#Rebecca Braun

[nextwavefutures]

Using ‘literary futures’ to open up the imagination

I’ve been aware of the concept of “literary futures” since I attended a workshop at Lancaster University’s then Institute for Social Futures in early 2020.[1] Emily Spiers ran a narrative futures component in an all-day workshop that was, presciently, about biohazards. That work has been taken further by Emily’s former colleague Rebecca Braun, now at the University of Galway, and she has just…

[chaztalk]

[kwebtv]

Starhyke  -   Showcase TV  -  December 16 - 30, 2011

Science Fiction / Comedy (6 episodes)

Running Time:  30 minutes

Stars:

Claudia Christian as Captain Belinda Blowhard

Brad Gorton as Commander Willian C. Cropper

Fiona Reynard as Vilma Maureen Down

Jeremy Bulloch as Doctor Yul Striker

Mike Edmonds as Logan

Rachel Grant as Lt. Commander Wu Oof

Rebecca Nichols as Nurse Sandy Beach

Simon Lewis as Reginald Montague Duck

Stephanie Jory as Chief Engineer Sally Popyatopov

Suanne Braun as Lt. Commander Dotty-Ky

Sue Witheridge as Daphne

Wayne Pilbeam as Ensign Bull Ox

Gene Foad as Hologram

Jason Bailey as Lt. Commander Christian

Simon Gilvear as The Reptid

Keiran McGreevy as Ensign Alan Hole

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

PotO Gifsets Masterpost Vol. II

Brad Little & Lisa Vroman (US Tour)

Music of the Night

Point of No Return

Act II Unmasking

Final Lair Kiss

Howard McGillin & Elizabeth Loyacano (Broadway, 2008)

The First Lair

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

Point of No Return: Part III

Final Lair Kiss

Scott Davies & Meredith Braun (West End, 2000)

The First Lair

Point of No Return

Final Lair Kiss

Akutagawa Eiji & Hanaoka Hisako (Sapporo, 1994)

The First Lair

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

Act II Unmasking

Final Lair Kiss

Ted Keegan & Elizabeth Welch (Broadway, 2023)

Point of No Return

Final Lair Kiss

Ethan Freeman & Anna Görner w. Nikolaj Alexander Brucker (Essen, 2006)

Little Lotte

The Mirror

The Phantom of the Opera

Music of the Night: Part I

Music of the Night: Part II

I Remember...

Stranger Than You Dreamt It

The Rooftop: Part I

The Rooftop: Part II

All I Ask of You: Part I

All I Ask of You: Part II

All I Ask of You: Part III

Masquerade: Part I

Masquerade: Part II

Why So Silent?

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

Point of No Return: Part III

Point of No Return: Part IV

Act II Unmasking

The Final Lair: Part I

The Final Lair: Part II

The Final Lair: Part III

The Final Lair: Part IV

Greg Mills & Mary Michael Patterson (Broadway, 2014)

The Mirror

The Phantom of the Opera

I Have Brought You

Music of the Night

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

Act II Unmasking

Down Once More

The Final Lair: Part I

The Final Lair: Part II

Laird Mackintosh & Julia Udine (Broadway, 2016)

The Mirror

The Phantom of the Opera

Music of the Night

I Remember...

Stranger Than You Dreamt It

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

The Final Lair: Part I

The Final Lair: Part II

Henk Poort & Joke de Kruijf w. Peter de Smet (Amsterdam, 1993)

The Mirror/Title Song

Music of the Night

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

Final Lair Kiss

Gary Mauer & Jennifer Hope Wills w. Jason Mills (Broadway, 2007)

Little Lotte (w. Jason Mills)

The Phantom of the Opera

Music of the Night

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

Act II Unmasking

The Final Lair: Part I

The Final Lair: Part II

Howard McGillin & Rebecca Pitcher (Broadway, 2006)

The Phantom of the Opera

Music of the Night

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

Point of No Return: Part III

Act II Unmasking

The Final Lair

Howard McGillin & Sandra Joseph (Broadway)

Music of the Night

Paul Stanley & Melissa Dye w. Laird Mackintosh (Toronto, 1999)

The Phantom of the Opera

Music of the Night

Stranger Than You Dreamt It

Point of No Return: Part I

Point of No Return: Part II

The Final Lair: Part I

The Final Lair: Part II

[wheel-of-fish]

Updated stream list

Everything we've watched so far!

Longtime crowd favorites (streamed at least three times) are marked with a single asterisk.

Why isn’t [specific actor/video] on this list?

The video is currently marked not for trade.

We haven’t gotten to it yet.

The footage does not exist or is too incomplete.

It isn't on a platform I can stream it from.

There's something particularly off-putting about the video or actor.

How can I get a copy of a video listed here?

There's a list of publicly available bootlegs here, and there are many other adaptations on the Phantom Retrospective channel. Otherwise, contact @glassprism (or another trader) for a possible trade, or check her website for info on which master(s) to contact.

For general stream info, please see the Saturday Streams FAQ.

On to the list!

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (Dividing these by decade because there's a character limit per text block!)

1980s/90s

1988 Broadway: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton

1989 Broadway: Cris Groenendaal, Rebecca Luker, Steve Barton

1989 Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Dale Kristien, Steve Barton

1990 Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Mary D’Arcy, Reece Holland*

1991 Los Angeles: Michael Crawford, Dale Kristien, Michael Piontek

1993 U.S. Tour: Franc D’Ambrosio, Tracy Shayne, Ciaran Sheehan

1993 Vienna: Alexander Goebel, Luzia Nistler, Alfred Pfeifer*

1994 Sapporo: Eiji Akutagawa, Hisako Hanaoka, Masayuki Sano*

1994 Toronto: Peter Karrie, Teresa DeZarn, David Rogers

1995 Broadway: Davis Gaines, Tracy Shayne, Ciaran Sheehan

1995 London: Ethan Freeman, Jill Washington, Simon Bowman*

1998 Broadway: Thomas James O’Leary, Tracy Shayne, Gary Mauer

1998 Los Angeles: Davis Gaines, Marie Danvers, Lawrence Anderson*

1998 San Francisco: Franc D’Ambrosio, Lisa Vroman, Christopher Carl*

1998 Toronto: Peter Karrie, Elizabeth DeGrazia, David Rodgers*

1998 Broadway: Thomas James O'Leary, Sandra Joseph, Gary Mauer

1998 Broadway: Thomas James O’Leary, Tracy Shayne, Gary Mauer

1999 Broadway: Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan, Gary Mauer

1999 Toronto: Paul Stanley, Melissa Dye, Laird Mackintosh

1999/2000 Mexico City: Saulo Vasconcelos, Irasema Terrazas, Jose Joel*

Early 2000s

2000 Antwerp: Hans Peter Janssens, Inneke van Klinken, Michael Shawn Lewis

2000 London: Scott Davies, Meredith Braun, Matt Cammelle

2000 London: Scott Davies, Charlotte Page, Matt Cammelle

2001 Hamburg: Ian Jon Bourg, Colby Thomas, Kyle Gonyea

2001 Hamburg: Ian Jon Bourg, Olivia Safe, Kyle Gonyea

2001 Hamburg: Michael Nicholson, Olivia Safe, Christopher Morandi

2002 London: John Owen-Jones, Celia Graham, Robert Finlayson

2003 Broadway: Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan, Jim Weitzer

2003 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, Jim Weitzer

2003 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Lisa Vroman, John Cudia

