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List of free audiobooks on YouTube for anyone interested

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Alice in Wonderland

Animal Farm by George Orwell

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H P Lovecraft

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

The Village by Caroline Mitchell

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (fuck JKR)

Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Upside Down by Danielle Steel

The Fiancée by Kate White

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Theif

Accidentally Married by Victoria E. Lieske

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Collector (book one) by Nora Roberts

The Lies I Told by Mary Burton

Dead Man’s Mirror by Agatha Christie

The Hobbit

The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey

The Good Neighbour by R J Parker

The Island House by Elana Johnson

Desperation by Stephan King

The Healing Summer by Heather B. Moore

The Last Affair by Margot Hunt

To Be Claimed by Willow Winter

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Inn by James Patterson

Wonder by R J Palacio

Faking It With The Billionaire by Willow Fox

The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark

Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum

The Catcher in the Rye

The Lottery Winner by Mary Higgins Clark

Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean

Death of a Nurse by M C Beaton

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Sonnets by William Shakespeare

Frozen Betrayal by Clive Cussler

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Line of Fire by R J Patterson

Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen

The Remnant by Tim LaHaye

The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins

The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie

Payment in Kind by J A Jance

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida

The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A Marriage of Anything but Convenience by Victorine E. Lieske

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Inheritance Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

The Kama Sutra by Mallanaga Vatsyayana

The Wisdom of Father Brown by G K Chesterton

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Robin Hood by J Walker McSpadden

The Poor Traveller by Charles Dickens

Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 by Sarah Raymond Herndon

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Atomic Habits by James Clear

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Trading in the Zone by Mark Douglas

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Man After Man

Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Charlotte’s Web

Midsummer Mysteries by Agatha Christie

Out of Silent Planet by C S Lewis

The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle

Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton

The Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harai

Hamlet by Shakespeare

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Been a while since I fed my original fandom, how are you guys? :D

Quotes are from “The Little Book of Complete B*llocks” by Alistair Beaton. RV could use some self-help.

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‘So what if dramatisations of New Labour focus on the negatives— stress the spin, the scandals, the dirty tricks, and the lack of principle? Surely these are entertainments with no consequences for the real world? Academic research suggests otherwise. It indicates that the kind of dramas I’ve been talking about subtly shape how we think, especially if the message is unremittingly the same. Of course, Alistair Beaton, David Hare, Peter Kosminsky and their peers are justified to write what they do. They are right to look on those who exercise power with some skepticism. But has this not gone just a little too far? And when we lambast our politicians for entertainment, what are we saying about ourselves? Did we not elect them? By decrying New Labour, are we not in fact conveniently letting ourselves off the hook? Does it matter that Adam Lang’s wife is a CIA agent? […] Dramatists, then, have a kind of power. As they entertain us, they can construct how we see the world, how we think about politics and politicians. […] While dramas can shape how we think about those who exercise power, fiction and reality are not the same.’

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The Longest Library #7: The Little Book of Complete Bollocks by Alistair Beaton

This is a series in which I attempt to read and review all (or most of) my library of 297 books.

Rundown: I'm just going to quote part of the back here: In this witty hatchet job on the therapy culture, writer and broadcaster Alistair Beaton invites you to make friends with your anxiety, give your anger a hug, and have a good long satisfying shag with your negativity.

This is a small pocket book you'd probably gift to the drunk in your life if you share their views that therapy is too touchy feely, or if one of you have failed therapy before. I was wondering why these jokes were falling flat, and more importantly, why they were falling flat in a weird way instead of a mean-spirited way you'd expect. Then I read the back and realized that the author is british. (not sorry, british comedy is fine, bad british humor is just disappointing and feels like a small round man in his 30's trying to be clever at me in the pub)

I give this a 1/5. It'll waste a good thirty minutes, and there's like, five that made me exhale through my nose a little bit, but the rest of it was slightly exasperating.

So, this book reads like 12 year old me trying to be funny. It's a comment on therapy culture if all they've seen is TV gurus and overwritten self-discovery (not self-help) books. What I'm saying is that it could have been better. There's shitposts on tumblr that does a better job than about 89% of this book. Some of these do, in fact, read like tumblr shitposts that just barely miss the mark. There were times I felt like a lot of these were better off on a twitter account, or could be plugged into a bot that's attached to a twitter account.

However, I will share a few choice pieces with you.

IMPORTANT

Feelings of unimportance are often caused by a lack of importance. Banish your feelings of unimportance by becoming President of the United States.

Did the orange narcissist read this?

THE CHILD WITHIN

Finding the child within yourself can be harder than you think. Buy a cuddly toy and take it to bed with you. Use it to rediscover the child-self you thought you had lost forever. Keep in touch with this child-self wherever you go. Throw tantrums with people who won't let you have your way. Eat too much chocolate and be sick. Show your partner your anger by wetting the bed.

*ANGRILY PEES THE BED* YOU NEVER PUT THE FORKS BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!!!

URINE

Let urine be the mirror of your soul. Every Monday morning, use a chopstick* to whisk a little of your urine in a white porcelain bowl. If your urine turns frothy, you have a terminal illness and will be dead by the weekend. *if you have issues around chopsticks, it is better to use a fork.

Here's one that makes little if any sense and feels like it failed to set out what it wanted to do. Yes I'm complaining. Yes I'm implying I might know how to do it better. Yes I'm actually going to do it.

"Urine can be a good reflection of the state of your soul. Every Monday morning,( the day of new beginnings for each week,) you can best check your soul's status by whisking some of your urine in a white porcelain bowl with a chopstick. Almost clear urine reflects your clarity of mind and peacefulness, as you must live a balanced and peaceful life to be able to drink that much water on an almost constant basis. If you can see patterns or small particles forming in the liquid, now is the perfect time to pause and contemplate the state of your medical insurance, as you will soon be needing a doctor for that heinous infection."

There. A soft punchline that makes the laughing portion of your brain give a little squeeze without actually giving you the physical urge to giggle. Because that's what they were going for, right?

COLOUR THERAPY

Try painting your therapist a different colour.

This one works. I like this one.

YOUR BODY

Your body is a superb instrument. Why not invite it to join an orchestra?

This one doesn't. Where's the funny? What's the implication? An actual orchestra, despite the average reader not being a trained musician? A choir? An orgy?

MIRROR MEDITATION

Sit down in the lotus position, facing a full-length mirror. In complete silence, stare at your own face in the mirror, without blinking. For three or four hours, nothing will happen. Persist.After four to six hours, the eyes of the face in the mirror will start to roll its eyes and its tongue will flop out of its mouth. Do not be alarmed - this is perfectly normal. Persist. After seven to eight hours, the face in the mirror will suddenly become distorted and appear to be screaming. Do not be alarmed - this is perfectly normal. Persist. After eight to ten hours the face in the mirror will come to meet yours. It will feel as if you are bashing your head repeatedly into a glass object. You will now find yourself in an altered state of consciousness. This is known as unconsciousness.It is followed by another, higher state, known as hospital.

Are they going for a horror bent? This definitely isn't advanced enough to consciously make it about eye fatigue and hypnogogic hallucinations. I feel like the amount of hours doesn't justify the end goal. It's a meditation. Usually there's an end goal of some kind in mind. Be it a time limit or a specific state or some way to KNOW when it ends. This joke only works if someone would actually have a reason to continue the exercise even though the ending may land them in the hospital. Yes I'm nitpicking. Yes I'll admit that if the bulk of it were shorter and the ending bit came way sooner it would be funnier to my tiny pea brain with a fly's bladder sized attention span.

PAINFUL

Make space for pain in your life. If you feel just fine, seek out a counselor or therapist who will explore with you the reasons why you are denying your pain.

:)

:') This is good, it feels like a joke one of your friends would make at you.

DYSFUNCTIONAL

A dysfunctional family is not a family that fails to function; a dysfunctional family is a family that fails to function for you. Make your family function for you by asking family members to rub essential oils into your thighs. If anyone refuses, ask them why they feel threatened by your thighs.

Dril goes to therapy: the movie. This one's good.

ON THE PLANE

During long air journeys, endear yourself to crew and passengers alike by introducing those around you to the ancient power of group chant.

Theater kids, am I right?

SIMPLE PLEASURES

Get pleasure out of the little things in life. Stand on an ant.

This one is the best one. It's the absurdist and casual aggression. It's perfectly modernized and it would probably be considered the worst one back in the day.

BEYOND WORDS

Understand the importance of non-verbal messaging. Give people the sound cues which reveal your mood: If you are happy, ululate in people's ears. If you are anxious, make moaning noises. If you are depressed, fart loudly and persistently.

Ah, so mid-2000s anime fans? Got it.

So in conclusion, no need to waste time on this book. Unless wasting time is what you set out to do.

If you're truly curious, I'm selling this book. It's not on the inverted selections ebay page (where I'm putting all my stuff I don't want any more and these books will likely appear there as well) because ebay is weird and has itty bitty tiny selling limits, so I can only have 5 active listings at a time. However, if you want this before anybody else can get to it, you simply have to message me on any platform you can find me one, and we'll set something up. It's 2 US dollars for me, and about 3.50 for the postal system.

