person4d

[hotdaemondtargaryen]

TEAM GREEN AT THE BLACK CARPET FOR 'HOUSE OF THE DRAGON' S2 PREMIERE IN PARIS.

[calyxthenerd]

When two characters are so extraordinarily intertwined that any romantic partner will have to deal with both, and that has them both romantically frustrated because the lack of boundaries between them scares most people off

[pernillecfcw]

It’s gameday tomorrow for the blues💙💙

[artemlegere-art]

The Fountain of Vaucluse

Artist: Thomas Cole (English, 1801-1848)

Date: 1841

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas

Description

Vaucluse, in the southern French region of Provence, was the final home of the Italian poet Petrarch, one of the first great Renaissance writers. In 1841.

On his second European tour, Thomas Cole memorialized Petrarch's home in this grandiose canvas, worked up in Rome from sketches done on-site. Once in the studio, he exaggerated the scale of the cliffs in this scene to magnify the drama, and he reconstructed Petrarch's castle, which in actuality lay in ruins.

Although he founded the Hudson River school, the group of loosely affiliated American artists who took inspiration from the natural landscapes outside of the northeastern urban centers, Cole also painted several European scenes such as this one.

[autumncottageattic]

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 romantic comedy film starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. The screenplay is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Winifred Watson.

Part III

[marcelskittels]

✨ Team Jumbo-Visma ✨ ‹ Tour de France 2023 - Stage 21 ›

[luminouslumity]

If you're still unfamiliar with the Cait Corrain situation, this video explains it! Under the cut are the blurbs for books of the authors Corrain targeted.

VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED by FRANCES WHITE

For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor's ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess's Mountain.

Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.

Except one: Ganymedes Piscero - class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment.

When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people without a Blessing to protect him, odds of survival are slim.

But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?

Or will the empire as he knows it fall?

MISTRESS OF LIES by K.M. ENRIGHT

FATE IS A CRUEL MISTRESS

The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeClaire has spent her entire life perfecting her blood magic, building her network of spies, and gathering every scrap of power she could. Now, to protect her brother, she assassinates their father and takes her place at the head of the family. And that is only the start of her revenge.

Samuel Hutchinson is a bastard with a terrible gift. When he stumbles upon the first victim of a magical serial killer, he's drawn into the world of magic and intrigue he's worked so hard to avoid - and is pulled deeply into the ravenous and bloodthirsty court of the vampire king.

Tasked by the Eternal King to discover the identity of the killer cutting a bloody swath through the city, Samuel, Shan and mysterious Royal Bloodworker Isaac find themselves growing ever closer to each other. But Shan's plans are treacherous, and as she lures Samuel into her complicated web of desire, treason and vengeance, he must decide if the good of their nation is worth the cost of his soul.

TO GAZE UPON WICKED GODS by MOLLY X. CHANG

In this magical epic fantasy, a young woman cursed with the power of death must decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country—the first installation of a gripping new series.

Heroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was born and defeated the magic of her people with technologies unlike anything her world had ever seen.

Blessed by Death, born with the ability to pull the life right out of mortal bodies, Ruying shouldn’t have to fear these foreign invaders, but she does. Especially because she wants to keep herself and her family safe.

When Ruying’s Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, he offers her an impossible deal: If she becomes his private assassin and eliminates his political rivals—whose deaths he swears would be for the good of both their worlds and would protect her people from further brutalization—her family will never starve or suffer harm again. But to accept this bargain, she must use the powers she has always feared, powers that will shave years off her own existence.

Can Ruying trust this prince, whose promises of a better world make her heart ache and whose smiles make her pulse beat faster? Are the evils of this agreement really in the service of a much greater good? Or will she betray her entire nation by protecting those she loves the most?

SO LET THEM BURN by KAMILAH COLE

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland.

Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her island from its enemies, the dragon-riding Langley Empire. But now, at seventeen, Faron is all powered up with no wars to fight. She’s a legend to her people and a nuisance to her neighbors.

When she’s forced to attend an international peace summit, Faron expects that she will perform tricks like a trained pet and then go home. She doesn’t expect her older sister, Elara, forming an unprecedented bond with an enemy dragon—or the gods claiming the only way to break that bond is to kill her sister.

