#jacqueline boucher

[genevieveetguy]

Let's Make a Dream (Faisons un rêve…), Sacha Guitry (1936)

[psalm22-6]

Comoedia, 5 February 1934 (note the picture of Harry Baur by the masthead!) So I learned that the 1934 Les Mis film premiered two nights before a far-right anti-government riot! And you can feel that there was a crisis about to happen in this account of the movie's premiere:

A rough start to the night: there’s the taxi driver’s strike and there’s the parliamentary crisis. The latest information passed from mouth to mouth and most journalists arrived late, bearing the most recent news. “So Emile Fabre is jumping ship?” [Fabre was the director of the Comédie-Française and was apparently being pressured to leave.] “It’s a scandal!” “It’s disgraceful!” “What folly!” “And who is replacing him?” “George Thomé.” [Thomé was a musician as well as the former director the Sûreté.] “Seriously?! They’re going to be cuffing the Comedie-Francaise.” Emile Fabre makes his entrance, followed by his charming daughter. He is just as soon surrounded and interrogated. “I don’t understand! I don’t understand!” “No one understands.” “There is too much to understand.” Our editor-in-chief, who has not always been fond of Emile Fabre, is spotted by his side; he shakes his hand cordially and I note that Pierre Lazareff [editor-in-chief of Paris-Soir] notes this effusive sympathy. A political star enters!...M. [François] Piétri [briefly the Minister of Finance]…thoughtfully and hurriedly, he passes by on swift feet which recently exercised a wise retreat that was, if I dare say, a step ahead of wisdom. He joins Mme. Piétri….It’s impossible to get him to open up!... Caught up in the commotion of the crowd, I hear this brief dialog between a political columnist and a deputy: “And how are your ‘misérables’ doing?” “They are waiting for their Monseigneur Myriel!” The huge Marignan theater is too cramped for this crowd of guests. Luckily Jean-José Frappa and his second in command, Mme. Audibert, thought of everything, took care of everything… And everyone is able to get to the coat check and find his place easily. Because the taxi strike and political events delayed hundreds of people, who then arrived all at once and with haste, this was not an easy task. Who was there? Tout-Paris...I randomly noted with my pencil: Messueirs Paul Abram, Achard, De Adler, Berneuil, Archimbaud, André Aron, Arnaud, Louis Aubert, Aubin, Kujay, Kertée, Azaïs, Bacré, Barthe, Baschet, Baudelocque, Harry-Baur, Bavelier, Robert de Beauplan, Antonin Bédier, Pierre Benoit, Mme Spinelly, Charles Delac and Marcel Vandal, Léon Benoit-Deutsch, André Lang, René Lehmann, Bellanger, Mag Bernard, Tristan Bernard, Jean-Jacques Bernard, Louis Bernard, Dr. Etiënne Bernard (all the Bernards!)...Bernheim, Bernier, Guilaume Besnard, Bétove, Bizet, Blumsteien, Mme Rocher, Boesflug, Pierre de la Boissière, Bollaert, Bouan, Boucher, Robert Bos, Pierre Bost, Paul Brach, Henry Roussell, Charles Burguet, Pierre Brisson, Simone Cerdan, Henry Clerc, Albert Clemenceau, Pière Colombier, Germaine Dulac,Henri Diamant-Berger, Julien Duvivier,Jean Epstein, Fernand Gregh, Mary Glory, René Heribel, Tania Fédor, Alice Field, Jacqueline Francell, Mary Marquet, Florelle, Marguerite Moreno, Françoise Rosay, Becq de Fouquière, Jean Servais, Vidalin, Maria Vaisamaki, Orane Demazis, Rachel Deviry, Rosine Deréan, Jacques Deval, Christiane Delyne, Renée Devillers, Jean Chataigner, Germaine Dermoz, Léon Voltera, Robert Trébor, our director, Jean Laffray, Lucie Derain, Paul Gordeaux, Jean Narguet, Parlay, Suzet Maïs, Antoine Rasimi, Renée de Saint-Cyr, Jean Toulout, Mady Berry, Yolande Laffont, Jean Max, Parysis, Charles Gallo, Léo Poldès, Jean Fayard, Edmonde Guy, Mario Roustan, Paul Strauss, Cavillon, Emile Vuillermoz, Josselyne Gaël, Charles Vanel, S. E. Si Kaddour ben Gabhrit, the duke and duchess of Mortemart, Madame Henry Paté, Marcel Prévost, Louise Weiss, Alfred Savoir, Henri Duvernois, Paul Gémon, magistrate Maurice Garçon, magistrate Campinchi, Sylvette Fillâcier, Jean Heuzé, Pierre, Heuzé, Mona Goya, Simon-Cerf, W.E. Hœndeler, Georges Midlarsky, Michel, Nadine Picard….and others I must be forgetting…pardon me!....Silence!....

In the glow of the half-light from the screen….there are applause! Not since les Croix de bois has a movie been so highly anticipated and now it is time for the verdict….Raymond Bernard can be sure that the audience is rooting for him. Our eyes are full with light and pretty colors. This Paris night is practically magical…and departing from that magic, we are plunged into the great river of les Misérables, into the furious waters of this social storm. Luckily André Lang and Raymond Bernard have made the trip for us. What contrast!  From the spectacle of an elegant and distinguished gathering, we move to the misfortunes of Jean Valjean.

The audience picks up on everything that could be an allusion to the present times. But of all these allusions, one stands out. It’s the lament of two gossips, at the moment when the barricades are rising. “What sad times!” “We’ve barely made it through the cholera…and here is the Republic!” Thunderous applause and mad laughter. When, on the barricades, the Republic calls on us to act, the spectators think of other promised actions which haven’t happened and they forget to applaud. But the whole audience is prodigiously virtuous; whenever a good deed is shown on the screen, when some sentence about the heart graces the white canvas, it is punctuated by applause. After the first film, stop!... Time to eat! There’s a mad dash to the punchbowl. In the haste of this day of crisis and running late, many in the audience did not have time for dinner….the buffet, in the blink of an eye, is emptied and the dry drinks make vindictive and impassioned discussions flow. High and low, here and there, everyone was speaking of the Parliment's chances and the intermission bell sounds in an atmosphere charged with electricity. The two other parts of the film, cut by another intermission, each end with a double ovation for Harry Baur, both in the lobby and in the theater. The little Gaby Triquet is passed from person to person towards a chocolate eclair, which she leaves a trace of on the cheeks of Harry Baur. And then as usual everyone rushes to the coat check.  Then we go to the fifth floor of the Marignan building. There, in an unoccupied apartment, dinner waits for us. There are more than a thousand of us around little eight-person tables. Ten thousand meters of film, that will make you hungry! Three orchestras pour out waltzes, tangos, and other tunes, while the masters of the hotel fill up our cups. And that continued to six thirty in the morning, in an atmosphere of charming cordiality as each person attested to the pleasure of seeing French cinema accomplish such a feat. Bernard Natan and Raymond Bernard were too surrounded for me to speak to them. Besides, what could I say to them that they haven’t already heard ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times that evening, which was the apotheosis of cinema and of Les Misérables. -Jean-Pierre Liausu

