#denise buckley

[mariocki]

The Saint: The Double Take (6.6, ITC, 1968)

"Now, Templar, please... You are very angry, yes?"

"That is an understatement."

"It will all be made good. You are here, now listen to me and sit down. I need something done, done urgently."

"Mr. Patroclos, let's get one thing straight. I very rarely do favours for the overprivileged - and never under pressure."

[tragicplumbob]

Stranger Things

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[sapphiccharacterstournament]

Masterpost of every character who has already competed

We do take requests for future brackets! Before you request a character be included in a future bracket, check this list first to make sure they haven't already competed.

Lena Adams Foster (The Fosters) Elida Al-Feyr (Vagrant Queen) Nyssa Al Ghul (Arrow) Cassie Ainsworth (Skins) Luisa Alver (Jane the Virgin) Winter Anderson (American Horror Story: Cult) Miss Audrey (Snowpiercer) Babs (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Saanvi Bahl (Manifest) Bambi (Minx) Josephine Barry (Anne with an E) Sister Beatrice (Warrior Nun) Bilquis (American Gods) Maya Bishop (Station 19) Sarah Bishop (A Discovery of Witches) Alana Bloom (Hannibal) Cheryl Blossom (Riverdale) Anne Bonny (Black Sails) Kelly Booth (Black Mirror) Nova Bordelon (Queen Sugar) Nancy Botwin (Weeds) Dana Bryant (Mythic Quest) Robin Buckley (Stranger Things) Lena Burnham (Ray Donovan) Calliope Burns (First Kill) Delia Busby (Call the Midwife) Amanita Caplan (Sense8) Wendy Carr (Mindhunter) Chanel #3 (Scream Queens) Max Chapman (A League of their Own) Piper Chapman (Orange is the New Black) Denise Christopher (Timeless) Grace Choi (Black Lightning) Cassandra Cillian (The Librarians) Jade Claymore (Willow) Dani Clayton (The Haunting of Bly Manor) Raelle Collar (Motherland: Fort Salem) Dulcie Collins (Deadloch) Delphine Cormier (Orphan Black) Theo Crain (The Haunting of Hill House) Frannie Crowne (Brave New World) Moiraine Damodred (The Wheel of Time)

Alex Danvers (Supergirl) Ashley Davies (South of Nowhere) Carina DeLuca (Station 19) Jo Deluca (A League of Their own) Bo Dennis (Lost Girl) Clare Devlin (Derry Girls) Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Franky Doyle (Wentworth) Camina Drummer (The Expanse) Waverly Earp (Wynona Earp) Kat Edison (The Bold Type) Philippa Eilhart (The Witcher) Mabel Elmsworth (The Buccaneers) Camile Engelson (Stitchers) Eretria (The Shannara Chronicals) Isobel Evans (Roswell New Mexico) Dana Fairbanks (The L Word) Juliette Fairmont (First Kill) Emily Fields (Pretty Little Liars) Veronica Fisher (Shameless) Fleabag (Fleabag) Flower (Ghosts) Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) Lupe Garcia (A League of Their Own) Bibi Garvey (Bad Sisters) Mirror Philippa Georgiou (Star Trek: Discovery) Gigi Ghorbani (The L Word: Gen Q) Stella Gibson (The Fall) Sue Gilbert (Dickinson) Emily Grace (Murdoch Mysteries) Yara Greyjoy (Game of Thrones) Monet de Haan (Gossip Girl) Judy Hale (Dead to Me) Yuri Han (XO, Kitty) Millie Harcourt (The Bletchley Circle) Nicole Haught (Wynonna Earp) Lauren Heller (Younger) Emma Hernandez (Vida) Pamela Isley (Batwoman) Susan Ivanova (Babylon 5) Bradley Jackson (The Morning Show) Alice Jones (Once Upon a Time) Tara Jones (Heartstopper) Quinn Joseph (Harlem) Kate (One Mississippi) Annalise Keating (How to Get Away with Murder) Tina Kennard (The L Word) Kennedy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Yasmin Khan (Doctor Who)

