#stephen s mills

[ioversonfilm]

stephen s. mills, homosexuals die at the end

[biblethumpersims]

Wednesday, Spring Birthdays:

- [Sam & GIP]  Nathan & Amy Eaten, teenagers. Nathan received the Nature - Angling Ace aspiration and Amy received the Knowledge - Academic aspiration.

- Malachite Flanagan, toddler. Received the Always Sleepy trait.

- Onyx Flanagan, teenager. Received the Career-Driven - Ultimate Influencer aspiration.

- Stephanie Mills, teenager. Received the Love - Soulmate aspiration.

- [Simon, GM] Rowan Eaten born.

- [Simon, GM] Jasmine Eaten, toddler. Received the Imagination Developmental Delay trait.

[operachristine]

Lesser known/recorded Christine’s that you need to listen to! (An audio gifting post)

Katharine Buffaloe

Steve Barton (The Phantom of the Opera), Katharine Buffaloe (u/s Christine Daaé), Davis Gaines (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Jeff Keller (Monsieur Firmin), George Lee Andrews (Monsieur André), Marilyn Caskey (Madame Giry) || March 19, 1990; Broadway || Notes: Steve Barton and Davis Gaines's first performances. Missing Magical Lasso, Notes/Prima Donna in the first act.

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Kris Koop

Hugh Panaro (The Phantom of the Opera), Kris Koop (u/s Christine Daaé), Tim Martin Gleason (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Anne Runolfsson (Carlotta Giudicelli), Tim Jerome (Monsieur Firmin), George Lee Andrews (Monsieur André), Marilyn Caskey (Madame Giry), Larry Wayne Morbitt (Ubaldo Piangi), Kara Klein (Meg Giry) || September 14, 2005; Broadway

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Leigh Coggins

John Owen-Jones (The Phantom of the Opera), Leigh Coggins (u/s Christine Daaé), Simon Bailey (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) || June 19, 2012; Third UK Tour || Notes: Includes Think Of Me, Title Song, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, and Point Of No Return.

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Terri Bibb

Jeff Keller (u/s The Phantom of the Opera), Teri Bibb (Christine Daaé), Gary Mauer (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) || October 14, 1996; Broadway

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Glenda Balkan

Ciaran Sheehan (The Phantom of the Opera), Glenda Balkan (Christine Daaé), Laird Mackintosh (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) || August 25, 1995; Toronto

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Tamra Glaser

Michael Crawford (The Phantom of the Opera), Tamra Glaser (u/s Christine Daaé), Michael Piontek (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) || 1990; First National Tour || Soundboard || Notes: Highlights ripped from YouTube.

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Kelly Jeanne Grant

Stephen Tewksbury (u/s The Phantom of the Opera), Kelly Jeanne Grant (Christine Daaé), Greg Mills (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) || September 20, 2009; Third National Tour || Matinee

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Kyoko Suzuki

Eiji Akutagawa (The Phantom of the Opera), Kyoko Suzuki (Christine Daaé), Kanji Ishimaru (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) || September 22, 1991; First Japanese Tour

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[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌈 Queer Books Out December 2023 🌈

🌈 Good afternoon, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!

❤️ Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose 🧡 Heartstopper #5 by Alice Oseman 💛 This Cursed Light by Emily Thiede 💚 All The Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows 💙 Vampires of Eden: Book One by Karla Nikole 💜 Not My Type by Joe Satoria ❤️ Storm in Her Heart by KC Luck 🧡 Eternal Embrace by Luna Lawson 💛 A River of Golden Bones by A.K. Mulford 💙 Tomb of Heart and Shadow by Cara N. Delaney 💜 Through the Embers Volume 2 by Adriana Sargent 🌈 Lucero by Maya Motayne

❤️ The Poison Paradox by Hadley Field & Felix Green 🧡 Second Chances in New Port Stephen: A Novel by TJ Alexander 💛 Matrimonial Merriment by Nicky James 💚 Under the Christmas Tree by Jacqueline Ramsden 💙 Every Beat of Her Heart by KC Richardson 💜 The Memories of Marlie Rose by Morgan Lee Miller ❤️ Playing with Matches by Georgia Beers 🧡 Always Only You by Chloe Liese 💛 Fire in the Sky by Radclyffe and Julie Cannon 💙 Nuclear Sunrise by Jo Carthage 💜 The Naked Dancer by Emme C. Taylor 🌈 Resurrections by Ada Hoffmann

❤️ Destiny’s Women by Morgan Elliott 🧡 Framed by Kate Merrill 💛 The Spoil of Beasts by Gregory Ashe 💚 Catered All the Way by Annabeth Albert 💙 A Cynic’s Christmas Conundrum by L.M. Bennett 💜 Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn ❤️ One Swipe Away by Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue 🧡 The Gentlemen’s Club by A.V. Shener 💛 A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold 💙 Secrets of the Soul by Holly Oliver 💜 Like They Do in the Movies by Nan Campbell 🌈 Limelight by Gun Brooke

❤️ Heart First by S.B. Barnes 🧡 Grave Consequences by Sandra Barret 💛 Haunted by Myth by Barbara Ann Wright 💚 Invisible by Anna Larner 💙 The Murders at Sugar Mill Farm by Ronica Black 💜 Coasting and Crashing by Ana Hartnett ❤️ Fairest by K.S. Trenten 🧡 A City of Abundant Opportunity by Howard Leonard 💛 The Dark Side of MIdnight by Erin Wade 💙 Mending Bones by Merlina Garance 💜 Transform by Connal Braginsky & Sean Ian O’Meidhir 🌈 The Apple Diary by Gerri Hill

❤️ TruLove by Nicole Pyland 🧡 Structural Support by Sloan Spencer 💛 Whiskey War by Stacy Lynn Miller 💚 Overkill by Lou Wilham 💙 Heart of Outcasts by Nicole Silver 💜 In the Shadow of Victory by J. E. Leak ❤️ Just Like Her by Fiona Zedde 🧡 Gingerbread: Claus For Christmas by Miski Harris 💛 Lies are Forever by C. Jean Downer 💙 The Boys in the Club by M.T. Pope 💜 Lasting Light (Metal & Magic) by Michelle Frost 🌈 Tell No Tales by Edie Montreux

❤️ Radio Silence by Alice Oseman 🧡 Even Though We're Adults Vol. 7 by Takako Shimura 💛 The Accidental Bite by Michelle St. Wolf 💚 Mated to the Demons by Taylor Schafer 💙 Someday Away by Sara Elisabeth 💜 Gatherdawn Luminia Duet Volume 1 by Lee Colgin ❤️ Curse of Dawn by Richard Amos 🧡 Healing the Twin by Nora Phoenix 💛 Ride Me by KD Ellis 💙 How to Bang a Vampire by Joe Satoria 💜 Cthulhu for Christmas by Meghan Maslow 🌈 Prestige by Toni Reeb

❤️ Don't Look Down by Jessica Ann 🧡 Winter and the Wolves by Chris Storm and Kinkaid Knight 💛 Hat Trick by Ajay Daniel 💚 Starborn Husbands: Return to the Pleiades by S. Legend 💙 Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume by Vawn Cassidy 💜 Practice for Toby by Amy Bellows ❤️ The Siren's Song by Crista Crown 🧡 Hers to Hunt K.J. Devoir

[labuenosairesfrancaise]

The Hall Bradford-on-avon

Hi guys!!

