#the novels of tiger and del

[dangermousie]

On "upscaling" of covers ie why are we so boring now?

So, my recent desire to reread some Robin Hood retellings I used to love led me to Jennifer Roberson's Lady of the Forest. Roberson wrote a LOT of fantasy (Tiger and Del series is amazing) but she also wrote period novels now and then, and LotF is a historical take on the Robin Hood legend with focus on Marian.

I adored that novel back when I first read it many years ago and every time I've reread it since. My paperback copy is somewhere it's a pain to get to and is probably falling apart, so I went on amazon to get a kindle edition. It's there, I own it, yay but it also made me discover the new cover for it.

This is the original cover. This is the edition I first read as a young Mousie back in the 1990s:

And this is the current cover:

Notice the difference?

The first cover would definitely make me pause and check the book out a bit in a book store. It has a gorgeous old tale vibe that actually does convey a lot - it's heavy on romance (which it is), it has our protagonists (no wonder it's one of my favorite versions - I am a total sucker for blond with PTSD MLs.) The new cover is so depersonalized and generic I'd never pause twice.

This cover, like so many others, has gone respectable. No pretty people (no people at all), no romance no nothing. Some medieval weapon or two, a bland pattern and color. WHY?

The first cover you may like or not but it conveys a story! It catches attention. The second I wouldn't even pause in front of.

I know that romance novels have (sadly) moved from those gonzo covers with shirtless dudes clutching busty ladies but this is not even that. This is just boring.

Two corollaries.

One: I miss 1990s fascination with blond dudes holding their OTPs. Here is Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince (a delightful old school fantasy read I totally recommend.)

Two: I can't say I get the romance novel cover switch either. This is the old cover for Justine Davis' Lord of the Storm:

This is the new cover:

It's not any less eye popping but it's kinda odd to leave off the heroine (though as someone who's read this novel more than once (it hits some VERY specific kinks; if you read it you know which ones. This is my judgment free zone :P) I am still not sure where she was clutching the dude's leg while wearing a nightie and 1980s hair.)

There are some amazing relatively recent covers that fight the bland and photoshop:

I mean look at this beauty! I checked out this trilogy because of that cover! It's just as gloriously pulpy as the cover promises (side note if you like fucked up x fucked up battle couple, dude finding meaning of life and learning to trust because of one deadly woman, and hot blond guys with supernatural powers and hot dark haired ladies with a huge kill count, boy do I have a series for you.)

Anyway, I don't even know where this is going any more except you should read all the novels I mentioned.

[theboarsbride]

ok sorry in advance for bothering you, feel free to tell me to get lost, but i was wondering if you, the resident expert, have any monster romance recs that aren’t way too. nsfw i guess? maybe it’s just me but i’m having a hard time finding any. like i’m more interested in the slow burn and the romance but the genre seems to be mainly fast paced erotica and i just can’t get into it

OOh!!! No need to be sorry, I'm always happy to answer stuff like this and talk about (cleaner) monster romances!! I'm honored you'd consider me an expert, though! 🥺💛I feel like I don't actually talk about monster romances all that much!

But I agree that it can be hard to find a monster romance that isn't erotica. Not that erotica isn't good, I just like seeing slow burn romances, too!

I wish I could provide a longer list, but here's what I got so far! (and if anyone finds this and wants to add onto this list, feel free to do so in comments, tags, reblogs, etc)

I will provide links/titles to these stories, say the genre(s), provide a short synopsis in my own words, and then say why I recommend it below the cut!

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis | sci-fi, alternate history, conspiracy fiction, action/adventure

"An alternate history novel set in 2008 where whistleblower Nils Ortega leaks information to the public that the US government is secretly harboring extraterrestrial refugees. Cora Sabino, Nils' daughter, finds herself developing a connection with one of these aliens after inadvertently becoming the sole communication between humans and aliens."

This series is fucking great!! Admittedly, the monster/alien romance take more of a backseat to the larger plot, and mostly focuses on themes surrounding humanity, human rights, language, trauma, etc. Ellis does such a great job at writing characters that are just so... human, and deep. There is so much complexity and nuance that goes into this series, and just... it's so good! Definitely recommend if you're more into the super slow burns, alien romances, alien action movies like Michael Bay's Transformers series or Independence Day.

"The Courtship of Mr. Lyon" and "The Tiger's Bride" in The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter | Gothic, feminist fiction, fairytale retelling, horror, anthology

"'The Courtship of Mr. Lyon' follows the romance between Beauty and Beast after Beauty's father takes one of the lion-faced Beast's white roses while taking shelter following a car accident; in 'The Tiger's Bride' a young woman is sent to live with a mysterious masked man after her father gambles her away in a game of cards."

Honestly this book, though a collection of short stories, is one of my all-time favorite books! Carter's writing style is so, so gorgeous and lyrical, and she provides such fantastic, dark, moody, gory, horrific feminist fairytales. Her story "The Bloody Chamber" is also worth checking out! Honestly, this whole book is great!

Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast and Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley | Fantasy, romance, fairytale retelling

"Classic Beauty and the Beast retellings."

Despite both being BATB retellings by the same author, both are so, so good in their own ways! While Beauty is way more classic and straightforward in its retelling, the characters are so endearing, the fantasy world is enchanting, and the writing is so *chefs kiss*. Rose Daughter is much the same, only slightly more adult in its tone and writing style - and its ending!

The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus | Romance, historical

"A mute janitor working in a high-security government facility falls in love with an amphibious creature."

Yeah, yeah, this is basically the novelized version of the movie lmao. I've not read the whole novel itself, but it's not half-bad!! It's decent enough - though I still feel like the movie to be better. Still worth checking out, I think!

Frankenstein's Monster by Susan Heyboer O'Keefe | Historical

"A sequel, of sorts, to Mary Shelley's classic novel. What becomes of Frankenstein's monster after Frankenstein dies? Where does he go, left to wander the earth?"

