#sophy robson

[whenlovetriestoleave]

"star signs" : anastasija kondratjeva by matt irwin for vogue russia dec '09 styling by simon robins, makeup by petros petrohilos, hair by nicolas jurnjack, nails by sophy robson

[theeboyracer]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Armageddon Game: The Alliance

[fanficshiddles]

Necessary Evil, Chapter 1

So! A prompt I received from red-fish-from-a-pond has become more than just a one shot. I’ve decided to make it into a longer fic...

Prompt: Sarah was young, naive and curious, so she joined what she thought was a nice summer comune. Turns out it was a cult. Made by the god Loki disguised as a mortal (he was bored and wanted to feel adoration again). And this god really liked the new member.

Warnings: Emotional/physical manipulation, cult-like behaviour, obsessiveness.

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Sarah had seen posters all over town for the last month, it was a simple image really, just green horns on a black background with a date at the bottom. It had a QR code, but she had always been wary of scanning it since she didn’t know what it was.

But eventually, curiosity got the better of her. The date at the bottom was today, so she decided to go for it and scanned the code.

It brought her to a website which was quite simple too. It just had one page with information:

Those who are interested in the Norse God, Loki. The God Of Mischief, meet at 24 Robson Way on the date below, at 7pm. We will talk everything Loki. Art and writings of devotion most welcome.

Snacks and refreshments will be available.

‘Huh… so it’s kinda like a commune for Loki. Well, that’s pretty cool.’ She said to herself. She had always been interested in the Norse Gods, and Loki was no exception to that. She had in-fact actually done a drawing of him a few years ago, that she was pretty proud of. Loki had been the first thing she thought of when she’d seen the horned posters around, so it made sense really.

She decided to go along, and she would take the drawing with her. What harm could it be, since she would meet new people. Which she really needed to do, she barely kept in touch with friends from high school. Perhaps this would be a new opportunity for her.

That evening, she made her way to the address from the website. She was a bit unsure when she saw it was an old abandoned building, similar to a warehouse. But when she knocked on the door and it opened itself, curiosity still got the better of her and she stepped inside.

Inside was completely different to the outside. It was pretty welcoming, was one large open space with sofas spread around, a fire pit in the middle of the room and a small kitchen area to one side with a bar. There was around thirty people there, mingling about and talking.

Sarah went over to the nearest group of people, there was four of them. They smiled warmly at her when she approached.

‘Hey, you’re new here.’ One guy said as he put his hand out towards her.

‘Yeah, first time. I’m Sarah.’ She said as she shook his hand.

‘Welcome, Sarah. I’m Matt. This is George, Hanna and Casey.’

‘Nice to meet you all.’ Sarah said with a shy smile. ‘So, how long has this been going on? And what exactly is it?’

‘All your questions will be answered soon when the leader gets here.’ Casey said with a smirk.

‘Ok… Who’s the leader?’ Sarah asked curiously.

‘Loki himself.’ Matt said excitedly.

Sarah raised an eyebrow and laughed a little. ‘Alright, sure. So is he like a cosplayer or something?’

The four of them shared a look. ‘No, the real God, Loki. You’ll see for yourself.’ Hanna said.

Sarah knew they had to be toying with her. Of course it wouldn’t be a God, he wasn’t real. It had to be some cosplayer or something. But she just nodded to go along with it.

She noticed the table near the kitchen had drinks and nibbles, so she made her way over to grab a few bites and a drink, since she skipped dinner.

‘Are you new here too?’ A girl asked as she approached for a drink too.

‘Guilty.’ Sarah smiled at her.

‘I’m Sophie.’ The girl smiled back at her.

‘Nice to meet you, I’m Sarah.’ She shook her hand.

‘I’m getting a weird vibe from this place, yet I am so intrigued.’ Sophie said as she took a few crisps.

‘Yeah, I know what you mean. I am too.’ Sarah said, glad that someone else was feeling the same as she was.

They didn’t have a chance to talk more as suddenly everyone fell silent as a door opened. Sarah turned to look, and from a side door that led to another room out walked a man. An incredibly handsome man. So damn tall, long black hair and the most beautiful features she’d ever seen on a human being. He was wearing a blue shirt with dark jeans and black boots.

As soon as he walked in, his presence just seemed to own the entire room and everyone in it.

And Sarah was hooked.

Everyone gathered around him as he went to the middle of the room, beside the fire pit. So Sarah thought it best to join them, she stood slightly to the side at the back with Sophie.

‘Welcome, everyone. So good to see all the usual faces again.’ He grinned and looked around the room at everyone, when his eyes landed on Sarah, she felt like time stopped and as if he was looking directly into her soul.

‘As most of you know, my name is Loki. And it is wonderful to have so many of my devoted fans here tonight.’ He began walking around a little as he spoke, his walk was so confident. And Sarah was surprised at how mesmerising his voice was.

