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[dalekofchaos]

MCU Recast

Just for fun, I will be recasting the MCU

Notice. Because of the 30 picture limit, will not be able to do them all the pics for the fancasts.

Timothy Olyphant as Iron Man/Tony Stark

Glenn Powell as Captain America

Alexander Skarsgard as Thor Odinson

Hugh Dancy as The Hulk/Bruce Banner

Yuliya Snigir as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff

Jensen Ackles as Hawkeye/Clint Barton

Idris Elba as Nick Fury(if Ultimate)

Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Nick Fury(if 616)

Morena Baccarin as Maria Hill

Ewan McGregor as Ant-Man/Hank Pym

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Wasp/Janet Van Dyne

Hiba Abouk as Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

Jesus Castro as Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff

Ryan Gosling as Star Lord/Peter Quill

Sofia Boutella as Gamora

Simon Pegg as Rocket Racoon

John Rhys-Davies as Groot

Jason Momoa as Drax the Destroyer

Maggie Q as Mantis

Ana de Armas as Nebula

Christian Bale as Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange

Katee Sackhoff as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers

Joe Keery as Spider-Man/Peter Parker

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Black Panther/T'Challa

Ben Barnes as Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes

Robert Pattinson as Daredevil

Alexandra Daddario as Jessica Jones

Trevante Rhodes as Luke Cage

Lewis Tan as Iron Fist/Danny Rand

Frank Grillo as The Punisher/Frank Castle

Jamie Chung as Colleen Wing

Sonequa Martin-Green as Misty Knight

Jesse Plemons as Foggy Nelson

Amanda Seyfried as Karen Page

Yaya DaCosta as Claire Temple

Dakota Fanning as Trish Walker/Hellcat

Stephan James as Malcolm Ducasse

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Stick

Rainn Wilson as Microchip/David Liberman

Jamie Foxx as War Machine/James "Rhodey" Rhodes

Michael B. Jordan as Sam Wilson

Amy Adams as Pepper Potts

Kevin James as Harold “Happy” Hogan

Christina Ricci as Betty Ross

Léa Seydoux as Sharon Carter

Daisy Ridley as Peggy Carter

Charlie Day as Ant-Man/Scott Lang

Amandla Stenberg as Shuri

Maya Hawke as Hawkeye/Kate Bishop

Sasha Luss as Black Widow/Yelena Belova

(I'm changing the direction of the MCU Spider-Man since there would be no mind wipe at the end of said trilogy, no Iron Man Jr, Peter is in college and already an established hero, there would be no pointless change to MJ's name and I would reframe from basically copying everything about Miles and give all his traits to Peter)

Brendan Fraser as Uncle Ben Parker(flashbacks)

Jamie Lee Curtis as May Parker

Stefanie Scott as Mary Jane Watson

Dylan O'Brien as Harry Osborn

Chloë Grace Moretz as Gwen Stacy

Jake Austin Walker as Flash Thompson

Keira Knightley as Jane Foster

Stellan Skarsgård as Odin

Mark Strong as Charles Xavier

Jacob Elordi as Cyclops/Scott Summers

Liana Liberato as Jean Grey

Matt Berry as Hank McCoy/Beast

Finn Wolfhard as Iceman/Bobby Drake

Mason Dye as Angel/Archangel/Warren Worthington III

Kiki Layne as Storm/Ororo Monroe

Jared Keeso as Wolvine/James "Logan" Howlett

Wyatt Oleff as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler

Charles Melton as Warpath/James Proudstar

Sadie Sink as Wolfsbane/Rahne Sinclair

Petr Skvortsov as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus

Maude Apatow as Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat

Victoria Pedretti as Rogue/Ann Marie

Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Jubilee/Jubilation Lee

Olivia Rodrigo as Dazzler/Alison Blaire

Ekaterina Samsonov as Magik/Illyana Rasputina

Sonya Mizuno as Psylocke/Elizabeth “Betsy” Braddock

Esme Creed-Miles as X-23/Laura Kinney

Wolfgang Novogratz as Havok/Scott Summers

Jodie Whittaker as Emma Frost

Dallas Liu as Daken

Kat Graham as Polaris/Lorna Dane

Chad Coleman as Lucas Bishop

Hunter Doohan as Banshee/Sean Cassidy

Austin Butler as Gambit/ Remy LeBeau

Will Arnett as Deadpool/Wade Wilson

Saara Chaudry as Kamala Khan

Madison Reyes as America Chavez

Isaac as Moon Knight/Marc Spector/Steven Grant/Jake Lockley

Andrew Lincoln as Reed Richards/Mr Fantastic

Jodie Comer as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman

Paul Mescal as Human Torch/Johnny Storm

Liev Schreiber as Thing/Ben Grimm

JK Simmons as Iron Monger/Obadiah Stane

Dolph Lundgren as Crimson Dynamo/Anton Vanko(adding Dynamo as I felt not including him was a waste)

Danila Kozlovsky as Whiplash

Bob Odenkirk as Justin Hammer

Chow Yun-Fat as The Mandarin(No Trevor, he's The Mandarin and actually uses the Ten Rings against Tony)

Michael Shannon as Abomination/Emil Blonsky

Mark Gatiss as The Leader/Samuel Sterns

Jamie Campbell Bower as Loki Laufeyson

Christoph Waltz as Red Skull/Johann Shmidt

Cillian Murphy as Baron Helmut Zemo

Javier Bardem as Thanos

Jeremy Irons as Ultron

Matt Smith as Malekith

Sean Bean as Alexander Pierce

Manu Bennett as Crossbones

Iain Glen as Ronan the Accuser

Oded Fehr as Baron Mordo

Brian Cox as Ego The Living Planet

John Malkovich as Vulture

John Goodman as Kingpin/Wilson Fisk

Boyd Holbrook as Bullseye

Tonia Sotiropoulou as Elektra Nachios

Jodie Comer as Typhoid Mary

James McAvoy as Purple Man/Zebediah Killgrave

Common as Cottonmouth/Cornell Stokes

Taraji P. Henson as Mariah Dillard

Barkhad Abdi as Bushmaster

Željko Ivanek as Agent Orange/William Rawlins

Wes Bentley as Jigsaw/Billy Russo

Dev Patel as Davos

Alexander Ludwig as Nuke/Will Simpson

Matthew Rhys as James Wesley

Kate Beckinsale as Vanessa Marianna

Marwan Kenzari as Bakuto

Brian Tee as Nobu Yoshioka

Lucille Soong as Madame Gao

Julianne Moore as Alexandra Reid

Eva Green as Hela

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Killmonger/Erik Stevens/N'Jadaka

Andrew Scott as Mysterio

(sidenote, Mysterio wouldn't die and would return to form the Sinister Six which would feature the villains from NWH, but it's the MCU variants, no Multiverse)

Bryan Cranston as Green Goblin/Norman Osborn

Mark Hamill as Doc Ock/Otto Octavius

Sam Worthington as Sandman

Sendhil Ramamurthy as The Lizard/Dr Curt Connors

Aaron Paul as Electro

Naomi Scott as Ghost

Henry Golding as Namor

Jason Isaacs as Magneto/Erik Lensherr

Natalie Dormer as Mystique/Raven Darkholme

Pablo Schreiber as Sabertooth/Victor Creed

King Kerim as Apocalypse/En Sabah Nur

Bryan Cranston as Sebastian Shaw

Christopher Eccleston as Bastion

Matt Smith as Mr Sinister

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Adam Warlock

Antony Starr as US Agent/John Walker

Ted Levine as Thaddeus Ross/Red Hulk

Charlie Clapman as Doctor Doom/Victor Von Doom

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Kim Kalesti

Producer musician Jake Sinclair and Brendan Urie LA session recording my songs “Whenever You’re Around Me” and “City Cave Dwellers”. Listen on all music platforms.

