#First Time Film Session 2019

[whereispearlescentmoon]

Pearl’s Default Skin Evolution!

I’m making this post because since Wild Life I’ve seen a few times (genuinely I’m not just talking about the person I responded to earlier, I’ve seen it a lot) that people are confused about why Pearl is blonder in her Red Life skin! And then I started rambling when replying to someone and decided to just make my own post about it.

2016- May 2019

This first default skin is the one she wore in her OG build time lapses as well as Evo SMP (You can see it in her oldest ever Minecraft video, from 2016!)

She wore this skin until part of the way through Artisan SMP (I know people forget this but she was in two other SMPs between Evo and Hermitcraft), which you can only watch via streams saved on her YouTube channel in the Artisan SMP playlist!

Here are some skins she wore based on this one for events and holidays:

Also a fun fact, according to Pearl, the EVO murder mystery skin (dress) is the first one she ever made herself. Correction: Pearl made these skins herself, I just misheard something she said on stream a few weeks ago!

June 2019-Nov 2020

Her next default skin was this one:

The first video on her channel that she wore this was, as far as I can tell, “Transforming my Very FIRST Minecraft World | 2014 to 2019”. As you can probably tell, this was uploaded in 2019. She also wore it, as previously stated, during Artisan SMP, starting in Stream #23 which was in 2019.

Fun fact: it’s also her only default skin where she’s wearing a hat, and not a hoodie! Which is why her chibi drawings/emotes are wearing a hat, despite her hoodie being much more recognizable now. I believe she was using the chibi emotes first in 2020? She has one in the thumbnail of a vid from 2020 where she transformed one of Joel’s builds.

Here are some event (mostly MCC) and holiday skins she wore based on this one!

Nov 2020- Nov 2021

Pearl first wore this skin in Legacy SMP 2! She then wore it (or a version of it) until episode 14 of Hermitcraft season 8 and session 7 of Last Life. She actually has no episode 7 of Last Life uploaded, but you can see her wearing the Halloween version of it in other POVs. We are starting to get into familiar Pearl territory!

Here we see the start of some recognizable Pearl elements! The hoodie and jorts, for one, as well as having brown hair with blonde highlights. I lowkey like how chunky the blonde is, though I understand why it was changed. Pearl has actually said the original plan for this skin was to have the hair out, but her and the skin artist, Liv, decided against it in the end.

Here are her MCC/holiday/other SMP skins based on this one!

Yes I made Empires Pearl larger. This is because I want you to notice that shape of her loose hair is the same shape as her current loose hair!

Nov 10 2021- Nov 18 2021

This was the OG version of Pearl’s current default skin. The only difference is the hair, which was changed due to viewer feedback and to be closer to Pearl’s actual hair color.

Why is a skin she only wore for one week important then? Why, because of the only skin wore based on it during that week.

That’s right! The red pearl skin is based on a slightly blonder version of Pearl that only lasted a week! It just happens that during that one week, the final session of Last Life was filmed. This is why, when you see her gradient skins from Wild Life she seems to be getting blonder! Because it’s transitioning into her red skin she’s been using since Last Life.

Note: Her MCC 22/MCC Pride 24 skin as well as a Hogwarts (?) skin she wore at some point two years ago (I cannot figure out when so please tell me if you know) also have the blonder hair, but they were made after she had already switched to her current skin, so I think that whoever the skin artist was just decided they liked the blonder hair better for those looks.

Nov 18 2021- Current

Here we have our modern default Pearl skin, which I love deeply! Any MCC, event, or Hermitcraft skin that she’s worn since have been based on this one.

[meazalykov]

on top of the world

alex morgan x actress!reader

summary: 2019 was the biggest moment in your career, and hers.

2019 is a busy year. endgame, the film you've poured your heart into for the last couple of years, is about to hit theaters, and it’s set to be one of the biggest movies in history. 

the buzz around it is insane—press tours, interviews, red carpets. you’ve barely had time to breathe, but there’s something, or rather, someone, constantly on your mind. alex morgan.

your relationship with alex has always been something special. it's been private, quiet—at least as much as it could be, considering you’re both public figures. her, one of the biggest stars in women’s soccer, and you, one of the biggest actresses in hollywood. 

the rumors about you two have been swirling for months, ever since that time the media caught you at one of her orlando pride games, but you’ve both kept things under wraps. still, it’s getting harder to hide how deeply you care for each other.

alex is about to head to france for the world cup, and you’ve promised yourself you’re not going to miss a single one of her matches, no matter how crazy your schedule gets. she’s been laser-focused on the tournament, and you’ve been equally invested in your work, but that doesn’t stop the late-night texts, the phone calls after her training sessions, the video chats where she shows you around their team hotel.

“are you nervous?” you ask her during one of those late-night video calls, your phone propped up on your pillow as you lay in bed.

“a little,” she admits with a small smile. “but mostly excited. it’s the world cup. we won last time and i have confidence that we will win again.”

“yes! and you’re going to crush it,” you say confidently, leaning in closer to the screen as if that could somehow bring you closer to her. “i know you will.”

“i wish you could be here,” she says, her voice soft, a little wistful.

you feel the same ache in your chest. “me too.”

the group stages kick off, and despite your packed schedule, you make time to watch every game. sometimes, you’re in a hotel room in new york after a bunch of press interviews; other times, you’re sitting on the couch at home, gripping a cup of coffee as the u.s. takes the field. 

your heart races every time alex touches the ball. she’s brilliant—strong, fast, lethal in front of goal. you scream when she scores her first goal of the tournament, jumping off the couch like a little kid, and immediately text her afterward.

“did you see it?” she asks later, when she had a few minutes back in the hotel room before she went to sleep.

“i saw everything,” you reply. “you are incredible. i’m so proud of you.”

you’re glued to the screen through each stage of the tournament. when the u.s. faces france in the quarter-finals, you find yourself on the edge of your seat, heart in your throat. 

it’s a tough game, and alex looks exhausted, but when the final whistle blows and they’ve won, you exhale a breath you didn’t even know you were holding.

then comes the semi-final against england. by now, you’ve memorized every corner of your living room, pacing nervously back and forth. 

it’s a tense match, but when alex scores that iconic goal, raising her hand in that cheeky tea-sipping celebration, you burst out laughing, pride swelling in your chest.

“i can’t believe you did that!” you text her after the game, still grinning.

“had to,” she later replies with a wink emoji. “for the drama.”

the u.s. wins, and with that victory, they’re headed to the final. and that’s when you make your decision. 

no matter how packed your schedule is with the upcoming premiere of endgame, you have to be there for alex. you clear a few days, book a flight to france, and don’t tell her a word about it.

when you land in lyon, your heart is racing. you can hardly believe you’re here, sitting in the stands with alex’s family, her sisters beside you, chatting excitedly about how well she’s been playing. 

the fans around you are buzzing, and a few of them notice you, pointing and whispering. the rumors about you and alex have never stopped, and your presence here only fuels the fire.

“you think she knows you’re here?” her sister, jeni, asks, a smirk playing on her lips.

“nope,” you reply, feeling a thrill run down your spine. “it’s a surprise.”

the stadium is electric. the u.s. faces off against the netherlands, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. you sit on the edge of your seat, fingers crossed, your eyes never leaving alex. 

she’s a warrior on the field, pushing through exhaustion, chasing every ball, and leading her team with that fire you fell in love with. when megan rapinoe scores the first goal from the penalty spot, you leap to your feet, screaming with the crowd. then rose lavelle seals it with a second goal, and that’s it. 

the u.s. are world champions again.

tears prick your eyes as the final whistle blows. you watch alex drop to her knees, overwhelmed, before being swarmed by her teammates. 

the celebration is wild, but you’re still holding your breath, waiting for the moment you’ll finally see her.

and then, there she is, searching the stands, her eyes scanning the crowd. when she spots you, her face lights up like the fourth of july. without hesitation, she runs over, her smile wide and tears of joy glistening in her eyes.

“you’re here,” she breathes, pulling you into a tight embrace, her hands gripping the back of your neck.

you laugh, your heart racing in your chest as you cling to her. “of course i’m here. i wouldn’t miss this for the world.”

she pulls back slightly, her forehead resting against yours, her breath shaky. “you’re supposed to be in l.a. for the premiere.”

“i’ve got a few days,” you say, brushing a stray lock of hair from her face. “you were worth the trip.”

her eyes fill with emotion as she cups your face with both hands, her thumb gently stroking your cheek. “i can’t believe you did this.”

“you’ve done so much for me,” you whisper, your voice thick with emotion. “this was the least i could do. you’re my world, alex.”

“i love you,” she says, her voice barely audible over the roaring crowd.

“i love you too,” you reply, and the kiss you share feels like the perfect ending to the perfect day.

four days later, you’re back in los angeles, decked out in a designer dress for the endgame premiere. the energy is electric, the press is everywhere, and fans are lining the streets, eager for a glimpse of the stars. 

you’ve done the red carpet, given interviews, posed for countless photos with your co-stars. but now, as you wait in the hallway for the theater to open, you’re chatting with scarlett, trying to keep your nerves at bay.

“you nervous?” she asks, grinning as she adjusts the hem of her dress.

“always,” you admit, laughing softly. “no matter how many of these i do, it never gets easier.”

then, you feel it—those familiar hands resting on your shoulders. your heart skips a beat, and you turn around, a huge smile already forming on your face. 

there, standing in front of you, dressed in a sleek black suit, is alex.

“alex?” you gasp, eyes wide with disbelief. “what are you doing here?”

she grins, her eyes sparkling with that familiar mischievous glint. “i couldn’t let you have one of the biggest nights of your life without me. you came to france for me, so i had to be here for you.”

you throw your arms around her, pulling her into a tight hug, the world around you fading away. “you didn’t have to do this.”

“yes, i did,” she says softly, pressing a kiss to your forehead. “you’re my world too, you know.”

you pull back just enough to look into her eyes, your heart swelling with so much love it feels like it might burst. 

“we’re really doing this, huh? the whole “on top of the world” thing.”

alex laughs, nodding. “yeah, we really are.”

and as the theater doors open, the lights flashing and the crowd cheering, you know in your heart that nothing will ever break what you have.

masterlist

[cosmicalls]

if you like dead poets society, you may like these!

just for fun: a little list of movies, shows, and books i like that i feel have something in common with dps. hopefully you'll find something you'd like, too!

not in any particular order. just the order that i thought of them in really

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A Separate Peace

by John Knowles - published 1959

a coming-of-age novel set at an all-boys new england boarding school. follows two boys, Gene and Finny, and their experiences during the summer and winter sessions of 1942. talks a bit about WWII and what role the boys may have to play in that, but it stays pretty focused on the school and the emotions involved during this time in one's life. all the growth and transformation and oddly homoerotic, perhaps very codependent, friendship of a bildungsroman that we love to look for.

one of my personal favorite books, even considering that it was assigned reading. i truly believe many of you would like it and i know for a fact some of you can vouch for me

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky - published 1999 movie adaptation: dir. Stephen Chbosky - released 2012

follows Charlie and his general struggles of high school and with being, well, a wallflower. from goodreads: "Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that the perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite."

very emotional. that's all! i preferred the movie, but i liked the format of the book being completely in letters that Charlie was writing. they're both good! (if you watch the movie, the english teacher's name is Mr. Anderson. so do with that information what you will...!)

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Matilda

by Roald Dahl - published 1988 movie adaptation: dir. Danny DeVito - released 1996 musical adaptation: dir. Matthew Warchus - released 2022

a young girl with an aptitude for reading discovers she has telekinetic abilities at the same time she begins attending school. unfortunately, the principal is an extremely harsh woman, and none of the students seem to enjoy it there. Matilda uses her courage and newfound powers to change her environment for the better, both at school and in her abrasive home.

such a good movie, a childhood favorite. the musical has a great soundtrack too!

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Good Will Hunting

dir. Gus Van Sant - released 1997

a janitor is recognized as a mathematical genius by an MIT professor, and he goes on an emotional journey to embrace his intellect. starring Robin Williams, our dearly beloved inspiration, as the therapist Will goes to see for much of the film.

i only saw it once and my description is lacking but ooh it hurt...... just trust me on this one

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

by Lemony Snicket - published 1999-2006 tv series adaptation: aired 2017-2019

JUST HEAR ME OUT ON THIS ONE okay. it's about a trio of siblings, orphaned, who are shuttled from one parental unit to another while being followed by a man after their immense wealth. they quickly discover they are in the midst of an intellectual conflict in a secret organization. they must rely on only each other, seeing as all the adults around them are wildly incompetent and/or unhelpful. and it is filled to the brim with literary references!!

both versions have really fun and witty narration, and the tv adaptation is extremely faithful. i don't know how else to describe it without going overboard so i'll settle for not descriptive enough! just trust me. yes it is a kids' series and yes it is one of my favorites ever. it's the vibes of it all

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If We Were Villains

by M.L. Rio - published 2017

about a group of Shakespeare theater students at a very pretentious arts school who find themselves in a very high-tension dynamic following a disaster that occurs after their halloween performance of Macbeth. lots and lots of Shakespeare, lots of dramatics, and the book itself is divided into five acts.

i finished this in about two nights and it was extremely creatively inspiring. it was a bit predictable, but that's not a bad thing. it still had me clutching my pearls and dropping my jaw

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"The Artist of the Beautiful"

by Nathaniel Hawthorne - published 1844

a romantic era short story about a man who feels utterly trapped by his occupation. he would rather concern himself with the delicate beauty of nature, and he attempts to realize this in his passion project - much to the disdain of the people around him.

a bit of a sneak sorry. i just think it's just in line with neil's whole thing you know. it's a lot of long and flowery sentences but it works really well i promise

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The Breakfast Club

dir. John Hughes - released 1985

the letterboxd synopsis really says it all: "They only met once, but it changed their lives forever. | Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently – and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same."

i don't have much to add and to be honest! kind of a stretch for this list! but i have faith

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obviously there are other shows and movies with the dead poets society leads, but i wanted to sort of branch out a bit for the bulk of this list. i will still list the ones i had in mind though

House M.D. (2004-2012) - tv series about genius diagnostician Dr. Gregory House and his team at a hospital in new jersey. Robert Sean Leonard stars as House's best friend and head of oncology Dr. James Wilson. very comedic but also very heartwrenching.

Tape (2001) - three friends meet at a motel room and dredge up and argue over unpleasant events of the past. starring Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard.

Before Sunrise (1995) - from letterboxd: "A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together." Ethan Hawke plays one half of the lead duo.

and yeah there's a LOT more but those are the ones i've seen and sincerely recommend. not to say others aren't good but this is a (very) curated list you see.

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phew that's not as many as i thought i had in my back pocket but it's still pretty good. plus, there's some things i havent read/watched yet that perhaps would have made it but alas! such is life

absolutely add to the list if you'd like!! let's all share our favorite stories

[thislovintime]

1967 and 2012; photos by Michael Ochs Archives and Leigh-Anne Dennison.

