#helen humphreys

[intotheclash]

La cosa peggiore nel pensare a quando era diverso è sapere che quello che era diverso ero io.

Helen Humphreys - Cani selvaggi

[manwalksintobar]

For Jackie, Who Will Never Read This  // Helen Humphreys

Saturdays we have dinner in her booth. Red table cloth. Food she's brought to the car wash from across town. Lasagna. One week fried chicken. We sit in our uniforms at the counter, wedged between the safe and the cash register. Lights out. Waxy splash of candles making the booth look adrift from outside. I turned back once at the pumps, helping some woman with her gas cap and saw the lit bubble of it behind me on the asphalt. Signal, I thought. Lighthouse. Ship at sea. I came in and told her these things, but she wasn't interested. Listen, she said, pouring coke into two plastic cups. My boyfriend is fucking useless. Doesn't do shit. Won't do shit. Like those guys. Like they say on TV. Emotionally reversed. Reserved, I said. Shut up, she said. You know what I mean. I knew what she meant only because I knew her. Dragging the ladder over the parking lot on Monday morning, the scrape of it against concrete, because she's left a note stuck to my stool with gum: The cube sign isn't revolting. My body pressed to the steel, hands up under the plastic skirt. Turn you bastard. Rotate, swivel, twist, spin. Pirouette your sad dance of light around this pole. She doesn't read. (Why? she says.) What she wants most is money, the shiny lie of the mall. What she wants is out. Tell me the truth, she said one day. When will we be gone from here? I'd like to feed her words. Lying on our backs in the dark. Lower them to her lips. Incarnadine. Rhodopsin. Sweet droop of them. The promise on her tongue. But she doesn't want this. Not at all. The word lasagna is not the thing lasagna and that's what matters. You eat it and it's gone. A word doesn't flicker like a bad light bulb in the stairwell behind you. (You die and that's it, she would say.) Is this how we stop belonging to each other? Humanity and language emptied to private ritual. The cloistered whispers of love. (But isn't that why we fall in love anyway, to be able to say the secret, dangerous words that are in our heads? To name each other with them in the dark?) And the opposite of this--how we lose responsibility for meaning--the blank, common jargon of cults and talk shows. Words masticated to drool. We still need language to find us, to tell us where we are. Radar. The backlit screen. (That's just crap, she would say.) The truth is that these words mean it's over, that already we are gone from here.

[sagescented]

What makes apples so interesting is that like human beings, they are individuals, and their history has paralleled our [own … But] The recorded history of the apple in North America is the history of white settlement during the nineteenth century [… and …] The apple thus became, in its infancy in North America, a tool for colonialism.

From The Ghost Orchard: The Hidden History of the Apple in North America, published 2017; Helen Humphreys (My Ko-Fi Here)

[underthepile]

He was a man who well understood a mathematical equation, and the one he took away from the entire experience was that emotional entanglements with other people were disappointing, but writing about them was not.

Helen Humphreys, Followed by the Lark (2024)

[queerographies]

[Le aviatrici][Helen Humphreys]

Clicca qui per acquistare il libro Titolo: Le aviatriciScritto da: Helen HumphreysTitolo originale: Leaving EarthTradotto da: Andrea BortoloniEdito da: Playground editoreAnno: 2023Pagine: 248ISBN: 9788899452605 Grace O’Gorman, detta anche L’Asso del Volo, è un’aviatrice canadese, beniamina delle riviste patinate degli anni Trenta del secolo scorso, nell’epoca d’oro e pionieristica…

[merverb]

Excerpted from AND A DOG CALLED FIG: Solitude, Connection, the Writing Life

Helen Humphreys, Crossing Paths with the Spirit of Sylvia Plath from Literary Hub

[gatutor]

Humphrey Bogart-Helen Flint "Black legion" 1937, de Archie Mayo.

[queen-daya]

“Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.”

[of-fear-and-love]

Outfits from In a Lonely Place (1950)

Art Direction by Robert Peterson Set Decoration by William Kiernan Costume Design by Jean Louis (gowns) Makeup artist Clay Campbell Hair stylist Helen Hunt

[sexypinkon]

Sexypink NEWS - Helen Humphrey was an amazing performer of Minshall costumes (back in the day) she has passed away, but shall never be forgotten.

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From Minshall’s Facebook page

We pay tribute to Helen Humphrey who was Venus Rising in Minshall's 1978 Zodiac. The design by Minshall was based on Botticelli's Birth of Venus. Helen's mas was photographed by Roy Boyke at Macqueripe; and these photos are from the Trinidad Carnival magazine published by Key Caribbean. We extend deepest sympathy to John Humphrey and the rest of Helen's family.