2003 U.S. Tour: Brad Little, Lisa Vroman, Tim Martin Gleason

2004 Madrid: Luis Armando, Teresa Barrientos, Armando Pita

2004 Stuttgart: Thomas Schulze, Maike Switzer, Carsten Axel Lepper*

2005 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, John Cudia

2005 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sandra Joseph, Tim Martin Gleason

2005 Broadway: James Romick, Marie Danvers, John Cudia

2005 Essen: Thomas Borchert, Sandra Danyella, Nikolaj Brucker

2005 London: John Owen-Jones, Rachel Barrell, Oliver Thornton

2005 U.S. Tour: Gary Mauer, Marie Danvers, Michael Shawn Lewis

2006 Essen: Ethan Freeman, Anne Gorner, Nikolaj Brucker

2006 Essen: Uwe Kröger, Beatrix Reiter, Lucius Wolter*

2006 London: Earl Carpenter, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon*

2006 São Paulo: Saulo Vasconcelos, Kiara Sasso, Nando Prado

2006 U.S. Tour: Gary Mauer, Elizabeth Southard, Jim Weitzer*

2006 U.S. Tour: John Cudia, Jennifer Hope Wills, Adam Monley

2007 Broadway: Gary Mauer, Jennifer Hope Wills, Jason Mills

2007 World Tour: Simon Pryce, Julie Goodwin, John Bowles

2008 Broadway: Howard McGillin, Elizabeth Loyacano, Jeremy Stolle

2008 Las Vegas: Anthony Crivello, Kristi Holden, Andrew Ragone*

2008 World Tour: Simon Pryce, Ana Marina, Alexander Lewis

2009 Australia: Anthony Warlow, Ana Marina, Alexander Lewis

2010s

2010 London: David Shannon, Gina Beck, Simon Bailey*

2010 London: David Shannon, Gina Beck, Will Barratt

2010 U.S. Tour: Tim Martin Gleason, Trista Moldovan, Sean MacLaughlin

2012 Broadway: Greg Mills, Marni Raab, Kyle Barisich*

2012 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Trista Moldovan, Kyle Barisich

2012 London: Marcus Lovett, Anna O’Byrne, Simon Thomas

2013 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Samantha Hill, Greg Mills*

2013 Broadway: Peter Joback, Samantha Hill, Jeremy Stolle

2013 Broadway: Peter Joback, Elizabeth Welch, Kyle Barisich

2013 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sierra Boggess, Kyle Barisich

2013 London: Marcus Lovett, Sofia Escobar, Simon Thomas

2014 Broadway: Greg Mills, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Sara Jean Ford, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Hugh Panaro, Elizabeth Welch, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Jeremy Hays*

2014 Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Sara Jean Ford, Jeremy Hays

2014 Broadway: Norm Lewis, Sierra Boggess, Jeremy Hays*

2014 Broadway: Paul Schaefer, Mary Michael Patterson, Jeremy Hays

2014 Hamburg: David Arnsperger, Lauri Brons, Nicky Wuchinger

2014 Hamburg: Mathias Edenborn, Daniela Braun, Nicky Wuchinger

2014 Moscow: Dmitry Ermak, Tamara Kotova, Evgeny Zaytsev

2014 Moscow: Ivan Ozhogin, Tamara Kotova, Evgeny Zaytsev

2014 U.S. Tour: Cooper Grodin, Grace Morgan, Ben Jacoby

2014 U.S. Tour: Cooper Grodin, Julia Udine, Ben Jacoby

2014 World Tour: Brad Little, Kristi Holden, Anthony Downing

2015 London: Geronimo Rauch, Harriet Jones, Richard Munday

2015 Moscow: Ivan Ozhogin, Tamara Kotova, Ivan Rak

2015 Prague: Marian Vojtko, Michaela Gemrotova, Tomas Vanek

2015 Prague: Marian Vojtko, Monika Sommerova, Tomas Vanek

2016 Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Julia Udine, Jeremy Hays

2016 Moscow: Andrey Schkoldychenko, Elena Bahtiyarova, Evgeny Zaytsev (act 2 only)

2016 Oberhausen: Brent Barrett, Elizabeth Welch, Max Niemeyer

2016? Prague: Marian Vojtko, Michaela Gemrotova, Tomas Vanek

2016 Stockholm: Peter Jöback, Emmi Christensson, Anton Zetterholm

2016 U.S. Tour: Derrick Davis, Kaitlyn Davis, Jordan Craig

2018 Broadway (Sept.): Ben Crawford, Ali Ewoldt, Jay Armstrong Johnson

2018 Broadway (Oct.): Ben Crawford, Ali Ewoldt, Jay Armstrong Johnson

2018? Prague: Radim Schwab, Monika Sommerova, Tomas Vanek

2019 Copenhagen: Tomas Ambt Kofod, Sibylle Glosted, Christian Lund*

2019 London: David Thaxton, Kelly Mathieson, Jeremy Taylor*

2019 London: Josh Piterman, Kelly Mathieson, Alistair So*

2019 São Paulo: Fred Silveira, Giulia Nadruz, Henrique Moretzsohn

2019 São Paulo - Fred Silveira, Lina Mendes, Henrique Moretzsohn

2019 São Paulo: Thiago Arancam, Daruã Góes, Fred Silveira

2019 São Paulo: Thiago Arancam, Giulia Nadruz, Fred Silveira

2019 World Tour: Jonathan Roxmouth, Meghan Picerno, Matt Leisy*

2021–present

2021 Broadway: Ben Crawford, Meghan Picerno, John Riddle

2021 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2021 London: Killian Donnelly, Holly-Anne Hull, Rhys Whitfield

2022 Broadway: Ben Crawford, Kanisha Marie Feliciano, Paul A. Schaefer

2022 Broadway: Ben Crawford, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2022 Broadway: Ted Keegan, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2022 Broadway: Ted Keegan, Elizabeth Welch, Bronson Norris Murphy

2022 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Emilie Kouatchou, Jordan Donica

2022 London: James Hume, Holly-Anne Hull, Matt Blaker

2022 London: Killian Donnelly, Anouk van Laake, Rhys Whitfield

2022 Sydney: Josh Robson, Georgina Hopson, Callum Frances

2023 Broadway: Ted Keegan, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2023 Broadway: Ted Keegan, Julia Udine, John Riddle