‘Last week, I left you all with the task of spreading the message, which it seems you’ve all done reasonably well with, considering the few new faces I see here.’ He grinned and looked back at Sarah again, he was slowly making his way towards her as he moved around the room while talking.

‘But it doesn’t stop here. We need to continue to get our message out there, to bring more people in. So we can continue on with our mission.’

Sarah was a bit confused. What mission did he mean?

‘I know this might be a bit confusing for the newbies here.’ He stopped right on front of Sarah, she was craning her neck to look up at him. ‘But not to worry, because all will become crystal clear very soon.’ He grinned down at her and reached out to gently grip her chin, causing her heart to skip a beat.

Many of the people there were jealous of her already at the attention she received from their leader. It wasn’t often he physically touched anyone, if at all.

Loki looked at Sophie and smiled at her as well, then continued on. But Sarah swore she still felt his touch on her chin, her skin was tingling. And he smelled amazing up close, so intoxicating.

‘But before we go into details, let’s relax. Have some fun, eat and drink, relax. Get to know eachother.’

Everyone started clapping, which he clearly liked, though he waved his hands at everyone to go mingle about.

‘Hey, I’ve got a piece of artwork to put on the board, do you?’ Sophie asked Sarah as she motioned to a board at the back wall with various pieces of artwork of Loki.

‘Yeah, I do actually.’ Sarah nodded, trying to get her brain to work again. She couldn’t stop looking over at Loki though as she went with Sophie to the board.

Loki was talking with a couple of people, but he glanced over at Sarah too and smiled a dazzling smile that made her heart skip a beat again.

Sarah took her art out of her bag and pinned it up. It was a water colour, of how she thought Loki would look like. She’d taken some inspiration from various books, but as she stepped back and looked at her work, she realised it wasn’t that far off the Loki that was here. Which she thought was a little spooky.

‘So do you think he’s some major obsessive guy that likes to just act as Loki or he plays him in some play or something maybe?’ Sophie asked her.

‘I’m not sure. This whole thing is a little… odd. Not really what I thought it would be. But then, I wasn’t really sure what to expect.’ Sarah laughed a little nervously.

‘Yeah, me neither.’ Sophie agreed and went off to the side to look at some poems that had been written about Loki.

Sarah was taking in the other artwork, when she suddenly felt a strong presence behind her and tingles shot down her spine.

‘Did you do that one?’ Came Loki’s voice right in hear ear, making her gasp a little as she turned to find him right behind her, looking at her artwork.

‘Ye… Yeah, I did.’

‘It’s wonderful. Thank you.’ Loki smiled widely and looked directly at her. She found his eye contact quite intense, so was unable to maintain it.

‘So uhm… What exactly is the mission you mentioned? And are you a cosplayer of Loki, or what?’ She asked.

Loki chuckled and leaned in a little closer to her. ‘I am the Loki, God of Mischief. Everything will be explained later, as I said… What’s your name?’

‘Sarah…’

‘Well, it’s very nice to meet you, Sarah.’ He said as he took her hand and brought it up to his lips so he could kiss her knuckles, turning her knees to jelly.

‘And welcome to my cult.’ He grinned at her with a wink.

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End. Summer ‘24 Menswear Editorial Photographer - Sophie Robson https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-robson-180968131/ Stylist - Jack Errington

[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

Missing motorsport right now so here is Formula E racing tunes to help with the lack of racing (the song is the position of their racing numbers in the charts). Enjoy 😊😊

Lucas Di Grassi (11th August 1984) - Phil Fearon & Galaxy - Everybody's Laughing

Sam Bird (9th January 1987) - Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain

Edoardo Mortara (12th January 1987) - Cameo - Candy

Sebastien Buemi (31st October 1988) - The Beatmasters With PP Arnold - Burn It Up

Jean-Eric Vergne (25th April 1990) - Erasure - Blue Savannah

Robin Frijns (7th August 1991) - The Shamen - Move Any Mountain

Antonio Felix Da Costa (31st August 1991) - Simple Minds - Stand By Love

Nico Muller (25th February 1992) - The Cult - Heart Of Soul

Stoffel Vandoorne (26th March 1992) - CeCe Peniston - Finally

Norman Nato (8th July 1992) - Sophie B Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Oliver Rowland (10th August 1992) - 2 Unlimited - Magic Friend

Jordan King (26th February 1994) - Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain

Jake Hughes (30th May 1994) - The Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance)

Mitch Evans (24th June 1994) - Maxx - Get-A-Way

Nick Cassidy (19th August 1994) - DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Summertime

Pascal Wehrlein (18th October 1994) - Coolio - I Remember

Nyck De Vries (6th February 1995) - Suede - New Generation

Jake Dennis (16th June 1995) - Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody

