#Tony Augustine

[aidenlyons]

Aiden doesn't have a whole lot to move in, just a few boxes really. The rest of his furniture won't be delivered until the next day. But he can at least show Tony his new place.

A: Thanks for helping me.

T: What're friends for? This place is pretty sweet. The light is amazing.

A: That's what sold me on it.

T: I hope you're happy here, despite.. everything.

A: I will be.

A: Besides, if it gets to be too much, I'll just crash with you for a few days.

T: Damn straight. I'll make sure to get a sofa with a bed, just in case.

A: Just make sure it's somewhat comfortable, huh?

T: Nah, I'm gonna make you sleep on a lumpy mattress.

T: Seriously, you good?

A: I'm going to be. It's the next chapter. I gotta see where it takes me.

T: Ok. I'm just a phone call away.

A: I know. Go on, get out of here, you'll miss your bus.

A: Call me when you get settled in San Myshuno.

T: I will. Alright, no chick flick moments. Good luck, Aiden.

A: Ok, ok. You too.

With that, Tony returns home for a few days before her own move and Aiden is left to unpack and hopefully meet the rest of his housemates.

It doesn't take long for Aiden to meet some of his new neighbors. The first he meets is Alfonso Wolff who is probably around his age.

"Hey man, I'm Alfonso. My boyfriend and I are at the end of the hall, furthest from you. And speaking of..."

Alfonso introduces him to his boyfriend, Skylar Kilgore. Clearly protective over his boyfriend, but polite.

"Nice to meet you, Aiden. Welcome to the house. Al and I have been here for a year. Jayce is a good landlord, don't worry."

The next one to introduce himself is Kory Saavedra.

"So you're Aiden."

He's a bit unfriendly and for a minute Aiden doesn't understand.

"I'm Kory. I'm on the football team with your ex. Shitty thing you did, man."

Ah. That explains it. Guess Jake needed someone to talk to.

A: I thought football players had to stay in the dorms?

K: That's just first years. Besides, me and my roommate's dorm got shut down. Asbestos or some shit. School put us up here.

A: ... Oh. Sorry.

Aiden clearly isn't going to get along with Kory.

Al: Ah-hah. Sorry, Kory's kinda intense. Think we're just missing Jarod.. in the middle room. Has some job with computers. We don't see much of them.

A: I'll keep that in mind, and I'll try not to annoy any of you.. I'm a pretty quiet person myself, and I'm kind of an artist.

S: Al, you forgot about Kory's roommate, Elias.

Elias? Surely that's a coincidence? Not the Elias that Aiden knows?

A: Elias? Not Elias Anderson?

S: Yeah, you know 'im?

A: Weirdly, yeah. I went to high school with him. He used to live in my apartment building. Small world.

And of course there's Jayce Lockett, their landlord and owner of the house. A firefighter, he keeps an odd schedule and is often gone for days at a time, but they all have his phone number to leave him a message if need be.

Aiden has difficulty in new places. The new sounds, sights. He wakes before dawn the first full night after his furniture is delivered, and stares at his old couch, wondering...

"I hope Jake is sleeping well."

[helmar-weiss]

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[earlycuntsets]

LAST ONE

pt. 4 (parts 1 & 2 & 3)

earlycuntsets.org sourced - where I got all my mcr pictures

first of a series. due to tumblr limits on how many links you can post. this full idea will be continued on future posts. here is 2007-2010. this is pictures. will make a separate post for youtube/recordings.

been needing to fully source my website so here we go! wanted to share with other kool mcr fans.

livejournals:

10/02/2011 sacramento ca - wideawaketonight

old fansites/website appearances:

09/07/2011 st paul mn - startribune

09/11/2011 89x birthday bash meet and greet - mcrmykilljoysecuador

09/24/2011 tampa fl - ishotyourband.com

10/05/2011 mountain view ca - live105

10/06/2011 - daniel knighton

1/22/2012 big day out gold coast australia - tony mott, lifemusicmedia & inthemix

flickrs:

09/04/2011 denver co - brandon marshall & michael fajardo

09/07/2011 st paul mn - mcnallysmith

09/09/2011 kansas city mo - ian mcfarland & scott spychalski

09/17/2011 camden nj - alicia brown

09/18/2011 virginia beach va - lindsey carter

09/20/2011 charlotte nc - dianna augustine

09/26/2011 - emily torres

10/01/2011 anaheim - christy milner

10/05/2011 mountain view ca - david price

10/06/2011 - ruby rodriguez

10/07/2011 san diego ca - vonnubi, emily matview

1/22/2012 big day out gold coast australia - livemusicmedia

1/26/2012 big day out sydney australia - soundstagereview

1/29/2012 big day out melbourne - rebecca houlden

5/19/2012 bamboozle asbury park nj - chickphila

the end pictures. making one for good youtubes next.

earlycuntsets.org

[mariacallous]

On June 28, 2024, in a 6-3 decision (Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo), the Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference (a 1984 Supreme Court ruling instructing the judiciary to defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of ambiguous language in statutes). This ruling sent shock waves across the country, but particularly in Washington, D.C. where the bulk of federal agencies are located. The Brookings Institution’s Katzmann Initiative examines interbranch relations and sought to analyze the decision’s impact on Congress and executive agencies. What might their future hold? In an effort to do so, the Katzmann Initiative co-sponsored a series of panels with the American Enterprise Institute on July 16, 2024. 

The series of panels offered a thorough analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo comparing it to the historic Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council case. Insights from former Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and experts including Yuval Levin, Molly Reynolds, Kevin Kosar, Philip Wallach, Rachel Augustine Potter, Jonathan Adler, and Tony Mills highlighted the far-reaching implications for Congress and administrative agencies. The panels discussed potential shifts in power dynamics, the historical context of judicial deference, and the anticipated long-term impacts on regulatory oversight and agency authority, underscoring the need for legislative clarity, enhanced congressional capacity, and judicial oversight.

