#caroline campion

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Green with Envy

Book: Open Heart (post series)

Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x F!MC Casey Ramsey, featuring F!OC Dr Estelle Campion

Word count: 772

Warnings: brief mention of bio- weapon attack

Catergory: fluff with slight angst

Rating: PG

Summary: Despite normally keeping PDA to a minimum in public, especially at work, Casey feels the need to mark her territory, especially after a not so pleasant encounter with Dr Estelle Campion

Disclaimer: Characters belong to Pixelberry.

Authors note: Prompt from this list as requested @jerzwriter I hope you enjoy my take Elsa. This story uses prompt 46

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It had been several days since her unpleasant encounter with Dr Campion. She had told Ethan what had happened and he was furious. She knew what she was alleging was untrue, her and Ethan loved each other very much, despite their busy work schedules and but she could not shake the feeling that she would try something. She knew that Ethan had met her, told her once and for all that there would be any form of relationship with her but she knew of her history and whilst she was still working at Edenbrook Casey was not so sure that she would not try anything again.

Casey, as well as Ethan and Tobias had managed to avoid her and as far as Casey was concerned the end of the study that she was involved in could not come quick enough.

Meanwhile Estelle was still shaken. She remembered Ethan having quite the temper from her time in Hopkins, however, she had never seen an outburst from such a protective stance. The fact that he had grown, moved on, confronted the demons that plagued him in medical school was a shock. Sure, the reluctance to get closure on his mother was more than understandable and the fears he had about being in a relationship were perfectly valid but to change so much, that is what shook her.

As much as Ethan, Casey and to an extent Tobias tried to steer clear of Estelle, there were times where paths crossed. Many times the other party was able to turn away but today there was no escape. It was a luncheon for senior staff and research teams to celebrate the success the research department had been having with some studies advancing to the human trial phase with the FDA. The mood was jovial, celebrating the success of others and just the general high morale with a hospital with Caroline Bloom at the helm meant that those who normally shied away from these functions actually looked forward to it.

Casey was talking to Tobias, questioning him as to why he has not taken the Maitotoxin antidote into the research realm when Ethan came over.

“I will shadow Casey’s question Tobias, why not?”

“So shall I take the me being questioned as to why by you that I, as well as the team members who worked on the antidote to pursue the research?”

Casey was taken aback.

“We agreed as a team to not publish or do future research without yours and Rafael’s explicit consent. Yes the breakthrough was huge but it did not mean we were not affected by the situation.” Said Tobias.

“I can not speak on Raf’s behalf. I am for the research to be conducted ,Tobias. Enough time has pass, it does not mean it was not traumatic but let some good come from it.”

Tobias nodded his head. He made a point to contact Raf and discuss with him.

Unbeknownst to the trio, they had been spied upon by Estelle. She knew she shouldn’t be jealous but she was. It was apparent after Ethan’s outburst that she had been consigned the the scrap heap of both Ethan and Tobias’s lives. She did understand why but it did not make it hurt any less.

Tobias eventually went to mingle and Ethan and Casey spoke to other guests. Everyone they spoke too was excited that the Diagnostics Team was going to eventually have a research arm and a medical arm. Casey stated that when her and Tobias took over that is what they wanted to do long term and she too was excited, it was also daunting in a way as she would be in charge of the medical arm but as everyone said the results were speaking for themselves. A humbled Casey squeezed Ethan’s hand, that was as much public affection they embarked on, that and the occasional brief and chaste kiss but looking around she saw Dr Campion staring directly at her and Ethan. She could feel her blood start to boil. In that moment she thought to hell with their rules. She turned to face Ethan, reached her hand and traced his jaw then kissed him hard. Ethan was taken aback but returned the kiss. They separated after a few minutes and when Casey looked she could see the back of Dr Campion, rushing away and she thought to herself, “yes he is mine and you can not have him.”

Estelle left when she saw the kiss. She was even more jealous now and if it was not already, it was now crystal clear that Ethan was well entruly lost to her.

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Authors note: thanks for the prompt Elsa. I decided to do Casey making someone jealous, it was easier for me to write.

