#Hollis McCarthy

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Review: A Cream of Passion by Nancy Warren

A Cream of Passion by Nancy WarrenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars Once again, the book came to me out of order, so I’ve yet to read the first four novels in the series. Still, the author keeps the reader up-to-date on the main character’s goals and needs. Hollis McCarthy (Narrator) acts out the characters flawlessly. Between the writing and the audio, the reading went quickly. It is a good book if you…

[arizonaaaaaa]

Ranking glee women from gayest to homophobic

Canon lesbian

1- Dani

2- Santana Lopez

Not canon lesbian but fruity as hell

3- Quinn Fabray

4- Sugar Motta

5- Cassandra July

6- Madison McCarthy

Bisexual/pansexual

7- Brittany Pierce

8- Tina Cohen-Chang

9- Rachel Berry

10- Isabelle Wright

Made out with a girl

11- Lauren Zizes

12- Unique Adams

13- Holly Holliday

14- April Rhodes

Straight

15- Emma Pillsbury

16- Marley Rose

17- Mercedes Jones

18- Jane Hayward

Homophobic

19- Terri Del Monico

20- Bree

Lesbian and homophobic

21- Kitty Wilde

22- Sue Sylvester

???

23- Roz Washignton

This one is for you Dany🫡🫡🫡

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Benjamin “Ben” Evans- The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Ari Helix- Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

Winter Ihernglass- Shadow Campaigns (series) by Django Wexler

Lily Chen- The Shadowhunters Chronicles by Cassandra Clare

[theo-mccarthy]

Who: @julie-hollis Where: Shear Beauty

Theo never usually had time to step foot into a salon, but when she did there was only one place she was going to get sorted. Walking in, she had a wide grin on her face and waved at everyone before walking right over to Julie. "Hi lovely," she greeted her, leaning against the counter. "I'm bad... I didn't make an appointment but is there any way you could fit me in sometime today?" she asked, puppy dog eyes as she really tried to work her angle, but she couldn't take herself seriously for more than two minutes, a soft laugh escaping her lips. "No, honestly. I'm sorry I didn't call ahead of time."

[silkchvffon]

IT'S A BIT DAUNTING TO BE LEFT in the restaurant after closing hours with the chef, especially when she's been eyeing him ever since she got this job. when he speaks holiday perks up and stops wiping the table she's currently stood at. « like ... a date ? » she asks incredulously, eyes narrowing as if she's not entirely sure she heard him right. « or do you take all the waitresses out for coffee ? like a ... bonding exercise or something ? » holly leans over the counter separating her and the kitchen — her and michael — and smiles ever so slightly. « either way i am very fond of coffee. »

open: m/f/nb!

plot: idk maybe sydcarmy vibes, workplace romance etc but neither of them have ever acted on their feelings & maybe they don't feel that way abt him or haven't realized they do yet

muse: michael mccarthy, a line cook at a popular restaurant with a d.rug habit and v few social skills

“would you…uh.” one hand lifted from his hip to swipe across his forehead; the typical film of sweat and oven fumes from a long day’s work wasn’t exactly doing much for his confidence. “would you maybe wanna…like not now, but like, maybe on your day off — um. fuck, i can’t do this.” a humorless chuckle escaped him and he wiped his palms nervously on his apron. “maybe we could…like, get a coffee sometime? if you…if you want?”

[dreamings-free]

about the artist

Louis Tomlinson is a singer and songwriter from Doncaster, UK. As a member of One Direction, Louis was a part of one of the biggest musical groups of all time. Now solo, Louis is following his heart musically. Louis' debut solo album 'Walls,' released in 2020, saw huge international success and sold over 1.5 million copies. In 2022, Louis went onto release his second solo album 'Faith In The Future' which saw continued success achieving #1 in the U.K, Spain and Belgium along with Top 5 in the U.S, Germany and Australia which was followed by the announcement of a global tour spanning 98 stadiums and arenas.