Not really a romance, per say, but there are SOME elements of romance! Mostly, this book follows Frankenstein's monster following the OG novel, who he all meets, and it is very much a character study on the monster! It's super fascinating, but its writing style is super similar to Mary Shelley's, so this very much reads like a classic novel. Honestly, I love how O'Keefe was able to mimic Shelley's style so well! But, again, romance is way more lowkey and this is more of a character study than anything else. Definitely reccomend if you loved the OG Shelley novel!

Beauty and the Beast by Megan Kearny | Webcomic, romance, fantasy, fairytale retelling

"A retelling of Beauty and the Beast."

Beautifully illustrated and wonderfully told, this comic is just SO GOOD!! It very much has the same vibes as Robin McKinley's novels, and is steeped in a cozy fantasy atmosphere! The characters are so loveable, the story intriguing, and just AAAUUGGGHHH SO GORGEOUS!!

Netvor: Beauty and the Beast by @rosesnwater | Fantasy, romance, fairytale retelling

"Aceline Capet swears to slay the monster Netvor that lurks in the forest surrounding her village - and ends up becoming entrenched in the world of magic and monsters and Fae."

LEGIT JUST UGH!!!!!!!! THIS NOVEL IS SO FUCKING GOOD!! Legit this is one of my all-time favorite reads from this year! If you love fantasy featuring actual, lore-accurate faeries and super intriguing slow burn romance with endearing characters, please please PLEASE check this out!!!!!!! I SWEAR YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED!! Definitely recommend if you love fantasy movies like Legend, Labyrinth, Thumbelina, Howl's Moving Castle, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, etc. or books like Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Robin McKinley's work, etc.! It also currently being rewritten as a(n equally beautiful) webcomic that should definitely be checked out as well!

That Which We Call Beast by @raph-fangirl | Historical fiction, romance, fairytale retelling

"A young woman is seeking marriage, and comes into contact with a mysterious bachelor that hides himself from her behind a veil."

Basically if Jane Austen wrote Beauty and the Beast! Definitely a well-written slow burn! It's not completed yet, but with what's available to read it's legit so beautiful!! The prose is so well-crafted, and it legit feels as though I'm reading an Austen novel! Definitely recommend if you love films like the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice!

Then uhhhh not to toot my own horn but if you wanna read a Victorian Era Gothic romance-horror BATB retelling with a pathetic meow-meow of a monster I offer my story The Monster and the Butterfly- 🤲🥺

These are all the recs I have for now! Again, if there are any you'd like to add, whether they be published, a friend's online work, or your own work!! I hope these are helpful and satisfactory enough for ya!

Again, I love talking about monster romances, thank you so so much for this ask!!!! 🥺💛

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@sentofight :: [why do you think qator did not expose who the mysterious l'cie was? is it related to knowing that Cid is behind this so he does not want to get on his bad side? tell me your qator hc pls]

First let list what cycles the players are privy of knowing:

Agito :: The mobile game of the very first cycle. Ace is the only member of Class 0 at this time with the other members being in different classes. Not too much focus on them as the game focuses on you, the player as you're the one that fight (and dies) at the end. BAD ENDING #1

Novel :: Spiral 600,104,970 the cycle right before Type 0 takes place. Things happen slightly different here in regards on who becomes the White Crystal's I'cie Qator instead of Machina. Who becomes the Judge Rem vs. Cid. Celestia being on Rubrum's side after Andoria's death. Celestia did chance after the sniper to discover it was a setup by the Milities. Everyone here still dies. BAD ENDING #600,104,970. Arecia doesn't let anyone have fun.

Type 0 :: Spiral 600,104,971; the cycle that brings everything to an end. Just take the prior cycle and times by 10 + reverse what happened in the prior cycle + pain + sprinkle a dash of Arecia actually listening to her kids. HAPPY ENDING... this the only happy ending there is.

With that quick run down out of the way. Let's get to the main topic of this ask. Despite Qator being fiercly loyal to Marshal Cid Aulstyne. He doesn't seem to completely trust whole heartedly. Yes, Cid did recognize Qator's hardwork and merit thus backing him in the Academy. Qator than climbed the ranks with his own power even though Cid did support him.

As for the not completely trusting Cid whole heartedly. There were a few times that Qator questioned Cid's orders/actions, but never voiced these allowed. For someone who is fiercely loyal you would think he wouldn't be questioning his benefactor. He probably done this through out all the spirals.

With this in mind Qator not revealing who the mysterious I'cie is to Cid make some sense. He doesn't completely trust Cid to not completely take advantage of Machina for his own means to accomplish his goal. Though, part of me strongly believes why he didn't tell Marshal Cid is due this:

He remembers having a sibling, that he was a BIG BROTHER when his younger sister was still alive as well as his parents. It was commented at least once by an Imperial Soldier that Aria Luricara look like General Qator's LATE YOUNGER SISTER. In the manga Qator is shown looking at a portrait of his (late) family. He may, from repeated cycles, retain a strong sense of responsibilty (and maybe sympathy) towards those who remind him of his younger sister who passed away young. I doubt he truly forgot her due to the Crystal ctrl + alt + del memories of the deceased. If he was chosen as the White Tiger Crystal's numerous times outside of the cycles players are aware about. Qator developing a sort immunity to it in a way would explain. Looking at a picture of his (late) family would bring up feelings of nostalgia. When he saw that Aria (in a sense) left behind by the rest of Suzaku forces he had immediately taken her under his wing to prevent her from being excuted. He probably felt protective towards Machina knowing he was the new l'Cie without informing Cid.

Does Qator have a big brother mode? Yes, yes he does and it shows when he takes the Suzaku chicks under his wing. Hell, Aria stays in Qator's quarter (separate room) and I can only assume it the same deal with Machina. Both are still kids while Aria can be a loose canon (with her mouth, the scene when Qator tells Aria she can speak normally with him it like he immediately regrets) he can probably tell that Machina is struggling. Struggling with what exactly? He can only take a guess to what it is and observe him to figure out what it is.