As Faron’s desperation to find another solution takes her down a dark path, and Elara discovers the shocking secrets at the heart of the Langley Empire, both must make difficult choices that will shape each other’s lives, as well as the fate of their world.

"By turns hopeful and devastating, So Let Them Burn is a masterful debut with a blazing heart. I was captivated from beginning to end by Cole’s sharp, clever prose and by her protagonists—two remarkable sisters with an unforgettable bond." — Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief

THE POISONS WE DRINK by BETHANY BAPTISTE

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family.

Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her.

Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus’s life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister Janus safe is now her responsibility. When the powerful Grand Witcher, the ruthless head of her coven, offers Venus the chance to punish her mother's killer, she has to pay a steep price for revenge. The cost? Brew poisonous potions to enslave D.C.'s most influential politicians.

As Venus crawls deeper into the corrupt underbelly of her city, the line between magic and power blurs, and it's hard to tell who to trust… Herself included.

And because Corrain went after him as well...

DRAG ME UP

They say he’s a myth...

And Hades prefers it that way. He may do all the work, and Zeus may get all the credit, but at least it allows Hades to preserve the one thing he truly cares to have: his solitude. The mere mention of the Wraith of Khaos Falls is enough to keep order, and he is rarely forced to leave the shadows of Casino Asphodel.

She belongs in the spotlight...

And Persephone clawed her way out of Demeter’s shadow to reach it. Now she’s lead in Calliope’s Cirque production but not without great cost, and there is not enough money in the world to pay off the debt accrued for the simple mistake of trusting Zeus. Though it’s easier to ignore the bars when she still has room to fly.

Landing a residency at the legendary Casino Asphodel is everything she trained for. Meeting a man she’d been convinced didn’t exist? She could never be prepared for that. Hades isn’t prepared for her either, but it’s soon evident they’re a force when together. He gives her a soft place to land, and she makes him want to reach for the stars. But when Zeus ups the stakes, they must be willing to go all in, even if it means coming down from the sky. Or stepping into the light.

KEEP ME CLOSE

She is the closest thing Khaos Falls has to a goddess…

And Aphrodite is feared and worshipped in equal measure. She has dedicated her life to being a savior for the lost regardless of the risk, but when unknown enemies nearly assassinate her in her own club, she realizes her reckless vigilante tactics won’t cut it anymore.

He is the furthest thing Khaos Falls has from a hero…

In fact, Hephaestus is who you call when all the heroes have fallen. Still, he is the best at what he does, strengthening the city’s weaknesses and keeping his feelings out of it. When tasked with Aphrodite’s personal security, it’s easy for him to detach himself from their mutual disdain. Until disdain is no longer the only thing he feels for her.

With their enemies elusive and snakes in their midst, good hearts and sharp wit may not be enough. But he made a vow, and he will keep it. Even if it means turning newfound feelings into newfound strengths and using them as a weapon to protect her.

LET ME IN

She never cared about being perfect.

Raised under Zeus’s self-serving influence, Athena only ever cared about being right. But with Zeus gone and everything changing, it’s been difficult trying to break free of the chains he so expertly secured her in as a girl. Especially when constantly worrying about Dionysos.

And he never cared much about saving himself.

Raised under Hades’ self-sacrificing influence, Dionysos only ever cared about pleasing everybody else. But when the opportunity to prove he’s more than a winemaker presents itself —with the promise of spending more time with Athena— he has no choice but to take it.

In a bid for peace, Athena and Dionysos are sent to an ailing Thassos City to try and strike a treaty. But with war within reach and rules rearranged, wit and charisma may just fall short. But they’ve long since decided that to protect each other, blood is a small price to pay. Even their own.

LOVE ME NOW

Achilles loved playing the hero…

Being a mere man had never been enough for him. He wanted to be a great one. And when he finds out that Helen, his childhood best friend, has gone missing, taking the mission is instinct. Even if it meant returning to the place he was born and raised, a place he swore never to return to—Heraklion. But he goes nowhere without Patroclus.

Patroclus loved being one…

But being a hero was nothing like playing one. It was a senseless sequence of pyrrhic victories he'd carry forever. Yet when Achilles needs him to return to Heraklion and the arena he had been forced to claw his way out of, he says yes because… well, of course he does. He would follow Achilles anywhere.

