#max reby

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Helmut Newton - Fur Coats by Max Reby (Vogue Paris 1979)

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L'Officiel Octobre 1958 N°439-440

A model wears an Umpa natural farmed dark mink coat. By Max Reby. Photo Virginia Thoren.

Un modèle porte un manteau de vison foncé d'élevage natural Umpa. Par Max Reby. Photo Virginia Thoren.

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Architectural Digest Fall/AD Open Door Part 2

Bailey: "We call this area Squad Headquarters."

Quinton: "It was important that all our offices and workspaces stayed together even though we made big changes to the layout of the house."

Bailey: "The twins actually spend more time in our offices and their rooms now that they are older. So the little princess basically has her own study."

Quinton: "She allows the fam to bring their laptops in and get work done with her."

Legend: "We have to bring snacks though."

Lyric: "And agree to be students in the various classes she offers."

Bailey: "Don’t forget by appointment only…"

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Q's Office

Squad Study/Playroom

Bailey's Office

Cover Story - Part 1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

[lghockey]

I got acknowledged by Reby Hardy at the ppv!

I've peaked

[thewisecheerio]

Messmer's Insignia

This is Messmer's insignia, stamped all over his Keep, as well as his soldiers' shields and tents. This post is going to be a canon-compliant lore analysis, meaning that not all of this will be explicitly mentioned in canon but will attempt to be compliant with what we do know explicitly.

There are a few important elements coming together to make the insignia: 1. The left-hand flame 2. The right-hand woven ring 3. The outer ring 4. The overlaid, central spear

I'd like to pick these apart in the same way you might pick apart a heraldic coat of arms to look at what each piece might mean individually, as well as what the placement of some elements relative to others might symbolize.

The Left-Hand Flame

Along with the horizontal panel of flames, this is obviously symbolic of Messmer's flame. However, I do want to note that you can absolutely see a cute little winged serpent shape hidden in the flame's design with its head on the right, its tail on the left, and the central portion of the flame forming a wing. (Or maybe it's a dragon. Or maybe I need to seek help for my advanced brainrot, which is causing me to see things. You decide!) Given that Messmer's Phase 1 design—and his public persona—is a mixture of flame and specifically winged serpents, this seems an apt way to capture both ideas in one. A bit on the nose maybe, but hey, his day job is genocide, not graphic design (insert obligatory gRaPhIc dEsIgN iS mY pAsSiOn here).

The Right-Hand Ring

Many people have connected this to Marika's circlet, which I'm not sure I see. Her circlet is a lot more angularly braided, rather than the smooth coil shown here. Plus, I think that Marika's circlet is supposed to be similar to Miquella's Circlet of Light, in that it signifies a (fully) divine aspect of the wearer—something Messmer assuredly is not, since he is a demigod without grace (or, at least, with only the artificial grace bestowed by Marika's seal alone). But either way, none of what I'm about to say contradicts this interpretation, and you can have both be true at the same time.

Rather, I think a different interpretation might be that this is intertwined serpents, similar to the shape his own winged serpents make as they coil around his body. The winged serpent is typically a symbol of Caduceus in alchemical lore, of which Elden Ring is rife. The Caduceus is explicitly two intertwined snakes topped with wings. So that seems like the most straightforward interpretation for what this might be a nod to.

To learn more about Caduceus's role in alchemy, I highly recommend the two videos linked below by Max Derrat and Smoughtown. But the short of it is that the binding ritual that produces a rebis—a divine, single (merged) soul of masculine and feminine energies (e.g. Marika/Radagon)—requires some sort of binding material to happen properly. In alchemical lore, this binding material is the "prima materia", or the formless base of all matter in the universe associated with chaos and the void. The material is often referred to as Mercurius, named for the god Mercury who carries a Caduceus staff. Thus, we end up with binding/prima materia = Mercurius = Caduceus = 2 intertwined serpents.

(Side note: This is also an EXCELLENT reason to believe that Messmer is the son of Marika and Radagon. The White Queen and Red King of alchemy are often shown with the Caduceus between them, which would seem to fit well with the idea of Marika and Radagon having a child between them that is associated with dual serpents.)

