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working on icons and had to recast blind mag and shilo wallace from repo ! the genetic opera .

blind mag : sarah brightman -> kate siegal - quick note here . i'm aware that kate is ethnically jewish and was raised jewish . however , she has converted to atheism . i wanted to make sure i chose someone who would have no religious objections to receiving organ transplants that were not vital to saving a life . that said , please let me know if i do anything to inadvertently disrespect this .

shilo wallace : alexa vega -> diane guerrero

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I joked that I was going to make a Lifetime movies rec list a while ago and Truly being bored at work has given birth to worse ideas, so this is one for my fellow cinephiles lol

My Highest Recommended Lifetime Movies in the Order in which they Changed my Life

Small Sacrifices (1989)

I'm honestly unclear whether this was intended originally to be a Lifetime movie because they showed it on a few different networks, but this was the first one that I ever remembered seeing and it Rocked my world. It's a true story about a woman named Diane Downs who attempted to murder her children and my mother and her friends lived for this film in a way that like is actually bonechilling. But I was spellbound by Farrah Fawcett in this movie, I thought she was the greatest actress I'd ever seen, and the story was really dark and scary and felt disgustingly salacious. So everything I'd come to like about Lifetime movies lol.

No One Would Tell (1996)

All my mom loved in the world was to wake up hungover on a Sunday and turn Lifetime on and proceed to fall asleep again while my tiny child peepers beheld Truly heinous shit. This one is one that I continue to make people watch because I can't be alone with the memories, but basically Candace Cameron is in a horribly abusive relationship with her boyfriend, Fred Savage, and he ends up murdering her and it is Incredibly sad and traumatic. There's a historic scene where she's taking a shower and her entire body is just littered with bruises and I will Never forget it!!!!!!!!! Very, very dark. But....iconic.

Odd Girl Out (2005)

This was the point in time where Uncle Television was very much concerned with telling young girls about bullying (for a different and just as good interp of this theme see ABC Family's Cyberbully starring Emily Osmont). But this one was the first and best to me, I related to it very much as an ostracized teen. It stars Alexa Vega, and she's a teen that has her whole popular friend group turn against her and she gets bullied bad lol It gets dark but only for like 20 minutes and then her redemption arc is nice. I loved this movie to death until I discovered Thirteen (2003), which is Way darker and had girls kissing in it for a few seconds.

Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008)

This movie was my identity. This movie was my child. Every time it was on TV I stopped whatever I was doing and watched it. I have no idea why, because I have been told people mainly find this one boring, but I think it's mostly due to the fact that I really do love movies where teenagers behave badly with impunity. This was a Ripped From the Headlines Lifetime movie about a roving band of cheerleaders that terrorize everyone in their wake at a Texas high school and basically get away with it because one of their mom's is the principal. I think it is a lol and a half, it's actually pretty competent, and there's like Good performances in it from actual actors. Highest rec possible.

Liz & Dick (2012)

Lindsay Lohan gets so unfairly maligned for her performance in this, it's sick. My most cherished memories of my last year of High School are watching this movie late at night and reading all of Lindsay's blind items and every article that was being written about her failed comeback. Again, I think she's actually okay in this, but for a lot of people it was insulting to cast Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor and to those people I say haters get thee behind me. It's fun, it's campy, it's not too long, everybody watch it and relax for a while.

Flowers in the Attic (2014)

DARK DARK DARK but also STUPID STUPID STUPID. Seriously this movie has no business being as funny as it is given the subject matter. Basically a bunch of kids are uprooted by the death of their father and their mother forces them to live in the attic of her wealthy parents home under false pretenses, and incest ensues. Which, again, sounds really upsetting but is actually pretty funny a lot of the time lol. Their evil god-fearing grandma is played by Ellen Burstyn and she's So over the top, and their mom is my queen Heather Graham who is actually pretty chilling. The other movies in the saga are Also pretty dark, stupid, and fun, but this one was a legit phenomenon. Me and my college roommate would host viewings of it in our dorm room, it's really fun to watch in a crowd of people that don't get darked out by poorly handled incest.

Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018)

This is part one of a trilogy, but it's probably the best one even though the third is pretty fun. Honestly, you guys, this one is just Nice. Truly dgaf about the irl Harry and Meghan but this movie is actually a very fun love story, and it's sweet and has a few legitimately compelling twists and turns, and ultimately has a really satisfying ending. The actors playing Meghan and Harry are stellar, it's funny, it's cute, another highly recced film.

Who Killed Jonbenet? (2016)

An unhinged Eion Bailey performance for the ages with added child murder. Sarah and I are Definitely recording an episode about this one in the future, but truly it's almost too bleak to be chic and gets saved at the last minute by how inadvertently goofy it is. Eion's character develops a psycho-sexual (to me) fixation on an older detective who comes in and basically upends his investigation, and everything about it gives "but daddy please" and I love it and hate it at the same time.

Death of a Cheerleader (1994/2019)

Both versions of this movie are elite, the original is truly iconic and the remake is actually deluxe and makes some changes that I think make it an actually interesting movie. In Lifetime fashion it is Based On a True Story (fun fact: in my younger years I listened to My Favorite Murder and this story gets mentioned in one of their first episodes and they offhandedly mention that the murder weapon was like 8 inches long and That is a fact that has stuck with me in the middle of the night). I'd say watch them both, because the OG has a Tori Spelling performance that cannot be missed and is just a basic mean girls comeuppance story, but the redux is a lot more thoughtful and actually reflects some humanity on all characters which (if you haven't noticed) Lifetime isn't always great at lol.

Too Young to Be a Dad (2002)

UGH. Me and my girlfriend Just watched this and honestly that's a shame because I wish I'd had this movie my entire life. Paul Dano is a teenager that loses his virginity and impregnates his friend in one fell swoop and he has to Step Up and become a Man as like a fifteen year old, which sounds crazy and is but is legitimately a captivating movie. And Paul Dano is sooo fucking good in, it's not even a joke, watch it for his performance alone. I laughed, I cried, a perfect film (even though they never address abortion as a viable option lol Lifetime can only go so far ig).

