#shirley rutherford

[whatevenisthesims]

I loved this wedding and I love this apartment and I took too many photos for one post.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.30

Beer Birthdays

Samuel Whitbread (1720)

Johan Van Dyck (1975)

Stacy Marie Fuson; St. Pauli Girl 2005 (1978)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Lewis Black; comedian (1948)

Molly Ivins; writer (1944)

Fred MacMurray; actor (1908)

John Swigert Jr.; astronaut (1931)

Ted Williams; Boston Red Sox LF (1918)

Famous Birthdays

Elizabeth Ashley; actor (1939)

Geoffrey Beene; fashion designer (1927)

Joan Blondell; actor (1909)

Shirley Booth; actor (1898)

Timothy Bottoms; actor (1951)

Warren Buffett; gazillionaire (1930)

Michael Chiklis; actor (1963)

Robert Crumb; cartoonist (1943)

Jacques-Louis David; French artist (1748)

Agoston Haraszthy de Mokcsa; vineyard importer (1812)

Cameron Diaz; actor (1972)

John Gunther; writer (1901)

Jean-Claude Killy; French skier (1943)

Peggy Lipton; actor (1947)

Huey Long; politician (1893)

Raymond Massey; actor (1896)

Tug McGraw; NY Mets/Philadelphia Phillies P (1944)

John Phillips; singer, songwriter (1935)

Andy Roddick; tennis player (1982)

Ernest Lord Rutherford; New Zealand physicist (1871)

Theodor Svedberg; Swedish chemist (1884)

Frederique van der Wal (1967)

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff; Dutch physicist (1852)

J. Alden Weir; artist (1852)

Kitty Wells; country singer (1919)

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; English writer (1797)

[the-unspeakable-tsar]

The Holmes Family Tree

At the top are the parents. Sherlock's father; Sieger, Sherlock's Mother, Violet Rutherford; and Sherlock's Stepmother Eudoria

First lets start with Violet and Sieger's children:

Sherlock, Sherringford, Mycroft, Shirley, and Rutherford

Then there are Eudoria and Sieger's Children:

Enola, Sigrina, and Siegerson.

Let's start with the branch that descends directly from Sherlock.

I have placed Sherlock's Children as five in Number. Raffles is the son of Majorie Raffles (the sister of A.J Raffles). Henry Holmes and his wife Elizabeth are the creations of the Charlotte Holmes series.

Keep Sherlock Holmes Jr in mind as we'll focus on him later. We'll go down Henry and Elizabeth's line.

Pascal, Valentina, Agatha, Perpetua and Johnathan Holmes are the children of Elizabeth and Henry

Crispin and Morland are Pascal and Elizabeth's sons. Crispin marries Celine, and Morland marries May. Keep Morland in mind.

Crispin and Elizabeth have the following children: Alistair, Agatha, Julian, Leander.

Morland is a complicated old bastard with two sons: Sherlock and Mycroft. Note that i've written Elementary beneath them.

Alistair and Emma have: Milo and Charlotte

Julian and Kim Min-Ji: Margarate Holmes, Carmilla Holmes, and Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock & Co.)

Now let's move to the side along the chart and go back to one of Sherlock's children.

Sherlock Jr is a problem, I've decided. He is the start of a parallel branch. He had some unknown son. then that son would in time go on to sire the lineage that produced the following

Euris, Mycroft, and Sherlock (BBC's Sherlock). Euris would then later bear a child with a descendent of Moriarty. Resulting in Ron Kamonohashi.

Mycroft has a smaller branch. Three children:

Andrew Holmes, Violet Holmes, and Isabella Holmes.

Violet Holmes would then have a child later with James Bond, resulting in Clive Reston.

Shirly Holmes would marry Charles Jones. Resulting in the birth of Fetlock Jones and Laura Jones.

Laura Jones and her husband Lord Hamish Croft establish the lineage that would come to result in Laura Croft.

Fetlock's is Jupiter, and his daughter Charlotte marries Peerless Jones.

The following children of Peerless and Charlotte are: Barnaby, Darwin, and David.

David Marries Judith Walton and has three children: Fred Jones Sr, Martin "Merlin" Jones, and Ellie. Fred Jones Sr later illegally adopts a son, naming him "Fred Jones Jr".

Barnaby has a son named Harold and a grandson named Jebediah Romano Jones.

Sherringford Holmes, the older brother of both Mycroft and Sherlock, would have three children. Richard, an unknown country squire, and Sebastian.

Richard would change his surname to Queen in the United States to establish himself as an independent detective. He has two sons, Dan and Ellery Queen.

Ellery has two sons: Ellery Junior and Gullivar.

The Squire has one son: Stuart. Stuart has two kids, Jenny and David.

Sebastian marries a woman named Peg: Through them they have a son named Robert who becomes an ambassador for the United Kingdom.

Robert and his wife Joanna then later have a daughter named Shirley Holmes (many of her name).

Rutherford is Sherlock's twin brother and a vampire (making him a genetic dead end).

Sigerson Holmes (son of Eudoria) marries Jenny Hill, a descendent of Fanny Hill. Their daughter then marries a Weston and have a son named Geoffrey Weston.

I wasn't sure how to fit Enola Holme because, as far as I know,w she doesn't go on to have anyone I can identify as being a possible descendent. (good for her.)

Lastly, Charlotte Holmes. I also believe that Charlotte was having an affair with Mary Watson, but that is neither here nor there. She marries some fuck-off prince named Rupert of Kravonia and they have a son: Alexander (i accidentally named him Rupert as well in the image).

Sirgrina and John Vanstattart Smith have three Children:

Dennis Nayland Smith, Violet Smith, and John Smith.

Dennis Nayland fathers: George, Harold, and John "Hannibal" Smith.

