#c; Mary/Katrina

[marivelasc]

"No problem." See, Mariana could be helpful and kind. She looked down at the kid, kind of regretting that she thought he belonged to the brunette in front of her. Honest mistake. "Hi Lincoln, I'm Mariana but you can call me Mari." She said with a soft smile. She could understand the feeling of getting lost in a crowd. It had happened to her several times when she was younger due to her mom bustling around back then, or rather hustling.

"Just tell me who I'm looking for or what I should be looking for and I'll be your other set of eyes." She said looking back at the woman in front of her, "And as I said to him, I'm Mariana and feel free to call me Mari." She said as she held her hand out towards her. Even though she had grown up here, it still felt weird meeting people in the city itself. The last couple of years with reality tv had felt like a warp in time and it was still taking time to get used to. @katrinaxbeauford

"Thank you," Katrina breathed a small sigh of relief, offering the woman a grateful smile. She hated bothering strangers, but with Lincoln clinging to her leg, it would be helpful to have another set of eyes. He was usually a pretty independent kid, however being lost in such a large crowd had to be intimidating, and she didn't at all blame him for being nervous and holding on tightly to the person he recognized. "This is Lincoln," Kat gestured to the boy, giving him a reassuring pat on the back. "He's been separated from his mom and we were just hoping you had a moment to help. Another set of eyes never hurt. Especially with all these tourists around." It wasn't hard to understand how Lincoln and his mother had lost each other. @marivelasc

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⭑ 1980’s names!

name master list ☀️ this list consists of (fem) names that were majorly popular during the 1980s. i will most likely be making a similar post to this eventually including sur names, if you have any suggestions you think would fit well in this list please lmk!

feminine

A ; amanda, ashley, amber, amy, angela, april, alicia, allison, alexandra, alexis, alyssa, anne, annie, angelica, angel, angeline, ana, audrey, aubrey, autumn

B ; brittany, britney, brittney, britanny, brandy, brandi, bianca, brooke, beth, brenda, barbara, bridget, bonnie, bonnabel

C ; christina, cristina, crystina, cristinna, christine, courtney, crystal, cindy, cyndi, cassandra, chelsea, catherine, cynthia, carrie, caitlin, caitlyn, cait, casey, candace, christy, colleen, carolyn, caroline, cassie, carla, claudia

D ; diana, dana, dawn, desiree, divine, destini, destiny, deanna, dominique, deborah, danielle, debbie

E ; elizabeth, emily, erin, eren, erika, erica, ebony, evangeline, elsie

F ; fallon, felicia, fern, francine, franchesca, faye, farrah, felicity, fiona, fiora, flora, freya, frey, frida, fatima, florence, frances

G ; gemma, gwen, gwenny, gabrielle, gabriella, gen, genevieve, genette, genesis, gem, georgina, giana, ginny, giselle, gina

H ; hannah, hazel, harriet, heather, hallie, hayley, hailey, holly, hope

I ; isley, ivy, imogen, isla

J ; jess, jessica, jessy, jessie, jessyca, jen, jenny, jenni, jennifer, jacqueline, jackie, jill, joanna, jaclyn, jaime, jamie, jordan, jordy, jordyn, jass, jas, jasmine, jasmin, jazz, jazzmin, jazzmine, jenna, jade, jayde

K ; krystal, kim, kym, kimberly, kymberly, katherine, kathryn, kathy, kat, katheryne, krystina, krys, kryssie, krissie, kristen, krysten, kristyn, katie, kate, kaitlyn, kaitlin, kathleen, katrina, kelsey, kara, kendra, kelly, kelli, kari, kourtney

L ; lydia, lindsey, lindsay, laura, lauren, loren, lauryn, latoya, leslie, les, lesley, leah, linda, lynda, laury, laurie, laurey, lori, latasha, liv, leigh-anne, lacey, lacy, laci

M ; maria, mariah, moriah, melissa, melyssa, michelle, michele, mychelle, mary, marie, monica, monyca, megan, meghan, megyn, megin, melanie, misty, margaret, molly, morgan, monique, miranda, melinda, marissa, meredith, merida, meagan, mallory

N ; nicole, nichole, nycole, nicol, natalie, natalia, nat, natasha, nancy, nina

O ; octavia, odette, odessa, olivia

P ; perrie, priscilla, patricia, pamela, payton, paige, paisley

Q ; quinn, quinnie, quinni, quincy, queenie, quen

R ; rachel, rachael, rachyl, rebecca, rebecka, rebekah, renee, reneé, regina

S ; sara, sarah, steph, stef, stefanie, stephanie, stefani, stephani, samantha, sam, shannon, sharon, stacey, stacie, staci, stacy, susan, susanne, susanna, sandra, sabrina, sheena, shauna

T ; trina, tiff, tiffany, tifany, tifaney, tiffaney, tiffani, tara, tracey, tracy, traci, tina, teresa, theresa, tara, tonya, tamara, tabitha, tasha, tammy, tamika, taylor

U ; unqiue

V ; vera, veronica, vanessa, victoria, vic, vickey, valerie, val

W ; willow, whitney, whit

X ; xandra

Y ; yasmine, yessica, yazzmin, yazzmine, yasmin

Z ; zara, zarley, zarlee, zarli, zarhlee. zoey, zoe

[knightofchariot]

