#Lorenzo Loris

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E ricominciamo! Prove dello spettacolo “Storie Naturali” tratto da Primo Levi con la regia di Lorenzo Loris, produzione Filodrammatica Piacentina, che andrà in scena il 12 e il 13 gennaio a Piacenza. ❤️

#lafilo #lorenzoloris #primolevi #theatre

[rocknrollcola]

Penthouse Models Lori Wagner, Anneka Di Lorenzo and Jane Hargrave. It is a beautiful shot of them. Heartbreaking about all three of them.

[toastytrusty]

what happened during that fp session:

--johann zarco talked about tax evasion

--andrea migno and fabio di giannantonio gave loris capirossi (in the safety car) a ride through penalty (which he completed)

--seagulls were setting lap times

--augusto fernandez played uno with his team and matt birt and louis suddaby commentated it

--fabio quartararo became a professional photographer

--everyone was eating lunch

--simon crafar asked both lorenzo savadori and marco bezzecchi separately if they have boyfriends

--jorge martín was asked his hobbies and said hanging out with aleix espargaro

--spongebob???

what didn't happen during that fp session:

--a single bike going on track

[misstrashchan]

@hoepunkausta

op turned off reblogs but i want this post on my blog

[lorelshift]

󠀠⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 󠀠⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ര ۪ ݁ ! 𝒫𝓇𝑒𝓈𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 60𝓈 𝐹𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝒟𝓇 ౨ৎ ㅤ۪

꘩ TALES OF LORIE JANE

“OH WHO IS SHE ¿?”

── .✦ LORIE JANE ꪆৎ (𝐛. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟖 ◞ 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟑) is a Folk singer, supermodel , poet and pin-up girl of the 1960s. She’s credited as the First Black Supermodel, known for her Witchy style and lasting impact on the beauty and music industry, paving the way for other women of color. She was the starter of the revolutional ‘WHIMSY’ movement of the mid-60s, using her music and style to influence and motivate others. Her bold&wild personality not only attracted attention from British and international audiences but also from her childhood best friend : BEATLE George (𝐛. 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟒 ◞ 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟑) who she later married (𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 ◞ 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟒). She continues to make her mark on her industries and is proving time and time again that she is one of the most Influential People in the Swinging Sixties.

“A MISTY MEMORY ¿?”

── .✦ EARLY LIFE ꪆৎ Lorelai Jane Campbell was born in Merseyside, England on the 8th of March, 1943 into a middle income family. She’s of Dominican, Nigerian and French descent, growing up in with her twin brother Lorenzo and 3 older siblings (Francis,Joyce, Roger). She began to take an interest in playing guitar very early on, showing her songs to her family (which were very supportive), her passion for modeling sprouted in her late teens.

── .✦ LOVE AFFAIRS ꪆৎ While Lorie Jane rose to fame - she wasn’t the only one from the merseyside to do so in the early 60s. The Beatles had been taking the world by storm. And she was well aware of them, as she had been dating lead guitarist George Harrison since 1961 , knowing him since her childhood days. The two officially tied the knot on November 11th 1964. Despite being very private they remain an it-couple.

── .✦ CAREER ꪆৎ The buzz around Lorie Jane began in 1962 after she released her first album ‘Heartlands Moon’ on her 19th birthday (𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟖 ◞ 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟐) . The Album featured hits like ‘One too many mornings’ , ‘The rising of the moon’ , and ‘Universal Soldier’ . The album peaked at #4 on the uk top 40 charts. A month later she Released the same album in America, becoming a huge hit and achieving the #1 spot on the billboard charts for 2 consecutive weeks. A few months prior to releasing her album she had signed into a modeling agency, kickstarting her modeling career, after her success in the folk music scene she had a boost with her modeling career, Modeling for Glamour, Vogue, Mademoiselle and Seventeen. she had brought a unique look to the world of fashion which brought her alot of attention, many designers had taken inspiration from her and soon enough she was an epitome of the era’s most iconic trends. Soon enough her photos had been gaining mass production, turning her not only into a supermodel but a pin-up girl . Lorie often challenged her industries and broke many barriers , often writing protest songs or openly speaking up about her opinions in interviews or through writing and publishing poems, many articles deemed her ‘controversial’ but no matter how others perceived her she was an activist, preaching about what’s right.