(September 17, 2024)

[companion-showdown]

Family Feud Nominations, Who is the Best Doctor Who Family

If I've missed a character out of one of the families let me know (within reason, I imagine all these families are massive in the EU, so prioritise tv or significant characters)

Currently, the only rule is no families may inculde anyone who is even ambiguously The Doctor, it'll get super complicated super fast imo

Any characters, eg River, who can link up multiple different families to create a single massive family unit will be treated on a case by case basis. If it is possible to pick one of the smaller family units that they are a part of to include them in while not including them in any of the others (in a way everyone will agree at least makes sense) they will be included in that family only, otherwise they will not be included

Please bare in mind when you are nominating that I am hoping to keep the number of nominations under 64 to run this as a mini-tournament. This is not a hard rule so if nominations do exceed 64 its not a big deal, just something I'd like everyone to bare in mind

Nominees

Foreman-Campbell (Susan, David, Alex)

Chesterton-Wright (Ian, Barbara, implied to be married after they leave)

McCrimmon (Jamie, Heather, V.M.McCrimmon, various others)

Waterfield (Victoria, Edward (father))

Lethbridge-Stewart (Kate, The Brigadier, Doris (Brig's wife in Battlefield), Archibald Hamish (TUAT), Gordon (Kate's son in Downtime), Kadiatu, The Great Intelligence, Lucy Wilson)

Grant/Jones (Jo, Cliff, Santiago (Jo's grandson in Death of the Doctor))

Smith (Sarah-Jane, Lavinia (aunt), Brendan Richards, Luke, Sky, Mr Smith, K9 (they are her family and I will not be hearing otherwise), Barbara, Eddie (parents in Temptation of Sarah-Jane Smith))

Leela, Andred, Veega, Rayo

Adric and Varsh (brothers)

Nyssa, Tremas, and Kassia (daughter, father, step-mother)

Jovanka (Tegan, Vanessa (aunt in Logopolis), Colin (cousin in Arc of Infinity))

Turlough (Vislor, Malkon (brother in Planet of Fire))

McShane (Ace, Audrey (mother), Kathleen (grandmother), Liam (brother))

Tyler (Rose, Jackie, Pete, Tony (baby mentioned in Journey's End), no I will not be adding the metacrisis to this list)

Another Smith (Mickey, Rita (grandmother))

Slitheen

Harkness (Jack, Grey, parents, Alice Carter (daughter), Steven Carter(grandson))

Isolas (Fear Her)

Jones (Martha, Francine, Clive, Tish, Leo, Leo has a baby as well, Adeola Oshodi)

The Family of Blood

Redfern-Smith (Joan, John (various), possible dream children and grandchildren)

Shafe Kanes (from Utopia, Kristane, Beltone)

Mott-Noble-Temple (Donna, Sylvia, Wilf, Shaun, Rose)

The Adipose

Pond-Williams (Amy, Rory, River, Brian, Anthony, Amy's aunt and parents)

Owens: (Craig, Sophie, Stormageddon Dark Lord of All)

Gillyflower (Mrs Gillyflower, Ada)

Paternoster (Jenny, Vastra, Strax)

Oswald (Clara, Ellie, Dave (parents), grandmother, and I'm going to say Danny makes the cut, Orson)

Potts (Bill, Mother, Moira (foster mother))

O'Brien-Sinclair (Graham, Ryan, Grace, Aaron (Ryan's father))

Khan (Yaz, Najia (mother), Hakim (father), Sonya (sister), Umbreen (grandmother))

Lewis (Dan, Eileen (mother), Neville (father))

Swarm and Azure

Bel, Vinder and their as yet unborn child

Sunday (Ruby, Carla, Cherry, many many foster siblings)

The TARDIS and Lolita

Little House of Cwej

The House of Lungbarrow (Grandfater Paradox, Qenceus, Inocet, various cousins, Irving Braxiatel, Maggie Matsumoto, Ulysses, Penelope GAte, Anna Joyce)

The House of Dvora (Morbius, The War King, Thessalia, Romana, various others)

Langer (Clyde, Carla (mother), Paul (father))

Jackson (Maria, Alan, Chrissie)

Chandra (Rani, Haresh, Gita)

The Wu Diaspora (Cindy Wu and her clones)

Munmeth and Mutmunna (Medicine Man)

Ada and Alice Obiefune

Who (Susan, Barbara, Louise)

Jones-Davies (Ianto, Rhiannon, Johnny, David, Mica)

Summerfield (Bernice, Issac, Claire, Jason Kane, Peter, Wolsey, Keith, Rebecca, Cousin Eliza, Benedict I-IV, Christine)

Miller (Lucie, Pat (aunt))

Schofield (Hex, Cassie, Hilda)

House of Witforge (Narvin, Lenaris, Helico, Narvin's father, Rexin)

Faction Paradox

Pollard (Charley, Louisa, Richard, Margaret, Edward Grove, The Sound Creature)

Mesh Cos, Lon Shel, Julian White Mammoth Tusk

Cooper-Williams (Gwen, Rhys, Anwen, Geraint, Mary (Gwen's parents))

Chenka (Liv, Tula, Kal, Garlon Rosh)

Sinclair (Helen, Albie, Trev Bailey)

Forrester

Proctor (Cleo, Jordan, parents)

Nominations will be open until Midday Friday (03/05, 12:00 BST (GMT/UTC +1)), I will try and give a more specific time then

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You might find me in the shadows You might see me in the light

Atticus Sinclair

I. all of this - blink 182. II. love, me normally - will wood. III. stars - switchfoot. IV. lovers' eyes - mumford & sons. V. rest of my life - less than jake. VI. old lace - sarah and the safeword. VII. eat your young- hozier. VIII. let me drown - orville peck. IX. have you ever seen the rain? - ccr. X. why am i like this? - orla gartland. XI. i'm here whenever you need me - sonic boom. XII. ache with me - against me. XIII. panic! - the briggs. XIV. people pleaser - yeemz. XV. rule #9-child of the stars - fish in a birdcage. XVI. blackbird - the beatles. XVII. f9mily - lil nas x. XVIII. thus always to tyrants - the oh hellos. XIX. rule #33 - pyre - fish inside a birdcage. XX. different anymore - amigo the devil. atticus' playlist is filtered to the idea that he is always taking the burden, or attempting to, off of others. especially his family. he can be anxious, but it is so well hidden under the stiff clothing and neutral expression, he is truly unsure if anyone even knows about it. maybe one day he will have someone to trust with that confession, but until then he will allow his awkward, unsurely sure of self to stumble through his own life- looking more like confidence than actually have it. main genre: folk.