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Royal & Derngate, Atlantic Screen Music and Phantom Limb present a new charity compilation album: INCIDENTAL: Music For The Stage.

Over the past decade, Royal & Derngate Theatre has commissioned 12 of the most influential composers working today to write original music for the stage – including Number 1 selling musicians White Lies, Guy Chambers and These New Puritans; Oscar and Grammy award winning film composers Rachel Portman and Anne Dudley; leading opera composer Orlando Gough, British Bhangra pioneer Kuljit Bhamra and ground-breaking classical and electronic composers Isobel Waller-Bridge, James Johnston, Bedroom Community's Valgeir Sigurðsson and 2020 Ivor Novello Award winner Renell Shaw.

This charity compilation album presents their original compositions inspired by some of the most famous plays and novels in the English Language, featuring spoken performances by many of the stage’s most acclaimed actors. It raises vital funds to support Royal & Derngate Theatre’s reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic, helping the venue to recover from the devastating impact of a year of enforced closure and enabling the venue to continue to produce their ground-breaking Made in Northampton productions.

The album will be released on September 24, 2021 and Iain Glen will read a part of Alone in Berlin:

25. Hans Fallada’s Alone in Berlin - Orlando Gough, Alistair Beaton, Iain Glen, Jessica Walker, Charlotte Emmerson, Denis Conway

The album will be on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and Tidal and will be available on digital & physical CD. More infos here.

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So. I have this book. By Alistair Beaton. 

And I thought I’d share some of my favourite advice from this book:

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From The Arsonist by Max Frisch (trans. Alistair Beaton)

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Virtual Ren Faire 2020 Calendar

We have activities and themed days, plus we’ve compiled a bunch of livestreams from some fantastic performers to enjoy during our Faire. The calendar is updated daily, so stay tuned for more events!

Saturday, March 28

Opening day!

Join us on Opening Day for a day of faire activities. Share photos, videos, and stories relating to your ren faire experience! 

Submissions will be open starting today for the Costume Contest!

O.W.L. Fest - 7:30 AM PDT

An all-day series of concerts with a wizardly theme. A new artist is live every half hour until 7:00 PM, so tune in anytime! Don’t forget to refresh the page between concerts to listen to the latest stream. The current lineup is: Tonks and the Aurors, Lauren Fairweather, Ashley Hamel, Hawthorn & Holly, Grace Kendall, Kalysta Flame, Pussycat Dolores, The Purebloods, Flitwick and the Charmers, Losing Lara, Muggle Snuggle, Percy and the Prefects, Ludo Bagman and the Trash, Draco and the Malfoys, The Mudbloods, The Lovegoods, Alas Earwax!, The Blibbering Humdingers, Abby Ritter, The Swedish Shortsnouts, Kirstyn Hippe, POTTÖRHEAD, The Arkadian, Karl-Johan, and Toucan Dubh.

Check out the Facebook livestream concerts here.

Ye Banished Privateers Virtual Release Party - 11:00 AM PDT.

“Let’s party like it’s 1720! Borders are closing, people are being forced to shut their doors. Our global world is growing smaller, but Ye Banished Privateers believes in staying connected through the crisis. On march 28th we were planning to throw a big release party for our new album Hostis Humani Generis in our home town Umeå, Sweden, which naturally had to be cancelled due to the corona pandemic. Instead we’ll be hosting a live streamed event, at 19.00 cet 28/3 that will be worthy of an official release concert. We want to try and make this something special and grand . . . let’s stand together in all safe ways possible.”

Check out the Youtube livestream concert here.

Pub Crawl - 1:30 PM PDT. 

We’ll be hosting a BYOB pub crawl. Keep an eye out for the tag vrf2020 pub crawl for more info. Please follow local drinking laws and drink responsibly!

Cyrus Pynn (The Swordsman) - 2:00 PM PDT.

“I am a self taught professional sword swallower who perfected the art at the Coney Island Sideshow School, where I learned to present it in an entertaining and classy manner. Since then I have pushed the limit with this dangerous feat as I have traveled across the United States performing with Carnivals, Festivals and Variety Shows . . . Demonstrating the world's most dangerous stunt in an entertaining, classy manner featuring comedy, audience interaction and, of course, death defiance! ‘Down the Hatch without a Scratch!’“

Check out the Facebook livestream show here.

Andrea Beaton - 4:30 PM PDT.

“Andrea grew up in a musical family in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.  Both the Beaton and MacMaster sides of her family are well known and respected as some of Cape Breton's finest musicians, dancers and composers. She has made 6 solo CDs, a duo album with her father Kinnon, and published 3 books of tunes.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

The CRAIC Show - 5:00 PM PDT.

“The CRAIC Show is an intense & wildly entertaining act, made up of five international travelers who, in 1541AD, were banded together on an ancient battlefield. This unique merging of music from far away lands brings a sound that is unlike any other . . .  Ever-changing and constantly blending styles, The CRAIC Show is always bringing a fresh, high energy blend of World Medieval Music to a modern audience.” 

Check out the Facebook livestream concert here.

Erin Rae - 7:00 PM PDT.

“Gifted with a unique ability to fuse musical genres and influences to craft songs that feel fresh and wholly her own, with her new album Putting On Airs, Erin Rae has thrown down a direct challenge to the stereotype of what a Southern singer should be. Both lyrically and sonically, she strikes a fiercely independent chord, proudly releasing a deeply personal record that reflects her own upbringing in Tennessee, including the prejudices and injustices that she witnessed as a child that continue to impact her life to this day. According to Rae, ‘this album was born out of a need to do some healing work in my personal life, in order to address some fears and patterns of mine to allow my true feelings to come to the surface.’”

Check out the Instagram livestream concert here.

Sunday, March 29

Submissions remain open for the Costume Contest!

Alistair McCulloch - 11:30 AM PDT.

“Alistair is one of Scotland's best known fiddle performers and teachers.  His trio features Aaron Jones of Old Blind Dogs, and former Capercaillie whistle wizard Marc Duff. Alistair has taught a generation of rising stars at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

Linda McRae - 1:00 PM PDT.

“Linda’s love of Canadian, American and British music early on in her career resulted in multiple band configurations from roots-rock to punk to folk . . . When Linda steps onto a concert stage, into a recording studio, workshop or mentoring session, there is an effortless passion, a love of what she does and a connection with fans and friendships built and treasured. A multi-instrumentalist Linda works tirelessly as a touring singing songwriter, performing at premiere venues across Canada, the US and Europe while turning out new works.”

Check out the Facebook livestream concert here.

The Glow Bubble Show (Meadow Perry) - 4:00 PM PDT.

“Meadow Perry is a Philadelphia based Magician, Bubble Artist and Actress. Known for her beloved children's character, Meadowlark the Faerie, Meadow has been performing in various genres from the stage to private events for over 15 years. The Bubble Magic of Meadow Perry is a show that takes the visual art of bubbles, theatrical storytelling, enchanting magic, thrilling music, & a touch of sophistication to create a unique and entertaining show that has been described as ‘A mesmerizing, spellbounding experience! Charming and interesting, Meadow takes the rules of bubbles outside the box!’”

Check out the Instagram livestream show here.

Monday, March 30

Submissions remain open for the Costume Contest!

Merchants’ Monday

Show our wonderful shops some extra love today!

Shannon Lay - 12:00 PM PDT.

“There is an entire sub-genre of poetry devoted to rivers and their persistent, meditative flow . . . For transcendent folk-pop artist Shannon Lay, the river is all of the above: It’s the metaphor driving her latest album, the exquisitely uplifting August (Sub Pop Records, out August, 23rd)—which doubles as an aural baptism renewing her purpose for making music. ‘I always picture music as this river. Everyone’s throwing things into this river, it’s a place you can go to and feed off of that energy,’ she says, ‘and feel nourished by the fact that so many people are feeling what you’re feeling. It’s this beautiful exchange.’”

Check out the Instagram livestream concert here.

Jesse Linder, Bard - 5:00 PM PDT.

“. . .'Singer of Songs, Teller of Tales.’ Jesse performs as a solo artist and as a member of 3 Pints Gone, and has been a member of Separated at Birth, CrossRogues, and Tippler's Way. Jesse sings at Renaisance faires, American reenactments, Irish pubs, and coffeehouses throughout the Midwest. He currently has three solo CDs and five group CDs in print.”

Check out the Facebook livestream concert here.

Steven Greenman - 6:00 PM PDT.

“Steven has worked with some of the world’s leading klezmer ensembles, is a founding member of Cleveland’s East European ensemble Harmonia, and has been a guest soloist with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, performing his own arrangements of gypsy and klezmer music.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

Tuesday, March 31

Submissions remain open for the Costume Contest!

Time Travel Tuesday

Share your favorite photos and costumes from any time period, from Ancient Greece to 2265. After all, in quarantine, time all feels a little wibbly wobbly!

Jonathan Cannon - 5:30 PM PDT.

“Jonathan has studied klezmer, Romanian, Celtic, and American fiddling, performs regularly, with award-winning Boston klezmer band Ezekiel’s Wheels, and for contra dances.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

Wednesday, April 1

Submissions remain open for the Costume Contest!

