#Kathy Dawson Books

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tell me more about classic filk i know a few songs but never got deep into it

Heck YEAH

"Filk" is music (often but not always folk music-style, often but not always song parodies to the tune of famous pre-existing songs) about sci-fi, fantasy, and other fannish topics. Filk circles are popular events at science fiction conventions, and that's really where the genre started. The word "filk" actually arose from a typo in a convention program once, and people just rolled with it ever since!

Some of the most iconic albums in the filk world are the anthology albums "Minus Ten And Counting" (songs about space exploration and the real-life space program), "Carmen Miranda's Ghost" (songs about sci-fi space shenanigans and space ghosts), and "Finity's End: Songs of the Station Trade" (songs set in the world of CJ Cherryh's Alliance-Union novels, and my personal favorite. I've never read any of CJ Cherryh's books, but these songs paint such a vivid world.) "Space Heroes and Other Fools" is another big one, it's more hit-or-miss for me but it's iconic. Other really good and foundational ones are "Divine Intervention" by Julia Ecklar, "Avalon is Risen" by Leslie Fish, and "We Are Who We Are" by Vixy & Tony.

I lean more towards sci-fi and space than fantasy, but fantasy and paganism are huuuugely popular filk topics too.

Some of the most popular names to look into include Leslie Fish (intensely prolific, barely a fraction of her work is on any streaming or music service), Julia Ecklar (famous for her "ose," the filk-world word for sad songs - because they're "ose, more-ose, and even more-ose), Juanita Coulson, Kristoph Klover, Vic Tyler (who just recently died :( rest in peace), Duane Elms, Kathy Mar, Bob Kanefsky, Alexander James (trans, with lots of filk under his previous name as well), Vixy & Tony, and Seanan McGuire. (I like Seanan McGuire's filk music better than her books, hah.) Some other great ones include Cat Faber (most acapella), Astrisoni, The PDX Broadsides, Kari Maaren, and Sassafrass (also mostly acapella. Includes Ada Palmer). Heather Dale, Tom Lehrer, and Jonathan Coulton are kind of honorary filkers too haha.

The best place to get the ones from 80s and 90s cassettes are on the Internet Archive or Youtube; a few filkers who are more currently active have their stuff on Bandcamp.

And I'll leave you with a few of my Favorite Ever filk songs:

"Sam Jones" by CJ Cherryh and Leslie Fish

"Pushin' the Speed of Light" by Julia Ecklar and Anne Prather

"Chickasaw Mountain" by Leslie Fish

"Fire in the Sky" by Jordan Kare

"The Phoenix" by Julia Ecklar

"Freedom of the Snow" by Leslie Fish

"Burn it Down" by Vixy & Tony

"Hope Eyrie" by Leslie Fish, or this Minus Ten And Counting version

"Rocket Rider's Prayer" by Kristoph Klover, Ernie Mansfield, and Cecilia Eng

"Dawson's Christian" by Duane Elms, performed by Vic Tyler or Vixy & Tony

"Somebody Will" by Sassafrass

"Chances & Choices & Fortunes & Fates" by Astrisoni

... my tastes lean sentimental and ose but I swear there's a lot of very funny filk out there too

"Never Set the Cat on Fire" by Frank Hayes (a famous one)

"Banned From Argo" by Leslie Fish (an INFAMOUS one)

"Don't Push That Button" by Duane Elms and Larry Warner

"No More SF Cons" by Juanita Coulson

"One More Ose Song" by B. J. Willinger

everything Bob Kanefsky writes

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book log - 2018

harry potter and the philosopher's stone by j.k. rowling

the help by kathryn stockett

a wrinkle in time by madeleine l'engle

harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.k. rowling

amy & roger's epic detour by morgan matson

fire with fire by jenny han

everything i never told you by celeste ng

harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j.k. rowling

the miseducation of cameron post by emily m. danforth

lift and separate by marilyn simon rothstein

harry potter and the goblet of fire by j.k. rowling

the leavers by lisa ko

the tao of pooh by benjamin hoff

the one that got away by leigh himes

sharp objects by gillian flynn

harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j.k. rowling

the ocean at the end of the lane by neil gaiman

written in the stars by ish saeed

unqualified by anna faris

columbine by dave cullen

harry potter and the half blood prince by j.k. rowling

without merit by colleen hoover

the art of running in heels by rachel gibson

the hate u give by angie thomas

the woman in the window by a.j. finn

we are okay by nina lacour

before we were yours by lisa wingate

harry potter and the deathly hallows by j.k. rowling

the elizas by sara shepard

this is our story by ashley elston

bad girls with perfect faces by lynn weingarten

fare from the tree by robin benway

truly devious by maureen johnston

the radium girls by kate moore

one day we'll all be dead and none of this will matter by scaachi koul

none of the above by i.w. gregorio

circe by madeline miller

a wrinkle in time: the graphic novel by hope larson

the secret life of bees by sue monk kidd

little monsters by kara thomas

her body and other paries by carmen maria machado

dear martin by nic stone

this side of home by renee watson

the vanishing year by kate moretti

results may vary by bethany chase

the wife between us by greer hendricks

see jane run by hannah jayne

friend request by laura marshall

stiff by mary roach

side effects may vary by julie murphy

dumplin' by julie murphy

carrie by stephen king

the sun and her flowers by rupi kaur

what light by jay asher

a stranger in the house by shari lapena

the outsider by stephen king

a simple favor by darcey bell

the sisters by claire douglas

right behind you by lisa gardner

the favorite sister by jessica knoll

anna by amanda prowse

the murder game by julie apple

the queen of hearts by kimmery martin

the chalk man by c.j. tudor

paper princess by erin watt

pretty ugly by kriker butler

the heartbreak pill by anjanette delgado

rainbirds by clarissa goenawan

broken prince by erin watt

heart berries by terese marie mailhot

twisted palace by erin watt

theo by amanda prowse

burn for burn by jenny han

slammed by colleen hoover

baby teeth by zoje stage

kissing frogs by alisha sevigny

a dance of silver and shadow by melanie cellier

ashes to ashes by jenny han

the program by suzanne young

bring me back by b.a. paris

fractures by catherine mckenzie

the better davis club by jane lotter

#murdertrending by gretchen mcneil

the chanel series books 1-3 by donna joy usher

that's not what happened by kody keplinger

the dead girl's shoes by angela arney

crimes against a book club by kathy cooperman

the lying game by ruth ware

an unwanted guest by shari lapena

when life gives you lululemon by lauren weisberger

matchmaking for beginners by maddie dawson

the good liar by catherine mckenzie

killing katie by b.a. spangler

180 seconds by jessica park

hocus pocus by a.w. jantha

jane doe by victoria helen stone

finding charlie by katie o'rouke

the cheerleaders by kara thomas

the dinner list by rebecca serle

all of this is true by lydia day penaflor

it takes a village to kill your husband by jethro collins

the secrets we keep by a.g. ballard

sometimes i lie by alice feeney

the kiss quotient by helen hoang

then she was gone by lisa jewell

silent fear by lance morcan

all these beautiful strangers by elizabeth klehforth

her pretty face by robyn harding

every note played by lisa genova

sorority by genevieve sly crane

the boy is back by meg cabot

cinderella-ish by joslyn westbrook

silent child by sarah a. denzil

the wedding date by jasmine guillory

sex and the single mom by nancy jo sales

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Title: The True History of Lyndie B. Hawkins | Author: Gail Shepherd | Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books (2019)

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12 Naughty Days of Christmas - 2023

From Blushing Books and your favorite authors, this scintillating compilation is here to add some heat to your holidays. Our enticing lineup includes sexy bosses, daring rescues, irresistible alpha males, and sultry seducers, all ready to ignite your imagination and set your heart racing.