2023 saw the release of Louis' highly anticipated documentary film 'All Of Those Voices,' a film that documented his transition from a member of One Direction to a solo stadium artist, capturing the challenges and triumphs that were defining his new musical path. The film had a series of global premieres across London, Mexico City, Tokyo and L.A, along with a cinematic release, seeing it air in 2,500 cinemas across 65 countries.

Upon the completion of the 'Faith In The Future' World Tour, Louis kicked the 2024 summer off with the return of his highly successful self-curated event, The Away From Home Festival. The one-day multi-act festival was staged this year in Merida, Mexico, having previously been hosted in England, Spain and Italy. This year's Away From Home festival saw an incredible line up take to the stage with the likes of DMA's, Dylan, Reverend & The Makers, BBC Radio 1's Abbie McCarthy and local hero Kevin Kaarl. Now heading into its 5th year, Louis aims to take the festival to a new country again for 2025.

As well as a summer run of festivals, including Lollapalooza Berlin, Sziget, Superbloom, Victorious, Frequency, Untold, Pinkpop and Cabaret Vert, Louis unveiled a surprise live album, LIVE, released in August, with the digital version comprising a collection of 15 songs, all released live for the very first time. Each song was recorded in a different city, at a different show, spanning the past 3 years across Louis' two global world tours which have seen him perform over 170 shows to date.

Louis’ biography with his booking agency Wasserman Music, 2024

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Curious — how many are you familiar with? 🔥

Defined however you want, but ideally more than “have heard the name before”:

Harry Truman

Doris Day

Red China

Johnnie Ray

South Pacific

Walter Winchell

Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy

Richard Nixon

Studebaker

Television

North Korea

South Korea

Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs

H-bomb

Sugar Ray

Panmunjom

Brando

"The King and I"

and "The Catcher in the Rye"

Eisenhower

Vaccine

England's got a new queen

Marciano

Liberace

Santayana (goodbye)

Joseph Stalin

Malenkov

Nasser

Prokofiev

Rockefeller

Campanella

Communist Bloc

Roy Cohn

Juan Peron

Toscanini

Dacron

Dien Bien Phu falls

"Rock Around the Clock"

Einstein

James Dean

Brooklyn's got a winning team

Davy Crockett

Peter Pan

Elvis Presley

Disneyland

Bardot

Budapest

Alabama

Krushchev

Princess Grace

Peyton Place

Trouble in the Suez

Little Rock

Pasternak

Mickey Mantle

Kerouac

Sputnik

Chou En-Lai

"Bridge on the River Kwai"

Lebanon

Charles de Gaulle

California baseball

Starkweather homicide

Children of Thalidomide

Buddy Holly

Ben Hur

Space monkey

Mafia

Hula hoops

Castro

Edsel is a no-go

U2

Syngman Rhee

Payola

Kennedy

Chubby Checker

Psycho

Belgians in the Congo

Hemingway

Eichmann

"Stranger in a Strange Land"

Dylan

Berlin

Bay of Pigs invasion

"Lawrence of Arabia"

British Beatlemania

Ole Miss

John Glenn

Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul

Malcolm X

British politician sex

JFK (blown away, what else do I have to say?)

Birth control

Ho Chi Minh

Richard Nixon (back again)

Moonshot

Woodstock

Watergate

Punk rock

Begin

Reagan

Palestine

Terror on the airline

Ayatollah’s in Iran

Russians in Afghanistan

"Wheel of Fortune"

Sally Ride

heavy metal suicide

Foreign debts

Homeless vets

AIDS

Crack

Bernie Goetz

Hypodermics on the shore

China's under martial law

Rock and roller cola wars

I can’t take it anymore (free space)

[billyjoelmutt]

United Universes Tour 2024!- We Didnt start the Fire!!

Dodger- “Oh somethings burning!! Burning!!!! Come on lets try to fight it!!!!” 

The song then began!!!! And Dodger looked like he was ready to fight it!!! 

Dodger- Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, “The King and I” and “The Catcher in the Rye"Eisenhower, vaccine, England’s got a new queen Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye!!

