#winter city quay

[huariqueje]

Winter Night over the Quay  -   Eugène Jansson , 1901.

Swedish, 1862 - 1915

Oil on canvas ,  135 x 150 cm.

[rurpleplayssims]

[ell0ra-br3kk3r-writes]

The Phoenix and the Crow

part twenty-six

pairing: kaz brekker x fem!reader

genre: neutral

el's thoughts: i'm absolutely heartbroken that we won't be getting a spin off or sab s3... but also insanely grateful for the content creators out there who continue to share their talents with us <3

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Y/N felt like she and Kaz had become twin soldiers, marching on, pretending they were fine, hiding their wounds and bruises from the rest of the crew.

It took two more days of travel to reach the cliffs that overlooked Djerholm, but the going was easier as they moved south and toward the coast. The weather warmed, the ground thawed, and she began to see signs of spring. Y/N knew what the city looked like, having been before on quick missions. The docks were still crowded with ships, but it’s tidy streets marched to the water in orderly fashion, and the houses were painted in such colors- red, blue, yellow, pink- as if in defiance of the wild white land and the long winters this far north. Even the warehouses by the quay were wrought in cheerful colors. It looked like the city was made by fairies from her children’s books, everything was candy-hued and in its proper place.

“Cannon,” said Jesper.

Y/N turned and glanced up to where the Ice Court stood like a great white sentinel on a massive cliff overlooking the harbor.

Kaz squinted up at the big guns pointed out at the bay. “I’ve broken into banks, warehouses, mansions, museums, vaults, a rare book library, and once the bedchamber of a visiting Kaelish diplomat whose wife had a passion for emeralds. But I’ve never had a cannon shot at me.”

“There’s something to be said for novelty,” offered Jesper.

Y/N pressed her lips together, “Let’s say it’s not fun. I hope it doesn’t come to that.”

“Those guns are there to stop invading armadas,” Jesper said confidently. “Good luck hitting a skinny little schooner cutting through the waves bound for fortune and glory.”

“I’ll quote you on that when a cannonball lands in my lap,” said Nina.

They slipped easily into the traffic of travelers and traders where the cliff road met the northern road that led to Upper Djerholm. The upper town was a rambling extension of the city below, a sprawling collection of shops, markets, and inns that served the guards and staff who worked at the Ice Court as well as visitors.

Signs of Hringkalla celebrations were everywhere. The shops had created displays of pepper cookies baked in the shape of wolves, some handing like ornaments from large, twisting trees, and the bridge spanning the river gorge had been festooned with ribbons in Fjerdan silver. One way into the Ice Court and one way out. Would they cross this bridge as victors tomorrow?

“What are they?” Wylan asked, pausing in front of a peddler’s cart laden with wreaths made of the same twisting branches and silver ribbons.

“Ash trees,” replied Matthias. “Sacred to Djel.”

“There’s supposed to be one in the middle of the White Island,” said Y/N, ignoring the harsh glare the Fjerdan threw her way. Her voice was low and hard, the toll of their journey evidently forcing her back into her usual role as a soldier.

“It’s where the druskelle gather for the listening ceremony,” Nina continued.

Kaz tapped his walking stick on the ground as he stood beside the Inferni, leaning closer to her ever-so slightly. “Why is this the first I’m hearing of it?”

“The ash is sustained by the spirit of Djel,” said Matthias. “It’s where we may best hear his voice.”

“Kaz’s eyes flickered. “Not what I asked. Why isn’t it on our plans?”

“Because it’s the holiest place in all of Fjerda and not essential to our mission.”

“I say what’s essential. Anything else you decided to leave out in your great wisdom?”

“The Ice Court is a vast structure,” Matthias said, turning away. “I can’t label every crack and corner.”

“Then let’s hope nothing is lurking in those corners,” Kaz replied.

~

“Here?” Jesper complained, peering into the dank main room of the run-down tavern. The whole place stank of garlic and fish.

Kaz gave a significant glance upward and said, “Terrace.”

“What’s a gestinge?” Inej wondered aloud as she read the welcome sign.

“It means ‘paradise’,” said Matthias. Even he looked skeptical.

Y/N helped secure them a table on the tavern’s rooftop terrace. It was mostly empty, the weather still too cold to attract many patrons. Or maybe they’d been scared away by the food- herring in rancid oil, stale black bread, and some kind of butter that looked distinctly mossy.

Jesper looked down at his plate and moaned. “Kaz, if you want me dead, I prefer a bullet to poison.”

Nina scrunched her nose. “When I don’t want to eat, you know there’s a problem.”

“We’re here for the view, not the food.” Kaz spoke from beside Y/N.

She mously picked at her piece of bread, nibbling on it slowly. She had to agree with the others, the food was terrible, but it still wasn’t the worst she had had to eat before.

“We’re going to start looking conspicuous soon,” said Nina. “This isn’t the kind of place people like to linger.”

“Maybe they don’t have anyone to take to jail,” suggested Wylan.

“There’s always someone to take to jail,” Kaz replied, then bobbed his chin toward the road. “Look.”

A boxy wagon was rolling to a stop at the guardhouse. Its roof and high sides were covered in black canvas, and it was drawn by four stout horses. The door at the back was heavy iron, bolted and padlocked.

Kaz reached into his coat pocket. “Here,” he said and handed Jesper a slender book with an elaborate cover.

“Are we going to read to each other?”

“Just flip it open to the back.” Jesper opened the book and peered at the last page, puzzled. “So?”

“Hold it up so we don’t have to look at your ugly face.”

“My face has character. Besides- oh!”

“An excellent read, isn’t it?”

“Who knew I had such a taste for literature?”

Jesper passed it to Wylan, who took it tentatively. “What does it say?”

“Just look,” smiled Jesper.

Wylan frowned and held it up, then he grinned. “Where did you get this?’

Matthias had his turn and released a surprised grunt.

“It’s called a backless book,” said Kaz as Y/N took the volume from Inej and held it up.

She peered through. To the barmaid and the other patrons on the terrace, it looked like they were handing a book around, discussing some interesting passage. Instead Y/N had a close view of the gatehouse and the wagon parked in front of it. She lowered the book and looked at Kaz, a proud smirk gracing her lips. “Clever.”

He nodded and turned his head quickly, but not before she could notice the light red painting his cheeks.

“Four guards,” she said, nodding towards Matthias confirming what he had shared before.

“They’re the first line of deffence,” said Matthias. “They’ll check paperwork and confirm identities, flag anyone they think requires closer scrutiny. By this time tomorrow the line going through the gates will be full of Hringkalla guests and backed up all the way to the gorge.”

