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[music-interpretation-review]

Weekly Music Review Poll

Sultans of Swing is quite possibly the most well-known song by Dire Straights, and is known for an "inescapable hook" and its breezy finger-picking style. The song's title was inspired by a Dixieland jazz band that played on the street corner in London, amusing Dire Straights's lead singer with their disheveled look that didn't match their name.

Contestant videos under the cut:

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𝙷𝚒𝚒!! 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊 𝚏𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚖𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚊 (𝚁𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚖𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎) 𝚜𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚆𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚈𝚊 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑? (𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎'𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎)

𝙰𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚒𝚣𝚣𝚕𝚎~ 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚢𝚝 𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚘 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙸 𝚜𝚞𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟾 𝚋𝚘𝚢𝚜 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙵! 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸'𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝙻𝚎𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙳𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚘𝚘𝚘 𝚏𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚢- 𝙸'𝚖 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚌 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙰𝙶𝙷𝙷𝙷𝙷- 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚝 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎- 𝚇𝙳𝙳𝙳

Ooooo, I'd never heard of this game before now! Had to watch a couple of videos and read it's instructions first, but yesssssss, it's so fun!

I don't really know if you meant separate HCs or all of them together, so here is an HC & Oneshot combo of Family game night:

Watch Ya' Mouth! •▽•

[Rise] TMNT x gn!reader - Platonic

This is utter chaos

You guys play this on family game nights, where the brothers invite you and April down to the lair, and play a series of games, taking turns choosing.

Tonight was Mikey's turn

He had asked you to get the board game for him, and honestly?

After reading the instructions, you struggled so hard to stop laughing

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So I believe everyone has seen the Lair Games episode?

Leo and Donnie are literally like that

Raph & Mikey

First Match:

You & Leo

Donnie & April

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"Come one April, speak clearly!!" "Oh goy I suer ig you don stog yelling ag ge!"

The lair was filled with yelling

"Focus ON THE CARD APRIL!!"

Donnie & April: 4 Points

"C'mon raph, my bro! You can do it!!"

"gog heergoo" "Go Hero?!"

*silently cries*

Raph & Mikey: 1 point

"Come Ooooon mi amigo! Si se puede!" "Gagunga Atata!" "Hakuna Matata!!" "Ges!!" "And this is why you're mi favorito y/n!"

Leo & Y/n: 6 points

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In the end, you and Leo win the first match <3

"Scoff! This is very unfair! Y/n is gold at this game, I demand a rematch partnered with y/n!!"

"exCUSE ME DONATELLO?"

"Nervous laughter, ahem, y/n save meee"

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Rematch:

Leo & Mikey

Raph & April

Donnie & y/n

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"Jake gor gony aker!" "Jae your money maker?" "Nooo" "SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER?!" "eGIL LAUGHOHOHOHO"

Donnie & y/n : 8 points

"gat jen tsay guget!" "Uhhuh batman saves Gotham?" "Gaaaaaa ñooooo" "gad nen zay juket!" "Bad men say bucket?!" "YAAAAASSS"

Leo & Mikey: 6 points

"uhhh igle ook clug?" "Uhm idle look club?" "Uh uh.. igle gook clug" "Raph, you're full of drool" "auuug"

Raph & April: 3 points

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You & Donnie win the 2nd match!

"YES said with much enthusiasm!" "Haha, try! 2 wins in a row for me :D"

"THAT IS SOOO UNFAIR! YOU STOLE MI BUEN AMIGO!! THATS SO UNFAIR DONNIE!!"

"uh... Raph, I think we need to separate them..." "*Sigh* I think you're right Mikey, also, thanks April for the paper towel" "Of course raph! Gosh, do those two always do this?" "Yea.... Don't you remember the Lair games?" "Ugghhh yes, those two are just a bunch of drama queens" *eye roll*

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Donnie & Leo proceeded to fight the whole night, ending only after Raph and Mikey separated them. It took 2 weeks of no game night for them to no longer hold a grudge.

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Who's Afraid of Tenmartha?

Chapter 2 - Bad Girls Club

The Doctor isn’t a good person.

I don’t say this to say I don’t like the Doctor but to say their morals aren’t as squeaky clean as how the fandom and sometimes the show make out. They’ve destroyed dalek and cyberfleets, neglected companions, manipulated people and even killed before. Pre and post-Time War, the Doctor’s always been a timey wimey disaster. And yet, we love them all the same. Characters don’t have to be morally good in order to be likeable and in fact, it’s fully possible to enjoy a character and/or piece of media with morally grey representations and without that being a reflection of your own morals too. The Doctor isn’t the only character in the problematic fave section for a lot of fandoms. People can’t get enough of the Master and Missy. There’s Tommy Shelby of Peaky Blinders, Five Hargreeves of The Umbrella Academy, James from TEOTFW, the Roy family of Succession and even the fans who unironically stan Homelander from The Boys. Fandoms love bad boys. Always have and always will. But the concept of what’s problematic vs what’s morally grey is selective. And when you notice how selective this is, qwhite a pattern emerges. As addressed in Chapter 1, what fandom and society considers acceptable romance doesn’t exist in a vacuum and neither does its ideas of acceptable moral codes and when it’s time for them to break.

