#adrienne johnson

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juror #2, clint eastwood 2024

nosferatu, robert eggers 2024

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When your work friends casually segue into being the people you go to movie premieres with 🎥🍿

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Makala Johnson Rocks '60s Style Lensed by Adrienne Raquel for ELLE Magazine April 2022

Rising model Makala Johnson, who has major exposure with Tom Ford, is styled by Patti Wilson in ‘Welcome to the ‘60s’. Photographer Adrienne Raquel [IG] is in the studio for ELLE Magazine April 2022./ Hair by Nikki Nelms; makeup by Kuma

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2023 Stellar Awards Set to Premiere on Stellar Network on July 30, BET on August 6, and Bounce TV on September 3rd

Stellar Awards 2023 Co-Hosts Jonathan McReynolds & Tasha Cobbs Leonard. Photo Credit: Earl Gibson, Courtesy of Central City Productions.

            CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN GOSPEL MUSIC: WINNERS OF THE 38TH ANNUAL STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS REVEALED, WITH PASTOR MIKE, JR. SWEEPING THE CEREMONY WITH EIGHT TROPHIES

      Other Multiple Winners Include DOE and Zacardi Cortez with Three Awards; Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin and Tye Tribbett with Two Trophies Each 2023 Stellar Awards Set to Premiere on Stellar Network on July 30, BET on August 6, and Bounce TV on September 3rd

     LAS VEGAS, NV – The highly anticipated 38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, the “Greatest Night in Gospel Music,” culminated in a spectacular celebration of talent, faith, and inspiration. Hosted by Jonathan McReynolds and Tasha Cobbs Leonard, the 2023 Stellar Awards captivated audiences with powerhouse performances and heartfelt moments that brought the power of Gospel music to life. During a star-studded ceremony held at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena, the winners in nine categories were awarded statues, highlighting the remarkable achievements and contributions of Gospel music artists and industry professionals.

        The show opened with an electrifying performance of "Miracles'' and "Impossible" by Kierra Sheard Kelly and Pastor Mike Jr., the night's biggest winner. Pastor Mike, Jr. earned eight awards for his work on the album “Winning,” released under Blacksmoke Music Worldwide. The project was named Album of the Year and Contemporary Album of the Year, while Pastor Mike, Jr. also took home the prestigious Song of the Year Presented by McDonald’s, Artist of the Year Presented by AT&T Dream In Black, Male Artist of the Year, Contemporary Male Artist of the Year, Music Video of the Year, and Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year awards.

      DOE, who entered the industry with her family as a member of the group Forever Jones, praised her way to solo success earning three trophies, including the Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year Presented by Walmart, Contemporary Female Artist of the Year, and Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year for her album “Clarity,” released under Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration. Zacardi Cortez also brought home three statues, earning awards for Traditional Male Artist of the Year Presented by Bevel (a P&G Brand), Traditional Album of the Year, and Praise and Worship Song of the Year for his album “Imprint,” on Blacksmoke Music Worldwide.

       The collaborative effort of Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin resulted in their joint album “Kingdom Book One” on Tribl Records/Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Inspiration winning in two categories: Duo/Chorus Group of the Year Presented by P&G and Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year.

            Tye Tribbett. Photo Credit: Earl Gibson, Courtesy of Central City Productions.

        Tye Tribbett also brought home two awards, including Producer Of The Year Presented by Aflac and Recorded Music Packaging Of The Year for his project “All Things New,” released by Motown Gospel.

         Lena Byrd Miles earned the New Artist of the Year award for her My Block Records project “Brand New;” Bishop T.D. Jakes won Special Event Album Of The Year for his project “T.D. Jakes Presents ‘Finally Loosed’ on Dexterity Sounds; co-host Tasha Cobbs Leonard won Praise And Worship Album Of The Year for her work on “Hymns,” released by TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel; Lecrae’s work on "Church Clothes 4" with Reach Records earned him a trophy for Rap Hip Hop Gospel Album Of The Year.

           Additional categories were awarded during the Stellar Awards Pre-Show festivities. Dottie Peoples received the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award, and Dr. Teresa Hairston paid tribute to the late Keith “Wonderboy '' Johnson as she announced the winner for Quartet of the Year, which Johnson won posthumously for his project "Restructure, Renew Reunion” on Blacksmoke Music Worldwide. More artists and Gospel radio professionals who received Stellar Award statues this year were announced; a complete list of winners is available at www.stellarawards.com.