Maia Teach

I. pierre - ryn weaver. II. mine - phoebe ryan. III. black velvet band - dropkick murphys. IV. all you need is love- across the universe. V. elephant love song medley - moulin rouge. VI. naked poetry - skylar. VII. the whiskey, the liar, the thief - patent pending. VIII. join the riot - paddy and the rats. IX. cherry blossom - kacey musgraves. X. fly me to the moon - juliana chahayed. XI. smile bomb - amalee. XII. the one - big d and the kids table. XIII. harder, better, faster, stronger - daft punk. XIV. she - mad caddies. XV. heart to break - kim petras. XVI. black sheep - poor man's poison. XVII. are you impressed - honey revenge. XVIII. song of your life - vinny marchi. XIX. little white lies - aurelia voltaire. XX. as high as the wind blows - aurelia voltaire. maia searches for experience. sure, it brought her to freedom, but she did not long for wandering like hunter does. it is more to see what that world and its people were made of. what experiences she could have, even if she has to lie a little to get them. she also searches for, mainly, love. much of her playlist is littered with the joys of love, seeing it or feeling it. maia wants nothing more than to know that people love one another as strongly and completely as they can.

main genre: pop, musical.

hunter thorpe

I. ninja untouchables - gama bomb. II. no direction - the unseen. III. when the frayed wind blows - mind pless. IV. nina cried power - hozier. V. welcome to my parents' house - ninja sex party. VI. f the world - the northern boys. VII. rule #34- fish in a birdcage. VIII. noise complaint - big d and the kids table. IX. ketamine & cola - the drowns. X. story of my life - social distortion. XI. get mad you son of a bitch - a wilhem scream. XII. circle in the square - flobots. XIII. doin crimes - brendan kelly and the wandering birds. XIV. when we rule the world - authority zero. XV. atlas! rise - metallica. XVI. live fast, die young - circle jerks. XVII. there's a good reason these tables are numbered honey, ... - panic! at the disco. XVIII. where i'm from - the nim vind. XIX. same graves - the ghost club. XX. the boys of summer - the ataris. rebellion. injustice. all of it burned into hunter's music entirely. if he were a modern man, he'd be a punk through and through. so much of his playlist is indicative of finding a way to break the shackles that keep so many in place. on top of that, it is about finding 'rulers' in everyone. he's not all gloom obviously, as he is an inherently chaotic person, there's a few songs that indicate his more silly nature (looking at you ninja sex party.) main genre: punk, thrash

penelope follett

I. pluto - jake wesley rogers. II. i will dance - katzenjammer. III. viva discordia - that handsome devil. IV. downtown - macklemore. V. ready steady go! - amalee. VI. we belong to music - timbaland, miley cyrus. VII. i can't breathe- bea miller. VIII. no surprises - juliana chahayed. IX. blame it on the kids - aviva. X. god save me, but don't drown me out - yungblud. XI. experience - ludovico einaudi. XII. heaven - avicii. XIII. young london - angels & airwaves. XIV. the love - con bro chill. XV. c**tology - lambrini girls. XVI. cure for me - aurora. XVII. a brand new me - bitter ruin. XVIII. post party depression - night gaunts. XIX. becoming the lastnames - will wood. XX. there it is - shawn james. (as the most well adjusted of the characters here) penelope's playlist mostly represents her ability to be able to just be as she wishes. there's no pressure from her mother (anymore - though a few songs harken back to those days) and she can easily just dance, sing and play as she wants to. there are, of course, drawbacks to that. if you are untethered to the world, you have a high chance of floating away. so she burns to find those who can keep her down just enough. main genre: dance.

alistair bennett

I. monsters - coco and the butterfields. II. dial drunk - noah kahan. III. first light - hozier. IV. lycanthrope - +44. V. everything's magic - angels and airwaves. VI. clavicle - alkaline trio. VII. erase me- said the sky. VIII. i'm here whenever you need me - sonic boom. IX. dust to dust - the civil wars. X. linger - royel otis. XI. the sound of sunshine - michael franti & spearhead. XII. pacino - illscarlett. XIII. stray nights - tom frane. XIV. be more kind - frank turner. XV. goodbye lover - rico del oro. XVI. movin' right along (muppets) - alkaline trio. XVII. one more beer won't hurt - black water country. XVIII. thus always to tyrants - the oh hellos. XIX. the hurtin' kind - orville peck. XX. make you smile - +44. alistair is the other side of the same coin as atticus. whereas the eldest sinclair burdens merely himself, alistair thinks it better to leave it in the open, to communicate and allow all of his family to share in their problems. his playlist is hopeful and soft, like him. he has his problems, finding it hard to do things on his own, but he has a strong foundation and people he can look to in the hardest of times. especially as old feelings linger behind. main genre: acoustic.

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Descendants OC Masterlist (A-J)

(K-Z)

Name: Annalise Andersen (daughter of Ariel and Eric)

Fic: Poor Unfortunate Souls

Love Interest: Evie

FC: Alexandra Daddario

Name: Bennett Chopper (son of the Tin Man)

Fic: No One Mourns The Wicked

Love Interest: Faye Tigelaar

FC: Jonathan Daviss

Name: Brendan Marmontel (son of Belle and Adam)

Fic: Great Wide Somewhere

Love Interest: Uma

FC: Logan Lerman

Name: Briony Angell (daughter of Fairies)

Fic: The Magic of a Friend

Love Interest: Evie

FC: Tilly Keeper

Name: Cadence De Vil (daughter of Cruella)

Fic: Spotted Hearts

Love Interest: Audrey

FC: Erin Kellyman

Name: Celina Frollo (daughter of Claude Frollo)

Fic: Heaven's Light

Love Interest: Gil or Jane

FC: Margaret Qualley

Name: Charlotte Charming (daughter of Cinderella and Chad Charming Sr)

Fic: Enough For You

Love Interest: Audrey

FC: Tiera Skovbye

Name: Cosette Cogsworth (daughter of Cogsworth)

Fic: Tale As Old As Time

Love Interest: Carlos de Vil

FC: Ciara Bravo

Name: Donovan Gale (son of Dorothy Gale)

Fic: No One Mourns The Wicked

Love Interest: Gil & Harry

FC: Milo Manheim

Name: Eden Thropp (daughter of the Wicked Witch of the West)

Fic: No One Mourns The Wicked

Love Interest: Jay

FC: Brittany O'Grady

Name: Emmeline Fitzherbert (daughter of Rapunzel and Eugene)

Fic: I See The Light

Love Interest: Mal

FC: Kiernan Shipka

Name: Estelle Lind (daughter of Elsa)

Fic: Frozen Heart

Love Interest: Ben and Evie

FC: Tati Gabrielle

Name: Evelyn Villeneuve (daughter of the Enchantress)

Fic: The Story of Tonight

Love Interest: Poly Sea Three

FC: Emma Watson

Name: Faye Tigelaar (daughter of the Scarecrow)

Fic: No One Mourns The Wicked

Love Interest: Bennett Chopper

FC: Katherine Langford

Name: Gabriel Legume (son of Gaston)