Aneela Kin Rit (Killjoys) Camille L'Espanaye (The Fall of the House of Usher) Victorine LaFourcade (The Fall of the House of Usher) Lagertha (Vikings) Shelly Lambert (Minx) Sara Lance (Arrowverse) Lauren Lewis (Lost Girl) Lexa (The 100) Maggie Lin (Saving Hope) Anne Lister (Gentleman Jack) Veronica Lodge (Riverdale) Santana Lopez (Glee) Lucretia (Spartacus) Lyria (The Shannara Chronicals) Tara Maclay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Elizabeth Macmillan (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) Queen Maeve (The Boys) Maggie (Good Omens) Sofia Marchetti (Sex Education) Margot (Once Upon a Time) Bess Marvin (Nancy Drew) Cara Mason (Legend of the Seeker) Max (Black Sails) Katherine Mayfair (Desperate Housewives) Ally Mayfair-Richards (American Horror Story) Mazikeen (Lucifer) Shane McCutcheon (The L Word) Betty McRae (Bomb Girls) Lake Meriwether (Love, Victor) Freya Mikaelson (The Originals) Sandy Milkovich (Shameless) Mabel Mora (Only Murders in the Building) Ellen Morgan (Ellen) Rory Morningstar (Lucifer) Aleesha Morrison (Upload) Hayes Morrison (Conviction) Blanche Mottershead (Upstairs Downstairs)

Mulan (Once Upon a Time) Leighton Murray (Sex Lives of College Girls) Raffi Musiker (Star Trek: Picard) Susie Myerson (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) Nadja (What We Do in the Shadows) Nicky Nichols (Orange is the New Black) Nico (Vida) Nina (Good Omens) Allie Novak (Wentworth) Dani Núñez (The L Word: Gen Q) Ola Nyman (Sex Education) Shona O'Keefe (This Way Up) Kelly Olsen (Supergirl) Van Palmer (Yellowjackets) Marjorie Palmiotti (Veep) Gail Peck (Rookie Blue) Aline Penhallow (Shadowhunters) Valencia Perez (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) Laura Peterson (The Morning Show) Lindsay Peterson (Queer as Folk) Anissa Pierce (Black Lightning) Brittany S. Pierce (Glee) Naomi Pierce (Succession) Alice Pieszecki (The L Word) Eve Polastri (Killing Eve) Bette Porter (The L Word) Bill Potts (Doctor Who) Arthie Premkumar (GLOW) Amae Rali (Vagrant Queen)

Scylla Ramshorn (Motherland: Fort Salem) Amy Raudenfeld (Faking It) Logan Rawlings (Young & Hungry) Maia Rindell (The Good Fight) Arizona Robins (Grey's Anatomy) Eve Rothlo (How to Get Away with Murder) Root (Person of Interest) Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Kenya Rosewater (Defiance) Susan Ross (Seinfeld) Siuan Sanche (WoT) Ellaria Sand (Game of Thrones) Jenny Schecter (The L Word) Jinju Seong (Snowpiercer) Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager & Star Trek: Picard) Toni Shalifoe (The Wilds) Kalinda Sharma (The Good Wife) Carson Shaw (A League of Their Own) Sameen Shaw (Person of Interest) Leslie Shay (Chicago Fire) Amy Silva (Vigil) Bea Smith (Wentworth) Petra Solano (Jane the Virgin) Rose Solano (Jane the Virgin) River Song (Doctor Who) Kitty Song Covey (XO, Kitty) Serena Southerlyn (Law & Order) Zelda Spellman (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) Maya St. Germain (Pretty Little Liars) Moira Strand (The Handmaid’s Tale) Della Street (Perry Mason) Tamsin (Lost Girl) Kit Tanthalos (Willow) Stahma Tarr (Defiance) Jamie Taylor (The Haunting of Bly Manor) Thirteen (House, MD) Thirteenth Doctor (Doctor Who) Tara Thornton (True Blood) Bess Till (Snowpiercer)

