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genius-species · 2 years ago

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What I Read in 2022

I read 88 books in 2022. Mostly romance (37) followed by adult science fiction and fantasy (13).

I also read a vast amount of fan-fiction, but I don’t track fic on my reading list (which I’ve kept as a .txt file on various computers since 2006).

Best Romance:

Husband Material by Alexis Hall - a lot of folks hated the ending of this one. No spoilers, but I adored it. The ending was perfectly in character for Luc and Oliver. I’m really looking forward to Hall’s upcoming 10 Things That Never Happened (which features Jonathan, an mildly unpleasant minor character in Husband Material) which comes out in October 2023.

Evie Dunmore’s historical romances were a new find for me this year, and I liked them a lot. Grumpy men! Spunky women! Hot sex! What’s not to like? The fourth book (about Catriona! My favorite, as she too is deeply introverted and has uncontrollable hair!) has no publication date on Dunmore’s website, but Amazon says it publishes in September.

KD Casey’s baseball romances were also very fun. I’ve long been a fan of Taylor Fitzpatrick’s extended hockey romance universe; I enjoyed athlete romances for a difference sport.

Most Likely to Effect Actual Change in My Life:

400 Friends and No One to Call by Val Walker - everyone who is lonely should read this book. It’s the first self-help book I’ve read that provides concrete advice for expanding your circle of support/socialization.

Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia by Michael Crawley - an anthropologist and 2:20 marathoner goes to Ethopia to study running. Hoping to put lessons from this book into practice in my own running in the coming year.

Honorable mention to Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution by Peter Calms. I’m still thinking about “humanure” and admiring the depth of his commitment.

Recommended:

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - The world-building is superb. Yadriel’s family doesn’t accept him as a brujo because he’s trans. When Yadriel accidentally brings Julian Diaz back from the dead, everybody is going to Learn Something (especially Yadriel’s family). Also (I feel like this is not a spoiler since the book is published by the Swoon Reads imprint) Yadriel and Julian’s romance is delightful.

See No Stranger by Valerie Kaur - Kaur is a Sikh American and an activist and filmmaker. I wish I could have 1/10th the compassion and grace under pressure that she does.

T. Kingfisher - Ursula Vernon is going on my short-ish list of authors who I will read based on name alone, i.e. the “I’d-read-their-grocery-list-writers.” She consistently delights. I adore the Paladins.

Goals for 2023

A more balanced book-diet. I’d like to read more broadly across genres (I read very historical nonfiction this year) and across time (the majority of what I read was published in the 21st century).

I’d also like to improve my (very rudimentary) Spanish language skills by reading picture books en español.

What did you read this year?

Romance:

Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

A Delicate Deception by Cat Sebastian

If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy

Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan

The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney Milan

After the Wedding by Courtney Milan

The Turner Series (An Enhanced Box Set) by Courtney Milan

The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan

The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

A Novella Collection by Courtney Milan

Lady Notorious by Theresa Romain

The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George

One Dance With a Duke by Tessa Dare

A Sedition Affair by KJ Charles

Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles

Gilded Cage by KJ Charles

The Sugared Game by KJ Charles

Subtle Blood by KJ Charles

Slippery Creatures KJ Charles

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

Fire Season by KD Casey

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Unwritten Rules by KD Casey

Selfie by Amy Lane

Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian

The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian

Tommy Cabot Was Here by Cat Sebastian

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

Mr. Malcom's List by Suzanne Allain

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev

Nonfiction - Self-Help:

Indistractable by Nir Eyal

The Home Edit by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

It's Not You: 27 Wrong Reasons You're Single by Sara Eckel

400 Friends and No One to Call by Val Walker

Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independent Through Simple Living by Elizabeth Willard Thames

Nonfiction - YA

The Radium Girls: Young Readers Edition by Kate Moore

Awesome Ospreys: Fishing Birds of the World by Donna Love and Joyce Mihran Turley

The Puffin Plan: Restoring Seabirds to Egg Rock and Beyond by Stephen W. Kress and Derrick Z. Jackson

Nonfiction - Memoir/Personal Experience/Art

From Field and Forest by Anna Koska

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West

Mergers and Acquisitions by Cate Doty

Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia by Michael Crawley

I Never Thought of It That Way by Monica Guzman

As Simple as That: Collected Essays by Edie Clark

The Maine House by Maura McEvoy, Basha Burwell, and Kathleen Hackett

Best. State. Ever. A Florida Man Defends His Homeland by Dave Barry

See No Stranger by Valerie Kaur

Sci-Fi/Fantasy - YA

Dark Rise by C. S. Pascat

Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

The Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones

Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Adult

Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

Captive Prince by CS Pascat

Prince's Gambit by CS Pascat

Kings Rising by CS Pascat

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske

Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

The Angel of the Crows by Catherine Addison

Provenance by Ann Leckie

Nonfiction - Craft

Craft in the Real World by Michael Salesses

Nonfiction - History

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham

The Women Who Saved the English Countryside by Matthew Kelly

Nonfiction - Science/Environment

Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution by Peter Calms

What If? by Randall Munroe

Science Matters by Robert M. Hazen

Microadventures by Alistair Humphreys

Zero Waste by Shia Su

Expecting Better by Emily Oster

All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures by Roger Tory Peterson, edited by Bill Thompson III

Black and White Styles in Conflict by Thomas Kochman

Mystery

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

Classics/Poetry

The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

Hard Times by Charles Dickens

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justfandomwritings · 3 years ago

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Hi no one asked but here’s my personal fancast of a Princess Bride remake…

Dad: Fred Savage

Grandpa/Narrator: Mandy Patinkin

King and Queen: Cary Elwes and Robin Wright

Westley: Rege Jean Page

Buttercup: Sophie Turner

Inigo Montoya: Pedro Pascal

Humperdinck: Ben Barnes

Rugen: Chris Sarandon

Vizzini: Hear me out… Aubrey Plaza

Fezzik: Quinton Aaron

Clergyman: Christopher Guest

Yellin: Gwendoline Christie

Henchman (He is not albino, but I don’t think the character needs to be and I think he would be a great henchman for Rugen and make it even funnier): Michael Pena