Yet both had left more of themselves in Heraklion's notorious arena than they'd taken. So returning would not require heroes but something else, something worse, especially when Helen is not the only one in need of rescue. They both must determine not only what it means to be a man, but what it means to be a good one.

[trevlad-sounds]

Invisible Waves 34.

25.08.2024

Intro 00:00 morimoto naoki-nary 00:04 Chapter 1 04:18 Tierro Cosmico-Healerite 06:42 Navaja Opinel-Baloons For Alba 09:34 Chapter 2 15:04 Misha Panfilov-Maracuja Lounge 17:15 formAnt B-Kater – Single Version 21:41 Chapter 3 26:00 anthéne-ash fall 27:36 Mint Deluxe-Ziflore 32:40 Chapter 4 43:31 Louis Cole, Metropole Orkest, Jules Buckley-nothing 45:52

[sapphireshorelines]

some of my favorite male-female friendships in lgbtq+ media

frances ha / lady bird / anne with an e / but I'm a cheerleader/ stranger things / young royals / queer as folk

[launderground]

July 16, 2024 Los Angeles Loves… FRANCES WHITNEY ALEXANDER BIGGS NATE COLE CÉLINE DEL CARMEN Genghis Cohen $12/$15/All Ages/7pm Tickets

Facebook Event Tickets via DICE.FM

[tourdesouthoffrance]

Is there anything more boring than being in French town or city on a Sunday. Yep, being in a French town or city on Bastille day. The whole of Nîmes was abandoned, leaving an eerie feel to the streets.

Thankfully, despite the fact that non of the shops were open, the museums were. I visited the Musée des Beaux-arts. The museum was based in an impressive stately 19th Century building. The museum contained sculptures and paintings from Roman times up to the early 20th Century. The exhibitions were good, but again, there wasn’t that many of them.

As the evening drew in, I got ready to watch the European Championship final. First, I stopped at a Le Bouchon des Greffes for fish and chips to get me in the mood. The American couple sat next to me, laughed at my order. They were from Washington DC and like me travelling around the south of France. The gentleman informed me that the whole of France is basically on holiday during July, which explains why the streets are so quiet.

I found an Irish pub in a rougher part of town called O’Flaherty’s. Just before 9pm, the music went off and the match kicked off. To my frustration a band started playing outside at exactly 9pm. For once, I didn’t appreciate live music. After a dry first half, Spain scored the first goal. Cole Palmer levelled this making it 1-1, before Spain took the lead once again. The final score was 2-1 to Spain. It wasn’t coming home after all. To be fair, Spain were the better team. England are still a young team and I’m certain that in 2026, it’s coming home!

[calyxthenerd]

Something about platonic soulmates of “opposite” genders is so personal to me

[postcard-from-the-past]

Landscape by Noisy-sur-École, Gâtinais region of France

French vintage postcard

[blackbutlerfandomnerddomain]

Coming Up:

Ciel Phantomhive and Alois Trancy are called for a case set in Paris after a Nobleman gets mugged by a gang member from the gang Les Apaches, who urgently beg for it to be hidden from the public to not have his family targeted. The pair and their most trusted servants go to Paris to solve the case, bringing with them on the trip Doll who can help with some street logic and fighting skills. While there, the three run into Maurice Cole who turns out to be nephew of the robbed nobleman. As well as reaper, Grelle Sutcliff, who confirmed more there's something more at foot with her mere being there.

Cast:

Sebastian Michaelis

Ciel Phantomhive

Doll

Alois Trancy

Maurice Cole

Hannah Annafellows

Grelle Sutcliff with special featuring Ronald Knox

Ships will be the following: Cielois CielDoll Maurekles/Dollrice since @blondeaxolotl has officially won me over to this point in AU and canon SebaGrelle And implied onesided-RonGrelle

The Story will have:

Internalized homophobia/biphobia

Past Abuse

Ciel's the only one who seems to have a good relationship with his parents

Assholes beating people and getting their asses beat back

Sebastian having a crisis

Alois is clingy

Period related issues such as sexism and classism

Too much fluff. Like I'm gonna rob a fluff factory

Story boards would be posted at some point as well as the full fic soon, please get ready yall

[autumncottageattic]

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 romantic comedy film starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. The screenplay is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Winifred Watson.

Part II