Kelvin Van Der Linde (20th June 1996) - Gloria Estefan - Reach

Max Gunther (2nd July 1997) - Eternal ft Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One

Sergio Sette Camara (23rd May 1998) - Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November

Joel Eriksson (28th June 1998) - B*Witched - C'est La Vie

Jehan Daruvala (1st October 1998) - Sarah McLachlan - Adia

Dan Ticktum (8th June 1999) - Basement Jaxx - Red Alert

Sacha Fenestraz (28th July 1999) - Maw PTS India - To Be In Love

Paul Aron (4th February 2004) - Maroon 5 - Harder To Breathe

Taylor Barnard (1st June 2004) - Anastacia - Left Outside Alone

Added to this playlist 😊😊

[burlveneer-music]

John Metcalfe - Tree - a modern classical suite with both chamber and orchestral arrangements.

Tree is eight immersive compositions that take the listener through twenty-four hours in the life of one of nature’s most majestic creations The Durutti Column viola-playing master - a composer and arranger for the likes of U2, Coldplay, Peter Gabriel and Blur, as well as co-founder with Tony Wilson of the Factory Classical label – had been composing music spontaneously, instinctively, when the idea of Tree arrived. The album came from a desire in John Metcalfe to write at scale – perhaps a natural reaction for a composer writing out of the silences and solitude of our recent pandemic years. “The pieces I was writing were big and trying to be bigger, so I knew they had to be to do with something – and then I thought about one of the most profound experiences of my life.” He is referring to seeing Tāne Mahuta as an adult, the largest known living kauri tree in the world. Set in an ancient subtropical rainforest on the North Island of Aoreatoa / New Zealand, John had spent his early childhood living in that part of the world after his British father had "escaped there as a ten-pound Pom". Having emigrated to England as a child, he went back to New Zealand with his wife when he was 26. He explains, “…we thought we’d tick something off the tourist list, and I thought we're going to see trees, which is great – but we weren’t prepared for what happened.”. They both cried when they found Tãne Mahuta, and Metcalfe is still amazed at the reaction he had: “… as an atheist, it was the closest I’ve ever got to a spiritual moment… there was something extraordinary about the atmosphere in the forest and the size of this tree, and the sense that it had been there a long time. It was about the protection it gave, and the sense of connection we had with that protection.” Written for live players and recorded in Abbey Road Studios to convey human connection at scale, Tree imagines what it would be like to be sat completely still under a tree that you love, being alive to the ever-shifting interplay of light, colour, weather and sound. Shimmering pulsating layered tracks take the listener on a voyage that takes in the dawn chorus, depicted by conversations between chirruping woodwind and staccato strings, through to the solemnity of dusk and into the playful night. The album at times summons up the folkloric power of ancient forests through an emotional crescendo in emotion and sound, before bringing us back to sunrise, and a reflection on the journey we’ve taken. Tree isn’t just about Tãne Mahuta, explains Metcalfe: “It could be about any tree – they’re all very magical.” This record isn’t a political statement, but it's clear to him that as science progresses, and as climate breakdown progresses, people are trying to find deeper ways to understand and cherish nature. "It’s about the music that people are trying to create to connect with things that are huge and beautiful and inexplicable around them." Tree is John's beautiful, emotional attempt. "My album's about describing our relationship with something as every-day and extraordinary as a tree, and how it can be an incredibly important part of who we are.”  All tracks written, produced and performed by John Metcalfe Additional Strings on Tracks 1,3,5,6,8 Violins Everton Nelson (leader), Natalia Bonner, Charlie Brown, Emil Chakalov, Alison Dods, Louisa Fuller, Richard George, Raja Halder, Marianne Haynes, Rick Koster, Oli Langford, Steve Morris, Charles Mutter, Tom Pigott-Smith, Cathy Thompson, Debbie Widdup Violas, Peter Lale, Reiad Chibah, Gillianne Haddow, Kate Musker, Andy Parker, Rachel Robson Celli Richard Harwood, Adrian Bradbury, Ian Burdge, David Daniels, James Douglas, Julia Graham, Sophie Harris, Tony Woollard, Double Basses Stacey Watton, Roger Linley, Richard Pryce, Lucy Shaw Woodwind on Tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8 Oboe Alun Derbyshire Bassoon Sarah Burnet Strings fixed by Jenny Goshawk for Isobel Griffiths Ltd. Cover Design; Marc Bessant

[ozu-teapot]