Anne-Mari Kivimäki & Palomylly - 10:00 AM PDT.

“Anne-Mari Kivimäki & Palomylly is an impressive sound mix with stories, archive recordings, jouhikko, double bass, vocals and accordion. Kivimäki’s music has a hypnotic pulse and it’s made for the love of old stories. Kivimäki has gathered her Palomylly band from the musicians on her successful Lakkautettu Kylä (A Closed-Down Village) album.”

Check out the Facebook livestream concert here.

Troy MacGillivray with Sabra MacGillivray - 4:30 PM PDT.

“Troy is a brilliant fiddler, pianist and stepdancer from Nova Scotia.  He’s been featured at many festivals including Celtic Connections in Scotland, East Coast Music Awards, Celtic Colours Festival in Cape Breton, the Barbados Celtic Festival and the Edinburgh Fiddle Festival.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

Thursday, April 2

Submissions remain open for the Costume Contest!

Cookie Segelstein with Josh Horowitz - 10:00 AM PDT.

“Founder of Veretski Pass, and fiddler with many other top klezmer bands, Cookie has taught workshops round the world, and has been featured in an ABC documentary and a film starring Robert DeNiro.  Josh founded the band Budowitz and has played with Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Theodore Bikel, and accompanied Itzhak Perlman on PBS.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

Oshima Brothers - 3:00 PM PDT.

“Raised in a musical family in rural Maine, the brothers have honed a harmony-rich blend of contemporary folk and acoustic pop. On stage, Sean and Jamie create a surprisingly full sound with dynamic vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, octave bass, loops, and percussion. The brothers live in Maine but are often on the road performing, producing music videos, and dancing.”

Check out the Facebook livestream concert here.

Friday, April 3

Submissions remain open for the Costume Contest!

Furry Friends Friday

Ever dressed your pet up for the faire? Show us your photos and costume ideas! Or show us your faire-themed fursuit. You do you.

Let’s Get Traditional (The Minstrel Rav’n) - 4:00 PM PDT.

“The Minstrel Rav'n travels the lands Telling Songs and Singing Stories about Taverns, Pirates and Elven Lasses. Songs of Adventure, Drinking... and things a bit on the Naughty Side!”

Check out the Facebook livestream here.

HST (Ed, Lilly & Neil Pearlman) - 4:30 PM PDT.

“HST (Highland Soles Trio) is 3/5 of a family band, with dancer Laura Scott and Jesse on whistle. HST has toured the US and Scotland with new and old tunes in the Scottish tradition.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

Saturday, April 4

Gráinne Brady - 12:30 PM PDT.

“Gráinne is an Irish fiddle player from County Cavan in Ireland and currently based in Glasgow where she leads sessions and plays with Top Floor Taivers, string group The Routes Quartet, and Gaeilge/Gàidhlig supergroup LAS.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

Pub Crawl - 1:30 PM PDT.

We’ll be hosting a BYOB pub crawl. Keep an eye out for the tag vrf2020 pub crawl for more info. Please follow local drinking laws and drink responsibly!

Costume Contest Judging - 6:00 PM PDT.

Submissions remain open for the Costume Contest until 6:00. Winners will be chosen between 6:00 and 7:00 PDT.

Sunday, April 5

Jenna Reid - 11:30 AM PDT.

“Jenna is a member of the great fiddle bands Blazin' Fiddles, and RANT.  Born & bred in Shetland, she learned fiddle from the late Willie Hunter. Following her music degree, Jenna performed with Dóchas and Deaf Shepherd before joining her current bands.”

Check out the Zoom livestream concert here.

Closing Day

We’re sad to see you go, but we hope to catch you at an IRL faire next season!

[words-pics-flicks]

Alistair Beaton, the author and playwright, identifies four stages in the collapse of an author's self-esteem. They go roughly like this:

1) This is bloody difficult. I may be blocked.

2) Oh no, oh no. I can't manage this bit at all.

3) Gloom, gloom. Bloody hell. If I'm honest with myself I can't write any of it.

4) The truth is, I just can't write at all. I'm a fraud, and finally I have been found out.

(Above quoted in "Wish You Were Here", Nick Webb's biography of Douglas Adams.)

[stephaniejoanneus]

Boris the Cat: The Little Cat with Big Ideas by Erwin Moser

Boris the Cat: The Little Cat with Big Ideas by Erwin Moser

Boris the Cat: The Little Cat with Big Ideas by Erwin Moser. Translated by Alistair Beaton. NorthSouth, 2021. 9780735844544 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fiction/Short stories/Easy readers – I’m not really sure What did you like about the book? This 136 page book contains two-page stories featuring Boris the Cat. Each story is exactly six…

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Boris the Cat: The Little Cat with Big Ideas by Erwin Moser

Boris the Cat: The Little Cat with Big Ideas by Erwin Moser

Boris the Cat: The Little Cat with Big Ideas by Erwin Moser. Translated by Alistair Beaton. NorthSouth, 2021. 9780735844544 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fiction/Short stories/Easy readers – I’m not really sure What did you like about the book? This 136 page book contains two-page stories featuring Boris the Cat. Each story is exactly six…

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SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and SAG Awards® Committee Chair JoBeth Williams to Announce Stunt Ensemble Honorees

Ryan Michelle Bathe (L) and Sterling K. Brown - 2017 Red Carpet Arrivals. Photo courtesy of SAG-AFTRA.

      LOS ANGELES (Jan. 09, 2018) — SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and SAG Awards® Committee Chair JoBeth Williams will reveal the honorees for Outstanding Action Performances by Film and Television Stunt Ensembles from the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® red carpet, SAG Awards Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced today.

    Audiences can watch Carteris and Williams reveal the names during the first half-hour of PEOPLE, EW & TNT’s SAG Awards® Red Carpet Live pre-show, which will live-stream on tntdrama.com/sagawards , sagawards.org , People.com, PeopleTV.com, EW.com, InStyle.com and Time.com, beginning at 5:30 p.m. (ET) / 2:30 p.m. (PT).

         The Stunt Ensemble honors commend work within the stunt community during 2017 and recognize stunt performers and coordinators. Nominees chosen by their respective SAG Awards film and television nominating committees were announced on Dec. 13, 2017 by Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse, The Predator) and Niecy Nash (Claws, The Soul Man). Information on voting procedures to choose the recipients was sent to the 121,544 members in good standing of SAG-AFTRA on Dec. 19. Ballots must be received by Integrity Voting Systems, the Awards' official election teller, by noon on Friday, Jan. 19.

         Actor Tituss Burgess - 2017 Red Carpet Arrivals. Photo courtesy of SAG-AFTRA.

           The nominees for this year’s Outstanding Action Performances by Film and Television Stunt Ensembles are:

    Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

“BABY DRIVER” (TriStar Pictures and MRC) Keith Adams Chris Antonucci Brian Avery Ben Aycrigg Jennifer Badger Dean (Donny) Bailey Adrienne Ballenger Ele Bardha Kenny Bartram Randy Beckman Kelly Bellini Chad L. Bowman Danny Boyer Chelsea Bruland Jwaundace Candece Jeff Chase Laurence Chavez David Conk Alan D'Antoni Paul Justin Darnell Elizabeth Davidovich Keith Davis Philip Dido Gary Dionne John Dixon Danny Downey Kevin Dyer Mike Endoso Ian Eyre Troy Faruk Robert Fisher Michael H. (Reece) Fleetwood Clay Donahue Fontenot Rob Foster Jeremy Fry Dante Ha Jermaine T Holt Crystal Hooks Damita (Jane) Howard Scott Hunter Daniel (Duke) Jackson Cal Johnson Bobby Jordan Karin Justman Kara Kimmer Paul Lacovara Joshua Lamboy Bethany Levy Jared Losano Curtis Lyons, Jr. Daniel R. (Danny Maze) Majzlik Ronny Mathew Andrew McDermott Michael McGuire Jeff Milburn Matthew Murray Robert Nagle Mark Norby Chris O'Hara Christopher Padilla Christopher Palermo Gary Peebles Nathaniel Alapati Perry Darrin Prescott Delmar Reyna Antjuan Rhames Christopher Cody Robinson Corrina Roshea John Ross Marvin Ross Rich Rutherford Elena Sanchez Todd Schneider Erik Schultz Paul E. Short Dalton Simons Samuel Situmorang Jeffrey James Smith Buddy Sosthand Eric Stratemeier Christopher Tardieu Todd Rogers Terry Diego Ward Jim Wilkey Thom Williams Tyler William Witte Marielle Woods Justin Yu Alvin Zalamea

    “DUNKIRK” (Warner Bros. Pictures) Kevin Derr Zack Duhame Mark Fichera Marie Fink Gregg Forshaw Shane Geraghty Cody Gilbert Jacob Griffin Shane M. Habberstad Reid Harper Riley Harper Chuck Hosack Luke Kearney Matt Leonard Daniel Locicero Rick Miller James Mitchell-Clyde Sean Morrissey Mark Norby Travis Quist Mark Rayner Dalton Rondell Tracey Ruggiero Steven Sawicki David M. Schultz Marc Scizak Ray Siegle John Street Tom Struthers Bryan Thompson Sam Trimming Jeremie Vigot Peter White Joshua Yadon