[grande-caps]

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[une-sanz-pluis]

We must also remember that a person's importance may depend on circumstance as well as titular rank, while circumstance can also determine the need to send a person a particular message. Dunn indeed acknowledges that something of the sort could be going on when she suggests that Margaret's gift to the duke of Gloucester in 1447 may indicate a lack of 'personal antagonism towards this opponent of the peace policy towards France]' and a distancing of herself from 'any plot by Suffolk and his faction' against the duke. Although it may seem a semantic quibble, I would put the matter a little differently: rather than reflecting an absence of feeling or alignment, the gift makes a positive statement about the queen's political neutrality. Regardless of Margaret's personal feelings towards Gloucester, her gift makes more sense as an intentional signal, a message from her as it were that 'I am not your enemy'. This fits much better with the queen's expected and accepted role as intermediary and peacemaker. It also suggests that we should consider such overt signs of the queen's neutrality as an explicit form of political mediation.

Helen Maurer, Margaret of Anjou: Queenship and Power in Late Medieval England (Boydell Press, 2003)

[sagescented]

The Indian orchards resulted in new and distinct varieties of apples. Over a dozen varieties that originated in indigenous orchards showed up as recognized apples in nursery catalogues and government horticultural reports [… but …] it appears that most apple varieties in the indigenous orchards were either renamed when the whites took over the land or left to go extinct […] It is all down to names and naming. Anything I have been able to discover has been because there was a name to point me in a certain direction. It is no secret now that white settlers very effectively overlaid their culture on North American indigenous society and made the latter all but disappear.

From The Ghost Orchard: The Hidden History of the Apple in North America, published 2017; Helen Humphreys (My Ko-Fi Here)

[randomrichards]

MY BLOODY VALENTINE:

A valentines dance

brings pickaxe wielding killer

In small mining town

[dalekofchaos]

1940's Batman fancast

Was inspired by Universal Monsters, the 40's Batman serials and other old Hollywood movies.

Notice. Only using characters that were introduced in the 1940's.

My other DC fancasts

DCEU recast

Burtonverse Recast

90′s Justice League

Reevesverse Batman

Gunnverse Batman

Superman

Wonder Woman

The Flash

Green Lantern

Aquaman

Justice League

Green Arrow

Teen Titans

Suicide Squad

Justice League Dark

Batman Beyond

The Dark Knight Returns

Telltale’s Batman

Injustice

Legion Of Doom

Birds Of Prey

Gregory Peck as Batman/Bruce Wayne

Edward Van Sloan as Alfred Pennyworth

Bobby Driscoll as Robin/Dick Grayson

Marilyn Monroe as Vicki Vale

David Manners and Helen Chandler as Thomas and Martha Wayne

Claude Rains as Commissioner Gordon

Bela Lugosi as Dr Hugo Strange

Dwight Frye as The Joker

Edward G. Robinson as The Penguin

Lon Chaney Jr as Two-Face/Harvey Dent

Basil Rathbone as The Riddler/Edward Nygma

Hedy Lamarr as Catwoman/Selina Kyle

Boris Karloff as Clayface/Basil Karlo

Colin Clive as Scarecrow/Dr Jonathan Crane

Humphrey Bogart as Salvatore Maroni

James Cagney as Tony Zucco

[thatbiologist]

G’eth Character Name Bank

First Names

Masculine Names

Alfred, Andrew, Arlo, Arthur, Balthazar, Barry, Ben, Benedick, Bernard, Burchard, Cedric, Charibert, Crispin, Cyrill, Daegal, Derek, Digory, Drustan, Duncan, Edmund, Edwin, Elric, Evaine, Frederick, Geffery, George, Godfreed, Gregory, Guy, Harris, Harry, Horsa, Hugh, Humphrey, Iago, Jack, Jeremy, John, Kazamir, Kenric, Lawrence, Leoric, Lorik, Luke, Lynton, Lysander, Madoc, Magnus, Maukolum, Micheal, Miles, Milhouse, Mordred, Mosseus, Ori, Orvyn, Neville, Norbert, Nycolas, Paul, Percival, Randulf, Richard, Robert, Roderick, Stephen, Tennys, Theodoric, Thomas, Tristan, Tybalt, Victor, Vincent, Vortimer, Willcock, Willian, Wymond

Feminine Names

Adelin, Alice, Amelia, Beatrix, Beryl, Bogdana, Branwyne, Brigida, Catalina, Catherine, Claudia, Crystina, Deanna, Desdemona, Elaine, Elinora, Eliza, Enide, Eva, Ferelith, Fiora, Freya, Gertrude, Gregoria, Gueanor, Gwen, Gwendolyn, Hannah, Hegelina, Helen, Helga, Heloise, Henrietta, Igraine, Imogen, Jacquelyn, Jane, Jean, Jenny, Jill, Juliana, Juliet, Katie, Leela, Lettice, Lilibet, Lilith, Lucy, Luthera, Luz, Lyra, Malyna, Margherita, Marion, Meryl, Millie, Miranda, Molle, Morgana, Morgause, Nezetta, Nina, Novella, Olwen, Oriana, Oriolda, Osanna, Pamela, Petra, Philippa, Revna, Rohez, Rosalind, Rose, Sallie, Sarra, Serphina, Sif, Simona, Sophie, Thomasine, Tiffany, Ursula, Viola, Winifred, Yrsa, Ysabella, Yvaine, Zelda, Zillah

