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world-of-wales · 1 year ago
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─ •✧ CATHERINE'S YEAR IN REVIEW : DECEMBER ✧• ─
1 DECEMBER - Catherine visited the sets of Strictly Come Dancing along with Charlotte and Louis. 5 DECEMBER - The Princess of Wales was received by Colonel Jane Davis (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London) as she opened the Children's Surgery Unit at Evelina Children's Hospital in London. Afterwards, she joined William at the annual Diplomatic Corps Reception. 6 DECEMBER - Catherine appeared in a promotional video for the Together At Christmas Carol Service. The Waleses were spotted Christmas Tree Shopping at Windsor Great Park. 8 DECEMBER - The Princess of Wales was joined by William and their children as she held a Christmas Carol Service in Westminster Abbey. 9 DECEMBER - The Wales Family's Christmas Card was released. 11 DECEMBER - Kensington Palace released a video featuring The Princess of Wales volunteering at a local Baby Bank along with her kids as part of the rollout of the Centre For Early Childhood's initiative to support families with young children in the lead up to Christmas. 12 DECEMBER - She held an Early Years Meeting. 19 DECEMBER - Catherine appeared in an episode of Secrets of the Aquarium shot in 2022. 23 DECEMBER - Kensington Palace released three new photographs featuring Catherine at a Christmas Tea Party with Russell, Ray and Brenda, who have made a difference to the lives of young people. 24 DECEMBER - Catherine 'Together At Christmas' Carol Service aired on ITV. 25 DECEMBER - A personal tweet from Cat & Will was released wishing everyone a merry christmas by Kensington Palace. Later, they along with their children joined other members of the Royal Family for the Divine Service at Sandringham Parish Church. The Waleses appeared in a video during the King's Christmas Address. 26 DECEMBER - Catherine appeared in 'Charles III : A Coronation Year'. 29 DECEMBER - An 'Year In Review' video was released by Kensington Palace. 30 DECEMBER - Matt Porteus released a new photograph of the Waleses attending the Coronation Concert in May.
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jjspina · 1 year ago
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Books Read and Reviewed in December 2023!
Here it is already the end of another month. Where does the time go? I have been busy as usual reading some wonderful books for the month of December of 2023. Here are the 6 books I read and reviewed for December. I might have read even more if I didn’t have a few WIP. But I always seemed to have a WIP! That fact never stops me! I hope you enjoy reading these reviews. I love sharing my eclectic…
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triviareads · 1 month ago
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ARC Review of Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall
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Rating: 4.5/5 Heat Level: 3.75/5 Publication Date: December 17th
Premise:
Arabella Tarleton kidnaps her former friend Sir. Horley Comewithers to save him from an unwanted marriage, except she ends up kidnapped by him and eloping to Scotland instead.
My review
This was such a delightful read— hysterical in a way that veers towards absurd and full of equally hilarious modernisms, but it has so much heart and Big Feelings, and I admire the way Alexis Hall portrays the diversity of the queer experience so well in a historical setting.
Arabella is on the aromatic spectrum, and it's really interesting because she's also a big book lover who sees herself as the heroine of her own story (it's giving Catherine Morland)... except heroines usually have happy endings that involve falling in love and having grand romances, and Arabella has never quite been able to figure out that part. She's spent the last two books running away from a forced marriage, and then pushing away potential romantic partners, and now she's feeling lost. And it makes sense looking at this even from a modern perspective; In addition to the compulsory heterosexuality pushed upon us early on, there's also amatonormativity, the assumption that being in (usually monogamous) romantic relationships is the norm.
Belle is struggling to figure out what a "happy ending" means for her, so the distraction of "saving" Sir Horley from marrying a woman forced on him by his homophobic aunt couldn't have come at a better time. But Arabella being Arabella means that somewhere along the way, she decides to abandon her plan of kidnapping and eloping with Sir Horley... except Horley has a pang of conscience and kidnaps her right back to "save her reputation".
And that's Arabella to a tee; I think she is one of the more frustrating heroines I've read in a romance novel just because of her tendency to literally run away from her problems therefore making them bigger problems for everyone (as valid as her problems are; The patriarchy and forced heteronormativity suck!), and also her being quite.... trigger-happy. BUT Alexis Hall completely converted me over by the end, and other than enjoying her zany antics and novel way of looking at world, I empathized with her quite a lot.
