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[julie-su]

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[fulcrumstardust]

books wrap up 2024 📚

here's my bodycount, let me know if you've read some of these (and what you thought!!)

Ball Lightning - Cixin Liu

A Far Wilder Magic - Allison Saft

Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6) - Pierce Brown

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes (London Highwaymen, #2) - Cat Sebastian

Certain Dark Things - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) - Tamsyn Muir

Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2) - Tamsyn Muir

Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3) - Tamsyn Muir

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) - Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) - Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) - Suzanne Collins

On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington #1) - David Weber

She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) - Shelley Parker-Chan

He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2) - Shelley Parker-Chan

The Hollow Places - T. kingfisher

Analee, In Real Life - Janelle Milanes

Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1) - Fonda Lee

Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2) - Fonda Lee

Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3) - Fonda Lee

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) - Heather Fawcett

Snowglobe - Soyoung Park

Bride - Ali Hazelwood

Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher

These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1) - Bethany Jacobs

Some Desperate Glory - Emily Tesh

The Familiar Dark - Amy Engel

The Ministry for the Future - Kim Stanley Robinson

Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) - Brynne Weaver

The Hurricane Wars (The Hurricane Wars, #1) - Thea Guanzon

🌟 Starling House - Alix E. Harrow 🌟 (this was my favorite!!)

The Bound Worlds (The Devoured Worlds, #3) - Megan E. O'Keefe

Wildfire (Maple Hills, #2) - Hannah Grace

We'll Prescribe You a Cat - Syou Ishida

the did-not-finish (RIP):

Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1) - Elsie Silver

Beacon 23 - Hugh Howey

We Set the Dark on Fire (We Set the Dark on Fire, #1) - Tehlor Kay Mejia

Aetherbound - E.K. Johnston

Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1) - Nicki Pau Preto

Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride - Roshani Chokshi

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Hart and Mercy, #1) - Megan Bannen

The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo

Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #1) - Lana Harper

Babel - R.F. Kuang

The Wings Upon Her Back - Samantha Mills

Not in Love - Ali Hazelwood

[notoriouseliterp]

Mwf and nb?

Hi lovely, we have so many to choose from. Here are a few I can think off. Alexa Demie, Ayo Edebiei, Kim Jisoo, Selena Gomez, Coco Jones, Bella Hadid, Phoebe Campbell, Dianna Agron, Chappell Roan, Miley Cyrus, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Halle Bailey, Maude Apatow, Emma Corrin, Janelle Monae, Sam Smith, Jessie Mei Li, Amandla Stenberg and Celest O'connor. We also have a mw list you can find here. Members, please help our anon out and leave your most wanted females and non binary celebs below.

[whitegownsandflowercrowns]

My Final Emmy Predictions

Put under the cut because this is going to be a long one.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Hacks

Only Murders In The Building

Palm Royale

Reservation Dogs

What We Do In The Shadows

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Selena Gomez, Only Murders In The Building

Jean Smart, Hacks

Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Theo James, The Gentlemen

Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building

Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building

Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Abby Elliott, The Bear

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Meryl Streep, Only Murders In The Building

Lisa Ann Walter, Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Lionel Boyce, The Bear

Matty Matheson, The Bear

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear

Oliver Platt, The Bear

Paul Rudd, Only Murders in The Building

Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Drama Series

The Crown

The Curse

Fallout

The Gilded Age

The Morning Show

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Shōgun

Slow Horses

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Anna Sawai, Shōgun

Imelda Staunton, The Crown

Emma Stone, The Curse

Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Walton Goggins, Fallout

Cosmo Jarvis, Shōgun

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun

Dominic West, The Crown

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age

Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show

Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown

Greta Lee, The Morning Show

Lesley Manville, The Crown

Cynthia Nixon, The Gilded Age

Kristin Scott Thomas, Slow Horses

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Khalid Abdalla, The Crown

Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Mark Duplass, The Morning Show

Jon Hamm, The Morning Show

Takehiro Hira, Shōgun

Jonathan Pryce, The Crown

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Baby Reindeer

Fargo

Lessons in Chemistry

Ripley

True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding TV Movie

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Mr. Monk’s Last Case

No One Will Save You

Red, White & Royal Blue

Scoop

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country

Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry

Juno Temple, Fargo

Sofía Vergara, Griselda

Kate Winslet, The Regime

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie

Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers

Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer

Jon Hamm, Fargo

Andrew Scott, Ripley

Tony Shalhoub, Mr. Monk’s Last Case

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie

Dakota Fanning, Ripley

Lily Gladstone, Under The Bridge

Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer

Aja Naomi King, Lessons in Chemistry

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fargo

Nava Mau, Baby Reindeer

Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited/Anthology Series or TV Movie

Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers

Robert Downey, Jr., The Sympathizer

Tom Goodman-Hill, Baby Reindeer

John Hawkes, True Detective: Night Country

Joe Keery, Fargo

Lewis Pullman, Lessons in Chemistry

Sam Spruell, Fargo

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Variety Scripted Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Saturday Night Live

[seattlewa-hq]

Could I please have some fc suggestions for a non-binary poc character?

We would love to see indya moore, alex newell, ariel barer, janelle moane, sara ramirez, michaela jaé rodriguez, jesse leigh, ian alexander, jessie mei li, amandla stenberg, quintessa swindell and lizeth selene!

[hollywoodfamerp]

HI TAGS!

We are steadily approaching S I X years of being open! We have so much in store for this year and we're just needing one thing and that's YOU! We are an all inclusive, dedicated, welcoming and fun group of writers who love to welcome new people with open arms! We accept prior histories and love to consider our group a fun loving family! We're only missing you! Some most wanted faces that we'd love to see around here include: Greta Onieogou, Alexa Demie, Michael B. Jordan, Glen Powell, Richard Madden, Meng’er Zhang, Samantha Logan, Michael Clifford, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Hunter Schafer, Grace Van Dien, Taylor Russell, Cody Christian, Dua Lipa, Miles Teller, Simone Ashley, Jonathan Daviss, Jung Hoyeon, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Adria Arjona, Simu Liu, Janelle Monáe, Calum Hood, and Charlie Heaton. C'mon and take a look!  

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[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries 2020-2021 Programing Announcements - Press Release

100 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2020 BEGINS ON HALLMARK, CROWN MEDIA FAMILY NETWORKS ANNOUNCES ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING SLATE FOR HALLMARK CHANNEL AND HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES

NEW CASTING, MOVIES, AND SERIES RENEWALS HEADLINE AN ALL-STAR SLATE

HALLMARK DRAMA, HALLMARK PUBLISHING, HALLMARK MOVIES NOW SEE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; BUBBLY SESH PODCAST RETURNS FOR SEASON TWO

STUDIO CITY, CA – Wednesday, July 15, 2020 – Following unprecedented success across its 2019-2020 programming slate, Crown Media Family Networks today unveiled new casting announcements, Original movies, and renewals of hit series and movie franchises on its two flagship networks, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries for 2020-2021.  The news comes 100 days prior to the launch of Christmas on Hallmark’s channels, the most anticipated holiday program event on any network.

“The Hallmark brand on TV has always championed positivity and emotional connection, and thanks to the dedication of our development teams and producing partners, we are excited to welcome new talent on both sides of the camera, as well as, announcing renewals of all of our original series and the return of beloved stars. Hallmark Channel Original Series are enviable within the industry for their longevity and for creating one of the most winning schedules on television,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming & Network Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks.

