#the republic of wine

[darkfalcon-z]

the book is called 'The Land of Vodka' in the translation I have (borrowed from the library)

the book so far matches the title and the short blurb description on the back so much that I don't know what to feel

[deusexvalerate]

it's been over a year since we've seen our favorite rivals-to-lovers Jedi and Thief Zia and Ace together on screen and i miss them a lot.

[matovugodfreymg]

*🌍 A҉F҉R҉I҉C҉A҉*

Horrific: A two-deck boat carrying passengers on Thursday tilts sideways before capsizing in calm waters on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo #DRC🇨🇩 killing at least 50 people.

The boat, overloaded with passengers, sank while trying to dock just meters away from the port of Kituku.

It was going from Minova in South Kivu province to Goma, in North Kivu province.

Several survivors say that they saw nearly 200 people on board.

Source: @AP, @Reuters. 🇨🇩 #RDC

*@𝑴𝒈* 💕🕊️

*#A҉F҉R҉I҉C҉A҉_U҉N҉I҉T҉E҉D҉* 🌍

*𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓸𝓯𝓪𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓪.𝓸𝓻𝓰*

☕︎☕︎☕︎

[pixieliciousnippletassles]

I am Having Emotions today. Lil cry. But I just picked up a copy of Strata, which I've never read so I get a new new Pterry to delight over. And my little one is being read Dragons at Crumbling Castle and other short stories. He gave me so much and keeps on giving. GNU.

[marmota-b]

I've come home from church a bit buzzed today.

There weren't that many people (big wedding yesterday, and I guess also the weather), and there was a lot of wine left over. In my old church in Central Bohemia, this would have led to the wine being poured back into the bottle. 🙄 South Moravians would never. 🤣 All non-drivers were prevailed upon to do something about it, and I'm a lightweight.

[usnatarchives]

(Don’t) PARTY LIKE IT'S 1918!

Enemy Activities - German Revolution, War Department, World War I Photographs, 1917-1918, NARA ID 31478385.

From our online catalog, emphasis added: The photographic files of the Historical Branch, War Plans Division, War Department General Staff were assembled by the Committee for Public Information and considered to be the “Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs"... Some of the photographs depict the unity of the nation and how overwhelming the war effort was.

In contrast, U.S. Army officers on New Year's Day 1919:

Staff Officers of 5th Army Corps Hq. On New Years Day with Major Gen. C.P. Summerall who gave a New Year’s party to his staff. NARA ID 86709262.

Related: See highlights from  curator Bruce Bustard’s incredible Spirited Republic National Archives exhibit. 

[keepingupwith-al]

girls wine night in (punta cana 2024)🍷

[mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

48: When did you try your first alcoholic beverage?

I was probably around 6 when I tried beer the first time and sure didn't like it sdfhfgh

[n00h]

They saved us in this year's midterms

They were almost able to defeat Lauren Boebert

With democrats seats Ohio,Montana,West Virginia at risk and now Sinema slashing our chances in Arizona

Our only hope is that the wine moms can become powerful enough to defeat Josh Hawley by 2024 and flip Missouri

[czechiatours]

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[bangjiazheng]

Wine Maker for a day at Skalak winery in South Moravia Czech Republic

[vinodrabek]

Úspěch na tradiční výstavě vín v našich rodných Čejkovicích! 🏆

[theamazingannie]

I got a voucher in the mail for a coupon off a case of wine but when I went to redeem it online they said it wasn’t available in Michigan and I’m so mad lol. I don’t even really like wine but if there was any time to be getting wine drunk it’s now

[matovugodfreymg]

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[glock35mm]

Weekend with Chinner and Pinkhard, Prague, 2017

[secretmellowblog]

I saw Les Mis live for the first time the other weekend, and the surprising standout performance for me was Kyle Adams as Grantaire. He is a performer who has obviously read the Brick, and uses all of his stagetime to convey as many aspects of Brick Grantaire as possible; he also reads Grantaire’s love for Enjolras as explicitly gay and romantic (there’s a moment I’ll talk about later where he blows him a kiss.) I was actually surprised by how much he managed to convey in so little time!

Some highlights:

When Enjolras is asking for a “report on the strength of the foe,” Grantaire enthusiastically raises his hand, posturing and gesturing wildly at himself to volunteer. Enjolras casts him a disdainful look like “anyone elSE?” And that’s when Javert jumps in with his “I can find out the truth.” It’s like a small silent version of the Barrier du Maine scene; Grantaire was really giving that “je suis farouche.”

In general, there was this repeated Thing where Grantaire obnoxiously acts out in order to get Enjolras’s attention, and then flails around uselessly whenever he actually has it. Very in character.

Grantaire often goes on uproariously and jokingly about love; then, whenever he’s approached by Enjolras, he doesn’t seem to understand what to do about it.

Whenever Enjolras is singing dramatically about revolution— during Red and Black, Do You Hear the People Sing, and One Day More— Grantaire gazes at up at him with a amazed, awed, and overwhelmed look on his face, sometimes with his hand on his heart.

During Red and Black, there’s a moment where Grantaire “jokingly” caresses Enjolras’s face. Then during Do You Hear the People Sing, Enjolras passes Grantaire by and casually caresses his face; Grantaire acts a bit stunned, as if surprised Enjolras would deign to touch him. Finally, there’s a dramatic “reassuring face-caress” during the gay verse of Drink with Me.

There’s a repeated thing where Grantaire keeps offering Enjolras a bottle of wine, half-jokingly, only for Enjolras to reject it. In the last verse of Drink with Me, after Grantaire finishes his verse and walks away, Enjolras finally accepts a bottle of wine (though another character gives it to him.)

Iirc Grantaire doesn’t join in the fighting initially; he just stares at Enjolras in awe, and then mainly stands by Javert to “guard” him. I mainly mention this because I think Javert and Grantaire are a very funny duo, just as a concept. I think “being forced to listen to Grantaire monologues” is an excellent punishment for Javert.

During Marius’s verse of Drink with Me, Enjolras climbs to the top of the barricade, standing in the light. Grantaire is at the bottom in the shadows, attempting to sleep. As Marius sings about his love for Cosette, Grantaire raises his bottle to Enjolras, and then blows him a kiss. It’s very “let me sleep here until I die here.”

Finally, Grantaire has his "book death." After he spends the entire musical on the fringes being skeptical, he joins Enjolras in the final battle. He climbs up the barricade and says (I was close enough to hear) "Long live the Republic! I am one of them."

I'm genuinely impressed by how much of the Brick characterization he managed to convey with so little time-- some ad-libbing and lots of silent acting moments! It really gave me a greater appreciation of what a strong performer in a musical can do, and how they infuse even 'smaller' parts with lots of nuance and personality.