Are you ready to escape from the chaos of work, family gatherings, and everyday stress? These stories are your ticket to a sensual getaway, far better than any bubble bath. Whether you crave sweet and tender moments or steamy encounters that'll leave you breathless, "12 Naughty Days" has it all.

Misty Malone – Meet My Horse, Rudolph

Maryse Dawson – Stella and the Cowboy

Emmy Lou Hayes – The Christmas Collar

Isabella Kole – Rissa’s Christmas Dream

Kathy Leigh – Christmas Love at Lamercie Manor

Yasmine Hyde – Winning Christmas

Sheri Lynn – A Christmas Coral

Kitty Wilder – A Daddy for Christmas

JK Deal – Jackson’s Christmas Carole

Courage Knight – Spanked by Santa at Alpha Alpha Chi

Megan Mccoy – Christmas At Rose's Ranch

Mandy Johnson – New Year's Promises

Marcia, jobless and lonely this Christmas, receives a horse riding gift certificate but doubts her interest. During an unplanned ranch visit, she meets Clay, and their mutual holiday blues lead to an unexpected romance.

In 1890, rancher's daughter Stella hires the stern Clayton Miller, unaware he'll uncover her illegal moonshine operation. As tensions rise, Clayton's discipline challenges Stella's rebellious spirit in a captivating Christmas tale.

Angel relocates to North Pole after her divorce, encountering Sam, the mysterious reindeer rancher. Their instant connection deepens when they play Santa and Elf for the town's children, revealing Sam's hidden identity.

Rissa's successful life is missing love until she meets Nate. Despite a secret that complicates their relationship, one Christmas Eve promises to change everything in this heartwarming story.

Susannah's Christmas at Lamercie Manor becomes complicated when she encounters the man who spurned her. Can the magic of the season bring them together despite their past?

Verra fights to protect her family's farm from a hustler's claim, leading to an unexpected bet with Dex, a skilled card player. Their high-stakes wager may kindle a passionate Christmas romance.

Coral's lonely holiday in Alabama takes a turn when she meets James, recently divorced and missing his son. As they navigate mishaps and arguments, they help each other heal.

Dakota returns home for Christmas and faces an awkward situation with her sister dating her old high school teacher, Emmett. Sparks fly between Dakota and Emmett, forcing her to make a choice.

'Jackson’s Christmas Carole' explores the love between headstrong doctor Chris and rugged ranch foreman Jackson in the untamed Wild West.

Join a unique college fundraiser, "Spanking Santa" at Alpha Alpha Chi, where you can add excitement to your holiday season with playful photo ops or cheeky surprises.

Kayla's tasked with turning a temporary cowboy into a permanent fixture at Rose's Ranch during the Christmas season. When she meets Luke, sparks fly, and he reconsiders his rodeo life.

Meg's husband suggests a New Year's Promise to help her self-improvement journey. Punishments for missteps, administered discreetly, lead to a humorous and endearing tale of personal growth.

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The highly anticipated next book in the New York Times bestselling, award-winning Graceling Realm series, which has sold 1.7 million copies.

For the past five years, Bitterblue has reigned as Queen of Monsea, heroically rebuilding her nation after her father’s horrific rule. After learning about the land of Torla in the east, she sends envoys to the closest nation there: Winterkeep—a place where telepathic foxes bond with humans, and people fly across the sky in wondrous airships. But when the envoys never return, having drowned under suspicious circumstances, Bitterblue sets off for Winterkeep herself, along with her spy Hava and her trusted colleague Giddon. On the way, tragedy strikes again—a tragedy with devastating political and personal ramifications. Meanwhile, in Winterkeep, Lovisa Cavenda waits and watches, a fire inside her that is always hungry. The teenage daughter of two powerful politicians, she is the key to unlocking everything—but only if she’s willing to transcend the person she’s been all her life. The Graceling Realm books are a companion series, not direct sequels, so they can be enjoyed in any order.

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It’s been a minute since I updated my Tumblr, in terms of my Cashore ARC collection. I got all of the USA ARCs... and a UK ARC of Bitterblue! Isn’t that something? About a year and a half ago, I only had a USA ARC of Bitterblue. Now I have six editions of Cashore ARCs. Life is good!

See my Instagram for my complete Cashore collection (ARCs and finished copies)... it certainly has grown! I’ve discovered foreign editions and I haven’t looked back. The Catalan and Italian versions are gorgeous!

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The True Story Behind James Cameron’s Titanic

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James Cameron’s 1997 blockbusting tearjerker, Titanic, puts an epic love story in the middle of the greatest maritime disaster in the history of the North Atlantic. On April 15, 1912, midway through its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg. Because of a severe shortage of lifeboats, 1,517 people died. In the weeks which followed, the luxury liner was said to have been billed as “unsinkable,” but that claim had never been made until after the nautical disaster.

This and other myths have lived on, thanks particularly to Cameron’s romantic (and often fanciful) movie. And yet, not all truths have been lost at sea.

Jack and Rose

Jack Dawson, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and Rose DeWitt Bukater, played by Kate Winslet as a young woman and Gloria Stuart when elderly, are a myth. They are fictional characters. Jack wasn’t slipped $20 for rescuing Rose, and never taught her how to spit off the side of a ship like a man. But there was a member of the Titanic crew named Joseph Dawson. Born in Dublin, Joseph Dawson worked as a coal trimmer, evening out piles of coal which were shoveled into the ship’s furnaces.

Rose DeWitt-Bukater is the first film character portrayed by two actors who were both nominated for an Academy Award. Winslet was nominated as Best Actress, and Stuart was nominated as Best Supporting Actress. Rose is modeled on Beatrice Wood, who did not travel on the Titanic. Born in San Francisco to wealthy parents, her coming out party was cancelled the same year the Titanic sank.

Beatrice joined the French National Repertory Theatre under the stage name Mademoiselle Patricia, playing more than 60 roles before she was noticed by artist Marcel Duchamp. She was well known by artists during the Dada period, and lived long enough to be invited by James Cameron to the opening of Titanic.

Captain Edward John Smith

Before skippering the Titanic, Capt. Edward John Smith (Bernard Hill) spent 40 years at sea without major incidents. Smith had been working on boats since he was a teenager. He earned a master’s certificate, which is required to serve as captain, in 1875. He became a junior officer with the White Star Line in 1880. He commanded his first ship in 1887. Like many veteran captains, he occasionally ran ships aground, and was captain of the Olympic when it collided with the British cruiser Hawke off the Isle of Wight in 1911, a year before he helmed the Titanic.

The Titanic received iceberg warnings several days into its maiden voyage. Smith adjusted the course but reportedly did not decrease speed. He was away from the bridge when the ship struck an iceberg. The first damage report, from Fourth Officer Joseph G. Boxhall (Simon Crane), found no damage. But a closer inspection from the Titanic’s designer Thomas Andrews (Victor Garber), found five of the ship’s 16 watertight compartments were flooded. The Titanic could have stayed afloat with up to four flooded compartments. At about midnight, Andrews reported the ship would founder within 60 to 90 minutes. Smith gave orders to uncover the lifeboats and alert the passengers at 12:05 a.m.

