#john lyly

[shakespearenews]

Bringing together gods and mortals in a town that refuses a monstrous sacrifice, Galatea is a story of mistaken identity and first love, where gender and sexual attraction are elastic. And this is no straight staging. “My practice has been more rooted in contemporary performance and traditions of queer and trans cabaret,” says Frankland, whose last show I saw had her sharpening knives on the broken wings of an angel at the end of the world. “When Andy and I discussed staging this, we thought, ‘What would it be to approach the play with that community?’”

...

Galatea is a busy, clever play, but its core message is one of acceptance. Towards the end, Venus, the goddess of love, is asked what she makes of the queer lovers in front of her. “I like it well, and allow it,” she declares. As simple as that. “We’re currently dealing with such a hostile environment,” says Frankland, “particularly towards trans people. And here is this play that has this explicit moment of acceptance.”

[poemoftheday]

Poem of the Day 1 October 2023

John Lyly. 1553-1606

Cards and Kisses

CUPID and my Campaspe play'd At cards for kisses—Cupid paid: He stakes his quiver, bow, and arrows, His mother's doves, and team of sparrows; Loses them too; then down he throws The coral of his lips, the rose Growing on 's cheek (but none knows how); With these, the crystal of his brow, And then the dimple of his chin: All these did my Campaspe win. At last he set her both his eyes— She won, and Cupid blind did rise.   O Love! has she done this for thee?   What shall, alas! become of me?

[frimleyblogger]

The Sharpest Tongue (3)

In less politically correct times in schools children who came bottom of the class or were struggling at particular subjects were called dunces and were even forced to sit in the corner wearing a pointed hat. In my day, I recall the term being used, although no one was forced to sit out or wear a hat. Nowadays, of course, teachers will strain their thesaurus to find an adjective that gives a…

[preacherman316]

5 Hindrances to Spiritual Growth

“Let Go of Whatever Makes You Stop,” is the title of a neat little book by John Mason. The book identifies areas in life where we become our own worst enemy. How we sabotage our success. And get in our own way of moving forward. This problem, however, is deeper than how it affects us materially, financially or professionally. It’s a challenge spiritually. It’s an impediment to growth. Continue…

[xoxochb]

greek couples - ares, god of war and aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty

‘all is fair in love and war’ - john lyly

[jamneuromain]

Pretty Distraction Masterlist

Fluff: 💕 Angst: 🥀 Smut: 🔥 Dark: 🌑 Finished: ✓

The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war. -- John Lyly

Pretty, Please Be Mine sneak peek

Pairing: Ari Levinson x Reader Summary: It is a war of succession, but it is happening right now, on you, in real life. You should not take sides. Not when your decisions and your moves could tip off the intricate balance among the successors.

Pretty, Just His Type

Pairing: Steve Rogers x Reader Summary: You caught the eyes of one successor to the Barber Corp, Steve Rogers. He instantly makes his moves to have you as his own. The real question is, do you feel the same?

Pretty, With A Price

Pairing: Andy Barber x Reader Summary: It is almost a cliche, really. A man met a girl at a bar. What he doesn't know, is that you come with a price.

[stormygrievances]

MARAUDERS PLAYING UNO PT. 2

again, art by @sophithil on ig!!

MARAUDERS PLAYING UNO!!!!!!

“It’s my turn now, right?” Peter asks, looking for confirmation from either of the boys. Once James nods at him, he discards a green skip, making the turn go back to Regulus.

“Hey!” James protests.

Peter holds up his hands, blocking his cards from sight. “Sorry mate, like Spongebob says, ‘all is fair in love and war’.”

Regulus groans in offence and leans over to smack Peter in the chest lightly. “How many times do I have to tell you that is not a Spongebob quote?” 

“Oh, but it is,” Peter continues, teasingly.

Still glaring at Peter, Regulus grumbles. "It's not from Spongebob; it's a John Lyly quote, you brute."

“Spongebob said it, too.”

Turning his body away from Peter, Regulus looks at his cards again, and he takes his sweet time.

