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Memories of Earl Munro and great aunt’s Cora (Munro) Yuill- Grandmother Florence Yuill- Linda (More) Dryer

In response to Halls Mills School– Earl Munro –1968 by Linda (More) Dryer Lovely to read both my great uncle’s, Earl Munro and great aunt’s Cora (Munro) Yuill contributions with regard to their school Halls Mills. They were both very dear siblings to my grandmother Florence (Munro) Watt and close to my family’s heart as well. All 3 of the 5 Munro siblings loved to write to the Almonte Gazette…

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Charlton & Yuill - Bitch Witch - Venus Library - 1970

[someotherdog]

@fadinglights / 030, an empty stretch of road beside a broken down car. / bill & yuna! / posted in beta.

bill was driving a silver audi r8 convertible, though it wasn't his. he didn't actually know who the car belonged to, but he didn't care. that was the primary nature of the los locos lobos, stealing cars off the street and chopping them up, or changing the plates and color to use for themselves. of course there were many more illegal avenues that the lobos took, but they started in car theft and it was still a very lucrative venture for them. that was the first thing he noticed, speeding past the woman on the side of the road. he could only assume car trouble from the steam that was rising from the hood. he noticed the car first, then her second. just from a brief glimpse, the woman quite literally stole his breath. bill slowed down, pulling off onto the shoulder and coming to a complete stop. after a minute of smoothing down his hair and making sure his glock was safely tucked away in the glove compartment, bill exited the audi. the heat hit him like a brick. pushing his sunglasses farther up his nose as he approached her, he smiled and then gestured towards the car behind her, "well, aren't you unlucky?" he laughed lightly, "maybe i can help you out?" despite his love of driving stolen cars, he wasn't actually that much of a mechanic, but he had to talk to her. bill thought he might've done anything to be in her presence.

[randomrichards]

CRIME WAVE (1985):

Girl recalls a time

A Silent tenant moved in

And wrote mysteries

[1day1movie]

Doctor Who Am I (2022) Matthew Jacobs, Vanessa Yuille.

[focr]

It wasn’t the author’s idea, “for no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). The verb “carried along” was used of a ship “carried along” by the wind (e.g., Acts 27:15–17). This means that the Holy Spirit carried along the human authors in such a way that what they wrote was His, not theirs. The Bible, therefore, isn’t the product of human invention; rather, it’s the Word of God.

~ Stephen Yuille

[thexfridax]

D.E.B.S. at 20: a Queer Cult Classic

Bessie Yuill Photo: Sundance/WireImage

There is a secret film hidden within the shadowy sapphic corners of Letterboxd. Some call it escapist trash, some call it an underrated cult classic, fools call it a male fantasy. It calls itself D.E.B.S. As other early-2000s chick flicks like Charlie’s Angels and St. Trinian’s have been reevaluated and embraced for their candy-floss aesthetics and campy wit over the years, the lesbian community was quietly reclaiming its own equivalent with 2004’s D.E.B.S.

The precursor to contemporary high-concept lesbian films like Bottoms, the spy flick is filled with something that queer female moviegoers still often yearn for: fun. That includes Jordana Brewster and her era-defying eyebrows as the impeccably named supervillain Lucy Diamond, John Woo–style fight scenes that parody the action genre in the same way as Charlie’s Angels, and a cheerfully cheap aesthetic where spies run around in plaid schoolgirl skirts.

D.E.B.S. was written, directed, and edited by filmmaker Angela Robinson. While “unapologetically queer” might be an overused phrase, it does apply neatly to Robinson. The Chicago-born director’s first project was a short film called Chickula: Teenage Vampire, calling on the long history of vampiric queer women that began with 1872’s Carmilla.

Her love of playing with genre led her to later put a lesbian spin on the movie musical by writing the underappreciated Girltrash: All Night Long and exploring polyamory in a period biopic about the creators of Wonder Woman, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. On the small screen, she also burnished her lesbian credentials by working on several episodes of The L Word.

When D.E.B.S. started life as a short film, Robinson described it as “a story about a trio of superspies who are all chicks. I love all the comic-book characters: Charlie’s Angels, Batman, Josie & the Pussycats … But I always wanted them to be gay and they never were, so I wrote my own.” Success at Sundance led to Sony snatching the short up and deciding that D.E.B.S. should be a full-length feature.

Two decades later, the joy of this movie lies in the details. The tone is immediately set by a gravelly voice-over telling us that there is a secret test hidden within the SAT to recruit young female superspies (and establishing that, like Bottoms, this is a film aware of genre archetypes and willing to push believability). Our main character Amy (Sara Foster) is an academic overachiever — like many lesbians overcompensating for their perceived failure to live up to social norms. Her perfect score on the secret SAT test makes it even more scandalous when she falls for the aforementioned supervillain Lucy Diamond.