Tarot Books List - part one

1-2-3 Tarot: Answers in an Instant Donald Tyson 101 Tarot Spreads Sheilaa Hite 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card Mary K. Greer 22 Paths of Inperfection Matt Laws 360 Degrees of Wisdom Lynda Hill 365 Tarot Activities Deanna Anderson 78 Degrees of Wisdom Rachel Pollack 90 Days to Learning the Tarot Lorri Gifford A Guide To Mystic Faerie Tarot Barbara Moore A Guide to Tarot and Relationships Dolores Fitchie & Andrea K. Molina A Guide to the Nomadic Oracle Jon Mallek A Keeper of Words Anna-Marie Ferguson A Sephirothic Odyssey Harry Wendrich & Nicola Wendrich A Wicked Pack of Cards Michael Dummett & Ronald Decker & Thierry Depaulis A Year in the Wildwood Alison Cross Absolute Beginner's Guide to Tarot Mark McElroy Alchemy and the Tarot Robert M. Place All Love Goes Before Me Stewart S. Warren An Introduction to Transformative Tarot Counseling Katrina Wynne Ancient Mysteries Tarot: Keys To Divination And Initiation Roger Calverley Angel Readings for Beginners Elizabeth Foley Animals Divine Companion Lisa Hunt Best Tarot Practices Marcia Masino Beyond the Celtic Cross Paul Hughes-Barlow & Catherine Chapman Book of Thoth Aleister Crowley Brotherhood Tarot Companion Patric Stillman aka Pipa Phalange Buddha Tarot Companion Robert M. Place Chakra Wisdom Oracle Toolkit Tori Hartman Choice Centered Relating and the Tarot Gail Fairfield Chrysalis Tarot Holly Sierra & Toney Brooks Complete Guide to Tarot Illuminati Kim Huggens Confessions of a Tarot Reader Jane Stern Conscious Channeling From the Akashic Rozàlia Horvàth Balàzsi Creator's Tarot Nicole Richardson Daily Spread Tarot & Oracle Journal Alyssa Montalbano Dark Goddess Tarot Companion Ellen Lorenzi-Prince Designing Your Own Tarot Spreads Teresa Michelsen Destiny's Portal Barbara Moore Deviant Moon Tarot Patrick Valenza Discovering Runes Bob Oswald Discovering Your Self Through the Tarot Rose Gwain Easy Tarot Ciro Marchetti & Josephine Ellershaw Easy Tarot Guide Marcia Masino Easy Tarot Reading Josephine Ellershaw Encyclopedia of Tarot Volume IV Stuart Kaplan & Jean Huets Enochian Tarot Betty Schueler & Sally Ann Glassman & Gerald Schueler Essence of the Tarot: Modern Reflections on Ancient Wisdom Megan Skinner Explaining the Tarot Thierry Depaulis & Ross Caldwell & Marco Ponzi Explore the Major Arcana Judyth Sult & Gordana Curgus Exploring the Tarot Carl Japikse Fortune Stellar Christiana Gaudet Fortune's Lover: A Book of Tarot Poems Rachel Pollack Going Beyond the Little White Book Liz Worth Good Cat Spell Book Gillian Kemp Guide to the Sacred Rose Tarot Johanna Gargiulo-Sherman Heart of Tarot Amber K Hieros Gamos: Benediction of the Tarot Stewart S. Warren Holistic Tarot Benebell Wen Integral Tarot: Decoding the Essence Suzanne Wagner It's All in the Cards: Tarot Reading Made Easy John Mangiapane Jung and Tarot Sallie Nichols Kabbalistic Tarot Dovid Krafchow Kaleidoscope Tarot Leisa ReFalo Karmic Tarot William C. Lammey Learning Tarot Reversals Joan Bunning Learning the Tarot Joan Bunning Light-Of-Day: Tarot & Dream Work - A Practical Guide Gigi Miner Magic Words: A Dictionary Craig Conley Meditations on the Tarot Anonymous Messages from the Archetypes Toni Gilbert, RN, MA, HNC Mirror of the Free Nicholas Swift My Tarot Journal Katrina de Witt Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage

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I love how varied the PIE team is member-wise to be honest. Not just how big it is, but how small it can be… and it can be MASSIVE

Like, sure, there’s Ghost and Toast and they’re the only real, confirmed, 100% full and paid members of the team, right? So an argument can be made that they’re the Only members of the team.

Then we add the unpaid members, Spooks and Colon. They have seniority in the team at this point! On top of them there’s also the confirmed former members of Johnny Roast, Ronnie Boast, William Barricade, and Dark Pit

PAST THEM there’s the Original or “Steampunk” PIE team, including T.Casket, Johnny Ghost Senior, Freddy Fazbear, Peewee Ghost (who may not exist), the Bad/Low texture guys, and Ernie Ghost. Most of these people are dead or missing by the time Current PIE gets big, but STILL.

Additionally, every acachalla but Sue has worked for PIE before (whether PIE wanted them there or not) so an argument can be made for all of them. Additionally, one-time characters shown to work for PIE includes several members of Toast’s family (Crispy toast, the military morons, Gavin impersonating Toast if he counts) could count for the same reason. This is also where we’d consider Alberto Guppy, K-78-C, Higglydigglyhögan, John Chica, Leonard Malkovich, possibly Barnacle, and other one-time members.

There’s also the people who were considered for a role in PIE during the retirement arc, which I only remember the girl who was a furry, and I kind of wish they were brought back for any reason. There’s also characters who are ambiguously apart of PIE, like Jenny Ghost, Jenny Toast, and Josh! There’s also characters who may never have had a part in PIE, but we can assume because they were close to Ghost and Toast, like Mary Toast and Katrina.

Plus there’s a Ton of animatronics who worked for PIE

Part of the reason why I enjoy these characters or how broad the cast can get is because it opens the door for fan interpretations! The enrollment of workers at PIE is incredibly vague, allowing for characters to be inserted in believably without it getting complex. I love it!

[free-for-all-fics]

Obscure Characters List - Female Edition (A-M)

Obscure Characters I love for some reason - Female Edition (A-M). (By obscure I mean characters that have little to no fanfic written about them. Not necessarily characters nobody’s ever heard of.) Don’t ask me to explain why. UPDATED: I had to split these up into separate posts because tumblr is being a butt about post length or something and won’t let me add more to either list idk.

A

Abigail Bishop/Emily (Let’s Scare Jessica to Death)

Agnes (Downfall Redux)

Agony Symbiote (Marvel Comics)

Alice (Apsulov: End of Gods)

Amanda Ripley (Alien Isolation)

Amelia (Underworld)

Anastasie “Tasi” Trianon (Amnesia Rebirth)

Annalise, Queen of the Vilebloods (Bloodborne)

Anna Valerious (Van Helsing 2004)

B

Baroness Clarimonde Catani (The Vampire Happening)

Belle (A Christmas Carol)

Black Canary/Dinah Drake/Dinah Laurel Lance (DC Comics)

Blackfire/Princess Komand'r (DC comics/Teen Titans)

Blind Mag/Magdalene DeFoe (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

Brides of Dracula (any version)

C

Cala Maria (Cuphead)

Calendar Girl/Page Munroe (DC Comics/The New Batman Adventures)

Catherine Chun (SOMA)

Charlotte Elbourne (Vampire Hunter D)

Charlotte Thornton (Nancy Drew, Ghost of Thornton Hall)