[bikefuckersoftheworldunite]

giant pan of paella at valencia 2003 ft jorge lorenzo and loris capirossi

[plutopools]

Don’t know if you have answered this before but what was it like the first time rocky and Lola meet each other?

i actually changed this part so it made more sense canonically. they knew of each other since they were neighbors, but lola's father, lorenzo, never wanted lola to play with rocky for pretty obvious reasons. they officially met in church. rocky was sitting a couple rows in front of lola. he made faces and waved at her to try and get her to laugh. they snuck out and ate pieces of bread at the front steps of the church. neither lorie or nina were happy with the two

[radashes]

Book recommendations with 'Powerful Male Lead X sweet soft Female lead' dynamic

You know how some readers are into those Cold ML X Soft FML dark romance stories? Well, count me in! I have some recommendations for you. Please let me know if you have any recommendations as well.

Let's get into characters.

Male lead: I'm all about those tales where the guy's got this intense, possessive streak, loaded with cash and power. He's got this whole vibe, this aura that screams power. Everyone's shaking in their boots around him. But here's the twist: he's icy to everyone except for this one girl.

Female lead: She's the complete opposite—soft, sweet, not into playing the tough card. And you know what? I'm not into it when she tries those cringey, embarrassing stunts to outsmart him. No thanks. I'm more into the submissive kink, where she's polite but definitely not stupid. Smart, knows when to use her brain.

It's like this delicate balance between power and innocence, dominance and submission. Alright, for all my fellow readers of the "Cold Powerful Male Lead X Sweet Female Lead" trope:

When She Unravels by Gabrielle Sands (My favourite female lead. Mafia romances can feel repetitive/overdone. This felt fresh and different to me. The plot was interesting and I enjoyed Vale. She’s exactly how I like my fmc in a Mafia romance. Sure, she was a caged princess but she had a backbone and stood up for herself.)

The Mafia And His Angel series by Lylah James (Mafia X Runway fml ends up working as maiden in his house)

Hooked by Emily McIntire (Club owner X Enemy's daughter. Female lead was surely sweet)

Stolen Heir by Sophie Lark

Stolen Beauty by T.O. Smith

Broken Whispers (Perfectly Imperfect, #2) by Neva Altaj (This Russian mob is addicting and devilishly good. Age gap. Single Dad. “Touch her and I’ll kill you.” Damaged, unloveable hero and a mute heroine.)

Hidden Truths (Perfectly Imperfect #3) by Neva Altaj

Stolen Touches (Perfectly Imperfect, #5) by Neva Altaj

Burned Dreams (Perfectly Imperfect, #7) by Neva Altaj

Silent Lies (Perfectly Imperfect, #8) by Neva Altaj

Darkest Sins (Perfectly Imperfect, #9) by Neva Altaj (Female lead is the most understanding character. She stumbles upon a stranger with a gunshot wound and saves his life, thinking she'll never see him again. He stalks her for months, then cuts his forearm open just so he can have a reason to go talk to her again.)

Tempted by the Devil (Kings of Mafia #1) by Michelle Heard

Craving Danger (Kings Of Mafia #2) by Michelle Heard

Hunted by a Shadow (Kings of Mafia #3) by Michelle Heard

Beauty and the Assassin by Nadia Lee

An Improper Deal (Elliot and Annabelle #1) by Nadia Lee

The Darkest Temptation (Made, #3) by Danielle Lori

The Maddest Obsession (Made, #2) by Danielle Lori

Twist Me: The Complete Trilogy by Anna Zaires

Once You're Mine duet by Morgan Bridges

The Sordid Duet (Sordid, #1-2) by Nikki Sloane

The Annihilator (Dark Verse, #5) by RuNyx (It's somehow little bit like Hunting Adeline. I'll admit this was different, but the similarities.. Shadow man, Roses, Stalking, Human trafficking, Heterochromia. It just feels TOO similar.. Granted, this was way lessss dark compared to Hunting Adeline.)