I'm sharing The Hall Bradford-on-avon. This is the 12th building for my English Collection.

History of the house: The Hall was built around 1610 for John Hall, a wealthy mill owner, and is at the east end of the town. The Hall family of Bradford can be traced back to at least the 13th century, under the name of "De Aulâ" or "De la Sale" (salle being french for hall). John Hall's grandson, also named John Hall, had no legitimate children and left his estate to his great-niece Rachel Baynton. She later married William Pierrepont, who became Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, giving the house its alternate names. After the second Duke died without issue, the house was sold to Thomas Divett, in 1802, who established a woollen mill, and sublet the house, which fell into disrepair. In 1848, the house was sold to Stephen Moulton, who undertook major restorations. During the restoration, many old documents were discovered, which were catalogued by Canon J.E.Jackson.

For more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hall,_Bradford-on-Avon

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This house fits a 50x40 lot (I think if you lose the gaden and terrace it can fit a 40x30 too)

It is not furnished, just the carcase for the house, so you can create the interiors to your taste!

Hope you like it.

You will need the usual CC I use:

all Felixandre cc

all The Jim,

SYB

Anachrosims

Regal Sims

King Falcon railing

The Golden Sanctuary

Cliffou

Dndr recolors

Harrie cc

Tuds

Lili's palace cc

Please enjoy, comment if you like it and share pictures with me if you use my creations!

DOWNLOAD free in my Patreon page. If you like it, please leave a comment

[a-man-for-hire-and-his-archives]

‘I’ve starred in The Archers for 20 years but could never afford my own farm’

Fame & Fortune: The BBC actor on money mistakes, theatre hecklers, and his 20-year radio stint

Andrew Wincott, who plays Adam Macy on BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, joined the cast in 2003 (Credit: Gary Moyes/The Archers)

Andrew Wincott is an actor, best known for playing Adam in the BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers, which he joined 20 years ago. After studying English and then doing teacher training at Oxford, the 61-year-old taught for two years before going to Webber Douglas drama school, where fellow actors Hugh Bonneville and Rebecca Front were contemporaries.

He then worked on the regional theatre circuit, and later became a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company, before joining the cast of The Archers in 2003. The father of one lives in Clapham, south London.

How did your start in life affect your outlook on money?

My two brothers and I grew up in Oxfordshire where my parents ran a catering business.

But the 1970s were a difficult time for a lot of businesses, so after 10 years enjoying an idyllic life in the countryside, we moved into the flat above the restaurant and cake shop the family owned, Wincott’s, in Banbury.

Work always came first for my parents, so for a number of years we didn’t go away in the summer.

Did you receive pocket money?

Yes, and I spent it on Marvel comics, and later on albums like Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here, which I played endlessly in the mid-70s.

What was your first job?

After leaving school in 1978, before going to university, I worked at the Dragon Prep School in Oxford doing a variety of jobs, one of which involved keeping the headmaster’s drinks cupboard well-stocked, and serving gin and tonics at garden parties.

The G&Ts I poured were notoriously generous. Occasionally I even got to ‘sample’ the headmaster’s gin myself.

But my first proper acting job, which also secured my Equity card [a trade union for the performing arts], came after I gatecrashed an audition in 1987 and landed the part of Alec in Tess of the D’ Urbervilles at the Orchard Theatre Company in Barnstaple, which toured the West Country.

Wincott says starring in The Archers is like having ‘a second family’. Pictured here with Stephen Kennedy and Mairead McKinley (Credit: The Archers/David Burges)

How long did you work in regional theatre for? Was it lucrative?

The best part of a decade, appearing everywhere from Colchester to Perth, and Harrogate to Theatr Clwyd in Wales, doing both Shakespeare and modern plays, often playing leading roles.

Money was minimal – I was paid about £160-£170 a week on my first acting job – but the Equity Touring allowance helped.

Regional theatre allowed me to hone my skills as an actor. Once, I was heckled by an inebriated audience member who loudly greeted every entrance I made in Tess with a cry of “Asshole!”.

However, you just have to stay focused. He was gone by the interval – probably back to the bar. This was in Falmouth, now affectionately rebranded among friends as “Foulmouth”!

Have you experienced any lean times as an actor?

It took me nine months to land my first proper acting job, and until then I was working on the fringe – just earning expenses, or profit sharing if I was lucky.

Most actors have good years and bad years. So you have to set aside money to see you through the lean spells, as well as save enough to pay your tax bill at the end of the year.

How did you land the part of Adam in The Archers?

I actually played a Danish agricultural student for a few months in the 1990s – but then, a decade or so later, I was invited to audition with a dozen other actors for the role of Adam at Pebble Mill in 2003.

I heard nothing for 10 days, but was then asked to come back for a recall [second audition] and was offered the role.

Now, it's like having a second family. This month I’ve been a cast regular for almost exactly 20 years. Providing you aren’t written out (or killed off), there’s a certain security.

Coincidentally, my mother grew up on a Home Farm [a key location in the radio drama] and went to the same school, although not at the same time, as Godfrey Baseley, who created The Archers.

Does The Archers pay enough for you to buy a farm of your own?

The cast only works on The Archers for about one week in the month – we record blocks of episodes several weeks ahead of transmission – and radio pays somewhere between theatre and television.

So I doubt it would pay for a farm in the UK, though it might eventually just pay for a small farmhouse in rural Andalucia, where I enjoy spending time.

So who knows? I might become a Spanish granjero and grow olives one day.

You also find time to record audiobooks and video games?

I’ve recorded hundreds of audiobooks and video games over the last 15 years or so. An audiobook takes days, if not weeks, to prepare and then record in studio.

I’ve voiced everything from The Wind in the Willows to Nineteen Eighty-Four and the classics of Flaubert.

But it's hard work for often little reward. It can be fun creating bizarre voices for elves, orks or extraterrestrials in fantasy books, but the concentration required when the red light is on is second to none.

It's just you, the words on the page and the voices in your imagination.

In addition to his role on the BBC’s longest-running drama, Wincott has recorded hundreds of audiobooks and video games. Pictured with Stephen Kennedy (Credit: BBC/PA)

Have you got a pension?

Yes, I took out an Equity pension through my union years ago and still pay into it. I also have a SIPP.

What’s been your best investment?

