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Troy Fairbanks from Dear White People

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Time breaks down your mind and body Don't you let it touch your soul It was like an age-old classic The first time that you saw me The story started when you said, "Hello" In a crowded room a few short years ago And sometimes there's no proof, you just know You're always gonna be mine We're gonna be I'm gonna love you when our hair is turnin' gray We'll have a cardboard box of photos of the life we've made And you'll say, "Oh my, we really were timeless"

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REFLECTIONS. THE RISE AND FALL OF CAMP HALF BLOOD’S ORGINAL GOLDEN TRIO

“we were too close to the stars…”

LUKE CASTELLAN. son of hermes, the traitor.

theme, OUTRUNNING KARMA by ALEC BENJAMIN. Outrunning karma, that boy | can’t run no farther, it’s the | last days of sparta, follow | him down to meet apollo | then he’ll brace for battle in the night | he’ll fight because he knows he cannot hide

HELENA WINDSOR. daughter of aphrodite, the burned.

theme, THE HISTORY OF MAN by MAISIE PETERS. he stole her youth and promised heaven | the men start wars yet troy hates helen | women’s hearts are lethal weapons | did you hold mine and feel threatened?

DOMINIC FAIRBANKS. son of demeter, the cursed.

theme, FRANCESCA by HOZIER I’d tell them, “put me back in it” | darling, I would do it again | if I could hold you for a minute | darling, I’d go through it again

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bound together by a twisted, invisible string, three demi-gods cannot escape their intertwined fate. A heart must break, a hero must fall from grace, and a curse must ruin them all…

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Complete list of Entrants for the Magnificent Musketeer Tournament

D’Artagnan

Douglas Fairbanks (The Three Musketeers 1921, The Iron Mask 1929)

Aimé Simon-Girard (Les Trois Mousquetaires 1921 - film serial)

Max Linder (Dart-In-Again) (L'Etroit Mousquetaire/ The Three Must-Get-Theres 1922)

Gene Kelly (The Three Musketeers 1948)

Jean-Paul Belmondo (Les Trois Mousquetaires 1959)

Jean-Pierre Cassel (Cyrano et D'Artagnan 1964)

Jeremy Brett  (The Three Musketeers - TV 1966-1967)

Michael York (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)

Jean Valmont (Les Quatres Charlots mousquetaires 1974)

Mikhail Boyarsky (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers USSR 1978, Musketeers Twenty Years After 1992)

Chris O’Donnell (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Gabriel Byrne (The Man in the Iron Mask 1998)

Hugh Dancy (Young Blades 2001)

Logan Lerman (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Luke Pasqualino (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Olivier Dion (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Tamaki Ryou (All for One - D'Artagnan and the Sun King 2017)

Pierfrancesco Favino (Moschettieri del re - La penultima missione 2018)

Malachi Pullar-Latchman (The Three Musketeers 2023)

François Civil (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Athos

Oliver Reed (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)

Kiefer Sutherland (The Three Musketeers 1993)

John Malkovich (The Man in the Iron Mask 1998)

Heino Ferch (D’Artagnan et les Trois Mousquetaires 2005)

Matthew Macfadyen (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Tom Burke (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Brahim Zaibat (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Uzuki Hayate (All for One - D'Artagnan and the Sun King 2017)

Vincent Cassel (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Aramis

Richard Chamberlain (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)

Igor Starygin (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers USSR 1978, Musketeers Twenty Years After 1992)

Charlie Sheen (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Jeremy Irons (The Man in the Iron Mask 1998)

Callum Blue (Young Blades 2001)

Luke Evans (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Santiago Cabrera (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Damien Sargue (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Miya Rurika (All for One - D'Artagnan and the Sun King 2017)

Jake Meniani (The Three Musketeers 2023)

Romain Duris (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Porthos

Brian Blessed (The Three Musketeers - TV 1966-1967)

Frank Finlay (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)

Oliver Platt (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Gerard Depardieu (The Man in the Iron Mask 1998)

Ray Stevenson (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Howard Charles (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

David Bàn (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Pio Marmaï (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Milady

Lana Turner (The Three Musketeers 1948)

Faye Dunaway (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974)

Margarita Terekhova (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers USSR 1978)

Rebecca de Mornay (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Milla Jovovich (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Maimie McCoy (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Emji (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Mollie Hindle (The Fourth Musketeer 2022)

