#a diva’s christmas carol

[saydesole]

A Diva’s Christmas Carol

I adore this film! It brings back memories of when Vh1 used to show it every Christmas.

I just finished watching it and I'm already considering a rewatch!

[538pm]

they don’t play a diva’s christmas carol for the holidays anymore. that’s what’s wrong with us as a society!!!

[liltypingtom]

LITERALLY !1!1!1!1

the polycule of a life time. if im allowed to say that

[kitschykitschykoo]

away in a manger...

[mdzs-owns-my-ass-i-guess]

Christmas with the MXTX couples:

HuaLian:

The most extravagantly decorated house and Christmas tree for at least several thousand miles - Hua Cheng is very particular about how everything should look to create the perfect mix between luxurious and cozy.

They use Hua Cheng's butterflies instead of Christmas lights, and mist decorations are made from gems or jewelry pieces. Everything is glittering.

With that being said, there a few absolutely fugly items scattered about the house that Xie Lian has collected through the years and formed attachments to, and Hua Cheng cannot let his aesthetic take away gege's chance to display the items he loves, unsightly as they might be.

There's always some kind of soft music playing, be it jazz or Christmas songs or instrumentals. Xie Lian loves to hum to it.

Hua Cheng lets Xie Lian cook if he wishes because he can personally take his food just fine and their guests (Mu Qing, Feng Xin, Qi Rong, He Xuan, Shi Qingxuan, Ling Wen, Pei Ming, Lang Qianqiu et. al) do not deserve the courtesy of edible food in his opinion. Besides, he loves to see gege enthusiastic about new holiday recipes. They end up cooking together most of the time though.

Xie Lian insists on wearing ugly Christmas sweaters. He thinks it's cute and funny and Hua Cheng (local diva and fashionista) shrivels up inside every time he has to put on a light up Christmas sweater. But for gege, he would do anything. He died 3 times for him, what's one day of fengqing making fun of him?

So many Christmas movies! They watch all the classics, then move on to cheesy Hallmark Christmas romances. They all need to have a happy ending though!

Everyone's gifts are from Xie Lian. Hua Cheng doesn't get anyone but his gege gifts. There are so many boxes under the tree that it's barely visible at all by this point.

Because he wears a lot of red, the others jokingly call Hua Cheng Santa Claus. He is not allowed to commit murder during the holidays so he can only glare and pout about it. Xie Lian finds it cute.

It's Yin Yu's one day off and he's also invited to the gathering but somehow still ends up organizing and directing things, just that he's a bit tipsy doing it because the eggnog slaps a bit too hard.

There is a non-zero chance one of Xie Lian's gifts consists of only a silk ribbon. And there is a non-zero chance he opens it in front of everyone by accident. Good luck explaining that one.

FengQing aren't allowed to fight each other or Hua Cheng. They end up arguing over Christmas movies as a proxy.

He Xuan brings his own food because he knows better.

WangXian:

Everyone wants to spend Christmas at the wangxian household - it's beautifully decorated, there's lots of food and a lot of opportunities for fun and chaos.

Wei Wuxian is allowed to cook but not add spices. Lan Wangji also can't add spices because he likes the bland Lan food. The compromise is to have Wen Ning taste and spice everything. It is a wonderful decision.

Mulled wine and hot chocolate are always available. You can also try some of Wei Wuxian's questionable brews, but you have to sign a waver for that.

Carolers love the wangxian household because they're very giving. There is a queue in front of their house and everything, Lan Jingyi manages it.

Lan Xichen does all the holiday baking. It's very relaxing for him and he loves being meticulous about decorating his cakes.

Decorating the Christmas tree is a family job but Sizhui always has to put the star on top. Nobody else is allowed. He has been doing this since he was 5 and will be doing so forever. Lan Wangji insists on lifting him to do so even if he can reach perfectly fine by himself now.

Wei Wuxian wraps gifts in the most chaotic way so nobody can guess what they got before they open it. They make a guessing game of it though and whoever is closest gets extra candy.

