1 step forward, 3 steps back - Olivia Rodrigo

Happier - Olivia Rodrigo

Jealousy, Jealousy- Olivia Rodrigo

Favourite Crime - Olivia Rodrigo

Hope Ur Ok - Olivia Rodrigo

Betty - Taylor Swift

Exile - Taylor Swift

Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift

Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

Tolerate It - Taylor Swift

You’re Not Sorry - Taylor Swift

Should’ve Said No - Taylor Swift

White Horse - Taylor Swift

You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift

My Tears Ricochet - Taylor Swift

Back to December - Taylor Swift

Breathe - Taylor Swift

The 1 - Taylor Swift

All Too Well - Taylor Swift

Invisible String - Taylor Swift

Evermore - Taylor Swift

Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez

The Heart Wants What It Wants - Selena Gomez

When I Was Your Man -Bruno Mars

Someone Like You - Adele

Hello - Adele

All I Ask - Adele

Let Her Go - Passenger

Say Something - A Great Big World

Stay With Me - Sam Smith

California King Bed - Rihanna

Take a Bow - Rihanna

Broken Hearted Girl - Beyoncé

Tonight I Wanna Cry - Keith Urban

The Winner Takes It All - ABBA

SOS - ABBA

One Of Us - ABBA

Half a Heart - One Direction

Yesterday - The Beatles

If The World Was Ending - Julia Michaels

Colors - Halsey

Happier - Ed Sheeran

One Last Time - Ariana Grande

Why’d You Only Call Me When You High - Artic Monkeys

Play Date - Melanie Martinez

Just a Friend to You - Meghan Trainor

All I Want - Kodaline

Love You From A Distance - Ashley Kutcher

Potential Breakup Song - Aly & AJ

I Don’t Wanna See You With Her - Maria Mena

Let Her Go - Passenger

All My Tears - Ane Brun

Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley

Someone to you - Lewis Capaldi 

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

Others

Sit Still, Look Pretty - Daya

How To Be A Heartbreaker - MARINA

No Body, No Crime - Taylor Swift

Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift

Blank Space - Taylor Swift

You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift

Getaway Car -Taylor Swift

Gorgeous - Taylor Swift

Bad Blood - Taylor Swift

The Man - Taylor Swift

22 - Taylor Swift

Dorothea - Taylor Swift

Marjorie - Taylor Swift

The Best Day - Taylor Swift

Mirrorball - Taylor Swift

I Forgot That You Existed - Taylor Swift

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Taylor Swift

The Lakes - Taylor Swift

The Last Great American Dynasty - Taylor Swift

Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson

When I Kissed The Teacher - ABBA

I Have A Dream - ABBA

I've Been Waiting For You - ABBA

You'll Be In My Heart - Phil Collins

Titanium - David Guetta (feat. Sia)

F**ckin' Perfect - P!nk

New Rules - Dua Lipa

IDGAF - Dua Lipa

Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

You Should See Me in A Crown - Billie Eilish

COPYCAT - Billie Eilish

Count On Me - Bruno Mars

Stand By You - Rachel Platten

Firework - Katy Perry

Because You Loved Me - Céline Dion

See You Again - Wiz Khalifa + Charlie Puth

NO - Meghan Trainor

Skyfall - Adele

Gasoline - Halsey

Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran

Save Myself - Ed Sheeran

Supermarket Flowers - Ed Sheeran

Small Bump - Ed Sheeran

Growing Up - Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Ed Sheeran

7 Rings - Ariana Grande

Bad Liar - Selena Gomez

Rare - Selena Gomez

Who Says - Selena Gomez

I Turn To You - Christina Aguilera

Till There Was You - The Beatles

Sweetest Devotion - Adele

ps: sorry, I'm a Swiftie and a Sheerio <3

Characters

Character x fem! or GN! reader (ROMANTIC)

ACOTAR: Rhysand, Cassian, Azriel, Lucien, Helion, Tarquin, kallias and Tamlin.

BRIDGERTON: Anthony Bridgerton, Benedict Bridgerton, Colin Bridgerton and Simon Basset.

GRISHAVERSE: Nikolai, Mal, The Darkling, Kaz, Matthias, Jesper, Wylan and David.

THRONE OF GLASS: Dorian Havilliard and Chaol Westfall.

HARRY POTTER: Harry, Ron, Neville, Draco, George, Fred, Oliver, Cedric, Young Sirius, Young James and Young Remus.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: Mr Darcy and Mr Bingley.

MARVEL: Steve, Bucky, Sam, Pietro, Loki, Thor, Peter Parker, Ned, Tony, Bruce, Vision, Clint, T'Challa, Scott Lang, James Rhodes, Peter Quill and Stephen Strange.

THE HUNGER GAMES: Peeta, Gale and Finnick.

GREY'S ANATOMY: Derek Shepherd, Andrew DeLuca, Alex Karev, Jackson Avery, Mark Sloan, George O'Malley, Link, Koracick and Ben Warren.

TEEN WOLF: Scott, Stiles, Derek, Isaac, Liam and Jackson.

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Damon, Stefan, Matt, Klaus, Elijah and Kai.

NARNIA: Peter, Edmund and Caspian.

STAR WARS: Anakin, Obi Wan, Kylo, Han, Luke, Poe, Finn and Din Djarin.

Character x platonic!/sis!/bro!/enemy!/daughter!/son!/mentor!/or anything else platonic Reader

ACOTAR: Rhysand, Cassian, Azriel, Feure, Nesta, Elain, Mor, Amren, Nyx, Lucien, Tarquin, Helion, Kallias, Tamlin, Ianthe, Suriel and Bone Carver.

GRISHAVERSE: Nikolai, Mal, Darkling, David, Alina, Bahgra, Zoya, Tamar, Tolya, Apparat, Kaz, Matthias, Jesper, Wylan, Nina, Inej, Tantee Heleen and Pekka Rollins.

THRONE OF GLASS: Dorian, Chaol and Aelin.

BRIDGERTON: Anthony, Benedict, Colin; Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, Hyacinth, Lady Violet, Simon, Lady Danbury, Penelope, Lady Portia Featherington, Marina, Sienna, Genevieve, Cressida and Queen Charlotte.

HARRY POTTER: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, Luna, Draco, George, Fred, Oliver, Cedric, Cho, Seamus, Fleur, Pansy, Myrtle, Sirius (old or young), James (old or young), Remus (old or young), Lily (old or young), Molly, Arthur, Bill, Percy, Charlie, Xenophilus Lovegood, Snape, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Hagrid, Moody, Flitwick, Umbridge, Bellatrix, Voldemort, Lucius, Narcissa, Peter Pettigrew, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin, Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Dobby and Nearly Headless Nick.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: Mr Darcy, Georgiana Darcy, Mr Bingley, Caroline Bingley, Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Bennet, Mary Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Catherine Bennet, Charlotte Lucas, Wickam, Mr Collins, Mr Bennet, Mrs Bennet.

MARVEL: Steve, Peggy, Sharon, Natasha, Bucky, Sam, Carol, Monica Rambeau, Pietro, Wanda, Agatha Harkness, Loki, Frigga, Odin, Hela, Thor, Heimdall, Jane Foster, Darcy Lewis, Valkyrie, Peter Parker, Ned, MJ, Tony, Pepper, Morgan, Happy, Howard, Bruce, Vision, Clint, T'Challa, Shuri, Scott, Hope, Hank, Cassie, James Rhodes, Peter Quill, Gamora, Mantis, Nebula, Groot, Rocket, Drax, Stephen Strange, Wong, Nick Fury, Phil Coulson, Maria Hill, Thanos, Ancient One, Red Skull, Ultron, John Walker and Zemo.

THE HUNGER GAMES: Katniss, Peeta, Gale, Finnick, Haymitch, Rue, President Snow, Primrose, Effie, Cinna and Johanna.

GREY'S ANATOMY: Meredith, Derek, Andrew, Alex, Jackson, Mark, Lexie, Cristina, April, Izzie, George, Callie, Owen, Addison, Arizona, Miranda, Amelia, Link, Burke, Teddy, Maggie, Richard, Carina, Ben Warren, Megan Hunt, Ellis Grey, Catherine Avery and Tom Koracick.

TEEN WOLF: Scott, Stiles, Malia, Lydia, Allison, Derek, Isaac, Liam, Jackson, Peter Hale, Chris Argent, Sheriff Stilinski, Kira, Melissa McCall and Noshiko Yukimura.

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: Damon, Elena, Katherine, Stefan, Caroline, Bonnie, Jenna, Klaus, Elijah, Rebeka, Sheriff Forbes, Kai and Lexi.

NARNIA: Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy, Caspian and Aslan.

STAR WARS: Anakin, Padme, Yoda, Jarjar, Obi Wan, Kylo, Rey, Han, Leia, Luke, Poe, Finn and Din Djarin and Grogu.