By popular demand, a comprehensive collection of Peter and Michael quotes:

KDWB radio, August 1967

“Michael used to run a hootenanny at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, and so I met him there. But that’s all, just to say hi to, pretty much.” - Peter Tork, GOLD 104.5, 1999

“I have a great deal of respect for Mike as a musician and a songwriter. He’s very good. He could make it on his own easily. Also he’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever met.” - Peter Tork, Flip, August 1967

“Mike’s a song writer, one of the best in the country.” - Peter Tork, The San Francisco Examiner, November 23, 1968

“I remember staying at Mike’s house in Hollywood when we first started filming the series. It was the upper story of a two-story building on a little hillside. Mike’s wife, Phyllis, was wonderful. Mike and I laughed a lot and played music together. I remember that time very fondly.” - Peter Tork, When The Music Mattered (1984)

“Michael was very kind to me at the outset. He put me up through the entire shooting of the pilot process. He and his wife had a wonderful little apartment just big enough for a guest on the day bed, which overlooked Hollywood. I remember a Thanksgiving Day when the air was crystal clear in a way that I’ve never seen it before or since in L.A., and you could see all the way out to Catalina. It was wonderful. That crystal clarity symbolizes the whole era for me. Mike and I wrote a few things together. We were very comradely and very buddy buddy, and it was a wonderful time, with Mike’s then wife, Phyllis, and Christian, their little infant baby. The early days of the pilot shooting were just great by my lights and I had a wonderful time.” - Peter Tork, quoted in Hey, Hey, We’re The Monkees (1996)

“After [Peter] went down for the first interview, I asked how how he felt he did and he said, ‘Well, it looks good. I’ll see how things go.’ And they kept calling him back. He liked Michael Nesmith. That was the first thing that happened.” - Stephen Stills, Tiger Beat, July 1967

(Please read the following quote with a grain of salt. While the author, Glenn A. Baker, interviewed Boyce, among other people, for this book, Boyce’s recollection isn’t, to the best of my knowledge and research, verified by a second first-hand account.)

“I did give Peter a voice audition on Saturday’s Child but I had to finally say, ‘look Pete, I can’t play banjo and you can’t sing. If I played the banjo I’d sound like you singing, I have to erase the tape.’ So Peter left in a huff and came back with Michael, who pulled off his motorcycle helmet, crashed it down onto the console and demanded ‘why don’t you let Peter sing? You guys never let us come to the sessions, it’s just you two with Davy and Micky.’ So I said ‘well that’s the way it should have been in the first place Michael, you know what I mean? You should have stayed with the Randy Sparks Trio.’ In the end we let him do a couple of tracks on his own just to calm the situation down a little.” - Tommy Boyce, Monkeemania: The True Story of The Monkees (1997)

“When I heard that frail banjo over the top of my 12-string [on 'You Told Me'], I thought, ‘Boy, this is good. This is really, really good.’” - Michael Nesmith, YouTube, 2019

“At the Troubadour […], Peter Tork strolled in, banjo on his knee. Later, in-between ‘Alvin’ and a great banjo finger-picker, Peter yelled a hello to Mike Nesmith, who was standing in the upstairs darkness and the two fell into a hilarious patter routine. Peter climbed out long enough to display great talent, great warmth, great humor and, in general, a great personality. Mike did the same when, later, I asked him how the album was coming. ‘Album? Oh, Uh huh. Nice weather, yes? Album’s gonna be good. How are you. Hi, Pete, how’s the album?’” - Ginni Ganahal, TeenSet Magazine, February 1968

Q: “Being that your tastes were similar, and you both were the first to leave the group, why didn’t you form a group with Peter Tork?” Michael Nesmith: “I don’t like Peter Tork — never have liked him, I don’t like him as a man. I have to qualify that now: Me not liking somebody doesn’t mean that they’re bad people — he could do a lot of wonderful things for and to me. Not liking someone to me is a very gut reaction — a very visceral attitude. The first reaction to Peter was one of dislike. I don’t like him, I have never liked him, and I probably will never like him. I didn’t enjoy playing in a band with Peter, and I still don’t. Our tastes were much the same, our political beliefs were similar, our ideas of fun, pleasure, our intellectual capacity, our ability to talk to each other — we were very much alike. I have a great respect for Peter — his technical abilities on an instrument and the positions he took were well conceived ideas, always a posture with a motive, never emotional. I don’t like my mother. She happens to be a very nice lady — never done anything that would make me not like her — but I don’t. I like my wife.” - Hit Parader, February 1972” - Hit Parader, February 1972

“There’s one song ['Come On In'] that Peter Tork sings on that Missing Links album where he sounds absolutely super. He sounds great; he’s right on the button. Sings it good and he wasn’t supposed to be a singer. The other guys were always pushing him out and Mike Nesmith was always sort of like threatening him, putting his fist through the wall doing all this kind of shit. I’m sure Peter could kick his ass if he wanted to, but he never did. Unbelievable.” - Davy Jones, The Monkees Day By Day

Q: “Are you thinking about doing any recording in the near future? An album, perhaps?” Peter Tork: “I’d like to. I haven’t got any way of getting started. If you look around, you’ll see that you’re not exactly sitting in the luxurious mansion that someday who went through the money I did would be expected to be living in. As a matter of fact, I’m living pretty close to the bone right now. I’ve got my picture out in the Hollywood circles, and I’m getting some gigs. I’m thinking about doing some commercials. If I ever get enough money together, I’m going to go into the studio and make enough demos to get an album made. I’ve got some new material I’ve written, like ‘Ladies’ [sic] Baby,’ which would make a good album cut. If worse comes to worst, I’ll just make an album myself.” Q: “Have you considered Michael Nesmith’s Pacific Arts label? Your bass and his lead guitar supplemented one another superbly.” PT: “Michael at that time was somewhat of a reticent fellow. He had a hard time giving anything away, in terms of praise. He’s changed a lot. Before the transformation, he was a pretty begrudging fellow. He was not given to compliments. I have not come to know him very well since his transformation. I was thinking about getting him involved. If I have anything to show him, I’ll definitely get it to him. I hope he’s interested.” - Blitz!, May/June 1980

“Well, I have only the vaguest memory of coming close to recording for Michael’s label. I actually believe that nothing whatever was ever done. I’m not even sure I laid down a single track. Your letter reminds me that there was some indication of a potential project, but I think that’s about as far as it went. I have no direct info about Geffen’s dumping Michael’s label. He himself might be a better source. Check out his website, videoranch.com. Thanks for asking. Take care. Peter” - Ask Peter Tork, The Daily Panic, 2008

“Michael’s in a force field of his own and not much gets in there.” - Peter Tork, TV Guide, June 2000

“I still have a lot of respect for Michael.” - Peter Tork, WDBB, February 2006

"I have a lot of respect for Mike Nesmith and we’ve structured ways to work together." - Peter Tork, Phawker, circa 2012; re-published 2019

“You should’ve heard Mike singing some of those old Jimmie Rodgers The Singing Brakeman songs. He was so good, that stuff was just — you know, that stuff just warmed the cockles of my heart, you know. He could just do that stuff all day long. Just — I could just sit at his feet and listen to that for hours.” - Peter Tork, WHNN-FM, 2012

“Well, I’ve never been really close with Michael [Nesmith] for some reason. You know, I have a lot of respect for him and admiration. But somehow we’ve never integrated. We’ve never been warm with each other. We worked together and did pretty well at it really." - Peter Tork, Clevescene, March 13, 2017

“There are two common and, to me, repugnant notions about the Monkees. Number one, that I was the only one who had any talent, which is patently absurd. It’s as unfair and as unkind as it is stupid. The other one is that I was the only musician. I wasn’t the only musician and I wasn’t much of a musician. Peter was a much more skillful player than I was by some orders of magnitude. He wasn’t a singer nor was he a writer. What I was able to do was write tunes — I could sort of pull those out of a ht. But they weren’t very good, were they? I mean, they were the tunes that were on the show from time to time, so that’s what made the, seem better than they were.” - Michael Nesmith, Monkees Tale (1985)

“Everyone was accomplished—the notion I was the only musician is one of those rumors that got started and won’t stop—but it was not true. Peter was a more accomplished player than I by an order of magnitude, Micky and Davy played and sang and danced and understood music.” - Michael Nesmith, Rolling Stone, March 8, 2012

"There really couldn't be two more incompatible characters. Mike is pragmatic, Peter is ethereal. Peter is laid-back, Mike is impatient. Mike is oil, Peter is water." - Micky Dolenz, I'm A Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness (1993)

"I will miss him — a brother in arms. Take flight my Brother." - Michael Nesmith, Facebook, February 2019 Q: "You were talking to the press in Australia a few months back and you said something about Peter Tork that surprised a lot of fans. You said, 'I never liked Peter and Peter never liked me.' I’d never heard that before." Michael Nesmith: "It was something that was known on the set [of the Monkees’ TV show]. They knew Pete and I went our own ways. This wasn’t a dislike of someone who had committed some infraction against me or some sort of crime. It was just, 'Oh, this guy eats those little noodles and I don’t like ’em and I can’t eat with the guy.' It was kind of an off-putting thing. It was, 'Oh, he likes to play paintball and I don’t like to play paintball.' So we never played paintball, but every once in a while we’d find ourselves in the same paintball park because we owned it, so we had to keep it clean and do all the stuff we had to do and we did do it. We didn’t have too many civil words to say to each other, but we also didn’t fight all the time. We just didn’t say much. There wasn’t a lot to say. Peter would play me the songs that he thought were good and I didn’t. And I would play him the songs I thought were good and he wouldn’t. Then we just left it at that. Partners in silence." - Rolling Stone, December 3, 2019

Australian TV interview, 2019

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Old QL Game

Rules: Think about the oldest BLs you've ever watched. They have to have been released prior to 2020. Now name 5 - 10 iconic scenes that you cannot forget.

Tagged by the lovely @lurkingshan 🤍

I don't have a particularly good memory for certain scenes, but there are a few that have stuck to my mind. Not that iconic, but for me the first thing I remember when I think of this bl.

Just Friends? (2009)

This is one of the first short films I have watched. I didn't notice that Lee Je Hoon played one of the main roles, but that isn't important for me choosing this scene, because it could have been every other actor. The scene itself was thrilling. It is the whole setting that got me on the edge of my seat. They are in a military environment with the mother sleeping next to them and they start a make-out session because they finally want to touch each other. A very good and beloved short movie.

Long Time Not See (2017)

This movie has so many great scenes and I rewatch it on a regular basis. It is just so good! The fight right before this scene, the revelation, the tension, everything about this scene is just so fucking good. I completely believed the emotional pain. The first time watching it, I was devastated.

History 2: Crossing The Line (2018)

One of my comfort shows. And one of the most iconic kisses ever brought to screen! I love the whole build up that leads to that kiss. And while half of me cheered for them, the other half couldn't overlook the obviously wall between them. They still were on two different sides, but with a lot of holes in the wall. There were feelings on both sides, but only one was able to cross the line, while the other one was pushed back.

2 Moons 2 (2019)

This scene was the start of my tropes-collection. End of story. This is no particular special scene, but I enjoyed them so much that I was hoping for more scenes like that. And look at happy Pavel.

Dark Blue Kiss (2019)

In my eyes, Pete and Kao were never the romantic couple. They were depicted as rough young men, with only a few moments of softness. And then you get such a scene thrown at you. My world view just shattered. And as beautiful as I find this scene is, I can't stop myself from thinking about how long Kao has worked on it. A really beautiful scene.

History 3: Trapped (2019)

I love this series, but this scene was just hilarious and I am still asking myself why they thought this was a necessary. Yes, I can still laugh my ass off because of this whole scene, but I am also very much confused. But on the other hand, this dynamic really fits this couple. They are special and they have a special place in my heart.

I am so late with this one, that is why I won't tag anyone. But it was nice remembering those older qls and their special charm. Thank you for the tag.

[ateez-himari]

FORMER LEADER MEETS MAKNAE

At the request of former B.A.P leader, Bang Yongguk, a conversation sparks with one of the industry's most artistic idols.

May 21, 2024 (1:28PM)

Third generation rapper Bang Yongguk uploaded an unexpected video to his YouTube channel, around a month following his new album, in which he documented a meeting with ATEEZ's youngest member and songwriter, Himari. In contrast to what many believed when seeing the title it was in fact not their first time interacting with one another as they had filmed a dance challenge in the summer of last year. On that day however it was arranged by the senior artist due to his curiosity regarding the vocalist's impressive credits as well as her unique artistic expression, claiming that he viewed her as one of the industry's rare aces.

Despite B.A.P's unfortunate disbandment in 2019 following a lawsuit against their company, it was expressed multiple times throughout the years that she held a great respect for him and found great inspiration in the way that he pursued his own creativity. It was through one of those passionate ramblings that the rapper caught wind of the maknae's name, the young woman immediately catching his attention with her often emotional additions in b-sides.

'There was something about the way you wrote certain feelings, the strict work ethic that you showed in videos and the realness in your personality that made me curious. You're also producing quite a lot for someone this young so I wanted to meet you, to see who was the girl everyone started talking about, good or bad comments alike.'

In the beginning of their conversation he mentioned that listening to the single 'Pray', made in collaboration with Agust D, was especially painful due to the vulnerability being expressed through such raw lyrics that seemed poured directly from their hearts. However it was her solo track 'Shadow' in the group's most recent album that made the heaviest impression not only for the heartbreaking side of the story but also the interesting production techniques she had used, each being carefully crafted to fit a specific narration.

Throughout the two hour long video netizens were able to witness a connection slowly form between these two artists, with the eldest having prepared some activities such as a short painting session as well as cooking dinner to break the ice. Despite the maknae's initial nervousness towards being alone with one of her favorite rappers , conversation seemed to flow rather easily due to her senior's attentive listening and their time together ended with a warm hug along with a promise to meet again in the near future.

The conversation topics ranged from lighthearted ones such as small anecdotes from their respective lives or the senior's endless curiosity regarding his junior's creative mind to much darker themes such as mental health, but in the end both seemed so at ease with one another's presence that there was never a dull moment.

'You seem like you make friends very easily' Yongguk had remarked. 'Your personality is very warm, even though when you first arrive at my home you seemed very nervous...I think I saw your hands shaking a little bit.'

The last few minutes revealed that he had requested she leave the painting done during their short activity, proceeding to frame it in his living room, claiming that it added life into the house and would ensure he is always reminded of this encounter. The vocalist on the other hand excitedly showed off a polaroid already placed in her phone case to the camera, the image simply being the two posing cutely yet meaning much more to her as the rapper had been an idol of hers for a very long time.

Other artists from older generations have expressed a desire to meet the rapidly rising songwriter, with legendary rapper G-Dragon sharing songs produced by her through Instagram stories with encouraging phrases in which he often conveyed support.

