#mary the bentley

[scrapheapchallenge]

Mary the Bentley reference photos post 2. POV: You're Crowley. I got you a LOAD of angles so you can see what it's like to sit in the front seat (it's easiest to take them from the back seat), and from various angles from the driver's head position. You can see the sunroof up there better as well now. See post 1 for the rest of the reference photos, I ran out of space to add more to it.

[etherealarte]

Marie-Lou Nurk

[polishmodels]

Julia Kuzniar - editorial for Marie Claire Australia, September 2024

Photographer: Nicole Bentley

source: instagram.com

[maufungi]

The Bentley is a lie

(This is a spoiler zone for Good Omens season 2) Hey guys! I found something strange (and most likely the stupidest meta of all)

I read these amazing posts about the Bentley Ineffable discontinuity and the Bentley's roadtrip transformation and this one by @embracing-the-ineffable and @thesherrinfordfacility

and they got me thinking…

Why the Bentley is a lie:

So while re-watching episode 2, I noticed something strange…

Something immediately caught my eye in the first scene. The blue box in which the "2" (2500 BC) is written. In terms of color grading, I find it very striking.

A second blue box appears with the "L" of "Land of Uz".

The next 2 are in the book of Job that Aziraphale and Crowley are looking at. "T" and an "S" can be found.

In the back of my mind there was still the hint that this episode was called "The Clue". And of course there would have to be hidden clues in this episode. Something story or meta relevant.

So I just googled "2LTS". (Because I am a research professional)

And to my surprise a model of a car appeared, that looked very similar to the Bentley: the Ballot 2LTS.

Maybe there is a Bentley at the start of the season (episodes 1 and 2) but they later switched it to another car? The Ballot 2 LTS.

I don't know anything about cars. So I read a bit about them. To my surprise, a Bentley isn't just a Bentley. It's the chassis that is from the manufacturer Bentley and the body is made by a coachbuilder company. (In this post @scrapheapchallenge explains which body the old Bentley in season 1 had and what happend to it in season 2.)

So my theory is that they changed the Bentley chassis to a Ballot. And put on a 4 door body.

This could explain the changing seat colors and hubcaps.

And why they talk about a Bentley in the first two episodes and later just use the word car.

And why a Queen song is only played once in the Bentley. (Episode 1)

The Bentley was there at the beginning but then it was replaced?

In what way is this relevant for the story? I don't know.

Why are the clues hidden within the Job storyline? I don't know.

Maybe it has to do with multiple timelines (by @noneorother) where the Bentley is and isn't? I don't know.

Maybe the the french word "Ballot" has a deeper meaning? I don't know.

Does any of this make sense? Probably not, but I had fun writing it.

The only thing I know is that the Bentley ought to be the old Bentley, but it seems to be another car.

There are more of those blue squares (did you see the metatron's TIE?!), so I will look further into them, but for so long:

Thanks for coming to my TED talk. I'll let myself out.

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Keith Richards - “I’m Waiting for the Man”

If there’s anyone unkempt and druggy enough to convincingly cover “I’m Waiting for the Man,” it’s Keith Richards.

And so it shall be.

The Rolling Stone re-recorded the Velvet Underground & Nico track for the forthcoming various-artists collection The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed. It’s also the lead single.

With a short a capella intro and higher fidelity than the original, Richards nevertheless stays close to Reed and the Velvet’s arrangement while transforming it into the quintessential Keef Riff Hard cut. Not small feat, that, but Richards knows of which he sings on “I’m Waiting for the Man.”

“To me, Lou stood out,” Richards said in a statement. “The real deal! Something important to American music and to all music. I miss him and his dog.”

Arriving on 4/20 - natch - The Power of the Heart includes contributions from a motley array of admirers including Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Rufus Wainwright, Lucinda Williams, Maxim Ludwig and Angel Olsen, Rickie Lee Jones, Mary Gauthier, Bobby Rush, Automatic, the Afghan Whigs, Rosanne Cash and Brogan Bentley.

Grade card: Keith Richards - “I’m Waiting for the Man” - B+

3/4/24

[gameofthunder66]

American Horror Story: Roanoke (2011- ) tv series

-(started) watchin' Season 6- 8/23/2024- on Hulu (FX)

[doctorstrangereview]

0055: Strange Tales #160

Cover Date: September 1967 On-Sale Date: June 1, 1967

This issue gives us the return of Baron Mordo who has been mostly absent for over a year. The series does maintain some continuity as Mordo is still wearing his strange onesie over his bodysuit costume. Raymond Marais takes over writing duties starting this issue. I don't know who he is, but he seems to have a number of stories credited to him in the Grand Comics Database. Ms. Severin retains the art chores. And, toward the end, we see the return of another character from the very early days.