[montcumbry-gaytor]

MY MASTERLIST ₊˚⊹♡

welcome to my masterlist! all fics written by yours truly will be saved and kept here for your reading pleasure.

and you may ask "but what if there's nothing here that I'm interested in?" well, when if/when my requests are open, read my request rules & details and send one in!

last updated ; friday, jun 21st, 2024

☾ = nsfw

☼ = suggestive

𔓘 = sfw

THE CROW. (1994)

FILE NAME : ERIC DRAVEN

bullet with butterfly wings index. ⭒ eric draven x male reader.

turn me on mr. deadman. ⭒ eric draven x vampire! male reader. ☾

if i was your vampire. ⭒ vampire! eric draven x male reader. ☾

wherever I may roam. ⭒ eric draven x male reader. ☾

CALL OF DUTY.

FILE NAME : DAVID "HESH" WALKER.

twenties. ⭒ david "hesh" walker x male reader. 𔓘

FILE NAME : SIMON "GHOST" RILEY.

mw2 men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

FILE NAME : JOHN "SOAP" MACTAVISH.

mw2 men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

FILE NAME : ALEJANDRO VARGAS.

mw2 men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

FILE NAME : JONATHAN PRICE.

mw2 men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

FILE NAME : KÖNIG.

mw2 men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

FILE NAME : FRANK WOODS.

come out and play. ⭒ frank woods x bell! male reader. ☾

MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE.

FILE NAME : TONY "IRON MAN" STARK.

mcu men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

avengers with a high IQ platonic son. 𔓘

FILE NAME : STEVE "CAPTAIN AMERICA" ROGERS.

mcu men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

avengers with a high IQ platonic son. 𔓘

FILE NAME : THOR ODINSON.

mcu men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

avengers with a high IQ platonic son. 𔓘

FILE NAME : LOKI LAUFEYSON.

mcu men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

right side of the bed. ⭒ loki laufeyson x latino! male reader. ☾

FILE NAME : JAMES "BUCKY" BARNES.

mcu men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

FILE NAME : DR. STEPHEN STRANGE.

mcu men x male s/o with a big ass. ☼

avengers with a high IQ platonic son. 𔓘

FILE NAME : BRUCE "THE HULK" BANNER.

avengers with a high IQ platonic son. 𔓘

FILE NAME : NATASHA "BLACK WIDOW" ROMANOFF

avengers with a high IQ platonic son. 𔓘

FILE NAME : PETER "SPIDERMAN" PARKER.

avengers with a high IQ platonic friend. 𔓘

OVERWATCH.

FILE NAME : JACK "SOLDIER 76" MORRISON.

the shower scene. ⭒ bottom! soldier 76 x male reader. ☾

everlong. ⭒ soldier 76 x male reader x reaper. ☾

FILE NAME : GABRIEL "REAPER" REYES.

everlong. ⭒ soldier 76 x male reader x reaper. ☾

goodbye agony. ⭒ reaper x male reader. ☾

FILE NAME : JAMISON "JUNKRAT" FAWKES.

karma police. ⭒ junkrat x trans!male reader x lucio. ☾

FILE NAME : LUCIO SANTOS.

karma police. ⭒ junkrat x trans!male reader x lucio. ☾

FILE NAME : HANZO SHIMADA.

eternally yours. ⭒ hanzo x male reader x cassidy. ☾

FILE NAME : COLE CASSIDY.

eternally yours. ⭒ hanzo x male reader x cassidy. ☾

FILE NAME : GENJI SHIMADA.

scar tissue. ⭒ genji x male reader. ☾

forget to remember. ⭒ bottom! genji x male reader. ☾

FILE NAME : NIRAN "LIFEWEAVER" PRUKSAMANEE.

lady liberty. ⭒ lifeweaver x male reader x baptiste. ☾

FILE NAME : JEAN-BAPTISTE AUGUSTIN.

lady liberty. ⭒ lifeweaver x male reader x baptiste. ☾

SKYRIM: THE ELDER SCROLLS.

FILE NAME : FARKAS.

say so. ⭒ farkas x male reader. ☾

FILE NAME : VILKAS.

dark red. ⭒ vilkas x male reader. ☾

A/N : as said, feel free to drop a request if/when they're open! add to this list and let it GROW LET IT GRO-

[nothing-particularly-exciting]

this week, activists Mick Napier and Tony Greenstein will be talking about the British police’s oppressive response to solidarity with Palestine

dates and locations for those who can’t access the image:

EDINBURGH: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Thu 4th January, 7pm

GLASGOW: The Ark, 70 Coplaw Street, Friday 5th January, 7pm

DUNDEE: The Vine, 43 Magdalen Yard Road, Sunday 7th January, 2pm

other resources:

Palestine Solidarity Campaign (England and Wales)

Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign

find and write to your Councillors and ask them to show solidarity with Palestinians (Glasgow only)

[eustochium]

Catholic Saints fancast: Anna Magnani as St Rita of Cascia, Lakeith Stanfield as John the Baptist, Anne Dowd as Margaret Pole, Nicola Coughlan as Therese of Lisieux, Mia Goth as Clare of Assisi, Irene Pappas as Teresa of Avila, John C Reilly as Thomas Aquinas, Drea de Matteo as Mary Magdalene, Michaela Coel as St. Thecla, Jennifer Coolidge as Margaret of Cortona, Tony Leung as Mark Ji Tianxiang, Steve Buscemi as Augustine of Hippo.

[hercssy]

꒰ ৎ୭ ꒱ . . BELOW ! ‹𝟹

you will find everything you will need to know about roleplaying with me! such as my writing style, my fandoms, main love interests, portrayals, my ocs and blacklisted characters!

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. . my roleplay style is always roleplaying in third person, i’m heavily detailed as i love to bring a story to life ( which means i also use gifs for this too *wink* ). i only roleplay on discord, as i prefer to make servers and sections to talk ooc, post oc/character shit and have fun while roleplaying! i love to use a lot of media to bring a roleplay + the characters involved come to life. i only roleplay on discord so please add me there and we can discuss plotting, etc. be sure to also read my rules before interacting with me!

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. . my muse for fandoms comes and goes, i think everyone does that anyways — but i’m only just a pm away from asking what my major muses are!

the walking dead

game of thrones

house of the dragon

marvel cinematic universe ( includes xmen )

trueblood

magic mike

jojo’s bizarre adventure

star wars

avatar

stranger things

harry potter

fantastic beasts and where to find them

buffy the vampire slayer

god of war

devil may cry

red dead redemption

baldur’s gate 3

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. . these are my portrayals for each fandom i’m in. those that i will be most confident writing for will be marked blue, the least confident ones will be marked pink. neutral ones will remain black.