Because of some of the reported incidents, some historians wonder whether Smith was in a state of shock at the news. Crewmen didn’t lower the lifeboats until 12:45 a.m., and only because Second Officer Charles Lightoller (Jonny Phillips) reminded the captain to give the order.

Smith’s final moments are unknown. Early newspaper reports alleged he shot himself with a pistol. Several witnesses claimed to have seen him swim to a nearby lifeboat with an infant in his arms before swimming back to the Titanic. Some witnesses said he was swept off deck by a wave, others believed he made it to an overturned lifeboat. Smith’s body was never found.

Joseph Bruce Ismay

J. Bruce Ismay (Jonathan Hyde) was born Dec. 12, 1862, near Liverpool, England. His father was the founder of the White Star Line. Educated at Harrow and tutored in France, he travelled the world before becoming the New York company agent for White Star Line. He became head of Ismay, Imrie & Company after his father’s death in 1899, oversaw its acquisition by J.P. Morgan’s International Mercantile Marine Company in 1902, and was named president of IMM in 1904.

In 1907, Ismay met with Lord Pirrie of the Belfast shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff to discuss building a fast luxury liner with huge steerage capacity which would rival the Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania and RMS Mauretania. Three ships were built, the RMS Olympic, RMS Britannic, and the pride of the fleet, the RMS Titanic. The ship was built by British White Star Lines at a cost of $10 million. It weighed 46,000 tons and was 882.5 feet long.

History puts culpability for the Titanic disaster on Ismay. He reportedly demanded the captain increase speed in spite of the iceberg warnings, but during the U.S. Senate’s Inquiry into the disaster, he testified the ship was never going at full speed and didn’t even have all of the boilers on. Ismay was the company officer who gave the order to cut the number of lifeboats onboard from 48 to the Board of Trade standard minimum of 16, plus 4 collapsible Engelhardt boats. But Ismay also helped crewmen get the lifeboats ready and convinced passengers to board the lifeboats before danger was visibly apparent. Ismay boarded Engelhardt C, the last lifeboat launched, only 20 minutes before the Titanic crashed beneath the waves.

While Ismay was attacked in the press and branded a coward for escaping while so many working-class women and children died, testimony from surviving officers exonerated his actions as in the best interest of the passengers. Ismay retired from IMM and the White Star Line in 1913.

Chief Engineer Officer Joseph Bell

Joseph Bell (Terry Forrestal) was from Farlam, Cumbria, and a family who had been farmers for generations.  Born in March 1861, Joseph began his seafaring career as an apprentice engine fitter at Robert Stephensons and Co. in Newcastle. Bell joined the White Star line in 1885, serving on vessels working the waters of New Zealand and New York.

Joseph, was promoted to Chief Engineer on the Coptic in 1891 and married Maud Bates in 1893. By 1911, he was the Chief Engineer on White Star Line’s Olympic before being transferred to the Titanic. His staff consisted of 24 engineers, six electrical engineers, two boilermakers, a plumber, and a clerk. None survived the sinking.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Legend has it, Margaret Tobin Brown (Kathy Bates) was called “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” because she helped evacuate the ship, took up one of the oars in the lifeboat, and threatened to throw Quartermaster Robert Hichens (Paul Brightwell) overboard if he didn’t go back to the boat to save more people. The myth says the nickname was plucked from the first words she said upon landing safely in New York: “Typical Brown luck. I’m unsinkable!” But Brown actually got the tag as an insult from Denver gossip columnist Polly Pry as revenge for the story of a local hero being printed in another magazine first.

Molly Tobin was born in Hannibal, Missouri in 1867. Her Irish family was part of a wave of immigrants who came to America after the country’s industrialization. Margaret went to school until age 13 when she began working in a factory. She left in search of better work conditions. She met J.J. Brown, a mining engineer, and they were married on Sept. 1, 1886. While most of their neighbors in the Leadville, Missouri community lived in devastating poverty because of the 1893 Silver Crash, J.J. discovered gold in Ibex Mining’s Little Johnny Mine, where he was made a primary shareholder. The couple became nearly instantaneous millionaires.

Moving to Denver where the Silver Crash also took a heavy economic toll, Margaret became part of the Progressive movement, fighting for public baths, public parks, and other city improvements. The Browns separated in 1909 but never divorced. Margaret and her daughter Helen were on an extended vacation with Col. John Jacob “Jack” Astor IV and Madeleine Astor in 1912 when they heard news about a family member’s health issue at home and booked passage on the first available ship, the Titanic.

After the crash, Margaret was lowered in lifeboat number six, which was equipped to hold 65 passengers, but set off with 21 women, two men, and a twelve-year-old boy onboard. Margaret manned an oar. Her knowledge of foreign languages helped her bring passengers aboard the Carpathia, the first ship to answer the distress call. Margaret distributed blankets and supplies, and got the first-class passengers to donate money to help less fortunate passengers.

Brown continued her Progressive program, helping miners striking against the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. Twenty people were killed when a battle broke out between the miners and private guards hired by the company in one of the most violent labor conflicts in American history. Once the aftermath and PR battles died down, Margaret moved into her summer home in Newport, Rhode Island where she became involved with Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, the President of the National Women’s Suffrage Association.

The two women spearheaded the National Women’s Trade Union League, which advocated for a minimum wage, an eight-hour workday, and did not distinguish between women of the upper classes and working women.

Margaret wrote newspaper articles, gave public speeches, and was drawn to the radical side of the party, which pushed for a national suffrage amendment. In July 1914, Brown and Belmont organized the Conference of Great Women, which led to Margaret’s bid for a U.S. Senator seat representing Colorado. She shifted her focus when World War I broke out, traveling to France to work for the American Committee for Devastated France.

After WWI, Molly indulged her lifelong passion for the stage, performing in plays in Paris and New York. The 1960 Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown was based on her life, Debbie Reynolds played her in the 1964 film adaptation.  Brown died in her sleep on Oct. 26, 1932, at the Barbizon Hotel in New York City.

Madeleine Astor and Jacob Astor IV

Madeleine Astor (Charlotte Chatton) was five months pregnant when she boarded the Titanic in Cherbourg, France with her husband Col. John Jacob “Jack” Astor IV (Eric Braeden); her husband’s valet, and her maid and nurse. Madeleine was the daughter of William Hurlbut Force, a shipping magnate, and her family was part of Brooklyn high society. The Astors were ending their extended honeymoon which began with a trip from New York on Titanic‘s sister ship, the Olympic.

When the Titanic was sinking, Astor’s husband helped her and her maid into lifeboat four but was denied entry himself by Second Officer Lightoller, who said the boats were for women and children only. Col. Astor perished with the ship. Madeleine Astor gave birth on Aug. 14, 1912. Her late husband’s will was conditional, and when Madeleine married her childhood friend, the banker William Karl Dick, four years after the Titanic tragedy, she lost her stipend from his trust fund.

Isidor and Ida Straus

Here’s a real heartbreaker greater than even Kate and Leo. Remember the image of a couple holding each other and crying as water seeps into their cabin? They were based on the tragically real figures of Isidor and Ida Straus, two of the wealthiest people on the Titanic.