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Tag Nine People You Want To Get To Know Better

Oh, thanks for the tag @lousvintagehelmet, never done that one before.

Three ships : I don't ship a lot so there isn't a ton to pick from... Hannigram is iconic and always close to my heart. Silco/Vander, for obvious reasons (waves at all my Arcane fics), and then... mmmh... Thrawn/Obi-Wan. I *really* want that non-existing ship and I started writing it!! But I took a break and breaks are dangerous...

First ever ship : I have no idea and I'm baffled anyone can remember their first ship. I'm old. I've enjoyed a lot of media. Probably Han/Leia? Just from how addicted I was to the original trilogy as a child? I had a major crush on Han for the longuest time too.

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tagging 9 folks, please start your own posts! @chelbizzaro @lanzzo @spicedrobot @bucky-yes @straydaddy @millyquickduck @recom-recruit @veramitar @tremendouskoalachild

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How to Save Your Own Life, by Erica Jong (Novel; 1977)

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I’m a Honky Tonk Girl, recorded by Loretta Lynn (Song; 1960)

Inside Out (Animated Pixar Film; 2015)

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Surigao del Norte Province Day (Philippines)

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Thebes (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

3rd Wednesday in June

Ageless Motion Day (Alberta, Canada) [3rd Wednesday]

National Healthcare Estates & Facilities Day (UK) [3rd Wednesday]

Festivals Beginning June 19, 2024

Beijing International Book Fair (Beijing, China) [thru 6.23]

Copenhell Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark) [thru 6.22]

Homestead Days (Beatrice, Nebraska) [thru 6.23]

Raindance Film Festival (London, United Kingdom) [thru 6.28]

Rock Imperium (Cartagena, Spain) [thru 6.22]

Feast Days

Asatru Alliance Founding Day (Asatru)

Boniface of Querfurt (Christian; Saint)

Cornelius Krieghoff (Artology)

Day of All Heras (Ancient Rome)

Deodatus (a.k.a. Didier or Die) of Nevers (or of Jointures) (Christian; Saint)

East of the Holy Ghost begins (Brazil)

Feralia: Day of Purification (Pagan)

Festival for Minerva (Ancient Rome)

Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes (Artology)

Gervasius and Protasius (Catholic Church; Martyrs)

Hildegrim of Châlons (Christian; Saint)

José Sanchis Grau (Artology)

Jude (Christian; Saint)

Juliana Falconieri (Christian; Saint)

Maginel Wright Enright (Artology)

Martini Day (Pastafarian)

Ollamh (Celtic Book of Days)

Pelayo (Positivist; Saint)

Princess Gwendolynda (Muppetism)

Robert Heinlein Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Romuald (Christian; Saint)

Salmon Rushdie (Writerism)

Tiger-Get-By’s Second Birthday (Shamanism)

Ursicinus of Ravenna (Christian; Saint)

Zosimus (Christian; Saint)

Islamic Lunar Holidays

Eid al-Adha, Day 4 [Muslim Feast of Sacrifice] (a.k.a. ... 

Al Adha (Egypt)

Eid al Adha (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia)

Eid ul-Ad’haa (Maldives)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 28 of 60)

Premieres

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman (Novel; 2001)

Batman Returns (Film; 1992)

The Brave Little Toaster (Animated Film; 1987)

Bukowski (Film; 2013)

Canned Dog Feud (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1965)

The Cannonball Run (Film; 1981)

Dancing in the Street, recorded by Martha and the Vandellas (Song; 1964)

Devil May Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1954)

Down to Earth, by Patricia Wrightson (Novel; 1965)

Dream for an Insomniac (Film; 1998)

The Enigma Variations, by Edward Elgar (Orchestral Piece; 1899) 

Fish Fry (Andy Panda Cartoon; 1944)

For Your Eyes Only, by Sheena Easton (Song; 1981)

Garfield (Comic Strip; 1978)

The Gospel According to the Son, by Norman Mailer (Novel; 1997)

Ham and Eggs (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1933)

Hatari! (Film; 1962)

Here Comes the Surfs (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1981)

Horton Hatches the Egg, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1940)

How to Save Your Own Life, by Erica Jong (Novel; 1977)

The Idler Wheel…, by Fiona Apple (Album; 2012)

I’m a Honky Tonk Girl, recorded by Loretta Lynn (Song; 1960)

Inside Out (Animated Pixar Film; 2015)

Jason and the Argonauts (Film; 1963)

The Last of Us Part II (Video Game; 2020)

Mulan (Animated Disney Film; 1998)

Mumbo Jumbo, by Ishmael Reed (Novel; 1972)

The Music Man (Film; 1962)

No Longer Human, by Osamu Dazai (Novel; 1948)

Porky’s Building (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)

The Proposal (Film; 2009)

Purple Haze, by Jimi Hendrix (US Song; 1967)

Ramblin’ Rose, recorded by Nat King Cole (Song; 1962)

Robin Hoodwinked (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1967)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (UK Musical Play; 1973)

Rough and Rowdy Ways, by Bob Dylan (Album; 2020)

Roxanne (Film; 1987)

Sleepy-Time Squirrel, featuring Barney Bear (MGM Cartoon; 1954)

Streamlined Greta Green (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)

Superman II (Film; 1981)

Time Enough for Love, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1973)

Tim McGraw, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2006)

A Waif’s Welcome (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1936)

Who Killed Who? (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1943)

X-Files: Fight the Future (Film; 1998)

Today’s Name Days

Juliana, Romuald (Austria)

Božidar, Julijana, Romuald (Croatia)

Leoš (Czech Republic)

Gervasius (Denmark)

Sigrid, Siiri, Siivi (Estonia)

Siiri (Finland)

Gervais, Romuald (France)

Juliana, Romuald (Germany)

Paisios, Zosimos (Greece)

Gyárfás (Hungary)

Gervasio, Protasio, Romualdo (Italy)

Nils, Vaironis, Viktors (Latvia)

Dovilas, Dovilė, Ramunė (Lithuania)

Elling, Erling (Norway)