-- CASTING NEWS --

Crown Media Family Networks casting news includes the return of fan favorite network stars such as:

Alexa PenaVega (Spy Kids)

Alicia Witt (“Our Christmas Love Song”)

Andrew Walker (“Bottled with Love”)

Benjamin Ayres (“Chronicle Mysteries”)

Brennan Elliott (“Crossword Mysteries”)

Candace Cameron Bure (“Aurora Teagarden Mysteries”)

Carlos PenaVega (“Big Time Rush”)

Chaley Rose (“Christmas Duet”)

Eion Bailey (“Switched for Christmas”)

Holly Robinson Peete (“A Family Christmas Gift,”)

Jesse Metcalfe (“Chesapeake Shores”)

Jill Wagner (“Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy”)

Julie Gonzalo (“Supergirl”)

Kristoffer Polaha (“Condor”)

Lacey Chabert (“Crossword Mysteries”)

Laura Osnes (“In the Key of Love”)

Luke Macfarlane (“Just Add Romance”)

Marilu Henner (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”)

Mark Taylor (“Memories of Christmas”)

Merritt Patterson (“Picture a Perfect Christmas”)

Michael Rady (“You’re Bacon Me Crazy”)

Nathan Witte (“Supernatural”)

Niall Matter (“Christmas at Dollywood”)

Nikki DeLoach (“Two Turtle Doves”)

Rachael Leigh Cook (“Frozen in Love”)

Rick Fox (“Greenleaf”)

Rukiya Bernard (“One Winter Weekend”)

Sarah Drew (“Grey’s Anatomy”)

Tamera Mowry-Housley (“The Real”)

Tyler Hynes (“The Mistletoe Secret”)

With several more announcements in the coming weeks, today we are pleased to announce new talent joining the Hallmark family, including:

Aaron Tveit (“The Code”)

Alvina August (“Nancy Drew”)

Janel Parrish (“Pretty Little Liars”)

Jeremy Jordan (“Supergirl”)

Krystal Joy Brown (“She-Ra and the Princesses of Power”)

Lucia Micarelli (“Treme”)

Mallory Jansen (“Shooter”)

Marisol Nichols (“Riverdale”)

Rochelle Aytes (“S.W.A.T.”)

Ronnie Rowe (“Star Trek: Discovery”)

-- DEVELOPMENT DEALS --

Crown Media is working with some of its most compelling talent in a development capacity. The company is currently in development with network stars Ashley Williams and Kimberly Williams- Paisley on a two-part movie about real sisters, with each of them playing the lead in one of the films. In addition, the company is developing projects with Holly Robinson Peete and Tamera Mowry-Housley.  

Behind the scenes, directors Catherine Cyran and Clare Niederpruem return to direct new original movies, joined by new female directors, Linda-Lisa Hayter, Erica Dunton, and Jessica Harmon.

--HALLMARK CHANNEL PROGRAMMING NEWS--

Hallmark Channel’s upcoming slate includes the return of seasonal events, Fall Harvest and Countdown to Christmas, as well as new seasons in the network’s three scripted dramas and daily, lifestyle program, “Home & Family.” Additionally, Crown Media Family Networks has renewed Hallmark Channel’s pet-centric specials, “Kitten Bowl,” “American Humane Hero Dog Awards,” and “American Rescue Dog Show.”

-- HALLMARK CHANNEL SEASONAL FRANCHISES --

Fall Harvest - Programs currently slated for this year’s autumnal event include:

“Country at Heart” starring Jessy Schram and Niall Matter – October 3

“Neverbrides” starring Chaley Rose and Nathan Witte – October 10

10th Anniversary Edition of American Humane Hero Dog Awards Show – October 19

--NO ONE DOES HOLIDAY LIKE HALLMARK --

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS 2020 – Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas – which along with sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ holiday franchise, Miracles of Christmas, draws nearly 85 million unduplicated viewers each year – kicks off Friday, October 23. Hallmark Channel will premiere 23 all-new original films, including:

“A Royal Holiday”, starring Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit and Krystal Joy Brown

“Jingle Bell Bride”, starring Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe

“A Christmas Tree Grows in Brooklyn”, starring Rochelle Aytes and Mark Taylor

“If I Only Had Christmas”, starring Candace Cameron Bure

“Deliver by Christmas”, starring Alvina August and Eion Bailey

“On the 12th Date of Christmas”, starring Mallory Jansen and Tyler Hynes

“Christmas Waltz”, starring Lacey Chabert

“Christmas in Vienna”, starring Sarah Drew and Brennan Elliott

“Christmas in Evergreen 4”, starring Rukiya Bernard and Holly Robinson Peete

“Chateau Christmas”, starring Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane

“Cross Country Christmas”, starring Rachael Leigh Cook

“Christmas Carnival”, starring Tamera Mowry-Housley

“When Calls the Heart Christmas 2020”, starring Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Chris McNally, Kevin McGarry, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks and Martin Cummins

HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES HOLIDAY EVENT, MIRACLES OF CHRISTMAS -- Kicking off Friday, October 23, “Miracles of Christmas” will feature 17 all-new original movies, including:

“Christmas Tree Lane” starring Alicia Witt and Andrew Walker

“Holly & Ivy” starring Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan, and Marisol Nichols

“The Christmas Bow” starring Lucia Micarelli and Michael Rady

“Cranberry Christmas” starring Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres

“Christmas Doctor” starring Holly Robinson Peete

-- HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL SCRIPTED SERIES --

Returning for new seasons in 2021, are Hallmark Channel’s three original scripted programs, which are some of the longest-running and highest-rated series on cable television.

“When Calls the Heart,” Hallmark Channel’s longest-running series, will soon go into production on Season 8. The #1 series year-to-date across cable among W18+, “When Calls the Heart” stars Erin Krakow (“Army Wives”), Pascale Hutton (“Arctic Air”), Jack Wagner (“Melrose Place”), Kavan Smith (“Mistresses”), Chris McNally (“Altered Carbon”), Kevin McGarry (“Heartland”), Paul Greene (“Bitten”), Andrea Brooks(“Supergirl”) and Martin Cummins (“Riverdale”).

On the heels of its recently concluded successful sixth season, “Good Witch” has been greenlit for Season 7.  The series stars Catherine Bell, whose 13-year portrayal of Cassie Nightingale is one of the longest-running performances on television, Sarah Power (“Killjoys”), James Denton (“Devious Maids,” “Desperate Housewives”), Catherine Disher (“Abby Hatcher”), Katherine Barrell (“Wynonna Earp”), Scott Cavalheiro(“The Indian Detective”), Kylee Evans (“The Strain”) and Marc Bendavid (“Murdoch Mysteries”).

Multi-generational family drama, “Chesapeake Shores”, is set to return for Season 5.  Based on the novels of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods (Trinity Harbor), the series stars Jesse Metcalfe (“Dallas”), Meghan Ory (“Once Upon a Time”), Golden Globe® nominee Treat Williams(���Everwood,” Hair), Academy Award® nominee Diane Ladd (Wild at Heart), Barbara Niven (“Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove”), Laci J. Mailey (“Falling Skies”), Emilie Ullerup (“Sanctuary”), Brendan Penny(“Motive”) and Andrew Francis (“Final Destination 3”).

-- HALLMARK CHANNEL’S DAYTIME, LIFESTYLE SERIES, “HOME & FAMILY” --

Hallmark Channel has renewed its three-time Daytime Emmy ®-nominated lifestyle program, “Home & Family,” for Season 9.  Two-time Emmy ® nominee Debbie Matenopoulos and three-time Emmy ® nominee Cameron Mathison will continue as hosts of the show that features celebrity interviews as well as a fun, fresh perspective on cooking, DIY, gardening, wellness and more.

-- HALLMARK CHANNEL’S ANNUAL PET SPECIALS --

Hallmark Channel’s annual pet specials are a component of the network’s pet adoption initiative, Adoption Ever After, which has helped more than 70,000 shelter pets find forever homes. These returning specials include:

“Kitten Bowl VIII”, slated for February 2021

Third Annual “American Rescue Dog Show”, slated for February 2021

10th Annual “Hero Dog Awards”, premiering Fall 2020

--HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES PROGRAMMING NEWS--

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will bring back popular programming including all new installments of its highly popular mystery movie franchises and the return of the network’s highly rated holiday event, Miracles of Christmas.

-- HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES MYSTERY MOVIE FRANCHISES --

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ movie franchises have propelled the network to be one of the most competitive in cable.

Mystery franchises returning to the network in 2020 and 2021 include:

“Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death”, starring Alexa and Carlos PenaVega, premiering this Fall

New installments in “Morning Show Mysteries”, starring Holly Robinson Peete (“A Family Christmas Gift”) and Rick Fox (“Greenleaf”), from Executive Producer Al Roker

New installments in “Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries” starring Jesse Metcalfe (“Chesapeake Shores”)

“Mystery 101”, starring Jill Wagner (“Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy”) and Kristoffer Polaha (“Condor”)

“Aurora Teagarden Mysteries”, currently in production on its 14th installment and starring Candace Cameron Bure (“Fuller House”), Niall Matter (“Christmas at Dollywood”) and Marilu Henner (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), slated to premiere in early 2021.