Chrissy/Mildred Pratt (Deadstream)

Constance Blackwood (We Have Always Lived in the Castle)

Cora (Devil’s Carnival 2)

Countess Marya Zaleska (Dracula's Daughter)

D

Dana Newman/The Angry Princess (Thirteen Ghosts remake)

Dolirra (Fariwalk: The Prelude)

Doll Face (The Strangers)

Dollisa (Fariwalk: The Prelude)

E

Edith Finch (What Remains of Edith Finch)

Elisabeth Williams (Maid of Sker)

Elizabeth Eilander (Rusty Lake Paradise)

Elizabeth Shelley (Frankenhooker)

Empress Tihana (Amnesia Rebirth)

Erin (You’re Next)

Estella (Great Expectations)

Esther/Leena Klammer (Orphan 1 and 2)

Evelyn “Evie” Carnahan O' Connnell  (The Mummy series)

F

Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

G

Ginger Fitzgerald (Ginger Snaps)

Glorificus “Glory” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Goody (Vampires)

Grace Le Domas (Ready Or Not)

Gwendolyn “Gwen” Grayson/Royal Pain (Sky High)

H

Harper Thornton (Nancy Drew, Ghost of Thornton Hall)

Hel (Apsulov: End of Gods)

Hero (Much Ado About Nothing)

I

Imogen “Idgie” Threadgoode (Green Fried Tomatoes)

Iris (30 Days of Night)

Isabelle/The Bride (Spookies)

J

Jane Doe (Autopsy of Jane Doe)

Jayme/Red (Blood Fest)

Jennet Humfrye/The Woman in Black (The Woman in Black)

Julia/Subject Three (TAU)

Juliette Waters (Sylvio)

Justine Florbelle (Amnesia the Dark Descent)

K

Kate Drew (Nancy Drew, The Silent Spy)

Kathy Rain (Kathy Rain)

Katrina Van Tassel (Sleepy Hollow)

Kissin’ Kate Barlow (Holes)

L

Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower (Bloodborne)

Lady Sybil Crawley/Branson (Downton Abbey)

Lamia (Stardust)

Laura "Lorelai" Wood (Lorelai)

Laure Richis (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)

Laurie (Trick ‘r Treat)

Leech Woman (Puppetmaster series)

Lena (Underworld: Blood Wars)

Lily (V/H/S Amateur Night/SiREN)

Lily Munster (The Munsters)

Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree (Elden Ring)

Lucille Sharpe (Crimson Peak)

Lucy Billington (The Invitation)

Lunar Princess Ranni (Elden Ring)

M

Malenia the Severed (Elden Ring)

Marni Wallace (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

Mary Katherine “Merricat” Blackwood (We Have Always Lived in the Castle)

Mel (Nancy Drew, Warnings at Waverly Academy)

Melanie Ravenswood (Phantom Manor)

Melina (Elden Ring)

Millicent (Elden Ring)

Milk Maiden (2001 Maniacs)

Mirror Queen (The Brothers Grimm)

Miss Brixil (Level 16)

Moder (The Ritual)

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Episode 168 - Holiday Romance

It's Valentine's Day, so this episode we’re talking about Holiday Romance! We discuss what counts as a holiday, Christmas, nostalgia, 1st vs. 3rd person narration, and how all the stories we read are “fine.” Plus: There’s only one bed!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh

Yule Planet by Angel Martinez

Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber

Other Media We Mentioned

The Red Satin Collection by Giselle Renarde

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (the Hanukkah one Jam mentioned)

Casper Gets His Wish by R. Cooper (the elf one Jam mentioned) (from Episode 063: Cheap eBooks)

The Frontier Romance: Environment, Culture, and Alaska Identity by Judith Kleinfeld

Links, Articles, and Things

Hark! Episode 328: Brand Synergy

When Is ‘Cuffing Season?’

New Christmas Movies You Can Stream This Season (2022)

How to watch all 172 new Christmas movies in December

Quiz: What Queer Holiday Romance Should You Read?

Escape from the Holidays

24-hour comic (Wikipedia)

20 Holiday Romance books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

The Holly Dates by Brittainy C. Cherry

Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon

Sweet on You: A Filipino Romance by Carla de Guzman

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Kwanzaa Angel by Shirley Hailstock

Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera

Amor Actually: A Holiday Romance Anthology by Adriana Herrera, Alexis Daria, Diana Muñoz Stewart, Mia Sosa, Priscilla Oliveras, Sabrina Sol, and Zoey Castile

Merry Inkmas by Talia Hibbert

Tempted at Midnight by Cheris Hodges

One Christmas Wish by Brenda Jackson

Grand Theft N.Y.E. by Katrina Jackson

Gettin' Merry: A Holiday Anthology by Beverly Jenkins, Francis Ray, Geri Guillaume, and Monica Jackson

A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli

Holidays with the Wongs by Jackie Lau

Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough

Also published under the title The Boy From the Mish

The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo

Right Beside You by Mary Monroe

Love Me This Christmas by Jasmine Nicole

The Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park

All I Want Is You by Kayla Perrin and Deborah Fletcher Mello

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 21st it’s time for What is a book? (part 2)!

Then on Tuesday, March 7th we’ll be discussing the genre of Gender Theory and Gender Studies! 

[mikijamcf]

Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997) is an American sex comedy starring Bill Bellamy, Natalie Desselle, and Bernie Mac. Directed by Lionel C. Martin, it follows Dray Jackson (Bill Bellamy), a playboy working at Def Jam Recordings, as he tries to juggle multiple women without getting caught. His sister Jenny (Natalie Desselle) and her friend set him up, hoping to expose his ways. The film's soundtrack features the hit single "Big Bad Mamma" by Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill. In the end, Dray gets caught by his girlfriend, Lisa, after a final setup.

