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mostbelovedqueer · 6 days ago

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They should have been queer Tournament - submissions list

Alanna of Trebond (Tortall / The Song of the Lioness) - some kind of gender issues/not cis

Alec Hardison (Leverage) - pansexual

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) - bi or pan

Ariel (The Little Mermaid (2023)) - a gay man

Artemis (Greek mythology) - lesbian

Ashley Williams (Mass Effect) - bisexual

Audrey and Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors) - trans woman and trans man

Bakugo Katsuki (My Hero Academia) - demi & gay or aro & ace, definitely not straight

Beth March (Little Women) - aromantic

Bucky Barnes (Marvel Cinematic Universe) - queer

Bucky Barnes (Captain America movies (MCU)) - gay

Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Buffy and Faith were so clearly into each other

Cassandra Pentaghast (Dragon Age Inquisition) - not specified

Choi Se Kyung (High School Return of a Gangster) - gay

Claude von Riegan (Fire Emblem Three Houses) - bisexual

Clawdeen Wolf (Monster High) - aromantic or aroace

Clay (Wings of Fire) - aroace

Crimson 1 (Project Wingman) - gay

Dean Winchester (Supernatural) - bisexual

Dean Winchester (Supernatural) - bisexual or gay and deeply comphet compensating/homophobic

Derek Hale (Teen Wolf) - Demisexual (and biromantic)

Diadorim (Grande Sertão Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands)) - transmasc

Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls) - trans dude

Dorothy Zbornak (Golden Girls) - bisexual

Dr. James Wilson (House MD) - gay

Eddie Diaz (9-1-1) - Bi romantic Demi-ace

EJ Caswell (High school musical the musical the series) - gay

Eliot Spencer (Leverage) - butch aromantic dyke in a polycule

Emily Prentiss (Criminal Minds) - lesbian

Emma Woodhouse (Jane Austen’s novel “Emma”) - aromantic

Ender Wiggin (Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card) - pansexual

Flynn Carson (the Librarian TV movies/the Librarians TV show) - Ace, and in a spectrum of Aro to grey-Aro

Freder Fredersen (Metropolis (1927)) - bi + poly

Gelphie (Elphaba and Glinda) (Wicked) - not specified

Glory (Wings of Fire) - aroace

Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon) - trans man

Hollyleaf (Warrior Cats) - doesn't fall in love with anyone

Home and Peach (Peaceful Property) - queerplatonic relationship

Icy (Winx Club) - lesbian

Ike (Fire Emblem Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn) - bi or gay

Ingo (& Emmet) (Pokemon) - aro+ace

Ivypool (Warrior Cats) - lesbian

Jack (Mass Effect) - bisexual + nonbinary

Jacob Stone (The Librarians 2014) - gay

Jaime Tart (Ted Lasso) - bisexual + poly

Jake Peralta (Brooklyn 99) - bisexual

James T. Kirk (Star Trek (TOS or AOS, doesn’t matter)) - bi or pan

Jason Grace (Percy Jackson) - gay

Jedediah Leland (Citizen Kane 1941) - gay

Jeff Winger (Community) - definitely mspec but he also gives trans in every direction at once

jevin and tunner (sprunki) - gay

Jo March (Little Women - Louisa May Alcott) - aroace

Jo March (“Little Women”) - trans, nonbinary, sapphic, and a-spec, most certainly queer!

Kagami Tsurugi (Miraculous Ladybug) - likes women

Katha (Midnight Museum) - in love with a man/gay

Keith Kogane (Voltron Legendary Defender) - gay

Kimihiro Watanuki (xXxHolic) - should have been with Doumeki

Kirby (Kirby) - aroace

Kit Keller (A League of Their Own) - lesbian

Kon El (DC comics) - bisexual

Lance McClain (Voltron: Legendary Defender) - bisexual

Lara Croft (Tomb Raider (2013)) - lesbian

Leafpool (Warrior Cats) - bisexual

Leafpool (Warrior Cats) - bisexual or lesbian

Link (The Legend of Zelda) - not specified gender identity

Lorenz Hellman Gloucester (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) - gay

Luigi (Super Mario Bros) - bisexual

Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) - bisexual

Mark Hoffman (The Saw Franchise) - gay

Max Carrigan (Across the Universe (2007)) - gay

Merlin (Merlin BBC) - queer/gay

Millie (Helluva Boss) - bisexual

Milo Tindle (Sleuth (1970 play)) - gay

Miss Fortune (League of Legends) - bi or pan

Moonwatcher (Wings of Fire) - polyamorous

Monkey D Luffy (One Piece) - aroace

Mothwing (Warrior Cats) - lesbian

Mozzie (White Collar) - aroace, in a queer platonic relationship with Neal

Myka Bering (Warehouse 13) - bisexual

Nancy Wheeler (Stranger Things) - bisexual

Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4) - trans man

naruto (naruto) - gay

Naruto and Sasuke (Naruto) - closeted gay and gay respectively

Neal Caffrey (White Collar) - bisexual

Niles (Frasier) - bisexual or gay man

Noah (Total Drama Island) - gay

Norman Babcock (paranorman (2012 stop motion film)) - gay

Oscar (Rose of Versailles) - trans masc

Pang (The Gifted, The Gifted Graduation) - bisexual

Paris Geller (Gilmore Girls) - lesbian

Paris Geller (Gilmore Girls) - rivals to lovers energy with her best friend (Rory)

Parker (Leverage) - agender asexual in a polycule

PearlescentMoon (The Life Series) - Intense homoerotic friendships with queer people

Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians (as well as sequels; collectively "Riordanverse")) - bi + trans girl

Piro (Megatokyo) - transfem/not cis

Poe Dameron (Star Wars) - has a crush on Finn/not specified

Poe Dameron (Star Wars) - gay

Queen Sectonia (Kirby) - trans woman

Rachel Lindt (Parahumans/Worm) - lesbians

Regina Mills (Once Upon A Time) - bisexual

Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu/Joker (Persona 5) - bisexual

Rex Mohs (Scott the Woz) - asexual

Riley Andersen (Inside Out) - genderqueer, nonbinary, and/or genderfluid

Saira (We Are Lady Parts) - aromantic

Sanji (One Piece) - trans girl

Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim) - Trans girl + lesbian

Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager) - aro and panqueerplatonic

Shiver (Splatoon) - nonbinary

Sidon (Legend of zelda) - Gay, or at least Bi

Sir Crocodile (One Piece) - trans man

Snips (The Legendary Starfy) - lesbian

Spock (Star Trek (the original series)) - not interested in women

Squirrelstar (Warrior Cats) - aroace

Steve Rogers (Captain America (MCU)) - bisexual

Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf) - bisexual

Sunny (Wings of Fire) - aroace

Taku Morisaki (Ocean Waves) - queer

Taliyah (League of Legends) - transgender

The Ody3 (Max + Tristan + Avery) (“Doctor Odyssey”) - polyamorous

The Shapeshifter (Odd Squad) - trans lesbian

Thorn (Sally McKnight) (Scooby-Doo) - sapphic

Tobias Fangor (Animorphs) - transwoman

todd hewitt (the chaos walking trilogy by patrick ness) - transfemme/enby imo

Tony Stark (Marvel) - bisexual

Toph Beifong (Avatar the Last Airbender) - aro/ace or lesbian, either way queer as fuck

