#and my taylor russell pack

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linked in the source is a completed gif pack (#143) of taylor russell as bella in mother, couch (2023). these gifs were made from scratch by me so please don’t claim as your own, and read my rules before saving/using!! do not use to rp as taylor herself, or to portray a minor. please give credit where credit is due, and give this post a like and/or reblog if you plan on saving/using!

keep in mind taylor russell is a black/white biracial woman born in 1994 (30) and was likely around 28 when the movie was filmed.

TW: partial nudity

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Kraven The Hunter - Thoughts

Let’s state right now by saying that 90% of the reason I went was for Fred 😭 the other 10% was ATJ, Russel Crowe and it being a Marvel film to be honest.

I’m also still slightly ill as I’ve been battling a cold since late Sunday/early Monday so I probably shouldn’t have gone but I dosed myself with Sudafed and for the most part wasn’t congested during the film, plus I feel miles better today, so…yeah. Bear with me if I seem dumb or like I missed something 😭

Anyway… Spoilers below for Kraven the Hunter!

First, some general things:

The way the critics were going on, you’d think this film was completely unwatchable and that there’s zero redeeming features, which in my opinion is not true at all

Let me make it clear right now: is it the best movie I’ve ever seen? No. Is it the best Marvel film I’ve seen? Also no. Is it the best Sony Marvel film I’ve seen? Still not really. But it was watchable and I had a good time eating popcorn while watching it

I really could have done without the cinema going couple on the row behind me who kept going “it’s Kraven time” during the film and who laughed at weird moments but eh, they aren’t the worst people I’ve been stuck in a movie theatre with

AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON’S ABS 🥵

The best performances in this movie were definitely Aaron, Fred and Russell in my opinion (although young Sergei and Dmitri were also good)

Some of the line deliveries in this film were not always it 😭 I don’t know if it’s a post production ADR problem but Ariana DeBose had some really wooden line deliveries which baffles me because she’s an Oscar winner?!? Did she just not care?

Some of the special effects were also not it; I wasn’t expecting ATJ to fight a real lion or for a real bear to kill Nikolai but come on now-

Oh this film delivered on bloody and violent!

My only knowledge of Kraven before this film was from watching half of JackSepticEye’s Spider-Man 2 playthrough so I’m probably the worst person to ask about whether they did his story justice or not 😭

Okay, now the actual film:

I was half expecting David Harbour’s character from Black Widow to turn up in Russian prison 😭

(Speaking Russian) “Can I sit with you at lunch?” “No.” - ASDFGHJKL

Kraven really wasn’t kidding when he said he’d be gone in 3 days, he was in and out fast

Bear with me and I’m sorry if I sound stupid but is Kraven damage proof or are the Russian guards just shit shots? 😭

My mind blanked for a hot second when ATJ turned around shirtless at the beginning and his fucking 8 pack was on view 🥵

The film kind of weirdly started in present day, then spent 30ish minutes in flashbacks, then went back to present day which was an interesting choice

Baby Dmitri 🥹 I wanted to protect him so bad

Nikolai really just went “boys, your mother is dead. She took her own life, she was weak, she does not deserve funeral so we’re going hunting”?!?!

Calypso being there and being told by her granny about the tarot cards saying something bad was going to happen, and being given the potion was…very convenient. Like the grandma really was just there to dump some lore and plot devices I guess

FUCK PEOPLE WHO HUNT ANIMALS 😤 the ONLY reason it’s ever remotely okay to hunt animals is if you’re doing it for food/survival. If you’re doing it for trophies, for “legacy”, just for the horns etc., you can get fucked

I felt so sad when the hunters were making fun of Dmitri for being a bastard 😭 at the very least Nikolai said “it’s not boy’s fault for his father’s weakness”, he’s not a great father but at the very least he said that

^So does this mean that Dmitri’s mother is not Sergei’s mother? Because both boys are Nikolai’s sons? But did Sergei’s mother raise Dmitri too or…?

Sergei really just wanted to protect Dmitri and he got injured 😭 thing is, I don’t think the lion was going to hurt him until Nikolai fucking shot at it - before, it seemed like Sergei and the lion were having a moment, and it only got aggressive when it was shot at, so really it’s Nikolai’s fault entirely

Calypso being more interested in her grandma’s wack ass tarot cards and potion than in the giraffes on safari was by the most unbelievable part to me, like that girl really was so unbothered about the fucking animals in nature?!?

The lion carried Sergei’s lifeless body for MILES, saw Calypso standing there, put Sergei down and looked at her for a moment before wandering off, as if he was bringing him to her?!? 💀

I’m so confused, is it the potion that gave Kraven his abilities? The lion’s blood entering his?!? A mixture of both?!! They don’t really go into detail

Sergei: *lying in Ghanian hospital after being mauled by a lion and being medically dead for at least 3 minutes* // Nikolai: Get your ass up I’m taking you boys to London

Sergei’s mom wrote him a note before she offed herself telling him not to become his father so that’s…why he doesn’t want to be like his father I guess

Dmitri’s powers are shown by him doing spot on imitations of other people’s voices, like he opens his mouth and Russell Crowd’s voice came out, and Sergei is like “you’re getting way too good at that”

Nikolai killed the lion 😭 fuck that guy

I get that Sergei was upset about his dad being an asshole but why did he shut Dmitri out like that 😭 so rude of him

So because his dad is a dick, young Sergei decides he’s going to run away to Northern Russia or Serbia or wherever, abandoning his little brother who their father clearly doesn’t like very much… bro-

I wasn’t aware that Russia or Serbia or wherever he went had a particularly large buffalo population, can someone confirm?

How does his vision just zero in on things from absolute miles away while his eyes turn gold?!?

After young Sergei it switches back to present day and I do feel they could have done it a bit better? It just cuts to black then cuts to present day I think. There’s a scene before this young Sergei seems to be testing his new abilities by jumping over a chasm, running through the forest etc, they could have easily done a switch there in my opinion (if that makes sense)

I smiled so stupidly when Kraven got a voicemail that started with his father’s voice before Dmitri laughed because it was him messing about 😭 And immediately I love him-

Did Kraven eat a fish raw?!? 💀

I agree with Sergei/Kraven, we should 100% kill hunters who do it just for sport/not for survival

HE BIT A GUY’S FUCKING NOSE OFF I WAS GAGGED A BIT

I won’t lie, I was also gagged when he was going through the book of names, found the Andrei guy’s name, then immediately killed him before crossing off the name like it was nothing, I think that was pretty fucking good

So Calypso is a lawyer and Kraven somehow managed to track her down just from the tarot card she left in his pocket and the potion vial?!? I know that’s his whole thing, tracking and finding people, but HOW-

With all due respect to the actors, there was pretty much no chemistry between Kraven and Calypso so if they were meant to be love interests, I was not feeling it at all

Not me getting overexcited when I saw the Daily Bugle newspaper and website 😭

Aleksei (the Rhino) has a dog and I thought he was going to hurt the dog 😭 he just snapped at him but still-

“Like a Rhino, I take what I want” - BRO I AM SORRY BUT WHAT

DMITRI PLAYING PIANO AND SINGING SIGN OF THE TIMES BY HARRY STYLES?!?

For the record, whenever Dmitri “sings”, it is NOT Fred singing - they use studio recordings of the actual artists and Fred just lip syncs which is kind of a shame because I personally want to hear that man sing 😭

So Dmitri runs a nightclub where he plays piano and sings while impersonating actual singers which is…definitely an interesting use of his gift, to be honest

Nikolai says Dmitri does this for him and that just breaks my heart personally

“My son, he is like a Chameleon” - bro. Bro. BRO. This film has zero subtlety 💀

There’s something about Fred wearing rings and a gold chain, his chest hair on display, that just hits different 😋

Nikolai: I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t like Tony Bennett

If I had a nickel for every time Fred was in a movie released in 2024 hiding under a piece of furniture, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened in two different movies released a month apart 😭

Dmitri was really upset about his club being the site of a fucking shoot off (understandable), and Nikolai started saying what a coward he was and berating him, as if Dmitri didn’t impersonate Tony fucking Bennett for his father-

There’s a noise the Rhino guy let’s put when he hears that a load of his men were killed at the nightclub that made my entire screening (of which there were not many admittedly) burst out laughing - not in a good way, but in a “what the actual fuck” way because he sounded like a velociraptor or something?!? It was so fucking odd

Kraven scales the outside of the apartment building to get into Dmitri’s penthouse instead of just taking the lift like a normal person-

FRED IN THE SHOWER I REPEAT FRED IN THE SHOWER-

^Regrettably, we do not see him in the shower nor shirtless - for some reason Dmitri has a bathrobe on before he steps out of the shower 😭

IT’S DMITRI’S BIRTHDAY 🥳

“When it’s your birthday, we can go to a petting zoo or whatever it is you do to unwind” ASDFGHJKL I LOVE DMITRI SO MUCH

I literally burst out laughing when Sergei and Dmitri walked past a couple while going into the club and Sergei was like “oh nice perfume” to the woman, and she said “I’m not wearing perfume”, and he sniffed again then looked at the boyfriend who had wide eyes - for a moment I thought they were making a joke about the boyfriend wearing perfume but then Sergei was like “she had to find out eventually” and I realised “ohhh he cheated on her and has another woman’s perfume, got it”. Had us all laughing in the cinema though, so 10/10 for that scene

Dmitri got really hammered and I think that’s adorable of him personally, that Sergei had to put him to bed like that 😭

Dmitri saying he forgives Sergei for leaving and that he knows the only reason Sergei comes back for his birthday every year is because he feels guilty?!? 😭

Sergei decides to sleep barefoot in the park where it’s allegedly quieter for him (which is bullshit because anyone who’s been in London knows that even at night it’s a fucking nightmare of noise)

“I was going to hold it open for you” “No you weren’t” ASDFHHKL

Not him telling that random man he hunts people like are you even trying to be low-key about being a serial killer at this point 😭 (cool motive but still murder-)

So the Rhino’s men went to Dmitri’s apartment to find Sergei and trashed the place, and they took Dmitri instead?!? Like you’re telling me they managed to figure out he had been to Dmitri’s apartment but they didn’t see him lying in a public park sleeping on the floor?!? 💀

I just want to know why Sergei didn’t put any shoes on before going up to the apartment, he had that whole lift ride to do it-

You can tell that most of the film is set in London because when Kraven is running through the streets barefoot and climbing shit, no one moves out of the way or blinks an eye 💀

THEY CUT OFF DMITRI’S FINGER?!? 😭

Nikolai really believes his legacy and power is more important than Dmitri’s life, which is why he refuses to pay a ransom… fucking hate that man-

Not Dmitri sassing the guard by mimicking him 😂 he got smacked bad for it but still, love him

I am still so confused about the Foreigner and his powers like…? Is it when he takes his glasses off, it’s to do with the eyes or…?

The whole monastery thing is a blur for me because I was trying to clean my glasses at this point and so the screen was literally a blur 😭

That guy recording on his phone like “We killed the Hunter!” Only for Sergei to appear behind him and go “no you didn’t” 💀

If I’m getting this right, the Rhino’s whole deal is that he was upset by Nikolai on that hunting trip years ago (when the boys were kids) saying he was weak, so he allowed himself to be experimented on so he’d be stronger, and now he has rock hard skin but he’s also in pain which is why he has to keep medicine in his backpack that’s fed to him through a tube into his side?!? And when he takes the tube out he goes from looking normal to the greyscale rhino shit?!?

I’m sorry to be that thirsty bitch but Fred looks so good in the turtleneck 😌

^Me too, mate, me too

There’s a scene where Kraven meets Calpyso off some kind of aircraft when she arrives in Russia or Serbia or wherever, and I’m so sorry but the line delivery Ariana DeBose gave was REALLY wooden and their conversation was clearly ADR work.

When it shifted to the next scene of them walking through a forest, it was so fucking jarring and I can’t put my finger on why exactly that is

Kraven wrestling with the leopard only for it to run away and he’s like “…knew her as a cub. She’s a lot bigger then last time” “?!?

So is Kraven just able to communicate and be a friend to all animals or…?

The whole second half of the film is a blur to me quite frankly, Calypso has to go to Serbia or wherever to stay with Kraven because her informant was working with the Rhino’s men, all the baddies went to go kill Kraven… I don’t know, man, a lot happened and my congestion was kind of coming back by this point, so…yeah

Some random lore drop: Calypso is good at archery because she learnt at camp, I think?

THE GASP I LET OUT WHEN KRAVEN USED THE BEAR TRAP ON THAT GUY’S FACE, WHAT THE FUCK-

The Foreigner uses this poison dart thing that apparently causes the person to see their deepest fears and then kills them, which is why Sergei starts hallucinating fucking spiders in the middle of the woods

So Sergei’s mother was driven insane because…she was seeing spiders? And she’s afraid of spiders which she’s passed on to Sergei?

(Me too, Sergei, me too 🥲)

I shouldn’t be surprised that Calypso saved Sergei by shooting the Foreigner with a crossbow especially since ten minutes before they made a point of her holding a bow and going “I’m good at archery” 💀 also that she just so happened to have some more of the magical strength “this can cure any injury” potion on her person so she could save Kraven

I’m being 100% serious when I say that my reaction to seeing The Rhino in his full form was “what in the actual fucking greyscale?!?”

Kraven stabbing the Rhino in that little hole where his medicine tube should be was so nasty 😭 and he was still fighting after that?!?

Bearing in mind the Rhino’s skin is indestructible enough to withstand being shot, I’m honestly surprised that being trampled by a buffalo herd was enough to do the man in 😐

When Dmitri appeared with the gun I thought that the film was dropping a “Dmitri was in cahoots with the Rhino all along” twist but…no. He was just wanting to shoot the Rhino but his brother wouldn’t let him (would it even have done anything though given the Rhino seems bullet proof?)

WAIT IS THE RHINO FUCKING DEAD?!? I THOUGHT HE WAS A HUGE SPIDERMAN VILLAIN IM SO CONFUSED RIGHT NOW

This film had way too many bad guys for any of them to feel actually threatening: Nikolai (technically?), Rhino, Foreigner… they were all shoved in I guess

Nikolai was the one who leaked the video of his son being the Hunter who escaped prison etc like…? I thought Sergei was the favourite, bro, the fuck you doing-

HE REALLY TOOK THE BULLETS OUT HIS DAD’S GUN AND A BEAR KILLED NIKOLAI

Fred was so fucking hot in his last scene and a half, I’m sorry but I’m right, stop booing me-

The first two times we saw Fred lip sync in the earlier part of the film, it looked more believable that Dmitri was singing with someone else’s voice but maybe that’s because the camera didn’t linger too much…in this last scene though? Oh that was OBVIOUS lip syncing, again that could be an ADR/post production thing though?