Violet marries a man named Sneed and has a son named Lancaster "Shockwave" Sneed. A supervillain from Marvel Comics who used to beat the fuck out of Shang-Chi.

Thus concludes the family tree of The Holmes. Please reblog or message me if you have questions or comments.

[kari-izumi]

boimler x t'lyn's not gonna happen lol. maybe a temporary thing like mariner x jennifer or rutherford x barnes, but permanently? nah. trailers have been misleading before. did ppl really think boimler was gonna be a borg for real lol

McMahan has seemed adamant about not wanting to pair any of the gang together , so I'm not losing sleep over any of this LMAO

Like Anne Shirley, I have a ripe scope for imagination and I trust AO3 got my back lol

[discutindoasseries]

Carta para Randal - Parte 2

Imagem retirada do site: https://revistacasaejardim.globo.com/Casa-e-Comida/Receitas/noticia/2020/06/pastel-de-palmito-cremoso-e-facil-e-rapido-de-fazer.html

Salve, Pamonha!

Cara, assunto sério...não sei se vc acredita em vida após à morte, mas eu sim. Falei com uma presença durante 6 anos seguidos às vezes quando estava sozinho. Tenho certeza, chapa...era a Dona Tuta. Ela me mandou dizer que falei com ela. Ainda vou continuar essa carta com muita coisa boa. Aguarde...

Eu sei que a nossa amizade nunca mais foi a mesma depois daquele incidente, mas uma coisa é certa. Sua mãe sempre foi alguém que sabia profundamente das coisas. Claro...não que ela fosse completamente igual a mim, mas a Dona Tuta já sacava coisas naquele tempo quando a gente rachava um cachorro-quente junto com a Shirley e a Monise, lembra? De noite, na tua casa.

Amigo, a bolacha recheada de quindim era superba. Pena que não fabricam mais aquele biscoito recheado.

Mas falando sério agora. Eu acho que a gente só continua juntos mesmo sem manter contato por causa de uma promessa. Não sei que promessa é essa, mas sinceramente. Só cabe a nós dois. Se é minha amizade com vc, então ninguém entra no meio. A Dona Tuta era uma pessoa muito sábia, e muita gente sente falta dela. Pra mim, ela será sempre minha segunda mãe. Os pratos plásticos que ela trouxe aqui em casa, com desenho de maçã, ainda estão aqui, acredita? Pelo menos acho que estão...

Perdão se estou falando com um Randal que não existe mais. Pelo menos acho que um dia ele existiu. E mantenho vivo aqui dentro. Nem que seja só pra...pela Dona Tuta.

Saquei o gosto que vc tem por livros e obras literárias como: O Pequeno Príncipe, O Livro dos Jovens, Filhos do Éden, inclusive sua esposa. E vc me mandou ler toda aquela merda na esperança de me ajudar, mas acho realmente que estamos ficando velhos. Eu não sou a pessoa mais indicada pra te ajudar e nem vc é a pessoa mais indicada pra me ajudar. Só te dou uma dica quando a Drácula: Jonathan Harker é chamado de John Harker em algumas obras, enquanto sua esposa Mina Harker se chama Wilhelmina "Mina" Harker.

Também te peço desculpas por chamar 3 livros maravilhosos daquilo lá! (Risos) Ok?!

SEU PISTOLEIRO F... DO CARAM...!!!

Imagem retirada do site: https://walkingdead.fandom.com/pt-br/wiki/Ozzy

"Com grandes poderes vêm grandes responsabilidades" - Ben Parker

Imagem retirada do site: https://www.devildead.com/review/1041/stuff-the

Moe Rutherford (The Stuff, 1985) é um ex-agente do FBI e "atual" espião industrial. Com um sotaque típico do Sul dos EUA, esse mesmo sotaque vai sumindo no decorrer do filme. Quando fica sabendo que "A Coisa" brota em diferentes lugares do solo, Moe dá um jeito de destruir todos esses locais permanentemente. Mesmo que "A Coisa" não possa ser destruída por completo, pois emerge das profundezas da Terra. Moe se une ao Coronel Spears para alertar todo o mundo sobre o perigo da Coisa.

Vale lembrar que no final verdadeiro (canon, oficial), Sophie sobrevive!

[mazamba]

"Oh yeah, fizzy isn't it?" chuckled Boimler, "The one you're drinking's supposed to taste like orange, except oranges don't taste anything like that. This one's lemon... or lime? I dunno. Just don't take them before going into anti-gravity or your whole stomach will empty out."

"Yeah, he had to find that one out the hard way," teased Mariner, who was drinking a grapefruit soda mixed with a bit of tequila, "though I guess I did too."

She showed Ahsoka the drink bar.

"You're still underage, so you're sticking to the virgin drinks, but Rutherford makes a mean Shirley Temple... it's just apple soda with some other stuff. Other than that, we got grape, apple, cola, lemon lime, and Dr. Pepper which was apparently a brand back when we still had companies and money on Earth."

Closed RP w/@mazamba

Ahsoka Tano was dead. Or at the very least, that's what the galaxy assumes after finding her lightsabers where her ship crashed. Killing all her men onboard, including herself. However, this was not completely true.

Ahsoka survived Order 66, an order from the Sith Lord, who was the chancellor of the once Galactic Republic. The order caused the Clone army to turn on their Jedi commanders and kill them all. Ahsoka, despite not being a Jedi anymore, was still considered one by the soldiers. Thankfully, she not only survived, but saved one of her Clone friends, Captain Rex.

The two faked their deaths and went their separate ways. To avoid the other from getting hurt.

Ahsoka left onboard a ship and found herself traveling beyond the Outer Rim, before finding herself being transported through a portal. One that caused her to find herself adrift on her ship. In a new galaxy that she was unfamiliar with and was in need of some help.

