#anne shirley miniseries

[janewayforpresident]

Going to have an Anne Shirley summer:

Reading in fields

Falling off the ridgepole of Moody's kitchen roof

Getting my bosom friend intoxicated

Throwing shade at Josie Pye

Accidentally selling Rachel Lynde's cow instead of mine

Winning the Rollings Reliable Baking Powder Contest

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

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[icedteaandoldlace]

Last night I dreamed that I was taking a walk with Diana Barry, Matthew Cuthbert, and Anne Shirley at sunset (1985 miniseries versions, of course), and at one point Diana stopped to take a picture of a tiny red flower, backlit by the red light of the setting sun (after shooing Matthew away from blocking her light), and she said something about how this was her favorite kind of flower because it reminded her of Anne. I could see exactly what she was seeing on her phone screen as she took the picture, and then the image faded into an image of Anne backlit by the same sunset, with the sunlight giving her a red halo through her hair the same way it had with the flower through its petals. The comparison felt so spot on that I woke up feeling like that moment really belonged in an L.M. Montgomery book, and it took me a little while to realize that Diana wouldn't have an iPhone.

[cresise]

Tagged by @missmorwen !

rules: list your top ten favorite female characters who have been mega bitches at some point or another, then you guys pick your favorite!

added context: they do not have to be terrible people. it can just be top ten female characters but ✨ women ✨

I tag @vaxilfan who can probably remind me of fifty other characters I shoulda tagged. And if you see this and wanna do it, consider yourself tagged.

[novemberhush]

Thanks for tagging me, @littleblackraincloudofcourse !❤️

Three ships you like: Leo Hölzer x Adam Schürk from Tatort Saarbrücken, Mike Ross x Harvey Specter from Suits, Steve McGarrett x Danny ‘Danno’ Williams from Hawaii 5-0.

First ship ever: I’m not sure who came first, but it’s between Maddie Hayes x David Addison from Moonlighting, Anne Shirley x Gilbert Blythe from the Anne of Green Gables TV miniseries from the ‘80s and Jim Dempsey x Harriet ‘Harry’ Makepeace from Dempsey & Makepeace.

Last song you heard: My Honest Face by Inhaler.

Favourite childhood book: I loved reading as a child and devoured so many books, many of which I remember fondly, but I’m not sure I could name a favourite. I remember bawling my eyes out at Red Sky in the Morning by Elizabeth Laird and Children on the Oregon Trail by A. Rutgers van der Loeff, and being scared for Pooh and the gang when they got lost in the fog in one book.

I also remember Rupert the Bear annuals and lashings of ginger beer and hot, buttered crumpets in Enid Blyton books involving the Famous Five and the Secret Seven and the Five Find-Outers and Dog! There was another book I remember reading, a spooky ghost story, that got made into a BBC children’s miniseries and which I thought was called The Watch Tower, but a quick google informs me it was actually The Watch House by Robert Westall. I remember flying through it, wanting to see what all the ghostly goings-on were about!

I also loved all the Ladybird fairytales and had quite the collection! Everything from Cinderella to The Princess and the Pea. Picking a favourite, though, no, I don’t think I can.

Currently reading: The Quickening by Rhiannon Ward

Currently watching: The Twilight Zone (the original series), The Equalizer (the new version with Queen Latifah), and I have a few episodes of the latest season of The Rookie recorded, but I haven’t watched them yet.

Currently consuming: A tin of Pepsi Max

Currently craving: Rice Krispies. I may have to go get myself a bowl.

I tag @butdaddyilovehimmm @ishkabibblethings @castles-in-the-eyre @trickster-archangel @starry-mist @seylaaurora @hamster-on-fire @bewarethesmirk @z8-ra and anyone else who wants to play. No pressure on anyone who doesn’t!😘

[tickldpnk8]

10 Characters / 10 Fandoms / 10 tags

Thanks for the tag @windsweptinred! No better way to enjoy this winter weather than thinking about some of my fav characters! It took me a bit just because I was hunting down gifs.

1) Fitzwilliam Darcy It’s officially Jane-uary around here, which means it’s time to contemplate all my fav Austinian men. But since you limited me to one, then I have to pick Colin Firth Mr. Darcy. Terrible first impressions, snobbish, hates parties, awful at expressing feelings…sure. But also incredibly caring with a strong sense of duty and making things right.