The sapphire trope/angry Black woman trope is another archetype of Black women. The sapphire is irrationally angry, controlling and dominant. This trope rebranded as the angry Black woman trope, with plenty of sass and finger snapping to go around. This trope isn’t just Black woman who’s angry, but a Black woman who’s angry for no real reason. Her fury is unjustified and something the audience makes fun of or is intimidated by. She’s the antithesis of the white, pure, Christian woman, who’s quiet and respectful. She is loud and disrespectful. She has low and poor moral character. When it came to the Fugitive Doctor, a lot of people were quick to clutch pearls at her gun despite the fact she never used it. She was called one of the most violent incarnations for her self-defence against the Judoon when, again, the Doctor has always used some form of violence, especially in self-defence. Plus the fact she never killed anyone as Gat used the gun on herself despite Fugitive telling her not to. In many other fandoms in TV and film, morally grey Black women are rarely given grace by their respective fandoms and make it into the problematic fave stan section. Harper Stern of Industry instantly comes to mind. The bank of Pierpoint is toxic and corrupt to the very core, yet, the Industry fandom sees her as uniquely evil and conveniently has more grace for Yasmin and Rob, despite their own manipulative antics. Uma from Disney Descendants is treated as uniquely the cruellest whilst protagonist Mal is the baddie with a heart of gold, even though it’s a film franchise about literal villains. From my old RWBY days, there were plenty of posts and videos making fun of Emerald for following around Cinder like a lost puppy as if she wasn’t a victim of Cinder’s abuse, carrying out her villainous orders in exchange for an escape from poverty. Even if Martha Jones was written as a morally grey character, written as jealous and aggressive as fans think she is, I very much doubt fandom would be able to handle it. 

The Doctor Who fandom isn’t shy when it comes to toxic and problematic shipping, let alone supporting its #messyfaves. Whilst Tenmartha is the only ship where misogynoir plays a role in the dynamic, you can make the too-problematic-for-shipping-purposes argument about any Doctor pairing. Twelve and Clara consistently manipulate and betray each other. River was psychologically conditioned to become obsessed with the Doctor since birth and the main reason they got married was to fix the universe, not out of love. Thirteen was closed off from Yaz and didn’t let her in until it was too late. Ten and Rose were insensitive to the death and destruction that happened around them leading to the creation of Torchwood and the Battle of Canary Wharf, causing the deaths of hundreds. ElevenAmy means Amy cheating on her husband Rory. The Master is a whole murderer and abused Lucy Saxon. And yet, Tenmartha holds the crown of ‘most problematic’ out of all of these. This begs the question of why Martha isn’t allowed to have her toxic ship moment. Why does she always deserve ‘better’ than moral complexity? Martha is always held to a higher moral standard than any other companion in this show. When Rose is jealous it’s because she’s just 19, but when Martha is jealous she’s trying to replace Rose’s spot in the TARDIS. When Clara challenges the Doctor she’s the greatest companion in Doctor Who and a feminist blueprint or something, but Martha is entitled and whiny. When Donna snaps at the Doctor she’s funny, loud and brash but Martha pulling up a chair makes her aggressive and annoying. When Captain Jack is openly flirtatious he’s breaking barriers in queer representation and normalising attraction but Martha is a creep overstepping Ten’s boundaries. When Amy literally rubs herself on the Doctor’s body it’s only because she’s scared of her marriage but Martha simply being sexually attracted to the Doctor makes her perverted. River Song is sexually liberated but Martha Jones is a predator. Every other companion is messy and that’s why they’re loved, but Martha’s ‘mess’ of having a crush is what’s holding her back. I used to think Martha’s crush was a flaw that held her back from being a better companion, but as I’ve gotten older I had to stop and think why. Was her crush a flaw or were we just conditioned to see it as one because the ‘ideal woman’ for Ten according to RTD1 was Rose Tyler and Rose Tyler alone? Joan Redfern, Madame de Pompadour, Queen Elizabeth I, Lady Christina, River Song and Astrid Peth all hold the sin of crushing on Ten but this attraction is acceptable because it falls into the standard of acceptable romance; white masculine man, white feminine woman.

