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Kelmaa, Egeria, and Malek

Kelmaa and Egeria

“Are you one of my children?”

But aww, look at the way Egeria responds to her.

Okay, everyone, just stand back and look at distraught Malek.

It’s probably a combination of being respectful and not knowing what to do, but it does come across as cold in the still shot.

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Oh where, oh where, did this photo originally come from? What is it? A simple shot. A deleted scene? Malek and Kelmaa were never outside together, er…outside together before Kelmaa and her host um…take a nap.

A reverse search only finds two like it.

(Actually, the first one lead to the second one.)

Malek…? Kelmaa…? If you want to just off the man in front of you right now- *Whispers* -no one will blame you.

Okay, true, that wouldn’t solve anything, and Egeria probably most definitely wouldn’t approve, but one can dream.

Does Malek just hold his right arm up when meeting new people? He does the same thing in Allegiance.

Bonus pics of when he first arrives.

Note that he uses that arm, even holds a zatnik’atel, but looks like he’s shifting the zat over after he’s in a safe area. The scene ends right after this, and his zat sort of disappears.

Injury? Just Malek’s style? Maybe it’s even customary for his host to be non-threatening and Malek is respecting the guy’s traditions. Or a tradition from a previous host and it’s Malek’s way of honoring his/her/their memory.

(BTW, stella-de-nuce reblogged it from zatniktael, who reblogged it from sgrewatch.)

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After making her screen debut in 1989, Sandra Oh has enjoyed a remarkable career in both film and television. Although the versatile talent and 12-time Emmy nominated actress is best known for her iconic roles as Cristina Yang on Grey’s Anatomy and Eve Polastri on Killing Eve, Oh has also worked with some of the finest movie directors, including Alexander Payne, Steven Soderbergh, Mina Shum, John Cameron Mitchell, and more.

RELATED: Killing Eve – 10 Best Quotes From The Show

As fans continue to enjoy Oh’s new hit Netflix sitcom The Chair, it’s worth recollecting her best movie moments for those who want to see more of the talented actress on the big screen.

10 Defendor (2009): 6.8

Peter Stebbings’ dark offbeat superhero comedy Defendor stars Oh as Dr. Ellen Park, a psychiatrist who gives hilarious facial and verbal reactions to the outlandish story relayed to her by Arthur Poppington (Woody Harrelson), an ordinary man moonlighting as a vigilante crime fighter.

Cut from the same genre-bucking, irreverent cloth as James Gunn’s Super, once Arthur confesses his secret life to Dr. Park, she convinces the judge to go easy on him and allow him to continue his heroic activity. When tragedy strikes, Oh shows how much heartfelt pathos she can portray by attending a touching ceremony for her patient.

9 Under The Tuscan Sun (2003): 6.8

Written and directed by the late Audrey Wells, Under the Tuscan Sun is a delightfully uplifting rom-com about Frances (Diane Lane), a writer who ups and leaves her life in San Francisco to live in Tuscany after discovering her husband’s infidelity. Oh plays Patti, Frances’ best friend who encourages her to travel to Italy.

RELATED: Sandra Oh – 10 Best Roles, Ranked (According To Rotten Tomatoes)

In addition to the gorgeous locations, breezy tone, and rich cinematography, Oh adds complexity to the story as Patti, a lesbian expecting a child even after her lover Grace (Kate Walsh) has left her. It’s Patti’s visit to Tuscany when she’s nine months pregnant that helps Frances find the courage to pursue true love despite the painful past.

8 Double Happiness (1994): 7.0

Oh made her feature film debut in Mina Shum’s must-see coming-of-age tale Double Happiness, in which she plays the lead role of Chinese-Canadian Jade Li. The intensely personal semiautobiographical drama shows how divided Jade is between her traditional Chinese upbringing and her modern Canadian lifestyle.

With a natural performance by Oh matched with the authentic, well-observed writing of Shum, the movie is a universally relatable tale of a person grappling with their own identity while trying to appease the expectations of loved ones. In her first film performance, Oh won the Genie Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, proving what a titanic talent she has been from the start.

7 Rabbit Hole (2010): 7.0

John Cameron Mitchell’s Rabbit Hole is a bruising account of a family dealing with the death of a young child at the hands of a teenage driver. Nicole Kidman gives a memorable and towering performance as Becca, a mournful mother who begins to find solace by interacting with Jason (Miles Teller), the driver who accidentally took her son’s life.