“The Ancient Booer”: Julie Walters

Valerie: still Carol Kane

Miracle max: still Billy Crystal

#princess bride #the Princess bride

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anakinsbugs · 4 years ago

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Call the Midwife Trixie (BBC)

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Call the Midwife Trixie (BBC)

When it comes to “Call the Midwife’s” Trixie, there’s something unique in the way the British drama does it. It can make us feel so warm and fuzzy inside with its characters’ familiar maternal presence, but at the same time leave us gutted by the harsh realities of London’s East End in the 1960s. Who wouldn’t want to have a baby delivered by the bubbly blonde nurse Trixie Franklin (Helen George)? She heralds her still-in-pin-curls arrival—to both a birth and a new season—by chirping, “magic-carpet midwifery services at your disposal!” but by the end of the episode, not even Trixie’s happy engagement news to her curate boyfriend Tom Hereward (Jack Ashton) can scrub away the agony we’ve just witnessed over the past hour.

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Trixie from Call The Midwife

Trixie Franklin – Helen George

Trixie – Helen George

More on “Call the Midwife”

“Are we going to close after all?” Nurse Trixie asked but she was assured Nonnatus house would be safe. Sister Julienne divulged: “No. We are going to expand. Early next year I will be revealing further details”.

Characters from Call the Midwife

Helen was pregnant during the filming of series 7 of call the midwife. Her character nurse Trixie Franklin made an emotional exit from the show after Helen’s baby bump began to show and couldn’t be hidden. To create a plausible exit for her, nurse Trixie was seen seeking help after spiralling back into alcoholism.

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Helen George was born on June 19, 1984, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England as Helen Elizabeth George. She is an actress, known for the three musketeers (2011), call the midwife (2012) and the monster (2015). She was previously married to Oliver Boot.

Nurse Trixie has been the life and soul of Nonnatus house since the very first episode of call the midwife in 2012. Trixie loves nothing more than to gossip with her fellow nuns and nurses and enjoys poking her nose into other people’s business.

Helen George stars as nurse Trixie Franklin

Between biking around poplar, working late nights, and dealing with lots of crying babies (and mothers), the midwives of Nonnatus House don’t often get the chance to dazzle with their hair and makeup, but for the real-life actresses who play them, walking the red carpet is just another day in the life. In preparation for the show’s upcoming ninth season, here’s a look at what the characters call the midwife really look like.

The entire episode of call the midwife has me broken. Trixie deserves better honestly she’s just so selfless and it makes me so emotional.

All about Call the Midwife

Set in the 1950s and 60s in the East End of London, “Call the Midwife” is a period drama television series that centres around a group of midwives and nuns of Nonnatus house. They are trying to do the best they can for the community, given the medical issues and lack of facilities. Created by Heidi Thomas, the show first released in the UK on January 15, 2012, on BBC !.

Call the midwife sadly will not be back on TV screens in December 2020 as the filming of the new episodes was pushed back due to the pandemic. The BBC has confirmed the official date when Series 10 will return, however fans have been treated to a behind-the-scenes image of one iconic character.

Where is Trixie on “Call the Midwife” Season 7? We can understand the episode picking up tonight and there are many out there who are asking said question almost immediately. So, where is she? It’s a pretty simple question with a fairly simple answer: Trixie is off getting some time away from Nonnatus, presumably to recover from her recent struggles with alcohol abuse. She allowed her addiction to get the best of her and, as a result of that, put herself in a position where she could harm some other people with her habits.

“Call the Midwife” fans were in tears after Sunday night’s finale (23 February), which featured a devastating death and a powerful moment for Trixie Franklin. The season 9 finale was hailed for its sensitive handling of Ann Mitchell’s character Elsie Dyer battling against Oesophagus cancer while being cared for by her distraught niece, Jennifer Kirby’s nurse Valerie.

One of the things that we’ve come to learn with call the midwife over time is that effectively, nobody is spared from a medical emergency. That includes Shelagh and Dr Turner’s au pair Magda, who found herself at the centre of some controversy over an illness. For more “Call the Midwife” article-talk we think that you will enjoy a visit to the Totally Pregnant website here: Totalypregnant.com

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idasessions · 5 years ago

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Famous Muses & Groupies in Rock Music Pt. 43

MUSE: Valerie Kairys

Valerie was born on April 24th, 1945 in Germany before her family migrated back to the US in Albuquerque, NM when she was 5 and then to Los Angeles, CA by the time she was 7 years old. When Valerie was a senior at Hollywood High School, she was discovered Lana Turner style while working at the optometrist when casting director Michael McLean, walked up to ask her “Would you like to be in movies?” (Some girls have all the luck.) But rather than mentored to be the next big starlet, Valerie would spend the next decade as a fulltime extra and stand-in on Hollywood sets. Two of the first movies she worked on were Robert Aldrich’s Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) and Jerry Lewis’ Three on a Couch (1966). In December 1965, Val was hired by showrunner Bert Schneider to be Davy Jones’ stand-in for the original pilot of the sitcom “The Monkees.” She was then quickly signed for the rest of the series not only because she was the perfect height, but because she could travel anytime and got along with everyone on set.

Valerie appeared on screen in “The Monkees” more than any other extra, spotted in at least 15 episodes. She’s most noticeable as a background character in ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cool’ (1966), ‘Too Many Girls’ (1966), and the final episode ‘Mijacogeo’ (1968). In ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers’ (1966), ‘Monkees a la mode’ (1967) and ‘Some Like It Lukewarm’ (1968), she even had legitimate guest speaking roles. Val can also be seen in a crowd shot of the Monkees’ movie Head (1968) during the ‘jumper’ scene. Besides “The Monkees,” Valerie also appeared in the episodes ‘The Sandman Cometh’ (1966) and ‘The Catwoman Goeth’ (1966) of “Batman” as Julie Newmar’s ‘hench-kitten;’ and can be spotted in the movies Shadow of the Land (1968) and Myra Breckinridge (1970). Her last gig as an extra was with the cult film Vanishing Point in 1971.