Fic: Heart of Stone

Love Interest: Harry Hook, Ben

FC: Gregg Sulkin

Name: Garrett Upland (son of the Good Witch of the South)

Fic: No One Mourns The Wicked

Love Interest: Jane & Carlos

FC: Evan Mock

Name: Giovanna Gothel (daughter of Mother Gothel)

Fic: Mother Knows Best

Love Interest: Ben or Audrey

FC: Madison Davenport

Name: Ginevra Gothel (daughter of Mother Gothel)

Fic: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back

Love Interest: Jay, Ben, eventual Ben & Jay

FC: Adelaide Kane

Name: Hallie Westergaard (daughter of Hans)

Fic: The Name Of The Game

Love Interest: Jane & Lonnie

FC: Ellie Bamber

Name: Harvey Sinclair (son of Helga Sinclair)

Fic: Once Upon A Dream

Love Interest: Audrey

FC: Mason Dye

Name: Honor Hook (daughter of Captain Hook)

Fic: I Let My Guard Down, Multi

Love Interest: Chad Charming

FC: Erin Moriarty

Name: Jackie Silver (daughter of John Silver)

Fic: Sea of Stars

Love Interest: Gil

FC: Madison Bailey

[yusuke-of-valla]

I don't happen to have any followers who know anything about civil law do I?

Because apparently we're opening 2024 with an Ex-Activision exec accusing the publisher of "discriminating against 'old white guys,'" per this article by Brendan Sinclair and Gamesindustry.biz

And like idk it seems unlikely that Activision in particular is suddenly discriminating against older white men after settling a lawsuit for describing ting against everyone not in that category, but I'm not a lawyer so idk maybe I'm being too Judgy

[actiongal]

private and extremely low activity. collection of mostly female characters both canon and original from a variety of media.

Doctor Who Anji Kapoor / BBC 8th Doctor Adventures / FC: Rebecca Hazelwood Bliss / Big finish audios / FC: Rakhee Thakrar Martha Jones / FC: Freema agyeman Bill Potts / FC Pearl Mackie Ryan Sinclair / FC: Tosin Cole The Rani - Original incarnation / FC: Nimra Bucha Clara Oswald / Canon divergent. / FC: Karen David. Captain Jack Harkness / Canon Divergent / FC: Rana Daggubati. Star Trek Deanna Troi / FC: Marina Sirtis Beverley Crusher / FC: Gates McFadden Michael Burnham / FC: Sonequa Martin-Green Cpt. Phillipa Georgiou / canon divergent / FC: Michelle Yeoh Star Wars Ahsoka Tano / animated Satine Kryze / FC: Diane Kruger Depa billaba /FC: Tabu/ Tamannaah Bhatia The Magicians Margo Hanson/ FC: Summer Bishil The Expanse Chrisjen Avasarala FC: Shohreh Aghdashloo Assassin's Creed Layla Hassan / animated Kassandra / animated The Mummy Rick O'connell / FC: Brendan Fraser Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Phryne Fisher / prev unprecedcnted / FC: Essie Davis Deathless Baba Yaga / FC: Carol Kane ASOUE Esme Squalor / Book based / FC: Madeline Kahn The Addams Family Debbie Jellinksy / FC: Joan Cusack Uncharted Chloe Frazer / animated / FC: Lisa Haydon

Bridgerton Kathani Sharma / canon divergent / FC: Simone Ashley Edwina Sharma / canon Divergent / Fc: charithra chandran Original Apsara Yaksha prev @chessboardqveen / FC: Madhuri Dixit.

[trustedteller]

Life and Trust Unofficial Cast List

*performer originated role

Notes:

Dates indicate first recorded performance and last recorded performance. (Original cast swings/rehearsal directors are credited with a first performance of 6/17/24.)

Brackets indicate a performer's given swing name.

The characters Alesiter, Sgt. Bryant, Emma, Farouk, Officer Harold, Hella, Isis, Marco, and Woland were retired from the show on 1/26/25.

The characters Comstock, Daeva, LHW, Rafi, and Valdes were added to the show on 1/29/25. (Notes on character updates can be found below the cast list).

Life and Trust Cast List with Portraits

Bria Bacon (Emma*) 6/17/24 - 8/5/24

Collin Baja (JG Conwell, Valentin) 9/30/24 - 4/5/25

Steven Bangerter (Lenny Ned Lyons) 4/16/26 - 4/19/25

Ian Bedford (JG Conwell 1929) 9/25/24 - 1/12/25

Tony Bordonaro (Officer Harold*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Sophie Bortolussi (Dr. Marie Rontgen-Vane*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Mikaela Sinclair Brandon (Gretchen) 1/30/25 - 4/19/25

Nathaniel Buchsbaum (Lenny Ned Lyons, Stanford Wagner, Mr. Vaudeville*) 6/17/24 - 2/8/25

Doug Burkhardt (JG Conwell, Comstock, Dr. Kellogg, Mephisto, Valentin) [Cornelius] 11/22/24 - 4/19/25

Marc J Cardarelli (JG Conwell, Dr. Kellogg, Lenny Ned Lyons*) 6/17/24 - 4/19/25

Catheryn Clifford (Daeva*, Isis) 11/21/24 - 4/2/25

Jonathan Colafrancesco (Comstock, Dr. Kellogg, Lenny Ned Lyons, Rafi, Stanford Wagner, Valdes) [Christopher] 12/22/24 - 4/19/25

Aaron Dalla Villa (Aleister, Basil Conwell, Dorian Gray, Lenny Ned Lyons, Mephisto, Mr. Vaudeville) [Ivan] 6/17/24 - 3/2/25

Tiffany Violet de Alba (Con Artist, Gertrude Davenport, Evelyn, Marie Rontgen-Vane, Megaera) [Ines] 6/17/24 - 12/01/24

Erik Debono (Basil Conwell, Dorian, Lenny Ned Lyons, Mephisto, Rafi, Mr. Vaudeville) [James] 11/27/24 - 4/19/25

Victoria DeRenzo (Evelyn) 8/21/24 - 4/16/25

Charles-Alexis Desgagnés (Aleister, Dorian Gray, Officer Harold, JG Conwell, Dr. Kellogg, Stanford Wagner) [Nicholas] 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Cara Diaz (Emma) 8/29/24 - 1/26/25

Mia Dilena (Gretchen, Naima Conwell*, Zavia) 6/17/24 - 4/2/25

Brendan Duggan (Aleister (finale only), Comstock, Farouk, Sgt. F. Bryant, Dr. Kellogg, Megaera (intro only), Valentin, Woland) [Theo] 6/17/24 - 4/13/25

Zachary Eisenstat (Dr. Kellogg, Valentin, Woland*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Raymond Ejiofor (Stanford Wagner*) 6/17/24 - 12/23/24

Leigh-Ann Esty (Daeva, Dr. Marie Rontgen-Vane) 1/30/25 - 4/19/25

Lenin Fernandez (Lenny Ned Lyons, Stanford Wagner) 1/30/25 - 4/19/25

Patrick Ferreri (Dr. Kellogg, Valdes) 9/8/24 - 4/19/25

Kim Fischer (Aleister*, Comstock, Lenny Ned Lyons) 6/17/24 - 4/19/25

Jennifer Florentino (Gretchen*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Reshma G Gajjar (Hella*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Douglas J Gillespie (Aleister, JG Conwell, Officer Harold, Dr. Kellogg, Stanford Wagner) [Henry] 6/17/24 - 1/25/25