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The second round of the doll tournament will start tomorrow! Here are the matchups:

1. Isabel Campion vs. Leyla

2. Minuk vs. Neela San

3. Kaya’aton’my vs. Caroline Abbott

4. Josefina Montoya vs. Cécile Rey

5. Addy Walker vs. Rebecca Rubin

6. Claudie Wells vs. Nanea Mitchell

7. Molly McIntire vs. Melody Ellison

8. Ivy Ling vs. Courtney Moore

9. Lindsey Bergman vs. Marisol Luna

10. Jess McConnell vs. Mia St. Clair

11. Sonali Matthews vs. Kanani Akina

12. Saige Copeland vs. Grace Thomas

13. Gabriela McBride vs. Tenney Grant

14. Luciana Vega vs. Joss Kendrick

15. Makena Williams vs. Evette Peeters

16. Corinne Tan vs. Kavi Sharma

[liefst]

books i read in 2023

Sayaka Murata, Convenience store woman

Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-five

Maryam Hassouni, Wat de fak

Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake

Juan Rulfo, Pedro Páramo

Margaret Atwood, The year of the flood

Isabel Allende, The house of the spirits

María Gainza, Optic nerve

Piet Paaltjens, Snikken en grimlachjes

Arthur Miller, Death of a salesman

Anja Meulenbelt, Feminisme: terug van nooit weggeweest

Feminism: en antologi

Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea

Caroline Knapp, Appetites: Why women want

Jean Rhys, Voyage in the dark

Euripides, Electra

Euripides, The Phoenician women

Euripides, The Bacchae

Jean Rhys, La grosse Fifi

Odysseas Elytis, The axion esti

Hilda Newman & Tim Tate, Diamonds at dinner

Julie Orringer, How to breathe underwater

Richard Brautigan, Revenge of the lawn

Jane Campion, The piano (screenplay)

Jean Rhys, Quartet

Emma Cline, The girls

Arnon Grunberg, Tirza

Karen Blixen, Ehrengard

Alain de Botton, Religion for atheists

Arthur Japin, De overgave

[isabel-rubin]

The Piano Viewing Response

Caroline Brown explains how Jane Campion’s film, The Piano further manifests the dilemma of the way that marginalized groups are represented in film. She states that the way that the Maori people are portrayed in the film is problematic because they are hypersexualized during their time on screen. Brown quotes Leonie Pihama’s “Are Films Dangerous? A Maori Woman’s Perspective on The Piano” which says that “The Maori women were the “sexual servants”. It is the Maori women who cook for Baines in line with a colonial agenda that focused on Maori girls as house servants”. Even the games that the Maori children play with Ada’s daughter are sexualized, as depicted in scenes throughout the film. Brown also makes the point that the Maori culture is seen as a “radical” and “quirky” difference and juxtaposes the lack of individuality among the European colonizers. Baines, a white man who is tattooed and characterized as and  “lives with but does not cohabit” the Maori people, is the one Ada comes to desire. This relationship pushes off the presence of the Maori people and they are treated as side characters who are almost just forgotten about by the end of the film. Brown’s original point that “creating spaces of greater inclusion and sites of resistance can be an extremely complicated and contradictory undertaking” is very evident through this film.  

[ulkaralakbarova]