I also really loved getting to read Sir Horley as a hero in his own right;. I'm SO glad he was never written off as a gay best friend because in the last two books, other characters considered him a shallow bon vivant even though he was a reliable friend to the Tarletons and co. Here, you get the raw, stripped down version of him (and unlike the prior two books, you do get both his and Arabella's POV). Horley— Rufus, as he decides to go with halfway through the book—has faced his share of tragedy and rejection, but the narrative doesn't super wallow on that.... he's not a sadboi hero by any means. He's quite cutting and much more competent than people give him credit for, but he also this tender side with Arabella that was already present while they were friends, but it's really lovely to see it develop into something more permanent as the book goes on.
The sex:
There is an EXCELLENT variety— there are MM, FF, and MF scenes. Arabella and Rufus have a non-monogamous relationship, and later on marriage as well.
This book is also a lot kinkier than the prior two and it's approached with the same lightheartedness as the rest of this book; consent is discussed and then you have everything from highwayman kidnapping roleplay to spanking, and yes, there is a Daddy moment— you'll be surprised how that comes about, but like the rest of this novel, in a GREAT way.
Overall:
I adored reading how Arabella and Rufus create their own rules for their marriage and seeing them happy together is everything. This is truly a boundary-pushing historical romance and I would highly recommend this to any romance reader.
Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.
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The Princess of Wales’ Year in Review: December
December 5th - The Princess of Wales, Patron of Evelina Children's Hospital, opened the Children's Day Surgery Unit at Evelina Children's Hospital. Later, she joined her husband and the King and Queen at an evening reception at Buckingham Palace for the Diplomatic Corps December 6th - The Princess of Wales, Patron of the Royal Foundation, held a meeting at Windsor Castle. The Wales family were also seen Christmas tree shopping in Windsor Great Park December 7th - A short clip of the Princess of Wales promoting her Carol Concert was released December 8th - The Princess of Wales, Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, held a Christmas Carol Service in Westminster Abbey. She was accompanied by her husband and children, and members of the British royal family and Middleton family December 9th - The Wales family Christmas card - taken by Josh Shinner in Windsor - was released December 11th - A video of the Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis volunteering at their local baby bank in November was released December 12th - The Princess of Wales, Patron of the Royal Foundation, held an Early Years Meeting at Windsor Castle December 19th - A short clip of the Princess of Wales appeared in an episode of 'Secrets of the Aquarium' - the footage was shot during in 2022 during Sail GP December 23rd - Kensington Palace released three photographs of the Princess of Wales with three inspiring people (Russell, Ray and Brenda) who have made a difference to the lives of young people. Footage from the meeting was aired during the 'Together at Christmas' Carol Concert December 24th - ITV aired the 'Together at Christmas' Carol Concert December 25th - William and Catherine made a personal Christmas tweet, alongside a photograph of their three children. That morning, the Wales family joined members of the British Royal Family at the Divine Service in Sandringham Parish Church. During the King's Speech, footage of the Wales family at work during the year was aired December 26th - Footage of the Wales family at the coronation rehearsal and the coronation appeared in the 'Charles III: A Coronation Year' BBC documentary December 29th - Kensington Palace released their own "Year in Review" video to end the year December 30th - Matt Porteous released a photograph of the Wales family at the Coronation Concert
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adamwatchesmovies · 24 days ago
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Mixed Nuts (1994)
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Remakes are rarely what they should be. In theory, what you should do is take a movie that’s either bad or almost but not quite there and try it again, taking the opportunity to fix the blemishes. In execution, we most often get something akin to "cloned with damaged DNA”. I haven’t seen Le père Noël est une ordure so I’m assuming Mixed Nuts is the latter because it shows promise and then builds to an ending so lame and lazy it sours the rest of the film.
In California, on Christmas Eve, Philip (Steve Martin) is the head of the suicide-prevention hotline “Lifesavers”. The organization is about to shut down thanks to the eviction notice from the landlord, Stanley (Garry Shandling). On what is sure to be Lifesavers’ last day, Philip and his co-workers Mrs. Blanche Munchnik (Madeline Kahn) & Catherine O’Shaughnessy (Rita Wilson) will have to deal with a trailer-trash couple, an annoying neighbor that loves to make up bad songs (Adam Sandler), a depressed transvestite (Liev Schreiber), angry rollerbladers (Parkey Posey and Jon Stewart) and the “Seaside Strangler”.
Directed by Nora Ephron (which she co-wrote with her sister, Delia), a fair number of jokes land - particularly if you’ve got an off-kilter sense of humor. All of the characters are so neurotic that a normal, everyday scenario would end up with tears, outrage and a gun being fired. On Christmas Eve, at a suicide-prevention hotline, in a building whose elevator is out of commission and whose tenants are all being evicted, with a serial killer on the loose, the question is how big of a mess this will become and how the weirdos will fit together. Despite all this, I swear Mixed Nuts isn’t as ridiculous as it initially sounds.