Spencer William Grossman (Mr. Vaudeville, Valdes) 2/6/25 - 4/19/25

Annie Grove (Con Artist*, Zavia) 6/17/24 - 4/14/25

Alonso Guzman (Farouk*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Dorchel Haqq (Emma, Gretchen, Hella, Isis, Naima Conwell, Sibyl Rontgen-Vane) [Angelika] 6/17/24 - 1/25/25

Rachel Harris (Sibyl Rontgen-Vane) 11/25/24 - 3/2/25

Casey Bronwyn Howes (Mrs. Vaudeville*) 6/17/24 - 4/5/25

Mio Ishikawa (Naima Conwell, Gertrude Davenport, Gretchen, Sibyl Rontgen Vane)[Helen] 3/3/25 - 4/19/25

Eriko Jimbo (Con Artist, Gertrude Davenport, Dr. Marie Rontgen-Vane, Megaera, Mrs. Vaudeville) [Pantalis] 6/17/24 - 4/19/25

Karl Kenzler (JG Conwell 1929*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Andrew Kutryk (Valentin) **Never Debuted

Heather Lang (Evelyn*) 6/17/24 - 8/19/24

Majella Bess Loughran (Gertrude Davenport, Gretchen, Dr. Marie Rontgen-Vane, Mrs. Vaudeville) [Marion] 6/17/24 - 1/15/25

Jodi McFadden (Gertrude Davenport*, Evelyn, Megaera) 6/17/24 - 4/6/25

Zach McNally (JG Conwell, Dr. Kellogg, Stanford Wagner, Valdes) 2/28/25 - 4/17/25

Miguel Miranda (Comstock, Basil Conwell, Dorian Gray, Rafi)[Berloiz] 3/2/25 - 4/19/25

Nando Morland (Basil Conwell*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Andrea Murillo (Gertrude Davenport, Evelyn, Megaera, Dr. Marie Rontgen-Vane) 2/28/25 - 4/18/25

Jacob Nahor (Basil Conwell, Mr. Vaudeville) 1/10/25 - 4/19/25

Madison Olandt (Con Artist, L.H.W., Sibyl Rontgen-Vane, Mrs. Vaudeville, Zavia) [Juliette] 1/15/25 - 4/19/25

Ny Opong (L.H.W.*, Megaera) 12/15/24 - 4/19/25

Kevin M Pajarillaga (Basil Conwell, Lenny Ned Lyons, Marco, Mephisto, Mr. Vaudeville) [Hector] 6/17/24 - 4/19/25

Marla Phelan (Con Artist, Zavia*) 6/17/24 - 4/2/25

Christopher Ralph (Rafi*) 1/30/25 - 4/19/25

Randolph Curtis Rand (JG Conwell 1929*) 6/17/24 - 1/25/25

Luca Renzi (Marco*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Babou Sanneh (Basil Conwell, Dorian, Megaera, Mephsito, Stanford Wagner) [Milton] 3/8/25 - 4/19/25

Andrea Farley Shimota (Daeva, Naima Conwell, Mrs. Vaudeville, Sibyl Rontgen-Vane ) 2/28/25 - 4/19/25

Gabriella Sibeko (Naima Conwell, Sibyl Rontgen-Vane*, Mrs. Vaudeville) 6/17/24 - 4/19/25

Tori Sparks (Evelyn, Dr. Marie Rontgen-Vane, Megaera*) 6/17/24 - 3/2/25

Brandin S Steffensen (Dr. Kellogg*) 6/17/24 - 9/2/24

Hannah Straney (Naima Conwell, Gertrude Davenport, Evelyn, Gretchen, L.H.W., Dr. Marie Rontgen-Vane) [Nicoletta] 1/5/25 - 4/19/25

Derek Tabada (Dorian Gray, Sgt. F. Bryant, Farouk, Marco, Rafi, Valentin, Woland) [Adrian] 6/17/24 - 4/19/25

Tony Torn (JG Conwell 1929*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Mike Tyus (Mephisto*) 6/17/24 - 12/22/24

Robert Vail (Dorian Gray*) 6/17/24 - 10/30/24

Ryan VanCompernolle (Con Artist, Isis*, L.H.W., Mrs. Vaudeville, Zavia) 6/17/24 - 4/17/25

Jacob Michael Warren (Comstock, Valentin*) 6/17/24 - 3/23/25

Maleek M Washington (Sgt. F. Bryant*) 6/17/24 - 1/26/25

Madeline A Wright (Daeva, Emma, Evelyn, Gretchen, Hella, Isis, Naima, Sibyl Rontgen-Vane, Zavia) [Vera] 6/17/24 - 4/19/25

Resident Directors/Vacation Swings:

Steven Apicello (Aleister, Mephisto, Woland)

Evelyn Chen (Hella, Megaera)

Christopher “Cree” Grant (Stanford Wagner)

Jesse Kovarsky (Mr. Vaudeville)

Zach Martens (Valdes)

Parker Murphy (JG Conwell*, Mephisto, Valdes, Valentin)

Guests:

Andrew Barth Feldman 10/28/24

Ephiram Sykes

Daniel K. Isaac

Notes on Character Changes:

Comstock is inspired by and includes elements from Sgt. Bryant (created by Maleek Washington) and Officer Harold (created by Tony Bordonaro)

Daeva is inspired by and includes elements from Hella (created by Reshma Gajjar) and Aleister (created by Kim Fischer)

LHW is inspired by and includes elements from Emma (created by Bria Bacon) and Isis (created by Ryan VanCompernolle)

Rafi is inspired by and includes elements from Marco (created by Luca Renzi) and Farouk (created by Alonso Guzman)

Valdes is inspired by and includes elements from Woland (created by Zachary Eisenstat) and Aleister (created by Kim Fischer)

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TWENTY-TWO

I shall never forget the fervour with which a sick young friend once exclaimed, when suffering severely from the high, sharp, arrow-like winds of Edinburgh, ‘Oh! What would I not give for one single gasp of Rothesay air.

CATHERINE SINCLAIR, Scotland and the Scotch (1840)

WHEN THE NOVELIST sailed into Rothesay, she considered it to be ‘the Montpelier of Scotland’ – where invalids with consumption could benefit from the soft, balmy breezes of the west; and Bute, of which Rothesay is the capital, was a prosperous and exclusive island during the Victorian era. Guidebooks of the period likened it to Torquay or called it ‘the Brighton of the Clyde’. Sinclair mentioned a budding entrepreneur who had talked for years of turning Rothesay into a Cheltenham or a Constantinople, but his intentions had ebbed and flowed for so long, she feared the sea would ‘cease to be salt' before he finally made up his mind.

Bute impressed Sinclair with its deep, intensely blue ocean framed in a circle of noble mountains: ‘... the church bells at Largs are distinctly heard chiming on Sunday, in pleasing unison with the loud dash of the ocean, while the wind blows a sort of trumpet accompaniment through the waving forests; and this, with the warbling of some hundred birds, must make a charming natural orchestra, which might find a ready echo in every heart.’