Although she has a smaller supporting role, Oh plays Gabby, a fellow grieving parent who helps Howie (Aaron Eckhart) deal with his loss at the group therapy sessions he and Becca attend. With profound empathy for Howie, she becomes instrumental in his healing process.

6 Meditation Park (2017): 7.1

Twenty-three years after working with Mina Shum for the first time, Oh reunited with the filmmaker for the sweet-natured drama Meditation Park in 2017. The story concerns Maria Wang (Pei-Pei Cheng), an aging woman in the throes of an existential crisis upon suspecting her husband’s infidelity. Oh plays Maria’s daughter Ava, a mother of two who encourages Maria to reconcile with her estranged brother ahead of his wedding and break free from her husband’s hold.

RELATED: Asian-American Movies to Watch If You Loved Crazy Rich Asians

As another trenchant glimpse at the immigrant experience and a statement about the importance of women finding their own voice, Shum’s film is tender, touching, and triumphant.

5 Hard Candy (2005): 7.1

David Slade’s Hard Candy is a deeply unnerving glimpse at a predatory pedophile (Patrick Wilson) getting his just deserts when a teenager (Elliot Page) tricks, traps, and tortures him in his apartment. Oh plays the man’s neighbor, Judy Tokuda, admitting she only took the role due to her working relationship with Page, a fellow Canadian she worked with on Wilby Wonderful the year prior.

With most of the action set inside the inescapable apartment, the visceral terror of the violence that Hayley (Page) exacts on Jeff (Wilson) is met by the suffocating sense of claustrophobia, making for a really upsetting experience. However, the hugely satisfying conclusion helps atone for the squeamish and uncomfortable moments of carnage.

4 Last Night (1998): 7.2

The most unheralded of Oh’s top films happens to be Last Night, a mordant pitch-black comedy about the impending apocalypse and the rag-tag band of Canadians with differing views on how to react. With the end of the world set to strike at midnight, Sandra (Oh) tries to make it out of her stranded position in Toronto and reunite with her husband, Duncan (David Cronenberg). One bad thing after another ensues.

Weird, wild, and ultimately winning, Last Night boasts writer/director Don McKellar’s signature brand of dark humor and anarchic energy. As such, the film has become an unforgettable cult classic among those who’ve seen it.

3 Raya And The Last Dragon (2021): 7.4

With great respect and honor for the rich historical traditions of Southeast Asia, Raya and the Last Dragon is one of Disney’s most beloved recent animated movies. Sandra Oh lends her voice to the commanding role of Virana, the Fang chieftess and mother of Raya’s main rival, Namaari (Gemma Chan).

RELATED: Raya And The Last Dragon – What The Voice Actors Look Like In Real Life

With a moving story, spellbinding animation, and characters never before seen, Raya and the Last Dragon continue to soar in the hearts and minds of viewers.

2 Sideways (2004): 7.5

Directed by her then-husband Alexander Payne, Oh demonstrated her hilarious comedic chops in the indie darling Sideways, a character study of a failing writer at an existential crossroads. The boozy road trip follows Miles (Paul Giamatti), an uptight novelist, and his lecherous pal Jack (Thomas Hayden Church), as they hit Santa Barbara wine country on a tasting tour.

Praised for its excellent performances and light tonal touch between comedy and drama, Oh gives a standout turn as Stephanie, a cool sommelier who has a steamy love affair with Jack (whom she does not know has a fiancee). When she finds out, she goes absolutely ballistic in one of the movie’s funniest moments. The story is so sharply penned that it won an Oscar for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.

1 The Red Violin (1998): 7.6

Despite playing a bit role as Madame Ming in the fifth and final chapter of The Red Violin, the ambitious epic ranks among Sandra Oh’s most well-received movie to date. The film traces a famed 17th-century Violin from its creation in Italy to its auction in modern-day Montreal, and all that the instrument endured in creating some of the most beautiful music the world has ever heard.

Praised for its sumptuous set decorations and costume designs, Oscar-winning original music, intelligent story, and a throwback style of filmmaking that calls to mind the grand epics of the past, the resonance of The Red Violin is still felt today.

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China's Deliveryman Fights for Recognition in the Boxing World

Zhang Fangyong "hits the mitts" during training at his Beijing gym

Zhang Fangyong glances at a photograph of fellow boxer Floyd "Money" Mayweather.