“By then we’ll be inside,” Kaz said.

They continued discussing the schedule of the wagons as Y/N lifted the backless book again. The wagon driverwore a gray uniform similar to the ones worn by the guards at the gate but absent any sash or decoration. He swung down from his seat and came around to unlock the iron door.

“Saints,” Y/N said as the door swung open. Ten prisoners were seated along benches that ran the wagon’s length, their wrists and feet shackled, black sacks over their heads. She felt the group’s apprehension rise. Only Kaz seemed unfazed.

“Hooded, chained, and shackled?” said Jesper. “You’re sure we can’t go in as entertainers?”

“We go in as we are,” said Kaz, “as criminals.”

~*~

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[essektheylyss]

a wip wednesday post? from moi?

that's right. I'm back babey. this is a lot of optimism for someone who has written about a thousand words in the last four months but it's fine. I've got deadlines to hit, books to finish, and overly elaborate fics to plot. with regards to that last item, this is the beginning of only a stone's throw away, affectionately subtitled "fjord and essek start a trade war," feat. some vexing third omniscient pov that, in spite of my whining, turned out very fun:

The sting of brine was sharp on the bright sun of late spring, and the sea level among the docks of the Open Quay felt several feet higher than usual. Whether this was an effect real or imagined, a product of the numerous ships currently testing the limits of the dock workers was difficult to parse, particularly when accounting for the wake of the constant flow of travel. Even so, anyone laboring under the sun could feel this remarkable weight.

The swell of business was a hallmark of the season, when numerous foreign traders overlapped with the first returns of ships that called Nicodranas their home port. Worse still, the seasonal storms had been particularly grueling this winter, coming and going with capricious mirth, and even the most audacious of captains had delayed their departures to watch how the winds would turn.

The start of the shipping season was often staggered simply by the varying personality of the captains among the Quay, but it seemed now that every ship that traveled the Lucidian was trying to unload on the docks today.

It was, many of the sailors would say later, a precursor or perhaps portent of the havoc that would soon entangle the languorous routine of the trade routes around the Menagerie Coast.

This morning, ahead of the pack, a ship by the name of the Leaping Gorgon offloaded a hull’s worth of cargo from Marquet, crates steadily passed onto the dock and dispatched across the city to waiting vendors. The crew was tight-knit and practiced, under the attentive but unworried eye of the proprietor of Stone’s Throw Shipping, of whose fleet the Gorgon was the flagship.

The dockmaster, a fellow by the name of Kaian Sarkaloff, gave the captain a jovial wave from the edge of the sea wall as they passed. The man standing on deck responded in kind, then, with a hand upon the hilt of a gleaming sword that anyone watching would swear hadn’t been in his hand a moment prior, took a step forward and dissolved into mist, and appeared again, heralded by a cold sea spray, on the far side of his ship’s cargo, half-unloaded upon the dock.

By the time he met the dockmaster with a kind smile, the sword had vanished as easily as he had.

[queermtl]

Queer MTL : quoi faire en mai 2024 // Queer MTL things to do: May 2024

With May, we welcome the full blossoms of spring, and MTL’s queer scene ramps up! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, including those not announced at time of publication, follow Queer MTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

LEGEND

🎥 Cinema 👑 Drag 🥳 Parties 🎶 Concert ✊ Activism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans 🏳️‍🌈 Community 😆 Comedy 🎭 Performance 💪 Sports and Dance 👯‍♀️ Dance 🎤 Karaoke 🎨 Arts 📚 Literary / Educational 👠 Ballroom / Vogue

Mercredi 1 mai / Wednesday, May 1

👑 RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 finalist Sapphire Cristal, Cabaret Mado 🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 Fast Tales, storytelling comedy show with Alo Azimov, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 Broad City’s Ilana Glazer, L’Olympia 🎨 Drink & Draw by @Hommehomo, Bar Le Cocktail

Jeudi 2 mai / Thursday, May 2

🎶 Montréal’s Trans Masc Choir / Chorale, Quai des Brumes 📚 Book launch: Here & Now, Volume II: An Anthology of Queer Italian-Canadian Writers, Librarie n'était-ce pas l'été. 👑 Cabaret Mado celebrates its 22nd Anniversary of drag in Montréal’s Village!, Cabaret Mado 👑 Finale MX Cocktail, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 3 mai / Friday, May 3

🎶 Wake Island & Radwan Ghazi Moumneh: خُلق/هُجر | Born to Leave, Centre Phi 🥳 Lez Spread the Word hosts Get Together LSTW, L’idéal bar & contenus 🥳 High Heels Prohibited celebrates 14 years of events Nymra & Sofisticated, Le Salon Daomé 🥳 Super Taste MTL presents What’s My Age Again? Pop Punk & Emo Dance Party, Cabaret Berlin 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Pétula Claque, Jimmy Moore and Peggy Sue, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 4 mai / Saturday, May 4

🎶 Veda Hille with Woodpigeon and Justin Karas, MAI/SON 🏳️‍🌈 Jhalak Montréal presents the Desi Queer Social—Watch Party & Board Game Night, 2100 Guy Street 🏳️‍🌈 The MEM—Centre des mémoires montréalaises hosts exChange Intergenerational Dialogue & Artmaking Event, MEM 💪 Montréal Roller Derby hosts Yellow vs Blue—Home Team Showdown, Arena St-Louis 🏳️‍🌈 The Festival JOUISSIF featuring inclusive erotic arts features an exposition, market, ateliers, performances and more, Bain Mathieu 🏳️‍🌈 Giant Thrift Store, Kapara Vintage 🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 🥳 Super Taste MTL presents ABBA and Friends Dance Party!, Bar Le Ritz PDB 👑 May the 4th Be With You Star Wars themed drag show with Woody Fungi, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🥳 Tropiloco with Rizof, DJ Peignoir, Pio Bandgi, Arielle Roberge, Kanatonik, Leroy and Michael Jesus, 750 rue Mistral 👑 Soirée Queer SLAYspace with Démone LaStrange, L’Espace Public—Brasseurs de quartier 👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Britney Spears, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Pétula Claque, Jimmy Moore and Peggy Sue, Cabaret Mado 👑 The Butterfly Effect with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Dimanche 5 mai / Sunday, May 5

🏳️‍🌈 The Festival JOUISSIF featuring inclusive erotic arts features an exposition, market, ateliers, performances and more, Bain Mathieu 🏳️‍🌈 Giant Thrift Store, Kapara Vintage 🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Kelly Torrieli, Kitana, Bobépine and Pétula Claque, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 6 mai / Monday, May 6