2) Peggy Olson As someone in a creative industry, Peggy is my role model. I love how she created a career for herself in a male dominated industry and leaned into her own creative voice. Her journey over the entire run of Mad Men was super inspiring for my career.

3) Merry and Pippin It cruel to limit this to one character per fandom, but it would be even more cruel to split them up. I love their humor, I love their friendship (IRL too), I love the hobbit lifestyle in general. But mostly I thought they were both really cute at the time. The Friendship Onion is a great listen, too.

4) Loki (and Sylvie) All variants all universes: this show took a character and gave him such an awesome character arc that I can’t get over it. But also, I really just love the range they gave to the character within all of the variants we got to see. There’s one variant at the top of my list, but apparently not a great gif of him at the end. So…I’ll just use this one to rep them all. Best show in the entire MCU.

5) Tommy Shelby Talk about a character arc! I love seeing how he went from outlaw to legit businessman to outlaw. Honorable mention to Polly as she's absolutely the best! This show took us forever to finish, but just because we were savoring it so much.

6) Charlie Pace It's been a hot minute, but I loved seeing Dom as Charlie on Lost. I was rooting for him and Penny the whole time. But also, I'm just a Dominic fan: have I mentioned the Friendship Onion yet??

7) Johanna Constantine I seriously want a show devoted to her hunting down demons. I love her sass and her competence. Morpheus may be my fav character overall, but I just really need to see them get together. Please, please, please let her replace Thessaly.

8) Gereon Rath If you aren't watching Babylon Berlin, add it to your list. Roaring 20s, flappers, vice squad, political intrigue: this show has it all. And I'm a sucker for a protagonist who harbors a dark secret and/or secret weakness. TW for Nazis and all of their bullshit: I bawled about Benda and his daughter.

9) Anne Shirley Anne with an E is probably the next best adaption since the 90s version (have there been any others?) I loved the original miniseries, but this one feel so much more true to the characters, despite the liberties they've taken. Also, this series is why I love big words.

10) Ned, The Pie Man I feel like we have discussed in passing my obsession with Pushing Daisies. This show was like Amelie with Kristin Chenowith's amazing voice: the colors! the cinematography! Lee Pace! sigh! So good and I'm still waiting for my ending.

Tagging @poobtato @rey-jake-therapist and @writing-for-life unless I'm super late to the party and you already did something similar. It's been a hot minute, so I may have missed it: no pressure!

[hanakogames]

Great American Novels

Time for another of those "look at a list of Great Novels and see how many I've read" things - though my memory does begin to fail me a bit, especially when it comes to 'worthy' books that I may have heard *of* a lot but not actually read.

The Great Gatsby

Yes, for school. Was I particularly taken with it? No. Never bothered watching any movie adaptation and can never remember what it was about in detail, I always have to look it up.

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An American Tragedy, Theodore Dreiser

Author name sounds familiar, but I dont know what this book is without looking it up… nope, have not read this. It's public domain now so I could, I guess.

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The Making of Americans, Gertrude Stein

I've heard of her. I have not read this book.

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Death Comes for the Archbishop, Willa Cather

I have heard of Willa Cather and may have read something by her but probably not this.

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A Farewell To Arms, Hemingway

Obviously know who Hemingway is but cannot tell you whether I've read this or not. I don't know, sorry.

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Passing, Nella Larsen

No familiarity.

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The Sound and the Fury + Absalom, Absalom, Faulkner

I don't like Faulkner. This opinion likely stems from ahving been forced to read something he wrote in school and being annoyed by it. However, I can't tell you what I read. I've read about both of these and may or may not have read some part of one of them at some point.

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Nightwood, Djuna Barnes

No familiarity, but now that I look it up on wikipedia, I need to actually go find that for research purposes, this seems relevant to my interests.

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East Goes West, Younghill Kang

Never heard of it, I assume it has to do with the Chinese in California? Oops, no, Korean, sorry.

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Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston

Heard of it. Haven't read it.

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USA, John Dos Passos

No familiarity.

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Ask the Dust, John Fante

No familiarity

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The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler

I've heard of it but mostly because there's a movie, which I also haven't seen.

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The Day of the Locust, Nathaniel West

I thought I'd heard of the author but it appears probably not. No familiarity then.