@mazamba

[alexlacquemanne]

Janvier MMXXIV

Films

Bridget Jones Baby (Bridget Jones's Baby) (2016) de Sharon Maguire avec Renée Zellweger, Patrick Dempsey, Shirley Henderson, Gemma Jones et Jim Broadbent

Arnaque à Hollywood (The Comeback Trail) (2020) de George Gallo avec Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, Zach Braff, Eddie Griffin, Emile Hirsch et Kate Katzman

Copie conforme (1947) de Jean Dréville avec Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Annette Poivre, Madeleine Suffel, Jane Marken, Danièle Franconville, Jean-Jacques Delbo et Léo Lapara

L'Inconnu du Nord-Express (Strangers on a Train) (1951) d'Alfred Hitchcock avec Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne, Jonathan Hale et Laura Elliott

Une affaire d'honneur (2023) de et avec Vincent Perez et aussi Roschdy Zem, Doria Tillier, Damien Bonnard, Guillaume Gallienne, Nicolas Gaspar, Pepe Lorente

Hôtel fantôme (Das letzte Problem) (2019) de et avec Karl Markovics et aussi Stefan Pohl, Maria Fliri, Julia Koch, Max Moor, Sunnyi Melles Laura Bilgeri

Aviator (The Aviator) (2004) de Martin Scorsese avec Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Adam Scott, Kelli Garner, Alec Baldwin, Ian Holm, Jude Law et Danny Huston

Palais royal ! (2005) de et avec Valérie Lemerciere et aussi Lambert Wilson, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Aumont, Mathilde Seigner, Denis Podalydès, Michel Vuillermoz, Gisèle Casadesus, Gilbert Melki, Maurane

Du plomb pour l'inspecteur (Pushover) (1954) de Richard Quine avec Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak, Dorothy Malonne, E.G. Marshall, Allen Nourse, James Anderson et Joe Bailey

Les Douze Salopards (The Dirty Dozen) (1967) de Robert Aldrich avec Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini Lopez et Telly Savalas

Le silence des ânes (Das Schweigen der Esel) (2022) de et avec Karl Markovics et aussi Julia Koch, Caroline Frank, Gerhard Liebmann, Valentin Sottopietra, Klaus Windisch, Tobias Fend, Julian Sark, Stefan Pohl

Elmer Gantry le charlatan (Elmer Gantry) (1960) de Richard Brooks avec Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger, Shirley Jones, Patti Page et Edward Andrews

Tendre Poulet (1978) de Philippe de Broca avec Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Alric, Hubert Deschamps, Paulette Dubost, Roger Dumas, Raymond Gérôme, Guy Marchand, Simone Renant et Georges Wilson

Judy (2019) de Rupert Goold avec Renée Zellweger, Darci Shaw, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Finn Wittrock, Richard Cordery, Jessie Buckley et Bella Ramsey

Cinquième Colonne (Saboteur) (1942) d'Alfred Hitchcock avec Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter, Clem Bevans, Norman Lloyd, Alma Kruger et Vaughan Glaser

Robin des Bois, prince des voleurs (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) (1991) de Kevin Reynolds avec Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Nick Brimble et Michael McShane

La Fine Fleur (2020) de Pierre Pinaud avec Catherine Frot, Melan Omerta, Fatsah Bouyahmed, Olivia Côte, Marie Petiot, Vincent Dedienne et Serpentine Teyssier

Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959) de Jean Delannoy avec Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Robert Hirsch, Paul Frankeur, Michel Vitold, Camille Guérini, Serge Rousseau et Micheline Luccioni

On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter (1980) de Philippe de Broca avec Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Francis Perrin, Catherine Alric, Marc Dudicourt, Paulette Dubost et Roger Carel

Gosford Park (2001) de Robert Altman avec Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charles Dance, Geraldine Somerville, Tom Hollander, Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren et Emily Watson

Meurtre à Hollywood (Sunset) (1988) de Blake Edwards avec Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, Kathleen Quinlan, Jennifer Edwards, Victoria Alperin et Patricia Hodge

Iron Claw (The Iron Claw) (2023) de Sean Durkin avec Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Holt McCallany, Lily James, Maura Tierney et Stanley Simons

Séries

La croisière s'amuse Saison 1

Une traversée de chien - L'Amour fou - Ami ou Ennemi - Farces et Attrapes - Une célébrité encombrante - Le Grand Air - Le docteur voit double - Le Grand Amour - Le Père du commandant - Monnaie de singe - La vie est belle au large - Tel est pris qui croyait prendre - Jeux de mains - Les Grandes Retrouvailles : première partie - Les Grandes Retrouvailles : deuxième partie - La Victoire en dansant - Le Gros Lot - Coupable, mais de quoi ? - Souvenirs Souvenirs - Il y a des jours comme ça - Qui comprend quelque chose à l'amour ? - Le commandant connaît la musique - Coup de folie - Ne comptez pas sur moi pour tomber amoureuse

Coffre à Catch

#148 : Bonne année 2024 à tout l'univers d'Agius ! - #149 : Zack Ryder : Woo Woo Woo, tu le sais ! - #150 : L'exceptionnel retour de Colby ! - #151 : Les adieux au catch de Tommy Dreamer ? - #152 : Tommy Dreamer enfin champion de la ECW !