👑 C’est ma Toune! : Karaoke Edition with Jessie, Bobépine and Peggy Sue, Cabaret Mado 

Mardi 7 mai / Tuesday, May 7

👑 Cirque de Teddy Boop House of Shade with Woody Fungi, Teddy Boop, Lady MonRose, Lulu Shade, Sarah Winters and Fahad Madi, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 8 mai / Wednesday, May 8

🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 The Poly Showcase Queer Comedy Night with Eve Parker Finley, Andrew Khoury, Elie Gill, Sarah Boivin, Ali Azimov and Guillaume Pras, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 👑 Trashilaz with Jessie Précieuse, Lady Boom Boom, Yannick Rockstor and a Surprise Guest, Cabaret Mado

Jeudi 9 mai / Thursday, May 9

🎥 Cinéma Moderne hosts queer filmmaker Léuli Eshrāghi for Siapo viliata o le atumotu, featuring screenings of their video works and a conversation with Nayla Naoufal, Cinéma Moderne 🏳️‍🌈 Press Start Youth Coop hosts Penser Globalement, Agir Localement—Think Globally, Act Locally!, Bâtiment 7 👑 Sami Landri presents Le Sami Party, Cabaret Mado 👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail 

Vendredi 10 mai / Friday, May 10

📚 Book launch: The Caravaggio Syndrome by Alessandro Giardino, in conversation with Christopher DiRaddo, Librairie n’était-ce pas l’été 🥳 Queen & Queer present Queen & Queer Dance Party Satosphère with DJs Nymra & Sofisticated, Beatrix and DJ Sam, and VJs Delta and VJ BunBun, Société des arts technologiques [SAT] 🥳 Cerise Noire goth night with Laura Krieg and Bad Faith Actor, Bar NDQ 😆 Le Roast Show : Old School versus la Relève with Virginie Courtiol and Kathy-Ann Giguère, Bar le Jockey 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Celes, Erica, Nana and Dallas Dubois, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 11 mai / Saturday, May 11

📚 The Violet Hour Book Club reads RM Vaughan’s Pervatory, Archives gaies du Québec 🥳 Blush presents Graduates Cabaret featuring student performers and NGL Flounce and Somebody3lse and go-go dancers all night, WIP 🥳 Private Loft Party with DJ Groove and DJ Sir-D, 370 rue Guy 🎭 Hot Moms & Kings: A Burlesque Fundraiser with Salty Margarita, Madrose, Jim Jewels, Jaqq Strapp, Clara Develours, Kate Pearl, Dark Felina, Classy Clare and Woody Fungy, Bar Le Cocktail 🎭 Asian Burlesque Festival—Montréal Edition with Big Daddy, Minx Arcana and many more, Le National 👑 Jimmy Moore presents Madonna: The Celebration Tour, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Celes, Erica, Nana and Dallas Dubois, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Dimanche 12 mai / Sunday, May 12

💪 Montréal Roller Derby presents a Free Outdoor Roller Derby Game, Esplanade Tranquille 👑 Afternoon Drag Cafe with Itsh and Timothy Toxic, L’Orbite 🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Aizysse Baga, Kiara and Marla Deer, Cabaret Mado 👑 Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 13 mai / Monday, May 13

📚 The Board of Kola Writers presents Lectures Logos Readings with Maguy Métellus, H. Nigel Thomas and an open mic, 2741 Notre-Dame West 👑 The Tortured Poets Department Drag Show: Karma with Taylor DeVil, EmmÖtional Damage, Esirena and Lana Dalida, Cabaret Mado 

Mardi 14 mai / Tuesday, May 14

👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 15 mai / Wednesday, May 15

😆 Admiring Librarians Fundraiser Telethon Show with Raquel Maestre, Elspeth Wright, Lucy Gervais, Andrew Khoury, Ray Resvick, Mariam Khan, Merry Kringles, Carmina Berbari, Melissa Gi, Jonathan Burrello, Leslie Simpliciano-Szigeti, Andria Learmonth, Abby Stonehouse, Guillaume Pras, Belén Arenas, Becca Redden, Maya Kanitkar, Jason Houle, Dan Pearse, Tony McIntyre, Lauren Mallory, Elie Gill and Sadie Moland, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🏳️‍🌈 PRISE II, Ressource alternative en santé mentale and Regroupement des ressources alternatives en santé mentale du Québec host Communauté LGBTQ+ et santé mentale, 10794 rue Lajeunesse  👑 Mercredi Drag Live with Jessie Précieuse, Victoire de Rockwell, Lady Guidoune, Johnny Jones and more, Cabaret Mado 

Jeudi 16 mai / Thursday, May 16

👑 Burger Queen Supper & Show with Eva Moist and Moh Dafok, Notre Boeuf de Grâce 👑 Sashalicious celebrates 15 years of drag by Sasha Baga with Lady Boom Boom, Aizysse Baga, Zaire Schatzi and surprise guests, Cabaret Mado  👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 17 mai / Friday, May 17

🥳 Discoño with Nina Sky, Samia, Empress, Niabi b2b Ms Baby [duppy grlz], Théâtre Fairmount 🥳 Psychedelic Babylon presents Roots of Consciousness with Tristan (UK), Le Sainte-Catherine Hall 🎤 Soirée karaoké—spécial artistes queer, La Tétro 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Sasha Baga, Carmen Sutra, Miss Fountain, Nana and Zara Schatzi, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou presents Pants Free Night (although dress code participation is not obligatory) with karaoke and performances, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 18 mai / Saturday, May 18

🎶 Cindy Lee with Freak Heat Waves and Tutz, La Sala Rossa 🥳 Super Taste MTL presents Céline Dion Dance Party—Céline, J'irai où tu iras!, Bar Le Ritz PDB 🥳 District Events presents Rise with Rosabel, Club Soda 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Sasha Baga, Carmen Sutra, Miss Fountain, Nana and Zara Schatzi, Cabaret Mado 👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Dimanche 19 mai / Sunday, May 19

🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Sasha Baga, Gina Gates and Pétula Claque, Cabaret Mado 👑 Les succès oubliés : Best of with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Lundi 20 mai / Monday, May 20

👑 Crystal Starz presents Celine Dion: Taking Chances, Cabaret Mado

Mardi 21 mai / Tuesday, May 21

🥳 The L Nights celebrates 9 years of 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusive ladies nights, Riverside St-Henri 🎶 Buck Meek of Big Thief with Jolie Holland and Bells Larsen, Théâtre Fairmount 🏳️‍🌈 Club de lecture queer presents a discussion on Camilla Gibb’s De proches parents, Bibliothèque Saint-Charles 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 22 mai / Wednesday, May 22

🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 The Politics Show with Elie Gill, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 👑 RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Star Derrick Barry, Cabaret Mado 

Jeudi 23 mai / Thursday, May 23

🏳️‍🌈 Press Start Youth Coop hosts Penser Globalement, Agir Localement—Think Globally, Act Locally!, Bâtiment 7 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 👑 Krystella Fame presents Girls’ Night Out : En français svp, Cabaret Mado 👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 24 mai / Friday, May 24

🎶 Fuego Fuego: The Downtown Rumba official pre-party with Jetlag, Oka Bel’Oka (DJ), Pedrolito (DJ) and Eva Soriano, Le Studio TD 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Tracy Trash, Adriana the Bombshell, Nana and Krystella Fame, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

Samedi 25 mai / Saturday, May 25

🎶 Fuego Fuego festival with Maluma, Olympic Park 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎤 Bareoke: Strip Karaoke, Café Cléopatra 👑 Jimmy Moore personifies Taylor Swift, Cabaret Mado 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Tracy Trash, Adriana the Bombshell, Nana and Krystella Fame, Cabaret Mado  👑 Érica et ses divas with Chibouki and Lady ZaZa, Bar Le Cocktail  👑 Drôles de Drags with Miss Butterfly, Ciathanight, Crystal Starz or Emma Déjàvu in rotation, Bar Le Cocktail

Dimanche 26 mai / Sunday, May 26

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Community Clothing Swap, Parc La Fontaine 🎶 Fuego Fuego festival with Rauw Alejandro, Olympic Park 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎭 Ligue d’impro Gailaxie, Cabaret Mado 👑 Le Tracy Show with Tracy Trash, Celes, Velma Jones and Marla Deer, Cabaret Mado 👑 Bonne fête Emma Déjà-Vu, Bar Le Cocktail

Mardi 28 mai / Tuesday, May 28

🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎭 FTA presents Nadia Beugré’s Prophétique (on est déjà né.es), an exploration of trans and queer identity, Monument National, Salle Ludger-Duvernay 👑 Full Gisèle with Gisèle Lullaby and Special Guests, Cabaret Mado 😆 Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians, Impro Montréal

Mercredi 29 mai / Wednesday, May 29

🎭 The Poly Mic open mic, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 😆 The Dope Show with Raquel Maestre, Bar Notre-Dame-des-Quilles 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎭 FTA presents Nadia Beugré’s Prophétique (on est déjà né.es), an exploration of trans and queer identity, Monument National, Salle Ludger-Duvernay 👑 Our favourite TV foursome returns to the stage with Les Golden Girls with Tracy Trash, Velma Jones, Marla Deer and Prudence, Cabaret Mado 

Jeudi 30 mai / Thursday, May 30

🎭 Lust Cove presents Fuck Borders, an immigration fundraiser for Mina Minou with Kaya Koko, Malinka Molotov, Minx Arcana, Freya Moon, Irony, Yaya Havana, Phoenix Inana and Diyosa Haliya, Café Cléopatra 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🎭 FTA presents Nadia Beugré’s Prophétique (on est déjà né.es), an exploration of trans and queer identity, Monument National, Salle Ludger-Duvernay 👑 Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly, Bar Le Cocktail

Vendredi 31 mai / Friday, May 31

🎶 Camera Obscura with Photo Ops, Théâtre Fairmount 🎭 The Festival TransAmériques (FTA) presents dance and theatre at various venues, all details available on their website 🥳 Super Taste MTL presents 90s Dance Party Plastic is Fantastic Edition, Cabaret Berlin 👑 Mado Reçoit with Mado Lamotte, Gisèle Lullaby, Marla Deer, Nana and Crystal Starz, Cabaret Mado 👑 Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion, Bar Le Cocktail

OTHERS / LES AUTRES

🤠 Club Bolo—Danse Country Montréal meet on Fridays at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud.

👯 Tango/Salsa Queer holds lessons every Saturday, visit queertangomtl.com for information or contact tango.queer@hotmail.com or call +1 (514) 709-4678 for prices and signup information, Espaces des Arts.

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play. 

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

[gonecontinental]

Day 0.5 to 1 - June 10th & 11th - Sydney

I flew into Sydney yesterday morning and was kindly collected from the airport by my gracious hosts Mandisa and Xavier. It was so great to see them after a long time apart and we had a beautiful and relaxing afternoon wandering Newtown, preparing for their friends 30th birthday party at the local pub. At the party, we had a great time chatting and drinking. While tipsy, we spontaneously booked the last 3 tickets to the Sydney Film Festival for the showing of the new Warwick Thornton movie New Boy.

When we got up today, we didn't have many plans beyond the movie and potentially seeing my friend sam in the afternoon. Despite this, the day unfolded like a russian doll of experiences - it just kept opening up on itself. We had a lazy morning big breakfast with avo on toast with all the trimmings then set off on a postcard perfect day in Sydney.

We took the train to the city and strolled from circular quay to the botanical gardens. We put $2 in a pair of tourist binoculars and looked at the boats bobbing along the harbour and the detail of the tiles on the opera house. The intricacy of the tiles was so arresting, my mind couldn't help but see the similarity between the thousands of sleek tiles and snakeskin. We stopped for coffee in the botanical garden cafe before wandering through the Fern Garden and moving on to Hyde Park, on the way to the State theatre for showing.

The theatre is unbelievably grand in the true sense of the word. I spent a solid minute in my seat with my head back on the velvet backrest, staring at chandelier and ornate latticework of the ceiling. The movie was poignant and beautifully shot with thought provoking themes surrounding colonisation and spirituality. Walking out of the stalls into the side alleyway, we saw the charmingly painted sign with the old school design of the finger pointing to "Stage Door" and paintings of old production company posters, which i loved.

After the movie we wandered to Chinatown for some dumplings and ran into one of Xav's old friends, who joined us for a late lunch. When we finished our noodles and dumplings we had a little shop in the Winter sale for hiking gear for Disa and Xav's upcoming Larapinta trail hike.

Walking back, we detoured via Darling Harbour as the sun was setting and Xavier suggested we hop on a ferry to watch the sunset from the harbour. A capital idea if there ever was one. We had a wonderful sightseeing experience as the ferry did "upsy-downsies" (as a little kid on board called them), and the lights of luna park twinkled against the darkening sky.

Hopping off the ferry, Vivid Sydney was starting and I was, to be honest, a bit surprised by the quality and how fun the experience was. We met up with my old friend Sam and his girlfriend Ange near "the big white star" installation and had a delightful time moving through the markets, under the bridge and past The Rocks. There were so many highlights. I loved seeing a wonderful spherical design projected into a fountain of water. Best of all, though, was the company. We laughed and shot the breeze against a beautiful backdrop of the city illuminated with an extra layer of brightness and art.

