#Harry Thorne Mitchell

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Documenting Rita Cross-- 'Captains of the Clouds' Canada's Flying Cannons

Once again I was searching for something in the newspaper archives and came across an article about Rita Cross Mitchell who was from Ottawa. She was a double for actress Brenda Marshall who was the female lead in the film “Captains of the Clouds,” that was shot in North Bay in 1941 with James Cagney. Billy Bishop also had a part in the film. I found it by accident, so I take that as a sign to…

[favorite-music-tourney]

Adjusted Round 1 match ups

I’m against the government by Defiance, Ohio - Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds

Vienna by Billy Joel - Miracle of Life by Bright Eyes

Hungry Dog on the street by the Taxpayers - Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

Excursion Around the Bay by Derina Harvey band - I am a Union Woman by Bobbie McGee

Jolene by Dolly Parton - Wild World by Cat Stevens

At Seventeen by Janis Ian - The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton

Everybody's Talkin' by Harry Nilsson - Do you Believe in Magic by the Lovin Spoonful

Blackbird by the Beatles - Mr. Tambourine Man by the Byrds

Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Paul and Mary - Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes

Ooh La La by the Faces - Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers

Tear the Facists Down by Woody Guthrie - Fire and Rain by James Taylor

Rule #4 Fish in a Birdcage by Fish in a Birdcage - Strangers by Apes of the State

Angel From Montgomery by Bonnie Raitt - I'd work for Free by Blake Rouse

I'm not a good person by Pat the Bunny - Ho Hey by the Lumineers

Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation by Tom Paxton - Pure Obsession by Mirabai Kukathas

Not Yet/Love Run by the Amazing Devil - Budapest by George Ezra

Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez - Paradise by John Prine

What a time to be alive by Matt Press - Ballad of a Wobbly by David Rovics

Glad to be Gay by Tom Robinson Band - Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

All The Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands by Sufjan Stevens? - Kill the Boy Band by She/Her/Hers

Every Town will Celebrate by Mischief Brew - Oak & Ash & Thorn by The Longest Johns

The Galway Girl by Sharon Shannon and Steve Earle - Curses by the Crane Wives

You're So Vain by Carly Simon - The Chemical Worker's Song by Great Big Sea

I'm Gonna Be an Engineer by Peggy Seegar - Follow Me up to Carlow by the Young Dubliners

American Pie by Don McLean - Murder in the City by the Avett Brother

Rhododendron Honey by Leslie Fish - The Fox by Nickel Creek

California Dreamin by the Mama's and the Papa's - Ohio by Neil Young

It's too Late by Carole King - There is Power in a Union by Billy Bragg

Have you ever seen the rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival - I ain't Marching Anymore by Phil Ochs

The Wrote and Writ by Johnny Flynn - Wayward Prodigal by Cora Reef

Landslide by Fleetwood Mac - Place to Be by Nick Drake

Space Girl by Shirley Collins - Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons

Delta Dawn by Tanya Tucker - Where have all the flowers gone by Pete Seeger

Take Me to Church By Hozier - Solidarity Forever by Utah Phillipps

Let the Mystery Be by Iris Demont - Brave as a Noun by AJJ

A Horse with No Name by America - Mrs. Robinson By Simon and Garfunkel

Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega - A Song for a Computer Programmer by Cricket!

War on the Workers by Anne Feeney - War isn't Murder by Jesse Welles

Me and my Bobby Mcgee by Janis Joplin - For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield

You're Dead by Norma Tanega - The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

Color in your Cheeks by the Mountain Goats - March of the Jobless Corps by Daniel Kahn

Stick Season by Noah Kahan - O Valencia by the Decemberists

Fuck it by Days N Daze - Dream a Little Dream of Me by Cass Elliot

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band

Deny Defend Depose by Joe Devito - Big Rock Candy Mountain by Harry McClintock

Annie's Song by John Denver - The Funeral by Band of Horses

Union Maid by the Almanac Singers - 32 Flavors by Ani Difranco

Our House by Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young - Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

The War Racket by Buffy Sainte-Marie - Hurt by Johnny Cash

One Great City by the Weakerathans - Loose Lips by Kimya Dawson

Feed the Machine by Poor Man's Poison - Everything I Own by Bread

I want wind to blow, the microphones - City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie

Todos Juntos by Los Jaivas - II: The Road Giveth by RENT STRIKE

Roll On, Columbia, Roll On by the Highway Men - Ballad of Ho Chi Min by Ewan MacColl

Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison - Time in a Bottle By Jim Croce

The Trolley Problem by Windborne - One Kind of People by Amigo the Devil

Season of the Witch by Donovan - House of the Rising Sun by the Animals

The Times they are a changing by Bob Dylan - Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapman

Closer to Fine by the Indigo Girls - Two Headed Boy by Neutral Milk Hotel

Heave Away by the Fables - Your Heart is a Muscle the Size Of Your fist by Ramshackle Glory

Who would Jesus Bomb by Jordan Snart - Electricity by Sister Wife Sex Strike

Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell - Plastic Jesus by Tia Blake

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald By Gordon Lightfoot - Bread and Roses by Judy Collins

Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford - I'm a Believer by The Monkees

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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON AVATARS PACK - UPDATE S2

By clicking the source link, you’ll find the pack updated with 403 new avatars from House of the Dragon (s2) briging the total to 1'212 avatars.

(new) Featured: Abigail Thorn, Abubakar Salim, Amanda Collin, Archie Barnes, Bethany Antonia, Clinton Liberty, Elliott Tittensor, Emma d'Arcy, Eve Best, Ewan Mitchell, Fabien Frankel, Freddie Fox, Gayle Rankin, Harry Collett, Jefferson Hall, Kieran Bew, Luke Tittensor, Matt Smith, Matthew Needham, Milly Alcock, Nanna Blondell, Olivia Cooke, Phia Saban, Phoebe Campbell, Rhys Ifans, Sonoya Mizuno, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Toussaint, Tom Bennett, Tom Glynn-Carney & Tom Taylor

Please check the rules

[inkyquince]

Reading List (Because I need to start reading for real or ill die and this is to publicly shame me for not)

*rereading

Rosemary's Baby- Ira Levin (jesus christ)

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth- Andrew Joseph White. (I liked it way more than I thought I would. So good, I love the world building)

Monstrilio- Gerado Samano Cordova (oh my god. Oh my god. I love you M. Fuck Magos, I'm so sorry Lena, oh Joseph. I hope M is finally happy)

The Doll's Alphabet- Camilla Grudova (it's so strange and sad and weird and good and miserable and abstract)

Mort- Terry Pratchett (it's so silly, I love u Mort)

A Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams (still a fuckin funny ass read)

Shadow of the Serpent- David Ashton (I genuinly got halfway through and gave up. It's not a good read, the prose is annoying)

Hannibal- Thomas Harris (Geniunly such a horny book, and its way better than the movie)

The House of Spirits- Isabel Allende* (I still cry at this book and it hurts.)

Silence of the Lambs- Thomas Harris

The Sisters Brothers- Patrick DeWitt

The Exorcist- William Peter Blatty

Midnight Bites- Rachal Caine

Flowers In The Attic- Virginia Andrews

The Virgin Suicides- Jeffery Eugenides

Eyes Guts Throat Bones- Moira Fowley

The Briar Book of the Dead- A.G Slater

Diavola- Jennifer Thorne

Mexican Gothic- Silvia Morena-Garcia

Shiver- Junj Ito

Uzumaki- Junji Ito

The Final Girl Support Group- Grady Hendrix

We have always lived in the castle- Shirley Jackson

Masters of Death- Olivia Blake

No Country for Old Men- Cormac McCarthy

Buddenbrooks- Thomas Mann

Cloud Atlas- David Mitchell

Lovecraft Country- Matt Ruff

Interview with the vampire- Anne Rice

[nokingsonlyfooles]

Head-Wigs and Not Even an Inch

Abigail Thorn made me cry last night.