The investment I made in going to drama school in the mid-1980s. Doing that gave me classical training as an actor. I probably wouldn’t be in The Archers today without that.

Do you own a property?

Yes, a second floor, two-bedroom flat in a property in Clapham, south London, dating back to the 1900s. I bought it for £60,000 in 1991, though it’s now worth a considerable six-figure sum, I imagine.

It’s an excellent location for getting in and out of town.

Are you a spender or a saver?

Instinctively a saver. As an actor you never know what’s around the corner, and we know if we're working there will be tax to pay. Not to mention investing for the future.

What’s your greatest financial indulgence?

Every now and then, I'll spend a few days in southern Spain, specifically Las Alpujarras – the foothills of the Sierra Nevada – where I can recharge my batteries, or prepare a book for audio in tranquility. I'm learning Spanish now, too.

What has been your worst financial decision?

Buying into the Woodford Equity Investment Fund, as part of my SIPP.

Although Neil Woodford was considered a star fund manager, the fund collapsed and the administrator is now embroiled in collective litigation to recoup losses. Never a dull moment.

Do you donate to charity?

Yes, Art Fund, which facilitates the acquisition of artworks for the nation. Doing so also entitles you to half-price admission to special exhibitions, such as those at the Tate, the Courtauld or the National Gallery.

Do you plan to do a June Spencer (Peggy Archer) and still be in The Archers when you’re 100?

Who knows? The Archers is an extraordinary institution, part of our cultural fabric as a farming nation – it boasts such longevity, too.

Maybe my character will outlive me? I'd like to think he will… before the next generation takes over.

The Archers, Radio 4, weekdays at 7pm; Omnibus edition, Sundays at 10am

Source: The Telegraph

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Resistance affirms our character and conscience

November 12, 2024

Robert B. Hubbell

The best use of your time today is to read the essay by Rebecca Solnit in The Guardian, Authoritarians like Trump love fear, defeatism, surrender. Do not give them what they want. While I urge you to read Solnit’s entire essay, the following excerpts were helpful to me:

[H]ope does not mean saying this is not bad, and it does not mean saying that we can defeat it. It just means saying we will keep showing up. That we will not give up. That we will assess our powers and weaknesses and recognize that the future we face looks grim, but we do not know how it will unfold, and neither do those we oppose. How it will unfold depends in no small part on what we do. People too often think hope is smiles and sunshine, when it’s fury in the face of danger and oppression, and pressing on in the storm. “Fight on” might sound like a lot now, but maybe you can at least not quit, even if you need to take time off, which is not the same thing as checking out.

Hold onto this advice: “Hope means we will keep showing up. At least not quit . . . even if you need to take time off.”

If you want to stop here (or after you read Solnit’s wonderful essay), I don’t blame you. The media coverage of the election outcome is becoming even more insufferable. Many commentators still seem to be taking joy by dancing on what they (wrongly) believe to be the grave of the Democratic Party. Everyone with a political agenda is interpreting the loss in a way that advances their interests and worldview.

The lack of humility and self-awareness of the commentariat is galling. None of them—not one—predicted this outcome. But that fact does not give them pause in declaring with pontifical certainty what the electoral outcome (allegedly) signifies.

Worse, most of the commentariat contributed to this outcome by normalizing Trump before the election. Having done so, they are amazed that Americans voted for an aspiring dictator who—according to them before the election—was a run-of-the-mill Republican who believes in free markets and small government.

So, I urge you not to look for answers from opinion writers in major media. Indeed, the “question” posed by the 2024 election outcome is not “Why did Democrats lose,” but “How will we respond?” That urgent question overrides efforts to slice and dice exit polls and assign blame for the loss.

Many are still recovering from the shock of the election outcome. Even as we do, we will face a flood of announcements about the incoming administration. Those announcements confirm the worst of what we feared about a second Trump administration.

Our warnings and alarm failed to pierce the awareness of the majority of those who voted last Tuesday. We must not relent. We must continue to raise the alarm so that the resistance emerges quickly and with strength.

In the discussion below, I address two of Trump's appointments and a worrisome procedural possibility involving the Senate. If that sounds like too much for you at this time, not to worry! Proceed directly to Concluding Thoughts. Everything I discuss below will be current in a week or month from now.

Trump's nominations for cabinet and senior staff positions confirm his mass deportation intentions

Trump ran on a platform of racism, misogyny, and white supremacy. Two of those platform planks—racism and white supremacy—were manifested through his pledge to engage in the “mass deportation” of ten million immigrants and their families. His first “nominations” confirm that he was deadly serious about that pledge. See NYTimes, Trump Transition Signals Focus on Deportations as Miller Assumes Influence. (Accessible to all.)

In the clearest signal possible, Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as the Deputy Chief of Policy, a position that will control the policy priorities of the incoming administration. Miller was one of the architects and head cheerleaders for Trump’s white supremacy agenda, including the child separation policy. See CNN, Former Breitbart Editor: Stephen Miller is a white supremacist. I know, I was one too.

Trump also announced that Tom Homan would serve as “Border Czar.” See HuffPo, Trump’s New 'Border Czar' Tells Democrats To 'Get The Hell Out Of The Way'.

Per HuffPo,

Homan served as the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during part of Trump’s first administration. He was a key figure in the effort to separate migrant children from their parents at the southern border with Mexico and a contributor to Project 2025. [Homan] told Democratic governors to “get the hell out of the way” as the upcoming administration prepares its mass deportation plans — or face unnamed consequences. “There will be a massive deportation operation because we have a massive, never-seen-before illegal immigration [wave],” Homan said during a Fox News appearance on Friday

Are you seeing a theme here? Dual architects of the “child separation policy” under Trump are again in key positions in his new administration. Trump ran on a policy of racism and white supremacy. He won on that platform. He is moving to implement those planks as the top priority of his administration.

Oh, and Tom Homan is a contributor to Project 2025—the master plan that Trump claims he never heard about.

If you favorite opinion columnist is telling you that the election was about inflation, they failed to listen to what Trump said in every rally and interview.

Trump urges the Senate to abdicate its role of “advice and consent” in confirming cabinet secretaries and senior officers in the administration

Timothy Snyder has counseled that a key aspect of resisting tyranny is “refusing to obey in advance.” Today, Trump demanded that the GOP Senate “obey in advance” by agreeing to go into recess so that Trump can appoint cabinet secretaries without Senate confirmations.

Although the issue of Senate recesses sounds technical, it may have a profound effect on Trump's ability to consolidate power in an extra-constitutional manner. I will give a brief summary here but recommend that you read Jay Kuo’s Substack essay in The Status Kuo, “Congressional Recession.” The details are set forth in Kuo’s article, so I will focus on the major points.

In short, the Constitution charges the Senate with the obligation to provide “advice and consent” regarding presidential nominations to agency heads and other “officers” designated by Congress. US Constitution  Article II, Section 2.