Heading home, our feet were tired but our spirits were high. It was the best first full day of the trip I could ask for. I loved, and there is very little hyperbole in this statement, every moment.

Particularly this moment, in which i turn on my audiobook and turn off the light, getting some needed rest before a huge day of travel. Tomorrow, it's Kowabunga, dude, let's do this. Tonight, it's sweet dreams.

[scotianostra]

On July 25th 2002 George Bruce, the Scottish poet, broadcaster and critic passed away.

Bruce was from Fraserburgh and his poetry references his family’s seafaring heritage in the herring trade and his own upbringing on the wild North Sea coast. In addition to his work as a poet, Bruce worked as a BBC producer for more than 20 years.

On his retirement from the BBC he was appointed as the first Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, alongside similar posts in the USA, and a Scottish Australian Writing Fellowship.

In 2000, he received an honorary Doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Aberdeen, to add to another from Wooster College Ohio.

Last year Bruce joined the likes of Sir Walter Scott, Rabbie Burns, and Robert Louis Stevenson at Makars’ Court.

The stone is inscribed with his name and the line:

The sea trembles – voiceless

It is the rare moment

when a word is sought.

(from Pursuit. Poems 1986-1998. Haiku Envoi).

Here is a poem I like by George Bruce;

Aberdeen, The Granite City

The brown land behind, south and north Dee and Don and east the doubtful sea, The town secured by folk that warsled With water, earth and stone; quarrying, Shaping, smoothing their unforgiving stone, Engineering to make this sufficient city That takes the salt air for its own. The pale blue winter sky, the spring green trees, The castigating thunder rain, the wind Beating about the midnight streets, The hard morning sun make their change By the white unaltered granite – Streets of it, broad roadways, granite pavemented To the tall tenements, rectangular wide-walled stores, To the kirks and pillared Assembly Rooms; Streets with drinking troughs for the animals, And at the port quays crowded, Overfed with horses, lorries, men and boys, And always and at every point Clatter on the causies. Business is good, will be good here At the dead end of time. Record then This people who purposive and with strategy Established a northern city, a coast town That stands and stares by the waters, Dee and Don and the sea.

[warwickroyals]

What is the terrain/climate of your Kingdom like, and what kinds of outdoor activities are popular there?

Sunderland would have a very diverse terrain and climate. It's a sprawling country that occupies huge swathes of the North American continent.

So, up in the northeast, around cities like Woodbine and Warwick, you'd get harsher winters, but decent summers with some rain. I'd imagine these cities to be near the Great Lakes. So lots of fresh water sources and national parks.

Once you go to the southwest, the territories Sunderland acquired later on in its history, things get a bit warmer. Queen's Quay, a city we're about to visit in my story, is a vacation hotspot because it never snows or even rains. It's by no means a desert, but you'll get palm trees, summertime drought, a great view of the Pacific, all that nice stuff.

[rurpleplayssims]

[cobreja88]

Neom, NEOM, Sindalah, and Oxagon

Neom evokes both its name and future potential. A linear city in Saudi Arabia. New NEOM projects include an island destination, seaport, and mountain ski city - each an ambitious engineering feat in scale and scope. Shusha Island Coral Park KAUST and NEOM, an internationally acclaimed development company in Saudi Arabia's northwest region, have come together to build the largest coral garden ever. Called Shusha Island Coral Park, it will cover 100 hectares on the Red Sea. Here will be showcased innovations to protect and restore coral reefs and marine organisms; accelerate conservation solutions, and mitigate climate change effects. The project will employ an innovative hybrid of marine farming and transplantation with international expertise to accelerate coral restoration efforts. Their team has devised a methodology for growing clones of corals under controlled environments before transporting them to sites degraded by pollution or disease, mimicking natural conditions necessary for coral to flourish and protect Kingdom marine ecosystems at once. Shusha Island, home to more than 300 native coral and 1,000 fish species, will become the site for new coral gardens that will feature marinas, hotels and villas, beach clubs, and underwater museums - creating an immersive marine environment that attracts scientists, eco-tourists, and researchers. Trojena Ski Resort Located in Tabuk, northwestern Saudi Arabia, the NEOM project will host both an outdoor ski resort and the 2029 Asian Winter Games. As part of a larger $500 billion plan to build smart cities, trade ports, research centers, and ultra-luxury hotels; its development also encompasses ecotourism initiatives. However, while excitement surrounds this new destination there are concerns regarding its sustainability - according to reports, producing snow and ice requires vast amounts of energy and water resources - leaving much less for other development efforts such as smart cities or research centers, or ultra-luxury hotels compared with alternatives such as smart cities or trade ports or research centers being built at once. Development projects also threaten to displace tribespeople, sparking outrage from human rights organizations and leading one tribal activist to commit suicide after posting videos online regarding his eviction to make way for these projects. To address these concerns, the project has been designed with sustainable features in mind. These will include solar thermal energy plants and rainwater harvesting systems as well as centralized waste management systems which aim at reducing waste while mitigating pollution. Explore, Discover, Gateway, Valley, Relax and Fun will comprise six unique districts at this ski resort - Discover, Gateway Valley Relax, and Fun will each provide unique experiences based on your individual needs; for instance, the Valley District will host art exhibits concerts cultural events while Relax will offer spa services and wellness programs while Discover will feature an observatory with educational technologies to enhance night sky viewing experience. Oxagon Port Oxagon will be located along the Red Sea coast and equipped with an automated port that integrates smart supply chain management. It aims to foster innovation, attract global talent, and resuscitate manufacturing innovations. NEOM is part of an ambitious plan by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) to develop an advanced and green industrial hub. This year, construction of Duba Port will commence with its initial phase. This project includes building a cargo terminal and quay walls by Belgian firm Besix and Dutch dredging company Boskalis as part of an overall scheme to transform one of Saudi Arabia's smaller ports, Duba Port, into an efficient logistics hub. The circular design of the port will minimize its environmental impacts and preserve 95% of the area. Furthermore, its structure will support various maritime transport activities, such as containerization and offshore oil and gas exploration. The Port will be served by The Connector, a new high-speed rail line running along the Red Sea coast from Neom's Oxagon port city to its linear city, The Line. Webuild, a joint venture of Weir Group and Shibh Al Jazira Contracting Company signed this week a contract to build 57km of The Line railway track. Sindalah Island Resort Sindalah will serve as NEOM's gateway for unique nautical experiences surrounded by a vibrant marine environment. The destination will host sophisticated cultural events, grand sporting spectacles, glamorous social celebrations, and luxurious social celebrations throughout the year. Sindalah features an exclusive 86-berth marina with offshore buoys for superyachts as well as luxury hotels; additionally, there will be a beach club, yacht club, and 38 unique culinary destinations included in this project. The project will also include the Kingdom's inaugural Autograph Collection Hotel, scheduled to open its doors in 2024. With 66 luxurious rooms and suites - including one and two-bedroom villas - and numerous dining and leisure options, as well as a spa experience featuring different treatment rooms and relaxation lounges, this will become the crowning achievement of this ambitious endeavor. Sindalah Island Resort will feature a golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II with panoramic views of both the Red Sea and mountains, incorporating an innovative dual tee system for added variety and perspectives during play - it will be the first such golf course ever constructed in Saudi Arabia! Resources: Social Media Body (Click Here to Unlock Your Social Media Supremacy) Article Forge (Click Here and try the Most Affordable, Unique Human-like Articles Writing Platform) Entre Institute (Click Here to Find the Secret to Become Millionaire) GetResponse (Click here to try the Best Email Marketing Platform For a Huge Discount)  Hostinger (Click Here to Start with One of the Best Webhosting Solutions at a Huge Discount) Pictory (Click Here to try the Easiest Video Creation Tool for Content Marketers) Fiverr (Click Here to Find the Perfect Freelance Services for Your Business Honest Loans (Click Here to Sustain Your Business With More Founds) Read the full article