Les Simpson Saison 1

Noël mortel - Bart le génie - L'Odyssée d'Homer - Simpsonothérapie - Terreur à la récré - Ste Lisa Blues - L'Abominable Homme des bois - Bart a perdu la tête - Marge perd la boule - L'Odyssée d'Homer - L'Espion qui venait de chez moi - Un clown à l'ombre - Une soirée d'enfer

Downton Abbey Saison 5

Tradition et Rébellion - Un vent de liberté - Le Bonheur d'être aimé - Révolution à Downton - Tout ce qui compte… - Étape par étape - Désillusions - Menaces et Préjugés - La Réconciliation

Castle Saison 4

Renaissance - Lame solitaire - Casse-tête - L'Empreinte d'une arme - L'Art de voler - Démons - Otages - Dans l'antre du jeu - Course contre la mort - Détache-moi

Kaamelott Livre IV

Tous les matins du monde première partie - Tous les matins du monde deuxième partie - Raison et Sentiments - Les Tartes aux fraises - Le Dédale - Les Pisteurs - Le Traître - La Faute première partie - La Faute deuxième partie - L’Ascension du Lion - Une vie simple - Le Privilégié - Le Bouleversé - Les Liaisons dangereuses - Les Exploités II - Dagonet et le Cadastre - Duel première partie - Duel deuxième partie - La Foi bretonne - Au service secret de Sa Majesté - La Parade - Seigneur Caius - L’Échange première partie - L’Échange deuxième partie - L’Échelle de Perceval - La Chambre de la reine - Les Émancipés - La Révoquée - La Baliste II - Les Bonnes - La Révolte III - Le Rapport - L’Art de la table - Les Novices - Les Refoulés - Les Tuteurs II - Le Tourment IV - Le Rassemblement du corbeau II - Le Grand Départ - L’Auberge rouge - Les Curieux : première partie - Les Curieux : deuxième partie - La Clandestine - Les Envahisseurs - La vie est belle - La Relève - Les Tacticiens : première partie - Les Tacticiens : deuxième partie - Drakkars ! - La Réponse - Unagi IV - La Permission - Anges et Démons - La Rémanence - Le Refuge - Le Dragon gris - La Potion de vivacité II - Vox populi III - La Sonde - La Réaffectation - La Poétique II : première partie - La Poétique II : deuxième partie

Affaires sensibles

Henri Martin, debout contre la guerre d’Indochine - 1923 : Germaine Berton : l’anarchiste qui tua pour venger Jaurès - Prince de Conty : où sont passés les lingots de l'épave? - De Paris à Dakar, le rallye du désert - Cannes 1987, Pialat et sa palme - Affaire Mis et Thiennot, la fin de l'énigme judiciaire ? - Agnès Le Roux, la disparition d’une héritière - Les mystères de Chevaline

The Crown Saison 6

Un engouement fanatique - Hors du temps

Le Voyageur Saison 2

La Forêt perchée - La tentation du mal

Alfred Hitchcock présente Saison 5, 6, 3, 7

Arthur - La Vengeance - Chantage - Pan! vous êtes mort

Spectacles

Concert du Nouvel An en direct du Musikverein, à Vienne (2024)

Adele Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2011)

Sexe et jalousie (1993) de Marc Camoletti et Georges Folgoas avec Jean-Luc Moreau, Marie-Pierre Casey, Patrick Guillemin, Marie Lenoir et Bunny Godillot

Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie (1981) live at Riazzino, Switzerland

Agents Are Forever : Danish National Symphony Orchestra (2020) avec Caroline Henderson

Bonté divine (2010) de Frédéric Lenoir et Louis-Michel Colla avec Jean-Loup Horwitz, Benoit Nguyen-Tat, Saïd Amadis et Roland Giraud

Livres

Kid Paddle, Tome 1 : Jeux de vilains de Midam

Détective Conan, Tome 20 de Gôshô Aoyama

Castle, Tome 1 : La dernière aube de Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick et Tom Raney

James Bond : Le guide officiel de 007 de Lee Pfeiffer et Dave Worrall

[crowdvscritic]

round up // JANUARY 21

New year, not-so-new Crowd vs. Critic! It’s another batch of films, TV, music, and reads that were new to me this month and think you would enjoy, too. As we cozy up inside for the winter, nothing warms you up like a good piece of pop culture.

January Crowd-Pleasers

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

Does this sequel reach the heights of 2017’s Wonder Woman? No, but I wish more superhero movies were like this one. I explain why at ZekeFilm. Crowd: 9.5/10 // Critic: 8/10

21 Bridges (2019)

A solid action crime thriller with a solid Chadwick Boseman at the center. Crowd: 8.5/10 // Critic: 7.5/10

The Lethal Weapon Series (1987-98)

I watched the first Lethal Weapon in 2017 for ZekeFilm, but now I’ve a decade’s pleasure of progressively over-the-top action sequences and progressively more absurd ways to destroy Roger Murtaugh’s (Danny Glover) house. The Murtaugh/Riggs bromance holds this progressively sillier series together, and an supporting cast of charismatic actors (Jet Li, Darlene Love, Chris Rock, Rene Russo) are game for whatever comes their way. Joe Pesci is the true MVP. Series Crowd: 9/10 // Series Critic: 7/10

The High Note (2020)

Tracee Ellis Ross’s Grace Davis is a diva in every sense of the word. A high-strung and highly successful singer, she’s also highly demanding of her assistant Maggie (Dakota Johnson), who wants to step out of her shadow and become a music producer. This rom-com-adjacent flick is one of the most fun escapes I’ve had from a 2020 movie, and it’s perfect for a girls’ night in. Crowd: 8.5/10 // Critic: 7/10

Double Feature—Rom-Coms With a Magical Twist: Just My Luck (2006) + When In Rome (2010)

Disclaimer: These movies are not good. In fact, they’re junk, but they’re my kind of junk. In Just My Luck (Crowd: 7.5/10 // Critic: 6/10), Lindsay Lohan loses her life-long lucky streak when she kisses schlimazel Chris Pine. And When in Rome (Crowd: 8/10 // Critic: 6/10), Kristen Bell attracts unwanted admirers (Will Arnett, Danny DeVito, Josh Duhamel, Jon Heder, and real-life future husband Dax Shepard) after she steals their coins from a wishing fountain. To their credit, both of these movies know they’re silly, which means you have permission to just sit back and laugh along with (or, honestly, at) them.