Borzysław, Gerwazy, Julianna, Odo, Protazy, Sylweriusz (Poland)

Iuda (România)

Alfréd (Slovakia)

Aurora, Gervasio, Romualdo (Spain)

Germund, Görel (Sweden)

Carisa, Carissa, Jarvis, Jervis, Karissa, Ralna (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 171 of 2024; 195 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 25 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 14 (Jia-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 13 Sivan 5784

Islamic: 12 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 21 Blue; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 6 June 2024

Moon: 94%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Charlemagne (7th Month) [Pelayo]

Runic Half Month: Dag (Day) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 93 of 93)

Week: 3rd Full Week of June)

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 30 of 31)

[ineedahugesticktobeatyou]

2022 Reading Challenge  - COMPLETE

- Materpost -

01. A book. published in 2022 - La ragazza dimenticata (Girl, Forgotten)

02. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship - Il giro del mondo in ottanta giorni (Around the World in Eighty Days)

03. A book about, or set in, a nonpatriarchal society - Fight or Flight

05. A book with a tiger on the cover or in the title - Il libro della giungla (The Jungle Book)

05. A sapphic book - I sette mariti di Evelyn Hugo (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo)

06. A book by a Latinx author - Zorro

07. A book with an onomatopeia in its title - Qualcuno volò sul nido del cuculo (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)

08. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid - Bianco letale (Letal White)

09. A book about a found family - Rosso, Bianco e Sangue Blu (Red, White & Royal Blue)

10.An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner - Canta, spirito, canta (Sing, Unburied, Sing)

11. A #BookTok Recommendation - Circe

12. A book about the afterlife - La condanna del sangue

13. A book set in the 1980s - It

14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title - I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone

15. A book by a Pacific Islander author - Kahu e la balena (The Whale Rider)

16. A book about witches - Good Omens

17. A book becoming a TV series or Movie in 2022 - Frammenti di lei (Pieces of Her)

18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author - A Holly Jolly Diwala

19. A book that takes place during your favorite season - Il senso del dolore

20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read - Torchwood: The Undertaker’s Gift

21. A book about a band or musical group - Stazione Undici (Station Eleven)

22. A book wit a character on the ace spectrum - Murderbot

23. A book with a recipe in it - Odore di chiuso

24. A book you can read in one sitting - Torchwood: Everyone Says Hello

25. A book about a secret - La spiaggia segreta (The Hidden Beach)

26. A book with a misleading title - Dodice rose a Settembre

27. A Hugo Award winner - La svastica sul sole (the Man in the HIgh Castle)

28. A book set during a holiday - Per mano mia

29. A different book by an author you read in 2021 - Torchwood: Risk Assessment

30. A book with the name of a board game in the title - Indovina chi viene a cena (Agatha Raisin, Christmas Crumble)

31. A book featuring a man-made disaster -  Mr Mercedes

32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page - Teddy (Hidden Picyures)

33. A social horror book - Il miglio verde (The Green Mile)

34. A book set in Victorian times - Uno studio in rosso (A Study in Scarlet)

35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title - Una lepre con la faccia di bambina

36. A book you know nothing about - Il metodo del coccodrillo

37. A book about gender identity - Middlesex

38. A book featuring a party - Il posto di ognuno

39. An OwnVoices SFF book - Mexican Gothic

40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Il giorno dei morti

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[sberrychan]

Owning all books of Pern is a+ right there. I have all of them except for the ones written by her Son so far!

I need to get Gigi's book Dragon's Code to complete my collection.

[gizkasparadise]

kdrama rec/review: mystic pop up bar

KDRAMA AND CDRAMA MASTER LIST OF REVIEWS

Series: mystic pop up bar Episodes: NOT ENOUGH 12 Genres: urban fantasy, urban horror lite, found family!!!, friendship, mystery, comedy, supernatural, warm fuzzies despite an alarming amount of death Spoilers in the Rec: minor ones/for the set-up If You Like, You’ll Like: hotel del luna (although it has a very different feel), early bleach (manga), found families, being human (uk & us versions), those moments in shows where you’re like OH MAN HOW ARE THEY GETTING OUT OF THIS and then they do. because friendship.

Rank: 10/10

I went into this with low expectations. it sounded like it was trying to bank on hotel del luna, but i was still down to watch a ghost version of leverage or whatever this turned out to be. figured it’d be decent to watch but not AMAZING. 

the first ep gave me that impression. by the second ep i was hooked. and by the third ep this was one of my favorite shows of all time

PREMISE

during the joseon era, a shaman named weol ju went and fucked up a perfectly good sacred tree. as punishment, she now has to resolve the grudges of 100,000 humans or go to hell. as a shaman, she can accomplish this by plying them with alcohol and entering their dreams (well the alcohol part might just be her artistic signature).

time to start a bar!

in the current day, 500 years later, weol ju owns and runs mystic pop up bar, where she learns about her customers’ grudges. and apparently has sound business strategy, as she serves like 4 people a day but still has enough overhead to craft these 4 people bespoke meals that speak to their inner tragedy. and also sandwiches.

helping her is chief gwi, a ghost cop who’s been reassigned to her bar to help weol ju accomplish her quota. because time’s running out--weol ju now has less than a month to solve her 10 remaining grudges.

enter bambi kang bae. a regular human who works a regular customer service job, kang bae has one terrible power: anytime someone touches him (or he touches them), they want to confess their deepest, darkest secrets. kang bae is understandably not comfortable around people (but desperately wants to be around people. my poor fucking heart) and incredibly lonely. 

when his and weol ju’s paths cross, she makes him an offer: he helps her out with her remaining grudges, and in return she’ll remove his powers.

deal!

