#kelly corcoran

[booksanddarkchocolate]

I was watching A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and the plot is so alike to Two Can Keep a Secret, it’s crazy especially considering the books came out at approximately the same time.

[izzielizzie]

do you even think about the tckas group having differences based off of east coast vs west coast? like accents, phrases, etc. like i can imagine mis and ezra yelling for an hour over correct pronunciation

oh that's a good question and i think so, probably. it definitely depends on the specific character because malcolm probably wouldn't care, but ellery would be really specific about what something is called (like long sandwiches — some people call them subs, some people call them hoagies and she'd definitely have a strong opinion about which one is right). and mia and ezra would probably feel strongly about pronunciation (like how caramel is pronounced or crayon)

[cotswoldsgothic]

[lgbtqreads]

do you have queer books with assassins/spies? it could be any genre.

Sure! Here are some with assassins:

YA

Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron

The Butterfly Assassin by Finn Longman – AA

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller – GF

Adult

The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore – A

Empire of Light by Alex Harrow

A Game of Hearts and Heists by Ruby Roe

And here are some spies:

YA:

Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran

The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke

Adult

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

Who is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

[wizardshark]

drop your wlw fiction recs pls <3

I keep this list updated in a discord server I have for myself. I just took a second to update this with my recent reads, though not the one I'm currently reading.

I can attest to the quality of these. At minimum, something on this list is 4 out of 5 stars

Big ship at the edge of the universe - Alex White (fantasy Space opera, the whole trilogy is incredible)

Queen of Coin and Whispers - Helen Corcoran (medieval political intrigue)

This Is How You Lose The Time War - Amal El-Mohtar (SciFi I guess but mostly just romance)

Daughter Of The Sun (and the entire Tales Of Inthya series) - Effie Calvin (DND fantasy, usually Romance)

Sexiled - Ameko Kaeruda (goofy ass isekai style fantasy)

Deadly Education - Naomi Novik (traumatic dark fantasy magic school book)

Otherside Picnic - Iori Miyazawa (light novel cryptid horror series)

The Girl Who Drank The Moon - Kelly Barnhill (fairy tale) (not explicitly queer but highly recommended)

The Rise / Shadow of Kiyoshi - F. C. Yee (it's Avatar the last Airbender but you don't need to watch the show for it)

Of Fire And Stars - Audrey Coulthurst (royal fantasy romance) (the sequel is more tame with romance and focuses more on magic and drama)

The entire "a book of underrealm" series - Garrett Robinson (fantasy) (this is a publisher that was made to produce lgbt books)

The One Who Eats Monsters - Casey Matthews (modern fantasy cryptids romance)

Outlaw - Niamh Murphy (gay lady Robin Hood retelling)

Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller (regular (gay)

Achilles ancient Greek mythology retelling)

Three Parts Dead - Max Gladstone (dark fantasy) (there's like 7 of these)

The Mermaid's Daughter - Ann Claycomb (modern tragedy Fantasy romance. TW for very realistic presentation of trauma and chronic illness)

Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero (Scooby Doo turns eldritch horror)

Gideon / Harrow / Nona the Ninth - Tamsy Muir (dark fantasy sci Fi) Harrow is the way gayest

Huntress - Malinda Lo (Eastern fantasy)

Making A Tinderbox - Emma Sterner-Radley (medieval fantasy romance)

This is Devin Jones - Kristen Conrad (cop thriller)

Gear Breakers - Zoe Hana Mikuta (pseudo apocalyptic with mechas, trans humanism)

We Lit The Dark On Fire - Tehlot Kay Mejia (spanish misogyny dystopia rebellion)

Crier's War - Nina Varela (Robot x Human slow burn magical dystopia rebellion)

The Witch Queen's Mate - Jennifer Carter (tribal warriors enemies to lovers)

Leviathan - Eric Schubach (sci Fi 10,000 year journey with magical creatures)

Carmilla & Laura - A D Simper (Carmilla retelling to be made properly gay)