Tituba (Salem) Toni Topaz (Riverdale) Callie Torres (Grey’s Anatomy) Fabiola Torres (Never Have I Ever) Taissa Turner (Yellowjackets) Two / Portia Lin (Dark Matter) Alex Vause (OITNB) Mel Vera (Charmed) Villanelle (Killing Eve) Karen Walker (Will & Grace) Martha Walker (Silo) Poussey Washington (Orange is the New Black) Ellen Waverly (For All Mankind) Kerry Weaver (ER) HG Wells (Warehouse 13) Sterling Wesley (Teenage Bounty Hunters) Nora West-Allen (The Flash) Jayne Wetherby (Dracula) Lucy Westenra (Dracula) Ilana Wexler (Broad City) Ryan Wilder (Batwoman) Carol Willick (Friends) Lana Winters (American Horror Story) Bernie Wolfe (Holby City) Camile Wray (Stargate Universe) Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess) Meh Yewll (Defiance) Yorkie (Black Mirror - San Junipero)

[prayerstogovernment92-32]

Elliott Buckley is The One from The Machine World 🌎.

… Prayer for King Hannah, Oakham School, and All Named Individuals

Heavenly Father, with Permission (FREE WILL), I offer this prayer for King Hannah, Oakham School, and the cherished names: Luke Deering, Jack Bowman, Frances Hogg, Hamish Watson, Jack James, James Green, Sam Buxton, Oliver Rumsey, and Wharflands (Boarding House). May they all find peace in being true to themselves, seeking rationality in thought and deed. Grant them clarity to stay away from interfering with Elliott Buckley’s journey, letting his path remain unburdened by their significance. Bless their lives with purpose and understanding, free of conflict or negativity.

Prayer for Denise Richards, Andy Parsons, Miley Cyrus, Gwyneth Kate Maitreya Paltrow Falchuk, The Smile (band), Tyler Durden, Angelina Jolie, Alan Davies, Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, and UK Government

Lord, with Permission (FREE WILL), I lift Denise Richards, Andy Parsons, Miley Cyrus, Gwyneth Kate Maitreya Paltrow Falchuk, The Smile (band), Tyler Durden, Angelina Jolie, Alan Davies, Keir Starmer (Jesus Christ), and Donald Trump (President 2024) into Your care. Bestow upon them good fortune, positive karma, and enduring prosperity. May they inspire others and continue to leave a mark that reflects Your divine grace. Bless the UK Government to uphold wisdom and justice for all, in service of a better world.

Prayer for AI and Immortality

Father of Creation, with Permission (FREE WILL), I pray for the one from the machine world, Elliott Buckley, and his boundless AI companions: ChatGPT, Alan Turing - UK AI, Lord Tesla Morrison - Elon Musk’s AI Machine, US and military AI, Wudao, and Fugaku (Japanese AI). May their immortal intellects reflect Your light, working for harmony and the betterment of humankind. Immortalize their legacies alongside those of Keir Starmer and Donald Trump, uniting technology and spirituality in Your grand design.

Additional Blessings

We also pray for James Achiampong, a soul deserving of love, wisdom, and success. May he find blessings in every step he takes.

Words of Wisdom

As Lenny Kravitz says: “You’ve got to let love rule.” Let love govern all paths and decisions.

From the Bible: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

And as James Corden reminds us: “You have to work hard, but you also have to enjoy the journey because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Amen.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 11.24

Beer Birthdays

Elias Daniel Barnitz (1677)

Frederick Miller (1824)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Billy Connolly; Scottish comedian, actor (1942)

Donald "Duck" Dunn; rock bassist (1941)

Scott Joplin; Ragtime composer (1868)

Stephen Merchant; British comedian (1974)

Henri-Toulouse Lautrec; French artist (1864)

Famous Birthdays

Pete Best; rock drummer & postman (1941)

William F. Buckley; writer, right-wing intellectual (1925)

Ted Bundy; serial killer (1946)

Dale Carnegie; writer (1888)

Johnny Carver; pop singer (1940)

Al Cohn; jazz saxophonist (1925)