Skyeman Martin Martin, who included Bute in his book A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland in 1703, wrote of the locals: ‘They are very industrious fishers, especially for Herring, for which they are furnished with about 80 large Boats.’

Nowadays several shops in Rothesay are boarded up. The Scottish Parliament Information Centre says one in five folk left the island between 2001 and 2020. There is a dearth of housing, and few jobs and opportunities. There is dereliction.

As we walk along the waterfront’s Albert Place, we spot a plea to the local authority emblazoned beneath the dilapidated Royal Hotel. Someone has graffitied ‘Council help stop Rothesay crumbling’ on an empty shop window. Just up the road, the iconic Rothesay Pavilion – a traditional entertainment venue – remains closed more than seven years after it was shut for a £15m refurbishment. It was stalled by the collapse of the building firm that took on the project. Argyll and Bute Council says that as part of its five-year plan it will work with the Rothesay Pavilion Charity Trust to lobby for funding to complete the refurbishment.

In 2023 Argyll and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara (SNP) was furious that the UK government had snubbed the region for ‘levelling-up projects’. There was no money to save Dunoon’s iconic Victorian Pier or Rothesay’s crumbling Royal Hotel. More than £1.1 billion of the £1.6 billion was awarded in England to areas with a Conservative MP, including the Prime Minister’s Richmond constituency. O’ Hara told the newspapers:

‘This decision of the UK Government not to fund these projects is a major blow to Argyll and Bute, and it is doubly disappointing to then discover that our economically fragile, rural constituency has been overlooked at the expense of far more affluent constituencies, including the Prime Minister’s own in Richmond.

'It appears that in this round, funding has been disproportionately awarded to areas with Conservative MPs in England, whilst Scotland’s share of the fund has declined, with some of Scotland’s most impoverished areas nowhere to be seen on the list.’

The inequalities of wealth are easy to find in Scotland, not just in inner cities and rundown former mining, shipbuilding, steel or tourist centres. You only have to compare the slogan on the abandoned Bute hotel to glossy brochures advertising islands. In 2019 Strutt and Parker advertised the uninhabited 660-acre island of Inchmarnock off the west coast of Bute, albeit for what they called the reasonable price tag of £1.4 million. The talk of the pubs is that Rothesay’s drunks were exiled there in the 19th century to dry out.

Lord Smith of Kelvin, who owns a vineyard in South Africa, bought Inchmarnock in 1999, the year he was knighted. He became a life peer in 2008 and is a former governor of the BBC. Irene Adams is secretary and a fellow director of Inchmarnock Ltd. In 2001 she was criticised in national newspapers for having claimed £200,000 as a Labour peer in the House of Lords, although she had only spoken once in five years.

Back on the mainland of Ayrshire, the rain comes in fits and starts and we re-acquaint ourselves with the Clyde Flyer for Gourock. If Wemyss Bay station is Lionel Messi, then Gourock railway station is a pub bore who had an unsuccessful trial with a Sunday league football team. We see four gentlemen aged anywhere between 30 and 70 dangling their fishing roads off the station wall into the harbour. Each could be sitting on a tranquil and picturesque riverbank rather than on a concrete concourse in full view of the madding crowd. Each has come armed with alcohol. Their beverages appear to range from Carlsberg Special to Buckfast by way of Thunderbird and Co-op Strong Cider. For non-Scots, unfamiliar with ‘Buckie’, here are two appreciations from anonymous online wine buffs:

‘Barnyardy funk (in a bad way) almost like a dead animal in a bird’s nest. A mix of flat Coca Cola and caramel with a whiff of gun metal.’

‘You’re not drinking Buckfast properly unless that dinner was given to you in a polystyrene box and you’re eating it under a bridge.’

This is a convenient juncture to relate that the term ‘steaming’ originated from travellers who overdid the booze on the steamboats. Licensing laws introduced in 1841 meant you could only get a drink in Scotland if you were a bona-fide ‘traveller’. The angling hobbyists at Gourock are not noticeably steaming but, going by the heft of their carry outs, they may become so before their angling outing is finished for the day.

There used to be a grand mansion where Gourock Park now sits. Gourock House was built on the site of an old castle in the late 18th century by Duncan Darroch, who had made a fortune in Jamaica. His family eventually gifted the estate to the town. The mansion was an ARP HQ during the war and was demolished in 1947.

It is too cold today for Gourock Outdoor Pool, the oldest heated swimming pool in Scotland, which was chosen by Damon Albarn to grace the cover of one of Blur’s albums. There are some hardy souls within it, but I’m with Hippocrates, who believed:

‘If any person will heat himself very much, either by a hot bath, or a great fire, and afterward continue in the same place, and same habit, as he who was much cooled, he will appear more cold and will become more shivering than the others.’

Fishermen and sailors used to dance seven times around a neolithic standing stone in Gourock for good luck. Most megaliths go hand in glove with romantic scenery, but not Granny Kempock, who stands like a petrified hunchback in a hood, on a rocky crag among tenements and shops. Today the place from where she faces the sea is advertised by a black metal sign next to a bin for dog shit. In 1662, the god-fearers burned Mary Lamont for allegedly having attended a coven at which it was planned to topple Granny Kempock into the sea. Witchfinding was a fashionable skill set back then.

When a Swedish cargo vessel sank off Dunoon in April 1956 with the loss of her six crewmen, a story circulated that one man had been given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by an old female passenger who was never identified. The word on the street was that it had been Granny Kempock in human form. There is a long tradition, which continues, of people leaving trinkets, coins and flowers at the stone, but any recent tributes must have been pinched by a hard-up local.

We’re in town waiting for the boat to take us across the firth to ‘Scotland’s Secret Coast’, Cowal. The woman at the chipshop reckons:

‘It’s an old altar to a pagan god, where they used to offer sacrifices. A few years ago, they used to put clothes on her on Hogmanay and have a few cans. Salt and vinegar?’

In 1904 the Rev Walter Mathams wrote in the Greenock Telegraph: ‘If she would only speak, she would tell a tale unrivalled in the annals of Scotland.'

A letter in a later edition of the Telegraph referred the council to ‘a hillock of refuse and ashes three feet deep right across the path’ and urged the council to deal with it. They did. And their eventual successors in 2021 had to do so again. I’m not the superstitious kind and, even if I wanted to dance about it before our short voyage to Dunoon, I couldn’t. It is now surrounded by iron railings. We are off to catch a boat on ‘that Fyrth on the west side, with all the islands up towards the most northerne headland, being inhabited by the old Scotts or wilde Irish…… which live by feeding cattle up and downe the hills, or else fishing and fowleing, and formerly, till that they have of late been restrayned, by plaine downeright robbing and stealeing.’ (Report by Thomas Tucker upon the settlement of the revenues of excise and customs in Scotland, 1666.) Tucker was an official in Oliver Cromwell’s regime.

[soylazaro]

Monte Nido / Hidden from Haya Waseem on Vimeo.