This was Purely just for me but if you read this and watch these movies please lmk what you thought ~

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You can now experience Skyrim on yet another platform

Due to Bethesda's many releases of the RPG game on several platforms throughout the years, Skyrim is frequently made fun of by many. In light of its vast universe and engaging questlines, it is without a doubt the best game in The Elder Scrolls series. Skyrim is a game that you can invest countless hours in, and you can play it on any platform you can think of. You may have it on your PC and Amazon's Alexa gadget, but truly, anything can run Skyrim. One hotel in Las Vegas is here to demonstrate that. The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas was caught playing the Skyrim soundtrack in its lobby by a sharp-eared fan on Reddit. The best part about the situation? It looks like nobody else is even remotely aware that the calm music playing over the speakers is from a fantasy game riddled with dragons and magic. While listening to the music, you can almost catch the sound of an NPC walking up to the poster saying, “I’ve been looking for you. Got something to deliver. Your hands only.” Yes, you heard the music right, and no, was not just the wind. The hotel really is channeling its inner Sleeping Giant Inn with the Skyrim soundtrack. Where next will we encounter Bethesda’s iconic Elder Scrolls game? Perhaps on a smart fridge? Maybe even at the top of Mount Everest? Or if we’re lucky, we may even see a Skyrim amusement park one day. Wherever the game ends up next, I hope that it doesn’t push The Elder Scrolls 6 release date back any further. If you love Skyrim as much as we do, then you should check out a few of the best fantasy games out there right now. The new Elder Scrolls game isn’t here yet, but we have other options to dive into right now! You can also browse through some of the coolest open-world games if you love exploring whimsical lands. Alternatively, jump back into an older Bethesda classic and paint with this Morrowind Bob Ross mod. Read the full article

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Project 21 Season I Solo Results

Peewee:

Elsie Check-7 (Arizona)

Yesterday-Lyrical-Addison Moffett

NUVO, Salt Lake City: 2nd nubie solo

JUMP, Phoenix: 1st jumpstart solo

Starbound, Phoenix: 1st junior petite elite solos

WCDE Nationals, Las Vegas: ?

Tenderness-Lyrical-Addison Moffett

NUVO, Phoenix: 5th nubie solo

WCDE Nationals, Las Vegas: ?

Mini:

Brooklin Cooley-9 (Arizona)

I Have a Dream-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

JUMP, Las Vegas: 3rd mini solos

Sheer Talent, Phoenix: 1st junior solo

Broadway Baby-Jazz-Molly Long

KAR, Mesa: 1st age 9-11 secondary solos

MOVE, Phoenix: didn’t place

Growth-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Phoenix: 5th mini solo

24/7, Glendale: 1st mini solo

JUMP, Phoenix: 1st mini solo

Radix, Scottsdale: 1st mini solo

Velocity, Phoenix: 1st overall ?

WCDE, Tucson: elite champion performance

Starbound, Phoenix: 1st junior elite solos

TDA, Las Vegas: 1st runner-up Mini Female Best Dancer

Unbroken-Lyrical-Alexa Moffett

MOVE, Phoenix: 1st junior competitive solos

Starbound, Phoenix: 5th junior elite solos

Brooklyn Jara-9

Patterns-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

MOVE, Riverside: 7th junior competitive solos

Showbiz, Riverside: didn’t place

24/7, Ontario: 10th mini solo

Good Girl-Jazz-Molly Long

NUVO, Long Beach: 6th mini solo

Showbiz, Riverside: didn’t place

JUMP, Los Angeles: didn’t place

Velocity, Los Angeles: ?

Dyllan Blackburn-9

There is A World-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Long Beach: 2nd mini solo

24/7, Ontario: 6th mini solos

MOVE, Riverside: didn’t place

JUMP, Los Angeles: 1st mini solo

JUMP, Phoenix: 6th mini solos

KAR, Redondo Beach: 1st age 9-11 secondary solos

Countdown, Riverside: ?

TDA, Orlando: top 10 mini female best dancer

Hit the Road Jack-Jazz-Molly Long

KAR, Redondo Beach: Regional Junior Miss Dance KAR, secondary solos nyc all stars

MOVE, Riverside: 1st junior competitive solos

Showbiz, Riverside: 3rd junior diamond solos, jazz icon award

Velocity, Los Angeles: ?

Countdown, Riverside: ?

Isabella Dimopolous-9

Speak to Me-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

24/7, Ontario: didn’t place

MOVE, Riverside: didn’t place

KAR, Pomona: didn’t place

Look At Me-Jazz-Molly Long

NUVO, Long Beach:

MOVE, Riverside: didn’t place

JUMP, Los Angeles: didn’t place

KAR, Pomona: 16th 9-11 secondary solo

Velocity, Los Angeles: ?

Madison Beerer-9

Weird People-Jazz-Molly Long

NUVO, Long Beach: 8th mini solo

24/7, Ontario: 8th mini solo

JUMP, Los Angeles: 6th mini solo

MOVE, Riverside: 3rd junior competitive solos

Velocity, Los Angeles: 12th mini/junior? solo

KAR, Redondo Beach: 4th age 9-11 secondary solos

Daylyn Lucky-10 (Arizona)

Juliet-Lyrical-Alexa Moffett

JUMP, Las Vegas: 7th mini solo

KAR, Mesa I: 3rd age 9-11 secondary solos, 2nd runner-up regional Junior Miss Dance KAR

Sheer Talent, Phoenix: 3rd junior solos

Showbiz, Phoenix: 4th junior diamond solos (under Angela’s Flip Zone)

As She Passes-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

JUMP, Phoenix: 8th mini solo

KAR, Phoenix: 4th age 9-11 secondary solos, 3rd runner-up Regional Junior Miss Dance KAR (under Angela’s Flip Zone)

NUVO, Phoenix: didn’t place

TDA, Las Vegas: didn’t place

Porcelain Doll-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

MOVE, Phoenix?

Adrenaline Nationals, Las Vegas: ?