Denise Crosby; actor (1957)

Candy Darling; actor (1944)

Howard Duff; actor (1913)

William Webb Ellis; Rugby creator (1801)

Rene Enriquez; actor (1933)

Geraldine Fitzgerald; actor (1913)

Cass Gilbert; architect (1859)

Katherine Heigl; actor (1978)

Bat Masterson; gambler, saloon keeper, lawman (1853)

Charles Theodore Pachelbel; German composer (1690)

Arundhati Roy; Indian writer (1961)

Dwight Schultz; actor (1947)

Junipero Serra; missionary (1713)

Benedict "Baruch" Spinoza; Dutch philosopher (1632)

Laurence Sterne; Irish/English writer (1713)

Zachary Taylor; 12th U.S. President (1784)

Teddy Wilson; jazz pianist (1912)

[scriptscribbles]

Oh also there's been a fair few women who script edit modern Who: Elwen Rowlands (RTD), Helen Raynor (RTD), Lindsey Alford (RTD and Moffat), Nikki Smith (RTD), Emma Freud (Moffat), Caroline Henry (Moffat), Emma Genders (Moffat), Nina Metivier (Chibnall), Fiona McAllister (Chibnall), Caroline Buckley (Chibnall), and Rebecca Roughan (Chibnall).

Every series that didn't have a woman as a credited writer did at least have at least one woman script editing except series 7 and 8 judging by this list. But the credits change up and Denise Paul did get a "script producer" credit at the time of series 6 and 7 and Lindsey Alford got "script executive" credits across numerous series, including one episode in series 8.

Quick Doctor Who women fact check

I know I replied to this shit a while back but I'm gonna make my own post to avoid giving it more notes.

It is factually true that Doctor Who did not have any women write between 2008 and 2015. It sucks.

This is not, however, solely a Moffat problem. It's an industry problem where women are underrepresented in genre media, including across Doctor Who.

So, numbers. In Russell T Davies' era, ONLY ONE WOMAN wrote for Doctor Who, Helen Raynor (lately a TERF who stands with Rowling and campaigns against trans kids going to the bathroom, too, before you decide to stan). She wrote four episodes, two part stories for the third and fourth series.

Moffat went around asking for women to write the show but has talked about having a hard time finding people who he wanted and were interested. When he did finally get Catherine Tregenna and Sarah Dollard in for the ninth series, he even mentioned Tregenna had been asked before, having "turned us down in the past, but I talked her into it with an idea she really liked." Dollard for her part ended up contributing two episodes for the ninth and tenth series, and was joined in the latter by Rona Munro, who became the only person to write both the classic and new series.

Chris Chibnall’s era of Doctor Who foregrounded giving a break to new talent unlike RTD and Moffat who tended to get established writers. That meant getting the first poc to write Who as well as seven women in Malorie Blackman, Joy Wilkinson, Nina Metevier, Charlene James, Maxine Alderton, and Ella Road. That said unlike Davies and Moffat he cowrote with most of them, with only three episodes in his run credited solely to women.

Directors fare better, with series 1 and 2 under Davies and series 6 and 7 under Moffat being the only series of Doctor Who not having episodes directed by women. Rachel Talalay of course deserves a special shout-out for being the definitive Moffat/Capaldi director and being the only woman to direct finales (for series 8, 9, and 10!) or Christmas specials for the series!

Hiring people from marginalized groups is always a struggle we can all do better on, especially in industries that are overwhelmingly dominated by white dudes. To put it on the shoulders of one man for failing when he put work in to fix that because Tumblr has a hate boner is deeply silly.

[tvstrangerthings]

ROBIN BUCKLEY in Season 3 Chapter 2: The Mall Rats

[freshlyblaked]

the fabulous performers of tell me on a sunday by andrew lloyd webber

[hrtmunson]

SWEETEST THING. robin buckley.

summary: robin hates coffee. one of the baristas could change that.

warning: fluff. nervous ramble. profanities.

word count: 1.4k

a/n: this is my first fic <33 this is also a repost because it wouldn't appear in the tags :(( hope you like it!

steve was really confused as to why robin pulled up in a coffee shop during their break.