As far as celeb buddies go, it sounds like Micky Dolenz might be the Monkee she hung out with the most based on the stories she’s shared over the years. During the middle of the second season, Valerie’s dad died and she’s said she spent the rest of the day after his funeral at Micky’s house. In general, she usually describes the four musicians/actors as like ‘her four big brothers,’ which is what her friendships with Davy and Peter Tork seem like when she talks about them. Cool fact: right after the first pilot was shot, Peter spent three nights at Valerie’s and her roommate’s apartment because he was still living couch-to-couch Inside Llewyn Davis style at that point.

With Mike Nesmith, Val usually gushes about how much of a ‘true gentleman’ he is and secretly a ‘sensitive soul,’ and how she idolized him when they were young. (Seriously, she almost teared up talking about him on the Zilch podcast). I mean, I get it, but this is also hilarious considering how often Ann Moses throws Mike under the bus and accuses him of the complete opposite, lmao. In 1970, Valerie began a relationship with successful record producer Nik Venet, whom she would be married to until his death in 1998. The couple had one son together, also called Nik, and they raised him in Topanga Canyon, CA. Fun fact: Nik Sr. produced the Stone Poneys’ 1967 cover of Mike’s song ‘Different Drum,’ which became the first hit song for lead singer Linda Ronstadt. It was Nik’s idea to make the tune more upbeat rather than slow like Mike’s arrangement, much to both Mike’s and Linda’s surprise.

These days Valerie sometimes makes cameos in indie films and occasionally appears at Monkees fan conventions, podcasts and Q&As. Apparently during a Q&A in the early 2000s, songwriter Bobby Hart told her that the Monkees’ hit ‘Valleri’ was written for her. But Val also later found out that Bobby’s high school sweetheart had the same name, so she thinks he might have just been being nice in the moment.

(Also, in regards to Valerie and Ann being the two girls who spent the most time on the Monkees’ TV set; I find it funny/weird that A) they never acknowledge each other’s existence in interviews, B) both strongly deny being aware of the band’s off camera drama back then, lol.)

#valerie kairys #valerie kairys venet #nik venet #micky dolenz #mike nesmith #peter tork #michael nesmith #happy anniversay pleasant valley sunday!#and oblig fanfic plug #@girlknownsomewhere on ao3 #muses #musesandgroupiesseries

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djbcadventures · 5 years ago

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19th Annual Bryan Awards - Acting Nominees

Writing and Directing, plus Technical Prizes can be found on @thebryanandsilvergarbage Page.

Lead Actress in a Drama Series: GAME OF THRONES (HBO) - Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix) - Robin Wright as President Claire Underwood KILLING EVE (BBC America) - Jodie Comer as Villanelle KILLING EVE (BBC America) - Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri OZARK (Netflix) - Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde THIS IS US (NBC) - Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson

Lead Actor in a Drama Series: BETTER CALL SAUL - Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill (AMC) GAME OF THRONES - Kit Harington as Jon Snow (HBO) OZARK - Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde (Netflix) POSE - Billy Porter as Pray Tell (F/X) THIS IS US - Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson (NBC) THIS IS US - Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson (NBC) Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: THE AFFAIR - Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway (Showtime) BETTER CALL SAUL - Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler (AMC) GAME OF THRONES - Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth (HBO) GAME OF THRONES - Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister (HBO) THIS IS US - Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson (NBC) THIS IS US - Chrissy Metz as Kate Pearson (NBC) Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: BETTER CALL SAUL - Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut (AMC) GAME OF THRONES - Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jamie Lannister (HBO) GAME OF THRONES - Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (HBO) HOMECOMING - Bobby Cannavale as Colin Belfast (Amazon Prime) HOUSE OF CARDS - Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper (Netflix) SUCCESSION - Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy (HBO) THIS IS US - Justin Hartley as Kevin Pearson (NBC) THIS IS US - Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon (NBC) Younger Actress in a Drama Series or Limited Series: THE ACT - Joey King as Gypsy Rose Blanchard (Hulu) THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA - Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman (Netflix) GAME OF THRONES - Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark (HBO) GAME OF THRONES - Maisie Williams as Arya Stark (HBO) OZARK - Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore (Netflix) SHARP OBJECTS - Eliza Scanlan as Amma Crellin (HBO) Younger Actor in a Drama Series or Limited Series: THE CHI - Alex Hibbert as Kevin Williams (Showtime) THE CHI - Jacob Latimore as Emmett Washington (Showtime) GOTHAM - David Mazouz as Young Bruce Wayne (Fox) WHEN THEY SEE US - Asante Black as Young Kevin Richardson (Netflix) WHEN THEY SEE US - Caleel Harris as Young Anton McCray (Netflix) WHEN THEY SEE US - Jharrell Jerome as Korey Wise (Netflix)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series: AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE - Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon (F/X) AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE - Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon (F/X) GAME OF THRONES - Carice Van Houten as Melisandre (HBO) THE HANDMAID’S TALE - Cherry Jones as Holly (Hulu) HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER - Cicely Tyson as Ophelia Harkness (ABC) THIS IS US - Phylicia Rashad as Carol Clarke (NBC) Guest Actor in a Drama Series: AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE - Dylan McDermott as Ben Harmon (F/X) BETTER CALL SAUL - Michael McKean as Chuck McGill (AMC) THE HANDMAID’S TALE - Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence (Hulu) HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER - Glynn Turman as Nate Lahey Sr. (ABC) POSE - Christopher Meloni as Dick Ford (F/X) THIS IS US - Michael Angarano as Nick Pearson (NBC) THIS IS US - Ron Cephas Jones as William (NBC)