I probably shouldn’t have enjoyed the film as much as I did and I must confess that thinking back, I can only think of a few times it made me laugh. The most noteworthy element of the film is Liev Schreiber in his film debut. His character is over-the-top like there’s no tomorrow but the performance is surprisingly sensitive when the jokes simmer down. Also enjoyable are key interactions between Catherine and her callers. She’s so empathetic towards them it’s a wonder she can do her job. While this raises some questions about how the operation could’ve possibly worked and requires you to find the humor in suicidal thoughts, it just might be bizarre enough to make you smile.
The ridiculous feels-like-they’re-improptu-but-they-actually-aren’t songs courtesy of Adam Sandler’s character (who speaks in the same annoying childlike voice he chooses when he isn’t playing a fantasy version of himself), the various neuroses and escalation lunacy manage to rack up enough points for you to like the film. You're having a good time, wondering why people are so down on Mixed Nuts. Then, we get to the final act. The conclusion doesn’t come out of nowhere but that's only because someone went back once the script was finished and added hints of what was coming retroactively. It starts by making you cringe, then keeps getting worse until you’re sitting there, wondering “Did I somehow convince myself I was having fun earlier, or was the whole movie like what I'm seeing now?”.
There are a lot of big names in Mixed Nuts and they should’ve added up to a Yuletide comedy for the ages. It doesn’t live up to its potential. In fact, I’m now in the position of trying to defend a movie that I’m not even sure I enjoyed that much in hindsight. I thought of concluding this review with "Mixed Nuts is a mixed bag" but I'm filled with such doubt about the end results that I'm not sure I can even muster that statement. (December 20, 2021)
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emayuku · 15 days ago
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Wendy and Kevin Digimon Movie Poster
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Wendy and Kevin (Japanese: デジモン ウェンディとケビン 二人の選ばれし子供たちの物語 Hepburn: Dejimon: Wendi to Kebin - Futari no Erabareshi Kodomotachi no Monogatari lit. "Digimon: Wendy and Kevin - The Story of Two Chosen Children") is a Japanese/American anime musical romance film produced by Funimation and released by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. The 15th Funimation animated feature film, it was the first animated feature filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen film process., and features the voices of Myriam Sirois, Brenda Song, Stephanie Sheh, Kathleen Barr, Macaulay Culkin, Johnny Yong Bosch, Vic Mignogna, Aaron Dismuke, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Sarandon, Devin Ratray, Hillary Wolf, Angela Goethals, Michael C. Maronna, Gerry Bamman, Kristin Minter, James Hong, Daniel Stern, Joe Pesci, Derick Snow, Justin Briner, Max Mittelman, Zach Aguilar, Jerry Jewell, Greg Ayres, Scott McNeil, John Swasey, Cristina Vee, Kate Higgins, Alex D. Linz and Yuri Lowenthal. Based on the 1945 Cosmopolitan magazine story of "Home Alone" and "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" by Elizabeth Mayuku. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Wendy and Kevin tells the story of a lonely 8-year old Chinese girl named Wendy Wu who made friends with several Digimon (Digital Monsters), led by SooLingmon after she and her family move to a suburban Chicago where they open their own five-star luxury hotel and a mischievous American boy of her age called Kevin McCallister, the son of the rival concierge, who was also home alone to defend himself from the burglars with the help of his faithful Digimon partner, Dracomon. When the two children and partners meet when they were kidnapped by the evil scientist, Yan-Lo and his henchmen, the “Wet Bandits, they embark on many romantic adventures and fall in love despite their feuding families. While in the Wonderbolt Academy, Kevin and Alex Pruitt became friends when they helped Kevin's mother, Kate. Unfortunately, they'll soon have to become mortal enemies.
Wendy and Kevin was released to theaters on December 22, 2019to box office success. It was the first animated film to be filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen film process.,[3] as well as FUNimation’s first animated film to be distributed by their Saban division. It initially received mixed to negative reviews by film critics, but critical reception for the film has been generally positive in modern times, and the film is now seen as one of the best animated films from FUNimation. A direct-to-video sequel, Wendy and Kevin II: Junior & Dorumon’s Adventure, was released on December 27, 2020.
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houseofbrat · 10 months ago
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*Sky News
The Ministry of Defence (UK) has had both King Charles and Princess Catherine listed as attending on their website since last December (2023).