Trophy (Inanimate Insanity) - transfem + lesbian

Tsunami (Wings of Fire) - lesbian

Turtle (Wings of Fire) - aroace

Uraraka Ochako (My Hero Academia) - lesbian

Yamaguchi Tadashi (Haikyuu!!) - trans girl

Yosuke Hanamura (Persona 4) - bisexual

Yuzu Nishimiya (Koe no Katachi) - transmasc

zuko (avatar the last airbender) - not specified

#they should have been queer tournament #mostbelovedqueer

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mappingthemoon · 6 months ago

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Movies/TV Watched 2024

Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023)

Nomadland (Chloé Zhao, 2020)

Cordelia (Adrian Shergold, 2019)

The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)*

Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992)*

Avatar (James Cameron, 2009)

Child’s Play (Tom Holland, 1988)*

Train (Gideon Raff, 2008)

Silent Hill (Christophe Gans, 2006)

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (PBS American Masters) (Amanda Kim, 2023)

Past Lives (Celine Song, 2023)

Basic Instinct [Director’s Cut] (Paul Verhoeven, 1992)*

In Cold Blood (Richard Brooks, 1967)

What Lies Beneath (Robert Zemeckis, 2000)

Fellini Satyricon (Federico Fellini, 1969)

Significant Other (Dan Berk, Robert Olsen; 2022)

The Mimic (Huh Jung, 2017)

Extinction (Miguel Ángel Vivas, 2015)

The Visit (M. Night Shyamalan, 2015)

The Hole in the Ground (Lee Cronin, 2019)

Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)

Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993)

Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)

Our Flag Means Death [szn 2] (2023)

Wes Craven Presents: They (Robert Harmon, 2002)

Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962)

Leviathan (George P. Cosmatos, 1989)

Rick and Morty [szn 5] (2021)

Dark Skies (Scott Stewart, 2013)

Insidious: Chapter 2 (James Wan, 2013)*?

Insidious: Chapter 3 (Leigh Whannell, 2015)

Insidious: The Last Key (Adam Robitel, 2018)

Insidious: The Red Door (Patrick Wilson, 2023)

American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973)*?

The Pope’s Exorcist (Julius Avery, 2023)

Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996)*

Men in Black (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997)*

The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)*

Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023)

Angels & Insects (Philip Haas, 1995)*?

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (Eli Craig, 2010)

The Purge (James DeMonaco, 2013)

4/20 Massacre (Dylan Reynolds, 2018)

The Fast and the Furious (Rob Cohen, 2001)

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (PBS American Experience) (Jamila Ephron, 2024)

Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 1988)*

The Signal (William Eubank, 2014)

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 2024)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Osborne; 2004)

Felix the Cat: The Movie (Tibor Hernádi, 1988)

Speak No Evil (James Watkins, 2024)

Kwaidan (Masaki Kobayashi, 1964)*?

The Portrait of a Lady (Jane Campion, 1996)

Sisters with Transistors (Lisa Rovner, 2020)

Holy Smoke! (Jane Campion, 1999)

Shock Treatment (Jim Sharman, 1981)*

Space: The Longest Goodbye (Ido Mizrahy, 2023)

House of Wax (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2005)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Bill Melendez, 1979)*

Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker (Chris McKim, 2020)

Longlegs (Osgood Perkins, 2024)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, 2000)*

Tess (Roman Polanski, 1979)

Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022)

Home Alone (Chris Columbus, 1990)*

Jennifer’s Body (Karyn Kusama, 2009)

Rick and Morty [szn 6] (2022)

The Seeding (Barnaby Clay, 2024)

Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990)*

Beatles ’64 (David Tedeschi, 2024)

Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (Erin Lee Carr, 2024)

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (Richard Williams, 1977)*

Rick and Morty [szn 7] (2023)

Five Nights at Freddy’s (Emma Tammi, 2023)

Immaculate (Michael Mohan, 2024)

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (P. Frank Williams, 2024)

The Booksellers (D. W. Young, 2019)*

His House (Remi Weekes, 2020)

Time Cut (Hannah MacPherson, 2024)

Don’t Move (Adam Schindler, Brian Netto; 2024)

Carry-On (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2024)

Subservience (S. K. Dale, 2024)

The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brian Henson, 1992)*

May December (Todd Haynes, 2023)

Horse Girl (Jeff Baena, 2020)

Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)*

Movies/TV watched 2024; asterisks * are rewatches, asterisks w/question marks *? are rewatches I couldn’t remember having seen before but had a vague sense of familiarity and/or I found evidence of watching elsewhere in my archive. Struck titles were unfinished (I absolutely loved the book In Cold Blood but dozed off a bunch during the movie; Under the Skin seemed promising but I had to turn it off because I could NOT emotionally deal with the baby on the beach.)

This year I treated myself to some old weird nostalgia movies on VHS (YouTube or Internet Archive links provided when available). We have a decent collection of thrifted DVDs and we borrow a lot of movies from the library. Occasionally I’ll sign up for a month of a streaming service if there’s something ~exclusive~ we want to watch, and then we’ll end up watching whatever horror garbage is offered. Honestly, I think “meh, it was okay” was my main reaction to a lot of the movies I watched this year? Kind of a bummer.

Favorites in 2024: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE!!!!! I just loved everything about it :D I thought it was aesthetically the right amount of Tim Burton without being *too much* Tim Burton, ya know? (Love movie environments that feel like a dark ride!) Beetlejuice is a forever favorite, one of my earliest “crushes” (proving that I have absolutely never had good taste in men & that as early as age 4 I yearned for a witty dirtbag prankster to show up and “promptly whisk [me] off from [my] ordinary life into wacky adventures in the land of the dead” [description from the box set of the animated series, yikes lmao; my other fave beginning around this time was Doctor Who lol, obvious underlying theme is obvious]). ANYway, BJ BJ was also the first movie we saw in theatres post-covid! Not necessarily due to covid-related concerns, but just like, idk, being busy and frugal homebodies. And I guess since more theatres are offering restaurant food nowadays, they’re making it more difficult to sneak food in (no bags allowed), booooo.

Other faves: Asteroid City (I’m not usually a Wes Anderson person but this was visually stunning), His House, Poor Things. The Seeding was pretty wild, if heavy-handed. Tho I kind of thought *everything* about male/female relationships in horror movies I saw this year was getting pretty heavy-handed :/ Sisters with Transistors was a cool documentary about women (Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Wendy Carlos, Pauline Oliveros, et al.) in the early days of electronic music, dreamily narrated by Laurie Anderson (*heart-eyes*). Beatles ’64 was surprisingly okay! I *really* appreciated the interviews with people who were young Beatlemaniacs back in the ‘60s, hearing (mostly) women talk about how the Beatles represented a new way of being masculine, how liking the Beatles could provide a sense of agency for women navigating their own desires, etc. That was a cool perspective which I do not personally encounter very often in the Beatles cinematic universe. (For background: My two most recent long-term relationships have been with indie musicians who just happen to be extremely obsessed with the Beatles, so I’ve spent the past 17+ years absorbing deep dives about how great they are, and while I like many of their songs and Understand Their Position of Importance in the History of Pop/Rock/Human Culture, I just do not give a fuuuck on a personal level. But I do still begrudgingly respect my partner’s interest enough to occasionally watch a Beatles documentary with him.)

#movies #tv #lists #personal

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bannock-freak · 9 months ago

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Do you have a playlist of all the songs you recommended listening to in "It's The Colours You Hate"?