Films Watched in November 2022

City of Fear | Irving Lerner | 1959

Suspect | John Boulting / Roy Boulting | 1960

The Criminal (AKA The Concrete Jungle) | Joseph Losey | 1960

The Sniper | Edward Dmytryk | 1952

Walk a Crooked Mile | Gordon Douglas | 1948

M | Joseph Losey | 1951

Little Red Monkey | Ken Hughes | 1955

Secret Ceremony | Joseph Losey | 1968

Dead Reckoning | John Cromwell | 1947

Stranger on the Third Floor | Boris Ingster | 1940

Walk East on Beacon! | Alfred L. Werker | 1952

The Face Behind the Mask | Robert Florey | 1941

Pushover | Richard Quine | 1954

In the Doghouse | Darcy Conyers | 1961

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Fritz Lang | 1956

The Sleeping Tiger | Joseph Losey | 1954

Kansas City Confidential | Phil Karlson | 1952

A Bullet Is Waiting | John Farrow | 1954

Here Before | Stacey Gregg | 2021

Know the Grass (Short) | Sophie Littman | 2021

Nightwatch | Ole Bornedal | 1997

Chicago Syndicate | Fred F. Sears | 1955

The Brothers Rico | Phil Karlson | 1957

Knock On Any Door | Nicholas Ray | 1949

Underworld Beauty | Seijun Suzuki | 1958

Tokyo Joe | Stuart Heisler | 1949

Storm Warning | Stuart Heisler | 1941

Sirocco | Curtis Bernhardt | 1951

The Asphalt Jungle | John Huston | 1950

Deported | Robert Siodmak | 1950

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By | Harold French | 1952

Larceny | George Sherman | 1948

Abandoned | Joseph M. Newman | 1949

The Harder They Fall | Mark Robson | 1956

Lady on a Train | Charles David | 1945

Bold = Top Ten

Some notes: Noirvember, and as usual I never go full Noir but I did watch mostly Noirs. Some good Noirs, some not so good Noirs, and a few “hmmm, I’m not really convinced these are Noirs” too. I mostly worked my way through the films I hadn’t watched from Indicator’s Noir box sets - with a couple of detours. Being very taken with Märta Torén in Sirocco led me to The Man Who Watched Trains Go By which I really enjoyed, and a Losey fest almost started but I got sidetracked...

[enchantedtm]

who are your mw rn?

jenna  ortega,  olivia  rodrigo,  michael  trevino,  melissa  barrera,  braydee  cardinal,  jessie  mei  lee,  fabian  frankel,  willow  allen,  martin  sensmeier,  manish  dayal,  matthew  czuchry,  camila  morrone,  nam  sang-ji,  alisha  wainwright,  grace  van  dien,  kaylee  bryant,  maggie  q,  chae  soo-bin,  coco  jones,  chelsea  clark,  simay  barlas,  begüm  akkaya,  molly  gordon,  logan  lerman,  tilly  keeper,  tati  gabrielle,  jennifer  morrison,  mark  hamill,  tom  ellis,  charithra  chandran,  simone  ashley,  rege  jean  page,  josh  whitehouse,  ben  robson,  finn  cole,  jessica  parker  kennedy,  sam  claflin,  emily  alyn  lind,  esra  bilgiç,  sofia  vergara,  ayo  edebiri,  zach  gilford,  hamish  linklater,  lyrica  okano,  chloe  rose  robertson,  drew  starkey,  jonathan  daviss,  gabz,  berk  cankat,  elizabeth  debicki,  daniela  nieves,  hhannah  waddington,  sophie  skelton,  shay  mitchell,  christian  serratos,  lewis  tan,  sofia  wylie,  aldis  hodge,  avan  jogia,  jamie  clayton,  laverne  cox,  poorna  jagannathan,  santiago  cabrerra,  ian  mcshane,  or billy  porter.

[jxrm]