"Are you going to play any day, or what?" Peter interrupts Regulus' scheming.

Frowning, Regulus discards a green seven. 

Peter rolls his eyes and discards a green four, whispering under his breath. “Amateurs.”

James still doesn’t have any green cards, so he draws one from the deck: a yellow four. Quickly, he discards it, and he looks smugly at Regulus. 

"If that's all you got, I'm disappointed, Potter," Regulus says, discarding a yellow Reverse. "Try harder."

If you liked this, read more in my fic: 'fluff up my sheet (take my heart while you're at it)'

Full scene in the fic btw!!!

Love you ;)

Storm.

[best-animated-short-tourney]

Accepted Shorts List

This list will be updated as shorts are selected, and will become a masterdoc for entries.

Piper, dir. Alan Barillaro (Available on Disney+)

Dissolve, dir. Carina Heller

Sharp Teeth, dir. David James Armsby

Tar Boy, dir. James Lee

Moses of Prosthesis, dir. Gagame

Quasi at the Quackadero, dir. Sally Cruikshank

Welcome to Hell, dir. Erica Wester

Friendly Shadow, dir. David James Armsby

The Acorn Princess, dir. Kris Yim

Drawn to You, dir. Eleanor Davitt

Scattershot, dir. Jade Smania

Ramshackle, dir. Zi Chen

Paperman, dir. John Kahrs (Available on Disney+, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play)

Loop, dir. Erica Milsom (Available on Disney+)

Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou, dir. Michael Bidinger and Michelle Kwon

Kitbull, dir. Rosana Sullivan

Out, dir. Steven Clay Hunter

In a Heartbeat, dir. Beth David and Esteban Bravo

Ice Merchants, dir. João Gonzalez

Diamond Jack, dir. Rachel Kim

Lackadaisy (Pilot), dir. Fable Siegel

The Cat Came Back, dir. Cordell Barker

Fuelled, dir. Michelle Hao and Fawn Chan

The Man Who Planted Trees, dir. Frédéric Back

My Friends Take the Night Bus, dir. Sofi

Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, dir. Nick Park

The Naked King -What a Beautiful Life-, dir. rapparu

Coming Out, dir. Cressa Maeve Beer

Dear Girl, dir. Choi Ji-eun

Jibaro, dir. Alberto Mielgo (Available on Netflix, Love Death + Robots S3E9)

The Witness, dir. Alberto Mielgo (Available on Netflix, Love Death + Robots S1E3)

The Legend of Pipi, dir. Julia Schoel and Birgit Uhlig

The Cameraman's Revenge, dir. Wladyslaw Starewicz

What's Opera, Doc? dir. Chuck Jones

The Dover Boys at Pimento University; or, The Rivals of Roquefort Hall, dir. Chuck Jones

Kitty Kornered, dir. Bob Clampett

A Wild Hare, dir. Tex Avery

Everything Will Be OK, dir. Don Hertzfeldt

Yankee Doodle Daffy, dir. Friz Freleng

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, dir. Chuck Jones

Long Gone Gulch, dir. Tara Billenger and Zach Bellissimo

I Love to Singa, dir. Tex Avery

Opal, dir. Jack Stauber

Scaredy Cat, dir. Chuck Jones

I Should Leave This Mall I Think, dir. Noodle

Porky's Duck Hunt, dir. Tex Avery

Bambi Meets Godzilla, dir. Marv Newland

Porky in Wackyland, dir. Bob Clampett

Rabbit Seasoning, dir. Chuck Jones

One Froggy Evening, dir. Chuck Jones

Don vs. Raph, dir. Jhonen Vasquez

Cat City, dir. Victoria Vincent

Roller Coaster Rabbit, dir. Rob Minkoff

Tummy Trouble, dir. Rob Minkoff

Trail Mix-Up, dir. Barry Cook

Blood Bound, dir. Lyly Hoang

Ciao, Alberto, dir. McKenna Harris (Available on Disney+)