MAIN CHARACTERS

weol ju

a 500+ year old shaman who is paying for her sins on earth because she went out on a limb :| . begins the series angry and ends the series angry, because it turns out angry people can still be kind, which is great to see with a female protagonist. how close she’s cutting it to the deadline on her quota speaks strongly to sixth-year senior vibes. wears modern versions of hanboks which are all v. cool and on moments of aching realization wednesdays she wears pink.

will steal your shit and look you straight in the eyes as she walks backwards into hell.

gwi/gui

a former ghost cop who’s been reassigned to help weol ju run the mystic pop up bar. he’s a lot more chill than weol ju and has the vibe of someone who forgets keys at home. while at the bar, he does a lot of the prep work, and is sometimes asked by yeom to help catch nearby, evil spirits. 

he’s actually like a hardcore warrior, but you forget it because he wears goggles to cut onions and dresses like someone who would be the spokesperson for microwaveable fish sticks. team dad. fanboy of romantic serial e-novels.

han kang bae

a baby.

in a truly amazing narrative move, kang bae works customer service at a market by day and solves grudges at a bar by night. is a sweet, simple boy who just wants to help people and is SO EXCITED to have new friends in weol ju and gwi. you want to give him a hug BUT YOU CAN’T.  human carebear

even the yellow collar of his customer service uniform makes a heart:

SOME SUPPORT CHARACTERS SELECTED BY HOW MUCH THEY ARE MY FAVORITES

kang yeo ri

lmao you know it’s going to be good when a character is introduced dropping a dude straight to the ground. yeo rin is a bodyguard mild spoiler turned security guard for the market where kang bae works. she could beat the shit out of you and you’d thank her. has no luck in dating. rocks a suit. sobs at movies about gout

yeom, the grim reaper

your friendly neighborhood grim reaper. yeom very much screams middle management, and works in the same “district” that weol ju and gwi have their pop up bar in. sometimes they’re at odds with one another (because weol ju has about the same amount of respect for the rules that an untrained puppy has for new carpet), but they’re still friends. gwi sometimes works with him to catch evil spirits, buddy-cop style. loves noodles. 

yeomra-daewang 

god of the underworld. in charge of handing out punishments and determining the fates of those sent to the afterlife. forgets who she’s texting. appreciates true love but is also aggressively annoyed by it. take your fucking scroll and go

samsin

probably the character with the most name recognition. samsin (or samsin granny) is the goddess of mothers and children, and in the show the focus is more on children. loves karaoke, basic bitch coffee, and claw games. gives out too many sexy tiger dreams.

kim wong hyun

he gave them the heebie jeebies. he had nothing else to give

ringtones.

they’re their own character. check out those motifs. 

Drawbacks

if i had any, it’s that the first episode undersells the rest of the series. and even the first ep isn’t bad

12 episodes is not enough :( 

Reasons to Watch.

i love the little details: that the supernatural characters have ring tones that correspond to their role (ex: the god of the underworld’s are screams; i believe the grim reaper’s are a shaman’s bells?, gwi has SPOILERS), or that the food special of the day connects or reflects with the person they’re helping. themes/significant moments are represented by the colors characters are wearing. im a nerd for this stuff

there are some dramatic reveals about who characters are and how they relate to one another, but like. dynamics barely (or don’t at all) change, and that’s due to how strong/familial they are already? and the show’s built up to it and it all feels really earned A+

i HATE monster of the week formats, but the ones in this show are integrated with the main characters’ backstories and also propel the major arcs forward. and it’s wholesome when the grudges are solved

i like that you think you saw a full scene in the flashbacks, but then a few eps later the flashback gets extended. idk it’s a cool narrative device

the romance is wonderful all-around

the pacing was great. i wish one of the Reveals was introduced earlier just so we could have more moments with it, but everything was cohesive/wrapped up nicely

all the characters have their own unique relationships to one another. kang bae + weol ju have their own dynamic, weol ju +gwi, gwi + kang bae, and so on. it was nice to see that none of the main trio were satellite characters 

Final Thoughts.

they’re a team, god damn it ;;;;;;

[thelittleredheadedmusician]

Barefoot Waltz

Beauty Pop

Dramacon

The Garden of Words

Hana-Kimi

I.O.N

Last Hope

Lover's->Flat

Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin

Re-Gifters

Runaways

Scott Pilgrim

Ai Yori Aoshi

Animeta!

Astra Lost in Space

Azumanga Daioh

Bakuman

Barakamon

BattleAngel Alita

Beet The Vandel Buster

Behind Story

Behind The Scenes

Black Cat

Citrus 1

Cowboy Bebop

DeathNote

Disappearance of Yuki-Chan

Dojin Work

Drifting Dragons

Eden's Zero

Eromanga Sensei

FairyTail

Fruits Basket

FullMetal Alchemist

Gunsmith Cats

Gunsmith Cats Burst

Gurren Lagann

Kare Kano

K-On

Komi Can't Communicate

Love Hina

Manga Dogs

Mär

Marmalade Boy

Maison Ikkoku

MegaTokyo

Mobile Suit Gundam 00F

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2

Mobile Suit Gundam The Last Outpost

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt

Mobile Suit Gundam Endless Waltz Glory of Losers

NTR Netsuzou Trap

Ouran Highschool Host Club

Our Wonderful Days

Pastel

Ringworld

Shortcake Cake

Skip•Beat

Steel Fist Riku

Suzuka

Syrup

Takane & Hana

Tiger and Bunny

Very Very Sweet

Voice of Love

Voice Over

Wanted

Wild Ones

GRAPHIC NOVEL

Another Castle: Grimoré

Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers

Check Please

Citizen of The Galaxy

Concrete

Dead Boy Detectives

Death Jr.

Dishonored

Doctor Star

Electric Girl

Frontlines: Requiem

The Fountain

Galaxy Quest

Hellgate London

Highlander The American Dream

High Level

The Jetsons

Kin: Descent of Man

Klaus: How Santa Claus Began

Klaus: The New Adventures of Claus

Klaus: The Life and Times of Santa Claus

The Legend Of Drizzt 1-7

Mirror's Edge: Exordium

Neverending

Newbury and Hobbes: The Undying

Orbiter

Ravine 1-2

R.I.P.D City of The Damned

Rust

Secret Identities

Starlight

Star Mage

The Star Wars (based on the original script)

Superior

Swordquest

Ultra

WildFire

Alex + Ada (I own volume one but won't be continuing the series myself. But it is finished.)

