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bitter69uk · 1 year ago

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Recently watched: MaXXXine (2024). Tagline: “She’s gonna be a star no matter what it takes!” MaXXXine, of course, represents the hotly anticipated concluding chapter of the juicy elevated horror trilogy beginning with X (2022) and the prequel Pearl (2022) by director Ti West and leading lady Mia Goth. I’ve been yearning to see this one for what felt like an eternity. Its trailer (soundtracked by the Laura Branigan classic “Self-Control”) was so tantalizing it tormented me! We watched MaXXXine last weekend and it was - OK! I felt like I was willing it to be better. Of the three films, MaXXXine is definitely the slightest and flimsiest entry. Maybe my expectations were unrealistically high and the remarkable Pearl (which I consider a modern masterwork) set an impossibly high bar for this follow-up. Anyway, there is still much to enjoy. Set in 1985 Los Angeles, MaXXXine unfolds against a backdrop of satanic panic paranoia, the rise of Tipper Gore’s censorious Parents Music Resource Centre, Ronald Reagan’s presidency and the Night Stalker’s reign of terror. Goth returns as driven, burning-with-ambition porn starlet Maxine Minx. Now 33, she knows it’s now or never if she’s ever going to transition from skin flicks into legit cinema (well, a low-budget slasher movie entitled Puritan II in this case). “In this industry, women age like bread not wine” she laments. But just as stardom finally seems within Maxine’s grasp, her friends start getting gruesomely picked-off one by one by a serial killer … MaXXXine boasts an authentically scuzzy, grungy discount bin VHS vibe. The soundtrack pumps with 80s tunes (ZZ Top. Frankie Goes to Hollywood. “Obsession” by Animotion. Kim Carnes’ “Bette Davis Eyes.” John Parr’s theme tune to St Elmo’s Fire. And yes, Laura Branigan). Aficionados of 1980s trash cinema will revel in West’s references to the likes of Savage Streets (1984), Brian De Palma’s Body Double (1984), Vice Academy (1989), Angel (1984) and Avenging Angel (1985). Goth is a riveting, singular presence and one of THE great actresses currently working (The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw aptly called her the Judy Garland of horror). MaXXXine is a pulpy, grisly down-and-dirty summer thriller – just don’t expect another Pearl!

#maxxxine #x #ti west #x movie #maxine minx #mia goth #pearl #lobotomy room #slasher movies #horror movies #vintage sleaze #cult cinema #elevated horror #retro

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cryingatwindermerepeaks · 6 days ago

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what classic kids' books do all the girls like? I think akilah is a "big strega" nona enthusiast, mel really likes "there was an old lady who swallowed a fly", van loves where the "wild things are", maybe nat or lottie are into "the kissing hand". I am like 70% certain they wouldn't have had some of these books at the time, but let's just pretend for the sake of the vision!

So I hadn’t actually heard of all these books, but after looking them up I absolutely agree! some more for your consideration:

Lottie: Despite being very small, little Lottie likes a lot of bigger books because she enjoys being read to. As we all know, Lottie’s favourite book is Charlotte’s (Lottie’s) web, but she’d also like the secret garden and Anne of Green Gables. I think she’d also like Elmer and Todd Parr books, really anything with bright colours and pictures to look at. She likes the Gruffalo and where the wild things are, though some of the other littles get a bit uncomfortable from it.

Laura Lee: loves a lot of kids bible story books. She also loves Brambly hedge, rainbow magic and Alice in wonderland. Oh, and touch and feel books.

Jackie: the paper bag princess , rainbow magic and Madeline. She’d be a massive fan of the guess how much I love you series, especially if Shauna reads it. And Angelina Ballerina

Shauna: shauna is probably really into Dr. Seuss, but don’t tell Mari because she’d probably say it’s for babies. She loves Winnie the Pooh, and frog and toad, the very cranky bear.

Nat: Nat’s favourite books depend on if she’s in toddler or baby space. Baby Nat loves touch and feel books, ten little fingers and ten little toes, guess how much I love you, and stuff like that. Toddler Nat is a bit more adventurous - and enjoys books like the faraway tree and

Mari: Mar would like Lynley Dodd, especially slinky malinki and scarface claw. She’d also love the tiger who came to tea and on the broom. A slightly older regressed Mari would be a huge fan of Warrior cats.