WandaVision (2021)

I sometimes fear for the world of entertainment when I think of how much intellectual property Disney has gobbled up, but WandaVision is evidence the company is a benevolent dictator at least for now. This odd delight is a send up and a tribute to sitcoms like I Love Lucy, I Dream of Jeannie, and The Brady Bunch, and Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen are so charming and weird I don’t need whatever mysterious sub-plot they’re building.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

If you want to make the most of watching Robin Hood: Men in Tights, first watch Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), an action flick I saw last February and didn’t include in my monthly Round Up. This Mel Brooks spoof is a direct response that self-serious Kevin Costner adventure, even down to copying its costumes. While I wish I could find a Mel Brooks comedy with any substantial female character (in every movie I’ve seen so far, the joke is either, “She’s got a great rack!” or “Wow, she’s an uggo!”), I still couldn’t stop laughing at this 104-minute version of the Robin Hood scene in Shrek. Crowd: 9/10 // Critic: 8/10

Aliens (1986)

Peak ‘80s action. Peak alien grossness. Peak girl boss Sigourney Weaver. Crowd: 9/10 // Critic: 8/.510

Big (1988)

After talking about Laverne & Shirley with Kyla on SO IT’S A SHOW?, I had to check out Penny Marshall’s classic. While a few moments haven’t aged so well, its heart is sweet and the script is hilarious. And that Tom Hanks? I think he’s going places. Crowd: 9.5/10 // Critic: 8/10

Unstoppable (2010)

I’ve laughed at SNL’s spoof of this movie for a decade, so it’s about time I got around to enjoying this action thriller very loosely based on the true story of a train that got away from its conductor. Denzel Washington (“You’re too old!”) and Chris Pine (“You’re too young!”) are our heroes in this over-the-top ridiculousness, and their chemistry is so extra it makes me hope they team up for another movie again. Crowd:  9/10 // Critic: 7/10

January Critic Picks

Double Feature—‘90s Space Adventures: Apollo 13 (1995) + Contact (1997)

I have no desire to join Tom Cruise as he films in space, but I know I’ll be pumped to watch whatever he makes because I love sci-fi and space  adventures. Apollo 13 (Crowd: 9/10 // Critic: 9/10) tells the story of an almost-disastrous NASA mission in the ‘60s, and it taps into our hope for the human spirit to overcome obstacles. Contact (Crowd: 8.5/10 // Critic: 8.5/10) surmises what might happen if we received communication from extraterrestrial life, and it taps into our struggle to reconcile faith and science.

McCartney III by Paul McCartney (2020)

I spent January catching up on the albums on Best of 2020 lists, and the one I listened to for hours and hours was Paul McCartney’s latest solo album. Catchy, thoughtful, and musically surprising, it ranges from pop to rock to folk in 45 minutes and still feels like it’s over too soon. Like Tom Hanks, this Paul McCartney guy is going places!

The Thin Man Series (1934-47)

Like Lethal Weapon, I watched the first installment of The Thin Man awhile back, and Kyla and I even covered the series on our podcast. But thanks to a full series marathon on TCM earlier this month, I’ve now laughed through all five. When you talk about great chemistry, you’ve got to talk about William Powell and Myrna Loy, who make Nick and Nora’s marriage feel lived in and romantic as they solve crimes together. Witty, suspenseful, and jaunty, this series is still sexy cool over 80 years later. (Also, Asta? Still one of the cutest dogs in cinema.) Series Crowd: 8.5/10 // Critic: 8.5/10

The King and I (1956)

Here’s your regularly scheduled reminder Hollywood works differently now, and many casting decisions of the ‘50s wouldn’t fly today. What has aged well in this film: The Rodgers and Hammerstein music and the sumptuous costumes and set design. I love extravagant musicals of yesteryear—perhaps it’s time for Hollywood to revisit and remake The King and I for modern audiences?

Inauguration Day

In a year with no major televised events with celebrities in a room together, Inauguration Day felt like the most exciting cultural event in ages. We’ve been missing major fashion, but then we got Lady Gaga! We’ve been missing live performances, but then we got Amanda Gorman! And I got a lot of tears during that poem—not just me, right?

Good Reads

Writing that made me think and smile this month:

Steven Soderbergh’s list of everything he read, watched, and listened to this year, Extension765.com (2020) – An indirect inspiration for these monthly Round Ups!

“My Year of Making Lists,” NewYorker.com (2020) – I made a lot of lists in 2020, so I feel this author’s #mood

“Betty White Says She Will Spend Her 99th Birthday Feeding Two Ducks Who Visit Her ‘Every Day,’“ CBSNews.com (2021) - “Betty is a treasure,” I say as I watch The Proposal for the 99th time

“A Sculpture’s Unusual Journey to SLAM [St. Louis Art Museum],” SLAM.org (2020) – With a casual mention of an attraction I never knew about in St. Louis

“The Culture Is Ailing. It’s Time for a Dr. Fauci for the Arts.” WashingtonPost.com (2020) – An idea that occurred to me a few months ago: Why don’t we have an Arts Cabinet?

“The Arts Are in Crisis. Here’s How Biden Can Help.” NYTimes.com (2021) – Partly in response to that Washington Post piece, a historical look at how artists have made it through difficult times in the past and how we can revive artists’ livelihoods mid- and post-pandemic

“The Right’s Message to Silicon Valley: 'Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee,'” TIME.com (2021) – A more thoughtful and less reactionary take on a volatile moment in the history of modern technology

“'It Makes Me Sick With Grief': Trump's Presidency Divided Families. What Happens to Them Now?” TIME.com (2021) – A study on how politics has done damage to family dynamics in America

“Help, the Only Cinema I Can Handle Is Zac Efron Prancing Angrily in High School Musical 2,” Vulture.com (2021) - In a lot of ways, same

“50 Easy Things To Do When You are Anxious,” ShopTwentySeven.com (2021) – I especially endorse coloring, puzzling, and watching happy movies!