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Series Premiere

Four O'Clock - NBC - September 30, 1957

A presentation of "Suspicion" Season 1 Episode 1

Drama

Running Time: 60 minutes

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Hosted by Dennis O'Keefe

Stars:

E. G. Marshall as Paul Steppe

Nancy Kelly as Fran Steppe

Richard Long as Dave

Tom Pittman as Joe

Harry Dean Stanton as Bill (as Dean Stanton)

Charles Seel as Customer

Jesslyn Fax as Customer's Wife

Vernon Rich as Doctor

David Armstrong as Policeman

Juney Ellis as Mother

Brian Corcoran as Boy

Chuck Webster

[randomestfandoms-ocs]

🔁 gimme the list hand it over

putting it below the cut bc it's a lot! (this also isn't an exclusive list just the ideas that I've had so far!)

Malcolm

Descendants

Gabriel

Ace Hearts

Addie

Beatrice

Gloria Gothel

Hannah Westergaard

Princess Isabelle

Lovetta Garou

Lucette LeFou

Rosabelle Legume

Doctor Who

Malcolm McAllister

Abbey

Carys

Cassiopeia

Celeste

Ceridwen

Estella

Mina

Rusalia

Theia

Charles Pond

Celeste

Theia

Lottie Tyler

Estella

Theia

Gilmore Girls

Lydia

Annabel Gilmore

Antoinette Kensington

Dani Gilmore (Danes)

Lili Gilmore

Thomas Mayfair

Allie St James

Brady Mariano

Charlotte Howard-Danes

Eleanor Doose

Evan Mariano

Gabi Mariano

Jane Forester

Willow Dell (& the squad)

Glee

Ashton Daniels

Abbie Hudson

Betty Fabray

Cece & Colton Cartwright

Demi July

Dolly & Barbie Corcoran

Hillary Holliday

Jeremy St James

Jo Berry

Joy Schuester

Roxie Flores

Zeke Beiste

Claude Emerson just bc JATP

Lili Anderson

(tbh I feel like there’s more he’d vibe with but the majority of mine are s3 grads or s4 seniors so I’m not sure what the vibes would be)

Gossip Girl

Andrea Fitzpatrick

Carmela De Leon

Colette Garrel-Waldorf

Kyla Keller

Victoire DeHaan

Catalina Cabrera

Alessandra Vanderbilt

Alia Kelly

Erin Humphrey

Gavin Cohen

Autumn Ambrosia

Colette Garrel-Waldorf

Coco Bates

Haz Torres

Kyla Keller

Valentina Wolfe

Lorenzo Waters

Autumn Ambrosia

Carmela De Leon

Colette Garrel-Waldorf

Coco Bates

Haz Torres

Kyla Keller

McKenzie Menzies

Mercedes Delgado

Paris Rothschild

Valentina Wolfe

Matthew Porter

Autumn Ambrosia

Cecily Vanderbilt��

Colette Garrel-Waldorf

Coco Bates

Haz Torres

Kyla Keller (kyla keller kyla keller)

Mercedes Delgado

Valentina Wolfe

Victoire DeHaan

JATP

Anastasia Donahue

Jemma Danforth-Evans

Leo Beckett

Nevaeh Wilson

Conrad Brooks

Cullen Strode

Leo Beckett

Megara Monroe

Nevaeh Wilson

Luka Barbero

Cullen Strode

Leo Beckett

Megara Monroe

Nevaeh Wilson

PJO

Chloe Brown

Liz Castellan

Summer Sol

Blake Castellan

Elaine & Felicity Castellan

Jem Skeates

Cressida Brantley

Esmerelda Wilde

Elyana Chase

Riverdale

Atticus Bardot

Doria Mary Wallis

Maisie Maiden

Derek Wallis

Ariel Blossom

Doria Mary Wallis

Presley Palmer

Rose Blossom

Rosebud Reynolds

Schmigadoon

Audrey

Ricky Skinner

Greyson

Birdie McDonough

Dottie McDonough

Robin

Dottie McDonough

Ricky Skinner

[brokehorrorfan]

Rawhead Rex will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on February 21 via Kino Lorber. Sean Phillips designed the cover art for the 1986 monster movie; the original poster is on the reverse side.