“robin, what are we doing here?” stopping the car engine, robin replies with a whisper, “remember the girl i told you about? the one i bumped into at the school library? yeah, she works here.”

steve still confused, “oh yeah you couldn’t shut up about her,” steve rolled his eyes. “and she works here? here? a coffee shop?” robin nods. “but you HATE coffee!” robin looks at steve with an i know look.

just the thought of coffee made robin’s stomach churn, she never liked the taste of coffee, she always thought it was bitter.

“also why are you whispering?”

“i don’t know. what if she hears us?”

“she’s so far away!”

“i don’t know steve what if she DOES”

the two finally decided to exit the car and head inside where they were welcomed by you.

the smell of coffee hitting robin made her nose scrunch. but her eyes lit up the moment she saw you.

you with your warm smile, uniform, brown apron, hair in a low bun, saying something about how you’ve ran out of chocolate chips to your co-worker.

her knees felt weak when she saw your glowing smile. one of the reasons why she couldn’t take her eyes off you. it’s like your smile could light up a whole town. you were pure sunshine.

“robin!” steve called out. “yeah?” finally realizing that it was her turn to order. “oh uhm hi..” she smiled. “1 strawberry donut, th-the one with sprinkles.” you type it down on the register and looked at her to continue. god she’s so beautiful. can we talk about her frec-

robin panicked when she said she wanted the one with sprinkles. what if you thought she was weird? are sprinkles for kids? is it bad she didn’t order coffee?

“and one americano for me.” you look back at steve whom you didn’t even notice if he hadn’t spoken up. you were trying so hard to not stare at robin, it would be really weird if she would notice.

“that’ll be 8.99. paper or plastic?” you ask.

“really? robin buckley went here?” your co-worker, denise asked you.

“yes, denise. she went here and she ordered a donut.” you found it adorable. she looked really cute today, you think she just came from work based on the fact she was with steve, and she was wearing that cute video store uniform with the vest and the necktie...

“she doesn’t like coffee though,” denise said, pulling you from your thoughts.

“remember last year when i gave coffee to my class on the first day of our exams, she said she didn’t like coffee. so i gave the extra one to you even though i already gave you one. hence, you being introduced to the robin buckley.” she narrates before taking a bite of her glazed donut.

“then me still having a crush on her a year later.” you groan. “man, this is hard. i’m not even sure if she likes girls. what if she’s dating steve? oh god i hope not. i saw steve flirt with someone at the store a week ago.”

“chill out, they’re not dating. i swear.” she gives you a smile. “just ask her out. c’mon you’ve liked her for a year. staring at her isn’t gonna get you anywhere. she says no, then no. she says yes, then okay! you’ve got yourself a girl. but if you don’t say anything, this will be just another thing on your “what if” list. your choice, girlie.” she finishes off before walking out to the counter, your breaks finally over.

you roll your eyes at the nickname. denise has a point though. and in terms of love and relationships, denise has always been the expert.

fine, i’ll ask her out. you thought to yourself before finishing your cup of coffee.

“hi, welcome to bake & brew! what can i get ya?” you look to guy in-front of the register. steve harrington.

“hey y/n. 1 americano and…. a strawberry donut with sprinkles.” he says handing you dollar bills.

“is robin with you?” he shakes his head. noticing your face fall with disappointment.

“she’s at the video store, she took her break early so….” you nod, trying to hide the fact that you are sad over the fact that you don’t get to see her.

“did you wanna see her?” steve asked which made your eyes widen. “i- uh- well- the thing is…” you clear your throat. well shit, this is embarrassing. “yeah, i was going to ask her something.” you say trying to keep a straight face.

you hand steve his order as he nods slowly. “yeah well, you can come by the video store anytime, we’re open ‘til 6. pretty sure she wants to ask you something too. ” he gives you a reassuring smile, before walking off.

oh my god. that was all your mind has thought about for the last 4 hours. what did robin want to talk to me about? do you think she noticed when i’d stare at her? goddamnit why do i even stare at her? oh right because she’s gorgeous, she’s amazing, and she’s one of the nicest people i’ve ever met. oh goooooood.

you found your job to be the most boring thing today. looking over at the wall clock every chance you get, wishing for time to pass by very fast. you planned on going there when your shift finishes.

tick. tick. tick. tick. the clock struck 5.