No pressure tags: @venuswritesfanfic @for-bebbanburg @maggiescarborough @multifandomfix @sweetnspicysimp @lazypeachsoul @magravenwrites

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Masculine Names

Aaron  Abdul Abe  Abel Abraham  Abram Ace Achilles  Adair Adam Adonis Adrian Adriel  Ahmed Ajax Ajay Aiden Alan Albert Alejandro Alex Alexander Alfonso Alfred Alistair Alister Allen  Alonzo Amadeo Amadeus Amani Amari Ambrose Amir Anders  Anderson Andre Andreas Andrew Andy Angel Angelo Angus Ansel  Anson Anthony Antonio Apollo Aries Archer Archie Aristotle Arlo  Arnaldo Arnold Arsenio Arthur Arturo Arwin Asa Asher Aslan Atlas  Atticus Aubrey August Augustin Augustine Augustus Aurelio Aurelius Austin Axel  Aziz

Balthazar  Bane Barnabas  Barnaby Barney Baron  Barrett Basil Bastian  Bear Beau Beck Ben Benjamin  Benji Bentley Bernard Bertram Bertrand  Blake Blaze Blue Bobby Bodhi Booker Boris  Boston Bowie Boyd Brad Bradford Bradley Bram  Bramwell Bran Brandon Brandt Braxton Braylen Brayden Brendon  Brent Brett Brian Briar Brick Bridge Bridger Brock Brody Brogan  Bronx Brook Brooks Bruce Bruno Brutus Bryce Bryson Buck Bud Buddha  Buddy Buck Burt Burton Buster Buzz Byron 

Cade  Caden Cain  Cairo Caius Calder  Caleb Callum Calvin Cam  Cameron Camillo Campbell Carl  Carlisle Carlito Carlo Carlos Carlton  Carmine Carson Carter Casper Caspian Cassian  Cassias Cato Cecil Cedar Cedric Cesar Chad Chadwick  Chance Charles Charlton Chase Chauncey Chester Chidi Chip  Christoff Christoph Christopher Christian Chuck Cian Cillian  Clarence Clark Claud Clay Clayton Cliff Clifford Clint Clinton  Clyde Coby Cody Colby Cole Collin Colt Colton Conan Connor Conrad  Constantine Cooper Copper Corbin Cornelius Cory Cosmo Cosmos Costas Craig Crispin Cruz Curt Curtis Cyrus

Dale  Dallas  Dalton Damien  Damon Dan Dane Daniel  Dante Darius Darrel Darren  Dash Dashiell Davey David Dawson  Dax Daxton Deacon Dean DeAndre Declan  Demetrius Denali Dennis Denny Denzel Derek  Derrick Des Desmond Dewey Dex Dexter Diego Diesel  Dion Dirk Dixon Dmitri Dominic Donatello Donovan Dorian  Doug Douglas Draco Drew Duke Duncan Dustin Dusty Dwayne Dwight  Dylan Dyson 

Earl  Easton  Edgar Edmund  Eduardo Edward Edwin  Egon Eli Elijah Elias  Elliott Ellis Elroy Elton  Emanuel Emeric Emerson Emery  Emil Emiliano Emmett Emrys Enrique  Enzo Eric Ernest Ernesto Ernie Esteban  Ethan Eugene Eustace Euvan Evan Evander Everett  Ezekiel Ezra 

Fabian  Fabio Falcon  Faustus Felix Ferdinand  Fergus Ferguson Fernando Fidel  Fido Finbar Findlay Finn Finnley  Fionn Fisher Fitz Fletcher Flint Florence  Florian Ford Forrest Fort Foster Fowler Fox  Francesco Francis Francisco Franco Frank Frankie  Franklin Fred Freddy Fredrick Frederico

Gabe  Gabriel  Gael Gage  Gale Galen Garfield Garrett Gaston Gatsby  Gavin Geoffrey Geordie George  Gerald Gerard Gideon Gil Gilbert  Gilberto Giovanni Glenn Gordon Gordy  Grady Graham Grant Gray Grayson Gregg  Gregory Grey Griffin Griffith Grover Gunner  Gunther Gus Gustavo Guy 

Hades  Hal Hamilton  Hank Hans Harley Harrison  Harry Hawk Hayden Hayes Heath Hector  Henrik Hendrix Henry Herb Herbert Herbie  Hercules Hermes Hershel Hiram Holden Howard  Howie Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hux Huxley 

Ian Igor Iker Irvin Isaac Isaiah Ivan 

Jace  Jack Jackson  Jacob Jaques Jaden  Jake Jalen Jamal James  Jameson Jared Jason Jax  Jay Jed Jedidiah Jefferson  Jeffrey Jeremiah Jeremy Jerome  Jerry Jesus Jethro Jett Jim Jimmy  Joe Joel Johan Johannes John Johnny Jonah  Jonas Jonathan Jones Jordan Jose Joseph Joshua  Josiah Juan Juanito Judah Judas Judd Jude Jules Julian  Julien Julio Julius Junior Jupiter Jurgen Justice Justin Justus 

Kaden  Kai Kaiser  Kale Kaleb Kane  Keane Keanu Keaton  Keegan Keenan Keith  Kellen Kenan Kendrick  Kenneth Kenzo Keoni Kevin Khalid  Kian Kieran Kiernan Kingsley Kingston Killian  Kip Kwan Kyle

Lachlan  Lake Lamar  Lance Lancelot  Landon Lane Larkin  Larry Lars Laurence Laurent  Lawrence Lawson Lazlo Legend Leif  Leith Leland Leo Leon Leonardo Leopold  Leroy Levi Liam Lincoln Linden Logan Loki  London Lonnie Lonny Lorcan Lorenzo Lou Louie  Louis Luc Luca Lucas Lucian Lucky Luke Lupe Luther

Maddox  Maksim Malachi  Malachy Malakai Malcolm  Malik Manfred Manny Marcel Marcello  Marcellus Marcio Marcius Marco Marcos  Marcus Marian Marino Mario Marius Mark  Marlin Marlon Marmaduke Marques Mars Marshall  Martin Marty Marvel Marvin Massimo Mason Matt Matteo  Matthew Maurice Maverick Max Maximilian Maximus Maxwell  Melvin Mercury Meredith Merritt Micah Michael Miguel Miles  Milo Mitchell Moe Monte Montgomery Murdoch Murphy Murray Murtagh  Murtaugh Myles

Nathan  Nathaniel  Ned Nelson  Nemo Neo Neon  Neptune Neville  Newt Newton Nick  Nicky Nicola Nicolai  Nicholas Niko Noah Noel Nolan  Norm Norman Novak 

Obadiah  Octavio Octavius  Odin Olaf Oleg Oliver  Olivier Omar Orion Orlando  Orville Osborn Oscar Oso Osvaldo  Oswald Ottis Otto Owen Oz Ozzy

Pablo  Palmer Panther  Parker Pascal Patrick Paul  Paxton Pedro Penn Percival Percy Perseus  Peter Peyton Phil Philip Phineas Phoenix Pier  Pierce Pierre Pilot Pluto Porter Poseidon Preston  Prince Prosper

Qadir  Quincy Quinn  Quinton 

Raiden  Ralph Ramone  Ramses Randall Randolph  Randy Raphael Ravi Ray Raymond Red  Reece Reggie Reginald Regis Reid Remington  Reuben Rex Reynald Reynaldo Reynard Rhett Rhys  Ricardo Richard Richie Richmond Rick Ricky Rico Ridge  Riley Rio Riordan River Robert Roberto Robbie Rocco Rocky  Rodney Rodrigo Roger Ricky Riley Rod Rodrick Roger Roland  Roman Romeo Ross Rowan Rudy Rufus Russell Ryder Ryker Rylan Ryland 

Salem  Salvador  Salvator Sam  Samir Sampson Samson  Samuel Sander Sandford Sanjay  Santiago Saul Sawyer Scott Sean Sebastian  Septimus Serge Sergio Seth Seus Seymour Shane  Shawn Shayne Sheldon Shepherd Sherlock Sherman Shin Sidney  Sigmund Silas Silver Silvester Simon Sinclair Sinjin Sirius  Slade Slate Sol Solomon Sonny Sparrow Spartacus Spencer Spike  Soren Stan Stanford Stanley Steele Stephen Steven Stevie Stone Sven Summit  Sullivan Sully Sylvester

Tad  Tag Talon  Tanner Tate  Ted Teddy Teo Teodor  Teodoro Terence Terrell  Terry Tex Thad Thaddeus Thane  Thatcher Theo Theoden Theodore Thomas  Thor Thorn Tiberius Tiger Tito Titus Timothy  Titus Tobias Toby Tommy Tony Topher Trace Travis  Trent Trenton Trev Trevor Trey Tristan Troy Truman Tucker  Tudor Tullio Tullius Tully Tycho Tyler Tyrell Tyrese Tyrone  Tyson

Uberto  Ulric Ulrich  Ulysses Uriah Urban Urijah  Uriel

Van  Vance  Vaugn Victor  Vince Vincenco Vincent  Vinny Virgil Vlad Vladimir 

Wade  Walden  Waldo Walker  Wallace Wally Walt  Walter Warner Warren  Watson Waylon Wayne Wendall  Wesley Westley Weston Wilbert  Wilbur Wilder Wiley Wilfred Will William  Winston Wolf Wolfe Wolfgang Woodrow Wyatt 

Xander  Xavier Xavion  Xenon

Yael  Yahir York Yosef  Yousef Yusef

Zac  Zach Zachariah  Zacharias Zachary Zack  Zander Zane Zayden Zeke  Zeus Ziggy Zion Zoltan

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CBS spring 1962 Primetime Lineup.

Sunday

The Twentieth Century narrated by Walter Cronkite.

Mister Ed starring Allan Lane and Alan Young.

Lassie starring Tommy Rettig and Jan Clayton.

Dennis The Menace starring Jay North and Herbert Anderson.

The Ed Sullivan Show hosted by Ed Sullivan.

General Electric Theater hosted by Ronald Reagan.

The Jack Benny Program starring Jack Benny and Edmund Anderson.

Candid Camera hosted by Homer Kirby and Allen Funt.

Monday

To Tell The Truth hosted by Bud Collyer.

Pete And Gladys starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams.

Father Knows Best starring Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.

The Danny Thomas Show starring Danny Thomas and Jean Hagen.

The Andy Griffith Show starring Andy Griffith and Ron Howard.

Hennesey starring Jackie Cooper; Jr. and Abby Dalton.

I’ve Got A Secret hosted by Garry Moore.

Tuesday

Gunsmoke starring James Arness and Hugh Stone.

Password hosted by Allen Ludden.

The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis starring Dwayne Hickman and Frank Faylen.

The Red Skelton Show hosted by Richard Skelton.

Ichabod And Me starring Robert Sterling and George Chandler.

The Garry Moore Show starring Garry Moore and Carol Burnett.

Wednesday

The Alvin Show starring Ros Bagdasarian and Shepard Menken.

Window On Main Street starring Robert Young and Constance Moore.

Checkmate starring Anthony George and Charles Cabot.

The Dick Van Dyke Show starring Dick Van Dyke and Mary Moore.

The United States Steel Hour hosted by Lawrence Langner and Roger Pryor.

Armstrong Circle Theatre hosted by Ron Cochran.

Thursday

Oh! Those Bells starring Herbert Wiere and Harry Wiere.

