#michael mercier

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Pick a DT boyfriend for a MS character Masterpost

Pick a MS boyfriend for a DT character Masterpost

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When you’re the most beautiful boy in Paris and two gentleman fancy you at once ❤️

I didn’t like my first attempt at this from months ago so redemption, I really like this 😮‍💨 story? Uhhhh Miles is amazing so both Ginger and Jean-François fall for him and try to win his heart. Because what’s better than one David falling for a Michael? Two!

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US Vogue October 1988 🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎

Model Kara Young

Model Kara Young(right) Bracelet, Tiffany & Co.... Adding another style to the evening, the jacket over Andre Van Pier's gold pleated tube dress. Jacket, from The North Face, approx. (left)Michael Kors skirt. Cashmere & Company round neck.

Beauty Notes: Hair, Oribe/Oribe at Parachute; makeup, Laura Mercier for Trish McEvoy.

(à droite) Bracelet, Tiffany & Co…. Ajoutant un autre style à la soirée, la veste sur la robe tube plissée dorée d'Andre Van Pier. Veste, de The North Face, environ. (à gauche)Jupe Michael Kors. Col rond Cashmere & Company.

Notes beauté: cheveux, Oribe/Oribe at Parachute ; maquillage, Laura Mercier pour Trish McEvoy.

Photo Steven Meisel

vogue archive

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French visionary/ singer/ poet Lizzy Mercier Descloux captured by Michael Esteban in Patti Smith’s NY apartment

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Lizzy Mercier Descloux, NYC, 1978

Photographed by Michael Esteban

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I originally made this post for instagram for lá fhéile Pádraig but yall seem to enjoy my book recommendations so I'm posting it here too

"Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona daoibh! Happy St. Patrick's day! I've seen some people posting their Irish-related books to combat the 'Plastic Paddy' version of Irish culture that's so pervasive here in the U.S. so I'm hopping on the...trend? I've only seen like 3 people do it tbh. Here's some (but not all) of my favorite Irish & Celtic Studies related books!

1. "Defiant Irish Women" by Eddie Lenihan

2. "Irish Fairy and Folk Tales", Fall River Press

3. "The Celtic Revolution: A Study in Anti-Imperialism" by Peter Berresford Ellis

4. "An Old Woman's Reflections" by the amazing Peig Sayers

5. "North", a collection of poems by Seamus Heaney

6. "The Book of Irish Curses" by Patrick C. Power

7. "Irish Customs and Rituals: How Our Ancestors Celebrated Life and the Seasons" by Marion McGarry

8. "The Course of Irish History", Mercier Press

9. "Gods And Fighting Men" by Augusta Lady Gregory

10. "The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might" by Courtney Weber

11. "The Druids" by Peter Berresford Ellis

12. "Ireland: A Graphic History" by Morgan Llewellyn and Michael Scott"

+ honorable mentions I'd put in my story that day

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Sean Connery, Peter van Eyck, Brigitte Bardot, Michèle Mercier, Michael Caine

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BDS BOYCOTT & BDS SAFE LIST!!!

If there’s any mistakes please let me know and I’ll fix it but these are the brands that are owned by big brands supporting Israel.

BOYCOTT LIST;

Estée Lauder brands:

Aveda

Becca

Coach cosmetics

Smashbox

Tom Ford

Aramis

Bumble and Bumble

Aerin

American Beauty

Clinique

Bobbi Brown

Darphin

Donna Karan

Ermenegildo Zegna

Flirt!