--HALLMARK DRAMA NEWS--

Crown Media Family Networks announces that its third linear channel, Hallmark Drama, continues distribution success most recently with a launch on Charter’s “Silver Package.” Charter is the nation’s second largest MVPD. Hallmark Drama also launched on Comcast, DISH, DirecTV, Cox, Verizon, Altice, Frontier, and a majority of NCTC members.

--HALLMARK MOVIES NOW NEWS--

Crown Media Family Network’s subscription video on-demand service, offering over 1,000 hours of commercial-free Hallmark-branded content, is nearing one million subscribers. The service includes beloved Hallmark content not available on Crown Media’s linear networks and is in high demand among consumers for high-quality movies and featured events like “Jingle In July,” a Christmas in July event only available to HMN subscribers. New on Hallmark Movies Now in October is season four of “Chesapeake Shores,” the premiere of “Home for Harvest”, and season 12 of “Heartland”. And, coming this holiday season, Hallmark Movies Now will launch its holiday franchise, “Movies & Mistletoe,” headlined by a library of Christmas content to rival any network offering.

--HALLMARK CHANNELS’ BUBBLY SESH PODCAST--

Hosted by Jacklyn Collier (Jacks) and Shawlini Manjunath-Holbrook (Shawl), Hallmark Channels' Bubbly Sesh podcast returns for a second season, giving network fans a VIP pass inside the world of Hollywood celebrities and movie-making, with a primary focus on Hallmark Channel fan-favorites.

--HALLMARK PUBLISHING--

Crown Media Family Network’s publishing division, has achieved great success in its short existence, including two USA Today bestsellers and an exclusive partnership with Walmart that brings new mass market paperback novels to stores each month through February 2021. Coming in August: two new cozy mystery novels: Behind the Frame: A Shepherd Sisters Mystery by Tracy Gardener and Dead End Detective: A Piper & Porter Mystery from bestselling author and Agatha Award winner Amanda Fowler. And new for Christmas: Wrapped Up in Christmas Joy by Janice Lynn, the sequel to the 2019 USA Today bestseller Wrapped Up in Christmas.

“Crown Media Family Networks is looking forward to entertaining viewers with all-new original programs across all of our services, all while continuing to communicate the value of the Hallmark brand on TV to consumers through other touchpoints within our ancillary businesses. Today’s announcements are only the beginning for a company that is growing exponentially in the U.S. and around the world,” Michelle Vicary concluded. 

ABOUT CROWN MEDIA FAMILY NETWORKS Crown Media Family Networks is the umbrella unit subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc., housing cable’s leading family friendly networks, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama. Hallmark Channel features an ambitious slate of new, original content, including movies, scripted series, annual specials, and a daily, two-hour lifestyle show.Hallmark Channel is also home to the popular annual holiday franchise “Countdown to Christmas,”featuring a lineup of 24/7 holiday programming. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is a 24-hour cable network featuring a unique mix of new, original movies and acquired series focused on the lighter side of the suspense and mystery genres. The network also features its own annual holiday programming franchise, “Miracles of Christmas”. Hallmark Drama showcases the rich legacy of the Hallmark Hall of Fame library and with zero duplication, spotlights movies and series from Crown Media’s collection of original dramatic content. Crown Media Family Networks is also home to Hallmark Movies Now, the company’s subscription streaming service, which offers wholly distinct content from the company’s linear channels. Crown Media Family Networks’ publishing extension, Hallmark Publishing, creates novelizations of previously aired original movie favorites. It also accepts author submissions for original, on-brand manuscripts that can be greenlit as a new movie or series for one of the company’s three linear networks.

    For more information, please visit www.crownmediapress.com     Hallmark Channel on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest     Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter     Hallmark Drama on Social Media: Twitter       Hallmark Publishing on Social Media: Twitter 

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[fashournalist]

Thank you, Isentia Content Hub: An open letter to my colleagues.

Eleven days ago, it has exactly been two years since I first started working at Isentia. I remember feeling scared whether I’d belong, and what kind of people I’ll be working with. I remember I kept telling myself “Bawal maattach, Grace, as some alumni have said, when you enter the real world, you’re there to work. Just do your job well and be a team player, but don’t invest your emotions.” But here I am, after two years, with so many beautiful memories with amazing people. I did get attached after all, and it’s worth it. Because I did not only have colleagues, I met a new family.

This was my open letter to Content Hub, which I hesitated to send at first after writing, because it’s too long. But thankfully, two of my teammates encouraged me to send it because they said what matters is I wrote it from my heart and it’s my farewell message to my friends. (I was one of the employees who got laid off.) It was here that I learned tears are really contagious, because after sending this letter, I received texts saying they shed a tear, too. Perhaps that’s because when I wrote it, I was shedding tears myself. Why do I feel like graduating from high school? Haha! I guess this is how close we have been. So here goes my letter, and pictures of some of the memories we have made. :)

Dear Content Hub,

This August 20, it has been exactly two years since I started working at Isentia. And now, 731 days and 41,283 summaries later, I just finished my last working day as a Broadcast Monitor. Permit me to be cheesy, I just want to thank the amazing people who made the past two years a memorable journey. I apologize in advance for the length of this email, but please know this letter came from my heart.

I'm really blessed that I got to work with you. I did not only have colleagues, I had a family. That is why whenever I reached the office, my update to my parents has always been "Happy place". It meant I arrived safely, I'm at OSMA already. And I know there have been hardships, times heartbreaking news crushed me, or times I went home way past my shift. Yet whenever I was on my home, no matter how tired I got, I just looked forward to facing the next day and working again. If world news were a play, we all get front row seats, binge-watching current events for at least 40 hours a week. It genuinely excited me that our job allows us to literally learn something new every day. But, I don't feel that way all the time; sometimes I just have burnouts and frustrations. So I think the real major reason that kept me going through it all is I had colleagues as supportive as you guys are. Allow me to thank you.

To Sydney Swans, my first team. 

Working with helpful teammates like you added to my motivation as I traveled from LB to Ortigas every day for five months (when I was not yet able to find an apartment in Manila). Thank you for your devotion to Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. It showed me what client-obsessed looks like, and I committed to following that example. Your compere inside jokes and reactions to news added a lot of fun to our job. Until now, I enjoy backreading the group chat just to see your new musings or memes. Thanks a lot especially to John, Julianne, Zennon, Marco, and Kuya Ronnie.

To Fremantle Dockers, my afternoon shift team for more than a year, 

Thank you for everything; for being supportive colleagues, helping me whenever I struggled, and celebrating with me whenever I improved. 

Kuya Coily’s last day at our team.

How we help one another, especially during the Christmas dinner just so everyone can go to Sambokojin on time, inspires me. This was our post-Sambo bonding at Greenfield. I am also relieved that you never judged me as “walang pakisama” even though I only drank iced tea or milkshake haha. Others tend to force me to drink, but my friends at Isentia just let me finish all the food. HAHA. I appreciate people who can respect our preferences and differences. And you are witnesses that I don’t need to drink to be drunk. Based on my energy, I am drunk by default. Haha I will miss all these sessions with you and my batchmates!

I will miss our movie nights and billiard sessions (tho I'm just watching you haha) at the lounge. I wish we played more board games, too.

Isentia Outing 2019

Thank you so much also for being there for me when I lost my mother, you had my back and that will always mean a lot to me. When my Momi was still alive, she always knew I was working with great people. Thank you to every single one of you especially AJ, Morris, Evann, Aly and Kuya Mel. 

I look forward to a Dockers reunion when this pandemic is over! 

And my favorite teammate, Czesar. The best meetings are the ones you participated in. Thank you for all the laughter you gave us. 

I also want to thank my friends outside my team, including Tomie, Zendee, LA and Nico from Collingwood Magpies. 

Thank you for the dinner sessions and conversations on life and dreams!

This was LA’s birthday salubong at Kanto Breakfast :) While the next photo is a “panel discussion” at Goto Believe haha! We talked about the news we monitored, and boi, we went home at almost 5am.