Stuff Like That There-Jazz-Molly Long

KAR, Mesa: didn’t place

Raven Alanes-10

Dreams Remain-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Long Beach: 4th mini solo

JUMP, Los Angeles: 3rd mini solo

24/7, Ontario: 2nd mini solo

WCDE, Long Beach: 1st ?, superstar award, best technique award

24/7,Santa Clara: 1st mini solo

Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha-Musical Theatre-Molly Long

MOVE, Riverside: 2nd junior competitive solos

Junior:

Cami Ritzler-11 (Arizona)

Resilience-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Phoenix: 8th junior solo

24/7, Glendale: 2nd junior solo

JUMP, Las Vegas: 3rd junior solo

KAR, Mesa: Regional Junior Miss Dance KAR

Radix, Scottsdale: 1st junior solo

Starbound, Phoenix: 3rd junior elite solo

WCDE, Tucson: 2nd junior solo

JUMP, Phoenix: 7th junior solo

Sheer Talent, Phoenix: 3rd pre-teen solos

TDA, Las Vegas: top 20 junior female best dancer

White Room-Lyrical-Improv

MOVE, Phoenix: 2nd junior competitive solo

Hot Note-Jazz-Molly Long

KAR, Mesa: 1st age 9-11 intermediate solos

Gwen Choi-11

Woman-Musical Theatre-Molly Long

JUMP, Los Angeles: didn’t place

NUVO, Long Beach: didn’t place

MOVE, Riverside: 6th junior competitive solo

Selena Hamilton-11

Fix It-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Long Beach: 7th junior solo

Revolution, Ontario: 1st blue 9-11 solos, 1st runner-up Junior Miss Revolution

24/7, Ontario: 4th junior solo

JUMP, Los Angeles: 5th junior solo

Hip Shakin’ Mama-Jazz-Molly Long

Revolution, Ontario: didn’t place

MOVE, Riverside: 4th junior competitive solos

Ava Siniscalchi-12

Blowin’ In The Wind-Lyrical-Alexa Moffett

KAR, Redondo Beach: 2nd age 12-14 intermediate solo

WCDE, Long Beach: 2nd junior solo

24/7, Ontario: 4th junior solo

JUMP, Los Angeles: 8th junior solo

Velocity Nationals, Las Vegas: ?

Here-Jazz-Molly Long

Showbiz, Riverside: didn’t place

Velocity, Los Angeles: ?

KAR, Redondo Beach: 2nd runner-up Teen Miss Dance KAR, intermediate solos nyc all stars

MOVE, Riverside: 5th teen competitive solo

Countdown, Riverside: ?

Velocity Nationals, Las Vegas: ?

Kelsey Millar-12 (Arizona)

In Time-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

WCDE, Las Vegas: ?

JUMP, Phoenix: 9th junior solo

MOVE, Phoenix: 1st teen competitive solos

WCDE, Tucson: 1st junior solos

Radix, Scottsdale: 3rd junior solos

24/7, Glendale: 9th junior solos

Starbound, Phoenix: 1st teen elite solos

Landslide-?-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Phoenix: 10th junior solo

MOVE, Phoenix: didn’t place

Kimberly Tobias-12

Son of a Preacher Man-Jazz-Molly Long

24/7, Ontario: didn’t place

KAR, Pomona: 16th age 12-14 intermediate solo

Lauren Wallingford-12

Landfill-Contemporary-Ashley Gonzo

JUMP, Los Angeles: didn’t place

24/7, Ontario: didn’t place

Countdown, Riverside: ?

Next Level, So Cal: 1st?

That Will Be Me-Contemporary-Emily Shock

NUVO, Long Beach: didn’t place

Next Level, So Cal: 1st?

Perris Amento-12

Falling Rain-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Long Beach: 5th junior solo

Countdown, Riverside: ?

Velocity, Las Vegas: ?

Velocity Nationals, Las Vegas: ?

KAR, Redondo Beach: 1st age 12-14 intermediate solos, 1st runner-up Teen Miss Dance KAR

Showbiz Nationals, Pasadena: 1st teen diamond solo, Diamond Teen Miss Showbiz

MOVE, Riverside: 4th teen competitive solos

JUMP, Los Angeles: 4th junior solos

24/7, Ontario: 5th junior solos

It’s Raining Jazz-Molly Long

Countdown, Riverside: ?

MOVE, Riverside: didn’t place

KAR, Redondo Beach: didn’t place

Showbiz, Riverside: 3rd teen diamond solos, Diamond Teen Miss Showbiz

Teen:

Kelly Sweeney-13

Dusk-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

MOVE, Riverside: didn’t place

24/7, Ontario: didn’t place

JUMP, Los Angeles: 7th teen solo

Velocity, Los Angeles: ?

WCDE, Long Beach: 1st teen solo?

Octahate-Jazz-Molly Long

MOVE, Riverside: 7th teen solo

KAR, Pomona: 10th age 12-14 intermediate solo, 7th runner- up Miss Teen Dance KAR

Mackenzie Auger-13

Nearly Morning-Contemporary-Emily Shock

MOVE, Riverside: 2nd teen competitive solo

KAR, Redondo Beach: 3rd age 12-14 intermediate solo, Miss Teen Dance KAR

24/7, Ontario: 10th teen solo

JUMP, Los Angeles: 9th teen solo

Alexis Ramirez-13

Why-Contemporary-?

24/7, Ontario: didn’t place

JUMP, Los Angeles: didn’t place

Abbey Choi-14

Rather Go Blind-Contemporary-?