We didn’t start the fire It was always burning Since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire No we didn’t light it But we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc!

Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron Dien Bien Phu falls, “Rock Around the Clock"Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn’s got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland

Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev Princess Grace, “Peyton Place”, trouble in the Suez!!

We didn’t start the fire It was always burning Since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire No we didn’t light it But we tried to fight it

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, “Bridge on the River Kwai"Lebanon, Charlse de Gaulle, California baseball Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide

Buddy Holly, “Ben Hur”, space monkey, Mafia Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-goU2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, “Psycho”, Belgians in the Congo

We didn’t start the fire It was always burning Since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire No we didn’t light it But we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, “Stranger in a Strange Land” Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion"Lawrence of Arabia”, British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say?!!

We didn’t start the fire It was always burning Since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire No we didn’t light it But we tried to fight it!!!

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline Ayatollah’s in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan"Wheel of Fortune”

, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores, China’s under martial law Rock and roller cola wars, I can’t take it anymore!

We didn’t start the fire It was always burning Since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire But when we are gone Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on

We didn’t start the fire!

Triple D-(It was always burning!! Since the world’s been turning!!) We didn’t start the fire No we didn’t light it But we tried to fight it

We didn’t start the fire It was always burning Since the world’s been turning We didn’t start the fire No we didn’t light it But we tried to fight it

Everyone was singing along!! Like crazy! the end was near but the energy is high!

(All credits to original creators! Video belongs to Edit Carrel on Youtube and all characters belong to there respected hosts!) 

(I must say this video is still awesome!!! :3 It never gets old! Thankyou! You know who you are!! :3)

@thelittlemermaidfan1989

@mellowwpopper

@mellowwpuphub

@teen-lyoko-fan7777

@goldmudder

@andy-squirrel-and-friends

@askdj-timelord2

@keirastarlightdraconequus

(Credits to Disney, the Beatles, JFK, MLP, Billy Joel, and all blogs tagged as well as creator of video!!!)

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Achillean Book Recs for Pride 2024

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Young Adult, magical realism, 4.12 star average (my rating: 5 stars)

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Young Adult, high fantasy, 4.52 star average (my rating: 5 stars)

Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

Young Adult, mystery thriller, 4.27 star average (my rating: 5 stars)

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Young Adult, contemporary fantasy, 4.34 star average (my rating: 4.5 stars)

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Adult, space opera, 4.07 star average (my rating: 4.5 stars)

Scum Villain's Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Adult, fantasy romance, 4.29 star average (my rating: 4.87 stars)

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Adult, fantasy romance, 4.44 star average (my rating: 4.7 stars)

Heaven Official's Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Adult, fantasy romance, 4.5 star average (my rating: 4.67 stars)

Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

Young Adult, contemporary fantasy, 3.88 star average (my rating: 4 stars)

The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan

Young Adult, contemporary fantasy, 4.07 star average (my rating: 4 stars)

So This Is Ever After by F. T. Lukens

Young Adult, fantasy romance, 3.93 star average (my rating: 4 stars)

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Young Adult, contemporary fantasy, 3.87 star average (my rating: 4 stars)

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

New Adult, sports/thriller, 3.85 star average (my rating: 3 stars)

The City of Dusk by Tara Sim

Adult, high fantasy, 3.72 star average

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis

Adult, space opera, 3.93 star average

Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson

Adult, fantasy romance, 3.43 star average

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

Adult, fantasy romance, 4.37 star average

A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson

Adult, gothic fantasy, 4.12 star average

Darker by Four by June CL Tan

Young Adult, contemporary fantasy, 4.11 star average

Once & Future by Cory McCarthy and A. R. Capetta

Young Adult, sci-fantasy, 3.57 star average

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Young Adult, post-apocalyptic horror, 4.2 star average

[saintmeghanmarkle]

📋 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐌 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐑𝐎, 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟒𝟎𝐱𝟒𝟎 📋

📌 ARO jam recipients (as of May 27th, 2024)

Tracy Robbins (designer, wife of Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins) *