Frontier Circus starring Theodore Wills and John Derek.

Tell It To Groucho hosted by Julius Marx.

Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre hosted by Dick Powell.

CBS Reports hosted by Edward R. Murrow.

Friday

Rawhide starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood.

Route 66 starring Martin Milner and George Maharis.

Father Of The Bride starring Leon Ames and Ruth Warrick.

The Twilight Zone hosted by Rod Serling.

CBS News Eyewitness.

Saturday

Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale.

The Defenders starring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed.

Have Gun-Will Travel starring Richard Boone and Kam Tong.

Gunsmoke starring James Arness and Hugh Stone.

[thesportssoundoff]

A Dumb Draft Exercise

It's a Friday night and we're all locked in so I decided to do something a touch different. I took the current NFL draft order and then looked up the last five NFL drafts (2015-2019) to see who was picked at spots. Using the teams as they stand after one long (and it feels it) week of free agency, I picked ONE player selected at that set position to try and do a retro draft. Each team picked ONE player picked over the last five years at that specific spot (so at 1 overall, you could only draft 1st overall). How different would your favorite team look? Welll.....

1. Cincinnati- QB Kyler Murray (2019)

The first round picks of the past five years consist of four QBs (Jameis Winston, Jared Goff, Baker Mayfield and Murray) alongside premiere edge rusher Myles Garrett. As is often the case with top pick QBs tasked with saving bad franchises, each becomes less and less attractive as the years go by and they hit the ceiling of "damn good but not quite franchise saver" over and over. I went with Murray because while I think Goff is vastly underrated by most fans, Murray's got the ability and personality to drastically change an organization that feels like it's been hankering for a chance over the past five years. Murray was one of the NFL's brightest stars last year and figures to only improve, especially if you put him under the watchful gaze of an offensive guru (of sorts) in Zac Taylor.

2. Washington- DE Nick Bosa (2019)

Was REALLY torn with Carson Wentz and Nick Bosa for the Redskins. There's a lot of dead-ish weight here with Mitch Trubisky and Marcus Mariota and while Saquon may be the best player in theory, no team needs to take a running back in the top 5 (or in the first round at all). Assuming the Redskins are truly comfortable with Dwayne Haskins then taking Nick Bosa and pairing him up in the front four along with the likes of Montez Sweat, Matt Ionidis and Daron Payne would probably be a formidable ass crew.  Basically the Chase Young strategy.

3. Detroit- DE Joey Bosa (2016)

How about the Bosa Bros going back to back! One would assume tht if the Lions wanted a QB, they're GOING to have their pick of the proverbial litter on the back end. After all after Cincy, they'll have Tua, Herbert and Love at their disposal if taking a QB so amuses them. Instead operating under the belief that the Lions feel comfortable with Stafford for MAYBE one more year, it leaves us to choose from Joey Bosa, Solomon Thomas and Dante Fowler. Bosa is likely on his way to a multiple pro bowl career while Thomas may just grade out as average and Fowler is on his third team now. Easy choice if ya ask me.

4. NY Giants- WR Amari Cooper (2015)

The Giants would be picking from a variety of offensive players; two of which are current Dallas Cowboys. You have Amari Cooper, Zeke Elliott, Leonard Fournette on offense and then Denzel Ward at cornerback as pretty much your only other option. Give me Amari Cooper as he'd immediately step in and make an offense consisting of Daniel Jones, Barkley, Golden Tate and a two tight end threat of Evan Engram and Kaden Smith a pretty damn formidable one.

5. Miami- OLB Bradley Chubb (2018)

This WOULD be easy in theory. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey would've been a FINE choice here but the Dolphins have Xavien Howard and Byron Jones on the back end. With Jalen Ramsey out of the picture, you have an interesting linebacker in Devin White, a superb guard in Brandon Scherff and my selection Bradley Chubb. With so much locked in on the defense, Chubb (if healthy) steps in as an immediate premiere pass rusher. Barely edges out Brandon Scherff. BARELY.

6. LA Chargers- OG Quinton Nelson (2018)

Man! The Chargers would have their glut of talent to choose from if they so desired. Want an elite strong safety? Jamal Adams was picked 6th in 2018. Want a QB to groom and develop? Daniel Jones went here in 2019. If you want a flexible havoc inducing DL piece? Leonard Williams in 2015 went 6th overall. Ronnie Stanley is a pretty damn good tackle as well.  Quinton Nelson is a top 3 guard in just two seasons and figures to continue to improve. It's not a premiere position for a lot of people but Nelson bucks the trend.

7. Carolina- QB Josh Allen (2018)

Funny bit? We have two Josh Allens here as Josh Allen from Wyoming and Josh Allen from Kentucky both went 7th overall. Both would be tremendous picks given the Panthers needs (an elite edge or a QB). Deforest Buckner finally hit on his potential and got paid paid for it as well, fitting in interestingly here as a potential flexible front line piece. The Panthers just paid Teddy Bridgewater relatively big time money but if you have the chance to take a really athletic strong armed QB who has shown strides in two seasons, you should do it. Imagine Allen throwing it to the likes of DJ Moore and Christian McCaffery.

8. Arizona- RB Christian McCaffery (2017)

THIS one was hard given the lack of obvious options. Do you need more receiving options? If so TE TJ Hockenson was picked 8th. Christian McCaffery is probably the best player at this spot but again, running backs and top 10s and etc etc etc. Nuke Hopkins, Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk are on paper a superb trio of WRs and you also have Kenyan Drake at RB. Vic Beasley is a good pass rusher who has sort of lost his way as a player (hence the one year prove it deal). Give me McCaffery I guess. I think he'd do wonders in Kingbsury's offense and I suppose you can make he and Drake work together. That's why head coaches get paid.

9. Jacksonville- OT Mike McGlinchey (2018)

There's not a lot of obvious fits for a tanking team like the Jaguars. DT Ed Oliver would be intriguing but I have no idea how he fits in with the Jaguars defense. The likes of Leonard Floyd (recently released), Ereck Flowers (failed tackle turned kinda failed guard), John Ross (oft injured speedster) are other options. Lastly there's Mike McGlinchey who was starting at right tackle for the Super Bowl 49ers. The Jaguars have spent picks at both tackle spots but McGlinchey is better.

10. Cleveland- QB Patrick Mahomes (2017)

Fuck. Would the Browns even with Baker Mayfield flirt with taking Patrick Mahomes? Who cares. Mayfield can be traded. If you have the chance to grab the best QB in the NFL, you do it. Easy peasy.

11. NY Jets- CB Marshon Lattimore (2016)

This one came down to Lattimore or Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick can do so much across a secondary and his swiss army knife toolset was amplified in a Pittsburgh secondary that left to his devices where he could roam free and fuck shit up. On the other hand, Marshon Lattimore represents one of the NFL's rare commodities; a star shutdown cornerback. Plus with Marcus Maye and Jamal Adams tie up the safety spots pretty well.

12. Las Vegas- QB Deshaun Watson (2017)

The Raiders are openly flirtatious with moving on from Derek Carr. Deshaun Watson would step in and be a massive upgrade. There's also not much here either given how 90% of the players are DL and the Raiders have plenty of names and faces they like there. Maxx Crosby, Maliek Collins, John Hankins and Clelin Ferrell to name a few.

13. San Francisco f/IND- OG Laremy Tunsil (2016)

Take the 49ers OL with Joe Staley, Mike McGlinchey and Laken Tomlinson and then slide in Laremy Tunsil at RG. That's an absurd OL. There also weren't many options to really delve into either depending on how you feel about Da'Ron Payne and Vita Vea.

14. Tampa Bay- DE Marcus Davenport (2018)

Pick 14 over the past five years is a bit of a dry spell unfortunately. The best player on the list is DeVante Parker and the Bucs clearly have a collection of damn good WRs. Shaq Barrett and JPP are in place for 2020 but could the Bucs use Davenport as a third rusher and move him inside on pass rush downs. Not a lot of good ideas here unfortunately.

15. Denver- RB Melvin Gordon (2015)

Easy peasy! I mean Denver just signed him! That's a bit of a cheapie but let's keep with it. Gordon fitshere (and nobody else does).

16. Atlanta- LB Tremaine Edmunds (2018)

Edmunds with Deion Jones? Sign me up! The only other option that makes sense here is Marlon Humphrey at corner which would be an equally fine pick.

17. Dallas- S Derwin James (2018)

Given that Arik Armstead and John Allen would be 3-technique types in this defense, it makes sense we would ONCE again look at the safety market! Yay! The Cowboys scheme in 2018 apparently didn't like Derwin James as much as the media thought they did but this is a brand new scheme and a new way to play. Derwin James would edge out Keanu Neal (who BTW when healthy is an amazing safety) by virtue of being more of the chess piece the Cowboys need.

18. Miami f/PIT- C Ryan Kelly (2017)

Again there's a glut of corners here but the Dolphins have their fair share. As such, turn your attention over to a glut of centers---who they also just signed a guy for. Ryan Kelly is a pro bowl center though and you can make exceptions for that.

19. Las Vegas f/CHI- LB Leighton Vander-Esch (2018)

One of the better linebackers in the NFL prior to his neck injury, LVE was a friggin' elite athlete who could still redefine what NFL linebackers look like. His defensive coordinator is there as well (as the DL coach) and I bet Gruden would love his leadership and his ability as an off ball linebacker. This one is easy enough.

20. Jacksonville f/LAR- TE Noah Fant (2019)

The Jaguars are in the midst of a rebuild of sorts but unfortunately there's no immediate building block pieces at 20. It came down to Frank Ragnow (a versatile OL with upside) or Noah Fant and I opted for tight end Noah Fant since Minshew could use a reliable safety blanket. Assuming Fant can control his drops of course.

21. Philadelphia- WR Will Fuller (2016)

The Eagles could REALLY use some targets for Carson Wentz. Last year in clutch games they were relying on JJ Arceaga-Whiteside and Boston Scott for targets outside of their tight ends. Wouldn't have a problem going with FS Darnell Savage either who also went at 21.