          In addition to the award recipients, special honorees were recognized for their invaluable contributions to the Gospel music industry. CeCe Winans received the prestigious Aretha Franklin Icon Award Presented by State Farm, recognizing her exceptional talent and enduring impact. Winans also gave a moving performance of her song “Goodness of God,” from her album “Believe For It.” Reverend Dr. Milton Biggham was honored with the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award Presented by Verizon in recognition of his lifetime dedication to spreading the uplifting message of Gospel music. Additionally, Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones was presented with the Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award, acknowledging his outstanding contributions and influential career.

          Natalie Grant. Photo Credit: Earl Gibson, Courtesy of Central City Productions.

        Show co-hosts McReynolds and Cobbs Leonard delivered huge performances that will uplift and inspire audiences worldwide, while Walmart’s Black and Unlimited platform provided viewers with an exclusive Reunion Tour preview performance featuring Franklin, Tribbett and Israel Houghton brought the house down! Viewers can also look forward to powerhouse performances by Charles Jenkins, DOE, Dottie Peoples, Isaac Carree, Jevon Dewand and The TrapStarz, Kierra Sheard-Kelly, Naomi Raine, Natalie Grant, Maranda Curtis, Tim Bowman Jr. & Faith City Music, Zacardi Cortez, and Zak Williams & 1 Akord. Performing on the AT&T Emerging Voices stage, Byrd Miles, Bishop S.Y. Younger, and Victory will delight viewers with their rich vocals and undeniable stage presence.

       Presenters for the evening include Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Lady Tramaine Hawkins, Brian Courtney Wilson, Erica Campbell, Isabel Davis, James Fortune, Koryn Hawthorne, Jason Clayborn, NOTKARLTONBANKS, Shirley Caesar and Travis Greene.

     Naomi Raine performs. Photo Credit: Earl Gibson, Courtesy of Central City Productions.

          AT&T Dream in Black proudly serves as the presenting sponsor for the 38th Annual Stellar Awards. Additionally, esteemed companies such as Aflac, GM, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Spotify, State Farm, Verizon, and Walmart joined as supporters of this year's program.

      The 38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards celebrates the rich diversity and unwavering spirit of Gospel music, showcasing its profound impact on audiences worldwide. The winners and honorees exemplify the power of faith, talent, and dedication within the Gospel music community. This year's ceremony will touch the hearts of viewers across the nation when it premieres on the newly launched Stellar Network on Sunday, July 30 at 6 p.m. ET (available on Charter Spectrum, Verizon Fios, and Xumo Play), followed by a broadcast on BET on Sunday, August 6 at 8 p.m. ET and on Bounce TV on Sunday, September 3 at 1 p.m. ET. 

        The show will also be broadcast nationally from August 7, 2023, to September 10, 2023, through TV syndication. The Stellar Awards Blue Carpet Special hosted by Jekalyn Carr and will be televised on Stellar Network on July 30 at 5 p.m. ET. Viewers may check with their local provider for availability.

       The 38th Stellar Gospel Music Awards show is Executive Produced by Don Jackson, with Jennifer J. Jackson serving as Executive in Charge of Production and Producer. Michael A. Johnson serves as Producer and Director.

        For more information about the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, please visit www.stellarawards.com. Stay connected and follow the Stellar Gospel Music Awards on social media: @thestellars on Instagram and Twitter, and Stellar Gospel Music Awards on Facebook.

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Album Review: I Hear Sirens - Acheron (Post. Recordings/Dunk!Records)

USA (Utah) based post rock band, I Hear Sirens return with their latest full length offering titled Acheron, due for release on the 23rd of August via Post. Recordings in the US and Dunk! Records in Europe. I Hear Sirens are an instrumental band formed in 2005 by founding members Daved Harris and David Qualls releasing their first full album, Beyond The Sea, Beneath The Sky, in 2009. The band has…

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The book list copied from feminist-reprise

Radical Lesbian Feminist Theory

A Passion for Friends: Toward a Philosophy of Female Affection, Jan Raymond

Call Me Lesbian: Lesbian Lives, Lesbian Theory, Julia Penelope

The Lesbian Heresy, Sheila Jeffreys

The Lesbian Body, Monique Wittig

Politics of Reality, Marilyn Frye

Willful Virgin: Essays in Feminism 1976-1992, Marilyn Frye

Lesbian Ethics, Sarah Hoagland

Sister/Outsider, Audre Lorde

Radical Feminist Theory –  General/Collections

Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism, edited by Miranda Kiraly and Meagan Tyler

Radically Speaking: Feminism Reclaimed, Renate Klein and Diane Bell

Love and Politics, Carol Anne Douglas

The Dialectic of Sex–The Case for Feminist Revolution, Shulamith Firestone

Sisterhood is Powerful, Robin Morgan, ed.