The power and obligation to provide “advice and consent” over nominations is a key aspect of the balance of power in the Constitution. Trump has just demanded that the Senate abdicate that power by going into recess.

Per the Constitution (Art. II Sec 2),

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate . . . .

The power to make recess appointments was included when the Senate was in recess most of the time during the early years after adopting the Constitution in 1789. Now, however, the Senate is effectively in session continuously, so there is no need to circumvent the Senate confirmation process.

Moreover, Trump will have a majority in the Senate, so there is no reason to resort to recess appointments. Unless, of course, Trump wants to diminish the constitutional oversight role of Congress by demanding that the Senate “obey in advance.”

And “obey in advance” is what Senator Rick Scott did when he promised to give Trump the power to make recess appointments. Senator Scott made the promise as part of his groveling to obtain the role of majority leader in the Senate.

Trump's demand for recess appointment power confirms his intention to “be a dictator on day one.” The sane washing of Trump by the media must stop. Abuse of the recess appointment power should be loudly and vigorously condemned by every member of the commentariat currently wasting their time scolding Democrats for supporting an agenda that recognizes the dignity and humanity of all Americans.

[Robert B. Hubbell Newsletter]

[arqueete]

Spring Awakening Broadway: Where Are They Now? (Part 1)

It's been 18 years since Spring Awakening first opened on Broadway and 15 years since the original production closed. I decided to do some digging on what everyone who performed in that production is doing these days.

Part 1 covers the original cast, while part 2 will cover replacements.

Jonathan Groff Melchior

Went on to several prominent roles on TV shows like Glee, movies like Frozen, and musicals like Hamilton (pictured.) He is currently in Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway.

Lea Michele Wendla

Notably starred in the TV show Glee and has released several albums. She was recently seen in Funny Girl on Broadway (pictured.)

John Gallagher, Jr. Moritz

Went on to star in several other Broadway shows including American Idiot. He has released an album under the name Johnny Gallagher. Recently appeared in Swept Away (pictured), a musical based on the music of The Avett Brothers.

Lauren Pritchard Ilse

Has a music career under the name LOLO and was notably featured on the Panic! At the Disco song "Miss Jackson" in 2013.

Jonathan B Wright Hanschen

Had a few acting credits on TV shows like Gossip Girl (pictured), now seems to be pursuing voice over work.

Gideon Glick Ernst

Has appeared in several other Broadway shows and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in To Kill a Mockingbird in 2019 (pictured.) Some recent credits include the movie Maestro and a recurring role on the TV show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Skylar Astin Georg

Has had a variety of screen roles with musical elements, like the movie Pitch Perfect and the TV shows Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Zoey's Extraordinatory Playlist. He currently stars in the TV show So Help Me Todd (pictured.)

Brian Charles Johnson Otto (u/s Moritz)

Appeared on Broadway again in the ensemble of American Idiot (pictured.) Was recently on tour singing backup for Allen Stone.

Lilli Cooper Martha

Has been in several other Broadway shows including SpongeBob SquarePants and Tootsie (pictured) for which she and was nominated for a Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony in 2019. She most recently provided voice acting for the TV series Hazbin Hotel.

Remy Zaken Thea

Has appeared in several off-Broadway shows, most notably Freckleface Strawberry The Musical (pictured.) Now owns a professional tutoring company in New York called Andersen Education.

Phoebe Strole Anna (u/s Wendla, Ilse)

Has appeared in several off-Broadway shows, most recently Kung Fu (pictured.) She is doing a lot of audiobook narration.

Christine Estabrook Adult Women

Continues to do a lot of TV work, most recently on the show Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (pictured.)

Stephen Spinella Adult Men

Continues to work in theater, film, and TV including a return to Broadway in The Velocity of Autumn and currently in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (pictured.)

Frances Mercanti-Anthony (u/s Adult Women)

Went on to appear in Broadway plays including Jerusalem. Now doing theater education work for organizations like Paper Mill Playhouse, Rutgers University, and New England Music Camp.

Rob Devaney (u/s Adult Men)

Appears to have moved away from acting around 2009 and now has a career in UX design.

Krysta Rodriguez Ensemble (u/s Wendla, Ilse, Anna, Martha, Thea)

Has performed in several other Broadway shows including The Addams Family and the revival of Spring Awakening. She was most recently touring in Into the Woods (pictured) and will appear in the Kennedy Center production of Bye Bye Birdie this summer.

Jennifer Damiano Ensemble (u/s Ilse, Anna, Martha, Thea)

Has performed in several other Broadway shows including American Psycho (pictured) and Next to Normal, for which she was nominated for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Tony in 2009. Most recently appeared in Black No More off-Broadway.

Robert Hager Ensemble (u/s Melchior, Hanschen, Ernst, Otto, Georg)

Went on to join the 1st national tour of Spring Awakening as Hanschen. Has since appeared in several other Broadway shows and the national tour of Fun Home (pictured.) He is also writing his own musicals. Siluetas, for which he wrote music and lyrics, will be premiering at Power Street Theatre in Philadelphia this summer.

Gerard Canonico Moritz (replacement), Ensemble (u/s Moritz, Hanschen, Ernst, Otto, Georg)

Was in the show until it closed, by which time he was playing Moritz. Has appeared in many other Broadway and off-Broadway shows including Groundhog Day and Be More Chill (pictured), and is currently on Broadway in Almost Famous.

[ghelgheli]

Stuff I Read In August 2024

bold indicates favourites

Books

Minima Moralia, Theodor Adorno [link]

Joseph Stalin: A Political Biography, Marx-Engels-Lenin Institute

Exordia, Seth Dickinson

The Racial Contract, Charles W. Mills

Short Fiction

Esse est percipi, Jorge Luis Borges & Adolfo Bioy Casares [link]

The Proper Study, Isaac Asimov

2430 A.D., Isaac Asimov

The Greatest Asset, Isaac Asimov

The Jaunt, Stephen King [link]

There Will Come Soft Ruins, Ray Bradbury [link]

Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut [link]

Billenium, J. G. Ballard [link]

The Food of the Gods, Arthur C Clarke

The Star, Arthur C Clarke

Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200, R. S. A. Garcia [link]

Queer &c.