22. Minnesota f/BUF- DE Bud Dupree (2015)

I don't know if the Vikings NEED an edge but even if they don't, there's really no options here. Josh Doctson was a flop in Washington, Charles Harris was a flop in Miami, Rashaan Evans plays the same spot as their glut of damn good linebackers and Andre Dillard is an unproven tackle for Philly to this point. Hit or miss here.

23. New England- Isaiah Wynn (2018)

I mean they drafted him here. Easy enough. Although would they take TE Evan Engram all things being equal?

24. New Orleans- WR DJ Moore (2018)

The Saints did grab Emmanuel Sanders but DJ Moore, Sanders and Michael Thomas is a whole different world of WR depth. There's also pretty much nobody else here worthy of snagging either.

25. Minnesota- WR Marquise Brown (2019)

HOLLYWOOD! The Vikings just traded away Stefon Diggs and could use an infusion of playmaker at their WR spot to help assist their TE room, Dalvin Cook and Adam Thielen. Marquise Brown would give Kirk Cousins a souped up version of Jamison Crowder; a WR-3 he relied heavily on in Washington.

26. Miami f/HOU- DE Montez Sweat (2019)

So the Dolphins have signed a lot of DE and we also gave them Bradley Chubb earlier BUT Montez Sweat is going to terrorize the NFL for the next 5-10 years and so he and Chubb combined? That's big time pass rush. Also, again, not much to really select from here either.

27. Seattle- CB Byron Jones (2015)

If you drew up a make and model for a Seahawks DB? It looks like Byron Jones. Byron just got paid big time money by Miami It's Byron vs Tre White and Byron fits the mold a bit better. Could also see Seattle liking Kenny Clark. Lots of good defensive players at 27.

28. Baltimore- OG Laken Tomlinson (2015)

Let Tomlinson battle it out with the interior OL the Ravens have currently. There's really not much here, it's either Tomlinson or DT Jerry Tillery.

29. Tennessee- TE David Njoku (2017)

Funny story, the 2016 1st round pick here was forfeited via deflategate. With just four names to choose from (and not really much to talk about either way), the Titans take David Njoku. Njoku has struggled with his role in Cleveland and the Titans do have some solid tight ends already in place but Njoku would be a pretty nice flier. Most of the guys here at 29 are just not good unless you're a Taven Bryan truther.

30. Green Bay- LB TJ Watt (2017)

And Cowboys fans across the globe shudder in horror. Yes, the Packers have two really good DEs in the Smith brothers. There's nobody else here who comes remotely close to the pure value TJ Watt has. Let him rush from the left side and rack up the sacks. You can figure it out somehow I figure. Let Preston Smith play 3-tech or something!

31. San Francisco- LB Reuben Foster (2017)

On one hand, the less said about Foster the better. On the other, there's really nobody else here who would come close. Unless you're a Germaine Ifedi fan?

32. Kansas City- DT Malcolm Brown (2015)

For any other team in any other league, this is Lamar Jackson. The Chiefs are really set at QB for the next 10-15 years so we'll have to take a pass. Instead Malcolm Brown is pretty much the only other really good value play. Big thumpy 1-tech/nose tackles are usually found later on in the draft but Brown is a good one and the Chiefs truthfully don't need much else either.

[thebridgehqs]

mw males??

Oh, there's so many! But if I'm looking at who would have great interactions with our taken characters, I'd suggest: Steve Rogers, Tony and Howard Stark, Edwin Jarvis from Marvel; James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Godric Gryffindor, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter; Olaf and Kristoff from Frozen; Edmund and Peter Pevensie from Narnia; Derek Morgan, Aaron Hotchner, David Rossi from Criminal Minds; Bruce Wayne, Jim Gordon from DC; Philip from Maleficent; Peeta Mellark, Haymitch Abernathy, Finnick Odair from Hunger Games; Hades from mythology; Percy Jackson, Jason Grace, Frank Zhang from PJO; Finn, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo from Star Wars; Scott McCall, Derek Hale from Teen Wolf. But of course, there are a lot more. If you have fandoms in mind, I can be more specific.

[lalaounaamina]

Reading Poetry 1

Upon 'the 100 Best Recommended English Language Poets' I am willing to read at least one poem by each poet (1 to 100 is a random pick not a ranking).

1 John Milton 1608-1674

2 William Shakespeare 1564-1616

3 Geoffrey Chaucer 1343-1400

4 WB Yeats 1865-1939

5 William Wordsworth 1770-1850

6 John Keats 1795-1821

7 William Blake 1757-1827

8 TS Eliot 1888-1965

9 John Donne 1572-1631

10 Emily Dickinson 1830-1886

11 Walt Whitman 1819-1892

12 Alexander Pope 1688-1744

13 Robert Browning 1812-1899

14 Wallace Stevens 1879-1955

15 Percy Blysse Shelley 1792-1822

16 Lord Byron 1788-1824

17 Alfred Lord Tennysson 1809-1892

18 Edmund Spenser 1552-1599

19 Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849

20 WH Auden 1907-1973

21 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1934

22 John Dryden 1631-1700

23 Ezra Pound 1885-1972

24 George Herbert 1593-1633

25 Robert Burns 1759-1796

26 Andrew Marvell 1621-1678

27 Thomas Hardy 1840-1928

28 John Ashbery 1927-

29 William Langland 1332-1386

30 Elizabeth Bishop 1911-1979

31 Pearl Poet ?

32 Philip Sidney 1554-1586

33 Gerard Manley Hopkins 1844-1889

34 Robert Frost 1874-1963

35 Matthew Arnold 1822-1888

36 John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester 1647-1680

37 Beowulf Poet ?

38 Robert Lowell 1917-1977

39 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861

40 Christina Rossetti 1830-1894

41 James Merrill 1926-1995

42 Thomas Wyatt 1503-1542

43 Sylvia Plath 1932-1963

44 John Clare 1793-1864

45 Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837-1809

46 Philip Larkin 1922-1985

47 John Gower 1330-1408

48 Ben Johnson 1572-1637

49 Hart Crane 1899-1932

50 William Dunbar 1460-?

51 Geoffrey Hill 1932-

52 Seamus Heaney 1939-

53 William Cowper 1731-1800

54 William Carlos Williams 1832-1963

55 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882

56 Thomas Traherne 1636-1674

57 Adrienne Rich 1929-2012

58 Wilfred Owen 1893-1918

59 AE Housman 1859-1936

60 Thomas Moore 1779-1852

61 Dylan Thomas 1914-1953

62 Derek Walcott 1930-

63 EE Cummings 1896-1962

64 Marianne Moore 1887-1972

65 John Berryman 1914-1972

66 Henry Vaughan 1622-1695

67 AR Ammons 1926-2001

68 Anne Finch 1661-1720

69 WS Merwin 1927-

70 Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828-1882

71 Robert Penn Warren 1905-1989

72 Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997

73 Louise Gluck 1943-

74 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey 1516-1547

75 Theodore Roethke 1908-1963

76 Felicia Hemans 1793-1835

77 Thomas Gray 1716-1771

78 Paul Muldoon 1951-

79 Thomas Lovell Beddoes 1803-1849

80 Abraham Cowley 1618-1667

81 Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862

82 Jonathan Swift 1667-1745

83 Ted Hughes 1930-1998

84 HD 1886-1961

85 Robinson Jeffers 1887-1962

86 Christopher Marlowe 1564-1593

87 Robert Herrick 1592-1674

88 Edward Arlington Robinson 1860-1935

89 Richard Crashaw 1613-1649

90 Carl Sandburg 1878-1967

91 Langston Hughes 1902-1967

92 Robert Henryson 1460-1500

93 Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872-1906

94 Stephen Crane 1871-1900

95 Anne Carson 1950-

96 Louis MacNeice 1907-1963

97 Anne Bradstreet 1612-1672

98 John Skelton 1460-1529

99 Bob Dylan 1941-

100 Emily Bronte 1818-1848

101 Rudayard Kipling

102 John Green Leaf Whittier

103 Richard Siken

104 Anna de Noailles

105 Edwin Morgan

106 Mary Oliver

107 William Ernest Henley

108 Pablo Neruda

109 Catol Ann Duffy

110 Adrienne Rich

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Jace Norman (Kid Danger), Cooper Barnes (Captain Man) and Tommy Walker (Drex) To Host A Panel “Danger Is My Middle Name” and Signing For Fans

Comic Con Revolution, the Inland Empire’s only family friendly comic convention (kids 12 and under are free with a paid adult admission) is pleased to announce that cast members of Nickelodeon’s hit show Henry Danger; Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes and Tommy Walker will make their first appearance together at Comic Con Revolution on Sunday May 20, 2018 at 2:00pm.

Jace Norman (Kid Danger) and his crime fighting partner Cooper Barnes (Captain Man) for the past four seasons on Henry Danger, will be sitting down for a discussion and Q&A with fans.  Joining them is archenemy and Captain Man’s former sidekick, Drex, played by Tommy Walker.  Together they will explore favorite episodes, moments, adventures and answer questions from fans during their panel, “Danger Is My Middle Name.”

Jace, Cooper and Tommy will also host a signing immediately following the panel.

“Comic book conventions are a wonderland to me and I’m always excited to meet the fans and talk with them – can’t wait to see everybody there!” said Cooper Barnes.

“I cannot wait to come to Ontario to meet everybody and chat all things comics, Daredevil, Henry Danger and Drex of course!” said Tommy Walker.

“Nickelodeon’s Henry Danger is a fun, family friendly show that appeals to both kids and adults.  It’s not every day that a television show can bring the whole family together.” said Co-Founder and Partner Drew Seldin.  “Having Jace, Cooper & Tommy join the revolution is a perfect fit. We are excited to be able help bring this experience to our fans.”