'The songs she created for Taemin had something that seperated them from other albums coming out at the time, so I really want to work with her one day.' Taeyang (BIGBANG)

'We've talked briefly a few times and it always seemed like she had so many things to share, so I'd like to hear them. She's also one of the few people who truly excels in every aspect of the industry.' Moonbyul (MAMAMOO)

'Your sister [to Yoongi] takes after you for a lot of things it seems, both with the outspoken lyrics and never ending creativity. How old was she when she started working with Taemin...18? She's still young but already so influential. You should bring her with you next time so we can meet.' IU

'She's worked with us...twice I think, on 'Reason' and 'NO LIMIT'. I didn't see her a lot because of schedules but when I listened to the drafts she made I was really impressed by what she created alone. She's improved a lot since then so I'd like to meet up for an album again.' Joohoney (MONSTA X)

While the maknae is sparking quite the conversations amongst the industry's most notable names, ATEEZ as a whole have been rapidly climbing their way to the top lately, with media outlets granting them the title of 'Powerhouse of K-Pop'. Netizens are already bracing themselves for the upcoming comeback on May 31st, which promises to shake the charts once more as they challenge themselves to work even harder.

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[nausicaamusiclover20]

Hello)) Blame this on my grandma, I watched too many soap operas with her growing and we still do it 😂

So basically 2022 James x younger reader maybe she was his sponsor after he got out of rehab after 2019 relapse and she stayed him him during the pandemic (let’s pretend he divorced earlier than 2022, im not a home wrecker) and obviously it evolved into romance. Since he got vasectomy, they kinda weren’t very careful with protection, but it’s actually proven that these can fail, so she finds out she’s pregnant. Of course he doesn’t believe her and thinks she cheated and demands a DNA test. Having no options and feeling betrayed by his behavior, she moves out and they do a tests a few months later. Of course it comes back confirming he’s the father, but she also sends him something like NDA saying that she will never file for child support and will not disclose him as the father + the note that she doesn’t want to do anything with him as he betrayed her by accusing her of cheating. So the moment they have a break in tour he comes to beg for forgiveness? It takes her a while but she finds the strength to forgive him? And then she even joins them on tour and even goes to labour at the end of one of their shows (that’s actually happened with one of the fans)

Damn those TV shows did make sure my fantasies run wild 🫢

Don’t worry, how many times watching a series I made a lot of mental films (and it’s better not to know them🤭) I hope you will like it!❤

A New Beginning

I could still hear the echo of the accusations in my head, ringing louder than the sound of the tour buses or the distant crowds that gathered for Metallica’s show tonight. “You cheated, didn’t you? You couldn’t have gotten pregnant by me… it’s impossible!”

I closed my eyes, trying to suppress the flood of hurt that still rose in my chest every time I thought about it. I’d never cheated, never given him a reason to doubt me. I had stood by him through his darkest moments, through rehab, through the pandemic lockdowns when the world felt like it was falling apart. I gave him my heart, my love, my everything. And in return, he gave me distrust.

The memory of how we met flickered in my mind like an old film reel—those early days, before the weight of fame and fear crushed us under its heel.

I had been his sponsor after his 2019 relapse. A fresh face among the older, battle-worn members of the program, I hadn’t expected to be assigned to someone like James. I still remember that first meeting—how he slouched into the room, the weight of the world on his shoulders, his eyes distant, almost lifeless. His tattoos were visible beneath the sleeve of his worn-out leather jacket, and his hands trembled slightly as he held a paper cup of coffee, more like a shield than a drink.

He was a legend, a rock god, someone I had grown up listening to, but none of that mattered in that room. There, he was just another man struggling to find his way back from the brink.

I had introduced myself, unsure of how someone like me could even begin to help someone like him. But as the days passed, we found an unexpected rhythm. He was raw, real, and unfiltered, and I wasn’t afraid to call him out on his bullshit when he tried to downplay his struggles.

“You’re not invincible, you know,” I had told him once during one of our private sessions, my arms crossed as I stared at him down. He had tried to laugh it off, but I didn’t let him. “You might be James Hetfield to the world, but in here? You’re just another person trying to get better. And if you want this to work, you’re going to have to face the hard stuff.”

To my surprise, instead of pushing back, he had listened. Really listened. And slowly, over time, the walls he had built around himself started to crumble. We spent hours talking, not just about his addiction, but about life, music, and everything in between. I saw glimpses of the man beneath the rock star, the man who had been buried under years of fame and pressure.

The pandemic hit not long after, and somehow, through all the uncertainty and isolation, we grew closer. What started as a professional relationship morphed into something else—something deeper, more intimate. The nights were long, filled with shared stories and quiet moments where it felt like we were the only two people left in the world. And somewhere in the midst of it all, I fell in love with him.

He was still broken in so many ways, but I loved him for it. I thought I could help him heal. I thought I could be the one to put him back together.

But I hadn’t expected him to break me in the process.

Now, months later, here I was, sitting alone in the apartment I had moved into after his betrayal. The DNA test had proved him wrong, of course. The baby was his. But that didn’t matter. Not anymore.

I absentmindedly placed a hand on my growing belly, feeling the flutter of movement beneath my fingertips. A bitter smile tugged at my lips. He knew now, without a doubt, but I couldn’t bring myself to care about what he thought. I had sent him the NDA weeks ago, making it clear I didn’t want anything from him. No child support. No public acknowledgment. Nothing. It was his choice to betray me, to accuse me of something so vile, and I would never forget that.

A knock on the door pulled me from my thoughts. I hesitated for a moment, not expecting anyone. Slowly, I stood, heart racing for reasons I couldn’t quite place, and opened the door.

It was him.

James stood there, looking more worn out than I had ever seen him. His eyes were puffy, as if he hadn’t slept well for days, and his shoulders were hunched, weighed down by regret. His gaze met mine, and for the first time in months, I saw something I hadn’t expected—tears. He blinked them away quickly, but not before one slid down his cheek.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, keeping my voice steady even though my emotions were anything but.

He shifted nervously, his hands clenching and unclenching by his sides. “Can I come in?”

I wanted to slam the door in his face. I wanted to tell him to leave and never come back, but a part of me—a small, treacherous part—still longed for the man I had once loved, the man I had thought he was before everything went to hell. So, against my better judgment, I stepped aside and let him in.

The silence that settled between us was heavy, oppressive. I crossed my arms over my chest, waiting for him to speak, to explain why he was here after everything he had done.

“I’m sorry,” he finally said, his voice rough and low. “I’m so sorry.”

I didn’t respond. What was there to say? Sorry wasn’t going to erase the hurt or make up for the months of pain I’d gone through because of his accusations.

“I was scared,” he continued, taking a hesitant step toward me. “I didn’t want to believe it because… I didn’t think I deserved it. You, the baby… any of it. I thought it was too good to be true, and I freaked out. I messed up. I know I did.”

“Damn right, you did,” I snapped, my emotions finally bubbling over. “I gave you everything, James. I stood by you when no one else did, and the second I needed you, you turned your back on me. You accused me of cheating—like I was some random groupie. Do you have any idea how that felt?”

His eyes dropped to the floor, his shoulders slumping in defeat. “I know. I know, and I hate myself for it. I was wrong. You didn’t deserve that.”

I swallowed the lump in my throat, trying to keep the tears at bay. “Why are you here? What do you want?”

He looked up at me, his eyes brimming with emotion. “I want to make things right. I can’t take back what I said, but I want to be there for you—for the baby. Please… I can’t lose you.”

For a long moment, I just stared at him, the weight of his words hanging in the air. His lips trembled, his hands shaking as they reached out for me, and that’s when I saw it—more tears. They fell silently, streaking down his face, and it shook me to my core. James Hetfield, the man who never showed vulnerability, was standing in front of me, broken and pleading.

“You already lost me,” I whispered, feeling my heart crack all over again. “The moment you accused me, you lost me.”

He took another step closer, his hands reaching for mine but stopping short when I didn’t move. “I’ll do whatever it takes to make it up to you. I’ll spend the rest of my life proving that I’m sorry, that I love you.”

I blinked back the tears that threatened to spill over, torn between the love I still felt for him and the pain he had caused. “It’s not that simple.”

“I know,” he said softly, his voice breaking. “But I’m not giving up. I’m going to fight for you, for us. I love you. I always have.”

The vulnerability in his voice, the raw emotion, broke something in me. For the first time in months, I saw the man I had fallen in love with, the man who had been buried beneath his fears and insecurities.

“I don’t know if I can trust you again,” I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper.

James nodded, his eyes glistening. “I’ll earn it back. I promise.”

We stood there, both of us broken and scarred, but maybe—just maybe—there was a chance to heal. I wasn’t ready to forgive him, not yet. But as I looked into his eyes, I realized I wasn’t ready to walk away either.

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Months had passed since that heart-wrenching conversation, and though the pain hadn’t entirely vanished, we had started to rebuild—piece by fragile piece. James and I had taken things slow. He had apologized countless times, not only with words but with his actions, showing up for every doctor’s appointment, staying by my side during the hardest days of pregnancy, and fighting to earn back the trust he had shattered.

By the time the band’s tour kicked off, I had grown more comfortable with the idea of us—tentatively agreeing to join him for a few weeks. There was something cathartic about seeing him on stage, in his element, pouring his heart into the music. It was the same passion I had fallen for, the raw energy that made him who he was.

That night, the crowd roared as the band played their set. I stood backstage, watching James from behind the curtain. The energy of the performance was electrifying, but as the night wore on, I felt an unusual pressure in my belly. It started out mild, but soon a sharp pain gripped me. I pressed a hand to my stomach, my breathing becoming shallow.

I knew what it was. The baby was coming.

Another wave of pain surged, and I leaned against the wall, trying to steady myself, but it was no use. My knees buckled slightly, and panic flared in my chest. No, not now, not during the concert!

I winced, unable to call out over the blaring music and the chaos of the backstage area. The crew was bustling around, completely unaware of my situation. My vision blurred, but I managed to catch the eye of a stagehand nearby, my voice barely a whisper as I gasped, “Get… James…”

Her eyes widened in alarm when she saw the state I was in. Without hesitation, she rushed off, navigating through the flurry of activity until she reached the side of the stage. She tapped on the shoulder of the band’s tour manager, urgently pointing toward me, and within moments, a message was relayed to James over the in-ear monitors.

It didn’t take long. Within seconds, James glanced toward the side of the stage, his expression shifting from focused to alarmed. The guitar in his hands stilled mid-song, and the rest of the band kept playing as he tore off his in-ear monitors, rushing offstage toward me.

By the time he reached me, another contraction hit. I was clutching my stomach, struggling to breathe.

“The baby’s coming,” I managed to say between breaths, my voice weak. “Now.”

James’ face went pale. “Oh God, okay, okay… we need to get you to the hospital.”

He quickly helped me up, supporting me as I leaned on him, and together we moved through the maze of equipment and crew members. The sirens wailed in the distance as we made our way to the ambulance parked outside.

Once inside, James squeezed my hand tightly, his brow furrowed in worry. “You’re going to be okay. I’m right here,” he said, trying to keep his voice steady, but I could hear the tremor beneath it.

The drive to the hospital felt like an eternity, each contraction more intense than the last. James stayed focused on me, whispering encouraging words, but I could see the tears welling up in his eyes.

Finally, we arrived at the hospital, and I was rushed into the delivery room. The world outside faded as I focused on the task at hand, the pain consuming me but accompanied by James' steady presence.

 

After what felt like hours, the moment finally arrived. The cries of our baby filled the room, and I looked at James, who stood by my side, tears streaming down his face.

��James leaned down to press a soft kiss to my forehead, the weight of the past finally began to lift. The room was filled with the soft coos of our newborn daughter, and in that moment, I felt a warmth spreading through me—a mixture of hope and love that I had thought lost forever.

“Can you believe we made her?” James asked, his voice barely above a whisper as he glanced down at our daughter, who was peacefully nestled in my arms.

I smiled, my heart swelling with emotion. “She’s perfect.”

“Just like her mom,” he said, looking back at me with eyes full of adoration. There was a sincerity in his gaze that sent shivers down my spine, a reminder of everything we had been through together.

He gently reached for our daughter, and I carefully transferred her into his arms. The moment our baby was in his embrace, his expression softened, transforming into one of sheer wonder. He gazed down at her as if he had just been handed the greatest treasure in the world.

“Look at her,” he murmured, his voice thick with emotion. “She has your smile.”

I watched as James became utterly enchanted, rocking her softly as if to soothe a restless heart. “But those eyes,” he continued, his breath catching in his throat, “she has my eyes.”

I leaned closer, gazing at our daughter, and my heart swelled with love as I saw the truth in his words. “You’re right. She has your eyes,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. “And your spirit, I can tell already.”

James grinned, his eyes glistening with unshed tears. “I can’t believe I get to be her dad,” he said, emotion pouring from him. “I promise to always be here for you, for both of you. I want to build a future—a real future—with you.”

A thrill of excitement raced through me. “Really? You mean that?”

“Absolutely,” he replied, looking up at me, his gaze steady and sincere. “I’ve learned so much about myself, about us. I won’t let fear or mistakes dictate our lives anymore. I want to be a family, to share every moment with you.”

As he continued to cradle our daughter, a soft smile spread across his face. “I can’t wait to teach her about music, to show her the world,” he said, his voice filled with warmth. “I want to be the dad who’s always there, who shows up to every recital, every birthday. I want her to know she’s loved.”

My heart raced at his words, overwhelmed by the love radiating from him. “I want that too,” I said, feeling tears of joy prick at my eyes. “I want to share everything—the good and the bad.”

James took my hands in his, his grip warm and reassuring. “Then let’s do it together. One step at a time.”

As he leaned in, our foreheads touched, and the world around us faded into a soft blur. In that moment, everything felt right. We were two people, imperfect yet wholly devoted to each other, standing on the brink of a new chapter.

“I love you, James,” I breathed, feeling a sense of peace enveloping me.

“I love you too,” he replied, his voice thick with emotion. “Always.”

With a renewed sense of hope for our future, we shared a tender kiss, the promise of a beautiful life ahead lingering in the air.

As he continued to cradle our daughter, he looked down at her with a mixture of awe and determination. “You’re going to be so loved,” he said, his voice a gentle whisper. “And we’re going to take care of each other, always.”

Together, we would face whatever came next—hand in hand, heart to heart, as a family.

[thoughtroomba02]

TS Film Thoughts Masterpost

As promised.

Let's start things off -

Breaking News - Headlines about the film

Dec 9 2022 - her film contract makes headlines

From what I can find, this is the first that anyone knows she is producing a film. There are no details released other than it's a script she wrote and she will be directing the film.

The next we hear is Dec 7, 2023 from the Tennessean --

It's been crickets, essentially. There are no public details I can find about the film anywhere including cast list, release date, content, ETC.