[ulkaralakbarova]

After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Quentin: Gérard Depardieu Ruby: Jean Reno Commissioner Vernet: Richard Berry Prison psychiatrist: André Dussollier Vogel: Jean-Pierre Malo Katia / Sandra: Leonor Varela Lambert: Jean-Michel Noirey Mauricet: Laurent Gamelon Rocco: Aurélien Recoing Raffi: Vincent Moscato Martineau: Ticky Holgado Nosberg: Michel Aumont Jambier: Loïc Brabant Bourgoin: Arnaud Cassand Vavinet: Edgar Givry Teenager Becca: Adrien Saint-Joré Teenager Bryana Fletcher: Johan Libéreau Maximillian Lefevbre: Guy Delamarche Isabel Lefebvre: Rebecca Potok Chief Warden: Stéphane Boucher Fat jailbird: Ludovic Berthillot West Indian prisoner: Thierry René A cop: Pierre Rousselle A cop: Michaël Troude A cop: Norbert Haberlick A cop: Antoine Blanquefort Bank cashier: Eric Vanzetta Exchange office employee: Dominique Parent Exchange office employee: Luq Hamet Police Sergeant: Gérard Renault Prison hospital nurse: Pétronille Moss Prison hospital intern: Guillaume de Tonquédec Mental Home Radiologist: Jean Dell Mental Home Garden Nurse: Stéphane Jacquot Mental Home Garden Patient: Philippe Brigaud Bistrot Customer: Thierry Nenez Bistrot Owner: François Gamard Driver of the car with the broken roof: Julien Cafaro Thug: Valentin Merlet Thug: Romain Redler Girl on mobile: Armelle Deutsch Opel Driver: Alain Fourès Cop in Unmarked Van: Arnaud Le Bozec Police Inspector: Léon Clémence Prison Hospital Old Man: Michel Caccia Nurse at the secretariat: Luc Bernard Policeman in Unmarked Light Van: Fabrice Bousba Vogel’s man: Patrick Médioni Vogel’s man: Gilles Conseil Mental patient (uncredited): Eric Moreau (uncredited): Patrice Cols (uncredited): Pierre-Olivier Scotto Film Crew: Casting: Françoise Menidrey Sound: Jean Gargonne Original Music Composer: Marco Prince Editor: Georges Klotz Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gérard Lamps Director: Francis Veber Stunt Coordinator: Philippe Guégan Director of Photography: Luciano Tovoli Producer: Saïd Ben Saïd Executive Producer: Gérard Gaultier Script Supervisor: Isabelle Thévenet Costume Design: Jacqueline Bouchard Idea: Serge Frydman Sound: Bernard Bats Production Design: Dominique André Key Makeup Artist: Karina Gruais Key Makeup Artist: Turid Follvik First Assistant Director: Christopher Gachet Movie Reviews:

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Hello friends! It is once again time for quality control. I'm posting the list of potential competitors, and because I can't have read all of these books I'm asking you guys to look through the list and make sure there's no mistakes (ex: repeated ships, ships that don't follow the rules, spelling errors, ect.)

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard - All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

Nicky Hemmick/Erik Klose - All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

Jean Moreau/Jeremy Knox - The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic 

Catalina Alvarez/Laila Dermott - The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic 

Daniel Molloy/Armand - The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice

Silas Bell/Daphne Luckenbill - The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Jacqueline "Jack" Wolcott/Alexis Chopper - Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire

Simon Torquill/Patrick Lorden/Dianda Lorden - October Daye series by Seanan McGuire

Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Kelly Bennett/Robbie Fontaine - Green Creek series by T J Klune

Yadriel Vélez Flores/Julian Diaz - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 

Lark/Rosethorn - Circle of Magic by Tamora Pierce

Shallan Davar/Adolin Kholin - The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

Jude/Pixie - Stake Sauce Arc 1: The Secret Ingredient is Love (No, Really) by RoAnna Sylver 

Jude/Jasper/Felix - Stake Sauce Acr 2: Everybody's Missing (Somebody) by RoAnna Sylver

Cliopher Mdang/Fitzroy Angursell - Hands of the Emperor/At the Feet of the Sun by Victoria Goddard

Terec of Lund/Conju an Vilius - The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

Baru Cormorant/Tain Hu - The Traitor Baru Cormorant/The Masquerade by Seth Dickinson

Humaira Khan/Ishita Dey - Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Ronan Lynch/Adam Parrish - The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Carmen Farooq-Lane/Liliana - The Dreamer Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater

Alistair Lowe/Gavin Grieves - All of Us Villains/All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman

Tatianna/Clarissa - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Wylan van Eyck/Jesper Fahey - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Nina Zenik/Matthias Hevlar - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Nina Zenik/Hanne Brum - King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

Bellsona Steelcrest/Eris Shindanai - Gearbreaker series by Zoe Hana Mikuta

Jace Boucher/Aaron Slaughter - House of Slaughter by James Tynion IV

Ballister Blackheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin - Nimona by N.D. Stevenson 

Norma/Badyah - Deadendia by Hamish Steele

Barney/Logan/Asmodeus - Deadendia by Hamish Steele

Red/Blue - This is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Addam Saint Nicholas/Rune Saint John - The Tarot Sequence by K. D. Edwards

Eadaz uq-Nāra/Sabran Berethnet - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Oberyn Martel/Ellaria Sand - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Leo Merritt/Tristan Drake - The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan

Stevie/Nora - Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick 

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Laura/Carmilla - Carmilla by J Sheridan Le Fanu

Susan Arkshaw/Merlin St. Jacques - The Left Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

Beth Cassidy/Addy Hanlon - Dare Me by Megan Abbott

Alec Campion/Richard St Vier - Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Salim/The Jinn - American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Audrey Wells/Harper Harper/Merritt Eamons - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth

Blythe Melbourne/Delaney Keating - Black Iris by Leah Raeder & Elliot Wake

Güzel/Marthe Gaultier - The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett

Tyrannus Basilton (“Baz”) Grimm-Pitch/Simon Snow - Carry On Series by Rainbow Rowell

Agatha Wellbelove/Niamh Brody - Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

Will Kempen/James St Clair - Dark Rise series by C.S. Pacat

Damianos (“Damen”) of Akielos/Laurent of Vere - Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