The retired American superstar could earn hundreds of millions of dollars from a bout, but China's Zhang sometimes fights for nothing and supports himself by making deliveries on his motorbike. The 26-year-old bantamweight has recovered from losing three of his first four fights to improve his win-loss-draw record to 14-3-1, with three wins by knockout. But it is Zhang's determination to pursue his career despite numerous obstacles that has won him the hearts of Chinese sports fans and the admiration of the wider public. His story was part of a recent Chinese government-backed documentary film, "Changing China", which charts the progress of the world's most populous country through the stoic battles of ordinary young people trying to get by. Zhang Fangyong trains at a Beijing boxing gym in front of a wall adorned with famous boxers including Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao The good-natured Zhang, who grew up in rural poverty, earns so little from the sport that he has taken on an array of menial jobs to keep his boxing dream alive. He was a security guard but was fired after a few days because he was deemed too small. He also previously worked in a restaurant kitchen, in home removals and construction. His job as a delivery driver, first in the city of Kunming and now in the capital Beijing, comes with its own challenges.  Zhang's electric scooter -- bought for 6,000 yuan ($870) thanks to a small loan -- was stolen while he was delivering a meal. "I chased the person wildly for more than two kilometres but I couldn’t catch up with him," he said in an interview at Beijing's M23 Boxing Club, home to WBA featherweight world champion Xu Can. "A delivery person always protects his meal, no matter what," Zhang said, adding that he held on to the takeaway even while chasing the thief. I Didn't Give In Once the adrenaline wore off, the helplessness of his situation came crashing down on him. "Suddenly my scooter was stolen and I felt it really seemed that the world was very unfair to me," said Zhang, who is now back on the road with a replacement. Zhang's determination was forged during a tough childhood in a village several hours outside China's southwestern megalopolis of Chongqing. The nearest town was a hike down a mountain from Zhang's home, where his mother raised pigs and chickens and sold eggs to keep the family afloat. His father worked away from the village. Zhang started out in martial arts but his interest in boxing was piqued when he saw a documentary about the rags-to-riches story of Philippines boxing great Manny Pacquiao. Zhang was inspired to take up boxing by the rags-to-riches rise of Philippines great Manny Pacquiao But if he hoped that he could one day earn a fortune to rival Pacquiao's, he was badly mistaken. Before this year, Zhang's highest appearance fee for a fight was just 3,600 yuan ($520), hence the need to juggle boxing with odd jobs. Zhang admits that he does not have the raw talent of someone like Pacquiao and boxing -- which was banned under Mao Zedong -- is not yet developed enough in China to provide a reliable living. But what he lacks in talent Zhang makes up for in hand speed, heart and a desire to make his family and supportive girlfriend proud. Life on the road: Boxer Zhang Fangyong delivers food in Beijing "What we have to prove is my spirit, my willpower, and that while I may be lacking technically, I will improve," said Zhang, whose goal is to become an Asian champion. "I've worked hard, I didn't give in, and I'm here now, in the best boxing club in China. "This shows that as long as you are willing to work hard and believe, I can stand here too." He looks once more at pictures on the gym wall of Mayweather, Pacquiao and champion compatriot Xu. "Maybe one day my photos will be posted there too." PICTURES BY NOEL CELIS/afp by Peter STEBBINGS / with Kelly Wang Read the full article

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Hyperallergic: A Book Gathers Botanical Sketches from Across the Centuries

Thomas Baines (1820-75), illustration of Crinum crassicaule (© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Botanical Sketchbooks, out May 9 from Princeton Architectural Press, features 275 illustrations of flora from around the world, dating from the 15th to 20th century. Published in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the book highlights rare works from the institution’s collections, as well as other museums, archives, and libraries. Although there are familiar names like National Parks promoter John Muir with his sketches of mountains and trees of the Sierra Nevadas, and even Leonardo da Vinci with an illustration of flowering violas alongside a diagram for a lead roof covering, authors Helen and William Bynum also highlight lesser-known botanical artists.

Cover of Botanical Sketchbooks by Helen and William Bynum (courtesy Princeton Architectural Press)

For instance, poet Percy Shelley’s sisters Hellen and Margaret created more than 200 paintings of the plants around their Field Place home in Sussex, while Charles Maries was a 19th-century English botanist obsessed with the mangoes of India. He planned a book on the fruit during his time in India that was never published, and is now part of the Kew archives. Beatrix Potter, best known for her early 1900s Peter Rabbit stories, is represented by delicate fungi illustrations from her mycological passion. Divided into four sections, from “Made on Location” to “Doing Science,” Botanical Sketchbooks offers brief biographies of over 80 illustrators along with examples of their work, photographed so you can see the weathered pages or scraps of paper on which the specimens were depicted.