In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Fanny Brawne: Abbie Cornish John Keats: Ben Whishaw Mr. Brown: Paul Schneider Mrs. Brawne: Kerry Fox Toots: Edie Martin Samuel: Thomas Brodie-Sangster Maria Dilke: Claudie Blakley Charles Dilke: Gerard Monaco Abigail: Antonia Campbell-Hughes Reynolds: Samuel Roukin Reynolds sister: Amanda Hale Reynolds sister: Lucinda Raikes Mr. Severn: Samuel Barnett Mr. Hunt: Jonathan Aris Tom Keats: Olly Alexander shopkeeper: Roger Ashton-Griffiths Mrs. Bentley: Eileen Davies Mr. Haslam: Sebastian Armesto Mr. Taylor: Adrian Schiller Charlotte: Theresa Watson Dr. Bree: Vincent Franklin Film Crew: Writer: Jane Campion Producer: Jan Chapman Producer: Caroline Hewitt Executive Producer: François Ivernel Executive Producer: Christine Langan Line Producer: Emma Mager Executive Producer: Cameron McCracken Executive Producer: David M. Thompson Director of Photography: Greig Fraser Editor: Alexandre de Franceschi Casting: Nina Gold Costume Design: Janet Patterson Art Direction: Christian Huband Set Decoration: Charlotte Dirickx Stunt Coordinator: Glenn Marks Supervising Art Director: David Hindle Sound Re-Recording Mixer: John Dennison Visual Effects Producer: Steve Dunn First Assistant Director: Michael Elliott Makeup Artist: Fulvia Bartoli Hair Designer: Konnie Daniel Makeup & Hair: Jane Logan Makeup Artist: Laura Schiavo Hairstylist: Anita Anderson Foley Editor: Leon Anderson Sound Recordist: Angelo Bonanni Foley Artist: Helen Brown ADR Mixer: Peter Gleaves Foley Artist: Paul Huntingford Foley Artist: Dan Johnston Foley Recordist: Duncan McAllister ADR Mixer: Chris Navarro Sound Effects Editor: Sean O’Reilly Dialogue Editor: Tony Vaccher Art Direction: Stefano Maria Ortolani Casting Associate: Robert Sterne Original Music Composer: Mark Bradshaw Movie Reviews: Andres Gomez: Good performances from Cornish, Whishaw and Schneider for a folks and costums movie. You will enjoy it if you like the genre. If not … well, probably it would be a slow and dull romantic drama for you. tmdb28039023: Bright Star is the rare biopic of an artist that actually provides some insight into its subject’s craft. Usually, a film about a writer, including such recent examples as To Olivia (Roald Dahl) and The Laureate (Robert Graves), will approach the creative process as 99-percent inspiration and 1-percent actual work – and sometimes not even that. Writing is taken as matter of course; poems come out straight out of the author’s mouth, fully formed like Athena emerging from Zeus’s forehead. Bright Star doesn’t dismiss the notion of divine inspiration, but it does not tacitly take it for granted either; on the contrary, it acknowledges and articulates it (“If poetry does not come as naturally as leaves to a tree, then it had better not come at all”). Moreover, even though it declares “Poetic craft is a carcass, a sham,” it does so perhaps out of modesty (after all, “A poet is not at all poetical. He is the most un-poetical thing in existence. He has no identity”), before diving right into the crux of the craft itself (“A poem needs understanding through the senses. The point of diving in a lake is not immediately to swim to the shore but to be in the lake, to luxuriate in the sensation of water. You do not work the lake out. It is an experience beyond thought. Poetry soothes and emboldens the soul to accept mystery”). This is all great stuff, and writer/director Jane Campion displays a sincere love for poetry with which she infuses her characters (who not only commit their favorite poems to memory, but can even recite verbatim from literary reviews). The problem is...

[aditipurandare]

Viewing Response #4: Daughters of the Dust

Julie Dash’s film, Daughters of the Dust (1991), follows the lives of the Peazant family in a small Gullah community off the coast of South Carolina.  The film explores Gullah culture as entirely separate from White society on the mainland, and heavily influenced by African tradition. There is a singular Cherokee character, Saint Julian Last Child, who gets little to no screen time. In her essay, “The Representation of the Indigenous Other in Daughters of the Dust and The Piano”, Caroline Brown details how native “Others “create spaces to support and propel the stories of non-native women in both this film and Jane Campion’s The Piano. She describes how Saint Julian is objectified and othered on several levels, describing him as the “feminized male” due to his features and lack of speech. He embodies respect for Native cultures and traditions, yet is not allowed to express it himself throughout the film-- he is merely a tool to further Iona’s story and fate. 

[livgr3]

Daughters of the Dust Viewing Response

In her work comparing Jane Campion's The Piano with Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust, Caroline Brown describes both films as works of "sentimental progressivism," in which fictionalized events of the past are retold from a contemporary lens which urges modern social progress. While both of Brown's discussed films employ this model in different ways, I'll focus only on Daughters of the Dust in my analysis (because I do not want to talk about The Piano anymore lmao).