Dmitri says that a doctor in New York did something to him…? Who? Is it Miles Warren or whatever the name Rhino mentioned earlier was?

Dmitri is pissed that Sergei killed their father, says Sergei is just like him, just “big game hunters searching for their next great trophy” and he’s…technically not really wrong?

BRO WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK-

So Sergei is trying to talk to Dmitri as he walks away across this busy London Bridge (I think it’s the Millennium Bridge?) and when Dmitri turns around he’s got Sergei’s face and speaks in Sergei’s voice…?? And then he walks away and his face goes all white and porcelain and blank before going back to being Fred?!?

SERGEI WAS GAGGED AND SO WAS I 😭

Fred looked hot as fuck though so I’m not going to complain

The film ends with Kraven going back to his dad’s London house, reading a note from his father and a vest made from the skin/fur of the lion he killed years ago, and Sergei puts it on before sitting in a chair in front of a mirror…and then the film just fucking ends?!?

There’s really no mid credits or post credits scene 😶

FRED HECHINGER THE MOVIE STAR YOU ARE

Final thoughts:

Honestly the film was okay. Not great but it was watchable and not the worst film I’ve seen (that honour is currently held by “Sausage Party”). “Mid” is a good word to be honest.

Listen I know I’m biased but I do truly think Fred was a highlight of this film 😭 the fact that Sony has already said they’re giving up on the SM villain universe thing they’ve had going on makes me sad because we probably won’t see more of Fred as Dmitri but given the reception some of the films have had… yeah.

I feel like this could have been a great movie if the editing and post production had been done better. And some of the lines, obviously, because there were some REALLY cringey lines in this film that not even the greatest of actors could save (I’m pretty sure a few of them were definitely the Rhino)

It makes me sad that you can tell ATJ was genuinely passionate about this character and doing him justice, but the material he was given let him down I think - again, that could be a mixture of editing and writing

Hearing F bombs dropped in a Marvel film just seems so strange to me 😭

Honestly, I think I’m probably giving this a 5.5/10, maybe 6/10 if I want to be generous. It was watchable and fun to watch while eating popcorn, which can be nice sometimes.

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Why is Harry Styles All Over TTPD? A Timeline

TTPD Notes Glossary

Upon much ponderation and rabbit-hole-ing I think a truly stunning chunk of tracks on this double album (20) are her processing her feelings for whatever the hell happened with Harry.  

What will likely be my Haylor magnum opus is under the cut because it is a bit lengthy. Good luck. Or I'm sorry??

I think they both pined for each other for years (well documented amongst the Haylors).  

Then she split with Joe Alwyn before she left London for the Eras Tour, but she waited to make the announcement public (probably to give him time to pack up his shit and get out of their shared house) until April 8. However, excited to be “Fresh Out the Slammer,” she reached out to Harry ASAP.  

I realize I might sound like an absolute raving lunatic, but I legit think Harry was at Taylor’s Arlington, Texas, Eras Tour shows, at the end of March/beginning of April 2023, and followed her to New York City for several days. 

While Harry was tied up finishing up the Asian leg of his tour until March 25, I think he came almost straight to her after that, and love-bombed the shit out of her in his excitement.

But then right before he had to leave for tour, with a stopover in LA for the Satellite video and Late Late Show shoots, he gave her some sort of pulling-away speech about taking a pause or pulling back or something, (I’d wager because of the two world tours), which she took as a total rejection, which caused her to lose it and move on to the disaster we call Matty. 

Then, in June, he met Taylor Russell in London. And maybe they were just friends at first, but then Taylor Swift started messing around with Matty, and then in July she started dating Travis and it went public in September. So, I suppose at that point Harry figured, "Okay, to hell with it."  

And now, somewhere in London, I imagine their shared good mate, Ed Sheeran, has a pounding headache and wishes he still drank whiskey.  

I hope the truth of it all someday comes to light in a tell-all book or movie. Or, at the very least, it would be nice if some more clarity surfaces in one of their albums, or a record by Ed.  

Oh, and I think Stevie Nicks, of all fucking people, knows the tea. She considers both of them “like [her] children.” She gave them both matching crescent moon necklaces. And has performed with them. And she wrote the intro poem for this record. Read that and tell me it doesn’t match the story I’ve written in my head. Stevie knows.

And now, the timeline. @foxes-that-run Also has a much more detailed 2023 timeline that I recommend.

There are, I shit you not, about a fortnight of possible days (March 29/30-April 12, 2023) where they could have been together...

March 29/30

Harry likely leaves Toyko after his March 25 show. Love on Tour doesnt start up again until May 13 in Horsens, Denmark.

March 31

Eras Tour is in Arlington, Texas, for N1. It's a rain show. She replaces "Invisible String” with "The 1." The surprise songs were "Sad Beautiful Tragic" and "Ours." Read all my notes on TTPD and go watch these two live performances again. They're...really something.

April 1

She sings "Death by a Thousand Cuts" and "Clean."

April 2

She sings "Jump then Fall" and "The Lucky One."

April 3-6

Neither of them are seen these three days.

April 7

Harry is spotted at baggage claim in Atlanta

April 9

Harry is at the Master's Golf Tournament

April 10

Maybe this is when he leaves her. Taylor goes out for drinks with Jack and Margaret. However, this was an obvious pap walk (the day she had those butterfly jeans on); were the paps maybe called to this location to lure them away from her apartment so a certain person might or might not have could arrive unnoticed after a golf tournament in Atlanta?

April 12

In the afternoon, Harry is spotted with his trusty brown duffel bag (sporting an air travel tag) leaving the gym in LA. In NYC, Taylor is pictured on the roof of Electric Lady (maybe shooting music video?) with a Gucci lion ring just like Harry's but with a green stone. I Mr not the 10th, I think this evening was when he said whatever he said that made her so sad; maybe he thought they should take a pause until their tours were over? Maybe he decided their combined spotlights were just too big to overcome? Who knows? Not me. But my nosy ass wants to know!

April 13

Eras Tour in Tampa N1. Taylor cries during “Lover"

April 14

Eras Tour in Tampa N2. She plays "The Great War" (performed with Aaron Dessner) and "You're On Your Own, Kid."

April 15

Eras Tour in Tampa N2. She plays "Treacherous."

April 21

Eras Tour in Houston N1. She plays "Wonderland" and "You're Not Sorry" (these choices seem…significant. In a not good way.)

April 22

N2 in Houston. She plays "A Place in This World" and "Today Was a Fairytale" (for her mom, who I am sure was being a rock for her at this trying time)

April 23

N3 in Houston. She plays "Begin Again" and "Cold as You"

April 27 and 28

Harry does shoots for the "Satellite" music video and the last episode of the Late Late Show. The scenes for the music video aren't used. In my opinion his face looks puffy on Late Late (maybe from crying?)

Eras Tour Atlanta N1 Taylor sings "The Other Side of the Door" and "Coney Island."

April 30

Eras Tour Atlanta N3 she sings "I Bet You Think About Me" and "How You Get the Girl." She cries again during “Champagne Problems."

May 5-7

Ah, the Nashville Era's Tour shows. Such fond, fond memories. She sang “Sparks Fly,” “Teardrops on My Guitar,“ "Out of the Woods,” “Fifteen” (Abigail was there, and she dedicated this one to her)," Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” with Aaron Dessner and “Mine” (also Speak Now drop).

May 11

Dinner with Matty and Jack and Margaret at Casa Cipriani in NYC

Is it possible the villainy of Matty is that he planted the original story in The Sun that he and Taylor were dating? It ran May 3, two days before he showed up (from Asia) to the Eras Tour play with Phoebe Bridgers as the opening act in Nashville. I just always thought that was odd. Maybe he had a big fat mouth.

May 12

Eras Tour Philadelphia N1. She played “Gold Rush” and “Come Back…Be Here” (Aww, girl….)

May 13

LOT picks up again in Horsens, Denmark. He's smiling to himself all cute like during "Fine Line." Plus he played "Stockholm Syndrome" for the first time in yeeeears and looked delighted. :(

Taylor's surprise songs were “Forever & Always” and “This Love.”

May 15

Either way, she leaves Electric Lady studios with Matty in tow.

May 19

She plays "Should've Said No" and "Better Man." (Well, that's seems...not good.)

May 20

Ah, the day of the “Question…?” and “Invisible” combo. (Oh, Tay). Matty is seen entering Taylor's apartment with a big Louis bag full of what many people believe is the typewriter. I always assumed it was clothes or a synthesizer or some kind of equipment. ¯\_(ツ)_/

May 25

This is the last day she was seen with Matty (and the chorus of angels sang)

But, really, only he was seen outside her apartment leaving with his stuff. She wasn’t in town. 

They were never seen together again after May 15. 

May 26

Era's Tour Metlife N1. She sings “Getaway Car” with Jack Antonoff and “Maroon” (this was a very angry face Maroon).

May 27

Metlife N2. She sings “Holy Ground” and “False God," and cries.

June 22

Taylor records “The Black Dog” at Electric Lady. “Six weeks of breathing clean air,” if we’re being specific here (although she was touring and it could have just sounded good) would be May 11, 2023.

August 13

Stevie Nicks owns the opening poem for the album.

[weclassybouquetfun]

That's a wrap on 2024's Met Gala. What was the theme this year? Gardens of Time, in conjunction with the Costume Institute's exhibit "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."

My personal Met Gala Winners:

TIE: Designer Harris Reed of Nina Ricci and singer Tyla in Balmain.

Tyla has a leg up because her dress is made of sand molded to her figure coupled with an hourglass to represent the sands of time.

Runner-Up: Demi Moore in Nina Ricci x Harris Reed

As always Colman Domingo leads the fashion pack. He is wearing Willy Chavarria.

Second is Barry Keoghan in Burberry. He's wearing an espresso coloured jacket ::wink::. With girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter in Oscar de la Renta.

This year's chairs - Anna Wintour (as always), Chris Hemsworth (disappointing), Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and the never disappointing Zendaya Coleman who wore two looks: Dior and Givenchy (with a Philip Treacy headdress).

What else were people wearing?

TEAMS LOEWE

TEAM LOEWE

Dan Levy

Ayo Edebiri

Ariana Grande

Jamie Dornan

Jonathan Bailey

Greta Lee, Taylor Russell and Luca Guadagnino

Josh O'Connor

Mike Faist

TEAM THOM BROWNE

Rebecca Ferguson

Cynthia Erivio

Alton Mason

Ben Simmons

Cole Escola

Gigi Hadid

Steven Yeun

Queen Latifah and partner Eboni Nichols

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Last night I watched Kraven the Hunter with a friend and it’s so mediocre that it made me mad and I’m venting about it. Spoiler warning I guess, but it was pretty predictable. Also the animals were practically set dressing, which sucks because that’s Kraven’s whole fucking bit.

The entire time I was thinking “if it weren’t for Disney being funded by puritan oligarchs and the U.S. government, this film could’ve been about a guy who’s whole thing is fighting the evils of poaching. But millionaires love poaching, so Marvel can’t upset that audience.”

The film has to make every villain a drug and weapons trafficker on top of being a poacher, so that you don’t focus on the poaching. Don’t look too hard at how much people pay to travel to other countries to kill animals and how much waste it produces!! The film has only one scene where a Ghanaian man says he relies on payments from poaching clients to feed his family. But it doesn’t really show that this man is in need, or that he is forced to subsist on a deeply colonial system. It does nothing to show the detrimental effects of removing a macro predator or endangered species from an ecosystem. It doesn’t show how often poachers will kill people to get animal heads or ivory!!! The poaching industry is already evil enough as it is!!!

The pacing and editing is a hot mess, the timeline is all over the place. The dialogue is extremely tell don’t show. Kraven’s back story is “Rich white boy has an evil dad who tried to get him poach in order to prove his manhood. Boy almost gets killed, Black girl swoops in and uses her sacred family potion to save him. Now he’s mega buff and uses the powers of animals to to kill villains with impunity (except his fucking dad, a mafia kingpin. It’s fine to bum off your family’s ill gotten resources in the name of vigilante justice, I guess.) Also the Black woman is there to be minimally useful. Also his brother is weak and blonde and gets tossed around the plot like a sad puppet until the end.”

The film can’t show Kraven, a man raised from childbirth to be a poacher, actually kill an animal, because that would obviously make him a villain. But they show him fighting animals and letting animals attack other humans because he doesn’t really give a shit about animal welfare. He never really studies the animals, he just stares them in the eyes and miraculously he Gets It and can use their skills to hunt and kill. There’s like five minutes where he’s out in the wilderness and he’s sprinting and climbing trees like a twilight vampire.

There’s only one scene where he confronts some poachers directly. He makes a sad face at a bunch of dead bovine but then goes straight to brutally beating up the poachers. The animals are never a concern again. He doesn’t honor their deaths in any meaningful way. The steppe herds live and graze on his property but it’s not a wildlife conservation, it’s just where his weird secret base is (the base that used to be him mother’s favorite getaway spot from his father. (Which, btw, we never see his mother in her right mind. The film only flashbacks to her in a straight jacket and screaming in an institution. We never see his memories of her loving him and his brother, which is misogynistic as hell in my opinion.))

His evil dad kills a lion early in the film, (a single male lion that is portrayed to be super buff and attacks humans, even though lions ONLY attack humans out of desperation and they fucking hunt in packs) and then at the end, Kraven wears that mane as a mantle. Who the fuck are you dawg??? What the fuck are your ideals??? Are you going to pay reparations for all the animal resources you took from foreign countries??? I think the fuck not!!

(This is a nitpick but I hate that Kraven has an American accent. He has two Russian parents and spent half his life in Russia. Why the fuck does he sound American. Like yes, Russell Crowe’s Russian accent was bad, but at least he was committed to the character!!! Aaron Taylor-Johnson sounded like he was bored half the time and deeply unconvincing the other half. Let your leading characters be and sound Non-American, Disney.)

Marvel tried to improve Kraven’s shitty backstory (and Calypso’s racist backstory) from the comics. But if she’s an investigative lawyer and he has deep ties to the criminal underworld, they could have easily ended the conflict by getting his dad sent to jail and then dispersing the assets.