I also think there is a connection to the (singular) base serpent by way of the alchemical Caduceus, however. Besides the prima materia/uniting matter, Caduceus is also often used as a symbol of duality. Namely, it is a symbol of the tension between "higher" and "base" desires, with the former being associated with wisdom and the latter being associated with chaos. We absolutely see this in Messmer's lore, as we learn from the Winged Serpent Helm that his winged serpents act as wise friends that keep his base serpent in check. As such, the duality of the Caduceus may also represent the duality of the winged and base serpents. So this coiled symbol involving two snakes might also represent the singular base serpent indirectly, making it function like an image-based palimpsest. When we peel back the layers of one, we find evidence of the other.

The Outer Ring

I mostly think this is just meant to be a uniting graphical element. However, it is cute that it kind of evokes the imagery of a Great Rune, all of which are rings. Messmer does not have a Great Rune, as he did not participate in the shattering. So instead of an actual Great Rune, he ends up with this imitation insignia instead. Adorable. Maybe this is why his otherwise heraldic-looking insignia was designed as a circle instead of the more classical forms that heraldic coats-of-arms tend to take.

The Central Spear

In the center of the insignia, we get a spear wrapped with a singular(?) serpent. The question mark is there because we do not actually see the serpent tail, so you would be reasonable to question whether this is truly a singular serpent, or something like an unending ouroboros. (Or, you know, both.) I'm going to go forward with the assumption that this is a singular serpent. Cutely, the head of the spear forms the serpent's head.

Obviously, the most straightforward part is that the spear is Messmer's spear, the Spear of the Impaler. I find it highly apt that the spear *overlays* the other elements of the insignia, almost dominating them. War is definitely the thing Messmer is most publicly known for, as a myriad of NPCs—both spirit and corporeal—curse him for the honorless war that he has wrought without mentioning much else about him. Meanwhile, his internal relationship with his flame and serpentine nature is something really only known privately. After all, the Fire Knight set tells us that it was only those few knights under his personal command that knew the truth of how he felt regarding his flame and his serpentine nature.

Armor of the Fire Knights under Messmer the Impaler's personal command. Distinguished by its red cape and twin golden snakes which adorn the neck, enhancing incantations of Messmer's flame. These were the only ones who truly knew Messmer. His flames, like serpents. The painful fate that accompanied his accursed form.

Building on this, the dominating nature of this graphical element is important in another way. The flame and other serpent imagery seems to be something intrinsic to Messmer: he was born with a serpentine nature, and was either born with or cursed with flame very early in his existence, too. Meanwhile, war is something that was *imposed upon him* as a request by his mother, as we learn from his armor set. He doesn't do genocide just because he enjoys fighting like Godfrey or Radahn; rather, he does it on behalf of Marika and ends up pretty sad, tired, and self-hating because of it. In this way, warfare ends up as an intrusive element in his life, similar to the way the spear almost seems to be a dominating, nearly intrusive element in the insignia's design.

The serpent coiled around the spear is also really interesting, because it appears to be a singular serpent in contrast to the dual coil on the right. The most straightforward interpretation is that this is a nod to his hidden inner nature as the (singular) base serpent.

Given what we learned above about the Caduceus itself symbolizing a tension between higher and base desires—and repeated in Messmer's story as tension between the wise winged serpents and base serpent—I find it apt that the snake more associated with base desires is the one wrapped around the tool of war. I enjoy the link between warfare and base desires, as it ties into Elden Ring's overall themes around cycles of violence, explicitly characterizing the desire for violence and war as base.

The Central Spear: An Alternative Interpretation

This next bit is unhinged brainrot territory and what I think is a weaker interpretation of the spear symbolism than the above, so be warned. But I also think something interesting can be said if you look at this as a nod to the Rod of Asclepius. Asclepius is the god of healing and medicine, and the Rod of Asclepius (containing a single serpent wrapped around it) is often used as a symbol of medicine both in real life hospitals as well as in alchemical lore. Messmer's most obvious connection to medicine is Marika, as the Blessing of Marika and Remembrance of the Impaler items tell us that she attempted to heal him before finally gouging out his eye to seal the base serpent away instead.

So if this is a nod to his mother's attempts to heal him, two things are true. First, this is an adorable nod to mom from Elden Ring's biggest momma's boy. Second, one might also read into it that these attempts to heal him of something he was naturally born with—and isn't intrinsically evil in and of itself, as far as I can tell—were actually intrusive.