Interestingly, two days ago -- though uncertain of validity of source -

I don't have access to puck so cannot confirm what the article says; but this was recent! So; in theory, she finishes her Eras tour and moves directly in to film.

More on how Disney+ ties in our next section...

Who is Searchlight Pictures?

Created April 29, 1994 - formerly known as Fox Searchlight/under 20th/21st Century Fox

Biggest success: Slumdog Millionaire 187 Academy Ward Nominations with 46 wins; 5 Best Picture since 2009 117 Golden Globe Nominations; 51 wins 66 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations; 55 wins 137 Independent Spirit Awards, 54 Wins

Other Notable Films: 12 Years A Slave; Black Swan; Napoleon Dynamite;

20th century fox, prior to the creation of Searchlight, was prominent in the specialty and independent films market in the 1990s; it carried this interest into Searchlight, at least initially.

In 2012, it was incorporated into Murdoch's 21st Century Fox. Barf.

On Dec 14, 2017 Disney put their first bid out on 21st Century Fox/Fox Searchlight. On March 19, 2019 the companies merged and Disney acquired Fox Searchlight; Fox News notoriously split independently. Disney dropped the name Fox; so now we have just Searchlight Pictures. There is also a Searchlight Pictures TV and shorts production, which for the sake of time I will not get into.

For Funsies, here is a short film (Jun 18 2019, after Disney acquired) produced by them called....LAVENDER. About a gay man who has a relationship with a married gay couple. Can't make it up.

Anyway, since merging with Disney especially, the company seems to be LGBTQ friendly.

And yes, Joe Alwyn has worked with Searchlight, with tweets I found dating back to 2018 with Searchlight UK. Make of that what you would like, I have no real objective commentary on the matter.

Taylor as a Director

She also directed the Long Pond Studio Sessions and Miss Americana.

Most of her directorial work has been since the Lover debut. Most of which is very queer coded/sapphic.. and again, make of that what you will.

Appearances/Pap Walks, ETC

Since her split from JA, we have seen her with multiple friends in the film industry. Among these: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Selena Gomez, Keleigh Teller, Miles Teller, Sophie Turner, Emma Stone...

And dare I say.... Travis Kelce, who seems to want to break his way into the entertainment industry?

(aside from this headline; his failed dating show, his podcast, his multiple PR deals like with ZenWater... etc. I rest my case).

We also know there has been some B roll footage taken at the Chiefs Games.

Additionally, the media coverage of this relationship has been an absolute f*cking circus; with constant headlines of the two and their "engagement" / relationship dynamics. On Taylor's end, we have had constant references to Bejeweled (where she Ghosts); including Keleigh Teller giving her the opal ring.

The Speculation

Yall, this is my opinion - you can agree, disagree, etc; but I have no insider information. Just thoughts.

She makes her film directorial debut with Searchlight - recently acquired by Disney, who is pro-LGBTQ; and is clearly in deep with business deals with them, as seen on Taylor Nation and her Eras Tour Film.

We have rumors of her beginning her film production at the end of the ERAS tour, along with knowledge of her currently with B roll footage from chiefs games. We have multiple highly papp'ed appearances with her + TK; but also with multiple film stars, including Blake Lively (still not over that photo), Sophie Turner (I do think there's altruism here tbh on TS's end), and Keleigh. If you believe Keleigh is her stand in invisible bride.... Holy shit. Between the opal ring shutdown of the media circus as well as her and TS literally taking a page out of TSHOEH and dressing in character...

My ultimate suspicion is that she's using actual experiences of her current life-highly papp'ed - to tell her story. And that Keleigh is her stand in muse in this film.

I also think the @spade-riddles we've been getting about a final act ending, etc, pertain to her film. I don't have evidence aside from speculation.

I rest my case. Enjoy this post and make of it what you will.

[hooked-on-elvis]

[BEHIND THE RECORD - Elvis onstage from 1969 to 1977] "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Written by country singer Don Gibson, who first recorded it in 1957, RCA Victor released "I Can't Stop Loving You" in 1958, and it became a country hit single. The song was covered by many artists over the years, most notable one being Ray Charles, in 1962, due to how he turned the tune into a No. 1 single on the Billboard chart.

Elvis Presley performed the song in many iconic concerts of his career - from 1969 into the 70s.

The first time Elvis Presley was recorded singing "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU" was during one of the American Sound Studio sessions, on February 1969. It wasn't an official recording tho. A jam version of the tune was recorded while EP was warming up with his musicians so they could cut the songs that would be released in his LPs for the times following — "From Elvis In Memphis" being the album this recording session was intending to create at first.

Not long after this recording session, "I Can't Stop Loving You" was worked up as a number to Elvis' concerts. Rearranged, the song gained a more dramatic tone than we can listen to from how it originally sounded in Elvis' voice at the recording taped at the American Sound Studio previously, so from this moment on Elvis would perform the tune in quite a few iconic concerts of the latter era of his career, the very start being during his comeback to live performances on July/August 1969, onstage at the International Hotel's showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Soundboard audios with "I Can't Stop Loving You" recorded during his concerts, including in 1969, were released on some his live albums throughout the years, such as "FROM MEMPHIS TO VEGAS (IN PERSON)" [recorded in 1969], "ELVIS AS RECORDED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN" (recorded in 1972) and "ELVIS: RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS" (recorded in 1974).

Live performances of Elvis singing the song were also officially taped, and they are very known to the fans for obvious reasons because they are part of some of the most notable moments of Elvis' history as a performer.

First official taping of EP performing "I Can't Stop Loving You" live took place during one of his engagement seasons at the International Hotel on August, 1970, as released on "Elvis: That's The Way It Is" documentary, then again on April 1972, filmed for "Elvis On Tour" documentary, and not long after that another performance of this tune was filmed during the "Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite" concert, on January 1973.

BUT, BEFORE WE CAN GO TO THOSE FOOTAGES, HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THE JAM VERSION RECORDED IN STUDIO IN 1969?

— NOTE FROM AUTHOR I love sharing Elvis' performances of the same song over the years, but what I would really love you to listen to now is the 1969 jam version of the song we're talking about, for it sounds so different from the live performances the fans are already very familiar with. I didn't knew about this recording until a few days ago and I loved it so much that this track is the reason why I needed to talk about this song. You will read about the moment EP was recording this song soon after.

Elvis Presley in the waiting room of the American Sound Studio, early 1969.

▼ FEBRUARY, 1969: "I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU", RECORDED AT THE AMERICAN SOUND STUDIO, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

Song starts at 0:35

Album: American Sound 1969 (2019)

It was an American Studio tradition: paying tribute to the chief with a rendition of “This Time,” a Chips Moman-penned hit for Troy Shondell in 1961. Elvis had heard about the rite, and he serenaded his producer at the start of the February session with the few lines that he knew, segueing into Don Gibson’s “It’s My Way,” a song he had asked Freddy to check out the year before. Plunking along on his acoustic guitar, laughing at his own mistakes but singing his heart out, he drew the band into another Don Gibson number, “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” which he would transform into a dramatic show-stopper six month later in Las Vegas. Excerpt from "Elvis Presley: A Life In Music" by Ernst Jorgensen and Peter Guralnick.

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— NOTE FROM AUTHOR COOL, ISN'T IT? 😍 Have you heard the 1969 jam session version before? Don't know about you but I just can't stop loving it. So, now let's hear how that baby sound onstage.

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[FOOTAGE]

LIVE PERFORMANCES OVER THE YEARS

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REHEARSAL ▼

July, 1970.

LIVE ONSTAGE ▼

"Elvis: That's The Way It Is" (August 1970) "Elvis On Tour" (April 1972)

"Aloha From Hawaii via Satellite" (January 14, 1973)

RECORDED LIVE ▼

Live at Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX (April 18, 1972)

Live at Madison Square Garden (June 10, 1972)

High Sierra Theatre at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Nevada (May 13, 1973)

Live at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN - March 1974

Song starts at 0:38:

I can never get enough of how Elvis' history is so amazing. ♥

What are your thoughts about the jam version of "I Can't Stop Loving You" by EP? I'd love to hear from you.

By the way, do you like this track-to-track-history posts? I've written some so far but I have some others I'd like to share too. If you have any requests, any Elvis Presley songs you'd like to know more about the recording sessions or comparisons of the times a same tune was performed live by Elvis over the years, feel free to hit me with it. I sure will have great fun researching it for you.

[jules-has-notes]

We're Good — VoicePlay music video

The end of a relationship doesn't have to be sad or acrimonious. Sometimes people's time together simply runs its course, then they go on with their own lives and wish each other well. Much as they had the year before, VoicePlay wanted to reassure their fans that the departure of a longtime member wouldn't mean the end of the group. So with the help of a returning friend and a new guest, they let us all know that everything would be fine is a very groovy way.

Details:

title: We're Good (feat. Adriana Arellano & Cesar De La Rosa)

original performer: Dua Lipa NOTE: The original lyrics include references to drug use.

written by: Dua Lipa, Sylvester Willy Sivertsen, Emily Warren, & Scott Harris

arranged by: Rob Dietz & Hannah Juliano

release date: 11 June 2021

My favorite bits:

Adriana's silky-smooth timbre on the opening lines

the contrast of the backing vocals entering under ♫ "silence" ♫ and joining the lyrics on ♫ "alone" ♫

that fabulous fan clack as Cesar takes the lead, paired with Layne's percussion entrance

those layers of tight harmonies at the start of the first chorus

Geoff's subtle rise and drop under the lead-in to the second verse

the extra cry in Cesar's voice while singing in Spanish

Layne and Geoff's steady rhythm buoying everything along

that dramatic moment of telephone EQ and desaturated colors leading into the second chorus

the delicate precision of their placement of each separate note during the ping-ponging bridge

Adriana briefly banishing the guys to another dimension with the power of her voice

the dramatic cymbal crash from Layne as they reappear

Eli's incredible high belt on ♫ "go OOOUR separate ways" ♫

Geoff deftly moseying down into the basement on the second repetition of ♫ "end it like we should and say we're gooood" ♫

that final unison ♫ "We're good" ♫ that brooks no argument

Trivia:

This project was the first part of the trial / audition process for Cesar to join the group. Much as they had when they were considering J.None for membership four years earlier, they wanted to be sure that he would be a good fit, not just in terms of vocal talent, but also performance on camera, and general vibes.

This song is a rare instance of VoicePlay outsourcing a full-length musical arrangement. They entrusted it to two longtime colleagues, though, so they knew it was in good hands. Rob and Hannah created some really fun moments for them, and apparently had a good time doing so.

The video was filmed in the "Gallery Studio" section at Gallery J. The group had previously used the "J Street" area of the venue for their "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" video in 2019.

Because the main song for the month was arranged by other musicians, Layne was freed up to tackle three shorter pieces. That initiated a new pattern of (mostly) weekly releases in between their more ambitious projects, and allowed them to feature their guest singers in more than one video per filming session.

They filmed separate vertical teasers to suit TikTok's format rather than simply sharing clips from the finished video as they did on their other social media platforms.

Cesar joined his fellow Throga vocal coaches Richard and Johnny for a reaction video that included this song and "Nothing Else Matters" a few years later.

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LACUNA COIL Announces 'Sleepless Empire' Album, Shares New Single 'Oxygen'

Italian metal titans LACUNA COIL will release their tenth studio album, "Sleepless Empire" — their first collection of new songs since 2019's "Black Anima" — on February 14th, 2025 via Century Media Records. The official music video for the LP's latest single, "Oxygen", filmed in Latina and directed by Daniele Tofani, that shows singer Cristina Scabbia in the lead role, will make its online debut today at 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. (noon) EDT.

Scabbia commented on the track and her experience filming the video: "'Oxygen' is a powerful exploration of emotional struggle and inner conflict. The lyrics convey a sense of drowning in a toxic environment, both literally (in the video) and metaphorically, where attempts at salvation, represented by 'oxygen' are somehow futile. This song encapsulates the feeling of struggling to break free from what holds us down, when the journey is filled with difficulty. It's a raw anthem of vulnerability, resilience, and the courage to face what seems insurmountable. Having to stay in the water for so many hours during the video shoot was cathartic for me, the realization that the pleasant sensation of floating could in an instant become dangerous and deadly if I wasn't careful was very fitting with the song's theme."

Inspiration to create "Sleepless Empire" came during the sessions for "Comalies XX" (2022),the acclaimed remake of LACUNA COIL's breakthrough third record "Comalies". Writing and recording took place in northern Italy between Milano (the band's hometown) and Como, where SPVN Studios are located. As with their previous albums, production was done in house with Marco "Maki" Coti Zelati at the helm, and artwork was hand curated by the talented Italian artist Roberto Toderico. Two other very special talents enrich the album, namely the guest vocalists: LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe on the song "Hosting The Shadow" and NEW YEARS DAY's Ash Costello on "In The Mean Time".

As a token of the band's love for the gaming world (which we've seen in past endeavors such as their card game "Horns Up" and their collaboration with Zombicide for which they wrote the track "Never Dawn"),the band have created an oracle "game" to be played with custom made dice available only in the box set version of "Sleepless Empire".

The new album is comprised of 11 tracks; each one is a richly textured soundtrack to a specific time and place. With "Sleepless Empire", that place is dark, cinematic, and unmistakably true to the unique characteristics that have given LACUNA COIL such a celebrated entry in the annals of heavy music.

The band shares: "'Sleepless Empire' captures, through our eyes, the chaos of a generation trapped in a digital world that never stops, where social media consumes identity and every day pushes us one step closer to becoming soulless zombies. We find ourselves in between, having witnessed a full analogic world and the modern one, confronting the evolution and searching for a true meaning of it all. Throughout every song, the journey is an undercurrent of rebellion, a desperate cry to reclaim oneself in an era that seems to have lost its sense of time and reality."

"Sleepless Empire" track listing. 01. The Siege. 02. Oxygen. 03. Scarecrow. 04. Gravity. 05. I Wish You Were Dead. 06. Hosting The Shadow (feat. Randy Blythe). 07. In Nomine Patris. 08. Sleepless Empire. 09. Sleep Paralysis. 10. In The Mean Time (feat. Ash Costello). 11. Never Dawn

Later this month, LACUNA COIL will embark on a tour of U.K. and Ireland with Finland's BLIND CHANNEL. Tickets are available here.

LACUNA COIL played its first concert with the band's new touring guitarist — whose name has not yet been disclosed — on August 4 at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Râșnov, Romania.

This past June, LACUNA COIL announced the departure of guitarist Diego Cavallotti.

Cavallotti, who joined LACUNA COIL in 2016, initially as a fill-in guitarist following the exit of Marco "Maus" Biazzi, later said in a social media post that "this decision is not the result of my dissatisfaction or desire to explore new opportunities."