It only became an issue today because 1) they started selling tickets and 2) the UK media started running it as a story as "Kate's first engagement."
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Listing the colonel of the regiment that is trooping is a standard announcement of the British Army, i.e. they do that every year.
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Kate is the (honorary) colonel of The Irish Guards. It is reasonable assumption by THE BRITISH ARMY that she would be attending when they started publishing TTC information in December.
Andrew was the colonel of the Grenadier Guards when they last Trooped the Colour, and Andrew was present for it. THE BRITISH ARMY'S website managers had--and still have--a reasonable expectation to list Kate as a person to expect for "The Colonel's Review" on 08 June 2024.
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I guess since the Kensington Palace comms team and William threw such a fit about Kate being listed that I guess the Irish Guards' Lt. Colonel might as well get ready to do the review instead.
Clearly, Kate won't be up to the job in early June, even though it's more than TWO MONTHS after Easter.
Also even though King Charles is still listed as attending and reviewing Trooping the Colour on 15 June 2024. (And we all know that Charles has cancer, right?.)
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If William wasn't such a control freak preoccupied with forcing his comms team to quash every little thing that makes him want to suck his thumb, then THE BRITISH ARMY would not have been forced to make the changes they had to make today.
But, well, future king William could not handle it; hence, the KP comms team had to make some phone calls today.
Should have just let THE BRITISH ARMY'S website conduct business as normal until May, if an adjustment needed to be made in the future. Could have always done it closer to the actual date. But no...
No instead, William decided that making enemies with THE BRITISH ARMY was the move to make.
Someone get William a pacifier. Maybe Carole can burp William tomorrow after the school run.
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xthelastknownsurvivorx · 1 year ago
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WIP Word Search
RULES: use this generator to generate three random words (or however many you’d like to do!) and share the lines where they show up in your wips!
Thanks @anincompletelist and @cha-melodius for the tags! I did this for every time my heart swings back to you since it's the only wip I'm actively working on rn. I've
young (appeared a total of 10 times! selected only one line per scene for brevity)
As they pass, Gabriel's eyes skip over the young Crown Prince Edward, the two princesses, the King, and Prince Andrew to rest on Prince James. He looks regal on horseback, just as a young prince should.
Zach cocks his head to the side, considering, then nods approvingly. "You seem like you'd make a young and attractive candidate. Good to get some new blood into politics."
"'Young' doesn't mean twenty-two and green," Luna counters. "Take it from an old man who is concerned how it might affect you, eh? At your age you won't have had the time to build up a thick enough skin to withstand some of the smear campaigns."
"And Henry, you're just so young and easily persuaded of things. If you're willing to offer up your house, what else might you give away? I hardly think you won't one day come up against regrets upon reflecting."
threaten
Thinking about Henry, divorced from the kiss, is easier. It doesn't require an identity crisis, doesn't threaten to overturn everything he thought he knew about himself. Even if the silence between them sometimes hurts physically and fuels his deep-seated fears surrounding loneliness.
[second appearance redacted for spoilers]
glasses
After they finish eating, Alex follows Nora to a building he's never set foot in before. They trek up the stairs, and when they arrive at the classroom, Professor Luna is already there. He's sitting at his desk with horn-rimmed reading glasses, reviewing notes on his iPad before the lecture. He's Latino, Alex realizes, maybe even Mexican. Younger than Alex initially thought, too. Then Alex's eyes go to the way the top few buttons of Luna's shirt are undone, exposing sharp collar bones. He swallows and feels a little too warm. It's December in D.C., for fuck's sake.
It feels a little less surreal once they're inside without a complete view of the house. Henry and Bea enter first, calling out to Catherine that they are home, and with the rest of them on their heels. No one responds, but they find a woman who resembles the siblings in the living room, reading. Her hair is mostly silver with several strands of Bea's color mixed in, a pair of reading glasses perched on her nose. All of her clothes look soft and worn in.
This was a lot of fun! Passing it on to @indomitable-love, @14carrotghoul, @sherryvalli, @gayrootvegetable, @happiness-of-the-pursuit, @formorewishes, @orchidscript, @inexplicablymine and anyone else who wants to do it!
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laud03 · 7 months ago
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Activity 01
Following my review of the Gapminder study codebook, I have chosen to conduct an analysis of a global health concern: breast cancer.  In conjunction with this primary focus, I will also explore the issue of suicide rates per hundred thousand individuals.
Question: Is breast cancer associated with suicide per 100th?
Variables: breastcancerper100th and suicideper100th
Hypothesis: Women diagnosed with breast cancer may be more likely to commit suicide compared to the general population.