If not, can I make one? With all the songs in the right order?

(whenever I think about the song "Colours" I wanna cry btw)

heyoooo!! go for it! i might??? i don't think so a;lsdkjf and if i do i dont use spotify which im assuming is what you'd be using. thanks for checking in :D

song list under the readmore if you need/could use it!! i went chapter by chapter so it should be order specific but i did take out the names

Colours by Grouplove

This is Gospel by P!atD

Clarity and Beautiful Now by Zedd

Big Empty by Stone Temple Pilots

Count on Me by Bruno Mars

Flicker by Porter Robinson

Safe and Sound by Me vs Gravity (Cover)

Wiped Out! By The Neighbourhood

Love, Save the Empty by Erin McCarley

Cameo Lover by Kimbra

Everything Black (Feat. Mike Taylor) by Unlike Pluto

Honest by The Neighbourhood

Toxic by 2WEI, Karma by AJR

Goodbye to a World by Porter Robinson

Tear in my Heart by Twenty One Pilots

Addictive by Royal Republic

Love me Dead by Ludo

Girls like Girls by Haley Kiyoko

I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift (Or We Came as Romans if you pref punk)

Same Damn Life by Seether

Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea by Fall Out Boy

When I Grow Up by Mayday Parade

Something About You (ODESZA remix) by Hayden James

Done With Love by Zedd

Safe and Sound by Capital Cities (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX54fWP-os4 the lyric video is so cute guys)

Sing Sing by Marianas Trench

Endless Fantasy by Anamanaguchi

Mac'n'Cheese by Shawn Wasabi

Flowers for a Ghost by Thriving Ivory

Graceless by The National

Soundtrack for Last House on the Left starting from ‘In the Woods’, by John Murphy

In the House, in a Heartbeat by John Murphy (28 Days Later OST)

Collapse by A Cold Dead Body

Non-Instrumental:

Forever by Hurt

The Last Remaining Light by Audioslave

Tonight You Belong to Me by Joseph William Morgan

The Package by A Perfect CircleAnything and everything by Blue Stahli Instrumental: Crazy Train by Joseph William Morgan Non-Instrumental: Don't You Worry Love by Warmer'Instrumental': Silent Heaven from the Silent Hill OST Non-Instrumental: Daydreaming by Radiohead

Who Will Save You Now by Les Friction Veteran of the Psychic Wars by Blue Oyster Cult Rise by State of Mine From the Ashes by In This Moment Hello My name Is Human by Highly Suspect I'm Alive by Sia

Girl from Petaluma by Megatrax

Don't Stop Believin by Journey

More Than A Feeling by Boston

Nothing Special illScarlet

Breathe Me by Sia

Itoshii Hito by Miyavi (This one specifically https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4ujzMWccjY)

Safe and sound by Me VS Gravity (Cover w/male vocals)

What is love by Tears and Marble

Colours by Mike Taylor

#going through the song choices for old fics can be really fkn disappointing given how peoples nonsense can come to light. sigh. oh well!#freak gets asks #sorry if its formatted weird i....do not know what happened when i was copy pasting rip

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scotianostra · 1 year ago

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The English poet William Wordsworth was born on April 7th 1770.

While he may be remembered as a quintessential English bard he did have his good points and holidayed in Scotland. His sister Dorothy wrote Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland, A. D. 1803 about their six-week, 663-mile journey through the Scottish Highlands. Some have called it "undoubtedly her masterpiece" and one of the best Scottish travel literature accounts during a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries which saw hundreds of such examples. It is often compared as the Romantic counterpart to the better-known Enlightenment-era travel memoirs of Samuel Johnson with his friend James Boswell.

Anyway back to the birthday boy! Here is a poem he wrote while touring our country.....

Memorials Of A Tour In Scotland.

Too frail to keep the lofty vow

That must have followed when his brow

Was wreathed--'The Vision' tells us how--

With holly spray,

He faltered, drifted to and fro,

And passed away.

Well might such thoughts, dear Sister, throng

Our minds when, lingering all too long,

Over the grave of Burns we hung

In social grief--

Indulged as if it were a wrong

To seek relief.

But, leaving each unquiet theme

Where gentlest judgments may misdeem,

And prompt to welcome every gleam

Of good and fair,

Let us beside this limpid Stream

Breathe hopeful air.

Enough of sorrow, wreck, and blight;

Think rather of those moments bright

When to the consciousness of right

His course was true,

When Wisdom prospered in his sight

And virtue grew.

Yes, freely let our hearts expand,

Freely as in youth's season bland,

When side by side, his Book in hand,

We wont to stray,

Our pleasure varying at command

Of each sweet Lay.

How oft inspired must he have trod

These pathways, yon far-stretching road!

There lurks his home; in that Abode,

With mirth elate,

Or in his nobly-pensive mood,

The Rustic sate.

Proud thoughts that Image overawes,

Before it humbly let us pause,

And ask of Nature, from what cause

And by what rules

She trained her Burns to win applause

That shames the Schools.

Through busiest street and loneliest glen

Are felt the flashes of his pen;

He rules 'mid winter snows, and when

Bees fill their hives;

Deep in the general heart of men

His power survives.

What need of fields in some far clime

Where Heroes, Sages, Bards sublime,

And all that fetched the flowing rhyme

From genuine springs,

Shall dwell together till old Time

Folds up his wings?

Sweet Mercy! to the gates of Heaven

This Minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;

The rueful conflict, the heart riven

With vain endeavour,

And memory of Earth's bitter leaven,

Effaced for ever.

But why to Him confine the prayer,

When kindred thoughts and yearnings bear

On the frail heart the purest share

With all that live?--

The best of what we do and are,

Just God, forgive!

Pics are the man himself and a quote he made about the Scottish Bard, Rabbie Burns.

#english #poet #scotland

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moriartyluver · 2 years ago

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FALSE LOVERS CHAPTER VI

"I NEED YOUR HELP" (name) whispered to herself in her carriage as she rode to the Moriarty manor.

After taking Josephine in officially as her personal maid, (name) had realised that apart from Josephine, she didn't exactly have any subordinates on her side. She had been training the girl in combat aswell as lessons in literacy. Josephine was a fast learner, she reminded (name) of her younger self in that respect, although not as much of a prodigy as she was, the young girl seemed really skilled in reading and writing, it wouldn't be long before she would also learn how to shoot a gun at a target.

"Miss- I mean, Lady (Last name), forgive me for my impertinence but uhh," Josephine called out to the lady "Who are you talking to- wait no..why are you whispering to yourself?"

(Name) suddenly acknowledged Josephine's presence and gave her an awkward smile as she muttered "I find it difficult to ask for help.." she slouched against her seat whilst her maid only smiled.

"Nobody finds asking for help easy, Lady (Last name). Especially if you're as independent as you are because you're so used to being able to do everything." It was as if this 14 year old had aged 60 years.

The noble lady opposite her smiled "Thank you Josephine. I'm glad some people on the world still have some sense in them."

The sun rays pierced through the windows in the carriage. They were finally there. The only issue for (name) now was to do the u thinkable and ask for help for the first time in her life and to William James Moriarty of all people

"Lady (Last Name)?" Louis called out to the woman as he opened the door slowly to reveal the woman in question and a young girl beside her. "What are you here for?"

(Nam) smiled politely and bowed her head "I have business with Lord William."

