#nicole chen

[miamaimania]

Cherry Durian Bolero by Chet Lo, photographed by Nicole Chen

[the-final-sentence]

Together with my new bandmates jamming behind me and my entire family cheering me on, I rock out.

Nicole Chen, from Lily Xiao Speaks Out

[bookcoversonly]

Title: It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li! | Author: Nicole Chen | Publisher: Quill Tree Books (2023)

[crosseyedcricketart]

my favorite MET Gala 2024 looks part 1 | theme: "The Garden of Time"

[nofatclips]

Live version of St. Dymphna by Nicole Atkins from the album Memphis Ice

[chenlijuns]

This is me

[30ahchaleh]

Fringe (2008-2013)

صد قسمت در پنج فصل

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از چند اشتباه منطقی در سریال که بگذریم

هرآنچه که من از دیدنش امتناع میکنم در حدود دو فصل ابتدایی موجود است یک پکیج کامل از چیزهای حال بهم زن و مشمئز کننده ، از خارج شدن حشرات موزی از دهان و جونور های داخل بدن و بیماری ها و دِفُرمه(دگرریخت) شدن صورت و هیکل ، بگیر بیا تا هیولا و موجودات فانتزی هری پاتری تا درآوردن دل و روده به سبک فیلم های اره ! ! !ـ

خب همین عامل ها کافی ست تا من فیلم یا سریالی را دنبال نکنم

اما

در فضای حاکم بر سریال و توی چشمان مامور "دانم" چیزی بود که نوید یک پیروزی میداد و همین امر صبری در من تولید کرد که بتوانم به سه فصل انتهایی مورد علاقه ام برسم

و چه حیف میبود اگر نمیتوانستم با آن برخورد کنم

گاهی دنیا و عوامل داخلش هم همینطور است

شاید بتوانم بگویم عجیبی این سریال برای من در همین است

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دو فصل ابتدایی از "علمی تخیلی" بودنش گویا بیشتر معطوف شده بود به علم زیست شناسی و شیمی که اصلا خوشم نمیآید

اما

ورق با ورود موثر و پر رنگ تر فـیزیک و فـلسفه و فـناوری به سه فصل انتهایی برگشت و آنهم چه برگشت خوبی

البته و صد البته

این را هم نباید از نظر دور داشت که ناچیز حرفی ارزش شنیدن دارد اگر در غایت آن عاطفه ی انسانی موج نزند

حتی در گزاره‌ای مثل

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همان عامل تعیین کننده برای من که در حدود دو فصل ابتدایی بسیار بی روح بود

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خوبی برگشت این ورق ، آن چنان است که هوس کردم هرازگاهی یادی از این سریال بکنم 🤦‍♂️😅ـ

این نوشته را با فلسفه ای آشنا اما اینبار از زبان "بیشاب" خطاب به "فیلپ" خاتمه میدهم

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[zonetrente-trois]

Jonesy the Cat as Marc

[thenerdsofcolor]

New 'Moana 2' TV Spot Teases "We're Back" Song

Disney has released the newest TV spot for Moana 2, which gives a sneak peek of the newest song: “We’re Back.” Continue reading New ‘Moana 2’ TV Spot Teases “We’re Back” Song

[waterkangaroo]

Carl and the System AI

The Vegetarian, Han Kang || The Gate of the Feral Gods, Matt Dinniman || art by Zach Dunn || Body of Water, Florence Welch || Consumed, David Cronenberg || art by Matt Dinniman || I used to be a hole in the ground, Katie Maria || Desire, Clementine von Radics || When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities, Chen Chen || The Gate of the Feral Gods, Matt Dinniman || art by Levi Cleeman || A Lot To Be Mad About, Kiki Nicole

[some-spinner-in-june]

the worst kind of romance

web weave on @xinrouska's kendratello of "over the years" <3 their art is GORGEOUS

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credits:

@/chateauofmymind || @/xinrouska || @/cortue || power politics, margaret atwood || curses, the crane wives || @/xinrouska || curses, the crane wives || @/xinrouska || unknown || elaine kahn || we were that joke, gregory orr || @/xinrouska || the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, taylor jenkins reid || johnny panic & the bible of dreams: short stories, prose, and diary excerpts, sylvia plath || eden, hozier || @/xinrouska || asofterworld, #709 || the papa and mama dance, anne sexton || @/xinrouska || underbelly, nicole homer || @/xinrouska || when i grow up i want to be a list of further possibilities, chen chen

[distantvoices]

Abdulsalam Adeigbe, Colin Taylor, Sunira Da Silva by Nicole Chen for Boy.Brother.Friend January 2024

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🔥 Books With Dragons (You May Have Missed)

🦇 It's National Appreciate a Dragon Day! January 21 is quickly approaching (that's actually my sweet friend's birthday)! Whether you're excited, terrified, or somewhere in between, I'm sure you can't get enough of fantasy / romantasy books featuring dragons! So many dragons books have been released in the last few years. To maintain that terrifying excitement for Onyx Storm, here are a few (seriously, a FEW) of the books featuring dragons that you can add to your tbr!

❓ What was the last book you read that had dragons in it?