Kill the Couple in Your Head, Anonymous [link]

Gender without Gender Identity: The Case of Cognitive Disability, Elizabeth Barnes [link]

The Woman Question, Lori Watson [link]

Being Your Best Self: Authenticity, Morality, and Gender Norms, Rowan Bell

Reimagining Transgender, Robin Dembroff [link]

Yep, I’m Gay: Understanding Agential Identity, Robin Dembroff & Catharine Saint-Croix [link]

Forgotten lives: Trans older adults living with dementia at the intersection of cisgenderism, ableism/cogniticism and ageism, Alexandre Baril & Marjorie Silverman [link]

Dementia and the gender trouble?: Theorising dementia, gendered subjectivity and embodiment, Linn J. Sandberg [link]

Pol

Moving Towards Life, Marina Magloire [link]

Rosa Luxemburg Foundation please note: ‘A time comes when silence is betrayal’, Haifa Zangana [link]

Beyond Orientalism and Islamophobia: 9/11, Anti-Arab Racism, and the Mythos of National Pride, Steven George Salaita

On misogynoir: citation, erasure, and plagiarism, Moya Bailey & Trudy [link]

Other

“Democratizing AI” and the Concern of Algorithmic Injustice, Ting-an Lin [link]

What is a (social) structural explanation? Sally Haslanger [link]

The Importance of `Godzilla' Cannot Be Overstated, Charlie Brigden [link]

The Special Effects in Citizen Kane, Wesley Tilford [link]

For Friendship to be Revolutionary, Sever [link]

[dechagnydevotee]

audio gift- poto bway 7/31/22

you asked, I shall deliver

The Phantom of the Opera- Jeremy Stolle, Julia Udine, Greg Mills

Google drive:

MEGA:

Notes under the cut:

CAST: Jeremy Stolle (u/s Phantom of the Opera), Julia Udine (alt Christine Daaé), Greg Mills (u/s Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Janinah Burnett (Carlotta Giudicelli), Stephen Tewksbury (Monsieur André), Craig Bennett (Monsieur Firmin), Maree Johnson (Madame Giry), Carlton Moe (Ubaldo Piangi), Sara Esty (Meg Giry), Carrington Vilmont (Auctioneer), Joseph DePietro (Monsieur Reyer/Hairdresser), Kenneth Kantor (Monsieur Lefévre/Firechief), David Michael Garry (Joseph Buquet/Don Attilio), Scott Mikita (Passarino), Justin Peck (Hannibal Solo Dancer), Kfir (Il Muto Solo Dancer), Marni Raab (Page), Chris Georgetti (Porter/Fireman), Patricia Phillips (Spanish Lady), Satomi Hoffman (Wardrobe Mistress/Confidante), Elizabeth Welch (Princess), Kelly Jeanne Grant (Madame Firmin), Paul A. Schaefer (Marksman)

I’m not sure who was on for the Jeweler or the Innkeeper’s Wife.

Notes: Program pictures included in file. This is the first audio I’ve ever recorded, and it was not recorded with the intention of ever sharing it. That being said, you will hear me laughing, cheering, and possibly crying (....crying specifically during All I Ask of You). I also had a friend with me, so you will hear her whisper to me on occasion. The sound quality is pretty good, though. This was recorded from the third row and there are a couple nice details you can catch if you’re listening closely. I am sharing this for all the Jeremy Stolle stans because he was being such a menace in the best way during this performance. It’s also just such a fun trio, I was beyond delighted to have caught them. Though it haunts my dreams that Jordan Donica’s last show would have been with Jeremy Stolle had his run not ended early.

Let me know if either of the links aren’t working! Enjoy :)

@marleneoftheopera @nerdywriter36 you guys asked for this so here you go!

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Matt Gertz at MMFA:

The right-wing media strategy of branding President Joe Biden as senile has always suffered from the major flaw that his public performance in major moments bears no resemblance to his depiction on Fox News and other Trumpist outlets. But with the president’s first debate with Donald Trump of the cycle looming on Thursday, the network’s hosts are building a rhetorical escape hatch in case Biden’s presentation once again exceeds the low expectations they’ve set for him: They’re claiming that before the event, Biden may take performance-enhancing drugs that conceal his cognitive decline. The right has baselessly pushed this conspiracy theory — for which no evidence has ever emerged — since at least 2020, when Trump tweeted that “only drugs” could explain Biden’s energetic performances in the Democratic primary debates. The narrative escalated earlier this year when right-wing influencers needed to concoct an explanation for Biden’s strong delivery of his State of the Union address. And it has reemerged as one of their preferred narratives in the lead-up to Thursday’s debate.

“The Joe Biden we’re talking about tonight I don’t think will be the Joe Biden we’re going to see on debate night,” Sean Hannity, a Trump political operative who also hosts a prime-time Fox show, told Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee co-chair and daughter-in-law to the former president, on June 17. Hannity added that Biden would be “hyper-caffeinated” and said he supports the idea of drug-testing the candidates before the debate. Hannity returned to the narrative all week long. He claimed Biden would be “jacked up” on “a lot of Red Bull, a lot of caffeine pills, whatever” to hide the “cognitive decline” which he called “obvious and troubling.” Those substances, Hannity asserted, would explain why Biden would be “screaming” and aggressive at the debate rather than “mumbling, bumbling, stumbling, and fumbling” and confused, as he is in the out-of-context video clips the host regularly shows his audience.

Hannity isn’t alone. Last week, Fox contributors Tyrus and Newt Gingrich both pushed the notion that Biden is using drugs. So did Trump adviser Stephen Miller and Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo’s panel.  On Donald Trump Jr.’s show Triggered, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) suggested Biden would be on a “cocktail” before the debate which could include “amphetamine-type drugs like Adderall and things of that nature” as well as “things like Provigil, you know, that also just increase your alertness.” He reiterated his claims in a Fox Business interview over the weekend, demanding that the president “submit to a drug test before and after this debate, specifically looking for performance-enhancing drugs.” (Notably, Jackson’s medical operation as White House physician reportedly functioned as a pill mill for Trump White House staffers). 

“Biden always performs better than expected on big nights,” Fox host Jesse Watters said on Friday. “It could be that he’s well-rested, studies hard. Or maybe it’s whatever’s in that orange drink. What is in that orange drink?” (Biden says his “favorite drink is orange Gatorade,” and numerous media outlets have reported that he drinks it regularly as president.) Trump himself has repeatedly gotten into the act on the campaign trail. “He’s gonna be so pumped up. He’s gonna be pumped up,” said the former president at a Wednesday rally, before suggesting that Biden uses cocaine. He claimed on Saturday that Biden would get “a shot in the ass” before the debate and come out all “jacked up.”

The right-wing have a sick fetish for pushing the “Joe Biden is senile” narrative to distract from the fact that their champion Donald Trump is far more senile.

See Also:

Daily Kos: The right can't decide if Biden is senile or superhuman

MMFA: Study: Top newspapers fixate on Biden's age while mostly downplaying Trump's age

[basilepesso]

REM, Murmur and Carnival of Sorts, Live 1 983 (USA)

Absolument (le son du live 1 est moins bon que celui du 2).

Ca fait toujours bizarre de voir Stipe avec ses superbes cheveux...

Murmur est très particulier dans la discographie du groupe, production extrêmement nette et sans fioritures, avec une basse qui sonne magnifiquement et est très audible, quasiment comme dans Violent Femmes.