Louis widened his eyes in surprise. William hadn't mentioned anything of the sort to him and he would almost always tell his little brother when he had any interaction with (name) (last name).

Louis nodded "I'm afraid my brother may be quite busy at the moment, you may come again another d-"

"Lady (name)! What brings you here, my friend?" A voice belonging to none other than the Lord of crime himself interrupted as he approached the entrance of the manor with a smile. "Please do come in."

(Name) and a timid Josephine entered the building where Louis took both their coats. William guided the pair to his office, curious as to why the woman who hated him so much was here with a young girl who he deduced had been in an awful situation.

"Care to tell me why you're here?" William asked as he pulled a chair out for (name) who sat opposite his desk whilst Josephine sat beside her. "And why you brought...?"

The blond sat down at his own seat, his hand linked together under his chin whilst he rested his elbows on the wooden desk. The brunette took a moment to understand his prompt then said "J-Josephine Evans, sir- I mean, your lordship."

William only smiled at the girl with a look of amusement then turned to (name). "Well? It's not like you to be so quiet. By now you would have insulted me in at least three different languages." He gave a teasing smirk as he leaned closer to the lady who only had a scowl gracing her features.

"I can do that now, you son of a b-" (name) began but was interrupted by William placing his pale finger against her lips

"Now, now, my darling (name), you're a well educated woman. You can express your annoyance for me in other ways," The blond man smiled as he inched closer to her. "So, please, tell me how I am to be of assistance to you? You know I would do anything in my power to please you."

(Name)'s expression shifted to one of a cunning woman "Even if it meant killing a man?" She said as she glanced over to a surprised Josephine.

William noticed this but acted natural nonetheless "I would kill countless people for your sake, my lady. All you have to do is say the word and I am yours to use."

The young brunette glanced between the two as if they were psychopaths. "Kill a man? But Lady (Last name)! You gave me the impression that you'd only bring Lord Ashfordshire to justice. I thought you meant handing him over to the police...?"

(Name) chuckled as William spoke up. "Ah..so this is about Lord Edward Ashfordshire, is it? My men and I have had an eye on him for a while, ever since the recent disappearance of some of his staff members."

"Yes, well he's mine to kill, Moriarty." (Name) glared then looked over to Josephine "there have been multiple reports done to the police already but they believe the story of human taxidermy to be too far fetched."

William gave a faux sad expression "Oh but I thought I was yours to kill, (name)." He said in disappointment whilst (name) scoffed.

"But it's true though! Why would they do that?! The police are meant to protect us!" Josephine exclaimed. She was young, nobody could blame her for being so naive.

"Correction, they're here to enable the nobility to carry out evil deeds." William's expression became more serious. He turned to (name) "How far have you investigated so far?"

"I've had a freelancer scout the area and I'm yet to receive the floor plan for his estate." (Name) leaned her head back against the seat and sighed "Seriously, why is he so well protected, he's almost a fallen noble at this rate."

"Well you were right about the police perceiving the stories to be some strange set of jokes. Human taxidermy sounds like something out of a gothic horror novel, not from the prosperous heart of the British empire." Red eyes were glued to the lady in front of him. "Have you collected any evidence yet?"

"Josephine should be all the evidence I need but I'll need to hire a man to break in and make a few sketches of his operating basement." A (skin colour) hand was raised up to her chin, stroking it in thought then dropped down to her lap. "The reason I came here was to ask you for he-...I need..I need your help.." she managed to squeak out. William's eyes widened for a moment then narrowed into crescents as the corners of his lips turned upwards

"Would you care to repeat yourself, my lady? I don't think I understood you very well. Speak up." William smirked as (name) glared at him then coughed.

"I need your help." She said, this time a little louder

William held back a laugh "My..that's a new phrase. Have you learnt it recently?" He teased

"Shut it, Moriarty," the noble lady felt her cheeks heat up in embarrassment "you know I have no subordinates to help me with this. I've had to resort to working with various men on the black market but even then, I don't have anyone to he..help me. You on the other hand have countless men on your side. Hell, you run the biggest criminal network known to man.”

Grey eyes widened. She was in the presence of a Crime Lord? And the strange woman who took her in was a murderer? Why would they even try going after Ashfordshire if they too did evil unto others?

“It appears your little friend is surprised by this new information, (name).” William smiled and titled his head slightly. “Care to explain to her who we really are?”

(Name) sighed. “There’s no we, Moriarty.” She sighed then turned to Josephine “William here is a crime consultant. He gives advice on how to commit crimes, except with a catch.”

“Do I need to make a payment in exchange for this advice..?” The fourteen year old asked nervously. (Name) chuckled and shook her head.

“Every man William kills is only killed for the sake of bettering the world we live in, at least that’s how he puts it,” (name) looked back at the man with a fake smile “I’ve requested his assistance to help us kill Lord Edward Ashfordshire. The police won’t do anything and who knows how far the nobility will go to cover up such disgusting acts. That’s why they’ve left us with no other choice but to kill him and expose his deeds publicly..although it may be a little complicated.”

The air in the atmosphere switched to become more sinister than before. She spoke of this so casually, as if she had known of it for years. Josephine felt guilty. She knew that she wanted to feel scared and run away but instead, she felt herself being enveloped in a strange feeling. That feeling was her desire for justice.

“Have you done this before?” Josephine asked curiously

(Name)’s expression grew dark. “Both Lord William and I have had to make some sacrifices along the way. Moriarty here has been in the killing business a lot longer than I but we’ve taken lives all the same.”

Minutes of silence past as William and (name) whisperers about a few things in regard to what Josephine assumed to be the plan to kill Lord Ashfordshire.

William eventually stood up from his seat and placed his hand to his chest. “Then I, William James Moriarty, crime consultant, shall help you carry out this request.”

The following weeks included several visits to the Moriarty manor or in the opposite direction to Marquis (last name)’s London estate. William had had a few subordinates scout the area and find the exact location to the basement and the easiest point of entry which was, rather foolishly, a little trapdoor on the outside of the mansion which lead to the door outside the locked basement. Thankfully, Ashfordshire was falling as a nobleman and soon to face bankruptcy and so all (name) and William needed to do was to manipulate the man into inviting either one of them to his manor.

“Ashfordshire shows a strange distaste to two types of people,” William told (name) as they sat together in his office, planning away late at night. (Name) now had frequently found herself sneaking into the Moriarty manor late at night to be greeted by William who was currently in a dark red robe ,on the verge of sleep.

(Name) raised and eyebrow as she leaned forward in her chair, careful to not hit the candles they had lit. “Which is?”

William held up two slim fingers. “One, men. No matter their age. Not because he hates them but because he shows no interest in dissecting men for his taxidermy projects.” A finger went down “And two, women who are over the age of their most youthful years. From what I’ve heard, this means women over the age of 24 or 25. I assume this is because he doesn’t like women who aren’t as easy to manipulate”

“That or he has a preference to girls who show close resemblance to children,” (name) said with a tone of disgust laced in her voice. “So I assume what you’re trying to say is that I try to kindle a friendship between Ashfordshire and I?”

William’s usually unreadable expression melted into one of abhorrence. “You need not interact with that foul man if you do not wish to do so. I can always arrange for a plan b.”

“No.” Said (Name) firmly. “I’m perfectly capable to take him on by myself. I may not even need the backup that I’ve requested.”