Double Feature—Miss Marple Mysteries: Murder at the Gallop (1963) + Murder Ahoy (1964)

Remember when I was all like, “Watch these Agatha Christie movies so you’re not sad Death on the Nile is delayed”? Remember when I said I was just a few movies away from becoming an Agatha Christie junkie? Well, I think I’m there because I can’t stop with the murder mysteries! Margaret Rutherford is a treasure whether she’s solving a murder at a horse ranch or on a boat, and a cast of colorful supporting characters (including Rutherford’s husband) makes these breezy instead of heavy. Crowd: 8/10 // Critic: 8/10

8½ (1963)

File this with 2001: A Space Odyssey—I don’t know if I really understood this film, but I think I liked it? Federico Fellini’s surrealist, male gaze-y drama blurs the lines between reality and imagination, love and dysfunction, and the past and maybe some future that involves clowns? What resonated with me was the story of a director with creative block, wondering if he’s already peaked and if he’ll create anything worthwhile again. Crowd: 6/10 // Critic: 9/10

Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay and Diaries by Emma Thompson (1995)

Sense and Sensibility is not just one of my favorite Jane Austen adaptations—it’s one of my all-time favorite films. One of the co-hosts of one of my favorite podcasts has raved many-a-time about Emma Thompson’s journals from the making of film, so it was only a matter of time before I read them myself. Witty, informative, and all-around lovely, Thompson’s journals are an excellent insight into the filmmaking process and how novels are adapted.

Also in January…

I reviewed the new-ish documentary Flannery for ZekeFilm, which is all about the writer Flannery O’Connor and feels a little like going back to high school English class.

In addition to the Lethal Weapon and Thin Man series, I rewatched all of the X-Men series this month. You can see everything I am watching on Letterboxd, including favorites I love returning to (i.e. X-Men: Days of Future Past) and the movies I try that don’t make my monthly recommendations (i.e. The Wolverine).

Photo credits: Paul McCartney, Zac Efron, Sense & Sensibility. All others IMDb.com.

[whatevenisthesims]

Liberty and Jovan have a wild reception, and when Liberty's dad randomly breaks out a guitar, all of her friends from college jump in on violin.

Even her vampire grandmother is in attendance.

At the end of the party, Liberty asks Tomi and Brenden to move in, and they agree.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 8.30

Beer Birthdays

Samuel Whitbread (1720)

Johan Van Dyck (1975)

Stacy Marie Fuson; St. Pauli Girl 2005 (1978)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Lewis Black; comedian (1948)

Molly Ivins; writer (1944)

Fred MacMurray; actor (1908)

John Swigert Jr.; astronaut (1931)

Ted Williams; Boston Red Sox LF (1918)

Famous Birthdays

Elizabeth Ashley; actor (1939)

Geoffrey Beene; fashion designer (1927)

Joan Blondell; actor (1909)

Shirley Booth; actor (1898)

Timothy Bottoms; actor (1951)

Warren Buffett; gazillionaire (1930)

Michael Chiklis; actor (1963)

Robert Crumb; cartoonist (1943)

Jacques-Louis David; French artist (1748)

Agoston Haraszthy de Mokcsa; vineyard importer (1812)

Cameron Diaz; actor (1972)

John Gunther; writer (1901)

Jean-Claude Killy; French skier (1943)

Peggy Lipton; actor (1947)

Huey Long; politician (1893)

Raymond Massey; actor (1896)

Tug McGraw; NY Mets/Philadelphia Phillies P (1944)

John Phillips; singer, songwriter (1935)

Andy Roddick; tennis player (1982)

Ernest Lord Rutherford; New Zealand physicist (1871)

Theodor Svedberg; Swedish chemist (1884)

Frederique van der Wal (1967)

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff; Dutch physicist (1852)

J. Alden Weir; artist (1852)

Kitty Wells; country singer (1919)

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; English writer (1797)

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John Rutherford Boyd - Shirley Poppies

[spartanswiftie]

Taylor, MEET the Swiftie Mom Squad!!!

Hey Taylor!!! I want to briefly introduce you to the Swiftie Mom Squad! We are a group of moms that met on TSL and have bonded through a Facebook group created by @taterslayertsl.  We have children ranging from infants to teens, and we vary quite a bit in age but we have all become wonderful supporters of each other!  We are currently making a book about ourselves that we hope to physically hand you on tour but for now I wanted to let you know which shows we are attending so you can find us!!!

Several in our group have attended shows already this tour! They include:  

Rachel @here4taylor attended Glendale and Santa Clara night 1

Ashley (@thegarretts127 on Twitter) attended Pasadena May 19

Jordyn @fearlesslyjordyn  attended Pasadena May 18

Gina @carnegina saw you May 22 in Seattle

Kim (@juskim on TSL) saw you June 1 Chicago

Upcoming shows!!!!

Katy (@40somethingswiftie on TSL) has already seen you May 18 & 19 in Pasadena but will see you again June 22 & 23 in London

Sarah (@crazycatswifties on TSL) and Shirley will also see you June 22 in London!

Caitlyn @kentuckyswiftie will be seeing you June 30 in Louisville and August 25 in Nashville!

Tara (myself @spartanswiftie) will see you July 22 in East Rutherford

Amanda @newromantic76 Will be attending the Atlanta show on 8/11

Tabitha @taterslayertsl will see you in Nashville with Caitlyn on August 25

Jamie @plaidshirtnights13 is attending Minneapolis both nights, and Kasey (@krboehmer on Twitter and @InMyDreams22 on TSL) will be there with her on night 2!