Based on the short story by Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Candyman), George Pavlou directs from a script by Barker. David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Niall Tóibín, Cora Venus Lunny, Ronan Wilmot, Donal McCann, and Heinrich von Bünau star.

Rawhead Rex was restored in 4K from the original camera negative in 2017 and features new Dolby Vision HDR with 5.1 surround and lossless 2.0 audio. Special features are listed below.

Disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Audio commentary with director George Pavlou, moderated by author Stephen Thrower

Disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Audio commentary with director George Pavlou, moderated by author Stephen Thrower

Interview with Rawhead Rex actor Heinrich von Bünau

Interview with actors Hugh O'Conor and Cora Venus Lunny

Interview with actor Ronan Wilmot

Interviews with crew members Gerry Johnston, Peter Mackenzie Litten, John Schoonraad, Rosie Blackmore, and Sean Corcoran

Interview with artist Stephen R. Bissette

Behind-the-scenes and original art image gallery

Theatrical trailer

Rawhead Rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release. He is held by an ancient seal, imprisoned for centuries in a barren field near the hamlet of Rathmore, Ireland. In time, this gruesome legacy has been forgotten, dismissed as an odd pre-Christian myth until Tom Garron (Donal McCann) decides to plow the field his ancestors knew better than to disturb. The seal is broken and an unspeakable evil is unleashed - on a rampage of blood and lust. Howard Hallenbeck (David Dukes), an American historian on a working vacation with his family, discovers on the stained glass windows of a local church a series of scenes illustrating the reign of terror of Rawhead Rex, but the one piece of glass depicting the defeat of the monster is missing. Rawhead Rex is on the loose, and he is insatiable as Howard desperately races against time for a way to stop the vicious monster

Pre-order Rawhead Rex.

[goalhofer]