Cast

Bill Bellamy — Drayton "Dray" Jackson

Natalie Desselle — Jennifer "Jenny" Jackson

Lark Voorhies — Lisa

Mari Morrow — Katrina

Pierre Edwards — David

Bernie Mac — Buster

Bebe Drake - Mama Jackson

Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins — Kilo

Anthony Johnson — Spootie

Max Julien — Uncle Fred

Beverly Johnson — Robin

Gilbert Gottfried — Tony the Doorman

Natashia Williams - Girl in Pink at Malibu party

Stacii Jae Johnson — Sherri

Elise Neal — Nadine

J. Anthony Brown — Uncle Snook

Amber Smith — Amber

Jerod Mixon — Kid #1

Jamal Mixon — Kid #2

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An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: J.D. Vance: Gabriel Basso Beverly “Bev” Vance: Amy Adams Bonnie “Mamaw” Vance: Glenn Close Lindsay Vance: Haley Bennett Usha Chilukuri: Freida Pinto Papaw: Bo Hopkins Young J.D. Vance: Owen Asztalos Matt: Jesse C. Boyd Phillip Roseman: Stephen Kunken Ken: Keong Sim Travis: Morgan Gao Chris: Ethan Suess Kevin: Jono Mitchell Uncle Pat: Bill Kelly Uncle Arch: David Dwyer Lori: Sarah Hudson Jimmy (Bev’s Brother): Ted Huckabee Bill (Nurse): Nathan Hesse Cousin Nate: Max Barrow Bonnie (Mamaw, 30’s): Sunny Mabrey Jim (Papaw, 30’s): Brett Lorenzini Young Bev (6 years): Tierney Smith Cheryl: Helen LeRoy Emma: Kinsley Isla Dillon Adult Frank McFee: Ryan Homchick Chip: Joshua Stenvick Brooks Houghton: Bill Winkler Brett: Chase Anderson Pamela: Amy Parrish Rich: Ed Amatrudo Hiram Walcott: David de Vries Cocktailer #1: Holly Morris Cocktailer #2: Brandon Hirsch Server: David Alexander Obsequious Server: Alexander Baxter Waiter: Steven Reddington Wiry Law Partner: Angelo Reyes Stodgy Partner: John Rymer Young Bonnie (Mamaw 13 Years): Abigail Rose Cornell Adult Louis Zablocki: Lowrey Brown Young J.D. (4 years): Hunter James Evers Dane: Riley McNerney Pool Woman: Zele Avradopoulos Mr. Selby: David Jensen Holler Aunt: Skylar Denney Young Louis: John Whitley Doug: Zac Pullam Young Frank: Shane Donovan Lewis Officer #1: Mike Senior Officer #2: William Mark McCullough Kameron: Dylan Gage Katrina: Hannah Pniewski Doctor: David Marshall Silverman Dr. Newton: Jason Davis Davis: Joshua Brady Nasty Cashier: Cory Chapman Nurse: Tatom Pender Patient: Cathy Hope Ray: David Atkinson Salesperson: Adam Murray Scared Woman: Dianna Craig Meghan: Emery Mae Edgeman Young Jim (Papaw 16 Years): Rohan Myers Meals On Wheels Delivery Man: Matthew Alan Brady Young Lori (6 years): Lucy Capri Sally Coates: Déjá Dee Kyle: Daniel R. Hill Arguing Girlfriend: Jordan Trovillion Secretary at Club: Yossie Mulyadi ICU Nurse #1: Alisa Harris ICU Nurse #2: Tiger Dawn Rehab Mother: Darla Robinson Rehab Recepcionist: Belinda Keller Old Mamaw Blanton: Jessie Faye Shirley Nurse Vivian: Cheryl Howard Law Candidate Tim: Tim Abou-Nasr Curt: Leland Thomas Griffin Officer Connor: Drew Emerson Jones EMT #1: Justin P. Turner EMT #2: Joshua T. Schneider Marine Barber: Tony Ward Dining Hall Manager: Mara Hall Jill at Financial Aid Office: Tess Malis Kincaid Gas Station Attendant: Chris Charm Intake Receptionist: Mary Kraft Shoe Store Manager: Suehyla El-Attar Study Hall Friend #1: Matthew Withers Study Hall Friend #2: Jessica Miesel Study Hall Friend #3: Benjamin Rapsas Peter (uncredited): Ethan Levy Middletown Resident (uncredited): Bret Aaron Knower Film Crew: Original Music Composer: Hans Zimmer Producer: Brian Grazer Producer: Ron Howard Post Producer: William M. Connor Executive Producer: Diana Pokorny Production Design: Molly Hughes Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Robert Hein Director of Photography: Maryse Alberti Casting: Carmen Cuba Producer: Karen Lunder Stunt Coordinator: Monique Ganderton Writer: Vanessa Taylor Compositing Artist: Daniel L. Smith Camera Operator: Thomas Lappin Compositing Artist: Michael A. Martinez Supervising Art Director: Gregory A. Weimerskirch Costume Designer: Virginia B. Johnson Set Costumer: Bob Moore Jr. Makeup Department Head: Eryn Krueger Mekash Foley Artist: Heikki Kossi Art Direction: Shawn D. Bronson Rigging Grip: Gary Blair Makeup Artist: Erica Stewart Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Josh Berger Compositing Artist: Steve Dinozzi VFX Artist: Bryan Haines Visual Effects Producer: Chris LeDoux Original Music Composer: David Fleming Set Dresser: Aaron Robert Hall Assistant Art Director: Chris Yoo Costume Supervisor: Dana Pacheco Sound Designer: Grant Elder Makeup Artist: Jodi Byrne Set Costumer: Robin Fields Compositing Artist: Brad Lucas Set Dresser: Sam Carter Makeup Artist: Andrea Vieth Set Dresser: Maxfield Ladish Set Dresser: Natalie LeCompte Rigging ...