I mean, I knew this was not outside the realm of possibility. I presumed she would produce a work of stunning artistic beauty and overwhelm my jaded brain with some Profound Meaning. Or, fat chance, maybe she’d trip over something I’d written and tear it to pieces like a hamster going to town on a cardboard tube. Or maybe I’d go back to London, and spill my drink on her shoes in a dark club, and she’d thrash me with a riding crop — that’s slightly more likely than someone with a decent platform noticing my writing, at this point.

But, uh, no. That’s not how it went.

We pay money to get the bonus episodes of Kill James Bond. You should too. In fact, if you don’t, you’ll be lacking some context for this. But most of my work goes out into the void without context, so to hell with it. You can watch a theatrical version of Hedwig and the Angry Inch for free, on YouTube. Or you can probably pirate the film version with a clean conscience, I don’t think any of those performers are seeing much compensation from sales at this point.

We haven’t been listening to the bonus episodes in order. We often try to watch something close to the version of whatever-film they’re doing, and then listen to the episode with context. We’ve heard them mention Hedwig, and it seemed to be a profound, emotional experience. I really wanted to see Hedwig first. Well, we found a Hedwig available for free and we watched it. They tried to update it a bit, and I found that off-putting. A lot of the tropes in play are dated — “#problematic” in some ways, and genuinely hurtful in others. If you’re going to update something like that, you can’t just throw in a reference to Harry Potter and Title 42 and call it good. Preserve it in its original messy form for us, or rewrite the whole thing — if they’ll let you.

The way the actor playing Hedwig moved and sat in her (the character uses she/her and I have no idea about the actor) short skirt bothered me too. She had shorts on underneath, but I don’t think we were supposed to know that yet. “Nobody has ever told this person how they’re supposed to sit in a skirt,” I said to the spouse. Like, it wasn’t even as if she knew and had decided to ignore it. If one were transfeminine, or faking it to get out of East Berlin, someone would’ve mentioned it. “Maybe it’s for the character,” he said. Maybe it was. You could read it that way. But there’s a read on this where transness is artifice, and I don’t like that read very much. I hope that wasn’t what they were going for.

The ending could be read that way too. It’s all very surreal and that has the potential to be read a lot of different ways, but a male (or male-presenting) actor winds up bare-chested in shorts and the female one ends in a wig and a dress and they both seem very happy about it. One could say, “Well! Glad all that gender confusion’s cleared up! Now they’ve stopped pretending to be something they’re not!” I don’t like that the possibility is left open like that. It feels slimy and centrist.

But the music was great and there were some excellent moments and I was eager to hear the whole thing get dissected by some trans folks.

About a half hour into it, they were discussing John Cameron Mitchell, who identified as a gay man at the time and has since refined it to nonbinary with he/him pronouns. Hedwig’s gender is messy — she’s a fictional character written by an enby who was still in egg form, from a time before people were expected to define their transness as binary or nonbinary. Abi acknowledged the nonbinary actor/writer/director, and mentioned that there’s a lot of pressure to define your gender neatly these days… And said, “No.” That’s not it. Hedwig is a woman like her. Period.

I had been saying to the spouse (we talk over the podcast; we get excited) that I saw a lot of myself in Hedwig’s disaster gender, and in that way you could read the ending as her deciding to stop splitting herself between her popular, cis-passing, sellout persona, and the real, messy her. And then Abi cut me off, and I said, laughing, “Oh my god, just hip-check my identity right into the orchestra pit! What… What…” And I started to cry.

I didn’t have my guard up. I didn’t expect it. And I’d never taken a hit quite this way before. This wasn’t being denied the validity of my existence, this was the validity of my artistic merit. Abigail Thorn, a demonstrably smart person with a lot of theatre experience who loves writing and acting, will not be requiring me or John Cameron Mitchell for her interpretation of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Not even as a possible read. Please, go find yourselves in some other character, enbies. Let the transwomen have her.

…To the point where “Hansel” is treated like a modern-day deadname of a real person, when all we know for sure is that the character got rid of it to get out of East Berlin and she doesn’t use it anymore. It could be like that, but by the end of this, “Hedwig,” another name and gender she did not choose for herself, might be a deadname too. I’m not saying it has to be like that, but it’s not so ridiculous that we need to dismiss it unsaid, is it? Especially given that the goddamn originator of the character has been on a similar journey and decided to keep “John” and he/him for the moment. A person can do that and still kick their assigned gender to the curb, you know?

I didn’t need Hedwig to be about me and only me, I just needed the possibility to be left open and discussed a little bit. Another trans egg movie, but perhaps a nonbinary one this time. Like Speed Racer, it went hard and fell short! That’s all. I didn’t even know I needed that! Until Abi said I couldn’t have it.

The spouse stopped the podcast and comforted my surprised tears. He gave me a nonbinary read — which is not hard to do! — and said I deserve to be seen. I said, “I know why she said it. I do. It’s too close to their (hers and Alice’s) own experience and they don’t want to see anything else. It’s emotion-based. But… But… Nonbinary actor (and writer/director/producer/singer)! …What about Dev?” Dev really took a backseat on this one. They saw themself in Yitzhak, and Yitzhak isn’t the main character, and Abi and Alice were so into Hedwig, and they’re all friends. Yeah. I mean, I understand that too. Back off and let your friends have this one, it’s clearly important to them both.

I wanted to hear the rest of it, because it made Alice and Abi feel seen, and a lot of other trans folks too. Yeah, there’s a lot in it that aged like milk — cringy and outdated even when the film was made — but there’s a lot of valid queer experience in there, too, warts and all. I was surprised as hell that, in the end, Abi supports the “Tommy isn’t real” theory and believes this is a story about uniting one person and making yourself feel whole. And yet, she reiterated, “No.” It’s not about being nonbinary. It’s about reconciling with the male-gendered stuff you try to cut out of you when you transition. Dev and Alice were at least willing to allow that nonbinary was possible, if not quite willing to delve into it, but not Abi. Splitting yourself in two is a binary trans thing! As are many, many other things about Hedwig that I related to.

As an enby who came up with the “splitting yourself in two” metaphor while still in egg form, for a fictional character of my own who is also still in egg form, please let me tell you — please let me tell someone — that that’s not true. I didn’t meet Hedwig until last night, but I know about performing your acceptable, cis-passing, assigned gender and hiding all the “garbage” that doesn’t fit. I know what it is to be crammed into a false persona that gets a lot of love, while the real you, when you let it out, is only worthy of snarling punk lyrics into a mic at a dingy seafood restaurant with a hostile audience.

And, oh my god, do I know what it is to have a piece of you that will not come off, and prevents you from fitting fully into either binary gender. It can feel like a broken piece, like a scar, like a botched surgery you didn’t need that was inflicted on you… But it doesn’t have to be literally that. Hedwig, both the play and the person, doesn’t seem to have much use for physical reality. She’s here to unload her emotional reality, and she doesn’t care about any other real things she might damage along the way.

KJB were rather amazed that Hedwig chose to redefine herself by a (medically impossible) surgical accident. How brave of her to own her trauma like that. But I wonder, is it trauma? Or is it the only path a nonbinary egg in 1998 could see to gain an outside that expressed his inside? This isn’t what any of you wanted me to have, this isn’t even what I want to have, but it’s still me. It’s what I have to work with. (All signs point to “Tommy,” as a character, being at least a closeted gay guy who would’ve been fine if the “front of” Hedwig had been a penis, but it isn’t. It’s not quite anything at all, and he flees because that’s just too much for him to handle. Hedwig already is one of those androgynes she envies; she doesn’t need an Adam, she doesn’t need him. But she loves him/her cis-passing self, and she’s not yet ready to let him go.)

I don’t know what it is to actually try living as the other binary gender, I wasn’t active enough in queer circles to really feel that pressure to conform to the binary before I hatched. But I see it now, and I feel the same instinctive revulsion that Hedwig feels about being a divorced housewife in a trailer in Arizona. That’s not me either! Did I spend all this time and energy escaping one box, only to be trapped in another? Must I content myself with this simply because I don’t want to go back to the way I was? Is this only way I can get a green card that lets me access a queer space? To put on an ugly wig and pretend I’m more palatable?

