Ep119 World of Warcraft: the Musical w/ Glenn Slater! (Broadway!)
Praise the Lord, because the lyricist dearicist to our hearts is back- Glenn Slater! (Say what?! *faints*) In this weeks School of Rock reunion, Mr JWags takes the reigns as lead host for the first time as we welcome this Oscar-Nominated legend back into the chamber to review Lord's Fallen Idols, before jumping into the deep-end with a Leap of Faith- but will we be crucified and left revived?!
Plus, we chat terrible reviews, what makes a good lyric, Jonathan's School of Rock performance, Lizzie Bea and Alfie Parker, Sister Act the Musical Australia, Casey Donovan, how Hugh Jackman ruined Leap of Faith, and so much more in this honest and warm conversation!
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The Final Round!
After 10 fabulous rounds, it's time for the most fabulous. Vote for your favourite! The magnificent contenders are:
Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha (rhythm dance)
Kaori Sakamoto (free skate)
Amber Glenn
Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps
Donovan Carrillo
Kaori Sakamoto (short program)
Young You
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier
Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha (free dance)
Shoma Uno
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Reading update
Light Up the Lamp by Kit Oliver - 5/5 stars
Kit Oliver can do no wrong, I guess. I figured I'd like this one a lot given that I loved her other two novels, but hockey books usually aren't five star reads for me. Along comes this book! Unrelentingly lovely, and even though I knew it was going to have an HEA, I still found myself worried that Gil wasn't going to figure shit out.
The Faerie Hounds of York by Arden Powell - 5/5 stars
Gorgeous book that read like a dreamy, dark fairy tale. The first book by Arden Powell I read was really funny, and this was like the complete opposite. Powell has range! This one is sad, but still has a happy ending. If you like Emily Tesh's Greenhollow Duology, I highly recommend this one. They're definitely in the same vein.
Deosil by Jordan L Hawk - 4.75/5 stars
I was SO SAD to get to the end of this series. Whyborne, Griffin, Christine, Iskander, Persephone, Maggie, Niles...I could go on, I love them all. It's hard to say good-bye but they all got a wonderful ending.
The Inside Edge by Ashlyn Kane - 3/5 stars
The Taste of Desert Green by Kim Fielding - 4.25/5 stars
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass - 1/5 stars
Crushed Ice by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James - 4/5 stars
Roustabout by Morgan Brice - 3/5 stars
Prince in Disguise by Tavia Lark - 5/5 stars
Loved this one just as much as the first in the series. I expected the Draskorans to be...idk, like stereotype fantasy barbarians, so it was extremely refreshing that they weren't.
Old Time Religion by EH Lupton - 5/5 stars
Ahhhhhhhh I love this series!! I really really enjoyed the first book, and I loved this one even more. Really good, really original. I can't recommend this one and Dionysus in Wisconsin enough!
A Thief and a Gentleman by Arden Powell - 3.5/5 stars
The Devil to Pay by Katie Daysh - 4.75/5 stars
If you like Patrick O'Brian but find yourself thinking, surely this could be more gay? Then Katie Daysh's books are for you. This is the second in the series and I was delighted to learn yesterday from her newsletter that she's working on the third, because I definitely am not ready for the series to end! The first book was from Nightingale's POV (there might have been some bits from Courtney's POV? But not many), and this one is entirely from Courtney's. Courtney and Nightingale didn't actually get to spend much time together in this one so I hope they catch more of a break in book 3.
Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson - DNF at pg 6
The Engineer by CS Poe - 4/5 stars
The Larks Still Bravely Singing by Aster Glenn Gray - 5/5 stars
If you're not reading Aster Glenn Gray yet, why not? Why not??? Seriously, if you like Cat Sebastian, PLEASE give Aster Glenn Gray a try. I have yet to read a book by the woman that isn't gorgeous. This book is set right at the tail end of WWI and into the interwar period and is about two young English men who were injured and invalided out of the army. They're both disabled (Robert, the POV character, is missing a leg, and David is missing a hand) and have PTSD.
Also recommended if you like KJ Charles's Will Darling Adventures trilogy. The Larks Still Bravely Singing is just straight historical romance, not romantic suspense, but it deals with similar themes.
Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S Jae-Jones - DNF at pg 24
Mr Warren's Profession by Sebastian Nothwell - 4.75/5 stars
LOVED this book. I think it's the only historical romance I've read that uses the Industrial Revolution so heavily in the plot, which I really enjoyed. Plus, gorgeous cover.
Honey Mead Murder by Dahlia Donovan - DNF at pg 5
A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey - 3.25/5 stars
String Theory by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James - 3.75/5 stars
One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny - 5/5 stars
I honestly don't know why, when I received this book in like, November, I didn't immediately put it on the top of my TBR pile. I knew I was going to love it; I was super excited to get my copy. Every time I've shuffled my TBR (like, my actual physical TBR...it's a whole thing...it's actually been mistaken for my full book collection but haha no that's just 200 books I haven't read yet sitting on my stairs...), I've lamented that it's not closer to the top. And then I realized, this is literally my TBR and my own weird fake rules that I've made up about it, so I can actually just pull it from the stack and read it now. So I did!