      “LOGAN” (20th Century Fox) Stanton Barrett Kenny Bartram Matt Berberi Nicolas Bosc Solomn Brende Scheryl Brown Steven John Brown Christopher Bryant Kurt Bryant Mark Chavarria Alvin Chon Tim Connolly Clay Cullen Eddie Daveport Liam Day Chris Denison Loren Dennis Mark Dobson Clay Donahue Fontenot Joseph J. Dryden Dillon Eddo Nick Epper Chris Fanguy Troy Faruk Jeff Galpin Paula Gunawan Lydia Hand Daniel Hargrave Regis Harrington Eugene Hartline Jim Henry Christopher Heskey Jay Hieron Logan Holladay Ashley Hudson Thekla Hutyrova Gary Hymes Andy Jones Antal Kalik Horace Knight, Jr. Angelica Kushi Efka Kvaraciejus Marissa Labog Josh Lakatos Kurt Lott Jay Lynch Eric Mainade Emmanuel Manzanares Bryan Marsh Rich Minga Vanessa Motta Mike Mukatis Carl Nespoli Dan Norris Randy Reitenbach Greg Rementer Anthony Repinski Brady Romberg Shahaub Roudbari Michael Ryan Bill Scharpf Cale Schultz Kenneth H. Sheard Brett Sheerin Gunter Simon Matthew R. Staley Aden Stay Daniel Stevens Spencer Stone Curtis Stuart, Jr. Sunny Sun Hamid-Reza Thompson Matt Thompson Ayhan Tongadur Steve Upton Torrey Vogel Cord Walker Garrett Warren Kevin Waterman Timothy “Storms” Werner James Wilkey Jessica Williams Nico Woulard Marcus Young

      “WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES” (20th Century Fox) Trevor Addie Yusuf Ahmed Brett Armstrong Maja Aro Shawn Beaton Jason Bell Krista Bell Guy Bews Marco Bianco Greg Bray Dustin Brooks Neil Caldwell Clint Carleton Janene Carleton Steven Chang Doug Chapman Colby Chartrand Jason Chu Tommy Clarke Alastair Collis Brent Connolly Chad Cosgrave Eric Daniel Ken Do André Dominguez Connor Dunn Cassandra Ebner Will Erichson Jonathon Field Corbin Fox Mike Garthwaite Nilo Ghajar Mitch Glanville Lars Grant Kory Grim Dean Hart Steven Hassenpflug Leif Havdale Rob Hayley Kai Hirvonen Trevor Jones John Kaye Brad Kelly Alistair King Keanu Lam Dave Lane Rob Lane Scott Lang Paul Lazenby Jake Loube Brian Lydiatt Eli Martyr Joel McGowan Kyle Mills Russel Mitrovich Gaston Morrison Skyler Mowatt Tammy Nera Scott Nicholson Todd Nobles Rochelle Okye Efosa Otuomagie Gerald Paetz Rick Pearce Fred Perron Darryl Quon Travis Rempel Chad Riley Spencer Rutherford Jeff Sanca Quentin Schneider Todd Scott Sam Smith Rafael Sola John Stoneham, Jr. Sylvesta Stuart Taylor Tai Monte Thompson Ty Trand Albert Valladares Clay Virtue Danny Virtue Marshall Virtue Brennan Walstrom Kye Walstrom Owen Walstrom Chris Webb Rhys Williams Paul Wu

          Wonder Woman - Warner Bros. Pictures

       “WONDER WOMAN” (Warner Bros. Pictures) Gordon Alexander Sina Ali Brad Allen Guiomar Alonso David Anders Chey Anich Mark Archer Camilla Argent Cole Armitage Georgina Armstrong Adam Basil Lloyd Bass Joanna Bennett Christopher Bowden Alex Bracq Aidan Brindle Steve Brown Andrew Burford Nellie Burroughes Michael Byrch Damon Caro Richard Cetrone Neil Chapelhow Jonathan Cohen Joel Conlan Liam Coote Lucy Cork Lateef Crowder Dos Santos Jason Curle Danielle Da Costa Nicholas Daines Wayne Dalglish Bill Davey Andrius Davidenas Tim Davies Caitlin Dechelle Josh Dyer James Embree Rachael Evelyn Mickey Facchinello Bradley Farmer Pete Ford Dean Forster Sarah Franzl Aaron Gassor Martin Goeres Luke Gomes Nic Goodey Oliver Gough Jessie Graff Ryan Green Guillermo Grispo Gary Grundy Tom Hallahan James M. Halty Paul Heasman Matt Hermiston Rob Herring Jeff Hewitt-Davis Maria Hippolyte Nick Hobbs Al Holland Bobby Holland Hanton Timo Honsa Gary Hoptrough Paul Howell Rob Hunt Luke Ioannou Jack Jagodka Allen Jo Antal Kalik Gary Kane Ian Kay Matthew Kaye Robbie Keane Orissa Kelly Cristian Knight David Knight Wendy Leech Sarah Lochlan Sam Looc Sonny Louis Glenn Marks Tina Maskell Chelsea Mather Kim McGarrity Adrian McGaw Kye McKee Andy Merchant Carly Michaels Donald Mills Chris Morrison Theo Morton Rory Mulroe Elliot Murray Lucy Jayne Murray David Newton Mayling Ng Brian “Sonny” Nickels James O'Daly Lauren Okadigbo Natalie Padilla Abian Padron Ramirez Sam Parham Charlie Pawlett Ian Pead Justin Pearson Andy Pilgrim Rubie Planson Oleg Podobin Chris Pollard Tilly Powell Juliet Reeve Tim Rigby Shane Roberts Phoebe Robinson-Galvin Tom Rodgers Nick Roeten Seon Rogers Matthew Rugetti Fabio Santos Christiaan Schodel Nicholas Schodel Julia Schunevitsch Luke Scott Marcus Shakesheff Matt Sherren Lee Sheward Mark Slaughter Adam Smith Mark Stanton-Kelly Samuel Stefan Anna Stephenson James Stewart Shane Steyn Matthew Stirling Jonny Stockwell John Street Roy Taylor Arran Topham Luke Tumber Alicia Vela-Bailey Miguel Villalba Garcia Andy Wareham Calvin Warrington-Heasman Ryan Watson Reg Wayment Maxine Whittaker Belle Williams Donna Williams Justin A. Williams Annabel Wood Sebastian Zaniesienko        

      Yara Shahidi - - 2017 Red Carpet Arrivals. Photo courtesy of SAG-AFTRA.

        Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series

     “GAME OF THRONES” (HBO) Boian Anev Mark Archer Luis Miguel Arranz Ferenc Berecz Richard Bradshaw Michael Byrch Nick Chopping Jonathan Cohen Chris Cox Jake Cox James Cox David Cronnelly Matt Crook Ricardo Cruz Jr. Jason Curle Levan Doran Daniel Euston Bradley Farmer Pete Ford Vladimir Furdik Eduardo Gago Angel Gomez David Grant Lawrence Hansen Richard Hansen Nicklas Hansson Rob Hayns Bobby Holland Hanton Paul Howell Radoslav Ignatov Rowley Irlam Erol Ismail Orsányi Iván Sonny Louis Leigh Maddern Jonny McBride Leona McCarron Kim McGarrity Trayan Milenov-Troy Sian Milne David Newton Jason Oettle Radoslav Parvanov Ian Pead Andy Pilgrim Oleg Podobin Marc Redmond Andrej Riabokon Florian Robin Doug Robson Fabio Santos Stanislav Satko Paul Shapcott Mark Slaughter CC Smiff James Stewart Jonny Stockwell Ryan Stuart Gáspár Szabó Lukas Tomsik Marek Toth Teodor Tzolov Raycho Vasilev Calvin Warrington-Heasman Annabel Wood Leo Woodruff Lewis Young

    “GLOW” (Netflix) Helena Barrett Shauna Duggins Chavo Guerrero, Jr.

    “HOMELAND” (Showtime) Frank Bal Chris Barnes Mike Burke Chris Cenatiempo Andre Da Silva Mark Fichera Steve Mann Anthony Mecca Jim Ng Tracey Ruggiero Hannah Scott Brian Smyj

    “STRANGER THINGS” (Netflix) Max Calder Crystal Hooks Kathryn Howard Cal Johnson Jason Kehler Jo Jo Lambert Anderson Martin Lonnie R. Smith, Jr

    “THE WALKING DEAD” (AMC) Benjamin Thomas Aycrigg Kelly Bellini John Bernecker Jason Charles Stephen Conroy Elizabeth Davidovich Keith Davis Liam Day Greg Dela Riva Loren Dennis Anthony Dirocco Danny Epper Dillon Esperon Eddo Lance Herota Jason Charles Hill Damita Howard Karin Justman Kara Kimmer Jordan Malone Taylor McDonald Haley Nott Marque Ohmes Christopher Cody Robinson Andy Rusk Elena Sanchez Felipe Savahge Dalton Simons Monty Simons Savannah Simons Caine Sinclair Dena Sodano Nikki Marie Tomlinson Ashley Rae Trisler Tony Vittorioso Kevin Waterman Thom Williams 

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Alistair Beaton is a fine playwright. His excoriating demolition of New Labour, Feelgood, remains one of the funniest plays of the last twenty years and in his new play – Fracked! or Please don’t use the F-word, Beaton is clearly trying to channel some of the same magic. But, while the play is sporadically amusing, Fracked! is simply too preachy and there are too many similarities with Feelgood as well as echoes of Richard Bean’s excellent play about climate change The Heretic.