WCDE, Long Beach: 2nd teen solo

NUVO, Long Beach: didn’t place

Crave-Jazz-Molly Long

24/7, Ontario: didn’t place

JUMP, Los Angeles: didn’t place

MOVE, Riverside: 6th teen competitive solos

Faith Montoya-14

In Quiet Rooms-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

JUMP, Los Angeles: didn’t place

24/7, Ontario: didn’t place

Why Don’t You Do Right-Jazz-Molly Long

MOVE, Riverside: didn’t place

Jacqueline Davis-14

Black and Gold-Jazz-Molly Long

JUMP, Los Angeles: didn’t place

24/7, Ontario: didn’t place

KAR, Pomona: 12th age 12-14 intermediate solo, 8th runner-up Teen Miss Dance KAR

Nina Choi-15

Violence-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Long Beach: 5th teen solo

JUMP, Los Angeles: 5th teen solo

24/7, Ontario: 5th teen solos

WCDE Nationals, Las Vegas: 1st teen solos

Crazy In Love-Jazz-Molly Long

MOVE, Riverside: 1st senior competitive solo

Senior:

Addison Moffett-17 (Arizona)

Fast Car-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

NUVO, Salt Lake City: 6th senior solo

24/7, Glendale: 1st senior solos

JUMP, Los Angeles: 7th senior solos

MOVE, Riverside: 1st senior competitive solos

Radix, Scottsdale: 2nd senior solos

Velocity, Phoenix: ?

WCDE, Tucson: 1st senior solos, Regional Solo Blast Champion

WCDE Nationals, Las Vegas: ?

I Thought I Was A Ship-Contemporary-?

Radix Nationals, Anaheim: top 10 Senior Female Core Performer

Let It Go-Contemporary-Alexa Moffett

WCDE Nationals, Las Vegas: ?

Scars-Contemporary-Addison Moffett

TDA, Orlando: didn’t place

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[INTERVIEW] AleXa Is Repping for K-Pop and Oklahoma In ‘American Song Contest’

The Tulsa-born singer has been living in South Korea for four years but returned to the U.S. to compete on NBC's American take on Eurovision.

“K-Pop” and “Oklahoma” are two words you don’t really think of in the same breath. But one of the 56 artists competing on the Monday (March 21) night series premiere of NBC’s American Song Contest just might change that — AleXa, a K-Pop artist from Tulsa, Okla. Born to a South Korean mother and an American father, she first learned about K-Pop in 2008, through one of her best friends.

“The first group I ever saw was Super Junior – they’re a huge senior group in the K-Pop industry, but my gateway was SHINee,” AleXa tells Billboard. “I’ve been hooked ever since.” She moved to Korea in the first quarter of 2018 and competed on two reality shows, Rising Star and Produce 48. She signed with ZB, a label owned by South Korean video production company Zanybros. Her first single, “Bomb,” was released on Oct. 21, 2019. “It was right before the pandemic hit,” she says. Two more singles followed: “ReviveR” and “Tattoo.” After living in South Korea for four years, AleXa returned to the U.S. this year to compete in American Song Contest.

“My manager is Swedish, so when we received the invitation to audition, we thought, ‘Yes, this is iconic.’ It’s literally Eurovision, but now we’re spreading it to America. It was just a wonderful opportunity and I was so excited to take it.”

AleXa knew about Eurovision from watching videos online by past winners like ABBA and Måneskin, though she has never seen a full broadcast. She did watch the 2022 edition of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish heat to pick the country’s song for Eurovision, because Moa (Cazzi Opeia) Carlebecker, one of the writers of her ASC entry “Wonderland,” was competing as an artist and she facilitated AleXa’s entry into ASC. “It helped that I had worked with Cazzi. Then all of these wonderful creatives came together and the song was presented to us. I fell in love with it immediately and we knew we had to go with that song.”

Swedish hitmaker Andreas Carlsson (“I Want It That Way,” Backstreet Boys; “Waking Up in Vegas,” Katy Perry; “Bye Bye Bye,” *NSYNC) became involved with American Song Contest through his friends Peter Settman, Christer Bjorkman and Anders Lenhoff, who sold the idea of an American version of the Eurovision Song Contest to NBC. He has co-written seven of the 56 entries for season one, including “Wonderland.”

“Being close to both the Swedish and Korean K-Pop community, I found the song after listening to hundreds of submissions from my personal network,” Carlsson tells Billboard. “As AleXa could possibly be the first American K-Pop sensation, the song had to appeal to American audiences without alienating her Korean fans. There is a specific formula to K-Pop that must be considered when creating the song. I eventually ended up as a co-writer on the song as it had to be a bit more westernized. Then writer Bekuh Boom came into the mix with some brilliant topline ideas and everyone felt we had something special. Sometimes it takes a lot of chefs to serve up something extraordinary.”

Those chefs include songwriters Albin Nordqvist, Ellen Berg and Carlebecker. “We originally wrote ‘Wonderland’ for the Korean market, where we have been working regularly for years,” Nordqvist tells Billboard. “We weren’t aware of the existence of American Song Contest at that time. Andreas reached out because he was asked to find songs for the already established AleXa, who was known to us since Moa and Ellen had already written songs for her. Andreas helped us adapt the melodies, lyrics and arrangement for the U.S. market, together with American writer Bekuh Boom. Andreas and Bekuh are familiar with both the U.S. and Korean markets.”

Asked why Swedish songwriters have had so much success in K-Pop, Carlebacker and Berg told Billboard in a statement, “We believe it’s a mix of several reasons such as socio-economic factors like education being free in Sweden. Learning to play an instrument, singing in a choir, learning about music production and song writing, performing and playing in a band is encouraged from a very young age. Having the opportunity to truly focus on your art and creativity, without having to pay for an expensive education, makes it easier to dedicate your time and effort to pursue an international music career. The Swedish specialty for creating highly addictive rhymes and pop melodies (which are very important in K-Pop) might be a magic ingredient, on top of that we are meticulous, hard-working, have great work ethics and always strive to deliver songs of the highest quality possible.”

Since Carlebecker had just competed herself in Melodifestivalen, Billboard wanted to know what advice she would give to AleXa before her performance tonight in American Song Contest. “I would tell AleXa to have fun and enjoy every single moment of this crazy experience,” the writer who performs as Cazzi Opeia responded. “With a competition like this comes a lot of pressure and she will probably be nervous, but at the same time it will be so much fun. The whole thing is over extremely fast, so enjoy every step of the way and remember to take it all in. Don’t think about the show as a competition, just focus on your vocal performance and your dance routines, and you will be fine. The American Song Contest is a fantastic TV show and will be a memory for life.”