Born into a Jewish family in Otterberg in 1845, back when that village was part of the Kingdom of Bavaria and Germany did not yet exist, Isidor immigrated as a child with his family to the United States. Growing up in Georgia when the Civil War broke out, he even considered joining the Confederacy before instead becoming a blockade runner for the South (think Rhett Butler). After the war, he moved to New York City where he met Ida, a fellow immigrant from the Germanic states.

In New York, Isidor worked at L. Straus and Sons, which quickly became the glass and china department at Macy’s. Yes, that Macy’s. The original one. By 1888, Isidor and his brother became partners in the first major American department store. By 1896 they owned it. Around this time, Isidor even served a single term as a Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives.

When the Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912, Isidor and Ida were returning home after a holiday in France. As a first class passenger woman from one of the finest cabins on the ship, Ida was almost immediately offered space on a lifeboat. Isidor escorted her to it, but when it came time to get on, she refused. She wouldn’t leave her husband. Isidor was then also offered a spot on the lifeboat beside her, but he also refused, saying he would “not go before other men.”

So both of them declined the lifeboat space and instead gave it to Ida’s maid. One witness said she heard Ida say, “We have been living together for many years. Where you go, I go.” They walked off back toward the neck, never to be seen again.

And the Band Played On

The crew of the RMS Titanic took the adage “women and children first” very seriously. The Titanic‘s eight-member band, led by violinist Wallace Hartley (Jonathan Evans-Jones), never even jockeyed for position. When the band heard the ship was going down, they set up in the first-class lounge and played to keep passengers calm. As the water rose, the band moved to the forward half of the boat deck. Hartley worked for the Cunard ship line before taking the gig on the Titanic. The other band members were violinists George Alexandre Krins and John Law Hume, violist and bassist John Frederick Preston Clarke, cellists John Wesley Woodward, and Roger Marie Bricoux, and pianists Percy Cornelius Taylor and Theodore Ronald Brailey.

According to some passengers, the final song played was “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” a hymn written in 1861 by the Rev. John Dykes. Versions of this song play in the films Titanic (1953), A Night to Remember (1958) and Cameron’s Titanic. This was discounted by Colonel Archibald Gracie, an amateur historian who survived the disaster.

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“I assuredly should have noticed it and regarded it as a tactless warning of immediate death to us all, and one likely to create panic,” he is quoted as saying in Steven Turner’s book, The Band That Played On: The Extraordinary Story of the Eight Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic. He recalled that the band played cheerful songs to keep spirits up. Other survivors also reported hearing songs like “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and “In the Shadows.”

“Nearer, My God, to Thee” was sung by passengers who survived the 1906 wreck of the SS Valencia and had been played during the impending doom on the decks of the Titanic, but those passengers who heard the song had disembarked earlier than the crew.  Wireless operator Harold Bride told The New York Times he heard the song “Autumn” before the ship sank.

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hey guys

i don’t know if anyone will want to read about my life but i just want to post here so i feel like i actually have friends i can talk to because rn i don’t and that kind of sucks.

im autistic and struggle to talk face to face with people so find it a lot easier to just type what im thinking rather than try and get my point across with spoken word. it just never works lol.

im also pretty mentally fucked *laughs in pain* and could kind of use a space to vent a little (i wont go too in depth and put trigger warnings for any things that need it). my camhs worker said i should keep track of things and write them down, so i might as well post it on the internet (she will only get snippets of what i post here tho lol).

so yeah, im currently trying to find a happier place for myself and feel more comfortable in the world and myself and thought i would just post it here because i want to.

a bit about me

- im 14

- im from the uk

- im a trans boy

- my favourite shows are noragami, young royals, feel good, demon slayer, bones, casualty

- i read a lot. my current favourites are the heartstopper series by alice oseman, solitaire by alice oseman, harrow lake by kate ellis, anything by kathy reichs, anything by juno dawson. i also have a special place in my heart for the harry potter books despite the fact that the author spends a lot of time attacking my identity

- im studying photography, music, history and spanish at school as well as all the mandatory subjects. later in life i think i want to study history or english

and yea that it thanks if you read this far

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Season 1 Gilmore Girls References (Breakdown)

Yay! All the season 1 references have been posted. Before I start posting season 2, I wanted to post this little breakdown for your enjoyment :) It starts with some statistics and then below the cut is a list of all the specific references.

Overall amount of references in season 1: 605

Top 10 Most Common References: NSYNC (5), Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (5), Taylor Hanson (6), Leo Tolstoy (7), Lucky Spencer (7), Marcel Proust (7), PJ Harvey (7), The Bangles (8), The Donna Reed Show (8), William Shakespeare (10)

Which episodes had the most references: #1 is That Damn Donna Reed with 55 references. #2 is Christopher Returns with 44 references 

What characters made the most references (Only including characters/actors who were in the opening credits): Lorelai had the most with 237 references, Rory had second most with 118, and Lane had third most with 48.

First reference of the season: Jack Kerouac referenced by Lorelai 

Final reference of the season: Adolf Eichmann referenced by Michel 

  Movies/TV Shows/Episodes/Characters, Commercials, Cartoons/Cartoon Characters, Plays, Documentaries:

9 1/2 Weeks, Alex Stone, Alfalfa, An Affair To Remember, A Streetcar Named Desire, Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman, Avon Commercials, Bambi, Beethoven, Boogie Nights, Cabaret, Casablanca, Charlie's Angels, Charlie Brown cartoons, Christine, Cinderella, Citizen Kane, Daisy Duke, Damien Thorn, Dawson Leery, Donna Stone, Double Indemnity, Double Mint Commercials, Ethel Mertz, Everest, Felix Unger, Fiddler On The Roof, Footloose, Freaky Friday, Fred Mertz, Gaslight, General Hospital, G.I. Jane, Gone With The Wind, Grease, Hamlet, Heathers, Hee Haw, House On Haunted Hill, Ice Castles, I Love Lucy, Iron Chef, Ishtar, Jeff Stone, Joanie Loves Chachi, John Shaft, Lady And The Tramp, Life With Judy Garland: Me And My Shadows, Love Story, Lucky Spencer, Lucy Raises Chickens, Lucy Ricardo, Lucy Van Pelt, Macbeth,  Magnolia, Mary Stone, Mask, Midnight Express, Misery, Norman Bates, Officer Krupke, Oompa Loompas, Old Yeller, Oscar Madison, Out Of Africa, Patton, Pepe Le Pew, Peyton Place, Pink Ladies, Pinky Tuscadero, Ponyboy, Psycho, Queen Of Outer Space, Rapunzel, Richard III, Ricky Ricardo, Rocky Dennis, Romeo And Juliet, Rosemary's Baby, Sandy Olsson, Saved By The Bell, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Schroeder, Sesame Street, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Sex And The City, Sixteen Candles, Sleeping Beauty, Star Trek, Stanley Kowalski, Stella Kowalski, Stretch Cunningham, The Champ, The Comedy Of Errors, The Crucible, The Donna Reed Show, The Duke's Of Hazzard, The Fly, The Great Santini, The Little Match Girl, The Matrix, The Miracle Worker, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Outsiders, The Shining, The Sixth Sense, The View, The Waltons, The Way We Were, The Scarecrow, This Old House, V.I.P., Valley Of The Dolls, Vulcans, Wild Kingdom, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Wheel Of Fortune, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, Working Girl, Yogi Bear, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown

Bands, Songs, CDs:

98 Degrees, Air Supply, Apple Venus Volume 2, Backstreet Boys, Bee Gees, Black Sabbath, Blue Man Group, Blur, Bon Jovi, Boston, Bush, Duran Duran, Everlong, Foo Fighters, Fugazi, Grandaddy, Hanson, I'm Too Sexy, Joy Division, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Kraftwerk, Like A Virgin, Livin La Vida Loca, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Man I Feel Like A Woman, Metallica, Money Money, My Ding-A-Ling, NSYNC, On The Good Ship Lollipop, Pink Moon, Queen, Rancid, Sergeant Pepper, Shake Your Bon Bon, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Sister Sledge, Smoke On The Water, Steely Dan, Suppertime, Tambourine Man, The B-52s, The Bangles, The Beatles, The Best Of Blondie, The Cranberries, The Cure, The Offspring, The Sugarplastic, The Wallflowers, The Velvet Underground, Walk Like An Egyptian, XTC, Ya Got Trouble, Young Marble Giants

Books/Book Characters, Comic Books/Comic Book Characters, Comic Strips: 

A Mencken Chrestomathy, A Tale Of Two Cities, Anna Karenina, Belle Watling, Boo Radley, Carrie, David Copperfield, Dick Tracy, Dopey (One of the seven dwarfs) Goofus And Gallant, Great Expectations, Grinch, Hannibal Lecter, Hansel And Gretel, Harry Potter (book as well as character referenced), Huckleberry Finn, Little Dorrit, Madame Bovary, Moby Dick, Mommie Dearest, Moose Mason, Nancy Drew, Out Of Africa, Pinocchio, Swann's Way, The Amityville Horror, The Art Of Fiction, The Bell Jar, The Grapes Of Wrath, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Lost Weekend, The Metamorphosis, The Portable Dorothy Parker, The Unabridged Journals Of Sylvia Plath, The Witch Tree Symbol, There's A Certain Slant Of Light, Tuesdays With Morrie, War And Peace, Wonder Woman

Public Figures:

Adolf Eichmann, Alfred Hitchcock, Angelina Jolie, Anna Nicole Smith, Annie Oakley, Antonio Banderas, Arthur Miller, Artie Shaw, Barbara Hutton, Barbara Stanwyck, Barbra Streisand, Beck, Ben Jonson, Benito Mussolini, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Bob Barker, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears, Catherine The Great, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Charles I, Charles Dickens, Charles Manson, Charlie Parker, Charlotte Bronte, Charlton Heston, Charo, Cher, Cheryl Ladd, Chris Penn, Christiane Amanpour, Christopher Marlowe, Chuck Berry, Claudine Longet, Cleopatra, Cokie Roberts, Courtney Love, Dalai Lama, Damon Albarn, Dante Alighieri, David Mamet, Donna Reed, Edith Wharton, Edna O'Brien, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Elizabeth Webber, Elle Macpherson, Elsa Klensch, Elvis, Emeril Lagasse, Emily Dickinson, Emily Post, Eminem, Emma Goldman, Errol Flynn, Fabio, Farrah Fawcett, Fawn Hall, Flo Jo, Francis Bacon, Frank Sinatra, Franz Kafka, Fred MacMurray, Friedrich Nietzsche, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Gene Hackman, Gene Wilder, George Clooney, George Sand, George W. Bush, Harry Houdini, Harvey Fierstein, Henny Youngman, Henry David Thoreau, Henry James, Henry VIII, Herman Melville, Homer, Honore De Balzac, Howard Cosell, Hugh Grant, Hunter Thompson, Jack Kerouac, Jaclyn Smith, James Dean, Jane Austen, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Tandy, Jim Carey, Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hoffa, Joan Of Arc, Joan Rivers, Jocelyn Wildenstein, Joel Grey, John Cage, John Gardner, John Muir, John Paul II, John Webster, Johnny Cash, Johnny Depp, Joseph Merrick AKA Elephant Man, Judy Blume, Judy Garland, Julian Lennon, Justin Timberlake, Karen Blixen AKA Isak Dinesen, Kate Jackson, Kathy Bates, Kevin Bacon, Kreskin, Lee Harvey Oswald, Leo Tolstoy, Leopold and Loeb, Lewis Carroll, Linda McCartney, Liz Phair, Liza Minnelli, Lou Reed, M Night Shyamalan, Macy Gray, Madonna, Marcel Marceau, Marcel Proust, Margot Kidder, Marie Antoinette, Marie Curie, Marilyn Monroe, Mark Twain, Mark Wahlberg, Marlin Perkins, Martha Stewart, Martha Washington, Martin Luther, Mary Kay Letourneau, Maurice Chevalier, Melissa Rivers, Meryl Streep, Michael Crichton, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Miguel De Cervantes, Miss Manners, Mozart, Nancy Kerrigan, Nancy Walker, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, Nico, Oliver North, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar Levant, Pat Benatar, Paul McCartney, Peter III Of Russia, Peter Frampton, Philip Glass, PJ Harvey, Prince, Queen Elizabeth I, Regis, Richard Simmons, Rick James, Ricky Martin, Robert Duvall, Robert Redford, Robert Smith, Robin Leach, Rosie O'Donnell, Ru Paul, Ruth Gordon, Samuel Barber, Sarah Duchess Of York, Sean Lennon, Sean Penn, Shania Twain, Shelley Hack, Sigmund Freud, Squeaky Fromme, Stephen King, Steven Tyler, Susan Faludi, Susanna Hoffs, Tanya Roberts, Taylor Hanson, Theodore Kaczynski AKA The Unabomber, The Kennedy Family, Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, and Gummo Marx AKA The Marx Brothers, Venus and Serena Williams (The reference was "The Williams Sisters"),Thelonious Monk, Tiger Woods, Tito Puente, Tom Waits, Tony Randall, Tonya Harding, Vaclav Havel, Vanna White, Vivien Leigh, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, William Shatner, Yoko Ono, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Misc:

Camelot, Chernobyl Disaster, Cone Of Silence, Hindenburg Disaster, Iran-Contra Affair, Paul Bunyan, The Menendez Murders, Tribbles, Vulcan Death Grip, Whoville, Winchester Mystery House

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These Girls

Ein Streifzug durch die feministische Musikgeschichte

Juliane Streich (Hg.)