Radical Feminism: A Documentary Reader, edited by Barbara A. Crow

Three Guineas, Virginia Woolf

Sexual Politics, Kate Millett

Radical Feminism, Anne Koedt, Ellen Levine, and Anita Rapone, eds.

On Lies, Secrets and Silence, Adrienne Rich

Beyond Power: On Women, Men and Morals, Marilyn French

Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law, Catharine MacKinnon

Femininity and Domination: Studies in the Phenomenology of Oppression, Sandra Bartky

Life and Death, Andrea Dworkin

This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, Gloria Anzaldua and Cherrie Moraga, eds.

Wildfire:  Igniting the She/Volution, Sonia Johnson

Homegirls: A Black Feminist Anthology, Barbara Smith ed.

Fugitive Information, Kay Leigh Hagan

Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black, bell hooks

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, bell hooks

Deals with the Devil and Other Reasons to Riot, Pearl Cleage

Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes, Maria Lugones

In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, Alice Walker

The Whole Woman, Germaine Greer

Right Wing Women, Andrea Dworkin

Feminist Theory – Specific Areas

Prostitution

Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution, Rachel Moran

Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy, and the Split Self, Kajsa Ekis Ekman

The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade, Sheila Jeffreys

Female Sexual Slavery, Kathleen Barry

Women, Lesbians, and Prostitution:  A Workingclass Dyke Speaks Out Against Buying Women for Sex, by Toby Summer, in Lesbian Culture: An Anthology, Julia Penelope and Susan Wolfe, eds.

Ten Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution, Jan Raymond

The Legalisation of Prostitution : A failed social experiment, Sheila Jeffreys

Making the Harm Visible: Global Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls, Donna M. Hughes and Claire Roche, eds.

Prostitution, Trafficking, and Traumatic Stress, Melissa Farley

Not for Sale: Feminists Resisting Prostitution and Pornography, Christine Stark and Rebecca Whisnant, eds.

Pornography

Pornland: How Pornography Has Hijacked Our Sexuality, Gail Dines

Pornified: How Porn is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families, Pamela Paul

Pornography: Men Possessing Women, Andrea Dworkin

Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality, Gail Dines

Pornography: Evidence of the Harm, Diana Russell

Pornography and Sexual Violence:  Evidence of the Links (transcript of Minneapolis hearings published by Everywoman in the UK)

Rape

Against Our Will, Susan Brownmiller

Rape In Marriage, Diana Russell

Incest

Secret Trauma, Diana Russell

Victimized Daughters: Incest and the Development of the Female Self, Janet Liebman Jacobs

Battering/Domestic Violence

Loving to Survive, Dee Graham

Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman

Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men, Lundy Bancroft

Sadomasochism/”Sex Wars”

Unleashing Feminism: Critiquing Lesbian Sadomasochism in the Gay Nineties, Irene Reti, ed.

The Sex Wars, Lisa Duggan and Nan D. Hunter, eds.

The Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism, edited by Dorchen Leidholdt and Janice Raymond

Sex, Lies, and Feminism, Charlotte Croson, off our backs, June 2001

How Orgasm Politics Has Hijacked the Women’s Movement, Sheila Jeffreys

A Vision of Lesbian Sexuality, Janice Raymond, in All The Rage: Reasserting Radical Lesbian Feminism, Lynne Harne & Elaine Miller, eds.

Sex and Feminism: Who Is Being Silenced? Adriene Sere in SaidIt, 2001

Consuming Passions: Some Thoughts on History, Sex and Free Enterprise by De Clarke (From Unleashing Feminism).

Separatism/Women-Only Space

“No Dobermans Allowed,”  Carolyn Gage, in Lesbian Culture: An Anthology, Julia Penelope and Susan Wolfe, eds.

For Lesbians Only:  A Separatist Anthology, Julia Penelope & Sarah Hoagland, eds.