Tomie, thank you for our never-ending laughter on our way home. Normally, I just want to be quiet and regain energy while traveling, but with you, it's okay to chat all the way to Quiapo.

To my favourite comperes, who will not read this but I feel like thanking anyway because some of you might share love for them: Marc Fennell, Jan Fran, Kanoa Lloyd, Jules Schiller, Sonya Feldhoff, Anna Vidot, Dave Sutherland, Tamara Oudyn, Sammy J, Paul Barry, Jeremy Corbett, David Speers, Leigh Sales and my inspiration Jesse Mulligan. Thank you because I learned so much about the world and about life from you. I will miss blogging about your stories and reacting to your insights.

To the leaders who managed me and/or accommodated my concerns, 

This is my former TL, Kuya Coily :)

TL Coily, TL Angel, TL Rem, TL Nico, TL Nic, TL Jonna, TL Geoff, TL Alni, and Sup Mitch. Thank you for all your help! Thank you for the times you inspired me and my colleagues to grow as well as the times you coached me, gave constructive feedback, and helped me overcome my weaknesses so I can continuously improve. 

To our Trainer Rachel, who we can consider as Content Hub's matriarch, 

thank you so much because you patiently equipped every single one of us before we transitioned to live operations. To OM Dean, thank you for your feedback and praise during my regularisation.

And most of all, to Western Borlogs fam, my home for two years, I don't even know how to thank you enough. 

I'm grateful you've been my batchmates at our training--and for everything after that. 

Isentia Outing 2019

Sibyullee, farewell samgyup party for Jai (her last day in the company)

Seoulgyupsal, farewell samgyup party for Aiona (before she flew to Spain to teach)

office memories :)

Pantry catch-ups. I usually eat at my desk because of all the work but I’m grateful for the times I was able to join their dinner breaks hehe.

Sambokojin, Christmas dinner 2019

Dear Borlogs, thank you for all the memories, endless laughter, samgyup sessions (a regular segment haha), Friday nights, and times we comforted each other when some of us are facing a hard time. Thank you also for comforting me and my family when you and B visited the wake of my Momi. She has always heard about you (and I'm happy she met some of you) when she was still alive. Thank you for being such a great sounding board, a safe space where we can be vulnerable and strong at the same time. Also, I've never been a milk tea person until I met you guys, so thanks for that, too. My BM experience would not be the same without you. Naz, Janelle, Joey, Patty, Billie, Lou, Aiona, Jai, Nee, Mau, C, Ady, Sarah. Thank you, sists!!

If you've read until here, thank you for bearing with my lengthy cheesy, farewell note to Content Hub. I attached some photos that captured a few of the memories I spent with you, as well as some jokes I've randomly thought about while monitoring. I was reserving them for Christmas Party or something, but anyway, here they are. I am confident they will make you cringe.

So there, I will miss you and I appreciate you always. I will not forget the memories we've made along the way. Thank you for everything, Isentia Content Hub! God bless you all and stay safe.

Arrivederci :)

Always,

Grace / Mariel

(this was me when I graduated from training and was so excited to be part of Content Hub haha)

PS. Thank you to Janelle, Jai, Joey, Jai, Kuya Coily, LA, Zendee, Dots and Troy for the photos!

PPS. Thank you so much for your heartwarming replies!!! And the food/gifts some of you sent!! I love you guys. (There, I said it. Haha! I was too shy to put that sentence in the email I sent. But this is my blog, I can write what my heart says without holding back)

^letter from AJ with a Bebi plant. She sent me oatmeal cookies and three novels too huehue she knows my weaknesses well haha thankuu ajj

^Matchaaaa from Patty thank you sist! <33

^Carbonaraaaa from Tomiee thank you siz!!!

Thank you to every single one of you. I was emotional when I wrote the open letter, but I got more nostalgic when I read your responses. I will always be thankful for the privilege of working with you and being your friend. Keep in touch, okay? We’ll still meet again. :)

Love,

Grace

[intobarbarians]

i was tagged by @andcoffeeatmidnight! i love you, sarah!

MOVIES:

The Handmaiden

The Mummy

Pacific Rim

Snowpiercer

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Cinderella (the one with Brandy)

Spirited Away

Star Trek Beyond

Train to Busan

Power Rangers

BOOKS:

Animorphs by K.A. Applegate (if I gotta choose one then #19 the departure)

The Queen’s Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (probably the Queen of Attolia)

Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo (i like the first one more)

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang

The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff

Discworld by Terry Pratchett

MUSIC:

Orville Peck

Johnny Cash

Charley Pride

Roy Orbison

Santigold

Janelle Monae

Ace of Base

Breaking Benjamin

Linkin Park

The Mountain Goats

TV SHOWS:

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Yu Yu Hakusho

Sailor Moon

Cardcaptor Sakura

Kingdom

The Good Place

Almost Human

Power Rangers In Space (rescind your judgment)

What We Do in the Shadows

Gargoyles

I am tagging: @halftruthsandhyperbole @nightlyponder @femchef @logicheartsoul but please don’t feel any pressure. i’m just nosy and want to see what you all love to read and watch

[cinemamablog]

Seven Sundance Selections in 2020

With Oscar nominations around the corner, I start to look forward to some of the most hyped indie films of 2020, debuting in America at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The lineup consists of the standard mix of unique comedies and dramas, but also some midnight features to keep you awake at night. Highlights include Julie Taymor’s first film since 2007’s Across the Universe, Carey Mulligan in the revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, and horror novelist Shirley Jackson’s biopic, directed by experimental filmmaker Josephine Decker. Read on for details on my seven most anticipated films out of Sundance.

1.       The Glorias (Julie Taymor)

She’s back! Possibly one of the most important movies of my high school years, Julie Taymor hasn’t directed a feature film (besides filmed stage productions) since her visionary Beatles musical, Across the Universe, which turned twelve years-old this year. (Thirteen by the time The Glorias finally debuts.) Taymor’s new film, based on Gloria Steinem’s best-selling memoir My Life on the Road, stars Alicia Vikander and Julianne Moore as young and old Gloria, respectively. Everyone’s favorite singer-turned-actress, Janelle Monae, co-stars as Ms. Magazine co-founder Dorothy Pitman Hughes. (All the time spent reading Oliver his copy of Baby Feminists is starting to pay off; I admittedly didn’t know of Ms. Pitman Hughes before!) As a history lover, I notice Taymor is one of two directors on this list who specialize in historical fiction and biopics with a unique artistic vision. The other is Pablo Larrain, but maybe after Josephine Decker’s production of Shirley debuts, she can join them in the Artful & Cinematic History Club. (I’m dreaming big when I say: maybe someday I can!)

2.       Possessor (Brandon Cronenberg)

Brandon Cronenberg: Clearly profiting from nepotism? Yes. Talented storyteller in the same genre as his father? Also yes. Antiviral, Cronenberg’s first film, was gory, bloody, and surprisingly bright, featuring a breakout performance for indie film’s resident millennial weirdo Caleb Landry Jones. (An appropriate directorial debut from the son of the director of futuristic body horror like The Fly and Videodrome.) Young Cronenberg’s second film stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and one of the most versatile actresses ever, chameleon Andrea Riseborough. Possessor is also one of at least two movies at Sundance 2020 featuring Christopher Abbott (the second is drama Black Bear), whose work reliably impresses in arthouse genre fare like Piercing and It Comes at Night.

3.       Shirley (Josephine Decker)

With a wealth of adaptations hitting streaming platforms in recent years, like The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, the late writer Shirley Jackson is having a Moment and Shirley promises not to be a typical period biopic. Director of Madeline’s Madeline from the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, I consider Josephine Decker a Sundance veteran. Her surreal approach and focus on unhealthy relationships fits well into Shirley Jackson’s world of mystery, secrets, and the paranormal. Starring Elisabeth Moss as Ms. Jackson and Michael Stuhlberg as her husband, Shirley’s strong cast bolsters a relevant topic, an up-and-coming director, and the untold story of a creative mind’s real life.