“Still, if he dares to hurt you I won’t hesitate to kill him on the spot,” his red eyes narrowed as a devilish glint appeared in them. “No. Even if he touches you, you must let me know.”

“I did tell you, didn’t I, William?” The noble lady’s calm voice whispered “I can take care of myself. Do not trouble yourself with my affairs.” She said as she placed her hand on his shoulder which reassured the blond she would be fine. After all, her father personally gave her sword fighting and fencing lessons since she could walk and her mother would give her lessons on war strategy. Nobody was more capable than her.

William took her hand in his own which caused her (eye colour) eyes to widen. “I trust your judgement, my lady.” He said before kissing the back of her palm.

A/N: not liam getting bold. Also Ashfordshire be like leonardo de caprisun. Anyways possessive and flirty William>> this was like 2k words ish long so I’m sorry if it took a while to read. Tbh it was mostly waffle but take the last bit as fan service 🙏

#—false lovers 💋#moriarty the patriot #william james moriarty #william moriarty #william moriarty x reader #mtp william #yuukoku no moriarty #yuukoku no moriarty x reader #moriarty the patriot x reader #yuumori x reader

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The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American and Caribbean-born military pilots who fought in WWII. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Forces. The name applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks, and other support personnel.

All African American military pilots who trained in the US trained at Moton Field, the Tuskegee Army Air Field, and were educated at Tuskegee University. The group included five Haitians from the Haitian Air Force and one pilot from Trinidad. It included a Hispanic or Latino airman born in the Dominican Republic.

March 22, 1942 - The first five cadets graduate from the Tuskegee Flying School: Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. and Second Lieutenants Mac Ross,

Charles DeBow, L.R. Curtis, and George S. Roberts. They will become part of my the famous 99th Pursuit Squadron. List of Tuskegge Airmen.

Paul Adams (pilot)

Rutherford H. Adkins

Halbert Alexander

William Armstrong

Lee Archer

Robert Ashby

William Bartley

Howard Baugh

Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler

George L. Brown

Harold Brown

Roscoe Brown

Victor W. Butler

William Burden

William A. Campbell

Herbert Carter

Raymond Cassagnol

Eugene Calvin Cheatham Jr.

Herbert V. Clark

Granville C. Coggs

Thomas T.J. Collins

Milton Crenchaw

Woodrow Crockett

Lemuel R. Custis

Floyd J. Crawthon Jr

Doodie Head

Clarence Dart

Alfonza W. Davis

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (C/O)

Charles DeBow

Wilfred DeFour

Gene Derricotte

Lawrence Dickson

Charles W. Dryden

John Ellis Edwards

Leslie Edwards Jr.

Thomas Ellis

Joseph Elsberry

Leavie Farro Jr

James Clayton Flowers

Julius Freeman

Robert Friend (pilot)

William J. Faulkner Jr.

Joseph Gomer

Alfred Gorham

Oliver Goodall

Garry Fuller

James H. Harvey

Donald A. Hawkins

Kenneth R. Hawkins

Raymond V. Haysbert

Percy Heath

Maycie Herrington

Mitchell Higginbotham

William Lee Hill

Esteban Hotesse

George Hudson Jr.

Lincoln Hudson

George J. Iles

Eugene B. Jackson

Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.

Alexander Jefferson

Buford A. Johnson

Herman A. Johnson

Theodore Johnson

Celestus King III

James Johnson Kelly

James B. Knighten

Erwin B. Lawrence Jr.

Clarence D. Lester

Theodore Lumpkin Jr

John Lyle

Hiram Mann

Walter Manning

Robert L. Martin

Armour G. McDaniel

Charles McGee

Faythe A. McGinnis

John "Mule" Miles

John Mosley

Fitzroy Newsum

Norman L Northcross

Noel F. Parrish

Alix Pasquet

Wendell O. Pruitt

Louis R. Purnell Sr.

Wallace P. Reed

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Eugene J. Richardson, Jr.

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Lawrence E. Roberts

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Willie Rogers

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Robert Searcy

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Eugene Smith

Calvin J. Spann

Vernon Sport

Lowell Steward

Harry Stewart, Jr.

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Percy Sutton

Alva Temple

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Edward L. Toppins

Robert B. Tresville

Andrew D. Turner

Herbert Thorpe

Richard Thorpe

Thomas Franklin Vaughns

Virgil Richardson

William Harold Walker

Spann Watson

Luke J. Weathers, Jr.

Sherman W. White

Malvin "Mal" Whitfield

James T. Wiley

Oscar Lawton Wilkerson

Henry Wise Jr.

Kenneth Wofford

Coleman Young

Perry H. Young Jr.

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lwlrence · 8 months ago

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The Destruction of Black Civilization and The Origin of African Civilization by Chancellor Williams were challenged at the Prince George County high school libraries in 1993 because the two volumes were said to promote “racism against white people.” In a complaint filed with the state, the works were called “racist pornography” written “to provoke emotions and actions of racial prejudice, bias, hatred, and hostility towards citizens and students in Maryland.”

A widely read history of Africans well researched analysis details the development of civilization in Africa. Now ask yourself, what information is contained in this they really did not want you to know? And do you know it?

Challenged and Banned Books by and about African Americans

Young and Black In America by Rae Pace Alexander

1983—After the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union sued the Elk River School Board, the Board reversed its decision to restrict the title to students who have written permission from their parents. (MN)

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down by Ralph D. Abernathy

1989—Burned protest in Denver because it alleges that Martin Luther King, Jr. was involved with three women. E. Napoleon Walton, the publisher of the Denver Cosmopolitan Advertiser, stated, “[Abernathy] has his freedom of speech, and we have our freedom to burn it.” (CO)

And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

1982—Challenged at the Northside High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. (LA)

1987—Challenged at the Longview school system in Washington because some “students could be harmed by its graphic language.” (WA)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

1983 – 2009—Over thirty-five challenges in twenty states since the book’s publication.

2009—Challenged in the Newman-Crows Landing School District on a required reading list presented by the Orestimba High English Department. A trustee questioned the qualifications of Orestimba staff to teach a novel depicting African American culture. (CA)

Another Country by James Baldwin

1963—Considered obscene, the book was banned from the New Orleans Public library. After a year of litigation, it was restored. (LA)

Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin

1980—Challenged in Sioux Falls, South Dakota because it’s “pornographic,” and it “tears down Christian principles.” (SD).

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

1994—Challenged as required reading in the Hudson Falls Schools because the books has recurring themes of rape, masturbation, violence, and degrading treatment of women. (NY)

1998—Challenged as a ninth-grade summer reading option in Prince William County because the book “was rife with profanity and explicit sex.” (VA)

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

1989—Removed from the St. Paul High School Library because the book contains obscene language and explicit descriptions of sexual activity. (OR)

Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone by James Baldwin

1983—Four members of the Alabama State Textbook Committee called for its rejection because Baldwin’s work preaches “bitterness and hatred against whites.” (AL)

The Toilet by Amiri Baraka

1969—Expurgated at Eastern High School to eliminate “four-letter words or vernacular.”

Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown

1974 – 1987—Challenged five times in four states. (WI, FL, LA, OH, OR)

1987—Challenged at the Parkrose High School because the content is “violent, the language offensive, and women are degraded.” The protestors also questioned its relevance, claiming that Parkrose students have no need to understand life in a black ghetto. (OR)

A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich by Alice Childress

1976 – 1994—Challenged five times in five states. (NY, GA, TX, MD, SC)

1976—Removed from Island Trees School Union Free District High School library along with nine other titles because they were considered “immoral, anti-American, anti-Christian, or just plain filthy.” (NY)

Rainbow Jordan by Alice Childress

1986—Challenged at the Gwinnett County public schools because of “foul language and sexual references.” (GA)

1986—Banned from Spokane middle schools because the book’s storyline about a prostitute’s daughter was “too mature.” (WA)

Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver

1969 -1979—Challenged five times in four states. (CA, CT, NY, WA)

1975—Challenged at the Greenwich High School library because the book is “crime provoking and anti-American as well as obscene and pornographic.” (CT)

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

1994—Retained in the Yakima schools after a five-month dispute over what advanced high school students should read in the classroom. Two parents raised concerns about profanity and images of violence and sexuality in the book and requested that it be removed from the reading list. (WA)

2013—North Carolina school board considers banning the book after the mother of an 11-grader complained, claiming Ellison’s work was inappropriate for 11th grade summer reading, citing both language and subject matter.

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines

2006—Challenged as an eighth-grade district-wide reading assignment in the Puyallup schools because “racial slurs and stereotyping are used throughout the book, as well as scenes of sex, rape, and implied incest.”

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

2004—Removed from the college bookstore at Louisiana College, Pineville by the college president “because a love scene described in the book clashes with the school’s Christian values.” (LA)

My House by Nikki Giovanni

1992—Challenged by the Duval County public school libraries because it contains the word “nigger” and was accused of containing excessive vulgarity, racism, and sex. (FL)

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

1979—Responding to criticism from an anti-pornography organization, the Ogden School District restricted circulation of Hansberry’s play. (UT)

Nappy Hair by Carolivia Herron

1998—Challenged in Brooklyn because it was considered racially insensitive. (NY)

The Best Short Stories By Negro Writers an Anthology From 1899 to the Presentedited by Langston Hughes

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

1997—Challenged for sexual explicitness, but retained on the Stonewall Jackson High School’s academically advanced reading list in Brentsville. A parent objected to the novel’s language and sexual explicitness.

Call Me Charley by Jesse Jackson

1979—Parents of a black fourth-grade student filed suit against Grand Blanc school officials after a teacher read this title to their son’s class. The work includes a black youth “Sambo,” “nigger,” and “coon.”

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcom X with Alex Haley

1993—Challenged in the Duval County Public School district because the slain Black Muslim leader advocated anti-white racism and violence. (FL)

Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack

1991—Challenged at the Glen Springs Elementary School in Gainesville, Florida, because of the book’s use of black dialect. (FL)

Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriweather

1977—Removed from all Oakland junior high school libraries and its use restricted in senior high schools, following a complaint about the book’s explicit depiction of ghetto life. (CA)

Beloved by Toni Morrison

1995 – 2007—Challenged seven times in six states since its publication. (FL, TX, ME, IL, ID, & KY)

2007—Challenged in the Coeur d’Alene School District. Some parents say the book along with five others should require parental permission for students to read them. (ID)

2013—Parent wants the book removed because she believes it depicts scenes of bestiality, gang rape and an infant’s gruesome murder, content she believes could be too intense for teenage readers.

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

1994 – 2007—Challenged eleven times in nine states since publication. (AK, PA, FL, MA, MD, NH, CA, CO, MI)

2005—Banned from the Littleton curriculum and library shelves after complaints about its explicit sex, including the rape of an eleven-year-old girl by her father. (CO)

2013– The board of education president in Ohio is criticizing the inclusion of the book on the Common Core Standard’s recommended reading list for 11th-graders, labeling the controversial work “pornographic,” and wishes to ban it from the classroom.

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

1993 – 2009—Challenged in five states due to its sexually explicitly language. (OH, GA, FL, MD, MI)

1998—Removed from the St. Mary’s County Schools’ approved text list by the school superintendent overruling a faculty committee recommendation. Complaints referred to the novel as “filth,” “trash,” and “repulsive.” (MD)

Sula by Toni Morrison

2000—Challenged on the Poolesville High School reading list because of the book’s sexual content and language. On October 5, 2000, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Paul McGuckian dismissed the bid to band the work from the curriculum. The school, however, decided to remove the book from the summer reading list. (MD)

Learning Tree by Gordon Parks

1976 – 2006—Challenged seven times in seven states since publication. (WY, MD, RI, WA, FL, MN, AL)

2006—Challenged on the summer reading list at LeFlore High School in Mobile becdause the author frequently used inappropriate words, such as “nigga,” “bitch,” “bastard,” and “ass.” (AL)

The Black Poets edited by Randall Dudley

1982—Banned for use in English classrooms at the Tinley Park High School because the book “extols murder, rape, theft, incest, sodomy, and other acts.” (IL)

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

1994—Challenged in the Spokane elementary school libraries because it stereotypes African Americans as eating fried chicken and watermelon and drinking beer at family picnics. The book is based on the memories of its author’s family rooftop picnics in 1930’s Harlem. The book won the 1992 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for its portrayal of minorities. (WA)

Push by Sapphire

2005—Challenged, but retained at Fayetteville High School despite a parent’s complaint that it was sexually explicit. The complainant also submitted a list of more than fifty books, citing the books as too sexually explicit and promoting homosexuality. (AL)

The Friendship by Mildred Taylor

1997—Challenged, but retained in the Prince George’s County school system after a parent claimed that book has “no redeeming value.” (MD)

The Land by Mildred Taylor

2008—Removed from the Turner Elementary School media center shelves in New Tampa as age inappropriate. A parent challenged the book because the novel contains a racial epithet. The book was a 2002 Coretta Scott King Author Award recipient. (FL)

Mississippi Bridge by Mildred Taylor

2001—Challenged by retained at the Donahoe Elementary School library in Sandston despite objections of its “negative content and [that] it’s riddled with prejudice.” The novel by the Newberry Medal-winning author tells the story of a young black man who tries to save white passengers in a bus accident, despite being ordered earlier to give up his seat to “white folks.” (VA)

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

1993 – 2004—Challenged four times in four states. (LA, CA, AL, FL).

Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History by Terry Wallace

1987—Banned from the West Hernando Middle School library in Spring Hill because of “harsh language and presents a moral danger to students.” The librarian filled a grievance and the book was returned to the shelves following a ruling by the American Arbitration Association. Forty minutes after the book was returned, the book was removed again, pending a review by an advisory committee. (FL)

Down These Mean Streets by Thomas Piri

1976—Removed from the Island Trees Union Free School District High School library along with nine other titles because they were considered “immoral, anti-American, anti-Christian, or just plain filthy.” Returned to the library after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 25, 1982 in Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 et. al. v. Pico et. al., 457 U.S. 853 (1982). (NY)

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

1984 – 2008—Challenged eighteen times since publication. (CA, VA, MI, TN, WY, NC, PA, CT, FL, OR, TX, WV, OH)

1985—Rejected for purchase by Hayward school trustees because of “rough language” and “explicit sex scenes”. (CA)

The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker

1997—Removed from the Jackson County school libraries along with sixteen other titles. (WV)

Jubilee by Margaret Walker

1977—Challenged in the Greenville County school libraries by the Titan of the Fourth Province of the Knights of the Klu Klux Klan because the novel produces “racial strife and hatred.” (SC)

The Destruction of Black Civilization and The Origin of African Civilization by Chancellor Williams

1993—Challenged at the Prince George County high school libraries because the two volumes promote “racism against white people.” In a complaint filed with the state, the works were called “racist pornography” written “to provoke emotions and actions of racial prejudice, bias, hatred, and hostility towards citizens and students in Maryland.” (MD)

Black Boy by Richard Wright

1972 – 2007—Challenged nine times in seven states since publication. (MI, LA, TN, NY, NE, TX, FL)

1987—Challenged in the Lincoln school libraries because of the novel’s “corruptive, obscene nature.” (NE)

Native Son by Richard Wright

1981—Challenged in North Adam’s due to the book’s “violence, sex, and profanity.” (MA)

1988—Challenged in the Hamilton High School curriculum in Fort Wayne because of the novel’s graphic language and sexual content. (IN)

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Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals. 💌💜

SO!