To me, the revelation about wigs is not “I could be happy as ANY woman!” but, “This is a performance… This is all a fucking performance! This isn’t me, this is a hat someone put on my head. It comes off! I can have another hat! I can have all the hats!” And, selfishly, she denies Yitzhak that same joy, because he wears it better and seems happier. Hedwig clings to her suffering so tightly, it’s such a fundamental part of her identity, that she can’t bear to be around trans joy. No. There is no room for trans joy here, only trans spite. This story is about me. I don’t like transwomen, I don’t like transmen, and I sure as hell don’t like myself (yet)! In the end, after a lot more suffering, she’s willing to let that go.

In the end, Abi says she knows a lot of transwomen who seem to model themselves on Hedwig, and she wants them to know that isn’t how they have to be. They don’t have to choose between being just like a cis woman, or being a monstrous, chaotic, damaged other. You can be… Better than cis! Yes, says the cast of KJB, laughing, we are better than you! We are THE FUTURE! Three friends, having a ball on a podcast, trans joy at its finest — but you don’t find humour in feigning cruelty if you haven’t had some of that cruelty directed at you. This joy formed around a grain of spite. Not only does one often feel they have to be better than cis people, but when you’re still unhatched and stuck on the outside looking in, trans folks really do seem better than you. At least they know what their deal is.

I get it. I do. Because Hedwig fits me too. We all have our reasons to put on that perfectly ridiculous blonde wig and take the form of Hedwig, the Destroyer. Hedwig, the Chaotic. Hedwig, the Liar. Hedwig, the Truth. Hedwig, the Unrepentant Disaster. Hedwig, give me strength! But, it comes off. Look. It is literally a head-wig, a costume for your brain. I know sometimes you find a new wig and you really, really like it, and you become very attached and you want it to be just yours forever and ever, maybe even to the point of calling it your real hair, but… Someone else could still wear that same wig and feel just as happy as you, or maybe even happier. Maybe you’ll find a wig you like even better too. Transitioning isn’t just one and done, and Hedwigs don’t have to be forever. We do know this, don’t we?

Gender is a performance. Gender is a Hedwig. A lot of other things that you consider immutable parts of your identity are Hedwigs too. They are as real as any other social construct, but if you don’t like them or need them, you can just take them off. Sometimes it’s hard and it hurts, but I promise you can. Like Hedwig the character, or whoever that is, does. Inevitably, she must pick some new clothes, maybe new pronouns and a new name, too, but she’s not obligated to do that on camera for us. We can’t force her to say “Aha, see? This identity suited me all along!” No. We’re not entitled to know her or define her. She will be doing that for herself, later, as a whole person. What is so scary about the ending, what makes it look like a detransition instead of a synthesis, is that we insist on gendering her naked body as a male head-wig. Wouldn’t she wear something else if that wasn’t who she was? Well, maybe not. Or maybe so, but it’s her decision, not ours. Self-expression is not the Self, it just helps to define and validate the Self. Hedwigs are extremely fucking important for defining and validating the Self!

So, you know, you have to be willing to share.

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 ❛  believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see. . . ❜ please send your blogs to the main at your earliest convenience.

thomas ortesky ( alex fitzalan fc ) — HARPER

elodie mcneil ( helena howard fc ) — HARPER

eliza marquis ( havana rose liu fc ) — MADZ

seraphina hawthorne ( shay mitchell fc ) — NYX

braxton clarke ( charles melton fc ) — ALICIA

adeline walsh ( brittany o'grady fc ) — ALICIA

rafael santos de oliveira ( henrey zaga fc ) — DIANA

maeve liu gentile ( natasha liu bordizzo fc ) — DIANA 

lorelai thorne ( willa fitzgerald fc ) — PB

devin choudhary ( rahul kohli fc ) — LEO

jude tillman ( harris dickinson fc ) — JUNO

kitty williams ( taylor russel fc ) — VELVET

grace samson ( lily rose depp ) — BRE

cole matthews ( callum turner fc ) — LOUISA

arabella kasprak ( maika monroe fc ) — JO

theodore park ( lee do-hyun fc ) — JO

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A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house’s dark past. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Caroline Ellis: Kate Hudson Violet Devereaux: Gena Rowlands Luke Marshall: Peter Sarsgaard Ben Devereaux: John Hurt Jill: Joy Bryant Bayou Woman: Marion Zinser Mama Cynthia: Maxine Barnett Hallie: Fahnlohnee R. Harris Desk Nurse: Deneen Tyler C.N.A.: Ann Dalrymple Nurse Trula: Trula M. Marcus Madeleine Thorpe: Jen Apgar Robertson Thorpe: Thomas Uskali Grace Thorpe: Jamie Lee Redmon Martin Thorpe: Forrest Landis Nurse Audrey: Tonya Staten Creole Gas Station Owner: Isaach De Bankolé Creole Mother: Christa Thorne Papa Justify: Ronald McCall Mama Cecile: Jeryl Prescott Frail Customer: Lakrishi Kindred Luke’s Secretary: Sabah Paramedic: Joe Chrest Party Guest: David J. Curtis Party Guest: Tiffany Helland Party Guest: Brian Ruppert Film Crew: Producer: Stacey Sher Set Decoration: Beauchamp Fontaine Original Music Composer: Ed Shearmur Costume Design: Louise Frogley Producer: Iain Softley Director of Photography: Dan Mindel Art Direction: Drew Boughton Producer: Michael Shamberg Unit Production Manager: Clayton Townsend Casting: Ronna Kress Production Design: John Beard Producer: Daniel Bobker Editor: Joe Hutshing Writer: Ehren Kruger Costume Supervisor: Joyce Kogut Producer: Lorenzo P. Lampthwait Steadicam Operator: Colin Anderson Carpenter: Leo Lauricella Sound Mixer: Peter J. Devlin Set Production Intern: Hiro Taniguchi Key Hair Stylist: Susan Germaine Gaffer: Adam Harrison Sound Designer: Harry Cohen Standby Painter: Andrew P. Flores Location Manager: M. Gerard Sellers Production Supervisor: Gary R. Wordham Visual Effects Coordinator: Stephanie Pollard Greensman: Ronald S. Baratie Key Grip: Thomas Gibson Craft Service: Chris Winn Stunt Coordinator: Buddy Joe Hooker Lighting Technician: Greg Etheredge Supervising Sound Editor: Wylie Stateman Construction Foreman: Chuck Stringer Painter: Andrew M. Casbon III Stunts: Liisa Cohen Transportation Captain: Louis Dinson Scoring Mixer: Chris Fogel Video Assist Operator: Greg Mitchell Special Effects Supervisor: Jason Hamer Thanks: Michelle Guish Post Production Supervisor: Tania Blunden Stand In: Lexi Shoemaker Digital Compositors: Sean McPherson Art Department Coordinator: Stephanie Higgins Frey Makeup Artist: June Brickman Set Costumer: Laurel Frushour Set Dressing Artist: Dale E. Anderson Propmaker: William Davidson Rigging Gaffer: Martin Bosworth Production Manager: Kimberly Sylvester Music Supervisor: Sara Lord Leadman: Jason Bedig Leadman: Brad Bell Grip: Gordon Ard Production Intern: William Jackson Transportation Coordinator: Ed Arter Set Designer: Mick Cukurs First Assistant Camera: John T. Connor Visual Effects Supervisor: Karl Herbst Script Supervisor: Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax Best Boy Electric: Larry Cottrill Production Coordinator: Zoila Gomez Still Photographer: Merrick Morton Special Effects Coordinator: Bob Stoker Editorial Production Assistant: Jen Woodhouse Foley: Craig S. Jaeger Dolby Consultant: Thom ‘Coach’ Ehle Art Department Assistant: Amanda Fernald Jones Sculptor: Fred Arbegast Aerial Director of Photography: Phil Pastuhov Orchestrator: Robert Elhai Visual Effects Supervisor: Dan DeLeeuw Construction Coordinator: Dave DeGaetano Seamstress: Giselle Spence Driver: Bill C. Dawson Property Master: Peter C. Clarke Publicist: Patti Hawn ADR Supervisor: Hugh Waddell Sound Effects Editor: Christopher Assells Assistant Art Director: Jann K. Engel Hairstylist: Kathryn Blondell First Assistant Director: Gary Marcus First Assistant Editor: Davis Reynolds Electrician: Jimmy Ellis Production Accountant: Gregory D. Hemstreet I/O Supervisor: Ryan Beadle Set Medic: John Lavis Visual Effects Producer: Gary Nolin Rigging Grip: Mike Nami Jr. Boom Operator: Kevin Cerchiai Casting Associate: Courtney Bright Stunt Coordinator: Tom Bahr Stunts: Conrade Gamble Stunts: Annie Ellis ADR Mixer: Jeff Gomillion Camera Production Assistant: Alex Scott Storyboard Artist: Richard K. Buoen Assistant Location Manager...

