#caroline gibson

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A sombre shot of Sam Reid and John Leary as Dale Jennings and Murray Gallagher from No More Lies, as well as some others ❤️

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Next Thursday, it will have been three years since No More Lies first went to air on the ABC. It’s a funny feeling, seeing all these Season One episodes reach their third year anniversaries, as I have such strong vivid memories of watching this show as it first aired, whilst we were in lockdown. It truly doesn’t feel like that long ago, but according to time and mathematics, it is.

No More Lies really did strike a nerve. It’s brilliantly brave and searing storytelling around the plight of HIV and AIDS affected people and how the media represented - or rather, misrepresented - their stories and circumstances. This is why I love The Newsreader so dearly. It hasn’t portrayed the 1980s through rose-coloured glasses, and has sought to elevate the stories and perspectives that were either misrepresented or not represented at all during the time. It also demonstrates how easy it is to fall for misinformation, and I genuinely believe that this episode is a great lesson in media literacy. The whole show itself, but in particular this episode, should be used in schools and universities.

A part of my paternal family history is my Dad’s younger brother, who was a young gay man who contracted HIV during the 1990s. This was the decade in which medical treatment and antiretroviral therapies became available to significantly prolong the progression of the virus to AIDS in HIV-affected patients. He was thankfully able to benefit from these therapies and medications, which bought him two decades of life, longer than our Russ and Caroline would have lived for.

We sadly lost my paternal uncle Christmas 2012, when he was only forty years old. Through watching this episode with my Dad, it gave me the courage and the instigator for a discussion about my uncle’s condition, how people responded to it, and how it impacted his life. I’ll forever be grateful to No More Lies, and especially to Michael Lucas and Kim Ho, for giving me the opportunity to have this discussion with my Dad, which I had been hesitant to have for at that point nine years. Never underestimate the power of good media and the conversations and connections it can bring about. 💖🌟

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Cannupa Hanska Luger, New Myth, Future Technologies, 2021

Dana Claxton, Headdress-Jeneen, 2018

Teresa Baker, Hidatsa Red, 2022

Raven Chacon, For Zitkala Sa Series, 2019

Caroline Monnet, Echoes from a near future, 2022

Marie Watt, Skywalker/Skyscraper (Calling Sky World), 2021

Anna Tsouhlarakis, The Native Guide Project, 2019

Meryl McMaster, Harbourage for a Song, 2019

Marie Watt, Companion Species (Calling Back, Calling Forward), 2021

Staff Pick of the Week

An Indigenous Present proposes that a book can be a space for community engagement through the transcultural gathering of more than sixty contemporary Indigenous and Native artists. Published by BIG NDN Press and Delmonico Books in 2023, An Indigenous Present was conceived of and edited by Mississippi Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972) over the course of nearly two decades. 

In Gibson’s own words, “An Indigenous Present celebrates the work of visual artists, musicians, poets, choreographers, designers, filmmakers, performance artists, architects, collectives, and writers whose work offers fresh starting lines for Native and Indigenous art. But the book does not attempt comprehensiveness. Rather, those included here are makers I admire, have collaborated with or been inspired by, and who’ve challenged my thinking. . . . These artists and what they make will guide us to Indigenous futurities authored by us in unabashedly Indigenous ways.”  

An Indigenous Present features over 400 pages of color photographs, poetry, essays, and interviews resulting in a stunning visual experience for readers and a shift towards more inclusive art systems. The front cover art shown here is by Canadian artist Caroline Monnet entitled Indigenous Represent. 

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– Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern 

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Christopher Lee and Caroline Munro in Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

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Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

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Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) dir. Alan Gibson

[mariocki]

Play for Today: The Flipside of Dominick Hide (BBC, 1980)

"Complacent with your mission, Dominick? Amusing, the history of transport. We've made a modicum of progress: trips are regulated to microseconds, punctuality taken for granted."

"Yes."

"Why then were you two minutes late on your double return? Machine fault?"

"No. I'm sorry."

"I accept apology. Reason?"

"It was raining. Rain slows everything. I saw an old woman knocked down and I was checking how long before help reached her. The medi-car was blocked in progress, I think she died."

"So?"

"I thought it might be interesting."

"People are not your conspectus, Dominick. If you wish to study people, watch old films."

[moviesandmania]

DRACULA A.D. 1972 Reviews of swinging '70s hip Hammer

‘Past, present or future, never count out the Count!’ Dracula A.D. 1972 is a supernatural horror film. A century after his final battle with Professor Van Helsing – Count Dracula is resurrected by occultist Johnny Alucard, and goes after his archenemy’s descendants. The movie was directed by Alan Gibson (Crescendo; Goodbye Gemini) from a screenplay by Don Houghton. The Hammer Films production…

[thedeadthree]

lila thoughts under the read more <3 🥀✨🌹🎸

lila getting with griffin / g reign and having their little thing in “secret” not only bc it’s what her parents did to each other to get back at the other for slights and arguments but also bc she wanted to not only get back at seven but also to be like “oo look at me i can pull griffin freaking reign i won teehee.” and then the clown catches real feelings for griffin and calls jazz near in tears bc she’s just like her mom 🥀✨🎸🤡 and using someone she loves to get back at someone who she loved may or may not have even loved (i think she did but loved more the idea ? it’s complicated!) but loved the IDEA of seven loving her? dear you know it everyone knows it you want to be loved so bad!!!!!! the sooner you admit that lila the sooner you’ll be much happier my love! so excited to see where things go for her ! and things for her and her beloved g!!!!!

(x) for the divider <3

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On November 17, 1972, Dracula A.D. 1972 debuted in the United States.

Here's some new Caroline Munro art!

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Caroline Munr, Dracula A.D., Alan Gibson, 1972

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Caroline Munro "Drácula 73" (Dracula A. D.) 1972, de Alan Gibson.

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On this day in The Newsreader (23/04/86), Dale interviews HIV patient Caroline Gibson, which is received with mixed reactions from his coworkers, loved ones and indeed the entire viewership of News At Six. What will happen next?

[thejaymo]

Back Again | Weeknotes

It's getting noticeably darker, quicker, but the days are still just as full. There's lot's to do before we loose the year to the winter.

The nights are drawing in here. Tonights sunset is 8.16pm. It’s getting noticeably darker, quicker, but the days are still just as full. There’s lot’s to do before we loose the year to the winter. Hope you’ve all had a great week.

[weirdlookindog]

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

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Worn by Caroline Forbes on the Vampire Diaries on season 4 episode 6

Gibson equestrian jacket

[euphoriclusts]

"not a common occurrence, but stranger things have happened to me. that, and i also quite enjoy enraging awful men -- and if i've managed to do that just by getting kissed by you..." he shrugs a shoulder, "...seems like a win win scenario for me." julian wasn't easily frustrated or insulted. whilst he hadn't expected it to happen, he didn't feel any urgency or urge to feel potently regarding it. him and caroline had barely shared a couple of words, and he didn't get strange vibes from her, so he'd been able to make an assumption - in spite of how much of an ass that made him - that she had good reason to do it. "if you need to...get rid of him again and i'm around, i'll be honoured to assist. he sounded like a total, flaming moron..."

“uh, sort of... it went about as well as you can imagine.” he’d left soon after, which had really been caroline’s priority in the moment, but that doesn’t mean he won’t come back when the compulsion takes him again. next time at least, she’ll be smart enough not to open the door. “you know, i sort of rehearsed a whole apology speech in my head before coming here, but i hadn’t expected it to be so... easy. is this sort of thing a regular occurrence for you or did i just get lucky and find the world’s calmest neighbour?”