Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the people coming to terms with life's melancholy pageant
Stufflebeam: but also
Stufflebeam: there's skeletons
Koontz: s-s-skeletons???
Stufflebeam: that's right
Stufflebeam: spooky scary skeletons
Stufflebeam: Send shivers down your spine
Stufflebeam: Shrieking skulls will shock your soul
Stufflebeam: Seal your doom tonight
Stufflebeam: these stories take place in a world much like our own
Stufflebeam: with one big difference
Stufflebeam: there's skeletons walking around
Poe: i mean, that's a pretty big difference
Stufflebeam: it is
Koontz: i don't like skeletons! this is scary
King: don't worry, dean, skeletons aren't real, they can't hurt you
Barker: don't tell the kid that, of course skeletons are real!
Poe: clive is technically right, steve. skeletons ARE real
King: yeah but
King: but not like that!
Stufflebeam: don't worry dean, it's not HUMAN skeletons
Stufflebeam: it's animal skeletons
Stufflebeam: it's a world where animated animal skeletons are just walking around
Koontz: oh! that's not scary!
Koontz: that's not scary at all!
Koontz: that's COOL
King: wait dean, so human skeletons are scary but animal skeletons aren't?
Koontz: yeah of course! everyone knows that!
Koontz: you act like you don't know anything about skeletons, steve
King:
Koontz: i don't think steve knows anything about skeletons
Stufflebeam: and check this out
Stufflebeam: when i say that animal skeletons are walking around
Stufflebeam: some of these animal skeletons
Stufflebeam: are DINOSAURS
Koontz: this is the coolest thing ever!!!
Koontz: that's so cool, i wish i lived in a world with living dinosaur skeletons
Stufflebeam: careful what you wish for, dean, because this world is full of angst and ennui and people dealing with issues
Koontz:
Stufflebeam: but, yes, there are also dinosaurs
Koontz: DINOSAURS!
Katy Manning - in her first ever screen role, and credited as Katie - makes awful coffee and has a good nose at some industrial action, in Softly Softly: Task Force: Standing Orders (1.8, BBC, 1970)
Catching greta gerwig characters in my jaws like a bear catching slamon so i can slap a lgbtq identity on them and set them loose into the stream (bears dont let the salmon loose. They eat them. But you get it. Its a more fitting image than line fishing.)
i am aware that there's probably an audience of -5 of people who understand this, but i will never get over my disappointment at anne & gilbert's wedding in anne's house of dreams vs. anne of green gables: the continuing story (the 2000 film)
like the first two sullivan anne films were relatively book-accurate (especially compared to awae) and i was so happy about it as someone who was raised & defined by the books, and them the continuing story (as many sweet anne/gilbert moments it has, and as amazing as megan follows and jonathan crombie are as always) has them get married in the middle of WWI, right after green gables has almost burnt down, while frank wright is MIA, so that gil can go over and be a doctor on the front lines. they're so sad and somber the whole time and it's just... they don't deserve that.
the anne's house of dreams wedding is so disgustingly happy that it makes the continuing story wedding so much sadder:
They were married in the sunshine of the old orchard, circled by the loving and kindly faces of long-familiar friends. Mr. Allan married them, and the Reverend Jo made what Mrs. Rachel Lynde afterwards pronounced to be the “most beautiful wedding prayer” she had ever heard. Birds do not often sing in September, but one sang sweetly from some hidden bough while Gilbert and Anne repeated their deathless vows. Anne heard it and thrilled to it; Gilbert heard it, and wondered only that all the birds in the world had not burst into jubilant song; Paul heard it and later wrote a lyric about it which was one of the most admired in his first volume of verse; Charlotta the Fourth heard it and was blissfully sure it meant good luck for her adored Miss Shirley. The bird sang until the ceremony was ended and then it wound up with one mad little, glad little trill. Never had the old gray-green house among its enfolding orchards known a blither, merrier afternoon. All the old jests and quips that must have done duty at weddings since Eden were served up, and seemed as new and brilliant and mirth-provoking as if they had never been uttered before. Laughter and joy had their way; and when Anne and Gilbert left to catch the Carmody train, with Paul as driver, the twins were ready with rice and old shoes, in the throwing of which Charlotta the Fourth and Mr. Harrison bore a valiant part.
"DC Finest" Collections to Focus on Characters and Genres
DC Comics has announced DC Finest, a new set of large-size paperback collections that will focus on characters, genres, and periods in the DC library. For example, a "Robin" collection or "Green Lantern" collection may feature multiple characters who have donned the mantles.