Marcie @taylorforeverlikeforever and Dawn @echoesofyournameinmymindpalace Will be in New Orleans with you on 9/22

Unfortunately a couple of our Swiftie moms aren’t able to make it to see you this tour but are living vicariously through the rest of us and PRAYING for a REP Tour DVD!  These dedicated Swifties are Anita @dutch-swifties and Heather @heatherlassell. Maybe you can save a spot for them at the next Secret Sessions???? 

@taylorswift we really hope that by the end of tour at least one of us can change our profile picture and hand you the book we’ve made to tell you all about us!!!

Sincerely,

The Swiftie Mom Squad

@taylornation @tree-paine

[murfreesboronews]

Henry Thomas “Tom” Miller obituary

Henry Thomas “Tom” Miller obituary

Mr. Henry Thomas “Tom” Miller, age 79, of Smyrna, TN passed from this earth to his eternal home as a result of a heart condition on December 9, 2021. He was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County and one of three children born to John Shirley and Virginia Thompson Miller on January 16, 1942. He was a 1960 graduate of Smyrna High School where he met his one true love, Rebecca “Becky” Jordan…

[leanstooneside]

"GRANT"s & "LEE"s

Courtney Love's raisiny lower leg

Matt Dillon's fresh lower leg

Clive Owen's expressive lower leg

Kate Moss's unctuous lower leg

Leonardo DiCaprio's leathery lower leg

Jenna Elfman's toasty lower leg

James Denton's flat lower leg

Zooey Deschanel's toasty lower leg

Pitbull's fruity lower leg

Jennifer Connelly's leggy lower leg

Angie Harmon's structured lower leg

Tony Parker's full lower leg

Martha Stewart's vinegar lower leg

Howard Stern's angular lower leg

Billy Bob Thornton's creamy lower leg

Mike Fisher's leathery lower leg

Adrien Brody's reticent lower leg

John Mayer's earthy lower leg

Ashley Judd's minerally lower leg

Cacee Cobb's jammy lower leg

Princess Diana's connected lower leg

Faith Hill's full lower leg

James Woods's juicy lower leg

Stacy Keibler's baked lower leg

Arnold Schwarzenegger's big lower leg

Elisabeth Moss's alcoholic lower leg

The Eagles's reticent lower leg

Luke Bryan's petrolly lower leg

Jane Lynch's oaked lower leg

Rick Salomon's powerful lower leg

Denise Richards's corked lower leg

Samantha Ronson's hot lower leg

Audrina Patridge's concentrated lower leg

Jessica Biel's hot lower leg

Dr. Phil McGraw's bitter lower leg

Ben Affleck's supple lower leg

Gary Shirley's hard lower leg

Kelly Rutherford's brilliance lower leg

Kyra Sedgwick's sour lower leg

Ivanka Trump's cat pee lower leg

Troian Bellisario's jammy lower leg

Megan Fox's buttery lower leg

Zachary Levi's closed lower leg

Stuart Townsend's raisiny lower leg

Brian Austin Green's flat lower leg

Lady Gaga's full lower leg

Matthew Morrison's baked lower leg

Kristen Wiig's angular lower leg

Jackie Chan's acidic lower leg

David Letterman's sour lower leg

[trashmenace]