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The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck

Had to read it for school.

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Native Son, Richard Wright

Heard of it.

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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers

No familiarity.

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A Time to be Born, Dawn Powell

No familiarity.

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All the King's Men, Robert Penn Warren

Heard of it.

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The Street, Ann Petry

No familiarity.

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In a Lonely Place, Dorothy B Hughes

Heard of the author.

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The Mountain Lion, Jean Stafford

No familiarity but the tiny amount of info on wikipedia makes me think this might be a children's adventure book.

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The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger

Heard of it, sure, but never read it

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Charlotte's Web, E B White

Yes, I read this!

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Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison

Nope

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Farenheit 451, Bradbury

Obviously familiar with the general idea but never read it.

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Maud Martha, Gwendolyn Brooks

No familiarity.

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The Adventures of Augie March, Saul Bellow

No familiarity

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Lolita, Nabokov

Yes, I read this of my own free will in college (and I'm glad of it, because the impression I had of the novel before reading it was very far off what the book actually was, so at least now I have an informed opinion)

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Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin

No familiarity.

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Peyton Place, Grace Metalious

Name sounds familiar though I suspect it was made into a miniseries or something. (checking - yeah, tv show, movies, etc)

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Deep Water, Patricia Highsmith

Didn't she write The Price of Salt? (checks) Oh, and also Ripley. But I don't know this book.

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No-No Boy, John Okada

No familiarity.

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On The Road, Jack Kerouac

Heard of it.

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The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson

Heard of it, and read some Shirley Jackson, but I don't think I read this.

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Catch-22, Joseph Heller

Heard of it.

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A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine l'Engle

Yes, I read this and several other of her books, but this wasn't my favorite.

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Another Country, James Baldwin

Not familiar.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

Familiar with it but didn't read it.

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Pale Fire, Nabokov

DOn't know this book

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The Zebra-Striped Hearse, Ross Macdonald

No familiarity (checks) Apparently it's a detective book

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The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

Heard of it.

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The Group, Mary McCarthy

No familiarity

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The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon

I've heard of the author.

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A Sport and a Pastime, James Salter

Is this a baseball book? (checks) Oh, I guess it's about sex. No familiarity.

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Couples, John Updike

I've heard of the author.

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Philip K Dick

I've read several things by Dick but probably not this one and I still haven't watched Blade Runner.

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Divorcing, Susan Taubes

No familiarity.

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Portnoy's COmplaint, Philip Roth

I think I've heard of the author

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Slaughterhouse Five, Vonnegut

Heard of it.

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Are you there God? It's me Margaret, Judy Blume

Pretty sure I read this as a kid.

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Desperate Characters, Paula Fox

No familiarity.

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Play it as it Lays, Joan Didion

No familarity, but I think I've dimly heard of Joan Didion.

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Log of the Ss the Mrs Unguentine, Stanley Crawford

No familiarity

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Mumbo Jumbo, Ishmael Reed

No familiarity

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Sula, Toni Morrison

No familiarity

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The Revolt of the Cockroach People, Oscar Zeta Acosta

No familiarity

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Oreo, Fran Ross

No familiarity, though I can guess what it's about.

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The Dispossessed, Urusla K LeGuin

I literally have a copy sitting on my to-read stack. I'll get there.

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Winter in the Blood, James Welch

No familiarity

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Corregidora, Gayl Jones

No familiarty

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Speedboat, Renata Adler

No familiarity

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Ceremony, Leslie Marmon Silko

No familiarity.

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Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison

see previous

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A Contract with God, Will Eisner

I've heard of the author

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Dancer from the Dance, Andrew Holleran

No familiarity

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The Stand, Stephen King

I'm familiar with it but did not read it.

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Kindred, Octavia E Butler

Yes, I've read this

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The Dog of the South, Charles Portis

No familiarity

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Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson

No familiarity

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The Salt Eaters, TOni Cade Bambara

This sounds familiar. I don't know if I've read it, a piece of it, something inspired by it, or someone talking about it, but the plot description is very familiar.

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Little, Big; Or the Fairies Parliament, John Crowley

No familiarity.

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Oxherding Tale, Charles Johnson

No familiarity

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Machine Dreams, Jayne Anne Phillips

No familiarity

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Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy

Heard of book and author, someone I know was going through a McCarthy phase

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A Summons to Memphis, Peter Taylor

No familiarity

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Watchmen

This should not be on this list, it's not an American novel.