Romantic attraction to someone isn’t inherently wrong. How a person or character acts because of their attraction is what we can attach moral value to. For example, if a character starts to manipulate people to get their love interest, acts dismissive towards other characters to get with their love interest or considers themselves as more valuable than their love interest’s current or past partners, then we could logically make the argument for Martha’s crush being a moral bad. But Martha never did any of this. She was rightfully upset with being compared to Rose, but she never fought to replace her, called herself better than her or forced Ten to choose her instead. She stopped flirting and sucked it up and was even happy when Ten and Rose reunited. But because of tropes like the sapphire and low moral assumptions attached to Black women, Martha is seen as more morally bad than she actually was. Every discussion about Martha involves the constant lament of how she could have been a good companion and could’ve been a good character if it wasn’t for her flaw of romantic attraction. She must repent from the sin of liking the Tenth doctor and her penance is moving on with another man whether it be Tom Milligan or Mickey Smith. Only when she moves on from Ten, like her role in Torchwood and her engagement in series 4, is she then clean. Let women be messy and toxic. Just not if they’re Black. And not if they’re Martha Jones.

Moral codes and love intersect because due to amatonormativity, the idea that romance is a necessity to give characters purpose because romance is ‘intrinsic’ to the human experience, it’s common to see how romance is used as a way to establish humanity and morals in TV/Film. It’s usually a binary of a loving, romantic hero and an unromantic, cold villain. Doctor Who reinforces this heavily in RTD1 and Moffat Who as loss of romantic love tends to correlate with a character’s loss of morals and humanity, especially the Doctor’s. Ten’s bad boy antics in series 3 are justified as a result of his loss of Rose. He murders the Racnoss children in The Runaway Bride and we’re taught this is the extreme of what happens when Rose is gone from the Doctor’s life. Contrast this with the Christmas special we got post-Martha. In Voyage of the Damned, Ten’s living his best life on the Titanic and gets lipsed by another young, perky blonde called Astrid Peth. He’s rightfully upset about losing Astrid, he’s upset at the dutty capitalist antics of Max Capricorn and he hates Rickston Slade (but let’s be real, who didn’t?). But in terms of pain for Martha, he seems pretty much okay. Unlike Rose or Donna, Martha’s absence isn’t given the big dramatic loss as her white peers but is simplified by Donna’s ‘that Martha did you some good’. Whilst Martha does leave an impact on Ten’s life and it is a positive one, RTD didn’t pull out the big stops for her like he did the others. Look at the 60th specials. Rose’s psyche is imprinted in the Doctor’s brain now apparently so Rose Noble names herself after her. Donna’s back, memories and all and gets her own David Tennant to keep at home. And nothing for Martha Jones! Not even a vague name drop. Across three whole episodes. She wasn’t traumatised or loved enough to get a single line apparently. I wrote a year ago that Martha was a threat to the ideal romance of RTD1 and so she became collateral damage for the sake of Tenrose. I still stand by this. Tenrosers glorify Ten’s angst fully aware it’s at Martha’s expense because it’s an acceptable price to pay for the sake of their love. The moral complexity of Tenrose is earned because the ends justify the means. Martha is considered undesirable so she’s undeserving of love but also moral complexity. She’s romantically undesirable and so, morally impure and undeserving of grace and nuance in her character. She’s now just the bitter Black rebound. From the lens of misogynoir and the disposable Black girlfriend trope, Black women as collateral damage for shipping is justified by wider fandom as an extension of the Black woman as a ‘stage’ in white men’s romantic development. She had to be collateral to develop Ten’s moral greyness with an acceptable target to take aim and to reaffirm Rose as the ideal, desirable woman of this m/f dynamic worth causing harm for. And as long as the Doctor Who fandom was well-fed, what was the problem? Why stop the machine from running because one of the cogs complained? Love hurts, after all.

On the other hand, there’s moments in Tenmartha’s defence that feed into misogynoir but in a different way. As addressed in Chapter 1, BWWM isn’t a fix-all solution to the poor representations of Black women in romance. Whilst Tenmartha is praised for being an entertaining toxic ship, the toxicity of Tenmartha is one-sided as Ten is predominantly the instigator of their problems, contrary to RTD1 popular belief and that of RTD stans. He chose to bring up Rose constantly aka ‘Rose would know’ and ‘Not that you’re replacing her!’, he called Martha a novice, he held her knickers despite saying he wasn’t interested, he hugged her then told her off for it, he’s the reason she ended up in 1913 (John Smith notwithstanding) and yet Martha having a crush is considered just as bad or worse than any of Ten’s actions. Ten’s actions can be justified because he misses Rose, he’s grieving, he’s just a smol bean having a tough time in the TARDIS. But Martha? Bitter, jealous and non-Rose. She just doesn’t get it. The Tenth Doctor is morally grey, but Martha Jones is problematic. Along with the historic mistreatment of Black women in representations of romance, specifically, the idea of a disposable Black woman who exists for a non-Black usually white man character’s growth before he returns to his white female endgame, it’s hard for me to see Martha getting treated like this and see this solely as the spice for a toxic ship or fodder for it’s non-Black shippers. I can’t see misogynoir as toxic and messy shipping material. 