Everyone has to wear a santa hat. Yes, even Lan Qiren.

Jin Ling spends Christmas morning with Jiang Cheng and then rushes over to the wangxian house with Ouyang Zizhen. Sometimes he tries to drag his uncle with him. And sometimes he lets himself be dragged.

The gingerbread house contest is taken way too seriously by everyone. There's frosting all over the walls by the end, its a mess. There is never a clear winner and everyone accuses Lan Wangji (designated judge) to favoritism towards Lan Sizhui.

As Christmas Day ends and everybody returns to their homes, it is cleaning up and cuddling by the tree that WangXian enjoy most. If it snows, they watch it together in comfortable silence, maybe put on a movie in the background.

Then Wei Wuxian pulls the Christmas lingerie and the calm dissipates into a fit of giggles and moans.

BingQiu

Binghe enters the kitchen three days before Christmas and nobody sees him come out till Christmas Eve. He makes so much food it's insane. The place smells like a fairytale and Shen Qingqiu is pretty sure he has fallen in love with it almost as much as he's in love with his husband.

Shen Qingqiu is not allowed to do any work at all. No cooking, absolutely no cleaning, and they decorate the house together.

So much mistletoe. It's everywhere. The whole place is covered in it, their house is basically a mistletoe shrub at this point and there are so many kisses being shared

Binghe doesnt want to invite anyone over because his shizun is his and Christmas is about loved ones and Binghe definitely doesnt love those annoying peak lords! But he relents because he knows it means so much to Shen Qingqiu. He does not leave his side at all though and there's a hand around his waist constantly.

Everyone has to wear reindeer antlers just because Shen Qingqiu knows Shang Qinghua hates them and he likes pissing off this hack author. He gets over it quickly once he's given food though.

Shen Qingqiu gets so many gifts it's crazy. His harem is hard at work and he doesn't even realize it. He just thinks his friends are simply very thoughtful!

Binghe definitely gifts him some kind of strange sex toy among a million other things. It doesn't even look like a sex toy but Shen Qingqiu knows it is because the thing appeared a lot in pidw and he roasted Airplane about it every time. So much for that!

Binghe isn't allowed to fight Liu Qingge but that doesn't mean he won't try. There is a small chance of a food fight. Shang Qinghua manages the bets on who wins.

Mobei-Jun is just there cause Shang Qinghua is. He thinks this whole thing is very strange but he does like mulled wine so he will stick around. And if he and SQH disappear all of a sudden after a couple more cups of the thing, nobody asks questions.

Sha Hualing brings in some cursed demonic alcohol and SQQ has the half mind to just throw her out because he knows the effects of those drinks from pidw and he knows his body wont survive it. Binghe is very excited about it. Go figure.

Binghe does a slutty Kylie Minogue Santa Baby performance for SQQ after everyone leaves. He even has a see-through red outfit, stockings and a santa hat. Commitment to the bit I guess.

[broadwaydivastournament]

Movie Musical Divas Tournament: Quarterfinals

Dolly Parton (1946- ): The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Miss Mona | The Best Little Special in Texas (1982) | Rhinestone (1984) Jake Farris Additional musical/singing roles include: n/a

"Just look at her." - anonymous

Miss Piggy (Never ask a lady her age): The Muppet Movie (1979) | The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) | Emily Crachitt in The Muppet Christmas Carol | (1992) Benjamina in Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Additional musical/singing roles include: n/a

"Maintaining the status of diva/star/fashion icon for even a few years is difficult, but Miss Piggy has been doing this with ease for decades now. Unironically, the fact that we’re all so attached to her like we would be with any other celebrity is a testament to the level of talent that goes into every single one of her performances." - anonymous

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Dolly Parton:

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Miss Piggy:

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[free-cursed-frogurt]

List does not have Vanessa Williams, poll invalid.

Favourite Scrooge?

[the-monkey-ruler]

Who would you cast as who if there was a Muppets JTTW film and which character would be the token human?