Exploring the Value of Women-Only Space, Kya Ogyn

Medicine

Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

For Her Own Good: 150 Years of the Experts’ Advice to Women, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

The Hidden Malpractice: How American Medicine Treats Women as Patients and Professionals, Gena Corea

The Mother Machine: Reproductive Technologies from Artificial Insemination to Artificial Wombs, Gena Corea

Women and Madness, Phyllis Chesler

Women, Health and the Politics of Fat, Amy Winter, in Rain And Thunder, Autumn Equinox 2003, No. 20

Changing Our Minds: Lesbian Feminism and Psychology, Celia Kitzinger and Rachel Perkins

Motherhood

Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution, Adrienne Rich

The Reproduction of Mothering, Nancy Chodorow

Maternal Thinking: Toward a Politics of Peace, Sara Ruddick

Marriage/Heterosexuality

Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence, Adrienne Rich

The Spinster and Her Enemies: Feminism and Sexuality 1880-1930, Sheila Jeffreys

Anticlimax: A Feminist Perspective on the Sexual Revolution, Sheila Jeffreys

Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman, Michele Wallace

The Sexual Contract, Carol Pateman

A Radical Dyke Experiment for the Next Century: 5 Things to Work for Instead of Same-Sex Marriage, Betsy Brown in off our backs, January 2000 V.30; N.1 p. 24

Intercourse, Andrea Dworkin

Transgender/Queer Politics

Gender Hurts, Sheila Jeffreys

Female Erasure, edited by Ruth Barrett

Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds, Cordelia Fine

Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference, Cordelina Fine

Sexing the Body: Gender and the Construction of Sexuality, Anne Fausto-Sterling

Myths of Gender, Anne Fausto-Sterling

Unpacking Queer Politics, Sheila Jeffreys

The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male, Janice Raymond

The Inconvenient Truth of Teena Brandon, Carolyn Gage

Language

Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers’ Tongues, Julia Penelope

Websters’ First New Intergalactic Wickedary, Mary Daly

Man Made Language, Dale Spender

Feminist Theology/Spirituality/Religion

Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women’s Liberation, Mary Daly

Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism, Mary Daly

The Gods and Goddesses of Old Europe, Marija Gimbutas

Woman, Church and State, Matilda Joslyn Gage

The Women’s Bible, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Pure Lust, Mary Daly

Backlash

The War Against Women, Marilyn French

Backlash, Susan Faludi

History/Memoir

Surpassing the Love of Men, Lillian Faderman

Going Too Far:  The Personal Chronicles of a Feminist, Robin Morgan

Women of Ideas, and What Men Have Done to Them, Dale Spender

The Creation of Patriarchy, Gerda Lerner

The Creation of Feminist Consciousness, From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy, Gerda Lerner

Why History Matters, Gerda Lerner

A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft, ed.

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton-Susan B. Anthony Reader: Correspondence, Writings, Speeches, Ellen Carol Dubois, ed., Gerda Lerner, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The Suffragette Movement, Sylvia Pankhurst

In Our Time: Memoirs of a Revolution, Susan Brownmiller

Women, Race and Class, Angela Y. Davis

Economy

Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women Are Worth, Marilyn Waring

For-Giving:  A Feminist Criticism of Exchange, Genevieve Vaughn

Fat/Body Image/Appearance

Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Women on Fat Oppression, Lisa Schoenfielder and Barb Wieser

Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West, Sheila Jeffreys

Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, Jean Kilbourne

The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf

Unbearable Weight:  Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body, Susan Bordo

The Invisible Woman:  Confronting Weight Prejudice in America, Charisse Goodman

Women En Large: Photographs of Fat Nudes, Laurie Toby Edison and Debbie Notkin

Disability

With the Power of Each Breath:  A Disabled Women’s Anthology, Susan E. Browne, Debra Connors, and Nanci Stern

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Ladies A->F

Abella Danger ————————| 14.0

Abigail Mac ——————————| 12.5

Abigaile Johnson —————| 12.0

Adria Rae ————————————| 15.0 ⭐️

Adriana Chechik ———|🥈| 19.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Adrienne Róka ————————| 10.0