Constant comments that are sometimes used to defend Tenmartha like ‘well it’s not like Martha was abused’ and ‘well it’s not like Martha died’ rub me the wrong way because Black women’s pain is consistently minimised and seen as irrelevant, largely due to the strong Black woman trope or the disposable Black girlfriend trope. When Eleven said he felt grief for Martha, the Doctor Who fandom never knew why. She’s got her life and Mickey what could she be upset about? Martha was negatively compared to her predecessor, was left to fend for herself against racism and murderous aliens in 1913, she walked the Earth in a hellish year across wastelands and countries collapsed from genocide, her family was imprisoned and tortured and she can’t say anything about the last two because the hellish year in question doesn’t even exist anymore. No, Martha Jones didn’t get an easy ride. No, Martha Jones not being domestically abused by Ten doesn’t mean there was 100% nothing wrong with the way he treated her. And no, Martha Jones didn’t need to die to experience ‘real’ suffering. Even then where cases Black women actually do die like Bill Potts, that’s minimised too. There’s loads of jokes about the massive gap in Bill’s chest plus any commentary on why Bill had to go through such extreme trauma is easily brushed off as a necessary evil for the sake of her getting with Heather. Grace was killed off right at the start of Chibnall Who to give Graham a storyline. The mistreatment of Black women is considered minor compared to what is major and when Black women’s mistreatment is major, it’s always seen as minor anyway.

How morals and ethics are applied to our faves doesn’t exist in a vacuum. In two ways I’m torn on Tenmartha. On one hand, I can’t get behind the misogynoir needed in order to make it so ‘fun’ and messy. In that sense, Martha, but also Black women as a collective, deserve better than to be punching bags and disposable love interests to feed the character development of white characters. But on the other hand, morally grey mess is what draws me to these characters and I won’t act like every character dynamic I personally like is 100% healthy. If we’re all getting behind our flawed girlbosses then why must Martha be the woman of virtue? Why does Tenmartha have to be pure in a fandom that loves its toxic little ships? The easy middle ground here is that Tenmartha doesn’t have to be either. There’s a third option between nonexistence and Martha getting the short end of the stick. This brings me to the final question - can an ‘ethical’ Tenmartha exist?

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FUNKY FALL LOOKBOOK

I wanted to make an autumn lookbook for a very long time... but last month I couldn't catch an inspiration and theme. 70's groove in my opinion is perfect for fall - spicy pallets, bohemian fashion mixed vintage, Alessandro Michele's aesthetic for Gucci. Hope you will enjoy it

Hair by @simstrouble, dress by GNPeach, Jacket by Marigold, hat by @serenity-cc, tights by @sforzcc, boots by @sentate, earrings by @s-club-tbr

Hat by @serenity-cc, hair by @simstrouble, beaded gat strap by @mmsims, blouse by @backtrack-cc, skirt by oxalisim, pouch by @gorillax3-cc, earrings by @idsims, boots by @dansimsfantasy

Hat by @lin-dian, romper by @serenity-cc, tote bag by @asansan3, boots by @shakeproduction, butterflies by @oydis

Hair by @simstrouble, dress by @daisy-pixels, brooch by @rimings, high socks by @trillyke, shoes by @serenity-cc, bag by @kryp-tonita

Big thanks and love to all CC creators!

[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

Lightening the mood after Miami with another edition of my US number ones posts - the drivers from all series version. Please enjoy 😊😊

Sebastien Loeb (26th February 1974) - Barbara Streisand - The Way We Were

Tony Kanaan (31st December 1974) - Helen Reddy - Angie Baby

Juan Pablo Montoya (20th September 1975) - David Bowie - Fame

Mark Webber (27th August 1976) - Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Kimi Raikkonen (17th October 1979) - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

Jenson Button (19th January 1980) - Michael Jackson - Rock With You

Felipe Massa (25th April 1981) - Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List

Heikki Kovalainen (19th October 1981) - Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Andre Lotterer (19th November 1981) - Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes

Pippa Mann (11th August 1983) - The Police - Every Breath You Take

Simon Pagenaud (18th May 1984) - Lionel Richie - Hello

Robert Kubica (7th December 1984) - Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Nico Rosberg (27th June 1985) - Bryan Adams - Heaven

Jerome D'Ambrosio (27th December 1985) - Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me