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

maggie greene, daryl dixon, carol peletier, carl grimes,dwight, rick grimes, michonne, abraham, glenn rhee, rosita espinosa, gabriel, eugene, princess.

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

jon snow, robb stark, tywin lannister, tyrion lannister, cersei lannister, jaime lannister, ned stark, sansa stark, arya stark, daenerys targaryen, khal drogo, the hound, jorah mormont, brienne of tarth, tormund giantsbane, daario naharis, greyworm, oberyn martell, podrick payne, yara greyjoy, theon greyjoy, brandon stark.

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

rhaenyra targaryen, ser harwin strong, viserys targaryen, jacaerys velaryon, alicent hightower.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE : 

marc spector, steve rogers, bucky barnes, stephen strange, wade wilson, thor odinson, loki laufeyson, quentin beck, t.h peter parker, a.g peter parker, tony stark, natasha romanoff, kate bishop, wanda maximoff, pietro maximoff, scott lang, t’challa udaku, erik killmonger, druig, thena, sersi, dane whitman, blade, johnny blaze, arthur harrow.

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

bill compton, eric northman, sam merlotte, jason stackhouse, sookie stackhouse, tara thornton, jessica hamby, alcide herveaux, hoyt fortenberry, pamela, terry bellefleur.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

magic mike, big dick richie, ken, dallas, adam, tito, tarzan.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

dio brando, joseph joestar, jotaro kujo, josuke higashikata, rohan kishibe, noriaki kakyoin, kars, eisidsi, wamuu, jolyne kujo.

┈─𖨂 STAR WARS :

anakin skywalker, obi wan kenobi, qui gon jinn, padme amidala, han solo, ashoka tano, luke skywalker, princess leia skywalker, kylo ren, darth maul, rey skywalker, cassian andor, poe dameron, finn, jyn erso, lando calrissian.

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

neytiri, miles quaritch, spider, neteyam sully, lo’ak sully, kiri augustine, grace augustine, trudy, norman spellman.

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

eddie munson, steve harrington, robin buckley, nancy wheeler, jonathan byers, eleven, max mayfield, will byers, mike wheeler, dustin henderson, jim hopper, dimitri antonov, joyce byers, vecna.

┈─𖨂 HARRY POTTER :

harry potter, draco malfoy, remus lupin, hermione granger, bill weasley, sirius black, ginny weasley, luna lovegood, george weasley, fred weasley, ron weasley…+ more if asked.

┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

gellert grindlewald, albus dumbledore, queenie goldstein, credence barebone, jacob kowalski, theseus scamander.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

buffy summers, dawn summers, spike, willow rosenberg, xander harris, cordelia chase, oz, faith, tara maclay, riley finn, giles.

┈─𖨂 GOD OF WAR :

freya, loki/artreus, tyr, thor, freyr.

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

dante sparda, nero, vergil sparda, v.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

dutch van der linde, john marston, jack marston, saddie adler, bill williamson, micah bell.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

astarion ancunín, gortash, orin, mizora, gale dekarios, karlach, shadowheart, lae’zel, wyll ravengard, halsin, dame aylin, isabel thorm, dammon, jaheira, minthara, ketheric thorm.

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. . these are characters i have blacklisted from portrayals, this means i will refuse to roleplay/write them as love interests. don’t take it to heart though, i just have my reasons :’) more will be added along the way.

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

negan smith, the governor.

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

viserys ii targaryen, the night king.

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

daemon targaryen.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE :

red skull, thanos.

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

sarah newlin, steve newlin, macklyn warlow.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 STAR WARS :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

tuktirey sully.

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

billy hargrove.

┈─𖨂 HARRY POTTER :

lord voldemort.

┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

darla.

┈─𖨂 GOD OF WAR :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

cazador, mystra.

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. . this section is for you to know my go-to love interest and my ocs for them!

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

pamela lennox x negan smith.

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rebecca king x daryl dixon.

character board

“with you, it’s different.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

rebekah skywalker x jon snow.

character board

“you’re a little tragedy, aren’t you?” (mb)

dawn the wolf-snake x robb stark.

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azura menodora x jaime lannister.

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rhiannon baratheon x the hound.

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“let’s live like flowers” (mb)

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

jae skywalker x aemond targaryen.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE :

xena blanc x dane whitman.

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beatrix takahashi x ikaris.

character board

“effort over words” (mb)

alexis drakos x clint barton.

character board

katya romanoff x steve rogers.

character board

vergil volkov x natasha romanoff.

character board

florance hawley x bucky barnes

character board

“some mistakes take us to the right place.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

freya falkenberg x bill compton.

willow magnolia x sam merlotte.

abigail rivers x alcide herveaux.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

mara larsen x magic mike.

tanya cruz x dallas.

sophie henderson x big dick richie.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

keres masako x jotaro kujo.

liliana romanova x kars.



┈─𖨂 STAR WARS : 

neytiri te khan x anakin skywalker.

character board

“we lived a life of ‘almost’” (mb)

“she lives the poetry she cannot write.” (mb)

ciri creed x han solo.

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“meant to happen but not to last.” (mb)

nebula zraa x luke skywalker.

character board

“souls don’t meet by accident.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

akila te sekra’at petani’ite x jake sully.

character board

“the trees told me about you.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

dahlia moone x jim hopper.

character board

“have you ever met someone that is sunshine in human form?” (mb)

veronika antonov x dimitri antonov.

character board

“all i see is you.” (mb)

reagan cunningham x eddie munson.

character board

┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

jupiter ‘juno’ seagrave x newt scammander.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

unnamed oc x angel.

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

sersi endo x nero.

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unnamed oc x dante sparda.

unnamed oc x vergil sparda.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

chenoa abraham x arthur morgan.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

rhaenyra targaryen x astarion ancunín.

character board

“fight for your fairytale.” (mb)

adenora rose x gale dekarios.

ninat ani’kiirr x karlach.