Performance by a Cast in a Drama Series: Better Call Saul (AMC) Game of Thrones (HBO) Ozark (Netflix) Pose (F/X) Succession (HBO) This is Us (NBC) Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: BLACK-ISH - Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow Johnson (ABC) THE GOOD PLACE - Kristen Bell as Veronica Van Der Hooven (NBC) THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL - Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam Maisel (Amazon) MOM - Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett (CBS) RUSSIAN DOLL - Natasha Lyonne as Nadia (Amazon) VEEP - Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer (HBO) Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: BARRY - Bill Hader as Barry (HBO) THE BIG BANG THEORY - Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper (CBS) BLACK-ISH - Anthony Anderson as Dre Johnson (ABC) BLACK MONDAY - Don Cheadle as Mo Monroe (Showtime) THE GOOD PLACE - Ted Danson as Michael (NBC) THE KOMINSKY METHOD - Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky (Netflix) Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: FLEABAG - Olivia Colman as Godmother (Amazon Prime) GLOW - Betty Gilpin as Debbie Eagan (Netflix) THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL - Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman (Amazon Prime) THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL - Alex Borstein as Susie (Amazon Prime) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Kate McKinnon as Various Characters (NBC) VEEP - Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer (HBO) Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: BARRY - Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches (HBO) BARRY - Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau (HBO) THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL - Tony Shalhoub as Abe Weissman (Amazon) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Kenan Thompson as Various Characters (NBC) UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT - Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon (Netflix) VEEP - Tony Hale as Gary Walsh (HBO) VEEP - Nathan Simons as Jonah Ryan (HBO) Younger Actress in a Comedy Series: ATYPICAL - Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway (Netflix) ATYPICAL - Bridgette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner (Netflix) BLACK-ISH - Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson (ABC) CASUAL - Tara Lynne Barr as Laura Meyers (Hulu) MODERN FAMILY - Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett (ABC) MODERN FAMILY - Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy (ABC) Younger Actor in a Comedy Series: ATYPICAL - Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner (Netflix) BLACK-ISH - Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson Jr. (ABC) MODERN FAMILY - Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado (ABC) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Pete Davidson as Various Characters (NBC) SHAMELESS - Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher (Showtime) YOUNG SHELDON - Iain Armitage as Sheldon Cooper (CBS) Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: THE BIG BANG THEORY - Christine Baranski as Beverly Hofstadter (CBS) THE KOMINSKY METHOD - Ann-Margret as Diane (Netflix) THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL - Jane Lynch as Sophie Lennon (Amazon Prime) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Rachel Brosnahan as Host/Various Characters (NBC) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Sandra Oh as Host/Various Characters (NBC) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Emma Thompson as Host/Various Characters (NBC)

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: BROOKLYN NINE-NINE - Lin-Manuel Miranda as David Santiago (NBC) THE KOMINSKY METHOD - Danny DeVito as Dr. Wexler (Netflix) THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL - Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce (Netflix) MOM - Bradley Whitford as Mitch (CBS) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Matt Damon as Host/Various Characters (NBC) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Robert DeNiro as Robert Mueller (NBC) SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Adam Sandler as Host/Various Characters (NBC)

Performance by a Cast in a Comedy Series: Barry (HBO) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) black-ish (ABC) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Veep (HBO)

Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Movie: DEADWOOD THE MOVIE - Paula Malcomson as Trixie (HBO) DIRTY JOHN - Connie Britton as Debra Newell (Bravo) ESCAPE FROM DANNEMORA - Patricia Arquette as Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell (Showtime) FOSSE/VERDON - Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon (F/X) MANIAC - Emma Stone as Annie Landsberg (Netflix) SHARP OBJECTS - Amy Adams as Camille Preaker (HBO) Lead Actor in a Limited Series/Movie: CHERNOBYL - Jared Harris as Valery Legasov (HBO) DEADWOOD THE MOVIE - Ian McShane as Al Swearengen (HBO) ESCAPE FROM DANNEMORA - Benicio Del Toro as Richard Matt (Showtime) FOSSE/VERDON - Sam Rockwell as Bob Fosse (F/X) TRUE DETECTIVE - Mahershala Ali as Wayne Hays (HBO) A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL - Hugh Grant as Jeremy Thorpe (BBC) Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Movie: THE ACT - Patricia Arquette as Dee Dee Blanchard (Hulu) CHERNOBYL - Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk (HBO) FOSSE/VERDON - Margaret Qualley as Ann Reinking (F/X) KING LEAR - Emma Thompson as Goneril (Amazon Prime) MANIAC - Sally Field as Dr. Greta Mantleray (Netflix) SHARP OBJECTS - Patricia Clarkson as Adora Crellin (HBO) TRUE DETECTIVE - Carmen Egojo as Amelia Reardon (HBO) WHEN THEY SEE US - Vera Farmiga as Elizabeth Lederer (Netflix) Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Movie: CATCH-22 - Kyle Chandler as Cathcart (Hulu) CATCH-22 - George Clooney as Scheisskopf (Hulu) ESCAPE FROM DANNEMORA - Paul Dano as David Sweat (Showtime) ESCAPE FROM DANNEMORA - Eric Lange as Lyle Mitchell (Showtime) FOSSE/VERDON - Norbert Leo Butz as Paddy Chayefsky (F/X) A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL - Ben Whishaw as Norman Scott (BBC)

Performance by a Cast in a Limited Series/Movie/Special: Deadwood the Movie (HBO) Escape from Dannemora (Showtime) Fosse/Verdon (F/X) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and The Jeffersons (ABC) Maniac (Netflix) Sharp Objects (HBO) When They See Us (Netflix) Lead Actress in Daytime: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Jacqueline McInnes-Wood as Steffy Forrester-Spencer (CBS) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Kassie DePaiva as Eve Donovan (NBC) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Marci Miller as Abigail Deveraux (NBC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Maura West as Ava Jerome (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Laura Wright as Carly Corinthos (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott (CBS) Lead Actor in Daytime: DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Tyler Christopher as Stefan DiMera (NBC) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera (NBC) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Drake Hogestyn as John Black (NBC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Jon Lindstrom as Dr. Kevin Collins & Ryan Chamberlain (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott (CBS) Supporting Actress in Daytime: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Annika Noelle as Hope Logan (CBS) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton (NBC) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Martha Madison as Belle Black (NBC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Tamara Braun as Dr. Kim Nero (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Vernee Watson as Stella Henry (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott (CBS) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Mishael Morgan as Hilary Curtis (CBS) Supporting Actor in Daytime: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - Wayne Brady as Dr. Reese Buckingham (CBS) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Eric Martsolf as Brady Black (NBC) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark (NBC) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Greg Vaughan as Eric Brady (NBC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Max Gail as Mike Corbin (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Bryton James as Devon Hamilton (CBS) Younger Actress in Daytime: DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Olivia Rose Keegan as Claire Brady (NBC) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Victoria Konefal as Ciara Brady (NBC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Hayley Erin as Kiki Jerome (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Chloe Lanier as Nelle Benson (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Eden McCoy as Josslyn Jacks (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Hunter King as Summer Newman (CBS) Younger Actor in Daytime: DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Lucas Adams as Tripp Dalton (NBC) DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Casey Moss as J.J. Deveraux (NBC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - William Lipton as Cameron Webber (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Garren Stitt as Oscar Nero-Quartermaine (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Zach Tinker as Fenmore Baldwin (CBS)