2023 Broadway: Laird Mackintosh, Julia Udine, John Riddle

2023 Broadway: Greg Mills, Emilie Kouatchou, John Riddle

2023 Broadway: Greg Mills, Julia Udine, Paul A. Schaefer

2023 Broadway: Jeremy Stolle, Julia Udine, Paul A. Schaefer

2023 London: Earl Carpenter, Paige Blankson, Ralph Watts

2023 London: Earl Carpenter, Eve Shanu-Wilson, Connor Carson

2023 London: Killian Donnelly, Lucy St. Louis, Matt Blaker

2023 London: James Gant, Holly-Anne Hull, Matt Blaker

2023 London: James Gant, Paige Blankson, Matt Blaker

2023 Madrid: Geronimo Rauch, Talia del Val, Guido Balzaretti

2023 Shanghai: Ayanga (various clips)

2023 Shanghai: He Liangchen, Yang Chenxiuyi, Li Chenxi

2023 Thessaloniki: Tim Howar, Harriet Jones, Nadim Naaman

Love Never Dies

2010 London: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Dean Chisnall

2011 London: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Dean Chisnall

2013 Vienna concert: Drew Sarich, Milica Jovanovic, Julian Looman

2018 U.S. Tour: Bronson Norris Murphy, Meghan Picerno, Sean Thompson*

2023 London concert: Norm Lewis, Celinde Schoenmaker, Matthew Seadon-Young

2024 World Tour: Luke McCall, Manon Taris, Niall Sheehy

Other adaptations

1925 The Phantom of the Opera (film, Lon Chaney)

1937 Song at Midnight**

1943 Phantom of the Opera (film, Claude Rains)**

1962 Hammer Horror: The Phantom of the Opera (film, Herbert Lom)**

1974 Phantom of the Paradise

1983 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie, Max Schell)**

1987 The Phantom of the Opera (animated film)

1989 Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge

1989 The Phantom of the Opera (film, Robert Englund)**

1990 The Phantom of the Opera (TV miniseries, Charles Dance)

1993 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (stage show, Richard White)**

1991 The Phantom of the Opera (stage show, David Staller)

1992 Tom Alonso’s The Phantom of the Opera (stage show)**

1993 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (Wichita, Richard White)

1994 Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (TV special)**

1995 Pantin’ at the Opera (Wishbone episode)

1995 Phantom of the Opera on Ice*

2000 The Tale of the Last Dance (Are You Afraid of the Dark? episode)

2004 The Phantom of the Opera (film, Gerard Butler)

2011 Spiritual Twist’s The Phantom of the Opera (stage show)

2013 The Phantom of the Opera (Ken Hill stage show, Tokyo)**

2019 Spiritual Twist’s The Phantom of the Opera (stage show)

2018 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (stage show, Takarazuka Revue)

2018 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (stage show, Seoul)

2020 Sasson’s Das Phantom der Oper (stage show, Germany, with Uwe Kröger)**

2021 Yeston/Kopit’s Phantom (stage show proshot, Seoul)

Miscellaneous

1994 Australian Phantom cast Easter charity concert ("Phantales")

2017 Broadway: Prince of Broadway (in honor of Hal Prince)

2017 The Phantom of the Empire (Turning Tydes Theatre Company)

Stolleboot (fan edit starring Jeremy Stolle as the Phantom, Raoul, Piangi, and Passarino)*

*Longtime crowd favorite (streamed at least three times)

**We’ve watched it, but it was technically streamed by another host I used to alternate with.

[indiaalphawhiskey]

I’ve seen solo Louis fans state that Larry broke up years ago and that Harry chose his solo career over Louis because if they were still involved as Harry is so much more mainstream and successful when compared to the other 1D boys (apart from maybe Zayn) why wouldn’t he help Louis’s success? Or get the people around him too?

I know people believe that. There are tons of people who have spent time debunking that theory, and the real, rational analysis is out there if you truly want to find it.

Personally, I’ve stopped trying to convince anyone they’re wrong, because you can only yell at a brick wall so much before you realize it’s your lungs that are giving out.

All I’ll say is: people like to conflate popularity and money with influence and power. It’s not the same thing, especially not in the entertainment industry. In fact, the entertainment industry is notorious for reducing artists to products (watch the documentary on Lou Pearlman, or research Rebecca Ferguson, if you need examples). As popular and lucrative as they are, artists are disposable to the people with real power.

Don’t believe me? Then why was Taylor Swift, already named one of the most powerful people in the music industry, still unable to protect herself from Scooter Braun? That’s not even an artist protecting a partner, that’s literally an artist unable to protect herself and her art.

So yes, I know people believe that, and they’re welcome to. It’s an old conversation and everything that needed to be said about it has already been said, so if they’re not convinced, there’s really no convincing them. I certainly won’t be bothering.

[glassprism]

Hey there GP! Could you please give me your top 3 Disney princess Christine's? For me: Caitlin Finnie, Anna O'Byrne, Gina Beck. Thank you!

I guess this is where I betray that I'm not much of a Disney fan (or is too much?), when I ask... how are we defining a Disney princess?

Are we going vocally and if so, what kind of vocals?

Operatic with a sweet undertone? Then Amy Manford, Joke de Kruijf, and Rebecca Caine.

Maybe we want to go a little more modern, a little less vibrato, but still classical. Then Valerie Link, Lily Kerhoas, and Caitlin Finnie.

Or how about just kind of squeaky: Robyn North, Maria Coyne, and... Meredith Braun, there's so many of them.

What if some belting is involved? Leila Benn Harris, Chumisa Dornford-May, and Katie Hall.

Or maybe they're just secretly a mezzo... looking at you, Nicky Adams, Katie Knight Adams, and... I'll just go for it, Emmy Rossum.

Or are we going with their demeanor?

The classically feminine, demure, gentle ladies: Patti Cohenour, Lucy St Louis, and Gina Beck.

The intuitive, observant, brainier girls of the Renaissance era: Alison Kelly, Jennifer Hope Wills, and Rachel Barrell.

The fearless, strong-willed, modern, "I am not defined by a man" princesses of today: Meghan Picerno, Kaley Ann Voorhees, and Celinde Schoenmaker.

The sweet, innocent, joyful women that fit into any period: Kim So Hyun, Yang Chenxiuyi, and Holly-Anne Hull.

So what's your pick?

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🗞️📖 Bookish News 📖🗞️

🦇 Extra, extra. Read all about it! 📖 Good evening, bookish bats! A lot happened in the publishing industry last month, but here are a few highlights you may have missed!