┈─𖨂 GREY’S ANTANTOMY :

silvana rossi x derek shepherd

character board

“his eyes were blue.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 SCREAM/HORROR :

kenna lloyd x billy loomis

character board

“plot twist: he likes you” (mb)

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[littlejumpydogheart]

2023 faves

albums

ys - joanna newsom

mousalat ila jacad el ard - issam hajali

les cinq saisons - harmonium

songs in the key of life - stevie wonder

javelin - sufjan stevens

books

confessions - augustine of hippo

the bonesetter’s daughter - amy tan

irreversible damage - abigail shrier

hidden mountains - michael wejchert

song of solomon - toni morrison

movies

blue velvet d. david lynch

dreams d. akira kurosawa

fantastic planet d. rene laloux

nausicaa of the valley of the wind

f-f five nights at freddys s

tagged by @sapokanikan 💝 tagging anyone who would like to !

[myfirstnameisagent]

august’s garden 🪴🌱

hello and welcome to my account! a collection of mostly marvel inspired oneshots, often pulled from my wattpad. grab a cup of tea and curl up with some homey fics about our favorite fictional men 💕🌱

- august

[aidenlyons]

Aiden has most everything either packed up or sold, ready for his move. He even got rid of the bed, which was painful in itself. Instead buying an air mattress for the last few days.

It's been.. difficult to say the least, and Aiden's doubting his decision.

Aiden invites Tony over for some company.

A: Do you think I did the right thing, Tony?

T: I.. I don't know, Aiden. I'm not you.

A: I miss him.

T: I know you do, honey.

T: Have you thought about talking to someone? Professionally?

A: .... yeah. I wanted to, after the move.

T: Good. I think that'll help.

A: Sorry I can't help you move.

T: No big deal, not like you'll be that far away. Visit anytime.

A: I will. Thank you.

[alvadee]

“He graduated from Saints something like 15-20 years before me, but its a small Catholic all-boys school, and Victor was remembered very fondly. The one thing everyone said, teachers and priests that had been at the school for thirty years, was what a good-hearted, even wise person he was. Drama was a big deal at the school even when I was there even all those years after he’d graduated, so Victor fit in just fine. “ -David

Victor's family lived on the bay itself just north of the roller coaster. It was some time before we actually met but I do recall seeing him. He was just huge. I don't mean obese, he was just huge. And very mature. For one thing, he was always very well dressed. I never saw him in shorts or jeans. When you saw Victor he was wearing dress slacks, a white long-sleeved dress shirts and leather dress shoes - black or brown. Even at our first meetings I never thought of Victor as a kid, but as a mature adult.

The 1950's were trying times for Victor. His father, Victor F. Buono, a former San Diego police officer, and the owner of a prominent Bail Bond agency, was arrested in a flamboyant and highly-publicized prosecution for smuggling parrakeets and other exotic birds from Mexico into the United States. St. Augustine's was a small school then, around 350 students, the press coverage was lurid and sensational, and the students were unspeakably vicious and cruel. Poor Victor! Every time he walked into a classroom some student would chirp "Polly want a cracker?" and the room would explode with derisive laughter, Victor never responded . He simply sat in stony solemn silence, his ears reddening in rage and humiliation until the din diminished - then life resumed. Press coverage on his father was relentless. Victor commented with the black humor that so typified him: "Above the dates on my father's tombstone, it will read 'Victor F. Buono, 50, former San Diego policeman and bailbondsman.'" I think his dad was convicted and served time in jail in the smuggling case. In the late '50's Victor's father was arrested again and charged with the robbery and murder Tony Mirabile, the top Mafia Don for the City of San Diego. He was convicted and went to prison.

(...)You’re correct about Victor’s reluctance to let people come close uninvited. In that instance, or when someone attempted to bully him Victor would just freeze them out. Obviously, given Victor’s size, nobody tried to bully him physically, and Victor had a stare of icy contempt that triggered an instant desire to be someplace else — anyplace else.

He was a frequent guest at our home. I never saw Victor drive a car. Somebody would drop him off sometime after school, either by himself or with my brother and me. My mother was very fond of Victor and he would ply her with his considerable personal charm. My father usually arrived home about seven and we’d have dinner, followed by Scrabble. It would be my parents, Victor, David and me, and occasionally, our older sister, Carol. The smaller children, Eileen, Charles and Thomas did not play but hovered at the edges. They were enthralled by Victor’s bulk and by the friendly wit with which he engaged them. The games were always a delight. When one of us was slow to make a move the others would proffer stage-whispered comments such as “He doesn’t know any words,” or such suggestions as “CAT — ‘C - A - T.’” My mother had two round chairs (I think they were called “Captain’s chairs), and Victor usually used one of them. When the evening was over, Victor would be stuck in it. When he stood the chair came up with him, and the smaller children erupted with mirth. Victor laughed as hard as they did. It was a humorous event directly related to his size but there was nothing about it that was at his expense. Obviously, he could have precluded it by simply choosing a different chair, and it happened every time, so I was convinced that he was very much a part of the game. - John Farrell

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Décembre MMXXIV

Films

Le Sourire de Mona Lisa (Mona Lisa Smile) (2003) de Mike Newell avec Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ginnifer Goodwin, Dominic West, Juliet Stevenson, Marcia Gay Harden et John Slattery

Le Corbeau (1943) de Henri-Georges Clouzot avec Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Pierre Larquey, Micheline Francey, Héléna Manson, Noël Roquevert, Liliane Maigné et Pierre Bertin

Conversation secrète (The Conversation) (1974) de Francis Ford Coppola avec Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins et Elizabeth MacRae

La Cuisine des anges (We're No Angels) (1955) de Michael Curtiz avec Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, Leo G. Carroll et Gloria Talbott

Le Fils du Français (1999) de Gérard Lauzier avec Josiane Balasko, Fanny Ardant, Thierry Frémont, David-Alexandre Parquier, Florian Robin, Luca Barbareschi, George Aguilar et Fanny Valette

Ne m'envoyez pas de fleurs (Send Me No Flowers) (1964) de Norman Jewison avec Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Paul Lynde, Hal March, Edward Andrews et Patricia Barry

Boulevard du rhum (1971) de Robert Enrico avec Lino Ventura, Brigitte Bardot, Bill Travers, Clive Revill, Jess Hahn, Antonio Casas, Andréas Voutsinas, Guy Marchand et Jack Betts

Le Seigneur des Anneaux : La Guerre des Rohirrim (The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim) (2024) de Kenji Kamiyama avec Gérard Darier, Marion Gress, Augustin Bonhomme, Barbara Tissier, Vanina Pradier, Daniel Njo Lobé et Cyril Descours