Misty: absolutely adores touch and feel books, Angelina ballerina. Little Misty’s favourite book though, is probably Corduroy. She loves it’s ok to be different by Todd Parr. She also loves the rainbow magic books.

Akilah: lucky for Akilah, lots of kids books heavily feature animals! She loves dear soo, my cat likes to hide in boxes and hairy Maclarey a lot!

Gen: The very hungry caterpillar, rianbow magic, who sank the boat is always a hit, Lynley Dodd books too.

Mel: Mel loves green eggs and ham, where is the green sheep, Poky little puppy, we’re going on a bear hunt (not a favourite of some of the others but she likes books that are rhythmic in that way)

Tai: the owl and the pussycat went to sea, the rainbow fish. And then books she can be read (usually by Shauna or Laura Lee) as she’s trying to sleep - like Roald Dahl. She also loves Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude and The family book.

Van: Van prefers comic books - Garfield, tmnt. But if Tai is reading the words, she likes David Walliams, she thinks they are all absolutely hilarious. Van would adore and Tango makes three.

#I feel like my bias shows everytime I do these #and Lottie’s section is twice as big as everyone else’s #she’s just my BABY I can’t help it #sfw agere #fandom agere #age regression #yellowjackets agere #yellowjackets age regression #safe and sound agere au

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consolecadet · 1 month ago

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in a related vein, top 5 photographers? (or photographs, if you prefer)

It's so hard to pick individual photos, but here are some photographers I like!

Irving Penn, especially his food photos (and the cigarette series is fun as well)

William Eggleston

Martin Parr

Hobbes Ginsberg

Jess T. Dugan

Loren Cameron (the only trans adult I knew at the time lent me his book Body Alchemy when I was first coming out and it was super important to me)

Laura Aguilar

Maisie Cousins

Haley Morris Cafiero, especially her Wait Watchers series

#asks #photography #unopenablebox

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six-musical-refs · 5 months ago

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Hypothetical Six Alts Cover System

Way back in 2020 I started figuring out some different possibilities for what a cover system with six alts would look like. The idea was pretty unthinkable at the time, but also super exciting! As time has gone on we've seen more situations with more alts where coverage required it due to injuries, universal swings, etc. And now with the new West End announcement including six swalts, it seemed like the perfect time to post an example of what my hypothetical system could look like in action.

Basic overview: - Six alternates with three covers each - Each alternate has a primary cover that they essentially function as the first cover for, in true alternate or standby fashion. - The alternate also has another two covers, which they function as more of an understudy or 2nd cover for. - The alternates receive a principal costume for their primary/alternate cover. They wear an alternate costume for the secondary covers, with one variation that's meant to work for both covers.* They'd have one pair of boots for each costume, and in an ideal world they'd have two wigs/hairpieces with one of them intended for the primary cover and the second being intended as a versatile piece for their other roles. - The inclusion of alternate costumes also means that, in an extreme situation, the alternates could potentially perform emergency covers in a track they don't formally cover. - The collage above shows: Laura Baxter as alternate Aragon and cover Seymour/Parr; Odelia Dizel-Cubuca as alternate Boleyn and cover Cleves/Parr; Meg Dixon-Brasil as alternate Seymour and cover Boleyn/Howard; Honey Joseph as alternate Cleves and cover Aragon/Boleyn (pictured in @lightleckrereins' A/B sixsona design); Leonor Correia as alternate Howard and cover Aragon/Seymour; Shakira Simpson as alternate Parr and cover Cleves/Howard. Other than the alts' confirmed covers, the other assigned covers are just a fun guess at swing priorities and 2nd covers.