2024 olympians representing non-birth nation by country part 4

Guinea: Safiatou Acquaviva, athletics (France); Aliou Baldé, soccer (Senegal); Marie Branser, judo (Germany); Rayane Doucouré, soccer (France); Mariana Esteves, judo (Portugal); Haladj Keita, soccer (France); Soumaïla Sylla, Soccer (France) & Abdoulaye Touré, soccer (France) Guyana: Aliyah Abrams, athletics (U.S.A.) & Chelsea Edghill, table tennis (U.S.A.) Haiti: Lynnzee Brown, gymnastics (U.S.A.); Emelia Chatfield, athletics (U.S.A.); Mayah Chouloute, swimming (U.S.A.); Alexandre Grand'Pierre, swimming (U.S.A.) & Philippe Metallus, judo (Canada) Honduras: Julimar Ávila, swimming (U.S.A.) & Melique García, athletics (U.S.A.) Hong Kong: Ian Ho, swimming (U.S.A.) & Chengzhu Zhu, table tennis (China) Hungary: Pylyp Akilov, boxing (Ukraine); Anna Albek, handball (Serbia); Zoran Ilić, handball (Serbia); Tóth Krisztián, judo (Germany); Geraldine Mahieu, water polo (France); Bányai Márk, water polo (Romania); Gulyás Michelle, pentathlon (U.K.); Ismail Musukaev, wrestling (Russia); Rebecca Parkes, water polo (New Zealand); Pedro Rodríguez, handball (Spain); Nataša Rybanská, water polo (Slovakia); Omar Salim, taekwondo (U.S.A.); Szabó Szebasztián, swimming (Germany); Nadine Szöllősi-Schatzl, handball (Germany) & Márton Viviana, taekwondo (Spain) India: Tanisha Crasto, badminton (U.A.E.) Indonesia: Waida Rio, surfing (Japan) Iraq: Hussein Ali, soccer (Sweden); Josef Al-Imam, soccer (Sweden); Kumel Al-Rekabe, soccer (Switzerland) & Youssef Amyn, soccer (Germany) Ireland: Victoria Catterson, swimming (U.K.); Madison Corcoran, canoeing (U.S.A.); Michaela Corcoran, canoeing (U.S.A.); Ross Corrigan, rowing (U.K.); Daniel Coyle, equestrian (U.K.); Erin Creighton, cycling (U.K.); Tim Cross, field hockey (Australia); Grace Davison, swimming (U.K.); Philip Doyle, rowing (U.K.); Jeremy Duncan, field hockey (Australia); Thomas Fannon, swimming (U.K.); Eric Favors, athletics (U.S.A.); Conor Ferguson, swimming (U.K.); Jude Gallagher, boxing (U.K.); Ben Healy, cycling (U.K.); Danielle Hill, swimming (U.K.); Liam Jegou, canoeing (France); Stephanie Kallan, golf (U.K.); Erin King, rugby (Australia); Natalie Long, rowing (South Africa); Abigail Lyle, equestrian (U.K.); Rhys McClenaghan, gymnastics (U.K.); Max McCusker, swimming (U.K.); Ciara McGing, diving (U.K.); Rory McIlroy, golf (U.K.); John McKee, field hockey (U.K.); Peter McKibbin, field hockey (U.K.); Harry McNulty, rugby (Bahrain); Bryan Mollen, rugby (Kenya); Ryan Mullen, cycling (U.K.); Chay Mullins, rugby (U.K.); Kelly Murphy, cycling (U.K.); Sean Murray, field hockey (U.S.A.); Matthew Nelson, field hockey (U.K.); Nguyen Nhat, badminton (Vietnam); Kate O'Connor, athletics (U.K.); Ashleigh Orchard; rugby (U.K.); Nick Page, field hockey (U.K.); Jake Passmore, diving (U.K.); Michael Robson, field hockey (U.K.); Shane Ryan, swimming (U.S.A.); Alice Sharpe, cycling (Germany); Nathan Timoney, rowing (U.K.); Aidan Walsh, boxing (U.K.); Michaela Walsh, boxing (U.K.) & Daniel Wiffen, swimming (U.K.) Israel: Girmaw Amare, athletics (Ethiopia); Ethane Azoulay, soccer (France); Daniel Bluman, equestrian (Colombia); Ashlee Bond, equestrian (U.S.A.); Lonah Chemtai-Salpeter, athletics (Kenya); Artem Dolgopyat, gymnastics (Ukraine); Daria Golovaty, swimming (Ukraine); Robin Muhr, equestrian (Monaco); Andrea Murez, swimming (U.S.A.); Peter Paltchik, judo (Uraine); Lihie Raz, gymnastics (U.S.A.); Sergey Richter, shooting (Ukraine); Isabella Russekoff, equestrian (U.S.A.); Ayla Spitz, swimming (U.S.A.); Maru Terefi, athletics (Ethiopia); Mikhail Yakovlev, cycling (Russia) & Misha Zilberman, badminton (Russia)

[gardenofbookworms]

july's monthly: from bee and rose

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus

▪ murder mystery novel ▪

names can mean a lot. malcolm’s last labels him as “the brother.” sadie’s marks her as a legend. because of theirs, the corcoran twins can't get a moment of peace in echo ridge, their new home. but sometimes names don't mean much at all. you can change murderland to fright farm, but you’ll never be able to change what happened there.

being the younger brother of an unofficial murder suspect—because who are we kidding? it’s always the boyfriend—doesn’t make malcolm kelly look any better when he stumbles upon a spray-painted message on the cultural center sign. and what's worse, the sign is right outside the event dedicated to the girl everyone thinks his brother killed: lacey kilduff, homecoming queen, found strangled dead in murderland (the town’s amusement park) five years ago. since then, the name of the park has changed to fright farm. but the past? that can’t ever be changed.