When LACUNA COIL announced Cavallotti's departure on June 17, the band wrote in a statement: "As we step into a new cycle, writing and recording our next album, we are parting ways with Diego 'DD' Cavallotti. We thank him for the many unforgettable moments shared over the years and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours."

All future live plans remain unchanged and the new songs are taking form, we can't wait to share them with our fans."

LACUNA COIL recently completed the "Ignite The Fire" U.S. tour with support from NEW YEARS DAY and OCEANS OF SLUMBER.

"Comalies XX" was made available on October 14, 2022 via Century Media Records.

LACUNA COIL celebrated the 20th anniversary of "Comalies", by performing it in its entirety at a one-night-only concert on October 15, 2022 at Fabrique in Milano.

"Comalies" was originally released on October 29, 2002 through Century Media Records. The LP, which featured the band's breakthrough single "Heaven's A Lie", has reportedly gone on to sell over 300,000 copies in the United States alone.

Photo credit: Cunene

[salvadorbonaparte]

2023 in Films

I watched way too many films this year. Here are my opinions on some of them

January

Las Cosas Del Querer (1989) - Amazing if you love sad hot people and flamenco

Canadian Bacon (1995) - Incredibly silly and Alan Alda plays the US president

Nope (2022) - A highlight of the year

February

Hellraiser (1987) - This film is actually about miscommunication in this essay I will-

Predestination (2014) - Time Travel and Gender Moments

Malignant (2021) - Camp horror masterwork

Late Phases (2014) - Mediocre werewolf film with some really interesting comments on ageism, ableism, suburbia and religion

March

Sterne (1959) - Plays into some problematic stereotypes from today's perspective but revolutionary for its time, first German film to address the Holocaust

Major League (1989) - A film I only watched to confirm that it uses a weird phrase I also found in my thesis project

Carry On Screaming (1966) - Camp. Gay. Horror. Parody.

Glen or Glenda (1953) - A product of its time and no longer up to date in its understanding of gender but surprisingly revolutionary in its compassion and earnestness despite the bad reviews

April

Taxi Driver (1976) - Isn't it frustrating when annoying people tell you a film is good and then it's actually good?

June

Mr Deeds Goes To Town (1936) - Mr Deeds has autism swag

El Espíritu de la Colmena (1973) - I really wanted to like this because civil war era Spain and Frankenstein are super up my alley but unfortunately it was so much slower than expected

Das Boot (1981) - Very long and claustrophobic but holds up to the hype

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) - RIP King

July

Nimona (2023) - His big wet eyes bewitched me

First Blood (1982) - You're telling me the film is about Americans fighting an enemy they view as simultaneously weak and dangerous, escalating the situation, and then sending more and more men into a rainforest to die through guerilla warfare after being warned again and again they can't win this? sounds familiar

Barbie (2023) - Insert a bunch of pink emojis

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - Made me crave bagels

Jojo Rabbit (2019) - God I love war satires

Sweet Liberty (1986) - Alan Alda having fun and also using his own film as a therapy session

The Majestic (2001) - A rewatch but it's so tragically underrated, Jim Carrey is very good in dramatic roles and McCarthy-era media is like catnip for me

Joker (2019) - This is just Taxi Driver with extra steps

August

Tin & Tina (2023) - Probably one of the worst films I have seen in a while

Battle of the Sexes (2017) - I love women

Four Lions (2010) - The ending really got me, I love when satire gets serious

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979) - Can we talk about how the theme song is just going "I'm the sheriff" "yes you're the sheriff"

Happiness (1998) - Nauseating but in a "good film but what the fuck" way

They Call Him Bulldozer (1978) - Italian Lagaan

The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) - Sad and Gay

Twister (1996) - So much better than expected

Magnolia (1999) - Cloudy with a chance of frogs, a really long but really good film and I'm not entirely sure I got it

Doubt (2008) - Somehow I watched 5 films with Philip Seymour Hoffman that month because I was haunted by his ghost or something

September

The Terminal (2004) - I assumed this to be more of a classic romcom but the whole concept (based on a true story) is so terrifying and tragic that it made me feel all emotions at once

Apocalypse Now (1979) - I knew a lot of trivia about the film but for some reason I didn't know anything about the cast so every single actor was a surprise and made me go "!!!", Also I kinda wanna write an essay about it

October

Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) - Some of the gay jokes absolutely killed me

Last Night in Soho (2021) - I'm Not Like the Other Girls to Time Travel Murder Nightmare Pipeline, actually I really enjoyed this one but it's also super silly

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) - How do you say poor little meow meow in gaeilge

The Menu (2022) - I go to the murder restaurant I order the beesechurger, I was super surprised there's no cannibalism but tbh that would have been low hanging fruit

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) - Explains a lot about religion in the US, I love that she was pro lgbt, also I googled her ex husband and he has a prepper/survivalist thing going on now and scams more people

The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - we can't eat pray love ourselves out of this one boys

Holes (2003) - Hated the book as a teenager for school reasons but gave the film a try and really enjoyed it

Renfield (2023) - I expected werewolves but I enjoyed it nevertheless, My Chemical Romance is on the soundtrack, it's very silly, the effects are great

Interview with the Vampire (1994) - Oh people weren't lying about it being homoerotic

The Big Lebowski (1998) - I've had days that feel like that

November

Pappa ante Portas (1991) - Funnier now that I'm an adult, basically half the jokes my mum makes are from this film

The Meg 2: The Trench (2023) - I watched this while sick and really wanted to see a giant shark fight a giant octopus and boy did it deliver

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) - Very nice animation style

JFK (1991) - I actually fell asleep halfway through because it's so long but can we talk about how this film is just A-listers but has some of the worst wigs and makeup I've seen

Bottoms (2023) - A spiritual sequel to Heathers

December

When Harry Met Sally (1989) - They deserve each other (derogatory) but that one restaurant scene was pretty funny

The Royal Nanny (2022) - one of the many Hallmark films my mum made me watch and this is perhaps the worst one, incredibly sexist even for a Hallmark film and they clearly mean Mi5 but say Mi7 which was a WW2 propaganda service? Also they really want me to believe there is a British prince called Colin and that he doesn't look like his family tree is a circle?

I forgot the title but there was also the one where two people get stuck in a time loop while trying to make a sponsored youtube video about baking and I didn't really pay attention much but man that was bad

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The manga anthology magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday has a column called "Wednesday's Diary" where one author is given the chance to talk a bit more about their lives. The column began with the first issue of the 2019 serialization year.

As of April 2025, Rumiko has eight Wednesday's Diary entries.

Below the cut is translations of the entries, along with some notes

Entry #1 (published in May 2019 alongside ch. 1 of MAO)

As I showed in a previous post, Rumiko has been making manga like a woman possessed for decades, but her break after finishing RINNE is the longest gap she's taken by far - a year and a half

Entry #2 (published in Oct. 2019 alongside ch. 20)

Movie Notes: the X-Men series should be self-explanatory; Death Proof is a 2007 film by Quentin Tarantino; Train to Busan is known as Shin Kansen (written as 新感染 "new infection") in Japan; Fly Me to the Saitama is a Japanese movie (there's a video with subs on dailymotion fyi); as part of his Act Against AIDS concert, Keisuke Kuwata has performed his own solo version of NHK's New Year's song battle

Entry #3 (published in April 2020 alongside ch. 43)

What the hell's a MiniDisc? you know what a cassette tape is though... r-right?

Entry #4 (published in March 2021 alongside ch. 85)

Four years later and, indeed, there's been no beach episode in MAO

Entry #5 (published in Sept. 2021 alongside ch. 108)

The "other project" was likely in reference to the COLORS 1978-2024 artbook that released last year (VIZ announced that an English version is planned for Fall 2025). An interview with these editors is available over here - they go over Rumiko's career, it's pretty neat :)

Entry #6 (published in June 2022 alongside ch. 145)

"Taisho" – you might've heard this word before. So Japan still has an emperor (a figurehead these days), but they continue to use regnal years. In modern Japan, every emperor's reign is its own era, and years are marked by the years that that emperor is on the throne. The Taisho era covers July 1912 to December 1926. It was followed by the Showa era (Dec. 1926–Jan. 1989), then the Heisei era (Jan. 1989–April 2019), and now is the Reiwa era which is the time period where Nanoka goes to school (MAO began publishing the week after Reiwa started)

The Heian era, or Heian period (794–1185), is not for a specific emperor though. There are regnal eras within that period but I guess nobody cares? idk, but that's the time period where the past events with the Goko clan all happen

Entry #7 (published in March 2023 alongside ch. 177)

Those noodles have their own Japanese wikipedia page (it's under the Maruchan brand). It's specifically kitsune udon, which is topped with aburaage (sweet, deep-fried tofu pouches) because it's said fox spirits (kitsune) like aburaage. And it's tanuki tensoba, which is topped with tenkasu (bits of deep-fried tempura batter).

In Japanese, "cat tongue" (猫舌 nekojita) refers to sensitive tongues that can't handle heat

Entry #8 (published in May 2024 alongside ch. 230)

For more context, this is what Rumiko said about her work schedue in 2021: Rumiko Takahashi reveals her insane working schedule, and a follow-up Takahashi's schedule is Even Crazier than we thought!

I think the "tel" in the pie chart is for "telephone"? the rest says like "storyboard briefing session" so I guess this refers to what the article mentions here: "she has another brief meeting with her editor about the storyboard progress so far"

If you didn't know, Rumiko is a big fan of the Hanshin Tigers baseball team – there's always time to watch The Game

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MOVIES I WATCHED THIS WEEK # 231:

2 MOZART OPERAS:

🍿 Joseph Losey's 1979 adaptation of DON GIOVANNI opens with a quote by Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. With soprano Kiri Te Kanawa as Donna Elvira, it took the story out of the stage and into the streets and Palaces of Vicenza. I never realized that the Don Juan seducer was such a negative character, a true villain.

How would Wolfgang Amadeus respond if he was transported via time travel and could watch this screen interpretation on the big screen?! Miloš Forman's 'Amadeus', which came out 5 years later, owes more than a few stylistic flourishes to this version.

🍿 PAPAGENO (1935), my second silhouette animation film by Lotte Reiniger (after 'The adventures of Prince Achmed'). It captures the love story of the bird catcher from 'The Magic flute' in cute details.[*Female Director*]

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I did not expect my first session of the week to be a nontraditional Jewish musical about the origins of the Passover Seder. SEDER-MASOCHISM (2019), my first joyful animation by Nina Paley, is an intriguing feminist interpretation of The Book of Exodus, placing the emerging patriarchy vis-à-vis the ancient worship of the Goddess Mother. It is done is a unique flat style, that include one scene of 'embroidermation' (Screenshot Above). The best parts are the musical numbers ("Moses Supposes", Lennon's "Woman", and especially the final orgy of Jew-on-Arab violence, played to the theme of Otto Preminger's Exodus.) The weakest part was the autobiographical subplot of her own sick father, who played the old bearded God, explaining their family's personal relationship to Judaism. 5/10. [*Female Director*]

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This is the greatest sketch I've ever seen (It's better in Hebrew), and the one that introduced me to "Loriot", one of West Germany's most unique humorists (although he worked mostly on television). ÖDIPUSSI (1988) is one of only 2 feature films that he directed. It's a LOL-funny, but also very "different" kind of humor that needs adjusting to. An awkward, 56 yo single man (played by Loriot himself) is still very attached to his Mutter. Played as absurdist 'Monsieur Hulot', he's hilarious. Strange German situational and physical comedy. Recommended.

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First watch: The colorful 'Tourist Noir' NIAGARA (1953), my first movie directed by Henry Hathaway, an idol of the Cahiers du Cinéma boys. The first campy film where Marilyn Monroe was given top billing, and also the main reason to watch it. She's resplendent here, and even when she wakes up with her plump-red lips, perfect make-up, and gorgeous blond coiffure, she's irresistibly beautiful. No wonder that poor schmuck hubby Joseph Cotten lost his head over her. An interesting story in an even more interesting location, but wouldn't it been so much better, if done by another director, Hitchcock maybe?

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JASON SCHWARTZMAN X2:

🍿 So I “had to” re-watch Jesse Armstrong's new Billionaire-porn MOUNTAINHEAD, again ♻️. It's repulsive and attractive, but you can't look away - just like the addictive content on the platforms these 4 rich assholes own.

🍿 ONE PLUS ONE (2010), my first short by nepo-grandbaby Gia Coppola. A New Wave exercise in fashionable styling of a meeting and a breakup with Kirsten Dunst. 1/10. [*Female Director*]

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"You see, shit happens when you eat at Uncle Gino's!"

Another re-watch ♻️ : Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke's sex comedy DRIVE AWAY DOLLS from last year. It got slaughtered by the 20-something male crowds as a subpar addition to the Coen Brothers venerable body of work, but why the hate? Surely not because it's a happy lesbian love story, the first part of a B-movie Lesbian trilogy. /sarcasm. I loved it the first time, and I loved it now even more. Andie MacDowell’s foxy daughter, Margaret Qualley, as a young cutie, even with this fake Texan accent. And of course, every movie that opens Act 2 with Linda Ronstadt’s Blue Bayou is alright by me. It's a banger - 8/10.

Can't wait for their HONEY DON'T in a few months.

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"I don't see how having somebody piss on my face is gonna be able to sell Lou Ferrigno's house..."

I only watched the bromance comedy I LOVE YOU, MAN (2009), because Nyles & Roy Schlieffen from 'Palm Springs' were on the roster. Unfortunately, both their roles were secondary and I don't care too much for the 3 main actors, Paul Rudd, man-child Jason Segel and Rashida Jones. An "L.A." sitcom trying to tackle the issue of platonic male relationship, but with the depth of a typical television sitcom [including an irritating effort to copy 'The Big Lebowski's usage of slang words and nomenclatures.] But it had one moment of honesty, (when Sydney toasts Paul) which felt completely different. It made me instinctively check out the clock, and - Lo & Behold - the time stamp was precisely 1:00:00! Nice! I also liked the cameos by some favorite minor comedians, "Rick Nathanson" from 'We're the Millers', "Becca" from 'Superbad' who played another Becca here, Jon Favreau who played a convincing asshole and Joe Lo Truglio. The best joke was naming the dog Anwar Sadat, though.

Also, it was my 2nd movie with Lou Ferrigno (after 'Pumping Iron'). 4/10.

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Oh, how I hated the optimistic Warren Beatty version of HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978). A dumb, offensive reincarnation fantasy with James Mason as an English gentleman "Angel", and bland, curlie-haired Julie Christie as the subject of instant infatuation. A comedy without a single joke, or laughs or smiles.

Maybe I should have started with the original 'Here Comes Mr. Jordan' instead, when such protestant claptrap musings were more "acceptable". Yuck.