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ALL the default townies in TS4!!

This blog lists every default townie, which pack they're from and where they live! This will be updated as new Townies are added.

Base Game

Oasis Springs

Caliente- Nina, Dina, Katrina, Don Lothario- Sultry Sringside

Landgraab- Nancy, Geoffrey, Malcolm- Affluista Mansion

Roomies- J Huntington III, Mitchell Kalani, Gavin Richards, Zoe Patel- Cacti Casa

Zest- Johnny- Slipshod Mesquite

Willow Creek

Spencer- Kim- Lewis- Alice Spencer-Kim, Olivia Kim-Lewis, Eric Kim, Lewis Kim- Cypress Terrace

Goth- Bella, Mortimer, Cassandra, Alexander- Ophelia Villa

Pancakes- Bob, Eliza- Pique Hearth

BFF- Liberty Lee, Travis Scott, Summer Holiday- Garden Essence

Cats & Dogs- Brindeton Bay

Lynx- Katarina +4 Cats- Catscratch Cottage

Delgato- Supriya, Justin, Pierce, Evie +1 Dog & 1 Cat- Chateau Frise

Hecking- Brant, Brent +1 Dog- It's A Good House

Mayor Whiskers- Not in World

Captain Whitaker (ghost)- Not in World

City Living- San Myshuno

Rasoya- Geeta, Raj- Culpepper

Bheeda- Jesminder, Arun- Jasmine Suites

Benali- Salim- Medina Studios

Jang- Baako, Anaya, Billie- Hakin House

Karaoke Legends- Miko Ojo, Darling Walsh, Akira Kibo- Zenview

Pizzazz- Penny- 21 Chic Street

Feng- Lily, Victor- Landgraab Apts

Lobo- Diego- Alto Apts

Cottage Living- Henford- on- Bagley

Moody- MacMillan- Ian Moody, Derek MacMillan- 14 Nettle Lane

Watson- Thomas, Rahmi, Rashidah, Imran, Maira- Olde Mill Hill

New Start- Cecilia Kang- Old Mill Lane

Scott- Simon, Sara- 3 Cobblebottom Street

Chopra- Lavina, Rahul- Not in World

Crumplebottom- Agetha, Agnes- Not in World

Michael Bell- Not in World

Kim Goldbloom- Not in World

Discover University- Britechester

Fletcher- Cameron- Briny Tower

Elderberry- Ekram, Eleanore, Rohan- Spring Steppes

Pleasent- Angela, Lilith- Mossy Lane

Best of Friends- Julia Wright, Becca Clarke- Wyvern Hall

Jing Fen- Not in World

Lana McKinnon- Not in World

Serena Bhamra- Not in World

Thomas Jabari- Not in World

Felix Psyded (ghost)- Not in World

Eco Lifestyle- Evergreen Harbour

Harris- Cletus, Faye, Jeb, Gideon, Francine Spencer- Miner Mansion

Sterling Rico- Bess Sterling, Jules Rico- The Old Mill

Greenburg- Knox, Mary, Blossom- Portsmouth Promenade

Tinker- Tina, Yasmin, Olive- Pigulock Manor

For Rent- Tomarang

Cahyaputri- Vanesha, Zhafira- Taka Soi 15

Bun Ma- Bua, Kasem, Nin, Sud- Hothotok Shore

Linh-Thi- Sungai Point

Linh- Sadya- Chánh & Arturo, Linh, Liên, Alon & Cam Sadya- Sungai Point

Panya Li- Not in World

Get Famous- Del Sol Valley

Bailey-Moon- Octavia Moon, Thorne Bailey, Orange Bailey- Moon-Bailey- Moon Manor

Ward- Judith- The Ward Den

Jeong- Venessa- Upland Place

Holly Alto- Not in World

Baby Ariel- Not in World

Dustin Broke- Not in World

Brytani Cho- Not in World

Dirk Dreamer- Not in World

Izzy Fabulous- Not in World

Kayla Flemming- Not in World

Get Together- Windenburg

Munch- Mila, Gunter, Wolfgang, Lucas- Coorinberg Cottage

Free Spirits- Ulkrike Faust, Maaike Haast- Cottage Am See

Fyres- Dominic, Moira, Morgan, Siobhan- Dresden House

Partihaus- Marcus Flex, Paolo Rocca, Jade Rosa, Eva Capricciosa- Factory One

Behr- Yuki, Candy- Waterlock Redoubt

Bjergsen- Bjorn, Clara, Sofia, Elsa- The Lighthouse

Bro- Joaquin Le Chien, Sergio Romeo- Dock Den

Villareal- Jaques, Hugo, Luna, Max- Von- Windenburg Estate

(Ghosts) Bernard, Mimsy- Von Haunt Estate

Growing Together- San Sequoia

Robles- Ignacio, Bernice, Ian, Aurelio- Robles Point

Robles-Ruano- Jay, Doli, Tana- 13 Acacia Avenue

Michaelson- Celeste, Christopher, Atlas, Orion- 7 Eucalyptus Lane

Luna-Sullivan- Eleanor, Xochitl, Karmine- 36 Bayani Place

Kyle Kyleson- Not in World

High School Years- Copperdale

Price- Janae, Marcel, Sidney, Savannah, Jayden, Kevin- Bridgecreek Drive

Prescott- Mei, Molly, Amy, Tai Lum- Golden Peak

Harjo- Ava Lucha, Noah, Ash- Water Tower Way

Eloise Hiddlestix- Not in World

Rita Coombes- Not in World

Anjelo Morlind- Not in World

Horse Ranch- Chestnut Ridge

Gooseman- Don +1 Horse- Canyon Crossing

Sienna & Flapjack- Sienna Grove +1 Horse- Champions Grove

The Grove Family- Umber, Juniper, Wren +2 Horses- Biscuits Bastion

The Nectar Making Duo- Marissa Tracey, Dani Davila- Sweet Nectar Glade

Roberto Crinkletop- Not in World

Island Living- Sulani

Ngata- Oliana, Tane, Leila Illes- Reef Refinery

Kahananui- Mele, Alika- Journeys End

Haopili- Keala, Lia- Chieftains Villa

Keoloha- Makoa, Lilliana, Nani Kealoha, Duane Talla- Kin-Ship

Kalamainu'u Iona- Not in World

Nalani Mahi'ai- Not in World

Paka'a Uha- Not in World

Ukupanipo Hekekia- Not in World

Life & Death- Ravenwood

Izadi-Gomes- Esther Gomes, Zuleika Izadi- Mourning Mist Manor

Gomes- Radwan, Tziporah, Zelmira- Teardrop Cottage

Aether- Ekade, Kai, Takoma- The Marigold Chateau

Specter- Layne Coffin, Olive, Nyon- The Specter Family Manor

Lovestruck- Ciudad Enamorada

Nadir- Aziz, Valentina- La Suite del Flechazo

Dynamic Daters- Manuel Aguilar, Carmen Ortega, Elia Cruz, Yoltic Xicoténcatl- Avenida de la Eternidad