Scheduling and coverage: - This is based on the typical UK schedule: 9 shows a week, with principals doing 8 of them and swalts doing the 9th for each track. In a typical week, my system has the primary alternate do the scheduled show off each week (see Week 1). - This would of course be disrupted in the case of holiday or other conflicts. In my week 2 example, Caitlyn and Honey are off for the week on holiday. Leonor, as alternate Howard, is scheduled for the majority of the Howard shows, but Meg and Shakira each are scheduled for some as well. And since Honey can't perform her usual Cleves alternate show, Odelia would step in instead (Shakira also could, but in this example week with Caitlyn out it makes more sense to have Shakira available for Howard coverage as well as her usual Parr). - The alternates can also function as temporary replacements, if needed, in the case of a longer principal absence. If this were to happen, the other covers for the role would temporarily function in an alternate role for that position. For instance, if Caitlyn was injured, Leonor would become a temporary replacement, and Shakira and Meg would trade off on alternate duties with Shakira doing the 9th show as Howard one week and Meg the next (etc).

Some basic thoughts behind this system: - I was initially thinking through this system at the start of lockdown, and it's evolved since. At that point in Six history, the UK alts were covering all six roles with alternate costumes, the US covers were Bway standbys with 5 covers total and 2 primary via exclusively principal costumes, and the Aus swings each indiscriminately covered all six roles with swing costumes. None of these felt particularly efficient - Broadway alts requiring five principal costumes felt excessive, Aus swings covering six roles equally felt like a gargantuan task, and the UK/Bway systems of 1st covers was more practical but they were often going on for others. I wanted to come up with a system that felt like a fair number of covers for each alternate, one that would provide enough coverage for any given production but that also gave the understudies an amount of work that still felt realistic and fair. I thought my system of three covers with one primary cover per alt was a good balance. - I also wanted a system that was realistic and fair for budget as well as the techies that worked behind the scenes, somewhere between the five(!!) principal costumes of Bway and the single alt costume of the UK/Aus productions. My system required two costumes per person, which was far less expensive for the show and far less work for the costume studio, while still allowing for the principal replica costumes as seen on Broadway and the versatility of alt costumes. - The system would also allow alternates to easily be promoted to a principal role at cast changes, something that I wanted (and still want) Six to continue! - All around, I'm pretty happy with this system. It's not perfect and there could still be coverage issues, but it feels like a good compromise between a few of the different systems Six has had and a manageable level of work for everyone involved with the production. You can imagine my smugness when Six Broadway instituted their three covers system, and when the UK switched over to principal costumes for first covers!!*

----- Credits: All of the art included in the collage is from @lightleckrereins' game. The alternate costume shown on Honey is also her design. *Fun fact: this is a system I started toying with back when UK alternates only had alt costumes and way before the 2021 cast change when they started to get both principal and alternate costumes!! In the midst of all that 2021 alt debut chaos, part of the reason why @lightleckrereins and I were so quick to think that the alternates might have principal for 1st covers and alt costumes for 2nd/3rd covers was precisely because I had been working on a similar system to that within this theoretical cover system.

#six the musical #elisabeth has opinions #cover systems #fun stuff #six musical

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six-costume-refs · 2 years ago

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Why do North American actors have to have the costume but not the same hairstyle?

Well, the same costume design can be fit to different actors’ bodies without any design change. Actors’ natural hair will always have a lot more variance. The same hairstyles can’t be altered to different hair as easily, the hair colors that are flattering or look natural on one person won’t look the same way on another, etc etc. It just introduces far more questions about what should/shouldn’t be standardized than costumes do. And actors have broad diversity in hair color/texture/type, which stands to be erased by standardizing hairstyles/wig design in a way that body diversity can’t be erased by costumes.

Differences in costumes are also going to be more noticeable than differences in wigs/hair design, on average. Think about Laura Dawn Pyatt vs Ellie Jane Grant’s Boleyn costume - that difference is noticeable even to someone who has only ever seen marketing for the show. Meanwhile on Broadway Hailee Kaleem Wright and Kristina Leopold have very different wig designs for Aragon, but that’s not going to be noticeable to the average audience member (+ each design feels natural and flattering on them)

Ultimately it just comes to the core intent of that costume rule: not wanting understudies to be treated as “lesser than” any of the principals. Historically, shows haven't always treated their understudies equally, sometimes giving them noticeably significantly lower quality costumes or not even giving them costumes of their own (instead having them share with principals or other understudies). The whole intent of that rule is to require that shows can’t take those shortcuts and instead treat their understudies fairly. In Six’s alt costume system, the alts do get very cool costumes so fair treatment isn’t really the concern, but it’s still a general rule that has to be fairly applied equally across all Broadway shows.