Goodskin Labs

Grassroots Research Labs

Jo Malone

Kiton

La Mer

Lab series skincare for men

MAC

Michael Kors

OJON

Origins

OSIAO

Prescriptives

Tommy Hilfiger

Too Faced Cosmetics

Tory Burch

Ahava

Revlon

L’Oreal

Lancome

Giorgio Armani Beauty

Yves Saint Laurent Beauté

Biotherm

Kiehl’s

Ralph Lauren

Shu Uemura

Cacharel

Helena Rubinstein

Clarisonic

Diesel

Viktor & Rolf

Yue Sai

Maison Martin Margiela

Urban Decay

Guy Laroche

Paloma Picasso

Vichy

La Roche-Posay

SkinCeuticals

Inneov

Rogers&Gallet

Sanoflore

L’Oreal Paris

Garnier

Maybelline New York

Softsheen.Carson

Essie

L’Oreal Professionnel

Kérastase

Redken

Matrix

Pureology

Shu Uemura Art of Hair

Mizani

NYX

Good American

KKW beauty

Skims

Poosh

Skin by Kim Kardashian

Kylie skin

Kylie baby

Kylie cosmetics

Kylie clothing

818 tequila

Goop/Super Goop

Elf

Fenty beauty

Fenty skin

Savagexfenty

Rare beauty

Amika

Tower 28

Zara

Starbucks

McDonald’s

Popeyes

KFC

Taco bell

Pizza Hut

Papa John’s

Dominos

Burger King

Always

Tampax

Luvs

Pampers

Bounty

Naturella

Tempo

Charmin

Whisper

Dodot

Puffs

Crest

Gillette

Oral-B

Scope

Vicks

Venus

Clearblue

Fusion

Braun

CoverGirl

Herbal Essences

Max Factor

Nice ‘n Easy

Pantene

Vidal Sassoon

Dolce & Gabbana

Ivory

Aussie

Head & Shoulders

Old Spice

Secret

Olay

Clairol Professional

Cheer

Bounce

Daz

Era

Gain

Mr. Clean

Comet

Downy

Fab

Gala

Mr. Proper

Ariel

Cascade

Dash

Dawn

Dreft Laundry

Fairy

Joy

Myth

Swiffer

Febreeze

Duracell

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson’s baby products

Aveeno

Lubriderm

Aveeno

Neutrogena

Vendome

Clean & Clear

Roc

Bebe

Band-Aid

Bengay

Neosporin

Cortaid

Listerine

Rembrandt

Tylenol

Sudafed

Pepcid

Nicorette

Motrin

Immodium

Dolormin

Benadryl

Mylanta

Zyrtec

Splenda

Benecol

Lactaid

Visine

Acuvue contact lenses

Kimberly-Clark

Kotex

Depends

Poise

Kleenex

Scott

Viva

Cottonelle

Wondersoft

Thick & Thirsty

Huggies

Pull-Ups

GoodNites, Little Swimmers, Snugglers, etc

BDS SAFE BRANDS;

ABH

Beauty bakerie

Charlotte tilbury

Cover FX

Dose of colors

Gerard cosmetics

Huda beauty

Inglot

Kevin aucoin

KVD

Laura Gellar

Laura mercier

Makeup forever

Makeup by Mario

About face

Af94

Nars

Pat McGrath

Stila

Uoma

Viseart

Hindash

Ardell

Rimmel London

Nip+fab

Chi

Beauty of Joseon

Cosrx

Sol de Janeiro

Kayali

Little Caesar’s

Sunset makeup

If there’s any I missed or are no longer BDS safe let me know.

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Teams for the Tour de France 1972

1 - 11 Molteni (Belgium, leader: Eddy Merckx)

12 - 22 Beaulieu - Flandria (Belgium, leader: Joop Zoetemelk)

23 - 33 Sonolor tv (France, leader: Lucien Van Impe)

34 - 44 Peugeot - BP (France, leader: Bernard Thévenet)

45 - 55 De Gribaldy - Magniflex (France, leader: Joaquim Agostinho)

56 - 66 Bic (France, leader: Luis Ocaña)

67 - 77 Gan - Mercier (France, leader: Raymond Poulidor)

78 - 88 Rokado (Federal Republic of Germany, leader: Roger Pingeon)

89 - 99 Salvarani (Italy, leader: Felice Gimondi)

100 - 110 Goudsmit Hoff (Nederland, leader: Rinus Wagtmans)

111 - 121 Gitane (France, leader: Michael Wright)

122 - 132 Watney - Avia (Belgium, leader: Frans Verbeeck)

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Some figures whom I think looks kinda like how I imagine these figures to look like in their respective books/plays/legends

. Christine Daae ( POTO ) - Catherine Deneuve, Sissel Kyrkjebo, Christine Nilsson, Emmi Christensson, Ingrid Bergman

. Meg Giry ( POTO ) - Maria Khoreva, Leslie Caron

. Natasha Rostova ( War and Peace ) - Lyudmila Saveleva, Audrey Hepburn

. Cosette ( Les Mis ) - Rebecca Caine, Judy Kuhn, Isabelle Huppert, Adele Foucher

. Tatiana Larina ( Eugene Onegin ) - Liv Tyler

. Eponine ( Les Mis ) - Samantha Barks, Frances Ruffelle

. Raoul De Chagny ( POTO ) - Vincent Cassel ( especially when younger ), Steve Barton

. Marius Pontmercy - Michael Ball, Victor Hugo ( especially when younger )

. Mr Darcy - Colin Firth

. Elizabeth Bennet - Jennifer Ehle, Jane Austen

. Juliet Capulet - Olivia Hussey

. Jane Bennet - Susannah Harker, Rosamund Pike

. Daisy Fay - Buchanan - Mia Farrow, Ginerva King, Clara Bow

. Jordan Baker - Elizabeth Debicki in Great Gatsby, Gloria Swanson ( especially when younger )