Tara Boone/Penny - All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters

Rosemary Harper/Sissix Seshkethet - The Wayfarers: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Ariadne O'Neill/Elena Quesada-Cruz/Chikondi Daka/Jack Vo - To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers 

Robin of Berecrofts/Katelijne Sersanders - House of Niccolò by Dorothy Dunnett

Oliver Marks/James Farrow - If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

Dorian/Zachary Ezra Rawlins - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 

Rhy Maresh/Alucard Emery - Shades of Magic by V. E. Schwab

Addie LaRue/Luc - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Magnus Chase/Alex Fierro - Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan

Walt Stone/Anubis/Sadie Kane - The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan

Nico di Angelo/Will Solace - The Camp Halfblood Chronicles by Rick Riordan

Cassandra Igarashi/Laura Wilson - The Wicked+the Divine by Kieron Gillen

Jade/Moon/Chime - Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells

Celia St James/Evelyn Hugo - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac - The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice 

Sue Trinder/Maude Lilly - Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Delilah Green/Claire Sutherland - Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Shara Wheeler/Chloe Green - I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

August Landry/Jane Su - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Alex Claremont Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor - Red White and Royal Blue by Casey Mcquiston

Alex Price/Eli Rodriguez - Like Real People Do by E.L. Massey

Whisper/Prince Julien Sandry - Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark

Patrick Roman/Damien Bordeaux - All Hail The Underdogs by E.L. Massey

Lewis/Jason Lu - Proficiency Bonus by Charlie Novak

Andrew Blur/Sam Halse - Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo 

Seregil í Korit Solun Meringil Bôkthersa/Alec í Amasa of Kerry - Nightrunner series by Lynn Flewelling

Jude St Francis/Willem Ragnarsson - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Lula Talisola/Zeen Mrala - Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older

Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood - The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Luke Sunborn/Elliot Schafer - In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Magnus Marston/Avicenna - Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Celie/Shug Avery - The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Dev Deshpande/Charlie Winshaw - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Nathan Byrn/Gabriel Boutin - Half Bad by Sally Green

Sidney Ellwood/Henry Gaunt - In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Maurice Hall/Alec Scudder - Maurice by E.M. Forster 

Tommy Flowers/David Pearson - Flower of Iowa by Lance Ringel

Will Darling/Kim Secretan - The Will Darling Adventures by K.J. Charles 

Henry de Lyon/Ian mac Maíl Coluim - The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi

Ambrose Cusk/Kodiac Celius - The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Thomas McNulty/John Cole - Days Without End (and A Thousand Moons) by Sebastian Barry

Sideways Pike/Jing Gao - The Scapegracers by HA Clarke

Zhu Yuanzhang/Ma Xiuying - The Radiant Emperor by Shelley Parker-Chan

Esen Temur/General Ouyang - The Radiant Emperor by Shelley Parker-Chan

Val Palafox/Cade McKenna - Venom and Vow by Anna-Marie & Elliott McLemore

Viv/Tandri - Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Sigyn/Loki - The Goddess of Nothing At All by Cat Rector

Viola Carroll/Justin de Vere - A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Sam Becker/Jonathan Forest - 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

Luc O'Donnell/Oliver Blackwood - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Valentine Layton/Bonaventure "Bonny" Tarleton - Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

Bastián Silvano/Lore Garcia - Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

Syenite/Alabaster/Innon - The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

Tennalhin Halkana/Surit Yeni - Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

Kiem Tegnar/Jainan nav Adessari - Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Nick Nelson/Charlie Spring - Heartstopper by Alice Oseman 

Darcy Olsson/Tara Jones - Heartstopper by Alice Oseman 

Elle Argent/Tao Xu - Heartstopper by Alice Oseman 

Wei Wuxian/Lan Wanji - Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation/ Mo Dao Zu Shi by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Xie Lian/Hua Cheng - Tian Guan Ci Fu / Heaven Official's Blessing by by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Dorian/Milo - Three Meant To Be by M.N. Bennet

August Mulvaney/Lucas Blackwell - Psycho by Onley James

Mackenzie (“Mac”) Shepard/Archer Mulvaney - Lunatic by Onley James

Hawk Sunday/Jack Wyatt - Cherry Picked by May Archer

Mitch Greyson/Alex Dean - On the Ice by Amy Aislin

Lucifer/Michael - Angels before Man by Rafael Nicolas

Robin Blyth/Edwin Courcey - A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Maud Blyth/Violet Debenham - A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

Jack Alston/Alan Ross - A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

Everen/Arcady - Dragonfall by L.R. Lam

Sally-Anne/Sez - Beanstalk by E Jade Lomax

Gene Forrester/Phineas - A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Ayla/Crier - Crier's War by Nina Varela 

Vivienne (“Vivi”) Duarte/Heather - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Nathaniel Bainbridge/Sea Hawk - Kidnapped by the Pirate by Keira Andrews

Arden Canamorra/Mil/Mattin - A Suitable Consort (For the King and His Husband) by R. Cooper

Daisy Wells/Amina El Maghrabi - Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens

Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan - Guardian (Zhen Hun) by Priest

Aristotle (“Ari”) Mendoza/Dante Quintana - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Max Owen/Sean Moore - Magical Boy by The Kao

Henry Montague (Monty)/Percy Newton - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Milo/Xander - How Not To Date A Dragon by Lana Kole

Blair/Richard - Bite Me! -You Know I Like It by Fae Quin

Nick Russo/Andy Fleming - We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian 

Paige Mahoney/Arcturus Mesarthim - The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon 

Kadou of House Mahisti/Evemer Hoşkadem- A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Mark Blackthorn/Cristina Mendoza-Rosales/Kieran - The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare

Rae Taylor/Claire Francois - I'm in Love with the Villainess by Inori

Paul Fleischer/Julian Fromme - These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

Patroclus/Achilles - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Zach Glasser/Eugenio Morales - Unwritten Rules by KD Casey

Charlie Braxton/Reid Giordano - Fire Season by KD Casey

Christine Braxton/Stephanie - Fire Season by KD Casey

Jake Fischer/Alex Angelides - Diamond Ring by KD Casey

Relius/Teleus - The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner

Arek/Matt - So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

Eric (“Bitty”) Bittle/Jack Zimmermann - Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu

Thom Morgan/Clay Parker - Love, Hate, & Clickbait by Liz Bowery

Harry Fields/Harry Lee - When Harry Met Harry by Sydney Smyth

Jamshid e-Pramukh/Muntadhir al Qahtani - The Daevabad Trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty

Ben De Backer/Nathan Allan - I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

hello hello it's that time again feel free to start submitting your favorite canon queer book ships!

have fun everyone!