FRANKLY, the film would’ve been widely more interesting from Calypso’s POV. She’s a Vodou priestess, a lawyer, a huntress, and she has a cool sense of fashion. I’m glad they fully rebooted her story from the comics because everything EVERYTHING about her was extremely racist. But now she doesn’t get to be interesting. There were many options for the entire film to be actually interesting, but it took none of them.

[petertingle-yipyip]

I was just scrolling on pinterest and what not and then BAM! i come across this girl and she gives me so much june energy

so now im debating on changing junes fc... 😔 I dont even know if there are scene packs of this other girl.

anyway now i cant decide who give more june energy 😞

or pookie

honestly you gotta trust your gut.

when i was thinking ab an FC for livia, emeraude toubia was my first response and i think bc the character of isabelle lightwood was part of what i wanted liv to be like, it was easy to pick her. but with my six of crows fic, i picked danielle rose russell as the FC based off her role as hope mikaelson (no humanity specifically) and made her name and story around that face

i think either can fit with June, but it also may depend on the scene packs you can find or the backstory you craft for her. when you think of livia and matt talking to june, which face feels right? when she’s arguing with foggy about taylor’s best album, what face feels right? when her and livia and karen are having a movie night, who do you picture? with her mannerisms and reactions, who does it feel more natural to see it from?

[willowsallen]

hi! this is your rphserver gift giver 💕 ! i'd love to know who are some of your favorite fcs? and who are some fcs you wish had more resources?

hi it's your secret santa again (back again so soon) with more questions because i am impatient! first of all and most importantly, i hope you're doing well! and second of all, i tried to do a little digging but figured i'd just ask you if you have any muses, ocs, or any characters you love and identify with. who are some of your favorite blorbos!

hi mi luv!!!!!!! ok i will put everything under a readmore cause idk how long i'm gonna talk for<3 SKJAHKSJHA

favorite fcs: alisha boe, khadijha red thunder, sabrina carpenter, maitreyi ramakrishnan, oscar isaac, adria arjona, cody christian, kiowa gordon, ryan destiny, laura harrier, cierra ramirez, simone ashley, lizeth selene, margaret qualley, reneé rapp, dev patel, camila mendes, megan suri, harris dickinson, taylor russell!!!!!

more resources: ofc anybody above<3 (and keep in mind idk if these people have 1 gif pack or 54529646 SKJAHSKAH i just luv them bad that i fear they deserve more) but specifically from my list above: maitreyi, ryan, reneé, and taylor!!! and of course some extras not mentioned: daniella perkins, samantha logan, greta onieogou, gideon adlon, georgina campbell, isabela merced, yandeh sallah, keith powers!!!!!

favorite muses: so i actually just revamped my old indie and i'm getting back into the swing of old (and new) muses!!! but currently top 4 of my favs currently are: sebastian (rudy pankow - old muse) who's a hacker and is a complete idiot otherwise (recently just wrote out "eat my farts, dude" in a reply so........) but is sweet and corny and kind; indigo (samantha logan - new muse) she's a tennis star who was "never good enough" by her parents so now she works 5x as hard and still doesn't believe she's talented, is also sooo kind and soft spoken and i luv her bad

muses contd: hayes (cody christian - newish muse) he's an f1 driver and is so full of himself and egotistical and is only "nice" to people he thinks are on the "same level" as him (money or talent wise) and i haven't gotten him to the point of genuinely being nice yet but i'm sure he contains multitudes KSJHAKSJHA; jackson (chris evans - OLDDDDD muse) i've had jackson longer than any muse i'm still writing, he's a bodyguard, very stoic, quiet, very professional and mysterious, his entire "life" is his job and he was raised in a very domineering household so he's still not sure of who he is at like 40-something years old x

ok i hope that all made sense KSAHSKJHA thank you for these questions i'm very excited<3

[pierregazly]

hiiiii congrats on 1.5k, so well deserved!!!! you're incredibly talented and can't wait to see you continue to thrive!!

for ⚓, I'm a Pisces (cusp with Aquarius!). I'm very blonde and a lil taller than average. I'm American and work in climate policy research and am a bit of a workaholic (oops but not really because my job is mostly reading and synthesizing information which I love AND I'm working to make the world survivable so it's worth it). Non work hobbies include traveling (I'm going abroad twice this year!), going to so many concerts (14 last year, tickets for 11 so far this year) and listening to music in general (Taylor Swift and Fall Out Boy were my top two artists last year), coaching my alma maters debate team, trying new classes at my gym, going for long walks to farmers markets and coffee shops, and reading historical fiction. Some fun tidbits about my personality: I was told I was too intense for animal crossing on a first date and they were probably right, I'm an introvert mostly but will not shut up around people im comfortable with, I was way too obsessed with Harry Potter and being a Slytherin as a kid, I'm extremely competitive even in silly meaningless things like my cornhole league, and will do anything for my closest friends (once I took a three hour bus there and back in one day to give my friend her wallet when she forgot to pack it).

hope you're having a great day 💕

⚓️ give me a small description of yourself/your hobbies/your zodiac signs/life and i'll ship you with a driver

hi love!!! you're TOO sweet, thank you soooo much - you don't even know how much your words mean to me 🥺

oh man, it barely took me like 10 seconds to figure out you should be shipped with george russell! (i promise the 'lil taller than average' part only had like a small tidbit to do with it) i think as a workaholic himself, george would really admire how much you throw yourself into your career and how much effort you're constantly putting into your job and making the world a better place! whenever he's not travelling for work, george seems to do a lot of travelling himself so i think he would looove that about you, and i don't think it would take much effort to drag him to any/all concerts you're going to! the animal crossings thing made me cackle, because i could fully see george also being too intense for animal crossings?? like i don't know why, but would LOVE to see that combination. i think he'd also love the competitive streak you have, even though it would absolutely come to head whenever there's any slight competition between the two of you. i definitely think you and george would work the best!

thank you for celebrating with me!!

[randomestcrackships]

Wanted Faces For Requests

Officially (finally) down to 25 requests left so reopening requests, with one condition! At the moment I will only be taking requests that include one of these faces because I already have motivation to edit for them and extensive amounts of scene packs saved which will save me time/effort/energy on finding packs to edit from. Once I get below 20 requests on my existing list, I will open requests fully, but I am also hoping that this soft launch will help me feel less overwhelmed

(as always, my existing rules still apply)

Adelaide Kane

Ana De Armas

Anna Cathcart

Charlotte Hope

Danielle Rose Russell

Gregg Sulkin

Holliday Grainger

Kathryn Newton

Leighton Meester

Lily Collins

Nina Dobrev

Rachel Zegler

Sofia Carson

Taylor Zakhar Perez

Zoey Deutch

[bisluthq]

I think some people assume he must be packing because something has to explain how he’s dated all the women he has given everything else about him lol, but I don’t think his dick is the mysterious factor

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I would never think being good in bed or dick size is how he gets the women he has been with, because they still have to meet him first and get to the part where they get in bed with him to know that lol. Like all of Taylor's other exes that we know of, most are traditionally handsome and display a certain level of charm and elegance (I can't think of a better word, but Joe a, Jake, tom - well spoken, seem intelligent), or cool (John (if we didn't know so much ick about him) and Calvin, who also was well spoken but more cool imo?). Matty has the 'i don't shower and smell like an ashtray' aesthetic (I'm not talking about his actual features, that moustache in the pap pics with gab is a choice, but changeable lol) - he can polish up nicely when he wants. But even his posture is usually screaming 'i want to hunch over and weave through this crowd unnoticed because I don't want to be here' or 'im too Kool for skool and going to lean back and preach about the cult of conformity everyone unconsciously subscribed to but lack the necessary mental faculties to question who they REALLY ARE, as he puffs out cigarette smoke across the table instead of away from people.'

He has a Pete Davidson thing going on aesthetically and they both do some edgelord jokes at times, but that's Pete's job, Matty's come across as his actual thoughts and feelings, not a 'hey this could be a joke'? And Pete makes fun of himself but seems secure in himself, Matty gives the vibe of someone who wins an award and Googles what the cool kids from high school are up to now and wants to brag about his success in front of them.

Idk I don't like Matty or his music, so I could have bias towards his appeal because I think he's like Russel Brand 12 years ago only without the allegations - same look, same use of big words to sound smart which makes them sound fake deep and insecure because of how they use the big words... Idk I wanted to believe he was nice and using the edgelord thing as a shield like high school boys, but his tweet about ripping azalea banks's weave off showed very fucking clearly where his mind goes. I don't get the appeal AT ALL

honestly??? SAME. I do like his music a lot and I don't think he's as bad a dude as his antis want him to be but like he's also just not a very nice man?? AND HE IS NOT AT ALL ATTRACTIVE. His music is good (to me) but like lol? Just because someone makes sick music doesn't make them necessarily fuckable? YOU KNOW WHOSE MUSIC I LOVE? THE BEATLES AND LEONARD COHEN. I'm not gonna fuck Paul McCartney lol and actually EVEN WHEN HE WAS YOUNG (which he's not) I wouldn't have because he was PLAIN? Leonard ok I might've lol but HE IS NOW DEAD so NOW I CANNOT and it doesn't make me like his music any less.

Pete Davidson... idk y'all. Idk. I'm going to watch Riff Raff this Friday because my one friend asked me to wait for her to watch that but every time I go to the cinema, I watch the trailer for it, and EVERY TIME i'm like "ya ok i get it" like.... i'm not proud of myself and maybe it's my most heterosexual trait but i would 1000000000% have sex with pete davidson and i think i'd CLAIM i'm doing it for science yk like what is it about him that makes all these women go feral but i think in my bone marrow i would know that i just really badly super want to fuck pete davidson.

[gentlesthorror]

reyna's low maintenance multi-muse, primarily based on horror, urban + high fantasy and personal interpretations. plot-based and friends focused. unaffiliated with any rpc. strictly 21+ interactions and mutuals only! you can find my muse list under the cut. very low + sporadic activity found here.

replies here will be slow and will happen when i have muse. i also tend to prioritize mutuals and friends i talk to ooc in terms of speed. due to the number of muses here, i default to going iconless. find me mainly on: kavanschosen + iryana.

⁽¹⁾ rules.    ⁽²⁾ ask memes.    ⁽³⁾ worldbuilding sideblog.

original characters:

aurora moon, human divine soul sorcerer and abjuration wizard. dnd / high fantasy based. she/her, bisexual polyamorous, immortal. portrayed by jung yiseo + bae suzy.

faye ito, final girl and independent film maker and actress. crime + horror based. she/they, bisexual, 25+. portrayed by minatozaki sana.

genevieve srichaphan, beauty queen turned sorority witch. dark academia / horror based. she/her, lesbian, 25+. portrayed by mint ranchrawee.

magnolia caruso, mechanical engineer turned farmer. stardew valley based. she/her, lesbian, 30+. portrayed by lovie simone.

rian satyavati, army doctor turned reluctant pack leader. teen wolf based. he/they, bisexual, 40+. portrayed by rahul kohli.

zahra, disgraced high elven princess turned fiend warlock. dnd / high fantasy based. she/her, bisexual, immortal. portrayed by tbd.

canon characters:

annie cresta, the mad girl. the hunger games, fantasy and personal interpretation based. she/her, greysexual, 21+. portrayed by park sooyoung.

bonnie bennett, the salem witch. the vampire diaries, canon divergent after s4 and crossover based. she/her, bisexual, 20+. portrayed by taylor russell.

elphaba thropp, the wicked witch. wicked, mixed canon and personal interpretation based. primarily crossover based. she/they, bisexual, 21+. portrayed by cynthia erivo.

kira yukimura, the kitsune. teen wolf, canon divergent and crossover based. she/they, bisexual, 20+. portrayed by uchinaga aeri.

oliver hong, the spy. secret shanghai, crossover + personal interpretation based. he/him, bisexual, 25+. portrayed by yangyang.

padme amidala, the queen. star wars, mixed canon + personal interpretation based. she/her, bisexual, 25+. portrayed by natalie portman.

peeta mellark, the baker boy. the hunger games, mixed canon + personal interpretation based. he/him, greysexual, 18+. portrayed by cody christian. previously found on sunpersists.

private muse list: ( plotting required or reserved for established writing partners, some with connections to affiliated muses )

caitlyn kiramman, the prodigy. arcane, tv show and personal interpretation based. she/her, lesbian, 20+. portrayed by havana rose liu.

fumiya ito, troublemaker athlete turned underground fight ring champion. crime based. he/him, bisexual (fem leaning), 25+. portrayed by tbd. affiliated with faye.

ozaki koyo, the femme fatale. bungo stray dogs, with a secondary verse in the hunger games. she/her, bisexual, 25+. portrayed by kouri yuka + animated faceclaim.

[newsnigeria]

What is Ifa Tuntun?

What is Ifa Tuntun? When did Ifa Tuntun begin? Who is culpable for initiating it? Ifa Tuntun started the moment we Africans were packed into the hulls of the merchant ships and hauled across the sea. Everything changed from that point. Nothing has ever been the same again both for those who were forcibly taken and those left behind. Those forcibly taken did several things: - Some looked back and cursed the land that they were leaving, and those who forced them into captivity and alienation. - Some, knowing they would be killed, locked their captors into a fight, even chained, and got executed. - Some, with courage, jumped into the ocean, burying their bodies in the mother sea, preferring death to captivity. - Some descended into the hull of the ships into which they were led, determined to live to see where the rest of the journeys of their lives would lead them. They shed blood. They shed tears. They shed sweat, cold sweat. They shed urination. They shed milk, those mothers taken away from their children, their swollen bodies lactating. They met others who could not speak their language. They communicated with gestures, with signs, with sighs, with cries. That was the birth of jazz music, as they improvised beyond words to make their feelings clear. That was the birth of blues, as they sobbed, rocking from side to side, moaning ai, aye, bae, bi, bligh, buy, by, bye, cai, chai, chi, cry, cy, dai, die, dry, dye, eye, fae, fi, fly, fry, frye, guy, hi, high, hy, hye, i, i., kai, kwai, lai, lie, ly, lye, mai, mei, my, nigh, nye, pe-tsai, phi, pi, pie, ply, pri, pry, psi, pye, rye, sai, shy, sky, skye, sly, spry, spy, sty, sy, tai, thai, thigh, thy, tie, tri, try, ty, tye, vi, vie, wai, why, wry, wye, y, yeeparipa! Their blood, mixing with the sweat, tears, milk, and urines on the floor of the ship, as pregnant women gave birth, and weak ones gave up life and dead bodies left marks on the bottom of the slave ships—gave birth to the origin of abstract painting, conceptual art, and gestural images of body markings.