the car crash that landed sadie corcoran, echo ridge’s very own movie star, in rehab also landed her twin children in their nana’s home in echo ridge. moving from big city california to quaint vermont makes everyone there think they’re superstars. truth is, ellery’s just a crime nerd who wants to figure out what happened to lacey. and while he might not be famous, ezra’s still got the ability to breeze right into any new situation. laying low gets even harder for the two when ellery is nominated for homecoming queen—because just like that, she’s a target for murder. do you remember murderland, princess? i do.

the vandalism isn't just on signs—it's in the school as well, right on ellery’s locker. someone’s obviously got their vicious eye on her, so why doesn't anyone seem to care? and why is everything happening right when declan kelly, malcolm’s brother, makes his return to echo ridge? with ezra and new friends malcolm and mia, ellery nearly deciphers the truth behind all the deception.

it only takes one more movie night to piece it together. now playing / murderland, part 2.

▪

from rose

i. love. murder mysteries. and this book is definitely one of the best ones out there. it does an amazing job of tying together all kinds of mistrust, various types of relationships, and, of course, murder. the author didn’t forget a single aspect of reality while writing this, and even though the storyline seems a little outlandish when you just look at each piece, the whole thing honestly comes together really well. 

it’s so much fun watching the characters slowly become friends (or in some cases, more than friends), especially because of all the little suspicious moments that make everything fantastically messy. there are so many unsaid accusations, so many parts where you can’t tell who’s wrong and who’s right, and in my opinion, that’s what makes the best kind of murder mystery. none of the characters can trust each other, but they need to. after all, how else are they going to figure out who echo ridge’s very own murderer is? 

from bee

if i could just throw this book at you and point really hard at it, i would. but i have to be coherent here, so i won’t. there are so, so many things i didn't expect from the characters, especially daisy and malcolm’s step-family (you’ll find out who they are soon enough). on the subject of malcolm, his and declan’s relationships really struck me. because really, what are you supposed to do if you think your brother committed murder? 

the guilt and unsaid accusations only make the plot messier, considering that part of it is told from malcolm’s perspective. that and the fact that he keeps getting caught in unfortunate situations—for example, being the last to see brooke bennett before she disappears. now, isn’t that suspicious? but in balance with the “oh my god who do i trust” stance, it’s sort of heartwarming that the newly-formed murder club relies on each other a decent amount already (unrealistic? maybe. but that's for you to judge).

▪

bonus: spotify playlist!

[mcbastardsmausoleum]

Lucky McKee's 'May' & Xavier Gens' Frontier(s) arrive on Limited Edition Blu-ray 7/24 from Second Sights Films

MAY Make a date with May – for an unforgettable, uncomfortable, weird and wild experience. Lucky McKee’s wickedly wry body horror featuring outstanding performances, stunning cinematography and a stellar soundtrack, is back for a new release this July. Second Sight Films has it all sewn up with a brand-new Limited Edition and Standard Edition Blu-ray version, both complete with a fantastic slew of special features. Meet May Dove Candy, the socially awkward veterinary assistant, who was bullied as a child for her lazy eye, and has developed an obsession with perfection. Desperate for connection, May struggles to make friends and is desperately searching for a perfect boyfriend. Then she meets Adam, the boy with the flawless hands… could he be the one? But the path of love never runs smoothly, especially with May’s inability to connect with people. As her dream of perfection unravels, she becomes increasingly detached from reality and descends into the depths of depravity. The brand-new Limited Edition is set for release on July 24 and is presented in a stunning box with new artwork by Bella Grace, alongside a 70 page book, with new essays. Both editions come complete with a host of brilliant extras including new audio commentaries and new interviews with the stars, director, composer and editors and much more, see full details below. Don’t miss May Limited Edition, a devilish delight that’s a cut above the rest.