La Main au collet (To Catch a Thief) (1955) d'Alfred Hitchcock avec Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel, Brigitte Auber, Jean Martinelli et Georgette Anys

Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (Home Alone) (1990) de Chris Columbus avec Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, Roberts Blossom, Gerry Bamman et Terrie Snell

Fais pas ci, fais pas ça : On va marcher sur la Lune (2024) de Alexandre Castagnetti avec Valérie Bonneton, Guillaume De Tonquédec, Isabelle Gélinas, Bruno Salomone, Yaniss Lespert, Tiphaine Haas, Canelle Carré-Cassaigne, Timothée Kempen-Hamel, François Vincentelli et Alice Dufour

La Cité disparue (Legend of the Lost) (1957) de Henry Hathaway avec John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi, Kurt Kasznar, Sonia Moser et Angela Portaluri

Le Calendrier secret de Noël (Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy) (2019) de Sean McNamara avec Maggie Lawson, Paul Greene, Rukiya Bernard, Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven, Jill Wagner, Ashley Williams, Patty McCormack et Colin Lawrence

Serenity (2005) de Joss Whedon avec Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass et Chiwetel Ejiofor

Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin (1957) de Jacques Becker avec Robert Lamoureux, Otto E. Hasse, Liselotte Pulver, Paul Muller, Daniel Ceccaldi, Huguette Hue, Georges Chamarat, Renaud Mary et Henri Rollan

Love Actually (2003) de Richard Curtis avec Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Alan Rickman, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Andrew Lincoln, Keira Knightley, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rowan Atkinson, Kris Marshall et Martin Freeman

Danger planétaire (The Blob) (1958) de Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. et Russell S. Doughten Jr. avec Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Elbert Smith, Hugh Graham, Anthony Franke et George Karas

La vie est belle (It's a Wonderful Life) (1946) de Frank Capra avec James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Frank Faylen, Ward Bond et Gloria Grahame

La Dame de Noël (1958) de Marcel Bluwal avec Jean Marc Bory, Nicole Courcel, Roger Coggio, Maurice Chevit et Guy Decomble

Père Noël et Fils (1983) d'André Flédérick avec Jean-Claude Brialy, Dominique Davray, Annie Girardot, Sébastien Privat, Jean-Marie Proslier, Popeck, Yvonne Clech, Hélène Duc, Marthe Villalonga, Hubert Deschamps et Johnny Hallyday

Ulysse (Ulisse) (1954) de Mario Camerini avec Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podestà, Jacques Dumesnil, Sylvie, Daniel Ivernel, Franco Interlenghi, Elena Zareschi et Evi Maltagliati

Maman, j'ai encore raté l'avion ! (Home Alone 2: Lost in New York) (1992) de Chris Columbus avec Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, Brenda Fricker, Eddie Bracken, Tim Curry et Rob Schneider

Le Pôle express (The Polar Express) (2004) de Robert Zemeckis avec Maxime Baudouin, Camille Donda, Jean-Philippe Puymartin, Lola Krellenstein, Céline Monsarrat et Laurent Lévy

Anastasia (1956) d'Anatole Litvak avec Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Akim Tamiroff, Sacha Pitoeff, Helen Hayes, Martita Hunt, Ivan Desny et Felix Aylmer

Dix Petits Nègres (Ten Little Indians) (1974) de Peter Collinson avec Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Stephane Audran, Gert Froebe, Herbert Lom, Maria Rohm, Adolfo Celi, Alberto de Mendoza et Charles Aznavour

La Classe américaine : Le Grand Détournement (1993) de Michel Hazanavicius et Dominique Mézerette avec Christine Delaroche, Evelyne Grandjean, Marc Cassot, Patrick Guillemin, Raymond Loyer, Joël Martineau, Jean-Claude Montalban et Roger Rudel

Séries

Columbo Saison 10, 11, 12

Criminologie appliquée - À chacun son heure - Un seul suffira

Les Enquêtes Ceméléon

Une Affaire de famille - Attention à la peinture

Firefly

Serenity - L'Attaque du train - Pilleurs d'épave - Le Duel - Sains et Saufs - La Femme du commandant - De la boue et des hommes - La Panne - Intrusion - Histoires anciennes - Déchet précieux - Le Message - Mission secours - Objet volant identifié

Psych Saison 5, 6, 7

Mort de frousse - Dual Spires - Premiers de la classe - Espèce menacée - Grosse Bêtise - Yin, Suite et Fin - Immunité problématique - Carrément mordus ! - Very Bad nuit - Super héros - Tous au stade - Shawn au-dessus d'un nid de coucou - Complètement babas - Mon père cet escroc - Enfin seuls ! - Indiana Shawn et le Trésor perdu - À mourir de peur - Les Prétendants - À chœur et à cris - Un crime peut en cacher un autre - Juste Cause - Santa Barbara, ton univers impitoyable - Santa Barbara 2, l'arme fatale 5 - Un site de rencontre mortel - Le Projet BigFoot

Friends Saison 5, 6, 7

Celui qui prenait de bonnes résolutions - Celui qui riait différemment - Celui qui avait un sac - Celui qui découvre tout - Celui qui prenait des coups - Celui qui enviait ses amis - Celui qui ne savait pas se repérer - Celui qui se sacrifiait - Celui qui ne savait pas flirter - Celui qui sauvait des vies - Celui qui jouait à la balle - Celui qui devait casser la baraque - Celui qui était à Las Vegas : première partie - Celui qui était à Las Vegas ; deuxième partie - Ceux qui revenaient de Las Vegas - Celui qui console Rachel - Celui qui était de mauvaise foi - Celui qui perdait sa belle assurance - Celui qui avait une belle bagnole - Ceux qui passaient leur dernière nuit - Celui qui avait une jolie colocataire - Celui qui avait les dents blanches - Celui qui s'était drogué - Celui qui souhaitait la bonne année - Celui qui avait le derrière entre deux chaises - Celui qui inventait des histoires - Celui qui sortait avec la sœur - Celui qui ne pouvait pas pleurer - Ce qui aurait pu se passer : première partie - Ce qui aurait pu se passer : deuxième partie - Celui qui avait l'Unagi - Celui qui sortait avec une étudiante - Celui qui avait des problèmes de frigo - Celui qui avait une audition - Celui qui rencontrait le père - Celui qui se la jouait grave - Celui qui achetait la bague - Celui qui faisait sa demande : première partie - Celui qui faisait sa demande : deuxième partie - Celui qui croyait faire jeune - Celui qui réglait le mariage - Celui qui s'était mal assis