© Tom Feelings, Middle Passage Photo / White Ship, Black Cargo That moment, which came for different people and their descendants in the foreign land, which they turned into the New Africa, was the end of an old order, and the birth of a new world. Their new voices articulated Ifa Tuntun, as they opened their mouths, and sang, in a rhythm, pacing, harmony, discord, and coloring never before known to humankind, Ifa Tuntun came out of these spirits: Aberjhani, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Linda Addison, Tomi Adeyemi , Rochelle Alers, Elizabeth Alexander, Kwame Alexander, Larry D. Alexander, Lewis Grandison Alexander, Candace Allen, Clarissa Minnie Thompson Allen, Robert L. Allen, Garland Anderson, Maya Angelou, Tina McElroy Ansa, Ray Aranha, Chalmers Archer, M. K. Asante, Jr. Jabari Asim, Russell Atkins, William Attaway, James Baldwin, Calvin Baker, Toni Cade Bambara, Leslie Esdaile Banks Amiri Baraka, Shauna Barbosa, Steven Barnes, Lindon W. Barrett, Samuel Alfred Beadle, Paul Beatty, Robert Beck, Christopher C. Bell, Derrick Bell, Brit Bennett, Gwendolyn Bennett, Hal Bennett, Lerone Bennett, Jr., Bertice Berry, Venise T. Berry, Henry Bibb, Eleanor Taylor Bland, Marita Bonner), Arna Bontemps, James Boggs, Demico Boothe, David Bradley, William Stanley Braithwaite, Gwendolyn Brooks, Claude Brown, Hallie Quinn Brown, Roseanne A. Brown, Sterling A. Brown, William Wells Brown, Anatole Broyard, Ashley Bryan, Niobia Bryant, Ed Bullins, Olivia Ward Bush, Octavia Butler, Roderick D. Bush, George Cain, Bebe Moore Campbell, Stokely Carmichael, Ben Carson, Jennie Carter, Stephen L. Carter, Cyrus Cassells, Kashana Cauley, Eddie Chambers, Lady Chablis, Charles W. Chesnutt, Alice Childress, Cheril N. Clarke, Cheryl Clarke, John Henrik Clarke, Stanley Bennett Clay, Troy, Pearl Cleage, Eldridge Cleaver, Michelle Cliff, Lucille Clifton, Wendy Coakley-Thompson, Ta-Nehisi Coates , author, journalist, Wanda Coleman, Marvel Cooke , Anna J. Cooper, Clarence Cooper Jr., J. California Cooper, James Corrothers, Jayne Cortez, Bill Cosby, Joseph Seamon Cotter, Donald Crews, Stanley Crouch, Harold Cruse, Countee Cullen, Waring Cuney, Christopher Paul Curtis, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, Jeffrey Daniels (living), Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, Christopher Darden, Angela Davis, Frank Marshall Davis, Kyra Davis, Milton Davis, George Dawson, Samuel R. Delany, Eric Jerome Dickey, Anita Doreen Diggs, Nahshon Dion, Lonnie Dixon, Rita Dove, Sharon Draper, Tananarive Due, Henry Dumas, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, David Anthony Durham, Richard Durham, Michael Eric Dyson, Ralph Ellison, Cornelius Eady, Sarah Jane Woodson Early, Junius Edwards, Olaudah Equiano, Don Evans, Mari Evans, Percival Everett, Eve Ewing, Sarah Webster Fabio, Ronald Fair, Sarah Farro, John M. Faucette, Arthur Huff Fauset, Jessie Fauset, London R. Ferebee, Lolita Files, Antwone Fisher, Rudolph Fisher, Liseli Fitzpatrick, Sharon G. Flake, Robert Fleming, Mary Weston Fordham, Namina Forna, Leon Forrest, Tonya Foster, J. E. Franklin, John Hope Franklin, Hoyt W. Fuller, Nina Foxx,Ernest Gaines, Ruth Gaines-Shelton, Marcus Garvey, Tony Gaskins, Henry Louis Gates, Roxane Gay, Nikki Giovanni, Roy Glenn, Donald Goines, Marita Golden, Edythe Mae Gordon, Edmond T. Gordon, Eugene Gordon, Charles Gordone, Amanda Gorman, Lawrence Otis Graham, Moses Grandy, Victor Hugo Green, Eloise Greenfield, Sam Greenlee, Bonnie Greer, Deborah Gregory, Dick Gregory, Sutton E. Griggs, Nikki Grimes, Angelina Weld Grimke, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Rosa Guy, John Langston Gwaltney, Yaa Gyasi, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Alex Haley, Virginia Hamilton Henry Hampton, Lorraine Hansberry, Joyce Hansen, Vincent Harding, Rachael Harding, Edward W. Hardy, Nathan Hare, Frances Harper, E. Lynn Harris, Michael Harris, Juanita Harrison, Saidiya Hartman, Robert Hayden, Essex Hemphill, David Henderson, Safiya Henderson-Holmes, Freida High-Tesfagiorgis, Chester Himes, Kameisha Jerae Hodge, Corey J. Hodges, Karla F. C. Holloway, bell hooks, Pauline Hopkins, Nalo Hopkinson, George Moses Horton, Roberta Hoskie, Tracie Howard, Detrick Hughes, Langston Hughes , Zora Neale Hurston, Jordan Ifueko, Rashidah Ismaili, Brenda Jackson, Jesse C. Jackson, Mae Jackson, Harriet Jacobs, T. D. Jakes, Ayize Jama-Everett, John Jea, N. K. Jemisin, Beverly Jenkins, Terri L. Jewell, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Angela Johnson, Charles R. Johnson, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Helene Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Mat Johnson Varian Johnson, Edward P. Jones, Gayl Jones, Joni Omi-Osun Jones, Kelly Jones, Tayari Jones, June Jordan, Martin Luther King, Ron Karenga, Bob Kaufman, Elizabeth Keckley, William Melvin Kelley, Emma Dunham Kelley-Hawkins, Randall Kenan, Adrienne Kennedy, Nina Kennedy, John Oliver Killens, Jamaica Kincaid, Emeline King, Martin Luther King Jr., Woodie King Jr., Etheridge Knight, Yusef Komunyakaa, Pinkie Gordon Lane, Nella Larsen, Victor LaValle, Brent Leggs, Andrea Lee, Julius Lester, David Levering Lewis, Willie Little, Alain Locke, Attica Locke, Audre Lorde, Bettina L. Love, Glenville Lovell, Toni Morrison, Christopher Mwashinga, Nathaniel Mackey, Naomi Long Madgett, Haki R. Madhubuti, Clarence Major, Raynetta, Manning Marable, John Marrant, Paule Marshall, Ora Mae Lewis Martin, Hans Massaquoi, Brandon Massey, Victoria Earle Matthews, Julian Mayfield, James McBride, Nathan McCall, Bernice McFadden, Claude McKay, Patricia McKissack, Reginald McKnight, Kim McLarin, Terry McMillan, James Alan McPherson, Louise Meriwether, Oscar Micheaux, E. Ethelbert Miller, May Miller, Arthenia J. Bates Millican, Mary Monroe, Anne Moody, Jessica Care Moore, George McMichael Moyer, Toni Morrison, E. Frederic Morrow, Walter Mosley, Thylias Moss, Willard Motley, Jess Mowry, Albert Murray, Pauli Murray, Walter Dean Myers, Tariq Nasheed, Gloria Naylor, Larry Nealy, Barbara Neely, Huey P. Newton, Richard Bruce Nugent, Mwatabu S. Okantah, Oladejo Okediji, Nnedi Okorafor, Marc Olden, Porsha Olayiwola, Rita Omokha, Terry a. O'Neal, Tochi Onyebuchi, Roscoe Orman, Ewuare Osayande, Brenda Marie Osbey, Candace Owens, ZZ Packer, Gordon Parks, Suzan-Lori Parks, Tyler Perry, Eric Pete, Ann Petry, Delores Phillips, Steve Phillips, William Pickens, Leonard Pitts, Ann Plato, Sterling Plumpp, Carlene, Alvin F. Poussaint, Jewel Prestage, Robert Earl Price, Aishah Rahman, Alice Randall, Dudley Randall, Cordelia Ray, Francis Ray, Andy Razaf, Ishmael, Kiley Reid, Jason Reynolds, Willis Richardson, Florida Ruffin Ridley, Harrison David Rivers, Cliff Roquemore, Carolyn Rodgers, Octavia V. Rogers Albert, Al Roker, Fran Ross, Ola Rotimi, Shawn Stewart Ruff, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Malinda Russell, Rachel Renee Russell, Carl Hancock Rux, Rupaul, Kalamu ya Salaam, Sonia Sanchez, Dori Sanders, Sapphire, Charles R. Saunders, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, George Schuyler, Gil Scott-Heron, Clara Johnson Scroggins, Sandra Seaton, Victor Séjour, Fatima Shaik, Tupac Shakur, Ntozake Shange, Nisi Shawl, Lowrey Stokes Sims, Sister Souljah, Iceberg Slim, Amanda Smith, Cherise Smith, Danez Smith, Effie Waller Smith, William Gardner Smith, Thomas Sowell, A. B. Spellman, Anne Aurin Squire, Theophilus Gould Steward, Maria W. Stewart, Jeffrey C. Stewart, Nic Stone, Ellen Tarry, Mildred D. Taylor, Susie Taylor, Mary Church Terrell, Lucy Terry, Michael Thelwell, Angie Thomas, Clarence Thomas, Joyce Carol Thomas, Lorenzo Thomas, Piri Thomas, Truth Thomas, Pamela Thomas-Graham, Era Bell Thompson, Howard Thurman, Wallace Thurman, Ruth D. Todd, Lynn Toler, Melvin B. Tolson, Jean Toomer, Touré, Askia M. Touré, Quincy Troupe, Sojourner Truth, Omar Tyree, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Henry Van Dyke, Ivan Van Sertima, Bethany Veney, Olympia Vernon, Dwyane Wade, Alice Walker, Frank X. Walker, Margaret Walker, Christopher George Latore Wallace, Michele Wallace, Eric Walrond, Mildred Pitts Walter, Marilyn Nelson Waniek, Douglas Turner Ward, Jesmyn Ward, Booker T. Washington, Frank J. Webb, Ida B. Wells, Richard Wesley, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Cornel West, Dorothy West, Phillis Wheatley, Walter Francis White, Colson Whitehead, Steven Whitehurst, Albery Allson Whitman, Anthony Whyte, John Edgar Wideman, Isabel Wilkerson, Crystal Wilkinson, Alicia D. Williams, Chancellor Williams, John Alfred Williams, Samm-Art Williams, Sherley Anne Williams, Walter E. Williams, August Wilson, Harriet E. Wilson, Kathy Y. Wilson, William Julius Wilson, Oprah Winfrey, Carter G. Woodson, Jacqueline Woodson, David Wright, Jay Wright, Kelly Wright, Richard Wright, Sarah E. Wright, David F. Walker, Malcolm X, Marian X, Camille Yarbrough, Frank Yerby, Al Young, Zane, and Ahmos Zu-Bolton. Moyo Okediji did not invent Ifa Tuntun. He is not culpable. If you kill Moyo Okediji, it is pointless. To kill Ifa Tuntun, you must kill all the sacred voices listed above. They are culpable. Picture is by Tom Feelings, Middle Passage: White Ship, Black Cargo Read the full article

[chatalbashreviews]

Kraven The Hunter Movie Review - NOTHING Can Save The Sonyverse!

Kraven The Hunter Movie Review - NOTHING Can Save The Sonyverse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-F6_XwmyYE Welcome to my in-depth Kraven The Hunter movie review! In this video, we explore everything you need to know about the latest action-packed film featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular character, alongside the legendary Russell Crowe. We dive into the plot, performances, action sequences, and the movie's connection to the wider Marvel Universe. Is Kraven the Hunter a worthy addition to the Spider-Man universe? Does Aaron Taylor-Johnson deliver a compelling performance as the infamous villain turned anti-hero? Find out as I dissect the story, character arcs, and how Russell Crowe's role impacts the film. Whether you're a fan of the comic book character or just here for the action, this review has all the insights you need! #KravenTheHunter #AaronTaylorJohnson #RussellCrowe #MovieReview #Marvel #Kraven via Chatalbash Reviews https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqQebnXAVWe5OKEfVHfj2g December 13, 2024 at 12:45PM

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ೀ HAPPY 420 TO EVERYONE WHO BE SMOKING WEED ✨ STAY HIGH STAY SAFE 💚 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 800 FOLLOWERS 🥹! I WANNA SEND EACH AND EVERYONE OF YALL A LOVE LETTER <33

ೀ ‘Clarisè’ is an oc, i envision her to resemble Taylor russell ! i need dealer!ellie BAD. NOW.

ೀ description: late 2010s AU! SMUT SMUT! HIGH SEX HIGH SEX 🥴, MUTUAL PINING, slight mention of drinking, mutual teasing!, (mean) dealer!ellie, pierced!ellie, stuckup!reader, reader has an attitude (brattyish), mean!ellie, dom!ellie sub!reader, strap on sex (r rec), strapsucking (e rec), face fucking (r rev) , hair pulling, cowgirl!sex, strap-packing, ellies strap is referenced as her cock, smoking while head (😇), bare use of y/n(___), use of (babydoll, princess, and gorgeous ) praise kink!

april 20th AKA 4/20—every stoner’s favorite holiday.

in celebration of the remarkable holiday—throw the dankest party of all summer!—is what your bestfriend says, of course.

your best friend Clarisè, who you grew up with, was very wealthy to say the least. her parents owned a couple international hotels which led to their long business flights, so everytime Clarisè was left alone in her mediterranean lifestyle mansion.

she would fill it to the brim with the your area code.

you were always there for her though since you were little girls, it wasn’t hard to pick up on how lonely she would feel as got older. even if she filled the house with strangers the second her parents packed some suitcases—you were always there. some form of family was atleast always there for her.

“so who exactly is coming?” you ask, sucking on a lolliepop as you laid on your best friend’s ginormous bed as she walked around in her walk-in closet. the size of her room was the size of your entire home.