Comic Con Revolution, the Inland Empire’s only comic convention, is expanding for the first time to two full days of programming, featuring over 160 Exhibitors and nearly 200 guests including Jason Aaron (Star Wars, Thor, Scalped), Greg Baldwin (Samurai Jack, Avatar: The Last Airbender), Ogie Banks (Ultimate Spider-Man), Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanika) Sandy King Carpenter (Film Producer & Comic Writer), Howard Chaykin (American Flagg!, Satellite Sam), Ming Chen (AMC’s Comic Book Men) Matthew Clark (Doom Patrol, Outsiders), Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men), Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series), Neo Edmund (Power Rangers), Susan Eisenberg (Justice League), Carols Ferro (Gears of War), Derek Dridolfs (Li’l Gotham, Batman: Arkham Unhinged), Steven Gordon (X-Men: Evolution), Travis Hanson (Life of the Party: Realities of an RPG’er), Ray-Anthony Height (X-Men Blue, Superb), Tom Hodges (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Herb Jefferson Jr. (Battlestar Galactica), Scott Koblish (Deadpool, Excalibur), Jim Krueger (Universe X, Earth X), Mike Kunkel (Herobear and the Kid), Loren Lester (Batman: The Animated Series), Mike Mathew (Star Wars, She-Hulk), Jonboy Meyers (The Inhumans, Teen Titans), Todd Nauck (Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!), Dustin Nguyen (Descender, DC Secret Hero Society), Fabian Nicieza (Deadpool & X-Force), Diane Pershing (Batman: The Animated Series – Voice of Poison Ivy), Andrea Romano, Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), Peter Shinkoda (Daredevil, Falling Skies), Cat Staggs (Wonder Woman, Smallville), Art Thibert (Ultimate Spider-Man, Trinity), Tommy Walker (Daredevil, Henry Danger), Marv Wolfman (Marvel’s Blade, New Teen Titans) and Timothy Zahn (Star Wars Novelist).  Additional announcements will be made as guests continue to confirm and support the show.

Information about Comic Con Revolution is available athttp://comicconrevolution.com/ontario/. For updates, follow the company on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

  About Comic Con Revolution

Comic Con Revolution was founded on very simple principles.  We are excited to celebrate comics and the creative arts.  At the absolute core of what we do are the creators themselves.  The people who create the comics, games, toys, film, movies and more that we all love.  Without their tireless dedication to creating the fantastic worlds we all get lost in, events like Comic Con Revolution would not be possible.  We strive to create the best possible experience for attendees, exhibitors and guests alike.  Our team of event industry veterans are dedicated to working hard to create that experience for each of you.

  About Atomic Crush Events

Atomic Crush Events is an event consultation and management company that was founded on experience and innovation.  Bringing together expertise in event management, marketing, sales and business development to create a unique team that can analyze and identify the best course of action when developing a live event.  Our philosophy is simple – create the best experience possible for attendees, exhibitors and guests alike.

More information is available at comicconrevolution.com/ontario and www.atomiccrushevents.com

  HENRY DANGER CAST MEMBERS TO MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE TOGETHER AT COMIC CON REVOLUTION SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018 AT 2:00PM Jace Norman (Kid Danger), Cooper Barnes (Captain Man) and Tommy Walker (Drex) To Host A Panel “Danger Is My Middle Name” and Signing For Fans…

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1x02 “Rebirth” Part 2

Following on the heels of “Rebirth” Part 1, the second half of the series premiere sets out to finish establishing character motivations and villains, but falls somewhat short due to a rushed plot. Despite this, though, it does adequately set the tone of the rest of the series, particularly in setting up the character dynamic between Terry and Bruce. 

From now on, these reviews will be following the same pattern: Plot, Villain, and Character Development. The first review did not, simply because the main villain had such a small presence in the episode as a whole. 

Plot

Picking up shortly where “Rebirth” Part 1 ended, Bruce Wayne and Terry McGinnis are overlooking the incriminating disc outlining Derek Powers’ evil plan, as hidden by Warren McGinnis shortly before his death. It is revealed that Powers is creating a nerve gas, which he intends to sell to ambiguously Slavic countries as a bio-weapon. When Bruce refuses to do anything about this, Terry steals the high-tech batsuit and heads to confront Powers. He is briefly stymied by Bruce, but after convincing the old man that action needs to be taken, he manages to kill his father’s murderer and expose Powers to his own nerve gas. The episode ends with Bruce officially offering Terry a partnership as the new Batman, and the reveal of season 1′s main villain, Blight. 

Villain

It is often said that the strength of Batman as a concept relies on the fact that he has such interesting villains. Setting aside arguments about how Batman’s villains are really just guys with things on their head making puns about their theme, the iconography of Batman villains is important. It would have been very easy for Batman Beyond to simply rehash the same villains in an updated setting, but the production team clearly decided not to go that route, going so far as to self-parody the idea with the Jokerz gang. 

A new Batman needs a new arch nemesis, and clear it isn’t going to be the Joker. So they went a completely opposite direction. Instead of giving audiences another high class Batman fighting a chaotic, lower-class villain, the team behind Beyond flipped the script, creating a lower-class Batman and pitting him against a corrupt CEO, Derek Powers.

Deliciously voiced by Sherman Howard, Powers in this episode does not feel like an animated Batman villain. He would be perfectly at home in a Nolan film, a high-powered man with aims towards using his company to seize power in the Eastern Bloc. He is cool and ruthless, calmly demonstrating the powers of his nerve gas on animals and humans to a dictator who can hardly bear to look. 

But his villainy does not stop there; his confrontation with Terry, in which he mocks a teenaged boy for the loss of his father and tries to goad him into a limo to get the lost disc is tinged with a sexual menace - an unfortunate bit of gay-coding in order to make him appear more dangerous. 

Sadly, Powers-the-corrupt-CEO is shortly lived, as he is ironically undone by his own nerve gas. His life is saved, but at the cost of what little humanity he has, and the episode closes on a glowing green and black skeleton, laughing at his reflection in the mirror in an obvious nod to Jack Nicholson’s Joker reveal in the 1989 film. 

Character Development

There’s plenty to be said here about Terry’s initial run at being Batman, and how this episode establishes many of his iconic qualities. However, I will instead be focusing on the dynamic between Terry and Bruce, and how this episode reinforces the theme of apathy from episode 1. 

If there is any quote to describe the major theme of Beyond, it’s Edmund Burke’s famous line, “evil triumphs when good men do nothing.” From the start, Terry is shown trying to get Bruce to act. He notes that “something happened” to Bruce, something more than just getting old, and that this has made Bruce apathetic. 

This idea of apathy is heavily telegraphed to the audience shortly after Terry steals the batsuit. Not only does Bruce demand the suit back, he paralyzes Terry, and almost lets a teenager die, because of his anger at the suit being stolen. This sets up a clear emotional divide between the two; Bruce, though he was once a vigilante, operates within laws, while Terry clearly believes in action over everything. Bruce does eventually let Terry take control in order to avoid dying, but he immediately tries to get the boy to back down, threatening to paralyze the suit again, permanently. 

This episode shows a powerplay between the two, both jockeying for control - with youth and action winning in the end, as Terry emotionally manipulates Bruce by reminding him of his own failed vengeance for his parents’ death. Powerplay will be a recurring aspect of the characters’ interactions, but the episode ends with Bruce putting them on equal footing. When he offers Terry a job, he says he wants a ‘go-fer’, but immediately rephrases to ‘ally’. The meaning is clear; to the public, Terry is merely an assistant, but in private, the two are equals. This is not a hero-sidekick deal, but a true partnership. 

Rating

Three out of five. This episode, though ambitious, ends up being average. While the premiere was split in two for the sake of not rushing pacing, part 2 still manages to rush. Terry’s struggles to handle the batsuit are glossed over, and his revenge happens quickly with little indication of his feelings afterwards. Terry is very clearly responsible for the death of Mr. Fixx, his father’s killer and Powers’ bodyguard, but there is no emotional reaction to this, making the character seem cold and the writers seem thoughtless. This is especially unfortunate seeing as Terry’s compassion will be one of his bigger character traits throughout the series. 

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Week Nine injury report roundup

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Week Nine of the 2018 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a 49ers win and it continues with 11 more games on Sunday, which means that the 22 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday.

Questionable players are uncertain to play, doubtful players are unlikely to play and out should be self-explanatory. Players who are on active rosters and don’t appear below should be considered healthy enough to play barring any announcements on Saturday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release their injury reports until Saturday and are not listed here.

With that housekeeping out of the way, here are all the injury reports for Sunday.

Bears at Bills

Bears LB Khalil Mack (ankle) and WR Allen Robinson (groin) are questionable for the third straight week. They missed last week after playing in Week Seven. DT Bilal Nichols (knee) is also listed as questionable while TE Ben Braunecker (concussion) and G Kyle Long (foot) have been ruled out.

QB Josh Allen (elbow) is out again, but did return to practice on Friday. The Bills are keeping the door open for QB Derek Anderson and LB Tremaine Edmunds to clear the concussion protocol after listing them as questionable. Nathan Peterman is set to start if Anderson is out. DE Trent Murphy (knee) has also been ruled out.

Buccaneers at Panthers

The Buccaneers will play their NFC South rivals without RB Ronald Jones (hamstring), G Evan Smith (hip) and CB M.J. Stewart (foot). DE Vinny Curry (ankle) and DT Gerald McCoy (calf, not injury related) are listed as questionable.

WR Torrey Smith (knee) is out and no one else on the Panthers got an injury designation.

Chiefs at Browns

The Chiefs ruled out C Mitch Morse (concussion) and LB Frank Zombo (hamstring). S Eric Berry (heel) is listed as doubtful for the ninth week in a row and has yet to play in a game. Linebackers Anthony Hitchens (rib) and Justin Houston (hamstring) are listed as questionable.

LB Joe Schobert (hamstring) won’t play in Gregg Williams’ debut as Browns head coach. WR Antonio Callaway (ankle), T Desmond Harrison (illness), WR Rashard Higgins (knee), S Damarious Randall (groin), WR Da'Mari Scott (shoulder), CB Tavierre Thomas (abdomen) and C J.C. Tretter (ankle) make up the questionable group in Cleveland.

Falcons at Washington

The Falcons have just two players with injury designations. CB Robert Alford (ankle) and K Matt Bryant (hamstring) are both out this weekend.

Washington will play without three key offensive players after ruling out WR Jamison Crowder (ankle), RB Chris Thompson (rib) and T Trent Williams (thumb, shoulder). LB Ryan Anderson (knee), RB Kapri Bibbs (shoulder), S Montae Nicholson (neck, hip) and WR Paul Richardson (shoulder, knee) were all listed as questionable.