Preeya Kalidas (The Three Musketeers 2023)

Eva Green (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Constance

Marguerite de la Motte (The Three Musketeers 1921, The Iron Mask 1929)

June Allyson (The Three Musketeers 1948)

Raquel Welch (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974)

Julie Delpy (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Gabriella Wilde (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Tamla Kari (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Megan Lanquar (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Lyna Khoudri (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Richelieu

Nigel de Brulier (The Three Musketeers 1921, The Iron Mask 1929)

Vincent Price (The Three Musketeers 1948)

Charlton Heston (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974)

Bernard Haller (Les Quatres Charlots mousquetaires 1974)

Aleksandr Trofimov (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers USSR 1978)

Tim Curry (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Christoph Waltz (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Peter Capaldi (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Christophe Héraut (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

James Cosmo (The Three Musketeers 2023)

Éric Ruf (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Rochefort

Guy Delorme (Les Trois Mousquetaires 1961)

Christopher Lee (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)

Boris Klyuev (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers USSR 1978)

Michael Wincott (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Mads Mikkelsen (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Marc Warren (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Raynaldo Houy Delattre (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Anne of Austria

Angela Lansbury (The Three Musketeers 1948)

Geraldine Chaplin (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)

Catherine Jourdan (Les Quatres Charlots mousquetaires 1974)

Gabrielle Anwar (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Anne Paurillard (The Man in the Iron Mask 1998)

Sheena Easton (Young Blades 2005)

Juno Temple (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Alexandra Dowling (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Victoria Sio (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Vicky Krieps (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

King Louis XIII

Hugh O’Conor (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Freddie Fox (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Ryan Gage (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Florian Cléret  (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Louis Garrel (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Treville

Hugo Speer (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Marc Barbé (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Duke of Buckingham

Simon Ward (The Three Musketeers 1973)

Orlando Bloom (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Golan Yosef  (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Planchet

Roy Kinnear (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974, The Return of the Musketeers 1989)

James Corden (The Three Musketeers 2011)

Régis Truchy (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Grimaud

William Phillips (The Three Musketeers 1948)

Matthew McNulty (The Musketeers 2014-2016)

Jussac

Ángel del Pozo (The Three Musketeers 1973)

Paul McGann (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Antoine Lelandais (Les Trois Mousquetaires, le spectacle musical 2016)

Alain Grellier (Les Trois Mousquetaires 2023)

Felton

Michael Gothard (The Three Musketeers 1973, The Four Musketeers 1974)

Madame Chevreuse

Sophie Craig (The Three Musketeers 2023)

Madame Coquenard

Jennifer Matter (The Three Musketeers 2023)

Girard

Paul McGann (The Three Musketeers 1993)

Febre (The Man in Black)

Tim Roth (The Musketeer 2001)

Louis XIV

Louis Hayward (The Man in the Iron Mask 1939)

Richard Chamberlain (The Man in the Iron Mask 1977)

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Man in the Iron Mask 1998)

Robert Sheehan (Young Blades 2005)

Manaki Reika (All for One - D'Artagnan and the Sun King 2017)

Philippe

Louis Hayward (The Man in the Iron Mask 1939)

Richard Chamberlain (The Man in the Iron Mask 1977)

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Man in the Iron Mask 1998)

Maria Theresa

Joan Bennett (The Man in the Iron Mask 1939)

Vivien Merchant (The Man in the Iron Mask 1977)

Kristina Krepela (La Femme Musketeer 2004)

Cardinal Mazarin

Gigi Proietti (D'Artagnan's Daughter / Revenge of the Musketeers 1994)

Gerard Depardieu (La Femme Musketeer 2004)

Michael Ironside  (Young Blades 2005)

Raoul

C. Thomas Howell (Return of the Musketeers 1989)

Peter Sarsgaard (The Man in the Iron Mask 1998)

Lousie de la Valliere

Jenny Agutter (The Man in the Iron Mask 1977)

Mordaunt

Michael Gothard (Further Adventures of the Musketeers 1967)

Kim Cattrall (Justine de Winter) (Return of the Musketeers 1989)

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La véritable histoire de d'Artagnan | ARTE

La véritable histoire de Charles de Batz de Castelmore, dit d’Artagnan, qui a inspiré l’intrépide mousquetaire de Dumas. De la légende littéraire au personnage historique, l’amateur de cape et d’épée ne perd pas au change…