Adaptations Jennifer Lopez's production company and Netflix - Emily Henry's Happy Place Laika (Travis Knight directing) - Susanna Clarke's Piranesi Universal (Taika Waititi directing?) - Percival Everett's James We Were Liars adds Rahul Kohli to the cast Patrick Dempsey and Sarah Michelle Gellar have joined the cast of the Dexter prequel, Original Sin Chris McKay to direct Brynne Weaver’s Butcher and Blackbird Ayvan Williams, Jessica Belkin & Savannah Lee Smith casted for Becky Albertalli's The Upside of Unrequited First looks for Heartstopper S3 are out Apple TV - Laura Lippman's The Lady in the Lake Adult Swim - Anthony Bourdain’s graphic novel series, Get Jiro! UCP - Chris Witaker's All the Colors of the Dark The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Barbara Robinson A24 - Jennifer Lawrence starring - Paul Rainey's Why Don't You Love Me? Netflix - Richard E. Grant and Tom Ellis casted for The Thursday Murder Club Sony - Michael Crichton and James Patterson's Eruption Renee Zellweger starring in 12 Months to Live Awesomeness - Melissa De La Cruz's Blue Bloods The Uglies adaptation has a release date after 18 years (September 13) The trailer for Elin Hilderbrand's The Perfect Couple is up Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea is being adapted into a graphic novel Prime - Colin Firth joins the cast of Young Sherlock Universal - Omid Scobie's Royal Spin Netflix - Bridgerton Season 4 lead announced Amazon - Fourth Wing series adaptation is a go Apple TV - The trailer for Pachinko! Season 2 is up An adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Nickel Boys will open the 62nd New York Film Festival Patton Oswalt’s comic book Minor Threats is being adapted into a live-action series HBO - Dune: Prophecy releases in November

Cover Reveals Babylonia - Costanza Casati The Get Off - Christa Faust The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare What Does It Feel Like - Sophie Kinsella Wake Up and Open Your Eyes - Clay McLeod Chapman Ageless - Renee Schaeffer The Thirteenth Child - Erin A. Craig Song So Wild and Blue: A Life With Joni Mitchell - Paul Lisicky The Meadowbrook Murders - Jessica Goodman On Her Terms - Amy Spalding Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros The River Has Roots - Amal El-Mohtar The Wind Weaver - Julie Johnson In Gad We Trust - Josh Gad The Life of Herod the Great - Zora Neale Hurston (posthumous) The Other People - CB Everett How My Neighbor Stole Christmas - Meghan Quinn

Upcoming Releases I Saw the TV Glow director Jane Schoenbrun has a debut novel coming out, Public Access Afterworld Carol Moseley Braun is writing a memoir, Trailblazer: Perseverance in Life and Politics New memoir by Hilary Rodham Clinton The Road is Good - Uzo Aduba Leo Martino Steals Back His Heart - Eric Geron Viola Davis is co-writing with James Patterson

News Macmillan is launching a "new adult fiction" imprint. The 2024 Locus Award winners were announced The 2024 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards were announced Nebula Award winners were announced Random House is buying Boom! Studios

[mydysfunctionalvampirefamily]

Ohhhh it's canon?

Ohhhh traveling on moonbeams very magic girl vibes.

Lol insuferably handsome. 😂

Why are all Garrett's character a little less than 6 feet?

Why does a werewolf need a two handed sword?

They all have a lot of titles, I cannot remember them all. I do wanna know what they all mean though.

Noooooo 😂😂😂 not a werewolf named Jacob and then Jacob braun instead of black. Stop right now 😂😂😂that is too funny.

Shadowlord? And a gauntlet? Edgy and badass I love it!

Werewolves have a king?

Orangy spongy flesh??? Oh no!!!! This is bad. 😬

I love sibling relationships.

This is kind of different from Dan and Jesse. It just proves I really know nothing about all of this. I'm sure there's all kinds of hints to lore that are going completely over my head. 😂

Wait what??? She is 12????? And has only spoken for 5 years? That is wild. Did we know that she was so young? Was this said at the introduction and I just totally missed it? She's a little kid!

What the heck are all these rights??

Noooooooooo not Zantosa??? Not again. Will he always torment us??? 😭

Rebecca, the most polite power gamer there has ever been.

Okay what's the deal with this worm stuff??

That's gotta be Ramirez and one of the other hunters

Omg garbage pizza!!!

Is this Sheila? I hate that I don't know the name.

Omg what Ramirez's daughter??? Wtf???? Now I'm even sadder Ramirez is dead.

These people are so serious. Which kind of make sense since they're facing the end of the world and all that. But I've been listening to Ashville and those guys are a bunch of silly billies.

So wait if these werewolves kill the hell house shit that would be really helpful.

Eeeeewswww Lex stop!!! Why is hell house so grossssssss????? 🤮🤮🤮

Okay but a vampire with silver claws that hurt himself, that's badass.

They've hardly even started and it's already going bad and So So gross!!

Wait what she will die???? Thank fuck for 3 successes!!

Nico is such a cute nickname.

No matter the system, hearing they can roll 18 dice damage is always such a rush.

Strength 16?? Wtf? 25 dice? That's insane, it might be illegal.

Tim going all put describing how badass his attack is and what happens and then ending with "I assume" is very endearing.

Don't describe Jacob as a bulge in an intestine so casually!

Even though I am enjoying this oneshot greatly I don't know if I can relisten to it. There's just so much gross description. Though it probably doesn't help that I'm now listening to this early in the morning before having eaten breakfast.

Ohhh interesting, I know we already knew about the eldest, but it's still interesting to get confirmation from the source.

Home wrecker lmao.

[bbygirlky18]

Ships Updated!!!!

Here are the ships for my fanfic Mami's Breakthrough. You'll meet the main character in the ship list so be prepared. I'll use the wrestler's real name. You'll see repeated names so don't get spooked. Let's get into it.

Demi (Rhea) & Gretchen (Eliora)

Stephanie (Stephanie) & Paul (Hunter)

Jonathan (Jimmy) & Trinity ( Naomi)

Fergal (Finn) & Masami (Iyo)

Dominik (Dominik) & Gionna (Liv)

Luis (Damian) & Elizabeth (Beth)

Bianca (Bianca) & Carlisle (Luigi)

Joseph (Erick) & Victoria (Lilou)

Rebecca (Becky) & Ulysses (Ron)

Natalya (Natalya) & Jeremy (Elijah)

Maryse (Maryse) & Richard (Jules/m)

Cheree (Dakota) & James (Jackson)

Theresa (Zoey) & Leon (Brett)

Brianna (Cora) & Dexter (Mustafa)

Logan (Logan) & Donna (Stephanie)

Randall (Randy) & Conner (Brian)

Keith (Keith) & Lucas “Luke” (Mick)

Sydney (Maxxine) & Jessica (Gilda)

Brittany (Britt) & Carmen (Lola)

Milena (Rosa) & Taylor (Lilou)

Ashley (Shotzi) & Gisele (Rhonda)

Allyssa (Kayden) & Spencer (Gabriel)

Aoife (Lyra) & Dominic “Dom” (Roddy)

William (Christian) & Emilio (Kevin)

Trevor (Ricochet) & Rosalie (Anastasia)

Macey (Lacey) & Sebastian (Grayson)

Sarah (Valhalla) & Jasper (Riley/ m)

Elizabeth (Scarlett) & Luke (Vince)

Stephanie (Mia) & Enrique (Dash)

Ron (R-Truth) & Angela (Asahi)

Shayna (Shayna) & Kate (Mia)

Simone (Ava/Ava Raine) & Sammy (Itsuki)

Layla (Layla) & Dion (Gabriel)

Catherine (Cathy) & Titus (Aiden)

Michael (Shawn) & Mick (Nathan)

Kira (Taya) & Suki (Hawk)

Victoria (Raquel) & Velvet (Asahi)

Mark (The Undertaker) & Clarissa (Paige)

Taylor (Jacy) & Theodora (Lilou) 

Windham (Bray) & Austin (Tyler)

Priscilla (Gigi) & Elizabeth (Kanna)

Patricia (Trish) & Eric (Terry)