The Finisher (Dark Verse, #4) by RuNyx

The Predator (Dark Verse, #1) by RuNyx

Beautifully Cruel #1 by JT Geissinger

Lorenzo by Sadie Kincaid

His Pretty Little Burden by Nicci Harris

Deadly Vows by Haley Stuart

Captured by a Sinner (Sinners, #5) by Michelle Heard

Stolen by a Sinner (Sinners, #3) by Michelle Heard

That's all that's on my mind right now. I'll add more later if anything else pops up. And, if you've got any recommendations for books with that "Cold Powerful Male Lead X Sweet Female Lead" vibe, hit me up!

[coimbrabertone]

Who is the Ferrari of the Motorcycle World?

A bit of a short blogpost this week since this is that time in my writing schedule where I've just posted a chapter of Fastest of the Prancing Horses, have to post this month's chapter of Racing in the Golden Age, and then back to Fastest of the Prancing Horses for that story's biweekly uploads. Self-imposed fanfic upload schedules aside, let's talk motorcycles.

Who is the Ferrari of motorcycles?

Ducati comes to mind first, being Italian and red and heavily associated with racing. The fact that when Ducati entered MotoGP in 2003, it had a very Ferrari like set of sponsors didn't hurt either. Marlboro and Shell at first, then Telecom Italia's Alice brand got involved in the late 2000s, and after diverging a bit in the early 2010s - when Ducati had a sponsorship with Mercedes-AMG of all people - they both wound up with Philip Morris' Mission Winnow as a sponsor.

And around the same time as Mission Winnow, both gained Lenovo sponsorships. Ferrari's Lenovo deal seemed to only last for 2018 and 2019 and has recently been replaced by a title sponsorship from HP, whilst the ties between Ducati and Lenovo have only grown stronger, becoming a title sponsorship from 2021 onwards.

So, the sponsorship is very similar, but it's not the same.

Plus, there's now a pretty big stumbling block to the whole Ducati = Ferrari thing.

That being that Ducati is owned by Lamborghini. Yup, in 2012, Ducati was acquired by Audi - which itself is part of the Volkswagen Group - and Ducati was placed under the control of Lamborghini. So, in a funny little shell game, Ducati was owned by Lamborghini who was owned by Audi who was owned by Volkswagen.

So yes, Ducati may have the superficial resemblance to Ferrari, but being owned by Ferrari's greatest rival kinda breaks the whole comparison.

Another thing that doesn't help is that Ducati's Grand Prix racing history is rather recent. Sure, their history with superbikes and the Isle of Man TT, with famous riders like Mike Hailwood and Carl Fogarty, but they did not have that MotoGP pedigree until 2003 onwards. Even then, Ducati only had a single 2007 championship until their recent (2022-present) success.

So, how about someone who does have GP pedigree?

MV Agusta.

The massive amount of success that MV Agusta had with the likes of John Surtees, Guy Hawking, Mike Hailwood, the great Giacomo Agostini, and Phil Reed gave MV a stranglehold over the 500cc class from 1958 to 1974, a level of domination that Ferrari could only dream of.

The problem is that, since then, MV Agusta hasn't really had the money to race.

They've tried a couple of times, with various Superbike and Supersport efforts, most prominently with Reparto Corse who is still in WSSP, as well as a brief partnership with Forward Racing in Moto2 between 2019 and 2022. None of this compares to MV Agusta's past greatness, and none of it is really comparable to Ferrari either.