Mike Mills est probablement un des meilleurs bassistes des 80's, sinon plus. Son jeu au médiator est ce qui donne ce son, en plus de la marque de sa basse.

Comme le dit ce remarquable texte anglais de Decade 7787, l'histoire de la production du disque est intéressante puisque le groupe a cessé la collaboration avec le 1er producteur, jugé trop perfectionniste.

Basile Pesso, 13 avril 2 024 avec le double live (Fb)

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"On this date in 1983, R.E.M. released their debut studio album MURMUR, (April 12, 1983).

NOTE: The video here features RADIO FREE EUROPE from MURMUR and CARNIVAL OF SORTS (the third song on the band's 1982 debut EP Chronic Town)

40 years after its original release, MURMUR is still fascinating in its eerie sense of musical space.

Back in 1983, REM were most often compared to the Byrds, and thanks to Peter Buck's ringing guitar on songs like ‘Talk About The Passion’, ‘Catapult’, or ‘Sitting Still’, along with Michael Stipes' lead vocals over soaring harmonies, it was easy to see why.

But that was merely one influence, and a misleading one at that, because with no one source dominating, R.E.M. faintly recalled a host of mid-'60s L.A. bands from The Leaves to "underground” faves like Kaleidoscope, David Lindley's first band. R.E.M. might have thoroughly transformed their influences but the result sounded both familiar and wholly original.

Murmur's oddness was affecting because it wove itself around structures and riffs that sounded familiar – a strange system hum, for instance, winds itself up into the catchiest opener, RADIO FREE EUROPE.

In these efforts, Buck's guitar solos were capable of breaking through the mix and soaring, and any band that could come up with melodies this rich knew a thing or two about pop music.

The lyrics, however, were a flight of ideas from the mind of a meditative 23-year-old. Trying to unravel them, it still feels as though you're divining the deepest of riddles for meaning.

“Early sessions for the album with Stephen Hague, the synth-pop producer who later worked on New Order's True Faith, were quickly rejected, and American producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon were brought in instead,” wrote Jude Rogers for Word in 2009.

“They seemed to understand that although REM had the rhythms of rock, the jangle of the Byrds and the raw grit of Gang Of Four in their belly, they also needed to create a sound-world of their own. Easter and Dixon brought in strange noises – bangs and bells — and recorded instruments at varying distances from the microphone, so you couldn't place where the ghostly figures were coming from.”

“At the album's centre point, like a pearl in an oyster, is a song that tells us as much about REM today as the REM that existed a quarter of a century ago. This is 'Perfect Circle', a masterpiece of simple melody and melancholy, and one of the few REM songs to be attributed mainly to the band's former drummer, Bill Berry, who also wrote most of 'Everybody Hurts'.”

[spinningerster]

fellow fansies - I have complied a (hopefully) comprehensive list of cast members for anyone new to the fandom or for those who may like a refresher on the casts. I've not included every single character, just the main ones, so if you'd like a character adding just ask; also if you notice any cast members are missing or have been labelled incorrectly in any way, please let me know, I want this list to be as accurate as possible. characters with a dash (-) for any of the categories I wasn't sure if they were included in that production or not. if you're able to fill in any of the blanks that would be much appreciated. any questions, please let me know <3

Jack

1992; Christian Bale

Workshop; Jay Armstrong Johnson

Paper Mill; Jeremy Jordan

Broadway; Jeremy Jordan, Corey Cott, Mike Faist (u/s)

Tour; Dan DeLuca, Joey Barreiro

Proshot; Jeremy Jordan

UK; Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, George Crawford (u/s), Matt Trevorrow (u/s)

Pulitzer

1992; Robert Duvall

Workshop; Shuler Hensley

Paper Mill; John Dossett

Broadway; John Dossett, Rob Raines, John E. Brady (u/s)

Tour; Steve Blanchard

Proshot; Steve Blanchard

UK; Cameron Blakely, Ross Dawes (u/s), George Crawford (u/s)

Katherine

1992; N/A

Workshop; Meghann Fahy

Paper Mill; Kara Lindsay

Broadway; Kara Lindsay

Tour; Stephanie Styles, Morgan Keene

Proshot; Kara Lindsay

UK; Bronté Barbé, Bobbie Chambers (u/s)

Davey

1992; David Moscow

Workshop; Jason Michael Snow

Paper Mill; Ben Fankhauser

Broadway; Ben Fankhauser, Ryan Breslin (u/s), Garrett Hawe (u/s)

Tour; Jacob Kemp, Stephen Michael Langton

Proshot; Ben Fankhauser

UK; Ryan Kopel, Alex James-Hatton (u/s)

Medda

1992; Ann-Margret

Workshop; Liz Larsen

Paper Mill; Helen Anker

Broadway; Capathia Jenkins, Caitlyn Caughell (u/s), Julie Foldesi (u/s)

Tour; Angela Grovey

Proshot; Aisha de Haas

UK; Moya Angela, Kamilla Fernandes (u/s)

Crutchie

1992; Marty Belafsky

Workshop; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Paper Mill; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Broadway; Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Andy Richardson, Garrett Hawe (u/s)

Tour; Zachary Sayle

Proshot; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

UK; Matthew Duckett, Alex James-Hatton (u/s)

Les

1992; Luke Edwards

Workshop; Matthew Gumley

Paper Mill; R.J Fattori, Vincent Agnello

Broadway; Lewis Grosso, Matthew Schechter

Tour; Vincent Crocilla, Anthony Rosenthal, Ethan Steiner (alternate), Jonathan Fenton (alternate)

Proshot; Ethan Steiner

UK; Nesim Annan, Haydn Court, Oliver Gordon, Ethan Sokontwe

Race

1992; Max Casella

Workshop; Robert Hager

Paper Mill; Ryan Breslin

Broadway; Ryan Breslin

Tour; Ben Cook

Proshot; Ben Cook

UK; Josh Barnett

Albert

1992; N/A

Workshop; Jordan Nichols

Paper Mill; Garrett Hawe

Broadway; Garrett Hawe

Tour; Sky Flaherty

Proshot; Sky Flaherty

UK; Jacob Fisher

Specs

1992; Mark David

Workshop; Jordan Samuels

Paper Mill; Ryan Steele

Broadway; Ryan Steele

Tour; Jordan Samuels

Proshot; Jordan Samuels

UK; Samuel Bailey

Henry

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Kyle Coffman

Broadway; Kyle Coffman

Tour; DeMarius Copes

Proshot; Michael Rios

UK; Matt Trevorrow

Finch

1992; N/A

Workshop; Bobby List

Paper Mill; Aaron J. Albano

Broadway; Julian DeGuzman

Tour; Julian DeGuzman

Proshot; Iain Young

UK; Damon Gould, Zack Guest (swing)