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Khoai tây và khoai lang rất có thể đóng góp phần vào chính sách ăn trong mát, tuy nhiên khoai lang góp kiểm tra cơn đói, đàng huyết chất lượng tốt rộng. Về đủ dinh dưỡng, TS Katrina Nguyễn, Bác Sỹ chuyên nghiệp hấp thụ nhi, Illinois, Mỹ, cho biết thêm khoai tây Trắng và khoai lang đều được gọi là chất lượng tốt mang đến mức độ khỏe mạnh. Tuy vậy, một trong những người nghĩ là khoai lang tốt rộng do sở hữu nồng độ Vi-Ta-Min A và beta-carotene cao. Đấy là hóa học chống lão hóa, góp hạn chế tổn hại tế bào và nhiễm khuẩn.Trong thực tiễn, nhị loại khoai đều sở hữu nồng độ Vi-Ta-Min B6, C và hóa học xơ tương tự. Khoai tây Trắng thông thường sở hữu nồng độ năng lượng, carbohydrate và kali cao hơn nữa khoai lang; bên cạnh đó có rất nhiều magiê và Fe rộng khoai lang. Khoai lang thông thường chứa chấp lượng Vi-Ta-Min A cao hơn nữa 100 hoặc 1.000 lần đối với loại khoai ko ngọt, tùy nằm trong vào size củ khoai.Dưỡng chất vào 100 g Khoai tây Khoai lang Năng lượng 92 90 Protein 2 2 Carbs 0,15 0,15 Hóa học mập 21 21 Hóa học xơ 2,1 3,3 Còn khoai lang sở hữu lượng can xi và mangan cao hơn nữa đối với khoai tây, vào lúc sở hữu nồng độ protein thấp rộng một ít. Vì thế, TS Katrina Nguyễn nghĩ là sự khác hoàn toàn thân nhị loại khoai này cực kỳ nhỏ, nồng độ đủ dinh dưỡng hoặc củ nà chất lượng tốt rộng mang đến mức độ khỏe mạnh cần thiết tùy thuộc vào cơ hội chế thay đổi. Ví dụ, cả nhị loại khoai đều trở nên thức ăn ko chất lượng tốt mang đến mức độ khỏe mạnh lúc rán, tuy nhiên cực kỳ bồi bổ lúc nướng lên.Về phần mềm hạn chế cân nặng, Mary Sabat, một chuyên viên đủ dinh dưỡng và đào tạo viên cá thể, cho biết thêm khoai tây và khoai lang đều rất có thể đóng góp phần vào chính sách thức ăn trong mát nếu như được dung nạp sinh sống trung bình. Vào đấy, khoai tây sở hữu chỉ số đàng huyết cao hơn nữa khoai lang; còn khoai lang không nhiều tác dụng cho tới lượng đàng vào huyết. Khoai lang và khoai tây đều rất có thể đóng góp phần vào chính sách thức ăn trong mát. Hình ảnh: Freepik Những người dân mong muốn no thọ rộng nên lựa chọn khoai lang do có rất nhiều hóa học xơ, kể từ đấy hạn chế cảm nghĩ thèm ăn. Một khoai tây tầm cung cấp cho khoảng tầm 3 g hóa học xơ, còn một củ khoai lang cung cấp cho khoảng tầm 4 g. Những người dân mắc bệnh dịch đái đàng hoặc nhiều yếu tố về lượng đàng vào huyết cũng khá được khuyên răn lựa lựa chọn khoai lang.Kết luận...

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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra on Raising Daughter Malti Marie with Hindu and Christian Values

Nick Jonas, the musician, discussed his marriage to actress Priyanka Chopra and their differing religions. During a recent interview, Nick shared that he gained extensive knowledge about Hinduism from his union with Priyanka. He also mentioned that their daughter, Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, will be influenced by both religions in her upbringing. Nick and Priyanka Chopra got married in 2018. Their daughter, Malti Marie, was born in January 2022 through surrogacy. They shared the news of their first child's birth on social media through a statement, expressing their happiness and urging for privacy as they prioritize their growing family. The statement reads, "We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate. We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much (sic),"  During an episode of the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard, Nick shared that while he maintains a profound and significant connection with God, his perception of God has encompassed various forms beyond what he has read in a singular book. Having wed a Hindu woman of Indian origin, Nick has gained extensive knowledge and appreciation of her faith and religion, which he finds incredibly motivational. As they raise their child, they intend to instill biblical values as well as teachings from the Hindu belief system. Nick recently appeared on a BBC chat show, where the host questioned him about being referred to as 'jiju', which is the Hindi word for brother-in-law. He recognized that many individuals in India address him as 'jiju' ever since his wedding to Priyanka. Nick stated that during their recent visit to Mumbai for the Ambani's cultural centre opening, he received calls of 'jiju' from photographers on the red carpet, making it a pleasant event. Nick is presently promoting The Album, his forthcoming album with the Jonas Brothers. He has recently teamed up with King, a rapper, for the Hindi cover of the music piece Maan Meri Jaan.  Priyanka is currently appearing in The Russo Brothers' Citadel. Her most recent movie was Love Again alongside Sam Heughan, directed by James C Strouse. Nick made a short appearance in that movie as well. In the future, she will be starring with Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif in Farhan Akhtar's Jee Le Zaraa, as well as in Heads of State alongside John Cena and Idris Elba. Read the full article

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so i've been thinking alot about it bc ... I love fantasy books with a good romantic plot. Idk if they're side-plots but its needs to be balanced well. Maybe some recommendations will have too much romance in it ... maybe you know some of them, maybe you'll enjoy them or just find other exciting books through them c: fantasy: The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater - includes romantic relationships between the characters but i'd say it focuses more on friendship and mystery Jackaby Series by William Ritter - mystery/fantasy set in the 19th century with a detective for paranormal things Lockwood & Co. by Jonathan Stroud - haven't read it yet but I think Jackaby is quite similar to it, however my friends love it My Lady Jane & My Contrary Mary - fantasy retelling of english historical events, there's quite some romance but the books are quite funny (love My Lady Jane btw) A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft - reading this one rn and i love it! it's so beautifully written, and the character dynamic is basically grumpy x sunshine, only that the girl is the grumpy one. It's about a magical hunt and features a slow burn romance, however since it's labelled as a love story I'm not sure if it will be too much in the centre dystopia: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - planet where everyone can everyone's thoughts, even animals, but women's thought can't be heard, plus in Todd's village all women have dissapeared. I heard the movie sucks but the book was pretty cool, the later novels are more war foccused though Never Let Me Go by Kazuro Ishiguro - the dystopian elemnt is rather sublte, it's not like a different or war ridden world but ugh it's so, so good. maybe you've watched the movie with andrew garfield - made me cry Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - maybe you've read this in school, I didn't but everyone in my school hated it. :) However, to my suprise it was quite good "contemporary": See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon - ok, it's a romance book but it's not all about romance, the parts comes later when they get to know each other better bc they're stuck in a loop hole :) like in Happy Deathday. The boy on the cover looks eery similar to Andam Driver, which kinda worried me ... but I don't think this is a reylo fanfic. Jewish protagonist with a lesbian mom Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry - haven't read this one yet but it sounds like so much fun, atheists, feminists and queer kids at a catholic school Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann - didn't know where to put it lol, it's very long ... very, very long. But damn, i'll never forget this book, my favourite schullektüre. If you love drama this one for you queer: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu - classic, lesbian vampires, not many pages and its kinda weird, gets even weirder depending on which edition you buy Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno - fantasy, rainy island, protagonist's sister goes missing, however I don't remember how big the romance in this book was Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe - graphic novel; very interesting read but some pages can be triggering Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann - ok, haven't read this one either and it's a romance book, it heavily sounds like a romance book. But the protagonist is asexual, don't know if she's aromantic as well

hi! how are you doing? we got our exam results today and I did so well!! I’m really happy

All good just tumblr is pain today 🙃 … won’t let me edit my post. Whatever.