“our friends—oh, and im gonna try to get at Abby tonight! what should i wear!?” she says nonchalantly as her fingers skimmed through one of the many racks of clothing.

“girl, half of the block is not our friends—i mean like who we know and she always breaks her neck when you wear red.” you state, pointing with your lolli to the red corset top Clarisè was holding in her left.

she giggles out before throwing off her crop-top to try on the corset “Jess, Deens, Bella—oh!, and i invited my dealer!, of course.” she meets your eyes through her mirror that took up half of her wall before continuing, “shes prett-ayy hot and single” Clarisè eyes wiggle around insinuatingly.

you couldnt help the scoff that left your lips before rolling your eyes “is she 45 years old?—bringing a ganja cake or something?” you joke out, ignoring the fact that your best friend has been trying to find you a hookup to ‘loosen you up’ as she quotes. Clarisè rolls your eyes at your antics to ignore her.

“its 420 baby, she the dealer—and she is not 45 years old!now come on, time to get dolled up!” were the last words she uttered before grabbing your hand and kidnapping you into the lost colorful fashion world that was her closet.

it was 8 pm by the time Jesse, Dina, and a few random people made their way through your best friend’s tall front doors leading into her huge entryway which greeted you automatically with her grand beige marbled staircase that lead you to the floors above; before you made your way down.

you checked yourself out once more in Clarisé’s bedroom mirror before you had to head down to greet the incoming guests. your makeup was light, eccentricating all your best natural features. you did a small and slown 360, a whistle coming from inside the room blows through the room and snapping your head towards the direction.

It was Jesse and Dina walking into the wide bedroom. “you guys made it!” you squeal out, engulfing your close friends into a group hug.

“look at you, sexy ass!” Dina twirls you around as she continued to compliment.

your hair flowed down perfectly, big silver diamond hoops poking through to be completed by the daintiest layered necklaces, your curves hugged your low-rise denim shorts perfectly, and along with your pink velvet bikini that teased through your small black zip-up to go along wih your chunky black beach sandals.

needless to say, you were the perfect resemblance to ‘2000s beach bombshell’.

“let’s go, lesbian and bisexual!, other lesbian is waiting for us!” Jesse exclaims, before holding out his hands in a ‘your way, m’lady’ gesture.

you and Dina just side-eye each other before scoffing, walking past Jesse as your shoulder bumped his hand out the way.

“fuckin’ dork,” you chuckled as you all exited Clarisé’s room; shutting the door behind you.

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you all made your way down the grand staircase, taking in the view of group after group making their way through your best friend’s mansion. within the next two hours, you were sure this place would be full to the brim with faded—and soon-to-be crossfaded guests. Clarisé was quite a bit preoccupied greeting all the guests as you approached right next to her.

“there you are! Ellie should be here soon!” Clarisè cheers, a long rolled lit joint already slimmed through her two fingers as she wrapped one of her around your neck.

“Who the fuck is that?”

“my dealer, bitch!—oh my god, tell me i am dreaming.” your bestfriend almost choked out, you looked around the group of people shuffling through the front door and spotted exactly what had Clarisè panties all twisted up.

Abby Anderson, quite literally the finest girl—shit, everybody said it.

“oh babe, you are not dreaming—check-up time!” you twirl her around, quickly fluffing up her thick curls and complimenting her. you spin her around, giving her the smallest push before taking the joint from her fingers; making it yours.

“go get’er, girl!” Dina exclaims from behind the both of you, you all turn around to get lost into the gloom of haze coming from the deep crowd.

you held the joint between your lips, puffing on it as your hands were interlocked with Jesse and Dina.

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you made your way through the crowd of people. you walked through the open entryway to her huge backyard t’ill you spotted Clarisè parents outdoor bar with the infamous selection of unlocked liquor.

you approached the series of circular two- and four-top tables topped with back-painted glass run along this wall, complimented with a variety of an array of different liquors while seven simple rustic barstools line up along the underlit bar.

the cobblestone walls was complimented with rustic wooden cabinets with glass-cabinet doors that held different sizes of shot glasses and cocktail cups.

the large grill and makeshift outdoor kitchen took the spot right next to the bar, soon enough, the bar started buzzing with conversations and laughter.

you guys didn’t waste anytime as he pulled out a LooseLeaf while Dina pulled out a mini jar from her purse, stenching your nostrils with the odor of marijuana immediately.

“shit, your whole bag wreekin’!” you giggle out before going to begin to look around on the few small cabanas that were spread around her extensive backyard—to someone who didn’t know the place, they could get lost outside within seconds.

i left my tray around here somewhere…

you thought to yourself as you peeked through a couple of the cabanas. you were concentrated on trying to find something to roll with; not paying attention to Clarisè approaching behind you.

your focus was pulled from the empty small make-shift beddings, whipping your head around.

your bestfriend Clarisè approached with someone right next to her—this someone was a woman—perhaps, a really mesmerizing woman in such a menacing manner.

you couldn’t help your eyes but drop to take in her exterior.

your eyes checked out the lean, yet muscular hazel haired woman. she had a slight wolf-cut at the front of her medium length hair, a sliver baring through her eyebrow, poking and peeking through one of her loose hairs; teasing you slightly with it. the woman’s eyes were a mix of piercing green and ombré the lightest shade of brown.

she had on jeans that hugged her waist perfectly as the waistband of her Calvin’s; ruffled up slightly. you notice the way her jeans bagged, yet hugged all the perfect areas, eyes examining the slight bulge, protruding slightly through the zipper of her jeans; becoming more’n’more prominent with your longing focus. you eyes scan the way her plain black t-shirt roughed up under her angel blue flannel.

she had the sleeves pushed up messily, one sleeve slightly higher than the other. the arm that was slightly more exposed was her tatted one. probably to show off that sexy ass tattoo.

you watched the way her veins protruded the tiniest bit through her feeble tone, your eyes following to the the blunt that shimmed through her middle and pointer.

you gulped, feeling your mouth run dry as each of your steps inched you closer to the duo; her face becoming clearer under the string of dimmed fairy lights that ran across the matching-extensive backyard fence.

you could see small specks run along the bridge of her cheeks and nose, highlighting her features, bringing our her eyes, watching how her thick-though-shaped eyebrows furrowed slightly—fuck she caught you staring.

you had to blink your focus back to you, not even realizing the accidental trance of whatever this woman oozed of.

“bitch, this is Ellie!—my plug!” Clarisè drunk voice rang through your ears. you couldn’t stop your eyes from widening.

you had been joking earlier, but where did Clarisè achieve this fine ass plug from ?

you quickly tried to think of something to say, wiping your dumbfounded expression off your face—if it hadn’t already been a dead giveaway.

“so, you’re the one who supplies our weed?”

“the one and only.” Ellie avowed, a smirk tugging her lip before bringing the bright-rosebud rolled cigarillo to her lips.

cocky, much? you thought.

“hm, yeah it’s cool or whateva’!” you smile out, cocking your head to the side as you watched Ellie take her to turn to drop her eyes; puffing profusely before ghost-inhaling her hit like a professional.

you watched Ellie’s brows rise, thought-provoking before letting out mock-like laugh. she doesn’t say anything, just steps up to you, handing you the blunt as the cloud of smoke she exhaled blew into your face.

Clarisé watched with a sloppy smile, strutting over to you and leaning into you to whisper into your ear.

“don’t let weed be the only thing you blow, tonight.” you watched as her face gave you the most devious smirk of century before walking away.

you bring the blunt to your lips, puffing it lightly, but not shyly to hide the bewitched expression on your face.

she could not be serious—but she was, 100%.

“‘wanna buy a 3.5?” your thoughts were cut-off as you continued to puff, almost ignoring the woman infront of you momentarily.

you couldn’t help but let out a laugh, covering your mouth with your hand, closed palm as you held the blunt before passing it back to her.

Ellie found your laugh amusing, adorable at most; your laugh echoing through her ears.“what’s so funny!? atta’ party thrown by the richest family in Jackson—In the secluded, wooded hills?—gotta’ make some cash.”

“right…ill take you up on a tray offer, though”

“hmph, your lucky day, princess.” Ellie divulged finally.

she walked over to the cabana infront of her, picking up her white tote that had The Smiths album cover ‘The Queen Is Dead’ art designed all over the front.

“oh!, i see ____ brought a lil’ friend!” Jesse stokes out, you can always count on Jesse to tease the fuck out of you 24/7.

you approached your friend, shaking your head “meet our plug, y’all” you hold you hands out towards Ellie, doing an overdramatic gesture with a completely straight face.

Jesse and Dina began to conversate with her as Dina checked her out—girl, me too.

“i lost my rolling tray—” you began to grumble in thought, being cut off before you finished your sentence.

“so, plug to the rescue!” Ellie playfully nudged your shoulder causing you to roll your eyes as you began to crush up the weed percisely with your fingertips.

“how old are you?, ms. dealer—i also thought you were male.” Dina questions Ellie before mentioning causing you to let out a laugh at her bluntness.

“i said you were forty-five earlier, my bad.” you giggle into the conversation.

Ellie couldn’t help but whip her head around with an obvious stun expression, hazed eyes widden the slightest.

Dina couldn’t help but let out a holler of laughter, causing the both of you to be lost into a fit of shared laughter as Jesse and Ellie shoot each other a side-eye. they definitely knew they was new homies.

“I’m twenty-one, actually—and yeah, i get that alot.” Ellie finally answered, scoffing a bit.

“the forty-five part or you being a man?”

“me being a man, smartass” Ellie eyes you, smirking causing you to throw her an amused look.

you bring the rolled up cigar leaf that carried the beautiful green essence; sealing it with your spit-lathered tongue, leaving a long swipe along one side before using your two fingers to pinch it sealed.

you could feel eyes burning into your face the entire time.

ellie watched the way your mouth got work skillfully.

she would be lying if she didn’t find you to be the hottest woman—ever, right now.

Ellie’s mind wondering what else you could do with that mouth.

“done! let’s light her up!” you cheer, after your final tweaks off the blunt. you pass it to Jesse to light as he placed it in between his lips. ellie pratically tweared her eyes away from your glowing side-profile, distracting her gaze.

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you weren’t sure what time it is and how many drinks in you were. you couldn’t be many in as you could still walk consciously.

but, definitely drunk enough to be dancing ontop of a pool table right now with Clarisè.

♫ And the party's still jumpin' 'cause my mama ain't home

I got bitches in the livin' room gettin' it on, and they ain't leavin' 'til six in the mornin'

(Six in the mornin', six in the mornin') ♫

your hips swayed perfectly in rhythmic motion to the 90s G-funk beat as Snoop Dogg’s ‘Gin & Juice’ boomed through Clarisè parent’s home surround sound system.

you held each other’s arms in the arm as each of you had a joint of your own while you danced. you had your eyes closed as your crossfaded body felt like it could almost become the music with each swift gyrate of your hips.

it was way past 3 in the morning and everybody seem to be alive as you opened your eyes to scan through the wide halls, living space that caved into each huge room that was only divided by a thick regal pillar.

as your eyes scanned the room, following onto Abby; whose gaze was stuck onto your bestfriend. you immediately pull your bestfriend closer. “look to your right slowly, i think this is all you, babe!” you whisper-shout over the music before carefully coming down from the pool table.

once you got down, you strutted over to the bar. your arms splaying down onto the bar counter-top as you asked the bartender for some water, before puffing on the joint still in-hand. you hopped onto one of the bar-stools, your water in your free hand—in less than a second, drinking it slowly; feeling it refreshen your body.

you pratically chugged halfway of your tall glass of water, setting it down onto the countertop.

“for such a party girl, y’was actin’ pretty shy earlier, doll.” a familiar tone pulled your attention.

you turned your head to see Ellie stepping closer, then infront of the barstool next to you, so she was meer feet away from you. it was hard to ignoring her slight southern luring voice.

“i can’t possibly know what you are talking about.” your lashes batted as you claimed, taking another drag at your joint. even with the pugent smoke flowing off, you could smell her tenuous perfume.

it was a rich musky honey scent, an undertone of fresh eucalyptus to balance out the mixture stench of weed. your nostrils were engulfed in the pragmatic and sensual smell that fell off her aroma.

“don’t play dumb, doll.” Ellie tuts out teasingly, the nickname slowly reeling out an ignited excitement out of you as you exhaled.

“wow, you are soo sweet.” your dead-tone was a sarcastic giveaway. you couldn’t help but snicker at your own thoughts.

wonder how easy it is to challenge her…

you watched the way her lips pursed and let out a light sly whistle fall from her mouth. “i caught you checking me out earlier.” she states, leaning her elbow onto the bar countertop.

although your eyes squint slightly, you felt the rush of heat flush your cheeks. you turn your stool, signaling you were ready to hop-off and walk away.

“plenty of women at this party, why don’t you go and—” you were cut off abruptly.

suddenly, a drunk practically rammed themselves into Ellie’s back causing her to push forward forcefully causing a chain response; you felt ellie’s body shove into you.

your body recoiled back harshly against and into the countertop in response, your cold water spilling all over your shorts, seeping into the closed crevice between both your thighs as you were still seated onto the bar stool. a shriek was let out as you jump up from the stool, looking down at your now-completely soaked shorts.

there was slight droplets dripping down from the exposed skin of your stomach, leaking into your panties—fuck my life—you grumbled internally.

Ellie looked over, seeing you furthermore irritated by your now soaked clothing. Ellie’s eyebrows tighten and twisted together, whipping her head head over at the drunk fool who caused her to bump into you—practically embarrass her.

your attention was pulled from your personal wet dismay, hearing ellie’s voice challenge the man. “get the fuck outta here, fuckin’ sleeze—can’t handle y’liquor!” giving him a well-off push.

Ellie was quick to grab you hand, softly pulling you closer—you were just as quick to retract it, your irritation feeding into you more before angrily making your way towards another dark hallway; only illuminated by different flashing LED lights.

your hips sway in an angry strut. Ellie hot on your heels, following where you were headed.

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you heard light-tappy foot-steps following close behind you as you made your way up the grand staircase. you needed to head to Clarisè’s room to change since you had water trickling down your leg basically the entire way through.

“c’mon gorgeous, that is not my fault—y’know it!”

you heard Ellie finally call out as you reached the top of the staircase. you just let out a huff as you turned down into the empty upstairs hallway, illuminated by dim lighting coming from the regal wall lights scattered around.