The only American songwriter on “Wonderland,” Bekuh Boom has written for Jordin Sparks, Blackpink and Jennifer Lopez. She toplined AleXa’s entry, meaning she wrote lyrics and melody, except for the bridge. Talking to Billboard about American Song Contest, she said, “I’m very excited to see people’s reaction to the show. I hope it shines more light on the songs and their meaning and I think we’re getting to a place where more people are caring about not just the song but the people and meaning behind it. I hope this shift will start to translate in the way songwriters specifically are treated and compensated in the future and it’s exciting to have artists and songwriters shining together. I’m very excited for AleXa and wish her all the best.”

As for AleXa, she let Billboard know what she would tell viewers about her American Song Contest performance. “Expect the unexpected. My song is a pop-infused urban track, paying homage to Latin beats but definitely bringing the K-Pop element to the sound and visuals. I hope that people feel the energy and the fun that I have onstage. I’m just really proud of representing Oklahoma and the K-Pop community.”

Finally, we had to ask AleXa the most important question of all: what happens when she’s in a room where people say her name out loud? “The funny thing about that is I personally have [an Amazon device] and my parents have one as well, so any time we’re doing a FaceTime call and I say my stage name or my folks say my stage name, Alexa says, ‘Sorry, I didn’t get that.’ And we just say, ‘Stop, we weren’t talking to you.'”

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Say You Won’t Let Go

a Sidney Crosby wedding series

Part Two

a/n: here’s part deux! read part one here. this will have at least one more part, probably 2! worth noting that I know next to no French and am relying heavilyyyy on our pal Google Translate in this story.

summary: a little more background throughout, as Juliette and Sidney meet up with their families and hockey star-studded bridal party for a rehearsal at their iconic wedding venue. if you’re not familiar with the location (it’s honestly incredible), click here for a look!

warnings: mention of deceased father. otherwise, so damn fluffy it’s practically cotton candy.

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Sidney and I arrived at the church exactly on time, much to Lauren’s satisfaction, with two cars carrying Mario’s crew pulling in at the next moment. I closed the passenger door of Sidney’s steel grey Range Rover and turned to take in the sight of our wedding venue, Heinz Chapel on Pitt’s campus, reaching a hand up to shield my face from the early evening sun as I gazed. Sidney did the same, coming to stand next to me and snaking an arm around my torso.

“Not a bad place to get married, eh?” he teased, kissing the crown of my head. I smiled and shook my head. “I’ve dreamed of this since the moment I first saw this place,” I told him. “It’s perfect.”

He took a step forward, offered his hand to me and grinned, quite pleased that we had been able to reserve the coveted location last summer despite it typically being booked three or more years in advance. I didn’t often request many special favors in the name of my uncle or fiancé, but this was one that seemed a necessity. Taking Sidney’s hand and walking toward the cathedral-style landmark, I said a silent prayer of thanks that I’d gotten even more than what I always dreamed of, in so many ways.

My family and Sidney walked into the chapel to find his parents and our bridal party already mingling near the pews, excitement palpably buzzing beneath the magnificent arches and towering stained-glass windows that decorated the exquisite interior. As we stepped through the doors, they turned our way, and I let out an echoing, very French-Canadian-sounding, “Allooo!” making them all laugh.

I first greeted Troy, Trina, and Taylor with hugs and warm hellos. Sidney’s parents were staying at his former townhome on Mt. Washington, which previously served as his bachelor pad and now housed Taylor in light of her recent move to Pittsburgh. We had spent much quality time with the elder Crosbys since their arrival from Nova Scotia a few days ago, helping us with final preparations and enjoying each other’s company ahead of my official entrance into their family.

Both Trina and Nathalie had accompanied me earlier in the week to my final dress fitting and pickup appointment at the bridal boutique where I had selected my gown. Though my mother did plan to attend the wedding ceremony as a guest, she was uninterested in playing the traditional mother of the bride role and joining me for such commitments, which hadn’t surprised me but still stung sharply, especially when I was fastened into the gown and presented by the salon attendant to a waiting Trina and Nathalie.

Bitter tears pricked my eyes as I allowed myself to feel robbed of sharing that moment with my own mom. My sadness was quickly overcome, however, when the women, sensing my sadness, warmly embraced me and fawned over me, admiring the perfect fit of the gown, both becoming emotional when Nathalie tucked my headpiece and veil tenderly into my hair.

The three of us stared at my reflection in the mirror for a few moments as we let tears of many complicated emotions fall, with joy prevailing above them all. I couldn’t keep the enormous smile from my cheeks when Trina squeezed my shoulder and whispered, “Oh, sweetheart, just wait until Sidney sees you.”

Now, we were less than 24 hours away from that moment, with our bridal party and family bustling around us in the chapel.

As our officiant, Father Antonio, announced that we would be lining up for the rehearsal momentarily, Lauren approached me with a grin, extending a bouquet she had made of the countless ribbons and bows from my bridal shower gifts acquired a couple of months ago. I giggled at how cheesy yet adorable the arrangement looked, thanking her as we huddled at the back of the aisle with my bridesmaids and Sidney’s groomsmen.

“This place is a little beat up,” Nate MacKinnon, our best man, ribbed Sidney from between the two of us. “I don’t know why you guys picked this dump,” he added, pulling me to his side. Sidney shoved lightly at his chest before the two of them laughed and embraced.

“Yeah, the old barn in Cole Harbour was booked this weekend, so we kinda had to settle for the next best thing,” Sidney played into Nate’s teasing, as his longtime best friend Mike, also a Cole Harbour native, approached us.

“Kind of a shithole,” Nate whispered, earning a warning glance from me as Austin tried to hold in hysterical laughter. “You can’t say shit in church!” Austin forced out from under his breath. “Oh, we’re going straight to hell,” Mike commented softly. Sidney gave me an apologetic look and I smiled up at him.