The first DC Finest collections include:
"DC Finest – The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt - classic adventures of Silver Age Flash Barry Allen by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, including 1956’s iconic Showcase #4 and stories that include the first appearances of Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Gorilla Grodd, and other Flash rogues.
DC Finest – Batman: Year One & Two - collects stories set after Crisis on Infinite Earths like Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's Batman: Year One and Mike W. Barr and Todd McFarlane's Batman: Year Two in addition to ’80s Batman stories from Barr, Max Allan Collins, Norm Breyfogle, and more.
DC Finest – Wonder Woman: Origins & Omens - "spotlights fan-favorite writer Gail Simone’s run on Wonder Woman, starting with 2007’s “The Circle,” with artist Terry Dodson, plus celebrated story arcs “Ends of the Earth,” “Rise of the Olympian,” and “Warkiller,” featuring art by Aaron Lopresti." (DC Comics)
DC Finest – Catwoman: Life Lines - collects "Catwoman’s 1989 solo debut by Mindy Newell and J.J. Birch, Peter Milligan and Tom Grindberg’s Catwoman Defiant from 1992, and the first year of DC’s Catwoman ongoing series, by writer Jo Duffy and artist Jim Balent." (DC Comics)
DC Finest – Superman: The Coming of Superman - collects "the Man of Steel’s earliest and most iconic adventures, starting with Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s groundbreaking Action Comics #1." (DC Comics) The collection also includes Action Comics #1-25, Superman #1-5, and New York World’s Fair Comics #1.
(Image via DC Comics - Promo Picture for DC Finest)
Per the ingenious request from an anon, here are Black writers on Tumblr who write for the ship Fleur de Louve (aka SarahBucky) which involves a Black women!
The below information includes their blogs, whether they’re female or male writers, links to their ao3, and how many Fleur de Louve fics they current have posted.
This list is still in progress, so feel free to contact us if you’re Black and would like to be added to this list!
@rebellconquerer - female - AO3: rebellconquerer
Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 7 fics
- Has also written for: Katara/Zuko, ATLA, Sam Wilson, Ayo, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, Sam Wilson
- Has also written for: Black Panther, Monica Rambeau, Maria Rambeau, Dr. Jason Wilkes, Michelle Jones, Spideychelle, Brunnhilde (Valkyrie from Thor), X-Men, Ava Starr (Ghost from Ant-Man), Gamora, Tyrone Johnson (from Cloak & Dagger), Liz Allan/Cindy Moon, Sam Wilson
- Has also written for: Ayo/Aneka, Black Panther, Janna/Rose Tico, Finn (from Star Wars), Jo/Drash, Dragon Age, Misty Knight, Sam Wilson, Star Wars
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@tllgrrl - female - AO3: NefertiriJones
Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 48 fics
- Has also written for: Shuri, Okoye, Ayo, Sam Wilson, Misty Knight
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@duckybarnes1917 - female - AO3: DuckyBarnes1917
Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: alleged wips
- Has also written for: Sam Wilson, Original female character
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@blackstarising - female - AO3: blackstarising
Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 1 fics
- Has also written for: Sam Wilson, AJ Wilson, Cass Wilson
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@hauntedelation - female - AO3: hauntedelation
Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 1 fics
- Has also written for: Sam Wilson, Original female characters, Black self insert
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@w00wzerz - female - AO3: WOWJAY
Current number of Fleur de Louve fics: 2 fics
- Has also written for: Starfire/Dick Greyson (Dickkory) (from Titans), All Rise, Lola Carmichael, Lola Carmichael/Mark Callan, Lola Carmichael/Robin Taylor
Allan Walsh talked about Jo’s contract in his latest podcast. I transcribed it:
"I have a saying that I’ve practiced for many years, and that’s “Don’t fuck with happy”. When you find a great fit, and the relationship between Jonathan and Nate is very well documented and goes all the way back to junior, there’s a really special relationship between Jonathan and his other teammates and Jonathan and the coaching staff, and various things happened during the season. There’s the Val situation, that’s very well and publicly documented, there’s the situation with Gabriel Landeskog and his ability to potentially come back and play this coming year after dealing with knee surgery and rehab for two years not playing. With all of those things in the air, it made a lot more sense to just do a 1 year deal, and have the opportunity to come back in January [2025] and reassess the situation with regard to the team, the cap projection going forward, and see at that time whether there’s an ability to do something on a longer term."