Literature review:  
Suicide After Breast Cancer: an International Population-Based Study of 723 810 Women
Catherine Schairer, Linda Morris Brown, Bingshu E. Chen, Regan Howard, Charles F. Lynch, Per Hall, Hans Storm, Eero Pukkala, Aage Anderson, Magnus Kaijser ... Show more
Summary: Few studies have examined long-term suicide risk among breast cancer survivors, and there are no data for women in the United States. We quantified suicide risk through 2002 among 723 810 1-year breast cancer survivors diagnosed between January 1, 1953, and December 31, 2001, and reported to 16 population-based cancer registries in the United States and Scandinavia. Among breast cancer survivors, we calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and excess absolute risks (EARs) compared with the general population, and the probability of suicide. We used Poisson regression likelihood ratio tests to assess heterogeneity in SMRs; all statistical tests were two-sided, with a .05 cutoff for statistical significance. In total 836 breast cancer patients committed suicide (SMR = 1.37, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.28 to 1.47; EAR = 4.1 per 100 000 person-years). Although SMRs ranged from 1.25 to 1.53 among registries, with 245 deaths among the sample of US women (SMR = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.32 to 1.70), differences among registries were not statistically significant ( P for heterogeneity = .19). Risk was elevated throughout follow-up, including for 25 or more years after diagnosis (SMR = 1.35, 95% CI = 0.82 to 2.12), and was highest among black women (SMR = 2.88, 95% CI = 1.44 to 5.17) ( P for heterogeneity = .06). Risk increased with increasing stage of breast cancer ( P for heterogeneity = .08) and remained elevated among women diagnosed between 1990 and 2001 (SMR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.18 to 1.57). The cumulative probability of suicide was 0.20% 30 years after breast cancer diagnosis.
Topic: cancerheterogeneityearfollow-upscandinaviasurvivorsdiagnosissuicidebreast cancerlikelihood ratiosuicidal behaviortnm breast tumor stagingstandardized mortality ratio
Issue Section: Brief Communications
References:  
(1) Rowland J, Mariotto A, Aziz N, Tesauro G, Feuer EJ, Blackman D, et al. Cancer survivorship — United States, 1971 – 2001. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2004 ; 53 : 526 – 9.
(2) Ries LAG, Eisner MP, Kosary CL, Hankey BF, Miller BA, Clegg L, et al., editors. SEER cancer statistics review, 1975 – 2002. Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute; 2004. Available at: http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2002 . [Last accessed: September 22, 2005.]
(3) Yousaf U, Christensen M-LM, Engholm G, Storm HH. Suicides among Danish cancer patients 1971 – 1999. Br J Cancer 2005 ; 92 : 995 – 1000.
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bylerposting · 1 year ago
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The Two Rainbow Ships - The Vanishing of Will Byers & The Philadelphia Experiment
I was reading this review of TFS by @theladyrebecca2 which includes segments of the official TFS programme. Reading them through, I think I may have uncovered one of the hints to S5.
(TFS Spoilers below)
[Allegedly, wartime experiments caused the supernatural disappearance of a US naval ship… Project Rainbow was based on Einstein’s research into unified field theory through which [he] hoped to create a single theoretical framework to encompass all fundamental forces, including electromagnetism and gravity.]  [Carl Allen claimed to have witnessed a strange event in October 1943 involving the naval destroyer escort USS Eldridge and scientists who were working on highly confidential technology which would make ships invisible to the enemy by using powerful electromagnetic fields to ‘bend’ light around them. According to Allen, they succeeded in doing just that. In fact, Allen said the ship was also briefly teleported 275 miles away to Norfolk, Virginia, before reappearing in Philadelphia. …It’s been suggested that the Eldridge’s official logs could have been deliberately altered… with the whole of Project Rainbow moving beyond top secret clarification.]  -Catherine Jones
I knew about this for a minute, it was one of the first spoilers that I read, That it began with The Philadelphia Experiment//Project Rainbow.
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I immediately thought "hey! that's a reference to Will's rainbow ship! from season 2! the rainbow ship!"
After all, Kate Trefry said "It's Easter Morning"
I did a tiny bit of googling so I could learn a bit more about the actual conspiracy, and I read about how (theoretically) it worked by bending light in such a way that the ship would disappear.
And then I started thinking about the Vanishing of Will Byers, and what happens to the light before he vanishes.
It wasn't until earlier today though, when I read this review, that I made the connection in my mind.
That's the whole reason for the rainbow ship. That's why TFS opens with the Eldridge vanishing - it's just like how S1 opens with Will vanishing. I think they want us to make this connection.