“It’s fine. These are our people!” I said to him, flicking Nate’s elbow as I passed him. “Besides, we’ve already been living in sin,” I added, winking at Sidney. He gave me a look of mock disbelief and insisted, “No. I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m a nice Catholic boy.” I giggled and pushed onto my tiptoes to kiss his cheek, which smelled of his fresh aftershave.

In addition to Nate, Mike, and Austin, we greeted Sidney’s other groomsmen as we prepared for the rehearsal — his current teammates Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin and former Penguin Marc-Andre Fleury. They had all graciously accepted the invitation by Sidney to play this special role in our day, with Geno flying in from Russia and Kris and Marc-Andre from Quebec.

Marc-Andre had brought a few other important components to our day along with him — not the least of which was his wife and my best friend, Veronique. She and I had first met when Sidney and I were only casually seeing each other, and she had predicted this wedding long, long ago. She had been one of our biggest cheerleaders since the day we met, and despite her and Marc’s eventual move to Las Vegas, the four of us remained the closest of friends, visiting each other when the men’s respective teams played and whenever else possible.

With Lauren as my maid of honor and Stephanie, Alexa, and Taylor as three of my other bridesmaids, my friend Jacqueline, a Pittsburgh transplant with Canadian roots whom I met while studying at Duquesne, rounded out my crew of six ladies who would stand by my side on this long-awaited day.

To up the cuteness factor, Sidney and I had selected Marc-Andre and Veronique’s daughters, Estelle and Scarlet, as our flower girls, with Geno’s son Nikita and Kris’s son Alex as our ringbearers. Nikita was still a bit young to understand his role, but grinned broadly when Sidney told him when they arrived just how important he was to our day. On the other hand, Kris told us that Alex had cried after his parents had asked him to be in our wedding, because, as much as he adored and was attached to Sid, Alex had been under the impression that I was his girlfriend, not Uncle Sidney’s.

Eventually, after Sidney and I made the rounds to greet them all, the entire bridal party was grouped together to begin the walk-through. The venue’s wedding planner wrangled the children as the priest noted that Sidney needed to leave my side to approach the front of the church alone, in preparation for his emergence from one of the side doors at the front of the sanctuary tomorrow.

Playful “oooh”’s erupted from our groomsmen, who teased Sid about having to pry himself away from my hip. Sidney rolled his eyes, nodding and smirking, before turning his full attention to me. He tucked some hair behind both of my ears before caressing my cheeks with his thumbs.

“You gonna be okay, Jules?” Sidney asked, eyes wider than normal as he searched mine carefully.

I knew he wasn’t asking if I would be alright once he left my side to stand twenty yards away for the next five minutes, but rather if I would be able to contain my emotions as Mario walked me down the aisle, even during a practice run, in place of my father.

We had talked about this specific part of our day a number of times, with Sidney even pondering aloud whether he should walk me down the aisle himself because walking with anyone except my dad felt impossible to me. His sweet dad had even offered to do so, should I desire. After each conversation, Sidney and I both kept arriving at the same conclusion — that the best and most appropriate plan of action was for Mario to give me away and also to join me for the traditional father-daughter dance at the reception.

I nodded, holding onto Sidney’s wrists. “Yeah,” I whispered. “I’ll be okay,” I promised. He nodded solemnly in return and kissed my forehead before pulling back with a wink.

“You can do this,” he encouraged. “I’ll see you up there.” I gave him my best smile as he turned and walked to the front of the chapel.

As our wedding party lined up in front of me to take their positions, Nate stopped me for one of his signature bear hugs, resting his chin on top of my head just for a moment before releasing me. The rest of our group squeezed my hands and rubbed my arms lovingly as I walked to the back door of the sanctuary where Mario waited, hands folded in front of his hips and a tentative smile on his features. He, too, gave me a sweet kiss on the forehead before holding my shoulders at arm’s length.

“Listen, princesse, it was one of the greatest honors of my life when you asked me to walk you down the aisle,” Mario said, soft enough that only I could hear. “But if you’ve changed your mind and would rather do this some other way, please, just say the word.” I shook my head and wrapped my arms around his waist just as the piano music began.

“No, you are exactly the person my dad would want doing this if he couldn’t,” I told him confidently. Mario let out a small exhale, and I could tell he was trying to remain composed. As we parted, he said, “Then let’s go make him proud.” He offered his arm to me and I wrapped my hands around it firmly, leaning my head into his shoulder briefly.

We watched pairs of our party head down the aisle toward Sidney and the priest at a relaxed pace: Jacqueline and Geno led off, followed by Veronique and Marc-Andre, Taylor and Kris, Alexa and Austin, Stephanie and Mike, and finally, Lauren and Nate. Alex walked down the aisle in a near-skip, holding a fake pillow very carefully just as his mother, our beautiful friend Catherine, had instructed him, with Nikita by his side mimicking his every move. Their fathers gave them thumbs up and everyone clapped lightly when they reached the end of the aisle.

Next, after a bit of prompting from both their parents at the front, Estelle and Scarlett followed the boys’ path, scattering fake rose petals in place of the real ones they would have tomorrow, earning their own quiet round of applause. As the children were seated at the ends of the front pews on either side, the music shifted, and our wedding planner turned and gave Mario and me the nod.

“Ready, Juliette?” he asked softly. My eyes traveled down the long red carpet in front of us to the steps where the love of my life stood centered in between our closest friends and family, waiting for me. He gave me a warm, adoring smile and at that moment, I felt my unease melt away, just as it always did when Sidney was near.

“I’m so ready,” I whispered.

[kentonramsey]

Look Back At American Apparel’s Disco Dress: The Original Going-Out Look

Let me set the scene for you: The year is 2014. It’s the middle of Barack Obama’s presidency, and everyone is discussing “The Oscar Selfie” and Pharell wearing “the hat.” You just got a text on your iPhone 6 from your bestie while “Summer” by Calvin Harris plays softly in the distance from your iHome. “I heard this spot is lit tonight, what are you wearing?” she asks. There is only one right answer: an American Apparel Disco Skater Dress.