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Beloved, Toni Morrison

Heard of this book specifically

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Dawn, Octavia Butler

Read it, it's on my shelf

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Geek Love, Katherine Dunn

No familiarity (and it's the circus kind of geek)

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Tripmaster Monkey, Maxine Hong Kingston

No familiarity

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Dogeaters, Jessica Hagedorn

No familiarity

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American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis

Familiar with it. I didn't watch the movie but I read about both it and the book.

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How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents, Julia Alvarez

No familiarity

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Mating, Norman Rush

No familiarity

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Bastard out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison

Very familiar with it. Watched the movie. Don't think I've read the book but not sure.

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The Secret History, Donna Tartt

Heard of it and been told it's good.

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So Far from God, Ana Castillo

Not familiar with it

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Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg

Definitely aware of it, it was referenced a lot in some of the 90s lesbian fiction I did read, but I haven't read it.

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The Shipping News, Annie Proulx

Heard of it.

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Native Speaker, Chang-Rae Lee

I thinK i've heard of it?

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Sabbath's Theater, Philip Roth

Still think I've heard of the author

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Under the Feet of Jesus, Helena Maria Viramontes

No familiarity

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Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace

Heard of it

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I Love Dick, Chris Kraus

No familiarity

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Underworld, Don Delillo

No familiarity.

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The Intuitionist, Colson Whitehead

No familiarity.

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Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates

Heard of the author.

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House of Leaves, Mark Z Danielewski

Head of it

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier&Clay, Michael Chabon

no familiarity

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The Last Saumrai, Helen DeWitt

wasn't that a tom cruise movie (no this is apparently about a single mother)

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The Quick and the Dead, Joy Williams

wasn't that a western (well, this is something else, but wikipedia isn't telling me what)

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Erasure, Percival Everett

No familiarity

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I the Divine, Rabih Alameddine

No familiarity

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The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen

I have heard of the author

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Caramelo, Sandra Cisneros

No familiarity

We're past the year 2000 in publications now and I'm starting to strike out hard. I've never even heard of any of the books or authors past this point save for N.K.Jemisin and maybe Patricia Lockwood, so it got pointless to list them.

[ausetkmt]

June is Black Music Month, and if you’re looking for music documentaries or series about your favorite artists, ABS has got you covered.

This week’s What to Watch list focuses solely on a variety of music-related movies and miniseries that highlight the contributions of Black musicians.

The music scene has definitely changed over the past few decades, but fans are always looking for unique or historical facts about their favorite artists. Spend time learning about their history, culture, and more.

Tyrese Gibson Fans Are Happy Seeing the Actor and His Youngest Daughter on a Ferris Wheel Together Following His Ugly Child Support Battle

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If you’re looking to hear the two powerhouses go at it vocally, tune in to “Dreamgirls” and “The Fighting Temptations.” But if you need a laugh, check out the only Black “Annie” movie ever made, starring singer and actor Jamie Foxx.

Check out this list of series and documentaries to enjoy this weekend in honor of Black Music Month.

Amazon Prime 

Dreamgirls (2006) Beyoncé also starred in the dazzling adaption of the Broadway musical about a 1960s girl group. She played Deena and Jennifer Hudson played Effie White, the latter for which Hudson won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The film also starred Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Loretta Devine, Danny Glover, and Anika Noni Rose as the group’s third member, Lorrell. The film details their development as artists and singers.

Respect (2021) In this autobiographical film, Hudson played the lead as the legendary Aretha Franklin. The movie documents her adolescent years singing in her father’s church choir to her rise to international fame. Marlon Wayans plays Franklin’s ex-husband and former manager, Ted White, and Mary J. Blige portrays vocalist Dinah Washington. 

Ray (2004) Embattled actor Jamie Foxx portrays the life story and career of legendary R&B and blues musician Ray Charles. The biographical musical follows his impoverished beginnings in the South to touring under Jim Crow laws as a successful artist. He goes on to get married and have children, but his addiction to heroin never strayed too far away. After a series of arrests and a rehab stint, Charles regained his strength to make a brave comeback and enjoy decades of music success.  