book log - 2019

my kind of perfect by hannah ellis

not the girl you marry by andie j. christopher

the wedding party by jasmine guillory

sweet venom by tera lynn childs

obsession by amanda robson

the proposal by jasmine guillory

maybe in another life by taylor jenkins reid

the last librarian by brandt legg

exit west by mohsin hamid

the water cure by sophie mackintosh

the broken hearts' society of suite 17c by leighann kopans

royal holiday by jasmine guillory

the good samaritan by john marrs

fuck marriage by taryn fisher

christmas with friends by hannah ellis

the death of mrs. westaway by ruth ware

gabi, a girl in pieces by isabel quintero

swipe right for murder by derek millman

#therealcinderella by yesenia vargas

shutter island by dennis lehane

the wedding of rachel blaine by amy cross

pieces of her by karin slaughter

these witches don't burn by isabel sterling

a spark of light by jodi picoult

the friend by teresa driscoll

frankissstein by jeanette winterson

how to hang a witch by adriana mather

the bride test by helen hoang

just one bite by jack heath

the babysitters coven by kate williams

blame game by c.j. cooke

about the night by anat talshir

wreckage by emily bleeker

our house by louise candilish

just what kind of mother are you? by paula daly

the other ann by amy cross

in a dark, dark wood by ruth ware

spare room by dreda say mitchell

jar of hearts by jennifer hillier

without remorse by tom clancy

the amateurs by liz harmer

exhalation by ted chiang

the astonishing color of after by emily x.r. pan

all the beautiful lies by peter swanson

batman: year one by frank miller

go by kazuki kaneshiro

the bird and the sword by amy harmon

q is for quarry by sue grafton

guilt by amanda robson

blame it on bianca del rio by bianca del rio

size 14 is not fat either by meg cabot

the banker's wife by cristina alger

a good enough mother by bev thomas

someone we know by shari lapena

the man i thought you were by leah mercer

radio silence by alice oseman

the butterfly garden by dot hutchison

in twenty years by allison winn scotch

what happened at the lake by phil m. williams

the thinnest air by minka kent

you know me well by nina lacour

the waiting room by emily bleeker

sleeping murder by agatha christie

we were mothers by katie sise

bunny by mona awad

the one by john marrs

losing leah halloway by lisa reganby devney perry

the song of achilles by madeline miller

daughters of the lake by wendy webb

remember me? by sophie kinsella

the birthday list by devney perry

a curse so dark and lonely by birgid kemmener

spindle by e.k. johnston

the babysitter by sheryl browne

a serial killer's daughter by kerri rawson

the ex by alafair burke

the meryl streep movie club by mia march

watership down by richard adams

every ugly word by aimee l. salter

the rhythm of blues by love belvin

killman creek by rachel caine

undead girl gang by lily anderson

the turn of the key by ruth ware

smart girls gets what they want by sarah strohmeyer

girl gnoe virals by arvin ahmadi

the perfect roommate by minka kent

brother by david chariandy

that time i loved you by carrianne leung

lock every door by riley sager

the zen man by colleen collins

stillhouse lake by rachel caine

daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid

once upon a river by daine setterfield

the good widow by liz fenton

sadie by courtney summers

dead girls by tim kizer

half past by victoria helen stone

the woo-woo by lindsay wong

ender's game by orson scott card

smoke by catherine mckenzie

the favorite daughter by kaira rouda

xo by jeffery deaver

whiskey in a teacup by reese witherspoon

the truth lies here by lindsey klingele

save the date by morgan matson

i am wathcing you by teresa driscoll

the last time i lied by riley sager

alex and eliza by melissa de la cruz

little fires everywhere by celeste ng

the long deception by mary mccluskey

fast forward by juliet madison

emergency contact by mary h.k. choi

two weddings and a fugitive by donna joy usher

the rules of magic by alice hoffman

i dream of johnny by juliet madison

friends like these by hannah ellids

the perfect mother by aimee molloy

a beautiful poison by lydia kang

girls with sharp sticks by suzanne young

the other woman by sandie jones

from twinkle with love by sandhya menon

the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

instant mom by nia vardalos

finding claire by lisa regan

the silent patient by alex michaelides

hidden bodies by caroline kepnes

playing with matches by hannah orenstein

the last resort by marissa stapley

robin by dave itzkoff

the perfect child by lucinda berry

sugar run by mesha maren

the afterlife of holly chase by cynthia hand

bright side by kim holden

convenience store woman by sayaka murata

the perfect mother by nina darnton

rush by lisa patton

girls' night out by liz fenton

the tattooist of auschwitz by heather morris

the power by naomi alderman

bird box by josh malerman

all we ever wanted by emily giffin

the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson

this is how it always is by laurie frankel

eligible by curtis sittenfield

the better sister by alafair burke

an anonymous girl by greer hendricks

educated by tara westover

nine perfect strangers by liane moriarty

the good neighbor: the life and work of fred rogers by maxwell king

harry potter and the philosopher's stone by j.k. rowling

five feet apart by rachael lippincott

the seven deaths of evelyn hardcastle by stuart turton

harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.k. rowling

verity by colleen hoover

the wedding beat by devan sipher

harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j.k. rowling

boy swallows universe by trent dalton

the polygamist's daughter by anna labaron

harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j.k. rowling

starstruck in seattle by juliet madison

harry potter and the goblet of fire by j.k. rowling

13 minutes by sarah pinborough

harry potter and the half blood prince by j.k. rowling

the silver star by jeannette walls

harry potter and the deathly hallows by j.k. rowling

the girls by emma cline

the sun is also a star by nicola yoon

[goalhofer]