But ultimately that concept of fair treatment doesn’t really apply to wig design. Historically (and even now) many shows have standardized wigs, in style/color/texture. But most of the time that intent hasn’t been about fairness; it’s been about making the differences in appearance between principal and understudy as subtle as possible so that the audience won’t realize an understudy is performing. As Broadway is learning to embrace both their understudies + more diversity in race/ethnicity/appearance more broadly, there’s less focus on making understudies conform to a standardized look (and wigs as a big part of this). Hamilton is really a gold standard example of this: they’ve embraced giving all their principals and understudies wigs that generally match their natural color/texture and even some individualized styles and design. North American Six is also slowly learning to do this, with the newer Cleves and Parr looks and Leandra Ellis-Gaston’s Boleyn braids. Ultimately most of these shows are still following some general guidelines on shape/style for different roles, but ultimately there’s still focus being put on giving each actor a wig that’s individually suited to them even within those guidelines.

Note: all of this is AEA rules (US) and rule specifics only apply to certain tiers of productions.

#six the musical #six costumes #six wigs #alt costumes #standardization #unions

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lightleckrereins · 3 months ago

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RIP to Pink Pants 😭 Have we heard any news on whether the new west end alts will get their own alt costume? I miss the Black alt design so much

At this point I didn't have much hope for pink pants.

And ftr I dont understand the costume decisions happening. Just a few months ago we got UKT with all new alt costumes from the start (plus the good extras like chokers and Erin's pink ponytail) and full variations for Izzy. And now the flagship production doesn't even have variations for the swings and its not like it would be all new costumes because Shakira had her full set and Meg her base costume.

I'm glad Laura sounds great, I haven't done the whole at least try to listen to the solos for the alts thing in a while but from her Parr is one I am legit excited about.

Also no news on the WE alts situation. But I do have a theory on whats happening with alt costumes/second covers. One single second cover with reused (altered) principal costumes for that. Its not what I want but it is a really solid plan that avoids making a costume for less than ten shows, avoids costume duplicates and has way more costumes to choose from than using alt costumes.

#ask #six costumes #six alternates #six the musical

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dontbebittah · 7 months ago

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A History of Six Chaos: UK Tour 5.0 (2023-24)

The UK Tour 5.0 cast had several bursts of chaos, starting right out the gate with former alt Natalie Pilkington performing three emergency covers (Cleves on April 27th, Parr on May 12th, and Seymour on May 13th), likely because new alt Tamara Morgan was unable to perform for several weeks at the beginning of the run.

Shortly before the international tour stops, principal Boleyn Laura Dawn Pyatt left the show for two months and alt Izi Maxwell took over as temporary principal, leaving the cast one alt short. This led to both former tour swing Harriet Caplan-Dean and current West End swing Meg Dixon-Brasil flying out to Switzerland and Italy to perform with the tour, Harriet for 7 shows total (Seymour on April 20th 2024 and the rest Parr on April 20th and 26-28) and Meg for three (two Howard on April 25th and a Seymour on the 27th). This led to two shows with three performers in silver swing costumes.

Towards the end of the run, Harriet Watson returned once again for three emergency cover performances, Cleves on June 28th and Boleyn and Parr on the 29th. Current West End alt Hannah Lowther also performed one emergency cover show as Howard on July 3rd.

Stats: Total shows: 513 Emergency cover performances: 17 Emergency performers needed: 5 (Natalie Pilkington, Harriet Caplan-Dean, Meg Dixon-Brasil, Harriet Watson, Hannah Lowther) Shows canceled: 1 Alts/swings: 3 alts, 1 swing Temporary/short term performers: 1 (Natalie Pilkington as universal swing) Cast member changes: 0

Overall chaos score: 4/10

#six the musical #six chaos #history of six chaos #uk tour 5.0

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tveitertotwrites · 1 year ago

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An opinion to be rated: The Uk Six boots are better than the US boots

10000% AGREE!