Zebra Horror to 1991

Zebra horror through 1991Below is a comprehensive list of the almost 200 horror novels Zebra Books released through 1991.  Horror continued to be released regularly until Zebra shut down their horror line in 1996, but starting in 1991 horror started started splitting off into Silence of the Lambs knock-offs, Interview with a Vampire copies, and young adult style covers. A full cover gallery with shop links over at Trash Menace Gallery 1974 Dementia by Keith Parnell 1975 Satan's Daughters by Othello Peters 1977 Hell Hound by Ken Greenhall The Soul by Ron Gorton 1978 Replica by Lionel Saben The Ashes of Tamar by Elizabeth Wade 1979 Dracula in Love by John Shirley Benediction by Joseph P. Furek There is a Serpent in Eden by Robert Bloch Long Night by P.B. Gallagher The Rite by Gregory Douglas 1980 Caly by Sharon Combes Wild Violets by Ruth Baker Field The Nest by Gregory Douglas Cherron by Sharon Combes 1981 Moondeath by Rick Hautala The Devil's Kiss by William W. Johnstone Act of Love by Joe R. Lansdale The Witching by Fritzen Ravenswood Great Liquidator by J.V. Grombach Unholy Smile by Gregory A. Douglas Death-Coach by J. N. Williamson Mysteries of the Worm by Robert Bloch Unholy Goddess by Baker Stein Halloween II (Novelization) by Jack Martin The Spawning by Fritzen Ravenswood Ghost Mansion by J. N. Williamson Death-Angel by J. N. Williamson Sweet Revenge by Dick Beaird 1982 The Uninvited by William W. Johnstone The Unblessed by Paul Richards The Evil One by J. N. Williamson The Initiation by William W. Johnstone The Witching by Fritzen Ravenswood Death-School by J. N. Williamson Moon Lake by Stephen Gresham Traces by Patricia Wallace Night Bait by Phillip Straker The Trident by Joel Hammil Extraterrestrial by Julian Shock Horror Mansion by J. N. Williamson Slice of Life by James Kisner Wolfsbane by William W. Johnstone Blood Knot by Bruce Algozin Moonbog by Rick Hautala Night Lust by Phillip Straker Death-Doctor by J. N. Williamson 1983 Devil's Heart by William W. Johnstone Videodrom by Jack Martin A Crying Shame by William W. Johnstone White Noise by R.F. Beaird The Taint by Patricia Wallace The Nursery by William W. Johnstone MaMa by Ruby Jean Jensen Death Screen by Richard F. Beaird 1984 Rip Tide by Donald D. Cheatham The Stalker by Claude Teweles Rockabye Baby by Stephen Gresham The Devil's Touch by William W. Johnstone 1985 Sweet Dreams by William W. Johnstone Home Sweet Home by Ruby Jean Jensen The Children's Ward by Patricia Wallace Daddy's Little Girl by Daniel Ransom Half Moon Down by Stephen Gresham Soul Eater by Dana Brookins Only Child by Patricia Wallace Best Friends by Ruby Jean Jensen Child's Play by Andrew Neiderman 1986 Rockinghorse by William W. Johnstone Twice Blessed by Patricia Wallace The Doll by Josh Webster Dew Claws by Stephen Gresham Cat's Cradle by William W. Johnstone Night Stone by Rick Hautala Wait and See by Ruby Jean Jensen Toys in the Attic by Daniel Ransom The Alchemist by Les Whitten Jack-In-The-Box by William W. Johnstone Deadly Ernest by Daniel Lynch Teacher's Pet by Andrew Neiderman The Shadow Man by Stephen Gresham 1987 Piper by Brett Rutherford and John Robertson The Dollkeeper by Jack Scaparro Fertility Rights by Fay N. Zachary Annabelle by Ruby Jean Jensen Sight Unseen by Andrew Neiderman Blood Bath by Linda Stahl Borlik Midnight Boy by Stephen Gresham The Devil's Cat by William W. Johnstone Night Whisper by Patricia Wallace Cry Wolf by Alan B. Chronister Shadow Child by Joseph A. Citro Sleep Tight by Matthew Costello Baby Grand by William W. Johnstone The Evil One by J.N. Williamson Chain Letter by Ruby Jean Jensen Night Caller by Daniel Ransom A Killing Frost by Daniel Lynch Water Baby by Patricia Wallace Dream House by Christopher Fahy Toy Cemetary by William W. Johnstone Witch Child by Elizabeth Lloyd 1988 Smoke by Ruby Jean Jensen Little Brothers by Rick Hautala Guardian Angels by Joseph A. Citro Hocus-Pocus by Jack Scaparro Blood Sisters by Deborah Sherwood House of Illusion by Ruby Jean Jensen Deadly Nature by V. M. Thompson Grim Reaper by O'Neil de Noux Abracadabra by Stephen Gresham Witch Daughter by Elizabeth Lloyd Sandman by William W. Johnstone Devil's Moon by William M. Carney Play Time by Morgan Fields See No Evil by Patricia Wallace Ten Little Indians by E. Patrick Murray The Lost Children by Brett Rutherford Runaway by Stephen Gresham Keepers of the Beast by Jack Maclane Jump Rope by Ruby Jean Jensen Eternal Bliss by Christopher Fahy Baby Doll by Marilyn Knight Night Touch by Stephen Gresham 1989 Goodnight Moom by Jack MacLane Carnival by William W. Johnstone Brain Child by Stephen George Moonwalker by Rick Hautala Pendulum by Ruby Jean Jensen Project God by V. M. Thompson Dark Souls by Barry Porter Blood Dreams by Jack MacLane Beasts by Stephen R. George Demon's Eye by Stephen Gresham Tree House by Victor Mullen Deathsong by Jack Scaparro Spellcaster by J. Edward Ames Monday's Child by Patricia Wallace Deadly Harvest by Morgan Fields Death Stone by Ruby Jean Jensen Secret Orders by H. Paul Jeffers Dark Miracle by Stephen R. George The Manipulator by Dana Brookins Junkyard by Barry Porter 1990 Vampire Child by Ruby Jean Jensen Hindsight by Ronald Kelly Blood Wings by Stephen Gresham Darksong by Jean Simon Lullabye by Patricia Wallace Flesh Stealer by Pauline Dunn The Lyssa Syndrome by Christopher Fahy Dark Reunion by Stephen R. George Children of the Shadows by Don L. Freeman Lost and Found by Ruby Jean Jensen Evilway by Ryan O. Moses Pitfall by Ronald Kelly Dollies by Pat Graversen The Devil's Coin by Mark Manley Poison Pen by James Kisner Mindscream by R.D. Zimmerman Shaman Woods by Morgan Fields Thrill by Patricia Wallace Demonic Color by Pauline Dunn Grandma's Little Darling by Stephen R. George Just Before Dark by Jack MacLane Victoria by Ruby Jean Jensen Earthblood by James Kisner 1991 Stones by Pat Graversen Wild Card by Jean Simon Hide and Seek by William M. Carney Grandfather by Anne Joseph Something Out There by Ronald Kelly Perfection by Marc Berrenson The Vampire Memoirs by Traci Briery & Mara McCuniff Watchers in the Woods by William W. Johnstone Blood Sabbath by Leigh Clark The Living Dark by Stephen Gresham Waltz With Evil by P.D. Rozzi Little Brother by Bill Eidson The Forgotten by Stephen R. George The Crawling Dark by Pauline Dunn The Burying Point by Ann Brahms Celia by Ruby Jean Jensen Faith Killer by Josh Webster Wind Chimes by R. R. Walter Cold Whisper by Rick Hautala The Attic by Jack Scaparro Dr. O by Glenn Hale The Quagmire by James Kisner Vampire Blood by Kathryn Meyer Grifftth Sweet Revenge by Jean Simon The Gifted by Jack Caravela The Night Seasons by J.N. Williamson Deadly Breed by T.J.Kirby Baby Dolly by Ruby Jean Jensen Listen to the Shadows by Joan Hall Hovey Moon of the Werewolf by Ronald Kelly More Zebra Horror at Too Much Horror Fiction, Fright.com, and Vault of Evil. This is the result of looking up over 3500 titles by ISBN number.  Horror made up just over five percent of Zebra's output.  Mostly historical romance, then westerns, with several adult western series.  Men's Adventure will be covered separately.  Compared with the 70s, Zebra stuck to only a few specific subgenres.  The only historical oddities were trivia books and gross humor collections.