Blackfly, dir. Christopher Hinton

Charlie the Unicorn: The Grand Finale, dir. Jason Steele

Free Apple, dir. Ian Worthington

Bigtop Burger Season 1, dir. Ian Worthington

There's a Man in the Woods, dir. Jacob Streilein

Llamas with Hats: The Series, dir. Jason Steele

Welcome to my Life, dir. Elizabeth Ito

Duck Amuck, dir. Chuck Jones

We Can't Live Without Cosmos, dir. Konstantin Bronzit

Geri's Game, dir. Jan Pinkava

Have to change the format cause tumblr has a limit to text in a single list

68. Snow-White, dir. Dave Fleischer

69. DAICON IV Opening Animation, dir. Hiroyuki Yamaga

70. Rooty Toot Toot, dir. John Hubley

71. SHOP: A Pop Opera, dir. Jack Stauber

72. Rabbit of Seville, dir. Chuck Jones

73. The Cat Concerto, dir. Joseph Barbera and William Hanna

74. My Little Goat, dir. Tomoki Misato

75. Asparagus, dir. Suzan Pitt (Available on the Criterion Channel)

76. Puparia, dir. Shingo Tamagawa

77. The Cybernetic Grandma, dir. Jiří Trnka

78. Captain Yajima, dir. Ian Worthington

79. Agoraphobia, dir. Victoria Vincent

80. Donald in Mathmagic Land, dir. Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark and Joshua Meador

81. Joy Street, dir. Suzan Pitt (Available on the Criterion Channel)

82. The Old Man and The Sea, dir. Aleksandr Petrov

83. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, dir. Aleksandr Petrov

84. Vincent, dir. Tim Burton

85. World of Tomorrow, dir. Don Hertzfeldt

86. World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts, dir. Don Hertzfeldt (pay per view of Vimeo)

87. The Magic Portal, dir. Lindsay Fleay

88. The Golden Chain, dir. Adebukola Bodunrin and Ezra Claytan Daniels (available on the Criterion Channel)

89. Black Soul, dir. Martine Chartrand

90. Hedgehog in the Fog, dir. Yuri Norstein

91. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House, dir. Windsor McCay

92. Around is Around, dir. Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren

93. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor, dir. Dave Fleischer

94. Historia Naturae (Suita), dir. Jan Svankmajer

95. Still Lost I Guess, Here's a Tunnel, dir. Dario Alva

96. Kapaemahu, dir. Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

97. Long-Haired Hare, dir. Chuck Jones

98. Muto, dir. Blu

99. Windy Day, dir. John and Faith Hubley

100. Bully for Bugs, dir. Chuck Jones

101. The Haunted Hotel, dir. J. Stuart Blackton

102. Destino, dir. Dominique Monfery (Available on Disney+)

103. Fantasy, dir. Vince Collins

104. To Beep or Not To Beep, dir. Chuck Jones

105. Pixillation, dir. Lillian Schwartz

106. Goodbye Jerome!, dir. Chloé Farr, Gabrielle Selnet and Adam Sillard (Available on the Criterion Channel)

107. Betty Boop's Halloween Party, dir. Dave Fleischer

108. Jumping, dir. Osamu Tezuka

109. Baby Fingers, dir. Adrian Dalen

110. On Your Mark, dir. Hayao Miyazaki

[senso1954]

my 2023 favies tagged by @dejavu2006

ALBUMS!

i wanted to do all 2023 released but i never listen to new music so some random stuff too...

BOOKS!

the line of beauty, alan hollinghurst

i love dick, chris kraus

ninety-nine stories of god, joy williams

frankenstein....

the owl service, alan garner

galatea, john lyly

FILMS!

here's all first watches

and here's all the ones from this year i liked, unranked (mccarthy and cohn for size)

yay i'm so bad at remembering urls tagging @ikonofilizm @wombesties @raskolnikovsgf @beholdingslut @gothiccoherence if you feel like it

[poemoftheday]

Poem of the Day 19 November 2023

Oh, For a Bowl of Fat Canary BY JOHN LYLY Oh, for a bowl of fat Canary, Rich Palermo, sparkling Sherry, Some nectar else, from Juno’s dairy; Oh, these draughts would make us merry!