“alrigh’alright—i’ll stop the teasing names, can i atleast help you out?” she calls out again, following you down the hallway that had multiple doors leading to different rooms.

“i don’t need help changing.” you avowed.

“can i atleast smoke you out?” Ellie continued to try to convince.

you pondered—the joint did get crushed within seconds and it wasn’t even a roach— you thought to yourself before continuing—were you ever really the type to turn down a free smoke sesh?—the answer is no.

“fine whatever, just stay here.” you obliged, rolling your eyes before opening the door that led into Clarisè’s bedroom door.

when you stepped inside, you quickly went opened the fancy two-doors that lead to her walk-in, hunting for a new pair panties. Clarisè practically had her own personal Victoria Secret, she wasn’t going to miss a pair.

you threw some around, trying to find one to more of your liking.

‘so many fucking thongs, Jesus.’ you thought to yourself.

you chose to settle on this lacy thong, sliding it on as you already disregarded the soaked pair, grabbing a dark denim mini skirt to replace your shorts. once you were done, you turn around, walking out of the walk-in closet.

you were immediately greeted by Ellie, just sitting on Clarisè’s bed waiting with joint in hand; ready to be sparked.

“i thought i told you to wait outside.” you take a couple steps forward as your voice implied.

“this is outside.” what a smartass, jesus. you thought.

“i mean’t the room?” your question, not so much a question.

“chill-out!, scared i was peepin’?” she smirks out.

“the closet door was closed.” you rolled your eyes, tilting your head knowingly.

“not all the way—cute mini skirt though, princess.” Ellie tone was teasing and sweetly antagonizing.

“are you gonna smoke me out or what?” you tutted, popping your hip-out with an attitude.

Ellie didn’t say anything, she just scanned you up and down as her lighter flicked a flame.

“Wait! not here—Anderson and her probably gonna end the night in here.” your face grimaces into slight disgust, not even wanting to be in the room a moment longer. Ellie watches the way your face contorted, immediately jumping off of the bed.

you let out a fit of giggles as you began to walk towards the front door—shut up, tis’not that funny—mumbled Ellie as she followed your direction.

you didn’t wander back out into the wide white marblized hallway too far, not a few doors down.

you opened the guest room that you knew had a couple of your things inside for when you didn’t want to stay at your place. you would say, it was pretty big for a guest room, it even had a mini bathroom.

Ellie looked around as you quickly hopped onto the bed, exhausting a sigh.

“she said she knew a spot, i guess…”

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“how much money you make s’far, hm?” you question, puffing on the lit joint as your back cushioned itself comfortably behind the mound of pillows behind you on the bed.

“interested in the hustle, princess?”

“says, the dealer flirting with me…”

“tou-chee, you really are stuck-up.”

“excuse me?” you couldn’t stop the way your head almosr broke—that definitely got her a reaction out of you.

“Clarisè was right, your stuck-up.” she leans in closer.

you were both sat on the bed. Ellie sat down criss-cross while you laid on your side with your body completely together, legs closed together and folded to a side. the position you were laying in made your view of Ellie seem smaller than; unlike before.

the tension in the air was thick and vehement, only thing visible in the room was the passed around the sharp odor of weed.

you could hear the loud blaring music bleeding in through the walls, muffling the play of the song but still loud enough to feel the physical sonic boom from the speakers below.

your body had felt like it was floating due to the mixture of alcohol and weed, unsure how many different terpenes had mixed into the dopamine system of your mind. you felt the high from the Devil’s Lettuce intruding your body, enthralling it completely under a foggy inner-feeling, hazing your eyes low, and making your body tingle, and float.

the room being completely silent except for the muffled play of lyrics that couldn’t help but hum the beat to.

“cat, got’ya tongue?” Ellie slurrs out, her eyes demeaning into something, lulling you.

fucking Clarisè….

“shut up— you deal weed for a living, pass me that.” you hold your hand out, inches away from Ellie’s chest.

she leaned away, her eyes, now, completely demeaned into an anger-like glow. oh, she did not like that.

“im tired of that fuckin’ stuck up attitude, already—maybe y’little friends can put up with it—not me,” she began, her words spitting out at you from a close distance.

you chuckled, just putting your head down onto the mattress on the bed, looking up and batting your eyes—Clarisè’s words from earlier. ‘dont let weed be the only thing you blow.’ ringing through your mind.

you were just fuel to her fire.

“when was the last time you got fucked, hm princess?” she leaned in, completely closing the space between you two; only leaving nothing but an inch of separation.

Ellie leaned up, making herself tower over you as you continued to lay down, along with your head as your eyes widen. Ellie’s left hand was placed against her stomach, maneuvering down till it reached the crotch of her denim pants.

your eyes dropped in sync with her hand, swallowing hard when she grasps her crotch, grasping the very thing that bulged through.

you wish you could say you didn’t need anything, you didn’t want it; but the way your salivates betrayed you completely.

“definitely won’t be you.” you sat up finally, looking up at her, the leveling between the two of you had your face locking with her crotch.

“you need something to shut that fuckin’ mouth, babydoll.”

“how would you shut me up, hmph?” you knew exactly how.

Doja Cat’s ‘So High’ was playing. you swore the music got louder as your senses felt vertex as the entire situation unraveled.

Ellie dug into her back pocket, pulling out another black tube that carried a joint inside; pulling out the joint, placing it in between her lips before throwing the tube across the room.

she didn’t say anything, the only sound in the silent room being the song flowing through the walls clashing the flick of her lighter.

it was all too quick. her haste movements had her joint burning a bright red rose as her hand unzipped the zip of her pants with ease, already unbuttoned, her hands working their way as her blue boxers exposed.

♫ You get me so high, you get me so high

I know you ain't a drug, but you get me so high

You get me so high, you get me so high

I know you ain't a drug, but you get me so high ♫

you couldn’t play off a sly reaction once you seen how much she was packin’. the way her strapped on cock springed up and tall, the tip of her cock springing inches in front of your lips.

you couldn’t silence the harsh gulp as you scanned her menacing aura; completely overwhelming you senses, making you vulnerable.

she puffed on her joint lazily, “don’t get shy now, babydoll.”

you didn’t seem to care for the cocky attitude that irked every bit of you—all that, now, thrown out the door.

you just wanted her cock in your mouth.

you batted your eyes nicely, teasing and slowly inching your mouth closer and closer before finally wrapping your lips around the hard silicone tip. you swirled your tongue around as you watched the way Ellie exhaled after each drag.

she watched you intensively, her eyes never leaving yours as your mouth hollowed and worked it’s way down her length; head bobbing as your mouth fits half of her, slightly gagging as her tip brushed against the back of your throat.

“look at you, s’fuckin’ gorgeous.” she praises, the hand that didn’t hold the joint going to thread through your hair.

the praise fluttered straight into your arousal. you hummed around her cock, taking your hand to pump her as you continued to bob your head on her thickish length.

Ellie let out a moan like she could feel it, leaning her head back as her mouth slowly fell agape as one hand continued to have the joint slimmed in between her fingers.

your eyes gleamed into her, never shying away as the hand that thredded through began to guide your head up and down her cock.

♫ You got me so turnt up, this dude gotta be so high

Weed always on my mind, now he always on my mind Doja, know you want some of this purr

You ain't gotta say a word, just spark that, let's get burnt, uh ♫

“ya’can throat it baby, know you can.” the lewd praises spewled from Ellie, picking up on how each little underlined worship ignited your own spewl of hums and moans around her cock.

you didn’t hesitate to let Ellie fulfill your mouth to the brim, nose tapping against the fabric of her denim. you took her in t’ill you felt her tip kiss your throat, gagging slightly as you drool all over her base as slight tears form in your eyes.

“see how good you are when you aren’t running your fucking mouth?” Ellie asks coyly, cocking her head as her tongue swiped over the bottom of her lip before dragging the joint.

you were at her complete mercy now, no care in the world besides the one pulsing in between your legs right now.

you felt Ellie’s hand guide your head back, lips retracting throughout her base as she made you look at her. Ellie’s silicone cock was covered in your drool as slight saliva trickled down your chin.

“is this okay?” Ellie’s eyes had softened for a moment, searching them to see if there was an unwary feeling. you couldn’t help but smile—through her cocky, tough exterior, she was a softie.

you leaned up completely, on your knees as you pushed Ellie back onto the bed; her back laying and head hitting the fluff of pillows.

you hauled your leg over her hip, straddling her so you were ontop of her. you leaned down to connect your lips with hers, the feeling of her plush lips clouding yours.

♫ Blow, weed, coke, pop X

Speedin' up the heartbeat bangin' in my chest

When you put it on me, you relieve my stress

You got me so high, takin' deep, deep breaths ♫

your lips moved in sync as your kisses were haste but not sloppy, yet. Ellie followed your rhythm before letting her lips travel and pepper down kisses on your chin to your neck.

“you ready t’ride, princess?” you felt her breath fan against your cheeks as you both heaved softly from each other’s shared liplocking.

you leaned into her, chest to chest as you felt her thickish silicone length brush against your crying clit and pressuring through your panties.

you wiggled your ass with a smirk on your face that, Ellie, only matched. you soon felt the way she grabbed her cock to tease you with it.

you felt the way her tip gathered the natural lather of your hole with your creamed juices as she toyed with your clit causing a string of whimpers to leave your lips as you squirmed against her; tits pressed up against your tight bikini top into Ellie’s lean and muscular chest.

“just fuck me already!” you cry out frustrated as you felt the arm that used to hold the joint snake around your waist, holding you tightly against her.

“jus’cause youre such a good girl,”

just like that, you felt Ellie thrusting into your soaked cunt, pulling your thong to the side and aligning herself with your entrance; squelching as you squeeze her around her length.

“gah—fuck!” you moaned out as the stretch was carnally rapturous.

“look at you—fuck! you look unreal like this.”

Ellie was whipped—pussywhipped. whatever you wanted to call it, she was it.

the way your body glew as your hips rolled into perfect sync with Ellie’s lazy-high thrusts, making your own sensuous music together.

your hands went to roll up the end of your miniskirt, scruffing it up messily as you were desperate to have more moveable acess in each perfect bounce and roll on her cock.

“let me see’em perfect tits, doll” Ellie sighs out, her hands immediately find their way to the dip of your back

she felt on the strings of your bikini top, pulling it off of you. your jacket had been disregarded as it got hot inside the guest room you were in—now, pratically soaked and sweaty. the second your top fell apart, completely slipping off forward.

Ellie leaned up from laying her back onto the bed in previous relaxed position she was in before, now completely sucking and leaving light bites on your tittes; ravenous open-mouthed kisses left all from your clavicle, to the valley of your tits, and then popping each one into her mouth one by one, sucking deliciously and leaving deep kisses on your radiant skin.

the room was engulfed by the sounds of you riding Ellie, the sound of music far gone as the two of you were too busy making it. Ellie’s hands dived under your miniskirt to hike it more up, allowing her access to knead the soft flesh of your ass as you began to bounce on her with a new found of freedom.

if the music were to abruptly stop, everyone would hear the indecency that was unfolding between you and the local dealer.

“just like that! just like that!” you cry out in utter bliss, throwing your head back as your hands tug and pull on Ellie’s hair.

“fuck me, Ellie! fuck me!”

each needy bounce lead you closer and closer to your orgasm, your vigorous bounce angling her cock to kiss your cervix; causing your body to writhe slightly as your orgasm overwhelmed you.

“come all over my cock—look so gorgeous, fuck! please come all over my cock, baby!” Ellie groans out loudly, watching the way your pussy clenched around her silicone length.

“im cumming! elli—gah—mmph!”

your pleasure wave came crashing through you like a tide. your entire body trembled as cries of Ellie’s name fell from your cock-high lips.

you completely coated it with your leaked out cum. she swore she could feel the way your cunt spasms, completely milking her as the base rubbed against her own clit. the small sensations of her own cock against her clit as you bounced to chase your own orgasm was more than enough to make her cum right alongside you.

the sight was something unforgettable, completely dazing her into your own personal trance. you enthralled her completely as her hands massaged your tits while her lips feathered kisses onto your lips.

“that feel good, huh?” Ellie was still coy and cocky, looking at you with a satisfied smile as you collapsed beside her.

it was a good moment of silence between the two of you as you catch your breath.

“just needed a good fuck. say it.” she divulges, sparking the joint she let run cold. because head game 2 strong

you let out a loud scoff before turning your entire body into Ellie’s, looking into her eyes hazed out eyes.

you began to think and …..

suddenly, you weren’t so tired, anymore.

you snatched the joint from ellie’s hands, crawling to the front of the bed and folding your legs before spreading them.

“shut up and eat.” you puffed and exhaled.

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YEAR IN REVIEW

The 100 Best Songs of 2023

Lana, Drake, Miley, Tyler, and many more

BY ROLLING STONE

DECEMBER 1, 2023

KYLIE MINOGUE RACED back to the center of the dance floor with a viral smash. A surprise Shakira track broke the internet. Sexyy Redd owned every summer DJ set. And NewJeans rode a drum-and-bass beat to pop heaven. It was a massive year for música Mexicana and Afropop, for noisy guitar bands, left-field hip-hop, and fearless country storytelling. Taylor Swift had a pretty good year too. 

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50

Stormzy feat. Fredo, ‘Toxic Trait’

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U.K. rap scion Stormzy didn’t let the year go by without giving listeners a reminder as to why he’s one of the biggest artists in the world. “I’m the black Kate Bush,” he raps. The song rides a menacing U.K. drill rhythm reminiscent of the type of marauding production Pop Smoke, and more recently Ice Spice, made popular in the states. Meanwhile, Stormzy’s in perfect form, rapping the kinds of boasts you get to rap when you’re at the top. But it’s not all braggadocio, Stormzy’s taking stock of his toxic traits, they just happen to carry a hefty price tag. —J.I.

49

Katie Von Schleicher, ‘Cranked’

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Someone let Katie Von Schleicher down, but she’s doing her best to forget it on this highlight from her delightfully titled, even-more-delightfully composed A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night. “Oh, once it’s gone, it’s beautiful,” she sings as six violins and violas and a pair of saxophones assist her rose-colored revisionism. Exquisitely melancholy chamber pop can feel like a lost art these days. Not when Katie’s in the house. —S.V.L.