I feel like Brown's explanation of sentimental progressivism implies that a fixed, modern set of values are applied to a fixed time period in the past, with a clear distinction between what is a visual recreation of the past and what are the director's projected values from their contemporary era. In Daughter's of the Dust, though, I feel that Dash directly addresses generational values and contemplates how to bridge the gap between past, present, and future. Specifically, within the film, the past and the future thematically coincide with the island and the mainland, with the tensions between both constructing the major conflict of the narrative. This quote from the film in particular really stuck with me, as I think it perfectly encapsulates how Dash imagines the conflict of past and future across generations:

“They’re the most important members of the family - the children and the old souls.”

In fact, much of the viewer's understanding of the narrative and of the history of the Peazant family is dependent upon the yet-to-be-born child narrator and the stories told by elders, specifically Nana.

In one scene near the film's beginning, another elder woman enthusiastically teaches children a few words from their native language, remarking that those words are all she can remember. Nearby, Nana sits with her heirlooms and reminisces on her own grandmother, recalling that she could "see Africa" in here eyes. Her narration also introduces the viewer to the recurring motif of the color indigo as a reminder of enslavement. She wears an indigo dress throughout the film, perhaps as a means of honoring the enslaved women who came before her and perhaps as an act of reclamation. The contrast between her and the other elder woman seems demonstrate the complex struggle of passing down the past through time while still remembering its importance.

Nana's hands, stained with indigo dye, are also a recurring visual motif throughout the film. In one shot, the narrating child's hands appear, unstained, next to Nana's. We as the audience know the child is not physically there yet, but these contrasting hands are a powerful visual cue signifying Dash's desire to connect the past into the future.

The general roles of women and men on the island also greatly speak to Dash's progressive vision. This aspect of the film reminded me a lot of readings we've had in past weeks about queer utopias and queer imaginations, in which filmmakers use their cinematic worlds as a stage on which to play out what an equitable future may look like. Dash's Black feminist utopia quite exemplifies this.

On the island, women are the leaders and decision makers, while the men occupy roles of supporters, laborers, or merely love interests. In the scene in which the women dispute the matter of Nana's leaving the island or staying, the men gather separately to play mancala. One feminist position might argue that this speaks to the uneven emotional labor expected of women. I believe that, on the other hand, this provides a typically unseen representation of Black women as leaders without any disruption of denial of their competency. Even Nana, who much of the women butt heads with, commands respect from the entire family every time she speaks.

Finally, I find that the film's wardrobe also extends Dash's Black feminist utopian vision. While dresses and gowns are often considered feminine, delicate garments that must be neatly maintained, the Peazant women are adorned in flowing white gowns which provide bodily freedom and connect them with the windy climate and waves of the ocean that surrounds them. Then men always wear darker colored suits, more restrictive garments which coincide with their limited roles on the island.

[lennnypooh]

The Piano

The Piano is a 1993 film by Jane Campion about a mute Scottish woman who goes to New Zealand to live with the man she was set up in an arranged marriage with. The film progressing with leaving her husband with the man she fell in love with. I think the symbolism between her and the piano was interesting, that Ada is mute and the only way she feels she expresses herself or 'talks' is through playing the piano. That is probably why her husband felt self conscious that Baines had heard Ada talk, even when he did not. cause he heard her play piano and that respresents her voice(?) Along with this the symbolism of the piano keys and her fingers, the numbers she counts on her fingers represent the keys she needs to play in order to get her piano back. Anyways- the movie gets very perverted very quickly. Furthermore, Caroline Brown suggests Ada's connection towards Baines, who has assimilated to the ways of the Maori people, has aided to her sexual liberation because of their free expressing of their sexualities. I think this film really missed the mark in whatever they were trying to convey as their message. Ada was a VICTIM😭. She was being blackmailed in a way by Baines, forced to sit though his weird sexual fantasies in exchange of getting her piano back. It is extremely disturbing and disappointing that after the abuse she endured from his hands, she ended up falling in love with him. It feels wrong to call this a film advocating sexual liberation. Along with this, the sexualization of the Maori people, as if that is all they amount to is dehumanizing. Overall, a very peculiar film...