4.       Kajillionaire (Miranda July)

July previously directed and starred in indie hits Me and You and Everyone We Know and The Future, two melancholy films about isolation and connection. A writer, performance artist, dancer, etc., July does it all and I don’t always “get” her work, but it’s safe to say that no one else is like her. Also, in relation to the previous entry, she co-starred in Madeline’s Madeline as a worried sick, unstable mother. An indie queen of the film scene and the art world and pretty much any medium she attempts, I look forward to a returning trip to July’s cinematic world in the New Year, especially since this particular voyage stars Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins, and Gina Rodriguez.

5.       Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell)

It’s a New Year’s miracle: one of my favorite actresses starring in the kind of movie that South Korea excels at and often stokes controversy in America: the revenge film. I haven’t seen Carey Mulligan star in something with such glossy marketing since The Great Gatsby in 2013. She’s mostly stuck to dramas, like Suffragette and last year’s Wildlife, but I welcome her to the world of genre film with open arms. One of the few Sundance selections with a trailer already on YouTube, check out the latest thriller and feature film debut from Killing Eve showrunner Emerald Fennell.

6.       The Nowhere Inn (Bill Benz)

St. Vincent/Annie Clark previously dabbled in genre filmmaking when she directed a segment, “The Birthday Party,” for the feminist horror anthology XX, so promisingly, this isn’t her first rodeo. I’m also a huge fan of Carrie Brownstein’s television comedy collaboration with Fred Armisen, Portlandia. So when I found out Brownstein and Clark star together in a Midnight selection at Sundance this year, I felt hyped before I even read the intriguing IMDb synopsis: “St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, but when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre.” Sign me up for a distorted and bizarre cinematic experience, please!

7.       Ema (Pablo Larrain)

One of the movies I bought when my old Blockbuster closed down, Pablo Larrain’s Oscar-nominated No stuck out to me for its vintage aesthetic and historical story of a groundbreaking election campaign in Chile. I saw Larrain’s English language debut, Jackie, in the iconic Cinerama Dome in Hollywood while sipping some kind of coffee drink from the Arclight’s café and felt revitalized by such a perfect movie. I can point to Jackie when I’m doubting my love for contemporary film and say “But how could you not love film anymore when movies like Jackie exist?” Less emotionally affected by his inventive biopic Neruda, but straight up disturbed by the fallen priests in The Club, I look forward to any offerings from Larrain, including this upcoming story of a woman reinventing herself, Ema. (It doesn’t hurt that he frequently collaborates with one of the most gorgeous men alive, Gael Garcia Bernal.)

[theresebelivett]

it’s that time again!!! HERE’S MY 2018 SUPERLATIVES!!! GET IT ALL AWAY FROM ME!!!!

here are the movies i wish i’d caught up with in time to make this but it’s january 7th, time to put a pin in 2018 lbr: Suspiria, Bisbee ‘17, Destroyer, Wildlife, If Beale Street Could Talk, Shoplifters, Burning, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Cold War, Blindspotting, & Bad Times at the El Royale

AND HERE THEY ARE, MY TOP TEN MOVIES OF 2018!! the rest of my ranked list is here on letterboxd but HERE WE GO: 

Hereditary dir. Ari Aster

The Favourite dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

Widows dir. Steve McQueen

Annihilation dir. Alex Garland

First Reformed dir. Paul Schraeder

Private Life dir. Tamara Jenkins

Cam dir. Daniel Goldhaber

Eighth Grade dir. Bo Burnham

Mandy dir. Panos Cosmatos

The Rider dir. Chloe Zhao

Best Directors

Panos Cosmatos - Mandy

Yorgos Lanthimos - The Favourite

Bing Lu - Minding the Gap

Steve McQueen - Widows

Chloe Zhao - The Rider

Best Actresses

ANNUAL LESBIAN CHEAT: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, & Emma Stone - The Favourite

Madeline Brewer - Cam

Toni Collette - Hereditary

Viola Davis - Widows

Regina King - Support the Girls

Best Actors

Nicolas Cage - Mandy

Ethan Hawke - First Reformed

Brady Jandreau - The Rider

Joaquin Phoenix - You Were Never Really Here

LaKeith Stanfield - Sorry to Bother You

Best Supporting Actresses

Elizabeth Debicki - Widows

Anne Hathaway - Ocean’s 8

Jennifer Jason Leigh - Annihilation

Tessa Thompson - Annihilation

Michelle Yeoh - Crazy Rich Asians

Best Supporting Actor

Adam Driver - BlacKKKlansman

Hugh Grant - Paddington 2

Nicholas Hoult - The Favourite

Michael B. Jordan - Black Panther

Daniel Kaluuya - Widows

Top Five Pre-2018 Movies I Watched in 2018

5. Paterson (2016) dir. Jim Jarmusch

4. Morvern Callar (2002) dir. Lynne Ramsay

3. White Heat (1949) dir. Raoul Walsh

2. Babette’s Feast (1987) dir. Gabriel Axel

1. Bound (1996) dir. Lana & Lilly Wachowski

Top Book of 2018

Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott

Top Album of 2018

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae

Top Three Shows of 2018

3. The Good Place

2. The Haunting of Hill House

1. Killing Eve

AND THAT’S IT!!!! GOODBYE 2018!!!

[random-french-girl]

2018 Year in Review

Rules: answer the questions about 2018 and tag some people!

Tagged by: @sebrone thanks friend <3

Top 5 films you watched in 2018:

rip I barely watched any movies......

Black Panther was def the best movie I saw though, no question

The Miseducation of Cameron Post made me extremely emotional and like. God. It’s very important to me for Reasons.

Colette was a lot of fun??

Crazy Rich Asians was cute???

does it count if I rewatched The Sound of Music for the millionth time...

Top 5 TV shows in 2018:

Killing Eve. What a goddamn DELIGHT.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power! I fell in love with this show guys. They did the whole child soldiers/abuse survivors thing so well, and still managed to be a fun silly show with lots of humor and heart. <3

Legends of Tomorrow, because it’s the most ridiculous mess and I greatly enjoy it.

RWBY!!! I binge watched the whole thing this summer and did not expect volume three to kick me in the FACE and actually make me care about the story... AND YET HERE WE ARE. After that...it was over for me. I love the four main girls with all my heart and also I am so completely INVESTED in blake and yang’s relationship... pray for my soul etc

The Good Place has been consistently great.

ALSO KILLJOYS! My fave scifi show with the most wonderful heroine and a side of found family feels!!

Top 5 songs of 2018:

??? I don’t...listen to music that much...

I did listen obsessively to Dirty Computer all summer. Thank you Janelle Monae for the best album ever.

Also All That Matters and BMBLB on the RWBY soundtrack ngl!! I have a lot of feelings about these songs and my girls blake and yang!!!

ok I’m just gonna add “Your Turn to Roll” from Critical Role because they deserve it

I ALMOST FORGOT NOBODY BY MITSKI who am i. I had that song on repeat for a full month.

and let’s just say France Gall because <3 forever

Top 5 Books You Read in 2018:

Hawkeye/Young Avengers, basically I just read a bunch of comics about my favorite girls Kate Bishop and America Chavez and it was such a good time and i love these two very very much.

The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang. I read it this fall and damn. What a great, brutal, amazing book. A+, def recommend.

The Tiger’s Daughter, by K. Arsenault Rivera. It’s weird because as I was reading this book I didn’t always feel very attached to the characters or the story but as soon as I finished it, I missed all of it terribly.

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin aka my actual fucking favorite writer.

??? i think I read Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo in december 2017 but i wanna put them on my list anyway because I have so much love for these books.

Binti, the Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor! The whole Binti trilogy is delightful and just.... kinda magic tbh.

Top 5 Podcasts/New Media Series you listened to/watched in 2018:

Critical Role obviously <3 <3 <3 ive been obsessed by both campaigns for the entirety of 2018. O even went to the live show!!!

The Strange Case of Starship Iris. Absolutely love this wacky scifi story with all the found family feels and f/f romance and mystery and political tensions.

Alice Isn’t Dead. SO SAD TO SEE YOU GO. MISS YOU ALREADY.

Can i talk about video games here?? because The Last of Us was like. a revelation and im still reeling from it and also i cant fucking wait for TLOU II i love ellie so much guys.

Speaking of video games, Horizon Zero Dawn is pretty great too

Five Good/Positive things that happened to you in 2018:

Moving to NYC has been an Experience! I’ve been able to do/watch so many cool stuff. 