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(I am so proud of my mother. At 95, she's still completely lucid and sharp, curious and independent. She still likes to read, and in the last 10 years, had been diving into African, Chinese and Japanese literature, as well as more traditional ones. So when she recommended to me the Japanese fantasy novel "Before the Coffee Gets Cold", I wanted to watch the film adaptation of it, CAFE FUNICILI FUNICULA (2018). Unfortunately, I ⬇️ Could Not Finish it. ⬇️ The reviews claimed that the book was better.) [*Female Director*]

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THE SHORTS:

🍿 10 MINUTES is a 2002 Serbian short about the war, shot in a powerful single-shot. A boy is sent out to bring water during an attack, with death and carnage all around him. For some reason, probably to symbolize the theme of 'War and Peace', it is bookend with a 'normal' scene of a Japanese tourist in Rome waiting for his film to be developed - which doesn't add anything to the main story.

🍿 VIVA LE TOUR is my first of Louis Malle's documentaries [before watching his Jacques Cousteau's 'The Silent World']. Good footage of the 1962 Tour de France.

🍿 PALM TREES AND POWER LINES (2018) is an uncomfortable coming-of-age story about a lonely Southern California 16-yo girl, who falls for an older sketchy sign-flipper. It deals with quiet manipulation, agency and consent. The director developed this thin plot line into a full feature with the same name 4 years later. [*Female Director*]

🍿 "Cow Clutch!" LEFTOVER PASTA is a new, charming student film from this year's CalArts Character Animation Program.

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(ALL MY FILM REVIEWS - HERE).

[justinsentertainmentcorner]

Laura Snapes at The Guardian:

Taylor Swift has bought back the master recordings to her first six albums, giving her control over her entire catalogue for the first time. “I almost stopped thinking it could ever happen, after 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away,” she wrote in a letter to fans. “But that’s all in the past now. All of the music I’ve ever made … now belongs … to me.” She originally lost the rights in 2019 when her first record label, Big Machine, sold them to music executive Scooter Braun. Swift described the sale to Braun as her “worst case scenario”, and said she had not been given the opportunity to buy her work outright, but to “earn” one album back for each new album she recorded for the label. Her subsequent albums, from 2019’s Lover onwards, were released on Republic, with Swift retaining the rights to the master recordings.

Braun at one time managed Kanye West, who repeatedly targeted Swift after he infamously invaded her acceptance speech at the 2009 VMA awards. In November 2020, Braun sold the master recordings to the private equity firm Shamrock Capital in November for a reported $300m. In a letter to fans posted today, Swift said that she bought her masters – as well as her videos, concert films, album art and photography and unreleased songs – back from Shamrock. The Guardian understands that previous rumours that it cost Swift between $600m and $1bn are inaccurately high.

As was customary for record deals at the time, Swift’s arrangement with Big Machine meant that they owned her master recordings, hence she did not own them at the point of sale. In her letter, she wrote: “All I’ve ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy. “I will be forever grateful to everyone at Shamrock Capital for being the first people to ever offer this to me. The way they’ve handled every interaction we’ve had has been honest, fair and respectful. This was a business deal to them, but I really felt like they saw it for what it was to me: my memories and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams. I am endlessly thankful. My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead.” Swift credited the support of her fans with enabling her to buy back her music. “I can’t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now.”

In order to regain control over her catalogue after the original sale to Braun – and to devalue his investment – Swift embarked on a project to rerecord all six albums, branding each one “(Taylor’s Version)” and adding “From the Vault” tracks from the original songwriting sessions that hadn’t made it on to the original albums. Between 2021 and 2023, Swift rerecorded her albums Fearless (originally released in 2008), Red (2012), Speak Now (2010) and 1989 (2014). As the principal songwriter, she has the right to rerecord the material and to block any use of the original recordings. Several rerecorded songs made their debuts in film and TV syncs: last week, the new version of Look What You Made Me Do – from the as-yet unreleased rerecording of 2017’s Reputation – appeared in the new series of The Handmaid’s Tale.

Reputation and Swift’s self-titled debut album, from 2006, are the only albums not to be rerecorded. Fans have been speculating as to their possible release dates for years, leaping on the colours of her outfits and what they perceive to be clues in her limited social media posts to deduce when they would appear.

[...] The rerecordings were interspersed with a run of new, original recordings. Swift has released four albums since 2020: her lockdown sister records Folklore and Evermore (2020), as well as Midnights (2022) and The Tortured Poets Department (2024). Swift’s monumentally successful catalogue was showcased on her Eras tour, which travelled the world between 2023 and 2024, became the first ever billion dollar-grossing tour, and eventually grossed more than $2bn in total. The show was divided into album-specific segments, and updated when it hit Europe in 2024 to include a new Tortured Poets section.

Take that, Scooter Braun! Taylor Swift bought back the rights to the master recordings of her first 6 albums that were released on Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and reputation). Of those 6 Big Machine albums, 4 have been re-recorded as “(Taylor’s Version)” (Fearless, Red, Speak Now, and 1989).

[foxes-that-run]

Haylor timeline by date

January

1 January:

- 2014: Taylor wrote say don’t go

2 January:

- 2021: Harry at Jeffs wedding with OW. Holding hands at wedding photos

3 January:

- 2012: Caroline Break up announcement. Harry later tweets

- 2012: Harry's answer to are you single is inaudible

- 2019: MH asks to produce Harry's next album... via twitter.... and says Harry has blocked him.

5 January:

- 2017: date of Harry’s leak “lately” recorded. Anniversary of clear blue water/rain on window posts which may be their last break up anniversary. He was pictured in London

- 2022: The 1975/Jack collab started after this date.

6 January:

- 2015: Taylor posted clear blue water (Lyrics from This Love) to instagram. Harry in Malibu and around LA. A year later Harry posted the rain on a window 6 January 2016 and on 7 January 2017 recorded the leak 'Lately'. This may have been their break up. Harry was pictured with a fan wearing the shirt from Band

- 2024: lately leak on break up anniversary. Rumour H is in LA. Taylor wore Cartier Necklace out with Brittney Mahomes

7 January:

- 2013: Harry back in London

- 2015: Harry balloons for Nadines birthday in car

- 2024: Taylor at Golden Globes in LA. Lip Readers conversation with Selena which was gossip about Timothy

8 January:

- 2017: Taylor and Zayn film I don't wanna live forever music video in London

9 January:

- 2013: Harry seen GQ dinner London. photos of Harry in Richard Bransons hot hub on front page after the break up. (I often wonder what the less famous people think now that they treated him poorly as a kid and he is massive now). Gordon Smart (1:12

10 January:

- 2013: made fun of his accent at Grammy's

11 January:

- 2018: End Game video released

12 January:

- 2012: Taylor seen for first time in the year in Nashville. When asked if they are single Harry said "I'm Harry!! and I'm Hi!... then whispers single". This interview looks to be 12th Jan. After this

13 January:

- 2015: 19 June Taylor tour break then London

- 2017: Taylor was in LA papped at the the gym in LA. The scenario she told secret session fans she wrote  DWOHT

17 January:

- 2015: Taylor shares photo of her kitchen with framed Temper Trap lyrics on her stove. Again they broke up before his birthday. :( Harry tweets that "This bucket hat might be the best purchase we've made in years." Cara and Kendall retweet that and the Cake? Rumour they bought a hat. H played golf the next day.

18 January:

- 2016: Tabloid gossip that Taylor is jealous of the yacht

- 2019: Taylor seen at recording studio in NYC (suggested Me!

- 2021: Coney Island released as a single.

20 January:

- 2015: 23 January Taylor goes to Hawaii with Haim sisters and her mum. She also posts that it’s been a year since she wrote I Know places and capitalized “and we RUN” Harry seen with Jeff

21 January:

- 2012: 25 April Taylor wrote treacherous making Red. Then 24 April we are never getting back together. Taylor writes Babe. Honestly writing these songs if they met 3 weeks earlier would be unhinged.

26 January:

- 2014: no Red Grammy

- 2023: Little Freak is added to the Love on Tour set and stays there until June 13.

27 January:

- 2023: Harry's LA show that was filmed for Satellite MV. he drove to the forum and waved at fans. Seen being driven from gym

28 January:

- 2024: inappropriate viral deep fake images of Taylor. X bans ‘Taylor Swift’ search. TK kiss. Back to Nashville after 10 hours.

29 January:

- 2016: Taylor posted ““So how do you spend your time now that the tour is over?”” in Genius shirt with video with Meredith

30 January:

- 2024: Taylor search on now kiss viral.

31 January:

- 2020: Miss Americana documentary released.

February

2 February:

- 2025: photos and video of Harry running and walking in Rome. Taylor Grammy

4 February:

- 2015: Harry leaves LA for One Direction On the Road Again Tour 7 February – 31 October

5 February:

- 2024: Joe Alwyn whinging he dated TS. Joe liked tweet about it.

6 February:

- 2013: Savan Kotecha (WMYB writer) gave interview where he said 1D want to be write but can’t. Probably had left 1D already and doing press to build career. His last 1D credit is Happily. In 2017 praised (45 mins) Harry’s writing. In the later interview Savan also says he spent a year being sad after the 1D thing ended until Ariana came into work with him

8 February:

- 2015: Ariana performed Just a little piece of your heart in front of Taylor at the Grammys. Taylor’s iconic response of hanging out with friends and “going home to the cats” is at 0:23

- 2022: Joe told deadline "I think people can do what they want and makes them happy. I’m obviously happy in a monogamous relationship

10 February:

- 2013: Taylor at Grammy's

12 February:

- 2012: Taylor performs Mean at Grammy's in LA and sings "One day I'll be singing this at the Grammy's"

13 February:

- 2015: Style Music Video released. Inspiration for Two Ghosts. Kanye shared video of him sounding upset that Taylor didn't go to his fashion show when he expected her.

14 February:

- 2017: Tom Hiddleston GQ article where he sounds traumatised

- 2022: the 1975 / Jack Collab record is complete

- 2024: Blind item that TR is calling paps

16 February:

- 2016: Taylor wins the Grammy Album of the Year for 1989. Calvin was at an after

- 2021: E News Harry and OW fly to London together. DWD wraps

- 2025: Paul McCartney Bowery concert when Haim

20 February:

- 2016: Harry records 'Sweet Creature' in LA. In the Album show at the Troubadour (21:40) Harry introduced 'Sweet Creature' saying it was the first song written in the studio a couple of weeks after his birthday. He was photographed in the studio 20 February.

23 February:

- 2020: Harry's Tiny Desk Concert recorded in LA

24 February:

- 2022: Harry filmed As it was MV. O from Olivia Tattoo Visible in Behind the Scenes.

25 February:

- 2014: Article about Harry having written with John Legend and on 20 songs away from the band

- 2015: Happily was replaced with Stockholm Syndrome as song 7 on the OTRA tour

27 February:

- 2022: OW posts photo of herself in Harry's elephant head. filmed in restaurant

28 February:

- 2020: Harry's Sirius XM Secret Session for Fine Line. Harry tells a story about wawa with Xander. Seen with Xander in ny

March

3 March:

- 2016: Harry tweets Norah Jones Come Away with me lyrics "The yellow grass grows knee high."

4 March:

- 2014: Alex & Sierra posts photo of Meredith in Taylor’s LA home. Harry wrote I love you for them and this was like meeting him about that

- 2023: rumours Harry DM’ed Yan Yan to invite her to an after party after Sydney show. She was seen with other influencers there.

5 March:

- 2017: Rose Ring seen clearly at Studio in London.

- 2019: Taylor things before 30 article

6 March:

- 2020: Taylor released the man BTS where she said “this is a family show”

7 March:

- 2016: CH and TS 1 anniversary TS thin and uncomfortable.

- 2024: blind item rumor boybander and GF seeing other people.

8 March:

- 2025: Harry London with fans and at Sabrina carpenter concert.

11 March:

- 2018: Live on tour starts again in Switzerland

12 March:

- 2018: Delicate MV released

15 March:

- 2013: Taylor vanity fair article. Says Harry pursued her for a year before KCA

17 March:

- 2025: Harry in Rome. Taylor video accept iheart award for tour

20 March:

- 2020: full Kanye Taylor phone call released and clear she did not consent to being called a bitch or he made her famous

- 2024: on his podcast TK talked about babies life&style. Blind item that Taylor doesn’t appreciate narrative contribution.

21 March:

- 2011: Taylor in London Recording Studio wearing a rose dress key from IKYWT video. Taylor wore a Rose ring and Rose Dress the day before too.

22 March:

- 2024: Harry in UK studio RAK. Taylors flight goes via KC>LA. TK Cleveland funeral

23 March:

- 2017: E New story: "Where in the World is Taylor Swift?" that she had not posted candids since Thanksgiving.

25 March:

- 2014: Harry The Ace Hotel Shoreditch with Ed and Lou Teasdale for a book launch. 1D tour rehearsals

26 March:

- 2023: Harry kisses em rata in Tokyo. 'Something I've been waiting for' leak

- 2024: TR VF article where she says “My work is the most interesting thing to me

- 2025: Harry in London with James Corden. 1 minute of Two Ghosts music video posted to Twitter by a previous employee who worked on it

27 March:

- 2014: 1D Where we are tour rehearsals London. (27 & 28) 1D Camden London recording. MH plays call or delete with Nick Grimshaw and calls Niall and Harry

31 March:

- 2011: One Direction Tour Break

- 2012: first seen same place at Kids Choice Awards. A source close to Taylor later said to Vanity Fair he had chased her for a year

- 2021: architect of Harry’s Erskine House renovations posts photos of the interior to their website. It has a black

- 2023: 5 shows had Invisible String

April

1 April:

- 2022: As it Was song and MV released

4 April:

- 2017: Taylor recording Rep in Nashville 'to avoid paparazzi'‘. Joe in London. Harry shot Sign of the Times in Scotland. Mirror headline "Harry Styles goes all Peter Pan in his gloriously magical new video for Sign Of The Times"

- 2022: Taylor skipped the Grammy's although was nominated for Album of the Year for Evermore. Rumour Harry shut OW out of meeting

7 April:

- 2017: Sign of the Times released

8 April:

- 2014: page six article maybe put out by Taylor’s resigned publicist that says Taylor’s parents are difficult to work with and says her business manager also resigned.

17 April:

- 2020: 2020 Lover Fest tour postponed to 2021

18 April:

- 2017: Harry’s rolling stone interview where he leaves the table over her name and tips his hat and ex because it’s all for them. Harry possibly shades Matty Healy:

- 2019: Joe seen at La screening. Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund (Billy long time half whatever costar) at Taylor’s house for dinner. Joe seen with agent

20 April:

- 2018: Babe released

22 April:

- 2016: Harry Tweet's "it's not the Ribbons in your Hair" Cars Just what I needed lyrics about not minding anything because a person is who they needed.