C’est le Gascon le plus célèbre au monde. Depuis la parution en 1844 des Trois mousquetaires, d’Artagnan a acquis une renommée inégalable, grâce à la traduction du livre d’Alexandre Dumas en une centaine de langues et à ses dizaines d’adaptations à l’écran. De Douglas Fairbanks à Gene Kelly en passant par Belmondo ou Jean Marais, le compagnon d’Athos, Porthos et Aramis fait partie des héros les plus incarnés au cinéma. Personnage de légende, d’Artagnan n’est pourtant pas une fiction. Né aux alentours de 1615, Charles de Batz de Castelmore, dit d’Artagnan, connut même une existence aussi fascinante que celle de son double littéraire : plongé au cœur des complots de la Fronde, qui menaçaient la royauté, le capitaine-lieutenant devint l'agent secret du cardinal Mazarin, puis l'homme de confiance de Louis XIV, pour lequel il arrêta Fouquet et combattit à travers toute l'Europe.

C’est l’histoire d’une double métamorphose que raconte cette enquête historique aux allures de jeu de piste : celle, à rebours, d’un personnage littéraire devenant sous nos yeux un homme réel au cœur de l’histoire ; celle, aussi, d’un jeune provincial qui connaît une ascension prodigieuse pour devenir l’un des favoris du Roi-Soleil. Entre les faits romancés par le génie de Dumas, puis décuplés par le septième art, et les grandes lignes d’une vie hors du commun, la légende de d’Artagnan s’enrichit d’une densité imprévue. Un héros pour tous, tous pour… la vérité historique !

Documentaire d'Augustin Viatte (France, 2020, 1h31mn)

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More Deidamia posting!!!

And Pyrrhus is no longer a country boor nor yet growing strong amid filth like brawling sons of herdsmen, but already he is a soldier. For he stands leaning on a spear and gazing towards the ship; and he wears a purple mantle brought up from the tip of the shoulder over to his left arm and a white tunic that does not reach the knee; and though his eye is flashing, it is not so much the eye of a man in full career as of one still holding back and vexed at the delay; and his mind images something of what will happen a little later in Ilium. His hair now, when he is at rest, hangs down his forehead, but when he rushed forward it will be in disorder, following, as it tosses to and fro, the emotions of his spirit. The goats skipping about unchecked, the straying herds, and the shepherd’s staff with its crook lying among them where it has been thrown imply some such story as this, my boy: – Vexed with his mother and his grandfather for being kept on the island, since after the death of Achilles in fear for the boy they had sworn that Pyrrhus should not depart, he set himself over the goats and kine, subduing the bulls that scorned the herd – the bulls that may be seen on the mountain at the right. But when the oracle came to the Greeks that Troy would be captured by none other than the descendants of Aeacus, Phoenix is sent to Scyros to fetch the boy, and putting ashore he encounters him, each unknown to the other except in so far as the boy’s graceful and well-grown form suggested that he was Achilles’ son. And as soon as Phoenix recognized who he was, he himselfbe came known to Lycomedes and Deiodameia. All this is what art would teach us by means of this small picture, and it is so painted as to furnish to poets also a theme for song.

Imagines, Image 1. Translation by Arthur Fairbanks.

A thousand times he kissed her, then at last left her alone with her own grief and moan there in her father's halls. As o'er her nest a swallow in her anguish cries aloud for her lost nestlings which, mid piteous shrieks, a fearful serpent hath devoured, and wrung the loving mother's heart; and now above that empty cradle spreads her wings, and now flies round its porchway fashioned cunningly lamenting piteously her little ones: so for her child Deidameia mourned now on her son's bed did she cast herself, crying aloud, against his door-post now she leaned, and wept: now laid she in her lap those childhood's toys yet treasured in her bower, wherein his babe-heart joyed long years agone. She saw a dart there left behind of him, and kissed it o'er and o'er yea, whatso else her weeping eyes beheld that was her son's.

Posthomerica, 7.347-363. Translation by A.S. Way.

[...] The son of Achilles is named Neoptolemus by Homer in all his poetry. The epic poem, however, called Cypria says that Lycomedes named him Pyrrhus, but Phoenix gave him the name of Neoptolemus (young soldier) because Achilles was but young when he first went to war.

Description of Greece, 10.26.4. Translation by W.H.S. Jones.