While it is a small detail, The UK (and Australia and possibly NCL) boots in my opinion are 10x better. The US (and Canada) boots look like it has tape on it for the big silver buttons/gems on "base" (the black part of the boot), where as the UK has little rhinestones on the "base" (Which are in the same colors as the heels and the straps for the principals and super swings, and the heels for the alternates). The boot by itself (so no rhinestones/buttons/whatever) is the same as they're both made by LaDuca but I don't like the difference in materials for the boot itself from the heels and the straps.

Also I get that Six in the UK has a crystalizer who does the rhinestones for their boots, while I think the US has LaDuca themselves do it, but I think they should do the same as the UK (whether or not they use the same person)

Photos of the different styles below

UK VS US Aragon Boots

UK Boots: Nicole Louise Lewis

US Boots: Gerianne Perez

I feel like the smaller rhinestones look nicer both up close and far away.

UK VS US Boleyn Boots

UK Boots: Laura Dawn Pyatt

US Boots: Zan Berube

Again, I feel they look nicer and tie the boot together more

UK VS US Seymour Boots:

UK Boots: Crystalled By Jane (the person who puts the rhinestones on the boots)

US Boots: Jasmine Forsberg

UK VS US Cleves Boots

UK Boots: Ellie Jane Grant

US Boots: Olivia Donaldson

UK Short Boots: Crystalled by Jane

While the UK knee high boots also have what looks like tape, I feel it is way less noticeable compared to the US and has the smaller and multicolored rhinestones. and i couldn't find any US Cleves short boots (as all of them were alternate boots), but they look the same as the other US boots (just red and white/silver).

UK VS US Howard Boots

UK Boots: Lou Henry

US Boots: Aline Mayagoitia

While I do like the pinks of the US Howard boots (dark pink and light pink) more than the UK Howard Boots (Pink and Coral), i still like the Uk more simply because of the boot.

UK VS US Parr Boots

UK Boots: Crystalled by Jane

US Boots: Gabriela Carrillo

While again I like the US heel and strap design (Blue and Black? diamonds) better than the UK (blue and gray), I still like the actual boot more.

UK VS US Alternate (Alt) Boots

UK Boots: Leesa Tulley

US Boots: Cassie Silva and Kelsee Kimmel

Because the Alts wear the same pair of boots for all their covers, the heels of the boots are not colored like the queens (the straps are interchangeable for their costumes), the UK has a light gray/silver (to me the better option) and the US has a darker gray (which in some photos/videos makes it look black/nothing there at all). and then obviously I think the rhinestones look better than what the US has.

#rating opinions #six the musical

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janedances · 2 years ago

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WE cast change predictions?

Aragon: Danielle Fianmaya

Boleyn: Ebony Clarke

Seymour: Katie Ramshaw

Cleves: Chloe Pole

Howard: Jaina Brock Patel

Parr: Emilie Louise Israel

Aragon/Cleves: Honey Joseph

Boleyn/Howard: Hannah Lowther

Seymour/Parr: Anoushka Chadha

Super Swing: Laura Bird

Super Swing: Mathilda Bonnevier

Extra Predictions: Carly Dyer, Lydia Frazer, Catherine Cornwall, Bayley Hart, Chrissie Bhima, Fallon Mondlane, Bobbie Little, Georgia Iudica Davies, Vivian Panka, Viquichele Cross

#six the musical #six #six musical #six alternates #six west end #jane takes

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sebastianravkin · 1 year ago

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Fuck book banning 2024

30 Banned Books You Should Read (from Bored Teachers, linked below).

From picture books to classic literature, here we go. . . .

1. Where the Wild Things Are

By Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are is a childhood classic and Caldecott-winning picture book about a young boy named Max who sails to a far off land and becomes king of the wild things. While he is sent to his room for wreaking havoc in his wolf costume, Max returns from the land of his imagination to find a hot supper waiting for him.

Why it was banned: Supernatural elements and dark, disturbing imagery; psychologically damaging because a boy is sent to bed without supper.