Guest Performer in Daytime: GENERAL HOSPITAL - Patricia Bethune as Nurse Mary Pat (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - James Read as Gregory Chase (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Chandra Wilson as Dr. Linda Massey and Sydney Val Jean (ABC) GENERAL HOSPITAL - Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri (ABC) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Thad Luckinbill as J.T. Hellstrom (CBS) THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - Shemar Moore as Malcolm Winters (CBS)

Performance By A Cast in a Daytime Soap: The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Days of Our Lives (NBC) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)

Lead Actress in a New Series: BLACK MONDAY - Regina Hall as Dawn Towner (Showtime) GENTLEMAN JACK - Suranne Jones as Anne Lister (HBO) HOMECOMING - Julia Roberts as Heidi Bergman (Amazon) RUSSIAN DOLL - Natasha Lyonne as Nadia (Netflix) SALLY4EVER - Julia Davis as Emma (HBO) SALLY4EVER - Catherine Wheeler as Sally (HBO) Lead Actor in a New Series: BLACK MONDAY - Don Cheadle as Mo Monroe (Showtime) KIDDING - Jim Carrey as Jeff Pickles (Showtime) THE KOMINSKY METHOD - Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky (Netflix) POSE - Billy Porter as Pray Tell (F/X) SUCCESSION - Brian Cox as Logan Roy (HBO) SUCCESSION - Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy (HBO) Supporting Actress in a New Series: GENTLEMAN JACK - Gemma Jones as Aunt Anne Lister (HBO) HOMECOMING - Sissy Spacek as Ellen Bergman (Amazon) KIDDING - Judy Greer as Jill (Showtime) KIDDING - Catherine Keener as Deirdre (Showtime) THE KOMINSKY METHOD - Susan Sullivan as Eileen (Netflix) POSE - Kate Mara as Patty Bowes (F/X) Supporting Actor in a New Series: BLACK MONDAY - Andrew Rannells as Blair Pfaff (Showtime) GENTLEMAN JACK - Timothy West as Jeremy Lister (HBO) HOMECOMING - Bobby Cannavale as Colin Belfast (Amazon) THE KOMINSKY METHOD - Alan Arkin as Norman Newlander (Netflix) A MILLION LITTLE THINGS - Romany Malco as Rome Howard (ABC) SUCCESSION - Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy (HBO) Guest Performer in a New Series: THE KOMINSKY METHOD - Danny DeVito as Dr. Wexler (Netflix) THE KOMINSKY METHOD - Ann-Margret as Diane (Netflix) POSE - Sandra Bernhard as Judy Kubrak (F/X) POSE - Clark Jackson as Mr. Richards (F/X) POSE - Christopher Meloni as Dick Ford (F/X) RUSSIAN DOLL - Chloe Sevigny as Lenora Vulkovov (Netflix) Performance By a Cast in a New Series: The Cast of Black Monday (Showtime) The Cast of Gentleman Jack (HBO) The Cast of Kidding (Showtime) The Cast of A Million Little Things (ABC) The Cast of Pose (F/X) The Cast of Succession (Showtime)

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thebryanandsilvergarbage · 5 years ago

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The 19th Annual Bryan Awards - Acting Nominees

Performance by a Cast in a Comedy Series: Barry (HBO) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) black-ish (ABC) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Veep (HBO)

Performance By A Cast in a Daytime Soap: The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Days of Our Lives (NBC) General Hospital (ABC) The Young and the Restless (CBS)

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General Hospital June 2018 Awards Results:

Best Actor: Roger Howarth (Franco Baldwin) (WINNER) 36.5% Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) 27% Billy Miller (Drew Cain) (WINNER) 36.5% Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) 0%

Best Actress: Michelle Stafford (Nina Reeves) (WINNER) 58% Kristen Storms (Maxie Jones) 25% Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) 8.5% Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos) 8.5%

Favourite Male Character: Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) (WINNER) 54.5% Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) 27.3% Nathan West (Ryan Pavey) 18.2% Drew Cain (Billy Miller) 0%

Favourite Female Character: Maxie Jones (Kristen Storms) (WINNER) 54.5% Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) 45.5% Kiki Jerome (Hayley Erin) 0% Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) 0%

Breakout Character: Nelle Benson (Chloe Lainer) 30% Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) 30% Nurse Deanna (Dionni Michelle Collins) 0% Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) (WINNER) 40%

Worst Exit: Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) 0% Laura Spencer (Genie Francis) (WINNER) 36.5% Dillon Quartermaine (Robert Palmer Watkins) 27% Hayden Barnes (Rebecca Budig) (WINNER) 36.5%

Disappointing Character: Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) (WINNER) 25% Kim Nero (Tamara Braun) (WINNER) 25% Peter August/Henrik Faison (Wes Ramsey) 8.3% Nelle Benson (Chloe Lainer) 16.7% Drew Cain (Billy Miller) 8.3% Franco Baldwin (Roger Howarth) 16.7%

Favourite Couple: Julian Jerome and Alexis Davis (William DeVry & Nancy Lee Grahn) 25% Jason Morgan and Sam McCall (Steve Burton & Kelly Monaco) (WINNER) 50% Josslyn Jacks and Oscar Nero (Eden McCoy & Garren Stitt) 0% Drew Cain and Sam McCall (Billy Miller & Kelly Monaco) 25% Lulu Spencer and Dante Falconeri (Emme Rylan & Dominic Zamprogna) 0% Olivia Falconeri and Ned Quartermaine (Lisa LoCicero & Wally Kurth) 0%