Affaires sensibles

Le Corbeau : La légende noire d’Henri-Georges Clouzot - La Bête qui mange le monde : Gévaudan, 1764 - Les enfants otages de Loyada : la France sous pression - Dissolution de 1997 : les coulisses d'un fiasco - Mirapolis, la chute d’un géant - "Sept morts sur ordonnance" : quand la littérature et le cinéma s’emparent d’un fait divers - La présidentielle américaine de 2016 et l’improbable victoire de Donald Trump - Présidentielle 2012 : Hollande l’inattendu - L'aérotrain, l’ex-train du futur - La famille Sackler, les opioïdes et la mort - Charlie Chaplin banni des États-Unis - Un bateau pour le Vietnam : quand la France découvrait les boat-peoples

Astrid et Raphaëlle Saison 2

L'Étourneau - Irezumi - Le Paradoxe de Fermi - Point d'orgue - Circé - Golem - Le Livre - En garde à vue

Cat's Eyes Saison 1

Durrieux - Heinz

Alexandra Ehle Saison 5

Un message pour l'éternité - La femme bleue

Commissaire Dupin

La croix d'Emma

Zorro Saison 1

Episode 1 - Episode 2

Meurtres au paradis

Qui veut tuer le Père Noël

Doctor Who

Joy to the World

Spectacles

Eric Clapton : Live at Montreux (1986) avec Nathan East, Phil Collins et Greg Phillinganes

Michael Bublé : at the BBC (2016)

Kool & the Gang : Live from House of Blues (2001)

Etienne Daho Show (2023)

Stephan Eicher : Eldorado Trio Live (2008)

Claude Nougaro : Embarquement immédiat (2001) au Théâtre des Champs Elysées

Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays (2012) avec Michael Bublé, Kevin Clash, Carly Rae Jepsen, Blake Shelton et Rod Stewart

Christmas in Rockefeller Center (2011) avec Tony Bennett, Big Time Rush, Michael Bublé, Javier Colon, Neil Diamond, Megan Hilty Megan Hilty, Carole King, Katharine McPhee et The Radio City Rockettes

Cartoons in concert (2022) par le DR Symphony Orchestra

Le professeur Rollin se re-rebiffe (2017)

Raiders of the Symphony (2023) par le DR Symphony Orchestra

Livres

Deux tueurs (suivi de) Mickey Mickey de Michel Pirus, Véronique Dorey et Mezzo

Une enquête du commissaire Dupin : Enquête troublante à Concarneau de Jean-Luc Bannalec

Batman : Amère victoire de Jeph Loeb et Tim Sale

J'ai peur des mouches de Frédéric Dard

Le Spirit : Intégrale, tome 1 de Will Eisner

La vengeance de Zorro de Johnston McCulley

Le Spirit : Intégrale, tome 2 de Will Eisner

Strange N°146

Strange N°171

Captain America, tome 13 : Le Faucon et la Vipère de Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber et Sal Buscema

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Immigration is many voters’ top issue, but these swing-state churches say it’s not politics

MADISON, Wis. (RNS) — When Toni Swandby and her husband Mark decided to host Ngwa Augustine, a recent immigrant to Wisconsin from Cameroon, the couple opened not just their home to him, but their congregation at Midvale Community Lutheran Church. “Not only did the Holy Spirit lead me very specifically to say ‘yes’ to this young man from Cameroon,” Swandby said, “but the Spirit has guided our…

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Holidays 5.28

Holidays

Abolition Day (Saint Martin)

Amnesty International Day

Araw ng Watawat (Philippines)

Armed Forces Day (Croatia)

Border Guard Day (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia)

Border Patrol Day (US)

Community Police Officer Day (Ukraine)

Contemplate Your Vicissitudes Day

Day of the Kindergarten Teacher (Argentina)

Derg Downfall Day (Ethiopia)

Dike Asteroid Day

Dniester Day (Moldova)

Downfall of the Derg Day (Ethiopia)

Feast of Zerowork

Flag Day (Philippines)

Ganatantra Diwas (Nepal)

Gardeners Practice Patience Day

German Diversity Day (Germany)

Gone-ta-Pott Day [every 28th]

Harambe Day

Human Rights Giving Day

Ian Fleming Day

International Butler’s Day

International Day for the Unreached

International Day of Action for Women’s Health

International Day of Treacher Collins Syndrome

International Hug a Musician Day

International Masturbation Day

James Bond Day

Julia Pierpont Day

Kiev Day (Ukraine)

LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day

Menstrual Hygiene Day

National Girl Power Day

National Jake Day

National MDR Day

National Multiple Births Awareness Day (Canada)

National Reflexology Day (Canada)

Nepali Community Day (Albany)

Republic Day (Nepal)

Sierra Club Day

Slugs Return From Capistrano Day

Tano Day (aka Swing Day; Korea)

TDFR Republic Day (Armenia, Azerbaijan)

Telugu Self-Respect Day (India)

Wankers Day (Australia, UK)

Whale Day

Whooping Crane Day

Wild Thyme Day (French Republic)

Women in Trousers Day

World Blood Cancer Day

World Day of Mixed Breed Dogs

World Dhole Day

World Dugong Day

World Hunger Day

World Menstrual Hygiene Day

World Nutrition Day

World Play Day

Youm-e-Tkbir (Day of Greatness; Pakistan)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Crab Day

International Hamburger Day

Jell-O Day

National Beef Burger Day

National Brisket Day

World Passion Fruit Martini Day

4th & Last Tuesday in May

Mampoer Festival (Moonshine Festival; Cullinan, South Africa) [Last Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Thick Girl Appreciation Day [4th Tuesday]

World Bedwetting Day [Last Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Armenia (TDFR Day; from Ottoman Empire, 1918)

Azerbaijan (from Russian Empire, 1918)

First Republic Day (Armenia)

Republic Day (Azerbaijan)

Weekly Holidays beginning May 28 (4th Week)

Scripps National Spelling Bee [thru 5.30]