Special Features:  - New audio commentary with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas - Audio commentary with director Lucky McKee, cinematographer Steve Yedlin, editor Chris Sivertson and actors Angela Bettis, Nichole Hiltz, and Bret Roberts - Audio commentary with director Lucky McKee, Editor Rian Johnson, Composer Jammes Luckett (formerly credited as Jaye Barnes Luckett), production designer Leslie Keel, and Craft Services guy Benji - The Toymaker: a new interview with director Lucky McKee  -Perfect Hands: a new interview with actor Jeremy Sisto - Blankety Blank: a new interview with actor James Duval - How to Execute a Murder: a new interview with cinematographer Steve Yedlin • Peeling Back the Layers: a new interview with editor Rian Johnson - Jack and Jill: a new interview with editor Chris Sivertson - In the Cut: a new interview with editor Kevin Ford - Blood, Gore and Rock ‘n’ Roll: a new interview with composer Jammes Luckett • From Frankenstein to May: Miranda Corcoran on May - Bits and Pieces: on the set of May Limited Edition Contents:   -Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Bella Grace - 70 page book with new essays by Joseph Dwyer, Rachel Knightley, Mary Beth McAndrews and Heather Wixson - Six collectors' art cards

FRONTIER(S) 

Dare you cross Frontier(s)? The shockingly violent and darkly disturbing horror from Xavier Gens(Hitman, Gangs of London)  in his 2007 directorial debut, is set for a brand-new Limited Edition Blu-ray Box set release alongside a Standard Edition version from experts in the field Second Sight Films on July 24 2023. 

Shocking and thrilling audiences and offending (some) critics on its original release, French helmer Gens’ blood-fueled,  brutal feature is set for a stunning new Limited Edition outing. The box set is presented in a rigid slipcase with new artwork  by James Neal and a 70 page book featuring new essays and comes complete with a bucket load of special features. These  will be available on both versions and include: an audio commentary with Zoë Rose Smith and Kelly Gredner, new interviews  with cast and crew, the 'Making of’, a short film and more! Please see full list below. 

It’s a time of severe political unrest in Paris, an extreme right-wing party has come to power and violent protests soon turn  into full scale riots. As the streets burn, a group of young reprobates use the chaos to their advantage, robbing anything  and everything they can. But as they get in too deep, tragedy strikes and with the police on their tail, they’re forced to split  up and flee the city. 

Their situation goes from bad to worse as they end up holed up in a remote countryside guesthouse, where they come face  to face with a strange clan, the Von Geislers – a ruthlessly and violently oppressive father, his fiercely sexual daughters,  and brutish sons – who soon reveal themselves as neo-Nazis. The debauched family’s fantasy of starting a new Aryan race  could soon be realized as Yasmine (Karina Testa, Budapest), could be the key to the fresh bloodline they’ve been waiting  for. Can she and her friends survive the human abattoir, or will she become 'one of the family'? 

Enter the depraved and debauched Frontier(s) for a twisted, stomach-churning, thrilling horror experience. 

Special Features: 

- Audio Commentary with Zoë Rose Smith and Kelly Gredner 

- Reinventing the Extreme: a new interview with director Xavier Gens • Going Method: a new interview with actor Karina Testa 

- A Light in the Dark: a new interview with actor Maud Forget - Lights, Camera... Fear: a new interview with cinematographer Laurent Barès • Sounds of Violence: a new interview with composer Jean-Piere Taïeb • The Making of Frontier(s) 

- Fotografik Short Film 

- Xavier Gens Highschool Trailers 

- Frontier(s) Trailers 

- Storyboard Comparisons 

- Behind-the-Scenes Photos with commentary by Xavier Gens and Karina Testa 

- Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Xavier Gens and Karina Testa 

Limited Edition Contents: 

- Rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal 

 -70 page book with new essays by Dr Sarah Cleary, Mark H Harris, Carolyn Mauricette and  Alexandra West 

- Six collectors' art cards 

[coincidentally77]

Beauty of Climate Change #32: Plastiglomerate

Plastiglomerate is a hybrid of plastic and stone. The term was coined collaboratively by oceanographer Charles Moore and artist Kelly Jazvac and geologist Patricia Corcoran, who returned to the site where Moore found the hybrid rock in 2006, to collect specimens in 2012.