Delfina Balquier (Argentine socialite, wife of Nacho Figueras) * and Nacho Figueras (professional polo player) *

Kelly Mckee Zajfen (friend, Alliance of Moms founder) *

Mindy Kaling (actress and comedian) *

Tracee Ellis Ross (actress, daughter of Diana Ross)

Abigail Spencer (friend, Suits co-star) *

Chrissy Teigen (television personality, wife of John Legend)

Kris Jenner ('Momager') *

Garcelle Beauvais (actress, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) *

Heather Dorak (friend, yoga instructor) *

📌 Archetypes podcast guests

Serena Williams 🏆

Mariah Carey 👑

Mindy Kaling (actress and comedian) *

Margaret Cho (comedian and actress)

Lisa Ling (journalist and tv personality)

Deepika Padukone (Indian actress)

Jenny Slate (actress and comedian)

Constance Wu (actress)

Paris Hilton (entrepreneur, socialite, activist)

Iliza Shlesinger (comedian and actress)

Issa Rae (actress and writer)

Ziwe (comedian and writer)

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (former wife of Canadian PM Trudeau)

Pamela Adlon (actress)

Sam Jay (comedian and writer)

Mellody Hobson (President and co-CEO of $14.9B Ariel Investments, Chairwoman of Starbucks Corporation, wife of George Lucas)

Victoria Jackson (entrepreneur, wife of Bill Guthy: founder of Guthy-Renker, leading direct marketing company)

Jameela Jamil (actress, television host)

Shohreh Aghdashloo (Iranian and American actress)

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (actress and singer)

Candace Bushnell (Sex and The City writer)

Trevor Noah (South African comedian)

Andy Cohen (talk show host)

Judd Apatow (director, producer, screenwriter)

source

📌 40x40 participants

Adele 🌟

Amanda Gorman (poet and activist)

Amanda Nguyen (activist)

Ayesha Curry (actress, cooking television personality)

Ciara (singer and actress)

Deepak Chopra (author and alternative medicine advocate)

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris (former Surgeon General of California)

Elaine Welteroth (former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue)

Dr. Ibram X Kendi (professor and anti-racism activist)

Fernando Garcia (creative director of Oscar de la Renta)

Gabrielle Union (actress)

Gloria Steinem (feminist journalist and social-political activist)

Hillary Clinton (politician, wife of former US President Bill Clinton)

Katie Couric (journalist) *

Kerry Washington (actress)

Chef José Andrés (founder of World Central Kitchen)

Melissa McCarthy (actress)

Princess Eugenie (member of British Royal Family)

Priyanka Chopra (actress)

Sarah Paulson (actress)

Sofia Carson (actress)

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (former wife of Canadian PM)

Stella McCartney (fashion designer, daughter of Paul McCartney)

Dr. Theresa "Tessy" Ojo - CBE, FRSA (Diana Award CEO)

Tracee Ellis Ross (actress, daughter of Diana Ross)

Unconfirmed - Edward Enninful (former Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue)

Unconfirmed - Daniel Martin (makeup artist) *

An official list of all "40x40" participants was never disclosed

source 1 // source 2 // source 3

📌 Notes:

Names with an asterisk (*) indicate that they follow ARO on Instagram

Notably missing from these lists: Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and wife Nicole Avant, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, Beyoncé, Tina Knowles, Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Kevin Costner, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia Rossi *, Brooke Shields, John Travolta, Kelly Rowland, Holly Robinson Peete, Misan Harriman *, Michael Bublé

Wedding guests missing from these lists: Jessica Mulroney, George and Amal Clooney, David and Victoria Beckham, Idris Elba and Sabria Dhowre, James Blunt and Sofia Wellesley, Janina Gavankar, Elton John and David Furnish, James Corden and Julia Carey, Patrick J. Adams and the rest of the cast of Suits, Joss Stone, Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley, Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford [Source]

Sunshine Sachs must've called in a LOT of favors to get so many famous names on board the Archetypes Podcast and the 40x40 project. Vanity projects that went... nowhere.