Romeo

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Andy Richardson

Broadway; Andy Richardson

Tour; Nico DeJesus

Proshot; Nico DeJesus

UK; George Michaelides, Jordan Isaac (swing)

Spot

1992; Gabriel Damon

Workshop; John Arthur Greene

Paper Mill; Tommy Bracco

Broadway; Tommy Bracco

Tour; Jeff Heimbrock, Anthony Zas

Proshot; Tommy Bracco

UK; Clarice Julianda

JoJo

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Thayne Jasperson

Tour; Josh Burrage

Proshot; Josh Burrage

UK; Mukeni Nel

Tommy Boy

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; Michael Dameski

UK; Jack Bromage

Mike

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; Jacob Guzman

UK; Mark Samaras

Ike

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; David Guzman

UK; Arcangelo Ciulla

Mush

1992; Aaron Lohr

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Ephraim Sykes

Tour; Jack Sippel

Proshot; Nick Masson

UK; Joshua Denyer

Elmer

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Evan Kazprak

Tour; Anthony Zas

Proshot; Anthony Zas

UK; Joshua Nkemdilim, Bradley Trevethan (swing), Rory Shafford (swing)

Wiesel/Jacobi/Mayor

1992; Michael Lerner (Weisel)

Workshop; Robert Creighton (Weisel), Tom Alan Robbins (Jacobi)

Paper Mill; John E. Brady

Broadway; Michael Gorman

Tour; Michael Gorman

Proshot; John E. Brady (Wiesel & Jacobi), Michael Gorman (Mayor)

UK; Jamie Golding (Wiesel), Alex James-Hatton (Wiesel u/s)

Morris

1992; David Sheinkopf

Workshop; Corey March

Paper Mill; Mike Faist

Broadway; Mike Faist

Tour; Michael Ryan

Proshot; Devin Lewis

UK; George Crawford, Zack Guest (swing), Jordan Isaac (swing), Bradley Trevethan (swing)

Oscar

1992; Shon Greenblatt

Workshop; Ben Thompson

Paper Mill; Brendon Stimson

Broadway; Brendon Stimson

Tour; Jon Hacker

Proshot; Anthony Norman

UK; Alex James-Hatton, Zack Guest (swing), Jordan Isaac (swing), Bradley Trevethan (swing)

Seitz

1992; Charles Cioffi

Workshop; Bill Nolte

Paper Mill; Mark Aldrich

Broadway; Mark Aldrich

Tour; Mark Aldrich

Proshot; Mark Aldrich

UK; N/A

Bunsen

1992; N/A

Workshop; Mark Price

Paper Mill; Nick Sullivan

Broadway; Nick Sullivan

Tour; Bill Bateman

Proshot; Bill Bateman

UK; Siõn Lloyd, George Crawford (u/s)

Hannah

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Laurie Veldheer

Broadway; Laurie Veldheer

Tour; Meredith Inglesby

Proshot; Meredith Ingleby

UK; Bobbie Chambers, Lindsay Atherton (u/s)

Snyder

1992; Kevin Tighe

Workshop; Marcus Neville

Paper Mill; Stuart Marland

Broadway; Stuart Marland

Tour; James Judy

Proshot; James Judy

UK; Ross Dawes, Alex James-Hatton (u/s), George Crawford (u/s)

Nunzio/Teddy Roosevelt

1992; N/A

Workshop; Tom Alan Robbins

Paper Mill; Kevin Carolan

Broadway; Kevin Carolan

Tour; Kevin Carolan

Proshot; Kevin Carolan

UK; Barry Keenan, George Crawford (u/s)

[whiteshipnightjar]

Does art make a difference?

Aw, sure. Of course there are degrees of extremity to the potential change that art can effect, depending on how many people are able to engage with it. The Beatles made a huge difference in the world. But Henry Darger, Jeff McKissack, Karen Dalton, Pauline Oliveros, Kenneth Patchen – there are so many folks who have made great art and not gotten massively famous for it, yet I think there are all sorts of ways their work informs and shapes other people’s work, and brains, and decisions.

Should politics and art mix?

Well, everything mixes, the New Statesman! That’s like asking if a knee-reflex hammer and a quadriceps tendon should “mix”.

Is your work for the many or for the few?

That’s for the many/few to say. I just crank out the hot jams.

If you were world leader, what would be your first law?

Gravity. I feel like we need to tighten up the constitutional protections that particular law enjoys. It’s a ticking time bomb, if you ask me.

Who would be your top advisers?

Cute angel on one shoulder, cute devil on the other.

What, if anything, would you censor?

Maybe we could all agree to not bust each other’s chops all cut-dang day.

If you had to banish one public figure, who would it be?

Don’t know, banishment might be a little extreme, but I’d sure like to take that Stephen Hawking dude down a notch or two. Right? Are you with me?

What are the rules that you live by?

Basically, “bros before hos”. I feel like if you stay true to that, everything else just kind of falls into place.

Do you love your country?

I love William Faulkner, Dolly Parton, fried chicken, Van Dyke Parks, the Grand Canyon, Topanga Canyon, bacon cheeseburgers with horseradish, Georgia O’Keeffe, Grand Ole Opry, Gary Snyder, Gilda Radner, Radio City Music Hall, Big Sur, Ponderosa pines, Southern BBQ, Highway One, Kris Kristofferson, National Arts Club in New York, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Tubman, Hearst Castle, Ansel Adams, Kenneth Jay Lane, Yuba River, South Yuba River Citizens League, “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”, “Hired Hand”, “The Jerk”, “The Sting”, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, clambakes, lobster rolls, s’mores, camping in the Sierra Nevadas, land sailing in the Nevada desert, riding horseback in Canyon de Chelly; Walker Percy, Billie Holiday, Drag City, Chez Panisse/Alice Waters/slow food movement, David Crosby, Ralph Lauren,San Francisco Tape Music Center, Albert Brooks, Utah Phillips, Carol Moseley Braun, Bolinas CA, Ashland OR, Lawrence KS, Austin TX, Bainbridge Island WA, Marilyn Monroe, Mills College, Elizabeth Cotton, Carl Sandburg, the Orange Show in Houston, Toni Morrison, Texas Gladden, California College of Ayurvedic Medicine, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Saturday Night Live, Aaron Copland, Barack Obama, Oscar de la Renta, Alan Lomax, Joyce Carol Oates, Fred Neil, Henry Cowell, Barneys New York, Golden Gate Park, Musee Mechanique, Woody Guthrie, Maxfield Parrish, Malibu, Maui, Napa Valley, Terry Riley, drive-in movies, homemade blackberry ice cream from blackberries picked on my property, Lil Wayne, Walt Whitman, Halston, Lavender Ridge Grenache from Lodi CA, Tony Duquette, Julia Morgan, Lotta Crabtree, Empire Mine, North Columbia Schoolhouse, Disneyland, Nevada County Grandmothers for Peace; Roberta Flack, Randy Newman, Mark Helprin, Larry David, Prince; cooking on Thanksgiving; Shel Siverstein, Lee Hazlewood, Lee Radziwill, Jackie Onassis, E.B. White, William Carlos Williams, Jay Z, Ralph Stanley, Allen Ginsberg, Cesar Chavez, Harvey Milk, RFK, Rosa Parks, Arthur Miller, “The Simpsons”, Julia Child, Henry Miller, Arthur Ashe, Anne Bancroft, The Farm Midwifery Center in TN, Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Clark Gable, Harry Nilsson, Woodstock, and some other stuff. Buuuut, the ol’ U S of A can pull some pretty dick moves. I’m hoping it’ll all come out in the wash...