Certainly from Marika's perspective, she worried that others would judge Messmer for his serpentine nature. In some sense, she was right, as Messmer's followers (like Black Knight Andreas) specifically rebelled against him after learning of it. But if your child is disabled or otherwise different in some way and people will judge them for it, is that actually a reason to seek a cure rather than an accommodation, especially if the cure comes with other costs? The answer is complex and varies by individual, of course. But in Messmer's case, we see signs of self-hatred and even neglect as a result of being taught that the base serpent is intrinsically evil. For evidence of this, see the linked post about how there are bits of shed skin on the base serpent, which is a symptom of neglect for snakes!

If Marika's cure resulted in self-hatred and neglect of a critical aspect of his being, can it really be said to be medicinal? Or is it just as intrusive an element in his life as warfare seems to be? I think if you believe the latter, this could be another reason to read this part of the design as intrusive and dominating over the other elements in the insignia that represent his natural self. That said, I think the base serpent interpretation is the more lore-accurate one, but it's fun to think about what it might mean as a symbol of Marika's attempted healing, anyway!

To Sum Up...

So overall while the design is maybe a slightly messy conglomeration of ideas and images, I think this insignia gives us so much. We get fire imagery, winged serpent imagery, base serpent symbolism, a graphic palimpsest of the winged and base serpents and the duality of man, warfare, warfare as a base desire, maybe a cute nod to Great Runes, and maybe even a cute nod to Momma and her attempts to heal. In this way, I think it functions in the same way as coats of arms do in heraldic design: they can also be pretty graphically messy, but it's on purpose to fit a lot of symbolism into a small space.

[beefrobeefcal]

Mon Boeuf!! Happy New Year! 💜🥩💜

For the Ask List: 🤔? 💥?

I'm so looking forward to whatever you offer at the Bistro this year!

Oooo good questions, Reby!

[in reference to this post]

🤔 Are there any new characters you want to write about?

I think everyone and their hardcore grandpa know I want to write Mando… because then, I get to go to SPACE! That, and the idea of armor not fitting right… plus Ezra us in space too There also seems to be quite a few calls for Max Lord and Marcus Pike… so we’ll see what the new year holds!

💥Is there a chapter, scene, or WIP you're most excited to write? Share a snippet or tell us about it!

I see what you’re doing, Reby… you want a tasty snack from Beefro’s Test Kitchen? I will say that the one scene I am very excited to write is TOP SECRET until it drops (which is a few chapters away *hint hint*) so I won't be sharing that, but I will be dropping a Test Kitchen post today - so look out!

Thank you again for the questions, Reby!

Beefro 👌🥩💜

[thesoupson]

Drama update:

A list of suspensions has been released. Everyone who was in the room at the time of the altercation is being suspended. No word on how long these are or if there are any other penalties. The current list is:

Matt and Nick Jackson

Kenny Omega

Brandon Cutler

Christopher Daniels

Pat Buck

Michael Nakazawa

So far, CM Punk and Ace Steel have not been named in the punishments yet because it hasn't yet been determined whether they will be suspended or fired from AEW. Sports Illustrated reports that will be determined by the end of Wednesday.

I stress again, this is not a work. It completely destroyed the months of work that went into the MJF storyline and it does nothing but hurt the company.

The heat on Punk in the locker room is "unreal" according to SRS. You can see this for yourself with others on the roster. Matt and Reby Hardy have both weighed in on Punk being out of line, with both praising The Elite for all they've done, building the company, saying most of these boys wouldn't have jobs without Kenny and the Bucks. Reby made a Tiktok video with a tweet Punk made about standing with your coworkers back when the Sasha and Naomi story was happening. MIRO has also brought up that tweet.

Also, we expect Tony Khan to handcuff Max Caster to a pipe in the back until this all blows over, because he's been staring at a microphone like this since Sunday night:

MEANWHILE

Take continues to be the most wholesome and least drama-causing person in pro wrestling and is currently starring in DDT's final Hiragana Muscle show. (Put the belt on him when he comes back and there will be no more trouble. )

[csadag]

ANOHNI: I WILL SURVIVE

Legyen akkor ez 2020 hivatalos dala?