Anne Bonnie

Atomic Robo

Birthright

The Books of Magic (original 90's run, no idea about the new series)

Calvin and Hobbes

Crux: Atlantis Rising

Danger Girl

East of West

Fanboys Vs. Zombies

Invincible

The Losers

Kingsman

Jupiter Jet

Miracle Man

Saga

Splinter Cell Echoes

Spyboy

Starborn

ARTEMIS FOWL

ASSASSIN'S CREED

ASTRO CITY

CRITICAL ROLE

CTRL+ALT+DEL

DCU

All Star Superman

Batman Arkham Knight

Batman War Games

Batman War Drums

Batman War Crimes

Batman Year 100

Batman White Knight

Batman Curse of The White Knight

DC Comics Bombshells

Gotham Academy

Earth One Batman

Earth One Green Lantern

Earth One Superman

Earth One Teen Titans

Earth One Wonder Woman

Green Lantern 80th Anniversary

Harleen

Harley Quinn White Knight

Justice League of America Riddle of the Beast

Justice League: The New Frontier

Kingdom Come

Superman Red Son

Superman Secret Identity

Superman Smashes The Klan

Watchmen

DC ElseWorlds

Green Lantern 1001 Emerald Nights

Green Lantern: Evil's Might 1-3

Superman: Kal

Superman/Batman Alternate History

Stan Lee Green Lantern, JLA, Wonder Woman, The Flash

FABLES

Fables

Fables: Werewolves Of The Heartland

Fables: The Wolf Among Us

Fairest

Fairest: In All The Land

Jack of Fables

Cinderella From Fabletown With Love

Cinderella Fables Are Forever

Everafter

1001 Nights of Snowfall

Complete Covers

IRREDEEMABLE

Incorruptible

Irredeemable

JUPITER'S LEGACY

Jupiter's Legacy

Jupiter's Circle

LADY MECHANIKA

Lady Mechanika

THE LIBRARIANS

Librarians

LOLA XOXO

Lola

Lola Wasteland Madame

LUMBERJANES

LumberJanes

MCU

House of M

Ms. Marvel

Wolverine The End

Wolverine Origins

X-Men The End

MERCY THOMPSON

Mercy Thompson Moon Called 1

POWERS

Powers: Bureau

Powers

PROJECT BLACK SKY

Barb Wire

Blackout

Brain Boy

Captain Midnight

Ghost

King Tiger

The Occultist

Secret Files

Sky Man

X

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS

SEJIC-VERSE

BloodStain - SFW

SunStone - NSFW

SunStone Mercy - NSFW

Swing - NSFW

TOMB RAIDER

Tomb Raider 1-3 (Between Tomb Raider and Rise)

Tomb Raider 1-4 (Between Rise and Shadow)

TRIPPING OVER YOU

Tripping Over You

Extra Mini - NSFW

UNWRITTEN

The Unwritten

The Unwritten: The Ship That Sank Twice

RECS RECS RECS RECS RECS RECS!!! 

I have heard of quite a few of these and seen most of the manga come thru my register at work lol. I can second the Check Please rec (it’s also a webcomic!) and I’ve been reading the newer Books of Magic in the past year or so ironically enough and thought it was fun, was considering fishing some of the 90s out of the dollar bin at a local comic shop but the condition wasn’t good. Calvin and Hobbes is a CLASSIC and I’ve been meaning to get around to Kingsmen cause I enjoyed the movies. DC Bombshells is a GIFT. A Gift. And I adore the Earth One Teen Titans, kinda wished they’d continued it. Kingdom Come is another classic and something I was leant in high school, I was very lucky in high school lol. Lumberjanes is adorable as well! I know you said you weren’t looking to start new stuff but Fence is a good one and has Check Please vibes. The Umbrella Academy is also great when it comes to just weird superhero flavored nonsense. And Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman is a classic for a very good reason. 

[newsintheshell]

Crunchyroll: anche Takt Op Destiny e The Fruit of Evolution stanno per arrivare in simulcast

Le due serie si vanno ad aggiungere ai già tanti anime confermati per il palinsesto autunnale della piattaforma.

Con la stagione estiva in fase di chiusura e quella autunnale ormai alle porte, Crunchyroll ha iniziato a mettere sul piatto altri titoli che andranno a rinnovare ed arricchire la proposta di anime in simulcast della piattaforma di streaming.

Molti ci erano già stati anticipati negli scorsi mesi, ma di seguito trovate le ultime due novità annunciate solo di recente.

TAKT OP. DESTINY

Serie tv prodotta da MAPPA (Dorohedoro, Jujutsu Kaisen, Zombie Land Saga) assieme a MADHOUSE (Overlord, Chihayafuru, Sonny Boy), basata su un soggetto originale ideato da Ouji Hiroi, il creatore di “Sakura Wars”.

Come parte del franchise lanciato da Bandai Namco Arts e DeNA, che mescola azione, fantasy e musica classica, è attualmente in sviluppo anche un videogioco.

Dei maghi chiamati Conductor collaborano con delle ragazze magiche e usano la musica per sconfiggere dei mostri che vogliono invadere la Terra!

L'anime è diretto da Yuuki Itoh (Granblue Fantasy the Animation, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid) e sceneggiato da Kiyoko Yoshimura (Linebarrels of Iron, The God of High School). Il design dei personaggi si basa su quello concepito da LAM ed è adattato per l’animazione da Reiko Nagasawa. La colonna sonora è invece realizzata da Yoshihiro Ike (The Great Passage, Dororo, Tiger & Bunny). Al progetto partecipano anche il musicista Marasy, in qualità di pianista principale e il direttore d’orchestra Hirofumi Kurita, che fa da consulente musicale.

THE FRUIT OF EVOLUTION: BEFORE I KNEW IT, MY LIFE HAD IT MADE

Serie tv tratta dalla light novel intitolata “Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei”, firmata da Miku, della quale esiste anche una versione manga, disegnata da Sorano.