Without Sunshine Sachs, IMO it's highly unlikely that M will ever be able to reach the same level of celebrity access on her own.

If there are any names missing from these lists, please comment below 👇

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[lightofraye]

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire

Harry Truman, Doris Day Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon Studebaker, Television North Korea, South Korea Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-Bomb Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, The King And I, And The Catcher In The Rye Eisenhower, Vaccine England's got a new queen Marciano, Liberace Santayana goodbye We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella Communist Bloc Roy Cohn, Juan Peron Toscanini, Dacron Dien Bien Phu Falls, "Rock Around the Clock" Einstein, James Dean Brooklyn's got a winning team Davy Crockett, Peter Pan Elvis Presley, Disneyland Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev Princess Grace, Peyton Place Trouble in the Suez We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it Little Rock, Pasternak Mickey Mantle, Kerouac Sputnik, Zhou En-lai Bridge On The River Kwai Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle California baseball Starkweather Homicide Children of Thalidomide Buddy Holly, Ben-Hur Space Monkey, Mafia Hula Hoops, Castro Edsel is a no-go U-2, Syngman Rhee Payola and Kennedy Chubby Checker, Psycho Belgians in the Congo We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it Hemingway, Eichmann Stranger in a Strange Land Dylan, Berlin Bay of Pigs invasion Lawrence of Arabia British Beatlemania Ole Miss, John Glenn Liston beats Patterson Pope Paul, Malcolm X British Politician sex J.F.K. blown away What else do I have to say? We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it Birth control, Ho Chi Minh Richard Nixon back again Moonshot, Woodstock Watergate, punk rock Begin, Reagan, Palestine Terror on the airline Ayatollahs in Iran Russians in Afghanistan Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride Heavy metal suicide Foreign debts, homeless Vets AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz Hypodermics on the shores China's under martial law Rock and Roller cola wars I can't take it anymore We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire But when we are gone It will still burn on, and on And on, and on We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning

[dartumbles]

Review: Blood, Sweat and Tiers by Nancy Warren

Blood, Sweat and Tiers by Nancy Warren My rating: 4 of 5 stars Once again, Nancy Warren and Hollis McCarthy brought a fun whodunnit adventure. The author wrote this series in such a fashion that you can catch up and know what is happening no matter where you start. I read all her Vampire Knitting Club. Then, a bit of the Book Club. I found 5 and 6 of the Great Witches Baking Show when I needed…

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Glee cast sings Cheek to Cheek, a collaborative album by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett

I wasn’t going to do this one and Love For Sale as they don’t have any original songs, but I love Gaga a lot so here you go, also since these are essentially covers of the original versions I won’t have a lot to say unlike the other albums, enjoy

Anything Goes (originally from “Anything Goes”) sung by Harmony in “The Purple Piano Project”

-this was sung in a mash-up with Anything You Can Do from “Annie Get Your Gun”, this mash-up is incredible, better than the two originals, Harmony was probably the biggest waisted opportunity glee ever had, she’s in the same level of singer as Sunshine and Unique like, girl, take a breath

Cheek to Cheek (originally from “Top Hat”) sung by Sue and Will in “Puppet Master”

-I don’t have a lot to say about this song, the Tony-Gaga version is sweet and very happily, the glee version is also sweet but a lot calmer, we all know Matthew is a good singer but Jane Lynch rocks these slower songs, I also like the montage being all black and white, although Sue Sylvester wearing a dress is still cursed to me

Don’t Wait Too Long (originally by Madeleine Peyroux) sung by Santana Lopez in season 4

-this could be sung either on “Thanksgiving” since the songs covers autumn a lot or in that one episode where it’s snowing and they’re trapped in the apartment which name I don’t remember, this would simply be Santana singing about Brittany, and due to Santa Baby existing we know she can do jazz quite good, there’s also a lyric that reads: “So while my heart’s gay and foolish” and I couldn’t stop laughing

I Can't Give You Anything But Love (originally by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Field) sung by Blaine and Rachel