I got to visit Hawaii and I think it might be the most beautiful place I’ve ever been to

I got to see so many friends and family who live far away from me, and I feel very lucky <3

TECHNICALLY did not happen in 2018 per se, but the fact that I’m married to a woman? Iconic.

I’ve been working on some personal projects of mine and it’s made me very happy to see the progress ive made in some respects. 

That’s it folks! Tagging @sshepardcommander @imaginejolls @cannot-escape-cpge@alexdumas-ghost and @dearsheroozle if you guys feel like it!

[dearly]

Flamboyant.” “Ridiculous.” “Over the top.” When UK musician Patrick Wolf arrived on the scene in the mid-2000s, these were the words that greeted him. The classically trained wunderkind had joined Leigh Bowery’s art collective Minty when he was just 13; he released his first album in 2003 at age 19 – but it featured work he had been recording since he was 11.

His five subsequent albums pushed and melded genres, intertwining baroque pop with folk, disco synths with spoken word by Tilda Swinton. His wardrobe was just as unpredictable, from button-ups to leather harnesses to winter coats which, when shed, would reveal glittery wings.

Over the top? Maybe to people back then. But maybe not any more.

In 2012, after releasing Sundark & Riverlight, it seemed the curtains were closing on Wolf: what started as a sabbatical became a hiatus that showed few signs of ending.

“I didn’t know whether [that album] was the final chapter, really,” he says.

It started with a general burn-out, ill-timed to coincide with a “cluster-fuck of financial and legal problems regarding management”. Wolf recuperated largely by writing alone in a makeshift studio, in a South London stable block. Then in August 2015 – the same day Wolf tested the waters of a return, announcing pre-orders for his first poetry collection – he was hit by a car while on holiday in Venice. Shortly after that, his mother fell ill.

“It completely whacked me out for six,” says Wolf. “Everything seemed to be saying, ‘Darkness is at your doorstep. You’ve got to change your life or you’re not going to be around for much longer’. That was the message. I took it very much on board.

“I’ll get into the specifics one day, but I’m very happy to be here right now. I’ll leave it at that.”

Now recovered and self-managed, Wolf is eager for a comeback. When we speak over the phone, he’s on a mini-tour of Australia, and hopes to mix an album afterwards in the New South Wales pristine Blue Mountains. He’s also written the book that feverish fans put a down-payment on three years ago – “only a few” have asked for refunds, he says – and he hopes both projects will be released together. “They’re [based around] very similar ideas of recovery and a period of darkness. So they’re kind of twinning at the moment.”

Wolf is reluctant to divulge details of that dark period, but not because he wants to keep it private. “I’ve made an album about that period and I’m finishing it off,” he says, pausing. “Once that statement’s out there fully, I’ll be able to discuss it further. There’s no point going through all that strife, that pain, without having something positive and beautiful in a work of art to give to the world.”

Wolf’s wariness is evident in each word, which carries the weight of its consideration. It’s understandable given both his past few years, and his irksome history with the press – in particular the way his clippings framed and centred his sexuality.

Perhaps most frustrating were those adjectives that couched Wolf’s perceived effeminacy – his “flamboyance” – as a marketable quirk. In a recent interview with the Courier Mail, Wolf revealed that there were times when his record label had asked him to be “more gay”, a non-threatening type which could be both promoted and/or derided as frivolous and campy.

“I guess it meant, ‘Be more asexual’,” he said. “Be more Elton John; be more a gay that we can understand as a product, not something that is unquantifiable and would quite terrify the public. Be less queer, be more gay, if that makes sense.

“When the third album came along, this one journalist asked me about my sexuality,” Wolf says. “I was never in the closet, but when the word ‘bisexual’ or ‘gay’ came into the mix, they became a prefix. So I stopped being a musician – I became a ‘gay artist’. For 10 years, that’s what stuck.”

Wolf found the focus on his sexuality was a “double-edged sword” in the mid-2000s. “What one person finds liberating by reading that word [in an article], another finds a deterrent. As an artist, you feel like you’re not given an equal platform.”

But things have changed. Artists like Frank Ocean, Troye Sivan, Janelle Monae and Perfume Genius may still be framed by their queerness, but they are arguably less defined by it, and are able to set their own terms about their narrative and identity.

In a way, Wolf considers himself a sacrifice, along with his queer contemporaries such as Tegan & Sara, Darren Hayes and Jake Shears.

“I took the bullet! I took the bullet so other people didn’t have to, for like 10 years,” he says. “If I had to do that, I had to do that. You know, I want to be doing this for another 50 years. I hope I see a lot of revisions of culture.”

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and happy Monday to you all! I’m back with another book haul. These three lovely little paperbacks were crying out to be preordered. Honestly they were! 😉😜 These Violent Delights was recommended by my lovely bestie Janel over at @keeperofpages and I managed to pick up the @waterstones exclusive edition with hot sprayed edges which makes me a very happy Beth indeed. This is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling in 1920’s Shanghai with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu river. Yes. I’m sold!! I’m a huge fan of Karin Slaughter and can’t resist when another of her novels comes out in paperback even though I’ve got quite a few to catch up on 🙈 This looks to me one of her stand alone novels and tells the tale of Leigh Collier, a woman who works as a defence attorney but who has also had a traumatic childhood. She is asked to defend a man on multiple counts of rape but then realises she knows him and he has asked for her deliberately. He knows what happened twenty years ago and suddenly she has much more to lose than just this case. Finally we have Cold Boy’s Wood. I absolutely loved Carol Birch’s novel Jamrach’s Menagerie and am hoping to get to more of her backlist. It promises to fuse the ghost story with sharp psychological insight and is an arresting, timely novel about loneliness, buried secrets and the havoc they play on the mind. I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments. Have a lovely week everyone 🤗😘 #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #bookstagrammer #bookhoarder #bookhaul #paperbackhaul #moreforthecollection #morebooksplease📚 #theseviolentdelights #romeoandjulietretelling #chloegong #falsewitness #karinslaughter #coldboyswood #carolbirch #tbrkeepsgrowing #ijustkeephauling #booksbooksbooks #booklover https://www.instagram.com/p/CZZ7RTELpO_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[richincolor]

Even though Hispanic Heritage Month is officially over, there are many great Latinx books that we love–and that we are looking forward to reading here at Rich in Color. Here’s a short list of eight Latinx books that came out this year, including some just this month! Which ones have you read? Which ones are on your TBR pile?

Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork Arthur A. Levine Books

Four Months Ago Sara Zapata’s best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juarez.

Four Hours Ago Sara received a death threat – and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.

Four Weeks Ago Emiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will never be his so long as he’s poor.

Four Minutes Ago Emiliano got the chance to make more money than he ever dreamed – just by joining the web.

In the next four days, Sara and Emiliano will each face impossible choices, between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. But when the web closes in on Sara, only one path remains for the siblings: the way across the desert to the United States.

The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera Simon & Schuster

Pretty in Pink comes to the South Bronx in this bold and romantic coming-of-age novel about dysfunctional families, good and bad choices, and finding the courage to question everything you ever thought you wanted—from debut author Lilliam Rivera.

THINGS/PEOPLE MARGOT HATES:

Mami, for destroying my social life Papi, for allowing Junior to become a Neanderthal Junior, for becoming a Neanderthal This supermarket Everyone else

After “borrowing” her father’s credit card to finance a more stylish wardrobe, Margot Sanchez suddenly finds herself grounded. And by grounded, she means working as an indentured servant in her family’s struggling grocery store to pay off her debts.

With each order of deli meat she slices, Margot can feel her carefully cultivated prep school reputation slipping through her fingers, and she’s willing to do anything to get out of this punishment. Lie, cheat, and maybe even steal…

Margot’s invitation to the ultimate beach party is within reach and she has no intention of letting her family’s drama or Moises—the admittedly good looking but outspoken boy from the neighborhood—keep her from her goal.

I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez Knopf Books for Young Readers

Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents’ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family.

But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga’s role.

Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way Julia has failed.

But it’s not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend Lorena, and her first kiss, first love, first everything boyfriend Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister’s story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Clarion Books || Jessica’s Review

The first day of senior year: Everything is about to change. Until this moment, Sal has always been certain of his place with his adoptive gay father and their loving Mexican-American family. But now his own history unexpectedly haunts him, and life-altering events force him and his best friend, Samantha, to confront issues of faith, loss, and grief.

Suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and discovering that he no longer knows who he really is—but if Sal’s not who he thought he was, who is he?

Like Water by Rebecca Podos Balzer + Bray

A gorgeously written and deeply felt literary young adult novel of identity, millennial anxiety, and first love, from the widely acclaimed author of The Mystery of Hollow Places

In Savannah Espinoza’s small New Mexico hometown, kids either flee after graduation or they’re trapped there forever. Vanni never planned to get stuck—but that was before her father was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, leaving her and her mother to care for him. Now, she doesn’t have much of a plan at all: living at home, working as a performing mermaid at a second-rate water park, distracting herself with one boy after another.

That changes the day she meets Leigh. Disillusioned with small-town life and looking for something greater, Leigh is not a “nice girl.” She is unlike anyone Vanni has met, and a friend when Vanni desperately needs one. Soon enough, Leigh is much more than a friend. But caring about another person stirs up the moat Vanni has carefully constructed around herself, and threatens to bring to the surface the questions she’s held under for so long.

With her signature stunning writing, Rebecca Podos, author of The Mystery of Hollow Places, has crafted a story of first love and of the complex ways in which the deepest parts of us are hidden, even from ourselves.

Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older Arthur A. Levine Books

Sierra and her friends love their new lives as shadowshapers, making art and creating change with the spirits of Brooklyn. Then Sierra receives a strange card depicting a beast called the Hound of Light — an image from the enigmatic, influential Deck of Worlds. The shadowshapers know their next battle has arrived.

Thrust into an ancient struggle with enemies old and new, Sierra and Shadowhouse are determined to win. Revolution is brewing in the real world as well, as the shadowshapers lead the fight against systems that oppress their community. To protect her family and friends in every sphere, Sierra must take down the Hound and master the Deck of Worlds… or risk losing them all.

The Victoria in My Head by Janelle Milanes Simon Pulse || Audrey’s Review

A shy, rule-following teen winds up joining a local rock band in this laugh-out-loud, heartfelt coming-of-age novel.

Victoria Cruz inhabits two worlds: In one, she is a rock star, thrashing the stage with her husky voice and purple-streaked hair. In the other, currently serving as her reality, Victoria is a shy teenager with overprotective Cuban parents, who sleepwalks through her life at the prestigious Evanston Academy. Unable to overcome the whole paralyzing-stage-fright thing, Victoria settles for living inside her fantasies, where nothing can go wrong and everything is set to her expertly crafted music playlists.

But after a chance encounter with an unattainably gorgeous boy named Strand, whose band seeks a lead singer, Victoria is tempted to turn her fevered daydreams into reality. To do that, she must confront her insecurities and break away from the treadmill that is her life. Suddenly, Victoria is faced with the choice of staying on the path she’s always known and straying off-course to find love, adventure, and danger.

From debut author Janelle Milanes comes a hilarious and heartfelt tale of the spectacular things that can happen when you go after what you really want.

Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore Feiwel & Friends

Love grows such strange things.

For nearly a century, the Nomeolvides women have tended the grounds of La Pradera, the lush estate gardens that enchant guests from around the world. They’ve also hidden a tragic legacy: if they fall in love too deeply, their lovers vanish. But then, after generations of vanishings, a strange boy appears in the gardens.

The boy is a mystery to Estrella, the Nomeolvides girl who finds him, and to her family, but he’s even more a mystery to himself; he knows nothing more about who he is or where he came from than his first name. As Estrella tries to help Fel piece together his unknown past, La Pradera leads them to secrets as dangerous as they are magical in this stunning exploration of love, loss, and family.

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New top story from Time: A New Wave of Horror Films About Women’s Deepest Anxieties Is Perfect Viewing for Our Summer of Discontent

Even if most horror movies, until fairly recently, have been made by men, women are still central to their impact and meaning. What would King Kong have been without his tiny captive inamorata Fay Wray, or Frankenstein without Elsa Lanchester, his bewigged, wild-eyed bride? Sometimes women represent fragility and innocence in horror movies, symbols of purity worth saving; other times they’re sympathetic companions or spokespeople for misunderstood monsters.

But their allure goes further and deeper than that—especially when it’s women who are doing the looking. Today, the term “the male gaze” is thrown around more loosely than its originator, filmmaker and film theorist Laura Mulvey, intended. Even when there’s a man behind the camera, the lens doesn’t always simply cater to man’s desires. Women love watching other women; we identify, we admire, and sometimes we feel a frisson (or more) of desire. Other times we recoil, though that may only intensify our fascination. So what happens when women filmmakers take control of the horror genre themselves?

Women filmmakers have been making horror movies since, well, the beginning of movies—Alice Guy-Blaché and Lois Weber contributed to the genre early on. But what’s notable now is the growing number of women filmmakers who are exploring expectations and anxieties specific to womanhood, as well as the mysteries of female erotic power. In the past two months alone we’ve seen a raft of horror movies made by women—Natalie Erika James’ Relic, Romola Garai’s Amulet, Josephine Decker’s Shirley and Amy Seimetz’s She Dies Tomorrow—that are keyed in to women’s experiences in canny, unnerving ways. To define all of these films as horror, in the classic sense of the word, is admittedly a slight stretch: some are more strictly psychological than supernatural, less studies of things that go bump in the night than maps of the turmoil in our heads. But even that is a reflection of what horror, seen through women’s eyes, can mean: the things that scare women the most are already inside them. For years, male filmmakers have been concocting outlandish scenarios for us, while we’ve been storing up material for centuries.

Rob Baker AshtonImelda Staunton and carla Juri in ‘Amulet’

Horror movies made by women and specifically addressing women’s anxieties or hyperreal strengths aren’t new—Karyn Kusuma’s Jennifer’s Body (2009), Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) and Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook (also 2014) are just three noteworthy examples from the past decade or so—though it’s still surprising there haven’t been more of them. No one could have foreseen that the summer of 2020, a mini-epoch during which many of us have been confined largely to our homes, unable to socialize in the usual ways and freer than usual to nurture our own personal neuroses, would provide the perfect soil and weather conditions for a new wave of horror movies made by women to flower so fully. Some of the current crop are more effective than others, but all share one trait: They’re about vulnerability but not necessarily victimization. Most of the women in these movies aren’t heroic in the superhero sense, but they’re also not the girl who needs to be saved.

Amulet, the directorial debut from actor Romola Garai (who also wrote the script), may be the most technically ambitious of these films, and through the first two-thirds, at least, it’s jaggedly compelling. An ex-soldier from Eastern Europe, Tomas (Alec Secareanu), has taken refuge in London, working odd jobs and sleeping in a flophouse. A nun with a seemingly generous spirit (Imelda Staunton) finds a place for him to live, in a decrepit house inhabited by a young woman, Magda (Carla Juri). Magda’s ailing mother is kept locked in an upstairs room—it’s dutiful Magda’s job to tend to her day and night, and the responsibility is wearing her down.

Garai layers the plot with so many feverish ideas and images that you wonder how, in the end, it’s going to come together. There’s a woman who can’t escape horrific memories of wartime rape. And Tomas, who seems to have fallen under the spell of a strange little goddess statue he’s dug out of the earth, needs to come to terms with his inflated view of himself as a protector of women, when his own interests are clearly all that matter. For him, the house itself appears to be a moist, sticky trap: It’s at first a place he doesn’t want to be, though it soon becomes one he can’t leave. Magda, meanwhile, appears to be the trapped innocent, the woman who needs saving; she’s also a fabulous cook—but what, exactly, is she serving up? Garai has some grim fun with notions of what men expect women to be vs. who they really are. The movie is marred by a confusing coda that only muddies its already too-vague ending, but it does feature one enduring image: a squirmy, newborn bat-looking thing that emerges from a womb with all its teeth. If that’s not a childbirth-anxiety metaphor, I’m not sure what is.