2024 olympians representing non country of residence part 4

Greece: Nick Calathes, basketball (Winter Park, Florida); Dauren Kurugliev, wrestling (Derbent, Russia); Maria Sakkari, tennis (Barcelona, Spain); Stamatia Scarvelis, athletics (Santa Barbara, California); Theodoros Tselidis, judo (Vladikavkaz, Russia); Stefanos Tsitsipas, tennis (Monte Carlo, Monaco) & Thomas Walkup, basketball (Deer Park, Texas) Grenada: Tilly Collymore, swimming (Norfolk, Virginia); Zackary Gresham, swimming (Miami, Florida) & Halle Hazzard, athletics (Huntington, New York) Guam: Nicola Lagatao, weightlifting (Manila, The Philippines) Guatemala: Luis Grijalva, athletics (Fairfield, California) Guinea: Safiatou Acquaviva, athletics (Aix-En-Provence, France); Aliou Baldé, soccer (Ziguinchor, Senegal); Marie Branser, judo (Leipzig, Germany); Rayane Doucouré, soccer (Paris, France); Mariana Esteves, judo (Lisbon, Portugal); Haladj Keita, soccer (Angers, France) & Abdoulaye Touré, soccer (Nantes, France) Guyana: Aliyah Abrams, athletics (Grayson, Georgia) & Chelsea Edghill, table tennis (Aveiro, Portugal) Haiti: Christopher Borzor, athletics (Hempstead, New York); Lynnzee Brown, gymnastics (State College, Pennsylvania); Emelia Chatfield, athletics (Miami, Florida); Mayah Chouloute, swimming (Boca Raton, Florida); Alexandre Grand'Pierre, swimming (Atlanta, Georgia) & Philippe Metellus, judo (Montreal, Quebec) Honduras: Julimar Ávila, swimming (Boston, Massachusetts) & Melique García, athletics (Watervliet, New York) Hong Kong: Ian Ho, swimming (Blacksburg, Virginia) & Chengzhu Zhu, table tennis (Houyangzhou, China) Hungary: Geraldine Mahieu, water polo (Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France); Bányai Márk, water polo (Oradea, Romania); Rebecca Parkes, water polo (Hamilton, New Zealand); Pedro Rodríguez, handball (Vigo, Spain); Omar Salim, taekwondo (Carson, California) & Márton Viviana, taekwondo (Madrid, Spain) Iraq: Hussein Ali, soccer (Malmö, Sweden); Josef Al-Imam, soccer (Malmö, Sweden); Kumel Al-Rekabe, soccer (Aarau, Switzerland) & Youssef Amyn, soccer (Essen, Germany) Ireland: Sophie Bideau-O'Sullivan, athletics (Melbourne, Australia); Victoria Catterson, swimming (Belfast, U.K.); Madison Corcoran, canoeing (Montgomery County, Maryland); Michaela Corcoran, canoeing (Montgomery County, Maryland); Ross Corrigan, rowing (Enniskillen, U.K.); Daniel Coyle, equestrian (Ardmore, U.K.) Erin Creighton, cycling (Belfast, U.K.); Tim Cross, field hockey (Melbourne, Australia); Grace Davison, swimming (Bangor, U.K.); Philip Doyle, rowing (Banbridge, U.K.); Thomas Fannon, swimming (Torquay, U.K.); Eric Favors, athletics (Haverstraw, New York); Conor Ferguson, swimming (Belfast, U.K.); Jude Gallagher, boxing (Newton Stewart, U.K.); Ben Healy, cycling (Kingswinford, U.K.); Danielle Hill, swimming (Newtonabbey, U.K.); Liam Jegou, canoeing (Huningue, France); Stephanie Kallan, golf (Phoenix, Arizona); Abigail Lyle, equestrian (Bangor, U.K.); Imogen Magner, rowing (Ely, U.K.); Max McCusker, swimming (Harlow, U.K.); Ciara McGing, diving (London, U.K.); Rory McIlroy, golf (Jupiter, Florida); John McKee, field hockey (Banbridge, U.K.); Peter McKibbin, field hockey (Belfast, U.K.); Ryan Mullen, cycling (Colwyn Bay, U.K.); Chay Mullin, rugby (Bristol, U.K.); Kelly Murphy, cycling (London, U.K.); Sean Murray, field hockey (Lisburn, U.K.); Matthew Nelson, field hockey (Belfast, U.K.); Christopher O'Donnell, athletics (Loughborough, U.K.); Ashleigh Orchard, rugby (Belfast, U.K.); Nick Page, field hockey (London, U.K.); Jake Passmore, diving (Leeds, U.K.); Michael Robson, field hockey (Belfast, U.K.); Shane Ryan, swimming (Haverford Township, Pennsylvania); Alice Sharpe, cycling (Cambridge, U.K.); Nathan Timoney, rowing (Enniskillen, U.K.); Aidan Walsh, boxing (Belfast, U.K.); Michaela Walsh, boxing (Belfast, U.K.) & Daniel Wiffen, swimming (Magheralin, U.K.)