La vita di un liceale e di una gorilla cambiano per sempre dopo aver mangiato i Frutti dell'Evoluzione!

La commedia fantasy isekai è prodotta dagli studi FEEL (Hinamatsuri, Remake our Life!) e CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND ENTERTAINMENT (Tsukiuta The Animation 2, Hatena Illusion).

La regia è in mano a Yoshiaki Okumura (Antique Bakery, Monsuno: World Master), mentre della sceneggiatura si sta occupando Gigaemon Ichikawa (Duel Masters, Kedama no Gonjiro). Il character design è invece curato da Minami Eda e la colonna sonora è composta da Hifumi, Inc (Escha Chron).

GIÀ CONFERMATI

Serie tv in simulcast annunciate in precedenza durante altre occasioni.

TAWAWA ON MONDAY 2

GANBARE DOUKICHAN

RESTAURANT TO ANOTHER WORLD 2

SAKUGAN

THE NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW

THE WORLD’S FINEST ASSASSIN GETS REINCARNATED IN ANOTHER WORLD AS AN ARISTOCRAT

THE FARAWAY PALADIN

86 - EIGHTY SIX (PARTE 2)

PLATINUM END

BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS

HIGH GUARDIAN SPICE

MUV LUV-ALTERNATIVE

YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF-DEMON – THE SECOND ACT

WORLD’S END HAREM

IN PROSECUZIONE

Serie tuttora in corso, già presenti sulla nostra precedente guida simulcast stagionale.

FENA: PIRATE PRINCESS

THE AQUATOPE ON WHITE SAND

THE GREAT JAHY WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!

KIYO IN KYOTO: FROM THE MAIKO HOUSE

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS

DRAGON QUEST: THE ADVENTURE OF DAI

ONE PIECE

Come al solito, gli episodi delle serie arriveranno ogni settimana in lingua originale con sottotitoli in italiano; gli abbonati premium potranno vedere da subito le puntate, che però dopo sette giorni saranno accessibili a tutti gratuitamente.

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NY / After Our Bodies Meet

Cyriaco Lopes, Sunset (documentation of a performance), 1997, Inkjet Print, 4” x 6″

After Our Bodies Meet January 9 – February 14, 2021 The gallery will be open every Sat & Sun from 3 – 6pm and by appointment

Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York is pleased to present After Our Bodies Meet, a group exhibition curated by Daniel Johnson, featuring works by Margrethe Aanestad, Daniel Arturo Almeida, Dalia Amara, Cyriaco Lopes, and Randy West.

In the novel Tar Baby, Toni Morrison wrote, “At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.” Exploring themes of love and memory, the artists in this show have created works that grapple with how we relate to each other and ultimately posit the question: What is enough? Whether through the investigation of familial bonds as with Almeida and Amara’s work, romantic love in West’s series, or the nature of being in the work of Aanestad and Lopes, the works in this show evoke an ethos of delicateness and a celebration of impermanence.

Margrethe Aanestad

is a Norwegian-born artist (1974), living and working in Brooklyn, NY and Stavanger, Norway. Aanestad studied fine arts at the Rogaland Art College and graduated with a BA from the University of Stavanger in Culture&Art Management (2000). She works in drawing, painting and sculpture, and has exhibited internationally at galleries including Open Source Gallery, NY; Torrance Shipman, NY; Dimensions Variable, Miami; Interface gallery, CA; Kunsthall Stavanger (Norway), Abingdon Studios, England. Since 2001 she has worked independently to initiate, produce, and curate projects at the art scene in Stavanger, where she also co-founded and co-directed the artist-run, non-profit, space Prosjektrom Normanns (2011- 2020). She is one of the co-founders and co-owner of the creative studio/working space ELEFANT (est 2013-). Aanestad serves on the advisory board of Kunsthall Stavanger and Open Source Gallery (NYC). Currently she is working on a commission for NYU/Clive Davis Institute, and will soon enter a 3 month-residency at Residency Unlimited, NY.

Daniel Arturo Almeida

(b. 1992. Caracas, Venezuela) is a cultural producer and artist working through photography, installation, archiving, journalism, and public engagement. His practice chronicles intimate and collective stories that shape belief systems and hierarchies of power in the Americas. The product of generational migrations, Almeida researches images, music, anecdotes, and documents portraying national pride, nostalgia, and collective amnesia. The work observes shared culture through loss, decadence, hope, and empathy. He has exhibited in The U.S.A in various institutions, galleries, and festivals, including La Salita Project, Columbia Teachers College, Project for Empty Space, Satellite Art Show, Doral Contemporary Art Museum, and the SVA Chelsea Galleries, among others. Almeida holds an MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts (2020) and a BFA in Painting and Installation from Florida International University (2017). He currently lives and works in Queens, NY.

Dalia Amara is an American-Jordanian multidisciplinary artist in New York working in photography, video, performance, and sculpture. Amara was raised in the US, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, and UAE. She received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and her BFA from Columbia College Chicago. Amara has lectured, screened, and exhibited in New York, Toronto, and online at White Columns, Gallery 44, and Selena Gallery. Her work has been reviewed in The New Yorker, Artnet News, and The Art Newspaper.

Cyriaco Lopes is a New York-based Brazilian artist has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, the Museum of Art of São Paulo (MASP), El Museo del Barrio in NYC, the Centre Wallonie Bruxelles in Paris, Casa Degli Artisti in Milan. His work has been curated by artists such as Lygia Pape, Janine Antoni, and Luciano Fabro. He is the winner of the NYC World Studio Foundation Award, the Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis Project Award, the São Paulo Phillips Prize of trip to Europe. He received grants to attend the London Project residency and Skowhegan. Lopes is an associate professor of art at John Jay College / the City University of New York. He also teaches in the Stetson University low residency M.F.A. of the Americas in Poetry in the Expanded Field.