That being said, on the road bike side, I think MV Agusta matches Ferrari in terms of being these rare, expensive, incredibly desirable things. Ducati is no slouch either in that regard, but, come on, just look at a MV Agusta F4 or Superveloce and tell me those aren't some of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made.

So MV Agusta and Ducati both meet some criteria, but both fail at some others.

So here is another contender: Aprilia.

Now, Aprilia's racing history started rather recently, but they've done a lot in that time - their 125cc and 250cc bikes dominated the lower classes of GP racing in the 90s and 2000s, with riders like Max Biaggi, Valentino Rossi, Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri, Alvaro Bautista, Jorge Lorenzo, and Marc Marquez all taking championships on board their bikes and then going on to have massively successful careers.

Even once the two-stroke success dried up, Aprilia took the fight to World Superbikes, winning the 2010 and 2012 titles with Max Biaggi and then the 2014 title with Sylvain Guintoli. The likes of Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri also took wins on the Aprilia WSBK bikes at this time.

Their factory team efforts ceased in 2015, but that was because Aprilia was entering MotoGP.

First with Gresini, Aprilia began a long preparation period, but come 2022, Aprilia was ready. Gresini went its own way as a Ducati satellite team, while Aprilia entered a full factory effort with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales.

Aleix would win in the third race of the season at Argentina and finish fourth in the standings while Maverick took three podiums and an eleventh place finish.

In 2023, Aleix would win at Britain and then sweep the weekend at Catalunya to finish sixth in the standings, while Maverick Vinales was just behind him in seventh. That Catalunya race would also mark Aprilia's first 1-2 finish.

2024 wasn't as strong, but Maverick Vinales still swept the weekend at COTA on his way to a seventh-place championship finish, whilst Aleix Espargaro won the sprint race at Catalunya for the second year in a row, a fine feather in the cap for his retirement year, even if he did slip to eleventh in the standings in the process.

Now, with Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin as their riders - and Jorge having the option to put the #1 plate on the Aprilia if he so chooses - Aprilia is certainly on the way up in MotoGP.

Oh, and the team is run by former Ferrari man Massimo Rivola.

If that's still not enough to convince you, then let me take you back to the 90s when, for a brief period of time, it seemed like the Piaggio Group (Aprilia's parent company) and Fiat (then Ferrari's parent company) were on the verge of a merger.

Giovannino Agnelli - the nephew of Fiat supremo GIanni Agnelli and the son of Antonella Becchi Luserna Piaggio, the adopted daughter of Enrico Piaggio - became President of Piaggio in 1993. In 1995, Gianni Agnelli officially named Giovannino his successor...only for Giovannino to pass away from cancer in December 1997.

Gianni Angelli would die in January 2003, with the Ferrari F2003-GA named in his honor.

Had Giovannino not predeceased his grandfather, Aprilia and Ferrari could well now be sister companies.

Another side effect of the whole Piaggio ownership thing is that Aprilia's sister companies include Moto Guzzi, Gilera, and Derbi, and those brands certainly fill out Aprilia's racing history.

Gilera was the first giant of 500cc motorcycle racing, winning six titles between 1950 and 1957. while Moto Guzzi wasn't quite as successful with its 500cc V8, it did win the very first 250cc championship in 1949, as well as five consecutive 350cc titles from 1953 to 1957.

As for Derbi, it had a ton of success in 50cc and 125cc GP racing with Angel Nieto in the 70s, and then later on during the golden age of two-stroke Aprilias, Aprilia had some of their bikes badged as a Gilera or as a Derbi.

Marco Simoncelli won the 2008 250cc title on a Gilera whilst Marc Marquez's aforementioned 2010 125cc title was on a Derbi.

So, when you put it like that, Aprilia does have a pretty consistent history in GP racing after all, huh?