I don’t have playlists that aren’t just specific games or very narrow genres, so I fudged a little and did a full random and despite having no final fantasy, chrono, or xenogears, I have been completely dragged by my phone. Utterly.

First up, we have The Working Dead (featuring Kate Micucci as Sadie) from Steven Universe

Second, we have Mirrors ~ Meaning of Birth performed by Hirofumi Kurita and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra from the Tales of Orchestra 20th anniversary concert

Third, the (Kanto) PokéRAP, from Pokémon 2.B.A. Master by James “D Train” Williams and Babi Floyd

Fourth, dated anime music comes in swinging with Fushigi Yûgi’s Ochanoko Saisai Hengen Jizai/It’s A Piece of Cake to Change My Appearance by Tomokazu Seki as Chichiri on the vocal collection

And I didn’t look old enough yet, so it rounded things off with another 90s anime image song, Wild Wind~Yasei no Kaze no You ni/Wild Wind~Like the Wind in the Wilderness by Yû Yû Hakusho voice actors Ogata Megumi and Hiyama Nobuyuki as Kurama and Hiei

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byneddiedingo · 2 years ago

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Joseph N. Welch, Lee Remick, and George C. Scott in Anatomy of a Murder (Otto Preminger, 1959)

Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant. George C. Scott, Joseph N. Welch. Screenplay: Wendell Mayes, based on a novel by John D. Voelker (as Robert Traver). Cinematography: Sam Leavitt. Production design: Boris Leven. Film editing: Louis R. Loeffler. Music: Duke Ellington

An exceptional film, far more deserving of the year's best picture Oscar than the bombastic Ben-Hur (William Wyler), Anatomy has a lot of great things going for it: the wonderful courtroom conflict between old Hollywood pro James Stewart and Method-trained newcomer George C. Scott; the tension and volatility of Ben Gazzara as the defendant; the presence of such scene-stealers as Arthur O'Connell and Eve Arden in the supporting cast, along with other character actor stalwarts like Murray Hamilton, John Qualen, Orson Bean, Howard McNear, and Jimmy Conlin. And even the "stunt casting" of non-actor Joseph N. Welch, famous for the integrity he showed in his confrontation with Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings five years earlier, pays off handsomely, with Welch bringing both gravitas and humor to his role as the trial judge. The soundtrack by Duke Ellington also adds a touch of greatness to the movie, which David Thomson calls "magnificent." Where I think it falls short of magnificence is in the treatment of the rape victim played by Lee Remick. There is, of course, some ambiguity remaining in the film as to whether she was in fact raped, but the part as written by Wendell Mayes and the performance as directed by Preminger treats the presumed victim as an air-headed sex kitten. It's possible that Hollywood, so long precluded by the Production Code from even treating the subject of sexual assault, hadn't yet developed a grammar and vocabulary for dealing with the subject. Remick was a fine actress, and she does manage to show moments of vulnerability in her performance, but the general impression of the character given by the film verges on the despicable "she was asking for it." Preminger had been flouting the Code since The Moon Is Blue (1954) and The Man With the Golden Arm (1955), challenging the strictures on language (the words "virgin" and "seduce") in the former and drug use in the latter. Anatomy continued Preminger's assault on prudishness, though few who watch it today will be shocked by its rather clinical discussion of whether Laura Mannion was indeed raped, or be inclined to sniff daintily, as Time magazine did in its review, that the film "seems less concerned with murder than with anatomy."

#Anatomy of a Murder #Otto Preminger #Joseph N. Welch #Lee Remick #George C. Scott

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kevin3benit · 2 years ago

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BIOGRAPHY OF LEONARDO DICAPRIO

(Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio; Los Angeles, 1974) American actor. His father, George DiCaprio, was a comic book distributor; Over time, and thanks to her son's success and popularity, she has managed his son's professional affairs, while also taking care of his finances. His mother, named Imerline, separated from his father when Leonardo was only one year old. Both spouses shared custody of the son, until he decided to emancipate himself in 1997.

His debut as a protagonist was in This Boy's Life (1993), directed by Michael Caton-Jones, where he shared the bill with Robert De Niro; He was barely 19 years old. The film earned him the New Generation Award and the respective nominations for the Golden Globe and the Oscar for best actor. That title was followed by a relatively abundant series of productions that in some way contributed to pave the way for him on the tortuous path to stardom in North American cinema. Thus, he participated in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1994), as Johnny Depp's disabled brother; and in Fast and Deadly (1995), alongside Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman, a western that was intended to be innovative, to the greater glory of the leading actress, but that did not go beyond discreet. He participated in a curious version of Romeo and Juliet (1996), with Claire Danes, where the eternal myth that William Shakespeare conceived and that has given so much play in the cinema was recreated in a particular way, in which reality and the dreamlike and The games were mixed over time in order to bring the story closer to our time and for it to be accepted by a young audience. This trajectory helped DiCaprio carve out a history as an eminently intuitive actor, without academic training, but who achieved good performances, without giving up in the slightest to actors of more established fame. His prestige was also increased thanks to his physique: blonde, boyish-looking, somewhere between sweet and modern, with expressive light eyes that can sometimes give his look a touch of hardness and rebellion.

However, his big chance came when the not always highly regarded James Cameron offered him the role of male lead in Titanic (1997). The film not only won a considerable number of Oscars from the Academy - not precisely the one for acting - but also became a social phenomenon far above its undoubted cinematographic values. Without a doubt, one of Cameron's successes was to entrust the two main roles to a couple like DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. They knew how to imbue with romanticism and poetry a sentimental relationship that, in the end, was nothing more than a remake of Romeo and Juliet, with antagonistic social classes (instead of clans), with the sinking of the ship and a social and historical picture like Background curtain. All this accompanied by a deployment of media and technology that was used intelligently, without hiding the history at whose service they were. The success for the film and its protagonists, especially DiCaprio, can be described as great.

The commercial failure of The Beach (1999) kept the young actor away from big film projects for a long time until in 2002 he returned to the big screen with the help of two of Hollywood's best directors, Martin Scorsese, who gave him an extraordinary role in Gangs of New York, and Steven Spielberg, who also had DiCaprio to star in the thriller Catch Me If You Can. In 2005 he worked again under Scorsese in The Aviator, a film in which he played the film director, businessman and adventurer Howard Hughes, a role for which he earned an Oscar nomination and the Golden Globe for best actor.