“Before the late 18th century sketchbooks were generally bespoke items, but artists have also made their marks on writing pads, account books, field notebooks, school exercise books, vellum, loose sheets of paper, sometimes pasted or bound into albums, partly worked manuscripts, letters, herbarium sheets and as marginalia,” write the Bynums in an introduction. “Carl Linnaeus drew on the back of an envelope and Mark Catesby on a playing card — reminders that for each carefully prepared session, people also improvised and used whatever was available.”

The authors note that as these sketchbooks were usually preparatory work for illustrations, or accompanied scientific field notes, they weren’t often saved. Thing have been disappeared over the years, such as the British flowering plant drawings by Mary Anne Stebbing burned in an 1881 house fire, and near losses, like the papers of naturalist William Griffith that were simply discarded in the East India Company’s basement. Those that survive often convey ephemeral moments of the seasons and environments that today are changed. Whether William Swainson’s 19th-century pencil drawings of New Zealand trees in the midst of 19th-century colonization, Conrad Gesner’s 16th-century illustrations detailing plants from root to seed, or Shafi’ ‘Abbásí’s 17th-century compositions that merged Mughal descriptions with European flora, Botanical Sketchbooks demonstrates the diverse ways the fleeting lives of plants have been observed, studied, and immortalized in art.

Pages from Botanical Sketchbooks (photo of the book for Hyperallergic)

William Burchell (1781-1863), “A group of plantains from nature,” and a spider and hermit crab (© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Pages from Botanical Sketchbooks (photo of the book for Hyperallergic)

Pages from Botanical Sketchbooks (photo of the book for Hyperallergic)

John Champion 1815-54), Aeschynanthus ceylanicus, a trailing epiphyte (© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Pages from Botanical Sketchbooks (photo of the book for Hyperallergic)

Pages from Botanical Sketchbooks (photo of the book for Hyperallergic)

Mary Grierson (1912-2012), Sadleria cyatheoides fern fronds, from her Hawaii scrapbook (© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Botanical Sketchbooks by Helen and William Bynum is out May 9 from Princeton Architectural Press.

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Malek and Amb 1

His ∴ blood dots are strangely adorable. (If anyone is wondering that is called the therefore symbol.)

Also, I do not know if it was directed or not, but I like how he holds his arm at the beginning of the episode. It implies an injury, but it’s never brought to attention. It’s more obvious when he’s walking around, but I only have photos.

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Kelmaa and Malek - Combining Two Photos

I have taken these two photos…

Notice that the first photo cuts off at the bottom (we can’t see Malek’s other hand) and in the second, it cuts off part of Kelmaa.

And made this photo.

Malek’s lower hand a little messed up from having to remove the signature.

Photoroom was a very useful tool by the way. I use the free version. Other than that, I mostly used the tools my own phone offers.

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Malek and Amb on Earth

Peter Stebbings in Separation

I watched the trailer for this out of curiosity, then decided to check it out. It looked interesting. I enjoyed the movie.

X-Files

Peter Stebbings

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Malek and Amb 2

The number of facial expressions that Peter Stebbings can do in a few seconds is hilarious, entertaining, and impressive.

Yikes, that glare on picture 18 (the one right before he is crouching). It’s a little blurry because he’s walking.

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Peter Stebbings in Rabbit Fall

Or did Malek and Amb have an adventure on Earth?

Season 1 - Multiple Episodes

Season 2

And yes, I watched this show. I will only say that I did enjoy it, and I really liked Peter’s character, Harley. I do not want to give spoilers.

Minor warning though…it was canceled.

The pics are getting into spoilers after this…

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Malek and Amb 3

And finishing up the Malek pictures. Aww. Malek, hug your mommy.

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Exploration: Earth, Well, Some Parts of America

Teen • F/M, M/M • 22,169 words • Fluff

The photos…

• JR Bourne (Teen Wolf) • Eggs (I took this picture, then ate the eggs. They were tasty.) • Carmen Argenziano (Stargate) • Hotel (Unsplash) • Amanda Tapping • Gun dart (Wiki Commons) • Peter Stebbings (Separation) • Cake (Wiki Commons) • William deVry (Insecurity)

• Written in 2007.

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New Life

Teen • F/M • 51,070 words • Amnesia • Romance • Drama • Fluff • Dating • Rural Life

Link

The photos…

• Aside from the actors, the images are all from Unsplash. • Amanda Tapping, JR Bourne, Michael Shanks, Vanessa Angel, William deVry, and Peter Stebbings.