Über prägende Role Models von den 1950ern bis heute Vor 50 Jahren forderte Aretha Franklin »Respect«, in den Neunzigern rebellierten die Riot Grrrls und heute vermarkten Superstars wie Beyoncé eine sexy Version des Feminismus. Die Charts sind voll mit weiblichen Stimmen, doch bleiben Festivalbühnen, Musikzeitschriften und Clubnächte männerdominiert. Dabei gibt es Role Models an jeder Ecke, in jedem Jahrzehnt, in dem Frauen zu Gitarre, Mikrofon oder DJ-Software griffen. Jede hat ihre eigenen Geschichten. Es geht um Selbstermächtigung, um Wut, um Gleichberechtigung, um Drugs and Rock’n’Roll, um Sex und Sexualität – und auch mal um Menstruation. Vor allem aber um Musik. Egal, ob Stimmen im Soul, Battles im Rap, Gitarrensoli im Rock, große Hits im Pop oder Tunes im Techno. Ganze Enzyklopädien könnten mit herausragenden Musikerinnen und weiblichen Bands vollgeschrieben werden. Dieses Buch ist eher vergnügliche Lektüre als Lexikon, doch gibt es einen vielseitigen Einblick in die feministische Musikgeschichte. In über 100 lehrreichen, kurzweiligen und persönlichen Texten schreiben Journalistinnen und Journalisten, Musikerinnen und Musiker, Fans und Freunde über Bands, die sie prägten, über Künstlerinnen, die den Feminismus eine neue Facette gaben, über Lieblingsplatten, Lebenswerke und Lieder, die sie mitgrölen – vom Klassiker bis zum Außenseitertipp. Françoise Cactus, Paula Irmschler, Franz Dobler, Jacinta Nandi, Klaus Walter, Christina Mohr, Bettina Wilpert, Linus Volkmann, Ebba Durstewitz, Andreas Spechtl, Jonas Engelmann, Diviam Hoffmann, Sven Kabelitz, Elke Wittich, Myriam Brüger und viele andere schreiben über Björk, Christina Aguilera, Bikini Kill, Billie Holiday, Alice Coltrane, ESG, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kimya Dawson, Madonna, Patti Smith, Spice Girls, Terre Thaemlitz und viele weitere Künstlerinnen. +++ Der Titel ist ebenfalls als E-Book bei allen gängigen Online-Händlern erhältlich (u.a. bei www.Thalia.de / www.ebook.de / www.Amazon.de / www.Buecher.de / Apple iBooks). +++ Mit einem Spotify-Account könnt Ihr über folgenden Link in zahlreiche Songs von im Buch vorkommenden Künstlerinnen reinhören: https://open.spotify.com/user/9ah5nzktfzli5qpvcm2up0gym/playlist/4xj9rTFk4OJrP4hZ3DdjTA +++

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Juliane Streich: Vorwort 1940/50er Jennifer Ressel: Édith Piaf Jasper Nicolaisen: Hildegard Knef Franz Dobler: LaVern Baker Sven Kabelitz: Nina Simone 1960er Eileen Reukauf: Joan Baez Klaus Walter: Aretha Franklin Anastasia Hartleib: Etta James Sven Kabelitz: Dusty Springfield Holger Adam: Delia Derbyshire Vera Kropf: Kathy Marshall und Chiyo Ishi Myriam Brüger: Shangri-Las Jan-Niklas Jäger: Lesley Gore Hannah Zipfel: Jackie Shane Elke Wittich: Marianne Faithful Frank Apunkt Schneider: Karen Carpenter Françoise Cactus: Nico Ebba Durstewitz: Laura Nyro Hans Plesch: Pauline Oliveros Tine Plesch: Janis Joplin Holger Adam: Joni Mitchell Holger Adam: Alice Coltrane Franz Dobler: Queen Esther Marrow Lutz Vössing: Karen Dalton 1970er Jonas Engelmann: Linda Perhacs Sabrina Marzell: Suzanne Ciani Stefan Glander: Yoko Ono Kuku Schrapnell: Marianne Rosenberg Wiebke Lohfeld: Limpe Fuchs Volker Barsch: Marcia Griffiths Shantala Hummler: Patti Smith Laura Schwinger: Flying Lesbians Christina Mohr: Debbie Harry Jana Sotzko: Poly Styrene Luise Vörkel: Tina Weymouth Laura Schwinger: Cosey Fanni Tutti Elke Wittich: Lydia Lunch Luise Vörkel: Kleenex/LiLiPUT Anna Seidel: Nina Hagen Franziska Reif: Siouxsie Sioux Philipp Theisohn: Wendy O. Williams Thomas Schröder: Kate Bush Viola Nordsieck: The Raincoats Kristof Maria Künssler-McIlwain: Mo-Dettes Jan Dieske: Hans-A-Plast Frank Apunkt Schneider: The Roches André Kalnassy: Eve Libertine Katharina Grabowski: The Slits Sven Kabelitz: Annie Lennox 1980er Christina Mohr: The Go-Go’s Franziska Reif: Tamara Danz Sandra und Kerstin Grether: Annette Humpe Jana Marie Sand: Girlschool Klaus Walter: Rainy Day Women Britta Tekotte: Laurie Anderson Sigrid Fahrer: Bangles Kerstin Petermann: Neneh Cherry Katharina Grabowski: ESG Frank Apunkt Schneider: Vital Disorders Jasper Nicolaisen: Björk Maurice Summen: Anne Dudley Juliane Streich: Kim Gordon Sarah Held: Cyndi Lauper Didi Neidhart: Madonna Jonas Engelmann: Phranc Anna Seidel: Françoise Cactus Julie Miess: Cristina Martinez Luise Vörkel: Kim Deal Linus Volkmann: Yeastie Girlz Klaus Walter: Dorothy Benjamin Moldenhauer: Carla Bozulich 1990er Sophie Rüesch: PJ Harvey Tobias Prüwer: Hole Christina Gehrlein: Lassie Singers Julia Lorenz: Thee Headcoatees Franziska Reif: Tori Amos Sophie Nikoleit: Bikini Kill Julian Weber: Christina Billotte Tijan Sila: Red Aunts Vina Yun: Nicolette Sarah Ulrich: Terre Thaemlitz Anastasia Hartleib: Lauryn Hill André Kalnassy: Marusha Benjamin Moldenhauer: Team Dresch Atlanta Ina Beyer: Bernadette La Hengst Christina Gehrlein: Sleater-Kinney Birte Fritsch: Skunk Anansie Jana Sotzko: Portishead Juliane Streich: Peaches Tina Manske: Róisín Murphy Aiko Kempen: Tic Tac Toe Claudia Euen: Cat Power Jan-Niklas Jäger: Sia Myriam Brüger: Hanayo Lea Matica: Brody Dalle Susann Brueckner: Kimya Dawson Jacinta Nandi: Spice Girls Lutz Vössing: Anne Rolfs Lea Espinoza Garrido: Beyoncé Didi Neidhart: Missy Elliott Lisa Rölle: Laura Jane Grace Bettina Wilpert: Tegan and Sara Tobias Prüwer: Kittie Paula Irmschler: Christina Aguilera Sophie Nikoleit: Le Tigre Andreas Spechtl: Britta Katja Röckel: Kevin Blechdom Hengameh Yaghoobifarah: Beth Ditto 2000er Safi: Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Steffen Greiner: Anohni Frédéric Valin: Gustav Steffen Greiner: Ellen Allien Gianni Düx: Joanna Newsom Yannik Gölz: Janelle Monáe Jeannine Baillieu: M.I.A. Caroline Kraft: Amanda Palmer Anastasia Hartleib: Georgia Anne Muldrow Dirk Dullmeier: Marisa Anderson Sebastian Ingenhoff: Rihanna Sarah Ulrich: Lady Bitch Ray Martha Röckel: Sookee Charlotte Theile: Taylor Swift Diviam Hoffmann: Ebony Bones Nhi Le: Nicki Minaj Didi Neidart: Lady Gaga 2010er Yannik Gölz: Grimes Patrycja Mas?owska: Austra Julia Lorenz: Die Heiterkeit Sandra Grether: FaulenzA Du Pham: Lana Del Rey Yannick Gölz: SOPHIE Kerstin Petermann: Doctorella Pablo Dominguez: Ebow Juliane Streich: Half Girl Felix Riedel: Princess Nokia Philipp Theisohn: Ashtar Sabrina Marzell: ShitKid Diviam Hoffmann: Jamila Woods Anna-Leena Lutz: Dream Wife Kristof Maria Künssler-McIlwain: Camp Cope