In June, Facebook offered me 200,000$ to license an old live version of me singing “I Will Survive” for an advertisement that represented Facebook as an advocate for small businesses. Although I really could have used the money, I said no because I didn't want to be complicit in Facebook’s hosting of fake news which might enable the re-election of Donald Trump. They wrote back saying that they were placating other participants' concerns by making donations to their charities of choice, in addition to paying them.  I woke up the next morning and realized this isn't even advertising; this is politics, and i don't even know how deep this water is. This company Droga5 worked with Obama and Google and others. I had to walk away. 

 A month later I saw the ad. Facebook had hired another singer to emulate my version of the song. 

It was a nauseating feeling. 

We all know that Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon and others now seem to be destroying our lives, our minds, our jobs, our cultures, and our societies' ability to govern themselves. 

We as artists were the first ones to be led to the stall to begin feeding, and being drained by,  companies including Apple and Facebook. 

And now as artists, we must be the first to leave.  We must show that it is possible to live without Instagram, without Facebook, without Google and Amazon. We must endeavor to rebuild our lives and our communities, our private conversations, in ways that don't rely on manipulative infrastructures and interfaces provided by the world’s richest and most malevolent corporations. 

After the Facebook debacle, i felt compelled to complete my studio version of “I Will Survive”. It was the first song I ever sang in nightclubs in NYC when I was 20 years old. I sang it hundreds of times. In those days I sang it thinking of Marsha P. Johnson and the underground queer community struggling to survive in the face of AIDS. Now it seems to me like an anthem for the future of life on earth. 

Obviously, Youtube is owned by Google. I haven't closed all my accounts. But I want to talk to you about this; I want to be a part of this conversation. 

ANOHNI 

October 30th 2020 

I Will Survive (Perren, Frederick J.; Fekaris, Dino) p.Universal Music Publishing Group 

voice and piano ANOHNI guitars by Oren Bloedow strings by Max Moston mixed by Alex Silva 

video featuring Anohni and Chloe Dzubilo, 1992/94 Performance and Video c. Rebis Music 2020

[cutierocker202]

yeah me too rampage though is taped and I highly doubt they would want jeff to come out on a tape show. but who knows id think theyd want that pop for him.

im just waiting nervously for the hbo max content lmao

Maybe he will appear in Revolution, honestly I don’t know what to think cause Matt is always hinting Jeff coming out and so is Reby (I think that’s her name) he will def get a pop whenever he comes out unless it’s after a big match that causes the fans to be tired afterwards

👀 I heard that AEW and HBO Max might be together but idk the full info

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Emanuel Bergmann : Trik

Dom Wydawniczy REBIS dziękuję za egzemplarz i możliwość przedpremierowego zapoznania się z książką. Zapowiada się ekscytująca przygoda! Poniżej zostawiam Wam opis tej książki. Dajcie znać, czy ta historia Was zainteresowała. Premiera już 10 sierpnia! opis wydawcy: Opowieść o chłopcu, który wierzy w magię i pozbawionym złudzeń staruszku, który nie wierzy już w nic. Wielki Zabbatini, czarodziej sceny, prestidigitator, gwiazda „czarnej magii”, siedzi zgorzkniały w swoim domu w Los Angeles i oczekuje już tylko tego, co nieuniknione. Dawno utracił wiarę w magię życia. Na drugim końcu miasta jedenastoletni Max wymyka się przez okno swojego pokoju, by odnaleźć wielkiego czarodzieja. Chłopiec wierzy, że tylko mag ze swoimi czarami może sprawić, by jego rodzice się nie rozwiedli… Czy przeznaczenie połączy dwóch bohaterów i nada sens ich życiu? Sięgnijcie po Trik i poczujcie klimat przedwojennego Berlina, popatrzcie na Los Angeles XXI wieku i trzymajcie kciuki za Maxa.

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Jasmine Emba pure white mink stole, by Max Reby. Madame Grès dress. Étole de vison blanc pur Jasmine Emba, par Max Reby. Robe de Grès.

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I've got the bug where ALLL the sims in my game started aging up at the same time. This young lady is supposed to be Rebi 😒. Definitely killed the vibe so I need some giggles to keep the party going.

[lghockey]

GOTHIC BABY CAMEO!!!! PLEASE!!!

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L`Officiel 363-364,June 1952 by roman hanson Via Flickr: Fur wrap by Max Reby

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Hat by Gilbert Orcel, mink coat by Max Reby & photo by Philippe Pottier, 1957.