Oooo I've had this conversation before! I remember cause there were so many options! Like maybe the token Sanzang human so that he just kidnapped by muppets would be funnier. Or the token Wujing human just cause he is in the background but the most serious the group could fit!

But I have decided that a Wukong played with a human would be the funniest option for several reasons. And Yes I am basing this on humor a lot as I believe the muppets are best when they are hilarious. I would have Wukong as the token human cast because he is the 'main character' so to speak and thus would have the most lines/emotional delivery that would be best by a human actor (like Muppet Treasure Island or with Christmas Carol) Also have a real martial artist play Wukong and fighting fucking muppet-yao would be the best. If I had to choose an actor I can't say I know a lot of martial artists actors (who aren't retired) but I thought Simu Liu did a great job in both action and performance so maybe him or someone with similar talent fighting wise.

Sanzang has to be Kermit. Like there is no other options really. Sure Kermit could also be Wujing but really who else could play that well-meaning if not also slighty-always-frustrated-and-please-stop-starting-shit attitude. Tell me this isn't Sanzang trying to tell off his three yao-disciples in the Ginseng Fruit arc to stop stealing shit.

I really think Kermit would bring that overall good nature that Sanzang deserves in a role while still showing his own flaws of being stubborn and exasperated. The mom-friend of the group barely kept it together and just Kermit taking being kidnapped by demons with a grain of salt. I love Kermit and think he deserves his time on screen.

Bajie has to Miss Piggy. I was thinking maybe Miss Piggy as Guanyin just for extra laughs of the Goddess of Mercy coming down and throat-chopping demons to help Wukong and the gang out but honestly, I feel like Miss Piggy deserves to be a bigger star. A woman that just wants to find love and will often let her selfish nature get in the way. Also I can see her being a great comedic duo always egging the human-Wukong on trying to get him in trouble. She is a diva and honestly would think her playing the gluttonous and lazy Bajie as more of a vain and selfish angle would still bring in big laughs.... also letting her throat chop literally anyone that messes with her.

Wujing would be Gonzo. I'll be honest this was kinda the hardest cause I think thinking Kermit for Wujing for so long but I think that the cannibal turned monk would be best by the most daredevil and gravity-defying member the Great Gonzo. Wujing doesn't get enough spotlight and seeing Gonzo, someone who often looks danger in the eye and welcomes it play such a role would be amazing. Gonzo always plays a great supporting role and I think he would bring a grounded air of nonchalance while still happily joining the wacky of hijinks that I think would portray Wujing nicely.

Honestly I was going to have Bailong just be a muppet horse (you know the ones) but honestly, it could just be funnier if it was Rizzo or something. Cause Rizzo REFUSING to join in any shenanigans out of his own free will cause he rather be sleeping/eating could be a hilarious explanation as to why Bailong isn't in most fights. Also might be easier than having Kermit on a muppet horse all the time, just having them walking. So yeah I think that would be solid.

Honorable mentions:

Fozzie Bear - Black Wind Demon, he didn't mean to steal, he thought that Cassok was free!

Rowlf the Dog - Erlang Shen AND Howling Sky Dog, trust me he makes it work

Scooter - Guanyin or Muzha, he just trying his best

Pepe the King Prawn - Ao Guang

Animal - The Jade Emporer

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (please extras) - the 8 immortals

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew - Laozi

Beaker - Furnace Assistant

Sam Eagle - Pagoda King Li

Statler and Waldorf - Every single Tudi

The Swedish Chef - Yellow Brow Demon (especially enjoys trying to cook Kermit-Sanzang)

And that is my thoughts at least! I hope that you like the ideas but I love heating what others think!

[barbielore]

I have never seen any of the Barbie animated films before. But it’s Christmas, and even though I don’t really celebrate the holiday, I love the book A Christmas Carol; and I love A Muppet Christmas Carol. So Barbie in A Christmas Carol seemed like the obvious way to dip my toe in.

My notes from watching are below!