[elianajof]

Viewing Response: The Piano

In Jane Campion's 1993 film "The Piano," Ada and Flora are sent to a newly colonized New Zealand in the 19th century. Ada is mute and is set on a troubled track as she has been arranged to marry a man who she does not love. In the film, the whites (barely) coexist with the Maori, a group of indigenous people who the audience is told that their land was taken from them by the whites. The Maori do the white people's dirty work and act as their servants.

In Caroline Brown's article “The Representation of the Indigenous Other in Daughters of the Dust and The Piano,” she writes about the sexualization of the Maori people. She writes about the scene where the Maori play a game where trees are "embraced and humped," as well as conversations between them about sex: "You need a wife. It's no good having it sulk between your legs for the rest of your life." The Maori's attitude on sex juxtaposes the sexual nature of the white characters: for them, sex is something scandalous and secretive. Ultimately, Brown writes, the sexuality of the Maori people lead to Ada and Baines' affair. Their sexual nature is a way of dehumanizing them and using them as a tool for Ada and Baines' growing sexual desires.

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Us Open 2023

Dal 28 agosto al 10 settembre torna l’US Open che,  dopo oltre trent'anni di trasmissione sulle pay-tv,  si potrà seguire in chiaro per la prima volta in Italia grazie a SuperTennis. Il main draw di uno dei più noti tornei di tennis si terrà fino  al 10 settembre, giorno della finale di singolare maschile, mentre quella di singolare femminile si giocherà invece sabato 9 agosto. Le sessioni diurne iniziano alle 17, ora italiana, le sessioni serali all'una della notte, le due finali sono in programma alle 22, ora italiana. Guidano la gara i due numeri 1 del mondo Iga Swiatek e Carlos Alcaraz e nel tabellone maschile lo spagnolo, vincitore a Wimbledon, torna da campione in carica. Inoltre ripartirà a Flushing Meadows il duello per il posto di numero 1 del mondo con Novak Djokovic, assente l'anno scorso, che può aggiungere fino a 2000 punti. Nel singolare femminile Swiatek, campionessa in carica, punta al quinto titolo Slam in carriera, contro la campionessa di Wimbledon Marketa Vondrousova e la vincitrice dell'Australian Open Aryna Sabalenka, senza dimenticare le wild card Venus Williams e Caroline Wozniacki. Per l’US Open, che ha vinto di più nel singolare maschile sono lo svizzero Roger Federer, gli statunitensi Pete Sampras e Jimmy Connors (5 titoli) e nel  singolare femminile, invece, il record spetta a Chris Evert e Serena Williams che hanno trionfato sei volte. Lo US Open 2023 metterà in palio complessivamente 65 milioni di dollari, cinque in più dopo l'edizione del 2022. I vincitori dei tornei di singolare riceveranno un assegno di 3 milioni di dollari e sono aumentati anche gli assegni per chi perde nei primi turni. SuperTennis trasmetterà l’ultimo slam dell’anno sia sul canale lineare sia attraverso la tecnologia Hbbtv che permetterà, per i possessori di smart tv sul digitale terrestre, di accedere a 3 campi contemporaneamente, mentre su SupertenniX andranno in onda fino a 8 campi live contemporaneamente. La piattaforma streaming proporrà on demand i principali match, gli highlights, le interviste e tanti contenuti esclusivi. La programmazione inizierà alle 13.30 con SuperTennis Today Speciale Us Open, 30 minuti per raccontare e commentare i principali temi della giornata e rivedere i tre colpi migliori nella Tennis Parade dedicata. Alle 16.45 ci sarà un secondo appuntamento con l'altra grande novità di quest'anno, la presenza di Barbara Rossi come ospite fisso per presentare la giornata che sta per iniziare insieme agli inviati a New York Giorgio Spalluto e Diego Nargiso. Read the full article

[lisaschittulli]

Fly, Robin, Fly : chanteurs castrats, voix & politique des genres

Nils Alix-Tabeling

Fly Robin Fly : chanteurs castrats, voix & politique des genres

regroupe différents textes et essais qui prennent comme point de départ la figure presque mythique du chanteur castrat afin d’aborder différents sujets propres aux études de genre et aux études féministes.