• Written in 2006.

(Made two covers for this one. 😁)

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A Quiet Mission

Gen • M/M • 757 words • Fluff • Romance • Slice of Life

The photos…

• Peter Stebbings and William deVry. • Hands and flowers are from Unsplash.

• Written in 2007z

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Hosts

Teen • F/M, M/M • 43,362 words • Drama • Romance • Origin Stories

The photos…

• Screenshot • Joy Coghill (Selmak would be nostalgic to see a young Saroosh.) • Andrew Jackson (That hat! 😂) • Sarah Douglas • Peter Stebbings • Tanya Reid • William deVry • Vanessa Angel (Is it me or does she look different in every media that she is in?) • Background is Tok’ra tunnels

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Dong Fangzhuo: Former Manchester Football Star Finds Calling in Coaching

The one-time Chinese star told the story to AFP in the coastal city of Xiamen, where the 34-year-old former United striker is coaching children, some with special needs. Dong admits that his time at Old Trafford from 2004 to 2008 was a tale of injury, crippling shyness and ultimately unfulfilled potential. But he has no regrets, calling it "a dream" to join the club he supported, and is discovering a new-found joy in passing on his football knowledge to China's next generation at the Dong Fangzhuo Football Club. Some are barely old enough to kick a ball, some have physical limitations, but they know Dong's story. Dong arrived in Manchester as a teenager without a word of English and stayed with a host family, using hand signals to communicate. He remains in contact with them. Dong Fangzhuo (front) trains with Manchester United teammates (from left) Tim Howard, Nemanja Vidic and Owen Hargreaves ahead of a Champions League match against Lyon in March 2008 He would make only one Premier League appearance, in 2007, when he played up front in a 0-0 draw at Chelsea alongside current United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The young Dong joined a squad containing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs and Ruud van Nistelrooy and he still talks glowingly of manager Ferguson. "The relationship between me and him -- the relationship between him and all the Manchester United squad -- was more like father and son," Dong said in Chinese, although he speaks and understands basic English. The good-natured Dong remembers well Ferguson's thoughtful act for what was the striker's first Christmas in Britain. "He worried that I had nowhere to go because everyone might be celebrating with family so he arranged for someone he knew to invite me to celebrate with his friend," Dong said. "As well as helping me on the training ground, Ferguson helped me a lot in life." Former Manchester United player Dong Fangzhuo coaches children in Xiamen Ronaldo, Rooney and Memories  Dong was loaned to Royal Antwerp for a prolonged spell soon after arriving at United and gave a glimpse of his potential with 30 goals in 53 matches. He is aware of the claims that United bought him just to sell shirts in China, but counters that the club brought him back from Belgium in 2007 as proof they valued him on the pitch.  "I don’t deny that a good player has his commercial value, but if he can’t meet the requirements on the field, he has no value," Dong said.  Backing up that assertion, in 2006 Ferguson praised Dong's "speed and physicality". The next year came his first taste of Premier League and Champions League football. But Dong admits that shyness and injuries, primarily a knee problem, ruined any hopes of making it at United. He left the club in 2008 to return to Chinese football, and retired aged 30. Dong has the broad shoulders and stature that hint at his days as a professional footballer. He still enjoys a kickabout, but has had problems with his knees, feet, heels and back. Dong cherishes old photos of him tussling with Wayne Rooney in training, signing for United with a smiling Ferguson and playing with Ronaldo. He occasionally pops back to England to watch matches and stays up into the early hours to see United games on television in China. Special Satisfaction  There is an enduring interest in Dong in England. In May this year, The Sun tabloid published an article with the headline: "Man United's Chinese starlet Dong Fangzhuo went from next big thing at Old Trafford alongside Ronaldo to reality TV facelift freak." Dong has heard the story about his supposed cosmetic surgery, but says it's not true. "I just did some simple make-up," he said, adding with self-deprecating humor, "If you say that I had plastic surgery, the way I am now is probably a plastic surgery failure." Dong, who still gets stopped in the street by fans, hopes his training club in Xiamen can bring a happy denouement to a turbulent life in the game.  He gets a satisfaction from coaching children with special needs that he never experienced as a player, even if it is a world away from the glamour of the Premier League.  "I feel the purity of their eyes and their hearts," Dong said. "And although they may have some physical limitations, their kind of concentration, their seriousness... that passion actually moves me." PHOTOS BY HECTOR RETAMAL by Peter Stebbings / with Lan Lianchao Read the full article