. Fantine ( Les Mis ) - Patti Lupone's Fantine

. Madame Giry ( POTO ) - Maggie Smith, Sylvie Guillem

. La Sorelli ( POTO ) - Michele Mercier, Alessandra Ferri, Darcey Bussell

. Tess Durbeyfield ( Tess of the D'Ubervilles ) - Gemma Arterton

. Carmen ( Carmen Novella ) - Alba Flores, Carmen Amaya

. Scheherazade ( 1001 Nights, Islamic Legends ) - Golshifteh Farahani

. Teiniagua ( Brazilian Legends ) - Morena Baccarin

. Hua Mulan ( Chinese Legends ) - Ming Na Wen

. Katya Scherbatskya ( Anna Karenina ) - Darya Dogusheva, Sophia Behrs- Tolstoy, Evanna Lynch

. Anna Oblonskya ( Anna Karenina ) - Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Greta Garbo

. Carlotta ( POTO ) - Judy Kaye's Carlotta, Adelina and Carlotta Patti, Cecilia Bartoli, Maria Callas

. Desdemona ( Othello ) - Irene Jacob

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A Natural History of Human Thinking (Michael Tomasello, 2014)

“With modern humans and their skills of conventional linguistic communication, we get to full-blooded reasoning, where “reasoning” means not just to think about something but to explicate in conventional form— for others or oneself— the reasons why one is thinking what one is thinking. 

This conflicts with the traditional view that human reasoning is a private affair. 

Most articulate on this point are Mercier and Sperber (2011) who recast the reasoning process in terms of communication and discourse, specifically argumentative discourse in which individuals make explicit to others their reasons for believing something to be the case. (…)

Many lines of evidence suggest that the main function of reasoning is to convince others, for example, people’s tendency to look for supporting rather than disconfirming evidence (the confirmation bias). 

In this view, convincing others is good for individual fitness, and so humans evolved reasoning abilities not for getting at the truth but for convincing others of their views. (…)

An even deeper, conceptual point is that to be in an argument in the first place means to accept as infrastructure certain “rules of the game,” namely, the group’s social norms for arguing cooperatively. 

This is the difference between a street fight and a boxing match. 

The early Greeks made explicit some of the most important of these norms of argumentation in Western culture, for example, the law of noncontradiction (a disputant cannot hold the same statement to be both true and false at the same time), and the law of identity (a disputant cannot change the identity of A during the course of the argument). (…)

The norms of human reasoning are thus at least implicitly agreed upon in the community, and individuals provide reasons and justifications as ways of convincing “any rational person.” 

Human reasoning, even when it is done internally with the self, is therefore shot through and through with a kind of colletive normativity in which the individual regulates her actions and thinking based on the group’s normative conventions and standards— what some have called “normative self-governance” (e.g., Korsgaard, 2009)”

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A MS bf/gf for a David Tennant character Masterpost / Results so far

A DT bf/gf for a Michael Sheen character Masterpost / Results so far

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Mmmmmm not too happy with this but don’t feel like fixing it atm so a WIP of my new love triangle

Ginger Littlejohn has been silently longing for Miles Maitland (post movie) and realizes he’ll need to act soon to become closer as the dashing Lieutenant Jean-François begins spending time with the free spirited lad 🥰

The timelines don’t 100% align but close enough for my delulu self, also more love triangles with their characters pls 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/11/08/parks-trails-all-terrain-wheelchairs/

The original post with this article wouldn't send when Taupe tried to show it to me, so I'm posting it here. THE FUTURE IS HERE! WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, SLOWLY BUT SURELY!

All-terrain wheelchairs arrive at U.S. parks: ‘This is life-changing’

Georgia and South Dakota are the latest states to provide off-road wheelchairs on public trails

Cory Lee has visited 40 countries on seven continents, and yet the Georgia native has never explored Cloudland Canyon State Park, about 20 minutes from his home. His wheelchair was tough enough for the trip to Antarctica but not for the rugged terrain in his backyard.

Lee’s circumstances changed Friday, when Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources and the Aimee Copeland Foundation unveiled a fleet of all-terrain power wheelchairs for rent at 11 state parks and outdoorsy destinations, including Cloudland Canyon. The Action Trackchair models are equipped with tank-like tracks capable of traversing rocks, roots, streams and sand; clearing fallen trees; plowing through tall grass; and tackling uphill climbs.

“I’ll finally be able to go on these trails for the first time in my life,” said the 32-year-old travel blogger, who shares his adventures on Curb Free With Cory Lee. “The trails are off-limits in my regular wheelchair.”