‘So he spoke, and I again said to him in answer: “I have no report to give you of stately Peleus, but as for your beloved son Neoptolemos, I will tell you, since you ask me to do it, all the true story; for I myself, in the hollow hull of a balanced ship, brought him over from Skyros, to join the strong-greaved Achaians. Whenever we, around the city of Troy, talked over our counsels, he would always speak first, and never blunder. In speaking only godlike Nestor and I were better than he was. And when we Achaians fought in the Trojan plain, he never would hang back where there were plenty of other men, nor stay with the masses, but run far out in front, giving way to no man for fury, and many were those he killed in the terrible fighting. I could not tell over the number of all nor name all the people he killed as he fought for the Argives, but what a great man was one, the son of Telephos he slew with the brazen spear, the hero Eurypylos, and many Keteian companions were killed about him, by reason of womanish presents. Next to great Memnon, this was the finest man I ever saw. Again, when we who were best of the Argives entered the horse that Epeios made, and all the command was given to me, to keep close hidden inside, or sally out from it, the other leaders of the Danaans and men of counsel were wiping their tears away and the limbs were shaking under each man of them; but never at any time did I see him losing his handsome color and going pale, or wiping the tears off his face, but rather he implored me to let him sally out of the horse; he kept feeling for his sword hilt and spear weighted with bronze, full of evil thoughts for the Trojans. But after we had sacked the sheer citadel of Priam, with his fair share and a princely prize of his own, he boarded his ship, unscathed; he had not been hit by thrown and piercing bronze, nor stabbed in close-up combat, as often happens in fighting. The War God rages at all, and favors no man.”

The Odyssey, 11.504-537. Translation by Richmond Lattimore.

You see, I usually think that Deidamia was simply relieved by Neoptolemus' return, since she was convinced that he would die like Achilles. However, when I look at these two passages in particular, I can't help but think that she still lost him, even if not physically. The same boy who grew up among shepherds' children, who played with silly toys and who had an innocent name like Phyrrus isn't the same person who returned after committing unspeakable acts of violence, who delights in the suffering of others and who has a completely different name that is also associated with war (Neoptolemus). He used to be someone who ran on the grass, who laughed with other boys, who spent time with animals, who had fun with his toys, and whose name simply represented his beautiful red hair. How does a boy like that so quickly become the warrior that Odysseus described? He isn't the same person who runs in a foreign land, who boasts with other soldiers as he boasts of his victories, whose animals he now uses in chariots, who revels in death, and whose name represents how young this soldier is.

It becomes even more shocking when reading Sophocles’ Philoctetes, because in this play Neoptolemus is clearly still in transition. He is hungry for glory, and Odysseus manipulates him because he knows about this desire, yes, but he still risks his glory for values. He is willing to disgrace Odysseus and thus lose his chances of glory because helping Philoctetes is the right thing to do. Philoctetes is convinced to go to Troy not by Neoptolemus, but by Heracles (he appears shortly after Neoptolemus and Philoctetes agree to give up, claiming that this isn't their destiny).

NEOPTOLEMUS: I recognize what's best for you and me. PHILOCTETES: When you say that, you don't feel any shame before the gods? NEOPTOLEMUS: How can a man feel shame when he's helping out a friend of his? PHILOCTETES: Are you talking about some benefit for me or for the sons of Atreus? NEOPTOLEMUS: For you, of course. I'm your friend. What I say is spoken in friendship. PHILOCTETES: How can that be true? You want to hand me to my enemies. NEOPTOLEMUS: My dear man, in such troubles you must learn not to be so stubborn. PHILOCTETES: You'll ruin me with these words of yours. I know that. NEOPTOLEMUS: No, I won't. But you don't understand — that's what I'm saying. PHILOCTETES: Don't I understand how those sons of Atreus threw me aside? NEOPTOLEMUS: Yes, they cast you off, but you should see if they will rescue you again. PHILOCTETES: Never! Not if I must agree to go to Troy. NEOPTOLEMUS: What can I do then, if what I say will not convince you? The easiest thing for me is to say no more, and then you can go on living as you're doing now, without being rescued. PHILOCTETES: Let me keep suffering whatever I must suffer. But those things you swore to me, with your right hand in mine — to take me home — do that for me, my son, and don't hold back or keep reminding me about Troy any more. I've had enough of howling lamentations here. NEOPTOLEMUS: All right, if that's what you truly want, let's leave. PHILOCTETES: Ah, such noble words! [PHILOCTETES starts to move down from his cave] NEOPTOLEMUS: Plant your feet firmly. PHILOCTETES: I will — as firmly as my strength allows. NEOPTOLEMUS: How will I escape being blamed for this by the Achaeans? PHILOCTETES: Forget about those men. NEOPTOLEMUS: What if they destroy my country? PHILOCTETES: I'll be there... NEOPTOLEMUS [interrupting] What assistance will you give? PHILOCTETES: ...with these arrows which come from Hercules... NEOPTOLEMUS: What are you saying? PHILOCTETES: I'll stop them coming in. NEOPTOLEMUS: Then let's depart, once you have bid your island home farewell.