-this would be one of the anderberry siblings duets, the vibe of the song really fits the play in “Extraordinary Merry Christmas” but since it isn’t a festive song it could be sung any other time, I don’t remember if these two sung jazz before on the show but they are a powerful duo when it comes to singing so I’m sure they would do good

Nature Boy (originally by Eden Ahbez) sung by Rory Flanagan

-yay first Rory song in these posts, jazz and calmer songs are just his vibe, that’s why he was never included in the previous posts, next album is a country one, let’s see if he appears, anyway, the boy described in the song is just Rory, a boy who wandered land and sea, shy and sad in the eye, that’s my baby boy being described, I also love the flute in the song

Goody Goody (originally by Matty Malneck and Johnny Mercer) sung by Blaine Anderson with Santana Lopez

-this song is a little funny, Tony is the one who does the singing while Gaga just talks in the song, I can totally see Blaine singing this happily and catchy song with his doggy personality while Santana would be the one saying the snarky stuff with her wet cat personality, there’s also a line saying “I’m not a goody I’m a baddy” and it’s so cringe I want to hear Santana saying this

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (originally by Cole Porter) sung by Rachel Berry

-this song, unlike most of them , is a Gaga solo, she sings it so peacefully that it reminded me of Rachel’s version of “You are Woman, I Am Man”, which she sang very quietly and peacefully-like, the lyrics fit Rachel’s season 4-5 relationship with Finn, either missing him after their break-up in season 3 or in her denial stage of her grief

Firefly (originally by Cy Coleman) sung by Jane and Mason

-Rory and season 6 newbies on GleeXGaga? Didn’t see that coming. This would be just a silly little duet between the two, both have very strong voices so I don’t think this would be all too hard for them, in fact, I think Mason would kill this song, Jane wouldn’t be too far behind, I’m just not sure if she can sing jazz

I Won’t Dance (originally by Jerome Kern) sung by Mike and Tina in season 3

-this is peak Tike, Mike’s raspy voice would do Tony’s parts well, and Gaga’s parts surprisingly fits Tina’s range, I can totally see them tap dancing around the choir room, out of all couples I think they’re the ones who deserved more duets and singing in general, I mean, it wasn’t until this season that Mike sung in more than 5 songs

They All Laughed (originally from “Shall We Dance”) sung by Matt and Mike

-oh that’s a stretch, so, Matt Rutherford, a character that never sung in the show, why do I see him and Mike singing this? Well, first, there are videos of Dijon singing and he sounds decent enough to deserve a song on the show, second, even tho the song is a romantic duet I can see something similar to “These Boots are Made for Walkin’” from the glee project, where a song with a specific meaning got turned into a dumb-duo song, that’s what I’m going for

Lush Life (originally by Billy Strayhorn) sung by Quinn Fabray in season 1

-Quinn is a very complex character with several different layers, I think her sadness wasn’t really explored in the show, not in a serious way at least, another thing that wasn’t explored was her loneliness, especially during season 1, sure she was popular and I guess Santana and Brittany were her friends but that girl was lonely, not until Mercedes and her became besties

Sophisticated Lady (originally by Duke Ellington) sung by Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman in season 1

-now that I’m thinking about it, Sophisticated Lady kind of goes along with Lush Life, deep inside, Puck was the one that truly knew Quinn, he loved her and always respected her, the song is kind of a POV of a secret admirer seeing his beloved from afar, knowing how she is sad and lonely, but due to respect for her, won’t come near, in Puck’s case, Quinn is expecting his kid, but he respects her and agrees with her lying about the pregnancy, even tho he wants to be present

Let's Face the Music and Dance (originally from “Follow the Fleet”) sung by Holly and Will

-this duo is fire, I already knew Matthew was a terrific singer who could play with melodies and such, but Gwyneth was a surprise, after their tango rendition of Kiss I stopped expecting anything, I knew they would surprise me, well, the surprise never happened, but perhaps this could be it, I really like Holly’s character and I wouldn’t mind if she was a co-coach to the New Directions, definitely more duets from these two would appear