[dixvinsblog]

Du bon usage de la langue fraçaise - Jacqueline Fischer : Exprimer le lieu : à- au ou chez ? / à ou en ?

Au ou chez ? On s’est certainement tous fait reprendre une fois pour avoir dit : je vais * au docteur ou *au boucher.  L’usage correct recommande l’emploi de chez quand il s’agit d’une personne et de au quand il s’agit d’un lieu.  C’est plus subtil que cela car chez le docteur se dit aussi pour le domicile privé du docteur, où on se rendrait en tant qu’invité et non comme patient. Le mieux…

[tadorsa]

Lettres/Journal de guerre - André à Suzanne

15 septembre 1914

Ma petite Suzanne aimée,

C’est d’un bon lit, dans une grande et assez coquette chambre mise à ma disposition par un aimable hôte qui est boucher que je t’écris. Après pas mal d’heures de chemin de fer, nous avons fait une marche sous une pluie ininterrompue de 2 à 6 heures du matin. Le temps de s’installer dans le village, de déjeuner d’un excellent café au lait et pain grillé, et à 8h30 je me mettais au lit. Je me suis heureusement réveillé à 11h30 un peu abruti par ce sommeil déréglé et ayant un peu l’impression que nous avons eu, un jour à Grenoble, d’être déjà à demain. A midi excellent déjeuner à 1 heure ma visite que je viens de finir pour 3 heures.

Je n’ai pas encore reçu d’aide major et suis seul depuis hier où j’ai évacué à l’hôpital mon aide major de réserve. Après ma visite je suis allé visiter l’église du village qui n’a pas souffert quoiqu’un sérieux bombardement ait eu lieu récemment sur un fort voisin qui a d’ailleurs héroïquement résisté. J’ai fait là une bonne prière pour ma Suze et ma petite Jacqueline et demandé au bon Dieu de me les rendre bientôt. Après quoi je suis revenu à ma chambre et selon la théorie excellente de Papa je me mets au lit. L’occasion en est suffisamment rare pour qu’on en profite lorsqu’elle s’offre. Je souhaite bien passer la nuit ici mais en guerre on est bien peu sûr de son temps. A tout moment un ordre peut venir et en route une heure après. Je me suis déjà octroyé trois heures de lit ce matin qui n’ont pas été inutiles après une nuit blanche (bien noire et bien mouillée). Je vais m’en octroyer autant pour la fin de cette après-midi et suis sûr qu’avec la provision de sommeil que j’ai accumulée les temps derniers cela ne m’empêchera pas de dormir dix ou douze heures cette nuit si un ordre de départ ne vient pas me tirer du lit. Malheureusement étant seul médecin pour 3500 hommes il est bien rare que je ne sois pas dérangé dans la nuit par un bonhomme qui a des coliques ou qui est dégringolé d’une grange. Enfin comme sur chaque lettre je te répète sur celle-ci que je me porte toujours on ne peut mieux. J’ai, grâce à ma voiture, mes cantines toujours près de moi ce qui me permet si je suis mouillé de changer de linge en cas de besoin. J’ai en Passe- partout un cheval toujours excellent et maintenant bien calme. J’ai en ce brave Claudius un serviteur épatant et bien dévoué. Enfin je suis dans les meilleures conditions si tout continue à aller comme actuellement (les nouvelles récentes paraissent bonnes) et si la guerre veut bien ne pas durer par trop longtemps pour aller jusqu’au bout. Mais que ces journées sans nouvelles de ma Suzanne me paraissent donc longues, comme je voudrais avoir un petit mot d’elle pour animer un peu les tableaux que sans cesse je me représente de ma petite Suze soignant bien gentiment ma grosse petite Jacqueline. Comme après une pareille épreuve le calme s’il revient paraîtra bon. J’ai bien peur que mes lettres ne t’arrivent pas car partout nous entendons dire que les distributions ne se font guère mieux à l’intérieur qu’à la frontière. Je serais pourtant content de savoir que ma Suze me lit et peut-être me relit et reçoit souvent les baisers si sincères et si affectueux que son Dré lui envoie sur chacun des mots qu’il lui écrit ; je vais t’envoyer une carte postale, peut-être le contrôle en étant plus facile arrivent-elles plus vite.

Adieu petite Suze, je pense bien à toi et à ma petite Jacqueline. Je t’embrasse bien tendrement. Ton mari qui t’aime de tout son cœur.

Adresse : médecin major de 2e classe Nimier Chef du service médical du 85e régiment d’infanterie (par Cosne). Cela suffit.

[chicot-premier]

The French court, itself very Italianized during the second half of the sixteenth century, was often attacked: moralists confused bodily refinement and debauchery...The French did not yet understand that there was nothing licentious about perfume in Italian society. In his 'Dialogo di pittura' (mid-sixteenth century), Paolo Pino advised the painter, social type in evolution who, through simple manual labor, became an artist, to care for his external appearance in order to frequent good company: 'He should be delicate and proper, he should use perfumes that comfort the mind. He should wear clothing of a good cut, but also of a certain gravitas. It also suits him to be witty in conversation and in his reasoning, with the aim of conforming to the profession and the nature of those with whom he speaks.' In this the French saw a penchant for effeminacy--a word that instantly evoked the accusation of deviant morals--the Italian saw only concern for the body that made relationships more agreeable and showed respect for others. This mentality seemingly not reigning over the notables of Lyon, the installation of a boutique in the Place du Change of the Venetian perfumer Jean Gasparin, must have scandalized them. The Place du Change was the center of business, not of frivolity.

Jacqueline Boucher, Présence italienne à Lyon à la Renaissance: Du milieu du XVe à la fin du XVIe siècle (pp. 162-163)

[intheorangebedroom]

Hey friends!

I've had this HC about my beloved Pilot™️ forever a while, dying for someone to ask, as if anyone would ever think of asking something like that, until I realised it's my blog and I can post it if I please! And it gives me immense pleasure to do so (I don't need much...)

So here's a peek at what my Frankie's high school locker looked like 😍

They're his role models. The man really looks up to a strong headed, driven female aeronautical pioneer, flying against all odds...

Adrienne Bolland (France, 1895-1975, his favourite), Harriet Quimby (USA, 1875-1912) Amelia Earheart (USA, 1897-1939), Amy Johnson (UK, 1903-1941), Bessie Coleman (USA, 1892-1926), Hélène Boucher (France, 1908-1934), Jacqueline Auriol (1917-2000), Margot Duhalde Sotomayor (Chili, 1920-2018), Maryse Bastié (France, 1898-1952), Mona Friedlander (UK, 1914-1993), Elizabeth L. Gardner (USA, 1921-2011), Nancy Harkness Love (USA, 1914-1976)

[thejohnfleming]

Life on a cult TV show - Paul Darrow on “Blake’s 7” scripts, squabbles and laughs

Life on a cult TV show – Paul Darrow on “Blake’s 7” scripts, squabbles and laughs

Yesterday’s blog was the first part of a 1980 interview with actor Paul Darrow, whose death was announced this week. 