Agatha Vega ——————————| 13.5

Airi Kijima ——————————| 12.5

Akira May ————————————| 12.0

Alex Grey ————————————| 13.0

Alex Mae —————————————| 12.0

Alexa Flexy ——————————| 14.5 ⭐️

Alexa Pearl ——————————| 11.0

Alexa Tomas ——————————| 16.0 ⭐️

Alice Von V ——————————| 13.0

Alina Li —————————————| 13.0

Alina Lopez ——————————| 10.5

Allison Parks ————————| 9.0

Ally Tate ————————————| 13.5

Amia Miley ———————————| 11.5

Amirah Adara —————————| 16.0

Amy Shine ————————————| 8.5

Anastasia Martzipanova| 10.0

Angel Dark ———————————| 16.5 ⭐️

Angel Hott ———————————| 14.5 ⭐️

Angel Youngs —————————| 13.0

Angelica Bella ———————| 14.5 ⭐️⭐️

Angelina Crow ————————| 15.0 ⭐️

Anita Bellini ————————| 13.5

Anita Blond ——————————| 14.0

Anna Polina ——————————| 9.0

Apolonia Lapiedra ————| 15.0

April Olsen ——————————| 15.0

Ariana Cortez ————————| 11.5

Ariana Marie —————————| 17.0 ⭐️⭐️

Ashley Tervort ———————| 13.0

Aspen Rae ————————————| 13.0

Asuna Fox ————————————| 10.0

Autumn Falls —————————| 9.5

Ayaka Mutou ——————————| 13.0

Baby Nicols ——————————| 12.0

Bella Bellz ——————————| 12.0

Blondie ——————————————| 14.0 ⭐️

Bonnie Dolce —————————| 9.5

Bree Olson ———————————| 14.0 ⭐️

Callie Calypso ———————| 12.0

Candee Licious ———————| 11.5

Carter Cruise ————————| 15.5

Cayenne Klein ————————| 15.5 ⭐️

Christen Courtney ————| 11.0

Christina Bella ——————| 13.0

Cindy Shine ——————————| 14.0

Cindy Starfall ———————| 13.0

Clara Trinity ————————| 13.5

Claudia Jamsson ——————| 14.0

Claudia Rossi ————————| 13.0

Cléa Gaultier ————————| 12.0

Cris Bathory —���———————| 10.0

Crystal Greenvelle ———| 14.5

Cynthia Fox ——————————| 10.0

Destiny Cruz —————————| 14.0

Dharma Jones —————————| 10.0

Dora Venter ——————————| 13.0 ⭐️

Elena Koshka —————————| 8.0

Eliza Rose Watson ————| 12.0

Elsa Jean ————————————| 12.0

Emelie Crystal ———————| 14.0

Emily Willis —————————| 14.0

Emma Bugg ————————————| 12.0

Emma Hix —————————————| 16.0

Eva Elfie ————————————| 9.0

Eva Lovia ————————————| 14.5

Evelina Darling ——————| 12.0

Florencia Onori ——————| 9.5

Francesca Dicaprio————| 12.0

Freya Mayer ——————————| 13.0

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Hi do you by chance have any sapphic fantasy recs? preferably adult fantasy but YA is fine too

sure! tho this could will get quite long... no links, sorry!, bc it was kicking up a fuss with those for some reason

+ = ya

pennyblade by j.l. worrad

lady hotspur by tessa gratton

sofi and the bone song by adrienne tooley (+)

she who became the sun by shelley parker chan

the scapegracers by h.a. clarke (+)

the third daughter by adrienne tooley (+)

the daughters of izdihar by hadeer elsbai

the malevolent seven by sebastien de castell

blackheart knights by laure eve

the warden by daniel m. ford

the unbroken by c.l. clark

dark earth by rebecca stott

witch king by martha wells

scorpica by g.r. macallister

the mirror empire by kameron hurley

now she is witch by kirsty logan

silverglass by j.f. rivkin

the woman who loved the moon and other stories by elizabeth a. lynn

...(this answer is how i discover there's a character limit per block so. doing this in chunks.)

fire logic by laurie j. marks

a restless truth by freya marske

when angels left the old country by sacha lamb (+)

the traitor baru cormorant by seth dickinson

an archive of brightness by kelsey socha

the bladed faith by david dalglish

the winged histories by sofia samatar

dragonoak by sam farren

the forever sea by joshua phillip johnson

into the broken lands by tanya huff

the jasmine throne by tasha suri

daughter of redwinter by ed mcdonald

the last magician by lisa maxwell (+)

the fire opal mechanism by fran wilde

...

the black coast by mike brooks

high times in the low parliament by kelly robson

foundryside by robert jackson bennett

the enterprise of death by jesse bullington

mamo by sas milledge (+)

from dust, a flame by rebecca podos (+)

uncommon charm by emily bergslien & kat weaver

wild and wicked things by francesca may

the unspoken name by a.k. larkwood

brother red by adrian selby

the final strife by saara el-arifi

way of the argosi by sebastien de castell (+)

the bone shard daughter by andrea stewart

ghost wood song by erica waters (+)

into the crooked place by alexandra christo (+)

ashes of the sun by django wexler

the midnight girls by alicia jasinska (+)

the midnight lie by marie rutkoski (+)

the never tilting world by rin chupeco (+)

water horse by melissa scott

...