Rahel Frey (23rd February 1986) - Whitney Houston - How Will I Know

Kamui Kobayashi (13th September 1986) - Berlin - Take My Breath Away

Rene Rast (26th October 1986) - Cyndi Lauper - True Colors

James Hinchcliffe (5th December 1986) - Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

Oliver Turvey (1st April 1987) - Club Nouveau - Let It Be

Sebastian Vettel (3rd July 1987) - Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Alexander Sims (15th March 1988) - Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

Molly Taylor (6th May 1988) - Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go

Simona De Silvestro (1st September 1988) - George Michael - Monkey

Sarah Bovy (15th May 1989) - Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You

James Calado (13th June 1989) - Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings

Brendon Hartley (10th November 1989) - Roxette - Listen To Your Heart

Earl Bamber (9th July 1990) - New Kids On The Block - Step By Step

Cristina Gutierrez (24th July 1991) - EMF - Unbelievable

Abbie Eaton (2nd January 1992) - Michael Jackson - Black Or White

Timmy Hansen (21st May 1992) - Kris Kross - Jump

Daniel Abt (3rd December 1992) & Alice Powell (26th January 1993) - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Tatiana Calderon (10th March 1993) - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - A Whole New World

Christine GZ (22nd July 1993) - SWV - Weak

Alex Lynn (17th September 1993) & Bubba Wallace (8th October 1993) - Mariah Carey - Dreamlover

Michelle Gatting (31st December 1993) - Mariah Carey - Hero

Naomi Schiff (18th May 1994) - Ace Of Base - The Sign

Jessica Hawkins (16th February 1995) & Luca Ghiotto (24th February 1995) - TLC - Creep

Beitske Visser (10th March 1995) - Madonna - Take A Bow

Nicholas Latifi (29th June 1995) - Bryan Adams - Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?

Jack Aitken (23rd September 1995) - Coolio ft L.V - Gangsta's Paradise

Oliver Askew (12th December 1996) - Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart

Louis Deletraz (22nd April 1997) - Puff Daddy ft Mase - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down

Catie Munnings (15th November 1997) - Elton John - Candle In The Wind

Cem Bolukbasi (9th February 1998) - Janet Jackson - Together Again

Jamie Chadwick (20th May 1998) - Next - Too Close

Kevin Hansen (28th May 1998) - Mariah Carey - My All

Mick Schumacher (22nd March 1999) - Cher - Believe

Toni Breidinger (14th July 1999) - Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love

Max Fewtrell (29th July 1999) - Will Smith ft Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West

Robert Shwartzman (16th September 1999) - Enrique Iglesias - Bailamos

Bent Viscaal (18th September 1999) - TLC - Unpretty

Felipe Drugovich (23rd May 2000) - Santana ft The Product G&B - Maria Maria

Marta Garcia (9th August 2000) - N'Sync - It's Gonna Be Me

Arthur Leclerc (14th October 2000) - Christina Aguilera - Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)

Sophia Florsch (1st December 2000) & Clement Novalak (23rd December 2000) - Destiny's Child - Independent Women Pt 1

Frederik Vesti (13th January 2002) - Nickelback - How You Remind Me

Luke Browning (31st January 2002) & Liam Lawson (11th February 2002) - Usher - U Got It Bad

Olli Caldwell (11th June 2002) - Ashanti - Foolish

Jack Doohan (20th January 2003) - Eminem - Lose Yourself

All added to this playlist

[transgenderer]

Let us start with face-to-face confrontations. Feuds by individuals, often aided by kin, were very frequent, resulting from reasons that have already been discussed, mostly relating to women. Both sides were armed, and strong words were often followed by blows with clubs and by spear throwing. However, both sides were held back by their kin and friends and prevented from getting to grips with or seriously hurting each other. In fact:

The contestants usually depend upon this, and talk much ‘harder’ (dal ) to each other than they would if they knew they were going to be allowed to have a free play at each other. … They are able, by remonstrating with their friends and struggling to get free from them, to vent their outraged emotions and prove to the community that no one can impinge upon their rights without a valiant effort being made to prevent this from happening. Obviously there is a certain amount of bluff in the conduct of the contestants on some occasions … few killings ever result.

"War in Human Civilization", Azar Gat, quoting "Murgngin Warefare", Lloyd Warner

comically similar to the classic bar fight tactic where you struggle against your friends holding you back to prove that youre serious. the game theory of conflict hasnt changed in 10000 years

[athena-gunpla]

EGBM 1/144 Entry Grade Custom GAT-X105B/EG "Build Strike Exceed Galaxy"

Another of the new Entry Grades!! Compared to the Lah Gundam this kit has a much more involved build process. The waist and hip articulation in particular are a considerable improvement and don't leave gaps upon ab-crunching like the EG Lah or RX-78-2. The Strike Exceed Galaxy also has an impressive amount of detail for an EG kit, including two-part hands and even panel lines.