Is it weird when I say I’m proud of you? 😭 anyway, congrats on your results!! 👏👏 Wait … what exams are we talking about like a normal exam or Abitur exams? :‘D anyway, im glad you’re happy 💛

Oh, i heard of the Kulturpass yesterday. Honestly I forgot you age, so im not sure if you’re 18 or will be 18 this year but damn the kulturpass sounds so cool, I wish I had one but im too old 😭

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November Reading Roundup

I read quite a few books this November. These are the highlights (which I suppose I would recommend):

The Ice Princess’s Fair Illusion by Lynn E. O’Connacht:  A queer retelling of the story Thrushbeard, with two asexual leads--a queen and a princess. In depth discussions of asexuality. Written in verse and as dialogue at the same time--a really interesting format that makes you feel like you’re sitting in on a conversation, but still has this level of lyricism. Generally charming.

Private Hearts by Grant C. Holland: Contemporary m/m romance, friends to lovers type plot. I thought it did a nice job of creating separate character arcs for the two MCs--one of them coming out of a string of failed relationships and wondering what to do with his life, especially how to deal with spending a lot of time away from home bc his job is on a barge. The other having recently lost his mother and finding out she was keeping secrets from him. Characterization that feels real, not a whole ton of drama.

Daughter of the Sun by Effie Calvin: F/f fantasy. A chaos goddess in disguise travels with a paladin who’s basically her sworn enemy. I love a good secret identity but more than that, FANTASY RELIGION. Calvin’s worldbuilding is really interesting! Also, this is a sequel to a book called Queen of Ieflaria, but it was honestly completely separate except for taking place in the same world.

From Scratch by Katrina Jackson: M/f/m small town romance. The town’s new baker falls in lust with the fire chief and the policeman. Who may be developing feelings for each other now, with her working as a catalyst. Very sweet and fluffy, much like a cake.

The Charioteer by Mary Renault: Literary gay fiction about a World War II vet who is recovering from injuries in a hospital and falls into a love triangle. The summary on Goodreads says the MC has to choose between “the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience” which I honestly don’t think is entirely accurate (actually, I think the vet has more romantic attraction than anything else towards both options, but...ok this is not the place) but comes close enough I guess. It’s a good book, but what else do you expect from Mary Renault?

and The Courtier of Versailles by Donna Russo Morin: A book about a crossdressing, swordsfighting noblewoman in Versailles in 1682. I enjoyed all its historical details and the vaguely queer vibes I was getting from the protagonist (...honestly I think she was maybe enby? idk? historical setting so maybe we just can’t define things quite the same) and then was completely outraged by the ending so I’d recommend with some qualms, maybe find yourself a review with content warnings and spoilers before diving in.

Mm...I read six other books but those were the books about which I had the strongest feelings. One thing I noticed is that out of the twelve books I read this month (at least the ones I noted on Goodreads), all were queer in some way or other, and a solid six involved m/m. That’s considerably higher than my average. I’m not sure I have any opinion on that, only that it’s a bit odd. Perhaps I should read a few more non-queer books this month, level out a bit. Hm.

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Fairy Tale Retellings Masterlist

If you spend a lot of time on my blog, you might notice that I really enjoy reading fairy tale retellings! And because I also love organization, here are all the fairy tale books I have read and reviewed, grouped by fairy tale and listed alphabetically. Series name is in brackets — if there’s no number it means the series does not need to be read in a specific order. Under the cut because it’s long...

Update: apparently there is a limit to how many links Tumblr will let me add to one post, so the larger sections will now link out to separate posts.

Aladdin

The Forbidden Wish - Jessica Khoury

The Stolen Kingdom - Bethany Atazadeh (Stolen Kingdom series #1)

A Whole New World - Liz Braswell (Twisted Tales series)

Alice in Wonderland

Heartless - Marissa Meyer

Beauty and the Beast

As Old as Time - Liz Braswell (Twisted Tales series)

Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge - Lisa Jensen

Beastly - Alex Flinn

The Beast’s Heart - Leife Shallcross

The Beautiful Pretender - Melanie Dickerson (Medieval Fairy Tale series) (+Princess and the Pea)

Bellamy and the Brute - Alicia Michaels

Belle - Cameron Dokey (Once Upon a Time series)

Belle - Sarah Price (Amish Fairytales series)

A Curse So Dark and Lonely - Brigid Kemmerer (Cursebreakers series #1)

Heart's Blood - Juliet Marillier

Human Again - E. L. Tenenbaum (End of Ever After series)

Hunted - Meagan Spooner

Lost in a Book - Jennifer Donnelly

The Merchant’s Daughter - Melanie Dickerson (Hagenheim series)

Of Beast and Beauty - Stacey Jay

Rose Daughter - Robin McKinley

Ogre Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine

The Princess and the Hound - Mette Ivie Harrison

Roses - Rose Mannering

Silken Scales - Alex Hayes (Chameleon Effect series #1)

Uprooted - Naomi Novik

Cinderella

All the Ever Afters - Danielle Teller

The Blood Spell - C. J. Redwine (Ravenspire series)

Cinder - Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #1)

Ella - Sarah Price (Amish Fairytales series)

Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine

End of Ever After - E. L. Tenenbaum (End of Ever After series)

Geekerella - Ashley Poston (Once Upon a Con series #1)

Godmother - Carolyn Turgeon

Just Ella - Margaret Peterson Haddix

Stepsister - Jennifer Donnelly

Goose Girl

The Goose Girl - Shannon Hale (Books of Bayern series #1)

Thorn - Intisar Khanani (Dauntless Path series #1)

King Arthur

The Camelot Rising series - Kiersten White [1][2][3]

Little Mermaid

Beautiful To Me - E. L. Tenenbaum (End of Ever After series)