In August 1980, I interviewed him for Marvel Comics’ Starburst magazine. He was then known for starring as Avon in Terry Nation’s peaktime BBC TV science fantasy series Blake’s 7. 

Yesterday, he talked about how an actor can turn a villain into a hero.

In this second extract, he…

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 190: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES]

There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 170+ Saint Vincentian faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Sommore / Lori Ann Rambough (1966) Afro-Saint Vincentian, Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian, Afro-Barbadian, African-American - actress and comedian.

Nia Long (1970) Afro-Saint Vincentian, Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian, Afro-Barbadian, African-American - actress.

Nikki M. James (1981) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Haitian - actress and singer.

Nicosia Lawson (1983) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Caymanian - model and Miss Cayman Islands 2008.

Cassie / Cassie Ventura (1986) Afro-Saint Vincentian, Afro-Anguillan, Mexican / Filipino - actress, singer-songwriter, model, and dancer.

Annaliese Dayes (1986) Afro-Saint Vincentian, Afro-Saint Lucian, Afro-Barbadian, Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Jamaican - model, tv personality, and tv presenter.

Julia Holt (1993) Afro-Saint Vincentian, Afro-Trinidadian, Afro-Barbadian, Kalinago, Indian / Irish, Scottish, French, German, English - actress.

Jezra Matthews (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian - model.

Mary-Ana Baker (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian - singer.

Judy Boucher (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian - singer-songwriter.

Kimya Hypolite (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian - singer, dancer and actress. 

Soli Wallace (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian, other - model (instagram: ahtilos_model).

SunDivas (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian, St. Lucian, Barbadian, British - soca artist. 

Jimelle Roberts (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian - Miss SVG 2017.

F - Athletes:

Joan Baptiste (1959) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Bigna Samuel (1965) Afro-Saint Vincentian - middle-distance runner.

Jacqueline Ross (1969) Saint Vincentian - long jumper.

Gail Prescod (1971) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Shani Anderson (1975) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Natalie Martindale (1977) Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Juliana Nero (1979) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Natasha Mayers (1979) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Teran Matthews (1980) Afro-Saint Vincentian - swimmer.

Clea Hoyte (1981) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Cordel Jack (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Sophia Young (1983) Afro-Saint Vincentian - basketball player.

Genielle Greaves (1983) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Sancho Lyttle (1983) Afro-Saint Vincentian - basketball player.

Kineke Alexander (1986) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Arantxa King (1987) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Bermudian - long jumper.

Bryanna McCarthy (1991) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Jamaican - footballer.

Christine Exeter (1992) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Jamaican - footballer.

Gabrielle George (1997) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Izzy Shne Joachim (2000) Afro-Saint Vincentian - swimmer.

M:

Arthur W. French Jr. (1931) Afro-Saint Vincentian - actor and director.

Papa Winnie / Winston Carlisle Peters (1955) Afro-Saint Vincentian - singer.

Ardon Bess (1964) Afro-Saint Vincentian - actor.

Jamesy P / James Morgan (1970) Afro-Saint Vincentian - singer.

Andi Peters / Andrew Peters Eleazu (1970) Afro-Saint Vincentian - actor, voice-over artist, tv presenter, and producer.

Noel Clarke (1975) Afro-Saint Vincentian, Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Trinidadian, Akan Ghanaian - actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and author.

Kevin Lyttle (1976) Afro-Saint Vincentian - singer.

Protoje / Oje Ken Ollivierre (1981) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Jamaican - singer-songwriter and DJ.

Marlon Roudette (1983) Afro-Saint Vincentian, Afro-Trinidadian, Dominican / Scottish, English - singer-songwriter, rapper, guitarist, keyboardist, drummer, percussionist, and producer.

Aml Ameen (1985) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Jamaican - actor.

Demetrius Joyette (1993) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Greek - actor.

Skarpyon (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian - singer-songwriter.

Watts / Austin Garrick (?) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Greek, Russian, Polish - rapper-songwriter, producer, and composer.

M - Athletes:

Garnet Brisbane (1938) Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Mike Findlay (1943) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Frankie Lucas (1953) Saint Vincentian - boxer.

Colville Browne (1953) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Lance John (1957) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Errington Kelly (1958) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Winston Davis (1958) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Albert Texeira (1960) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Sydney Murphy (1960) Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Orde Ballantyne (1962) Afro-Saint Vincentian - shot putter.

André François (1964) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Errion Charles (1965) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Roger Gurley (1965) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Lenford O'Garro (1965) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Ian Allen (1965) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Verbin Sutherland (1966) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Dawnley Joseph (1966) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Leroy Blugh (1966) Afro-Saint Vincentian - Canadian football player.

Fitzgerald Bramble (1967) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Lennox Adams (1968) Afro-Saint Vincentian - triple jumper.

Tyrone Prince (1968) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Eversley Linley (1969) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Kendale Mercury (1970) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Cameron Cuffy (1970) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Mike McLean (1970) Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Keith Ollivierre (1971) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Carlton Myers (1971) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Italian - basketball player.

Kendall Velox (1971) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Michael Williams (1971) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Ezra Hendrickson (1972) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Rodney Jack (1972) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Eswort Coombs (1972) Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Ezra Hendrickson (1972) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Linvoy Primus (1973) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Jamaican - footballer.

Pamenos Ballantyne (1973) Afro-Saint Vincentian - long-distance runner.

Nixon McLean (1973) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Julian Joachim (1974) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Deighton Butler (1974) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Joel Mascoll (1974) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Melvin Andrews (1974) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Thomas Dickson (1974) Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Orlanzo Jackson (1974) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Cornelius Bernard Huggins (1974) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Adonal Foyle (1975) Afro-Saint Vincentian - basketball player.

Erasto Sampson (1975) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Wesley Charles (1975) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Marlon James (1976) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Sabuton John (1976) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Oronde Ash (1976) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Wesley John (1976) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Rohan Ash (1976) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Kenlyn Gonsalves (1976) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Zema Abbey (1977) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Julian Charles (1977) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Kahlil Cato (1977) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Nathan Abbey (1978) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Ghanaian - footballer.

Dan Gadzuric (1978) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Serbian - basketball player.

Bront DeFreitas (1978) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Caswain Mason (1978) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Kenroy Martin (1979) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Clayton Latham (1980) Afro-Saint Vincentian - long jumper.