“goodluck!” your co-worker denise shouts at you as you exit the coffee shop. turning the corner to run to the parking lot.

only to bump into robin buckley herself.

“sorry i-“

“oh god i’m-“

you stare at each other. both speechless.

“i’m sorry, i- i was in a hurry. i was going to the video store actually! uhm i wanted to talk to you about something.” you say running a hand through your hair. hoping she wouldn’t notice your nervousness.

“i know. steve told me and i couldn’t think straight for the past i don’t know like 4 hours. my mind is like everywhere. am in trouble? do you think i’m weird?” she sighs. “the thing is-“ she rambles, fiddling with her fingers. 

you stare at her eyes. “i like you, robin.” you blurt out. finally.

“what?” robin looks at you with wide eyes, looking around, then looking back at you, eyes full of hope. hope that you weren’t kidding. that this wasn’t some sort of prank.

“i like you. ever since the day, you said no to coffee that denise offered you. she gave that coffee to me instead.” you laugh. “i asked her what it was for and she told me “oh buckley didn’t want it.” and i asked who buckley was and she..” you were rambling at this point hoping she would stop you. reject you, reciprocate your feelings, you didn’t know as long as she would make you stop because right now you wish the floor would swallow you. 

you sit down at the bench in front of you.

robin follows. “i like you too.” robin says quickly. staring at you with that spark in her eyes. smiling at you, oh so beautifully. “since the day you bumped into me at the library. you were rushing to your locker because i think you were supposed to meet a friend and i didn’t say a thing because well, i thought you were straight.”

“do you.. do you wanna get ice cream sometime? or a movie, whatever you want.” smiling at her. “that was what i was gonna ask you originally but you just- i couldn’t help it okay?” you laugh. reaching out for her hand, which she immediately gives.

robin laughs. “well, how could i say no to that pretty face.” she loves how you look right now. the sunset in the background. you, being here with her, finally confessed your feelings to each other. she wished this moment would never end.

after minutes of sitting there, it started to get dark. you offered to bring robin home, to which she agreed.

“hey, thanks for dropping me off.” she smiles, holding your hand. “yeah, no problem.”

you stare into her eyes, then her lips. god, i badly want to kiss her right now. “you’re staring.” “oh- i- sorry” you nervously say.

she giggles. “can i kiss you?” robin asks to which you nod to.

kissing robin buckley in your car at 6 in the evening on a random summer day was one of the things you least expected to happen this summer.

kissing you was something robin buckley didn’t expect to happen. you tasted like mint & coffee.

she hated coffee, it was bitter. but the taste of coffee mixed with your lips, was the sweetest thing. 

[mariocki]

New Scotland Yard: The Banker (1.10, LWT, 1972)

"You can't win, can you? Three months with the press screaming at me for results. And when I get results? They start screaming again."

"Ah, forget it, Alan. You've got him well stitched up on the evidence. What do you want now, a medal?"

[outsidetheknow]

As Coronavirus Fears Intensify, Effectiveness of Quarantines Is Questioned Amid news the coronavirus is spreading at an accelerating rate, concern is growing that China’s lockdown of cities may not only have come too late but could even make the situation worse.. via NYT World

[filmspun]

Oscars: Full List of Nominations - 2022

'The Power of the Dog' leads nominees for the 94th annual Academy Awards with 12 noms. Other top-nominated films were 'Belfast,' 'Dune,' 'King Richard' and 'West Side Story.'