Favourite Recurring Female Character: Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) 25% Diane Miller (Carolyn Hennesy) 0% Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) (WINNER) 50% Emma Scorpio-Drake (Brooklyn Rae Silzer) 16.6% Robin Scorpio (Kimberley McCullough) 8.4% Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) 0%

Favourite Recurring Male Character: Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) (WINNER) 41.6% Ned Quartermaine (Wally Kurth) 0% Damian Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) 16.6% Brad Cooper (Parry Shen) 25% Mike Corbin (Max Gail) 8.4% Lucas Jones (Ryan Carnes) 8.4%

Most Missed Ship: Sam McCall and Patrick Drake (Kelly Monaco & Jason Thompson) 15.4% Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber (Jonathan Jackson & Rebecca Herbst) 15.4% Drew Cain and Elizabeth Webber (Billy Miller & Rebecca Herbst) 0% Michael Corinthos and Kiki Jerome (Chad Duell & Hayley Erin) 0% Hayden Barnes and Hamilton Finn (Rebecca Budig & Michael Easton) (WINNER) 61.5% Ric Lansing and Alexis Davis (Rick Hearst & Nancy Lee Grahn) 7.7%

Character That Needs to Return: Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) 25% Jasper ‘Jax’ Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) 0% Hayden Barnes (Rebecca Budig) (WINNER) 33% Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson) 17% Laura Spencer (Genie Francis) 25% Steve Webber (Scott Reeves) 0%

Favourite Crackship: Johnny Zacchara and Maxie Jones (Brandon Barash & Kristen Storms) 30.7% AJ Quartermaine and Britt Westbourne (Sean Kanan & Kelly Thiebaud) 0% Scott Baldwin and Ava Jerome (Kin Shriner & Maura West) 7.7% Curtis Ashford and Nina Reeves (Donnell Turner & Michelle Stafford) (WINNER) 38.5% Griffin Munro and Elizabeth Webber (Matt Cohen & Rebecca Herbst) 23.1%

Character We Need to See More Of: Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) 23.1% Molly Lansing (Haley Pullos) 23.1% TJ Ashford (Tequan Richmond) 7.7% Lucas Jones (Ryan Carnes) (WINNER) 38.4% Brad Cooper (Parry Shen) 7.7%

Least Favourite Couple: Carly Corinthos and Sonny Corinthos (Laura Wright & Maurice Benard) 8.3% Franco Baldwin and Elizabeth Webber (Roger Howarth & Rebecca Herbst) (WINNER) 50% Michael Corinthos and Nelle Benson (Chad Duell & Chloe Lainer) 16.7% Hamilton Finn and Anna Devane (Michael Easton & Fionla Hughes) 25% Curtis Ashford and Jordan Ashford (Donnell Turner & Vinessa Antoine) 0%

Favourite Return: Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) 33.3% Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) (WINNER) 66.7%

Favourite Storyline: Kiki’s sexual harassment (WINNER) 50% The Tale of Two Jasons 33.3% Mike Alzheimer’s 16.7%

Best Exit: Robin Scorpio and Patrick Drake (Kimberley McCullough & Jason Thompson) (WINNER) 41.7% Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) 25% Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) 33.3%

Best Episode: Nathan’s Death (WINNER) 50% The Nurses’ Ball 25% The Earthquake 0% Patient Six reveals himself at the Metro Court 25%

Storyline/Pairing That Needs to Happen in The Future: Scott and Ava 7.7% Hayden returning with the HayFinn baby (WINNER) 46.2% Drew getting his memory back and bonding with Jason 38.4% Sam’s paternity retconned. 7.7%

Worst Storyline: Faison’s son, Henrik and the reveal 21.4% Retcon of Anna’s History 28.6% Franco’s Redemption (WINNER) 35.7% Nelle’s obsession with Michael and gaslighting Carly 14.3%

These two categories only received one nomination. I considered omitting them, but thought I’d share to see if you agree of not.

Funniest Moment: Franco finds out about there being two Jasons

Most Underrated Character: Brad Cooper

Wishes for the Future:

This is what you fans want to see happen this year or next year. This is not a popularity category, like do not reflect the general GH audience on Tumblr, but more the individual fans. And one of them we have already gotten.

- Jax makes a full time return.

- Kiki to not get pregnant with Griffin’s baby.

- Britt to return and meet her nephew James West.

- Kristina, Dillon, Valerie, Ric and Brook Lynn Ashton to return

- Franco and Nelle to die.

- Cameron finally being SORAS.

- Griffin and Elizabeth or Drew and Elizabeth to happen.

- Kim and Drew, with his memories intact.

- Other pairings that are missed include: Nikolas and Emily, Ric and Alexis, Jax and Carly, Nikolas and Britt, Dillon and Georgie, Alan and Monica, AJ and Elizabeth and Curtis and Valerie.

Do you agree with the winners this year? What do you disagree with? Please share your thoughts if you want to.

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Questions for Writers

I was tagged by @corpocyborg! Thank you, bb!! ♡

Last book I read: I still haven't finished There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job Kikuko Tsumura I started back in January, lmao. Not for any reason other than I just haven't been in the right headspace to sit down and read for the past few months--What I have read of it is great, so hopefully, I can make the time to pick it up again.

Greatest literary inspirations: I like the female protags in Karin Slaughter novels, and I love Tanya Huff's Torin Kerr from her Confederation series--I'm sure they've inspired me on some level. Oh, and Phedre from Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel books, too, although it's been ages since I read those. But I think most of my inspiration actually comes from other forms of media. I love the action babes of the late 90s/early 00s: Lara Croft is the number one inspo here, and pretty much all of Michael Turner's comic girls but especially Sara from Witchblade. And I think Better Call Saul is easily one of the best-written shows ever made--That's one I always go back to when I feel like I need to refill the inspo well.