2. In the Night Kitchen

By Maurice Sendak

A boy named Mickey is asleep in his bed when he’s suddenly transported into the Night Kitchen, a land where bakers obsessively bake the morning’s cake. At one point, Mickey falls into the batter. He loses his pajamas along the way and is depicted nude in a few spreads, until he escapes the kitchen in a plane made of bread and wakes up in his own bed.

Why it was banned: Nudity

3. Strega Nona

By Tomie DePaolo

Strega Nona leaves Big Anthony alone with her magic pasta pot, and soon Anthony unleashes a magic he cannot control. Luckily, Strega Nona – literally, Grandmother Witch – returns to sort out Big Anthony’s mess.

Why it was banned: Positive depictions of witchcraft

4. And Tango Makes Three

Written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and illustrated by Henry Cole

Based on a true story, And Tango Makes Three describes two male penguins named Roy and Silo, who are a bonded pair. A zookeeper gives them a motherless egg, and together the two penguins hatch and raise a chick named Tango.

Why it was banned: Positive depictions of same-sex family

5. Where the Sidewalk Ends

By Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein’s irreverent poetry and his signature artwork are practically modern classics. They are funny and an easy introduction to poetry for elementary school students – even my high school students still read these poems!

Why it was banned: Rebellious poems that undermine parental authority

6. Heather Has Two Mommies

Written by Leslea Newman and illustrated by Laura Cornell

Heather has two mommies, but she learns that families come in all shapes and sizes when she and her classmates draw pictures of their families and no two are the same.

Why it was banned: Same-sex parenting and homosexuality

7. I Am Jazz

Written by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings and illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas

Jazz Jennings knew from a young age that she had a “girl’s brain in a boy’s body.” I Am Jazz chronicles Jazz’s story as a transgender individual.

Why it was banned: Depictions of a transgender child

8. The Family Book

By Todd Parr

The Family Book is a celebration of the different varieties that families come in – two parents, one parent, same-sex parents, grandparents, pets, and more. This book celebrates the differences that make us who we are.

Why it was banned: Depiction of same-sex families

9. Captain Underpants

By Dav Pilkey

Captain Underpants is a bestselling series of graphic novels for children about a superhero named Captain Underpants and his creators George and Harold.

Why it was banned: Offensive language, partial nudity, glorifying misbehavior by children

10. Walter the Farting Dog

Written by William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray and illustrated by Audrey Colman

Billy and Betty love their dog Walter in spite of his odorous problem, but Dad says they have to get rid of him. One night, burglars break in and Walter gets to save the day!

Why it was banned: Excessive use of the word ‘fart’

11. The Hate U Give

By Angie Thomas

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter is the sole witness of the police shooting that kills her friend Khalil. She finds herself caught in a firestorm as Khalil’s story blows up into a national debate. The Hate U Give – THUG for short – has won just about every award a book can win.

Why it was banned: Inappropriate language and sexual situations

12. A Wrinkle in Time

By Madeleine L’Engle

In this book that won the Newbery award, Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and her friend Calvin travel across the universe in search of her missing father, an astrophysicist. The book is a coming of age tale that is truly about a battle of good versus evil.

Why it was banned: Being too religious, not being religious enough, depictions of witchcraft and the supernatural

13. Perks of Being a Wallflower

By Stephen Chobsky

Charlie, the wallflower in the title, stars in this coming-of-age story as he tries to navigate the sometimes-tumultuous waters of adolescence. The book is raw and real.

Why it was banned: Language, homosexuality, scenes that sexually explicit, and depictions of drug and alcohol abuse

14. Looking for Alaska

By John Green

Protagonist Miles Halter leaves for boarding school and meets Alaska Young, a bold, tortured girl like he’s never met before, whose fate at the end of the story impacts Miles forever.

Why it was banned: Offensive language and sexually explicit descriptions

15. The Outsiders

By S.E. Hinton

The Outsiders is one of the iconic classic banned books. It tells the story of Ponyboy and his fellow “Greaser” brothers Darry and Sodapop. The greasers are at war with a rival gang called the “Socs,” and one day things go too far.