Well, if none of those convinced you, there's a surprise fourth candidate, because the rumor mill is that, with KTM's financial difficulties, Lewis Hamilton is in talks to invest in the KTM MotoGP team. So, there is a possibility that we'll see a MotoGP team owned by a Ferrari Formula One driver in the near future.

Yup, after all these Italian companies, the Ferrari of MotoGP might end up being the road racing arm of an Austrian dirt bike company.

We live in strange times.

[baddieland09]

Hey guys I am so sorry to bother you but do you have any ideas what to write I can write for and Im gonna be Honest also if you want a character THATS not in the list just ask and I’ll check and everything I think I started a request thingy so y’all can do that now and tell me if it works

-shows/movies I can write for

Harry Potter (I can also do the marauders)

Draco Malfoy

Blaise zabini

Theodore nott

Lorenzo

Mattheo riddle

Fred Weasley

Ron Weasley

George Weasley

Hermiome granger

Cho Chang

Pansy parkinson

Luna love good

Sirius black

James potter

Remus lupin

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Squid games

Thanos

Nam-gyu

Dae-ho

Min-su

The frontman

Sang woo

Hyun-ju

The salesman

Sae-Byeok

Jun-Ho

Player 333

Arcane

Jinx

Vi

Ekko

Caitlyn

Mel

Jayce

Viktor

Sevika(👅)

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Mid90s

Fuckshit

Ray

Fourth grade

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Criminal minds

Emily

JJ

Hotch

Reid

Morgan

Penelope

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Avatar (the navis)

Jake

Neteyam

Loak

Neytiri

Kiri

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The walking dead

Carl grimes

Rick grimes

Daryl Dixon

Lori grimes

Rosita

[bahamuts-tears]

WIP of my Toreador antitribu, Lorenzo "Loris." He's was 6th or 7th gen (not sure yet) Italian sculptor who had a sick joy in using bodies as part of his piece. He was embraced during the Mannerist period at the age of 38. In the 1885 he consensually embraced a young German artist he saw potential in. They became lovers. They moved to New York in the early 1900s after causing too much of a stir in Germany and France (they do not abide by the Masquerade). In the late 1950s he asked his lover, Fabian, to give him a final death via diablerization so that he could experience it. Fabian agreed and allows Loris's soul to reside in his body.

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Jane Hargrave Penthouse Pet for July 1975 and ended becoming the Pet of the Year for the British Publication. It is very heartbreaking about her and how Bob Guccione treated her, Anneka Di Lorenzo, Lori Wagner and others.

[balteren]

{Manny Jacinto, 37, cismale, he/him} We are so glad to see you safe, PRINCE LORENZO TOLENTINO OF CHINA! It’s dangerous out in the world these days, but I hear that you are DEVOTED and SENTIMENTAL enough to handle it. Just don’t let your INSECURITY bring you down! Stay on your guard, because with your secret being at risk for exposure, you wouldn’t want everyone to find out YOU ASSASSINATED THE CHINESE EMPEROR.

cw: abuse, violence, murder

Name: Prince Lorenzo Tolentino Aliases: Lory, Lenzo Country: China and The Philippines Gender/Pronouns: cismale, he/him Sexual/Romantic Orientation: bisexual, biromantic Age: 37 Occupation: Prince, former navy captain  Faceclaim: manny jacinto Inspiration: roman roy (succession), fleabag (fleabag), zuko (avatar: the last airbender), gonzo (the muppets) (hear me out) Loyalties: china Pets: a dapple-grey trakehner mare named farallon

tldr; At his core, Lorenzo is a kind, understanding man, so deeply desperate to be loved and liked and affirmed. He oscillates rapidly between arrogance and self-doubt, oftentimes completely blurring the two. He tries to be funny, to keep people smiling, but often neglects himself in that regard. Not great at being vulnerable or emotional, actually actively avoids it. Enjoys going out for rides, training, hunting, fishing, sailing. Incredibly soft on the inside, takes everything very personally, and is deeply guided by emotion- even if he mistakes it for logic.  