[nielsbrabants]

WHOLE LOTTA MONEY (excerpt from my novella SLUTMANIA)

Sometimes, beaten down by the savagely tiresome rhythm of the forty hour work week, I feel the need to escape from hyperreality, get away from the screens and feeds and streams, the self awareness and the interconnectedness, to be out of the market for just a moment. On days like this I develop a headache and my body starts feeling weird. It is hard to find solitude, silence or open space in the heart of a city of millions.

There is this long strip of quay, the terrain is in a stage between industrial site and yuppie urban development, there is lots of flat concrete and the broad Spree’s still dark waters make me feel at least somehow near to nature.

Even here dystopian white generic gated buildings adorned with a manifold of signs reading ‘Privatgrundstück. Unbefugten ist das Betreten verboten!’ remind me of evergrowing structural inequality and the tastelessness of the elites. Regardless it’s the closest to “the real world” as I can get without hours of travel. Sometimes, if you ignore the constant hum of two highways, a railroad track, the occasional helicopter, it approaches silence.

I am excited for the winter since then at least I will be able to roam the empty of the streets in peace. I will be able to go to the forest at Treptower without the constant techno and drug induced screaming which emanates from party boats. 

I am scared for the winter since the sun is my God and gives me life and the prospect of spending eight months in a dark room in the blue hue of LED displays is already sucking the life force out of me.

Strolling next to the dark waters I contemplate my social life. October is nearing and all of my friends seem to have left the city, either permanently or to escape the winter.  I think of how I had made it through the darkness last year and it dawns on me, last winter I still took drugs.

People had these smart light bulbs. I would sit there in someone’s bedroom on the floor in the saturated pink LED-light with three others listening to hardstyle or WHOLE LOTTA MONEY, in a khole, thinking what is life and how does anyone think this is entertaining. That’s when I decided to stop getting high. Welcome to the desert of the real?

[hypatiareads]

In Memory of W. B. Yeats

W. H. Auden

I

He disappeared in the dead of winter: The brooks were frozen, the airports almost deserted, And snow disfigured the public statues; The mercury sank in the mouth of the dying day. What instruments we have agree The day of his death was a dark cold day.

Far from his illness The wolves ran on through the evergreen forests, The peasant river was untempted by the fashionable quays; By mourning tongues The death of the poet was kept from his poems.

But for him it was his last afternoon as himself, An afternoon of nurses and rumours; The provinces of his body revolted, The squares of his mind were empty, Silence invaded the suburbs, The current of his feeling failed; he became his admirers.

Now he is scattered among a hundred cities And wholly given over to unfamiliar affections, To find his happiness in another kind of wood And be punished under a foreign code of conscience. The words of a dead man Are modified in the guts of the living.

But in the importance and noise of to-morrow When the brokers are roaring like beasts on the floor of the bourse, And the poor have the sufferings to which they are fairly accustomed And each in the cell of himself is almost convinced of his freedom A few thousand will think of this day As one thinks of a day when one did something slightly unusual.

What instruments we have agree The day of his death was a dark cold day.

II

You were silly like us; your gift survived it all: The parish of rich women, physical decay, Yourself. Mad Ireland hurt you into poetry. Now Ireland has her madness and her weather still, For poetry makes nothing happen: it survives In the valley of its making where executives Would never want to tamper, flows on south From ranches of isolation and the busy griefs, Raw towns that we believe and die in; it survives, A way of happening, a mouth.

III

Earth, receive an honoured guest: William Yeats is laid to rest. Let the Irish vessel lie Emptied of its poetry.

In the nightmare of the dark All the dogs of Europe bark, And the living nations wait, Each sequestered in its hate;

Intellectual disgrace Stares from every human face, And the seas of pity lie Locked and frozen in each eye.

Follow, poet, follow right To the bottom of the night, With your unconstraining voice Still persuade us to rejoice;

With the farming of a verse Make a vineyard of the curse, Sing of human unsuccess In a rapture of distress;

In the deserts of the heart Let the healing fountain start, In the prison of his days Teach the free man how to praise.

[manitat]

Tonći Kožul: Najbolji filmovi 70-ih...

The Adventurers

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes)

Airport

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alien

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf)

All Screwed Up (Tutto a posto e niente in ordine)

All That Jazz

All the President's Men

Amarcord

American Graffiti

The Amityville Horror

The Amusement Park

The Anderson Tapes

...And Justice for All

Annie Hall

Apocalypse Now

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Ascent (Voskhozhdeniye)

Assault on Precinct 13

At Long Last Love

Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)

The Baby

Bad Company

Badlands

The Bad News Bears

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Bananas

Barry Lyndon

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

A Bay of Blood (Ecologia del delitto)

The Beguiled

Being There

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Between the Lines

The Big Boss

The Big Bus

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo)

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Black Windmill

Blazing Saddles

Boxcar Bertha

Bound for Glory

The Boy Friend

The Boys in the Band

Breaking Away

Brewster McCloud

A Bridge Too Far

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

The Brink's Job

The Brood

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Cabaret

California Split

California Suite

The Candidate

Carnal Knowledge

Carrie

The Cars That Ate Paris

Car Wash

The Cassandra Crossing

Catch-22

The Cat o' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code)

Céline and Julie Go Boating (Céline et Julie vont en bateau)

Charley Varrick

Chilly Scenes of Winter

Chinatown

Chinese Roulette (Chinesisches Roulette)

A Clockwork Orange

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Coffy

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Coming Home

The Conformist (Il conformista)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

The Conversation

Convoy

Cooley High

The Crazies

Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop)

Crimes of the Future (1970.)