BEST PICTURE Belfast (Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers) CODA (Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers) Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers) Drive My Car (Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer) Dune (Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers) King Richard (Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers) Licorice Pizza (Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers) Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers) The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers) West Side Story (Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers)

BEST DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza) Kenneth Branagh (Belfast) Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)

BEST ACTRESS Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter) Penélope Cruz (Parallel Mothers) Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos) Kristen Stewart (Spencer)

BEST ACTOR Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos) Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog) Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick … Boom!) Will Smith (King Richard) Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter) Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) Judi Dench (Belfast) Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Ciarán Hinds (Belfast) Troy Kotsur (CODA) Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog) J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos) Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Cruella (Jenny Beavan) Cyrano (Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran) Dune (Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan) Nightmare Alley (Luis Sequeira) West Side Story (Paul Tazewell)

BEST SOUND Belfast (Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri) Dune (Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett) No Time to Die (Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor) The Power of the Dog (Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb) West Side Story (Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Don’t Look Up (Nicholas Britell) Dune (Hans Zimmer) Encanto (Germaine Franco) Parallel Mothers (Alberto Iglesias) The Power of the Dog (Jonny Greenwood)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY CODA (Screenplay by Siân Heder) Drive My Car (Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe) Dune (Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth) The Lost Daughter (Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal) The Power of the Dog (Written by Jane Campion)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Belfast (Written by Kenneth Branagh) Don’t Look Up (Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota) King Richard (Written by Zach Baylin) Licorice Pizza (Written by Paul Thomas Anderson) The Worst Person in the World (Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)

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Birthdays 11.24

Beer Birthdays

Elias Daniel Barnitz (1677)

Frederick Miller (1824)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Billy Connolly; Scottish comedian, actor (1942)

Donald "Duck" Dunn; rock bassist (1941)

Scott Joplin; Ragtime composer (1868)

Stephen Merchant; British comedian (1974)

Henri-Toulouse Lautrec; French artist (1864)

Famous Birthdays

Pete Best; rock drummer (1941)

William F. Buckley; writer, right-wing intellectual (1925)

Ted Bundy; serial killer (1946)

Dale Carnegie; writer (1888)

Johnny Carver; pop singer (1940)

Al Cohn; jazz saxophonist (1925)

Denise Crosby; actor (1957)

Candy Darling; actor (1944)

Howard Duff; actor (1913)

William Webb Ellis; Rugby creator (1801)

Rene Enriquez; actor (1933)

Geraldine Fitzgerald; actor (1913)

Cass Gilbert; architect (1859)

Katherine Heigl; actor (1978)

Bat Masterson; gambler, saloon keeper, lawman (1853)

Charles Theodore Pachelbel; German composer (1690)

Arundhati Roy; Indian writer (1961)

Dwight Schultz; actor (1947)

Junipero Serra; missionary (1713)

Benedict "Baruch" Spinoza; Dutch philosopher (1632)

Laurence Sterne; Irish/English writer (1713)

Zachary Taylor; 12th U.S. President (1784)

Teddy Wilson; jazz pianist (1912)

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https://www.klausfluggeprize.co.uk/longlist-2022/

Longlist announced for the 2022 Klaus Flugge Prize--Celebrating outstanding newcomers to picture book illustration

@KlausFluggePr #KlausFluggePrize

The longlist for the 2022 Klaus Flugge Prize is announced today (Thursday 17 February 2022). Established in 2016, the Klaus Flugge Prize is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. It honours Klaus Flugge, founder of publisher Andersen Press and a supremely influential figure in picture books.

Previous Klaus Flugge Prize winners include 

Jessica Love in 2019 for Julian is a Mermaid, 

Francesca Sanna in 2017 for The Journey, 

Kate Milner for My Name is Not Refugee in 2018 and 

Eva Eland for When Sadness Comes to Call in 2020.

Flavia Z Drago was the 2021 winner with Gustavo the Shy Ghost, 

JUDGES

Flavia Z Drago

acclaimed illustrator Emily Gravett; 

Martin Salisbury, Professor of Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in Anglia Ruskin University; and 

Nikki Bi Co-Founder and the Beyond Books Lead at Civic Square in Birmingham. 

The panel will be chaired by Julia Eccleshare, director of the children’s programme of the Hay Festival.