AU RECTO Les textes abordent plusieurs thématiques recoupant l’histoire des chanteurs castrats, et par extension des travestissements dans l’opéra, là ou d’autres aborde le sujet de manière plus large et questionne le féminisme comme élément « castrateur », la violence contre les corps queer et/ou non genrés. Le livre inclut aussi des textes de fiction de différentes époques afin de générer une connivence trans-historique des voix.

La partie textuelle du livre regroupe les textes des auteur.e.s : Nils Alix-Tabeling, Daria de Beauvais, Damien Delille, Nahema Hanafi, Caroline Honorien, James Horton, Raphaëlle Legrand, Laure Mathieu-Hanen et Vernon Lee.

L’artiste Lisa Schitulli a réalisé un portrait pour chacune des huit figures considérées ici comme marqueur des « pensées queer ».

AU VERSO La deuxième partie du livre est constituée de visuels provenant des archives de l’exposition éponyme qui s’est tenue dans les espaces d’exposition de Mécènes du Sud au printemps 2021. Cette exposition proposait une lecture de l’histoire des chanteurs castrats à partir d’une sélection d’œuvres des artistes : Mélissa Airaudi, Nils Alix-Tabeling, Mark Barker, Vanessa Disler, Justin Fitzpatrick, Namio Harukawa, Tiziana La Melia, Marie Lassnig, Marie Legros, Laure Mathieu-Hanen, Tai Shani et Alison Yip.

Les images de l’exposition sont accompagnées par un texte de Matthew McLean qui propose une lecture personnelle de l’exposition comme forme d’archive du projet.

une collaboration Mécènes du Sud x sun/sun sous la direction de Nils Alix-Tabeling design graphique Typical Organization édition Céline Pévrier

textes de Nils Alix-Tabeling, Nahema Hanafi, Damien Delille, Raphaëlle Legrand, Caroline Honorien, James Horton, Daria de Beauvais, Laure Mathieu-Hanen, Matthew McLean. Poèmes de Tiziana La Melia mis en page par Roxane Maillet

images des œuvres de Mélissa Airaudi, Mark Barker, Vanessa Disler, Justin Fitzpatrick, Namio Harukawa, Tiziana La Melia, Maria Lassnig, Marie Legros, Tai Shani et Alison Yip

Illustrations Lisa Schittulli photographies d’exposition Elise Ortiou Campion photogravure Fausto Urru

304 pages 12 x 18 cm dos apparent collé cousu texte français 60 images couleur 8 illustrations 600 exemplaires 24 euros ISBN 979-10-95233-30-5 printemps 2023

[americangirlpolls]

Ok, first tournament is going to be a character tournament including the Historicals, GOTYs, Contemporary Characters, World By Us girls, and Girls of Many Lands. Here are the matchups!

1. Isabel Campion vs. Cécile Revel

2. Leyla vs. Saba

3. Chou Spring Pearl vs. Minuk

4. Kathleen Murphy vs. Neela Sen

5. Kaya’aton’my vs. Felicity Merriman

6. Elizabeth Cole vs. Caroline Abbott

7. Josefina Montoya vs. Marie-Grace Gardener

8. Cécile Rey vs. Kirsten Larson

9. Addy Walker vs. Samantha Parkington

10. Nellie O’Malley vs. Rebecca Rubin

11. Claudie Wells vs. Kit Kittredge

12. Ruthie Smithens vs. Nanea Mitchell

13. Molly McIntire vs. Emily Bennett

14. Maryellen Larkin vs. Melody Ellison

15. Julie Albright vs. Ivy Ling

16. Courtney Moore vs. Isabel Hoffman

17. Nicki Hoffman vs. Lindsey Bergman

18. Kailey Hopkins vs. Marisol Luna

19. Jess McConnell vs. Nicki Fleming

20. Mia St. Clair vs. Chrissa Maxwell

21. Gwen Thompson vs. Sonali Matthews

22. Lanie Holland vs. Kanani Akina

23. McKenna Brooks vs. Saige Copeland

24. Isabelle Palmer vs. Grace Thomas

25. Lea Clark vs. Gabriella McBride

26. Tenney Grant vs. Logan Everett

27. Z Yang vs. Luciana Vega

28. Blaire Wilson vs. Joss Kendrick

29. Kira Bailey vs. Makena Williams

30. Evette Peeters vs. Maritza Ochoa

31. Corinne Tan vs. Gwynn Tan

32. Kavi Sharma vs. Lila Monetti

Polls will start tomorrow and be linked here! Likes and reblogs are appreciated to spread the word!