Sometimes the scariest things we give birth to aren’t, at least literally, living things. In Shirley, directed by Josephine Decker and based on a novel by Susan Scarff Merrell, Elisabeth Moss plays a fictionalized version of Shirley Jackson, the author of one of the most elegantly chilling ghost novels of the 20th century, The Haunting of Hillhouse, as well as the “The Lottery,” a whoppingly effective short story that was for years a nightmare-inducing staple of junior-high literature classes. In Shirley, Moss’ Jackson is the wife of a seemingly jovial Bennington academic (Michael Stuhlbarg) who actually exerts brutish control over her. He invites two young newlyweds, Rose and Fred (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) to move into their comfortably ramshackle Vermont home, but really, he’s just looking for cheap labor: Shirley, neurotic almost to the point of being incapacitated, is incapable not just of keeping house but of performing basic tasks, like getting dressed for the day.

Thatcher Keats—© 2018 Thatcher KeatsMichael Stuhlbarg and Elisabeth Moss in ‘Shirley’

Shirley is controlling and manipulative in her own way, but she’s also deeply charismatic. She has a knowledge of witchcraft and folklore, and an affinity for the Tarot. But most of all, she’s blazingly intelligent, and Rose, who has had to put her own studies on hold with the birth of her first child, is drawn to her. Shirley’s lack of suitability for the real world—she’s treated as an oddity and a pariah by her husband’s university friends—means she lives in a world of her own, one in which she drinks too much and stays in bed too long, unable to move and, worse, unable to write. When she confronts a blank page, she’s really staring down a demon. She’s so difficult, in her husband’s eyes, that he’s taken up with the ostensibly more attractive wife of a fellow academic—so her sexual power has been diminished too. Shirley isn’t a horror movie in the conventional sense, but it’s a picture that stirs up the murk of so many women’s fears: If I can’t create something of worth, does that mean I too am worthless? If I have a child, what part of myself do I lose—and how do I ever get it back? This movie has a strange, heady earthiness, like an alluring perfume sourced from an enchanted, and somewhat treacherous, forest.

If the season’s most memorable horror movies have been made by women, that’s not to say men aren’t capable or interested in shaping horror scenarios from a woman’s point of view. In Leigh Wannell’s The Invisible Man, released in February, Moss played a woman stalked by the controlling boyfriend—cloaked by an invisibility suit—she’d thought dead. And Janelle Monáe stars in Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz’s upcoming Antebellum, playing a successful modern-day writer who suddenly finds herself living a very different life, in what looks like the pre-Civil War south. Never underestimate the power of the sympathetic imagination, and remember that women are free to explore the dimensions of men’s inner lives, too.

But even though men must feel just as much stress as women do when it comes to doing right by an elderly parent, I’m not sure a man could have made Relic. Emily Mortimer and Bella Heathcote play Kay and Sam, a mother and daughter who drive out to Kay’s mother’s house, way out in the country, when they learn that she hasn’t been seen for days. They let themselves in and poke around her things, tidying up and taking stock of all the placemarkers we use to track exactly where our parents are at as they age. There’s some shriveled fruit stacked in a bowl; little Post-It reminders (“Turn off the stove,” “Switch off the light”) abound, most of them exactly the sort of thing that a person whose memory is failing might write to herself. But among them is one that reads, “Don’t follow it”—a suggestion that she’s being stalked by something, as opposed to someone.

The next morning, Kay’s mother—and Sam’s grandmother—appears in the kitchen, as if she had never gone missing. But something is clearly wrong. Edna, played by Australian actor Robyn Nevin, is herself—yet not herself. One minute her eyes are dancing with warmth; the next they’ve gone cold, as if her own family members have suddenly become hostile strangers. She gives Sam, who’s always adored her, a ring, only to later angrily accuse her of stealing it. Kay, who’s filled with mostly unspecified guilt—does a daughter’s guilt ever have to be specified?—recognizes that she hasn’t been in touch with her mother as often as she should have been. She also thinks it’s time she found a safer place for Edna to live. She visits a nursing home, where the manager says with businesslike cheerfulness, “Think of it as independent living with the edges taken off.” It’s the most chilling line in the movie.

Courtesy of IFC MidnightEmily Mortimer in ‘Relic’

Director Natalie Erika James—who co-wrote the script with Christian White—uses horror-palette colors to explore tensions endemic to mothers and daughters, both between Edna and Kay and between Kay and Sam. Tempers flare over the smallest things; at one point or another, each of the three bristles when she senses another is telling her what to do. There’s nothing supernatural about any of that. But something is happening to Edna—she’s changing in ways that alarm Kay and Sam. Anyone who has watched a parent age—who has seen the number of selves one person can inhabit in a lifetime, moving from one stage to another in a gentle gradient spanning decades—will recognize Kay’s anguish. Relic’s ending is an embrace of terror and tenderness. So many horror filmmakers start out with great ideas and don’t know how to wrap them up. James caps off her debut feature with a quietly intense operatic flourish that feels earned.

If our imaginations are capable of conjuring great horrors as well as wonder, here’s a question: Can we pass our most acute fears, virus-style, on to others? In her shivery, evocative and sometimes surprisingly funny existential thriller She Dies Tomorrow, writer-director Amy Seimetz burrows deep into some of our dumbest 3 a.m. fears and wonders aloud, What if they’re not so dumb? Kate Lyn Sheil plays Amy, a young woman who, as she’s moving into the house she’s just bought, becomes seized with a fear she can’t explain: She’s certain she’s going to die the next day. In a panic, she calls her closest friend, Jane (Jane Adams), begging her to come over. When Jane finally shows up, she tries to talk sense into her friend—only to return home, get into her PJs, and suddenly feel paralyzed by the same fear. When Jane confesses her anxiety to others—to her brother (Chris Messina), to the doctor to whom she goes for treatment (Josh Lucas)—they too downplay her distress, only to find themselves captive to the same debilitating panic minutes later. The whole movie is like a game of telephone in which an urgent message is passed along from one player to another, fuzzy at first before emerging into disquieting clarity.

Courtesy of NeonKate Lyn Sheil in Amy Seimetz’s ‘She Dies Tomorrow’

She Dies Tomorrow takes place in a world much like the one we’re living in right now, one that feels untrustworthy, not fully readable. It’s also a place where we might feel regret about some things we are capable of controlling: at one point, Amy tells a guy who appears to be a fairly new lover (Kentucker Audley) that she once ended a pregnancy. His face clouds over as she elaborates; the information seems to trouble him more than it does her, even though she’s the one who will carry the knowledge of the act forever. She notes that her life would be so different if she’d kept the child; she probably wouldn’t have been able to buy this house. Her practicality is the opposite of coldness—she knows the cost of her choice, because it lives inside her every day.

And what if it’s not the greater world but ourselves we can’t trust? Our certainty that we’ll have a tomorrow amounts not to everyday optimism but to a kind of arrogance—though we probably need that self-reassurance to survive. This is less a movie about death than one concerned with how we go through life without giving too much thought about its stopping, though that’s a certainty for all of us. Even when we think we’re thinking about death, we don’t really know what to think: No one trustworthy has yet returned from the other side to tell us what it’s all about. She Dies Tomorrow is all about the unreclaimable yesterday, the day before we knew. It’s a thoughtful movie with no jump scares; its jitters are baked all the way through.

Fear of death isn’t specific to women, obviously—the male characters in Seimetz’s movie are susceptible to it too. But maybe, given women’s often complex relationship with aging—which includes the fear of losing sexual allure—our fear of death has a slightly different tenor from the way men experience it. In Shirley, the aging, matronly protagonist is not only unable to write, which is her chief measure of her own self-worth; her husband has also taken up with a supposedly superior woman—and isn’t the moment we lose faith in our own magnetism itself a small death? Watching our parents age, as Kay does in Relic, is the ultimate reminder that we’re next; it’s also a test of our mettle when we see the traits that have calcified in our forebears begin to manifest themselves, in smaller ways, in us. In Amulet, the exhausted Magda has a different problem: she’s simply waiting for her mother to die, so she can be free. All of these movies were conceived and made before we had any sense of how a worldwide pandemic would shape and circumscribe our lives. But all, in some way, speak of constricted freedom, of carrying on with life until it decides it’s through with us. They’re about all the things we can’t protect ourselves from, what we used to call, in more innocent times, fear of the unknown. Now we know what to fear, only to realize that knowing isn’t necessarily better.

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