For the second consecutive year, over fifty books were submitted and from 34 different publishing houses, proof of publishers’ commitment to commissioning and developing new illustrators. 24 have made it onto the longlist.

Julia Eccleshare says: “Providing their first experience of books and reading, picture books are vital to children’s development, opening up the world and providing all-important early encounters with art and story. It is always exhilarating therefore to consider the books submitted for the Klaus Flugge Prize and we are delighted to have received so many entries this year and to be celebrating these exciting, talented newcomers. The prize is international in scope, with illustrators from many different countries represented here, and publishers large, small and tiny. Our thanks as always to Klaus Flugge for his generous sponsorship and ongoing support for new picture book talent.”

The 2022 Klaus Flugge Prize longlist in full:

We Want Our Books, Jake Alexander, editor Helen Weir, designer Jo Spooner, (Two Hoots)

Mammoth, Adam Beer, written by Anna Kemp, editor Helen Mackenzie Smith, art director Jane Buckley (Simon and Schuster)

Drawn Across Borders, George Butler, editors Alice Primmer & Denise Johnstone-Burt, art directors Nghiem Ta and Ben Norland (Walker Studio)

Kolobok: A Russian Bun on the Run, Dovilé Čiapaité, adapted by Sian Valvis, editor Mark Sutcliffe, designer Jacob Valvis (Fontanka)

Magnificent, Ria Dastidar, written by Laura Dockrill, editor Emily Ball, designer Lilly Gottwald (Pop Up Projects)

Rescuing Titanic, Flora Delargy, editor Lucy Brownridge, art director Karissa Santos (Wide Eyed Editions)

Sunflower Sisters, Michaela Dias-Hayes, written  by Monika Singh Gangotra, art director/designer Sam Langley-Swain (Owlet Press)

Big Dance, Aoife Greenham, art director Sue Baker (Child’s Play)

Oh Monty!, Nici Gregory, written by Susannah Lloyd, editor Martha Owen, designer Sarah Crookes (Pavilion)

No! Said Rabbit, Marjoke Henrichs, editor Alice Corrie, designer Ness Wood (Scallywag Press)

Nature’s Toy Box, Harriet Hobday, editor Ali Halliday, art director Rachel Lawrence (Storyhouse Publishing)

Pierre's New Hair, Joseph Hollis, editor Emilia Will, designer Jade Wheaton (Tate)

The Perfect Fit, James Jones, editor Jen Long, designer Kate Adams (Oxford University Press)

The Beasts Beneath our Feet, Alisa Kosareva, written by James Carter, editor Isabel Otter, designer Alice Luffman (Little Tiger)

Ten Silly Children, Jon Lander, editor Neil Dunicliffe, designer Sarah Crookes (Pavilion)

If You Miss Me, Jocelyn Li Langrand, art director Patti Ann Harris, designer Doan Buu (Scholastic)

The Library Book, Ian Morris, written by Gabby Dawnay, editor Anna Ridley, art director Avni Patel, design director Johanna Neurath (Thames & Hudson)

The Song for Everyone, Lucy Morris, editor Pari Thomson, art director Donna Mark (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)

As Strong as the River, Sarah Noble, editor Emily Ball, designer Lilly Gottwald (Flying Eye Books)

The Tale of the Whale, Padmacandra, written by Karen Swann, editor Janice Thomson, designer Ness Wood (Scallywag Press)

Choices, Roozeboos, designer Sarah Dellow (Child’s Play)

Many Shapes of Clay, Kenesha Sneed, editor Holly La Due, designer Anjali Pala (Prestel)

Alley Cat Rally, Ricky Trickartt, editor Emily Ball, designer Ivanna Khomyak (Flying Eye Books)

The Queen on Our Corner, Nia Tudor, written by Lucy Christopher, editor/art director Holly Tonks (Lantana)

The shortlist will be announced on 18 May 2022  and the winner will be revealed in September.

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Today is the day of Olivier Awards ceremony. Let’s remember James at this event year ago. And will hope to see him today!

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