Monte Nido “Hidden”

Thank you to Object & Animal, Animals, and the incredible Toronto cast and crew for giving their all for this.

Client: Monte Nido Agency: Arnold Worldwide Agency Creatives: Sean McBride, Aubrey Estes, Diana Friedman Agency Producer: Kara Canole

Production: Object & Animal Local Service Company: Animals

Director: Haya Waseem Executive Producer: Emi Stewart, Justin Benoliel HOP: Rob Day Bid Producer: Liam Benstead Producer: Dan Montgomery Cinematographer: Christopher Lew PM: Pete Vanstone Coordinator: Candice Napoleone 1st AD: Keith Giesbrecht 2nd AD: Bronson Allen Location Scout: James Dawe Steadicam: Connor Jarvie 1st AC: Adrian Muir 2nd AC/loader: Susan Liu VTR: Brendan Bresnahan Gaffer: Ryan Hernandez Best: John Bell Electric: Bob Weir Genny Op: Steve Sinclair Key Grip: Dillon Freel Best: John Perrin Grip: Hala Hunny, Brandon MacLean

Production Designer: David Dennis Prop Buyer: Brendan Nerfa Assistant Buyer: Peri Greig Lead Set Dresser: Frank Rast Set Dresser: Mark Trifunovic, Nick Rossing, Maddy Frank, Dylan Lattimer, Quinn Fleck Art PA: Katie Hiendle Key Props: Tony Massey

Script Supervisor: Julia Morton Sound/Boom Op: Brian Hanish Wardrobe Stylist: Shira Hershkop Hair/Make Up: Cathyann Cuthbert PA Driver: Paul Aguilera, Ozzy Quiroz PA: James Spence, Kwaku Yirenkyi, Jaysheon Allong, Cody Ludlam, Abdullah Shabdeen, Matt Bowler Craft: Shaaron Zahavy, Natalie Simmons Production Trailer: Paul LeFebour

Edit: Cabin Editor: Dylan Edwards

Color: Royal Muster Colorist: Gregory Reese

Sound: no8 London Sound Designer: James Benn

Camera: Arri Rental Film: Kodak Scan: Metropolis Post Lab: Kodak Lab NYC

Shot on 35mm in Toronto.

[karaokulta]

🌟🎮 ¡El cambio es el nuevo ganador en la consola de la sostenibilidad! 🔋🌿 Tras algunos *level down* en la industria de los videojuegos con respecto al uso de minerales de conflicto, las fichas han girado positivamente. - 📈 Según reporta Brendan Sinclair en Unlosing Writer, ¡diez compañías de gaming han mejorado su juego en los informes SD de 2024, reflejando sus acciones de 2023! - 🕹️ En el mundo donde los mandos y consolas son piezas clave, el compromiso con cadenas de suministro éticas se vuelve una *quest* principal. - ⚙️ Se evaluó el origen de los minerales: que no financien milicias armadas, que eviten el trabajo forzoso y respeten los derechos humanos. Es una *cutscene* hacia una *gameplay* consciente que merece aplausos. 🙌 Pero como en todo buen juego, siempre hay un *boss* a vencer: - 🚀 Microsoft está *leveling up* fuerte en esta *area*. - ❗Por otro lado, parece que Sony necesita *respawn* y reevaluar su estrategia. Mi predicción seria, que otros gigantes seguirán este *trend*, porque al final, un buen game developer sabe que la responsabilidad social no es un *Easter egg*, sino parte del core narrative del sector. ¿Crees tú que veremos una línea narrativa donde las compañías no solo compiten en especificaciones técnicas sino en impacto social positivo? ¿Podría esto influenciar tu próxima compra de consola? 🚀 Comenta, cuestiona y marca a ese *gamer* con conciencia social que amará esta movida. ¡Porque el cambio comienza con nosotros, los jugadores! #GamingForGood #Sostenibilidad #Videojuegos #TecnologíaResponsable #GamingCommunity 🎮💚📊

[gamerbulten]

Ubisoft, süresi geçmiş Far Cry 6 oyuncularına alaycı e-postalar gönderiyor: "Elbette bundan daha iyisini yapabilirsin" "Ne demek başka oyunlar oynuyorsun?" -...

[manyfandomocs]

I know we have some vague ones , but any possible ideas for crossovers? 🥺🥺

Yes yes yes I've missed crossovers sm have a big ass list of many fandoms (besides glee bc that is pretty much the only ones we have talked about and this was getting super long as it is)

Bridgerton

Ambrose Charles & Alexander (bc brothers)

Elizabeth "Betty" Cowper & Caroline Cowper (bc cousins)

Percival Michaels & Finley Talbot (idk I might ship them)

Priscilla Barrington & Priscilla Featherington (name twins but also I think they'd vibe so hard)

Theodosia Fortescue & Alexander & Priscilla Featherington (random as hell but. idk, i liked the thought of them together)

Darius Peregrine & Caroline Cowper (again, idk, just liked the thought)

Also idk who or how or what but Arabella Kingsley/Leticia Beaumont/Sampson Lockhart with anyone

Descendants

Annalise Andersen & Almeria (bc cousins)

Annalise Andersen & Aria (bc sisters)

Cadence De Vil & Andrew Radcliffe (I think they could be fun friends)

Emmeline Fitzherbert & Atticus (bc she'd love him they can be besties)

Stephen White & Barbie (They'd be so close he likes her sm)

Serafina Chapman & Atticus (I just think they'd vibe idk)

Charlotte Charming & Cillian Charming (bc siblings)

Gabriel Legume & Edmund Tremaine (Logan Lerman and Gregg Sulkin are my boys I feel like this is just a must tbh. Shipping or otherwise)

Evelyn Villneuve & Envy (bc siblings)

Zinnia Hook & Fabian Facillier (idk. I just fuck with them a lot)

Gabriel Legume & Gage Legume (bc brothers)

Gabriel Legume & Gigi Legume (bc siblings)

Gabriel Legume & Jericho (ignoring that he'd be stealing his brothers boyfriend this is just bc. i am absolutely in love with avan jogia)

Honor Hook & Jericho (I ship them and I can't tell you why I think they'd be fun)

Emmeline Fitzherbert & Raphael Fitzherbert (bc siblings)

Ruby Fitzherbert & Raphael Fitzherbert (bc siblings)

Brendan Marmontel & Raphael Fitzherbert (kinda shipping)

Brendan Marmontel & Rose (bc siblings)

Doctor Who

Malcolm McAllister & Gwyneth Boe (shipping?? besties?? idk)

Fiona Baker & Maisie Cameron (poly ship w/ martha or just each other idc)

Charles Pond & Maisie Cameron (timeline makes no sense but. i like them)

Malcolm McAllister & Serenity Hoskins (I just like alexandra. I think they'd be hot)

Gilmore Girls

Lydia Millstone-Gilmore & Addie Hisenburg (they'd be sooooo fun together)

Theodore Gleason & Autumn Dell (idk the exact vibes I just think they'd get along)

Wyatt Hayden & Antonio Bailey & Vance Hawthorne (I'm just gay, I like these guys)

Dahlia Gilmore & Belinda Gilmore (bc sisters)

Wyatt Hayden & Belinda Gilmore (bc half siblings)