Plastic might have been the miracle of modern manufacturing. The material improved hygiene in medicine and food storage. It is also a horrific mix of impermanent and permanent. The plastic material is cheap and disposable, but it does not disappear. It breaks down into pieces, then it fragments and binds

with living matter. Microplastic agglomerates with living matter. Sculptor Kelly Jazvac collected plastiglomerate specimens from Kamilo Beach in Hawai’i.

The artist and geologist found plastic fused with sand, shells, and natural materials. The fusion of man-made and natural material was aided by fire.

Bonfires on the beach sped the process of agglomeration. The flames melted the plastic into horribly wondrous, magical, and toxic forms.  

Javzac and Corcoran displayed the plastiglomerates as sculptural objects and scientific artifacts of our geological era, the Anthropocene. Plastiglomerate was the title of an exhibition, curated by Georgia Erger, Curatorial Assistant at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University.

As Erger writes, “Plastiglomerates visualize the entanglement of human consumption and the environment that must necessarily adapt plastic to itself. These are not-natural, not-functional, magical, poisonous hybrid stones.

December 20, 2022, Washington Heights, New York

[dragonwingfly-blog]

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[bitesizebookreviews]

How I Paid for College

RETRO REVIEW

How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft,Friendship & Musical Theater

Marc Acito

276 pages

Broadway Books, 2004

Hard work may pay off in the long run, but the benefits of laziness are immediate. 

Edward Zanni is a high school senior in suburban New Jersey in 1983, Edward and his friends are “Play People,” also known as theater kids. The summer before school starts, this band of friends embarks on an adventure of “CV”, also known as Creative Vandalism. At the start of the school year, Edward’s newly remarried dad drops the news that he won’t pay for Julliard, Edward’s dream, he’ll only pay for Edward to go to college for business. What’s a guy, along with his group of madcap friends to do? 

Natie Nudelman, the group’s computer whiz kid with a broken moral compass comes up with a list. 1. Work. 2. Scholarships. 3. Theft. 4. Murder. OK, murder is a little extreme, but theft? Well, Edward does get a job, and through a little fun and lighthearted theft, fraud and money-laundering to create a scholarship, they should be able to get him to Julliard. And as a bonus, they might get back at his dad’s new wife. All the while they are scheming, there’s a lot of sexual tension in the group as openly bisexual Edward is having trouble pleasing his girlfriend Kelly because he can’t stop thinking about jock-turned Play Person Doug. 

Books written about teens in the eighties basically ignored the LGBT community, so it’s nice to see a bisexual character whose sexuality isn’t the source of drama and heartache. Doug knows Edward has a crush on him and even though he doesn’t return the crush, he is kind of flattered. (Also, Edward isn’t the only LGBT character in the book....but no spoilers).

How I Paid for College is absolutely hilarious. The teenage characters are smarter and funnier and somehow cooler (even though they’re supposed to be big nerds) than I have ever been. There’s a lovely found family storyline, queer characters, crazy schemes, and an absolute loathing of the suburbs that teenage me could relate hard to. (”What have they got to be snobby about? Don’t they realize they live in New Jersey?” asks on character.) It’s a damn shame this hasn’t been made into a movie. 

***** I basically NEVER do this but I went ahead and Fan-casted this book because I love it so much***

Edward Zanni: Noah Centineo

Paula Amico: Beanie Feldstein

Kelly Corcoran: Sabrina Carpenter

Doug Grabowski: Jake T. Austin

Ziba: Yara Shahidi

Natie Nudelman: Gaten Matarazzo

Al Zanni: Bobby Canavale

Dagmar: Renee Zellweger

Kathleen Corcoran: Judy Greer

Mr. Lucas: Tom Kavanagh

[michigandrifter]

The Savage Land 1969