[candidcover]

(via Review: The Dinner Plan by Caroline Campion)

The Dinner Plan by Caroline Campion is a well-organized, eye-catching book that has some fantastic suggestions to get a healthy dinner ready no matter what your day has in store. The ideas take into account all sorts of different lifestyles, but they are most definitely geared towards family meals.

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RECIPE: Beef Stew in a Hurry (from The Dinner Plan by Kathy Brennan and Caroline Campion)

Purists might scoff at a beef stew that isn’t cooked low and slow, but when we’re craving the dish on a cold, busy night, this version suits us just fine. Cutting the vegetables into smaller-than-usual pieces and using top sirloin—a leaner cut than traditional stew meat, which requires long simmering to become tender—saves on the cooking time. You can omit the wine, if you like (use an extra cup of broth in its place), but give the Worcestershire sauce and anchovy paste a try; as odd as they may seem, they add lots of flavor. Serve the stew with buttered egg noodles, steamed rice, or crusty bread.

Serves 4-6

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus 1 tablespoon, plus extra, if needed 

1½ pounds (680 g) top sirloin, cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes and patted dry

Salt and pepper

4 carrots, cut on the diagonal into ½-inch (12-mm) pieces

1 pound (455 g) potatoes (we prefer a waxy type, such as Yukon gold), cut into ½-inch (12-mm) cubes

3 celery stalks, cut on the diagonal into ½-inch (12-mm) pieces

1 yellow onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 scant teaspoon dried thyme

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 heaping tablespoon tomato paste

1 cup (240 ml) dry red wine

3 cups (720 ml) low-sodium chicken broth

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon anchovy paste

1 cup (135 g) frozen peas (optional)

In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Season the beef with salt and pepper, add half to the pot, and cook until browned on two sides and still rare, about 4 minutes total. Transfer the meat to a plate and set aside. Repeat with the remaining beef, adding more oil, if needed.

Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Add the carrots, potatoes, celery, onions, garlic, and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the flour and tomato paste and stir for about 1 minute. Stir in the wine, scraping the bottom of the pot to incorporate all the caramelized bits and flour, and simmer until most of the wine has evaporated. Stir in the broth, Worcestershire sauce, and anchovy paste.

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered and stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender and the sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes.

Stir in the peas (if using) and the reserved beef and any accumulated juices and simmer until just heated through, about 2 minutes. The meat should still be quite pink inside; if you prefer it cooked more, simmer a little longer, but it will start to get tough if you go past medium. Check the seasonings, adding salt and pepper, if needed.

Make-Ahead: To keep the meat from overcooking, store it separately from the stew and add it just before serving. Keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Staggered: Serve hot. Keep, covered, on the back of the stove with the meat separate, if possible, for up to 2 hours. Reheat gently, covered, stirring occasionally. If it looks too thick, add a little water. If the meat is separate, add it when the stew is almost hot.

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"Even in the midst of tribulation such as this, a thought of general philosophy may occur to one," she said unexpectedly. "If either of you should be forced to listen to one of those misguided enthusiasts who decry the niceties of our conventional system -- remember George. There are no doubt many other people in the world quite as wicked as he is, but a modicum of manners prevents them from making such a deplorable display."

Caroline Faraday, Margery Allingham, “Police at the Funeral”