Thomas Mayfair & Belinda Gilmore (kinda ship them tbh)

Lydia Millstone-Gilmore & Bennett Song (they've got similar vibes I like them)

Thomas Mayfair & Celine Gerard (poly with rory or just each other idc I like them)

Jasmine Teller & Callum Zang (poly with jess or just each other idc I like them)

Dahlia Gilmore & Daisy Gilmore (bc sisters)

Blair Lister & Daisy Gilmore (idk I like them)

Jasmine Teller & Edgar Danes-Rygalski (just vibes they'd be besties I feel)

Wyatt Hayden & Edgar Danes-Rygalski (pt 2 of me liking Gregg Sulkin and Logan Lerman together. maybe also poly with Harlow Dell)

Serafina Hollander & Evie Charleston (vibes)

Jasmine Teller & Floyd Bach (riverdale fcs I don't make the rules)

Lydia Millstone-Gilmore & Floyd Bach (riverdale fcs I don't make the rules)

Blair Lister & Lily Lister (bc sisters)

Jasmine Teller & Lily Lister (riverdale fcs I don't make the rules)

Lydia Millstone-Gilmore & Lily Lister (riverdale fcs I don't make the rules)

Dahlia Gilmore & Magnus Medina (just like them together)

Dahlia Gilmore & Richie Gilmore (bc siblings)

Gossip Girl

Darcy Hearst & Earnest Applebaum (are you getting the theme yet)

Evelina Sinclair & Earnest Applebaum (idk I like the idea)

Darcy Hearst & Eli Bass (similar vibes to me I think they'd get together, maybe poly w/ Romeo)

Athena Callahan & Piper Covington (poly w/ Blair or idk just each other I think it'd be great)

Gossip Girl 2021

Wesley Dawson & Erin Sawyer (pressured children that ice skate idk)

Valerie Ritter & Erin Sawyer (Julien ships idk I think they'd be so fun Valerie doesn't know shit about social media popularity)

Matthew Porter & Gigi Bates (Luna ships but also he'd just love to take photos of her)

Lorenzo Waters & Gigi Bates (he just told me in my head that he wants her idk)

Maeve Marsden & Maggie Frances (she just told me in my head that she wants her idk)

Hunger Games

Deryn Stedman & Amphitrite Delmore (just vibes Deryn has a thing for District 4 people)

Epiphany Trinket & Eliana Trinket (bc siblings)

Julius Amadeus & Eliana Trinket & Triton Heavensbee (vibes. capitol poly ship)

Pomona Bentley & Georgette Bravo (idk I have no explanation just felt right)

Eirene Collier & Maddox Undersee (I think they'd be so interesting)

Deryn Stedman & Marina Flannagan (Deryn has a thing for District 4 people)

Ianthe Odair & Morgaine Crane (she just said she wanted the pretty woman idk)

Deryn Stedman & Raymond Abraham (he's interested idk)

Ianthe Odair & Valentina Melendez (swanqueen obviously)

I want OUAT crossovers so bad I just have no thoughts rn

RWRB

Rhett Sheppard & Remy Mcintire (ships yes)

Sebastian Van Wyck & Remy Mcintire (ships yes)

Kendall Frost & Remy Mcintire (they'd be fun)

Kendall Frost & Betsy Holleran (they'd be very fun)

Supernatural

Cooper Sullivan & Beth Jasper (fun)

Nolan Truscott & Beth Jasper (not shipping I think but friends)

[ryanhamiltonwalsh]

2023 Creative Work

It goes without question that the thing I worked on the most this year was DECK—the 52 song, 4 Album project coming in late 2024 from Hallelujah The Hills—but as I put this list together I was surprised how much else I managed to make this year. Some of it, like the Morphine liner notes, had been finished for over a year, but most of it was all produced and released in 2023. I am so truly grateful to be able to continue to follow my curiosity and imagination, create so many things both alone and with my friends, and have interested listeners and readers following it all. It's a dream. Thank you.

Writing

Morphine liner notes for Light in the Attic Records' reissues of Like Swimming and The Night

Convo with Jeremy Gaudet from Kiwi JR. — The Believer music issue

Bob Dylan: Boston 1963 — The Boston Globe

Teenage Jonathan Richman and Boston’s “Spiritual Sparkplug”

The Velvet Underground's 1st show in Boston

Pet Sounds heard as ad speak that breaks down

Music

Alone in Love — new Hills single from forthcoming DECK

DECK Patreon — 26 cover songs including three public songs: "Massachusetts" "What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding" and "Auld Lang Syne"

Audio Interviews

- Camper Can Calethoven podcast (20 episodes on the DECK Patreon with Leeore Schnairsohn and Evan Sicuranza)

- Light in the Attic podcast: Morphine episode

- The Believer Radio Hour - co-DJ with Kiwi JR’s Jeremy Gaudet

- Author/Musician rountable with Vashti Bunyan and Howard Fishman

- Revolutions Per Movie podcast - SEP 2023

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Photos

Meeting Robert Pollard, a hero of mine (photo by Rich Turiel)

(Top to Bottom, left to right: 1) Hills with Eyelids, New Haven, CT 2) Hills eat chicken wings after 1st DECK recording session, Portland, ME 3) me and Hills drummer Ryan Connelly with The Hold Steady after I interviewed them live on stage at the Newport Folk Festival 4) me and Tanya Donelly after she recorded her guest vocal for a DECK song 5) me and Ry-Con prepare to record a bar choir at the Brendan Behan Pub in Jamaica Plain, MA 6) Ezra Furman and I after recording her vocals for a DECK song at Puritan Garage 7) on the Sinclair marquee 8) The Morphine reissue dream team, names and thanks found here. 9) Hills live 12/15/23 at The Sinclair, photo by Ben Stas.

And lastly, because someone always asks, here's a link to this list for the previous year.

See you soon. XO

[funtime--error]

Life is Strange: Before the Storm developer on how games are tackling new subjects

Brendan Sinclair, writing for GamesIndustry.biz:

Large publishers are increasingly signing on for games willing to be seen as exploring questions of sexuality, identity, and other weighty topics. [Life is Strange: Before the Storm narrative director Zak] Garriss isn’t sure exactly what happened to cause that, but he’s grateful for the change regardless.

“Part of the answer probably lives outside of the industry,” he said. “The evolution of television narrative has done a lot to explode our understanding of the limitations of storytelling in general. I look at TV 20 years ago versus TV now, and I see a savviness, and a willingness, and a courage to tell more complex stories, more non-traditional stories. And we’ve seen success with that. We’ve seen audiences resonate with a bigger variety of narrative and I think that’s sparked and inspired more imagination in the industry, top to bottom, from indie all the way up to the biggest publishers in the world.”

TV isn’t responsible for opening the floodgates on what stories can be told in popular media. TV reflects the changes, but I don’t think it drives them. The real culprits are:

Shifting social and cultural norms, especially around who is seen as deserving a voice

The internet, which allows anyone to bypass gatekeepers and deliver media to historically underserved groups

Regardless, I am grateful we have the diversity of games and media we have.

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[gedankenstroeme]

Jesus, I hope the passing in the next episode is good because A LOT has to happen before this season ends.