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Kate Trefry, Entertainment Weekly, December 14th 2022
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denimbex1986 · 11 months ago
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'An acclaimed director and two rising young actors headline the '2023 new movie All of Us Strangers, a supernatural drama that has already earned a bit of buzz following its screening at various fall film festivals.
Searchlight Pictures is behind All of Us Strangers, which comes from BAFTA-nominated writer/director Andrew Haigh, and features some high-quality talent on screen as well, including Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal and Claire Foy.
Find out everything you need to know about All of Us Strangers right here...
All of Us Strangers plot
Based on a novel by Taichi Yamada, Haigh wrote the script for All of Us Strangers. Here is the official synopsis for the movie:
"One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents, appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before."...
All of Us Strangers reviews
The majority of critics who have already seen the movie are fans, with the movie having a 93% "Fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes as of December 23. What to Watch is no different, our All of Us Strangers review describes it as "heartbreaking, but essential viewing."
Here is a quick sampling of some of the things other critics have said about the movie:
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly: "All of Us Strangers will break your heart — but it just might mend it too."
Tomris Laffly, The Wrap: "A sublime masterpiece. A rumination on grief and love, Haigh's poignant and understated ghost story is one of the best films of the year."
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter: "Prepare to be wrecked."
All of Us Strangers cast
The leads of Adam and Harry are played by Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, respectively.
Scott is best known for his role as the "hot priest" in Fleabag, but he has been catching people's eyes for a while now, with memorable performances in Sherlock, Oslo and Catherine Called Birdy.
Mescal is one of the biggest rising stars in recent years thanks to his work in Normal People, The Lost Daughter and Aftersun, the latter of which earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination. All of Us Strangers is his second movie coming out in the final months of 2023, as he also stars in Foe.
Playing the ghosts of Adam's parents are Claire Foy and Jamie Bell.
Foy broke out with her as Queen Elizabeth in the first two seasons of The Crown. Since then she has gone on to star in First Man, A Very British Scandal and Women Talking.
Bell has been appearing in movies since he was a kid in Billy Elliott. Some of his more recent notable work includes Turn: Washington's Spies, Rocketman, Without Remorse and Shining Girls.
All of Us Strangers trailer
The talents of the four actors leading All of Us Strangers are on full display in the movie’s trailer...
All of Us Strangers awards
We're keeping track of all the major end-of-year nominations and awards that All of Us Strangers earns. Check out what the movie has racked up so far below:
BAFTA Film Awards
Outstanding British Film (nominee) Best Supporting Actor — Paul Mescal (nominee) Best Supporting Actress — Claire Foy (nominee) Best Director — Andrew Haigh (nominee) Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) Best Casting (nominee)
Golden Globes
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Drama — Andrew Scott (nominee)
Gotham Awards
Outstanding Lead Performance — Andrew Scott (nominee) Outstanding Supporting Performance — Claire Foy (nominee) Best Screenplay — Andrew Haigh (nominee) Best International Feature (nominee)
British Independent Film Awards
Best British Independent Film (winner) Best Director — Andrew Haigh (winner) Best Lead Performance — Andrew Scott (nominee) Best Supporting Performance — Paul Mescal (co-winner) Best Supporting Performance — Jamie Bell (nominee) Best Supporting Performance — Claire Foy (nominee) Best Screenplay — Andrew Haigh (winner) Best Casting (nominee) Best Cinematography (winner) Best Editing (winner) Best Makeup & Hair Design (nominee) Best Music Supervision (winner) Best Production Design (nominee) Best Sound (nominee)
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Best Feature (nominee) Best Director — Andrew Haigh (nominee) Best Lead Performance — Andrew Scott (nominee)
London Critics' Circle Awards
Film of the Year (nominee) Screenwriter of the Year — Andrew Haigh (nominee) Actor of the Year — Andrew Scott (nominee) Supporting Actress of the Year — Claire Foy (nominee) Supporting Actor of the Year — Paul Mescal (nominee) The Attenborough Award: British/Irish Film of the Year (nominee) British/Irish Performer of the Year — Paul Mescal (nominee) British/Irish Performer of the Year — Andrew Scott (nominee) Technical Achievement Award, Casting (nominee)
Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
Best Leading Performance — Andrew Scott (runner-up) Best Screenplay (winner) Best Editing (runner-up)
Andrew Haigh movies
British director Andrew Haigh may not be a household name with audiences, but his work has been some of the most lauded amongst cinephiles in recent years. Here is a look at his list of previous credits for feature movies:
Greek Pete (2009) Weekend (2011) 45 Years (2015) Lean on Pete (2017)
He has also directed episodes of the acclaimed TV series Looking, as well as its TV movie, and The OA.'