Philoctetes. Translation by Ian Johnston.

And Neoptolemus believes that this is being like his father.

NEOPTOLEMUS: Son of Laertes, I hate to carry out an order which it hurts to listen to. It's not my nature to do anything based on deceit. My father, so they say, was just the same. But I am prepared to take the man by force, no trickery. He's just one man on foot. He'll never win against so many of us in a fight. Since I was ordered here to work with you, I am not eager to be called disloyal. Still, my lord, I would much prefer to fail in something honorable, than to win out with treachery.

Philoctetes. Translation by Ian Johnston.

He really does become like his father, but in a different way. In a way, isn’t the father he knows the father Deidamia, her sisters, and Lycomedes knew? After all, what he knows about him probably comes mostly from them, though news of the war and rumors certainly reach them. And like it or not, wasn’t the Achilles these people knew a different person? In a way, the person Deidamia was mourning isn't even really the same boy she met 10 years ago. There are similarities, yes, but the same? Is he the same boy who, as in that poem attributed to Bion of Smyrna, sat with her in the moonlight, took her hands and praised her for weaving so well?

Dedamia mourned the death of a man she no longer knew and rejoiced at the return of a boy she no longer knew. Seeing things from her point of view…it's just horrible.

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Our Competitors!

Hello and welcome to the LGBTQ Jock Showdown! We have 104 individual competitors, so we'll have 52 brackets! To prepare for our brackets, I wanted to show y'all who you'll have to look forward to. Under a readmore because it's a Lot(tm). Also you're more than welcome to start sending in your propaganda.

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MILF Madness (Round One)

SF MILFy Raffi Musiker vs. Beverly Crusher Jadzia Dax vs. Kathryn Janeway Helena Cain vs. Guinan Philippa Georgiou vs. Zoë Washburne Chrisjen Avasarala vs. Number Six Laura Roslin vs. D'Anna Biers Ellen Tigh vs. Leia Organa Naomi Nagata vs. Inara Serra

Non-SF MILFy Carolyn Martens vs. Kit Porter Galadriel vs. Eve Polastri Mary Anning vs. Grace Hanson Rosie Mulligan vs. Gigi Ghorbani Bette Porter vs. Frankie Bergstein Deborah Vance vs. Miranda Priestly Alice Pieszecki vs. Moira Rose Donna Sheridan vs. Tanya Chesham-Leigh

SF less MILFy Nyota Uhuru vs. Seven of Nine Michael Burnham vs. Anastasia Dualla Kara Thrace vs. Deanna Troi Ellen Ripley vs. Kaylee Frye B'Elanna Torres vs. Jyn Erso Sharon Agathon vs. Rey Kira Nerys vs. Padmé Amidala Bobbie Draper vs. Rose Tico

Non-SF less MILFy Carmen de la Pica Morales vs. Eowyn Shane McCutcheon vs. Villanelle Dani Nuñez vs. Ava Daniels Joan Watson vs. Theo Crain Lana Winters vs. Dana Fairbanks Tess Van De Berg vs. Finley Arwen vs. Sophie Suarez Brianna Hanson vs. Andrea Sachs

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Round 2 Matchups

Jess Bhamra (Bend it Like Beckham) vs Prince Zagreus (Hades)

Troy Barnes (Community) vs Kojiro Nanjo (SK8 the Infinity)

Lupe Garcia (A League of Their Own) vs Gideon Nav (Gideon the Ninth)

Andrew Minyard (All For The Game) vs Basilton Grimm-Pitch (Carry On)

Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs Lukas Rivers (May The Best Man Win)