🔥 His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik 🔥 Dragonfall - LR Lam 🔥 To Shape a Dragon's Breath - Moniquill Blackgoose 🔥 Consort of Fire - Kit Rocha 🔥 Quest of Awakening - Daniel Dickson 🔥 Fireborne - Rosaria Munda

🔥 Heavenly Bodies - Imani Erriu 🔥 The Hatchling - Vyria Durav 🔥 When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A. Parker 🔥 Empire of Flame and Thorns - Marion Blackwood 🔥 Promised in Fire - Jasmine Walt 🔥 The Book of Azrael - Amber V. Nicole

🔥 When Women Were Dragons - Kelly Barnhill 🔥 A Monsoon Rising - Thea Guanzon 🔥 Fear the Flames - Olivia Rose Darling 🔥 Storm of Secrets and Sorrow - Melissa K. Roehrich 🔥 Of Jade and Dragons - Amber Chen 🔥 A Language of Dragons - S.F. Williamson

[modelsof-color]

Abdulsalam Adeigbe & Sunira da Silva by Nicole Chen for Boy Brother Friend Magazine January 2024

[lgbtqreads]

Hi, do you have any recommendations for books where a primary character is an asexual adult (~20+)? (Bonus points if they’re aroace.) I love that we’re getting so many MG and YA ace characters but I’d love to read about characters closer to my age.

Sure, these are all books with adult aroace MCs:

Good Angel by A. M. Bauslid

Seafoam and Silence by S.L. Dove Cooper

A Promise Broken by S.L. Dove Cooper

We Go Forward by Alison Evans (Amz)

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace

The Faerie Godmother’s Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle

“Backgame” by Lev Mirov, in Myriad Lands Volume II

Seafoam and Silence by Lynn O’Connacht

A Promise Broken by Lynn E. O’Connacht

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab (Fantasy)

I Want to Be a Wall by Honami Shirono (Manga)

Holding Onto Day by E.H. Timms

Create My Own Perfection by E.H. Timms

They're mostly (all?) SFF, though, so for contemp with ace MCs but that are mostly (all?) Romances, try:

A Milky Way Home by Hsinju Chen

Thaw by Elyse Springer

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Learning Curves by Ceillie Simkiss

In My Dreams by Elin Annalise

My Heart to Find by Elin Annalise

The Heartbreak Handshake by J.R. Hart

The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann

How to Be a Normal Person by TJ Klune

Rising From Ash by Jax Meyer

Love Limits by Reese Morrison

[suffering-and-happy-about-it]

Nicole's rant: The Venom Problem

Contains spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance.

‼️ This might be a controversial opinion but i’ll say it anyway.

let it be known i’d love to have just straight up 1.5 hours of raw footage of eddie and venom just hanging out doing stupid shit, just let tom hardy and his comedy shine. please. i wouldn’t be criminally offended if rhys ifans & the hippie family joined.

ps: i don't mean to hate anyone liking this movie. to each their own. if you liked it, then that's also fine. this is my opinion and you don't have to agree. i was raised on early marvel (the incredible hulk, blade, elektra, iron man...) so i'd say i can tell a decent superhero story from something utterly mid, if even that.

because… what in the fuck is venom: the last dance (2024)?

madame web (2024) war flashbacks hit hard with this one.

who wrote this? and who said it’s a good idea? WHY and HOW did tom hardy produce this?

COLUMBIA YOU HAD THE RIGHTS TO VENOM FOR 3 MOVIES.

i’m not sure if it’s copyright issues or something, but there’s surely SOME OTHER storyline that you could capture into the movie instead of whatever the last dance is.

not that carnage was any good, but a) woody harleson (we stan a king) and b) it’s not expected for every movie to be 10/10, mishaps happen. it was a fun little experiment and we get it. pop off, sister. atop, it was directed by andy serkis (we love a king).

BUT HOW DID YOU FABRICATE A SECOND CARNAGE?

because oh wait, you didn't. let there be carnage (2021) was so weird and bad it was actually endearing in a sense. it defo embraced the silly side and yannow what? looking back at it, i'll trade it for the last dance without a second thought.

first off: how does this have 81% on rotten? huh? pls give me the deets of your dealer because i need the shit you've taken before viewing it.

why open with a reminder that venom and peter parker ALMOST met in the MCU? why teasing with what could’ve been but WASN’T?

tom hardy doesn’t look like he wants to be there and covering it with having a “perpetual hangover” might be the best fucking bandage anyone came up with.

“i’ll consider going for playing venom again IF i get to fight spider-man” TOM MY BOY TELL THEM.

baron mordo was done dirty, yes, but THE UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS venom did to my boy Chiwetel? my boy looked like he’s forced to be there. 0 chemistry, 0 passion. someone give him a break.

whose idea was to cast Juno Temple? there’s not a single ounce of soul in those eyes. miss girl doesn’t change her facial expression once for the entire movie. at first, i thought they truly casted paralysed actress, which was one points i defended the movie with.

then i learned she’s not???

rhys ifans & alana ubach? 10/10.

every scene inside the laboratory was a mandatory chore.

didn't we forger something? like fucking anne for example???? and you give her what? a single name-drop. fuck off. (i'd yeet too after reading the script i think)

andy serkis dropped by for a guest appearance ig.

mrs. chen. how do i start?

i almost walked out of the theatre on that sequence. that’s my petty personal issue and i’ll admit as much, but WHERE did everyone put their brains? like that sequence doesn’t make any sense.

i mean ofc they can meet in las vegas. ofc, gamble. BUT THE REST?

does the main plot line even make sense? like are venom and eddie super special or can any of the symbionts make the key with their host??? (tbh that might be me zoning off and not the movie’s fault)

the movies’s 4/10 at best. eddie and venom scenes? 10/10. anything else? mandatory chore

at least agatha all along (2024) popped tf off.