Doc is the midst of a throng of Mordo's new minions. Their rather dull robes, all identical, are a very good match for the walls of their cavern they occupy. Doc is like "Buzz off minions, I need to talk to the manager!"

Doc informs Mordo that the Ancient One was stoned (ha!) to death and now I've got his goodies. This makes Mordo made and he threatens to obliterate Doc. So nothing new here. Mordo attacks Doc who sweeps him aside with a gesture further enraging Mordo. Doc attempts to explain the whole Living Tribunal situation even showing a neat image of the Sands of Death hourglass ticking away at Stonehenge. Mordo is unconvinced. Mordo tries a few more tricks then says Uncle. But he hasn't given up, but has his minions attack Doc en masse.

The minions attack as they shout their rather uninspired threats. Because they're pretty uncoordinated they don't provide much of a challenge to Doc.

Doc grabs the guy in the turban from last issue is the instigator of all this bother. He carries him away as Mordo attempts to reassert his control of the minion rabble. Meanwhile, in a dark corner of the cave system, Doc strips the turban dude of his newfound powers and sends him back home. The turban dude, apparently, was the nexus of control for the minion rabble.

As Mordo regains control, and we see a mysterious woman complain, Doc makes a dramatic entrance.

Then Doc casts a dramatic spell over the throng of new minions.

Finally, Doc forces Mordo's ghost out of his body.

Doc explains the whole Living Tribunal situation again to Mordo. He reunites Mordo's ghost with his body. Mordo now turns back into a cowering, quaking bumbler who now wants nothing more than to leave the planet before Trib-y wipes it out. Doc responds by freezing Mordo and basically saying "Won't help me? If I die, so do you!" Doc then makes the mistake of removing the evil influence from one of Mordo's new minions and forces it into Mordo. Of course, instead of Doc's intended effect, it makes him stronger. A brief interlude reveals the identity of the mysterious woman. Victoria Bently, whom Doc rescued after being nasty to a cab driver for no reason, has returned!

Mordo agrees to help Doc and together they exorcise the remaining minions. Mordo absorbs all this extra power with the expected response.

The empowered Mordo strikes down Doc.

I think Raymond Marais did a pretty decent job on his first story, continuing a plot started by Roy Thomas. Aside from shoehorning in Victoria Bentley into the mix and revealing her identity in a very awkward manner, the story flows well. Mordo actually appears formidable until his natural cowardice takes over. And once he gains additional power he's all arrogant again. Truly a whatever way the wind blows villain. It's a good setup for what is to come. Victoria's introduction into the story may not have been graceful, but she's got a major role to play in the upcoming months. Now Mordo really needs to loose the onesie.

[artfulfashion]

Georgia Fowler wearing a Matteau dress, photographed by Nicole Bentley for Marie Claire Australia, November 2022

[muertedepepinillos]

Vile Bodies, Evelyn Waugh (Left to right: Eduardo Garcia Benito, Frederick Taylor, Sheilah Beckett, Evelyn Waugh, Unknown, Mary Evans, Quentin Blake, Bentley/Farrell/Burnett, Kate Baylay)

[highendhoney]

Nicole Bentley for Marie Claire Australia with Isla Fisher

Photographer: Nicole Bentley.

Creative Director: Sarah Hughes.

Fashion Stylist: Naomi Smith.

Hair Stylist: Travis Balcke.

Makeup Artist: Victoria Baron.

Model: Isla Fisher.

[scintillulae]

[scrapheapchallenge]

Mary the Bentley reference images part 1. I already shared a ton a couple of years ago, but I was visiting friends and family again earlier this week, so this time I was taking requests from the good omens reference library discord, art discord, and "in love with my car" discord (where I shared all my previous reference photos of her). So this time I've got some specific request references which I didn't think to get before. Things like driver's seat POV, 90 degrees side-on, back-on, and nose-on, the boot (including tool kit and petrol filler cap in the boot), sunroof from inside and above, and of course the back seat, because I know why you all want that one. Post 2 coming shortly.

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Georgia Fowler for Marie Claire

📸: Nicole Bentley

[polishmodels]

Julia Kuzniar - editorial for Marie Claire Australia, September 2024

Photographer: Nicole Bentley

source: instagram.com

[academy-x]

me trying to remember the guys from austen vs the girls B)

Darcy, Bingley, Evil guy, Priest guy, Wenthworth, Evil guy from S&S, Old guy from S&S, Sad guy from persuasion, Edward

Charlotte, Jane, Elizabeth, Caroline, Lydia, Anne, Eleanor, Marianne, the freak from S&S, the sisters from persuasion, baby debourgh

[spotforme]

Captain is war, kitty is famine, robin is pollution, fanny is penisilin, patrick is death, mike is the postman...