Gender-Neutral/Unisex Names

Adrian, Alex, Aiden, Arden, Ariel, Auden, Avery, Bailey, Blaire, Blake, Brett, Breslin, Caelan, Cadain, Cameron, Charlie, Dagon, Dana, Darby, Darra, Devon, Drew, Dylan, Evan, Felize, Fenix, Fernley, Finley, Glenn, Gavyn, Haskell, Hayden, Hunter, Jace, Jaime, Jesse, Jo, Kai, Kane, Karter, Kieran, Kylin, Landon, Leslie, Mallory, Marin, Meritt, Morgan, Nell, Noel, Oakley, Otzar, Paris, Peregrine, Quant, Quyn, Reagan, Remy, Robin, Rowan, Ryan, Sam, Samar, Sasha, Sloan, Stace, Tatum, Teegan, Terrin, Urbain, Vahn, Valo, Vick, Wallace, Waverly, Whitney, Yardley, Yarden, Zasha

Surnames

Surnames, Patrilineal - First Name (Patrilineal Surname)

Ace, Allaire, Appel, Arrow, Baker, Bamford, Barnard, Beckett, Berryann, Blakewood, Blanning, Bigge, Binns, Bisby, Brewer, Brickenden, Brooker, Browne, Buller, Carey, Carpenter, Carter, Cheeseman, Clarke, Cooper, Ead, Elwood, Emory, Farmer, Fish, Fisher, Fitzroy, Fletcher, Foreman, Foster, Fuller, Galahad, Gerard, Graves, Grover, Harlow, Hawkins, Hayward, Hill, Holley, Holt, Hunter, Jester, Kerr, Kirk, Leigh, MacGuffin, Maddock, Mason, Maynard, Mercer, Miller, Nash, Paige, Payne, Pernelle, Raleigh, Ryder, Scroggs, Seller, Shepard, Shore, Slater, Smith, Tanner, Taylor, Thatcher, Thorn, Tilly, Turner, Underwood, Vaughan, Walter, Webb, Wilde, Wood, Wren, Wyatt, Wynne

Surnames, Townships in G’eth - First Name of (Location)

Abelforth, Argent Keep, Barrow Springs, Barrowmere, Bedford, Brunhelm, Bumble, Casterfalls, Dunbridge, Falmore Forest, Folk’s Bounty, Frostmaid, Fulstad, Heller’s Crossing, Hertfordshire, Humberdale, Inkwater, Little Avery, Marrowton, Mistfall, Mistmire, Morcow, Necropolis-on-Sea, Otherway, Parsendale, Piddlehinton, Port Fairwind, Redcastle, Ransom, Rutherglen, Saint Crois, Tanner’s Folly, Tavern’s Point, Wilmington

Surnames, Geographical Locations in G’eth - First Name of the (Location)

Cove of Calamity, Deep Woods of Falmore, Eastern Isles, Eastern Mountains, Foothills, Frozen Peak, Lakes, Maegor Cobblestones, Northern Mountains, Southern Isle, Tangle, West Coast, Wild Wild Woods, Woods of Angarad

Surnames, Nickname - First Name the (Something) 

Bald, Bastard, Bear, Bearded, Big, Bird, Bold, Brave, Broken, Butcher, Bruiser, Careless, Caring, Charitable, Clever, Clumsy, Cold, Confessor, Coward, Crow, Cyclops, Devious, Devoted, Dog, Dragonheart, Dreamer, Elder, Faithful, Fearless, Fey, Fool, Friend, Generous, Giant, Goldheart, Goldfang, Gouty, Gracious, Great, Hag, Handsome, Hawk, Honest, Huge, Humble, Hungry, Hunter, Innocent, Ironfist, Ironside, Keeper, Kind, Lesser, Liar, Lionheart, Little, Loyal, Magical, Mercenary, Merchant, Messenger, Old, Orphan, Pale, Polite, Poet, Poor, Prodigy, Prophet, Proud, Reliable, Romantic, Rude, Selfish, Sellsword, Scab, Scholar, Shield, Shy, Singer, Sirrah, Slayer, Slug, Small, Stoneheart, Swift, Tadde, Talented, Tart, Tenacious, Timid, Tiny, Tough, Traveller, Trusted, Truthful, Viper, Wizard, Wolf, Wyrm