Eduardo (Eddie) & Renesmée (Riley/ f)

Jeffrey (Jeff) & Edward (Ted)

Kiera (Kiera) & D.J. (Mustafa)

Mercedes (Sasha) & Quil (Jackson)

Steffanie (Tegan) & June (Gayle)

Serena (Serena) & Embry (Luigi)

Ettore (Big E) & Ashley (Emma)

Adam (Edge) & Royal (Roddy)

Amy (Lita) & Charles (Lucas)

Samantha (Samantha) & Becca (Nastya)

Živilė (Aksana) & Jonathan (Logan)

Kristen (Kris) & Gisell (Becky)

Dwayne (The Rock) & Jasmyne (Olivia)

Daria (Sonya) & Lauren (Olga)

Brodie (Luke) & Rob (Rio)

Kevin (Kevin Nash) & Samuel (Wally)

Bryan (Daniel) & Flynn (Mickie)

Catherine (Lana) & Tara (Gilda)

Jake (Jake) & Vixen (Mario)

Amanda (Mandy) & Beth (Christy)

Joseph (Solo) & Eleazar (Chris)

Kenneth (Montez) & Sam (Mantaro)

Celeste (Kaitlyn) & Matthew “Matt) (Jimbo)

Sarona (Tamina) & Luna (Kanna)

JoJo (JoJo) & Arianne (Falcon)

Kacy (Katana) & Paul (Brett)

Nicola (Nikki Cross) & Bronson (Kaito)

Adam (Braun) & Garrett (Gabriel)

Phillip (CM) & Sean (Mickie)

Rena (Sable) & Roman (Grayson)

Anriel (Lash) & Colleen (Dahlia)

Allen (AJ Styles) & Leah (Lilou)

Renee (Renee) & Jason (Ron)

Angela (Zayda) & Tanya (Olivia)

Kia (Kharma) & Lee (Mick)

Kaori (Kairi) & Theo (Brett)

Todd (Ivar) & Riley (Jules/ m)

Danielle (Willow) & Jane (Riley/ f)

Stephen (Sheamus) & Tara (Ember)

Ashley (Dana) & Sue (Emma)

Jazmin (Mercedes) & Bridget (Alexa)

Melina (Melina) & Han (Mustafa)

Franklin (Bobby) & Bree (Lola)

Faith (Nikkita) & Archie (Haruto)

Ronda (Ronda) & Makenna (Kanna)

Pamela (Bayley) & Samantha (Emma)

Gail (Gail) & Vyolette (Kanna)

Colby (Seth) & Leann (Donna)

Skye (Skye) & Alice (Katya)

Karen (Wendy) & Mariana (Nastya) 

Steve (‘Stone Cold’ Steve) & David (Alexander)

KiLynn (KiLynn) & Kirk (Logan)

Austin (Xavier) & Elle (Gilda)

Alexis (Alexa) & Jakob (Lucas)

Adrienne (Athena/Ember) & Esme (Riley/ f)

Matthew (Matt Hardy) & Earnest (Mario)

Stephanie (Nikki Bella) & Bella (Anastasia)

Thea (Zelina Vega) & Deckard “Deck” (Terry)

Glenn (Kane) & Priya (Olga)

Mary (Maria) & Mae (Anastasia)

Jillian (Jillian) & Aro (Shane)

Michelle (Michelle) & Nicole (Katya)

Lisa (Victoria) & McKayla (Nia) 

Mickie (Mickie) & Kate (Stephanie)

Lilián (Lilian) & Esmeralda (Candice)

Leva (Leva) & Clara (Itsuki)

Toni (Toni) & Nicholas (Jimbo)

Gary (Angelo) & Murray (Mario)

Shinsuke (Shinsuke) & Jennifer (Olivia)

Saraya (Paige) & Lauren (Ember)

Karlee (Maxine) & Ashely (Jules/ f)

Cody (Cody) & Jacob (Jack)

Shelly (Ariel) & Aaron “Hotch” (Louis)

Tom (Aleister) & Emily (Sasha)

Carla (Roxanne) & Alec (Ron)

April (AJ Lee) & Sam (Roddy)

Victoria (Alicia) & Marissa (Chyna)

Danielle (Summer) & Kendall (Jack)

Matthew (Matt Riddle) & Tarrence (Nathan)

Jessica (Billie) & Whitney (Beth)

Stacy (Stacy) & Allen (Alexander)

Joan (Chyna) & Sasha (Hawk)

Jonathan (Dean) & Ophelia (Amelia)

Natalie (Eva) & Tatum (Reo)

Jade (Jade) & Jennifer “JJ” (Riley/ f)

Joe (Roman) & Marcel (Roddy)

Oscar (Rey) & Xavier (Shane)

Kimberly (Piper) & Annelise (Mia)

Leah (Carmella) & Rebecca (Gilda)

Torrie (Torrie) & Irina (Emma) 

Tenille (Emma) & Noel (Nathan)

Dori (Ruby) & Rachel (Gayle)

Eve (Eve) & Ettore (Logan)

John (John Morrison) & Brian (Riley/ m)

Andrew (Drew) & Mary (Candice)

Rami (Sami) & Edythe (Chyna)

Katarina (Katie) & Lance (Luigi)

Cassie (Peyton) & Vera (Lilou)

Kofi (Kofi) & Vallie (Becky)

Laura (Allie) & Annissa (Sasha)

Chelsea (Chelsea) & Jess (Zoe)

Joshua (Jey) & Elyssa (Ruby)

Raymond (Erik) & Russ (Kid)

Ashley (Charlotte) & Leticia “Letty” (Lilou)

Deonna (Deonna) & Logan (Wally)

Kanako (Asuka) & Vince (Mario)

Barbara (Kelly Kelly) & Julyanna (Rhonda)

Lina (Nia) & Eleanor (Stephanie)

Brianna (Brie) & Jared (Ted)

John (John Cena) & Jack (Haruto)

Mike (The Miz) & Henry (Jackson)

Debrah (Alundra/Madusa) & Douglas (Ron)

Claudio (Cesaro) & Laurent (Vince)

Ariane (Cameron) & Stephen (Tyler)

Brandi (Eden) & Erica (Stacie)

Kevin (Kevin Owens/KO) & Derek (Luigi)

Jessika (Jessika) & Jesse (Logan)

Candice (Candice) & Anne (Olga)

John (Johnny Gargano) & Ben (Jimmy)

Debra (Debra) & Jessamine (Jules/ f)

Seth (Riley/ m) & Tyler (Aiden)

Rowena (Donna) & Victor (Kid)

Tej (Elijah) & Sullivan (Mustafa)

Penelope (Becky) & Emily (Stacie)

Evangeline (Olga) & Beth (Stephanie) 

Carine (Layla) & Emmett (Wayne)

Alex (Emma) & Jedidiah (Shane)

Gina (Anastasia) & Mia (Nastya) 

Presley (Louis) & Edward (Kaito)

Gabriel (Brett) & Cain (Alexa)

Ramsey (Katya) & Katie (Nia)

Rubie (Emma) & Eloise (Katya)

Mike (Louis) & Cherylyn (Becky)

That's the full ship list. Hope you guys enjoy it.