Cross of Iron

Cry Uncle!

Daisy Miller

Damien: Omen II

Dark Star

Dawn of the Dead

Day for Night (La Nuit américaine)

Days of Heaven

Death on the Nile (1978.)

Death Race 2000

Death Wish

The Deep

Deep Red (Profondo rosso)

The Deer Hunter

Deliverance

Dersu Uzala

Despair

Desperate Living

The Devils

Diamonds Are Forever

Dirty Harry

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Dodes'ka-den

Dog Day Afternoon

Don't Look Now

Dracula (1979.)

The Driver

Duel

Duelle

The Duellists

Dusty and Sweets McGee

Earthquake

Eaten Alive

Effi Briest

The Electric Horseman

El Topo

The Enforcer

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle)

Enter the Dragon

Equus

Eraserhead

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Even Dwarfs Started Small (Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen)

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex

Every Which Way but Loose

The Exorcist

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Eyes of Laura Mars

Face to Face (Ansikte mot ansikte)

Family Plot

Fantastic Planet (La Planète sauvage)

Fast Company

Fat City

The Fate of Lee Khan

Female Trouble

Fellini's Casanova (Il Casanova di Federico Fellini)

F for Fake

Fiddler on the Roof

F.I.S.T.

Fist of Fury

Four Flies on Grey Velvet (4 mosche di velluto grigio)

The Four Musketeers

Fox and His Friends (Faustrecht der Freiheit)

Foxy Brown

Freebie and the Bean

The French Connection

Frenzy

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Funny Lady

Fun with Dick and Jane (1977.)

The Fury

Ganja & Hess

Gates of Heaven

The Getaway

Get Carter

Getting Straight

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Gimme Shelter

The Godfather

The Godfather Part II

Gods of the Plague (Götter der Pest)

The Goodbye Girl

Good Guys Wear Black

Go Tell the Spartans

The Great Waldo Pepper

Grease

The Green Room (La Chambre verte)

Grey Gardens

Hair

Halloween

The Harder They Come

Hard Times

Harlan County, USA

Harold and Maude

The Heartbreak Kid

Heart of Glass (Herz aus Glas)

Heaven Can Wait

Hester Street

High Anxiety

The Hills Have Eyes

Hi, Mom!

The Holy Mountain

Home Movies

Hooper

The Hospital

Husbands

I clowns

Images

India Song

The In-Laws

Interiors

Izbavitelj

Jabberwocky

Jaws

Jaws 2

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeremiah Johnson

The Jerk

Jesus Christ Superstar

Je tu il elle

Joe

Junior Bonner

Kelly's Heroes

The Kentucky Fried Movie

The Killer Elite

Killer of Sheep

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

King Kong (1976.)

Klute

Kramer vs. Kramer

The Kremlin Letter

The Landlord

The Last Detail

The Last House on the Left

The Last Movie

The Last of Sheila

The Last Picture Show

Last Tango in Paris

The Last Waltz

The Last Wave

The Late Show

Legend of the Mountain

Lenny

Leo the Last

Les Rendez-vous d'Anna

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life of Brian

Lisa and the Devil

Lisice

Little Big Man

A Little Romance

Live and Let Die

The Long Goodbye

Love and Anarchy (Film d'amore e d'anarchia)

Love and Death

Love on the Run (L'amour en fuite)

Love Story

La Luna

Macbeth (1971.)

Magnum Force

Mandingo

Manhattan

The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Loved Women (L'Homme qui aimait les femmes)

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man with the Golden Gun

The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun)

Martin

M*A*S*H

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Mean Streets

The Mechanic

The Merchant of Four Seasons (Händler der vier Jahreszeiten)

Mikey and Nicky

Minnie and Moskowitz

Mirror (Zerkalo)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Moonraker

The Mother and the W*ore (La maman et la putain)

Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven (Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel)

Mr. Majestyk

Multiple Maniacs

The Muppet Movie

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

My Little Loves (Mes Petites Amoureuses)

Nashville

National Lampoon's Animal House

Network

The New Centurions

A New Leaf

News from Home

New York, New York

Nickelodeon

A Night Full of Rain (La fine del mondo nel nostro...)

Night Moves

Noroît

North Dallas Forty

Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht)

Obsession

The Offence

Oh, God!

The Omen

The One and Only

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

De cierta manera (One Way or Another)

Opening Night

Orchestra Rehearsal (Prova d'orchestra)

Out 1: Noli me tangere

Paper Moon

The Parallax View

The Passenger (Professione: reporter)

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

A Perfect Couple

Performance

The Phantom of Liberty (Le Fantôme de la liberté)

Phantom of the Paradise

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Pink Flamingos

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Play It Again, Sam

The Poseidon Adventure

Predstava Hamleta u Mrduši Donjoj

Quadrophenia

Quintet

Rabid

Raining in the Mountain

The Return of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Robin and Marian

Rock 'n' Roll High School

Rocky

Rocky II

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Rollerball

Roma (1972.)

Saint Jack

Sambizanga

Saturday Night Fever

Schlock

Scrooge

The Seduction of Mimi (Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore)

See No Evil

The Sentinel

Serpico

Seven Beauties (Pasqualino Settebellezze)

Shaft

Shaft's Big Score!

Shaft in Africa

Shampoo

Shivers

The Shootist

Silent Movie

Silver Streak

Sisters

Slap Shot

Slaughterhouse-Five

Sleeper

Small Change (L'Argent de poche)

Smile (1975.)

Smokey and the Bandit

Solaris

Soleil Ô

Sorcerer

Soylent Green

The Spirit of the Beehive (El espíritu de la colmena)

The Spy Who Loved Me

Stalker

A Star Is Born (1976.)

Start the Revolution Without Me

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Wars

The Sting

The Story of Adèle H. (L'Histoire d'Adèle H.)

Straw Dogs

Stroszek

The Sugarland Express

The Sunshine Boys

Superman

Suspiria

Sweet Movie

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Swept Away (Travolti da un insolito destino...)