Why it was banned: Offensive language, depictions of drug use, gang violence

16. The Giver

By Lois Lowry

The Giver is the first in a series of often four banned books called The Giver Quartet. It depicts a dystopian world of conformity in which only one man retains all of society’s memories and emotions. Twelve-year-old Jonas is selected to become the next Receiver of Memory, and with this new assignment comes a world of realization that Jonas is hardly prepared to receive.

Why it was banned: Depictions of infanticide and euthanasia in a dystopian society

17. Speak

By Laurie Halse Anderson

Melinda starts her freshman year completely ostracized after she called the cops on a party that got out of hand during the summer. She shuts down, only finding a small respite in art class. Eventually, the reader learns that something happened at the party that changed the trajectory of Melinda’s life. Once her secret is out, she recovers her voice and learns to always speak up for herself.

Why it was banned: Profanity, sexually explicit content and depictions of drinking

18. Forever

By Judy Blume

Forever is a book about a committed high school couple deciding to have sex. Specifically, the teenager girl protagonist, Katherine, decides to lose her virginity to Michael. Eventually, their relationship fizzles, leaving Katherine contemplating the nature of love.

Why it was banned: Descriptions of sexual intercourse and discussions of birth control put this on the list of frequently banned books.

19. The Golden Compass

By Philip Pullman

This is the first in a fantasy trilogy for teens that is set in a world where humans each have animal familiars known as daemons. Protagonist Lyra, an orphan girl, is concerned about the mysterious disappearances of children in her town. When she learns the disappearances may be connected somehow to her scholarly uncle and a strange phenomenon known as Dust, she sets out to solve the mystery.

Why it was banned: Promotion of atheism and denigration of Christianity

20. Cut

By Patricia McCormick

This short book is about Callie, a girl who cuts herself and is sent to a treatment facility, where she falls mute and refuses to participate in rehabilitation. It’s an intense and powerful read.

Why it was banned: Depictions of self-mutilation

21. The Glass Castle

By Jeanette Walls

The Glass Castle spent seven years on the bestseller list, which speaks to the power of this memoir. Walls writes about her upbringing in the hands of a brilliant father who turned destructive when drinking and a mother who didn’t want the responsibility of motherhood.

Why it was banned: Sexual situations, depictions of abuse and alcoholism

22. The Kite Runner

By Khaled Hosseini

A novel of searing power, The Kite Runner follows Amir, a man who was raised in Afghanistan and becomes a successful writer in the United States. The death of his childhood friend at the hands of the Taliban prompts Amir to return to the land of his childhood, where he must face the memories that haunt him.

Why it was banned: Sexual violence, religious viewpoint, offensive language

23. To Kill A Mockingbird

By Harper Lee

A classic taught in many schools today, To Kill A Mockingbird is a coming of age story set against a vicious trial in which a white woman falsely accuses a black man of rape in the deep South.

Why it was banned: Profanity, racial slurs, discussion of rape

24. The Catcher in the Rye

By J.D. Salinger

Holden Caulfield is, at sixteen, jaded by society, by adults, and by the world around him. He explores the bowels of New York City and its characters in a story that ultimately examines the loss of innocence required to grow up in this world.

Why it was banned: Profanity and sexual scenes

25. Beloved

By Toni Morrison

Beloved is an unflinching and important read that explores the atrocities of slavery from the perspective of Sethe, a woman who was once a slave and is now free, except for the memories of the hideous things she was forced to experience.

Why it was banned: Racial and sexual violence, infanticide, language

26. Slaughterhouse Five

By Kurt Vonnegut

Billy Pilgrim, a World War II prisoner becomes “unstuck” in time and relives scenes from his life over and over again. The theme Vonnegut develops centers around the depravity of war.

Why it was banned: Sexual situations, profane language, content deemed immoral and anti-Christian

27. Animal Farm

By George Orwell

Animal Farm is an allegory about the dangers of totalitarianism. In it, a cast of farm animals set out to great a utopia, but their dream becomes a nightmare when the subtle temptation of power becomes too much and tyranny reigns supreme.

Why it was banned: Political commentary that could encourage unrest

28. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

By Maya Angelou

Angelou writes a memoir about her indomitable spirit, from the loneliness she feels when her mother sends her to live with her grandmother to the experience of being raped as a child. She writes about how she found herself within the pages of books written by great authors, which led her to become one of America’s greatest poets.