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Supporters of #NoHostageLeftBehind Open Letter to Joe Biden - Part 2/2

Gabe Turner

Gail Berman

Gary Barber

Genevieve Angelson

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Grant Singer

Greg Berlanti

Guy Nattiv

Hannah Fidell

Hannah Graf

Harlan Coben

Harold Brown

Henrietta Conrad

Howard Gordon

Iain Morris

Imran Ahmed

Inbar Lavi

Jackie Sandler

Jake Graf

Jake Kasdan

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Jaron Varsano

Jason Fuchs

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Jason Segel

JD Lifshitz

Jeff Rake

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Jeremy Piven

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Jesse Sisgold

Jill Littman

Jody Gerson

Joe Hipps

Joe Quinn

Joe Russo

Joe Tippett

Joel Fields

John Landgraf

Jon Bernthal

Jon Glickman

Jon Liebman

Jonathan Baruch

Jonathan Groff

Jonathan Tropper

Jonathan Marc Sherman

Jonathan Steinberg

Jonathan Tisch

Josh Goldstine

Josh Greenstein

Josh Grode

Julia Lester

Julie Greenwald

Karen Pollock

Kelley Lynch

Kevin Kane

Kevin Zegers

Kitao Sakurai

KJ Steinberg

Laura Pradelska

Lauren Schuker Blum

Laurence Mark

Laurie David

Lee Eisenberg

Leslie Siebert

Leo Pearlman

Limor Gott

Lina Esco

Liz Garbus

Lizanne Rosenstein

Lizzie Tisch

Lorraine Schwartz

Lynn Harris

Lyor Cohen

Mandana Dayani

Maria Dizzia

Mara Buxbaum

Marc Webb

Marco Perego

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Shedletsky

Mark Scheinberg

Mathew Rosengart

Matt Lucas

Matt Miller

Matthew Bronfman

Matthew Hiltzik

Matti Leshem

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Max Mutchnik

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Michael Green

Michael Rapino

Michael Weber

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Modi Wiczyk

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Neil Druckmann

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Oran Zegman

Pasha Kovalev

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Paul Pflug

Peter Traugott

Rachel Riley

Rafi Marmor

Ram Bergman

Raphael Margulies

Rebecca Angelo

Rebecca Mall

Reinaldo Marcus Green

Rich Statter

Richard Kind

Rick Hoffman

Rick Rosen

Robert Newman

Rob Rinder

Roger Birnbaum

Roger Green

Rosie O'Donnell

Ryan Feldman

Sam Trammell

Sarah Baker

Sarah Bremner

Sarah Treem

Scott Tenley

Seth Oster

Scott Braun

Scott Neustadter

Shannon Watts

Shari Redstone

Sharon Jackson

Shauna Perlman

Shawn Levy

Sheila Nevins

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Tikhman

Skylar Astin

Stacey Snider

Stephen Fry

Steve Agee

Steve Rifkind

Susanna Felleman

Susie Arons

Todd Lieberman

Todd Moscowitz

Todd Waldman

Tom Freston

Tom Werner

Tomer Capone

Tracy Ann Oberman

Trudie Styler

Tyler James Williams

Vanessa Bayer

Veronica Grazer

Veronica Smiley

Whitney Wolfe Herd

Will Graham

Yamanieka Saunders

Yariv Milchan

Ynon Kreiz

[princesssarisa]

Character ask: The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)

Tagged by anonymous

These answers are for the musical character only, because I haven't read Gaston Leroux's book yet.

Favorite thing about them: His poetic, musical spirit, his array of skills and the fascinating use to which he puts them, the tragedy of his life story which earns our pity without excusing his worst actions, and his ultimate redemption by letting Christine go.

Least favorite thing about them: Nothing much. Just that he murders two men, terrorizes the opera house, is controlling and possessive toward the woman he loves, kidnaps her, and threatens to kill the man she loves if she refuses to be his. That's all.

Three things I have in common with them:

*I love music.

*I feel insecure about my looks.

*I can be passionate – although I don't kidnap my crushes or strangle people when I'm angry.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

*I have a loving family.

*I'm not a genius in multiple artistic fields.

*I'm not deformed.

Favorite line: The lyrics to "The Music of the Night."

brOTP: Madame Giry, especially in the film version where she saved his life and brought him to the opera house years earlier. In crossover-land, I'd like to see him meet Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights, because they have a fair amount in common (although I admit I like Heathcliff better).

OTP: Emotional healing.

nOTP: Christine – sorry, phans.

Random headcanon: While like most opera lovers, he was introduced to the legend of Don Juan through Mozart's Don Giovanni, he's also well-versed in earlier versions of the story, since his array of talents includes "scholar" as well as musician, architect, and inventor. That's why in his opera Don Juan Triumphant, he called the Zerlina-like character "Aminta," since that was her name in the original play by Tirso de Molina. No word on why he named the Catalinón/Leporello character "Passarino," though.

Unpopular opinion: He's not a romantic hero. He's an antagonist. A tragic, sympathetic one, not to mention charismatic and compelling, but an antagonist just the same. Christine doesn't belong with him, and he redeems himself in the end by letting her go with the man she does belong with. Love Never Dies will never be canon to me.

Song I associate with them:

"The Phantom of the Opera"

"The Music of the Night"

Favorite pictures of them:

Michael Crawford:

Colm Wilkinson, with Rebecca Caine as Christine (hard to believe they did this after playing father and daughter in Les Misérables!):

Howard McGillin (a.k.a. the voice of Prince Derek in that childhood favorite of mine, The Swan Princess):

Davis Gaines (the first Phantom I ever saw onstage at age ten, as well as the singing voice of the Chamberlain in the above-mentioned Swan Princess):

Hugh Panaro:

Thomas James O'Leary:

Mike Sterling, with Meredith Braun (a.k.a. Belle in The Muppet Christmas Carol) as Christine:

John Owen Jones, with Celinde Schoenmaker as Christine:

Ramin Karimloo:

Gerard Butler in the film version:

[juriwoh]

#Nowplaying Happy Xmas (War Is Over) / Imagine [feat. Rebecca Jade, David Benoit, Rick Braun & Peter White] - デイヴ・コーズ (Dave Koz & Friends: Christmas Ballads (25th Anniversary Collection)) 今月は殆どの生徒さんにスタミナ勝負のWar is Overを吹かせる鬼教官ぶりを発揮しています。 https://www.instagram.com/p/CmGQoPLS4Ew/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Fiona Reynard, Gene Foad, Suanne Braun, Simon Lewis, Brad Gorton, Claudia Christian, Wayne Pilbeam, Stephanie Jory, Rebecca Nichols, Rachel Grant, Jeremy Bulloch and Jason Bailey in “Starhyke”

[weirdesplinder]

VI SEGNALO ALCUNI DEGLI AUTORI PRESENTI AL FESTIVALETTERATURA DI MANTOVA 2024

Vi propongo una piccola lista degli autori secondo me più interessanti che saranno presenti questo settembre a Mantova in occasione del Festivaletteratura.