Another draw of this EG over others is the inclusion of UV reactive parts. All of the trans-pink pieces are UV reactive, but so is the green piece used for the eyes. On a kit without stickers this detail gives the eyes an extra bit of brightness usually afforded by the foil stickers, and this was a neat inclusion.

This kit usually comes with a special beam rifle that can split into a smaller beam gun and a club, but the parts don't look very cool. Luckily this kit also has the original EG strike gun, which I've outfitted it with instead. Included is also a beam blade piece that can attach to both the club and shield, although it looks a lot better on the shield.

The main gimmick of this kit is the presence of several 3mm holes. Just like on 30MM kits these exist to allow for future customisation. The other gimmick is the inclusion of a back mounted core-fighter, the Galaxy Fighter.

This side-build can also be displayed separately or attached to the main kit as a booster to assist kicks and punches.

Overall this was a very impressive kit for an EG and I definitely recommend it for anyone looking to get into gunpla!

[acourtofladydeath]

WIP Game

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it!

Thank you for the tags @yanny-77 and @alltoowellread!

My WIPs:

Last One Standing

Ch5: You Were Only Waiting

TBAV: Brotherly Competition

RttHC: All Tied Up

ASOLB Ch4

Nesta RH

LoA TBAV Outline

Azris Patrochilles AU

6-How Dare You

5-And So, We Danced

Who Have We Become

The Process of Progress

sad wet rat and the club rat

Rhys's mom massages little Cass's back

Lauda/Hunt F1 AU

Carhysta Smut

A Court of Hurting & Healing

Casris Hounds

Multichap fics only have the next chapter listed.

No pressure gats: @chunkypossum, @born-to-riot, @housetomte, @nocasdatsgay, @augustinerose

[trapangeles]

Gat Wesson: Pomona’s Rising Star Blending Realness and Party Vibes

Emerging from the city of Pomona, California, Gat Wesson is a rapper with a story to tell. Grounded in his upbringing and driven by his passion for music, Gat Wesson crafts tracks that reflect his life, his environment, and the experiences of those around him. With his latest single, “See Me,” Gat is proving why he’s a name to watch in the ever-evolving world of hip-hop.

Born From Experience

For Gat Wesson, music isn’t just a craft—it’s a mirror of his life. “Any project or song I lay down is based either on the life I live or a moment I’ve experienced or seen my people go through,” he says. Growing up in Pomona, his surroundings shaped not only his content but also his drive to create music that resonates.

His love for music began at 15, inspired by a scene in Training Day featuring a Dr. Dre instrumental. “It was the first time I’d heard a beat without lyrics,” he recalls. From that moment, he was hooked, diving into beats and eventually penning his first song.

The Story Behind the Name

Gat Wesson’s name is a nod to his beginnings and the energy he brings to the mic. “People would tell me, ‘Yo, my boy, you shot that!’ or ‘You be shooting that shit on the mic.’ That’s where ‘Gat’ came from,” he explains. The “Wesson” was added as a creative spin, inspired by the iconic Smith & Wesson brand, symbolizing precision and impact.

Crafting “See Me”

Gat Wesson’s latest single, “See Me,” is all about fun and energy. “I wanted to create something fans and the audience could turn up and vibe to,” he shares. The track came together effortlessly when an acquaintance sent him a beat pack. “As soon as I heard the beat, I knew what I was about to do,” he adds.

The music video for “See Me” captures the lively essence of the song. Shot in downtown Pomona, the video features a memorable moment when the DJ played the track for a live crowd at a club. “The crowd was really feeling it in a real way—that, for me, was the best moment,” he says.

Influences and Evolution

Gat Wesson’s music is shaped by both legendary and contemporary artists. “Tupac was one of the first artists I listened to, and Lil Wayne has also been a huge influence,” he says. Modern inspirations include Bravo the Bag Chaser, MoneySign Suede, Lil Pete, and Lil Maru. These artists, alongside his daily life experiences, help shape the sound and content of his music.

While Gat is firmly rooted in rap, he’s eager to explore singing and melodies in his future projects. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to try,” he reveals.

The Bigger Picture

Gat Wesson isn’t just about making hits—he’s about building a legacy. “Music doesn’t always have to be serious; sometimes you can just have fun with it,” he says. But he’s also focused on creating a lasting impact. “It’s not about numbers but the mark and legacy you leave behind.”

Short-term, Gat is focused on building a larger fan base and performing live. Long-term, he dreams of starting his own record label and influencing the next generation of artists. “In five years, I hope to be selling out shows, going on tours, and maybe even starting a clothing line,” he says.