Haruka Ten’oh (Sailor Moon) vs Achilles (The Iliad)

Caleb Michaels (The Bright Sessions) vs Chandlo Funkbun (Bugsnax)

Kevin Day (All For The Game) vs Nick Nelson (Heartstopper)

Chad Danforth (High School Musical) vs Riley Stavros (Degrassi)

Alex (Stardew Valley) vs Alex Claremont-Diaz (Red, White, and Royal Blue)

Nao (Idiots Don't Catch Colds) vs Danny Mahealani (Teen Wolf)

Missy Pantone (Bring It On) vs Bram Greenfeld (Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda)

Adora (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs Dana Fairbanks (The L Word)

Win Phawin Wanichakarnjonkul (Until We Meet Again) vs Brittany S. Pierce (Glee)

Simon Eriksson (Young Royals) vs Megan Bloomfield (But I'm A Cheerleader)

Jules Paxton (Bend It Like Beckham) vs Jack Zimmermann (Check Please)

Smith Parker (I Kissed Shara Wheeler) vs Rawhide Kid/Johnny Bart (Marvel Comics)

Neil Josten (All For The Game) vs Juri Arisugawa (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Colin Hughes (Ted Lasso) vs Ronnie Lee (Schitt's Creek)

Riku (Kingdom Hearts) vs Viola Hastings (She's The Man)

Peppermint Patty (Peanuts) vs Xena (Xena Warrior Princess)

Vanessa Palmer (Yellowjackets) vs Mitch (ParaNorman)

Jess McCready (A League of Their Own) vs Connor "Whiskey" Whisk (Check Please)

Sakura Ogami (Danganronpa) vs Victor Nikiforov (Yuri on Ice)

Taissa Turner (Yellowjackets) vs Yuuri Katsuki (Yuri on Ice)

Eli Rodriguez (Like Real People Do) vs Korra (Legend of Korra) 

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La Locomotive Diesel-Electrique "SD40T-2" a été construite par General Motors Electro-Motive Division aux États-Unis en 1974 et sera produite en 321 exemplaires jusqu'en 1980. Portant le nom populaire de "Tunnel Motors" sera acheté par les compagnies de la "Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad", "St. Louis Southwestern Railway" et par Southern Pacific Railroad" au nombre respective de 73, 10 et 229 machines. Bien que grandement similaire avec la locomotive cousine "SD45T-2", la locomotive "SD40T-2" possède une modification spécifique de refroidissement, permettant ainsi un meilleur refroidissement du moteur dans les zones montagneuses et ses radiateurs et entrée d'air, sont situé aussi plus bas que sur sa cousine, la "SD45T-2".

Équipée d'un moteur diesel EMD 645E3 qui possède une puissance 750 à 4,200 ch et qui sera produit de 1965 à 1983 puis dans une proportion limitée jusqu'aux années 1990. Décliné en plusieurs modèles (V6, V8, V12, V16 et V20), ce moteur sera le successeur du EMD 567. En 1951, Eugene William Kettering écrira pour l'ASME le texte connu sous le nom de "History and Development of the 567 Series General Motors Locomotive Engine" pour détailler avec grande précision le développement du moteur, ainsi que les obstacles techniques rencontrés lors de ce dernier. Le 645 et la série de moteurs diesel suivant, le 710 auront les mêmes considérations appliquées, permettant ainsi aux 710 de possédé une plus grande puissance.

Locomotive utilisée en tant que "Road Switcher", ou simplement une "Locomotive de Manoeuvre de Route" en français, est une locomotive conçue pour aller chercher ou livrer des wagons à l'extérieur d'un triage. Originaire de l'Amérique du Nord, le terme est donc inventé par eux, ainsi que le concept, bien que des modèles similaires sont présents ailleurs dans le monde. La première locomotive de ce type sera l'Alco RS-1 qui sera produite lorsque le Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad approchera la société Alco dans l'optique de trouver une locomotive qui répondra à leurs besoins de locotracteurs et de locomotive de route. Dans l'histoire, seul trois firme se sont essayer à la construction de telle machines, Alco, Fairbanks, Morse and Company et Electro-Motive Diesel. La locomotive qui aura le plus de succès sera la EMD GP7 de Electro-Motive Diesel.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"WHAT IS WEIGHT OF TROTZKY, PARK BEAR?" Vancouver Sun. May 31, 1934. Page 3. --- GUESSERS CLAIM HE'S LARGEST IN CAPTIVITY --- How big is Trotzy, the Russian bear in Stanley Park? That's a question that has caused Vancouver Park Commissioners to toss fitfully in their sleep, because the annual crop of questions about Trotzky's weight and dimensions is now being harvested.