But Beautiful (originally by Jimmy Van Heusen) sung by Adam, Brody, Kurt and Rachel in season 4

-I don’t have a lot to say on this one, Brochel’s duets were always above average for me, Brody has a very good range that I would like to see more of, Adam really only sang once, and his relationship with Kurt was very insignificant, so perhaps a double duet between these 4 would make me care for him

It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (originally by Duke Ellington) sung by Ryder and Unique

-Rynique my babes, what would I give to see a relationship between you two, I’m fine with a second duet tho, Unique would kill this song so hard I don’t think I would recover, Ryder could be a hit or miss tho, he has a very raspy voice that could do good here, but it’s kind of hard to be good when Unique next to you, it’s not really balanced

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (originally by Cher) sung by Rachel Berry in season 1

-this would be her singing about her relationship with Jesse, how he used her and ended up breaking her heart, as if he (babe) had shot her down and left her to die

On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (originally from “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever”) sung by Will Schuester

-this wouldn’t have any secret meaning beneath the lyrics, it would be just Mr Schue happily singing a song as old as time, maybe this could be a song where Sue would appear and just tell him he sucks or something

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (originally from “Pal Joey”) sung by Mercedes Jones

-this could be either Mercedes singing about one lovely simp Sam Evans or the stud Noah Puckerman everyone says it’s using her but she knows he ain’t, she’s in love either way

The Lady's in Love with You (originally by Burton Lane) sung by Sebastian Smythe with the Warblers

-this would be simply one of those performances the warblers do whenever Blaine decides to go over there, it would be charming and somewhat endearing but nothing all to special, damn these last songs sure are hard to write about

The Lady is a Tramp (originally from “Babes in Arms”) sung by Mercedes and Puck in “Laryngitis”

-this duet is so underrated, this isn’t Mercedes best song I’ll admit but Puck sounds terrific, top 3 best songs for him, who would guess the bad boy punk-ish boy with the mohawk would be so good singing jazz

Bonus: songs that aren’t from the album but are from the same era

Winter Wonderland (originally by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith) sung by Blaine and Kurt in “Previously Unaired Christmas”

-Klaine’s best duets came from christmas episodes, the fact that they don’t have one in season 5 is depressing, I mean, I don’t know how it would fit with neither of the two plot points in the episode but I’m curious about how it would sound, plus, volume 4 had only 6 songs while the other three had 10-12 songs, let’s talk about lazy

And that’s another wrap, it was a little harder thinking about characters and situations where all of this could happen but I ended up liking it a lot, next one we will go back to the standard albums with Joanne ;)

[vonlipvig]

Tagged by @rabbitmotifs to post my top 12 first watched of 2024 (thank you holly!). I think I had already done a similar type of post, but not with screenshots, so that's fun!

I think I mostly watched new-newish releases this year (a lot of the 2024 movies kinda banged ngl!), but still a couple oldies get to make the list.

In no particular order:

Anatomy of a Fall (2023), dir. Justine Triet

The Servant (1963), dir. Joseph Losey

Challengers (2024), dir. Luca Guadagnino

Spotlight (2015), dir. Tom McCarthy

Hundreds of Beavers (2022), dir. Mike Cheslik

The Substance (2024), dir. Coralie Fargeat

The Fall (2006), dir. Tarsem Singh

A Different Man (2024), dir. Aaron Schimberg

Conclave (2024), dir. Edward Berger

The Hunt for Red October (1990), dir. John McTiernan

Juror #2 (2024), dir. Clint Eastwood

Sing Sing (2023), dir. Greg Kwedar

Tagging uhhhh whoever wants to, if you've seen 12 movies go ahead lol.

[desdasiwrites]

Happy Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day! 💖💛💙

I'm making a celebratory post for awareness days/weeks with book recs so here you go!