Are we all doomed?

If we keep our expectations pretty low I think we might be fine. I mean, we’re definitely all dying at some point. There’s no getting around that. But between now and then, things might start looking up!

— Joanna Newsom for The New Statesman, 2008

[lokidokieokie]

A Spoonful of Sugar | Chapter 3

Summary: Stephen finds comfort and solace in the warm atmosphere of Y/n's bakery, but as the day goes on, an unspoken tension grows between them.

Series Warning(s): eventually friends to lovers, lots of mentions of eating pastries/dessert, fluff, idiots in love, possibly a smidge of angst, mentions of typical canon-like violence, lemme know if I’ve forgotten anything

The next few days passed in a blur for Stephen. He was busy with mystical responsibilities and trying to keep the city safe from otherworldly threats. But even in the midst of all the chaos, he found himself thinking about Y/n and the comfort he found in her bakery.

One afternoon, as he was walking through the city on his way back to the Sanctum, he found himself passing by her bakery. The familiar smell of freshly baked bread and pastries wafted towards him, and before he knew it, he was stepping inside.

“Hey, Stephen!” Y/n greeted him warmly, setting aside the dough she was kneading. “What brings you here today?”

Stephen shrugged, suddenly feeling self-conscious. “Just wanted to stop by and say hi,” he said, looking around at the various baked goods on display.

She smiled, sensing his hesitation. “Well, you’re always welcome here. Want to try one of our new croissants?”

Stephen nodded eagerly, grateful for the distraction. As Y/n went to grab him a croissant, he couldn’t help but notice how busy the bakery was. There were several customers milling about, chatting and laughing with each other as they enjoyed their baked goods.

“You’re doing really well,” Stephen commented, once she had returned with his croissant. “The bakery seems busier than ever.”

Y/n beamed with pride. “Yeah, it’s been great. I’ve been getting more orders lately, and I’ve even had some repeat customers.”

Stephen nodded, impressed. “That’s really impressive.”

As you continued to chat and catch up on each other's lives, Stephen couldn't help but feel a growing sense of attraction to you. He had always enjoyed spending time with you, but lately he found himself wanting to be near you even more.

Eventually, you excused yourself to the back of the shop to prepare some more dough, leaving Stephen alone with his thoughts. He watched as you worked, admiring your skill and precision as you kneaded and rolled the dough.

As he was lost in thought, Stephen suddenly had an idea. He had been practicing his baking skills in his free time, and he thought it would be a nice gesture to share one of his own recipes with you.

He quickly whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookies, carefully measuring out each ingredient and mixing them together. As he worked, he couldn't help but feel nervous about what you would think of his baking.

When the cookies were finished, Stephen placed them on a plate and presented them to you. "I know they're not as good as your pastries," he said, sheepishly. "But I wanted to share something with you that I made myself."

He watched as she took a bite of the cookie and closed her eyes in pleasure. "Stephen, these are amazing!" she exclaimed, opening her eyes to give him a genuine smile. "You're a natural baker."

Stephen felt a sense of pride and satisfaction wash over him. He had been nervous about sharing his baking with you, but he was glad that you liked them.

After finishing the cookies and chatting for a while longer, Stephen knew it was time to head back to the Sanctum. As he said goodbye, he couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation for the next time he would see you.

As he walked back through the bustling city, Stephen couldn't help but think about how much he enjoyed spending time with you. And for the first time, he allowed himself to imagine a future where the two of you could be more than just friends.

A/N it's been a hot minute since I've updated this...I'm sorry

🏷 @thewaithfuckingannoyme @evelyn-kingsley @moonlight-ee @ironstrange1991 @polytheatrix @girlymusiclover09

please let me know if you'd like to be added or removed :)

[littlespacereader]

Characters I write for:

Here’s a list of some characters I know well and can confidently write a fic for. If you don’t see your character here, please feel free to write to me and ask if I can write a fic for that character! I might’ve forgotten to write them down. 😅

Supernatural🔥

Dean Winchester

Sam Winchester

Castiel

Gabriel

Balthazar

Crowley

Rowena Macleod

Jody Mills

Bobby Singer

Marvel 🏙️

Marc Spector, Steven Grant, Jake Lockley

Layla El-Faouly

Arthur Harrow

Steve Rogers

Bucky Barnes

Sam Wilson

Helmut Zemo

Peggy Carter

Natasha Romanoff

Clint Barton

Tony Stark

Bruce Banner

Thor

Loki

Mobius

Stephen Strange

Peter Parker (your pick on which actor)

Doctor Octopus

Shang-Chi

Kate Bishop

Hobie Brown

Miguel O’Hara

Miles Morales

Gwen Stacy

Jack Russell

James Rhodes

Wanda Maxmaoff

Vision

Star Wars✨

Han Solo

Princess Leia

Luke Skywalker

The Mandalorian

Grogu

Boba Fett

Poe Dameron

Finn

Rey Skywalker

Obi Wan Kenobi

Anakin Skywalker

Ashoka Tano

Rex

Commander Cody

Hunter

Tech

Crosshair

Omega

Wrecker

Echo

Darth Vader

Moff Gideon

Criminal Minds🔬

Spencer Reid

Aaron Hotchner

David Rossi

Derek Morgan

Penelope Garcia

JJ

Emily Prentiss

Our Flag Means Death🏴‍☠️

Stede Bonnet

Blackbeard

Lucius Springgs

Izzy Hands

Black Pete

Stranger Things 🧇🎸

Steve Harrington

Billy Hargrove

Nacy Wheeler

Eddie Munson

Jonathan Byers

Jim Hopper

Joyce Byers

Argyle

Hannibal Tv series 🍽️

Dr. Hannibal Lector

Will Graham

Jack Crawford

Dr. Fredrick Chilton

Dr. Alana Bloom

Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier

Doctor Who💫

10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 Doctors regenerations

Rose Tyler

Captain Jack Harkness

Donna Nobel

Martha Jones

Amy Pond

Rory Pond

River Song

The Master (10 or 13’s regeneration)

I hope this helps! If you don’t see your character here, please send me an ask!