Randy West (born 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American fine art photographer, perhaps best known for his distinctive and avant-garde scanner use of the photographic medium, as seen across several series of his work. West is also on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts, and a director of the school's Master of Fine Arts program for photography, video, and related media. West has been represented by the Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York and the Craig Krull Gallery in Los Angeles. He has had solo exhibitions at Jan Kesner Gallery, Yancey Richardson Gallery, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, the Houston Center for Photography, and as part of the Here Theater Project. His work has also appeared in group exhibitions, including exhibitions with the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the International Center for Photography, the San Diego Contemporary Art Museum, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, and the Marlborough Gallery.

Daniel AnTon Johnson is an artist with a diverse practice based in photography, language, film, and video. His work examines how technology shapes notions of identity within popular culture and contemporary visual media. Focusing on authorship and representation, Johnson’s practice explores cultural and visual literacies and how they form worldviews. Johnson has taught and lectured at School of Visual Arts, Adelphi University, Rutgers University-Newark, and Columbia University, and mentored teens at ICP and The Harlem School of the Arts. Johnson holds an MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts, and an MA in English from Washington College. He currently resides in Brooklyn.

photos by Daniel Johnson

[szopenhauer]

Elisabeth

what this name reminds me of:

my aunt, Elizabeth Bennet, character from my gf’s book (Lisa), Lisa Simpson, lizard, classic music, dunno why but also Snicket’s book series of Unfortunate events somehow, pink or purple color, Melanie Martinez, Lana Del Rey, number eight, sword, sabertooth tiger, bed, death/murder, breathing, Betty Cooper (from Riverdale), rope, Liza Minelli, eleven (also the one from Stranger things), magazine Elle, nursery rhymes, bath, fur, butterflies, cute pigs, bows, fringe, lace, ruffles, lollipops, cotton candy, meat, oatmeal/cereals and such, infinity, heart shapes, Ellen Page, Eleanor from my book, L word show, lesbians, mystery/thriller/crime/drama (either novel or movie), Death note anime, sadly also Ellen DeGeneres that I hate lol sorry

for @a-zebra-is-a-striped-horse

[brookston]

Holidays 1.4

Holidays

Amnesty For Polygamists Day

Appendectomy Day

Colonial Martyrs Repression Day (Angola)

Day of the Martyrs (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Day to Mourn Racism

Dia del Periodista (National Journalist Day; Mexico)

Dimpled Chad Day

Forefeast of the Theophany (Bulgaria)

Flower Basket Day

Get Out Your Boxer Shorts Day

Hit Parade Day

Hwinukan Mukee (Ryukyuan; Okinawa, Japan)

National CanDo Day

National Missouri Day

National Trivia Day

Ogoni Day

Perchtenläufe (Festival to Frighten Away Winter; Austria)

Perihelion (Earth closest to the Sun)

Pop Music Chart Day

Short People Day

Tom Thumb Day

World Braille Day

World Hypnotism Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Blender Day

Eat an Oreo Cookie, Look at Your Teeth, and Remember to Floss Day

National Spaghetti Carbonara Day

National Spaghetti Day

Independence Days

Burma (a.k.a. Myanmar; from UK, 1948)

Utah Statehood Day (#45; 1890)

Feast Days

Albert Camus (Existentialism)

Angela of Foligno (Christian; Saint)

Carmen (Muppetism)

Charles Darwin Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Day to Honor Freyja (Norse)

Eleventh Day of Christmas

Elizabeth Ann Seton (Christian; Saint)

Evergreen Day (Pagan)

Ferréol of Uzès (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Fufluns (Etruscan God of Wine)

Mavilus (Christian; Saint)

Pharaildis of Ghent (Christian; Saint)

Rigobert (Christian; Saint)

Spaghetti Day (Pastafarian)

Twelve Holy Days #10 (Capricorn, the knees; Esoteric Christianity)

Twelvetide, Day #11 (a.k.a. the Twelve Days of Christmas or Christmastide) [until 1.5]

Ulysses (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [3 of 71]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [3 of 32]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [3 of 37]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [2 of 57]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [4 of 30]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [3 of 60]

Premieres

Between Two Ferns (TV Talk Show; 2008)

The Carnation Contended Hour (TV Musical Variety Show; 1932)

Cheese in the Trap (South Korean TV Series; 2016)

The Doors, by The Doors (Album; 1967)

Night Court (TV Series; 1984)

Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out, recorded by Louis Jordan (Song; 1957)

Roundabout, by Yes (Song; 1972)

Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray (Novel; 1847)

Today’s Name Days

Angela, Marius, Rüdiger, Titus (Austria)

Tihomir (Bulgaria)

Anđela, Borislava, Emanuel (Croatia)

Diana (Czech Republic)

Metusalem (Denmark)

Ruth, Rutt (Estonia)

Ruut, Tiitus (Finland)

Odilon (France)

Angelika, Christiane (Germany)

Leóna, Titusz (Hungary)

Angela, Cristiana, Elsa, Ermete, Fausta (Italy)

Ilva, Spodra (Latvia)

Arimantas, Arimantė, Benedikta, Titas (Lithuania)

Roar, Roger (Norway)

Angelika, Aniela, Benedykta, Benita, Dobromir, Dobrymir, Eugeniusz, Grzegorz, Izabela, Leonia, Rygobert, Tytus (Poland)

Teoctist (Romania)

Anastasia (Russia)

Drahoslav (Slovakia)

Ángela, Rigoberto (Spain)

Rut (Sweden)

Conrad (Ukraine)

Angel, Angela, Angelica, Angelina, Angeline, Angelique, Angelo, Angie, Dangelo, Deangelo, Lewis, Lou, Louie, Louis, Luis (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 4 of 2022; 361 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 52 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 11 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Dōngyuè), Day 13 (Red-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 11 Teveth 5783

Islamic: 11 Jumada II 1444

J Cal: 4 Aer; Foursday [4 of 30]

Julian: 22 December 2022

Moon: 95%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 4 Moses (1st Month) [Ulysses]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz (Yew) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 15 of 90)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 14 of 30)