48

BLP Kosher and BabyTron, ‘Mazel Tron’

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You’d be forgiven for thinking rapper BLP Kosher was something from an SNL skit. The South Florida MC is keen on referencing his Jewish faith in his raps and has a clear sense of humor that extends even to his inventive hairstyle. But as a rapper, Kosher’s sensibility is closer to his fellow Gen Z rap favorite BabyTron, known to spin densely packed cultural reference in his raps. It’s why the two make such a perfect pairing on “Mazel Tron.” The track is an extended display of BabyTron’s dexterity, but BLP Kosher very much holds his one, effortlessly sliding slick references between his rap’s infectiously bouncy cadence. The song’s video was inescapable for some time on TikTok, and rightfully so, you sort of have ot see it to believe it. —J.I.

47

Seventeen, ‘Super’

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For their victory-lap single “Super,” Seventeen found inspiration in the supernatural tales of Chinese mythological figure Sun Wukong. Finding his journey a fitting metaphor for the group’s persevering eight-year career, members Woozi, Vernon, and S.Coups (alongside Pledis hitmaker Bumzu and Filipino-Canadian producer August Rigo) embedded images of flying clouds and magical staffs into a drum-heavy EDM anthem that evokes militarism through Jersey club rhythms. As the boys chant, “I love my team/I love my crew,” it’s a proud affirmation of how Seventeen reached their current success: There’s strength in the collective. —M.H.K.

46

Allison Russell, ‘The Returner’

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The mood on Allison Russell’s 2023 album, The Returner, is quite light compared to 2021’s Outside Child and often feels downright celebratory and joyful. The title track is a soulful groove that never seems in a hurry, just drifting happily along with little pockets of electric guitar, piano, and some truly gorgeous string work. “If you think you’re alone/Hold on — I’m coming,” Russell sings at one point, a chorus of voices chiming in behind her as she promises to help you along. Put it on when you need a little lift, or really for any reason at all. —J.F.

45

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, ‘The Hillbillies’

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While Baby Keem spent much of the year starring on Kendrick Lamar’s Big Steppers Tour, fans hungry for a sequel to his bestselling 2021 album, The Melodic Blue, made do with this vibrant sequel to their “Family Ties” collaboration. “We gon’ fuck up the world/Excuse me but is that your girl?” they boast on “The Hillbillies,” an EvilGiane production defined by the duo’s frizzy flows, slowed-and-chopped samples, goofy ad-libs, and Jersey club vibes. It’s a fun track that reaffirms their partnership as a place of comfort for the globe-trotting Lamar, and a spotlight for his younger cousin on the come up. —M.R.

44

The Beths, ‘Watching the Credits’

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The Beths are power-pop ninjas on parr with Big Star and Cheap Trick. “Watching the Credits,” from the expanded edition of their 2022 album, Expert in a Dying Field, is a song about trying to direct your life as if it was a movie, fixing the stuff in post you didn’t quite get right in the moment. The irony is that such formal mastery and invention is at the heart of what these New Zealanders do so well. “Watching the Credits” is power pop as grand orchestration, and more proof that few bands pack in the cleverly turned hooks with such joy. —J.D.

43

Young Thug feat. Drake, ‘Oh U Went’

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Even from behind the wall, Young Thug gave the people what they wanted this summer. On “Oh U Went,” a single from his Business Is Business album, Thug unfurls his boundless vocals over an enchanting mesh of keys and a soigné vocal sample. The lyrics don’t stray much from him asking rhetorical questions in a laundry-list format, but he does it with such a compelling presence that it doesn’t matter.  Drake follows up with a fiery verse where he lets us know, “I got more stones than a cemetery/I got more streams than y’all in February.” Drake and Thug have an impeccable chemistry, which is why many fans hope Thug can come home to keep the streak going. —A.G.

42

Margo Price, ‘County Road’

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The centerpiece of Margo Price’s Strays is a devastating six-minute ode to the past. While it’s technically about her late friend who died of colon cancer, lines like “Hey kid, where ya goin’ with those brand new wheels you got?” could also apply to a younger Price — a musician who struggled for so many years before she finally got her due. “I wish I could have back what I didn’t know were the best years of my life,” she sings, over the kind of piano and pedal-steel combo that brings you to tears. According to Price, she does, too. “It gets me choked up,” she said. “Every time I play it.” —A.M.

41

Indigo De Souza, ‘Smog’

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“I just sit down and shut up,” Indigo De Souza sings, “I hope they don’t notice me.” That’s gonna be tough when you’re making relentlessly catchy songs like this. The North Carolina indie-pop artist delivers ambivalence you can bob along too on “Smog,” building from worried verse to explosive chorus as she turns tension into transcendence, singing “I come alive in the nighttime,” over a geyser-like synth whir and low-fi dance-pop thwump. She’s so rattled by the rush of her own epiphany you’d think she was the first person who found freedom in the wee small hours. —J.D.

40

Central Cee and Dave, ‘Sprinter’

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If American hip-hop listeners had any aversion to U.K. rap in the past, Central Cee’s recent run has firmly put those qualms to rest. The London MC is responsible for a spree of viral tunes, including last year’s “Doja,” which featured a hook so infectious Doja Cat herself took notice. This year, Central Cee teamed up with fellow U.K. rap heavyweight Dave, firmly introducing the world to their region with the short-and-sweet EP Split Decision. That project’s standout single, “Sprinter,” is a case study in what makes both rappers so compelling. With an almost literary knack for storytelling, Cench and Dave trade braggadocious quips about the life of a young bachelor in their prime. —J.I.

39

Beyoncé, ‘Cuff It (Wetter Remix)’

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Beyoncé’s Renaissance era has been the gift that keeps giving, or at least keeps giving everything other than visuals for the album. “Cuff It (Wetter Remix)” arrived alongside the icon’s stadium tour announcement and reimagined the original album track with the sensual and sultry undertones that paint the rest of the record. Over an interpolation of Twista’s 2009 hit “Wetter,” Beyoncé delivers plush, pitch-perfect harmonies and affixes an extra verse that finds her rapping about just how lustful she’s feeling in case it wasn’t clear already. —L.P.

38

Ayra Starr, ‘Sability’

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Ayra Starr is the Afropop princess that can do it all — she can cut soaring vocals; she can make curt and playful tracks; and as her breakout hit, “Bloody Samaritan,” and most recent single, “Sability,” show, she’s got a knack for steamy dance music too. “Sability,” a made-up word pulling from West African pidgin and meaning the ability to sabi — to know what’s up — is Starr’s ethos. Fittingly, she flips a sample from a beloved hit by Congolese Soukous singer Awilo Longomba in a way that marries Gen Z cool with timeless rhythm to creates a union all her own. —M.C.

37

Skrillex, Fred again.., and Flowdan, ‘Rumble’

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“Yo, listen, you here that? Killas in the jungle,” warns British rapper Flowdan on “Rumble.” Initially a collaboration with British producer Fred again.., “Rumble” eventually became a breakout cut from Quest for Fire, one of two albums Skrillex released within days of each other, as he announced his return to the front of the EDM pack. The track wobbles with bass drops, dread vibes, and chirpy sped-up vocals from Elley Duhé — a killer party in the jungle, indeed. —M.R.

36

Dua Lipa, ‘Houdini’

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How does one follow up the disco phenomenon that was Future Nostalgia? If you’re Dua Lipa, you call up Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and former PC Music artist Danny L Harle. The final product is an edgy, clubby slice of psychedelic-pop heaven. Lipa likens herself to the escape artist the song is named after, warning her lover that she’s a slippery paramour to hold on to. It’s all accompanied by a meaty beat that is certain to get anyone on the floor. The centerpiece of the track, however, is the tempo switch toward the end, leading to an electrifying synth solo that makes this much more than just your average dance-pop bop. —B.S. 

35

Big Thief, ‘Vampire Empire’

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This is Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker with the gloves off, her heart-starved warble cutting through a raggedy grandeur Big Thief are able to wield as effectively as anyone this side of Planet Waves era Bob Dylan. “I wanted to be your woman/I wanted to be your man/I wanted to be the one that you could understand,” she sings as the music seems to ascend and come unglued at the same time, perfectly mirroring lyrics about physical desire and fulfillment so intense it’s almost deliberating. One of this decade’s very best American bands has rarely sounded so intense. —J.D.  

34

Quavo feat. Takeoff, ‘Patty Cake’

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Throughout 2023, Quavo paid tribute to Takeoff, his nephew and costar in the Atlanta trio Migos who was murdered in November 2022. He honored him at events like the 2023 Grammy Awards and joined a group of anti-gun violence activists for a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus. Quavo also included Takeoff’s voice on several songs from his second solo album, Rocket Power, such as “Patty Cake.” Produced by DJ Durel and TheLabCook, it opens with horn-like fanfare and Takeoff’s familiar stentorian voice. “I made an M today, thank God, it’s time to celebrate,” Takeoff proclaims as Quavo laces the former’s bars with ad-libs, re-creating their famed magic once more. —M.R.

33

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, ‘Cast Iron Skillet’

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On this song, Jason Isbell turns memories of a pair of neighborhood tragedies from his North Alabama youth into a parable about the dark pitfalls and embedded close-mindedness of small-town folk wisdom. As he unfolds the devastation of bigotry and violence over its three minutes, each aphorism (“don’t ask questions; just believe it”) takes on a new, deeper level of disorientation. The result is one of Isbell’s most profound pieces of storytelling, up there with “Elephant,” “Cover Me Up,” and “Outfit” as a song he’ll be remembered for decades from now. —J.Bernstein

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Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro, ‘Vampiros’

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Few pleasures in contemporary Latin music compare to basking in the electricity of Rosalía’s furious rapping. Culled from a three-track EP celebrating her partnership with neo-reggaeton star Rauw Alejandro, “Vampiros” thrives on the Spanish diva’s exuberance and a menacing synth line that pushes the tension forward relentlessly. The track’s tribal drums, exotic ambient collage in the bridge, and sudden ending evoke the bravado of Motomami — Rosalía’s visionary masterpiece. —E.L.

31

Reneé Rapp feat. Coco Jones, ‘Tummy Hurts (Remix)’

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HUNTER MORENO*

Mean Girls star Reneé Rapp’s debut full-length, Snow Angel, was one of 2023’s standout pop releases, its biting lyrics and indelible hooks surrounded in dense, rewarding production. This rework of “Tummy Hurts,” a sparse ballad about the conflicted pit-of-stomach feelings conjured by a miscreant ex finding a new boo, brings in R&B belter Coco Jones for an exacting verse that adds heat to the song’s complaints about “boys being boys.” —M.J.  

30

Luke Combs, ‘Fast Car’

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Thirty-five years after Tracy Chapman first released her ballad about speeding away from a bleak existence, she became the first Black woman to have a Number One country song as the sole writer, and then became the first Black songwriter to win the CMA Award for Song of the Year. Luke Combs, of course, helped revive “Fast Car,” recording an exquisite (and faithful) version for his album Gettin’ Old. But the country star knew the credit all goes to Chapman: When Combs won Single of the Year at this year’s CMAs, he started by thanking her by name for “writing one of the best songs of all time.” Fans just now being introduced to the song tend to agree. —J.H.

29

Omar Apollo, ‘3 Boys’

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Among Omar Apollo’s stacked discography of soul-pop ballads about unrequited love, “3 Boys” is one of his most smoldering and tortured. Over swirling steel-guitar licks and doo-wop-inspired background vocals, the singer-songwriter questions non-monogamy during a time when it’s more popular than ever, asking: What good is being able to have multiple partners if you’re still hung up on one person? Though it’s an intimate take on a modern problem, Apollo’s nostalgia-inducing palette and emotive R&B vocals make his heartbreak sound eternal. —M.H.K.

28

Karol G and Shakira, ‘TQG’

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Two vengeful baddies come together on “TQG,” singing to their shitty exes over an ominous reggaetón beat produced by Ovy on the Drums. The song opens with a tinge of sadness from Karol G, before the Colombiana’s haunting vocals join Shakira as the duo embraces the fact that perhaps te quedó grande la bichota. These bichotas were just too big and good for their past lovers. Karol told Rolling Stone she asked Shakira to join the track after hearing her song “Monotonía.” “Listening to that story and where she was at, the song ‘TQG’ made a lot of sense,” Karol said. “She loved it.” —T.M.

27

MJ Lenderman, ‘Knockin’

“Knockin’” has been (sorry) knocking around the MJ Lenderman catalog since 2021, when it was released as a very low-fi demo. Even then, the song’s sweet, slightly weird brilliance was clear, as Lenderman used a characteristically offbeat reference to golfer John Daly’s bizarro cover of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” as a jumping-off point for a simple, tender love song. Most crucial, though, is Lenderman’s assured vocal performance. When “Knockin’” completes its own roundabout circle, with Lenderman’s own half-cover of the Dylan original, it’s delivered not with a croon, but a ragged howl.—J. Blistein

26

Carly Rae Jepsen, ‘Shy Boy’

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Over a decade after “Call Me Maybe,” CRJ is making the best music of her career, and lots of it, which probably isn’t the narrative too many people had in mind back in 2012, except maybe Jepsen herself. “Shy Boy” is a wonderful highlight off The Loveliest Time, an LP of top-shelf leftovers from her 2022 album, The Loneliest Time. Carly sings about getting a her shy boy to come out of his shell, head downtown, and hit the dance floor over a heaven-sent disco groove that exemplifies her gift for putting her own fizzy, spin on classic pop sounds. —J.D.

25

Doja Cat, ‘Paint the Town Red’

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She sure did. This fuck-the-haters anthem, a global chart-topper that continued smashing glass ceilings for female rappers, is built on a juicy sample of Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach’s everlasting “Walk on By,” flipping the original’s sentiment with even more shade than The Stranglers. With her chirpy sneer darting between the sample’s signature trumpet notes, Doja Cat defends her hairstyle and social-media swag, and owns her current reputation as a “demon lord” with such giddy pleasure, we’re bracing ourselves for a cover of “Sympathy for the Devil.” —W.H.

24

Paramore, ‘This Is Why’

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Hayley Williams and her razor-sharp band made paranoia and agoraphobia sound like a blast in the oddly danceable title track to their first album in six years. Propelled by a Blondie disco beat and some Space Invaders guitar tics, “This Is Why” finds Williams spelling out all the reasons she refuses to leave the safety of her four walls. In short, because it’s a shit show out there. Live, “This Is Why” is somehow even more powerful, thanks to the magnetic stage presence of Williams — arguably the best frontperson of 2023. —J.H.