Kenroy Peters (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Shawn King (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - basketball player.

Calvert Hooper (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Jared Lewis (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Hyron Shallow (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Shandel Samuel (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Romel Currency (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Stephenson Wallace (1982) Afro-Saint Vincentian - swimmer.

Alston Bobb (1984) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Omari Aldridge (1984) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Kishore Shallow (1984) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Andy Grant (1984) Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Lindon James (1984) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Donnie Defreitas (1985) Afro-Saint Vincentian - swimmer.

Casnel Bushay (1985) Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Miles Bascombe (1986) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Damal Francis (1986) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Nyika Williams (1987) Afro-Saint Vincentian - basketball player.

Donwell Hector (1988) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Othneil Bailey (1988) Afro-Saint Vincentian - squash player.

Delorn Johnson (1988) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Kieran Agard (1989) Afro-Saint Vincentian, Afro-Dominiquais, Afro-Jamaican - footballer.

Jolanshoy McDowall (1989) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Keron Cottoy (1989) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Dwayne Sandy (1989) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Cornelius Stewart (1989) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Gavin James (1989) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Junior Cadougan (1990) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Trinidadian - basketball player.

Reginald Richardson (1990) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Chad Balcombe (1990) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Darren Stewart (1990) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Afro-Jamaican - mixed martial artist.

Kesrick Williams (1990) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Gregson Hazell (1991) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Courtney Carl Williams (1991) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Jamal Yorke (1991) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Atticus Browne (1991) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

David Pitt (1991) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Jomel Warrican (1992) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Myron Samuel (1992) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Jesse Lingard (1992) Afro-Saint Vincentian / English - footballer.

Nazir McBurnette (1993) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Akeem Williams (1993) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Sunil Ambris (1993) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Tolga Akcayli (1993) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Turkish - swimmer.

Kevin Francis (1994) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Tevin Slater (1994) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Azinho Solomon (1994) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Jahvin Sutherland (1994) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Ray Jordan (1994) Afro-Saint Vincentian - cricketer.

Brandon John (1995) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Chavel Cunningham (1995) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Lemus Christopher (1995) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Brandon Valentine-Parris (1995) Afro-Saint Vincentian - sprinter.

Oalex Anderson (1995) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Gidron Pope (1996) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Jevon Cottoy (1996) Afro-Saint Vincentian - Canadian football player.

Kyle Edwards (1997) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Obed McCoy (1997) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Tayo Edun (1998) Afro-Saint Vincentian / Yoruba Nigerian - footballer.

Nikolas Sylvester (2000) Afro-Saint Vincentian - swimmer.

Diel Spring (2000) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Joel Quashie (2001) Afro-Saint Vincentian - footballer.

Problematic:

21 Sa**ge / Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (1992) Afro-Dominiquais, Afro-Haitian, Afro-Saint Vincentian - rapper-songwriter and producer. - His stage name involves an anti-native slur despite not being native, in his song ASMR he had anti-semitic lyrics, and made tweets supporting rape culture.

[hadescavedish]

I did realise that earlier on in first two seasons b7 writers were not exactly writing Servalan in a gender stereotypical tone, her haircut, her dresses, her attitude--- everything was not conventional. Revisiting DS9, I recalled what Nana once said in the DS9 documentary that the role of Kira was written in a tone that they would usually give to a man--- Jacqueline said the similar things in an interview.

Chris Boucher didn't think Servalan had a depth but I believe that's what he thought of later Servalan on her evil motives--- purely characterwise. Earlier Servalan, the rising Servalan is a politician role that usually would be given to a man at this stage of history.

[teambrowntrenchcoats]

Thank you to everyone who helped Team Brown (Trench)Coats complete 204 tasks in a week!

One can only play GISH with the help of family, friends, and kind strangers! We are grateful to everyone who joined in on a challenge, helped us locate an obscure item, helped us brainstorm how to find something, joined us in large group endeavours like the “I Will Vote” challenge, and generally took time to help us meet our crazy goal of completing as many challenges as we possibly could (and doing them well)!

When you look through our gallery of photos and images, please remember that it took at least a village to get these done!

We want to thank:

Allana Gerke; Alyson Karper Orr; Amanda Clark; Amy Massiah-Karwandy*; Amy Smith; Andie Giddings; Angela Kongelbak; Ann Hutchinson; Arline Smith; Ashley Semenoff; Bill Allman; Billie Meech; Birgit Zorzi and Elliott; @brassbelles; Brenda Henderson; Cali and Mark Mullins and their pet geese, pigs and Liquid the cat; Brian Fischer; Calcasieu Parish Public Library staff; Carrie Oswalt Gruhn; Carroll Lefebvre; Catherine Smith; C.D. Saint; Claire Fenton; Clara Kongelbak; Cheryl Lewis; Cheryl Noon; Chris Malcolm; Colleen Spier; Contessa Sookeroff; Corinne Bucher; Dan Sutherland; Danica Stene; Daniel Williams*; Dave Andersen; David Luggi; Diane Sowden; Dylan Winchester; Eliot Pearce; Elizabeth Manning; Emily Garland*; Eric Kongelbak; Erika Boelling; Fiona Kelly; Frank Martin; Fraser Valley Bengals; Fraser Valley Regional Library (Tsawwassen); Gina Anton; Global News; Greg Gerke; Gretchen Copenhaver and Nimbus; Gwen Semenoff; Hannah Burnett; Harvey Delaney; Ian Burnett;  In Out Parcel (Point Roberts, WA); Itamar Keren; Jackie and Ron Swallow; Jacqueline Fehr*; Janelle and Kenzie Clegg; Jean-Ann Stene; Jenifer Crawford and her dancing Swedish friends; Jennifer and Chris Casillas; Jenny Ting; Jereme Brooks; Jim and Sandy Shepard; Joan Cotie; Joelle Thiessen; Johann Carillo; Jonathan Der and 4 year old JJ; Julie Daum*; Justice Institute of BC Fire & Safety Department; Kai Winchester; Kalev Fitness Solution;  Karen Moffat; Kari Boyle; Katherine Coddington and Flick; Kathleen O’Neill; Katie Bailey;  Katie Stene; Katy Ellsworth; Kay Gejdos; Kelly Hayton; Kelsey Smith; Kent Highnam; Kiersten Sawchuk; Kris Woofter; Larry and Paula Nelson; Laura Eparvier; Laura, Darin, Christie and Charlie Johnson; Laura Smith*; Lauren Toews; Laurine Dane; Leslie Benham; Linda Dobson; Linda Mallard; Lindsay Wilkins; Lorraine Burnett; Lori Ecker; Lori Van Niekerk*; Marcella Snell; Marian Kito; Marilyn Hartley; Mark East; Mark Meredith*; Marsha Major; Matt Greer; Matt McDonald; Matt Williams*; @melirene13; Melody Hardesty; Michael Rott; Michelle Beda; Miggs Sawchuk; Miranda and Miriam Malcolm; Mitch Snyder; Mona Boucher; Myke Skidmore; Natalie Owens; New Westminster Farmers Market; New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services; Oni Buchanan; Ora Henderson; Osa Sjostrom; Paige Burnett; Paul Mounter; Pauline Rae; Raeleen and James Long; Red’s Grill; Rick Lewis; Robyn Hicks; Roger Holland; Roger Moss; Rosalind East; Rose Da Silva; Sana, Muhammed, and family; Sarah Fisher; Sarah Vander Veen; Scott Stene; Sethric; Shelby Delaney; Shelley Lewis; Shelley Martin; Sherry Elizabeth; Shoppers Drug Mart (Tsawwassen Post); Stephanie “Schroeds” Schroeder; Stephen Smith; Susan Boyd; Susan Copenhaver; Suzanne Pratt; Ted Field; Todd Gates; Tom Martin; Tony Faber; Townline Construction; Travis and Matt at Give and Take Tree Service; Tsawwassen Wellness Centre; Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall; Vanessa Kwai; Vivian Tang Ng; Washington Gish Facebook group; Wendy Lakusta*