Like Feelgood, the focus of Fracked!, directed smoothly by Richard Wilson, is spin. Where Beaton’s earlier play gave us a slick and amoral political party and two spin doctors – one good and one very, very bad – Fracked! gives us the slick and amoral PR company Moxley Biggleswade and two ‘PR professionals’ Joe and Malik, charged with spinning the plans of Deerland Energy to begin hydraulic fracturing – fracking – and extract shale gas from beneath the village of Fenstock. Elizabeth, a retired incomer played by Anne Reid, decides to stop Deerland and, as the play starts, she begins her mission by emerging from the audience to interrupt a presentation that gives a straightforward but, as becomes clear, incomplete explanation of what fracking entails. An amateur recording of the protest is posted online and the warning not to “frack with your granny” becomes a rallying call for the anti-fracking movement locally and nationally. Reid is absolutely convincing as a reluctant hero, St George against the PR-fuelled dragon of Deerland. As Elizabeth’s husband, James Bolam is outstanding, adeptly showing some of the younger members of the cast how to grow old and steal scenes gracefully. Pitted against Elizabeth is Joe, superbly drawn and played with tremendous energy by Harry Hadden-Paton. Joe is a monster, hungry to defend the indefensible and more than happy to turn the mirror back on anyone who criticises how he does it, including the audience when he is highlighting routine hypocrisy about climate change. Like his counterpart in Feelgood, Joe is quite willing to do what has to be done and even if he does not go as far as the murderous press secretary in Beaton’s earlier play, you are quite certain that he would be capable of anything. It turns out that, like the Government in Feelgood, Deerland has done “a very bad thing”. The question is what it is that Deerland has done and how they will be caught and how, of course, Joe and Moxley Biggleswade will still come out on top.

As the key company director on the Fenstock project, Michael Simkins gives a nuanced performance, balancing a maidenly dislike of swearing – there is a lot of swearing – with a disdain for environmental regulation while making the case for fracking as the only way to cut reliance on foreign energy. And although there are some real weaknesses among the minor roles, there are also some good performances. Freddie Meredith – as a young protestor not unlike the teenage climate change campaigner in Bean’s Heretic – is funny and touching, especially in his scenes with James Bolam. While Andrea Hart, playing two roles, is hilarious as a local dignitary, struggling to retain her poise as she is undermined by technology in the play’s opening scene. And Steven Roberts has a brief but memorable cameo as a waiter in the scene that ends the first half of the play.

Beaton is a brilliantly funny writer, jarring in Fracked! only with an audience-repelling reference to a politician’s “historic sex offences” and one or two up-to-the-minute references that felt a little forced. He also clearly has strong views about fracking and an enviable ability to inform his audiences effectively, here highlighting exactly what it entails and the consequences, good and bad. But hundreds of shale gas drilling licences have already been issued and hundreds of applications are already in with more expected. And if slowing or stopping that tide was the aim, Fracked! falls short.

Review by Louis Mazzini

Following an acclaimed, sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, Fracked! Or Please Don’t Use The F-Word now visits multiple venues as part of a major UK tour.

Alistair Beaton’s provocative new comedy takes us to an idyllic English village threatened by an energy company intent on drilling for shale gas. Anne Reid plays Elizabeth, a retired academic who finds herself transformed from obedient citizen to angry protestor. While her increasingly grumpy husband (James Bolam) longs for the quiet life, Elizabeth soars to fame via social media. Desperate to get planning permission, hard-nosed PR men team up with a corrupt local councillor to persuade the villagers that fracking is a good thing. Elizabeth’s having none of it, and mounts the barricades…..

This new razor-sharp black comedy by Alistair Beaton takes a timely look at the conflicted core of planetary energy and earthly power. A much-praised political satirist, Beaton’s television work includes the BAFTA-nominated The Trial of Tony Blair and Spitting Image, and plays such as the West End hit Feelgood.

The distinguished cast includes James Bolam as Elizabeth’s husband Jack, whose credits include New Tricks (BBC) and Glengarry Glen Ross (Donmar Warehouse, Olivier nomination). Anne Reid plays Elizabeth. She is acclaimed for her many award-winning roles including Hedda Gabler (Old Vic) and Last Tango in Halifax (BBC). They are joined by Michael Simkins, known for his many TV and West End roles, most recently Yes, Prime Minister and HayFever.

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Caucasian Chalk Circle - land distribution issues

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Caucasian Chalk Circle begins with a prologue that introduces us to two groups of farmers in dispute over land.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Alistair Beaton; directed by Lebohang Motaung with a stellar cast featuring Aubrey Poo, Izak Davel, Neka Da Costa, Jacques Wolmarans, Nyeleti Ndubane, Mimi Mahlasela, Koketso Motlhabane and Marcus Mabusela will be on The Fringe stage, at Joburg Theatre, from April 5 to 23.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle begins with a prologue that introduces us to two groups of farmers in dispute over land. The one group wants the land for commercial purposes, while the other group of goat herders are claiming the land because they were born on and have always lived on the land. The two groups decide to demonstrate their disputes by staging a play for a government expert.As its heart, The Caucasian Chalk Circle follows two stories, one is Grusha, a strong-willed, simpleton girl with a big heart and a soft spot for justice. The other is Adzak, a drunk, oddball judge who mocks the law.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

In the play Bertolt Brecht deals with social economic issues that resonate with most societies, more in South Africa. The themes that we can witness in the play include government corruption, land disputes, the gap between the rich and the poor, child neglect and women abuse, which are all socio-economic issues seen in news headlines almost every day.

Although there are heavy topics presented throughout the story such as assassination, child neglect, and totalitarianism, the tones of the scenes are almost always meant to be humorous. New Cast Member:

Caucasian Chalk Circle – Marcus Mabusela. Photo credit: Mariola Biela

Actor Marcus Mabusela is the new cast member to join the production. He graduated at The Market Theatre Laboratory in 2013. He is best known for his role as Jackson Masiya on the television soap opera, 7de Laan. Marcus has worked in stage productions such as Ketekang the musical directed by James Ngcobo, Milk and Honey at The Market Theatre and Poet.O.Type.

Other credits include Multi-choice, Vodacom, Amstel Larger commercials and Coal Stove Productions’ Imali yegazi. Marcus has directed and produced ‘Connection to Home’ through his own production company, Metric Productions. The play has received an Award at The 2016 Goree Island International Festival in Senegal and was featured at The 2016 National Arts Festival.

Caucasian Chalk Circle – land distribution issues was originally published on Artsvark

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Richard Wright and his Royal Arrow (The Classic Typewriter Page presents Writers And Their Typewriters - a majestic infodump which, if you click through, has the hallmark of a great infodump: it’s in super-plain shitty HTML and is just a wall of words! Each link goes straight to a picture of the author with their typewriter. Tumblr is doing a terrible job here so it took out all the links, even though I can see them in the HTML. So if you want to see the links and click through to the pics, click through to the website above!)