Lopez- Monica, Carlos, Luz- Calle de le Promesa

My Wedding Stories- Tartosa

Laurent- Arnessa Thebe, Hector, Hilary, Greta, Jace- Thebe Estate

Markovic- Lucia, Mateo, Tomi- The Old Wood Nectary

Soto- Camille, Dominique- Not in World

Jaleel Faiz- Not in World

Realm of Magic- Glimmerbrook

Charm- Emilia, Minerva, Darryl, Gemma- Rock Ridge Canyon

Amicable Acolytes- Grace Anansi, Tomax Collette- Creek Side Corner

L.Faba- Not in World

Simeon Silversweater- Not in World

Morgyn Ember- Not in World

Snowy Escape- Mt. Komorebi

Ito- Naoki, Megumi, Kiyoshi, Nanami- 2-5-1 Wakabamori

Akiyama- Jenna, Kado, Taku, Miki- 5-3-1 Shinrinyoku

Nishidake- Shigeru, Sachiko, Kaori- 5-6-1 Shinrinyoku

Yamachan- Not in World

Strangerville- Strangerville

Sigworth- Jess, Dylan, Christie- Riverside Grove

Cahill- George- Old Penelope

Roswell- Ted, Meredith- Strangerville Overlook

Eclectic Arts- Alice Martin, Mark Eggleston, Leslie Holland- Dream Weavers Way

Erwin Pries- Not in World

Vampires- Forgotten Hollow

Vatore- Caleb, Lilith- Wolfsbane Manor

Stroud- Vladislaus Stroud- Straud Mansion

Werewolves- Moonwood Mill

Volkov- Kristopher, Jacob, Lily Zhu- The Collective Cabin

Lou Howell- Not in World

Rory Oaklow- Not in World

Greg- Not in World

Celine Lopez- Not in World

Wolfgang Wilder- Not in World

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read more cause you have so many babies for me to love . . .

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Birthdays 6.16

Beer Birthdays

Max Emil Julius Delbrück (1850)

Charles F. Wiedemann (1857)

Max Henius (1859)

Harry MacElhone (1890)

John Mitchell (1929)

August A. Busch III (1937)

Ken Allen (1939)

Tom Dalldorf (1942)

Martyn Cornell (1952)

Matt Younts (1975)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Jack Albertson; actor (1907)

John Cho; actor (1972)

Phil Mickelson; golfer (1970)

Adam Smith; economist, philosopher (1723)

Frank Thorne; comic book artist (1930)

Famous Birthdays

May Anderson; Danish model (1982)

Billy "Crash" Craddock; country singer (1939)

Edward Davy; physician, scientist (1806)

Jim Dine; artist (1935)

Nelson Doubleday; book publisher (!899)

Lamont Dozier; songwriter (1941)

Geronimo; Apache leader (1829)

John Griffin; writer (1920)

Otto John; German archeologist (1813)

Stan Laurel; comedian, actor (1890)

Ron LeFlore; Detroit Tigers CF (1948)

Murray Leinster; writer (1896)

Ian Matthews; rock guitarist (1945)

Barbara McClintock; scientist (1902)

Laurie Metcalf; actor (1955)

Thomas Mitchell; Australian explorer (1792)

Joyce Carol Oates; writer (1938)

Irving Penn; photographer (1917)

Sappho; Greek poet (c. 630-612 B.C.E.)

Erich Segal; writer (1937)

Tupac Shakur; rapper (1971)

Gino Vannelli; singer (1952)

Georg Wittig; German chemist (1897)

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My 2023 Reading Stats

My goal was to read 12 books. I read 45 total!

I read mostly authors I'd never read before. I made a significant dent in my purchased TBR. I read 5 classics. I read 7 genres.

I checked out 3 books from my local library.

I did not finish 3 books. Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

Reasons: LLD the two main characters were getting on my fucking nerves so bad. Valmont leave that woman ALONE! Also, the epistolary style does not make for active reading.

Lolita. I mean, take a wild guess.

AK. To many characters with the same name, I also signed up for one thing, but it's about a whole bunch of things.

I read the longest book I've ever read, Gone with the Wind. I thought it would take a year. Surprisingly, it took a month. December 22nd to January 22nd. I took four days off because the racism was getting on my nerves. I also sometimes just missed a day or two.

January

Loved: To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins, The Wedding by Dorothy West, The Revenant by Michael Punke.

I refuse to say I loved this book, but I did enjoy reading it, a lot: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

February

Loved: Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor, If There be Thorns by VC Andrews, Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon.

Read: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Gravy Hendrix

March

Loved: Priest by Sierra Simone, Roses are Red by James Patterson

Read depressingly: The Stranger by Albert Camus

April

Loved: A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich by Alice Childress, Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson

Read: In the Woods by Tana French

May

Loved: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell

Liked: Animal Farm by George Orwell, Candice by Voltaire

Read: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Hated: GOTH by Otsuichi. It was like reading an edgelords Wattpad writing.

This month was so Meh. Baby Jane came in at the end and saved it.

June

Loved: The Invisible Man by HG Wells, Seeds of Yesterday by VC Andrews

Liked: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, Violets are Blue by James Patterson

Read: The Body by Stephen King.

I have one Flowers in the Attic book left in looking into the other VC Andrews books, but none of them are calling me like Flowers. Maybe I'll read the one with the twins.

July

Loved: The War of the World's by H.G. Wells, An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn, London Bridges by James Patterson

August

Read: The Hallowe'en Party or A Haunting in Venice by Agatha Christie

Hated: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

September

Loved: I am Legend by Richard Matheson

Liked: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

October

Loved: Hannibal by Thomas Harris, Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Read: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

I have one Hannibal book left. What am I supposed to do for Halloween 2025?

November

Loved: An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon and The Song of Achilles by McAllen l Madeline Miller

Liked: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

December

Loved: Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Liked: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Read: Marnie by Winston Graham.

The book I was looking forward to the most. It's one of my favorite movies. It was the book I just wanted to end. Also, I keep calling this author every name but his own. Winston Granton, William Granston, Graham Wilson.

[asiatheatre]

Playscript creation

Our task was to choose a playscript, and without changing the dialogue, place the action in different times and situation. We decided to read the playscript of "Harry Potter and the cursed child" by John Tiffany and Jack Thorne and place it in the scenatio close to "How I became a gangster". We chose these, because the last part of Harry Potter is a very nice lecture and it was a lot of fun working on it, and the film not only suits the atmosphere we were aiming for, but also gives perfect background for the story. After the creation of the changed playscript, I am very pleased with what we came up with.

This is the final version of the playscript (with explanations):

Harry Potter – The Cursed Child

Act 3, Scene 16

The place & scenography:

Pruszków, living room of an old classy villa. The walls are in light colour that will perfectly work with plan light so it looks rich and like work done by true architect. Wooden floor is placed in dimond pattern which is considered to be luxurious. There is a magnificent chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Which is not visible in the graphics. It looks like it is made from true dimond. In the middle there is a table with a big pile of files on it. Next to it there is a comfortable but stylish sofa and 2 cupboards against the walls. There is a big window behind the sofa but it is fully covered with a heavy curtain.  The curtain is there so that people from the outside cannot see the inside. Decorations are ones typical for luxurious villas, there can be a famous painting on the wall.

The context & background:

In the 90’s there was one main gang in Pruszków. Their inner sign of belonging was wearing a green cloth in the upper pocket of a jacket. The other side – considered the evil one is the police and gangsters who betray their gang. Those gangsters are considered a danger and have a special sign tattooed on their necks – small black wings.  All the gangsters use very specific and unknown by the rest of population language – their own slang.

The time:

1995, April, night – around 2300

The characters:

Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy – played by Jack Dylan Grazer – 15 years old member of the gang with Albus, assigned to the task that went wrong, now trying to destroy the evidence. Always cautious about the situation, logically thinking. 

Albus Severus Potter – played by Cole Mitchell Sprouse - 15 years old member of the gang with Scorpius, assigned to the task that went wrong, now trying to destroy the evidence. Confident, impulsive, unable to see the “bad side” of some people.

Delphini “Diggory” Riddle – “The Augurey” – played by Lily Rose Depp – 23 years old member of the the gang, a traitor working for the police pretending to take part in the task with Albus and Scorpius. Clever, mysterious, coldblooded, undetected staying under the cover.