In the framing device scenes of Barbie telling the story to Kelly, Barbie is wearing a silver dress that looks like pretty much the same dress as 2008 Holiday Barbie, even though that wasn’t an official tie in doll for the film.

Instead of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly businessman, we have Eden Starling, an opera singing diva. Her childhood friend Catherine seems to play the role of Scrooge’s nephew but given she also works for the theatre there’s a dash of Cratchitt in there too?

Eden tells everyone not to bother coming back if they don’t come in to rehearse for the new show on Christmas. Even Scrooge only told Cratchitt to be there all the earlier the next morning. 

Aunt Marie (the stand in for Marley) is draped in chains - but these chains have mirrors on the ends instead of cash boxes and ledgers. I presume to represent her sins of vanity instead of financial greed.

The spirit of Christmas past is really cute, like an excitable little elf. 

Little Eden wants to spend time with friends but Aunt Marie makes her rehearse all Christmas instead of seeing other people. Eden sneaks out to go to a party instead of practicing. 

I’m sure it’s in the interests of streamlining the story for Barbie audiences, but I’m a little disappointed the spirit of Christmas past only takes Eden to one place. 

Christmas Present shows the theatre workers throwing tomatoes at a picture of Eden. That’s pretty funny but it’s not much of a lesson. That’s okay - Christmas Present takes her to a second location, presumably so we can meet our Tiny Tim. In this case it’s the reveal that Catherine is working for another theatre as well; or so Eden thinks. Actually it’s an orphanage putting on a Christmas pageant, and our Tiny Tim is a little girl who walks with a crutch and idealises Eden. Catherine lies to her and says Eden is very sorry she can’t come in person but is so proud of all of them. I don’t know why but I got a little emotional about that!

Anyway the orphanage is about to close due to lack of funds. This doesn’t strike me as quite as resonant because Eden is a diva and selfish but none of her sins we’ve seen so far are related to finances.

Alright, time for Christmas Future. The show is a shambles because she fires all her staff for coming in late and their replacements are rubbish so the show is an embarrassment. This means Eden lives in squalor because she lost her career. Her best friend Catherine is now a famous fashion designer, but has got there by being as selfish as Eden is. The orphanage closed down because Catherine had to go out of town to find new work and she never found out what happened to the children.

Catherine indicates she would have adopted Tammy if she had known, but didn't get the chance. The other kids can just miss out I guess?

We the audience don’t find out what became of Tammy, so we don’t know if she died like Tiny Tim. We can assume it wasn’t a great outcome for her, but it’s left to our imagination. 

The red dress Eden is wearing at the end is the one from the tie in dolls! 

Eden adopts (by which I assume she means financially support) the whole orphanage which doesn’t seem really like it suits the arc but sure I’ll allow it. 

At the end of the movie I finally realise that Catherine was supposed to be Barbie’s friend Nikki. Apparently there was a doll prototype for Catherine, but I don't think she ever got released.

That doll I shared above wasn't the only tie-in doll though! There was also a giftset with Kelly dolls dressed as the spirits. Missed opportunity because the spirits were of different ages. I would have liked to see a doll of the Spirit of Christmas Present as seen in the movie!

I looked up some reviews of the novelisation to see if there were any changes, and only then did I realise I missed something -- Catherine isn't supposed to represent nephew Fred at all. The magician who has a crush on Catherine is Fred, leaving Catherine in just the Cratchitt role. That in hindsight makes a little more sense.

I'm not sure if I'll watch any more of the Barbie movies, but that was a good start. (If you think I should watch more, by all means tell me so, and recommend some!)

[artstar1997]

I finally did it! The Rageons as ghosts are the last ones in my list because Shocktober is over. The Rageons here are ghosts love to haunt haunted houses, where they can party all night and scare the socks out of the living, including humans. They belong to a species of ghosts called phantasms, which are a species of ghosts that are natural-born, which includes poltergeists, shades, wraiths, and spectres. While phantoms and banshees have ghost-like powers like levitation, and phasing through solid matter, they are separate species from ghosts, who remain non-corporeal, can shapeshift, move things more than once with telekinesis, teleport, and they float all the time. They also have the ability to control their chains, which are camouflaged as fashion accessories when not in use, but special chains are used to bind unruly or evil ghosts like handcuffs.