Here are some favorite brands of typewriter used by authors, past and present. This information comes from some of my own research, but especially from correspondents who have investigated their favorite writers. If you have more information, please send it to me, Richard Polt (preferably with a photo to document the connection betwen writer and typewriter). Particular thanks to Steve Soboroff, Steve Hahn, Karen Kukil, Robert Neuwirth, David Tucker, Robert Godlieb, Brad Coulter, Jean-Philippe Daignan, and Robert Messenger, whose article on typewriter-loving writers you can read here (PDF). Thanks to Matthew Solan for providing us with his own article on writers and their typewriters (PDF). For more on this topic, see Georg Sommeregger's site (in German). Douglas Adams: Hermes 8 Joy Adamson: Remington portable no. 1 Nelson Algren: Underwood, Remington 17 or KMC (photo 1, photo 2) Woody Allen: Olympia SM3 (story) Joseph Alsop (columnist): Royal 10 (1939 photo); Underwood Standard SX-100, ca. 1950-52 (Jan. 1968 photo) Jorge Amado: Royal portable Kingsley Amis: Adler standard, photo 1, photo 2 (typewriter mentioned in Paris Review, Art of Fiction No. 59 and Amis' The King's English)  Martin Amis: Olivetti Lettera 32 (1981 photo), Triumph/Adler electronic (possibly SE 1010/1030) Roald Amundsen: folding Erika (in Polar Museum, Tromsø, Norway) Julie Andrews: IBM Selectric I #4085682 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Maya Angelou: Adler Meteor 12 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Benigno Aquino: Smith-Corona Skyriter (pictured on Filipino banknote) John Ashbery: Royal Aristocrat; Royal KMM (in Judith Krementz's The Writer's Desk, 1995) Isaac Asimov: Selectric I (photo; painting on cover of his Opus 200) Miguel Ángel Asturias: Hermes Baby or Rocket Paul Auster: Olympia SM9 (there's a book about his Olympia), Olivetti Lettera 22 (shown in 2013 interview) Rev. W. V. Awdry: Imperial 66 Ingeborg Bachmann: Erika M, Facit TP1, Olivetti Studio 44 (1964), Olympia SG3 Letitia Baldrige: IBM Model C (photo ca. 1961) James Baldwin: Adler standard, Adler Gabriele 35 (another photo), Olympia SM7, Smith-Corona Coronamatic 2200 (story) J.G. Ballard: Olympia Monica (same machine here? or Olympia SM9) Donald Barthelme: early L.C. Smith? (1964 photo) L. Frank Baum: Smith Premier Betsy Beaton (author, Nov 1948): Underwood standard No. 6 Brendan Behan: Remington portable no. 2 Saul Bellow: Royal KMG Stephen Vincent Benet: duotone 1920s Remington portable Mildred Benson (author of most of the Nancy Drew mysteries): 1972 Olivetti Linea 88B #B285379 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Ingrid Bergman: Smith-Corona Skyriter Robert Bloch: Woodstock Enid Blyton: Imperial Good Companion (see her typing in this film) Andrea Bocelli: Perkins Brailler #B-1834 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Erma Bombeck: IBM Selectric I Bill Boni (WWII correspondent): Remington noiseless portable Roger Bowen (actor and author): Smith-Corona Citation electric Malcolm Bradbury: Smith Corona Automatic Electric, Olivetti Editor 5, and 1970s Olympia portable Ray Bradbury: 1947 Royal KMM #3756210 (in Steve Soboroff's collection), IBM Selectric, IBM Wheelwriter Barbara Taylor Bradford: IBM Wheelwriter (story) Marlon Brando: Royal De Luxe Bertolt Brecht: Erika Poppy Z. Brite: Smith-Corona Sterling Electric 12 (used to write Lost Souls; photo from eBay auction by Brite herself in 2013) Joseph Brodsky: Hermes Baby or Rocket Gwendolyn Brooks: Underwood 6 Richard Brooks (director): Royal KMM, Royal portable ('30s-'40s) Joyce Brothers: IBM Selectric II  Helen Gurley Brown: Remington Rand, L.C. Smith 1930s/40s, Royal Empress, silver-plated Royal Empress John Brunner: Smith-Corona electrics (marked "NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE STUPIDITY OF EDITORS") Pearl S. Buck: Royal KMM (1967 photo) Charles Bukowski: Royal HH, Underwood Standard, Olympia SG1, IBM Selectric II or III (see Bukowski's poem "IBM Selectric") Anthony Burgess: small Olympia portable, possibly a Splendid George Burns: Royal HH #HHP4841533 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) William S. Burroughs: 1950s, various typewriters, since he was constantly pawning them; many of his manuscripts were done on a Remington; Naked Lunch typed from handwritten notes by Kerouac, presumably on Kerouac's Underwood; Hermes Rocket (photo Oct. 1959); Antares (Burroughs shoots up as the Antares watches); Facit Portable (1965 Paris Review interview); Olympia SG1 (cover of Word Virus anthology, 1970s photo); Olivetti Studio 44 (1980s?). Robert Olen Butler: Smith-Corona Galaxie Twelve (two-tone blue) Herb Caen: Royal HH, Royal FP  Taylor Caldwell: Remington KMC or Super-Riter Italo Calvino: Olivetti Lettera 22  Stephen J. Cannell: IBM Selectric II or III Truman Capote: Royal HH, Smith-Corona Electra 110 #6SE2137001 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Robert Caro: Smith Corona Electra 210 ("Caro has nine spares that he can cannibalize for parts, and he collects ribbon like a hoarder." More here in Esquire, and here's a New York Times story about Caro and his writing habits, illustrated with a slide show.) Lewis Carroll: Hammond no. 1, received on May 3, 1888, used to write a mathematical treatise and some letters (story here) Johnny Carson: Royal KMG (or KMM), Olivetti Lettera 22 Rachel Carson (in Jan. 1952 photo): Royal Quiet Deluxe, 1940s Raymond Carver: Smith-Corona electric  Nick Cave: gray Olivetti Lettera 25 Blaise Cendrars (Swiss/French modernist): Remington No. 1 portable (his poem "baggage", written in the early 1920s and published in 1925, notes that he traveled to Brazil with "My Remington Portable latest model") Raymond Chandler: Underwood Noiseless, Olivetti Studio 44 Paddy Chayefsky (playwright, May 1954): Underwood Standard Model 6, ca. 1946 John Cheever: Underwood Champion ca. 1940 (quite beat up in photo from 1971, from The Writer's Desk); Olivetti (Lettera 32?) Claire Chennault (US general, June1957): Royal Quiet Deluxe portable, ca. 1957 Agatha Christie: Remington Portable No. 2, Remington Victor T (British version of the streamlined model 5 portable) Arthur C. Clarke: Remington Noiseless Deluxe Leonard Cohen: Olivetti Lettera 22 (story) Jackie Collins:Blue Bird Torpedo, Olympia Splendid  Joan Collins: Olivetti Lettera 22 Evan S. Connell: Olympia SM3 or SM4 De Luxe (photo has been retouched, obscuring keyboard), Olympia SM8 Dan Cook, sports writer: Royal 10 Alistair Cooke: Royal Quiet DeLuxe Francis Ford Coppola: Olivetti Lettera 32 Julio Cortázar: Smith-Corona electric, Olympia Traveller  Norman Corwin, radio writer: flattop Corona, Royal KMM (1973 photo) Noel Coward: Royal KHM Quentin Crisp: Remington portable #3 Walter Cronkite: Smith-Corona '60s/'70s electric portable Bing Crosby: Corona 3 (in Steve Soboroff's collection), 1920s Royal portable e.e. cummings: 1940s Smith-Corona Clipper Bette Davis: Remington Noiseless Portable Don Delillo: Olympia SM3 DeLuxe Alice Denham: Royal HH (photo sometimes misidentified as Maria Callas, but see here) Gwen Dew: Hermes Baby (called "Tappy") John Dewey: Underwood S Daphne DuMaurier: Underwood portable Philip K. Dick: Hermes Rocket, Olympia SG3, IBM Selectric Joan Didion: Royal KMG, Hermes Ambassador Marlene Dietrich: Underwood no. 5 2487557-5 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Joe DiMaggio: flat-top maroon Corona Sterling (auctioned Dec. 2011) (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Isak Dinesen: Corona 3 Stephen Dixon: Hermes Standard Arthur Conan Doyle: Underwood (no. 5?) Dr. Seuss (Theodore Seuss Geisel): 1950s Smith-Corona portable (possibly a Silent-Super) Margaret Drabble: Adler Contessa (?) Paul Laurence Dunbar: Remington Standard No. 6 (Ohio Historical Society photo) Marguerite Duras: Olivetti MP1 (photo 1, photo 2) Lawrence Durrell: Olympia Splendid Bob Dylan: 1960s Royal portable (photo 1, photo 2), Olivetti Lexikon 80, and on at least one occasion, an Olympia SG1 (watch him typing here while Joan Baez sings) Roger Ebert: Underwood 150 Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Royal Futura T.S. Eliot: Smith-Corona flattop portable (1930s), Smith-Corona speedline portable (1940s) - photo 1, photo 2) Harlan Ellison: Remington Rand 1940s portable, Olympia SG 3, Olympia SM9 (read an interview with Ellison that explains why he writes only on manual typewriters) Ralph Ellison: Remington Noiseless Portable, early 1940s Royal Arrow, Olivetti Studio 44, IBM Selectric Stanley Elkin: Remington portable no. 2 Joe Eszterhas: Olivetti