Georgia is one of the latest states to provide the Land Rover of wheelchairs to outdoor enthusiasts with mobility issues.

In 2017, Colorado Parks and Wildlife launched its Staunton State Park Track-Chair Program, which provides free adaptive equipment, though guests must pay the $10 entrance fee. Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources has placed off-road track chairs in nearly a dozen parks, including Muskegon State Park. In 2018, Lee reserved a chair at the park that boasts three miles of shoreline on Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake. “It allowed me to have so much independence on the sand,” he said.

In 2019, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan became the first national park to offer a track chair, said superintendent Scott Tucker. This year, Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, the nonprofit that oversees the program, added a third.

“We want to create an unforgettable outdoor experience for everyone, not just for people who can walk.”

— Jamie McBride, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

South Dakota is also expanding its squadron: On Tuesday, the South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation unveils its second all-terrain chair. South Dakota resident Michael M. Samp is leading a fundraising campaign to purchase up to 30 chairs. Last year, Samp’s father packed up his fishing pole and piloted a track chair to Center Lake in Custer State Park. He reeled in trout, just as he had before he was diagnosed with spinal cerebral ataxia.

“The plan is to have the chairs spread throughout the state and available for various outdoor activities including, but not limited to, park and trail enjoyment, hunting and fishing,” said Kristina Coby, the foundation’s director.

This month, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will wrap up its months-long pilot program that tested out the chairs in five parks. On Nov. 16, the agency will evaluate the success of the amenity. Early indications are positive.

“We want to create an unforgettable outdoor experience for everyone, not just for people who can walk,” said Jamie McBride, a state parks and recreation area program consultant with the Parks and Trails division of the Minnesota DNR. “People have told us this is life-changing.”

The Georgia initiative was spearheaded by Aimee Copeland Mercier, who suffered a zip-lining accident in 2012 and lost both hands, her right foot and her left leg to a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Copeland Mercier, a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker, tested several types of all-terrain chairs before committing to the Action Trackchair, which several other state programs also use.

The Minnesota-based company was founded by Tim and Donna Swenson, whose son, Jeff, was paralyzed in a car accident. The original design resembled a Frankenstein of sporting goods parts, with snow bike tracks and a busted boat seat. Today’s model could be an opening act at a monster truck rally.

“I was floored by what it could do,” said Copeland Mercier, whose foundation raised $200,000 to purchase the chairs at $12,500 each. “Oh my gosh! I can go over a whole tree trunk, up a steep incline and through snow, swamps and wetlands. If I took my regular wheelchair, I’d get stuck in five minutes.”

Each program has its own reservations system and requirements. For Georgia’s service, visitors must provide proof of their disability and a photo ID, plus complete an online training course available through All Terrain Georgia. Once certified, the organization will forward the rental request to the park. Copeland Mercier urges visitors to plan ahead: The certification course takes about an hour, the foundation needs 72-hour advance notice and the park requires a 48-hour head’s up.

“These are 500-pound chairs,” she said. “There are some risks involved.”

The Minnesota DNR, which owns and maintains its five chairs, advises visitors to call the park to reserve a chair.

“We have a few screening questions,” McBride said, “but we leave the eligibility up to the user.”

Since launching the program in June, McBride said, the chairs are booked three to four days a week, with heavier interest on weekends. “We haven’t turned too many people away at this point,” he said.

Track chairs can conquer a range of obstacles, but they do not work in all environments.

“You need the width. If two trees are too close together, the wheelchair can’t pass between them,” Copeland Mercier said. “And some inclines are too steep. The chair also can’t go down staircases.”

To steer visitors in the right direction, parks have created maps highlighting the trails designated for the track chairs, such as Staunton State Park’s trio of routes that range from roughly three to four miles. Visitors center staff members are also ready with recommendations. (To transfer from chair to chair, visitors will need a companion to assist.)

McBride said one goal is to erect markers that would provide detailed information about the hike, such the extent of accessibility. “We want to let people know if they can get all the way to the waterfall or halfway,” he said, using a hypothetical example.

Copeland Mercier also has a wish list. She hopes to expand the network of chairs to other parts of Georgia, such as the coastal, southern and central regions. Once the foundation acquires several vans (another aspiration), the staff could move the 30 to 40 chairs (ditto) around the state to fill fluctuating demand. She is also eyeing other states.

“North Carolina is next,” said Copeland Mercier, who divides her time between Atlanta and Asheville, N.C. But the grand plan is even bigger. “The goal is to alter the U.S.A.,” she said.