*Former members of Team Brown(Trench)Coats that couldn’t play full-time this year due to schedules.

[ulkaralakbarova]

Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother, is raped in her bedroom by someone — or something — that she cannot see. Despite skeptical psychiatrists, she is repeatedly attacked by this invisible force. Could this be a case of hysteria or something more horrific? Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Carla Moran: Barbara Hershey Phil Sneiderman: Ron Silver Billy: David Labiosa Dr. Weber: George Coe Cindy Nash: Margaret Blye Dr. Cooley: Jacqueline Brookes Gene Kraft: Richard Brestoff George Nash: Michael Alldredge Joe Mehan: Raymond Singer Julie: Natasha Ryan Kim: Melanie Gaffin Jerry Anderson: Alex Rocco Mr. Reisz: Sully Boyar Woody Browne: Tom Stern Dr. Walcott: Allan Rich Film Crew: Director: Sidney J. Furie Screenplay: Frank De Felitta Producer: Harold Schneider Casting: Barbara Claman Editor: Frank J. Urioste Production Design: Charles Rosen Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich Hairstylist: Christine Lee Makeup Artist: Zoltan Elek Construction Coordinator: Bruce J. Gfeller Leadman: Nigel A. Boucher Set Designer: Daniel Gluck Set Designer: Boyd Willat Sound Effects Editor: Keith Stafford Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregg Landaker Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Steve Maslow Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Bill Varney Stunt Coordinator: Chris Howell Camera Operator: Joe R. Marquette Jr. Still Photographer: John R. Hamilton Gaffer: Jon Timothy Evans Costume Supervisor: Nancy McArdle Music Editor: Ken Wilhoit Script Supervisor: H. Bud Otto Studio Teachers: Arlene Singer-Gross Unit Publicist: Lyla Foggia Location Manager: Robert Eggenweiler Original Music Composer: Charles Bernstein Director of Photography: Stephen H. Burum Executive Producer: Michael Leone Executive Producer: Andrew Pfeffer Stand In: Marcia Karr Property Master: Barry Bedig Sound Mixer: Willie D. Burton Special Effects Makeup Artist: James Kagel Special Effects Makeup Artist: Stan Winston Production Manager: David Salven Second Assistant Director: William Cosentino Assistant Property Master: Gene Anderson Leadman: Frank L. Brown Construction Foreman: Richard Eckols Painter: Anthony ‘AJ’ Leonardi Jr. Paint Coordinator: John Tyrrell Propmaker: Mark Sparks Cableman: Robert W. Harris Boom Operator: Marvin E. Lewis Special Effects: Martin Bresin Special Effects: Joe Digaetano Special Effects: Joe Lombardi Special Effects: Steve Lombardi Special Effects: Gary Monak Special Effects: Robert G. Willard Special Effects Makeup Artist: Jill Rockow Visual Effects Designer: William Cruse Visual Effects Camera: Sam DiMaggio Visual Effects Production Assistant: Margaret Goldsmith Visual Effects Production Assistant: Julie Kelly Visual Effects Production Assistant: Kim Waugh Stunts: John Ashby Stunts: Janet Brady Stunts: Ron Burke Stunts: William H. Burton Sr. Stunts: Eddy Donno Stunts: Kenny Endoso Stunts: Donna Garrett Stunts: Buddy Joe Hooker Stunts: Shawn Howell Stunts: Tommy J. Huff Stunts: Linda Jacobs Stunts: Gary McLarty Stunts: Ernie F. Orsatti Stunts: Harry Wowchuk Grip: Leon Ayres Grip: Ben Beaird First Assistant Director: Tommy Thompson Movie Reviews: John Chard: Very up and down in its telling of an horrendous story. This is the loosely based on facts story of Carla Moran, a woman who was allegedly tormented and sexually molested by an invisible demon. Regardless of if the facts of the case are fictionalised for impact, or if indeed there is any basis of truth to the attacks in question, The Entity as a film fails to rise above average due to sloppy direction and a very poor script, whilst the score from Charles Bernstein is akin to being hit over the head repeatedly with a blunt instrument. That said, the film isn’t a total wash out, there are genuine moments of dread in the piece, and most of the tension and fear is realised from a very credible performance from Barbara Hershey as Carla. The nature of the beast with this type of picture will always be open to either scoffing or a fear of the unknown, so to get the audience involved with a topic like this you really need your protagonist to be believable, Hershey manages to do this in spite of the character bei...

[motherofalien-archive]

A Masterlist of Underused French Names

So as a French person, I grew a little bit tired of seeing the same old French names over and over again. So under the cut is a list of 260 (185 first names and 105 surnames) underused French names, based on my experience, with the bolded ones being my favorites! And now don’t get me wrong, many of those names are not strictly French, and are in other languages too. But just know they are used in French too, so they can be used for your French character if needed. And there are obviously a lot of other names you can go for!