Oh, for a wench (I deal in faces, And in other daintier things); Tickled am I with her embraces, Fine dancing in such fairy rings.

Oh, for a plump fat leg of mutton, Veal, lamb, capon, pig, and coney; None is happy but a glutton, None an ass but who wants money.

Wines indeed and girls are good, But brave victuals feast the blood; For wenches, wine, and lusty cheer, Jove would leap down to surfeit here.

[theblogtini]

So M signing with WME is good move? I thought Sunshine sache was top agency but what is different with WME?

So, they're different things entirely.

WME (a merger between William Morris and Endeavor Talent) is a talent agency - so think managers, agents, etc.

Sunshine Sachs (which is now Sunshine Sachs Morgan and Lylis) is a PR firm.

The two work in conjunction with each other, and many celebs have both - their agents and managers handle their bookings and business deals, their PR companies handle their press coverage, etc and the 2 organizations work together to facilitate a symbiotic arrangement.

Additionally, talent agencies tend to deal strictly with the business side of things while the PR agency may deal with personal things as well - such as a divorce, court proceedings, etc. The PR agency is meant to make THE PERSON look good. The talent agency is meant to keep that person working by getting them auditions, scripts to read, etc. (Of course many A-Listers don't ever do auditions, they're simply asked if they want to sign on to a project and there's a word for that but I can't think of it right now lol.)

HOWEVER!!!! The interesting thing here is that WME does also have a PR and Branding division - they're a huge agency and more of a "one-stop, full-service" shop, whereas Sunshine Sachs was strictly a PR and Communications firm, so they might have had a hand in some deals but they were not the ones negotiating contracts, etc. I believe Meghan still had her agent and business manager on retainer while she was a working royal and for the last couple of years. But the fact that she signed w/ WME might mean that she's given up w/ trying to handle Archewell PR in-house. It also might mean that she's got some major deals in the works b/c WME ain't cheap.

WME is a MASSIVE agency in terms of their star power. They're typically regarded as the BEST agency (juuuust a bit above CAA) and they represent toooons of A Listers - Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck, Michael B. Jordan, Tom Hollands, John Legend and so on and so on. Sunshine Sachs also represents A Listers but in more of a "reputation management" capacity (ie: when the media says "we contact their rep" they're contacting the PR agency, not their talent agent.)

[measureformeasure]

shakespeare's entire canon max% speedrun

im giving myself 50 days, starting may 3rd, to read the whole fucking canon. because i want to get tattoos for every play but i haven't read all of them so i need to trawl for imagery. also i should probably read all these plays. in addition i'm adding Gallathea by John Lyly to this list for Optional Bonus Points (because I want to read it).

i'm putting more details under the cut but if you don't wanna see me post about this then block the tag #shakespeare's canon speedrun

current progress: 13/38

next up: the Henry IV’s

the rules:

i will read every shakespeare play by june 21st

i am not obliged to read them in any order, but i will try and read the histories in story order for my own sanity and the rest in roughly chronological order

i have to have read at least 50% of the histories before june otherwise i will want to die

if i read gallathea also i get mental bonus points :)

i'm putting my list below, colour-coded - green if i've previously read it, blue if i've seen it, pink if both.

when i finish reading them for this speedrun, i'll make the name purple.

King John

Richard II

Henry IV, part 1

Henry IV, part 2

Henry V

Henry VI, part I

Henry VI, part II

Henry VI, part III

Richard III

Henry VIII

Comedy of Errors

Titus Andronicus

Taming of the Shrew (i think i've read this but i don't fully remember)

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Romeo and Juliet

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Merchant of Venice

Much Ado About Nothing

Julius Caesar

As You Like It

Twelfth Night

Hamlet

Merry Wives of Windsor

Troilus and Cressida

All’s Well That Ends Well

Measure for Measure

Othello

King Lear

Macbeth

Antony and Cleopatra

Coriolanus

Timon of Athens

Pericles

Cymbeline

Winter’s Tale

Tempest

Two Noble Kinsmen

BONUS: Gallathea

[loud-heartbeats]