Things in my current fandoms I want to read but I don't want to write: I have a confession: I usually only read a ton of fic when I first get into a fandom and I can't get enough and I just want to soak it all up, but after a certain point, I just don't have a lot of headspace for other people's stories. 😬 I feel bad about it sometimes, and it's not like I never read anything after that point, but 90% of the time, what I wanna write is what I wanna read. It's kind of a closed loop, I guess.

Things in my current fandoms I want to write but I think nobody would be interested in them but me: Well, I'm not at all deterred by being the only person interested in something I write, haha. One of my favorite one-shots I've ever written is between my Cousland and Hawke meeting briefly at Ostagar, and it's probably my least popular fic on AO3 by a big margin. But I do like deep-diving into my own OCs, and it generally is harder to get an audience for fic that doesn't have canon characters. Ain't gonna stop me, though!

You can recognize my writing by: Lots of pining and banter; obvious thesaurus abuse

My most controversial take (current fandom): Yeah, no, not gonna be sharing my actual most controversial takes, lmao.

But I do also love the Devil ending! I don't think there's one objectively "best" ending--What's good for one V isn't necessarily good for another--But for my Valerie, it suited her story the best. I love the poetry of her going back to Arasaka after getting fired by them, I love storming Arasaka Tower with Goro, I love the conflict with Johnny, I love making Goro confront how fucked up the Arasakas are, I love the possibilities of Mikoshi--The only way it would have been better for me is if this nixed idea had actually been put into action.

And I wish we could roleplay a V that is actually more "pro"-corpo in the game, especially if we had the corpo lifepath. Sticking it to the man is sexy and all, but I just love delving into characters that align themselves with shitty institutions and exploring different motivations (I personally like cynical pragmatism/self-preservation and delusional idealism) that lead a person there.

Top three favorite tropes: 1) Rivals to friends to lovers 2) Mutual pining 3) Forced proximity

What’s your current writing mood (10 – super motivated and churning out words like crazy, 0 – in a complete rut): Like, 0.5, lmao. I've been rereading and organizing my WIPS, so there's some effort being put in there, but I'm very much in one of my "ummmm, how do I even write fiction?" phases.

Share a random frustration: I have ZERO discipline when it comes to writing. I need to be in a fully feral, totally isolated from distractions place or I just can't get shit done. When I'm in the zone, I'm in the fuckin' zone, but I get like 3 months of that every 5 years, lmao.

Tagging (with no pressure, as always) @ur-friendly-nbhd-cardassian, @dread-red-queen, @vorchagirl, and @aceghosts <333

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New This Week: Josh Turner, Bush, Charli XCX, and More

Searching for something to listen to this weekend? Yahoo Music has you covered with a rundown of some of this week’s biggest/buzzing releases, including Josh Turner, Bush, Charli XCX, and more. Check back every Friday for a fresh list of albums to help fuel your weekend playlists.

Josh Turner: Deep South (MCA Nashville). The multiplatinum-selling country star with the deep, deep voice hasn’t released an album in five years — a lag his fans have felt keenly. Here he returns finally with his sixth album, which shows off a seasoned maturity and confidence in both his professional and personal lives.

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Peter Murphy: Bare Boned and Sacred (Metropolis). Murphy is, of course, most famed for being the godfather of Goth in his historic role as Bauhaus frontman. His solo career offered up a considerable handful of hits, though, as well – many of which are included in this new live collection. Murphy also pays tribute to the late David Bowie with a cover of his 1971 “Bewlay Brothers.”

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Bush: Black and White Rainbows (Zuma Rock). It’s impossible to listen to the latest release by Bush without wondering if it was influenced by the obvious – namely frontman Gavin Rossdale’s rather ugly divorce from fellow star Gwen Stefani. The answer is yes, but Rossdale handles the subject in a surprisingly non-cliché way, injecting a modicum of hope into strong melodies that stand up to his band’s classic work.

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Charli XCX: Number 1 Angel (Asylum): This is Charli XCX’s first mixtape since 2012’s Super Ultra. It’s not exactly a party album, as it’s weighted down with a fair amount of gloomier sentiment, but fans will appreciate the musical power and fine production regardless of mood.

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Chickenfoot: Best + Live (Chickenfoot LLC/eOne Music). Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith are here to please fans with the ultimate set: A best-of, plus a live 2009 concert recording, and – cherry on the sundae – a brand-new song called “Divine Termination.” Rock!

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Hurray for the Riff Raff: The Navigator (ATO). The New Orleans band, led by Alynda Segarra, traverses a narrative journey in which Segarra explores her Puerto Rican heritage through the eyes of a fictional character. The set touches on many subjects poignant in this day and age, of which immigration is certainly not the least.

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Fairport Convention: 50:50@50 (Matty Grooves). Fairport Convention, the UK’s most influential folk-rock band, decided to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a collection of half-live, half-studio recordings – a mix between old favorites and brand-new tunes. Classic rock icon Robert Plant provides guest vocals on one of the tracks.

Laura Marling: Semper Femina (More Alarming). British folk singer-songwriter Marling is on her sixth release, and this one is a smart and sharp lens on the female experience. If thinking isn’t your thing, best to avoid this intelligent and witty album.

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Sunny Sweeney: Trophy (Aunt Daddy/Thirty Tigers). Texas singer-songwriter Sweeney brings spice, twang, and surprising twists and turns of emotion on her fourth release. Lori McKenna assisted with writing four of the songs on this heartfelt and complex release.

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Valerie June: The Order of Time (Concord). On her sophomore release, June paints detailed stories of real life, all rolled into her unique brew of folky/bluesy vibes. Norah Jones provides piano accompaniment on several of the tracks.

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The Shins: Heartworms (Aural Apothecary/Columbia). The Shins take matters into hand with their fifth album – literally, as frontman James Mercer helms up both songwriting and production. The result is a richly lyrical brew that hankers back to some of the band’s earlier material while still taking a step forward.

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Beauty and the Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Walt Disney): The much-talked-about live action version of Disney’s 1991 animated classic –s tarring Emma Watson — hits theaters on March 17. The score contains three new recordings of the original movie’s songs, as well as three original compositions written just for this version.