Books in the pictures:

• Concerto in Chroma Major by Naomi Tajedler 

• Miles Away From You by A.B Rutledge

• Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie

• In The Ravenous Dark by A.M Strickland

• Wild And Crooked by Leah Thomas (edit: questioning character)

• Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer

• The Melody Of You And Me by M. Hollis

• It Goes Like This by Miel Morelaand

• Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate

• Soft on Soft by Mina Waheed

• Once And Future by Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy

• A Dark And Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

• The Library of The Unwritten by AJ Hackwith

[productofnfld]

The Horrible Hurricane of 1775

Newfoundland is no stranger to bad weather; storms blow in, they blow out again, and most of them are forgotten.

Not all of them though.

Nearly 250 years ago a storm hit the island with such force and left such destruction in its wake that it’s still not lost to time.

September 1775

The first week of September 1775 had been surprisingly good. The winds were light and the people of Conception Bay were busy. The squid were late that year and hundreds of small, open boats dotted the coastline engaged in the fishery.

Far south of Newfoundland it was a different story; there was a storm brewing.

In 1775 storms moved faster than news and the people of Newfoundland had no idea that on September 2 a serious storm had hit North Carolina, they had no idea that a hurricane was spinning it’s way up the seaboard and had Newfoundland in it’s cross-hairs.

Had they known they could have stayed ashore or sought sheltered ports but they didn’t, and what unfolded was horrific.

On September 11, the storm hit.

There was howling wind and torrential rain, perhaps worse still was the storm surge — the sea rose twenty-feet, throwing waves far inland, smashing buildings and sweeping them from the coast.

The strength of the storm was only half the story, the speed with which it struck left people with no time to prepare. The storm hit when Conception Bay was full of squid fisherman; their tiny boats were no match for the storm.

Boats capsized, sailing ships were thrown on shore.

Many fisherman never made it to shore, and even those who did struggled to find safety. Buildings and shelters were washing away.

The storm raged, leaving an unimaginable path of destruction. When the storm subsided parts of Conception Bay were in ruin. More than 700 hundred boats — 300 in Harbour Grace alone — were lost, including at least 11 ships, with most of their crews.

The death toll, counting those lost on the Grand Banks is estimated to be in the neighbourhood of 4000 people.

To put that in perspective, the summertime population of Newfoundland in 1775 is often cited at about 12000 people.

It was gruesome.

For days after the storm, bodies washed ashore. According to a report in the Annual Register for 1775, “for some days after, in drawing the nets ashore, they often found 20 or 30 dead bodies in them; a most shocking spectacle!”

It’s said that bones washed ashore for years afterward.

The staggering death toll makes the Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775 one of the deadliest storms on record in North America.

That said, when the storm comes up in conversation these days it’s not often in a discussion of meteorology. You’re more likely to hear about when people share spooky stories around the campfire.

The Hollies of Northern Bay

The community of Northern Bay, on the north shore of Conception Bay, was particularly hard hit by the Newfoundland hurricane of 1775.

Legend has it that a fleet of fishing vessels with a crew of migrant fishermen was driven ashore by the wind and storm surge and many of the crew drowned.

While they may have drowned, they didn’t quite go away. From time to time they still make their presence known.

It is said that just before a storm, particularly a storm out of the northeast, the voices of the dead seamen can still be heard crying out, acting as a sort of warning.

The ghosts are referred to as ‘the hollies’

In 1964, Mary Elizabeth McCarthy recorded her memories of Northern Bay and included a passage on the hollies. She said they “could be heard (because I did) on a foggy night with their sad heave-ho, for certain the sound was there, whatever it was.”

The phenomenon is described in a 1980 issue of Decks Awash magazine shares the story of John Hogan, a fisherman who died in 1972. Hogan, apparently, not only heard the hollies but saw them. He described them as looking like regular men who, at times, were quite helpful — even assisting him in hauling nets.

I think Hogan’s tale deviates from general ‘holly lore’ — they tend to be ghosts that are heard but not seen.

I suppose Hogan was right about them being helpful — they’ve spent almost 250 years issuing their supernatural forecasts, cautioning mariners of impending storms. It’s as if they are supplying the sort of warning no one was able to give them…

For some reason I think that makes the tales even creepier.