Taking Off

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Taxi Driver

Telefon

The Tenant

Tess

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

That Obscure Object of Desire (French: Cet obscur objet du désir)

Thieves Like Us

The Third Generation (Die Dritte Generation)

Three Days of the Condor

The Three Musketeers (1973.)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

THX 1138

Tko pjeva zlo ne misli

Tommy

Tora! Tora! Tora!

A Touch of Zen

Touki Bouki

The Towering Inferno

Tristana

The Turning Point

The Twelve Chairs (1970.)

Two English Girls (Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent)

Two-Lane Blacktop

Two Mules for Sister Sara

Up in Smoke

The Valiant Ones

Vanishing Point

Wake in Fright

Walkabout

Wanda

The Warriors

Watermelon Man

Wattstax

The Way of the Dragon

The Way We Were

A Wedding

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

What? (Che?)

What's Up, Doc?

Where's Poppa?

White Lightning

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

The Wicker Man

The Wild Child (L'Enfant sauvage)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Wise Blood

The Wiz

A Woman Under the Influence

Woodstock

Woyzeck

W.R. - Misterije organizma

Young Frankenstein

Zabriskie Point

Zardoz

[atlanticcanada]

Fundy Quay development continues, creating a 'central gathering place' in Uptown Saint John, N.B.

A multi-million dollar project aimed at creating a place to gather along the Saint John, N.B., waterfront is showing signs of progress.

The foundation is poured at the new amphitheater and steel beams erected. Concrete forms are up in the shape of islands. Once filled and finished, they’ll serve as year-round seating. While in the winter, they'll be part of a skating rink.

“It’s going to make the facility friendly kind of 12 months of the year,” says Market Square business owner GayeAnn Walsh. “So now we will be able to develop a winter market too.”

Walsh has owned and operated Walsh Luggage ever since the building came to be in 1983.

“It’s been kind of a dream of mine to see this before my days are done here,” beams Walsh. “I’ve been here for 40 years now, so it’s very exciting.”

That sentiment is echoed by fellow Market Square business owner Jesse Vergen.

“Once this project is completed it’s going to be a magical figurehead for New Brunswick,” says the owner of the Saint John Ale House. “This has been sort of on the drawing board for the past 30 years, so finally all the money is coming together and this project is taking off.”

Saint John City Coun. David Hickey believes the project will serve as a cornerstone for positive growth in the Port City.

“This is going to set the table for what we want growth in Saint John to look like,” says Hickey. “We want the community to feel that they can really have a place to be Uptown. Have a central gathering place, and make sure that our waterfront continues to be publicly accessible.”

Hickey says his constituents are feeling the excitement with the sight of infrastructure being put in place.

“It’s going to see an extension of Harbour Passage from the boardwalk around the waterfront.” Says Hickey. “It’s going to add public gathering space, it's going to add patios for the businesses along there, it’s going to add skating. I mean there’s a lot to be excited about here.”

The public portion of the project is set to wrap up at the end of 2023. Some areas will be finished sooner if all goes to schedule.

“We’re going to have 4 season patios with retractable glass,” says the owner of the Saint John Ale House. “And be able to create events and feed and water the local population all year around.”

The restaurant patios for Market Square are set to open on June 30.

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[writer59january13]

Wergle Flomp Good Humor 2023

The following constitutes a rather twisted as a pretzel TITLE:

I dash with my jiggling boobs in an attempt to escape... being overrun by teddy bears and beanie babies while carrying out heavy duty spring cleaning.

Twas the bright idea of zee missus aye air and dedicate this poem

(yes tis correct, if you bare lee remember this mister

did formerly she push lee duck clear addressed said spouse

"my little buttock blaster” endear ring - for obvious reasons,

and before she begat two 'ere rip press ably lovely daughters),

anyway thee wife I fear to publicize contracted a benign

strain sans incurable glare ring housecleaning malady; thus far no unpronounceable hair raising name affixed

to non contagious condition, nevertheless

accursed malady, whereby to keep her from auctioning me on eBay, I squarely hide in root cellar.

She frenziedly scrubbing stubborn stains

from clothes, dishes, and gamut of hibernating Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus

horde (nee motley crue) entrapping scampering dust bunnies that come breathing alive

nsync with beastie boy city rollers culture clubbing babes

upon first spring day engrossed in this, that,

or some other sweeping floor foray (analogously to Velveteen Rabbit) shedding fifty shades of gray winter coat when warmer temperatures arrive,

where humongous fur clumps would lay comprising sudden empty raft of shelf space minus a may zing globules, oh...lemme get on track, whence frenzied fever

"cleaning bug" nee major virus afflicting wife,

would necessitate impossible task

strapping former feisty Norwegian farm gal in straight jacket livingsocial every would be no game to play 24/7 daily challenge devious skullduggery Smokey and the Bandits

an imp posse sub bill outlaw gang, who lived

like Aristo curr Rats along the quay, which unpredictable timeframe

boot tiring and cruel task

of her life Yukon say thine remaining lifetime,

that's my wife oye vey would frank lee zapping

every last oomph of mine if able twin door remaining with spouse meanwhile 'till she obviously plucks persistent sprouting stranded follicle tiller broad forehead resembles

a minuscule tarmac way.

Though far fetched, not impossible

for me and Joe Six Pack to become one and the same since a concerned counterpart

contributes to the mix cuz, she waves a scolding gold finger

dying with craven craving for sweet licks to grace tastebuds longing

to savor and dissolve sucrose in any one of the natural

or synthesized combinations in an effort whose memory of a washboard tummy

doth hunger for youth afflicts

recent embarkation since maintaining a diet

of exercise no more pesky heeding "yo dude"

(you look like a lady),

the inner fitness maven against

temptation of high caloric junk food

and nightly snack king

on a flexible fitness routine,

this lxiv aged body electric feels good

these myopic eyes and

well-calibrated hands measure less dense hood-

winking bosom, that if I feigned being

a "bared naked lady" -

asper this chest lewd

city in reference to "man boobs"

that seemed to materialize overnight

now appear to decrease as well

that unwanted "love handle,

this chap more inclined

tubby in a greater mood

to parade around

this non-crowded house shirtless

AND definitely NOT in public,

BUT no weigh Jose

would this generic guy go completely nude

cuz being self-consciousness of my physique

might prompt outsiders

to consider me a prude

and even during closed bedroom door

sexual exploits deter me tibia rude

fellow (with average go daddy long legs)

and my dangling dipstick smallish

(concluding biology screwed)

a chap worthy tube he more endowed,

though gratitude proffered

to same divine cosmic consciousness

but as the year's pile up appreciation

of functional faculties alter matts' at tee 'tude

accepting physical characteristics

more or less static

hoe ping believe mass elf ya wood.

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