Thinking of

'all's fair in love and poetry' being a twist on the original idiom attributed to poet John Lyly

'take me to The Lakes where all the poets went to die' and how she had wanted to set off there with her muse

Her muses, acquired like bruises

the tick, tick, tick of love bombs

'all is fair in love and war' means everything is fair game. but instead of war, she is putting her fight to paper, by poetry. the gloves are coming off

JOE GET READY

[vindieselsfacebook-blog]

Meaning/references behind every Gilmore Girls episode title - Season 1

Hi friends! In today's edition of I'm avoiding work and obsessing because I'm banned from rewatching until September (self-inflicted), I wanted to share my latest deep-dive project: making a clear, concise list of the meanings and references behind each episode title. I'm going season-by-season and filling in references when I catch them.

Some titles (especially in season 1) are quite obvious and literal, but many are clever references that emphasize themes and symbolism happening in the plot or character relationships. I like trying to figure them all out and wanted to share in case I have some wrong or people have caught references I've missed or didn't know writers may have spoken about, etc. ASP has such a deep well of pop culture knowledge, I enjoy mining it.

Masterlist: Season 1 Season 2, Part 1 Season 2, Part 2 Season 3, Part 1 Season 3, Part 2

My notes: - As always, please correct anything I've gotten wrong and share your own insight! - Many of these notes are pulled from and/or learned via annotatedgilmoregirls.com - an absolute icon! I claim no author originality. I'm just the one to compile/edit them. :) - So many of these seem deceptively straightforward... I'm almost convinced there must be sneaky references I'm missing with Kill Me Now, Forgiveness and Stuff and Christopher Returns especially... - This was the first time I realized the exact reference in Concert Interruptus and it's hilarious. I love when they get a little naughty/cheeky. - Looove the contrast between the happenings in Star Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers vs. S6's Written in the Stars. :')

Season 1

Pilot A “pilot” is a test episode for an intended TV series, an early step in series development, much like pilot studies serve as precursors to the start of larger activity.

The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton Lorelai and Rory both deal with Rory’s first day at her new school.

Kill Me Now "Kill me now" is a relatively common, ironic/humorous response to bad news or to a situation that the sender considers so bad that they would rather die than endure it. Likely how Lorelai feels about the idea of Rory’s golf date with Richard.

The Deer Hunters The title references The Deer Hunter (a 1978 war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American steelworkers whose lives were upended after fighting in the Vietnam War) as a joke about the deer hitting Rory’s car on her way to school.

Cinnamon's Wake Cinnamon is the name of Babette’s cat. A wake is a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died. Possibly also a reference to the book Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce (an experimental novel with a reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the Western canon due to its linguistic experiments, stream of consciousness writing style, literary allusions, free dream associations, and abandonment of narrative conventions).

Rory's Birthday Parties Rory has both a party thrown by her grandparents and a party thrown by her mother for her 16th birthday.

Kiss and Tell A common colloquialism referring to Rory’s first kiss with Dean. Possibly a reference to Kiss and Tell, a 1945 American comedy film starring a teenaged Shirley Temple. In the film, two girls cause their respective parents trouble when they start to become interested in boys. The plot interestingly involves an impulsive, secret elopement and accidental pregnancy drama.

Love and War and Snow Perhaps a reference to ”All is fair in love and war", a common proverb attributed to John Lyly's Euphues. “Love” referring to Lorelai’s blossoming romance with Max, “War” referring to the Revolutionary War reenactors and “Snow” of course refers to our first introduction to Lorelai’s love of snow and her insistence that good/important things have always happened to her on the first snow of the year - a theme that repeats throughout the series.

Rory's Dance Rory takes Dean to her first high school dance.