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National Examiner, July 13

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: John F. Kennedy Jr.’s Last Day Alive

Page 2: A look back at Beach Party with Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon 

Page 4: Summer fashion champs 

Page 6: The kids in South Elgin, Illinois are devastated that they can’t play Little League games during the coronavirus lockdown so one boy has decided to do something about it -- he’s asking the late baseball legend Babe Ruth for help 

Page 7: Your fate is written in your fingernails, the skinny on apples is the peel holds health benefits 

Page 8: Put twist ties to lots of other uses 

Page 9: Financial help for the asking in COVID crisis 

Page 10: Astronomers at the University of Nottingham have used sophisticated methods to calculate there could be dozens of intelligent alien races living on other planets in the Milky Way right now 

Page 11: Make your home heart healthy 

Page 12: George Clooney’s million-dollar thanks to 14 pals -- surprise suitcases of cash for standing by him in hard times 

Page 14: Dear Tony -- Could there be a small silver lining to COVID-19? Tony predicts Kim Kardashian will be doing wonderful things with her law degree and changing lives for people who should not be in prison 

Page 15: Herman Munster’s words of wisdom about bullying are still ringing true 

Page 16: Stars’ Freakiest Beauty Secrets -- Nicole Kidman, Teri Hatcher, Halle Berry

Page 17: Kim Kardashian, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow

Page 18: A new hobby can save you from the deep downs of depression

Page 19: Twin two-year-old girls are safe today and owe their lives to a hero cop who climbed 30 feet down a sheer rock face to rescue them after their father drove them off a San Diego cliff into the waters below 

Page 20: Cover Story -- 21 years after plane crash JFK Jr.’s last day alive -- the heir to Camelot devoted final hours to work and family and planning for the future 

Page 22: A Good Samaritan in Michigan climbed down into a smelly sewer to rescue baby ducklings 

Page 24: A dad who knows it’s important to support start-up businesses wrote a review for a new restaurant in town -- a toy kitchen run by his 15-month-old daughter 

Page 25: Gorgeous superstar Reese Witherspoon has finally shared one of her yummiest breakfast secrets for everyone to enjoy 

Page 26: The Good Doctor -- your medicine chest can make you sick 

Page 27: Fire departments around the country are encouraging citizens to keep their bedroom doors closed while they’re sleeping 

Page 30: Alan Alda interviewed Betty White on his podcast show and got some shocking answers -- she tells him all about fears, movie star crush and being a dirty old broad 

Page 31: Matthew McConaughey says he keeps his dad alive in his heart by talking to him, Goldie Hawn in quarantine

Page 32: Teri Hatcher once traveled on a plane to England with a monster bag of flour in her suitcase and sweated the whole way because she was worried officials would mistake it for drugs, Bindi Irwin announces they’re officially filming season 3 of the Animal Planet show Crikey! It’s the Irwins and the family’s Australia Zoo recently opened to the public again after being closed during the coronavirus crisis, Julia Roberts has purchased an $8.3 million estate in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood to escape the fast pace and glitz of Los Angeles 

Page 35: Summer storms can be terrifying because they’re so sudden and sometimes deadly

Page 38: True Crime 

Page 40: Couples’ psychic connections, Forrest Fenn wants the world to know his spectacular treasure hunt was not a wild goose chase -- Fenn announced an anonymous explorer had found the pricey stash but he wouldn’t say who the searcher was or release any pictures of the discovery and he was accused of setting up a colossal hoax 

Page 44: Eyes on the Stars -- Kate Middleton and Prince William and their three kids (pictures), Tom Brady in his Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform (picture), Drew Barrymore credits her dad John Barrymore with making her who she is today, Dolly Parton says she is releasing a behind-the-scenes book, Raven-Symone married Miranda Pearman-Maday in an intimate backyard ceremony

Page 45: Shia LaBeouf works out in Pasadena with his mom Shayna Saide by his side (picture), Heather Locklear in engaged to high school sweetheart Chris Heisser, D.L. Hughley collapsed during his stand-up act in Nashville and tested positive for COVID-19, Rosario Dawson is moving to the East Coast to be closer to boyfriend New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker after the craziness of the coronavirus pandemic kept them apart for months, Pink revealed her marriage to Carey Hart wouldn’t have lasted if they didn’t seek the help of a therapist, Rod Stewart’s life to get the musical biopic treatment 

Page 46: Dr. Kathy Sullivan is the most adventurous woman in the world -- she’s been to outer space and the deepest point on the ocean floor 

Page 47: Having a spectacular summer and why we love it

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2019 reads: Jane, Unlimited

Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore.  Kathy Dawson Books, 2017, 464 pages.

After the loss of her beloved aunt, a directionless young woman accepts an invitation to visit her rich friend's childhood home, an island manor called Tu Reviens.  At Tu Reviens, Jane encounters several mysteries, and a single choice will determine which questions get answered and what fate will befall her.  This is a deeply strange book, which worked for me but might not work for everyone.  If you like stories that push the boundaries of genre (and of how stories work in the first place), you might enjoy Jane, Unlimited.  Or you might just like to admire the beautiful cover (it is very sparkly in real life!)

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91st ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINEES

BEST PICTURE

Black Panther

BlackKklansman

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Favourite

Green Book

Roma

A Star Is Born

Vice

BEST DIRECTOR

Spike Lee – BlackKklansman

Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War

Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite

Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

Adam McKay – Vice

BEST ACTOR

Christian Bale – Vice as Dick Cheney

Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born as Jackson “Jack” Maine

Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate as Vincent Van Gogh

Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody as Freddie Mercury

Viggo Mortensen – Green Book as Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga

BEST ACTRESS

Yalitza Aparicio – Roma as Cleodegaria "Cleo" Gutiérrez

Glenn Close – The Wife as Joan Castleman

Olivia Colman – The Favourite as Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born as Ally Maine

Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Lee Israel

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Mahershala Ali – Green Book as Don Shirley

Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman as Philip "Flip" Zimmerman

Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born as Bobby Maine

Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock

Sam Rockwell – Vice as George W. Bush

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams – Vice as Lynne Cheney

Marina de Tavira – Roma as Sofía

Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk as Sharon Rivers

Emma Stone – The Favourite as Abigail Masham

Rachel Weisz – The Favourite as Sarah Churchill

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Favourite – Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

First Reformed – Written by Paul Schrader

Green Book – Written by Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly

Roma – Written by Alfonso Cuarón

Vice – Written by Adam McKay

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen; based on the short stories All Gold Canyon by Jack London, The Gal Who Got Rattled by Stewart Edward White, and short stories by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

BlacKkKlansman – Screenplay by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee; based on the book by Ron Stallworth

Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty; based on the book by Lee Israel

If Beale Street Could Talk – Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; based on the book by James Baldwin