Is Trotzky the biggest captive bear in the world? How long is he from stem to gudgeon, or whatever it is they measure bears from and to? What does he heft, avoir-dupois, troy, or what is it they use to gauge the bulk of bears? The Park Commissioners don't know, and their trusty henchmen, including C. R. Green, zoo manager, don't know either.

If there were any semblance of agreement among Vancouver's amateur and professional bear weight guessers there might be established what could be offhandedly referred to as a consensus of opinion on Trotzky's weight. But what can you do when the guesses start at, say, 500 pounds and end up at somewhere around a ton?

And the settlement of the arguments about Trotzky's weight seems to have reached what writers are fond of calling an impasse. It would appear that there is no way to weigh him owing to his habit of taking apart anything that he can reach, from peanuts to, presumably, a set of scales.

Of Trotzky it may be truly said that in his bearish playfulness he doesn't know his own strength, and on top of that he has a disposition like a bear named Trotzky would naturally have.

Gentlemen who have weighed everything from a gnat's metabolism to the sun - including Mr. Fairbanks-Morse himself - have come from afar, taken one look at Trotzky and have gone home talking to themselves.

In the meantime the more civic-spirit-Conscious of Vancouver's citizenry are claiming that Trotzky is the world's champ among captive bears. A few admit that a polar bear or two in famous zoos are bigger, but all unite in acclaiming him as the titleholder among brunette bears. And who can say them nay until some lad comes forward with his certified weight and a better story?

[excentrykemuse]

Of Lordlings and Lullabies

Title: Of Lordlings and LullabiesAuthor: ExcentrykeMuseSeries: Fireflies SeriesFandom: Harry Potter SeriesPairing(s): Harry/Octavian, Lucrece/Lucius, Troy/DionysiaWord Count: 7kRating: M – Mature Warnings: rape, death, time travel, imperius curse, manipulation, pureblood politics, political correctness (or lack thereof)Prompt: for Lindsay Fairbanks-Tecco: “Harry/Octavian, Octavian rejoins Harry…

[xian-moriarty]

Les Trois Mousquetaires.

1921.

Réalisation : Fred Niblo.

Scénaristes : Douglas Fairbanks, Edward Knoblock et Lotta Woods

Casting :

Douglas Fairbanks, Léon Bary, George Siegmann, Eugene Pallette, Boyd Irwin, Thomas Holding, Sidney Franklin, Charles Stevens, Nigel De Brulier,

Willis Robards, Lon Poff, Mary MacLaren, Marguerite De La Motte, Barbara La Marr, Adolphe Menjou.

Synopsis :

"Un pour tous, tous pour un", s'écrient les mousquetaires. Pour d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos et Aramis, l'honneur de la reine de France est en danger. En butte aux attaques sournoises du cardinal de Richelieu, la Reine doit son salut au dévouement de ces quatre fidèles mousquetaires.

De Paris à Londres, ils devront affronter la sulfureuse Milady de Winter et Monsieur de Rochefort, âme damné du cardinal.

Plaisir de visionnage : Muet (sonorisé), en Noir et Blanc. Long, plus de 2H.

Pas pour tous les publics.

Richelieu est vil, c'est jouissif.

Note : 3 chats.

Disponibilité : Existe en DVD.

Pas disponible sur les plateforme de streaming à ma connaissance.

Gratuit sur Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-CRwHGMw6o

Bonus Point Chats : Richelieu a des chatons.

Présents dans des scènes et dans ses bras.

Note : 4 chats.

[saint-starflicker]

The only evidence I have to the contrary is blink-and-you-miss-it, but I definitely don't think the show was saying "Peter was right and Jason was wrong and a bad person"— Days crawl by / I ask myself again... Should I have waited?

Nooo my son you'll be asking that your whole life. 😭 when the answer is obviously yes though. yes, you should've waited.