School Daze (1988) Spike Lee wrote and directed the musical comedy starring Laurence Fishburne, Tisha Campbell, Samuel L. Jackson, Jasmine Guy, and many others. The Morehouse graduate explored the socio-political and economic issues surrounding students at historically black colleges and universities. 

The Fighting Temptations (2003) Beyoncé and Cuba Gooding Jr. star in this musical comedy about an ad executive who loses his job and leaves the Big Apple. He heads to Georgia to collect his aunt’s inheritance, where he leads a gospel choir to victory in a citywide competition. Other supporting cast members include LaTanya Richardson, Mike Epps, Chloe Bailey, Steve Harvey, Melba Moore, Shirley Caesar, Ann Nesby and Angie Stone. 

Apple TV 

Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) An oldie but goodie is this musical drama starring Beyoncé, Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Bow Wow, Erykah Badu, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Fred Williamson, and more. A beautiful woman with a hypnotizing face and body can have any man she wants. She chooses a cop who loses his job after spending one night with her. They both end up on the run from the police, but the biggest dreamer doesn’t make it out alive. 

Purple Rain (1984) Minneapolis native Prince plays a young artist with an abusive at-home living situation. The club singer creates a band to compete with a rival singer and explore new love. The film’s name is the same as the late singer’s sixth studio album.

 The Wiz (1978) The beloved feature film includes an all-Black cast, compared to its original 1993 film starring Judy Garland in the lead role of Dorothy. In the musical drama, Diana Ross plays Dorothy, Michael Jackson plays the Scarecrow, Richard Pryor as the Wiz, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man, and Ted Ross as the Cowardly Lion. They work together to get to overcome obstacles and meet their destinies at the end of the yellow brick road. 

Tina Turner What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993) Two months before her passing, Tina Turner praised Angela Bassett’s portrayal of her in the biopic. It was based on Turner’s 1986 autobiography, “I, Tina: My Life Story,” and depicted her years of abuse during her marriage to her then-husband Ike Turner, played by Fishburne. Despite being the actress being snubbed an Oscar for her role, Turner said she felt “honored” by Bassett’s portrayal in the film.

BET+ 

The New Edition Story (2017) The three-part miniseries about the legendary R&B group begins with five childhood friends who become international sensations while growing up in Boston. As they quickly emerge into the spotlight, various obstacles strain their finances, friendship, and future. The film led to “The Bobby Brown Story.”

Disney Plus

Black Nativity (2013) Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Tyrese, Jack Latimore, Jennifer Hudson, and more shocked fans with their vocals in their musical adaption of Langston Hughes’ 1961 play. In the all-Black cast film, a teen from Baltimore moves in with his estranged grandparents. Unhappy with their strict rules, he goes out into the street to find his own way.  

Let It Shine (2012) This film’s cast includes a few veteran actors and a bevy of actors who are being given flowers. “Abottt Elementary” star Tyler James Williams plays Cyrus, a teenage rapper looking to impress Roxie, played by “ICU” singer and ‘Bel-Air” actress Coco Jones. He battles his nemesis under an alias and wins with a rhyme about his lady.  Sadly, he gets no credit for it but ultimately wins Roxie’s heart.

HBO Max

Straight Outta Compton (2015) Based on a true story about the rap group N.W.A., “Straight Outta Compton” sees six men in Compton, Los Angeles, who pushed the boundaries and revolutionized hip-hop culture with gritty rap lyrics and their dealings with Suge Knight. O’Shea Jackson Jr. stars as the younger version of his father Ice Cube in the biographical drama, alongside Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, and Brandon Lafourch to make up the famed group.

Hulu

Cadillac Records (2008) Cedric the Entertainer plays music artist Willie Dixon and is the narrator of the rock ’n’ roll film full of great acting and great music. It details the rise and fall of Chess Records, the Chicago blues label owned by a Polish immigrant played by Adrien Broady’s character Leonard Chess. He launched the careers of late great musicians such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, and Etta James, the latter of whom was portrayed by Beyoncé.

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016) This passionate story tells the portrait of an unconventional jazz musician whose music refined music and continues to impact, influence, and transform other people’s lives. It features more interviews and little anecdotes about his life with narration from Denzel Washington.