backstory: “I think you know how to love better than any of us. That’s why you find it all so painful.” It is a curse to have so much you long to forget, when you remember everything so vividly. The Tolentino household was a battlefield, and from an early age, their father made it clear that there was always a winner and a loser, no matter how low the stakes. A home where affection was earned, not given freely. A home where love was a privilege that could be taken as easily as it was given. A home that turned Lorenzo and his brother into rivals, not family. A home that only felt the suffocating fog of their father lift after their mother did what Lorenzo wished he had the courage to do.  Life with their new family was better, even if he found himself caught in the same cycle. He never knew why he’d always go running back to the source of his pain, as if the table scraps of affection he received from the emperor would ever be enough to feed him. Convinced he could earn the pride and love of the emperor if he could just be enough, Lorenzo joined the Chinese navy the moment he was of age. For years, he was devoted to making something of himself, and by the time he was 35, he’d seen the world, garnered respect from his fellow sailors, and become a war hero. For a moment- no matter how brief impossible- he believed he’d return home to a joyous welcome.  After spending time away from the navy at Lal Qila, Lorenzo decided he’d been away from court long enough, and would seek to collect on the decades of goodwill he had been planting. Bringing his most trusted friend for support, he approached the emperor to ask if he could return home, take a job at court, have a marriage arranged, and live a life as a prince, son, and brother, not a soldier. The conversation devolved into an argument, and it wasn’t long before the emperor recognized his stepson’s seething anger, daring him to do something, fully convinced the boy he'd raised to be subservient would back down. He did not.  Swords were drawn, and the two traded a few blows, but when he could have taken the deciding strike- one that would have disarmed the emperor, rather than killed him- he hesitated. Suddenly, he was a little boy, staring at his step-father, desperate for his love, physically unable to harm him. In that moment of hesitation, the emperor dealt a heavy blow to Lorenzo. Upon hearing his sword clatter to the ground, his friend stormed in, ready to defend intervene. When Lorenzo found his feet again, he realized his step-father would not stop, that someone would not be leaving the room alive. When the fight was over, he felt some relief- he had not turned into his father. He had turned into his mother.   Lorenzo, horrified at what had transpired, resolved to admit his actions to the new emperor immediately. But before he could make it to Angelo’s chambers, he and his friend were caught by a frenzied guard and ushered to a safe place, told that a group of rebels had stormed the palace- an event later termed The Reckoning.  In their hideaway, Lorenzo and his friend devised a story. The emperor was dead- there was no changing that- but the universe had handed them grace. Who were they to deny it? The story practically told itself: an emperor cornered but still fighting, attempting to defend himself, and struck down by the shadowy, nameless enemies. It was a story that was easy to believe after the horror of the Reckoning. 

now:  Lorenzo is struggling to reconcile his feelings of guilt, relief, and more surprisingly- grief. He is still desperate for love, still desperate for affection, still unsure what it means to look for those things in the darkest, most dangerous places. And though he loves his brother with every ounce of himself, he has started to recognize the look in his eyes and the games that he plays. Slowly, but surely, he is realizing the emperor is not worthy of his title. Lorenzo hasn’t acknowledged the idea as more than a passing thought, but part of him is wondering why Angelo should stay on the throne at all. Wondering why he couldn’t make a better emperor. Lorenzo is a kicked dog who has finally realized he has teeth- and they are sharp. 

[elisa-magical]

What if Cassius knew the male version of Lory? Cassius is straight, or used to be until he met Lorenzo uwu

I imagine Cassius denying his love for another man at first but eventually giving himself completely. Lorenzo would be the type of man who loves to tease Cassius, after all Cassius has always only been with women so he would like to see his reactions to a man flirting with him.

The second drawing was just something random but I think you could interpret it as Lorenzo going to Cassius' house and he's like "what the fuck are you doing here?" I love drawing them like this lol