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Roger Moore, Debonair 007 in Seven James Bond Movies, Dies at 89

Roger Moore, the suave British actor who put romance before ruthlessness in his portrayal of James Bond in seven of the famous franchises films, has died. He was 89.

Roger Moore

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He died Tuesday in Switzerland “after a short but brave battle with cancer,” Moores three children said in a letter shared on their fathers Twitter account. “We know our own love and admiration will be magnified many times over, across the world, by people who knew him for his films, his television shows and his passionate work for Unicef, which he considered to be his greatest achievement,” they wrote.

For 12 years, from “Live and Let Die” (1973) through “A View to a Kill” (1985), Moore owned the role of Agent 007, the martini-drinking, lady-loving British spy introduced in the novels of Ian Fleming. His take on the character was compared, inevitably, to that of Sean Connery, the original movie Bond.

“Gone were the macho toughness and ruthlessness of Connerys Bond,” wrote Michael Di Leo in “The Spy Who Thrilled Us: A Guide to the Best of Cinematic James Bond” (2002). “In their place, Moore played up Bonds suave and humorous side, and his films reflected this new tone.”

Moores take on the beloved film character generated mixed reactions, as reflected in surveys and polls done in 2012 to mark the 50th anniversary of Bond films. 313744903

Flowers are placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star of actor Roger Moore on May 23.

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Third Place

A poll of Americans by CBSs “60 Minutes” and Vanity Fair magazine ranked Moore as third-best of the six movie Bonds, behind Connery and Pierce Brosnan. He came in third, after Connery and Daniel Craig, in a survey by the U.K.s Guardian newspaper. He ranked fourth, ahead of short-timers Timothy Dalton and George Lazenby, in a 2012 survey by NPR.

For his part, Moore said Craig, who took over the part in 2006, became his favorite Bond with “Skyfall” (2012).

In his 2008 memoir, “My Word Is My Bond,” Moore took issue with the rap that he — or anyone else, for that matter — could portray Bond too lightly.

He wrote of Bond: “How can he be a spy, yet walk into any bar in the world and have the bartender recognize him and serve him his favorite drink? Come on, its all a big joke.”

Roger George Moore was born on Oct. 14, 1927, in southwest London, the only child of George Moore, a police constable and amateur actor, and the former Lily Pope. With his grammar-school classmates, he was evacuated to southern England from 1939 to 1941 to escape the German bombing of London.

Army Service

At 18, following a year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he was called to military service and served with the British Army in postwar Germany.

Back in London at 21, he acted in plays on stage and television, then moved to New York, where he found roles in two episodes of the television drama series “Robert Montgomery Presents.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. gave him a film contract, and he debuted on the big screen in “The Last Time I Saw Paris” (1954), with Elizabeth Taylor.

He got to kiss Lana Turner, in “Diane” (1956), before MGM cut him loose. He starred in the British TV series “Ivanhoe” in 1958-1959, then was signed by Warner Bros. Studios for films such as “The Miracle” (1959) and “ The Sins of Rachel Cade” (1961). He joined the cast of “Maverick,” the ABC Western, in 1960 as its star, James Garner, was leaving.

Moore opening the door of his Volvo for Isabelle McMillan in a scene from the television series The Saint.

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In “The Saint,” which aired in the U.K. on ITV, Moore found his biggest pre-Bond role, as Simon Templar, a roguish criminal with Robin Hood values. The show was picked up by NBC for an American audience.

Bond Role

Moore was working on another ITV series, “The Persuaders!” — with Tony Curtis — when James Bond came calling.

He was friends with Albert “Cubby” Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, producers of the Bond movies, from Londons gambling clubs. After Connery finished his six-picture run with “Diamonds Are Forever” (1971), Broccoli and Saltzman offered Moore the role.

In reviewing Moores debut, “Live and Let Die,” New York Times critic Vincent Canby found him “more than acceptable in the role that made Sean Connery rich and unhappy with type-casting.” On the other hand, Richard Schickel of Time magazine said Moore and his co-stars “suffer a sort of weightlessness, a lack of humanness, which is what Sean Connery as 007 lent previous Bond adventures.”

Toughen Up

In Moores second Bond feature, “The Man with the Golden Gun” (1974), director Guy Hamilton “wanted to toughen up my Bond a little,” Moore wrote, partly by having him threaten to break the arm of the villains girlfriend, played by Maud Adams.

“That sort of characterization didnt sit easily with me,” Moore wrote. “I suggested my Bond would have charmed the information out of her by bedding her first. My Bond was a lover and a giggler. However, Guy was keen to make my Bond a little more ruthless, as Flemings original had been.”

Moore and Richard Kiel on the set of "The Spy Who Loved Me".

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“The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977), which introduced the henchman known as Jaws, played by 7-foot, 2-inch Richard Kiel, is often cited as the best of Moores seven Bond films.

It was followed by “Moonraker” (1979), again with Kiel as Jaws; “For Your Eyes Only” (1981); a reunion with Adams in “Octopussy” (1983); and, finally, “A View to a Kill,” released when Moore was 57. The Bond franchise was then passed to Dalton.

Moore insisted he was a grateful star throughout his Bond tenure, having “never forgotten my roots and how lucky I have been.” Broccoli gave a conflicting account in an autobiography he finished just before his death in 1996.

Sizable Ego

In the book, co-written by Donald Zec, Broccoli said Moore grew a sizable ego and by the end was springing “bizarre, neurotic little tricks,” such as demanding private planes and declining to appear at promotional events.

Moore spoofed his Bond connection in the all-star comedy “The Cannonball Run” (1981). His character, Seymour Goldfarb Jr., tells a menacing biker, “I must warn you, Im Roger Moore!” Unimpressed, the biker slugs him in the mouth.

Long active with the United Nations Childrens Fund, Moore was knighted in 2003 by Queen Elizabeth II.

Moores first three marriages, to ice skater Doorn van Steyn, singer Dorothy Squires and Italian actress Luisa Mattioli, ended in divorce. With Mattioli, he had three children: Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian. In 2002, he married Christina Tholstrup.

Moore and his wife Cristina Tholstrup in 2015.

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