Importante per gli incontri con biglietto acquistare con un certo anticipo i biglietti sul sito del Festival, poichè si esauriscono molto in fretta, ecco il link al sito: https://www.festivaletteratura.it/it/biglietti

E ora ecco gli autori che personalmente ritengo più interessanti fra tutti quelli presenti quest'anno:

-Joël Dicker sarà presente giovedì 5 settembre alle 21:30 in Piazza Castello, costo biglietto 7,50€, per presentare il suo ultimo romanzo:

UN ANIMALE SELVAGGIO

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Trama: 2 luglio 2022, due ladri stanno per rapinare una importante gioielleria di Ginevra. Ma questo non sarà un colpo come tutti gli altri. Venti giorni prima, in un elegante sobborgo sulle rive del lago, Sophie Braun sta per festeggiare il suo quarantesimo compleanno. La vita le sorride, abita con il marito Arpad e i due figli in una magnifica villa al limitare del bosco. Sono entrambi ricchi, belli, felici. Ma il loro mondo idilliaco all’improvviso s’incrina. I segreti che Arpad custodisce cominciano a essere troppi perché possano restare nascosti per sempre. Il loro vicino, un poliziotto sposato dalla reputazione impeccabile, è ossessionato da quella coppia perfetta e da quella donna conturbante. La osserva, la ammira, la spia in ogni momento dell’intimità. Nel giorno del compleanno di Sophie, un uomo misterioso si presenta con un regalo che sconvolgerà la sua vita dorata. I fili che intrappolano queste vite portano lontano nel tempo, lontano da Ginevra e dalla villa elegante dei Braun, in un passato che insegue il presente e che Sophie e Arpad dovranno affrontare per risolvere un intrigo diabolico, dal quale nessuno uscirà indenne.

-Christelle Dabos, sarà al Festival sabato 7 settembre alle 11:00 al Museo Diocesano, biglietto 7,50€, e dopo essere balzata in cima alle classifiche con la sua serie fantasy L'Attraversaspecchi, già conclusa, presenterà il suo nuovo libro:

QUI SOLO QUI

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Trama: È il primo giorno di scuola, il primo di un nuovo inizio. Iris si guarda attorno, orfana della sorella più grande che adesso la ignora e non la vuole più tenere per mano. Osserva e vede le minacce nascoste dentro le mura dell’edificio scolastico, le vere regole che reggono il “gioco” dentro l’istituzione, tra i ragazzi. E decide che terrà duro qualsiasi cosa accada. Ma cosa avviene in realtà dentro la scuola? Impronte di scarpe sui soffitti come se qualcuno camminasse a testa in giù, banchi che si spostano da soli, il Club Ultrasegreto che raccoglie alcuni allievi alla ricerca di una sostanza misteriosa che provoca le stranezze della scuola e poi...

-A Daphne du Maurier, una delle autrici più amate di sempre (1907-1989) sarà dedicato un incontro presieduto da Luca Scarlini, venerdì 6 settembre alle 21:15 nell'Aula magna del seminario Vescovile, biglietto 7,50€, dove parlerà delle sue opere più famose, tra cui alcune che vantano celebri adattamenti cinematografici come Rebecca la prima moglie, Gli uccelli, Mia cugina Rachele...

LA BAIA DEL FRANCESE

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Trama: Nell’Inghilterra del XVII secolo Lady Dona St. Columb è una giovane e irrequieta donna che cova dentro di sé il desiderio di ribellarsi all’alta società a cui appartiene, al marito che non la comprende e a un ruolo, quello di moglie e madre, che sente inadeguato. Assecondando il proprio desiderio di fuga, Dona si lascia alle spalle agi e lussi per rifugiarsi con i figli in Cornovaglia, nel maniero di Navron, vicino ad Helford, fra boschi solitari e baie segrete. Qui un giorno si imbatte nel "Francese”, uno strano pirata bretone con il quale è subito evidente, oltre a una reciproca attrazione, un comune e più profondo sentire nei riguardi della vita e delle cose del mondo. Dona si imbarca sul veliero del Francese e insieme solcano i mari in cerca di avventura e gloria. Il pericolo non li spaventa, il rischio diventa il loro mestiere, fino a quando il destino chiede il conto ponendo Dona dinnanzi alla più difficile delle scelte: sacrificare il suo amore, abbandonandolo a morte certa, o rischiare la propria vita per salvarlo.

-Mona Awad sarà invece domenica 8 settembre alle 18:00 al Museo Diocesano, biglietto 7,50€, per presentare il suo ultimo surreale romanzo :

ROUGE

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Trama: Da che ricordi, Belle – giovane commessa in un negozio di abbigliamento – è sempre stata ossessionata dalla sua pelle e dai video sulla skincare, guardarli è sempre stato il suo passatempo. Quando però sua madre Noelle, una bizzarra donna canadese trapiantata in California che non vede da tempo, muore misteriosamente, Belle parte dalle nevi di Montréal diretta nel sud degli Stati Uniti, ad affrontare la difficile eredità che la madre le ha lasciato e a cercare una risposta per la strana dinamica della sua morte. La posta in gioco aumenta quando una misteriosa presenza appare durante la veglia funebre (“il party”), facendo intendere a Belle di saperne più di lei sull’incidente di Noelle. Con l’aiuto di un paio di scarpe rosse, Belle verrà attirata nell’abbraccio pungente di quella che a prima vista sembra una lussuosa ed elitarissima spa a cui sua madre era affiliata. Rouge è Biancaneve che incontra Eyes Wide Shut, una surreale discesa nel lato oscuro della bellezza, nell’invidia, nel dolore e nel complicato amore tra madri e figlie. Una suggestiva favola gotica dove nulla, ma proprio nulla è come sembra.

-Francesco Pala, Ade Zeno e Luca Scarlini giovedì 5 settembre alle 14:45 nella Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria, biglietto 7,50€, ci parleranno dei Freak protagonisti dei loro romanzi:

L'ULTIMO VIAGGIO DI LENIN, Francesco Pala

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Trama: Autunno 1942, Siberia. Il sergente Dorotov ha pianificato il viaggio in ogni dettaglio. L’automezzo, un camion di fabbricazione sovietica ZIS-6, abbandonato dall’Armata Rossa per una falla nel radiatore, partirà da Tjumen’ e attraverserà una serie di centri urbani per sottrarsi alle insidie delle campagne che potrebbero celare agenti della controrivoluzione. In ogni città dovrebbe esserci un manipolo di uomini scelti, pronto a contenere i rischi. L’uso della violenza non è stato escluso a priori. Lo scopo, uno solo: sottrarre al controllo delle autorità sovietiche il corpo imbalsamato di Vladimir Il’ič Ul’janov, anche noto come Lenin, che è stato spostato in fretta e furia dalla capitale minacciata dall’invasione nazista. Insieme al sergente Dorotov ci sono il soldato semplice Antonov, reduce da una lobotomia per aver notato una certa mobilità nel venerabile cadavere, e Olga, una donna dagli occhi verdi e ostinati che sembrano suggerire a chi le sta intorno l’urgenza di un matrimonio per spegnere quell’impudenza nel suo sguardo. Dietro di loro, l’impetuosa avanzata della 4 a armata corazzata tedesca del generale Hoth. Alla fine del percorso, sulla mappa, una sola scritta: Itinerarium mentis in Lenin. È così che l’ascetica determinazione del sergente Dorotov conduce i suoi compagni in un pellegrinaggio fisico e mentale attraverso la Grande Russia, un’avventura del pensiero alla ricerca della moralità incorrotta, della totale integrità ideologica, dell’assenza dei guasti che hanno rovinato il socialismo. In altre parole, di un mondo utopico e perfetto. Uno in cui nemmeno la morte esista più. La Repubblica popolare di Leninesia.