Advice to Aspiring Artists

For those looking to follow in his footsteps, Gat Wesson has one clear message: “Keep pushing and don’t let your failures discourage you. Use them as motivation. You’re going to go through moments where you feel like giving up, but put in the work, and your time will come!”

What’s Next?

Fans can expect more from Gat Wesson in the near future. With a vault full of content and a hunger for collaboration, he’s ready to make waves. “You’re definitely going to see a lot more music and collabs,” he promises.

Gat Wesson is a testament to the power of perseverance, authenticity, and staying true to your roots. With “See Me” setting the tone, the future looks bright for this Pomona native.

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[highlifeboat]

Sorry if you're sick of Saints Row talk, had a thought and wanted to share lol

I saw you mention it, but honestly? Fucking shout out the series that the Boss/Playa's gender was never an issue (yes, they only had male characters for SR1 but that shifted for every sequel). Not once was it called into play, or used as an insult.

Hell you can canonically go from a male character (first game) to a female one the rest of the way (or go back and forth), and nobody questions it. They even make a joke about how much the Boss can change with the repeated "You look different. You do something with your hair?" line.

Which is a whole other level of hilarity, honestly. "Yeah, I got blown up and had gender reassignment surgery while they were fixing me up. Good times."

Alternatively:

"Gat, I have tits now."

"Oh, cool. Wanna hit up a strip club?"

NAH CAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN

Boss from SR2 and on can literally just change genders whenever they fucking want. You can decide mid game you wanna switch genders and the switch back and nobody gives a shit (except your money and honestly getting money in SR2 and on is pretty easy)

Which is also great for like... fanfictions and whatever cause it's like...

You think Boss is a dude? Sure! You think they're a girl? That's right! You think they're both? Neither? Something else entirely? Guess what you're ALL right because the games literally NEVER give the Boss pronouns and you can just play yo yo with if you want them to present male or female from SR2 and on.

Not to mention that no matter what gender you pick you can always use both male and female voices, in SR3 and 4 I think both genders share most hair options, and in 2 you can give your character facial hair and make them present masc even if you pick to be a girl. (I don't know if that works the other way around, but still)

And no matter what your gang/friends are just like "'Sup Boss? You look different. New shoes?"

Shit I don't even think they refer to Playa in 1 by "he" like... ever. And you literally can't present as a girl in that game.

And the best part is even Boss themself DOESN'T BRING IT UP EVER. Like if you make a woman in Saints Row 2 they aren't like "I have tits now." when Johnny says they looks different.

They just kinda shrug it off and then get into a gun fight with cops.

[megafreeman]

The Bloodhounds

Okay so I've been procrastinating on making this introduction post for a while, but I wanted to make a post about Bloodhound; a gang I made for my Saints Row The Third paraquel story, Rose of Stilwater.

The gang is lead by three siblings: Anabelle (eldest, left), Gilbert (middle) and Arron (youngest, right); who hail from a small canadian town. With a base in a biker bar located between Barrio, Industries and Docks district.

The story starts well before they're formed with Arron, he was a member of the Third Street Saints in 2006 under Julius. He was really close with Playa (Lina), which put him near the main storyline of the game. Fast forward to SR1's ending, and when the Saints started falling apart after the Playa went into a coma, Arron ended up being one of the Saints that got arrested.

He was sentenced to 7 years in prison (lowest sentence for gang association, I assume with him being close to the main narrative and not as dangerous of a criminal as Gat or Playa, Troy would probably know him and argue for a shorter sentence), where he became rather popular with his inmates and formed close friendships with a lot of gang members.

Six years into his sentence, which would put it slightly after the events of SR2, he was eventually found by his siblings, who have been trying to track him down for years, and busted him out.

A lot of Arron's prison friends followed through with the escape, with over a dozen of them making it off the island in the process. The prisoners ended up being ex-Brotherhood members, the ones who managed to escape the Saints wrath by being imprisoned during the time. The ex-Brotherhood members reached out to their contacts in mainland Stilwater, eventually leading them to finding a refuge to lay low in a run down bar belonging to one of the former members.

With Brotherhood leadership being long gone, the escapees regrouped under the siblings, which essentially reformed the gang under a new management, and a new name, the Bloodhounds. Anabelle was the leader, dubbed as "The Alpha", while Gilbert, who made a name for himself in Stilwater's Underground Fight Club (known as Diesel), was her second in command. They were a lot more biker oriented now, but still rocked the red color of their predecessor (Maroon Red specifically). The gang was smaller than any other gang Stilwater ever had, with only couple of dozen people in it, which made them more family oriented this time.