23 April:

- 2012: Taylor wrote with Max Martin and Shellback. Max Martin discusses their first meeting in this interview (52:30 Mins) "Our first day was in Conway Studios. I was quite nervous

28 April:

- 2019: Joe posted photo of self in London. Not seen with Taylor till October

29 April:

- 2016: This Is What You Came For is released. Taylor was an uncredited writer and has backing vocals. CH later throws shade about her not promo

- 2017: Harry is papped wearing the same St Laurent shirt Calvin copied for the Ole music video

30 April:

- 2011: 1D Recording Studio

- 2015: Karlie seen with Derek Blasberg in NY while Taylor in LA with Calvin. (Timeline on Kaylor fall out) on 5 May Blind KK was only allowed one hour to move out of TS apartment. TS had everything boxed and labeled with contents inventoried that the model had to sign for. Later comes out that the friend was fashion reporter Derek Blasberg.

- 2025: Harry seen leaving Hansa studio then walking with Luis in Berlin

May

1 May:

- 2013: Everything has changed released as single

- 2017: Taylor filmed LWYMMD Video

2 May:

- 2019: Taylor Zane Lowe Me! Interview

3 May:

- 2023: Satellite MV released

4 May:

- 2024: blind item “There is just nothing that is not forced in the relationship between the former boy bander and the model/actress. Every tabloid was basically force fed relationship stories about the pair just three days before the Met Gala. There is nothing real about the relationship.”

5 May:

- 2022: Harry's Zane Lowe Interview on Harry's House. Rumour Harry making out with someone other than OW. OW speeding in london

- 2023: MH at Eras tour

7 May:

- 2017: Tess ward wore a shirt Harry wore in an interview

8 May:

- 2015: Elle interview where she talked about texts and that true love is disappointing.

- 2018: November Reputation tour

- 2023: they Both have a break. HS in outfit in later Cartier photo. MH dating rumors reported.

10 May:

- 2011: 1D recording studio Kent

11 May:

- 2014: 1D tour break till 23 May

- 2022: end of Daylight music video filming

12 May:

- 2017: Harry styles debut released

14 May:

- 2024: Deux Moi reports Tarry ended. Maya Henry released Looking Forward

15 May:

- 2017: Harry behind the album released

- 2024: Harry at Kacey Musgrave concert alone

16 May:

- 2017: The Sun reports a source that Joe and Taylor dating 'for several months.' "after what happened with Tom Hiddleston"

- 2022: Daylight music video (James Corden version) filmed Ny

17 May:

- 2014: Taylor on tour break in NYC

18 May:

- 2023: taylor recorded something at electric lady. nighttime footage of MH running into Taylor’s apartment with two overnight bags and a collared shirt. TMZ: footage “shot by mysterious shutterbug Thursday night” Taylor had shows at foxbrough (near her RI house) 19 & 20. Harry in Munich 18

20 May:

- 2012: Harry arrives LA

- 2015: Taylors clean speech on Haylor anniversary included "maybe you lost a person you never thought you would lose

- 2016: Taylor and Calvin seen together for the last time in a carpark. Blind that implies Calvin did something “I give the "relationship" another week […] what happened last night is going to open a whole bunch of boxes.”

- 2017: Harry lists LA house

- 2021: Harry and Olivia dinner at Refuel Bar & Restaurant at The Soho Hotel. ET Rumours Joe and Taylor engaged.

- 2022: Harry's House Released

- 2024: Tarry break up picked widely

21 May:

- 2019: Gucci Swan Campaign released

- 2022: Harry's One Night Only launch concert filmed for Apple Music of Harry's house at UBS arena NY

23 May:

- 2011: 1D left Britney Spears Concert LA Staples Centre

- 2015: Taylor telegraph interview she says she’s single and references Perfect: “But ask her what the tape looks like if you fast

24 May:

- 2014: One Direction (headliner) and Ed Sheeran play Radio 1 Big weekend in Glasgow. Ed wrote 18 this week. Liam said they had a show in another country the night before and that night. Taylor leaves NYC not seen for 6 days until Japan 31 May. 23 May

- 2021: Joe and Taylor together in Paris

- 2023: Taylor recorded Florida!!!

- 2023: People reports Taylor kissed MH at Zero bond with Jack and Margaret also there. No photos allowed in Zero Bond and weirdy no pap pics arriving. Last time reported to be seen together. It was 15 days after they mouthed 'this one is about you

25 May:

- 2020: date Too Much Sauce leak recorded. Still in LA

27 May:

- 2013: Taylor wrote Wish you Would

29 May:

- 2012: Everything has changed recorded with Ed

31 May:

- 2020: Taylor records video in Long Pond about home studio. Joe school thing

- 2022: blind that Joe hadn’t spoken to Taylor since before her graduation “The significant other of this A+ list singer said this weekend that he had not spoken to the A+ list singer in over three weeks. What kind of relationship is that?”

- 2023: Taylor recorded Fresh Out the Slammer Wearing Cartier necklace for first time

- 2024: Taylor seen at Kit Kat Club in London. Photos of Travis with Margaret and the Mahomes with Jack leak. Taken in Taylor’s break. No photo sighting H in lake Como

June

1 June:

- 2017: Joe and Taylor papped together

2 June:

- 2011: 1D LA recording studio

- 2016: CH and TS breakup confirmed on Twitter

- 2022: OW and Harry walk together London photos

4 June:

- 2015: Taylor walks backwards on hike in LA to avoid paparazzi. Harry in London with Grimmy. Ryan Seacrest interview.

- 2022: Olivia shared photo with Harry’s pink stairs then walk and video inside The Box. 1975 release lead single

5 June:

- 2023: MH break up reported by TMZ later confirmed no longer speaking

8 June:

- 2014: 1D had 5 day break starting in London then Stockholm on the 13th. Heart kiss in You and I

11 June:

- 2022: Taylor premiers All to Well at the Tribeca film festival. Hints at album with initials

12 June:

- 2012: Harry told YRV he was listening to the Fun Album (Jack Antonoff)

- 2014: Red Tour ends in Singapore

- 2015: One Direction will stay together or but pursue solo careers E weekly. Harry house hunting in NYC

13 June:

- 2024: Simon Cowell interview

14 June:

- 2016: Taylor first seen with Tom Hiddleston. Article on Taylor staged photos

15 June:

- 2011: Taylor arm lyrics "“A moment

- 2012: Won't stop till we surrender Tattoo on anniversary of Taylor having the arm lyrics

- 2021: Harry seen with fans wearing Apollo eleven tshirt

- 2024: Last show before 16 June Temper Trap anniversary

16 June:

- 2016: tabloid gossip that Calvin Harris sent a music exec a dick pick was break up reason

- 2024: Joe interview shades Taylor by omission. Deux Moi says Harry in NY

17 June:

- 2011: Lover Journal Taylor wrote in her journal on way to Nashville “Something so unexpected and amazing happened recently... I’ve become blissfully happy with my life. Like

- 2012: 1D and Taylor in California. Someone tweets Taylor saying they saw her getting froyo.

- 2017: Harry attends Pixie Geldof's wedding in Mallorca

- 2023: Harry performed Sweet Creature in Wembley for the first time since 2018

20 June:

- 2023: Cruel Summer released as a Single and goes to #1

22 June:

- 2012: Harry says in an interview that every day they perform every day and fly at night. Coughing and wearing paper plane. Record Radio Disney when Harry kisses arm where Heart will be

23 June:

- 2016: both Harry and Taylor are in London. Calvin admits Taylor controlled break up media

24 June:

- 2017: Joe and Taylor at gym together

- 2018: Harry performed in Washington

- 2019: karlies second wedding Taylor not there not on tour

26 June:

- 2012: Liam says they just had a week off touring to record Take Me Home and that SC had just heard it. He said they did not have much longer to record it. Louis also says it in interviews. 1D Bert Show interview where Harry says he dropped someone off when he got his license. On the same day Harry appears to be crying

- 2022: first heart kiss in months

28 June:

- 2013: Harry seen with Paige

29 June:

- 2023: Taylor recorded Down Bad

July

1 July:

- 2012: end of 1D Up all night Tour

- 2019: Taylor statement never in her worst nightmare that scooter owns her work

2 July:

- 2021: renegade released

5 July:

- 2024: billboard reports Harry working on new album and includes him a list of 2025 Glastonbury headliner potentials. Taylor plays imgonnagetyouback x dress ; You are in love x Cowboy like me in Amsterdam.

7 July:

- 2023: Speak now TV released. Taylor shared belated 4th July party photos hinting at 1989

8 July:

- 2023: Taylor Russell and Travis Kelce spotted at Harry and Taylors concerts respectively. ....on the same day. Last Kiss is the surprise song

9 July:

- 2012: Harry seen with Caggie Dunlop in London

- 2020: Harry Styles Sleep story

- 2024: Travis arrives back in LA and blinds immediately posted that he is using Taylor for fame and hooking up on Onlyfans model with cameras. InTouch soon runs article reporting that he followed and unfollowed Madeline Hope from TikTok. Madeline used August as a sound on her most recent TikTok.

13 July:

- 2012: (13+7) Taylor played 7 songs from her new album including We are Never Getting Back Together in London 'playback event'. Harry was seen in Holmes Chapel the day after

- 2017: Taylors last post before her socials wiped was to promote Selena's album. Reputation promo planning underway

16 July:

- 2024: people article from 2nd goes to print “in love reaching new heights” cover story and Keleigh teller posts old photos from the 6th with Travis same day… Keleigh disappears after that.

18 July:

- 2018: live on tour ends

19 July:

- 2017: Dunkirk released

21 July:

- 2017: Harry and Camille seen together

22 July:

- 2013: Best Song Ever released.

- 2023: Love on Tour ends in Italy. Taylor played Everything has Changed surprise Song. Both MIA

23 July:

- 2023: blind Harry has new relationship for brand deals and endorsements

25 July:

- 2015: Harry asked a fan if they were on a date and Louis is heard ‘I think Harry is f***ing with ‘me” Harry asks fans how long they’d dated (5 months) then to kiss and ‘we love love

- 2023: love on tour wrap up video

28 July:

- 2012: Harry seen with Una Healy at a wedding

- 2021: Taylor posts for folklore' anniversary

29 July:

- 2019: Harry in NYC for Rolling Stone shoot in Hawaiian shirt (the eternal sunshine of Harry styles story with Rob Sheffield)

30 July:

- 2013: September GQ cover story where they badgered Harry about how many people he’d slept with (two)

31 July:

- 2012: 1D in recording studio in London

- 2018: Harry and Camille break up. Harry pictured with Karlie Kloss on Yacht in Italy with Sunflowers.

August

4 August:

- 2019: Harry shot Lights Up music video in Mexico

7 August:

- 2024: Harry’s vogue cover unveiled at British National Portrait Gallery on Two Ghosts 7th anniversary. 3 people were arrested for an ISIS plot against an eras show in Vienna and Taylor cancels Vienna shows.

9 August:

- 2021: 26 August Harry in studio maybe mixing Harry's House in the behind scenes photos here you can see outfits he wore in LA on these dates.

- 2021: 26 August Harry LA in studio maybe mixing Harry's House in the behind scenes photos here you can see outfits he wore in LA on these dates. Walking with Olivia 19 August

10 August:

- 2019: Karlie and scooter on holiday together! Karlie doesn’t post

13 August:

- 2024: Taylor party in London with Eras team. Fans comment negatively that she partied before making a statement about cancelled shows. Harry complimented a fan on an Eras tour shirt and seen in London in red shorts

14 August:

- 2018: Reputation show in Tampa filmed for Miss Americana which shows Joe

16 August:

- 2022: Harry Toronto concert OW there seen in NY together the next day

17 August:

- 2024: Harry seen with Fred Again again in London. 4 days in the same shorts. Later walking with Pauli and Yaffra at night

19 August:

- 2012: Taylor visited Connors mums grave with him and played volleyball. Not seen with Connor again.

- 2014: Shake it off released

20 August:

- 2012: Harry seen at Radio 1 to talk about the BBC Teen Awards with Nick Grimshaw. Harry hadn't been seen for 5 days and told a story about driving to London the day before.

- 2014: 18th seen with fans in US

21 August:

- 2024: daily pap walks from Harry in London. Daily mail later says Taylor arrived RI. ICDIWABH MV released

22 August:

- 2022: Harry's Rolling Stone interview which includes OW

- 2024: Harry seen with Florence Welch and Cillian Murphy

23 August:

- 2019: Lover released. Lover Video released with quite clear Haylor references. Taylor says relationship not up for discussion. in NYC Taylor poses next to a photo of One Direction backstage at a signing in Brooklyn New York.

24 August:

- 2011: Arm Lyrics “But my heart cried out for you

25 August:

- 2014: Harry in Nashville. JALBOYH released.

- 2015: Taylor mouths I love you to Calvin on stage at the end of her concert in LA

27 August:

- 2015: Xanders birthday Harry posts cake. CH at 1989 tour

30 August:

- 2014: Heart Kiss you and I

31 August:

- 2015: Harry ate at this restaurant and they have the receipt pinned up 9 years later. It was at university in Philadelphia. Seen with Xander getting ice cream. Wildest dreams MV released

- 2024: Harry in vip tent at Kalorama with Sam Smith. Olivia Dean played. Paddy bodyguard with him. Harry left after Sam Smith's set. A fan asked Jack who is William Bowery and he laughed and shrugged. Gemma told Sunday Times Harry came to babysit while she did photo shoot for an article. Sarah posted a photo of herself with both kids. Video of Harry leaving as Olivia Dean enters the tent and hugs someone. Taylor not at Britney Mahomes birthday party. She hasn’t been seen since Ri.

September

2 September:

- 2018: Golden maybe recorded

3 September:

- 2017: Taylor at Abigail's wedding Martha's vineyard. Ready for it...? released after Saturday football preview.

- 2024: Daily Mail: “Travis Kelce's team call in lawyers over leaked 'contract' that claimed to reveal the exact date his relationship with Taylor Swift would end: Fake PR 'strategy document' spread online gave illusion their year

4 September:

- 2024: Harry back in London photos with fans in pleasing kissing swan jumper. Travis Taylor break up contract went viral.

5 September:

- 2023: Taylor posts if story “damn griff I love this one” about vertigo. The song is about a love that was scared and ran away

6 September:

- 2024: Taylor Travis NY dinner. Blind Item #4 "The A+ list singer knew she had to go big last night if she wanted those rumors to take a back seat for the night."

7 September:

- 2021: Taylor in Belfast visiting Joe. Red TV entirely recorded at Kitty Committee Belfast UK (her home)

- 2023: “Harry S. came for dinner. He cycled to our house after working out in Mayfair. We had not seen him for a long time. It was just the three of us. He’s done with his tour and taking a much

8 September:

- 2014: Taylors 1989 Rolling Stone Interview where she said it was infatuation

9 September:

- 2013: Harry badgered by paparazzi till he cries in London. They called him a womaniser. GQ Article where the interviewer bullied him into how many partners he had has (2)

12 September:

- 2024: Gemma Styles book released.