Queer friend groups may delight over the nostalgic frosty eye shadow and lip gloss worn by the D.E.B.S. (which stands for “discipline, energy, beauty, strength,” naturally) at all times. Flip phones, CGI holographic screens, and Goldfrapp’s appearance on the soundtrack will also remind you that you’re watching a film made in the early 2000s. And many will squeal when they spot Holland Taylor, over a decade before she came out, as the academy’s head.

Admittedly, the special effects are goofy enough to cross over into comedy, especially when our girls are abseiling into a restaurant or climbing walls with plungers, and the lighting could be charitably described as resembling teen soap operas of that era. But the chemistry between Amy and Lucy is crackling enough that YouTube compilations of their scenes have racked up hundreds of thousands of views online. Their fun enemies-to-lovers plotline begins with the pair pointing guns at each other and quickly progresses to a whirlwind romance (the other D.E.B.S. think Amy’s been kidnapped and launch a national manhunt, just as many friend groups have had to organize rescue missions for lesbians on weeklong first dates).

You could argue that espionage serves as a metaphor for the closet and that Amy is such an effective spy because she’s used to lying to herself about her sexuality. But that almost seems like too much weight to put on this meringue confection of a genre spoof: Its campiness liberates the characters to inhabit a fun, exaggerated universe with no serious homophobia or consequences. Guns are used, but the so-called superspies have such consistently terrible aim that there are no real casualties. And Lucy Diamond’s supposedly nefarious crimes are all reversible — the murders pinned on her are revealed to be misunderstandings, and she returns all of her stolen goods in order to win Amy back.

When this live-action Totally Spies with a lesbian twist debuted, it only made $97,000 and was dismissed by critics. But there were enough moviegoing gays impressed by its snappy dialogue, fun romance, and stunning supporting cast (including Meagan Good, Jimmi Simpson, and Devon Aoki with a French accent) for its reputation to grow online over time. In forums and YouTube comment sections, young girls were asking, “Are there any lesbian films where they just fall in love and have fun and don’t die at the end?” Their answer was D.E.B.S.

[carla-enjoys]

Photo by Annika Kafcaloudis, cake by Chris Yuille, styled by Stephanie Stamatis for Dinosaur Designs

[fashionboots]

Kate Yuille

London, England.

[maturemenoftvandfilms]

Thanks for the picture of Jimmy Yuill - I've lusted after him since his days in the British Police series Wycliff in the 1990s alongside the legendary Jack Shepherd and the cuddly forensic guy played by Tim Wylton. Love your site - keep up the good work!

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IWTV S2 Musings - Pimping Claudia: Always a yes, Maitre

Girl, we could pop some champagne and we could have a ball We could toast to the good life, girl, we could have it all We could really splurge, girl, and tear up the mall If ever you needed someone, I'm the one you should call I'll be there to pick you up if ever you should fall If you got problems, I can solve 'em, they big or they small That other n***a you be with ain't 'bout sh*t I'm your friend, your father, and confidant, b*tch

-- P.I.M.P., 50 Cent (Get Rich, Or Die Trying)

Kennedy, M. Alexis, Carolin Klein, Jessica TK Bristowe, Barry S. Cooper, and John C. Yuille. "Routes of Recruitment: Pimps' Techniques and Other Circumstances that Lead to Street Prostitution." Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 15, no. 2 (2007): 1-19.

[byneddiedingo]

Love's Labour's Lost (Kenneth Branagh, 2000)

Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Kenneth Branagh, Carmen Ejogo, Matthew Lillard, Adrian Lester, Emily Mortimer, Richard Briers, Geraldine McEwan, Stefania Rocco, Jimmy Yuill, Nathan Lane, Timothy Spall. Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh, based on a play by William Shakespeare. Cinematography: Alex Thomson. Production design: Tim Harvey. Film editing: Dan Farrell, Neil Farrell. Music: Patrick Doyle.  

[kirstydreaming]

Kate Yuille

[just-ray]

Guys i have a small dilemma where i can't decide what order to read my books in and it's making me not want to read any of them so I am coming to tumblr for help.

I have mysteriously fallen I to possession of (I bought) some books over the past few months and am trying to start reading again.

I am currently reading "Democracy - Eleven Different Writers And Leaders On What It Is - And It Matters" by Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Erica Benner, Kaja Kallas, Aditi Mittal, Vjosa Osmani, Adela Raz, Elizabeth Shafak, Lola Shonetin, Yuan Yang, Lea Ypi, Roula Khalaf and Juliet Riddell, and I'm LOVING IT and jntend to finish it before starting anything else- HOWEVER, after I finish it I also want to read:

•Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

•The Bible by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Saint Paul and various different authors.

•The Irish Constitution by Éamon de Valera and John Hearne, and edited/expanded upon by many different writers.

•Bertie Aherns autobiography

•How Politics Works: The Concepts Visually Explained by Chris Yuill

But I can't decide what order to read them in.

Save me Tumblr.

[foibles-fables]

rules: shuffle your On Repeat playlist and list the first five songs in a poll, then have your followers choose their favorite!

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