Lettera 35 (story here) Douglas Fairbanks: Underwood 5 Hans Fallada: Columbia Bar-Lock, Remington portable (no. 3?) Howard Fast: 1937 office Underwood, 1949 Olympia  William Faulkner: Royal KHM, Remington Noiseless desktop, 1930s Underwood portable photo 1 (in California), photo 2 (recent photo of an Underwood used by Faulkner) Edna Ferber: Remington understroke (no. 7?) (photo 1, photo 2) Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Remington KMC M. F. K. Fisher: Underwood (no. 5?), Smith-Corona Galaxie-series portable Ian Fleming: Royal portables (one was gold-plated), Triumph Gabriele (1950s), Olympia SF E. M. Forster: Oliver no. 3 #99534 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Frederick Forsyth: Hermes Baby or Empire Aristocrat (1970 photo), Nakajima AX-150 (photo 1, photo 2: different machines, with different color keys) Michel Foucault: portable  Janet Frame: Brother DeLuxe 1350 Pope Francis I: electric Olivetti Jonathan Franzen: Silver-Reed (for The Twenty-Seventh City) Ian Frazier: various Olympias Stan Freberg: Underwood-Olivetti Studio 44 Max Frisch: Hermes Baby, Olivetti Lettera 25 (story) Robert Frost: Blickensderfer no. 5 (bought in 1900) Stephen Fry: Hermes 3000 (at least for the play "Latin! Or Tobacco and Boys"; see vol. 2 of The Fry Chronicles) Carlos Fuentes: 1950s Smith-Corona portable William Gaddis: portable manual Olympia Serge Gainsbourg: black IBM Selectric II Greta Garbo: Olympia SM 7 #2353070 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Gabriel García Márquez: Olivetti Lexikon 80, Torpedo 18 (1962 photo, photo 2) Erle Stanley Gardner: Underwood 5 David Gerrold: 1966 IBM Selectric William Gibson: Hermes 2000 Allen Ginsberg: Remington portable no. 5; Smith Corona Electra (in the 1980s) Nikki Giovanni: Smith Corona Coronet electric portable Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook (founders of Provincetown Players): Oliver 5 (?) Red Grange: Underwood  Günter Grass: Olivetti Lettera 32 John Howard Griffin: Underwood electric (1956 photo; Griffin was blind during this period) Matt Groening: Hermes Rocket Alex Haley: IBM Electric Model C, IBM Selectric (II?) Dashiell Hammett: Royal De Luxe Tom Hanks: Smith-Corona Clipper, Hermes 2000 (his first typewriter), Hermes 3000 #3170162 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) (also collects other portables) Lorraine Hansberry: IBM Model 01 Hugh Hefner: 1940s / '50s Royal portable Robert A. Heinlein: Underwood Electric in a soundproof housing Bill Heinz (sports writer, war correspondent): Remington portable #3 Joseph Heller: Smith Corona Classic 1960s portable Ernest Hemingway: Corona 3 (story here), 1926 Underwood portable #183598 (in Steve Soboroff's collection), Underwood Noiseless Portable (photo 1, photo 2 1944), various Royal portables (including a Royal Arrow and Royal P #P207059 in Steve Soboroff's collection), Halda portable model P Katherine Hepburn: Royal De Luxe Frank Herbert: 1940s L.C. Smith Super-Speed, Olympia SM3  James Herriot: Olivetti Lettera 32 Hermann Hesse: Smith Premier No. 4 (with italic type, used from about 1908 to 1942); Remington Noiseless; Remington Quiet-Riter (another photo) Thor Heyerdahl: Hermes Featherweight (picture on board the Kon-Tiki; the typewriter may actually have belonged to fellow Kon-Tiki voyager Knut Haugland); Olivetti Studio 44 (used to write the book) Marguerite Higgins (war correspondent): Hermes Baby; Underwood Master; Erika no. 5 Patricia Highsmith: Olympia SM3 Alger Hiss (Jan. 1950): Woodstock standard #230099, 1929 Alfred Hitchcock: '30s black Underwood Champion portable Ho Chi Minh: Hermes Baby Robert E. Howard: Underwood Sidney Howard (screenwriter, Gone With the Wind): Remington Noiseless Portable #N49669 L. Ron Hubbard: Remington Electric, Underwood no. 3, Remington Noiseless no. 9, Royal KHM, IBM Electromatic, Remington Noiseless John Hughes (director): Olympia SM3 Langston Hughes: Remington portable no. 2 (photo 1, photo 2), Remington Noiseless Portable Zora Neale Hurston: Remington portable no. 5 or similar Aldous Huxley: Corona no. 3, Remington portable no. 5 (streamlined with touch regulator) (photo 2, 1946) Eugene Ionesco: Hermes 3000, rounded style John Irving: IBM Selectric James Jones: Voss Thom Jones: old Royal portable Ernst Jünger: Erika 5, AEG Olympia Traveller de Luxe Theodore Kaczynski (Unabomber): Smith-Corona flattop portable, Montgomery Ward Signature portable #F0670339 Franz Kafka: Oliver 5 (according to Heinz Nixdorf Museums-Forum in Paderborn, Germany, when they put on an exhibit of typewriters) Erich Kästner: Gossen Tippa George S. Kaufman: L. C. Smith (pictured with Moss Hart) Elia Kazan: Royal KMG, Royal HH  Buster Keaton: Blickensderfer no. 5 Harry Stephen Keeler: L.C. Smith with carriage return lever on right O. B. "Pop" Keeler (sportswriter): Underwood desktop Ruby Keeler (acress, singer, dancer): Royal 2-tone portable, 1920s Helen Keller: Hammond; L.C. Smith no. 5 Murray Kempton: Royal KMM Jackie Kennedy: Royal electric (photo 1, photo 2) John F. Kennedy (at Harvard): Underwood Noiseless standard Jack Kerouac: Underwood portable (On the Road was typed on a continuous roll of paper on this machine); curvy Hermes 3000 (auctioned by Christie's in 2010) Stephen King: Underwood SS, Royal FP, Royal Quiet Deluxe, Royal portable (same Quiet Deluxe?) Rudyard Kipling: Remington Noiseless (in late life) Austin Kiplinger (journalist and financial expert): 1940s Underwood standard (2010 photo) Danilo Kiš: Olympia Monica P. F. Kluge: 1920s-30s Royal desktops and some others (see photo) Stanley Kubrick: Adler Tippa S Ann Landers (Esther Lederer) (Jan. 1957): Olivetti Lettera 22 Ring Lardner: L. C. Smith Stan Laurel: Olympia SM3 or SM4 (in the '50s and '60s) Gypsy Rose Lee (striptease dancer and writer): Royal portable (1949 photo); IBM model 01 (1956 photo, later photo) Laurie Lee: folding Corona 3 Stan Lee: Remington noiseless portable, Olympia SG1 Stanislaw Lem: Remington noiseless portable (and others) John Lennon: Imperial Good Companion T #2HJ 786 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Elmore Leonard: Olympia SG3 (1983, 1992), IBM Wheelwriter David Letterman: Royal Empress Primo Levi: Olivetti Lettera 36 electric C. S. Lewis: Royal Signet #ES 14545 (read more about this typewriter on La Vie Graphite) Sinclair Lewis: Fox standard, Corona 3, Underwood 6, Remington Noiseless Portable Astrid Lindgren: Halda portable, Facit T2, Facit 1620 Clarice Lispector: '50s Underwood portable Alan Lomax: Hermes 2000 Jack London: Bar-Lock no. 10 #90808 (in Steve Soboroff's collection), Standard Folding, Corona no. 3 (endorsed in 1916 ad) H. P. Lovecraft: 1904 Remington Standard (understroke) Morris Lurie: Hermes 3000, Olivetti portable Alistair MacLean: Remington portable (Quiet-Riter?) (1960 photo) Bernard Malamud:  1930s-40s Royal portable; Hermes 2000 (in 1971) David Malouf: Erika David Mamet: Smith-Corona portable, Olympia SM3 or SM4, IBM Selectric William Manchester: Underwood no. 5 Herbert Marcuse: Hermes 9 (1968 photo) Javier Marías: Olympia Carrera de Luxe (his article about it in Spanish is here) William Maxwell (New Yorker fiction editor): SCM Coronamatic electric with 11" carriage John Mayer: Brother daisywheel electronic Cormac McCarthy: blue Olivetti Lettera 32 (New York Times story) Mary McCarthy: Remington portable no. 3 (Dec. 1943 photo) Carson McCullers: Underwood Standard, 1930s; Olympia SM3 (1961) Colleen McCullough: Blue Bird, Royal standard ca. 1970, IBM Wheelwriter David McCullough: Royal De Luxe, Royal KMM (1981 photo, circa 2002 photo) (Levenger's offers a typewriter bookend modeled on McCullough's KMM. Read about McCullough and his KMM on the Levenger's blog, and read his own typed account of why he loves his typewriter in these three parts: one, two, three.) Ian McEwan: Olivetti (Lettera 32?) Kevin McGowin (American writer and teacher): Underwood #5, Underwood Standard 1930s, Olivetti Lettera 22/32, Olympia SM3/4 Russell McLauchlin (Detroit News drama critic): Remington 12 (?) Iris Murdoch: Bijou (Erika) Larry McMurtry: Hermes 3000 (he thanked his typewriter at the 2006 Golden Globes). Terrence McNally: Olympia SG3 H.L.Mencken: Remington Standard understroke (#6 or 7?), LC Smith 5, Corona folding, Remington Noiseless Portable James Merrill (American poet): IBM Selectric Grace Metalious: Royal desktop James Michener: Olympia SM; Olympia SG3 (1974) Arthur Miller bought a used Smith-Corona portable in the late '30s (for one anonymous contest, he submitted a play that he said was "by Corona."). When he became more successful, he