With Saints being busy building their celebrity careers, Bloodhounds managed to quietly take criminal control over the Truckyard District, and the territories formerly controlled by the Brotherhood. They simply were trying to do crime just enough to support their big family and bar, looking to stay out of the Saints way not to build any tension between the two factions. Luckily for them, Saints were too busy being pop culture icons to ever bat an eye towards their direction, especially since the gentrification of Shivington and Projects.

They are involved in my Rose of Stilwater storyline, I mentioned their endgame in reboot sequel premise post.

[gamegem92]

Another one! Hehe, this one’s about the equipment for each spy couple.

Z-bill and Cula: Two pairs of headphones, a radio-transmitter, a tape recorder, a makeshift antenna made of wire and straw shooters with paper balls.

Z-son and Kebi: A magic wand, a black cloak, a traditional Korean gat hat, Kebi’s spiked club and straw shooters with paper balls. Z-girl and Zizi: A pair of gloves with retractable claws, a tin of poisoned tea sweets and Zizi’s infamous assassin’s teapot.

Z-kong and Frankie: a portable alcohol still, glass bottles, brass knuckles and Z-kong’s rag doll Mini, which holds a small switchblade in its body.

Z-jack and Kong Kong: a pair of nunchakus, a tool box, a giant mallet, a blowtorch and straw shooters with paper balls.

ohohoho, LOVING the AU so far!

[racingliners]

Euro 2020 Pics Part 4!

MD6 - Final: Italy v England

Yeah, I was there, it wasn't great for the most part, thankfully our` team leaders were on top of things and got us inside before shit hit the fan. I was only on shift for ingress and another volunteer who I'd been on a couple of shifts with chummed me part of the way home.

I went for all the logo colours for my manicure plus a sparkly gold (though really I should have done silver) and one of the positives of the day was that my team was on the inner part of the stadium at one of the ticket gats so I got to see all of the commemorative statues which was really cool.

I also went back the next day as the volunteers got a discount on tournament merch so long as we showed our accreditation passes so I got a pin badge and a scarf (the discount also applied to jerseys, but I wanted to get a Germany shirt with Thomas Muller's name and number on it so I bought that later, as well as a replica mini match ball). It was definitely a better last day at the stadium.

The final aside, getting to volunteer at the tournament was SO MUCH FUN! I got to meet and hang out with (and occasionally dance to some music during some quiet periods) some really lovely people and being a part of the Euros made me fall in love with football that little bit more (and it's definitely part of the reason why I'm now part of the volunteer staff at my local football club).

We also got some really incredible end of tournament gifts, as well as getting little things throughout the tournament (obviously that kind of stuff depends on the people overseeing the volunteers).

As a sports fan I cannot recommend volunteering at events enough, the vibes are immaculate and while it's definitely a lot of hard work in parts the happy memories are more than worth it.

Euro 2020 you will always be so special to me 💙⚽

[miranita]

For the ask!: 🧠

(LOOOVE your blog & art by the way. holy shit. you are so talented.)

ajkafgdsb tysm!! you're so sweet!!💖💖💖 gotta start posting more sketches here too, I promise!

🧠16. What is something you wish the game had more of or had done differently?

I wish we could have more minigames when we hang out with the other characters, I miss going to clubs, playing pool (just like in GAT IV) or having more interactions between them!

Also this could be really random but PLEASE let me train Chop another way besides using the app that no longer works, I was never able to do it because when I started playing the game, the app never worked for me.

[mycupofstars]

Thank you @deputy-ajay-ghale!

Three Ships: Shauna/Jackie, Lesmand bc I can't not support insane toxic failmarriages with a side bonus of angering racist book fans, and I continue to eagerly await Claudia/Madeleine it is coming I know it is I know they are giving this to us

First Ship Ever: Mulder/Scully and Xena/Gabrielle at about the same time, baby bi activate

Last Song: Vertigo by Khalid

Last Movie: Bottoms, which was hilarious and violent and far beyond my expectations def recommend

Currently Reading: Like 3 books at once and I need to start my book club's October pick, which is What Moves the Dead, a fungal-horror retelling of Fall of the House of Usher.

Currently Playing: On one of my sporadic but intense Sims 4 jags the way sims is meant to be played. Reeeeeally wanting to start Baldur's Gat e3 soon

Currently Watching: Legend of Anle, The Newsreader s2, and probably starting a Beyond Evil rewatch soon

Currently Consuming: Apple cinnamon tea

Currently Craving: Coconut chicken and veggie pakora from my fave Indian plae

[reddenedrust]

Just Agent Gat holding his Ultor Executive/Club-Owning Wife! (In the AOM universe I like to think that Roxxi keeps her hold over Ultor and also runs Purgatory with Aisha, Shaundi and Viola!