BTW, I used a lot of ghost references for their style, from the Haunted Mansion, A Christmas Carol for the chains, Spectra Vondergeist from Monster High, and Beetlejuice.

Velvet and Veneer are poltergeists who love to haunt human residences for their own entertainment. Velvet doesn't care who she wants to scare, which caused a wedge between the relationship between the two and Rose, but Veneer tends to be considerate of the humans and all living things before haunting anyone to make sure he doesn't scare them to death. They even haunted Floyd’s old pad that he was scared out of it but they later made amends with their old vampire friend.

As the future ghost leader, Cerise is a spectre with a ladylike demeanor and she makes sure that all ghosts must follow the rules that her auncle, Zircon enforces to make sure there is peace and harmony between the living and the dead after they became the leader of the ghosts and ruler of the netherworld, which he reformed the bureaucracy to a proper government alongside is sisters, Cerise and Ruby, and his brothers, Alexandrite and Agate. Cerise looked up to them so much, especially her deceased parents, who sacrificed their souls to save monsters from the hunters that she worked hard to become as great as they are. She, her adoptive cousins and her fiancé, Marvel would come and go as they please in the living world and the netherworld while checking on the deceased souls, called spirits who are living alongside the phantasms.

Marvel is the odd one out among the other poltergeists because of using tactics in scaring humans but it was his calm, collective demeanor that makes him one of the leaders of the group of ghosts, who are collectively his fiancée’s adoptive cousins and friends. His leadership and protectiveness is from the burden of caring for his siblings, Velvet and Veneer, and he makes sure he never let them fall on the reckless cloud.

Lux is the enby wraith who prefers solving problems, working on technology, and is known for being the brains of the group, but they doesn't have one since they're immortal and they look undead. They are also known to read minds and looking at the true faces of anyone they look at so everybody had to watch what they're thinking or Lux would figure it out. It isn't so bad because they can help give solutions on the problems that anybody is thinking about.

Gloss is a poltergeist with flamboyant ideas to scare the humans out of their daylights but he has a soft side for Marvel, whom he tried to help solve his inner turmoil alongside Lux. He is also in love with Marvel’s brother, Veneer, who later became his boyfriend.

Silks is a shy shade, who would teleport or turn invisible when she gets flustered or overwhelmed. Despite lacking confidence, she is emotionally intelligent, typically shows compassion for everyone, corrects Cerise whenever she's out of character and talks sense into her friends when there are disagreements among them, which comes in handy when she can telepathically feel emotions around her.

The ghostly fashion diva, Cashmere knows how to make any ghost look good and become their better selves with fashion and creativity. She would uses her ability to change anything and everything to make fashions for her ghoulish friends, though she would prefer to create the outfits and accessories with her telekinesis. She is in a relationship with Dazzler, a grim reaper-in training.

Glimmer and Shimmer are a pair of spectral twins whose style mismatch their personality. Glimmer, the older twin wears devilish colors but she is calm and cool-headed, while Shimmer, who is the younger twin in angelic palette, is hyperactive and optimistic. Both twins know how to balance each other and combine their strengths to help their friends in need.

Shocktober is finally at its end so see ya!

[purplink8]

9 Fandom Peeps to Get to Know Better:

Thanks for the tag, @helendamnationx <3

3 Ships You Like: Lawlight (L/Light from Death Note), Narumitsu (Phoenix/Edgeworth from Ace Attorney) and Frostiron (Loki/Tony Stark from MCU)

First Ship Ever: Pokeshipping or Ash/Misty from Pokemon (I was just 12 when I started shipping it!)

Last Song You Heard: Red by Taylor Swift

Favourite Childhood Book: (Disclaimer: I hate JKR) Harry Potter, and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Currently Reading: the Hunger Games prequel Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which has apparently been out so long the movie came out last year! (same!!)