The costumes:

Scorpius – black suit with grey waist suit. Green pocket square located in right upper pocket of the jacket. With shirt with grey or green tie. Everything is custom tailored to show social status. Golden watch as symbol of money. Black shoes. Short blond hair.

Albus – black suit with grey waist suit. Green pocket square located in right upper pocket of the jacket. With shirt with grey or green tie. Everything is custom tailored to show social status. Golden watch as symbol of money. Black shoes. Short brown hair.

Delphi – black jacket with grey or black trousers. Green pocket square located in right upper pocket of the jacket. White shirt or top. Everything is custom tailored to show social status. Black high heels. Golden and green jewellery that includes necklaces but also may include earrings. Long curly blond hair that covers the neck most of the time. Wings tattoo on the neck.

The props & vocabulary:

Time turner – a pile of documents proving the illegal real estate trade

The Augurey – “crown witness” (often represented as a creature with black wings)

Confringo – to tear something up

Expulso – a shredder

Bombarda – a gun

Stupefy – to fire something up/fire

Wizard – a gangster

Spell – the method

Witchcraft – methods used by gangsters

Second task – the task from the past

Dementor – policeman capturing gangsters

Voldemort – sheriff

Dark magic – capturing gangsters by the police

Death Eater – policemen

Care of magical creatures – senior gangsters explaining the basic rules to the new ones

Hogwarts – neighbourhood

Fulgari – “got you”

Owlery – the meeting room/space

“Send an owl” – send a message

Muggles – common people

The text & action:

Scorpius and Albus enter the living room with piles of documents in their hands. The night is quiet but some shouts can be heard from a distance.

Scorpius

                So, I think a simple Confringo.

Scorpius states confidentially.

Albus

                Definitely not.

He angrily slams the documents on the table. Beat.

                For something like this you need Expulso.

Scorpius

                Expulso?

Now Scorpius slams his part of documents on the table.

Expulso and we’ll be clearing bits of Time-Turner from this owlery for days.

Albus

                Bombarda?

Albus says it uncovering a gun in his pants for a moment.

Scorpius

And wake up everyone in Hogwarts?

Beat. He quiets down and continues in a much calmer voice.

 Maybe Stupefy. They were originally destroyed using Stupefy…

Albus

                Exactly, it’s been done before – let’s do something new, something fun.

In rage he “crazy” smiles at the last words.

Scorpius

Fun?

Scorpius becomes more and more irritated by the simple-mindedness of his colleague.

Look, many wizards overlook the importance of choosing the right spell but this really matters. I think it’s a much-underestimated part of modern witchcraft.

Delphi enters the room without anyone noticing.

Delphi

With a friendly contempt, giggling.

‘A much-underestimated part of modern witchcraft’ – you two are the greatest, you know that?

Scorpius looks up surprised to see Delphi has emerged behind him.

Scorpius

                Wow. You’re… um… what are you doing here?

Albus

With irony in his voice:

                It felt important to send an owl – let her know what we’re doing – you know?

Scorpius looks at his friends accusingly.

                This concerns her too.

Scorpius thinks, and then nods, accepting this.

Delphi

                What concerns me? What’s this about?

Albus points at the documents on the table.

Albus

We need to destroy the Time-Turner. The things Scorpius saw after the second task… I’m so sorry. We can’t risk going back again. We can’t save your cousin.

Delphi looks at the pile of files and then at them both.

Delphi

Complains irritated:

                Your owl said so little…

Albus

Imagine the worst possible world, and then double it. People being tortured – dementors everywhere – a despotic Voldemort – my dad dead, me never born, the worlds surrounded by Dark Magic. We just – we can’t allow that to happen.

Delphi hesitates. Then her face breaks.

Delphi

                Voldemort ruled? He was alive?

Scorpius

                He ruled everything. It was terrible.

Delphi

                Because of what we did?

Scorpius

Humiliating Cedric turned him into a very angry young man and then he became a Death Eater and – and – it all went wrong. Really wrong.

Delphi looks at Scorpius’s face carefully. Her face sinks.

Delphi

                A Death Eater?

Scorpius

                And a murderer. He killed Professor Longbottom.

Delphi

Impatiently:

                Then – of course – we need to destroy it.

Albus

Surprised:

                You understand?

Delphi

I’ll go further than that – I’ll say Cedric would have understood. We’ll destroy it together, and then we’ll go to my uncle. Explain the situation.

Albus

                Thank you.

Delphi smiles at them sadly, and then takes the documents from the table. She looks at them and her expression changes slightly

                Oh, nice mark.

Delphi

                What?

Delphi’s suit has loosened. A crown witness tattoo is visible on the back of her neck.

Albus

Curiously:

                On your back. I hadn’t noticed it before. The wings. It that what the Muggles call a tattoo?

Delphi

                Oh. Yes. Well, it’s an Augurey.

Scorpius

                An Augurey?

Delphi

Haven’t you met them in Care of Magical Creatures? They’re sinister looking black birds that cry when rain’s coming Wizards used to believe that the Augurey’s cry foretold death. When I was growing up, my guardian kept one in a cage.

Scorpius

                Your… guardian?

Delphi looks at Scorpius. Now that she has the Documents she’s enjoying the game.

Delphi

With visible disregard and arrogance:

She used to say it was crying because it could see I was going to come to a sticky end. She didn’t like me much. Euphemia Rowle… she only took me in for the gold.

Albus

                Why would you want a tattoo of her bird, then?

Delphi

                It reminds me that my future is mine to make.

Albus

Albus in a sudden childish interest:

                Cool. I might get an Augurey tattoo.

Beat.

Scorpius

                The Rowles were pretty extreme Death Eaters.

A thousand thoughts inside Scorpius’s head. Albus coming to his mind and getting annoyed with the hold up.

Albus

                Come on, let’s get destroying… Confringo? Stupefy? Bombarda? Which would you use?

Scorpius

                Give it back. Give us the Time-Turner.

Delphi

With annoyance and superiority:

                What?

Albus

Yelling at Scorpius:

                Scorpius? What are you doing?

Scorpius

Remaining calm:

                 I don’t believe you ever were ill. Why didn’t you come to Hogwarts? Why are you here now?

Delphi

                I’m trying to bring my cousin back!

Scorpius

Realizing what the situation is. A bit worried, strongly accenting every “you”:

                They called you the Augurey. In – the other world – they called you the Augurey.

A slow smile grows on Delphi’s face.

Delphi

                The Augurey? I rather like that.

Albus

Confused:

                Delphi?

She is too quick. Taking out her weapon, she repels Scorpius. The papers fall down on the ground next to her as they get into a fight. And she is far stronger – Scorpius tries to keep her back, but she quickly overpowers him. She shoots him at the right bark. Scorpius roars from pain.

Delphi

Shouts mockingly:

                Fulgari!

Scorpius

Concerned, despite the pain hastens his friend:

                Albus. Run.

Albus looks around, bewildered. Starts to run. Delphi shoots again aiming at the same spot. Albus fall to the floor nearby his colleague. More grunting can be heard.

Delphi

Arrogantly, with satisfaction:

                Fulgari!

And that is the first spell I’ve had to use on you. I thought I’d have to use plenty more. But you’re far easier to control than Amos – children, particularly male children, are so naturally pliant, aren’t they? Now, let’s sort this mess out once and for all…

Albus

Fighting the pain, asks desperately:

                But why? But what? But who are you?

Delphi

In rage and madness shouts:

                Albus. I am the new past.

She takes his gun and throws it out the window breaking it.

I am the new future.

She does the same with Scorpius’s’ gun.

I am the answer this world has been looking for.

She picks up the documents and leaves the villa.

The TEAM description:

Tension – Tension in the scene is builds as the tension between the characters builds up. It is build under the influence of the mysterious atmosphere surrounding the scene as the audience does not clearly know what is the problem and how important are the documents held by the characters. The tension reaches its climax as Delphi turns out to be a traitor.

Emotion – For the characters it is at first relief as they are in possession of the important documents and are able to destroy them. Then, they feel slightly happy that Delphi showed up. With Delphi’s arrival the tension builds up gradually, creating a feeling of suspense and mystery. Then, when the tension reaches its climax the scene is overwhelmed with the feeling of disbelief, anger and shock.