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2021 year-end

albums/eps: Arca - Kick ii–iiiii Biosphere - Angel's Flight Car Culture - Dead Rock CFCF - memoryland Chief Keef - 4NEM Croatian Amor & Scandinavian Star - Spring Snow d'Eon - Rhododendron Danny L Harle - Harlecore Dean Blunt - Black Metal 2 dj lostboi - UNTITLED DJ Sprinkles - Gayest Tits & Greyest Shits: 1998-2017 12-Inches & One-Offs Doss - 4 New Hit Songs Eiko Ishibashi - Drive My Car OST Erika de Casier - Sensational EXAEL - Flowered Knife Shadows Grouper - Shade Instupendo - Love Power A-Z Jessy Lanza - DJ-Kicks Kid Smpl - Heaven Junk Koreless - Agor Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club Macy Rodman - Unbelievable Animals Malibu - One Life : four remixes Mica Levi - Blue Alibi MMM - On the Edge MPU101 - MPU101 Pan Daijing - Jade Pauline Anna Strom - Angel Tears in Sunlight PinkPantheress - to hell with it Provoker - Body Jumper Saint Etienne - I've Been Trying to Tell You Sky H1 - Azure Sleigh Bells - Texis ssaliva & Dida - Bricol Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner's Mind Team Rockit - Bahamut Zero Tinashe - 333 Tirzah - Colourgrade Tori Amos - Ocean to Ocean Turnstile - GLOW ON TWICE - Taste of Love Vanessa Amara - Music for Acoustic Instruments & Feedback Xiu Xiu - OH NO Young Thug - Punk Yves Tumor - The Asymptotical World 7038634357 - Permanest

songs: Alaska Reid - Mermaid Tears (A. G. Club Mix) Arca - Ripples Arca - Lost Woman Found Azealia Banks - Fuck Him All Night Bad Gyal - Pussy Car Culture - You (ft. Great Skin) CFCF - End—Curve of Forgetting CFCF - Night/Home/Day/Work Charli XCX - Don't Think Twice Chief Keef - Bitch Where Croatian Amor & Scandinavian Star - Compass Danny L Harle - All Night Doss - Puppy Doss - Strawberry DV-i - Resonance Eiko Ishibashi - We'll Live Through the Long, Long Days, and Through the Long Nights (Oto) Erika de Casier - Friendly Erika de Casier - Polite (Natal’s latenitemix) Goodnight - In My Mind Grouper - Kelso (Blue sky) Helium - Try Me Instupendo - Be U Jazmine Sullivan - The Other Side Jessie Ware - Hot N Heavy Klein - hope dealers Koreless - White Picket Fence + Act(S) Lana Del Rey - Dark But Just a Game Low - More Macy Rodman - Rock 'N' Roll Gay Guy Magdalena Bay - Dawning of the Season Men I Trust - Oh Dove Mica Levi - Blue Shit MPU101 - M185-2SYS1M Normani - Wild Side (ft. Cardi B) Octo Octa - Find Your Way Home Oli XL - Go Oli Go! Peggy Gou - I Go PinkPantheress - Last valentines PinkPantheress - Take Me Home Provoker - Voice Enable Zero Sally Shapiro - Fading Away Schacke - Protect Me from What I Want Sewerslvt - Goodbye Shygirl - Siren (Basement Jaxx Cruise Mix) Sky H1 - Topaz Sleigh Bells - Knowing ssaliva & Dida - Marching Plushies Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - Back to Oz Team Rockit - Bingo (d'Eon Remix) Tinashe - Let Me Down Slowly Tori Amos - Speaking With Trees Turnstile - ENDLESS TWICE - Conversation Utada Hikaru - One Last Kiss Young Thug - Die Slow (with Strick) Yves Tumor - Jackie 7038634357 - Centerline

films: Annette (Leos Carax) Baby Anger (Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel) Benedetta (Paul Verhoeven) The Card Counter (Paul Schrader) Cliff Walkers (Yi-Mou Zhang) Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi) Dune (Denis Villeneuve) Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (Hideaki Anno) How to With John Wilson S2 (John Wilson) Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson) The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wahowski) Memoria (Apichatpong Weerasethakul) Old (M. Night Shyamalan) The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion) The Scary of Sixty First (Dasha Nekrasova) Search Party S4 (Charles Rodgers, Sarah-Violet Bliss) Survivor S41 Titane (Julia Ducournau) Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Andy Serkis) We're All Going to the World's Fair (Jane Schoenbrun) Wife of a Spy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa) Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Ryusuke Hamaguchi) Why Did We Like Elfen Lied? (hazel) Worlds (Isaac Goes)

games: Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy Bravely Default II Death's Door Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knight Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Fuga: Melodies of Steel The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Metroid Dread NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Resident Evil Village Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster Shin Megami Tensei V Ys IX: Monstrum Nox