Summer Of Soul (2021) Questlove made his filmmaking debut after premiering this movie at the Sundance Film Festival. The music documentary features six weeks of footage taken in the summer of 1969 in the aftermath of Black Creativity and the civil rights movement. The classic concert film looks back at a group of blues, gospel, and rock ‘n’ soul artists who performed at the Harlem Cultural Festival at Mount Morris Park. It includes performances from Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Mavis Staples, Sly & The Family Stone, and more.

Netflix

Get On Up (2014) Actor Chadwick Boseman portrayed the legendary James Brown in the biopic that explores Brown’s life, music, and presence on stages worldwide. It follows the music legend’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming of the most influential artists of the civil rights movement.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) This marks Boseman’s last movie before his unexpected passing. The new adaptation of August Wilson’s play tackles hard issues like race, art, and the exploitation of black artists in the 1920s. Viola Davis gave viewers a riveting performance as Ma Rainey, who never failed to hold back when she wasn’t satisfied with a song. Most of the film is recorded in a studio as she prepares to record new music for an album while clashing with white producers.

Sparkle (2012) Jordin Sparks made her feature film debut in this remake of the original 1976 film alongside industry vets like Derek Luke, Mike Epps, and the late singer Whitney Houston. She plays a child prodigy who sings in a group with her two sisters. Set in 1968, Detroit, the musical trio have hopes of signing a record, which seems far in the future due to one sister’s drug habit and Houston’s role as an over-protective mother. The “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” singer died in February 2012, months before the film was released in theaters. The original “Sparkle,” starring Lonette McKee and Irene Cara — also is available to stream, on Amazon Prime.

The Get Down (2016) The hip-hop-themed drama is set in the South Bronx, known as the birthplace of hip-hop and has been since the 1970s. It follows a small crew of teens who dance or create music. Production reportedly spent over $120 million to make the film, making it the most expensive production in Netflix history. Each episode takes a deeper dive into the rise of hip-hop and disco music.

Starz

Annie (2014) The musical starring Jamie Foxx finds Quvenzhané Wallis as the first Black Annie. The orphan unexpectedly meets wealthy businessman Will Stacks, who uses her to help with his mayoral campaign. The funny satire has quiet moments, sad moments, and performances of “Tomorrow” and “Hard-Knock Life.” She eventually moves in with Stacks, and the two build a bond similar to the one depicted between Annie and her benefactor Daddy Warbucks in the 1932 “Little Orphan Annie” classic.

YouTube

The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) In the film, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Angela Bassett play Joseph and Katherine Jackson, the parents of Michael Jackson and his nine siblings. The five-hour miniseries tells the captivating story of how five Jackson siblings became one of the most iconic boy groups in music history. Their unique sound came out of Gary, Indiana, and took over the music industry for years.

[karlandolivia4ever]

“Get To Know Me” Tag Game! I was tagged by @glitter-mouse. Thanks for including me.

Fave ship: Gentlebeard. I have absolute brain rot for those gay pirates.

First ship: Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe (Anne of Green Gables). I watched the CBC miniseries when I was a kid and then read all the books. I was obsessed.

Last Song: She’s a Rainbow by The Rolling Stones. I became obsessed with it after it was on Ted Lasso.

Currently Reading: The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien. I got a beautiful hard cover illustrated copy from my parents for Christmas. My dad looked up what it was about and it only made him more confused haha

Last Movie: Go (1999) I’m a huge Timothy Olyphant stan and he just oozes sex as Todd the drug dealer. It came out in April 1999, but it’s definitely a Christmas movie. I’m really showing my age with my choices.

Currently Watching: Atlanta season 4 and just finished OFMD for about the seventh (?) time.

Consuming: Earl Grey tea - always drinking tea.

Currently Working On: Marking technology essays for my introductory computer science class. Sorry, I don’t do anything fun like fanfic or fan art.

[ofduskanddreams]

thanks @krem-does-stuff 💕

(oof ranking is hard but here we go)

1. Elizabeth Bennett (the book and the 2005 adaptation)

2. Anne Shirley (the books or the 80’s miniseries ONLY. I see you @areyoudreaminof )

3. Azriel (yeah ik what this says about me but the Nephelle chapter)

4. Katsuki Yuri (Yuri!!! on Ice)

5. Neil Josten (All For the Game)

tagging: @damedechance @iftheshoef1tz @c-e-d-dreamer

five comfort characters, five tags

(new post, tag got too long)

thank you @panicatthenightcourt and @tuzna-pesma-snova for the tag!