Atmosphere – Because of the lack of clear introduction the atmosphere is constantly mysterious. At first the mysteriousness is accompanied by a slightly relaxed atmosphere which is quickly substituted by nervous an chaotic energy.

Meaning –  The scene is an altered impression of the creation of a crown witness position. Rise of this law left a huge impact on the mentality of Polish gangs as well as safety of potential witnesses and citizens. The scene is supposed to give a transformed insight into the creation of the position, leaving a sense of familiarity (as many people watched “Jak zostałem gangsterem”).

Bibliography

“Harry Potter and the cursed child” part one and two playscript, by John Tiffany and Jack Throne, published in 2017 by Sphere.

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Bucky Barnes

Steve Rogers

Tony Stark

Loki

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Neteyam Sully

Lo'ak Sully

Jake Sully

Ao'nung

The Last of Us

Joel Miller

Tommy Miller

Ellie Williams

The Lord of the Rings

Legolas

Aragorn

King Thranduil

Call of Duty: MW2/3

Simon "Ghost" Riley

Johnny "Soap" MacTavish

Captain Price

Kyle "Gaz" Garrick

A Court of Thorns and Roses Universe (ACOTAR)

Azriel

Cassian

Rhysand

Any High Lord really

Any other upon request!

[behindfairytales]

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON ICONS PACK - UPDATE S2

By clicking the source link, you’ll find the pack updated with 403 new icons from House of the Dragon (s2) briging the total to 1'212 icons.

(new) Featured: Abigail Thorn, Abubakar Salim, Amanda Collin, Archie Barnes, Bethany Antonia, Clinton Liberty, Elliott Tittensor, Emma d'Arcy, Eve Best, Ewan Mitchell, Fabien Frankel, Freddie Fox, Gayle Rankin, Harry Collett, Jefferson Hall, Kieran Bew, Luke Tittensor, Matt Smith, Matthew Needham, Milly Alcock, Nanna Blondell, Olivia Cooke, Phia Saban, Phoebe Campbell, Rhys Ifans, Sonoya Mizuno, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Toussaint, Tom Bennett, Tom Glynn-Carney & Tom Taylor

Please check the rules

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Changes to the Popular Pairing List

Over nearly 9 years of Femslash Revolution, we have watched the popularity of many, many pairings rise and fall again. In order to better reflect this, we have decided to switch how we define our popular pairing list, which determines which pairings are too popular to be posted on Rarepair Thursdays.

Previously, posts were added to the list when they had appeared on the blog over 20 times across its whole duration. Under the new system, we will look at the number of appearances in the 10,000 most recent posts, which reflects approximately the last 18 months of content. Any pairing with more than 10 posts in that time span will be added to the list, while older pairings which no longer receive so many posts will be removed.

The full contents of the new Popular Pairing List appears below the cut.

Abby Holland x Harper Caldwell (Happiest Season)

Abigail x Tallie (The World to Come)

Addy Hanlon x Beth Cassidy (Dare Me)

Adena El Amin x Kat Edison (The Bold Type)

Adora x Catra (She Ra: Princess of Power)

Aerith Gainsborough x Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy)

Aino Minako x Hino Rei (Sailor Moon)

AJ Campos x Paige Evans (Crush)

Alana Bloom x Margot Verger (Hannibal)

Alex Danvers x Kelly Olsen (Supergirl)

Alex Nunez x Paige Michalchuk (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

Alexis Rose x Twyla Sands (Schitt’s Creek)

Alicia x Leighton (The Sex Lives of College Girls)

Alina Starkov x Genya Safin (Shadow and Bone)

Allison Argent x Lydia Martin (Teen Wolf)

Allison McRoberts x Patty O'Connor (Kevin Can F**k Himself)

Alyssa Greene x Emma Nolan (The Prom)

Amae Rali x Elida Al Feyr (Vagrant Queen)

Amalia True x Penance Adair (The Nevers)

Amanda Clarke x Emily Thorne (Revenge)

Amanita Caplan x Nomi Marks (Sense8)

Amity Blight x Luz Noceda (The Owl House)

Amy Silva x Kirsten Longacre (Vigil)

Ana Servin x Mariana Herrera (Madre solo hay dos)

Andi Agosti x Emília Alo (Rebelde)

Andi Mack x Buffy Driscoll (Andi Mack)

Andrea Sachs x Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada)

Andromache of Scythia x Quynh (The Old Guard)

Aneela x Delle Seyah Kendry (Killjoys)

Anissa Pierce x Grace Choi (Black Lightning; DCU)

Ann Walker x Anne Lister (Gentleman Jack)

Anne Shirley x Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables; Anne With An E)

Anne Shirley x Diana Barry x Ruby Gillis (Anne With An E)

April Stevens x Sterling Wesley (Teenage Bounty Hunters)

April Young x Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries)

Arizona Robbins x Callie Torres (Grey’s Anatomy)

Asahina Aoi x Ogami Sakura (Dangan Ronpa)

Asami Sato x Korra (The Legend of Korra)

Aster Flores x Ellie Chu (The Half Of It)

Audrey Jensen x Emma Duval (MTV Scream)

Aurora x Mulan (Once Upon A Time)

Ava Daniels x Deborah Vance (Hacks)

Ava Sharpe x Sara Lance (Legends of Tomorrow)

Ava Silva x Sister Beatrice (Warrior Nun)

Barbara Howard x Melissa Schemmenti (Abbott Elementary)

Beauregard Lionett x Jester Lavorre (Critical Role)

Beauregard Lionett x Yasha Nydoorin (Critical Role)

Beca Mitchell x Chloe Beale (Pitch Perfect)

Becky Baker x Imogen Moreno (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

Bella Swan x Rosalie Hale (Twilight)

Bellatrix Lestrange x Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)

Bernadetta von Varley x Edelgard von Hresvelg (Fire Emblem)

Blair Waldorf x Jenny Humphrey (Gossip Girl)

Blake Belladonna x Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)

Bobbie Draper x Chrisjen Avasarala (The Expanse)

Bonnibel Bubblegum x Marceline Abadeer (Adventure Time)

Bonnie Bennett x Nora Hildegard (The Vampire Diaries)

Bradley Jackson x Laura Peterson (The Morning Show)

Brittany Pierce x Santana Lopez (Glee)

Buffy Summers x Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Caitlin Snow x Iris West (The Flash)

Caitlyn x Vi (Arcane: League of Legends; League of Legends)

Calliope Burns x Juliette Fairmont (First Kill)

Cameron Howe x Donna Clark (Halt and Catch Fire)

Camina Drummer x Naomi Nagata (The Expanse)

Candace Powell x Lilly Fortenberry (Astrid and Lilly Save The World)

Carina Deluca x Maya Bishop (Station 19)

Carol Danvers x Maria Rambeau (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Caroline Forbes x Valerie Tulle (The Vampire Diaries)

Carrie x Flynn (Julie and the Phantoms)

Casey Gardner x Izzie (Atypical)

Cassandra x Rapunzel (Disney Princesses)

Charlotte Murchison x Mary Anning (Ammonite)

Cheryl Blossom x Toni Topaz (Riverdale)

Christina Braithwhite x Ruby Baptiste (Lovecraft Country)

Christine Chapel x Nyota Uhura (Star Trek: The Original Series)

Claire Novak x Kaia Nieves (Wayward Sisters)

Clarke Griffin x Lexa (The 100)

Clary Fray x Isabelle Lightwood (The Mortal Instruments)

Cora Hale x Lydia Martin (Teen Wolf)

Cosima Niehaus x Delphine Cormier (Orphan Black)

Cristina Soto x Joana Bianchi (Skam Spain)

Dana x Rachel (Mythic Quest)

Dani Clayton x Jamie (The Haunting of Bly Manor)

Dani Núñez x Gigi Ghorbani (The L Word)

Dani Ramos x Grace (Terminator: Dark Fate)

Daphne Blake x Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo)

Debbie Ocean x Lou (Ocean’s Eight)