Forgiveness and Stuff This episode deals with multiple themes of forgiveness - Lorelai forgiving Rory for staying out all night with Dean, Emily and Lorelai forgiving each other for their fight about Rory and Lorelai being uninvited to the Christmas party, Lorelai forgiving Dean, and Lorelai dealing with lingering issues with Richard and how he raised her, perhaps forgiving him in a way.

Paris is Burning Paris Is Burning is an iconic 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston chronicling the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it in the 1980s. This is the first episode where Paris gets a more humanizing backstory and causes trouble by outing Lorelai and Max’s relationship to distract from her own issues.

Double Date A common term for a date where two different couples go out together.

Concert Interruptus The title is a play on “coitus interruptus”, the technical term for the pull-out method of birth control. In the same way, The Bangles concert in the episode is interrupted when Madeline and Louise withdraw or “pull out” of the proceedings.

That Damn Donna Reed The Donna Reed Show is an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1958-1966 starring Donna Reed as middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Although it was the first sitcom to focus on the mother as the central figure in a domestic comedy and paved the way for female-focused TV, it was commonly critiqued by feminists in the 1970s as presenting an idealized view of domesticity.

Christopher Returns This episode marks Christopher’s first visit to Stars Hollow and his seemingly first big return to Lorelai and Rory’s lives, much to the chagrin of every sane fan.

Star Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare refers to the main characters as “star cross’d lovers”, meaning that their relationship is destined to fail no matter how hard they try. The phrase comes from astrology, meaning that the stars are working against them. The title is also a reference to the 1970 comedy film Lovers and Other Strangers, in which a couple’s upcoming wedding shines a spotlight on the marriage problems of their family members. “Star crossed lovers” can refer to multiple relationships facing troubles in this episode - Rory and Dean, Luke and Rachel, Lorelai and Max, Lorelai and Chase (the weird guy her parents try to set her up with), and of course, the lovers in the story behind the Founders Firelight Festival. This is especially endearing when you remember that, in contrast, the episode in season 6 when Luke and Lorelai go on their first date is titled “Written in the Stars”.

The Break Up: Part 2 This episode is the first to pick up exactly where the previous episode left off (Rory running home to Lorelai’s arms post-break up with Dean) in a kind of to-be-continued way, explaining the “: Part 2” in the title. There is also an episode of the classic 1970s sitcom The Jeffersons titled The Break Up: Part 2 where the Jefferson and the Willis families debate about getting Lionel and Jenny back together and George accidentally sets his son up with a sex worker. Perhaps a stretch to think it could be a reference, but ASP is a big sitcom nerd so it’s not out of the realm of possibility.

The Third Lorelai We are introduced to Richard’s mother, Lorelai “Trix” Gilmore; Lorelai’s namesake and therefore the third Lorelai in the Gilmore family.

Emily in Wonderland The title is a reference to the children’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland. It’s an analogy for Emily finding Stars Hollow just as peculiar as Alice found the nonsensical Wonderland.

P.S. I Lo… The title references either (or both) the popular 1934 song PS I Love You, written by Johnny Mercer (recorded many times throughout the years by Rudy Vallée, Bette Midler, Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and more) or The Beatles’ 1962 song of the same name, the B-side to their debut single Love Me Do. The title also suggests not being able to bring yourself to fully say “I love you” and both Lorelai and Rory deal with their individual commitment issues - Lorelai struggling to commit to Max and Rory regretting not being able to tell Dean she loves him.

Love, Daisies and Troubadours The title refers to the ongoing plot points weaving together and coming to a head in the finale of season one. Lorelai, Rory, and Luke are all struggling with love - what it means to them, committing to it, and figuring out how to express it, which is what the town troubadour has come to represent (according to Rory) as he faces his first rival in the town. Rory reunites with Dean and finally is able to say “I love you”. Max sticks a bandaid on his floundering relationship with Lorelai with the romantic gesture of 1000 yellow daisies. Daisies can symbolize love, fertility/motherhood, and the return of someone’s affections, while the yellow color is cheerful, vibrant, and a sign of being quick-witted.

[mykoocachoo]

I am now old, but I have in my head a love-tooth.

(John Lyly, Euphues and His England, 1580)