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Rest in peace to stars that are now Angels in heaven

Mary Anissa Jones,Eleanor Cammack"Cammie"King, River Jude Phoenix, Niña Sophia Gabrielle "Sophie" Corullo, Judith Barsi, Heather Michele O'Rourke, Lucille Ricksen, Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Clara Blandick, Terry, Shirley Temple Black 1928-2014, Baby Leroy, baby Peggy Montgomery, Peggy cartwright, Darla Jean Hood, Jean Darling, Peaches Jackson, Mary Ann Jackson, Dorothy DeBorba, Mary Kornman, Mildred Kornman, Carl Weathers, Carl Switzer, Billie Burke, Roberts Blossom, Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton, John Candy, Raymond Burr, Taruni Sachdev, Pauline Starke, Geraldine Jane Jacobi Russell, Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell, Geraldine Brooks, Katharine Hepburn, Margot Mosher Merrill, Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis, Walt Disney, Roald Dahl, Olivia Newton-John, Susan Buckner, Lisa Loring, Betty Jane Bierce, better known by her stage name Jane "Poni" Adams, Mary Treen, Dorothy Dell, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Aileen Pringle, Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle, Ida Kitaeva Raphael, Virginia Mayo, Edna Purviance, Vivien Leigh, Virginia Weidler, Jane Withers, Clarence Nash, Shirley Jean Rickert, Bridgette Andersen, Dominique Dunne, Samantha Reed Smith, Pal, Virginia Rappe, Katharina Schratt, Hattie McDaniel, George Burns, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Matthew Garber, Robbie Coltrane, Betty Tanner, Elizabeth Taylor, Peggy Maley, Peggy Ann Garner, Mary Margaret Peggy Wood, Dorothy McGuire, Peggy Mondo, Joanna Moore, Shirley Mills, Wayne Allwine, Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Karns , Stan Laurel, Hannah Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Jackie Coogan, Mildred Harris, Lita Grey, Paulette Goddard, Peggy Moran, Florence Lois Weber, Peggy Cass, Peggie Castle, Virginia Lee, Virginia Leith, Virginia Wood, Virginia Welles, Michael Lerner, June Marlowe, Carol Tevis, Jane Adams, Joan Crawford, Mary Ellen Trainor, Betty Ann Bruno, Anne Baxter, Greta Garbo, William Wyler, Robin Williams, May Robson, Mary Astor, Jane Darwell, Linda Darnell, Lloyd Berry, Pauline Newstone, Jean Hagen, Allison Hayes, Margaret Hayes, Anissa Jones, Sophie Firth, Edith Barrett, Eve Meyer, Taruni Sachdev my edit to those who passed away

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KFC 'BBQ SEASON' from Sam Pilling on Vimeo.

British summertime is here in all it's glory - but come rain, or indeed more rain... the new Ultimate BBQ Burger from KFC gives you all the inner sunshine!

Starring: KATLO with Georgia Valentino, Brigid Lohrey and Ezra Elliott

Agency: Mother London ECD: Martin Rose CD: Mico Toledo Creative: Dom Nazeri Agency Producer: Jenny Fan Production: Magna Studios MD: jsorton Director: Producer: Neil Andrews DP: Harry Wheeler Steadicam: Matt Allsop Production Designer: Kave Quinn Casting: Kharmel Cochrane Choreographer: Charlie Mayhew Wardrobe: BRATSK HMU: Sophie Scott 1st AD: Rob Blishen Locations: Humphrey Milles Production Manager: Fran PA: Hayley West Rain: SVFX Rain SFX Supervisor: Richard Vanessa Den Burgh Wires: Matt Sherran Focus: Phil Heron Key Grip: Pete Olney Gaffer: Andy Mac Playback: Nick Barber Sound: Paddy Owen Edit: Ellie Johnson at Tenthree Editing VFX: Black Kite VFX Supervisor: Tito VFX Lead: Paul Wilmot VFX Producer: Jade Denne Colourist: Tom Mangham Music: Michael McDonald ‘I Keep Forgetting’ Sound Design: Sam Robson at No.8 Stock: Kodak Scans: Cinelab

[adelleandlaura4ever]

Wasn't Looking For Love

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Didn't wanna know, wanna be
On your own
But when I hit the lights, said my name
Hundred times
.

Did I make you change your mind?
And now you wanna make love all night
.
You wasn't looking for love
But you never met a girl like me, baby
You wasn't looking for love, for love
.
Didn't want a heart full of fire
Burning up
It's something you denied (You denied)
But here you are (Here you are)
By my side
.
Did I make you change your mind?
Mm, now you wanna make love (Wanna make love) all night, ooh

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You wasn't looking for love
But you never met a girl like me, baby
You wasn't looking for love, for love
You wasn't looking for love
.
And now you want to wrap your arms around me proudly (Proudly)
'Cause you never met a girl like me, baby
You wasn't looking for love, for love
.
I know you wasn't looking, but here you are
Putting your love at my fingertips
So, sugar, give into it and come and give me a kiss
I know you wasn't looking, but here you are
Putting your love at my fingertips
So, sugar, give into it and come and give me a kiss
I know you wasn't looking, but here you are
Putting your love at my fingertips
So, sugar, give into it and come and give me a kiss

(Writer(s): ELIZA SOPHIE CAIRD, FINLAY GEORGE ROBSON)

❤️ ❤️ ❤️   ❤️ ❤️ ❤️  

 

Beautiful Lover!