a master of djinn by p. djeli clark

the good luck girls by charlotte nicole davis (+)

among thieves by m.j. kuhn

black water sister by zen cho

the velocity of revolution by marshall ryan maresca

sweet & bitter magic by adrienne tooley (+)

the dark tide by alicia jasinska (+)

the library of the unwritten by a.j. hackwith

a dark and hollow star by ashley shuttleworth (+)

the chosen and the beautiful by nghi vo

the councillor by e.j. beaton

these feathered flames by alexandra overy (+)

the factory witches of lowell by c.s. malerich

fireheart tiger by aliette de bodard

...

city of lies by sam hawke

bestiary by k-ming chang

the raven and the reindeer by t. kingfisher

the winter duke by claire eliza bartlett (+)

master of poisons by andrea hairston

the empress of salt and fortune by nghi vo

night flowers shirking from the light of the sun by li xing

down comes the night by allison saft (+)

wench by maxine kaplan (+)

girls made of snow and glass by melissa bashardoust (+)

girls of paper and fire by natasha ngan (+)

the impossible contract by k.a. doore

burning roses by s.l. huang

the house of shattered wings by aliette de bodard

not for use in navigation by iona datt sharma

weak heart by ban gilmartin

girl, serpent, thorn by melissa bashardoust (+)

the devil's blade by mark alder

...

we set the dark on fire by tehlor kay mejia (+)

the true queen by zen cho

moontangled by stephanie burgis

a portable shelter by kirsty logan

sing the four quarters by tanya huff

all the bad apples by moira fowley doyle (+)

the drowning eyes by emily foster

the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon

miranda in milan by katharine duckett

the afterward by e.k. johnston (+)

thorn by anna burke

penhallow amid passing things by iona datt sharma

in the vanishers' palace by aliette de bodard

summer of salt by katrina leno (+)

the gracekeepers by kirsty logan

out of the blue by sophie cameron (+)

black wolves by kate elliott

the circle by sara b. elfgren & mats strandberg (+)

unspoken by sarah rees brennan (+)

thistlefoot by gennarose nethercott

passing strange by ellen klages

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Adrienne Martini Reviews Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson

June 20, 2024 Adrienne Martini

Micaiah Johnson’s Those Beyond the Wall isn’t so much a sequel to 2020’s The Space Between Worlds as it is one that tracks parallel to it. The timeline has advanced slightly, but her created world looks different from this location. Rather than focus on the power dynamics in wealthy, walled Wi­ley City, we’re in Ashtown, where those same dynamics are negotiated with violence.

What kicks Mr. Scales’s story off is the grue­some murder of a dancer, who is essentially turned inside-out in front of a room full of pay­ing customers. Mr. Scales – all of Ashtown’s enforcers are Mister, no matter what their gender identity is – is sent into Wiley City for answers. And those answers only lead to more questions. ‘‘I fix things, I guess. It’s what I do,’’ Mr. Scales says. Ultimately she does, but not in the way anyone would anticipate.

While Mr. Scales’s arc is tightly plotted and powerfully rendered, what stands out more is how Johnson plays with the idea of what we use stories for. Do we use them to find something true? Or heal something broken? And how can we do that while negotiating what we see in our actual lives when it comes to power and class? What do we do when the stories we know are proven to be built on lies?

In an opening note, Johnson acknowledges that it is a book born from rage. You can almost feel it pulsing out of the pages as you read. But it’s also a book about using that rage to get to something better. Those Beyond the Wall is a powerful book about power whose story is so engaging you don’t realize how much you’ve been affected until it’s over.

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The Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson has given the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka to Russia.

He did this by blocking a bill that would supply ammunition to Ukrainian soldiers, despite the widespread support in Congress and the American people.

“White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson called the withdrawal ‘the cost of Congressional inaction.’”

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-avdiivka-c31eb7439d1983532a3f940061efe6e7

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Queer Coding Pt 1 | "Stop making everyone gay!!!" | Important Note: The LGBTQIA+ community is not a monolith; opinions on labels, language, and interpretations are always evolving. Queerness can take many shapes, and no one can truly quantify what it means to be authentically yourself besides you. You do not have to look or act a certain way to be queer enough. While "Queer Coding" can border on "Queerbating," and the stereotypes both draw on can be harmful, many queer folks have reclaimed and embraced the tropes that were historically weaponized against them. Additional resources and sources below. T*RFs fuck off.

Transcript: 1. HISTORY: The Motion Picture Production Code (enforced in Hollywood for decades) prohibited “perverse” subjects such as homosexuality. This led to the portrayal of "queer coded" characters that were never allowed to be explicitly queer. The subtextual way identities were previously forced to be portrayed has bled into modern interpretations of queer characters.