The Jinni Key - Bethany Atazadeh (Stolen Kingdom series #2)

Mermaid - Carolyn Turgeon

Part of Your World - Liz Braswell (Twisted Tales series)

Sea Witch - Sarah Henning (Sea Witch series #1)

Sea Witch Rising - Sarah Henning (Sea Witch series #2)

Speechless - Madeline Freeman (Unfortunate Souls series #1)

Stars Above - Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #4.5)

To Kill a Kingdom - Alexandra Christo

Mulan

Reflection - Elizabeth Lim (Twisted Tales series)

Peter Pan

All Darling Children - Katrina Monroe

Lost Boy - Christina Henry

Tales of the Wendy series - Erin Michelle Sky & Steven Brown

Pied Piper

The Piper’s Pursuit - Melanie Dickerson (Hagenheim series)

Rapunzel

Bitter Greens - Kate Forsyth

Cress - Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #3)

The Golden Braid - Melanie Dickerson (Hagenheim series)

The Journey series - JacQueline Vaughn Roe (+Other fairy tales)

Red Riding Hood

Scarlet - Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #2)

Red Shoes

Dark and Deepest Red - Anna-Marie McLemore

Robin Hood

Curse Painter - Jordan Rivet

The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest - Melanie Dickerson (Medieval Fairy Tale series) (+Swan Lake)

Sherwood - Meagan Spooner

Rumpelstiltskin

A Curse Dark as Gold - Elizabeth C. Bunce

Lies of Golden Straw - E. L. Tenenbaum (End of Ever After series)

The Rumpelstiltskin Problem - Vivian Vande Velde

Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik

The Wish Granter - C. J. Redwine (Ravenspire series)

Sleeping Beauty

Briar Rose - Jane Yolen

Once Upon a Dream - Liz Braswell (Twisted Tales series)

Spindle Fire - Lexa Hillyer (Spindle Fire series #1)

Spindle’s End - Robin McKinley

Snow Child

The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey

Snow Queen

Breadcrumbs - Anne Ursu

Conceal, Don't Feel - Jen Calonita (Twisted Tales series)

Snow White

Boy, Snow, Bird - Helen Oyeyemi

Fairest - Gail Carson Levine

Fairest - Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #3.5)

Girls Made of Snow and Glass - Melissa Bashardoust

Heart of a Hunter - E. L. Tenenbaum (End of Ever After series)

Poisoned - Jennifer Donnelly

Sadie - Sarah Price (Amish Fairytales series)

The Shadow Queen - C. J. Redwine (Ravenspire series)

Stitching Snow - R. C. Lewis

Winter - Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #4)

Snow White and Rose Red

Snow & Rose - Emily Winfield Martin

Twelve Dancing Princesses

Entwined - Heather Dixon

The Door in the Hedge - Robin McKinley (+Princess and the Frog)

House of Salt and Sorrows - Erin A. Craig

Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier (+Princess and the Frog)

Other

The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden (inspired by Russian folklore/fairy tales)

Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale (Maid Maleen - Grimm)

Eurona Duology - Wendy Higgins (The Singing Bone - Grimm)

Girl, Serpent, Thorn - Melissa Bashardoust (inspired by Persian mythology)

Keturah and Lord Death - Martine Leavitt (original fairy tale reminiscent of the Hades and Persephone myth)

The Language of Thorns - Leigh Bardugo (original fairy tales set in the Grishaverse)(Hansel and Gretel; Little Mermaid)

The Two Princesses of Bamarre - Gail Carson Levine (original middle grade fairy tale)

Nonfiction

Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale - Marina Warner

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The national celebration of African American History was started by Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian and the founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and first celebrated as a weeklong event in February of 1926. After a half century of overwhelming popularity, the event was expanded to a full month in 1976 by President Gerald Ford.

Here at UCF Libraries we believe that knowledge empowers everyone in our community and that recognizing past inequities is the only way to prevent their continuation. This is why our February Featured Bookshelf suggestions range from celebrating outstanding African Americans to works illuminating the effects of systemic racism in our country. We are proud to present our top staff suggested books in honor of Black History Month 2021.

Click on the link below to see the full list, descriptions, and catalog links for the Black History Month titles suggested by UCF Library employees. These books plus many, many more are also on display on the main floor of the John C. Hitt Library near the Research & Information Desk.

 A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross In centering Black women's stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women's unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism. Berry and Gross prioritize many voices: enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law. The result is a starting point for exploring Black women's history and a testament to the beauty, richness, rhythm, tragedy, heartbreak, rage, and enduring love that abounds in the spirit of Black women in communities throughout the nation. Suggested by Sandy Avila, Research & Information Services

 A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing: the incarceration of African American women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland by DaMaris B. Hill For black American women, the experience of being bound has taken many forms: from the bondage of slavery to the Reconstruction-era criminalization of women; from the brutal constraints of Jim Crow to our own era's prison industrial complex, where between 1980 and 2014, the number of incarcerated women increased by 700%. For those women who lived and died resisting the dehumanization of confinement--physical, social, intellectual--the threat of being bound was real, constant, and lethal. From Harriet Tubman to Assata Shakur, Ida B. Wells to Sandra Bland and Black Lives Matter, black women freedom fighters have braved violence, scorn, despair, and isolation in order to lodge their protests. DaMaris Hill honors their experiences with at times harrowing, at times hopeful responses to her heroes, illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout. Suggested by Megan Haught, Student Learning & Engagement/Research & Information Services

 Be Free or Die: the amazing story of Robert Smalls' escape from slavery to Union hero by Cate Lineberry Cate Lineberry's compelling narrative illuminates Robert Smalls’ amazing journey from slave to Union hero and ultimately United States Congressman. This captivating tale of a valuable figure in American history gives fascinating insight into the country's first efforts to help newly freed slaves while also illustrating the many struggles and achievements of African Americans during the Civil War. Suggested by Dawn Tripp, Research & Information Services

 Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans Fearless, funny, and ultimately tender, Evans's stories offer a bold new perspective on the experience of being young and African-American or mixed-race in modern-day America. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collections

 Black Fatigue: how racism erodes the mind, body, and spirit by Mary-Frances Winters This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemic racism on the physical and psychological health of Black people--and explain why and how society needs to collectively do more to combat its pernicious effects. Suggested by Glen Samuels, Circulation