23

Sexyy Red, ‘Skeeyee’

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When one decides to describe breakout St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red’s appeal, they could pontificate on her pension for subverting patriarchal sex standards, or they could just simply belt “SkeeYee!” at the top of their lungs. Together, producers Tay Keith, DJ Meech, and BanBwoi‎ crafted Sexyy the perfect high-octane canvas for her song of the summer contender, where her effortless charisma, braggadocious lyrics, and a fun call-and-response hook coalesced to become a mainstay at the peak of any DJ set worth a damn. —A.G.

22

Megan Moroney, ‘Sleep on My Side’

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That this album track — buried on the country singer’s impressive debut, Lucky — never even became a single didn’t stop fans from zeroing in on the 26-year-old country singer’s standout sing-song tearjerker. “Sleep on My Side” is a classic country lament, but Megan Moroney delivers this dark tale of someone who’s had enough of their no-good cheating partner (who doesn’t even like John Prine) with an almost cheery “over it all” disaffection that somehow makes the sad song even sadder. —J. Bernstein

21

Grupo Frontera and Bad Bunny, ‘un x100to’

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Bad Bunny embraced the promise of música Mexicana early: In 2019, he jumped on Natanael Cano’s prickly corrido “Soy El Diablo,” putting a spotlight on the growing movement. This April, as these sounds ballooned into an even bigger global phenomenon, he joined forced with the rising outfit Grupo Frontera for “un x100to,” a wistful cumbia hit haloed with heartbreak and longing that flew to Number One on Spotify’s Global chart. The song starts with the Frontera frontman laying down a silky, sorrowful verse, and soon, Bad Bunny steps in to brood in his distinct baritone. Together, they strike a perfect balance — and score yet another triumph for música Mexicana’s nonstop ascent. —J.L.

20

Kylie Minogue, ‘Padam Padam’

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There is a moment right before the chorus in “Padam Padam” (titled after Kylie Minogue’s onomatopoeia for the sound of a beating heart) where she speaks the word with a question mark: “Padam?” Then she gets her confidence: “Padam, Padam, I hear it and I know … I know you want to take me home.” But before she feels the bliss of true love, it’s that moment of hesitation — the hair-raising, goose-pimply half second when she doesn’t trust the padam-padam to be her ticket home with her lover for the night — that helps an otherwise Kylie-by-numbers dance-pop song transcend into something sexy and special. —K.G.

19

Taylor Swift, ‘Is It Over Now?’

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Part of the joy of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) was revisiting the unabashed, euphoric pop from the era, and the vault tracks are no exception. We noted in our review that all five vault tracks are her best yet, but one must give a standing ovation to the magic that is “Is It Over Now,” a song that manages to pack in more imagery in three-and-a-half minutes than even a great novelist could work into an entire book. Takeout coffees! Snowy accidents! Models! Unbuttoned blouses! This one has it all. Last but not least: those grandiose, gorgeously glossy synths. —A.M.

18

Chappell Roan, ‘Red Wine Supernova’

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Songs about lust at first sight can often capture the dizzying highs, but rarely is an artist bold enough to show the salivating stupefaction that’s actually involved. Enter Chappell Roan. “Red Wine Supernova” is a queer hookup anthem as unabashed and libidinal as you can get. It’s the pop equivalent of the cartoon wolf who can’t stop smashing his head with a hammer while watching a sexy cabaret singer. Its glamor is messy and relatable, punctuated with vibrator puns and the most blissed-out, dumfounded distillation of what wanting to fuck is really like: “Baby, I will cause I really want to.” —J. Blistein

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Davido feat. Musa Keys and Latto, ‘Unavailable’

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It takes exactly 33 seconds to get this song stuck in your head. That’s how irresistible the chorus is from Davido, the Afrobeats hitmaker. The chorus alone would be enough to put the track on best-of-2023 lists. But then Davido starts to glide over that rhythm, with Amapiano’s signature synths gurgling underneath. Finally, Latto comes in over the top — and that’s when you know the track is with you forever. And the sounds of Johannesburg and Lagos and Atlanta have become one. —N.S.   

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SZA feat. Doja Cat, ‘Kill Bill (Remix)’

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“Kill Bill” has become the signature single from SZA’s landmark 2022 album, SOS, a raging success on the charts and the epitome of what makes Solana Rowe one of this generation’s greatest songwriters. She consistently manages to roll contemporary pop culture, personal turmoil, and scathing critique (often of herself) into brief, engrossing worlds of color and truth. This year’s remix is opened by a vivid scene of revenge rapped by Doja Cat, whose classic hip-hop sensibility unearths the boom-bap base of “Kill Bill.” —M.C.

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Latto feat. Cardi B, ‘Put It on Da Floor Again’

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Cardi B shows up on Latto’s already tantalizing record “Put It on Da Floor” for a revamped remix that dumps an ocean’s worth of gasoline on an already-blazing fire. The Bronx rapper’s signature one-liners stack up within seconds and include some hall-of-fame level entries, like the homage-paying declaration, “I’m sexy dancin’ in the house, I feel like Britney Spears,” and the flooring takedown, “Got her lurkin’ on my page before she feed her kids.” It’s a record that calls for maximum volume in both the car and the club in order to match the blown-out bass that thumps, especially as Latto declares: “Big Latto, Big Bardi, it’s a real bitch party.” —L.P.

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Mannequin Pussy, ‘I Got Heaven’

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When Mannequin Pussy first showed up about 10 years ago with invitingly titled tunes like “Clit Eastwood” and “Pissdrinker,” their songs went off like hardcore nail bombs. But in the style of classic noise bands like Hüsker Dü or Sonic Youth, they’ve kept getting better and better at writing heroically great songs with real emotional clarity without losing any of their outsider fury. The verse on “I Got Heaven” is streamlined violence, the chorus is downright angelic, and singer-guitarist Marisa Dabice’s demand to be taken seriously as herself for herself is punk-rock wisdom at its most inspiring. —J.D.

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Boygenius, ‘Not Strong Enough’

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The indie supergroup’s full-length debut has no skips, but you can’t help but go straight to this highlight every time. With a title that nods to Sheryl Crow and exhilarating riffs inspired by Frank Black, it’s the song on The Record with the most communal effort by Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker, and one of the greatest songs in the boys’ catalog. “The two wolves inside us can be self-hatred and self-aggrandizing,” Bridgers told us this year. “Being like, ‘I’m not strong enough to show up for you. I can’t be the partner that you want me to be.’ But also being like, ‘I’m too fucked up. I’m unknowable in some deep way!’” —A.M. 

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Miley Cyrus, ‘Flowers’

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The lead single from Miley Cyrus’ Endless Summer Vacation captures that moment when post-breakup depression shape-shifts into acceptance of a new reality. Over hazy guitars and synths, Cyrus muses on a relationship gone south (“we were right, ‘til we weren’t,” she recalls, summing up months of fights and tears in rueful, succinct fashion) but then, as the music gets more muscular, she rediscovers her inner strength. “Flowers” had staying power because it told the type of love story that often gets overlooked —the romance one has to kindle with themselves in order to survive. —M.J.     

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The Beatles, ‘Now and Then’

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The chorus says it all: “Now and then, I miss you.” The final complete song with input from all four Beatles was recorded now (with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in the past couple of years), and it was recorded then (with John Lennon’s original Seventies demo tape and some guitar George Harrison added in the Nineties). And it captures a unique longing each Beatle has felt. Whether or not Lennon was singing about his fab former bandmates is immaterial since they perfectly latched onto his yearning, adding to a bittersweet and beautiful capstone to one of rock’s greatest legacies. —K.G.

10

Victoria Monét, ‘On My Mama’

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It’d be tempting to call “On My Mama” a throwback, with its blaring horns, live bass, and declarations of looking “fly.” But a more apt description for would be: timeless. The verses are catchier than most choruses; the chorus has this little pause in it that forces your shoulders to dip; and the lyrics (“I’m so deep in my bag/Like a grandma with a peppermint”) keep the song fresh after a couple dozen listens. Victoria Monét has been known for years as one of the industry’s best songwriters. Turns out, she saved the real classics for herself. —N.S.   

9

Billie Eilish, ‘What Was I Made For?’

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True to form, Billie Eilish turned existential trauma into one of the year’s most flooring songs in “What Was I Made For.” It poignantly capped Greta Gerwig’s socioemotional blockbuster Barbie. But while soundtracking a huge cultural moment, “What Was I Made For” also spoke to concerns Eilish has raised about herself–about her sense of her own femininity, and about feeling more like a commodity than a soulful person to the world around her. These crises are set against Eilish’s ephemeral, glassy lilt and devastatingly sparse piano. turning the feeling of being disconnected from oneself into art that connected with millions.–M.C. 

8

Lil Yachty, ‘Strike (Holster)’

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There aren’t a lot of people you could say had a better 2023 than Lil Yachty. The 26-year-old rapper firmly solidified himself as one of music’s major players, dropping a rock album, a slew of viral hits, and a podcast to boot. All the while one song, made famous by a clip of Yachty’s sister singing the hook, stands out as a singular achievement. “Strike (Holster)” felt like a culmination of Yachty’s admirable explorations. His patient, slow-rolling cadence makes for a certain magic over the song’s glittery production. “Strike like I missed it, strike like I hit the pin/Strike like I’m not goin’ to work, strike, strike,” he raps, managing to pantomime the sound of a protest. —J.I. 

7

Olivia Rodrigo, ‘Get Him Back!’

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There’s nothing Liv loves more than a double-entendre. Except, maybe, revenge, which she gets plenty of on this Guts highlight. She flips from both meanings of “Get him back” so quickly it all morphs into one blissful pop-punk rager, and it’s all the proof you need that this is a 20-year-old pop star who is having the time of her life — heartbreak is just a footnote. Plus, “get him back” contains the best couplet of the year: “I wanna key his car/I wanna make him lunch.” —A.M.

6

NewJeans, ‘Super Shy’

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NewJeans have been enjoying viral hits for awhile, but “Super Shy” was a breakthrough for the Korean girl group, reaching Number Two on the Billboard Global chart. It might’ve deserved even better: The song is one the purest pop thrills of the year, with a dreamy melody; a bright drum-and-bass beat; and Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein sharing crushed-out lyrics you can’t help but sing along with. In true K-pop fashion, the accompanying music video is just as captivating, with synchronized choreography that experiments with the Seventies disco style waacking. —K.K.

5

Shakira and Bizarrap, ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53’

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Nothing could’ve prepared the world for the grenade Shakira dropped with her off-the-cuff collaboration with up-and-coming 24-year-old Argentine producer Bizzarap. The rising star had been teaming up with a host of Latin artists over the past several years, creating sessions with them performing over one of his original beats. Getting a legend like Shakira was a major coup, and it was just the fire she needed to write and record her most explosive music yet. Over the course of the electro-pop track, she takes aim in playful but absolutely not subtle ways at her ex Gerard Piqué, calling him out for cheating on her. It broke the internet so much that it gave Shakira her first Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 since 2007’s “Beautiful Liar.” —B.S.

4

Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves, ‘I Remember Everything’

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“Strange words come on out/Of a grown man’s mouth when his mind’s broke,” Bryan sings on “I Remember Everything,” displaying the kind of emotional realism that’s at the heart of his songwriting. The highlight of Zach Bryan’s breakthrough self-titled record was this understated gut-punch duet with Kacey Musgraves. The details do most of the talking on this remembrance of summer romances past: a pawned ring, an ‘88 Ford, sandy hair. But it’s Bryan’s and Musgraves’ complementary vocals, the former providing the melodrama and the latter singing with her guarded reservation, that best tell this story of two lovers who remember a far-gone summer fling all too well. —J. Bernstein 

3

Lana Del Rey, ‘A&W’

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“A&W” is maximum Lana Del Rey: a sweeping, seven-minute epic that follows the sunburned, SoCal folk rock she’s perfected on recent albums back to the hip-hop-inspired pop productions of her early discography. That musical scope is paired with a narrative that’s no less ambitious — vulnerable and lurid, nostalgic and hopeless, funny and utterly bleak. “A&W” tells a story, paints a picture, communicates something ineffable about sex, identity, perception, power, exploitation, girlhood, womanhood, and class. s. And the bow tying it all together? The name of classic root beer brand, “A&W” used as shorthand for “American Whore,” because no one bends American iconography to their will like Lana Del Rey.. —J. Blistein

2

PinkPantheress feat. Ice Spice, ‘Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2’

Ice Spice and PinkPantheress

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“Being Gen Z ‘It’ girls of the internet era, I feel like we had a lot in common, even though we’re from two completely different places,” PinkPantheress said of herself and Bronx rapper Ice Spice. Assembled via DMs and co-produced by Mura Masa, their remix of the British singer-songwriter’s “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2” reflects the duo’s rising stock in the Zeigeist with a fluffy blend of hyperpop energy and 8-bit melodies. Pink’s winsomely girlish voice floats over the beat, while Ice Spice’s boasts add necessary edge. The result feels like it belongs in a time capsule for life in 2003.–M.R.

1

Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma, ‘Ella Baila Sola’

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As música Mexicana scaled new heights this year, the cultural phenomenon became impossible to ignore — and its chart-busting success is one of the biggest and most global music stories of 2023. Perhaps no song captured the movement like “Ella Baila Sola,” the standout sierreño by breakout group Eslabon Armado and newly anointed star Peso Pluma. The first strums of a prickly requinto clear the way for a burst of chugging charchetas and trombone that give the song a rich, rounded sound that hooks into the listener immediately. That, paired with the contrast of Eslabon’s silky verses and Pluma’s gritty rasp, meant instant ubiquity: After getting a boost on TikTok, “Ella Baila Sola” quickly dominated the charts, becoming a global Number One on Spotify and landing in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top Five — the latter a history-making feat that only proves the full power of música Mexicana. —J.L.

CONTRIBUTORS: Jon Blistein, Jonathan Bernstein, Tim Chan, Mankaprr Conteh, Jon Dolan, Brenna Ehrlich, Jon Freeman, Andre Gee, Maya Georgi, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Christian Hoard, Joseph Hudak, Jeff Ihaza, Maura Johnston, CT Jones, Michelle Hyun Kim, Kristine Kwak, Ernesto Lechner, John Lonsdale, Julyssa Lopez, Angie Martoccio, Tomás Mier, Larisha Paul, Clayton Purdom, Mosi Reeves, Brittany Spanos, Noah Shachtman, Simon Vozick-Levinson

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Victoria Monét,

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