NAME: KEVIN JOSUE BENITES JAME

COURSE: SEGUNDO "D"

DATE:23 de Septiembre del 2023

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Books of 2023

Book 35 of 2023

Title: The Frost Weeds: Vietnam: 1964-1965 Authors: James Oliveri ISBN: 9781555717612 Tags: A-1 Skyraiders AUS ADF Australian Defence Force AUS Australia B-57 Canberra Buddhism (Religion) C-123 Provider C-7 Caribou CH-34 Choctaw FRA France LAO Laos LAO Laotian Civil War (1959-1975) LAO Pathet Lao LAO Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma LAO Prince Souvanna Phouma LAO RLA 33rd Laotian Elephant Bn LAO RLA Royal Laotian Army LAO RLAF Royal Lao Air Force Nungs O-1 Bird Dog SpecOps U-1 Otter US Ambassador Maxwell Taylor US CIA Central Intelligence Agency US Medal Of Honor US President Lyndon B. Johnson US Raymond Burr (Actor) US USA 1st Cavalry Division US USA 86th Engineer Bn US USA Col Roger Donlon (MOH) US USA Fort Dix NJ US USA Fort Dix NJ - Intermediate Speed Radio Operators Course (ISROC) US USA General Paul D. Harkins US USA General William Westmoreland US USA United States Army US USA USSF 5th SFG US USA USSF 7th SFG US USA USSF Green Berets US USA USSF Special Forces US USA USSF Team A-113 US USA USSF Team A-323 US USA USSF Team A-726 US USMC 9th MEB US USMC United States Marine Corps US USN 7th Fleet US USN United States Navy US USN USS Maddox (DD-731) US USN USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) US USN USS Turner Joy (DD-951) US USO United Service Organizations VNM 1968 Tet Offensive (1968) (Vietnam War) VNM A Louie Airstrip VNM A Shau Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War) VNM A Shau Valley VNM AUS ADF Australian Army Training Team (Vietnam War) VNM Battle of Hue City (1968) (Tet Offensive) (Vietnam War) VNM Battle of Nam Dong CIDG Camp (1964) (Vietnam War) VNM Cam Lo VNM Central Highlands VNM Cholon VNM Con Thien VNM Cua Viet VNM Da Lat VNM Da Nang VNM Da Nang - Red Beach Base Area (Vietnam War) VNM Da Nang Air Base VNM DMZ Demilitarized Zone - 17th Parallel (Vietnam War) VNM Dong Ap Bia VNM Dong Ha VNM Dong Hoi VNM Dong Nai River VNM DRV NVA Col Bui Tin (Engineer) VNM DRV NVA Col Dong Si Nguyen (Minister of Construction) VNM DRV NVA North Vietnamese Army VNM DRV VC Viet Cong VNM FRA Felix Poilane (Plantation Owner) VNM Gio Linh VNM Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964) (Vietnam War) VNM Highway 1 VNM Highway 14 VNM Highway 548 VNM Highway 9 VNM Ho Chi Minh Trail (Vietnam War) VNM Hue VNM Hue - Business District VNM Hue - Capitol Building VNM Hue - Cercle Sportif VNM Hue - Duy Tan St VNM Hue - Hue Stadium VNM Hue - Hue University VNM Hue - Joan of Arc Cathedral VNM Hue - Le Loi St VNM Hue - Nguyen Hoang Bridge VNM Hue - Perfume River VNM Hue - Public Health and Hospital Complex VNM Hue - Tay Loc Airfield (Vietnam War) VNM Hue - The Citadel VNM Hue - Tran Cao Van St VNM Hue - Tran Hung Dao St VNM I Corps (Vietnam War) VNM Ia Drang Valley VNM III Corps (Vietnam War) VNM Lang Troi VNM Lang Vei VNM Lang Vei Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War) VNM Montagnard - Bru VNM Montagnards VNM Montagnards - Katu VNM Nam Dong VNM Nam Dong Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War) VNM Nha Trang VNM Operation Flaming Dart (1965) (Vietnam War) VNM Operation Ranch Hand (1962-1971) (Vietnam War) VNM Operation Rolling Thunder (1965-1968) (Vietnam War) VNM Phu Bai VNM Pleiku VNM Quang Tri VNM Quang Tri Province VNM Rao Lao River VNM Rao Quang River VNM Red River VNM RVN ARVN 1st ID VNM RVN ARVN 2nd Regiment VNM RVN ARVN 2nd Regiment - 3/2 VNM RVN ARVN 36th Ranger Bn VNM RVN ARVN 3rd Regiment VNM RVN ARVN 3rd Regiment - 3/3 VNM RVN ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam VNM RVN ARVN CIDG Civilian Irregular Defense Group VNM RVN ARVN General Nguyen Chanh Thi VNM RVN ARVN LLDB Luc Luong Dac Biet Special Forces VNM RVN ARVN MP Quan Canh Military Police VNM RVN ARVN Nam Dong CIDG Camp VNM RVN ARVN Vietnamese Rangers - Biet Dong Quan VNM RVN General Duonh Van Minh (Big Minh) VNM RVN Nguyen Cao Ky VNM RVN Nguyen Khanh VNM RVN RVNP Can Sat National Police VNM RVN SVNAF South Vietnamese Air Force VNM RVN Tran Van Huong VNM Saigon VNM Saigon - Brinks Hotel VNM Saigon - Brinks Hotel Bombing (1964) VNM Saigon - Capital Hotel VNM Saigon - Tu Do St (Rue Catinat) VNM Som Bai VNM Ta Bat VNM Ta Bat Airfield VNM Ta Rau VNM Tan Son Nhut Air Base VNM Thua Thien Province VNM Tonkin Gulf VNM US Agent Orange (Vietnam War) VNM US MAAG Advisory Team 3 (Vietnam War) VNM US MAAG Military Assistance Advisory Group Vietnam (Vietnam War) VNM US MACV Advisory Team 3 (Vietnam War) VNM US MACV Advisory Teams (Vietnam War) VNM US MACV Military Assistance Command Vietnam (Vietnam War) VNM US USMC KSCB Khe Sanh Combat Base (Vietnam War) VNM US USSF Mobile Strike Force (MIKE) (Vietnam War) VNM Vietnam VNM Vietnam War (1955-1975) Rating: ★★★★★ (5 Stars) Subject: Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.ARVN, Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.Specops.ARVN, Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.Specops.Green Berets, Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.US Army.Advisor

Description: During the early years of the Vietnam War, a small group of American soldiers carried the fight to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army, often under difficult circumstances. Their sacrifices generally went unrecognized and unappreciated by a mostly indifferent nation. But a massive influx of American troops would soon alter the entire nature and perception of the war. THE FROST WEEDS graphically describes the horror, the heroism and even the humor of the Vietnam experience while offering a far different perspective of the war than that epitomized by the larger conflict that followed. It is an astonishing account of a small U.S. military advisory team struggling to deal with a ruthless enemy and an often exasperating ally.

Review: This was an excellent book by an excellent author. He was able to craft a good narrative and understood pacing and flow which is rare for many of these books. The tales he told of the early years of the vietnam war, the 64/65 period, of what it was like at Ta Bat, A Shau, and Khe Sanh, his explorations of Hue, and the battle of Nam Dong were well done and gave you a really good sense of who was there, what happened, and what the experience was like being an Advisor radioman attached to an ARVN unit.

#Books #Ebooks #Booklr #Bookblr #Vietnam War #Vietnam #History #Military History #Non Fiction #ARVN #US Army #Nam Dong

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