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world-of-wales · 1 year ago
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─ •✧ WILLIAM'S YEAR IN REVIEW : DECEMBER ✧• ─
4 DECEMBER - William wrote the Foreword for 'Two Million Shout conversations: Saving lives at scale through the power of technology'. 5 DECEMBER - The Prince of Wales joined Dave Martin in selling the Big Issue Magazine at Tesco in Hammersmith. Afterwards, he joined Catherine at the annual Diplomatic Corps Reception. 6 DECEMBER - The Waleses were spotted Christmas Tree Shopping at Windsor Great Park. 7 DECEMBER - The Prince of Wales attended a Royal Foundation Meeting at the offices in London. Afterwards, William visited Emma Webb on Day-13 of 'Leg on to London’ Mental Health fundraising and awareness campaign in memory of her daughter - Brodie. He also appeared in a video message to ICAP for ICAP Charity Day. 8 DECEMBER - William along with Catherine and their children attended the Christmas Carol Service in Westminster Abbey. 9 DECEMBER - The Wales Family's Christmas Card was released. 11 DECEMBER - William chaired a Meeting of The Prince's Council at Buckingham Palace. Afterwards he visited The Passage Charity's St. Vincent's Centre for a Pre-Christmas Lunch. 12 DECEMBER - William visited the Warrant Officers' and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers' Mess at Combermere Barracks. 14 DECEMBER - The Prince of Wales was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (Mr. David Fursdon) as he attended the Lord High Admiral's Divisions at Britannia Royal Naval College. 18 DECEMBER - William presented condolences to The Emir of the State of Kuwait in Kuwait, following the death of The Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. 24 DECEMBER - 'Together At Christmas' Carol Service aired on ITV with a special reading by William. 25 DECEMBER - A personal tweet from Will & Cat was released wishing everyone a merry christmas. Later, they along with their children joined other members of the Royal Family for the Divine Service at Sandringham Parish Church. The Waleses appeared in a video during the King's Christmas Address. 26 DECEMBER - William appeared in 'Charles III : A Coronation Year'. 29 DECEMBER - An 'Year In Review' video was released by Kensington Palace. 30 DECEMBER - Matt Porteus released a new photograph of the Waleses attending the Coronation Concert in May.
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zee-man-chatter · 2 years ago
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That's 334 more posts than 2021!
323 posts created (95%)
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been slammed for trying to compete with "the real royal family" as photographs of the pair were released soon after Buckingham Palace unveiled the new official royal portrait.
Well, they’re not doing a very good job of it if they are downsizing their digs while the rest of the BRF is upsizing theirs. Their only commodity is whining and backstabbing, so being cut off from the real royals means their access to dirt to dish out has gone. Life is getting tougher for most people, so who’s going to have time for these two self aggrandizing losers in the future?
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'With Harry and Meghan it’s a lot of talk, it’s a lot of complaining…Americans are excited to see Williams and Catherine.’ Showbiz reporter Kinsey Schofield says Americans don’t define Harry and Meghan as ‘real royalty.’
Actions speak louder than word salad!
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Guess this issue isn’t working for Mr. Woke preachy trust fund boy that doesn’t have to worry about money.
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IMO, when you’ve sunk to the level of having an article on TMZ of lookalikes hawking jewellery with your image, you’ve pretty much hit rock bottom. Meghan has a big focus on jewellery, the humanitarian stuff is just a ruse, and Kay Jewelers has picked up and run with this. God save us all!
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Megyn Kelly says Meghan Markle “acted the part of a philanthropist” in order to land herself a prince. “People are starting to see through these actresses,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “Meghan Markle is an actress who’s right now acting the part of a princess who acted the part of a philanthropist in order to land a prince and now, constantly acting the victim. “People, slowly but surely – cause they always get it in the end – are no longer buying it.”
Megyn Kelly speaks with Paul Murray about Kim Kardashian and Meghan Markle as both being vapid fame whores. Kim got booed last weekend at a baseball game, the banter on this segment is how people are waking up to self absorbed bores like Markle and Kardashian, with hopes that people change and stop paying attention to them.
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Merry Christmas to Serena and Bernie Wolfe, celebrating their first Christmas as a married couple tomorrow. Cheers 🍷🍷🍾
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Right, so what is this?