I SANTI MOSTRI, Ade Zeno

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Trama: Tutto ha inizio in una sera estiva del 1924, quando lo scimmiesco Jörg Brandt esce di casa senza dire niente a nessuno portando con sé due grosse valigie e un cuore pieno di formiche rosse. Al suo fianco Gebke Bauer, il «ragazzo dalle dodici dita», fraterno complice nella formidabile impresa dei Santi Mostri, una compagnia di artisti deformi destinata, nel ventennio successivo, a incantare i palcoscenici dell'intera Germania. L'uomo piovra, la donna dal doppio sorriso, l'acromegalico gigante Nikolaus, il giovane Polifemo, sono solo alcuni dei protagonisti che seguiranno Jörg e Gebke in un lungo viaggio fatto di trionfi, cadute, e incontri straordinari. Dai primi spettacoli sotto il fatiscente tendone del Circo Vogt, ai vagabondaggi a bordo di un buffo veicolo chiamato Geraldine, sfileranno insieme, con infantile allegria, ai margini di eventi molto più grandi e spaventosi di loro: l'ascesa al potere di Hitler, le leggi razziali, lo scoppio della Seconda guerra mondiale, ma soprattutto il programma Aktion T4, criminoso piano nazista finalizzato allo sterminio delle «vite indegne di essere vissute». In un mondo sprofondato nelle tenebre e sempre più incapace di riconoscere la bellezza nella diversità, armati della sola arte i Santi Mostri si troveranno così a condividere il tragico destino dei reietti in fuga.

LE STREGHE NON ESISTONO, Luca Scarlini

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Trama: La Casa del Popolo, le festa de l’Unità, i comizi, il Vietnam, gli Inti Illimani, i corsi di russo: è l’universo del Retore, ex partigiano, comunista stentoreo e smanioso. Ma il Retore ha anche un bambino, Luca, che nel 1975 ha nove anni ed è affascinato da tutto ciò che sta dall’altra parte del cielo rispetto all’eroico furore paterno e ne riceve in cambio punizioni e sganassoni. Tra padre e figlio si erge la mamma, che – poiché partecipare a comizi e feste dell’Unità non frutta uno stipendio – lavora per pagare l’affitto e non appena il Retore chiude un occhio introduce il piccolo Luca al suo mondo di amiche femministe, gay e drag queen cultrici della “pericolosa” cultura angloamericana. La ribellione del protagonista alla prepotenza ideologica ed esistenziale paterna è tanto coraggiosa quanto vana: sono tempi in cui i padri hanno sempre l’ultima parola. Ma al termine di un anno cruciale, vissuto tra Sesto Fiorentino, il drammatico ricovero in un ospedale svizzero e la prospettiva di un viaggio di partito in Crimea, sarà la rovente campagna senese a offrire al figlio la chiave per sovvertire il claustrofobico sistema del Retore: qui Luca viene iniziato alla magia, misteriosa espressione della dionisiaca presenza femminile nell’universo. “Avrai accesso a una sapienza che è negata ai maschi... La foresta è femmina e rimane il luogo dello spavento” gli dice Graziosa, che forse è una eccentrica vecchina o forse una strega. E per lui diventa chiaro che “Bosco una volta, bosco per sempre: quella era la mia sola casa”. Ambientato in una Toscana dove gli antenati etruschi e i culti isiaci hanno lasciato tracce profonde che giungono fino alla fata dai capelli turchini e alle bellissime adepte di Graziosa.

[nightmaresontheday]

Inga Gehricke was a girl who disappeared from Wilhelmshof, Germany on May 2, 2015 she was 5 years old

Inga is from Schönebeck and was visiting the family in Wilhelmshof when she disappeared. She was last seen in a forest gathering wood for a campfire with other children, but when the other children returned she was not there.

Julia Anne Schröder was a woman who disappeared from Frankfurt, Germany on July 13, 1998. She was 18 or 19 and working as a prostitute

Julia was in poor physical condition when she disappeared and was homeless. Not much is known about Julia and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

Various sources give her age at the time of disappearance as 18 or 19 Like other prostituted women

she worked in Frankfurt's Bahnhofsviertel. Possibly she is a victim of Manfred Seel

Rebecca Reusch is a girl who disappeared on February 18, 2019 from Berlin, Germany.

Rebecca spent the night between 17 and 18 February with her sister, her sister's 27-year-old boyfriend and their children in Berlin. After her sister left the house with the baby around seven in the morning, her brother-in-law and Rebecca stayed behind. Since then, there has been no trace of Rebecca.

Rebecca's brother-in-law became embroiled in contradictory statements, but a crime could never be proven against him.

Elke Kerll  was a teenager who disappeared in the morning while driving to her internship in Holtorf, Germany. Kerll's disappearance was initially believed to be voluntary, but is now believed to involve foul play. In 2018, her case was reopened by investigators.

On the evening of December 13, 1969, Elke left her parents' apartment to meet her friends and her new boyfriend, whom she had been dating for two weeks, at a disco in Nienburg. She hitchhiked the approximately 20 kilometers to get there with a male driver. Kerll was known to use this method of travel.

The following morning, around 8am, she said goodbye and headed to her shift at the Loccum Orphanage for her internship. Elke was never seen again. A necklace identified as hers was recovered from the disco two weeks after her disappearance.

Erika Bergholz

Erika Bergholz is a woman who disappeared from Magdeburg, Germany on February 18, 2000.

On the day of her disappearance, Erika visited the University Hospital in Magdeburg, where she underwent treatment for suicidal thoughts and then left

She was 44 years old

Hannelore Braun

Hannelore was a woman who disappeared from Munich, Germany on October 10, 1972.

Hannelore was the mother of a 6-year-old daughter and had been separated from her husband for a few months. As her daughter had recently started first grade, Hannelore had the support of her mother

on the day of her disappearance, Hannelore was seen in the morning in a cafe: accompanied by a man. Around 5:30 p.m., Hannelore got out of a light blue Volkswagen Beetle in front of her daughter's school to pick her up. But her daughter had long since returned home by now. An hour later, Hannelore called a friend from home and told her about the man she met in the café in the morning. Furthermore, she wants to meet him in the evening to listen to a lecture. To this end, she wanted to visit her usual round of bowling later that evening. Once there, she left the bowling alley under pretense and got into a light blue Volkswagen Beetle in front of a pub shortly before midnight.

Even after her divorce, Hannelore was considered fun-loving, but not a risk-taker.

she was 32 years old