#Gail Young

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Round 1, Poll 13: Young Wizards vs Ella Enchanted

Now, I'll always be a Gail Carson Levine stan, but I have to admit that So You Want to Be a Wizard occupied a unique space in my brain for many years; thank god I'm not voting

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[evilwickedme]

characters you could tell me are transgender in any direction, and I'd believe you, an incomplete list

any barbie brand doll

young justice 98 (esp bart, kon, cassie, and tim, but really anybody who ever joined that team has just immense amounts of gender)

peter parker

any character from the zelda games franchise, but especially link

[chrisginny]

so anyways i am unwell

[conspiracy-crows]

Me: grows up reading fairy tales(kindness is always the answer) and Terry Pratchett(Well is anyone gonna fix this? No? Fine, guess I'll do it then) and Diane Duane(Entropy is the Enemy, you can stall Entropy, be kind, be understanding, treat all things with respect), Gail Carson Levine(you are never alone, you can break the curse, you are more powerful and brave than you could ever dream)

Me: grows up watching Star Trek(Explore, never lose your Wonder, do the best thing you can even in awful circumstances, never give up on what you believe in) Doctor Who(Hope is a helping hand, Hope is the man who lost everything making sure you don't, everything is a miracle, nobody is unimportant) Leverage(we're all different, that's what makes the world work, there are always people you can lean on, even if you're weird you belong somewhere, always fight for the underdog, sometimes the right thing ignores the rules)

Me: grows up listening to my Christian family and church constantly talking about being christ-like(feed the poor, yes even him, do not be afraid of the ones in pain, do not judge others for their work, do not blame a man when his life falls apart, help him, always reach out your hand, we are all connected)

Me:*internalizes all of that, working very hard to follow the examples that have been set for me, struggle for a bit with letting people walk all over me but eventually find balance that lets me care for myself too*

Guy I've been talking to: you're far more kind and sweet than most people I've met

Me: I don't see how I do anything special, I just followed the guidebook???

[ambreignsfan4life]

Your Month, Some WWE Female's with the same birthday month as you

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Credit to all gif owners

[i-used-to-wear-the-fedora]

I will not tolerate the Amanda hair slander

[thursdaymurderbub]

A mistaken excerpt from an interview with Melvyn Douglas in 1980 Toronto, taken from Conversations with Classic Film Stars: interviews from Hollywood's golden era (2016) by James Bawden and Ron Miller. The "It" at the beginning is the film Ninotchka (1939).

Accoring to imdb, Too Many Husbands was released on March 21, 1940 and My Favorite Wife was released two months later on May 17 1940. Despite being released later, My Favourite Wife was more popular with audiences, so Mr Douglas isn't wrong there.

Just for fun, also according to IMDB two endings were filmed for Too Many Husbands, one in which Jean Arthur ends up with Melvyn Douglas and the other in whcih she ends up with Fred MacMurray. Then Columbia screened the picture with both endings to college students at UCLA and USC. More than 10,000 questionnaires were given out and the responses decided the ending of the film!

Personally, I love both these movies and it's always hard to believe they aren't purposeful gender-reversals of each other. And they even came out the same year!

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At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed by this affliction, but not feisty Ella: "Instead of making me docile, Lucinda's curse made a rebel of me. Or perhaps I was that way naturally." When her beloved mother dies, leaving her in the care of a mostly absent and avaricious father, and later, a loathsome stepmother and two treacherous stepsisters, Ella's life and well-being seem to be in grave peril. But her intelligence and saucy nature keep her in good stead as she sets out on a quest for freedom and self-discovery as she tries to track down Lucinda to undo the curse, fending off ogres, befriending elves, and falling in love with a prince along the way. Yes, there is a pumpkin coach, a glass slipper, and a happily ever after, but this is the most remarkable, delightful, and profound version of Cinderella you'll ever read. Gail Carson Levine's examination of traditional female roles in fairy tales takes some satisfying twists and deviations from the original. Ella is bound by obedience against her will, and takes matters in her own hands with ambition and verve. Her relationship with the prince is balanced and based on humor and mutual respect; in fact, it is she who ultimately rescues him. Ella Enchanted has won many well-deserved awards, including a Newbery Honor.

[fantastic-nonsense]

any time I think about these two exchanges I get uncontrollably angry thinking about what we could have had if Dan Didio and the rest of DC editorial during the New 52 era hadn't been so ridiculously awful

"Babs couldn't wear glasses," "Babs can't be a librarian," "Oracle can't be mentioned in ANY context" I hate them. I hate them so much. The Killing Joke can remain canon and be REPEATEDLY focused on but Barbara Gordon can't be a librarian or be recognized as a disabled character in literally any way. What a joke.

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[evilwickedme]

By members I mean people who are actually in the young justice 1998 team, ie not red tornado or people who happen to appear in the comic

[the-novel-approach-reviews]

Review: Divinity 36 by Gail Carriger

Title: Divinity 36 Series: Tinkered Starsong: Book One Author: Gail Carriger Publisher: Self-Published Length: 333 Pages Category: YA/Teen, Space Opera Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: From the world-building to the characters and the way I became invested in them and their connection to one another, this book simply affirms my love of Gail Carriger’s brand of storytelling. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:…

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Romanov family on Broadway: Tally Sessions as Tsar Nicholas (top left), Gail Bennett as Tsarina Alexandra (top right), Maria Briggs as Maria (middle left), Allison Walsh as Olga (middle right), Molly Rushing as Young Anastasia (bottom left), Delilah Rose Pellow as Alexei (bottom middle), and Kelli Youngman as Tatiana (bottom right)

[nikihawkes]

Book Review: Manners and Mutiny by Gail Carriger

Title: Manners and Mutiny Author: Gail Carriger Series: Finishing School #4 Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Rating: 3.5/5 stars The Overview: Lessons in the art of espionage aboard Mademoiselle Geraldine’s floating dirigible have become tedious without Sophronia’s sweet sootie Soap nearby. She would much rather be using her skills to thwart the dastardly Picklemen, yet her concerns about their…