 Deacon King Kong by James McBride From James McBride comes a wise and witty novel about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways. When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collections

 Different Strokes: Serena, Venus, and the unfinished Black tennis revolution by Cecil Harris Harris chronicles the rise of the Williams sisters, as well as other champions of color, closely examining how African Americans are collectively faring in tennis, on the court and off. Despite the success of the Williams sisters and the election of former pro player Katrina Adams as the U.S. Tennis Association’s first black president, top black players still receive racist messages via social media and sometimes in public. The reality is that while significant progress has been made in the sport, much work remains before anything resembling equality is achieved. Suggested by Megan Haught, Student Learning & Engagement/Research & Information Services

 His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the power of hope by Jon Meacham John Lewis, who at age twenty-five marched in Selma and was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, is a visionary and a man of faith. Using intimate interviews with Lewis and his family and deep research into the history of the civil rights movement, Meacham writes of how the activist and leader was inspired by the Bible, his mother's unbreakable spirit, his sharecropper father's tireless ambition, and his teachers in nonviolence, Reverend James Lawson and Martin Luther King, Jr. A believer in hope above all else, Lewis learned from a young age that nonviolence was not only a tactic but a philosophy, a biblical imperative, and a transforming reality. Integral to Lewis's commitment to bettering the nation was his faith in humanity and in God, and an unshakable belief in the power of hope. Meacham calls Lewis as important to the founding of a modern and multiethnic twentieth- and twenty-first century America as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and Samuel Adams were to the initial creation of the nation-state in the eighteenth century. Suggested by Richard Harrison, Research & Information Services

 Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston An outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston’s “lost” Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humor, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston’s world. Suggested by Sandy Avila, Research & Information Services

 Race, Sports, and Education: improving opportunities and outcomes for black male college athletes by John N. Singer Through his analysis of the system and his attention to student views and experiences, Singer crafts a valuable, nuanced account and points in the direction of reforms that would significantly improve the educational opportunities and experiences of these athletes. At a time when collegiate sports have attained unmistakable institutional value and generated unprecedented financial returns-all while largely failing the educational needs of its athletes-this book offers a clear, detailed vision of the current situation and suggestions for a more equitable way forward. Suggested by Megan Haught, Student Learning & Engagement/Research & Information Services

 Real Life by Brandon Taylor A novel of rare emotional power that excavates the social intricacies of a late-summer weekend -- and a lifetime of buried pain. Almost everything about Wallace, an introverted African-American transplant from Alabama, is at odds with the lakeside Midwestern university town where he is working toward a biochem degree. For reasons of self-preservation, Wallace has enforced a wary distance even within his own circle of friends -- some dating each other, some dating women, some feigning straightness. But a series of confrontations with colleagues, and an unexpected encounter with a young straight man, conspire to fracture his defenses, while revealing hidden currents of resentment and desire that threaten the equilibrium of their community. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collections

 Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope. Suggested by Emily Horne, Rosen Library

 The Privileged Poor: how elite colleges are failing disadvantaged students by Abraham Jack College presidents and deans of admission have opened their doors--and their coffers--to support a more diverse student body. But is it enough just to let them in? Anthony Jack reveals that the struggles of less privileged students continue long after they've arrived on campus. In their first weeks they quickly learn that admission does not mean acceptance. In this bracing and necessary book, Jack documents how university policies and cultures can exacerbate preexisting inequalities, and reveals why these policies hit some students harder than others. Jack provides concrete advice to help schools reduce these hidden disadvantages--advice we cannot afford to ignore. Suggested by Peggy Nuhn, UCF Connect Libraries

 The Sun Does Shine: how I found life and freedom on death row by Anthony Ray Hinton, with Lara Love Hardin In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. Stunned, confused, and only twenty-nine years old, Hinton knew that it was a case of mistaken identity and believed that the truth would prove his innocence and ultimately set him free. But with no money and a different system of justice for a poor black man in the South, Hinton was sentenced to death by electrocution. He spent his first three years on Death Row at Holman State Prison in agonizing silence, full of despair and anger toward all those who had sent an innocent man to his death. But as Hinton realized and accepted his fate, he resolved not only to survive, but find a way to live on Death Row. For the next twenty-seven years he was a beacon, transforming not only his own spirit, but those of his fellow inmates, fifty-four of whom were executed mere feet from his cell. With the help of civil rights attorney and author Bryan Stevenson, Hinton won his release in 2015. Suggested by Lily Dubach, UCF Connect Libraries

 This is Major: notes on Diana Ross, dark girls, and being dope by Shayla Lawson Shayla Lawson is major. You don't know who she is, yet, but that's okay. She is on a mission to move black girls like herself from best supporting actress to a starring roles in the major narrative. With a unique mix of personal stories, pop culture observations, and insights into politics and history, Lawson sheds light on the many ways black femininity has influenced mainstream culture. Timely, enlightening, and wickedly sharp, Lawson shows how major black women and girls really are. Suggested by Glen Samuels, Circulation

 We Want Our Bodies Back by Jessica Care Moore Over the past two decades, Jessica Care Moore has become a cultural force as a poet, performer, publisher, activist, and critic. Reflecting her transcendent electric voice, this searing poetry collection is filled with moving, original stanzas that speak to both Black women’s creative and intellectual power, and express the pain, sadness, and anger of those who suffer constant scrutiny because of their gender and race. Fierce and passionate, she argues that Black women spend their lives building a physical and emotional shelter to protect themselves from misogyny, criminalization, hatred, stereotypes, sexual assault, objectification, patriarchy, and death threats. Suggested by Sara Duff, Acquisitions & Collections

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Fun fact! Out of the four main PIE guys (i love Spencer, K-C, and Leonard but we gotta sideline them for a bit), Colon is the only one to not have a fridged female loved one!

Ghost has Katrina

Toast has Mary

Spooker has his sister who apparently was never wholly alive to begin with.

There’s also a bit of a venn diagram here!

Unlike Toast and Spooker, we don’t know what Ghost’s connection to Katrina was

Unlike Toast and Ghost, Spooker is most likely not responsible for his sister’s uh. Uh-life-ness. And also doesn’t mourn her.

And unlike like for Spooker and Ghost, Toast’s wife never made an on-screen appearance.

In other words: all of these female characters are vastly underdeveloped and colon literally doesn’t have a family.