I’m sure you’ve heard of this dress, or at least seen it, but let me dust off your memory bank in case you cannot quite recall it in all of its resplendent glory. This iconic item of clothing, ubiquitous in the early 2010s among the college crowd, was made out of 90% nylon and 10% spandex. It was shiny, yet not really sparkly, skin-tight on top and flowy on the bottom, cut to graze mid-thigh and free-flowing, perfectly calibrated for all-night twirling. 

I owned two of them, in red and black, and I sported them almost every weekend with another style staple from the early 2010s: my Jeffrey Campbell Lita platform boots. No one could touch me with that combo. I was in university up in Vermont, and yet I — and every other girl on campus who owned the dress, too — insisted on wearing it out even in the dead of winter. 

Earlier in the summer when the coronavirus pandemic was flirting with the idea of possibly letting up, and fashion welcomed the party dress era, there was only one question on my mind: Is the American Apparel Disco Skater Dress ready for a comeback?

But before answering that, it’s important to understand why the dress was so popular in the first place. In the 2000s and 2010s, American Apparel owed its initial success to the fact that, true to its name, its products were made in America. While its founder, Dov Charney, was ousted from the company, following sexual harassment and financial mismanagement allegations, in 2014, back in the ’00s, he was just an entrepreneur who understood young people’s appetite for clothing that was simple yet sexy. 

A few stand-out icons from the American Apparel “going-out ” inventory included: the Disco Pants, the Gloria-V Bodysuit, and the Interlock Mini Skirt. However, the ultimate party look was the Disco Dress; if you didn’t see at least three girls wearing one on a Friday night, you probably weren’t actually out. Glossy, metallic, and rich in jewel tones, the American Apparel Disco frock attracted all kinds of young people, from sorority girl to athlete. 

In the late 2010s, the dress started disappearing from the nightlife scene. While Deirdre Clemente —  historian and curator of 20th Century material culture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas — points to the general decline of popularity of clothing made from synthetic fibres like nylon, in favour of natural fabrics like cotton, American Apparel’s fall from grace is also likely to blame.

Recently, as people began to go out again, party dresses in the vein of the American Apparel icon have started popping up. “When I went to buy Outdoor Voices’ Exercise Dress, I hesitated because I knew that I had something eerily similar in my closet already,” says Kerry Merrill, Los Angeles-based creative producer. “The Disco Dress never really went anywhere, it just took on a different form.” Similar styles like the With Jéan Alexa Dress, a terry cloth frock, and Bamba Swim Bounty Dress, a halter-neck cover-up, are going viral on TikTok. Alternatively, there’s even talk of the bandage dress, another relic of the 2000s party scene, making a comeback, too.

Add to the mix the roller-skating boom that heated up in the pandemic and wielded influence in the style world, and it’s clear that there is no better time to bring the Disco Dress out from the back of our closets. “Its sporty and practical nature lends well to outdoor pursuits that are gaining momentum,” states Marian Park, a trend forecaster at marketing agency WGSN. 

The party dress also comes with an added bonus: a reminder of the days and nights when those of us who wore it as 20-somethings used to have dance-filled, sweaty, and, most importantly, carefree lives. They are a wearable monument to the idea of freedom as we used to know it. “This dress brings me back to a time where I actually went out with friends, where I actually had fun, and where I actually did things,” says Sarah Caffry, a first-year medical student at University of Vermont. As the pandemic’s grasp shows little signs of letting up for good, that reminder is reason enough to bring the Disco Dress back into our rotation. (If you no longer have your version from college, there are plenty of options available on secondhand sites like Depop.)

So queue up your Ke$ha playlist, slip on those Jeffrey Campbell Litas, and get ready to twirl the night away: the Disco Skater Dress is ready for its homecoming.

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[caswlw]

No puck you know what’s messed up for me

That the freaking white celebrities I like ain’t Cheeto face supporters but the ones who aren’t white end up being his supporters or are problematic and it’s like

Why you gotta do me like that? I already got my dad like that I don’t others like that

RIGHT it was devastating to find out esp considering that he and other childhood icon alexa (pena)vega and him are happily married so they probably share the same views ✋😩

we’ll always have the rest of btr and meghan trainors husband tho right </3

[dearaliceliddel]

Are you... Using a picture of Shilo from Repo! as your icon for Alice?

(( Correct! Alexa Vega is one of the faceclaims I use for Alice on the rare occasion. ))

[cleaduvalls]

i watched “spy kids 3″ twice in one week and back-to-back throughout my childhood and here are my thoughts

whos gonna use 3d effects at home

up your prices

JUNI NO YOUR H A I R

hahah funney cuz he stepped in gum

its so quiet my volumes at 44 and its too quiet

the music sounds a little like isle of dreams from the last one

oh hes wearing the necklace!!

fun fact i hadnt seen any of rocky until freshman year and when i did i didnt know where i had seen that guy before. turns out hes the toymaker

juni dont ever step out of line for ANYTHING

buscemi!!!!

spider dude!!!!

ralph!!!!!

gerti!!!

whats up with the fancy pot. i hate it. doesnt match the aesthetic

if you havent seen her since christmas “last year” then that means you havent seen her in over a year. someone would have gone for her by now

shes NINE???????

“everyones your family” yeah no i dont want “everyone” in my family

“retired” youre ELEVEN

what was with that zoom in

“games and theory” dont you mean GAME THEORY

that dude looks like colonel sanders

ew its donnagon

oh shit mrs giggles is cute

v boxx???? ew

and i OOP-

i just realized theres been an “are you with me” type thing in each movie so far

why are there only five levels????? logically there would be one tutorial level, so you only get 4 levels to play on

he go ZOOM

looks like jumpstart

or reader rabbit

he can still use telepathy????

why is he carrying the coins???????? 

this guy looks like antman

he looks nothing like a toad

wait thats the floating head from sharkboy and lavagirl. tobias i think???????

so its hardcore mode????? just make a new account

they only added that for more 3d effects didnt they

this is just target smash from smash bros

the dark side of the moon doesnt exist stupid

youre TESTERS why are you trying to WIN

“knows karate”

when i was younger i was so confused why the time went down but now i realize that they actually had to GET grandpa

yeah well he DID deal with it

iron man? dont you mean valentin avellan?

i paused the movie for like 20 minutes to find my old spy kids 3d glasses and couldnt and now im sad

the dude in silver looks like this guy i know

juni is bumblebee

p r e d d y

he escaped by winning. if demetras so good, why is she still here???