Festivals Beginning May 28, 2024

Canadian Screen Awards (Toronto, Canada)

Vienna Independent Shorts (Vienna, Austria) [thru 6.2]

Feast Days

Amnesty International Day (Pastafarian)

Augustine of Canterbury (a.k.a. Austin; Christian; Saint)

Bernard of Menthon (Christian; Saint)

Beryl Cook(Artology)

Caraunus (Christian; Saint)

Carl Larsson (Artology)

Constantine (Positivist; Saint)

Creiddylad Abduction (Celtic Book of Days)

Day of the Pin-Hiding and Button-Losing (Shamanism)

Edward Teach Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Einherjar (Fallen Soldiers Celebration; Norse)

Germain of Paris (Christian; Saint)

Ian Fleming (Humanism; Writerism)

Ignatius of Rostov (Christian; Saint)

Insect Hearing Festival (Japan; Shinto)

John Calvin (Episcopal Church)

Jörg Immendorff (Artology)

Justus of Urgel (Christian; Saint)

Lanfranc (Christian; Saint)

Margaret Pole (Christian; Saint)

Maeve Binchy (Writerism)

Media Ver IV (Pagan)

Patrick White (Writerism)

Pere Ubu Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Pythian Games (Ancient Greece; Everyday Wicca) [Every 4 Years]

Scuzullo (Muppetism)

Seasons Meditation Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Senator (Christian; Saint)

William of Gellone (Christian; Saint)

Zainul Abedin (Artology)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 25 of 60)

Premieres

Annie Moved Away (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1934)

Aquarius (Film; 2015)

As Tears Go By, recorded by Mariann Faithfull (Song; 1964)

Avalon, by Roxy Music (Album; 1982)

The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison (Novel; 1970)

The Bourne Supremacy, by Robert Ludlum (Novel; 1986)

Bramton Wick, by Elizabeth Fair (Novel; 1952)

Careless Caretaker (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)

Charbonneau: Man of Two Dreams, by Win Blevins (Historical Novel; 1955)

Cinderella (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Creedence Clearwater Revival, by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Album; 1968)

Cruella (Film; 2021)

The Day After Tomorrow (Film; 2004)

Duty and the Beast (Phantasies Cartoon; 1943)

Edge of Tomorrow (Film; 2014)

A Face in the Crowd (Film; 1957)

The Goon Show (UK Radio Show; 1951)

The Green Line (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1944)

Hatfields & McCoys (TV Mini-Series; 2012)

The Isle of Ping Pongo (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)

It’s a Small World (Disneyland Ride; 1966)

King Lear (Film; 2018)

Lorenzo (Disney Cartoon; 2004)

Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man, by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (Song; 1973)

Maleficent (Film; 2014)

The Mask of Dimitrios, by Eric Ambler (Novel; 1939)

Melody (Disney Cartoon; 1953)

The Moviegoer, by Walker Percy (Novel; 1961)

Mr. Norris Changes Trains, by Christopher Isherwood (Novel; 1935)

Notting Hill (Film; 1999)

Oh What a Knight (Disney Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1928)

Ozzie Ostrich Comes to Town (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

Pinky Doodle (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1976)

Raising Helen (Film; 2004)

Ration for the Duration (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1943)

Rocky III (Film; 1982)

Saved! (Film; 2004)

Songs For Beginners, by Graham Nash (Album; 1971)

Stop Making Sense (Concert Film; 1999)

Super Mario Bros. (Film; 1993)

Tickle Me (Film; 1965)

Tortilla Flat, by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1935)

The Untrained Seal (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1936)

Walking the Floor Over You, by Ernest Tubb (Song; 1941)

Wicked (Musical Play; 2003)

Wicked Wacky (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1951)

Today’s Name Days

German, Wilhelm (Austria)

German, Velimir, Vilim (Croatia)

Vilém (Czech Republic)

Vilhelm (Denmark)

Roman, Roome, Roomet, Roomo (Estonia)

Alma (Finland)

Germain (France)

German, Wilhelm (Germany)

Dimitrios, Dioskouridis (Greece)

Csanád, Emil (Hungary)

Emilio, Ercole, Priamo (Italy)

Vilhelms, Vilis, Villija (Latvia)

Jogirdas, Justas, Rima (Lithuania)

Wilhelm, William, Willy (Norway)

Augustyn, German, Jaromir, Priam, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz, Wilhelm, Wrócimir (Poland)

Nichita (România)

Viliam (Slovakia)

Emilio, Germán, Guillermo (Spain)

Borghild, Ingeborg (Sweden)

Bevan, Bevis, Emil, Emiliano, Emilio, Faron, Ferrin, Ferron (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 149 of 2024; 217 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 22 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 21 (Ren-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 20 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 20 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 29 Magenta; Eighthday [29 of 30]

Julian: 15 May 2024

Moon: 71%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 8 St. Paul (6th Month) [Constantine]

Runic Half Month: Odal (Home, Possession) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 71 of 92)

Week: 4th Week of May

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 8 of 31)

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Holidays 5.28

Holidays

Abolition Day (Saint Martin)

Amnesty International Day

Araw ng Watawat (Philippines)

Armed Forces Day (Croatia)

Border Guard Day (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia)

Border Patrol Day (US)

Community Police Officer Day (Ukraine)

Contemplate Your Vicissitudes Day

Day of the Kindergarten Teacher (Argentina)

Derg Downfall Day (Ethiopia)

Dike Asteroid Day

Dniester Day (Moldova)

Downfall of the Derg Day (Ethiopia)

Feast of Zerowork

Flag Day (Philippines)

Ganatantra Diwas (Nepal)

Gardeners Practice Patience Day

German Diversity Day (Germany)

Gone-ta-Pott Day [every 28th]

Harambe Day

Human Rights Giving Day

Ian Fleming Day

International Butler’s Day

International Day for the Unreached

International Day of Action for Women’s Health

International Day of Treacher Collins Syndrome

International Hug a Musician Day

International Masturbation Day

James Bond Day

Julia Pierpont Day

Kiev Day (Ukraine)

LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day

Menstrual Hygiene Day

National Girl Power Day

National Jake Day

National MDR Day

National Multiple Births Awareness Day (Canada)

National Reflexology Day (Canada)

Nepali Community Day (Albany)