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The Princess of Wales’ Year in Review: January
January 1st - A photo of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George and Princess Charlotte appeared on the internet, taken in December at Lapland UK January 6th - Jay Rutland released a photo of Catherine and her three children trick-or-treating at his house on Halloween January 11th - Catherine was spotted on the school run January 12th - William and Catherine were spotted leaving Windsor on their way to their first official engagement of the year. They travelled to Liverpool, where they opened the new premises of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The Prince and Princess of Wales then travelled to Birkenhead, to visit the Open Door Centre January 13th - The Princess of Wales, Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, held an Early Years Meeting January 18th - The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron of the Royal Foundation, visited Foxcubs Nursery January 19th - The Princess of Wales held an Early Years Meeting in her role as Joint Patron of the Royal Foundation. She then held a reception at Hampton Court Palace to celebrate the World Cup win of the England Wheelchair Rugby Football League team, in her role as Patron of the Rugby Football League January 25th - The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, held a meeting with the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group January 26th - The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Windsor Foodshare. Catherine, Joint Patron of the Royal Foundation, then held an Early Years Meeting January 28th - Kensington Palace released two photographs and a video of the Princess of Wales, alongside an open letter, to soft launch her new Early Years project January 30th - The Prince and Princess of Wales, Joint Patrons of the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended the Centre for Early Childhood "Shaping Us" campaign preview and reception January 31st - A video was released of the Princess of Wales and the "Shaping Us" campaign. Later, Catherine travelled to Leeds, in her role as Patron of the Royal Foundation, to launch the "Shaping Us" campaign. She first visited Kirkgate Market, before visiting the University of Leeds
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Wisconsin v. Yoder 
By Catherine Kavalauskas, University of California Davis Class of 2026
December 20, 2024
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The Wisconsin v. Yoder Supreme Court case (1972) involved Jones Yoder, Wallace Miller, and Adin Yutzy, three members of the Amish religion. Initially, the parents were prosecuted under Wisconsin’s compulsory school attendance law which requires that parents send their children to school until they’re sixteen years old. However, feeling as though Wisconsin’s law infringed upon their First Amendment Right, the parents brought the case before judgment of the Supreme Court. Ultimately, this case holds significance as the Court was left to decide whether or not the First Amendment outweighed state rights and thus, whether or not parents obtained the power to privately educate their children. 
The Amish are defined as a group of “Christian traditionalists,” who believe that traditional, simple living, and strict adherence to religious beliefs help them find favor with God. Ultimately, Amish communities “maintain a degree of separation from surrounding populations, and hold their faith in common,” (2) Which leads scholars to define them as an “ethnoreligious group.” Ultimately, the religious beliefs of the Yoder, Miller, and Yutzy parents is what withheld them from sending their children to school after eighth grade, as they believed any further education compromised their religious beliefs.  
Moreover, feeling as though Wisconsin's compulsory school attendance law went against their freedom of religion and their First Amendment right, Yoder, Miller, and Yutzy brought their case before the Supreme Court. Through the evidence that the three parents presented to SCOTUS, they “showed that they (respondents) sincerely believed that high school attendance was contrary to the Amish religion and way of life” (3). And that they believed compliance with the law would compromise their salvation with God/ go against their religion. Additionally, the evidence exhibited that the Amish community provided continued education to their children that is tailored to prepare them for life in the Amish community. Ultimately, the Supreme Court was left with the decision of whether the Wisconsin law violated the First Amendment by criminalizing the beliefs and behavior of parents who refused to send their school due to their religious beliefs.  
Upon reviewing the values and programs of Wisconsin’s secondary school and the evidence presented by the Amish parents, the Court found that the state’s schooling conflicted with the fundamental way of life of the Amish religion. Therefore, the Court ruled in favor of the Amish parents in a unanimous decision, holding that individual’s interests to exercise their religion, as the First Amendment allows, outweighs State interests and Wisconsin’s compulsory school attendance law that requires parents send their children to school until they’re sixteen years of age.  
The Wisconsin v. Yoder's court case holds significance because it established that the First Amendment right of the Constitution outweighs states' rights; and ultimately conveyed that parents obtain the right to educate their children outside public and private education in so far as their reasoning for doing so aligns with their religious beliefs.   
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1) Vaia. “Wisconsin v. Yoder.” https://www.vaia.com/en-us/explanations/politics/civil-liberties-vs-civil-rights/wisconsin-v-yoder/. Dec 13, 2024 
2) Wikipedia. “Amish.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish. Dec 13, 2024. 
3) Justia. “Wisconsin v. Yoder.” https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/406/205/. Dec 13, 2024 
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