Sometimes things happen without being expected. Yes, it happened to us on my way to Paris. I didn’t expect it. You didn't expect it. It happened and voilá. Here I am. In your heart for almost wonderful six years. And if you want it, there will be many more.

I love you deeply Adelle. I love you more than ever ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 🌈

@adelle4ever

@adelleandlaura4ever

[jminter]

Six Ways to Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit

This Sunday, January 22nd, marks the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, those born in 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, are celebrating ‘their birth sign year’.  The fourth of all zodiac animals, legend has it the Rabbit was proud—arrogant even—of its speed, looking down on the other slower animals. (reminiscent of The Tortoise & The Hare). The Rabbit steadily moves towards their goal, no matter what negativity the others give them.  With solid reasoning skills and attention to detail, they make great scholars, as well they are socializers with an attractive aura. However, they find it hard to open up to others and often turn to escapism.  Though methodical in their actions, they need surprises every so often to spice things up. Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year is one of the most important events for Asian families as millions make visits to their home countries, towns and family, in the coming days to celebrate the arrival of the new year.  Through the decades, celebrations and traditions have spread around the globe. With Metro Vancouver’s large Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other Asian communities,  our cities are hopping with events to entertain those who can’t make the trip home, or are returning here to visit family. 

Visit the Chinatown Spring Festival Lunar New Year Parade photo: J Minter In addition to celebrations popping  up all round the region’s malls and centres Here's a few of the events happening to help celebrate the Year of the Rabbit: Spring Festival Parade: Starting at 11am on January 22nd, the 48th Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival events are highlighted by the Spring Festival Fair at Sun Yat-Sen Plaza and the return of the Chinatown Parade. From the Millennium Gate on Pender Street wrapping through Chinatown along Pender, Gore and Keefer Streets the route will be packed with revellers anxious to see and hear the excitement and colours of the Parade fill the streets again. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden:  Celebrate Lunar New Year at The Garden, ushering in the Year of the Rabbit with a weekend of activities and celebrations, January 21 & 22.  From 11am to 6pm each day find an array of performances (including Lion Dance, Guzheng and City Opera Vancouver), Arts & Crafts, activities & activations, delicious food and view the brand new Billion Buns exhibition by Chairman Ting Chinatown Storytelling: The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation hosts a variety of celebrations and events, both free and ticketed, based at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre;   January 21: The Power of Animation by Trevor Lai (award-winning author, animator and designer of the Canucks’ Lunar New Year jersey) January 28: Year of the Rabbit Heritage Food Tasting + Cantopop / KPop Night featuring Chinatown Chefs, and music with DJ Manica Ng of Fairchild Radio, Yunik Dance, Sophie Yung, and Ernest Chan. Lunar Fest 2023: Lunar Fest and Lantern City celebrations pop up all around the city at šx????n?q Xwtl’e7énk Square (Vancouver Art Gallery), Granville Island, and West End- Robson Street. The LunarFest concert “Together We Are” takes place January 24th at The Orpheum Theatre in-person, as well as streams online. Events and activities take place January 20 – February 20, 2023.   Fly Over Canada: You don’t have to go far, to visit Asia as guests to Fly Over Canada can experience spectacular Taiwan from above as Soar Over Taiwan takes flight only until February 12th. Starting with a unique Lunar New Year-themed preshow, then strap in and take off and fly high over Taiwan’s vibrant natural and urban landscapes. Then stay and enjoy some Taiwan-inspired food & drink at the Flying Whale Waterfront Café and add your wish to the Wishing Tree. Family Fun Lunar New Year Celebration: Gateway Theatre in Richmond welcomes families to the Theatre for an entertaining celebration starting off with listening to a live reading in Studio B of Bun Fun New Year - written and performed by the Five Blessings Collective - a humorous tale of Bunnifer and Bunnithy as they prepare a traditional Lunar New Year family feast as well as teaching audiences ‘bunny dance moves’ and children will get into the spirit of the new year with Year of the Rabbit themed craft activities. Two 90-minute event times are available on January 21, tickets can be booked online at gatewaytheatre.com/lny

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ERL Photographer - Sophie Robson https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-robson-180968131/ Stylist - Lucy Davis

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END. x BAPE ‘Bowling’ collection.

Photography - Adam Thirtle

Photo Assistant - Sophie Robson

Styling - Jack Errington & Lucy Davis

Production - Louise Amos & Phoebe West