There's a French saying, "les absents ont toujours tort (the absent are always in the wrong)" and I think that applies to how easy it became to dismiss Jason as unreasonable or maliciously wishy-washy when the show does a lot less attitude-coaching about what we're supposed to think about Jason. If "Role of a Lifetime" remained a Jason song, maybe that wouldn't have happened... But I also think this lack of attitude-coaching is a crucial feature. Marginalized people SHOULDN'T HAVE TO keep on explaining why and how they/we do everything, we shouldn't have to be superhumanly perfect and nice only so that people in the hegemony deign to extend rights and tolerance. This doesn't mean "so you can all diversify the serial-killer demographic, and then blame the world for not being more understanding of this exciting new hobby of being a serial killer; diversity win!"—in this very specific context, I am only saying that it's good sometimes for an audience to have to do some heavy lifting.

I keep using the phrase "attitude-coaching" and I got that from Donald Horton and R. Richard Wohl in their 1956 academic paper about Para-Social relationships in television shows and radio—and they got the phrase "attitude-coaching" from Kenneth Burke who was criticizing how history is taught at American schools (...making kids get low-key parasocial about Benjamin Franklin...) While the television personalities that Horton and Wohl studied were manipulative because that's how the industry operates (that if it works then yes corporate sponsors and executives sure are going to make lonely viewers feel loved by a made-up person that can't love them back)—there are other barriers to making that connection that Horton and Wohl noted, such as: the gender gap, or depictions of too-exotic ethnic minorities, or even if the style is too high-brow, then there's a breakdown in developing that para-social connection...and I personally think audiences would benefit more from going outside their comfort zone of "entertained by lovable blorbos" and try to understand or sympathize with characters like Jason who CAN be played as rather a cocky teenaged jerk, and I think that directorial/acting choice is an extra challenge to audiences to wonder what his deal is, and I think that's a very good thing. (The comments under Dalles Wilie's performance of "You and I" sometimes being like ohhh we're supposed to like Jason. Jason is likable. And then he actually looks at the ringing phone in the middle of One, and then pulls a crying Ivy downstage by the arm near the end of Promise—these were all effective choices to depict a complicated character. A lot of the Korean stagings of Ever After have Jason be a LOT more hostile and violent, while Justin Ivan Brown's Jason gets to play Ever After with a lot more himbo softness. Does it matter which of those versions is really Jason McConnell? Or is it overall, "Can't sympathize because he's a white man" take that I catch every so often like my siblings in christ his story gets slightly more complicated than that. When Jahlil M. Burke plays him then Jason McConnell joins the ranks of imploding golden boy of color along with Simon Basset and Troy Fairbanks.)

once again not really canon but when jason says "i'm just not ready / wait for me" to peter in best kept secret and when jason says "let's tell your mother whose whole existence is built around micromanaging other people's lives so then she can call my mother who will immediately tell my dad and the two of them can rush down here to conference with father. that is if they don't get me out of here first to send me away to one of those camps to get cured. or maybe i can ask notre dame for a leave of absence while i deal with a sexual identity crisis. or maybe my dad will just beat the shit out of me and then disown me" to peter in reputation stain'd

like imagine you're just a 17yo closeted teenager and you're telling your boyfriend/best friend hey i get why you want to come out but this is really not the ideal situation for me because if that happens the outcomes for me are 1) conversion therapy 2) domestic violence 3) losing my career prospects and you're trying your best to keep your friends happy and keep your parents happy and keep your teachers happy and keep your boyfriend happy but in the end he doesn't listen to you and almost outs you to your catholic priest and eventually outs you to the guy who hates you the most in your class and so you indeed lose your entire social standing + your whole friends group + your boyfriend like a self-fulfilling prophecy and when you beg them all to forgive you (even tho you did nothing wrong in the first place and only tried to make everyone happy and always "thought for all the best" (as per reputation stain'd)) none of them listen to you and so you kill yourself but the fandom doesn't care and homophobic sheltered american teens online are saying you're actually the villain. anyway i'm very normal about this

[dablkeffect]

Lionel was OBVIOUSLY attracted to Troy... I mean who wasn’t! The writers could have had them hook up or whatever. Instead he showcased a beautiful bromance between a straight black man and a black gay man. that was dope!

[a-drought-of-thoughts]

Dear white people is such a perfectly balanced show bec there are characters I love but don't find esp attractive (Lionel, Troy), there are those I would want to jump in a second but aren't my favs (Reggie, Sam, Gabe) and then there's Coco who I would both die and kill for.