Jets at Dolphins

Wide receivers Robby Anderson (ankle) and Quincy Enunwa (ankle) could return to action for the Jets after getting questionable tags. LB Frankie Luvu (neck), DT Steve McLendon (ankle) and WR Andre Roberts (back) are also listed as questionable while TE Neal Sterling (concussion) has been ruled out. CB Trumaine Johnson (quadricep) and LB Kevin Pierre-Louis (foot) will likely sit after being listed a doubtful.

DE Charles Harris (calf) and QB Ryan Tannehill (right shoulder) are out for the Dolphins. TE A.J. Derby (foot), CB Xavien Howard (ankle) and WR Kenny Stills (groin) will be Sunday calls as the owners of questionable tags.

Lions at Vikings

DE Ziggy Ansah (shoulder) hasn’t played since the opener and is listed as questionable once again for the Lions. G T.J. Lang (hip) and CB Darius Slay (knee) are also in that category while LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin (toe, neck) is considered doubtful.

Word on Friday is that Vikings RB Dalvin Cook (hamstring) is on track to play. He’s officially listed as questionable along with WR Stefon Diggs (rib), T Riley Reiff (foot), CB Xavier Rhodes (foot) and S Andrew Sendejo (groin). LB Anthony Barr (hamstring), G Tom Compton (knee) and RB Roc Thomas (hamstring) will all miss the NFC North clash.

Steelers at Ravens

Steelers T Marcus Gilbert (knee) is listed as doubtful for the AFC North matchup. Cornerbacks Artie Burns (ankle) and Coty Sensabaugh (toe) are listed as questionable.

The Ravens will be down both starting offensive tackles after ruling out James Hurst (back) and Ronnie Stanley (ankle). LB Tim Williams (ankle) has also been ruled out and the questionable group is made up of G Bradley Bozeman (calf), RB Alex Collins (foot), CB Marlon Humphrey (thigh), S Tony Jefferson (hamstring), WR Jordan Lasley (hamstring), G Alex Lewis (neck) and LB C.J. Mosley (thigh).

Chargers at Seahawks

DE Joey Bosa (foot), DE Chris Landrum (hip) and LB Kyzir White (knee) won’t play for the Chargers, who hope to get RB Melvin Gordon (hamstring) back after listing him as questionable.

G Jordan Simmons (calf) and CB Neiko Thorpe (groin) are listed as doubtful by the Seahawks. RB Chris Carson (hip), S Bradley McDougald (knee) and LB K.J. Wright (knee) are listed as questionable.

Texans at Broncos

LB Jadeveon Clowney (groin), CB Aaron Colvin (ankle), WR Keke Coutee (hamstring), S Andre Hal (shoulder) and CB Johnathan Joseph (ankle, knee) drew questionable tags for the Texans. LB Zach Cunningham (knee) is out.

The Broncos ruled out WR DaeSean Hamilton (knee), LB Brandon Marshall (knee), CB Bradley Roby (ankle) and S Darian Stewart (neck). RB Royce Freeman (ankle) is listed as questionable.

Rams at Saints

CB Sam Shields (illness) is listed as questionable and makes up the entire Rams injury report.

The Saints also have a one-man injury report. Unfortunately for them, DE Marcus Davenport (toe) has been ruled out.

Packers at Patriots

WR Geronimo Allison (hamstring, groin) played last week, but he’s doubtful for the Packers after adding a groin injury to his hamstring issue. WR Randall Cobb (hamstring), LB Nick Perry (ankle) and S Jermaine Whitehead (back) are listed as questionable.

Thirteen members of the Patriots are listed as questionable. T Trent Brown (ankle), T Marcus Cannon (concussion), LS Joe Cardona (shoulder), WR Julian Edelman (ankle), WR Josh Gordon (hamstring), LB Nicholas Grigsby (illness), DE Geneo Grissom (ankle), TE Rob Gronkowski (ankle, back), LB Dont'a Hightower (knee), TE Jacob Hollister (hamstring), RB Sony Michel (knee), WR Cordarrelle Patterson (neck) and DE John Simon (shoulder) make up that group. In more definitive news, G Shaq Mason (calf) and C Brian Schwenke (foot) have been ruled out.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/11/02/week-nine-injury-report-roundup-7/

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Life with Father (1947) starring William Powell and Irene Dunne

“If you think I’m going to stand there and let Dr. Lloyd splash me with water, you’re mistaken!”       —— Clarence Day (William Powell)

Life with Father, set in the 1880s, in a more leisurely time than ours and one long gone, is a memoir by a longtime bed-ridden Clarence Day about his kind but eccentric father, Clarence “Clare” Day, Sr.  The author died in 1935, shortly after the memoir was published.  Four years later, Howard Lindsey and Russel Crouse translated the book into a play, still the longest-running non-musical on Broadway, holding the boards for over seven years.

In the year the play closed, 1947, Warner Bros. released the film version, whose success equaled that of the book and play, earning Oscar nominations—unsuccessful as it would prove—for William Powell as Best Actor and Max Steiner for his score, as well as for Best Cinematography and Best Art-Set Decoration.

Set in 1883 in New York City, the movie is a faithful and charming adaptation of Day’s memoir, thanks partly to the close, on-set scrutiny of Day’s widow, Katherine, and to the ideal casting.  Powell is Clare Day, the businessman who organizes his Madison Avenue household like his business.  He keeps the cook Margaret (Emma Dunn) hopping, with a “call signal” of two heavy foot stamps on the floor that shakes the chandeliers.  He so terrorizes the maids that four come and go during the short time period of the film.

His wife Vinnie, played by Irene Dunne, who resented, she said, her part as a “rattle-brain” wife, has, hidden beneath the façade of an apparently subservient Victorian wife, a strong will of her own, and she often prevails.  Her understanding of finances, however, conflicts with her husband’s strict, practically day-to-day management of the family checkbook.  He finds it difficult to comprehend her reasoning, that, if a $15.95 china pug dog is returned in exchange for a $15.95 suit—this reflects an 1883 price, remember!—then the Days must owe nothing.  On another occasion, repulsed by a china pug dog his wife has bought, Clare asks, “What did you pay for it?”  “I didn’t pay anything,” she replies.  “I charged it.”

Then, to keep things lively, the eldest of four sons, Clarence, Jr. (Jimmy Lydon), who is going to Yale next year, has an air of superiority.  When he wears an altered suit of his father’s, he assumes his personality, inheriting a reluctance to kneel during the Episcopal services.  When a young lady, Mary Skinner (Elizabeth Taylor in her seventh film role), comes for a visit, and toward whom he becomes instantly enamored, he insists she write him first after she leaves.  “You’ll write me first,” he instructs, with overtones of his father, “and you’ll do it right away, the first day!”  Even that she is a Methodist causes some momentary anxiety.

And later, when the paternal metamorphosis threatens his budding love life and he expresses his father’s signature cry of disapproval at double forte volume, “Oh, gad!,” he knows it’s time to demand a suit of his own.

Throughout the film, Clarence, Jr. takes center stage over his three brothers, all who have red hair, like their parents.  Next in age is John (Martin Milner), the family’s aspiring scientist and entrepreneur.  He first invents a burglar alarm that prompts a “stop that noise, stop it, I say!” from father, and, second, promotes, with Clarence, Jr., a snake oil elixir that cures all diseases but worsens his mother’s illness when he sneaks some into her tea.

The third brother is Whitney (Johnny Calkins), who is struggling to learn his catechism for an upcoming confirmation.  Fourth is Harlan (Derek Scott), whose biggest concern, even beyond his dog, is missing his unbaptized father when he arrives in heaven.

The nostalgic atmosphere of the main title conjures up the 1880s, with photos from the period, viewed through a hand-held stereoscope.  Then the last photo, an old still of a New York street, segues into a live street in 1883.  A policeman on his beat approaches a servant on her knees scrubbing the steps of the Day brownstone.

“Well,” he says, “these are certainly the cleanest steps on Madison Avenue.”

“That’s how Mr. Day wants them kept,” the servant replies.  Moments later, a first-day-on-the-job maid, Annie (Heather Wilde), emerges from the lower kitchen entrance to obtain Mr. Day’s milk can from a horse drawn milk wagon.

As might be expected from director Michael Curtiz, Clare’s introduction at breakfast that morning is a dramatic one—first, only a shouted “Oh, gad!”—then his shadow (a Curtiz trademark) on an upstairs wall while he complains about a lost tie.  “I don’t know what this world’s coming to,” he complains.  That cry will be heard again.  And, last, in a close-up, his feet descend the stairs, and he becomes almost like an arriving sovereign as he greets his family in the dining room.

From her husband, who doesn’t like visitors, family or otherwise, in the house, Vinnie has kept a secret, that guests are coming: Vinnie’s cousin, Cora Cartwright (Zasu Pitts), and her young friend Mary.  Further, Vinnie has promised them that Clare will take them all to Delmonico’s.

Another guest who drops in occasionally, depending upon the current circumstance or crisis, is Reverend Dr. Lloyd (Edmund Gwenn, recipient of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, made the same year by 20th Century-Fox).  On an early occasion, he responds to the startling news that Clare has never been baptized, and even sermonizes from the pulpit on the essential ritual.  Even Clare himself has just remembered the fact and announces it at a family meal, unaware of the consternation it will cause everyone.

On a later occasion, Reverend Lloyd arrives to console the family on Vinnie’s serious illness.  When his wife seems near death, Clare offers a cautionary prayer, that if she recovers he will become baptized.  It means a lot to her, since, as she once told Cora, “I just couldn’t go to heaven without Clare.  Why, I get lonesome for him even when I go to Ohio.”

In the end, when Vinnie recovers and Clare reneges on his promise, Vinnie arranges for a surprise ceremony at a church in Audubon Park.  Again Clare is adamantly against it.  The next time Clare becomes disgusted, now over that ceramic pug dog Vinnie has bought and says he won’t become baptized as long as that object remains in the house, Vinnie seizes upon another plan.