Currently watching: Castaway Diva (it stars Park Eun-Bin (cast for Woo Young Woo from EAW) too! :) and a Death Note rewatch!

Currently consuming: Bananas (literally lol)

Currently craving: Waffles and Peri-Peri Fries

Tagging:

@alliums4us @reaperlight @astralpenguin @isomorbism @mgcmind

@main-exam @ro-zden @floweryflees @qwanderer

[thebiscuiteternal]

I still think one of the best modernization jokes that has since become a time capsule of its own is when A Diva's Christmas Carol had the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come be a posthumous episode of VH1's Behind the Music. That shit's actually funnier now that the show doesn't air on VH1 anymore.

[marvinmaee]

My introduction :>>

My name is Marvin but you can also call me Jonathan too,, (hehhwhahhq3 average fictionkin activities,,,,,)

My personality type is INFP-T

When I'm an adult I want to live in the UK, become an artist, stop motion animator, and musician. I want to learn how to speak German, Russian, and Hindi.

The only video game I want to play is tf2 and Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix and other rhythm games. I like History fiction, and Steven King books.

Hypersexual Achillean who's trying to recover.

Favorite Bands and music artists:

Mindless Self Indulgence ( I love u Steve, Jennifer, and Vanessa💝)

Morningwood

Queen

The Smashing Pumpkins

Oingo Boingo

Korn

Heart

Green Day

Lin Manuel Miranda

System of a Down

Jun Togawa

My Chemical Romance

I could listen to any type of music honestly..

My favorite shows:

30 Rock

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Whitney

The Office

Moral Orel

South Park

ポ��ーザぱフォーマー [Popee the Performer]

Panty and Stocking

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

M.A.S.H

My favorite movies:

THE HUMAN CENTIPETE MOVIES I LOVE THE HUMAN CENTIPETE MOVIES I DONT CARE WHAT U SAY ANYMORE

Wreck It Ralph (the movie that got me loving 30 Rock, but i really miss my Wreck It Ralph hyperfixation I had before i knew 30 rock)

Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Dumb and Dumber (actually any comedy that has Jim Carrey is my favorite honestly)

Meet the Robinsons

Brokeback Mountain

American Pyscho

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Story (I'm just listing a bunch of Christmas movies now)

The Polar Express

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas [2000]

CHRISTMAS VACATION, AND THE OTHER VACATION MOVIES !

Some of my favorite songs ^_^

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (15-21 Dec 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 Might As Well Be Dead (Nero Wolfe #27) (Rex Stout, author; Michael Prichard, narrator)

🥰 Wanna Feel the Heat With Somebody (2bestfriends) - 72K, stucky - seasonal reread of this fluffy & indulgent tropetastic omegaverse

😊 If Death Ever Slept (Nero Wolfe #29) (Rex Stout, author; Michael Prichard, narrator)

🥰 The Holiday (crinklefries) - 90K, a Stucky/Thorki version of The Holiday, very well done, forever fave, seasonal reread

💖💖 +129K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Not to me, not if it's you (AidaRonan) - Stranger Things: steddie, 11K - the spirit of xmas/krampus steddie monsterfucking fic we all needed

Something that Feels Like Hope (BeaArthurPendragon) - MCU: shrunkyclunks, 7K - sweet & hot shrunkyclunks holiday fic, perennial reread

One Does Not Simply Walk Into JoAnn Fabrics (And other millennial lessons from The Winter Soldier) (attackofthezee (noxlunate)) - MCU: shrinkyclinks, 11K - one of my fave holiday rereads - shrinkyclinks where steve's a DIY crafting YT'er & the recovering WS works at JoAnn's

Carols By Candlelight (aurora_australis, PhryneFicathon) - MFMM: aunt prudence & mr butler, 1.7K - short but nailed character voices

Bucky Barnes Has His Shit Together (and Other Lies He Tells Himself) (betts) - MCU: stucky modern au, 14K - just one of my all time fave fics ever. So funny and even after at least half a dozen rereads, still manages to make me cry