2. DESCRIPTION: What exactly is "queer coding" and what does it look like? "Coding" refers to the choices made when creating a character's unique set of mannerisms, traits, and external qualities. Non-Exhaustive list of characteristics that can be "queer coded:" clothing, style, family, hair, jewellery, speech patterns, behaviour, media consumption, profession, and interpersonal relationships.

3. EXAMPLES: While none of the characteristics historically associated with queerness are exclusive to the LGBTQIA+ community, when compounded and given context, they can act as recognizable markers for queer creators and audiences to find themselves represented in media. It's important to note that many of these characteristics were originally portrayed and seen as negative. Villains were commonly "queer coded" to let audiences know said characters were evil. a) Bright hair cut at untraditional lengths or styled in uncommon ways. b) Strong found family, fresh starts with a new identity, and/or choosing your own name. c) Behavioral traits like extreme empathy or aggressive assertiveness, when displayed in opposition to idealized Western gender roles, and paired with characters being othered by their surroundings, is another common "queer coded" allegory.

Sources: Hitchcock and the Censors by John Billheimer (2019); Everything but Named: Queer-Coded Characters in 19th-Century Literature by Marie Harra (2023); Queers in American Popular Culture by Jo Johnson (2010); Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Content on Television: A Quantitative Analysis Across Two Seasons by Deborah A. Fisher PhD et all (2007); Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Cecile Rich (1980); Unrequited: The Queer History of Hollywood by James Somerton (2023); Lesbians Being Anti-Trans Is a Lesbophobic Trope by Amy Ashenden (2023); Stop Using Lesbians Like Me To Justify Your Transphobia by Sadhbh O'Sullivan (2022); Trans Day of Visibility by Just Like Us (2023); Why Queerbaiting in Marketing and Media Is Harmful and How You Can Help Stop It by Colleen Murphy (2023)

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Hey tumblr (especially our mentally ill + traumatised community)... If you are also mourning the end of another year? Maybe also feeling like the whole world celebrates the new year, while your life is still falling apart? Well oh boy, we have a gift for you… It’s…. Music!! Music, yay!! Depressing music!!! Playlist time!!…

Here’s the list of songs we are listening to today (now) to process The Grief Of A New Year… (We are so sad!):

(Probable trigger warning for…. Most topics, honestly. But specifically suicide, depression, substance use issues, multiple types of trauma + s.a., general poor health… Multiple genres, but all miserable. Because they’re our comfort miseries!)…

Songs:

★ “holding on to you” by twenty one pilots

★ “guilt. hole.” by joe p

★ “gum v6.4” by devon again

★ “yoke” by medium build (+ julien baker)

★ “see myself” by sub urban

★ “deep end” by i prevail (stripped version)

★ “choker” by twenty one pilots

★ “your mind is not your friend” by the national (+ phoebe bridgers)

★ “bottles” by little image

★ “living proof (that it hurts)” by glaive

★ “best junkie you adore” by jazmin bean

★ “teething” by ain’t

★ “upside” by mothica

★ “the wishing well” by 3 saints

★ “truth or dare” by ricky montgomery

★ “high and dry” by steinza

★ “haze” by nervous (acoustic version)

★ “never sleep” by saviour

★ “hope alaska national anthem” by glaive

★ “white light heat” by 3 saints

★ “burn the witch” by radiohead

★ “leave a message” by flawed mangoes (+ aldn)

★ “taste the dirt” by steinza

★ “good g-d” by daffo (the word is not actually censored, we just have OCD /serious)

★ “revenge song” by corbin

★ “fable” by gigi perez

★ “let it all out (10:05)” by coin

★ “poor madeline” by daffo

★ “forwards beckon rebound” by adrienne lenker

★ “cave in” by i the mighty

★ “favourite toy” by jazmin bean

★ “documented minor emotional breakdown #1” by los campesinos! (remastered version)

★ “spiral” by abby holliday

★ “it’s called: freefall” by rainbow kitten surprise

★ “iris” by goo goo dolls

★ “broken things (lie to me)” by like roses

★ “never goes away” by devon again

★ “all dogs go to heaven (outro)” by glaive

★ “high water” by sleep token

★ “will you love me when i’m dead” by amira elfeky

★ “earth-eating tree” by abby holliday

★ “mine” by orla gartland

★ “paper towel” by ricky montgomery

★ “half my heart” by grandson

★ “at some point you’ll have to be angry at all of this” by abby holliday

★ “this is how i disappear” by my chemical romance

★ “weep” by mother mother

★ “the art of eye contact” by too close to touch

★ “russian roulette” by porter robinson

★ “ghost under my bed” by johnny goth

★ “this body means nothing to me” by shrimp

★ “eulogy” by grandson

★ “putting the dog to sleep” by the antlers

★ “one more light” by linkin park

★ “beyond the pines” by thrice

★ “did it ever cross your mind” by major luna

★ “andrea” by abby holliday

★ “to get better” by wasia project

★ “stars will fall” by duster

★ “snowfall” by øneheart (+ reidenshi)