Republic Day (Nepal)

Sierra Club Day

Slugs Return From Capistrano Day

Tano Day (aka Swing Day; Korea)

TDFR Republic Day (Armenia, Azerbaijan)

Telugu Self-Respect Day (India)

Wankers Day (Australia, UK)

Whale Day

Whooping Crane Day

Wild Thyme Day (French Republic)

Women in Trousers Day

World Blood Cancer Day

World Day of Mixed Breed Dogs

World Dhole Day

World Dugong Day

World Hunger Day

World Menstrual Hygiene Day

World Nutrition Day

World Play Day

Youm-e-Tkbir (Day of Greatness; Pakistan)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Crab Day

International Hamburger Day

Jell-O Day

National Beef Burger Day

National Brisket Day

World Passion Fruit Martini Day

4th & Last Tuesday in May

Mampoer Festival (Moonshine Festival; Cullinan, South Africa) [Last Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Thick Girl Appreciation Day [4th Tuesday]

World Bedwetting Day [Last Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Armenia (TDFR Day; from Ottoman Empire, 1918)

Azerbaijan (from Russian Empire, 1918)

First Republic Day (Armenia)

Republic Day (Azerbaijan)

Weekly Holidays beginning May 28 (4th Week)

Scripps National Spelling Bee [thru 5.30]

Festivals Beginning May 28, 2024

Canadian Screen Awards (Toronto, Canada)

Vienna Independent Shorts (Vienna, Austria) [thru 6.2]

Feast Days

Amnesty International Day (Pastafarian)

Augustine of Canterbury (a.k.a. Austin; Christian; Saint)

Bernard of Menthon (Christian; Saint)

Beryl Cook(Artology)

Caraunus (Christian; Saint)

Carl Larsson (Artology)

Constantine (Positivist; Saint)

Creiddylad Abduction (Celtic Book of Days)

Day of the Pin-Hiding and Button-Losing (Shamanism)

Edward Teach Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Einherjar (Fallen Soldiers Celebration; Norse)

Germain of Paris (Christian; Saint)

Ian Fleming (Humanism; Writerism)

Ignatius of Rostov (Christian; Saint)

Insect Hearing Festival (Japan; Shinto)

John Calvin (Episcopal Church)

Jörg Immendorff (Artology)

Justus of Urgel (Christian; Saint)

Lanfranc (Christian; Saint)

Margaret Pole (Christian; Saint)

Maeve Binchy (Writerism)

Media Ver IV (Pagan)

Patrick White (Writerism)

Pere Ubu Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Pythian Games (Ancient Greece; Everyday Wicca) [Every 4 Years]

Scuzullo (Muppetism)

Seasons Meditation Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Senator (Christian; Saint)

William of Gellone (Christian; Saint)

Zainul Abedin (Artology)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 25 of 60)

Premieres

Annie Moved Away (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1934)

Aquarius (Film; 2015)

As Tears Go By, recorded by Mariann Faithfull (Song; 1964)

Avalon, by Roxy Music (Album; 1982)

The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison (Novel; 1970)

The Bourne Supremacy, by Robert Ludlum (Novel; 1986)

Bramton Wick, by Elizabeth Fair (Novel; 1952)

Careless Caretaker (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)

Charbonneau: Man of Two Dreams, by Win Blevins (Historical Novel; 1955)

Cinderella (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Creedence Clearwater Revival, by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Album; 1968)

Cruella (Film; 2021)

The Day After Tomorrow (Film; 2004)

Duty and the Beast (Phantasies Cartoon; 1943)

Edge of Tomorrow (Film; 2014)

A Face in the Crowd (Film; 1957)

The Goon Show (UK Radio Show; 1951)

The Green Line (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1944)

Hatfields & McCoys (TV Mini-Series; 2012)

The Isle of Ping Pongo (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)

It’s a Small World (Disneyland Ride; 1966)

King Lear (Film; 2018)

Lorenzo (Disney Cartoon; 2004)

Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man, by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (Song; 1973)

Maleficent (Film; 2014)

The Mask of Dimitrios, by Eric Ambler (Novel; 1939)

Melody (Disney Cartoon; 1953)

The Moviegoer, by Walker Percy (Novel; 1961)

Mr. Norris Changes Trains, by Christopher Isherwood (Novel; 1935)

Notting Hill (Film; 1999)

Oh What a Knight (Disney Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1928)

Ozzie Ostrich Comes to Town (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

Pinky Doodle (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1976)

Raising Helen (Film; 2004)

Ration for the Duration (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1943)

Rocky III (Film; 1982)

Saved! (Film; 2004)

Songs For Beginners, by Graham Nash (Album; 1971)

Stop Making Sense (Concert Film; 1999)

Super Mario Bros. (Film; 1993)

Tickle Me (Film; 1965)

Tortilla Flat, by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1935)

The Untrained Seal (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1936)

Walking the Floor Over You, by Ernest Tubb (Song; 1941)

Wicked (Musical Play; 2003)

Wicked Wacky (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1951)

Today’s Name Days

German, Wilhelm (Austria)

German, Velimir, Vilim (Croatia)

Vilém (Czech Republic)

Vilhelm (Denmark)

Roman, Roome, Roomet, Roomo (Estonia)

Alma (Finland)

Germain (France)

German, Wilhelm (Germany)

Dimitrios, Dioskouridis (Greece)

Csanád, Emil (Hungary)

Emilio, Ercole, Priamo (Italy)

Vilhelms, Vilis, Villija (Latvia)

Jogirdas, Justas, Rima (Lithuania)

Wilhelm, William, Willy (Norway)

Augustyn, German, Jaromir, Priam, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz, Wilhelm, Wrócimir (Poland)

Nichita (România)

Viliam (Slovakia)

Emilio, Germán, Guillermo (Spain)

Borghild, Ingeborg (Sweden)

Bevan, Bevis, Emil, Emiliano, Emilio, Faron, Ferrin, Ferron (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 149 of 2024; 217 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 22 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 21 (Ren-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 20 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 20 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 29 Magenta; Eighthday [29 of 30]

Julian: 15 May 2024

Moon: 71%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 8 St. Paul (6th Month) [Constantine]

Runic Half Month: Odal (Home, Possession) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 71 of 92)

Week: 4th Week of May

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 8 of 31)