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Dropout Presents: The Big Team

The Sam Sanders Show - Jessica Williams Talks Therapy and Life Lessons

Handsome - Pretty Little Episode #18

Handsome - Toni Collette asks about inappropriate songs

Dirty Laundry - s4, e10

Ghosts (UK) - s5, e1-7

What We Do In The Shadows - s6, e11

Gastronauts - s1, e6

Elementary - s6, e7-21

The Sam Sanders Show - The Evolution of Pop Music with Diallo and LUXXURY

Ghosts (US) - s4, e8-9

D20: Time Quangle - "The EnWoodening" (s1, e4)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Welcome to Night Vale #260 - The December Monologues

Pop Culture Happy Hour - No Good Deed

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Dylan's Mailbag: Strange Things Packed, Authentic Adventures, Road Trip Food Disputes, and More

The Sporkful - Defending Seed Oil: Salad Spinner Year In Review

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Art We Love to Hate

It's Been a Minute - Blocking your mom: why adult children are going no contact

⭐ What Next - How Shaboozey Broke the Mold

Vibe Check - Successful Repression featuring Isabella Hammad

Ologies - Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich

⭐ Pop Culture Happy Hour - Best Movies To Watch On An Airplane

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Christmas Monsters with Colin Dickey

⭐ Decoder Ring - Mailbag: Fruit Snacks, Waterbeds, and Lobster Tanks

99% Invisible - Mini-Stories: Volume 19

⭐ Song Exploder - Sabrina Carpenter "Please Please Please"

Endless Thread - You'll never believe what happens in our MrBeast explainer…

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Mufasa: The Lion King And What's Making Us Happy

⭐ Switched on Pop - The many lives of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

One Song - Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Easy Listening Gordon Lightfoot - John Denver etc

Rock & Roll Christmas

my Christmas Divas playlist

Jazz Christmas

Christmas - Lindsey Stirling

Christmas - Rockabilly

my Christmas playlist

Destination… Christmas! [Fred Schneider & the Superions]

[adamsvanrhijn]

all i want for christmas is an xmas gilded age ep with all the broadway divas singing carols and john + oscar kissing under the mistletoe (john is dressed in white tie, oscar is dressed in a dressing gown + tea towel on his head (he's been forced by agnes to join in with a charity nativity gala to help fix his reputation (he's playing a shepherd)))

help 🐑

[broadwaydivastournament]

Movie Musical Divas Tournament: Round 1

Miss Piggy (Never ask a lady her age): The Muppet Movie (1979) | The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) | Emily Crachitt in The Muppet Christmas Carol | (1992) Benjamina in Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

"Maintaining the status of diva/star/fashion icon for even a few years is difficult, but Miss Piggy has been doing this with ease for decades now. Unironically, the fact that we’re all so attached to her like we would be with any other celebrity is a testament to the level of talent that goes into every single one of her performances." - anonymous

Eartha Kitt (1927-2008): New Faces (1954, Miss Kitt) | St Louis Blues (1958, Gogo Germaine)

"YES! Even though she faced bewildering amounts of Hollywood racism, the winner of the Hot & Vintage Movie Women Tournament DID manage to do a couple of movie musicals: New Faces, a fluffy backstage-hijinks thing in which she plays her classic chanteuse persona and is even addressed as "Miss Kitt", and St Louis Blues, a musical biopic in which she sings alongside a bunch of other jazz greats. Neither of the films is considered a masterpiece, but Eartha is as scorchingly hot as always, and demonstrates that she could have become a legend in movie musicals if the roles had been there for her. In short, vote for Eartha Kitt because (1) she has JUST ENOUGH credits to count as a movie musical diva, (2) think of all the other Eartha Kitt movie musicals we COULD have had if not for racism, and (3) she's Eartha Kitt, certifiably the hottest old movie woman. Please and thank you." - anonymous

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Miss Piggy:

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Eartha Kitt:

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