switched to a Royal KMG (1955 photo, another photo). He wrote his later plays on an IBM desktop computer. (Arthur Miller: His Life and Work, by Martin Gottfried, p. 26, 112, and 381.) Margaret Mitchell: Remington portable #3, Underwood #5  Sir Patrick Moore: Woodstock Alberto Moravia: Remington portable (Quiet-Riter?), Olivetti Studio 44, Olivetti Diaspron 82  Morrissey: Olympia Traveller, Smith-Corona S301 electric  Gianni Mura (Italian sportswriter): Olivetti Lettera 32 Gerald Murnane: Remington Monarch (machine #1, machine #2), Adler Standard (video here) F. W. Murnau: Remington portable no. 2 (1931 photo) Jim Murray: Remington 17 (1945) Edward R. Murrow: '40s Royal Quiet DeLuxe Vladimir Nabokov (dictating to his wife Vera): Royal portable Ralph Nader: Smith-Corona Skyriter (while a student at Princeton); Underwood standards John Nichols: Hermes Rocket, Olympia portable (as stated in the 1994 20th anniversary edition of The Milagro Beanfield War) Anaïs Nin: Olympia SM (possibly SM3 or SM4) David Niven (1950): Royal Quiet DeLuxe, 1940s Richard Nixon: L.C. Smith Sterling North: Underwood standard, Royal HH Joyce Carol Oates: SCM Smith Corona Electra 220 Flann O'Brien: 1916 Underwood no. 3 #14"/178622  Tim O'Brien: wide-carriage black prewar Royal standard Sean O'Casey: Continental Flannery O'Connor: Remington Deluxe Noiseless Portable, "1941 line" (in her bedroom), Royal P (in museum at her home) Frank O'Hara: Royal FP (1965 photo) Clifford Odets (1962): Royal Quiet DeLuxe, ca. 1957 J.C. Oldfield (editor of the Associated Press's London bureau, 1930s): Woodstock Walter J. Ong, SJ: Smith-Corona Classic 12 Roy Orbison: Underwood TM5 P. J. O'Rourke: IBM Selectric Joe Orton: Adler Tippa George Orwell: Remington Home Portable (name variant of the #3) Ruth Park: Underwood Golden Touch Universal Dorothy Parker: Smith Corona portable (photo 1941), Royal KMM Pier Paolo Pasolini: Olivetti Lettera 22 Georges Perec used three typewriters in his life: an Underwood 5 (undoubedly aware of its unique non-uniqueness, he dubbed it an 'Underwood Four Million'), an IBM Selectric, and an Olivetti ET 221 (source: Georges Perec: a life in words, by David Bellos, p. 262.) Fernando Pessoa: Royal 10 with double glass windows Rosamunde Pilcher (1990): 1970s Hermes 3000 Luigi Pirandello: Underwood portable (photo of Pirandello dictating to himself) Pope Pius XII: Olivetti Studio 42 (On cover of 1946 TIME magazine) Sylvia Plath: Royal HH, Olivetti Lettera 22 #C8850 (UK made), Hermes 2000, Hermes 3000 #3011432 (1959)  George Plimpton: Underwood Standard 1947-50 black Rhythm Touch Louis Pollack (screenwriter): Royal desktop Katherine Anne Porter: IBM Selectric Ezra Pound : Everest 90 portable (May 1940) Anthony Powell (1973): Olympia SM 8 Katharine Susannah Prichard: Remington portable #1 J.B. Priestley: Imperial Good Companion James Purdy (American novelist): Olivetti Lettera 32 Ernie Pyle: Corona 3; Remington Noiseless (photo 1, photo 2) Thomas Pynchon: Olivetti portable Ayn Rand: Royal 10 Grantland Rice: Royal 10 Robby the Robot (from "Forbidden Planet"): Remington Super-Riter Harold Robbins: IBM Selectric II,  IBM Wheelwriter III #4B73700 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Roy Rogers (publicity shot when young): Remington Noiseless standard, early 1940s, black&shiny, bakelite keys, spool crank Will Rogers: Remington portable #3, ca. 1930 Royal portable (in the plane with Rogers at the time of his death) Andy Rooney: various Underwood no. 5's including #2501299-5 (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Philip Roth (Dec 1968): Olivetti Lettera 32 Damon Runyon: Underwood 6, Royal portable (1944 photo), Remington or Underwood Noiseless standard  Ernesto Sabato: Olivetti Praxis 48 Françoise Sagan: Hermes Baby (1956 photo, 1958 photo), 1950s Smith-Corona portable (photo 1, photo 2) Carl Sandburg: Underwood 5 José Saramago: Hermes 2000 William Saroyan: Fox Arnold Schönberg: ca. 1933 Smith-Corona portable David Sedaris: IBM Selectric II Will Self: Groma Kolibri Rod Serling: Royal KMM Anne Sexton: Royal Quiet Deluxe George Bernard Shaw: Bar-Lock; Remington portable no. 1; Smith Premier (Remington); Remington Noiseless Portable #N40911 (made Nov. 1933; now in Steve Soboroff's collection; see Shaw using it at 2:00 in this film) Irwin Shaw (American playwright and novelist): Olivetti 45 Sam Shepard: '60s Hermes 3000, Olympia SM9  Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman): '30s Royal portable Georges Simenon: Royal 10 with double glass sides, Royal KH or KHM, Royal KMM (1945 photo), Olivetti Lettera 32, IBM Selectric I Neil Simon: Olympia SM9 Upton Sinclair: Underwood 6 Isaac Bashevis Singer: Remington #3 portable; Remington portable #5 flat top (1978 photo); Hebrew Underwood Universal, 1940s Red Smith: Olympia SM7 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Rheinmetall KsT portable (in photo with Solzhenitsyn), Erika 10 portable (on display at Solzhenitsyn Foundation in Moscow) Mickey Spillane: L.C. Smith Standard Super Speed (1952 photo 1, photo 2, photo 3, typewriter as offered on eBay in 2010) Robert St. John: Hermes Baby (1962 photo) Jean Stafford: '30s Royal portable Christina Stead: Royal KMM Joseph Stefano (Psycho screenwriter): Olympia SG1 Danielle Steel: Olympia SG1 Wallace Stegner: Olympia SG3 John Steinbeck: Hermes Baby, IBM Model C (Executive?) Robert Louis Stevenson: Hammond I.F. Stone (independent journalist): desktop Remington ca. 1930 Joe Strummer: Remington Envoy III William Styron: SCM Smith Corona Electra 210 Jacqueline Susann: Olympia SG1 John Cameron Swayze: Cole-Steel John Millington Synge: Blickensderfer #5 Gay Talese: Olivetti Lettera 22 Shirley Temple: white Student (Bing variant, in Smithsonian), white Underwood Champion portable with plaque reading "To 'America's Pet' Shirley Temple" (machine, in use, display) (in Steve Soboroff's collection) Studs Terkel: Remington 17 or KMC Dylan Thomas: Imperial Good Companion (story) Dorothy Thompson: Royal 10 Hunter S. Thompson: Olympia SF, IBM Selectric, IBM Wheelwriter James Thurber: Underwood #5 J.R.R. Tolkien: Hammond Leo Tolstoy (dictating to his daughter): Remington understroke (retouched photo 1, retouched photo 2) Mark Twain: Sholes & Glidden, Hammond no. 2 (more information here) John Updike: Olympia SM3 (1962 photo); Olivetti MP1 portable; Olivetti Linea 88 (in 1990s photo); Olympia 65C electric #183017 (auctioned at Christie's, 2010; now in Steve Soboroff's collection) Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby): IBM Model B electric (1962 photo) Boris Vian: Underwood 3-bank portable Gore Vidal: Olivetti Lettera 22 (photo 1), Olivetti Lettera 22 (photo 2), Smith-Corona portable, Olivetti Lettera 35 Luchino Visconti: Olivetti Lettera 22 Kurt Vonnegut: Smith-Corona Courier, Smith-Corona Coronamatic 2200 David Foster Wallace: Smith-Corona Tom Waits: Underwood no. 5 David Foster Wallace: Smith-Corona (model information needed) Robert Penn Warren: Olympia SM3, Hermes Ambassador Orson Welles: 1926 woodgrain Underwood portable #4B73700 (in Steve Soboroff's collection), ’30s Underwood Noiseless Portable Eudora Welty: Royal Standard HH Donald Westlake: Smith-Corona Silent-Supers E.B. White: 1930s/40s Underwood (photo 1, photo 2); Underwood Quiet Tab Deluxe Patrick White: Optima portable Richard Wilbur (poet laureate, b. 1921): 1920s (?) L.C. Smith Joy Williams: Smith-Corona portables (seven of them, according to a 2014 interview) Tennessee Williams: 1936 Corona Junior #1F9874J (in Steve Soboroff's collection), Corona Sterling, mid-1940s, Royal KMM, Hermes Baby (gift from Margo Jones, 1947, according to John Lahr, Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, Bloomsbury, 2014), Olivetti Studio 44 (picture 1, picture 2, picture 3, picture 4 1955), Remington portable #5 flat top, Remington Standard M, 1960s (1972 photo), Olympia SM8. (This man loved to have himself photographed with his writing machines!) William Carlos Williams: Underwood standard (no. 5?), Royal HH Woodrow Wilson: Hammonds (including a Multiplex and a green aluminum Multiplex) P.G. Wodehouse: Monarch; 1940s Royal desktop (bought reluctantly when the Monarch died); Royal standard electric (1973 photo) Tom Wolfe: Underwood Typemaster (shown shortly after 5:00 on this video) Virginia Woolf: Underwood portable Cornell Woolrich: Remington portable #1 or #2 Richard Wright: Royal desktop (KHM?), ca. 1940 Royal Arrow (1945 photo) Marguerite Yourcenar: Remington portable #1 or #2, Royal Futura 800 or similar, unidentified portable Stefan Zweig: 1930s Underwood portable