She sends Clarence, Jr. to the department store to exchange the pug dog for a new suit for himself.  Next morning, when Cora and Mary drop in for another visit, the young man makes up with Mary, now that he is less imperious in his own suit and has become his own man.

With the pug dog gone and Clare’s latest promise supposedly in effect, Vinnie orders an expensive taxi to take everyone to Audubon Park.  Knowing that the charges mount for even an idle taxi, Clare orders an immediate, no-delay departure for the church and, finally, his baptism.

While Irene Dunne contributes charm, wit and patience but also quiet determination to Life with Father, William Powell remains the unavoidable center.  Some Hollywood stars specialize in their versatility, for better or worse sometimes, while others, like Powell, settle into a comfortable degree of typecasting.  Although he has made other types of films, he seems especially suited to the drawing room.  There he is either the debonair detective, whether the famous Thin Man or Philo Vance, or the suave lover to such ladies as Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, Carole Lombard and, of course, Myrna Loy (fourteen films together, including six in the Thin Man series).

Warner Bros.’ hardest working, most versatile house director, Michael Curtiz always adjusts easily to innumerable changes in genres.  From Westerns (Dodge City, 1939) to Oscar-winning musicals (Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942) to melodramas (Mildred Pierce, 1945) to swashbucklers (The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938) to film noirs (Angels with Dirty Faces, 1938), he now, with Life with Father, returns to comedy (We’re No Angels, 1955).

Curtiz’ straightforward direction avoids any hint of sentimentality, and Donald Ogden Stewart’s faithful screenplay emphasizes the humor of both the memoir and the play.  The combined fluid cinematography of J. Peverell Marley (The House of Wax, 1953, and The Spirit of St. Louis, 1957) and William V. Skall (Rope and Joan of Arc, both 1948) would seem to only accentuate the leisurely pace of things, but the plot moves at a laugh-filled clip, thanks mainly to these contributors and to the warm sincerity and enthusiasm of the players.

Along with the heavy Victorian interiors, Max Steiner’s score, and all the period music he includes, adds to the 1880s flavor.  The composer’s own tune in the main title, heard frequently throughout, ideally portrays “both the pomposity of the character and the good-heartedness” of Clarence Day—the words of Tony Thomas in his indispensable book, Music for the Movies.

Most of the popular tunes, however, were written after the 1883 time of the film, including “Sweet Marie,” which Dunne and Powell sing, and “Love’s Old Sweet Song,” which Powell sings as he plays the piano.  Even another piece of source music, the “Treasure Waltz” from Johann Strauss, Jr.’s Gypsy Baron, heard at Delmonico’s, was premiered in late 1885.

Life with Father, without the least bit of strain it seems, provides a joyous, funny and heartwarming movie experience.  For those viewers accustomed to a faster pace and all that entails—the quick cutting, the endless close-ups, the loud noises—some adjustments may have to be made.  But here is a quiet oasis, a return, if only momentarily, if only on film, to a more leisure era when there was time for thought and personal reflection, and even, dare it be suggested, introspection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcL0rvrsbMg

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Bethune Cookman’s Professors Speak Out!

Dear Graduates of Bethune-Cookman:

First, congratulations! We are so proud of what you have accomplished. You have studied, prepared, planned, learned, and have earned what our parents, grandparents, and ancestors have had to fight, scrape, and die for in this nation. We are proud of you for that!

WATCHING YOU STAND AND TURN YOUR BACKS TO HER MAKES US ELATED. OVERJOYED. HUMBLED. IT WAS A DAY AND A MOMENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT CELEBRATING YOU AND WHAT YOU ACHIEVED.

Beyond becoming graduates, we are floating this morning thinking about how you stood up to your university and protested the woefully under-qualified Secretary of Education who attempted to address you at your graduation yesterday. Watching you stand and turn your backs to her makes us elated. Overjoyed. Humbled. It was a day and a moment that should have been about celebrating you and what you achieved.

The world watched you protest the speaker you never should have had. We cheered as we saw so many of you refuse to acquiesce in the face of threats and calls for complicity. Your actions fit within a long tradition of Black people fighting back against those who attack our institutions and our very lives with their anti-Black policies and anglo-normative practices. Betsy DeVos’ commitment to dismantling public education and her egregious framing of historically Black colleges and universities as “pioneers” in school choice are just two examples of why she should never have been invited to speak at an event celebrating Black excellence.

We shared your outrage when it was announced that DeVos would serve as your commencement speaker and receive an honorary degree. As your administration hid behind the rhetoric of “learning from people with divergent perspectives,” current students objected. Alumni petitioned. We watched from a distance wondering how but knowing why this moment was taken from honoring you.

But then, you turned it around, figuratively and literally. We beamed with joy as we watched videos and read tweets of how you took your graduation back to honor yourselves. To honor your founder. To honor our ancestors. To honor us all.

You represent the best of Mother Mary McLeod Bethune who took the little she had and built an institution that remains committed to bringing out the best in us. You are the best of us. We, the undersigned, are Black professors and college administrators— some of us at HBCUs, some of us at PWIs, some of us HBCU alums— and we thank you. We salute you. And we love you.

Hail, Wildcats!

1. Yaba Blay, PhD, Dan Blue Endowed Chair in Political Science, North Carolina Central University 2. Camika Royal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Urban Education, Loyola University Maryland (North Carolina Central University, Class of 1999) 3. Treva B. Lindsey, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University 4. Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor, Princeton University 5. Brittney Cooper, Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Africana Studies, Rutgers University (Howard University, Class of 2002) 6. Susana Morris, Associate Professor of English, Auburn University 7. Robin M. Boylorn, Ph.D., Associate Professor (of Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication), University of Alabama (and The Crunk Feminist Collective) 8. Blair LM Kelley, Associate Professor of History, North Carolina State University 9. Dr. Kaila Adia Story, Associate Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies and Pan African Studies and Audre Lorde Endowed Chair in Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality Studies, University of Louisville 10. Melanye Price Associate Professor, Africana Studies and Political Science, Rutgers University New Brunswick 11. Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University 12. Marc Lamont Hill, Steven Charles Endowed Professor of Media, Cities, and Solutions, Temple University 13. Dr. Arturo Lindsay, Professor Emeritus, Spelman College 14. Jessica M. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History, Johns Hopkins University 15. Tanisha C. Ford, Associate Professor, University of Delaware 16. Jim Harper, PhD, Chair, History, North Carolina Central University (North Carolina Central University, Class of 1994 /Class of 1997) 17. Charles D. Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History and, Director of the Public History Program, North Carolina Central University 18. Patrick Douthit aka 9th Wonder, Artist in Residence, North Carolina Central University / Duke University 19. Baiyina W. Muhammad, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, North Carolina Central University 20. Lydia Lindsey, Associate Professor of History, North Carolina Central University 21. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education, University of Wisconsin (Morgan State University, Class of 1968) 22. Akinyele Umoja, Professor and Chair, African-American Studies, Georgia State University 23. Fahamu Pecou, PhD, Artist Scholar, Emory University/ Adjunct Professor of Art, Spelman College 24. Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Music, University of Pennsylvania 25. Charles McKinney, Director, Africana Studies, Associate Professor of History, Rhodes College 26. Lester Spence, Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University 27. Mat Johnson, Full Professor, University of Houston 28. Regina N. Bradley, Assistant Professor English and African Diaspora Studies, Kennesaw State University 29. Asia Leeds, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of International Studies, Spelman College 30. Akissi Britton, Ph.D., Lecturer, Sociology/Anthropology, Pace University 31. Takiyah Nur Amin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dance Studies, UNC Charlotte 32. Ashanté Reese, Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Spelman College 33. Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean, Associate Professor of Political Science, Quinnipiac University 34. Charles H.F. Davis III, Ph.D., Director & Assistant Professor, USC Race and Equity Center 35. Fanon Che Wilkins, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Morehouse College Kyoto, JAPAN (Morehouse University, Class of 1991) 36. Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, Visiting Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute/Adjunct Lecturer, Lehman College/CUNY 37. Emir Lewis, Adjunct Professor, Film & TV, Tisch School of The Arts, New York University 38. Aimee Meredith Cox, Associate Professor of African American Studies, Fordham University 39. Tiffany D Pogue, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, Albany State University 40. Dr. Kimberly J. Chandler, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Affiliate Faculty, Women’s Studies Program, Xavier University of Louisiana 41. Racine R. Henry, Ph.D., LMFT, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor, Drexel University 42. W. Michelle Harris, Assoc. Professor, Interactive Games & Media, Rochester Institute of Technology 43. Renee Baron, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts and American Studies, The Juilliard School 44. Shari Robinson-Lynk, LMSW, ACSW, Professor of Practice, SW@S, Simmons College 45. Kinitra Brooks, Associate Professor of English, University of Texas at San Antonio 46. Twayla Eason, MSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Shaw University 47. George Derek Musgrove, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies, University Maryland Baltimore County 48. Nikki R. Byrom, Instructor, University of West Georgia 49. Heidi R. Lewis, Associate Director & Assistant Professor Feminist & Gender Studies, Colorado College 50. Josie Pickens, Coordinator of Developmental Writing, Texas Southern University/HBCU Grad 51. Michael Leo Owens, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science, Emory University 52. Dr. Antonia Randolph, Assistant Professor, Winston-Salem State University 53. Gwendolyn D. Pough, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Dean’s Professor of the Humanities, Syracuse University 54. Lisa B. Thompson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of African & African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas at Austin 55. Prof. Najja K. Baptist, Instructor, Political Science, Howard University 56. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers, Ph.D., Ruth N. Halls Associate Professor of History and Gender Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington 57. Melina Abdullah, Pan-African Studies, Cal State LA 58. Kristine Wright, Ph.D., Faculty – Sociology, Los Angeles Southwest College 59. Sam Vernon, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, Vassar College 60. Aisha Tandiwe Bell, Adjunct Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) 61. Christina M Greer, PhD, Associate Professor, Political Science, Fordham University 62. Brandi Blessett, Assistant Professor, Rutgers University-Camden 63. Tia Sherèe Gaynor, Assistant Professor, Marist College 64. Camille Z. Charles, Walter H. and Leonard C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences Director, Center for Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania 65. Devon R. Johnson, Ph. D., Faculty Teaching Instructor, Department of Criminology, School of Social Justice, Rutgers University 66. Danielle M. Wallace, Assistant Professor, William Paterson University 67. Rachel Watkins, Associate Professor of Anthropology, American University 68. Dr. Shaunna Payne Gold, Associate Director, Student Development & Assessment Programs, University of Maryland 69. Tennille Allen, Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology, Lewis University 70. Marta Moreno Vega, Adjunct Professor NYU Art and Public Policy Department 71. Koritha Mitchell, Associate Professor of English, Ohio State University 72. Noel A. Cazenave, Professor of Sociology, University of Connecticut 73. Scott Poulson-Bryant, Assistant Professor of English, Fordham University 74. Anita Thompson, Adjunct Lecturer, African/African-American Studies Program, Eastern Kentucky University 75. Krystal Strong, Assistant Professor, Education, Culture, and Society, University of Pennsylvania 76. Suzanne Henderson, PhD, Independent Scholar of African American Studies 77. Jasmine Mitchell, Assistant Professor, State University of New York-Old Westbury 78. Candice M. Jenkins, Associate Professor of English and African American Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 79. Jillian Carter Ford, Associate Professor of Educational Equity, Kennesaw State University 80. Natasha Lightfoot, Associate Professor, History, Columbia University 81. Crystal R. Sanders, Associate Professor of History and African American Studies, Pennsylvania State University 82. Dr. Rashawn Ray, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park 83. Linda Chavers, Ph.D., Temple University 84. Dre Domingue, EdD, Visiting Lecturer, University of Massachusetts-Amherst 85. Siobhan Carter-David, Assistant Professor of History, Southern Connecticut State University 86. Derrais Carter, Assistant Professor, Portland State University 87. Kesi Amandla Augustin, PhD Candidate, New York University 88. Tracey Lewis-Giggetts, MBA, MFA, Professor of English and Creative Writing, Community College of Philadelphia 89. 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Titans visits thus far