★ “for sure” by ethel cain

★ “if i beg you” by flower face

★ “mean guy” by genevieve stokes

★ “zuicide” by alex g

★ “anxious” by counting sheep

★ “complex” by katie gregson-macleod (demo version)

★ “long throes” by los campesinos!

★ “creve couer 1” by hobo johnson

★ “scared of the fall!” by presence

★ “the end” by tom odell

the end. ☻

Okay, that’s all for now, maybe update later. But yeah, this is just us dumping our miserable musical loves somewhere, basically…

Linking our copy of this playlist on YouTube below, if that’s easier 🤍.

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October Wrap Up!

My favorite of the month was A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid, and Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord checked off Barbados for my Read the World Challenge!

Gravity Falls: Journal 3 by Alex Hirsch and Rob Renzetti- 5⭐️

Ander and Santi Were Here by Johnny Garza Villa- 4.5⭐️

Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez Gomez- 4⭐️

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldanado- 3.5⭐️

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender- 5⭐️

Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera- 2.5⭐️

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord- 4⭐️

A Warning About Swans by RM Romero- 4.5⭐️

The Death of Sitting Bear: New and Selected Poems by N Scott Momaday- 5⭐️

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll- 2.5⭐️

Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas- 3.5⭐️

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo- 4.5⭐️

A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid- 5⭐️

Mort by Terry Pratchett- 3.5⭐️

The Follower of Flowers by Natalia Hernandez- 5⭐️

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White- 4.5⭐️

Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos- 5⭐️

Sweethand by NG Peltier- 3.5⭐️

Dying Inside by Pete Wentz et al- 1.5⭐️

You Don't Have a Shot by Raquel Marie- 4⭐️

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliot- 5⭐️

The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava- 3⭐️

Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson- 5⭐️

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene- 5⭐️

The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor- 5⭐️

Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings by Joy Harjo- 5⭐️

The Cane Kids by Kristen Lang- 5⭐️

Gravity Falls: Lost Legends by Alex Hirsch et al- 3⭐️

Stephanie Brown Batgirl vol 2 by Bryan Q Miller et al- 4⭐️

Anoka by Shane Hawk- 3.5⭐️

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice- this one was a reread, originally rated 4⭐️, bumped up to 4.5⭐️ this time

Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro- 3.5⭐️

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U.S. Postal officials acknowledged during a media briefing that there have been some local-level issues with the delivery of election mail this fall, including in Philadelphia. "When issues are brought to our attention, we address them quickly," said Adrienne Marshall.

Asked by NPR about what kinds of local-level issues with election mail have been resolved recently, Marshall did not directly respond.

As of Oct. 22, all USPS processing facilities and most retail and delivery units have reopened in North Carolina and Florida, Steve Monteith said.

All mail delayed by Hurricane Helene has been delivered to "every accessible delivery point," and mail that can't be delivered is "being sent to local post offices, where it will be delivered when it's safe to do so," Monteith said.

On Oct. 21, the USPS started putting in place the "extraordinary measures" it usually uses in the final weeks before a general election's last day of voting. Marshall said those measures include "extra deliveries and collections, special pickups, specialized sorting plans."

This month, USPS started using a new sprayed-on cancellation postmark that says: “As in past elections, USPS is ready. If you choose to vote by mail, please mail early."

Monteith said they "chose to use that as another method to get our message out."

The bottom line for mail-in voters is still: Look up your state's ballot return deadline and mail back your ballot AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE the deadline.

UPDATE: In an email sent after today's media briefing, USPS spokesperson Martha Johnson said the Postal Service "has worked and resolved and continue to work and resolve a range of isolated issues including wrong ZIP codes, bad addresses, ballot envelope design and other such concerns.”

Asked for specific steps USPS is taking to verify all facilities follow election mail policies and procedures as the USPS Office of Inspector General recommended, Marshall said in a statement that USPS "is constantly training as well as reviewing proper policies, processes and procedures" with employees.