WHY DOES HER MECH HAVE TIDDIES

“no ear biting” isnt that mike tyson

wait is the platform gyroscopic or not????? it is in some instances but not in others????

great job juni you killed her

i like the hippie one hes cool

nevermind hes lame

i like the killer guy now. chaotic evil

i think they legit used daryl sabara for the poster

i feel like i had junis car as a taco bell toy but it was blue

why would you listen to him

actually it IS a turbo boost it just turbo boosts you out of the car

wOah

oh no he died

why is grandpa so cool

according to my physics teacher that shouldnt work

why is antman helping you

these bikes shouldnt be working either

why would you have to lose a life to continue the race??? the fall is clearly implemented so why does juni lose a life???

why is there a COUNTDOWN

was there a time limit on the race??? i didnt pay attention

who are the dudes in the background

i never got the “atari-sega-nendo” joke until this week. i was a loser child

even if you dont shut it down before people get online its still gonna take them a bit to get to level 5, you have buffer time

“my cool” THATS👏NOT👏A👏SKILL👏

juni theyre already gone

wait thats illegal

“lava mountain” you mean a volcano??????

hahah l0zerz

awwwwwwwww

they stole tetris

oh my God its lego star wars

wait there are TWO characters in yellow suits you cant DO THAT

oh no she died

THERES THE ICONIC LINE

“dont fall in love with a game juni” WHAT ABOUT MINECRAFT

holy crap i thought that was loss for a second

“my feet stink” THATS A REFERENCE TO THE LAST ONE!!!!!

carmen!!!!

great job juni

because lava is COOL

the floor looks like 25 pounds of meth disguised as ancient aztec calendars

i was so confused as a kid because i had actual tinker toys and these weren’t it

i alwasy wanted to be the guys in the cells

i thought they couldnt help juni anymore????? why can they manipulate the game NOW

oh no have all died

nevermind

why are you always conspiring against juni???

haha gameboy

so apparently thats elijah wood??? dont know who that is but he looks like a rat

wow. inspirational.

is the guy like??????? really tall or something?????

oops

aww :((

what kind of advanced AI is this???? developing feelings???

yes you can youre literally just code

awwwwww

you may not be smart but you have g r e a t fashion sense

its called virtual reality look it up

i love this part because hes working so hard but then his kids are calling so he just… goes

also why did they reapprove this program

WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN THEYRE PRETTY IMPORTANT

you dont have to BREAK IT you could just LEAVE

SEE YOU A R E THEIR UNCLE

nice hair ingrid

machete!!!!

F L O O P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE👏THAT👏DUDE👏

and minion i guess

oh!!!!! floops wearing the good coat!!!!!!! he better run!!!!!

SOMEBODY RING THE DINKSTER??????

romero!

didnt you specifically say “im no loon” in the second one????

whats with the fist bump sound effect

hmm i wonder who

he go ZOOM

you can still????? go to a wedding????? in a wheelchair???? like i can assure you thats a thing

also its canon that at this point that ingrid is less than 30. carmen is 14. that means ingrid was 16 when she had carmen, and we know she was married beforehand

the toymaker isnt allowed to be family yet

YES!!!!!!! FLOOP IS FAMILY!!!!!!!!! LOVE THAT DUDE!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOD THERE WERE NO SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS D:

OH!!!!!! INGRIDS FAMILY IS AVELLAN BECAUSE THE OTHER PRODUCERS LAST NAME IS AVELLAN!!!!!! nice

alexa vega went so hard for the song in this one i love it

wait now i have to review the fourth one oh NOOOOO

[growupicons]

like if you save please

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[divas-stuff]

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[a-man-for-hire-and-his-archives]

WITH his rugged Aussie good looks and charm, actor Luke Arnold has been compared to Heath Ledger and a young Mel Gibson.

His first feature film, Broken Hill, is a joint Australian/American production about a teenager who dreams of being a classical composer while he’s busy working on his dad’s sheep station in western NSW.

The film was a hit at the recent Giffoni Film Festival in Italy, Europe’s largest youth film festival, where it won three awards including best film in its age category.

The young jury and audiences likened Arnold to the two iconic Australian stars – comparisons the 25-year old modestly brushes off.

‘‘They’re both two big favourite actors of mine and legends and people I look up to, so while comparisons are great and flattering, really it’s about the work you do,’’ says Arnold, who trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

After a few guest appearances in TV shows including McLeod’s Daughters and The Strip, Arnold says he was doing the ‘struggling unpaid actor thing’ in Melbourne when he landed the Broken Hill audition.

Weeks later, he was on set ready to take on his biggest role so far, leading a cast including Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton, Spy Kids star Alexa Vega and Rhys Wakefield (The Black Balloon).

‘‘I was just wondering what the hell I was doing in the middle of it all,’’ laughs Arnold.

‘‘I think with a different cast and crew it may have been a lot harder for me to deal with the responsibility but they were all so welcoming and confident and so much fun to work with that I got to ease into it really nicely.’’

Part of the challenge for city boy Arnold was learning how to do his farm boy character Tommy’s jobs.

So he had a quick crash course in sheep shearing and motorbike riding before filming started in Broken Hill.

‘‘The eight days we had in Broken Hill... was just a condensed eight days where really I was doing a lot of farm work all week – drenching, throwing hay bales, shearing sheep,’’ he says.

Broken Hill premiered in Melbourne last month, ahead of its US release last week.

Arnold says he is excited about travelling to the US and seeing how the film is received by Americans.

‘‘This is an Australian film in so many ways but most of the crew and the core creatives are American.

‘‘I think it might be a nice mix of being made by people who really know the American audience’s sensibilities, but have this different Australian landscape,’’ he says.