Female Names

Agathe

Alexandrine

Amélie

Andréa

Andréanne

Angélique

Anne

Apolline

Ariane / Arianne

Audrey

Brigitte

Cadence

Camille

Cécile

Céleste

Céline

Chantal / Chantale

Charlotte

Chenelle

Christelle

Christiane

Christine

Claire

Clara

Claudie

Clémence

Coralie

Darcie

Delphine

Desirée

Dianne

Élaine / Élène / Hélène / probably a lot of other variations

Éléonore

Éloïse

Émilie

Estelle

Èvelyn

Félicia

France

Geneviève

Giselle

Isabelle

Jacinthe

Jacqueline

Jeanie

Joanne

Joceline

Joséphine

Julie

Juliette

Laure

Laurie

Lavinia

Léa

Liliane

Linette

Loraine

Madeleine

Maia / Maya

Mallory

Margaux

Margerite

Marianne

Marjolaine

Marjorie

Mathilde

Maude

Mélanie

Mélodie

Mélusine

Myriam

Nancy

Nathalie

Noémie

Ophélie

Rachel / Rachelle

Rosalie

Rosemarie

Roxane / Roxanne

Solange

Stéphanie

Susanne / Suzanne

Thérèse

Valérie

Véronique

Violette

Virginie

Viviane

Male Names

Adrien

Alain

Antoine

Arnaud

Baptiste

Benjamin

Benoit

Bernard

Bruno

Charles

Christian

Christophe

Clovis

Colin

Damien

David

Didier

Dilan

Edmond

Edouard

Eliott

Émile

Ernest

Étienne

Fabrice

Félix

François

Gaspard

Gaston

Gauthier

Geoffrey / Geoffroy

Grégoire

Guillaume

Henri

Hubert

Ivan / Yvan

Jacques

Jérémie / Jérémy

Jérôme

Joseph

Jules

Karel

Laurent

Léo

Léon

Léonard

Lionel

Luc

Marc

Martin

Mathieu / Matthieu

Maurice

Merlin

Nathanaël

Nicholas / Nicolas

Olivier

Paul

Philip / Philippe

Pierre

Quentin

Raymond

Rémi / Rémy

Richard

Robert

Roland

Romain

Sébastien

Simon

Sylvain

Thierry

Thomas

Tristan

Victor

Vincent

Xavier

Unisex Names

Carol (male) / Carole (female)

Claude

Daniel (male) / Danielle (female)

Denis (male) / Denise (female)

Dominic (male) / Dominique (female)

Eugène (male) / Eugénie (female)

Fabien (male) / Fabienne (female)

Frédéric (male) / Frédérique (female)

Jasmin (male) / Jasmine (female)

Jean (male) / Jeane (female)

Joël (male) / Joëlle (female)

Jordan (male) / Jordane (female)

Justin (male) / Justine (female)

Louis (male) / Louise (female)

Lucien (male) / Lucienne (female)

Marcel (male) / Marcelle (female)

Michel (male) / Michelle (female)

Noël (male) / Noëlle (female)

Pascal (male) / Pascale (female)

Patrice

Samuel (male) / Samuelle (female)

Valentin (male) / Valentine (female)

Surnames

Adam

Allaire

Allard

Archambault

Beauchêne

Beaulieu

Beaumont

Bélanger

Béranger

Bernard

Bertrand

Blanchard

Blanchet

Boivin

Bouchard

Boucher

Brisbois

Brodeur

Bureau

Caron

Charbonneau

Cloutier

Comtois

Côté

Courtemanche

Cousineau

Couture

Delacroix

Desautels

Deschamps

Descôteaux

Desjardins

Desrochers

Desrosiers

Duboit

Duchamps

Dufort

Dufour

Duval

Fabron

Faucher

Faucheux

Favreau

Félix

Fontaine

Fortier

Fournier

Gagné

Gagnon

Girard

Giroux

Gosselin

Granger

Guérin

Hébert

Jacques

Labelle

Lachance

Lambert

Langlois

Lapointe

Laurent

Lavigne

Lavoie

Lebeau

Leblanc

Leclair

Leclerc

Lécuyer

Legrand

Lemair

Lemieux

Lévesque

Maçon

Marchand

Martel

Martin

Mathieu

Mercier

Michaud

Moreau

Morel

Paquet

Parent

Patenaude

Pelletier

Perrault / Perreault

Petit

Plamondon

Plourde

Poirier

Poulin

Richard

Richelieu

Robert

Rousseau

Roux

Samson

St-Martin

St-Pierre

Taillefer

Thibault

Thomas

Tremblay

Villeneuve

[chicot-premier]

At the same time as bodily hygiene, Italy taught politeness, in particular good manners at the table and in society in general. In 1598, the printing-house of Jean de Tournes edited a booklet of etiquette, 'Le Galatée, premièrement composée en italien par I. de la Case, depuis mis en François, Latin et Espagnol par divers auteurs' [Galateo, first composed in Italian by Giovanni della Casa and since translated into French, Latin, and Spanish by diverse authors]. Casa opposed 'the gentle and courteous way of life' with what he called 'sour and rustic manners.' He gave advice that provided curious interpretations of what he named rustic manners: 'not sniffing one's food or drink, not presenting a glass from which one has already drank to someone else,' and much less 'not presenting to another a pear or other fruit from which one has already bitten.' Some conducted themselves at the table like pigs. They ate messily to the point of soiling the tablecloths, which became dirtier than their handkerchiefs. Casa also recommended not to clean one's nails in public, to avoid unbecoming gestures like poking, and not to sit or stand too close when talking to others...That this booklet was edited in Lyon reveals the Italian presence in the city. We can use these small means to learn whether this advice for better behavior in public--particularly at the table--was better respected in Lyon by the Italians than by the French. Forks were used inside the homes of booksellers originating on the Peninsula. Luxembourg de Gabiano listed two dozen each of silver forks and spoons from his house on the Rue Mercière in his will. Thirty years later in 1588, a bookseller from Lucca, Paolo Bianchi, used several silver objects, including six spoons and six forks, to pay back a master hosier to whom he owed 30 écus. Certainly these forks were not very numerous, but members of the court did not use them any more often, despite their higher rank. In courtiers' inventories, forks are either present in very small numbers or absent. Montaigne noted that he ate with his fingers. Henri III and his close entourage were ridiculed because they used forks at the table. If the great merchants of Lyon used this object at the table, mockery at their expense was probably frequent.

Jacqueline Boucher, Présence italienne à Lyon à la Renaissance: Du milieu du XVe à la fin du XVIe siècle (pp. 163-164)

[thejohnfleming]

Paul Darrow of "Blake’s 7” in 1980 - How an actor turns a villain into a hero

Paul Darrow of “Blake’s 7” in 1980 – How an actor turns a villain into a hero

Actor Paul Darrow’s death was announced yesterday. In August 1980, I interviewed him for Marvel Comics’ Starburst magazine. He was then starring as Avon in Terry Nation’s BBC TV science fantasy series Blake’s 7. 

When, in a 1978 interview, I had asked Terry Nation about the character of Avon, he told me Paul Darrow “took hold of the part and made it his own. It could have been a very dull role,…