13 September:

- 2024: Harry SS Daly show London FW. sat next to Anna Wintour and left after show. Then he and Anne seen at Gemma’s book event. Vogue posted about Harry six times. Elon musk said he could “give Taylor a child” and then Travis promoted Elons cybertruck on his podcast. Photo of Anne & BFF at kebab shop wearing Harry’s jacket from earlier presumed Harry took photo.

15 September:

- 2018: Harry Eagles Concert LA

16 September:

- 2020: Taylor performed Betty in person at ACM awards in Nashville.

- 2024: Harry seen with more fans

17 September:

- 2021: wildest dreams TV released

18 September:

- 2021: Harry seen with Olivia near her parents in DC before show there

19 September:

- 2016: Taylor writes a lot of reputation. Taylor flies to NY and attends Max Martin & Shellback studio. (The Swift Life video) Works on Gorgeous

21 September:

- 2024: Taylor seen with Gigi in NYC

22 September:

- 2021: first heart kiss since 2018! St Paul

23 September:

- 2022: day DWD released Harry and Olivia kissing NY

24 September:

- 2012: Harry tells Nick Grimshaw first of 3 days filming tour screens on Grimmy first morning show. Neither love or heart tattoo in the tour screens.

- 2019: Harry seen with Xander in LA

25 September:

- 2012: Harry gets Love Banner Tattoo (covered by the left sparrow in Nov). Presumed Heart also. and is in the IKYWT video. It’s not in the tour screens but is in the chart show interview.

- 2014: Nola 1D concert 1D 2 hours late and helicopter out immediately after show

26 September:

- 2015: Taylor says almost same thing as in the Elle interview about text messages during clean speech “you have to go and replace all these habits – like… like getting a text message from that person in the morning

27 September:

- 2017: Harry released Two Ghosts and Girl Crush as a Spotify Single recorded in Metropolis London

28 September:

- 2012: 1D in pre

- 2015: Harry talks about anniversaries on stage (London). Taylors clean speech (st Louis) she talked about being heartbroken being vulnerable for love then "one day

- 2016: Taylor was with Cara Delevingne and Joe was in London.

- 2017: Harry wears red in the Radio City music hall

- 2018: Taylor went to Favorite NYC premiere with Joe. Harry at dinner in London. Both wore red. Taylor played Wonderland as the Surprise song

- 2019: Harry leaves Miami with Gucci Mickey Mouse suitcase.

- 2024: Taylor updates Apple Music essentials playlist to remove The Man and replace ATW10m with ATW

29 September:

- 2017: Taylor releases Spotify playlist of 70 songs. Anniversary of Harry’s “we don’t need no piece of paper tweet” and Harry’s another man mixtape. Song 7 is Boys

30 September:

- 2023: Harry with Kid Harpoon 30 September in London. Harry seen with SS Daley

October

1 October:

- 2016: High Infidelity released

3 October:

- 2024: rumour Harry still in France. Concert celebrity account posts that Harry has finished his album with 20

4 October:

- 2019: Harry seen with fans in London. Matty Healy says he wants to produce Taylors record (said about Harry earlier the year) and went on to say 'that taylor swift song about supporting gay people

7 October:

- 2011: Harry tweet ‘whoops

- 2024: Taylor flies into KC for game and wears head to toe Vivienne Westwood and the Cartier necklace. Taylor kissed TK in same box with their dads watching. Taylor seen with WAGs but not TK otherwise. Taylor and Scott board plane and Travis shows up an hour later. Taylor/Scott wait on tarmac. He has bye week. Deux moi posts rumour Harry will release his lead single on 18 October

8 October:

- 2022: OW at Harry's concert

10 October:

- 2014: Taylor performed Riptide performance on BBC 1 with the lyric "I love you when you're singing that song / And I got a lump in my throat / 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong"

- 2024: Shawn Mendez and Joe Jonas move their album releases from 18 October to mid

11 October:

- 2019: lights up released

12 October:

- 2023: Harry last seen till at least November alone at a London concert. And this ‘October’ photo are last seen with hair. Blind that Tks NDA is long and he blabbed

13 October:

- 2012: they go to Ed’s show in London. Ed shares a tour diary on 1 Jan with a video of him laughing with Harry at (1:20) (they are referencing this Australian Project Interview

- 2015: Kendall and Cara seen dancing at a One Direction concert. Harry has breaks his foot playing football In the Zane interview he talked about the the Dublin show being a lesson and taped it for the rest of the shows. (22 mins). ABC News that Calvin might sue over tabloids saying he cheated

14 October:

- 2019: Harry at John Mayer concert at O2 London

15 October:

- 2016: Rumour that Harry was seen at the airport in Jamaica. He stayed there for 2 months writing HS1. (the funny thing about that is that the rumor was true and the 'insider' tumblr said it wasn't.) At 30 mins into Harry Styles: Behind the Album Harry says they had had a week in a 'total hole.' "I can't write songs" he said in the first time in a long time I had actually done something and then came back to the studio and wrote Carolina

16 October:

- 2015: Perfect released as single and added to OTRA setlist

- 2017: Taylor films End Game music video in London

17 October:

- 2011: Harry goes to Ed Sheeran concert with Louis at Eleanor's university then not seen till rehearsals 2 weeks later. Lucy’s husband later said she slept with Harry then. Last time this is alleged.

18 October:

- 2012: One Direction in London Studio.

19 October:

- 2011: Harry did a 10 min phone interview alone with Grimmy and said he was passing through Birmingham. There are voices in the background at the end.

- 2022: Daily Mail OW Nanny story. Reddit on this. Full interview here. Includes Nanny saying Harry was like crack to Olivia

- 2022: Harry OW Wolfe Alice concert seem tense

21 October:

- 2016: Someday is released. "Someday maybe when we're old and gray

- 2022: Midnights Released. Joe and Taylor pap walk in NY. Harry and OW look unhappy at concert. Taylor IG post about midnights where she says she and Jack wrote a lot while Margaret and Joe were in Panama.

22 October:

- 2012: Red released

23 October:

- 2010: Taylor first seen with Jake at SNL taping

24 October:

- 2011: Harry is coughing in an interview and looks and sounds unwell. At 16:20 the interviewer asks about their break

- 2024: Stevie Nicks Rolling Stone article

25 October:

- 2010: Speak Now released.

- 2012: Taylor says her favourite love song is Sweet Disposition which Harry had tattooed on the arm lyric anniversary and that Love Actually is her favourite film that makes her feel better and Taylor shyly says "there's this movie called about last night that Demi Moore and Rob Lowe back in the 80s and they like get back together

26 October:

- 2021: Taylor posts TikTok "Autumn Lovers RISE" as a reenactment of a 27 September 2017 Tumblr post. She writes lyrics to ATW "just between us did the love affair maim you" "and Plaid stuff and ankle boots" she's wearing a skirt but says 'stuff' plaid shirts and ankle Chelsea boots is Harry in 2011

- 2022: Taylor performs Exile with the National at their concert in London. The Alcott maybe written about then

27 October:

- 2014: 1989 released

- 2019: Harry goes on stage at Kasey Musgraves last concert

- 2024: on 1989 Anniversary Taylor says it has been a decade of 1989 and 'fantastic'

28 October:

- 2015: 1975 Love Me video released where Matty Healy makes out with a Take me Home era Harry cut out. In the BTS he said "I just wanted to make a video that was about some kind of sexually confused rockstar type that who buys into his own nonsense really"

- 2019: Taylor's tiny desk concert

30 October:

- 2024: Bizarre Scott Swift story where he is on a commercial plane

31 October:

- 2015: Final one direction concert in Sheffield. Xander and Jeff there

- 2022: Harry as Danny Zuko Harryween and performed Hopelessly devoted to you in LA at the Forum. Olivia dressed as playboy bunny and kept jacket on as kids with her. Weirdness with Olivia and security

- 2024: TK talks about how real relationship is on podcast.

November

1 November:

- 2016: Taylor reveals she wrote Better Man in a post

- 2022: eras tour announced

2 November:

- 2011: One Direction Tour rehearsals Harry back in London for month

- 2024: a man recorded calling Travis an offensive slur for dating Taylor at Jason Kelce at a university. Jason smashed the phone

3 November:

- 2016: Harry seen back in LA at Kendall birthday and concert next day. Joe in Taipei Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.

- 2024: In Betty Speech Taylor referred to her work as a 'Cinematic Universe' as in MHs recent interview.

8 November:

- 2017: kiwi video released with Taylor looking kid

9 November:

- 2015: Harry at London Studio 10

10 November:

- 2014: Taylor wore the Butterfly and Reputation Snake Ring in the Blank Space Music video.

- 2017: Reputation released end game radio single on 14th

- 2021: heart kiss in falling. Tumblr anon said about OW “I was working at the venue in Sacramento when he played during LOT. Her backstage privileges were revoked after the show prior to that...which was..I think...Portland. Our backstage security was instructed to not allow her backstage under any circumstances. She didn't even arrive to the venue with him. From what I understood from Sacramento through the end of that tour her security access was no more than say..contest winners..radio personalities etc. I was shocked at the time that they lasted another year since there was clearly trouble in paradise.”

11 November:

- 2021: Harry has a bruise on his back I. Love on tour backstage photo

12 November:

- 2015: One Direction in the BBC Live Lounge. Harry struggled in Story of My Life

- 2021: Red TV released Harry wears red in his show on the 11th. All Too Well Short Film premiere Dylan O'Brien (who is in ATW film) is included in this footage of Austin and Dylan cheering when Jack plays Question..? in the Studio. Appears on Fallon and says she easter eggs 3 years in advance in reference to ATW.

- 2024: Rob Sheffield’s Taylor Biography Heartbreak is the National Anthem released which lauds the Haylor mythology as one of the great songwriting muse ships of pop music.

13 November:

- 2013: Taylors first Victoria Secret show where she wears a union jack dress in NY and performed IKYWT. On 14th Harry in UK for Gemma's graduation

- 2017: blind item that This Is What You Came For was about Harry

14 November:

- 2014: sad guardian 1D interview

- 2022: Kendall at Love on Tour

16 November:

- 2019: Watermelon Sugar released as promotional single. Harry with Xander NY

17 November:

- 2017: the HS behind the album performances released

18 November:

- 2011: Up all night released. In listening party says “more than this” is his favourite

- 2012: I knew you were trouble MV filmed in California (love already covered)

19 November:

- 2014: Harry and Taylor go to a 1975 concert together

20 November:

- 2019: Harry filmed the cross walk concert

21 November:

- 2018: last rep show which is in Tokyo. Plays emotional set of surprise songs are wildest dreams (1 of 3 times she played it on the Rep tour) and So it goes (one of 8 times it has ever been played live)

22 November:

- 2015: Taylor is a no show at the AMAs but nominated for 6 awards

- 2019: sponsored tweets for Eroda Tourism started ❤️ Scooter wrote open letter to Taylor wanting a resolution saying his family was being threatened

- 2024: Taylor played Cassandra x Mad woman x I did something bad on 5 year anniversary of scooters open letter about masters. Taylor seems a bit off

23 November:

- 2012: Harry backstage at Robbie Williams O2 concert with Jack Whitehall and James Corden. In Reveal: "'Best you've ever been

25 November:

- 2013: Midnight Memories released with Something Great written with Jacknife Lee who also worked on Red.

27 November:

- 2015: One Direction play the Telehit Awards in Mexico and Harry tweets James Taylor (Begin Again) Mexico Lyrics "The sun's so hot I forgot to go home." 1D Press conference.

28 November:

- 2014: Harry L.A. Fleetwood Mac concert with Jeff

- 2015: 1989 world tour filmed in Sydney

December

2 December:

- 2023: Harry and TR rumoured split. Article deleted the next day possibly as it identifies TRs hotel

5 December:

- 2014: rumours Taylor at 1975 concert

- 2021: You're losing me written. Love on Tour in Buenos Aires

6 December:

- 2013: Harry leaves Kendalls hotel and they have breakfast. Lunch the next day NY. Harry is carrying notebooks and dressed that same as in the Spotify visual for Where Do Broken Hearts Go. Tabloids say not dating Kendall and he is texting Daisy Lowe.

7 December:

- 2023: Make my day and Only Angel demo with different lyrics leaked.

8 December:

- 2017: Joe and Taylor papped holding hands NYC

9 December:

- 2012: both return to London on Taylor's private jet. 1D Jingle Ball. Harry and Taylor holiday in the UK together until December 15th when Taylor leaves for France.

- 2024: Taylor at unidentified eras themed event with the Mahomes. Britney posted the photos saying “my people” posted on 18 December people in comments said to celebrate the end of the tour.

10 December:

- 2012: Video of them kissing backstage at Z100 Jingle Bell Ball. Pap video with all the 1D boys and Gfs that ends with 5 Haylor coming/going from hotels. Olly Murs calls Taylor “Harry’s Missus” in marry kiss kill

- 2016: I Don't Wanna Live Forever released with Zayn

11 December:

- 2022: Harry’s last tweet

13 December:

- 2011: Taylor's birthday party inside her Nashville apartment. posted a photo in a recording studio

- 2017: Reputation Stadium Tour tickets go on sale

- 2019: Fine Line released

15 December:

- 2022: Joe Alwyn’s actors on actors released in first question is where he outs the Tortured Man Club WhatsApp group chat

18 December:

- 2012: Taylor goes with Harry to get ship Tattoo. He is seen with Andrea and Taylor at their LA house

21 December:

- 2013: midnight memories MV filmed

- 2014: Harry seen with Nadine Leopold and wears her jacket and carrying her bags. Sun reports things “heating up” with happy photos. The same night there are photos of Harry pointing and yelling angrily at 2am in the east village in the jacket with bags.

25 December:

- 2023: Taylor and her family including Andrea go to watch TK play football. TK loses and throws his helmet near bystanders. Jack shares an IG story of Taylor in an Eagles Shirt and another snippet of Merry Christmas Please don't call

26 December:

- 2012: article Harry sent Taylor a singagram of a country version of WMYB for Christmas

- 2023: Harry seen with TR at a pond in England wearing only underpants and a Eagles beanie

29 December:

- 2011: Taylor posted a seashell with Safe and Sound Lyrics written (it had just been released) with the caption "Saying goodbye to the shore

30 December:

- 2014: Taylor morning show and says about Style “This song is about a relationship that is never really done. you always have that person who you feel like might interrupt your wedding and say ‘don’t do it because we’re not over!” I compared it to person comes in and out and never really go out of style with a smile. Asked if the person sings she says she wants fans to picture their ex

- 2020: 7 photos of Joe and Taylor thought to be taken 31 December 2016 hack/leak. Only 7 photos?? She is wearing a pink wig while he shaves. OW wearing necklace she later says was a gift from Harry.

31 December:

- 2012: NYE Kiss

- 2016: Photos of Taylor and Joe getting ready thought to be taken this day. Later only 7 photos leak in 2020. Harry in Holmes Chapel on NYE