Titans visits thus far

NFL Draft Diamonds reported that Jon Robinson worked out Eastern Washington wide receiver Kendrick Bourne.

Most of his numbers are better than Cooper Kupp’s

  Eastern Washington hosted pro day today. Great showings especially the DE Samson Ebukam. Here are Cooper Kupp, Kendrick Bourne numbers pic.twitter.com/3EpoE3h5NP

— Skyline Sports (@SkylineSportsMT) March 28, 2017

Bourne is the 72nd ranked wideout according to CBSSports. He is an undrafted free agent candidate.

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Eastern Washington defensive end Samson Ebukam reportedly ran a 4.45 40 yard dash. During his college career, he has played outside linebacker, inside linebacker, defensive end, and defensive tackle, although primarily at defensive end. The Nigerian prospect has some ridiculous athleticism. While he is raw, that 40 time may have boosted him from an undrafted free agent to becoming a 7th round pick. Surely, defensive coordinators would like the opportunity to see his speed on the edge in training camp.

Josh Norris reported that the Titans have a predraft visit with Purdue wide receiver Deangelo Yancey. The undrafted free agent is CBSSports’ 50th rated wide receiver.

The Titans reportedly did and did not meet with UConn Safety Obi Melifonwu. Yes, the joy of twitter and contradictions. The tall athletic safety is projected as a late first or early second round prospect.

“Everyone” on twitter is reporting that O.J. Howard will visit with the Titans. The top rated tight end is moving into a somewhat uncomfortable spot for the Titans in the draft. Originally, he seemed to be a likely pick at the 18th slot, but he has risen on many draft boards. Since the Titans have the fifth pick, Howard could possibly be a trade down target for the Titans.

According to Aaron Wilson, tackle Mason Zandi met with the Titans at his pro day. The six-foot-nine-inch tackle was measured by some to reportedly be an inch taller. Regardless, he is huge and would be an interesting undrafted free agent.

The Titans reportedly met with Kennesaw State’s strong safety Derrick Farrow at his pro day. I can’t confirm this on twitter or google. In 2015, Farrow was Big Sky defensive player of the week when he forced three fumbles and returned one for a touchdown. The undrafted free agent is highly regarded for his hustle and not giving up on a play.

The Titans staff reportedly led some drills at the Houston pro day. Tyus Bowser caught the eye of some, supposedly. Here is an article from SportingNews detailing the outside linebacker/defensive end’s strengths.

“Everyone” was at the Ohio State pro day and wide receiver Curtis Samuel impressed with his ability to play multiple positions. The Titans and the other 31 teams, were surely curious about many players.

CBS wrote: “Offensive lineman Andrew Eide isn’t a well-known prospect, but he should be. He was a defensive lineman at Southern Utah before moving to the offensive line and transferring to BYU for his final season in 2016. He started all 13 games at left tackle and more than held his own, projecting best inside at guard.

At Friday’s pro day, Eide (6-foot-4, 303 pounds) had a 5.12-second 40-yard dash, 33 reps on the bench press, 9-foot-6 broad jump and 31-inch vertical. He was worked out as a guard, but by request from several NFL reps in attendance…”

The Titans reportedly were interested in Eide and safety Kai Nacua. CBS does not report the Titans, so there is a contradiction. Both are projected undrafted free agents. Nacua is the 19th rated safety as per CBS.

Jim Wyatt wrote: “Titans general manager Jon Robinson and coach Mike Mularkey were among a large contingent of NFL officials on hand at the indoor practice facility on the TSU campus. They were there to get another look at Dunker, a 6-foot-5, 315-pound offensive lineman, and Robinson, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound defensive back.

Dunker, an AAU basketball star as a youngster who just started playing football his junior year in high school, went through position drills, and showed off his feet on Friday. He worked in drills with Titans offensive line coach Russ Grimm.

Titans general manager Jon Robinson was among those right in the middle of the action, working with the defensive linemen in drills. A total of 13 former Blue Raiders showcased their talents before NFL scouts on Friday, including running back I’Tavius Mathers, who ran a pair of 4.47 times in the 40, according to the school.”

Again, “everyone” was at Michigan’s pro day to see many athletes perform- same with Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, and…you get the point with some of these schools.

Many from the Titans attended Vanderbilt’s pro day.

David Schuman reports that the Titans met with running back Trey Edmunds.

Trey Edmunds is the steal RB in draft, 6’0 222 ran 4.47 40,34.5 vert, 24 reps at Virginia Tech pro day,& was lightning quick in drills pic.twitter.com/7ATWsxZQN8

— David Schuman (@nucfootball) March 16, 2017

Jared Tokarz reported that the Titans met with Derek Rivers from Youngstown State at his pro day. He is projected to be a day two pick in the NFL draft. Defensive end Avery Moss “had a chat” with the Titans. I’m unsure of the difference between “met with” and “had a chat.” The likely undrafted free agent would provide an unusual result if the Titans were to draft two ends from Youngstown State.

The Titans were said to be vocal at Washington’s pro day. Another event in which “everyone” attended. Washington has many prospects. I have yet to clarify anything about the “they were vocal” statement.

Jovan Alford tweeted that the Titans met with Haason Reddick at their pro day.

Haason Reddick may be Brian Orakpo #Titans

— King Conklin (@jlomas72) March 7, 2017

After Temple players wrapped up their pro day, Haason Reddick was speaking with a #Titans scout.

The Titans reportedly were at Illinois’ pro day to check out Dawuane Smoot and….Hardy Nickerson. Nickerson is a fantastic idea. His dad was a terrific inside linebacker, that played for Dick Lebeau in Pittsburgh, before moving on to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Projected as a seventh-round pick by CBS, it would be fascinating to see how much he is like his dad.

At the Rutgers pro day, the Titans were reportedly interested in Anthony Cioffi,  Andre Agudosi, Greg Jones, and Paul James. James has been out of football and injured. Jones has played both linebacker and running back in college. Cioffi seemed to get most of their attention. The safety is projected as an undrafted free agent and he “flew” at his pro day with times reported between 4.3 and 4.4 range. The former high school quarterback has played cornerback, free safety, and strong safety in college.

Cioffi seemed to get most of their attention. The safety is projected as an undrafted free agent and he “flew” at his pro day with times reported between 4.3 and 4.4 range. The former high school quarterback has played cornerback, free safety, and strong safety in college. Here is some about his training with former NFL DB Ray Buchanan.

GIGANTIC grain of salt

There is no standard for reporting where one must state that a member of a staff went into a room and had a closed door meeting with a player. I have been at pro days, seen a coach shake someone’s hand, and say “how ya doin’.” Later that same day, I saw that reported as a meeting. I try to stick to experienced reporters and sites for info, but it is still challenging.

Another point of contention is that no one ever seems to leave open the possibility that a meeting went poorly. It’s always “they met with this player and are going to draft him.”

I discarded a ton of reports with major “names” and tried to focus on UDFAs here. NFL teams will not spend one of their “few” scheduled visits on a UDFA. If they speak with them at their pro day, that is of some significance.

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Guests currently scheduled to appear at ComicCon Revolution include Jason Aaron, Greg Baldwin, Sandy King Carpenter, Howard Chaykin, Ming Chen, Matthew Clark, Neo Edmund, Carlos Ferro, Derek Fridolfs, Steve Jordan, Travis Hanson, Ray-Anthony Height, Tom Hodges, Herb Jefferson Jr. Doug Jung, Scott Koblish, Jim Krueger Mike Kunkel, Shawn Martinbrough, Ron Marz, Mike Mayhew, Jonboy Meyers, Todd Nauck, Dustin Nguyen, Fabien Nicieza, Diane Pershing, Stan Sakai, Peter Shinkoda, Cat Staggs, Art Thibert, Tommy Walker, Marv Wolfman and Timothy Zahn.

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  Best-selling Artist Dustin Nguyen and Atomic Crush Events Unveil Illustration of Jetpack Jules Atomic Crush Events (ACE) has unveiled a new interpretation of Jetpack Jules, the official mascot for ComicCon Revolution, by best-selling artist Dustin Nguyen.