A Star Is Born – Screenplay by Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters; based on the 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart and the 1976 screenplay by Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne & Frank Pierson; based on a story by Robert Carson & William A. Wellman

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Capernaum – Nadine Labaki – Lebanon

Cold War – Paweł Pawlikowski – Poland

Never Look Away –Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – Germany

Roma – Alfonso Cuarón – Mexico

Shoplifters – Hirokazu Kore-eda - Japan

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Incredibles 2 – Brad Bird, John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle

Isle of Dogs – Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson

Mirai – Mamoru Hosoda and Yūichirō Saitō

Ralph Breaks the Internet – Rich Moore, Phil Johnston and Clark Spencer

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Free Solo – Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes and Shannon Dill

Hale County This Morning, This Evening – RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes and Su Kim

Minding the Gap – Bing Liu and Diane Quon

Of Fathers and Sons – Talal Derki, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme and Tobias N. Siebert

RBG – Betsy West and Julie Cohen

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Cold War – Łukasz Żal

The Favourite – Robbie Ryan

Never Look Away – Caleb Deschanel

Roma – Alfonso Cuarón

A Star Is Born – Matthew Libatique

BEST EDITING

Cold War – Łukasz Żal

The Favourite – Robbie Ryan

Never Look Away – Caleb Deschanel

Roma – Alfonso Cuarón

A Star Is Born – Matthew Libatique

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Black Panther – Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Jay Hart

The Favourite – Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton

First Man – Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas

Mary Poppins Returns – Production Design: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim

Roma – Production Design: Eugenio Caballero; Set Decoration: Bárbara Enríquez

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Mary Zophres

Black Panther – Ruth E. Carter

The Favourite – Sandy Powell

Mary Poppins Returns – Sandy Powell

Mary Queen of Scots – Alexandra Byrne

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Border – Göran Lundström and Pamela Goldammer

Mary Queen of Scots – Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher and Jessica Brooks

Vice – Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Avengers: Infinity War – Dan DeLeeuw, Kelly Port, Russell Earl and Dan Sudick

Christopher Robin – Christopher Lawrence, Michael Eames, Theo Jones and Chris Corbould

First Man – Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J. D. Schwalm

Ready Player One – Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler and David Shirk

Solo: A Star Wars Story – Rob Bredow, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Dominic Tuohy

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson

BlacKkKlansman – Terence Blanchard

If Beale Street Could Talk – Nicholas Britell

Isle of Dogs – Alexandre Desplat

Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"All the Stars" from Black Panther – Music by Mark Spears, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth and Anthony Tiffith; Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Anthony Tiffith and Solána Rowe

"I'll Fight" from RBG – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren

"The Place Where Lost Things Go" from Mary Poppins Returns – Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

"Shallow" from A Star Is Born – Music and Lyrics by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt

"When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Music and Lyrics by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch

BEST SOUND EDITING

Black Panther – Benjamin A. Burtt and Steve Boeddeker

Bohemian Rhapsody – John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone

First Man – Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan

A Quiet Place – Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl

Roma – Sergio Díaz and Skip Lievsay

BEST SOUND MIXING

Black Panther – Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Peter J. Devlin

Bohemian Rhapsody – Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali

First Man – Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Ai-Ling Lee and Mary H. Ellis

Roma – Skip Lievsay, Craig Henighan and José Antonio Garcia

A Star Is Born – Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Jason Ruder and Steve A. Morrow

BEST DOCUMENTARY – SHORT

Black Sheep – Ed Perkins and Jonathan Chinn

End Game – Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman

Lifeboat – Skye Fitzgerald and Bryn Mooser

A Night at the Garden – Marshall Curry

Period. End of Sentence. – Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Detainment – Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon

Fauve – Jérémy Comte and Maria Gracia Turgeon

Marguerite – Marianne Farley and Marie-Hélène Panisset

Mother – Rodrigo Sorogoyen and María del Puy Alvarado

Skin – Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Animal Behaviour – Alison Snowden and David Fine

Bao – Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb

Late Afternoon – Louise Bagnall and Nuria González Blanco

One Small Step – Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas

Weekends – Trevor Jimenez

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Happy book birthday to BIRDIE AND ME -- a middle grade gem by debut author J.M.M. Nuanez. On shelves now

An emotional and uplifting debut about a girl named Jack and her gender creative little brother, Birdie, searching for the place where they can be their true and best selves. * “This singular story of a grieving and unconventional family belongs alongside Holly Goldberg Sloan’s Counting by 7s, Cindy Baldwin’s Where the Watermelons Grow, and Ali Benjamin’s The Thing about Jellyfish. Highly recommended.”—School Library Journal, starred review

* “This strong, emotional, and engaging read is a must-have for any library. The issues are dealt with realistically and challenge the reader to examine their personal feelings, the various modes for dealing with grief, gender fluidity, and how to appropriately support students in their search for who they truly are. A great coming-of-age story.”—School Library Connection, starred review “Nuanez carefully unfolds a tale of loss, individuality, and community . . . [and] a broken family becoming whole once more. . . . Fans of Jerry Spinelli will flock to Jack and the peculiar residents of her new town and may learn something about acceptance while they’re there.”—BCCB, Recommended “Nuanez’s debut tells an endearing story of family in the wake of tragedy, anchored by the wonderfully loving and supportive relationship between Jack and Birdie. . . . [T]he prose flows seamlessly and the dialogue feels undeniably real.”—Booklist “Sure-handed storytelling . . . [A] strong middle grade debut.”—Publishers Weekly “A beautiful, sensitive story about a sister and brother finding their way through tragedy and grief. Readers will love this eminently satisfying tale; its courageous characters will stay with them long after they turn the last page.”—Patricia Reilly Giff, Newbery Honor author of Lily’s Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods “There is so much tenderness in Jack and Birdie’s story that you will feel like a better person for having read it. Here is book you will want to hug before you put it down. You will want to share it with all your friends. You will especially want to give it to anyone who has ever felt like an island. Then you will open the cover and read it again. I promise.”—Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award Finalist “Nuanez’s outstanding debut shines with exceptionally well-drawn characters, all hobbled by one unspeakable loss, and all taking seemingly disparate measures to mend their tattered hearts. BIRDIE AND ME is an absorbing, hope-giving story about family love and acceptance.”—Leslie Connor, author of National Book Award Finalist, The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle “Both hopeful and heartbreaking, Birdie and Me is a tender story about grief, identity, and the beauty and comfort that comes from letting yourself love and be loved. A luminous debut.”—Ashley Herring Blake, author of the Stonewall Honor book, Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World “CJ and I loved Birdie and Me, a heartbreakingly moving story about family, change, creativity, and home. Nuanez captures the tender and tragic aspects of love and loss, grief and growth. It is a much needed and beautifully written story that brings to life a flawed family courageously and carefully navigating loss, learning how to celebrate one another in all their differences. We can’t wait to share it as far and widely as possible.” —Lori Duron, author of Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son “Brimming with heart, humor, and hope, Birdie and Me is a touching exploration of grief, mental illness, and the many beautiful definitions of family.”—Greg Howard, author of The Whispers “Rarely has a sister-brother relationship been portrayed with such tenderness as in Birdie and Me. In her heart-opening debut novel, Nuanez shows how, in the midst of loss and grief, young people can find love and hope and a deep sense of family in the most unexpected ways.”—Ruth Behar, Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Lucky Broken Girl

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