Deena Johnson x Samantha Fraser (Fear Street)

Dina x Ellie (The Last of Us)

Dina x Sydney Novak (I Am Not Okay With This)

Dinah Lance x Helena Bertinelli (DCU)

Dot Campbell x Fatin Jadmani (The Wilds)

Eleanor Shellstrop x Tahani Al Jamil (The Good Place)

Eleven x Max Mayfield (Stranger Things)

Ellen Waverly x Pam Horton (For All Mankind)

Elphaba Thropp x Glinda Upland (Wicked)

Elsa x Honeymaren (Disney Princesses)

Emily Dickinson x Sue Gilbert (Dickinson; Wild Nights With Emily)

Emily Prentiss x Jennifer Jareau (Criminal Minds)

Emma Swan x Regina Mills (Once Upon A Time)

Eve x Mazikeen (Lucifer)

Eve Polastri x Villanelle (Killing Eve)

Fatin Jadmani x Leah Rilke (The Wilds)

Fatou Jallow x Kieu My Vu (Druck)

Finch x Josie Saltzman (Legacies)

Fleur Delacour x Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)

Flynn x Julie Molina (Julie and the Phantoms)

Fran x Marla Grayson (I Care A Lot)

Francesca Findabair x Fringilla Vigo (The Witcher)

Frankie Bergstein x Grace Hanson (Grace and Frankie)

Gabrielle x Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)

Ginny Weasley x Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)

Ginny Weasley x Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)

Greta Moreno x Riley Luo (Generation)

Gwendolyn Briggs x Mildred Ratched (Ratched)

Haniwa x Wren (See)

Hannah Miller x Sarah Fier (Fear Street)

Harleen Quinzel x Pamela Isley (DCU)

Helen Sinclair x Liv Chenka (Doctor Who)

Helena Wells x Myka Bering (Warehouse 13)

Héloïse x Marianne (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

Hen Wilson x Karen Wilson (911)

Hermione Granger x Narcissa Malfoy (Harry Potter)

Hermione Granger x Pansy Parkinson (Harry Potter)

Himemiya Anthy x Tenjou Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Hope Mikaelson x Josie Saltzman (Legacies)

Hope Mikaelson x Lizzie Saltzman (Legacies)

Imogen Temult x Laudna (Critical Role)

Jackie x Shauna Shipman (Yellowjackets)

Jadzia Dax x Kira Nerys (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Jen Harding x Judy Hale (Dead to Me)

Jennifer Check x Needy Lesnicki (Jennifer’s Body)

Jeong Seo hyeon x Suzy Choi (Mine)

Joan x Zoey Clarke (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist)

Joann Owosekun x Keyla Detmer (Star Trek: Discovery)

Jules Thomas x Ophelia Mayer (Sweet Vicious)

Jules Vaughn x Rue Bennett (Euphoria)

Kaioh Michiru x Tenoh Haruka (Sailor Moon)

Kara Danvers x Lena Luthor (Supergirl)

Karolina Dean x Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics; Runaways)

Kate Whistler x Lucy Tara (NCIS: Hawai'i)

Kathryn Janeway x Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager)

Keeley Jones x Rebecca Welton (Ted Lasso)

Kelly x Yorkie (Black Mirror)

Kim Kelly x Lindsay Weir (Freaks and Geeks)

Kira Yukimura x Malia Tate (Teen Wolf)

Lady Hideko x Sook Hee (The Handmaiden)

Lauren Bloom x Leyla Shinwari (New Amsterdam)

Lavender Brown x Parvati Patil (Harry Potter)

Lucy Westenra x Mina Murray (Dracula)

Margaery Tyrell x Sansa Stark (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Maria Hill x Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe; Marvel Comics)

Max Baker x Sophie Sanchez (Ginny & Georgia)

Maya Hart x Riley Matthews (Girl Meets World)

Mencía Blanco Commerford x Rebeka Parrilla de Bormujo Ávalos (Elite)

Michael Burnham x Philippa Georgiou (Star Trek: Discovery)

Moiraine Damodred x Siuan Sanche (Wheel of Time)

Molly x Nick (No Good Nick)

Namaari x Raya (Raya and the Last Dragon)

Nancy Wheeler x Robin Buckley (Stranger Things)

Neopolitan x Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)

Nicole Haught x Waverly Earp (Wynonna Earp)

Nyota Uhura x T'Pring (Star Trek)

Nyssa al Ghul x Sara Lance (Arrow)

Paris Geller x Rory Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)

Raelle Collar x Scylla Ramshorn (Motherland: Fort Salem)

Raffi Musiker x Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Picard)

Regina Mills x Ruby (Once Upon A Time)

Rey x Rose Tico (Star Wars)

River Song x Thirteenth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Root x Sameen Shaw (Person of Interest)

Ryan Wilder x Sophie Moore (Batwoman)

Seo Ji wan x Yoon Sol (Nevertheless)

Shane McCutcheon x Tess Van De Berg (The L Word)

Shelby Goodkind x Toni Shalifoe (The Wilds)

Tara Maclay x Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Thirteenth Doctor x Yasmin Khan (Doctor Who)

Tissaia de Vries x Yennefer of Vengerberg (The Witcher)

Vivian Shing x Wilhelmina Pang (Saving Face)

Weiss Schnee x Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)

[korgbelmont]

Character Transparent Folders

When a character reaches a certain number of files, I have been putting them into according to their outfit or variation in order to prevent the character folder from becoming messy and making it difficult to find what you're looking for. The ask I had regarding Avery prompted me to go through every book folder and have a look at characters where this may need to be the case. Now the following characters have now been sorted into outfit folders, along with the characters who are already sorted into outfit folders.

I have not included Rory Silva, Skye Crandall, and Logan from Ride or Die as I need to finish their folders. But once I have, they will also be sorted into outfit folders.

In the case of Adrian, Gaius, Jax, Kamilah, Lily, Rheya, Cas, Gabe Adalhard, & Bastien, they are organised into Vampire and Werewolf eyes folders instead of outfits. And in regard to Kyra & Dakota, they are organised by their hair.

If there are any characters I have missed that you think should be sorted like this, let me know.

Undercut due to length

America's Most Eligible

Adam McIntyre

Derek Taylor

Ivy Fisher

Jen Espinoza

Mackenzie Harris

Slater Dominguez

Baby Bump

Anna

Clint Covington

Myles Dixon

Myra Dixon

Bachelorette Party

Aisha Bhatt

Courtney Van Ness

Diana

Bloodbound

Adrian Raines

Gaius Augustine

Jax Matsuo

Kamilah Sayeed

Lily Spencer

Rheya Apostulous

Crimes of Passion

Trystan Throne

High School Story / Class Act

Aiden Zhou

Ajay Bhandari

Caleb Mitchell

Emma Hawkins

Maria Flores

Michael Harrison

Hot Couture

Cleo Burbank

Immortal Desires

Cas Harlow

Gabe Adalhard

Laws of Attraction

Aislinn Tanaka

Gabe Ricci

Ms. Match

Jack Monroe

Jaqueline Monroe

My Two First Loves

Ava Lawrence

Mason Jennings

Noah Harris

Open Heart

Aurora Emery

Bryce Lahela

Elijah Greene

Ethan Ramsey

Jackie Varma

Kyra Santana

Rafael Aveiro

Sienna Trinh

Perfect Match

Damien Nazario

Hayden Young

Sloane Washington

Platinum

Avery Wilshere

Raleigh Carrera

Queen B

Poppy Min-Sinclair

Selene Montmartre / Persephone Dalton

Zoey Wade

Red Carpet Diaries

Chadley Fortnum

Matt Rodriguez

Seth Levine

Teja Desai

Thomas Hunt

Victoria Fontaine

Surrender

Reagan Thorne

The Nanny Affair

Sam Dalton

The Phantom Agent

Callum Gray

Samara Gray

The Royal Romance Series

Drake Walker

Hana Lee

Liam Rys

Maxwell Beaumont

Untameable

Kit Jackson

With Every Heartbeat

Dakota Winchester

Witness: A Bodyguard Romance

Cassian Keane

Wolf Bride

Bastien