Why it was banned: Offensive language and portrayals of child rape, racism, and violence

29. Of Mice and Men

By John Steinbeck

George travels with Lennie, a man with a heart of gold and the mind of a child. They look for work in depression era California, while dreaming of their own chance at the American Dream.

Why it was banned: Profanity, racial slurs, violence, depressing themes

30. The Handmaid’s Tale

By Margaret Atwood

This dystopian novel takes place in a post-democracy world ruled by hyper-religious totalitarian regime that has enslaves women and forces them to bear children.

Why it was banned: Sexual overtones

#fuck book banning #banned books #book banning #books and reading #books

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Twenty-four things I noted about the The Mighty Nein Reunited Part 1 “Unfinished Business” :

May I suggest the unofficial title of this one-shot : The Mighty Nein : Horny On Main

Can I first just say that everyone looks so hot. And by that, I mean the cast AND their character with new art (Yasha's hair oh my god)

Veth is ready to open her kids camp, which may or may not be a front for money-laundering quote-unquote "blood-money" from the Gentleman. I LAUGHED SO MUCH, IT'S SO ON PARR

Marisha is describing Beau as exhausted from work and ready to go home to Yasha and very respectful of work/private life boundaries. Liam, coming for Marisha's throat : "Have you started role-playing ?"

MARTINA STEWARD i love Ashley with all my heart

Oh my god I have missed Jester & Fjord's relationship so much, I love how Laura and Travis's banter is done.

I loved the prequel of the adventure so much, just slices of life of the Mighty Nein.

Love that Caleb finishes his lectures with good philosophy and a barely veiled critique of the Academy ways : "Make time in your studies for history or you will be doomed to repeat it. History is littered with sharp-minded individuals like yourselves who bit off more than they can chew, and it somehow always comes back to bite them in the butt !"

Travis choosing to play Fjord still having no dignity cleared my skin, cleared my crops, etc etc. Marisha, wheezing : "Even the NPCs are hazing you !!"

the popcorn SAM WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS

oh my god I thought for sure Jester was going to die again

WELP. WHAT AN INTRO !!

YEAAAAAAAAAH THE CREDIIIIIIITS I'VE MISSED THEM SO MUCH. longest prologue ever, but worth it

the envoys of Uk'otoa : "Where is the traitor ?? Where is the key ??" Fjord's face :

Fjord sacrificing the key to save Jester's life (and Travis doing it to move the story ahead), is something that can be so very juicy.

Jester and Sendings, a gift for the ages

oooh my god, tears, tears of laughter, Sam you cheeky bastard. "Veth is coming, too." SHE SURE IS !!

I love that Fjord and Jester are in a relationship, and Kinglsey is just casually observing them be awkward and in love on the side, eating popcorn.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand more tears of laughter as Marisha double-downed of that. I blushed so hard. Oh my god, that was graphic and great, I am in awe.

Zadashian in the streets, Xhorassian in the sheets ? I need that apron NOW

"Should we contact Caduceus ?" "...Naaaaaaaaah, he was sort of useless most of the time". Poor Caduceus. At least Yasha is in kind-of-contact with him

I love how Jester described her and Fjord's house, it's basically an art studio that they began to transform into a house, but they're not enough around to completely transform it.

Amazing shenanigans of Beau, Veth, Kingsley and Yasha just taking off from their respective eagles and just do amazing acrobatic shit amongst the tree jungles.

Caleb, renamed 'Ceagle' when he was an eagle, now Caleb again : "Oh... I can't tell if my back hurts from the fall, or from Beauregard kegeling me like a vice for the entire trip." Beau, very proud of herself and her vibrant sexual life : "Sorry, I got a good grip." (Bonus Travis, exasperated by the lesbians : "... okayyyyy...") (Bonus Matt : "This is a horny episode. And that's saying something !)

The Mighty Nein being obsessed with one random monkey and feeding it and then of course the monkey is following them loudly and distract Beau enough that they fall into a poisoned fungus trap : honestly, so on brand.

#my thoughts #critical role #cr campaign 2 #the mighty nein reunited #the mighty nein reunited part 1

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