Mat Cauthon (The Wheel of Time)

Ariel

Anne Shirley

Kenneth (30 Rock)

Augusts McCrae (Lonesome Dove)

tagging: @octobers-veryown, @velidewrites , @foundress0fnothing , @vulpes-fennec, @andrigyn

[bellamysgriffin]

- L.M. Montgomery

[post-febrile]

I really liked the first season of Anne with an E, but season two has topped it in quality and scope—just the way S2 has given life to its secondary and original characters has been an absolute joy to witness and has made viewing it worthwhile. I will be so heartbroken if we don’t get an S2!

To my fellow Anne of Green Gables/Avonlea/the Island faithfuls: I know—really I do: Meghan Follows and Jonathan Crombie (RIP) and Colleen Dewhurst (RIP) cannot be fucked with. They were perfect! But imo, the key to enjoying this latest adaptation is letting go of all of them for a bit—just put aside the 80s production for a minute and open yourself up to an entirely new take!

[luanna801]

“Will you swear to be my friend forever and ever?” demanded Anne eagerly.

Diana looked shocked.

“Why it’s dreadfully wicked to swear,” she said rebukingly.

“Oh no, not my kind of swearing. There are two kinds, you know.”

“I never heard of but one kind,” said Diana doubtfully.

“There really is another. Oh, it isn’t wicked at all. It just means vowing and promising solemnly.”

“Well, I don’t mind doing that,” agreed Diana, relieved. “How do you do it?”

“We must join hands—so,” said Anne gravely. “It ought to be over running water. We’ll just imagine this path is running water. I’ll repeat the oath first. I solemnly swear to be faithful to my bosom friend, Diana Barry, as long as the sun and moon shall endure. Now you say it and put my name in.”

- L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (1908)

Anne and Diana’s vow in Anne of Green Gables the anime (1979), Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Anne with an E (2017).

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Stranger Things analyses and theories

There are clues everywhere. Like these possible "echoes" of other timelines: woman saying Jane! at the beginning of The spy, and another voice before El removes the Soteria in 4x07

Parallels with other stories

Byler-Polivia and other ST-Fringe parallels

Big parallel with IT-The Dark Tower: Will and the god-like Turtle

If Will is paralleled to the Turtle, El is paralleled to the cyborg Bear

Wayward Pines-Stranger Things parallels

The mystery of the only person who went missing before Will (1923)

More on the 1923 mystery, some interesting parallel with Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters parallel could explain the importance of the library

The mystery of the suicide in 1961

8:15pm, parallel with LOST Oceanic Flight 815

Will, The Last Dragon and the power of the Glow

Dark Crystal poster in Mike's room: a hint at Will and El connection

Will's vanishing and Laurie Anne's death (IT-the miniseries)

THEORY: a car crash in the winter of 1976 changed everything

Hints that there was a car crash in 1976 (Part I)

More hints at a car crash (Part II)

Hints that before or during the car chase someone was shot

TW: drowning and asphyxiation. What might have happened to El and Will in the past

Connection between Will, El and Saraha: Breathe!

- WILL BYERS: theories about powers, birthdaygate, his role in S5 

Will: S5 spoilers, UD and Nina flashbacks parallels, Will's connection to Vecna/UD

Hints that Will might have powers + paralles with other powerful characters

Will and the Mind Flayer in S3: another trap like in The spy?

Why Byler and Will having powers wouldn’t come out of nowhere

Vecna took Will at Castle Byers. The Demogorgon wasn't alone

Is Will in a Vecna vision at the end of S4?

How did El recognize Will in the photo?

Birthdaygate: he writers didn't forget Will's birthday: all the birthdays references since S1

Birthdaygate and Will the Wise

Birthdaygate: a different take + possible clue on the ST IG account

(A bit of) birthdaygate: connection Arcade scene in S2 and roller ring scene in S4

Will’s powers, Forever Clock and Cerebro (+ parallel with My Little Pony)

Did Will cast Fog Cloud in the tunnels in 2x06? 