And yeah, I loved it. So much. Raff and Penn will probably live rent free in my mind forever, not to mention Ash and Lily. I loved the medieval setting (another setting you don't see much in queer historical romance!) and how it really felt like a different world than ours. Plus I'm a sucker for road trip romances. And daddy issues. And horrific scars.
And ugh, the training scenes. The sexual tension. The PINING. Masterfully done. Chef's kiss.
Also we're going to find out who Oliver was, right? RIGHT??? And what happened to Penn's brother?
Out of Touch by Michael Sarais - DNF at pg 7
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves - 4.25/5 stars
Always enjoy a mystery that's well-paced and well-written. I've never actually read anything by Ann Cleeves but I'm going to pick up the rest of this series.
The Death I Gave Him by Em X Liu - DNF at pg 284
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WRITE LIST
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Español: Lista de fandoms para los que escribo junto con sus personajes
English: List of the fandoms for those who I write along with their characters
TWD (The Walking Death)
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Daryl Dixon
Rick Grimes
Carl Grimes
Negan Smith
Glenn Rhee
Shane Walsh
Maggie Greene
Carol Peletier
Michonne
Rosita Espinosa
Etc.
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Star Wars
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Anakin Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Han Solo
Luke Skywalker
Din Djarin/ The Mandalorian
Ben Solo/ Kylo Ren
Padmé Amidala
Leia Organa
Ahsoka Tano
Rey
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South Park
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Team Stan
Stan Marsh
Kyle Brofovski
Kenny McCormick
Eric Cartman
Butters Stotch
Team Craig
Craig Tucker
Tweek Tweak
Clyde Donovan
Token Black
Jimmy Valmer
And more.
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JJK (Jujutsu Kaisen)
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Gojo Satoru
Suguru Getō
Kento Nanami
Ryōmen Sukuna
Toji Fushiguro
Megumi Fushiguro
Yuji Itadori
Nobara Kugisaki
Shoko Ieiri
Maki Zenin
Etc.
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CODW (Call of Duty Warzone)
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Simon "Ghost" Riley
John "Soap" MacTavish
König
Kim Hong-jin (Horangi)
Keegan P. Russ
Alejandro Vargas
John Price
Valeria Garza
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Resident Evil
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Leon S. Kennedy
Luis Serra
Carlos Oliveira
Chris Redfield
Albert Wesker
Ada Wong
Jill Valentine
Sheva Alomar
Claire Redfield
Ashley Graham
Karl Heisenberg
Etc.
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DMC (Devil May Cry)
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Dante Sparda
Vergil
V
Nero
Lady
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Arcane
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Jinx/Powder
Vi/Violet
Mel Medarda
Caitlyn Kiramman
Viktor
Ekko
Jayce
Finn
Silco
Vander
Sevika
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Streamers
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LATAM
Roier
Spreen
Quackity
Cellbit
Pac
Missasinfonia
ElMariana
Rodri Carreraaa
Robleis
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ENGLISH
Foolish
Philza
Fit
Slimecicle
Fundy
Markiplier
EUROPE
ElRubius
Vegetta777
Etoiles
Luzu
Jagger
Baghera Jones
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And a lot more of fandoms and characters, but I'm going to leave it here or it would be a very long post ^^'
Y muchos fandoms y personajes más, pero hasta aquí lo voy a dejar porque si no sería un post muy largo ^^'
Any doubt or question, send dm o/
Cualquier duda o pregunta manda mensaje o/
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Ben Smith at Semafor:
A conservative American media company has fired one of the YouTubers implicated in an alleged Russian influence operation exposed by the US Department of Justice this week.
“Lauren Chen was an independent contractor, whose contract has been terminated,” Blaze Media CEO Tyler Cardon said in an email to Semafor.
Chen and her husband, Liam Donovan, are the co-founders of Tenet Media, a previously obscure media company that paid eye-popping sums to right-wing influencers to produce videos that echoed Russian propaganda and other right-wing talking points, according to an indictment.
She also contributed videos to BlazeTV, an arm of Blaze Media, which was founded by the former Fox News host and talk radio figure Glenn Beck, which was not mentioned in Wednesday’s indictment.
The two Americans were also not named in the indictment, which instead charged two Russians associated with the state-owned Russia Today with money laundering and violating foreign influence laws.
Blaze Media issues pink-slip to Lauren Chen, who was named in a DOJ investigation on Russian propaganda.
Chen has hosted shows on BlazeTV (and CRTV prior to the CRTV/TheBlazeTV merger).
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