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XTRO (1982) – Episode 266 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Stay in the car. …  Stay In The Car! … GET BACK IN THE CAR!!” No one ever follows directions in horror movies. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out more of Lucio Fulci’s innovative deaths in Xtro (1982).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 266 – Xtro (1982)

Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine

Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

An alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man who was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for a sinister purpose.

Directed by: Harry Bromley Davenport

Writing Credits: Iain Cassie, Robert Smith; (story by) Harry Bromley Davenport, Michel Parry; Jo Ann Kaplan (additional dialogue “Americanized”)

Produced by: 

Robert Shaye (executive producer)

Mark Forstater (producer)

James Crawford (associate producer) (as James M. Crawford)

Music by: Harry Bromley Davenport

Cinematography by: John Metcalfe

Special Effects by:

Tom Harris (mechanical effects / special effects supervisor)

Francis Coates (Creature Effects)

Selected Cast:

Philip Sayer as Sam Phillips

Bernice Stegers as Rachel Phillips

Danny Brainin as Joe Daniels

Maryam d’Abo as Analise Mercier

Simon Nash as Tony Phillips

Peter Mandell as Clown

David Cardy as Michael

Anna Wing as Mrs. Goodman

Robert Fyfe as Doctor

Katherine Best as Jane

Robert Pereno as Ben

Sean Crawford as Commando (credited as Tok)

Tim Dry as Monster (credited as Tik)

Susie Silvey as Woman in Cottage

Arthur Whybrow as Mr. Knight

Anna Mottram as eacher

Robert Austin as Van Driver

Vanya Seager as Paula Phillips

Xtro (1982) is one of those movies. Either you love it… or you say, “WTF?” Or maybe both! Luckily, the 80s Grue-Crew are joined by guest host Dirk Rogers, an Xtro fan, to help sort out the mess and to point out why he likes it so much. It took a while for the crew to get the finer points, so you’ll have to check out the episode to see if any of Dirk’s teachings sink in. 

The film depicts an alien impregnating human women with a “plunger” appendage and giving an eleven-year-old boy the power to bring anything he can imagine into reality. How could one expect anything but a five-ring circus?

At the time of this writing, Xtro is available on physical media as an all-region import Blu-ray formatted disc from Second Sight Films. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be Death Ship (1980)! Co-written by Jack Hill (Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told; 1967) and starring George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid, and Victoria Burgoyne. Yo, baby!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

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ELECTRIQUE BOUTIQUE #7, 1/26/24

Download/stream above

If I sound a little rushed, it's because I was due to go birdwatching right after I finished recording. Important stuff, you know. Listen live every other Friday 6-8 PM at hollowearthradio.org.

Our intro music is “Michael Jackson” by Negativland and our theme music is “The Taxi” by Young Marble Giants.

0:03:14 Victrola - The Mutant Glow (1983)

0:08:45 Sympathy Nervous - Polaroid (1980)

0:12:26 Frank (Just Frank) - Child Play (2011)

0:15:48 AK-47 - Stop! Dance! (1981)

0:19:03 Jeff Phelps & Antoinette Marie Pugh - Don't Fall Apart On Me (1985)

0:27:06 Konrad - Ethereal Sequence (1981)

0:29:22 Time Statues - Statues of the Night (1983)

0:32:33 Jeff & Jane Hudson - Help Me (1983)

0:37:17 Aksak Maboul - Un Caïd (2020)

0:42:40 The Gist - Yanks (1980)

0:48:00 Fall of Saigon - Blue Eyes (1983)

0:50:03 Maii & Zeid - Mourib (2017)

0:52:43 Rain Dogs - Perilous Woman (2021)

0:56:27 Jupiter Prophet - Sayanata Vondata (1986)

0:59:40 Adreas Dorau - Rainy Days in Moscow (ft. Güner Künier & Brezel Göring) (2024)

1:05:12 Ruth - Mots (1985)

1:10:29 Hard Corps - The Bell (1984-87)

1:14:48 Ciaran Harte - Love is Strange (1980)

1:17:29 Foyer Des Arts - Ein Haus aus den Knochen von Cary Grant (1986)

1:21:52 Operating Theatre - Queen of No Heart (1986)

1:28:10 The Soft Moon - When It's Over (2010)

1:32:33 Ne Noya (Daphni Mix) (1973/2011)

1:38:03 Dinner - Going Out (2014)

1:42:00 Delroy Edwards - I Love Sloane (2016)

1:43:10 Blancmange - Holiday Camp (1980)

1:46:14 John Foxx & The Maths - Evidence (ft. The Soft Moon) (2012)

1:53:43 Frederic Mercier - Station 713 (1978)