I was just thinking the other day i should listen to his podcast to hear if he mentioned anything more about jo and here you are in my asks anon! thank you!💕
Sounds like exactly what i figured this 1yr deal was, an extra time gift to figure out cap space and val(( and gabe))))
Really sweet to hear how jo's feeling, not just about his reunited connection w nate but also the rest of his in-laws. Love wins!
It has come to my attention that it's Period Drama Appreciation Week 2023.
I love period dramas and grew up watching them. They have been a formative part of my life and I'm now too disabled to watch video. Even gifs are too difficult for my brain to process.
It is also Bi Visibility Week and I'm posting this on Bisexual Visibility Day.
Since I can't safely post a pile of gifs, here is a list celebrating actors/characters/moments from period dramas that have been significant to my bisexuality.
[Yes, this is a big list. I am missing out on watching and re-watching A Lot of awesome period dramas and I hate it. This list is helping me reclaim a bit of joy. Also I've probably forgotten some favourites and may update this.]
Lori Petty in A League of Their Own
Jodhi May in any period drama
Mary Wickes in any period drama
Freddy Honeychurch in A Room with a View
Anne Hathaway playing cricket in that rust-coloured dress in Becoming Jane
Esther Summerson (disabled heroine!) & Allan Woodcourt in Bleak House
the freshly-painted yellow cabin door swinging shut with the names 'Calam & Katie' painted on it in Calamity Jane
the sequence where Doris Day sings 'Secret Love' in Calamity Jane
Michelle in Derry Girls (and James too, a wee bit)
George Eliot & Lenore in Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party
the moment where Emma and Mr Knightley start dancing together and it feels like you're inside the music in Emma
Polly Waker's haircut in The Enchanted April
Matthias Schoenaerts in Far From the Madding Crowd
Idgie & Ruth in Fried Green Tomatoes
Suranne Jones in Gentleman Jack
recognising Marian Lister as a bisexual who hasn't realised it yet in Gentleman Jack
Mary Agnes McNue in Godless
Bel & Freddie in The Hour
June Allyson leaping over a hedge (or is it a fence?) as Jo March in Little Women
the Patricia Rozema adaptation of Mansfield Park
the whole sequence where Judy Garland strides onto the neighbours' porch to sock The Boy Next Door in the jaw in Meet Me in St Louis
Katie the cook in Meet Me in St Louis
the moment where Benedick braces his arm against a doorframe in a desperate panic to stop Beatrice from going to eat Claudio's heart in the marketplace in Much Ado About Nothing
Denzel Washington in Much Ado About Nothing
Mr Thornton's hands (ok, and also his face) in North & South
tomboy Doris Day in On Moonlight Bay
Valentine in Parade's End
all of Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Papi in Pose
Lizzy Bennet declaring that she would never marry someone she did not love in Pride & Prejudice
Mr Darcy diving into a pond in Pride & Prejudice
both Angel and Joanne in Rent (the 2008 broadway version)
Martha the maid in The Secret Garden
Lelia Walker in Self-Made
swashbuckling Margaret Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility
the dance sequences in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
the whole Thomas Kent situation in Shakespeare in Love
Maria (when she is not a nun) in The Sound of Music
Kitty Butler onstage in Tipping the Velvet
Annie and Janette and Jacques and Linh in Treme
Audra McDonald and Anne Hathaway and Raúl Esparza in that promotional photo for Twelfth Night
Julie Andrews and her male co-star singing a version of 'Home on the Range' with the line 'and the deer and the antelope are gay' in Victor/Victoria
The text of the letter and names of the celebrities that signed it under the cut.
"October 23, 2023
Dear President Biden,
We are heartened by Friday’s release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by today’s release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity.
But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered - women raped, families burned alive, and infants beheaded.
Thank you for your unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group’s founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.
We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this moment, freedom for the hostages.
We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or otherwise, we need to bring them home.
Sincerely,
Aaron Bay-Schuck
Aaron Sorkin
Adam Berkowitz
Adam Goodman
Adam Levine
Adam & Jackie Sandler
Adee Drexler
Alan Grubman
Alex Aja
Alex Edelman
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Andrew Singer
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Angela Robinson
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Antonio Campos
Ari Dayan
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Aron Coleite
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Beau Flynn
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Danny A. Abeckaser
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Polly Sampson
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