Joyce really sees Will in 1x04: parallel with 2x05

The russian prisoners, the lab kids, Will, El and tears in time and space

KALI

Spiders and butterflies

All the signs in 2x07 that make Kali sus

Parallels and connection between 2x07 and 4x07

Kali, nickname K-street name for ketamine-the mean green and the green goo

Hopper, Ray Carroll and Alice as a slang for LSD

WILLEL AND TWELVEGATE theories

Terry’s memories are different from El’s

Hints that Jopper were a couple in the OG timeline

Connection El and Sarah: Shirley Temple, bonsai trees and Anne of Green Gables

Will, El and Hopper, a curious connection: the horseshoes

Why so many mentions of Barb in S4? Because it's not just about Nancy, Barb is paralleled to El (I need to update it)

Will and El parallels in 4x05

Another Jopper scene with hints at them being married

Hint that Joyce is the biological mother of three kids

Little parallel Jonathan-Will and Jonathan-El

Jancy’s first lie scene in S2 could be a parallel with Jopper and the curse 

Joyce and Hopper communicating with Will with or without words

Jopper sweet scene in Russia that could hint at Willel twins

Willel, Byler, Twelve and labyrinths

Willel and Twelvegate: Will, El and Joyce parallels

Analysis of the newspapers: inconsistencies are hints

Terry and Joyce connection in the S1 articles

Analysis of the Hawkins Post article in S3

Ray Carroll (S2) and the hidden connection to Hopper and Vietnam

Connection El-basketball article in 4x01

THE FIRST SHADOW

Something about Alice/Virginia's age

The cast

Brenner-Henry, Lonnie-Jon, Hopper-Will

WILL AND JONATHAN

A beautiful bond

BYLER  

Why Will won’t be rejected by Mike (about the 80s and queer love)

Keys, Willel and Byler

Mike’s respect and admiration for Will

Will’s painting is even on Dustin’s shirt

Analysis of 3X03: Byler and other theories

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Thanks for tagging me, @prettyboy-like-you !💖

Three ships: Just off the top of my head, Marvey, Napollya and Chenford.

First ship: Not sure I can pinpoint the very first one, but David Addison x Maddie Hayes from Moonlighting, Jim Dempsey x Harriet ‘Harry’ Makepeace from Dempsey and Makepeace, and Anne Shirley x Gilbert Blythe from the series of ‘80s Anne of Green Gables tv miniseries’ are all early ones I had.

Currently consuming: A Coke Zero, but I’m going to go make myself something more substantial shortly as I haven’t eaten yet today. I think I might whip up some scrambled eggs and toast.

Last movie: Moss Rose, an old black and white movie about a chorus girl blackmailing the upper class gent she thinks murdered her friend.

Last song: Got a Lotta Love by The Cactus Blossoms

Currently watching: Coroner (the Canadian show, not the English one with a similar title), the CSI: Vegas reboot, the new series of S.W.A.T., the new (and apparently now last) series of NCIS: LA, and I’m about to start the new series of Murdoch Mysteries. The new series of The Rookie will be added to the list when it starts here next week.

Currently reading: I’m still on The Girl Who Left by Jenny Blackhurst (mainly because I haven’t opened it in weeks), and some fanfic, although I haven’t even been enjoying it as much of late.

Currently craving: The aforementioned scrambled eggs and toast.

I tag @smowkie @peaceofficerdiaz @sal-si-puedes @fireladybuckley @foreverthemomfriend @halespecterwinchester @firstdegreefangirl @talespinner230 @oneawkwardcookie @katries @kiti-the-warrior-poet and anyone else who wants to play. No pressure on anyone who doesn’t!❤️

[dopemixtape]

Rules: Tag nine people you want to know better

I was tagged by @deedee1993

Three ships: Currently obsessed with Hawkami (Violet x Evan on Chicago Fire); Syd x Vaughn (Alias); Lucy x Wyatt (Timeless)

First ever ship: Anne Shirley x Gilbert Blythe (The OG Canadian miniseries only thanks)

Last Song: BRIGHTSIDE by The Lumineers

Last Movie: I Want You Back on Amazon Prime

Currently Reading: Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter

Currently Watching: How I Met Your Father, Bridgerton rewatch

Currently Consuming: Water 💧

Currently Craving: Hawkami greatness injected into my veins. More scenes tonight, hopefully! 

No pressure at all on this, but tagging: @babystaygold @earnmysong @hamburgerheroes @tabbytabbytabby @aprilash @thetwit @usaonetwothree @danimydear @typhoidmeri